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New Britain herald., 1928-10-12
Current Offering.
 on Stage Reviewed
LEW CANTOR presents "DANGER"

A6N NA1N oR presents
 "DANGER"
 Mystery Comedy by TOM BARRY
 and MAURICE MARKS
 (Cast of Charactsrs)
 MOnie Morgan Leneta Lane Henry Morgan ...... Hobart Cavanaugh Thomas ........... LENrange Miliman Mira BreWyter ....... Isabel O'Madigan Ruth Brewster s........ Blame Ienlpie Robert Lowery .s...... John Mafstoh Hennessey ................. Pat OBrien Father Nilke ........... George Nash
 lHy the Herald Rsyiewerl
 It would be exaggerating to say that the audience hled from Par sons theater, Hartford, last evening with hair permanently on end and suffering from curvature of the spine but it would not require an intense stretching of the imagina- ton to understand how the law of cause and effect might work to that end.
 Out of the welter of mystery plays near mystery plays and would-be mystery plays that followed the sue cess of ''The Bat" and ''The Cat and the Canary" several years ago has come a real thriller with the omi- nous titis Danger" As source of chills | rivals Greenland's icy mountains.
 Henry Morgan, an author. and his wife. Minnie, who live in Berkshire town, are evicted from their home by winter gale which unroofs their house. They take refuge in 2 mansion atop a pinnacle "a mansion that has a reputation in the neighborhood of being the scene of horrible crime several years previously when Dr. Wright. its owner. suffering from a murder ous obsession, butchered his only daughter to save her soul.
 Soon after the Morgans enter, there come to the portals Ruth Brewster. her mother and their chauffeur. Thomas. of New York. Ruth has leased the mansion for five years chiefly because her moth- CT and her tiancee, Robert Lowery. advised against it. She scoffs at their fears and laughs at the Nor sans who tell her of the stories of evil which hang like clouds over the structure. Within short time she has cause to repent of her deter mination. Soon after the play opens things begin to happen which are hard to explain. The mysterious Dr. Wright, who has been confined to an insane asylum since the mur- der of his daughter, makes his presence felt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-21
FISHER DEEMED
PYR0MANIAC

Probabilities that John Joseph
Fisher will never face criminal
charge OF arson increased today
following an examination made yes
terday by DR.. d. Percy Hickling.
District aIienist. into Fishers men
tal state, at Gailingef Hospital
where the confessed firebug was
sent from the District jail for OBJ
servation.
Marked symptoms OF a pyroma-
Mac developed during the exami-
nation, Doctor HiclSling said.
Fisher admitted to Kicking that
he had set fires ever since he was
a sophomore at school. in addition
to having caused at least two of
the fires Monday night.
During the examination yester-
day, Fisher suddenly jumped TO mis-
feet and ran to a window calling
out that there was a. fire. No one
in the room other than Fisher had
heard a sound, but within couple
Of minutes Hickling and the others
heard the fire sirens.
Doctor Hickling said later this
acute sense of hearing Fisher
showed he had, was characteristic
OF a pyromaniac. He is convinced,
he said, that although Fisher has
only been under observation two
days, he has already shown unmis-
taxable symptoms OF pyromania.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-21
THREATENED LIFE OF TAXI
man IN ROW OVER NICKEL
SUI TOR IS
St FREE

