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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-05

A s the vernal equinox UNI
n locks the laughing flowers
"A to paint rare pictures upon
the dreary landscape-with
due apologies to Heber, the poet
all Nature awakens to welcome
the coming of the Spring and, may
It not be added, the Spring the
atrical season! From the misty
Land of Nowhere flies the magi-
clan, Thurston, with his tiny
chicks and bunny rabbits, plucked
out of the air, with maybe few
Easter eggs for deposit in the
bald-headed mans new Spring
hat, all to gladden. the heart of
childhood and perhaps to puzzle
the brain of even the older folks
at the Shubert-BelaSco during the
week. over at nle New National,
ever old and always dear to the
natives, gathers Manager Coch-
rams new galaxy Of theSpians.
the National Theater Players of
1881, after being officially well
coined by the chief Of our city's
vitation, Let Us Be Cay" for their
premier of the new season. The
atrically Washington seems all set
to go, and, judged by the showers
of reservations that have poured
into Manager Cochran's Office on
z street, the City Of Washington
seems ready TO go with it, from
the heart of the business district
even to the remotest suburbanite,
who now must hunt for a new
place to park during the perform
ances. Damp and dismal weather
may drop around to pay it's re-
SpectS once in a while, and even
the belated March winds may still
be on their way, but withal there
rs never doubt that Spring real
~ is here and the new Spring sea-
son is formally opened.
TT should not be amiSS to pause
for a moments attention to the
distinction the new season brings
to the Cochran players, now In
very fact accorded the honorS Of
a civic institution. Six annual
periods of pleasant popularity and
delightful performances have car
Tied their fame beyond the Dor
ders of their home town into
places where politics is common
pastin1e and neutrality In any
tl1ing Is unknown. Even in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-05

High" being the only ones to pre-
cede her. Yet she has had IS. r. 0.
houses" everywhere she has ap-
peared. And, lest the reader should
not know, an IS. r. o. house" is
also known as theater of
capacity audiences, one where
standing room only is obtainable
by the late conner.
Miss Barrymore, instead of a
circuit of regular theaterS for her
performances, now chiefly plays
in motion picture palaces, occa-
Sionally in civic or ShrinerS' audi
forums and infrequently in a
theater cleft over from the former
era of road prosperity" THE
public" it is added, which, long
deprived Of spoken drama, might
be expected to have grown out of
the habit Of theatergoing, evil
IDENTIFY is keener to see a play
acted by living performers than
ever before, the theaterS selling
out in advance of her coming and
mail orders being received from
points 100 to $50 miles distant
from where performances were to
be given" Already she has COW
cred score of cities and towns
and her tour is developing into a
rousing success. All of which
might be taken to indicate that
it is not love for the living theater
that has died or is dying in the
face Of talkie picture competition
in the great wide open spaces, but
rather a fall down in the courage
and initiative on the part of those
who have heretofore supplied that
type of entertainment. The the
alter will never die so long as those
who love 1t want 1t to survive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-05
TWO rHouSAND

TWO THOUSAND workers are neces-
sary to produce talking picture
each week.
This comes from Paramount'S news
office.
Moreover. were the So pictures which
Paramount's Hollywood studio films
each year made simultaneously 100000
employees would be at work.
Within the high fence which sur
rounds the 26-acre Hollywood plant are
located 81 buildings housing 10 separate
departments. Ten stars, 80 featured
players, IS directors and 40 writer's have
headquarters there. In addition, there
are 1879 regular employees on the
weekly pay roll. These comprise the
majority of major professions.
Because of the many departments
studio walls, 1t has been stated, that,
supplies, the 1872 could withstand an
indefinite siege.
Such is made possible because the
studio contains hundreds of Offices and
dressing rooms, a complete cafe, ward
robe department capable of Quitting
thousands, hospital, fire department,
foundry, carpenter ahdzpaint shops, ga
RACES, hot house nursery. unlimited sup
ply of furniture and supplies, drapery
department, barber and hair dressing
shop, plaster shops. theater, electrical
and plumbing departments. priuting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-05
Stage and Screen Attractions This Week
ON THE STAGE.


NATIONAL THEATER PLAAYERS-Making their premiere In
Let Us Be Gay" Tomorrow evening.
BE1ASCO-Thurston. the Magician Opens this evening"
GAYETY-"Wne, Women and Song" This afternoon and
evening
TEATER-Easter Skyark" Performance Wednesday
ON SCREEN.
COLUNfBIA-"City Lights" This afternoon and evening
EARLE-"Fifty Million Frenchmen" This afternoon and
evening
FOX-r. Lemon of Orange This afternoon and evening.
R-K-O KETTHS-Laugh and Rich" afternoon and
evening
PALACE-Dance Fools Dance" This afternoon evening
RIALTO-"Fnn and Hattie" This afternoon and evening.
METROPOLITAN-"The Painted Desert" afternoon
evening
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-05
DOUGLAS PLAYERS, Tonight.

