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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-28
YOUR CHILDREN MNilpRobezsRazzu
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Mothers and fathers have diff ferent responsibilities, two poles that never quite meet. A father has the support of his family, a mother has the care of the home and the children.
 Both are strenuous occupations, but I wonder, were they to be put on the scales and weighed if they would balance. I have a rather strong conviction that the mothers $ side frequently would lift that of her husband high in the air. If everything went well, it would be diffe. ent. but what happens when the children get sick or hurt She is morally r>Jponsible for their welfare and that is heavy burden to bear if she has to do it alone. Few men realize the strain their wives are under trying to keep the family healthy and we'll. If one catches cold she feels that 1t is something she has done or not done that caused it. Betty went out with a sweater on when she should have had her coat. Tommy was sent on an arrand and got caught in a rain. The house was too cool, or it was too hot-what- ever it was she believes it wass all her fault.
 Because when the children catch cold, or get indigestion from something she gave them to eat or for any other reason, who IS the first person to tell her that she could have prevented it? And
 leave it entirely up to her to get them well again? Father. Not all fathers-I have to pro- tect the deserving ones-but a good many. Men as class are fussy and nervous if their children are i'll, and someone has to be
 handy on whom to work off their emotional i.rain.
 Placing the "Blame." Instead of saying, What can get you at the drug store?" or
 Don't worry, he'll be all right
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-28
Babies Need Longer Sur
 Baths NozV Than In Spring


, complication of rickets is dis ease called tetany, from which the child may die.
 "If the suns rays are to help the baby grow properly and to pre- vent rickets, they must fall direct ly on the skin and tan it. The rays that tan the skin and prevent rickets-the ultraviolet rays-do not pass through clothing nor through ordinary window glass.
 Every mother who wishes her baby to have robust health should give him regular sun baths from early infancy until he is old Sun baths may begin when the baby is or 4 weeks old-in warm weather outdoors, in cold weather indoors at an open window
 In cold weather. the bureau says, a sun bath can be given in doors near a window opened at top heated and the doors closed to pre- vent drafts. In the coldest wealth. CT it may be better to give two short sun baths day instead of one long one. Mothers are espe- cially advised that the thermomet- CT may register 40 to 50 degrees higher in the sun than in the shade, and if the baby is protected from the wind, the sun will help to keep him warm.
 The folder emphasizes that, in general, children who get the most sun do not develop rickets. Rick cts is seldom found in hot cli- mates, where the ultraviolet rays in the sun are strong and where most children are. outdoors in the sun throughout the year and wear few clothes. It is common in tenn perate climates, where the ultra violet rays are weaker, where cold weather keeps children indoors a great deal. and where morekcloth- ing is worn. It is especiallN com mon in large cities, where people are crowded and where smoke and dust cut off the ultraviolet rays of the sun.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-28
ssTqSEY SE suz
Rx Marqerx HaIe

As the woman drew close to Sue and started to talk, Sue had a strange, uncanny sensation. She wished Jack would come back. True, she could hear his voice, just beyond the door, but she wanted him to hear whatever the woman was telling her.
 My husband has it in for you. He says he'll get you, and he means it. When he gets started there's nothing that will stop him. Pm warning you. That's why I came"
 "But but what can he do?" Sue asked.
 thing. Just be careful. Don't go away alone. Watch your step. But :. here comes your hus- band. Tell him if you want to-"
 Don't say anything to him about it." Sue answered. She wasn't really scared. Not when she looked at the thing with com mon sense. But when she didn't, her emotions seemed to change. She felt smothered. Nerves, she told herself. Nothing can happen to you. Not now when every thing is all right at last, and you're happy!
 The woman was told of the job at the Becker home, and thanked Corrinne and accepted it.
 Then she was gone, and there was much laughter and merri- ment, and congratulations were tumbling around. Dinner was over pretty soon, and Nancy Beck CT and Harry's father came in.
 Sue hadn't seen Nancy for a long time. She remembered the advice that the woman with the mystery eyes and the slow drawl- ing voice had given her. Nancy was happy, after a fashion. She played fair. She respected and liked her husband. She didn't love him. But he felt pretty much the same way about it. so as long as neither one or the other of them Hz1 s.~ rxxtk ale
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-28

