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Evening star., 1927-12-04
~ HERE was held recently. IN
New York, Trade Practice
Conference, in which all man.

| New York. 4 Trade Practice
Conference, in which all man.
| ner of subjects connected with
the movie business were dis
cussed at great length. Indeed, it was
one of the wordiest conferences on
record, the minions of the silent
drama are always anything but silent
when they're given the change to be
| otherwise.
| would use up all the columns in
this journal for many weeks to come
if I were to attempt to quote all the
speeches that were made-but l beg
leave to publish one of them. 1t was
| contributed by the Rev. Henry r.
| Rose of the Church Of the Redeemer,
| Newark, N. J.
"I believe" said DIR. Rose, that
God invented the motion picture for
| the saving of the race from riot,
suicide and other forms Of rage and
| despair. 1t gave men, women and
children a new world at price within
| their humble reach. 1t continues to
minister to their craving for laughter,
excitement, tears, adventure, know
ledge, beauty, 1maglnatlOn ana all
those feelings and dreams that haunt
| the soul.
1.-The motion picture houses with
| their excellent orchestras, handsome
interiors, quiet atmosphere and varied
types of pictures help to keep our
population happy, Industrious, hope.
| full, contented, law-abiding, fraternal.
moral and even religious. for religion
is living a life of faith in things as
they are in the hope that they will
become ever better.
Therefore, motion picture directors,
producers and distributors and motion
picture theater owners are friends of
man. Their responsibility Is very
great as we'll as their glory. They
should put humanity above money and
Intentionally work together with all
the good agencies in flooding the life
of mankind with courage, joy and
goodness"
These ringing words were intended
to reach the ears of a group of
movie producers and distributors-the
most conspicuous of whom was Louis
b. Mayer, vice president and produc.
ton manager of the Metro Goldwyn-
Mayer Distributing Corporation. Mr..
Evening star., 1927-12-04
METROPOLITAN Girl i'm the
Pullman"

Marie Provost is the star at
CrandalPs Metropolitan Theater this
week in Producers 1.-THE Girl in the
Pullman"
The auxiliary attractions will in
clude a variety of short reels and a
musical program by the Metropolitan
Symphony Orchestra, under Daniel
Breeskin.
In 1.-THE Girl in the Pullman" Marie
Fs RFsSost i SEppSssaee SanebopH ng KatfrSn KahrSn
and Heine sConklin. The story was
adapted by F. McGrew Willis from
1.-THE Girl in Upper c." play by
Wilson Collision.
The climax of the comedy is predi-
Gated upon the existence of faulty
divorce papers. A young man thinks
he is divorced from his wife and pro-
ceeds to marry another and prepare
for a honeymoon, only to learn that
the decree has not become final and
is to be pursued aboard the Honey
moon Limited by the eX-wife and her
legal adviser. To complicate matters
further there is aboard the train a
genial souse and the mother-in-law of
the new bride, and to add still further
to the complexity of the situation
the Pullman in which they are travel.
ing is cut loose from the rest of the
train and goes a mile a minute back
ward down a mountain grapevine
trail. This incident brings the pic
ture to an unusual and amusing
climax.
The Metropolitan Symphony will
offer as it's concert overture selec-
tions from the musical comedy
''Wildfower," by Youmans, and other
numbers will include "Dear Ewes That
Evening star., 1927-12-04
Billie Dove Ventures.

"VOU just can't stay away from pic.
ture work." So says Billie Dove.
the charming First National star.
Just after she completed work in
'The Love Mart" the George Fitz-
maurice production formerly called
louisiana" she directed, starred in,
cut and edited film of her very own.
1t is composed of discarded "cuts"
from dozen of her productions, plus
bits that she Is making to tie the Sc
quences together in a semi-coherent
story. OF course. she says, it is all for
fun and the enjoyment Of her friends.
Evening star., 1927-12-04

J. Farrell Macdonald is the first
player selected by F. w. Murnau, the
European director of Sunrise" for
his next picture, 1.-THE Four Devils. "
Macdonald will play the role Of an old
clown. 1.-The Four Devils" is a story
with a circus background and deals
with the lives of a troupe of aerial ac-
robats. 1t was written by Herman
Bang, a Danish author.
Evening star., 1927-12-04

Haunt Me-" from 1.-THE Circus Prin-
cess" and the popular hit Il Told
Them All About You"
Evening star., 1927-12-04
PALACE-''The Thirteenth Hour
Stage Attractions.

