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Evening star., 1930-06-28

According to a report just issued by
the Department of Health for Scot
land more than 100000 houses have
been built in Scotland since 1919, and
10000 more are under construction.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-23
SHOW GIRL TRIES
 10 COLLECT CASH
IneZ Norton Claims RothStein
 Proposed Dozen Times

New York. Jan. 93 (P}-Testimony that Aronld Ro'hstein proposed on&e il week, or perhaps three dozen times in all, was given in supreme court by Incz Norton, former show gil. who is seeking to collect $20.0J0 insurance policy on the slain gam bler's life.
 The policy originally had been made out 10 the estate of Arnoil Rothstcin." hut later the name rf "lnez Norton' as beneficiary WAs written in instead. The nsuran-v company said it never received any notice of change of beneficiary and paid the money to the court.
 Miss Norton testified that two months after meeting Eothstcin .n 1928 or about five months before h:,; death he turned the policy over 10 her. She said their relations had been platonic, but that they plannsd 10 obtain divorces and marry.
 Until d month before she met Eothstein she said she lived with her husband, Miles Rioser wi,l whom she has q -ycar-old son Questioned on the number or times Eothstoin proposed marriage she |aid, "Td say once week."
 "A dozen times in all?" she wu. asked "Yc&."
 "rhrce dozen ?"
 "rcrhaps."
New Britain herald., 1930-01-23
TWO TALkIES AT CAPITOL

Even before the advent Of talk ing pictures l preferred screen work to appearing in legitimate plays" says II. E. Warner. now appearing in "Wcddmg Rings" the First Ma 4oua and Nitaphonc picture now at the Capitol thcarcr today and Friday.
 "Thc screen has always offered an immense variety Of roles. and talk ing pictures enable an actor to vary his characlerjlatious even nor" than he could in the days of silent pictures. IT one is even moderately successful on the stage he goes on playing the same part seven or eight times a week, while nothing is rc- pcatcd in pictures. This keeps you fresh and. as il were, plastic.' Lois Wilson is co-foaturcd with Warner in "Wcddmg KinGs.' other members of the east arc Olive Bor- den. Hallan Cooley, James Ford Kathleen Williams and Alccn Man ming.
 The cofcaturc offers "Thc Hole ir the Wall" with Cjaudct}o colbert ,Ecsinnin~ Saturday for inc "n,tr'
 next week. "Sally" will h" the hia
 attraction with MarilHn Miller fca turcd.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-23

days She did little fighting too with her laughing.
 Ruth Chatterton in the title role, was every bit the sterling "talkie'
 actress she proved to be in "Charm- ing sinner" and then some.
 As the darling Of society who be- comes innocently embroiled in q scandal which threatens to ruin her social standings, she gives q DOT
 trayal which stacks up neatly against the same portraituro which i Ethel Barrymore did with the part several seasons ago in the original stage play. by Alfred Sutro. After seeing and hearing this brilliant comedy drama one realizes why Miss Chattcrton has such d
 great fan following.
 ! The vaudeville program offers five all star acts with the Nugold Revue; 1 Marjorie Burton. Tn Artistic Mim- icry": Mazctti Lewis co. in Dance Parisian": Lane and Harper in
 Bits Of Wi1", and Lillian St. Leon ] 70. in q wonderful novelty. Beginning Sunday for four days
 lhc strand will offer Norma Shearcr
 in Their own Desire" with Robert . Montgomery Belle Bennett and . Lewis Stone.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-23
SOFT MUSIC PLEA FOR ARMY CAMPS
No "SQHaVky" Records Want
 cd in NiCaraSuan Wilds

WasIinglon. Jau.s 93 lPs Soft strains of music are sought by mout- hrrs of the army engineer battalion Whlch k now distributed deep ,n Nicaragua engaged in surveying thy route for tho proposed new can u, and any effort 10 wish on them "barsh, squcaily' records will be rY- sisted
 The engineers have reported to thG war department that seven camps l"d been established and duly nIrl- eI after outstanding men, Some have electric lights. Three have rI- Ilo. all have purified running water but the important matter 10 be IL tended to immediately js music
 Send by the next boat" ono Q; the officers asked two victrolas and 5e records of varied, soft. agreeable | pleasing. cheerful, mclodous and harmonious strains. Any harsh squcaky, offensive record will be re. 1 turned"
 [ President Hoover, Secretary Hur. 1 ley, Major General Lytcl Brown i chief Of army engineers and hi. predecessor. Major General JadwiA
 arc among those for whom camp. i have been named.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-23
POPE NAMES AHCHRJSH0p

