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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-27
GARDEN OFFERING
 DOUBLE FEATURE
!" "Jinlmy and Sally" and "Cradle Song" Open
 Run Tomorrow

Americas boy friend finds a new sweetheart. James Dunn, whose many successes have made him one of Miss Americas boy friends and Claire Trevor who is rapidly gaining an equally import ant position in the hearts of the fans, are teamed in the new Fox film production Jimmy and Sally which comes to the New Garden theater this Sunday for two days. It's the romance of two real young sters, living across an apartment house, well because they lack mon- ey and have extravagant ideas must postpone the marriage date, the more their quarrels increase.
 He is the publicity man for a large corporation, whose attempts at putting across what he considers sure-fire stunts, continuously gets him into hot water. A high pres- sure, sparkling press agent, ador- ed by the danes but so sold on himself he tried to do tricks with live elephants and his own pride. His girl stuck by him through thick and thin, even when he fell for the dancing sensation of Brcadway's leading night club. And when he buzZed keyhole ra- dio announcer that his dancer was ga-ga over ganglands big shot, he put more than his foot in and did he have troubles thereafter. And did he win the woman of his heart. What role for Jimmy Dunn and what a sweetheart Claire Trevor makes in the Fox comedy romance. with Jimmy singing "Its FA Tsn Ea mar kT ard Sally" is his airiest, merriest role.
 The companion feature is Cradle Song" with Paramounts new star Dorothea Wieck. A poignant story of mother love behind convent walls. as unusual as it is touching. In "Cradle Song" Dorothea Wieck cpotomizes the mother love of all womankindi-ts joys at fulfillment. itg heartbreak and anguish when the loved one Is lost forever. As n sister in Q convent, Joanna longs for the motherhood that is every Woman's heritage but which Is de. nied her by her vows. Her bounds know no Joy when a baby is left af the convent. and she is per. mittAd to take care of it, The years pass, she f0els the child ia hsr own and Iavlshen al her love and affeetlon on it When the girl grows 70 and falls In love with n worldly man, Joanna must dos eide whether 10 hold her ln the nOnvent or r0lRso ber, The dool. sion shn makes ls the eilmaK Of lha story, Besides D0rOihea Wlaek. ths east Includes Evelyn Vennble, n newcomer t0 tho nlme from Walter
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-27
By DAN THOMAS

NEA Service Staff Correspondent
 Hollywood-Filmdom now has a new way of gauging the popularity of it's actors and actresses-a pas- time which long has been one of Hollywood's favorite games.
 In the past there have been sev- eral different methods-the salary received, the number of fan letters received, and the number of pie lures made. Our film celebs really tackle this job of grading one an- other with plenty of enthusiasm, too.
 Their new standing is the num- Der of feet of film in which each person appears during the year. Naturally, this isn't accurate, as many of our most popular stars make only one or two pictures a year. So these players are gauged by the percentage of their films in which they appear.
 Fredric March, for example, played in five pictures during 1883. Of this combined footage of 46,400 feet, he was in 34,000 feet. Mae Wests's two pictures totaled 13,S00 feet, of which Mae was in 12,500. Claudette Colbert's five pictures to- taled 37,300 feet, with Claudette appearing in 25,400 of them.
 George Raft also gets high rat ing, with 21,000 feet out of pos- sible 34,O0O.
 This method of ranking players is proving quite accurate, as studio execs, who follow public desires quite closely, are the ones who de- eide just how much footage each player should receive. And they determine that footage by the box office drawing power of the players. Not So Fierce
 And now it's about time to put an end to Movieland's leading myth, that fantastic tale surround ing Mack "The Killer" Gray, body guard and personal valet to George Raft. For weeks Hollywood has been buzzing with tales about Gray once having been a gangster and a killer. Gray himself had nothing to do with the story and hasn't the idea how it got started but he hasn't tried very hard to stop it.
 Gray's vocation up to the time he entered Raft's service was man. aging second rate fighters. He nev. CT had a really good pug in his stable, but always managed to keep the gang fighting often enough to steer the wolf away.
 rH .
 Other Way Around
 While in the denying mood, there's the equally fantastic story that Josef von Sternberg has in- vested $500,060 of his own money In Marlene Dietrich's new picture, "Catharine the Great" which he is According to the story, studio executives set a maximum cost figure on the picture and stip- ulated that any amount above that would have to come out of von's pocket.
 Such a deal never was made, von being much too smart ever to let himself get tied up on such a con- tract. His contract does call for him to share in a percentage of the profits. however-if there are any profits.
 Up on Ma
 There's nothing like being prac-s tical. At least that's Jackie Coop
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-27
EXPERTS VARY ON MODERN ART
Carnegie Institute Director Says Insanity Touch
 Like Garlic in Salad

