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COLUMBIA-"Sorrell and Son."

Herbert Brenon has achieved a re-
suit in the current feature at the
Columbia Theater which promises to
add much to his reputation as di-
rector, For some reason, although
for years he has been we'll enough
known in the film trade. the words
Herbert Brenon" called up little re-
membrance in the minds of most
recent productions, however, have
placed him in the front rank.
"Sorrell and Son." q great novel in
it's book form, is as great a picture,
and most Of it depends upon the mag
nificent direction. The audiences
which packed the Columbia Saturday
and yesterday seemed almost unani-
nous in this decision.
H. B. Warner, in the principal role,
gives a subtle Interpretation Of the
character that must go over the
heads Of many, and perhaps much
Of it went over all of us. Nils Asther
seems to be a new name, but another
picture or two like this one and it
will be familiar enough. Anna @.
Nilsson Is a mother again.
The picture, which heads the bill, is
sufficient for any one and there is
a feeling of getting something for
nothing when the short subjects come
on. The comedy and news reel,
although minimiZed in print, are
worth a place on the program and
provide genuine entertainment.
The house orchestra Is up to its
usual high standard.
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young doctor and his intended bride,
accompanied by the typical mother-in-
law, start on a honeymoon to Cali
fornia. Marie and her lawyer also
board the train to prevent the mar.
riage until her divorce becomes valid.
The simple lover also makes the trip
to forget his former fiancee.
This group, augmented by the pres
ence of the drinking Demon" Harry
Myers, encounter many embarrassing
situations. During the mix-up, their
car becomes detached from the train
and runs wild down the mountain.
All ends happily as the husband is re-
united with his wife and the intended
bride returns to her lover.
Selections from the musical comedy
"Wildflower," played by the Metro
politan Symphony Orchestra, directed
by Daniel Breeskin, is above the av-
erage house musical presentation
.ews events and novelty short reels
are added serene attractions.
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tion consists of SO scenes and several

ton consists or 80 scenes ana several
musical numbers.
The scene 1.-THE Courtroom" is a
travesty on court proceedings which
keeps the entire audience in an uproar
throughout. In fact, comedy domi.
mates the entire performance. Jack
Lamont, a comedian, and Bill Tanner,
dialect funster, heading the forces, as.
sisted by Frank ORourke, Midgie Glib
bons, soubrette: Jyes La Rue, dra-
matte soprano and prima donna, and
Patricia Burns are the stars of the
cast. The chorus includes "a pretty
girls in vividly colored costumes, with
stage settings to match. The show is
one of the big attractions of the bur-
lesque wheel
STRAND-"Girls From the FoIIies. !"
In the new Mutual Burlesque at
traction, "Girls From the Follies," at
the Strand Theater. Gladys Youth"
Clark heads the big cast, and, besides
being "some" blonde, is an accom-
plished dancer and clarinet soloist.
Sally Blake also pleases with sensa-
tional dances. Fred Falls" Binder,
Bob Snyder and Jack Quinlan are the
principal comedians, responsible for
many comedy scenes. Popular song
hits well received include "Lindbergh," :"
Magnolia" and others. There is a
chorus of 16 girls up to the Mutual
standard in every particular.
PALACE-"The Thirteenth Hour"
Loew's Palace yesterday began it's
new program with special house
numbers in addition to the regular
picture and concert offerings. Sew
eral very good numbers are offered,
but easily the hit of the whole pro-
gram was the mystery picture, "The
Thirteenth Hour" starring Lionel
Barrymore.
Briefly, the story is based on modern
crime in a new light. with strange,
mysterious character running through
to provide interest, suspense and
thrills for the audience. This man of
mystery is followed throughout the
picture by the shadow of a murder he
is supposed to have committed. Gil
making the picture after series Of
thrilling events, this gentleman un-
known Is captured and his identity re-
vealed by young detective and his
German police dog. Both the sleuth
audience. The picture Is thrilling, it
is very entertaining, 'and what more
can be expected?
Supporting Barrymore are Charles
Delaney, Jacquelin Gadsdon, Fred
Kelsey. Polly Moran and the dog, Ma
poleon.
Attractions on the stage include
Bemis and Brown in the "Rah Rah"
surprise; Jerry Waller, who does well
in banjo numbers; eight very attrac-
tive dancers, known as the Palace
Rockets, and the Ballet Caprice, which
is very funny. The stage program is
unusually entertaining and is added
to greatly by the music Of the Palace
Syncopators, with Jack Waller, sister
of Jerry, as master Of ceremonies.
The special orchestral production,
Peer Gynt Suite" with god cast of
singers and dancers, went well with
the audience.
The Metro-G o-Goldwin-Mayer news reel
and Aesop's Fables complete bill
well worth seeing.
RIALTO-"She's q Sheik."
The Rialto has a bill brimful Of
good entertainment this week, suffi-
ciently light to provide two hours Of
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KEITHS - Wayburn's Promenaders.

