COLEEN MOORE, BEN
“PAINTED
DAVID ESTERBON,
LAST TIME TODAY
THE PICTURE summon or 1924!
Throu'l'imosDoflyatZdE'IsndO
yo RESERVED SEATS—N0 mutton nt salons
v»: . qrgcd to attend the matinooo to avoid the night crowd.
,1 )x. RUSSELL SIMPSON, MARY CARR, CHAS.
mmmy MARY ALDEN. SAM DEGRAS,
.1 [NE ELVIDGE, BULL MONTANA
and a score of others.
l'lIIS'l' NATIONAL'B NEW SUPER PICTURE
III-tots; m.
LYON, ANNA q, NILS-
PEOPLE”
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All
‘l‘HURSbAY—FRIDAY—SATURDAY
FIVE ACTS KEITH VAUDEVIL‘LE
—-—-ond-———
STARS in “THE EMPTY CRADLE”
PEGENT
lhuATRE
1, \~ I' TIME TODAY
‘ xvii}: PRESENTS
i" \\l. ("QIKEY'S
" i'Hl'} (‘ALL OF
'I [Hi (‘ANYON”
D ,_k,..- “ till——
RICHARD DIX. LOIS WIL—
SON .md MARJORIE
H-r Glry's second big
}‘1r.i'. r—nnother red-blooded
.33»; M ”w Weston: {lam
“,‘Il .\ \‘HI 4.! jun by way of
um i \I-u better than “To
ii I ‘I.m."
r: day and Friday
- mo Screen triumphs
: illt' pearl
BRILLIANT ALL STARS IN
-~'r TEMPORARY
M .\l:RIAGE”
mu of surprises!
\; .rr
iii-TE THEATRES
ill “.11).
r "no?"
‘.im event is of-
«yr the silver
: inllon of "Tiger
, thv one for three
" inn.
- 11w Izclasco play
.. t successful run
1.; 4-.ulwny. starring,
. Yr» 53 who created
-- stage, and who
n and popularity
*. "Kim." hacked by
1....» I ndorscment it
why prL-Sents a.
' ' :1) equal uny-
1;-
-age. mostly by water. is estimated
, vi David Belusco
fur ill the realm of
...:‘..ntcc of high dra-
"i‘.:-\r nose" is sct
«st. in the region
‘ MM ‘lmnsts rov‘b at
'«i lumg killed im-
uf hunger. love
\iiuvk-i‘uil of the
val-stirring. As a
is said to move
. immun interest.
"'l‘lg-r Rose." the
..|y still recounts
.l£..
~31 [7.
lilitJZNT
‘ ‘ All Hi “IC Canyon.”
mtg. m‘ the past two
ism n a. full measure
.- presentation of tho
L‘all ot the Can-
- ; . :IlJi starring Richard
wu‘i and Marjorie DIV
i at pictures that has
.. Mar. Adapted from
“UL". it outranks 'its
' 1110 Last Man." The
i mrsihly have been bot-
“’i'hc Call of the Can-
; its final presentation
' 7': lay and the theatro
to J to capacity ior tho
i r
PALACE '
' l'mntcd People."
l‘uoplc.” adapted from
‘ .t Llshed under tho till.
‘ x1111) Angel" will MY. "1
M’i'mn at the P3130. tho-
Colleen Moore hoods
. And is supported It! 0”
.nsr and best combed“
‘. has ever been put into
"zre feature. m (I.
i' '4 of "Painted P6091." “
‘ I”; Monday. the picture
‘ t m.- subject of town talk-
, IL. 0. Sign should go out to-
? last show!!-
, WUUSTbi-l a Down
WUUSTER I. W. osvto
2h ATTORNEYO or now ‘ .
“if 2 Fimmun- 0- a Mom .
Se": Main BL. W‘ ‘
“d for Boom on W
I‘ALACE.
Vaudeville-Picture.
