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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-24
LITERARY LEAGUE
 ORGANIZED HERE
Lithuanians Form New As. sOciatiOn-Dr. Hill Is
 Chosen President

The organization of the LithuAn- ian Literary league took place last night at c meeting held at 70 Green street. ct which time pr. Frank ]. Hill was elected chairman. John rariela, vice-chairman; Mrs. John zematitis. recording secretary and Frank T. Danis, treasurer. Mrs. stephanie eapranas, John Orintas and Anthony Lazdauskas were ap. pointed Q publicity committee.
 Announcement wss made that the purpose of the literary league is to stimulate interest in the Lithuan- ian section of the siias Bronson H. brary and for the purchase of new Lithuanian and American volumes. The guild will also Do c source for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-24

the organizer today, i've know there will be no diffieulty in that respect If the employers will cooperate with us. However, we have naturally de- cided on an organization program to bring about certain settlements on hours and wages and we hope to have the whole business settled by Labor Day"
 Friday evening ct eight o'clock the members of the union will meet in Workmen's Circle hall on spen- eer avenue and it Is expected at that time that reports will be made on the conferences which are scheduled for Friday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-24

Informal ceremonies at Cedar crest Sanitorium in Hartford, in. augurating the opening of the state institution construction program, sponsored by the new department Of public works and to Do carried on oy the Works Progress Administration, will take place Friday afternoon ct 3 o'clock following 6 postponement from last week. This announce ment, made today, came jointly
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-24
PENSIONERS FORTUNE FOUND

Denver (UP)-For six months Mrs. Mary A. Barry, q widow, drew q pension of $30 Q month from the Denver bureau of public welfare. When she died 1t was discovered she had S4oooo on deposit in . local bank.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-24

Dr. E '. aln ol Che Knights Of Llthuasila, John Crlntas and John zemantauskas.
 Donations received were Che fol- lowing, te5 from the h. 0. P. O.. e1B from the x. I. P. club; @ from the K. of L. and eS from the Women's Educational club.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-24

story fireproof building for other employees of the institution for tu. herculosis patients. Cost of the three structures Is estimated at S2Si 900.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-19
Washington Stocks

SALES
Capital Traction, SIS. $50O@90.
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MYERS HEADS
SHELL BRANCH

D. Russell Myers, Of Silver
Spring, Md, has been made man
ager of the Washington branch Of
Shell Union Oil Corporation, effec-
tive Immediately, and will be in
complete change of all sales activ-
tiles throughout the metropolitan
Washington market and northern
Virginia, it was announced by
Sandy A. Flint, manager of the
central division.
In 1929 Mr.. Myers accepted a
position with the Shell organiza-
ton when that company first be-
gan marketing its products in the
East, starting as a tank-Wagon
salesman, and working successive
ly in Baltimore, northern Virginia,
and Washington. He was made
supervisor of the Lychburg (Va.)
area in 1881 and later became q
general salesman, contracting tank.
car customers throughout Virginia,
Maryland and the District Of Co
lumbia. He held this position un-
til his present promotion as Wash
ington manager.
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New York Produce

