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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-16
RICHARD DIX IN THE PUBLIC DEEPEN DER' TO OPEN AT
 WARNER BROS STATE SAT

Richard Dix, virile star of ''Cim- maron" and more recently Young Donovan's Kid" is to appear at Warmers State 'theater for four days starting on Saturday next Tn his latest screen sensation "The Public Defender"
 In this picture Dix is supported by a Naugatuck, Connecticut girl, but in this picture, Shirley Grey is appearing in leanidg stock com panies throughout the United States.
 This new picture presents Dix in another remarkable character hero who has been so key up by the tenseness and excitement of his battle experiences that civil life is impossible for him.
 There are no more wars. and he cannot fight legitimately, so he or ganizes a campaign of hls own against the business shysters and society swindlers who wreck banks, prey on the gullible and steal millions seemingly under the protection of the law. To do this he leads a double life and his audi ence through the most amazing series of sequences ever seen on the talking screen.
 This picture is truly his best since "Cimmaron" and should wit ness capacity houses at Warmers State from the date 1t opens.
 Besides Miss Grey, the cast in- cludes Wilbur Mack, Purnell Pratt. Alan Roscoe, Ruth Weston, Nella Walker, Paul Hurst, Boris Karloff and Edmund Breese.
 A program of merit is being booked to accompany this out standing feature presentation ana
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-16

By VIM. E. MCKINNEY (Secretary American Bridge
 1eague)

A quick trick is a high card which will, in practically every in- stance, take a trick on the first or second round of the play in that suit. Occasionally, of course, our aces will be trumped on the first round, but this Is so rare that we should not allow it to influence our high card trick values, there fore an ace is always counted as quick trick.
 An ace, king can be counted upon to take the first and second round of that suit, therefore 1t Is valued as two quick tricks. A king and queen of the same suit count one quick trick. Either the king or the queen will force out the ace and the other will take the second round.
 When a high card has better than 50-50 chance to win a trick on the first or second round in the play of that suit, it is counted as .one-half trick. A guarded king Is given the value of one.half trick. It will be interesting to note that four kings, which are valued as two quick tricks, over a period of time will take more tricks than two bare aces, so we are safe in calling king one-half trick. An ace, queen is given the value of one and one-half tricks as the only time the queen will
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-16

Apples were received by King George recently just Is days after they had been picked in Australia and started to England by air.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-16
DOROTHY MACKAILL SCORES NEW TRIUMPHIN THE
 RECKLESS HOUR NOW
 AT WARNER BROS. STATE

Dorothy Mackaill keeps the slim ness so much sought after by mil- lions of less fortunate women with out the slightest effort. She eats what she likes and exercises when the notion takes her. She is to be seen at the Warner Bros. State theater to-day and tomorrow in "The Reckless Hour" the First Ma tional picture which. is her latest starring vehicle. Miss Mackaill plays the part of fashion model whose fate it is to become cynical toward all men because of the du- plicity of one. But that is only the beginning of the sensational story. Conrad Nagel, Walter Byron, Joan Blondell, Dorothy Peterson and many others famous on the screen, are in the cast. John Fran cis Dillon directed.
 An excellent surrounding pro- gram accompanies the feature pres- entation which is at 1920, 4:45, 7:00 and 9:3O daily.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-16
Elm Trees Of
 State In Danger
Prolonged Drought Has Aided Elm Leaf Beetle in
 Many Cities

There is good cause for concern about our elms. The expected out break of the elm leaf beetle Is de- ycloping, and literally thousands Of trees have lost or are doomed to lose all of their foliage within few weeks. This injury occurs in localities where the Insect was abundant last year and at least somewhat numerous in 1929. It IS somewhat generally limited to trees standing near buildings, especially of tho older type, in cities, villages an din the country. There is prac- tically no damage in localities where trees have been given sys- tematic care yearly.
 The unfortunate part of the sit uation is that many elms nave sui- fered greatly during the past two seasons from drought, and in ad- dition have been severely damaged bv the elf leaf beetle. This latter is being repeated the third season with probably disastrous results 10 many trees unless they are aided in their attempts to outgrow the injury. Fortunately there has been an unusual amount of rain this spring, and this has resulted in an abundant a foliage. The new leaves and the rapid dropping of the ln- jured foliage hide the real extent of the injury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-16
What the Press
 Agent Says
DOUBLE FEATURE PROGRAM
 AT FOX-pOLI PALACE

