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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
HELD B SPADES
 AND MADE SCORE OF 2O9O POINTS
Young Hartford Man Was the Winner and Holder of This Remarkably Played Bridge Hand

Hartford, Conn, April 1s - (UP) = Dealing himself 13 spades in a contract bridge game. G. Bur gess Fisher, III, retained his com posture and bid seven spades.
 Mrs Robert Lynn Patrick of Springfield, Mass, passed. So did Fishers partner, Mrs Edward F. Gross.
 Fishers Sang-Froid deceived even his mother, Mrs G. Burgess Fisher, Jr, who taught him the game, and she doubled.
 Fisher redoubled and when he laid down his hand added 2,0s0 points to his score - 1000 for the slam, 150 for honors. 100 for making the contract and $40 In points.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
ULSTER RUMOR
 WAS DENIED BY
 PRIME MINISTER
Great Britain Will Not Use Ulster as a Pawn in the Dispute With Irish Free State

London, April 13.-(UP)- Categorical assurance that Great Britain has no intention of using Ulster as a pawn in the contro- versy with the Irish Free State was given to-day to Lord Craigavon. prime minister of northern Ire- land. Lord Craigavon. and his att torney general, A. B. Babington. made q secret overnight journey from Belfast and met ]. Fl. Thomas, dominions secretary. and Sir Herbert Samuel. home secre- tary, at the house of commons.
 Samuel was understood to have told Lord Craignvon that reports that Britain might offer Ulster to Eamon Do Valera if he renounces hIf republican aspirations and 70. tains the oath. of allegiance were sfantastic and unthlnknbie." Lord Crsigayon's unexpected visit was taken after special meeting of tho North Ireland cabinet yester- Ssy afternoon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
Primary Landslide
 Swings Strongly To
 Democratic Party Democrat Vote of Record Breaking Strength Being Piled Up in Mid
 West-Anti-Hoove Republicans
 Flock to the Democrat Standard

Chicago, April 13.-(UP)-(UP) Landslide gains in the Illinois and Nebraska primaries today em- phasized a strong swing toward the democratic party already indi- cated in recent midwest ballotting.
 Causes of the shift in sentiment varied from state to state but in each case a democratic vote of record breaking proportions was marked up.
 One reason cited was the interest Of the liberal and left-wing ele- ments of the republican party in the candidacy of Governor Frank lin D. Roosevelt of New York for the democratic presidential nom- nation. Another was that great interest of all voters in candidates and issues attracted a large por- tion of the electorate to the polls than usual.
 The Illinois primary vote yester- day reached a record 2,200,000. The democratic vote surpassed the previous high mark set in the nomination of Senator James Hamilton Lewis in 1890 by nearly half a million, reaching 795,000. The republican vote dropped about 300,000.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
Mrs. Bruna Blekis Caused Big Uproar
 In Superior Court
Doctor Condon Has Made Contact With Kidnapers
 But Fears The Publicity

New York, April 13 - (UP) = "Jafsie" claimed today to have "direct contact still with the kidnapers of Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh's son.
 Dr J. F. Condon, aged retired school principal, the "Jafsie" of negotiations stranger than the plot of a melodrama, declared he had resumed the contact broken last week when the kidnapers after receiving from him $50,000 ran- som in a Bronx cemetery, failed to deliver the child as agreed.
 Behind his statement, however. appeared to run a strain of fear, possibly indicative of threats from the abductors that further negotia- tions hinge on a pledge of greater secrecy.
 q have never identified them nor said a word against them," Condon vowed after returning home during the night from another of his mysterious errands. q value my life. They value theirs. I know my life wouldn't be worth anything if I said any, thing against them.''
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
Twenty-Ounce Baby Died Very Suddenly Just As
 Life Seemed Assured

the grandmother, Mrs William Slaunwhite, voiced the hope that their relentless efforts to save the baby's life would succeed.
 The baby took her regular feed ing at o'clock. About an hour later, Dr Richard M. Ash visited the home and discovered that Violet had just died. At birth pr Ash had given the baby only two hours to live. f-
 Many visitors had been attracted to the brown -shingled cottage on Turner street during the To-day battle to save the baby's life. One, Henry Schwartz, had brought Violet a 7b-year-oid silver spoon. More than 20 years ago, he said. he gave it to another midget baby and the infant grew up. we'll and strong: It awas . sood luck token,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
No Resignation From Aldermen
 By Schnitrnan
Sends Word From New Haven Jail and States EmphaticalIy That as Yet He Has Not Resign ed - and Legally He May Retain His Place on the Board
MAY NOT LOSE
 CITIZENSHIP