Manager David Esterson has pick-
ed a special holiday vaudeville and
picture bill for this week. having in‘
mind W’oshington's birthday. "And
l'm just as, truthful as George when
I say this was the best show 1 could
get" says Mr. Esterson in announCo
ing the program. Dan Sherman lb
Co.. a. comedy rcvuo act with a cast
of six will headline the bill which
will include one): well known stars
as the Gibson Sisters and Grady.-
Herbert and Nelly. lncz Manley. a
prima donna find De'Witt and Mey-
ers. "For the cinema. of the bill.
Manager Esterson has booked Harry
T. Morey. and Mary Alden in the
seven part screen special “Empty
Cradle." This picture has been a
distinct hit in every community and
it combines with the Keith vaude~
ville to make an exceptional show.
There will be three presentations on
Friday at 2:15. 6:45 and 9:15. the
same as on Saturday evening.
WANTS ACTION IN His
LITERATURE.
LONDON. Feb. 20.-—The old-time
British soldier who seemed reading
is fast disappearing. and there is a
growing demand tor good books and
magazines in army libraries.
Recently the war omcc ordered
the classics made available for en-
listed men. Blood and thunder lit-
erature. however. still holds first
place with Tommy Atkins. Among
recognized works those of Dickens
held first place 60 years ago: then
Kipling become the vogue. with
Show and Wells receiving some at-
tention. Poetry does not seem in
be popular with tho soldier. al-
though the song has had its place in
army literature.
_____.__.__.___
$5.000 FIRE IN DANBURY.
DANBURY. Fob. 20.-—Starting in
the paint department of tho Cephas
D. Rogers' electrical fixtures factory
on Town Hill avenue last night.
flames fed on great quantities or lac-
qu caused so much smoke two
alu ins of fire were rung in. Dam-
at 85.000. The origin of the fire
was not known.
BLACK
OXEN
The Story by Gertrude
—-—-
Atherton which has
been running serially
.. The Evening Sentin-
el will appear on. the
screen at the
REGEVT'
THEATRE
APR‘IL
——- 2-394 “'-
Just as great and excit-
ing as the story is this
limo about
.unoa
Whom-om“ _
Howl-so. loo. Womb forthoouoonvorolonproduood by Frank
Asoooiotsd Flu-st Notional .
Lloyd with Corlooo cum so m Missy.
- Wt us: ‘by om. Atom .
., . . LN
As they no tho bootbouso so
hour later and wolxod up tho stoop
path touts oamp. coco morotltat
oonso of coming disaster drovo into
hot mind and banishod tho mommy
cubs post hour. whoa obo bod tor-
gottso it. What did it moon? Silo
rocollod that sho bad bad dork‘br‘o-
mumouto boforo in her life. and
tho! had always come in the form
of. this suddouimontsl invasion. as
if sumo” malignant homeless spirit
oxulmd in being tho first to hint at
tbo’mistortuno to come. ."
lot its on was snout. Ivory
:33. apparently. had guns» to bed.
and slept tho sloop of valiant souls
and woorybodloo. Ouo lamp burned
in tho living-room. and Olsvoriag
turned it out and they parted lin-
gortngly. and she went up to nor
room.
She had barely token oi! bor cool
and scarf whonsbo board a top on
ho: door. She stored for a moment
in panic. thou crossed tho room
swiftly and opened it. Mr. Dinwid-
dis. wrapped against the cold in a
padded dressing-gown and with
noiseless slippers on his (set. on-
torod and closed tho door bobind
him.
“What has happench sho do
mandod sharply. “Something. i
know it.’ .
“Don‘t look so frightened. my
door. I hovo no bad uows for you.
- Only it's rather annoying. and I
know i shouldn't got a word alone
with you in the morning."
uWhat is it? What is it!"
‘1 bad this telegram an hour ago
from Trent." Ho took s. shoot o!
paper from tho pocket of his dross-
ing-gown, covorod with handwritv
ing. “0! course than bumpkius
down in Huntersvlllo took their
tolophoning it up.
Luckily tho tolephouo is over in
uroiug's room—"
Mary had notched tho paper
from his hand and was reading it
aloud.
