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New Britain herald., 1926-05-07
SELLERS TRIPPED UP BY TWO SIMPLE WORDS
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gry. answered, anybody, apartment, appeared, applying approved, are, around. attach, attention, author, avenue, away.
 Bags, based. battle, banquet, beat. becoming, began. behind, be- long, best, big. bought, branch, brick, brings, brown, bunch. busy, bird, baby, balance, basis, bay. barn, beautiful, bed, begin, being, below.
 Bet, bill, bound, branches, bridge. broke, build bureau. but, birds. back. ball, basket, be, basketball, beauty, bee, beginning, belief, belt better. billed, box bread, brief, broken, building, burn, butter, birthday.
 Here is another pleasant thing to consider-who ever wins out in the big contest in Washington on June 17 will receive a gold medal stating that he or she Is the champion speIler in America. Just imagine that. And in addition there will be a prize Of s1, ,Q10-euough to help send Mary or Frank or Annie or John or whoever 1t happens to be through college after he or she graduates from high school.
 Of course there are other prizes. There is q second prize Of $500, a .hirI O. 220o, a fourth Of s150, a fifth Of $1QQ, and a sixth Of $50. And Ave days os sightseeing, theater par ties, dinners, and all sorts O good times for everybody who goes.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-07

the strike has not yet been declared, the vote Of the Seameu's union not having been concluded. II is known that some Of tho saamcn are ready 10 strike. b3t The gn.ou itself refused 10 courteaaHca any premature ac- ton. T. has successfully applied 10 the high court for an injunction to restrain the officials of one branch from calling lts members our until the balto, is finished. This branch posted strike notices. but the union was able to show the court that f rules ferIa1e a strike call until all members Of inc union had balotcd on taa question.
 Dissatisfaction or tho part Of a section Of the printing trade over being called upon 10 strike without The customary fogtu.ghts notice is heinz mentioned couspIcuously in the aati-sf-tEa newspapers. There has been nothing 10 indicate the size or fha 5jsrrlntla3 section Of fha printing trade. but f. seems evil dent tr"t some m.m1ars have re- #H'oi t..rg compelled 10 quit their
 a6s eaia.n'y. One branch Of the printers uaion is reported 10 have held a protest meeting over the wa.h7W. and fhe aawspapsr owners ara hopeful not o1+y that this atti- 'l#s wilt -1raaI but that the govern mrn-H p..dEe 10 protect workers from E.r'.u.<at5ou after inc strike # taoy r.'ar7 to work will have the 1tn0r Of inducing many men to re-
 sum. work.
 Tho British Gazette calls attan- -tou 10 tn4 eaor that the British @orh. ~4 bulletin t- being produced hy union printers and argues that this shows inc strike is against newspapers whose political views the strikers disapprove and not for
 industrial purposes.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-07
Non Union Labor Handles
 SteyedOre Jobs Abroad

Plymouth England, May 7--Thc French liner Paris landed twenty passengers and the mails from New York here today. Forty other pas sorEers who had intended 10 land stayed OH the vessel and proceeded 10 HaEIe.
 An abundance Of uon-nion labor was available 10 handle the baggage, which vas loaded with a previous accumulation and the whole shipped 10 London aboard q special train, on which the passengers also trav- alad.
 The German liner Berlin from New York omitted her usual call here, proceeding direct to Cherbours and Brsmcn.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-07
New York Women Must
 Pay Clothing Bills

New York, May Py-Mrs. Claire J. Cornell Of 927 Fifth avenue, and her daughter, Mrs, Robert Ten Eyck Stevenson, a member Of the two judgments totaIling S32,927 for no judgments totalling S32,927 for debts for clothing, the supreme court ruled today.
 The Judgment against Mrs. Cor nell was for S15,542 and the one against Mrs. Stevenson amounted to slT,385. Mrs. Stevenson. the former Miss Claire Cornell recently eloped with Robert Ten Eyck Stevenson Of Chicago.
 . Last December they figured in an other supreme court action when a E35,00o chincilla coat, S15,00o CT mine coat and 225.0o0 diamond ring were attached by creditors,
New Britain herald., 1926-05-07
EXPECT CUP TO COME
 BACK TO NEW BRITAIN
Sir Francis Drake Lodge To Com pete Second Year For New
 England Drill Championship

