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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-29
REDUCING WILL. BE SEEN AFTER BRONSON PLAY
Lover Come Back Shows Last Times Tonight
 at Capitol


 With Lover Come Back" fea- turing Constance Cummings, Betty Bronson and Jack Mulhall, showing Or the last times tonight at the Capitol theatre, Reducing" star ring Marie Dressler and Polly Mo- ran, will be the headline attraction tomorrow, the first regular per- formance being a matinee for chil- dren at 1:30 tomorrow afternoon.
 Lover Come Back" is a scintil- lating drama of modern love and marriage, story of girl who waited and won because she had the courage of her convictions. This girl is portrayed in the film by Miss Cummings, The other lead ing parts are handled by Miss Bronson and Mulhall Lavish mod ernistic settings; on Park Avenue and Long Island form the back ground.
 Matinee for Children
 The presentation of Reducing" at a matinee at 1:30 o'clock to- morrow afternoon is to enable chil- dren to see the famous comedy for their customary admission price of 10 cents. At evening perform ances of the Imaginable photoplay children will be charged the same price as adults and tomorrow eve ming children unacompanied by adults will not be admitted.
 When preparations were being made to film Reducing" in First National Studios in California, Di- rector Charles Riesner advertised for "25 fat girls, all over 250 pounds"
 Two hundred and twelve girls answered.
 Poundage Girls Needed
 The poundage girls were needed for scenes in which Miss Dressler runs a class through a course of violent exercises as part of beau ty parlor reducing routine.
 
 The picture pokes fun at the beauty parlor game in a hilarious manner.
 Side-splitting situations result from antics which take place in steam vats, mud baths, electrical massage compartments and the va rious contrivances with which mil lady attempts to remove excess weight.
 Inexperienced Helper
 Miss Dressler is seen as an in- experienced helper who pushes all the wrong buttons and creates ha- voc in the establishment owned by the ritZy Miss Moran.
 Amusing Lucien Littlefield has a good role as Miss Dressler's hus- band, the snoring postman. Others in the cast are Anita Page, Will liam Collier, Jr., Sally Eilers and Willima Bakewell.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-29
DOUBLE BILL
 WILL FOLLOW
 MAYBE LOVE
Coliseum to Have Fast Life on Screen and
 Roamers on Stage

Maybe It's Love" starring Joe E. Brown and Joan Bennett, will be shown for the last times tonight at the Coliseum theatre. Fast Life" on the screen, and Roamers, a troupe of vaudeville and dra- matic stage players, will be the at fractions tomorrow night.
 In Maybe It's Love" Brown has role that offers splendid oppor- tunity for his comical talents.
 Brown recently received a letter from a famous plastic surgeon in which the latter offered to perform an operation on Browns funny face and make him quite hand some hero. The surgeon guaran- teed to vastly improve every fea- ture of the comedians physiog- nomy.
 Wrote Polite Refusal
 Brown wrote a polite refusal and he is still chuckling over the idea of himself as movie sfeik. And one look at his bank book con- vinces him that he had better stay funny looking.
 AS he says, There are plenty of handsome boys hanging around this town looking for work but only once in a generation will you find pan like the one I was born with"
 Tn Fast Life" the leading roles are enacted by Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Loretta Young and Chester Morris.
 Theme of Play
 Fairbanks portrays a boy accused of a murder he did not commit. Miss Young is his young wife, sec retly married to him who stands by him to the end. Morris is the guilty boy This, in brief, is the basis for story of intense inter est and power
 'Fast Life" was directed by John Francis Dillon. It was adapted from the stage play by Samuel Shipman and John B. Hymer. The supporting cast includes William
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o4e papers at the Empire office
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Holden, Frank Sheridan, Ray Hal Tor, John St. Polls, PurneH Pratt and James Ford.
 Complete Show by Roamers
 The Roamers, under the man. agement of Nat 0. Willis, were seen at the Coliseum few weeks ago. For their engagement beginning to- morrow night, they will present program entirely different from their previous entertainment. They
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-29
FILIPINOS ON NEW MOVE ON
 INDEPENDENCE
Drop Slo gan for Quick Change Accept Modi-
 fication Hints
tcontinued iron, Page one)

is the plus of the Independence plus" plan.
 Such a concession would amount to a patrimony from Uncle Sam to the new Philippine republic. How ever, the Filipinos say they have good reason to expect such a gift. Their industries were built up un- der the present free trade arrange ment, and since those industries are not now capable of competing in the world market they think that it would be grossly unfair to im- pose the full tariff immediately aft CT independence was granted.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-29
USUAL ACRE vOIDS BENEFITS
 OF BOARD BUYS
Stabilization of Wheat Hits Snag = Government
 Is Jeopardized
CContfnuu1 rom Page One)

