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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-11
WORLD WHEAT
 NOT SETTLED

London. May ii - (UP) - The world wheat conference reached a deadlock today when Argentina re- fused to join an agreement for q minimum price on exports. ArEen- tina's refusal was announced by her delegate. Dr A. Fernando Beyro, after most of the other nations represented had accepted the agreement. Tine other nations de- ciared the agreement must be ac- cepied unanimously or not at alI: Eeyro expressed regret but said Argentina could not agree.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-11

Martin Morrlssoy was named most popular boy, best dressed boy, and the ono who has dono most for Wilby, to capture the Hons share of nominations In the annual class day appointments made yesterday at Wilby high school. Bertha Heuor was acclaimed class beauty and May Hammel class fiirt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-11
CONCRETE SHIPPED

Hamden, May 1t--(UP)--A 100- pound concrete mould slipped from a derrick and crushed Frank Lanfranco, 2i, orange, to death late yesterday. He had boon ofnr ployed by q gravel company since Monday,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-11
IIAsT yNAR VEEERAN

Weatport. May 1I--fuP)--West- ports last Civil war veteran. Th0m- ns Giynn, gs, died at hts home yesterday. He formerly was a cons tracior and built thc first mandans surfered street in Westporfs Nor walk and New Canaan.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-11-15

Friends of Mrs. Leonard G. Gay
ton will be glad to know she is
convalescing from illness that has
kept her confined three weeks at
the home of her mother, Mrs.
Charles Adams.
Mrs. George A. Wright will be
hostess for meeting of the Mat
inee Matrons at her home Thurs
day. Mrs. E. A. Spearman will dis
cuss THE Philippines"
Miss Alice Wilson of Tacoma
spent the week end in Seattle, a
guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Everett Davis.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-11-15
Big Boys Top
Fight Show Next
Tuesday Night

Heavyweight battlers will fea-
ture the boxing show at Crystal
Pool next Tuesday night under the
auspices of Nate Druxman, who is
presenting a program of six bouts.
1he big boys will be featured in a
double main event of eight rounds
eight. Ford Smith, Northwest
champion heavyweight, win meet
AL MORO, Los Angles Italian giant
in one of the eight round bouts
and Frank Wallulis, undefeated
Koslyn heavy, win meet Kenneth
Lee, Of Modesto, California in TIE
other eight round mixer. The show
will round out with six round
bout between Eddie Ivory Of Van
couver and Billy Azevedo, Of Oak
land and these four round bouts
as follows: Newsboy Millich of Sac
ramento VS.. Dick Gordon of Bell
:ngham; Roy Ockley of Portland
VS.. Justo Pasco of Manila; Young
Corpuz of Seattle VS.. Gil Folka of
New Westminster.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-11-15
Merle Ringenberg
To Discuss Echoes
From Waterfront

Merle G. Ringenberg, dispatcher
Of help for the Waterfront Employ
ers Association. win deliver the
fifth lecture for the Workers For
UNI Saturday night at Phyllis
Wheatley Y. w. c. A Auditorium.
Mr.. Ringenberg, for many years
in charge Of hiring of dock work
ers, win discuss Echoes from the
Waterfront" He is thoroughly con-
versant with the waterfront situa-
ton both from the employers and
employees point Of view. Everett
Smith viii preside at the meeting
Saturday night. Interest In the
Forum meetings is growing Judg-
ing the increased attendance each
week. The meetings are sponsored
by the Seattle Urban League as an
educational service for workers.
Meetings are free and open to the
general public. They begin at 8
p. M. and end at $50 p. m.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-11-15
NOTICE
Democrat Meeting

A meeting of the United Colored
Democratic Club will be held at 3
p. m. Sunday, November IS, at
Chambers Hall, 1916 23rd Avenue.
All members urged to be on time,
All persons wishing to join the
club are. invited to this meeting.
H. Christian secretary
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-11-15

one the smartest colored re-
vues in America Is presented in
Les TIite's Cotton Club revue now
in person at the Paramount Thea
tire. Ninth ana Pine SITS. With his
12-piece band of melody makers,
Les Hite brings jazz hot from Har-
lem. This band was featured at
the famous Cotton Club at Culver
City, adjascent to Hollywood and
rendezvous of the film elite
Les Hite is considered che Of the
three leading colored band macs
tros In the United States; the 9TH
ers being Duke Ellington and Cab
Galloway. Among his array of en-
tertainers are: Rutledge and Tay-
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-11-15

