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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-05
FIREMEN HURT

New York, Jan. 5-(UP)
Fourteen firemen were
injured, some critically,
when the roof of a flaming
bui ding collapsed upon
them today. The men were
fighting a blaze caused by
an Overheated stove in the
twO-story frame extension
of a factory building in
Brooklyn. Ten of the in
jured were taken to st.
GATHERINGS hospital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-05
10000 READY
TO HAVE STRIKE

Boston, Jan. 5.-(UP)-A threat
ened strike of 10000 Massachusetts,
leather workers may be avoided by
settlement OF differences at con-
ference tomorrow at Salem between
representatives of employers and
employees, Chairman Thomas F.
Curley of the state arbitration
board announced today.
Workers at a meeting last night
voted to accept most of the state
boardS recommendations, Curley
said. Differences rose between work.
ers and employers while considering
a new working agreement, upon ex-
piration Of a previous one recently.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-05
Congress ConuenedAt
Noon In 18th Session
Members Are Confronted With Vital Social Economic
Problems at fiOme-Menace of Trouble Abroad
Was Crisis to Face
BY LYLE c. WILSON
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

Washington, Jan. 5--CU.PA-The
overwhelmingly democratic 75tl,
congress convened at noon today
confronted with vital social and eco
nomic problems at home and the
menace Of disturbed conditions
abroad.
Vice-President Garner gayelled to
order a senate where tail coats and
decorun1@were in style. Noisier and
less dignified were members of the
house as Clerk South Trimble rap
ped for silence.
First business was the routine OF
organization. But by Saturday this
congress is scheduled to bolster
American neutrality laws to keep
the nation clear of foreign strife.
President Roosevelt wants imme-
date authority to embargo NUM-
tons export to Spanish fighters.
Quick Adjournment
Representative William H. Bank
head, of Alabama, will be reelected
speaker today and both houses
shortly will adjourn. They will con-
vene in joint session tomorrow to
count electoral votes and to hear
President Roosevelt deliver his an
(Cnntin,led m Pare 10Y
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-05
BATTLEsHIP TO MOVE

Malta, Jan. 5--(U.P)-The battle
ship Queen Elizabeth, flagship Of
Admiral Sir Alfred Dudley Pound,
British commander in-chief In the
Mediterranean, will leave for Glib
raltar tomorrow, followed by the
cruiser Galtea. The. movement was
ofncially explained as western
Mediterranean periodical reliefs."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-05
SEARCH MADRID
RUINS FOR DEAD
Worst Bombing of War
Was Yesterday; Italy,
Germany Send Troops
BY IRVING b. PFLAUM
UNITED Press STAFF Correspondent

Madrid, Jan. s. (UP)-Rescue
squads searched the tangled wreck
age from the worst air bombing Of
the civil war today. Sixty already
were known dead and $50 injured.
Eleven streets in the heart of Mad
rid, centering around Gale de Las
Margaritas were wrecked. In the
northwestern suburbs Of Tetuan and
De Los Victorias workers homes,
once before the subject of ter
rifle air attack, went up in flames.
An insurgent offensive on all sides
of Madrid failed, army headquarters
reported, while loyalist counter-of-
fensives in two sectors Melted SUBJ
stantial gains in the bloodiest days
fighting for three weeks.
Government Resists Attack
The government militia resisted
an attack ON Villaverde and
launched a successful counter
attack The insurgents fought q
costly battle in the sectors of Maja-
honda and Valdemorillo with the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-05
City Court Bench
Will Be SLashed
Under New Bill
Measure for District Courts to Be Presented to As
sembly Will Change Present Appearance Of
Many Courts in Vicinity

Waterburys city court bench personnel will be cut
from two to and handled will include arrests
made in Wolcott and Prospect providing the district
court BILL drawn by the state judicial council is adopted
by the 1887 session. The introduction of such bill was
predicted two weeks ago by the Democrat Under the
bills provisions Judge Claude Badger Of the Wolcot town
court would would go office entirely and there would
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-05
HOUSE
ARE ORGANIZED
Vice-President Garner Pre-.
sided in Senate-SOuth
Trimble Called House
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS
UNITED Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

