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cerned? I saw Miss Querdling at about 915 and she was alive and we'll I saw her an hour later and she was dead AS a doctor I can tell you my belief as to the cause of death. Otherwise I know noth- ing and shall say nothing"
 From this attitude he refused to budge, but his manner was more genial as they left. Jimmie and Richmond discussed him as they turned toward Merrow Craig to question Marjorie.
 Not too helpful, was he?" com mcnted Jimmie.
 "The old lady said Marjorie would get nothing when she married" said Richmond That supplies l motive, and think of his and Mar tories opportunity. On their own showing they were with the old lady or near her for about half an hour, including the moment she was killed. And their behavior is suspicious
 There is something they have not told us," said Jimmie thought fully. There may be things hav ing nothing to do with Miss Querd- ling that they wish to keep to themselves"
 You may be right" he added, but you must remember that the threat of disinheritance applied equally to Evelyn and Duckworth. Have you made inquiries about him?"
 "Yes Real names Dalton. A clerk until he found he could sing, and then changed to Duckworth. He's fairly well known. Nothing against him. Duckworth and Evelyn come out cleanest. She says he was with her singing, Janet and the other maid heard them, Marjorie says she came in and told them. Are they all lying?" When they arrived at Merroy Craig, the door was opened by Janet, the dark-eyed maid Her manner seemed unfriendly and Jimmie guessed that Ted Green had told her of his conversation with the superintendent.
 Just had telephone call, hay ent you, Janet asked Jimmie. "Dr. Netherton to speak to Miss Marjorie?"
 "Yes, sir" Her tone showed surprise, but he made no comment Iand she left them.
 "Well, I'm jiggered!' exclaimed Richmond when she had gone. T thought I should be in time to pre- vent their putting their heads to- gether. Now do you believe they are innocent?"
 "Of course there is something e. tween them" said Jimmie. What is it? That is the question"
 Copyright, 1880, J. B. Lippincott
 Company
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OPERETTA CAST INCLUDES
 EIGHT LEADS WITH CHORUS

In the High School Operetta to be given February 21, there are eight talking and singing leads. Billy Cashen plays the part of Mynheer Hertogenbosch; Helen Pus- ich, Vrouw Hertogenbosch; Geneva
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REMEMBER THE DATE
Associated Press Photo

The Martha Society will hold 9 musical concert in the Presbyterian Church on Friday, March 20 at 8 pm. The purpose of the concert is to raise funds for the payment of the pipe organ recently in- stalled. adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-19
FRANCES ORSON WINS
 CONTEST PRIZE AGAIN

Frances Orson, eighth grade pupil in the Juneau elementary school, for the second time. this year, is among the prize winners in the Our States" contest conducted weekly by the Current News, a publication of national circulation devoted to the interest of public schools. The latest award to Fran ces was on her contribution to the contest of the week of January 12- 16. It involved outline maps and information about Minnesota and Mississippi.
 Old nanerS at the Enlnire office
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NEW ARRIVAL FOR MGEES

A bouncing baby boy was born to MT. and Mrs. Sam McGee att the family home shortly after mid- night last night. Both mother and son are doing nicely. The new arrival makes the third child for the couple.
The Washington times., 1931-09-09
When Feature Is
ShOWn on Screen

FOX-Jackie Coogan and Junior
Durkin in "Huckleberry Finn"
At 1859 a. m, 2:14, 4:29, 1888
and 9:48 p. m. Stage shows at
1871, 3:46, $50 and 9:05 p. m.
PALACE-Claudette Colbert in
Secrets of a Secretary" At II.
2:15, 4::39, 7:24 and 9:39 p. m.
Stage shows at 1882, 1856, Sal
and 1855 p. m.
EARLE-Joe E. Brown on the
stage. At 1:04. 3:39, 6:41 and
9:07 p. m. Chic Sale in THE
Star Witness" on the screen. At
1885. 2:1O, 4:43, 7:48 and 1000
p. m.
METROPOLITAN Phillips
Holmes and Sylvia Sidney in
"An American Tragedy" At
11:14, 1:16, 3:18, 5:1s, 1920 and
9:22 p. m.
RIALTO-"Waterloo Bridge, D."
with Mae Clark and Kent
Douglass. At 1880, 1870, $3.50,
$50, 1880 and 9:40 p. m.
COLUMBIA-Joan Crawford in
This Modern Age" At Hiss,
1:55. 1855, $50, 7:50 and ESQ
p. m.
R-K-O KEITH'S-Ina Claire in
Rebound" At II, 1:O6, 1912,
5:18, 7:24 and $50 p. m.
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His Next One

