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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-07
Groggy Leaders Are
 Quickly Revived
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With nominations for governor in order, Judge Raymond A. John- son, one of the chiefs of the or ganization, moved that the con- vention be boiled for nominations and this was accepted.
 Delegate after delegate called "Trumbull" as the informal roli call progressed.
 The convention was stirred to laughter when the name of former Governor John H. Trumbull, slt- ting as delegate from Plainville, was called three times without reply.
 The procedure was interpreted as a move to emphasize the over whelming demand of the party that Trumbull return to public life.
 As the roll progressed, no name was called but "Trumbull." The vote was unanimous for the former Flying Governor" A motion was made and carried that the vote be recorded as formal.
 Greeted by tremendous applause, Trumbull told the convention he had not desired the nomination and had hoped when he retired two years ago to return to private life and to his business.
 "But I recognize my debt to the republican party" he continued. Il can be of service and l will do so regardless of my personal sacri- fees, which I can assure you are many.
 of I am elected-and I fully ex- pect the republican organization to carry Connecticut-I will do the best I can-Now let's roll up our sleeves and get busy to win the election"
 Then rapidly State Treasurer Roy c. Wilcox of Meriden was nominated for lieutenant-governor and elected unanimously as the nominee. John A. Danaher of Hartford was nominated unanl- mously for secretary of state.
 There was no excitement as the name of J. William Hope, former Bridgeport town chairman, a public accountant and World war veteran, was placed in nomination for state treasurer and accepted unanimous ly.
 State Senator Anson F. Keeler' former mayor of Norwalk, was nominated unanimously for comp troller.
 Professor Charles M. Bakewell' Yale philosopher, was chosen unanimously to run for congress man-at-large and the ticket was filled without a contest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-07
Opening Of State Democratic Session
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, sible this afternoon that Colonel Thomas Hewes, a new guard ad-
 herent, might be put forward by
 Senator Michael Connor of Hart ford as a compromise candidate
 but it was doubted that the old guard would accept the Farming ton man.
 Reports circulated that Mayor Maloney might take the lieutenant governorship as a compromise nom- ination instead of insisting on the senatorial nomination were knock ed down today. If he did compro- l mise in this way it would force Controller Leary into a fight. At the present time he appears to have the approval of both factions. Mayor Maloney said he would not become compromise candidate. Prospect delegates appeared here this afternoon squabbling among themselves. Two sets of delegates ,, have been elected there and they both claim the two seats allotted to Prospect. It was expected, though,
 that the trouble would be ironed out, just as was done in the spring
 convention. by seating the four del- egates wit hone-half votes each. The rules committee of the state convention will have an important
 task to perform this year. For some time past a special committee of the state central committee has
 been working on a new set of rules
 for the party. Chairman Crary of
 Waterbury is a member of this spe- cjal auh-cOm mittea The report will
 be made to the convention rules
 committee and then submitted to the convention as whole.
 Tonight, following the Keynote"
 address of Attorney Robert Butler
 of Hartford, the Waterbury dele
 gates will caucus for the purpose
 of nominating members of the
 rules, permanent organization and credential committees.
 Cross Prepared
 Eastern Point, Conn, Sept T. Governor Wilbur L. Cross has pre-
 pared a lengthy address to deliver
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-07
to the democratic state convention

to the democratic state convention here tomorrow.
 Speculation among the first del- egates to arrive here for the open- ing tonight was active but no one save the governor seemed to knaw what the subject of the speech would be. The belief among those close to him that Governor Cross is disgusted with internal party pickering and has been consider ing withdrawing from public life added point to the speculation.
 Floor battles for almost every place on the ticket were in pros- pect, barring last minute compro- misses between the "old guard" and new" guard leaders.
 The race for the senatorial nom- ination to-day had become four- sided, with Professor Harry Mor- gan Ayres of Westport, Mayor Francis T. Maloney of Meriden Congressman Augustine Lonergan of Hartford and Thomas Hewes of Pennington all in the field.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-07
POLICE PROBE REPORT OF "MUSCLE MEN''
Three Arrested In Attempted East
 Main Hold-Up
Two Youths Ont on Bail-Owner of Store Fined for $ Writing Policy Believe Ansonia Clique Seek ing to Cut in on Illicit Business

