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New Britain herald., 1927-12-02
Chinese Mothers Like
 Better Babies Clinic

Tsinnan, China, Dec. 2. PlA Dressed in their best. Chinese moth- CTS flock 10 the Better Babies Clinic of the Y. w. C. A. in Tsinnan, plain- ly showing that they regard it as a highly important occasion. "The mothers are eager to bring their children regularly and have the doc tor assure them that they are in good health,' says Miss Ruth Hoople. of Brooklyn, x. Y, who is in charge.
 "They prefer this rather than wait for them to become ill. The examinations over, our clinic after noon becomes a social occasion.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02
RIAITOR AT 90

Philadelphia, Dec. 2. P)-Being 90 years of age does not keep Mrs Edward Black from doing a full days work as real estate dealer.
 Every morning, Saturdays in cluded. she arrives at her office overlooking Independence Square at o'clock. and works until 2 o'clock without taking time for lunch. Mrs. Black took over her husbands business when he died in 1905.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02
speciality.

speciality.
 Three years ago Madame Jeritza i chose Miss Steell. still school girl in New York. from 200 promis-
 Ing voices. Patroness and protegc
 disagreed over the choice of q teacher soon after the girl arrived
 In Paris. Helen Steell changed 10
 Madame Elsa Arden who has pre-
 pared her for her debut and ap-
 pearances as guest artist in many Of the secondary opera houses of
 Europe this winter. Miss Steell is only oG.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02
BANK R0bbER|ES STILL CONTINUE
Despite SoutbWest's Cleanup of
 Bandit Leaders

Oklahoma City. Okla, Dec. ?. P) Although the three large gangs of bank robbers have been disorgan izcd by arrests and convictions, bank robberias are increasing in the southwest due to the operations of independent" bandits. The independents" going fin groups Of two or three. rob only the small banks and usually get con- paratively small amounts of money, Most of these robbers select banks in territory with which they are familiar.
 Records of the state bureau for criminal identification show that more banks have been robbed in Oklahoma In the last two year, than in the five years preceding. But the amount Of money stolen has not shown proportionate increase. When the large gangs 'Inonopo- lized" the field. they chose the large banks. in which the plumber would he commensurate with the pos sible penalty.
 The Independent bandits are as bold as those who followed skill full leaders. in the opinion of Charles Morley, superintendent Of the Oklahoma bureau for criminal identification. Only one robher wore a mask in the last two years in Oklahoma, and he let it drop to his neck when he showed a pistol against a bankers ribs.
 The three large gangs of bank robbers which have been broken up were led by Matthew Kimes. Lawrence t'Red'D Galloway and Ray Terrill and Elmer ,Inman. Fragments of these gangs dart out of hiding now and then to rob a bank, but they keep out of the reach Of the law.
 Terrill and Inlhan were bcn- fenced to prison last winter, but escaped on their way to the pcni- tentiary Kimes is serving a life sentence for the murder of an h. dian deputy sheriff. Galloway was arrested with his wife recently on q charge of robbing an Oklahoma bank of s46,00o.
 The three large gangs operated in Texas. Oklahoma, Kansas, Mis- souri, Colorado. Nebraska and Wyoming.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02

transportation problem during the recent railway strike here. New passenger lines came into existence over night, perishable .foodstuffs were distributed with greater effici- tncy than before and food was brought into cities in such quanti- ties and at so low cost that prices actually dropped.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02

August Belmont. who created "Glad' In "The Dawn of a Tomor- row.; Tommy Russell, original Lord Fauntleroy"; Otis Skinner. Beatrice Herford. Daniel Frohman, George c. Tyler and Cyril Maude.
 Among the authors Kathleen Norris. Elizabeth Jordan, Fannie Hurst. Harriet Comstock and Ida Tarbell are prominent.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02

Mothers drink tea and compare one another's children"
 Health IS given an important role Tn educational work among the Chi heSe children as well as adults. and they are taught that germs and dirt are the foes 10 combat. In a recent Playlet the children were given fly S"attcrs to chase other children dressed as black imps away from food and out of the house.
 Miss Hooplc has, been in China since 1917.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02

moving picture theaters of seating capacity of 2,500 or more, the total cost being approximately s15,oQ0,- 00O
New Britain herald., 1927-12-02