(Unlted freSS StaM COrreSpOnuent)
Washington, Jan. 5.-(UP)-Vice-
President John Nance Garner call
ed the senate to order at noon today
to swear in SO members and organ
ize the chamber for its annual leg
islative toll. Following prayer by
the chaplain, Rev. We Barney T..
Phillips, the chair laid before the
senate the credentials of the sena-
tors-elect and they were sworn in
groups of four. Sixteen new men,
bers and 20 reelected members took
the oath. The senators marched to
the well of the chamber as their
names were called. New senators
were escorted by the senior senators
from their states or by other veter-
ans in cases where both members
were newly elected.
Galleries Filled
Galleries, which had been filling
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-05

be 81 ChOICe on keeniYlu either ,IiidQe
John r MCCAIN or .Y,,d0e Edward
Mascolo as the member of local citv
court bench
40 r... u-..
% o'"'c A'Duisi'
under the recommendations OF
me judicial council there would pc
tnlrty-tnree state tribunals. Inc
various Town ana Justace OF tne
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-05
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, Jan. 5-UP)-Gov-
eminent expenses and receipts for
the current fiscal year ending De-
cember 31st as compared with q
year ago:
This Year EXPENSES Last Year
$3,552,S29,f 1881 $1,7S1 ,660.702.23
Receipts
$2,15s,305,452.9 $1,902, o09, 509.2s
Deficit
$1,394.523,665.e1 $1,S79.s51,192.97
Cash Balance
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-05

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-05
The Weather

Very Cloudy Tonight;
Snow on Wednesday
Fun Weather Report Page ..
Evening star., 1937-12-30

young love and the Army Navy game:
1l:45 am, las, 3:45, 5:45, 7:50 and
$50 pm
Columbia - The Firehy." jeanette
Macdonald and Friml's music: 1885
am, 205, 4:3O and $50 pm
Trans-Lux-News and shorts. Show
runs hour and IS minutes. continu-
ously from 10 am. to midnight.
Theodore Goes Wild" re-
yival OF one of last years maddest
comedies: IL am. l:09. 3:11. 5:21,
7:36 and 9:42 pm The River: i:
12:39, 2:41. 4:50, 7:Cl and 9:l2 pm
Ambassador conquest" Garbo
and Boyer in Napoleon's love story:
2:25. 4:40, and 9:2opm.
Penn Second Honeymoon, Young
and Power are bitten twice: 2, 1855,
$50, 7:45 and 9:40 pm.
Uptown-"Navy Blue and Gold,'
Navy trounces Army and love conquers
all: 2, 3:55. $50, 1885 and $50 pm
Sheridan-"Its Love I'm After" ="
Leslie Howard tries to dodge the De
Havilland affection: 2, 3:55, $50,
7:45 and 9:4Opm
Evening star., 1937-12-30

ancient item that Steele and the pub
lie generally still like. (Ask Sonny
Kendis. Barnee, Paul Kahn or Fred
Haskin.)
HAVING been assured by all theater
arrangements that we are not
just limb they want to walk out on,
We promise (sort Of that there will
be thousands of feet of Panay news
reels around town not later than this
evening. Fox Movietone will have
1000 at the Capitol and News of the
Day will have an equal footage at the
Palace and Columbia. Trans-Lux
gram starting as early today as they
can get the film down from New York
The special Universal three-reeler
which Norman Alley got by doing
more shooting" than any one else
on the Yangtze River that day will
come into Keith's tomorrow under an
exclusive arrangement.
Theater arrangements are expecting
the Panay reels will do even more of
sensational business than the strik-
ing recording of the Hindenburg dis
aster. Why not?
DARE LORENTz, the old tbut not
so very) movie critic who took up
the documentary film and made it
sensation in The Plough That Broke
the Plains" and in The River" is
going to provide virtually the whole
show at the Little Theater, starting
Sunday. The two pictures are
going to be shown one right after the
other, with THE Ex-Mrs Bradford"
). To quote the press agent, both
are exceedingly telling and forceful
dramatizationS. Sure. {.
Warner Brothers Theater managers,
numbering 40. met here Wednesday
and no matter how good time they
had listening to the news of forth
coming pictures. it could not have been
as much fun as seeing ''Tovarich,"
which was screened yesterday. :.
Even hardened press agents wept over
that famous kitchen scene. The
dry eyes in the room belonged to q
woman critic on an afternoon paper.
Attention sports department:
Watch your daughters unless you want
them to 60 to HOLLYWOOD Sid
Mercer's daughter has signed with
R-K-O, just like Florence Rice,
Grantland's daughter signed with
M-G-M A new star for Navy
pictures. probably. Ray Bell has
promised to screen Hurricane" for
the critics this afternoon. It will
follow Resale" at the Palace. :.
S. E. Cochran, note on our desk
says, has assumed complete control of
the National Academy Of Stage Train
ing.
Evening star., 1937-12-30

