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New Britain herald., 1926-02-03
MINERS GRIEVE AS l COAL FARLEY FAILS
Both Sides Blame Each Other as 158,OOO WorkInen Suffer

Philadelphia, Feb. , LP-Failure
 has marked the latest effort to end l the long drawn out coal strike an- | thracite miners and operators today
 were apparently digging the trenches
 for lengthy siege.
 Faint hopes of a settlement Of
 the grim struggle, which has caused l an unprecedented shortage Of hard
 coal and idlcness and suffering among l5S.0 miners since Septem- her !. vanished in thin air last night
 when the joint conference ended in disagreement.
 Each side placed the blame upon
 the other. President John l.. Lewis,
 of the United Mine Workers. de.
 clared the situation no longer was strike, but lockout, Major w. w. . inglis, chairman Of the operators
 negotiating committee, asserted that
 Mir. Lewis had rejected everything.
 Declaring that he was willing to let the public judge, Major Tnglis made the Crptic statement that We shall submit our proposals to our employees and to the people of the anthracite region and ask them also 10 judge of the fairness of our course"
 He woull not enlarge on his formal statement and observers ex- pressed curiosity aa 10 what he
 meant by placing the matter before the miners.
 News of the disruption brought gloom among the thousands of in- habitanta of the 500 square miles Of territory comprising the ponnsyl- Eania hard coal fields. Hope for settlement had run high and tho news was crushing Many of the minors, who have had no income sincn last fall. have suffered hard ships for weeks and sonp kitchena have been established in q number of localities. Many merchants fin numerous towns have felt the pinch. There have been q number Of bank ruptcies and more are feared.
 No one could be found today who would hazard a guess au to what the next step would he or who would take it, The operators committee planned to- leave for their homes during the day. President Lewis will remain in the city for q while.
 William Grcen president Of the American Federation of Labor. and a former secretary treasurer of the organization was expected here today in connection with the failure of the Producers and Con sur rs' bank. labor institution. but whether hc would consult with inc could not be learned. AL though the federation has appealed to it's membership for funds to help 'ho needy miners. it was thought un- likely that the head of organized labor would inject himself into the situation.
 The disruption Of the conference came with dramatic audiences on the first day of the resumption of | aogotiations after q weekend sue 'oss, While few observers expected ! peace, none was prepared for such a lpick disagreement.
 The first intimation came wher he usually smiling Major Tnclis hur. -iedly lift the conference room. l ooking haggard and dejected. He 'arried the yolleys Of questions shot if him hy newspaperuen and re erred his mtorrogaiors to James 4 iopman, secretary of the conference. vho moment later announced a Il inc die adjournment.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-03

MT. Lewis summoned tho news
 papermen into the presidential suit, of the B6llevue-Stratford hotel wher, the pnrleys were held. and dictated { statement, Obviously estralning hi. pent-up emotions, the miners hea( paced the floor restlessly. choosing
 his words with -reat care.
 We cannot now" he snapped and will not later accept compul. sory arbitration,
 We do not propose to barter away for a mess of pottage the in. herent and individual rights of the miners. Our people are anxious to work but not at the price of their freedom and manhood.
 '"rhe public must not forget that the anthracite controversy ia no longer strike, It has become q lockout of the anthracite operating interests"
 Referring to the operators de- mand for arbitration, which has been tho chief stumbling block In the dlsnuto. he said: This is d price We cannot and will not pay and for this reason the operators purpose to keep the mines closed until n popu- ation is starved. It Is as truly q lockout as ever existed in the his- tory of American industry"
 An American flag was noticed in the conference room and 1t was said that 1t had been sent there by q per. son not revealed, with a card say ing: The American flag has al. ways stood for arbitration" None of tho conferees would comment on the presence of the flag and the in- 1cription.
 Major Inglis sent a typewriter statement to the press some time after the adjournment. It recited that MT. Lewis had consistently re- jected all proposals. Not only our own ingenuity" said the statement, but the thought of scores of earn ast men have been devoted to devis- Ing some formula that would meet Mr. Lewis demands. .. No i'm mediate question of wages or en- ployment remains at issue. We are 'aced only by the blind determina- ion of MT. Lewis to impose his will lpon us, our employees and the, peo- ole of this country" He then said he operators were willing to be Judged by the record to what they 'tood for and the proposals made.
 Before the operators made the notion to adjourn. the miners voted town two more peace proposals and he operators rejected proposition 0 submit the question to the full 1 cale committees of each side.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-03
Agawam Police Now Are
 Sure Girl Killed Self

