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Alpine retreat which Mr.. Sherwood
so artfully turned into an arena Of
war and meeting place for the
oddest assortment of characters ever
gathered in such place. The idea
of background and people massed
against it, of course, Is to contrast
the attitudes of the various indi-
viduals toward war. The result is
some highly dramatic passages.
Among them are that In which
the young French pacifist (Mere-
dithO screamed his hatred of war
right into the teeth Of the troops
who are going to take him out and
kill him for 1t. It is the kind Of
scene which Meredith plays with
such consummate skill, but no
greater skill In this case than that
shown by Edward Arnold as the
heartless munitions manufacturer,
Schildkraut as the professional SOL
dier who sees war as a Job, Coburn
as the German scientist whose ideal
of finding cure for cancer shrivels
in his contempt for a species that
wants only to kill itself off in con-
flict.
Contrasted with the intensity OF
these people, an intensity shared
by Miss Shearer as the munitions
mans phoney gal friend, is the
debonair attitude of Gables hoofer
and his troupe Of American chorus
girls, billed as "les blonds." Their
desire to get on to their next en-
gagement, which means money and
the correlative items, has a remark
able sanity in so insane an asylum.
The show they put on as q prelude
to the bombing which everyone fears
is one Of the dramatic high lights
Of the picture, passage In which
it adheres with high fidelity to the
original.
Where the play ended, however,
with the crashing Of the hotel where
Gable and Miss Shearer are re-
united after lapse of years, the
movie goes on after the bombing
raid. 1t leaves the pair standing
amid the ruins OF the hostelry in a
sudden silence which hints that,
whatever happens to the rest of
the world in that particular war,
they will live happily ever afterward.
But that will be fine for audiences
whose emotions have had a suffi-
ciently thorough workout to feel
quite ready for happy ending.
A short worthy of special men,
ton supplements Idiots Delight"
on the Palace screen. It is a very
quiet, tastefully made two-reel af-
fair dealing with the martyrdom
of Belgian priest who converted
the leper island of Molokai from
an inferno into the nearest thing
to paradise that was possible un-
der the circumstances. It is NOV
ing story Of idealism and sacrifice,
a worthy companion piece to a pic
ture Of the quality of Idiots De-
light"
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values. Thus the sound does not
seem to be coming from the stage
alone but from all parts Of the
theater.
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producer Of the picture she will
make in Paris. insisting that the
deal is of unless her discoverer,
Joseph Won Sternberg, is the direc-
tor. Nice to find such long standing
loyalty Barbara Stanwyck ski
ing in Yosemite, while Robert Taylor
around town looking very
lonely Some one finally dared
to say mo" to Cecil B. de Mile.
His daughter Katherine, no less, who
refused to accede to her pappys
request that her newly arrived infant
play an important part in Union
Pacific" Her baby was too young
to be troubled with the problems
of earning a living. said Katherine
4 n X
Gary Cooper now occupies George
Rats dressing room on the Para
mount lot. But, before Gary took
over, he removed the drawings of
luscious girls with which the walls
were decorated Some one on
the set wanted to know who was
the stronger, Alan Hale or Big
Boy Williams. So lads decided to
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romance WIFI IIlOIlltIlIS u SAy ld1 n
ing comedy between the principals,
1t states unequivocally that war is a
wanton lunacy. The philosophy Of
pacifism voiced so effectively in
Robert Sherwoods stage play, thus
is not lost in the screen adaptation.
That seems very fine.
In view of its general excellence
and It's handsome and restrained
production, 1t may not be fair to
quibble over details of the drama.
Nevertheless one feels impelled to
say that Miss Shearer is not up to
the old standard of THE Barretts of
Wimpole Street" or of Romeo and
Juliet" In a cast filled with such
deft and smooth performers as
Gable. Burgess Meredith, Joseph
Schildkraut. Edward Arnold and
Charles Coburn. her playing has a
quality of exaggeration that is dis
committing. Mr. Sherwood's Irene was
a beautiful phoney done to turn.
She seems bit overdone in Miss
Shearer's hands. Old Shearer fans
will not be happy about it.
But there are enough other
dramatic itenn to make them happy
and to give the Aim praiseworthy
significance. One Of them is Mr..
Gables performance as the vaude-
vile ham, who, on the stage enjoyed
the distinction of being played by
Alfred Lunt. The part gives Gable
q chance to be his robust, genial
best, a guy who can hoof with the
corniest of them, who will take a
shot at singing when the occasion
demands, or who will hawk patent
medicines on the streets in prefer
ence to starving. 1t is ribald romp,
the most spirited thing Gable has
done since 1T Happened One
Night"
The more sober aspects of the
film are handled effectively by Di-
rector Clarence Brown and his cast.
They are those which occur in that
Evening star., 1939-02-10
Stokowski Signs
Anew With Disney

