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Evening star., 1934-08-19

once said. ''is a place for visualizing
ideas-iS vital only when 1t is viSualiz-
ing some idea then and at the time
in the public mind" However that
may be, Gus" Thomas had q great
gift for saying things that the average
American could understand; even in
his slighter pieces there were always
little flashes Of robust dialogue which
struck home and kept the thing going.
whatever ones quarrels might be with
the other aspects of the play in
question.
Men will be men," sighed q trou-
bled matron in, one Of his more per-
functory pieces, particularly white
men in a tropical country" You could
always count on breezy little touches
like that.
A LABAMA," In Mizzouri" and
Arizona" were plays that more
or less made history in the American
theater. They were tingling with pop
ular drama, alive with local color (any
one who sees a revival of Arizona"
today will recognize it as one of the
parents of a whole library of ''West-
erns'), and they turned the attention
Of the younger writers of their day
away from more or less hothouse for
eign models and toward the actual
American life IN which they lived.
They weren't folk plays" In the some
times high-brow understanding of that
phrase, but they were folksy and of
the soil and stood solidly on their own
American feet.
Evening star., 1934-08-19

sincerely" etc.
I never can be in the theater. know
shall have to work hard to learn a
new technique. That's why I have
built this stage It may not be any
thing like the real thing, but at least
I can gauge some of the things which
the movies can never teach me. If
I try the stage-and I earnestly want
to some day soon-I want to be pre-
pared. I may be flop, but I can
still try-and II build play shop In
my own home, is it really anybody's
business but my own?
Sincerely,
JOAN CRAWFORD"
Or this one:
Dear Mrs. Thingumabob:
I'm sorry that 1 couldn't drink tea
with you when I was In Baltimore. l
was too busy. I don't drink tea, any
way. My hands. are too big. I'd lock
screwy over tea cup. When I go out
I fish.
Sincerely,
CLARK GABLE"
Or possibly this:
Dear Mr.. x: You think I was
lousy in 'Spitf1re.' Well, think you're
pretty lousy to tell me so.
KATHERINE HEPBURN"
Or again:
Dear So and So:
Nuts!
"GRETA GARBO."
r
HERE are one or two things you
may not know about Holly
wood:
That Alfred Newman (who Is the
music maestro for all Sam Goldwyn
pictures and is one of the best
orchestrators in the businesS) has an
informal concert of chamber music
in his Hollywood house almost every
Saturday. No jazz allowed.
That Joan Crawford Is putting three
boys through college, besides being
the benefactor of q ward In one of
the Los Angeles hospitals.
That Bebe Daniels has leased all of
her three houses so that she has to
live in an apartment.
That daughter Barbara Oyon) has
q cat named Ungentine.
That viii Rogers plays polo in a
pair of blue jeans.
That some Of the lady screen stars
have to play their big scenes in
stocking feet because their cinema
boy friends are shorter than they are.
That the stars have to pay for all Of
their shoes.
That Una Merkel's husband doesn't
discuss the movies.
That when Helen Hayes goes to
Hollywood her mother, Mrs. Brown of
Washington, gets there ahead of her
and fixes everything up for her arrival.
That Richard Arlen is one of the
richest men in Hollywood.
Evening star., 1934-08-19

surprises; q dancing chorus Of 20
comely young beauties, q comedy trio
and many other features. It was
produced and directed by Gene Ford
under the personal supervision of
Louis K. Sidney.
''Hideout" tells the story Of a
Broadway playboy who seeks seclu-
sion In the country, only to fall in
love with country maiden and to be
taken in" by country slickers. It is
q gay and romantic comedy with
Montgomery giving one Of his char
acteristic performances. c. Henry
Gordon, Herman Bing, Henry Arm
eta, Elizabeth Patterson, Louise
Henry, Edward Brophy, Mickey
Rooney and other screen capables are
included In the cast.
WITH Wallace Beery and Jackie
" Cooper forming a matchless
starring combination, Treasure Is
land" is currently offering patrons
OF Loew's Palace Theater one of
screendom's greatest achievements.
After two years of preparation and
months Of actual filming, this screen
ization Of Robert Louis Stevenson's
immortal literary classic was pro-
duced by Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer.
Wallace Beery gives one Of his great
est performances as the one-legged
rogue. Long John Silver. Jackie
Cooper, playing the same type of
role as he did in 'The Champ" is the
adventurous Jim Hawkins. Lionel
Barrymore Is cast as Bill Bones, hard
est boiled sea robber of them all;
Lewis Stone is seen as the skipper of
the famed "Hispaniola, on which a
great part of the action Of Treasure
Island" takes place. Otto Kruger,
Dorothy Peterson, William v. Wong
and many others have important roles.
Victor Fleming directed this tran
scription Of Robert Louis StevenSonS
classic.
CHARLIE CHAN is back again. This
time this celebrated screen Sleuth,
emulated by Warner GLAND, seeks new
criminals, braves new dangers in the
greatest mystery of his super-sleuth-
ing career, Charlie Chan's Greatest
Case" now showing at Loew's Colum-
bia Theater. For the first time in his
criminology career, Charlie Chan has
to wear disguise in order to track
down his man. He has the assign
ment Of delivering a $500, 600 neck
lace OF pearls to man who lives in
magnificent home far out in the
desert. Chan's aid is Donald Woods,
the engaging son Of the jeweler who
sold the pearls. Woods is suspicious
Of the supposed purchaser.
Evening star., 1934-08-19

