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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-25
OFFICIALS TO AID
 IN HEATLH WEEK
March 3l-April 7 Formally Designated "Negro
 Health Week"

Urging health officials to CO., operate in its activities to the full est extent. the state department of health announced in its weekly bulletin today that this year Ma tional Negro health week, founded by the famed Booker T. Washing. ton and made to coinside as close- ly as possible with his birthday on April 5. will be observed the week of March 31 to April 2. The spec cial topic for 1035 is "The Family and Home as the Unit of Commun- ity Health"
 This week Should serve to em- phasize the fact that the negro is an integral part of the commun- ity and that he should be made To feel that his observance of per Honal and community health will do much to support the standards or health in his community" the bull lctin said, and "by his acceptance of the rules of infant and child hygiene he will coDtribute to tho lowering of infant mortality and the raising of child health in his community"
 As usual, specific health prob lcms will be considered by orBaniz- ed groups each day of the week.
 Sunday. March 31, will be Mo biliZation day." when community leaders will direct attention 10 the importance of health in the home and community and urge partici- patton in the programs. Monday will be Home Health day" Doc tors, visiting nurses, social work CTS and other leaders will discuss personal and home hygiene. Tues day will be Community Sanita- ton day" when there will be talks on the spread of disease by insects and rodents. Wednesday will be Special Campaign day" calling for the spreading of correct health information and the sponsoring or special health projects by such powerful mediums as churches, schools and adult groups. Thurs day is designated nS "Aduits' health day. and such factors AS fresh air. right food. health habits and regu- lar phyhicial examinations will be stressed. Health programs. parades exhibits, health contests, etc. with emphasis on infant and child well fare, will be held on Friday. "SchoOl Health day" Saturday will be General Clean Up day" for homes and communities, putting into practice the suggestions made during the week, and the second Sunday, April ', will be devoted to reports on the weeks activities and suggestions for year around fol" loW-up work.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-25
|SHOT BANDIT IN | $lO,OOO BONDS

New Haven, Conn, Feb eB- (UP) -Ilecovered from two bullet wounds inflicted by . policeman. Edward Kuzmak. 23, Hartford. co. caped Illinois convict, today was held under s1O,000 bond on . tech- nical idleness charge for hearing In police court Saturday.
 Four others, who were with Kuzs mak tho night of Jan il, when he was shot while resisting arrest, will be arrRigned the same day.
 Kuzmak, Edward and Raymond Glrouard. Norwalk; Joseph Brown, Boston. and Frank Novak, Scrans ton, Pa, attempted to escape from Officer Robert T. Orr who picked them up as suspiciouD characters after he found them tampering with an automobile.
 The others were captured after a short chase.
 Illinois authorities said Kuzmak escaped from custody of Q sheriff enroute to a penitentiary and ef- forts would be made to return him to Paris, III.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-25
BODY OF FLYER
 IS DISCOVERED

Mansfield. Mass, Feb 25 (UP)- The body of Lieutenant Maurice Cornell, National Guard Reserve flyer who plunged to his death off Scituate last August, was washed ashore here yesterday.
 The body was discovered by Thomas O'Brien, 50, World War veteran, who has walked the beach daily after the pilots life-belt and parts of the plane were found q fortnight ago.
 Identification was established by 6 gold watch bearing Councils initial and army papers on the body.
 Cornell was killed while enroutc to Boston from a Cape Cod air port in a National Guard plane.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-25
Lafayette St. Man
 FOundDead Today

Anthony PiIsucISis, 03. Of 1S Lafayette street, dIed sudden. ly this morning while In bed at his home. Medical lcxnnfln. er DF Edward kirBcibnuTn snid thls noon he believed dcnih tO be the result Of . heart attack but had not com. pletel his investigation.
 Pllsuckls, born Co Lltlhuania, came to this country 90 yenrB ago and was widely known ln tlie BrOOhIyn section. He was q cOmmunlCunt of St J0seph's church. and c member Of SC Georges and St JOhn's So. cIetics Of that parish.
 Survivors are hls wife, CazlmeYa: thre sons. Felix and Alexander Or this city and Charles of New Haven; and . brother Joseph, of Norwich. Tlsc body was removed to lhc Delinilss Funeral Home, i7 Congress avenue. Funeral Tar. engagements arc yet incomplete.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-25
OFFERS TO DIE
 FOR HAUPTMANN


