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New Britain herald., 1928-04-05
200 BOXERS WILL BE
 'TR|ED' ON SATURDAY
Conn. X. A. U. Starts First Move to "Clean Its
 Own House"

Ne" Haven. April , tPt-The first move on the part Of the Connecticut A. A. L. to clean up its own affairs as instructed to do by Murray Hurl- burt, president Of the National A. A.
 ',. at the meeting held i'll New York
 yesterday will be made on Saturday
 at .:oo D. m. when upwards of 200
 registration board made up ot Jo- seph Wirtz. New Haven: Mark Dunn.
 Middletown; and Louis McEyoy, Port Chester.
 These boxers have been notified by mail that they are under sus- pension and that the hearing in the city court rooms here is for the pur- pose Of giving them chance to clear themselves Of charges of hav- ing accepted money It is expected by X. A. L. officials that the ma Jorlty of the youths under suspcn- sion will be able 10 clear them selves and again be placed in good standing so that they may compete as amateurs. As a result of the hearing the state elimination tourna- nent which was slated for Thurs day and Friday, April 12 and I3 has been delayed at the arena here un- til April l3 and 20. This extension of time was made so that the regis tration board would have ample time 10 hear all the boys under sus- pension prior to the championship tilts.
 The suspensions were d part of an unhcaval in amateur boxing cir clcs following the death of Horace Alff. r.. of Meriden. after a bout at Bridgeport. It was asserted that cash was accepted in bouts there in- stead Of merchandise prizes. A check up of all Connecticut amateurs who had appeared in shows at two clubs there was made and every hoy on the list ordered to appear Sat urday If the athletes suspended can produce prizes or otherwise show that they were not paid in the Park City they will be given a clean bill.
 AT the meeting yesterday. in ad- ditlon to designating the time and place for the hearing on the sus- pended athletes. President William J. Kennedy of East Port Chester took steps to curb the selling of
New Britain herald., 1928-04-05
BILLINGS ELECTRIC co.
 GETS Sii,S00 CONTRACT
New Britain Concern to Install Wiring and Fixtures in Nor
 nal school DOrn,itOry

Hartford. April , P,-At a meet ing of the l'oar1 Of finance and con- trol here today the contract for the wiring and other electrical work at he New Britain Normal school was awarded 10 the Billings Electric Co Of New Britain. The work will cost about S11.Sao.
 The board also authorized the ad- jutant general to award the contract for the lighting fixtures at the new Bristol armory to the Bradley X Hubbard Mfg. Co. Of Meriden. The expenditure will approximate s9Vo.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-05
MOTHER ILL IN HOSPITAL
 ASKS FOR MISSING SON
Mrs. Kamcnski Wants Police to Try to Locate Victor ksmcnski,
 Absent for Years

Victor kamenski of East Berlin. more than a year. is sought by her. and the assistance of the police was asked last night in locating him. Mrs. kamenski is patient at the New Britain General hospital and would like very much to hear from her son, who is 27 years of age and is described as being feet in height. with blue eyes and light hair
New Britain herald., 1928-04-05
POLICE BOARD MEETING

Chairman R. w. Chamberlain of the board of police commissioners said today the monthly meeting ot the board will be held Tuesday evening. as scheduled. the election notwithstanding. Routine matters are scheduled for action. according to the chairman.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-05
Dartmouth to Receive
 One Million and . Hah

Hanover, \. H.. April : (CP)- Dartmouth college will receive a. proAimately 1.5oo.ooe from the the estate Of Edwin Webster 0anbcrn. according to an announcement iast night by President Ernest V. Hop- kins
 Sanhorn. who gralua4ed frea, Dartmouth n 1878. wss tAe son Sf Edwin D. sanhcrn. . up40Aee of the Dartmouth faculty fse asasls % yearp.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-05
Political Campaign Waxes Warmer as Rival Orators Launch Attacks
 in Effort to Get Voters Support
SabIotsky Scoffs at Repub- licans for Emphasizing Bartlett's Record in Common Council.

