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Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-06-23

The selection Of Evertt Sanders of
Indiana as chairman of the republican
national committee is freely inter-
preted as an open bid for the active
support Of Collidge admirers and fol-
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-06-23

full to MIR. Hoover as candidate more
than to his democratic opponent. The
shabby appearance of the men in
make-shift camps and on the streets
of the national capital accentuates our
economic depression more than all
claims of campaigners. There is tragic
side to this mobilization scene, some
thing that arouses a nations sympathy
and more votes are swayed from the
heart than by political conviction.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1932-06-23

and pounce on the animal as the tree
falls.
But dawn. he said, drove the pee
carries away before they had COM
pleted their task.
Evening star., 1932-10-02

~ RESSED up modernized and
retouched, 'Smiln Through"
comes to Lcews Palace Theater
next Friday as the feature
offering. In the starring roles
are Norma Shearer. Frederic March and
Leslie Howard, and in featured parts
Ralph Forbes, o. P. Heggie, Beryl
Mercer and David Terrence. Miss
Evening star., 1932-10-02
Coming Attractions

Gene Raymond, Frances Dee, Mary
Boland and Adrienne Allen Other
stage acts include Venita Gould, Offer
ing Impressions" Paul Kirkland, pre-
senting feats OF skill; Mae Wynn. with
Wally and Zella and Buddy. in "Fu-
turistic Rhythm" and Maxine Doyle
mistress of ceremonies.
THE screens adaptation Of Brett
Harte's "Salomy James Kiss" will be
while the stage show will be headed by
ira OF Jack Denny's. The feature pic
ture will not carry the title Of the novel
Hollywood having decided to change 1t
to Wild Girl" This is Fox produc-
tion, starring Charles Farrell, Joan Ben
nett and Ralph Bellamy.
WHAT has been hailed as one Of the
W greatest foot ball pictures ever filmed
comes to the Rialto Theater as the next
attraction, following the successful run
of Back Street" The picture is All
American" with Richard Arlen. Andy
Devine, Gloria Stuart, John Darrow,
James Gleason and the all-America
foot ball stars. There are 25 gridiron
notables in the cast, including Frank
Carideo, Albie Booth, Christy Walsh,
Pop Warner, Chris eagle, Erny
Pinchert. Ernie Nevers, Fred Linehan.
Lee Hanley, Reb Russell Irvine Phillips,
Frank Wickhorst, Jesse Hibbs, Paul
Schwegler, John Kelly, Marchmont
Schwartze, John Orsi and Gerald Dali
rymple.
Evening star., 1932-10-02
Tom Mix Holds Twenty-Six-
Year Record in Movies
Signing of New Contract by Western Star Throws
Spotlight on One Of Most Amazing Careers
in Filmdom-Gives Rules for Success.
By Mollie Merriick.

T YOLLYWOOD. Calf. october l.
Tom Mix has signed another
motion picture contract after
i i IS years before the cameras OF
Hollywood. During this time
he has had but one interval tour OF
the country with its largest circus when
he closed his afiliation with Fox-a tour
which was the highest paid personal
appearance Of a star yet recorded and
which endeared Tom Mix to hundreds
OF thousands who had never seen him
before.
He has made Ios feature pictures and
has just signed to make 6 more. He
has $50 one and two reelers to his
credit. OF his pictures, six have been
talkieS. And he has worked for only
three companies in all that tine-Selig,
Fox and Universal.
So far as money goes. Tom Mix passed
the million-dollar mark long ago. He Is
the first Of the real Westerners to make
a hit with the picture-going public.
The other two Western idols were
Broncho Billy Anderson. whose real
name was Aaronson and who came
from the East Coast, and Bill Hart. who
was Shakespearean actor before dom
ming the Stetson to play before the
cameras of Hollywood.
When a man has a record like this
1t is always interesting to know what
lies behind it. Here is Toms explana-
ton of his success.
First and most important, I keep
up my physical condition. I work out
by boxing three to eight rounds four
times a week"
Maintaining showmanship is an i'm
portant thing. Naturally retiring.
keep before the public by means Of
white suits, white tuxedos, big hats and
boots and spurs (keeping in character
all of the time), and have the initials
t. M on everything I own, because
this keeps public character in the
public mind
Tom Mix thinks not going Hollywood
is another important factor in his ca
reer. He leads quiet life. and work
and the interests of work come first
with him.
Good stories are most important
three bad pictures In row will ruin
any star.
i've tried to learn every phase of the
business can direct, write and act.
I'm a real cowboy-I think the pub
lie likes to know that they are seeing
the actual thing. They soon get on to
the spurious.
II never drink or smoke in my pic
tures because think one thing cham
pion of the out of doors can do is point
the right way for the younger gener-
alton.
I've never concealed anything about
myself and I've never pretended to be
something I am not.
i've tried not to get the big head.
II am on time on the set and never
hold up companys production.
And I've kept faith with my public
In every way know how"
These rules, says Tom Mix, apply to
almost any one who has made a sue
cess Of anything. Sixty-nine girls have
played in pictures opposite Tom Mix. For
many OF them it was the beginning of
cinema success. They used to plan and
plot and pray for chance in Mix
picture. knowing it gave them one Of
the greatest opportunities the screen
then had to offer.
Some OF those who have played oppo-
Evening star., 1932-10-02
NEW WORK Oct


