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The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-04
0UIN|NE IS RAT P0|S0N;
 5 ARE DEAD

SAPULA, Oklahoma, May 4. - Doses of what Chester Barrett thought was quinine proved to be poison and killed three members of his family Six others, includ- ing himself, are seriously ill
 The dead are Betty Jo, aged 6, Mary aged and Wanda aged 2.
 Barrett intended the medicine to ward off fever Old rat poison had been put in a quinine package and the label had never been changed
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The sportsman admires him as a skilled yachtsman, a crack shot, an enthusiastic spectator at ath- letic events, and a follower of the horses with his own stable.
 Court circles find that no matter how democratic and human he may be, he upholds with regal dignity the traditions of the court.
 And historians credit him with being leader whose success has
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been proportional to the difficul- ties of the last 24 years.
 The great war and the great de- pression measured the nation; they measured King George no less.
 That he was equal to the meas ure, in British eyes, is shown by the description given to him as ''the greatest statesman of us all' "a remark attributed to Lord Ox- ford and Asquith.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-04
HOLLYWOOD ORCHESTRA DANCE AT MOOSE HALL
 HAS BEEN POSTPONED

Because of the illness of Fred Lehto, Manager of the Hollywood Orchestra, the dance scheduled for the Moose Hall tomorrow night has been postponed it was announced this morning.
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STOP CRYING WOLF, SAYS ROOSEVELT T
Air Escape for DiHinger Is No,c Cut Of

CHICAGO, May 14.-The au- thorities are guarding all air ways in the belief that desper- ado John Dillinger might seek that method to escape from the enclosing net of Federal offi- cers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-04
STOCKSATTEMPT RALLY BUT FAIL TO MAKE II GO
Metals and Specialize $ Move Up Slightly
 Profit Takers Busy

NEW YORK, May 4. - Stocks tried to rally but were unable to attract appreciable following. Some metals and a few specialties moved up slightly. There were several soft spots. Today's close was ir- regular with sales under 100000 shares.
 Bonds on the curb were stronger.
 Profit Takers Busy
 Profit takers cashed in after an upward furry following the open ing. There was a brief selling wave near the close.
 Wheat came back nearly two cents a bushel.
 Cotton was up and rubber con- tinued to new levels.
 Silver Holds Up
 Silver was steady.
 U. s. Smelling, Dome, DePasco, Howe Sound and Chrysler improv- ed.
 Utilities were bit heavy. Steels, oils and rails kept to a narrow margin.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-04
One Convict, Prison
 Break, Is Run Down

CHESTER, H., May 4-Warden Joseph Ragen, of the Southern Illinois Penitentiary, announces that James OConnell, who with Randol Norvell, kidnap gangleader, recently escaped from prison, has been captured near Alto Pass, H. linois.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-04
LEAVES HOSPITAL

Ernest Giovanetti. who suffered a minor injury at the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company sev- eral days ago. left St. Anns Hos pital this morning for his home.
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Z LIVES LOST, FOREST FIRES

DOUGHTON, N. C., May 1.-Two persons perished and thirteen homes were destroyed by forest fires which continued today un- abated over 2,OO0 acres.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-05-04
George 7 Starts Tlventy-fifth Year of Rule
 As Most Popular Monarch of Great Britain
By OSCAR LEIDING

