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IMAY. our. 16, 1.18
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famous Japanese art.-
shown at the W908
vv. v
Regent” Theatre
‘ W Hayakswa, the
01'. which will be
Theatre today.
In this photoplay. Mr. Hayskuwa
portrays te role of a young haiicast
Chinaman. the son ore wealthy silk
Emerchant in the Chinese quarters.
.lie is unaware that his mother is a
iwhite woman and that she is kept a
{prisoner in an underground den by
I: own father He is, educated loan
eastern university, and at a social
.“atizel‘lng he comes in conxact With a
charming young woman. whom he
[luvcs tlcvotedlv. They plight their
trotlt. she later breaking their en-
“'diclllt-‘Ili, and he, in revenge, tells
her to '{ Chinese marriage broker.
‘\\‘llt—'ll the secret of his birth is re-
Vt‘flit'd, the white blood in his veins
not». him to rescue her from a life
t n Illltt as a slave, at the cost of
:ls i'\\’l‘ life,
. 'l‘lt- scenes of this superb photo-
‘l‘m \ch ill-loiogwphetl in the (‘hin
,‘w nuuittr of San Francisco. and
mom Orientals take part therein.
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TODAY
PALACE THEATRE TUESDAY
gun’s-ox Pin:
THEDA BARN” l
t 0961 mustn't
,liugc.
Gloria Swanson and J. Barney Sherry
In “Her Decision"
Dunbar, Martin Rankill‘s
st-cretttl‘v. is in love with Bobbie War-
ner, Rankin loves her. proposes mar-
illlll is regretfullv refused.
Phyllis
fiMrtmenanBrmr . Pllvllis' voungel' sister. Inah, b'e-
ay““;""'3“7"’p”‘“¢"! ‘t-mnes invtliml with rich Billie nex-
’ -3. ' tm: and ati:-‘lllpts suicide. Plivllis per-
2 N”, LATEST HEARSTPATHE suadcs her to give up the attempt and
:’ NEWS" prttillises to obtain money to send
‘; And the Setlllell l'tlllltztl)‘_ lit;}(;l)\h:i‘:,wamer refuses Phyllis a
“HIS HIQDEN PURPOSE-H loan that she begs him to make her.
4"" She offers to marry Rankin ifnh‘elxzi‘l‘:
‘ I t her have the money 0 se i .
Tuwday alld Wednesday :llflway. Rankin offers 'It help her with-
Normfl Talmadge out marriage. Phyllis refuses his help
in Her Nearest Photoplay, without marriage, frankly confessi‘n:
“D L - n that she does not love him. Ran
e “LIB Annle agrees to the marriage.
’ The two live like pills rather than
FRIDAV' ‘ a married couple. Pagan; image‘s:
w i - - stron love for e . .
‘1 llllam Farggfiogfiythe Gripping ai‘inallyi‘lthe asks her vhusbands pt:-
< ' ' mission to seek out viarner with t c
J “A SOLDIER's OATH" ding out whether 1!”
purpose of fill
cares for him as ‘
'i ives his consen.
M'firfter intoxicated and» repulsive.
'Her love is killed. She returns to
Rankin and declares. “Nowvl have
I ound my real love."
“ At the Palace Theatre Tuesday.
Moi—~—
' —REGENT TREAT” TODAY
Theda Bars In the Vampire Play, “A
' Fool There Was"
Wil‘lam Fox's “518 version of ”A
Fool There Was." with Miss Theda
Barn as the \‘nmpiring star. will be
isllown at the Regent Theatre today.
‘ "The vampire goes on her wtlv smil-
ruining man after mam Finally
to: in her web John Seliuy-
ler. wealthy and of high social posi-
tion. He is 'leOlnlCil to represent the
United States In England. lie starts
alone. ills wife and chifd lfi'c lo fol-
low. The vampire boards the same
boat. One of her old town-
with her to remain. She laughs at
him scorni’ully. lie kills himself on
the deck. .
