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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-09-23

STATE FEATURES
| -FOUR DAUGHTERS
Fannie Hurst's Latest
Story Draws Praises Of
Noted Critics

II u very, very seldom that words
cannot describe the greatness OF
any picture, but such Is the case
with the Aim -Four Daughters
which opens at the Warner Bros
state thoator this afternoon a. the
heAdllner Of the oil Movie Cuis pro-
gram.
Many Of the foremost Aim critics
and columnists throughout the
country have expressed their opin-
Ions IN short snappy phrases such
as, Jimmie Fidler who says "Foui
bells" The best Of the recent crop
Put II on your "Must See histp
Walter Winchell, the New York
Times, the New York Daily News
and many other noteworthy critics
and publications have ell added
their praise to this, the years most
memorable picture.
And yet after oil this comment
and praise no one has yet TO say
what makes -Four Daughters" Q
great picture.
II may DO the dcft, sure wisdom
OF the brilliant authoross Fannie
Hurst, whose "Humoresquo", Back
Street" and Limitation Of Life"
stand among the screens finect
achievements.
And then again II may DO the
grand cast OF ten experienced and
famous stars, whose youthful exu-
berance lifts them 10 dramatic
heights unexpected and unforget-
able. Priscilla Lane, John Carried
and JEFFREY Lynn, newcomers, yes
but they rank with fllmdom's greatest
Rosemary Lane, Lola Lane, Gale
Page, Claude Rains, Dick Foran
Frank MciIugh and May Robson
also add 10 their iaurels,
But more likely II 10 that inde-
Unable spark, that unmistakalbe
touch OF inspiration which marks
this picture from the rest, makes II
live with sincerity, q humanity, q
warmth TIT ~ seldom captured on
celiuloid.
II cannot DO truthfully DO said
that -Four Daughters" 70 the big
gost, most lavish, most expensive
picture OF the year, but II can be
truthfully said that no picture will
give you moro enjoyment. u will
onchant, enrapture, entertain a.
the most heart-filling film you've
ever seen on the screen.
And IN the second big Movie Quiz
picture, Warner Bros. present tho
hottest news OF the day Racket
Busters" Every fact In this picture
10 true, having been filmed from the
authentic court records OF New
York City.
Humphrey Dogart, George Brent,
Gloria Dickson and Allen Jenkins
will DO seen In the chief roles.
Bogart once again returns 10 his
bad man" type ~ the cruel, call
ious yindictive leader Of the rackets;
George Brent 90 O fghting inde.
pendent truckman and Gloria Dick
son as Dfents wife.
Both OF these pictures play al
important part In the ease, 900 Movie
Quiz contest and should be seen
BY oil contestants. Incidentally
Movie Quiz booklets are stu avail
able AZ the state and oil theater.
goers who intend TO participate In
thb contest must have Q booklet.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-09-23

Nearly twice % much American
flour 10 being consumed IN the
Netherlands as q year age.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-09-23

