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New Britain herald., 1928-07-07
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AUTOMOTIvE

| Auto and Truck Agencies 4
/ AusURN-"Let your next car b an
naodels. Domijan Motor Co.. Hotel Bur.
ritt Garage. l3s Washington st.
BUICK MOTOR CARs-eaies and service.
Capitol Buick Co.. 1913 Arch Street.
Telephone 26o7.
CADILLAC AND LA SALE CARS =
Sales h Service. LASH MOTORS. INC
| "a Reliable Concern" all West Main
Street Telephone 5000,
CHANDLER MOTOR CARS Sales & ssFv-
| ice. Charland's Auto Service Station,
4S2 Main ST.. opp. East Main. Tel 154l
CHEVROLET SALES AND SERVICE
Patterson Chevrolet. Incorporated. %
Arch Street. Telephone I'll.
! DODGE BROTHERS Sales and Service.
| S. & F. Motor Sales Corp. 1923 Stan
| ley Street. Telephone 7Sl.
| DURANT-sTAR- sensation Of 1928. G.
H. Han; Inc. is Main Street Tels-
FALCON famous sleeve valve
| motor. r, G. Rudolph. l27 Cherry
Street. Telephone .o5l-2.
FORD CARS trucks. tractors. paTts,
service. farm implements Automotivs
| Sales Service. c4S Elm St. and Is
Arch st. Telephone 200 or o7ol.
FRANKLIN CARS-The car for the neIt
ten years. Sales and Service. %0l West
Main St. Telephone 1896
GRAHAM PAIGE Splendid new line Of
Skies and Eights $1,000 to S?6s5. De.
livered equipped. Howard ". Whit
more. 3ls East Main st. Tel. $50.
NASH motor cars. See the new line.
sales and Service. A. G. Hawker. IS
Elm St. Phone 245e.
OAKLAND AND PONTTAC-Visit our
showroom and inspect these very fine
automobiles C. A. Bence. Oakland and
Pontiac Dealer. so Chestnut st.. (nsxt
to car barn). Telephone 22l5.
PACKARD-HUDsON- Sales ana
Service. Honeyman Auto Sales, 200
East Main st. Telephone c542.
sTUDEBAkER MOTOR CARs-saies and
Service. Albro Motor Sales Co.. c25
Arch st. Phone $50
REQ MOTOR CARS AND TRUCKS
Kenneth NJ. searle & Co.. Sales and
Service. cor. Elm and Park Streets.
Telephone 2l1o.
WILLYs-KNIGHT AND OVERLAND
Beloin Garage and Motor Sales Fred
Beloin. Jr.. Prop lis Church street.
Phone 1850
WHIPPET Fours aud Skies. Sales and
Service. Elmer Automobile Co.. ~
Main st. Telephone 1913.
Autos and Trucks For Sale .
BUICK SEDAN ) passenger. New tires;
in perfect condition Phone 1867.
BUICK 1927 passenger sedan. Al con-
dtion Cheap for cash. Will consider
small car swapping. Tel. 1891
FORD TUDOR Sedan. 1926. Good condi-
ton, new tires. Cheap. Call 2ll3R.
FEDERAL KNIGHT TRUCK. :ls ton.
less than year old. VIII be sold for
the balance of payments due Terms.
Rudolph's Garage. l?7 Cherry st.
OAKLAND TOURING, fully equipped.
good running order, First $50 takes it.
10 Pearl Court.
STuDEBAllER touring in good run
ming condition. Price 800, Martin
Kwasnick, 81 Putnam St. city.
1925 Ford Ton Truck (stake body>
1926 Ford Ton Truck stake body and
equipped with Rucstell aalel
Good Used Tractor
BERLIN AUTO SALES COMPANY
BERLIN. CoNN-TEL. 5l35
New Britain herald., 1928-07-07
EMPLOYMENT
Help Wanted-Nen

BRIGHT boy for permanent porition in
local office. Junior High school srsd.
uate preferred. Opportunity fof ad-
vancenent state age and qualifications.
p. O. Box 1895
New Britain herald., 1928-07-07
LIVE STOCK
Dogs, Cats, Pets

HANDSOME dark police dog, male. Gem
tle and kind; car and house broken:
IS months old. Wonderful disposition.
C. X. Corwin, 80 Housh St, Plain
NillA
New Britain herald., 1928-07-07
FINANCIAL
Business Opportunities

WHOLESALE FRUIT AND PRODUCE
business for sale including truck. Good
reason for selling. Write Box 1877, N.
=. post office.
Evening star., 1928-05-09
i. S. TO FIX DATE
OF OPENING LAKES
Fight of Grain Men and Ship
perS Results in Federal Gov
ernment Taking Hand.
Nv The A.sncinind rrnss.

