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St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-10-30

The Chairman; do not know wheth-
er it will or not.
End Member for Christiansted Town
(GhGbs.tl: Mr.. Chairman | th0k at pre-
sent you can purchase alcohol at sixty
cents gallon; and it doesn't come I'M
der the excise law, it comes in free OF
duty. If this amendment is passed i'm
porters will have to pay ninety six cents
duty per gallon. | rose to say chat have
brought this very serious situation Whlch
concerns the poor people before thls
Council for consideration. but as IL IS
meeting with opposition beg to with
draw the amendment.
The amendment was Withdrawn.
4th Member for Christanstsd Country
District (ALe1dnder): Mr.. Chairman.
feel that the amendment introduced by
the honorable End Member for Christian
sted Town merits consideration. eaH'
not see WHY beverages containing ten
per ceut alcohol should be taxed and net
pure alcohol. 1t is not fair. have the
right TO adopt rhe amendment as nay
own.
The Chairman: Yes, but it is TOO late.
Item 2.
Colonial Council Bill No II.
lntroducIlan of and LIST discussion
on Colonial C0unciI Bill No. IL,
draft of an ordinance concerning
the protection of wild life. Intro
dueed by LIST Member fer Chris
Town (Canegata)
70 be continued.
The Washington times., 1934-12-15
Swapping Dogs
Worry Stars

HOLLYWOOD. Dec. 15.-Be-
fore she gets sued, Claudette
Colbert Is taking out a heavy
The Washington times., 1934-12-15
This Irish Boy
Tells EN-

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 15.-Actors
making their debut in Hollywood
usually proceed cautiously. Not
so, Enrol Flynn, the 25-year-old
Irishman signed by Warner
Brothers. In the biography chart
which all newcomers are asked to
fill out, Flynn gave some answers
that made the boys eyes pop. For
one thing, he listed actors as his
pet aversion. And there were some
hotter ones but we can't go into
them here.
Flynn is 6 feet 2. weighs 18O
pounds and his hands are cal
loused.
He is a descendant of Fletcher
Christian, of the crew of the
famous British ship, "T h
Bounty" He once was a pearl
fisherman and he made a good
stake for himself prospecting for
gold in the heart of New Guiana
In 1928, he represented Ireland in
the boxing events Of the Olympic
games.
And his description Of Douglas
Fairbanks, jr., will get chuckle
out of Hollywood. Young Doug
he says, has developed an Oxford
accent so thick that it is hard fol
even English people to understand
him &a', &NA
The Washington times., 1934-12-15
Ann Harding's
Troubles

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 15.-The
absence of Ann Harding from the
screen may be much longer than
Hollywood has been led to be-
lieve. Before the star went to
Reno to ask for full custody Of
her child, she was sought by
Metro-GoldWyn- Mayer for added
scenes on The Biography of a
Bachelor Maid" A good deal of
work was planned, but what the
studio actually got was one scene.
Ann collapsed on the set.
Her doctors assured MGM OF
ficials that she will not be able
to work for at least year.
The widest stories are in cir
culation about the dispute be-
tween Ann and Harry Bannl-
ster over the custody of little
Jane Bannister. The fact that
neither parent is talking except
through attorneys, and then
mainly in vague hints, feeds
fuel to the rumors.
One misapprehension seems to
be that Bannister is broke. To
the contrary, he made a very
good thing out of his New York
production of P. T. Barnum's
old play, The Drunkard." The
company, with little overhead
and no royalties, has been net
ting a lot of money, sometimes
|hetteW than $1,000 q week.
The Washington times., 1934-12-15
Hugh WaIpo Likes Movies
So Much He Turned Actor