Agawam, Mass. Feb. 3 Pl-State and local police Investigating the death Of Yoianda Grasse, r, found fatally wounded in her home here yesterday morning. definitely aban- doned the murder theory, holding that she accidentally shot herself when she ripped over q rug while carrying loaded revolver. It was her custom 10 remove the gun daily from under her mothers pillow when making the bed, to place in a bureau, and authorities believe the accident occurred while this was be- ing done.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-03
Queen Marie to Try Her
 Hand Writing for Movies

Culver City. Calf. Feb. 8 LP) --- Queen Marie of Rumania is to turn ,scenarist. for motion pictures.
 Louis Mayer, of Metro -Goldwyn- Mayer announced today that tho royal author has signed a contract to write ah original scenario for im- mediate screen production and also swing Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer option for long period on any additional story material from her pen.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-03
Agreed

He: What time shall I come? Voice Over Phone: Come after supper
 He: That's what I was coming after.--Answers.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-03
Brooklyn Man Arrested
 As Fugitive From Justice

Worcester, Mass. Feb. Ri--An.
 thony Bimba, 3l, who says he lives in Brooklyn, N. r., was arrested last night charged with being a fugitive from justice and held for the Brockton police who hold q war rant for him charging melting to overthrow the government of Massa- 'chusetts by force and violence. The warrant is based on a speech the man is alleged 10 have made in Brockton recently. He was arrested here as he was about to address a gathering.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-03
WINS PROMOTION
 WITH POWER CO,
John P. HannOn Assistant Sa.
 perintendent in This City

From meter man to assistan. sn- perintendent is the rccorl of John r. Hannon. now acting district su- perintendent of the Connecticut Light and Power Co,, who has been With that concern to" l9 years.
 Mir. Hannon began his activities with the company New Britain In 1907 when he entore1 l's employ as meter man, With dgIes including
New Britain herald., 1926-02-03
DANBURY BANKRUPTCY

New Haven, Feb. 3 R --- Harold G. Turner of Danbury. doing busi- ness as grocery and meal retail or, filed 0 petition in bankruptcy with the clerk of the L. z. court here yesterday showing liabilities of s5.930.4j and assets of s4.163.77.
The Washington times., 1926-10-11
"LAFF THAT OFF" WINS
FIRST NIGHTERS

has probably been and day since the shubert
has such altogether charming delightful
offering aff That Off Don Muays comedy which spon
Broadway truly possesses both delight and charm
happy combination of sparkling comedy and just enough
The Washington times., 1926-10-11

covered Minnie, a pet mouse.
takes up track work in earnest
Thomas Hall, whose name is
Dennis Adams in the story, con-
sumes several hundred feet Of
film handsomely, and provides
the romance. The titles are full
of smiles and add considerably to
the enjoyment of this cheerful
picture.
A pictorial biography OF Serdi
accompanies an overture com
prised of selections from his
opens Aida, Rigoletto, La Trayi-
alta and III Trovatorc. The Inter
national News Reel follows with
some remarkably beautiful views
of the United States fleet sur
rounded by a smoke screen-ex-
Quisite sea pictures. Dick Lei
bert at the organ with "confes-
sions" sustains his popularity,
and saucy Topics of the Day COM
plete the accessories. &c. G.
The Washington times., 1926-10-11
FITZIU'S GOLDEN VOICE
CHARMS AT KEITH'S

