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New Britain herald., 1927-01-18
Committee Will Consider Three Contractors Sta- tus and Make Final Award at Later Meeting.

Of the numerous bids on the con- struction of a memorial shaft to World War veterans opened yester- day by the mayors special commit tee. only three are now under con- slderation, and until the competency, experience and financial responsibil- ity of the proposers are made known no award will be made.
 These three, which are the low est, include one local firm, the Hayes Construction Co.,, whose $149,700 bid was second. Indiana limestone and Concord granite, the specifications of H. Van Buren Magonigle, design ing architect, are contemplated in the Hayes bid The lowest figure was that of the w. w. Construction Co. of New York, offering to build of the same materials for s144,465. The Mark c. Tredennick Co. of New York submitted figure of s149,750.
 The committee will meet next Monday to give further considera- tion to the proposals. It is the ccm- mittee's wish to haxe excavations begin in the spring after the frost has left the ground Immediately upon the award of contracts quar- rying of material will be begun.
 Bids received by the committee are:- #
 Bids Received
 Marck c. Tredennick company, New York, Bethel white granite, s231,716: Connecticut white gran ite, s1S4,900: Concord white gran ite, s1S4,200; Indiana limestone shaft and parapet with Bethel white granite for steps and base, s16s,390; Connecticut white granite. s156,- 1S0; Concord white granite, S149,- 75O.
 William Crawford, New York, Bethel white granite, s263,200; Dunnerston granite, s272,119; Con- necticut white granite, S22O,S19; Concord white granite s24S,174; In- diana limestone shaft, with Bethel white granite steps and base, s19S,- ,291; Dunnerston granite, s199,66s; Connecticut white granite, S192,- 969; Concord white granite, s195,- 164: Kentucky limestone shaft with Bethel white granite, ss240,526; Dunnerstone granite, s241, 300; Con- necticut white granite, s232,S39; Concord white granite, s237,399.
 w. l.. Grove Construction com pany, New York, Bethel white gran ite, s2GS,700; Connecticut white granite, s211,340; Concord white granite. s24S,l50; Indiana limestone shaft with Bethel white granite base and steps. s19S,40o; Connecticut white granite, s190,450; Concord white granite, S1S5,S00.
 Fl. Wales Lines company, Meri- den. Bethel white granite, S19S,5S2; Connecticut white granite, S193,435; Concord white granite, s212,492; In diana limestone shaft with Bethel white granite steps and base, S166.- G95; Connecticut white granite. S163, 7iS; Concord white granite, s164,- .92; Kentucky limestone shaft and rarapet. with Bethel white granite steps and base. $209,375; Connecti-
New Britain herald., 1927-01-18
Officers Reelected by
 PeODle's Savings Bank

Officers and directors of the Peo- nle's Savings bank were reelected al the annual meeting last night and reports indicating prosperous year were presented and accepted.
 The officers are: Leo Bojnowski president: Judge Bernard F. Gaff- ney. John c. Loomis and Adam Grecki, presidents; Paul Nurc- zak, treasurer; Stanley Arzylowicz secretary; Joseph Gil, assistant sec retary.
 The board of directors is made up of the following: Leo Bojnowsli Bernard F. Gaffney, Frank M. Zim- merman. w. Godlewski, John C. Loomis, Stanley Arzylowicz, Paul Nurczyk, Adam Grecki, B. S. Mysil- iewicz, John Ziejko, Joseph Gworell, Angelo NJ. Paonessa, Felix Bedzruczyk and s. Radziewcz. READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS
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New Britain herald., 1927-01-18
ON POLICE BLOTTER

