TODAY AND TOMORROW
A PICTURE AGLOW WITH THE “AMINO BREATH 0F IMPASSIONED LOVE 1
-NORMA T‘ALMADGE ’
Conceded to be the greatest {eminine screen star and
JQSEPH SCHILDKRAUT -
The premier tragedian of the stage and screen in the photoplay adaptation of Margaret
Peterson’s novel “Dust of Desire” released under the title
“Tl-HE SONG OF LOVE” '
A new Norma drama of mad loves, fierce hates and the clash of steel on the desert sands.
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A Thrilling Drama of Metropolitan Life.
ALE V heater
LAST TIMES TODAY
PRISCILLA DEAN
n a. thrilling drama. that you will remember for many a day
——a drama of mystery, love and intrigue
“THE ‘VHITE TIGER”
upporting cast includes Matt Moore, Wallace Beery and
' other brilliant stars.
THURSDAY—FRIDAY—SATURDAY
FIVE ACTS OF KEITH VAUDEVILLE
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- ALL STAR CAST
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Hodkinson's Super Production
“THE KINGDOM WITHIN”
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The Connecticut
ight & Power Co.
Wall Street Norwalk
—Phone 1630—
. THE nuns
BEGET TlfliATl-lll
“Song of Love"
'orma Talmudge dances her way
0 the action of “The Song of
'c.” her latest love drama. (l. stir-
g tale of Arabian desert romance.
rma‘s advent in the picture
ngs her, for the first l.!llc with
- new leading man. Jos-i-h Sclxild—
..L. The picture is bring shown
the Regent the-titer toduy and to-
rrow. T ”
'orma plays the part of a tem-
touKs dancing girl, whose uncle
us the gzinbling house and plots
- overthrow of the French in Al-
Shc falls in love with Schilli—
ut, a French spy, who in turn is
love with the wife of 9. gm cru-
-nt official.
An usual love complication dc—
ops with Bliss Talmndge and
hildliraut the center of a. wild and
lint love tangle, Maude \Vaync
3's the erring wife, and Hector V.
rno portrays Chundiulal, the
ole. .
For a. week prior to the entrance
Miss 'l‘almadge, scenes presenting
e ever glamorous color of the Near-
st were taken. leceding streets
Iwi and baked mud houses, the
zuurs with their heaps of carpets,
\‘ and art work spilling out
0 the walks, 0 amcls solemnly
riding along, throngs of long—rob-
. long-whiskcrcd natives, dusky
mStls staring coquettishly from
I the Veils drawn up to their big
rk eyes.
“The Song of Love," a. drama of
c Algerian Saha a. was dlr’ectcd
Chester Franklig.
' TS.
PAL-ACE
“\Vlnte Tiger”
“White Tiger" is the picture, a.
«ivcrsaI-Jewel attraction at the
lace theater for the last times to-
3‘. The star is Priscilla Dean and
e author and director Tod Brown-
-:. The DeanJSrowning combina-
n Was responsible for “Outside the
W." one of the greatest crook
turcs ever screened, and also for
inder 'hvo Flags" and other fine
cccsses.
Wallace Beory, of “The Flame of
e” and "Robin Hood." Matt
core, of “The Storm" and Ray-
. nd Griffith support the star in. a
filling story of the top socxal
ta. of the underworld with an in—
: national field of,action.
The motion picture is the most
, versal educational medium todaY.
it is worth noting that a. photo-.
y has been produced whi 11 ex-
tame guarantee-jot «' ‘
flu mlwhm '
and wrong. The heroine is a girl
who was raised by a. crook for a life
in crime. Luckily, she reformed.
RIAIJ‘O
“The Man Life Passed By”
“The Man Life Passed By," will
have its final showing today at the
lzinlto theater. This is a photoplay
that will appeal in as much as it is
different and out of the ordinary run
of'motion picture attractions.
Tomorrow and Friday “Half a.
Dollar Bill," has been engaged as
the attraction. It is said to be the
finest sea. story ever screened. The
long of the sea pervades the entire
picture and there are comedy
touches with the tensely dramatic.
Anna Q. Nilsson, a. popular favor-
ile with Norwalk fans takes the
lending feminine role.
Insurance Firms
Report Good Business
IIARTF‘ORD, April 16.—Unusual
success in the fire insurance busi-
ness in Connecticut is shown by the
annual reports of the 221 fire and
marine insurance companies licensed
to do business in the state in the
year of 19:33. A total of $14,822,-
952 was received in net premiums
and a. total of $5,723,543 net. losses
were paid. The losses paid equal
only 38.6 per cent of premiums re-
ccived.
