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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16

"What'll it be?", was the most fre- quent question heard today as the long drawn-out Waterbury conspir- acy trial went into the hands of a jury of nine men and three women. The possible verdict of the jury was by far the leading subject of con- versation about the entire city Groups gathered everywhere to dis cuss what the outcome would be.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16

Judge Inglis made a hurried exit from the courthouse yesterday af- ternoon. after concluding his charge to the jury. Defense counsel followed him to a nearby parking lot to re- quest that he assign @ deputy sher. If to guard the exhibits in the jury room. A member of the Alcorn staff was on similar duty.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16

Judge Inglis' suggestion that the exhibits be moved into the jury room last night saved valuable time today. The deliberations would have been delayed. otherwise. until the lengthy task was completed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16

z Deputy Sheriff James OLeary senior local deputy, was a patient at Waterbury hospital as the case went to jury. He was operated on at the hospital Monday. He had been on duty at the trial since it began
 last November.
Evening star., 1939-01-25
Mr.. Hitchcock Really Proves
Film a Directors Medium
The Lady Vanishes' Is Case in Point;
Picture Also Introduces New
English Recruit for Hollywood
BY JAY CARMODY.

One OF the things they insist in that the motion
picture Is directors medium something which
the
And strangely,
Albert Hitchcock
needs told
Evening star., 1939-01-25
Interior Players
To Stage Comedy

"Trelawney of the Wells" Pinero's
four-act comedy, will be staged to-
morrow night at Roosevelt High
School by the Theater Group of the
Interior Department Recreation
Association. 1t will be the players
first full-length production.
The group promises that it is max
ing every attempt to be strictly au-
thentic in adhering to the mood OF
the period. The 81 characters In
"Trelawney of the Wells" will be
attired In the costume of Victorian
days.
The cast includes Rae Robins
Kenf1eld Bailey. William F. Zuckert
jr.. Nora McGinnity, Joe Bly,, M. w
De Solar, Robert Nicholson, Iris
Walden, Grace B. Ware, Betty Brun-
stetter, Ralph Patton, Mary Louise
Rogers, Gordon J. Feeley, Helene D
Loney, Velma L. Carter and F.
Provost Holmes.
Evelyn Adams is directing the
play.
Evening star., 1939-01-25
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

National-"Bachelor Born," Ian
Hays hit comedy Of school life:
2::30 and $3.50 nm.
Capitol-"Stand Up and Fight"
Bob Taylor helps railroads battle
stage coaches: 1890 am, 1:20, 4:10,
7:05 and 9:55 pm: Stage shows:
1890, 1920, 6:10 and 9:05 pm.
Earle-"Zaza," Claudette Colbert
In the new film version of the famed
tale: II am, 1:4O, 4:25, ITO and
9:55 pm. Stage shows: 12:45, $3.50,
6:15 and 8 pm.
Keith's-"The Great Man Votes"
one vote gives a man a great day:
11:35 am, 1:20, 3, 4:50, $50, 8:15
and 1905 pm.
Metropolitan-"Paris Honeymoon, ,"
Bing Crosby's latest musical comedy:
IL am. 1:05, 3:15, 5:25, 7:35 and
GAS pm.
COlumbia-"S "Sweethearts," jean
ette Macdonald and Nelson Eddy
in technicolor: 11:35 am, 2:05,
ABS, 7:05 and 9:35 pm.
Palace-"Kentucky," romance in
the land where horses are horses, in
Evening star., 1939-01-25