fame after her performance in "The
Plainsman," died after Q brief illness.
The ranks Of former stars were
thinned by the passing Of Ruth
Roland, one-time serial queen, and
Marie Provost. whose rise to fame
began ss . bathing beauty and ended
in obscurity.
Richard Boleslawski. director Of
Les Miserables." "Theodora Goes
Wild" and other hits, was the victim
Of . heart attack. Wallace Smith
playwright. also died suddenly.
Babies came to the Gary Coopers
Henry Fondas. Ted Healys, Kent
Taylors, Robert Youngs, Ozzie Mel.
sons Harriet Hilliard), William Well.
mans. Lloyd Bacons. Leland Hay
wards (Marsaret Sullasan). Hal Mohr.
Evelyn Venable) and Wally Vernons
who had twins.
arrivals are expected in the neal
future at the homes Of Bing Crosby
Patric Knowles, Allan Jones and Iren.
Hervey, among others.
Parents through adoptions included
Irene Dunno and DR.. Francis Grimm
Donald Meek, the character actor, ane
Loretta Young.
Evening star., 1937-12-30
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time OF Showing.

National-"Spring Thaw," new
comedy with Roland Young: $50 pm
Palace-"Rosalie," Nelson Eddy and
Eleanor Powell in lavishly produced
musical: 1l:1o am. las, 4:20, 6:55
and $50 pm.
Keith's - Hitting New High"
Lilly Pons singing, the comedy Of
Oakie. Horton Blore: so, am, l:50,
$50, $50, 7:50 and $50 pm.
Capitol-"Man Proof" Myrna 10y
and Franchot Tone in an item re-
plete with romance: l1:o5 am, las,
4:25. 7:lo and $50 pm. Stage shows
12:45, 3:25. 6:10 and 8:55 pm.
Submarine d." an under
sea thriller: 1890 am, 1:2o, Ais,
7:l0 and 1905 pm. Stage shows
1890, 3:25. $40 and Oils pm.
Metropolitan Hold En-, Navy"
Evening star., 1937-12-30
Marriage Would Cost
PHYLLIS Welch.

HAROLD LLOYD had what he
called q love insurance" clause
written into the contract of Phyllis
WEIGH, leading lady in his next Para
mount starring comedy, Professor
Beware" The terms Of the agreement
provide that Miss Welch shall forfeit
5000 II she marries or becomes en-
gagged during the next six months.
Miss WEIGH recently has been re-
ceiving attentions from several of
Hollywood's young bachelors and Lloyd
recalled that seven Of his leading
ladies. Bebe Daniels, Mildred Davis,
Jobyna Ralston, Ann Christy, Con-
stance Cummings, Barbara Kent and
Dorothy Wilson became engaged or
were married during or shortly after
work in q Lloyd comedy.
Lloyd's romance with Mildred Davis,
which resulted in their marriage, got
under way while they were working
together in a film.
Evening star., 1937-12-30
Life Trounces
Death lilo
In Hollywood
UncOunted Twin
Makes Final
Score 12.1O.

7 OLLYWOOD. Dec. 80 R.-
This fading year cancelled the
earthly contracts Of 10 Holly
L Il wood headliners and cast at
least II film celebrities in parental
roles.
Death struck Jean Harlow from
the list OF Hollywood stars, leaving
fans to mourn the fall Of the platinum
blond movie meteor.
Sir Guy Standing, British actor
succumbed to q heart attack, and
equally sudden was the recent death
OF Ted Healy. few days after he
became q father.
Ross Alexander, rising juvenile, was
= suicide. Martin johnson. African
explorer and film producer, was killed
in an airliner crash. Mrs E. j. Man.
nix, wife Of film executive, died in
an automobile accident.
Helen Burgess, at the doorway to
Evening star., 1937-12-30
Music for Church
Watch Night.