Philadelphia-UP)- Modernis- tic artists, according to Homer Saint -Gaudens, director of the fine arts at Carnegie institute in Pitts burgh, have no moro of insanity in them than other groups who fol- low special activity.
 All separate groups appear to be Slightly crazy" on some subject or another, he said in an address be- fore the Contemporary club here. but it is unfair to classify one group as crazier than the other. t'The art world is just as sane or insane, as the whole? social structure. A touch of insanity is like a touch of garlic in a salad. If one can arouse the emotions of recognized group by lines and color, irrespective of reality, others should not make fun of him." Albert Sterner, famous artist, presented another side of the dis cussion.
 To understand this modernistic painting" he said, "one must learn an entirely new language for each painter, which is obviously impos- sible.
 "Art should not be an expression for ones self or for small group. It should be an expression for those who cannot express them-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-27
LARRY FUNK IN
 BRISTOL SUNDAY
'"B and of a Thousand Melodies" Back Again
 in Spanish Gardens

Larry Funk and his Band of a
 Thousand Melodies was so royalty received by the seasons largest crowd at the Spanish Gardens re- gently, that the management has once more engaged their services
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-27
GOING HOLLYWOOD OPENS AT STRAND
Bing Crosby Heads Cast "Man's Castle" COm=
 paniOn Feature

Marion Davies gives one of the most entertaining performances of her entire career in the tuneful picture Going Hollywood" which heads a dandy double feature bill ut Warmers Strand to-day to Thursday.
 This time she contributes to her fan public a colorful musical ex- travaganza which is fairly crowded with musical lavishness and scenic beauty and, above all, one of the finest comedy casts ever recruited for oen picture.
 Miss Davies is seen as d lonely hearted irl whose only love is the voice of a radio crooner. She catch es up with him, chases him across the continent to Hollywood, meets many amusing pitfalls in the per son of the other woman" and finally wins his love after he has become a dazzling film star.
 Bing Crosby, popular radio crooner, plays the crooner in Co ing Hollywood" and sings several new song hits.
 Eff D'Orsay is the temperamen- tai French actress who fails to hold on to her crooner because of Miss Davies campaign and gets a : black c in the bargain.
 The rest of the cast includes Stu art Erwin, Ned Sparks, Patsy Kel- ly, Bobby Watson and the Radio { Rogues of radio fame. The dance ensembles were achieved by Mme Albertina Rasch. The companion feature, Mans Castle" has been called "The Seventh Heaven of talking pictures
 Seventh Heaven" as you may remember, was, and still is, hailed as the greatest production of the silent screen. It was directed by Frank Borzage, made immortal stars out of Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell, and was counted by the country's critics as one of the ten best productions of 1924.
 Mans Castle" features Spencer Tracy md Loretta Young, already listed among the finest players of the screen. They are not un- known, as were Bliss Gaynor and Farrell at the time of Seventh Heaven" In addition, MT Borzage has had years more of experience is safe to predict that Mans Cas- tle' will do for tslking pictures what Seventh Heaven" did for the silent screen.
 In addition to the stellar pair, the cast includes such capable players as Marjorie Rambeau, Glenda Farrell and Walter Con- molly.
 Thursday brings Charles Laugh ton and Carole Lombard in "White Woman" and Laurel and Hardy in their latest feature length comedy "Sons Of The Desert" Friday and Saturday Chapter of "The Perils Of Pauline" will be shown in ad- dition.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-27
Hollywood NezcS And Gossip

