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Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-10

Copyright 1884 by United Press
LONDON, May 10.-Lloyd's, world
wide insurance agency, is doing a
considerable business issuing poll
cies against anything happening to
President Roosevelt, it was learned
today.
Such importance is placed in
European the Presidents contin-
uance in office and the completion
of his recovery program that busi-
ness men and traders are gambling
on his survival and ultimate victory
The insurance policies at present
take the following three forms:
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-10
Robbers Visit
Missouri Bank

WEBB CITY, Mo, May 10, U.P)
"A gang of robbers today held up
Lee A. Daugherty, cashier of the
Webb City bank, forced him to open
the vault, and escaped with $4,000.
Daugherty said there were six in
the gang. They had cut their way
into the bank through the ceiling
and were waiting for Daugherty
when he opened the institution at
6 O'clock
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-10
ISSUE INSURANCE ON ROOSEVELT
Lloyd's Reported Doing Big Business On
Policies Concerning President

l. A premium of per cent against
Mr.. Roosevelt's death by assassin
alton or accident.
2. A premium of 7la per cent
against his death by natural causes
3. A premium of IL 3-5 per cent
against his being totally incapaci-
tated for duty.
The heaviest amount of insurance
is in the third category. the United
Press was informed.
The rates are not permanent, but
vary in accord with the supply and
demand.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-10
Los Angeles Has
Hot Old Time

LOS ANGELES, May 10. W.P)-
The thermometer touched SO de-
grees here at 10:30 e.. m. today,
breaking the years high mark of
Sc degrees set on April 26, the
United States weather bureau an
nounced.
The mercury was still climbing,
with indications it might reach So
degrees this afternoon. The sky
was overcast and the humidity
high. Yesterdays high mark was
85 degrees.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-10
HELD FOR EXAMINATION

Claims OF 100000 due him from
the last worlds series and unpaid
as yet made to a county probation
officer resulted in Leonard Isabel,
43-year-old Negro, being placed in
the county Jail this morning for
observation as to his sanity.
The man is quoted as having said
that he is to act as a referee" in
the approaching worlds baseball
classic which is to be played some
where in California this year, pos
Sibly in Ell Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-10
mkM!nL!L-.e L.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 8.
(Special---In California IS pri-
mary race for governor there
is the largest entry of different
parties that ever went to the
post
Democrats, Progressives, So
cialists, Prohibition, Liberty,
Torys and Republicans. These
last two are revivals of old
time parties that have been
out of existence for years.
In our darkest days there is
a ray of hope somewhere. In
the papers "a gigolo committed
suicide.' 1t may be the start
ing of a fad.
Twenty-Five scheming. de-
signing American mothers pulled
every political rope possible to
get their daughters to see the
king this week in London. Fl
asked to have a look at Sophie
Tucker
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-10
Baseball Scores
American league

At Philadelphia r H E
Detroit 100 030 000-3 a 0
Philadelphia ......004 O01 00x-5 7 0
Rowe and Cochrane: Mahaffey,
Benton and Berry
, At New York Il II Il
Chicago ................000 O00 O2l-3
New York ..........51O $40 0Ox-13 IL 3
Earnshaw, Stine and Rue; Ruff
fling and Dickey.
At Boston, R H E
Cleveland 900 O33 23O-11 II 2
Boston ............... 900 021 001-10 II 4
Hudlin, Winegarner, Lee, c.
Brown and Spencer, Pytlak; Wal
berg, WEIGH, Weiland and Hinkle.
st. Louis at Washington, rain.
National League
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, rain
At Cincinnati r H E
Boston 100 900 101-,2 7 G
Cincinnati ......... 200 002 10X-5
Zachary, Barrett and Spohrer
Hogan; S. Johnson and Lombardi
Manion.
At Chicago r II 1
BROOKLYN .......... 900 030 131- 8 l6
Chicago 400 $50 01X-12 IA
Carroll, Munns, Lucas and Lopez
Berres; Warneke and Hartnett.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-21
REV JOHN MOORE
 HERE TOMORROW
Bridgeport Pastor Will Speak at Lenten Serv-
 ices at First Church