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 15.-1t was
early in July that Hugh Walpole,
English novelist and lecturer,
pulled his heels out of New York's
asphalt and marched off to Holly
wood with no other purpose in
mind than to serve as literary ad-
wiser to Metro on its perturbation
Of Dickens "David Copperfield."
During his six-month stay on
the coast, Mr.. Walpole discovered
that the title Literary adviser"
covered a multitude of duties.
Far from being the mere technl-
cal expert, there to see that the
film was properly English and
properly Dickensian, he soon found
himself collaborating on the script
with Howard Estabrook and,
eventually playing the role OF the
Vicar. And, as time went on, he
undertook-again with collabora-
tor-to write the script for the
film version of his novel, "Van-
essa," in which Helen Hayes and
Robert Montgomery will be seen.
All this has impressed upon Mr..
Walpole the Importance Of being
earnest about the cinema and
about writing for it.
"You know" said Mr.. Walpole,
there is far too much impression
that screen writing is a cinch. I
think that no one should be per-
mitted to write a line Of a script
unless he has spent at least three
months at a studio for instruction.
"I remember that Edgar wallace
once went to Hollywood and as
sured a studio that he could turn
out a screen story q week. Well,
he did: but the studio could not
use one of them"
He was asked to settle. for once
and for all, the matter of Charles
Laughton'S withdrawal from the
picture. Was it true. as reported,
that he left the role Of Micawber
because he hated Dickens?"
Eyes, that is the story" was
Mr.. Walpole's answer. HE did not
want the part originally, but took
it because I persuaded him to. I
thought he would be great in 1t.
But he was not funny at all and
he knew it. He really hates
Dickens, thinks it is all too child
ish and simple"
How did Mr.. Walpole enjoy his
debut as an actor?
"Well, they asked me to be the
Vicar. It was a small part. We
did the scene in a single day. l
preach a sermon while David falls
asleep in the church. Somebody
sent out a story that I was very
nervous. That's not true at all. l
enjoyed it thoroughly. Acting in
films is so very much simpler than
acting in a theater; you SIMPLY
cannot forget the words or lose
your head"
The Washington times., 1934-12-15

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 15.-Here's
q new wrinkle in love-an "un-
official test engagement"
Such an arrangement has been
worked out between Lillian La
monte, former Asheville On. c.
society beauty, ex-New York show
girl and now a Hollywood model.
and her test fiance," Fred
The Washington times., 1934-12-15
'One Hour Late
Rating: Good

Joe Morrison, Helen Tweivetreos and
Conrad NaEel. Directed by Ralph
Murphy. Story by Libbie Block. Screen
Gerard Smith. Music and lyrics by
sam COsIow. Lewis Gensler and Leo
Robin. Photographed by Ben Reyn0lds
Supervised by Bayard WELLER.
Despite a tremendous conglom
Grafton of tried-and-true dramatic
and comedy tricks. "One Hour
Late" emerges as light but de
cidedly amusing entertainment
made so. for the most part, by an
unappreciated actress, Helen
Twelvetrees. who successfully
steals all the honorS for herself
and delivers the best performance
since her unforgettable Panama
Flo" and "Millie."
An interesting angle to the
story is the manner in which ar
office building elevator, stuck be
tween two floors, changes the en-
tire lives of its occupants. The
rest of the plot is merely q build
up to this final situation, indeed
novel, to say the least.
Joe Morrison, provided with {
radio station setting, is able tt
display his vocal talent-anC
good, too. Conrad Nagle, airline
Judge, Ray Walker. Toby Wing
Edward Craven, Gail Patrick
George E. Stone, Bradley Page
Jed Prouty and others form thl
supporting CaSks I'll aontrihutinl
RooA R0A
The Washington times., 1934-12-15

'MacMurray, Claudette Colbert's
new leading man.
The couple admitted the un-
usual agreement reluctantly to-
day when confronted with the
knowledge that they have been
constantly in each others COM
pany in Hollywood at the gay
spots for several months.
1--WE are engaged" admitted
Miss Lamonte, but it's unofficial
and really a test betrothal. You
see, there are so many obstacles
in marriage, temperament and so
forth, that we are trying to work
them out in our test engagement.
In addition, Fred is just get
ting his break now at Paramount
in The Gilded Lily where he Is
Miss Colbert'S romantic lead. We
have talked it over and have de-
cided that marriage and career
often do not mix. So we want to
be sure before we make any Of
ficial announcement of our en-
gagement."
MacMurray concurred in his
"test fiancee'S" statement, add
ing: eve had hoped to keep it a
secret; at least. until my first big
part was completed. But Lillian'S
explanation is the way we feel
about it,"
A luncheon party was given on
The Gilded Lily" set by Claud-
cite Colbert and Director Wesley
Ruggles in honor of the newly,
betrothed leading man who is a
native of Kankakee, ILL.,. and who
was a football hero at Carroll
College, Wis.
Miss Lamonte's father is now
in business in Kansas City, Mo.
The Washington times., 1934-12-15
Former Leading Actor