No, les not q sample Of Per.
Sian handwriting, but Sam and
sadie, late wonder.i ieas, hav.
ing supper on an arm. The dots
mark where lunch was. The
wrlgsIy line h the Aeas' leash.
A. the top 10 q watch.chaln, for
comparison. Really, friends, the
feas are on the leash.
Of sam and sadie, tried unsuocess'
fully 10 insure their lives for $4,000
and finally sent them by air from
New York with all the Photographic
and radio honors Of world celebrities
A LITTLE SAD
FLEA MUSIC, PROFESSOR
@he fieas arrived and were deliv.
cred on the set OF "zAEa" BY q pic
torially gratifying airline hostess
Paramount then became worried
about how 10 feed is guests, which
were accustomed 10 browse upon the
arms OF Heckler.
Stories were issued about the pos
sibility OF having TO advertise for
blood donors, and scores OF the To-
cal citisenry actually tolephoned, Of
fering themselves as hosts az 30 much
per bite. The studio finally declared
that n 800 bonus for feeding the
fieas had been claimed by q brave
property man who even then wat
terrifying himself with huge meals
OF liver and rare steak.
But the fieas, Sam and Sadie,
died. With considerable ceremony
they had been onsooneed In q min.
iature dressing room. However,
come thoughtless earotaker locked
them In before the varnish was quite
dry, and the fumes did them In.
About this time q young man
named jim Moran swooped out OF
the north like q delivering angel, He
had been Up In Alaska proving that
II Ia possible 10 sell q refrigerator 10
an Eskimo. He had q box with him,
In which no declared we're two gen.
,line Alaskan feas named Warp and
Wool. But he dared not open the
box for newspapormon, no explained,
because Warp and Woof-unhamp-
cred by the fine wire leases which
held Sam and @adie-would hop out
OF the box and DO on their way back
10 Alaska.
Moran's staiwart insects were
snow.blind, no said, and thus invui-
nerable 10 the dazzling lights OF the
movies. Paramount believed him 10
the extent Of bAiiing him out Of q
local hotel.
II IL unlikely, however, that any.
body will have 10 open tho little pa
per box. No fieas are photographed
In tho picture. Only Miss Colbert,
scratching,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-09-23
Ir1HoIIYwood
Like Many a Fine Horse These Fleas
Were Scratched AT The Last Minute
Scratched by Death, the Poor Beasts
Probably Thought II Was Claudette Colbert

NEA Service Stan Correspondent
Hollywood--it's news II O flea bites
Clnudette Colbert
nut according 10 Hollywood pub.
llcity standards its nationwide news
with plenty Of pictures II Miss COL
bert with well-sinulated annoyance
even pretends 10 scratch On mag.
mary bite by q hypothetical flea.
(. In order 10 recount the tragedy OF
rleas Sam end sadie, together with
the stirring saga Of Fleas Warp and
Woof, ! must fash you back now to
q conference Of the Paramount pub
liclty department. The boys were
fairly itching 10 discover some novel
IDEAS for the pressagenting Of the
new picture, "zaza". And when they
got around 10 scrutiny OF tho script,
inspiration struck quickly. On the
third page they found that Miss
Colbert was required 10 respond 10
fieas.
Maybe" unused one Of the press
agents, I'VE could do O stunt with
feas. .Claudette's swell sport
And there's the Flea Circus In New
York. Perhaps we could make q Tie.
up with that guy, Professor Heckler
Maybe he'd sell u . couple Of
his stars"
THEY DID BETTER STUNTS
THAN THE FLEAS DID
TIE campaign got under way.
There were stories about Para
mounts critical stand between
dramatic realism and the indlgnity
Of o fiea bite. There were stories OF
Miss Colbert's self.sacrifeial cApitu-
lation 10 the hazards OF her art. And
there were stories OF the studios de.
termination that--cost what II
raighti--its brave star, Miss Colbert,
would hArbor In her blouse flea
Of the most worthy antecedents and
hygieric gterility.
Such distinguished insect OBJ
viously would have 10 come from
the stable, kennel, or whatever II
n, OF Prof. Roy Heekler, who boasts
that his super fieas, oil imported
from italy, enter this country with
clean bills OF health. In additional
press releases, Paramount pointed
QUE that such fieas, besides being
gernless, are 80 sternly disciplined
thae they might even be able 10
forego the lifetime opportunity OF
nibbling on q choice rsiorsei OF the
movies.
Professor Heckler (who has a
press agent OF his own received O
can payment Of 800, gave inter-
views regarding his fearful selection
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-09-23

10 enter this contest. Plan TO get
your booklet today and see the re-
CURED 80 Of the o. contest pictures
Of this theater.
Coming Tuesday 10 the Strand Is
the big show OF the year, irving
nerlina Alexander's Ragtime Band"
with Tyrone Power, Alice Faye and
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-09-23
~ ELL PORTER AND GEORGE
eCARB0