Continuing the trend toward per
 &onaliies which has marked th,
 campaign tor the past few days Alderman William II. Judd last night referred to Councilman Sam u'l Sablotsky as "the comedian from the sixth ward" while Sablot- sky speaking at almost the samo tune at gathering of democrats termed Councilman Donald l.. Bart lett just an ordinary councilman, on" or -V, who has never lnaugu rated d single piece of helpful leg islalion."
 SahlotSky ridiculed inc clalm,, that Bartlett is running of his own Nnilt,on and hccausc he wished 10 be mayor of New Britain. Hc de. clared Bartlett was selected hv a small group ot mon who comrrisc the republican machine and ,ha, not even the active republican workers were allowed in on the dis cuSston which. he declared. took place in smoke-filled room in ,h, Burritt hotel Referring to an ex cihSlNe story appearing in the Her ald on the day following the Bur rft hotel meeting, Sablotskv said: 'lt It hadn't been for a 'nosny' re- porter the public never would have known the inside facts on how Don aid Bartlett got the nomination."
 Sahloisky asked if i, was reason- ahl" to believe that q candidate who secured his nomination under these conditions could go into of'ic> without accepting the dictates of 'h" republican machine that put him there.
 Public Works Scandal
 Tho sixth ward councilman crjti- clzed Bartlett for statements to the 'h@ct that the democrats cannot get men of high caliher to serve in mmssionerships. We're not big enough to fill these jobs. according 10 Bartlett. but we were big enough to show mp the scandal in the board of public works" the councilman said by way of reply.
 Q frofessing 10 be totally ignorant of any record Of city service on which Bartlett might lay claim to the mayors chair, inc speaker took up what he .f;lAimed to be ,i., Ny IhhS pointeHto by the republl9Ar, organization Bartlctt's handling Of Inc funds at the disposal of the com iittee on printing and supplies, which the republican candidate has headed for the past five years.
 This fund.- Sablotsky began. consists of about s30.00o. Council. nan Bartlett is one of a committee. which includes democrats as well as 'cpnblicans, which has charge of his fund. Of the sso, ,00o. about 'l'.ooo is fixed charges. such as ighting, telephones. election es- 'onses. etc, on which not one cent 'an be saved. The remaining s15,- 70" is handled by Bartlett and his
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New Britain herald., 1928-04-05
Republicans Say Demo- crats Are Ruled by Ma. chine - Bartlett Denies He Was Drafted to Run.

Criticism of machine" controlled politics which heretofore has been
 attached almost exclusively to the republican party was charged 10 the h"mocra's last night when Alder I nan William II. Judd, chairman of | the republican town committee, speaking 10 d gathering of about 200 ai Lithuanian hall, said:
 As an autocratic. dictatoritl and { sasrule gang that democratic or SaniZatlon has the republican town committee backed 0: the map com pletely."
 To illustrate his argument he made claim that democrats who wished 10 become candidates for Of fee this year were denied that right by the democratic organizazation.
 In introducing himself he accept cd the responsibility for gatherings in smoke filled rooms and referred facetiously to himself as the ogre" who sits Up ill a room planning and plotting.
 Newspaper clippings purported to be quoted statements putting rao- nessa on record as regarding Bart le't as one of the best men in the city government were read by Alder man Judd to the gathering. The clippings wer" taken from papers published while Faonessa was in of flee as mayor.
 Bartlett Denies Being Drafted
 Councilman Bartlett opened his talk by assuring the voters present that he is not running because he was drafted by any political machine or organization, but because he wishes to be elected 10 the office of mayor and feels that he can fill the
 job with justice 10 himself and to the city. He told of his long interest in politics both in this city and in his home town where his father. now deceased. was actively interested in the city govern ment.
 The argument made by his op- poncnt that he had acted inconsist- rntly in the matter of fixing the tax rate was answered by tho republican tdlluludtc pt SdStllS tlElI. HltnDHSR he took part in the second pruning" of the budget. he did so with the stipulation that he would abide by whatever decision was reached by the hb4iti fsat%cc ~~p<r taxation. Ba rt4rtt wGs5rNlDeized yesterday for voong in committee for a c6-milI budget and then changing his vote for a higher tax rate when the mat ter came before the common coun- cil. He went on record as in favor l of the finance boards plan because | he considered that board to be one of 1 the finest in the city administration, 1 he answered.
 Candidate Bartlett warned against 1 campaign statements to l the effect that vast sums of money ! will be spent under the republican | adding the state- l nent: At any rate, the republicans | are just as capable of spending the !
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New Britain herald., 1928-04-05
STORIES TOLD BY
 DEPEW WERE GOOD
Friends and ACQuaintances Re-
 call Many of Them
ONE ABOUT FIRST CLIENT
S1.15 Retainer. His First Tee. Gave Him Biggest Kick Of His Entire
 Legal Carcer-aIwa,s Advised Having a Hobby but Not a Fad.

