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Ten CO0LTOR110RED BONUS PLAN Says Veterans Cannot Be Committed as to Future WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 Decided coolness In and out of congress today greeted reports that President Roosevelt desired a com Legiofi Head Says Bonus Bill to Pass, BOSTON, Feb. 15 (n Passage or the 12,100,000,000 veteran bonus bill was predicted here today by Frank N. Belgrano, national commander of the American Leg ion, who claimed the measure had strength enough In congress for enactment even over Presidential veto. oiittment against future veterans' pensions if the $2,100,000,000 bonus is paid now.

a While a majority of those most concerned declined public on the proposal, It was pointed' out that leaders of existing veterans' organizations could not make such an agreement without taking it op with their members. Furthermore, it was reminded that one )oint on the American Legion's present legislative program ariiel TO comurauty io resolutions adopted by the last convention rwas for the payment of pensions to widows and orphans of World War veterans. The President was said by congressional leaders, who declined to let their names be used, to have had In mind widows' and orphans' pensions, among others. Not Related, Says Patman One of the few on Capitol Hill to comment publicly on the proposal to write the bonus off against pensions, if paid now, was Representative Patman a bonus payment advocate, who said "the bonus and other benefits are not related at all." "If the country wants to keep down undue demands for additional benefits in the future, it will pay off the bonus now," Patman said. "If it isn't paid, the veterans won't even get the bonus it will be all eaten up by interest on what they've borrowed." FORGERY IS CHARGED IN SCOTTSBORO PLEA Negroes Not on Panel, High Court Told WASHINGTON, Feb.

15 (JPy Forgery of Negro names to a Jury book in Jackson county. was charged today before the supreme court by attorneys seeking save the Negroes in the Scottsboro case from the electric chair. The roll book was presented and a magnifying glass. Samuel Liebowitz of New York, representing the defendants, Clarence Norris and Haywood Patterson, said these "forgeries1' constituted an "admission" of his contention that the Negroes convicted of. attacking a white girl were denied constitutional rights.

Only six Negro names were on the rolls, Liebowitz told the high 'court. He said a difference in ink and the fact that in each instance they were at the end of columns of white names, proved they were inserted after empanelling the grand jury which indicted the boys. TRY BAKERY OWNER ON MURDER CHARGE CHICAGO, Feb. 15 P) (US) A Jury qualified for the death penalty was completed today to try Irving Weitzman for the murder of Eli Daiches, advertising company executive, in an alleged plot to obtain the victim's $300,000 insurance. Weitzman Is owner of a chain of bakeries here and is a brother of Louis Weitzman of New York who succeeded Daiches as head of the Thomas M.

Bowers Advertising agency after Daiches had been slain in his own car on Chicago's outer drive. Opening statements In the trial will be made Monday. Mrs. Belle Daiches, the widow, has a suit pending for half the insurance money. JOHN ROOSEVELT PASSES AUTO TEST CAMBRIDGE, Feb.

15 (JPy John Roosevelt, youngest son of the President, late today passed the examination o'r a Massachusetts driver's license. "He drove very well," Motor Vehicles Inspector Timothy B. Donoghue said after Roosevelt, a Harvard freshman, had completed the road test required of all persons granted driver's licenses in this state. Roosevelt drove his own car, a light machine with District of Columbia plates. HEADQUARTERS FOR PHILCO RADIOS tee the New 193S Model BERKS FURNITURE CO.

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PARSONS Motion Picture Editor Universal Service. (Copyrlcht, IMS, by Universal orvlea) LOS ANGELES, Feb. 15. I don't know that the story of Nel son Eddy has a moral unless it's a booet for patience. Young Mr.

Eddy came here with a gorgeous singing voice but for a year Metro Ooldwyn Mayer thought his per sonality wasn't suitable for the screen. He sat around doing nothing. Then came "Naughty Marietta" and he was so good that the old contract1 was taken out, torn up and a new one handed the astonished linger. That's only half of my story. He has been given the lead in "The Life of Johann Strauss" in which he will be seen as soon as he finishes a concert tour.

The story is being written by Gottfried Reinhsrdt, a son of Max, and Joseph Mankiewicz while the Strauss music is being arranged Dmitri Tiomkin and Herbert Btoinan. CLAUD ETTE COLBERT TO GET HOLIDAY That long talked of holiday that Claudette Colbert has promised herself will materalize as soon as she finishes retakes for "Private Worlds." Claudette is going to New York and have a good time going to the theatres, shopping and doing a little playing after one of the most strenuous years of picture making on record. After she returns she will have Fred MacMurray with her again as her leading man. ROCHELLE HUDSON GETS CHANCE The requests for Rochelle Hudson from all the studios, are being frowned upon by the Fox company. Rochelle, from now on, will be kept busy at Fox and with plans being made to build her into a star, why not? She certainly has served her apprenticeship and she is a delightful young actress.