 Trenton. N. J.. Feb 25--(UP)-. Governor Harold C. Hoffman today received a letter from Il Brooklyn war veteran offering to take Bruno Richard Hauptmann's place in the electric chair if the condemned murderer of the Lindbergh baby will pay $6.000.
 The letter purported 10 come from Stanley Prystup. CWA work CT. of Brooklyn.
 Tho letter explained that prystup desired the money to provide for his 14-year-old son and l2-year old daughter.
 The family. tho letter Sald, found great difficulty in existing on It's SIP asweek relief allowance.
 Tho procedure you mention is not permissible under tho laws of the sttae of New Jersey" Governor Hoffman replied to the writer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-25
THEY OBEYED
 THE LANDLORD

New Britain, Conn, Feb 25-- UP) The thrill of lifetime came to tenants at 35 Walnut street when their landlord, invited to q farewell party, told them when you get through you can tear down tho house if you want to-" They took him at his word, ripping down fixtures, plaster, doors, pipes, smashing and tearing up floors. It was Il swell party. The landlord was satisfied. The house had been condemned and ho was going to tear 1t down anyway. Tho party was in celebration of the whole sale removal of tenants to other quarters.
 Manila, P. J. has started plans for the international Eucharistic conference, which will be held there in 1887.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-25
VERDICT OF SUICIDE

Romford. England, Feb. 25 - (UP)--A verdict of suicide while of unsound mind was returned to- day by coroner'g jury after an inquest into the deaths of Jane and Elizabeth Du BoIs. daughters Of the American consul-general nj Naples, who plunged 5000 feet from a London-Paris air liner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-25
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS

Edward sporry, New Britain; Alice Weissman, Nnugntuck.
 Edwin CorrelI, s2 Cutler street: Elizabeth Mary Foley, D33 Baldwin street.
 Sydney W. Tenoilosa, New York city, Geraldine Samson. New York city.
 James Carroll Lynch, 242 Li1. cOlD street; Eileen Jane Squlrcs, 0g4 Baldwin street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-25
TICKETS STONE
 }. TROLLEY CARS

Wilkesbarrc, Pa.. Feb. 25-UP) ---Warfare broke out anew in the anthracite strike today when plck- cts stoned htrce trolley cnrs. No one was seriously injured though windows of tho cars were sm1shc cd |. The trouble started after pickotH. members of the United Anthracite Miners of Pennsylvania. appeared at the Glen Alden Coal company properties and attempted to per- suade members of the United Mine Workers of America to remain Away from work. State police and local authorities quickly nssem bied to prevent further disorders.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-25
Rev Mir Sullivan Breaches At
 Union Church

There was large congregation at Watcrville Union church yestcr- day morning and evening to well come back Rev William II. Sulli- van a former member of the church wko has recently ben or- dained to the ministry and wfo sails within few weeks with Mrs Sullivan to take up missionary work in the Philippines. MT Sulli- van preached two forccful sermons and also addressed tho pupils of the Sunday school Iie also spoke at the evening meeting of Every mans Bible Glass of WaterviIle. John A. Coo Tn Grace Church
 Pulpit
 There was large attendance at the evening service at Grace Meth odist church last night when John 4. Coe, president of tho American Brass Company and chairman of the board of directors of the Wa terbury YMCA addressed the con gregation. Mir Coe in an admirable talk expressed his philosophy of tfie attitude of the business man to religion and left tremendously powerful impression upon his hear CTS.
 Drum Corps Meets Tonight
 The weekly meeting of the CnH- per $. Davis Jr, Post Fife. Drum And Buglc Corps takes place at eight o'clock this evening at the Corps rooms on Thomaston avenue Director David Grenier will con duet the rehearsal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-25
Chimney Blaze

ss Tho frcmen from the Waterville Ire station were called out on Sat urday to fight q chimney blaze at the home of Chester Pickett of Boyden street. The nearby hydrant broke when hose connection was nttenmpted but this did not unduly Hamper the fremen who quickly brought the fire under control with chemicnla
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-25
VETS RELATIVES
 GET INVITATIONS
Legion Auxiliary Vel. comes Them to Session; Chiney Blaze Put Out
WATERVILLE

J. Mrs clifford Northrop. president Of Davis Post. American Legion Auxiliary unit, has invited the Jpothers, wives, daughters and sis- fers of every local veteran of the World War to attend the regular meeting of the unit which will take place at eight o'clock this evening at Foresters Hall at 1G8 Boydcn street, A number of important mat ters arc to bo discussed and full attendance Is anticipated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-25
STORES BURGLARIZED

In another burglary reported to police, thieves broke into the Cameo theater on Baldwin street early Sunday morning and stole cigarettes and candy valued at s2U Detective Edward McEiligott in- vestigatcd yesterday.
 Pntrolman 'rbomas Luddy re. ported at headquarters to-day that the store of Jerry DiVito Ut 46 Maple street hud been broken Into last night. Seven dollars in cash and SIS worth of merchandise was taken.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-25
FIRST AID LECTURE
 FOR P.-T. MEETING

