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The Washington times., 1933-09-05
RING To SURVEY
CHEAP ROOMS

An inspection of lower-class
rooming houses will be made dur.
ing the next few days by James
Ring, who is conducting the Dis.
trict Public Utilities Commissions
study of rents in this city.
Ring said today he will make a
personal inspection to check up
on complaints he has received re-
garding conditions in such
quarters.
He has been inspecting com.
plants from apartment houses
during recent weeks and reports
he had had exceedingly good CO.
operation both from tenants and
agents in remedying the com.
plants there.
Ruy In SentPmhPP and RUY American
The Washington times., 1933-09-05
BUDGET INQUIRY
WATTS A DAY

Initial hearings on the District
budget for the next fiscal year
were postponed from today until
tomorrow at the request of City
Auditor Daniel J. Donovan who
said he desired added time to
compile the necessary data.
He said the first witnesses prob
ably will be heads of the various
departments of the District gov
ernment whose offices are in the
District Building. beginning with
the executive offices. Then de-
partment chiefs whose offices are
outside of the building will be
called in.
It has been rumored the budget
for the next fiscal year will total
approximately $33,00O.O00, which
varies little from the appropria-
ton for the present fiscal year.
The Washington times., 1933-09-05
SUSPECTS HELD
IN ROBBER|ES '

Sought by police for more than
A. wear, Willie Banks, colored,
was held for investigation today
while detectives sought to link
him to scores of housebreakings.
Eight other colored men, be.
lieved to be members OF Banks
rang, also are being questioned.
Banks arrest came about by
accident yesterday. He was taken
into custody for fighting with
Robert Reed, colored, IS.
Taken to headquarters. finger
prints revealed that he was the
0ng-sought suspect. The round,
up of other members of the gang
followed.
The Washington times., 1933-09-05
3 Injured as Autos
Crash Near QuQnticO

Mrs. Havard Hiddleson, 81, of
Media, Pa, received a broken
kneecap and face cuts yesterday
when an automobile driven by her
husband ran into a car which had
skidded in front of them on the
Richmond highway near Quantico.
Hiddleson was cut on the face.
Their 3-year-old daughter, Ethel,
suffered bruises to her face and
chin. All were brought to the
Alexandria Hospital.
The Washington times., 1933-09-05
REALTY TAXES
POUR IN

The District Tax Collectors Of
flee took on added duties today as
the first collections arrived on real
estate taxes for, 1882.
Four cashiers were kept busy
throughout the day. No estimate
of returns was made.
Chatham Towers, Collector Of
Taxes, said heavy returns always
come in the first few days; then
comes a lull until the fifteenth Of
the month, and another lull until
the first of next month.
Spend a Dollar and Make a Job
The Washington times., 1933-09-05

burglars VINO had OBVIOUSLY redu Ahc
d-Headed League" one of the most
ingenious of all the stories of Sher-
lock Holmes. Hereafter the police
should read the stories day or two
before the criminals do. Then they
could be sure.
In the present instance skylight
was broken, presumably by accident,
and this set off a burglar alarm. Po-
lice cars came, blowing sirens, and
far below the surface of the street,
in a building next door, the clever,
well-read burglars were frightened
off. When the police found nothing
suspicious in the house which gave
the alarm they looked around. They
discovered that tunnel from under
2 house in West TWentv-ninth Street to
The Washington times., 1933-09-05
SCHEME UNFAIR
To DEPOS|TORS,
SAYS COOPER
Advocates of Merger HurI.
Counter Charges at Head
of U. S. Savings

