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Evening star., 1934-11-08
Sacramento Power Bonds Win.

SACRAMENTO, Calf, November 8
R.-Voters of Sacramento County
authorized the issuance of $4,000, 900
in bonds to provide Sacramento city
and county with a municipal power
plant.
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man, you'd cut your toenails;'"
Dear Mark" writes Sid Garfin-
KEEL. I'D like to suggest a theme
song for the Nazis if they ever
take a notion to hold meeting
in Delaney Street:
""This Is Our Last Night to
Gather
Poker in Park
Dear Mark" writes Johnnie
Fitzpatrick, of Culver City, Cal.
Here's another to add to your list
Of stories of the two pennilesS
buns who were playing poker.
"'I'll bet a hundred" said the
first.
"'Call you,' said the second;
and raise you a thousand
"'Call you-and raise it a mil.
lion
"'Cau you-and raise it a bill
lion.'
"'Call you-and raise it a tril-
lion.'
1.-THE second bum threw down
his hand.
"'You win he said, sorrowfully.
You got too much education for
mel"
Dear Mr.. Hellinger::" states
James Gillen. you have my
word that I actually overheard the
conversation on the corner of
Broadway and 51st st. the other
night.
1.-TWO gentlemen of leisure were
standing there and discussing
nothing in particular when a cop
passed. The policeman looked at
both Of them and told them to
move along. AS the cop strolled
away the first man glared at his
back.
What a piece of cheese that
guy is he told his companion =. I
know him-and I'm telling you
he's a hypocrite. Yes, sir, that
cops an absolute hypocrite!'
'Yeah?' said his friend.
'Why?'
Why? repeated the first
man. Didn't I JUS tell you
knew him? All week long he
arrests people-and on Sundays
he goes to church,
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Penner Soon to Sell
Ducks in HOLLYWOOD

Joe Penner, Of Wanna Buy a
Duck" fame and one Of the sea-
sons outstanding radio person
alities, will leave New York for
Hollywood early in July for the
first feature screen assignment
under his new Paramount con-
tract. He will appear in a featured
role in Paramount's college Rhy-
thin" with Lanny Ross, LYDIA Rob
erti and Richard Arlen.
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Kinder Returns
July 3 to Plan
Orchestra
Seem Stars

Hans Kinder is on his way
home after a most successful
spring in Europe, which embraced
a series Of appearances as con-
ductor of the famous Concert
gebouw Orchestra, several cello
concerts, a short vacation at his
home in Senlis, near Paris, and
several new scores for the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra's COM
ing season.
Kinder sailed Saturday, June
%, aboard the Lafayette. He
will arrive on July 3, and come
Immediately to Washington in
order to begin early preparations
for next season.
One of the conductors biggest
problems concerns the continuing
Of the orchestra'S overwhelming
repertoire. This problem does not
now concrn any technical defi-
cheney in any of the orchestra S
various choirs of instruments.
Kinder is confident that the mu-
sicians of the National Symphony
are now capable Of capably and
creditably playing composition.
The problem lies rather in the
fact that the orchestra still has
but 80 players, where a full mod
ern orchestra usually has around
hundred or more men, and also
in the fact that the orchestra s
limited budget for music scores
precludeE the playing Of many
works by famous contemporary
composers, on account Of the
high rental costs of the scores
themselves.
To the average listener, it
would seem feasible to play any
orchestra work with 80 men, even
though the composer called for
more. But with modern music.
this is sometimes not the case.
Such music calls for an elaborate
variety Of instruments, particu
larly the horn and wood wind
sections. And unless an orches.
ira possesses the requisite players.
such music as, for instance,
Strauss symphonic poem, Don
Quixote," cannot be successfully
presented.
But the orchestra next season
will be larger than ever before,
and this problem is steadily d.
miniShing. Kinder believes that
with an orchestra of 80 or so men,
which should be practicable in a
few years at the most, the entire
symphonic literature will be avail
able for the National Symphony.
One of the conductors first
tasks on arriving here will be to
roughly map out a schedule Of
the most important symphonic
works to be played next season,
and to coordinate them with the
works to be played by the soloists
who will appear with the orches-
ira.
Personnel and rehearsal SEIZED
ule questions will require several
days, and then he will leave for
a months vacation, joining Mrs.
Kinder and his three children at
Watch Hill, on the coast Of Rhode
Island. While there he will pre-
pare for a series of concerts in
Philadelphia, where he will ap-
pear as guest conductor of the
Philadelphia Symphony during
the early part of August.
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Cancels Tickets