police will take no action as no complaints will be made. As policy like other forms of gambling Is prohibited by law the "racketeers" feel that they can operate without being apprehended. Several young men who entertained similar opin- ions when they burglarized stores and hi-jacketed gambling machine es are serving time now for their mistaken interpretation of the laws.
 Lerz and Tato were observed entering at 389 East Main street, Tato is said to have kept one hand in his pocket as if he were carrying a gun. The gesture was only a bluff, however, but when Patrolmen Fred Hickey and Pa trick Moylan of the vice squad rushed in after them they found that a door had been battered down. There was also some evil dence of policy slips having been written there or were there for distribution. In addition to taking Lerz and Tato into custody the police seized Frank Spadola, 34, the owner. In court this morning Spadola was fined $100 and costs for writing policy. Fifty dollars of the fine was later remitted.
 No evidence was taken today in connection with the breach of the peace and theft charges. whether the two accused attempt ing to get away with some of the policy equipment or money will be brought out formally when they are arraigned for trial.
 Superintendent Mclean is watch ing developments In the new line up of principals and has directed Patrolman Daniel J. Carson and members of the emergency squad to investigate the many reports that are in circulation at the present time about rival gangs planning to use Waterbury as the hattIepround for their rackets.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-07
FARMERs NOT DONE.

Sioux City, fa., Sept 7-(UP)- Violence threatened at this center of the farmers strike again today when a crowd of pickets estimated at between 500 and 600 assembled on a highway leading to Sioux City determined to halt q caravan of trucks that was preparing to dash 10 the market.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-07
MoRE MINE TROUBLE

Wilmington, III, bept T.-IUFJ -gtats highway police hastensd to the Northern Illinois Goa ] com. nany's scrip mine near here to.day when approximately goo striking miners conyerGed on the property with the anfseuneed determination Of forcing it to cease operation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-07
FULL WEATHER REPORT

Washington, Sept 7-(UP)-Fore- cast for to might and Thursday:
 Maine, New Hampshire, vermont Ma IS chusetts, Rhode Island,. Con. necticut: Fair and continued cooi tonight and Thursday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-07

The companion feature Holly wood Speaks" gives Q closeup or the glamorous life of the movie
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-07
Teu,pepatures

Washington. Sept 7-!UP)-Hlsh' est temperatures yesterday and low ported by the weather bureau to' | day as follows: Al
Evening star., 1932-08-25
viewing Of the eclipse without sucf