NEW YORK. May 10 G.Ns).-Eggs
23X Oslo; standards, 23h @22%c; me
diums, zee; nearby brown specials. 241ac;
standards blank medium, 21k 421hc;
23Ac; firsts. 21h 922c; seconds, blank;
mediums. 20@2Ohc: Pacific Coast white
fancy packs. iumbos. 3O1s @33c; specials.
2s1s T30: standards. 2S1s q 2sc; mediums,
27@27hc.
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was halted in some eases, and that progress
toward recovery has been very irregular. In
several important respects, however, the Stats
tics make favorable showing. Some "barome-
ters' which rarely fail point upward.
To begin with, the production of both pig
iron and steel increased, and in both cases was
a little above estimated normal. Blast furnace
activity was clearly far above normal, which
is partly due to the preceding scarcity of steel
scrap and the strong foreign market for pig
iron.
The net impression I get here is that some
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slowing desirable but that final peak OF cycle
has been
April machine tool orders the highest level record
making allowance for seasonal variation The threemonth
moving average made high for the cycle This
gain made mostly in domestic orders
1t is hard pesmsc about the future in
dusry while indusras ordering such capital goods
machine tools in large and increasing volume
Even in the case of the aggard building industries the April
returns not wholly bad 1t is true permits" declined
about per cent although seasonal gain is usual in April
This chiefly the result of slump in New York city, how
and the total 40 cent And resi-
denona building Contracts actually let 20 per
above the March total which makes them 81 per cent
year ago. '..
Despite unfavorabe conditions such high building
and monetary uncertainty there nothing the look Of the
building that suggests that the gradual has
end Building activity only about half of the average
rate during 1921-1927.
notable In April 1906 freight ordered against
$500 in March and $3.50 year ago. Similarly "a
locomotives ordered against 90 and 15 respectively
The untitled orders for all sorts of locomotives fell from Alt
in March to O5 in April but shipments from 80 to A.
Thus orders gained slightly and yet shipments only
a small fraction of the untitled orders.
Then should note the statistical position of the
ferrous metals since their prices have attracted much ae
ton The outstanding fact that "copper" lead and zinc stocks
were reduced to the lowest levels in long while.
Certainly producers not burdened Doubtless there
much anticipation of requirements by during the first
quarter and good large buyers much ordering
until toward the end of the year.
The New York State employment figures are distinctly en-
couragng Not only did factory employment show
seasonal gain but factory pay rolls continued their long
climb rising IL cent in April in contrast with decline
Of L3 per cent year ago. Employment is estimated
being only cent under 1929. Total April pay rolls
$13174,0OO against $10,111 900 last year.
And note this: Average weekly earnings per employee
New York factories $279l in comparison $24S3
in April 1855 gain of 1919 per Isn't that
answer to the cost of living?
There great deal of talk about the backwardness Of
troao in Apr1
ment stores in 55 cities show that the sales
rate per in March, In both months seasonally
adjusted indexes SO cent Of the average for 19225
The April dollar sales per above last year
which to indicate small decline in physical volume
since prices had risen than that.
Wholesale prices reacted in April, bill of goods that
brought $11S15 April l. selling for $11516 May l.
This compares with $9s.19 year ago.
Since shipments measured by the volume of freight
traffic in April it likely that commodity markets
lacked strength to carry the load Ny PV line shows
small reactions but nothing, think that relief from political
uncertainty would not remedy.
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HANEY 5 s:s: + &: '' =: s;s Se:
By LEWIS HANEY
(Professor of Economics, New York University

present herewith brief analysis of the most significant
statistical data concerning business and industry in April
that the preceding upward trend
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sex. dividend. books closed.
+Pius extras. O2% extra. f1h% ex.
ira. h7se extra. s"26c paid June 80.
1885. G6e paid Dec. ~, 1875.
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(a) Optional saSh CD Extra In stock teS Lau
dating dividend a. Of aecumulatiOnA M Paia
in 1855 CrO payable this year. twwl VITA vas"
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rirhta Yearly dividend carried preferred So
The Washington times., 1937-11-06
A Lifelong Dep'OtiOr

From that moment theirs lifelong devotion. And
followed them with eager expectancy. followed them
through violence and ministerial blunderng through horrors
of the Indian mutiny and the Crimea.
Through the bitter clash with those who drove them into
senseess against which their calm reasoning rebeed
Through the pathos of Abet unpopulary from which she
staunchy srove shield him. because she knew to be
undeserved.
And the last stand togetherthe threat of with
the United States This monsrous must not be. And
So bound by common love and duty they faced
the arrogant buserg of their lords Her anger bazed
forth Rather than plunge her people into with those
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1t AJU Changed Suddenly