The police were notified today of the suspension of the operators li- censes of Joseph Brzozowski of 37 Lyman street and Hagbert Hanson of 450 Main street..
 Mrs. Bessie Protusko of 93 Gold street complained to Officer Patrick Meehan yesterday that her husband would not let her in. The officer accompanied her home and she packed up her belongings and left, while her husband stood by and made no effort to restrain her.
 Walter H. Dressel of AGA Burritt street reported the theft of a pair of skates fastened to shoes from his automobile while parked on Court street.
 F. M. Callahan of 223 Chestnut street reported to the police short ly after midnight that the ladder on the Stanley Rule and Level fire escape on Church street was down and he walked against it.
 Alderman w. H. Judd reported to Officer Schoonmaker last night that q boy wearing a lumber jacket had attempted to steal a sled from the Judd home on Murray street.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-18

A pianist often applies 5000 pounds pressure to the keys of a piano in minute, and at the same time reads $500 signs and makes D. GOO finger movements.
The Washington times., 1927-02-12
C. Y. FOLLES DUE
FOR A WEEK
ATPOLI'S

Ylasta Maslova, spectacular
young Russian dancer, IS the pre-
miere danseuse Of the new seventh
edition Of the Greenwich Village
FoIlies, which comes to Polls for
a weeks engagement, starting
February 20. The most amazing
thing about Maslova's dancing, and
the phase Of It that most startles
her audiences. Is the physical risk
involved in her diversions. She
has the physique of a young boy,
delicately chiseled ankles, blazing
black eyes and bewildering shock
of blue black hair, proyokingly
creeping about her face.
Masloya is a graduate Of the I'm.
perial Russian Ballet and one OF
her confessed ambitions is to make
democratic the aristocratic dances
of her country. She speaks
French, Italian and German-all
in addition TO English and Russian.
For dancing partner IN her va
rious exercises In the "Follies," Is
Bayard Rauth, an American youth.
whose home Is in st. Louis, and
who is said to hold forth unusual
promise as a dancer.
Others In the I'Follies" cast In
clude Tom Howard, Irene Delroy,
Bailey and Barnum, Sam Hearn,
Evelyn Hoey. Elsbeth Holman.
Kendall Caps, Arnold Gluck, Joe
Lyons, Ruth Conley, Evelyn Page.
the Sixteen American Rockets and
others.
The Washington times., 1927-02-12
WILL BROADCAST
FIRST MOVIES
TUESDAY

On February Is the actual pro.
duction of a motion picture will
be broadcast by radio for the first
time in history.
The scene to go on the air will
be prize fight sequence in Rich
ard Dix's next Paramount, star
ring picture, Knockout Reilly"
which is now in production. at
Paramount's Long Island studio.
Graham MacNamee, nationally
known announcer, viii be at the
mike
Broadcasting Of the production
of this sequence will be done by
the National Broadcasting Com
pany through q chain Of 10 sta
tions. 1t will occur during the
Eveready Hour.
Stations to, be in the hook-up
include: WEAF, New York;
WEEP, Boston; WAR, Provi-
dence; WTAG, Worcester: WIFI.
Philadelphia: WRC, Washington;
WGI, Schenectady; WRG, But.
falo: WCAE, Pittsburgh; WTAM,
Cleveland; WWJ. Detroit; WSAI,
Cincinnati: WON, Chicago; KSD,
st. Louis; voc, Davenport;
WCCO, Minneapolis; WSM, Nash.
vile; WHAS. Louisville; VINO,
Memphis, and WSB, Atlanta.
The broadcasting of this I'M
usual event win be on the same
scale as the recent broadcasting
OF the Chicago Opera.
The Washington times., 1927-02-12