A pretentious revue, under the title
of Med Wayburn's Promenaders," is
headlining a good program at Keith's
this week, the opening performances
yesterday being successful notwith-
standing the rough weather. Numer-
Gus tabloid revues have come from
New York, but their chief attraction
was the dancing end of the production.
This time Mr.. Wayburn has added
vocalists who can sing well and as a
result one of the most satisfactory
hits of the season was registered. The
costumes, while not elaborate, are
pretty and the scenic effects quite
convincing Peggy Hanlon is the lead
ing soprano, her splendid voice put
ting over several dance numbers most
effectively. John Byam sings opposite
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TIVOLI-"Chang." "

subjects and the Little Theater Trio
complete an excellent bill.
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GAYETY-"Here We Are"

Ed. E. Dalley's Here We Are" is
the burlesque attraction at the Gay
ETY. Theater this week. The presenta-
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FOX-"Pajamas."

Entertainment of a high order Is
offered at the Fox Theater this week.
The feature. photoplay, bearing the
delusive title, "Pajamas," stars Olive
Borden and depicts a high-spirited
young woman finding slove and dis
cipline in the Canadian wilderness.
Lively Blossom Seeley and Benny
Fields allure the audience with music.
dancing and song. Karyl Norman,
known to theatergoers as "The Creole
Fashion Plate" keeps the house mys-
titled as to whether it's a man or a
women" but he entertains with lifting
melodies and gowns that women envy
Muriel La France, soprano and
protege Of CALI Curci, delights with
her singing of "Gianina Mia" The
Fox Symphony Orchestra renders
selections from the operetta, "The
Firef1y," and the movietone illustrates
current news.
The photoplay is story Of a mil
lionaires daughter, who takes her
fathers business friend back to his
native Canada in an airplane, only to
have the "ship" lose a wing, forcing
the pair to take to parachutes. They
land in the Canadian Rockies and
there. far from the comforts OF
civilization to which the girl has been
so accustomed, ill-feeling, first engen-
dered in the Unoted States during an
auto brush, comes into full play. The
wealthy young timber magnate spanks
the girl, but later, friendship blossoms
into love. In the meantime, her
father and his searching party locate
their camp, and all ends well. The
picture strains at credulity in spots,
particularly where there is conver-
sation between the man and girl in
a plane and again when they chat as
their parachutes are descending to
earth. There Is a refreshing dash of
humor in the picture and the filming
of the Northland scenes Is especially
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RIALTO-"She's q Sheik."

The Rialto has a bill brimful Of
good entertainment this week, suffi-
ciently light to provide two hours Of
merry diversion. There is an eXcep-
tionally good feature picture. a
sprightly stage presentation, a COM
edy with plenty of laughs and some
fine music by Rox Rommell's or
chestra.
Bebe Daniels Is featured in "She's
a Sheik," the latest fight into the
fantastic by this charming little lady.
In this picture Miss Daniels might
be termed a ludicrous combination of
the late Valentino and of Douglas
Fairbanks. There have been many
editions Of the "Sheik" story since
the original photoplay made feminine
hearts beat fast, but it has remained
for Paramount to give us sheik of
the fair sex, and to endow her with
all the romantic dash Of the pro-
totype.
"She's a Sheik" is a travesty on life
Seward daily gateway., 1927-09-02
SHIP CEDAR
 LEAVES FOR TIE SOUTH

After laying in port for the past few days taking on cargo of more
 than 250 tons of Evan Jones coal, the U. s. s. lighthouse tender Cedar, pull led up anchor sometime before dawn and depated for Latouche. Captain Ledbetter will pick up the ships mail at that port proceeding on to Cape St. Elias, where work crew will be picked up for transportation to Ket- chikan. This crew at the light have been installing a radio beacon and were to have completed installation tomorrow, September 3. Captain Led better also stated that he might place buoy over the rock which the s. 5. Yukon struck some months ago in Evans bay, near Latuche. Unless the services of the vessel is not required during the months to come Captain Ledbetter said the Cedar would not make this port again until next June. The recent voyage throughout the Westward and this district was the regular annual trip of inspection of lights and beacOns.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-09-02
THREE GLASSES OF BEES" ARE
 THEY FOUND IN SEWARD?