Walt Disney has Just signed Leo
pold Stokowski to an 18-month
contract, the longest contract the
conductor has ever signed. It calls
for Stokowski to direct and record
the music for Disney's forthcoming
musical feature now In production.
In November, 1887, Disney COM
pleted plans with Stokowski to film
and record Dukas' "The Sorcerer's
Apprentice" as a short subject. The
resultant blending Of animation with
great music was so successful the
decision to expand 1t into a feature
followed.
Seven other compositions of pop
ular-classical appeal have been
added to the as yet untitled pro-
duction.
After lengthy conferences between
Walt Disney, Stokowski and Deems
Taylor, the latter will act as tech
nical advisor rs well as narrator.
Recording will get underway
sometime in April in Philadelphia,
and will introduce Stokowskis own
Evening star., 1939-02-10
Swedish Film

"Heimat," Swedish Aim with Eng
lish titles. will be tomorrow nights
feature in the foreign language
cinema series to be presented at
Pierce Hall at 8 o'clock. Zarah
Leander, the noted Swedish actress,
plays the leading role. with Leo
Slezak and Paul Hoerbiger In i'm
portant supporting parts.
"Heimat" is a film translation of
the Hermann Sudermann drama
which served as a vehicle for Duse
and other noted actresses.
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Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time IF Showin6

National-"Of Mice and Men,"
John Steinbeck's stirring play: $3.50
pm.
Wardman Park - washington
Merry Go-Round," the Civic Thea
ter in new play by Leon Pearson:
$3.50 pm.
Keith's-"Gunga Din" heroic ad-
venture film inspired by the Kipling
poem: 11:l5 am, lis, 800, 5:25,
1880 and 9:35 pm.
Earle -" THE Beachcomber, with
Charles Laughton and Elsa Lanches-
ter at their best: II am, lao, 4:30,
7:20 and 10 pm. Stage shows: 1885,
$3.50, $40 and pm.
Capitol - "Tailspin," the story Of
the ladybirds: II am, lao, 4:25,
ITO and 9:55 pm. Stage shows:
12:45, $50, 6:15 and s:55 pm.
Metropolitan - "Wings of the
Navy" gobs Of thrills in the air:
II am, LOS, 3:l5, 5:25, 1885 and
9:45 pm.
Columbia - kentucky" Loretta
Young. blue grass and horses in
technicolor: ,11:15 am, 1:20, 1925,
$50, TAO and 9:45 pm.
Palace-"1diot's Delight" Clark
Gable and Norma Shearer in the
film version of the play: 11:55 am,
2:20, 4:45, 7:10 and 9:35 pm.
Little-"Ballerina," poignant story
of young ballet student who meets
up with life: II am, 12:45, 2:25,
Ais, sos, 7:55 and $50 pm.
Belasco-"Dark Rapture" exciting
saga of adventure In Africa's in
terror: 4:30, $40, 8 and $50 pm.
Trans-Lux-News and shorts; con-
tnuous from 10 AN.
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Idiots Delight at Palace,
Entertaining and Daring
Shearer.Gable Film Shows Courage
In Its Anti.War Stand and Finds
Fun in Its Other Moods
By JAY CARMODY.

idiots Delight with Norma shearer and Clark Gable will delight
extent will impress those who
Hwoods lack Of moral That not
of couple Of knighhoods
hlm
being highly entertaining
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leaving your mother behind on datesl
William Poweu's mother has
given up her home in Santa Barbara,
to live with her son until his health
Is back to normal Which re-
minds me, Nelson Eddy's mother has
taken over Nelson's Beverly Hills
house. Not only that, but there
will be q special suite Of rooms for
her whenever she visits her singing
son and his bride in the New Colo
NAL house in Brentwood A tip
to Metro. Why not get John Crom-
we'll to direct Hedy Lamarr's next
picture? He did q very satisfactory
job with Hedy in "Algiers," and
seems to understand the Lamar
technique.
(Copyright, 1899, By the North American
Newspaper Alliance. 1nc.)
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wood on per-
S o n a ! appear
ance tours. And
then every one
will say we are
6 e t ting a di-
vorce," she con-
cludes moroSe-
ly Talking
a b ut su c h
rumors-J e a n
cite MacD Donald
a gain repeats
that she will not
dignity erron-
eous talk of a
separation from
Gene Raymond
Evening star., 1939-02-10
Edward G. Robinson Can't
Discuss Nazi Spy Film
Pressure From Germany Feared;
Olivia de Havilland Plans
To Build House
BY SHEHAH GRAHAM.
HOLLYWOOD.

