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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-02

Light was given to the sailors. On small island outside the Alexandria harbor, a tower was built, and at the top of the tower Q fire was kept burning. A large mirror reflected the fires light far over the sea.
 The Lighthouse of Alexandria one of the "Seven Wonders of the World" was very high. If we may believe the ancient figures. It measured 800 cubic (600 feet) from base to top. The cost of build- ing 1t was about $1,i00,OO in our money.
 After standing for more than 1,5O0 years. the lighthouse was shaken down by an earthquake.
 Another ancient "Wonder" was the Temple of Artemis. one of the most beautiful temples ever built.
 Artemis was a Greek goddess who was supposed to spend most of her time in the woods. She held sway over the beasts of the forest. also over rivers and lakes. Greek artists and sculptors were in the custom of showing her carrying bows and arrows. for she was said to be a huntress.
 At the city of Ephesus. in Asia Minor. a mighty temple was built in her honor. The roof of this tenn pie was held up by 127 pillars each about 60 feet high.
 Not quite 1,700 years ago. the temple was partly destroyed by the Goths. A Christian church was built on the spot where 1t had stood. Later the Christian church fell Into ruins, after being injured by a river flood.
 In 1888 an Engiishman came to the region and tried to find re- mains. of the famous temple. For six years he searched in vain. but at last he found q wall which had been built, around the temple grounds. Much digging brought more remains to light. It was learn. ed that the Temple of ArtemIs had been hulIt above the ruins of an. other temple, dating from the days Of King Croeaua. the richest man of olden times.
 To. .sn0FTow-A staiae ana . Tomb
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-02
Lionel Barrymore in Guilty Hands Helen Twelvetrces in Bad
 Company at New Garden

Lionel Barrymore makes Q mag nificent bid for the dramatic acting honors of the year as the master murderer in Bayard Veiller's first original for the talkies, Guilty Hands, which opens at the New of audiences being tired of this, that of audiences being tired of this. that and the other type of story. They wanted something new. Well, they have 1t now. To be sure, there have been mystery thrillers. But noth- ing like this. If you have a wife of the screaming type, bring Q gag with you. Pins and needles play tag up and down your spine. Even if you're bald you'll leave the show with hair standing on end. When the dead body, with a pistol in hand. .. but we'd better not tell you about that startling cli- max. Supporting MT Barrymore Is Kay Francis and in the cast Is Madge Evans, Williams Bakewell. c. Aubrey Smith and Polly Moran. The companion feature Is Helen Twelvetrees in Bad Company" with Ricardo Cortez, John Garrick, and Frank McHugh. Has a woman Q right to her husbands secrets A mad love swept her into e mad marriage. She asked no questions except "do you love me-? Then she found out the answers to those she forgot to ask.
 Also on the bill is a number of interesting short subjects. La- dies who are collecting the dinner service can secure another piece of china today. Either afternoon or evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-02
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Movie gossip. Complaints by theae nation attendance what should be- another of the tail If attendance has slipped the movie industry is to blame and Mrs John Public and their children the Good pictures this fall be counted the fingers and would almost suffice Programs have been surfeted with mediocre boop Sets have been ehapened cheap supporting hired and the script cheapned until the indus try s practically nannng what should be artistic develop of sound-enema You can't produce good movies with broken blossoms Another instance of cuod getting only what
 and then hnding the thaes taking the Tor the sins of Hollywood There a careful sitting of human values the and while effort being made flood the country with cheap the American standard of entertainment recognize the infringement far possible and has
 beed To continue the nothing short of suicide First they fed the public musical comedies until disgust turned indignation Sound god the megaphones at Hollywood and they sounddof in style Then they turned cheap gang pictures of the hopper until silent fans stayed home instead of handing tickets over to the choppers Following the gangsr dbaele the choppers Following the gangser debae the tail Movies left gngand and entered so-eald private homes which were nothing speaees of the type The eternal triangle the booze paraelogram It was considered be drunk Witness the slaughter of Skeets Gallagher No movie complete without drinking bout which invariably ended all drinking bouts dowith The muderess killed defense of her honormanuac honor Albeit she had furnished the booze her passion flower Disgusting kept from the heater men and who the finer things life. who display of brotes the rustic of skirts ladies of virtue And and The movies have the wind and will the whwnduness they do about face and pictures that breathe the fragrance of natural America After all the men chase prostitutes who with other mens wives happily in minority. We nauated with the gofyng of kept women The has been tossing dismal retehngs be- fore few years ago Carl Laemme, head of Universal wrote personal letter. asking opinion of picture he planned to produce It dealt with told him vibrations picture of that type. And his reply occupies prominent page in serapbook. He said: q enjoyed your letter. It mental sp the idea of producing such picture And that line of yours It pays to be decent. splendid" believe did hsn that pays be dsesn And unless the movies make nsh sn idea their Magma charta' heaven help them
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-02
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Hot from the cuff.