New York, April 3 LP- Fun "ral services for thauncey M. Dcpcw, who died today. will be held at 10:3o o'clock Saturday morning from st. Thomas F.pis- copal church in Fifth avenue.
 Immediately after the serv ices the body will be taken by motor 10 Hillside cemetery at Fcekskill. Mir. Dopew's native town. where it will be placed in d mausoleunl.
 Officiating clcrgymen and bearers will be announced later, New York, April D Pl-A legion of cpigrams and stories Chauncey M. Depew told al banquets. gave in interviews and passed on associates have become almost parable s among his friends
 Today they recalled many o1 them.
 One Of his taNorite admonltlons was, Have hobby but never a fad"
 Keep faith, have hope and be charitable to all." was another. He often told tho story of his frst client He had just graduated from Yale and opened a law office 1t Peekskill. x. Y.
 His First Client
 My first client was a prospcrous farmer who wanted an opinion on
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New Britain herald., 1928-04-05
kN0WLT0N SAYS HE IS NOT THE MAN
Pleads Not Guilty to Murder of
 Marguerite Stewart
IS HELD WITHOUT BAIL
Police Believe He Killed Teacher and Threw Her Body Into Road way Near Concord-Qucstiona at Length by District Attorney.

concord, Mass, April 6 OUP)- Frederick Hinman Knowlton. Jr.. 54. Framingham business man. pleaded not guilty when arraisned in district court here today. charged with the first degree murder Of Miss Marguerite l, Stewart. school super visor.
 Judge Prescott Reyes ordered the suspect held without bail for the MiddlcscX grand jury.
 Today's brief cour, session attract cd the largest crowd in many years 10 the httIe district courthouse Tn Monument Square, one Of the ma. tons most historic spots.
 Long before court opened, hun dreds of men and women gathered outside the building. awaiting glimpse Of the young business man who is alleged to have brutally slain his girl friend during an automobile ride,
 knowl'on was brought here by from the county iail at East Cambridge under heavy qua I'd. Extra police were called into action 10 keep in check the milling throng That crowded toward the machine.
 Handcufted to guards, the suspect was hurried into the courtroom. ,\noWlton, Q rather tall, heavily butt man wearing trimmed spectacies, appeared very serious and worried as he faced Judge Reyes.
 Attorney John Driscoll of Fra appeared in court as ronnsel for KnoWlton.
 As soon as the session was con Nlnded. knoWlton was taken back o East Cambridge rail for detention pending further action in his case.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-05
Police Confident