- ONE of the readers of these COM
munications deplore the fact that
they deal so often with the baser
~ passions. Sex, they say, too fire.
quently predominates in reports
Of the drama, marring them with scar
let designations. Give us, these objec-
tors sem to plead, tidings and discus
sion Of the purer sins-murder, theft,
falsehood and other seemly trespasses-
but refrain from overadvertising the un-
holy relationships between male and
female. II, 1t Is contended, play treats
Of indelicate subjects, news of it should
be hushed in the interest Of good taste,
good manners and good morals" as Mr..
Pulitzer's pious formula used to recon-
mend. Or. II that secretive policy Is
not feasible, let the reviewers hem and
haw between the lines, suggesting by
abounds upon the stage. Unless some
thing Is done, according to numerous
opinions, to fumigate drama criticism
Of its revolving candors, it will soon be
forbidden to associate with nice people,
and become so much of a disgusting
pariah as is the drama itself.
Little do these complainers know how
the damask of our columns white. Re-
turning, for instance, from such play
as THE Stork Is Dead" we kneel be-
fore our caligraphers and pray that they
will become washing machines. Pre-
serve us. we petition. from the hurried
expression of soiled thoughts In sullied
words and permit us to convey to our
subscribers the impression that the show
Is putrid, without involving ourselves in
the garbage. We consult Crabbe, Roget,
Funk, Wagnalls, Webster and Bartlett
for soapy synonyms, hoping thereby to
swab q dirty tale with rhetorical nap
kins In my youth once asked Robert
Herrick, frank novelist and tnstruc-
tive pedagog in the University Of Chi
cago, what to do when discussing a
wicked play. Say nothing in print" "
he counseled, that you would not say
to an unfamiliar woman who sits next
to you at a dinner party" That ad-
observe, with, however. Indifferent sue
cess No matter how careful my verbi-
age 1t results always in virtuous and
indignant remonstrances.
Therefore, shall shun q further con-
sideration Of The Stork Is Dead" like
q burnt child wary of fire.
A FTER Mr.. George Abbott had pro-
= duced such valid excitements as
Broadway" and "Coquette," I was
among the archangels who ecstatically
proclaimed him as representative of the
millennium. They were picturesque,
agitating and Photographic in a theat-
rical way and with Mr.. John Colton's
Ram" were the big shots of a decade
in the American drama. They erased
impressions Of Bronson Howard, Clyde
Fitch and Augustus Thomas. masters in
their day. and did new and important
things to the theater. As watched Mr.
Abbott's magic manipulations I said
to myself:
what demigod hath wrought so near
creation?"
He had the mesmeric knack Of hyp-
motto Snowman, a knack that he seems
to have lost in his new play, Lily
Turner" In that loose charade Miss
Dorothy Hall appears as the prima dom
Evening star., 1932-10-02

