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New Britain herald., 1927-02-28
Observation-Disclosures OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

regular Monday night feature be-
cause of its popularity and no doubt
there will be a capacity house on
hand to enjoy this evenings affair.
The double feature program of mo-
ton pictures being shown today and
tomorrow is headed by "Kiki" in
which Norma Talmadge assumes her
first coincidence role. Ronald Col
man has the masculine lead, which
should be good news to his many
admirers. The second attraction is
lightning Strikes a gripping story
which takes for its chief character
marvellous dog (played by Light
ning). Selected shorter subjects will
also be shown. There will be sur
prise Gift Night tomorrow evening.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-28
STRAND IN PIAAINXHLE

Pola Negri's latest and greatest
American triumph, Hotel Imperial"
will be shown at the Plainville
Strand theater today and tomorrow
as the first full week of the new
photodrama house begins. Two
European artists, Erich Pommer and
Mauritz Stiller, produced and di-
rected this picture and have achieved
an undercurrent of taut suspense as
well as some of the most effective
Photographic shots ever screened
while the romantic and realistic
touches leave nothing to be desired.
The Strand will offer new shows
every Monday, Wednesday, Friday
and Sunday and will conduct
matinees daily except Sunday. The
evening show will start promptly at
1880 o'clock, the doors opening at
6:45 o'clock. The prices will be 25
cents in the evening and Is cents
for adults and 10 cents for children
in the afternoon.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-28
BIG GEM RORRFRY.

Miami, Fla, Feb. % P>-The safe
of the Sutton and Gibson jewelry
store was blown open early today
and cash and jewels with an esti-
mated value Of between $4,000 and
sl25,00O stolen. The robbers were
believed to have worked throughout
the night. Owners of the store said
the actual loss would not be known
until an inventory had been taken.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-28
RIO COOPER NIEGRUE DIES

New York, Feb. 2S.--UP)-Not-
ables of the stage and screen will
attend the funeral here this after
noon of Rio Cooper Megrue, 4S,
playwright, who died Sunday.
Megrue wrote TT Pays to Adver-
tise," Potash and Perlmutter in
Society" White Magic" and other
Broadway productions of the last
10 years.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-28
THREE MINERS KILLED

Walsenburg, Colo, Feb. zS.9M
The bodies of three miners killed
yesterday In an explosion IN the
Caldwell mine OF the Pacific Coal
Mining company were recovered to1
day. Company officials believe Z
drill set off a charge Of dynamite
The dead: Charles Shepherd. 49,
mine foreman; Alex Archuleta, Is,
and Frank Rivera, 35.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-28
TRIAL POSTPONED
Case Of "The Virgin Nam Goes
Over Until Next Week.

New York, Feb. 2S.-(UP)-
The trial of the author and cast OF
The Virgin Man." one of three
plays recently denounced as immoral
by the district attorneys office,
was postponed week in the court
Of special sessions today.
When the case comes up again
the names Of Mack Cohan and
Jacob Kromberg, producers who
were not arraigned until last Sat
urday, will be added to the list Of
defendants.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-28
AT RIALTO TONIGHT

A Black Bottom contest will be
the feature event at the Rialto thea
ter this evening when quite num-
Der of those who are skilled in this
eccentric dance will compete for the
valuable prizes offered. This form
of entertainment bids fair to be a
New Britain herald., 1927-02-28

The clock which Charles V OF
France ordered to be constructed for
his palace ran for All yeara.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-28

Sidney Blackmer with Madge
Kennedy In "Love-in-a- Mist" Is the
attraction at Parsons's theater the
last half of this week, with a Satur-
day matinee. Blackmer is a young
American actor who comes from the
south, He is only % years old. Three
or four years ago only small circle
In the theater knew and appreciated
the fine potentlalities Of the boy with
the charming southern speech. To-
day he has an assured place In the
American theater. Blackmer Is the
type that the stage is more and more
ready to welcome with open arms.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-28
pARsONs's, HARTFORD

