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New Britain herald., 1930-08-07
Ban Johnson Recalls
 Baseball Fish Story

Victoria, B. C. Aug. (UP)-Ban Johnson, former president of the American league, arrived here for a fortnight's fishing off Vancouver Island.
 Speaking of fish" said Ban, re minds me of the times Silk OLaugh- lin. the famous old time umpire put Ducky Holmes, White Sox outfield- CT. out of the game for using im- proper language.
 The Sox had to send a pitcher to fill Holmes place in the outneld When I got back from fishing trip the next day, O'Loughlin reported the matter to me. I was fixing up nice basket of fish for Charley Com iskey, owner of the White Sox, and 1t reached him simultaneous with my decree that Holmes was suspend ed indefinitely.
 What does Johnson want me to do with the fsh?' roared the Old Roman, play them in the outheld ?"
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07
FOREIGN EXCHANGES

New York. Aug. 7 P-Forelgn exchanges easy. Great Britain in dollars; others in cents.
 Great Britain. demand 4.S7; cables. 4S7s sO-day bills or banks 4S4 1t-16.
 France. demand 3.93as, cables 5.9315.
 Italy, demand 5231s, cables 5.23 15-16.
 Demands: Belgium 13.a9h. Ger many 23.SSH. Holland 40.27, Nor way 26.s0Hs. Sweden 26.69 F. Den mark 26.S1. Switzerland 19.4413 Spain 11.17. Portugal 4.52. Greece 1.293s. Poland 11.25. Czecho- Slovakia 2,962s. JugoslaWa 1.77A Austria q4.14. Rumania 0.59% Argentine 36.37ia Brazil 1885 Tokyo 49,37. Shanghai 375o Mon treal 10O.1215.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07
WASHINGTON EATS
 IN BATHING SUITS
Latin Diplomatic Set Disports
 On Nearby Beaches

Washington, Aug. LP - South American women of the capital pre- fer comfort to style in hot weather.
 Wives and daughters of diplomats SO to nearby beaches to spend the entire day in one-piece jerseys. They divide their time between the water and the beach. Most of them are good swimmers.
 There is little attempt at striking attire though most of them buy their clothes in Buenos Aires, noted for it's smart. costumes.
 Annapolis Roads beach and country club is the favorite resort of the diplomatic crowd. They motor over early in the morning and do not return until after sunset.
 The big cars are driven by chauf- feurs and the girls of the legations are carefully chaperoned for their beach parties.
 Mornings are spent swimming and reclining on the beach under gay umbrellas listening to the radio on the edge of the sands Bathing suits are worn at the picnic lunch con served in a private room of the club.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07
CENTRAL CAN L00K-IN
 ON TELEYISION USERS
Must Do So in Order to Make Sure Connection Is Complete-Gets
 Odd Sensation.

New York, Aug. GPl-Much as listening in" was coined for the experience of listening to something by radio, so looking ln" has come into television vernacular.
 The looking in" is done by 'cen- trar' on the two-way television cir cult Of the A. T. (, T. here. This central not only has to complete the talking connection. but also must complete the picture con- nectlon-that is, make. sure that the two persons two miles apart see each ether distinctly,
 Central does this with an appa- ratus that shows in miniature per feet copies of the television faces as they appear to the phone users This apparatus has two eye pieces. one showing the face of the person a& the calling end, and the other the face at the receiving end. It is an odd sensation, like looking at the empty space separating two persons, and seeing materialize there clear images of eyes, hair and facial con- tours and colors.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07
HOSPITAL CONTRACTS LET

Hartford. Aug. ' CP-The state board of finance and control today approved the awarding of a con- tract by the trustees of the new state hospital at Newtown, for the con- struction of service buildings for the hospital, The general contract was awarded to C. Abbadessa and Bros, Inc, of New Haven, whose base bid was SS70,000; the plumbing contract was awarded to NJ, J. Daly & Sons of Waterbury for sSl,267; heating, Libby &5 Blinn. Inc, Hartford, sl58,- TO; electrical. Billings Electric Co.,, New Britain, s63,752; engine and generators, Ames Engineering company, N. L. C. Engineering Co.,, Boston, agents, s42,984; refrigera- ton, York Ice Machine Co.,, Boston, s37,o50.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07
PLATT SQUARES MATCH

London, Out, Aug. tP - J. Wood Platt, of Philadelphia, fln- ished the first eighteen holes of a
 36 hole quarter final match in the Canadian amateur championship tournament all square with Nicol ThoRpson, Jr., of Toronto They were the first of the four pairs, with three Americans left in the play, to complete the morning round
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07