site Tom Mix and have come to fame
are Kathlyn Williams, Myrtle Stedman,
Laura la Plante, Gertrude Olmstead,
Ann Pennington (few people know this)
Betty Jewel, Barbara la Marr, Barbara
Bedford, Jane and Eva Noyak, Colleen
Moore. Olive Borden, Wanda Hawley,
Pauline Starke, Patsy Ruth Miller, Lii
liam Rich, Juanita Hansen, Esther Raj
ston. Billie Dove, Clara Bow, Jacqueline
Logan. Helen Chadwick. Dorothy Sebas-
tian, Dorothy Swan, Carmelita Geraghty,
Helen Costello, Sally Blaine, Claudia
Dell and Lois Wilson.
You'd be surprised to know the West
ern stars who first saw the inside Of
studios from the Tom Mix set Buck
Jones Is one OF them. Hoot Gibson Is
another. Art Accord, Ken Maynard and
Rex Bell have all been at one time CT
another in Mix pictures. George
O'Brien was once his assistant camera
man. Wallace Reid worked in his pic
lures in the good old days. George
Bancroft worked In three Tom Mix pic
lures and Nick Stuart was once his
mail boy.
Eva and Jane Novak, Dorothy Swan
and Kathleen O'Connor are the three
best known of his leading ladies. He
used them In more pictures than any
others
One Of the most interesting things
about Tom Mix Is his belief that he
can go on indefinitely He feels that
if he chooses older parts as time passes
he will be as convincing in them as
he has been in his youth. He sets
no time limit on his picture activities
and wants to work hard to the finish.
He was born north of El Paso in 1879,
fought in four wars, served as peace
officer in the West and is one of the
finest rifle shots in the world.
His first picture under the new con-
tract is Peter B. Kyne's story, "Oh,
Promise Me" When he was Ill some
time back he proved to the world that
he was one of the most popular actors
in it. Tons Of mail came to the hos
pital each morning and an army Of
small boys camped about the grounds
waiting for word Of their idol.
Survivors in an art are always OF
paramount interest. Tom Mix is one
of the finest examples Of survival in
the motion picture industry.
Second to survivors in interest to
sone-and Of greatest interest to
others-are those who are just coming
up in the art. Katherine Hepburn,
whose first picture, "A Bill Of Divorce
ment," has yet to be released, is the
potential sensation Of the coming sea-
son. She is unknown to motion pic
ture audiences, although she created a
furore on Broadway last season in q
play called THE Warriors Bride" She
has dazzling capabilities. yet th2 public
may not take her to their hearts in
spite OF them. Yet know Of no
screen personality who may become
more Of sensation than this young
woman.
And for steady success and keeping
his niche through the years I should
name Ronald Colman, who has kept
the friends he won in "The White Sis
ter and has steadily added to them
with each picture he has made.
These are the three most important
things in an art. To survive the years
and their complexities. TO break into
the medium and capture the public
heart and to hold that approval un-
swervingly, once it is captured.
Evening star., 1932-10-02
Long Scenes VS.. Short.

1T may sound contradictory, but the
one man in Hollywood who has
made a reputation for shooting" Ions
scenes is in actual truth a believer in
short ones. John M. Stahl, the director
who made Back Street" now in Its
second week at the Rialto, admits as
much, then hastens to explain, lest he
be misunderstood:
Long scenes are interesting. but diff
icult to manage. And yet, novelists; a.
a rule. write long ones. can easily
understand why. They can develop
character and drama by so doing. But
in the motion picture, where dialogue
must be action as well. especially
In a truly dramatic story, the long
scene can frequently beconle-and often
and interest must be maintained. Ions
scenes drag-invariably. Even when
they are photographed and played IN
duplicate after the novel. Seeing q
thing and reading 1t appear-and are
two different things. Human reactions
are different.
with the succession Of short scenes
where the dialogue Is crisp and direct,
SO much more can be accomplished
There Is variety Of scene, movement OF
characters, the building Of drama, the
climaxing of conflict.
In Back Street Miss Hurst did
not write a swiftmoving story. 1t is
deliberate, intense, vital And yet, with
her help it was not dificult to arrange
the picture so that we were able to
avoid terribly long scenes, such as we
used shot in Strictly Dishonorable.
There, we had high comedy to keep q
scene suspended and the author had
written brilliant light dialogue. In
Back Street we found character build
ing and the unfoldment Of drama re-
quired the shorter scene and many
scenes at that"
Evening star., 1932-10-02
DANCING.
PEMBERTON STUDIO q bANCE

Under persensi direction Of Mr.. Stsffsrd
psmssrmssn1lG p s m Years ss st:se' fSEner part;
Russian bslieti pupil d Mcneil. teacher sf
ssn "a NEST 81 grs:tsst a:ns.Is q ii.ssrs.
tions when su.iihsd: Many o. bis p1siIs are
Pemberton dancers are al pupils Of Mr..
femberton. Class and private lessons for
In all styles Of stage and ballroom dsneing,
ballet. classic. interpretative, tap, aerobafie,
musical. comedy and tango. Classe. in
building. Glasses for ladies wishing to
dance for exercise, recreation and just for
pupils turn, out to be beautiful dancers in
8 very short time. Special tango class.
Prices reasonable.
studio, lI4 Conn. Ave-. Phsns Net. BeGa q
Evening star., 1932-10-02
Il Won Hurt You to Know.
THAT William Powell and Bette Dav