AUTO HELPS IN STRIKE
 Sydl'ty, Australia, Dec. 2. P)- Motor vehicles quickly solved the
Evening star., 1927-04-17
Harvard and the Movie

ton, living narrow. shut-in lives
away from nature and the great Z
doors.
The fine arts department has M
dertaken to create permanent film
library, made up of the finest pictures
made each year. These will be select
ed, with the cooperation of Will III.
Hays and the leading producers. from
all the tilnts shown in :he United
States. and the purpose of the collec-
tion will be artistic and not historical.
That Is, they will not be news reels.
though the value of the news reels as
documents for the preservation of cur
rent events cannot be exaggerated.
Every year in January a committee
of the Harvard faculty will select the
best story films Of the preceding II
months. The results of their selsc-.
ton will be announced in March, and
the pictures viii then be Inhibited,
just as great paintings are exhibited.
at q special exhibition. Afterwards
they will be catalogued and filed away.
This is a timely recognition of the
motion picture as potentially, and to
some extent actually. the most far
ranging instrument of artistic expres-
sion yet placed at the service of the
creative spirit in man.
The course in the business school
gives equal recognition to the practical
side of the industry and gives prom
Use already of revolutionizing that
branch of the industry.
Evening star., 1927-04-17

~rrpyrNC that her object In oo"
- iecting to what she terms the per
nicious loan and lay-off' clauses Oh her
contract with Samuel Goldwyn Is
merely a matter of money. bene
Rennett is quoted as declaring tnaI
the terms of that instrument place her
in artistic bondage" and are slowly
hr,t surely undermining the suoaeIl
and great reputation she achieved III
"StelIa Dallas" her first and greatest
feature film. ~
"NIr Goldwyn wields the power Oh
farming out my services to any con-
Germ. no matter how inferior, and forc.
ing me to appear in whatever kind Oh
nlay or impersonate whatever klnd OF
character without the privilege OF one
ynurnur of protest" said the actress
"He himself has not made picture
with me since Stella Dallas, ana Ger
tainly I anticipated when ! signed a
contract with him that he seriously
intended to launch me on screen ca
reer worthy of the precedent i set my
self with Stella Dallas.
f'The matter of remuneration SINKS
into insignificance with my standing
as an artist imperiled, and 1T Is free
dom from the artistic bondage invoked
hy this type of contract which l I'M
More. 1t must be patent that Win
those pernicious loan ana lay-on
clauses which characterize my con-
tract with Mr.. Goldwyn to con1ure
with, any producer could readily
Evening star., 1927-04-17
BY JOSEPH p. REMEDY,

President of Film Booking Offces.
THOSE who talk of Harvard as a
stronghold of conservatism may
be interested 10 know what this great
Eastern university has been doing of
late.
Remember, though she is the oldest
university in the country, she has
never stood still. She carries the ira
dition of the Nayfiower pioneers, and,
like them. she has been making long
voyages, breaking new ground and ex-
ploring new territory ever since she
was founded.
Her last president. Charles W. Eliot.
an educational democrat and reformer
if there ever was one, broke out of his
comfortable retirement when he was
over so years of age, set out on trip
around the globe in the interest of
world peace. underwent a severe surgi-
cal operation in Ceylon. visited the
Harvard Medical School in China, the
first medical school ever established
in that country, and returned full of
energy to put himself in the front ef
half a dozen progressive movements
here at home.
That is the spirit of Harvard. Old
and rich and settled as she is, she has
never become fossilized never turned
0Gf lace 10 the wall. iOSJ IN GOntCnlDId-
tion of her own admirable shadow
About 20 years ago the university
added TO its many graduate depart
ments a school of business research.
Recently. through the generous gift
of IS 900 900 by George F. Baker of
New York. she was enabled to house
this school in a splendid group of
buildings, including dormitories. din
ing halls, clubhouses, faculty homes,
library and an administration build
ing. This group is nearly completed.
The library building, which dominates
the whole, Is practically done.
In the hall of that building, within
sound of the workmen still hammering
and digging on the grounds. the school
has started a course Of lectures abso-
lutely unique, without a precedent in
the world. 1t has invited dozen o..
so of the leading men in the notion
picture industry to address the senior
class on the business side of that
industry.
At the same time Harvard has rec
ognized that the motion picture is
something more than an article of
merchandise to be bought and sold.
1t is a medium of art, feeder of the
sense of beauty, which is too often
starved by disuse in our city popula-
Evening star., 1927-04-17
Rose from the Ranks