CTS idea. The other day friend gave Jackie a microscope. And the first thing Jackie did was to ex- anime his hands to find out if they were as dirty as his mother claimed.
 Big Works for Shearer
 The most important phase of Norma Shearer's preparation for new picture, Rip Tide" was de- veloping new coiffure. Every thing else went by the boards un- til this feature was decided upon. And to save her own hair, all ex- perimenting was done with a wig.
 A wig with hair exactly the same color, texture, and length as her own was made for her. Numerous styles of hairdress were tried on this wig and when a satisfactory one finally was found, she had her own hair done in a like manner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-27
THE LAST TRAIL" ON CAPITOL BILL
Grade Song" Is COnpaii- ion Feature Starting
 TO=fflOrrOW

A poignant story of mother love behind the convent walls. as un- usual as it is touching, comes on Sunday to the Capitol theater.
 In Cradle song," Dorothea Wieck. epitomizes the mother-lQye of all womankipd-its joy at f0l- filment, it's iieartbreak and anguish when the loved one is lost forever. As a sister in a convent, Joanna longs for the motherhood that is every woman's heritage but which is denied her by her VOWS. Her joy knows no bounds when a baby is left at the convent, and she is permitted to take care of it. The years pass, she feels the child is her own and lavishes all her love and affection on 1t. When the girl grows up and falls in love with a worldly man, Joanna must decide whether to hold her in the convent or release her. The decision she makes is the climax of the story.
 Besides Dorothea Wieck, the cast includes Evelyn Venable, a ewcomer to the films from Walter Hampdens distinguished dramatic company, Kent Taylor, Sir Guy Standing and Louise Dresser.
 The co-feature is "The Last Trail", another Zane Grey produc- ton, and presents George O'Brien in what isc said to be one of his best pictures.
 The film is a "western" only in that its locale represents the plains of the West. But the plot has a central theme that involves adven- ture and intrigue of a truly cosrho- politan nature. It depicts the trans- ference of racketeering methods from beer-running in the big city to cattle-fustling on the plains. It reveals new type of opposition to hijacking-the daring opposition of men who face danger daily and to whom the bravado of racketeers is mere child's play.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-27

Hampden's distinguished dramatic company, Kent Taylor, Sir Guy Standing and Louise Dresser. Also on the bill is choice featurettes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-27

for tomorrow night. Many fine orchestra, in fact the nations best, have appeared at that well known resort, but as yet none seem to have the immense popularity or arouse the ardent enthusiasm as does Larry and his imposing array of radio stars and entertainers. Their marvellous dance rhythm and tempo augmented by the singing and entertainment of such well known stars as Jimmie White, Mur- iel sherman, Vaughn Monroe and his rhythm trio, afford with each number thrill long to be remem- bered. In Larry himself we find the snowman supreme and the fact that every spare moment is taken with autographing cards for his many admirers is sure proof of his popularity. This attraction at the Spanish Gardens tomorrow night means an evening of unusual enter tainment that no one can afford to miss.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-27
Revenge by Proxy.

Revenge by Proxy.
 Chick Chandler has devised a novel method of getting even with his wife, Jean Frontal, every time they have a quarrel. He always goes to the studio casting director and persuades him to give Jean a role in a comedy in which she will be "sequershed" in the face with d pie or some similar object.
 "Saves me the trouble of fight- ing my own battles," he says.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-27

selves.
 "All the rela artists did work for the enjoyment of others. Experi- mentations is necessary, true, but there are many experiments now on public exhibition which should never have got beyond the Artists Union. They are not great and not for laymen."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-27

gagement is positively limited to four days, ending on Tuesday night.
The Washington times., 1934-10-05
August Business In This Area
Fully Up to Seasonal Level