Miss Francis Harlow and Mr..
Benjamin Chandler, Jr. were mar
ried by the Rev. e. c. r. Pritch-
ard at the rectory of St. Plymouth
Episcopal Church Saturday. The
ceremony was witnessed by rela-
tives of the couple. During the ev-
ening the couple were entertained
at a party by friends. The happy
couple are at home at 800 22nd
Avenue.
Mrs. E. H. McCraven was re-
moved to tEarborview Hospital
Thursday ~nere she is in criti-
cal condition.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-11-15
NOTICE
Democrat Meeting

King County Colored Demo
cratic Club Will hold meeting at
2:30 p. m. Sunday, November 18th,
at Greyerbilhrs Hall, 2715 jack
son Street. Applications for jobs
under the incoming Democratic adj
ministration will be received at this
meeting which is open to the pub
lie. All interested are invited to at
tend Arthur Williams, president.
Arthur Head, secretary.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-11-15
Mrs. Bertha Lyons
Succunbs Suddenly

Stricken by cerebral hemorrhage
Thursday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. A. Leary, 1947 And avenue
where she was employed as maid,
Mrs. Bertha Lyons was removed to
Harbor View Hospital where she
died the same evening without re-
gaining consciousness. Mrs. Ly-
ons widely known in Seattle, re-
sided with her aged mother at 221
Gath Ave. N. Besides her mother
the deceased is survived by hus-
band, Hannibal B. Lyons, several
sons and daughters residing in 9TH
er cities. The body is at the City
Morgue pending funeral arrange
ments.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-11-15
Mississippians Asked
To Meet Saturday

Former residents of Mississippi
are invited to a meeting Saturday
night at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
H. r. Cayton, 2014 E. jefferson
street, where an organization will
be formed for their mutual well
fare. An election of officers viii
be held and plans will be compile
tea Cor Christmas entertainment.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-11-15

lor, one Of the smartest dancing
teams on the stage today; Eddie
Anderson, colorsd comedian fea-
tured in such shows as Shuttle
Along" "Blackbirds," and Lucky
Day." Mae Diggs. and Thelma
Brown and Her Brownies. The last
named trio are great radio favor
ties and appeared recently in
Judge Priest" with VIII Rogers
There are two new first run
pictures on the screen. Stepin
Fetchit, famous colored drawl COM
edian, is featured in Marie Gal.
ante" a temestuous story of intri-
que in the Panama Canal Zone.
The other production is Ladies
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-11-15

Mrs. E. V. C. Walker received a
telegram Wednesday informing her
of the death of her husband in an
automobile accident In Los Angel
&c
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-11-15
NOTICE
Republican Meeting

A meeting Of the King County
Colored Republican Club win be
held at 3 P. m. Sunday, November
IS at the Masonic Hall Cup stairs)
21st avenue and E. jefferson st.
Matters vital to the welfare Of the
organization VIII be discussed and
an members are urged to be
prompt in attendance.
Clarence R. Anderson, Secretary
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1934-11-15

Should Listen" a light, Partisan
farce comedy. The Paramount the
atre offers these two first-run pic
ture attractions and as a special
added attraction to the regular big
Paramount entertainment policy,
on Monday night at p. m. Man
ager Harry Woodin will present
Gwynn's Sepia Chorus Of jubilee
singers on the stage in person. This
group win sing Negro spirituals,
jubilee songs and low down"
blues. Bobby Gwynn Is formerly of
the Cotton Club in Los Angeles
and was a former assistant direc-
tor of the Hollywood Chorus.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-18
Your Health
BY DIR. MORRIS FIsHBEIN-

