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Pictures
3 Shown—ens. 735 and 9
TONIGHT -
. Lionel Barrymore in
“His Father's Son”
Also Burton Holmes
Travel Pictures
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Thursday
HAROLD LOCKWOOI) in
“The Hidden Children”
iAIso—a
llchitsT-i’n'l‘ilE NEWS
FEATURE
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Friday
First Showing- in Nurwalk of
Clara Kimball Young
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“The Easiest Way”
Music by Flske O'Hara Orches-
tra. Every EVening
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Palace Theatre
Home of Best Vaudeville and
Feature Pictures
TODAY
VALESKA SURA'I'I‘
‘ln Fox Feature
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Clara Kimball Young in “The Easiest Way," at the Regent Theatre Friday‘
5 Matinee and Night '
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SU RATT AT PALACE
[Plays “Site," New Fox Feature Today
' Ben. L. 'i‘aggert. who plays opposite
‘Valeska ‘Suratt in William Fox's pro~
1duction of Rider Haggard'sfiamous
inovel. She," is probably the youngest
,veteran of the Boer war. lie spent a
Tomorrow 'year and nine months in South Africa
under Sir Redvers ‘M. Boiler, and so
acquitted himself that be was Selected
as one of the special guard of honor.
for the coronation of King Edward
, from (imprison: AN
“1' . ' ms FATHER y‘gflgehoww t
AND .. During the African campaign the “His Father's Son," at the Recent!
incw Fox player took part in those en- Theatre Tonight , "
gagements: The Relief of l.udysmith,l l
the. Relief or 'rlmberioy.‘nanhxornlodlmp..." Wm “mm. m an...“ mm”;
tier River and General French’s drive an production, “The Hidden Child-i
against (‘ronje from Mogcrslontein t0 ren," the Metrerm-kn mam“. screens
“'l'llli MARTYRIIO
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tru- h-r tom. tom h III-3dr to
Benetton. cm the aid hernia ts res
and. The lever strike: it rich.
‘m eat. no «theorem the situ-
ilion. He tum from Laure in disgust.
and the play thee weed» to an intense
ly dramatic insole.
COSTLY GERMAN EF-
FORTS IN BATTLE OF
ARRAS SAID TO HAVE
FAILED
(Continued From Page One),
LONDON. May 23.——“Wc made
successful raids last night north-
cnst of Epehy. and during the
night east of Bullconrt, south of
the Arraset‘ambrai road anti west,
of Lens," says yestcrday's War
()ffice reportI
“Yesterday afternoon we de-
stroyed a large tjcrman ammnni»
tion dump on the Arras—(‘ambrai
road northeast of Qucant. The
shock of the explosion was felt at
great distance behind our line.‘_'
SOFIA, May 23.—Yesterday’s
Bulgarian War Office statement,
after reporting artillery actions
in various sections of the Mace-
donian front, announces that thir-
teen cncmy warships bombarded
Knvala. while twelve airplanes
dropped bombs on the town.
Several houses in linvala were
destroyed, says the statement, but
no military damage was done. One
hostile airplane was shot down.
LISBON, May 6 (Correspond-
ence of The Associated Press).—
l’ortugal for the last few months
has been suffering severe priva.
tions as the result of. war condi-
tions. Prices of foodstufl‘s, and
indeed all other articles. have in-
creased alarmingly and the. sub-
marine warfare, allied to the ut—
tcr luck of transports, is (sensing a
shortage of coal, wheat, maize and
other articles of immediate im—
portnncc with which the govern-
ment is unable to cope.
The coal shortage is especially
l'clt. Should it not be remedied
thousands of factories will close.
In private houses petroleum has
been substituted for gas for thc
.. last two months and for kitchen
uscs saw dust stoves and boxes
lined with st 'aw are used by all
classes in place of coal stoves.
Wood has rcut'hcd such it price-—
to thc contimmlmxiport ot'
pit-wootl———tlmt only the wealthy
can acquire it for fuel”.