serve balances at the reserve bal
anceS at the Reserve Bank. De-
mand deposits rose consider
ably last month, but there was a
slight decline in time deposits.
Debts to individual accounts
figures in four weeks ended Sep
TENDER IL, 1884, showed a 4 per
cent decrease in comparison with
the preceding four weeks, ended
August Is, but increased 81 per
cent in comparison with debts
for four weeks ended September
10, 1888.
Commercial failure figures for
both number of inSolvencies and
liabilities involved in August in
the Fifth district were better than
for any other August since 1920,
and compared more favorably
than national figures with Au-
gust, 1888, totals. Employment
changed relatively little in Au-
gust and early September, but
there are some signs of increased
construction work in the Fifth
district.
The Washington times., 1934-10-05
PECORA DEMAND
CONFLICT.
BY PHILIP PEARL

Ferdinand Pecora yesterday
precipitated a sharp conflict
within the new securities and +.
change commission which m y
determine whether Federal stock
regulations will be conciliatory or
aggressive.
The first important case before
the commission became battle
ground for the clashing views of
the fiery Pecora and the conserv-
alive chairman, Joseph P. Ken
nedy.
At a dramatic hearing, Pecora
insisted, over the objections OF
John j. Burns, chief counsel COR
the commission. on a thorough
probe of negotiations between in
vestment bankers and the Brook
Ign Manhattan Transit Corp. for
the flotation of an 100000 bond
issue.
The commission must decide
whether it's refusal to allow these
bonds to be listed on the New
York Stock exchange should be
made permanent.
Because the principals admit
teddy sought to evade registration
of the bond issue under the Fed
eral security laws and because
the banking underwriters were
all represented on the B. M. T.
board of directors, Pecora de-
manded they be summoned to
testify.
Burns, understood to reflect
Kennedy's position, maintained
the. important issues before the
commission we're whether the B.
M. T. bonds actually were eX-
empt from Federal registration
and whether they were sold in
violation of Federal regulations.
The commission counsel de-
clared the activities of the bank
ers were a side issue which might
be taken up at a separate in
quiry. He stressed the desirable
ity, for the commissions future
guidance, of bringing the exemp-
ton test case before the courts
as quickly as possible for final
ruling.
The commission reserved de-
cision on Pecora'S demands and
held the case open meanwhile.
Kennedy did not sit in the case
because, it is understood, he for
merly was an investor in B. M.
r securities.
The Washington times., 1934-10-05
BANK RESERVES
SHOW DECLINE

Deduction of $75,O00,0O0 in
member balances largely due to a
sos, 100000 rise in currency in cir
culation was reported in the Fed
eral Reserve System statement for
the week ended Wednesday.
The drop in balances reduced
the total to 1886, 100000, with
excess reserves indicated at $1,7OO,-
100000 for the country. At New
York the surplus is in the neigh
borhood of $3.50, 100000.
The statement also disclosed a
rise of 100000 in monetary gold
stocks, although no transactions
in the metal was reported for the
period. Total Reserve Bank credit
was 100000 below the week be-
fore.
The rise in circulation was part
~ accounted for by an increase
Of $40,701, 1000 in outstanding Fed
eral Reserve notes.
Industrial loans made by the
system we're reported at $2,467 900,
compared with $1,961 900 the pre-
vious week, while commitments
to make such advances totaled
81 ,633, 900 against $756, 900.
Brokers loans fell $4,000, 900 in
the week to $725,000,000, with
loans for member bank &C.
account declining $4,000, 900, and
loans for out-of- town institutions,
$4,000, 900.
The Washington times., 1934-10-05
Producer to Be Target In New
Drive Against Hot OIL

come so critical that producers
there wired Secretary Ickes last
week demanding that something
be done and asserting that plenty
of evidence had been gathered on
violations.
The Governments drive has run
into difficulties with the courts.
and there are several cases now
pending before the Supreme Court.
The industry insists, however, that
there is plenty of legislation on
the books to carry out an effec'
tive campaign, and that the laws
passed by the Texas legislature
last week, strengthening the pow
erS of the railroad commission,
provide more teeth"
The Washington times., 1934-10-05
NET
1888 PER CENT
RETURN

