. . 7 g
. Quarterly Cont
. . of Mill}.
. his term of
‘ wag“ evenlnfl when Rev. Welter c.
Folders at Allen’s Drug Store-adv.
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“Mr-"Dr.
William Kidd Toke-
slde for Last Thus.
the service held by Rev. George
Wood Anderson. in the South Nor-
,walh Communal church. last
evening. Among those attending the
service were Mrs. Henry Wins. Mrs.
“William Jennings. Mrs. Lillian lies-
up Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Mills. Mi,"
(ls l Mills. Edgar D. Lynch. Ham
Bryan and Rev. Victor Sealise.
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The quarterly conference of the
Methodist church'will be held this
evening at ii in the Sunday school
room of the church. Dr. William
5. 'Kidd. Stanitoro. will preside at
this meeting tr the last time. as
ee expires the first
of April. An officer from each so.
.ciett: of the church will make a re-
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The services at the Methodist
church were very well attended lun-
Cowsrt. pastor, delivered an excepv‘
.tlonally interesting sermon. Plans
are already under way for special
Easter music. Fred Ambler. Rows!-
ton avenue. well known tenor singer
and leader of the church choir. me!
sing the “Palms“ at the services next
Sunday morning.
C O I
Mr. and Mrs. Henry 1. Knicker-
bocker motored up film New York
Suudly to bpen their Logan place
home preparatory to spending the
summer here. °
e o e '
Captain Daniel Wicks has returned
to his Crow avenue home alter
spending several weeks stithe home
of his daughter. Mrs. George 0.
Impheer in East Hartford. Mr.
Lamphear. who has been Quite iil
remains about .the same. '
, e e
Earl P. Stevens spent the week-
end with his family at their home in
McKinley place.
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Members of the Ladies’ Al! society
of the Methodist church are pian—
nins to meet the first Wednesday in
April. Work will then start on the
articles to be made for the banner
which this organisation will give
sometime in August. A supper will
be served at the close of the meet-
ln . '
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.Mrs. AnnarTsi-lrer. wild he‘s been
pending several. weeks visiting
riends in Brooklyn. is expected’to
return to her home in Logan place
in a few days.
a II t .
The many friends of Miss'd'ulis.
Goes-ck. who has been confined to
her home on Roweyton avenue. with
an attack of the grippe for the past
week. will be glad no learn she is
able to be about again.
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Mrs. Alfred‘Good has returned to
her home. Crockett StL. after spend-
ing several Weeks with relatives in
'k’Mount Vernon. N.‘Y.. ‘
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W. Fred Ambler. Rowayton..spent
three days the latter part of last
t'veek» in Waverly. N. Y., attending a
conference of the salesmen of the
Tioga Mill and. mfvator company.
~Esster Post Cards. Booklets and
A numbervof Bell Island houses are
being renovated tor the summer sea-
son. Several local carpenters and
painters are doing.the.work.
Mr.” and Mrs. Leslie" Tripp have
returned to their home in Logan
place. after spending the‘weeirvend
visitin? friends at Pond Ridge.
Darlen. . . .
1
Captain Joseph Fowler. one of the
best (knows best 'bulldcrs‘in this
vicinity. is at “present SUMO in
rising live round butters row-boats
Easter Chills?
on Display
1. i It; Our Store
DONNELLY’S
erence: ‘
Waylon was well represented at
~txflel‘r‘ \
"lire-release shelving st
. glossaries! and tomor-
g... y.
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RlN-Tllil-TIN
writs loom car.“ a Wm M
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for the priests at the Manr'esa Re-
treat. Kaiser Island. Captain Fowl-
er is usi as his workshop the for-
mer oy or opening shon owned by
Captain Daniel Wicks. located on the
lower end of Rowayton avenue.
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Mrs. Sidney R, Bell. Jr.. is enter-
taining several friends at bridge this
afternoon at her home in Crockett
street.
‘1 .. e e
Mrs. Lewis Davis. who has been
unending the past week as the guest
or her daughter. Mrs. Pincus Nee-
dle. McKinley place. has returned to
her home in Brooklyn.
