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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-11
"42nd Street.
 Opens At State
All-Star Cast in Dramatic Musical Comedy
 Spectacle

"43d Street." an all-inclusive dramatic musical comedy spectacle of the American theater, opens at the Warner State to-day, with an all-sta roast of noted screen and stage players. ---- e---- a
 The screen, play, based on the popular novel of Bradford Ropes, is said to contain every ingredient that makes for really great pic- ture. It is snappy, colorfu1 and packed with laughs. It has, also d dramatic underlying theme and re- veals the mammoth spectacle of a musical comedy show in prepara- tion and when it is finished.
 Because 1t is a story of the back stage world of the theater, each member of the cast was selected with an eye to stage experience as well as screen talent. The stellar names include Warner Baxters Bebe Daniels, George Brent, Una Merkel, Ruby, Keeler, Guy Kibbee, Ned Sparks, Dick Powell, Ginger Rogers and Allen Jenkins, all of whom have been prominent on both stage and screenss si. 5a
 "42nd Street" has one of the most imposing picture casts since Grand Hotel" Behind it's dra. matic story Of the lives and loves of the stage folk there is presented a complete musical comedy show, which has been heralded as the most novel and spectacular ever produced for the screen.
 The musical show was staged by Busby Berkeley, the noted Broad way director, who also created the dance numbers and ensembles. one hundred and fifty of the most beautiful girls from the stage or screen wore selected by Berkeley from 5000 applicants to take part in the chorus.
 This was staged in three theaters especially constructed. at the War ner Bros. studio. The final number is enacted on three great turn tables, one on top of the other and revolving in alternate directions with the chorus girls dancing, intri- cate steps on top of the moving stages.
 Special songs were written, for the picture by Al Dpbin and Henry Warren, the well known Broadway 1yricist and composer. The num- bers include "I'm Young and Healthy" "Shuffle off To Buffalo. ]" You're Getting To Be a Habit With Me" and the title piece "42nd Street."
 The screen play was written by Rian James, New. York columnist, and James Seymour, Broadway dramatic critic and playwright.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-11
FILMLAND FACTS

Facts from filmland: The first time Groucho Marx ever was fired from a job was when, as boy so- prano in a church choir, he was caught puncturing the. organ bei- lows with the altos hat pin. Clau- dette Colbert never adorns the walls of her home with pictures. the only wall decorations being pieces of jade. George Landy. newly elected president of the Wampas, probably will be daddy" to a flock of baby stars for the next year.
 Maurice Chevalier always insists upon personally selecting the straw hats he wears on the screen. Fredric March was the campus comedian and song-and-dance ex- pert while attending the Univer- sity of Wisconsin--also manager of the football team. Minna Com bells early ambition. was to be- come 8 doctor because her father and grandfather both had followed this profession. George O'Brien has a stable of 16 horses, the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-11

Recent liner disasters have caused intensive fire drills in the British navy. .,---~=-- =a.-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-11
Barbara Stanwyck
 at the Lyric

There havc' been prison pictures before, but the Warner Bros pie ture Ladies They Talk About starring Barbara Stanwyck, which comes to the Lyric theater on Sunday, is the first to reveal life in the women's section in all its !n- fteresting phases.
 The prison depicted in Barbara Stanwyck's picture is the San Quen- tin penitentiary of California. The story presents the actual prison ex- periences of the co-author, Dor othy Mackaye, the actress who was sentenced to San Quentin after the mysterious death of her hus- band a few years ago.
 And on the same program will be shown "Island of Lost Souls. movie version of H. G. Wells eerie adventure story with cast headed by Charles Laughton, Bella Lugosi, Richard Arlen, Leila Hy- ans, and Kathleen Burke, who was chosen as the Panther Wom- an" from among 60,00O competitors An nationwide contest.
 The story centers around a skilled scientist, who has become half-mad because of his fanciful desire to create men out of beasts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-11
Sign of Cross' Sound Triumph
Begins Three Day Engage ment at Strand
 Theater