Norman Taurog. Paramount
director, was q child-actor with
Mary Pickford on the stag0 In
'4laa6 0mA k4Ms pDEh
The Washington times., 1934-12-15

uURs 116 1ldu
learned so we'll to sit still and
be quiet while cameras were
grinding that The Gilded Lily"
troupe at Paramount had dubbed
him a "sound-stage" pointer"
But, unfortunately, a French
poodle can't read scripts. When a
group of extras rushed at Clau-
dette in a scene, the dog didn't
know they were fooling. He made
. lunge and was barely restrained
from attacking his mistress sup
posed enemies.
And when a stars dog bites a
man, it's news. Adrienne Ames
was promptly sued when her pet
bit a grocer's boy. Ruth Roland
has been in similar difficulties
and Rudy Vallee would have been
nicked for damages last year if
the fan magazine writer whom his
dog bit hadn't been too decent to
bAhO b 70 cOrEA
The Washington times., 1934-12-15
Don Brito to Leave
Cuba for HOLLYWOOD

Paramount has engaged the
services Of Don Alfredo Brito,
known as the Paul Whiteman Of
Cuba, as musical advisor on
George Rats Forthcoming star
ring picture, "Rumba."
Don Alfredo, Victor recording
artist, has been playing at the
Biltmore Hotel for the past
nine months, coming from the
Casino Rationale in Havana. He
left for Hollywood recently by
IplsnA
The Washington times., 1934-12-15
Previiew >
By Jimmy Starr
'Forsaking
All Others
n ..1Is1
Rntinq: Splendid

Produced by Metro GOldwyn
Mayer. starrinE Joan Crawford.
cry. Directed by w. S. Van Dyke;
Play by Frank Morgan Cavett and
Edward Barry Roberts. Screen play
by Joseph l.. ManiewicZ. Photo
graphed by Gregg TOland and George
FOTsey. Supervised by Bernard H.
Hyman.
I am herewith suggesting to the
Academy that w. S. Van Dyke Oe
presented with the seasons direc-
torial award for his work on
Eskimo" "The Thin Man" and
"Forsaking All Others"
There is not another mega.
phonist in all Hollywood with the
knack Of catching a real. human
like and everyday life-like spirit
that Mr.. Van Dyke manages to
do with every production.
Although there is quite an argu-
ment over certain cenSorable por-
tions of this film, am quite sure
it will all be properly adjusted
and to everyone's complete salts
faction. The main fault. if 1t is a
fault, is that marriage is treated
rather lightly.
Anyway, that grand trio of stel.
lar lights, Joan. Clark and Bob,
aided by able Van Dyke. make the
film one of the jolliest of merry,
mad comedies - SlapStick gags in
machine gun-like fashion. a dash
of drama here and there and lots
of smart situations. embel!ished
with the brightest of wise.cracks.
It's a riot!
The story itself isn't much.
Something about a gal deserted
at the altar, but loved by a boy
hood pal who suffers beneath
cynical wheezes. More adroit fun
is provided by such artists as
Charley (sensationaD Butter
worth, Billie Burke, France
Drake and Rosaland Russell.
Get your ribs ready. here comes
q WOW!
The Washington times., 1934-12-15

Boles in Lasky's "Redheads on
Parade" The couple headed for
the Coast Immediately, stopping
over for a few days honeymoon
at the Grand Canyon before con-
tinuing to Hollywood and the Fox
studios.
First National has assigned a
principal role in while the Pa
tient Slept" which costars Allne
MacMahon and Guy Kibbee, to
Dorothy Tree, the young Brooklyn
lass who is making good. Princi-
pal roles are being played by
Lyle Talbot, Patricia Ellis, Rob
ert Barrat, Claire Dodd, Walter
walker, Hobart Cavanaugh,
Henry O'Neill, Brandon Hurst.
Allen jenkins, Eddie Shubert and
Russell Hicks.
The Washington times., 1934-12-15
George Brent Born
In Dublin, Ireland