The Parent Education group of the Horny s. Chase Parent-Teacher association will hold the regular monthly meeting Wednesday after noon at 2 o'clock in the kinder garten room of Chase school. Mrs Dona Charpentier will give dem- onstration of bandaging and a talk on first aid! Mrs Charpentier was formerly public health nurse in Thomaston and is thoroughly con- versant with her subject.
 sion, lacerated scalp, 12 inches long, fractured shoulder and abra- sions about the face and hands. Attorney Fitzgerald also brings this suit through the boys father, Col man Walsh.
 The suits are rcturnable to the common pleas court in March.
Evening star., 1935-06-09
Hepburn's Latest Picture
Fails at the Box Office
to Lose Popularity in Future-Great
Value of Common Sense in the Films
BY E. de S. Melcher.

ATHARINE HEPBURNS failure to bring home bacon
to KeithS recently wrinkled brow. If the
n soothsayers Miss Hepburn doomed next?" What
next indeed, except don't believe that she doomed
The fact that last seasons greatest box office attrac
tion did only week theaerS
is indication that something is amisS With Carlo still
box office panic with Mae West riot wherever she shown
with Shearer ouch Crawford still the winners
why shouldn't the of Little get share of blue
to0o
Evening star., 1935-06-09
Steam for Top Hat. "

TO INSURE comfort for Ginger
l. Rogers and bevy of supporting
bathing girls and to guard against
their contracting colds. steam gen.
Grated by a 1904 model fire engine,
is being pumped into the water of the
canals and bathing lagoon of the
Italian setting where scenes are being
filmed for Top Hat" R-K-O Radios
first picture in the 1856 schedule.
A system of inflectors keeps the
water circulating and maintains even
distribution of the heat. The water
temperature Is kept at approximately
IS degrees.
The ancient fire engine which
pumps the steam is veteran Of many
dash over cobblestone streets behind
spirited chargers. It frequently plays
its real life role in period pictures,
but for Top Hat" which co-stars
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. it
is relegated to acknowledgements
part.
The heating system is a boon not
only to the bathers but to property
men, grips and other technicians who
must work in the water much of the
time on the Venetian type setting.
Mary Sandrich is directing Top
Hat" Heading the featured support
production are Helen Broderick, Ed
ward Everett Horton, Erik Rhodes
and Eric Blore.
Evening star., 1935-06-09
Outdoor Amusements.

More than so amusements in a
A'A setting of natural beauty are af-
fording welcome diversion to thou
sands daily at Glen Echo Park, Wash
ington's 40-acre playground. This
ST 100000 resort is now entering the
seventh week of the season, with rec
ord crowds patronizing the various at
fractions which have made the name
Glen Echo a byword with young and
old.
Swimmers are splashing and diving
in crystal pool, devotees of terpsichore
are dancing to the catchy strains of
Dave McWilliams' 12-piece orchestra
in the Spanish garden ball room every
night except Sundays and thrill-seek-
ers are deriving the utmost in thrills
from the coaster dips, airplane swings,
whip, dodgem and pretZel, that crazy,
careening ride in total darkness.
During the past 10 days the Wilson
Lines big. modern, all-steel steamer,
City of Washington, carried approx
mately $4,000 passengers to Mount
Vernon and Marshall Hall Park, thus
establishing new high for Potomac
River travel. Last Tuesday marked
the Inauguration of the sunset
cruise" leaving Seventh Street Wharf
at $50 pm. and returning at 7:45
pm. Music for dancing is supplied by
Stephen Le Sieur and his Dagmoir
Orchestra, featuring Austin Gettings,
pianist.
Plans have been completed for the
steamer City Of Washington to carry
Shriners and their guests to Mount
Vernon next Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday at 10 am. and pm, un-
der the supervision Of the official
Shrine Committee.
Evening star., 1935-06-09
Off With Her Head-Gear!

lutely right, even II she looks we'll
so we start all over again
The only star who really enjoys
hats is Norma Shearer.
Norma loves to try them on" SAYS
Mildred. She adjusts them, twisting
them this way and that in an effort
to discover a new angle. She not only
enjoys trying on her own, but any
others that happen to be around as
we'll. The trickier they are, the better
she likes it,"
Joan Crawford definitely doesn't
like hats-but when she has to wear
them she usually chooses beret,
vagabond felt or a very large hat with
a dropping brim.
Jean Harlow is another who prefers
to leave the platinum locks free from
the restraining bonds of hats. When
the costume script calls for one, she
chooses models as brief as possible.
They perch either on the back of her
head or at an angle over one eye.
Greta Garbo is a most ardent op-
ponent of hats of all types. Every op-
portunity for the star to go hatless in
a scene is seized with enthusiasm. In
her current production. Anna kare-
nina" she wears a greater variety OF
hats than ever before. but the fact
that they are Of period type recon-
ciled her somewhat.
Evening star., 1935-06-09
BY MOLLIE MERRICK.

