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The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-09-08
FANNIE BURSTS
 GREAT STORY
 MADE INTO FILM
Symphony of SIX Millions ' Wir Be Seen Sum- ''
 day at Capitol

' a .'si N r|a symphony pfe Six Millions, screen version Of Fannie Hurst's deeply human story, with Ricardo Cortez and Irene Dunne in the leading roles, will be previewed at I o'clock Saturday night and pre- sented regularly Sunday at the Cap- itol theatre.
 There will be no o'clock a. m. preview at the Capitol tomor- row night.
 symphony of Six Millions paints in direct strokes, the lives of the simple men and women who inhabit New Yorx's teaming Ghet- to.
 sSst4 Jewish Boys Struggle
 The story concerns young Jew ish boy who overcomes the push cart peddler and pants-presser environments of the East Sid. to become a great surgeon. With the gift of, healing in his grasp, he, is tom between what he con- siders to be his duty to his peo- pie and what he feels he owes to his own family.
 Emphasizing tne emotional ap- peal of the production is a sym phonic musical accompaniment.
 Composed by Max Steiner
 The symphony, composed espec- ially for the picture by Max Stein CT, head of the RKO-Radio Pic lures music department, under scores the action from the first scene to the last, Interpreting moods in melody
 The contrasting kaledoscopic colors of the motley East Side is reproduced both in sound and on the film with the greatest pos sible fidelity
 Self-Sacrificing Doctor
 The characters of the place. form an ever changing dramatic background for the sweeping TO-. nance of the sacrificing doc tor and the partially lame girl he loves.
 Gregory La Cava directed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-09-08
CAPITOL BILL
 CROWDED WITH. ENTERTAINMENT
Ladies of, Jury First t to Fight and Olympic :
 Games Tonight

Triple entertainment of unusua' merit characterizes the new pro gram that will be presented to night at the Capitol theatre. Tn, attractions incluGe Ladies of the Jury" featuring Edna May Gull yer and Roscoe Ates; First to Fight" a four-rael comedy, with Slim Summerville and Eddie Crib bon heading the cast, and the fourth presentation of contests in the recent Olympic Games show ing among other events the. trium- phant swimming of Helene Madi son, famous Seattle aquatic star
 Ladies of the Jury" tells the story of twelve different types Of jurors who had themselves locked in room for the purpose of de- ciding the fate of pretty show girl accused of murder.
 Accusations and Fights
 Fights, accusations and constant h.ckering revoIve about the per- sonality of Miss Oliver who finally wins the others to a verdict of not guilty by playing on their emo- tions and racial differences
 Besides Miss Oliver and Ates, the cast includes Ken Murray, Kitty Kelly, Lita Cteyret, George Ber- anger, Quinn Williams, George Humbert, Kate Price. Charles Dow Luke and Cora Witherspoon.
 Rivals Fer Nurse
 In First to Fight" Summer vile and Gribbon are Marines Both are rivals for the smiles of Ia pretty nurse enacted by Eleanor Hunt An important and amusing part is played by Pat Harmon as officer of the day"
 First to Fight was made with the full and hearty cooperation of the Marine Corps at the San Diego Marine Base.
 Swimming Clearly Depicted
 In the Olympic Games at Los Angeles, Miss Madison, who for two years had been breaking swim ming records. repeated her sensa- tional successes. In the great in ternational tournament she proved that among members of her sex she is without a peer in the world as an !. aquatic performer. Her great athletic prowress is depicted clearly in the pictures to be shown at the Capitol.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-09-08
Inexpensive Prescription Guaranteed to Stop
 Rheumatic Pains an
Thousands joyfully astonished al
 swift AS hour relief.


 Progressive pharmacists will tell you that the popular big selling prescription for rheimatism right now is Allenru-for 85 cents you can get one generous bottle from Juneau Drug co. or Butler Maurc Drug Co. or any up to date drug gist.
 You can get it with the under standing that if it doesn't stop the pain-the agony-and reduce the swelling in 4s honrs-yotir money back. | & es Sssl
 Excess Uric Acid Poison Starts to Leave in 24 Hours Out, of your joints and muscles go the excess uric acid deposits that are sol often the 4cepse of your suffering tits safe, sensible scientific formula--free from pain deadening drugs.
 The same holds good for Eciatica Neuritis and Lumbago-quick joy ful relief-no more idle days-it re- moves the cause. --ady
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-09-08
DAUGHTER IS BORN MIR. AND MRS. GLENN
 CAKES IN SEATTLE