There arc I'VE Marx Brothers.
0ummo, q merchant, and
zeppo. an agent, leave acting 10
Chico, Harpo and droucho. mad.
meas entered the comedy teams act
Ink when they were appearing In
sefieus repertoire at Nocodoches,
rex. the audience left the the
ater 10 catch 0 runaway mule. !.
the Afarxes became TO enraged they
birissqued the serious numbers. 1.
the audience howled the next night.
and the Marxes have been
aanies ever siiico, they're all
GOOD bridge players-row perfecting
six-suit bridge. .Harpo, mute on
the screen, Is the best taiker or
stage. all Of them wisecrack
continually. but hate practical jokes.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-09-23
ACTION-PACK
FILM AT STRAND
1.-THE Texans" Story Of
Great Southwest, Ends
Tomorrow Evening

Attractions 10 DO seen today and
tomorrow OF the Warner Aros,
Strand theater include Robert TAy-
Tor In The Crowd RoarS," and Jane
Withers IN Keep Smiling" two Of
the e2So,ooo Movie 0uis contest
pictures.
Another Of the Strands "piek OF
the pictures" and ell Movie Quiz
programs win DO uahered In sunday
with the action-paeked epic OF the
great southwest, 1.-THE Texans
hoadlining the bill.
Heading the cast OF Thousands
Evening star., 1938-10-28
SCHOOL HOLIDAY
UNTIL 1889 SEEN
Dayton's Empty Treasury
Forces $4,000 Out of
Classes TODAY.
BY the Associated Press, ,

DAYTON, Ohio, Oct. 2s.-Thirty-
four thousand boys and eirb-from
kindergarten children, who didn't know
what it was all about, to high school
seniors worried about their June d.
plomas-went to school today for the
last time before q holiday which
may last until the New Year.
Parents and school ofncials admit
ted there was no way to prevent clos
ing Of schools after today's sessions
because the city school treasury is
empty, and there is, besides, a sci. 900
deficit.
Among older students the reaction
was one Of dismay. Younger ones
chanted, mo more pencils, no more
books" Parents and police wondered
how to keep them busy and of the
streets of this industrial city of
2l7,000.
There's a chance" said one senior,
that group of US will hire a tutor
so we'll be sure to get our diplomas. "
Parents Worried,
"All Of U.S." commented a girl
Ought to talk to our parents. If
they understood what this means to
US, they'd do something"
TITS going to eliminate the best
two months Of high school," said
another. thinking of the Cancelled
football program and pre.Christmas
social activities.
Parents were even more worried.
Mrs. r. B. Andrews, mother of i've.
said, "It's pretty hard on them to
Evening star., 1938-10-28
be deprived Of their right to be edu-
-

be deprived Of their right to be edu-
Gated"
The city meanwhile faced a stone
wall. With no possibility Of obtaining
State aid Immediately, with possible
revenues from proposed two-mill
100000 levy on the November 8 bal
lots unavailable this year even If ap-
proved, and With real estate tax funds
unavailable until next month, all au-
thorities agreed the holiday was in
evitable.
The Chamber Of Commerce ap-
pointed an emergency committee to
ask Gov Martin L. Davey for help.
May BE Closed Rest Of Year.
On proposal by Lewis B. Rock,
publisher Of the Dayton journal and
Herald, a permanent county public
advisory committee will act ito build
efficiency and confidence In the han
ding Of public funds in the county,
city and school districts" To guard
against a recurrence the committee
will examine all public accounts pc
T1odlcally.
When the Board of Education Or
dered the closing Wednesday night,
December was set as tentative date
for reopening for the students and the
1900 teachers and other employees.
However, Supt. Emerson Lands as
serted last night that unless the school
districts $24O,0O0 regular quarterly
share from State aid funds was forth
coming promptly the holiday might
last until January /. He added that
If the proposed levy failed, the time
out could not be made up at the end
OF the year to give the high school
seniors needed credits for graduation.
Public organizations rallied to meet
the task Of keeping the army Of chill
dren busy. The Y. M. c. A., the Day.
ton Boys Club, and the Public Library
Museum announced they would make
their facilities available every day
during the holiday. A daily emergency
vacation school program was an
nounced by the Sunday School Council
Of Religious Education, q Protestant
organization.
Evening star., 1938-10-28
ASK FOR $4,000
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank J. Kennedy
Sue Beauty Parlor.

