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made in this building since the day of horse driven vehicles.
 Conclusions
 The board Of fire commissioners has carefully considered all matters coming under it's Jurisdiction and have acted on the same to the best of its ability and feels sure that if their recommendations are carried cut our fire department will be one of the first in the country in q class of cities our size.
 ITO His Honor the Mayor. the members of the common council and all other commissions and city em-
New Britain herald., 1927-05-11

it is now necessary for the city serv- ice ladder from No. ? house to an swer calls to this section and also for the aerial ladder to answer on certain boxes. It would be very ef- f1cient to have the city service lad der company on each side of the track.
 New Fire Station
 "We recommend a new fire sta- ton with a 750 gallon bumper and men to be located in the western section of the city as a number of dwellings, garages and factory buildings have been built during the past ten years in this particular sec- tion.
 ''The national board of fire under writers when making a general sur vey of our city some three years ago strongly recommended station and company in this section.
 New Quarters for Master Mechanic
 And Electrical Repair Room
 "The present quarters for repair ing work by the master mechanic ol C1CN'ilSo OCPdA tAlCAt AAC iAooN- Quate and we believe that proper quarters should be sought. possibly remodelng the building between the present No. 2 fire station and the electrical department.
 New Man on tho Switchboard
 '"This coming year our new ar engagement of having a man on duty at all times at the switchboard at fire headquarters will greatly in crease the efficiency of the depart ment due to the fact that he will know at all times companies an- swering certain alarms and will be able to give the public information and instruct companies that are not answering alarms to take alarms should they come in while the cen tral companies are out. He will also be able to sound the siren in case of fire and in case of general alarm.
 "The new siren which is being in stalled in the tower at the rear of fire headquarters on Commercial street will sound a warning on all alarms except at night when it will be used only in case of general alarm so as not to disturb the citi- zcns.
 Additional Men Tor Punper
 Additional men are needed for bumpers in the three central com panies and is strongly recommended by the national board of fire under writers. The appropriation for the coming year allows us to strengthen companies No. 1 and No. ?. We rec ommend that we be allowed to put two additional men on No. 3 com- pany which is now undermanned.
 New Car For Assistant Chiefs
 And Master Mechanic
 The assistant chiefs do a large amount of inspecting in all parts of the city. We believe that a small car should be purchased for their use and should an alarm come in while they are in any particular section they will be able to respond quickly. This car could also be used by the master mechanic in making his daily inspection.
 Remodel No. Fire Station
 "Plans are now being made for remodeling No. 1 fire station on Curtis street which is badly needed as no Improvements have been
New Britain herald., 1927-05-11

pany for the station. giving the city new station. a new piece Of ap- paratus and new company.
 Drill Tower ''At the present time plans are being made for the construction of a new drill tower in the rear of No. fire station which will enable the officers of the department to drill the men more thoroughly. This drilling will make the men more proficient in their duty as firemen and will give them practical experi- ence in scaling walls. climbing lad ders with the hose and taking down dummies. This training is neces- sary as men going into burning building must rely on the men ac- companying them to do the right thing at the right time so that their lives will not be exposed to unnec- essary dangers.
 Fire Alarm System
 ''The fire alarm system was en. larged by the laying of $500 feet o1 cable in the Myrtle street subway Instead of this commission purchas. ing the cable as heretofore it was jointly agreed between the police and fire departments to purchase one cable containing twelve wires four to, be used by the fire depart. ment and six by the police depart. ment. This was done by the cleo. tric department and during the coming year the laying of 1000 feet more of cable along these same plans will be done in the South Main street subway.
 "The fire alarm system has been improved by the installation of sev- en new fire alarm boxes. However we feel that twenty-one additional fire alarm boxes should be installed and also that private boxes should city SO that these particular build ings will have the advantage of ad. ditional companies answering any alarm coming from these boxes and it would not be necessary for this department to send additional ap- paratus to other boxes in the vicin- ity of these buildings.
 Plans are also made to test all the private fire alarm boxes in this city at least once a year to guar antee that they are in working or der as 1t Is very seldom that all alarm is turned in from the major ity of these boxes.
 Additional Men For Electrical Dept
 At the present time the addition al amount of work done by our elec- trical department. which is incident ally saving the city a large amount of money. necessitates an additional man in the department so that it will be possible for them to execute all orders given them promptly. It has been necessary within the past year to hire additional labor to en- able the superintendent and assist ant of this department to complete the work they had on hand.
 New Stxty-FIve Foot City Service
 Ladder and Company
 "We respectfully recommend that 65 foot city service ladder truck with the assignment of a company of ten men be made to be located in No. fire station to strengthen the department in the northwestern part of the city. This service is greatly needed due to the fact that a large number of tenement houses have been built in that locality and
New Britain herald., 1927-05-11
Beating Given Police
 Chief Causes His Death

