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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-08
KARLOFF RETURNS
TO STATE SUNDAY
Awe-Inspiring Tower OF
London Depicts Bloody
18th Century Fighting

Performances today and tomorrow
at the Warner Bros. State theater
mark your last opportunity to see
Dorothy Lamour, Akin Tamiroff and
John Howard in Disputed Passage"
also "Our Neighbors, The Carriers
with Fay Banter, Frank Craven
and Edmund Lowe.
Real entertainment thrills are
promised theatergoers attending the
State on Sunday when the stirring
awe-inspiring Aim, Tower OF Lon
don" opens Its three day engage
ment starring Basil Rathbone aud
featuring Boris Karloff and q cast
Of thousands,
The Aim Is probably the most
thrilling Of all the recent horror
pictures and depicts one Of the
bloodiest and most dramatic periods
In all history, the fighting 18th CEN
tury when King Edward w ruled
England.
A year In the making, the new
drama offers Rathbone In perhaps
his strongest role as the diabolic
Richard III, infamous "Crookback'
king, who murdered brothers, sweet
hearts and children in order to get
to the throne.
Boris Karloff in 'Frankenstein'
and other horror roles also has q
powerful part as Richards ally, the
fearsome eXecutioner Of the Tower
The story follows the shrewd dar-
ing OF Richard, who loves Anne
Nellie, wife of Wales, impersonated
by Rose Hobart. He kills Wales In
battle and wins q bride, with the
crafty connivance OF "Mord," the
relentless executioner.
King Edward w, portrayed by Ian
Hunter. dies and his son succeeds
him, with Richard as his protector
But Elizabeth, fearful OF Richard s
treachery, robs the treasury to aid
the exiled Tudor, played by Ralph
Forbes and In the desperate battle
that follows Richard Is carried from
the action on his shield.
The Aim Is hailed as entertain
ment Of high order. The charac-
ters belong to the past. but their
Qualities are as modern as the lat
est news bulletins.
AS the second big treat the man.
agement presents the new comedy
Laugh It OF" which Is highlighted
by new music, laughter and ro
nance. Constance Moore and john
ny Downs share romantic honors
while others include Marjorie RAM
beau, Hedda Hopper, Cecil Cunning
ham and Janet Beecher.
Monday evening. at $3.50 the State
will again present "Silver Dollar
Quiz" -As usual plenty Of silver dol
lars will be on hand for those men,
bers OF the theater audience who
answer the professors" questions
In the correct manner.
Coming TO the State on Wednes-
day Is the new Paul Mum starring
picture I'VE Are Not Alone" Starred
opposite Mum In the feminine lead
Is Jane Bryan, the screens loveliest
new dramatic find. On the same
program will be Smashing the
Money Ring" with Ronald Reagan
In the leading role.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-08

Islands to try sunbathing for a cold
For three days the town will &c
Hollywood. You may find Belle
Waiting" waiting on your table al
the restaurant, or Ashley Wilkes
driving your taXicab, for all the ole
Civil War costumes In Atlanta are
going to blossom out for the fete
SHELL-MARKED POST
TO GIVE LIGHT
Dim amid the Hollywood flood
lights. yet bright in memory anc
historic association, will be an old
fashioned lamppost at the corner
of Whitehall and Alabama streets
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-08

saife ul me competition Right now
Tie dallett organization is going
,reater than ever. Whether 1t be
sweet or swing music, Nal and his
gang can dish 1t out"
Featured with the band will be
charming Madeline Greye, a new
discovery" Jerry Perkins, Joe Cab
araro, Buddy Welcome and the rest.
Dancing will get underway Sunday
night at $3.50 and continu until l a.
m. The Hallett crew will be featured
In a half hour broadcast over WATR
from 10 to 1890. Tickets are now
on sale In davance ct the Palace
News and McCoys, Inc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-08

Beware" is scrambling through
rivers, thickets and muddy bitches
with Wallace Berry And Jeanette
Macdonald, currently cast away on
a desert island for New Moon"
energies in some sort Of peasant
looking dress which she apparently
dragged out OF some sodden sea
chest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-08
HALLETT TO PLAY
FOR PARK SUNDAY
New Vocalist, Madeline
Greye, to Appear With
Popular Orchestra