aeThe Sign of the Cross which
 begins three day engagement at Warmers Strand tomorrow is some- tthing more than an inspiring spec ltacle within itself. It Is proof oi the fact that Cecil B. DeMille, mas. ter of this type of entertainment
 in the silent days, can bend sound to his will. and produce Q film of even vaster proportions than in
 the past. It is further proof of the everlasting appeal of enter- tainment Of a spectacular nature. whether the audience happens to be in Rome's Circus Maximus or
 in the modern motion picture
 theater. f
 The telling of the films strong
 story, moreover, has been placed
 in the hands of an exceptionally
 talented cast. Fredric March
 scores as the Roman patrician,
 Marcus Superbus, 5a who loves a Christian girl;, Elssa Landi is love- Fly as the Christian, Mercia; Clau- dette Colbert surpasses her every past performances as the wicked
 Empress .Poppaea; Charles Laugh ton is no less than magnificent as
 Nero, and Vivian Tobin, Ian Keith,
 Ioyzelle, Robert Manning, Ferdi-
 nand Gottschalk, Harry Beresford,
 Arthur Hohl, Nat Pendleton, Clar-
 ence Burton, Richard Alexander, William V. Mong, Tommy Conlon,
 Joe Bonomo and Harold Healy
 are excellent in supporting roles.
 "The Sign of the Cross" is great religious story, great love story and a great spectacle. No
 matter what your taste in enter tainment, you, cannot fail to en- joy it.,
 A big special surrounding pro. gram will accompany this grea, screen spectacle. On Wednesdas and Thursday the program will In. clude ''Island Of Lost Souls" witt Chas Laughton and "The Panther woman; also "Air Mail" witl Ralph Bellamy, Gloria Stuart ar1t Slim Summerville. On Friday ant Saturday next week the Strand wil offer Parachute Jumper" witt Doug Fairbanks, Jr, Bette Dayis and Frank McHugh also Ladies
 They Talk About" with Barbara Sto u uryck
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-11
''Our Betters"
 Palace Theater
Constance Bennett Seen to
 Advantage in Picture

In his pictorial translation of w. Somerset Maugham's play "Our Betters," George Cukor the die rector wisely kept to the original work, instead of sacrificing the au- thor's clever ideas and scintillat- ing lines for the sake of a camera angle, dissolve or some intru- sive bit of symbolism. Yet this film story moves and moves smoothly. It is done so intelligently that one becomes engrosed in all the actions and utterances of the different characters. Here is picture which is credit to Hollywood, for no stereotyped stuff has been writ ten into it with the idea of strengthening its box office appeal.
 Constance Bennett as Lady Graystone gives the best perform ance of her screen career. Be- sides the thorough portrayal of Miss Bennett's there are excellent performances by Violet Kemble- Cooper as the Duchess, Grant Mitchell as Thornton Clay, Anita Louise as Pearls sister, Phoebe Foster as the princess, Gilbert Ro- land as Pepi and Minton Watson as Arthur Fenwick.
 Clark and McCu1lough's latest comedyl, "Hocus Pocus," a Betty Boop cartoon. Paramount Pictorial and Fox Movietone News will also be shown with this program.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-11

names he has picked at random from a city directory. The picture comes to the Hamilton theater Sunday, Monday.
 Fifteen movie players of starring rank have roles in the picture, one of the most ambitious undertak- ings ever to come out of Holly wood. The leading players are Gary Cooper and Wynne Gibson, and on the same program George Jessel in Lucky Boy"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-11

the Cameo theater on Sunday and Monday. At least three of the people concerned with it's pfoduc- tion-Mr Goldwyn himself-Mrs Blair Niles, author of Condemned to Devils Island" the book from which it was adapted--and Wesley Ruggles, director of the picture had at different times become att tracted to the picture sequences and drama of the famous French penal colonies off the South Amer ican coast and determined to use them for these unique values, long before "Condemned!" ever came into actual being.
 And as a companionate feature "The Match King" starring War ren Williams and Glenda Farrell.
 Glasgow. Scotland, boasts that it has the cheapest milk prices in Britain. .
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-11
Hamilton Books
 Cooper-Gibson

The greatest number of stars ever cast together in 8 single pie ture play in eff Had a Million,"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-11
FIRST JIG-SAW
 PUZZLE CHAMPS