Chicago, May II P-A mysteri- ous beating which was administered April 2S 10 Albert w. Valecka. for mer police chief at Cicero, suburb. caused his death last night.
 Nalecka was taken to a hospital by a woman who said she was to have been married to him May 5.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-11
Sims-Anders0n Wedding
 Takes Place in New York

TSpecIaT To tLe HeTaIdJ
 New York, May 1l-Jack A. Sims, a former resident o. New Britain, Conn.,, now of 46 West c5th street. Anderson. widow. of 900 West l26th street. this city. were married
New Britain herald., 1927-05-11

here today. The ceremony took place in the chapel o, the Municipal build- ing with Deputy City Clerk John J. Mccormick officiating.
 Mir. Sims gave his occupation as . salesman. He was born in New Britain. the son of John and Harriet Sims. The bride was born in New Canaan. Conn. the daughter of Ed ward and Adelaide Hort. She was previously married and her husband died in 1918.
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back to Nalecka's days as police
 chief. or to jealousy. They dis counted a theory of gangland ven-
 geance.
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ployes. we give our many thanks for the courtesies extended to us for the past year"
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-24

WILL ROGERS having paid off the
prize money for his gag" of "A
nonstop Ford flight" from his home
town, Claremore. Okla. to Beverly
Hills. Calf. arrangements are now
being made for a "Will Rogers Press
Car" to make a coast-to-coast-andr re-
turn trip in the interest of his forth
coming motion picture venture, "A
Texas Steer"
The "Will Rogers Press Car" n
Hump sedan, will be driven from First
National Studios in Burbank, Calf,
beginning August /, to Washington,
D. c.. and return. Fred T.. Hamlin,
publicity director of Sam T.. Rork Pro
auctions of First National Studios.
will drive, accompanied by a pho
tographer and mechanic. This is
Tlamlin's second transcOntinental trip.
Last wear. for a vacation. he drove
from New York City to Los Angeles
with a. newspaper photographer and
in series of syndicated articles for
a New York daily became known as
THE Broadway Tenderfoot.'
Cities on the route to Washington,
where eXteriors are to he made with
VIII Rogers. Louise Fazenda. Ann
Rork and other players. include Las
Vegas. Salt Lake City, Denver. Kan
sas City. Omaha. st. Louis, Indian
apolis. Chicago. Detroit, Columbus,
Wheeling, Pittsburgh. Philadelphia
and New York City.
Rogers and the movie players,
Richard Wallace, the director; his as
sistants, camera men. property men.
all headed by Sam Z. Rork, the pro-
Queer. will make the trip to Washing
ton, D. c.. in two or three special
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-24

