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Evening star., 1939-01-10

ture Myrna 10y has the right
idea about publicity. She says she
does not need any Of it between pic
lures, just as long as said pictures
are good. "The rest will follow"
says Myrna. She is so right.
X
Wallace Ford and his wife are liv-
Ing apart. But their marriage is
by no means over. Mr.. Ford likes
to live at his Malibu ranch. His
wife does not. So, until they leave
for New York, where Ford shortly
appears in play, Mrs. Ford is stay
ing with her mother
Copyright, 1899. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Inc.)
Evening star., 1939-01-10

never thought I'd be homesick !or
dollywOod-but I was" The ira
Evening star., 1939-01-10
Still a Mystery

Donald Crisp. Warner Bros play
er's admits he's completely baff1ed
by the workings of the feminine
mind.
He's been trying to figure out the
female process Of reasoning. He
hasn't arrived at an answer vet.
Crlsp's wife, the well-known
scenarist Jane Murfln, went to New
York a few weeks ago for a short
stay to see the shows. Having seen
them. she was anxious to return.
But she waited exactly II days
before she could make a reservation
on the stream-liner so she could save
less than day of travel time. Try
to figure that one out" says Crisp
Il can't"
Evening star., 1939-01-10
'Tarzan' Given His Reward
For Long Idle Stretch
Johnny Weissmuller Gets New
Contract After Two and Half
Years With No Picture
BY SHEILAH GRAHAM.


Johnny Weismuer During
and half he has not made single picture Metro
been on full salary all the time for his
ness the kind studio has signed him straight
with boost returned from his
Evening star., 1939-01-10
Meet the Champ

For l hour and 10 minutes the
other morning. Victor McLaglen
stood at a bar for various takes
in Song of the West" During
that time, he downed II 16-ounce
schooners of cider, masquerading as
beer. In all, he consumed better
than gallon of apple-juice before
the final shot was made. At the
end he had a new cider-drinking
record and a slight pain.
Evening star., 1939-01-10

her delineation of phrase or observ-
ance of accent.
Both artists were requested to give
encores after their solo perform
ances, which reaped deserved sue
cess. William Tarrish was the ac-
companist for Miss Bustabo in her
two groups of numbers.
Evening star., 1939-01-10
Where and When
Current TheaterA Attractions
and Time of Showin6

National-"Set to Music" Bea
Lille in new musical comedy by
Noel Coward: $50 pm.
Capitol-"Duke of West Point"
romance with military academy
background: 10:15, ITO, 4:05, Z and
9:55 pm. Stage shows: 1915, 3:l5,
6:10 and 9:05 pm.
Earle-"Paris Honeymoon" latest
musical with Bing Crosbys songs: II
am, 1:45, 4:30, 7:15 and 1905 pm,
Stage shows: 12:40, 3:25, 6:15 and
pm.
Keith's-"Pacific Liner" sturdy
dramatics on shipboard: 11::25 am.
Ito, 2:55, 4:40, 6:25, $40 and 9:55
pm.
Metropolitan Devils Island. /"
Boris Karloff in prison yarn: 1855
am, 1:55, 1855, 5:55, 7:55 and 9:55
pm.
Columbia-"The Young in Heart. u
zany family in some bright comic
doings: 11:45 am, las, 3:45, 5:45,
7:45 and 9:45 pm.
Little-The Edge Of the World, I"
drama of a doomed people: II am,
ITO, 3:20, $50, 7:45 and 9:55 pm,
Palace-"Sweethearts," new nlhsi-
cal with Jeanette Macdonald and
Nelson Eddy in technico1or: ll:35
am, 2:10, 4:40, ITO and 9:4O pm
Belasco-"Story Of a Cheat" brieht
and impudent French satire: 4:1b
Cos, 8 and $50 pm.'
Trans-Lux-News and shorts.
continuous from 10 am,
Evening star., 1939-01-10

ditto nal gray
weather Of Eng
land rou g h t
Cary to a sharp
appreciation Of
Hollywood's sum
s h inc. (NoW
don't remind me
of those floods
again) Rich
ard Barthelmess
tells me that
making a picture
("Plane Number
~ Is q holiday
"a hold ay
from DIN &
nothing
Evening star., 1939-01-10
Savings Decrease

Savings deposits in Germany de-
creased $60,000,000 in the month
preceding the Munich agreement,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-05
Phillips, Horace D. Merwin of Bridge port Were Two Highest Bonded
 Men of Those Indicted
POSTAL INSPECTORS ORDERED
 TO PROBE PHILLIPS AFFAIRS
Special to The DemOcrat)