A daughter was born early We'd nesday morning ii. Seattle to MT and Mrs. Glenn Oakes, Mr. Oakes was advised yesterday in radio gram. The little girl weighed nine pounds at birth. Mrs. Oakes and the baby, which has been named Patricia. are both doing we'll. |
 Mrs. Oakes, who resigned last July from the Governors office where she had teen a clerk for several years, has been visiting her mother at Steilacoom, for several weeks. She will return there for another brief stay af- ter leaving the Seattle hospital.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-09-08
FORMER JUNEAU GIRL IS MARRIED IN SOUTH;
 ! WILL COME TO JUNEAU

Miss Lola Elena Korhoaen and Ewin Hugh Hill, were married in San Francisco, August 26, in the First English Lutheran Church by the Rev. Z J. R. Broyer. The newlyweds will shortly come to Juneau and take up their perma- nent residence.
 The bride was born and raised in Juneau. For several years she was in the office of the B. M. Behrends, Inc, and went sout;2 about a year and half ago. She has been operati.sg beauty par lor in San Francisco. fsif
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-09-08
Screen Productions
 To Be Seen Here This Month

80 Minutes starring Doug,as Fairbanks
 These productions will be fol lowed by others equally meritor- icus. These latter will include ;Arsene Lupin, 1arzan the Alps Man, But the Flesh is Weak, Wet Parade Are You Listening? The Greeks Had a Name for Them, based on the successful stage play, The Greeks Had a Word For It, Is My Face Red? Office Girl, 'Roadhouse Murder 'Corsair, Ar .rowsmith,' screen version of Sim clair Lewis celebrated novel, 'Scarface,' Congress Dance Grand Hotel, end Strange In- terlude.'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-09-08

PIONEERS OF ALASKA Dent forget to attend our regu- lar meeting Friday, Sept. g, al 8 P. M.
 E. F. RODENBERG,
 President.
 ELMER REED, adv. Secretary. Old papers fur sale at Empire Office. Se3s.3s
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-09-08
MOOSE HUNTERS!

MAKE RESERVATIONS now for a complete hunt Or for tfaispor- tation to Taku hunting grounds. Cruiser with colnfoftahle acconmo- dations for four, sconnectins with fast speed boat service on river. Also deer and duck hunts. Low rates. Phone 444 or, address F. O. Box 1929, Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-09-08
ATTENTION LEGIoNNAIREs.

Important meeting of Afford John Bradford Post American LegiO n Thursday night. Every member urged to- attend. s. as... 4s
 R. B. MARTIN, adv. Post Commander.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-09-08
ATTENTION LEGIoNNAIREs!

Important meeting of Afford John RradfaFd Post American L fo n Thursday night Every member urged to attend. <, s% vs R. B. MARTIN, -say. Post Commander.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-29
APPRAISERS OF
LOCAL BANK ARE
ALLOWED $4,000

Attorney c. I. Tolles of Naug-
atuck and Leroy s: Andrew, treas
urer of the Colonial Trust COM
pany of this city were allowed
$4,000 apiece for the services in
the assets of the Mer-
chants Trust company in an order
passed by Judge Newell Jennings
in superior court to-day. Attorney
Francis T. Reeves, counsel for the
receiver. the Citizens & Manufac-
turers National Bank, informed the
court that the two men had given
all of their time in the
appraisal and worked Sundays and
evenings in several instances.
Mr. Reeves told the court that
the appraisers had examined $50
pieces of real estate together with
over 5000 notes and including the
makers circumstances and the
collateral held by the bank for
loans.
Judge Jennings said the $4,000
was a very reasonable figure and
pointed out that he had talked
with them concerning the work.
1t was recalled that appraisers in
the New Britain bank were given
$500 apiece.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-29
Bishop Milan Of Hartford
Diocese Consecrated
% Years Ago Yesterday
IFS Priests Attended the
Pontifcal High Mass
Which Was Celebrated
at st Joseph's Cathe-
dral-TO-day Was the
Sixth Anniversary of
Auxiliary Bishop Nc
Auliffe