The program at Loew's Palace The
ater this week includes the showing
on the screen of Metro -Goldwyn-
Mayors latest mystery drama, The
Thirteenth Hour" with Lionel Barry
more featured: the Palace Synco-
pators, arranged by Paul Specht, with
Jack Waller as master of ceremonies;
Bemis and Brown. the "Rah Rah"
surprise; Jerry Waller, sister of
Jack" in bandjoitis; the Palace
Rockets, eight dainty steppers, and
the Ballet Caprice. Other features
are M-G-M News, Aesops Fables,
special orchestral production, Peer
Gynt Suite" with a cast of singers
and dancers, and J. Virgil Huffman's
organ music. The stage production
was staged by Colby Hartman.
Strange electrical effects, shadows
of hugh chains and hideous faces, dis
NAL rain scenes, dark cellars covered
with cobwebs, dimly lighted Railways
with murderous eyes gIaring from
tiny portals are few of the scenes
incorporated in THE Thirteenth Hour"
to make it one of the most thrilling
stories ever filmed. The story is an
original by Chester NJ. Franklin, the
director, and Douglas Furber, Eng
lish playwright, and is said to portray
modern crime problems in a new guise.
From the opening scene to the final
fadeout suspense is sustained by the
presence of a mysterious character,
suspected of committin.; a notorious
murder. and it is not until the last
scene that the identity of the char
acter is revealed by the young de-
tective and his dog pal.
The supporting cast includes Charles
Delaney, Jacquelin Gadsdon, Fred
Kelsey, Polly Moran and Napoleon,
the German DOliee dog
Evening star., 1927-12-04
COLUMBIA-"SorrelI and Son."

Father-and-SOn love Is the theme OF
"Sorrell and Son. Herbert Brenon's
production of Warwick Deeping's best
selling novel, produced by United Art
lists and offered at Loew's Columbia
Theater.
H, B. Warner appears as Stephen
Sorrell; Mickey McBan and Nils
Asther enact, respectively, the child
Kit and the matured Kit Sorrell. and
the cast includes Anna Q. Nilsson as
Dora Sorrell, Carmel Myers as Flor
ence Palfrey, Norman Trevor as
Thomas Roland, Alice Joyce as Fanny
Garland, Mary Nolan as Molly Roland
and Louis Wolheim as Sergt. Buck.
Much of "Sorrell and Son" was filmed
in England with the aid of the author,
and the film is said to be faithful 10
the spirit and letter of the book, with
the ending the same as that of the
book.
The story is that of a British war
veteran whose wife deserts him and
his 6-year-old son. The veteran there
after struggles against ingratitude.
poverty, vice and physical exhaustion
to rear and educate his beloved son,
in whom he is ultimately well pleased.
interviewer with the story of father
and-son devotion are the sub-plots of
Stephen Sorrelps friendship with
Fanny Garland; Kit Sorrelps love for
Molly Roland; Roland's kindness for
Stephen Sorrell: Sergt. Bucks enmity
for Sorrell; Florence Palfrey's scorn
of her drunken husband and angry
passion for Capt. Sorrell, and Dora
Sorrelrs bitter struggle to win from
her husband the love of their son Kit.
Added features on the program in
clude M-G-M News, comedy and the
Columbia Orchestra under the direc-
ton of Claude Burroughs.
Evening star., 1927-12-04

Next Weeks Photoplays
RIALTO-Anna Q. Nilsson in
"The Thirteenth Juror"
PALACE - Richard Dix in
"The Gay Defender"
METROPOLITAN - Rin-Tin-
Tin in "A Dog of the Regi-
ment."
COLUMBIA-Sally O'Neil in
Becky"
LITTLE THEATER-"Secrets
Of the Soul" a Freudian
drama.
Evening star., 1927-12-04
Photoplays This Week
SILENT DRAMA ATTRACTIONS

FOX-"Paamas" This afternoon and evening
COLUMBIA-"Sorrel and Son. This afternoon and evening
RIALTO-"She's Sheik" This afternoon and evening
METROPOLITAN-Th Girl in the Pullman This afternoon and
evening.
PALACE-The Thirteenth Hour This afternoon and evening
LITTLE THEATER-Moon of Israeli (second week. This after
and evening
Evening star., 1927-12-04
RIALTO. "She's a Sheik."