Satisfied with the alibi Of AM
thony Mathew Segreti. 21-year-old
stone mason, that he was at >
dance at Pythian Temple with Mrs.
Irene Jones ut the time her hus.
hand was murdered Saturday night
in his taxicab, the police released
the suspect.
1 The young Aneriean-born Italian
left the station house for the home
OF his parents. 40 B st. n. w.
The police now are seeking new
clues to the murderer who jumped
from the Black and White taxicab
as 1t careened into i tree on
Twenty-fifth Street near M Street
Northwest, with Jones. rnortalIy
wounded dumped over the. steering.
wheel.
Suspects Released
Several colored men and one
woman, suspects, arrested soon after
the murder, were released prior to
the arrest of Segreti on Information
supplied by Black and White taxi
drivers.
Mrs. Jones yesterday denied she
went out with Segreti without the
consent OF her husband. and insisted
Segreti was friend of both. She
said sf1s went to the dance Satur-
day night with him, and had waited
until $50 o'clock that night for her
husband to take them to Pythian
T lie.
Thu widow also denied that Segreti
had ever hit or slapped" her as he
had told reporters.
One puzzling aspect o.. the case
developed as a resui- Of a disclosure
made by Happy" Gregory, q driver,
who had charge of the raising Of
a benefit fund among other Black
and White employees.
Row Over Nickel
Gregory declares he told the police
OF an argument Jones had had with
q colored man several nights before
the murder at Twenty-first Street
and Pennsylvania Avenue North
west. 1t was over a matter OF 5
cents, which the colored man re-
fused to pay.
II came along just then" Greg
ory said, land told Jones to let 1t go.
/ finally succeeded in putting an
end to the argument and took the
colored man home in my cab. took
him to a house in an alley. in
formed the police Of the circum-
stances. and they arrested him.
They let him 60 for some reason.
] heard the man say he would get
Jones.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-21
B [ A I s
MAN. ELEEs

A colored bandit attacked Clay
Colson. 3l4 East Capitol ST.. when
he was within q block OF his homie
early today, struck him on the
head with blunt instrument and
attempted to rob him. Colson re-
ported to Fifth precinct police.
Colson was in front OF ZIG East
Capitol St-.-he said, when a tall
colored man struck and Knocked
him down. The man attempted to
rifle his pockets, Colson said. but
was apparently frightened away.
Miss Rose Fitzpatrick. 1914 Seven.
teenth. st. N. w, told police that a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-21
BULGE I
&C IS IMPETUS

The movement to finance Wash.
ington's organized charities through
a community chest budget received
impetus today when the various
orga nizations concerned received
the report of subcommittee. with
A. C.. Moses az chairman, recon-
mending that such action be taken.
Fifteen Of the twenty-one par
ticipating agencies have already
voted TO accept the plan in prin-
ciple. it is understood. with the
proviso that their 0rganiza tons will
receive as adequate support as
under the present method.
BY the plan, each participa ting
orga nization would submit its needs
for the ensuing year and general
drive for the aggregate amount
needed would be made by all organ
nations pulling together. BY this
method the public would be called
on to contribute to all organiza-
tons but once q year and the cost
of raising each organizations bud
get would be materially decreased
by the combined and single effort.
Delegates from II organizations
were present at the meeting in the
Burlington Hotel Yesterday. The
agencies were: Social Hygiene So
ciety, Y. w. C. A., Y, M. G.. A.,
Consumers League, Council of jew
ish Women. Phyllis Wheatley Y. w.
c. A, Travellers Aid Society. Flo
renee Crittenton Home, Associated
Charities and Summer Outings Com
mittee. Citizens Relief Association,
St. Vincent de Paul Society, In
structive Visiting Nurse Society.
Christ Child Society, Juvenile Pro-
tective Association, Neighborhood
House, Friendship House, Noel
House. Salvation Army Boy Scouts,
Girl Scouts and Boys Club of Wash
inGton.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-21

According TO persons standing on
the corner of Georgia Avenue and
Irving Street Northwest at about
3 a. IN. today. a Black and White
taxicab was forced to the curb by
the touring car and. three men
jumped out and grabbed the driver.
The latter put up a game fight"
but was finally overpowered and
placed in the other machine. 1t
sped away at an estimated speed of
so miles An hour.
A citizen who witnessed the Incl
dent rushed 10 the Tenth precinct
station house and reported the af-
fair. Police found the cab aban-
doned and learned that the driver
was Howard Bradburn, 1921 Ken
yon ST. N. w. The tag numbers
of the car in which the four men
drove away led to the kgQwledge
that the car belongs r. Byron
Dawes, 254O Massachusetts Ave.
n. w.
From Dawes it was learned that
his car was supposed to have been
placed in the garage at 1880 p. m.
by his chauffeur. Bradford Bowen,
l454 Euclid st. N. w.
Police then started searching for
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-21
Repeal Of Ban on Fight
Films Asked of
Congress

