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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-20
Name the Play, Win
Mr.. DeIf's SIS
BankrOH

why don't you like the title of
Harry Delf's new play, Six Feet
Under at the National?
Mr.. DELI agrees with the hum
dreds OF people who are daily tell
ing him that the play justifies q
better name, and thinks q new
title can be obtained right here in
washington.
So he has summoned the public
to his aid. saying:
twenty-five dollars reward,
bows and girls. to the Washing
fonian. man, woman, or child, who
can furnish the titIs I, as the
author. should have thought OF
but DIDN'T
Mr.. DELI. who acts the leading
role in Six Feet Under, has adj
rlittedIy written one Of the clever
comedies OF the season, and he
wants clever. eye-taking name
to put in electric lights when the
piece opens in New York within
q few weeks.
If you've seen the play your
chances OF originating a short,
snappy title for the play are
doubled, but Mr.. DELI isn't con-
timing his reward, so to speak, to
those who have been to the Ma
tional this week. Whether you've
seen the play or not, send him
your title selection.
Write him care Of the Ma
tionaI Theater,n rename the play,
then sign your name and address.
Mail the letter. then dope out
ways and means Of spending the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-20
BurIesque Merger
Unfortunate For
Performers

The merger of the Columbia and
Mutual theatrical circuits under
the banner of the United Bur-
lesuue Association appears an
economic move On the part of
those who rule the destinies of
that class Of entertainment. Many
advantages will be secured by
the producers under the consoll-
dalton, but the amalgamation
spells disaster to hundreds Of per.
formers and workers connected
with the theaters, who have been
thrown out of employment in one
Of the worst seasons known to the
theater in many years.
When the Columbia and Mutual
became one corporation, several
months ago, the Columbia folks
were operating sixteen theaters
and had the same number of COM
panies on the road All but six
OF these theaters and six attrac-
tons have been closed. Each of
the shows carried about 40 peo.
pie while the number OF workers
(including the musicians) con-
nected with each theater, was in
the neighborhood of so people. BY
the closing of the 10 houses and 10
road companies more than 1000
performers and workers were
turned to idlensss.
That does not tell half the
story, however. At the close Of
last season, the Columbia wheel
controlled 38 theaters and as
many productions. AS business
fell off with certain companies
and In certain cities. the COM
panies were closed and the thea
tiers in these towns went dark"
In each instance, this threw
about 100 people out Of work.
Thus since last season % com
panies and the same number OF
houses suspended.
With the start Of the present
season, each production on the
road carried "a chorus girls and a
large number OF principals. BUSH
ness was OF such a. discoura ging
nature, however, that d few weeks
later saw the chorus cut to Is
girls and nine principals. In.
GLIDING the performers who lost
out In this deal, more than $500
actors, actresses, chorus girls
and house workers In the bur.
lesQue field have been let out
since the season opened.
In normal times, some of these
would find opportunities in other
branches Of the profession. Now,
with the legitimate productions
going to the storehouse. the vaude-
vile stag crowded and fewer big
musical productions on the road
than ever, things look dark for
Tessie and Tillie, Smith and
Jones, the comedians: the little
soubrette, and the naughty prima
donna.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-20
Mccormack to Sing
Is Numbers, II
Tn English

A hurried scanning OF the song
program which John Mccormack
win offer at the Washington Audi.
torium on Monday night shows the
irish tenor win offer is numbers,
and IL of these selections will be
in English. This does not include
the several encores which the
obliging Mccormack Il invariably
called upon to deliver Including
the immortal II Hear You Call
ing Me-
The golden.voiced tenor Ii an
ardent advocate OF the English
lyric. He feels that an audience Is
moved by the feeling and express
sion Of such q song as Mother
Machree, Roses Of Picardy," or
III Hear You Calling Ne, a. much
BY the words as by the lifting
melody Of the song. Audiences Ike
to know what thought the singer
Is voicing. and their appreciation Is
doubled IL the articuIate words are
fully understood AZ the singer de-
livers them. For that reason be
eschews q program that - over
loaded with songs in foreign
tongue. no matter what the merit
al compositions from . musical
standpoint.
For example In his group Of
irish folk songs he will include.
Has Sorrow Thy Young Days
Faded, which expresses d sad
but beautiful story; The Short
Cut to the Roses, which has q
roguish lyric ana 4 trace Of real
CIetic wit and THE Snowy
Breasted Pearl, z 3 romantic theme.
What has come to he one Of
McCormack's most popular
audience numbers ii Thine Eyes
Still Shineds which III the closing
number Of his program. This
song was written by Edwin
Schneider who has been Mr.. Nc
Eormack's accompanies Tor many
seasons and who will be heard
with him on Monday night. Mr..
Schneider has won his own niche
Of fame on the concert stage and
the lamented James Gibbons
Huneker described him A.
master pianist who had raised
the business Of accOmpa niTaent 70
d real art.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-20