"A Mr.. Cohen, who had pur'
chased tickets on an air line
from New York to California, ap'
peared in the plane office the day
before he was scheduled to fly.
He spoke to the clerk in charge
eff you dun't mind, plizz,' he
said, Tn cancellink mine tickets
on tomorrer's plane. My wife
and I aren't goink in the plane.
"'Certainly, Mr.. Cohen replied
the clerk. We will refund your
money. But might I ask the
reason for your change Of mind?
THE customer shrugged his
shoulders.
IT vas readink in the paper
abott an airplane accident this
mornink,' he returned, and ]
didn't like the way 1t sounded
So I'm not flyink, and I'm goink
by train istadd.'
1.-The clerk smiled indulgently.
"'My dear Mr.. Cohen he ad
vised, you can, of course, do as
you wish, but I want to tell you
that you are making a mistake
I take it that you're a sensible
man and that you believe in fate
Am I correct?'
so what?' said Mr.. Cohen.
$50 this continued the clerk
Being sensible man, you must
realize that when it's your time
to go-why, then it's your time to
go. When your number is up, it's
all over.
cit makes no difference what
you do, Mr.. Cohen. You can
be on a boat, or walking the
sidewalk, or riding on a train
When your number is up, you're
finished. Don't you realize that?"
"Mr. Cohen nodded.
"'I'm realizink everytink,' he
agreed. But, plizz, just give me
beck my money
AL right, SIR" was the reply.
You can have it. But surely you
don't believe that your number is
up, do you?'
Mr.. Cohen slapped the desk.
Never mind my number he
cried. How about the pilot?' "
IF you can stand one more
story about the city salesman who
registered at the small Southern
hotel, writes Joey Nash. why,
then, here it is:
This bird arrived at the hotel
very late one night and was ad-
viSed that he'd have to share a
bed with another man because
the place was so crowded.
"He was assigned to a room
in which a drunken Texas cow
puncher had the other half Of the
bed. The puncher had been too
stewed to undresS, and had rolled
into bed with his entire outfit
on, including his spurs.
"The room had no light, so the
salesman undreSSed in the dark
and crawled into bed. Every time
the cowpuneher moved his spurs
dug into the salesman. The latter
man stood it as long as possible
and then shook the cowboy until
he awakened him.
Say he demanded, who do
you think you are anyway
'Suh,' was the drawled reply.
'Ah'm a Southerner and a gentle
man.
Gentleman, hell!' fumed the
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THE VOICE OF
BrOadW way
By Louis SObOI-
Down Memory Lane!
with Arch selwyn)
CONTINUED From Last Monday

About this time beginning go abroad in search Of
plays During of these visits met Frederick Lonsdae for
the first time and another occasion met Andre Chariot
Lonsdale outlined play he had in mind for and
urged him write it and guaranteed him production
Broadway This Spring Cleaning" and it registered his
first real New York Chariot and discussed doing
English Broadway of the intimate type The ultimate
result the first Chariot Revue which introduced Gertrude
Lawrence, Beatrice Lille and Jack Buchanan.
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Skipworth to Tour
England BY Motor