One Of these days, the American
boxing public may be able to view
motion pictures of championship
prize fights held in distant States.
Senator Metcalf R.) of Rhode
Island announced today he plan
ned to press for action on his
bill repeating the act prohibiting
interstate transportation of prize
fight films.
i've never seen a prize fight.
but I believe the people should
be allowed to see motion pictures
of fighting, so long as they are
permitted to attend the fights,
listen to descriptions of them
over the radio, read accounts OF
them in the newspapers and see
still pictures of the men fight.
ing
Senator Watson R) of Indiana.
chairman of the Interstate Com
merce COMMITTEES, said he was
willing to give Metcalf a hearing
on the measure.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-21
FEAR attempt TO LYNCH
SUSPECT IN $4,000 FIRE
GIVEN Up BY.
D. c. POLICE !.

Assured by Maryland authorities
that they could protect him from
the violence of the irate citizens
of Prince Georges County. local au-
thorities today turned over Thomas
johnson, colored, 80. to Deputy
Sheriff Frank Prince to answer a
charge of setting fire to the build
;ngs on the Plainview Farm, Camp
Springs. Md. A $4,000 loss was
incurred by the blaze.
Johnson was arrested early today
in the smoking room at the Union
Station by Policemen l.. j. ODea
and Jerry Hirsch. of the Wash1ng.
ton Terminal police. He IS said
to have admitted that he set TIRE
to the buildings for revenge, having
been discharged from the farm
earlier in the day.
Local police were afraid at first
to give up the man to the Mary
land authorities, having heard that
the populace was SO aroused that q
lynching was possible.
The farm, formerly dairy farm,
has been used in late years for to-
bacco growing, and was owned Dy.
John n. Auth. treasurer of the n.
Auth Provision Company, and A. g.
Hammer, the firms branch mana
ger.
Suspicion was directed against
johnson when he was seen to return
to the farm after he had been fired.
shortly before 10 a. m. yesterday.
and enter the horse barn. Soon
after he emerged and disappeared.
flames were discovered there, and
the fire quickly spread to five other
buildings, all of which were de-
stroyed.
House is Saved
Efforts of volunteer firemen from
Seat Pleasant, Capitol Heights and
Greater Capitol Heights, Md, and
No. is engine from Washington,
were successful in saving the farm
house, although all the furniture
had been taken out when it was
threatened. Mrs. Hoffman was in
the house alone at the time.
Before the cow barn caught 81
head of bIooded cattle were led to
safety. Five horses and some hogs
were destroyed, together with large
quantities of tobacco hay and corn.
The firemen fought the fire with
water pumped up from pond half
a mile away. using the combined
hose of No. is engine and the volun-
teer companies.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-21
RO M AN CE

In a drug shop on a small town street
found n vision. lovely. lotus sweat,
Came into my heart q thrill OE rap
ture,
Here, = goddess at my@feet.
I, the cynic, pOwerIess in my capture.
Praised the goddess IOtUs sweet.
], the cynie, immune epicure,
Fell before the maid demUre;
knew for once the panEs Of loves
desfre.
Caught the essence Of an ancient
Tried to cool the flames of fire
j. the drug shop DaramOur.
I, the lover in q small town store,
Played the laughinG. care-free trOu-
badOuF,
Caught the minutes in q golden vase,
Threw them scattered out the door;
Laughed in gIee, and then gave chase,
Foolish drug shop paramOnr.
JOAN C. ROGERS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-21

Bowen and he and his companions
finally returned to the abandoned
cab, where a policeman was sta
toned.
At the stationhouse the other
men said that they were Minnick
Bradburn. 1859 Irving st. N. W..
brother of Howard Bradburn, and
Albert Brown, 2410 Twentieth st.
n. w, both Black and White cab
drivers.
They admitted, police say, that
the alleged holdup had been pre-
arranged and. that it had not &C.
Cured to them that their arrest
might follow.
Bowen was charged with reckless
driving, driving without lights and
disorderly cOnduCE. The first two
charges resulted from the manner
in which he drove from the scene.
The other three were charged with
disorderly conduct.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-21