A $50, 900 damage suit against Nor
ris Bennett and Jessie M. Bennett
272O Thirteenth street NV, and the
Cosmopolitan Beauty Shop and Nor
ris Bennett, Inc, 527 Tenth street
NV. was filed in District Court yes
terday by Frank J. Kennedy and Ger
trude M. Kennedy, ss08 Twenty-fifth
place NE. alleging injury to the lat
ter's ear drum.
The suit, filed jointly by husband
and wife under the new rules, con-
Evening star., 1938-10-28

tends that Mrs. Kennedy's ear drum
was pierced with hairpin when she
went to the beauty shop for treatment
September 27, injuring the organ per-
manently. She is asking for a $40, 900
judgment, and Mr. Kennedy seeks
$4,000 because Of alleged expenses
for medical attention and hospitaliza-
ton for his wife.
Evening star., 1938-10-28

Note typographical definition
second Puzzle No H. nights
Surely" This should have read "Surly"
Evening star., 1938-10-28

Scientists in food research have a
new term for toughness or tenderness;
1t is Chewing resistance"
Evening star., 1938-10-28
Girls to Hold Fair.

Girls to Hold Fair.
The Girls Friendly Society Of st
James Church, Bowie. Nd, will hold
Friendly Fair November 4 and 5, the
feature OF which will be a beauty con-
test to choose Miss Bowie"
Evening star., 1938-10-28

appeared A
ONCE
earlier than october 3l 1885 but later
than all solutions with
than twenty 2 A Why Automobile Show Should
Washington Auomoive
citation, 1927 street NV, Washington, D. c.
1t send in the puzzles but compulsory
published, and entries will be returned
will be final judges based correctness neatness
which submitted holding
Automobile totan 500
to the Automobile Show follows First $50 and - tickets
s25 tickets third $40 tickets fourth
duplicate
o
Questions
Evening star., 1938-10-28

Add letter each shown in the column and
definition and the added letters the
D.
Association which, with the
conducting this
BUICK DODGE sTUDEBAKER
OLDsMoBnE
CHEVROLET PACKARD
CHRYsLER PLYMOUTH
DE SOTO MERCURY
Evening star., 1938-03-22
SWANSON TO GET :
| RE|S|NGER-REPORT
Accused Marine Paymaster
Examined in Hospital by ="
Special Board.

The future Of Brig. Gen. Harold c.
Reisinger. Marine Corps paymaster,
today was in the hands Of Secretary
OF the Navy Swanson, following .
flrst-hand examination Of the ofiicer
by special retiring board.
Headed by Maj. Gen. James C.
Breckenridge, commanding general of
the Marine Barracks at Quantico, Va.
the special board convened yesterday
morning at the Naval Hospital, where
Gen. Reisinger is patient, and talked
at length with him. The boards re-
port is being made to Secretary Swan
son. who convened the board.
Gen. Reisinger was accused of fal-
styling his personal travel accounts
and was ordered before 4 general
court-martial last year at Quantico.
Gen. Breckenridge and the other two
Marine Corps officers on yesterdays
board also were members OF the gem
eral court-martial board. After the
court-martial had been convened, Gen.
Reisinger contended his mental state
was such that he could not proceed
properly with his defense. Secretary
Swanson then ordered him to the Ma
val Hospital here on January 5, where
he has since been under observation by
naval physicians, who have found him
mentally unstable, they said.
Yesterday the board met at 10 IN.
and adjourned at 1890 pm. Its de-
hberations were in executive session.
Two Of the boards members were
naval medical officers, Independent of
those who had the officer under OBJ
servation, it was said.
Officials at the hospital said Gen.
Reisinger will continue as q patient
there until Secretary Swanson makes
some disposition of the case.
Evening star., 1938-03-22
JURY DUE TO GET !.
STABB|NG CASE
FeIIoW-Worker Accused in
Death of Baker Held for
Further Action.