Edward g. Robinson he discussing
his In Confessions Na
much OF the picture known Germany will bring much
bear that changes will be
Alice detected
husband Tony Martins option This possibility
Of their making another to-:-
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method known a. multiple chan
mel recording" This method achieves
what 10 known as . bi-aural effect
and gives roundness to all tonal
Evening star., 1939-02-10

ADJUSTMENTS.
Evening star., 1939-02-10

find out by seeing which could pull
q chair apart In the quickest time.
Alan won. beating Big Boy by sew
eral seconds. The studio was not
amused and sent each strong man
q bill for q new chair Joan
Crawford is receiving New York mail
from Franchot Tone and from Doug
las Fairbanks, jr., urging her to
come on there. But Joan's trip to
the metropolis has been delayed
by Writer Charles Martin, with
whom she goes here and there and
everywhere In Hollywood.
Il
Nancy Kelly has been seen dining
tete-a-tete at the Victor Hugo with
Dancer Tommy Wonder. How come,
Nancy? I thought you were going
to wait until you were 10 before
Evening star., 1939-02-10

gether. Also that Tony will be
absent more frequently from Holly
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-25
Rumor Of Alcorn Resignation
AS Prosecutor Gains Strength
Veteran Court Official Due
Back From Vacation
October |

Rumor that States Attorney
Hugh M. Alcorn, Sr. is planning
an early resignation from the ranks
Of Connecticut prosecutors gained
strength today with the continued
absence of the famed official from
the September criminal term of
Hartford superior court.
On vacation In New Hampshire,
and not due to return to Hartford
until October I, Mr.. Alcorn, who
crowned his 80 years of successful
prosecuting recently by winning
mass convictions in the Waterbury
conspiracy trial, has left the opera
tions of his office to his son, Assis-
tant States Attorney Hugh Meade
Alcorn, Jr.
Informed sources voiced their be-
lief that the chain of circumstances
was a build-up for Mr.. Alcorn's res
ignation. No statements were avail
able. however.
There was belief that by leaving
Alcorn, Jr. in charge of the Septem-
Der criminal term in Hartford, the
senior Alcorn was building him up
to succeed him as states attorney.
Young Alcorn has been assisted by
Assistant States Attorney Harold
e. Mitchell. Both assisted the SEN
ior Alcorn in the prosecution of the
Waterbury conspiracy trial - the
most sensational and widespread
criminal trial in the history of Con-
necticut.
Assistant States Attorney Alcorn
has prosecuted large number OF
CONTINUED on Page a
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FEAR OF SPREAD
OF ATHEISM SEEN
Pope Plus to Make APP
peal to European
Nations

Vatican City, Sept. 25.-(UP-
Pope Plus XII is planning to appeal
to the nations of Europe to make a
stand against the possible spread OF
Atheism following Communist Rus
sia's intervention in Poland, 1t was
learned erthoritatively today.
A high Vatican source understands
that the pontifr has instructed Mon
signors William Godfrey and VAL
eric Valeli, apostolic nuncios to
London and Paris. respectively, to
report to his holiness regarding the
possibilities If holding a general Eu-
ropean inference aimed at estab-
fishing {. united church front.
1t was said that a united church
front would be established along in
ter-denor1inational lines and would
include Protestants ana other
Christians as we'll as aCtholics in a
union directed against Atheism.
The pontiff, Vatican quarters said
was hear tened by Premier Benito
Mussolinfs Saturday speech, which
was interpreted at the Vatican as
a peace appeal. Mussolini, address
ing fasci.t party leaders from Bo-
logna at Venice palace, reaffirmed
Italy's neutrality and limited that
with the German campaign in
Poland lauidate6 hostilities every
where should cease with the west
ern Allies accepting Russian anc
German fait accompli in Poland.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-25
SEVEN DIE IN
HEAVY GALES
Southern California Coast
Lashed-Rescue Boats
Seek Bodies