She will be the chief femme in Will Rogers' number, "In Old Kentucky," which Is to be directed by George Marshall, who also directed "Life Begins at Forty." CHATTER IN HOLLYWOOD All is sweetness and light on the "Break of Hearts" set now. Katharine Hepburn and Charles Boyer are getting along perfectly and Francis Lederer who steps out of the role is happy over the promise of another story. The battle started when RKO had one interpretation of "Break of Hearts" and the impetuous Francis had another one. Katie Hepburn sided with RKO so Francis gallantly offered to step out of the cast. Just to show Katie and Charles Boyer there were no hard feelings, Francis sent them a wire wishing them well.

SNAPSHOTS OF HOLLYWOOD Kay Francis still feeling wobbly from the flu, dropping in at the Countess Di Frasso's birthday party for a few moments; Marian and Nathan Burkan. Mary Pick ford, Joseph Schneck and Samuel Goldwyn Joining the party after their big stockholders meeting; Dorothy's birthday a grand success and everyone stayed on and on until the wee sma' hours; she has worked miracles with the old Bertram Taylor house; Freddie March had to work so Florence came alone, denying some of the stories that she wept on the set because she didn't like her makeup in "Les she has a grand sense of humor and laughed merrily at all the. nonsensical yarns; Clark Gable back from location, still working so he and Rea just said "hello" and departed; he has bought a swanky new car which is something; Fiji Widener and Aksel Wickfeld promising to teach Hollywood the new towie game, so popular in Palm Beach; Vea Gordon's daughter, Nadja, married Sidney Stein Steinfeld, a writer in New York, a few days ago; Ruth Chatterton sick with the flu; Joahn Marsh and the Marquis de la Falaise talking for hours at a Vine street spot where they dined. CHICAGO EDUCATOR TO SEEK MAYORALTY CHICAGO, Feb. 15 (Py Prof.

Paul H. Douglas, prominent member of the University of Chicago faculty, today became the "Fusion" ticket's candidate for mayor. Heartened by the success of fusion movements in New York and other American cities, some 1,500 backers of the educator have obtained 40, 000 signatures on his petitions and claimed they would have many more before the filing deadline two weeks hence. Douglas, long a foe of public utili ties, sounded this keynote in the ticket's platform: "militant honesty Mayor Edward J. Kelley, sup ported by the powerful organization headed by national committeeman Patrick Nash, is expected to be the Democratic choice.

The Republican party will determine its nominee at the February 6 primary. The elec tion will be held April I. I hate an alibi, especially 1 a politics. Speaker Joseph W. Byrns.

FOOD PRICE RISES STIR ODD ACTION May Abandon Control of Production of Some Crops Shortly A HI Feb. 15 Stirred by a rumble of public criticism over mounting food prices, the AAA prepared to act upon a finding that the farm prices of 14 "basic" commodities were 24 percent above the pre war "parity" level. A determination by the administration to abandon control of production of some crops for one or two years at leat became known as one part of the counter attack. The intention further was bulwarked when food costs, as distinct from farm prices, were shown by the bureau of labor statistics index to be more than 116 percent of the 1918 level. While they believe that high prices were due as much to last rammer's drought as to crop reduction programs, officials said that as prices, reached and stayed at the prelwiar level for four or six months they would be forced to abandon control until such time as prices again slipped downward.

Should the upward tendency con tinue, a reading of the adjustment law disclosed today, the AAA will oe forced to abandon rental and bene fit payments on those products which stay at parity. This would mean termination of reductions, since officials do not believe farmers would continue to restrict acreage unless they received cash for so doing. The AAA as yet has not decided which of the crops might come within the group to be dropped from the. control program. This, they pointed out, would be determined by which crops hold the parity level and for how long.

Rising Food Costa In the matter of food costs the bureau of labor statistics index showed increases above the level of a year ago of 70 percent for lard, 44 percent for butter, 34 percent for pork, 18 percent for mutton, 23 percent for eggs, five percent for bread, and 4.5 percent for milk. Vegetables have increased in some classes as much as 22 percent. Among the "basic" farm commodities that have passed the pre war price level are wheat, cotton, corn, hogs, tobacco, sugar, peanuts, rye, flax, barley, grain sorghums, cattle, rice and milk. PAY $28,000 TO TEAR DOWN WORLD'S FAIR CHICAGO, Feb. 15 mA workman sank a hatchet into a faded maroon pylon down on the lake front today.