"colored man approached her Just a.
she a1ightc1 from a bus at Sixteenth
and Lamont Streets Northwest, last
night, grabbed her pocketbook ana
fled. The bag contained $14 in cash
and two checks, one for 81 and the
other for s4.
Mrs. Rosaiie Brooks. 1908 Third st.
~. w. said that she WAS walking
in front ,fof 705 Third st. N. W..
when eOlored man grabbed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-21
Miss Anna Lee, II, Is
Missing From Her Home

Acting on the request OF her
mother, police today started search
for Miss Anna Lee, II years old. who
has been missing since yesterday
afternoon from her home at 81
Fourth st. n. E.
The girls mother said that she
left her home at o'clock to go to
her work in a lunch room at Ninth
and H Streets Northwest and has
not since been seen.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-21
Knights Templar Lodge
Celebrates Birthday

Columbia CommanderY, No. 2,
knights Templar, to which Presi
dents Garfield, Mckinley and Hard
ing have belonged, celebrated its
sixty-fifth anniversary last night in
the Masonic Temple at Thirteenth
Street and New York Avenue North
west.
Local Masonic leaders were among
the speakers. headed by Grand Com
mander Mark Finely of the local
grand lodge.
Among those at the meeting were
13 that have been members OF the
commandery for 40 years or more.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-21
5000 Attend Carnival
On School Opening

carnival and celebration which
marked the opening of the new
buildings for Langley Junior High
School. Second and T Streets North
east. last night.
The purpose of the carnival was
TO raise money for certain equip
ment not provided for in the school
boards budget. The new addition
not only doubles the size of the
original building, but adds an audi
forum to ii.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-21
Boy and Girl Fight
IT Out Near Market

An alleged night at Eighth Street
and Market Place n. w. last night
resulted in trip to the hospital
for Miss Edith McCalley. p years
old, 407 Fourth st. N. e., and the
arrest of Percy May, %, Is Cedar
Ave-, Takoma Park. d. c.
Police say that Miss McCalley
was struck In the mouth by May.
She was treated at Emergency
Hospital and removed later to
GaIlinger Hospital. May was
charged with intoxicati0n. and will
probably face a charge OF simple
assault.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-21
HOW TO BEHAVE

when a finger howl IL set before
you don't complain about not being
able to see the goldfish, even II you
are drunk.
After stepping on . young lady's
tOea all through the dance say, 81 en-
joyed this stomp - much.'' The
young lady should reply. "Oh! en-"
jOyed 1t also, but my shoes are made
for walking on" J. c. r.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-21
THIS IS SALTY STUFF

Biologists sag 1T has taken
the ocean 800 900, 900 gears to
get as salty as it IS, which
shoa0s the difference betaOeen
Lot and the ocean. Lot got
salty all oVer IN a iiffy-just
turned that aUGy as penalty
for being too peppy mp to that
time. ARATHUSA.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-21

The end of the late World War
saw the last performance bur.
lesque shown the old Folly
Theater at the junction of Louisiana
Avenue and Little Ninth Streer
Northwest. This theater has seen
more changes in name than any in
the city. Its first floor today is
used as waiting room for patrons
Of the motor buses operating be.
tween Washington and points in
nearby Virginia and Maryland.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-21
$40 FRIENDS INVITED

Four hundred $50 friends are
being asked today by the Neigbbor-
bood House. social and industrial
settlement At 40 N st. s. W., to
contribute for wiping out the de-
ficit this phiianthropic organization
has incurred. The week Of Janu-
airy % to 20 has been designated for
drive to secure this financing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-21

Keene, ]. M. Wallack. jr., and Ed.
win Forrest gave their last per-
formances in Washington and here
the curtain was rung down on the
death scene of Helen Weston, who
died next day in the Kirkwood
House.
The theater was damaged by fire
in 1871. but was quickly rebuilt
and renamed Ford's Opera House
1t has since been. at different times
the BiJou, the Empire, the Majestic
and the Folly.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-21
DOGS WILL HAVE ,EM

tClipped from rural exchanged
One OF our small boys, accom-
panied by two dogs, was halted and
asked by . man, 'Do these dogs
both have lieenses?" "No, sir. not
BOTH he replied. "The big one h
All right but the little one is just
fun of Them
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-21