SIS. II you're lucky, youth get
Mr.. Delf's personal note to call
ana collect the money.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-20

Raa1 TafatA fnveetnaentn . located
n alI aerfi0ns ~ WaRhingtOR are listed
for sale IN tOday's Times md Herald
Classified Ads.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-20

No person III the employ 81 the
u. 3. Government should fan 70
read JudsOn 6. WeIliver's arti-
cIes. beginning January 2s II The
washington Herald.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-18
TWICE A DAY CONGESTION

Some streets in the city are quiet
and peaceful most Of the time, AZ
turn into a bedlam of traffic twice
q day. Such an artery IL Park
street, just off Elm. The time OF its
troubles, of course. is at noon and
in the afternoon when the factories
disgorge their workers.
There is room for five lines of
traffic along this part Of Park
street. But there is parking on each
side Of the street, and that elm
mates. two lines. Then there is a
car. track in the center; as.a At noon
and In the evening, when trade is
brisk, a trolley car comes along
and parks in the block while wait
, ing. for patrons.
80: Many of the workers scoot along
in autos, most OF them walk, others
take the trolley. 1t Is no use in de-
scfibing the situation as It exists
for a short time twice a day. Words
simply fail.
It Is a job for the traffic depart
ment of the police. Let them make
sonrc rules and regulations that Will
ease UP this situation; and similar
situations that crop up under SIM
liar conditions in other parts of the
CITY.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-18
THE. AIR VIKINGS

The air route to Europe being
taken by the vikings from Rock
ford, H., Parker Cramer and Bert
Hassell, irnpresses US as one of the
most logical yet mapped out. True.
it is not a nonstop route, but it
possesses the probabilities of safe
ty, with a maximum of land rather
than water under the plane.
The route roughly goes northeast
across Ontario and Labrador to
Christiansaab, Greenland. This town
is not on the lower tip of Green
land. but is up the west coast a
considerable distance. The only Wa
ter hop Of consequence needed to
arrive there is across Davis strait.
The trip from CRAFTSMANSHIP to
Iceland also is moro over land than
water. Greenland being wide at this
point; and across Denmark strait
between Greenland and Iceland is
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-18
MORALS OF THf, PRESS

Ben Hecht and Charles MacArth-
UT, two former Chicago newspaper
star men. have concocted play
called 1.-THE Front Page" which is
supposed to depict journalism in
Chicago with amazing fidelity. In
reading an account of the produc-
ton We have been struck by the
enormous amount of profanity util-
lied in the play. In fact, according
to the authors, all the Chicago
newspaper men do when they are
rot playing poker or drinking gin
is to cuss and cuss and cuss
We have met newspaper men who
could cuss better than an army
colonel. Of course: or at least as
artistically as a business man when
business is in slump. But we
haven't met pencil pusher who
cussed all the time. Indeed, most of
| them we have met can easily be
/ frisked at poker. while those who
| drink gin or even prohibition beer
while on duty usually get informed
! they don't need to show up at the
! office next day; nor next week; nor
ever.
The thousands who will see
THE Front Page naturally will
conclude that all reporters are as
wild a set as is depicted. They are
certain to overlook the fact that the
stage, in order to be emphatic, is
/ inclined to exaggerate greatly. The
dismal outlook is that in future
every news hound will be looked
upon with suspicion. merely on the
strength of how the show reflects
lift in the city room Of Chicago.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-18

