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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-13
NEW BINC CROSBY
 CINEMA AT STATE
Paris Honeymoon Opens FOur=Day Engagement
 This Afternoon

An altogether satisfying and highly entertaining program of screen entertainment opens a four day engagement at the Warner Bros. State theater this afternoon head lined by what is judged as the gay est comedy of the year Paris Hon. eymoon," Bing Crosbys newest of- fering.
 While Bmg, the favorite radio and screen singer of many fans, plays the title role, there are also many brilliant stars included iii the giant supporting cast. They are Shirley Ross, Franciska Gaal, charming young beauties of ''The Buccaneer," the one and only Akim Tamiroff, and many others who you'll enjoy seeing in Bing's newest and best picture.
 So the story gees Of young mill llonaire who is forced to go to Paris in order to expedite a divorce from Miss Ross, with whom he is in love. In Paris he meets Tamiroff, castle salesman and general ruler of a Balkan country known as Push tanick." In Pushtanick" Bing meets a beautiful little peasant girl, play ed by Miss Gall, and loses his heart to her. From there on things get pretty complicated and high comedy takes the helm.
 Tamiroff, who has impressed us in the past with his charater por- trayals will be seen in an excellent characterization of the salesman, proving himself comedian of no mean ability. Up to now he has played "heavies" and williams, and it's our guess that the public will be demanding to see him in more comedy roles. Other comedians who add to the enjoyment of the film are Edward Everett Horton and Ben Blue.
 Of course, every Bing Crosby picture features popular hit tunes of the day and this picture is no ex- ception. Four new songs which you'll be humming for months to come are featured in the film.
 They are You're A Sweet Little Headache" q Have Eyes," Funny Old Hills" and "Joobalai," and just wait until you hear Bing sing them.
 The second big hit brings to the screen the super gangster of many successes Humphrey Bogart in his first starring role as King of the Underworld" Although Bogart has played featured parts in many suc- cessful pictures he has never before actually been 8 star. This picture
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-13

which an amusing story revolving about the efforts of a spoiled heiress to make herself eligible for a twenty million dollar inheritance by burning her matrimonial candle at both ends. Since the terms of her fathers will stipulate she must marry an American native to qualify for the fortune, the heiress who is engaged to foreign count, played by Bowman, arrives at a unique solution that keeps the comedy rolling from beginning to end.
 Attractions ending their engage ments tonight include Adolphe Menjou and Jack Haley in Thanks For Everything" and Federal Man Hunt" with Robert Livingston and June Travis.
 Attend the Loew Poli Theater every Wednesday evening and enjoy the headline Broadway vaudeville shows presented on our stage. Fea- tured weekly are the greatest sing CTS, dancers, and comedians of the entertainment world, presented to you in addition to a great Sur- rounding screen program, and best of all, there is never any advance III regular prices.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-13
PLENTY OF ACTION

An unusual amount of action is packed into George OBrien's new RKO Radio picture, Arizona Le- gion," which has Laraine Johnson playing opposite the outdoor star for the third time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-13

marks the climax of his swift rise to the top.
 He is cast as half villainous, half humorous gang leader with enormous conceit; so much, indeed, that he makes prisoner a young novelist to write eulogistic bio- graphy of him. He wants the world to know him as the Napoleon of crime.
 Starred in the feminine role is Kay Francis and supporting the two stars are James Stephenson, John Eldredge, Jessie Busley, Arthur Aylesworth and John Busley.
 Get ready for the treat coming to the State next week. On Tuesday this "theater of hits" will present Going Places" with Dick Powell, Anita Louise and Ronald Reagan On the same show will be of the Record" with Pat OBrien and Joan BlOndell.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-13
BY PAUL HARRISON

NEA Service Staff Correspondent
 Hollywood-Tricks of the trade: Film color experts are driven crazy by pseudoartistic executives who talk about painting with light tinting sets and costumes with diff ferent colored lights. The result is always a chromatic nightmare and the faces of players do some fancy blushing, turning not only red. but green and yellow.
 Producers also frequently say, ssNow the mood of this scene is very depressed, so want you to put blue floodlights on it for kind of sug- gestive overtone." But it can't be done. The only result is that everything in front of the camera changes color-reds become purpleS, yellows become greens, complexious become motled, but only neutral tones become blue.
 For Technicolor, pools of water on sound stages always have to be dyed blue because they have no
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-13
IT'S NOT ALL DONE WITH MIRRORS

