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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-02

The summary follows:
 Economy.
 lt The Promise: we must inexor- ably pursue the present policies of economy in government, for through ever tax reduction we s leave more income in every home"
 The Result: In the first two years of the Hoover administration the annual appropriations amount ', ed to more than five billion dol- { lars each year-the first Ten Billion Dollar congress in the history of the country, with both branches !. Republican. For the fiscal years 1881 and 1892 and for the current fiscal year up to October 22, the treasury deficit amounts to $4,38S,- debt has increased $3,302, 900, 900. Additional taxes, estimated to yield more than a billion dollars, were levied by the last session of con- Eress to balance the budget, but the estimates made by the secre- .tary of the treasury, and twice re- ivised by him, were inadequate and ! the budget remains unbalanced, even after the congress> cut the Presidents budget $334,000, ,000. Unemployment.
 S. Tho Promise: He promised un- employment for the workingman, Paying: "There is no guarantee a. kdinst poverty equal to a job for every man. That is the primary pumpose of the policies we advo- cate.
 ~ The Result: Upwards of 11.000.- 900 unemployed. and no definite, Concrete plan to furnish employ xnent.
 Agriculture.
 The Promise: He promised the Farmers prosperity by solving the problem of agriculture, saying: "The most urgent economic prob lem in our nation is agriculture. It must be solved if we are to bring prosperity and contentment 10 One-third of our people directly and to all of our people indirectly. We have pledged ourselves to find a solution His program was an Agricultural tariff and the stabili- zation of prices through the crea- tion of a Federal Farm board.
 The Result: The Hawley- Shoot Tarif act of a republican congress by creating greater disparity be- tween agriculture and the manu- facturing industry has cost the farmers their export market and increased the price of everything they buy in normal times. Agri- cultural prices are down to pre- war values; farm values have increased to nearly $10,0O0, ,000 70 70, and farm taxes have arisen more
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-02
ADVENTURE CALLS

Fl Paso, Tex.-The call of ad- venture is still strong says Tracy Richardson. famous soldier of for tune. When asked if he had any projects in mind he said: You never can tell, may jump off at any minute" As 8 machine gun ner under Carranza, Villa and nu- merous Central American revolu- tionists, he earned from $100 to $25O a day. He headed several peaceful surveying expeditions in to Central America and was ar- rested In Texas charged with using the mails to defraud. Richardson says he's innocent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-02
MEETS DEATH
 BY HIS FALL

Boston. Nov 2-CUP)-Richard w. Thayer. who fell or jumped to his death from Albany hotel to- day., was a son of Mrs Frank H. Thayer of 2s2 Beacon street, Bos- ton.
 Thayer, who was in his 20's. was graduated from Harvard Business school in June. and has been do- ing research work for a business house. He left Boston for Albany a few days ago.
 His mother said she knew of nothing which could explain his death.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-02
WRONG KIND OF KITTY

San Francisco.-While a dinner guest of Mrs Stewart Lowery, Hal McCreery, captain of the 1927 Stanford football team, learned that her estate was being pestered by opossums. As he was leaving. McCreery saw wfnt he thought to be 'possum. He left his feet in ii flying tackle after the animal. Too late he discovered that the cute kitty was . skunk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-02
A REMARKABLE FEAT

Paris. -- French engineers ac- complished remarkable feat re- gently when they replaced an old railroad bridge. They removed the old structure which crossed the river Oise conneSing Saint Ouen PAumone to Pontoise and replaced it by a new iron bridge 120 yards long. This feat was accomplished ed in the short space of ten hours.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-02
CALLED HIS BLUFF

Portland, Ore.-A "haymaker" to the jaw is the way Roy Pearce called the bluff of the holdup man who held him up with 8 fountain
 pen instead of gun. The fountain pen holdup up man gave his name as David E. Smith. He was also
 charged with auto theft.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-02
sTRANGE ODD CUsToNf

Los Angeles.--Ira Gosnell. mill lionaire oil man called his wife Q mo good sport" when she protest ed against his being locked in a bedroom with 8 beautiful French girl. Mrs Harriet l.. Gosnell, former film actress testified in her suit for divorce from Gosnell that it was in Honolulu, and their hostess said 1t was 8 joke and an old Hawaiian custom. It evidently wasn't Mrs Gosnelf's idea of humor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-02

Appropriation of a strip of land required for the opening of the Dique Canal, near Cartagena, Co., lombia, has been officially author ized.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-02

Twenty Polish made locomotives and 80 freight cars have been or dered by Soviet Russia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-02

England now has s0S,7S7 more women than men.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-29
DELAY GRANTED
ON RATE PLEA
Light Company Given Add
ed Week to Prepare Case.