Members Of Sir Francis Drake lodge, American Order Sons Of St George, expect to compete with oth- CT drill teams from all over New England in the contest for the cup in exhibition drills at Foot Guard Iau. Hartford. tomorrow evening The New Britain men won last years drill cup in competition with teams from all over New England.
 The meet takes place in connec- ton with the fourth annual degree contest staged under the direction Of the grand lodge progressive con- mit.ee
 The afternoon sessions will begin at ? o'clock and will be devoted 10 ritIalistic work. These sessions are open only 10 members. Capitol lodge Of Hartford, Sir Francis Drake lodge Of New Britain, John Bright lodge Of Torrington and Pioneer and Mafna Charter lodges of Bridgeport will compete.
 During the recess at 5 o'clock there will be selections by inc Terry Steam Turbine band. Al 6:@o o'clock the same lodges will com pete for the drill honors
 Exhibition performances by Mar tha lodge, Daughters Of St. George Bridgeport and Prince Consort lodge Of Worcester will conclude the program.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-07
BRITISH PUBLIC
 CALMLY WAITING
Start Fourth Day Of Strike With
 Same StOiCiSTl

London, May 2 lp.-The British public entered upon the fourth day of the general strike with the same outward appearance os sroiclsm as on the previous day, The people had in prospect better transporta- ton facilities today and they also We're heateaed 0y The fact that thara would be more newspapers pua- ushal. Otherwise tha outlook a.I not seem in ans way improved.
 II, as this morning seemed likely. fhe strike continues, fre aCutenes4 or the situation .s expected 10 in- crease and the fir possible sections ot the pubHc,wh."u always adhere 10 strike movements. probably will become more troublesome as chc days pass.
 Evidence oi inc pr=s.a noe c. rough elements among the strikers al- ready las been abunIau'ly provided hy numerous disturbances ill some parts Of the cogntry The worst u lb4tts fHL Ett- 'A aAs.0 't'...-. ...a Glasgow, which is generally credited as having a notoriously radical population, especially i1 tre aIjoiu- ing ship buildings and mining dis tricts. There was fierce riotiug lu the east side Of the city Thursday when the police broke many heads and themselves suffered bomharl- ment or stones and other missiles the constabuIarG however, was strong enough 10 retain the upper hand in The situation.
 Edinburgh and some of inc bis English towns also witnessed lively scenes, while in southeast London there was tumult which kept tha police busy for q long time. Tn. rioting in no case Was On such large scale as 10 compel the police 10 call for aid Of troops The strike leaders continue to deurecato ylu- fence, and the disturbances apDaraut- y have been due 70 bad clements over which they have little or no control
 Traffic movements generally show cd improvement yesterday and today there 10 promise Of even better ac- commodatious. Cross channel com munication between Dublin and Holyhead is 10 be restored by one steamer, and if present plans are carried out the depleted service be- tween Belfast and Great Britain is 10 be increased.
 The officials Of the London omni- bus service were attempting today 10 reach q still nearer normal schedule than yesterday. When their volunteer services were not wholly successful. The biggest company had 1T of is 50 busses crippled by attacks or strikers, while about 75 other busse. Were unable 10 return 10 their Gapots and lay in the streets until rescued by repairing staff
 The attitude Of the seamen toward
New Britain herald., 1926-05-07
New England WOOlen
 Mills Expect to Gain

Boston, May ! IPI - General benefit 10 the New England woolon textile industries during the general strike is seen here. Wool and col ion manufacturers were agreed that 'ha present situation is similar 10 that during The war when European imports were suspended. They be- lieyad that if the strike were suffi- ciently prolonged it would have a stimulating effect on mills of this country.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-07
Mails Working Better in
 All Parts of London Now

London, May ' OP) - Although weather conditions for the great trek to the city and the west end were unpleasant this morning owing to & drIzzllng rain, there was little slack euing in the number Of pedestrians, and more motors were on the road.
 An increasing number Of trains were available on the subway and overhead lines. while many more motor buses were plying 10 rha suburbs through the availability O. more than 1000 volunteer drivers who had been given emergency training at a special school a Chic wick. Business houses in the city were surprised when their mail vas dclivarey at an earlier hour, this in dieattrg smoother working in the general post office.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-07
Thrill Seekers Visiting
 British Strike CenterS

London, May ' LPl - American tourists seeking thrills, who decided to See England or parts Of it despite the crisis, are organizing strike sight seeing trips through the various dis tricts Of London where trouble is most likely to occur.
 Several parties today visited the east end, where the streets are crowded and every now and then there are skirmishes between trouble makers and the police The Americans saw several non-union jitneys overturned.
 The passengers and even the
New Britain herald., 1926-05-07

lin accidents in the state last year were machines registered in other states and 3S per cent were cars
 rom towns other than those in
 which the accidents occurred.
 F!fty-two per cent Of the cars in-
 volved in accidents were registered in the towns in which the accidents occurred.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-07
Boston Freighter Held
 ID by Coast Guardsmen

