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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-24
Irn Hollywood

Hollywood.-Americans must be the most seif-effacing people on earth. Not only is this the coun- try from which must come all the scoundrels, dim-wits and vulgarians seen on the screen, but foreign opinion now is so strong that we no longer dare show the American flag in the movies.
 Thi5 rule is enforced by the in- dustry's own censors, who are anxious to make all pictures &C., ceptable to our touchy cousins abroad, In consequence it's much easier to get Marlene Dietrich's legs on the screen, or a bit of risque dialog for a comedian, than 1t is to show the Stars and Stripes through any patriotic representation. These days the cavalry can't even carry a flag when 1t gallops to the relief of a beleaguered stockade.
 The trouble Is, of course, that our colors are not pleasantly inspiring to movie fans of other countries. Sight of them in Italy, Germany, Japan or almost anywhere will set the customers to booing, and may be to rioting.
 What foreigners do like to see, though, are American villains. If heavy even looks Teutonic he'll be protested by Germany. Musso- lini is eGlraged by Hollywood's com edy Italians because he's afraid the world will get the idea that all his countrymen are heavily mustached, wildly gesticulating hucksters and barbers. AS for newly-rich barbar- ians and uncouth, boorish people in general-theyre practically always Americans.
 The movie industry has found that there's only one country which even approaches America for good sportsmanship in all such matters of screen ridicule. That's France. The French just laugh 1t off when they're satirized in celluloid.
 AutOgraphic Squelch
 An autograph hunter cornered one of the uppity, broad-A movie stars the other day as she stood at the studio gate waiting for her car. The youngster produced not one but a whole sheaf of blank cards and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-24

1 begged her to sign all of them.
 Flattered, the actress exclaimed in well-feigned modesty that she couldn't imagine why anybody should want so many of her sig natures.
 T got to get dozen' of yours, " the kid explained, ito trade for one of Myrna Loy's."
 Illusion Breakers
 Tricks of the trade: Instead of wearing bodies and lenders of ar- mor-plate steel such as you've often wished your own car had, autos in the movies frequently are covered with the thinnest tin and have fend- CTS made of sofe lead. That's so they'll crumple realistically ia care- fully staged accidents.
 In silent days some players reg
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-24
STRAND

One of the years really great pic lures, "Wife, Doctor and Nurse" romantic drama starring Loretta Young, Warner Baxter and Virgil mia Bruce comes to the Strand the ater today for 8 four day enga- ment. ... .
 This story required stars in the important leading roles whose per- formances would aid the unusual story in reflecting the mood of to- day.
 Such an assignment necessitated careful consideration in choosing capable stars to portray the import ant characters.
 Because of her past successes, Lo- retta Young was chosen for the role of the wife, a woman with modern ideas, but not modern enough to share her husband. Her selection was 8 tribute to her acting ability and her tremendous popularity.
 Warner Baxter, whose record of achievement in several past hits is unparalleled, was the logical choice for the part of the doctor who loves his wife but also needs his nurse.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-24

istered yearning, sorrow, nobility of soul and other things merely by staring at a knothole or @ chalk mark out of camera range.
 Nowadays when you sec asl actor wearing a faraway, dreamy look while speaking lines, he's probably reading the dialog from a "gobbo board" A few players, notably John Barrymore, sometimes are un- able to remember their speeches, so these are written in large letters on an off-Stage blackboard.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-24

A favorite of theatergoers every where because of his versatile tal- ents, Baxter deserved the important assignment.
 To share starring honors with Miss Young and Baxter, blonde, beau- tiful and gifted Virginia Bruce was cast in the role of the nurse whose valuable assistance is so intimately a part of the doctors life.
 Featured in the strong supporting cast are Jane Darwell, Sidney Blackmer, Maurice Cass, Minna GombeN and Margaret Irving.
 The companion feature is Char lie Chan On Broadway, another of those exciting and always highly entertaining Charlie Chan stories with Warner Oland again in the leading role of the clever Oriental sleuth whose cunning has trapped many a supposedly clever criminal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-24
M The Local
 TheaterS
STATE