Nal Hallett, one of Americas best
known maestros, brings his famous
orchestra of radio and recording
stars to Waterbury this week as the
Sunday night attraction at Hamil-
ton park. Band leaders may come
and band leaders may go, but Hal
lett manages to stay at the top in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-08

when she reaches Winningers con-
sulate which Is being besieged by
fierce Mongolian guerrillas.
Hot on her trail, Baxter finally
meets Alice aboard a train which
at that moment Is stopped by the
bandits who have torn up the
tracks Somehow or other the pair
get safely TO the American COM
pound through rain Of FIRE from
the desperadoes and there reign
OF terror ensues.
Attractions ending their engage
ment tonight at Loew's Poll are
Nurse Edith Cavelr" starring Anna
Neagle, and Flying Deuces" with
Laurel and Hardy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-08
COUNT Basic AT RITZ SUNDAY

Colored Count Of Swing, Count
Basic comes to the Ritz ballroom In
Bridgeport Sunday to play his first
appearance there since his meteoric
rise. A famed pianist long before
he thought OF having his own Or
chestra, Count Basic Is a recognize
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-08
Movie Notes
DESIGNS ON HUSBAND

Hailed as one OF the years most
interesting dramas, RKO Radios
Married and In Love" presents the
problem Of a wife who learns that
another woman has designs on her
husband. Alan Marshal and Bar
bara Read have the leading roman
tic roles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-08

have solemnly been found closest to
those of Vivian Leigh. She will wear
the same $4,000 white muslin gown
Miss Leigh wears in the picture.
THEY CAN'T INTEREST
MARGARET MITCHELL
Almost the only calm person IN
Atlanta is the one who is at the
very center of the hullabaloo. She Is
Margaret Mitchell, girl who wrote
the big book. Miss Mitchell Is duck
ing out on most of the festivities
that have turned Atlanta upside
down to make Hollywood Holiday.
She slipped away to one Of the Sea
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-08
ACTRESS AS sHREw

Marjorie Main, well-known screen
character actress who plays the
memorable role OF the gangster's
mother in the stage play, dead
End" Is cast as the shrewish farm
woman In RKO Radios 1.-TWO Thor
oughbreds,' featuring Jimmy Lydon
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-08

1t was there when Sherman invaded
the town, and still bears the marks
OF federal shells. It will be ceremon-
iously lighted, and 1t Is planned to
keep 1t burning forever with free
gas donated by the gas company as
an eternal flame memorializing the
Confederacy. A Confederate veteran,
selected by lot, will accompany Miss
Leigh to the theater.
Hollywood directors have taken
over the square In front Of the
theater. It will be decorated with
antebellum scenery, floodlighted, and
roped off two hours before the first
show, so that the 497, 1859 people who
didn't get tickets can watch the ar
rival of the stars and local dignitar-
les.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-08

Moscow, Russia, will extend Its
subway lines.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-08
HARRISON IN HOLLYWOOD
Cast Stays Dry In Studio Rain
By Wearing Rubber Underwear
Margaret Sullivan Turns on Tears
And Shuts Them Off With Equal Ease

Stewards arms an dsobbing heart
came out Of 1t hopping her tears
heart out. It was long shot; Lubitsch
Just stood there and let her cry. AL
of us on the set must have shot in
dignant glances at him for letting
girl suffer like that. But when he
finally said, "Cut," Miss SULLIVAN
came out Of 1t hopping her tears
and smiling. I thought how nice II
would be If real sorrow could be
banished like that, with just word.
Across the studio street COM
pleted a world tour by going into
the jungle of Indo-China, where Ann
Sothern and John Carroll were try
ing to crash the gates Of walled
rubber plantation, after having been
lost In the wilderness. The picture
Is Congo Maisie." andther of Miss
Sothern's adventurous sequences.
The tropical vegetation was glisten-
ing and looked SO damp that you
could imagine oppressive humidity
In the air. Actually the moisture
was glossy paint, and the jungle
growth was so dry that Positively
No Smoking" signs surrounded the
set.
GLAMOR GIRLS
IN SHABBY GARB
All the glamor gals at Metro are
looking astonishingly shabby these
days, and cheaply costumed. The
wardrobe Of Miss Sothern loks like
something out Of a missionary bar
rel Miss SULLIVAN says her clerks
dress cost $7.95. Joan Crawford goes
through all of "Strange Cargo" in
just one outfit, and that's in frag-
ments at the end.
Dolores Del Rio, in AROUSE and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-08

Sweden now has only about 5000
registered unemployed.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-28

Ken waved his fork in air. Good
Now I'm going to tell you where
was born. On the western edge Of
this town is a big brown house, orig
inally log cabin. Been in the fam
lily for generations. Acres OF good
woodland, fine gardens. and wide
lawn"
MY dear young man, I'm not in
terested in real estate"
MY parents used to walk across
that lawn spring evenings went on
Ken serenely. "Crickets under their
feet, frogs of in the distance. big
stars overhead. Then one night un.
der the western stars Of"
He didn't have to 60 any farther.
"Why didn't you tell me?" cried
Peg. II never thought And
yet. every evening look over at
your house to see the sunset"
Margaret" 1t was Pelham's last
chance.
Hereafter, perhaps you'd find il
more convenient to be right there
for the sunset?"
She thought she would.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-28
RESOLUTION