! N"W YorE, NaE ! lPI-I7he c0asl- 1 nIsa frcighler Gaston, from Boston. twas stopped off City Island last night by coast guard officials and marine police and detained for sev- eral hours. but WAS permitted 10 ! proceed today 10 Newark, x. J. The
 hoardirg officers found only a gen eral cargo and a crew Of twenty-six. No explanation for dotainirg inc
 froigh'er vas given. other than that
 Captain Edward ". Simmons Of
 Norfolk Va, failed 10 stop when
 marine police wished 10 board her.
 A revenue cutter joined in the chase
 and tha Gaston vas oycrhaulo1 off
 fae Battery.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-07

swain who was drowned in the Thames river Wednesday afternoon. The fleet of patrol boats which have been engaged night and day in the search for the body today were called in and assigned to other duties.
 l. is thought that the body of Patterson has been carried by the tide into Long Island Sound and If this Is so 1t may never be recovered. Patterson was engaged in a hand lover hand passage over a tow rope from one boat to another when he fell into the water and was drowned.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-07
READ HERALD CLASSIFIED Ans
 MANY FOREIGN CARS
Tenth of All On state Highways
 Arc From Other States.

Hartford, May [ LP}-One t"nth Of all the motor vehicles on Con nec'icut highways are cars regis
 tered hy other states according 10 Ian estimate of the state motor yo- hcIo department, This is largely due
 10 the fact that Connecticut fur
 uishcs the direct arteries for auto mobile travel between New York City and Boston.
 A large proportion Of tho so- called "toreign" cars arc heavy trucks engaged in interstate freight and passenger transportation. Al least ' per cent Of the cars involved
New Britain herald., 1926-05-07
Hartford Bar Refuses to
 Admit Levine as Member

Hartford May : lPr-The Hart lord County Bar association had its Uittaresf contest in years today over the admission Of Davis Levine Of this city to practice. An unfavorable committee report was accepted "4 10 36. Levine passed the bar exam nations Of Massachusetts in 1921 after failing eight times in the Connecticut tests. He sought ad- mission here under the three year rule. But the committee claimed that Levine was q voter in Hartford
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drivers. were unharmed. The Amer jeans could not quite understand these little affairs, which were ac- complished almost politely. No bricks were thrown and no Heads were cracked. The hobbies" scarce Iy soiled their white gloves in smoothing matters out.
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at the time he passed the Boy State examinations and the rules require that to secure admission without examination a candidate must have resided at least a year, before his successful examination. In such 6 state in order to qualify for trans fer,
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ANDLRSON-RIRGESON

The wedding Of Miss Esther Bor- gesnn, daughter Of Nr and Mrs. Emil Bergasou of South street and Carl Anderson. son Of Mr. and Mrs. Birs"r Anderson Of 1 Connecticut avenue "iIl take place tomorrow at a.@D o'cLook at tho home Of the bride, Rev. Dr. Abel A. Ahlquist will ocjciatc.
 Miss Ruth Anderson, sister Of the groom, will be tha maid Of honor and Arthur Bergoaon, brother Of the bride, best man.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-07
All Hope Abandoned of
 Finding Guardsman's Body

New London, May 2 F) - The United States coast guard today gave up all hope Of finding the body Of William Patterson, 1S-year-old cox
New Britain herald., 1926-05-07
American T.rauup

Batting - Dugan. YaaEs, 434 Runs - Hgta, Tanks. Z5. L..ts - Gos..a. Senators. &s. Doubles - Burns. Indians, F. Triples - Gehrlg Yanks. C. homcrs -- EG.n Tanks, 5. stolen bass -- Arausn'. YanEz. 6 Pitching - Quinn, Athletics, won : lost none.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-07

The first synthetic perfume was made in 1850.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-07
MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS
National League