Alderman Charles Schnitman has not as yet resigned his munich pal board position. The Democrat conferred with Alderman Schnit- man through the medium of Jail- CT Hayes at the county jail in New Haven this morning and the well known city official denied emphat- ically reports that he had rendered his resignation to Mayor Frank Hayes.
 Several of Waterbury's leading legal authorities, when conferred with this morning, expressed doubt that Alderman Charles Schnitman would be forced to quit his place on the aldermanic body. They doubted that he would lose his cit izenship rights but declined to make 8 definite statement until studying, further, the federal pro- hfbition act.
 However, 1t is a well known fact that none of the many local per- sons convicted in the past for vio- lattng the 18th amendment have been deprived of their franchise rights. Therefore, 1t is doubtful if Alderman Schnitman will lose his voting privileges, it was said.
 Alderman Schnitman arrived at the New Haven county jail last night and this morning was fol- lowing the usual routine of the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13

Quincy. Mass, April 13--(UP)- Violet Younie. the 20-ounce baby of Houghs Neck. died suddenly to. day as her parents began to hope for success In their To-day battle to save her life.
 Only daughter of Q factory hand who has four sons, Violet was be- ing nursed along the road to health and strength by. q mother who always wanted e girl. and by her maternal grandmother.
 Nested in cotton batting, kept warm with hot water bottles in . thriving early today on an eye. dropper diet consisting of GO dropF of milk and a like amount of wa ter at two-hour intervals.
 To q newspaper man who called at the house this morning. tho mother. Mrs Emerson xounio, and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
Mother Is Still Seeking for Boy
 Gone Six Years

Lockpor.. N. r.. April 1s--UP) A mothers grief for her kid- naped boy. made more poignant by the publicity given the Lindbergh Kidnapping. was revealed to-day In e letter to former Mayor Ernest Crossey.
 The letter from Mrs James Pet erson of wellsville. N. r., begged the former city official if any ciuc had been unearthed as to the whereabouts of her son. Lawrence. who disappeared six years ago when she lived there. He was be- liavea ahductad
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
DIED SUDDENLY

Stockbridge, Mass, April 13.- (UP)-Ralph E. Heath. 59, presi- dent of the Housatonic Natoinal bank, died suddenly of heart dis ease at his home here to-day. He was a native of Lee. He went to work at the bank as clerk in 1912. Eleven years later he be- came president. He leaves a wife.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
CINDER STOPPED THE SHOW

Boston, April 13-(UP)-A cinder last night shat tered the stage tradition that the show must go on The offending cinder lodged in the eye of the star Con- stance Collier and resulted in cancellation of last nights scheduled performance of Noel Cowards comedy, "Hay Fever" at the Plymouth theater.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
Judge Newell Jennings Had Just Ordered Her Sent to Jail for One Year on Charge of Arson - At Once She Drained Contents of Bottle and Collapsed
RUSHED AT ONCE
 TO THE HOSPITAL.
There Doctors Began to Work Over Her and May Save Her LifeWOfnafl Had Pleaded Guilty to the Charge and Prob ably Expected a Light Sentence

Mrs Bruna Blekis, 37, of Ayers street, threw the supe- ri0r court room into an uproar this noon when she drained the contents of a bottle of al- legged poison before Judge Newell Jennings after he had imposed a sentence of one year in jail on a charge of arson. Several women in the crowded court room shrieked as Mrs Blekis collapsed t0 tho floor and the cries Of the wo- mans child added to the din.
 Deputy Sheriff John l. Gray with several court at taches picked up the bowling woman and carried her to the office of the superior court where Dr Richard J. Hinchey was summoned. A telephone call to St Mary's hospital rushed the ambulance to tlSe court house.
 Frank Salinardi rushed out and purchased a bottle Of milk, the contents of which were poured into the womanas mouth. The ambulance car ried the woman to the h0spi- tai where a stomach pump was used.
 Neither Dr Hinchey nor the interne who responded with the ambulance could de- termine the nature of the contents of the bottle. It was red colored, much like the color of mercurochr0me. The woman's mouth and teeth were stained red. All the while she was in the court of- flee she kept up 3 continued moaning. She was carried 0n- a stretcher from the office to the ambulance waiting out side the court house and rushed to the hospital.
 It was one of the most ex- citing and highly dramatized moments in the annals of the local superior court, when the woman collapsed to the floor.
 Assistant States Attorney Will liam B. Fitzgerald had outlined the arson charge to Judge Jennings after Mrs Blekis had pleaded guil- ty to the charge. He told how the accused together with Charles ver- nale, now serving term in the county jail on arson charges had planned to burn a house on Gates avenue after purchasing $1,0O0
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
Late Bulletins
S7.OOO SHORT IN MAIL POUCH

