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The Washington times., 1933-06-28
A Soft Racket

"Joe," said the man on the
wire, this is a soft job for you.
It's fellow named Tony B,
who has a vegetable racket in
Cleveland, and I've recon-
mended you as the best guy in
the world for the job.
He'll treat you like a king
and he'll pay you plenty. I
don't know just what he's got
in mind, but I'm sure it'll be a
soft touch for you. Can you
make it?"
Killer Joe shifted his cigar.
"Sure," he returned. Things
is plenty tough now, and a soft
touch is right in my alley. Tell
the guy I'll be there"
Accordingly, almost as quickly
as I can tell it to you, Killer
Joe was sitting with Tony in
Cleveland. But this Tony
turned out to be a strange sort
of boss. He mentioned nothing
about the type of killing he
had in mind. Instead, all he
wanted to do was to make Joe
comfortable.
you're sure" he insisted,
"you gotta plent' brandy? You
wanta more champagne? You
Ikea your room at thisa hotel?
Everything's okay, hey. Thatsa
good!"
So long as the boss said
nothing about the job on hand,
everything was jake with Killer
Joe. The latter gentleman was
being well paid, and good times
were just as much enjoyed by
him as they might be by you
and your cousin Susie. He
rested at his hotel, drank his
liquor, entertained all the host.
eSses that would come to his
parties, and, in general, did all
the things that make a sucker
think he's having a heluva
time.
The Washington times., 1933-06-28

The Yacht Club Boys, well
known night club entertainers,
offer a story that may amuse
you at this moment. Incl
dentally, if I change the
story here and there, I trust
that this highly successful COM
bination will not be offended.
You'd be amazed at the anger
of certain performers when you
alter their stories in the slight
est degree. They're almost as
angry as they'd be If you
didn't use the story at all. At
any rate
Killer Joe (and the yarn is
true, with the exception of the
fact that names and places
have been changed) was sitting
in his hotel in New York one
morning when he received word
that he was wanted in Cleve-
land, Ohio. The word came by
phone,
The Washington times., 1933-06-28

in "Rasputin and the Empress.
royalty must never be shown
going soft or human, as far
as British censors are con-
cerned. CensOrs informed
Metro that 'Rasputin' couldn't
60 as is because the Car and
Czarina are shown being hu-
man, and even, in one scene,
discussing the future Of their
son, just as ordinary parents
might.
British censOrs pointed out
that kings and queens don't
do things like that, like Ordi-
nary mortalS, and must not
be so shown.
"MetrO's argument in refuta-
ton was that the Gar and
Czarina of Russia arc histori-
cal characters by this time and
SO can be Softened up some
what, the argument getting
the picture a British release,
though with a number Of
butts"
The Washington times., 1933-06-28
Midnight Mary"

Loretta Young longed for a
role where she could be slightly
soiled or sophiscated. She was
tired of the peaches and cream
and Girl Scout parts which had
her demure and model.
Miss Young gets her wish in
Midnight Mary" It is an Anita
Loos story and the very beautiful
star does a stretch in the peni-
tentiary and winds up as the de-
fendant in a murder trial. There
is abundant opportunity for emo
tional work and the net require
ments in an acting way are more
ambitious than anything which
Loretta Young has yet attempted.
You will find in Midnight
Mary" a Loretta Young who has
never been more attractively pho
tographed. You will find also
that by little camera tricks,
banged hair and makeup artif-
ices Hollywood has managed to
give her a veneer of Worldliness
that contrasts sharply with ear
lier appearances. Many will see
a resemblance to Joan Crawford
and every girl who attends mid
night Mary will come away talk
ing about her clothes and par
ticularly her hats.
Franchot Tone, her leading
man, is warming up to the cam
era. While Ricardo Cortez makes
a despicable villain. He throws
the alluring Loretta around so
roughly you are glad he gets
couple of lead pills in vital
spot. Midnight Mary" comes to
the Fox screen Friday.
Every show in New York could
be bought last week at the cut
rate ticket offices. First time it
ever happened. 1t gives you an
idea of how tough Broadway busi-
ness is at the moment.
George Canty, who keeps Amer
lean exhibitors informed about
motion picture business in Eu-
rope as United States Trade Com
missioner at Berlin, is back in the
U. S. A. and due today in Wash
ington.
Last time he was in my office
Commissioner Canty made two
predictions: That anybody who
invested in American movie stocks
would make a fortune; that next
time he came to America he
would be able to buy a schooner
of beer at the National Press Club.
Well, that gives him an average
of 500 as a predictor or enough
to stay in the first division.
Commissioner Canty will shake
hands today with Barristers Jack
O'Brien and Jimmy O'Byrne who
trained him to be an efficient Sec
retary for Representative George
Holden Tinkham when serving on
Capitol Hill. =
I have digested no less than
1000 of the Canty official reports,
found them useful and informa-
tive. But I treasure more his
postcards from European centers
generally forwarded when he and
Jack Connolly Of Pathe got to-
gether to toast absent Washingto-
mans.
The Washington times., 1933-06-28