their lives were fairly peaceful,
 rather uneventful.
 But Sue had always had the im- l precision that some day something
 would happen. Nancy would come
 to life. She would flame. And
 when she did ..
 T brought you a wedding pres ent, Sue and Jack" Nancyis voice
 said, husky, deep-toned, making
 all the other voices in the room
 sound like flutes or whistles or
 anything but the dim music of
 deep winds that her own tones carried. Women whom many men
 had loved always had that kind of voices. Sue remembered. Voices could play on hearts as wind played on reeds. A thin voice, sweet, perhaps, clear, too, couldn't work the havoc or the magic of tones that were slightly untrained | and hoarse.i
 Nancy handed Sue package, wrapped with white papers, tied with star-splashed white ribbon. The box was large, and there were reams and reams of paper. Jack | helped Sue remove the wrappings. Finally they came to the gift. A jade idol with sleepy eyes. Nancy laughed at Sues swift glance of astonishment. "Oh yes, my dear, I know it would have bought the rugs and drapes, but
 wouldn't you rather have an idol?
 Most of us need them."
 Just what did she mean by that?
 Sue asked herself. Nancy might
 mean much, or nothing. Being
 Nancy, no one could ever tell.
 Put 1t some place, where 1t
 shows. It catches lights and does things. I've had it a long time.
 Somebody brought it back from Africa, India-China. Some place. I don't remember where any more.
 And it brings good luck!" "Our first household god" Sue said laughingly. But she wished 1t hadn't been made of jade. NEXT: A conversation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-28
Democrat Fashions
Of Skirt Eulness without Bulk
 of Material
By ANNETTE

By ANNETTE Of course you'll want rock of lovely diagonal monotone woolen in that rich rust shade. And here's a model you'll like immensely. It has the new fiared slit sleeves that are lined with black crepe silk that makes the revers, cross-over vest and buttons. suggests elegant length. The dia- gonal scanning of the joining of the skirt and the long, waisted bodice minimizes the line through the hips and is decorative and smart at the same time.
 It's so easily madel You'll be de- lighted with it's simplicity.
 Style No. 627 is designed for sizes 16, IS, 20 years, 36, 3S, 40 and AZ inches bust.
 Black sheer woolen with vivid green is fashionable combination.
 Tweed in mauvy- brown with pastel red is a youthful scheme much favoured this season.
 Our Fall and Winter Fashion Magazine. is ready. It contains styles for children, the miss and of course, a most attractive selection for adults including slenderizing effects for stouts. You need this presentation of Fall fashions as a guide in selecting the styles you will wear in the coming seasonand incidentally, you will save money by choosing your frocks from our Pattern models.
 Price of BOOK 10 cents.
 Price of PATTERN IS cents in stamps or coin fcain is preferred). Wrap coin carefully.
 Send your money and order to Pattern Department, Waterbury Democrat, Waterbury. Conn.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-28
FOOT TROUBLE

She: I've had a dozen men at my feet.
 He: Chiropodists, I presume.- Passing Show. -
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
Film Has Worlds
Tiniest Railroad

The shortest privately owned
railroad in the world!
One hundred yards long and
it stops and starts on Radio Pic
lures ranch in Encino, Calf.
Paul Sloane, director of Travel
ing Husbands" now at the RKO-
Keith's Theater, needed a num-
ber of club car "shots" for the
picture. Rather than build a "set"
of the Pullman on one of the
gigantic sound stages at Radio
Pictures studio, William LIE Baron,
vice president in charge of pro-
duction, commissioned Max Rec,
art director to have an actual
steeland-wool club car built.
A stage eight feet wide by 100
feet long was constructed. Ties
and rails were laid going into
the stage. Then the club car was
built SO that, while it was per-
manent in every regard, both
sides and roof were made so that
they could be removed for various
camera angles.
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
THE CAST

Comedy in their affa..-s, tragedy
in their loves-and there you have
the story Of the travelling sales
men as told in Travelling Hus.
bands" which opened yesterday at
R-K-O-Keith's.
Not picture with a sensational
theme, nor one that moves by the
magnificence Of its settings, the
production has one scene of legiti-
mate pathos and score of com
edy scenes.
Although the supporting cast
makes the production a worth
while picture, Evelyn Brent, tax
ing the lead as the scrupleless
woman, is just terse enough and
cryptic enough to make her char
acterization outstanding.
Hymie Schwartz, who travels
zen lingerie" and interposes
comedy where tragedy stalks, is
played by Hugh Herbert with an
inimitable finesse.
Cummings Is Good
Of course, it was pretty hard
for Barry Greene, the delightful
juvenile Frank AlbertSon, to sell
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Why He Did 1t