The Earl Carol "Vanlties', caileo
"America's greatest revue Will open
a three-day engagement at Parsons
theater this evening. There Will Dc
a matinee Wednesday.
1t is tn eoriginal production from
the Earl Carroll theater, New YORK
where it ran for IS months. Inc
'Vanities" is very much glrlle
show, a musical revue with beauty
as a keynote, beauty of feminine
face and form, beauty of costume
and scenery and light effects, 1t
has gained the distinction of having
1.-The most beautiful girls in the
world"
Evening star., 1927-03-10
LINK IS COMPLETED
IN WATER SYSTEM
Main From Conduit Road
Reservoir Is Connected to
"Y" Branch.

One of the most important links in
connecting up the District water sys-
tenn with the Government reservoir at
Dalecarlia, Conduit road and the Dis
trict line, was completed today with
the joining of the main from the Con-
duit road reservoir to the District s
new ''Y" branch at Seventeenth and
Taylor streets.
Although the mains connecting the
systems We're laid. it will be several
months before water is actually
pumped through from the Conduit
road reservoir, pending completion of
the Dalecarlia filtration plant, which
is under the United States Engineers
Office.
Connection with the Government
reservoir means that the Brightwood
reservoir will be gradually done away
with and the function of the Bryant
street pumping station will be taken
over by the power plant at Dalecarlia.
Fifty feet more headway will re-
suit from the joining of the new sys.
TENS which will serve the Mount
Pleasant area and the district lying
between the Soldiers Home and Con
necticut avenue, and from Florida
avenue to Buchanan street
j. S. Garland, superintendent Of the
District of Columbia Water Depart.
ment, and other officials visited the
job at Seventeenth and Taylor
streets this morning. The official
party included, d. w. Holton, assistant
superintendent; Thomas Wilson. chief
inspector OF valves; A. w. Lybrand,
engineer of the work; M. e. Ward, as.
sistant to the engineer; b. 3. Alison.
foreman of the work, and w. r. Wood.
ward; general foreman.
Evening star., 1927-03-10
MODERN|zED SHIPS
ASSIGNED PLACES
Admiral +EberIe Announces
Texas Will Be Flagship of
United States Fleet.

Some important changes in the
makeup of the various fleets of the
United States Navy made necessary
by the commissioning of certain
vessels which have been modernized
were announced this afternoon by
Admiral E. w. Eberle, chief of Naval
Operations and Acting Secretary of
the Navy.
The battleship Texas. one Of the first
to undergo the undermining process,
will become the flagship of the United
States fleet of which Admiral c.. F.
Hughes is commander-in-chief. The
change will take place on July Is.
At that time Vice Admiral Robertson,
commanding the scouting fleet, will
hoist his flag on the L. S. S. Arkan-
sas, from which he will operate until
the u. S. S. Wyoming completes her
moderniZation.
The cruiser Seattle, which is now
serving as flagship of Admiral Hughes,
whi be sent to the Navy Yard, New
York, as receiving ship, relieving the
cruiser Pueblo, which will proceed to
the Philadelphia navy yard for decom-
missioning.
When the modernization work on
the battleship New York is completed
about October 20, that vessel will pro-
ceed to the Pacific to be assigned to
the battle fleet in Division of the
battleship divisions to take the place
of the Oklahoma and Nevada. The
latter vessels have been transferred
to the Scouting fleet and are now un-
der orders to join it on May l. These
vessels will take the midshipmen on
their annual practice cruise to the
Pacific Coast via the Panama Canal,
leaving Annapolis June and complet-
ing the cruise on August ,25.
Evening star., 1927-03-10
MACHlNlSTS' UNION
ASKS PRESIDENTS AID
Navy Yard Workers Seek to Have
Wage Scale Case Reopened
by Wilbur.

