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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-11
HAMILTON PARK

Hamilton Park will house the biggest event on the holiday social calendar for tomorrow night when Bert Lown and his famous Hotel Biltmore radio orchestra makes it's return appearance there in answer to numerous requests. The Lown aggregation played the pavilion several weeks ago and since that. time has been the talk of the town. A record crowd is anticipated.
 Thirteen musicians and enter tainers comprise the band which Is one of the finest that ever played the park. Their long string of en- gagements alone prove their popu- larity as national attraction. Mir Lown himself Is Q song writer of note. among his many compositions being the popular Bye Bye Blues" and Tired" numbers, the former being used by him as his air sigma ture.
 The Lown band came into prom thence long before its engagement at tho big New York hostelry as q Brunswick recording outfit. Bert started out in the orchestra game as the manager of Rudy Vallee and his Connecticut Yankees whom he booked into the Hsish-He club where the former Yale band leader got hts start.
 Halloween Party
 The management Of the park ballroom is pleased to announce that it is planning the biggest party of the year for HaiioWe'en night. 'sHank" Heene lin person. and hIE Connecticut Till Ufiilef have been engaged for the occa-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-11
GRETA CARED AND WILL
 ROGERS AT NEW GARDEN

Greta Garbo in an exotic silver wig and black harlequin costume presents a vivid portrayal as the heroine of Pirandello.s great play, "As. You Desire Me-" The screen version of this stage hit opened this afternoon at the New Garden theater for a two days showing. "As You Desire Me-" affords Miss Garbo a dual character, as it were, later changing her personality and mood to fit the demure and fragile creature into whose memory she projects her life. Laden with meta physics and psychology, it is story of regeneration dohe in a cleverly different manner. Indeed, the story is so unusually appealing in unique treatment, that it holds the interest of a genuine life drama. Miss Garbo, if it needs be said, is, as usual, magnificent. Her every in- fection, slightest gesture, adds po- tency to the role in which she ob- viously submerged herself. Miss Garbo's talents are entirely in- dividual and, in the opinion of this reviewer, the most artistic the screen has produced since it's in ception. In the supporting cast is | MelVyn DOuglaS ana ErlCn VOn Stroheim and other well known stars. Will Rogers does everything, even twirls his rope in "Ambassa- dor Bill," his newest Fox starring vehicle, which is the companion attraction. It is simply overfiowing with laughs from beginning to end. Presenting him as the easy-going American ambassador to an in- triguing and snobbish court, it of- fers him a fine opportunity for pungent comment on politics and the times. And Will Rogers is the one man in all the world who can make the most of an opportunity like tht. Other excellent perform ances are goven by Greta Nissen, Marguerite Churchill, Tad Alexan- der, Gustav von Seyffertitz and Ray Milland. Sam Taylor again shows himself 8 master director. The comedy featurette is News Hound. Also on the bill are interesting short subjects.
 Women attending to-day can se- cure another piece of the Pyroloid dresserware.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-11

as campaign promises. George M, Cohan makes his initial talking screen appearance in this picture with Claudette Colbert but it's Jim mic "Schnozzle" Durante who steals the show with the greatest performance he has ever given on the screen. Don't see "The Phan- tom President" unless your sides are strong enough to stand so min- utes of constant laughter.
 Tomorrow brings Irene Dunne in another hit role, destined to make her even more popular than the role of Rae" did in "Back Street." She is seen as the star of Thirteen Women" adapted from the sensational story by Tiff fany Thayer that has intrigued a million women readers.
 Are we creatures of free will or are our actions determined by stel- lar or planetary or other mysteri- ous forces quite beyond our con- trol?
 Some who see Thirteen Wom- en" will hold that astrology, fort une telling and all manner of ora- cular claims have been dealt
 death blow. Others will interpre the events in this photodrama as conclusively proving the truth of astrology.
 Who is right?
 Down the long centuries have trudged innumerable souls who have held that the Creator of the universe never draws aside the curtain of the future.
 And side by side with them have trudged those. who believed com pletely in signs and portents, and that their futures, written in the stars before they even were born, could be ascertained through the mysterious sciences" of astrology, choiromancy or numerologoy.
 Thirteen Women," it is said, may yet be the storm center of more controversies than have rag ed around any single screen play in the past several years.
 Ricardo Cortez, Myrna Loy, Mary Duncan and Florence Eld- redge form the nucleus of a re- markable cast.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-11
It's 'Ladies' Week v
 Along Broad1Day!
Feminine Producers, Playwrights and Players
 M0nOpoEze Stage Offerings