"I bring you my suit because
I want you to do the work.
That is as it should be. Be
cause we. are neighbors and
friends"
The two men shook hands,
and Mr.. Murray departed. He
was back two days later for his
suit. Mr.. Smith led him to the
rear of his shop and showed
him the garment. 1t had been
cut into thousand pieces and
was distributed all over the
floor.
There is your suit" asserted
the tailor. 1T couldn't be
cleaned, so I took it apart.
You'll have to get a new suit"
Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Murray
are still neighbors. After the
police pulled them apart, how
ever, they ceased to be friends.
We come now to a tale that
cannot be employed here for
two reasons. First of all, it
sounds a bit fantastic. And,
secondly, it sounds as though
it must have been used some
where before. See if you do
not agree with me.
Such stories! How can I
print them?
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
Nancy Carroll in
Monta neII's
Picture
"PERSONAL MAI

Grace Perkins story of the lit
tie Irisher from McF'adden's flats
who believed she might become a
great lady by serving an appren-
tlceShlp as personal maid to her
idea of one makes an agreeable
vehicle for the red-headed Nancy
Carroll.
Home of Wealth
The Geary family is enormously
wealthy, their so-called home is
more in the nature of an apart
ment hotel; there is an imposing
foyer, grand stairway and one
stumbles over the too numerous
servants. From the confusion and
noise Of her own shabby home
Nancy comes into the unhappiness
and indifference of this wealthy
one.
The tripulations, temptations
and loves of this young maid are
more numerous than her duties
and failure to complete one task
brings her to the attention of the
head of the house, old Geary
Geary, who lives at the top of the
establishment and does as he
chooses; through his Vaccinations
Nancy comes into her own, that is,
she marries the favored grandson
and they are Southbound for
heaven when we leave them.
Monta Bell IS credited with
direction of this screen-play and
again exhibits that annoying
habit of repeating a scene until
the effect is lost.
Cast Is Excellent
The cast is excellent. Nancy
never looked sweeter, though her
evening hairdress is not par
ticularly becoming; however, Well
forget that in our thanks to her
for not going platinum" (yetD Z.
Pat OBrien, George Fawcett,
Mary Boland, a delightful trio,
happily give the spotlight to
Gene Raymond, a blond youth
with a likeable quality and
S4ACSA AAAAAAS AAuGUA d411COo.
Variety of Acts
The stage goes back to the old
variety idea of series of acts
without the aid of an m. c. 1--WE
are again gratefuD and this week
a Miniature Revue" features
Stadler and Rose; Fields, Smith
and Fields; Davey and Rose
Marie; Marietta; Thomas Fuller
and the Chester Hale Miniature
Girls. It's an offering of dance,
song, cleverness and fun.
Harry Borjes leads the boys
through a medley of the song
hits of a few seasons past. How
many do you recognize? The
Hearst Metrotone newsreel closes
the bill. X. Y,
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Serious Situation
There's no question about
the seriousness of the situa-
tion," he asserted. That girl
must be operated on as soon as
possible"
The father looked grave.
II was afraid that would be
your diagnosis" he murmured,
land I appreciate your advice.
But I wonder if I could impose
on you just a trifle more?"
Certainly" said the cele-
brated physician. I'm only too
happy to help"
Well" the father went on,
II have three doctors in there
with my daughter and respect
them all. Which one would
you suggest as the best to per-
form the operation?"
The medico pondered the
question.
I'll tell you," he stated
finally. There really isn't a
great deal of choice. Each doc
tor in there is an excellent
man. AS far as fees are con-
cerned, any one of them will
charge you $500 for the Job. I
hesitate to choose one for you"
I don't care about the ex-
penSe," cried the father i'm
patiently. Il must have the
very best in town."
very WE'LL" said the physi-
clan. I'll get you the man
whom I think is the best in
America. His fee will be
$1,000"
"I, don't care if it's $5,oO0,"
shouted the father excitedly.
Call him up at once"
Il don't have to call him."
replied the doctor softly.
You're talking to him now"
And-leaving the three other
medlcoS out in the coid-he,
himself, performed the opera
tion.
A Pathetic Tale
From Mr.. H. S. Koss, of
Pittsburgh, comes a very pa
thetic tale that is too sad even
for this column. And when you
1lnd a story as pathetic as that,
my friends, you have discovered
the ultimate in sadness.
Mr.. K. Smith, a Pittsburgh
tailor, wanted to have his car
battery recharged. He took it
to the shop of Mr.. Murray,
Pittsburgh battery man, and
asked him to do the job.
Il want you to do the work."
he stated. THAT is the way it
should be. Because we are neigh
borS and friends.
The Washington times., 1931-09-19