~ By the time the ves
deeply as ever Ran'
Phyllis finds
Today
Sessue Hayakawa
Japanese Star. in Paramount
Picture,
“The-City of Dim Faces”
Extra Added Feature
Marie Dressler
The Born Comedian.
ting.
'she entanL'
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“Cross Red Nurse”
sel reaches Rutl-
M” PATH land Schvuler it‘: so firm in the vnm'
' E NEWS' pire‘s web that he forgets wife ant
child and friends. He goes width her
to ltalv. llc sinks deeper and eeper.
GI . TueSday t They return. and despite ‘all nih-
Ol'la stacles the vampire clings to her v c-
swanson and J' tim until he is no more. His death
Barney Sherry only makes her smile.
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T THEATRE
"AT THE REGEN
AND WEDNESDAY
.“Her DeCiSIOH" TUESDAY
Also, OFFICIAL WAR FILMS.
Norma Talmadge in Her Newest Pho-
tcplay. “De Luxe Annie"
Norma Talmadge will be
at the Regent Theatre on Tuesday
and Wednesday in her latest Select
Wednesday and Thursday
made from the popular
‘Scammon Lockwood
‘ Evening POst, The p
———I ed by Roland West.
ii llll tulips“
Icr Kendal
lful humor, is all
conduct of the war.
icttlre \‘zlS direci‘
O
lodge in Rivcrvicw, Wal—
tF‘i-ttnk Mills). a success-
mmcring with his
wife tNormn Tnlmadgel and their lit-
itle daughter Janet (Harriet Jenkins.
'ln the midst of a pleasant family
Regent scene, while Kendal is presenting h
wife with a new
brooch. Dr. Fernsnd
Niblo (Edward Davlsl is announced:
he is an alienis
t interested in crimi-
nal psychology.
"8 the attraction . . — .
to the lawyers New 1
re, Thurs“). 9‘" trap De Lune Annie.
‘workcr who believes
a victim of the deluxe game. a mod
ern variant of the badger game, in
which her male confederate is Jimmy
“THE KISS BURGLAR"
Big Musical Comedy Hit at
H Theatre Thursday.
' The Kiss Burglar," the latest mus-
ical comedy success with a large cast
of players well known to metropoitan
lllt‘l‘ll‘e‘mel‘s, will
at the Regent Th.
eni'ng, Sept. 19.
“The Kiss Basal" i: the latest
work of Glen MacDonough and Rav-
nlondti IguRbellt; the former having
pron e 3 00k and l'rics -
latter the music. The play wggdsttdl: “(2”.ka (in)
ed under the direction of Julian has 3““? “w
Mitchell and Edward MncGregor, {gong}: (“”9
who have no superiors in the field of _____...._———'~-
PLATFORM ATTRACTIONS
producing musical plays.
The story of the piece is' “field, There will be nine different acts in
the program of the. grand Slim“ attrac-
not toAln‘iar the interest of the sum."
tor. s e from the them'eT. iv h‘ .
has ,been pronounced by those’lvglcto, :1???“ $25.2??22g gflrégfidotlzieib:
have seen the play. as both novel: m]. "‘0,“ the Hippodromg New York
and highly entertaining. the score: Cm. and five are fumiqhed by Frank
contains a number of decided hits, Melville the New ngk showman-
WhiCh are among ”‘9 most popular} These acts were selected with particu-
songs of recent years. A few ”It lai- reference to their adaptability ‘0
threw are: A Little .. Class of One. , the hustle and bustle of the big fair
ngdzrfetizcirand' eM. Since I Met, and include: “The Original Furniture
' 'Da r “,, "ou'. 1. Want to Learn: Movers," a screaming comedy act from
3‘19"“319; _Shimmering. (31le3an the Hippodrome. where it has been
Lane" “o'lrléle Black Sheep. ' Solitary. witnesed by many who attend the Dan-
and 2"I‘ho figdiliemiield“ T Th: {lose [bury fair “Atldflie'fi Zoological m
An unusuall ‘ D . e rage y. a high class animal act of four bears,
d i Y attic. cast is C‘mcem‘ eight dogs. four monkeys and one ant-
gwtsnogh: lexploitation of_ the play. eaten "The Hippodrome Rug Pic
‘ a 9 now,, tures," an act that has made a name
for itself in the amusement world
“Name Carroll Tgps." tine of lllle
‘best wire acts in e ca. '9 Peon 9-
Songs Hayakuwa. Japanese Star in four of them pretty girls; "Six sall-
Tlo City of Otto Faces.” Alaof org,“ six people in my costumes.