 limit it's sales to 5,OOO,ooo bushels month.
 The board does not say the maximum will be sold every month it merely reserves the right to dispose of that much if circum- stances are favorable.
 The object is to move the wheat out and get the weight of surplus supplies off the market.
 Unlike wheat that may be sold for the purpose of clearing trade channels or for other merchan- dising purposes, stabilization wheat will not be replaced bushel for bushel from the new crop as it is sold.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-29

will give complete show, so, with the screen offering. the Coliseum will have double bill-two shows for one admission-at 7:.3o and 9:3O tomorrow night.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-29

For fallen arches or aching feet see DIR. FENToN, GOLDSTEIN BUILDING. --adv.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-31
VIVION TALKS
TO 81 CLASS
Southw estern Prexy Is
Speaker At Mercedes
Friday Night

MERCEDES Nav 3o.-A crowd
ed auditorium heard Or. King Wv
ion. president Of Southwestern Uni
versity at Georgetown. deliver the
commencement address here Thurs
day night 70 the graduating class Or
1891 Of the Mercedes high schcol
T~nirty-six boys and girls received
diplomas. The valedictorv address
was made by Miss EStelle Vann. and
the s~alutatory. by Amador Fernad-
dez.
The diplomas were presented by
r.. Fl. Kern. president Of the school
board, and the scholarships. which
were awarded Miss Vann and Mr..
Fernandez. were presented BY Prin-
cipaI. N. w. Gay. Certificates were
awarded by superintendent r. II.
Poteet.
MI. Poteet also awarded a number
OF honor pins, 10 four students. who
made averages OF 30 per cent through
the past term. Miss Vann received
her fourth honor pin last night
Miss Nan Frances Bates. her second
and Margaret Nelson and Charles
Van Berg. their first.
Harold Miller was awarded a ceri-
ficate OF recognition for not having
missed a day from school or bairg
tardy. for the past eight years. de
was one OF the graduates
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-31
7abasco School District, Once Notorious,
= x X X x y y = = = = y y
Ernergee From Financial Chaos; Takes
It's Place Among Leade RS in Education

experience included positions as
principal Of the high school and
dean Of the college In lola, Kansas.
and the same capacity In Parsons
School In Kansas. Mr.. Hendrix also
taught three summers at Bates
College IN Lewiston. Maine. giving
a course in Junior High school edu-
cation and psychology.
Word las Just been received by
MI. Hendrix that two years of al
zebra. third year English and one
half credit in home economies have
been granted affiliation by the Uni
versity Of Texas.
Credit on chemistry and 9Th year
English is expected to be received
on this years work, also. Mr.. Hen
dirk said.
The Tabasco district includes
these schools: the Nellie Schunior
high school and junior high. Abram,
Penitas. Tabasco. Havana. Los Eba-
nos and Quivitas.
There are II teachers IN the ell
ementary schools and z in the high
schools. 4 students we're graduated
from the senior l:igh school and
II from the junior high school.
Grades | TO 4 inclusive had an en-
rollment OF 557. while the junior
and senior high schools. grades 5
TO II. had enrolment Of 123.
Projects and Specialization are
stressed and teachers are directed
TO develop the individuality OF the
pupils. Nj. Hendrix said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-31
SCOUTSRALLY
AT MERCEDES
Banners To Be Awarded
Winning Troops
Sunday

An immense rally OF Valley Boy
Scouts and their leaders. parents.
and friends will be held Sunday
afternoon az $40 IN the auditor
ium OF the Junior High School at
Mercedes. The rally marks the
elimination OF the Spring-Achieve-
ment Roundup OF the council dur
ing which especial emphasis was
placed by valley troops un.l Sc
curing additional member. adj
vancement in rank OF scouts, out
door activities. and troop and
patrol community Good Turns"
Banners will be awarded to those
troops which qualified for them
In the recent field meet. and rib
bons viii be given TO those troops
which qualified in the achievement
roundup, and In addition. In
formation concerning this summers
Scout camp. near Rio Hondo. will
be given 10 scouts and their lead
ers. Boy Scout headquarters an
nounced yesterday that in addition
to the scouts who will attend the
rally in uniform. an urgent invita-
ton Is extended by the council to
Sill parents and other friends OF
the Valley Scouts.
Mercedes troops win act as hosts
at the rally.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-31

