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New Britain herald., 1927-02-05
City Advertisement
Building Department City of New Britain
 NOTICE

To whom 1t may concern:
 Notice is hereby given> that a hearing will be held by the Building Commission In Room 31 at o'clock Monday evening. February 7. 1927, on the petition Of Anthony Squilla- ciote to move four-tenement two- story frame building located at 46S Myrtle Street to vacant lot about 1sS Burritt Street on west side. The building will be moved through Myrtle Street westerly to Burritt Street, thence northerly about 300 feet.
 All persons interested are request ed to be present at said hearing. if they see cause. and be heard in re- lation to same.
 BUILDING COMMISSION.
 Arthur N. Rutherford,
 Building Inspector.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-05
Sjorvall Is Ordered
 On Active Duty Period
Y GEORGE B, MANNING

BY GEORGE B. MANNING (Washlngton Bureau of the N. B. Hera,d.'
 Washington. D. C., Feb. 5-Arvid Berry Sjovall of 23s Winthrop street, New Britain, who is a cap tain in the quartermaster corpss re- serve, was ordered to active duty by President Coolidge today.
 Captain Sjovall was ordered by the war department 10 leave home February 8 and report at the quar- termaster depot in New York city for training by the constructing quarter master. He will be relieved from duty in time to return home by Feb ruary IT, when he will revert to in- active status. The regular officers pay allowances and travel expense will be given Captain Sjovall while on active duty.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-05
Mrs. Sarah Wilson

Rev. James J. Wilson of St. Charles church. Bridgeport, was the celebrant of solemn high mass of requiem for Mrs. Sarah A. Wilson of 72 Roberts street. his mother, whose funeral services were held this morning at St. Joseph's church. Rev. John Walsh of the Sacred Heart church, New Haven, was deacon, and Rev. J. J. Keane was sub deacon. Rev. Patrick J. McGivney of St. Charles church. Bridgeport. was in the sanctuary.
 The Cathedral quartet of Hart ford sang at the services.
 The pail bearers were John Loughrey. F. Loughrey. Barnard Grogen. ST.. Charles Andruss, Jo- seph Tynan and James Tynan. Committal services were conducted by the priests at St.. Mary's ceme- tery.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-05
SPECIAL HOSPITAL CAR
 FOR COASTING VICTIM
Pittsfeld Doctor and Parents Of Miss Burden Accompanying
 Patient to New York

Pittsfield. Mass, Feb. 5 R-Re- cuperating from injuries suffered in a tobogganing accident at Highlawn Farm. the estate of her uncle Will liam B. Osgood Field in Lenox, Miss Shielta Burden, 24. started for her home in New York yesterday in special hospital car of the Boston and Albany railroad. She was talk en through the window of the Len- OK House on stretcher and placed in an ambulance which took her to the train. Her abdomen was badly punctured in the accident which oc- cured last month. Her parents, Mir. and Mrs. James A. Burden and Pittsfleld doctor accompanied Miss Burden on the journey.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-05
CITY NOT LIABLE
 s FOR ROAD DEFECT
Supreme Court Hands Down .t Important Ruling

New Haven, Feb. 5 R>-Error was found by the supreme court of er- TOTS yesterday in a decision by Judge Edward NJ. Yeomans in su- perior court at Waterbury. setting aside an alleged fradulent convey ance of real estate. An opinion written by Justice William NJ. Malt bic orders the judgment set aside but the case remanded for entry of judgment for the plaintiff in a man- ner outlined by the high court.
 The suit was of Mary Delaney. in dividually and as executrix Of the estate of her husband William Ken- naugh. against Julia kennaugh and others,
New Britain herald., 1927-02-05

York Oratorio society and twice with the Buffalo Guido chorus. She has also appeared with the New York Symphony orchestra. the Boston Ce- cilia society. the Buffalo Orpheus society, and Brooklyn Oratorio so- ciety. Her activities include concerts with the New York Mendelssohn Glee club. the Utica B Sharp Music club. Pittsburgh Mozart club and other musical organizations through out the country. She Is best known. however, as contralto radio singer from Station WEAF, New York city.
 This concert will be open to the public.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-05
William F. Kennedy