NNE Of the most perpleXing problems with which
" the medical profession has had to deal is that
Of sensitivity to innumerable substances, causing
such troublesome ailments as hay fever asthma,
eczema and related diseases
You might get idea Of the vastness Of this
problem by considering the effect Of just one OF the
many substances with which come into daily
contact Let us take cotton seed and cotton seed
products, for example.
Investigators of the problems Of sensitivity have
found anywhere from one-half of l per cent to
per cent of people who are sensitive reacting to
cotton seed.
You may not realize that cotton seed is used in
salad oils lard substitutes butter substances IN the
packing of sardines the setting Of olives IN the
frying of potato chips and fish in various types Of
commercial oils, in cosmetics, hnments and salves,
and as a substitute for olive oil
MOREOVER, cotton seed is found in mattresses,
WI pillows cotton blankets, the stufings Of fur
nlture on the greens and fairways Of miniature golf
courses, and in cattle foods Of various kinds.
In testing whether a person Is sensitive, the
physician who specalizes in this work usually uses
the scratch test. This means that small scratch
is made on the surface Of the skin and some dried
cotton extract rubbed into the scratch.
At the same time another scratch Is made and
some inert substance is rubbed IN for COMPARISON
The person who reacts will develop an lnhamma-
tory spot around the place into which the cotton
seed extract had been rubbed.
TT is also possible to make these tests by inject
ing the extract directly into the skin, but people
who are sensitive to cotton seed sometimes react
so severely that this test is not made except under
very carefully controlled conditions. Apparently J
Of the proteins in cotton seed are reSpohslO4s
for the senSltlvlty.
It has also been found that people who are SEN
sitive to cotton seed are likely be sensitive TO peas,
beans and various nut products as well.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-18
OHe-Third Pure Fake

II may be that I am placing too great stress
Il upon inaccuracies After all. literature does not
quite demand that author shall be wholly faith
ful 70 fact. II is enough II he merely seems so
Hemingway did not write his tale for Tunney. Demp-
soy and Runyou who might smile AZ his mlsconcep-
ton However 7 am seized suddenly by an uneasy
suspicion that Hemingways talk about the bulls IS
also one-third pure fake.
When a man has written a great novel and l do
not think that any feeber word should be used IN
regard 10 "A Farewell to Arms 10 is dangerous 70
predict that he has shot his bolt. think that
Ernest Hemingway has shot his bolt. hold TO this
belief because feel that in the current year and IN
the seasons to come there going 10 be lncreas-
ing demand that authors know their stuff.
You may not ike the phrase the proletarian
novel, and as far as I'm concerned VIII not quarrel
II YOU invent for yourself another label The fact re-
mains that as far as the eve reach readers are
going 10 give their enCroSsment chiefly TO those
novels which deal with mans economic problems IN
a troubled world. I would not bar out love or IAN
tasv or even pcadOr but 10 IS my belief that for the
moment they have no place IN the front benches.
Accordingly. 10 seems as if Nh. Hemingway is out
Of luck In less class conscious world nc could put
his pose and prcense Of being the professional tough
guy. Five wears ago he might have heXed his mus
Cles and struck terror into the hearts Of all be-
holders. But more captious community will
merely look and say What's With You?"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-18

The Turkish threat was 3oaten
back again at this time, and Tran
svlvania added to the Hapsburg
domains.
Slavic peoples, liberated from
Turkish rule, hailed the Austrians
as deliverers-later they came to
hate them as oppressors.
All through these wars ran a
thread of conflict between Cath
Ole and Protestant, not only
throughout Europe, but especially
in the Austrian domain-and that
conflict also is a factor in what is
left Of Austria.
Now two women stepped to the
center of the stage in Europe.
One of them was an Austrian,
Maria Theresa (the other was
Catherine of Russia: Maria The
resa could not be empress of Aus
tria because the law forbade her
assuming that title, but she
relgned over the empire beginning
in 1740 during the years when
Britain and France were fighting
over who should possess America).
1t was the loyalty of Hungary,
more than that of Austria, that
enabled Maria Theresa to hold to-
gether the Hapsburg domains,
though Hungary was loyal to
Maria rather than to any idea Of
a central empire.
n
IN a continual series Of wars,
i much Austrian territory was
lost (such as Silesia to Germany
but the empire seemed to gain
tsrength in spite of this, and the
civil administration of Maria The
resa solidified the empire.
The fact that during the Seven
Years war Austria and France
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-18
TOM DEvINE of the Indiana

TON DEVINE of the Indiana
l. ballroom is back in town
after spending a two months va
cation on the Pacific coast.
That, of course, means Holly
wood and Los Angeles. Mr.. De-
vine is busy just now shaking off
some of the star dust and prepar-
ing to get down to business.
Mr.. Devine was most interested,
naturally. in Dick Powell, who
graduated from singing ditties
with Charlie Davis orchestra at
the Ohio, Indiana and Circle
theaters.
Powell, these days, is just about
as easy to approach as the queen
of England He has blind tele-
phone number and a male secre-
tary who seems to be very efficient
in keeping too many Of PoWell's
friends from getting into the
studio.
Devine visited Powell on the lot
and had an hour with him at his
bachelor home.
He was busy all the time I was
there" said Mr. Devine, talking
to Louella o. Parsons and others
by telephone.
He was busy answering his let
tiers and making plans to meet
Mary Brian at the depot. Dick
thinks that he will make lot of
money out of his broadcaSts this
winter.
Powell is building new home
a short distance from the studio"
added Tom.
Mr.. Devine, of course, would like
to bring Powell back as master of
ceremonies to the Indiana Roof,
but it's impossible now because
Powell has more engagements
than he can fill.
II
1T is interesting to see how
Il press representatives, of big
film companies build up their stars
in press stories.
Here is a story that Warner
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-18
HOW TIMES CHANGE!
BOY LAUGHS NOW AT
FEARS OF RED MEN
BIZ United Press