THAT William Powell and Bette DAVIS
i both ushered in theaters for living
at one point in their careers-out mol
together, of course.
That Paul NUM- got his first chance
on the English speaking stage when ne
took the role in I'VE Americans" which
Edward G. Robinson had to vacate on
account of other plans.
That Joan Blondell worked in cir
culating library In New York City oe-
tween theatrical engagements.
That Paul Muni donned whiskers and
played the part of an old man on tne
stage when he was IL years old.
That Douglas Fairbanks, jr, dotes on
mashed potatoes, and that he Will MOI
eat the iowly spud in any other form
That Bebe Daniels was leading
woman on the screen when she was Is
years old.
That LYLE Talbot won his contract
with First National through screen
test in which he unwittingly pokec
fun at his employer-to-be.
That Joe e. Brown. who has never
touched tobacco, gets deathly sick every
time he has to smoke for scene IN
picture. -,
That the aristocratic, debonair VIII
liam Powell is known as Willie" TO ms
intimates.
That Warren William hunked ir
mathematic at school. but dispite that
was on the point Of becoming nautica
engineer before the stage and screen
claimed him.
That Preston Foster was turned down
on account Of his ears by the same
studio that later put Clark Gable or
top And that Foster had his ears
fixed by plastic surgery In order to
land q job.
Evening star., 1932-10-02

Characterization, as does, Of course, Mis-
Shearer also.
D-K-O KEITH'S will present That's
~ My Boy" the latest Wallace story.
and which has in its cast Richard
Cromwell, Dorothy Jordan, Mae Marsh,
Arthur Stone and Lucien Littlefeld, as
its coming feature Other than these
players. the film has a whole lineup
of famous foot ball stars, namely,
Russell Saunders, Ernie Pincket, Gaius
Shaver, Ernie Smith. Dutch Hendrian,
Jim Music, Tay Brown and Toby Hunt.
The entire Southern California Univer-
sity foot ball team, the 1881 national
champions, IS also presented.
7 oEWS Columbia Theater is present.
- ing as its screen attraction next
Friday "Escanade." an Invincible pic
ture. Anthony Busiaell and Sally Blame
are carrying the two leading roles.
and Jameson Thomas. This picture was
directed by Richard Thorpe and the
story and dialogue is by E. T. Lowe.
GEORGE NJ. coHAN, Claudette Col
- bert and Jimmy Durante share
honors in The Phantom Presi-
dent" opening Friday at Warner Bros.
Metropolitan Theater. Ihc Phantom
President" is the laugh provoking story
cf Theodore Blair, who couldn't be
elected President because he didn't have
enough of the hail-fellow-w -well-met per-
sonality, and the story of Peter Var
ney, medicine show man who resembles
Blair SO closely that he is persuaded to
lend his personality to do the candi-
dates campaigning. The cast is COM
pleted by George Barber, Sidney Toler,
Louise Macintosh, Jameson Thomas
and Julius McVicker.
THE new week. starting Friday, will
- bring to Warner Bros. Earle The
ater Paramount screen attraction,
''Tie Night Of June 49," boasting Of
cast of seven we'll known stars, and a
stage program headed by the Ritz
Brothers, musical comedy's original col
legians. The seven stars in the fllm are
Give Brook Lila Lee, Charlie Ruggles,
Evening star., 1932-10-02
Little Women" Benefit.

"I TITLE WOMEN" Louisa M.
- Alcott's famous American novel,
beloved by generations and one OF the
country's standard plays along with
Way Down East" and THE Old
Homestead" has been purchased by
R-K-O Radio Pictures.
This perennial stage attraction Is as
popular today as when it was first pro-
duced on Broadway In 1921 by William
A. Brady from dramatization by Ma
rion De Forest with such prominent
stage actresses as Alice Brady and Mary
Padey in the leading roles. It has been
a popular Broadway and road show
favorite ever since and during the
course Of its presentations a number Of
the most distinguished stage stars have
appeared In the leading roles. Katharine
Cornell made her stage debut in one OF
the roles and later had the starring
part in q number OF road show COM
panies besides starring In the London
run Of the play. It ran for more than
two years on Broadway and enjoyed tre-
mendouS popularity.
Evening star., 1932-10-02
New Studio for Children.