viewing Of the eclipse without such
protection.
Watch the moon in the daylight sky
from day to day in its inexorable ap-
proach to the sun. II the stars could
be seen from only one station on the
earth, and on only one night IN the
year, all mankind would pour to that
place for the glory of the spectacle.
So 1t is that because favorable solar
eclipse is rare, thousands of visitors are
flocking into New England to observe
| this dramatic phenomenon.
Strange Light Appears.
They will see the moon gradually
encroaching on the solar disk. About
an hour later, as totality approaches.
a strange light is in the sky and over
the landscape for the quality OF light
| from the edge of the sun is different
from that of the center Of the disk.
The little images of the sun cast on
| the ground through small apertures or
interstices among the leaves OF the trees
are no longer circular, but crescent
| shaped. Tense excitement is felt by
all witnesses; creatures of the field
respond strangely, horses and cattle lie
| dom, fowls roost.
| At the moment of totality the rough,
mountainous surface of the moon pro-
jects peaks beyond its limb which break
I'D the crescent, leaving a series OF
| bright points called Bailey's Beads For
persons high above the general eleva-
! ton. on a mountain peak or in an air.
plane. the shadow can be seen ap-
preaching at terrific speed. Then come
| totality and the most beautiful spec
| tacle Of nature, not only because of the
beauty of the phenomenon itself, with
| the delicate pearly corona and the
scarlet prominences at the suns limb,
with the stars and planets appearing,
but beautiful because it comes in full
| fillment of prophecy.
| Totality ends as abruptly as 1t came,
and with the faintest appearance of the
! suns disk the corona disappears and
| the stars fade. Those who have seen
| this spectacle feel a relief from the
| tension Even to those who know ex-
actly what to expect, who know the
reasons for eclipses, just where and
when the shadow will fall, the eclipse
is awe-inspiring. But to primitive peo-
pie to whom it comes unheralded and
unannounced, it is terrifying.
No event more cleary illustrates the
regularity and orderlineSS of the
heavens, the perfect obedience to law,
which has taught all other sciences and
mankind as well the sense of law and
order.
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is much greater and may be as high as
5000 miles an hour.
The determination of the actual cir
cumstanceS of any eclipse is very COM
pleX. 1t must take into account the
varying distance of the earth from the
sun and the moon from the earth,
which affects the length of the Shad-
owS; the varying orbital speeds, which
determine the spatial speed of the
shadow; the inclination of the moon S
orbit, the westward motion of the nodes,
the rotundity of the earth. the direc-
tion of the earths axis, which deter
r.ineS just what face of the earth is
presented toward the sun-many vari-
ables, intricate geometrical relations.
In the coming eclipse of Wednesday,
August 81, the moons shadow first
strikes the earth in the region of the
Arctic to the north of Siberia, passes
across the North Frigid Zone within 200
miles of the North Pole, strikes North
America in Northern Canada, moves
southeast across Hudson Bay and James
Bay, down the full length of the Prov
ince Of Quebec, and hits the United
States in Northeastern Vermont near
Lake Memphremagog, over Derby. Is
land Pond, strikes the Connecticut
River, and enters New Hampshire near
Lancaster and Guildhall, across the
White Mountains, almost exactly over
the peak of Mount Washington. over
Conway. crosses into Maine at Frye
burg, land leaves the Atlantic Coast at
Kennebunkport. The edge of the
shadow, however. touches the tip of
Cape Cod.
The shadow has a diameter Of 100
miles, and the duration of totality in
the central line is 100 seconds; there
fore, the shadow is moving mile a
second.
Have Set Up Camps.
Astronomers from many of the world S
great obServatories have set up eclipse
camps along the = central line of the
shadow path. The Royal Observatory
Of Greenwich and the Dominion OBJ
servatory are at Parent, Quebec; Uni
Evening star., 1932-08-25
BY a STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, August as
Alexandria police today are looking for
man who perpetrated a murder hoax
here last night by phoning headquarters
that man had been shot and his body
thrown into Four Mile Run, at the
northern entrance to the city.
Upon checking the origin Of the call,
police found that it came from a lunch
room, about one-half mile from Four
Mile Run. The caller stated. however,
that he was at Union Station, which
is over miles from either place. He
stated that he was driving District Of
Columbia automobile and gave the
names of two women residents of Hume
Springs. near Four Mile Run. whom he
stated knew about the murder"
An immediate investigation OF the
alleged murder and the call was made
by Capt John S. Arnold and Sergt.
Fred Klaus. After questioning the two
women, whose names the caller gave,
and finding that they knew nothing
about the supposed murder, the officers
had radio broadcast put on the air
for the originator Of the hoax. At a
Evening star., 1932-08-25
ECLIPSE TO BE DELICATE TEST
OF ASTRONOMICAL KNOWLEDGE
Blind Astronomer
To Be ''Observer"
Of Total Eclipse
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WESTBROOK, Me, August
25.-Dr. Edwin B. Frost Of
Williams Bay. Wis, who arrived
yesterday for the solar eclipse,
August 81. among the scores of
scientists gathered for the spec
tacle, plans to collect his data
with his ears.
DR.. Frost has been blind IL
years. He said he would go with
his wife and daughter to a hill
near here on the day of the
eclipse and listen to his family's
description of the phenomenon.
DR.. Frost recently retired after
81 years as director of Yerkes
Observatory at Williams Bay.
Evening star., 1932-08-25