Rev John Milton Moore, D. D., pastor of the First Baptist church of Bridgeport, will be the Lenten lecturer at the First church tomor- row evening. Dr Moore is a dis tinguished leader in his denomina- .tion; has held important pastor ates in Chicago and Brooklyn, N. Y.,. before coming to Bridgeport in 1882; he also served as general secretary of the Federtl Council of Churches of Christ in America and as president of the Greater New York Federation of churches. He Is the author of two books. Things that Matter Most" and '"rhe Chal- lenge of Change" His subject to- morrow evening will be For Such a Time as This" Rev David P. Gaines will read the scripture and offer player, and the congregation of the First Baptist church will unite with the First Methodist, the Congregational and other churches in attending the service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-21
M The Local TheaterS
STATE

Comedy, action, beauty and l'brawn are offered in delightfu manne with a novel treatment of the racket" theme in Paramount's ''The Search for Beauty" which heads the double feature program at Warmers State starting today. In addition to an excellent cast, the picture features the thirty finalists in Paramount's worldwide quest for beauty and talent, in which 176,000 contestants in every English speaking country of the world participated.
 The lions share of comedy hon. prs goes to James Gleason and Robert Armstrong, united again as team with sparkling dialog by Sam Hellman that pulls loads of laughs. But they get real com petition from a number of Para mounts newer players headed for stardom.
 Ida Lupino, charming blond im- portation from England, scores in this her first American picture, and excellent portrayals are given by Gertrude Michael, Larry Buster Crabbe and Hobby Wing.
 Chronicling in laughs the mis- adventures of crooked promoters in their efforts to use Olympic champions as fronts for a health and beauty racket, the picture abounds in comedy situations from start to finish.
 Gleason, Armstrong and Miss Michael play the promoters. while Miss Lupino and Crabbe are the Olympic champions. When Crabbe objects to cheap, fiashy articles in the health magazine which he and Miss Lupino have been induced to edit" he is shpnted off on a worldwide quest for perfect speci- mems of health and beauty.
 With applications following quickly after Crabbe brings his winning contestants to the health farm he has been given in ex- change for his interest in the mag azine, love paves the way for a riotous climax in which the pro- motors find themselves cut off from their anticipated racket.
 The companion feature Is "The Lost Patrol" featuring Victor Mo- Laglen, Boris Karloff, Wallace Ford and Reginald Denny. It is the current rage of Broadway where it is playing to ecord at- tendance.
 The story of ."The Lost Patrol" centers about eleven soldiers who make a last stand in an oasis of the Mesopotamian desert, after their officer has heen Killed by Arabs. Unaware of their exact location. not knowing where their brldage may be, hopeless of getting any aid they wait for death, bet re. pulse 1t with a hall of lead when- eyer the hesieging Arabs attacy oboninsiy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-21

beef camp and sale was established in 1920, and according to the county supervisors the quality is also exceptional. Of the steers en- tered and to be shown, 83 are Aberdeen Angus, 39 are Herefords and seven are Shorthorns. The baby beef steers will be judged on Monday, September 17 by Professor D. J. Rays of Ohio State University and will be sold the following day at public auction.
 New York leads the list of en- rollments in the baby beef project with 53 entries as follows: Cayuga cuunty, z; Onondaga county, 12; and Duchess county, 34. Fifty-one Massachusetts boys and girls will be in the competition. Of these four are from Mlddlesex county, eight from Hampshire county, II from Berkshire county, and 28 from Hampden county. There will be "A from Connecticut from the follow ing counties: Hartford, 9; Holland, 6, New Haven, 1; Windham, Il; Midldesex, 5; and Litchfield, 2; while Vermont has single entry in the steer of Frank Bishop of Springfield.
 Miss Grassi will not be the only champion of former years in- cluded in the 1894 baby beef camp CTS. Others who will show their animals are Lee Jenks of Feeding Hills, ass, who received the highly commended award in 1892, and Albert Christopher, also of Feeding Hills. who gained the re- serve champion in the same year, and Mary c. Lown of Rhinebeck, N. r., who showed the highly com mended steer in 1881.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-21
70 ..alsDH. PALACE