Los Angeles, Sept. Is - CUP -
Navy destroyers and coast guard
cutters rushed to the aid of scores
of scores of battered pleasure and
fishing boats today as gale dashed
the Southern California coast At
least seven persons had been killed.
Several craft and scores Of per-
sons were missing.
A 50-mile an hour gale which hao
battered fishing and pleasure par
ties late yesterday had just begun
to diminish when new storm
formed so miles off shore and swept
in. Craft at sea were capsized and
heavy combers pounding against
beach resorts demolished cottages,
piers and moored vessels.
Most serious casualty was the So
foot fishing boat Spray. OF the 26
persons aboard it only two were ac-
counted for. The other "a or their
bodies were expected to be found on
a jetty reaching into the surf from
Point Magu rs miles north of here.
A coast guard rescue party had
waited throughout the night for the
gale to abate before attempting to
reach the jety.
A week of record breaking. heat
had sent thousands of southern
Californians to the beaches and or
fishing and pleasure cruises. Many
craft we're caught in the gales ano
were unable to make shore. Heavy
Continued on Page a.
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&c NAMES OFF
VOTING LISTS
Registrars Take Action on
Receipt OF Court
Records

The names OF 68 persons were
stricken from the voting lists today
by Registrars of Voters John T..
Derwin and Albert o. Failer fol-
lowing the receipt from local courts
OF the names of those convicted OF
felonies during the past year. the
list from city court contained 55
names, and the one from superior
court contained Is names.
Missing from the superior court
list were the names of former Mayor
Frank Hayes and other local resi-
dents found guilty in the conspiracy
trial. 1t was said unofficially that
appeals filed on their behalf allow
them to retail. their franchises.
Absent also from the superior court
list were the names OF Assessors
John H. Crary and Thomas A. Shan
ahan. 1t is believed that the list was
prepared in the court before the
withdrawal OF their appeals, and
that they will not be listed until
next fall.
The city court list is composed
largely Of men found guilty of nom
support, now listed as one OF the
crimes which entails loss OF voting
rights.
The action by the registrars To
strike of the names is required by
law when they receive the lists from
the court authorities
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most magnificent in the west.

most magnificent in the west.
When he came to America from
Laupheim. Germany, in 1893 he had
$50 and the ambition to become a
merchant prince, He wrapped par
GELS in Chicago, managed cloth
ing store in Oshkosh, Wis, and by
1906 he had saved $4,000, with which
to open in Chicago one of those
newfangled, red-fronted Decent
stores
Next door was a nickleodeon. The
stream of citizens putting down
their nickles to watch pictures flick
er on a blank wall fascinated him
so much that he abandoned his
commercial career on the spot and
opened a movie theater of his own
in an empty store building around
the corner.
1t prospered until Laemmle final
ly was able to establish film ex-
change, renting early day reels OF
custart pie throwers and train
wrcckers to nickleodeon operators
the nation over. Then he organized
the Independent Motion Picture
Company, whose Imp" trademark
was familiar to early movie patrons
His company was an impish con-
Germ, indeed. because 1t stepped on
the toes of the General Film Com
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-25
BY FREDERICK C. OTHMAN
UNITED Press Hollywood
Correspondent

Hollywood, Sept. 25--(UP) --Hol-
iywood today mourned Carl Laemm-
lie, Sr., its grand OLD man, without
whose early-day court battles
against monopoly there might never
have been a movie industry as it is
now.
Uncle Carl was 70 when he sue
cumbed yesterday to heart attack
in his 25-room Spanish hacienda,
where the swimming pool was only
a few sizes smaller than the Pacific
ocean and the stables for his cattle
looked like de luxe apartment houS-
eS.
Two physicians were powerless to
help him. Carl, Jr., his only son,
and Mrs. Stanley Bergerman, his
daughter, were SO shocked by his
death that they left the funeral
plans to others.
Three years ago Laemmle sold
University City, which housed his
movie company, to a group OF New
York bankers for $5,500,C00 cash. He
lived thereafter with his memories,
his children and his grandchildren
On his 32-acre' estate. one Of the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-25
W AR SHADOWS
LEGION SESSION
FIST Annual Convention
Opens in Chicago for \.
"Strict Neutrality"
(Acme Telephoto)

