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The Washington times., 1936-07-02
DR.. Forbes Fol-
The Fox

It's said that even the most
astute mystery solver will find 1t
difficult to predict the solution OF
1.-THE Crime Of DR.. Forbes" dra-
matte romance which Loew's Fox
will feature on its screen for a
week starting Friday.
Climaxcd by an O-HenryeSque
twist that makes the ending one
of the NEST surprising denoue-
ments said ever to be filmed, this
picture is a fast moving drama
laden with suspense and drama
and based on much-diScusSed
question Of the day that was Stimu,
lated by a crime that made the
front pages Of the country re-
Gently.
Gloria Stuart, Robert Kent, J.
Edward Bromberg, Henry Ar
meta, the comic Italian charac-
ter actor who appeared in person
here not long ago, Sarah Haden,
Alana Dinehart and others COM
prise the cast. The picture is
filled with dramatic SuSpenses
and has a most unusual love story.
The climax is unusually sur
prising.
On the Fox stage music and
melody will be at their best ra-
dated by Ozzie Nelson and his
popular radio orchestra and Har-
riet Hilliard. Nelson's orchestra
is featured each week on the Rob
ert Ripley broadcastS and for sew
eral years has been placed in the
top flight of Americas ace bands.
The featured vocalist, Harriet
billiard, was the singing star of
Follow the Fleet" with Ginger
Rogers and Fred AStaire. Other
noteworthy entertainers share the
spotlight in q sprightly Nelson
revue. News, q comedy and a
Phil Lampkin overture augment
the new entertainment.
The Washington times., 1936-07-02
Glen Echo 18th
Safe and Sane

Fourth Of July at Glen Echo
will be not only grand and glori-
Gus, but safe and sane.
The management Of Glen Echo
is making special arrangements
to take care of the weekend holi-
day crowds so that one and all
may have q grand time in perfect
comfort.
All Of the Fourth Of July, be-
ginning at nine in the morning
and continuing until midnight,
can be joyously spent at Glen
Echo.
The Crystal Pool opens at 9
a. m. The picnic groves are also
open in the forenoon. It might
be a good idea to go out early and
pick yourself a specially good spot
for that picnic luncheon.
At 1 o'clock, the park attractions
open and Glen Echo really begins
to do its stuff. There are dozens
Of rides, scores Of ways to amuse
yourself. The motor boat course,
the giant Midway Of Fun, the
"Dodgem," the whip" the "Old
Mill" the air rides, the merry-go-
round, the shooting gallery-these
are Just a few Of the ways to have
a big time for yourself. Not to men
ton the Crystal Pool with its slides,
diving platforms, sand beach and
fountain.
At 8 o'clock the dancers get their
innings. For then the Spanish Ball
Room opens with Dave McWilliams
and his musical lads swinging the
rhythm high, wide and handsome.
The Washington times., 1936-07-02

HOW THEY JARED
Perhaps the No. l box office
stage attraction is appalled, by the
experience of other footlight stars
in the land Of easy money and
screen opportunity. Since it has
been demonstrated time and again
that a great stage reputation
means very little in the movies.
Let's take q quick look at the
record.
Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne,
greatest Of the Theater Guild stars
made 1.-THE GuardSmen" for M-G-M
and never cared to make another.
From a financial standpoint their
first and only attempt for Holly
wood was a failure.
Helen Hayes quit Hollywood
cold although she was what exhib-
itors call movie success, won the
industry's highest award for act
ing, the Academy gold medal. One
of the things that ired her to a
frenzy was to have director tell
her that Sir James M. Barrie
didn't know what it was all about
when he wrote What Every Won
an Knows" Hollywood rewrote
the Barrie story and made an
artistic and financial botch of
the job.
Noel Coward made "The Scoun-
drel" for Ben Hecht and Charlie
Macarthur on q sharing Of the
The Washington times., 1936-07-02
MOVIES SEEK CORNELL
ThoIberg, Zonuck and Cohen
Are Eager to Enlist Her
Art for Movie Screen
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

Will the movies capture Katharine CorneH doubt it very
much, although Irving Thaberg of MGM; Daryl Zanuck
of goth CenuryFox and Emanuel Cohen Of Paramount
said to be dangling check books and making all kinds of
ises in an effort to make her screen-conscous.
Being independently wealthy Miss Cornell not suscep
tbe to the lure She must be approached and
by appeal to her artistic instincts and argument that
her great talent should be given the wordembracng audi
provided for the studio product.
The Washington times., 1936-07-02
BY LLOYD PANTAGES
Copyright, 1895, by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)