"Alcatraz Island", melodrama ripped from the front pages of to- days newspapers, comes to Warner Brothers State theater today for a three day engagement.
 It is said the story isn't merely one of life behind the stone walls of the Pacific washed prison. There's plenty of action on the mainland, both before and after the protagor1- ist-one Cat Brady, played by John Litel--is confined for income-tax evasion.
 The story itself deals with a pow erful racketeer, (John LiteD, who IS forced to remove his daughter (Mary Maguire), from an exclusive board ing school, and take her to live with him. When he is imprisoned for income tax evasion, his one wish is to get out as soon as his term is up to rejoin his daughter, now in love with a district attorney, (Gordon Oliver) and his own sweetheart (Ann Sheridan).
 How this desire is thwarted time and again by a former mobman seeking revenge brings us through the various prisons in the story, thus forming as powerful a back ground as has been seen in long while. The double romance in the story keeps the film from being grim and thus well up in the realm of excellent entertainment.
 The film is excellently cast. John Litel, who played Patrick Henry in the Academy-Award- winning short, Give Me Liberty" is Cat Brady. He was also in "The Life Of Emile Io- la" as was Vladimir Sokoloff, who played Cezanne the artist in that film. In "Alcatraz 1sland," Sokoloff plays a Dutchman, also an inmate of "The Rock" and gives one or the finest performances of the film.
 Here is your first opportunity to see how Uncle Sam takes care or Americas public enemies who all ul- timately end up on "The Rock, how they live and the rigid restrictions imposed as part of their sentences.
 The companion feature, in con- trast, is "A Girl With Ideas, a TO- mantle adventure story with Wendy Barrie, Walter Pidgeon, Kent Tay- Tor, Dorothea Kent and George Bar bier in the leading roles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-24
WEDDING THRILLS TOWN

Jerusalem - (UP) - Tn the an- cient Samaritan community in tht Holy Land, where women are more precious than rubies,' the first marriage for 10 years is SCOT to take place. It will be between ! Samaritan priest and a niece oi the high priest of the Samaritans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-24

Lily Pons assumes the disguise of a female Tarzan to gain an operatic auditor in Hitting a New High" her latest RKO Radio musical. Jack Oakie, John Howard, Edward Ever cit Horton and Eric Blore enhance the comedy of the show
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-24

IT AT POPULAR PRICES! M-C-M's MIGHTY MUSICAL SPECTACLE! Direct from ifs sensofionoI Road Show Engagement ot $2 Admission at the Famed Asor Theatre in New York!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-24
SOVIP RECIPE

Billie Burke, feat,ged in Metro Goldwyn- Mayors musical, Every body Sing" has a recipe for vege- table soup that Is more than eighty years old. It was given to her by her husband, Flo ziegfeld, whose for bears used it..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-24

Forgeries of art pictures may be detected by photography, which re- veals many dierences of brushWorE and medium between old and mod ern paintings.
The Washington times., 1937-06-10
FLAY BROWN
IN SLOT ROW

FAIRFAX, Va, June 10.-A
spokesman for more than $50 Fair
fax county merchants said they
were cup in arms" today over &C
ton Of Commemorative Attorney
Paul Brown in refusing to keep an
appointment with them yesterday
afternoon for a discussion Of pro-
posed licensing Of slot machines in
the county.
The spokesman, Harry F. Har-
mon, Vienna merchant, said Brown
had agreed to an interview with
them at 2 p. m, but refused to see
the group when they arrived at
the court house.
He said they desired to discuss
licensing Of slot machines, which
have been prohibited in Fairfax
county since January /, because
they have learned that such ma
chimes are being operated in other
counties Of the State.
The Washington times., 1937-06-10
BABY STARVED,
u. 5. BLAMED

NEW YORK, June 10 QN.S0
Charges that her baby starved to
death because Of the inadequate
Works Progress Administration pay
Of her husband were made today
by Mrs. Virgil Rizzo, mother Of
five. Doctors said the child, Dor
othy, 3 months old, died Of NAL
nutrition. Mrs. Rizzo said:
"FOr three weeks I've had
nothing to give the children
but soda crackers and evapO-
rated milk diluted with water.
They will starve, too, II some
thing is not done for us"
Rizzo, 81, is employed at $50 a
month as a Waterman at Fort jay,
Governors Island. According to
Mrs. Rizzo. all he received in the
past three weeks was $14 pay.
However, WPA records showed
he worked only eight hours ~
stead Of four days the week Of
May IS, showed up only three days
out Of five the week Of May %
and did not appear for work at all
the week of May 90, nor did he
work on June z to 8.
WPA officials pointed out their
workers are not paid when absent,
except when i'll and headquarters
is notified. RiZzo made no such
notification during the past three
weeks, they said.
The Washington times., 1937-06-10
Keystone Cows Give More Milk