MARSHAL NEILAN appeared as
a super" in productions of the
Belasco Stock Co. in Los Angeles
more than 20 years ago.
!, From a stock company super" he
became motion picture extra" and
from that humble beginning in the
then new industry, he forged steadily
ahead until he became one of the out
standing directors in the motion pic
1ure world.
Neilans latest directorial effort is
"Venus of. Venice" The story is one
Of hoydenish canal gypsy in Venice,
Italy, whose daredevil thieving ex-
ploits lead her into a surprising ro-
nance with an. American artist.
1t is singular that all three of the
principal figures in the production
were graduated from extra ranks"
Constance Talmadge and Antonio
Moreno both having first played bits"
at the .Vitagraph Studio in New York.
'AIicky" Neilan was attracted to his
first job in Belasco stock partly
through curiosity and partly through
a burning desire to earn pocket
money. He became an extra on the
old Biograph lot in 1906, when he was
Just out Of school, later playing leads
with Biograph and afterwards with
kalem.
In 1912 came his first opportunity
90 direct a picture with Kalem.
Unable to make up his mind, how
ever in which field to seek a career,
as an actor or as a director, Neilan
returned for a time TO acting, playing
leads opposite Mary Pickford and
Marguerite Clark.
His ambition to WELD the mega.
phone rather than appear before the
kleigs became crystallized in 1916
when he directed his first feature pic.
ture at the Lasky studio.
Evening star., 1927-04-17

Countess Vera Tolstoi, grand
daughter of Leo Tolstoi, is said to
have signed a contract to appear in
pictures in Hollywood, with ''Redemp-
ton" as her first
Evening star., 1927-04-17
Lasky Has New Plans.

DETERMINED to satisfy the pub
lies demand for new faces on
the screen, Jesse l.. Lasky. vice presi-
dent of Paramount. has determined TO
discard all past methods OF developing
new stars, and in the future he will
concentrate the energies of HIS produc-
tion forces in developing the best
prospective material within the organ.
ization.
In April of each year. according TO
Mr.. Lasky, from four to six Para.
mount junior stars will be chosen.
Selections will be made after a close
study of the younger players who
have distinguished themselves in the
companys pictures during the pre-
vious II months.
The players chosen will be awarded
special contracts. Their work, &C
cording to Mr.. Lasky, will be studied
by all directors and the older players
will be asked to give the junior stars
the benefit of their experience.
Evening star., 1927-04-17

Avenue Taylor has leaped from the
Follies into a MetroGoldwyn Mayer
berth, with a long-term contract at
Evening star., 1927-04-17

lie has been identified entirely as a
9ifector with such pictures as 1.-The
Bottle Imp" Stella Maria" with
Mary Pickford, ''Rebecca of Sunny.
brook Farm" Bits of Life" Min.
ME, Rivers End" THE Unpardona.
bic Sim Tess of the Storm Coun.
try" The Lotus Eater" Mike "The
Great Love" and THE Sporting We.
NUS
Neilan enjoys the distinction of be.
ing one of the few native sons of Cali
Tornia who have become big figures in
the industry.
Evening star., 1927-04-17
St. Johns Players Debut.

THE st. Johns Players, new dra.
matte organization, recently made
creditable debut at the Knights of
Columbus Hall on Tenth street in two
one-act plays, Action" a melodra-
matte farce, and "Embalming Eben-
ezer,' a blackface bit of hiIarity. The
casts included Eugene King, William
Griffin, John Mattimore, John Heron.
Jack Sweeny, J. Leo Kolb, jr., and
Charles Roach. Joseph NJ. Barker was
the director, Raymond Osbourne, stage
manager; McWilliann Goodlett, bust
ness manager; Joseph B. Myers, prop
erty man, and Joseph Fallon the
makeup man. The players expect in
the near future to produce three
act play for the benefit of the Mary
knoll House of Studies at Brookland.
Evening star., 1927-04-17