Yesterday was the 22nd ami
versary of the conservation of LIT
Rev John j. Milan, bishop of the
Hartford diocese.
To-day marked the sixth ami
versary of the formal elevation to
the bishopric of Rt Rev Maurice
McAuliffe, auxiliary bishop of the
diocese.
Bishop Milan was consecrated at
st Joseph's cathedral on April %.
1910. Born in. Newburyport, Mass.
on August I, 1855, he was ordained
at Troy, N. Y, on December 81.
1873 and had been permanent rec
tor at st Joseph's church, Ames-
bury, Mass, for Is years at the time
of his election as bishop of the Do
ces of Hartford, where he sue
ceeded the late Bishop Michael j..
Tierney.
Yesterday morning in st Joseph's
cathedral, Hartford, one hundred
and twenty-five priests from all
parts of the state and 200 seminari-
ans from St Thomas seminary at
tended a pontificial high mass in
honor of Bishop Nilan's anniver-
sary. Pupils were also in attend
ance from Mt st Joseph's academy,
West Hartford, and from the vari-
GUS religious orders in the vicinity
of Hartford.
Bishop Milan was celebrant Of
the mass and Very Rev Thomas s.
Duggan, ". G., rector of the caths-
dral, was arch-priest. The deacons
Of honor were: Very Rev Joseph
e. Mccarthy, president of st
(Continued on Page ~
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-29
CRAZED WOMAN
SHOT TO DEATH
BY THE POLICE
She Had Killed Policeman,
Who Tried to Arrest Her
and Threatened the
Others

Los Angeles, April 29-(UP)-
A crazed woman and a police Off,
Ger were dead today after battle
which ended only after officers
had driven the woman from her
house with tear gas and killed her
with a fusillade of shots to safe
guard a throng menaced by her
smoking pistol. Radio Officer Paul
Donath was killed when he went
to the house to investigate COM
plant that Mrs Ella May Thomp-
son, 80, had fired upon a neighbor,
AS he knocked at the door, two
shots came through the panel, one
striking him in the chest.
Officers and detectives answered
a riot call, armed with sawed-off
shotguns, machine guns and tear
bombs. Tear bombs forced the
woman to emerge from her rear
door. She came out firing blindly
and fell under a police volley. Mrs
Thompson was said to have been
a drug addict,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-29
RESERVE BANKS
BUY SECURITIES
OF GOVERNMENT
They Have Purchased
$ll3,OOO,OOO Worth in
Past Week - Largest
Purchase Ever Made in
Week

Washington. April 20 - CUP
= Continuing their credit expan-
sion program, the Federal Reserve
banks in the week ended, April 81.
purchased $113,O00,000 of govern
ment securities - the largest pur-
chase ever made in one week. The
reserve banks now hold $1,191,-
100000 of federal securities, 593-
100000 more than at this time last
year.
The systems new policy was re-
Elected in an increase of $16,000,-
900 in commercial bank loans for
the week. New York banks, how
ever, reduced by another. $25.000,-
900 their loans on securities.
These banks were assailed yes
terday by Chairman Norbeck OF
the senate banking committee. He
said they were failing to pass on
to the public the benefit of the
federal policy by extending loans
or granting new credits. He
threatened senatorial investiga-
ton,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-29
Waterbury Will Be in the
Column and Nearby
Towns Will Also Join
Smith Ranks - Real
Fight Will Come Be-
tween Mcneil and Fitz-
gerald

Waterbury and vicinity, judging
from last nights primaries, will go
into the democratic state conven-
ton at Hartford next month with
delegations favorable to the NOM
nation Of Ex-Governor Alfred E.
Smith of New York for the 'presi-
dency. Waterbury's primaries,
held last evening, were merely for
NAL with no contest taking place.
Twenty-Five delegates were elected
who at the city convention next
Monday night will choose 36 dele
gates to the state convention and
pledge them to the Smith-for-pres-
ident and Fitzgerald-for-Na National
Committeeman standard.
While several Of the delegations
to the state convention elected last
night were reported to-day as be-
Hing s.uninstructed, reports are
that most of these delegates will
be for Smith. How they will stand
on the Mcneil Fitzgerald fight for
the national committee post in the
various surrounding towns IL a
matter Of question right now.
CONTINUED on Page 11.)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-29
State Board Makes
Examination OF IL
City School Houses
Only One, the New Hope
vile School, Given
Clean Bill of Health
All the Others We're
Criticized or Scored for
Conditions Existing at
Time of Inspection
SENSATION IN
SCHOOL CIRCLES

The following is a copy of the
state board Of education report to
the local department of education
regarding the condition of the diff
fcrent schools in the city:
To the members of the Water
bury board of education:
An inspection has been made by
this department of ell schools in
the city Of Waterbury. I wish to
submit to you as follows our find
ings with regard to several of your
schools for which / have received
reports to date:
CROFT SCHOOL
The fire extinguishers should be
rechecked.
The roof. leaks badly in Rooms
80, 40, A, As and % and they show
the results of 1t.
Paper towels and a mirror
should be provided In the toilet
room. There have been none for.
some time. These things are abso-
lutely necessary in the interests of
health and sanitation. No soap Is
provided either.
Metal doors should be provided
on one boiler room on the Elm
street side. The present door Is Of
wood.
The exit doors on the Elm street
side must be equipped with panic
bolts.
There are not enough seats in
the boys toilets in the section used
By the high school boys.
CROSBY HIGH SCHOOL
Our inspection shows there are
two boiler rooms. The small one
(Continued on Page -
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-29
CONGRESSMAN
MUST PAY HIGH
FOR EXPENSES
Rep LaGuardia Cited Some
Figures to Show What
It Costs to Live in
Capital

