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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
BIG DOUBLE FEATURE PROGRAM AT FOX-POLI
 PALACE THEATER

The Fox-Poli Palace theatel offers big double feature pro- gram to-day. Friday and Saturday
 the leading feature Bad Com pany'' with Helen Twelvetrees.
 The star. the villain and the di- rector of that enjoyable motion picture. "Her Man." have been brought together in Bad Com- pany," an RKO Pathe production, which opened to-day at the Pal ace theater.
 Bad Company" brings a new note into the entertainment field with an up-to-the-minute story, full of acton, and human inter- est.
 As a vehicle for Helen Twelve trees. the star, Ricardo Cortez, the heavy" and Fay Garnett, tho di- rector, to show their respective tal- ents, once more Bad Company" was an excellent selection. It all lows Miss Twelvetrees to retain her striking beauty throughout the photoplay without sacrificing her dramatic opportunities. It gives Cortez a role to show his fine his- trionic ability, and it supplies Gar nett with the chance to show that he is one of the finer of the young CT group of directors.
 " The story is timely and vibrant. It concerns the problems of beau- tifu1, well-educated young woman who falls in love with man whose bushes separations are what might be called shady" Blinded by love, however, she makes no in- 'quirieS about his business dealings until after marriage. Suddenly she is faced with the realization that only she can save the man she loves. How she does it makes Bad Company" one of the most entertaining of recent films.
 Miss Twelvetrees. as the young woman, is beautiful and rises to great heights in her handling of the more dramatic moments afford ed her. John Garrick, as the hus- band, is excellent, while Ricardo Cortez, as the "other man" gives his usual, polished performance. The co-feature Skyline" with Thomas Meighan. Hardie Albright, Maureen O'Sullivan and Myrna Loy. Heralded as great picture with an all star cast, Skyline" the Fox reduction, is now filling it's long awaited engagement at the Fox-Poli theater. Imp the featured roles are the ever opular Thomas Meighan, Maureen O'Sullivan, Hardie Albright, Myrna Loy and Donald Dillaway. Others in the cast are Stanley Fields, Jack Ken nedy, Dorothy Peterson, Alice Ward and Lee Shumway. Sam Taylor directed
 The Fox movietone news and novelties will complete the pro- gram. Saturday night will be amateur night, open to all. Three prizes will be given away: 1st. $10; 2nd. $5 third, $3. Enlist now. Apply managers office.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
SIDE-SHOW AT LYRIC

Winnie Lightner proves herself a versatile and all-round actress ir "Side Show," the Warner Bros pic ture now playing at the Lyric thea ter. She takes advantage of the ample opportunities for comedy and clowning in this picture, and she displays fine ability as dra- matic actress in the more serious sequences of the film. She is SUD- ported by a large cast which in- cludes Charles Butterworth, Eva lyn Knapp. Donald Cook, Guy Kib- bee and Mathew BetZ.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
" TO EXHIBIT AT CHI
 CA(xn

Paris-A ouncement has just been made that the French gov ernment will have an exhibit at the Century of Progress" World's $ Fair in Chicago in 1893. The pavi- lion, which France proposes to enter. will be one of the most im- posing of all those entered by foreign nations. The chief feature of her exhibit will be Hall of Science" displaying Frances pro- gress in the fields of invention and industry.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
BANK ISSUES NEW FRANC
 PIECE.

Paris The Bank of France has just issued a new series of one- Franc pieces resembling the 50- centime pieces recently put into circulation. On one side is the effiigy of the republic. with the words "Republique Franchise" and on the other are two horns of plenty. sur.-.ounted by the value of the coin and the motto, Lib erte, Egalite, Fraternite."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
STOLE SMOKES FOR MEDICAL
 An

Mobile. Ala--William Sanford. negro, suffering from a slight all :. ment. decided the only way to get treatment wn to ce arrested. so he stole four nickel cigars, was caught. admitted the theft and thanked the judge when sentenced to 20 days in jail.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29
TO SHOW TRANSPARENT BODY

Milwaukee-A transparent mo- del of the human body. said to be the only one of its kinds in the world. will be part of the medi- cal exhibit at the Chicago World S Fair in 1883. Dr Eben J. Carey. cf Marquette University. has reveal ed. Dr Carey, who is in charge of the medical exhibit. found the model Dresden. Germany.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29