their ignorance
f ormS t h e
theme Of what
Price Inn 3 :
cence?" coming
as the main
screen attrac-
ton Fri d a y.
Willard Mack,
W e ii k n o Wn
writer, author
ed the story, in
which he also
plays an impor-
tant role. Jean
Parker is seen
as an innocent
The Washington times., 1933-06-28

reunion lends the finish to the
picture. Stuart Erwin, Dorothy
Burgess, Muriel Kirkland, Paul
Hearst and Elizabeth Patterson
are in the cast. Miss Harlow sings
a new song, Hold Your Man."
during the course of the feature.
An Andy Clyde comedy, trave-
logue and the Hearst Metrotone
News conclude.
The Washington times., 1933-06-28

I14S CO14 I11CdVEAo .
is about Is per
cent off for the
first six months
Of 1888 as COM
pared with the
S a m e period
one year ago.
E xiii b itors
and managers
trace the slump
to the uncer.
tainty among
the Gov ern
ment employees.
That is the un.
e a S ! ness and
The Washington times., 1933-06-28
Talullah Signs

Tallulah Bankhead set her sal
ary for return to Hollywood
SO high none of the producers
could touch it. She got half a
dozen California nibbles but no
bite.
So Tallulah returns to the
American stage again in the fall
and I hope she draws some.
thing better than "Forsaking All
Others" She has signed with
Guthrie McClintic (Katharine
Cornell's husbanO to play the
lead role in Owen Davis new
The Washington times., 1933-06-28
June Preisser Today
Observes a BIRTHDAY

Flowers, a birthday cake and
above all a tiny wire haired fox
terrier puppy, will greet little
June Preisser, appearing at
Loew's Fox Theater this week
when she comes back stage today,
which incidentally is her nine
teenth birthday.
June, who with her sister
Cherry, are two of the most
talented and charming dancers
who have graced Washington
stages this season. Both hail
from New Orleans. They are
being accompanied by their
mother, who is seeing to it that
her daughters will have a real
old fashioned birthday.
The Washington times., 1933-06-28

whom she saves from the hands
of the crooks, she also be-
comes involved in. a murder, the
outcome of which is said to pro-
vide a thrilling climax. The
stage bill is headed by Pat Rooney
and Pat Rooney, Sd, in dancing
and comedy act. Others on the
program are Joe Morris and Com
pany, Medley and Dupree, and
Paul Remos and his midgets.
RKO-KEITH'S-Modern youth.
who are not warned of the pit
falls of life, and the penalty Of
The Washington times., 1933-06-28

Man." will be
the main screen
attraction b e.
ginning Friday.
w ri t ten by
Anita LooS, the
S t ory centerS
around a girl
W no becomes
t h e feminine
allure for the
IS u c X e S" a
gangster bleeds
of money. Fin
ally landing in
Jail. while the
man makes a
rot WON EHo;N
The Washington times., 1933-06-28

With most men, the chase is
the main interest the conquest a
minor detail. The first thing to
decide when you see a man you
want to get, and a man you know
you're going to want to hold, is
that you're going to handle the
situation for your own best in
terests.
In this direction, I always think
that the age-old tactic of making
a man jealous is as good a
The Washington times., 1933-06-28
Engineering Expert