Miss Brothers gets better each year, Check over a list of this most capable playwright's efforts: "As Husbands Co.," Mice People" "39 East" "Old Lady No. ST." Expressing Willie" and "A Mans World"
 The ladies who meet in "When Ladies Meet" have reconstructed Connecticut farmhouse as the meeting place. There one Mary Howard and her boy friends wife are tossed together during a typi- cal weekend gathering of New Workers. And because things were as they were, the status of the two women did not become known to each other until later, when the triangle was drawn for all to see. There are others about-and they are all human beings, written with an opaque quality that makes you see through them and know them for something other than puppets.
 Returning to Miss Ulric's "Nona," it's something for this ac- tress to become her exotic self about. It's good old formula 79S, in which there is a temperamental dancer whose love life requires that she dominate her men and toss them out; that she use as she pleases all the men who come un- der her spell. Which isn't so diff ficulti
 So what? So the new pianist who accompanies her on 8 western tour is none other than Millionaire Gus Glutz who wants to be close to her and hence takes the job. And is he rough with her? And does she crave him therefore? And does Lenore toss her hair and wave her arms? Don't be silly!
 Still and all, it's Miss Uric and not the play that scores. Which is too bad, since Miss Fears seems a most ambitious new producer. And we'd like to see all the girls get along.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-11
IRENE UNNE IN ACK STREET. AND "THE LAST MAN" ON STRAND PROGRAM NOW.

Back Street," one of the most delightful talkies to come to town in many months, graces the Strand screen today, tomorrow and Thurs day as the feature attraction of a deluxe double bill.
 Irene Dunne, who plays the lead ing feminine role, is altogether delightful as the spirited young girl who finds true love when she least expected 1t, and gives up everything else in life to follow the dictates of her heart. That her lover is 8 married man cannot prevent an affair which continues over a span of twenty years, be- cause it is vital, fundamental, soul stirring. The principal male part is played by John Boles, whose fame as 8 singer has given way to an established reputation as an actor of unusual depth of feeling. The sincerity of Boles and Miss Dunne make what might have been a tawdry affair thing of transcendent tenderness, in which the principals at all times hold the sympathy of the audience.
 June Clyde, William Bakewell, Arletta Duncan. Doris Lloyd, George Meeker, Walter Catlett, Paul Weigel, Jane Darewell and others do sterling work in Back Street," and round out a. cast of players of unusual excellence.
 Charles Bickford enterprets one of the most poignant roles of his career in "The Last Man" being shown in Waterbury for the first time on this current Strand pro- gram.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-11

Johnny Mack Brown gave up a football career for a movie career. Now he's succeeded in combining them both.
 Brown, a member of the cham pion 1925 Alabama university eleven, quit football in 1926 to en- ter the movies. But the latest movie role in which he's to be found is that of a stellar halfback in "70,OOO Witnesses" football mystery drama, which comes to the Poli Palace theater Thursday. Phillips Holmes, Dorothy Jordan and Charlie Ruggles have other leads.
 Brown was a star backfield man on the Alabama eleven which won the national championship in the east-west battle with Washington university at Los Angeles on New Years day, 1926. He returned east with his team, and when the 1926 football season opened, was serv- ing as an assistant coach. When Alabama, the next year, again went to the west coast to play 8 championship game, Brown re- mained in the west. He had a movie contract.
 In "70,000 Witnesses" he plays the role of a star halfback who Is mysteriously murdered, in full view of a damned stadium, as he dashes for a touchdown. Though 140,- 900 eyes see the crime, not one knows how or why or by whom it was committed.
 David Landau, a detective, with the assistance of Holmes, Browns roommate, finally finds out, how ever. Miss Jordan is cast as Holmes sweetheart, with Ruggles as a wise- cracking reporter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-11
By GILBERT SWAN NEA Service Writer

