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New Britain herald., 1929-05-04
DOUG FAIRBANKS
 AT THE CAPITOL "Ihe Iron Mask" Is a Thrilling
 Sound Picture

D'Artagnan and the three mus keteers are riding once more.
 Douglas Fairbanks is with us once more as DArtagnan. "The Iron Mask" a United Artists sound pie ture coming to the Capitol Sunday for days. is a sequel to his story of "The Three Musketeers,' which he made six years ago. Again Mr- Fairbanks is playing Dumas swash buckling hero of the seventeenth century.
 The scene of the picture is laid in France during the latter part of the reign of Louis XIII and the first years of the regime of the young Louis XIV. The story opens with the birth of the heir TO the throne Of France. and carries through the years of his boyhood to the early period of his rulership. In the second part of the picture, D'ArtaGnan and his three faithful friends, Athos. Porthos and Aramis, grown older but still adventuresome,
New Britain herald., 1929-05-04
BLOSSOM TIME
 COMES MONDAY
New Presentation of Musical
 Glasses lt Parsons

Theatergoers who have never seen Blossom Time" one of the out standing musical .triumphs of all time. and those who annually await its appearance will have cause for de- light in the announcement that this years presentation which comes 10 Parsons for one week commencing Sunday night will be all new and superior in every character, with the same production and company fully intact that has broken all us own previous records this season and was the hit of Chicago few months ago.
 While other operettas and big musical productions are steadily De- ing produced and almost as qulckly fade from the horizon. dear old "Blossom Time" continues merrily on it's way increasing in popularity every year. This year the famous operctta celebrates its eighth season on tour in this country while it now is in it's fourteenth consecutive year in Europe, where it is being looked upon as one of the modern musica! classics of the theater.
 The tour of Blossom Time this season is highly significant for 1t IS being made in conjunction with the Franz Schubert Centenary. In case there are some playgOers who may not know it, this popular success is based upon the life, romance and music of Franz Schubert. the great composer. In view of this the Messrs. Shubert, under whose direction this years tour is being made. have built a super production this year with all new scenery and costumes and have supplied it with cast which is said to be the best that ever has played in Blossom Time.'
 Genevieve Naegele, Herbert Lyle,
New Britain herald., 1929-05-04
COQUE11E:. AT. THE.
 STRAND THEATER
nlrJ Hckiord. Starred in Her
 First All Talkie Picture

Three big photoplay events rolled into one are scheduled for next weeks most important film enter tainment in this city, and anticipa- ton is at fever heat. Never has the .theater-g going public seemed so eager to see and to hear and to appraise the ultra modern achievement prom lsed by Americas foremost motion picture star in her newest film.
 Mary Pickford so long d silent heroine on the screen, has her pre- miere in the ail- Catalogue "Coquctte' at the Strand theater beginning Sun day for four days.
 In this production America $ Sweetheart offers tripIy radical advance in her art. She speaks her lines. She plays Witching contem- porary fiapper role with allurlng bobbed hair. She plays an up-1o- date Broadway drama in which a great social ordeal vies with the traditional Piclltord sweetness and light, and in which significant heart wrenching realism tests the very cool oi ttiC ANh' VI N . S'iii''''
 With her adaptation of the Broad way stage success, 'Coquette,' as her current vehicle, Mary Pickford signalizes the first entry of an ace film celebrity into the new field of the all-spoken celluloid entertain ment. Equipped for this pioneering by talent already demonstrated in q long career of silent screen tri- umphs, and by her early experience on the spoken stage, the star is said to bring with her the gift Of the per feet voice for theater ampliication. This is announced as the verdict Of all critics favored with a formal preview and pre- -audition of the pie ture. It is a final endowment O. natures riches with which this bril- liant woman has been favored in her remarkable career. And from broader viewpoint her venture is seen as a great turning point in the history of motion pictures, which are due to enter a tremendous upheaval if the unqualified success of Mary Pickfcrd in ..'Coquette'' is confirmed.
 'Coquette'' is the stage play pro- duced by Jed Harris over period longer than a year in New York.
 The vaudeville program will be featured by the noted headiner, Mir. Charles Ahearn and His Millionaire Band, real novelty with a cast Of brokers. financiers, milionaircs, and hillionaires. On Thursday The Dummy" an all talkie, will be the feature attraction with Jack Oallie, Ruth Chatterton, and Mickie Ben nett. ....... ..
New Britain herald., 1929-05-04

