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The Washington times., 1931-11-26
Holmes to Talk
On Hollywood

Due to numerous requests that
fascinating pictorial expose Of
Hollywood life and manners with
which Mr.. Holmes opened his
current season at the National
Theater will be repeaced twice
next Saturday-in the afternoon
at 2:30 and in the evening at
$50.
To this so-called citadel of cul-
ture and commerce. of fantastic
architecture and unusual" eli
mate. Mr. Holmes b.ines a re-
freshingly new viewpoint as he
draws back the curtain from
hidden scenes.
On Sunday afternoon the lee
ture- traveller is to close his Wash
ington season with the first pre-
sentation on any screen OF the
magnificent Colonial Exposition.
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lose practically every cent I had.
And in these times. tool"
The wealthy one asked a few
question. He wanted to know
the location of the joint. The
actor told him it was a small
spot, and supplied ali the de-
tails. His friend leaned back
and nodded.
"Tell you what we're going
to do" he murmured. We're
going back there tonight. But
you're not going to play. You're
lust going to watch me. I'm
r-:ng to invest exactly $1,000
in an attempt to get your
money back for you. If I con-
meet, I turn your $4,000 over
to you. If I lose-well a thou
sand bucks will hardly kill me.
Get it?"
The actor entered a feeble
protest about the ethics of the
proposition. But his trleno
waved a hand.
"I'll be having my fun" ne
smiled. Don't you worry
about that. I'll meet you IN
your dressing room after the
Show tonight"
The plan was carried out.
The acto- and his wealthy
friend hit the gambling joint
zLor+1,, ofter midnight, The
pal steerec clear of the roulette
wheel and made directly Tor
the single dice table. He went
into action Immediately. And
he hit a streak that was little
short of phenomenal.
Wins $4,000
It actually appeared as
though he we're playing with
nhonev dice. His luck was ao-
solutely uncanny. 1t was one
of those streaks you read about
in the fiction stories. Before
he was through he had hit the
house for $4,000!
When the pal turned in his
chips the manager was ex-
tremely apologetic.
I'VE haven't the cash on
hand" he explained easily. II
YOU will return tomorrow night
we will have it for you. or
would you prefer a check?"
The winner said he was per-
fectly satisfied to return the
following night. He motioned
to the actor, and they both
walked out.
That tomorrow night busi-
ness is strictly the come-on," he
laughed. They figure I'll take
the cash and then lose most of
it before 1 leave. But I'll fool
'em, my boy. A streak like
that comes once in a lifetime.
We'll call tomorrow and
walk out without a single play.
You're going to get your $4,000
back-and a nice present be-
sides. After all, if it hadn't
been for you I never would
have played at ALL"
The actor nodded.
That's great of you, Frank"
he cried. And this time I
mean what I say. I'm through
with gambling forever"
How 1t Finished
The perfect end for this true
yarn would be to have the actor
collect his $4,000 and lose it over
again Immediately. But it didn't
happen that way. AS a matter
of fact he wasn't able to gel
that MICH of a thrill.
When the actor and his pal
went around to collect the S2O,.
900 t.lc following night, the
gambling house was closed. They
learned later that the owners
had h; a conference. And they
had decided that in these days
of depression. it was better to
close the joint entirely than
to pay out $4,000. in cash.
B r o AD.WAY conversation
Overh> ID the other night by
Joe Maxwell.
"HOw's the liquor in that nev
SpeakeaSy around the cOrner?"
Remarkable! 1t makes you
see double ind feel single!".
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selected short subjects will COM
plete the program.

EARLE Tallulah Bankhead,
in The Cheat" will be the
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ComedyPIus
Romance at
Keith's S
SUICIDE FLEET"

At R-K-O Keith's Theate
Directed by Albert Rogell. From
story by Comdr. Herbert A.
Jones Scenario by Lew Upton.
Dialogue by r. McGrew Willis.
A Pathe picture.
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How 1t Finished

B r AD.WAY conversation
Overh ID the other night by
Joe Maxwell.
"HOw's the liquor in that new
speakeasy around the cOrner?"
Remarkable! It makes you
see double ind feel single!".
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WEEKS NEW ATTRACTIONS
Mr.. Ziesfe!d's Beauties
Arrive With Stars Of
New FoI|ies