The feIloap 1oko once sold
the White House to a North
Carolinian for $40 didn't
haze anything on the cOt9red
man who sold all the fl.rni- /
ture in the Israel Methodist .
Episcopal Church this city, to
d secondhand furniture conf
pGny for SS7.5O. The church
piano sgas knocked dotoH at
$3.50. j. B. C.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-21
q! Ez:zl;llI iss:!Ss SECTION
HOME TOWN PACE s.TrnSaY 1zEnAFY > ,. Local NEWS
Holdup andKidnaping
Turns Out Hoax

The supposed houp and kidnapping early today Of taxi
cab driver by three in large touring car and the fight
that put up by the driver turned to be publicity
hoax according Headquarters Detectives Brode and Varney
and Tenth precinct police All four arrested.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-21

Order your daily and Sunday
Herald now. JudSOn C.. WelIiVer
begins series Of articles on Jan
uary 90 in The Washington
Herald.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-21
THIS ISLE OF SMILES

Orr fine column grOWs IN interest
Like beautiful isle;
For, throughout its length,
1t is the gospel of the smile.
HANDY ANDY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-21

DoaOn in Mvrico, after they
read Senator Helflinger's
speech in the Senate, there
sUill be no such thing as
keeping cool Nth Gales. If
Helflinger was there Gales
aUould surely kiss him.
ALBANIAN.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-21

Opened in 1862 as the Gymnasium
it became successfully the Washing.
ton Varieties. Oxford Hall, and the
Canterbury. 1t then was reorgan
lied by William l.. Wall and opened
as Wallis Opera House. with James
r. Ford AS manager. The opening
was on September "a. 1864. Ford's
own theater, in Eleventh Street and
in which Abraham Lincoln had
been shot, had been closed.
In Wallis opera house, Laura
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-21
TROUSERS
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-21

A. golfer I'm not much.
NY scores are always bum;
That's why I prefer Swiss cheese
/ can then make . hole In one.
POTOMAC PARK.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-21

Bevy Of Beauties to
Aid Mccormack
Corps OF Girls Chosen For
Ushers At Tenor's Con-
cert Here Monday Night
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-21

My dumb flapper friend
thinks that Plato mns n yeLn-
tiUe Of Pluto, after mhom a
certain Indiana mater was
named. GOOFIE GUS.
The Bismarck tribune., 1928-09-18
|STRBETGRADING
Is AUTHORIZED
No Action Taken Last Night
on 500 Line R0undhOusc
Projection

The proposed street grading prof.
ects in and near Thirteenth street,
affording an outlet to the Richholt
school as well as to the property
holders in the affected areas. was
authorized last night by the board
OF city commissioners.
The new grading projects call for
grading Of Thirteenth street from
Avenue B to E; Avenue c from
Twelfth to Thirteenth; Avenue d,
Twelfth to Thirteenth; and Avenue
E, Twelfth to Thirteenth.
Work will be started at once by
the Haggart Construction company,
in order that the project can be COM
pleted this fall.
Other matters brought to the at
tention of the commissioners in
cluded the proposal Of the 500 Line
Railway company to vacate q por-
tion Of Broadway between Twelfth
and Thirteenth, which the rail~nad
has occupied for ="
The proposal Of the 500 Line to
move their p....
a consideration Of $1,000 from the
CITY QlO not meet with the approval
of the commissioners. However, it
will extend the railroad officials an
invitation to meet with them in
formally for the purpose OF going
further into the matter.
It is stated that one Of the 500
Line buildings occupies the southern
half Of Broadway between Twelfth
and Thirteenth, making it difficult
for traffic to move in this area.
Residents Of this section also COM
planned Of smoke from the round
house. The building is said to be
equipped with spark arresters, and
smoke from the engines, instead of
going up, is forced out through the
building, maxim git unpleasant for
several families living adjacent to
the roundhouse.
Coal contracts for the water plant
and city purposes were awarded last