Buffalo N. Y., April 13-(UP)-A Shipment of $1O0OO0 in currency from the Lockpor Exchange Trust company at Lockpor N Y to the federal reserve bank in Buffalo arrived at it's destination with part of the money missing, it was learned. Postal inspectors fused to give the exact amount of the missing money but reliable reports placed it at more than $7,00O
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
ROCKEFELLER RUMOR DENIED

Ormond Beach, Fla, April 13-lUP)-Rumors that John D. Rockefeller 92 year old millionaire is in failing health were denied with emphasis to-day by persons close to him at the Easements the Rockefeller winter residence here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
WET MINISTERS TO BE BARRED

Toronto, Ont, April 13-(UP)-Four hundred min sters who possess liquor permits would be barred from the Presbyterian ministry under recommendation made to-day by the Rev A. E. Baker of the Toronto PresbYtery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
ONE LINDBERCH BILL FOUND

Washington, April 13-(UP)-One of the bills paid by Charles A. Lndbergh to the supposed kdnapers of his has been recovered in New York; it learned at the treasury to-day. The bill was $2O gold certi- to discover who put it into circulation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
BLEW HIMSELF TO PIECES

Shenandoah, Pa, April 13-(UP)-Willam Dribit- sky, 50, of Frackvie, committed suicide to-day by dis charging stick of dynamite which he held in his hand The went to private garage, lit fuse on the ex- plosve and calmly waited for the blast He was blown to pieces and the garage was wrecked
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13

Hiawatha, Kas, April 13-(UP)-Engineer R. Hud- son of Kansas City glanced his shoulder as he brought Missouri Pacific passenger train No. 113 to stop here on time What he caused him to blink. His train was missing. He backed his engine IA miles before recovering the lost passenger coaches
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-13
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington. April ls-(UP)-The treasury net balance April II vas
The Washington times., 1932-02-23
When The Feature Is
Shown On The Screen

FOX-Joan Bennett in "She
Wanted a Millionaire At 1892
a. M. 1859, 3:16. 5:33. 1859. and
1915 p. m. Stage shows at 1906,
2:23, 4:40, 7:06 and 9:23 p. m.
METROPOLITAN-George Ar.
liSS in THE Man Who Played
God" At IL. 12:48, 2:34, 4:21,
6:04, ISL. and $40 p. m.
COLUMBIA - Wallace Beery
and Clark Gable in Hell Divers" :"
At II, los, 3:15, 500, 7:35 and
9:35 p. m.
R-K-O-KEITH'S - Constance
Bennett in Lady with a Past" {"
At 1910 a. M. 1885. 8, 5:25.
1856. and 1921 p. m. Stage
shows at 1887 a. m, 2:02, APT.
6:58 and 9:23 p. m.
EARLE-Joe E. Brown in Fire
man Save My Child" At 1920
a. M. los, $40, Sis. $50. and
1925 p. m. Stage shows at 1905,
2:4O, Sis. 7:5O, and 1925 p. m.
RIALTO-Sydney Fox in Muir
ders in the Rue Morgue." At
1925 a. m, 1887, 3:27. 1857,
5:27. 6;57. 1927. and 9:58 p. m.
PALACE - Leila Hyams in
Freaks At 1880 a. M. 2:05,
4:45, 7:20, and 9:55 p. m. Stage
shows at 1:25, 4:05, $40, and
9:l5 D, m,
The Washington times., 1932-02-23

ANDREW KELLEY for "Song a.
My Heart" but Fox did not take
up his option. 1t appears he gave
them too much singing in the pic.
ture and not enough acting. So
that when Ethel Barrymore re-
ceives $l25,OO0 for acting she is
close to a high mark. But this
seems like technical defense so
I'll withdraw it and plead nolo
contendre.
Ethel Barrymore, by the way
enriches Washington shops by
$500 spent for fancy lingerie.
Who was it was talking about
depression?
You may believe it or not Mr..
Ripley, but Murders In the Rue.
Morgue" surprised everybody in
Guiding that smart Ravenscroft-
Collier exhibitor combination bv
drawing more money over the
week end to the Rialto Theater
box office than the much touted
"Frankenstein," king of the hor-
ror films.
The Washington times., 1932-02-23
Bicentennial Wins