George Brent, who Is seen as
Townsend in Greta Garbo's new
picture, "The Painted Veil" COM
ing as a second run at LoeW S
Columbia Theater on Friday, was
born in Dublin. He received his
schooling in America, was or
nhaned at ii, and returned to
Dublin to enroll in Dublin Univer'
sity when he was Is. Following a
coiorful career as Irish revolution
ist, sailor, Stoker, blacksmith
diamond miner and Sheepherder'
he became o stock company actor
and entered pictures from the
broadway stage in 1882.
The Washington times., 1934-12-15
Behind the Silver Screen

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 15.-M. H.
Hoffman, president Of Liberty Pic
lures, has signed George Wagner
to write the screen adaptation for
the forthcoming Liberty feature,
Dizzy Danes" suggested by P.
G. WodehouSe'S story, THE Watch
Dog" He has also given E. Nor
ton Hough the assignment of pre-
pairing the continuity and treat
ment for It'll Bet YOU" suggested
by Edgar Wallace's THE Greek
Poropulos." Both productions are
on the Liberty schedule for the
current season.
AL Dublin and Harry Warren,
songwriters who have just COM
pleted the words and music for
the songs to be used by AL Jolson
and Ruby Keeler in 60 Into Your
Dance" have been added to the
cast of the picture for the roles
of songwriters.
Fox has assigned Airline Judge
to the new George Whites "Scan-
dalS," which will feature Alice
Faye, LYDIA Roberti, James Dunn,
Cliff Edwards, Ned Sparks, Stuart
Erwin, Eleanor Powell and George
White in the leading roles.
bia cast assignments:
Frank Sheridan for Depths Be-
low; Leon Enrol for "One Too
Many; j. Farrell Macdonald, Ed
Brophy, for Passport to Fame"
John Cabot Lodge has been
signed by Fox for the Shirley
TempIe.LiOnel Barrymore cOstar-
ring vehicle, "The Little Colonel"
Anna Stem and Gary Cooper
began work this week in Broken
Soil" under the direction of King
Vidor, for Samuel Goldwyn. 1t is
a screen play by Paul Green and
Edwin Knopf, based on an original
story by Knopf. Featured with
Miss Sten and Mr.. Cooper in
Broken Soil" are Ralph Bellamy
and Helen VinSon.
George White, who is now max
ing his new Scandals" for Fox,
has selected six American COM
pOsers to contribute the music
and lyrics for the revue. The list
includes: Jack Yellen, who wrote
"Happy Days Are Here Again"
and "Nasty Man.; Joseph Mayer,
who wrote "CalifOrnia Here
Come" and 81 Wish Were
Twins; Herb Magidson, who
wrote "The Continental; Cliff
Friend, who wrote you've Got
Me in the Palm of Your Hand;
Johnny Green, who wrote Body
and SOuI"; and Edward Heyman,
who wrote "My Darling" and
"YOu Ought to Be in Pictures.
William Conselman has estab-
lished a record as a writer at Fox
this year. He has six major pro-
ductions to his credit, including
Handy Andy" Love Time" She
Learned About Sailors" 1865
Nights in Hollywood" Bright
Eyes" and Little Colonel"
"Laddie," adapted from the IA
NOUS Gene StrattOn-POrter novel,
goes into production at the RKO
Radio studios on Monday with
John Beal in the leading role. The
best seller will be directed by
George Stevens, with Pandro S.
Berman as producer. Beal was
given the big role on the strength
of his excellent work opposite
katharine Hepburn in "The Little
Minister"
Sheila wants it to be known that
her last name is spelled with an
'O'-M-a-n.n-or-s, not Manners.
and Walter Connolly is just as in
sistent that it's an 20" and not an
"E" in his last name. And Ann
Sothern doesn't like persons who
'ntaOk T into heG SNCnAmA
The Washington times., 1934-12-15

June knight, who went east en-
route to Europe for a honeymoon
following her recent marriage in
Chicago to Paul AmeS, was obliged
to cancel her tickets when Fox
Film signed her for the leading
feminine role opposite Joh n
The Washington times., 1934-12-15

b ] q c K trencn
dog.bite insur-
ance on h e r
poodle, Smoky.
The star just
had a narrow
csc ape from
DIN ng the
group of Holly
W God players
who are in the
courts over the
b e h a vior of
their pets.
Up until re-
Gently, S m oky
WAS a mo e
Evening star., 1934-09-30
JAMES cox BUYS
ERIE, Pa, STATION
Plans to Move WLBW to Day
tsn-0btains Option on
WHO'D, at Miami.