4 STATEMENT has been issued by
a Adolph Zukor, president of Para
ount-Famous-Lasky Corporation, in
part. as follows:
THE formal order and findings of
the Federal Trade Commission were
served upon us today, We are glad
to find that, after the comm 'ssion's
searching investigation. begun in 1921
and but recently completed. the only
existing business practice of this cor
poration to which it's order purports
to apply is the sales method of offer
ing pictures in groups, referred to by
the commission as block booking.
This is the offering of a number
of pictures as a unit, It is also the
offering of a number of pictures for
an aggregate price substantially less
than the combined prices for various
pictures in the group if purchased
separately. In other words, it is the
Offering of group of pictures at
wholesale price below the retail price
of single pictures.
1T does not prevent exhibitors pur
chasing pictures singly. The average
advance upon the price Of single pic
lures as against the block price of
such pictures is only about 25 per
cent. This sales method is not Pc
culiar to our company, but is almost
universal in the industry. 1t will
thus be seen that the commission
order. if sustained by the courts, will
present a question which will have to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-24
Then and Now

"DEARIE," a Warner Bros pro
IL duction. starring Irene Rich. IT
is claimed. broke all records for large
receipts for the Summer season dur
ing it's week at the Roxy Theater IN
New York. What this means may
best be understood when it is known
that the week that doesn't snow
gross of over a hundred thousand dol
lars is considered "A bad one at the
Roxy.
Years ago Maude Adams played
Seattle, Wash, for a week. Plctures
were struggling for an existence at
the time. On the week the most
popular woman on the American
stage drew $4,000 to the box office
of the theater This was considered
wonderful. George Cohan found oc-
casion to make speech about it.
"Dearie," it will be seen, crossed
that same amount on the first day
of it's stay at the Roxy.
How things and times have
changed!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-24
Changes MANAGEMENT.

THE Strand Theater in Washington
has been acquired by New York
theatrical interests and will open the
last week in August under the man.
agement of Harry Jarboe. a Washing
tonian and former manager of the
Gayety Theater.
No radical departures. it is an
nounced. will be made in the pro-
grams at the Strand as they were the
latter part of last season. The shows
will consist of high-class musical
revues and features. A new company.
presenting a new bill will appear each
week. Each production will consist of
% entertainers. with crew of stage
hands, musical director. new scenery
and costumes.
Three performances will be given
each day and popular prices will pre-
vail. The attractions will be booked
through the offices of Callahan &
Bernstein.
Mr.. Jarboe states that he will cater
especially to women and children and
nothing of a suggestive character will
be tolerated in any of the productions
playing his house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-24
Title $ Punctured
Romance.

"TILLIE'S Punctured Romance"
which Al Christie is going to
produce AS a Paramount Christie fea-
ture, had in it's original and ancient
version largely a cast of then I'M
known players.
Marie DRESSER, because of her popu-
larity on the stage, was practically
the only one whose name was familiar
TO the public. An obscure young man
named Charlie Chaplin played the
male lead. Others who were given
recognition in the opening titles were
Mabel Normand and Mack Swain.
AL Christie has stated that an all
star group of exceedingly well known
comedians will be seen in the new
tale of Tillie. Those players will be
headed by girl whose popularity has
been mounting recently. She is gen
orally regarded as one of the bright
est twinklers among those stars whose
forte is comedy.
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Will Rogers Press Car.

cars of a transcontinental train, aT
irving on or about August %.
After two weeks in Washington the
Rogers company goes To ranch
near Tuscon. Ariz., for two or three
weeks. then back to First National
Studios for the interiors.
The Press Car will be started from
Washington three days ahead of the
company. to arrive in time for the
beginning of the ranch production
work. and returning west will use the
Southern route. through Charlotte,
y. c.; Atlanta. Birmingham. Memphis.
New Orleans. Houston, Dallas, Tue
son and back 10 First National stu.
dios in Burbank.
"A Texas Steer" in which Will
Rogers will be starred. is the old
Charles H. Hoyt stage play. Rogers
will have the role of a Texas cattle
man elected to Congress agains, his
wishes through the scheming of a
socially ambitious wife Louise, Fa-
zenda1 and daughter Bossy (Ann
ROrk).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-24
Will They Do It?