Foreign companies paid $1,003,491
net losses or 38.9 per cent of the
$3,577,195 net premiums received.
Connecticut companies paid the to-
tal losses of $1,492,781 of 34.7 per
cent of the premiums received ($4,-
272,266.
The stock companies of other
states paid losses of $2,967,353 and
received premiums 01 $2,967,353 and
received premiums of $7,295,581,
representing a 40.6 per cent loss.
Mutual ccompanies of other states
paid losses of,$268,457, and received
premiums of $667”, a. 38.7 per
cent loss.
The largest total business was
done by Hartford Fire with net
premiums received of $751,285 and
net losses of $255,387. Next in line
is the Insurance Company of North
America and Pennsylvania, with
$572,903 and $195,750. The Aetna. is
third with $553,420 and $169,144.
Elected Head of .
' Compo Engine Co.
WESTPORT, April 16.—'1‘he an-
nual meeting of the Compo Engine
company took place Monday night
in Central Fire headquarters when
officers for the coming year were
elected, and a committee was ap-
pointed to arrange for a dance to
be given for the benefit of the com-
pany’s treasury. A social was en-
'o ‘ed. ,
J 3Officers elected were: President,
Thomas Ball: secretary, Henry
Linxweller; treasurer. Herbert L.
Welt-h: captain, Herbert L.‘ Welch;
first lieutenant. Joseph Dietzko;
second lieutenant. Edward Dunnl.
gan; dance committee: Edward
Brown. Edward Dunnigan and Wil-
liam. Fable.
AIME ‘n'mm l.
- With s-d
Dixie H in es
NEW' YORK, April JUL—The en-
deavor of a number of the most
conspicuous forces in the industry
and arts of music, the stage and
films and kindred and allied associ—
ations to seek recognition from
attracting more than usual atten-
tion from the press and the patrons
throughout the United States. For
some time past there has been a
wish to have established 11 Depart-
'ment of Fine Arts, with a Secretary
to share attention with other mem-
bers of the cabinet of. the President
of the United States. llerctoforc
the interest has been chiefly among
the members of the art section, but
since Rudolph Wurlitzer, \‘ice pres-
ident of tho Rudolph \V‘urlitzcr
Company, the largest dealers in mu-
sical instruments in the United
States, has expressed approval,
others in the trade have come forth.
The Actors Equity Association
and the Actors Fidelity League of
New York have given approval, the
Musical Trades Union, the Authors
League, the Theatrical Managers
Association of America. and others
are in line. It is reasonably certain
that durlng the coming political
campaign this subject will attract
moru than passing notice.
3 O O
New York is promised a. concert
next month by Rhys Morgan, the
“"elsh tenor. Rhys Morgan is one
of those remarkable pcrsonages who
burst upon the world without warn-
ing, and who immediately takes a
commanding position because of a
dominant. personality. The life sto-
ry of this singer reads like an 0.
Henry Story. lie was the t’eathcr-
weight champion of the amateur
boxers of his country. He holds the
roHer skating championship of
VVaIes and many‘ amateur chain-
plonshlps in other branches of
manual labor. And then a. benefac-
tor saw and heard him, recognized
his great talent and in all probabil-
ity the coming season will see him
as one of the star singers of the
concert stage. .
I‘nlrfleld County
The New Haven Journal Courier
appears intrigued but somewhat at
sea. over some remarks appearing
in this column concerning the work
of "arousing county consciousness,"
that is going forward in Falrtield
county. the first step toward which
was the meeting held in Bridgeport
Monday, says the Bridgeport Tele-
gram. The Ncw Haven paper re-
marks:
The country huse ceased to be of
any importance to the people at
large. Its official organization and
the duties which it has to discharge
can be as well, if not. better, cared
for by the state. The government of
the county is already in the hands
of the legislature acting through
the recommendations of county leg-
llatlve caucuses. It is there that an
appeal must be made. As a. going
concern it is a. travesty on govern-
ment. '
More county government is any-
thing but what is desired. The Tele—
gram was careful to point out that
the county has largely lost its politi-
cal significance and even the fact
that Falrfield county is a congres-
sional district is only a. convenient
but temporary arrangement. We
were not speaking of "county con-
sclousness" an an abstract and gen-
eral proposition to be applied in-
dmerently to New Haven, or Hart-
ford, or New London counties, but
something definite and concrete to
apply to Felt-field county. honed up.
on its geographical rather than its
political aspect. ” ‘ ‘
,As a. matter of fact the very point
we are .stresslng has already been
recognized by the federal govern-
ment in a. striking way, in the divi-
sion of Federal Reserve banking
districts. The Boston district com-
prise! all of New England except
Fairfield county, which is separated
from the rest or Connecticut and
classed in with New York.