Those faro years vanished. could her clearly look
ing her shoulder she wrote She petite and rather
plump the candleght with clear blue eyes and heart
shaped face She looked out Of those eyes with kind Of
feminine helpessness, but don't let that fool you.
At the time discovered her. she had just emerged from
unhappy childhood For IS years had been ccrles and
then all changed suddenly Her laughter rang out her
dancing feet found freedom Youth oyous recapured
almost lost youth Then love and, following that
the weight of State affairs upon that love- the
first instance coming in the following passage:
The English very jealous of any foreigner interfer
ing in the Of this country and have already
pressed in papers hope that you would not interfere
As to your wish about your gentlemen my dear Albert
must tell you quite honestly that it will not do am
distressed to tell you what fear you do not like"
It this point that Albert realized that he ony
the husband of the queen and not the master of the house,
And result the first sharp notes sounded in an intensely
human comedy The clash of Wills the domestic
ct between young husband and his young wife. Until
they both faced danger the attempt to assassnae
the queen The assassin firing close quarters Albert eaped
his feet and protected his wife with his body Protecting
than her. for she to bear him child And in
that spontaneous of courage he bound himself closely
to her than
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lible (two-dollar word, Andy) human being,
just like us.
Of course, don't mean to say that the
only way to win laughs as screen comedian
is to portray an absent-minded man. Far
from it. But what I IN trying to say is that
comedian must capitalize mankind's low
able frailties. And being absent-minded
is one sure way Of doing it.
Another, Andy, is to depict a slightly
tipsy guy. And, Of course, bsent-minded-
ness here plays part, too. For you have
run into the fellow who gets a bit lit up and
buys something for his wife like goat, and
then when he takes it home he forgets why he
bought it.
I play that kind Of fellow in Holly
wood Hotel, " for instance. Now don t go and
cut out this reference, Andy. It isn't an
adv, honest. But you know how it is with
fellow who loves his work. He's always
thinking about it. Why, when you go to
parties I expect you manage to mention the
name Of your paper at least once, anyhow.
Nicht Wahr? Well, anyhow, now that's
settled, I IL go on and explain what kind Of
guy am in this picture, just so you IL see
what mean.
Why, can't even remember my own name,
sometimes. 1t S supposed to be Marshall"
and m supposed to be the father Of tem-
peramental movie star. But when they in
troduce me to some guy, say "oh, yes, Mr..
Marshall, glad to meet you. How are you?
Woo-Woo." Or my wife comes up and I say,
Don't know your" Or I ride horse into
drive-in restaurant and ask en- 10 put gaso-
line in my car.
You see, Andy, it's all absent minded
ness and all human weakness, and most Of us
laugh at such things because-Well, because
we're weak ourselves.
Even the comedian who wins his laughs
by getting pie in the face or a kick in the
pants is really capitalizing absent
mindedness. Know what mean? He's s plav-
ing dumb guy without any brains, who
therefore becomes public butt. No brains
mind is absent from the dome -Woo-woo.
Or wasn't it you that asked me the oues-
t1on? Well, somebody did, or wouldn't
have that string around my niger. Or maybe
forgot what the string was all about. I
don't remember. Woo-Woo,
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He Studied Biographies

First had to assmate the of biographies and
read everything of any consequence written about Vic
tora But found that most Of the literature remins-
cent of those palace officials who keep royalty respect
full distance Never those biographies did get any
where near her.
Then day suddenly met her for the first time And
to my utter surprise she wasn't fearsome old lady ALL
but fascinating young girl of TO- most attractive and
hghspirited girl And lost my heart to her completely
The encounter in the pages of her diary and in the
intimate passages of her private correspondence There
in her hand she unfolded herself to For examples
Albert is very fascinating -. love him more
than can say These last few days have passed like
dream to me, and much bewildered by it all that
know hardly how to write; but do feel very happy
do so adore Albert"
This not the queen writing Here young girl
with blush her cheek and beating heart trembling
the Threshold of her first love-
gave him ring with the date of the dear
to fifteenth engraved it. also gave him little seal
used to wear At six o'clock Albert came to and
stayed with until Part of the time sat in the
closet and Albert gave ring just like the gave
him with the date of the fifteenth in it"
This not the Queen of England and her future
consort 1t Vicky and AL fresh from the campus
changing frat pins in stream-lned roadster
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Hu4 AaeAf

Kerby predicts opera, in a mod
ernized form, for the screen, and
also believes that modern
"streamlined" opera will be a
part Of the social life of every
American community.
The dividends a city is paid
by its investment in cultural de-
velopment "are less crime, less
vice and a better citizenship"
he said.
Opera of the future will be
IN English, its dramatic phases
constructed according to moe I'm
screen technique, and with play.
ers and singers acceptable to
screen audiences.
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Paul Kerby Visions America
Crazy Over Opera