Many camera tricks are done with mirrors. A couple of years ago, when musicals were booming and poor studios were trying to complete in the size of super-chorus ensem- bles, some of the imposing groups of dancers were merely mirrored multiplications of 8 handful of cu- ties |. For that matter, I happen to know that in certain religious spectacle two long lines of opposing warriors-apparently a thousand of them in hand-to-hand conflict - were filmed with exactly four actors and six mirrors.
 Sometimes when a speeding train or a roaring automobile or a troop of galloping horses apparently runs right into the camera, the photo grapher actually is crouched in a narrow pit underneath. More oft en, he is at one side and shooting into 45-degree mirror, which is always broken. Cinematographers are not superstitious. =. In scenes of destruction when debris from a burning or explosion shattered building seems to be falling all around the hero, he's usually off at one side and only his reflection is imperiled. If the mirror is broken they bring in a new one and try again.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-13
DEEP SEA DRAMA

The professional and romantic conflict between ships doctor and hard-boiled chief engineer on an ocean steamship forms the basis oi RKO Radios Pacific Liner" in which the top roles are played by Victor McLaglen, Chester Morris and Wendy Barrie.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-13
CHERCHEZ LA FEMME

How a beautiful woman tries to break up an inseparable friendship among three soldiers lends a roman tic background to RKO Radios screen version of the Kipling poem, "Gunga Din." The picture stars Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., with Joan Fontaine playing the feminine lead.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-13
GOOD TRAINING

Before turning his attention to the screen, Patric Knowles, now teamed with Lucille Ball in RKO Radios Beauty for the Asking" appeared with the famed Abbey Players and with other widely-known Irish and English repertoire companies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-13
Promising Pictures Feature Programs Of Local 7heaers
HARRISON IN HOLLYWOOD
Nothing Is Exactly What It Seems To Be In The Prize Pictures
Even the Dogs Are Dyed and Tufted For Exacting Technic0lOr

chance to reflect the Dlue or Cne sky. Clear water looks black. But for black-and-white pictures, the supposedly clear water of limpid lily ponds often is dyed black. That gives it better reflective quality. LONGHORNS MADE
 TO ORDER
 The script of Dodge City" calls for a stampede of longhorn cattle, but there just aren't enough long horns available to make herd. This emergency didn't bother the movie magicians very much; 1t merely resulted in an order to the studio carpenter shop for 200 sets of long wooden horns, to be fitted over the short horns of the herd that has been rented.
 Many animals, especially comedy dogs, are carefully made up for mo- vieS with extra spots or tufts of hair. All such makeup is spiced with quinine to discourage them from licking it off |. Actors never nibble at the food furnished them for scenes unless they're specifical- ly told that it's safe. Most food, such as that shown in markets, is covered with a noxious insect spray. Pieces of automobile inner tubes are favorite sandwich filling. Be- cause of the heat of studio lights, ice cubes are made of glass, ice cream usually is represented by mashed potatoes, and cheese dou- bleS for butter.
Evening star., 1939-07-31
Attorney Criticizes
Statement Court IS
Tearing DownLiberiy'
Commercial Low League
Hears Bor Group Hit
For Bit Of Bod Toste'