Rocco Armento. . passenger lin the, Segretto car. but it was nelled. without costs, today.
 John Hichwa of stafford avenue, was fined S25 and costs for speed. ing, tl5 of the fine beins remltted. He was arrested Thursday on Farm. ingtcn avenue, after an accident. He admitted operating the automobile 66 miles an hour before the cellt- aien.
 The case of Frank Urso. charged with tampering with an automobile owned by Oliva Roberge, was con. tinued one week under cash bond or $50. He vas arrested by Patrol. man Thomas Mccarthy, last night. in the rear of RoberEe's store on North Main street. The policeman found the Jugs on the spare tire loosened.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-04

John Charles Gilbert. Robert Lee Allen. Ivan 6ervais. Nancy Sheridan. Elsa Lang. Erba Robeson and Jo- seph Wilkins are among the out standing personalities in this years super Blossom Time" Miss Naegele. Allen and Gilbert have been in 1t for the last three years. while Miss Robeson and servais were in the original New York company eight years ago. Lyle was the outstanding hit of the record-breaking midwest ern company of My Maryland" last year.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-04
FINE TRANSPORTER | IN BRISTOL COURT
Seelstto, Caught With Load of
 Alcohol, Assessed $SN
tspecial to the Herald)

Bristol, May 4.-Rocco segretto of Dudley street, charged with transporting liquor. was fined $250 and costs by Judge William J. Ma lone in police court today. A jail sentence of 30 days was suspended.
 Segretto was arrested Monday by Sergeant Henry Jeglinski and Pa- trolman William Thompson at Park and Tulip streets, as he was about to drive into the street leading to his home with load of alcohol. A similar charge was lodged against
New Britain herald., 1929-05-04
VISITING PASTORS COMING

Rev. nr. c. c. Erickson, presi- dent of Upsala college. Orange, N. J., will preach in the First Lutheran church tomorrow. Rev. Henry w. Maier. of Cape Cod, pastor emeritus lof the First Congregational church will speak in the local church to- morrow.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-04
AWARDED CONFIRMATION

At hearing before Compensation Commissioner Leo ]. NoOnan in Hartford yesterday Harry Larson, Station 5. Newington. was awarded $S23 a week from the Aetna Life Insurance Co. and $7.b0 from the Travellers Life Insurance Co. in his claim against the General Roofing Co. of ttis city and the insurarce companies. The compensation was awarded for disability following an operation and is to last as long as he is unable to return 10 work. Larson has a knee-locking condi- tion.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-04

dame Peronne and Otto Matiesen es
 The Conspirator.
 On Thursday Wallace Beery and
 Florence Vidor will be featured in
 the all talkie Chinatown Nights" adapted from the story "Tong War"
New Britain herald., 1929-05-04

When Dr. James K. Weatherford Of Albany. Ore. retires July 1. hs will have completed ~ years of continuous service on the board of regents of Oregon state college.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-04

The average haul for robbery in 1927 was $30.75, it is estimated by Warden Lawes of Sing Sing prison.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-04

A shark has been known to cover 500 miles in three days.
The Washington times., 1929-12-16
P. j. c. FOUGHT
BY TAXI MEN

The Independent Taxicab Own
ers' Association, generally known
as the Diamond Cab Company,
today attacked compulsory inSur.
ance as q means Of protecting
the public from damages result.
ing from taxicab accidents
through Alfred D. Smith, ist gen
eral counsel.
The association also opposed
any attempt to regulate taxicah
affairs and challenged in general
the power Of the Public Utilities
Commission to enforce regula'
tions on cab operators.
Smith told the Commission at
its hearing today in taxicab regu.
lation, however, that his associa-
tion Is In favor Of the general
principle Of financial responsible
ity.
smith was the first witness for
any taxicab company TO be called,
He said his association now main.
tains, and has maintained foT
two years, sinking fund" ex.
cllsively for the purpose Of cover,
ing accident damages. The cab
drivers contribute to 1t monthly,
he said.
Officers Of the association de
termine to whom disbursements
shall be made out Of this fund, he
said. and claimed that at present
there is not q single outstanding
obligation resulting from injuries
sustained In or cause by . Dia'
rnond cab.
In addition to doubling the
Commissions power to entorce
its regulations, Smith also chal-
lenged certain mechanical pro
visions Of its new order.
MY company is prepared TO
place an indemnity nond insuring
responsibility" he said, but not
IL the Commissions entire regu-
lation can be upset by some one
driving q fly-by-night cab on his
own hook. with headquarters IN
an alley"
He said he believed the Com
mission would have to submit It's
draxt to Congress and It would
have to be passed as q law be-
fore it would be enforced. Smith
exhibited q letter from the chair
man of the Utilities Committee
OF the United States Chamber
of Commerce, in which 1t was de-
clared that the national chamber
lis opposed to compulsory insur-
ance, although the washington
Chamber Of Commerce has eX-
pressed itself as In favor Of it.
Every taxicab company IN the
ciyt, as well as hte street rail-
way and bus companies, were
represented at the hearing today
In the board room Of the District
Building.
The Washington times., 1929-12-16
Mrs. Dreyfus and McBrien
Linked With Dot King Case