Washington, April 20 (UP)-
Rep. LaGuardia, repn.. N. Y, in
opposing reduction of COMPRESSION
al salaries, cited to the house
some figures on the high cost of
being congressman. He said a
poll Of his colleagues, excluding
the wealthy ones. showed the rent
of their homes in Washington a.
lone averaged $1,665 year. An
average of $1,231 went for taxes
or rent on their residences in their
home states.
Then he said that by reason of
being congressman they were COM
PEELED to make contributions of
5000 a year in excess of those of
an average person; spent $3.50 on
travel in excess of government al
lowances and $500 for stationery
in addition to that provided. These
five items alone total $5,146. The
economy bill reduces salaries of
congressman from $4,000 to So
IFS. Five attempts to make larger
reductions were voted down.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-29
ANOTHER STORY
ON LINDBERCH
BABY KIDNAPPING
Business Man
Wrote Newspaper to
Have Baby Returned to
a Catholic Church.
Then He Was Followed

Washington, April 29.-UP)-
H. H. Entz, Washington dealer in
laundry machinery, radios and re-.
frigerators. claimed today he has
had a contact with peksons he be-
lieyes to be the kidnapers of the
Lindbergh baby. This came about
as result of letter he wrote to
Washington newspaper he said.
In the letter, he suggested that
the child be returned to a Catholic
church. He said such a course
would be safe as the laws protect
priests in keeping condolences.
Soon. after writing the letter he
left for Cleveland. Ohio, by auto
mobile, he said. and was followed
much of the way by two cars, one
with New York and the other with
New Jersey license tags.
"In Cleveland the first evening
I was there i went to the Great
Lakes theater on Prospect avenue"
he said. II took an aisle seat and
later moved because a child kept
climbing over the row of seats in
front and disturbing my view.
When / went out of the theater, he
was behind me. He touched me
on the shoulder, called mel by
name, and said he wanted to talk
to me.
(Continued on Page H.,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-29
churchill GOT
LAUGH OUT OF
CANDH STORY

London. April 2s-(UP)-win-
ston Churchill, in his first speech
on India in six months. raised
laughter in the house OF commons
to-day by criticizing events since
October. 1929.
''At the second round table con-
ference" he said. "Gandhi was
treated with exceptional ceremony
and was permitted to visit Buck
ingham Palace in attire SO scanty
that it excluded him from the
Vatican"
Churchill. who has been a con-
sistent advocate of the traditional
strong hand" In India, brought
cheers from the conservatives when
after referring to the recent dras-
tic action of the viceroy, Lord
Wilmington, in arrestnig Gandhi
and members of his congress and
imposing drastic enforcement or
dinances, he said:
"The decision so courageously
carried out has made q great diff
ference in my attitude towards the
Indian policy Of the government.
Through all this, there probably
have been fewer people killed by
government bullets in India than
are killed by gangster bullets in
the United States"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-29
Tragedy Occurred as Japanese Officials
Stood on Reviewing Stand-At-
taches of Other Nations Had Just
Left Platform
ONE AMERICAN WAS AMONG
THE SEVEN MEN ARRESTED
BY RANDALL GOULD


Shanghai, April 29-(UP)-The five highest Japanese
officials Shanghai who played the most important roles in
the SnoJapanese engagement wounded to-day
by bomb explosion aimed to annihate Japans Shanghai
leaders The bomb thrown to the reviewing platform
at Japanese military parade.
Japanese marines investigating the attack surrounded
the home of W. S. Hubbard American employed by the
Shanghai department of public works. which has charge of
Hongkew Park where the explosion occurred Hubbard
understood to be undergoing questioning.
Seven had been arrested, including the park keeper
who said to foreigner One severely beaten
the Japanese crowd Three of the believed to
be Koreans. 8s5
One of the three. Elmo XII, 25 was believed to be the
actual thrower Of the bomb. He held at Japanese
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-29
Solid Delegations
For Alfred E.. Smith
From This Vicinity
TOM HELM HAS MET
HIS WATERLOO IN
THE SENATE