Rogers, Ark - (UP) - Mir and
 Mrs Blanchard Tull are the first jig-saw puzzle champions of Arkansas. They recently won the first contest of it's kind in the state, which was given as public library benefit ,---=4-=s.a- -.--s=...-a--
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-11

'head hores" being Mike, the biz black one he rides in pictures George Chandler, who was a Chau- tauqua violinist before entering pictures, now plays that instru- ment for his own amusem ent-- and doesn't get complaints from the neighbors.
Evening star., 1933-01-20
INTEREST CUT URGED
ON ENGLAND'S DEBT
Virginia Banker Suggests Scaling
Down of Obligation as Means
of Aiding Trade.
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
BERRYVILLE, Va, January 90
Reduction of the interest rate on Eng
lands war debt to the United States
to the level Of that paid by France,
with a retroactive provision. was advo-
Gated here as step toward solution
of the war debt question by Thomas
B. McAdams of Richmond. Va, past
president Of the American Bankers
Association.
Mr.. McAdams, executive vice presi-
dent of the State Planters Bank of
Richmond, advanced his suggestion in
an address before the annual meeting
of group 8, Virginia Bankers Asso-
ciation
Great Britain, he said, in meeting,
at great sacrifice, payments on her
debt maturing in December, placed
her stamp of approval upon the sane
tity of international obligations" while
France, although she had been dealt
with on far more liberal basis when
the debts were extended, deliberately
and must assume full responsibility for
the criticism her action created in the
United States"
Had England been required to pay
the same interest rate as France" he
said, cher total payments would have
reduced the principal of her indebted
ness by over billion instead of less
than one fourth that amount"
Were the suggested adjustment made,
Mr. McAdams said, all or at least the
major part of the approximately $780,
100000 thus rebated England could be
set aside as credit to be used by
England in purchasing our wheat. corn,
cotton. tobacco and other agricultural
products. The advantage thus Accru-
ing to agriculture would many times
offset such interest loss as would be
sustained" he said.
Evening star., 1933-01-20
INDUSTRIAL STOCK
LIST Shows GAINS
Rail Shares Also Feature
Upturn in PriceS-To-
baccos Strong.
BY GEORGE I. HUGHES.