HOLLYWOOD, July 2-Per
aspera ad aStra. The battle is on
with our centennially- minded
friends in Texas. Since Fort
Worth has Billy Rose, Jumbo, "
Sally Rand complete with fan and
bubble, the Hally Rand Nude
Ranch, John Murray Anderson
and, so they say, the Alamo, Dali
las was pretty mad with its own
personally whipped-up centennial,
financed by loving ranchers with
money and plenty Of it. They de-
cided that the only thing they
could do to grab off all the bust
ness was to import movie stars
by the carload. Hence, they are
offering the most fabulous Sala-
ries for our Stellarites to come and
give of their personalities to the
public. With this added, it auto
matically becomes cleanup month
for the movies, what with the
regular making of films, guest ap-
pearance-ing on practically every
ether give-out and all the various
centennialS to draw from. CYou
see, to date there are five celebra-
tions going on simultaneously
one in Little Rock, Ark; one in
Wisconsin, the Exposition Of the
Great Lakes at Cleveland and the
two in Texas.) Their salaries Will
soon mount up to bracket them
in the give-all income tax cate
CORY. ..s
It is wonderful what our studios
can do to improve Dame Nature.
The script of Hollywood Boule'
ward" demanded shots of a flower
field near Santa Barbara, literally
carpeted with blooms. But strange
as it may seem, the flowers didn't
show up on the films with nearly
enough contrast to be impressive
on the screen. So 10 prop men
were Immediately put to work
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-16
Frank Palka To Be Second
 Victim In Electric Chair

fore the bench for sentence.
 Asked if he had anything to say before the death sentence was inn posed, the youth addressed Judge Ells: "Yes, your honor," he replied evenly. When I was arrested in Buffalo and before l was brought back and after made the confess sion, I told Lieut.. Bray that would take him and show him where threw the gun. Now then, Lieut.. Bray hasn't taken me. l know that they have been looking for the gun but it is necessary that the gun be found to prove whether or not I am guilty"
 The state charged that Palka fla tally wounded Kearney and a fel- low-officer, Wilfred Walker, when they stopped him on the street to question him regarding the rob- bery. Almost two weeks later he was arrested at Buffalo where he was said to have confessed the kil- Ings to Lieut.. James Bray.
 His first trial resulted in a sec- ond degree murder conviction and life sentence. The state appealed arguing the confession, barred by | the trial court. should have beer J admitted in evidence. The supreme court, in an unprecedented opinion upheld the states claim.
 Palka insisted he was "so drunk
 the night of the shootings he coult l rot recall any of his movements The confession, he charged iron
 the witness stand, was obtained D, 1 intimidation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-16
FATHER DIES AS
 SON LOSES BOUT
Sixteen-Ye Year-Old Lad Had
 Been Knocked Out in Third Round

Paterson, N. J., Oct. 16-(UP0- It was the first bout of the amateur series which opened in the Paterson armory last night. From a seat far back in the hall Eugene De Freest, 50, of Midland Park, N. J., shouted encouragement to his son, 16-year- old Allie, fighting in, the 112-pound class against Alex Pielak of Passaic, N. J. Allie had won handily in his first appe trance last week and 1t was Pielak's first start here. Father De Freest was confident his son would win again. In the third round things went against Allie. Pielak knocked him down. Allie got up without waiting for a count and went down again. He got up three times in all. The fourth time he stayed down.
 There was a commotion in the audience. Men were carrying man to the dressing room. It was De Freest. That fourth knockdown had been too much. DeFreest died in an ambulance on the way to Paterson General hospital. Dr. Lawrence Boy Ian, county physician, said he died of heart attack. In his dressing room, daZed from the knockout and the blow of his fathers death, Allie muttered: Dad always had a weak heart"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-16

