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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-03

Out in Minnesota there is an over abundance of lakes. The State Geo. graphic Board would like to give away some of these lakes if only they could be carted away. And the reason is that it has run out of names. It is estimated there are 10000 lakes and ponds in Min nesota, all worthy of name. The board has named 9,494 of them, but examina- ton showed many Implications, so now it has problem of either remaining or just forgetting about them and letting local titles hold sway. Sometimes they are the best names after all.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-03
Selected Poem

PLANETARIUM
 Daniel Smythe in the Poets Corner,
 Hartford Times) Here in a watchful circle we are bound. Out of the dark the sudden stars ascend One cranes to see the comets wheel around Special frontiers are answering to command. touch. and the unfailing moon grows old Held under restless skies the quick minds mark The change of time, the Northern Lights unrolied Across the diagrams that slice the dark. st without words until the guided sun Climbs the pale east and aims the stars away. And let the thoughts soar with the leading one Who at his will. makes time and space obey.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-03

Over in Danbury campaign of stern retaliation against tax delinquents is being urged by one city official. Tax Collector G. Harold Davis thinks that the city ought to shut off the water of property owners who don't make proper arrangements to pay up their taxes. He urged this in particular against those in arrears on water rents. The only trouble with such drastic action is the necessity of securing permission of the local Health Department. While such action might compel payments here and there, you always would find some stubborn indi- vidual. And shutting off water to an inhabited home is contrary to public health standards and laws.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-03

the offer was made to Packard,
 which immediately raised the
 question of tax amortization. In
 ther words, Packard said that If
 they were to enlarge their plant
 they didn't want to have to pay
 taxes on it after the emergency
 was over.
 This was agreeable to the Treas ury and the White House. But about this time the Treasury and the congressional committees con- siderng new taxes proposed 8 limit of 8 per cent profit on all Army orders. This is the same profit limitation enforced on Navy orders under the Vinson-Tram- mell Act, which was inserted in the 1936 naval bill through an amendment by Congressman To- bey of New Hampshire. However, the Army escaped any profit re- striction on ts contracts except for airplanes on which manufac- turers can make a profit of 13 per cent. THREE SETS OF BOOKS
 Thus some manufacturers have done business with the Army, where their profits are not linn tied, and refused to do business with the Navy where their profits are kept down to 8 per cent. Fur thermore, some airplane manu- lecturers working for both the Army and Navy have had to keep three sets of books, one for Army
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-03

of the threat ened strike of airplane workers in B Boeing's s Seattle factory.
 This row got settled nearly a fort night ago, after fir antic work by the La- bor Department, the n SC 0 Q m m 1 $ sion, Boeiiag officials and union lea- ders- and then the settlement
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-03

1. Name the well known auto. mobile manufacturer who recently observed his 77th birthday.
 3. Which bird is called King oI Birds?
 3. For which cartoon photoplay did Walt Disney receive especial award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for 1e37- 3s?
 1. Can the President of the U. s veto a decision of the Supreme Court?
 5. What noun signifies blood-re' lationship?
 6. Were any delegates to the 194s Republican National Convention pledged by State conventions oE primaries to support Wendell Will kie?
 '. How many Standard Time zones are used in the United States?
 8. What is the origin of the word "alphabet?"
 g. Which noted king of England had six wives?
 10. What class of foods have the highest fuel value?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-03