Hush Money" Fox film which opens to-day at Fox-Poli Palace for a four days engagement, IS destined to make a lot of noise In the cinema world for it is as fine screen play as has been shown here in months.
 Based on an original story by three aces of the Fox writing stair, including Courtney Terrett, the former New York reporter, direct ed by Sidney Lanfield and featur- ing Joan Bennett and Hardie AL bright, Hush Money" dips down into the ranks of the high class confidence men and exposes them. It reveals how a group Of well dressed. good looking. brainy in- dividuals devote their talents to feecing wealthy visitors in New York city. Their racket goes on uninter- rupted until there is slight slip. and the whole gang are sentenced for varying terms.
 One of the gang. girl. an inno-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-16

Seventeen communists, including several who had just arrived from Moscow, were arrested dur ing a secret meeting at Tallln Reeaal, Estonia. recently.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-16
ent tool of the racketeers,

cent tool of the racketeers, re- solves to go straight on her release. A friendly detective decides to help her and that brings him and the gang again into contact from which he emerges again as a win ner but not without someone pay ing a terrific price.
 Joan Bennett as Janet Gordon does the finest work of her screen career. 1Iardie Albright was splen- did, and owen Moore as the leader, C. Henry Gordon as his chief aid who later becomes his chief enemy, Myrna Loy, Douglas Cosgrove as the hard-boiled detective, George Raft, Hughie White and little Ron aid Cosby all aid in the general excellence of the screen play.
 The second feature will be Their Mad Moment" with Warner Baxter and Dorothy Mackail. Movietone news and novelties will complete the program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-16
PERSONAL

Miss Marion Bowling of Hamil- ton avenue is spending several days in New York.
 Mrs John B. Wallace of Madison was reelected president af the Garden club of Madison at the an- Griggs' home. Other officers are: vice. president; Mrs A. Ward Foote of Guilford, secretary; Mrs David Griggs, of Waterbury, treasurer; Mrs Frank Jenkins, chairman of plant market; Miss Anna Mofatt, chairman of prasram committee; Mrs George Woodbine, chairman of membership; Mrs Bruce, chairman of forestry; Mrs H. Stuart Hotch- kiss and Mrs Glepn Wayne, mem bers at large of executive board; Mrs Robert May, chairman of flower show; Mrs William K. Pen- dleton, chairman of billboards.
 The years program will be &C., cepted at special meeting of the board of directors of the League of Women Voters to be held Mon- day morning at the Mattatuck Li- brary at 10:30. 4 vote will be talk en to fill the office of treasurer left vacant through the death of Mrs William A. Wilcox.
 This morning at 10:30 and this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock; Mrs Jack Crawford of New Haven presented her junior theatrical troupe in three one-act plays, for the enter ta1nment of the children of Madi- son, the surrounding resorts and New Haven. As usual, the plays were given in the tent theater of the Jitney Players on the Boston Post road in Madison. The plays are Rumpelstiltskin, The Frog Prince and that classic, The Three Bears, Miss Libby Crawford. who adapted the first play from fairy tale, for the juniors of the Little Theater Guild directed the Madison children in it's presentation there. Miss Betty Gilman is stage mana ger this week and Joe Hotchkiss in charge of properties. The children taking part in the plays include: susan Smith, Polly Norris, Char iotte Burke, Mary Louise Goss, Raehel Williams, Barbara Hatch, Jean Goss, Marietta Billingslea, Betty Gilman, Bebe Phillips, Diana Lucas, Julia Wallace, Harriet Phil IDS, Alice Heminway, Jean Phil IDS, Jane Wilson, Peter Lucas and Polly Smith.
 Mrs J. Wilensky of Willow street entertained at bridge and niscel- laneous shower recently in honor 0f Mice Gara Do r. ,c Del. The home was attractivelv decorated for the occasion The guest of honor was presented with many beautiful gifts. Entertain ment was enjoyed throughout the evening and delicious luncheon was served. The guests included: Mrs ]. Gruskay. Mrs Sara Rosen, Mrs Maurice Gruskay, Mrs Fay Wliensky, Mrs Samuel Sack, Mrs Irving Pasternak, Mrs Jack Nier- enburg. Mrs Mineas krasow, Mrs Gabriel Gason, Mrs Louis Dorf- man, Mrs Joseph Isenberg, Mrs Weisman, Mrs Ruby Braverman, Mrs Louis Levine. Mrs George kaplan, Mrs Louis kaplan, and Mrs A. Fine of Springfield and Misses Dorothy Sack, Bertha Gold man, Esther Levine, Rose Levine, Minnie Weisman, Jean Korkin Elizabeth Grus, Lillian Wilensky, Sadie Wilensky and Rosalyn Will ensky and Freda Fine of Spring. field and Jean Roxbrow and Helen Bank of Wilmington, Del.
 Mrs John Connor of South Main street, is spending several days in Springfield. Mass.
 Joseph Manor of East Main street, has been visiting relatives in New Rochelle. N. T., for several days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-16

