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Evening star., 1932-09-18
FRANCE MAY ASK
NATIONS TO PROBE
REICH ARMAMENT
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events have taken, as the members
elected in November will not be called
into session before December, and so
the Won Papen ministry will have time
to get started on its program of eco
nomic reconstruction.
An authorized commentator said the
government hoped that failure of the
new elections to produce a legislature
capable of constructive work would
demonstrate there was urgent need Of
constitutional reform.
A new constitution probably will be
drafted shortly and in due course will
be submitted to popular vote.
The Reichstag elected July 81 was
dissolved by Chancellor Franz Won
Papen last Monday. The dissolution
decree was not read until after men,
bers had overwhelmingly voted nom
confidence in the Won Papen govern
ment, but the chancellor refused to be
bound by that vote, contending that he
had NOT been recognized when he rose
to present his decree before the vote
was taken.
Among the constitutional changes
that have been advocated by Chancel-
lor Won Papen are the establishment
of an upper chamber of the legislature
similar to the United States Senate
and a revision of the system of repre-
sentation which would make Reichstag
members responsible to specific voting
districts.
Evening star., 1932-09-18
MURRAY DIRECTS
OIL BAN IN PERSON
GovernorHaIts Speaking Tour
to Handle Oklahoma City
Situation.
BY the Associated Press.


OKLAHOMA CITY, September IL
With caustic words for an attempt to
open oil wells charged with overpro-
duction under a Supreme Court bond,
Gov Murray cut short Western Okla
homa speaking tour today to assume
personal direction of military control Of
the Oklahoma City oil field.
Declaring in a written statement
"here is a company that admits they
stole 100000 barrels of oil, which
means s45,00O gross production tax and
more than $4,000 stolen from royalty
owners and also in like proportion a
theft Of oil from the other products
who were obeying the law" the Gov
ernor said 1t was "a monstrosity in
justice" to permit production under a
$4,000 bend.
He reiterated he had ordered Col.
Cicero I. Murray, in charge Of military
preparation enforcement, to summon
extra Guardsmen after the Supreme
Court had granted the H. r WILCOX
Oil l. Gas Co. $1,000 supersedeas
bond to allow opening of 10 wells closed
last July by the Corporation Commits
sion as a result of overproduction
charges. Col Murray Thursday an
nounced he would net allow the wells to
produce.
Il had thought the Supreme Court
would have taken cognizance of my mil
itary order on file with the secretary
of State; that it also would have re-
called that he who seeks equity must
do equity and must go in with clean
hands otherwise equity rights are not
granted" said the Governor.
He commented that the wrong use OF
military law renders it an impeach-
able offense" and added:
Il will assume responsibility for its
conduct under my direction"
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Roberto Urbaneta Abrelelaez, before the
chamber to explain the governments
course in the "Leticia incident"
Peruvian citizens seized the port city
of Leticia on the upper Amazon
(Maranon) River on September l and
ousted the Colombian officials. Leticia
has been ceded to Colombia by Peru
under the Peruvian Colombian boundary
treaty of 1922. The value of the town
lies in the fact that the Amazon River
is navigable in this area and fur
nishes an outlet to the Atlantic $500
miles away.)
Answer Will Be Given.
The foreign minister told the Senate
that an answer would be given to the
latest Peruvian note explaining the
Leticia affair.
The Peruvian foreign minister,
Zavala Loaiza, yesterday complied with
a Colombian request for the Peruvian
position. His note said in part:
I'm order to propitiate pacific solu-
tion of the Leticia problem, it is neces-
sary that Colombia avoid any measures
of strength force?). The Peruvian
government wants the privilege of
channel movement in this area in order
to reply to Peruvian national aspira-
tions"
After this explanation the Senate
Evening star., 1932-09-18
ELIHU ROOT OFFERS
TO AID HOOVER BY
MAKING SPEECHES
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former President Coolidge will speak
later in the campaign"
Tilson said: IF there was any shadow
of pessimism" over the Maine election,
that shadow has now been entirely
wiped out by renewed activity on the
part of Republican leaders and party
workers"
He said one result of the election had
been a flood" Of offers from Republi-
cans to campaign in any way they might
be needed.
Other addi..cns to the list of important
Republican speaker were: Gen. James G..
Harbord, A. E F. chief of staff in
France; John NJ. WHY'S, former Ambas-
sador to Poland; Charles S. Whitman,
former New York Governor, and Han
ford MacNider, former Ambassador to
Canada.
They were listed, along with Secre-
tary of the Treasury Mills. Secretary Of
Labor Doak and Assistant Secretary of
the Navy Jahncke, as the big guns"
Of the Eastern speaking campaign.
Tilson said his bureau had been
further encouraged" by the addition
Of such women as Mrs. Calvin Coolidge
Mrs. Dwight w. Morrow and Mrs. Theo-
dore Roosevelt, ST, to the Advisory
Committee.
Among the definite speaking engage
ments announced were:
Former Ambassador Willys, New
York, September 20: Assistant Secre-
tary Jahncke. East Orange. N. j.. Sep
tember %; Secretary Mills, Detroit,
September 90; st. Louis, october /; Los
Angeles, october A. San Francisco, Oc-
tober 6; Vice President Curtis. Knox
vile. Tenn. September 81; Chattanoo-
ga. Tenn, September %, and the fol-
lowing engagements in Kentucky:
Bowling Green, September %; Hop
kinsville, September %; Danville and
Lexington September "a.
The Vice President will be in West
Virginia from September 25 to Septem-
Der 80 and then will go TO Oklahoma.
Evening star., 1932-09-18
JAILED WITH FATHER