ONE Of the most remarkable shots
ever attempted in a motion pic
ture. 1t Is announced. is to be put into
Fred Thomson's production. Jesse
James" now being made for Para
mount.
Thirty men are to climb from horses
into the car windows of a passenger
train travelling at the rate of 35 miles
an hour. 1t is to be a spectacular
train hold-up by Jesse James.
Fred Thomson, who as the famous
outlaw will lead the stunt on his
white horse. Silver King, it is
claimed, has already experimental on
the speed and his ability to make the
transfer. and members of the unit
are now securing the West for 80
cowboys who think they have nerve
enough to try it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-24

Continued from First Page1
French production in colors of the
immortal drama by Rostand, Will be
brought back to the Little Theater,
beginning this afternoon. for another
weeks run Seldom has a theatrical
exhibit appealed so strongly intellectu-
ally and popularity. Critics have com
mented on it's fidelity to the play. the
vivid beauty of the hand-colored scenes
and the acting and direction.
The title role is in the capable
hands of Pierre Magnier of the Com
edie Franchise. who has played it
many times and who brings to the
part of the staggering Gascon Guard,
whose sword and wit avail him moth
ing in love, a grace and knowledge
of the period of the play that well fit
him to portray the role. Accompany
ing the feature will be short subjects
and the music of the Little Theater
Trio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-24
Not to Change Policies.

be dealt with not alone by the Para
mount company, but by the entire
motion picture industry. Therefore
no change in our existing sales pol
icies is contemplated at the present.
1.-THE commissions order does not
attempt to interfere with the owner
ship and operation of the existing
theater holdings of the Paramount
company. known as the 'Publix Cir
cult nor with any additions thereto
which may be made in the normal
development and expansion of our
business in the future
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-24
SCREEN
FROM THE
BY c. E. NELSON.

names of such pictures and stars as
Lon CLANCY in The Tower OF Lies,
Mae Murray in The Merry Widow"
Emil Jannings in Faust" Rudolph
Valentino in The -Four Horsemen,
etc.
The plan is working out and the
four theaters will have number
OF revivals during the next Jew
months.
Al EXANDER CORDA, the Hun
"A garian expert of the megaphone.
will direct THE Private Life of
Helen of Troy" for First National.
Nine. Corda will play the leading
role and Lewis Stone is to have an
important part.
IN w. GRIFFITH has discovered
II. that la Paiva" will not make
a first class screen story, so he is to
direct "A Romance OF Old Spain" in
which Estelle Taylor will be starred.
She was scheduled for leading part
i'll the first mentioned picture. Sew
eral weeks were spent in the prepa-
ration OF La Paiva" for the screen,
and this expense-economy is ram
pant in the movics-will be charged
to the account of "A Romance OF
Old Spain"
Other instances of Hollywood
economy are cited. Work on The
Garden OF Eden starring Corinne
Griffith. continued for 10 days at
reported cost of 100000, Then the
entire company disbanded, new
director was hired, and the work will
be started over again A large part
of "Old Heidelberg is being re
shot" by Director Paul Bern. The
first scenes were made by Lubitsch
at a cost of thousands Of dollars.
There are also many new scenes in
Love which was once Anna
Karenina." the old ones being thrown
into the discard.
D OXY recently served as best man
IN at the wedding of Miss Celia
Branz. contralto OF his gang, and
Joseph Stopak. first violinist and
concert master OF the Roxy orches-
ira. A wedding breakfast was served
at the theater and the newlyweds
are spending their honeymoon i'll the
Lake Placid country.
x * * X
IN Studio and Theater. W. {.
Z Fields is now in Hollywood, where
he will start work soon i'll series OF
comedies with Chester Conklin. {.
Pola Neqri plays the part of a
waitress in her Paramount starring
vehicle, Sun Kissed" Fifty-flve
OF the prettiest girls on the West
Coast are to appear with Billie Dove
and Lloyd Hughes i'll American
Beauty" Gertrude Astor will
have a modern Sappho role i'll The
Broadway Kid" Karl Dane and
George X. Arthur. who have been
playing together for some time in
comedy roles, are to be starred in a
new picture, Olga Fr@n Volga."
Ernest Terrence has been
signed for supporting role in
Steamboat Bill" Buster Keaton's
new production for the United
Artists. Al Jolson is back at
work in The Jazz Singer" and
stage engagement in San Francisco,
. Dorothy CULVER is to have her
first leading part in Arm of the
Law" for Universal. Marie
Provost is starting work in The
Girl in the Pullman" for De Mile.
Theodore Roberts, sometimes
known as The Duke of Hollywood"
is back on the West Coast after
wears tour in vaudeville. Ben
Lyon and Claudette Colbert. the
French actress. are to be co-starred
in a new comedy. French Dressing"
from an original story by Adelaide
Hebron.
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WARDMAN PARk-''The Man Who
PLAYED God"