The World's Fair, once measured in millions, had been knocked down to a wrecking crew for $28,000. There was no oeremony, no flourish of trumpets, no Presidential message, ho wink from Arcturus, the star whose captured gleam first lit the extravagant nocturnal splendor of the fair in May, 1933. The Baker, Goldman, Lubiri company of Springfield, 111., paid (28,000 for what was left of the Century of Progress exposition and put 20 men at work today tearing it down. All but three or four historical buildings must be removed by October 31 when the site will be available for restoration as a park. ATTACKS VATICAN PACT WITH NAZIS BERLIN, Feb.

15 (P Cardinal Michael Faulhaber of Munich, outspoken Nazi critic; has filed formal complaint concerning an alleged breach of article 23 of the Concor dat negotiated 1 between Germany and the Vatican, it was learned here today. Article 23 of the Concordat, which has not yet been ratified, deals with the Catholic church's maintenance of its own schools, and the complaint Is an outgrowth of the recent schools plebiscite in Munich in which parents of school children chose between state and church schools. A copy of the complaint has been sent to the Vatican. SCOUTS WILL MEET IN CHICAGO 1935 NEW YORK, Feb. 15 Chicago was selected today as the site for the 25th annual meeting of the Boy Scouts of America in May, 1935.

Members of the national executive board accepted the, invitation presented by Philip L. Reed, Armour and company executive and member of the Scout board. Plan to Mark Whales To Study Travels CAPE TOWN, 8. Feb. IS (US) The whaling research ship "William gcoresby," Is being refitted here for strange work la Antarctica.

Her crew will shoot darts Into whales to that when the creature Is eventually caught comparisons with Its colored "passport" will reveal Its growth over a given period and also a clue to Its migratory habits. On one occasion a whale was "marked" off the coast of New Zealand. It was killed Ave months later off the eoast of Greenland, having traveled all the way across the world In that time. CHESTER WITTELL (Pianlat Compootr) In a recital of his own eorirposltlons, assisted fey MRS. CARL WANSHOP, Sopranos BYRON NUNEMACHER, Pi.niit, RALPH R.

TRAGLE, Pianist) aaJ The Choral Ensemble of the First Reformed Church, Under the Direction of Myron Moyer. Woman's Clab, Tuesday Feb, 18th, ct 8:18 p. m. Murder Reveals Mystery Riches sS A riddle murder in the basement of a Chicago Gold Coast clubhouse revealed the victim, Bartender Louis K. Stranb, below, as a man of mysteriously large means and led to severe grilling of his widow, Mrs.

Melba Stringer Straub, former showgirl, above. Seven bullets killed Stranb as he cowered a closet. AGAIN DETAIN WIFE IN STRAUB KILLING Said to Have Bought Re volver Recently CHICAGO, Feb. 15 (US) Mrs. Helen Melba Straub, widqw of Louis K.

Straub found mysteriously shot to death in the fashionable Saddle and Cycle club two weeks ago, was detained tonight for further questioning. Mrs. Straub, held four days after her husband's murder while police searched for missing blonde woman a taxi cab driver had taken to the club the night Straub was shot, was later released, authorities announcing they had found nothing to connect her with the crime. Police said their questioning tonight centered upon the recent purchase of a .38 calibre revolver ty Mrs. Straub.

Several women companions of the widow, with whom she callmed she attended a bridge and beer party the night of the shooting, were questioned immediately after the finding of Straub's body, but were also released. 8traub carried about $25,000 in insurance policies, payable to his widow. POST MAY ATTEMPT ASCENT TOMORROW LOS ANGELES, Feb. 15 (US) "Some morning soon." That was as close as Wiley Post today would set the start of his startosphere flight in an attempt to reach New York in eight hours or less. Post made a 15 minute test flight this afternoon to try out some new adjustments on his compasses.

