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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-21
Connie Bennett
 in "Rockabye''
Heads Double Feature Pr0-
 gram at The Strand

"Constance Bennett in "Rocka- bye" heads the Strands double feature program for Sunday, Mon- day. "Rockabye" is powerful drama in which 1t Is revealed that 0 sinner.and-sain girl has two ways of loving. One love is just a passionate pastime. The other love is deathleas and capable of great sacrifices because 1t arouses the mother nstinct-because she wants the man to be husband and father, not just a lover.
 Judy Carroll, an actress. learns how smart 1t is to be good only page scandal. This scandal robs taken from her because of her has been torn from her Miss Ben- nett's scene with her mother, the terrible "Snooks" whose only virtue Is her love for "muddy's own baby girl" IS one you may long remem- naturalness.
 When this wound Is somewhat healed Judy meets Jake Pell. author of "Rockabaye," a play she has set her heart on doing, despite the insistence of De Sola, her man. ager, that 1t is too parallel to cer- tain things in her own past that had best be forgotten.
 But Judy falls in love with Pe!l seriously, truly, divinely--and 1t Is the quality of her love that brings out the nobility In Judy and brings "Rockabye" to a tremendous and tear-compelling finish.
 Joel McCrea, Paul Lukas and Jobyna Rowland head an impress sivo supporting cast.
 The companion feature is to be ''Too Busy to Work" starring VIII Rogers. The outstanding comedian of the films appears in the role of q whimsical vagabond who de- votes his activities to searching for his wife and daughter and the man who stole them from him. It Is said to provide him with usual op- portunities for his whimsicalities.
 Marian Nixon enacts the leading role and other favorites in the cast are Frederick Burton, Dick Powell. Constance Romanoff, Douglas Cos- grove, Jack O'Hara and Louise Beavers.
 Wednesday and Thursday brings
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-21
Lyric Books
 Two Features
Karloff and Mitzi Green Are Starred in Pictures

Tn an astounding makeup, Boris Karloff goes through amazing ad- {. ventures in "The Mask Of Flu Man- \ chu," Metro- c Goidwyn-Mayer's film- izatlon of Sax Rohmer's thriller, which will open Thursday at the. Lyric theater. \,
 Weird intrigues. sensations, nys-,' teries, thrills, torture chambers q the fantastic laboratory of the "death ray" the lost tomb of q Ghengis Khan in the Gobi Desert ! and various other uncanny detailss. play a part in the strange story of the Asiatic man-monster who seeks, by fomenting an Asiatic up. rising, to rule the world.
 pr Flu Manchu resolves on world !, dominion. Knowing that scientists ' have located the tomb of Ghengis Khan who centuries ago almost conquered Europe, he attempts to loot the tomb, use the sword and mask buried with the dead leader and proclaim himself the reincar- ' nation of the warrior. f3i
 second feature, Little Orphan ! Annie" featuring Mitzi Green. Nr
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-21
Gable in "NO
 Man of Her Own''
Palace Brings Feminine Idol Here for Run of
 Four Days

Clark Gable, idol of Americas feminine filmgoers, appears for the first time in a Paramount picture as the star of "No Man of Her own," which opens at the Palace
 As "Babe" stewart, .big-stake gambler with cards and women, Gable adds to his laurels with a fiery characterization which ranks with the best roles he has done. He Is given unusually competent sup port by Carole Lombard and Dor- othy Mackaill. as the conflicting feminine forces in his life and by favorite screen veterans like Grant Mitchell, George Barbier and J. Farrell Macdonald. Wesley Rug gles directed from an original screen play by Edmund Goulding and Benjamin Glazer.
 Miss Mackaill, as Kay Everley, is 0 "come-on" for Gable in his high-stakes card games. Police learn of the racket and make 1t so hot for Gable that he leaves town for a time. At sleepy little Glen dale, the hiding place, which he picks by the simple expedient of sticking Q pin into 0 railroad time- table, Gable meets Carole Lombard, playing the role of Connie Randall. 0 librarian. This time it's love, al- though originally Gable married the girl with some sort of "love lem and leave lem" idea in mind.
 They return to the big city where Carole, quite unconsciously, helps Gable fleece his lambs. But the net begins to close again around the gambler. He makes a com promise with the police, realizing that his feeling for Carole is love How the tangled skein is unrav. elled makes for high-voltage enter tainment which this reviewer en- joyed and so, probably, will you.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-21
At the New Garden Sunday and Nlond