President Coolidge today was asked
to use his influence with Secretary
of the Navy Wilbur for the reopen
ing of the recent wage awards
affecting the Washington Navy Yard
handed down by the Navy general
wage board, of which Capt. Clark is
chairman.
A delegation from Columbia Lodge,
No. 174. International Association of
Machinists, brought the protest to
ahe President. Their objection is to
the action Of the wage board in deny
ing them the 2-cent per hour in
crease in wage awarded by the local
board, of which Admiral Yates
Sterling is chairman.
The machinists' present wage is 81
cents an hour and the workers asked
for an increase to 81 an hour. The
local wage board compromised upon
S6 cents per hour, but this increase
was overruled by the later action of
the general wage board.
The delegation which called upon
the President today comprised James
j. Noonan, president OF Columbia
Lodge; M. H. Lockman and w. j.
ton Navy Yard, these men repre-
serted machinists at Annapolis, Md;
Dahlgren, Va. and Indian Head Md.
They left the President a brief out
lining their case favoring an increase
and made the specific request that he
forward it to Secretary of the Navy
Wilbur with the recommendation that
the case be reopened.
Evening star., 1927-03-10
ALL WORLD SIN-SICK,
SAYS LENTEN SPEAKER
DR.. Howard Kelly of Johns Hop
kins University Addresses
Keith's Audience.

This is sin-sick, evil world" DIR.
Howard A. Kelly. eminent surgeon Of
John Hopkins University, Baltimore,
declared in his address at the Lenten
services at Keith's Theater today,
under the auspices of the Laymen' S
Association of the Episcopal diocese
of Washington in cooperation with
the Federation of Churches Of the
District.
"Is this world a good world?" DR..
Kelly asked, in referring to the NAL
War and 1.-The breaking up of our
homes" "The world is sin.sick and
evil and needs but little shove near
er the abyss to put it in state Of
complete hoplessness," he said
After describing the suffering and
crucifixion of Christ, Doctor Kelly
said, IF He would come back to earth,
l doubt If he could spend three years
of preaching in this country and keep
his life. fear he would lose it sooner
than he did 1000 years ago"
DIR. w. Sinclair Bowen presided
at today's service. Prayer and invoca.
ton were offered by Rev. E. Pinkney
Wroth, pastor of Christ Episcopal
Church, Georgetown. Mrs. Mary
Sherier Bowie. soprano soloist of the
Foundry NJ. E. Church quartet. sang.
DR.. w. A. Wilbur, dean Of George
Washington University, will be the
speaker tomorrow. Comdr c. It.
Jewell will preside. Rev. II. w. D.
Millington will offer prayer. On
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
Rev. DR.. Anson Phelps Stokes,
canon of Washington, will be the
speaker. There will be no service on
Saturday or Sunday.
Evening star., 1927-03-10
WORK OFF FOR HAWAII.
Will Preside at Sessions of Pan
Pacific Conference.

Secretary of the Interior Work left
Washington yesterday on the first leg
Of his journey to Hawaii, where he
will preside over sessions of the Pan
Pacific Conference on Education. Re-
Mobilization, Reclamation and Recrea.
tion. to be held in Honolulu April IL
to 16.
Heads of several Government bu-
reaus will attend the sessions of the
conference, among them Stephen T.
Mather, director of the National Park
Service; DIR. Elwood Mead, Commits
sioner of Reclamation: DIR. John j.
Tigert, Commissioner OF Education:
DIR. Hugh s. Cumming director of
the Public Health Service; DIR. J. c..
Wright, director of the Federal
Board for Vocational Education, and
DR.. Nils A. Olsen, acting chief of the
Bureau of Agricultural Economics,
Department of Agriculture. Fifty
more delegates from States and vari.
Gus national organizations will repre-
sent the United States at the
meetings.
The purposes of the conference, as
outlined by Mr.. Work, are to exchange
views on education, rehabilitation, re-
clamation and recreation.
Evening star., 1927-03-10
PLANTING OF TREES
ON STREETS BEGUN
PetWorth and Jail Vicinity to
Get Most of 1,5OO-Some
Old Ones to Go.