He will probably make other brief tests flights tomorrow since he does not expect to start before Sunday or Monday. 931000 1 Hotter of, Newer New! That's the Pare of This Revue featuring TO WHY HANLON NELLII CLARK with "VI" SHAFFER SONIA A VERNON OHY DYER "YVE" CHUCK HORACK DELLA DUMONT RILLY COOKE 16 Beautiful A i Girls ARE RCHER RERNIE KINO end Many Others 3 5. 35 'I WHAT'S DOING AT THE 'Wings in the Dark? At the Embassy No matter whether you're interested in aviation or not whether you can tell a plane's type by the noise it makes' in the sky or whether you're unable to tell an aileron from a wing you have a stirring, dramatic treat and an hour of thrills, chills and grand comedy in Para mount's "Wings in the Air" awaiting you. The picture, starring Myrna Loy and Gary Grant, opened at the Embassy theatre yesterday. Although the.

plot of "Wings in the Dark" is based on an aviator's unwavering work for safety in the air through the perfection of "blind the picture is so replete with drama, suspense, heart tugging romance and novel and original slants that It sweeps you along on a wave of enthusiasm for its sheer entertainment value. Its hero is Oary Grant, who distrusts lovely Myrna Loy because be believes that her spectacular publicity hunting flights bring disrepute on his beloved profession. When, as a result of an accident on the eve of a flight' that will climax his experiments, he is blinded, Miss Loy comes to his aid. SouA sick and desperate, he flees to the woods. But Miss Loy follows, bringing him one of those grand Seeing Eye dogs (about whom you've heard in Alexander Woollcott's broadcasts).

Between her love and the; dog's devotion, they work a miracle and Grant resolves to return to his work. In the stirring and original final scenes of the picture, Orant rescues Miss Loy, proves the value of his experimental work, and best of all, regains his sight so that he can again see the girl he loves. Among the hlghspots of the film are the touching and beautiful love scenes between the, boy groping in the dark and the girl whose heart Is filled with love and pity for him. If they don't bring a lump into your throat we suggest that you consult a psychologist. The Embassy program also in eludes a Pop Eye the Sailor cartoon, 1 Screen Souvenirs, Sportlight Cock tail and Variety "Coo Cow News." I i Bert Smith Varieties Astor's Stage Show Continuing with the policy of bringing bigger and better stage, shows to Reading theatre fans the Astor presents today on the stage, "Bert Smith Varieties," a show that is billed as hotter hot, and newer 'n new.and on the screen this popular theatre presents Warner Brothers' latest and most daring dramatic production, "The Right to Uve," from the story by Somerset Maug i ham, co starring Josephine Hutch 1' inson, George Brent and Colin Cllve.

Bert Smith, long a favorite in vaudeville circles, has gathered to gether a large group of talented and versatile artists and woven their' talents into a smooth running musical revue that is said to be his best effort to date. The show has I played in all the principal cities of the east and won the plaudits of newspaper critics and patrons alike. 1 Featured in this revue are Tommy Hankm and Nellie Clark, well known musical comedy stars, and a cast of 35 people. The supporting cast brings together a crew of singing I oa utuicuig enierirtuiiers, not, to mention comedy, which runs riot in this revue, that includes such well known names as Sonla and Vernon, Bobby Dyer, Dlanna Dillaire, Paul and Paula Lahe, Chuck Hobart, Smiles Mason, Bernle King, Abe Sher, Mary Travis, Billy Cooke, The Four Bits of Harmony, all set In a background of Sixteen Sweet Six teens, beautiful girls of all descrip tlons, blondes, redheads and brunettes, Her first starring picture bring; you Josephine Hutchinson, populai Civic Repertory theatre star in "Th Right to Live," based on "Th Sacred Flame," by Somerset Maug ham. Only Maugham could havi written "The Right to Live," for i required the pen of a master to telf the story of two brothers' love for the same woman, and the heroic sacrifice made by one so that his wife might find happiness with the On Sern Witt Then Be Famous Lovers? in W.

Somerset With Am' All Star Cmtt Including J03CPIIINZ HUTCHINSON 030X33 COLIN CLIV3 BY TUB rHEIS AGENTS other. Here is romance, drama and tragedy told as only Maugham can tell it; screened as only William Keighley's imaginative mind ean conceive it and with a cast that makes of It a glorious romance. "The Right to live" is the screen offering at the Astor In conjunction with "Bert Smith Varieties." Costs rred with Josephine Hutchinson is George Brent and Colin Clive. Youth Interested in Opera Presentation The Interest in the forthcoming opera performances to take place next Wednesday and Thursday evening at the Capitol theatre extends far beyond the city limits of Reading judging from the requests fur tickets coming from Pottstovn, Lancaster, PottsvUle and other surrounding localities. A group of close to one hundred students from, Ursinus college are hiring special buses and are coming to both performances under the supervision of Mrs.