Chicago, Sept. 25-CUP) - The
American Legion's 21st convention
began today under the shadow OF a
new European war,
The convention will be more SER
ious than any of its predecessors.
The legion had gone on record for
strict neutrality" but it had made
no statement regarding its views on
the arms embargo. Resolutions were
expected to set forth the legion S
views specifically.
About 100000 of the legion's L.
100000 members had registered at
the convention headquarters.
Stephen F. Chadwick. National
commander, proposed to the execu-
tive committee last night that the
legion withdraw from the Fedora
ton Interallies Des Anciens Com
battants, a federation of the vet
Grams of all the Allied armies of the
World War. He feared, he said, that
continued membership would result
in appeals from foreign units which
may not be conducive to the peace
of America and the safety of our
national interests"
The committee approved Chad
wick's refusal to permit the use of
the legion's name by a volunteer
ambulance service in France. He in
formed the French department of
the legion that the spirit of the neu-
trality law forbids the involvement
of a private American organization
in European wars.
Secretary of War Harry H. Wood
ring, in an address prepared for de-
livery at the opening session said Iii
war should be forced upon us, an
aggressor will not find us in the
same state of unpreparedness in
which we found ourselves in 1916.
The administration, he said. is
taking reasonable precautions" to
insure respect of the neutrality OF
the United States in the face of q
serious threat to our peace ano
security"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-25
Half of Warsaw Burning,
Latest Radio Dispatch
States
MANY TREASURES
LOST IN RUINS
City Still Remains in
Hands of Poles Despite
B0nbardment
b. GEORGE KALDoR

United Press Staff Correspondent
Budapest, Hungary, Sept.
-UP)-Radio broadcasts
indicated today that German
artillery was demoliShing
Warsaw, fit largest Euro
pean capital, which German
troops still were unable to
capture after a 17-day siege.
A broadcast from the be-
sieged city at 9 O'Clock last
night said that half Of Warsaw was
burning, that the explosion Of heavy
artillery shells was incessant and
that many wounded, including wo-
men and children, lay in the open
streets receiving first aid from Red
Cross nurses. Z = -ses-ast.saa
Public Buildings Ruined
Churches, palaces, hospitals, rail-
way stations, hotels, banks and
shops, with Fart treasures accounts
lated for centuries, were reported IN
ruins.
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CALVIN COOLIDGE
TO Be HONORED

Boston. Sept. 25.-(UP)-A new
co-educational liberal arts college
will be erected on Beacon Hill as a
memorial to late President Calvin
Coolidge.
Known as Calvin Coolidge col
lege, the institution will stress the
teaching of social sciences and mod
ern government. Mrs. Grace Good
hue Coolidge, the Presidents widow
has granted Portia College of Liberal
Arts permission to use his name
The site is near the State House.
where Coolidge once served as gov
ernor, and overlooks historic Boston
Common
Plans call for a colonial style, SO
room building including an audi
torium, science laboratories, libraries
gymnasium, administrative offices
faculty and student rooms. and
classrooms for 1,4O0 students. Col
lege degrees for evening as well as
day class instruction will be granted
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-25
Carl Laemmle, Pioneer Movie
Producer, Dies At Hollywood

pany, which until then had held a
monopoly on film producing. Imp
and its five-foot tall owner battled
the trust in the courts to victory in
1912. Laemmle Immediately organ
lied Universal Film Corp, and hired
away from the General Film Com
pany it's most glamorous actress,
Miss Florence Lawrence. Uncle
Carl paid her the unheard-of salary
of 81 900 a week.
He bought $50 acres in the San
Fernando Valley for his studio and
incorporated his bare fields as Uni
versal City," with post office. fire
department and mayor. There he
made amusement history. What he
particularly liked was spectacle
with thousands OF extras, fires,
floods, and the services Of all the
wild animals in his private zoo.
He made 1.-The Hunchback OF No
tire Dame" with Lon CLANCY. Then
he did all Quiet on the Western
Front"
Many performers reached star.
dom under the Laemmle banner
Tales about Uncle Carl are legion
Most o.. them concern his ever-last-
ing kindness and his inability t
say mo" to anybody looking for
job
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-25
THE WAR
and
FOOD PRICES

Panic hit the pantry in
America right after the Eu
ropean War exploded. Some
women remembered the food
shortages of 1917-18
younger ones were told about
them boarding started
some food prices skyrocketed
&. What was behind all
this? Will hungry Europe
raid our national larder?
Must the American wife cope
with high food prices? NEA
Service, Inc. has sent Mrs.
Gaynor Maddox, noted food
expert, TO Washington TO
learn the answers. She in
teryiewed government de-
partment heads. From the
data she gathered she has
written a timely Informative
series Of articles. the first Of
which appears for your per-
sOnal information and pro
lection on page IA Of today's
DEMOCRAT