0 O t
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Shine,
Crockett street, spent Sunday visit-
lng Mr. and Mrs. Louis Schmidt at
their home. Lakeview avenue. New
Canaan.
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The pinochle tournament. sched-
uled to start last Friday evening. was
postponed because it was the desire
of members of the entertainment
committee to have at least three
tables before opening. it and there
were not enough players present for
this. Some of the entrants in this
content are Moses Beckett. Herbert
Arnold. Reginald Arnold. Frederick
Stabell, Arthur Billord, Newton
Bond. Russell Thomas and Charles
Funk. '
it is hoped that there “-111 be
cnoug members present to start the
tournament this Friday evening.
It 0 I
Mrs. Lillian Coiburn is spending
‘eeveral days visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Sanford Wicks. Crockett street.
before returning to her heme in
Binghamtcn‘Nu Y.
t i 0
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred. J. neckius
and Spencer Stout report eight feet
of snorv in Bangor. Maine. where
they are at present stopping. ‘
C it 0
The Brit Finger Circle of the Re»
wayton Baptist church will meet at
the home of Miss Lillian Raymond.
Raymond street. \i‘cdncsdrly e\ mung.
C I! I
Children of the Itowsyton‘ school
have been given notices for their
mothers telling them oi.I the first
meeting of the Mothers‘ club. Friday.
March 26. at s p. m., in the school.
Ancient Square d’iano
Favored As Antique
TOKYO. (APl-J-A bombing plane
'of such mense dimensions that a
train of you freight cars is need.
ed to transport it trom factory to
flying field. is being added to the
Japanese aerial forces.
It is the first long-distance bomb.
lng airplane ever built in Japan. I:
ll of allvmeial tune and has five
machine guns wli‘ room for one and
\a half tons of bombs and torpedos.
The flying speed is :00 kilometers an
hours.
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LAST TIMES NBA!
House Peters in
“The Storm Breaker”
' and f
“Passionate Youth”
the sensational Jars picture
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cdnosday and “ninth!
"run VIRDIOT"
and
"lOlI.llD”_
'Senator Bulkeley’s
Son Passes Away
Morgan Cl. Bulkeley. Jr-. son of
the late Ufiltsd States Senator Mor-
gen 0. Bulkeiey. died shortly before
midnight at his home in Hartford.
He was vice president of , tile
Actna. Life Insurance comp mn-
Jor of the 101st Machine 11 bat.
tailon durins its fighting abroad. and
has been prominent in all fields of
cndea'uor in Hartford since he was
graduated from Yale. He was 80
last Christmas Dav. '
He had a brain tumor removed
several months no. .
KING DECLINES LEGACY
LONDON—Disregardlng ancient
precedent set down by Roman em-
perors. King George recently do.
cilned to accept a legacy of Gwyrch
castle. in Wales and 3:50.000 for its
upkeep. bequeathed to him in trust
by the Countess of Dundonaid. who
died last year leaving an estate voi-
ucd at $1,000,000.
REGENT.
Adolphe Menjou and Florence V idor
—. Yin ._...
“The Grand Duchess And The Waiter”
.lT’S A PARAMOUNT PICTURE
LAST lines TODAY
2:15, 7:15 and 9
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President Enjoys .
Cigars; Vetoes, Pipe
WASHINGTON.—~(AP). President
Coolidge enjoys a good cigar. But.
unlike Vice President Dawes. he
does not care for a pipe. and: dif-
fering from his predecessor in of-
fice. President Harding. he rarely
if ever. smokes cigarettes.
Although there is a Widespread
impression that Mr. Coolidge it
partial to cheap clunrs w, stories.
chat-outs or the live centers that
former Vicchreeldent Marshall ex-
tolled. he really canines his smoking
almost «entirely to a. rather espou-
r'ii'r. l-u-nndma perfecio that retail:
for at least a quarter and has a
will” sale in exclusive men's clubs.
The Presldcnt smokes severe
cigars n (lay. lle‘ uses an ivory
holdu- which at quick glance looks
like a. cigarette and has given l‘lS!
to reports that at times he tries s
cigarette tor a change.
