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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-12-05
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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-12-05

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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-12-05

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-26

forte. There you have the main methods of securing laughs.
 "Groucho, with his heavy mous- tache and his long cigar is the wise fellow. His dialogue is care fully combed so that practically every speech is a laugh line, rang ing from smart chatter of the sop histicated type to puns. He also makes use of what seems idle and incoherent chatter which many leading comedians employ alto- gether. He also upholds the satire in the pictures humor-including take-offs.
 Chico plays the dumb fellow who doesn't understand and gets things mixed. His comedy lines contain many puns. He never speaks out of dialect.
 "Harpo is one of the world s greatest pantomimists, the earliest and longest-lived form of comedy His art is purely slap-stick.
 Laugh situations have always been the backbone of screen come- dies. The four boys combine forces for this.
 'Zeppo, as Is the case with most straight men, is often overlooked when one weighs the comedy of production. However, the foil is always important and being one for three comedians is no easy task"
 The Fox Movietone News, Char les Chase Comedy and Talkar- toon completes the program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-26
Underpass at Fair

An underpass, below the track level, and leading from inside the race track to the north end of the grandstand has been constructed at the Danbury Fair grounds. The Porcupine company, of Bridgeport, did the steel construction work.
 The underpass, or subway, is two feet below the track level. It is eight feet in heighth, finished on the top, bottom and sides in smooth, water-proofed concrete. It is well illuminated with electric lights.
 Stairs lead from the ground level of each building to the floor of the underpass. The stairs are constructed of steel and concrete.
 With the underpass in use peo- pie will be able to go into the en- closure or go to the restaurant Midway at all times without inter- rupting the events on the track or imperilling themselves. The subway will be a great conven- fence to motorists who park their cars inside the track, or to the east of the track, saving time in going to or from their machines.
 The underpass will be safety measure by eliminating the possi- bility of accident, which has been a fear of the fair officials for a long time, more particularly since automobile races have been held
 Persons crowd out on the track, in their effort to be the first to cross as soon as a heat or race is finished, with the result that at times there have been close es- capes from accidents. The under pass will do away with this possi- bility.
 The top of the underpass will be two feet under the track. This will be a safe distance, as experi- ence of other fairs has proven There is no danger of the top giv.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-26
Noted Stars in Garden Picture
Cooper and Lombard Thrill in "I Take This
 Woman

Few modern writers have more "best-sellers" to their credit than Mary Roberts Rinehart whose re- cent fiction sensation, Lost Ecstasy" comes to the New Gar den Sunday for three days, under the title T Take This Woman"
 Lost Ecstasy" had already equaled the selling success of Mary Roberts Rinehart's best. known books when Paramount contracted for the moving picture rights.
 "I Take This Woman" the screen version of the well-liked story, features Gary Cooper and Carole Lombard in its cast The drama involves a petted child of wealth, Carole Lombard, whose her father in trouble and scandal. Shipped off to the family ranch in Wyoming for punishment. she meets flirts with, and unthinkingly marries Gary Cooper, a range rider. Then the spoiled darling learns something about life, on a barren little ranch. The marriage runs a mad course, but the wilful bride, with the road opened for her escape, finds she has bound herself to her strange husband with ties stronger than any man. made, law.
 The two. leading characters, played by Cooper and Miss Lom- bard, are real. Each has very hu- man faults, but the man wins sym pathy and admiration for his strength, the girl for her loyalty
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-26
Marx Brothers
 Here Sunday
Laughing=Pa "MOnkey Business" at the
 Palace