Frederic March, Miriam Hopkins, George Raft, Helen Mack fill thrill roles in "All of Me" one of the feat ure attractions now being presenc- ed at Polls theater.
 Two law-crushed kids from the slums who give up life rather than cred, Park Avenue society girl the and love.
 The story is taken from the play entitled "Chrysalis." Miriam Hopkins, millionaire so- ciety girl, is deeply infatuated with Frederic March, professor-e engineer but when he asks her to marry him and go to the west on con- struction job she refuses.
 She want love, experiments with 1t, yet she fears 1t.
 Thrown against a pair of lovers from the slums, George Raft and Helen Mack she is interested in their intense devotion. Buffeted by fate, even in prison their love is supreme, while Miriam in her eagerness to help gets mixed up in their escape from prison and the subsequent killing of a guard.
 Yet from these two law-crushod kids, this spoiled daughter of rich es learns what 1t means to really love, and, after thrilling climax she goes to March's arms.
 The other feature is entitled "The Chief" starring the silliest man in America Ed Wynn :. A high and dizzy sequence has him charg- ing through the smoke filled halls of a burning building and dangling from a fourth story window is thrilling enough for anybody. And Wynn's scenes with Dorothy Mac kaill, who plays torch singer vamp, and with his mother, played by Ellie Ellsler, have that haunting poignancy that many serious dram as strive for in vain. But Ed Wynn, of course, is the whole show, and nobody would want it otherwise. One sequence in which he plays a violin symphony he has just com posed, dealing with birds and bees and butterflies, is a comedy rou- tine which has never ben surpassed and seldom equalled in all the his- tory of the screen. It had to-day's audiences bowling with glee. "The Chief" starts with a bang, and never lets down. to the final fade- out. It is enthusiastically recom- mended.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-21
STRAND

The superb showmanship of | Cecil B. DeMille is once more made | manifest in his latest Paramount picture, -Four Frightened People" which heads the program at War ners' Strand starting tomorrow. Against a background of the most amazing jungle scenery ever brought to the screen, the story details the adventures of four highly cultured people, two women and two men, who are forced to escape from Dutch steamer when bubonic plague breaks out. Lost for months in Malay jungle, they turn to primitive manners and habits. The transformation of q prim little scholo teacher into beautiful jungle creature over whom the men fight provides some highly novel situations.
 This latter role played by Clau- dette Colbert is the most out standing achievement of her ca- reer and more than justifies her elevation to stardom. Herbert Marshall and William Gargan, in contrasting roles, enhance the story with finely drawn portrayals.
 No funnier situation was ever devised fro the screen than the placing of the dignified Mary Bo- land in primitive surroundings. This splendid comedienne made a tremendous hit with last nights audience. Leo Carrillo, in the role of half-caste guide, proves his versatility with this newest char Facterization in his long screen repertoire.
 The companion feature is to be Easy to Prove' in which Gen. evieve Tobin, as the neglected wife, invents a novel method of bring ing her husband to time. Adolph Menjou essays the role of the hus- band.
 Finding him in a love nest with her best friend, instead of on the polo field with male companions, she deliberately leads him to be- lieve htat she is having an affair with his best friend. This situation leads to the most hilarious series of marital mix-ups imaginable. Nor is the quadrangular love tangle strengthened out until their daugh- ter and her lover rush from the house to live. as they put 1t, life of sin.
 Mary Astor and Edward Everett Horton form the other two sides of the love quadrangle as tho other woman and the other man. while Patricia Bills and Paul Kaye are the young lovers.
 Performances tonight conclude the engagement of Frying Down to Rio" and Shadows of Sing Sing"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-21
DIPHTHERIA CASES
 HERE LEAD STATE
Waterbury With Two, Only Connecticut City,
 Reporting Disease