As for pipes—Mr. Coolidge, has re-
mind a number of them as gifts.
LAST TIMES TODAY
with
Blanche Sweet,
Lois Wilson. Ben Lyon
Every man with one wife-
.should see “Bluebeard’s 7
Wives.”
A sparkling
comedy delight.
Rialto
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
PALACE
NEW YORK
fun he never uses them.
SEEDS, plants and flowers are
easily bought or sold by mesns of a
well-Worden! classified ad.
"sum units TODAY
ticket.
brooks
singer.
police
nights before the murder. >
Jimmy and Olga.
sssalla nts.
poiire photo as IKE JENSEN.
fiend in Olga'e rooln.
suddenly sees Kid Divls.
known intimate of Jensen.
CHAPTER XLVU
had seen Kid Divis disappear.
to the basement entrance.
unheard and unseen. l
reg.
all
without himself being discovered.
lg
“EN!“ RAM). 55. a business
\ man. is found murdered in s
cheap hotel in Grafton. Police
find a women's handkerchief
and the yellow stub of a theater
JANET RAND. his daughter.
her engagement with
'BARRV Cill.VIN because of the
A: “disease." JIMMY RAND. his
sun. goes to Cleveland, where
the theater is. The stub is traced
to OLGA MAYNARD. a cabaret
, Jimmy meets and fails in love
r with MARY LOWELL. Later he
finds Olga. She islnts at hearing
want her for murder.
0m tells police the stub might
have come into possession of a
man who "picked her up" two
out one
night; see a man they both
remgnise—ahe as the mun who
got the stub. he scene of his
The man «capes
but they identify him by his
Jimmy gets a phone call from
Olga. saying she has, found .ien
sen. He rushes to her apartment
to find her gone. .lier disappear
once becomes a newspaper sen:
sslloo. O'Dsy ilils Jimmy's mind
with new doubts by. telling him
be round is picture of.llcnry
Jinuny. walking with Barry.
Us!
sees ”his enter a house. sud.
after the door closes behind him.
he" approaches the house him“
so .
NOW 0‘0 ON WITH THE STORY
JIMMY. a gloom-shrouded figure
in the fog. his‘puises racing
madly-whether :rom fear .or
excitement he did not know-slow.
l? approached the house where he
He stood now just in trout of it. A
. short flight of stepried up to the
from door, another short flight down
It was the basement entrance
which Divls had used and Jimmy
made his cautious way down the
steps. He stood just outside the door.
his ear pressed against a panel. But
be heard nothing and for lust a brief
second» be debated whether to try
the door ends» it he could slip in
But lie-had a change or mind. “an
ter look sround lirst." one his voice.
a low whisper. was eerie-like in the
Agaln'he was suddenly cold. his
' is running chill.- on involuntary
shook his: as he stood in the‘
basemententrsnes trying to decide
on‘xlfllt. plan or action that would
enable hint to see inside the house
minnowsmetbey
2m detect! on. ureiy.
“Mathematics-snore
.hsir-rsisiegoroernonsthsnthuk
see memes-innssrssi use.
I
how‘ras he to know whether it
would be friend or foe living there!
He climbed the stairs again and
found himself at the front basement
window. He beered at the dark
non within. but saw nothing. and
the silence was oppressive and fear
ful. -
slowly be made his way around
to the side—the side whence he had
seen the light shining down the
road. The light was still there
mtinl a dull glow through a drawn
shade. Jimmy bent down and
looked. .
He thought: "if anyone comes
between the light and the window
i'll see his shadow."
He could detect a low murmur of
voices. but they seemed far away
And no one moved between the ilshi
andethe window. There was lusi
that dim. unfriendly glow throush
the shade.
i-le strained forward. listening. and
suddenly he drought be heard a voice
rising’on a note or anger. And.
while he listened. the voice ceased
There was a brief-silence. and than
from the room came the"seund of s
woman's scream. . . .
as checked theory tharspnns to
his miles. The voice was Oln
's.
