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New Britain herald., 1928-01-25
Tom Heain- Political Enigma;
 Praise and Criticism Lure Him
Said to Put His Belief in Whatever Confirms His Susp
 cions-Not Worst Specimen on Capitol Hill

Squeeze it and you've started Tom toward heaven knows what.
 In the first place. for all his great oratorical ability. Tom ts superficial. He doesn't grasp fundamentals. Ap- parently he believes whatever people tell him if it confirms his suspicious and disbelieves it If it does not.
 Second, and more important, Tom is as sensitive as a man can be: hy- persensitive to praise and hypersen- sitive to criticism. Praise eggs him on and so does abuse. Both have beset him sorely this last year. Hcfltn to the Breach Last year the Knights of Colum- bus decided to aid the church cause in. Mexico and one or two Catholic congressman demanded a diplomatic break. Many members felt We should leave Mexico alone, but it remained for Tom to denounce the Catholic hierarchy from the senate floor.
 Immediately Toms two nemeses were at work. On one hand he re- ceived hundreds Of laudatory letters from ordinarily inarticulate anti Catholics; An the other hand he was jabbed and jumped on by Catholics and tolerant Protestants alike. At the end of the session he was tnvit- ed to many places to make anti Catholic speeches.
 He answered it az a call from real Americans and he viewed his tour as triumphal.
 His ego pulled by one force and prodded by the other, Tom went from bad to worse.
 His charges against the church would have ended had he been com- pletely ignored, but now they reach- ed the heights of the absurd. He be- came a fantastic modern Don Quixote in q big white vest, regard ing the hundreds of letters with which he deluged the Congressional Record as certificates of vindication for a shining knight and altogether inpervious to the complete lack of proof for his weird accusations.
 Can't Be Ignored
 More and more windmills he created for himself; tighter and tighter his obsession gripped him. Almost anywhere else he would have been gagged or1jgnored. But in the senate you can't gag a man and, when he repeatedly devotes hours to oratory designed to stir up religious antagonism, you can't ignore him.
 And 50 you have Tom today, un- deflated and unsolved. The more his followers flatter him and the more others attack him. the mope likely it becomes that Tom will lead an anti Catholic political schism of his own in case Al Smith is nominated at Houston.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-25
FORD PLANE WILL START OVER AGAIN
To Make Another Attempt At
 Dstroit.Miami Flight Soon

Asheville, N. C., Jan. 25 @ -
 Forced down here by stormy weath- CT on his attempted nonstop De- troit- Miami flight in the Ford
 "flivver" plane. Harry J. Brooks
 prepared today to return home,
 more confident than ever of the tiny crafts ability. He said he
 would make another attempt to reach the Florida city as soon as weather permits.
 Goes to Washington
 Brooks planned to break his To-
 turn trip with an overnight stop in
 Washington. That arrangement was agreed to by Ford officials over the telephone last night when Brooks
 said he doubted if he could get off the hill on which he landed with
 a gas load sufficient to carry him Ito Detroit.
 After encounter!ng terrible weather" all the way down from Detroit and struggling to fly his baby ship across the last remaining ribs of the Blue Ridge mountains. Brooks brought the plane down on Ia hill in an Asheville suburb short lily after 4:30 o'clock yesterday aft- ernoon. Heavy head winds and ic. forming on the wings at high alti-
 tudes and fog and clouds at low l1avo1S him <n hc ,o said.
 Head Winds Terrific As an indication of the head wind pressure, he said that after
 passing Asheville, he flew for an
 hour toward Spartanburg. South Carolina. and, deciding to return, covered the same distance in ten minutes.
 Brooks had great praise for his
 machine, declaring it performed wonderfully.
 Flying q plane like this" he said. lis no more difficult than fly ing a larger machine, except that in this plane the pilot has to think Ia little faster"
 Enough Gas The pilot said enough gas remain ed when he landed to take him to Miami, but he was reluctant to give "details until he is able to confer with Henry Ford. He estimated, however, that 2S of the 4S gallons taken aboard at Detroit remained. On those figures Brooks said he flew about 79O miles to Asheville on
 20 gallons of gas, roughly an aver- |age of 8 1-2 miles to the gallon.
 Hundreds See Plane Perched on the hillocl1 where it
 came to rest, the craft was a mag net that drew hundreds of persons Guards were thrown around it to
 protect it from souvenir hunters. Some persons who got close enough to look into the cockpit said that
 so far as they could see it contained
 only three articles--a small screw
 driver, roll of tire tape and &
 map of the United States.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-25
MARRIED IN TIA JuANA
Madxe Bellamy, Motion Picture Ac- tress, Crosses Line to Avoid Three Days Wait.