Batting -- Southworta, Giants t4A
 Runs - Wilson, Cubs. 19. Hits - HornsJy. Cards. aa. Doubles - Fr.seh. Giants. l.. Triples - Wilson. Cubs, i Homars - Fourut-r. Robins. 5. stolen bases - Cug..-. Pirates. 7. Pitching - Petty Robins, won 6:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-22
NEW YEAR GREE I INGS
IN THE THEA TIERS

seems to Fit nicely the shaded
talents Of Miss Moore Support.
ing Miss Moore Is Kenneth Har.
Ian. Tully Marshall, Gladys Brock.
well. Lucien Littlefieid Warner
GLAND, John Philip Kolb, Julanne
Johnston and William MacDoFl.
aid. Shorter features include
special music and news reel and
comedy films,
COLUMBIA - An all holiday
comedy bill is scheduled for the
Columbia. where the main film at.
traction will offer Wallace Beery
and Raymond T1atton in We're
in the Navy Now" said to be
twice funnfer than their previous
iong-length comedy. Behind the
Front. = The story deals with
Navy life In the florid days Of 1917
when Berry. knocked out Of the
ring by Sailor Scruggs. finds him
self and pal shanghaied In extra
ordinary fashion to serve for the
duration. Whether they helped or
retarded the Nays efforts Ii
matter OF much pro and con.
Shorter films will round out.
WARDMAN PARK = The ST.
Patrick Players hold forth In
their new musical comedy, What.
No Primer at the Wardman
Park Theater. for the week start.
Ing Sunday. The scenes Of the
plot are laid III the home OF g
washington Senator, the story
revolving about the royalty of q
mythical kingdom and the efforts
OF 4 bogus prince to win the
hand OF the wealthy Senator'S
The production Il under gen.
eral supervision Of the Rev.
Francis ]. Hurney. The book,
settings, dances and costumes
having been arranged by various
members of the players. The
cast includes the Merry Melody
Makers (Foster, Fegan and Cox,
Elizabeth German. Orne Libbey,
Luke Fegan. Ruth Moiyneaux and
Mary Deery, besides a supporting
ensemble OF 40 people.
IEADER-Starting Saturday at
The Leader Tneater, Ninth Street
near r Street, and continuing
for one week, official United
states Government war pictures.
"Through Hell and Back Again
with the Allies" will be shown.
Some Of the scenes shown are
the smashing OF the Hindenburg
lire, Americans at Chateau
Thierry, the German fleet bot.
tied up. IN the kIel Canal, Brit
isI, French. Belgian, Italian.
Australian, Canadian and Ameri-
can troops fighting some Of the
principal battles.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-22


Belle Bakers first ascendancy
TO q featured role finds her
obscured by several first assist
ant satellites. She was two
song numbers, "Sing' Chit Of
the show and .This Funny
World" but the ghosts Of her
past affiliations will not be laid
and she gets her biggest hand
at midnight III Der two-a-day
speciality with published NUM-
bers: At midnight, Of course,
we are all q little irked at the
longevity Of things, but imagine
our CONSERVATION when one
character announces they are
all getting ready for the big
garden fete to follow On the
heels Of that threat, four hands
in Row d. reached simultane-
ously for Waistcoats and
watches-and God knows how
many others.
Miss Bakers role as an ugly
sduckling sister can be made to
fit her nicely when the show is
pruned. Or rewritten, / should
say, for nothing short of re-
writing will cheat the rapacious
Mr.. Cain from his due.
This Madeline Cameron, dam
Ger and singer, is certainly one
Of the saving graces on the
distaff side. She is steadily in
the picture and easily the hard
est-worked member of the
troupe and pushes the virtuoso
Minnevitch for honors in two
Of her numbers, Shuttle" and
in a team number with Ralph
Whitehead, Variety"
Jimmy Hussey hasn't one
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-22
Md. Farmers Face Loss
Over IJnhusked Corn

FIAGERSTOWN, Dec. 23.-Thou-
sands of bushels Of unhuslxed corn
are still 81 the fields Ia this section.
The long period or wet weather In
November held Up the work of huslS-
Ing corn.
Farmers will suffer heavy losses.
as considerable husked corn exposed
To rain and damp weather has mil.
dewed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-22

recent years It's charity has in.
volved an outlay Of more than
100000 a year.
Because Of the interest shown
by friends Of the cause, an active
campaign in behalf of the pro:
posed $1.500.000 endowment fund
will be made In many leading
theatrical centers, among them
Baltimore, Washington Pitts.
burgh. Buffalo, Rochester, Cleve.
land, Cincinnati Toledo. Detroit,
st. Louis. Kansas City. Indianan.
oils. Chicago, Milwaukee, st. Paul,
and Minneapolis. The advisory
committee directing the campaign
Is headed by Nanny Strauss.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-22