Eight sisters, who have never be-
fore appeared on the stage, will be one
of the novelties on the program of the
st. Patrick Players new revue,
"Washingtonia," which opens next
Tuesday at Carroll Hall, They are the
Achenbach girls. ranging in age from
IL upward and all bearing a striking
family resemblance.
Veneer" play by Hugh Stan
islaus STANCE, author of Fog Bound,
is announced for early production by
Harry L. Cort and Clark Ross.
Evening star., 1927-04-17

Hays by her attorney. 1t provides
that Goldwyn may loan Miss Ben
nett to any concern and gives him the
right to '1ay off, the star for 22 weeks
of every year without pay. 1t forbids
Miss Bennett to obtain any work on
her own initiative during that period.
Miss Benefits attorney in his ap-
peal to Hays has contended that Gold
wyn has obtained as much as five
times the amount of money he pays
Miss Bennett for her services, which
at the present time is 81 900 a week.
Evening star., 1927-04-17
Belle Bennett Explolr

achieve the oblivion OF player, we're
he so minded, within the Ave years
the five potentially best years of my
csreer-for which 1 am bound to act
as the pawn of this producers whims." ;"
The contract to which Miss Bennett
objects has been made the subject of
an appeal for adjudication to VIII H.
Evening star., 1927-04-17

NXTALTER KELLY, take notice.
wv Good Morning, Judge" is the
little chosen for Reginald Denny's next
nlcture. IAN original by Peter Milne
and Philip Hurn.
Italy has canned" four directors of
n fake motion picture school that was
promising young Italians to make
chem rising Valentines. "
"Casev at the Bat" with Wallace
Beery as it's star. il appears from the
Film Daily picture reviewer is bit
ter disappointment, with the big.
STEADY laughs among the missing
'See You in Jail" according TO the
same authority, contains a MINIMUM
of laughs"
Film Daily states that former Pres
46ent Poincare of France, and after
ward it's premier, has consented to
appear in certain parts of film soon
TO be produced in which the life of
Joan of Arc is to be depicted. Sooner
or later, the movie gets even the
mighty.
Eddie Cantor is said to be bargain
ing for the screen rights TO Lhe
Worm Turns" a humorous college
story by Ward Russell.
Lois Moran. not Lois Wilson. is 10
be co-starred with Norman Terry in
'"The Irresistible Lover" by Universal,
with William Beaudine directing.
BECAUSE Dorothy Gish wishes to
work in pictures abroad, 1t is said,
her contract with Inspiration PICTURES
has been terminated.
HOLLYWOOD has it, also, that Betty
Bronson is to leave Paramount as
soon as her present contract expires.
Paramount is non-commitaL
Katherine NewIin Burt's novel.
'"The Branding IRON" is being adapt.
ed by Metro.Goldwyn-M Mayer under the
title Body and Soul" and Aileen
Pringle. Lionel Barrymore and Nor
man Kerry are to have important
parts in the picture.
Tt is definitely settled that Ricardo
Csrtez and Greta Carlo will head the
east on Metro-Goldwyn Mayors pro-
duction of ANNA Karenina," and that
zAsu Pitts also will have an impor-
tant role in it.
Avenue Taylor has leaped from the
folIies into a Metro-Goldwyn Mayer
berth, with a long-term contract at
that.
Hands across the sea, Sandwich
men are parading about the Houses
of Parliament in London bearing the
sandwich label, Film Quota Bill
Means Englishmen in Chains and
Shackles."
A cablegram to Film Daily states
.fhat THE Volga Boatmen" has been
ibanned in Spain by the government.
Virginia has contributed the follow
ing celebrities to the movies: Henry
King, Olive Borden. William Haines,
Elinor Fair, Paul Schofield, Warner
Richmond. Harry Lee and Frank
Griffin. Virginia is a next-door neigh
Dor to the District of Columbia, hence
the news.
William De Mile has been made as
aociate producer at the Cecil B. De
Mile Studios, charged with develop
2E& new talent.
Roxy is still proving his Snowman.
bhip. He has engaged a new group
OF Spanish troubadours, not toreadors.
which he calls the Roxy String
Quartet, to sit in the balcony of the
rotunda at the new Roxy Theater and
inspire additional curiosity.
Countess Vera Tolstoi, grand
daughter of Leo Tolstoi, is said to
have signed contract to appear in
pictures in Hollywood, with "Redemp.
ton" as her first
Lena Malena, a Berlin actress, who
recently appeared in Ufa Productions,
has been signed by Cecil B. De Mile.
Evening star., 1927-04-17