HOLLYWOOD. June 8 (NANAD.
DO motion picture stars change
much from year to year?
I'll say they do. Beset as they are
to maintain public interest, with the
terrific handicap of having that pub
lie know them intimately, but from
too-frequent appearances. to which
stage stars of the past were not sub
Jected. and from over writing. which.
in itself, finally becomes a detriment
to the star-these personalities of
shadoWland find themselves driven to
frequent change of appearance, of
technique and of thought
In the eight years l have watched
Hollywood stars. some very interesting
metamorphoseS have taken place The
first person to call my attention to the
handicap of frequent appearances was
Norma Shearer. Keenly intelligent,
more poised in her estimate of her.
self than most. not given to over
rating her talents. Norma Shearer
once told me that there would have
been fewer buses, Modjeskas. Minnie
Maddern Fiskes and Mary Andersons
had those famous women been forced
to appear before each of their enthu-
siaStS some five times a year instead
OF (aS was more likely once in three
or five years
Had to Be Glamorous.
''Keepmg fans" Miss Shearer told
me. lis like maintaining illusion for a
husband. It's harder to be glamorous
RI r1n N whn canc uoi, auor,, lov, and
all day long than to the admirer you
encounter couple of times year"
1t was her answer to my question:
"Why do you change your coiffure
20 often? Some of the styles are not
becoming and a simple and severe
Coiffure is divine on you" Miss
Shearer, fully aware of the loss to
beauty in the change, did it to main
tain interest in her audiences.
Some of this explains the many
changes this actress has made during
the years. She played in "The Stealer"
for Robertson Cole in 1920, 1.-The
Snob," for M.-G.-M.," in 1924; He
Who Gets Slapped" with Lon Chaney,
in 1925; The Student Prince" with
Novarro, in 1927; THE Last of Mrs.
Cheyney" and The Trial of Mary
Dugan" in 1929. Then came her
series of sophisticated roles, which
brought so much adverse comment,
finally. that she abandoned them and
went on into a different line of work.
This new group included Strangers
May Kiss" "A Free Soul" "The
Divorce" "Let Us Be Gay" and
"Riptide," which was the last of that
type.
Made Long Jump in Roles.
"Its long jump from those roles
to that of Miss Bah in "The Bar
retts of Wimpole Street." but Norma
shearer has made it, and success
fully, too And in between she made
"Smilin' Through" one of the most
beautiful of the romantic type of
pictures the screen has ever known.
When I first saw Bette Davis, she
had brown hair and played ingenue
roles. Seed" and Waterloo Bridge"
saw her as a youngster. She played
the daughter in the former. and a
minor role in the latter. in which Mae
Clarke carried the chief feminine in
terest. BY the time "Ex-Lady" was
made in 1888, Bette Davis was plat
mum siren.
Bill Powell was the heaviest heavy
YOU would care to watch. In 1921 he
was in Sherlock Holmes" with John
Barrymore. OF course, you remember
him in Beau Geste'-he was the
Evening star., 1935-06-09

one minute that they were behaving
In any way except badly-and audi
ences don't happen to care for that.
CEVERAL recent films have shown
~ lis the value of common sense in
stories. The Flame Within" while
dealing with abnormal people, never
theless Salted them down eventually
until they became average human be-
ings The Informer." while it dealt
with a croSS-section Of life with which
most of us are not particularly famil-
lar. became in time one of the most
natural and moving of all modern
documents The Lives of a Bengal
Lancer" was neither sensational nor
outrageous. but commanded attention
through the likeableneSS of its chief
characters And while Escape Me
Never is certainly stunt for all con-
cerned, it nevertheless reaches it's
most poignant moments when it stops
its antics and analyzes the human
equation with understanding and SYM
pathy.
THERE are very few stars left who
can get away with poor material.
Mae West can, for the reason that
Mae West film is Mae West. And we
believe that if Marie Dressler were
still alive she could take any story
and make you like it. But the others
give Garbo Break of Hearts" and
she would break all over; give Marion
Davies a Break of Hearts" and the
heavens would break; give Norma
Shearer Break of Hearts" and see
what happens, The only person We
think to whom it would make no diff
ference is Katharine Cornell, who
proved in Allen Corn" that her art
can make anything seem important.
We hope. therefore. that people
won't judge Hepburn for her work in
this film. Her acting wasn't out
standing, but neither would anybody
else's have been if given with the
same material Miss Hepburn isn't
by any means the typical modern girl.
The fact that she is appearing in
modern play (and that's what the
producers were banking on after
some of her other recent pictures)
doesn't mean that she can make
poor story seem good. Few actresses
are better than their plays. 1t is
their plays that make them. Put
Elisabeth Bergner in a Break of
Hearts" and Keith,s would have been
Just as empty. Put Hepburn in an
Escape Me Never'-well, now you've
got us!
Evening star., 1935-06-09
Constant Transformation
Seen in Stars of Films