A glance at the map will ,r show
that Fairfield county has but threel
boundanea—the New York' state
line, Long Island Sound. and the
Housatomc river. the two latter di-
visions belng physical as well an po-
uucdi. It alsohuppéns that: one
“U. STUSHIN i 6], GLAW
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President Coolidge photographed on the White
too for law enforcement. In the foregroun
and, to the right of the president, Mrs.
New assurance that the gove
“meat is putting new energy
. law enforcement was given
.ombers of the women’s national
III-Ith- fnr law enforcement
Henry W. Peabody.
when they called on President
Calvin Coolidge at the White
House. Many prominent women
were in the party delegated by
the committee meeting in ash.
inzton to cell on the president,
House Inn with members of the women's notional commit-
d are (left to right): Mn’Horbert Hoover.
Mrs. Coolidge,
among than the wife of the sec-
rets of commerce. Mrs. Her-
bert cover who is an active
member, and Mrs. Henry W.
general
cumference, that circle will fake- in
the eastern boundary of Psirfleld
county. -
The special problems arising in
this area are problems dun: m physi-
cal proximity to New York. and
their solution can be brought about
only by intelligent planning and co-
operation between tthc various
townships making up Fairlicltl conn-
t)’. “'0 do not cure a whoop about
extended and amplified county gov-
ernment. nor do we want "one big:
city." (Julie the contrary, as was
pointed out by Thomas Adams. one
of the experts of the Russell Sage
Foundation. in the group dist: tswn
which followed Monday's county
meeting. lntnlllgtnt ('0-()5\Ol‘:lllflll
between towns in the same area,
leading toward a solution of'prob-
lems which are. common lo all( rc-
moves friction and does away with
the pressure for unnrxntion and ab-
sorption of stilrlllvl‘ towns by uurger
ones. Politics, whether ubstrnclly
in the matter of political subdivi-
sions or concretely in the matter of
poltcnl partcs, need not enter lulo
the problem at all.
As to the influx of population
which is already coming to I-‘airflcld
county through the. tremendous ex-
pansion of the metropolitan com-,
muting area. "it is a condition not. a l
tehory, that. confronts us." ThereL
are evidences that this fact is pro-
ducing signs of jealousy elsewhere,
but here in l-‘ztirfield county we are.
learning to look at it merely an n.
fact, to be dealt with as such. “’0
are neither inclined to make boost-
ers' material ol‘ it to brag about, nor
on the other lmnd to (like the ex-
clusional altitude and mourn over it.
The question before the l‘airlivld
county towns is this: Shall we mmt
thls influx in the intelligent way by
planning for it, by laying out. the
proper highways and arteries, by
zoning, by setting aside the noct~s~
sat-y parks and playgrounds while it
is easy to accomplish such things. or
shall we wait until we are swamped
and then work our way out as best
we may?
The Hartford Election
" ‘ (Manchester Herald)
‘Tho plurality of Mr. Stevens was
only 181 but as that meant a diver-
slon of more than 3,500 votes rc—
ceived by Mayor Klnsella two years
ago the turnover was large enough
to be significant. The introduction of
politics in the high school board and
the attempt to establish a political
ring by an increnso of salaries when .
important public improvements were
shelved were the most important
charges against Mayor Kinsella's
administration. The new board of al—
dermen will evenly divided be—
tween the two parties but as the
mayor has the deciding vote he will
have tho‘powcr to carry through re-
publican policies.
(New London D337)
There is every indication that a
reaction to the oil investigation is
setting in especially in this state.
Hartford after five years of dem-
cratic control, last night went Re-
publican and Danbury, remained re-
publican. This is interesting. It
shows, for one thing, that the voting
public will not be stampeded into
casting their ballots. ‘
(Mlddletown Press)
The result was a considerable sur-
prise, not only to Hartford but to the
state at large. It has been so widely
recognized that the political com-
plexion of Hartford has been chang-
ed by the removal oLmany people to
the suburban towns that few
thought it would give the Republi-
cans much satisfaction in any elec—
flon, except in great tidal wave
There was evidence or Democratic
dissatisfaction, it is true, now it
turns out to be far deeper than any-
body lmagined. Then, too‘,vthe Re-
publicans ,. had , an exceptionally
strong candidate. of fine'personnlity.