Charges and counter charges
we're hurled in District Supreme
Court today as Treasury officials
and members of the new Hamil
ton National Bank marshalled
their forces to compel the United
States Savings Bank to partici-
pate in the Hamilton merger.
Representing Wade H. Cooper,
majority stockholder of the United
States Savings Bank, Attorneys
w. Bissell Thomas and John w.
Staggers raised the question Of
jurisdiction when Treasury Off.
cials asked Justice Jennings Bailey
to approve Hamilton National
Bank contracts calling for the
transfer of approximately $4,000.
900 of assets from the eight par.
ticipating banks to the Hamilton
National Bank.
Plan Called Unfair
Pointing out that approx
mately 100000 of the assets
belonging to the United States
Savings Bank, which is being
formed into the merger without
Colonel Cooper's consent, Thomas
said that the depositors in the
Hamilton system are not getting
a fair deal out of the merger.
While they will be paid so per
cent of their deposits by the
Hamilton National Bank, the re-
mainder of their deposits will be
withheld from them indefinitely
by the contracts the court is
asked to approve. These con-
tracts provide that conserhtors
of the eight banks will make no
effort to dispose of the "slow"
assets which they retain for a
period of six months.
DepOsitOrs May Lose
If at the end of that time
officials of the Hamilton Ma
tional Bank find that some of
the quick" assets do not turn
out we'll, they are to be exchanged
with the conservators for better
securities. This provision prac-
tically freezes out the balance of
the depositors' claims, Thomas
said.
Attorney George P. Barse, rep.
reSenting the Comptroller, upheld
the Jurisdiction of the court +by
reviewing banking legislation of
the past two years and Justice
Baily agreed that the court had
jurisdiction after Roger j. White
ford, counsel for the Hamilton
National Bank, declared that
Colonel Coopeg should not stand
in the way of the merger unless
he can offer better plan for
quicker payment of depositorS'
claims.
COOper'S Plan Attacked
The only plan submitted by
Colonel Cooper, Whiteford said,
was to pay depositors IS per
cent Of the claims provided they
waived the remainder. 1t would
have been impossible for this
plan to be carried out, Whiteford
said, because the bank was in
solvent and at directors meet
ing February % had gone on a
5 per cent withdrawal basis.
Moreover. he charged that Colonel
Cooper had not acted in good
faith, because he had withdrawn
a large amount of his personal
funds before the bank closed.
1t was further charged that
Colonel Cooper had shown lack
of good faith by sitting idly by all
summer while the bank merger
was in progress, when, if he had
had his depositors' interest at
heart and felt his bank to be SOL
vent, he would have undertaken
court action to compel the Treas
ury to allow him to reopen.
Spend a Dollar and Make a Job
The Washington times., 1933-09-05
Life Lags Behind

surprised that they ddn the shop Themselves put up
better than real life The of small shop had
bright red hair his assistant showed him advertisement
for redheads only he answered got job at copying the
dictionary the encyclopedia When the job suddenly
came an end the gentleman repaired to Holmes, who
asked whether the assistant camera tend and on
learning that he was prevented great bank robbery
That Holmes way. The whole business OF the red
heads engineered by the shop assistant to get his boss
the cellar to the bank vaults near by.
1t is pure guess work that the New York FUR burglars
had read this story but as it occurs in many anthooges
of the best detective stores the guess safe one They
needed elaborate trick get their man out OF the way
their entrance to the tunnel vacant house. But
suppose prosperity suddenly and the house were
rented? Surely the bright young dggers had ready plan
to distract the attention of the new tenant am only
surprised they didn't rent he shop Themselves put up
beer garden and make little legitimate money the side
(Note police officials: There are several dozen other
good lodges in the early Holmes stores)
The Washington times., 1933-09-05
True to Type
Burglars Beat Police BY Reading More
Mysteries
Mysteries
BY GILBERT SELDES.

If burglars do not give up reading Sherlock Holmes the
way of the police going to become and more easy
Policemen read too although isn't always clear that
they read the right books few days ago only happy
accident the police the trail of New York fur
The Washington times., 1933-09-05
A Good Story

Not to burglars wouldbe murderers but to readers OF
mvsterv stories I recommend "Nurder in Trinidad by
John Vandercook Ia Crime Club publcaton) Mr. Wander
cook knows the heart of many tropical regions he has
proved before and he also knows how to write mystery
story and good quiet detective Ut will be news
that the detective from the League OF Nations nut ne IS
unearthng or running to earh great traffic in DOPE
his credentials good.
Once board ship read detective story which, unlike
most kept coming back to my mind because the explanation
was such complete SURPRISE the identity of the murderer
was remarkably concealed few days ago touna tne
story again 'The Net About Joan Ingeby by A. Field
ing and those who like to be baffled recommend It, Ihe
murderer character dragged in at the last mo-
but major person in the course OF events Yet 'e
surprise is complete.
The Washington times., 1933-09-05

another in West Threh Street had been dug They found
crowbars drills house -wreckng jacks sledge hammers
candles bag of tomatoes and many beer bottles.
The Washington times., 1933-09-05