Hearing on the citys petition for
reopening the indianapolis Power
and Light Company electric rate re-
duction case, originally set for
March, was deferred today by the
public service commission to
March Is.
Commissioner Harry K. Cuthbert-
son, who is in charge of the case,
explained the earlier date did not
provide sufficient notice to the COM
pany.
The commission adopted a ruling
making municipality the unit of
rate fixing in line with a federal
court decision in the Martinsville
case, and ordered 300 copies of the
decision printed for distribution
among attorneys and others inter-
eSted in rate making.
Approval was given sale of bus
certificate by the Indiana Motor
Transit Company to Tony Poparod
for a line between indianapolis and
Stilesville and the Greyhound Lines,
Inc, was granted a certificate to
operate a Terre Haute- Richmond
bus line.
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added popularity. AS far as am
concerned, THE Man Who Played
God" is the most satisfactory thing
that Arliss has given the talking
screen.
Notice the work of Violet Heming
as Mildred, the woman who under
stands the terrific fight that the
pianist is putting up before he
learns to read lips and is able to
bring JOY into the lives of many
people.
Also notice the work of Bette Da-
Wis as Grace. 1 am not so sure
that 1 have seen this girl very often
on the screen.
Louise Closer Hale is in the cast
and you can be assured that she
gives a good account of herself.
Also take time to watch the direc-
ton and the fine camera shots.
Here is picture that will bring
real JOY to the movie industry.
Now at the Apollo.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-29
FASCIST ARMY
WILL MARCH ON
FINNS' CAPITAL
Dictatorship Is Aim of
Force; Ready to Move
to HeISingforS.

BIZ United Press
HELSINGFORS, Finland, Feb. 90.
Militant FaScists of the Lappo or
ganization and other extreme ele-
ments prepared to march on Hell
singforS today.
The Finnish army was ready to
combat the uprising by force. All
troops were confined to barracks.
This is war" the chief of staff of
the Lappo party forces told CORE
spondents at Maentyala, where the
Lappoites claimed to have 1000
armed men, with from 10000 to 3d.
900 more converging on the district.
Within twenty-four hours Hell
singfors will be in our hands,"
1t was rumored that the insur-
gents aimed to set up a Lappo die
tatorship although their immediate
aim appeared to be suppression of
all social democratic organizations
in Finland.
The Lappo party, International
list, recently made a vigorous cam
paign against Communists.
Ar ultimatum was served today
on President Pehr Evind Svinhuf-
vud. 1t demanded the formation
of a new government pledged to the
suppression of Marxism.
The government dispatched pa
trolls everywhere to recall soldiers on
leave.
The district where the Lappoites
were concentrated is some 100 miles
north of Helsingfors.
The Lappo party is headed by a
farmer, named Kosola.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-29
TWO MORE JOIN RACE
FOR COURT CLERKSHIP
Mrs. Shuler and Mrs. Hack Seek
Democratic Nomination

Mrs. Shuler and Mrs. Hack Seek
Democratic Nomination.
Two women have announced for
the Democratic nomination for re-
porter of the supreme and appellate
courts, bringing the total number
of contenders to four.
Those who announced are Mrs.
Margaret Shuler of Indianapolis,
who was a candidate for the nom
ination in 1928. and Mrs. May
Hack of Shelbyville, 1928 nominee.
Mrs. Shuler, who has been man
aging a patent law office here for
sixteen years, is a graduate of
Western college of oxford, O., and
has been active in Marion county
politics.
She is vice-chairman of the
Seventh waYd organization, mem
Der Of the Marion County Demo-
cratic Women's Club and the Bust
ness and Professional Women's
Club.
Mrs. Hack is the wife of Charles
a. Hack. former Sixth district chair
man, and also has been an active
worker.
The other candidates are Miss
Emma May of Terre Haute and
Mayor Jack Edwards of Marion.
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straight, but he puts her in a bad
location to be a good gal. Thinking
that she is a murderess, he carts her
OIL to a far away island that does
not oelleve in eXtradition of GRIM
lnals. There Gilda has as her COM
panlons a terrible bunch of crooks
VINO are sex starved. One of the
pleasant birds on the island is the
island hangman. He is very pleas
ant companion because he steals
the letters that Gilda's husband
sends her.
Gllda comes mighty near leaving
the straight and narrow, but she
stays true to her vow to be a good
gal. And how this girl does suffer.
sadie Thompson never suffered as
much trying to be good.
But Gilda gets a bad break. The
guy she was supposed to marry
turns up alive and he starts a. cam
paign to make Gilda break her vow.
And Gilda ups and kills the CIV
And then to suffer some more. Gilda
ups and tells the jury when it is
about to acquit her that she killed
the man in cold blood.
And the camera man allows Gilda
TO walk toward the rope that will
end her life.
On, my, the sort of movie stories
we are getting these days. Here is
a pretty sad specimen of a story.
will remember nothing of this
one except the title. 1t is about as
an impossible a thing as have
seen.
Now at the Circle.
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KREUTZBERG is
AT HIS VERY BEST