Bridgeport, Conn.,, Oct. 16-(UP) Palka, 25, former Buffalo, N. Y, aviation mechanic and con victed police slayer, was back in his state prison cell today, under sem tence of death in the electric chair the week of Feb. IS, 1887. The youth. twice tried for the killing of Sergt. Thomas Kearney in a $50 ra- dio robbery Sept. 30, 1885, un- flinchingly heard himself sentenced to be the second person to die in the states newly installed chair, and joked with his guards as they hurried him from the closely packed superior courtroom last night to a waiting automobile in which he was taken to Wethersfield.
 His mother, Mrs. Julia Palka, waited in the office of the high sheriff while the jury deliberated her sons fate for four hours. "Oh my God" she exclaimed as she was told the verdict and the sentence of Judge Arthur F. Ells. She clung to Frank sobbingly as they were all lowed a few minutes together be- fore he was transferred to prison,
 Palka dozed in the prisoners pen while he waited for the jury to re- turn. As the jurymen filed back into the courtroom, he turned to his counsel, and said they've found me guilty, know il" He appeared unmoved as the foreman announced a verdict of first degree murder
 Counsel immediately asked the yer dict be set aside. The motion was denied and Palka was brought be-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-16
MINNESOTA IS
 .. FOR ROOSElELI I
Farmer-Labor Ticket Will Help Him-VOte May
 Be Very Close
BY LYLE c. WILSON

United Press Stan COrreSpOn0ent)
 Minneapolis, Oct. 16.-(UP).-A political earthquake is jarring Min nesota with a series of shocks which may reach far beyond its borders. Here President Roosevelt has fos- tered partial merger of the demo- cratic party with the radical farm er-labor organization which con- trols the state administration. Charges of radicalism against the Roosevelt administration are shift ing to Minnesota today as conserva- tives of both major parties attempt to picture for the nation the far reaching program of MT. Roosevelts newest formal political allies.
 Republicans and conservative Minnesota democrats accuse farmer laborites of all manner of political heresies, including socialiStic think irg. They are planning to circulate the 1884 farmer labor platform as evidence of the radical nature Of the left-wing political organization which controls this state.
 Roosevelt Chances Best
 But despite Minnesota's political uproar and the near-deStructlon here of the democratic party, MT Roosevelt has an even or better chance to carry the state next No- vember. Forcefully presented, the conservative complaints against
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-16
NEW PRESIDENT
 OF WELLESLEY

Lellesley, Mass, Oct. l6-(UP)- Miss Mildred Helen McAfee, 36, be- comes the seventh president of Well lesley college today, succeeding the late Ellen Fitz Pendleton. The in auguration was set for 4:30 p. m. in alumni hall, preceded by an aca- demic procession. The exercises will be open only to the college com munity and alumni. Or. Cleland Byrd McAfee. the new presidents father, will give the invocation.
 Dr. Henry Noble MacCracken, president of vassar from which Miss McAfee was graduated, has chosen "Ihe Integrity of the College" as his topic. Mrs. Ralph c. Brown, Alumni association president, will welcome Miss McAfee! The actual induction will be performed by Robert G. Dodge, president of the trustees. who will present the new president with the keys, seal and charter of the college. Benediction will be pro- nounced by the Rev. pr. Boynton Merrill, e trustee of Newton, after an address by Miss McAfee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-16
RooseDelt, Gallagher
 COnDerSatiOn Secret
No One Knows About It Except Two Principals Many Rumors, Reports, But Nothing Else Has Been
 Given to Public
By JAMES c. AUSTIN
 Limited Press Stan Correspondent

Detroit, Oct. 16- (UP) Many speculated today on what Bishop Michael J. Gallagher, ecclesiastical superior of the Rev. Charles E. Coughlin, and President Roosevelt said to ane another last night aboard MT. Rooseyelt's private train. Pre- sumably only two men-Mr. Roose- welt and B:s1lop Gallagher-knew. They were not talking. The meeting added a new piquancy to the dra- 1natic mystery revolving around the dynamic radio priest who was one of President Roosevelt's strongest supporters in 1882 and in 1886 is one of his more bitter opponents.
 Repeated Reports
 Repeated reports from Vatican City have said that the highest au- thorities of the Roman Catholic church have objected to some of Father Coughlin's heated political utterances. Bishop Gallagher has admitted that he had reprimanded him for calling President Roosevelt a .Aar." Cardinal Paeellt Rapal secretary Of state, Is in this coun- try on vacation, halt, scc0rding to report also to discuss Coughlin's activities. Agairst this background fell the ailI1ounc cement that Bishop Gallagher, who, under ecclesiastical (Continued on Page 4.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-16
PARENTS WILL BE
 TAKEN TO COURT