THE Douglas Players, under the direc-
ton of Mary E. Webb, will present
the religious drama "St. Claudia" by
Marshall N. Goold, at 745 o'clock this
evening in the church auditorium at
Douglas M. E. Church, Eleventh and II
streets northeast.
This Is an outstanding religious
drama and portrays the life of Claudia
Porcula. Pontius Pilates wife. It will
be presented under the direction of
Mary E. Webb.
STELLA MARIS CLUB. April 1914.
THE Stella Maris Club, dramatic club
Of st. Gabriel's Church, will pre-
sent as its Spring play, April 10 and Il,
in st. Paul's Auditorium, George M.
Cohan's laughing success Broadway
JONES'" under direction of Miss Helen
Collins. Paul Murphy will have the
leading role in a play that reVerses the
usual order and tells of the boy from
the big city who makes good In the
small town.
Among the newcomers in the cast
will be Peggy Fallon, who plays the part
of Sally, whose musical education is
more important than mas visitors"
Helen Ryan. Dorothy CoI11hower, Cecilia
Tumulty, Eleanor Gaskil1s, Margaret
Singerhoff, George and Justin Wrinkle,
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No UnemploymentHe

PARIS nSditsou ana 3 wen stN S;ss annoy In
and ventilating systems.
The work Of all these departments L.
conferred on the filming of talking mo-
ton pictures upon the IA sound stages
of the Paramount studios
Exterior scenes for Paramount pic
lures can be filmed at the company's
2,769-acre ranch, 30 miles north of
Hollywood. Outside of the studio proper
pacity of more than 2,000, 900 feet Of re-
lease prints q week.
Since Jesse L. Lasky began producs
ton Of THE Squaw Man" in HOLLYWOOD
in 1918 more than TOO Paramount pic
lures have been produced at this Holly
wood plant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-05
Proud of Her Name.

NTH GREEN'S name is her very
own, and she's more than proud
Of it.
The 9-year-old star already has a
long list Of successes to her credit, in
GLIDING roles in "Sweetie," Love Among
the Millionaires" and tom Sawyer"
She gets her surname from her moth
er's side Of the family, oddly enough.
Her father, Joseph Green, Is known pro-
fessionally as Joe Keno, but her mother
is known, legally and professionally, as
Rosie Green.
For many months, NTH was Para
mounts flrss and only juvenile contract
player.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-05
What Is Fame?

WILLIAM COLLIER, Sr., famous
w stage comedian. seen at the Fox
this week in "Mr Lemon of Orange y
went on the stage when only IL years
old. Eddie Foy gave him his first fea-
tured role.
He made his talkie debut in ''Har-
mony at Home" and since then has
played in up the River" High So
ciety Blues" and Seas Beneath"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-05

THE power of the press pitted against
u gangdom Is said to be revealed in
Dance, Fools, Dance" Joan Crawford's
new picture, now at Loew's Palace.
Harry Beaumont directed the film
from the Chicago gangster story by Au-
rama Rouverol, and Joan Crawford is
said to wear IA different costumes and
gowns, designed by Gilbert Adrian, In
playing her role.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-05
Washington's Players
What Various Dramatic Organizations Are DoIas
and Propose to Do.

Mat Fenton, Ralph CollinE. Frank
Beane and Gene Juckett somplete the
cast
The fourth act set, representing the
garden in the country home Of Broad
way" Jones, Is being designed and built
under the direction of John Malloy,
stage manager for the players.
COLUMBIA PLAYERS.
THE casting of Hell Bent for
Heaven" the last full-length play
to be given by the Columbia Players
this season. completed the past week,
rehearsals will begin Immediately.
Three one-act plays also are in prep
aration, to be presented as part Of the
program Of an evening of entertain
ment for members and their guests fol-
lowing the production Of the long play
in May.
The cast and producing organization
for Nellie the Beautiful Cloak Model"
which was presented in March, gave
opportunities for participation for a
majority Of the Players. The remain
ing two productions viii be reserved
largely to those who have not taken
part in this seasons plays.
Meetings will be held on Tuesday and
Thursday evenings at Wilson Teach
ers' College, at Eleventh and Harvard
streets northwest.
The Alaskan., 1931-07-24
Chicago Has Worries All
 Her Very Own