real laugh in the production.
Further he mopes. even, through
the material he hasn't gotrl as
though he wore throughout the
show, the weighted divers shoes
of one Of his scenes.
Allen Kearns, a good juvenile
up to now, is totally gone
wrong here. He could have
flown off with the pigeons
early in the first act and none
Of Us would have gone after
him with net.
4 A.A
Al Shean succeeds III looking
like Sam Steinberger and there
his protean abilities end with
. thud. Evelyn Law, slightly
heavier, dances marvelously, as
usual, but not enough.
Now for some kind words
and it seems high time.
Sammy Lee and the costunier
and someone like William An
thony Mcclure are the gifted
folk who can pull Mr.. Zieg-
fields vast property back to
Conference and brevity and ex-
cellent entertainments. The
background is there and the
shadow Of a book not to mem
ton only two tunes that are
bound to be hits, 'Sing" and
Cradle Of the Deep"
Mr.. Lee has already done
his bit. He has made the dance
ing department stand out like
q beacon in the fog. | don't
recall, at a premiere, having seen
q better coached chorus. The
youngsters (what beauties they
are!) are foot-perfect now and,
particularly in the garden scene,
Shuttle" against a brilliantly
colorful background Of costume
and lighting, they dance en-
semble like ravishing little
furies.
There are twenty-four scenes,
about half of which are pictorial
gems, dedounding immensely 20
the largesse of Mr.. Ziegfeld
and the inspirited color sense
of the designers.
But on the whole, "Betsy"
says like a June hammock.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-22
FROHMAN FETED FOR
UNTIRING CHARITY :.

NEW YORK. Dec. 2The relief Of aged and needy
the object of national naugurated
Actors Fund "A testimonial banquet Daniel Frohman president
Of the fund.- honor continuous
service he has charitable the signal
81 the aien
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-22


Reservations for the F1'ohman
dinner were at $1,000.44 a plate,
the $1,000 going to the actors'
fund, and the a. cents. symbolic
of Frohman's A. years of service
to the fund. being paid for the
food. 1t was distinguished as.
semblage that gathered about the
banquet board at the Hotel Bit.
more to do honor to the veteran
producer and at the same time.
to aid the charity which Ne rep.
resents. Col Arthur Little pre-.
sided as POSTMASTER, and among
those who had reservations were
Otto FL Kahn. Marshall Field.
William Randolph Hearst. Nor.
timer l.. Schiff, Marc Klaw. Thorn.
as Meighan. Franklin Simon, r.
w. Statler. Fred Stone. w. D.
Hutton, Mrs. s. r. Guggenheim
and Miss Anne Morgan. Forty.
four leading stage and screen
stars were also present. Each Of
the Broadway plays was repre-.
sented by one or two tables for
it's cast and management. The
entertainment program represent
ed probably the most expensive
cast ever offered at function
anywhere, for every star present
contributed something to the ev.
ening's diversions.
Frohman modestly turned the
spotlight from himself upon the
cause of the actors fund. He
told OF the home for aged actors
being maintained and the expendi.
lures for the relief OF needy per.
formers. When the organization
was formed, A years ago. 1t spent
on relief $4,000 the first year. In.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-22

Exactly 7s6 baseballs were used
in the filming of Director Turn.
bulls Paramount comedy, Casey
at The Bat" with Wallace Berry.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-22

The Christmas Gift you want 10 give
10 found IN the Shop.O.Scope Columns
OF today.g Times ana Herald Classified
Section Buy Il today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-22
Doug MacLean

Marion Nixon, one of the most
popular Of the younger actresses
of Hollywood, has been engaged
by Douglas MacLean asc his lead.
ing. woman in the comedy stars
next Paramount picture, "Let 1t
RAIN Eddie Cline will direct.
Miss Nixon's last appearance in
a Paramount picture was In Ray.
mond Griffith's comedy Hands.
TN % 81
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-22
BETSY" NEEDS PLENTY
IN HER STOCKING
Bv HAROLD. Phillips

The condition Of Mr. zegfelds show BETSY" is best
veyed by your tng the cuff the that the whole pristine
panopy Of costume setting lighting fairly crumbs
petition with Mnnevitch and street Arab symphony
players That that nnevitch and his
young Of this musical juggernau
they succeed shiveng It's mbers They revel N
jazz ballad twice stopped the show ruined
number completely and hears Cancelled the appearance q
others.
Mnnevh TO have been astmnute addition TO bolster
His performance is much akin TO that Of the earnest
young nicholas Niceby who proposed attend the
drama BY uplifting it and ended By crushing it.
Another piece addenda Brooke Johns spectacular
encore number behind enng moar hedge who played about
two notes key fitted the stage and again
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-22

iodine can be obtained from
WORKOUT sponges by carbonizing
them.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-22

Swimming in water three de.
grees above the freezing point.
was one Of the requirements made
Of Wallace Berry. Paramount
Feature player. for a scene In his
newest laugh riot. Casey at the
Bat" which Monte Brice is di.
recting,