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 6 IN.s0.
Opera will some day be classed
as a public utility. along with
electricity, gas, schools, or a mu-
nicipal water system"
This prediction was made to-
day Of Paul Kerby. information.
ally known composer and sym.
phony and opera conductor, re-
Gently signed by Metro-Goldwyn.
Mayer to lend his musical tai.
ents to the screen.
Conductor of the Vienna Sym
phony, active in the state opera
and the Salzburg Music Fes-
tival, and lately symphony and
radio conductor in New York,
The Washington times., 1937-11-06
HUGH HERBERT GIVES A FEW SECRETS ABOUT GETTING
MiIIion-D Dollar Story That
Everyone Turned Down

Charles De GrGndcourt, DideDy knoOn English author
and bogrGpker Gived In NeaO York coincident qOh the
American premiere of "VctoriG the Great the intimate
recreation of the life of the famed qeen a0ch he sOrote
for Herbert WSIcoT producer and director of the picture
And ON his arrival he prevailed upon discuss the
genesis OF has story he being of the foremost aor
ties ON VctoTanG IN England The fooaving qUritten
especially for HouyVood-on-Pa Parade, is the result:
By CHARLES DE GRANDCoURT
When was small boy training for the navy at the old
Royal Naval Academy at Gospor England awakened one
morning to find myself Infamous had won prize with
The Washington times., 1937-11-06

an essay entitled: "The
Growth of the British EN-
pire." My mates weren't at
all impressed. To the con-
trary, the prefect gave me
an awful whacking with a
rope dipped in brine. 1t was
to teach me not to put on
airs and, more particularly,
not to become sentimental.
At the time, I remember,
I felt I was terribly put
upon. But, looking back on
it, l appreciate now that 1
fully deserved that licking.
The cause was a super
patriotic piece Of work, re-
flecting a youthful awe and
everence for her late
Majesty, Queen Victoria. I
should be afraid to read it
today, although my mother,
who was one of the first
women editors, still thinks it
is pretty good.
Regardless of its quality,
however, it doubtless changed
the course of nv life. It
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me just how it should be done,
admitting that she'd done a lit.
tie swordplay while at school in
Canada.
From that day on, I found It
absolutely unnecessary to argue
with Miss Shearer. In fact.
I've made point of avoiding it,
have been credited at various
times with teaching Marion
Davies how to sing. While I
admit that I have a very fine.
clear, resonant tenor-sone.
times it's a baritone, depending
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on how I'm feeling-I don't
think that I should take all the
credit in this instance. It is a
fact, though, that Marion had
never sung before in films until
we made Marianne" There
had been weeks Of preparation,
with singing teachers, throat
specialists and accompanies.
Came the dawn. Despite the
tense nervousness Of everyone
on the set - excepting myself,
Of courSe-the song was sung.
There was terrific .jubilation.
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By ROBERT z. LEONARD

In my 27-or is it 2S?-years
in this business, I have never
yet had to horsewhip a lady.
In the first place, a lady
shouldn't need horsewhipping,
and in the second place, my prop
men never had a horsewhip
handy when I needed it.
But both those items are en-.
tirely beside the point.
I have been asked to write
about women stars have
handled or miShandled during
my 20 or 80 years in pictures.
So far the benefit of my less
fortunate conferees I have de-
cided, now that have started
writing my obiography-and
everybody should write an auto.
biography if he ever expects to
get anywhere-to give them the
benefit Of my 81 or 80 years be-
fore the mast.
HE SHOWS EN- HOW
AS illustration "a" let me cite
my first experience with Greta
Garbo. It proves the efficacy
of what, for lack of a better
term, we shall hereafter refer
to as the sympathetic ap-
proach." I was supposed to
direct her in her first test. She
spoke no English. spoke no
Swedish. She was supposed to
impersonate a flapper. I had
to show her what a flapper was.
In my peerless pantomine, I got
over the idea so perfectly, fling
ing around my 235 pounds-that
was before I started gaining
with all the abandon and joie
de vivre which has always been
my principal characteristic.
When I got through, she had
completely disappeared. I was
told she was in hiding. And
that was the last I ever saw of
her. Or almost the last. di-
rected her, after that, in Susan
Lenox." That's how know
that Garbo can laugh. She
laughed all the way through the
picture. Every time she looked
at me.
And look where Garbo is
today. 1t Just goes to prove my
contention, whatever my con-
tention may have been.
And that reminds me Of the
first time I ever met Norma
Shearer. I was going to teach
her how to fence for a scene.
For ten minutes I demonstrated
thrusts and parries, flinging my
200 poundS-that was one of the
times I was reducing-around
with even more recklessneSS
than aforementioned. When I
got through, Norma picked my
old cavalry saber and showed
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Director Robert Leonard Just Tells His Lovely Exactly Should
Be Done-Then, Strange Say They Do IT. But Often In
Their Own Cute Way