Ray Henderson arrives tomor-
row to sound the tom-tomS for
Katherine Cornell in "Barretts Of
Wimpole Street." definitely due at
the BelaSco Theater, Monday
night, March 7. The booking is
a personal triumph for Manager
L. Stoddard Taylor who waged
letter writing and telegraph cam
paign to win over the star. When
he finally suggested that Miss
Cornell owed it to Washington
and the Bicentennial celebration
to play at least one week here it
proved q winning argument.
The Washington times., 1932-02-23
Kate In the Movies

R-K-O-Pathe will demonstrate
its belief that the movie public
will accept tunes in the films by
shooting the generous-sized Kate
Smith right into the Hollywood
version of Girl Crazy" She will
play and sing the role which
brought Ethel Norman to the
front in musical comedy, offer
ing a new budget of songs.
That Mexican pepper pot,
Lupe Velez, is looking over "Hot-
Cha" in Pittsburgh this week. If
she likes the role of the Rio
Grande vamp she will go into the
Zeigfeld musical. Conchita Mon
tenegro, another Holly wood
cherub, was the original choice
for this role. After reading the
script she reported: mo can play
a bad girl
The Washington times., 1932-02-23
B Beach R sort Is
Getting Film
Celebrities
BY HARRISON CARROLL
Copyright. 1892. King Features
Syndicate Incl

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, Feb. %.
Now that Fox is concentrating
its operations in WeStwood, more
film people will be moving out
of Hollywood towards the beach.
This westward trek has gone
on steadily with the expansion
OF the industry.
Years ago the big stars lived
downtown in Los Angeles, most
of them in rough square
formed by Seventh and Ninth
Streets and Figueroa and Hope.
Mary Pickford was in the Sin.
noet Apartments, while D. w.
Griffith and Henry B. Walthall
lived on Hope Street. Blanche
Sweet, Hobart Bosworth and Ray
mond Hatton we're others in this
district. Harold Lloyd had a
place on Hoover. And the GiSh
sisters had the film colony's first
hilltop home. 1t was on Sixth
Street and was much remarked
because of it's 25,foot retaining
wall. In these days, the hang
out of the film crowd was The
Players Club" on Hill Street be-
tween Second and Third. Wal
lie Reid was president. 4"
Later on, when Paramount and
Universal opened studios in Holly
wood, the Western movement be-
gan. Jesse LaSky, Reginald Denny,
Theodore Roberts and Tully Mar
shall all built homes on the Vine
Street hill. Gloria Swanson was
at Wilcox and Yucca.
Gloria also was one of the first
to join the Beverly Hills migra-
ton, though Douglas Fairbanks
and Mary Pickford actually
started it. Other early Beverly
Hills settlers were Will Rogers
and the Fred Niblos.
Now, of course, Malibu is pop
ular location. Lead by Anna O.
Nilsson, Marie vost. Alan
Dwan, Ernest Terrence, Ronald
Colman, Louise FaZenda and Neil
Hamilton, the film people have
built one of the most famous
beach colonies in the world.
And if they move again, it'll
have to be housePoats.
The Washington times., 1932-02-23
They Disagree

The gathering cheered the
important figure. They knew
full well that he was COM
manding individual and that if
he said he would drive the five
liquor emporiumS out of bust
ness he would do 1t. AT the
last part of his speech, how
ever, they laughed. Once the
five were gone, from whence
would the six come? The town
would be completely liquorleSs.
Mrs. Wilson. the local secre-
tary of the w. C. T. u, told
the complete story to her
friends.
The man is a fanatic" she
whispered, "but he can un-
doubtedly help us. Those ter
rible speakeasy men actually
fear him and if. for some
strange reason, he wants to
drive them out of business, he
will most certainly succeed.
LAS far as the new liquor
resorts are concerned. you must
take his remarks with a grain
of salt. He's talking nonsense.
Once we've beaten the present
invasion, we have nothing to
worry about"
The Washington times., 1932-02-23
Midnight Show Is
Booked for Howard