She's a Sheik." Bebe Daniels new
Paramount picture, is the feature at
the Rialto this week.
The story has a setting in Algeria
and Bebe is shown as the shelHs
granddaughter, recently returned from
America where she has gone to com
plete her education. The Sheik
urges her to marry, but she Will nave
nothing to do with men until she sees
Capt. Cotton of the Foreign Legion.
Then she changes her mind and sets
out to capture him. using the method
of the desert. While being held by
the daughter Cotton is technically pi -
claimed a deserter and the major OF
his garrison hastens to rescue him.
The Sheik, in the meantime, had
called all his tribes together. with or
ders to surround and annihilate the
troops, and fierce battle between the
two forces enSueS. When things look
worst for the troops the day is saved
in a manner that is both unusual and
amusing.
The supporting cast includes Rich
ard Arlen, William Powell, Josephine
Dunn, James Bradbury, jr., Billy
Franey, Paul McAllister and Al FIRE.
mont.
The combination of song, dance and
music by La Bernicia and her COM
pany form the stage presentation. La
Bernicia is a dancer who is said to
be equally at home in classic or jazz
numbers. Others in the company are
Charlotte LIE Nay, soprano; Luella
Hartman, violinist, and LIE Roy De
Mauriere, pianist.
For the overture Rox Rommell will
offer a potpourri of piano selections.
accompanied by the Rialto Orchestra.
A Collegians comedy, "The Winning
Punch" and International Newsrecl
round out the program.
Evening star., 1927-12-04
FOX-"Pajamas."

"Pajamas" is the title of the film
feature at Fox Theater this week, be-
ginning today, with Olive Borden
featured.
1t is described as a modern love
story of 1927 sheik who uses old
fashioned methods to tame his lady
love- 1t is laid amid the peaks and
glaciers of the Canadian Rockies and
presents Miss Borden i'll the role of
pampered millionaire's daughter. with
Lawrence Gray as the modern cave
man.
The stage show offers two stars,
Blossom Seeley and Karyl Norman.
With Miss Seeley will be Benny Fields,
and aided by their own jazz pianists
they will present an offering of syn
copated singing and dancing.
Karyl Norman. female imperso-
nator known as 1.-The Creole Fashion
Plate" will appear in wardrobe of
exotic creations and be heard in pro-
gram of song hits.
The bill will include an overture by
the Fox Symphony Orchestra, direct
ed by Adolphe Kornspan, being selec-
tions from the operetta THE Firefly,"
with Miss Muriel La France, protege
of Galli-Curci, in a voice acoompani-
ment, singing "Gianina Mia" A new
movietone and other short subjects
will be added.
The weekly concert by Maestro
Kornspan, made up of six numbers,
will begin at DIN.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-28
Revoke Licenses
OF Five Boxers

SACRAMENTO, Cat., March %.
Five California pugilists had their
licenses temporarily revoked, four
under suspension We're rcinstated
and four were listed az i'll and I'M
available. according to the report
81 the state Athletic Commission
made today.
Benito Taloy, FL Centre, was in
definitely suspended because Of
physical unfitness. Other sus-
pensions were: Paddy Goggins,
san Francisco, for non appearance
at San Jose; Tommy Clcarv. Los
Angeles, non appearance at Pass
dena; Bobby Tabb Los Angeles,
non appearance at III Centre. an&
johnny Carlson, san Francisco, for
foulimg at Sacramento.
Harry Wills, Los Angeles, was
declared i'll and unavailable for 4
month because of his inability 20
fight at Fresno last Tuesday night.
Joe Morabelli, Roy Bcencv and
Joe Cardinale, all of san Francisco,
were listed as temporarily unavail,
al because Of lIred hands.
Those reinstated were: Bob
Perry and Wine Tueker, Los An
gclcs; Jack Noonan, san Rafael and
Antonio Luna, San Jose.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-28
Woman Facing
Liquor Charge