Two cases of diphtheria and three of scarlet fever were report ed in Waterbury during the past week according to the regular morbidity report of the state de- partment of Health. No cases oi whooping cought, typhoid fever or measles were filed. Waterbury was the only city in New Haven Coun- ty to report diphetheria and only one other city in the state, Man. chester, reported on this disease. One case was found in Manchester.
 Waterbury leads the cities and towns of this county in the number of scarlet fever cases reported. Naugatuck reported two cases. Tn the county. New Haven was the only one to report case of measles. Meriden, which is a part of this county, apparently has an epidemic of whooping cough with 10 cases reported.
 In the state as a whole the num- Der of whooping cough cases in- creased from 40, last week, to 5S, this week. The number of scarlet fever cases dropped from 58 to 50 and diphtheria from eight to three. Measles cases increased from 33 to 30. No typhoid fever cases were re- ported in the state at all during the week.
 Other repertable diseases filed during the week were; Br0nehO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-21
All Club Members
 Prepare For Show
Fattenng Up l29 Purebred Steers in Anticipation of
 Auction at Eastern States Exposition

Springfield, Mass, Feb. 2O- Scattered throughout New England and New York state 10S boys and girls enrolled in the All club baby beef project are feeding and fatten- ing 129 purebred Aberdeen Angus, Hereford, and Shorthorn steers, In preparation for the annual live stock classes, baby beef camp and auction at the Eastern States Ex- position from Sept. 16 to 22 inclu- sive.
 Beginning Thanksgiving week the steers were distributed to the boys and girls from some of. the best known American breeding es- tablishments, and now in the care of their youthful owners and under the supervision of county club agents and the Exposition Baby Beef Cooperating Committee, the animals are being fed, combcd, curried and trained for appearance in the judging and sale rings next fall. Gains in weight will be re- corded monthly from now to Sep- tember and the price received In the sale ring, less the original cost of the steer and nine months feeding will represent the net profit to each boy and girl participating for his or her summers effort.
 Spurred on by the worlds re- cord price of $11.15 per pound paid to eleven years old Teresa Grassi of Pine Plains, N. Y.. at the 1883 Exposition for her Aberdeen Angus steer which brought a total of $1O,202.25 to the youthful baby beef camper, the boys and girls enrolled in the activity this year are bengind every effort to pro- duce the best group of baby beef steers ever shown at the Eastern States Exposition. While they do not expect to equal the all-time record of last year, nevertheless they are striving for quality, and among the competitors again this season is little Miss Grassi, hopeful again of producing a champion steer.
 The total of 129 animals to be shown by the boys and girls' in is the largest number recorded since the exposition baby
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-21
-Hollywood News and Gossip ----- GIRLS OF THE VANITIES GET ROYAL WELCOME
Hollywood Celebrities Turn Out Gay Party in Honor of
 Earl Carr0ll's Visiting Beauties

Irepeal, and I've even stopped smok- ing"
 Shirley seems to be placing her | film work high above everything else, and she probably will rear dividends accordingly. At the mo- ment she is more in demand than almost any other free lance actress Mexican Ranch House
 A colony, only a stones throw from the palatial mansions of Rev. erly Hills, is a rambling Mexican ranch house-without any ranch. It is the new home of Bob Arm strong. It looks large enough to house a regiment, but actually has only six rooms.
 The living room takes up most of the house There also is a dining room, 8 kitchen, a small den, Bob's own bedroom, and one guest room. There won't be any 15 or 20 week. end guests descending upon him, if he can help it.
 While visiting in Mexico a couple of years ago, Bob decided that such an abode would make perfect bachelor quarters, and he wouldn't rest until he acquired the klnd Of place he wanted.
 A Gentle Hint
 On the cooks day off, Constance Cummings and her husband nearly always fix a huge salad for their dinner. They have a rule never to make the same salad more than once. However, the last one they concocted wasn't great sue cess.
 So, before leaving on her holiday this week, the cook left a salad recipe on the kitchen table. Now Connie doesn't know whether to be grateful or insulted.
 
 One thing about this repeal act when a film star gives cocktail
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-21

It is now felt that the govern- ment is determined not to wreck the air transport system, but on the other hand even to enlarge and strengthen it.
 And it is also likely that when, four or five months from now, the airmail again is being carried by private companies, the majority of the 5000 employees still will be holding their jobs.
 Only the boys who used aviation as stepping stone to unethical riches, and whose acts brought on the charges of fraud and collision, will be out in the cold.
 (THE END)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-21
BLUICK DETAINED
 IN SOUTHINCTON
Local Man Held Under $l,OOO Bonds FOllOw-
 ing Hospital Discharge