UeOESP HElISb VAN
"Dlsraeli", as H m l t on was
called
The honesty of the statesman
and the intrigue perpetrated by
his enemies not only nearly wrecks
the home life of Hamilton but
nearly disrupts the nation. His
enemies engage the notorious Mrs.
Reynolds to compromise Hamilton
in the eyes of the nation and also
try to Smirch the reputation of
his wife. How Hamilton defeats
his enemies at their own game is
said to give Arliss another screen
masterpiece.
Doris Kenyon, long missing
from the cinema. appears as Mrs.
Hamilton. Other player include
Dudley DiggeS, Alan Mowbray,
Rolf Harolde. June Collyer, Charles
Middleton. Montague Love, Lionel
Belmore, Morgan Wallace, Gwend-
lyn Logan. John T. Murray, John
Larkin, Russell Simpson and
James Durkin. John Adolf di-
rected,
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
Mary BoIand Found
Double Dutv Paws

During the filming of Personal
Maid" at the Paramount New
York studio, Mary Boland, the
stage star, seen in an important
character role in the Nancy
Carroll starring picture, divided
her time between Broadway,
where she was appearing in "The
Vinegar Tree" and the studio.
Her role in Personal Maid"
current at Loew's Palace Theater.
required her to do her acting in
bed. "A break" says Miss Boland
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
Lois Moran's Locket
Important in Storv

Watch for the locket which
Lois Moran wears in The Spider"
at the Fox Theater. It has a
very important bearing on the
solution of one of the most
puzzling plots in mystery-story
annals.
Miss Moran. fresh from her
triumph in Transatlantic" is
seen again, as in the picture,
opposite Edmund Lowe, in the
co-featured feminine lead of this
Fox melodrama. directed by Will
liam Cameron Menzies and Ken
meth MacKenna.
The Washington times., 1931-09-19

o 5, Is CdoG
here effectively as the stage ma
gician who turns detective to
solve the mystery of the murder
which takes place in the theater
during his performance.
AS in many mystery tales,
there are some palpable discrep-
ancies but why quibble about
corking good entertainment?
Lowe, as Chartrand, the master
Merlin, is assisted by we'll Sc
lected cast, including Lois Moran,
Howard Phillips and Purnell
Pratt, as the dumb police inspec-
tor. FL Brendel offsets the tense
ness of the mystery with his typ
ical Swedish humor.
Our Riddles Do Well
The eagerly awaited Our Kid
die" comedy, Disarmament" with
a cast made up entirely of local
children, is an added feature this
week. The picture, filmed by the
Fox people in cooperation with
The Washington Times, proves
very entertaining. The children
enact their parts with zest and
exuberance. Many familiar scenes
about the city serve as the back
ground for the comedy.
The Fanchon and Marco stage
entertainment includes acts by
the Four Aces and a Queen,
aerialistS; Baker Dove and Aleen,
Indian club twirlers: Sully and
Thomas, q versatile comedy team,
and Theodore -Enrica- -Novello, in
dances.
Fox Movietone news brings the
evenings entertainment to a
close.
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
Attractions Due
Next In Our
Theaters

'Private Lives" the first play
by Noel Coward to be taken on
tour in this country. will open a
limited engagement of one week
at the National Theater on Mon
day evening, September %, under
Arch Selwyn's direction, with
Madge Kennedy and Otto Kruger
in the roles created in London by
Gertrude Lawrence and Mr.. Cow
ard himself.
Last season the comedy scored
brilliant hits in London and later
in New York.
The coming attraction at the
Rialto Theater, opening Septem-
ber 2S, will be Homicide Squad" !"
Universal Pictures screen produc-
tion Of Henry La Cossit's original
story depicting the laws side Of
the case. Despite any suggestion
carried by the title, Homicide
Squad" is not a gangster picture,
and its cast includes Leo Garlic,
Mary Brian, Noah Beery, Russell
. Gleason and J. Carroll Naish.
Edward G. Robinson in Give
Star Final" will be the next
attraction at Warner Bros. Metro
politan Theater.
RK-O Keith's is announcing
'Smart Woman" for the week be-
ginning Friday, September 25.
Mary AStor and Robert Ames are
the featured players, both of
whom have often appeared on
the local screens and always in
successful pictures. Smart Wo-
man" is an R-K-O Radio Pictures
production, made from Myron
Fagan's success, "Nancy's Private
Affair"
Fiji D'Orsay, star of many
screen hits and Douglas Fair
banks, jr., in II Like Your Nerve"
! q First National picture, share
stage and screen honorS at War
ner Bros Earle Theater for the
week Of September 26.
Fiji, whose quaint French &C
cent has been heard in numerous
picthures wherein she played op-
poSite Victor McLaglen, Will Rog-
ers, Ell Brendel, etc., will appear
in person. Other acts include Joe
Marks, Three Gobs, Maxine Doyle
and others.
"The Squaw Man." featuring
Warner Baxter, Lupe Velez and
Eleanor Boardman will be seen
beginning next Friday at Loew's
Palace Theater. On the stage a
Capitol Theater, New York revue
will also be seen.
Monkey Business" starring
the four Marx Brothers will be
seen at Loew's Columbia Theater
after the run of the current at
traction Street Scene" "
ELISA LanU in wicked" will
be the. next screen attraction at
the Fox Theater.
The Washington times., 1931-09-19