promptly came unstuck. Weary days of negiotation have followed and the end is not yet. Meanwhile, the whole thing is fine example of the head aches which labor dispute can in- ject into the defense program
 Boeing's Seattle plant employ some 1000 men. Its minimum pay scale-the 'thiring in" rate at which green hands are taken on-has been 62h cents per hour, fixed a couple of years ago when the force was much smaller, and substantially above the 50-cent minimum set by Labor Secretary Perkins under the Walsh Healey act.
 This summer the company sought to set lower minimum. Its officials pointed out that the force at this factory would presently be greatly increased, and that many unskilled men would be taken on; so it was proposed to put the new hiring in rate at 55 cents, with the provisc that no man working under the old rate would have his wage reduced. This struck the union as being too much like a wage cut for com fort, and the row was on. A strike was imminent. Harvey Brown, presi- dent of the International Associa- ton of Machinists, parent union flew to Seattle and obtained To- day postponement and then retur- ned to Washington to see what the government could do to bring about a settlement.
 SETTLEMENT
 BLEW UP
 Various things were tried. Boeing agreed to accept all the unions wage demands if the total increased cost didn't come to more than $1, ,000, 900 -only to find, on an auditors check-up, that it would come to $2,- 100000. The Labor Department s conciliators did what they could Sidney Hillman, labor's man on the Defense Commission, did what he could.
 In the end, settlement was reached-via a misunderstanding Hillman induced both sides to ar- bitrate the dispute. After the set- clement was announced, 1t devel- oped that the union thought the ar bitration was to include everything but the 62 1-2 cent minimum, which was to be accepted; the company thought that the minimum was to be among the things arbitrated. The settlement immediately blew up, with the whole job to be done. over. At this writing the row is still on.
 HILLMAN'S
 RECORD AT STAKE
 It is nearly vital to the admins tration that 8 strike be prevented. For one thing, strike which stop- ped work in major airplane fac- tory at this particular moment would land in the middle of the presidential campaign with a re- sounding crash. For another, Q good part of Hillman's future use- fitness in his present post depends on his ability to get the row un- scrambled without leaving labor feeling too sore.
 Under the surface, there have been number of complaints by la- bor about Hillman's record to date on the Defense Commission. Bur- den of them is chiefly that he has been more anxious to help industry than to preserve labor's gains and defend its rights. So far, the com- plaints aren't especially serious. One good labor setback, however, might make them so-and by that token undo much of the advantage the administration has gained by having Hillman on the commission.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-03
Daily Almanac

Neon Dsts e;il D. fn. (daylight time).
 Sun rises ei2O a. fn.; sets 7;22 ?. m. tdays light tlme).
 Al vehicles must bs lighted thirty minutes after sunset,
 Moons phases-new moon. sept 1, i2;0T D. Ta,, first quarter, Sept. e, ssel D. fi.; fuil moon, Sept, ie, feit3 c, nisi last quarter, Sept q, iiee q. lIl. daylight tifhe).
 Morning siaFs-vonua, Mars, Jupiter, bats ufni eVonlne-Mereugy,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-03

rebuild Belgian churches tn t had been dam- aged by war
 What do you think were the first purchases Cardinal Mercier made with the money? Did he restore alters, build broken " alig ref1QlP
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-03
A Thought for Today

Now tell you before it come, that, when it lS come to pass, ye may believe that am he. John 13:1S.
 Faith does nothing alone-nothing of itself, but everything under God, by God, through God.-Stoughton
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-03
Washington Merry Go-Round
DREW PEARS o N ROBERT s. ALLEN

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  business nave been loo
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-03
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
By EARL L. DOUGLASS. D. D

BELLS BEFORE BUILDING
 At the close of the World War the Belgian government placed 8 large sum of money in the hands of Cardinal Mercier to enable him to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-03
National Spotlight
BY BRUCE CAPTION Waterbury Democrat Washington
 COrreSpOndent

Washington, Sept. s-Nobody ever prayed for anything much harder than this administration has been praying for a permanent settlement
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-03
Questions
 andAnswers.
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 e. How may nlIldew be removed from stones?
 A. Apply for 10 minutes gtrone water solution of caustic soda. Then wash them in clear water and scrub with a stiff brush.
 e. Were the horses in the pa1o- toplay, %Floria1," real LippiganS and was the picture produced in Austria? A. The horses were genuine and some of the scenes were taken in Ostmark (formerly Austria). Most of the picture was made in Cali- fornia.
 e. How many reservations to the Versailles Treaty of Peace with Germany did the U. s. Senate adopt before submitting the whole docu- ment to 8 vote on ratification?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-03
Whats Your l. O.?

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-03

TODAY's COMMON ERROR | Never say, 'T live in hopeS';
 use the singular, hope"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-03

Copyright, 1s40, by United Feature
 Syndicate, Incl
Evening star., 1940-03-14
Horror Week at Keith's
More Fun Than Shocking
Black Friday House of Seven Gables
Unable to Compete with News
AS Audience Terriers
By JAY CARMODY.

Whether it is sad commentary on the world just the pictures
BLACK Friday" than shocking departments
Suspicion that involved making the pictures which
yesterday must realized
up Todays
Evening star., 1940-03-14
Ballet Russo
Thrilling
Again
Second Program
An Exciting
Evening
BY HARRY MACARTHUR.