The Four Marx Brothers do not miss a trick when 1t comes to pro- viding comedy on the screen. In fact, Director Norman Mcleod. who bossed their most recent and most frolicsome opus, Monkey Businss" comes to the Fox Pol Palace Sunday for four days en- gagement, sees in their efforts on the screen every known comedy method, ranging from slapstick to subtle satire.
 Mcleod can be called the perfect analyst of comedy methods. He be- gan by drawing the comical line cartoons for Christie comedies sew. eral years ago. Then he become title writer and subsequently, 2 gag man, scenarist, and director.
 Through careful choice of characterization for themselves, the Marx Brothers have combined all modes of comedy within their own entertainment" says Mcleod.
 "Groucho uses smart wise crackers, Chico attends to the dia- lect comedy, Harpo handles pam tomime and Zeppo plays straight to the three with situations as his
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-26

ternoon is Baby Rose Marie, six year-old NEG radio and Vitaphone star. This little star is an accom- plished artist and 1t is because of the thousands of letters that have been sent in that the NEG artists bureau have arranged this nation wide tour, so her admirers may see her in person.
 Bert Walton, international mon oligist and master of ceremonies, is also on the program. His rapid fire chatter laugh packed, Is all ways a bright spot on any bill.
 The Lovejoy Dancers. marvels of terpsichore, have an interesting and lavishly staged revue. New steps novelties and surprises included in this act rank it as one of fore most in vaudeville today.
 Chas. McNally & Co, have a riotous comedy act in we Aim to Please" while the Cartons offer a vaudeville novelty that is new, novel and pleasing. Baby Rose Marie will hold a special children's matinee on Monday afternoon and at the conclusion of the show will
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-26

meet waterbury's kiddie folk in the lobby of the theater.
 The feature picture on this gala opening bill is Side Show" with the clown princess of joy, Winnie Lightner in the starring role.
 AS may be surmised from the title it is a tale of the circus but comedy first and last. You'll hold on to your sides laughing at Winnie pinch hitting for the hula dancer, the high diver, the barber, and all the rest of the personnel that go to make up circus side show.
 In her comic efforts she is aided and abetted by that sad-faced comic, genius Charles Butterworth. Be-, tween them they lead their au- diences into gales of laughter. Winnie will give you the time of your life more thrills than you have ever witnessed in any other picture . more fun and entertainment in Side Show" that she did in all her other pictures combined. Attend the matinee and avoid the evening crowds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-26
Five Star Final"
 Opens at State
Drama of Fourth Estate
 Screens GreafHit

"Five Star Final" the thrilling drama by Louis Weitzenkorn, which so starred the emotions of b1ase Broadway last year when it was presented at the Cort theater, opened a four day engagement as a talking screen hit, at Warner Bros State theaterSthis afternoon.
 The screen version has even ada ed to the passionate sweep and power of the play. It is all there drama - comedy - tragedy --- sa tire-hyprocrisy- all that is life.
 The theme of "Five Star Finap is the havoc wrought in the lives of innocent people by the circula- tion-boosting and utterly heartless methods of certain types of modern yellow journalism. The owner of the paper while constantly urging more sensational stories for the paper is as constantly prating mor- ality. Edward, G. Robinson plays the part of the managing editor, a man who inwardly despises, but outwardly approves, the pol1cy- till the great moment when-but that is the story.
 The evil eye of the staff fastens to the unobtrusive Townsends and their pretty daughter, Jenny, who is about to marry a well-to-do youth. Twenty years before when Michael Townsend married Nan cy Vorhees, he was fully aware of the fact that she had killed man in self defense. Out of the grave of years the ruthless crew of the Gazette drags the skeleton -Jenny's lover is temporarily sep arated from her by his horrihed parents-her own parents commit suicide-the hideous guggernaut or persecution drives ruthlessly on.
 MT Robinson has never given a performance of such moving inten- sity. His final speech when the true man emerges for the hideous dls- guise-ranks him among the elect His support is eminently capa pie, H. B. Warner, as the man whose wife and daughter are dragged be- fore the cruel criticism Of the world, as fine work as we have ever seen on stage or screen. Marian Marsh is not only beautiful put emotionally true as the daughter. Frances Starr as the mother Is almost unbearably poignant.
 Not that all the moments or tne drama are tearful-there is much comedy to tighten it-unforced
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-26
Vaudeville at
 Strand Theater
Baby Rose Marie Heads
 Bill Opening To-day