Joe Brown is a baseball nut.
He follows the averages OF the
Pacific Coast League, enVles
those who saw General Crowder
of the Mats tie Babe Ruth and
Gehrig into knots last Sunday
will tell you Hack Wilson SUI
fered from an obsession the
National League put in the slow
ball this year just to ruin his
home run record, and is a little
proud to introduce the Rev. Alan
A, Stockdale, close friend, as a
minister : who was a corklng
pitcher in his day.
Liking baseball this way, 1t IS
easy to imagine the enthusiasm
with which he views making his
next picture, THE Bush Lacquer.
It's about a gas station boy who
develops a strong pitching arm
by turning the crank and filling
up empty tanks. ThereW be a
little romance in it too and
much of the usual Brown non
sense, for Hollywood has to re-
member that the girls like love
with their baseball and foreign
audiences must be considered.
But the character is sort of
Ring Lardner rookie who makes
the big league, but is always,
even in success, what you might
call a dumb cluck.
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Joe Cook Is Coming
In Fine and DandY'

The musical success, Fine and
Dandy" starring Joe Cook, will
be the attraction at the National
The; ter the week beginning Mon
day, October 10. The show
comes here with its original New
Yor..- cast of principals intact.
Fine and Dandy" is by Donald
Ogden Stewart, with music and
lyrics by Kay Swift and Paul
James. It is a Green -Gensler
production presented by Erlanger
Productions, Inc.
Mr.. Cooks supporting cast will
include Nell O'Day, Alice Boul-
den, James HowkinS, Dave
Chason, Eleanor Powell, John w.
Ehrle, Ethel Wilson, George
Schiller. the Tommy Atkins Sex
tet and the Merriel Abbott
Dancers.
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Clicked on Stage

Joe Browns oldest kid likes
polo. Pop is reminded of this
when he opens an envelope with
bills enclosed for polo malletS,
hats, etc. Total cost, $88. That
doesn't cover the initial cost of
$1,000 for two polo ponies. Base
ball as a hobby is more economi-
cal.
On a sabbatical holiday from
the studios he played u weeks
for Henry Terry Duffy on
the Coast in the straight baseball
comedy, ELMER, the Great" The
engagement was sensational sue
cess. but he turned an offer down
cold to go to Broadway. pic
lures for me-" he says, "but if I
ever do come back to the legiti-
mate stage it will be to try
straight comedy. No musicals"
# he has his way he will see
Notre Dame, Ohio State and
Northwestern tangle on the grid
iron with at least one game of the
world series, before taking the pull
man back to Hollywood.
His latest screen release is
local Boy Makes Good" which
playgoers will recall under the
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Keep Him Busy


He led me to the No. en-
trance to watch his act. There
I heard the gales of laughter, saw
Maxine Doyle serve as his leading
lady in a blackout skit, was in
troduced to Mrs. Joe E. Brown
between bows. Back to the dress
ing room to meet Kirk Miller.
Photographs. Crowds around the
stage door. Dinner and only two
more shows. Dressing and un-
dressing. Interviews. kilograms.
Autographing pictures for Bill
Ewing. Telephones. I could i'm
agine Joe E. Brown thinking as I
left, when am I going to get
a chance to read that Variety?"
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Like Him Here

He remembers the days when
he played the Lyceum on Penn
sylvania Avenue as a burlesque
comic. then moving up to the
National for Listen Lester
"Jim Jam Jems," and later at
Polls with Betty Lee" That
was moving along o. K, but "
took the films to get Joe E.
going in high speed on the high
way to success.
Funny Man Brown smiles even
wider when they slip him the IN,
formation the Earle is $2'OOO
ahead of all time box office rec,
ord, When he plays B. S. MOSS,
Broadway in New York on the
closing week of his tour he Will
grab SIS, 100. There are 5000 good
actors parading Broadway rlght
now who would like to get that
MANY cocoanuts for a full season
It's the Hollywood influence on
an actors salary if you happen
to hit.
The Washington times., 1931-09-09
Phillips Holmes Is
Princeton Graduate