Marie Kennedy, alias Marie Han
nah, is facing a charge Of illegal
possession of Intoxicating liquors.
The ease grows out of the visit of
officers to her home ON February
II. Following her arrest at that
time the woman was taken before
Judge Hawkins but was released
under bond for appearance at date
to be determined later in Judgl
Mayficld S court.
In some manner the bond was
misplaced and was not recorded as
required by law
AS II, result the ease was not
brought up. Officials discovered
the error Saturday and il was nee
cssary to issue a lew warrant and
complaint for the arrest of the az
cused. She was brought to the coun-
~ Jail but was released i'll custody
of Edgar r, HerVey, her attorney.
for appearance this morning.
Her attorney was unable to he
present when she appeared befors
the court this morning but the ease
was set down for trial on April -,
subject to the approval of the de.
fense counsel.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-28
herded him pending an investiga-

herded him pending an investiga-
tion. =: .-~.-.
Bee became indignant, it i, said,
telling the Imperial officers that
he had plenty Of money in the bank
10 back up the checks and telling
them that they would pay for the
imconvpnipnces they were causing
him
About that time Tom Sharp, dep
utv sheriff. arrived on the scene
and recognized Bee az the man
wanted for the DIXON check deal.
Sharo confronted Bee with numer-
ous facts relative to his past aativi-
ties and the prisoner is said to
have broken. admitting that the
checks passed in Imperial were
worthless
'The game : un. Send me to San
Quentin ut once he is alleged to
have told the Officers.
Bee is alleged to have been intoxi.
Gated at the time Of his apprehen-
sion. According to the police he
was in an alleged bootleg Joint at
the time Of his capture and numer
Gus bottles Of intoXicants were ae.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-28
CAN'T EAT
ACID FOODS,
TOO MUCH GAS

81 suffered from gas and acid
stomach, and could not eat any
thing that contained acid. Since
taking Adlerika, I feel fine
lanes Fest
Adlerika gives the system a
REAL cleansing and brings out old
posCnS which may have caused
trouble for lorG titc. Unlike
most medicines il acts upon BOTH
upper and lowcc bowel. Just one
spoonful relieves GAS and takes
away that full, bloatel feeling 50
a. you cao 60 better and sleep
Letter. Evea il b; wells move aailH.
Adlerika brings out much addition
al poison which you never thought
was in your system and which
caused sour, gassy stomach, ner-
vousness, sleeplessness, headache.
No matter what you have tried for
your stoma and bowe,s, Adlarika
will surprise you. Clements Drug
Store and other good druggists. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-28
Los Angeles Has
Another Mystery

Los ANGELES, -iarch oS-
ihr"r mon were being held bv 30
iIre here today following the dis
eoFcry Of the body of an unidenti
fIed man and Il bullet pierced blood
soaked automobile.
While authorities differed as 1e
theories connecting the machine and
the dead man the sheriff's offlc,
contends that discovery Of both
NAV lead to the finding Of more
bodies and reveal a gang war.
{. Da LarOsa, asserted owner 0t
the machine, Salvatore Diaz and
GalIardo Valdez were grilled b,
detectives following their arrest
yesterday. Police announced they
were not satisfied with explana
tions made by the. men
Il. +. Brown reported to police
that he had fired upon a man, who
was proving about his home, near
the lumber yard in which the body
was found. Police are invest cat.
ing this angle Of the case on til,
theory that the man may have been
fatally wounded by Brown.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-28
Booze Captured,
Owner Escapes