The Spring tree planting program
OF the department of trees and park
lngs was started today under Che di-
rection of Clifford Lanham, 4super.
intendent. approximately 1900 trees
Will he set out, principally in Petworth
In the vicinity of Sherman Circle and
on Kentucky avenue southeast and on
other streets contiguous to the Dis
trict Jail.
The planting of the new trees will
not add~materially to the total num-
Der, Mr. Lanham explained, because
a number of the old trees will be de-
stroyed by the street widening pro-
gram. Many of Washington finest
old trees are along Connecticut ave-
nue. between Dupont Circle and F'lori-
ga avenue, which will be widened this
Summer.
The new trees to be planted are
chleny Norway naples, red oaks and
american elms. Connecticut avenue
VIII be replanted with red oaks after
the widening is completed
Mr.. Lanham has planned to trans
fer 5000 seedlings from seed boxes to
the nursery rows at the Districts
nurseries at Fort Dupont and the Ana
costa flats.
The planting program also
calls for the replacement of syca.
mores on Eleventh street between
pennsylvania and Massachusetts ave-
nues. The old trees on this street were
destroyed when it was widened. 1t
will not be possible, however, Mr.
Lanham said, to plant an even row,
as the widening brought many store
vaults nearer the curb line.
Evening star., 1927-03-10
YOUNG WOMAN MISSING.
Miss Audrey Louise Mayhugh, 81
DISAPPEARED Week Ago.

Failure of Miss Audrey Louise May
hugh, 21-year-old telephone operator,
formerly employed at the Franklin
Square Hotel, TO communicate with
her mother, Mrs. Leila Mayhugh, Ster-
ling, Va, prompted an investigation
that resulted in a report to the police
OF her disappearance a week ago from
her apartment in the Plymouth, 1885
Eleventh street.
G. d. Mayhugh, father Of the young
woman. who rooms at 1920 Eleventh
street when in the city, visited the
daughters apartment yesterday and
learned she had not been there the
past week.
Miss Mayhugh is said by her friends
to be an attractive blonde. She has
light hair and blue eyes. Her disap.
pearance has been broadcast and po-
lice of other places asked to aid In the
search.
Evening star., 1927-03-10
PRESIDENT INVITED
TO INDUSTRY SHOW
Elaborate Displays Ready for
Commercial Exposition
Opening Tonight.

President and Mrs. Coolidge have
been invited to attend the industrial
exposition which the Chamber of
Commerce will open tonight at the
Washington Auditorium. In extend
ing the invitation today, NJ. A. Leese,
president of the chamber, expressed
the hope that they would be able to
attend, if not on the opening night,
on one of the other evenings this
week which have been dedicated to
1he armed forces of the United
States.
Sponsored by the chamber, in
dorsed by the District Commissioners
and others high in official circles of
the National Capital and supported
by representative business houses,
the exposition will be thrown open
to public view at 8 o'clock tonight,
when President LeeSe will deliver a
welcoming address which will be
broadcast.
Will Present Elaborate Array.
After weeks of preparation and in
tensive activity during the last few
days on the part of exhibitors, the
annual industrial show will reveal,
its sponsors assert, a more elaborate
and attractive array of industrial,
commercial and public displays than
ever before has been assembled by
the organization, which for three
years has labored annually on a
graphic reviewing of the business life
of the National Capital.
Exhibits have been placed in taste
fully designed Enclosures finished in
white with a champagne background.
Festooned bunting and American
flags hung from the ceiling make
both floors of the auditorium espe-
cially pleasing in appearance.
An attractive and highly informa-
tional exhibit by the Post Office De-
partment, one of the most extensive
in the show. was one of the first
completed. The Naval Gun Factory
) today was finishing it's array of large
and small naval armament, which will
hold prominent place on the exhibit
ton hall floor. An innovation it the
mechanical type of displays is a cross
section of a street railway track in
Guided in the Capital Traction Co.
exhibit on the auditorium floor. This
illustrates the design of the under
ground trolley system employed by
the washington traction companies.
This Is "Army Night"
Army night" is the designation
of this evenings program. Repre-
sentatives of the Army, headed by
Brig. Gen. Samuel ID. Rockenbach,
commanding the district of Washing
ton, will be the honor guests. Since
a special invitation has been extended
to Gen. Pershing, it is hoped to have
him present tonight or on later
evening.
The Army Band, directed by Capt.
w. j. Stannard. will play tonight's
musical program. The Navy and
Marine Bands will play tomorrow and
Saturday EVENINGS respectively and
again next weeA, The auditorium
management, exposition officials an
nounced, have given the use Of the
500, 900 organ installed there. This
will be used to supplement the pro-
gram of music, which calls for eve-
ming concerts by SO and 60 piece mill
tary bands while the exposition is in
progress.
The exposition will be open each
day except Sunday from 2:30 pm. to
s pm. and in the evening from TO
IL o'clock.
Evening star., 1927-03-10
STANFIELD Is SUED
FOR S1,121 BY MODISTE
Wife of Oregon Senator Declares
Action Is Result of an
Oversight.