Whereas it appears to the Board
Of County Commissioners of Benton
County, Washington that there is a
shortage of funds in the budget of
the County Sheriff, under the head
ing Of Calaries and Wages, to meet
the expenses incurred against the
1899 budget, which could not have
been reasonably foreseen at the time
of making the budget, and
Whereas it further appears that
it is advisable for Benton County to
join Thurston county in defense of
a suit now pending in the Superior
Court of Thurston County, wherein
the State of Washington is attempt
ing to collect from Thurston County
for the care of certain insane pa
tients which. have been committed
to the State Hospital for the Insane,
and
Whereas il appears that il is ad-
visable to employ special counsel i'm
the defense Of this suit, and
Whereas the cost to Benton
County for the employment of said
special counsel is the sum of $4,000,
and
Whereas it appears that there was
no funds in the 1899 budget for this
purpose the same could not have
been reasonably foreseen at the
time Of making the budget.
Now therefore, be it resolved, by
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-28
Kennewick Auto Co.
SALES Phone 100 SERVICE
Two Orange Trees Start
To CALIFORNIA; Wealth

In 1873, Mrs. Eliza c. Tibbetts of
Riverside, Calf, received from the
United States department Of agri-
culture at Washington, two small
orange trees Of the navel variety,
imported from Bahia, Brazil, and
presumably Of Portuguese origin.
It may have been the Portuguese
who first brought the sweet, or China,
orange into Europe; or it may have
been other Genoese seafarers of Co
lumbus' day who brought it from the
Levant. The sour, or Seville, orange,
was carried from Indo-C China to the
Mediterranean shores by the Arabs,
probably during the Ninth or Tenth
century. according to writer in
So You're Going.
During the era Of Mohammedan
conquest, that orange was carried
all over Northern Africa and South
ern Europe. Tons of them 60 daily,
now, into the marmalade pots Of
England and many another land.
Soldiers returning from the Cru
sades acquainted Northern Europe
with it. But the sweet orange
seems to have been brought by the
great Portuguese discoveries of Vas
co da Gama's day to their own coun-
try and to the Azores.
It would be inconceivable that the
Spanish Franciscans who had so
much to do with the early history
Of California, should not have done
something with the orange tree.
They did. San Gabriel mission had
orange trees in 1904. But those
two trees of Mrs. Tibbett's are held
to be the great gift man ever made
to California; for they introduced
the golden fruit which has brought
more wealth to the state than all
the mineral gold mined since 1848.
One Of them is still bearing.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-28
Bacteria, the Invisible
Destroyers in War Work

The visible enemies any war pro
duces are terrifying-the tanks and
planes, the suffocating gas and the
rapid fire cannon. But they are APP,
to be far less potent than the invisi.
BILE destroyers: the bacteria, writes
J. D. Ratcliff in McCall's Magazine.
Disease always marches with
warning troops and besieges civil.
ians corraled into mushroom indus.
trial towns. Preventing these in.
visible destroyers from playing q
deciding role. is the job Of the vac.
cine divisions of the worlds armies.
In modernity of equipment and in
potential production, the station
maintained by the United States
army is unexcelled.
It sits on the outskirts Of Wash.
ington, d. c., in the group OF build.
ings that includes Walter Reed hos.
pital and the Army Medical school.
There are five glassed-in rooms,
each the size of comfortable bed
chamber.
The army's station is able to ex-
pand fifteenfold within "a days, to
beat general mobilization by weeks
and major troop movements by
months. At peak production il can
make Is, 000. 900 doses of vaccine per
year.
Each Of the five glistening rooms
in the vaccine unit has a special
function. The rod-shaped bacteria
are grown in the first To insure vi
tally and potency, the strain must
be renewed every few months. A
typhoid carrier in Panama makes
periodic contributions. After the
bacteria from his body have Toasted
on veal broth and agar and have
gone through the reproduction cycle
in an incubator. they are passed
along to room No. to be harvested.
In the following laboratories the
vaccine is prepared, mixed and test
ed for potency.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-28
Commissioner Proceedings