EDINBURG. May 30-"what Is
our school district proudest OFF, s.
ID. Hendrix, superintendent Of the
Tabasco Consolidated Independent
School District repeated.
That's easy TO answer. We're
proudest OF our establishment OF
credit. which In turn makes the pub
lie have faith in u.s." Mr.. Hencrix
said.
No doubt such a statement com
ing from a superintendent woulc
seem strange. unless the hearers
were not familiar with the affairs
of the Tabasco district for the past
several years. The Tabasco district
gained national pihiicity wiis.i Owen
White published an Article HiSh
Handed anG Hell Bent" t. CARERS
We ky. dealing With financial con-
ditscns In Hidalgo county, and g'v-
ing a large section Of his article
10 the unusual situation In The
Tahasco district.
I'm the fall We had no credit ano
very few friends" superintendent
| Hendrix said. 1 was bluntly rcfus-
eli at some places and was tactfullS
stalled off at other places. when ]
asked for credit. Still others made
their bids SO high they knew tie,
were safe"
The board members came 70 the
rescue and with me pledged theil
personal credit for neceS5arv arti-
cies. AT first we could not meet the
vouchers. but the teachers under
stood thoroughly. and we made small
personal loans among ourselves. The
| teachers were cheerful and starved
II out. keeping their faith. ever
though once Il was Z weeks oct
ween paw days." Superintendent,
Hendrix said.
Owed s225,O00
Mr.. Hendrix then gave some fig
ures which accounted for the dis
riots financial strain. Although tho
district has 10000 acres, the school
taxes range from only % cents e
Sl.35 per acre. as zone Of the land
is valued over $4,000. and AZ the
special $3.50 school tax rate. *
land can be assessed more than sl4i
for the school tax.
The outstanding bond issue was
for S400. 10000. and the district owed
SOS. 10000 al the beginning Of the
school year in 1880. Mr.. HendriS
pointed out.
During the past year S75.0O000 II
delinquent taxes we're reduced. s3C,-
1890 being collected by tax colle"-
tor L. A. Smith. Property valuations
OF the district also we're reduced
from So. $50 100000 TO $4,000, 0O0.W-
Mr.. Hendrix said.
From July to January the school
) board met from two to five tines 2
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-31
Booklet Gives
Sportsmen's Info
tBy Staff Correspondent.)

tBy starr correspondent
PORT ISABEL. May 30. - Due
10 the large number OF unsolicited
requests SeHckiterature on fishing.
bathing s~pd@hunting in and around
Port Isah4EsSthe chamber Of COM
merce u ffft2ing printed 10000
copies OF "a a6-page booklet which
will cover this angle OF sports. ac-
cording to Knight Douglas, secre-
tary Of the organization.
The booklet will be p~rofusely Il
Illustrated with drawings and photo
graphs. Mr.. Douglas said.
we have received letters from
Houston. Dallas. Fort Worth. Beau
mont. and other cities asking for
information about our seacoast."
ne said today. We will have the
booklets off the press Monday, and
will mail copies at that time
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-31
Donna Su2t. Leaves
For Georgetown

fBy Staff CORRESPONDENT
DONNA. May 30.-Supt. and Mrs.
George Bear left this week Tor
Georgetown where Mr. Bear will be
an instructor this summer In South
western University.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-31

has taken out q building permit for
= frame house TO be erected on In
diana Street and the residence n
now under construction.
&. r. Anderson has the contract.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-31
Hardin OF Mission
To Preach Sunday
CBy Staff Correspondent,

PHARR. May 30.-Supt. Sid Hard
In OF the Mission public schools will
preach a lay sermon at the Firft
Baptist Church here Sunday morn
ing.
The service starts at III o'clock.
John Maurer Is general chairman
for this service.
The Washington times., 1931-05-16
ERennie Had His
Fill of Cold Tea

James Rennie, who is playing
opposite Dorothy Mackaill in her
First National starring vehicle.
"Party Husband" now at Warner
Bros. Earle Theater, drank five
gallons of cold tea during the
filming of the picture.
Rennie was enacting the scenes
In which the party husband tries
to 60 to the dogs via the hard
liquor route and nothing looks
more like hard liquor than the
innocent, innocuous beverage
known as cold tea.
Although Canadian-born and
reared with the Britishers' pen
chant for afternoon tea, Rennie
has foresworn his inherited taste
and is now an ardent coffee de-
votee-and will remain so until
he has to drink five gallons Of it
in two days. He says the chances
are that he will end UP on a
milk diet.
Others in the cast of Party
Husband" are Dorothy Peterson,
Joe Donahue, Helen Ware, Don
Cook, Paul Porcasi, Mary Doran
and Barbara Weeks.
The Washington times., 1931-05-16
Seaside Park TO
Open On May %.