them the marning dot" was
found slain.
Since that episode, Mrs. Drey-
fus was divorced from her hus.
band, Herbert NJ. Dreyfus. New
York architect.
Case Long UnSOlved
While the Washington author
tiles have re-opened the case OF
Mrs. Dreyfus' mysterious death
they have no particular concern
in the Dot King mystery. That
case, long ago marked "unsolyed'
by the brains Of the police here
is something for the New York
authorities to worry about.
District Attorney Leo Rover oi
the District Of Columbia, however
has agreed to turn over to the
New York authorities all the In
formation he uncovers in con
nection with the Dot King
strangling. The New York police
are particularly eager to learn
what else - II anything ~ Mrs
DreyfuS said beyond her state
tment that she had perjured her
self In her Dot King testimony
The Washington times., 1929-12-16
SENATE PASSES
Texts BILL

The Senate today passed BY
unanimous consent the Capper
bill providing free text books and
supplies for students of the
junior and senior high schools,
The measure now goes to the
House where its speedy enactment
is virtually assured.
Passage Of the bill BY the
Senate today, came as q surprise,
although no opposition had been
manifested.
Senator Capper brought up the
measure and submitted . favor.
able report from the District
Committee. In the report he as
serted that passage Of the bin
win relieve many parents, who are
striving to give their children, q
good education, OF an expense
that is burdensonne without ma
terialIy increasing the tax bur-
den, inaSMglch as all books pur-
chased ~ the Board of Education
may be used year after year BY
successive classes Of students.
Senator Phipps, Of Colorado,
asked Senator Capper IL any
changes had been made in the
bill from the form In which it
was passed by the House In the
last Congress but died in the
Senate. Capper replied that
there had been no changes made
and that Senator Heflin, who
blocked passage Ia the Senate cf
the last Congress, had withdrawn
his objection.
Capper submitted d letter from
the District Commissioners which
said that the original cost Of
installing the system Of free books
and supplies would be about
$242.OSS. OF this, the letter said,
$4,000 would be for supplies and
the rest for books. After the
original cost, il was stated, it
would be necessary to appropri-
ate only 100000 9 year, $45, 600
Of which would go for replace
ment Of the books.
The Washington times., 1929-12-16
TRANSPORT men
PICK CHIEF

Charles L. HowSer, Of Lanham,
Md, representative Of the North
German Lloyd steamship line, was
chosen president Of the Washing
ton Transportation Club at the
election held at the home Of
sOdell Smith, 1900 block Sixteenth
st. N. w.
M. j. Baylan, st the PennsyI-
vania Railroad was elected first
vice president, and r M. Mast, Of
the Atlantic Coast Line. second
vice president.
r. r. Richardson, Of the B. and
o. was elected Secretary-treasurer
for the seventh consecutive year.
The executive committee is COM
posed Of w. II. Mccarthy, Capitl
Tarction Company; D. L. ConnerS.
Pennsylvania Railroad: L. O.
Drumwright, B and o; j. T. Ran
som, Pullman Company: D. r.
Aub, American Railway Express;
Hugh McOuinesS, War Depart
nent transportation division; r.
z. Pennington, Missouri- Pacific
and w. G. McDermott.
The annual banquet Of the ira
vel experts vii be held February
10 at the Raleigh Hotel. The or
ganization has over 800 members,
including the traffic managers OF
the various department stores and
government departments.
The Washington times., 1929-12-16
Define
NEUTRALITY
BY +. a. WRAY

