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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-03
What Country Wants

What Country Wants
 Having returned only recently from a four week tour of the coun- try, Cecil B. DeMille feels him. self quite qualified to speak on the subject of what the public wants in the way of screen enter tainment.
 That question which has bafflee producers for years really is, the. simplest thing in the world to am swer," he says. "The only demand is for good pictures, regardless of type. It doesn't make a hit of diff ference whether a film is come medy, backstage musical. an out door epic, or costume picturn As long as it's good, it. will do good ] business" s
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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES :
MERCHANDISE
Sc Radios, Musical instruments

SILVER TONE and Majestic radio oabi
nets. IS each. Your set mounted free.
ALLEN s. 534 Mass Ave
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LEGALS
Sc Legal Notices
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS


NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
Notice is hereby given to taxpayers of
the City Of Indianapolis that the Common
Council Of the City of indianapolis now
has pending before It, Appropriation Ord,
allocating the sum Of one Hundred Two
Thousand Four Hundred Seventy Dollars
and One Cent STOP 4700u received on
Jan. 4. 1894 from the State of Indiana as
revenue under the gasoline tax and dis
tributing the same to the follow ng De-
Board Of Public Works, No o., 1870,
city civn Engineers Dept, 5.8oes.
Street Commissioners Dept, 7422es.
SIS 05324
Park Department, 1857. si.28o.88.
The above described ordinance is due to
come up for. passage at the next regular
meeting Of the Council to be held on the
5th day Of February, 1884, at 7.3o p. m.
After said appropriation has been deter
mined any ten or more taxpayers feeling
tnemseIyeS aggTiey.ed may appeal to ne
state Board Of Tax Commissioners for
further and final action thereon by aling
OF petition therefor with the Marion Coun-
~ Auditor not later than ten days after
made By the said Common Council and he
State Board Of Tax Commissioners viii tx
a date for hearing in this county;
witness my hand and the seal Of thu
City of indianapolis. this nth day Of
January. 1884 HENRY o. GOETT
SEAL City Clerk.
NOTICE TO BIDDERS.
Notice is hereby given that sealed bids
for the purchase Of the following materials
Will be received by the Chairman OF the
State Highway Commission Of Indiana,
at his office on the third floor State
House Annex 1902 North Senate Avenue.
indianapolis. Indiana, until 2 D. m. On
the 5th day Of February. 1884. at which
time they viii be publicly opened and
Invitation No 30s7: Quantity Of Mis-
cellaneous Testing Laboratory Supplies
2. o 3 indianapolis
Invitation No. 30sS. Quantity of Holt 10
Ton Tractor and Nash Quad Truck Parts
T. o. 3. Indianapolis.
Invitation No 3059. One belt for Burch
UnIoader F. o. B Indianapolis
Invitation No. 30T0. Quantity OF Mis-
cellaneous Indiana Truck Parts F. o. 3.
invitation No 3O7I. Quantity Of Mis-
cellaneous Chevroet Auto Parts 2. o. 3.
Indianapolis.
Bids Shall be submitted upon standard
proposal forms. Proposal forms and
specifications viii be furnished free upon
Te7uest.
The right is reserved By the Chairman
TO reject any or all bids. or 70 award on
any combination Of bids that in his iucg-
ment is most advantageous 10 the state
of Indiana.
STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION
OF INDIANA
JAMES d. ADAMS. Chairman.
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ACldo OOdl W. LI-4396.
Do not get our name confused with others.
BLOCK COAL &C
Steam and domestic fuel
1900 Alvord st. HE-l272
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IS Legal Auctions and Sales

GOODS belonging to Mrs.
Schofield consisting Of 3 rooms, to be
sold for storage and labor charges to
highest bidder on Jan 30th. 1884
GEORGE L. Holm.
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~oAO SEAAe A9F1ANNIAA4t0
A W. BOWEN co.
a45 TT. Wayne Ave, 10th and Central
Chevrolet Dealers
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Good Bargains IN Used Cars
SACKS BROS. AUTO LOAN CO.
Make Tracks for Sacks
300 N. Capitol Ave. Kisses.
Evening star., 1934-06-17