Funeral services for William r. Kennedy were held at the funeral parlors of M. J. Kenney on Main stseet this morning at 1880 o'clock and at St. Mary's church at 8 o'clock. Rev. Walter A. McCrann celebrated requiem high mass.
 As the body was being borne from the church Mrs. Mary T. Crean sang Abide With Me" The pail bearers were John Meskill. Daniel Ralph. James McGrath, James Farrell, James Reilly and John Kenney.
 Interment was in St. Mary's ceme- tery.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-05
RAILROAD SHARES
 STILL IN DEMAND
Low Price Issues Popular With
 Spectators

New York, Feb. 5 R-Renewed
 buying of the low priced railroad
 shares marked the opening of to-
 days stock market Gains of 1 to
 1 F points were recorded by Wabash, Western Maryland and Seaboard Air Line. Wheeling and Lake Erie com-
 mon quickly fell 2h points in re- flection of the announcement that steps would be taken to authorize the issuance of additional common stock. Houston Oil, DuPont and A.
 NJ. Byers showed large gains, the
 last named crossing 54 to a new peak.
 Despite the efforts being made to relieve the technical ''corner" in Wheeling and Lake Erie common. speculative enthusiasm for the mer-
 ger rails continued at fever pitch.
 Wabash common and preferred A stock touched the highest levels in years, while Lehigh Valley. Gulf,
 Mobile and Northern. Pere Mar
 quette, Baltimore and Ohio, Texas land Pacific and Norfolk and South ern all sold 1 to points higher. Accumulation of the railroad equipment shares was based on the
 belief that large railroad orders and substantially higher earnings were in
 prospect for the leading companies. Lima Locomotive showed special strength despite denial of reports that the American Brown Boveri corporation was negotiating for that company
New Britain herald., 1927-02-05
FIREMEN GUESTS AT THEATER

Chief William J. Noble of the fire department. members of the fire commission and firemen who were not on duty were guests of Manager c. J. Barrett of the Capitol theater last night at private showing of the Fire Brigade" which will be shown at the theater next week. Chief Noble and the others present spoke highly of the picture and de- by it's realism. The story of the film is woven around the experience of smoke eaters" in their heroic role Of saving lives and property from destruction.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-05
TRAFFIC TIED UP

Quincy, Mass, Feb. 5 (UP)- Traffic on all New Haven railroad lines passing through this city was tied up for two hours today as a result of the derailment of the loco motive of a freight train.
 The accident occurred at the At lantic station as the locomotive was crossing from the West Quincy branch to the main line.
 No one was hurt.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-05
PRUNING KNIFE SHARPENED
Members Of Finance Board Meet
 Today To Review Estimates
 of Departmental Expenses.

Mayor Weld, Senator Hall and Finance Commissioners Joseph E. Stone and William s. Bacon, who comprise the pruning" committee Of the board of finance and taxation. will meet this afternoon with rep resentatives of several departments to pare down their estimates. A re- port on an amended budget is ex- pected at Mondays meeting.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-05
ESTATE OF (. M. LANDERS
Valuation of Less Than $5,OO0 Indicated in Papers Filed in
 Surrogate Court, New York City.

Papers filed in surrogate court, New York city. yesterady, show that the estate of George M. Landers, amounted to less than s5,o00. The estate was willed to his wife.
 Mir. Landers, former mayor of New Britain and active for years in politics in this city, died at his home in New York on January 25. He was New York manager of Landers, Frary & Clark's and a director of that corporation.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-05
Richard O'Dell

Funeral services for Richard O'Dell. former resident of this city, were held this morning at the home of his sister. Mrs. Harry Phalen of A Fremont street and at St. Mary's church at 9 o'clock. Rev. Thomas Lawlor celebrated a requiem high mass.
 The pail bearers were Fred Wat son, John E. R. KeeverA Harry Phalon, John Phalon, Frank O'Dell. and Thomas O'Day. 1nterment was in St. Mary's cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-05
Deaths
Mrs. Stefania StuzulkOwski

Mrs Stefania Stuzulkowski, 30 years old. wife of Sigmund Stuzul- died this morning at her home.
 She leaves three children, Marion, Sigmund and Josephine Stuzulkow- ski.
 The funeral will be held Monday morning at 9 o'clock from St. Casi- mer's church, Terryville, and burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery. tha, city.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-05
Funerals
Berger NJ. Hillstrand.

strand of 626 Stanley street will be held this afternoon at 1880 o'clock at the home and at o'clock from the First Lutheran church. Rev. Dr. Abel A. Ahlquist, pastor, will off ciate. Burial will be in Fairview cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-05
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE

Berlin, Feb. 5.-(P)-The Reich stag today gave a vote of confidence to Chancellor Marks new Bourgeois coalition cabinet. The vote was 2S5 to 174.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-05
Mrs. CccOndian Collossa.