AS exciting as any dance program
staged here since the year OF the
Big Wind, or at least since the last
time the Ballet Russo came to
town, was that presented last night
at Constitution Hall by the Ballet
Russo de Monte Carlo. Even better
than Tuesday evenings perform
ance was this session with the
beloved ballet group-one of those
programs with no dull moments and
several memorable ones.
The entire program was new to
Washington, one number having
been added to the Ballet Russo
repertoire just this year. This is
"Capriccio Espagnol," for which
Director Leonide Massine and Ar
gentinita collaborated on the chore-
ography. 1t turns out to be quite
a thrilling affair, with DR.. Hans
Kinder guiding the National SYM
phony through a spirited inter-
pretation OF the music and with
such people as Massine, Alexandra
Danilova. Nathalie Krassoyska and
Andre Eglevsky carrying the bur-
den Of the dancing, though carry
ing the burden" Is hardly the phrase
for anything done with such hearty
abandon. Adapted after various
Spanish dances "Capriccio Espag-
mol" might tend to become monoton-
Gus but for Massine's skill with
whirling masses, which whips repeti-
tion into thrilling climax.
La Boutique Fantasque' lent the
program a wealth of gayety, being
one of those Massine fantasies to
be enjoyed with relish and remem-
bered with pleasure. AS, of course,
would any ballet which gave Mile.
Danilova opportunity to demonstrate
breathtakingly why she is the pre-
miere ballerina of the Ballet Russo.
A number of other people, too, make
this fairy tale of night in a toy
shop a bright moment, among them
Frederic Franklin, Loubov Rou-
denko, Robert Irwin, Simon Semen
of and Mr.. Eglevsky.
Mia SlavensKa had her oppor-
tunity to shine last night, too, and
even more brightly than the pre-
vious evening in Lies Sylpiides.'
This was in Fokine's "Carnival,s the
ballet which brings Robert Schu-
mann's piano music to life on the
ballet stage. It is completely charm
ing, especially when it has Mile.
Slavenska, Mile. Roudenko, Mini
Thielade, Milada Mladova, Igor
Youskevitch, Mr.. Semenef and
host of others to dance it.
And to make the program a COM
pletely happy occasion there was
''The Bluebird," the pas de deux
from "Aurora's Wedding" after the
original Petipa choreography. Alicia
Markova and Mr.. Eglevsky make
this an exciting advertisement.
Evening star., 1940-03-14

be unbelievable. 1t might have been
better had the script writer both
cred to decide which of two possible
motives the doctor had. Obviously
he could not decide between them
and the audience does not bother
even to try.
** ~
A mystery which has occupied
such niche in popular literature as
long as House of Seven Gables"
hardly could be expected to mys-
tify anyone at this late date. The
answer to how it comes out" may
even be transmissable physiologi-
cally by this time, so far as this
department knows. (See what those
surgical shockers do to a MANI
To Universal's credit, it assumed
virtually as much and made no
pretense of doing more than make
a faithful transcription of Nathaniel
Hawthorne's story of the Pyncheons
and the lands they earned through
that fabulous and fatal charge of
witchcraft. In doing so, it has
assembled a cast more skilled than
notorious for its boxoffice allure.
AS the faithful Hepzibah, the stu
dio offers Margaret Lindsay. brother
Clifford is Vincent Price and Jaffery,
the money-mad one, is played by
George Sanders. Each does an ef-
fective job, especially Miss Lindsay
as the girl who waits 20 years for
her innocently convicted lover, CNf-
ford to be freed from prison.
Lester Coles screen play, logi-
cally enough but none too success
fully, seeks to preserve the essence
of the famous story even to the
point Of utilizing Hawthorne dia-
logue. The result is that people
of 1928 speak like people of 1928,
but it comes of with such odd
effect in some of the more emotional
moments of the drama that the
people of 1910 just laugh when
they should not.
Neither the directing, acting nor
writing of House of Seven Gables"
can modify the fact that Haw-
thornes tale, which began we'll and
ended the same way, is thin and
draggy in the middle. Apparently
there Is no way to bolster it in
spite of the trying of the principals,
assisted well enough by Nan Grey
and Dick Foran as the subordinate
romantic pair, Cecil Kellaway as
Attorney Phillip Barton, and Alan
Napier (of all people, as the comic
mail carrier, Fuller.
Production of House of Seven
Gables is quite in keeping with
the story's dignity in literature, and
the settings give a nice effect of
what must have been 10Th century
atmosphere.
Evening star., 1940-03-14
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showinf