Marla Dmclcr infer”: fled with gyp songs and a sensational hoop-
NW‘“ theloop finish; “The Five McLaurons."
Quaint Chinese manners and can. direct from Bonlh Scotland. with u
to... coupled with the bounty. coctv battlmry anvil chorus and dramatic:
ry and rcuucc of life in the Oriental. by the yous-ct girl tit-uncl- ln'tbc
quarter of Moon. are shown world. “n.
, is. _,
if “anything
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PALACE THEATRE TODAY
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NORWALK
All East Side orthordox Hebrews‘
are today celebrating the Feast of
Atonement tYom Kippur).
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Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Spaulding have
returned to their home on Seaview
avenue after an extended stay at
Lebanon.
Mr. and Mrs Frank M. llultlcy and
Miss May Smith. of Edlle avenue.
new visitors in New York city yes-l
l. tertlai‘
i llcv. Franklin ll Ililier. curate of:
iSl, John's church in Stamford. occu-,
.pied the pulpit at the Christ church
[ yesterday. ’
I] Tile lied Cross Auxiliary of the E
lAicltue M_ E. church will meet 1
ast‘
his ,
_ . evening and Friday afternoon as;
, usual. i
Mi». Xetiie i.. Greenwood was the
l"‘.i at tllt- meeting of the Epworth
.lnagile ot' the East Avenue M. E.
church last evening. The Men's Bible
(‘lass met at noon as usual. ’
, .
‘ A large number of people. were pres-
‘ent and enjoyed the Saturday night
dance. at the County Club. These have
proven very popular and will be con-
tinued until the end of October.
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one Jordan.
one of the summer real.
dents of Belle Island, returned on Sat.
urdcy to his home in Brooklyn.
Percival H. Sharron of Woodbury,
N. .l.. spent Sunday with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. lliram Sherron.
E. E. Moore and family who have
been sumlllering at Belle Island. left
Saturday for their home In Brooklyn.
Local merchants have received a re‘
quest from the war industries bureau
in make but one delivery each day to
each section of the town and to limit
‘the return of merchandise to three
days. The merchants are now putting;
tthis request into effect.
‘ A gang of Rowaytou boys were
brought to police headquarters on
Saturday to answer to the complaints
of a number of residents of that sec-.
.tlon that they create a continual dis:
ttlrllanco and destroy propertv, Corl-
{stable Oliver l. Clark and Dcputv
Sheriff Lockwood rounded up The
gang and brought them to headquar-,
tors where the case is being investi-
gated.
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The funeral of Mabel A. Clark. who
met death by drowning in Chusmar‘s
‘pond last Saturday afternoon will be
: held from the family home in 'Roway-
ton. this aftcrnoon. From additional
: particulars learned concerning the and
seen here. atom the little girl. accompanied by school. South Manchester
Mrs. Charles Tultle.
and Mrs.
her grandmother,
her uncle and aunt. Mr.