1 had the feeling after leaving
English's yesterday afternoon that
Harald Kreutzberg was at his best
This year he has the assistance
of four girls who are good dancers
They make a pleasing background
for the supreme artistry of Kreutz-
berg.
These girls make it possible for
Kreutzberg to do as his closing
number splendid dance story
called THE Envious Girls"
Here is a charming dance story
and is perfectly done by Kreutzberg
and his dancing group.
In most of his dance numbers. I
found a serious note, as the titles
indicate. Such as Angel of An
nunciation," Gloria in Excelsis
Dec" THE Hang Mans Dance on
the Grave of His Victim and
others.
I believe that Kreutzberg is the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-29

Rescue Squads VainIy Hunt
for Bodies of is.
By United Press


BOISsEVAIN, Va, Feb. 30
Bodies of sixteen miners, killed in
an explosion at the BoisSevain Coal
Company'S mine Saturday morning,
still we're sought today.
Twenty bodies were recovered
Sunday after two days of work by a
group Of fifty rescue workers.
j. L. Phillips, whose body was
among the first seven recovered,
was the father of ten children. The
bodies were burned badly.
The necessity for building brat
tees to supply air to the rescue
crews as they advanced along the
shaft hampered the work.
Rescue workers have not yet
reached the scene of the explosion,
which occurred just before dawn
Saturday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-29

Here's Lit, Math, Trig and Lab.
They're the four Graces of But
Ter university and are cleft to
right Joan Boswell, Peg Lewis,
Kathryn Fitchey and Maxine
Jones.
And they're the Graces of the
university just because they've
kept their Lit, Math, Trig and Lab
grades above c and coupled with
their ability to high-kick can
qualify as ponies" in the Fair
view Follies to be given May 6
and 7 at Caleb Mills hall.
When follies night comes the
spectacleS and textbooks in the
photo will be discarded for SHIN
mering ballet garb and dainty
dance steps.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-29
SCIENCE WINS
IN FIGHT FOR
GORILLA'S LIFE
Disease Retreating From
Oxygen-FiIIed Room in
Washington Zoo.
By United Press
Wy CUTAT--~

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s.-N'gi is
convalescent.
The disease-pneumonia or IN
Iiuenza-which threatened the life
OF the baby gorilla in the National
zoo mas rttreated from the oxygen
niled room in which N'gi has made
ms nome for three DAYS.
Today N'gi definitely was on tho
upgrade, eating heartily. embracing
MS keeper, and generally manifest
ing an interest in life HE 49,
perature apparently had returned To
normal. --0N u
his personal physician reported
Cnat While no one knows the nov
mai temperature of a gorilla N'gi,s
PAIN, which had been hot and crv
now Is cool and moist, a Favorable
sign. - u a VIC
Gorilla Eats Heartily
Doctors were taking extreme care
that the valuable pet should NOT he
relnfected. They changed their
clothes before entering his CAGE and
washed their hands before minis
terlng to his needs. Heart dis
ease, they said, was a remote noesj-
oillty' but they had little fear
NG, gulping great gulps of air
purified with oxygen, ate heartiIv
SUNDAY. The menu consisted of:
BreakfaSt-Two bananas. one to-
mato and one large pear.
Dnner-Two oranges, an apple
and five Jumps of sugar
Supper-Seven pruns, a pear and
head of lettuce.
And he drank during the dav
Twelve ounces of water and two Of
egg nogg made with port. He
doesn't like whiSky.)
Triumph for Science
NGTS apparent recovery is a great
triumph for science. He is s wears
old, and the average life sran of
a gorilla in captivity in this coun-
try is only years. Heretofore. no
way has been found tc fight off the
raVageS OF disease induced by the
rigorous climate.
His treatment, which may pro-
long his life many years, was made
possible by the Washington Herald.
which arranged to have a special
oxygen chamber brought from New
York. AS soon as he was enscond-
ca therein he began to improve.
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howl when Brown forgets to make a
home run or something when a fire
engine dashes by while he is playing
a big game.
I believe that this movie will
erase some of the bad movie grades
against Brown. You probably will
find the story not much of yarn.
but Brown puts so much hokum and
natural comedy into his work that
| believe you will agree with me
that this is the best thing he has
done so far.
Don't take Fireman Save NV
Child" seriously. 1t is just laugh
movie and as such it wins.
Now at the Indiana.
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BROWN is AT
HIS BEST THIS TINE