There was a brie! silence. and than from the room came
the sound a] a woman's scream. ,
‘ the recur. tables osinato keep clear
unit
prayer that the door swing open
tbout a betraying squeak. be
slowly pushed it open until there was
enough space for him to push his
body past.
Carefully he closed it behind him.
felt the latch click home with only
a faint sound. and stood in semi
darkness in a hallway.
-To his left. the door .swung open.
one an unllghted room. Jimmy
ludged that it'mighi be a living room
or. more probably. one of those old
fashioned basement "parlors."
lust ahead of blur. and to his right.
was a fligbtwof stairs with this car
pet nearly worn through. end a lit
tie farther down the hall. and to his
left. a door stood aisr. letting a
nrosd beam of light slit into us
darkness. ’
He judged it was the room
through whose window be had dret
seen the light and outside which be
had lost been muss. He heard
voices-e site‘s heavy bass. another
mau's‘voicar her pitched.
Belted b that drst one. it
was Jensen. 0 he heard the is
cored. catchy things! a woman
trying to cup hereobs. .-
Then serenity. his use support '
log hills against the well. be tip
ioeddswu thebsliand peeredlnu
on
of the been or
.mmmginachsir.blsbaci
totbedou‘dnsliddlifls. fisher
Mondale out. but his up eti:
perched on' the heck of his head
mldbotbembuthethougbther
more. W‘tedshewseheldlo.
thicle.
room .
knob.
handle.
COULD do.
not O'Dey's powerful
.fitrange thoughts flashed through
. ‘.~ the heroes of those
boyhood detective thrillers . . . how
feeble and incompetent he looked
beside them . . . he was scared-—
scared stiff-ayet he knew~..tilat li
Jensen laid his hands on Olga again
he would dash madly. blindly. into
that room and strike out with the ,
crude weapon the: he held in his
hand.
ills mind
more firmly.
Jensen‘s
"Stop your snifilin'." he growled.
Jimmy stiitened.
He raised a heavy paw threaten-
iugiy. ‘
If he should
strike her he would cut everytblne
to the winds and rush blindly in. it
was more then he could bear.
But Jensen changed his mind.
His hand fell to his side and be
shrugged. poured himself another
drink.
“Go easy. lire." said Divis. “Ain't
ya had enough yet?"
“Aw shut up!" come from Jensen.
“l" moire me sick."
Jimmy retreated slowly along the
wall. He found himself again before
the door that opened on the living
Ills foot-luckily. it msde no
noiseoccme in contact with a herd
object on the‘ floor.
down for it. half groping. for he
could not distinguish it in the darltv
near.
lie reached
lie picked it up, and to his touch
it felt like a heavy. round mess)
with e crudely fashioned
Holding it untoward the
light that sifted from the other room,
he beheld what apparently was the
' broken-off end of a heavy brass and-
iron. '
Then be carefully set it down
again and pulled off his overcoat
and bat. These be laid on the floor
lust inside the front room.
nicked up the broken andiron again
and held it firmly in his right hand.
He
H‘s stood there in the hall. wonder
in: what he should don-what be
He wished for Lieuten.
presence.
lie grasped the broken endlren
the ass-pet.
drink
till
From the room came
- thickened
again. his words on indistinguish-
uhls blur ss they floated through
the. ball.
Then another sound—from up-
stairs. He lumped nervously. Loud
and clear it came to his ears. the
ringing of a telephone bell. it sound.
ed strangely foreign go this old
house. it came again. an insistent.
long ring.
He heard a. chair scrape in the
room where he had seen Jensen and
the others. Then Jensen‘s voice: 4
“Dana: telephone. New. sit still.-
Kld. 1‘" answer it. . . . Probably the
big teller Wantin'Jo tell: to me.
Delnn nuisance.
stairs." ‘_ - .
Jimmy beardd’enren‘s heavy feet-
fslls. saw his shadow move out into
the bail and lengthen fantastically
voice
DhOnO'l “9‘
l
He stood where he was and let
Jensen pass i-ie could have taken
two short steps and reached out
with his hand and touched him as he
turned to mount the stairs. A sud-
den plan dashed through his mind
as he saw Jensen’s broad back Inev-
lns upward. . . .