The funeral of Mrs. Cecondian Collossa of 575 South street will be held Monday morning at s:So o'clock from her home and at 10 o'clock from St. Joseph's church. Burial will be in St. Mary's ceme- tery.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-05

Detroit dispatches say the Ford Motor Company has an order from the Soviet government for $500 Fordson tractors. Since 1921 the company has shipped more than 25,000 tractors to Russia.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-05
Charles Frost

Charles Frost, Il years old, of Shuttle Meadow road, died this morning at the New Britain Gen. eral hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-05

The weeks gold imports at New York totalled s6,419,0o0 of which s6,2S3,000 came from France. Ex- ports of $1,306,000 included S1,045,- 900 to Germany No shipments were received from Canada,
New Britain herald., 1927-02-05
WaU Street Briefs

Commercial failures in the United States this week are put at 570 by R. c. Dunn and company against 6s7 the week before and 612 year ago.
 Pig iron Is 25 cents a ton lower in the Pittsburgh district. No. foun- dry grade ranging from SIS to 31s.50 a ton.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-05
ROSE BRYANT TO GIVE
 RECITAL HERE TUESDAY
New York solotst VIII Sing for Gen. tral Congregational Club at
 First Church.

Rose Bryant. radio contralto and formerly a resident of New Britain, will give a recital before the Central Congregational club of Connecticut Tuesday evening, February 8, at 8 o'clock, in the First Church of Christ in this city.
 For years, Miss Bryant was con- tralto soloist in the First church quartet. She first appeared In New Britain under the patronage of the late Mrs. William c. Hungerford and made her home with MT. and Mrs. c. J. Parker, at S43 West Main street. She now Is alto soloist of the chorus choir of the Brick Presby- terian church. Fifth avenue and 37th street, New York city.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-05
TREASURY BALANCE Treasury Balance S19S,244,2 26S

Boston-Exchanges ss5,oo0, 900; Balances $33.ooo,oo.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-23
Sh0wmanShib
Has Real Value

In recent address at the gather
ing of the Motion Picture Theater
Owners of America at Columbus,
Ohio, S. L. Rothafel head of the
Roxy Theater in New York en-
phasized the value of Snowman ship
in the motion picture business,
telling how to build up a spirit of
good will through the radio, and
touched on the subject of what he
termed "judicious extravaganza" as
means to insure entertainment of
a varied and artistic order.
PHYSIOLOGY, judicious, and sin
certify extravaganza are the cardinal
principles of showmanship,' said
Roxy. TOO many exhibitors have
stood still, because of their tendency
to practice economy. You can talk
all you like about chain COM
petition and the like, but the real
Snowman, the. man, who spends
money not only well but wisely, who
establishes his individuality giving
the theater definite personality,
will never be driven out.
"Good will is the strongest asset
oof any business. There are many
ways to create good will besides pro-
ducing and exhibiting good pictures.
I have found the radio to be the
strongest factor in building good
will for my organization"
It was upon these principles that
Roxy built his theater and broke
all previous motion picture records.
His house seats over 5000 persons
and he asserted that he could use
1000 more seats nicely.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-23
Tons of Ice
to Cool the
Indian a
New Refrigerating Plant
Cost 100000 to
Install.