A friend of mine once remarked that they have three kinds of bees in California <
 First, the bumblebee, which makes a great deal of noise but does not accomplish much.
 Then there is the honeybee, a Ispeciman of industry and usefulness. Lastly and most useless, is the Iuse to be, frequently encountered by preachers in their church work. There's Miss Jones who "used-to- be" la Sunday school teacher and MT. Smith who "used-to-be" a song lead Ter or MT. Doe, who 'used-to-be" an earnest Christian worker but today they are all out of the harness, on the shelf, figuratively speaking, of no use to God, the church, or the world.
 What is our spiritual status. pro- gressing or declining, or are we liv- ing altogether in a back-slidden con- dition?
 w. R. MACPHERSON
Seward daily gateway., 1927-09-02

Today, Friday marks the beginning of the special excursion fare to Mo Kinley National Park and return, as wa announced in The Gateway dur ing the past week.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-09-02

MT. and Mrs. Sampson, who left yesterday morning for Moose Pass, Iare expected to return home this evening MT, Sampson, chief clerk lat the Seward Trading company, hoped to learn how the boys in this country shoot ducks.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-09-02

w. H. Whittlesey, Seward attorney, who has been visiting in the States for number of months past, return ed today passenger on the s. s. Aleutian.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-09-02

Miss L. Talbert, who will be mem Der of the Seward high school facul- ty this term, arrived today from Seat tie, a passenger on the S. s. Aleu- tian.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-09-02

Fresh snow, probably brought down from the North on the wings of the northerner yesterday, fell over the surrounding peaks last night and early this morning was beginning 0 reach down near the timber line.f
Seward daily gateway., 1927-09-02

E. J. Bath, new member of the Sew. ard high school faculty, of whom men, tion was made a few days ago, was among the arrivals on the s. s. Aleu- tian today.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-09-02

During the absence of Aviator Joe Crosson in the States, Noel Vein, veteran pilot of the Interior and we'll known in Seward, is chief pilot for the Fairbank Airplane Corporation.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-09-02

New, sanitary and modern refrige- ration of all meat, poultry, butter, eggs and cheese at the FRYE BRUHN market.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-09-02

The Anchorage public school will open next Tuesday, a full week be- fore the local schools open.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-09-02

Boys all wool school suits, long pants. Urbach's.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-09-02

Fresh killed local chickens. Car stems Packing Company
Seward daily gateway., 1927-09-02

Picture framing. Schallerer's AL aska Shop. A
Seward daily gateway., 1927-09-02

Big public dance at Odd Fellows hall tomorrow night.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-09-02

Fresh killed local chickens Car stems Packing Company
Seward daily gateway., 1927-09-02

Latest Brunswick phonographs and records. Schallerers Alaska Shop.
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Clifford Harmon a check for 81 900
to found a LIE Bourget branch of
the International Filters organiza-
finn.
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BACKS
ROME HOP

NEW YORK, July s.-The Daily
Mirror today prints the following:
A giant Fokker monoplane with
Lloyd Bertaud and another man at
the controls will attempt a non.
stop flight to Rome and back before
the end Of next month.
William Randolph Hearst is back.
ing the proposed flight. 1t is part
of the campaign for advancing aero.
nautics he has waged for years in
his publications. The Fokker mon.
oplane is being constructed now
and its test flights are expected in
a few weeks. 1t viii be a single.
engined plane.
Bertaud viii be assisted IN his
flight plans by staff of experts,
including Commodore Herbert Hart
ley Of the Leviathan, who will help
prepare the charts.
DR.. James H. Kimball, assistant
meteorological of the Weather Blu.
reau, also will aid, and Lieut..
Comdr. John Law, u. S. N, retired,
will work with Bertaud every day
until the hop-off.
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Byrd and his companions to Ma.
poleon's tomb that 1 was able to
walk" he said. 1T was my only
means of honoring those admirable
Americans. Heretofore. had been
only able to stand only minute
at a time"
Legendre was an aviation OBJ
server in the war. As a result of
a crash in 1915 his legs were
broken. his spine injured, and he
was lacerated about the face. His
legs have been partially paralyzed
since.
Balchen told International News
Service that there is no truth in the
report that he is planning a flight
from New York to Oslo, Norway.
next year. Oslo is Balchen's home
and his aged mother now lives
there.
Il never thought Of such a thing, =
said Balchen.
Balchen and Neville have post
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GRETNA Green
ISLAMED
By JOSEPHINE TIGHE