The Board Of County Commits.
sioners met December 1, 1899 at i
am. all members being present.
Claims against the Benton Count,
Road Fund were approved and or
dered paid from that fund as fol-
lows:
County Road Fund, Warrants 6O72
to GAS. inc. s850017.
On motion the Board adjourned
to meet December 4, 1899 at IL am
The Board of County Commits
sioners met at their office Deem
Der 4, 1899 at IL am, all members
being present.
Claims against Benton County
were approved and ordered paid
from the proper funds as follows:
Current Expense Fund. Warrants
39335 to 39425 inc, S4l64!85.
Public Assistance Fund. War
rants 1929 to 100 inc, S249738.
A notice to contractors for the
construction of Benton County
Road Project No. % "a" was pub
lished. Bids for this construction
project to be opened December %,
1899 at 10 am. in the Commissioners
office in the Court House.
A contract of employment with
the law firm of Neal, Brodie g.
Trullinger to represent Benton
~o,,,,t,, -, +l,a 1o,., c,,if nc C.ota ~
Washington VS.. Thurston County in
the matter of INDECENT insane costs
was approved and signed by the
Board.
On motion the board adjourned
to meet December l6, 1889 at 10 am.
The Board Of County Commits
sioners met at their office Decem-
Der is, 1889 at 10 am, all members
being present.
Bids for the purchase of two
trucks for Road District No. 2 were
opened and the contract was award
ed to the Prosser Motor Company
for the purchase of two 1910 Ford
trucks.
A resolution declaring an emery
ency in the Sheriff's 1889 budget in
the sum of $1l8.50 and a emergency
sum of $1,000 for the purpose Of en-
ploying special counsel was passed
and ordered published. The hearing
on this resolution to be January 2,
1910 at IL am. in the Commission
er's office in the Court House.
On motion the Board adjourned
to meet December %, 1889 at 10 am.
The Board of County Commits
sioners met at their office Decem-
Der %, 1899 at 10 am, all members
being present.
Pursuant to the call for bids for
construction of Benton County Road
Project No. % IA" The bids for the
above mentioned construction pro-
ject were opened and c. B. CULLEN
being the low bidder, ii was ordered
that the contract be awarded to him.
A Resolution was passed declar-
ing an emergency in the Public As
sistance Fund in the sum of s650.00.
On motion the Board adjourned to
meet December 2, 1899 at ii am.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-28
Ranked as Glass A Tyrant

Few tyrants have equaled Fran
cisco Lopez, the president Of Para
quay who waged war on his three
peaceful neighbors-Brazil, Uruguay
and Argentina-between 1864 and
1870. During this period, says Col
lier's Weekly, the 300. 600 men Of his
country were reduced to $4,000, a
tragedy from which Paraguay still
suffers. Lopez also logged his sis.
tiers. murdered his brothers and. an
hour before he was killed, signed
the death warrant of his mother.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-28

PUBLIC SALE-Having decided to
leave the state I will sell at pub
&c auction at my farm 51s miles s..
!. Of Kennewick and 2 miles N. w.
y Finley, the following described
auperty. Beginning at o'clock
aarp. January 4. 10 head of choice
laik COWS as follows, Holstein COW,
Eas old, just fresh; Holstein COW,
. ars old, just fresh; Holstein COW,
pears old, just fresh; Holstein COW,
Years old; Holstein heifer, 2 years
.; Holstein cow, 8 years old; Hol-
Fn COW, 4 years old; Guernsey
a1er, 2 years old; Guernsey COW,
f!ears old; Jersey COW, S years old;
tssey COW, 2 years old; Jersey COW,
lears old; Jersey COW, 4 years old.
su give freshening dates and milk
Faduction day of sale. 1 bay geld
coming S years old, weight 1900,
sxe gentle. 8 head of about 90
@oats; 4 head of Taugenberg
NY goats. Machinery as follows: l
anemade tractor, god shape; l
ustooth harrow, 2 section; s.
w Moline Hover; 14-inch walking
I'M 2 2-wheel traitors, iron-wheel
aen; John Deere 2-way pillow, IL
ca; S-shovel Moline riding culti-
W; 10-foot rake; 2-row riding
ssaT;; 1-row ditcher. Some house
70 goods and other articles too
@esous to mention. Terms Of
-cash. Glen L. hoffman, own
'ames Ireland, auctioneer. SOC
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-28
Tadpoles Like Radium