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heater. is queer] as having sold
in regard to the reported partition
of Alsace-(Inirraiuc between I’m- ,
sin and Item in: "It I" t‘nmplclcly
new and hitherto has been no-
iknown that it decision has been :
‘l‘t‘lt'llt‘tl about the position of Al-
slice-Lorraine.”
('ounl Ilcrlliug expressed the
conviction that the war would end
.by full. and said the results of lb.-
{submarine war wi-rc satisfactory.
WAllthl'l‘th. May 21l.—»l’lans
for an nllicil purchasing board are
being drawn to includc purchases
for the American Army and. .
Navy. estimated at approxinmtclyl
n$Ii.fit)0.tlllU.lNIll I‘ol' 'Iit' first your oil
war. The plan as tentatively out-l
lillcd would plact a pllri-iinsiiig‘l
power of approximately $10,tlll0.~
000,000 a your ill the hands of a
single commission.
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17%;; .
(‘arl Carlson has entered the cmployfl
of S. E. Thurston.
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Miss BeSsle Shaw spent Sunday
with friends in heading. ‘
Mrs. L. (7. llrown visited with ""
friends in Stamford on Friday.
Born. to Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Meadm
Thursday, May 17, ii daughter. l
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Mrs. Sarah Pennoyer celebrated her}
83d birthday quietly last week.
Miss Clarke of New York was a
guest of Dr. and Mrs. Walter C. Wood
last week.
The members ofthe
Club met with Miss Agnes
Monday evening.
B. B. Sewing I,
Taylor
Mrs. David J. Moore is entcrtalningl
relatives from Long Island (‘ity for
several days.
Mrs. George E. Raymond of Semli
nary street, has been quite ill during
the past week or so.
rates under a zone. system.
Mr. and Mrs. Merritt of (llcnbrook
spent the weekend at the home of .\'oI~
man Merritt. to be disposed of before
.__ vote could be reached. _
Mr. and Mrs . n. .1. Davenport or, Aftcr its passage. the bill will go:
Brooklyn spent the weekend at their“. to the Senate. where it probably will?
Ibo rewritten.
summer home Itcrc.
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Arthur .‘iln‘or. I'llblf‘iiivl in the AdleCLEMENT WEATHER lN.
No Hot Water!
How many times in your home have you heard the above
it; statement? Nothing is more disappointing than to find there
NEW CANAAN 5‘. is no hot water when you wish to take a hot bath.
A Gas Water Healer
absolutely assures you plenty of hot water at. all times. You
don't have to depend on a coal fire, the little Gas Heater will
beat any required quantity of water quickly and cheaply.
Will You Pay $1.00 Per Month
for a Gas Water Heater? '
Special Sale Price $16.50.
{ways and means committee's new pro- tlonal Commission for reinstatew
posal for increasing second class mail it was announced today by the W
lyn National League club.
Only a few 59000118. including thesucce'ssful the. Brooklyn club William
‘propOsed tax on advertisements, were him to Spokane, provided waivers
the final ‘secured.
If her it!
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0F PHILIP STRONG” .
Kimberley. The picture is at ”N. PHI. “my adapted from me famous new], The Lisbon st roots are almost in
301‘ today. .ol‘ the same name by Robert “fliiimiknvssi the .mm mm lumps “.1"
gvtlbambers. which will be seen at the'lmidlI-lfg-llllnhi Il‘glll linldgtho (Hamill?
ichcnt Theatre on Thursday. {lllld It I upilnntlons “ml! drgc)
I "The Hidden Children" is a llovver-‘thsml' Icoplc ml“ afraid (it w”.
tint-mg.r out. .attcr nightfall and
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PALACE TOMORROW
Robert Conness in New Paramount
verliser office. spent the week-cud
with relatives in New York.
:flned to his home for N'H‘l‘ill days by
illness. continues to improve.
George H. .lelliff. who has bet‘n Con'lxnrwnlk under ”‘9 “USDIC‘JS 0f I119"
TERFERES WITH CARNIVAL:
Stormy weather interfered with the;
carnival which is being held in South!