film Stars nave 'OC0er people
opinions flung at them in carloads
They are the recipients of more idle
fiattery and more fatuous foolishness
than any known brand of mankind
Hollywood gets probably more varia-
tons Of stamps than any American
township. No sooner do you get your
name in q magazine, or a picture In
some paper, but the boys begin writ
ing to you. Maxine Doyle says she
has been having rousing corre-
spondence with two gentlemen from
Honduras.
Having, In olr Hollywood pilgrim
age, talked good deal about people
and their writings to some of these
screen stars and tried to pick up their
particular reactions to such things, as
well as their own personal idiosyncra-
sizes, we thought 1t wouldn't be such
a bad idea II we gave you our idea
of these stars and wrote the sort of
letters back to their public which we
imagine they would write. Thus:
Dear Mrs. B: I'm not really
o rounder. When I got your in
teresting letter I was in the middle
Of 'Hideout' had been at the studio
since 6 that morning-and at that
night had TO 60 home and pack SO
that at the next morning I could
set OF for Santa Cruz on location.
If I am given q part to do like to
do 1t well, however. And so, II you
really think I am q rounder, after
seeing 'Riptide,' must have been
pretty darn good. Thanking you for
same.
Sincerely,
ROBERT MoTGOMERY."
Or again:
Dear Mr.. Smith: You thought I
was ugly In OF Human Bondage.
And I was. Didn't mind 1t? No.
The fun Of being allowed to play
something other than stupid, fiat,
vapid roles far outdid any particular
little grief might have had at play
ing the role of an anemic waitress. I
am looking forward to playing op-
posite Paul MUM in Border Town
know I was terrible In Housewife.
Sincerely,
BETTE DAVIS"
Or, for instance:
Dear Mr.. Jones: You're O pal to
say that I'm so cute looking. I've
sent you six pictures instead Of one
"Affectionately,
MAXINE DOYLE"
Or take O famous Metro Goldwyn-
Mayer star we've seen something Of:
Dear Mr.. Public: You. say you
have heard about my being 'kidded'
because have built q little theater
in my home. Well, I have. But
don't mind. Just because I've never
been In the theater doesn't mean that
Evening star., 1934-08-19
ITALIANS KILLED IN WAR
EXHUMED AND REBURIED
3,4OO Bodies Are Dug Up on
Asiago Plateau-Enemy Dead
to Be Sent Home.

ASIAGO, Italy P).-A military de-
tachment working in the Asiago
Plateau has exhumed 3,400 bodies
of troopers killed in the World War
and given them permanent burial in
the military cemetery here.
Six hundred of the bodies were
identified. Also the detachment re-
ported that 1000 Austrian and Hun
garian dead have been found.
1t Is understood the bodies Of the
enemy soldiers will be returned to
their homes with fitting honors.
Evening star., 1934-08-19

parents are nor
NAL in size and
she has a brother
who Is q prize
fighter. The y
think the law OF
diminishing re
turns or some
thing must have
been responsible.
She has not wor-
ried much about
it herself, since
her size enabled
her to get into
show business,
which Is less pun
ishinC than nriZe
Evening star., 1934-08-19
Boles In White Parade. ="

THE leading male role in THE White
Parade" the Rian James story
which Fox is preparing for filming,
has been assigned to John Boles, who
Is completing scenes opposite Gloria
Swanson In Music in the Air." now
in work.
Evening star., 1934-08-19
Free Open-Air Theater
Tried with Good Effect
Sure-Fire Satire in Portable House Meets Pop.
ular Taste-"Gus" Thomas Remem-
bered as Man of People.
NEW YORK. August Is.

last of New York fleet of FIVE portable theaers was put
commission Monday evening the Mall Central
Park This gives portable heater to each borough The
"Unconquered" domestic comedy by Carl Click
Public welfare theater directors the first
have premiere at one outdoor theaterS,
Evening star., 1934-08-19
OLD THEATER IS FOUND
Early Roman Military Playhouse
Unearthed in Germany.