LONDON, May 4.-A quarter Of an hour short of midnight on May 6, King George w., "by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland, and the British Dominions Beyond the Seas King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India" will be- gin the twenty-fifth year of his reign.
 Royal anniversaries, by the mon- archs choice, usually are passed quietly but with King Georges silver jubilee just year removed, plans already are being discussed for a celebration in 1885 that may rival the observance Of Victorias golden jubilee in 1887. Only four of the 13 sovereigns who have held the throne before him, since the union of the crowns of England and Scotland, ruled longer than this kindly, democratic monarch
 And none in that list which spans more than three centuries, contemporary students say, found as deep a place in the hearts of the British people.
 A Leader of His People
 They emphasize he has earned that place because in the "A years that have passed since, with tears in his eyes, he turned from the bed that held the lifeless Edward VII, King George always has been a leader for the good of his coun- try.
 He was born prince but not to rule, for it was not until he was nearly 27 years old that the death of his elder brother Duke of Clar- ence, made him the heir apparent.
 Yet in this man was found king who to the British represents every thing king ought to be.
 The family man points to him for the example he has set in his home life.
 The conservative element finds satisfaction in the simplicity of his tastes, his practical outlook, and the fact that he is progressive without being given to fads
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Sound motion pictures have just been introduced into Ethiopia, the first showing, which included an animated American cartoon, talk ing place in the presence of the Emperor and his court
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CLOSING PRICES TODAY

NEW YORK. May 4. = Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 1895, American Can 99A, American Power and Light 7&, Anaconda 157s, Armour B 3, B e h l e h m Steeb STA, Curtiss- Wright 3i., Fox Films 151a, Gen eral Motors 35a4, International Harvester 37A, Kennecott 21A Seneca Copper 1A, Is, IS; South ern Railroad 28%, Ulen Company no sale; United Aircraft 225s, Unit ed States Steel 469s, Simmons Is, Standard Oil of California 33A Briggs Manufacturing l7h, Calu- met and Hecla 47s, pound S5.12.
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OCCUPATION THREATENED

LONDON, May 4.-Occupation of Hodeida is threatened because of the breakdown of the Civil Admin istration of the Yemeni Hill war riors before the conquering troops of Ion Saud, ruler of Saudi, Arabia.
 WARSHIPS DISPATCHED
 ROME, May 4. The Italian Government has ordered three light warships to Hodeida to protect Italian subjects and property.
The Washington times., 1934-01-04
Trio Of Stars in
Gershwin Musical

With big musical shows scarce
this season, the announcement
that we are to have "Let EN-
Eat Cake" the sequel to that
memorable political satire, "Of
Thee I Sing" which broke all
records in this city last year,
comes as a welcome piece of
theatrical news. The interest is
heightened by the fact that the
same three stars, William Gax-
ton, Lois Moran and Victor
Moore, and all their original as
sociateS, will again be seen in
the roles they made the talk
Of the country.
The plot OF LET En- Eat
Cake" has to do with a second
term in the White House Of
President John P. Wintergreen.
vice president Throttlebottom
and the First Lady, but the
humor Of the story lies in the
hitch that they do not win and
are chucked out of office by an
overwhelming majority-or, as
Wintergreen puts it: There was
stuffing of the ballot boxes, but
not enough to reelect me-"
Let EN- Eat Cake" was writ
The Washington times., 1934-01-04
IS es' - SOME AMUSEMENT GLEANINGS1
Wheeler and WooIsey Headline in
Person at Earle, January ~;
Elisa Landi Warns Up

Meakin was crossed off Gilbert
Miller's pass list. AS it turned out
Mr.. Meakin was q fairly shrewd
gueSSer.
Yesterday I saw Candle Light"
screened as picture. It is one
play which has gained much in
the transfer to the screen. In the
lead roles are Paul LukaS, ELISA
Landi and Nils Asther. They make
q great acting trio and Miss Landi
particularly ceases to be the cold,
passionless beauty Of earlier films,
instead plays with warmth, q be-
coming naughtineSS, q sparkling,
well Spiced role. LukaS is fine and
Nils Asther plays. q nohleman as
though he were born to the title.
"By Candle'ight" (new title) is
racy high comedy that just stops
at the border line Of offensiveneSs.
Well directed by James Whale its
love making technique will be de-
liciously appreciated by ladies
with lorgnetteS. The Rialto Thea
ter gets this one on January IL
after John Barrymore has COM
pleted his screen engagement in
0TO11Y1 sailor -AtLfouO
The Washington times., 1934-01-04
When the Feature
Is Shown on Screen