Chesapeake Beach and Seaside
Park are preparing the final
touches TO, the grand opening of
the park for the Seaon on Satur-
day next, when everything will
be ready to greet the amusement
seeking crowds from Washington
The park, newly built last sea-
son on high ground fronting
Chesapeake Bay. has every mod.
ern device for making a day in
the open enjoyable. The fine
new dance hall, the beautiful
swimming pool, and the numerous
attractive rides and other amuse-
ments created much interest last
season, and will be spic and span
this year. Augmented train SER
vice over the Chesapeake Beach
Railway will be provided coinci.
dent with the reopening of the
park.
Fishing is exceptionally good
at the beach this spring, and
Captain Noah Hazard is on hand
to guide the anglers.
The Washington times., 1931-05-16
GARY COOPER
In CIVILIAN
CLOTHES

In line with its policy of build
ing up stars and stories with
strong supporting casts, Para
mount assigned an imposing al
ray of popular screen and stage
artists to support Gary Cooper
in his latest production, "City
Streets" romance of the upper
underworld lntrigues writ e n
from the personal experiences Of
a veteran private detective.
Cooper in the role of a car
nival shooting gallery barker who,
through his interest. in a girl
of the gangs, becomes involved
in the dangerous operations of
rival beer running barons, is cast
in a part that presents him to
screen fans in civilian clothes
for the first time in a long list
of pictures
Sylvia Sidney? the girl, is a
new screen find" who came
into stardom almost overnight.
She is the young New York stage
actress and Theater Guild grad
uate who recently starred in the
Broadway production of bad
Girl"
The Washington times., 1931-05-16
RIVER VICTIMS
BODY FOUND

The body of Irving Gregory,
drowned on a midnight motor
boat cruise last Sunday, was
found floating off of Fort Foote
yesterday. It failed to show any
bruises to incriminate Monte de
la Vega, who is at liberty under
$500s bond on charge Of man.
slaughter in connection with the
case.
Although several witnesses to
the tragedy were questioned last
night, no date has been set for o
formal hearing. 1t is believed,
however, that an inquest will be
held early next week.
Pilot de la Vega, who was hired
to take the party of four on the
cruise, was held by Prince Georges
county police officials after a
girl in the party alleged Gregory
fell overheard after a fight with
the pilot.
De la Vega said Gregory fell
overheard while attempting to
raise the anchor. .
The Washington times., 1931-05-16
SUBSCRIPTION
PLANS FOR
BELASCO

Current with the closing Of
the regular dramatic season at
the Shubert- -Belasco Theater last
week, came the termination of
the first full length season of
the professional players in Wash
ington and already plans and
activities are under way for next
year.
Mrs. Fitzwilliam Sargent Of
Philadelphia, who is in charge of
the players organization in the
East was in Washington last
week to consult with Mrs. Sidney
Thomas and Miss Katherine
Iunlop, under whose capable
guidance the Professional Players
have found such wide appeal
here.
Two Broadway Plays
A most interesting group Of
plays re scheduled for next
year, notably two present Broad
way successes, THE Silent Wit
ness" with Lionel Atwill and
"Melo" featuring Basil Rathbone.
In addition to the two produc-
tions mentioned, there are to be
several new plays by foreign dra-
matists; '"The New Colony" by
Luigi Pirandello, "Give Me Yester.
day" by A. A. Milne and Inter
rupted" by Molnar.
Madge Kennedy is to have a
new play and Philip Merivale, it
is said, will appear in "Danton, -
a play of European origin directed
by Max Rheinhardt. Leslie Banks.
who it was expected would reach
Washington this past winter in
"The Man in Possession" is to ap.
pear next season in a play by
Roland Jeans called "The Kittens
TAIL" which is to be tried in Lon.
don during the coming summer
and presented in this country in
the fall.
Prize Play Planned
1t is hoped that the list of pro-
ductions for the Professional
Players may also include Susan
Glaspell's Pulitzer Prize winning
play for 1881 "Alison's House" and
possibly the recent revival of
Peter Ibbetson" with that excel
lent young actor Glenn Hunter in
the title role.
Well, all in all, it looks as
though 1882 would be a most
auspicious season for the Profes-
Sional Players in Washington.
The Washington times., 1931-05-16
HOOVER HONORS
BELASCO