Certain members Of the Amer
ican Bar Association were criticized
by Carroll A. Teller, Chicago attor-
ney, today for stating the Supreme
Court was tearing down the lib
critics Of our people" +
The speaker told the 800 delegates
to the Commercial Law League Of
America convention at the Ward
man Park Hotel that the comment,
made, he said, ut the associations
recent convention in San Francisco,
was a bit Of bad taste"
Mr.. Teller is 4 member of the
National Bankruptcy Association.
the Chicago Bar. Association and
the Executive Committee Of the
league.
Previously, Seton Darr, president
of the District bar, in an address
Of welcome, had said. II feel it is
not proper for lawyers to criticize
court decisions destructively, but
their duty is to make constructive
suggestions 20 the masses Of the
people may have confidence that
justice is being brought nearer and
near to the poor"
The four-day convention was
opened by an invocation by the Rev.
William Murray Bradner, canon Of
Washington Cathedral. President
John NJ Niehaus. jr.. of Peoria, ILL.,,
presided at the morning session. The
report Of committees on education,
legislation and uniform State laws.
unauthorized practice of law and
the Constitution Of the United States
were to be presented this afternoon.
A major study Of delegates during
the convention will be operation OF
the Chandler Bankruptcy Act. passed
last September under sponsorship Of
the league The delegates repre-
sent 10000 members in the United
States and Canada.
Evening star., 1939-07-31
British Isles Hard Hit
By Spring Drought

Water shortage in many parts Of
Great Britain this year marked the
longest drought there in 10 years.
In London the stores were crowded
with women buying light dresses
during the most brilliant spell Of
early summer weather in IA years.
At Caithness, Scotland, shortage Of
water caused anxiety. At Tannach
drinking water for the school chill
dren was scarce. Men and women
had to carry water from the wells
when the reservoir In Dunbeath
dried up. In the south of Ireland,
Cork, Kerry and Limerick were the
most affected. In Kinsale, after
supplies to private houses had been
cut of, the people lined up 1T the
one pump operating Rs towns water
Evening star., 1939-07-31

I IMPARTIAL laboratory tests of 16
L Of the larsest.selline brands show
which one Of them gives the most
actual smoking ps, pack. The find
inss were:
4 CAMELS were found to contain
L MORE TOBACCO BY WEIGHT
than the average for the IS other of
the largest.selling brands.
q CAMELS BURNED SLOWER
= THAN ANY OTHER BRAND
TESTED - 1876 SLOWER THAN
THE AVERAGE TIME OF THE IS
OTHER OF THE LARGEST-SELL-
ING BRANDS! By burning 1870
slower, on the average, Camels give
smokers the equivalent of 5 EXTRA
SMOKES PER PACK!
q In the same tests, CAMELS HELD
- THEIR ASH FAR LONGER
than the average time for all the
other brands.
Yes, Camers fine, slow-burning,
more expensive tobaccos do make
difference. Delicate taste -. fragrant
mountaineering pleasure at its best,
and more of iH The quality cigarette
every smoker can afford.
Evening star., 1939-07-31
Soviet Ready to Help
Peace Bloc, Says Provdo

MOSCOW, July 81 (P.-The Com
munist party newspaper Pravda to-
day declared the Soviet Union ready
to help organize "a real peace front"
but expressed scorn for "the cow
ardice Of bourgeois isolationists.
The Soviet Union is watching
calmly the criminal game of Fascist
incendiaries Of war" said a Pravda
editorial. This calmness has MOTH
Ing in common with the cowardice
OF bourgeois isolationists trying to
hide themselves behind shrubbery
from the danger Of war.
"The Soviet people know an at
tack of Fascist aggressors could be
halted by an effective front of peace
loving countries and is ready to take
part in organization Of real peace
front"
Another article in Pravda todav
stressed the policy "for close good
neighborly relations with all coun-
tries which have a common border
with the U. s. S. r." providing that
those countries do not try directly
or indirectly to violate the integrity
and inviolability Of Soviet borders
Evening star., 1939-07-31
EmpIoye Car Mileage
Cut to AGENTS by House

Mileage allowed Government en-
ployes who use their own automo-
biles on of1cial business was cut by
the House today from to 4 cents
a mile.
Action was taken on recommen-
dation Of Representative Taber of
New York, ranking minority men,
bel Of the Appropriations Com
mittee, who succeeded in amending
the bill sent to the floor primarily to
make 1t easier for Government
workers to collect travelling expenses
Evening star., 1939-07-31
Cast|emans Ferry
Bridge Is Partly.
Washed Away
Swollen Shenandoah
Carries OFF Section OF
Old Route J Spon