'Hobouhouer too! morning train
for Hunter-ville step will spend
night thoro and go to camp in
morning stop must soo ll. 2. stop
don‘t let anything provost stop
very important stop its will not ask
yep to put him up stop thought
boot to warn you as you might be
planning oxpodltion. Trout.”
I
"Hobsuhouerl' sxclaiul’od Navy.
and now. oddly enough. sho folt
only astonishment and annoyance.
”Why should ho come all this way
to see mo? Ho could hsvo written
it he had anything to say.‘ And
“Mr. Hmlddlo. wrapped in a
padded Moolng gown . . . ontorod.”
thou oho added passionstoly. "I
won't have him hero!"
"I thought perhaps you'd rather
go down to Huntsrsvillo to use
him." said Mr. Dluwiddlo. looking
out of the window. “Besides. its
would make thirteen at table. 1
can take you down in tho morning
and telephone him to wait for us
at the sums time I order tho motor
to be not up."
‘1 don't know that m no m at
“I
“But you must realise that if you
don't go down bo'll com. hero. I
don't fancy he's tho sort of man to
tabs that long Joorusy and be put
of witha robufl. hem what i
know of him in not only would
dflnuphsrqbublfyouhodgono
odfortlisds‘y.wsituutilyouro-
I don’t seo how you can
avoid him." '
“No. you sro right. i shall havo
to us him—but what oxeuso can I
glvo Lo‘of- no must nova: know
the truth. and he'll wont to go with
I
fins...» of on. m an
“mmumuumo
Buntorsvillo to clock up
inmost papers form
oodosoomooooisobllaod
til
atolls that will arrive on tho
tomorrow morning. rvotold Trent‘s
clerk to wall tbsro.’ as l profs: to-
oooto tho otbormattor myuln’l
-I——hato deceiving Loo—"
away from Hoboslnusrt"
It. Dluwlddlo's comploxion sud-
denly looked darker in the light as
tho solitary candle. "Well-you
soo—-" '
“I suspected i‘tor'a mom‘ all
thou forgot it. No doubt-it I tho
truth So much tho more rm
why he should know nothing a“
that man's following mo. WI!
should ho ho» mods uneasy---pou~
hops unhappy? . But what excuso
to to off without him?"
”They have a Ford down there.
I’ll tell them to send that. With
tho provisions thoro'li be no room
for four people.”
"not will answor. And l’ll slvo
Bohoubouor a pioco oi my mind."
"But. nary. you don't suppose
that one of tho most important
man in Europo. with limited time
at his disposal, would tabs that
journey unless ho had something
vory important indeed to In! ‘0
you? Not oven for your beau:
ysux. i should think. or he’d have
asked Trout to got him an invita-
tion to spend several days at tho
camp. I must say I’m devoured
with curiosity—"
llary shrugged her shoulders.
"I'm too sloopy for curiosity. What
time must wo start?“ ‘
"About also. if the cor gets horo
on thus. it takes two hours to
como up tho mountain. and they'll
hardly bo induced to start boforo
seven. I'll toll liar-lug to tolo-
phouo at six.“
“It's now elovon. Wo’bavo sight
how's for sloop. Good night. and
bollovo that I am immensely groto-
ful. You've arranged it all wonder
fully.”
Sho stomped hot foot as Mr. Din-
widdio silently closed tho door.
“Morita! What doos he wont!
Why has its .follcwod mo hero!
but no bus no power whatever over
my tits. so why should i care what
to wants? . . . But that this-
this—should bo interrupted!”
Silo undressed without calm and
31th ill.
LV
The flight noxt morning proved
simpler of accompllsbmont than
.0 had anticipated. The moo
were going to o' nolghborlug lake
to fish. Lorsiug having excited
them with tho prospect of abun-
dant trout; and why dab in your
own lako when you my take I”
tramp of sovoral miles through tho
woods to another? They bogged
Clsvoring to go with than. and as
man cannot exist tor long in tho
roroilod atmosphcro of tho ompy-
roan without growing rostlvo. ho
was tooling rather lot down. and
cborisbod a scouting dsslro for a
long day oiouo with mou.