Spend Dollar and Make a Job
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-15

Zo Mad"; Smith and Laurice, tap dancers extraordinary and Amato, sensational juggler. Also present. ed will be Bits and Hits, a laugh fest in which all the artists on the bill take part.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-15
THE SAME THING

SH: Oh, good! You've asked father?
 HE: No, dear. I've just been in a motor smash.-Answers
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-15
Vaudeville at New
 Garden on Sunday
"42nd Street" Will Be Feature Picture, Plus
 Usual Stage Show

It's at the New Garden for three days beginning Sunday "42nd Street." Warmers mightiest pro- duction organization set to the task of building the perfect musical show-something totally new and sensationally different from any thing that had gone before! Mas ter craftsmen of stage and screen were mobilized into a great pro- ducing unit. For three years they toiled with tireless energy, plotting and planning before single scene was rehearsed or single player selected. Another solid year was spent on production with a cast composed of IA stars-50 featured performers, 200 dazzling chorus beauties and hundreds of others working like mad to create the most spectacular entertainment ever presented on the screen. Now at last you may see their resplen- dent triumph, crowning four years of ceaseless endeavor-mightic than Broadway ever beheld. War her Brothers ring up the curtain on the wonders of new show world in a glittering star-spangled extravaganza of drama, mirth and song; IA dazzling stars-Warner Baxter. Bebe Daniels, George Brent, Ginger Rogers, Una Mer- kel, Ruby Keeler, Guy Kibbe, Ned Sparks, Dick Powell, George E. Stone, Eddie Nugent, Allen Jen- kins, Henry B. Walthal, and Rob- ert McWade. Fifty featured per formers, 200 glorious girls! Picked by Hollywood beauty connoisseurs as the most beautiful in the world dancing their legs off .. Singing their hearts out work ing like mad to give you the mightiest entertainment ever pre- scented on the screen. Almost twice the length of the average picture and every second packed with breathless excitement. .A com plete musical comedy more lavish than the stage could possibly con- ceive or execute, is presented scene for scene while the heart-gripping story races on. You've got to see it!
 As usual on Sunday at this the ater t6c customary three acts of big time vaudeville will be added and Manager Halliwell has made a special effort this week to secure the very best that Broadway af- lords and you will have the pleas ure of seeing the three following outstanding acts: George Wagner, the Baron Munchausen of vaude- vile assisted by Lima in a comedy skit entitled 100 Dot Makes Me
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-15
Crawford-Coop
 CO-star at State
Seen in To-day We Live'' Thrilling War
 Scenes

To-day We Live" co-starring Joan Crawford and Gary Cooper begins a four-day engagement at Warmers State and advance re- ports acclaim this as the finest screen work Joan Crawford has ever contributed. With Gary Cooper, beautiful Joan has given the screen one of it's most inter- esting and expressing romances.
 As Diana, an aristocratic Eng .lish girl. Miss Crawford receives word of the death of her father at the front on the day in which her brother, Franchot Tone, and her childhood sweetheart, R r Young. join the British navy. Shortly after, word comes that Cooper, the American officer whom Diana has come to love, has been killed in an airplane crash.
 Engaged in the most dangerous game of the war, that of launching torpedoes at the enemy craft from tiny speed boats, Tone and Young of their service. Forgetting tomor- Diana gives herself to the man Who AoNCo lACA 1loiI and then Cooper comes back! It is a thrilling moment on the screen.
 Cooper, first despising the two Englishmen ass towards, takes a trip with them. in their topedo boat and comes back with a revised opinion. During a bombardment, Young is blinded, which binds him even closer to the girl whose pity he mistakes for love. In an attempt to forget Diana, Cooper asks for a desperate air mission to sink ship. At last realizing Diana's love for the aviator, Young pursuades Tone to take him out on the torpedo boat for a sure death chance at same ship. thereby insuring the safety of Cooper. They do not re- turn.
 To-day We Live" is without doubt one of the most human stories of the war and Howard Hawks is to be congratulated for his masterful direction of a fine screen show. Miss Crawford and Cooper make a brilliant romantic team and the effective work of Young, Tone, Roscoe Karns and Louise Closer Hale also contrib utes to make this picture one of the most enjoyable seen on the screen in some time.
 An excellent surrounding pro- gram accompanies the feature pre- sentation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-15