3‘0“" M" where her father George Clark is em-
. . . . York. s en W '
in ”l“ Saturday ployed as engineer. Al the time. llow- rents Afr. dnd §dgfaa?’l “San?" i)"
i ever, he was home to dinner. and the
The story ’0‘" hildrnn ut l n w i -‘
'r 0 on a p “ k h 01‘ ”tend ‘ Miss Edna Hallett has returned to
‘, ed over the water anti in doing so fell
t in. Meanwhile her relatives had
j proceeded in the boat to another part
of the ponti. and there was no one in
‘ the vicinity to aid the girl. ller cries.
w- "e heard. but when help arived she .
i llilll gone down for the third time. and
iwas out _of reach, the water being
. nearly ten feet deep at this point. Ma-
; hel‘s father was quickly sunlmoned.i
. and he lt‘zlped into the pond. and recov-i
Kendal afidhhzsio 2:1 prod the body. Every effort was made , tion as chtiuffcur of the fire chemical
t: engitidence‘ t'lolresllisf‘llaienht‘l' biit without avail. and Warner Keeler has accepted it.
I e co lone. ca 5 were sent for physi- taking up his new duties last Thu 8:
she I169- l“ him.‘ clans, and Dr. Francis l. Burnell, who day. r
'i arrived in a short time. also did every thing better in view.
' thing possible to restore a semblance
of life. Later Medical Examiner S. H..
gene O'Brienl- Annie liimtin ton an” .d, and h . -
ith Jimmy to break in- di t thrill de in C (is-3}” 3 “it, ed in battle in France. and confined to
goes 0 a was ““9“ ,3 acciden .lhe. base hospital for ten weeks has
to] drowning and gave permission for‘ recovered from his Wound and ’gone
removal of the body. Many friends of,
the child in this section expressed sin-'
core regret over the accident. and the
i family has the sympathy 0f the entire
3 community. t
‘ i
Richard Percy Chlttenden. of Brook-i
lyn and Tokeneke. after having ser'l-i
ed in the Law Department of New
IYork city for sixteen years and dtlr~
ting six city administrations. has left}
ithe department. In a letter of resig
nation which he sent recently to Cor-
poration Counsel Burr. he wrote. in
part: “i have been advised and long.
thought that further connection withl
your office would be detrimental to
me professionally. I robume the. prac-'
tice of law under superior conditions
and leave the Law Department with-
out regret." Mr. Chlttenden's friends,
suggested yesterday that politics was
responsible for his resignation: also,
that his activity in connection with‘t
Staten island bad angered Richmond
politicians and led to serious differ-
ences between Ir. Chltteuden and Ir.
Burr. When asked about the matter
Corpor- , l Burr road a cup!
of a lettu- tud July 83. which I!
lull in but but no Ir. mm
ii.“
It Vinol.
the Mitchel garbage disposal plan for;
w > _
Regent
tated his dispensing with Mr. Chic‘
tenden‘s services. Mr. Barr denied
that there wasuy specific reaaouor
requesting the resignation and said
politics had nothing to do with it, nor
had the garbage disposal plant. He
had appointed Mr. Chittenden‘s assis—
tant in that very case. John F. Col~
lins. to the vacant place. he said. but
while Mr. Chittendea received $7.500
a year. Mr. Collins is to receive only “
Mrs. A. (ierstenmaier of llanbury. '
was a recent visitor at the home of
her tlauzllit‘r-lll'lfiw, Mrs, Charles
Gersit-nlllaier of Noroton Heights.
86 .000.
m
M ‘wtmrm cos“ n
Mrs. Charles Scott of the Heights
is visiting in Trenton. N. J.
A service flag with 95 stars was
unfurled with appropriate exercises.
Saturday afternoon. at Noroton
Heights in the depot square. In honor
of the sons of that section of the 1‘
town who are in the nation's service.
The Democratic caucus for town
officers sill be held at the Town Hall
tonight. There is never the interest
in the Demficratic caucus, not the
crowd that the Republicans dray out. '
but there are certain minor offices
which the Democrats are always sure
" Thar?”