But its told Diary that ho did not
‘wanttogooutotthoirwoodsaad
down to that hideous village for
any such purposo as to watch nor
oign papers. and its stood on tho
landing waving his but as she and
ur. Dinwiddio crossed tho lots in
tho motor boot to tllo waiting Ford.
for once bis intuitions failed him.
and its trumped cl with tho m
mos. his heart as light as tho
mountain air. and his head om”
of woman.
Kory looked back once at tho
golden-brown lake. lot like a Juol
in its casket of fragrant trees. and
wondered if she would no it again
with tho some oyos. Biro was both
resentful and uneasy. although obs
still was unoblo to guess what
harm could coma of this lutorvlow.
if Koboubooor noted bor to go to
Washington silo could routes. and
bobodlougoinco lootblsoldmsg-
notio power over he.
But as tho Ford bumped down
the steep road between tho woods
she foil less like Mary Ogdso ovh
cry moment . . . those mists of
illusion to withdraw from its: pm
calbrolu . . . roturning'totbo
sights when they belonged . . .
sho wondered how silo could hsvo
darod to be so unthinkingly happy
. . . thosportcfthocynicol
gods . . . continental to!!!
that Ibo bod called notation?
After all! Alter all! _
Could Ibo ”capture that mood
when she rout-nod! Certainly.
whatever this man wantod of bor-
rit wouldfio hard facts. not illu-
sions. to would invito hot to deal
with. Evoawbon bobodbooatbo
mootpoubnatooflovonbisbratn
bodalwayssoomodtostold
lumiamaufoctuol. Bound
“illusion. Honwlifoosttwu.
'oudaithougbbiomonnorowoso
ouovo and polisbod. and his voice.
tho most beautiful-however.
burdhocouldbobrutolly’ ‘ direct
whooltsulcodhfspprpcso. l'oco
matsbohotodbhnossrdontly
ushohdiorotimoaftorbsm
hot. - ,.
w picture. ’
It will depict all the ex-
caption-i high Splits 9f
the story.
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Wells wroto‘ a book ones which he
ORE. Fe sz—E. 6.
called “Tho Wonderful Visit" and it
told about an angel falling- from,
heaven upon a moor in England. and
shot by a vicar in mistake for ,a
strange kind of a bird. Tho angel
was taken into tho ,houso. his
wounds dressed. and its remained
there for a visit. meeting the inhabi-
tants of tho littlo hamlet and-upset-
ting them considerably by” his out-
spoken criticisms cf their ways‘and
deeds. Some of the tea drinker-soot
about the rumor that ho was no less
than the illigitimnte son of his benc-
iactor. and others scoffed at‘the idea
that he was. as they had men told.
an angel. At; any rate tn: angel be-
came a rather violent exponent of
some of Mr. VVell's' oocialistlc views
and he was always getting 'll'lo.
trouble by doing the wrong thing
socially which. of course. was the
right thing ethically. It was a very
amusing story and One that was
widely read. Then someone saw the
passibilitics of a play and the author
and St. John Ervino took tho task
in hand. They all but eliminated
the novel and surrounded thcchar-
actor with a lot of strange char-
actors and give him much to say
about tho war. To the simple slavy
of the story they gave a “war .iaby"
and this encouraged the angel to a
lot more talk. At any rate it was put
on the stage at the Lenox Theatre by
the Players Company last week. and
Margaret Mower was intrusted' with
the role of the angel. It was not a
happy experiment. The speeches .crc
clever and witty but there is a total
lack of reality. The play proved to
be more comedy than drama. which
it might have been had the brilliant
authors been oblo to transform it
into a. stage vehicle. The sum and
substance of the thing is that it is
a. novelty. and for those who like
the speeches of Wells and Emilie.
it will prove interesting. More than
this cannot be claimed for it. except
that under the dimutlvo stage con-
ditions. the producers have dons a
creditable. job in staging it.