Jeanettt Douglas Hertenstine, head of the music department at CollegeviUe. Frank. C. Butcher, music master at Hill school In Potts town, also promises to bring a large, number of his students. On the other hand Professoi Ralph F.

Smith assures of a larg representation of Reading Higt school student. This turnout of the younger eration of music lovers is ver gratifying to all those who woult like to see our youth Interested more in music of the higher typi rather than in jazz. The choice of the public In general seems to continue equally divided between Rigoletto and Carmen and many patrons are buying tickets for both performances as the prices of admission are exceedingly low. Paul G. Glase, district manager for Wllmer and Vincent, wishes the public to know that for their convenience the box office at the Capitol is kept open till p.

m. every night. ''Neatn Arizona outer, At State Today The cattle country in the southwestern states is probably the locale STARTS TODAY Most Ses Them Maugham's CR3NT THEATRES of more thrilling stories than any other part of the United States. The western frontier been touched upon in some in many of the real classics in American fiction, offering as It does, unlimited fields for development of romance in the wide open spaces. Motion picture producers, keen to take advantage of the possibilities of any locale that will prove interesting to the theatre going public, have for years used the frontier as backgrounds for their pictures and needless to say, the western thriller will live on in the hearts of those who love their pictures packed full of action.

The removal of war profits is a beautiful theory. Assistant Secretary of War Harry H. Woodring. Winner and Vincent's EMBASSY Now Playing sunW A beautiful woman end protecting Seeing Eye devoted to a flier grounded by fate I Adolpk tvYat prtitnft MYIMALOY CAfiYGHAUT "UHHfflS III TOE EXTRA ADDED Popey the Sailor Cartoon Scraan Souvenir Sportlight Cocktail Variaty "Coo Coo Nawt" Wllmer and Vincent's STATE Url. Today Warner Baxter at Stra In 'Hell in the Heaver One of the most entharlling spectacular screen romances of 1 cent years is the Fox Film, "Hell the Heavens," which is shown fi the last times today at the Stram theatre.

Based on one of London's blgges stage hits, "The Ace," the new picture tells an absorbing story of deatl and danger in the skies above Man's Land. Warner Baxter, dar lng American flier, has but one great, fear. That is the "fear of being afraid." Haunted by the nightmare thought of his own plane in flames, he must conquer himself before he brings to earth the dauntless "Baron," most desperate of all German aces, Oochita Montenegro, dashing young Spanish actress, plays a French girl quartered in the same chateau where the American outfit wakes each day to battle. Through the love of this girl, Baxter as the hero of the story finds new courage and a hope of life, Russell Hardie, striking young leading man of several recent films, has an important juvenile role as, Baxter's rival for the love of the French girl. Brave men not afraid of death, yet desperate for life; these are the characters of this gripping screen drama.

Each of them knows what fate awaits him, yet gaily braves destruction in the skies. It is a stirring and an authentic story. Other members of an unusually fine cast are Herbert Mundin, Andy Devine, Ralph Morgan, Vines Bar nett, William Stelling and William Stack. Now? Maying 1 uv" HOWARD aw. OBERON in THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL AlEXANDEI ICO DA ItlNlM WNltll tlllltl Dox Office Now Open MUSICAL TREAT Of th Staion CAJPHTOL THEATRE COLUMBIA OPERA CO.

Of New York Presents WEDNESDAY EVENINQ Feb. at 8:30 RIGOLETTO THURSDAY EVENINQ Feb. SI at CARMEN PBICES Orchestra, ll.M, 11.10; Balcony, 11.10, S3, 6Sc. (Include! ST crnment Tax.) THE HEAVENS RURST INTO FLAMES I While a woman with empty arms and aehlng heart waits and hopes and prays! I ess Continuous 1:30 to RAJAH SPECIAL 10c LAST TIMER TODAT DO! Bl.S SHOW "NEIGHBORS' WIVES," with Dorothy Maekall, Toa Moore an other. Alo "SOUTH OP SONEA." a cooa Western Picture, with Buffalo BUI, and Comedy.

Benrdt Shows 1 9 at. WESTERN ELECTRIC SOUND taaa CARMAN'S Schccl EVERY MONDAY EVENING Steps Taught from 7:00 to 8:10. Experienced Partner for Every Student from 8:30 to 10:00. From 10:00 to 11:30 Practice for AIL Full Orchestra It VASsr Lot Day! 1U3 PZZX ST. 1.