Hot from the cuff. An taken i'll the Strand week ago and Jack Fitzgerald of Real and Wood was called upon fill n Jack the old makeup box and went into aetion And they tell his okay Jerry Fritz Kambt has gained eight pounds since becoming physical director the Naugatuk Y He be dunkng dougnuts between classes. Mike DAmbosi 58 years old few days ago. They Mike and 58 candles gaed the concoetion Then Mike told blow the candles Standing feet away he let mighty puff And 57 of the 58 candles exin- guished. What puff what puff that mans got Am brose Scuy Frankie Hoeran voy bang the Boys club. They tell Ambrose is reducing for Christmas oh. oh
 Carl Hasse another printer who has become enamored of the game And what volley he throws.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-02
BATTLING MURDER THEME HAS LYRIC AUDIENCE ON EDGE OF SEATS; LAST SHOWINGS TO-DAY

If you are the screa ming type, be prepared for cold chills when you see Guilty Hands" at the Lyric theater.
 Here is the last word in mys- tery thrillers, written for the screen by Bayard -Veiller. master dramatist. Into 1t he has injected the weirdest plot he ever con ceived. It is grand entertainment, baffling and startling from start to finish.
 And as an extra special we are showing for its last times this af- ternoon and evening, a 10 oper cent all talking Italian picture Ihe Stranger"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-02

ace. Tomorrow will be a double fea- ture program, with the leading fea- ture, Lawrence Tibbert in the Gu ban Love Song" Two startling novelties in music as applied to talking pictures figure in The Cuban Love Song" Metro Gold wyn- Mayors new Lawrence Tib- bett starring picture, which will open Thursday at Fox-Poli Palace.
 One of these Is a dramatic epi- sode told almost entirely in song. The other is a "tone poem" that illustrates a pictorial account of a voyage at sea. Both are hailed as new forms of musical expression in connection with drama.
 The "tone poem" Is an orches- tration. Tn addition to complete score. also the work of stothart, 1t Is one of the "coior" back grounds to vivid dramatic mean ing.
 Tibbert sings number of origi- nal songs. as well as the official
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-02
SUICIDE FIiEETv' OPENING AT MARINERS STATE TODAY IS GIVEN 3-STAR RATING; BILL BOYD IS FEATURED

Suicide Fleet" which opened a ner Bros state to-day is an ex- citing and very human entertain ment as well as worthy example of the talking screens complete conquest of the out-of-doors. It was produced on . huge scale by RKO Pathe with q large cast headed by Bill Boyd, Robert Armstrong. James Gleason, Harry Bannister and Ginger Rogers. It tells an unusually interesting story without paying the slightest heed to those limitations supposed to restrict the cameras and sound recording ap- paratus.
 The audience is taken on extend- ed cruises aboard Navy destroyers and submarines and whiried through thrilling sea battles in which ships are actually sunk. And not once 1t is necessary to cling deaperately t0 illusion to believe the whole thing. The answer Is that everything is real. even to the shells from the navy submar- ines which strike q powder maka- sine and send half of e big sall- ing veaseI leaping Q thousand feet sIsyward in what is perhaps the most spectacular photographic shot ever brought to the screen.
 Omtgtanding performances by ( capable cast and excellent direetion do their part Co make this picture
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-02

a super attraction that has been promised. Bill Boyd never before has appeared to such good advan- tage as he docs in the role of the chief petty officer who knows how to lead men and meet danger. This sort of characterization Is ideally suited to his v!rile personality and rugged physique.
 Robert Armstrong and James Gleason, as Boyd's sailor pals, con- tribute splendid performances and furnish plenty of enjoyable com edy. Ginger Rogers makes the most of her part as the lass who loves a sailor and provides the necessary touch of romance. Harry Bannister demonstrates that he should be seen more frequently on the screen with a capable per- formance as commander of an American destroyer division. AL bert RoJell's direction Is masterful. Commander Herbert A. Jones gets the credit for the story upon which Lew Lipton's screenplay is based. and F. McGraw Willis deserves credit for the natural and, heaven be praised, sparing dialogue.
 Don't miss Suicide Fleet" It is a real motion picture.
 The surrounding program is an excellent one and rounds out a highly entertaining bill.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-02