Vatican City, Jan. @3 P) -- Pope Plus today appointed the Et. Rev. Francis J. l.. Bcckman, now bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska, to be arch bishop of Dubuque.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-23
LARGE
 AT BEEBE RECITAL
0rSanist Assisted in Excellent
 Program by Caroline BarSch

With violin to help brighten the proceedings the third organ recital Of the season given by Joseph C. Beebc took place in the South Con gregational church last night before d larger crowd than at any of it's predecessors. The assisting Niolinis. was Caroline Barsch.
 The program, as seems to be GUS tomary with all those given by Mr. Ecebc, began with representations from the great library Of organ mu- sic written by John Sebastian Bach. But Mir. BccDc also begins his rc citals strictly on time, and anyone accustomed to seeing such affairs start anywhere from lj or 70 min utes after the time advertised anI got at the church accordingly, prob ably missed the Bach. When We go; l there Bach was all over, which per | haps was a pity considering that tha 1 famed st. Anne" fusue was mclud- 1 ed in the offerings
 AIr. Bccbc included the l.icbest oI from Tristan, by Wagner among his compositions, no doubt yielding as 1 inc an interpretation as the organ is capable of presenting. But after hearing the love death in all kind Of arrangements lately we Sti, greatly prefer the surge, the passion and the emotional intensity of tn, original orchestral version, prefer ably when played by llU pieces.
 There were pieces by EcGcr. q robust festival composition hl James, a distinctive and most orig inal mixture of chime effects super imposed upon an old Finnish church tune, hy Sjbclus, and the striking finale from Widor's sixth organ sym phOny.
 Mrs. Barsch contributed the Han. del l. major sonata which. with th, piano part transferred to the organ sounded most delcctHblo. The Han del sonatas for violin have bccl more frequently played in this cit! than those Of auy other master even the ghost of Mr Beethoven who wrote some fine ones. is com plctrly out-Gcneralcd by the ghos Of Mr. Handel in these parts Mrs Barach well reelected the diver moods of the Handel piece.
 The violinist gave a slow movr mc0t from the works of Friclcman, Bach, which was we'll worth the cf fort 10 compare with the output 0 the great John Sebastian. She clos cd her part of the program with tn andantc from the Mcndclssohn con Curto. --G. II.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-23
,E1\D TUE\TtE. HNETIOtD

IL is wise DurlcSuN" prOluC.F vho can feel the pulse of countless thousands who are ardent supnori- CTS Of this ever popular form Of cn- tcrtainmcnt and evidently tAc SpoN- .,ora of "I.affin Thru" current atjr"r-
 ton at thc Grand thcatCr m llar' = ford may be termed wise in every synsc of the word. Every pCrtorM- ancc of "Laffin' Thru, since i'a opening Monday has been the ocrI- sion for lumultuOus applause and much hearty laughter Joe Van F- l nitablc tunster has a brand naN
 line for thls seasons swing arourl
 the circuit anl almost stops ta" show at times with his witty salli%s and visibility tickling gags.
 i "Sporty Widows" opens a week $ i engagement at the Hart iord mirtt mcnace Monday. much laudatorN comment has been heard in thts vicinity regarding the type Of sho%
New Britain herald., 1930-01-23