NATIONAL-The original zieg-
field FollieS, twenty-thiri of the
series, opens for a weeks engage
ment next Monday night The
production comes intact from its
run at the ziegfeld TheaLer with
a cast which includes Harry Rich
man, Hal Leroy. MitZi Mayfair.
Jack Perl, Gladys Glad, Frank
and Milt Britton, the Albertina
Rasch girls and, of course, the
three-score glorified beauties. The
list of FollieS composers and
writer's includes Mark tIe!linger,
Gene Buck. Walter Donaldson.
M. P. Murray. Barry Trivers, Ben
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All In q Day
BY
By
MARK HELLlNCER

NEW YORK, Nov. 26.
Talk about vour tough breaks! You haven't heard a
thing in that direction until you get load of this yarn
about actor who just closed successful engagement
with troupe in Chicago He's swell fellow, this Thesplan
regular guy. His only failing that he has been
able to hold penny because of his gambling instincts
This actor will gamble anything and everything He
thinks he's great crapshOoter and remarkable poker
plaver-and shudder to think of the number of times he
has been clipped by gentlemen who knew the hands he
going hold long before the cards were dealt He COM
mands handsome salary and if it weren't for his gambling
proclvities he would have comfortable fortune to his
credit As it stands now however, his bank account is
just about the size of the average newspaper mans And
if Won don know what that is, ask of them
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Oakland, Dave Stamper and DR..
Hugo Riesenfeld. There will be
matinees on Wednesday and Sat
turday.
COLUMBIA-Wallace Beery and
little Jackie Cooper in THE
Champ" will come as the main
screen attraction opening Friday.
It is the tale of a drunken prize
fighter and his love for his son,
and the juvenile actor is said to
give a truly remarkable perform
ance with Wallace Beery cast in
smashingly effective role On
the supplementary program will
be selected short subjects and a
neWSreel.
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FALACE- Iouchdown," a diff
ferent kind of football story,
comes as the main screen attrac-
ton opening Friday with Rich
/ ard Arlen and Jack Oakie fea-
tured. Peggy Shannon, Regis
Toomey and Cliff Starrett are
others prominent in the support
ing cast. On the stage will be
the Birthday Party revue, with
Benny Davis, composer, introduc-
ing a number of Broadway favor
ties. Hearst -Metrotone News and
selected short subjects with music
by the Palace Syncopators will
complete the program.
RIALTO - "Frankenstein" has
been doing capacity business and
will be held over for a second
week beginning Saturday. This
thriller directed by James Whale
has cast which includes Colin
Give. Mae Clarke, John Boles.
Boris KarIoff, Frederick Kerr and
Dwight Frye. The Universal
talking reporter in the news reel
and selected short subjects will
complete the program.
METROPOLITAN Dolores
Costello in Expensive Women"
comes as the main screen at
traction opening Saturday. It
tells the story of beautiful
daughter of the idle rich whose
heart is constantly in quest of
something to supply the emptiness
of her existence. Warren Will
liam, Anthony Bushell. Joe Dona-
hue, H. B. Warner. Polly Waters,
Mae Madison. Allan Lane, Nor
gan Wallace and Billy House.
On the supplementary program
will be "FootlightS,' short
Vitaphone comedy. Screen Souve
mir and the latest issue of the
Paramount sound news.
R-K-O KEITH'S - "Suici d e
Fleet" opened yesterday as the
main screen attraction. Bill
Boyd, Ginger Rogers, James
Gleason and Robert Armstrong
are featured in cast which in
cludes 1000 sailors supplied by
the U. S. Navy for atmosphere.
Supplementary features include
Mickey Mouse cartoon, a
Pathe two-reel comedy and the
latest issue of the Pathe news.
GAYETY-"Tally-Ho Girls" is
the title of the new Columbia
burleSque show which opens Sun
day matinee. Featured are
Angeles Lee, Johanna Slade, Vir-
ginia Wheeler, Lenora DeAlba,
Charby BonneaU, Carroll and
Lloyd. Jack Wald and Milton
Hamilton.
FOX-Warner Baxter and Leila
HyamS in Surrender" comes as
the main screen attraction open
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THE Champ" Touchdown" and 1.-The Cheat"
Among Choice Screen Features
Stage
News From
New York

NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-Work
has been started on the night
club which Earl Carroll will oper.
ate beneath his new theater.
The club is expected to open
about the middle of January.
The cast of Society Girl"
which William Brandt is produc-
ing, will include Claire Luce,
Russell Hardie, Gordon Richards,
Brian Donlevy, Helen Shipman,
Tom Rutherford, Audrey Y. Davis,
John Taylor and John Bra
mall. Stanley Logan will stage
the play, rehearsals of which will
begin on Monday. Before coming
to Broadway on December %,
Society Girl will be seen at
the Majestic Theater, Brooklyn,
on December 81.
Ben Hecht is adapting Papa.
vert" a play from the French,
which Charles K. Gordon and
Joe zelli expect to present on
Broadway late next month.
Mrs. Leslie Carter will appear
next week in Mount Vernon In
stella Dallas" as guest star of
Chamberlain Browns company at
the Westchester Theater.
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ing Frid a Y.
This is based
o n P / erre
Benoit's widely
re a d n ov e !,
"Axelle, " a n d
the supporting
principals i n
clude R a | p h
Bellamy, w i l.
liam P a W ! e y,
Alexander Kirk
land and How
a r d Phillips.
On the stage
W i'll be the
FaOchon an
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On Gambling Wagon

On Gambling Wagon
Every once in so often our
friend goes on the gambling
wagon. That is to say, ne
swears by all that is dear to
him that he is through with all
games of chance forever aud
ever. Sometimes he actually
sticks to his resolution for A
week or two. and manages to
get a few dollars ahead. Then
somebody urges him to visit a
game-''just to look on" He
goes. And, a few minutes later
so does his money.
When he hit Chicago, the
actor was in the middle of a
resolution streak. He had ac-
tually refused to touch a card
or a pair of dice for some five
weeks, which was a new record
fer him by several million miles
Two weeks went by in Chicago.
Three weeks And still the
young man was true to his VOW.
More than that, he was highly
elated with himself.
Well" he told a friend EN-.
Enthusiastically. Il guess the old
gambling fever is a thing Of the
past. Plenty of the boys have
asked me to join a little game,
but I Just laugh and walk away.
And would you believe It,.
don't miss the games the slight
est bit. No, sir. Not a DIT.
Tackles the Came
when I think of the money
I've tossed away by being a
fool, 1 could kick myself all
over the stage. Oh, well. I've
had my lesson-and there's
no use regretting the past.
From now on, everything will
be different. I'm definitely
through"
You know, of course, that ne
walked into a game the follow
ing night. He assured his COM
panion that he wasn't going to
play. Positively not. Roulette
was entirely out of his line
anyhow. He'd just walk around
for a few minutes, watch the
play and leave. No more gam
bling for him. Let the other
folks be The suckers!
About two hours later, the
actor was out about $4,000
which represented the sum he
had been able to save by not
gambling. He made out his
check, muttered something to
himself and walked out into
the night. He was sore at him.
self and angry at the world.
The following day, he had
luncheon with a wealthy Chi
cagoan. In the course of the
meal, he unfolded the story OF
the night before.
Suggests Experiment
Frank" he asserted, II
made a terrific fool of myself.
Not only did I break my prom
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M arco revue, Leila Hyams
March Militaire." with Charles
Irwin. Large and Morgner, Rod
ney and Gould and the Sunkist
Beauties. Les Stevens and his
Diplomats will direct the stage
show. Fox Movietone News and
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nam screen at
traction open
ing Saturday.
Irving Pichel
plays the main
supporting role
in this Para
mount picture.
On the stage
will be Eric
Zardo and his
Zardolians, no
ted musicians.
Other acts are
Richly Craig, ir.,
Nell Kelly, the
Honey family
~ -
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-14