Nv the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Ohio May 9.-Official
opening date for navigation on the
Great Lakes hereafter will be set by the
Government, H, b, Teegarden, special
assistant to the United States Attorney
General, made known today.
The Government in determining the
date would take into consideration ice
and weather conditions and declare
navigation open on the first safe day
instead of the first day vessel could
get through regardless of hazards, he
said. The decision. however. would not
he binding upon either shipper or car
rier.
Grain Men Fight.
Conflict between Western grain grow
erS and Great Lakes shippers which
eliminated in an injunction suit filed
by the Department of Justice here, re-
suited in the action taken by the Gov
eminent Thirty-one individuals and
companies were charged with restraint
OF trade because they postponed the
opening Of navigation this year from
April IS as in the past TO May Is.
Upon complaint of Western shippers
who said the late opening had tied up
3o,000,000 bushels of grain and caused
heavy losses, Teegarden conducted an
investigation. In the past, he said. the
opening date has been determined by
the Duluth. MINI. Board of Trade as
the date when the first vessel pene-
trsted the ice from upper to lower lakes
Forms Basis of Contracts.
Contracts for Spring loadings of grain
from the North have been made on
that basis
Suit brought by the Department of
Justice, scheduled for yesterday, was
postponed on account Of illness of Fed
eral Judge D. c, WeSthaven. He said
he would hold court at his residence
today None of the defendants had filed
answers yesterday. the final day, and
a consent decree was expected
Evening star., 1928-05-09
ENSIGN DRAWS so DAYS
IN CANAL ZONE FRACAS
2. J. Donohue, Milwaukee. Said to
Have Refused to Pay "Jit-
ney" Fare.

By the Associated Press.
PANAMA, May 9.-Ensign Frank ].
Donohue, a native of Milwaukee, at
tached to the United States cruiser
Rochester. has been sentenced to so
days in the Panama jail by a police
magistrate following a fight
The story was told that Donohue had
resisted the efforts of a policeman to
make him pay fare demanded by a
"titney" driver
j. J. Wazenics. sailor of the United
States Navy boat Nitro. who was stabbed
during the riot which the argument pre-
cipitated. was alive last night. but his
case was believed hopeless. Others in
jured in the affair were said to be out of
danger.
Evening star., 1928-05-09
MEMORY OF c. A. COFFIN
H0h0RED WITH TABLET

By this Associated Press
SCHENECTADY. ~. T., May "a
bronze tablet in memory Of the late
Charles A.. Coffin. founder of the Gen.
ersl Electric Co, was unveiled yester-
day in the presence Of stockholders.
directors and company officials here
for the annual meeting, and about 20,-
600 employees.
The tablet was made possible through
. fund subscribed IS years ago 70 pur-
chase loving cup for Mr. Cofin When
he heard Of the proposal he voiced
vigorous opposition. The money was
then used for the purchase OF COM
pany stock, which in the intervening
years increased In value until q SUBJ
stentiai Sum was realized for the erec-
ton Of the memorial after Mr.. Cofin'g
death
Evening star., 1928-01-22
Claims Most Valuable Dog

Eeca1f% " his earning ability Entry
Eacae the prize winning greyhound
TaceT of England Is claimed 10 be thf
pcflc s n.ssI psltJsbje dog He has wor
~ u tkaf II races In which he has heen
F'ltfFec bis yicDOfY IL the recent grey.
frt1nc cerby II Ion6oD permitting ni'
nasths. T. EsxDof. " collect 5000 In
i9f2zt MONEY ahc M equal amount IL
b@ta Experts Say the n1ark@t value .!
tne cog is $4,000, itis Baxter says IN
od4je ,l'Ji tske SIS 100 for MIN.
Evening star., 1928-02-05
Power tor Good or Evil.