United States Marine corps song. in the new picture, He and Lupe Velez do "The Peanut Vender" as a comedy episide and Miss Velez dances the rumba with a Cuban orchestra.
 The picture is the dramatic story of a marine in the tropics. and his love romance. w. s. Van Dyke directed 1t with a notable cast that besides Miss Velez. Ernest Terrence, Jimmy Durante, Karen Morley. Louise Fazenda, Hale Hamilton, Mathilda Comont and Phillip Cooper.
 The co o-feature will be Eddie yQuillans and Robert Armstrong in "The Tip-Off." The Fox movietone news will complete the program. , The extra attraction for Thurs day, Friday and Saturday will be the exclusive showing of Camera vs Campolo fight pictures.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-02
Editor Tall Tower Topics: How do YOU pronounce ita

Editor Tall Tower Topics: How do YOU pronounce You hardly would feel like singing a psalm When you learned that the Army had bumped
 Notre Dame. Or the news maybe startled you just like bomb When they told you that West Point had soeked
 Notre Dame. Or perhaps you were stricken as dumb clam On hearing the Army had trimmped Notre Dame Well you can't win em all-'Ray for old Notre
 Dame.
 --Upsaa.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-02
Good evening.
Dear Santy Claus I'm writing, Oh please sir. be so kind, Just bring jobs to the city,
 Leave hard times behind.
--Io1-- AN OPEN LETTER TO SANITY CLAUS

Between Christmas shoppinss. Al Ratkywieh Nausy hsh quarterback still nursing facial bruises received the bout with Crosby AP wearing beauty mask Rev Arthur Me Kinney has been patient the Waterbury hospital Fred Saganor is back from New York Congratulations Mir and Mrs Mike Laeonda parents of baby girl Quite holiday present. we'll call her Mary Christmas Laeondrata.
 Doc Harry Bunes donned red supendes the other night before his into action And believe it the boys their first bowling game of the thanks the little red penders Harry Cosmo Vendei consumed peek of peanuts the YaePneton game The shells reminded him of Flanders fields Dorothy Bowen of 577 Washington avenue a visitor the Tower yesterday felt quite honored Dor ohy nine years old and student Barnard school She drought very lovely donation of tin foil which will be sold and toys purchased with the proceeds for subsequent distribution 10 crippled kddies in hospitals. My thanks Dorothy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-02
Yesterdays Sticker Ans.
OLD PAINTING STUDIED

Lyons. France (UP) An old canvas. which has been lying around In garage here for years. is now under inspection by art ex- perts, who have been led to believe It is the missing painting of Tin- torettO known ms Christ Being Carried to the Tomb" A junk denier received visit from n per- son who wanted to dispose of the caRvas, but he. in turn, was anx- lous Co dispose of the work be. cause of It's great size. Later he book of the Tint0retto canvas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-02
Uncle Rays
 Corner
SEVEN ANCIENT WONDERS A Lighthouse and a Temple
Let there be light!

Ships bound for Alexandria, Egypt, faced great dangers when they came near port at night. They might run aground on sandy bars or be wrecked when they struck jutting rocks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-02
fol-

This inventive age. pedd has attached the body of his wagon and the geup making his rounds quite bit of the Washington Hill section Wonder how the horse feels about it?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-02

American Legion organized in Paris 1919 New York the idea of home you cam Your other chatter made laugh Ignorance times actually unusual that it's reeshng-The Ed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-02

Last Days of "The Champ" With Wallace Beery and Jackie Coop CT at F0x-Poli Palace. TomOr- TOW Lawrence Tibbctt, LmpC my Durante in . Double Fc0- turc Program.
  Today is the last day of '"rhe Champ" with Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper at the Fox Poll Pal
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-09
Free Barnett for
&c Months Only"
Fight On to Free All
Centralia Boys