Four-fifths of the shoes now be- ing produced in Rumania are of the heavy hobnail type for army use.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-29

Many blocks of flats, equipped with electric stoves and refrigerat- ors, are being built in Durban, South Africa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-08
GERMANY OFFERS
TO BUY i. S. WHEAT
Government NegotiateS for
600, 900 Tons From Farm
Board Holdings.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, August 8.-The German
government today offered to buy $780,
200 tons of wheat from the holdings OF
the United States Farm Board for de-
livery in 1882.
Moving along another line in an ef-
fort to relieve financial pressure on the
farmers, the Government issued an
emergency decree providing for storage
Of grain against negotiable ware house
certificates.
On the, theory that the farmers bet
ter sell their wheat now where they
can for cash, holding only enough to
meet the domestic demand until Spring.
negotiations have begun with the Farm
Board for the purchase of enough wheat
to tide the Nation over from Spring
until the next harvest time.
The emergency decree provides that
the farmer shall store his grain. accept
ing certificates negotiable at banks or on
the Bourse, the farmer to receive the
major portion Of the present market
price, enabling him to hold his grain
of the market until the market Is bet
ter able to absorb 1t.
The amount to be loaned against the
warehouse certificate is to be determined
with view to protecting the lender
against violent market fluctuations.
Rejection by the United States Farm
Board of the German offer to purchase
cotton failed TO result in any great sur
prise In financial circles here.
In the first place, what the Germans
several days ago had been given to
understand might be an acceptable Of
fer was not even Appropriated in the
proposal actually sent TO Washington
The German offer specified a three
year credit instead of an l8-month
credit and stipulated the market price
instead Of price slightly above the
market, which is was understood the
Farm Board hoped to get in view of the
credit accommodation involved.
In the second place, publicity given
the preliminary negotiations aroused
violent objections in the cotton trade
here, as it did in the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-08
GROUP BREAKF ASTS
AS MARKET GUESTS
Civic Leaders Gather at Pat
terSon Tract-Mart De-
veIoperS Hosts.

A group of civic leaders gathered to-
gether at a breakfast in the open on
the Patterson tract this morning as
guests of the developers of the Whole
sale and Farmers Market, near Fifth
street and Florida avenue northeast.
Dr. Luther H. ReicheIderfer presi-
dent of the Board of Commissioners:
Lieut. Col U. S. Grant, Sd, director of
Public Buildings and Public Parks, and
Charles p Tompkins contractor who
built the stores and sheds at the mar
ket made brief speeches. Edwin S.
Hege was master of ceremonies.
Col. Grant reminded his hearers that
the Park and Planning Commission of
which he is executive officer, had sug-
gested the site to Congress for the
farmers market, although the legisla-
tors did not take its advice, but instead
decided to buy in Southwest Washing
ton. Much of the land of the Patterson
tract is now owned by the park COM
mission and a park will be developed
there as soon as funds are available.
Mr. Tompkins said that there were 81
units in the wholesale row. operated by
abSut 100 merchants. and that he would
start another row of about 80 units on
Fifth street some time next week He
praised the cooperative spirit of the
enterprise and explained that there was
no one corporation behind the move
ment and that his contracts had been
executed with individual owners
After the breakfast the guests were
shown about the new market develop
ment by owners of the unit there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-08
TWO GIANT PLANES
WILL APPEAR SOON
Lindbergh Expected to Pilot
Huge New Craft Now
Near Completion.