THE terrific power for good or evil
that lies in every motion picture Is
something but few people apparently
realize.
The fan views film and is impressed
with IT, Parts Of II thrill him. poSSi-
bly, some OF Il gives him new slant ON
life II would surprise him 10 KNOW
that the same reactions arc experienced
by n million other fans,
plays~~~SuccesSiu ones~~cater "a thon~
sands. but motion pictures cater 10 mil
lions
A case In point is Warner Brothers
production showing Al Jolson IN The
Jags Singer" Before this MIN was
three months old it had been W.T.
messed by over half million people.
III the first IL weeks III It's run III New
York II attracted nearly u quarter t
million people On the tlrst day Of Its
release In ~ key cities II attracted over
100 900 people,
When Il IL finaily given general re-
ieaae~-that Is. when 1t Is given 10 the
program houses-~-there Is no Knowing
lust how many people viii view H. IN
asmueh AZ II Is certain TO be bsaGed IN
at least 1000 Of these theaterS, In many
of which Il will remain nom three days
many people win come under It's innu'
ence,
Fortunately, the mtsuenee In This IN
stance Ii good, for The Jaax singer" Is
not only entertaining, but leaves a good
taste IN ones mouth when It's main
character fades from view On the screen
Evening star., 1928-02-05
Returns to the Stage.

in6oor thes;sr and al cU;Socr shsars-
have been built. while their drama
course has become notable.
Meantime. 80 far sS SzcS6vay IS cor
esrneC the Hs2Ds6yS ssS abandoned
he commercial theatsT SlE now sns.%
have returned in group ot to2- plays
and il Develops that vS-ns. thar STy2ssE
up Ire sheatsr they have discover
something novel for Broadway.
Mr.. Kennedy. Miss Msts1t>ss ara y
yoGns proseSes. Miss Margaret Gag
are appearing III a series - Pays ~
Three PLAYERS ali ariEtsn by NJ
Kennedy himself, sn6 PLAYED II oSss
setting with three ScsorS only II t9se
cast The CasSGeatrS.N which w'SS r.
Gently performed, e>EscSE;lS \ dramatic
episode IN the life ii the Hoy FSrsiIy
The Admiral 3 play ~ CflrsStcS,esss
Columbus Is scheduled soE s>sgtc~r.2,Hcs
February 8 while Old NcoaSy,~ Gs-
ScrIeSI by tAe autho< IS n pay .c=
malefactoxS" IS due February .S ard
The SSlQtatlcG," drama ~ Dac,@
NIL conclude the New YoSS rsSs<;o-ss
February -,
Every ore ef theSe tcar pays has 8.
ready oeerl pertog-seS BY IRE KENNEDY
PLAYERS in ScAoc.S, Colleges ard elgeS
Throughout this COUNTRY ard - y>tS-
land. They are claimed - have III
>rIre6 many small ezt.sS 20 osgaaLss
their own little sasassrS ard have gwen
certain larger cities acgs that '"gAe
rS>ac" IS not Completely abandoned ~
established Broadway csAySvS
Evening star., 1928-02-05

THE return 10 the Broadway stage
OF Edith Wyy,ne Matth.Soa. star ~
"Eyeryman. The Blue Bird" and other
productions Of quality. has been Of gen.
eral theatrical interest: no; only because
Miss MatihiSon. a fayoritc actress. Is be-
ing seen again. but because she comes
back associated with a new dramatic
movement. She is appearing Cor Specia,
performances in a series O. plays by
Charles Mann Kennedy at the MacGow-
ell Club Theater In New York As one %
the Kennedy Players" she represents i
unique dramatic experiment.
Miss MatihiSon. who as younS
actress was London favori,s in Ser
nAr6 Shaw'S best roles, also the leadills
woman for Sir Henry Irving and SIR
Herbert Trce-an untorgettahle Port;a
Viola ana RoSaltn6-came 70 America
In "Everyman" and made an instant
success. and vas much in the play
going puolic'S mind because OF her in
tereSt in new dramatic movements
She was leading woman OF the New
Theater and one Of the prime movers
OF the Actors Theater Several seasons
ago Miss MatthiSon and her husband.
Charles Mann Kennedy, author cf The
Servant In the House" The Terriele
Meek" and other successful plays,
startled Broadway by withdrawing tenn
psrarily TO devote their slne ard talents
TO = girls school at Millhrcsck. n, Y.
where they established a drama depart
ment, For three seasons they have ne
manned in Millhrcsck. and meantime an
Evening star., 1928-02-05
Ape Colony" for Harvard
Films.