Court Edmondo dc Amicls, I-‘orcstersi
If you had lost your only‘ child and
lot story of Revolutionary days. lav-
ing special stress 0n the struggles of
‘ncvcr without taking with them a
The thea-
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of America. for thc benefit of the Ital-l
inn Red Cress. Trc attractions Were.
were deserted by your wife, if the
Imembers of your own congregation re-
zviled you and plotted to do you bodily
:Illll‘llt as the Nsult of your efforts to
hip what you believed to be your duty.
To WNSEND {would you have the courage to persw
ivere? It is more than physical cour~
”a" Iage which gives the Rev. Philip Strong
lthe power to face all these difficulties
‘without fllncblng. He believes in his
.heart that he is living in accordance.
j.WilIi the teachings of the Divine hias~
‘ ter, and he struggles on in the face.
Law M lof overwhelming odds until his great
" owers 'soul bursts from the weak bony in
lwbich it had been housed.
This. in orief. is the story of “The
Martyrdom of Philip Strong." an adap-
tation of the works of the Rev. Charles .‘
' M. iSheldon. which is the Paramount;
Picture at the Palace Theatre tomor-l
row. Robert Conness and Mabel,
Trunnelle are featured in the roles of Clara Kimball YWW ‘0 One Of “‘9
.Pblllp Strong and his wife respective-i BiQQCSf Screen Events. “The
Albert D. Morgan "" - 5...... W
Clara Kimball Young’s next Seiz-
AT THE REGENT TONIGHT
the early colonists with the Six tNa-
tions of the Iroquois Confederacy. It
is a play that will arousc patriotism.‘
describing as it does In intimate detail:
the heavy odds against which the:
founders of the nation battled.
The story of “The Hidden t‘hlld-'
rcn" takes its hero. the Indian scout..
Euan lpskiel (Hare-Id Lockwood) and:
its heroine. little Lois de (.‘ontrcoeur
(May Allison). with Morgan's rifle-
mcn through dangerous ways into the;
very heart of the territory of hostile
Indians at Catherines-town.
with the Indians are described. as weIII
as the dcptedallons of traitorousi
whites. Walter Butler's “Painted T01";
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' Ball Bearing
AT THE REGENT FRIDAY
lnick production. “The Easiest Way."
:by Eugene Walter, directed by Albert
Capellani. will be the. feature at the
;Regent Theatre on Friday. This is
a super-production of the great Bel-
asco success, not merely including all
the details which made that play the
rage for several successive seasons on
the stage. but adding numerous fea-
tures which could not be staged in theI
theatre. The combination of they
names of Miss Young, Walter, (lapel-l
Iaui. Belasco, with the 'Selznick guar-l
antee of highest standard, makes this‘
offering one of the biggest screen
events of the year.
In “The, Easiest Way" Miss Young
has the dramatic and sympathetic rolel
of Laura Murdock. ' an actress who,]
after her husband's death. finds her
without a protector, and Without the,
influence necessary to obtain an en-i
I gagement. Her career seems to have,
been brought to an end. until Brock-3
ion, a wealthy broker. becomes inter-i
ested in her. and offers to use his
power with producers in her behalf.»
‘liShe accepts his aid. though rather re-
iluctantly, as she realizes that it
Harold Lockwood and MAY ““3” I means she will eventually have to pay
' Lionel Barrymore and Irene Howley
° .WASHINGTON STREET 5 starring in “His Father’s Son"
. “His Father's Son" is a big play,
-wrlten by two big men. In it are two
big stars. Tile play is dramatic; it
also is filled with humor. It is a rat-
tling good Story. well put together,
we! brought out on the screen.
The situation presented is patchy
and unusual. It grabs your interest
right from the start. A millionaire‘s
son is “hunting up" his father's mon-
ey. The old gentleman closes the
treasury. He tells the youngster to.
get to work and bets him $6.000 he
can‘t hold a $60 a month job for
thirty days.