To the growing ranks Of newspaper
publishers operating broadcasting sta
tions there was added last week the
name of James M. Cox, former Cover
nor of Ohio, one-time Democratic can
didate for President and the publisher
of the Dayton (Ohio) Daily News and
Miami H1a) Daily News.
Gov. Cox has been revealed as the
purchaser of Station WLBW, Erie, Pa.
which he plans to move into Dayton
and has entered into purchase option
agreement with WHO'D, Miami Both
stations are to be operated in con-
junction with his newspapers under
the supervision of his son, James M
Cox, jr., although the Miami station
will continue indefinitely under its
present management, headed by Jesse
Jay.
With the list Of newspaper owned
and operated stations now about 100,
the attention of publishers appears to
be drawing more and more closely to-
ward radio. A few months ago the
St. Paul Dispatch and Pioneer Press,
in equal partnership with the Mime
apolis Tribune, purchased station in
Minneapolis which is now being oper-
ated jointly by them as WTCN.
Shortly afterward the operators of
WEBC, Duluth, Mimi, which is large
ly owned by the Superior (Wis.) Tele-
gram, applied for a new station in
Hibbing, Mimi, designed to cover the
Minnesota Iron Range.
Gov. Cox is expected to meet little
opposition in his plan to move the Erie
station into Dayton, inasmuch as it is
understood there are no technical OBJ
stacles to be overcome.
Evening star., 1934-09-30
NEW MUSICAL SERIES
TO START OCTOBER ID

THE Land of Beginning Again." a
new Sunday afternoon musical series
featuring Ruth Everett, recent radio
discovery; Harrison Knox, tenor; Rod
Arkell and Louis Katzman's Carlsbad
BohemianS, will be inaugurated over
an N. B. c. network Sunday, Oc-
tober IA.
Devoted to popular music of the
melodic type. the half-hour broad
casts will be heard from the Radio
City studios each Sunday.
Miss Everett Is a new deep-voiced
protege of AL Siegal. discoyerer of
Ethel Norman and other celebrated
singers. Knox, a tenor, has been
heard on many air series. Arkell,
poet and narrator. will contribute
original verse and homely philosophic
comments to the broadcasts.
Evening star., 1934-09-30
NEW SHORT-WAVE CALL

A new call for short-wave fans to
bring in is OA4AC, Lima, Peru, which
will be announced on the air as
"Difusora Universal, S. A."
According to report from ]. Kenly
Bacon, American vice consul at Lima
the station went on the air in August
with 10000 watts on 1920 kilocycles
1886 meters). 1t is said to be the
most powerful station in South Amer
ica. and was built with the technical
assistance of experts of All-America
Gables, an American concern.
Evening star., 1934-09-30

President Roosevelt's "fireside" chat
to the Nation tonight at 10 will be
broadcast by wRC and WMAL.
He will speak from the diplomatic
room on the ground floor of the White
House.
Will Rogers. who has just returned
from a world tour. will be featured
in the Headliners' Show on WMAL at
9. He will share time with Halle
Stiles, soprano: Frank Parker, tenor,
and Oscar Bradley's Orchestra.
She Just Couldn't say Yes" An
Evening star., 1934-09-30