Midnight Follles,> at Rectors IN
Paris, at the Deauville Casino,
the Pavilion Royal at Biarritz,
the Casino at San Sebastian.
Prior to their continental tTi-
umphs, cortez and Peggy featured
at the Ambassador for two years,
were the dancing hit OF wild
Flower and starred in stepping
Stones" In a year the popularity
of Cortez and Peggy has spread
from the stage of a New York
craze to international favoritism.
Peggy has brought back from
Europe a wardrobe of unusual
Partisan creations which will fea.
ture in her vaudeville appearance.
An orchestra of Argentine musi-
clans headed by Signor Carlos
Corbian has been imported by
the dancers for their act. Sig
nor Cobian composed and orches-
trated the brilliant tangoes and
waltzes to which the bewitching
Peggy and the -debonaire Cortez
will dance.
For their vaudeville appearance
they are doing a program Of exotic
tangoes and waltzes. They are
featuring in particular an adapta-
ton Of the tango for ballroom pur.
poses.
There is no more graceful dance
than the tango, but because its
steps are somewhat complicated
it has not proved popular in
America where the crowded con.
dition OF the majority OF dance
floors makes only the simplest
dances feasible.
Cortez and Peggy have adapted
a tango to suit modern conditions.
1t remains beautiful, graceful
dance and yet sufficiently simple
to warrant its performance upon
most crowded floors.
woman in 1.-THE Eagle"
The Washington times., 1927-02-12

very day that, SO years ago,
the beloved Mr.. Pickwick, guile
less but not guilty, was brought,
to trial for breach of promise
by Mrs. BardeIl, the young
widow, in whose house he re-
sided in London.
All the beloved personages.
whose vivid realism survives the
last century through the medium
of the great humanistic writer's
touching. il satirical. portraiture.
will assemble before the audience
after detailed research work to
make each one authentic.
Besides. the cast is comprised
of English and American actors
of note, who have played in d.
verse roles. John CUMBERLAND. of
Fair and Warmer" fame. plays
Mr.. Pickwick. He refused an Of.
fer TO play Trelawny In George
Tyler's revival OF Pinero's all.
star revival of 'Trelawny Of the
Wells to prepare for his Dick.
ems role.
Bruce Winston. who PLAYED
with Sybil Thorndike in London
in Shaw's est. john" Is being
held in this country by special
permission Of the immigration
authorities to play the part of
Tony Weller. the genial coach.
man Of the last century.
Hugh Miller. whose characteri-
zation Of the falsely humble Uriah
Heep Of David ,Copperfield" has
been applauded in Berlin, Vienna
and other European capitals, and
Olga Katzlin. his wife. who con.
ducts a repertory theater at
Stratford-on-Avon are among the
other English actors. Ralph
Bunker. former Harvard Ora.
matte Club player; Paul Porter.
who played the cabman lin Little
Old New York." and George Mack,
who Played in '"The Beauty Shop"
with Raymond Hitchcock. are the
American players.
Tho play was staged by Cam
bell Gullan, English director. and
incidental music was COMPOSED
by Bernard Hamblen.
The Washington times., 1927-02-12

DANCE NATIONS
GROWING TUNE
WISE

Composition Of orchestras to
suit individual tastes Is the new.
est phase Of demand in dance
music, according TO Sidney. Seid.
enman, head OF the Sidney So
ciety Orchestras and director Of
the Sidney MayfIower Orchestra.
Quite a number OF hostesses
this season are selecting not
only the particular orchestra they
wish, but are modifying its make.
mp to fit in with their own
preference in music and also
the particular OCCASION said Di.
rector Seidenman. Results sc.
cured by these unusual orchestra
make.ups are often very unusual
and pleasing. For instance. sew.
eral very prominent society host.
esses have eliminated drums
from the dance music orches.
tras they have selected. This
idea has resulted in very charm.
ing. soft mad tuneful dance music.
Necessarily, OF course. in this
sort of makeup the banjo work
is stressed more than usual in
order to supply the elements of
beat, rhythm and impact. BY
featuring the banjo a little more
than usual, the drumless dance
orchestra can be made as pepful
as desired.
Another development is the
growing popularity Of the harp
for orchestras used for private
entertainments. Even though
there is a grand piano in the
home, the hostess often wishes a
harp to be included in her dinner
music and ensemble. The pic.
turesqueness of the harp and itB
suggestion of romance undoubt-
eddy play quite part in this
selection. The eye supplements
the ear in appreciating the music
OF the harp. The type Of hostess
who is insistent on more than
a touch of distinction and UNI
usualness In her entertainments,
is the one who invariably selects
the harp whenever it can be
used"
A growing tendency to use
larger orchestras constitutes am
other important phase Of musical
development from the dance
music angle, according to Direc.
tor Seidenman. Large orches-
tras with subdued effects are
being selected for many of the
most important social events" he
said. This is an extremely wise
selection. since it permits each
musician to do his very best
work, without the necessity Of
straining for volume that tends
to obliterate the finer effects"
The Washington times., 1927-02-12