Then Young Mr. Man starts out in
his racing car to seek the job. He
gets one as a butler. He fails in love
with a‘pretty girl. He prevents‘ a
bogus English lord from committing
a big jewel robbery. And he wins
the $6,000 and the glrl.’
A 'VALUABLE
SPRING TONIC
.Too. much cannot be said of the
advisability of a. good Spring.
tgmc. Maybe you are not really'
sick, but are you really well? For
that tired feeling, weakness, no
appetite, lost nerve power and las-
tntude take Beef, Iron and Wine.
Buy a bottle‘today and tone up
~ your system.
H. A. MEAD
Draggist .
‘8 North Main St.
So. Norwalk. Ct.
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AT THE REGENT TOMORROW
.pistol and u lantern.
; tacks.”
tors and cafes have to dispcnsc
with their facade clcctric illumina-
tion and have to close at eleven.
'l‘ltc electric car scrvicc terminates
at the same. hour. and by midnight
Ithc streets are deserted» ..
The lack of wheat and grain
has caused the government to al-
low only the salc of one type of
Ill‘t'lltI which is very dark and al-
niost uncntablc. This causes riots,
and bakeries are being looted. At
()porto the people attack the bait»
Battles crs in the streets and rob them:
of all the bread they carry. In
today's papers. however. the
welcome news comes that the Eng-
lish government has allowed 5,500
tons of wheat. which were here
aboard .an Australian steamer; to
bc discmbarked for the use of the
Portuguese govcrdmcnt. The
greatest lack here is of coal, bttt it
is said offers from America have
[been received and will be accept-
ed.
VIENNA. ’l‘usduy, May via
Berlin to London, May 23, 12:20
p. m.—Among the life members
appointed to the Austrian House
of Lords by Emperor Charles, in
addition to Dr. Constantin Theo-
dor Dumba. former ambassador at
Washington, and Field Marshal
von lloctzcndori', are. Moriz Benc—
dikt, publisher of the Neuc Freic
PreSsc, and Baron Skoda, direc-
tor-general oi‘ the arms and ammu-
nition works bearing his name.
All told. sixty new appoint-
ments to the upper chamber were
announced.
HAVRE, May 23, 2:30 p. 1n.—~—-
Baron chcus, the Belgian For-
eign Minister, today received a
telegram from Michael Tcresch-
tcnko, the.Russian Foreign Milt-
oster, in which be greeted Belgium
anti declared:
“Russia will continue to pursue
this war not for the prposc of con-
quest or entry, but to assure gll
nations the right- to shape their
own affairs and to secure a peace
guaranteeing against new at-
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as,
open last night. but were not patron:
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tzed to any big t‘Nit'ill. Provulmg the?
weather clears. the camival people:
hope to do a rushing business duringl
.
the latter part of the week. i
Frank chlicr of Mamnroneci‘. was.
the guest of his fiancee. Miss Florence
Scofield. over the week-end.
Mr. and M rs.
Brooklyn arc
summer residence,
II.
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ll. Davenport ol
occupying their:
“Vallcy View."
FITZSIMMONS ASKS
FOR REINSTATEMENT
NEW YORK. May 23.~lnflelder
Tont Fillslmmous. drafted from Butte,
Mont., last fall. has petitioned the Mr
Miss Anita Raymond entertained
her cousin, Miss Jean llurlc “in of Jew.
ett city. several (1.in I . deck.
Mrs. Richard “Hustbrook of New
York has been stopping at her sum-
mer home. i
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Joseph Dittzko, who is employed ini
the Springdale tRolling Mills. has mov-
ed to Stamford. to be nearer his work.