Mrs John Connor of South Main street, is spending several days in Springfield, Mass.
 Joseph Manor of East Main street, has been visiting relatives in New Rochelle, N. r., for several days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-16
SOCIAL

A birthday party was given on Saturday evening in honor of Syl- via Benevento, daughter of MT and Mrs N. Benevento of Watertown avenue. The guest of honor was the recipient of many beautiful gifts. Those attending were Misses Connie and Adeline Laudate, Connie Lom- bardo, Deletta Ciminera, E. Kara wicz, Grace Piero, Anna Piero, Mary Davino, Genevieve Davino, Hazel Clark, Luch Caldrone, Tessie Caldrone, Helen, Nellie and Jane Damies, Angeling Cicchetu and Marbaret Venenehto.
 Mrs P. F. Dixon of Waterville is spending several days at Connecti- cut Agricultural college where she is attending the sixth annual sum rner assembly of the Connecticut Baptist convention.
 Mrs Domenic Ferrara and son Of New Rochelle are spending few weeks at the home of her parents, Mir and Mrs Claps of Oak street.
 Recent arrivals at the Green inn, Narragansett Pier, R. l., were the Rev John A. Dooley of Hartford. the Rev John Loughran of Water bury, MT and Mrs P. j. LoughrAn and Miss Elizabeth Loughran oi Meriden.
 Mrs Mark l.. Sperry, Jr of this city has as her guest her sister, Mrs Charles Williams of Montclair, N. J., at her summer residence at Watch Hill, K. l.
 Mrs Irving II. Chase and sister, Mrs John r. kellose, motored to Watch Hill yesterday and were guests of Mrs George Driggs of thls city Miss Elizabeth Irving Chase returned yesterday to her home here and will ride in the hunt team at the Fairfield. Conn, horse show
 The second weekly morning bridge-luncheon was held yester- day at the new Madison Beach Yacht club at Madison. Mrs Lean- der Conklin and members of the entertainment committee were in charge. Hostesses at tables were: Mrs Everett Warner, Mrs J. Meyer, Jr, Mrs Daniel r. Harvey. Mrs R. C. Knox, Mrs Atwater, Mrs John F. Mehlheld, Miss Dorothy Mintie, Mrs J. W. Russell, Mrs H. E. Strong. Mrs Broadhurst, Mrs Dur fee, Mrs Leander Fl. Conklin, Mrs Fl. C. Bates and Mrs Cogswell.
 Mrs Charles Riley of Quaker lane, West Hartford, entertained and her sister, Miss Ann Kiernan of Waterbury recently.
 MT and Mrs Philip T. Smith of Whalley avenue, New Haven, an nounced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Rose Mary smith tu Joseph M. Walker. son of Mrs Mary Walker of Scranton, Pa, at q luncheon bridge given by Mrs Frank T. Smith recently at the New Haven Yacht club.
 Miss Smith was graduated from Mount St Joseph academy in 1928 and Is a member of the senior class of Albertus Magnus college. Mir Walker attended the University of Pennsylva mia. No date has been set for the wedding.
 MT and Mrs Patrick Neil and family of Cossett street have re- turned from Adams, Mass, where they attended the funeral of Mrs ONeils sister, Mrs Ellen Dalton.
 Miss Lucille Farley of Willow street, is spending d week at Lord ship.
 Miss Helen Bowling, Dr Hugh Murphy and Mir and Mrs John Murphy of Brooklyn, N. r., have returned after visiting Mir and Mrs John Bowling of Walnut street over the weekend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-16

little touches that went so far in ma aking the picture stand out.
 "6 Cylinder Love-" tells of the troubles pair of newlyweds meet when they buy car that is too ex- pensive for their means. Owning the machine brings a crowd of spongers, whose principal interest is having the newlyweds throw a continuous round of parties. Pres ently the host finds the pace tell ing on his pocketbook, but his wife overrules flis objections.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-16
"8 CYLINDER LOVE
 LAUGH HIT WITH LOCAL
 THEATERGOERS

