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The Washington times., 1936-08-15

With a highly cluttered up yarn,
Ace Megaphonist w. s. CThin
Man") Van Dyke set out to break
speedy production records and to
make his task as gay as possible.
As to the latter, he was indeed
successful. But even his dtrec-
torial smartness and the bright
lines from the pens Of Leon Cor
don and John Meehan, dipped in
moderniStic ink and colored with
slangy wisecracks, failed to elimi-
nate several Of the trite and rather
firing situations.
Box-office hokum! New attend
ance records are bound to be
smashed, cry movie wise experts"
Sure, that's an easy guess. The
presence of Observation-Disclosures
Robert Taylor and Barbara Stan
Wyck made this one a natural"
And good it is too. But don't
analyZe it. The story is as thin
as the tissue paper that must have
been used for the script.
Mr.. Taylor enacts an aristo-
cratic young scientist Che plays
handsome dotCorS beautifully
| (don'tcha Chink?) who picks IN a
gay lass in q gambling joint. For
10 days they have jolly times,
fall in love-but upright and
narrow-minded big brother inter-
fereS. Bobby goes chasing off to
the jungles to capture Public In
sect Number One, while his one
time about-to-be bride seeks her
revenge. And a sweet bit of a
situation she cooked Up, too.
There's q gambling debt to be
paid, and there's family tradition
to think Of. It's a criSs-crosS and
sort of a double-croSS on a flock
of time-worn story twists, and
only the grand work Of Taylor
and StanWyck, guided by that
Van Dyke person, makes it worth
while.
Unusually fine is Jean Hersholt
as the aged scientist. Ditto for
John Eldredge, who does a Splen-
did piece of work as the brother.
Joseph Calleia, Samuel S. Kinds,
Phyllis Clare, Pedro de Cordoba
and Rafael Corio complete the
supporting cast.
The personalities of Barbara
and Bobby make this one impor.
tant. Barbara is perfectly swell
since she has forsaken most Of
her heavy drama attitude and
developed a sense Of humor. She's
hit a nice combination, or sense
of balance between the two, and
she's making it click.
The Washington times., 1936-08-15

II believe if I learned the
technical end, I could also
direct. Perhaps I'll have the
opportunity to find out be-
fore many years have passed.
At any rate, I believe in the
motion picture business as a
whole, and that it offers a
young man who is willing to
study and work the greatest
possibilities for a brilliant fu-
ture of the many professions
which exist today. Certainly
it has no limits of growth or
scope"
Meanwhile, outside of his
work, Bob's interests are CEN
tered in his new bachelor
home at Briarcliff, in Cold
water Canyon, overlooking
the San Fernando Valley. 1t
will have few rooms, but
they will be large, herman
rooms. There Bob will in
stall Joe Mondue, his French
Hungarian man servant, who
cares for his house, his
clothes, his car, whatever he
eats at home, and whatever
else befalls.
Bob is universally liked, on
the lot and off. And his
popularity and friends are
growing daily. They insist
he isn't going Hollywood.
The Washington times., 1936-08-15
ROBERT TAYLOR IS THE NEW HOLLYWOOD CHALLENGE 7
His Brothers Wife,
Rating: Good

RUC1Ig: UOOU
Produced by Metro oIdwyn. Mayer:
CO-starring Barbara Stanwyck and
Robert Taylor. Story by George AueF-
bach. Screen play by Leon Gordon
and John Meehan. Directed by w.
s. Van Dyke, Supervised by Lawrence
Weingarten. Photographed by Oliver
T. N6rBh.
The Washington times., 1936-08-15
College Lads Sign
As Student Writers

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 15.-Fouow.
ing a Pacific CoaSC-wide search
for screen writing talent, three
college youths have been given
Metro oldwyn-Mayer contracts to
learn the scenario business. They
are william Roberts and James
Richard, from U. S. c., and An
drew Morthland, from Stanford.
Edwin Knopf, head of the studio
writing department, found them
after interviewing English profes-
sorS. Eastern colleges will be
secured by other scouts. Each of
the junior authors is to be as
signed to a professional screen
writer to work during all stages
of productions starring Norma
Shearer, Greta Carlo, Joan Craw-
ford, Jean Harlow and other stars.
VOTE AMERICAN
The Washington times., 1936-08-15

none of the vacant movie
mansions of the once great
or the "hoped-to-be "
seems to suit, and nothing
but a plush-lined swimming
pool, in personal colors,
fills the bill.
Robert Taylor is racing
fast in the popularity
sweepstakes. So fast, that in
unofficial exhibitor polls,
they claim he will catch
Clark Gable before the year
is out, and breeze under
the wire as the new cham
pion movie Romeo.
Very soon we may expect
to read that Robert Taylor
is rearin' up and demanding
a new contract. 1t goes with
good notices, autograph de-
mands and fame, not to men
ton the suggestion of the
architects and builders for a
Iittle on account"
The Washington times., 1936-08-15