LA. GRANGE, Ind, September IT
CE).-State Senator Roilo N. Walter
and his father, Burritt S. Walter, were
taken to the La Grange County Jail
here this afternoon in default of bond
after the county grand jury had re-
turned new indictments against them
in connection with the failure Of the La
Grange County Trust Co.
The indictments charge embezzle-
ment. Rollo Walter is appealing
2 to II years conviction for embezzle-
ment in a previous trial.
Evening star., 1932-09-18
WOMAN HIT BY TAXI

Mrs. Eva Brannon, 80, HOO block OF
Twelfth street, was seriously injured
when struck by a taxicab as she was
crossing the street near Seventh and
Pennsylvania avenue last night.
She was removed to Emergency Hos
pita1, where she was found to have
suffered a crushed chest. Police said
William Frye of the $500 block of Du
Bois place northeast was the driver of
the car which struck Mrs. Brannon.
No charges had been filed against him
at late hour.
Florence Gumpman, 80, of the 400
block of I street southwest, was treated
at Emergency Hospital early today for
injuries to the leg and arm, received
in an automobile accident at the in
tersection Of Reservoir road and Con-
duit road. Several other persons were
thought to have received minor injuries
when the machine overturned.
Evening star., 1932-09-18
24O-BARREL LIMIT FIXED.
Texas Order Applies to New Conroe
Oil District

AUSTIN, Tex, September II P)-
The Texas Railroad Commission today
issued an order fixing a maximum pro-
duction allowable of 240 barrels per well
daily in the New Conroe montgomery
County, oil field.
The allowable was ordered scaled
down on combined well-acreage basis.
AT the same time the commission sus-
pended the 240 barrels per well limita-
tion on wells in the Gulf Coast field
that are of piercement type dome.
R. D. Parker, chief supervisor Of the
commissions oil and gas division. said
employees of the conservation enforce
ment agency would conduct expert
ments in the Gulf Coast field to ascer-
tain whether lapge producers could be
restricted to 240 barrels without injury
to the wells.
Evening star., 1932-09-18
Soviet Agency to Close.

Headquarters of Amtorg Trading Cor
poration, commercial agent Of the Soviet
in America, announced today that its
Chicago Office will be closed next week.
The amount of business transacted be-
tween this country and the Soviet does
not warrant the maintenance OF the
Amtorg's two Pacific Coast branches,
however, will continue to do business.
They are at Los Angeles and San Fran
cisco.
Evening star., 1932-09-18
Crash on Peak Injuries %.