lishman who could not appreciate humor, Mr. Rush showed skill in his part and his attire was very ap- propriatc. Richard Nicholson showed he had much stage experience.
 To the directors. John J. Crcan. who was in charge of the music, and Howard J. Perkins. who supervised the entire production, considerable praise is due. The latter proved him. self d capable dirt ctor and was able to get results. Tho same group which reported for the HIst rehearsal stay ed with him until the play.
 The personnel of the chorus groups was as follows:
 Pep .chorus-Mary McCrann. Niv- ian Chaser, Alice Connolly, Lillian Duntz, Grace Wofcr and Eunicc Mann,
 Hoosier Girls--Cuthcrine Janellc Agnes Wclch. Marion Gaudctte. Con- stance smith. Elsie Kadu. IIilda i(rcnn, Artcmcse Blanrhcttc. Lucille Naughton. Mary Alice Maugan Madeline Winters, Nm>y Grace ana Rita Crowley
 sWanoc Slippers Wmifrql Nolan. Theresa Muron l'ranci, Crowley. Euphomia storey. Am Barrett, Ann Murphy, Helen Prcn dcreast, Mary Newell.
 Elappcrrttes- --Junc Iapor. Heller iIumason. Flora Donlou. Bcatric, carswell, Julia Glenn. Mary Prcndcr. gaSt.
 Harmony Duo - Margaret an, Tossic Schmitt,
 Gucsts-Cathormc Arena. Doroth, Scanlon. Margaret Woods, Peg Burke, Anna Carlson Anne Lyons Robert Hodgc, Helen MorclH Thos ! Hughes. Charles Shochan. rcmcn Marsh, William Fay, Charles Pagan ! Robert Grace, Agnes Pagan, William ! Ross.
 Kids-Mari5u NrWijcld, Mildrr, 1 JauclAc, Helen Tansuay MarSarc Dorsey, Fernando Ernaud HrlrraI
 iitoi, Nirg mia Marty@h. Mari 1 Richardson, Mary Crowley. Rose Sa yoca, Jane l'arr Helen Mccarthy 1 Coucrfta Arcidiacuny, Anna Marho Josephine Hart, Fernando Poisson n"au, Grace Jancllc, Violet HHnuor . Elizabeth IIigeius, Eileen Dorsey 1 Gertrude Shea, Rita c;tvaWaugl Janet Dupu.s, Josephine Moral, . irene Jirrncy. Kathleen pranc,
 Betty smith, Rita Cayor Rita Mc
 Cormicl. Virginia Shcchau, Mar
 Erwin. Alice Futile, Irene Wintcr Margaret Kelly.
 The general committee consists c
 James DcgNan, chairman; John NJ, Gulr", secretary; Frank McClcW
 Elmer Peterson. John Butler Mel rt,t llumasou. James Manning, Law renee Boilard, Clement Grace. Joh Pagan. John Crean. Francis Mcll
 norncy Prank keough. EdWar ! DonahuC.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-23
.bL|NDING STORMS HALT ARCTIC HUNT
Dog Expedition Forced to Re-
 turn to Siberia

Moscow. Jan. 93 F-A wireless message from Nrangcl Island. "u' the northeastern coast of Siberia. ;o tn" Soviet arctic commission in Mos- COW, said today that binding snow storms beyond tho arctic circle maIe l. almost impossible to discover any trace of the missing American avil- tCrs Carl Eiclson and Earl Borlan l. The message came from Govcrnnr MmoNefr of WranGcl Island, who with T group ot other Russians -cl out by dog sled OH January ' jH search Of the lost American flicrs. 1 They returned to tho island on Jan l. ary 1 without having found q trace ot them.
 "Wo moved along q line from Cap" Debut directly southwark. i Ahout twcHty-rivc kilomct,rs from 1 the iSland We encountered broken. ! floating ice, There was no trace 'I , the missing Americans Constant heavy snowAorm have | hlndcred our search. and We Wrr, . obliged 10 fctum OH January If 1a. i cau&c Of lack of food for the dogs. . Min"yrtt added that his cNpcditiu, was awaiting confirmation Of rcccu 1 rlmorS among the natives Of tn, tEhuEotSk peninsula that Eiclson ai:' plane had been seen landing in thr i vicinity of the Anguoma river ii
 
 tlrminS this, he and his party were ready to start on q second trip T starch of the Americans touar.
 Royors bay.
 The MncycH expedition was ou,y on' of several ordered out by do-
 sled ;kd airpl1nc by Soviet autlor,.
 tics.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-23