PALACE-All-star cast in "Din-
ner at Eight" At II, 2:25, 4:45
7:10 and 9:35 p. m.
COLUMBIA-Ed Wynn in 'The
Chief" at 11:15 a. M. /, 2:45.
4:35. 500. sos and 9:55 p. m.
EARLE-Kay Francis in House
on 56th Street." at 1926 a. m,
1885, 3:15, $40, 8 and 1920 p. m.
Stage shows at IL, 2:20, 4:4O, 7
and 9:25 p. m.
FOX-Otto Kruger, in women
in His Life" at II al nj, 1:55. 4:30,
7:25 and 10 p. m. Stage shows at
1885, 3:2O. 6:25 and 9 p. m.
RKO KEITH'S - Dolores Del
Rio in Flying Down to Rio" at
11:46 a. M, 1:46, 3:46. 5:46, 7:46
and 9:46 p. m.
RIALTO: John Barrymore in
"CounselloE-at-Law' 1T 1872 a.
m, 1885, 2:40, AGA. sos. 1853
and 9:38 p. m.
METROPOLITAN - Charlotte
Henry in Alice in Wonderland"
at 10, 11:4O L, m. 1:20, 3. 4:45,
6:20, 8 and GAS o. m,
GAYETY-"Greetings of 1884,
burlesque, at IL noon, 2:15 and
S:15 p. m.
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ences were too Andrew r. Kelley
often hoary with age, colored
with burlesque vulgarity and fit.
ted into feeble stories. So we
have pictures like $50 This is
Africa" which gave censors
everywhere a headache and ex-
hibitors a pain in the box-office.
On the stage Wheeler and
Woolsey are happier. They were
good enough to serve as first
comics for Ziegfeld. For years
Bert Wheeler toured with Betty
Wheeler eating apples all over
the Keith circuit and rated q
standard headline comedy act.
They know the two-a-day and
the four-a-day also. I look for
them to give Guy Wonders a
crackerjack show when they pop
on the Earle stage, their first
stop in a long personal appearance
tour.
I'm fond of Bert Wheeler. He's
a real trouper. Some seasons ago
when a musical comedy troupe
stranded at the Belasco I was
one of those who organized a
benefit show to help them. Bert
Wheeler was with Ziegfeld's "Rio
Rita" He not only showed up
for the benefit to headline the
show but he kicked in with $100
to swell the relief fund. The
century note was strictly his own
idea. How can you help liking
an actor with a heart like that?
Fay Banter Signs
Walter Huston will Lave Fay
BANTER as his leading woman
when ''Dodsworth," from the Sim
clair Lewis story, is given it's first
performance at the National Thea
ter, January 20.
Miss Banter is a star in her
own right. Her most famous
play was east Is East" but foot
light fans will recall her in "Jeal-
The Washington times., 1934-01-04
Marion Lord, oI
Stage Fame, to
Come Back
By RENE DAVIES

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 4.-Marian
Lord tells me that she is bubbling
over with happiness, all because
after four years of retirement,
she is back again on the stage
in the leading role of Love CHS
elers," at the Belasco Theater.
Marian married Arthur Mac
Laglen, of the films, and gave
up the stage two years ago. Now
she is back, and it isn't via the
divorce route, either.
Being a good little wife is all
right" says Marian. "But what
does one do with all the left
over time? My modest little
Brentwood home requires very
little time, and even though ]
devoted hours to practicing, ]
still had plenty Of time on my
hands to get bored and lonely
MY husband is just as glad
as am that I have gone back
to work. He says it improves my
disposition"
Marian Lord made a personal
success in ''Meet the Wife" "The
Shannons of Broadway" an I'd
"Best People," On a long tour
of Australia and New Zealand
she was entertained by Bishop
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RiaIto Continues
Barrymore Film