Phillips Holmes, when an un.
der-graduate at Princeton less
than two years ago, had no in
tention of following his actor
fathers footsteps. The son OF
the well-known Taylor Holmes
was projected into screen fame
almost against his will, but, hav-
ing entered the acting profession
he has won notice in dramatic
parts, notably. in can American
Tragedy" unlike his father whose
forte is comedy.
"An American Tragedy" has
been selected as the screen at.
traction which reopens War.
ner Bros. Metropolitan Theater.
today. 1t is the first Of a parade
of nightly hits to be shown.
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Late Stage News
Direct From
Broadway

NEW YORK, Sept. 9.-Max
Gordon announces that he has
signed Odette Myrtil to play one
of the leading roles in 'The Pas
sionate Pilgrim" the new Cperetta
by Jerome Kern and Otto Har-
bach, which will be Mr.. Gordon's
first fall production.
Peter Arno announces that the
cast for his satirical musical
comedy, Here Goes the Bride"
has been completed. In addition
to Clark and Mccullough, who
will be starred. the principals
include Roberta Robinson, Mana
Bryant, George Murphy, Audrey
Dale, Eric Blore, John Gallaudet,
Dudley Clements, Pauline Gas
kins, Carolyn Hughes. Ann Roth,
Victoria Cummings. Frances Lang
ford and Jackie Mason.
The new musical ESay in which
the Messrs. Shubert will present
Queenie Smith is in rehearsal
under the direction of Edward
Royce. Among those so far en-
gagged are John Price Jones, who
appeared with Miss Smith in "The
Street Singer" Ruth Shields and
Lorraine Weimar.
Max Gordon has issued a call
for tall dancing girls for the
road engagement of "Three's A
Crowd" The chorus will be
selected on the stage Of the New
Amsterdam Theater.
Walling announces that he has
engaged Ann Forrest as the lead
ing player in Enemy Within"
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This ComedyHas
100 Film Stars
Cutting Up

The first short comedy under
a new policy which calls for bet
ter abbreviated films comes to
Keith's Theater beginning Friday.
The title will probably not
prove intriguing-"Stout Hearts
and Willing Hands"-but those
participating will make the prop
osition interesting.
Out in Hollywood is an organi-
zation, THE Masquers," to which
practically every star, as well as
the lesser lights. who make pic.
lures is a member. Approached
by R-K-O Pathe executives, the
board Of governors agreed to
make a series of short subjects
with their membership open to
call for any role assigned them
in the short. Hence a new idea
was born.
In STOUT Hearts and Willing
Hands," which is a good old.time
burlesque of the, good old-time
melodrama, are 100 of the most
famous players of Hollywood
and-here 1t is: The famed Key
stone Kops have all been rounded
up and appear in this short for
the first time together in many
years. They are all there, Mack
Swain, Ford Sterling, James Fin
laySon, Chester Conklin, Clyde
Cook, Bobby Vernon and Hank
Mann-al now famed names for
their individual endeavors.
With such combination, 100
stars and the Kops plus the
stamp of the Masquers, plus d.
rection by Bryan Foy, veteran
director of the first all-talking
picture and many successful
shorts, it does appear that the
short subject is coming into it's
own.
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DuIcie Cooper Is
Protege Of Rambeau

Dulcie Cooper, who has one of
the principal feminine roles with
Glenn Hunter in peter Flies
High" coming to the National on
Monday, September IA, is a
protege of Marjorie Rambeau, and
owes much Of her success to that
popular star.
AS a child actress, Miss Cooper
appeared in several plays with
Miss Rambeau, and later on her
first engagement as a leading
woman came about directly
through Miss Rambeau's efforts
in her behalf. Miss Cooper's last
important New York engagement
was in Courage" a success of
two seasons ago. Recently she
has been in Hollywood engaged
in picture work.
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National Re-engages
Box Office Pers0nne

The box office staff at the Ma
tlonal Theatel remains the same
for the coming season, which
opens next Monday night with
Glenn Hunter in his new comedy
Peter Flies High"
Russell Thomas and PERCY
Booth will handle the public;s
wants at the ticket window, while
Miss Kathryn Armstrong will
again be in charge of the tele-
phone switchboard,
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What Did He Mean?