In five days 27 inches of rain fell at Cairns, Australia, recently.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-15

Anyone who knows the Little | Theatre knows D. H. Davis, who is this year the secretary of the organization, and anyone Wno knows MT Davis knows that he IS | a statistician of no mean ability We'll, he has been at his statistics again, this time with regard to the personnel active in Little Theatre work this season. For your en- | lightment and delectation his re- suits are printed here.
 His figures prove two points; first, that the number of Little Theatre members who lind pleasure in active participation in the plays, either acting or in some technical capacity is greater than you might suppose; the second and more noteworthy point is that there is opportunity for everyone who is willing and talented to take part. The large turnover of work CTS and cast material shown by these statistics proves beyond ques | ton that the Little Theatre is not q closed book open only to select few, but that it tries to give every one a chance to do what he wants and is able to do.
 The figures compiled include the first three public productions of the 1932-1933 season which began officially in September, 1892. They also include the two workshop pro- auctions, but they do not include the cast and crews of '1.1e Guardsman" which is scheduled for April 25 and 26. Here they are: 302 different people lent their time and talent toward making these three plays successful. Of this number, 167 were women and
 135 were men. So the honors are pretty even. These figures are in- teresting to those who think men aren't interested in theatricals
 This is even more strongly proved | by the fact that off the S5 acting parts, 54 were taken by men as against 31 taken by women. Of these S6 acting parts, only three were duplicates-that is, only three of the 85 had acted in any
 of the other parts. This should challenge those critics who insist that the same people are used all | the time. These figures were con-
 piled directly from the programs
 of the plays.
 l Miss Schoeni insists that all
 actors and actresses of her ac-
 quaintance have some sort of pet
 or pets to add color to their men,
 age. Therefore the Viennese actors
 in "The Guardsman" may carry or
 their domestic turmoil between the
 twitterings of pair of love birds
 A touch of irony on the part o1
 Miss schoeni. perhaps. l
 The building of the two sets fol
 '"The Guardsman" which was de-
 layed by the late date of the work shop plays are being rushed
 through in record time. With three
 such efficient and loyal workers as
 w. J. Pape. Eric Pape and Warren
 Upson as alternating crew bosses
 things are happening at the Little
 Theater Work Shop every night
 This Saturday may prove an ex-
 ceptipn because the fishing season | opens on that day and Miss Schoeni and the Messers Pape have plans
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-15
"42nd Street" Plays
 Return Showing
Will Be at Strand Three Days-Warner Baxter
 Heads Cast

"42nd Street." the outstanding hit of 1883. returns to Waterbury and the Strand theater Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Hundreds have requested the management to bring it back and this good news will find favor with them immedi- ately.
 The cast is headed by Warner Baxter, the star of "Six Hours To Live" "Cisco Kid," Daddy Long Legs" and many other hits, and Bebe Daniels, of "Silver Dollar" Rio Rita' and "Dixiana" fame. Ruby Keeler, wife of Al Jolson, and the Ziegfeld star of Show Girl" makes her picture bow as the ingenue of "42nd Street"
 George Brent, Una Merkel, Guy Kibbee, Ned Sparks, Dick Powell, Ginger Rogers and Allen Jenkins, all well known both on stage and screen, complete the star cast. Other important featured players include such well known names as Henry B. Walthall, Edward J. Nugent, Harry Akst, Clarence Nordstrom, Robert M cW d e, George E. Stone, and Al Dublin and Harry Warren, the song writers, who both wrote the song hits for the picture and played the roles of the song writers for the production around which "42nd Street" re- wolves. ~
 The chorus of 150 girls was selected by Busby Berkeley, the famous Broadway director, who created and staged the dance num- bers and ensembles. "42nd Street" is show within a show, the dramatic story of life backstage in a musical comedy troupe, from the day the stars and chorus are chos- en to the opening night.
 On Wednesday and Thursday the Strand will offer Lee Tracy in Clear All Wires" and Constance Bennett in "Our Betters." Friday and Saturdays program will in- clude "So This Is Africa" with Wheeler and Woolsey and "Hu- manity" with Boots Mallory and Frank Morgan. Coming soon are such hits as "The Crime of the Century" Sailor Be Good" "F'rom Hell to Heaven," "The Great Jas per- and King Kong"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-15
"Cavalcade,' to Be
 Palace Feature
No Advance in Prices for This AttractiOn-3,5OO
 Players in Cast