Beginning today, John Barry
more in "Counsellor-at-Law" be.
gins a second week at the RI
alto Theater, where Universal
Pictures screen production Of the.
Elmer Rice play has been play
ing to crowded houses.
Counsellor at Law" is being
hailed as one of the finest pic.
lures ever made by the yollngeE
Barrymore.
The supporting cast, under Tho
direction of william Wyler, in
cludes Doris Kenyon, Bebe Dam
iels, Onslow Stevens, Thelma
Todd, Melvyn Douglas and Mayo
Methot. "CounSellor-at-Law" waS
written by Elmer Rice, who was
called upon by Universal to pre-.
pare the screen version.
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ten by the same authors who
fashioned "Of Thee I Sing, !"
namely. George 8. kaufman and
Morris Ryslind: the music is
by George dershwin, and the
lyrics by his. brother Ira, the
pair who 80 ably helped to win
the Pulitzer Prize for the pres
ent musicals predecessor.
Scenically, Let EN- Eat Cake"
is q big show In every sense Of
the word. We are again intro
duced to the White House, first
on the night Of the election
when Wintergreen and his asso-
ciates lose out,
Let EN- Eat Cake" will be
presented by Sam H. Harris at
the National Theater for an en-
gagement Of one week beginning
January 3.
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Gloria Swanson this week in
cluded Gloria Swanson, Elizabeth
Allen, William Powell and Her.
bert Marshall. Gloria stopped
traffic in a white crepe gown
made with cape trimmed with
silk fringe.
Universal Studios now boasts
more fraternities than any other
motion picture company. Aside
from an employees organization.
the Universal City Club of 300
members, bridge, basketball, hand
ball and relief groups, the studio
has its own post of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars and recently or
ganized the Peyton Randolph
Chapter, Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution. Mrs. Joseph
Laemmle is president Of the latter.
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Met $ New Film
Ace Of Aces

Richard Dix is the star Of
"Ace of Aces" which opens to-
morrow at Warner Bros. Metro
politan Theater.
Romance between a pacifist
turned killer and lovely young
girl deceived by the glamour of
war with the breath-taking aerial
thrills are combined in "Ace Of
Aces"
Dix and Elizabeth Allan are the
principals. Supporting roles in
"Ace of Aces" are ably portrayed
by Ralph Bellamy, Frank Conroy,
Theodore Newton, Bill Cagney and
others. j. Walter Ruben directed
from an original story by John
Monk Saunders; author of THE
Dawn Patrol" and wings"
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Quick GlinpSeS

Raquel Torres is telling the
world that she's in love again and
that boy friend, Stephen AmeS,
is coming to Hollywood early in
the new year. Members of the
audience at II Am Suzanne" were
that amused when Charlie Chap
lin showed up late with a couple
of girls. saw that scene in the pic
ture where a puppet initiates him
and then walked out.
ZaSu Pitts is so burned over
those radio performers who imi-
tate her voice that she has asked
the R-K-O legal department if
there is any legal way to stop
the practice. Paid a visit to
the forbidden Josef Won Stern
berg set at Paramount. The pic
ture will be finished i'll about
q week. Did you know that Won
Sternberg gives Marlene instruc-
tionS in German?
The Washington times., 1934-01-04
TOYS for "Catherine"

Paramount's prop shop turned
out dozens of toy soldiers which
would delight almost any child for
the use of Sam Jaffe, portraying
the idiotic Grand Duke Peter in
Director Josef Won Sternberg's
Catherine the Great" starring
Marlene Dietrich
The Washington times., 1934-01-04
AIIRETTr HINr III NVIrI(I
%AOOE O7uN WEI\JT1I
By ANDREW r. KELLEY

Wheeler and Woolsey in person
will be the Earle's headliners for
the week Of January IL. A great
vaudeville act and don't be mis-
led into thinking otherwise be-
cause Of their recent pictures.
The Washington times., 1934-01-04