THE latest development in the WORK
of titling and editing educational!
pictures, which is being carried on by
Harvard University in agreement with
Pathe Exchange. Inc. Is the photo
graphing for the first time OF the abSo-
lutely unique ape colony owned by
Nine Rosalie Abreu of Havana. Cuba,
These pictures. which are now oeine
developed by the Pathe laboratory, Will
be turned over To the division OF an
thropology for editing and titlinS.
The division Of anthropology will use
these pictures for the two series OF edu-
cational Aims which II has In the course
oi preparation The first series OF
highly technical nature and intended
for use In universities. The second
series is being titled and edited for cor
relation with school courses ON social
geography.
Mime. Abreu started TO collect monkeys
and apes 80 years ago. and now has
l3o simians OF 35 different species. The
actual photography was done by
pathe camera man under the super
vision OF Frederick Hulse. graduate stu
dent In anthropology at Harvard,
Evening star., 1928-02-05

attracted the attention OF Squire Ban
croft IT London Bancroft engaged
wo adapters to accompany him 70 Paris,
where they carefully studied the play
its action. its business and its eject on
the French audiences. Returning 10
England they Jointly evolved the play
known there and in the United States
as Diplomacy"
They recast ,h2 plot. cut il from five
acts 10 four. changed French army on
GERS to English army officers: the
Franco-German MISUNDERSTANDING they
transformed into Angio-RuSS.an dI1er-
ences; the attempt Of the German
chancellery 20 set Europe's foreign o.
fees swaTuling with spies was T-arlS-
mogrified into the eastern question; the
theft of an Official dispatch was made
to hinge On Anglo-Turkish spheres o.
interest, and last OF al the title vas
changed. first 10 The Mouse Trap,
then TO Diplomacy"
Crossing the Atlantic 70 The United
States. the play was affected oy further
sea changes. Ths most curious version
reposes in the New YORK Public Library.
published in Chicago IN 1898 Again the
title is altered. this time 10 ~Dipso-
mates: the plot makes much Of gun
running and Cuban dlibuste-: Of the
army officers. one becomes an American
naval commander the other an at
tache Of the American embassy In
Paris: the political netk2es turn n al
armament race among the great ma
tons: spies are stiu active. but the
stolens dispatch has evolved into blue
prints OF the newest American battle
ship: and Lastly the character OF Lacy
Henry Fairfax changes into Sla1gy
daughter OF \ Kansas City beef t-CSt
nlagnase married % European
p-incelIng.
The latest and-agreeahly 20 critical
opinion IN Lon6on-the best 0: these
versions IS that Of Sir Gerald 6u
Maurier. who used i, u years -1a o.
Diplomacy" IN London two seasons
ago And this IS the script which. by
arrsngemert with Sir Gerald. Ar. Tylsc
IS employing for his an-sts- revival
Evening star., 1928-02-05
One.Ac. Play. Contest
Tuesday.