The current double feature pro- gram at the Palace East Work CTS" featuring John Gilbert, Rob- ert Armstrong and Mae Clarke, and George O'Brien and Maureen Sullivan in "Robber's Roost" will come to the end of their engage ment tonight.
 For Sunday. Monday and Tues day and Wednesday the Palace theater is proud to be able to pre- sent to its patrons the super-epic talking picture of all time Cav alcade" with cast of $500 and in the roster of it's featured play CTS also there are over 40 stars, truly a multi-star picture.
 Grandeur never before attempt ed, is embodied in this picture, massive in it's treatment, titanic in it's sweep, it comes to Waterbury, at the regular popular prices of the Palace theater, while at the same time it is being presented in New York city to record-breaking crowds and is creating new box office records, and there the price to see this colossus of all time is $2.00 per ticket.
 From the numerous inquiries and phone calls there will be the largest turnout for any picture that has ever been in town, the phone is busy daily now, answer in gthe times of the showings ana other questions, and one rumor that is unfounded is that there will be a raise in the admission price, this feature is supposed ot show for higher prices than those charged at the Palace, but after many arguments pro-and-con re- garding the price, the management of the Palace, on account of the large capacity finally succeeded in bringing the picture to town at their regular prices, this would have been impossible in any other theater in town, the rest would have had to raise prices, for this particular picture.
 So all that is left to tell Water bury and its environs is that IT they are wise they will come to the earlier showings of the pie ture, as it looks as though no mat ter how big the Palace is there will be a scarcity of seats before Wednesday night.
 In addition to the feature and vieing with it in entertainment values there will be a show of carefully selected shorts, truly the greatest show ever in Waterbury, one that all can afford to see and at the prices to be charged in the Palace none can afford to miss it..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-15
"42nd Street" to
 Play Alhambra
Comedy Spectacle of Year Hailed as One of
 Best

"42nd Street." an all-inclusive dramatic musical comedy spectacle of the American theater, opens at the Alhambra playhouse to-day, with an all star cast of noted screen and stage players.
 The screen play, based on the popular novel of Bradford Ropese, is said to contain every ingredient that makes for a really great pie ture. It is snappy, colorful and packed with laughs. It has, also a dramatic underlying theme and re- veals the mammoth spectacle of a musical comedy show in prepara-. ton and when it is finished.
 Because 1t is story of the back stage world of the theater, each member of the cast was selected with an eye to stage experience as we'll as screen talent. The stellar names include Warner Baxter. 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 screen.
 "42nd Street" has one of the most imposing picture casts Eince Grand Hotel" Behind it's dranlat ic story of the lives and loves of the stage folk there is presented a complete musical comedy show. i which has been heralded as the most novel and spectacular ever produced for the screen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-15
FIRST WOMEN'S LAW FIRM

Cleveland - (UP) - Formation of the first women's law firm Tn the State of Ohio has been an- nounced here. The partnership will be composed of Mrs Estel,e Russell, former assistant police prosecutor; Miss Arvilla Pratt, former law firm employe, and Miss Marie Plechaty, womens democratic ward leader. Also as sociated with the firm will be four young women lawyers.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-15
Nancy Carroll
 Starred at Lyric
"Child of Manhattan" 10
 Open TwO=Day Run

Child of Manhattan" delight ful and intriguing screen story makes its appearance at the Lyric theater Sunday and Monday.
 Starring the vivacious and beau tiful Nancy Carroll, and directed by Eddie Buzzell, "Child of Man hattan" proves to be not only a parcel of fine entertainment but it also contains such attributes as fine mounting and story twists that reach a new and welcome level in suspense.
 Wise selections of the principals also has unearthed a new romantic screen combination. Miss Carroll is ideal as the dance hall girl who gives her love to the handsome, rich New York -about-t town, which in turn is ably portrayed by that favorite of the musical photo plays, John Boles.
 And on the same program:
 A real western holiday rodeo with all it's attendant thrills and fast action is a feature of Tim McCoy's latest outdoor drama, "The Whirlwind."
 In the swift moving Columbia picture, Tim and his two pals of the open ranges, Pat Malley and J. Carol Naish, return to Tim s home town to discover that the en- tire countryside is celebrated the Fourth of July with gigantic rodeo and roundup.