Allison Skipworth is going to
take her first vacation in IS
years. At the Paramount stu.
dos where she is engaged In
the filming of 1.-THE Notorious
Sophie Lang" with Gertrude
Michael and Leon Enrol, she an.
nounced that she had arranged
to take a 30-day motor tour
through her native England
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plans. He has since rewritten it
four times and has stopped me
from producing it as many times.
He is now on his fifth rewriting
of the play and in a letter to
me only recently wrote that he
wouldn't have it produced until
it was, in his opinion, perfect
job. But there is this about Mr..
Lonsdale, when he decides a play
is right, he will not permit a
line or a word to be changed.
I never talk about it, but ]
was almost an actor once. My
brother, Edgar, and Winchel
Smith, were booked in a sketch
at Proctor's Fifth Avenue The
ater, famous vaudeville house OF
its time, and I was engaged to
come on the stage at a crucial
moment in the skit with a letter
At that precise moment, how
ever, I was busily engaged shoot
ing dice with the stage hands
for the dollar I was to receive
for acting, and Winchell Smith
had to rush out to yank the
letter out of my hand behind
the scenes. Winchell Immediately
fired me and my chance to step
before the footlights as an actor
faded forever.
Few people know it, but I or
ganized the Goldwyn Film Cor
poration with my brother Edgar,
and Samuel Goldwyn, using the
first part Of his name and the
last part of ours for the purpose
of q trade name. We opened a
suite Of offices on Fifth Avenue
that is, Goldwyn did-and before
we knew what was happening
our initial investment had dis.
appeared in luxurious office fix
lures and for salaries of execu-
tives and others although there
was as yet no actual business.
Needing money as we did, in
duced Lee Shubert, Sam Harris
AL Woods, Arthur Hopkins and
Joe Godsol to invest money in the
Goldwyn Company. It was Joe
GodSol, however, who brought in
the DupontS and the Chase Bank,
and before we knew it the bust
ness had IL million dollars in.
vested.
Goldwyn didn't seem to get on
with the board of directors and
he finally resigned, Godsol becom.
ing the president. AS a matter
of record, Goldwyn wouldn't take
any Of the suggestions offered
either by myself, my brother,
Harris, Shubert or Woods, so we
naturally became disinterested
Had it not been for Goldwyn's
attitude, all of the producers
mentioned would undoubtedly
have been in picture business
today since Godsol made the
company pay beautifully until he
became i'll and sold out to Marcus
Loew and his associates to form
the preSe Metro-Goldwyn-
Mayer Company.
Cochran's Shows
I first met Charles B. Cochran
concededly London'S greatest pro
Queer, about 20 years ago. We
have always been close friends
and I have presented everything
that Cochran has produced in Lon
don that thought was good for
America. Together we did This
Year Of Grace" in which I induced
Noel Coward to play with Beatrice
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LonsdaIe Works

EOnSOdT6 WORKS
I have an interesting common.
tary to make on the stature OF
genius. consider Frederick Ions
dale, British playwright. one Of
our most brilliant writer's for
the stage, and yet he thinks
less Of his own work than any
dramatist I know. Four years
ago he outlined his latest play
to me, "The League of Nations"
and 1 consented to produce it
in America. At the last moment
he decided it wasn't good enough
and I abandoned production
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WiIcoxon Versatile

Harry Wilcoxon played $50
different roles in the six years
that he was on the English stage.
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Aviation Promoter

Cecil B. De Mile started the
first commercial air line out of
Los Angeles.
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|
that Mr.. Coward made his appear
ance in a revue on Broadway.
Later we produced wake Up and
Dream" in which lilly Losch
made her bow in the legitimate
in New York. With Mr.. Zieg-
field I produced Bitter Sweet"
which afforded playgoers their
first look at the talented and ador-
able Evelyn Laye.
In the line Of theater building
7 was responsible for the construc-
ton of the Times Square, Apollo
and Selwyn theaterS on Forty
second Street. These playhouses,
unfortunately. are now cheap pic
ture houses, proving how wrong
showmen can be. when we laid
our plans for the construction Of
the houses we had such infinite
faith in Forty-second Street that
we invested every dollar we could
lay our hands on. We made
mistake and as a result we lost all
our money.
Bringing Leslie Carter back to
the Broadway stage after she had
retired to a small farm in France
I consider one of the highlights Of
my career. I had gone to Paris
for the express purpose Of seeing
her and by telegraph made an
appointment to meet her at a
small restaurant. I induced her
to go to London with me to see
"The Circle" which I had Just
purchased for America, with John
Drew signed for the leading male
role. She saw the play and was
So enthusiastic about it that she
signed a contract at the conclu-
sion Of the performance. and thus
came out Of retirement.
I remember the time Madge
Kennedy first came to my office,
an unknown actress. She read a
few lines to me Of a play I was
then getting ready to cast. And
that's how she came to the legiti-
mate theater in Twin Beds" and
later in Fair and Warmer"
Another actress to get her first
opportunity under my manage
ment was Tallulah Bankhead in
1.-The Exciters." I also brought
Diana Wynyard to Broadway in
play by Benn Levy, THE Devil
Passes"
Doug to Return
The last play that Douglas Fair
banks, ST., did in New York was
for me in 1.-THE Show Shop" Re-
Gently I met Doug in London and
we discussed a comedy for next
season, in which I hope to bring
him back to the legitimate again.
Roi Cooper Megrue, who wrote
"Under Cover" and 1T Pays to Ad-
vertise," was my personal friend
and partner. One day he came to
me rather excitedly with an idea
of rewarding playwrightS who con.
ceive exceptionally fine plays.
When he died I learned he left a
clause in his will for an annual
Roi Cooper Megrue prize. I men
ton this to show he had the idea
before Mr.. Pulitzer came along.
I'll never forget the first time I
saw Grauman'S Chinese Theater
in Hollywood and met the man I'M
der whose direction that playhouse
and approximately five hundred
others on the west Coast was
being run. The man was Harold
B. Franklin, who, by one of those
quirks of fate, has now become
my associate in the legitimate for
next season.
certainly have had by innings,
good and bad, in show business,
but I wouldn't be in any other
business in the world. So much
so, I am now training my son for
a place in the theater.
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Young Veteran
Helen Mack has been in pic
lures IL years-although only 20
years of age.
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Education Scattered