FOR the first time in the history Of
the Church Of the Immaculate Con-
ception, N at Eighth street. NV. the
New Year will be ushered in with a
special watch service at midnight to-
morrow. The program will consist
of special musical numbers arranged
by c. A. Benson for the boy choristers
OF Immaculate Conception School.
Accompanied by Harry Wheaton
Howard, organist. There will be solos
by Masters Hall. Latta and Ornburn,
c. J. King, B. S. Lawns and c. B.
Wood.
Evening star., 1937-12-30

VI slOWAlS Olocl SldCSlullS, 4lhc IIloot
people, Mr.. Steele has gone on looking
like the chairman of the junior prom.
It is one Of the most startling things
you notice about the man who still
is Ziegfeld's greatest tenor TASK Capitol
Theater audiences) when YOU go back
to see him in the dressing room where
he and Mrs. Steele (Janette Hackett)
have set up what amounts to light
housekeeping At least it is one Of
the homiest dressing rooms you ever
entered. It is the thing, too, that
makes you wonder why Mr.. Steele
never went to Hollywood. So, by way
Of opening the interview, you ask
about Hollywood.
We'll get there" says Mrs. Steele.
Maybe in year. maybe two, but We
must do Hollywood"
MIR. Steele is perfectly willing to do
Hollywood, but after you have filled
so many human ears with song and
had your own fillei with gratified
applause. you have great love for
the theater. Direct touch with an audi
ence becomes something of which you
are very fond. Mr. Steele is very
fond of it and one gets the impression
when he talks eXcitedly of it that if
there were enough engagements to
keep him busy So weeks a year in the
theater he probably would be busy So
weeks in the theater. Yes, maybe in
spite of HOLLYWOOD
In his current engagement he is
singing a lot Of songs that take older
members of the audience back to their
most tenderly sentimental days, when
life was young, skies we're bluer, and
the best tennis players were better than
the best tennis players now are. He
likes to sing those songs as much as
people like to hear them But he
balances his program with modern
popular tunes.
It takes but one guess to pick out
Mr.. Steele's fayorite song among the
hundreds he has introduced. 1t is
"A Pretty Girl Is Like Melody" a
number which if you will listen in
tently you will ind composite of
several classical tunes. Steele always
liked the song, even though the boss
man Ziegfeld for whom he sang it
first did not like it.
It was one of the few times Steele
and his discoverer ever disagreed and
Steele insisted the tempestuous Flo
hold of in his final Judgment until
audiences had had chance to decide
Almost a couple of decades later. au-
diences are proving how wrong Zieg-
field was. by applauding vociferously
when Steele sings it as the climax OF
his act. And, of course, that 1t still
lives is one Of the things you can
discover in almost any night club in
the land. whispering" is another
Evening star., 1937-12-30

Ernst Lubitsch says that one Of the
secrets Of Marlene Dietrich's success Is
the fact that she retains her glamour
In real life.
Evening star., 1937-12-30
Mr.. Steele Still Will Make
That Hollywood Trip
But Ziegfeld's Greatest Tenor Retains.
His Fondness for the Stage.
Panay Reels on Today.
Ry LAY CARMODY.

STEELE one snmn TO wnon tne sans surely must listen
like something that back the Glacial Mr. Steele
has to pointed practically the
Zegld
Carbon County news., 1937-07-09

Bigger than the young angler who
caught it is the 60-pound white sea
bass recently landed by Douglas
Bombard, age eleven, off Santa Cat
alma island, Calf. Douglas made
the catch from little speed boat
using flying fish for bait, with light
tackle with breaking strength of
26 pounds. The young anglers rec
ord breaks the former record of E.
A. Brewsterm,
Carbon County news., 1937-07-09

spoke she put her hand on Quen-
tins arm. Victoria, halted on the
landing, had an odd feeling Of
amusement, a surprising feeling
that was something like fear, as she
watched.
Quentin" the woman said clear
ly, but in a low tone, show can you
be so horribly unkind to me?"
Victoria saw Quentin look down at
her from his big height: saw the
good-natured smile in his eyes.
cam I horribly unxind to you?"
he asked mildly.
you're killing mel" the woman
answered passionately, with little
choke in her voice.
'oh, wouldn't say that, Joseph
ine," Quentin said.
''You hate me, know that!" JOS
ephine said. "But I can't help it.
have to see you-we're going Fri
day. Yes, he settled it. I didn't.
I think he's crazy. But we're go-
ing. And I have to see you before
we goI VIII you lunch with me on
Wednesday,"
Operating on old Fuller in Los
Angeles. / go down Tuesday night. I"
ttYou know, I don't believe you,
Quentin" the woman said with a
shrewd look. But instantly her man
ner changed and softened. "Oh,
don't be unkind to me-!be kind to
me just this once!" she faltered,
with unrnistakable signs of tears.
Victoria, rooted to the landing saw
from Quentin's face that he was
embarrassed, but he gave no sign
Of nervousness; he was completely
master of the situation.
II don't know what you can have
to say to me, my dear" he said, in
the kindly masculine look and tone
and manner that Victoria--that all
wornen-loved. Listen, you're get
ting yourself all wrought up" he
added. And he put a hand on her
shoulder. Come into the library
with me a minute, 4" he suggested.
They left the hall together.
When they were gone Victoria de-
scended the remaining stairs and
began her thanks and farewells. Al
most immediately the other chill:
dren, Betsey, the nurse were with
her, and within FIVE minutes Of her
having first glirnpsed that tableau
in the lower hall she and Quentin
were on their way home. But it
had left its mark, she had to speak
OF it, the passionate young voice,
'tHow can you be so horribly t1n-
kind to mel" was ringing in her
ears and coloring the languid scent
ed spring twilight with romance.
Carbon County news., 1937-07-09