New York, April 5-The $21 100000 McKesson & Robbins swindle moved into the United States dis trict court here today Rowley w. Phillips, chair man of the board of the R. F. Griggs Co.,, an invest ment firm at Waterbury, Conn.,, and other men were arraigned on IA counts Highest bail for any of the accused $7500 set for MT. Phillips and for Horace B. Merwin, president of the Bridgeport City Trust Co. ninth accused, Benjamin Simon of New York; will appear in court tomorrow.
 Enter Pleas of Not Guilty
 Mr. Phillips and the others entered pleas of not guilty to the charges which include count conspiracy 10 of using the mails to deraud and three counts of violating the regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The nine men were indicted by federal grand jury here last week All the accused solemn faced they entered not guilty peas except for George Musca alias George Dietrich brother of the archswnder Philip Musca-Donald Coster, who smiled broadly.
 Attorney Lewis Appears For Phillips
 Attorney Lawrence L. Lewis of Waterbury, appeared for Mr. Phillips The start of the trial tentatively set for May H. but it is believed that the opening of the trial will be delayed until after that time Conviction all
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-05
Rev. Edward Lodge Curran Debates Granville Hicks

Boston, April 5-(UP)-After de- batting with a Communist before an overflow crowd of 1000, the Rev. Edward Lodge Curran, president of the International Catholic Truth society, returned to Brooklyn today to prepare for a debate with Earl Browder, secretary of the American Communist party in New York city.
 Over 120 uniformed police, plain clothesmen and mounted police guarded Mechanics hall last night while Father Curran debated "Re- solved: That Communism is the enemy of American democracy" with Granville Hicks. Harvard counselor and tutor.
 Hicks was missed and booed but Mayor Maurice J. Tobin, as chair man, restored order. Hicks drew his greatest applause when he said that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-05

Nash regular Democratic organiza- tion, which he heads with Patrick A. Nash, Democratic national com mitteeman. In last falls congress sional election the organizations vote-pulling power in Chicago alone majority in the rest of the state. was sufficient to offset a Republican On that basis Republicans claimed that their gains yesterday, in addi- tion to normally Republican strong holds downstate, forecast a G. O. P. victory in Illinois in next years presidential election.
 Green said that despite the coer- cion and intimidation of WPA work CTS and relief clients, the Demo- crats were able to get out only 56 per cent of the vote which assures a victory for the Republican party in 1940."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-05

Russia, alone of all the nations, was ready to defend Czechoslovakia last fall. Russia now may be proclaimed the true defender of world peace, he said.
 Father Curran called on the au- dience to pledge armed resistance against any invasion by NaN or Fascist forces.
 And we will fight to the death any invasion by Soviet Russia" he said.
 The challenge to debate Browder came by telegram. The subjects will be:
 "R Resolved: That Catholicism should accept Communism's out stretched hand"
 "Resolved: That Father Coughliu is the enemy of American democ- racy."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-05
Did Senator Culhane
 Hint About Mayoralty
His Remark in Hartford That He Was Not Interested in Any Political Job Assembly Could Give
 Him, Is Significant

The first gun in the 1889 Water bury mayoralty campaign-expect- ed to be one of the hardest-fought in the city's history-was fired yes- terday, not in this city but at the state Capitol in Hartford. Firing the first shot in the prediction battle was Senator George T. Cul- hane, serving in the upper house of the state legislature as Demo- crat but defeated by only hand full of votes when running against Mayor Frank Hayes two years ago as the fusion candidate of the Re- publican and Independent Demo- cratic parties.
 With several scores of Waterbur- ians in the audience during the de- bate over the dual-job bill, Senator Culhane said, slowly and carefully: q am, not interested in any poli- tical job that it is in the power of this assembly to give"
 Looks Significant
 Not only was the whole sentence significant as spoken, but even more so because of Senator Culhane's em- phasis on the words, Sin the power of this assembly to give" Senate observers took it at once to mean that Waterbury's senior senator was announcing, at this early date, his
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-05
Truck Companies
 Are Suing Unions

New Haven, Conn.,, April Is. -(UP)-Three major New Eng land trucking companies in- volved in the tri-state strike of drivers, filed suit in U. S. dis trict court today asking $990,000 damages from union locals at Hartford, Waterbury, Bridge port and New Haven.
 The plaintiff companies were the Adley Express Co.,, Consoli- dated Motor Lines and the Me- Carthy Express Co.
 Duplicate actions were to be filed in Massachusetts.
 The damage claims were es- timated on actual losses to the trucking concerns. plus puni- tive damages of $50, ,000, and the tripling of both.
 Adley asked $375,000, Con- solidated $S00,O00 and McCar- thy $315,000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-05
GREAT BRITAIN
 PREPARES NAVY
Ready for Any Emergency as Germany, Italy Tries
 to Break Front
By JOE ALEX MORRIS