Swollen by weekend rains, the
Shenandoah River today washed
away portion of the Castlemans s
Ferry Bridge on heavily Travelled
Route 7, between Bluemont and
Berryville. Va.
The structure, about IS years old,
was to have been abandoned within
few weeks upon the completion of
a new bridge and approaches. The
new structure was not harmed by
the flood waters.
The American Automobile Asso-
citation, advised of the washout,
urged motorists to use Route so.
which goes through Upperville and
Aldie. The A. A, A. said no one was
hurt when the bridge washed out.
Summer Colony Marooned.
Meanwhile, flood-marooned men,
bers of the Rawley Springs summer
colony, II miles west OF Harrison
burg, Va. having limited food sup
plies yesterday, expressed the hope
that receding waters would release
them today, the Associated Press
reported.
More than 100 persons were iso-
lated at the resort near here by
swollen streams which have ragged
for two days over the ridges Of
Shenandoah Mountain.
The waters started falling yester-
day. Some Of the younger men,
bers climbed across q rickety swing
ing bridge. but the older ones did
not take this risk.
Secondary roads were blocked at
scores Of places by high water, but
highway workers partially cleared
out a landslide on Route 80, three
miles from Rawley, to open the
Harrisonburg Franklin, w. Va,
main artery to one-way traffic.
Winchester Cellars Flooded.
In winchester scores Of cellars in
the downtown business section and
residential districts were flooded yes
terday when about an inch and a
half of water fell in a half hour.
Lightning fired a large haystack
on the suburban farm of George H.
Eagle.
Two homes near Midlothian in
Chesterfield County and two barns
In Hanover County were destroyed
by fire late Saturday after being
struck by lightning.
More than half a dozen places in
both vicinities were struck but were
not seriously damaged during one Of
the worst electrical storms in recent
years. No injuries were reported.
Evening star., 1939-07-31
MattingIy Retires;
Pdrran Praises Work

Philip H. Mattingly, 10, today was
presented with special citation for
long and faithful service, by Surg
Gen. Thomas Parran, upon his re-
tirement as principal personnel clerk
of the United States Public Health
Service.
Mr.. Mattingly, who has a total of
more than 81 years Government
service. also was presented a ma
hogany table and chairs by his fel-
low employees. The presentation
ceremonies were held In the Public
Health Service Auditorium.
A native Of Washington, Mr.. Mat
tingly attended public and private
schools and business college here.
He entered the Government service
on March 10, 1888, as a stenographer
In the Patent once.
In 1891 he transferred to the once
of the Chief of Engineers of the War
Department, and served in that
branch Of the Government until July
l, 1905, when he went to the Public
Health Service, then known as the
Public Health and Marine Hospital
Service, as clerical assistant to Will
liam p. Worcester. first chief clerk Of
the service. Except for three years
work In the of1ice of the disbursing
clerk. Treasury Department, Mr..
Mattingly had been a member Of
the staff of the Public Health Serv-
ice since.
When Mr.. Mattingly joined the
Health Service the staff consisted Of
only % clerks, one messenger and
five laborers, in addition to Surg.
Gen. Walter Wyman and his COM
missioned corps of physicians and
surgeons. He had served under four
surgeon generals. Mr.. Mattingly
lives at 1908 Spring road NV.
Evening star., 1939-07-31
France Fixes Death
For 10 0ffenses in
New Anti-SpyCode
Foreigners Made LiobIe
As Well as Citizens
By Doludier Decree
By the Associated Press.