versity Of Toronto at st. Alexis; Paris
and Marseilles Observatories at st.
Lawrence River. Quebec; McGil UNI
yersity and University Of London at
Montreal; Mccormick Observatory and
the Royal Astronomical Society party
at Magog; Sproul Observatory at Derby;
my party from the Adler Planetarium
and Astronomical Museum at Island
Pond, VT. With my party are astron-
omers from Elgin Observatory, Yerkes
Observatory and Drake University.
Mount Wilson Observatory has a
group at Lancaster, Toxic at Bartlett,
Van Week Observatory at Center Con-
way, Lick observatory. University OF
Michigan, Dearborn Observatory and
Georgetown Observatory at Fryeburg,
Me-; Perkins Observatory at Douglas
Hill, Harvard Observary at Sebago Lake,
United States Naval Observatory at
South Limington.
The stations are very well scattered
so only general cloudiness will prevent
observations at some stations.
The stations have widely different
programs, covering the whole gamut oi
eclipse problems. There are, of course
some studies which can be made only
at the time of eclipse. Months OF
active observing during the 100 seconds
of totality.
Accurate observations of the times ot
contacts, studies of the corona and the
distribution of its streamers, photo
graphing the corona in light of differ
ent colors, examining its total light, the
chemical constitution Of the lower lay
ers of the suns atmosphere and of the
corona, motions within the corona, de-
termination of accurate wave lengths
of lines in the spectrum Of the chro-
mosphere and the corona, observations
of positions of stars in the immediate
vicinity of the corona to determine II
they are displaced from their norma,
positions. as is called for by the Elm
stein theory of relativity-all this viii
few seconds available for their solu-
ton.
Precision Is Imperative.
No operatic ballet, no foot ball team
practicing for its crucial game, no CUR
crew rehearsing its battle routine, prac-
tices more carefully than does the as.
tronomer preparing for an eclipse
Every move must be with clocklike
precision.
Lie LlOI lOIkeL u
uncap q lens or draw the slide Of
his plateholder: he must not, in nerv.
GUS tension and excitement, misplace
any part of his equipment, and all OBJ.
servations are made in the deep OBJ
scurity of the eclipse.
The eclipse occurs in the midafter.
noon, at an hour progressively later a
the more southern stations. At Islanc
Pond mid-eclipse is at 1927 pm, E. S. T.
and therefore the sun is midway dowr
the afternoon sky.
This may be witnessed as a partia
eclipse over the entire continental area
of the United States; in California tht
magnitude is about Is per cent.
All who wish to observe the eclipse
should have very dark glasses ol
smoked glasses. A heavily exposed
Photographic film or plate developed
and fixed in the usual way serves ad.
mirably for this purpose. Eye injury
will certainly result from prolonged
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Heat Affects Hens.

LOVELAND Colo, August 25 IN. A.
N. Athens at the Spaulding and
Pettigrew poultry yards are reacting to
the heat. Spaulding found an egg with
the letters L-Y-Z distinctly imprinted
in the shell. Mrs. Thomas Pettigrew
discovered one SO elongated it re-
sembled Missouri paw-paw or small
squash
Evening star., 1932-08-25
SCHOOL LOAN ARRANGED
$105, 900 to Be Borrowed in Ar
lington for Refunding andExpenses
sy STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star.
ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE, Va.
August 25.-Arrangements were made
for loan of S105 900 at a special meet
ing last night of the Arlington County
School Board. Refunding of existing
notes will consume S93 900 of the loan.
the remaining $4,000 going for cur
rent expenses.
The next meeting of the board will
be held Tuesday night instead of We'd
nesday. Members of the School Elec-
toral Board, by whom the new School
Board was recently appointed, will be
invited to attend.
Evening star., 1932-08-25
PERPETRATOR OF MURDER HOAX
SOUGHT BY ALEXANDRIA POLICE
Officers Summoned to Four Mile Run by Call Saying Man
Had Been Shot and Thrown Into Water.

late hour this morning he had not been
found.
Capt Arnold stated that he believed
the whole affair was a ruSe played
either by drunken man or by some
one who wished to clear the way for
load of liquor going through the city.
Evening star., 1932-08-25
HEAT WAVE UNBR0KEN

Cool Winds Come, but Hotels
Steam Is Turned On.
VALENTINE, Nebr., August 25 (P).-
Cool winds broke a three-day heat spell
here, but they brought no relief to
guests at local hotel.
An irate roomer called the night
clerk and demanded why the steam
heat was on. He found the automatic
heating system had switched on when
the wind turned to the north.
Evening star., 1932-08-25
EX-GOVERNOR'S PORTRAIT
BARRED AS UNARTISTIC
Massachusetts, State House Execu-
tive Council Objects to Allen,
Shown With Hands in Pockets.

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, August 25.-A portrait
which shows Frank G. Allen, former
Governor, with his hands in his trousers
pockets, will never hang in the execu-
tive chamber of the State House.
The executive council yesterday voted
its support to the State Art Commission
in its decision that the portrait lacked
artistic merit in some respects and
should not be accepted. The portrait
was done by H. L. Wolff of New York
At the time its decision became
known, the commission denied the
action was taken because the Governor
was portrayed with his hands in his
pockets.
The Washington times., 1932-09-26
O. K. on O'Neill