ton, professional and otherwise, in
this country.
Twentieth Century-Fox could not
resist the charm of Miss Lockwood
any more than Metro Goldwyn-
Mayer could resist that of Vivian
Leigh, who recently has become the
answer to David o. Selznicks prayer
for Scarlet OHara. It is a weak
ness that is bound to be ratified by
American audiences, probably more
than that which induced Miss Leigh
to come to this country.
Leon Pearson, author of "Wash-
ington Merry Go Round" which
the Civic Theater will offer on
February land which has very
little to do with the book or the
column bearing the same title-has
peopled his play with number of
easily recognized types.
Among the more amusing charac-
tiers in the play is an admiral who
decides to sue a newspaper for libel,
then changes his mind when he
learns that the editor of the paper
has uncovered some of his more ro-
mantle past. Whether it Is a re-
Election upon the weakness of ad-
mirals or the strength of editors is
one of those things which the play
wright and Director F. Cowles
Strickland leaves to the actual per-
formance.
The play will be staged at Ward
man Park Theater.
Robert Morley's performance as
Oscar Wilde has been selected by
the New York critics as the years
outstanding performance on Broad
way Among the runners-up,
which also included Raymond Mas
sey's portrait of Abraham Lincoln,
is the performance of Laurette
Taylor in outward Bound" which
comes to the National on Sunday
:. Comes there as one of the high
lights of the Presidents birthday
celebration, since the proceeds will
go to the fund for the relief of in
fantile paralysis victims :. Coming
with Enrol Flynn, Warner star who
arrives today for the birthday cele-
bration, is Wife Lii Damita {.
Since their marriage in 1885 Miss
Damita has appeared only in those
film roles which were especially to
her liking :. . Otherwise she has
kept house Jesse James," which
comes next to the Palace, was
screened yesterday :. And speak
ing of coming-nexts. there will be
another week of The Cowboy and
the Lady" at the Columbia, starting
Friday -. That is the latest version
of Gary Cooper :. One more aside
to Jerye Pinkston: Thanks for the
news of Miss Sue Read, and what
will follow when television comes?
Evening star., 1939-01-25
Beethoven's Music
In BelaScO Film

Beethoven Concerto" much
praised film story of the adventures
of pair Of young violin prodigies,
opens today at the Belasco Theater.
AS would be indicated by the title,
Beethoven Concerto" abounds in
great music, much of it by the COM
poser whose work gives the picture
its title. There also is the popular
Bach "Chaconne" and a musical
under-theme by Dunayevsky, the
modern composer whom many critics
have called the late George Gersh-
wins closest rival.
Evening star., 1939-01-25
To the Dogs

Black eyes worn by Robert Mont
gomery and Rosalind Russell all
week for Fast and Loose" have
provided aristocratic meals for
homeless dogs in the Los Angeles
pound. The sinners are made-up
but scenes require the stars to run
around with sirloin steaks over
those eyes for props" Each eve
ming, the used steaks went to the
dogs.
Evening star., 1939-01-25

70 kelth'S on Saturday, Is long
time. But just what is meant by
the movies being a directors medium
Is once more manifest. The thing
known as the Hitchcock touch is
what makes the picture one of the
outstanding English importations of
the last II months Without It.,
"The Lady Vanishes" might be an
other cops-and-robbers sort of thing.
With it, the selection of the picture
as one of the major creations of the
English industry by those with a
chance to see it earlier becomes a
thoroughly comprehensive thing.
The Hitchcock touch is a sly and
elusive thing, which makes the per-
son who attempts to explain it
kind OF idiot of the family. What
they are driving at is that Mr..
Hitchcock, as director, is trying to
give a lesson in psychology. Or
perhaps he is submitting the audi
ence to an I. @. test. Whatever it is,
he offers all the way through his
pictures definite clues as to what
Is to follow.
The Lady Vanishes" is no eXcep-
ton to the rule. If audiences will
listen closely (Which they might not
do unless warned or unless they are
familiar with the Hitchcock method)
during the sequence in which the
strolllng troubador sings, they will
get notion of everything that fol-
lows. If they don't, it still will have
a flavor OF piquancy, but they will
not know so we'll what the picture
is driving at.
1t is very sly, but it need not be
elusive.
The same picture, incidentally.
Will introduce another English lead
ing lady who has succumbed to the
lure OF Hollywood gold. She is Mar
garet Lockwood, who already is at
work In this country as a featured
player IN Shirley Temples next star
ring vehicle produced by Twentieth
Century-Fox. Without benefit of an
ECSTASY" Miss Lockwood is another
Hedy Lamar in her way. q dark
lovely lady with no end of attrac-
tlVeness. The attention of American
auolences first was directed toward
ner IN 10 the Victor" an English
picture which won its way onto most
OF the l0-best lists of 1898. That was
followed by an equally impressive
performance in Three On a Week
End, another English production
which won a great deal of approba-
Evening star., 1939-01-25
Aid Recitals Planned

The Washington Musicians Com
mittee for Aid to the Spanish DEM
ocracy will sponsor a series of matt
nee recitals for the benefit of the
Loyalist government, beginning Sat-
urday at 2:30 pm. at Pierce Hall
Fifteenth and Harvard streets NV
A program of American folk songs
will be included in the series, pre-
sented by Alan Lomax.
Evening star., 1939-01-25

technicolor: 1910, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10
and $50 pm.
Little-"100 Men and Girl"
Deanna Durbin sings, Leopold Sto-
kowski conducts the orchestra: II
am, 12:45, 2:35, 4:20, sos, 7:45 and
9:40 pm.
Belasco- Beethoven Concerto" !"
new film with much of the masters
music: 4:50, $40, $40 and $50 pm.
Trans-Lux-News and shorts; con-
tinuouS from 10 am.
Evening star., 1939-01-25
Modern Dance Recital