levity over the serious parts
of '.Young Woodley."
Asked in Minneapolis to
broadcast one night, he proved
a jolting contrast to Uncle
Remus by telling the Mill City,
Vikings they were a gang of
ignoramuses and that If future
audiences proved so dull, he
would desert the stage for the
screen.
There is ample excuse for the
occasional fmpatiences of good
actors who are harassed by I'M
thinking patrons. Washington
has its pet hyena who eludes
the doorkeepers, is always alone
and laughs at the wrong time.
How he laughs! For me he
ruined scenes in Ethel Barry
n1ore's s4The Constant Wife"
"The Vagabond King" and a
forgotten opus at the Belasco.
One Washington manager
alibis him by saying that his
laughs are uncomfortable and
actually automatic. This gent
has cerebral shred left, how
ever, for his laughs are smutty
LAUGHS and yelped to give em-
phasis where it doesn't belong.
There is a conspiracy afoot
to trap him at his next appear
ance and scatter his brain with
an air-rifle.
The Washington times., 1927-02-12

ner and after the troops coming
to the assistance Of the besieged
fort find every man of its
garrison dead. they leave. camp
in a nearby oasis and decide
to occupy the fort in the morn
ing. Before they have encamped
the evacuated fort goes up in
flames,
Who killed the cpmmandant?
Who fired the fort ?--and why!
A thread of this mystery runs
entirely through the play which
flashes back is years before the
opening scene and reconstructs
the mystery back again to that
scene.
Herbert Brenon so cleverIy has
woven the mystery throughout
the story. 1t is a safe venture
to say not one of the audience
has guessed the solution before
1t Is revealed at the end.
The Washington times., 1927-02-12
CASH AND FAME
PROMISED BY
LAEMMIE

Twelve annual prizes totaling
SIS, 900 are offered writers through
out the world for practical. help
full and constructive ideas and
suggestions to advance the quail
ity and usefulness Of pictures by
the Laemmle Award. established
by Carl Laemmle. The major
prize Is $4,000. with others rang
ing downward to 500.
The Laemnle Award. which wiz
operate in the film world in a
manner somewhat similar to the
Pulitzer prizes in literature. Is the
result of Laemmle's conviction
that newspaper training is a
splendid fitting for the picture
business. and his conviction that
the industry might benefit not
only from the receipt of carefully
thought-out ideas. but from their
prior publication and the interest
that they might thus arouse.
There are upwards Of 500 people
In the business with newspaper
training.
No limitation of any kind is
placed upon the suggestions. They
may have to do with production,
with stories. with mechanical
appliances or methods in the stu
dio or in business. The only
requirement is that they be pub
iished IN a recognized newspaper.
magazine or trade journal and
that they be sent. together with
q letter. to Carl Laemmle.
The Laemmle Award has been
lndorsed by Will H. HAYS. who
has consented to serve as chair
man of the board of decision. and
to appoint a committee OF 1isin-
terested newspaper and magazine
men to compose the board of leci-
sion. The composition Of this
board is as follows: Karl A. Bickel.
president of the United Press:
Kent Cooper. general manager of
the Associated Press: Arthur H.
Kirchhafer. president, National
Press Club. Washington: James
r. Quirk. editor of ''Photoplay
Magazine. and Jean Sapene. pub
Usher of lie Matin," Paris. Effort
was centered on making the board
as representative as possible. not
only CT newspapers and MAGAZINES
In this country. but those abroad
as we'll
The Washington times., 1927-02-12
Human Touch Give.
Women Edge AS
Scenarists