Eddie Nugent, who has an i'm
portant role in Cecil 3. DeMille's
production This Day and Age"
was graduated from the Mass
achusetts Institute of Technology
as construction engineer, and
practiced that profession before
becoming an actor.
The Washington times., 1933-06-28

play "Jezabel." Since Washing
ton likes Miss Bankhead and she
likes the town where she was
educated why not a Washington
premiere for "Jezabel?" Why
not? I make the motion now
and anybody on Capitol Hill is
welcome to second it.
Tallulah, educated at Holy
Cross Academy and the Fair.
mount School for Girls, comes
from that famed Alabama family
which produced all the Bank.
heads who have served in the
U. S. Senate and House. In
London she is a first flight stage
star. In Washington she has
never appeared in a hit. I hope
"Jezabel" will mark a change in
the record.
Sine Silverman invites dra-
matte editors and columnists to
help themselves freely from his
beloved Variety, and each Tues
day night I am happy to avail
myself of his generosity.
Skipping over the big bag OF
chestnuts which bear the Wash
ington label I find this interest
ing item anent the conduct of
royalty and particularly the
crowned heads who are depicted
The Washington times., 1933-06-28

Sale, W h c h
will be the film
attraction b E.
ginning Friday.
Richard Barth-
elmeSs is starred
in the story,
which pictures
the attempts Of
a war veteran
to rehabilitate
himself in pres
ent day condi-
tionS. Aline Nc
Mahon, Berton
Churchill, Cor
don WeStcnf,t.
The Washington times., 1933-06-28

M q r y, n e W
Cosmopol / t a n
picture, which
comes to the
Fox Fri d a y.
Laid against a
background of
underworld life,
the story con-
Germs a young
girl who mad
vertently falls
in with a
group of gang
Sters. When she
falls in love
with a youth
ful at neV
The Washington times., 1933-06-28
STAGE AND SCREEN
Midnight Mary Harlow, Gable.
On Local Screens Friday

retreats, will offer free lessons in
swimming to all men, women and
children. In addition to the pool.
the new ballroom is becoming A
star attraction at Glen Echo.
where MacWilliams and his band
play every night except Sunday.
The other amusementS, the
Coaster Dip, Old Mill, Midway
and others, are as popular as
ever.
COLUMBIA-Eug VI G enc O'Neilrs
play, THE Constant Woman"
has been brought to the screen.
The Washington times., 1933-06-28

method as any,
in most cases,
for holding his
interest.
Let him see,
r a t er than
hear, that he's
not the only
frog in the pond
so far as you're
c o &c e r n e d.
Don't make a
date with him
every time he
phones. T ell
him you're busy,
even if the sac
rifice b re a k S
The Washington times., 1933-06-28
Grows Nervous

When seven or eight days
went by, however, Killer Joe
began to grow just a trifle
nervous. What kind of sap
was this Tony anyhow? He had
brought him all the way from
New York to do a certain job,
and he was saying nothing
about it. What was the guy
nuts, or something?
Thus. on the following night,
Killer Joe took the bully by the
horns. Tony and Joe were rid
The Washington times., 1933-06-28
All In a Day
ODDS AND ENDS
-6y-
MARK HELLINGER

ing around Cleveland in the
formers car, when Joe suddenly
turned to the man who had
hired him.
TONY" he muttered, you're
an okay guy. But I'm gettin' a
little tired of hangin' around
this town and doin' nothin'. If
you got a job on your mind,
what say we do it now?"
Tony slappe him on the
back.
"That'sa okay wit me. Joe" I"
he chirped. "I'm glad to heara
you talka that way. So long you
feela good, we go right away"
He leaned forward to his
chauffeur and the car shot for
ward. They travelled until they
reached the toughest part of
the city, and when they neared
a crowded corner the car slowed
down. There were easily 80 or
40 men st landing near that
corner in different groups.
Killer Joe drew the gun from
his belt.
"Okay, Tony" he .muttered.
(which one do you want me to
kill?"
Tony drew back. He motioned
to the different groups.
(Which one?" he repeated in.
credulously. Don't talka like
the fool. Which one? All of
them!"
The Washington times., 1933-06-28
Mary Pickford te
Write Play for
Grace Moore
By HARRISON CARROLL
Copyright, 1898, King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, June %.
Next fall may see Mary Pickford
blossom out in an entirely new
role, the coauthoress of a play
for Grace Moore.
This much Mary has told
me, albeit reluctantly, for the
actual writing of the piece is yet
to be done.
The affair has gone beyond the
preliminary stage, however. Grace
Moore is enthusiastic over the
The Washington times., 1933-06-28