New York.-Rachel Brothers has taken some of the bitter fruits of "The Vinegar Tree" and preserved them in her best comedy to date, "When Ladies Meet" When the ladies invented by Rachel Brothers meet it's likely to become the most amusing session in a Broadway season. It probably will be. Ger tainly this is the outstanding en- tertainment of a season that seems to have been condemned by almost every critic.
 Incidentally, this happens to be a week when all sorts of ladies meet on Broadway. At the county fair, 1t could have been designated as 'ladies week." Of course. there are those who will question wheth- CT Lenore Ulric's Mona" was ex- actly lady.
 At any rate, "Nona," for better or for worse, was produced by Peggy Fears, newest of the lovely young theatrical figures; it was written by Gladys Unger and made possible by the personality of, Le- nore Uric. As Bob Garland, the critic, puts it, there is some ques- tion as to whether la Uric is an actress with great personality or whether she is a personality who happens to be an actress.
 One evening. after this feminist trio had ushered in the week, the latest edition of Americana" came to town under the banner of the Shuberts for a change. And there in could have been observed the most original and excitingly plas- tic dancing to be founds in any music show-or in most pallets, for that matter. And the program gives due credit to the Doris Hum- phrey dancers.
 Finally came Miss Brothers comedy, and no man, woman or child has done. better one in sea- sons; furthermore. the score of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-11
NeuU Faces---And Pretty Ones
Hollywood Can Pick Em But the Fans Decide Their Fate
By DAN THOMAS NEA gervfce WriteP

Hoiiywood-Whether it's just a late fall or early spring. there are a lot of new faces blossoming out around the studios these days. Hollywood cried for new talent and it got ot --it hopesi the filmers can pick lem, but they've got to click - at the turnstiles.
 Youth Is being served right pret- tily on the Warner Brothers-First National lot by bevy of fair re- crrits arong them Muriel Gordon, Alice Jans and Helen Mann.
 And speaking of introductions, some of these movie folks are sticklers for etiquette. A few days ago, Joel McCrea insisted upon be- ing properly introduced to William Gargan, whom he never had met. before they went into a big fight scene. John Warburton probably is the only player ever cast in de- tective picture who once earned his living in that profession. And, of course, it has befallen his luck in Secrets of the French Police" to be cast as the hunted rather than the hunter.
 Pleasure and Profit
 Imagine being out of work for more than a month and then be- ing paid $25 to eat a huge planked steak, with trimmings. That's what happened to Sammy Blum, an extra. It must be that Ruth Chat terton is a lover of polo. Her first husband, Ralph Forbes. plays reg uiarly. And now George Brent, whom she married short time ago, has taken up the game.
 Joe F.. Brown claims to be the only boy in the world who didn't have to run away from home to join a circus. My folks were glad to see me go," he declares. Well. he must have put away a lot of groceries at that.
 Barbara Stanwyck has bought a motor driven baby carriage for her adopted son, Dion. Bet she won't have any trouble getting hubby, Frank Fay, to wheel the baby now
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-11

TeetN are completely formed in the gums at the time of a child's birth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-11

Performances this evening con- clude the engagement at Warmers State of '"The Phantom President" hilarious burlesque of politics. It's as big as the nation and as funny
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-11
,IN--AND OUT AGAIN.

In one of the last engagements of the war an American sergeant ordered a Negro private to go into a dugout and clean out any Ger mans thatehappened to be left.
 The soldier hesitated a moment. swallowed his Adams apple, and then said huskily: Eff yo' see three or fo' men come a-runnin' out O. dat holl, don't shoot the fust one!"-The Humorist.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-11

"THE PHANTOM PRESIDENT CLOSING AT STATE; IRENE DUNNE IN THIRTEEN WOM.
 FEN" TOMORROW.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-11
Today At Local 7heaters

LEFT FOOTBALL FOR FILMS, EX-GRID STAR AGAIN DONS UNIFORM F O R PICTURE ROLE-
Evening star., 1932-05-24
BLACKMER Will PAY
US. fine TOMORROW
George Gordon Battle to Bring
$4,000 to District Su-
preme Court.