The Doris Humphrey Charles
Weidman Dance Group will bring
their modern interpretations here
for return engagement February
Is in the Roosevelt High School
auditorium. Sponsored by the WASH
ington Dance Association, the group
will present a comedy dance drama,
Race of Life" and several selections
from New Dance"
Evening star., 1939-01-25
In Iron Mask

Warren William has been signed
to play DArtagan in Edward Small's
forthcoming production Of The
Man in The Iron Mask" film version
of the famous Alexander Dumas
novel. James Whale will direct for
United Artists release.
Evening star., 1939-01-25
Veteran SIGNS

May Robson, 74-year-old veteran
Of stage and screen, has been signed
to a contract by Warner Bros. on
the basis of her recent work at the
studio in -Four Daughters" They
Made Me Criminal and The
Kid from Kokomo."
Evening star., 1939-01-25
School Play Tryouts

The Players Club Of the Central
High School Community Center will
hold tryouts for its next play at
BIS pm. tomorrow at the school.
Young men to play leading roles are
needed, according to club officials.
Evening star., 1939-01-25
Contract for Comic

Donald Crisp, who is appearing
now with Paul NUM- and Bette
Davis in "Juarez," has been given
a new term contract by Warner
Bros. His most recent release was
Dawn Patrol"
Evening star., 1939-05-23
Nationwide Baptist
Evangelism Drive
In 1910 Urged
Leaders of Denominations
Moy Droft Views on
Religious Liberty
By the Associated Press,

~ tiie AoooSldteu FTeSS.
CHICAGO, May Recon-.
mendations for Nationwide cam.
paign Of evangelism in 1910 brought
together today the leaders of every
Baptist denomination in the Nation.
1t was the first time in America n
Baptist history that the presidents
OF all 18 Baptist groups have met
jointly, the Rev. Mike Elliott. editor
OF Minister, an independent Baptist
monthly, said.
AT a three-day session the groups
will coordinate plans for a NAM
moth evangelistic campaign next
year among the 10000 commua.-
cants of the denomination.
Rev. Mr.. Elliott said the assembly
also might make a pronouncement
on religious liberty" in which the
historic stand of the Baptists on
complete separation of church and
state might be reafirmed.
Questions of government influences
upon freedom of worship, diplomatic
representation with the Vatican
state, and taxation of worship ac-
tivities also might be discussed, he
said.
DR.. L. r. Scarborough of Fort
Worth, Tex, president of the South
ern Baptist convention, was named
presiding officer.
The Baptist Home Mission Society
is sponsoring a regional meeting of
ministers from Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Michigan and Wisconsin, to
be held in conjunction with the
national group.
Evening star., 1939-05-23
Palestine Disorders
Laid 10 Reich, Italy
By laborite
Commons Expected
To Approve Plan
For Arab Stute
BY tfe Associated Press

os tIe HSsoclated PreSS.
LONDON, May 23.-Laborite Her
bert Morrison asserted today in the
House OF Commons that Germany
and Italy were largely responsible
for disorders in Palestine.
Opening the second day of debate
on the governments new policy for
Palestine. Mr. Morrison said:
The agents of Hitler and Musso-
bni seem to have the habit of lodging
bombs In suit cases in various places:
it has happened in Jerusalem and
l gather 1t is happening in London.
A large part of the disturbances in
Palestine cansbe traced to Germany
and Italy.
I'VE regard the governments pol
Icy as a cynical breach of pledges
given to the Jews and to the world,
including America" he added. This
policy will do us no good in the
United States and we need the good
will of the great American people" :"
Parliamentary observers expressed
the opinion that, while debate on
the governments Palestine plan
had cut party lines, the government
would muster sufficient votes for ap-
proval.
The plan, denounced by Jews on
the ground that it proposed eventual
creation of self-governing state
with Arabs in majority through
limitation of Jewish immigration,
was made public last Wednesday.
Evening star., 1939-05-23
Quints Are Not Tired
After Visitinq ROYALTY