 Los Angeles. Jan. D tR - The movie lots of Hollywood toda! ,, awaited the return of Madge Bel lamy, film actress. to spend her honeymoon at work.
 Acting on the conclusion that three days was too long to wait Miss Bellamy and her fiance, Logan s. Metcah. a Los Angeles broker went from. San Diego to Tijuana, Mexico, yesterday and went through the marriage ceremony. They had been engaged for some time.
 The sojourn into. Mexico was made in order to avoid the three day wait for a marriage license, which is required under the new California law.
 We have been going together for about five months" Metcalf ex- plained in San Diego last night when 1t became known that the TO- nance had culminated in marriage. We decided all of sudden to get married. and just headed for Ti- juana, the nearest pl4c where we could get married as quickly as we desired"
New Britain herald., 1928-01-25

Bill" Is . town dog. and his friends, including MT. and Mrs. Gay, assert that he is not the kind that would roam into the country and at- tack flock Of sheep. They point to the fact that German shepherd dogs are bred to attend to flocks. They also point to the fame of Strong heart" "Rin-T -Tin-Tin," Lightning '' and other representatives of the only breed that has contributed stars to the screen.
 Screen offers await Kaiser Bill" A film company wants to use him as hero of a motion picture to be pro- duced in Kentucky, where interest in Kaiser Bills" case is at white heat. But Mrs. Gay refuses to commercial ize her child's faithful friends plight
 "All we want is exact jjustce," she declares.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-25
Women's League Shows Spring Styles in New York

New York, Jan. 25 U1-Sprtng styles in lingerie have been displayed at the Hotel Astor under the au- spices of the United Women's Wear League of America. Most of the models, featured waistline. . close Hitting bodice and a full-fiaring sil- houette.
 Flesh pink was the outstanding hue, while there was also 8 notice able array of printed silks in under gerie set comprised four pieces, with ivory satin for the negligee and nightgown and cream satin for the slip and combination.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-25
Prince of Wales Says He
 Likes Detective Stories

London, Jan. 9 IP)-The Prince of Wales likes nothing better to read than q good adventure story. He so informed a boy engrossed in such literature in the library of a Roman Catholic club ill East Lon-
 don last night.
 The prince made one of his in- cognito excursions into the east side laborite districts, visiting tNv
 Catholic clubs for boys His advent
 was not known except to Father 1 RaWlinson, who conducted the
 prince on his journey.
 He departed fo the enthusiastic cheers of the boys. however, as
 many recognized him.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-25
HARTFORD TOURNEY
Heavyweights to Feature Weekly Boxing Show Of NlassasOit A. C, in Capital City.

Hartford, Jan. 25-Neariy three tons of amateur fighting talent will be unleased in the ring at Foot Guard hall Thursday night when the weekly amateur boxing show of the Massasoit A. c. is held.
 Last week a show, featuring the big boys was held and it produced so much strenuous battling, with nine knockouts attached, that the fans clamored for more of the same.
 Worcester is sending a team and there are many entries from Spring field, Holyoke, Windsor Locks, Glas- tonbury, and Hartford.
 In addition to the bouts between the bulky boys, there will be two special bouts between smaller boys In one, Charley Pope of Springfield meets Ray Strong of Hartford and in the other Frank Columbo of Windsor Locks battles Charley Shea of Springfield.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-25
By RODNEY BUTCHER NEA Service Writer