Born in Richmond Va Anne Ftzhugh the widely acclaimed
Russian prma DONNA Anna Fz visits Washington this week
the varied vaudeville bill at Keiths
pleasantly informal chats between her operate numbers
which clothed American stars of the
METROPOLITAN in foreign pedgrees years ago.
The Washington times., 1926-10-11

Boiled" Hampton. If it has, the
opening night audience at Keith's
did not know it. They laughed,
as they have for years, each time
he picked ND the telephone to
grumble This end is ready"
Ida May Chadwick bears up
we'll under the strain of her
tumultuous tap dancing. She has
recruited six dizzy blondes, some
of whom might not always have
been blonde, who threaten her
own laureIs. The chorus is we'll
drilled and their timing won ap.
plause. Singing, however, should
have been left entirely, for Miss
FitZiu.
Precocious Jerome Mann gets
across some capable impersona-
tons OF such dignitaries as Al
Jolson, Eddie Cantor and Sophie
Tucker. His career in the spot
light will not be long, however,
unless he watches that cracking
voice.
Lew Reed and Paul lie We're.
1.-Two Gentlemen from Nowhere. !"
should have stayed there.
The Washington times., 1926-10-11

those of Mrs. Connolly, keeper of
the rooming house and her delight
full "oldsoak" of a husband, are
portrayed by Hattie Foley and
Jack Matthews.-A. o.
The Washington times., 1926-10-11
DENNY IS STAR
OF RIALTO
PROGRAM

There is nothing save Reg
inald Denny to lay claim to all
honors Of the Rialto Theater pro-
gram this week, for owing to
house conditions, the stage pre-
sentation is happily absent, and
in it's place is heard pleasant,
If familiar, violin solo by Henri
Sokolov. Hence, Take 1t From
Me- has the place quite all to
itself on a pleasing bill.
True to the Reginald Denny
die, Take 1t From Me" is light,
very light, comedy, depending
upon situations and Mr.. Denny,
rather than upon logical story, for
it's fun, but proving after all an
interesting much ado about
A young man who has sQuan-
dered his last cent upon the races
and has lost his fiancee besides.
But, just in the nick of time, to
save him from all sorts Of en-
barrassments, this young man
falls heir to a large department
the end of three months he has
IIIiCl6 VI ~ a pay iil5 ~ CpOo4SA"'''
Otherwise, said store will pass
into the hands of the manager.
All! Here is opportunity for
dirty work, and dirty work 1t is,
for said manager proceeds I'M
mediate1y to bankruptcy the firm.
And he does, too, but with the
willing assistance Of the owner,
for it is TO fall that he Graves.
Why? You must come over to
the Rialto to find out.
Needless to say, there is a ve"y
attractive stenographer, a kippy
fashion show and bargain mad
mob of females who play a most
important part in the fun. Reg
inald Denny does not change. and
probably never Will, but he has
his following, and they will be
satisfied with him in Take 1t
From Me-" Blanche Mehaffey is
quite attractive as the stenog-
rapher and Ben Hendricks and
Lee Moran. clever team. assist
Dem in the business. There is
nothing startling in the acting
or directing, but with all forces
combined. pleasant evening
may be had by all.
"Mignon." the overture. and
Mr.. SokolOv's solo. are the only
musical notes OF the bill The
News Events. remindin" one spe-
clalIy to remember Navy Day, IN
Scenic Views and Felix the Cat
do their best to fill in the gaps.
T. l. p
The Washington times., 1926-10-11
MET" BILL PALM
AWARDED TO
RITA,OWIN