SEATTLE, Wash. June 5.-Eugene
Barnett, one of the Centralia pris-
oners has been paroled for six months
by Governor Roland Hartley, on
recommendation of the state parole
board. He is allowed to visit his wife,
who is about to undergo a critical
operation, and after the six months
are up, is ordered to return the rest
OF his 25 to 40 years sentence.
Barnett is one of the seven mem
bers of the IWW sentenced after a
trial in which the jury now admits
it was hoodwinked and terrorized
into conviction. One other, Loren
Roberts, was found insane by the
jury, but was confined in the same
prison with the others until his re-
lease last year. One of the seven
died last year. The other five are
still in prison. The conviction was
because workers inside their hall de-
Tended it, Nov. IL, 1919, against a
murderous raid by the American Le-
gion.
Every effort must be made to free
the whole six Centralia boys, includ-
ing Barnett, with whom the state
government now seems trying to play
a "cat and mouse" game.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-09
POLICE WOUND
GERMAN WORKERS
Red Daily Suppressed
For 3 Weeks
Gable BY Inprecor.)

BERLIN.-Satuday and Sunday in
Chemnitz a fascist parade took
place. During Saturday night the
fascists stormed the detachments
and attacked the Communist book
stores, Bruehl. The first attack at
2:30 was repulsed. The fascists re-
turned later reinforced. The door
was smashed and windows broken.
The fascists were again repulsed. A
pitched battle occurred with workers
hurrying to defend the bookstore.
Two fascists were killed, and five
were seriously wounded as a result.
The police arrived after the fascist
attack, and repulsed and arrested
seventy workers. Three workers
were wounded by police bullets. The
Communist Chemnltz Daily, "Kaem-
pier" was suppressed for three
weeks.
There we're less serious collisions
in other parts Of the town.
Collisions between workers and
fascists on Saturday night occurred
in two places Of Berlin. Many in
jured, several arrested. In Seuthen
on Saturday collisions between
Communists and tasclsts took place.
Nine fascistS we're injured.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-09
JAMAICA XXX IN
VICIOUS THREAT
Try Stop Work of the
Scottsboro Defense

The Jamaica Scottsboro Defense
Committee has been threatened by
the Ku Klux Klan for its activity in
connection with the Scottsboro nine
and because the committee came TO
the defense Of a Negro worker in
Jamaica who was recently attacked
by the Khan on the frame-up charge
of rape. The Klan sent two of its
members to the headquarters of the
League of Struggle for Negro Rights
at 1926 Union Hall ST., Jamaica, to
look for the secretary who sends out
the mail with the threat that if he
continued to send letters to any Ne
groes calling them to mass meetings
the headquarters would be raided.
This threat was reported to the
United Front Scottsboro Conference,
which was held May 26, and resulted
In unanimous decision to extend
the work to build broad movement
of the League of Struggle for Negro
Rights and to hold another United
Front Conference on a wider scale,
Friday, June 10. All delegates were
instructed and are herewith reminded
to turn in all contacts Of organiza-
tions and churches to whom the call
viii be sent and to mobilize all work.
ers in the locality for parade on
July 4.
The conference also raised $50 for
the Daily Worker =
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-09

uced into camp few years ago the
price for falling and bucking went
to 81 and up to $3.50 a Thousand,
Now it is down to 40 and SO cents.
But the camp commissaries still
charge from SIT to $18 for logger's
shoes, and waterproof clothing is $11
to $12 a suit Board and blankets
still stand up to $15O day, We
have good base struggle in the
near future as there is much unrest
here.
To prepare for the struggle the
lumber workers are forming camp
companies. Organization on the
job-and centrally directed-that's
the way we are going about it, Our
demands are for free transporta-
ton, board at cost, free bedding
and laundry, hot dinners in camp
and in the woods, shoes and cloth
ing at cost, free hospital care,
double time for overtime, wages
paid twice a month in cash, aboli-
ton Of contract work and a mini
mum wage of S. day.
To fight for these and more 1far
reaching demands as they develop
will root the Lumber Workers In
dustrial Union among the loggers
in Canada.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-09
liza GREETS CONF.
CULTURAL WORK
German Body Tells of
Cultural Activities