The 100000 refrigerating plant,
the greatest cooling system in the
middle West, has now been COM
pleted and the Indiana Theater will
be able to maintain an even tenn
perature of 10 degrees throughout
the hottest summer weather, Ace
Berry, general manager of the In
diana, has announced.
Each day the refrigerating system
manufactures $50 tons of ice, enough
ice to keep thousands of households
in ice all summer, but that is the
amount of ice necessary to maintain
comfortable temperatures at the
Indiana.
For two months workmen have
been installing this plant. Experts
in theater ventilating and cooling
have combined their talents in pro-
ducing the Indiana refrigerating sys-
tenn.
Regardless of the f1uctuation of
outside temperatures, the tempera-
ture maintained in the Indiana will
be constantly at 10 degrees.
The air is taken from a height OF
approximately seventy-five feet
above the street level and~is forced
through the cooling and washing
plant and then released in the
ceiling of the auditorium. The cool
air is forced down and finds its way
through the hundreds of "mush-
rooms" placed under the seats.
This is the ideal method OF
ventilating a theater it has been
demonstrated in the greatest OF the
newest theaters of the nation.
/, Scores of workmen have been
busily engaged more than a month
previous to the opening of the In
diana to have the cooling plant in
condition for the opening Of the
house. Unforeseen difficulties pre-
sented themselves and the Inaugural
ton of the cooling system I'M
fortunately was deferred.
Every assurance for the perfect
entertainment and perfect harmo-
NOUS surrounding for its presenta-
ton, has now been provided Indiana
theater audiences.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-23

company will be in the cast of the
performance here, with Miss Jean
Oliver and Milton Byron in the
leading roles. Harvey Schlueter,
scenic artist, will build the settings.
The action of this comedy takes,
place in a boarding house where are
housed a number of employees of
department store. Two of their
members, two orphaned sisters, are
an enterprising couple of girls who
endeavor to keep things moving in
their otherwise prosaic lives by or
ganizing "home talent" show. One
of the girls, jamie, the younger of
the two, has been left in care of her
elder sister as a dying wish of their
mother. The elder sister keeps hop
ping to keep her out of difficulties
since she has developed a fair for
cutting up"
Love En- and Leave En-" is a
quick-moving' vehicle, mainly COM
edy, but with generous touches of
farce, and light dip into burlesque.
It has now passed its two hundredth
performance in New York, which
indicates it's popularity.
Following close upon the heels of
this play is Edgar Selwyn's comedy
success, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-23
Romance

Romance stalks in many strange
places. This is verified by Everette
Du Boise, who operates the big
Chutes the Chutes at Broad Ripple
Park. According to Du Boise since
he has been in charge of the ride
no less than four couples have been
married as a result of meeting at
the chutes.
1t is the long dark tunnel that
appeals to the lovers and the opera
tor is lenient with the speed of the
boats on their way through the long
winding passageway.
Not long ago a wedding party had
a dinner in the parks new cafe and
spent the greater part of the even
ing on the chutes. Du Boise said he
took enough rice out Of the bottom
of one of the boats to supply an
ordinary family for week. Du
Boise has already chistened one of
the boats "the honeymoon express"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-23
West Directs
DOUe' Film

Roland West will direct Norma
Talmadge in her first United Artists
picture, 1.-The Dove" For a long
time after Joseph Schenck bought
the script from David Belasco, the
cinema world wondered who would
direct this important first picture.
West was the logical choice. For
many years he has been associated
with Joseph M. Schenck. He di-
rected Norma Talmadge in one of
the most successful of her pictures,
de Luxe Annie" and he is con-
sidered one of the most imaginative
dramatic directors now working.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-23

What becomes OF Lnenl-Jne movie
stars who shine for a year or two,
then disappear? Where do they goP
And why?
Agnes Smith, chronicler of screen
land life, has been checking up or
that vanished host whose names
have faded from the lights and bill
boards-the Nazimovas. Clara Kim
ball Young, j. Warren Kerrigams
ct al.
She's found where they go, to
many destinations and ports of OBJ
livion.
And why? Well, that's matter
for specification, and, in the August
issue of Photoplay Magazine she
specifies the seven ways, aside from
simple marriage and retirement. by
which the stars can and do erase
themselves speedily from the public
consciousness. They are:
/. BY getting mixed up in crime
or moral scandal.
2. BY overworking temperament
and overrating self-importance.
3. For an actress, by marrying a
man antagoniStic to a screen career.
4. BY overplaying their type.
5. BY accepting stardom before
they've developed stars ability.
6. BY taking too much time be-
tween pictures.
T. BY making plain, mediocre pic
lures.
Fatty" Arbuckle she points out
as a prime example of one who took
the first way out, with Mary Miles
Minter and others, more or less per-
sonally to blame, following his lead,
their names erased by the adverse
publicity that engulfed them.
= ALA Nazimova, she says, is the
outstanding victim of too much tenn
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-23
BY DAN THOMAS