THE second annual District OF
Columbia one-act play tournament.
sponsored by the Community Cen
ter Department. viii open this
week In the auditorium OF Columbia
Heights Community Center Eleventh
and Harvard streets northwest. at
pm. on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday
nights. Tuesday nights plays being
The Mayor and the Manicure. by
George Ade. presented by the Temple
Players; Onions" by Caleb O'Connor
presented by the O'Connor Players. and
"A Cup OF Tea" by Florence Ryerson.
presented by the Masks.
Friday night the plays scheduled arr
The Girl" by Edward Peple, presented
by the Towne Players The Travellers. -
by Booth Harrington. given by the
Park View Senior Players: Young
America" by Fred Ballard and Pe:l
Franklin. presented by the Southeast
Community Players. and The Boy
Comes Home" by A. A. Milne. presented
by the Playmakers.
Saturday night the plays will be
Poor Old jim" by w. c. De Mile. pre-
sented by the WoodIothlan Players,
DunAany. presented by Cleveland Park
Players. and Mr.. Sampson" by Charles
Lee. presented by the Wilson Players.
The remaining seven plays entered
will be given next week. on Tuesday.
February IL, and Thursday. February 10,
at Columbia Heights Center
Three judges. well known authorities
In educational dramatic work In this
city. will select four of the plays 70:
The final contest, which will be held
Saturday night February IS. In Western
High School. when the judges who will
grade the four plays In the order %
their general and specific excellence will
be dramatic critics Of the local press
Seventeen dramatic groups are eli
tered In this contest.
Tickets for single nights and for the
season may he had at the Communitp
Center Department In Franklin School
Building and nj the Willard newsstand.
Tickets for the final night Of the con
test are also Oh sale
Evening star., 1928-02-05
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Notes of the Stage and Its People.

NANCY WEXFORD has assumed the
leading feminine role in Rain or
Shine" which Is scheduled 70 open In
New York this week
sis, Boom. Barbara" musical show
by Jean Schwartz and George Marion.
jr., will be produced by the authors
later In the season.
Clifford Brooke has been engaged as
director for the Chamberlain Brown
productions In New York and starts to-
morrow night with Mrs. Danes De-
fense.'
Three plays by Hendrix Van Loon
have been bought for presentation In
New York by Paul Kay. The FIRST. a
historical romance. Is expected 10 open
early In the Fall
THE Radio Murder" play by John
Milton Hagen and Dana Bush. opened
In the Bronx last week. II Is announced
that the play Will eventually be seen on
broadway
"Coquette." In which Helen Hayes OF
this city has recorded an emphatic hit.
reached It's tooth performance last
Monday night. with record seli-out at
every performance since the start.
James w. Elliott IN about week %ill
start rehearsals OF OrckoW's Napoleon. q"
Gods Own Town by David Wallace
and L. IS. Stribling. based on the lat
ter's novel ''Teeftaliow" ana Wolves. 4"
by John Hunter Booth Robert Milton
is TO direct Napoleon" and Frank Merr
lin Gods Own Town" As yet wolves"
lacks Il director.
Douglass Montgomery. who attracted
attention last season In Crime" Is one
Of the east of 'Eidnaper." now In re-
hearsal Samuel 6hipman and Max
Marcin are the authors,
A New York f,rm announces that II
has acquired the rights 10 THE King
dom of God" adapted by Granville
Sierra. and THE Love Duel" by LII
Haltanay.
THESE Modern Women the new
play by Lawrence Langner. which
reaches New York February i3, presents
q household where two women are In
conflict over one man. Chrystal Herne
tas one of the leading roles and others
IN the cast are Minor Watson. Helen
Flint. Camilla Daibera. Norman VII
liams and Alan Mowbray.
y. Harrison orckow, whose play
Napoleon" IL shortly ~ be produced
by James w, Elliott. haa written an
Evening star., 1928-02-05
Diplomacy and Sardou.

NICTORIEN sARDOU had been be-
fore the play-going public upward
of 90 years and the author OF some 40
dramatic works produced on the Paris
stage before he was deemed 10 have
worthily earned his armchair in the
French Academy.
II was the production OF his great
melodrama, Diplomacy" in 1877, thai,
wrought his title clear 70 that honor.
The star Of his triumph. however, was
not without its malignant aspect, Tor
ex-President Thiers endeavored to fruS-
trate Sardou'S candidacy. entertaining
the conviction. 1t is said. that the dram
atist in creating the character Of the
Countess Zicka had modelled too closely
the living portrait Of foreign princess
in which Theirs was deeply interested
The spy mania was one OF the bum
ing questions Of the day when ''DIplo-
macy" was written But public interest
in the play was greatly enhanced by
singular coincidence. Shortly after the
first performance there was public
scandal concerning an Austrian baron
eSs said TO have oeen Prussian spy
and a close friend OF the French min
isser OF War The two spies IN the
Countess ZicEa. and the plot turns upon
the theft by one Of them of important
papers from an embassy.
The real source of the plays success.
however. was its superb craftsmanship.
sltflough its love story was the chief
feature that won the favor Of the public.
Diplomacy" was written III the days
Of lax copyright laws Sarcou himself
withheld publication. Yet hitherto
never was play more variouSly adapt
cd Sarcou Away maintained that the
garbled translations and the mutiiated
adaptations of his work II English
speaking countries did him gross in
justice This can hardly be gaiaSaio.
considering the history of Diplomacy.
And yet through all It's transformations
il remained unmiStskahly Sardou's play.
On its presentation under the title OF
Dora" at the Vaudeville IN Paris il
Evening star., 1928-02-05