LONDON, Dec aG tI.N.S.1 IJn-
official Washington comment over
the British white paper" which
was construed as cbliterating neu-
trails in future wars, met with an
indignant Reputation by the
British foreign office today.
'@The phrase there will be no
neutrals In the next war and
therefore no neutral rights was
deliberately dragged from the con-
text Of the paper. . the spokesman
declared.
There never was the slightest
justification for the trlSinuation
that Great Britain is attempting,
by covert means, to include the
United States in the League Of
Nations, z
The white paper" explained
the reasons for Britain's laying
her future belligereT1t naval action
open to 8 decision Of the World
Court by signing the optional
clause. The document. set forth
emphatically only those nations
practicing reciprocity, that is,
which also signed the optional
clause, would have the privilege
Of haling Britain before the World
Court to explain naval action In
future coEnbatS.
The document did state, how
ever, neutral issues on the high
seas could not arise in the future,
as neutral arigEts.@ as wen as
belligerent right, had been
made obsolete BY the terms Of
the Kellogg pact.
The foreign office believes that
any understanding regarding
the White paper" win be inn
mediately cleared up IL II is
realized AL references concerning
only those nations which were
members Of the League Of Ma
tions and signatorieS to the op.
tionaI clause aS wen.
The Washington times., 1929-12-16
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porch and that but one other
couple Wassuson the porch, the
latter occupying the eastern end,
McBrien says he left Mrs. Drey.
fus and walked across the dance
floor, while the orchestra was
playing Home Sweet Home to
get his coat and hat before
someone else did" and that the
first he knew Of Mrs. Dreyfus'
fall was when he emerged from
the cloak room and heard the
excited cries that 3 woman had
fallen.
QuatreIed Before Dance
The family, In its investigation,
said they learned that McBrien
and Mrs. DreyfuS had been quar-
reling before going, to the dance.
FTieda Fischer, sister Of Mrs.
Dreyf1S, said shortly after the
Inquest that she had noticed
McBr1en going across the dance
floor ut the end Of the dance
ard that he was hurrying. The
couple sitting on the porch said
they saw and heard nothing to
indicate foul play.
Mrs. Frederick Fischer, the
mother, has said she saw finger
marks on her daughters throat
while the body was lying IN its
coffin. This links up with the
9amily'S whole supposition and is
believed to be one Of the factors
upon which District Attorney Leo
"A. Rover based bis investigation.
Made Himself at Home
Members Of the Fischer family
claim they never welcomed Nc
Brien into their home, but that
he. accompanied Mrs. DreyfuS
here and calmly made himself
The Washington times., 1929-12-16
VERDICT IS NEAR
ON SCR|VENER
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and fromer Chief Of Police Ed.
win w. Hesse, retired, were ques.
toned on the same phase of the
investigation last Friday.
Nearing The End
Rover was in court today tax
ing personal charge Of hte case
of william L. Moffatt, former
stockbroker charged with larceny
after trust. Assistant District
Tttorney Irwin Goldstein ex-
amined Pratt and Kelly.
Rover stated that report to
the court by the Grand Jury pro
baby would be made tomorrow.
He declared that probably
another witness might be ex-
alnined whose name he did not
know as yet, but that the Govern
ment is anxious to have the
Grand Jury report without any
further delay.
The Washington times., 1929-12-16
POHICK CHURCH
PICKS VESTRI

ALEXANDRIA, Dec. l6.-The
annual congregational meeting OF
Old Pohick Church yesterday
elected j. r. ]. Mason. senior
warden; b. r. hewitt. Junior war
den: "A. w. Smith, treasurer
Edmund II. Allen, registrar; j. w,
Brookfield, ST., q. r. White, Frank
hewitt, Herbert Harr, DR.. G. Il
StarkWeather, Il. I. Delphi, III. s.
Claggett and Herbert Baker, jr,
The congregation approved raising
the salary of the Rev. CD. Lang.
ston to $4,000 q year. Another
meeting viii be held In February
to decide on raising funds for q
parish house.
Riland Henry Baylis, 20, OF
Lorton, Va. q track walker for
the r. F. &P. Railroad Company,
was killed yesterday near Lorton
when struck by q train.
State auto tags were placed on
sale today by j.. Frank Carlin,
South Washington Street. City
tags are being sold by the office
Of the collector in the city hall,
Fred G. Goodnow, president Of
the chamber Of commerce; M. j.
O'Connell, representing the Rotary
Club, and City Manager Wallace
Lawrence are in Harrisonbtlrg,
Va, as q committee conferring
with officials Of the State Normal
School with reference to locating
the proposed State junior college
here 49,
The Washington times., 1929-12-16
z OCEAN FL|ERS
NEAR COAST
Of BRAZIL
CONTINUED From Page y