Joe E. Brown is at his best this
time in Fireman Save My Child"
That sounds funny, coming from
me, because 1 have not burned up
over the entertaining value Of this
man. Don't let the title deceive
you, because this really is the story
OF Main Street fellow who is
fire-fighter in his home town, who
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-29
LAMONT MAY BECOME
SOVIET STOCK EXPERT
Commerce Chiefs Son Invited to
Russia for Farley.

Russia for Farley.
By United Press
DENVER, Feb. ga Colorado
ranchman, cattle expert and son of
the secretary of commerce, was en-
route to Russia today to aid in Solu-
ton of the world's greatest cattle
breeding problems.
Robert P Lamont u, son of the
cabinet member, was bound for
Moscow, probably to become the
chief livestock expert of the Soviet
government.
Cattle in Russia, Lamont said be-
fore leaving, largely are poorly bred,
scrub stock. The Soviets wish to
instill blueblood into the veins of
their herd on a gigantic breeding
scale, and have sought Lamont to
take charge of the operations.
Lamont has not yet decided to
accept the task, but will confer with
the Moscow officials. 1t was believed
he would reach an agreement.
He is one of the outstanding live
stock experts of the west.
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aging the career and running the
happiness of her husband, returns
to the circus and plans to hurl her
self to the ground by missing the
trapeze. The suspense is nicely
worked out, but Gable and Miss
Davies actually haven't so much to
do. The director and camera man
and the aerialists actually engaged
deserve the credit
If recall, the silent version of
this stage play wasn't so hot. 1t
seems that will have to place this
one as mildly pleasant movie. In
other words, just a movie. Be your
own judge, as usual.
Now at the Palace.
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he finds again faith
in his God and
man. 1t is during
this terrific strug-
gle that the artistry
of Arliss reaches it's
peak. I recall many
years ago in Terre
Haute that I saw
Otis Skinner in this
same role on the
The role was
not kind to Skinner
because it lasted
just a short time
on tour. But with
the movie version,
/ believe that Ar
H. ILL ooI,;o.,o
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-29
EARLY BIRDS GET BUGS

suspicious Characters" in Illinois
Forest Prove to Be EntomoIogistS.
By United Press
CHICAGO, Feb. 29.-James Allie
gretti, highway officer, was sent m
pursuit of two suspicious characters
in the forest preserve.
He found them-two entomolo-
gists with nets seeking butterflies
and other insect life-in February.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-29
27 SEAMEN SAVED AS
TWO SHIPS GO DOWN
Vessels Crash in Dense Fog of North
Atlantic Gale.

By United Press
NEW YORK, Feb. 29.-Twenty-
seven men, saved when their ships,
the Danish freighter Aggersund and
the schooner, George L. Elsey Jr.,
went down in north Atlantic gales
and fog, were aboard rescue ships
bound for Gothenburg, Denmark
and Boston today.
Radio reports from the S. S.
American Imported told of the res
cue of twenty-five men from the
Aggersund by two small boats
manned by British and Swedish
sailors.
The AggerSund crew were taken
aboard the Swedish motorship
Blankaholm at 52.4; north, 41.3O
west, several hundred miles east of
Newfoundland, where the Danish
vessel was in distress.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-29