MUNICH, September II P.-Seven
persons were seriously injured and flf-
teen suffered minor hurts today when
two trains collIed along the line Of the
zugspitze, Germany's loftiest peak. One
of the trains was ascending the moun-
tain and the other descending. No
cause for the accident was Immediately
apparent.
Evening star., 1932-09-18

to the administration, and it was an
nounced that the Colombian foreign
office would make an immediate answer
to Peru.
Peruvian Congress Meets.
LIMA, Peru, September IT (P).-Con-
gress met in secret today to hear
report on the Leticia situation from
the foreign minister. Zavala LoaiZa.
1t was reliably learned that after
long debate the Diplomatic Committee
adopted a motion declaring complete
satisfaction with the foreign minister's
explanation.
Evening star., 1932-09-18

some instances was denied in its pres
ent investigation.
Still another potential source Of the
same nature is the Federal Trade Com
mission utility probe, which Is going
into write-ups, overcapitalization and
other financial phases Of the power in
dustry.
Evening star., 1932-09-18
Fire Sweeps Texas Oil Plant.

LONGvIEW, Tex, September II OP).
Fire. starting with an explosion, swept
the plant of the East Texas Refining
Co. here today. The refinery was
valued at more than 81 ,00o, 900, but ON
ciaS were unable to estimate the
amount of the loss,
None was injured.
Evening star., 1932-09-18
POWER. REGULATION.
BY j. s. HELD VITAL
Publicity for Holding Com
panies First Essential, Says
Federal Commission.

Federal regulation of utility holding
companies was recommended to Con-
gress yesterday by the Power Commis-
sion as absolutely essential in the pub
lie interests
The principle that publicity that
educates the public is the first-line
trench N safeguarding the general well
fare" was set out by Chairman George
Otis Smith in amplifying the recon-
mendation for public control, embodied
in a report covering holding company
rule over utilities operating on Govern
ment-leased water power sites.
Dr.. Smiths statement which raped
opponents of publicity was made as the
report, prepared for Congress. was given
out in completed form. Previously,
excerpts from it had covered the salient
features.
Would Apply Generally.
While the report itself deals with
those concerns under Federal lease, the
policy outlined would apply to power
utilities generally, and DR.. Smith called
attention to the fact that it was reit-
Grafton of a recommendation made by
the commission in its annual report a
year ago. when it stressed the value Of
Publicity as a method of regulation.
Policy Given Backing.
"a somewhat similar Endorsement of
the regulatory function of publicity was
given by the United States Coal Com
mission in 1928" he said. In propos-
ing a national coal policy, that commits
sion put a better public understanding
of the coal business as the first step
toward protection of public interest"
Chairman Smith said there is moth
ing new in the idea that publicity Is a
benefit to industry. He added:
In 1903 a mining engineer in a
technical article on gold mine accounts
put the first and foremost purpose Of
such accounting to be to prevent
fraud and added that 'deflections are
matters for the police to look into
This engineer was Herbert Hoover and
he went on to explain that to get the
largest usefulness, publicity of accounts
is necessary. since this renders the re-
suits available for comparative studies
to promote economy, efficiency and
honesty in management of mine opera
ton"
Evening star., 1932-09-18
PARAGUAY CHARGES
FOREIGN LOANS AID
BOLIVIA IN CHACO

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-16
Barrymore In
 Palace Feature
Lionel Goes Masterly in ''The Washington
 Masquerade"