Cambridge. Mass. April 3 tP'- State police today believed they had solved the mystery of the killing Of Miss Marguerite Stewart, Beverly school teacher. with tho arrest Of Frederick II. kno~l'pn. 34-year- old married Iramingham electrical sup ply dealer.
 knoWlton was placed under ar rest as 8 suspect shortly after mid night in the office of District .Attor- n"y Robert T. Bushnell of Middle sex county, who announced that the man would he arranged on charge of murder in the Concord district court later today.
 The arrest Of the Framingham m dealer came after incessant ques- tionins by state Detectives O'Neil
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finds that he really loves Lissy, the
daughter Of the Turner's. He also
finds that he is the rightful and
legitimate grandson of Major Blu
ford who forgives him for his join
ing the Union army.
The story has given Barthelmess
chance in the parts which he has
done so we'll within the past. AS
Just Chad he is most charming in
his simplicity. He has made him
self as backwoodsy as the scenery.
AS the son of an aristocrat he is
good, but does not rise to any great
heights.
The big scene in the picture is
the fight that the command of men,
under Capt. Chad Buford, has with
the mountain men that are spread
ing terror throughout the country
side. This fight, supposedly at
night, takes place in the rain. 1t
shows the men as beasts and nearly
inhuman, a great scene.
Molly O'Day has the part Of
"Lizzy Turner" the girl in the VAL
ley of Kingdom Come. She is the
girl who sticks to the boy even when
the rest of his friends turn against
him in their bitterness. Miss O'Day
rises to the character that the
author created and does it justice.
The Major is played by Claude
Gillingwater. His part is light but
he gives strength to the play. Doris
Dawson has the part of Margaret.
On the stage is the "Springtime
Blues" with Eddie Pardo singing
Just Another Day Wasted Away"
Pardo has some clever patter to go
with the song. Gully and Clair are
two blues singers. Gully plays the
banjo and Clair the luke" They
get some hot tunes out Of them.
Gully also does a yodel number as
sisted by his partner.
Freddy Martin is an eccentric
dancer of the comedy type He does
one number that is supposed to be
that of a drunk. This man sure
is timber. Another dance is a bur-
lesque of a Spanish dance. The
Bennett Brothers, three in number,
are tap dancers. They have the
usual acrobatic tricks to their
dancing and a good comedy dance.
In one OF the chorus numbers two
singers. piano player, a violin and
cello appear above the orchestra.
This is rather high class and quite
good.
The overture, with Dave Silver
man conducting. is called "Versital-
ity." A medley of popular and
classical numbers with several solos
including a violin solo by Edward
ReiSner.
At the Circle. (By the Observer
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Zazz Singer" but not as a charac-
ter. as is done in Ham and Eggs.
The picture opens with some Negro
soldiers playing cards in an army
post in this country. This scene is
rather lengthy, but it seems neces-
sary to get the idea Of how certain
PLAYERS win all the time. The card
shark will howl at this scene. The
scenes at the front are similar to
other war moves and the comedy
situations are not new. The bal
loon st 1T is used in new way,
and with good comedy effects. 1t
is announced that this is the first
movie using burnt cork comedians
through the entire picture. 1t is
novel fun, something brand new.
On Vitaphone this week we have
another experiment, using the
spoken voice in dramatic sketch.
This is something new. Personally,
1 am not SO impressed because the
voice of Irene Rich becomes so
theatrical as we'll as melodramatic.
A woman's scream doesn't seem to
register naturally over Vitaphone.
And this method of projecting
drama on the screen certainly shows
up the melodrama tendencies, OF the
actors. I may be all wrong on this
one. Be your own judge.
The other Vitaphone subjects in
clude the Four Aristocrats and Joe
Browning in 1.-THE Reformer," the
same vehicle that he has used upon
the stage.
The bill includes Movietone News
and Fox News.
Now at the Apollo.
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tame compared to Sadie's tongue on
the stage. vet one gets the impress
sion that Gloria as Sadie is actually
saving the real words although the
Subtitles are milder Sadie IS a
tough customer and when mis-
sionary tried to reform Sadie, the
moor Girl thought that the gates
of Heaven was opened wide. Then
she discovered that Alfred Atkln-
SON in the stage version he was
called the Rev. Davidson, was a
human guy who did treat Sadie
lust like the guys she played around
with. When Atkinson staged this
party with Sadie, he killed himself
and then Sadie blew on to another
p0rt with Handsome a marine.
The director as we'll as Miss Swan
son have been careful not to offend
and they may have been a little too
cautious. Sadie is product OF life.
and if there was ever an opportunity
to nut realism in character upon the
screen it was when Sadie got before
the camera.
Sadie is an ugly character, but
she is life of a certain type. The
story in the stage version was not
pleasant one. If you do not COM
mare "Sadie Thompson" with the
stage version under the title OF
-"Rain,' I feel that you will have a
better time.
Although the sub-titles are mild,
many of the scenes as played by
Miss Swanson as Sadie and by
Lionel Barrymore as Alfred Atkin-
son are as hot as the stage version.
The scenes showing Sadie getting
all wild over Atkinson's brand of
religion clearly demonstrate the
real dramatic power within the
grasp of Miss Swanson. Here is
mighty big emotional acting on the
part of Gloria. And she has a
mighty close second in Barrymore
as the psalm-singing individual.
BARRYMORE has contributed a char
acetr study in this movie that will
stand out as one of the ten best
Characterization Of the year. 1t is
an unpleasant Characterization but
a powerful study Of a man who
couldn't live up to his own teach
ings.
The director has wisely retained
the rain effects that ran all the
way through the stage play. Raoul
Walsh, the director, also plays the
part ofSSergt. Tim O'Hara and he
does a good job of it. The closeup
1,or I0oa,1 t,coJ fO1. Sro M q tio offnct
in sadie Thompson"
Miss Swanson, when she is all
dolled up in her cruising garb, looks
like the Sadie of Jeane Eagles, who
created the part on the stage.
They are going to talk about
''Sadie Thompson" and that is al
ways a good sign. And there are
going to be many different verdicts
on this one, but we will all agree
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that in the big scenes Miss Swanson
reveals dramatic power and feeling
that none of us through she pos
SeSsed.
The cast is as follows
Alfred Atkinson. ..,..... Lionel Barrymore
Mrs. Atkinson. ....e..... Blanche Friderict
Or. McPhail .............: Charles Lane
Joe Horn. the trader -. james A. Marcus
Quartermaster Bates ......... viii Stanon
sergeant Tim OHara. ..... Raoul Walsh
Sadie Thompson. ......... Gloria Swanson
The stage show surrounding
Sadie Thompson" is a powerful
one. Dusty Roades has a fine chance
to show how good he can sing a hit
from one of the new Broadway
shows. This man Roades is a valu-
able man and. he should be given
more opportunity each week to sing
with Emil Seidel and his orchestra.
Zelaya, pianist, does the remarkable
thing of stopping the show by play
ing good music And this man
knows how to sell good music be-
cause he is a most wise Snowman.
He tells you that 80 per cent of the
people like jazz and he tells you why
straight from the shoulder. Here is
one of the most unique men in the
show business and a good pianist at
that, in fact fine one. He fits in
very nicely with the stage pre-
sentation idea.
Lucille BenStead goes in for high
notes and a lot of 'en. I guess that
I am way in the minority regard
ing the ability of this singer be-
cause the audience loved her. Joe
Roberts is a banjo player and he is
a wonder. I had to leave the Palace
just as Jimmy Savo appeared. Here
is high powered stage revue comic
and ne has always been a good
artist.
Seidel and Lester Huff, organist,
have worked out a good overture
idea by doing a Mr.. Gallagher and
Mr.. Sheau idea.
Now at LoeW's Palace.
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THE APOLLO HAS
A REAL FILM NOVELTY