the Paramount lot where they we're under
contract.
Maybe such success was too much for them:
maybe there was another cause. Whatever
the reason, their ship went on the rocks and
both went down with it. Only Wally was able
to rise again.
Hatton is still submerged. Oh, you'll see
him In pictures occasionally but never play
ing any really important or featured roles.
Bebe Daniels Is another who vainly has tried
to recapture q lost glory Bebe at one time
ranked among the most important stars.
With the coming of the talkies and spec
tacular musical productions, she had O mo-
mentary burst OF new fame. But it didn't
last. Her pictures became fewer and farther
apart. Granted. she still plays leading roles
when she works, but the public no longer
clamors for her as it once did.
Younger than most Of the others, but having
suffered the same fate, Is Alice White Almost
overnight an unknown Alice saw her name
spelled in gittering electric lights. She was
the toast of Hollywood. Then she went into
q slump. For a year she drew tremendous
crowds into theaters with her personal appear
ances. Then she returned to Hollywood only
to find that no matter how hard she tried she
couldn't ascend to her former height.
Mo ACTRESS ever held the film spotlight
Y more surely than did Lillian Gish How
ever, the glory which shines on her now Is
only the dim reflection of the past AS sud-
denly as she sprang into fame she dropped
from sight Last Summer she made bid for
a new place in the inner circle of filmdom
only to have it denied her. She did very wen
in one picture she made, but for some reason
there were no others forthcoming.
A fall from horse put Anna O. Nilsson out
Of pictures for long time-too long for her
to retain hold upon the movie public. Dur
ing the two years or more that she spent in q
hospital Anna O. had innumerable visitors from
the film colony. Every one liked her. But
when she finally was able to return to work
her place had been usurped
It's cruel business, the movies. All OF
those named here, and others, have tasted its
champagne, only to see it turn to beer.
Movie moguls guided solely by box-offce
returns. Stars remain on the screen only
as long as the public is willing to pay.
Evening star., 1934-06-17

It hasn't been so very long since Charles
Buddy Rogers was the most popular man in
filmdom, particularly with the women. His
fan letters into the thousands every week.
Then his star burned out and although he has
made two attempts to recapture the lost glory,
he still must be rated as "has-been" as far
as pictures are concerned.
THE highest salaried girl Of her time was
! Colleen Moore who drew weekly pay checks
for $125O0 For several years she ran neck
film world. Then her bubble burst. For three
years she was of the screen altogether.
About two years ago she returned to Holly
wood determined to stage a comeback Metro
Goldwyn Mayer signed her to a contract but
did nothing more. Then she went to Fox and
Spencer Tracy.
Her performance brought acclaim from
critics everywhere, but there was no Colleen
Moore boom as q result. Since then she has
made two other films and has been very good
in both. And in all probability she'll keep on
making occasional pictures But she never
will go back to that throne on which she
once sat.
Remember the screamingly funny comedies
Wally Beery and Raymond Hatton used to
make? They were tops everywhere, and were
treated like couple Of prima donnas around
Evening star., 1934-06-17
Food Prices Up

THE retail prices for food, with few excep-
- tions have increased remarkably in the
past year. Comparing April Is, this year, with
the same date last year, the Agriculture De-
partment found only two had decreased These
two, cabbage and bananas. were down. the
latter 2.6 per cent and the former 12.5 per
cent.
The greatest increase was in potatoes, which
were up 68 per cent. Pork products were up
most as q class. /
Evening star., 1934-06-17

the loveliest woman on the screen has found
that Hollywood has ceased to hold place open
for her.
Corinne Grifhth is that actress. For years
Miss Grifnth rode q wave Of tremendous popu-
larity But the wave melted and so far she
hasn't been able to find another one to mount.
couple Of months ago she was signed for
a picture by a major studio. However, a week
after the production started, she dropped out
Of the cast by mutual consent.
Illness from which few thought she ever
would recover forced Lila Lee to retire from
the screen when she was right at the peak.
For almost . year and half she lay in a
sanitarium in Prescott, Ariz., before she was
sufficiently well to return to Hollywood
Having a host Of warm friends, her return
was hailed loudly. But the thing she wanted
most-a return Of screen triumphs-has been
lacking. True. Lila has worked. But she hasn't
caused any big commotion in the movie pool.
Evening star., 1934-06-17
It's a Long, Tough T'aib Trying to Regain
Lost Popularity in the Mo0ies, But
Wallace Beery Did 1t and Others Still
Try Though Success bAhmost Impossible:
BY DAN THOMAS.