Herman Gantvoort is planning to
produce s piece called BLACK eyed
Susan" next season. 1t is by Alonzo
Price, author of Somebody's Sweet
heart"
Seward daily gateway., 1927-07-11

The Alaska Road Commission camp in the Park boasts of a dog that per forms trick probably never equalled by any dog in the North. The dogs name is Foxy and he came down from Fairbanks in the spring. His first day in the Park resulted in miXup with a porcupine in which Foxy had deci- edly the short end After the men had removed all the quills Foxy was good and mad and planned a new at tack on the perky. Now he circles a. round perky until he can grab him by the nose, then goes into reverse and drags his unwilling victon down to the creek and souses perky under until he is drowned, and Foxy is not much bigger than the perky at that. Then some men will argue that an animal don't reason!
Seward daily gateway., 1927-07-11

The lowly porcupine has finally got himself into heck of mess. 1t ap- pears the porkys looked up the boun- deries of Mckinley Park and decided all trees growing in the Park were the best eating, and by knawing off the bark entirely the trees has threatened to kill off the none too plentiful forest. The army of rangers is armed with machine guns, shot guns, and the like, and them that can't shoot straight car ry brick tied up in stocking. The order is to swat the poor, innocent little perky.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-07-11
M'K|N[EY PARKLETs

Tourist travel Is in full swing into Mt. Mckinley National Park, and are arriving on every train. Twice as many tourists have wanted to visit the Pahk, the Park transportation company was compelled to cancell over 50 applications for lack of sleep ing accommodations to care for them. Il is noticeable that more tourists Gre .toying over 30 days in the Park in- stead of just over night as in former years. The transportation company has doubled their equipment since the season opened.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-07-11

The mouRtain sheep brought in last winter while the snows were so heavy, and fed on cheechak0 grub, all died before any tourists got here. Oats was the favorite dish, and for long time seemed to be contented and doing we'll, but finally up and died One ran- ger said he thought the dern things was just homesick and died.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-07-11

Mckinley Park has Bent it's pick at last! We had Always bragged of the fact that Mckinley Park had no mos quitoes-and fact to6-but this year they bounced in thicker than lice in Egypt. It may be due to the power Of advertising, that mosquitoes decided to come oh and try nice juicy tourist fresh in over the ice, as they used to say in the dance halls.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-07-11

One of the large bridge gangs in charge of Sid Sheldon is working over the small bridges and foot logs along the Alaska Railroad in this region.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-07-11

Mountain sheep, caribou and moose are now ranging North. Every day large droves of these animals are seen crossing the valleys to the North range of mountains. Later in the season they will again range South.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-07-11

Work crews are busy hauling and dumping rock into the recent break in the fill of the coal mine switch
Seward daily gateway., 1927-07-11

Seattle Tee Cream at SchaiIerer'. Alaska Shop. q
Seward daily gateway., 1927-07-11

Look for the government stamps on FRYES BABY BEEF.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-07-11

New shipment Boys Suits just re- ceived. Urbach's.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-07-11

The road commission boys spent the Fourth on big fishing trip up Riley Creek.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-23
AIR FIELD BOOMERS
 IN MONDAY SESSION
Chamber Of Commerce Committee
 Discuss Need of Aviation
iCi,l.

The Chamber of Commerce airport committee met this noon with How ard Parsons, chairman, Ralph Ben son, Maxwell $. Porter and Robert C, Vance in attendance. The con- mlttec, as explained by Chairman Parsons was d committee to aid the common council members as much as possible, and to impress upon the public the ncol of landing field.
 The first point is the angle Of safety Of flying. There is no safe landing place in New Ertain. should plane happened to go wrong over the city, It was the consensus Of opinion among the members that aviation was here to stay and it would he just a matter of time be- fore every city of any size in the country had a landing port, The business angle was discussed and Secretary Benson, of the chamber, said that air mail places the New England I7anu.1Culrcrs on an even business basis with his competitors in the middle west, due 10 the time element in transferring plans and specifications for iohs in Chicago or any other piece. Thn committee will attempt to secure speakers for the civic clubs or any sgt of people who wish to hear about aviation, and it was stressed upon the members that all advantages of having New Brit ain as an airport should he looked into, and have this information available for interested people.