Harry NJ Blackmer, who fled to Paris
to avoid testifying in the Teapot Dome
oil cases, will pay his $4,000 fine here
tomorrow.
George Gordon Battle, Blackmer's at
torney, wired United States Attorney
Leo A. Rover last night that he would
come to Washington from New York
and pay the money.
Blackmer was held In contempt Of
court for twice refusing to appear at
two separate oil trials in the District
Supreme Court and was assessed
$4,000 fine in each case. He appealed
to the United States Supreme Court,
which upheld the law specially passed
by Congress to make Blackmer. who re-
manned in Paris, subject to the juris-
diction of the court here.
Pending settlement of the fines and
court costs, United States Marshal Edgar
c. Snyder is holding 100000 worth of
Liberty bonds belonging to Blackmer,
which were seized in q safe deposit box
In the National Savings & Trust Co.
Evening star., 1932-05-24
MACHINE GUNS USED
IN FIGHT AT Mine
Guards. Attacked by snipers at
Uhrichsville, Ohio, Reply
With Hail of Lead.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
UHRICHSVILLE, Ohio, May 24-A
machine gun fight between guards at
the Wolford Coal Mine near here and
snipers in the hills nearby broke out
early today. Hundreds of shots were
fired, but apparently no one was
wounded.
Ivan and j. N. Wolford. brothers,
owners of the mine. said the attack of
the snipers was another outbreak of a
wage strike of miners The shaft was
closed several weeks ago, but recently
resumed operations on an open-shop
basis.
The first shots were fired by the
snipers, J. N. Wolford said Several
guards employed by the mine, and
armed with four machine guns, sent a
hail of bullets in return.
The shooting continued for about As
minutes and ended when the snipers
retired.
Evening star., 1932-05-24
RACE IN ARLINGTON
DRAWS j. s. FIRE
Civil Service Condemns Par.
tisan Politics by Employees
Residing in County.

The Civil Service Commission has
threatened to withdraw from Federal
employees residing in Arlington County
the right to hold Office in the county
government, or to have part in any way
in the selection Of county officers. If
this participation involves partisan
political activity.
The stand OF the commission was
made known today when a sharply
worded letter was made public that had
been sent to Fred A. Gosnell of the Bu-
reau Of the Census and Clemens F.
Rauth of the Department Of Labor, who,
it was explained, sought election as Re-
publicans to the County Board Of Ar
iington County last November. Both
were said at the commission to have
had the backing of the county Repub-
lican organization.
Gosnell Elected.
Mr.. Gosnell, who is chief supervisor
of distribution for the fifteenth decen-
NAL census, was elected, topping the
slate of successful candidates. MT.
Rauth. a senior clerk in the Bureau OF
Statistics, was defeated.
In the six months that have elapsed
since the election, the case has been
under investigation by the commission,
whose declaration now Is viewed IN the
light of word to the wise" to all
Government employees with civil service
status because of the pendency OF the
national campaign.
The warning was sent to GosneH and
Rauth jointly, and copies were ao-
dressed to Representative Howard w.
smith, Democrat. of Virginia. in whose
congressional district Arlington County
lies and to Hugh ]. McGrath, chair
man of the Civil Service Committee OF
the Arlington County Civic Federation.
The Commissions Letter.
The letter follows:
THE commission deems 1t proper to
write YOU concerning your canoloacy
in the Fall Of 1881 for election to the
office of member Of the County Board
of Arlington County. Va.
LAS result of certain representa-
tions made by body Of citizens OF Ar
lington County the commission recon-
mended the issuance of an executive
order to permit Federal employees re-
siding in Arlington County to become
candidates for and hold local offices In
that county and to participate IN cam
paigns for election to such offices. AS
result the President issued the order OF
May 20, 1881, as follows:
"Oficers and employees OF the execu-
tive civil service permanently residing
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Evening star., 1932-05-24
BANDITS KIDNAP FOUR
AND ROB BANK OF $400
Bind Watchman, Cashier and Two
Women and Wreck Phone
Exchange.
BY the Associated Press.


LOVINGTON, Ill, May 24.-Five bank
robbers spread terror through this town
for two hours early today They kid
naped the night watchman. wrecked the
Telephone Exchange, forced the cashier
of Hardware State Bank to open the
bank safe and escaped with s400.
Shortly after midnight they drove into
the village and pulled the night watch
man, Wilbur Redding, into their auto
mobile and drove away. They stopped
2 miles out of town and, exhibiting
three machine guns. told Redding they
would use them unless he did as they
instructed.
Forced to direct them to the home
Of Homer White. bank cashier, Redding
aroused White The robbers forced their
way into the house and, tying Mrs.
White with towels. they left a five-year-
old child sleeping and forced White and
his wife into the automobile.
At the telephone exchange they
aroused the operator, wrecked the
switchboard, tied the girl and put her In
their car. Both women were dragged
into the court house. where Boone
Dawson, night watchman. was tied up.
Proceeding to the bank, White was
forced to open two safes and hand over
the money. To make sure he was not
holding back funds, they examined the
cash book and departed without walt
ing for the time lock on the big vault.
Evening star., 1932-05-24
TREY is NONCOMMITTAL.
Justice Department Denies knowledge
of Jimmy" Walker Probe.