NEW YORK, January 20.-Although
there was some reaction in the last
hour, today's stock market was prima-
rily one of advancing prices.
The list was actually strong in the
morning, and the late selling did no
more than cancel part of the gains. The
most encouraging feature was that the
bulk Of activity was while prices were
rising.
Stocks were not helped by wheat,
which closed fractionally lower Sterling
exchange was strong all day, up a cent
IN midafternoon
Among the weak spots in the late
dealings were Proctor & Gamble and
Consolidated Gas. Kroger Grocery 81
Baking declafed the regular dividend
on the common stock
The market opened active and strong.
with advances that during the first
hour ranged from / to points. The
leaders were Allied Chemical, j. I. Case
and Union Pacific, with American Can,
the tobacco stocks, Atchison Interna-
tlonal Harvester, New York Central.
Southern Pacific, United Aircraft. Du-
pont and U. S. Steel common following
closely along
For stimulus the market had hope Of
some important progress with regard
70 war ueDtS 10 De made at tOdayS con-
ference between President Hoover and
President-elect Roosevelt. 1t was ad-
mitted by all that settlement of the
war debt question. would be the most
important contribution possible toward
world recovery and every step toward
that end would be regarded as bullisn
on stocks. The second thing was the
prospect that Congress would act ia
vorably at this session on the bill pro-
v1ding for Speedier reorganization Of
the railroads. AS matters stand that
situation, too, is bar toward business
improvement
American Telephone & Telegraph ran
up over points despite the doubt
about action on the next dividend.
Doubtless there was some short cover
ing in the stock. On the other hand,
Consolidated Gas was distinctly heavy
without any adequate reason assigned
AS a rule, speculation for the rise
was confined to industrial and railway
shares. Among the special features
were the strength in the local fractions
and the new high for this year and last
for Dome Mines. Buying in the trac-
ticns was sympathetic with that in the
ponos, revlv1ng the report that an in
crease in fare was possible. Dome
Mines selling at 13 yields II per cent
on the regular dividend. If the extra,
now 10 cents quarter, is continued,
the yield would be over 10 per cent
which is sufficient explanation for the
interest in that quarter.
Evening star., 1933-01-20
Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, January 90
White potatoes, per 100 pounds, 8Oa
los; barrel, 1.25a1.50; sweet potatoes,
bushel, 25a75; barrel, 50al.00; beans
bushel, 125al.5O; beets. per 100. i.5Oa
200; Brussels sprouts, quart, 1oal5;
cabbage, basket, 25a30; carrots, per
100, 1.5Oa2 90; caulifower. crate, 1.50a
LIS; celery, crate, 1.50a2.25; cucum-
bers, hamper. 2coa3.50; eggplants,
crate, 1.50a3.5o; lettuce, crate, 3.25a
$50; onions, per 100 pounds, 75a9o;
peas, bushel 2.ooa2 SO; spinach, bushel,
40al.0o; peppers, bushel, 75al.25;
squash, bushel, l.00a200; tomatoes, lug,
| 1.25a2.75; turnips, hamper, 20a25;
apples, bushel, 25al.75; cranberries, box,
200a2.65; strawberries. pint, 20a25;
2.00a3.50; tangerines, half box, 1.00a
15O.
Dairy Market.
Live p6ultry-Turkeys, hens, pound
| ID; gobblers, Halls; old hens, 16a17,
old TOMS 12al3; capons, l4a18; young
chickens. 1la15; all kinds, poor and
l0a1l; old roosters, 7a9; ducks, 9al3;
geese, 10al5; guinea fowls, each, 15a
| 80; pigeons, pair, l5a20.
| Eggs-ReceiptS, 683 cases; hennery
white, dozen, 23a24; nearby firsts, %;
Western flrsts, %; Southern firsts, 81
current receipts, 81
Butter-Good to fancy creamery
pound. 20a2214; ladies, 15a16; store
packed, 12al212; process butter, l8a1812
Live Stock Market.
Receipts, 100; steady; good
to choice, 4.75a5 90; medium 20 Good.
4.50a475: fair to medium. 400a4 so !;
plain to fair. 3.50a400; common to
plain, 3.00a350 Bulls, medium to
good, 2.75a3.00; fair to medium, 2.50a
2.75; plain to fair, 225a25O: common
to plain, 2.00a2.25. Cows, medium TO
good, 2.75a3. 90; fair to medium, 225a
2.75; pain to fair, 1.75a2 90; common
to plain. l.25a175 Heifers, good TO
choice, 450a4.75; medium to good, 40Oa
4.50, fair to medium, 350a4 90; plain
to fair, 300a3.50; common to plain,
2.5oa3 90; fresh cows and Springers,
80 00a6000
Sheep and lambs-Receipts, 125;
steady; sheep 5oa2.50; lambs, good TO
choice, 6.75a7.40; common to medium,
3o0a6.o0
Hogs-Receipts, $500; higher; light,
3.85a415; medium, 3.85a4l5: heavies,
3.45a3 go; roughs, 2.25a3O0: light pigs.
8 50a3 80; pigs. 38oa405; Western hogs,
10a20 higher than quotations
Calves-ReceiptS, rs; steady; good to
choice, 650a7.o0; common to medium,
350a5.50
Hay and Grain.
Wheat-No. 2 red Winter. garlicky,
5SA; January delivery. 5S34; Febru-
ary, 5912.
Corn-No. yellow, spot, domestic,
3sa40; cob corn new. 175a1S5 per
barrel
Osts-No. 2 white. domestic, as to
weight, 2613a291a; No. 3, 2512a26.
Rye-Nearby. bag lots, 40a45.
Hay-Receipts, none General hay
market is quiet, but no surplus of good
timothy. Prices range from IL O0al 90
per ton, as to grade and kind. The