'history-with much fact and little
fiction-from the early days Of
many defeats to a thrilling climax
the landing Of the first China
Clipper on Oriental shores.
Told in crisp newsreeLlike fash
The Washington times., 1936-08-15
Young Leading Man Is Given
Choicest Spots With Great
Stars of M-G-M
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

Have Just read that Robert Taylor is building himself
new house. 1t sounds like going Hollywood.
By going Hollywood l that state of mind where
The Washington times., 1936-08-15
Frank Mavo Returns

Frank Mayo, one-time star of the
silent screen, has an important
role in the M-G-M Crime Does
Not Pay" subject, Fool Proof"
The Washington times., 1936-08-15

With customary alertneSS, War
ner Brothers have added another
first to their already long string
of debutS of timely cinematic
subjects. Many a newspaper
headline has been the basis of a
hot movie yarn at the Warner
plant.
And so it is again with Frank
Wead'S story of China Clipper"
"a vastly interesting and thrill
ing saga Of progress along the air
ways. Sky pioneers were those
brave men who had the vision
and the courage to seek new goals,
at all times battling skeptics, the
elements and financial barriers.
Beginning the story with Lind
bergh's triumphant arrival in
New York following his startling
solo flight to Paris, Author Frank
Wead has traced oceanic airplane
The Washington times., 1936-08-15

ion, the story has an amazing
composite character in Dave
Logan, the man who realizes his
dream of conquering land and
seattle wide, dangerous Pacific,
the treacherouS mountains and
The Washington times., 1936-08-15
"China Clipper"
RatinQ: SPLENDID

Produced by First National Pictures.
Starring Pat O'Brien with Humphrey
BOgart and Ross Alexander. Directed
by Ray Enright. Story and screen
play by Frank Wead. Photographed
by Arthur EdesOn. Technical advisor,
william 1. Van Dusen, Pan-American
AirWaYs,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-12-11
Slippers for ''Her''

Leather soled D'Orsays with soft kid
uppers in red, blue or black. Felt Ever
etts with leather soles and flat rubber
heels in blue, grey and brown. Sizes
4 to 8.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-12-11
Mems Longing Robes, &.95

Heavy quality brocades cut and tailored by one OF
Americas finest robe makers Double breasted style
with deep shawl collar three pockets and wide sash
with knotted fringe. Blue, brown and wine.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-12-11

Fine gauge Isle hose with double soles and high spliced
heels. In boxed asSortments special group for black
shoes and for tan shoes. Sizes 10 to IL.
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-04-04

partments, and a finance board Of
seven, including six members
elected by districts and the may
or, with complete authority over
levying taxes, issuing bonds and
keeping accounts. Members of
a school and library board also
would be elected by districts.
Mr.. Peterson declares the plan
would permit definite fixing Of
responsibility. The plan is based,
he says, on Minneapolis condi-
tons and traditions, and that it
would be fair to labor, to bust
ness and to the average citizen.
No matter what virtues this
charter plan may have, it's pretty
difficult to visualize. the bows
down in the court house sitting
tamely by and letting it happen.
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-04-04

made-aH details, major and
minor, are worked out, revised
and perfected at a CENTRAL
LABOR union!
Unfortunately in this city the
Gu. as well as labor organiza-
tons, and Our city government is
actually and absolutely under the
domination and control of COM
munist Local 574!
Surely | am not Attacking
business men and industrialists
when | advise them to adopt, for
their mutual protection and ex-
istence, the same plan three years
ago adopted and effectively
used by these radical wreckers
who today has Minneapolis bust
ness and industry paralyzed and
on the verge of bankruptcy.
Maintain the identity of your
present groups but amalgamate
them; weld them together into
a genuinely cooperative group
select delegates from each to
form a central organization, with
fnH polVer to act in the event a,
attack is made ON any unit mem.
Der Of the affiliated groups.
Tear leaf from the expert.
ence Journal of organized la
Dor!
Again let me advise you to los,
no time in securing the service.
of a trained expert from the Mer
chants & Manufacturers Associa
ton of Los Angeles, California
He will come high but mo-
as high as the cost of one more
Communist demonstration" -
one more assault by Local 574-
your constitutional right to con.
duct your lawful business, law
fully and peaceably.
| am not attacking" you, gen.
telmen-merely begging you tc
take some action in your own de.
Tense and existence.
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-04-04
AN OFFICIAL SHOCK
New Charter Hits Buck Pass
ing by City Officials
BY McMann