Everything is in readiness for the gala re-opening of Warner Brothers Strand theater this after noon. At this time new fall and winter policy of vaudeville and hit talking-screen pictures will be presented.
 The new policy will include vaudeville and a feature picture on Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, with giant double feature picture programs on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
 The vaudeville acts are to be se- lected by manager Julia M. Smith, who plans to bring to Waterbury only the very finest headline pre- sentations available on Broadway today. Many of these acts, to be presented are acts that have play ed the Palace theater on Broad way. Waterbury is all set for a fall and winter season of deluxe, in-the-fesh entertainment.
 Headlining the marvellous stage show which makes its bow this af.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-26
Bill Haines,
 Lyric Feature
R0mps His Way Through
 Just a GigOlO"

Mischievous William Haines, masquerading as a gigolo when he's really an English nobleman, provides a hilarious figure in Just a Gigolo," Metro-Goldwyn-M Mayer filmization of the noted stage hit. Dancing Partner" The picture is coming Sunday and Monday at the Lyric theater.
 Haines romps his way through a role filled with comic trials and tribulations and, too, there is a TO- nance that grips the heart and some dramatic highlights that dis close the debonair William as a truly fine dramatic actor when he has the chance to be one.
 The star plays nobleman in masquerade to find out what the girl his relatives want him to marry is really like. Then the trouble begins-and ends when he gets a slap in the face that makes him happy for life.
 And on the same bill is "The Fighting Sheriff' with Buck Jones and Loretta Sanders.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-26

and sportsmanship. In this case inc course of true love runs any thing but smoothly, and naming fiery. sometimes humorous, drama results. .,ro, of the Sky" the First National wartime romance of the spy sys- tems operating in the early years of the World War, and presents many scenes of terrific conflict G !, in the air. A story of love and sacri. fice-so human-so intimate-it had to be stricken from the great wars records! Now the screen tells all! Irene Delroy and Jack Whiting are featured. Alfred Green directed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-26

comedy. Others in the cast are An- thony Bushell, George E. Stone, Ona Munson, Boris Karloff, Rob- ert Elliott, Aline MacMahon. Pur- nell Pratt, David Terrence, oscar Apfel, Gladys Lloyd (wife of the star) Evelyn and Harold Wal bridge.
 The screen play is by Byron Nor gan, the adaptation by Robert Lloyd. Mervyn Le Roy is to be congratulated for his understanding evidenced in his direction. Don't miss Five Star Final"
 An excellent surrounding pro- gram accompanies this splendid feature, which is to be shown at 2:2O, 4:45, 7:00 and 9:30, daily.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-26

ing away, as the roof is of rein- forced concrete steel. The depth of two feet is sufficient so that race horses will not detect the differ ence when they pass over the roof of the subway.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-26

A Cornell University physicist has discovered that an airplane engines waste heat can be used to prevent ice forming on the plane's wings.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-03-13
DANIELS DECLARES
HE'LL NOT REDUCE
EMPLOYEES WAGES
"When | Cut Salaries, Dan
iels Family Will Be Eating
Hard Tack" Says For
mer Secretary of Navy.

Raleigh, N. C. (ILNS)-"When
cut the salaries of my employees, the
Daniels family will be eating hard
tack" That is the prompt answer
of former Secretary of the Navy
Josephus Daniels, editor of the News
and Observer, when asked if he ex-
pected to follow the example of his
evening contemporary, the Raleigh
Times, and cut the salaries of the
men and women who work on his
newspaper
Employees of the local evening news
paper, which is owned by John A.
Parks, who has made considerable
money in recent years by buying and
selling newspapers throughout the
South, have been given 10 per cent
cut in their salaries Employees who
hold membership in the Raleigh local
of the International Typographical
Union have accepted a reduction in
working hours in lieu of the 10 per
cent cut. They are now working
seven instead of eight hours day.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-03-13
HENNON'S new
BARBER SHOP