WINNIPEG, May 27 R.-Every
one but the Dionne quintuplets was
"tuckered out" today after the
quints' visit with King George and
Queen Elizabeth.
Their majesties relaxed aboard
their special train. There was no
question but the quintuplets pro-
vided the high spot of the royal visit
to Toronto.
There was no question but the
quintuplets provided the high spot
OF the royal visit to Toronto.
The five little girls in court dresses
OF organdy, poke bonnets and patent
leather slippers curtsied perfectly
to the King and Queen and then
took things into their own hands.
They Rugged and kissed the
Queen, and she kissed them back.
Cecile, Emile, Annette and Yvonne
presented bouquets to her majesty;
Marie swerved abruptly and gave
her flowers to the King.
The quints, whom the Queen
thought among the most beautiful
children I have ever seen," also
made a visit to the Legislature.
Emerging from the room in which
they talked with the King and
Evening star., 1939-05-23

ruined and quaint white taf1eta
petticoats and rustled with every
Tstep. The quints had two little
rosebuds each In their dark curly
hair, and poke bonnets were worn
back on their shoulders.
After 19-minute audience, the
King and Queen said goodby and
left for their next engagements.
The quints, by special plea of
United States newspaper men cov-
ering the royal tour, were then
taken into the legislative chamber,
where 1,l00 Of Ontario's notables
had stayed on to see them after
an earlier ceremony. Entirely un-
self conscious, the quints walked
hand in hand through the stately
hall, looking around curiously. At
nurses suggestion, they blew kisses
to the audience, which promptly dis
obeyed DR.. Dafoe's order that there
should be no applause because 1t
might excite the quints.
The parents strolled through the
hall. too, but nobody seemed to
notice them.
Evening star., 1939-05-23
Garden Party
Continued From First Page)

gown will go far toward settling the
problem of what to wear" which
has been bothering many of those
who received invitations.
Lady Lindsay described her gown
as neither long nor short" but 80
inches from the ground" could hard
ly be called short. Undoubtedly
dainty garden party gowns, with big
hats and flowing skirts, will be the
order of the day since the hostess
has decided upon her apparel.
Embassy mail is increasing daily,
Lady Lindsay said, and while much
of the correspondence is in reference
to IBID" for the garden party,
there are just as many persons seek
ing information on whether it would
be possible to see the King ard
Queen at any time. Lady Lindsay
has found this correspondence
Charming and stressed this fact.
Memory Fails Her.
When asked if any of the Duchess
of Windsor's relatives had been in
vited to the garden party, Lady
Lindsay said she did not know, be-
cause she doesn't know all the
Duchess relatives. She added she
did not choose guests as relatives of
some one or other. When asked if
Mrs. D. Buchanan Merryman, the
Duchess Aunt Bessie" was on the
list, she said she could not recall.
Lady Lindsay defined her idea of
Representative or average Amer
icans,' stating that the invitation
list was made up of leaders in vari-
Gus groups.
Lady Lindsay did not confine the
list to Just socialites,' she said.
Others on Guest List.
Others who have been invited are
the President General of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution,
Mrs. Henry M. Robert, jr.; Miss
Mabel Boardman. secretary of the
American Red Cross; Norman H.
Davis, chairman of the American
Red Cross.
High ranking officers of the Army,
Navy and Marine Corps are also on
the list and Lady Lindsay said she
certainly hoped that Mrs. Alice
Roosevelt Longworth would attend
the party. Mrs. Calvin Coolidge,
Mrs. William Howard Taft and Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson, widows of Presi-
dents, have been asked, as we'll as
widows of former United States Am
bassadors to the Court of st. James.
Lady Lindsay has given the names
of q few persons in this country
whom the King and Queen have ex-
pressed a desire in meeting. She
said that she felt that their majes-
ties would have better opportunity
in talking with these persons at one
Of the smaller functions to be given
at the White House than at the gar
den party, with 1850 attending. The
dinner and tea that the President
and Mrs Roosevelt will give will be
limited in number, and, as Lady
Lindsay explained, this will be the
royal visitors only chance for con-
verSation.
There will be 36 guests at the din
ner to be given by the King and
Queen at the Embassy June and
no entertainment will follow the
dinner. However the members of
the Embassy staff and their wives
will assemble in the Embassy after
the dinner to bid farewell to their
King and Queen.
Evening star., 1939-05-23
Suffrage Group Names
Four Subcommittee

The Executive Committee of the
District of Columbia Suffrage Asso-
citation appointed four subcommit-
tees at meeting last night in the
Investment Building to report on
ways to get vote for Washington
residents on District officials.
The committee considered ways
and means of getting legislation per-
mitting vote on City Council Off
cials, and tentative plans for future
action were made. The subcommit-
tees will report at the next meeting.
The group also agreed to continue
its postcard campaign and to broad
en- its plans to interest residents in
the States in suffrage for the Dis
trict.
Evening star., 1939-05-23
Lord Halifax 10 Seek
Speedy Action on
Pact With Soviet
Expected to Champion
Close Alliance at
Cabinet Session
BY the Associated Press.