Ham and Eggs at the Front" is
a movie novelty because the prin-
cipal characters appear in black
face. The chief parts are taken by
Tom Wilson, Heinie Conklin and
Myrna 10y, and they are all in
olsckfact.
This is necessary because the
story concerns Negro soldiers in
France during the war. This pic
ture uses subtitles and Vitaphone
as a musical background.
On the stage we have many Negro
actors and some of them have ap-
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WneTe ne ran a gas
station and invented his pump. 1t
was while pitching a game that he
saw Alice Hobbs" and got an offer
to join the Los Angeles ball club.
He won his games on the strength
of the smiles from Alice, after he
finally met her. In trying to sell
his pump he got mixed up in a deal
of Wallace RamSey'S. who didn't like
him. and tried to get him of the
team. Ramsey also was in love
with Alice.
But it all came out right in the
end and everything was roses. The
story is light one and does not
give Monte Blue the chance to
show what he really can do. 1t is
ordinary, but still entertainment, in
that Monte is in another role, the
bashful country boy. Comedy is
given the piece by Clyde Cook, who
plays the part of "Skeeter McKin-
ley" the catcher and nursemaid Of
Specs.
Leila Hyams plays the part of
Alice. She makes a very attractive
owner of ball club and also a
rather dumb one, not knowing much
what is happening. Richard Tucker
has the part of Ramsey and is the
usual conception of the high class
villain.
The other picture, 1.-THE Sporting
Age" has been reviewed in this de-
partment before Belle Bennett,
Holmes Herbert, Carol Nye and Jo-
sephine Borio are heading the cast.
A picture that centers around the
horse racing game and track.
At the Ohio. (By the Observer
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played accordingly. Mr.. Levy gave
an encore, which was unannounced.
In his second group he played
Bruch's "Kol Nidre." Mr. Levy got
the breaks and sobbing effects that
the singer can get with great bril-
liancy. The other two numbers of
the group were original compost
tons. The first, "Gariiole" and the
second Ghost Dance" The second
had some parts to it that were
strange to me, but it was exceed
ingly colorful and well played.
The audience demanded two en-
cores, the first was unannounced,
but the second was another COM
position Of Mr. Levy's called THE
Swing Song" This had a peculiar
ly soothing rhythm that gave one
the swinging effect that 1 am sure
was intended.
The symphony orchestra played
a numbe: written by Mr.. Levy orig
inally as a quartet for four violins