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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-13
Thons Is Honored

Representative John D. Thoms of Waterbury, Majority Leader of the House who will become Statute Re- vision Commissioner on July of this year by appointment of Governor Wilbur L. Cross and confirmation of the state senate, was honored last night with a testimonial dinner at the Old Castle Inn, Avon. More than 100 members of both houses of the legislature attended the dinner. representative Thoms was presented a travelling case by his colleagues.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-13
DeSertedl

Charging desertion, James Evans of this city today brought suit for divorce in superior court against Carrie Evans. The couple was married June IS, 1923, and the de- serition is dated as September IA, 1883.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-13
Delegates

Mrs. Edith E. Ladd and Miss Harriet Gregory of the Waterbury Chapter, and Miss Marian J. Keefe of Naugatuck, are among the Con- necticut delegates now attending the national Red Cross conven- tion in Washington, D. O. Included
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-13
- SPOTLIGHTZNG Brass City News

in the honor chapters which en- rolled ten per cent or more of the population at the 20th roll call are Watertown, Naugautck, Washing ton and Salisbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-13
In Trunk Line

In Trunk Line
 The house today passed two bills increasing the trunk line roads of the state. One bill makes the Two Mile Bridge road in Thomaston from Route s over Hill Road to the Town of HarWinton and Route 116 trunk line.
 The other makes West street in the Town of Seymour from its
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-13

parliament i'll from overwork. Fur ther discussion of the new constitu- tion in the Dali was delayed until
 today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-13

Russia's death rate in the 20 years since the czarist regime has, been cut in hald, Moscow am nollnces. p-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-13

For 50 years MT. and Mrs. Cook have sung in Sissinghurst Church Kent. England.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-13

ton was regarded as showing his unselfish attitude towards the ap- pointments next January by the of- ficial the city voters will designate in the October election.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-13

pleas court will be reelected treasurer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-13
KING GEORGE VI. IS VERY HAPPY

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-13
NEW LABOR ACT
 FROMPRENIDENT

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-13
HARRY WEISS IS
 MADE WITNESS.

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-13
POWERFUL BOMBS
 WRECK STATUE

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-13

Ia. a state dinner at 8:30 tonight and a coronation costume ball after the dinner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-13

Every in while old Tim Stiles trots that old talking machine up house and gets playing those pet records of his and again. Tim, he'd cit all night listening, if he had his way! Harry E. Willsen
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-24

d c s l g n S, a n d many stamps of Korea have fea- tured the yin- yang. The sym- bol appears at the top of the s t a m p s h o w n here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-24
POLl'S

Clark Gable and Myrna Loy attain new heights of artistry together in "Parnell,' a drama suggested by the career of Charles Stewart Parnell, "The Uncrowned King of Ireland" 7" which opens at the LoeW Poli the ater Saturday for four day engage ment.
 Although it is primarily narra- tive of ireland, "Parnell" is inter- national in it's scope, for it is the account of courageous man who surrendered fame and fortune and power for the woman he loved. John Stahl, one of the screens most dis tinguiShed directors, followed history with careful eye and reproduced the color and the beauty of the people and their times with rare skill and power.
 Gable as Parnell, unquestionably plays the most impressive role of his brilliant career and Miss Loy, as Katie O'Shea, reveals her remark able talent as an emotional actress in contrast to her recent comedy roles.
 Edna May Oliver, Billie Burke, Alan Marshall, Edmund Gwenn, Donald Crisp, Berton Chuchill, Don- aid Meek and others have prominent roles and in addition there is large group of native Irish men and Wo- men who provide realistic atmos- phere.
 The story begins in America with the departure of Parnell for Ireland, where he became the "UncroWned King" and the first man ever to unite the 86 members of the Irish Paryt. The love affair between Par nell and Katie O'Shea, the scandal of the divorce which wrecked his career, and the intervening episodes of a spectacular romance, are vivid- ly presented in a picture which will rate as one of the finest of the year.
 The companion feature is the thrilling air drama Criminals of the Air" which features the popular Charles Quigley and the lovely Ros- alind Keith,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-24
Story About GOldwyn
STRAND