Senator Stanfield of Oregon and Mrs.
Stanfield. 2400 Sixteenth street, were
sued today in the District Supreme
Court by Carrie & Grantland. New
York modistes, for $1,12I for dresses
furnished about January 2, 1926, and
for which payment has not been made,
1t Is declared.
The items of the suit include a wed
ding gown and other dresses.
Through Attorneys William J..
Hughes, jr., and Eugene B. Sullivan.
the court is told that the order for the
gowns was given in November, 1925.
and the dresses were delivered about
January 2. 1926. Payment was prom
ised by the defendants, it is asserted
but the promise has not been kept.
Senator Stanfield's daughter Bar.
bara was married January 81, 1926.
TO Henry L. Dunn of Jacksonville. Fla
Senator Stanfleld is not in Washing.
ton and Mrs. Stanfield said TODAY the
suit was the result of an oversight
and that the Indebtedness would be
rectified Immediately.
Evening star., 1927-03-10
MOTHER ACCUSED
OF ABANDONMENT
Formal Charges Placed
Against Mrs. EdWardS-Al-
legged Father Arrested.

Charges of abandonment today
were placed against Mrs. Minnie
Edwards. 80 years old. of Gathers
burg. Md, and r.. G.. Harding, 80
years old, caretaker of the Mont
gomery County General Hospital at
Olney, Nd, was ordered held as a
government witness. as n sequel to
an investigation by Detectives Fowler
and Flaherty into the discovery of a
month-old infant girl on the doorstep
Of the apartment of Mrs. Jane Brown,
1900 Twenty-ninth street. Tuesday
night.
Alleged Father Arrested.
Local authorities this morning also
received word from Gaithersburg,
Md, police that William Bennett, 81
years old, of that city. had been ar
rested in connection with the case
on information obtained from Mrs.
Edwards, as the alleged father Of the
baby. He was released under $500
bond for appearance at Il hearing
March II. Mrs. Edwards admitted
being the mother of the child.
Detectives Fowler and Flaherty,
following the arrest of Mrs. Edwards
and Harding in Rockville and Olney.
Nd, respectively, yesterday, put the
question of charges up to Assistant
United States Attorney Ralph Given
at Police Court today, with the re-
suit that the action was taken.
Laundry Mark Is Clue.
The laundry mark reading Mont
gomery County General Hospital
found on apparel worn by the infant
was the clue that led to the subse-
quent developments. The allegations
are that Harding accompanied Mrs.
Edwards to Washington with the
baby, which was deserted on the door
step of the apartment house.
Mrs. Edwards is being held at the
House of Detention and Harding has
been kept in police precinct cell
The baby is now at st. Anne's
Orphan Asylum.
Evening star., 1927-03-10
AUTO TAG ISSUANCE
TO RESUME TOMORROW
$4,000 Pairs on Hand, 10000
More Expected to Arrive by
Saturday.