The case against Willie Odum, %,
colored, in the fatal stabbing Saturday
Of John A. Metcalf. 30-year-old baker,
Was expected to be presented to the
grand jury today following the failure
Of . coroner's jury to agree yesterday
after more than two hours delibera-
ton.
In announcing its failure to agree,
the jury said that while its opinion
was that Odum was responsible" 1t
was unable to determine whether he
was criminally responsible or that his
act was justiflable.
Instead Of calling for another jury,
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald re-
leased the defendant to police, to be
held for action of the grand jury.
A representative of the District
Attorneys office said the grand jury
probably would take the case today.
Proprietor Testifies.
The inquest was marked by testi-
mony Of Charles Schupp, proprietor
OF the Vienna Pastry Shop, 5513
Colorado avenue NV, where the
stabbing occurred and where both men
were employed, that hard feelings
probably had existed for some time
between Metcalf and Odum.
Mr.. Schupp testified that while
Odum had great pride in his work
and was extraordinarily capable and
dependable" he possibly resented the
fact that Metcalf recently had been
elevated to a position over him in the
ahop.
Detective Sergt. Aubrey Tolson tes-
titled Odum told him an argument
which later resulted in fight, started
when Metcalf criticized Odum for
having been two hours late for work.
Wrestled on Floor.
Tolson said Odum told him Metcalf
attacked him once in the back room
Of the shop, hit him several times in
the face and that the two wrestled on
the moor. When the tussle was over,
he said. Odum washed the blood from
his face in wash basin and, returning
10 drawer on the table at which
Metcalf was working, took a pairing
knife from it and took it back with
him to his own table,
You've had a chip on your shoulder
fm long time" Tolson said he
understood Metcalf told Odum, land
I'm going to knock it off now"
1t was in the second fight which
Followed at that time that Odum
stabbed Metcalf in the left chest. The
blade pierced his heart and he died
. few minutes later.
Metcalf, who was married and the
father OF 5-year-old daughter, lived
at $500 Georgia avenue NV. Odum
HIVES at 1912 New Hampshire ave-
nue NV.
Evening star., 1938-03-22
CONTROLLERS INSTITUTE
TO HOLD DINNER TODAY
John l. Bischoff to Be Guest of
observation-disclosures Act
Will Be Discussed.

The Controllers Institute Of Amer
lea, District of Columbia Control, will
hold = dinner at $50 pm. today in
the Carlton Hotel, with John L.
9ischon Of the District Unemploy-
ment Compensation Board as guest
Of honor. The monthly meeting
after dinner will consist of a round
table discussion Of the merit rating
provisions Of the District Unemploy-
ment Compensation Act.
The president of the group is John
Davies off Woodward e. Lothrop De-
partment Store w. r. Little of The
Star Is vice president, and Humphrey
Lloyd Of Washington Properties, Inc,
Is secretary-treasurer.
Evening star., 1938-03-22
THOMAS WILL LECTURE
AT CENTRAL TOMORROW
Utah Senator'S Topic Will Be
America in the Family Of
Nations

Senator Ebert D. Thomas of Utah
Will speak on America in the Family
q Nations" at 1880 pm. tomorrow
at Central High School. His talk is
the eighth In a series of free lectures
on national relationships sponsored
by the public schools, the Public
Library, colleges and universities and
newspapers of Washington.
Lectures to follow in this series will
cover Higher Education" and THE
Press as Molder of Public Opinion. I"
The Public Library has prepared short
reading lists for free distribution on
the subject of each lecture.
Evening star., 1938-03-22
CITY HEADS OPPOSED.
TO D. c. BAR PROPOSAL
Appointment Of Committee o.
Admissions Held Province Of,
=
the judiciary.