ELkTON, Nd, July 6.-Something
has happened to the water works
Of the Marriage Mill at Elkton.
The old mill received power, as well
~ grist, through Elkton's "Jitney
Trust" which met all trains, like
the bonneville Trolley, and dragged
prospective bridal couples before the
Trusts paid and personal parson.
But this auto-suggestion comes to
q sudden halt fer the excellent rea-
son that the Trusts latest minis.
terial importation. the Rev. Hiram
MvVey, Methodist Episcopal min
lister, Of Greenwood, Del, has de-
parted Gretna Green on the urgent
solicitation Of DR.. ]. w. Colona,
district superintendent Of the Wilm-
ington M. E. Conference, and others.
In addition, John w. McCool has
resigned as treasurer and manager
OF the taxi drivers combine. The
only marrying parson" now at Elk.
ton Is the Rev. w. e. Moon, who
still does business at his same old
stand, the FELTON, House, directly adj
joining the towns railroad station.
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UNVERVED WIFE
|. TAKES POISON

Il wouldn't do it again over
him.
With this expression, Mrs. Edith
Brown, of 908 st. N. W., explained
her qualification at being alive to-
day, after taking poison last night
in fit of dependency.
To Times reporter this morning
she told a story of marital troubles
that have apparently ended in the
wife's attempt to commit suicide.
After swallowing the poison, she
stated, she vomited. This is what
saved her life, she believes. She was
taken TO Emergency Hospital and
treated, after which she left the
hospital while nurse was out of the
room.
My husband is insanely and I'M
justly jealous" she declared today.
He is continually imagining that
go around with other men. He
has not provided for me or his
stepdaughter. Bootleg whiskey Is
at the bottom of our trouble.
Il just couldn't stand it any
longer. had to talk to someone
and girl friend of mine gave me
some wine last evening. This, I
believe, aggravated my condition,
and / took the poison before real
lied how futile it would have been -
Her husband, I. E. Brown, is a
carpenter. She has daughter by
former marriage.
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flight of Chamberlin and Levine, re-
ferring to it as ''as one of the
greatest events in history"
1t was learned that the reason
Byrd did not wear his Legion of
Honor medal was because his ship
mates We're not decorated at the
same time by Poincare.
The government originally planned
to decorate Acosta, Neville and
Balchen also, but American officials
in Paris interviewed. pointing out
that 1t would not be wise to decorate
all four unless Chamberlin and
Levine were also decorated.
The government decided that the
easiest way out of the dilemma
would be to decorate Byrd alone.
Legendre 0verjOyed
Captain Legendre told Interna-
tional News Service later that he
was overjoyed. at was only by
a super-human effort and strong
desire to accompany Commander
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BYRD HONORED
BY FRANCE
BY international News Service