New Britain, the Collegians haNr decided to comply with the desires Of the New Britain patrons. and will offer weekly Friday night dances al the location as stated above. Th'' Bacchanalian orchestra. under the able direction of George Oicott. well
 known New Britain dance orchestr;. leader, will furnish the music.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-23
APPLAUSE GREETS
 TAI 3, SHOW CAST
Musical Comedy "Pattie" Wins
 Favor Of Large Audience

An overflow crowd. one Of the musical comedy presentation under the auspices of the Y. M r. A. X B. society, occupied every seat avail able at the society's auditorium on Main street last night when the show "Pattic" made it's first evening appearance. The show will be pre- Scntcd again tonight at &:15 o'clock.
 A clever plot which was inter woven about F characters. singing and dancing which Wa& considered Inc best seen in amateur produce ions in this city in many years, comedy presented by five Of the cast. and eight choruscs in costumes were some of the many features which held the crowds attention through out the production.
 The feature Of the show was the Cute Riddles chorus, lG pupils Of Miss Mary McCrann who appeared in ChcCkcrcd dr, SSrs, drilled and danced with I unison and rhythm which was thoroughly enjoyed. Each one Of the group had stage pres once to q remarkable degree. The group consisted of Dorothy Herr mann, Mary Shr"hy, l'loronc" Wclch, Eunicc Mann Muri"l Thomas, Mar orio I.iunohau. Louise Hermann, Virginia Walsh. Mary kalinoWsEi Mary Kelley, JraH Forsyth. Gertrude Walsh. Grace Emmett. Virginia FL ton, WinCrcd Menouscll and Dor othv Blcws
 Other groups featuring in the show were House Gursts, Niddic Group of 9 tots, Pep chorus. lIoosicr girls, Swanec Strppcrs, Sis ter team and I'Iappcrett"s.
 Those Who had character parts haudlcd their assignment very well. John l.. %ghcnck in tho opinion o6 q great many Was tho outstanding hit of the show with his bowcry type dialect and his facial contortions. He know his part and appeared to h" as much at home as he would be in any gathcrin% where his natural wit would be given free reign.
 The manner in which Miss Eliza beth Burns handled the part of "rattic" Mas tn" subject of much Favorable comment. She had 10 ap- pear on the stage many times and in posing as an eleven year old fresh kid" she was q hit.
 Three who played together during the greatest part Of the show. Gcorgr sullivan, Kathryn Durham and Char. lotto OI;"illy were excellent in th"il interpretation Of small town charnc- tors. Sullivan was the foxy grandpa type and created much comedy h", rause Of his inability 10 hear Th' thro" scored in fin" song" Argcntincs Portuguese and Greeks"
 Another who furnishes muc( comedy because Of her inability tC sound her E's was I.avcrne Kind" Ian who teamed up very well will Schcncll in many scenes
 Joseph Clynrs WAS the suhj"o around whom the play rcvolvcd Clyues had q very difficult part h' his stag" prcSoUc" and sinGirg VojC made hm ideal for his role. : Hi sister, played by Miss Helen Long was a. character which required Goo' acting and singing. She cNccllcd il many musical numbers.
 Elmer Peterson revealed Il fin speaking voice and played well tn part of Bob's pal. This WHs MT Pctorson's first Ntae" experience.
 Ernest Rush appeared as an Eng
New Britain herald., 1930-01-23
"IAI CHING, LADY" .t1 STHANI

"rhc Laughing Lady" laughed her way into the hearts ot patrons at the Strand thcatcr today for three
New Britain herald., 1930-01-23
CDLIIGIANS' DANCE

THe Collegians (of Hartford) will present a select public dance at the E.lka' clubon Friday night. This is the opening dance Of the 1880 series of dances which will be presented every Friday night at the New Brit ain Elks' club. Due to the many requests made to the management in connection with offering dances in
New Britain herald., 1930-01-23
M m. EMBASSY

Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell, perhaps the most popular Of all screen swcrthcar.S, not only tall, in Sunny Side Cp." but also sing and dance jn a manrcr which marks them as outstanding performers ir this field.
 Miss GaNuor has studied voice culture ever since she first entered pictures. Il little over three years ago. To sing always has been one of her greatest ambitions, she con trSscd recently, and ever since sign jnS q lou- trrm contract with Fox Sh" has filled in muck Of her spare tim" @udyn2 rorco.
 Sha sings several songs il, "Sunn} Sjdr Up" Nhjra win hn seen and heard ou he screen Of tine Embassy her.
 Farrell. who Was on The stage hc- fore pictures reached ou, and claim cd him for their own. has a highly rl,asin@ baritone yoic, which hc has developed during the last two years.
 bn Saturday O. this wrcE th' screen of the Embassy fhcatcr pro, s,uts for four da3s thn f3mo, screen star. Victor McIagIcn and |. frcndol in their newest screen sue cess Hot For Paris" Also Fox Mo. Nicton" news, comedies and sclectc, subjects.
 "Iht CHING LADY" AT STHANI
 ''rhc Laughing Lady, laughed llr way into the hearts oC patrons a'
New Britain herald., 1930-01-23
Vi HESTER FUNERAL PLANS

Boston. Jan. 25 CUPD -- Funeral services for Frank G. Webster. son for partner of Kidd,r, Peabody & company, who died at his home ill .lS goth year, here ycstcrday, will b." held tomorrow in the First church. Marlboro and Berkeley streets. Bur ial will be in Canton, where he Was Eorn.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-23

produced mdar this banner for the current season and if lho reports lra true then fans around this bmliwici are due for some real pert tnt"r- tainmont. Vie Plant and j'lorsic De- Yer" prime iaVorjtcs with rho fan rho knows are featured and th.s Guo is aIW Wlys Sood fer a pack ! LnnEN.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-31
BUILDING OPERATIONS
 FOR YEAR $I,5O0,OO0
Report Considered EncOur- aging-759 Permits
 Issued in 1880

Building operations in New Brit ain during the year ending today represented approximately $l,5OV,- 900, Building Inspector A. N. Ruth erford said today, which is Cncour- aging considering the depressed con- dition of the times. There were 753 permits issued, the cost being $9l0.~ |164, but this figure does not include the cost of plumbing, electrical and heating contracts. Also. Inspector Rutherford pointed out. the figures given on the permits are not always identical with the actual costs.
 The month of March was the heaviest of the year, $lS5,900 worth of building being sanctioned. while the low mark was made in February when only 34 permits were issued, representing $20,794.
 The report by months is as fol- lows: January, 42 permits, $25,4G3. February. 54 permits, $20,794; March. 79 permits, $lS5,90Ui April. 99 permits, $11S,97S; May, S3 per mits, $94,205; June, 60 permits, $63,- 900; July, 50 permits, $47,797; Aug ust, so permits, s71,066; September. 61 permits, $33,314; October. 5S per mits. s2S,282; November. 65 per- mits, s76,013; December, $l46,452. Total, 759 permits, s9lO,164.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-31
NEWSIES' TO GATHER
 FOR TURKEY BANQUET
Herald Carriers Will Have Annual Feast Tomorrow
 Afternoon

Adhering to practice of over 40 years. the management of the Ne" Britain Herald will be the host to the ''newsics' at a turkey dinner with all the side dishes, The affai~ this year will be held tomorrow at o'clock at the Elks hall on Wash ington street. The first dinner, given in the late sos, was sponsored by Robert J. Vance, late editor of the Herald. The number of boys at- tending at that time was about 20. and the number tomorrow will be over 800 from New Britain, Bris- tol, Plainville, Kensington, Berlin. East Berlin. Elm Hill, Maple Hill. Torestville and NeWington.
 Within the past few " Herald ''newsics" have furnished their own entertainment, the "ac- tors' being picked by their bud dies" after the feast, Many former neWsboys. now successful business fCnntinued on Page TWoC
New Britain herald., 1930-12-31
Search in Pond Fails
 To Reveal Death Gun