Saturday finds the Poll Palace
 screen still thrilling with 'Una. shamed," a tragedy of American society," of an "honor'' staying transferred almost literally to the screen, blazing to a thunderbolt in
 the trial scene where 8 girl holds
 in her power the life of her
 brother, killer of her lvoer and she herself torn by the opposing elements of hate and love. Helen Twelvetrees scores nightly as the girl, and Robert Young as the de- voted brother; Monroe Owsley as the man who loves neither wisely nor well; Lewis Stone as the wise defending counsel and John Milan |as the rapier thrusting prosecutor. Liberty's -four star" selection,
 Congress Dances" will enthrall the lover of the elaborate seasoned with melody on the screen.
 Tomorrow everyone looks to the Palace to get the inside dope" on Washington. That city with it's swirl of political intrigue, social |splendor and dramatic intrigues of Ia spectacular background for Lio- ASA oorI yAOreS ASWcct aPRSuA@ ance on the screen in ''The Wash ington Masquerade" Based on
 "The Claw, one of the famous actors greatest successes on the stage, the new film presents the actor in a truly "Barrymore-size"
 role as the senator and political power who is the master of men,
 but nevertheless, the tool of a de- signing woman. Samuel G. Blythe.
 mate details of Washington and noted political writer. added inti- its inner circle" to this elaborate screen version.
 Barrymore plays a Middle Vest ern senator who became a leader and national power. Unable to reach him any other way, the lobbyists try @ woman, employed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-16
George O'Brien in Mystery Ranch No Greater Love- Com paniOn Picture At
 Strand

With George O'Brien in the lead ing role, supported by a east of prominent players Mystery Ranch, based on Edward Whites thrilling story, "The Killer" be- gins a three-day engagement at Warmers Strand Sunday, headlin- ing another of the Strands p0pu. lar double feature programs.
 Mystery Ranch" is the story of a polished leader of gang of cattle stealers who is obessed by strange desire to kill, not only his enemies but any living thing that, in any manner, displeases him. He holds captive a beautiful girl whom he has threatened with death unless she consents to marry him.
 How O'Brien, as a young ran- ger, attempts her rescue; how he falls in love with her, and how he clashes with her captor and his renegades, form the basis of what is said to be one of the most in- triguing screen plays of the year.
 Cecelia Parker. who played op- posite O'Brien in "The Rainbow Trail" portrays the leading femi- HlNS TOle anu OIuCED PEOilAIcuI in the picture include Charles Mid- dleton at "The Killer" Noble Johnson, Forester Harvey, Roy Stewart, Charles Stevens and Russ Powell.
 The companion feature "No Greater Love" appeals to all cases and all ages.
 Prosperous people will like it be- cause it shows how the other half lives. The poorer ones will like 1t because it unfolds a heart story that they themselves might be liv- ing. Children will like it because there are kids in it. Grown-ups will like it because 1t has a tear and a laugh all the way through. It Is great entertainment, playing on the emotion from start to fin- ish. The cast includes Dickie Moore, Alexander Carr. Richard Bennett, Beryl Mercer, Betty Jane Graham, Hobart Bosworth, Alec Francis, Helen Jerome Eddy and others.
 On Wednesday and Thursday the program will include Edmund Lowe in Attorney for the De- fense" and Robert Armstrong with Lila Lee in Radio Patrol"
 On Friday and Saturday the all new program will feature Warren William in .'The Dark Horse" and "Week Ends Only" with Joan Ben- nett and Ben Lyon. Booked for early presentation are such pic- lures as "Red Headed Woman, "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" and others.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-16
OH YES, AMERICANS
 HAVE A BAD NAME

Salt Lake City. Utah-American movies have given Americans a bad reputation in foreign countries. according to a story told by Will ford B. Edman, who has just re- turned from visiting several Euro- pean countries.
 T walked into a small store in Ffensburg, Germany, to make a purchase" he relates. Another missionary friend was with me.
 "As soon as we were in the store and the owner discovered we were from the United States, he took all the goods off the counters and locked the showcases before he would serve us.
 "I asked what made him SO ex- cited when he saw us, and he told us that he was afraid we would steal everything. He admitted that he had seen few American made movies"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-16
Jane Cowl Returns, and
 CrOoners Get a Tanning

In these days, it seems just as well to be 45 hours from Broad way-if not even more distant. The general turnout Is pretty bad and there are only thirteen theaters running legitimate attractions. Sev- eral of these are preparing to fold.
 Meanwhile managers complain of the greatest crop of overnight playwrights, seeking to cash in on topical events, since the theater was invented. Hardly had Mrs Putnam landed on Irish shores shores when half a dozen plays based on gallant female fiyerss showed up.
 Already on hand were a dozen with the sub-tropic, natfve-white atmosphere of the sensational Massie case; at least half that number with plots dependent on international super-hnance of the late Kreuger variety an a score of would-be political travesties trading on the Pulitzer prize suc- cess. "of Thee Sing"
 Meanwhile, too, one bears that Engene O'Neill is working long hours in his southern beach shack. upsetting his own notion of plan. ming uplays six years in advance, 50 that the Theater Guild will have a new drama for next winters repertoire.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-16
Stanwyck On
 State Program
Emotional Star Appears in The Purchase
 Price,