The outcome, taken with the sur-
prisingmlze -or the’ Republican vic-
toryln-Danbury on Monday, and the
earll_er,result in Mlddletown, is not
withou some general political'sig-
nlfican e, at least so for an Connecti-
cut is concerned. That seems cer-
tain. ‘ ‘
- The Income Tax.
(New Haven Journal Courier.)
If the new tax bill comes from the
senate in anything like the shape
in which it went to that body from
the house of representafivea, it In
not unlikely that the'guest’ldn of in-
come tax 1 'onimy toll under
' ' . than it
New~
tax is an emergency tax and not a.
tux to be imposed in the ordinary
life of the country.
The Bridgeport Telegram begins
to ham a doubt as to the justice of
lllu income tax and turns quite nat—
urally to the Sales tax as a. better
and fairer substitute. In a. recent
issue it said: “Regardless of the
equity of the income tax itself (and
as now collected it is a. monstrous
imposition) the manner of .13 col-
umn-:1 oft-p works serious hardship
and is always a cause of discontent
and film: n. No such objection ap-
plivs tu :ixos collected at the source,
..nxl plaid tho moment they are in-
f~lll‘llll. A small sales tax would
rnisn n revenue as great, or greater,
than the income tax, .and without
half the fuss. bother. hardship or
economic waste. The taxpayer mak—
ing a pumhnse would pay a few
c-‘ms tax on the spot and that would
be, the «ml of it. He would have no
unknown inmost to fear, no book-
lim-ping to do, no reserve to set up
for l.or«l~knows what demands that
might be made upon him by an in—
ovu‘nll‘v government at a. lututre
dim, The quicker we get away from
the. prOSf‘llt kind of taxation. and
put it on a cash basis, the better for
all concerned."
-Aside from its monstrous imposi-
tions which approach near to the
practice of deliberate confiscation.
it is a tax essentially calculated to
tempt the taxpayer to escape its ox-
actions in n. manor-r to injure the
industrial life of the country or to
devolve the tax collector. in a. few
days we shall know to whatfin ex-
tent the tax has operated during
1923 to reduce the revenues of the
country from largo incomes while
sm‘nll corned incomes have been
compelled, as usual. to pay one hun—
as the conclusion of that subject.
But. the President for once lntlates
the conversation: evidently he has
been pondering the question.
"Should say ‘Washington was the
better Judge of men."
"You mean that “‘ashlngton was
the better judge of the particular
man to fit. the particular job?"
“Yes." (Pause). “I have never
heard of another man like \Vashing-
ton in history: he never made a sin-
gle mistake in judgment. At least
so for as I have read."
“And you mean that Lincoln was
the better judge of the mind and
heart of the common mass of men?"
"\Yhy shouldn‘t he be? He grew
up among 'em. Lincoln was a jury
lawyer; he rode the circuits; he had
to know people. because he had to
persuade them."
Trouble Ahead
(Bridgeport Telegram)
It is now believed in political clr-
clcs about the state that three is a
contest for state control brewing
among the democrats which will
find Thomas Spellacy of Hartford
on one side. with various assortment
from all parts of the state with him
and Mayor David E. Fitzgerald on
the other, supported by former Ma—
yor \Villlam E. Thomas of \K’ater—
bury and ‘all the Nagatuclt valley
and New London county siding with
them. The general belief, so far as
Bridgeport and Falrflcld county are
concerned, is that they will be with
the New Haven men. It is not
thought, however. that the real but-
tle will come until full.
dred per cent of their assessment.
It the estimate of the treasury dc-
pnrtmcnt is correct, the senate will
be confronted with a situation which
will challenge the judgment of the
house and upset the astroclous bll‘
sent it for its consideration. A;
Grover Cleveland would say thr-
problem facing the senate is “a con
dltinn, not a theory. ‘
The nearer the congress approach
es the fact, that the consumer pay.-
the tax which yields the revenue the .
government receives. the clearer will
become. its understanding of the tax
problem. Thus. for that fact has
been ignored for fancy. .