Fox Film production. Most of tho action takes place aboard a big schooner and around Q rocky cove on the New England coast, provid~ ing Q thoroughly marine atmos- phere to the picture, and one very fitting to its swift action and many dramatic moments.
 Boris Karioff, who won out- "Frankenstein," will be seen In an Manchu in "The Mask of Flu Manchu," based on the Sax Roh- mer thriller which is the com. Oriental, Karioff is the center of q formidable ombination of intrigue, strange crimes and fiendish pun ishments. There is, for instance, the mysterious laboratory where Flu Manchu hurls his man-made lightning and his sinister "death. ray" There is the weird torture of the bell, the reverberating notes of which drive men mad. The spec- tacular Feast of tho Mongois, the adventures of the scientists in the catacombs, the flight into the Gobi 0SbSke &hA thS HAos GA1s&sAS &ps sSstB against the world are other thrill. ing incidents. Charles Brabin di- rected the picture with Q promi- nent cast which includes Lewis stone, Karen Morley, Charles Star rett. Myrna Loy, Jean Hersholt, Lawrence Grant and David Tor renee. Hundreds of extras appear In the spectacular Oriental scenes and replicas of great gold buddhas add to the color of the production. Also on the bill are attractive short subjects. Special added att fractions and when held are pyro. Ibid dresser ware for women on Tuesday, auction circus on Thurs. day and country store every Sat- urday night. The admission is: matinee 10c-15c, evenings 15c-26c. Tho evening prices go into effect Saturday and Sunday at 3 p. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-21
KarlOf in ''The
 Mummy State
Mystery of Intriguing
 Beauty Opens To-day

All the mystery, intriguing beauty, splendid and spectacle of the days of the Egyptian Pharaohs comes to the State theater today when Universal's uncanny thriller and reincarnation, "The Mummy" begins 0 four day engagement.
 "The Mummy" conceived by Nina Wilcox Putnam and Richard Schayer and adapted to the screen by the eminent British writer of the occult, John L. Balderston, deals with an ancient sacAlege committed by Q High Priest of Osiris and 0 Priestess of Isis. A British archaeological expedition unearths the mummy of the priest who had been embalmed alive as Q penalty for his crime. When Q sacred scroll Is unearthed, the mummy comes to life, bringing to the modern world his ancient oc- cult secrets. He discovers the reincarnated soul of his unholy live in a beautiful Anglo Egyptian girl, and his efforts to carry her back through the ages so that their love may be consummated pro- vides one of the most singular and strangely fascinating themes of any recent screen drama.
 The film is replete with specta- cular sets of Ancient Egyptian splendor executed by the noted stage designer and artist, Willy Pogany, Costumes and relics of the past enhance the unusual beauty and effectiveness of "The Mummy" which presents the great makeup artist, Willy Pogany. Costumes and relics of the past enhance the unusual beauty and effectiveness of ''The Mummy" which presents the great makeup artist, Karloff, in the starring role of the reincarnat- ed mummy. His uncanny makeup Is his greatest achievement, sur passing the unforgettable monster of "Frankenstein." Zita Johann, alluring Hungarian actress. and David Manners provide the love interest of today, which struggles against the power of the past, ex- emplified by KaroH. Arthur Byron Edward Van Sloan and Bramwell Fletcher enact the other import
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-21
Alhamba Offers
 Janet GaynOr

As the fiery-tempered daughter of an elderly sea-captain, Janet Gaynor presents 0 brand-new type of characterization in "Tess of the Storm Country" her latest Fox picture in which she is co-starred with Charles Farrell. Opening at the Alhambra theater Sunday, the film is said to be the most thrill ing of all the Gaynor-Farrell of- ferings ,and has notable SUD- porting cast that includes Dudley
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-21

ant parts in the film under the di- rection of Karl Freund, whose ar. tistic camera eye is evident throughout "The Mummy"
 An excellent and commercially brilliant surrounding program has been booked to accompany this thrilling feature presentation which should witness capacity attendance at the State today, Sunday, Mon- day and Tuesday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-21
HELIUM COMPRESSOR.

washington-The Navy Depart ment has built Q helium com pressor on special railroad car, which 1t will use to relate lighter than -air-craft wherever located. The heiium on board the Akron alone is worth $420,000, 1t Is re- ported, and the Navy Department must be in position to salvage the valuable gas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-21
"Rackety Rax
 at Hamilton