One of the neatest little barber
shops in the city has been placed re-
Gently in the Rentschler building by
Ray Hennon, the well known local
barber. The new shop is located on
the third floor, next to the elevator,
in room No. 323. 1t is a three chair
shop, and connected with Hennon are
Claude Cohee and Frank Rose, both
popular BARRIERS who have been en-
ployed in several of the best shops
in the city. The new shop can also
take care of your manicuring needs
The shop is entirely union and this
should bring many of the trade
unionists in the new place. If you
are up in the center part of the city,
or in the Rentschler building, drop
into room No. 1923 and pay the boys
visit. You'll be welcome at all
times.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-03-13
Tragic Secrets Known
to City Dealers in Art

One Of the fascinating traditions of
the art business-the buying and SELL
ing Of paintings in particulars that
now and then old masters actually
do turn up In secondhand shops and
in auction sales, and are discovered
and retrieved at a fraction Of their
real value.
But George w. Keller, now retired,
reveals another side of the business.
He says:
Zone learns to keep secrets In this
business. The auctioneer often opens
closets which hold old family skele-
tons. But he must not tell. i was
alone In the store one afternoon when
a poor old woman, aged-the wreck
Of omanhood-stumbled In. Dissi-
patton had ruined once beautiful fea-
lures. She was ragged and grimy
from head to foot. She begged for
dime and as she did SO her gaze
fell upon a large old portrait of a
beautiful girl dressed in the height Of
long past fashion. She stood like
stone image for a second or two, then
screamed like a mad thing. 1t was
her own portrait she was gazing at
the picture of herself as a beautiful
young girl, in happy home, the CEN
ter Of a brilliant social life. She
tainted and l called an ambulance and
had her sent to hospital. Before
she died she told me her real name.
and her family history, family
knew great deal about. That is one
Of the secrets I shall always keep"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-03-13
Mark Twain's Reactions
to Church Choir Music

Evidently my father, Mark Twain,
attended church faithfully during the
period Of his engagement to my mother
(Olivia Langdon), but not always with
true religious feeling, as the following
letter shows:
"Livy darling:
II attended church this morning In
a warm drizzling rain. 1t was the
West and boyhood brought back again,
vividly. 1t was as If 25 years had
fallen away from me like q garment
and / was lad Of eleven again In
my Missouri village church of that
ancient time.
"The choir hurled its soul into a
'voluntary'-one of those things where
the melodeon pumps and strains and
groans and walls a bit, and then the
soprano pipes a reedy solo, the alto
drops In little after, then the baas
bursts In, then the pealing tenor-then
grand discordant confusion that sets
ones teeth on edge-and finally a tri-
umphant 'Oh, praise the L-o-r-dp in
a unison Of unutterable anguish-and
the crime Is consummated. 1t was
Herods slaughter of the babes set to
music.
''The missionary appeal concluded,
the sexton and the deacon went
around, while the choir walled, and
collected 20 cents for the carrying of
glad tidings Of great Joy to the lost
souls Of Father india Clara Clemens
In the North American Review.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-03-13
Ohio State Federation of Labor
Legislative Letter No. 4

BARRIERS License Bill - Reported
and on the senate calendar.
WOrkmen's Compensation Bills
The agreed workmen's compensation
bill and other house compensation
bills will have hearing Tuesday
morning, March 10, before the house
labor committee
Chattel and Salary Loan Bills
Another hearing was held on these
bills Tuesday morning, March 3. 1t
appears that they will receive unfa-
vorable action by the labor committee.
Street Railway and Bus Employee
Bill-H. B. No. 51-Mr. Roberts (Bel-
mont county,. House utilities COM
mittee voted Monday night, March 2,
to postpone the bill indefinitely, by a
vote of to l. Motion by Represen-
tative Niswonger, seconded by Rep
resentative Forney. Vote: To post
pone indefinitely -Bing, Jones (Por-
tage county,, Roberts (Stark county,
Templin, Shelter, Niswonger, For
ney. Against the motion-Frick.
Eight committee members present.
Bill to Abolish Board of Building
Standards-S B. No. 289. Hearing
held on bill Monday night, March 2.
Still in committee.
Fraternally,
THOS. J. DONNELLY.
Sec.-Treas. and Legis. Agent,
Ohio State Federation of Labor.
March 6, 1881.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-03-13
German PhiIosophA