hitherto been carried by tremend ous republican majorities. Tne opposition has taken control Of the house, always 6 depressing omen to the party in power.
 Beneath the surface, in hotel rooms where low-voiced conversa- tions are going on among arriving party leaders, there Is much grumo- . ling and dissatisfaction. Part or it is due to the political conse- duencey of the depression which party leaders acknowledge IS no mans fault. Part of 1t however is laid on the shoulders of Presi- dent Hoover. Some of the staunch- est old-line republicans charge pri- yateiy that he has been lacking in political skill. At a time when the administration is asking the coun- try to shoulder the most drastic ipeace-time tax increase in history, they are not happy over the admin fstration's debt policy which they say appears to the man In tho Street as a proposal to give away money to Europe at the expense or American taxpayers.
 They also say privately that MT Hoover has been too much engaged in making major controversies out of incidents such as the Navy league criticism in which he sought vindication through a jury dom- mated by his own appointees.
 Underlying this spirit is the fact
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Convention Is Being Planned By C. o. P.
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that MT Hoover was accepted or- liginally with reluctance by old-line party leaders in 1928. They did not regard him as a republican at heart. His long residence abroad and his indecision in 1920 as to which party he chose to become affiliated with sowed the seeds of much suspicion among a group to which "party loyalty" is the car- dinal requirement.. The result was that even Charles Curtis, now vice president, opposed MT Hoov- CTS nomination at the Kansas City convention declaring in a public statement that the party could not afford to name a man for whom 1t would have to Apologize"
 This grumbling. more pro- nounced than at any republican gathering in the last 20 years. is deeply submerged private conver- sation however. At the moment there is no indication that it will break into the open. There are two reasons. First the revolt has no dominating national figure who will fight in the open. Second, since the Taft Roosevelt fight in 1912, 1t has been a party axiom that no president could be pre- vented from taking renomination for a second term.
 Many old-line republicans long for the return of Calvin Coolidge. They voice this feeling in private conversation and private letters to friends in Washington. But MT Coolidge will not permit any such movement and his friends have been given to understand that em- phatically.
 There also has been talk for bringing Ambassador Charles G. Dawes into the fight. Dawes has disavowed such talk.
 Unlike the 1912 episode, this smouldering dissa atisfactoin comes from the ranks of the party regu- lars. Insurgents have abandoned hope of setting up an effective movement to prevent MT Hoover's renomination. Anything they do will be directed at throwing their votes to the democratic candidate. Senator Hiram Johnson. an old foe fight against the presidents debt policy which promises to be his- toric. There is no indication that Do VIII bCth tO WAObL tAAO ton away from MT Hoover, though the uncertainties of politics makes that q remote possibility.
 The result Is that despite the grumbling, party leaders are reconciled to the renomination of MT Hoover. They probably will enter a formal endorsement of his administration at the national committee meeting. The record will be kept straight though every informed person in Washington knows what lies beneath the for nal record-that the republicans are entering their winter of dis content unhappy and with low morale, hopeful that the democra- tic party's record for playing into their hands will not be broken at this critical time.
 VIII Reward the Good
 Washington, Dec 14-(UP)-The south would be given increased rep resentation in the 1892 republican national convention under the for mula worked out by party leaders for approval by the national com mittee tomorrow. There would be 1,152 delegates in all, 63 more than in 1928.
 Tho division is based on the con-
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kns is not positive that their as- nailant was bis noI1hhor and his description Of the Runman diners in some details with that of his wife. Mrs KnvetIkus claims there fe no doubt in her mind but what Blenntrudag was the man. She tdon tifIcd him at the hospital where he was taken after being placed under arrest. Notwithstanding her condition and her weakened con- dition she struggled to raise her- self on the operating table and ra- tIier dramatically pointing to the accused exclaimed, You did it. You shoot me, for nothing"
 It was about o'clock Saturday evening when Mir and Mrs .Kavet- kus were in the kitchen of their home. The husband was seated at the table eating his supper and Mrs Kavetkus was 4iustling about the room. The. rear aoor opened quietly, but suddenly, and a mask ed man with a revolver in his hand appeared in the doorway. He opened fire on the two. Kavetkus although painfully wounded rush. ed for his assaiiaft, but the latter backed nut of the door and fled.
 Mrs Kavetkus crawled into her bed, but her husband with unusual stamina made his way several hum dred yards to the home of his nearest neighbor, Clarence Olm- stead, who resides near the corner of Highland and Weiland avenue. After telling his story and asking
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-14

gressional reapportionment which will become effective in the new congress. It provides first of all for one delegate for each congress sional district and four delegates at-large for each state.
 Then under the republican sys- tenn of bonuses, states which went for President Hoover in the last election will be given three extra delegates. This is the factor that would give southern states added power, as several of these states in 1928 went republican for the first time.
 States which went democratic in the last electoin would be penalized five delegates. Congressional dis tricts which game Mir Hoover a majority of 10000 or more would be given an extra delegate. The system of bonuses and penalties is designed to center control of the convention in republican states.
 On the basis of the congressional eapportionment and the bonuses representation of these states would . A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-14
Present Roster
 Largest Since
 Fund Inception
Disbursements Exceed Receipts By $4,OOO Past Week Subscriptions Rapidly Approaching Three quarter Million Mark-Happy Christmas Quar- anteed UnderemplOyed