Ubie Blake and his band, head
ing possibly the greatest aggre-
CATION of sepia stars ever seen
in Washington, head the show
at the Howard this week.
The headline features include
PegLeg Bates, the wonder one
legged tap dancer; Amanda Ran
dolph, blues singer; Moss and
Frye, the two original Black
birds; Ben Bernie's Sepia
Nephews, singing and dancing
rhythmiSts; Sunny Nichols, Cab
Calloway's successor at the Cot
ton Club, New York, and a host
OF others, including the snap
piest chorus yet presented on the
stage of the Howard.
Owing to the exceptional hit
scored by the current bill at the
The Washington times., 1932-02-23

facts. You know that I don't
believe in the prohibition law
and I'm not ashamed to ad-
init that, even though Mr..
Hoover appointed me, I have
told him my sentiments to his
face.
DiscIoses the Facts
To-day the boy or girl who
doesn't drink straight liquor
simply doesn't belong. 1 don't
care about their ages. From
IA years up they are being
taught that liquor is forbidden
fruit and that it's smart for
them to drink it. And that's
exactly what they're doing.
But all this has nothing to
do with the case. 1 told you
that 1 would help you put
those five speakeaSies out of
business. I'll do exactly that
and we don't need any help.
I'll do it tonight.
I'm giving you, however,
one word of warning. You can
not suppress present conditions.
Within a month there will be
six different speakeasies operat-
ing in this same town. Re-
member that, six instead Of
five"
The Washington times., 1932-02-23
Joe Cooks Ambition

Why is it that comedians crave
to be HamletS? Joe Cook, in all
seriousness, has asked Stephen
Erlanger Cochran to keep him in
mind for straight acting part
with the National Theater play.
erS. He wants to do serious stuff
even though he knows high-toned
actors don't draw as much money
as funny men.
Comedian Cook, incidentally
completely entranced that wise
ticket broker, Eddie Talbert. For
Eddie, not realizing who was
speaking, listened enraptured
while Joe Cook told of the time
he pitched 27-inning, nothing
nothing game against Eddie
Plank of Connie Mack's Athletics.
The Washington times., 1932-02-23
Marion Davies Next

Marion Davies in Polly of the
Circus" will follow Marie Dress
ler'S Emma" into Loew's Palace
Theater and you can't blame
Carter Barron for anticipating a
bumper two weeks business. The
Davies film will have Clark
Gable as leading man, playing, of
all things, a minister. Truly a
versatile actor. Marion Davies in
Its A Wise Child" holds the
Palace high record for 1885,
$27 ,345, the more remarkable be-
cause it was gathered in Holy
Week.
The Washington times., 1932-02-23
Poor But Honest
Chorus Girls
Troubles

Lenore Uric, whose following
in the theater is both loyal and
substantial, stars in another one
of those conventional comedy
dramas in which the dramatist
attempts to show the difficulties
which confront the Park Avenue
millionaire of social position who
seeks happy marriage with a poor
but honest chorus girl.
1t is John Emerson and Anita
Loos, who have. in their time,
written brilliant farces for the
stage and bright flips for the
movies. who essay to prove that
true love recognizes no social
barriers.
Two Good Acts
THE Social Register" as it
was presented at the National
Theater last night, offers two
acts of dialogue that sparkle
with vivacious gold-digger humor
that frequently glows into real
comic situations and that are
pleasantly entertaining.
Having ingeniouSly maneuvered
their haraSSed couple into an in
volved romantic dilemma, Play
wrights Emerson and LooS are be-
set for the right third-act solution
and being completely confounded
by their own puzzling weave of
plot and counter-plot permit the
bottom to drop out of their opus.
The third act is sloppily under
written, represents playwrights
who seem to have exhausted their
dramatic ideas and fitting words,
and drops the curtain on an alb
rupt and shallow climax.
WiSecracking Play
1t is Lenore Uric. as the big
hearted and misunderstood Patsy
Shaw, of the Carroll Vanities who
makes The Social Register" mel
low diversion. With her tradi.
tional huskineSs and seductive
charms Miss Uric contrives to
make this Patsy a heart of gold
lass, generous to her family and
friends, always ready with a vii, :.
crack and a helping hand, craving
nothing but sacred love. Person
ally 1 couldn't blame Park Avenue
for putting the chill on anybody
who insisted on going about bare
legged.
Good Comedy Cast
Sidney Blackmer is the sincere
playboy who wanted to marry
outside of his set and found his
path bestrewn with we'll bred
relatives. He never got really ex-
cited over the role nor neither
did I. Apart from the stars his
trionics found the keenest
pleasure in the speakeasy jokes
of Betty Garde delivered with
glib flippancy and in the dis
guSted bartender of the Breene
mansion, played by Han Hansen
for every ounce of its comedy
value. Teresa Maxwell-Conover
was splendid also until the play
wrightS left her flat in the final
scene. Hilda Haywood Howe
played gawky society wall
flower in the Eddie Foy manner.
Lenore Ulri3 has made a relent-
less search for an all-wool play
since departing from the house
of Belasco. The quest, it seems,
must still go on.
ANDREW r. KELLEY.