Washington. Jan. 25-Many peo- pie have laughed It Tom Hefin. quite q few. have cursed him and a minority has cheered him on. but no one ever adequately explained him.
 Now your correspondent is not a psychoanalyst. psychiatrist or even 2 psychologists. but he has consulted persons who know Tom intimately persons friendly toward Tom. but whom Tom has afflicted with a severe pain. He has talked with Tom and is one of few who have bothered to consider him objective ly. He offers herewith, without rancor or ridicule, what seems to be q valid explanation of Hefin and Heflinitis.
 Not the Worst One
 It is the fashion here. in the press gallery and elsewhere. to register ex- treme disgust at Tom. The idea seems to be that there ia something sweet and inspiring about congress and that Tom mars it from the point of dignity. common sense and in tegrity.
 The fact is that both houses boast men more provocative of disgust than Tom. There are many more cowardly and there are not many more sincere than Tom in his way, for Tom has unquestionably hypno- tixed himself into an intense belief in his own sincerity for which no conventional explanation can ac- count.
 Tom is the most interesting phen- omenon now in the national spot lisht, Senator Joe Robinson said something when he called Tom 2 good man gone wrong and a good man making a fool of himself, but how did 1t happen?
 It is commonly supposed here that Tom Is shouting for the benefit of Alabama klansmen, bidding for their votes in 1880. That expianation has led some to believe that only a re- ligious bigot can be elected from Alabama, but as far as can learn, that explanation isn't correct.
 No COMpulsion on Him
 Long ago, he must have acquired any backbone support obtatnable only by Catholic tirades. The klan sometimes hold the balance Of power in Alabama, but no Alabama senator ever had to talk like Tom Is talking to hold his job and it is in- conceivable that any man coulu shout and act as Tom has merely for a senate seat.
 What Tom is shouting for is his own ego. Tom has an oinferiority complex, but Toms IS uhlque'
New Britain herald., 1928-01-25

the Chicago Black Hawks 10 to 0 in National League hockey game. It was the largest score in the hockey league this season.
 Worcester, Mass.-Hoiy Cross de- fcated the Connecticut Aggies 3G to o7 in a Basketball game.
 Philadelphia Otto Reiselt, de- lending champion, led Tiff Benton, of Kansas City. in the first block or the 300 point challenge match, 50 to 45.
 Eugene. Ore.-Oregon University defeated Washington State B to Is, in basketball game.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-25
Mary Ast0r, Film Favorite, to Become wife of Hawks

Hollywood, Cal. Jan. 25 R- Mary Astor, featured motion picture actress and Kenneth Hawks. produc- ton supervisor at the Fox studio here will be married next month. The bride-to-be, after refusing xor some time to confirm or deny ru- mors prevalent in the film colony that she was engaged to Hawks. finally made a formal announcement of the betrothal today.
 The date of the ceremony was set for February 23 and will be per- formed at Miss Astor's home here. Immediately after the nuptials the couple will leave for New York on a honeymoon trip.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-25

and four of his efaoeEs yas aA- nounced officially today. Chen was arrested recently - charges of blackmailiug wealthy citizens by arresting them n fals.s charges and offering to release them on payment of large sums.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-25
SPORT TABLOIDS

By the United Press Palm Beach. Fla.-Rex Beach, 1 medaiist in the annual golf tourna- ment of the Artists and Writers golf l association, survived the first round of medal play by defeating F. H. Price. 1 and 3.
 Boston-The Boston Bruins and the Pittsburgh Pirates played to a scoreless tie in an American League hockey game.
 New York-Signed contracts of Frank (Dutc.) Henry. pitcher. and Andy Reese. combination infielder- outfielder, were received by the New York Giants.
 Dallas. fexas-Joe shimaus, of Chicago, was awarded the light heavyweight wrestling championship on a foul in a match with Clarence Eklund. Spectators booed the deci- sion and several fights broke out.
 ,Montreal--Le.s Canadiens defeated
New Britain herald., 1928-01-25
GERMAN RUNNER IS
 GOOD FOR SPORTS
pr. Pdt1 Would Stimulate
 Mort IDtUed hde