The Commissioners today sent IN
adverse report to Congress on . bill
designed to permit women 10 segve
on the committee which determines
the qualifications Of persons admitted
to practice before sthe District bar.
"The Commissioners feel" they re-
ported. that the appointment Of .
committee to determine the qualifi.
cation and admission Of persons to
practice before the United States
Court for the District Of Columbia, Is
matter which should be solely
within the discretion Of the judiciary" !"
Evening star., 1938-03-22
Benefit Dance at Cabin John,

The Cabin John Park Volunteer
Fire Department will hold 4 benefit
dance at the fire hall in Cabin John
Friday night. The proceeds are to
be used for the purchase OF new
equipment.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02
MANY VISITORS
AT AQUARIUM

Continued from Page 0ne)
mOneS various kinds and c0lors,
tarpOn. muttonfiSh, rock hind.
lane snapper. yellow tail, sergeant
major, scorpionfish, toadfiSh, fly
ing toad or baffiSh, school mas
ter, dog snapper, sea cats, ribbon
paTrOtfiSh, blue tang. pudding
wife, green and spotted morays.
OctOpi, barracuda, squirrel fish,
common triggerfish, queen trig-
gerfiSh, which is an exceptionally
large and beautiful specimen.
morjana shad, bright pilchard.
yellow grunt, blue striped grunt.
Many visitors have declared
that in all their travels they have
never seen a more interesting and
varied assortment of sea inhabi-
tantS than can be found at the
Key West Tropical aquarium
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02
10 Ann VaLenzueIa Entertoirs
Friends At Birthday Party

and Raymond DelgadO. Ella Mac
and Herman Bowery, Bolivar and
YgnaciO VaIdes. Lena Mae Howe,
Sonny and Waldo Velez, Bobby
Crusoe, Ondina and Betty Jean
Thrift, Gloria Knowles, Eleanor
and Joyce Ogden
NeIia AceyedO- ElOy and Ar
cadio Rodriguez, Emily and Har-
old Hyde. Erwin Higgs and broth
CT, Sylvia and Elizabeth Taylor,
Wayne Barnley, Harry s Pritch-
ard. Jr-, George and Gloria Riggs,
Sandra Louise Newman, Maggie
and Franklin Russell, Eugene and
William Russell, John and Ed
ward Valenzuela, Miss Celia and
Miss Carmelina Godinet, Miss
Wilma Gordon. Misses Ruth and
Thelma Gates, Miss Louise PTitch-
ard. Miss Macie Palenzuela-
Mrs. Florence Hyde, Mrs. Mer-
cedes Godinet- Mrs. Bolivar Val
des. Mrs. T. S. Caro- Mrs Anna
Gutsens, Mrs. L Jackson and
others
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02
PLAN DEVELOPMENT
OF ART CENTER

CONTINUED from Page One)
tons, and to the attention Of the
citizens, generally
Much progress has already been
made toward securing the project
which viii not only advance the
standing Of the city, but viii bring
IN a government financed pay
roll
The city has made the building
at the Aquarium available. the
county has granted $4,000 to
ward the $4,000 which viii be
needed to recondition the build
ing. and with the arrival of Mrs
Fuller, State Director of Art Pro-
jectS, the movement viii take the
final steps to provide Key West
with this valuable additional at
traction
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-03-02
Much Interest
In Cabaret


Night in Havana cabaret viii
be as gIamorous an affair this
year as It has been IN the past. 3"
Eva B. Warner, director, announ-
ced today. The cabaret VIII be
held at the Havana-8Iadrid club
Saturday. with dancing beginning
at $50 p. m
Dancers are being coached by
Pepito DePoo, well known master
Of Cuban dances, and the brilliant
master of ceremonies viii be Bill
Almond
La COmparsa, which IS a ma
tive dance of Cuba, and viii be
exhibited, IS comparable to the
American Big Apple" Mrs War
ner announced Rehearsing this
number have been Misses DOIiie
Burchell. Celia BellO. Gladys Rob
erts, Zoraida Castro. Marie Farto
and Edith Moffat.
Each year the presentation
brings out the Spanish atmos-
phere Of Key West and IS inter
esting both to Key WeSters and
10 winter visitors.
John Esperdy. president Of the
Key West Drama Club and Miss
Lois Williams are IN charge OF
makeup Mrs. Grace Gutierrez and
Juanita Mayg VIII assist with COS
TUNES.
The amount collected wlh be
used 10 purchase recre7tional
equipment for Bayview ParI. Dis
tributiOn Of tickets has beg IL and
reservation OF tables may - ar
ranged By calling Mayor h.hury,
the Club or Glenn c. Price.