United Press Foreign News EditOr)
 Great Britain disclosed naval-pre- cautions for any emergency today as Germany and Italy sought to crack the united peace front being built on a foundation of bayonets to halt future European aggression.
 Prime Minister Neville Chamber lain announced in the House of Commons that precautions by the fleet were normal considering the general European tension but that they illustrated Britain's readiness for any eventuality in connection with the halt Hitler alliances which were strengthened by arrangements for, a two-way defensive pact with Poland.
 In Berlin, high Nazi officials in- dicated that pressure would be put on Gen. Francisco Franco for quick formal adherence to the totalitarian anti Communist alliance as 8 coun- ter-low to the British negotiations, which the Nazi press denounced as "madhouse" plot endangering Europe's peace by encirclement of the Reich.
 MussOlini- Hituer Agree
 In Rome, Premier Benito Musso- lini was understood to hve agreed with Adolf Hitler in a telephone conversation as to methods for making effective the German-Ital- ian counter-move against the peace front.
 Actual military measures, appar- ently directed against the British ed united front, centered around Italy.
 Italian troops reinforced the Fa- scist Mediterranean lines at every danger spot and were reported ready to move into Albania to complete Mussolini's already powerful grip on the long of King Fog. This move would give warning to adjacent Jugoslavia and Greece that adher- ence to the anti-Nazi front involves grave risks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-05
Mayor Edward J. Kelly Is Retained As Chicago Head

Chicago. April 5-(UP)-Chicago reatined Edward J. Kelly, a New Dealer, as mayor today but Repub- lican leaders claimed a moral vic- tory" on the strength of gains in yesterdays city election, which they said assured the G. o. P. Illinois 29 electoral votes in 1940.
 Complete returns from the city's 3.648 precincts gave Kelly 820,512 and Dwight H. Green, his Republican opponent, 637,102. The election was one of the quietest in the city's his tory.
 Green boiled approximately 425,- 900 more votes than his primary total of 2l2,000. Kelly's total, more than any ever boiled by . Chicago mayoral candidate, was about 216,000 more than his primary vote. Kelly was backed by the Kelly
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-05
Defense Lawyers Are Handed Jury Minutes
Transcript of Evidence Given By Charles E. Wilanl= son Before Grand Jury Is Now in Possession
 of All Defense Attorneys

Special Prosecutor Hugh M. AL corn, on orders from Judge Ernest A. Inglis today turned over to con- spiracy trial defense lawyers, a transcript of testimony given by At torney Charles E. Williamson of Da- rien as witness before the Water bury extraordinary grand jury last year.
 A corps of typists prepared dupli- cate copies of the transcript for distribution to the IA defense law yers, to be used in the cross-exam- ination of Williamson when the trial resumes tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
 Grants Defense Motion Williamson, himself a defendant, testified for the state yesterday morning. Judge Inglis granted a defense motion for inspection of his grand jury testimony when he ad- mitted that it was radically contra dictory to his trial statements.
 City Assessor Thomas A. Shana- han, who became i'll again in court yesterday, after two weeks of in- expectation due to stomach ail- ment, spent 8 restless night, it was reported today. He was said to have a vomiting spell. His contin- ued illness may cause MT. Alcorn to move for the severance of the Shanahan case from the others, but defense counsel would vigorously combat the move, 1t has been learned.
 Transcript Deleted
 The complete 450 pages of Trans cript representing Williamson's testimony to the grand jury were not surrendered to defense counsel. Judge Inglis spent several hours yesterday, last night and this morn ing, sepa. ating from the transcript those portions which have no bear ing on the conspiracy trial.
 The formality of opening court this morning and adjourning until tomorrow morning was gone
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-05
PLANE VICTIMS
 STOOD BY SHIPS
Chose to Die Rather Than Have Their Machines
 Crash Into Spectators