Two giant American airplanes, one
the largest amphibion ever built and
the other a great four -motored all
metal monoplane, are about ready to
make their appearance. Col Charles A.
Lindbergh, according to reports received
the new planes on their first transport
flights. Each of the planes will carry
about 40 passengers.
The amphibion, in the designing of
which Col. Lindbergh played an i'm
portant part is scheduled to 60 into
service on the Caribbean lines Of Pam
American Always, for which Lindbergh
is technical adviser
The new giant is powered with four
horsepower engines mounted be-
meath the il4-foot monoplane wing
and driving tractor propellers.
Designed by Sikorsky.
It was designed and built Nv Igor
Sikorsky at Bridgeport, Conn. land is
known as the $40 type. With a
span of ia feet the craft has an over
all length of 70 feet and a weight.
empty. of 81 900 pounds and fully
loaded for long distance overseas oper-
alton of $4,000 pounds.
The all-metal hull of the giant is So
feet long and one and one-half times
as wide as the ordinary Pullman sleeper
The fuel tanks have total capacity of
1,025 gallons, which gives a cruising
range of ! 900 miles without landing.
The first Of the great amphipions is
to go into service on the long flight
across the open Caribbean from Cuba
to Panama, the longest unbroken over
seas fight made anywhere in the world
by transport planes on regular sched-
ule. 1t IS said that Col Lindbergh. who
pioneered the American service on
the Caribbean circle" will take the
big plane on its first cruise sometime
after the completion Of his present va
cation fight" to the Orient
FOrd'S Second Of Year.
The second aerial giant. which Is
understood TO be nearing the trial
stage, is a new four-motored Ford all
metal monoplane This ship is ex-
pected to be the second largest trans
port land plane in the world, being ex-
ceeded in size only by the huge Ger
man four-motored Junkers monoplane.
in which passengers and motors are
carried in the wing.
Ford's big plane is designed for long
range transcontinental service on runs
where passenger traffic is heavy 1t is
understood that Lindbsrgh, who also is
adviser for one of the largest transcon-
tinental passenger lines. has been asked
TO fly the new ship on its initial run.
some time next Fall.
The four motored ship is Ford's sec
end new plane of. the year, his FIRST
being single motored all-metal
freight plane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-08
RELIEF FROM HEAT
POSSIBLE TOMORROW
Slight Let-Up May Come Late in
Afternoon From Thunder
shower.

thundershover late tomorrow after
noon may offer the Capital slight relief
from its present heat. but r. H. weight
man, United States Weather Bureau
forecaster, is making no promises,
Meanwhile there will be little change
in the run Of temperatures which have
scored daily maximums of IS degrees
and which Yesterday sent three persons
to the hospital for heat prostration
treatment
Two men overcome here yesterday
were Charles CLANCY, SIS, colored, of
Oceoquan, Va, who fell as he was walk
ing on Pennsylvania avenue near the
Capitol. and Porter Palaway. Is. colored
OF 3005 Sherman avenue, who was pros
trated while at work in a restaurant
kitchen at Thirteenth and E streets.
Both men we're treated at Casualty
Hospital.
third man. Edgar Pyles, 81, of Glenn
Dale, Md, was brought from that place
to Casualty Hospital for treatment after
he had been overcome while at work at
the emergency aviation landing field at
Glenn Dale
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-08
NEAR-R|OT GREETS
VERDICT ON Will
Reluctant Jury 0beys Judge
in Denying 81, 600, 900
Share in Estate.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
REDWOOD CITY. Calf. August g.
-PeremptoriIy instructed 70 do so,
reluctant jury in Superior Court here
returned verdict yesterday denying
Constance May. Gavin of Los Angeles
a S2,00o,000 share in the estate of the
late James L. Flood which she claimed
on the ground she was his iIlegitimate
daughter.
The instruction to the jury YVES made
by Judge George II. Buck on the mo-
ton of counsel for the acknowledged
heirs of the Sen Francisco multi
millionaire. Mrs. Gavin had sued for
a tyo-ninths share of the $4,000, 600
holdings.
Spectators who packed the court
room were astonished and showed their
disapprovai by staging a near riot.
Orders Are Mandatory.
After the jury had been out for a
few moments considering the instruc-
tons, it returned and asked Judge Buck
II his orders were mandatory. He said
they were.
MRS. Alleen Mcguire, one Of the Jurors
and lifetime friend of the Judge. said.
Il refuse to sign such a libel What's
the use of impaneling jury II 1t has
no discretion?"
Allen, you had better sit down, :"
Judge Buck said. But she continued
TO protest, and the crowd cheered her
and Kissed the Judge In a few more
minutes the jury came out again with
the verdict signed
Mrs. Mcguire said 10 of the Jurors
were in favor of giving Mrs. Gavin a
verdict and 2 we're in favor Of the
heirs.
Case to BE Appealed.
Counsel for Mrs. Gavin announced
the case would be appealed clear up
to the United States Supreme Court If
necessary"
Mrs. Gavin was in tears. Mrs.
Maude Flood, second wife and widow of
the millionaire. who was one of the
leading witnesses, was all smiles. The
court room was in an uproar.
When the judge gave his instructed
verdict, the disorder started He or
dered the court room cleared. When
the verdict came in signed, the crowds
were outside shouting. lis this Amer
ica? Is this justice?" Oaths and
threats against the judge were heard.
Extra police and sheriff's deputies
were called to quell the confusion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-08
Science
Basket Ball Players Move
Two and One.Halt Miles.