The City of Chicago has 14,O0O teachers who haven't been paid for two months or more and many of them are in desperate straights. Some are down to the last few dollars, many in debt while others are i'll danger of losing their property or taxes.
 The Board of Education in the Windy City owes it's 18,0OO employees salaries totalling $10,- 665,7 and almost $5,000,000 is due contractors and other cred itors.
 Some 5000 school board en- ployees have applied for pay ments in script, and some such payments have been made but Chicago banks and most mer- chants have refused to accept the participation certificates.
The Alaskan., 1931-07-24
Former Dry Agent
 In Tolls of Law

Graham Johnson, former pro-, hibition agent stationed in Se- attle. was arrested in dramatic fashion last week as one of the alleged operators of large dis tillery near Tacoma.
 Three other men, including another ex-prohibition agent and a former Seattle policeman were sought. Promises of "sen- sational disclosures" by one of the group arrested at the still in return for immunity is promised
 Protection money was offered T. L. Chidester, agent in charge at Tacoma is alleged. Chidester was formerly prohibition admin istrator for Southeastern Alaska and was only recently transfer red to Washington.
The Alaskan., 1931-07-24
LAVERY FUNERAL

Masonic funeral services for Robert Lavery, 71-year-old Daw- son pioneer was recently held in Seattle. Lavery went to Daw- son in 1897, and in 1905 moved to Fairbanks, where he conduct ed a grocery business. He was founder of the Fairbanks Air plane Company, which financed the late Carl Ben Eielson, noted aviator, on his first air man flight to McGrath.
 He served as a Republican na- tional committeeman and was 2 Shriner and Knight Templar. He also had been a city coun- cilman at Fairbanks.
 Lavery is survived by his Wife, two sons, Robert K. and William and a daughter, Helen Lucille La very, all of Fairbanks. Burial was in the Acacia Memorial Park, Seattle.
The Alaskan., 1931-07-24
~. E. r. Company
 MoUes to Seattle

Headquarters of the New En- gland Fish Company were re- gently moved from Boston, Mass. to Seattle where the affairs Ol this great company will be di- rected.
 This firm and it's subsidiaries last year packed 8OO,OOO cases of salmon; 2,OO0 tierces of mild cured salmon; 6,OOO tons Of fish were frozen and shipped 8,0O0,0O0 pounds of fresh fish was shipped. This was exclusive of herring and by-products and totalled 9O,OOO,OOO pounds, or 45,000,000 tons, taken from the waters of the Pacific and ship ped last year.
 The New England Fish Com pany also maintains a district office at Vancouver, B. C., from which the Canadian West Coast business is handled.
The Alaskan., 1931-07-24
A Busy Year h
 American Desert

Seizure by federal dry agents Of more than 1,833,O00 gallons of illicit liquor and 5,OOO,0e0 gal Ions of beer during the past ifs cal year, was announced last week by the Prohibition Bureau
 The figures showed that from July l, 1880, to June 30, 1881, there were approximately 7O,OO0 dry law cases in which arrests were made. From these cases were imposed 36,650 fines aggre- gating $5,511,0OO. In addition 29,47O violators were sentenced to iail or a total of more than 1888 years.
 Incidentally in the effort was the seizure of 21,375 distiller1eS and stills, more than 27,8OO beer fermenters and 8,260 automo- hiles.
 During the month of June iail sentences were imposed y .2+19 violators and 2,934 others were fined.
The Alaskan., 1931-07-24
Ask Bids For
 Two Dormifories

N. L. TroaSt, architect for the U. s. Bureau of Indian Affairs ip Alaska has announced that bids for the erection of two dorm.- tories at Shoemaker Bay Indus hial School site have been called for by the Department.
 There will be one dormitory each for boys and girls and each is to have accommodations for 125 persons.
 The buildings which are to be two stories high, A by IA feet will be frame and stucco and az much local material will be use'l as is possible.
 There will be a full concrete basement included in the girls building which will house tie kitchen and dining rooms fo1 the entire institution. The laundry will be on the first floor of the boys dorlnitory. Both dormitories will be connected by a covering.
The Alaskan., 1931-07-24
Congressmen Look To Alaska Needs