Pending arraignment in the town court of Southington on Monday, March 18th, Stanley Buick of Wa terbury. is being held under bonds of $1,000. He was arrested Monday as he was discharged from the Meriden hosiptal. He is being held in connection with the death of Mrs Mary Augustine of this city and the serious injury of her daughter, Claire. IF. The latter is expected to be discharged from the Meriden Hospital the latter part of the present week.
 An official investigation, is being made of the accident by Coroner William H. Leete. Mrs Augustine was instantly killed when Bluick's car crashed into a bridge near Milldale on January 28th.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-21
BY DAN THOMAS

NlGA SefVlcC St0m correspondent
 Hollywood.-1f "Muder at the Vanities" is as entertaining as the party given by Paramount to well come Earl Carroll and his II "Van- tiles" beauties, the picture will be well worth seeing. Carroll and his girls have been imported from New York especially for this picture.
 The entire Blossom Room of the Roosevelt was taken over for the party, which continued far into the night. George ,Raft didn't know quite what to do when Cherita Alden, the Hawaiian dancer, gave him a loi. Neither did Helen Mack or Barbara Fritchie, who were sit ting at the table with him.
 Vince Barnett, our very best rib- Der, started poking fun at some of the newly arrived girls and had the tables turned on him to such an extent that he called for help.
 The highlight of the evening came with presentation of the II beauties, who paraded around the room and then up to the orchestra platform, where they were intro. duced by Carroll one at time. Jack Oakie nearly got mobbed when the girls spotted him, and he loved it.
 Shirley Turns Sensible
 Blond Shirley Grey has been working so hard for the last year that she has turned sensible. That is her own testimony.
 "I've made IS pictures during the last year." Shirley told me the other day at lunch. They have kept me so busy I actually have become sensible. I don't have time to he any other way.
 There haven't been many nights when I could stay up late, because I don't dare do that when I'm working. Gosh, I couldn't celebrate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-21
Other Plans Conned

One of the dozen plans being considered would split the coun- try into six divisions, have each division operated entirely by one company, and place a government picked man-possibly even, gov- enrment employe-at the head of each line.
 Another calls for buying up all outstanding stock of every existing line, reissuing it in 8 new com pany, and turning the stock over to employees of theold line, based on amount of salary each employe was drawing.
 Another plan, though providing that the mail again should be car ried soon by private contractors, would keep one long government operated line, to use just as a yard-stick for costs by which the other lines would have to gauge themselves,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-21
GARDEN

Showing for the last time to-day Should Ladies Behave" with Lionel Barrymore and Alice Brady. Co-feature By Candlelight" with Elissa Landi, Paul Lukas and Nils Asther. Also showing are select ed short subjects. Coming to- morrow for two days Will Rogers in "Mr Skitch" with NZasu Pitts. The one and only inimitable Will Rogers comes to the screen of the New Garden to-day and tomorrow in Fox Films latest comedy re- lease "Mr Skitch". The screen play is ased upon Anne Cameron's Saturday Evening Post story, Green Dice". He gambles the first dollar he earns on the rou- letet wheel and wins $3,00O, only to have his wife lose the money in an auto camp. Penniless once more, he starts off to Hollywood, to capitalize on the talents of a movie-star impersonator, whose acquaintance he has made at one of the auto camps. How Rogers and his family finally manage to emerge from financial difficulties in Hollywood is said too bring the film to an uproarious finale. Zazu Pitts, one of the screens most amusing. heads the cast, in sup port of Rogers, and gives splen- did portrayal as his wife. Other members of the carefully selected cast are Florence Desmond, Harry Green, Eugene Palle t,etcRo etaoin Green, Eugene Paallette, Rochelle Hudson and Charles Starrett, all of whom give remarkable perform ances under the able direction of James Cruze.
 Co-feature "Aniakchals' the story of Hell on Hearth, the adventures of a modern Dante in the Alask- an Inferno of Ice and Fire. Also on the bill are selected short sub jects.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-21
HEN LAYS BIG EGGS

Portland, Ore. (UP)-- George Riders Rhode Island Red hen is laying gargantuan eggs again. Its recent offering weighed half a pound. A few months ago, the same hen laid a six-ounco egg which had two yolks, and another normal aize egg enclosed in the ahali.