NEW YORK, May 16 GN.s0
Funeral services for David Belasco
dean of the American stage, will
be held here tomorrow morning
at II o'clock at the Central Syna.
gogue. The body will lie in state
from 8 a. m. until the hour of the
services.
A telegram from President
Hoover was read last night at a
radio program in which stage
stars paid tribute to Belasco. The
telegram said:
From his bOyhoOd in San
Francisco, David BelaScO
brought to his national career
an adventurous quality of
imagination and a freedom from
precedent that helped him TO
pioneer these paths in the world
of the theater which are dis
tinctly his contribution to the
art Of the theater. His vivid
personality will be deeply
missed by the whole country"
The Washington times., 1931-05-16

rehabilitation Of spoiled sons
OF wealthy fathers by health
cure-nental and physical in
the Adirondacks.
The scene is divided between
gorgeous nights at Palm Beach,
sumptuous apartments on Park
Avenue and the snowy noun
tains of upper New York.
Hardie Albright, thful
prodigy of the screen. is the bad
boy, and he's got just that right
amount of badness to be terribly
fascinating.
OF course, there's a love interest,
and who could provide it more
youthfully and more sinfully than
Dorothy Jordon, with her CUR
glings of sweet nothings?
Fanchon and Marcos Society
Circus" idea on the stage is a
panorama of beautiful costumes
and beautiful girls doing their
stuff Just like they do in the big
tent.
Tabor & Greene, comedians,
are the stars of the program with
their gags. Rose Marie Carter,
an acrobatic dancer. the Harris
Twins, also agile dancers, ma
neuver a few fine acrobatic-adagio
numbers, and Betty, Irene and
Sylvia prance around on their toes
to the latest dance numbers.
Weddings Half-Pints, including
Peaches, the pony who missed the
train from Philadelphia and was
brought here by aeroplane, add
just that right circus atmosphere.
Johnny Marvin, Victor record
ing artist and radio star, brings a
new number, "Dr. Cheer" in
which he smoothes away the cares
Of woe-begone lovers.-JAB.
The Washington times., 1931-05-16
GOOD MYSTERY
PICTURE AT
KEITH'S

, The acid test of a mystery play.
let this be granted at the outset
is it's ability to keep an audience
guessing who did it until the
final scene. BY this standard,
Subway Express" on the R-K-O.
Keith screen, stands with firmly
planted feet.
The entire action of the play
takes place ina New York express
train-a successful experiment
although a risky one. By all
ancient canons of the films, a
play in one set is the worst kind
of a gamble, courtroom talkieS
to the contrary.
Mystery Sustained
Jack Holt, Aileen Pringle ano
Jason Robards, with the assist
ance of company of excellent
character experts, keep the action
fast. Holt has the part of an
inspector Of detectives, who en-
terS the fatal subway express to
solve the mystery of a man pre-
sumably killed by a chance shot
in a sudden brawl.
The complications, the comedy
and the gradual evolution of the
truth make an interesting offer.
ing. Few will guess the cause
of the death until it is revealed
and the detection of the mur
derer is everybody's game.
In addition, Keith's is showing
one of the funniest Mickey Mouse
reels yet released, together with
a Grantland Rice Sportlight OF
diamond experts, and a happy
comedy, secondhand Kisses -
with Louise Fazenda and Jimmy
Finlayson. Put them all to
gether, they spell o. K.
7 T M
The Washington times., 1931-05-16
IS Pledged
To Yorktown Plans

Plans of the U. S. Yorktown
Sesquicentennial Commission and
the Yorktown Sesquicentennial
Association for a four-day cele-
bration October 1919, of the
one hundred and fiftieth ami
versary Of the surrender Of Corn.
wallis, were outlined yesterday
to A representatives Of national
patriotic, fraternal and civic or.
ganiZations in the caucus hall,
House Office Building, by DR.. W.
A. R. Goodwin, president Of the
Yorktown Association.
The delegates promised that
their organizations would spon-
Sor and support the celebration
plans.
The Washington times., 1931-05-16
Marine Reserves
End Carnival TOd0U

The indoor fair and carnival
of the Sixth Marine Reserve
Brigade will end tonight at the
armory of the Twentieth and
Twenty-third Marines, 800 John
Marshall Pl. N. w.
The lower floor of the armory
will be devoted to dancing and
music will be furnished by the
Sixth Marine Brigade Band. The
second floor will feature booths
and carnival attractions in ad-
dition to vaudeville acts.