Washington, April %
(UP)-The senate has rec
ognized John H.. Bankhead
as a regularly elected DEM
ocratic senator from Ala
bama. The action was
taken when the senate up
held the decision of its
privileges and elections
committee, which recon-
mended that Bankhead be
recognized and that a sub
committee report favoring
the contest brought in the
1880 election by former
Senator j. Thomas Heflin
be disregarded.
The vote was GA to. Is.
Before voting on the Brat
tom George resolution to
recognize Bankhead, the
senate rejected a resolution
by Senator Hastings, re-
publican, Delaware, to va
cate Bankhead's seat. The
vote of the Hastings reso-
luton was 63 to 10.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-29
Condemned Man Fought
7lDo Hours Before. They
Got Hin, To Death Chair

from the tap in his cell and de-
luged them. They closed in. He
wrenched q pipe loose from the
plumbing and forced them to re-
treat. His screams and curses
rang through the prison. Tear gas
was then used. In few minutes
Holmes was helpless. He was
bound and take hastily to the chair.
Holmes prolonged his life by
two hours. Two other men with
whom he was to have died. were
executed earlier. They were A
B. (Peg Leg) Cooksey, Negro. con-
yicted OF killing a police chief, and
Charles Rogers, convicted with
Holmes. of numbering a farmer
durinS . robbery.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-29
SMILING JACK"
KENNEDY WILL
COME THROUGH

New York, April 20 CUP) =
Smiling Jack" Kennedy, crippled
former Nassau county policeman
who underwent an operation -
his 18th after surgeons told him
there was only 1,000-to-1 chance
he would survive, was reported to-
day resting well after comfort
able night.
Hell live all right" said DR.
Henry Mich, who performed the
operation. which it is hoped will
help Kennedy regain the use Of
his arms. Hes a good soldier,
and one of the gamest men ever
saw" Kennedy was paralyzed in
1928 when bullet fired by mo-
torist he was Investigating pene-
trated his spine.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-29

Fifteen thousand Japanese cele-
brating Emperor Hirohito's birth
day saw bomb explode at the
feet Of officials on the reviewing
stand where they were an easy
target for the bombers. The crowd
was singing the Japanese naff0na1
anthem, "Kfmigayo."
The wounded, respective heads
Of the Japanese military, naval
diplomatic and consular services
here, were: A
Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu,
right leg broken; will be incapac-
itated for four or five months.
Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura,
commanding naval forces, wound
ed in face and eyes, may lose eye
sight.
General ,Yoshinori Shirakawa,
commanding japanese troops.
wounded in the face.
Consul-General Kuramatsu Mu-
raj. left leg injured, expected to
recover in three or four weeks.
General Kenkichi Uyeda, who
commanded the 9th division in the
Shanghai fighting, left arm in
jured.
Lieut. Col Walter Drysdale.
American military attache, and
the French, British and Italian
military attaches left the platform
CONTINUED on Page p
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-29

Eddyville. KY, April 20. - CUP
- Walter Holmes. Negro, had no
desire to die and he battled his
executioners for over an hour
Finally he was led from his cell,
battered and subdued By tear gas.
and died in the electric chair of
Kentucky state prison early today.
In bitter. fighting temper as the
hour approached for his death.
Holmes stabbed the first man to
enter his cell with crude dagger
made from a water bucket handle
The victim was guard Claude
Ramey.
Other guards were modified to
take Holmes sto his doom. He
filled Guns with scalding water
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-29
WOMAN WHO
WAS THE ORIGINAL ALICE In
WONDERLAND is IN AMERICA

New York. April 29.-(UP)-
Alice will enter the wonderland of
New York's skyscraper to-day;
not by the rabbit hole. but down
the gangplank of the liner Beren-
garia.
Alice is Mrs Reginald Liddell
Hargreaves now. She will be so
years old next Wednesday. On her
birthday she will take part in the
celebration at Columbia university
of the Tooth anniversary of the
birth of Lewis Carroll. author of
alice in Wonderland"
The original of the golden-haired
child heroine of the Cambridge
Don's underworld fantasy is ac-
companied to this country nv hs-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-29
NEW YORK PROBER SEABURY
WILL FACE $1,OOO,OOO SUIT
OF ACCUSED TAlIlMANY MAN

New York, April 2s.-(UP)-
William j.. Flynn, Bronx public
works commissioner, has an
nounced through his counsel. Abra-
ham Wilson, that he would insti-
tute damage suit for $1,000, 900
against Samuel Searbury, counsel
to the Hofstadter committee, Louis
III. willard, and 10 Of tSeabury's
assistants. The action, 1t was In
dicated, was based on the proceed-
ings before the committee in
which Willard, appearing as the
chief witness against Flynn, ac-,
cused him of alleged persecution
that drove Wizards wife to COM
NIT suicide and himself to attempt