Gales of laughter greeted the opening of the Fox comedy "6 Cylinder Love-" last night the Lyric theater.
 Especially picked for their com edy talents, the cast headed by Spencer Tracy, Sidney Fox and Edward Everett Horton certainly lived up to their past regulations and Director Thornton Freeland deserves a hand Or two for those
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-16

lose is when the king is on the left of it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-16

all in all the State will present one of the choicest screen programs, seen on a local screen in months, when this picture opens on Satur- day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-16

If will be noticed from the above table that at no time are more than two tricks counted Tn any one suit. It is quite true that if you hold ace, king and queen alonue, that in the ma1orlty oi cases it will take the first three tricks, but generally this type or hand is held with one or more suit is headed by ace, King, notn small cards. When a four-card can be counted on to take trich' A five-card suit headed by ace' king, aueen-the king Of course is apt to be ruffled more oilen than it would be in fouf-caro suit. The third round. however the queen, will be ruffled, large nercentage of the time, and as the most important thing to tell your mariner when making an orlglnai shit bid is that you have two qulck tricks. 1t is not advisable to put foo much added value to finesse combinNions. It is better to al low these combinations to build nm the probable trick value or vour hand for additional bidding.
 You can appreciate how valua- ble this information is to partner in assistint him with his bids, doubles or re-doubles. It is of the utmost importance that your orig- inal bids do not convey false ln- formation to your partner.
 Quick tricks can be termed de- fensiye tricks. In tomorrow article we will take up probable tricks which are cards that VIII probably take tricks if played at the suit you name.
 Copyright, 1881, NEA Service, Inc.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-11-12
Holds 100 Armed Men
AT Bay for Half Hour

MONTERREY, Cal. A half-hour
battle ragged in Monterey Wednes-
day, with lone Negro holding more
than 100 soldiers and deputy sheriffs
at bay with two revolvers and a
rifle.
Barricaded in his home, Joe Win
slow, colored cook, sought to defy
the Army ard police as they at
tempted to put him under arrest for
shooting and probably fatally wound
ing Corporal Fred Church, rs
years old, of the 18th Cavalry.
A riot gun finally blew the lock
off Winslow's door. Sergeants Peter
Barrett and James Bailey of the
18th Cavalry broke in and captured
the man. Witnesses said Winslow
suddenly ran amuck and fired at
Corporal Church as the latter walked
along the street. Winslow gave no
reason for the shooting, excepting
to tell officers he believed the Ku
Klux Khan was after him.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-11-12
GEORGIA LEADS
In NUMBER OF
LYNCH CASES

ATLANTA, Conclusions that
two of the twenty-one ersons
Bnehed i'm 1880 certainly wera
innocent and eleven others pos
sibly So were advanced Monday by
the Southern Commission on the
Study of Lynching. along with
criticism of hasty trials and legal
lynchings .
The commission listed as findings
OF years. survey that:
l. Thele is real doubt of guilt of
at least half the victims of mob
violence
g Fewer than one-fourth of the
persons lynehed since 1890 have
been accused of assaults upon white
women.
Court Charges Fal'acious
3. Claims that lynehings are nee
essary because courts do not con-
Wet Negroes for their crimes arc
fallacious.
L. Mob leaders can be identified
without difficulty. although grand
jury indictments seldom are brought.
8. lynching is most frequent per
tens of thousands of Negro popula-
ton in sparsely settled areas.
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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-11-12
RED ..iGATION
X = PLEA FOR
BONUS PAYMENT