poorer grades of hay are hard to sell at
any price. Market irregular on every
thing below No. 3 timothy.
Straw-No. l wheat, per ton, 900a
$50; No. l. oat, per ton, s.0Oa9.50.
Evening star., 1933-01-20
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, January 20 (P UNITED
States Department of Agriculture) -
Hogs, receipts, $4,000 head, including
| 5000 head direct; active, mostly 10a15
higher than yesterdays average; pigs,
l5a25 up; packing sows, strong to S
higher; 140-210 pounds, 3.40a3.50; top,
| $50; 220-290 pounds, 3.10a3.45; pigs,
300a3.40; packing sows, 2.45a260; light
light, good and choice, 140-l60 pounds,
34Oa3.50; lightweight, 100000 pounds,
3.40a3.5O; medium weight, 200-250
| pounds, 2.80a3.30: packing sows, me-
dium and good, 275-55o pounds, 230a
275; pigs, good and choice, 100-130
pounds, 3.00a340.
Cattle-Receipts. 1000 head; calves
500; very dull market on all killing
classes; lower grades predominating;
bulk offerings having been held from
earlier in week; most steers and yearl-
ings. 500 downward; best, 900; few
loads weighty steers, 4.00a4.50; hit and
miss market on beef cows and heavy
sharply Disseminated against; slaugh-
Ter cattle and vealers. steers, good and
choice, 550-590 pounds, 525a7.25; 900
LOO pounds, 5.25a7.35; 1,100-1 800
pounds, 425a7.25; 1,300-1,500 pounds,
3.75a6.25; common and medium, $50
1900 pounds, 35oa475; heifers, good
and choice, 550-750 pounds, 4.75a6.75;
common and medium, 325a4.75; COWS,
good, 2.50a3.25; common and medium,
2.4Ca2.75; low cutter and cutter, 1.90a
2.40; bulls (yearlings excluded. good
(beef). 2.85a3.50: cutter. common and
medium, 2.50a3.l0; vealers, good and
choice. 5.50a7.25; medium, 400a5 so;
Gull and common, 3.o0a4.00; stocker
and feeder cattle, steers, good and
choice. 500-1, ,050 pounds, 4.25a5.50;
common and medium, 30oa425.
Sheep, $4,000; few early sales weak
to shade lower; bidding mostly Is lower;
heavy lambs getting no action; desir-
able natives, 5.50a6.00 to packers; hold
ing best above 6.25; lambs, 80 pounds,
down, good and choice, 5.75a6.35; COM
mon and medium, 400a5.75: 90-98
pounds. good and choice, 5.65a6.25; 98-
110 pounds, good and choice, 5.50a6.00;
ewes, 90-150 pounds, good and choice,
200a3.00; all weights, common and me-
diim, 1.25a2.50.
Evening star., 1933-01-20
BOND
|. YIELDS ARE SMALL
Recent Heavy Buying Has
Boosted Issues Above
CaIlabIe Prices.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 2o@Some s10,-
00O,000,000 Of United States Govern
ment securities have risen to levels at
which the yield to investors Is little or
nothing, If the yield is calculated on the
earliest possible redemption of these
issues.
The flight of timid money into United
States Governments has boosted the
prices Of number Of issues we'll above
the prices at which the Treasury may
redeem them
Included in the group of Treasury
obligations at which the yield to ma
turity, calculated on current prices, has
fallen to extremely low levels are ST.
69l 100000 of Treasury bills and notes
maturing up to the end Of l933 which
at present prices return investors from
about Il of / per cent to y Of per
cent. Also there are s3,192 600, 600 of
longer-term bond issues, which, If con-
ditions warranted. could conceivably be
retired this year at prices considerably
below their present market prices.
Speculation in Bills.
The possibility of retirement, however,
is considered remote. Consequently, in
vestors have been ready to buy these
bonds at premium over their callable
prices. They are betting that the issues
will not be called, but will run to ma
turity. Included in this group are ST.
1892 900 first Liberty 3la per cent
bonds; S532 100000 Liberty first con-
vertible Az per cents, and s6,268, 900 900
fourth Liberty AZ per cents.
1f - ,l,f
term certificates and bills attract. there
has been considerable speculation in
these prime securities Some investors
have been willing to bid high for Treas
ury bills and certificates, allowing them
selves but a scanty interest return, be-
cause of their belief that institutional
demand for such securities would force
prices higher and net buyers a profit
through subsequent appreciation.
There has been a moderate setback in
the Treasury issues this week, from their
extremely high levels. This has been
attributed to reports that the Govern
ment was considering refunding of some
Of the shortterm issues, to indications
that the Federal Reserve system would
let its holdings of Treasury issues
diminish as they mature, and to talk
in Washington of currency imitation.
IL Iedl llllldllOIl WtIC COulllIS, UdIlhCio D
say, there would presumably be a shift
of funds out of these securities into
stocks and commodities
Investors Attitude.
Some bankers also point out that the
extremely low yield on the United States
Governments is deceptive, and does not
give true picture of the money market,
for it merely shows that investors have
been too uncertain over the outlook to
place their funds anywhere else.
Evening star., 1933-01-20
CORPORATION
REPORTS
TRENDS AND PROSPECTS OF
LEADING ORGANIZATIONS