OF all the
mics who
went to Holly
wood, I think
Wheeler a n d
Woolsey got the
rankest de al
from their au-
thorS. They
are both funny
men. Cham
pions Of the
gag. But the
gags they were
given to turn
loose on eXpec-
tant film audi
The Washington times., 1934-01-04
Search Launched

How a nation can rally all Of its
law-enforcement agencies to COM
bat Americas dreaded racket
kidnaping-iS portrayed in Miss
Fane's Baby Is Stolen" Dorothea
Wieck, Alice Brady and Baby Le-
Roy play the major roles.
The Washington times., 1934-01-04
Did YOu Know

That Alice Brady refused to
accept London stage engagements
because the British quarantine
laws make it so difficult to bring
dogs into the country?
The Washington times., 1934-01-04
\ Smart Movie

Candle Light" was one of Gil
bert Miller'S Smartest shows. It
opened in Washington with Leslie
Howard, Gertrude Lawrence and
Reginald Owen featured. A draw
ing room comedy designed strictly
for limousine trade it ran 10 weeks
in New York. During the opening
week here, Hardie Meakin, then
Variety's critic, ventured to pre-
dict it would last three months on
Broadway. For being so frank Mr..
The Washington times., 1934-01-04
en- Money Makers

Motion Picture Herald has Just
completed the poll Of $4,000 mo-
ton picture exhibitors in the
United States. They were asked
to nominate the stars who made
them the most money in 1932-33,
from September to September.
The winners: No. /, Marie Dress
ler; No. 2. viii Rogers; No. 8,
Janet Gaynor; No. 4, Eddie Can
tor; No. S. Wallace Beery, No. 6,
Jean Harlow; No. z, Clark Gable;
No. 8, Mae West; No. 8. Norma
Shearer, No. 10, Joan Crawford.
The second 10 were Joe e.
Brown, Lionel Barrymore, Four
Marx Brothers, Bing Crosby,
Wheeler and Woolsey, Edward G.
Robinson, Slim Summerville and
zasu Pitts, Maurice Chevalier
and Frederic March.
Among the also rams Greta
Garbo (because of her 18 months
vacation, Katharine Hepburn,
whose slaughter of the boxoffice
did not begin until the last six
months with Morning Glory"
and Little Women"
Marie Dressler was No. / in
the same poll year ago.
Bernie Near Record
Louis Bernheimer's New Year
card is an annual pass for two
to the Jesse, Sylvan, and Palm
theaters, neighborhood movies.
Thank you. .BeSs Davis Schreiner
reminds the department that the
Community Drama Guild one
act play tournament is under
way with an invitation to be
chairman of the judges at the
finals to be held in mid-February.
Bill Levy, of the Hangar Club,
will try something new in floor
show entertainment next Mon
day night. He plans to offer
boxing bouts with amateurs for
the dine and dance crowd-Ben
Bernie will come close to crack
ing the Earle's box office record
before he leaves tonight, doing
well over $4,000 on the week.
The record is Inauguration week,
1888, when "Forty-Second Street"
and extra priced shows boosted
the gross. Henry Nestor. the
singing traffic cop, has been in
vited to try out his high notes
at the White House. Edwin c.
Hills first movie short, "The
Human Side of the News" was
pre-viewed here yesterday. The
star of The Washington Times
back page has a very interesting
pictorial story of the Roosevelt
geneaology, tracing the family
tree of the Presidents-'T. R."
and Franklin D.-back to the
Seventeenth century. It's a pip
pin of a short reel, educational
and entertaining.
The Washington times., 1934-01-04

SdJ4OAs NCNA d.
De Mile sent
her there to
gain Is pounds
before she es-
says the role
of Cleopatra IN
c. BIS forth
coming epic Of
the flesh.
N OF tn a t
Claudette'S fig
ure isn't shape
ly enough as it
is, but the di-
rector says that
Cleopatra was
nann oE Ahn nnck
The Washington times., 1934-01-04