WASHINGTON. - A nationwide
fight of colored and white ex-sery-
ice men, seeking back pay" or
bonus money owed them by the
government reached climax here
last Friday. when a delegation. rep
resenting the Workers Ex-Service
Mems League, led by solomon Har-
per, a Negro Veteran, of New York,
marched into the Presidents Exec
utive Offices at the White house and
presented series of demands for
immediate action on veteran relief.
Included among the demands was one
asking immediate compensation for
Willie Peterson, tubercular veteran,
now incarcerated in a Jail in Biz
mingham, Alabama, on what Har-
per insisted, "trumped up charge"
The delegation was met at the White
House by Theodore G. Joslin, one of
President Hoover's secretaries, who
said later in telephone conversation
that he had talked with the men
and promised to read their particu,
lars of demands"
Police had heard that the Commu-
nlSlS were CoHliHG, DuC uiu not OD-
struct them. The Communists, an
ticipating trouble, had separated into
small groups so that the police could
not arrest them all at once. How
ever, the police attempted no arrests.
They formed themselves into an es-
cort of honor for Harper and about
nine others, invited them to draw up
their complaint and then led the way
to the White House.
After the conference with Mr..
Joslin, Harper announced to the press
that he felt all efforts of the veter-
ans to deal with the administration
had been futile. Nothing further
would be done them but he promised
that several thousands of veterans
would return December 7 for further
agitation. "The whole attitude of
the men who have refused to see us
and of Mr. Joslin, representing Pres
ident Hoover, was nothing but slap
in the face" he said.
Harper was arrested here two
years ago for connection with Com
munist demonstrations.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-11-12
SECOND ATTEMT
M ABE TO SELL
WALKER EFFECTS

NEW YORK.-A second attempt
to dispose of the effects of the estate
of the late Nine. c. ]. Walker
founder of the cosmetic company
which bears her name. at a fair
rate, was begun here Thursday.
The auction is taking place al
Villa Lewaro, Madame Walkers
h o m at Iryington-on-the-H Hudson,
which was built in 1919 at a re-
puted cost of $350,000. Last year
an auction of some of the furnish
ings of the palatial residence was
held at which such items as n gold
victrola. several oriental rugs. rare
books AMI other costly ck-knacks
were sold for ridieulously low prices.
Later, the mansion itself was put
up for sale, but the bids on 1t were
so low that F. b. Ransom, general
manager of the Nine. G. j. Walker
Company, bought 1t in for $50, 900
to keep 1t from being surrendered at
a sacrifice.
Since the last auction, Nine.
A'Lelia Walker, daughter of the
founder of the company, has died
One-half of her estate was be-
queathed to her daughter, Mae
Walker Perry, and the other half
to Mr.. Ransom.
1t is understood that the reason
for the desire to dispose of the cost
ly country home and its furnishings
rests In its undesirability as a living
place, SO far from the city, and the
expense of its upkeep when not oc-
cupied.
Large numbers of prospective buy
ers, whites and Negroes, were on
hand for the first day of the re-
newed auction, but buying was not
brisk. Although articles of great
intrinsic value and others, whose
chief virtue was their souvenir quail
ity, have been offered at low prices
there have been few purchasers.
The drawing room furniture Is
yet to be sold. In 1t there is a
Chiekering grand piano in a special
case of carved walnut, the original
of which is said to have cost
$4,000.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-11-12
LAWYER AND TWO OMPANIONS
3. ATTACKED Twice DURING DAY
L. A. Charity Store
Refuses Aid for Negroes

Los ANGELES.-"W don't aid
Negroes and / wish that those of
YOU who are listening in would tell
them So was the word broadcast
over Station xxx Wednesday night
by Mrs. Ethel Duncan local head of
the Good Samaritan Store on Flor
ence avenue. The broadcast is. said
to have cost the store $40.
The Good Samaritan Store former
ly aided destitute members of all
races but last week a number of
Negroes were refused aid when they
applied.
The heads of the store admitted
that they would not aid Negroes
when questioned They gave as their
excuse the fact that the store is
situated in a restricted district and
that the presence of Negroes there
was creating friction" The store
makes appeals for charity over the
radio frequently and asks other con-
tributions. Negroes are said to have
been among its contributors in the
past,
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-11-12
Black Is Favored Color In Abyssinia;
White Faces Used To Scare Children

two white men. Yet there Is a
dearth Of men in Europe which
makes competition rife among the
women.
1.-THE thing that impresses the
journalist, student. and lecturer Is
that the Frenehman IL an individual
list. and minds his own business.
The people Of Europe, he stated,
are the most uneoneerned group Of
and perhaps the least shoekable IN
the world. and are so frank and
matter-of-facf about life that it
places the relationship of man in
his general intercourse on much
higher plane than in the more con
strained United States.
No Sex Complex
In Europe there are four com
plexes the iuhabitant does not have
there is no sex complex, ne color
complex. no religious complex, apd
no liquor complex.
He explains that the lack Of a re-
ligious complex Is due TO the abb
senoe Of opportunity to capitalize It.
However, for economic adYan-
iages. Mr.. Rogers asserts that the
Negro is by far better off right
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