Unearthed in Germany.
FRANKFORT -ON-MAIN, Germany
@.-Further excavations Of Roman
theater uncovered at Heddernheim,
near Frankfort, have established that
it was a soldiers theater, probably
built in the first century. It is the
first Roman military playhouse found
In Germany.
Evening star., 1934-08-19
Letters to Stars Might
Stir Character Glimpses
Hollywood Explorations Furnish Material TO,
Imaginary Notes In Reply
to Fans
to Fans.
BY e. de 8. MELCHER.

always writing letters to the stars They
- Dear Greta Carlo: thought wonderful
as Queen Christina Would you mind much sending
Agatha znch" Or they Dear You
awful in last picture But still like you incose
quarter So please send your best photo another
land this fac writing to Robert Montgomery after
seeing Rptide know must be old rounder don't
want to Very sincerely"
Evening star., 1934-08-19
His Severest Critic

"HERE is one critic who always
manages to get to the first
assembling of a Harold Lloyd
Il picture whenever and wher-
ever it is made. This prac-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-17

Maeunson of Hasardvflie: sack for boys won by Louis Berman Of New Havenffi cracker eating con. test won by Catherine Glen of New Britain; shoe race for women won by Mrs Kenneth Meacham 0f Manchester; and a. horseshoe pitching contest won by Clayton Perkins and Robert Malindy.
 A baseball game was played be- tween teams representing the New London Lodge and Uniformed rank. t.
 Entertainment for the members was furnished by the Hill Billies of Hazardville and the Pablo Brothers of Derby
 Melvin Fox of Manchester was chairman of the general commit tee in charge of the outing assisted by George Goodwin of New Lon- don, James Blois of New Haven, and Jaspeh Otto of Seymore.
 The sports committee consisted of Karl Keller of Manchester. chairman, Horace Peckham of Manchester and General c. V. Bunnell of New Haven.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-17
Test Your KnowLedge

Can you answer seven of these test questions. If you can rate yourself 70 per cent efficient in gen eral education. TURN TO PAGE IS TODAY FOR CORRECT
 ANSWERS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-17

Al g o'clock this morning labor CTS engaged for repair work on East Main street were huddled in doorways waiting for the rain to cease. A few of them who were wrapped in overcoats and news papers covering their heads were orordered to stop working by the foreman, who then told the other workers to go home until it stop ped raining.
 Mems Club Meeting ' Members of the Christ Chapel Mems Club are requested to be at the chapel at 500 o'clock tonight when the first meeting of the sea- son for the club will be held Plans will be discussed as how to gain new members to aid the f,- nancial standing of the club, other topics that will be brought up for discussion will be plans for the an- nual dance and outing.
 Wednesday, the Women's Guild of the Chapel will also hold their first meeting of the season.
 Condition Improved
 Doctors at St. Mary's hospital today announced the condition of Thomas Hannon, of 1437 East Main street excellent, and is ex- pected to leave soon. Mir. Hannon was strucK by connecticut Com pany bus on Friday night, and was taken to the hospital by a passing motorist.
 Special Services
 Rev. Joseph Todd of the Mill Plain Union Church wishes to in- form the people of that communi- ty that on September 23, a special invitation has been extended to the young people of the church and community to attend special services. The subject of the ser mon will be, "The Inevitable Christ"
 Girl Scouts of the church are requested to attend a meeting to- morrow afternoon at 3:30. Y
 Girl Injured
 Irene Sathory, 12, of 613 Meriden Road, was enjoying bit of rec reation yesterday afternoon in the back yard of her. home. Not giv- ing thought to one of the ropes of swing slowly breaking she was suddenly thrown to the ground. Her injuries proved so painful that her parents rushed her to St Mary's hospital, where upon exam ination it was found that she was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-17
STATE GATHERING
 OFPYTHIAN LODGES
Hundreds of Members At- tend Event at Lake
 COfnpOunce