and W il l be
shown at the
Columbia start.
i ing Monday.
Leila Hy a m S
and Conrad Ma.
gel have the
leading roles in
the film, which
depicts the in.
fluence welded
by a woman
over others in
her family, even
after her death
T h e entrance
of a n o t h e I
The Washington times., 1933-06-28

idea and one of Broadway's best.
known producers has given it his
okay.
Talking to me over the tele'
phone a few hours after her
arrival from New York, Mary
said:
"The temporary title of the
play is Coco the Notorious 1t
will be a comedy drama with
music based on an idea 1 once
had in mind for myself.
Realizing that it fits Miss
Moore perfectly. 1 spoke to her
about it in the East. She came
in from her country home, heard
the story and liked it very much.
She wants me to have it ready
for rehearsals by August 15."
Mary will try to do this. She
will have a collaboration and Miss
Moore also will confer on the
script.
AS for her own plans, Mary
isn't ready to make a definite
announcement. She says she
found nothing suitable on Broad
way and may fall back on an
other idea of her own-a story
in which she plays the elder Sis
ter in a large family.
The star also tells me that
Douglas Fairbanks may be back
sooner than he expected-per-
haps in a couple of weeks.
The Washington times., 1933-06-28

you with them occasionally. Gel
him biting jealous-but not 81
jealous that you lose him.
Remember. you mustn't overdo
anything. If you refuse to see
him consistently, he will get the
very logical idea that you actually
dislike him, and he may look
around for another girl who won't
be quite so cold to him.
The Washington times., 1933-06-28
How to Hold Your Man
By lean HARLOW

This is the third in short articles which
the platinum blonde of the n1oUes gives pointers
the girls how succeed in the game of romance
Jean HarlOw and Clark Gable are co.sarred in "Hod
Your Man," which comes to Locus Palace Theater
Friday.
The Washington times., 1933-06-28

Let him guess and worry about
who his unknown rivals are.
And if you have other friends
than the man you want to hold,
it isn't a bad idea to let him see
The Washington times., 1933-06-28
Comics in Movies

Here's another interesting bit
of news. Paramount has bought
the motion picture rights to
many of the King Features Syn
dlcate comic strips and will COM
bine them in a big production
to be called Funny Page"
The Washington times., 1933-06-28

FOX-Loretta Young, Ric-
ardo Cortez and Franchot Tone
head the strong cast of Midnight
The Washington times., 1933-06-28
Bankhead Signs
For New Drama
By Davis
By ANDREW r. KELLEY

Getting it down to cold facts
and figures the motion picture
business in the downtown Wash
The Washington times., 1933-06-28

PALACE-Jean Harlow and
Clark Gable in their second CO.
starring vehicle, Hold Your
The Kusko times., 1933-08-26

In tha Probate. Court for the Terri-
 tory of Alaska, Fourth Division,
 Mount Mckinley Precinct.
 Tn. the matteer of the Estate of John Griffin, deceased. No. 26.
 Notice of Hearing
 Frank J. Guskey, administrator of the above entitled estate, having on August I, 1885, filed in the above en- titled court, and cause his petition for the determination of heirship and for partial distribution of the assets of the said eatate;
 Notice is hereby given to all per- sons interested in said estate that the Court has fixed Monday, October End, 1883, as the time, and the Office of the Probate Judge aforesaid, at Mo Grath, Alaska, as the place, when and where the said petition will be heard.
 And all persons interested in said estate and having my. objections to the said petition are hereby admon- ished to be and appear at the time and place aforesaid, and to file their objections thereto in writing and pre- sent the same to this Court.
 And. all persons claiming to be, the heirs at law of the said decedent are hereby required to present their claims at the time and place afore- said.
 Date dat MeGrath, Alaska, August (sealy tsiened) FRED KING, l3), Probate, Judge.
The Kusko times., 1933-08-26
ARMERs ANH NJ L4PQRERs I
 IN BAD CLASH AT. YAKIMA4t 4