PARIS, July Elm the name OF
the french Government Premier
Poincare today decorated Comdr.
Richard E. Byrd as an officer in
the Legion of Honor.
The premier congratulated Byrd
and his three Golfers on their
flight from New York to Ver-sur'
Mer, France. terming it one of the
browning achievements OF the age.
Sheldon Whitehouse, United States
Charge d'Affaires. was among those
present when Poincare bestowed
the coveted honor on Byrd.
Byrd, his pilot. Bert Acosta, G.
O. Neville and Bernt Balchen visi-
ted the premier shortly after break
fast.
Their stay with the premier, who
is far behind on his official duties,
was brief.
The medal was pinned on Byrd
at $50 a. m. Byrd's decoration
is a grade higher than that given
Charles A. Lindbergh. New York to
Paris filler. because, it was ex-
planned, Byrd is a naval officer,
older than Lindoergh. and already
is the wearer Of several high decora-
tions.
In decorating Byrd, Poincare gave
the commander the usual kiss on
both cheeks.
Visit Cures Crippled Vet
After Byrd had been decorated,
all four filters decided to make a
visit to Invalid's Hospital and say
few friendly words to the broken
wings"-the French filters injured
in the war,
The convalescing airmen welcomed
the Americans warmly.
When the visitors entered the
hospital. Captain Legendre, who
was injured about the legs and
arms in a clash over Verdun in
1916, was wheeled out to meet
them. He was so glad to see them
that he got up from the wheel chair
and walked for the first time since
1916, being assisted slightly by
Acosta.
For twenty minutes Legendre
stood beside the American filters as
they were being photographed. Later
Legendre was still standing and
when Byrd and his companions left
the hospital he easily waved fare
well to them. This occasioned much
surprise as he had been able to
make little use of his hands or
arms for years.
The filters We're conducted from
the hospital to Napoelon's Tomb,
nearby. While they We're there
they were surprised to see that LIE.
gendre had followed them, he hav-
ing induced the nurss to wheel
him after the visitors.
He Could Actually Walk
When Legendre reached the steps
of the tomb willing hands prepared
to carry him and his chair up the
steps but he insisted upon trying
to get out himself. He grasped
Acosta's arm as he got out, stood
up and cried:
II can walky'
Those watching the scene were
deeply moved.
Byrd and his three companions, as
we'll as the New York-tb- Germany
fliers, Clarence Chamberlin and
Charles A. Levine, were the guests
of the Anglo-American press at
luncheon.
Byrd was not wearing the Legion
Of Honor medal Premier Poincare
had presented to him earlier.
Called upon to make a speech
Byrd paid a high tribute to the
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He is the sworn enemy of the jitney
tribe, which would lose trade and
fees rather than turn single couple
over to this gentleman.
For the first time in, years con-
tracing parties today inquired at
the marriage license bureau as to
where a minister might be obtained.
In several cases taxi drivers, who
would yet listen to the alluring click
Of the taximeter, are conveying "cus-
toners" to within few feet of tho
homes Of regularly attached clergy
men in Elkton, collecting the auto
fares and then beating it.
Several months ago The Washing
ton Times thoroughly exposed Elk
toms Re-Gretna Green. It proved
that the little township of 1900
souls annually issued $500 licenses
and that $500 of these wedding cere-
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monies were performed by one min
lister alone. the Rev. Ernest e.
Weaver. employed by the Jitney
Trust. When this series of articles
was published the Reformed Church
of America. with which the Rev.
Mr.. Weaver was affiliated. removed
him from Elkton to Philadelphia.
The Jitneyites replaced him with
the Rev. Richard Western. of the
Methodist Episcopal Church-and
then the marrying began all over
again! If marrying it was!
But last week another monkey
wrench was tossed into the marriage
mill smachinery when DR.. J. w. Col.
ona. District Superintendent of the
Wilmington Conference of the NJ. E.
Church. declared that the Rev. Mr..
Western. in 1921, had been expelled
at quarterly conference for unmin-
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time, but did not strike the blows
which caused the death Of the
children and injuries to Mrs. Ridge
way he insisted.
Boersig was quickly convicted by
D jury at Fairfax Court House and
previously had been spirited away to
Winchester, Va, when his life had
been threatened by mobs,
While the Ridgeway family still
lives on the same site, the old house
has been torn down and a new house
erected about so yards from the
former structure.
Ridgeway explained that he could
not bear the memories of the
tragedy which the old home con.
stantly brought before him and,
therefore, had built the new house.
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Certain to Sail Home

I'VE have decided on the pilot
on this return flight to the United
States said Levine, but / can
not announce his name for few
days.
I'VE thought it would be appro.
pirate that one of Frances sons
should be the first to make a
Paris-to-New.York flight"
Clarence Chamberlin, pilot of
the Bellanca plane which he flew
with Levine to Germany, will re-
turn to New York on one of the
big liners.
Despite Levine's announcement that
a French pilot would take the
Columbia across the Atlantic, it was
| learned that he has not yet def
nitely found a pilot. He has been
| in negotiation with Capt. Pelletier
D'Oisy, noted French filler, who
made the flight from Paris 20
Tokyo in 1925.
In some quarters it was believed
that Nj. Tarascoa, another noted
French ace who last year planned
a nonstop transatlantic flight with
Captain Coli, Captain Nungesser's
companion on his Inflated attempt
in May, would he chosen by Le-
vine.
M. Tarascon, however, in an in.
terview with international News
Service, virtually eliminated him
self from the project.
lit would be imprudent 10 at
tempt to fly the Columbia to New
York" NJ. Tarascon declared. THE
plane has not sufficient flying ra-
dius, and it would be practically
certain to be forced to land in
Newfoundland.
Il. for one, am not interested in
the project"