Lucille Gleason reports the
prize left-handed compliment.
Called for test on Girls About
Town." she rushed into her
makeup in Is minutes.
One of the electricians observed
her admiringly. "YoU know" he
said, "I watched Lilyan Tashman
take an hour and a half to make
up this morning, and you look
just as good as she did-all things
considered"
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UniustIy Accused

He began to drink much too
heavily. He made unjust accu-
sations. He quarreled with her
on the slightest provocation.
The arrival of a little girl
patched up the situation-but
for a few weeks only. The
baby soon proved nothing more
than an additional excuse for
Pete to drink with his friends.
Margie had saved his job
many times, but she finally
could do nothing more. He
was dismissed for good. The
day that happened. they had
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stretched out on a dressing room COUCH
reading Variety. That's natural pose for
an actor. He was probably reading about
the MaStbaum Theater in Philadelphia
crossing $4,000 last week, which was just
about $4,000 less than the six days when
Joe f. Brown was the headliner, All actors
love to read about their own success and
you can blame em much.
What you like about smiling Joe f..
Brown is his modesty. He makes no pre-
tense at being celebrity, but admits when
the conversation veers from baseball that
he s a fortunate actor. He had a definite
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tastes. When the shock OF the
sudden deaths had died away
she found herself happy for the
first time in her life.
Happiness sometimes runs in
cycles, and so it was with Mar
gle. The moment she saw Pete
in her office, she knew this
was her man. He was a young
chap and he was tackling the
game via the route that is
humorously known as starting
at the bottom" Margie was
nearing the top now, but she
didn't mind the difference In
their office station. She loved
the boy, and he very evidently
loved her. The inevitable con-
clusion was only a question OF
time.
After two months or so, they
were discussing marriage. Mar
gle was quite frank. She told
him of her early life and Of her
horror for the havoc that drink
could cause. She told him OF
the environment in which she
had spent most Of her life and
the struggle she had gone
through in order to get away
from it. Pete kissed her re-
peatedly as she spoke. But 1t
was easily seen that he was
none too impressed.
A short while later they were
married And Margie's happi-
ness knew no bounds.
Within a year, Pete had de-
veloped strange complex. His
wife was now one of the con-
Germs most trusted employees
but he had advanced very little.
Instead of rejoicing in his
wife'S success and enjoying it
with her, he grew extremely
bitter about the situation.
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A Comedian CNeSz A
Enjoying
AHIn Day
MARK HELLINCER
NEW YORK, Sept. 8.

NEW YORK, Sept. 9.
There isn't much to the story of MGrge She is merely
hundreds of thousands Just like her, They try to "nder
stand They struggle to beat the game And they toSe
Margie born in of the tenements on the west
side of the town. Her father wasn't exactly total loss
as drunkard, but he would certainly do until drunkard
came along. To complete the picture, mother wasn't
above taking occasional nip on her own account
The Washington times., 1931-09-09
Did You Know

That Comedian Edward Ever
EFT Horton began his stage career
as a chorus man in a Gilbert and
Sullivan opera troupe playing
Staten Island?
The Washington times., 1931-09-09
Brent as lnsenue

Evelyn Brent got her first real
motion picture break when in her
early teens Nine. Olga Petrova
signed her to play ingenue leads
in a series of her Petrova's pic
lures.
The Washington times., 1931-09-09
Being a Baseball Nut He
Enjoys Prospect Of
Diamond Story
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

Joe E. Brown a comedian with wide aperture above ms
chin but not big head l walked in him between shows
at the Earle Theaer Yesterday afternoon and found him
The Washington times., 1931-09-09
Pioneer TaIkie

Samson paramount contract
writer) Raphaelson. sold his play,
"The Jazz Singer" to Warmers in
1929. That story and AL Jolson
brought the talkies in.
The Washington times., 1931-09-09
Margie Makes Good

And then they both had a
good cry and felt relieved. &.
When she reached 16 it was
decided that Margie should go
to work. She found a job in
an advertising agency that en-
ployed great many girls. She,
because she wanted to get some
where and because she knew it
could be accomplished only by
study, went to high school in
the evening. BY the time the
girl was 20 years of age she
had graduated from the stenog.
rapher's class in her concern
and was occupying a position
OF some Importance.
Margie still lived at home in
the same old neighborhood.
Some of her money she put
away. But the greater part of
it went toward the purchase of
little things her mother had
never been able. to enjoy. Love
hadn't entered her life as yet.
Mainly. I suppose, because he
hadn't found the time.
Her parents died within
week of each other. Her father
went into the beyond after a
fight in a speakeasy. Some
body hit him over the head and
they found his body in the gut
ter. Her mother followed him
five days later.
She Finds Her Man
AS soon as possible, Margie
moved from the neighborhood.
She found a little apartment in
a decent residential district and
furnished it to- her humble
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idea about creating laughter developed it. and then had the
good luck find medium of expression where it fitted
fecy Popularity and money too have with the screen
success course he likes it, but he prefers remain what
studio and the boys back call Irregular
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Drink Was Curse