In Hollywood there are
scenario writers who earn al.
most as much as the President
Of the United States. If one can
believe everything one hears in
this neck Of the woods.
The reason. according to Ger
true Orr. Fox senarist. is that
women understand human ma
ture better than men and are
rapidly taking the masculine
place in the writing field.
Women. Miss Orr says, APP
preciate another wOman's angle
on life. They are more patient
and understanding, sympathetic
and loving. Mother devotion
and vifeIy sacrifice can only
be unfOlded by the pen Of q
woman. according to Miss
Orr's way Of looking at IL.
The Washington times., 1927-02-12

London neighborhood that her
friend Jane got What for she
means that James husband black.
ened one Of her eyes. The origin
Of that one is not as obvious
although 1t is easily traced.
Picture James husband coming
home without his pay. Jane de.
mands money to run the house.
He tells her to shut UP, and she
replies, What for?' Whereupon
he gives her what for without
the question mark but with q
clenched fist
McLaglen, who holds the title
Of captain in private life as well
as in character for what Price
Glory" fought with the British
army in both the Boer war and
the great war. His military ex.
perience was partly responsible
for his having been given the
role of Captain Flagg. all Of
which explains the convincing
and natural manner in which he
plays the role Of Captain F1agE.
The Washington times., 1927-02-12
FRIEND
OF THE GOOD
OLD DAYS

In presenting Bertha, the
Sewing Machine Girl" as its
photoplay feature for the new
week beginning Sunday afternoon
at 3, the Earle Theater is reviving
in elaborated film one of the most
famous melodrama hits that
flourished during the period made
famous in the development Of the
American theater by such prolific
authors of popular-priced amuse.
ments as Theodore Kremer, AL
Woods and others. This subject is
described as a love and lingerie
edition OF the great melodrama.
Irving Cummings was engaged to
direct with Madge Bellamy, Paul
Nicholson, Allan Simpson, j. Far
rell Macdonald, Arthur Housman.
Ethel Wales and others engaged
for the principal parts.
The play was always recognized
as infinitely better than its title
and in visualized screen form has
been improved conservatively 1000
per cent.
The Washington times., 1927-02-12

sophomore, heightened, it must
be said, by posturing mines
who could be tanned down in
one rehearsal by an intelligent
director.
Most of your anti-play agi-
tators are non-playgoers. Their
bowls are the howls of people
denied the questionable thrill Of
hearing actors utter the same
inflammatory things they Tor
any average outsider) often
think and talk about in their
own private circles.
Hence, it isn't a guardianship
of morals that is being reared,
but downright snooty at
tempt to deny the other fellow
a jolt he is brave enough to go
after.
Mr.. Wilson, his namesake,
Clarence True Wilson, and other
jingoistic dervishes can learn
from consulting play records,
that more so-called dirty plays
are ''flops" than are clean ones.
Indeed they need go no further
than Mr.. Wilson's own list Of
81 "dirty shows" of which So
were out-and-out flops, not one
of them lasting the barely
requisite II weeks to be called
a moderate hit.
So it isn't the great majority
of man and womanhood that is
to be weaned from the iniquities
stalking the land but an incon-
siderate minority, and on such
a hypocritical basis is the
greater and more diabolical
assault on the stage in general
being conducted.
%&&
The toxin for all circus en-
ployes has been sounded by the
Government health service. Be-
fore the spring sally from
Baraboo, Stamford and South
ern alternating points begins,
the democracy Of vaccination
will have levelled the spangled
star and the sweaty razorback
to one horizontal denomination.
This is okeh as far as it goes
but it seems to me that innocu-
lation against other abomina-
tions of the circus ought to be
insisted upon also. The worst
you can catch from the menials
of the circus is patch on the
pants or a chin stubble. The
genteeler folk you never come
in contact with unless you know
Lester Thompson or Townsend
Walsh and they're good enough
to let you talk at Lillian Leitzel
or May Wirth.
How about antidotes for the
corrosive sublimate called lemon
ade, the smell of the menagerie,
the wear and tear on nerves
i from decorating peanut shells,
"the great concert Immediately
following the main puh-fuh-
monce," the parking problem,
the Fordful from Falls Church
in front Of you with blank
wall Of toy balloons, the block
and tackle crew which starts
wrecking the bleachers before
the show is overland such?
But these, you say, are the
very essence of the circus.
Come to think Of it, so they
are!
*&
Glenn Hunter has joined the
Irascibles, founded by Henry
Miller, Arnold DAILY, Richard
Bennett and Earl Carroll, by
rebuking audiences for their
The Washington times., 1927-02-12
A Fine Picture