other play around the late Car of
Russia, Nicholas II. which probably
viii be produced by David Belasco next
season, with Beth Merrill in the lead
ing feminine role.
Zoe Akin's play, THE Furics,' in
which Laurette Taylor viii be starred,
will open in New York the FIRST week
In March. The out-of-town opening
is set for February % at Wilmington.
The White Eagle" closed Its New
York run last night and Producer Rus
sell Janney is going TO take the entire
company 10 England In about six
weeks for London engagement.
Alice Brady, after succession of
appearances In unsuccessful plays. Will
appear again soon In vaudeville, Miss
Brady will be seen In sketch. Cats
engagement starts the latter part of
this month.
The Oarrick Players OF New York
put on The Tanning OF the Shrew"
last October. with Basil Sydney and
Mary Ellis In the leading roles and
with a modern dress version. expecting
perhaps "A months run. 1t has been
nlaying 10 capacity ever since the OPEN
ing and probably will finish out the
season.
Leslie Faber, who came 10 this coun-
try To create the principal role In the
recent production of The Patriot" will
play the part Of the magician In the
forthcoming London production OF The
Spider" William Courtenav was At one
time announced To head this company.
Mr. Fsber went back to England last
Friday
KILLER" play by Louis +, Rirsh
and Howard Meriing, Just placed In
rehearsal. Is scheduled 10 open In
Mount Vernon. N, Y. February II and
In New York two weeks later,
London producers also seem 10 have
discovered q plan 10 overcome the cen
Aor. While the British censor banned
Cradle Snatchers." the producers,
Clayton aud Waller. called In Norma
Mitchell. co-author, and requested heF
to rewrite parts OF the play, emitting
some OF the mare questionable linea
Last Monday night the new version
opened In London under new tltis
Sauce for the Goose"
Ira j, La Motto, former manager ai
the 0ayety Theater left Washington
yesterday for an extended visit 10 Las
Angelica and San FTanoisen. Calf MT
fA Motto will spend the remaindnF af
the Winter and the coming summer on
the Coast, retutning 10 Washington
early mex, FaiL
Evening star., 1928-02-05
More of Summer Stock.

THERE'S snow on the ground. eSig
there's sunshine and vtcle,S III the
hearts and minds Of Summer Stock pyc-
ducers. circus folk and the outdoor re-
sort impreSSar;aS,
Fur instance. Steve Cochran, founder
and manager M the National Theatcr
Players is ~ engroSSed IN plans for
the 1928 season that he il often found
aittinS about town SaaS oNegr<~at and
gloves
Mr Cochran has RlSt returned fr,>n
New York. where he obtained Options
on - plays, M which number =, leaSg
% viii ee produced ,ae c>,,niaS >eaS<S,
az the National Theater Ot this nlssn-
eer. eight are plays which have ncs eSen
seen III Washington. and the others aYe.
eNcept three. productions which have
Evening star., 1928-02-05
:" A RIEs IRISH ROSE" Is Sotas a

RkS IRISH ROSE" Is S<>ias se
spread les balm upon the asese
or hess rustied waters es the Pan ~Asnerl.
cam Contesenee III havana
Anne Nichols, in ke1N~u>a sap~svsS-
hs the transformation NJ her tsmessS
play 10 the ainas At the Paramount
stadia, announcing that the e>>aIeEeace
had requested "Ahte" "a visit them
immediately ordered the entire original
cast - Havana. MeladiaS Ida NfamsF,
who PLAYED every performance III the
record ~hseakiAs New Work ran aud
nesnard 0areey, who are Eae Ms and
MIA Isaac CNhen al tAa nem SeEslea,