5, YAKIMA.-Ataay ef strike. diser- ders kept National Guardsmen on duty here all night as they patrolled the eity armed with rifles and tear gas.
 Eighty persons were arrested and most of them were herded into a hastily butt wire stoekade., Y
 J. C. Xsnng. elderly ,f@nchsr, is in "a serious condition fro ma ma fractured sRnLs He was hit By an unknown as sailant. - -'e ''-'s ' - 'h X ''.>,i''" "
 . ss s$ ssssss ssrs sfsGsss .s s.s ssas of .trouhle between iianchstrs and la borers over wages. The IaboreFs clafn tie troubles were melted by men carrying |. w. w. cards. The main fight broke in the Congdon or
The Kusko times., 1933-08-26
NOTIcRrTO, CREDITORS

In the Probata Court at KalskAg,. kuskokwim Precinct, Fourth divi- < sion. Territory vof Alaskask before George MorgalnA limited States Com- missioner, .andrs Tx-ohaciU Probate- Judge.
 In the n,attaktaf tbes estate. of Oraa BarnhaEt. deceasedsr
 Noticstjs hsrEbJxNiven .thakthe un-,- dersigned hasal.heeD duly. apppinted5 administrator 1.4 4ha estste of Orax Barnharts of StQDH3P Point, Kuskokwim Precinct, deceasearlri
 All persons hs &Ax eiairAss 1gainsts. said estate are required. cto presents them dul1c yeri6ed. withs proper ' voucherA-fLtaRnaHh svito. thes under- signed,. at Mc&fath. Alaska,.. withins six (6) months ifxom. thesdate of this . notice.
 Dated McGratkp -Alaaka. Jslysla.. 1933..
 J. T., WILLS, Administrator. First pub. July 15; last Aug. IF 33s
The Kusko times., 1933-08-26
POWDE RT ORIP DOWN HUGE
 BLUFF ON ALASKA RAHROAN

Four hundred cases of dynamite will be used within the next few days to. break down a huge section of rock along Bluff about mile south of Curry. It is estimated 25,O00 cubic yards of the Bluff will be shattered and rattled down fro mthe age-old mountain side. The news, says the Anchorage Times,, is brought to An chsrage by Anton Anderson, road master for the northa division of the Alaska. Railtaada,
 ' Tke big rock hreakage. is being made, explained MT. Anderson, tp get material for rip-rarng. along. the roadhed of. the railway where. the river cutss ina atSvariouss stretches The rock from the bluff near Gnry is of the peculiar formation that best re- sists. erosions ands disintegration under ecects of the clements.
 The crews alnn; gthe road, says Mr.. are doing good work and making. repairs which. will put the in fnee condition. Numerous graders, ditafers; and otEfen machines are engaged in the- general work, in addition to many crews.
The Kusko times., 1933-08-26
FAMOUS DUCK RETURNS TO j, ITS-FHvORITE NESTING PLACE

E A. female mallard (No. g55414), that for esehs of the. last six years has tnsstedlin as box on the roof of 9 barn in.Nehsaskas is back again this yea1 eceaSaalsg gtosnsaOrtss to tte M- ological SurssNr Uhiam Ssafrs De- partment of Agriculture
 This wild duck has set U ps record for escaping theeguns+ of hunters and for returning to the same spot to nest every year. SAe retnrned with almost clockike rlegularisy regularity for three years arriving MarcM IF, 1928; March 1O,. 192as, and March. II, 1880. In 1881 she. came on April. g. and last year on Fehruary 2t. This year she returned o3the- old schedule, March 12.. Y
 The duck was banded November z2, 1927, by. F. j. Keller,. on Mss game refuge at Antiochl Nebsaskar and the bird has returned easEh year and +nested in the. hox on h1ikI Barn. roef. She usually: raises two, hsoods of ducklirgs. This ycarrt the. eggs wcr, sH runts. and would not. have katched. so Mr. keller su ,s.;tuted q. set> ef
The Kusko times., 1933-08-26