The second annual state outing of the Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias was held at Lake Com bounce Sunday. More than 1900 members attended representing the 62 lodges throughout the state.
 A very elaborate sports program comprised the activities of the day. This program consisted of a 25 yd dash for girls from 10 to IS years of age won by Lynette Brown of Middlefield; 25 yd dash for girls under 10 years won by Helen De- barney of Manchester; & 25 yd. dash for boys won by George Goodwin of New London. Costume race for men |, won by Arthur Mitchell of Simsbury; sack race for men won by R. D. Fielder. 50 yd dash for men won by John Post; fat ladies race won by Mrs Karl Keller of Manchester; pea. nut race for women won by Mrs George Gaadwin of New Londonffi peanut race for girls won by June
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-17
Propose To Organize
 Sacred Heart Club
Popular Organization to Become Active Again-lz-
 Year Old Girl Injured in Fall
EAST END NEWS

Rev. Henry F. Quinn, new pas
 Rev. Francis, who handles the tor of the Sacred Heart parish has engaged workmen to repair the basement of the church.
 Work is expected to be complet- ed late this month, and upon com pletion services will be held for the Sunday school children.
 Rev. Francis Breen, who handles the social activities for the parish announced that the Sacred Heart club would reorganize this year, and expects to find quite a large number of the younger set turning up for membership in the club.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-17
OLD STRING AIpEp TOWN

Liberty, Mo (UP)--An old spring, around which this Missouri town was founded in 1920, was pressed into service again during the great drought. Cleaned of rub. bish and refuse, the spring, more than 100 years old, is supplying sparkling water to farmers for their livestock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-17

suffering from a possible fracture of the leg.
 Briefs
 Joe Riley of East Main street left yesterday to resume his stud ies at Fordham College. Ann Phelan of East Main street spent the weekend with relatives in Bridgeport.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-17

shore.
 Mary Luddy of East Main street returned from her vacation which she spent at the Catskills.
 Miss Frances O'Rourke of Mer- iden Road is planning to spend her annual two weeks in New York City. Incidentally, her brother-in- law, Joe Petit is giving his house new coat of paint.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-17

Storks are reported to be win ming a war with vultures over the Altinova Plain, near Bergama, Anatolia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-17

l. In which state is the city of Pine Bluff ?. When was the Russo-Japanese war? B. Name the leader of the Philippine insur-
 rections against Spain and the United
 States? 4. Who wrote the Marble Faun"? 5. Name the land given by Pharaoh to Jacob
 and his family when they came to Egypt. s. Of which large corporation is Alfred P.
 Sloan, IT,, the president? 2. Who is Sir Arthur Wing Pinero? 3. In what year did the Boston Tea Party
 occur? 9. What is the military designation for an
 officer serving on the staff of command
 ing general officer? O. In which city is there a great annual
 celebration of Mardi Gras?
Evening star., 1934-06-01
NATION.WIDE GRASS PLANTING
TO GIVE THOUSANDS WORK
curiosity.

Relief Administrator Harry L.
Hopkins is going in for grass planting
on a Nationwide scale.
He has just let contracts for
16,213,045 pounds of grass seed to
supply work projects for the needy
unemployed. Grass will soon be
growing, perhaps. where it never grew
before.
This latest program, it was said,
has an entirely different significance
than that attributed to the new deal
by former President Hoover, who pre-
dicted during the campaign that the
new deal would cause the grass to
grow in the streets of every large
city" The 100000 pounds of grass
seed isn't intended to plant in the
streets, it was said, but will Sprout on
Fairgrounds, landing fields, public
golf courses, school grounds, along the
highways and byways wherever it
will do the public good.
The purchases Of grass seed will be
made through the Federal Surplus
Relief Corporation of which Mr. Hop
kins is president. The program will
be undertaken on a scale never before
dreamed of during the halcyon days
when members of Congress courted
dearly needed votes through the free
distribution of seeds.
The purchases, from six organiZa-
tions, will consist of 100000 pounds
of Kentucky blue grass; 1,246178
pounds of red top, and 4,832, GIT
pounds of Korean lespedeZa.
The Kentucky Blue Grass Seed
Growers Cooperative Association of
Winchester. KY, is the organization
that will extend the fame of the blue
Evening star., 1934-06-01

grass in hundreds of communities
where it possibly never grew before
The Egyptian Seed Growers Exchange
of Flora, Ill, will provide all the red
top seed. The Kentucky Lespedeza
Growers Association of Eminence,
KY, will do the same with 4,8l2,6l7
pounds of its speciality.
The rest of the lespedeza seed will
be purchased through the Dobsor
Hicks Co. of Nashville, Tenn, and
Alex Joe Locker of Florence, Ala.
Evening star., 1934-06-01
GEORGE WASHINGTON
ALUMNI WILL MEET
Election, Reception and Ball Will
Be Held Tomorrow at
Mayfower.