Milk production per COW in
Pennsylvania is one pound higher
than 1t was q year ago, the De-
partment Of Agriculture reports
through Capitol News. The jan
uary production this year was
1874 pounds, against 14.4 pounds
last year and in 1885 and q ten
year average Of 1872 pounds.
The Washington times., 1937-06-10
Jury Take a "Ride"

PORTLAND, Ore. I.NSJ-The
usual course Of events was re-
versed here when the Multnomah
county grand jury was loaded into
BLACK Maria" and hauled to the
police station. The occasion was
a tour Of inspection at the city
jail.
Evening star., 1937-01-20

publisher in New York last February-I have
seen her sit calmly, attentively by, leaning for
ward to miss no word and rejecting by no
passing expression Of countenance or mien her
inner personal feeling.
TT WAS this same spirit Of fairness that
caused her to rise, face flushing, and ask .
western audience that they accord Miss
Couch the same courtesy they had accorded
Mrs. O'Day, who was her own candidate, when
that audience had greeted with boos her op-
ponents criticism Of the administration.
Her sense of fairness is, In fact, an outstand-
ing characteristic Of Mrs. Roosevelt. And she
brings to every question, publicly discussed,
that same spirit Of hearing both sides through,
weighing the expressions Of both and judging
only after calm and intelligent deliberation.
It prompted her to announce early in the CAM
paign that she would take no part in the polit-
ical activities make no campaign speeches. 1t
is quality that has attracted the attention
of all who come in contact with her, even In
the most casual or inconsequenual way.
"She never asks for special parking privi-
leges" humble hotel doorman told me. IT
Evening star., 1937-01-20

native and vital robustness of health, still
curtails to an extent his freedom in getting
about, has oftentimes been the index to many
OF Mrs. Roosevelt's activities. She has per-
formed in his stead many Of the purely per.
functory Offices that are expected Of Presidents
such as the laying Of wreaths and similar
gestures at public ceremonials. Certainly the
only result Of taking over this presidential
'prerogative" has been that President Roosevelt
was saved thereby from an unnecessary ex-
penditure Of energies more sorely needed In
wrestling with the tremendous problems that
at all stages Of his tenure Of office have con-
fronted him.
In the same way Mrs Roosevelt's tireless and
absorbing interest in all things that have to
do with the betterment Of human life and the
conditions under which it must be lived, has
sent her upon expeditions extraordinary, con-
sidered in the light Of custom. Yet that in
terest has been the means Of laying q COM
plete picture before the President OF situations
or localities that by reason Of special needs were
in his mind and heart After every such jaunt
it has besn Mrs. Roosevelt's custom to prepare
minute reportS-if the opportunity for personal
discussion does not offer itself-and drop these.
together with personal comments upon trends
and shifts in public opinion or analyses of the
public mind with respect to major enterprises.
projects or administrative policies, into basket
on his bedside table. Her practical nature and
her keen gift Of observation stand him here in
excellent stead and he considers her comments
with the same dspassionate concentration that
he would bring to bear upon those of any
intelligent, Shrewd and keenly interested OBJ
server.
One of the most extraordinary things about
Mrs. Roosevelt is the completely detached man
ner in which she can perform these invaluable
services. Cool and temperate always in her
judgments, she can submit a report on project
that, no matter how near here own heart per-
sonally she will outline in a statement cAp-
pletely devoid of emotion or prejudice, s18nY
time making any effort to dictate or eVS9
suggest policies or procedure.
BY the same token her public utterances,
varied and many, have invariably been nom
partisan in nature. In the presence of bitterly
denunciatory opponents of those polices for
which her husband stands-as witness the
public attack made upon the w. P. A. and
N. r. A. by the wife Of Washington newspaper
Evening star., 1937-01-20
'HH,E clothes occupy q very small por-
ton Of her time or attention, Mrs.
Roosevelt Is dressed unfailingly In the

SIniple, unanecCeu manner that, Slfof0
OF the slightest appearance Of "fussiness," eon-
stltute the very essence Of good taste. Last year.
at the Presidents Birthday Ball. her gown Of
beige antique brocade with its fichu Of real lacs
was the most beautiful gown In the assembly
Of carefully and expensively gowned women.
The favorite flower Of the Presidents wife ID
the yellow rose. and . singularly beautiful
Continued ON Eighteenth Page)
Evening star., 1937-01-20
By Lucy Salamanca.