National-"Key Largo" new Max
we'll Anderson play, with Paul Muni:
$3.50 pm.
Belasco-"Saint JOAN" shaw's.
Of course, with Luise Rainer: $50
pm.
Keith's-"Black Friday" chills:
1880 am, 2:30, $50 and $50 pm.
House Of Seven Cables" more
chills: 12:40, $40, $40 and 9:4O pm.
Earle Three Cheers for the
1rish," about the Irish: 10:45 am,
1880, 4:20, ITO and 10 pm. Stage
shows: 1890, 3:25, SIS and 9:05
pm.
Capitol ''Rames," An excursion
into polite crime: II am, las, 4:3o,
tbs and 10 pm. Stage shows: 1880,
3:35, $40 and sos pm.
Metropolitan-"Dr. Ehrlich's Mag
ic Bullet" dramatic biography Of .
noted scientist: II am, /, 8, 5:15,
1880 and $40 pm.
Palace-"Gone With the Wind"
with Clark Gable and vivien Leigh.
Continuous performance from o:45
am. through 2:45 pm. Reserved
seat showing at 8 pm.
Columbia "The Light That
Failed" but Ronald Colman shines
brilliantly: 11:l5 am, lao, 3:25,
$50, TAO and 9:45 pm.
Little-"Fire Over England" J" vivien
Leigh vs.. the Spanish Armada: 1l:l5
am, las, $50, 5:3S, TAO and o:45
pm.
Trans-Lux - News and shorts:
continuous from 10 am.
Evening star., 1940-03-14
Saint joan Deal
Reported Near

Unconfirmed, but whispered by too
many persons to be ignored, is the
report that Saint Joan," current
Belasco production starring Luise
Rainer, is about to be snapped up
intact by pair Of unnamed New
York producers.
The story goes, and always to the
same effect, that the play, las is,"
will be taken to Boston for an open
ing on Easter Monday. Prior to
New York, of course.
Evening star., 1940-03-14
Irene Rich Cast

Irene Rich draws one of her most
important roles as Amelia Roth, wife
of Frank Morgan, in 1.-THE Mortal
Storm
Evening star., 1940-03-14
'Children's Theater
Star Named "Corky"

"Corky' is the winning name in
the Name the Monkey" contest
held by the Children's Theater OF
New York to select a cognomen for
the monkey who is one OF the i'm
portant actors in "Under the Lilacs," +"
to be staged Saturday morning at
the National Theater.
Catherine Knobloch, 8 years old, Is
the winner and for havirg re-
christened "Corky" will be hostess
to a group of her friends at the
play Saturday morning.
Runners-up in the contest were
Nell Elizabeth MacCracken and the
two little daughters of Mrs. William
A. Gallagher, whose suggestions
were "Popo" and "Jacko."
Tickets for Under the Lilacs,"
as well as the final play in the
series, are on sale at the local office
of the Children's Theater of New
York, 1874 F street NV.
Evening star., 1940-03-14
Eliot Play Closes
Catholic Cycle

The first Washington Catholic
Theater Cycle comes to a close
tomorrow night with the perform
ance by the speech and drama de-
partment Of Catholic University of
T. S. Eliot's Murder In the
Cathedral" at the university theater.
The players will be Scott Kirk
patrick, Fred Horton, Anthony Mes
surf, Leo Brady, David Lear, Mar
tin Murphy. Alfred Loritsch, Charles
Grunwell, Joseph Rankin, Adah
May Brady, Grace Mary Colhflower,
Dorothy Dupler, Mary Finnerty,
Louise Fox, Catherine Knockey,
Beatrice Prince, Mary Shafer and
Mary Virginia Shea.
Murder in the Cathedral is
being directed by Walter F. Kerr
and DIR. Josephine McGarry Callan.
Evening star., 1940-03-14