Current attractions at Warmers Strand theater include "A Star IS Born" with Janet Gaynor and Fred eric March, also That Mans Here Again" with Hugh Herbert and a great supporting cast of comedians:
 Sundays new show will be head lined by Let Them Live" tense dramatic movie about doctors, which does not have any operating room scenes in 1t. It relates the battle of a young doctor who compek crooked officials to provide proper equipment to save the lives of chill dren threatened by an epidemic.
 The leading role is portrayed oy John Howard, remembered for hiS excellent work in an earlier him Lost Horizon" In the story there are two girls who fall in love with him. They are Nan Grey, one of the featured sisters In Three Smart Girls" and Judith Barrett, cast as the niece of the political chief in this new production, "Let Them Live"
 The companion feature will be "As Good AS Married" with John Boles, Doris Nolan, Walter Pidgeon, Tala Birell, Alan Mowbray and others.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-24
Brain TwizzIers By Prot. ], D. Flint

There were three horses running a race. Their names were Tally-Ho, Sonny Boy and Juanita. Their owners were MT. Lewis, MT. Bailey and Mir. Smith, but not necessarily in order.
 The following information is avail able:
 Tally-Ho unfortunately broke an ankle at the start of the race.
 MT. Smith owned brown and white three year old.
 Sonny Boy already had winnings of $35,000.
 MT. Bailey lost heavily, although his horse almost won.
 The horse that won was black.
 This race was the first that the horse owned by MT. Lewis had run. What was the name of the horse that won and who owned him?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-24

When the rush for Jane Wy mans first starring picture were being shown in Hollywood, Jane, above, practically stole the show from herself. She tainted. Doctors said 1t was due to excitement over the big occasion and to the strain of work that had carried Jane from radio singing to movie suc- cess within a year.
 but it couldn't be done because ta that time) color-filh sound was z lot better than black-and- white sound and there just wasn't any thing to be done about it.
 He talked about 10 minutes, eX- pIaining in minute detail why voices and music registered best oh color film.
 Goldwyn kept quiet and listened Or seemed to be listening. Wher the engineer had finished, GoldWyr said, "Uh-huh. Let's see-there wa! something I wanted to remind vol before you go Oh, yes-remem' Der, in our next picture the soun6 has positively got to be as good as
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-24
Producers Sidewalk Farley Often Savers
 Of Death Watch After New Film Showing
Actor Invents Guessing Game to Be Played
 by a Detective

it was in 'whoopee'."
 Marquee sign-o the-week: "WO- MAN CEASES MAN with M. Mouse"
 Your Guess is Good
 was talking with 8 detective the other day. Just casually. He's a private detective who specialiZes ill gathering divorce evidence for the film colony, and in countering extor- tion attempts by delving into the private lives of would-be black mailers.
 He was wary about discussing any specific cases, but he did say that a detective in Hollywood draws some of the worlds strangest assignments.
 "OnIy three nights ago." he said, T got telephone call from man in the movies. Yeah, you know his name all right; everybody knows it.
 "Well, this fella wanted me 10 hurry right out, so hurried to the house and went in, and he was sit- ting there alone. He seemed sober, yet he acted kind of funny. I sat down a minute, wondering what it was all about, and finally asked what he wanted.
 "He says, You're detective, aren't you? A good detective?'
 q said yeah, was a good detec- tive.
 "He said, 'Okay, then find out what wantp
 And that's all the guy would say. I tried to talk to him, but he'd say, Go ahead and find out what l want, if you're detective I gave him bill for $5 for call, and I got check this morning. But no eX- planation,"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-24

FAR back in the history of Chi. A nose civilization, the world was considered the battle-ground in the eternal struggle of the two major forces of life-male and female. It was not a conflict, but an effort to create unity, a har-' mony, between these forces.
 Symbolizing this struggle, the Chinese drew two symmetrically curved figures, one black, the oth- CT white, opposing each other within a circle. It is the "yin- yang" so we'll known and so uni. versal in Oriental design. Accord ing to Chinese belief, every part of the world, both animate and inani- mate, is ruled by the yin-yang, the opposition of male and female, light and darkness, active and passive.
 Out of this symbol, other mys- tic forms have risen-the squared maze, pattern around Oriental rugs, similar designs for borders, and the swastika.
 Early Chinese stamps includ- ed this symbol in their border
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-24
No One Leaves for Fear of Getting Blame if
 Pictures a 'Dud"
By PAUL HARRISON NGA Service Stan Correspondent