NEW YORK, January 20-Following
is today's summary of corporation news
prepared by Standard Statistics Co.,
Inc. New York, for the Associated
Press:
Advertising. Printing and Publishing.
Cuneo Press, Inc, declared quarterly
| dividend of 80 cents on common stock
previously paid 62l2 cents quarterly
Building Real Estate and Related Lines.
Fuller George A. Co. 1882 CONSOLE
dated earnings of company and subsid-
iaries totaled sl69,96O, VS.. s621 ,534 for
| 1881.
| Otis Elevator obtained new Govern
ment contracts totaling $4,000.
Food Products.
| United Biscuit Co. of America de-
| clared regular quarterly dividend of so
cents share on common stock.
Investment Trusts.
Sterling Securities Corporation liqui-
dating value December 81, was S42.24 a
share of first preferred stock, VS.. S42.99
on December 81. 1881.
Miscellaneous.
Sheaffer wv. A. Pen Co. declared
four quarterly dividends Of 50 each on
preferred stock.
Midcontinent Petroleum Corporation
reduced prices for Midcontinent crude
oil Is cents barrel.
Skelly Oil Co. reduced crude oil
prices Is cents a barrel in midconti-
nent area.
Tide Water Oil Co. met Is cents a
barrel reduction in price for Midconti-
nent crude oil initiated by Stanolind
Crude Oil Purchasing Co.
Railroad and Railroad Equipment.
New York, Chicago & st. Louis Rail-
road 1882 preliminary deficit S4,410. .434
VS.. deficit s210.412.
Pressed Steel Car Co.-Independent
Committee, headed by j. S. Johnston,
called for deposit of per cent con-
vertible bonds of company; committee
has announced its opposition to re-
funding offers made on behalf of COM
pany.
Retail Trade.
Childs Co. stockholders approved re-
mon stock to ST share from S2654
a share.
Willow Cafeterias, Inc, passed
quarterly dividend on 81 preferred
stock, last payment on which was 81
share on November /, 1882.
Utilities.
American g. Foreign Power Co.-Elec-
trio Bond g. Share Co. held 479 per
cent of common stock of company as
of December 81, 1882, compared with
Sal per cent year previous.
Buffalo, Niagara g. Eastern Power
Corporation December electric sales
were off SIS per cent; IL months were
of pit per cent.
Cities Service Co. gross earnings of
company for 1882 were of 81 per cent;
net earnings off per cent.
Eastern Utilities Associates 1882 COM
mon share earnings was $3.50 VS.. S3l5.
Federal Water Service Corporation
net income, II months ended Novem-
Der 30, $978,736 VS.. $2,4l7,883.
Tampa Electric Co. 1882 common
STARE earnings. s2.18 VS.. $3.50.
Evening star., 1933-01-20
Bankers Acceptances.

NEW YORK, January 20 P.-The
volume of bankers acceptanceS out
standing on December 81 was $709, ,729, :
56S, compared with s7l9,551 1903 on
November 80 and s974,059, $50 on De-
tember 81, 1881, the American Accept
ance Council announced. The reduc-
tion of S9,800,000 during the month
the council said, was largely due to q
general let-down in demand for ac-
ceptance credits