know, and so are House of Seven
Gables" and BLACK Friday" unless
one accepts them in spirit of fun,
HE old-fashioned melodrama In q
moonlit barn theater.
Universal's two latest Shockers GER
Mnly cannot be charged with ignor-
Ing the potentialities of any sphere
of human evil in seeking to be en-
gagingly awful. Between them, they
cover the entire ground from witch
craft to surgery so advanced that
We may be centuries longer in catch
Ing up to it.
. 1t is BLACK Friday" which deals
with the surgical theme, which not
only seems to be the more frighten-
ing because it is the most mysterious
but also because it stars such
demonlike fellows as Boris Karloff
and Bella Lugosi. The idea involved
In BLACK Friday is that a surgeon
with an experimental turn decides
to transplant the brain of GRIM
inal into the skull of a harmless COL
lege professor. 1t is an implausible
Idea, we'll beyond the possibility of
plausible handling, so Universal Just
goes ahead providing murder every
few minutes to keep every one so
engrossed that its incredibility will
pass unnoticed. 1t does not work,
but it is sort of fun watching it fail;
watching the old innocent prof get
those mllrderO1lS seizures which send
him out killing gangsters and a
pretty girl with one of the prettiest
eficiencies you ever saw.
Karloff's role is that of the sur
geon, character which finds him
sleekly dressed instead of in his old
guise as a monster. He does have
the evil eye and that pasty makeup
which 60 with chill production, but
no matter what he does with respect
to misguiding the old prof STANLEY
Ridges, it is so make -believish as to
Evening star., 1940-03-14
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Ave. Only at Arbaush's can you get real
Bar-b-q spareribs and aged charcoal
broiled steaks. Mixed drinks, wine beer.
GOLD ROOM at WESLEY Hall. 1893 l. K
EaneSeon fs M 75c; dinner. Na: si5os lta'0u' nome
sHAR-ZAD. Carlton Hotel. Dancing to Bill
Mccupe's Orchestra. featuring Catherine
M2n. Mn. sao Ha after ANnS0p 70 pm Y Ne esse
THE LAFAYETTE HOTEL. 18th and Eye
Sts. NV. Luncheon from 55c, dinner
from 81 90. Music for luncheon and din
ner. Cocktails in Club 16.
300 Hammond organ during cocktail
johnson. Lyn Allison. Eddie Whitesel.
sHOREHAM BLUE ROOM, Connecticut At
Galvert. Dining and % dancing Two moor
cluding cover. supper cover. SOC. AD: 0700
METRONOME ROOM, NV.rdman Park
Hotel. Music by Eddy Brandts Orchestra.
Mn saty sToss Se sSss ss Ragsns c. $50 sSo S lso
Ave. at 18th st. Luncheon from s5c. Din
ner from 81. Bert Bernath and his music,
S-l 30; also during lunch. Ride the Hobby
Horses: No COW, no min.
House At 18th and SITS. Dining IN an
atmosphere of charm. dignity and gen
tility. Luncheon. s5c; dinner. from ST rs.
OrEan music nightly during dinner.
LOUNGE RIVIERA, Hotel 21OO 10th st.
Dining and dancing to Pete Macias Or
Nm: ST. le sss holidsys ASsse sHs6 Yf e GO. aaoo
MADRnLON RESTAURANT, Washineton
Building, 18th and New York Ave. The
3avorite place to dine the popular place
TO dance.
RAINBOW ROOM, Hamilton Hotel, I4th
et X. Cocktail and dinner dancing. SO;
supper dancing to Milt Davis and his or
ehestra, 1O-1. Min, Saturday only, 81.
Pike. Featuring Nadine and her co-ed
band. De luxe dinner, SI25. Dancing
until o'clock Phone Hillside O6O0.
BURLINGTON HOTEL. Vermont At Thomas
Circle. squares from White House.
Dickens Room Cocktails to pm 25c
Dinner, 8 to pm. 65c, 75c and ST.
Evening star., 1940-03-14
Next at Gayety

"Revels Of 1910" Is the new bur-
lesque revue scheduled to open at
the Gayety Theater at Sundays
matinee. The extra added attrac-
ton" will be Miss Amy Fong, the
Chinese beauty with considerable
popularity on the burlesque cir
cult.
Comedy stars Of "Revels of 1910"
will be George Murray and Frank
x. Silk and others In the cast are
Jack La Mont, Eileen Hubert, Allene
Dale and Joan Mayis.
Evening star., 1940-03-14
Sleuth VS.. Sleuth

Hollywood's two most famous
screen detectives are in a picture
together at last. They are Basil
Rathbone, famous as Sherlock
Holiness" and John Howard, equally
famous as Bulldog Drummond."
However, in Destiny" in which
they work together at Paramount,
Rathbone becomes a psychopathic
killed and Howard Is the one who
finally expose him. Perhaps it set
ties the old argument as to which
Is the better detective.
Evening star., 1940-03-14
New Group Makes
Debut This Week

The newly formed dramatic or
ganization Of the Government
Printing ONCE, the G. p. o. Players,
will make their debut Saturday
night in Nothing But the Truth. y
The James Montgomery comedy
will be staged at Harding Hall.
The cast of Nothing But the
Truth" inclndes Anthony Thomas,
Peter de Rosselli, Arnold Kloeppel,
Dan O'Connell, Frank Portillo,
Cecilia Sturgis, Gladys Schmit,
Marie Catalano, Anna Mills, Dollie
Hamler and Elizabeth RutkoWski,
Evening star., 1940-03-14
Tryouts Tonight

The Federal Playhouse Drama
Group will hold tryouts tonight to
cast two-act Moliere play on the
schedule for early presentation. Lee
H. Shugar will interview prospec-
tive players at Thomson School.