IN DANIEL + lnnfS
The broker had hired new as
sistant, a young man not very ia
stock market. So, when the broker
WAS called away on a business TRIP.
he left Instruction.
when any big break occurs" he
ordered, "let me know at once, by
| wire. Everything will now depend
on you, for if a sudden turn comes
in the market we may be wiped
out"
A few days later the broker re-
turned.
"cHffcrd,' he said "Why under
the sun did you send me that tele-
gram informing me that the office
I boy had dropped the inkwell?"
| Il thought YOU said to let you
know in case of big break, so l
did"
We'll, I'll let that go. Youth
learn. Now, Clifford, did you obey
the orders ] wired you? / sent you
message reading Buy Corn Did
YOU"
Yes. Mr.. Blake said the young
man. II did. You'll find three sacks
Of it on your desk-all freshly
popped. And j got a bag of hot
roasted peanuts, too"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-18
CAUSES OF ILLNESS AT NARI-
OlS AGES


The United States Public Health
Service has recently concluded an
interesting experiment designed to
determine the causes of illness in
| individuals of various ages, some Of
the results Of which have just been
made public by the Surgeon General,
H. S. Cummings.
| In order to make the careful
I study the town Of HagerstoWn,
| Maryland was selected as repre-
i sentative American small town and
! the entire white population OF nearly
5000 persons was kept under con-
tinuous observation for nearly two
and a half ears. This wa accord
ing to the Bureau, the llrsl study Of
its kind ever made.
Determinations arrived at indicate
that the age period in which indi-
iiAtl VI SltlANl f9'A 10 hIof-I llNN
from sickness is between 30 and Is
years. In infancy and childhood the
liability to illness is great, then the
percentage of sickness drops to a
minimum, thereafter gradually rises
until another maximum is reached
in old age.
One of the striking conclusions
was that respiratory troubles are
responsible for one half the number
OF illnesses at any age, these troubles
consisting largely OF the common
"cold.' Also it was found that ILL
nesses other than colds among chill
dren due chiefly to the COM
municabIe diseases such as measles.
whoopins cough and SO forth as
well as unnatural conditions of the
skin, ears. eyes and teeth and to
nervous and digestive disorders.
Among the elders sickness, other
than colds are largely grouped I'M
der the so-called "organic'' classifi-
, cation, those of the circulatory sys-
tenn, nervous system and kidneys.
Young adults and adolescents are
free from the childhood troubles or
those incidental to age.
After reading the statistics and
comparing them with your age you
may easily determine to what
trouble you arc most vulnerable. The
chances are you are going to have 4
cold if you are i'll at all. at any age.
| if you are under 20 you are most
likely to suffer from some If the
youngsters troubles and over IS tb
suffer from an organic disease. En-
periments of the kind recently COM
pleted are always interesting, most
of us read health statistics with in
terest. In the long run such expert
ments are undoubtedly benefit to
edge OF human frailties and how to
| meet them
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-18
THE GLlDERS

Necessity, it is said, is the mother
peace treaties, Germany is barred
from manufacturing too many air.
planes. dirigibles. But the peace
| treaty trainers knew nothing about
elders. Who would have thought at
that time that anybody could glide
around in the air without motor .
The latest is tina. Herr kornfeld
has remained in the air eight hours
on a glider, or motorless plane
/ Funny part Of it is. these elders
ascend as well as descend. One OF
the machines was said to possess
aero-dynamic qualities and promised
to capture the altitude records.
Three hundred glider experts are
assembled at Vase rkuppe for a
meet" of the air artists.
Be it admitted, of course, that air
gliding is sport. We think it has
enormous possibilities as sport, too.
But it isn't more definite than just
a sport. No glider can glide from
Berlin to London, or to Paris. The
sport is best in favored climes, with
the right kind of wind. But all the
| same how these things work is hard
for a layman to understand, espe-
cially as the law of gravitation
seems to be enforced as unerringly
as ever.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-18
DOMESTIC POLITICS
WITHIN THE. FAMILY