Chalk up another winner for Warner Bros, who have been sup plying the theaters with the most consistently good product of any of the movie producers, in "The Purchase Price," starring Barbara Stanwyck and George Brent, which opened this afternoon at the War ner State theater. Following her great hit in "So Big" the star is back again in the type of alluring role that has won for her so many admirers. She is back again as a young, vibrant, entrancing charm CT. =
 As a night club singer who tries to escape the enuni of her life, Barbara Stanwyck reveals again all the charm, the tremendous drama- tic vitality and the sure touch which have marked her pictures from Ladies of Leisure" to "1- Illicit" and Might Nurse"
 It has long been commonplace to speak of Barbara Stanwyck as a good actress. She's more than that, however. And in the present picture, as the night club singer who fails to get out of her environ mant by a Park avenue marriage. and instead, as a picture bride, goes West and rnarries a Dakota wheat farmer, she gives the great est performance of her brilliant career in 'The Purchase Price,"
 Perhaps the greatest surprise oi the piece is the acting of young George Brent, dark-haired Irish leading man who played to such excellent advantage with Ruth Chatterton recently In "The Rich Are Always With Us."
 You can mark him down In your book right now as one of the fut- ure stars of pictures.
 An added surprise comes when Miss Stanwyck sings her own songs in the night club sequences, in a most pleasing voice.
 An estrangemept occurring on the night of her wedding, the new wife lasts until an unexpected visit from an old lover precipitates a quarrel "a terrific battle between Brent and Lyle Talbot--and makes hus- band and wife realize their need for one another.
 This profoundly moving story has been directed with rare skill and understanding by William A. Wellman, who will be remembered for his direction of Wings" "The Public Enemy" Might Nurse," etc.
 An unusually strong supporting cast includes David Landau, Har- die Albright, Leila Bennett, Mur- ray Kfnnell, Matt McHugh, Clar- ence Wilson, Lucille Ward. Victor Pote1, Adele Watson. Dawn O'Day. Snub. Pollard and Crauford Kent.
 Put this down as one of the pie lures you must see.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-16
By GILBERT SWAN NEA Service Writer

New York-Jane Cowl, too-long absent from the play-hungry the- aters of Broadway, returns with an up-to-date variation on the Fata Morgana theme. "A Thousand Summers.".
 It is titled after a line from swifiburne, and set in a British lake resort. There Is a nice Amer ican boy and a considerably older woman whose great love is inter- rupteds by rinoralistic elders. Their separation sends them temporarily in the direction of moro sordid amours, but the lad heads for Paris and the middle-aged woman does a reverse Diana and goes in pursuit. It's romantic, even a bit fearful. and likely to prove enter tainine.
 Miss CowI Is worth going many blocks to look upon. The Cowl charm, voice and manner are all there.
 In radio circles there long has ben Q gag that went something like this: Find an egotist with a ef.''
 One of the many young play wrights trying to turn out 8 broad- cast satire seems to have heard tho wheeze somewhere and has used it as the idea for an opus called "Heigh-Ho Everybody" Taken from the. less-than-Swin- burnean greeting of M. Valee, this title and the basic idea are just about all there is to it. The young man who is a crooner has a cold; aS long as he has . cold he can crvon; if he ever gets over 1t, his bet friend wouldn't be able to tel1 him from anyone else on the air.
 Having gone that far, the play wright yanks in some gangsters, supplied by rivals, to kidnap the lad and keep him away until his cold is cured. Joseph Stanley and Edna Hubbard are among the fea- tured performers.
 Bit by bit, producers and writ erS are learning that it's pretty hard to satirize the radio scene, since scores of the performers are funnier in their microphone per- formances than anything one could write about them. They are, in . word, their own best satire.