ONE NIGHT
COUTTS AND TENNIS Olt FER THEIR
SMACKING MUSICAL COMEDY SUCCESS -
The KISS BURGLAR”
Thur. S
Book and Lyrics by Glen MacDonough—Music by
AS SEEN SIX MONTHS AT THE GEO. M. COHAN THEATRE. NEW YORK
Raymond Hubbell
tovget, on bipartisan boards, etc, and
there is always the possibility that
they may land some of the more im-
portant places. *
Rev. Frederick l. PoikesJackson.
I). D.. canon of Peterborough, Eng- ,
land, preached at St. Luke‘s Church.
Noroton. yesterday morning at 10:30
Dr. Jackson is one of the most uofed
of English scholar-pund is at present
serving as professor in Unidl Theo-
logical Seminary. New York. His
oilsred an unusual opportunity to the
people of the town to hear a [small
Englishman of letters.
were. .‘..
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Colbert. Louisa Arthur, Antll
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Charles White, of Glenbrook. ad-
dressed the Men’s Class of the Con-
gregational Church Sunday morning ..
at‘9t30. Mr. White has been heard
by the class on several preVious 00-
caslons, and they welcomed the op
portunlty of hearing him onco more.
PRICES
WONDERFUL CAST INCLUDES
ony Andre, Max Schcck.
AND m PAIOUB
. 16th.
All New York Adored lis Wonderful Story. Remark-
able Atmosphere and Brilliant Music.
Unlike Any Musical Comedy Produced in Years
Patricia O'Hara. Henry Boots, David Audrada. Johnny Dale, Donald Archer, Estella
PEACOCK ALLEY CHORUS
Complete Original Cohan Theatre Production.
$200t050c
Seat sale Monday. Sept
Rev. H. C. Carter. Frank R. Holmes.
and William J, Fleming. Jr.. have been
named a committee to obtain Iddll
tionai» speakers to cover the fall and
winter program.
solectmen. Rodney Light, R. R.
auditor. Charles Crosby:
Theron Lyon. Benjamin
Bonct: collector of taxes. Alexander
McKcndrick: Constables. Samuel
Wood. Frank Adams; registrar of vot-
crl. Jamel Cody: school committee.
Urban Seymour. C. G. Ta
Fairly; library committee, l-‘. E.
PEEPING TOM
ALSO A BURGLAR
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by ;
‘LaM onte :
grand Jurors.
NEW CANAAN
w
George B. Smith is now acting as
sexton of the Methodist church. (Continued On Page Eight)
he man
ney. who had bcell watching t
hcndcd
for some time. tidally appre
him peeking Into the w
home of Joules A. Conroy, and took
him to the Water street station hou e,
charged with breach of the peace.
where he gave the name of William
Conklln. A search revealed a number
of interesting articles in his pockets.
including a key chain bearing a check
boring the name of Frank 1. Jones.
Manager of the Healing & Plumbing
and a paper knife rud a
Kenneth Grupe left Saturday for the
Great Lake Naval Training Staiion.
Miss Anna Annunziato is enjoying a
week’s vacation from her duties at the
telephone exchange.
Miss Beth Krapowicz has returned
to her duties at the Henry Barnard
Rev. and Mrs. James A. Macmillan
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ershlngs Crusa 9; Picture “he have Annie. adaptpd (lt‘tlrllt‘Tllllif‘ and her «Her sister .
. ' . . . - - ale siendln Com any.
This Plot 5 dEl‘S for the st‘l‘et‘n by Paul \‘iest. from the: Frances Clark, went out in a boat on vacation at figgfwfmfimf" of their nnml‘ier of other small articlr which
ure We“ Rive every Ameri- {Current stage success of the some a fishing trip. Mabel lttlcr decided to. K ' ‘ ' were identified by Mr. Jonr is having
can a clear idea about the 'namc by Edward Clark. which watt go ashore at the pumping station; Mrs. Margaret Thomas of New been In his office (110 .Jsht it “is
broken lnlb. r
Ccnklin made a written confession
of being the man who broke in to the
store. but refused to plead in the court
this morning.