Hollywood.-A little ceremony in- Variabiy observed after every Holly wood preview is the sidewalk confer ence. This is strictly an executive meeting participated in by the head of the studio and one or more lieu tenant yeS-men, the producer, the director, Q few of the writers, and sometimes the head press agent.
 Autograph hunters and other side line gawkerS never pay the slightest attention to these non-acting lumin- aries, so the latter are able to stand by the curb, or maybe under the marquee by the box-of1ce, and talk without interruption.
 Nobody ever leaves one of these conferences until 1t is entirely and unanimously disbanded, because if he doesn't remain to defend him. self, he will be blamed for most of the faults in the picture.
 If the picture just previewed has been very good indeed, the sidewalk conferences will last only 10 or b minutes and will consist largely of an exchange of congratulations and su- perlative tributes, together with rosy estimates of how much money 1t should make.
 If the picture just previewed has been very bad, the conferees will ad- journ almost immediately to some body,s house, or perhaps to one ot the less popular cocktail bars.
 First, though, the executives Will have paused to receive the condo fences of friends, each of whom will declare with simulated enthusiasm that the feature is an artistic trl- umph though perhaps of limited box -office appeal. In Hollywood, anything that doesn't make money is art.
 If the picture just previeWed IS fairly good, but in need of retakes and general repairs, the sidewalk conference may go on for couple of hours-until long after the the ater is darkened and the waiting chauffeurs have begun nodding at their wheels.
 Finally a majority decision IS reached: The writers are toId Io so home and figure out how to improve the film.
 Story About GOldwyn
 This seems to be open season on Samuel Goldwyn anecdotes, and one is recalled by the producers recent announcement that all his pictures, beginning few months hence, will be in Technicolor.
 Goldwyn made "Whoopee" in l93o in color, and there was a good deal of praise for the quality Of the sound. He called in his sound engl- neer, expressed his pleasure, and said he wanted the sound in all tu- ture pictures to be just as good.
 The technician said he was sorry
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-24
ANSWER TO YESTERDAYS
 TWIZZLER

The cs=sormer lad arranged with the boi Ice man U give the par hcalar five-dollar bill to the first person who presented a large bill .or tickets and also to note the seat number and any other information.
 lCopvriRht. yohn F. Dille Col
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-24
BANANAS AND RICE

Florence Rice, M-G-M actress, gained IA pounds in two weeks on her banana diet. Twice day, she ate two bananas, mashed thoroughly, topped with cream and a tablespoon of brown sugar.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-24

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The Washington times., 1937-02-23
Washington Stocks

SALES
After Call
Capital Traction SIS, $500@961a.
National Bank of Washington,
5@135.
The Washington times., 1937-02-23

One result is the strange worry about hot money
or the large number of dollars which foreigners have
this country. Strange it may however foreigners
probably real values here than they had
ago. We simply fooing ourselves by seeing values
through the telescope of the devalued dollar
The $800O0OO0OO in foreign investments today is not
much in real value the $6O00O00OO0 of few years
Again they tell about prospective $9OOOOOOOOOO ma
tonal income What does this mean?
Is it better to have nanny dollars than few big dollars?
Is who lives meat any better off when he gets So
day than he at So day. if beefsteak has gone up
from 30 cents TO over so cents pound
The most serious side of the matter however that
letting ourselves be fooled about the future We let
ting the politicians promise "secury in of dollars
that are less and less valuable.
BY the time YOU Is old how much do YOU think
that the dollar will be worth? Where will prices be five years
from now?
the man who sits in Washington and promises YOU income
OF S2O month when reach 65 the time reducing
the purchasing power of each dollar
What assurance have you that the $40 buy much then
$40 do
From the economists standpoint perhaps the chief practical
reason for maintaining the freedom and independence the
American judiciary is that this is the way limit
manipulation of the dollar.
The Washington times., 1937-02-23
DIESEL OUTPUT
SETS MARK