Drink Was Curse
In other words, as far back
as Margie could remember drink
had been the great question in
her household. Everything re-
volved around that one prob
lem. If the landlord wanted his
rent and there was no rent on
hand, it was because papa mad
spent his salary on a Saturday
night. If papa had one of those
terrible fights with mamma, it
was because mamma had beer
out with some of the girls and
was little too tired to prepare
any dinner. And SO it went.
The social system, however,
gave to Margie one advantage
that neither her father nor
mother had enjoyed. 1t gave
her a preliminary education and
two years in high school. 1t
gave her some sort of under
standing. 1t gave her the reali.
zation that there were far finer
things in life than her father
and mother had ever known.
And it gave her the determine
ton to beat the environment in
which she was raised.
AS the girl grew older, her
mother tried to help her. In
her own poor way, she was try
ing to do some good.
"Margie," she told her one
morning, you're old enough to
be understanding things now.
You've heard your father and
me arguin' for many a long
year., and you know it's only
because of his drinkin' that he's
never beep able to get nowhere.
If l take a little nip now and
then, it's only because I'm al
ways worryin' about him drink
ing so much"
She placed her hand on her
daughter'S shoulder,
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footlight title of "The Poor Nut. "
Joe likes it because he plays a
definite character in a real story.
The Washington times., 1931-09-09
Telephone Is
Worry For
Stars
BY HARRISON CARROLL

- ISO1s GEemler SNu0lchtO
HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 9.-After
collecting stars telephone num-
5ers for nine years, I'm in posi-
ton to know how fleeting they
are.
Even with the confidential list
!ngs, some of the film people
have to change their numbers al
most once a month. Statesmen are
the chief reason, but there are
others more amusing.
Marlene Dietrich, for instance,
was swamped by calls after her
husband told New York interview
ers she is a past-mistress at cook
ing eirkuchen German pancakes
to yoU. Everybody in Hollywood
who knew or could find the stars
number gleefully leaped to the
phone. She had to get new
listing.
Clara Bow changer hers once a
month, mainly because of news
paper men.
A few of the stars take ex-
traordinary precautions to keep
their numbers secret. The only
person on the M-G-M lot who
knows where to get Ramon No
Varro is girl on the studio
switchboard. Over at r K-O Bill
LIE Baron is the sole confidant
of Richard Dix-that is when
Rich is between pictures. At
other times, he lives in a Beverly
Hills apartment hotel.
Dolores Del Rio had TO make
change because of weekly calls
from an amorous fan in Paris.
Bill Boyd had a number easily
confused with that of a japanese
nursery. Oriental voices con-
stantly assailed him with fluent
Japanese. He has a new number
now.
Perhaps the saddest case was
Lew Cody, who lost a nights
sleep after humorist Ted Cook
printed his number and ad-
vised anyone who wanted to
get in touch with Lew to call at
a. m.
A well-known producer of travel
films introduces a new 1al. Some
how, he has managed to rick his
own number. You call him by
dialing the letters of his name.
And, of course, there's the actor
who had a phone number but
nobody called him, so he changed
it anyway.
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NewsGossip
Or Radio
World
BY BROADCASTER

Sam Lloyd, known the world
over as Americas outstanding
puzzle expert, will this afternoon
inaugurate a new series designed
to interest children, and to be
heard over an NB.C.-WEAF net.
work each Wednesday from 430
to 4:45 p. m.
During this series of broadcaStS
Lloyd will announce puzzles and
later offer solutions for the benz.
fit of his juvenile listeners. In
cidental music will be provided by
an orchestra.
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Mother Advises Her

"As soon as you can, Mar
gie," she said. you want to get
away from this neighborhood
and from pop and me. Seems
kind Of funny for your mother
to say that, but I know what
I'm talkin' about.
You're a pretty girl and a
good girl. When you find the
right kind of man, you just go
and marry him, no matter what
pop or anyone else tells you.
Then you can get away from
here. want you to be happy,
Margie. Because that's some
thin that I never knew nothin'
about"