Out to see what is wrong with Alaska and what it needs for it's development, the men of con- greSs who control the purse strings of the Lower House, ar rived in Wrangell on the Alas ka steamer Yukon and the U. S. Coastguard cutter Tahoe, Mon day night at II. Just as the passengers stepped ashore they were met by Jupiter Pluvius and officials of the city and members of the Chamber of Commerce. The members of Congress inter eSted in Indian Affairs were taken by car to the industrial school site while others were taken into the Waters Curio Store to buy or enjoy looking at Alaskan curious.
 Included in the party are Re presentative Frank Murphy, Ohio, chairman of the the sub committee on Interior Depart ment Appropriations and Mrs. Murphy; Rep. E. T. Taylor, Colo. Rep. w. w. Hastings, Okla, and Mrs. Hastings; Rep. Don B. Col ton, Utah, chairman of Public Lands Committee, and Mrs. Col ton; Rep. Scott Leavitt, Montana chairman of the Indian Affairs Committee, and Mrs. Leavitt; Rep. Addison T. Smith, Idaho, chairman Reclamation Com mittee, and Mrs. Smith; Rep. R. Eaton, Colo. and Mrs. Eaton; Ernest Walker Sawyer, to the Secretary of the Horace M. Allbriht, di- rector of the national parks ser vice. Governor George A. Parks, met the party in Ketchikan and returned with them to the north.
 Through the kindly assist ance of Ernest Walker Sawyer, the fishermen were able to pre- sent some of their woes and problems to members of the party and they were given kindly
The Alaskan., 1931-07-24
Corruption Of
 '. 5. Courts

Throughout the nation scan- dal marks the work of police traffic and magistrates courts the Wickersham Commission told President Hoover in it's eighth report entitled criminal procedure" issued by the White House.
 Taking the country as a whole there has been and con tinues to be scandal in connec- ton with these inferior courts in noteworthy contrast with the almost uniformly clean record of the superior courts during a century of immersion in pol:- tics," the commission said.
 "The atmosphere of the inferi- or criminal courts creates in th/ minds of observers a suspicion of the whole process of law el- forcement which, no matter how unfounded, greatly prejudices respect for the observance of law"
 The commission urged that ali the courts be taken out of poli- tics. It suggested many chang es in methods of procedure particularly selection of more competent judges and abandon ment of the frequent practice of trying to make a criminal out of traffic law violator.
The Alaskan., 1931-07-24
Seatte Resident
 Labor Problem
Resident Citizens Not Getting.
 Jobs, Employers Told Board of Public Works Warns Contractors to Hire Man Who Work and Votes Here

"CCntractors on all municipal development and public inn provement work were notified by the Board of Public Work that they must adhere more strictly to the policy of employ ing United States citizens, and more particularly residents Of Seattle on such contracts. Pre- ference must be given family heads.
 "The warning was issued as a result of an investigation made by the Boards Committee on La bor disputes into complaints that non-residents of Seattle and foreigners were being given much sought jobs at the tax payers expense"
 we found many instances where the spirit of our city charter pertaining to citizens employment was being violated by public works contractors. :" said City Engineer R. H. Thon!-- son, chairman of the investigat- ing committee. City Building Superintendent L. Hardy and D. A. Boyle, superintendent of the Streets and Sewers Department, served with Thomson on the committee. Tn one instance we found a man employed who had been in the United States for rearly twenty years and who had not even taken out his first ci- tizenship papers. Various other less glaring infractions of the regulations were found" When the shoe pinches, Seat- tie wants to kick it off and get on another. The old Shoe they ! throw at Alaska and "anythfnc' $ good enough for that bunch of "mOssbackS."
The Alaskan., 1931-07-24
Fisheries Bureau Closes
 Entire Bristol Bay Area

To curtail the salmon pack il Bristol Bay, supplementary re- gulations were issued today which will in effect end all re5 salmon packing there at the close of the present week, ac- cording to the advices received at local headquarters. (Week of July 18).
 Yesterday fishing was closed down in Nushagak area owing to the poor runs there, but re- ports from other distictS indi. cated that fair runs were still being experienced
 However, supplementary re- gulations were issued today by the Department of Commerce covering all of Bristol Bay aS follows: Commercial fishing for salmon in all districts is prChb- ited from 6. a. m., July 2U, to ( a. m. August B."
 This virtually ends red salm- cn fishing there at the close of the current week. Normal; t.:e main runs of red fish have as Ctnded the spawning streams by August 3, the date fixed for resumption of operations.
 The result of this action will naturally reduce the red pack to some extent. Just how much is problematical It was said at local headquarters of the Bureau of Fisheries that the Bristol Bay pack probably would exceed l. 0,000 cases but not probably by any large amount. The pack at the end of last week was about 860,0 caseS.-Juneau Empire.
The Alaskan., 1931-07-24
FIRST SHIPMENT OF GOLD
 .. MAID OF MEXICO MINE.