The Metropolitan this week
frcscnts Lewis stone in Don
Juan's Three Nights" and rs a
prologue, Rita OWN, eccentric
dancer formerly with the Tollies
In addition there is a wealth of
subsidiary advertisement.
Miss OWN proved to be an out
standing hit at last nights per-
formance, and deservedly so, too,
for she is really funny and a
dancer of high merit. This is a
turn that might well rank as a
headliner anywhere.
The featured picture, however.
cannot be praised without a great
deal of qualification. Lewis
Stone. to be sure. did we'll and he
was competently aided by a great
cast, includin. Shirley Mason,
Myrtle Stedman. Malcolm Nc
Gregor and others of lesser fame.
The piece also is agnificently
mounted and it is evident that
no structures of economy were put
upon it's filming.
The story itself. however, is
Just so much twaddle, and no
amount of expensive scenery or
costly costumins can overcome
this fatal handicap. The SEM
blance to reality wears so thin at
times that one wonders how it
passed muster even with a movie
director.
Flappers may get a vicarious
reaction out of it, but it is all
too probable that maturer and
more sophisticated minds Cor do
flappers know everything?) may
be slightly bored.
A film, "Sopgs Of Italy" proved
to be an excellent added attrac-
ton. The songs are sung back
stage as they are shown on the
screen, William Raymond, it is
understood. doing the singing.
The Metropolitan orchestra
played an overtulN of jazz num-
kers and did it excelIently too,
as usual. j. w. b.
The Washington times., 1926-10-11

Mr.. Herman tells some new
jokes and carries on an enter
prising dialogue with Tex Hen
dirk, the LADY in the company.
The Broadway -Four, Al Roth,
Mulroe and Kuehling and the
Ministries as a whole sing and
dance merrily and skilfully. Mr..
Herman's jocundity is shevled,
and his tour de force achieved
when Harry Namba takes HIM
self up a flight of steps by means
of his head-and only his head.
Unless they speeded up the
Photography unduly, Bebe Daniels
has set a pace in THE Campus
Flirt," and Charles Paddock, the
famous athlete and Miss Daniels
fiance, is the coach who trains
her for the sprintins. The
photoplay is satire on that
rare young woman who takes a
finishing school and Cont
mental sojourn. too seriously. Tie
Revamping of the princess" as
she is termed at the American
college to which her Disguised
father sends her, begins with
some accidental liquor and the
recoil. 1t is then that Bebe, who
discovered that she could run at
the same time that she dis
The Washington times., 1926-10-11
GILBERT'S LOVE
SHARES WITH
LILLIAN

Ia Boheme," with Lillian Gish
and John Gilbert, at the Column
bia Theater. In it's second week.
standing room only.
One might think, from the way
the photographers Of this picture
throw a haze over every CLOSE
up" Of Lillian Gish, that she had
the small pox. This haze business
is trickery that might better be
left for a cheaper play.
La Boeme" is a film that is
able to stand on the story and
the acting and should not be
cheapened with the usual coeVrice
little tricks of photography.
Perhaps the most frequent cril-
cism of Lillian Gish is that she
is too much the frail, frozen little
Puritan parroW-fragile and beau
tiful but dying! In La Boheme
it is pleasing to see Miss GiSh
istic way, and surprising to STE
how much farther she goes 10
cover the gamut of emotions.
from a fight with her lover to
the most graceful and proper
tomato loye-making L have seen
ON the screen.
But the play is by no means
all Miss Gish's. John Gilbert.
as a struggling artist in the
Parls-Latin quarter, portrays the
type Of a man that l am afraid
our hot apartment houses are
killing Of. He is male to the
core--not sexy male, but danger
ouslY, male. And as a lover--go
cake-eaters and learn. l. dare
say there would be fewer unfath-
full wives and sWeethearts if m II
loved today the way John Gilbert
does in this picturc--J. G. r.
The Washington times., 1926-10-11
AL HERMAN AND BEBE
DIVIDE HONORS

fill the the Palace where those depressed
by dull autumn days may find relief in levity.
Mnstres diverge shade the Of
special the few weeks They well received and
The Washington times., 1926-10-11
BEN HUR" LEADS
AS SCREEN
THRILLER