With the state championship among fife and drum corps as it's objective, the '. NJ. T. A. & B. So- ciety Fife &Drum corps of this city, will take part in the parade in con- nection with the Connecticut Pliers 6, Drummers association to be held under the auspices of the Lancraft Fife & Drum Corps in New Haven Saturday.
 It is expected that at least 75 corps will be in line in the parade which will be staged Saturday morn ing at II o'clock and most of these will enter into the corps competition to be staged at Lighthouse Point in the afternoon.
 Prizes will be awarded for the best appearing corps in line, the best playing and the corps coming the longest distance in connection with the parade while the usual prizes will be awarded corps and individ- uals at the competition in the after noon.
 Four members of the Tabs corps will also enter in the individual fif- CTS competition in the afternoon. These will be James J. Bonney, state champion ancient and modern class; Louis Cecere, William Mccormick and John Meskill.
 Besides the Tabs corps. there will probably be three other New Britain musical organizations in line. Eddy Glover post, American Legion, Bugle and Drum Corps, winners of the state American Legion champion ship in the state convention parade two weeks ago in Bridgeport; St. Joseph's Drum and Bugle Corps and Troop 4, Boy Scouts Trumpet Band will proba bly, attend.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07
17-FOOT SHARK CAUGHT

Long Branch, N. J. Aug. (UP) A shark. 17 feet long and with a heart as big as a small watermelon was landed in fishing nets here to- day by Frank Weber. This is the second shark of it's type to be caught near here recently, On July s. a 2,o60 pounder was captured ard sent to the American Museum of Natural History. The one caught today weighed 1.5OO pounds.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07

to time give certain sums of money to Francis and he had supposed that the money was being deposited reg ularly all that time. He has since found that none Of it was placed to his credit.
 The complaint states that Joseph has demanded the return of the money but Francis has refused to do so. He asks for an accounting of the funds and damages of $6,000.
 Deputy Sheriff Martin H. Horwitz served the papers in the case today.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07
NEGROES BLAME JISX

New Haven, Aug. ' UP)-Four negroes blamed the jinx' for an automobile accident in which they were injured early today.
 Thirteen pints of liquor were found in the wreckage of a car which crashed into pole in Bran ford. injuring George Brady, Philip Harris, Margaret Owens and Mabel Hill.
 All were reported recovering at New Haven hospital.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07
REPORT PASTOR STABBED

Hankow, Aug. ' P-The Rev Allen N. Cameron, an American mis- siona1y, was reported today to have been stabbed to death at Changsha Human province capital, recently sacked by communists. The report although widely circulated lacked confirmation, but Cameron could not be located.
 Cameron represented the Broad cast Tract Press of Denver Colo. and came to China from Lawrence Kas., in 1891.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07

California, which has been watched with scientific precision for 12 years. Its trunk has grown unin- terrupted, winter and summer, for as much as three years at a time.
 At temperatures about 45 above zero Fahrenheit the trunk stopped growing to resume after the weather warmed.
 Ordinary deciduous trees such as beeches and naples, says Dr. MacDougan, show growth of trunk for not more than 40 to 70 days in year.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07
THREE TEACHERS KILLED

Pleasantville, N. J., August P- Three sisters of Lilly, Pa, school teachers in western Pennsylvania, were killed at English Creek cross ing near here today when their auto mobile was struck by a Reading railroad train. They were:
 Ursula B. Ryan, 26.
 Agnes S. Ryan, 24.
 Helen Catherine Ryan, 21.
 The three sisters were on their way home from a vacation in Atlantic City.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07
Silverman Passes Exam
 For Pharmacy License

William Silverman of this city was among the IS candidates who recently passed the examination for registered pharmacists li- censes, 1t was announced today by Herbert M, Lerou secretary of the sioners
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07
SUES HIS 'BANKER'
 FOR PAST IA YEARS
Man Asks S10,M When He Finds Deposits Not Made

Claiming that for the past A years he has given Francis Kissuch sums of money to be deposited in the New Britain Savings bank for him and that this money was never placed there in his name, Joseph Kissuch, through Attorney Thomas J. Cabelus has brought suit against Francis for s10,000.
 Joseph claims that over the lengthy period, he would from time
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07
CHAPMAN LEADS
 0N FIRST ROUND
Connecticut SChoolboy One Up
 On Ward of Maine