HOUSE RATlFlTS
SUBSTITUTE FOR;
MELLON TAX CUT
Democrats Victorious
in Passing; Garner
Plan With Aid of
VOTE SOLIDLY
Will Cut Normal Tax
to Two Per Cent on
Incomes Under
$5,000
WASHINGTON. Feb. zap—Tho
Democratic substituto {or the Mellon
normal income tax and sorts: rates
carried in the revenue bill has been
approved by the House.
Action on the Democratic proposal
cams yesterday after the House vot-
own in quick order a plan offend
by Chairman Madden. of the App
propriations Committee. which par-
allclcd the Mellon rates. and tho
substitute of Representative Freor.
the ”Wisconsin Republican insurgent.
The Democrats voted solidly be-
hind their leaders and on each voto
they were joined by a largo contin-
gent of Republicans. Chairman
Green. of the Ways and Means Com-
mittee. voted against his party lead-
ers on the Madden amendment.
Approval was given the Demo-
cratic plan. which carries a maxi-
mum suntax ot forty-four per cent.
on incomes in excess of $92,000 and
cuts normal rates in half. while Rep-
resentative Longworth. tho Repub-
lican leader. was waiting an oppor-
tunity to offer a compromise to unite
the Republican ranks. The vote on
the Democrat substitute was 2:2 to
196.
Democrats voted solidly for their
substitute. Sixteen Republicans,
most or them insurgents. also .otcd
for it.
The substitute would cut normal
tax rates to two per cent. on in-
comes under $6,000; to four per
88.000. and to six per cent on in.
come! above 33,000.
FORGFSAHEAD
1N. BUSINES
' AND. TRADE
PORT-AU-PRINCE. Haiti. Fob.
fit—A summary of the. annual go-
port of the receiver general 0! cub.
toms for Haiti ohm a remark-
able continuance of tho. economic
improvemont begun b.1922... The
gain in trade isthho _moro noto-
worthy when comparison is made
with the conditions true ‘of the great
modesty of countries iu/thoCariby
been. The collection of customs for
tho fiscal your totalod 16.113330.
acceding last year's figure- byio
margin of $1,194,569. :Doccmbor.
the highest monthly collection dor
the fiscal your. with $758,771. top-
ped that, of the preceding you-11v
863.513.. - _. » _ ‘
Soldiers’ Home to Ask _
$13,000 Appropriation
,mm for sanctum-unmet
7 818.000 will bo'modo by tho govoru- ,.
cent. on incomes between 85.000 and '
PARIS.
dies-s Midas of tho 49 air records
ratified by. tho International Aero-
na‘utio Federation in its recent
,mootlug’ at Paris. France has eight.
Great Britain four and Italy ono. In
a short time. when the Federation
performances accomplished by re-
fueling in‘ flight in' a'osparate cats.
gory from tho Others. the U ltod
states will posses 92 of the 5 air
records in existence. “ .
French aviatiOn experts and solaco
in the opinion that individual rec—
ords do not prove collective superi-
crlty.
of a certain typo cf machine. but not
a. proof that a. country in general
leads in that line." writes the Auto.
sports in Franco. “Bocauso‘ the
United states masons three or four
planes capable of doing better than
400 Kilometers an hour. it does not
tollow that they have four 11 dred
machines than can travel a 300.
France has. However. a well organ-
ized nation like the United states
would require very little time to
build machines of the standard type
of that with which Lieutenant A. J.
Williams new at 429 kilometers.
The United States could wrest the
supremacy of tho air from any other
nation ones it made up its mind to
do so. but for thoitlmes being, des-
pito records and all. France leads
in aviation."
CIRCUS SHED,
ASK $15,000 FOR
Accident Occurred July
26 on Stamford Cir-
cus Grounds — as
Watching Crowd ‘
BRIDGEPOBT. February :0.—
A mass of testimony was intro-
duced before Judgo Arthur 1“. Ella
Bridgeport yesterday in the joint
suits of George B. and Jessie Dibble
oi Stamford against the Sells-Floto
Circus Inc. in which damages of
315,000 are asked for lnluries ro—
celved by lira. Dibble when strch
by a circus automobile.