Ben Hur." as a story Of Christ.
written forty-six years ago and
long since recognized as classic
in literature. is certain 20 have
little competition in the cinema
field with other major movie pro
auctions.
For sheer magnitude. photo
granhY. beauty, pathos aud as a
briller, we have never seen the
peer Of this Metro -GoldWyn
production. which is now entering
its third week at The National
Theater
Its magnitude comes from The
thousands of actors in it's max.
ing, the vastncss Of it's desert
scenes and towering masonry,
its photography from the begin
ming TO end: its beauty from the
portrayal of an unnamed ana un-
seen actor playing the part Of
Christ and the portrayal of Betty
Bronson as the Virgin MARY: it's
pathos from more than score
Of scenes and n hundred thrills
which have their climax in the
famed chariot race
Were the picture only one half
rs gripping as it really is. II
would still! he worth while IS a
vivid portrayal of a great story
The cast includes Ramon NOvarro.
PLAYING Ben Hur"; Francis Y.
Bushnan May MrAVoy. Betty
Bronson. Carmel Myers. Nigel dc
Brulier. Frank Currier and a
score Of lesser stars
Iradc your Ger IN on :, batter model
au"' "FnH Clearance Of Ts"H cars"
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tied ads.
The Washington times., 1926-10-11
Council to Direct

Dennis Council --- 81. Patrick
PIayer-Who had roles in National
Theater productions last summer
and in President Players now, has
bIanchcd out into new field. lIt
is 70 he director, Connell has
taken over direction Of The
Boomerang. A farce to be given
by the Mackin Club Of ST Paul's
Church early next month Re,
hearsals begin this week. The
Mackin club gave Barrie's DUAL
ity Street" with < Eat success last
spring Connell taking eadjng
part at the time.
The Washington times., 1926-10-11

CE\TRAL-"Thc Taxi Mys-
terry, fascinating present day
drama. is being shown as chief
feature Of the bill through today
at Crandail's Central Theater with
Edith Roberts in the stellar role
supported by cast Of superior
excellence
The comedy Is Chlietic's It'll
We Fat A@ain' in which The
pictured star IL Bobby Ee,nru.
>dGcd short reefs ana splendid
pipe organ music round uuI :hc
program.
The Washington times., 1926-10-11
VALENTINO AND
VARIETY AT
STRAND

Presenting strong attraction
in 1.-THE Son of the Sheik." Ru.
do.ph Valentines last picture, an6
supplementing this feature with
a program of good vaudeville, the
Strand Theater played to S. r. o.
attendance yesterday.
Holding down the star spot on
the bill is the Modern Review"
a pleasing song and dance num-
Der with little flashes of good
comedy squirting up here and
there. Presenting the creation
are Dorothy Slane, Al Newman,
Desmond and Raymond and Cor
don White. The act is put over
with some attention to the ar
tistic and has the benefit of
clever and graceful workers.
Joe McGrath and Jack Deeds
have some happy songs and good
comedy and prove successful with
both. Gordan and Ricca keep
things moving along agreeable
lines with a bunch of humorous
chatter and some melodies. Ed
die Ferman and Olive Evans are
S4IISeIS Oh merit ana lnelF DT1SnL
little number was well received.
A thrilling aerial exhibition by
the Weiss Trio won salvos of
applause.
THE Son of the sSheik" has
been reviewed in these columns
and it is but necessary to state
that it tells a strong dramatic
love story, in which the star is
supported by an excellent cast of
players.
nature. a news release and the
excellent music by Arthur Man
ville's Orchestra are the other
features of the program.-H. S.
The Washington times., 1926-10-11