By United Press
MANDAN, N. D., Aug. 18.-One
hundred years ago an Indian who
could swim across the Missouri
river here was a hero among his
tribesmen.
Fifty years ago the Northern
Pacific railroad first crossed the
river laid on ice.
Ten years ago the first vehicu-
lar bridge was thrown across the
river, replacing ferry boats oper-
ating half a century.
Today a Mandan boy laughed
at the fears of the Red Men and
the struggles of his white an
cestors as they strove to conquer
the mighty Missouri.
He rode a bicycle across the
river, depleted by the drought
from a surging current to a
muddy, yellow stream.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-18
Questions and Answers

Q-What is the area Of the Republic OF LloerlaF
At contains $4,000 square miles.
Q-Describe a boomerang.
A curved stick Of hardwood, such as nara ma
pie or hickory about SIS inches thick, 27 inches
wide and feet long, fat one side with the enos
and the other side rounding. One end Of the suck
is grasped in one hand with the convex edge Tor
ward and the fiat side up and thrown upward.
After going some distance and ascending slowly WITH
a rotary motion it suddenly returns in an eliptlcal
orbit to a spot near the starting point. II thrown
down on the ground it rebounds in straight line
pursuing a ricochet motion until the OBJECT az
which it was thrown is hit.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-18
$4,000 LOSE JOBS
IN STRIKE SLUMP
Drought, WaIkoutS Are Fac
tors in Drop.

BH JHjcd Press
WASHINGTON, Aug. lathe
drought, widespread labor disturb
ances. and seasonal factors COM
bined to deprive $50 900 workers in
private industry of their Jobs and
TO reduce weekly wages S10460, 600
during July. the labor department
reported today
Factory employment decreased )
per cent between June and July
the largest percentage for the pc
Rod with two exceptions since 1919.
Pay rolls dropped 6.8 per cent.
figure exceeded in July on only
three occasions in fifteen years.
Labor Secretary Frances Perkins
did not appear greatly disturbed by
the report.
we know" she said, that many
manufacturing industries lost orders
as a result Of the strikes. The retail
industry was most seriously hurt in
the area affected by the drought,
and. of course. the San Francisco
strike itself would account for a
great deal of the employment reduc-
ton"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-18
POLICE BRUTALITY
PROTEST IS MADE
Plea Is Sent to Mayor and
M0rriSSeY.

Protests against alleged police
brutality in the arrests of speakers
in Military park and at Kingan &
Co. recently, have been sent to
Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan, Chief
Mike Morrissey and the safety
board.
This was the result of meeting
of thirty-two labor delegates at a
conference held Thursday night.
called by the international Labor
Defense.
Plans for a free speech mass
meeting and a free speech confer
ence were made at the session.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-18

Little Oscar is not Hueys only 'yes-man." There
are others I heard in Washington only the other
day that Indiana Lii Arthur" Robinson is under
the protective political wing of uey Long these days
The boys down here have rushed through none
bills in a short time which make Huey commander
Of secret police force Of unlimited numbers, place
the state militia at his command for any purpose,
to the seizure of local governments and author
iZe him to hire unlimited numbers Of special
deputies at SIS a day to police elections. In New
Orleans for example, he may hire $4,000 special
deputies to regulate election. The members of
the opposition express a fear that the deputies
might intmidate the citizens.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-18
ROUNDING ROUND
THEATERS D. D : H 1 c