GENEVA, May 23-British For
eign Secretary Viscount Halifax was
reliably reported today to have de-
cided to champion in tomorroW's
British cabinet meeting closer form
of mutual aid pact among Britain,
France and Soviet Russia than Brit
ain hitherto has found acceptable.
Lord Halifax decision was said
by informed observers to have been
reached after last-minute round
robin talks among delegates of the
three great powers here for the
League Council session.
These informants said he had been
influenced by Russia's refusal to
consider any essential deviation
from its insistence on comprehen-
sive mutual assistance guarantees
and by strong French pressure.
In a surprise statement at the
opening of public meeting of the
League Council, Lord Halifax de-
clared that Britain, although nego-
tiating independent of the League
machinery with other powers, Still
adheres to League ideals of inter-
national cooperation"
The foreign secretary said his gov
ernment eventually would make
complete report on its negotiations
concerning a common front of great
powers, but that the moment was
not "opportune"
Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet
of France made a similar statement.
The influence of the French gen.
eral staff, and especially of its chief,
Gen. Maurice Gamelin, probable
generalissimo of French and British
land forces in any major war, was
said to have been thrown in favor
of early conclusion of pact.
Lord Halifax talks in Geneva
with the Russian delegate, Ivan
Maisky, Ambassador to London;
French Foreign Minister Georges
Bonnet and the Polish, Turkish and
Rumanian delegates were under
stood to have convinced him that
the projected three-power combina-
ton must be concluded as quickly
as possible.
Informed persons said that the
conversations which Lord Halifax
began in Paris Saturday had decided
him to present the plan for a COM
prehensive three-power combination
to the cabinet as the only possible
way to obtain Russian support for
the British-French front.
French sources said that to all
practical purposes, If Russia were
attacked, Great Britain eventually
would be forced into a conflict on
the Soviet -side-simply because
France is bound to aid Russia, not
only by French-Soviet pact but
by her own interests, and would
bring Britain with her.
Apart from paper promises, these
sources said, the main thing to be
gained by agreement among the
three powers could be direct British
Russian military and naval ex-
changes.
The British navy's support in the
North and Baltic Seas, it was said,
would be London's material contri-
button to the tri-power collabora.
ton.
Evening star., 1939-05-23

Queen, the children, with Papa
and Mama Dionne and their three
nurses, marched daintily across the
chamber, one of them throwing
kisses, slipped out a doorway and
back to their train.
Queen Elizabeth took time for a
10-minute visit yesterday with a
childhood playmate, David William
son, who was shepherd on her
fathers Scottish estate.
Nine baby girls born while King
George and Queen Elizabeth visited
Toronto were named Elizabeth and
three boys were named George.
Evening star., 1939-05-23
Senate Votes Recess
For RoyuI Visit

Only House approval of a Senate
resolution was needed today to
make arrangements for members of
Congress to meet King George and
Queen Elizabeth June 9.
The Senate has voted a recess on
that day, on which it is planned
for the British rulers to meet the
legislators in the Capitol rotunda.
Three Senators and three Repre-
sentatives are to be on the commit
tee in charge.
Evening star., 1939-05-23
Mount Vernon to Close
For RoyoIty's Visit

Mount Vernon will be closed on
June 9 until after the visit there
OF the King and Queen of Great
Britain, it was announced today.
On behalf of the Mount Vernon
Ladies Association, which operates
the shrine, Supt. Charles c. Wall
said that gates would remain closed
that day until 2:30 or 3 pm.
I'VE were afraid that too manv
people would crowd in if we opened
at ALL" he said. 1--WE will keep the
gates closed until after their de-
parture. The King and Queen are
expected to arrive about 1:30 pm.
and remain for perhaps a hour" "
Evening star., 1939-05-23
Queen Mary
Continued From First Page.)

announced that an official statement
on her condition would be issued
later.
Oscar Humphrey, who had been
the Queens chauffeur since the
death of King George v, was re-
ported suffering from shock.
Lady Constance Mines -Gaskell,
lady in waiting, and Lord Claude
Hamilton, who were with the Queen
at the time of the accident, suffered
minor injuries.