The Spenglerian theory of nations
refers to the philosophy developed by
the German writer Oswald Spengler
in his book, "The Decline Of the
West" written before the World war
and appearing just after it. This
book views civilization as the coming
war would find It. 1t is German
philosophy which attempts the venture
Of predetermining history, of following
the still unraveled stages in the des-
tiny Of culture and specifically Of
the only culture of our time and on
our planet which Is actually In the
phase Of fulfillment-th west Euro
pean-Amerlcan. 1t also attempts to
describe the comparative morphology
Of world history.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-03-13
Committee to Study Abuses
In Care of Injured Workmen

Albany, N. Y. (ILNS)-Gov. Roose-
welt has appointed committee of 10
to study the medical treatment
afforded to injured workmen who are
beneficiaries under the workmen's
compensation act, with view to COR
recting abuses of which complaints
have been made.
Some of the p rivate companies
writing compensation insurance are
maintaining compensation clinics for
the treatment of injured workers. 1t
has been charged among other things
that very often, in order to keep down
expenses and possibly for other rea-
sons, workers are sent back to their
jobs before there has been complete
recovery.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-03-13
Heat Appeals to Fungi

Temperatures that ordinary animals
and plants could not endure for more
than short periods are built up and
apparently enjoyed by the fungi that
breed in piles Of rotting straw. Ex-
periments at the Rothamstead expert
mental station near London show that
these organisms Of decay thrive best
at temperature Of about 13O degrees
Fahrenheit, which is more than half
way from freezing to boiling point
These fungi, 1t has been found, do
more than the bacteria often found as
sociated with them toward the reduc-
ton Of straw to q soil-enriching ferti-
lizer resembling farmyard manure.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-03-13

clerks. On motion the communica-
tion was received.
A communication was read from
w. V. Williams, president of the
board of directors of the Chamber
of Commerce, in which the renewal
of the councils membership in the
Chamber was solicited. On motion
the same was received and the mem
bership renewed.
Under the head of reports of organ
idaton and delegates the following
reported, but several organizations
did not report.
BARRIERS reported conditions fair.
Bakers reported several men out of
work Outside non-union bread being
brought into the city. They request
the members of local organizations
assist them in driving this bread from
the city. They complained of the
local dealers handling the non-union
products.
Molders 68 reported that they have
very few members working, but that
they are standing loyal to the organ
ization.
Molders 283 reported some of the
molders expect to go to work next
week.
Machinists reported organization
in good shape and one-half of their
members out of work. The White
Star Garage is fair.
Polishers reported many of their
members out of work.
Printers reported working condi-
lions fair.
Ice cream and milk wagon drivers
'eported conditions fair, but the Ma
.ional and White Cross dairies are
till out of the fold.
The Woman's Union Label League
eported that they are getting along
inc.
Musicians reported work a little
slow. They asked council to endorse
md sanction their bill for municipal
band concerts which is before the
legislature at the present time. On
notion the request was granted.
The committee appointed at the
asst meeting to meet with City Man
lger R. P. Price, regarding the erec-
ion of a new city building, reported
hat they have not as yet met, but ex-
oected to do so in a few days.
The meeting of Trades Council was
about to adjourn when the chair an
nounced that it was the regular
meeting night for the nomination and
election of officers. Many of the
delegates had already left the meet
ing hall and were not aware of the
night of election A motion to defer
the meeting for two weeks was car
ried.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-03-13
"Snuffing in the Shrubbery"

Freud in the garden of this world
this place that has moved poets to
such hymns in praise of 1t that we
echo their praises If only to give our
selves the grace Of fittingness to the
garden-Freud in this palace of natural
delight where never q day breaks but
the heavens burst into blossom and
never night falls but somewhere
indescribable beauty greets the eyes OF
men-Freud, who has brought US keys
to open fresh doors Of the palace that
stands in this garden. Is himself like
creature going hideously on all
fours, snuffing about amid the shrub
bery.-Max Plowman In the Adelphi,
London.