LYDIA Roberti was educated at
more than so Schools-traveling
with her father, famous European
clown,
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certainly have had by innings,
good and bad, in show business,
but I wouldn't be in any other
business in the world. So much
so, I am now training my son for
a place in the theater.
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hich the Customers Do the Work
Bv MARK HELLINGER

salesman. If you were a gentle
man, you'd cut your toenails;'"
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WeIl-Haunted
Frances Drake attended a
haunted English school and re-
sided in a haunted castle,
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Another actress to get her first
opportunity under my manage
ment was Tallulah Bankhead in
1.-THE Exciters." I also brought
Diana Wynyard to Broadway in
a play by Benn Levy, "The Devil
Passes"
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Doug to Return

The last play that Douglas Fair
banks, ST., did in New York was
for me in 1.-THE Show Shop" Re-
Gently I met Doug in London and
we discussed a comedy for next
season, in which I hope to bring
him back to the legitimate again.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-03
TOURIST CALL
 WAS A SUCCESS
Travel Bureau Stimulated
 Considerable More Ifl-

Ottawa, Ont = (U.P.) = Ef- forts of Canada's newly-formed Canadian Travel Bureau to stimu- late an increase in the tourist traffic to the Dominion this Fall met with an unqualified success. according to Hon. R. ]. Manion, minister of railways and canals.
 'sOur advertising campaign In
 the United States has been pro- ductixe of a considerable poten- tial tourist travel to Canada this Fall" he said. 'Tn fact the re- sponceto appeal which Canada made for autumn tour and big game hunters far exceeded our expectations. judging from thenum Der og inquiries that have come to the Canadian Travel Bureau within the last few days. The in- quiries point to greatly increas- ed tourist travel to Canada dur. ing the months of September and october"
 The Canadian travel bureaus campaign for tourists was carried on in newspapers published in 2S different cities in the United states and 1t is estimated that the Canadian tourists appeal reached some s0.00,0oo readers in these cities.
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cd. Dt Bizzell obtained 1t h Liep- kir on one of his tours of Europe.
 He has s4e other rare editions of the Bible, most of which were printed before 16e0. Some 20 of them are printed in 'Inconna- bu1a." Latin or fin the cradle" the style Of printing at that time.
 The william Tindall Bible was the first printed fin English, the New Tbstament coming out in 15s6. Only four or five of the books stilI are In existence, and pr BizzeIl has set his heart an having one of these. He possesses one of the Crammer editions published only four years later.
 He also has the Bishops Bible" printed in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, the Genevan edition, and an edition of the Biblia Sacra published in Venice in 1875. pr Bizzell's other rare volume sim clude a gift book autographed by Robert Browning for Elizabeth Barrett Browning, first editions of Mark Twain; an early English dictionary written by John Kerr sey in 17Oss volume autograph
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-03
MONASTERY HAS
 lOOOTH BIRTHDAY
Pilgrims Crowd Switzef- land Town tO Attend
 Celebration
Einsiedsln. switEsriana, -- lUP

Einsiedein. Switxerland - (UP) The 1;000th anniversary of the famous Benedictine monastery 1, here shortly will De celebrated The town of Einsledein already has been crowded for weeks with pilgrims. The papal leshte. Cardi- nal Schustef, Archbishop of Milan, has arrived, charged by the pope to crown the miracle working iin- agA of the Virgin Mary,
 The pope also has granted to all th6, faithful visiting the Basilica Of the vitsin Mary, complete re- mi1sion of their sins.
 ,!i. The cid monastery has pee n ?, fires destroyed many previous ob- coAtains S2.0OO books, 300 incuna- buIas, parehmcnts and documentS of all sorts, the precious sequences :. of Notker (ninth century, and many other treasures. The image of the Virgin Mary was blaekened by dre and is, therefore. called the black Holy Virgin. on the walls of the church are suspended arms. 1egh, hearts and other objects of wax, given by people who have been festofed to health by the in. tercession of the Virgin.
 The peasants of the Schwyz mountains and the monastery were not always on such goo q terms as they are today. The pious mtn of. Schwyx took the mOnas- tery by assault many centuries ag0. The conflicts were caused by the .abbots endeavoring to extend their powers and make the free lasted over 250 years and ended with the victory of the peasants.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-03
POST VOTED INTERNATIONAL
 AIR MEDAL
Award to Be Made at World Congress in
 Washington Oct 8
Rx THOMAS COTE