Hartford, Conn, Oct. 16-(UP)- A crusade by the Connecticut Humane society against parents who frequent taverns while their chill cessful in materially reducing the dren are left alone has been suc- frequency of these cases, according to J. Seth Jones, general manager of the society. Jones told the monthly meeting of the society yes terday that he has had excellent cooperation from police vice squads in these cases. He said few arrests have been made, violators being let of with warnings. The greatest number of these cases, he said, oc- cured at Bridgeport and New Ha- ven.
 Jones reported We have more children eferred to us because of physical neglect These children are suffering from hunger, are ragged and dirty, and living in filth. In this class we have had during the last three months any number of childrel- reported because their parents leave them alone at night spending their time in taverns."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-16
ALICE BRADY IS 1 AGAINST GUILD
Only One of Suspended Actresses, Actors, Who
 Has Been Outspoke

Hollywood, Oct. 16-(UP)-Alice Brady, one of the leading actresses of the stage now appearing in pic- lures, defied actors equity today in its attempt to force her into the screen actors guild. .s.s
 The actress, daughter of William A. Brady, retired Broadway pro- ducer, issued her statement after the fraternal stage organization or derod her and 8 others suspended for failure to join the guild.
 q refuse to allow actors equity 10 force me into the screen actors guild," she said. T do not like forcing tactics by any organization, especially one of which I disap- prove.
 q don't believe in strikes, having seen the equity strike in New York years ago. The issue did not war kant the trouble it caused"
 Only One Comments
 of the entire list, only one. other suspended equity member would comment. He was Art Pendleton, former wrestler who turned actor.
 Pendleton declared he was not aware of equity's utilization with the guild and had not been invited to join the guild on penalty of sus- pension. She said that when they joined the guild the suspension would be lifted. Equity's ban pre- vents the players from appearing on the stage with other equity mem- berS.
 Lionel Barrymore and Rosalind Russell, both on the suspended list, referred all inquiries to their stu dio's legal department.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-16
LAMMOT DUPONT MAY GIVE MORE
Guffey Was Correct in His Figures Though More
 Money Is Forthcoming

Wilmington, Del, Oct. 16-O.p0 -Lammot DL. Fonts contribution of $l05, 900 to the republican campaign fund, as cited by democratic leaders, is merely moderate part" of his contributions to date, he told the United Press today.
 Senator Joseph F. Guffey's fig ures on my campaign contributions were correct as far as they went" he said, "but since then I have given considerably more. I don't have the exact figures, at hand. But the total is very substantially more than $105, 5,000."
 Guffey, in New York, listed total contributions by Du Pont and his associates of $383, ,000.
 Ignorant of Others
 Lammot Du Pont said he had nc way of knowing how much other members oI his family had contri- buted, and that he could verify Gufey's figures only in connection with his own gifts.
 Pierre s. Du Pont, listed as giv- ing $84,000, issued a statement say ing that the figure appears to be substantially correct" He pointed out that he supported Franklin D Roosevelt in 1892 with moderate contributions" but that he had changed his allegiance because oi dissatisfaction with the administra- tion's policies in violation of cam paign promises under which hSd enlisted"
 Lammot Du Fonts statement said that fin these days of radio publi- city, large sums of money are need- ed to spread important information to the voters. The more money, the more information spread and the more votes to oust the new deal"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-16
EVERYBODY ON
 LISTS GAN VOTE
Corporation Counsel So Decides-IncOrrect Ad=
 dresses Are No Bar

Persons living in Waterbury but not residing at addresses recorded on the voting list can vote locally on November 3 in the state and na- tional election, Corporation Counsel Charles s. O'Connor ruled today. Attorney O'Connor's finding is the result of 8 conference at the county building with three members of the superior court bench.
 Certain political leaders have raised the question as to whether or not, under the new state statute, persons can vote using their old ad- dresses when they have not notified the registrars of their new doml- ciles.
 Conference Held
 The ruling today, the result of 8 conference with the superior court bench members, is taken to indicate that any attempt on the part of Attorney J. Warren Upson, republi- can candidate TOT congress III tne fifth Connecticut district, to contest the election of Congressman J. Joseph Smith, democrat, will be ige t1ored hy the higher courts or the state and by the congressional com mittee on contested elections.
 Entitled to Vote
 It is estimated that there are about POO people in Waterbury Whc have failed to notify the registrars of changes in addresses. Attorney O'Connor, acting on advice from higher legal authorities, rules that as long as voter lives in Waterbury he is entitled to cast his ballot and ask for 8 certificate on election day from the registrars of voters office. Attorney O'Connor stated that the opinion he obtained from the su- perior court judges was received as the result of a private conference and declined to name the judges with whom he conferred because of this fact.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-16
ALLEGED ROBBER
 CAUGHT TODAY