I"HE only thing that really matters"
said Mrs. Franklin d. Roosevelt at
one of her press conferences in
- Erehriarv your inner conviction
Evening star., 1937-07-04
by EMILY Post

against unwelcomed campers will be
as serious as that against any other
depreciation.
On the other hand. I have had
several letters from farm owners with
nothing but good to say of trailer
travellers who have offered payment
for food supplies - water too, in
states where water rates are high -
and services such as refuse burning.
Plainly then, it is possible to be
trailer traveller and SOW good feeling
instead of bad. In fact, a list of dos
and don'ts might be useful in avoiding
the threatened clamping down of laws
which quite we'll may regulate these
trundling houses so strictly as to ban
them altogether from the very locali-
ties toward which their owners most
eagerly set out.
Practically, of course, the list Of
don'ts and dos begins with the buying
Tor building) of your trailer. Since it
Evening star., 1937-07-04

Of farm tells me about the visit of
trailer trespassers. They camped in
lane on the far side of the barns and
were gone again before they were
noticed An envelope with dollar in
it was found thumb-tacked to the
barn door and the message read: In
payment for food" 1t may have been
that the self-invited visitor who left
the dollar took no more than its value.
But the practise is one which would
soon become intolerable should trailer
squatters believe it their right to help
themselves to what they want. in the
belief that they are complying with
the exactions of ethics as we'll as law
by leaving whatever payment they
might choose only for the prod
uce taken, but for the disposal of
refuse left behind
Obviously. if behavior such as this
should become the practise of many,
the question of property protection
Evening star., 1937-07-04
Drown by A. Ross

bered 5000, the number of their de-
scendants wounded by July fireworks
las. year alone totaled 7,738 by an
incomplete count!
A quaint American custom, all
right. And while we've made lot Of
progress in saving lives since l9O9's
horrible record of 2l5 deaths - the
injuries go merrily on increasing.
What is the answer? More agitation
which bears fruit. And that fruit can
only be the prohibition of the public
use of fireworks Consider the expert
ences OF two cities of comparable size:
New Haven and Bridgeport, Conn. In
1890 New Haven had l43 fireworks
injuries while Bridgeport had 2ll. AS
a direct result prohibitory ordinances
were proposed in both cities. In New
Haven the bill was beaten; in Bridge
port it became law. In the ensuing
four years, New Haven averaged 10
injuries year - Bridgeport, ~.
The difference is dramatic enough
to furnish all the necessary argument
Evening star., 1937-07-04

has first of all to be pulled along al
most every sort of road. item No. is
to make sure that its weight is not too
great for the power of your car. AL
though roomineSs is very nice, yet
every inch of diversified bulk is going to
add its fraction of handicap to the ease
of travelling along the roads.
1t is obviously essential thai dlvl-
sion of trailer space is something to
which you must pay personal atten-
ton. According to my own belief, the
fewer divisions the better - always.
But of greater importance even than
space arrangement is to make sure
that the housekeeping mechanism is
practical. In this l would want the
assurance of some one whose authority
is not to be doubted; should like a
truck builder. for example. to assure
me that the chassis, wheels and brakes
and tires are more than sufficiently
strong and reliable. Also, should like
Evening star., 1937-07-04
Fatal Foo|ishness