Office but tn e
word of mouth
talk about this
one probably will
d a m a G G t h e
strength of the
title. Miss Mack
all is cast as
Gilda Karlson, a
sort of a very bad
Sadie Thompson
who gives up her
sex life when she
marries a sailor.
This sailor per-
son is quite a reg
ular fellow and he
gives Gilda a
c b a q CT to o. o.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-29
CONCERNING POLLY
OF THE CIRCUS"

Just why they put Marion Davies
IN Polly of the Circus" is some
thing 1 can not understand, be-
cause she just isn't suited to this
type of, innocent roles.
Not being content in miscasting
Miss Davies, the director has gone
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-29
ARLISS APPEARS IN
POWERFUL ROLE
Dramatic Star Has Satisfactory Movie Vehicle in The
Man Who Played God,' Now at the Apollo.
BY WALTER d. HICKMAN

NE safely write this George in
~ Who Played God" satisfactory movie vehicles
Arss has graced this role with acting
has ever contributed to the talking screen
as th ae with the
Ars with the talking kind to Arl
because is human role telling the tragedy great pianist
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-29

bhNiNCAlA,J NCSOAllCo
a sensation on the
baseball diamonds
of a major league.
OF course, when
our hero goes big
time he forgets his
small time girl and
falls for a Broad
way gold digger.
The story is pretty
much mixed up,
and doesn't amount
to so much, but
Brown does Won
ders with it. You
will laugh at a
crazy hre-hghting
scene and Won will
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-29
WED go YEARS AGO;
ONLY IA ANNIVERSARIES

Los Angeles Couple Married on
Feb. 20 in 1872.
By United Press
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 90. - Mr..
and Mrs. OrSon S. Whitney, who
were married sixty years ago, cele-
brated their fourteenth wedding
anniversary today.
The couple married Feb. %, 1872,
and could only celebrate their an
nlversary on leap year, skipping
1900, which was not counted as such.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-29
TAKING A LOOK AT
SAFE IN HE'LL"

1t seems that the bad ladies are
becoming quite frequent on the talk
ing screen this season.
Dorothy Mackaill is the bad one
in Safe in He'll" The title is box
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-29
EX-BANKER DIES In PEN
Funeral Services Being Arranged
for Walter Meyn, Hammond.

bV UHlt6U PTeS8
HAMMOND, Ind, Feb. 29.-Ar-
rangements for the funeral of Wal
ter Meyn, former yice-president of
the First Trust and Savings bank,
who died in the Indiana state pris-
on, we're being made here today.
Meyn, who was taken to the pris-
on early in February, was sentenced
to a two to fourteen-year term fol-
lowing a plea of guilty to charges of
embezzlement in connection with
the closing of the bank, owned by
his father, Peter Meyn.
Meyn became i'll with pneumonia
a few days after he was admitted to
the institution.
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WHO suuuenIy Went completely deaf.
Then we have the great struggle,
the pianist loses faith in God. 1t is
only when the pianist creates a sort
of a miracle himself, he learns te
read the lips of human beings. that
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one better and cast
Clark Gable as a
small town minis
ter who marries
Polly, a circus
aerial performer.
OF course, the
minister aim ost
wrecks his life be-
cause his small
town congregation
Just will not toler-
ate a circus lady
as the wife of their
pastor. Personally.
l can not fall for
Gable playing such
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-29
COUGHS

Don't let them get a strange hold.
Fight germs quickly. LreOmulsion com.
blnes the best helps known to mod
ern science. Powerful but harmless.
Pleasant to take. No narcotics. Money
how long standing is not relieved. ASK
your druggist for Creomulsion. -Adver-
tisement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-29
Kerosene Burns Are Fatal

By United Press
PORTLAND, Ind, Feb. 29.-Burns
suffered by Howard Miller, 19, when
kerosene with which he was at
tempting to ignite a fire exploded,
caused his death twelve hours later.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-29
ROYAL PAIR WILL WED
BetrOthal of Alfonso's Nephew and
Countess to Be Announced.
ByURitcd Press

ByURited Press
PARIS, Feb. 29.-Another royal
romance in the family of ex-King
Alfonso of Spain was revealed today.
1t was learned that the engage
ment of Alfonso's nephew, the
Infante Joseph of Bavaria, %, to the
beautiful Countess de Mora, 81,
grand daughter of the Spanish duke
of Tamarra, would be announced
soon,
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relies upon a clever fifteen minutes
near the close of the picture when
Polly, after finding that she is dam