NEW YORK.-The IFA, the fed
Grafton of proletarian cultural or
CARNATIONS of Germany, has sent a
fighting message of greetings to the
conference that will federate the
workers cultural groups in the New
York area. The conference will be
held Sunday. June IA, at irving
Plaza, Irving Place and 18th St,
starting at 1920 q. m. 1t is being
called by the John Reed Club and
every organization engaging in some
form of proletarian cultural work is
invited to send two delegates,
The message from the 1FA de-
clares in part:
In the name of the tFA, the cul-
tural organizations are confronted
with great decisive tasks. The Ger
man bourgeoisie is conducting an
unheard-of campaign of terror
against Bolshevist culture. On the
basis of the so-Called state of emer-
gency, the proletafisn cultural, or
CARNATIONS have also been put under
the jurisdiction of exceptional law.
The police break up meetings of the
proletarian cultural organizations,
arrest their functionaries. prohibits
revolutionary songs, prohibit the Or
ganization of radio listening-in eve
nings from Moscow, confiscate the
pictures of revolutionary artists, con-
fiscate the newspapers and panph-
let's of the proletarian cultural Or
ganizations-in short, prohibit any
move for freedom of the toiling peo-
pie in general
I'm spite of these measures the
masses are joining the proletarian
cultural organizations, and are TAX
ing their places on the red cultural
front. The German proletarian cul-
tural organizations are marching in
the same front with the fighting
revolutionary proletariat and are
joining the general fight Of the
proletariat for liberation
your conference, also, is con-
fronted with the question of the
planning of special forms and
methods of agitation and propa-
ganda, which will make it possible
to extend the fighting base of the
toiling masses and to win new
masses for the revolutionary liberia
ton struggle. In this spirit we greet
your conference and wish it the best
success"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-09

tinues: s32.o4 made, and $34.o4 de-
Quoted; $l7.71 made and S17.27 de-
Quoted by the company; $2o.51 made,
and $20.51 taken away: $22.24 made,
and 1924 lost; $685. wages. and
$1985 deducted; and so on for fort
nightly amounts OF s24.4o. s378T
s4668, 41.44. and s4e42. six solid
months of work for the Pittsburgh
Terminal Coal Co.--and not one cent
made! The company got this mans
wages for assignments, smithing, the
regular 40 cent charge for doctor, ex-
plosive, brass checks, miners lamps
insurance, bath house and board
Every one OF these the company
should have paid, particularly all but
board, They we're for the tools 70 be
used for mining. This man worked
as a peon, as a slave, and they evsn
made him pay for the tools and sup
plies of the trade. That is one reA-
son the miners strike. There are .
not like this one, and they don't Ike
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-09
Strike Spreads Rapidly Despite
Terror Of Coal and Iron Police

ers. Arrival Of additional troorars
dispersed them.
"One trooper was Knocked From
his horse by brick Another troop
er vas dragged from his horse.
"Eyewitnesses said the troopers
rode into the groups of men beating
them down with clubs.
over the entire battle scene hung
q gray cloud Of tear gas"
Many arrests were MADE, Accord
ing to this same u. P. report. At
New KenSington scabs were stoned
and eight men arrested. A coal and
iron cop was beaten when he at
tackled g group of miners with his
club. Arrests were made Of strikers.
The U. P. telegram from Pittsburgh
goes on TO state that the coal and
iron police transported the scabs to
the mine under the protection Of
machine guns, This did no stop the
mass picket lines More troopers
ware called TO Washington. Adam
Getto. organizer for the National
Miners Union, was arrested and
beaten,
"At New Kersington" the U. P
says, "the other extremity of this
strike area, which extends to three
counties in the western end Of the
state. strikebreakers were SAID to
have been stoned as they went to
work IN the Kinlpch mine of the
Valley Camp Coal c."
Mass picket,1s toek place ct the
Westlsrd nsss1s. Two groups marched
10 HE mine. one from BurgettstcN.n
ehd the other from Cecil. One groer
reached the mine and picketed. The
other group was stopped by the police
and fight followed. Tear gas was
shot at the strikers. The men an
swered with a volley OF stones as
they retreated. Eight strikers were
arrested in New Kensington.
Over 800 miners are reported to
have quit work at the Crescent mine
and Joined the strike