East Hampton, Conn, Oct. 16-(U e)-Michael Riley, g, believed to be . member of 8 gang of robbers operating throughout New England, was captured early today by state and local police after chase dur ing which shots were fired. Riley was shadowed by officers most Of the night before an arrest was att tempted. He eluded the police and got as far as the Middletown- Portland bridge before state police Sergeant Roy B. Pettingill, Middle town police and East Hampton Constable William Bransfield caught I'D with him.
 Authorities said the man has a police record in New York and other states. Tn his car, bearing New York markers, was found com- plete set of burglar tools.
 Riley was taken to Middletown Hail and was to be presented before East Hampton court tonight. None of theshots fired at him during the chase by policeman Frank Mangin took effect.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-16
TABLES TURNED

Warsaw, Oct. 16+(UP) Max Kwiatkowski, crime reporter, decided today there are still unexpected thrills in newspaperwork, even for a veteran. As signed to cover an assault case, he hurried to an apartment where only a few minutes before a wo- man had screamed that she was being attacked. When Kwiatkowski arrived, the attacker was still there. In an ensuing fight, the re- porter shot the intruder. Police arrested him for murder.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-16
LOyaIist Leaders Order Shots Fired on Their Own Men to Prevent Full Re-
 treat Toward Madrid
SITUATION OF GOVERNMENT
 HAS BECOME VERY DESPERATE
By MICHAEL McEWEN Copyright, 1886, by United Press)

Gibraltar, Oct. 16.-(UP) = Spanish insurgents opened a terrible airplane bombardment south of Madrid today, while, the ground, their infantry and cavalry drove demoralized loyalists in toward Madrid on dozen roads Loyalists fired on their own men to stop disorderly retreat which threat ened to become rout and send tens of thousands of fear crazed men running back into the capital.
 Government In Desperate Spot
 The Madrid governments position was desperate and so far Madrid was concerned hopeless.
 It was indicated strongly that the nationalist lombard ment from the air cut the MadrdEast Coast railroad m places and thus cut the government off from any means of retreat from Madrid except by highway or airpane.
 The nationasts were two days march from the city they wanted to hurry ringed in semlcrce about 10 miles from the capital on line running from it's vest to its southwest side.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-16
DEMOCRATS TO
 GATHER SUNDAY l
Women's Democratic Club to Give Welcome to Can-
 didates on State Ticket

b
 Governor Wilbur L. Cross and many other leaders of the party will gather tomorrow afternoon at The Elton as the guests of the Wa terbury Women's Democratic club. A luncheon will take place. at 1 o'clock and will be followed by ad- dresses. The guest speaker. will be Attorney John Doyle of Stamford and New York, recognized orator of ability. The entire state ticket will be present for the occasion and the address of welcome will be de- livered by Mrs. Nellie Hayden, president of the local club. The affair is part of the statewide pro- gram of the Connecticut Fedora ton of Women's Democratic clubs on behalf of the party candidates. state and national.
 Miss Burns Leads
 Miss Catherine Burns heads the reception committee for tomorrow's gathering. Aiding her will be Mrs. Mary Kilmartin, Mrs. Charles
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-16
JAMES J. M'ELROY
 FIRST FOR CHAIR
Sentenced to Die in New Haven During Week of
 November 8

New Haven, Conn, Oct. 16.-(UPJ James J. McElroy, 47-year old Canadian World war veteran, today was sentenced to die in the electric chair during the week of February 8, for the murder of his former sweetheart, Mrs. Anna Mae John son, a hospital nurses helper. Con- victed of slashing to death Mrs. Johnson in a jealous rage after waiting for her in the darkened hallway of hospital dormitory the night of August 10, he was the second person to be sentenced to death in the state in less than IS hours. Frank Palka, found guilty of killing a Bridgeport policeman, was sentenced last night to be ex- ecuted during the week of Febru- ary IS.
 McElroy remained emotionless as Superior Court Judge Carl Foster sentenced him to die in Connecti- cuts unused electric chair. The convicted slayer, whose eyes were
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