A basket ball player travels about 2i5
miles during a game-almoSt a mile
less distance than he thinks he covers.
The actual distance was measured at
Depauw University with the aid of a
device known as the purSuitmeter. by
which eyer movement OF a player could
be recorded with considerable accuracy
by an observer The result Is announced
In the research quarterly of the Amer
lean Physical Education Association by
Lloyd l.. MesserSmith and Stephen M.
Corey OF the psychology department.
They found that a player moves over
about Gil feet every two minutes. From
the first 70 the last four-ninute period
of the first half the distance covered
falls from / Sol to 9S4 feet. The PLAYER
is never as active again as during the
first four minutes He reaches almost
the same level again during the third
four-minute period OF the second half,
but finishes the game at a decidedly
slackened pace.
The measurements showed that about
twice as much distance Is covered on
the offensive as on the defensive.
Most players estimated that the dis
lance covered b. game would be about
81 miles. TT r. II.
downright, 1872
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-08
new YORKER NAMED
TO ART COM MISSION
Edgerton Swartwout Appointed by
President to Fill
Vacancy.

Edgerton Swartwout of New York. an
internationally noted architect, was
today appointed by President Hoover to
the United States Commission of Fine
Arts. Mr. Swartwoue will succeed Benja-
min w. Morris of New York. whose term
of four years expired some weeks ago.
MIR. Swartwout wss born in 1870 and
after graduating from Yale University
started the practice CT architecture in
New York City in 1900. He has been
the architect of a number of notable
public buildings and memorials and
occupies high place among the archi-
tects of this country.
Missouri State Capitol, the United
States Post ONCE and Court House at
Denver, Cclo.; the Mary Baker Eddy
Memorial in Boston, the Elks National
Memorial in Chicago, the ST. Mihiel
Memorial in France, the New Haven,
Conn. City Hall and the new Art CAL
lery at Yale University.
For his distinguished work Mr.. Swart-
won't received gold medal of the New
York Chapter of the American Institute
of Architects in 1920.
He is fellow of the American Insti-
tute Of Architects and is the author of
innumerable articles on architecture
Prominent among the latter are THE
Classical Orders of Architecture" and
The Use of the Classical Order in
Modern Architecture"
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-08
.MAR-ENE DIETRICH
SUED FOR S6(O,O(O
Actress Accused of Libel and
Alienation by Wife of
Won Sternberg.

BY the Associated Press
LOS ANGELES, August 8-Marlene
Dietrich. one of ,Hollywood's leading
foreign-born motion picture stars. was
the defendant today in libel and aliena-
ton of affections suits brought by the
divorced wife of the noted director
Josef Won Sternberg.
The name OF Miss Dietrich. wife of
the German director Rudolf Sieber, was
brought into court records late yester-
day in a copy of the 500 900 libel COM
plant filed under seal in New York.
Introduced Complaint.
In testimony by Won Sternberg it was
disclosed that the same party" named
defendant in the libel action also was
the defendant in the alienation of af-
fections suit, which was said to be for
100000 and also on file in New York.
Introduction of the copy of the libel
complaint was made at a contempt of
court proceeding MIS- Won SSernberg
alleged her husband had failed to keep
up his alimony payments.
Sternberg testified he thought he was
in his legal rights by dropping alimony
payments because Mrs. Won Sternberg
had 'harassed" him with two suits. He
then introduced as an exhibit copy of
the libel complaint
Miss Dietrich Silent.
The complaint declared Miss Dietrich
had caused the Neues Wiener Journal
an Austrian newspaper, to print an ar
ticle containing false statements. in
Guiding an assertion that Mrs Won
Sternberg had been an undutiful wife.
Miss Dietrich discovered" by Won
Sternberg and brought to this country
less than two years ago. remained silent
other than to say she will consult my
attorney
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-08
WHEAT FOR CHINA'S
DESTITUTE URGED
Farm Board Holdings Could
Save 10000, 900 Starving,
Marking Aide Says.
~ the Associated press.