At the minimum, 5000 Americans
will be hurt by fireworks in celebrating
the Fourth of July this year. And nine
out of ten of them will have to spend
some time in hospital beds.
On top of this. we will burn down
at least one million dollars worth of
property when fireworks get out of
hand and start popping in bulk - and
we may do much worse if some of the
experiences of the recent past are
repeated.
In 1885, for instance, half Of the
town of Cascade Locks, Oregon, was
levelled by blaze which originated in
some hrecrackers on sidewalk ven-
doris stand A few years back thirty
buildings were wiped out, at a cost of
three-quarters of a million dollars
when boy in Spencer, Iowa, dropped
sparkler on the fireworks counter of
retail store.
But the fire toll is relatively I'm
important compared to the tortures on
the schedule for those who are going
Evening star., 1937-07-04

the complete enthusiasm of those who,
setting out in their newly acquired
trailers, are changing themselves as
best they can into gypsies.
But the question that seems to be of
some concern to us all is this: What
effect will gypsy living have upon
the manners of those who, no longer
feeling their responsibilities as home
owning members of the community.
become imbued instead not only with
the exhilarating sense of freedom, but
the out-of-bounds, beyondthe-law
feeling suggested by the very terms
''open road" gypsy trail" and so on?
That trailers should have been the
sensational attraction at every auto
mobile show last spring is scarcely to
be wondered at. They not only offer
..enticing suggestions to 60 places and
see things, but the prospect of trailer
travel need seldom be given up be-
cause of the expense. For people living
OIl SiIidli pllFdtC llSoIiS, loA ASnShSAS
on vacation, for writers or illustrators
or for any lucky Others whose work
can 90 on anywhere, vagabonding in
trailer holds carefree promises.
But according to letters which have
been pouring in upon me lately, l seem
to have been appointed committee
of one to tell the trailer occupants
what a nuisance they are becoming;
and to warn them that they will soon
find the open road closed one. un-
less they mend their ways.
Certain complaints would be un-
believable, were they not so often
repeated, against vandals who in addi
ton to leaving every sort of refuse
scattered around their camping ground,
break of branches, pull flowers and
assume that anything eatable which
grows or strays upon the public high
way is public property, and theirs for
the taking.
One very long letter from the owner
Evening star., 1937-07-04

HE Malayan Frogmouth is bird so
named because of his enormously wide
bill which resembles the gaping mouth
of frog With his beak pointing
straight up, he sleeps so soundly he
can be moved about without awakening
An ANT is ten times stronger than
an elephant A load twenty times its
own weight can be carried by an ant
while an elephant can barely drag
twice his weight.
Evening star., 1937-07-04


and Sane Fourth were Nh
pressed upon me twice in one mad
night of fireworks many years ago.
First, skyrocket went off at a
tangent and headed straight for a
neighbor's front door. A split second
before it struck, little Susie opened the
door. And as she stepped over the
threshold, the whistling rocket shot
between her legs and down the hall to
the kitchen where it exploded against
the wall to the CONSERVATION of the
dishwashing family,
This was uproariously funny - for
those of us outside But an hour later
a Roman candle backfired in my hand,
spouting three soaring balls up my
sleeve before l got rid of it. That
wasn't so comical.
remember the bravado with which
i hyushed off my tingling palm, assur-
ing the family, with a perceptible
culver of the lip, that it was nothing.
But in a few moments it began to
burn really in earnest - and it Wds
something!
This year, unfortunately, several
thousand other kids are going to get
i.rst-hand lessons in these same prin-
ciples. Two or three dozen won't bene-
St much from the lessons because
they'll be dead. And an equal number
won't see the point so clearly because
they'll be blind.
Ten times as many will go to hos
pitfalls with eye injuries less serious;
about fifty will be burned to death
when their clothing is ignited by fire.
works (nea1ly half of them by harm
less" sparklersD; and several hundred
will carry lifelong mementoes in the
form of grisly stumps where fingers
once grew.
Evening star., 1937-07-04
by PAUL w. kEARNEy

to have lockjaw from powder burns.
mangled hands, punctured eyes and
scared faces Have you ever had doc
tor pick powder grains out of your
blistered flesh. one by one? It's some
thing to remember!
Perhaps your child is on the 1887
list - who knows? Perhaps you are
yourself, for there is sharp increase
in the number of motorists injured by
frecrackers thrown into passing cars.
Such pessimism isn't due entirely
to the fact that my own little paddles
were scorched black thirty years ago:
it receives plenty of backing up from
such studies as that recently made by
the American Medical Association and
the American Museum of Safety.
These investigators found that for a
period of thirty years fireworks alone
have killed more Americans celebrat-
ing our independence than we lost in
the Revolution fighting for that in
dependence. And while the number of
colonists injured in that war num-