Exceeding all expectations, the
sales volume of Diesel engines
reached record high levels at the
1885 year-end, according to Poor's
Industry and Investment Surveys.
1t is now believed that the long
awaited up-surge in buying has
gained sufficient momentum to as
sure continuance we'll into 1887,
the report said, adding:
Measured in terms of horse
power, the 1886 sales volume of
Diesel engines exceeded by so
per cent the previous record es-
tabliShed in 1885. Tractors con-
tinued to supply the major de-
mand for this increasingly pop
ular type of power, absorbing As
per cent of the 1886 output. OF
the remainder, 20 per cent went
into stationary engines, while 10
per cent each was employed in
truck and marine installations.
In addition, the use of Diesel
power by railroads recorded a
moderate expansion"
Caterpillar Tractor, the one
manufacturer to turn out Diesels
on a mass production basis, again
led in annual volume, and crossed
the 21,000-unit mark late in the
autumn, it was pointed out. Like
wise, other Diesel builders, includ-
ing Fairbanks Morse, Ingersoll-
r a n d, Hercules Motors, and
Cooper-Bessemer, are in line for a
share of the profits arising from
the steadily increasing demand,
the survey added.
The Washington times., 1937-02-23
WHEAT PRICES
LACK TREND

CHICAGO, Feb. % G.N.sJ.
Wheat lacked a definite trend in
today's early post holiday deal
ings. Other grains generally fol
lowed wheat.
The wheat market opened un-
changed to 12c up and later re-
acted about 1zc under the previous
closing level. The setback was
short lived. however, and prices
firmed again.
Around mid-Session wheat was
unchanged to Hc off, corn un-
changed to 14c up. Oats 14c down
to 3sc up and rye 1sc up to
Zee off.
Further purchases of cash wheat
by Germany and clear weather in
the domestic winter wheat belt
lent firm undertone to the wheat
market here. but demand gen.
orally was not active.
Liverpool wheat was higher than
due based on the action of the
market here Saturday. Winnipeg
was influenced largely by the
trend at Chicago.
The Washington times., 1937-02-23
Volume Saturday
1,484,73O Shares

-1936-37-
High Low
The Washington times., 1937-02-23

Montreal funds in New York, par at
q, 200.
The Washington times., 1937-02-23
Cleveland Livestock

CLEVELAND, Feb. % GN.sD.-Hogs
Receipts 100. All grades 15c lower.
Top, $10.5O.
Cattle-Receipts $50 Cows and COM
mon butcher cattle steady. Good butch
er cattle weak to lower.
Calves-Receipts $50; market steady,
with good action.
Sheep-Receipts $500; good wool
lambs active; strong to 15c higher; clips
weak to lower
The Washington times., 1937-02-23
Buffalo Livestock

EAST BUFFALO y. Y. Feb. %
s1.-Hogs 200 Holdovers 100.
Dull. Weights above 40 pounds. 1Oc
under Monday; lighter averages off 25c
and more: good and choice. 1SO-27o
pounds avera Eing 215 pounds. $1O.65;
frucked-ins. $3.50 down; pigs and under
weights. $s.25ds; packing sows, &915g
0.4a.
Cattle-1O0 Holdovers, 100. About
steady; medium heifers. S65 pounds.
$3.50; low-cutter and cutter cows, 1915
OATS; medium bulls. $5.75; common
lightweights. downward to IS.
Calves-100. Vealers draggy; barely
steady; good and choice, S1O.50; com
mon and medium, $7@9.
sheep-20n Lambs active: strong to
slightly higher; good and choice ewes
and wetherE, largely 3l1 35 medium and
mixed grades, 0lOaloSS; aged ewes to
&63B.
The Washington times., 1937-02-23

prices.
The worst part of our illusions began when
the politicians in power at Washington de
valued" the dollar By that operation, they
reduced the real value of the dollar, thus en-
abing them to do two impossible things at the
same time. One was to write up paper
profit on gold of several billion dollars. CThis
the politicians now use to speculate with. The
other was to make show of increasing our
monetary reserves by saying that what was
five billion dollars one day was eight billions
the next.
They rubbed Aladdm's lamp and said: Let
The Washington times., 1937-02-23