/ ne SIulQleuS , 0tuQlO, ulhuSuI dtlIl6
a unique system for the teaching Of
speech and dramatics to young chill
dren, will open for the current season
at the Playhouse, 1914 N street north
west, on Tuesday. The work will be in
charge Of Rose Robson Cohen, origi-
nator Of the method. and formerly at
the head of the children's dramatics
department in q teachers college in
the Southwest.
One Of the chief features Of the sys-
tenn is a copyrighted chart Of visual
speech drills with animated illustra-
tions. especially designed to stimulate
the imagination and TO promote an
interest in enunciation. The idea is a
tie-up with the present-day school sys-
tenn Of teaching young children by visu-
alization. Equally important is phase
of the work which includes the teach-
ing Of voice. pantomime. speech, liter
ary appreciation and plays.
The Children's Studio Is exclusively
for boys and girls. ages to II years.
Evening star., 1932-10-02
Reviewing "Wicked Plays
Is Problem for Critics
Reviewers Strive to Keep Within the Bounds of
Good Taste but Find 1t Difficult Unless
Certain Offerings Are Entirely Avoided
By Percy Hammond.

ma Of a medicine show exhibiting her
wholesome physique to the diseased yo-
kels Of the Middle West suburbs. In
love with her are the maniac strong
man Of the troupe, and several others.
But their tragedies and romafices are
put together In a gim-crack way not at
all in the faithful manner of Mr.. Alb
bott before he went to Hollywood. II Is
canny fair for realism has been dissi-
pated by his association with the cine
ma. For that art transcends the per-
sonal drama In the essential feats Of
illusion. But whatever the reason, the
fact remains that Lilly Turner" Is a
shallow and artificial silhouette, not to
be trusted by conscientious drama
lovers.
Evening star., 1932-10-02

SheArer has O dual
role in this screen
adaptation OF the
stage success by
Jane Cowl. Fred :
eric March has also
another one Of the
double parts in the
picture. He has had
a dual part before
1t was in DIR. Jekyll
and Mr.. Hyde" In
the early sequences
of the production
Leslie Howard Is
Miss Shearer's sue
cessful suitor. Fred
eric NJ arc h her
disappointed lover.
They are said TO
-HV .
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-03-11
Nurmi still Rules

Venzke, handsome, cool youth, ,f 23, is well equipped to take care 1f himself, and go on to make fur her mile-racing history.
 He looks to have every qualifi- cation for doing the classic dis
 ance in 4:06 a mark that the cele- orated Nurmi considered easily within reach when he was at his prime.
 Venzke, however, is not yet an- other Nu mi. The Finn never specialized in the mile, although I believe he could do the distance faster than Venzke or any living man. His achievements, as yet un- finished, have no parallel when you figure that Paavo still holds world indoor records from one to ten miles, that he is the only runner ever to beat g minutes for two miles (1925 and 193D and that he probably will wind up his career by being victor in four success i've Olympiads.
 They will still be trying to tie that when you and are very old.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-03-11
TlUO Women Stars Credit
 Golf ,cith Restoring Health

CHICAGO, H., March 11.-Golt can give a toast to the health of two of it's women stars and mean it.
 For the old Scotch game brought health to both of them, Mrs. Opal s. Hill of Kansas City and Miss Virginia Van Vie of Chicago.
 Neither Mrs. Hill nor Miss Van Vie, who rank among America s big ten of powder puff golf, had a serious ideas of the game until physicians advised them to take it up to recuperate their health. They accepted the advice and arose to stardom.
 Takes Up Game
 Mrs. Hill started digging divots when her physician warned her of she danger of excessive maternal
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-03-11
NOTICE OF HEARING ON FINAL ACCOUNT AND PETITION
 FOR DISTRIBUTION

In the United States Commission
 CTS (Ex Officio Probate) Court
 for the District of Alaska, Ju-
 neau Commissioners Precinct. Tn the Matter of the Estate of
 EMERY VALENTINE, Deceased.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the final account of J. ~F. MULLEN, Administrator with the will annexed, of the estate of Emery Valentine. deceased, has been ren- dered to said court for settlement. and that petition for distribution of the estate has been filed with said account. and that the 14th day of May, 1882, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, has been duly ap- pointed as the day for the settle ment of said account and hearing upon said petition, at which time any person interested in said estate may appear and file his excep- tions in writing to said account and contest the same.
 WITNESS my hand and seal of said Court, this 10th day of March, 1892.
 .(SeaD CHAS. SEY,
 United States Commissioner
 Ex-officio Probate Judge. First publication, March II, 1892. Last publication, April 8, 1892.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-03-11
JACK DEMPSEY SENT TO ROPES
 IN AKRON BOUT
Former Champion Extends Hims elf in Second
 Round for Knockout

AKRON, Ono, March 11.-Jack Dempsey knocked out a youthful belligerent opponent here last night after a round and a half of slug ging.
 Hank Hankinson, POS pounds, a Lancaster, Ohio, farm boy, sent the former champion reeling to the ropes with left to the jaw and then swarmed over him with a vicious mopping up maneuver.
 A right and left to the jaw put Hankinson down as the bell ended the first round.
 Dempsey then knocked Hankin- son out after one minute and forty seconds of fighting in the second round.