The annual meeting of the General
Alumni Association of George Wash
ington University will be held tomor-
row night at the Mayt1ower Hotel.
With the president of the aSsocia-
ton, DR.. Daniel LeRay Borden, in
the chair, the meeting will convene
at pm. in the Chinese Room. An
nual reports will be given and cleo
ton of officers for the academic year
1934-35 will be held.
Following the meeting the alumni
Evening star., 1934-06-01
PRINCE GEORGES SOON
TO FILL E. w. A. QUOTA
SIT Men at Work on 10 Jobs
Leaves Only rs Men to Get
Employment.

BY STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.
HYATTSVILLE, Md, June L.
Prince Georges County will soon fill
its quota of men on Emergency Works
Administration projects, M. H. Davis,
project supervisor, disclosed today.
The last weekly pay roll showed
BIT men at work on 19 projects, Davis
reported. The countys quota is 452.
Work at the Laurel Library is the
latest project authorized. The others
involve lower and upper county roads,
Washington Suburban Sanitary Com
mission, the Hyattsville Library,
State forestry, Bureau of Plant In
dustry, the town of Laurel, Hyatts-
vile drainage, the Mount Rainier
High School, Geodetic survey work,
Riverdale School grounds, the town
of Cheverly, the Maryland-Nati
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion, school sanitation, school re-
pair, the town of Berwyn Heights, a
tool project and an administrative
project.
Evening star., 1934-06-01
SCHO0L-JOB GAP
SOLUTION SOUGHT
Government to Mobilize Ed
uCat0rS and Social Work.
erS for Drive.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The United States Office of educa-
ton is trying to mobilize educators
and social workers for a more con-
certed attack on the problem of bridg-
ing the distressing gap between
school and employment"
Letters are being sent to persons
familiar with the problems of youth
asking them to cite significant pro-
grams or activities designed to pre-
vent unemployment and maladjust-
ment among young men and women.
1t is estimated there are in the
United States today about 100000 900
young people between l6 and 25 years
Of age. OF this number some 100000
are in high schools, 100000 are in
colleges, a few in other schools and
250000 are temporarily in camps of
the Civilian Conservation Corps.
Great Number JObless.
DR.. George F. Zook, United States
Commissioner of Education. says that
while no accurate statistics are avail
able, very large number of the re-
naming 16.500,000 doubtless are still
unemployed
The conditions forced upon the
country by the four and one-half
years of depression have been particu-
larly battling to youth because they
have witnessed their numbers in
creased by 2,225 600 each year who
reach the age of employability," DR..
Zook said
Furthermore, the industrial prac-
tices brought about by N. R. A. and
other efforts toward recovery inevi-
tably have left the doors still largely
closed against youth.
In the interest of economic recov-
cry this is probably necessary. but it is
threatening to break the morale of
these mounting millions of young
people who rightfully want their
chance"
Educators are alarmed at the large
number of youthful .tranSlentS, both
BOYS and girls. who are wandering
from State to State in an attempt to
find employment and who are regis
tering at relief agencies.
Transients From Everywhere.
DR.. J. c. Wright, director OF voca-
tional education, says reports show
these transients come from every
where. For example, Illinois in one
month registered tranSientS from At
different States. including 1863 from
New York, los from Pennsylvania and
8 from Georgia.
During the same month, however,
Georgia registered 96 who had
''thumbed" their way into the State
from Illinois and 1879 from New York.
In all, Georgia received 4.301 from At
different States. Some IA per cent of
these new registrants we're girls and
women. Fifty per cent were under 25
years of age and some were under l6.
The problem of the transient, says
Dr. Wright, "is larger than any COM
munity or any State 1t is a national
problem in which all the States have
an interest and responsibility"
Evening star., 1934-06-01

will hold a reception and ball in
honor of members of the graduating
classes of the university. The pro-
gram will be featured by the pres
entation of alumni awards to the man
Evening star., 1934-06-01

by the members of the Senior Council.
Steel Gauntlet, junior honor society,
will hold a tap service in which out
standing members of next years
senior class will be pledged.
Evening star., 1934-06-01

and the woman member Of the grad
uating class whose loyalty has been
demonstrated in terms of outstanding
service to the university" There will
be a grand march of the seniors, led
Evening star., 1934-06-01

Slogan for Charity.
"Cash-put-in" was the slogan of
student street collectors in Ayr, Scot
land, during this years charity cam
paign.
Evening star., 1934-06-01

1000 Persons Drowned.
Deaths by drowning of 1000 persons
in England in the last year has
started a vigorous campaign for the
teaching of children to swim.
Evening star., 1934-06-01

Sharks Scare Bathers.
Sharks from he Mediterranean
have been frightening batherS Of
Scotland