~ the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, August S.--Declaring
10000 900 jewellers in the flooded val
leys OF Central China face starvation
before Spring unless aid is given them
John Earl Baker suggested today that
part Of the United States Farm Boards
surplus wheat be poured into China
under long term credit arrangements.
Baker, adviser to the ministry OF rail-
ways at Marking, told the Associated
Press correspondent the present floods
probably constituted China's most ter
rible disaster in the present century.
Damage $500, 10000
Baker directed international relief
work in the Shensi and Kansu famine
region in 1880. He estimated property
damage of the present floods would
total $500 900, 900.
He refused even to guess at the death
toll and said the Marking government
had not begun serious survey.
Celebrating his suggestion that Amer
lean wheat be loaned to China, Baker
estimated at least 100000 bushels
monthly would be required for period
of six months or more.
Wheat could be shipped to China
under credit arrangements between the
American and Chinese governments, y
Baker said. Some critics may insist
the Chinese governments promissory
notes would be of little value, but GER
tainly the wheat the Farm Board is
holding Is of little value to any one in
America. while it could save many lives
in China.
Wheat as Wages.
such relief wheat should be distrib-
uted in the form of wages to the refu-
gee laborers restoring dykes digging new
river channels and perhaps building
new roads to traverse the afflicted
regions.
1.-THE areas actually flooded embrace
a population of 50.0000 900. ! estimate
that fully 10000 900 of persons escaped
the inundation of their homes only
with what they were able to carry on
their backs.
These people shortly will be desti-
tute and without food until the new
crop can be harvested"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-08
BANK HEADS SUED
FOR SGO,O(O,ODl
MiSappIication of Funds Is
Charged to Directors of
Bank of u. S.
BY the Associated press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, August 8.--Joseph A
Broderick, superintendent of banks
today filed suit in Supreme Court
against all the directors of the Bank OF
United States for S60ooO,00o, charging
misapplication of funds.
The papers in the action charge the
defendants acted "in general disregard
and violation of their duties and
allowed the bank TO be managed. con-
Quoted and operated in an improyident,
careless and reckless manner"
The complaint also charges the
directors approved and permitted the
maintenance and operation of fictitious
and false systems of bookkeeping and
accounting with the aim and purpose
of concealing the true nature of the
operations of the bank from the Bank
ing Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-08
CAPONE GANG RAISING
FUND TO HELP CHIEF
Report Says Friendly Rides,
Highway Robbery and Long-Term
Levies Among Methods.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, August 8.-The Daily
News said yesterday that the cohorts OF
'tScarface AL Caporie we're raising q
fund to help him through his Difficult
ties with the Federal courts, collections
taking the form of friendly rides, .
highway robbery and long-term assess
ments.
The city's $500 bookmakers were the
principal contributors to the fund, the
News said, many Of them being assessed
as much as so per cent of their win
nings
Every night two or three of the
bookies are kidnapped by squads of
Capone horsemen, robbed Of ell the
cash they are carrying and levy made
against them" said the story. The
paper said one Cicero bookmaker was
forced to hand over $4,000, half of his
winnings for the last year. and assessed
so per cent of his winnings for the next
six months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-08
am, Greenwich tim
LIGHTNING PHONE CALL
AVAILABLE IN BERLIN
Special Service Costs 100 Times
Ordinary Connection Fee,
sbut Users Are Few.

1t not for the fact that the critical times
here have meant In themselves
shortage Of money, more ad-
vantage would have been taken by
the private individual of the wonderful
telephone facility known as the 'blitz, -
or lightning call This is available for
any private cali Of great urgency, pro-
vtding no government call has the line,
for charge OF 100 times the ordinary
fee A "blitz" call is put through like
tightening. All the German state calls
are on the -blitz" system. SO far as
the state itself is concerned, the "blitz"
recently mas been working at high pres
sure
tcopyrieht. 1881. b. the North American
Newspaper Alliance -ne.j
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-08
Ellis Island Boats,
Once damned Full,
Now Almost Empty

NEW YORK, August 8 (N.A.
N.A.).-The boats that come to
the battery from the immigra-
ton station at Ellis Island, for
merly with hordes of newcomers
to the land, are now almost de-
serted.
The ancient craft that for
years have brought in prospective
citizens are usually almost empty
Now nobody wants to come to
the United States any more, i'm
migration men say.
One of the immigration off,
GERS said business was so bad that
he was slightly worried about his
job. He now looks over about
10 persons a day instead of sew
eral hundred.
(Copyright. 1881 by North American
Newspaper Alliance. Inc.l