Distribution Of the Districts 1927
automobile identification tags will be
resumed tomorrow morning, 1t was an
nounced today by Commissioner Proc
tor l.. Dougherty following a confer
ence with Wade II. Coombs, superin-
tendent of licenses.
Issuance of the tags was halted
January 81. when the supply became
exhausted. Since that time Mr.. Coombs
has received $4,000 pairs of tags from
Chicago manufacturers who gave up
the contract, and the Kentucky firm
which was awarded a contract for the
remainder of the tags needed has
promised that a shipment of 10000
pairs of tags would arrive in Wash
tngton Saturday.
The time limit for the use of the
1925 tags expires April /. Mr. Coombs
believes that he can complete the dis
tribution of the entire quota of the
1927 tags by that date.
Applicants for tags are required to
give the following information: Make
OF car, type of body, engine number,
make of headlights and. name and
home address of the car owner.
Evening star., 1927-03-10
MELLON N-BERENGER
AGREEMENT STANDS
Unaffected by Frances Plan to Pay
$10,000,000 Additional on Debt,
Officials Say.

The payment by France of an ex-
ira $1O,000,000 under the latest offer
will in no way affect the integrity
of the unratif1ed Mellon Berenger debt.
funding agreement, 1t was said Off.
ciaIly today at the Treasury.
Dispatches from France indicated
that in some circles there an impress
sion was held that the temporary ar.
rangement by which France would
pay more than usual on its old war
supplies debt, to have the additional
credited against the unratified debt
agreement, had temporarily at least
shelved the agreement.
Text of the French notes in the mat
ter was pointed to at the Treasury to
show that the additional payment vas
not intended to have any bearing on
the Mellon-Berenger accord.
Evening star., 1927-03-10
TRUNDLE is ELECTED
BY CITIZENS GROUP
Michigan Park Association Urges
Elimination of Center
Trolley Poles.

Lewis S. Trundle was elected presi-
dent of the Michigan Park Citizens
Association at the annual election and
meeting held in the Bunker Hill
School, Michigan avenue and Four.
teenth street northeast, last night.
Other officers elected are: Vice
president. James T. Reside; secretary,
w. M. Deviny; assistant secretary,
Charles j. Hausler: treasurer. Samuel
Rossi; delegate to the federation, E. J..
Brennan; executive committee, s. H.
Hoddinott, B. B. Pettus and J. w.
Connolly. and nominee to succeed
himself as a member of the Citizens
Advisory Council, Robert r. Faulk-
ner.
The association recommended that
trees be planted on both sides of
streets not already lined with trees,
that trolley poles be removed from
the middle of Michigan avenue be-
tween Twelfth and Monroe streets.
and that the Bunker Hill School build
ing be enlarged in the near future
Resolutions expressing the appre-
citation of the association to the Dis.
trict Commissioners and members of
Congress for legislation Involving the
elimination of the grade crossing on
Michigan avenue was passed. Re-
quests for additional fire apparatus
and street paving in that section were
expressed in resolutions adopted. 49,,
Evening star., 1927-03-10
RETURNED FROM CHICAGO.

Damon Marion, recently brought
back from Chicago by Headquarters
Detective Edward Kelly to face
charges of grand larceny, petit
larceny and passing a bad check, was
held for the action of the. grand Jury
on bond of $4,000 on the first charge
following an arraignment today in
Police Court before Judge Robert E..
Mattingly and sentenced to so DAYS in
Jail on each of the remaining charges.
According to Kelly. Marion stole
apparel from an apartment on Con-
necticuf avenue March and later
cashed q worthless check on a propri-
etor of a shop.
Marion is. said to have a police
record in Chicago.