First offerings from the Maid Of Mexico mine on Duncan Can al and incidentally the first shipment of gold from Peters burg for a number O. years went forward on the Northwestern today. The shipment, consisting of a quantity of amalgam eStl- mated to be valued at $4,OOO, re- presents only a few days inter mittent operation of the new plant. A large quantity of con- centrates remains on hand So await the arrival O. reduction equipment. The plant has been hampered this spring through lack of water but with the in stallation of . larger dam this difficulty will be largely oveE- come. The orc is running veiy high in value and additional equipment is being installed as rapidly as possible. A new stop CT arrived on one of the laS5 boats making it possible to re- cover the high grade ores with out handling too much rock of little or no value.
The Alaskan., 1931-07-24
Refrigerator Ship Starts
 For NOrthIand

On her annual trip to South eastern Alaska, the floating re- rigerator ship Donna Lane ol the Utopian Fisheries cleared the port of Seattle for Akutan and Port Hobrun. Commanded by Capt. H. P. Knutson, the mo- torShip will spend the next six teen weeks packing herring and halibut.
 The ship in addition to pack ing salt herring freezes halibut and has cold storage capacity fer 2,500,0OO pounds of frozen fish.
 The Donna Lane is due to complete her season in Novenl- Der, her return being dependent upon fishing conditions.
The Alaskan., 1931-07-24
Fortune Teller Makes
 True Prediction

Fortune telling has been aban- doned by John Kress, recent re- sident of Kamsack, Sask., for a less lucrative and more tiring job. Kress was sentenced to thirty days hard labor in Regina jail after Mrs. J. Kosmanko tes- tified in court that one of his s0othsaying forecasts had come true.
 Sbe told the court Kress warn ed her that she was going to lose some money to a fair-haired man. Then the fortune teller who is a blonde, borrowed SlO ..rd never returned. Krea3 was found guilty of eXtortiry money by threatening fits, or evcr !n- Sanity.
The Alaskan., 1931-07-24
Deficit in Oregon
 Is Reduced

A considerable portion of the state deficit will be eliminated by the end of 1882, a statement from the Oregon state treasur- CTS office revealed recently. On July l, this year, the general fund of the state showed a bal- ance of more than three-quar- ters of million of dollars as compared to nearly a million dollars overdraft last year. The referendum against the appro- priations for higher educational institutions and economies being effected in state government arc the other contributing factors tC the conclusion of Rufus c. Hol, man, state treasurer.
 The general funds balance or July 1, 1881, Holman reported was $781 ,2O4.84 as compared witf an overdraft on July 1, 1880, O $844,512. To this balance th' state treasurer will add unre ceipted turn-overs of corpora tion fees, excise taxes, intang ibles and income taxes, amount ing in all to more than a million and a quarter dollars, bringin| the tota lbalance to $2, ,153, ,528.
The Alaskan., 1931-07-24
SEWARD MAN A SUICIDE

A body identified as that Cf John "Timberlire" Ma6nick, 5O years old, Alaskan pioneer whc disappeared over a month ago was found on the beach near Seward last week, with his pock cts filled with rocks which in dicated suicide by leaping from a boat. Madnick had made his home at Seward and Latouche for many years and had been il III health. A brother formerly lived in Tacoma.
The Alaskan., 1931-07-24
CURTIS NOT AFTER SENATE
 TOGA

Vice President Charles Curtis last week announced that ko had no intention of being a can. didate for the senate in Kansas next year. T have not indicated my intentions to President Hoover nor anyone else. The matter was not discussed be- tween us at the Rapidan camr last week-end," declared the Vice President.
The Alaskan., 1931-07-24
MEMORIAL TO HEROINE

Charles D. Garfield, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, Alaska Bureau, was enroute u Skagway to dedicate a bronze memorial to Mollie Walsh famed heroine of the gold rush days ot '98.
 Mollie Walsh ran a grub tent when Skagway was a famous tent city and she gave food U thousands of gold-crazed men The memorial, the work of Jas A. Wehn of Seattle, was made possible by the late Packer Jack" Newman.
The Alaskan., 1931-07-24
GERMAN REDS AND POLICE
 IT ARMS

German police and Commun- ist rioters were entrenched against each other at the end oi last week after a night of riotlng in which streets were torn up windows smashed, stores plum dered, voHeys fired and barri- cades thrown up in Gelsenkir- chen.
 The outbreak began shortly before midnight and the police heads immediately called out all their men and sent calls to neal by towns for help.