New York, Jan. :5.-<@-Iustead of doing the Olympic program any harm, ~ athletic authorities fear. the competition of Dr. Otto Peltser on American indoor tracks is more likely to stimulate interest iA the forthcoming international sports carnival at Amsterdam.
 The fact that the famous German runner not only has beaten the worlds best but broken Ted Mere dith's old half-mile record. . long, cherisheds American possession. iifta him out of the ranks Of ordinary athletic visitors. Al . worlds cham pion in his particular speciality. he not only is entitled to display hia prowesa, but should be urged to do so, observers feel. If for no other reason than to help arouse American 'talent. .
 Much has been written about Germany's return to the Olympica this year and her threat to American athletic supremacy. Peitxer typifiea the new German athletic era 70 that by running in this country under official auspices there is an oppor- tunity to bring home the strength of the Teuton menace"
 It will be recalled that Paavo Nurmi, the Finnish Phantom, stimu- lated the activity of American dis tance runners in the winter of 19zl. 25 has 1t had never been stirred be- fore. Under the spur of Paavo's achievements, the homebred talent outdid itself.
 Joie Ray. Lloyd Hahn. Jummy Connolly and others turned in the fastest races of their careers in the wild chase to keep up with the Fly ing Finn. They never succeeded in catching him but profited from the . competitive urge. In addition the younger element, always ready to emulate an outstanding star, ob- . tained some valuable lessons from Nurmis performance.
 It might have been & different story at Paris for Americas distance runners if. they had experienced such stimulating influence before, instead of after the 1924 Olympics. Lloyd Hahn, fair to middlin' miller in 1924. has developed into one Of the great American middle {, distance runners of all time by talk ting leaf or two from Nurni's book of success.
 Perseverant by nature, the rugged Nebraskan adopted the Finn's method of year-around training as ' we'll as Paavo's racing tactics. Nurmi set hts own pace, for the most part, running against time rather than his opponents, figuring out what sort of performance was necessary to win race or set & record and carrying along a stop-watch to guide him.
 Whether or not Hahn and Peltzer have g chance to match strides in- doora in New York or Chicago, they will be two of the main con- tenders for Olympic honors over the 800 and i500 meter rutes. Tossing in the present champion, Douglas Lowe of England. in the SO0-meter race and Nurmi in the 15OO meter contest there is a three-cornered scramble of epic proportions in both events.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-25
MoYlES ARE BIG LURE
Tourists Travel 1000 Miles To Rome Only To Go Into Theaters To See American StarR

American Stars.
 Rome, Jan. 25 R-American mo- ton pictures call more urgently to some American tourists in Rome than do the Coliseum. Forum, St. Peters or g hundred othG monu- ments of an ancient culture.
 Scores of fol.. from the west coast including California. spend hours in Rome cinemas thrilling to the screen adventures of we'll known stars while all about the beauty and grandeur of ancient Rome calls for exploration and appreciation.
 Westerners are not the only "movie' fans in Rome, but the fact that they come 1000 miles from Pa cific shores to see something differ ent than at home and then go to see American motion pictures makes their case more noticeable.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-25
BANK DIRECTOR

Lima, Peru. Jan. c5 R-Millard J. Bloomer of New York has be- come director of the Peruvian Re. serve bank. succeeding Broderick Haskell, jr.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-25

EXECUTION ANNOUNCED
 Peking, Jan. 25 R-Execution oi General Chen Shu-C -Chiang, chief in- spector of the Picking gendarmes
New Britain herald., 1928-01-25
ANOTHER CYCLONE STRIKES

Lexington. Ky. Jan. 25 UP)-A cyclone which swept across western Kentucky late yesterday killed one penon, seriously injured another, and caused thousands of dollars damage.
 The three year old child of A. Price was killed in the collapse of the Price home. A schoolhouse in Ballard county was wrecked but none of the 30 pupils was hurt.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-25

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New Britain herald., 1928-01-25
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New Britain herald., 1928-01-25

,Montreal--Les Canadiens defeated
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-14
GILDA GRAY'S
LATEST AT
PALACE