Elmer L. Trey, chief of the intelligence
unit of the Internal Revenue Bureau,
declined today to affirm or deny reports
from New York that the Government
was Investigating income tax returns
filed by Mayor James j. Walker, as the
result of information uncovered by
Samuel Seabury.
Federal law makes it a felony for any
Government employe to disclose any
thing concerning an income tax return
filed by a taxpayer. 1t has been the
policy of the Internal Revenue Bureau,
however, to investigate the returns filed
by persons who have been shown by in
vestigation to have received large sums.
While frequently this is merely a rou-
tine checking. now and then 1t discloses
that some income was not reported.
The Department Of Justice said it
knew nothing of the investigation into
Walkers income reported as being
made by George 2. Medalie, United
States attorney. 1t was said that if
Medalie was conducting such an inves-
tigation he was undoubtedly doing so
as the result of information laid before
him.
Evening star., 1932-05-24
GEN, SHIRAKAWA
IS REPORTED ALIVE
General Said to Be Recovering
After Blood Transfusions
at Shanghai.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, May 24-Japanese ply
sicians in attendance upon Gen. Yoshi-
nori Shirakawa, commander in chief Of
the imperial army forces here, who was
reported dead yesterday, said today he
was still alive, and had rallied slightly
after an operation and further blood
transfusions.
The result Of the operation and trans
fusions, which were carried out at IL
am, today, was such as to give some
hope he might possibly recover, they
said.
The general who was wounded by a
bomb on April 20. was reported dead
yesterday by all foreign and vernacular
newspapers here. Later japanese OFF,
cials denied the report. but added he
was sinking rapidly.
Evening star., 1932-05-24
ACTION ON INITIATION
BILL IS POSTPONED
Norbeck Predicts Favorable Report
Tuesday on Dollar-stabiliz.
ing Plan.

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate Banking Committee to-
day postponed action on the Colds
borough bill to stabilize the dollar, but
Chairman Norbeck, Republican, of
South Dakota, said he believed some
thing along this line will be reported
favorably next Tuesday"
The committee voted. to 5, against
action on the measure today. Later 1t
was agreed unanimously to take it up
next Tuesday with a view to action.
Norbeck told newspaper men "a ma
jority Of this committee is in favor of
some form of imitation"
He added that he will work to bring
about enactment of the Goldsborough
bill either with or without amend
ments."
The measure has passed the House.
1t provides that the Federal Reserve
Board shall seek to stabilize the dollar
at the 1921-l929 level by its open
market operations.
Evening star., 1932-05-24
ARLINGTON CORONER REFUSES
TO ACT IN DEATH OF INFANT
Claims Law Allows Him No Fees for Deaths Occurring
on Federal Property

lumbia, said that he had no jurisdiction
with respect to any action that might
be taken, but came to the rescue OF the
parents by issuing certificate OF death
as the result of an automobile accident
in Virginia" so that the baby's body
might be prepared for burial.
Dr. Murphy explained that the Dis
trict of Columbia coroner has jurisdic-
ton in deaths occurring on Govern
ment property in the District and stated
that he could see no reason why the
Arlington County coroner should not
have like jurisdiction where Government
property in the county is concerned.
Policeman Roger Orrison of Arling-
ton County who investigated the case.
said that he was informed that Mrs.
Cheek who is the wife of James Edward
Cheek, an electrician at the Washing
ton Terminal Co., and the Martin youth
were looking at a dirigible at the time
the accident occurred. Mrs. Cheek said
the lumber truck was backing when she
ran into it. but police were informed
that it was at a standstill
Martin is in Georgetown Hospital suf-
fering from a skull fracture and severe
cuts about the head. He was holding
the baby when the accident occurred,
the lumber on the truck striking him
and the baby but missing Ms. Cheek.