In THE Flaming Forest. which
opened today at the Strand. Cos.
nnopolitan has turned out one OF
the best pictures Of the year. The
story. which is interpretedIb y one
Of the largest and most important
casts Of the year. is packed with
suspense from the opening scene
till the final fode-out. but at the
same time there is q sufficiencv
of comedy to relieve the manv
tense situations.
The screen story is by Walde-
mar Young. from the novel Of the
same name by James Oliver Cur
wood, and. like most thrilling
stories from the pen of that
author, deals with organization of
the Northwest Mounted Police. at
one Of the most critical periods
In the history Of the Dominion of
Canada. Too much cannot r said
In praise Of the work of Antonio
Moreno and Renee Adoree. who
head an all-star cast Of IL.
The Washington times., 1927-02-12

Glory" is specimen of q GER
tain kind Of British slang which
has to do with phrases rather
than with individual words.
What price is used by the
Coclney," says McLaglen, "not
as question but as sneer. He
says What price glory What
price happiness or What price
anything else in just the same
sense that a certain American
once said The public be damned
1.-THE Cockney has twisted other
phrases out Of their original
meanings, with curious results.
When a coster comes home after
a good days business and his
wife questions him about it, he
tells her that the day was Not
half meaning very good. The
use of this abbreviation is as
common as the word good
Another interesting example is
What for This also, though in
the form of question, is not
used as one. When Harriet tells
The Washington times., 1927-02-12

Gil1D1dSurcS Oh q QGSeTC IOEC Is
taken from an actual happening
in the annals of the Foreign
Legion.
Major Wren. in the preface of
Beau Sabreur," his new story
OF the Legion, states ~ know
only it is true" and in this he
Is borne out by Edward La Roche,
OF New York. a veteran of the
Foreign Legion.
Dead men stand to arms: The
fallen are spirited away: Al
French bayonet through the vitals
of the commandment: Was he
murdered by one of his own
men?
These happenings, strange and
terrible-are but a part OF the
story of three brothers, whose
love for each other proved
stronger than their fear Of
death.
The picture opens In this man.
The Washington times., 1927-02-12
In EOerybodys Confidence
THE GATE-POST
By Harold Phillips 1880;

Representative Wilson, of Mississippi exposed lengthy list of
Topographic ocaed magazines works OF art and stage
the House last Monday In the play section he
81 plays which he terms lacvOus summing the motif OF
each accurate than Robert Benchey
compelled to that happy tabloid called Life
In his Quxo onslaught against sins whrng blades Broad
way, Mr. Wilson overlooked quite primal fact that there
ways melting the debasne them and by
eevating themhe result in the end being totally the for
either method His summation therefore, is incomplete unless ne
mentions the Philharmonic Orchestra the Metropolitan Museum
The Washington times., 1927-02-12

It isn't that the Lily Whites
are fearful your knowledge of
pornographic subjects will ex-
pand and contaminate you. If
they were, there would be but
one play in New York that
could conscientiously be banned.
That is 1.-THE Captive" because
it actually is informative on a
topic that many intelligent men
are ignorant Of. The others are
repetitions, in various forms, of
stock biology that is ABC to a