The rain+pruOt STRAW derby IS
DOTTED today to Fred Niblo, Harry
herVey and Gilda Gray, the prin.
..Ipal ingredients In The Devn
Dancer" feature film IT oew's
PaIace. this week.
seldom. indeed, are the movies
ahIe Is reproduce foreign scene
with such fidelity TO detail as
aThe Devil Dancer depicts The
p9ople and settings inside and
out OF q Bhuddist monastery IN
strange Thibet.
an for the assistalce OF Mr.
1rvey writer and authority on
the Orient. Mr.. Niblo.s ambitious.
i uroiect might have gone tor
naieft. But the expenditure Of
healcoup yen and no end OF intel-.
/ lirent endeayOr has made a pics
torial success of Miss Gray's We
hicle.
lust how faithful Is the repro
t1t1ction the writer doesn't know,
having never gone through Tnibet
with gun. camera or trOutline.
Rlt the abundance OF local color
Il, impressive and creates the
proper illusion Of versimili tude.
Y,his goes for the subsequent
scenes in India, where the audi
ence is taken inside q nautch.'
house.
As to the story, It il capably
related by Miss Gray. who II gen.
erous with her superb dancing,
and Give Brook, with his fine
restraint. The yarn il little too
romantic to be convincing.
The stage show Is q unique ere.
alton entitled ''Kat Kabaret," the
. locale being the roof Of p down.
town building. Al couple Of aero
hattie dancers In cats clothing
sound the keynote Of the prodlic-
ton by some clever tlln1bling and
mournful meowing.
Wesley Eddy leads in his band,
ali disguised az cats. and the Al.
bertha Rasch girls follow. simi-
IarIy attired. The Hearst Broth.
ers. boy singers, and the Patter-
SON Twins, dancers, do not 50
feline. however. A cat and canary
dance is given by Kerenoff and.
Maree.
The short films include the.
M.-G..M. News, with q fast whip
pet race and Japanese gathering
f-r war, plus = scenic on trees
r..
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-14


Alfred white. Is solomon Levy,
father BE Abraham Levy. played by
Harold shubert stilI retains his
prominence among the principals
OF this clever vehicle. -
Jewish father (of years gone BY,
perhaDs). whites portrayal Il az
smart as could b demanded.
With such chief characters as
the kindly Harold Shubert, the
comical Bernard Gorcey, the child
less ans. boresome Ida Kramer.
the lovely and dainty Patricia
Quinn. and the vigorous Andrew
Mack. White must strive to score,
his success Then, again. though
.leir entrances and exits follow
closely on the heels Of one another,
Jack Berth and Harry Bradley
cannot be passed BY with q wave
OF the hand for their delineation
Il essential to the plays success,
Oh, yes, ..AbIe's Irish Rose Ii
/ iIled as tho final washington.
presentation, but In years to come
you'1 probably so back and see It
again IN stock. If not here. them.
III some other city. That's the
sort of play Miss Nichols has
written to wipe out intolerance -
~ W
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-14

Elsie Bartlett, wife OF Joseph
Schildkraut. Is in town purchasing
rights to plays for her hubby's
latest venture. that lease on the
Hollywood Playhouse. There IL
some talk Of Diamond LII" being
done there with Bessie Love in the
Mae West part.
Frank Reicher, who seems 40
have dropped from ken, has belD
signed for year a director
Press agents OF Chicago. Boston,
Philadelphia and other cities will
be present at the annual banquet
of the Theatrical Press Represent
atives Of America to be held at the
Forty-fourth Street Hotel, IN
Thursday evening. May "a. and
President Edward T.. Pidgeon Ii
hoping this will be the largest
gathering OF theatrical press
agents ever held.
'Longacre square, a new meio.
drama, will soon be placed in re-.
hearsal for early production. Tt
ts the. Wori; OF Edward Haysfcn
O'Connor, press agent and Charles
j. SOcci. Among those already en-.
gagged for the production are SAL
Martell, Arthur Lee and Grace
Ryan.
Although 1t seems but q short
time off, ii Is reported to this DE-
partment that George White mas
booked his next edition Of the
Scandals" to open at Nixons
Apollo on the Boardwalk, Atlantic
City, ON, June IL.
White will probably open there
and move on to Philadelphia and
Pittsburgh in readying his pro-
duction before the New York open
ing. q procedure he followed with
Manhattan Mary" which opened
at Americas playground last Au-
gust ~.
Dorothy Knapp or the Van
ities" has left New York for Hol-
lywood to play q leading part ID
deals with d bathing contest.
None But the Brave" The story