Halfback boxers, wrestlers made over into tackles, gorillas who become guards, and Broadway belles who go collegiate and be- come campus co-eds are said to furnish plenty of fun in "Rackety Rax," Fox comedy which comes to the Hamilton theater to-day.
 It Is a comedy-satire on sport ing racketeers who muscle in on American college football and att tempt to make "big business" out of the game.
 McLaglen is said to have a role which Is funnier than the parts he
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-21

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-21

Digges, June Clyde and Claude Giilingwater. Alfred Santell di- rected.
 And as a companion feature will be seen Central Park" with Joan, Blondell and Wallace Ford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-18
HAT INDUSTRY CODE MAY START
 THE FIREWORKS
It Was Submitted To-day, But the Unions Are Strong and May Differ With Code

Washington, July 1S--(U.P.)- A code of fair competition for the hat industry was filed to-day with the Industrial Recovery Adminis- tration. The proposed code was submitted by a committee from the hat institute, representing about 90 per cent of the felt. straw and silk hat industry which employs 22,00O workers. A code for the cap and cloth hat industry was submitted to N. R. A. headquarters in New York yesterday for delivery in Washington to-day. It provides z for a 35 hour week with minimum pay of SIS per week for lining makers, the lowest paid division Of the industry.
 The hat industry.s problems con. cern the rates of pay for skilled workers rather than minimum wages or maximum hours of work. The industry has been divided be- tween union and non-union shops and employers who have dispensed with union labor and sectionalixed their plants are objecting to pay- ing union scales. Union workers, on the other hand, are objecting to any pay scales below the present wages.
 Meanwhile progress was made on formation of code for retail dealers. including drug and food stores. Difficulty has been exper. fenced in bringing together all branches of the retail trade. but representatives of the dry goods and drug interests said to-day af- ter conferences at the N, K. A: that they expected a code to be submit- fed before the end of the week. Representatives of the boot and !. shoe industry also conferred with officials on their code.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-18
WILEY POST IS
 FAR AHEAD OF
 HIS OLD MARK
More Than Fourteen Hours Better Than Speed He and Harold Gatty Made on Trip

Moscow. July 1S.-UP-Wiley Post, headed from Novosibirsk to Irkutsk. Siberia, on his flight around the world. was sighted at 11:50 q. m. Moscow time to-day (4:50 a. m., E.D.T.) at Krasno. yarsk, 400 miles east of Novosi- birsk.
 Start of Leg Novosibirsk, Siberia, July IS - (UP) = Wiley Post, American around the world flyer, took off at 1855 a. m.. EDT today G1:55 a. m. local time) for Irkutsk, 870 miles away. He was IT hours and 4 minutes ahead of the record he and Harold Gatty made two years ago, Determined to lose no time. Post said he hoped to halt only briefly at 1rkutsk, for refuelling and to have his plane overhauled. and then press on to Khabarovsk, in eastern Siberia.
 "The Novisbirsk- -Irkutsk stage will be easier than that from Mos COW here," he said before he left. "I had the lousiest sort of wealth err"
 He expected to cover the dis Etance in seven or eight hours.
 Post when he took off was 6S hours. 45 minutes out of New York, where he took off at 5:10 a. m. Saturday. He had spent AS hours. 54 minutes in the air. and but 19 hours. 51 minutes aground.
 Of the 15.400 miles he must make on his globe-circling flight. he had covered $500. He must get back to Floyd Bennett airport. New York, before 9!01 D. m. EDT Sunday to better his record with
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-18
DRYS WANT TO KNOW HOW JIM
 FARLEY GOT BY
Baptist Minister Is Very Anxious to Learn Who Paid the Money for His Trip South

Memphis. July 1s.--(UP)--A de- mand to know how Postmaster General James A. Farley financed his trip into the south to urge re- peal of the 18th amendment was made by drys today as the carn- paign on the prohibition issue near ed an end in Tennessee. The state votes Thursday.
 On the same platform from which Farley addressed a mass meeting last Saturday night urging repeal, pr A. ]. Barton. Baptist minister from Wilmington, N. C., brought up the finance question.
 "As an American citizen. should like to inquire where the money came from to finance MT Farley's excursion into the south { Dr Barton said. "Did t come out of the U. s. treasury and are we. as citizens, expected to pay the bill jn taxation? If SO, niaintain t was a misappropriaticn of funds ana every federal officer who was a party fc this transaction ou&ht fo be itupeached or otherwise res A1aoyna from ofiice."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-18
SECOND SON OF THE PRESIDENT
 IS IN CHICAGO.
Newspaper Men Tried to Trip Him, About New Romance, But Failed to Catch Him