Previn's Orchestra will present the
Silken Strings program on WMAL
at Z.
Song hits by Jerome Kern DOM
mate the program of the Sentinels on
WRC at 5. Edward Davies, baritone,
and Mary Steele, contralto, will be the
soloists.
A new musical feature on WJSV
at 1:45 will present Pat Kennedy,
tenor, and Art Kassel's Orchestra.
Covered Bridge" Is the title Of the
episode In the Roses and Drums"
dramatic serial on WMAL ct s.
Evening star., 1934-09-30

original comedy romance, will be pre-
sented during. the Grand Hotel period
on WMAL at $50.
Frank Blacks Orchestra, with Jane
Froman as soloist, will begin a new
series on WRC at 1890.
George Gershwin, American COM
poser, supported by an imposing cast
of radio artists, will start a Music by
Gershwin" series on WJSV at 6. 9th
ers on this program include Rhoda Ar
mold, Dick Robertson and Lucille Pc
terson.
Countess Olga Albani and Charles
Evening star., 1934-09-30
EDITORS WILL SPEAK

Marlen Pew, editor of Editor and
Publisher, will lead a half-hour dis
cussion of Character Building and
the Press" for the Greater New York
Forum on Character Building to be
on the air tomorrow at 80 pm. over
an N. B. c. network.
Speakers will include Mary Dough-
erty, woman's editor of the New York
Evening Journal, and Wilbur Forrest
of the New York Herald Tribune.
The forum represents the Young
Mems and Young Women's Christian
Associations. Girl and Boy Scouts,
United Settlement Houses and other
character building organizations.
Evening star., 1934-09-30
Daylight Saving
Time Ended Today,
Changing Programs

With the end Of daylight saw
ing time in New York, the regular
network programs, beginning to-
day, will come into Washington
an hour later than usual.
The semi-annual shift in time
also will cause a change in the
periods of some attractions
originating at WJSV, WRC and
WMAL.
Evening star., 1934-09-30
Mccormack Becomes "Foli."

When John Mccormack made his
operatic debut in Savona, Italy, in
Mascagni's ''Amico Fritz" his name
appeared on the program as Giovanni
Foil, due to the trouble Italian print
ers had with his Irish name
Evening star., 1934-09-30
"Jewels" Drama at 8.

Irene Rich's radio dramatic serial,
Jewels of Enchantment," will reach
N. B. C. network listeners each Fri
day evening at 8 o'clock, beginning
October 5.
Evening star., 1934-09-30
High Fidelity Sets Show
Deficiency in Stations
Effort to Coordinate Progress of Broadcasters
and Receivers Follows Latest
Advances.
BY THE RADIO EDITOR.

ETHEREAL game of leap frog being played by radio
n radio broadcasters their
efforts to outdo each other in perfectng radio
4 reception.
Introduction modern "hgh fidelity radio receiver
reproducing virtually the entire musical without
distortion from booming of the tuba to the rS of
the flute has placed the set manufacturers in the forefront The
repeatedly criticized the manufacturers for
quality which off extreme notes. make
the forced admission that they will have to step up their own
even to equal advantage achieved the receivers
Evening star., 1934-09-04
KIDNAPPING SAILOR
CHARGED TO THREE
Two Men and Woman Held
In Abduction for De-
stroying Drugs.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 4.-The
kidnapping Of French seaman by an
international gang Of smugglers and
his torture during a month of cap
tivity were disclosed by Federal in
vestigators today after 20 Government
agents, armed with submachine guns,
had arrested two men and a woman.
The seaman, William Rosen or
Guillamare Rozen, identified one of
the prisoners as the leader of the gang
and the man in whose Brooklyn apart
ment he was held captive. He identi-
fed the mans wife as the woman who
cooked for him during his imprison-
ment.
Investigators said Rosen, a seaman
on the French liner Champlain, was
abducted because he threw a package
into the sea, believing it to contain
potash. Instead, it held narcotics
valued at 10000 francs (s2.640).
The arrests were made in a raid
early today In the apartment where
Rosen said he was held captive. Those
seized were identified as Salvatore
Mancuso, 20; his wife, Nellie, Is. and
Dominick Gelferno, 81. also of Brook
lyn. Rosen was unable to identify
Gelferno. agents said.
All were charged with kidnapping and
conspiracy.
Rosen, 35, short and slightly built,
appeared at police headquarters with
his wrists bruised by the ropes with
which he had been tied day and night
and his forehead SCARED by lighted
cigarettes with which his captors had
scared him.
Kidnapped on August 2. he was re-
leased yesterday. Federal men said
they believed the gang had become
fearful OF detection.
Rosen told the investigators he