Much as Marion Talley visited
New York for her professional
debut last winter, Miss F'itziu re-
ceived her first contract ten
years ago. American patrons Of
the opera at that time refused
to support native talent so 1t
was necessary to translate Fitz-
hugh into Russian overnight.
Since that unhappy day. says
this girl of the golden voice, she
has been Miss Fitziu; and now
she likes the name so well she
plans to keep it. Regardless of
name, however, her voice has
beauty and power sufficient to
offset the monotony Of the ac-
customed stereotype Of the Keith
bill.
The best laughs on the pro-
gram are provided by 1.-TWO
Good Boys Gone Wrong" Harry
Jams and Harold Whalen. Their
brand of assininity, apparently
impromptu, has not yet become
flat with repetition.
Said repetition might have been
expected to dull Harry Holman.
in his oft-heard sketch as Hard
The Washington times., 1926-10-11

Other "'''''>."m"nt news
will be fcn,:d on page IS.
The Washington times., 1926-10-11

There are no famous names in
the cast of seven and if there
were perhaps it might detract
from the effect of the whole by
disturbing that delicate ADJUST
ment that seems to prevail. Meth
er can it be said that the vehicle
is unusually brilliant. yet it
boasts a perfectly obvious enter
tainment value and discharges
that duty splendidly.
"Laff That Off" has to do with
the affairs Of three bachelors,
sworn to a sort of Three Mus
keteerS" brotherhood. who find
themselves summary adopted
by Peggy Bryant, introduced
into the apartment by one If
them as his sister, and with whom
all three promptly. fall in love.
The war intervenes' and calls two
of them to training camps and
on the eve of their going, Peggy
disappears with the contents OF
the community savings bank,
after the aforesaid two have been
gently informed that she can
never be more than sisters 20
them, The reunion of the four
after the war finds Peggy sue
cessful moving picture actress,
explains the mystery of her sud
den departure and the third mem
Der of the original trio. finds out
something to his advantage which
the audience was we'll aware of
since the first act.
Marion Wells as Peggy makes
the character thoroughly real and
is quite so charming that one
wonders why William Gagan, as
Leo Mitchell, could possibly have
overlooked the settling of heart
affairs before she went in search
of a career-but then there'd
been no play. Norval KeedWell
as Arthur Lindau and Larry Oliver
as Robert Elton Morse-"Remorse
of course he's called and by the
way, divers style is very much
like that of George NJ. Conan
complete the trio.
There's a little slavey. Emmy.
1.-The mopupus," played by Pauline
Drake, whose struggles with the
obtuse English language provides
much of the merriment and who
energies from her somber chry-
sails in the last act completely
transformed both as to appear
ance and diction. Two particu-
larly well-known character roles.
The Washington times., 1926-10-11

Ir1dr your r'tr IN on = later model
an "FnH Clearance Of Tsoh Cars"
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tied ads.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-05
REQUEST ORGAN
NUMBER ON AIR
Dessa Byrd ArrangeS Fine
Musical Program.

Dessa Byrd, concert organist at
the Circle, will broadcast her regu-
lar Friday night request organ pro-
gram tonight from IL o'clock until
after midnight, over WFBM. the
Merchants Heat and Light Company
station.
Listeners wishing to hear Miss
Byrd play a number for them should
call her at Main 556S the Circle
theater.
Her program tonight opens with
the following numbers played for
the following persons:
Love, Here, Is My Heart" for Fred
~ "Bercegse." for. E. K. Snyder. SCI N.
Dawn? for ea Mrs. E. e., VIM. as1o W.
Silner St. PHILADELPHIA, Penn.
1920, N. Twenty Seventh st.
nights for MTs s" D. ' 4. Milld aeas S7i5 e
Gypsy Love Song" for Florence Bran
Parade OF the Wooden Soldiers" for
nellie Alley. 10 Virginia Ave.
Indianapolis theaters today offer:
''The Big Parade" at English's;
Royal Peacock Orchestra. at Keiths;
Norma and Her Mystery Violin, at
the Lyric; Take 1t From Me-" at
the Circle; Going the Limit" at the
Isis; THE Ace OF Cads," at the
Apollo. THE Midnight Sum-" at the