They wouldn't let Eugene
O'Neilps Strange Interlude" as
a play come into Boston. Censor.
ship. So the Theater Guild hired
a playhouse in Quincy, some IL
miles from the Hub, and did
some nose thumbing when hmou.
sines from the Back Bay and
Beacon Street literati rolled over
the highways and made the en-
gagement profitable. .
Now Bill Ferguson, who launched
the T; Street ballyhoo for Strange
Interlude" as a picture, has gone
to Boston to arrange for the
Majestic Theater opening there.
To date not a murmur. Mayor
Curley is busy somewhere in the
West campaigning for Franklin
Roosevelt and City Censor Casey
says he guesses everything will
be o. K.
George Jean Nathan, who more
than anybody else is responsible
for discovering" O'Neill, related
in his Intimate Notebooks" that
Strange Interlude" enabled the
playwright to crafty two lifelong
desires: Q9 to have shirts tailored
in London; 90 to own a car
riage dog. His royalties from the
play passed 100000.
The Washington times., 1932-09-26
.uiss and SeIis
Are The Hits
At Gayety

In the French F'ollies" which
is current at the Gayety, Jimmy
Lake seems to have hit upon an
other show which pleases the Gus.
toners.
It has a fine comedian in the
person of Irving Selig who brings
lot of new material with him.
Slig also handles the older stuff in
a most effective manner, dressing
it up to look like new. Harry
Harrigan acts as number two
comic and is funny in spots.
Wilma Joszy is seen only too
seldom. She has a rather nice
voice, is shapely and a skilled
dancer. Tom 'Fairclough scores
as straight man, putting life into
what might have been drab hit.
This weeks program proves no
help in identifying the rest of the
performers. There are, however,
two clever blonde girls who dance
and sing; a sister team, and a
much better than the average
duet made up of female blues
singer and a man with a rather
nice voice.
It remains for John Quigg,
black-face accordian player, to
stop the show. Quigg is the only
man in burlesque who can make
the audience sing with his playing
and patter.
The Washington times., 1932-09-26
Minevitch Clicks

Borrah Minevitch sends an
appreciation nosegay for kind
words here and then adds:
IF you are in the neighborhood
of the Fox Theater please stop
back stage and we will be glad
to give you a private concert"
Thank you, Borrah. But I am
one of those who can't recognize
the mouth organ as a musical in
strument. It has so many false
tones I can almost understand
why dogs let out those mounrful
sounds when they hear one.
Which, of course, to me makes it
all the more marvellous that the
Minevitch group of harmoni-
CASTS can charm audiences into
symphonies of applause as they
are doing at the Fox this week.
P. S. Eddy Gilmore just
jingled the phone to report that
the Minewitch act stopped the
Sunday night show cold. So
maybe I should let the whole
matter drop or file this as a
minority report.
The Washington times., 1932-09-26
What About "Swell?"

One who processes to know
says that the word "swelp' was
not in the American slanguage
in the gay COS when those scenes
in Back Street" were presumably
being acted. In fact that same
authority says that dramatic
critics are to blame for making
"swell'' the most useless and de-
Spised word in the entire vocab.
ulary of dramatic review to DEM
onstrate- how sterile the writing
clan is in descriptive expression.
Oh, well, let's pass on to some
thing less controversial. Those
cheers, for instance, when audi
ences give when children in the
beer garden raise huge mugs of
lager in the picture at the Rialto.
Do they mean anything. Is
Washington wet or is it wet?
The Washington times., 1932-09-26
Burke Is
Lauded in Film
"Comeback"

After an absence Of 10 years
Billie Burke has made a return
in "a Bill of Divorcement," which
stars John Barrymore.
Preview showings of the screen
adaptation of the great stage sue
cess brought unstinted praise to
Billie Burke as it did to John Bar
rymore.
That Billie Burke should stage
such a glorious comeback" is Of
particular significance to Wash
ington, for contrary to the gen.
orally popular belief the actress is
not English but a downright
Washingtonian born right here in
this staid old Capital of ours. The
English angle evidently is trace
able to the fact that she was edu'
Gated in England and made her
debut in a popular musical COM
edy, 1.-THE School Girl"
It was in my Wife" with John
Drew that Billie Burke made her
first appearance in New York,
This play made her the queen
of the legitimate stage, which po'
sition she held for two genera
tionS.
Mind the Paint Girl" and "Jer-
ry" were two others Of her stage
hits at this period. More recently
she appeared in "The Marquis"
and 1.-THE Made Hopes"
Retirement from the stage fol-
lowed her marriage to Florenz
ziegfeld and it was during the
filming of "a Bill of Divorce
ment" that her famous husband
producer died. Miss Burke carried
on through to the completion of
the picture and since has expert
enced the same great acclaim as
was accorded her when in my
Wife" she scored so successfully
in New York.