Portland, Me, Aug. R-Dick Chapman, young Connecticut school boy golfer, had an edge of one up today at the end of the first IS holes of his 35 hole match with Elmer Ward, of Norfolk, Mass, for the New England amateur cham pionship.
 One down at the end of the first nine. the Connecticut youth dropped the 18th and then took the next three holes to lead by one. The 10th. 11th and 12th were halved. Ward took the 17th with a beautiful Sc-foot putt to halve the match again but Chapman won the 18th when his second, a running shot, placed him three feet from the pin.
 Score: Chapman in :.... 444 534 543-36 IS Ward in ...... 444 445 634-3S S1
 Jockeying For Lead
 Jockeying for the lead through five holes, with first Chapman and then Ward one up, the Norfolk golfer went to the front as Chap man ran into difficulties on the sixth and took a seven to Wards six. The seventh also went to Ward as Chapman's tee shot landed in a sand trap off tho green.
 Chapman gained one back as Ward conceded the eighth after talk ing two shots in an attempt to emerge from the woods bordering the fairway, They halved the ninth.
 The cards:
 Chapman out .... 455 447 445-42 Ward out ........ ASA 366 365-43
 Neither golfer was displaying the brand of playing which marked their earlier rounds. Par for the out ward nine is 35.
 Misses Foot Putt
 Chapman missed a. five foot putt on the 11th for a possible birdie three to halve it at par four. On the 18th his second shot was pulled down by a tree and landed on the edge of a trap. He pitched beyond the flag and Ward sank short putt for the hole.
 Ward missed four foot putt 10 give Chapman the 14th and on the 18th the Massachusetts golfer again was in difficulty. His second went into a sand trap while his third raced across the green to the far side Chapman's second was 20 feet from the pin and he took two butts to win the hole and even the count.
 The youthful Connecticut player forged ahead on the 18th when Ward again overshot the green on his second and conceded the hole.
 A woman spectator, who said: ''All they need is a few good puts" Just as Chapman started his putt on the 17th, disconcerted him and the shot went astray.
 Wards Shot Good
 Wards 30 foot putt however, was good enough to have won the hole unless Chapman had sunk his first.
 Chapman's recovery shot on the final hole of the morning round carried him from among some hil- locks beside the fairway to within six feet of the flag. Wards tee shot vas straight down the fairway but his second was short and he took two butts while Chapman holed out for a three.
 The final 18 holes will be played this afternoon.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07
TESTS SHOW PINE TREES
 DON'T GROW IN WINTER
Evergreens Keep Leaves But "Go to Sleep When Temperature
 Falls Below 45 Degrees

Washington, Aug T P-Pine trees go to sleep" in the winter when the temperature falls below about 4 5 degrees Fohrenheit. Sleep of trees is the dormaf period when they are leafless.
 The pines never are leafless but nevertheless stop growing, it is shown in report to the American Philosophical society by Dr. Dan- iel T. MacDougall, director of the laboratory of plant physiology of the Carnegie Institution.
 He tells of a Monterey pine tree
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07
MONEY RATES

New York, Aug. [ tP,-Call money steady high 2 212, low 2, ruling rate F close ? per cent.
 Time loans steady, 30 days 2-2 14 i; co days 21.; 90 days 24 PA; 1 mos, 224-3; 5-6 mos. 3-3A.
 Prime commercial paper 3-3A
 Bankers acceptances unchanged.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07
AT B. U. SUMMER SCHOOL

Boston, Aug. 7-Among the 1901 students registering in Boston Uni versity's Summer session are: Will liam Elmer Fogerstrom. 10S RoX- bury Road; Vincent Sala, 95 Win throp street and Ernest Francis Up- ham, 3 Trinity street. all, of New BSitain.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07
Range of Human Ear
 Greater Than Pianos

Geneva, III. Pl-Human hearing goes about half an octave lower than the lowest note on a piano, and sometimes more than two oc- taves above the highest note, says F. W. kranZ of the Riverban laboratories in a report to the Acoustlcal Society of America.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07
N1AOUISE REPORTED DEAD

Paris, Aug. 7 Pt-The Paris edi- ton of the New York Herald Trib- une today announced the death of the Marquise de Maleissye, who was born to Edith Lyman Collins of New York. Death occurred at her home on the Riviera
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07
Kansas Town Without
 Taxes for Third Year

Colby, kas., Aug. z Pl-Colby citizens will have to worry along another year with no municipal taxes to grow indignant over.
 For the third successive year, the city council voted to let the municipal water plant wash away the city's bills.
 During two years earnings of the plant have paid administra- ton bills. provided S200,00O for pavements, paid for new equip ment and placed a balance of s45,0o0 in the city treasury.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07
WIN SEMH-FTNAL MATCHES