Brothers has sent out about Dick
Powell:
Dick Powell describes his birth
place, which is near Mt. View,
Ark, as being ten miles from
modern-conveniences.
LAS little boy he moved with
his parents and brothers to Little
Rock, Ark, which still is his Of
fetal home.
when he was a railroad en-
gineer, a friend of the family,
taught him to sing Casey Jones.
A few years later an indulgent
father and patient neighbors al
lowed him to practice on the cor
net. He still plays it-and a vast
number of other musical instru-
ments.
He sang in choirs, at weddings,
funerals and baptismS and later
with boys orchestra. A visiting
orchestra leader offered him a job
and Dick accepted. In Louisville
Dick changed from ballads to
popular music and his career was
started.
lone season he toured the mid
die west singing with an orchestra
and was advertised as Bill Powell.
Many people thought he was the
movie actor. Dick tried to catch
up with the advance agent to
make him stop this practice, but
never did.
While he played and sang with
an orchestra in Indianapolis, he
sold insurance on the side. He
made a thousand dollars extra
that year. He himself invests
much of his money in life insur-
ance and annuities.
He went to Florida during the
boom down there and lost all his
capital except his fare back to
Pennsylvania He rode day
coach back and ate a lunch of
bananas-nothing else-on the
trip.
He organized an orchestra
which played for a summer re-
sort. Then he got job as mas
ter of ceremonies and orchestra
leader in a small outlying theater
in Pittsburgh.
The theater was long and mar
row and Dick, to make himself
heard. sang through a small meg
aphone. Thus he became a Groom
er. Pittsburgh liked him. He
moved to the Stanley, a big
house and became the toast Of
Pittsburgh"
Suddenly Hollywood called
again. Warner Brothers wanted
him for a slightly unpleasant
crooner role in Blessed Event a
picture in which Lee Tracy and
Mary Brian were featured. Dick
liked Hollywood and Hollywood
liked him. He went back to finish
his Pittsburgh engagement with a
He was accidentally paired
with Ruby Keller next in her first
picture, which turned out to be
the sensational industry life-sayer
called '42nd Street Gold Dig
gers Of 1888 'Footlight Parade
Wonder Bar and Twenty Million
Sweethearts' followed and made
Dick a star Of the first magni-
tude
Dick Powell now gets more fan
mail than any other actor in
Hollywood. He lives in the Toluca
Lake district, keeps a bachelor
hall and is seen alternately with
Mary Brian, Margaret Lindsay,
Maxine Doyle and several others.
He answers all fan mail, col
lects pictures of his admirers, en-
tertains visiting Little Rockians
and flies back regularly to visit his
family. He IS 5 feet 10 inches tall,
weighs 10 pounds and exercises
to keep in good condition.
He is as popular on the radio
as on the screen, and he is per-
haps the most generous star IN
Hollywood in giving his time and
his talents for worthy causes. He
has been known to appear and
sing at three benefits in one day"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-18

now BOhemla anC hungary.
He also extended Austrian power
over much Of Switzerland and
even into northern Italy and
France. This reused opposition in
France and Italy, and began a
feud which has continued 400
years to today.
Macmillan and his successors
created the first strong central
authority which IS the core OF an
empire. Austria was rising into
really strong, centralized power.
Europe fell in love with the
Great Power" idea, which per-
sists today. The Hapsburgs, when
they we're unable to conquer more
territory. simply married It.
That is. they married into families
which ruled in other lands, and
thus got power for themselves.
About the time when the Pill
crims we're landing on the oIeaK
MaSsdEuuSELLD 1OdoA fh1 -
the Archduke Ferdinand, ruler IN
Austria. was fighting desperately
to keep Bohemia as a part OF the
Hapsburg empire, and gradually
all Europe was embroiled in one
of the longest, weariest wars IN
history. which took its name from
its length - the Thirty Years
war.
WHEN the inevitable carving
w up took place at the end OF
this war. Austria was deprived oil
most of her possessions in western
Europe. but was strengthened in
that very central section Of the
crossroads of Europe.
Further gains were made IN the
lower Danube section about the
time when the American colonies
along the seaboard had progressed
far enough to be hanging witches.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-18
SPARTAN DOCTOR TO
INJECT 2 SONS WITH
PARALYSIS VACCINE

~ nitcd Press
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 18.-Dr.
John a. Kolmer prepared today
to demonstrate the ultimate faith
in his vaccine TO stop the spread
Of infantile paralysis.
The Temple university profess
sor Of medicine and Institute of
Outstanding Medicine Research
director said he intended to in
iect the devitahzed virus of the
scourge of childhood into the
systems OF his two children. They
are boys. IL and Is.
DR.. Kolmer announced a sue
ceSsful method of vaccination
against infantile paralysis after
two years Of experimentation with
monkeys.