ness and abuse from her surly
stage-hand husband. So she en-
courages an affair with a milk
collector and when Maurrant dis
covers the deceit he kills his faith
less wife and her lover, in a fit of
madness inflamed by alcohol. Rose
Maurrant, the daughter, is the
innocent sufferer from this sorry
cycle of events.
Tense Murder Scene
AS in the play, the pistol WELD
ing slaughter is graphically sug-
gested. You see the half-drunk
Maurrant come home to surprise
the unhappy couple, hear the
sound of struggle, the shots, and
then watch the maddened MUIR
derer emerge from the apartment,
hold at bay the motley mob at
tracted by the excitement. Direc-
tor King Vidor has artfully con-
trived to make this scene as tense
and thrilling as it was in the play.
Cast Is Excellent
Sylvia Sidney is the Rose Maur-
rant and gives a performance so
affecting in the pathos of it's ap-
peal there were moistened eyes
and audible sobs in the Columbia
yesterday. It was a beautifully
etched Characterization, gentle and
sympathetically credible at all
times. She fades out, one hopes,
to happier days. Beulah Bondi,
veteran of the stage production,
provides a salty and well-rounded
portrait of the meddlesome gossip.
David Landau is impressively ef-
fective as the jealous Maurrant,
and Estelle Taylor was fine as the
wife who yearned for real affec-
ton.
Supplemental Program
William Collier, jr., made
vivid and sympathetic character
out of the impressionable and
unhappy Sam. Comedy relief by
incidental types is all excellently
done.
On the supplemental program
Zazu Pitts and Thelma Todd
have short comedy away above
the average in laughs, the news
reel has splendid shots of the
recent hurricane and tidal wave
disaster and there is the final
Bill Tilden tennis lesson.
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rene- DH IEI hIcED
d wv MIN ! IEHHII\ \OEN
All In q Day
i. MARK HELLINCER

... NEW YORK, Septic.
Plenty of stories that columnst should use litter
the desk this week. Here's odd about celebrated
his opinion in the of young girl who danger
ously ILL., When he arrived he found three other noted
medicos already in consultation.
He, too, examined the girl He spoke to the others
and nodded sagey He looked the charts and consulted
the nurse He did, in other words, the very things
might expect him to do. And then, by nod he
moned the girls father to another ROOM
The Washington times., 1931-09-19

his safety pins
to the great c.
F. Wilson. But
i r. S t e a d he
meets the big
mogul's daugh-
ter, and after a
series of cir
C u m S t a n C e S
evolving about
a murder, all
turns out we'll.
The daughter
of &C. F." is
played with a
charming dis
armingneSS by
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
Girl Lon Chanev

The female Lon Chaney-so
As Lupita Tovar know in Holly
wood. In EAST of Borneo," now
at the Rialto Theater, she proves
herself a star at makeup playing
the East Indian girl.
The Washington times., 1931-09-19

his latest pro.
duction, Alex
ander H a m / l.
ton" a Warner
Brothers a n q
Vitaphone sue
cess.
Mr.. Arlis S
himself wrote
the play in col.
laboration with
M ry Hamlin
and starred in
it ID years ago
on Broadway
and in London.
1t deals with
thu Annnrinan
The Washington times., 1931-09-19

Hollywood has taken the simple melo-
dramatic story which Elmer Rice found in
the musty tenement district of East Side,
New York, and by ranging the camera in
and around this brownstone sepulchre IF
hopes has captured the mood of the sullen
tragedy which made the stage play alive
and moving Skillfully acted and brilliantly
directed, "Street Scene" takes its place
with the best pictures of 1881.
Series of Emotions
1t is, of course, transplanted play in
dialogue and action, with the additional
interest value supplied by pictorial scope
The Washington times., 1931-09-19
Fox Presents
Thriller and
OurKiddies
1.-THE SPIDER"

Mystery pictures are due for a
comeback if Hollywood can con-
tinue to supply as hair-raising,
spine tingling thrillers as "The
Spider" which is being shown
this week at the Fox.
This picture, based upon a
stage play, is extremely well