A Stroll with the President
(French Stroller. in “'orld “'ork)
lic awakened at 6:30, and by 7:15
is ready
breakfast walk. Nothing but the se-
verest weather .is allowed to inter-
fere with this routine. “’e leave the
\Vhite House just as the“ sun is
showing over the eastern horizon.
“Fine morning," is the salutation.
At this early hour of the morn-
ing, few people are abroad.
of the passersby recognize
President and raise their hats in
salutatlon which he invariably re-
turns with a hearty “good morn~
lng." A colored man passes and Is
greeted. The President explains:
"He takes care of the’Kennels at the
White House." Another man passes.
The President smiles:
“That's Mr. Blank—ho costs me
a. lot of money. ~
“How is that?" queries his com-
panlon.
“Sells wdmen's fixin's."
His companion mentions the pop-
ularity of the ,poet Longfellow in
England, and the President observ-
es: “Mr. Longfellow was a. very
cultivated poet. He had many ad-
vantages—education, means, travel.
But ’I think Mr. Whittier has more
natural talent.” ‘
His fellow pedestrian remarks the
extraordinary coincidenece o! the
appearance, at one time and in one-
small community, of writers of tin :
Whitler,
quality of _Longfellow.
Holmes, Emerson and Alcott.
“And Mr. Lowell." adds the Presi-
dent.
. “Yes his ‘Vislon of Sir Launfal’
:15 a. fine poem."
The President concurs, but adds.
“His ‘Commemoratlon Ode' isvery
fine.” _ (A pause.) ‘JBut he was
wrong in one thing: Lincoln wasn't
the first American." >
“You mean in, the sense of. .not
being the first man of the distinc-
tively American type 1’"
"Yes."
"Who ’would you say was?"
'Washinzton. He fixed the type."
"Which would you any _ we‘- the
for his customary before- '
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LAST TIME TODAY
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PASSED BY” ,
——featuring———-
HOBART BoswoRTH,
JANE NOVAK, onus N
mums, EVA NOVAK and
PERCY matron-r.
Titanic, tempestuous, throb-
bing and thrilling.
A swirling story of the sea, a
woman and her boy. '
It’sapeach! Agreatpicmroi
——with—-
ANNA Q. XII-8801! a his
favorite of Nor-walk . '
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COMING NEXT WEEK.
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CornedPlate Sell).
BonelessBrisket lSclb.
CornedRumps 209-22clb.‘
Puritan SkinnedHam 25C“).
SmokedShoulders 13clb.
DixieBacon 20clb.
39 and 43 mm
Slain Pastor’s Widow
Returns to Home
NEW BRUNSW’ICK, N. J., April
16.—-Mrs. Frances H. Hall, widow
of the Rev. Edward \V. Hall, who
was murdered a year and a half ago
at New Brunswick in company with
Mrs. Eleanor R. Mills, returned to
New Brunswick Sunday, it was
learned yesterday.
She attended service Sunday even-
ing at the Protesant Episcopal
church of St. John the Evangelist.
of which her husband was rector at
the time of his death.
Mrs. Hall arrived from Europe
last Thursday and had been staying
in New York. She was warmly
greeted by practically everyone in
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We have a stock of all sizes of Old Company’s Lehigh and-
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good coal is spoken of. Our advice is to put in your coal early
in the season when quality is always better and also price is
2 Orders placed with either of our offices will receive prompt
and careful attention.
The Ferris-Devine Company
successors to Ferris Coal Co.--Devine Bros.
J. IRVING DIBBLE, President
First St. & Seaview Ave.--Phone 53 CHARLES E. DEVINE, Vice-Pres.
’ MAURICE J. DEVINE, Treasurer. '
Schultze’s' Sanitary Markets I
Washington Street and Railroad Avenue. Bo. Norwalk
Westport Gmrgt'lown Dnrien Stamford Black Rock Bridge“
Street. Harwell: ,
the church, the congregation tiling
past her pew and shaking hands
with her at the conclusion of the
service.
Ford’s Railway Shows
Income of $1,417,036
NEW YORK, April 16.-—The pro-
liminary report of Henry Ford’s De-
troit, Toledo and Irontown railroad.
for 1923 shows net income of 81.-
417.036, compared with a deficit at
$1,018,742 for 1922. This is equiva-
lent to $17.12 a share on the com.
bined $12,489,948 preferred and
common stock. Both issues share
alike after four per cent has been
paid on each. Gross revenue am-
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ounted to $10,417,412.
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