Chicago, July 1S-(UP)-With q divorce decree behind him and the possibility of romance ahead, Elliott Roosevelt arrived in Chi cago by airplane today. The sec- ond son of the president of the United States was divorced yester- day in Minden. Nev. He imme- diately started by air for Chicago where pretty Miss Ruth Googins of Fort Worth. Tex, is visiting with her mother. Although denied officially. reports persisted that the friendship between Roosevelt and Miss Googins has lowered into romance and that q marriage im- bends.
 The airplane bearing the presi- dents son set down at Municipals airport at 1920 p. m., C.S.T. Will you see Miss Googins while you are in Chicago" Roosevelt was asked. "Is she here?" He responded and when told she had been in Chicago for several days he said non-com- mittally. 'of course, shall be de- lighted to meet her." Young Roose- welt was asked how long his Chi cago visit would last and he replied with broad smile, that all de- bends on the kind of welcome the press gives, me-"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-18
GOVERNMENT IS
 TAKING HAND IN
 MALL0RCA MESS

Washington. July 1S- (UP)- The state department today 1n- structed Consul General Dawson at Barcelona to proceed immediately to the Island of Mallorca, where demonstrations by natives have been made against American resi- dents. Dawson was instructed to do everything within his power to assist the Americans in trouble particularly the five who now are held in jail.
 At the same time it was learned that Acting Secretary Of State Phillips planned to take up the Mallorca question with the Spanish ambassador. possibly this after noon.
 No formal communication in the matter yet has been addressed to the Spanish government from the state department but the situation. it was reported, was being watched closely as to developments.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-18
Backfire From
 Recovery Bill
 Heard In South
ITALY ARMADA
 GETS READY TO
 SEE NEW YORK
Leaves Chicago Wednes- day and Will Spend Week in Greater City May Visit President

Chicago, July 18-(U.P.)-Thou- sands of Chicago admirers gave a final salute to-day to General Italo Balbo and his intrepid trans- oceanic ayiators, who tomorrow begin the long flight back to their base at Orbetello, Italy.
 A parade down Michigan Boule- yard was arranged to-day as the concluding gesture to the flyers.
 Cavalry troops from Camp Whister at the Worlds Fair ground will act as escorts. After the par ade, which will follow q luncheon given by Admiral Wat T. Cluverius of the Great Lakes naval Training Station, tho flyers will visit Fort Sheridan.
 While General Balbo was guest at numerous state and civic affairs yesterday, many of his men care- fully went over the motors of the 24 seaplanes. The planes, riding al
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-18
FIRST OF THE REAL WET AND
 DRY BATTLES
Is Taking Place To-day in Alabama and Arkansas First Reports Favor the Vets
lBx thc United Pressl

The drive to repeal the 18th amendment underwent it's crucial test today as the first states of the traditionally dry south to consider the issue, voted on the 21st (re- peal) amendment. The states were Alabama and Arkansas. Tennes- see will vote Thursday.
 If vets take two of the three states, repeal is believed likely this year. Drys believe that by winning two out of three they will be able to delay repeal until 1884 and per- haps retain the 18th amendment in the Constitution.
 Sixteen states so far have voted repeal.
 Wet victories were forecast in both states, although the results
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-18
Cotton Textile Mill Owners Have Been Discharging Help By Some New Plan President Green of Federation of Labor Protests Their Action to Administrator
 THEY WILL BE
 INVESTIGATED
(By United Prcss)

Discharge of southern hosiery workers today was an unexpected backfire of President Roosevelts industrial recovery program. .
 About 15O men lost their jobs in Chattanooga, Tenn, they said, be- cause of the cotton textile code. which calls for higher wages and shorter hours. They said that when their employers raised wages and shortened hours, they merely dis charged enough men to make up the difference in expenditure.
 President William Green of the Am lrican Y Federation of Labor roNsted the incident to Gen. Hugh S.r Johnson, administer of Nra. Green said he understood there were several other instances of similar job losses.
 Secretary of Agriculture Wall lac0 meantime pressed on with his agricultural rehabilitation program
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-18
BARRIERS TOLD
 THEY MUST GET
 INTO ONE BODY
Albert D'Amico, President of State Board Advised Them to Straighten Out Their Dispute