Because man is married to a
wife should vote like the husband.
Innumerable innocent bubbles are
finding that out
Women are independent. YOU bet
they are. The expert observers who
claim that the 18th Amendment
merely has resulted in doubling the
votes and that the wives Invariably
vote Just like their husbands do are
all wrong. Wives simply don't.
They vote how they darn please.
and let nobody make a mistake
about that
Another supposition that needs to
be blasted is that the women are
all for Hoover. We have met some
women who are for Smith and they
didn't care who knew about it. They
didn't care who their bubbles We're
for, either.
It is the belief OF many that
Smith will click heavily with The
male vote While Hoover will garner
the majority of the female vote. 1t
sounds reasonable, although nobody
ga N co,1pf the votes of Noypn her i'm
August. If this belief is approx
mately correct it naturally means
that many stalwart srs porter of
Smith will have his vote nullfied
by a better half who stands up Just
as stalwartly for Hoover. Yes, it's
a queer world. A man't vote used to
amount to sonnet hing: now many
of them are finding out that if
they and their wives make an
agreement to remain away from the
polls the result will not be afP ed
in the least. But such sentime nts
are not 100 per cent patriotic. Let
they crab each others efforts. The
experience is worth something and
when it is all over one of them is
bound to have the laugh on the
other.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-18
TIL. CORN BELT

Managers of the Hoover campaign
| are said to be confident that the
corn belt will roll up majority for
the Republican party. in spite Of all
/ the stress and strain of insurgency
in the wide open spaces, and in spite
OF falling grain prices. the managers
are optimitic. What they hope for is
that the farmers will vote Republic
can through habit.
Maybe they will. Strange things
happen in politics. For four years
the farmers have beloved about in
justices and have threatened dire re-
yenge upon politicians If their de-
mands We're not met. Now is the time
TO even the score, and from what the
Hoover managers say, there is Moth
ing to it but the usual Republican
majorities in the west.
| OF course, they may be mistaken.
And even if Hoover carries every
corn belt state the outlook is that q
! first class crowd Of insurgents are
I likely to be elected to Congress along
/ with the Hoover majorities The out
| look is for as large q crop of
! neutrality-suspicious. in Con-
/ gress as ever before, and the farm
/ bloc will function as effectively as
usual
| In view of Republican confidence
of carrying the corn belt the tactics
of the Smith managers at least Is
| interesting. The Smith forces con-
! ccde nothing in the west to the Re
! publicans. AL Smith is out for some
Of the farm vote and is going out
after 1t in a subtle manner. What
can be more significant than the fact
| that Governor Smith is conferrinE
with recognized farm leaders before
writing the farm section Of his ac-
ceptance speech? All signs point to
the probability that the Smith
gesture toward the farmers will go
much further than the Hoover
gesture How much good it will do
nobody knows; but the knowledge
that Smith Is going out after the
farm vote should leave 10 one in
doubt that he thinks slice of it can
be obtained. If Smith should come
out In favor of the equalization fee
favored by some of his influential
advisers-the situation would teen
with more uncertainty than ever.
The soh-tiIler would be faced with
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-18

If he clears his throat before
each sentence, he wears white
shirt on a fishing trip and expects
his wife to call him Mister"
There's always something. il
there's breeze enough to make you
cool. you must chase straw hat
two blocks farther.
The candidates won't kiss babies
this time, 50 the poor little things
must get all their germs from maid
en- aunts.
An education man is one who
understands just why AIS rich
friends make the Republicans q
little more uneasy than usual.
We have no officials who look as
important as MussoIini, but oul
tlcorwalkcrs run him a close second
Correct this sentence: 1.-The UNI
usual thing about our silver ami
versary,' said she, was that not a
single gift was duplicated"
Copyright, 1928. Publishers
Syndicate
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-18