m~n.a!, v.ild-duck c,s..s. She IS known to have reared moro than l.t' ducks.
 s'Sk;-ss of the Biological Survey nave advanced the suggestion that should Niallarsf No. 5ss-4 [. finally fall hcLaFe duck hunter. shc be mounted aM: presented to Mr. Keller. q Her original band, wnils still legible, sh,ws .te egect ,i tue; six years
 wear. sc Mr.. Kells' placed al new bard 9n her other ful this spring. \. wshe carries two bands, and the number of the new one is. ,A604f09. !
The Kusko times., 1933-08-26

chards, neag here, wheEe the aboreps, assembed in group.
 The farmers also. assepned and armed themselves with pick handles. While discussing the. sitnation rocks and clubA. began flying, aud likewise bload.
 The laborers finally were beatens back and marched to- the county Jail in Yakima., The. prosecutor says that first assault charges win be 61eb against 65 men,
The Kusko times., 1933-08-26
gJRTHER PARTICULARS AND
 ANtgrREK xERSl0N REC ARD>
 ING TiiE DEATH OF BEE PAG E
Delayed in TransmissiomN N

A
 McGRA.TH,,-Ale Mengel,, on his way up' to his -trapping grounds on Aug,Yst t5, on the. West Fork of, the Nixon, found the. remains of Lee Page lying on. the Bank.. of the West, Fork. following which he 'retarnea to Nc. Gratho to notify the proper anthori- .;o. .,A .s,s:i, .4E 1.l. s.,ss ss ;y~
 United States. Gommissioner King chen appDhted tie following as Jurs4. ors taaahofaathe corsnet's.. inquest: Bart (. Buckley, Alex Mengle, Frank Larson, w. I. Davidson, Robert s. Hart, Ralph Dulak, Mr.. Buckley act ing assrforehian.,,' j. ' :" =
 The jurors proceeded up, the West, Fork to make An. investigation and to holt the inquest, Frank. Ezrsonts boat being used for the tripl.'
 On thie evening of the 18th the in quest was held over the body of Page. the remains consisting of sknlls ver- tebrae and ribs. The legs and arm bones had been chewed, up by some animal. The belief is. that Pages dog, starving, was forced to feed on, the remains = V
 On the nlofhihg of the 18th the commissionef and corbnet's jdry Bur- neyed on up to Pages cabin, where they found everything had. been de stroyed by fire. which had swept the surrounding tonhtry, . including the cabin and. cache. Two shovels were found where some. digging had been done. It is~duite apparent that tbe: fire destroyed the cabin after he had left there fof fsfs's s.skdrt' Visit. to Mo- Grath, early this spring -
 The, body of MT. Page was found. six miles from his cabin. downstream, on the afternoonsstot stot the 18th. The i'm terment. Was >made near where | hiss1 body was founh;;.:a small. cross being placed over the gfave.ei The. boat of the deceased, nearby, contained food stuffs that he had with. him, and it was all spoilad. as < f. w ! ''"-ss''
 The deceased was. bornin Ohtarios Canada. of. French Canadian ances- try. He was naturalized in Deer Lodges Moontana. in the year 1804l the name on his citizenship papers being iNaftate Page
The Kusko times., 1933-08-26

Mandy, what for is your gpints in..r dat beauty parlor?"
 "Go long, big boy!s AhsSgoin' to Z, get me a permanent straight =Evesi.s ming Transcriak < tPAkenAr:n.
The Kusko times., 1933-08-26
Nice R0ysi.,

A Yale player was teaching some cowboys how to: play football He explained the nules and ended as fol- lows: -' s'' '
 "Remember, fellows. if you. can't kick the ball, knk .; ni&nson. the ethkr sides. Now, let's get. busy. Where's the baH?" U ". ,"
 One of the. eowi7oyc- shouted.: Never mind lthhsbarK Let's start the game!a-Montreal Gazette: 9'