(United Press Stan C6ffesp0ndeliky
 Paris- (pPy-One of the most memorable ceremonies schedliied , for the World Air Congress cpeIi- ing in Washington Oct, s. will be the award to Wiley Post Of the International Aeronautipal Feder- ation'e annual gold medal for the outstanding aviation feat of 1888.
 Post was chosen over Marshal Balbp. the Lithuanian .s American ocean flyers. Darius and GiFenas, and-Dptch East indies mali pilot. ths world alone made a deep lnas pfessioi on officials of the inter- national air board. So well known were the details oS his feat that t was hardly necessary for John Jay Ide, Phfis efnbassay attache on the nAtipnal advisory cBmmit- tee for aefpnautics, to remind the
 Boss Sew 50, ooo kilometers day and Bisht, alone, over land and
 Covered asi average of s,7uo kil- ofpet4rs per dhyi
 Maintained an average speed of 160 hilunaeters an hour.
 EstA bliehed, unageieted, a rpund- the-world record of eight days.
 Even the superb Rome-Cfiicago Rri1e flight of Italo Baibo 100 men ifs al hydroplanes was forced to take second place before such a eoufageous performance. And < anyway Baibo already had re- ceived the medal two years ago inf ecompense for his squadron Z flight to South America.
 Post was awarded the medal on two ballots: the first, from which two judges abstAined, was Post. 2: Balbo, 6: Srnirnoff, 1. The eee- ofd: Post, 9; Balb0, '.
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lottery. the exposition will spreed over an area of 70 acres on both sides of the Seine. Historic build. lnes ana oid shops that long have been landmarks of Paris will be torn down to make way for the erection of edifices representative of French art and architecture.
 AZ and the wroks of artisans throughout the world and ages will be the general theme around which the exhibition will be de- veloped. Practically all nations In the world have been invited to participate and the acceptances received thus far indicate that the show will be even a greater success han the Colonial Expositioii sew eral years ago.
 The exposition is being pushed not only by members of the goy-- ernment. but by hotel owners and businessmen, who believe that 1t will prove a tremendous stimulus to the tourist trade which is at presetn in the doldrums. It also IS expected to give work to thousands of French artists. artisans and laborers, and in this connection
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-03
ANNABELLE IS
 BACK AGAIN
Crippled Western Tanager Returns to Lodge as
 Their Star B0arder'

Yosemite National Park, Cai.-- (UP)-Anna belle. most prominent of Biz Trees Lodge ''star board. srs,s is back, harasaing waitresscs and delighting hotel guests.
 Annabelle is Q westrn tanaGer, easily Identified by q croppiec foot.
 lodge, in the Mariposa Biz Trees several years ago. She oriented hereslf rapidly and became quite famous as an uniyited meal time guest. The bird would fly down from the lodge roof. or . nearby seauoia. light on plates, tables. or often on shoulders of waitresscs hurrying from the kitchen to the outdoor dining tables.
 She became q great favorife. But when the old lodge was torn down and q new one constructed. Annabsile disappeared. For three years she wne missing and iodRe employees believer her dcnd.
 Recently. Al Bruce. park pho. IAmous WnNoua tunnel tree. Hf foif something strike his e31nu1drf.
 If Hna AFnnAeiif.
 Nfuss fe6 tie bird and nos rr al <a< 'stee eIn|He lah'zr-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-03
Bible Collection
 Is Prexy's Hobby
Oklahoma u Head Has Probably More Rare Volumes
 Than Anybody In the World

Ghtenberg's invention of printing with mpvable tyus. is tho most valuable. There are only i've or six companion volumes in the United states.
 A great tones. half the size oE a library table top. 1t Is printed 1 nelegantly letered Latin, with the initial letters at the beginninty of each chaptee ''iettered in with pen and ink. No satisfactery system of capital lettefs had been devised when the book WAS print