[is fitted until the
reached the door above. heard his:
trust “hello" into the phone. then.
his muscles taut. bis nerves tense.
no softly upload toward the lighted
mom. -
Diets was still outed in the chair
with his back to the «mags
'cmtorlably, moved. n j ‘
able. file was aloud:
=ne heavy tumbler that
gun um
man Md
2‘
he"
slowly
Jensen
N ‘ Watson NORWALK THEATRE-GOERS .
'ififii‘mfiflfififi
TODAY AND t
\ TOMORROW. i
13:15. 7:15 and b
PREMIER SHOWING PRIOR TO
ENGAGEMENT
luminous
..
The delightful comedy hit. "Blue.
board's Bevan Wives." leaves the
ltiaito theatre following tonight's
presentations. Blanche Sweet. Lois
Wilson and Ben Lyon. assisted with
a well baiancrd cast. serve this
sparkling piece to you. You will
lhave more laughs in this picture
when in any comedy you have seen
this season. Why should a. man unlit
seven wives? Let Diuzbcsrd answer
that query for himself.
"Tito Devil's Circus." opens an en—
lllealtfo tomorrow. This production
teatures Norms Shem-or in her
greatest film triumph. The story
deals with circus lit-.1: and deplete the
etrugglcs of those who cmhrail you
and amuse you under the villli‘as lop.
How you have enjoyed the circus
with all its glory and yet never a
thought is given in the performers
whose life out in the arena. while
it seems a harm- one. is in reality,
filled with sorrow and hardship.
“The Devil‘s Circus." tells what
, really happens back of the glitter
' and glare of the
cirrus. oil. is the
true story of tho drama that stalks
intotho lives of circus folk. a tense
moving tale of a beauty who found
happiness along an amazing road
to adventure. A film you can't for-
get.
I.“ ..___.
PALACE
latest feature is being shown today‘
and tomorrow at the Palace theatre.
prior to its .‘ew fork opening. Rin
Tin Tln‘s host of friends will en-
joy him immensely in this produc-
tion which gives him an opportunity
far lite greatest display of his \‘irtu‘
oslty.
The story. by Phil Klein and Ed.
ward Meeghcr. concerns. a. shop.
herd in the Southern California
sheep country. One of the sheep is
cruelly killed and the dog is hunted
as the killer. The real killer is a
giant condor. the great vulture who
preys upon domestic animals.
fitln Tin Tin's life is demanded by
the rsnchers. His owners try to pro.
tect him and he finally vindicates
their trust by capturing the true
criminal. the giant vulture mung
his master's baby from the giant
bird of prey. ,
One of the tense and dramatic-
gagement of three days at the Rialilr
"The Night Cry." Iiin ’i‘iu Tin‘s‘
. p-
when i‘iln Tin Tim and the bird on;
gage in a. fight to the finish with
death as the only reward. Juno
l Marlowe and John Hal-ran are tes-
E lured with the canine.
: Rin Tin Tin. will thoroughly thrill
' you is this picture as he has never
I thrilled you before. Remember he is
at the Palace for today and tomor-
row only.
REGENT
“The lirsml liucllesa and the
Walter," will close its engagement
today in tho liectxui theatre, Adolphe
Monjcll and Florence \‘idol‘ who
our in the production. do their best
acting and lncldoniiully give the
public one or the season’s
most brilliant entertainments. The
story is that of a millionaire also
becomes a waiter to Will the hand of
the woman he lows. What Mcnjou
goes through to accomplish this
purpose is uiuusiugly told.
Wednesday. Thursday, and Fri-
day. “Dancing Mothers" with Coli-
way 'l‘onrie. Alice Joyce and Clans
Bow. comes to the npiowu play—
house. "Dancing Mothers." is a
theme of the present day with many
novel situations and thrilling mo~
motile. presenting a story that will
keep your interest alert during its
Unfolding.
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