CONTINUES From rage ~
east coast of South America, in
their attempt to fly from this city
to Montevideo, Uruguay.
A wireless message, presumably
relayed directly from the radio
of the powerful single-motOred BIZ
plane in which the flierS are max
ing their attempt, indicated that
about 13 hours after the start
Of their flight at 1887 p. m. (7:37
q. M, Washington tirne), they
expected to head out across the
sea from Cape Blanco. Africa.
Seen At Rio De Orc
The fliers had previously oeen
reported sighted over a northern
community of the Spanish West
African colony Of Rio De Orc. Of
which Cape Blanco Is the south
ernmost point. more than 1900
miles south Of their starting point.
II they actually passed out to sea
at about 1880 q. m. this morning
$3.50 p. m. last night N. Y. time) :,
as they indicated they expected to,
the flierS we're maintaining an
average speed Of better than 100
miles an hour.
Their plane was sighted over
Casa Blanca, Morocco, at 1923
o. clock yesterday afternoon. The
fliers at that time had covered
more than 800 miles in less than
three hours, indicating they were
keeping up to the speedy schedule
they had set for themselves.
Weather reports we're favorable
along the southwesterly route the
fliers were following. With favor
able following winds, they hoped to
cover the distance from Seville to
Montevideo, approximately 5000
miles, In about fifty hours.
Head for Cape Verde
After leaving the African coast,
the airmen expected to head for
the Cape Velde Islands, then
continue on their southweSteriy
course across the ocean span to
either Natal or Fernambuco on
the northeast coast Of Brazil,
then south along the east coast
of South America over Bahia and
Rio de Janeiro to their objective,
Montevideo.
The over-water Jump from Cape
Blanco to northeastern Brazil is
about 2,3O0 miles. After reaching
Brazil. the flieTS would still have
an equal distance before them
before reaching Montevideo.
LarreBorgeS and ChalleS took
off easily in their white Brequet
biplane. powered by. a 450-horse-
power Lorraine motor. A huge
crowd gave them q tremendous
send-off.
Their plane carried about 1850
gallons Of gasoline and 200
quarts of lubricating oil. The
planes radio outfit was adjusted
to operate on a wave length Of
900 meters.
The airmen carried parachutes,
two collapSible life-rafts, hfe-belts,
fruit, chicken, mineral water,
champagne and some rum, taking
every precaution to safeguard
against q possible landing On
either sea or some isolated spot
on land. The gas and oil tanks
were equipped with q special
valve permitting their being
emptied quickly to give the plane
buoyancy should q landing on
water be found necessary.
The Washington times., 1929-12-16
POLICE FINDING OF ACCIDENT in BOAT CLUB DEATH DOUBTED
rover IS PREPARING
TO REOPENINQUIRY

at home" On the afternoon
(Saturday)-a few hours before
Mrs. Dreyfus' 'fall"-McBrien
had taken some OF his belongings
and had gone to q downtown
hotel as the result OF . bitter
argument in the kitchen Of the
Fischer home, it Is said.
Some Of his belongings were
left in the expensive and n1odish
automobile in which. they had
driven down from New York and
McBrien locked the car and took
the keys with him, they say, after
failing to get the family to turn
the car over to him, claiming 1t
as his property.
At this point in the family's
story practically every reference
to Mrs. Dreyfus and McBrien is
linked with AL GuimareS, Macs"
partner in many transactions. .
Rover Delays Decision
District Attorney Leo A. Rover
said that he had not vet decided
whether to present the case 70
the Grand Jury and that it viii
be at least a week before he VIII
make the decision. He stated
that he is. making an investiga-
ton and upon the result Of this
investigation will depend whether
the case is to 60 before the Grand
Jury. =,
Members Of Mrs. Dreyfus' fam
lily emphatically denied that they
had made, an affidavit in which
they quoted the dead woman as
saying, II perjured myself in the
King murder" and pointed out
that Mrs. DreyfuS was uncon-
SciouS all the time she was in the
hospital until the time Of her
death.
The Washington times., 1929-12-16
| Moros Slain, Chief
Caught in Philippines

MANILA. Dec. Is qN.SJ.
Four Moros were killed and many
wounded in q battle with the CON
stabulary near Davao, Mindanac,
according TO word received here.
The constabulary succeeded in
capturing Dato Guinoan. Moro
chieftain. charged with banditry
and sedition.
The copstabulary, under the
command Of Lieut.. Emilio Selim.
suffered no casualties in the
mountain battle.
The Washington times., 1929-12-16
Howard u. DribbIers
To Play Arnold Five

The Howard University drib-
blers viii open their court season
here Saturday night against the
Arnold College five, a white team
Of New Haven. Conn. This will
be the first time the two inSti
tutions have met on the court
but they met in baseball In thu
spring Of 1928.
The Bisons viii In all proba
bi1ity open the season with q
veteran outfit. The team viii b5
led by Capt. Van Harris. q prod
uct Of one Of the local higl
! schools.