Norfolk. Aug. OP - An ton F. Won Bernuth and Martin Buxby won their semi final matches today in the annual tennis tourna- ment for the Bridham cup at the Norfolk Country club. Non Bernuth defeated Blaisley Sheriden while Buxby eliminated Merritt Cutler.
 The finals will be played tomor- row.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07
CIVILIAN SCHOOL OPENED

Amadora, Portugal, August LPl- The first civilian flying school in Portugal was opened today by Cap tain Sergio Silva. Twenty-Five stu dents were enrolled to receive train ing as passenger and mail pilots.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-07
SNOW FALLS IN FRANCE

-Saone. France, Aug 2 (UP)-Snow fell in the Mervans dis trict near here today after a violent rain storm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-26

ner. Samuel G. Young. Blanche Chapman
Marie Lambert, Steuart Harold, A. r. Collin
Blanche Thompson, J. g. 0reensheIder, Zapora
Monteith and sybella Mayer.
1t seems opportune here to mention other
operas that pleased Washington half a GEN.
tury ago and the organizations and singers that
presented them. There was the Alice Oates
English Opera Co., the Chicago Church Ch0irs
Co., the Tracy Opera Co. and the Adah Rich
mond Opera Co. These pleased with the Gil
bert and Sullivan operas as well as the Chimes
of Normandy" (Planquette), 1.-THE Mayor
nixon and Mille). The Little Duke" "Gerofle-
Gerofla" and THE Little Perfumer" LeCOQ):
"FAtinitsa" (Suppe), and The Grand Dutchess"
(Onenbach)
The Emma Abbott Opera Co. presented grand
opera in English, offering "Aaignon," ''Trova-
TORE" Paul and Virginia." Bohemian Girl"
and Romeo and juliet" with such artists as
Miss Abbott. Marie Stone. Tom Carl Zelda
Sequin, William Castle and A. z. 6tOddard.
Clara Louise Kellogg, an American girl whose
original possessions were 4 beautiful voice and
New England pluck, ct this time boosted Of
her own operate company with large roper
toire. Having conquered her own country, she
captured Europe and returned to her native
land for greater triumph with Anne Louise Cary
and Mile Litta added to her organization.
Max StrakoSch ventured cOuntry-Wise with
the Capital City rs stop-over. with his Italian
Grand Opera Co. in repertoire. It included
such singers Is Mime. TereSina Signer. Nile
Anna de BolOcco. Signor Petrovich Anna l..
Cary. Signor Sort, Nile Marie Litta. Blanch
Davenport, Signor Lafontaine w. w. GOtt-
schalk and Signor Arconi
Maurice Grau also became ambitious to
show Washington his French Opera Co. in ex-
celent presentations with Mile. Marie Albert
and Mile. Cecile Gregoire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-26
ONM1nstreIShogvS IN
Theafers Lighted by
Celebrities
Who Performed
Before Flicker
ing Footlights.

CERTAINLY the dramatic stage of half n
century ago in Washington reflected q
romantic age Melodramas and CORY tragedies
were at their height, with Shakespeare stand
ing Is the chief classic ballast. It was not
unusual for East Lynne" "Frou Frou'' and
Shakespeare's works to fall in q weeks roper
toire. OF course there was q liberal sprinkling
OF artistic comedy dramas Of the highest tyne
It was the day when Clara Morris was known
IS the greatest emotional actress Of the New
World; it was the rising sun Of Mary Ander-
son, the slender Kentucky girl who spoke like
an angel and moved like q goddess and could
al the National Theater with standing room
only for two weeks; IL was the day when Nine
Helena Modjeska held her audience SPELL
bound with her emotional art; when Kate
Claxton made her audience weep aloud in THE
Two Orphans" And this same Kate was a
veritable fire bug" so frequently did fire
follow in her wake. Some managers would
not book her. despite her popularity. Once
when playing in washington two humans in
the gallery got into night. and those near by
egged on the combatants with cries Of Fight!
Fight" Realizing Kate Claxton was on the
stage, the audience below mistook the words
for "Firei Fret" and started panic. FOrtu-
nately 1t was quelled by the calmness of the
uSherS and the wit Of the leader OF the or
chestra striking up q lively air. This time
there was no fire.
Fifty years ago was the day when George
Ringold played havoc with WomenS hearts in
heiry "; Wnen MRS. q. 9. Howard stirred
souls In Uncle Toms Cabin; when Joseph
Jefferson played RIP Van Wrinkle" to packed
houses: when the dainty little Lolita charmed
an enthusiastic public with Zip" and LA
Cigale"; when Robson and Crane kept their
audience in an uproar in the Two Dromios. %
adopted from THE Comedy Of Errors" In this
play each actor had to borrow something from
the other to maintain an exact likeness in
every detail and thus confuse their audience.
Crane had to initiate Rohson's speech and
Robson had to initiate Cranes walk At this
time Neil Burgess created q sensation as the
Widow Bedott, and our beloved Denman
Thompson was pleasing large public as Uncle
Josh.
Yet in the midst of the pulling Of heart
strings and emotions and weeping came Lydia
Thompson with a troupe of vamping blends
with bare legs, who nightly turned away many
admirers from the National Theater. She was
q saving g~"ce tn rnanegsrs after a lean week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-26