0R Bllillllll ninth
Eighteen members of Olive Branch
Council attended the state meeting of
the Daughters of Liberty, in Danbury;
last week.
tralize Irritating Acids
Mrs. Gustave Hayo and son of New
.Ycrk have been visiting at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Iiayo on
Venus Ridge.
the blood and pass it on to the bind-z
der, where it often remains to lrrl-I
late. and inflame, causing a burning!
|scaldlng sensation. or setting up an
Iirritatlon at the neck of the bladder,
The oldiround house at the railroad obliging you ‘0 seek ”lief “70 0'"
yards has been raze-l during the week. three times during the night. TheI
the. railroad company having no fur- sufferer is in constant, dread. the war,
ther use for it.
lter passes sometimes with a scaldingf
Isensation and is very profuse; again,»
Miss Hazel Bengcr Has resigned her there i's difficulty in avoiding it. 1
position with the Fox Piano 00.. lnl Bladder weakness. most folks call it.
Stamford, and will take a summer because they can‘t control urination.i
coutise at Merrill Business College. IWhlle it is extremely annoying and
~__-. sometimes very palnftil.. this is really
Whllt‘ Splitting wood on the John L. one of the most simple ailments to:
Davenport place, last week, Chester overcome. Get about four ounces ofI
Lewis cut his arm quite badly. Dr. Jad Salts from your pharmacist andl
Clark-of North Main street dressed the. take a tablespoonful in a glass of;
wound. 'water before breakfast, continue this
—-—-—-—- for two or three days. This will neu-
A party of Westport friends, includ- tralize the’aclds in the urine so it no
lng Mrs. Walter Peck, Mrs. Frederick longer is a source of irritation to the
Kemper and daughter and Miss blfiddcl‘ and urinary organs which
Helene Kemper, were guests of Mrs. . then not normally again.
iLevi S. Weed last week. ‘ ' Jad Salts is inexpensive. harmless.
' and is made front the acid of grapes
and lemon juice, combined with Iithla,
and is used by thousands of folks who
are subject to urinary disorders cana-
ed by uric acid irritation. Jad Salts
FINAL ACTION ON WAR TAX
BILL
WASHINGTON. May 23.——Final ac-
tion on the 51.800.000.000 war tax bill
THE SELECTION or
SUITABLE WALL rap
jls an easy task here. We .
leo many varieties both in ‘, '
Items and plain colors that:
ican suit any taste or meet ' "
,.requlrement. And we can
‘any purse too. We carry pa
{in every grade. so any price,
.-..-___ .ayau may have set can be at:
I: l modated.
ills ll lllllltlS I111? Gorham Ctr
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Harmless to Flush Kidneys and New Window
-. ,___ ILawn Mowers, Oil and 0*
,' Kidney and bladder weakness i‘esuli.’Stoves, Ice Cream Freezers,
{from uric acid. says a noted ailthorl~‘quet Sets, Aluminum andE
a T ‘ ‘ ‘3 u ': ‘ a v
t) he kidney filter this and fronlled Cooking Utensils.
Albert F. Gehcbc .
25 Washington St,
An
Screens. Screen D ' ‘
cHume “169.2
so Mom
Prompt Delive ‘
Special Showing Of
SILK SWEATERS
$7.93 to $15
J moon’s”:
Men’s Spring: Quits
Attractive Showing
503me Tailored Models .
$12.50. $13.00, $18.00
BS. LYON
Job Printing
Sc. Norman;
Seen in amt: Historical Pro- the price, i
duction. “The Hidden While playing a western engage-
Chtldren" meat Laura. falls in. love With a 0001‘ - , -
,, . view rc-publlsltcd by German
t . ‘ New ’ .
For the firsr time in their screen man. and before returning to newspapers from a Hungarian
careers. Harold Lockwood and May York promises to wait for him topnpcr, Count Hertling, Bavarian
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AMSTERDAM, May 23, via
London, 12 :15 p. m.——In an inter-
was imminent when the House resum-
ed consideration of the measure today.
The way for a last vote had been
cleared by the action of the house In
adopting last night, 198, to 71, the
is splendid for kidneys and.causes no
bad effects whatever.
Here you have. a pleasant. efferves-
cent llthia-waler drink, which quickly
relieves bladder trouble—Adv.
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