'Ex. Dividend. bBooks closed. +Plus
extras. SS5Oc paid May Is. 1885. soc
paid Aug. Is, 1886. soc paid Nov. is,
1886. a4eo extra (e2fc extra ,f1Ia 90
extra. h75c extra. g1co extra paid Dec.
Is, 1885. ""25c paid June 30 1886 45c
paid Dec. 90. 1886. "b5O stock dividend
The Washington times., 1937-02-23
HANEY ;s: S:::: 1:;: :es 's:s': to ';' S's
AAA IA - - Age Security in u s.
By LEWIS HANEY

The thought that mind first is that we the people,
oong ourselves about the fundamental economic values
looking things through the deceptive veil of
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-18
WHAT is A LIBERAL?

"The foundation of civilized society,"" said DR..
Arthur Morgan, of the Tennessee Valley Authority,
once sis reliance intelligent and sympathetic
fairness and reasonableness rather than on arbi-
trary power. Only to the extent that men have
confidence that issues will be decided by efforts to
reach the most reasonable conclusions can men dis
arm, physically, economically and socially"
, DIR. Morgan made that statement, it seems, be-
fore becoming connected with the Tennessee Val
ley Authority and long before the start of the "st
down" strike in General Motors plants and so was
not spoken with any of these current controversies
in view. Dorothy Thompson quotes it as an exam
pie of liberal statement and as an expression of
the liberal spirit. Yet, those who wish the contro-
versy between iva and the power companies set
tied by force exercised by the government and
those who wish the automobile strike settled by
the use of the Shutdown" weapon welded by a
minority and so cannot subscribe to that statement
dare call themselves liberals What is liberal?
News.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-18
NEWSPAPERS OPINIONS
ITS OWN COMMENTARY

II there ever was any doubt as to the real Pur-
nose behind the Presidents proposal to reofganize
the federal judiciary, it must have been dispeHea
by the approach which Attorney General Homer D.
Cummings made in his Sunday night deliVerahee W
the American people.
Before considering the attorney genera w"
tention, it ss meet to remember two RELATIONSHIPS
which apply directly to him. First, he was pom
tican long before he was cabinet MEMBER nav
ing served as Democratic national commiltee''""
and stepped into the justice portfolio upon 'he
death of the late Senator Walsh who was siateu
for the cabinet position. 1t has been repeatedly
charged that his department was one OF the weak
est in the administration, that it was pohtieaiiy
manned and that rejection Of several new "ea'
measures was due almost entirely 10 the ih"h''e'
in which they were drafted by members OF MS
staff. Ii suffces to say that there was huiioei
of dismissals, reputedly on White House ORDERS
and that handling of these important matters
which had heretofore gone askew, was lntrusted 10
Solicitor General Stanley Reed In the second place.
Mr.. Cummings is the only cabinet member whon'
the President is known to have consulted peiore
announcing his court reorganization PLAN Thus ne
is necessarily on the inside and is naturally pre-
sumed to be speaking for the White House
In his message to congress Mr.. Roosevelt omit
ted any mention of a desire to reconstruct the
high court so as to get rulings favorable to his pet
measures. The changes were advocated as means
of relieving court congestion and expeditng the
administration of justice. When Attorney General
Cummings got around to answering critics OF the
program. his basic argument, instead OF bearing
down upon the presidential reasons, was that real
objection to the chief executives proposals for re-
organization of the judiciary came from those VINO
"want 10 retain on the bench judges VINO may DC
relied upon to veto progressive measures II that
attack does not give away the administrators real
purpose. what does or would? The administration
wants to get on the court of last resort judges VINO
will say yes to its proposals.
The opponents of the program would keep the
high court packed for purpose; the admlnlstra-
ton would pack it for different purpose. Thus
the attorney general stutifes his own position and
leaves the American public, aside from all the other
issues involved, realizing anew that two wrongs
never make right.-Greensboro News