Albert D'Amico, president of the state board of examiners, let It be known at the meeting of the local Journeymen Barbers' association in Garden hall last night that he is opposed to two separate master barbers' associations in Waterbury such as is now the case.
 The situation became tense dur ing the meeting last evening when representatives of the old Master Barbers' association and the new one. recently formed. sought rec ognition by the Journeymen Bar bers' association. Charges flew thick and fast by speakers for
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-18
Secretary of Interior Ickes and Secre- tary of Agriculture Wallace Are the Gentlemen Who Won't Listen to the Postmaster General When He Talks Jobs
HIS PERSONAL AGENTS NOT
 WELCOME ON THEIR BOARDS
By RAYMOND CHAPTER

- (COpyright, 1858, by OMlteu Fress1 ,,.-.---
 Washingotn July 1S-(UP)-Two former republicans in the Roosevelt cabinet Secretary of Interior ckes and retary Agriculture Wallace, wearing down the sun disposition of James A. Farley postmaster cna man of the democratic national committee and chief patrol age dispenser because they resisting pressure to jobs to good democrats.
 The genial national chairman has endeavored to place his personal in various agencies to prospective appontees works where the head of the department is sympathetic. -
 In the department of justice William Stanley of Mary and is the hiring firing He works as special as- sistan to Attorney General Cummings In the Reconstruc ton Finance corporations Farley has placed trusted lieu tenant. Emil Huria. .aAaaM
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-18
SPEAKEASIES ARE
 SWANkY PLACES IN NEW YORK TO-DAY
JACK MPSEY WEDS co M EDY
 STAR 0-DAY

ElkO, Ncv, July 18.-(UP) Jack Dempsey and Hannah Williams Kahn, Broadway mu- sical comedy star, were mar ricd here 1t the ElkO county courthouse to-day by Jusicc of Peace Alvin McFarIanc.
 The former heavyweight champion and Miss Williams arrived here carly to-day from Salt Lake City. Dempsey att tempted to hide his identity. He registered at an Elko hO- tel under the name of Mike Costello. Miss Williams used the name of Jane Gray.
 Only few persons wit messed tho ceremony.
 Maurice +. Cain, Dempsey's business representative, and Mike Cantwcll, Max Baer's manager. and few court house attaches were present.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-18
Helen Morgan Has Been Wed for
 Past Two Months

Newcastle. Pa, July 1S-(U.P.) Helen. Morgan, who. won fame with her "biues' songs on Broad way and on the screen, has been married two months to young Cleveland attorney, 1t was ,disclos- cd to-day.
 Miss Morgan and Maurice Maschke. Jr. obtained their mar riage license here early on the morning of May 15. after applying for 1t before justice of the Peace Harrison H.. Reynolds. of Union Township, near here. They return ed to the justice's office and were married immediately.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-18
LIQUIDATION OF MORE ASSETS
 BANK RECEIVER
Merchants Trust Will Ask Right to Liquidate Over
 Quarter of Million Dol-
 lars Worth

Liquidation of approximately a quarter of a million dollars worth of assets of the Merchants Trust Co Is proposed in a series of ap- plications filed in superior court to-day by the receiver, the Citizens & Manufacturers National bank. Judge Frank P. McEvoy will hold a special session of superior court on Friday morning to consider the applications which will be present. ed by Attorney Francis T. Reeves, counsel for the receiver.
 The applications are all based on the same principle. The receiver offers to accept an assignment of deposits in the closed bank, at a IS per cent discount, as. set off against loans. such as mortgage and collateral.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-18
NEW TRIAL FOR
 KENNETH BUCK

Barnstable. Mass, July 1S-CU. P.)-Motion for a new trial for Kenneth Buck, serving a 24-to-25 year sentence in state prison for the Kidnapping of 10-year-old Peg gy McMath of Harwichport. was to be heard by Superior Judge Ed ward F. Hanify here this after noon.
 The 28-year- old former chauf. feur was not to be brought here for the hearing. His counsel. Elias Burwick ofiWorcester. was to seek the new trial on the ground of ncw evidence
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-18
Markets At a Glance
By UNITED PRESS

Stocks firm in early afternoon wet issues rally
 following sharp decline; gold mining stocks at
 new highs. Bonds rise; corporation and South American issues
 strong. Curb stocks irregular; alcohol stocks weak. Chicago stocks irregular. Call money per cent Foreign exchange strong against dollar. Wheat off fractions; corn and oats lower. Cotton steady at gains of dollar bale. Rubber recovers half of early break of more than
 100 points.