AKING a comeback anywhere Is
~ n hard job. And sometimes 1t
~ seems that it's harder in Holly
~ wood than anywhere else ON
Y earth.
np1u rf ham nj ~ cto
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-17
MISSIONARY AND
 FAMILY ESCAPE

Shanghai, Dec 17-(UP)-Fee-
 ing from Chinese bandits who had
 executed publicly two American
 missionaries, the Rev Erwin A.
 Kohfield and his family arrived safety at Suangeheng today. In the former Bend. Ore, pastors party
 were his wife and three children.
 They had been isolated in the mis-
 sion station at Tungki while the bandit army was terrorizing that
 section of southern Anhwei Pro. vince. Other foreigners in the in- vaded area also were fleeing toe
 ward the larger cities while q gcv- ernment force of 10000 soldiers
 pursued the bandits who killed the Rev and Mrs John c. Stam. miss
 slonaries at Tsingteh. Tho stams
 were executed soon after their caps ture and n Chine who begged for
 mercy for them also was killed. The Stams' baby daughter. kid-
 naped by the bandit. later was found abandoned in doaortod house several miieh from the scene
 of the execution. She was uhharm' cd,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-17
SCOUT COMMITTEES
 SELECT OFFICERS
Cheshire, WatertOwn Or. ganize for Coming
 Year

officers for the coming year have been announced by two of the dis trict committees of the Waterbury Boy Scout Council. Albert N. sher- if was named chairman of the Che shire district and Edward B. Eis- enwinter chairman of the Water town district.
 Other officers of these districts elected were as follows; Cheshire district. John c. Goddard, vice. chairman, and chairman of the fin- ance committee; Albert N. Sheriff court of honor; Edward J. Hart, district commissioner and chair man of activities; George c. Frs kline, chairman of camping; Mem bers at large Bernard M. Allen, James Perry, George Thorpe, Charles c. Logan. Dr John F. Kilgus, scoutmaster, and Frank SGelger, assistant scoutmaster.
 Watertown district also elected Clarence Booth, vice-chairman, Wilfred Bryan, chairman court of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-17
By BRUCE CAPTION

Are you going to buy books fol Christmas presents? Figure out the tastes of the potential receiver, as the football broadcasters call 'em consult the following list, and go to it.
 If you're buying for mother who likes straight-away fiction, not too tragic and not particularly sexy, these might do:
 A''Little Orvie," by Booth Tar kihgton, swell story of boy Red Heifer," by F. D. Davidson, kidding) an Australian COW; "Pat- Hatcher. a very fine story of Ken lucky pioneers.
 'sThe Foolscap Rose," by Joseph Hergesheimer, unfolding the chang ing fortunes of a Pennsylvania Manufacturing clan; "Brinkley Manor" by P. c. Wodehouse, a hilarious story of Jeeves the valet; Mary Peters," by Mary Ellen Chase, warm and appealing TO- nance of a by-gone generation.
 'The Folks" by Ruth Suckow, realistic picture of Iowa; ''The Cold Journey" by Grace Earring Stone, a romance of colonial Massachu- setts: "So Red the Rose," by Stark Young, dreamy romance of the old south.
 "Calm Yourself" by Edward Hope, really good farce comedy about Harold Lloydish young New York business man.
 Adventure
 For Brother Bill, who can stand fiction that is-what's that word ? more gripping: :.
 .'The 40 Days of Musa Dagh, by Franz Werfel, story of heroic Armenians who refused to be mas sacred; Shutdown" by John Jo- seph Mathews, graphic picture of the modern red mans tragedy; We Accept with Pleasure" by Bernard de Voto, an excellent sketch of the still-lost generation, with Harvard overtones.
 Goodbye to the Past" by W. R. Burnett, tale of the he-man origins of an Ohio millionaire; Appoint ment in Samara," by John O'Hara, a study of the drinking and anna tory habits of small-city folk in Pennsylvania; "Slim," by William Mister Haines, a swell red-blood- ed story of an electric power line- man.
 'Lightship," by Archie Binns, a thoroughly masculine book about men in little known calling; Captain Caution," by Kenneth l.. Roberts, exciting sea story of the war of 1872; "February Hill," by Victoria Lincoln, blithe yarn of a deplorable Fall River family.
 "Pitcairn's Island" by Charles Nordhoff and James Hall, finishing the famous south sea trilogy; Dusk at the Grove" by Samuel Rogers, another sombre bue we'll written tale of youngsters whom the war cut adrift.
 "All Six Were Lovers" by Nard Jones. a story of the tangled threads of love in west coast
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-17
WORKERS CHOSEN
 FOR STATE CENSUS
s. J. Solomon Named Sue pervisOr-Hayward,
 Assistant
fSneciaT fo fine Democratl