An interesting American revival
will be presented by the Motion Pic
ture Guild at the Wardman Park
Theater this week. starting this eve
ming. in 1.-THE Man Who Played God, u
in which George Arliss made one of
his greatest successes.
A United Artists production, the
picture was made from Jules Eckert
Goodmans play, which was in turn
taken from story by Gouveneur
Morris. 1t is a story of a world
famous musician who is deafened by
bomb thrown at king. His happi-
ness is thus taken from him, but he
dcvotes his life to disentangling the
affairs of others.
Appearing with Mr.. Arliss, who has
the title role, are Mary Aston. Ann
Forest and others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-24

THE most popular book in the
motion picture studios is the Year
book of the Department of Agricul
ture.
Studios buy hundreds of the bulky
tones because they are so fat. and
cost so little at secondhand book
stores. A dollars worth will fill more
shelves in library scene than vir-
tually any other kind of used litera-
ture; yet they photograph as well as
the most expensive novels.
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Photoplays This Week.

Continued from First Page)
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w. c. Fields and Chester Conklin
will launch their joint comedy career
in story of circus life called THE
Side Show" written by Percy Heath,
veteran scenarist. and Donald Davis,
son of Owen Davis, head of Para
mounts authors council. The pic
ture will be Fields first on the West
Coast
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-24

In Adolphe Menjou's next picture
for Paramount, The Musician" by
Ernest Vajda, Menjou will play the
part of a young composer who mar
ries the girl who inspired his great
est work. Fame makes him forget
the girl for a time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-24

Lillian Gish is the star In the screen
version of Charming Polock's play,
The Enemy" which Fred Niblo is di-
recting, with George Fawcett, Ralph
Emerson, FRITZ Ridgway and Capt.
John Peters In the cast
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-03
Fields Knocks Out
Ramies In Second

HOLLYWOOD. Dee. 3. - jackie
Fields, Los Angeles junior weltcr
weight, took complete charge of the
situation last night when he enter
ed the fight ring at the Hollywood
Legion stadium last night with Dick
Ramies, San Diego, as his opponent
\ long left to the jaw sent Ramics
out in the second of what was t.
have been a 10 round affair.
al Nelson, numbering Scandinav.
ian who shambled about the ring in
contrast to graceful Jackie Carr, his
opponent, displayed unusual hitting
powers from awkward positions and
beat Carr badly in the six-round semi
Windup. 1t was Jackie S first loss
in his eight last starts.
In the best battle on the card, Jim.
rlv Lucas, rising navy flvweight
and Mickey Emo, a hard hitting bat
tier, went six furious rounds in the
special event. Lucas gained a pop.
ular decision although Erno gave
him "A heavy bombardment in the
final round.
The opening prelminarics were
short and sweet. Ted Schleutc1
Knocked out Ed Buckley in one
fonnd and Johnny Fox disposed of
Harry Bernstein in a round and a
half.