East Braintree, Mass, April B. (UP)-Two Naval boards of investi- gation will be convened in connec- tion with the deaths of four flyers who perished after midair collis- ion of two Naval Reserve Scout Bombers near the scene of the launching of the 30,0O0,00O airplane carrier Wasp yesterday.
 One board will seek to determine officially the cause of the collision, while the other will determine the damage caused by the crashing planes. Both boards will be ap- pointed by Rear Admiral William H. Tarrant, commandant of the Boston Navy Yard.
 A preliminary investigation con- vinced naval officials that the four men chose certain death rather than attempting to parachute to safety and risk having their planes plummet into the midst of 10000 persons witnessing the warship launching at the Bethlehem Steei Company's Fore River Shipyard in adjacent Quincy.
 Stood By Their Ships
 '@rhey stood by their ships in the finest naval tradition" said Lieuten- ant Commander Michael Kenodle, commandant of the Squantum Naval Reserve air base.
 Kernodle believed that equally 25-mile an-hour northwest winds was a contributing factor in the crash.
 The two planes. with four others. had left the Squantum base yester- day on routine training flight. Returning after flying as far soutl, as Hyannis. they passed over the launching scene almost at the exact moment that Mrs. Charles Edison, wife of the assistant secretary of the navy, broke a bottle of cham pagne across the prov of the new warship and 1t began to slide down the ways into Fore river.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-05

1; New York, April 5. (UP) - Jack Benny, film and radio come dian. will leave tonight for Holly wood under probation for smuggling $2,13l worth of jewelry into the United States. He pleaded guilty yesterday and paid a fine of $l0,00o.
 Benny, who is also under a suspended sentence of a year and a day. will make his probation reports on the west coast.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-05

foreign office and headed an anti Hitler campaign. The newspaper quotes Cahen in part as follows:
 The German people view the international situation with grave apprehension. They know that the present German foreign policy will inevitably precipitate war a war not in the interests of Germany, but of small clique of usurpers clinging to their jobs and therefore unwilling to confess their errors.
 German People Seek No War
 "rhe German people do no want war. They know, furthermore, that Germany is not able to fight. The economic situation is hopeless verse than in the third year of the World War.
 Despite half million men work ing since last year on the western Qualification, and the rushing of 100000 tons of cement to these regions, the Seigfried line is less than 50 per cent complete. War means that within few months Germany will be merely white spot on the map, bearing the inscription, No.Man's Land, or even worse, Every Mans Land.
 Decent Living, Decent Way
 '"The German people desire only the possibility of making a decent living in a decent way. No step now taken by the rest of the world to halt the mad-house policy of her present rulers, not even a world wide embargo against Germany, for the definite purpose of preventing
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-05
ALBANIA HAS MALE
 HEIR TO THRONE
Queen Geraldine Gives Birth to Boy in Midst of
 War RumOrS

Tirana, Albania, April 5-CUP)- Queen Geraldine. daughter of the former Gladys Virginia Stewart of New York, gave birth to a male heir to the throne today while ten- sion increased over reports that Italy intended to exert protector ate over this mountain kingdom.
 The government had issued an angry denial of reports that Alba mia would consent to any protector ate, and the people were waiting for move by Italy. when the g year old Queen gave birth to her boy at 3:30 a. m.
 If the child lives to ascend the throne, he will be the first child with American blood to become a monarch.
 To Be Named Skander
 King Fog had announced in ad- vance that if the child were boy, he would be named Skander (the Albanian form of Alexander) in memory of the 18th century na- tional hero, Skanderberg, who for 30 years fought the Turkish invad- CTS.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-05
WEST HARTFORD
 IS REPUBLICAN,

West Hartford, Conn. April S. (UP)-For the first time in 10 years, Republicans today held every seat in the town council.
 Although dominant in the town, Republicans never were able to make a clean sweep. At yesterdays election, however, all seven of the party's council candidates were elect ed over Democrats.
 Only 3,579 of the towns 15,643 voters turned out, less than g per cent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-05
ROTTEN BOROUGH
 SYSTEM UP AGAIN
Age=Old Fight Comes Up, Goes Down Just as
 in Former Years

Hartford, Conn, April 5.-UP).- The age-old fight over the rotten borough system" was rekindled in the house today when the Republi- can majority defeated Democratic bill calling upon the general elec- torate to decide whether a constitu- tional convention should be called to redistribute representation in the General Assembly.
 For score or more years there has been repeated attempts to re- district the state and cut o0Wn the number of representatives from small towns, 4lany of which elect as many members to the legislature as the larger cities.
 The bill, offered by Democratic Minority Leader T. Emmet Clarie, Killingly, was reported untavorably by the committee on constitutional amendments. It specified that voters in every town, at their next elections, ballot on the question whether a constitutional convention should be called.
 Rep. Clarie asked for a roll call vote, but the motion was lost 190 to 42. A party-line vote accepted the committees report and killed the bill.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-05
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington, April (UP)-Gov- ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through April 3rd. compared with year ago: This Year Expenses Last Year SC .891 ,S10, ,469.74 S5,59S,25O, ,00S.34
 Receipts s4,41s,15s,145.s6 s4,s40, 0,4sS, ,7s2.e2
 Gross Deficit ss.47s.s52.s2s.ss s757.s76. .2157s
 Net Deficit s2,4SS .216, ,173.SS s7O0, 1894. .s65.72
 Cash Balance $s,s52,144.459.9O s3,117. 7.67s.53
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-05