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, July o.
There is quite a history behind
Louis Wolheim's broken nose. This
bent and twisted facial adornment,
by the way, has made him one OF
f1lmdom's most prominent actors
and the nose plays an important
part in 1.-TWO Arabian knights, a
film Just finished, and one of the
few really good pictures of the last
six months.
Wolheim broke his nose while
playing football in college. Several
years later he listened to the plead
ings of his friends, took $1,000-the
only $1,000 he had in the world
and went to a plastic surgeon to
have it remodeled. Being more than
pleased with the result, he gathered
his friends for a celebration IN a
New York chop house.
while we were eating and drink
ing-those were the days before pro-
hibition-an actor entered the
place, looked at me, and made a
dirty crack about my nose" says
Wolheim. "One thing led to an
other and soon every one in the
place was taking part in free-for-
all fight. When it was over, my
nose was broken again.. And I
didn't have another $1,000 to have
it rebuilt. And I never will now
it means too much money to me.
Any one who thinks that Molly
O'Day and her sister, Sally O'Neil,
aren't just as Irish as their names
should look over their family his
tory. Their mother was an Irish
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-23

permanent among the forgotten stars.
The exotic, bobbed-haired lady
couldn't get along with producers,
directors or fellow players. Now
she's in vaudeville in England.
Those who overplayed their type
are many, and are not themselves
to blame so much as a tickle pub
licI For instance. she cites William
S. Hart. The public loved that
strong, silent look Then suddenly
it decided it had had enough of it.
1t adored Louise Glaum in those
spidery costumes. Then alteration
turned to indifference. Theda Bara
was encouraged to become wilder
and funnier. When Miss Bara
obliged, the public laughed. And
by the same ruote went Leah Baird,
Virginia Pearson and Rosemary
Theby.
Katherine Macdonald, Lila Lee
and the little blonde Miss Dupont
are offered as samples of those who
were thrust into stardom before they
were prepared for it. Yesterday they
we're broadly advertised, today they
are unmentioned
Geraldine Farrar is presented as
one whose movie career was killed
by poor pictures, and in the same
category are put Wanda Hawley,
Anita Stewart and Clara Kimball
Young.
Then others just quit, because
they wanted to quit. j. Warren
Kerrigan, for instance, who in
several years has only made one
appearance, in THE Covered
Wagon" and Pearl White, who pre-
fers quiet living in France to risk
! ing her neck in more serials.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-23

"
4. Sundry newspaper reviewers have
remarked that there is more nays
terry in "The Gorilla" than in a
combination Of all the other mystery
splays produced within the past ten
years.
IL That is a large and expansive
statement, but it acquires some va
lidity when it is remarked that
more than half the, characters in
"a rather large cast turn out to be
not what they were upon. their first
introduction to the audience.
And sometimes it seems that even
those characters S-ho maintain their
original identity from first to last
are not always to be trusted.
Most of the comedy in the play Is
furnished by two dull-witted detec-
tives, one of whom sums up the
whole situation of the piece when
he says: 1--WE followed every clew
and I've shot at everything I've
seen, but I can't make anything
out of it."
= 'The Gorilla" was written and
produced on the strength OF the
quite plausible assumption that peo-
pie are beginning to weary of mys-
terry plays.
Accordingly, Mr., Spence, the au-
thor, has put into his piece all the
stock characters of the familiar
thriller laundering police de-
.tectives, the comedy Negro, the aged
uncle and the super-sleuth from
Scotland Yard, who falls in love
with the harassed heroine.
The play is a travesty from start
to finish and much glorious fun is
had at the expense of the seriously
earnest mystery type of play.
g. It is likewise the, shootingest,
,shoutingest melange of thrills, chills
and yells ever concoted. 1t is, in
brief, thriller" run amuck.
The cast that George iSomnes, di-
rector, has assembled for the play
will include Vivian Tobin, the only
feminine member of the cast; Gavin
Gordon, Larry Fletcher, Aldrich
Bowker, John Storey, Ernest Cos
sart, Harry Ellerbe, Eric Kalkurst,
and, quite naturally, the gorilla.