He was found guilty on the breach of
the peace charge. and bound over for
trial in the next term of the Superior
court. Bridgeport. in default of 82.000
bail.
Papers found in his pockets, proved
that he. was a subject of the selective
draft. and was under orders to start
for Camp on September 20.
He gave his age as 29 and stated in
his confession that he had lost his
money gambling.
her home. on Smith Ridge, after
spending the summer months in Nor-
walk.
Mlss Ethel LaBarre. Miss Ella Krap~
owlcz and Kenneth Grupe attended the
athletic meet at Travers island. Sat-
urday.
George Kelley has given up his posi-
Mr. Kelley says he has some- HtLLMAN GETS HIS.
End Black Man Given Three hMonth's
in Bridgeport Jail.
Clifford Hillman. whose domestic
troubles have been aired in the up-
town court scveral times the past
summer, was brought before Judge
Candee in the uptown court this morn-
ing. charged with intoxication. and as-
sault on his wife at their home at
Park street. near North avenue, on
Saturday afternoon. The trouble be-
gan Thursday when Hillman bcgan
drinking again. and there was a lively
fight betwcen him and his wife, re-
garding the amount of money he
should bring home. Things quieted
down, but Saturday the neighbors no-
ticed that he was acting strangely on
has way home. barkingilke adog and
other queer actions. Soon after enter-
ing the. house there were yells from
the upper story of the the house. and
a neighbor John Bryan. also colored.
hurried to the scene. and found Hill-
man holding his wife to the floor and
tearing the clothes from her. Bryan
persuaded him to go down stairs. and
later he went down as far as Wall
street. when he was arrested by Scr-
gcantflibcon. who later went to the
house to investigate. and found the lu~
terior a wreck. Hillnian was given a
tea day misuse iu the Bridgeport
Michael J. Torpey. who was wound-
back to the front. according to a let-
ter received by his parents here.
There were fifteen present at the
Democratic causus held in the Town
Hall, Friday evening. H. S. Weed was
selected aschalrman and Theron Ly-
on secretary. The following ticket
was nominated: Assessor, Charles B.
Weed; board of relief. Charles Cros-
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Massachusetts Nurse
Tells Women How to Get: Strong
GREENFIELD. Mass—“I am a
nurse and the grippe left me in a
weak. rundown condition with a
cough-.smy friends asked me to try
I did so and it has built up
my strength so that i am in perfect
health at the present time and I am
recommending Vino] to others."—
Mrs. P. M. Locks.
There Is no secret about Vinol.—
lt owes its success in such cases to
beef and cod Myer peptcnes, iron and
mason pom-tea and glycero-
pbcupbuuc. the oldest and stout fatn-
cuabcdybdldiuaud mumjanfctssinilsrotfmsctaatmth.
sting can. We uccn-butwucparalicdcuaumlsctckup
lndows of the '
OLD C. A. 0. BOYS IN FIGHTING
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who was with the battery. The telu:
ZONE, CASUALTY PROVES gram to his parents said Lieutenant
Cowan was killed on August 21 and
Lieut. Cowan's Death Show: Bridge. that was the same time the Germans
lwere heavily bombarding Frapollo.
port. Men Are Working Big Guns.
.‘the French front. according to a Help
which had previously been taken trout
BRIDGEPORT Sept 16 ~BatteryD them by the Americans W
. ‘ ‘ . . . ., . hlle no
“Niche:- 56th Field Artillery. made up of stalls were given in the telegram“:
- large number of Bridgeport men hart-t was believed he was killed during the
been given their baptism of tire onibombardment of that town.
Men from the old 4th, lltll and 14th
l‘gl‘alu announcing the death of Lieu-,C. A. C. companies, of this city. am
tenant Oscar ii. t‘owan, of Stamford
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with the 56th.
We will win this war—
. Nothing else really matters until we do!
Norwalk Chronicler