and there was lunch, delicious
company lunch with chicken and
asparagus and beaten biscuit and
strawberries, and severa nice
neighbors to share it. Then all the
men went to play golf on the club
links a hundred yards away, and
some of the women played contract.
Victoria played neither, and she and
her hostess sat, talking together.
''Vic, you mean you're that way
againI"
September. ! rather hoped you'd
not guess"
|: "Guess! A child in arms would
know. How old, in heavens name,
are the twins? Are they year old
YETI"
"A yearI We've just had our
second birthday celebration"
:'Well, honestly" Mabel Gannett
said, 81 think it's dreadful! Going
in for a perfectly enormous family
these days! With Quentin as stun
ming as he is, and all the women
mad about him"
"Oh, that!" Vicky said indiffer-
emily, as the other woman paused.
And then, just before the Har-
distys went home at five, the odd
thing happened.
Victoria had led her troop up
stairs for last wiping Of small
faces and buttoning of small coats;
these operations well under way,
she had gathered Susan under one
arm, Susan's brief legs dangling
from her hip, and preceded the 9TH
ers downstairs, to reassure the wait
ing Quentin as to everybody's be-
ing ''just about ready"
There was a wide lower hall in
the Gannetts' house; a hall now
filled with soft late-afternoon light,
and empty except for Quentin; the
cheerful voices of the hosts, saying
fareWells, could be heard through
the open porch doorway.
Victoria had reached the landing
and was about to call to Quentin,
obviously and patiently awaiting his
family, when another person came
into the hall. She came from the
direction of the dining rooms;
slender, graceful woman-almost a
girl, though the voice was worn-
ans. It was voice low with re-
proach and pain now, and as she
Carbon County news., 1937-07-09

81 think you'd better try Ger
many" For a few seconds Victoria
really thought she had said it. Then
she knew that she had said nothing
audible, but that she was looking al
him with her throat dry, and her
heart beating hard, and all her
senses in wild confusion. ':If a man
wanted you he could get you," she
heard him saying. "If man wanted
you he could get you"
':I say yes, Of course" she said
steadily.
''Good!" he said. "I'll come out
to dinner tonight and Wen tell vi
and Johnny. Good-by, Kate, give
me kiss--that's the girl! No, this
is the way OUT
Victoria left him standing there,
in his white coat, with the little in
strument still in his big hand.
She was quiet that evening; quiet
during the days that followed.
There were but few between the
odd, sudden talk in Quentin's Office
and the hour when they two were
married. Only Catherine and the
Keatses Witnessed the very simple
ceremony. Victoria, with a smart
loose coat and a small hat, was
like serious child, obeying, docile,
seemingly bewildered. She had ar
rested Quentin with a small hand on
his arm, when they went into the
clergyman's study; had spoken In
quick fear and nervousness:
Quentin - you're sure, aren't
you?" =,
The man looked down at her with
his wide smile.
why, aren't you?"
''Yes. Yes, I am," she said
staunch1y.
Afterward, when the doctor and
Violet had kissed her, and she and
Quentin were down beside the
parked car, she had another mo-
mert Of irresolution.
"Are we going to Mill Valley?"
'Well, you knew that" Quentin
said. -. ..
eyes, I know" Victoria got into
the car. '.We'n be back Monday,
VIZ she said, through the opened
window. The Keatses waved; Quen-
tin started the engine; they were
moving. :~.:: !:
The Hardisty house on Washing
ton street overlooked the Presidio
wall, and the long lines Of pines
inside the military reservation, and
the shoulders of the hill ranges that
descended on either side Of the
Golden Gate. There was plenty of
fog out here on the summer morn
ings, and Victoria's back garden
was often dripping with milky mist.