IA counts Of the indictment would make MT. Phillips and the other accused liable to maximum prison terms of 58 years and fines of $50,- GOO each.
 Arraigned with MT. Phillips to- day before Judge Vincent LeibeE were MT. Merwin, John H. McGloon, former officer of the McKesson & Robbins firm; the three Musica brothers, George Musica alias George Dietrich; Arthur Musica alias George Vernard, and Robert Musica alias Robert Dietrich; two brothers-in-law of Coster-Musica, Leonard and John Jenkins. Bail for the ninth man, Simon, will be fixed tomorrow.
 $5,000 Musica Brothers
 After fixing the highest bail for Phillips and Merwin, the court set bonds at $5sO0o for the Musica brothers, at $2,50O for the Jenkins brothers, and also $2,500 for Mo- Gloom. Bail for McGloon was orig inally fixed at $3,500, but reduced after plea by his counsel.
 MT. Phillips was to leave for Wa terbury this afternoon after post ing bail. Assistant U. S. Attorney Irving Kaufman said that MT. Phil- lips and the other defendants were fingerprinted and photographed by federal court attaches.
 In the 21-page indictment, it is al- legged that the nine accused con- spired to defraud the stockholders of the McKesson & Robbins firm. MT. Phillips was a director of the com-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-05
HOPKINS STARTS
 PRESIDENT BOOM
Secretary of Commerce Opens Campaign Right in
 Summer White House
By FREDERICK A. STORM

United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Warm Springs, Ga, April 5-(UP) Political observers believed today that Secretary of Commerce Harry l.. Hopkins had taken his first step toward the 1940 Democratic presi- dential nomination.
 They did not know If he had taken it with the knowledge and approval of President Roosevelt. 3ut he had chosen to announce it to the world at the summer White House here while guest of the president.
 The step was this: Hopkins is es- tablishing his permanent residence at Grinnell, Iowa, where he went to
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-05
Peaceful People In Secret Outlaw Org ganizat tions
German People Do Not Want Any War-Fritz Max Cahen No. Fugitive Relates Story-Argen-
 tina Nips German Plot at Start

Greenwich, Conn.,, April 5.- (UP) = In his column in the newspaper Greenwich Time, Editor Wythe Williams today quotes Fritz Max Cahen whom he describes Ger
 manys number refugee, saying that millions of Germans are members of secret outlaw organization seeking to overthrow the Naz regime Williams says that Cahen under sentence of death in he again enters Germany where he formerly served as member of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-05
Election of Judges

ElectlOn OI JuugeS
 Hartford, Conn, April 5.-(UP).- The legislative constitutional amend r1ents committee today took under consideration a measure proposing popular election of judges in Con- necticut.
 Labor groups united in support of the bill at committee hearing. People should have some say about their judges" said John J. Egan, secretary of the. Connecticut Fed- eration of Labor.
 A suggestion was made that prose- cutors also be elected.
 The committee took no action on a bill which would place the states merit system law into the con- stitution.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-05
Local Broker Appears
 Before United States District Court Today
Bonds For Eight
 or Indicted Men

Bonds for eight men
 charged with IA counts
 in the $21,0O0,000 Me-
 Kesson & Robbins Go.
 scandal were fixed in
 U. s. district court at
 New York today as fol- lows:
 Rowley w. Phillips,
 Waterbury b o k CT,
 $7,500. Horace M e r W i n ,
 Bridgeport b a n k e r, $7,500. .r George Musica, alias George D i e t r i c h , $5,000. Robert Musica, alias Robert Di e t ri c h , 5000. | Arthur Musica, alias George V ern ar d , |$5,000. J o h Il J e n k i n S , 1 $2,500. Albert J e n k i n s , $2,500. John H. McGloon,
 Bridgeport busin e s s
 man, $2,500.
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The Weather

Increasing Cloudiness Tonight, Thursday
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