IN GQe DaCk ydEu
of her new Bev'
erly Hills home
She has a 500
yard stretch be.
hind her house
and is using $50
of it for the
range.
T ere are
flood-lightS for
night driving
and all the
fancy modern
equipment. AS
S OOn as the
weather is pro-
nif11n1lc Irene
The Washington times., 1934-01-04

voluptuous sirens in all history
and the heroine of his picture
must have plenty Of curves.
Oddly enough, it was De Mile
who caused the star to be in her
present underweight condition.
He put her through such strenu-
Gus location work, crawling on
her hands and knees through
Hawaiian underbrush, that she
lost IL pounds during the film
ing of -Four Frightened People"
So Claudette. as she normally
tips the scales. is only three
pounds short of De Milee's ideal
Cleopatra after all.
Dick Arlen went on the air for
one night and came back with
the simile:
Gas unhappy as a radio an
nOuncer in the silence room
of q public library"
Since everybody else is select
ing the 10 best pictures and the
10 best plays of the year, Bing
Crosby enters the field with his
idea of the 10 best popular songs
of 1888. In the order of their
Importance, he chooses:
"Three Little Pigs" "The Last
Roundup" The Day You Came
Along" did You Ever See a
Dream Walking?" Night and
Day." Thanks" Talk of the
Town." Smoke Gets in Your
Eyes," "Lazybones," and Stormy
Weather"
There ought to be lots of con-
flicting opinions on this subject.
Let's hear a few.
Without a doubt, Irene Dunno
is the most ardent feminine golfer
among the film stars.
The RKO actress has just in
stalled an elaborate driving range
The Washington times., 1934-01-04

is having putting green installed
in some of the other extra space.
The secret behind all these
preparations is the stars ambition
to improve her game to the ex-
tent that she can enter tourna-
ments in the East next spring.
The Washington times., 1934-01-04

MacLaglen, OF
New Zealand.
and met his son,
Arthur. Two
years later in
Hollywood the
friendship was
resumed a n d
Arthur MacLa-
glen and Miss
Lord were mar
ried.
The Washington times., 1934-01-04

One of the
gay holid a y
parties in the
Cocoanut Grove
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Crosby Has List
Or Ten Popular
Songs Of SO
BY HARRISON CARROLL
Copyright. 1894. by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Jan. 4.
Guess why Claudette Colbert
went to Death Valley for a va
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-05-03

reconcile the German non-aggression
treaty with Polands French alliance.
1t worked out beautifully, although
it is pretty difficult to see how Poland
on the one hand can agree not to at
tack Germany, and on the other
undertakes to support France in case
of WARRIOR instance, against Germany.
But it was done. And Barthou tri-
umphantly announced to a stunned
of France, non-aggression treaty or
no.
At Prague.
Prague was the next stopping place
of Barthou's. He went there to see
what could be done about cementing
Czecho-Slovakian friendship with
France, and there is some reason to
believe that his government is plan
ming a continued and intensified isola-
tion of Germany; for such purposes di-
rect assurances from the CzechoSlo-
vakian government would be very use
ful-also because they may pave the
way for the forming of new entente
W DOlSlcT up TIclCIl dHlDlIlOHo duu
to keep Germany Gin its place"
When BarthOu went to Poland his
immediate task was to tell that cOun-
try that France was its very good
friend; that seemed necessary because
Poland had been quite indignant when
France, Italy, Great Britain, and Ger
many last year signed the FOur-POwer
treaty, considered a menace by the
smaller nations of Europe. A similar
task awaited him in Czecho-Slovakia,
main support of The Little Entente,
which had most vociferously protested
against the FOur-POwer treaty on the
ground that it had a tendency to
weaken the European influence of the
small nations.
Barthou apparently has overcome
all such difficulties, and now France
has been told that she can depend on
the genuine friendship of Poland and
Czecho-Slovakia.
In the background of this idyllic
picture one sees the possibility that
Russia, too. may be asked to join that
chain of friendly nations which de-
creases the fear of France-and which
incidentally means that German in
fluence is to be curbed.