Deputy Shcriffs Pat Thaanum,
William Ball and W. l.. McClel!and
failed to find John Mackey when
they visited his home in Calipatria
Saturday but they did find 4 guam
tity of alleged iutoXicants. The
liquids seized were listed bv the
deputies rs 200 bottle of Mexicali
beer, l. bottles of moonshine whiS
key and about 80 bottle of tequiia.
As the depties opened the dool
to enter the house they exposed 4
huge washtub filled with bottles of
alleged beer surrounded WltH
cracked ice. 1t was apparently
ready for selling purposes, they de
clarcd. Further search of the house
revealed the other intoXicantS.
Mackey is being sought by the
authorities to answer to charge
of Illegal possession.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-28
Still and Owner
Come To Grief

Indcrshcr;ff Bert Underwood and
Deputy Shcriffs George Evans and
". l. .MeClelland seized Il still, Il
quantity of Intoxicating liquor and
arrested Louis Alazar, 10. Of Braw-
lev when they visited field about
II miles northeast Of FL Centre late
yesterday afternoon.
The officials had been posted rel
ativr TO the operation of Il still II
that point, the still being located
IN Il wash and as they approached
the place yesterday they met Ala
zar. He was detained by the Off.
GERS while they conducted IN in
Vcstigation.
They found the stin in workir"
order and the fire beueath it had
apparently just been replenished
with new fuel. They put out the
blaze and seized the still and Z
quantity Of alleged moonshine which
Was in Il small kcg, sitting near
hN.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-28
VALLEY BARBER
IS ARRESTED ON
FELONY CHARGE

j. l.. Bee, barber, well known
throughout this vicinity was locked
up at the county iai last night,
charged with bad checks.
According to information Of at.
taches at the sheriff : office, Bee
tad worked for George Dixon at
brawley some tina" ago. lie left
his position there bat later while
visiting il BrawleY stopped at the
Dixon shop and asked that Dixon
cash Il check for him. The check
was casElcd and later proved t. be
worthless, the authorities said. A
warrant for his arrest vas issued.
Yesterday Bee was picked up by
Chief Of Police Harris Of Imperial
oo,d Motorcycle Patrohnan Morrison
after he is said to have cashed
three checks. The police became
suspicious Of his actions and appre,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-28
Pair Charged
With Fighting,

John Jaffar, 80, aud Amanat
Khan, -, lIindoos, were arrested
l:,te Saturday on Main street ly
PatroIman Frank MrCaslm, charg.
ed with fighting in the street. Ac-
cording to information received 6v
the police the two men had engag
ed in an argument early Saturday
which ended with fists flying and
the intervention Of friends.
But they met again accidentallv
m Main street Saturday night aud
needed only the Sight Of one anotlI
to resume hoStilitics. This time tn"
battle was stopped by the police and
the men locked mp. They were re,
leased later when they deposited
so bail each for appearance this
morning. The ease was not brought
up this morning due to the absence
Of Judge IIcrvcv.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-28
Monday, March %, 1927

ing pot have been welded into one,
will depict the Zuni, French. Swed-
ish, Swiss, italian, Russian. and
Spanish races. A prologue and fin
ale will add to the effectiveness OF
the production which promises ia
be one Of outstanding importance
in the history Of the FL Centre ele-
mentary schools.
The public is invited TO attend
Further details of the program will
be announced later in the week.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-28

stroyed as the police entered :he
place.
Bee was brought before Judge +.
Mayfield for arraignment and
through Lee Nuffer. attorney,
waived all rights. He was ordered
held for superior court under $1,000
bail and remanded to the county
jail in default of the bond.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-28
Program Postponed.

ment that the third Of the inter
racial programs, which was to hav,
been given tomorrow night by FL.
ipino residents Of the valley h2S
been postponed WAS m1dc today,
The program will be presented 1t
the Wilson school auditorium on
Friday evening Of this week. Tie
change was made on account of con
flict II dates with the Toy Scout
Court of liouor, which is TO b" held
at the Wilson school tomorrow nigh:,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-28
Wilson SC h O0l
Pupils To Gi We
''i'he Melting Pot

With l75 pupils taking part, he
Wilson school will present THE
Melting Pot colorfuI pageant Of
seven nations at the school auditor
ium on Thursday evening. The pro
duction viii be given under the di.
reetion Of the faculty, assisted by
Miss Helen Cmickshank, supervisor
of music.
Episodes. showing different na
tions which in the American melt
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-28
LIVESTOCK