PARIS. July 31.-France's new
spy code, the strictest anti-espio-
mage measure the Third Republic
ever had in peacetime. became
law today with its publication in
the official journal.
1t provides the death penalty In
time of peace for 10 separate
Grimes and of1enses against the
foreign security Of the state
Foreigners as well were made
liable to the death penalty in most
of the 10 cases cited Offering to
commit any one Of the crimes or
of1enses or provoking some one else
to do 50 were made punishable by
death.
The journal also turned % de-
crees into law, including one in
creasing the anti-espionage forces
OF the Surete Nationale by 44s
operatives.
First in the list was Premier
Daladier's decree prolonging the
life Of the present Chamber of
Deputies by two years, to June l.,
1912. and postponing all regular
elections, or by-elections created
by designations, to that date.
In the preface. M. Daladier in
dicated the main reason for the
decree was to keep from giving
Reichsfuehrer Hitler the oppor-
tunity for another move while
France was engaged In internal
quarrels as when he occupied the
demilitarized Rhineland and Aus
tria.
Political struggles have a ten.
dency to begin again at the very
moment when French. union and
calm are more necessary than ever, >
he said.
I'VE must prevent foreigners who
might exaggerate the importance Of
our discussions from trying to profit
by them"
The harshness of the anti-spy
laws reinforced in a single code
startled Frenchmen and foreigners
alike.
Among those made subject to the
death penalty we're:
Those who publish military in
formation of any nature not made
public by the Government.
Those who reveal by any means
measures taken to arrest spies or
who report on proceedings of investi-
eating magistrates or the court it.
self IN such cases.
Those who destroy or damage for
any reason any material interesting
national defense.
Those who shake the faith" Of
the armed forces in any way. Such
crimes, all considered as treason,
are to be judged by military courts.
The legislation applied to the colon
les as well as the homeland,
Evening star., 1939-07-31
Historic Spot to Become
National Playground

Smiths Farm, adjoining Cape
Point and the Capt of Good Hope,
chief argument of the zeteticians,
who contend that the earth is fiat.
has been acquired by Capetown,
South Africa, as a national play
ground.
East Of Smiths Farm are False
Bay, Hottentot Hollands Mountains.
Cape Hangklip, q further range of
hills, and then Danger Point. AS
Smiths Farm is so miles from Dam
ger Point in straight line, and yet
the headland is visible sometimes,
the 1eteticians say that is proof
that the earth is fiat. Otherwise
the curvature of the earth would
hide the headland completely. The
zeteticians are connected remotely
with fat-earth sects in America.
Evening star., 1939-07-31
Czech Church Festivals
Manifest NotionoIism
b. the Associated Press.

PRAGUE, July 31.-Tens of thou
sands OF Czechs yesterday attended
church festivals which developed
into ardent national manifesto
tions.
Forbidden to hold political meet
ings, Czechs lately have used
church festivals as an outlet for
their patriotic feelings.
At Sbrslav, near Prague, the Rev
Aloysius Tilinek, Roman Catholic
priest who has been questioned
three times by the German secret
police because of his sermons, ap-
pealed to the Czechs to follow a
straight path" and not to look back
He asked them to keep the peace
1nwardly and outwardly.
Similar demonstrations were held
at Deutsch Brod, on the border be-
tween Bohemia and Moravia, and
at Hlinsko, southeast of Prague,
where the day was devoted to
Czech national music and dances.
Evening star., 1939-07-31
Volunteer Army Helps Bombay
Shut Off Alcohol 1oniqht

and 300 volunteer organizations and
200 physical culture institutions Of
fered their services toward max
ing the experiment a success.
The government decree, issued
last February IA, advanced a step
further the campaign of Mohandas
Gandhi, Indian nationalist leader,
for national prohibition within three
years.
There has been an intensive figh.
over the Bombay edict. The vets
contended the Indian-fermented
liquor contains vitamin B and makes
for healthier babies. Countering,
the prohibitionists argued that
"drunkards are violent" and that
there is mo need to drink vitamin
B and beat your WIFE
Europeans will have their drinks
rationed.
Evening star., 1939-07-31
Answers Traffic
Charge in
|AirpIone
By the Associated Press.

RICHMOND, Va, July 3l.-An
airplane was William H. Phillips
solution to the problem OF arriving
at court on time.
Mr.. Phillips, 27-year -old paper
mill worker at Franklin, charged
with operating an automobile with
out a drivers permit. was sum-
moned to Chesterfield Trial Justice
Court Saturday.
He explained that he did not get
off work at the paper mill until 9
am. and because he lacked a per-
NIT to drive. he chartered a plane.
He landed on the fairgrounds at the
rear of the court.
The trip cost $18.50-S925 for the
plane, S5 fine and S425 costs.