Washington, D. C.. Dec 16--Wii- liam L. Austin, director of the cen- sus. today advised Senator Loner- gan (d), Connecticut, of the selec- sion Of Sanuol J. solomon, of Hart ford, as state supervisor of the az ricultural census, and Jerome w. Hayward, of East Canaan, as as- sistant.
 Patrick J. Murray was named as area supervisor for Connecticut and Massachusetts, the senator said. He has been with the bureau of census as a regular employe for more than a year and qualified as area supervisor in a recent school for supervisors which was limited to regular census employees. John J. Lennon, of Bridgeport, Connec- ticut, was also among regular bu- reau employees who qualified as area supervisor. the senator said, but he is to be assigned to another section of the country.
 Senator Lonergan announced
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-17
BIRTHDAY BALLS
 ARE UNDERWAY

New York. Dec 17--(UP)-Plans for a second series of birthday balls for President Roosevelt on January 30, were revealed today by Henry L. Doherty, chairman of the na- tional committee for the benefit to aid infantile paralysis sufferers.
 More than $500 balls already have been arranged in commuhi- ties where they were held last year. Proceeds were expected to exceed the $1,0O0,000 raised in 1884. This sum was presented as an endowment to the Warm Springs foundation. but the pro- ceeds of the new balls will be al- loted in other ways.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-17

Murder in Three Acts" by Agatha Christie, ditto; Pirate Wench," by Frank Shay. a romance of buxom female buccaneer; "The Casino Murder Case" by S.. S. Van Dine, a new story of the in- effable Philo Vance.
 Dorothy L. Savers Omnibus which contains three full length mystery stories by a talented Eng lishwoman; "The Mutiny of Ma dame Yes" an amusing farce about modern lady pirate.
 The Changing World
 Next we come to father, who wants to keep abreast of the changing world and improve his mind. if possible:
 "South of Cadiz," by H. M. Tom linson, a combined monolog ana travelog full of sensible reflections on the state of the world; The New Democracy" by Harold L..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-17
KING SENT DIoNNEs CHECK

Cailender, Ont (Up) --- King George V has officially recognized the birth Of fhe Dionne aliintups let's by forwarding Co Mrs oliyh DEonne 4 eheek foe fvA pounds, repfeaentlnn fhe royal b0ulhy f0r nsiliiinla hirfhe
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-17

town: "End of the Chapter" the final trilogy by John Galsworthy Holy Deadlock" by A. F. Herbert, a satirized study Of England's di- vorce laws.
 Detective Mysteries
 And now for Uncle Pete, who likes mysteries and adventure stories:
 "The Case of the Curious Bride, by Earle Stanley Gardner, the most exciting detective story of the fall; Adventures of Ellery Queen" t" by Ellery Queen, flock of short detective yarns; "The Great White Gods" by Edward Stucken, san- guinary romance of the Aztec con- quest; 'StiIl Dead" by Ronald Knox, pippin of an English niys- fQrVt
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-17

honor; Aubrey sIoath, district com- missioner. Samuel sDaulding, 1n- ance chairman; Lester Atwood camping chairman; Raymond Leonard, troop organization chair
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-17

man. and Frank Ht|rHplf 1| tiles chairman. Members al John M. 0'Connor. Floyd " Na low. Arthur c. Evans Wiitrfz Pickard. and Irving Campbell
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-17
CINCINNATI WARS ON BIRDS

Cincinnati (UP)-The city's an- 1ual winter war against sparrows and starlings will be directed again this year by Anthony Sauer, workhouse superintendent, who led attacks last year.
 that uder the plan laid down by Director Austin, all enumefations would be selected by the state sup ervisor, upon recommendation of their democratic representatives in congress or the state and local committee.
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RATIFIED
IN A. & PLIGHT
Both Sides Agreeable to
Seven-Point Plan of
Labor Board.
BIZ Times SpecinI

By Times Special
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.-Reopen-
ing of the 300 Cleveland stores of
The Great Atlantic e. Pacific Tea
Company was assured this after
noon when a seven-point peace plan
formulated by the national labor
relations board was accepted by
both employees and employers.
The national labor relations board
was formerly advised of the deci-
Sions by the warning parties in a
telegram from Thomas S. Farrell,
secretary of the Cleveland Fedora
ton of Labor. and, by long-distance
telephone, from New York, where
the A. g. P. directors had been
meeting.
In behalf of the unions involved
in the A. & P. controversy at Cleve-
land, Mr.. Farrell telegraphed the
board as follows:
Please be advised that unions in
volved in the A. e. p. controversy
in Cleveland have agreed to your
proposal as a settlement of that
dispute"
Later the board was advised by
telephone from John A. Hartford,
president of the nationwide groc-
cry chain, that the company also
had accepted the suggestion pre-
Sented to both parties.
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NAzI ARREST IS
LARK TO SPIES
Young Americans Amused
by Incident; Declared
Closed by U. S.