LOS ANGELES, March 2S.-Cat'
lie receipts 1900, active; bulk steers
$S.75.9,+0; bulk she stock $5.50.7.25.
Calves Sl0.00l4.50. s
Hogs: Receipts l5c0, slow; top
il3.6O; bulk $l3.2j.l3.40.
sheep; None; lambs $l4.00 300;
ewes $6.O0-S.0O.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-28

Fifteen dairymen in Marin county
were awarded certificates for herds
averaging 300 pounds or better of
Datterfat, pr co %In 1926.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-28

Meet Lew Fonseca, who used tc
play with Cincinnati and Philadel.
phia In the National League but
who Is almost certain to play reg.
ularly for Cleveland this season.
Fonseca's hard hitting has fea-
tured the spring games of the In
dians arSMnd Lakeland, Fla.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-28

Modern girls give little thought
to clothes. They We learned not 10
worry over trifles.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-28
AUTO ACCIDENT
RESULTS IN DEATH

MODESTO. Cat, March 2G-
Stanley Ellison, II, cf Fresno, is
dead and Fred S. Kmt2, p, OF
fresno, is seriously injured as the
result; of an automobile accident on
the state highway near here early
today. The automobile in whI"h
the pair was riding skidded and
turned over twice.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-28
Arrested Oh Driving Charge

"IIC"Vtu OII DI4VIHS CHaIse.
Richard Bratton of Brawlcv was al
rested on Il charge of reckless driy-
ing by T. Y. Acklcv, state traffic
officer, late Saturday night on the
'alcNico highway. Bratton was
locked up in the Calcxico city jail
but gained his release later upon
posting 500 bail for appearance be
fore Judge LurcnZ.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-28
Market Prices
POULTRY


Hens, Leghorns, 81 to i lbs. 23c.
Hens, colorcd, 1 lbs and up, zoe.
Broilers, y lbs, and under PA.
30c.
Fryers, Leghorns, pa to lbs,
33c.
Fryers, colored on to 3 lbs, 36c.
Roasters, soft bone. 3 lbs up Sac.
Ducklings, Pekin, 81 lbs, up 25c
Geese, 25c.
Young Tom turkeys, l3 lbs. and
up, 40c.
Old Tom turkeys, SAC.
Small Tom turkeys, under l3 lbs.
l5c.
Hen turkeys, 8 lbs, up 40c.
Small hen turkeys, under lbs.
ljc.
squads, light and heavy. 40c.
Capons. s pounds up, 35c.
BUTTER AND EGGS
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-28

Eight counties in the San Joaquin
valley will send representatives, to
the annual farm conference at Frcs.
NO. February &c.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-28
Dance Studio. T23
.'1lW. adv

'TDaughter Mr.. and
'hnk are the parents
lorn last Monday At
rs. Brunk $ parent
l,o. The Young lady
j unc Elise and
lnds at birth. Mr..
are well known in
Brunk being tac
Is Comedians.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-28
NdTVHo' T'VUTruo tFFj ""N'
BUTTER AND EGGS

LOS ANGELES, March 2S.-Fol-
loving is the market for produce:
Butter 43c.
Extra eggs 26c.
Fresh eggs 2ic.
Pullets, 23c.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-28
1WS BRIEFS
From City and County

Lemonade, at Pjckwick Stage De,
pet. ,,
Harowick Case Postponed.-The
ease OF the pcop:e against Joe Hard.
wick, chief Of police of Caleyico
FAILED to get into superior court
ms morning due to the absence of
rdgar b. Hervcy, attorney for the
u'iehdant who is i'll. As It result
'hc case which was scheduled TO-
come before Judge \. c. Finncy
'hls morning was continued over
Hh'll Wednesday. Hardwick faces
Il charge Of assault with deadly.
weapon as the result Of the shoot.
ing of W. A. Taylor, lettuce bnv.
er Of Los Angeles, in Calexico on
February ,.