Tadpoles given eight times the
dosage of radium rays for human
beings apparently like it. This has
been discovered by scientists using
the. wigglers in experiments at the
Westminster hospital radium annex
in London. Tadpoles given the
maximum amount have difficulty in
swimming, but survive. The ex-
periments are to determine the right
quantity Of rays to give human pa.
tients and the intervals at which to
give them. It has been found that
the growth Of a tadpole can be
stopped for II days, after which
they resume normal growth, appar-
emily none the worse for their expe-
rience.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-28

unanimous consent. that a public
J emergency exists in the items above
mentioned. In the Budget OF the
County Sheriff under the heading Of
Salaries and Wages the sum OF
Sll850 and for the purpose of en-
ploying special counsel for the pur-
pose above designated, the sum OF
$50 90, and
II is further resolved that no
tice is hereby given that a public
hearing will be held in the office OF
the County Commissioners at the
Courthouse in ProSser. Washington
at the hour Of IL o'clock in the fore
noon on Tuesday the 2nd day OF
January. 1910. any taxpayer may
appear and be heard for or against
the expenditure OF money for the
above named emergencies.
Dated this 10th day OF December,
1899.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-28
Under Western
Stars
g
By IDA DRAPKIN
q Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
WNU Service.
WONDER where Peg can
be so late? You don't sup
pose those pypsies-"

DC SO ldte! you QOIl sup
pose those gypsies-"
''Now, Mother" protest
ed her husband over his newspaper,
''stop fdgeting. You've been to the
window hundred times tonight II
you've been once" --
But she said she'd be home for
supper. She said she and Anna
belle were running over to the Car
nival right after work to have their
fortunes told. It's past seven now"
Probably the woman's rushed. !"
remarked her husband dryly.
Mrs. Connors rose and went to
the window. II never did trust gyp-
sizes. I wish she hadn't gone. But
she and Annabelle set their hearts
on it weeks ago. So I didn't say
anything ....
IF you're through with that page.
may I have it," 49,.
Returning to her seat, she handed
It to him absent-mindedly. II hope
she doesn't take what that woman
has to say too seriously. One Of
those gypsies told poor Catherine
Rich
"How many times have told you
It wasn't the gypsy? It was cancer.
Says here that Pelham Osgood's
spending the summer with his
brother at the Congo parsonage. I
didn't know the Reverend had q
brother" ..........r .. liz. 81
She was diverted from the unhap-
py end Of Catherine Rich to the new
conner in the community. MRS. o.
good told me at the Ladies' Aid
meeting. He teaches out West"
The front door opened and closed.
A glowing Peg entered, greeted her
parents, and dropped into chair
breathing, I'm so excited"
She and Annabelle had had lunch
on their way to the grounds. She
had to hustle before Ken called.
Annabelle was giving a party.
But what Of the fortune? What
had the gypsy said?
Well. the gypsy said lot Of nice
things. She'd live to be an old lady.
She'd never know want. Shed new
FER have any serious illnesses.
'But what about-Kenneth?" in
quired her mother. What joy in
growing old. in acquiring riches. in
being healthy, il you didn't have .
husband?
''She said I'd marry man who
first saw light under western stars.'
Mothers mouth dropped. Fa-
Tiers jaw fell. They were both par
tial to Fasteners. To certain
fastener. And Mother was quite
sure the man born under western
stars would be travelling sales
man.
Several weeks passed. Mr.. and
Mrs. Connors sat in their customary
rockers in the screened porch. From
within the house came sounds OF
man reading on and on in book
of poetry. After an hour of this, Mr..
Connors rose and walked desperate
" up and down, coming to a stand
still just over the heads Of the for
sythia bushes.
81 don't think I can stand this
everlasting poetry much longer. II
he isn't reading it, he's talking it.
What did he have to come to this
town for? What did he have to pick
our daughter for? And why doesn't
he ever take her out?" Mrs. Con-
nors tried vainly to hush him. Their
guest might hear. These evenings
weren't made to be s-ant indoors.
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VI A BETTER LAWN, spread one

M a BETTER LAWN, spread one
sck shell MARI on 5Ox40 #. square
No odor, no weeds, no mess on
an winter. Also fine for pot
house plants and flowers. MARI
Rnot burn your plants nor lawn.
" also on your roses, shrubs,
: and your garden early next
Jug. You will be delighted. Price
dollar per sack delivered with
@s city. Order from H. Krack,
East First Ave. or leave orders
ais office if more convenient. If
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-28

FOR SALE-Jersey heifer to fresh
n March I and 6 or 2 ton first
Ind second cutting alfalfa hay. Two
niles east Of s. p. & s. depot. jess
lain. sop
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leoR SAIiE-International manure
lwader, wood box, steel wheels
laightly used, price SIS. Two John
|Dege rod weeders, 800 series, used
1ne season. b. Grieb, Hatton, Wash
lngton. 39-4lp
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-12-28

The reason architects design more
windows, is for women to buy more
material to shut out more Light.
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FOR sALE-Baby grand piano or
|Hl trade for good Spinette piano.
ansy G. Besser, First house So.
ii Finley grange. 39p