By Times Special
MUNICH, Nov. 3.-American con-
sular officials dismissed as an "un-
fortunate incident" today the i'm
prisonment, stripping and searching
of Miss Helen LySter of New Ro-
chelle, N. Y, and Griffith johnson
of Washington as suspected spies.
Miss Lyster was searched by a ma
iron.
Diplomatic consequences, it was
said, were regarded as unlikely be-
cause Miss Lyster and Mr.. Johnson
regarded the incident as a lark and
did not wish to have it carried far
Their.
The two young Americans were at
the Munich airdrome Tuesday,
watching a drill by Nazi "SS" men,
the crack black uniformed special
Storm Troop contingent. The army
garrison frequently drills there, and
there are signs forbidding any one
to go on the field. Neither Miss
LySter nor Mr.. johnson reads Ger
man, and the "SS" men are sup
posed to be a nonmilitary body as
Germany's armed forces are limited
by treaty.
Miss Lyster had a camera with
her. An "SS" officer approached
her and Mr.. johnson and questioned
them. They said they were merely
watching the drill as tourists.
Miss Lyster and Mr.. johnson
were arrested. Mr.. johnson said
they were questioned and told re-
peatedly that they were arrested on
a charge of espionage, presumably
because Miss Lyster had a camera.
After nine hours they were re-
leased, police having developed the
films in Miss LISTERS camera, to
find that she had not used them.
During the period of their deten-
ton they were kept in separate cells
and we're not permitted to commu-
nicate with the American consulate
or obtain legal aid.
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slot machines parts, three slot
machines and tools for changing
serial numbers on slot machines
were seized.
The four detectives who made the
raid were credited by police officials
with having established the identity
of the "hijackers," with having run
them to ground and with having OBJ
tanned confessions from four men,
the alleged muscle men" of the mob,
duplicating a fifth, their alleged
chief.
This man, police say, is Ray Rair-
don, Al, of 1893 Willow drive, once
described by Chief Mike Morrissey
as the key to the slot machine
racket situation in Indianapolis"
Rairdon is in the county Jail in de-
fault of $4,000 bond, charged with
receiving nine stolen slot machines.
He pleaded not guilty yesterday and
tried vainly to have his bond re-
duced.
The other four alleged members
of the mob are Raymond Moon, now
a convict at the Indiana state
prison, Michigan City; Orval Sny-
der, now an inmate of the Indiana
state reformatory, Pendleton; Fred
Wilkes, As, of 300 East Main street,
Broad Ripple, and Chester Ballard,
81, of 6543 Carrollton avenue.
Wilkes and Ballard are free under
ST 500 bond each on charges of hav-
ing stolen from the Silver King
Novelty Company, 621 Capitol ave-
nue., the nine slot machines which
Rairdon is accused of having pur-
chased with the knowledge that they
were stolen.
Police say that Wilkes is a former
employe of the novelty company
and related to the proprietor by
Moon and Snyder are serving
time" for the holdup of a Kokomo
gasoline filling station and Moon is
said by police to have been shot in
the mouth here in an unsuccessful
attempt to holdup John Dressed, SIS,
of 6202 North Keystone avenue, pro-
prietor of a BARBECUE and beer
parlor.
The raid yesterday afternoon pro-
duced evidence of the way the
"hijackers" disposed of their stolen
machines. One "Pee-Wee" brand
scent machine had its number
fled of as had machine of an
other brand. The equipment for
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AUTO MISHAP FATAL
TO MILITANT EDITOR
Don M. Dixon, Sd, Owned
Six Newspapers.
By United Press

by Ontted PfeSS
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, Nov. g.
Don Morrison Nixon, 81, editor and
publisher of six daily newspapers in
Indiana, Virginia, Tennessee and
Kentucky. died today of injuries re-
ceived in an automobile accident
Oct. 90.
He did not regain consciousness
after being taken to a hospital with
a brain conclusion.
Mr.. Nixon began his newspaper
work as a ship news reporter forty
years ago in New York, after leav-
ing his home in Spring Greek, Pa.
He received additional fame in
1882 during contempt of court pro-
ceedings filed against him in Wa
bash circuit court when through his
newspaper he challenged the ap-
pointment of "a village garage pro-
prietor" as receiver to liquidate a
million dollars in deposits in Wa
bash bank. He was noted as
fearless and liberal crusader.