An all day search of the bottom Of the Lock shop pond which was conducted yesterday by River man Frank buckingham failed to disclose any trace of the death gun alleged, in a signed confession to the police by James Cannarella to have been tossed into the water Of the pond after he shot Gilmon Miner. owner of the Fraternal bowling al- leys on Arch street.
 Hour after hour, buckingham plunged his oyster tongs to the pond bottom only to draw them forth with no trace of the weapon.
 Police stated today that despite the apparent failure experienced yes- terday, buckingham is still confi- dent that if the gun is there he will find 1t,
New Britain herald., 1930-12-31
FIREMEN AFFECTED
 BY BURGLAR GAS
Tear Bombs Repel Men Fighting Flames in
 Danbury

Danbury, Dec. 31 lP>-SeveraI fremon were severely affected by tear gas while lighting d fire in the jcwclry store Of W. T. Mason at 2S5 Main street about midnight last night The store was equipped with tear gas bombs as protection against burglars. The contents Of the bombs were released when the firemen broke open the doors and windows of the store and the first men 10 attempt to enter the build- ing were driven back by the fumess the nature Of which was not ap. parent to them at first. The damage caused by the fire is estimated today at $25.oo0.
 While the flames were confined mainly to the Mason building, ad- jacent business places had heavy smoke and water damage. The in- tcrior of the jewcIry store was wrecked and much valuable mer- chaudise ruined. The large stock of goods ill the shoe store of Harry Markof, adjoining the jewelry store on the north was practically ruined, and James I. Murphy's stationery store in the same building was dam- aged by smoke and water. The bar ber shop Of Pasquale Mattone on the second floor Of the Mason building was wrecked.
 Guests ir Kilay's hotel adjoining the Mason building were driven from their rooms by smoke and found refuge in other hotels. Inves- tigation today showed that the fire apparently started from an oil heater in the Mason building,
New Britain herald., 1930-12-31

New York, Dec. 3l fUP)-The music critics Of the New York news papers gave a concert last night for the musicians Of the town. The mu- sicians, according to reliable report, got even for the nasty things the critics have said about them during the last year.
 The concert was intended as benefit for the unemployed, but it was doubtful who received the most benefit. The critics, it was under stood, received several cabbages and eggs.
 Deliver Poetic Justice
 When Samuel ChotZinoff, Of the
New Britain herald., 1930-12-31
PORTABLE SAW FLYWHEEL
 KILLS NEW BRITAIN MAN
Peter Wyska Meets Death While Visiting Parents at south
 Deerield, Mass,

Peter Wyska, d resident ot this city Tor the past few months, was killed yesterday when tlyWhecl on d portable SAW flew off and struck him ill South Doerhcld, Mass, where he was visiting his parents during the holidays.
 Wyska apparently vas saving wood with a few companions and was standing directly in the path Of the fywhecl, which was loosened from the aNle by the momentum. He died shortly after the accident.
 He was q years of age and was employed in local factory.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-31
OFFICIALS SPREAD
 NET FOR CONVICT
Minimize Report That Girls Had
 Pren0nitiOn Of Death
EARLY ARREST EXPECTED
Wife of Former Missouri Prisoner Being Held By County Attorney Claims She Bought Gun Night Be- fore Murder.

Blackwell, Okla, Dec. 31 LPj - Minimizing reports that Jessie and ZeXia Griffith, victims of a brutal highway murder. lived in fear for weeks before their death. Kay coun- ty officers today cast out d. net for Earl Quinn. ex-convict and hi jacker."
 County Attorney Bruce Potter eX- pected early arrest of the man he believes shot and killed the school Okla, early Sunday, after attacking the younger girl, Jessie, "A. A comrade of Quinn also was sought. The wife of the former Missouri prisoner was held here.
 She purchased a gun and shells county attorney told neWspapermen.
 Those girls knew no fear said the county attorney, replying 10 re- ports from Norman, Okla. where Jessie was public schools music supervisor, to the effect the younger sister believed a man was Shadowlng her.
 "The crime was not premeditated it came about through d chance meeting on the highway. The only motives were robbery and attack
 Quinn. officers said, has served terms for forgery and assault with intent 10 kill in the Missouri prison, both crimes having been committed in Kansas City. Since September he had lived at TonkaWa.
 There. County Attorney Potter said, his occupation was "hiJacklng.' g.'