ness is q theme that appeals to all peoples In
whatever garb it Is presented.
Certainly Washington went wild about PIMA
fore"-in fact the whole country went wild.
The opera was not only brought to this city
several times that season by road companies
but was frequently presented by local profess
SIGNALS. by amateurs. by children and even by
advertising medium, "Pinafore calico" being
very popular at that time.
1t is reported that when this opera was per-
formed before Gen. U. s. Grant the song by
Admiral Sir Joseph Porter was improvised 70
run thus:
And now as the ruler of the Queens
NaVee
I'm pleased our h0nored guest to see
Who has sailed the briny ocean DER
But never seen the good ship Pinafore.
He's the only man in the world you see,
Who has not met the ruler of the Queens
Navee."
With the success that "Pinafore" had estab-
lished In Washington, 1t was bat natural that
Gilbert and SulliVanS next opera, The SOr-
cerer," then fresh from the press, should also
find favor at its premiere here. Again the
local singers used this as q frequent medium
for benefit performances. The same was true
of the Pirates of PenZance," by these two
Englishmen
New York managers stated that the Gilbert
and Sullivan opera set the Americans thinking
musically along similar lines and no less than
80 comic operas Of varying merits were offered
to them at this time-an unprecedented Situa-
ton.
Some Of the singers who made name for
themselves in these operas as they were pre-
sented in the Capital City were Jessie Bartlett,
Eva Mills, Sydney Smith, John E. McWade,
Philip Freid, Ada Somers, Rainforth, George
w. Denham, Frank @. Pearson, John H. Gar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-26

~ -~~~e~N~---0
faector of its times, 1t may interest
the public to be reminded that the
electric light, whose golden jubilee is
~ now being celebrated, was reflected
half a century ago In Q comic opera called
%Electric Light" presented In Washington at
FordS Opera House In 1872 This was the
work of w. B. HazletOn and Edward Spencer
rs co-librettists and w. w. Furst, who wrote
the music. ITS very novelty In dramatizng
che wonder Of the age made It an immediate
success, as was atteSted by the critics. It is
spoken Of as bright and sparkling. full Of
charming arias duets, quartetS and chcruses,
rich in melodies that haunt the ear and which
win at once leap into popularity. The sprightly
little opera deserves every encouragement, not
only from its intrinsic merits but because it is
;An attempt of American talent In q new direc-
ton. It is far superior in every way to such
works as 'Evangeline' and 'Horrcrs, and, COM
pared with the French comic operas. pos
isesses those two characteristics which are due
to the excessive popularity Of Pinafore'-
namely, simplicity and moral cleanness."
Caroline Richings Bernard sang the leading
soprano role, and she was supported by an
excellent company.
Hazleton and Spencer were journalists Of
their day and Furst was . rising composer
with some of the divine spark. An three were
making their debut In the realm Of opera.
Advertisements of the opera called special at
tctgon to the fact that Simon pure" cleo
trio light would be flashed on the stage as
hitting conclusion to the story. And all this,
remember, was shown in theaters lighted by
gas
Another American opera at that time was
gu s. Buttons" by SignOr Operd IS composer
and Page Mccarthy as MbrettiSt. This was
bright and filled with catchy music and melodi-
Gus solos and ensemble numbers. The story
centered around Navy life in the National Cap
1tal and caught public favor.
TT was half a century ago that the comic
opera Of H. M S. Pinafore." by Gilbert and
Sullivan, made its premier In the Nations
Capital and took the city by storm Tor the
reason already stated. Because it depicted the
snobbishness Of the English navy Sullivan
himself was surprised that it should find such
favor in America. but he forgot that snobbiSh-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-26
Premiere Of "Pina-
fore > Held Here
Half a Century
Ago in Days Of
Cory MeIO-
dramas.
BY WILLARD HOVE.

-. MCE the stage Is something of q re-
fector of its times, 1t may interest
the public to be reminded that the
electric light, whose golden jubilee is
~ now being celebrated was reflected