Perry Peterson, executive Sec
rotary of the Minneapolis Char
ter association, explained details
of a new charter plan which has
been completed after three years
of study.
According to Mr.. Peterson, the
present city government permits
passing the buck" and there
is no effective way for citizens to
measure the ability and perform
ance of city officials. The plan
prepared by the association would
correct those defects and in add.
ton Mr.. Peterson declares this
plan to be the first and only
scheme of government that pro-
tects the citizens fundamental in {.
terests and has been developed to
protect those interests.
The plan provides for a city
council of Is, including IL alder
men and the mayor, with full
jurisdiction over all operating de-
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-04-04
COMMUNISTS WIN
AKRON STRIKE
BY McMann

The strike of the rubber work
ers of the Goodyear Rubber &
Tire Co. of Akron, Ohio, has
come to a close, with the strikers
the victors. The Goodyear Co.
had no alternative but to yield
to the demands of the workers.
For the police of Akron were
helpless, being hopelessly out
numbered by the strikers, and
unable to carry out an injunc-
ton granted to the Goodyear Co.
by the courts restraining pickets
from assembling at the plant,
rioting, and preventing reopen
ing of the plant.
The Goodyear Co. was largely
influenced by the Akron business
men, who persuaded Goodyear
officials that it would be better
for them to give in than to have
the whole town paralyzed by a
general strike, as had been threat
ened by the strike committee un-
less Goodyear capitulated.
There's more to this strike
story of Akron than meets the
eye in daily newspapers and la
Dor newsorgans. Cleveland,
Ohio, has been selected by the
national communist party as
headquarters, and the state Of
Ohio as the pivotal state in the
middle west for the communist
movement.
Communists of Ohio held their
state convention in Cleveland
February %. About one hun,
dred delegates from all over ths
state held a session there. Dur
ing their session new strike tao
tics were planned, and ths
groundwork for the development,
of Farmer-Labor party was
laid.
These new" strike tactics
turned out to be the same old
peaceful picketing" tactics. II
there are any new ones, they have
not yet been let out of the com.
munist grab-bag or have been
kept well under cover. However
the strike tactics used by the
pickets at the Goodyear plant
worked in a large and devastating
manner. The pickets worked
under communist orders, wheth.
er they knew it or not. They were
organized, called out, directed
and encouraged by communists.
Robert Minor, a member of the
Central Committee of the com,
munist party, addressed the work.
ers on February 9. He told then
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-04-04
Some Advice---not An ''Attack"

BUSINESS Men and lndusrass They to Exist Except
at the Pleasure of Communist Ganger Select or Elect
One Central Organization With Full Power to Act for ALL
Under Present Arrangements Firm Factory and Gron
Are at Absolute Mercy of Mercess Gang of Red Bandits
Business Must Adopt Tactics of It's Enemies or Business Is
- O~0Ai~"o 10
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-04-04

Several gentlemen took um-
bragg at an article in last weeks
issue-"Too Much Non-Co-op-
erative Cooperation" charging
| was "again attacking business
men and groups"
If they will read that article
again they will discover that in
.stead of attacking either bust.
ness men or groups, | was actual
ly a6vising them to join hands
and pool resources; and instead
of dissipating their energies and
wasting their funds in futile ef-
fort to protect their own inter-
ests and groups, to cooperate
with other business and industrial
groups, selecting one of the pres
ent groups or forming new one
and giving this group full author
ity to act for all.
Is that an attack upon business
or industrial associations, individ-
uals or groups?
Let me illustrate and pardon
me if in my illustrations, I use
the name of a well known local
concern or organization-this in
order to make my point more
clear-this without offense or in
tent to offend!
Let's assume that Local 574,
an outlaw organization, that
every intelligent man or woman
in the city knows is in control of
and dominates every labor union
and every law enforcement depart
ment in Minneapolis, calls a
strike or instigates a strike
against the Wholesale Grocers
Association. Local 574 is osten-
sibly an organization of truck
drivers and helpers. The Asso-
citation of Grocers have a few
truck dyivers in their employ but
they don't kno1O hoaV many
"helpers~ Only officials of 574
know that. But the strike is call
ed and the Wholesale Grocers are
face to face with fight for ex-
istence.
Under existing conditions they
must wage a single handed fight
against the most powerful, de-
structive, remorseless enemy, OF
every business and industrial
firm in the city. They are forced
to accede to demands that threaten
their very existence-that or
bankruptcy.
Their neighbors and business
ASSOCIATES in the same or similar
lines-having the same or a sim
liar form of organization are not
molested-dt that time! Their
turn will come next!
Now what is taking place
among other business and indus
trial organizations? Nothing!
I'm mistaken slightly.
Some of them, their officials,
are attending Lodge meeting, a
banquet or stag party. The
peaceful pickets" of 574 are not
yet battering in the doors of their
plants or factories nor the heads
of their employees.
But back in the offices and
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-04-04