Class I railroads of the United
States for the first eight months
of 1884 had net operating income
totaling $3o0,702,14l, which was
at the annual rate of return of
1888 per cent on property invest
ment, the Bureau of Railway
Economics announced yesterday.
This was an increase of IL per
cent over the roads operating
net of $3.50, 848,913 in the like
1888 period, which was at the
rate of return of liza per cent.
Gross Revenues
Gross revenues for the first
eight 1884 months totaled $2,188,-
560,046, against $2,006, OFT ,467 in
the same 1888 period, an increase
of 81 per cent. Operating ex-
penses for the first eight 1884
months totaled $1,632,477,088,
against 81, 466,477,454 for the
same 1888 period, an increase
Of 11.3 per cent.
Operating ratio Tor the tlrSC
eight 1884 months was 74.59 per
cent, against 1910 per cent for
the like period a year earlier.
Thirty-three of the nations 148
Glass roads failed to earn ex-
penses and taxes in the first
eight 1884 months, of which nine
were in the Eastern, seven in the
Southern, and seventeen in the
Western District.
August Results
For August alone, Glass I roads
had operating net totaling $780,
677 1877, or 1.39 per cent return,
against SOL. 401 1886, or 2.13 per
cent return in August, 1888, a de-
crease Of 1874 per cent. Gross rev.
enues for August of this year were
82,679,430, against 1927. 030, 1894
in the like 1888 month, a decrease
of 4.8 per cent. Operating ex
penses in August totaled $211,-
6,258, against $202,470,716 in
the same 1888 month, an increase
of 4.6 per cent,
The Washington times., 1934-10-05
By JULES KRAMER

NEW YORK, Oct. S G.N.S).
Threatened with the complete col.
lapse of its efforts to regulate the
oil industry, the Government is
completing plans for a new sta
bilization drive.
Differing from the past efforts,
virtually the entire enforcement
machinery set up under the oil
code is being concentrated on the
stoppage of "hot oil" production,
with less attention paid for the
time being to the marketing divi-
sion.
Persistent reports that cut in
crude oil prices from the dollar a
barrel level was imminent, is spur
ring the campaign.
Two officials attached to the
Petroleum Administrative Board
which, with Secretary of Interior
Ickes, is in charge of the code, are
now in east Texas gathering data
on alleged violations. They are
Charles Fahy, vice president of the
board, and Louis r. CLAWS, direc-
to, of the division of investigation
of the Interior Department.
The oil industry is standing by,
hopeful the new drive will succeed
after the failure of the others in
the past. The price structure Of
both crude and gasoline have been
weakening steadily, and it is con-
sidered only matter of time be-
fore prices are slashed, unless the
situation takes a turn for the bet
ter.
Gasoline sold at wholesale in
East Texas yesterday at 2A cents
gallon. This compares with
prices around 4 cents that major
companies paid during the i'll
fated gasoline buying plan that
was abandoned last week. Even 4
cents a gallon is considered too
low to maintain dollar crude.
The position of the oil indus
try has been right along that con.
troll efforts should be directed at
production. 1t was declared that
marketing was too complicated,
and that regulation of the amount
of oil produced would automati-
cally take care of prices of fin
ished products.
The Government has found this
out in the year it has been try
ing to regulate the industry.
Drives on the "hot oil" producer
were tried intermittently, along
with large-scale efforts to regulate
marketing. The latter has been
violated so often and in so many
ways that enforcement turned into
near-hopeless task, and it has
been growing steadily weaker.
At the same time, production
of illegal oil rebounded as soon
as curtailment efforts slackened.
Hot oil'' is being run in the East
Texas field now at 100000 barrels
day, as high as at any time
this year, it is stated in the in
dustry.
The situation in Texas has be-