cutting Agent Kirkham intimates.
Cider saloons are not forced to be
licensed and they are failing to OBJ
serve the rules governing them.
CIDER Is cheaper than other drinks,
and the quality sold is intoxicating,
so 1t is becoming a faNorite drink,
even among mere boys.
The New Britain Bartenders de-
feated the Hartford Cigarmakers in
q baseball game at RentschIer's park
Yesterday afternoon, IS to G. Billie
Roche and Whitslinger We're the
winning battery. Mike Lambert i'll
center field knocked out q finger in
catching fly.
Frank Shirtleff an insurance
agent, shot Mrs. George Schofeld,
his landlady at her home. 2.5 Elm
st.eet, this afternoon, killing her in
stantiy. He then fired a bullet into
his own head and fell dead on the
drink crazed.
! The shooting gallery restaurant
loom, pavilion, and ladies rifle range
at Schuetz@n park We're destroyed by
IRE late last night. The fire is
though to have been incendiary in
origin. \ group OF Lithuanians had
been al the place during the day,
but all had left and George Doerr
had closed up for the night. Then
llames were discovered, ana the place
was destroyed because there was no
water available. The German Rife
club is already planning TO rebuild.
1t will meet at . o'clock tonight in
+. NJ. Zimmerman's office.
J. II. kirkham led the golfers in
the first medal play at Maple Hill
yesterday afternoon, having - gross
and 50 net Marcus White was third
with 1nl. 81. Mr.. White, who won
the last medal Tournament. has in
sisted that his prize money b. added
10 tina. to be awarded in the present
com petition. This makes siZeable
amount to be contested for.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-18
Is Years Ago Today

Mayor Bassctt has asked for cam
d1dateS for the wicket team which
Week there.
AS City Auditor Curtis was at
Camp Chambcrlin attending to his
duty as lieutenant of Co. f today,
the fire department drivers did not
get their bi-weekly pay. The new
driver, James Sheath. has not re-
ceived any money since he went TO
work July ].
There will probably be drive on
the cider business this fall, Prose.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-18
Another sign of the times is tn

Another sjgn of the times is the
announcement by British railroads
that all weekend rates will be re-
,duced. to 4 fare and third of the
regular rates, with hint OF more
reductions to come. This should
have been done before the motor
coaches developed to such huge
proportions, not before. The same
thing will have to be done in this
country If the railroads care to re-
tain the bulk Of their passenger
traffic.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-18
Observations
On The Weather

Washington, Aug. 1S.-Forecast
for Southern New England: Cloudy,
preceded by showers Saturday; Sun
day partly cloudy
Forecast for Eastern New York
Cloudy, preceded by showers in eX-
IRENE south portion: slightly cooler
in extreme north portion Saturday;
Sunday partly cloudy.
Conditions: The outlook is for
showers on Saturday along the At
lantlc coast from New Jersey to
Southern New England. Elsewhere
the weather will be fair Saturday
and Sunday. 1t will be slightly
cooler Saturday in the interior OF
northern New England.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-18

We note with mingled satlsfac-
ton and amusement that one Of the
"wish you were here" cards pictur-
Ing Z busy scene In New Britain the
Main street crossing of the railroad
In marked by an elevated structure.
It takes Z picture postal card to be
70 wears ahead OF the times.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-18

less Of = water hop than going
across Greenland is a hop over land.
The chief hop over water, of course
is between Iceland and Europe.
This is the route that the origin
al Vikings travelled in the opposite
direction requiring months. 1t Is
fitting but in this twentieth century
two of their descendants should
traverse the same path in less than
week.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-18

the dilemma OF his lifetime-loyalty
port the party promising what he
has been demanding 1t is possible
that this is the dilemma the Smith
managers intend to put him in.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-18

Gene Tunney intends to take
walking tour of Europe. Here's hop
ing be vii meet many an accommo-
dating motorist. provided he is not
mtsfGken for 4 dangerous tramp.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-18
Nothing appears more ridiculous

Nothing appears more ridiculous
to a sensitive man than to read
the statement Of a parSon In poll
tics that no other churchman
should have the same privilege.
Best thing for the country would be
to have all them out of politics, in
GLIDING those who aid and abet the
Anti-Ealoon League.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-18

Some Of the politicos are attempt
ink 70 yet Andy Mellon wrapped up
in the prohibition blanket. That's
something that can't be done so
long az the distillery trade remains
al ID.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-18

The other morning my little boy
fell and got some splinters in his
arm.
While I was extracting them he
was in tears, SO | said. Don't cry,
son. be a little soldier
But Johnny thought differently.
I'D rather be a bus driver he
said.
Mrs Il r Beatty
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-18

Henning: How was the Chamber
of Commerce banquet last month ?'
Richards: same as usual We
paid big money to have a speaker
come and tell us how We liked our
town and then leave early to catch
the first train OUT
Il T. Petersen