i, thief who was crucified, still the heavy
william. Next, detective stories hit
Hollywood, and he became the Philo
Vance so tremendously popular. but
still very serious. Then The Thin
Man" carried him into the detective
field with a broad touch Of comedy,
and he's stressed whimsical comedy
in his roles ever since.
Joan Crawford Changed.
Joan Crawford used to be the typical
how-not- to dress girl of the screen
F'rizzed hair punched out, exaggerated
makeup and feather dresses, all con-
tributed to making her a sartorial
horror. Director Edmund Goulding
saw possibilities in her and gave her
a part in sally, Irene and Mary" She
was taught to dreSs-she tanned her
personality into something quite diff
ferent from its original expression,
and now she plays far different roles
from the tax-dancer type which she
portrayed in the beginning.
George Raft tossed a coin in Scar
face" picture which established Paul
Mum as a screen star, and came into
notice as a gangster type. In "Rumba, I"
he has been graduated to different
type of star-the lowly-born with the
heart-of- gold who is always gallant
with the women no matter what his
failings But the gangster always
turks somewhere in the background.
Doh MONTGOMERY uo. i,lvenjle
type when he first came to the screen,
glorifying college pictures and repre-
senting the quintessence of gay youth.
Today he is qualifying for man-of-
the-world types, sometimes with a
hint of menace in them.
Mae West and Jean Harlow have
tried hard to change their personali-
ties, but it's going to be tough job,
and, I think, an impossible one.
Evening star., 1935-06-09
SHARPER" in in After Dark

THE granddaddy of the modern
gangster, otherwise known as a
sharper" is the villain in After
Dark" the blood-curdling melodrama
which opens the Roadside Theater' S
1885 Summer season in the red barn
play house on tine Rockville Pike on
Monday. June II.
In order that none might be in
doubt as to what tranSpired after
dark?" various subtitles were added,
including such positive identiflcations
as "A Tale of London Life Low
Life in London" and "Scamps Of
London"
After Dark" was written by Dion
Boucicault while he was in London,
and had its premiere there.
Evening star., 1935-06-09
Waters in Lille Show.
THE Shubert Office has announce

THE Shubert Office has announced
L that the most recent and i'm
portant addition to the cast OF the
Beatrice Lille show. AT Home
Abroad" the Howard Dietz-Arthur
Schwartz revue. executed in COL
laboration with Raymond knight, IS
Ethel Waters. who last appeared in
the Broadway success, 'As Thousands
Cheer" The definite title for this
revue is "At Home Abroad" AS pre-
viously announced, this revue will be
embodied in Vincente MinnelH pro-
duction.
In addition to Beatrice Lille. the
cast includes the aforementioned
Ethel Waters, Herb Williams, Eleanor
Powell, Eddie Foy, jr.: Paul Haakon,
Thomas Rafetry and James MacColl.
Evening star., 1935-06-09

1ne answer Is tnat ner producers
done her wrong. In spite of the fact
that Max Steiner arranged the very
finest musical background, that
Charles Boyer replaced Frances Led
erer when the latter walked out in
some kind of a huff. in spite of the
fact that great care was taken by the
director. that Miss Hepburn was meant
to have the very best clothes. and that
lesser players were extremely capable
in their varying jobs, Break of
Hearts wasn't right.
The answer is that R-K-O conCen-
trated too much on the star and too
little on the story. The director seemed
to forget the proportional values of a
scene as he lured Miss Hepburn on
ward. Time and time again a false
emotion sprung up at the wrong time
time and time again the chief play
ers went into tantrumS when only very
small explosions were necessary. Time
and time again the actors were yanked
so numerically out of reality that it
required more than the even consider
able talents that Miss Hepburn and
Mr.. Boyer have to get them back to
earth.