The accident occurred in stam-
lord last July 26th.. on the Summer
Street circus grounds when one or
the dotondont'o automobiles backed
into and ran over In. Dibble as
sho was watching tho crowds dis-
perse 'attor a performance.
Tho main suit. in which damages
of $10,000 as asked. is brought by
Mrs. Dibble. who claimed on the
witness stand Yesterday that she
had received many bruises and out-
i’cred s. nervous broakdown. togeth-
er with the loss of tho use 'of her
left hand and arm. Mrs. Dibble had
to be carried into the stand.
- The second suit is brought by the
husband and damages of $5.000 are
claimed tor tho loss of the services
of Mrs. Dibblo as housekeeper.
Prior to the accident Mrs. Dibble
bod kept boarders and conducted a
small retail store. the revenue from
which has been lost since last July.
Chief amopg the witnesses in
court yesterday in answer to sub-
poenas were Captain Jack Brennan
or the Stanford police force. Detec-
tivo Sergeant Paul Hayes. Odicer
John Morris. and a number 9!
Stamford doctors. . -»
The case will probably not go to
tho“ juryyboforo tomorrow night.
'BUllET NEARLY
HITS DOCTOR
lN“AllTOM0llll.E
Was on Way from Nor-
w a] k Hospital t o
Stamerd —- Hole in
Windshield only Clue
STAMFORD. February 20?—
Escaping being struck by s. but-
an. unknown person last night as
ho was driving his car under the
railroad'brldgo at Main onset and
myrtle avenue. Tho windshield of
his car‘ was pierced through its
confer by tho bullet. Dr. Rogers im.
mediately” reported the matter to
tho Deuce.
Whether tho bullet was tired at
‘1}. Rogers in a case of mistaken
identity on tho part o! the assailant.
or whether the bullet was a stray
shot is entirely a matter of conjec-
tures Ibis believed that thobui-
'lotconofromacarpoosingatthat
“1m,~ o .
, on; questioned last night Dr.
Rogers stated that ho svosaon his
total tho limo and was u-avsllug
along at tho rats of about twenty.
five miles-on hour. Whoa
“underibo rallroodjrldgo. the:
car crowdod his own to tho sldo‘of
cur-emoGstumo of about two
fm , , =5
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at Ncrotonfiactho-
thofichosol'Mbly
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'zl‘oday, TomorrOw and Friday
Special Features for the Children Washington'bfl,
Birthday ‘
waldocide'd'to pueo the records of "
“Record achievement in aviation if
ls‘meroly a sign of the superiority
' Saturday Special
Tom Mix
In His Newest Production
EYes Of the Forest ‘
, . with ‘
Tony the Wonder Horse
lot by the narrow margin of inches. “
Dr. Elwood 1. Rogers of No. 46 '
Be‘dford street. was fired upon by '
way home. from“ tho Norwaik Hoopl- '
~15% tO 50% OFF. '
SALE
THE Blil'lON-OLIPHANT co;
Diamond Merchants
~—
81 UDGILI’ORT
MOVING To ; ,
' Stratfield Hotel Bldg. }
1227 MAIN STREET
—}
. BRIDGEPORT ,
GOOD GOODS ' V ;; f
15% to 50% OFF, '
‘ HONEST SALE ‘ t
Schrafft's Chocolates AT Echo's Ice Gnu: .
fancy Fruits ’ m ‘;
Confectionsry MADEY S - Olga-anus,
23‘ EAST AVENUE .‘
Groceries. mm 1508qu Phone w
h ' th for
the road. At tho moment the other! bzuzng 2;: a? 3:12:
campaucd him. filo doctor th’gd,hu-n,
the report of a gun-shot and a as!"
second later. a round hole about, a $3131.: whsoum’gofilzuaa
half inch in diameter appeared in tempt to ham 1: “a d '
the middle of the lower half of his investigating the a” have m
"limiter did or 8' ' it tic material to work on. ,
o car 1: op a or
is. shot m and and the only “Irmmmfi :3".
descriptionDr. Rogers could glvo ”W'u M “an.“
«.momochtnowosthatttwasa tor-gangs. buttho bullet
mama-on
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