ed to be made up this week. The relief committee hopes that added receipts this week will enable the body to make Christmas a cheer ful one for those working under the aid fund.
 The total number of persons re- ceiving aid has continued to jump from week to week and to-day's total, therefore. is the largest ever recorded. The persons receiving aid are distributed as follows: Street department 241; school department 205; park department 457; Calvary cemetery 59; central office 40; clothing room 80; cobbler shop g; Girl Scout camp 29; health department 59; isolation hospital 6; Lincoln house no; Mill Plain 51; Pine Grove cemetery 34; Riv- erside cemetery 49; St Johns par. ish church 58; St Mary's hospital 2; Church of Sts Peter and Paul 21; Waterville playground 29; Wa terbury hospital 24; Y. M. c. A.. 4: special relief list, 81.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-14
Social Session of
 School Board
Will Be Held This After- noon After the Regular
 Meeting

A social session will follow the regular board of education meet ing this afternoon at which Com missioner Henry Butler and Dr Aletta B. Deming, the outgoing commissioners, and Mrs Florence Bonney Webster and Mrs Gertrude Bowes will be guests of honor. The two first named commissioners will be given a fitting memorial of serv- ice and the incoming members will be welcomed.
 The regular business meeting will precede the social session and 1t is learned that no special busi- ness will be taken up.
 The two newly elected commis- sions will officially take office the first meeting of the new year but to-days meeting is the last for the retiring commissioners.
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only $s.s9o.S5 was received by the mutual aid unemployment committee during last week, ac- cording to financial report issued today by Treasurer Lewis s. Reed. At the same time, a report made public by Chairman William M. Harris of the relief committee. showed that 1857 persons are now receiving aid from the mutual em- ployment fund, the largest figure in the history of the relief work.
 During last week disbursements totalled $12,69S.11 or more than S4,000 greater than the amount of receipts. This leaves the bal ance in the fund to-day $15,363.59 as compared with $19,670.S5 a week ago.
 The total amount received to date is $6e7.501.48. Disbursements have amounted to $6S2,137.S9. The falling off in receipts during last week and the subsequent decrease in the balance on hand is expect
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-14
MUTUAL AID PROGRAM EMPL0YES 1,657
The Italian
 Aid Committee Play at Jacques Theater Yesterday Netted
 $500

The play, entitled "Iset's Try" presented by the Italian aid conn rnittee at Jacques theater yester- day and the musical program that preceded the opus, proved very suc- cessful and about $500 was realiz- ed from the performance.
 Philip Moreschi, who also took a part in the play, directed tho performance ana received the con- gratulations of members of the committee and the audience for the fine program.
 Louis DiVito. accompanied the vocal soloists and the Instrumental soloists, all of whom aided in rnak-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-14
Moratorium of
 Hoover Is Fight
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 ury ogden L. Mills announced that the state department would informally advise foreign govern ments that they may pass up the December 15 instalments, pending final action by congress, without being subject to any just criti- cism."
 Great Britain and Finland tre the only debtor nations which have made inquiries thus far and the state department has informed their envoys of the United States attitude as outlined by Mills.
 Early approval of the morator- ium is certain, Representative Shell of New York. republican house leader. assured President Hoover today.
 The moratorium Is not a step toward cancellation of the debts. Shell said, "The administration and everybody else who has studied 1t knows that. think 1t will be ap- proved. probably in the next few days"
 Shell said the moratorium and the reconstruction finance corpor- alton bills were among the legis- lation which Hoover desired passed first, and he believed both parties favored quick actioin.
 An attempt will be made both in the house and in senate to get e reservation on the bill stating plainly that congress. in ratifyinE the moratorium. does not commit itself to any further debt revision. Representative Rankin. democrat, Mississippi. will offer such q res- ervation in the house.
 A senate inquiry will be organ lzed today to investigate the extent of private foreign loans. Senator Johnson, republican. California. bitter foe of President Hoover and opponent of the moratorium, Hpon. sored it. The inquiry will begin in . few days.