Everyone wanted to see and
hear the ruShes, right away.
We went into the projection
room that same afternoon.
The film flashed on, and the
song rolled forth. Only without
any Sc&nd. Somebody on the
set had forgotten to connect up
the microphone cable.
That, you might say, really
set me in solid with Miss Davies.
Once Joan Crawford kissed
me. That was before I had
directed her in anything.
And there was a time when
Constance Bennett sat on my
lap. She was ten years old at
the time.
During the last year or so, a
certain amount of publicity has
gone out about Pop" Leonard's
great. big. happy family"
meaning the crew on ''Maytime"
and '"The FREELY" In fact that
crew has been kept pretty well
intact since "The Great Zieg-
feld." When a director is sur
rounded by a band of loyal
henchmen, no redheaded woman
is going to intinidate him.
Gene Raymond. please note.
KNOWS WHO'S BOSS
But to get back to horSewhip-
ping. I really have to pat my.
self on the back for holding the
whip hand over jeanette Mac
Donald during '"The FREELY"
Any time I wanted to show my
authority, all. ] had to do was
to send her a wire on the set:
Remember the sixteenth of
June. The later you are the
later the wedding will be-"
Well, I certainly had the girl
licked. And cid she knuckle
under! I remember it looked
one time as if we wouldn't fin
iSh the picture on schedule. So
I told her she'd probably have
to postpone he- honeyemoon.
She didn't even answer me.
I guess that shows whether or
not I had her buffaloed.
So you see there's really no
secret in being sble to get along
with the worlds most gorgeous
women. It iSn't entirely gift,
though a man does need a Ger:
tain amount OF native talent.
When thoroughly analyzed
though. it amounts to this:
after a guy has been in this
business 80 or "a years, he de-
velopS Just a sort Of instinct for
saving ard doing the right thing.
Bring on your Myrna Logs and
LuiSe Rafners, and all the rest
OF them. I guess W. S. Van
Dyke isn't the only man around
this lot who can scare them to
death. No feminine star talks
back to Robert 2. Leonard and
gets away with it.
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For, Andy, 1t
takes an absent
minded man.
Yessir, an
absent minded man
will make people
laugh every time.
You see 80 per cent
or so Of us-maybe,
99-44/1oo per cent
Of US, like the
famous soap-are
absent minded. We
have to tie strings
around our fingers
to make US remember
to bring home the
Wife's piece Of
bacons And then,
doggone it, We can't
remember what the
string is all about.
And so when We
see an absent
minded man on the
screen We just natu-
rally laugh. He
strikes US as a fall
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1t All Gets Right Back to the
Fact That Everybody Is
Absent-Minded
Dear Andy Kelley:

You asked me the other day what it takes
to make screen comedian. Or didn't you
ask me? I'm absent-minded that way. And
that brings me around to an answer to your
question.
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took grip my Imagination and led me away from the
quarter deck For became Victoria fam and for years
Victoria has held her hand She very close to me-
and yet for years couldn't her. It take quite
a few years before could do So
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-09-17
INSURANCE FIRMS
SEE RECORD YEAR
Convention Hears Prediction of
Compulsory Auto Coverage
Unless Rates Drop.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, September IL
L. M. Dunathan of Shelby, Ohio told
the National Association of Mutual
Insurance agents yesterday many
States would adopt some form of COM
pulsory accident coverage for motor
vehicle operators unless automobile
casualty insurance firms reduce their
rates or the number of financially ire
sponsible autos on the highways is
reduced.
Dunathan, assistant secretary of the
Shelby Mutual Plate Glass a. Casualty
Co., said more than 1900 900 of the
25,000,000 motor vehicles being OPP
Grated in the United States are not
insured against loss of life, personal
or property damage in accidents.
Insurance companies are missing
about a billion dollars year, in po-