- ~ siNehiiS VI O|T
savagery, men sit with tense jaws
and anxious faces fighting alone,
No support, no hope of reinforce.
ments, grimly battling for the
best terms possible under the ulti-
mate surrender.
Suppose that things were diff
ferent, that under the plan | pro-
pose, the insolent demands of
s74-camoufaged under any 9TH
er name, they are still the demons
of communist Local 574-were
met with a curt and emphatic re-
fusal; and that every business
and industrial organization, act
ing promptly through its selected
central and executive organ
ization, present a solid front
and offer an aggressive defense
of the Wholesale Grocers-what
then?
The insolence of 574's de-
mands would be moderated.
When it saw that instead of a
single, UNSUPPORTED, defenseless
victim that it could bully, bluff
and crush, it must face solid
phalanx of tightly organized and,
in a defense sense, highly mill
tant opponent, its "militancy," its
lust to crush and wreck and ruin,
would ooze out in ochre drops.
Our radical, communists and
that breed of coolies, roar their
defiance of business and indus
trial firms and of law. They defy
our courts and blithely trample
under foot, court orders and in
functions. They declare fiercely
that if their demands are not met,
they will call a general strike.
Like hell they will, if
All business and industrial
firms were affiliated with one
alive up-on-its-toes, and defen-
sively aggressive organization !!
They wouldn't dare! Those fell
lows fight only when the odds are
Is to l in their favor.
Can't you business men and all
employers see an inch beyond
your nose? Can't you see a pic
ture, one painted by legitimate
organized labor, but three years
ago adopted by radicals and COM
/. munists-the picture of militant
cooperation?
Open your eyes just moment
| , oJ 1ool> ~ 81
For years Labor has been or
ganized into craft or trades uni
ons. Each conducted its own af-
fairs at its individual unions
headquarters. Each had its dis
tinct (and completely staff of Off
Gals including business agents.
Eventually, experience and a
few rough jolts taught labor or
CARNATIONS the supreme necessity
of a central body composed OF
delegates from every union. That
plan was adopted and today with
labor unions maintaining their
individuality, their separate and
distinct organizations, strikes are
okeyed, plans of action agreed
J upon, picketing arrangements
The Saturday press. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1936, 1936-04-04

throughout the n2-'
ton. Under the Indictment of
communist leaders the strikers
rose up in armed rebellion when
the entire Akron police force
came to the Goodyear plant to
serve the restraining injunction
issued by the courts.
1t has been reported that Jack
"Red" Karson, local communist,
is in Akron or has been, where
he lent an experienced hand to
the strikers. Karson is organizer
for Machinists' Union. Local 382
largely involved in the Twin
City garage strike last year. And
it is further reported that Kar-
son is bringing some of these
newfangled Strike tactics" back
to the city with him.
AS result of recent commit
mist activities, Ohio is now con-
sidered one of the great Red
strongholds by the Communist
Central Committee.
J In its devious but steady march
to power, the communist party
in America is gathering not only
the workers into its ranks, but
doctors, lawyers, city, state, and
national officials. The politicians
have been gathered in, not be-
cause they felt any serious call to
the cause of the proletarian
(whose money is paying their
salaries anyway, but because
they feel that in new party they
are sure to rise to the top and
clutch the reins of a dictatorship.
j There are, say, hundred fair
(, ly prominent politicians profess
sing communist proclivities. It's
fifteen cents to half nickel that
each and every one of these feels
that, in new scheme of things,
he will be the one and only dicta-
tor. So the communist party
feeds stupid ambition.
A good deal of the above seems
rather out of the way, consider
ing that this article is entitled,
"Communists Win Akron Strike"
and we started out with details
of the Akron strike. But In each
and every article which deals
with communist inspired activi-
ties, the Red philosophy and
movements should be dealt with,
even to the point of being repe-
titious; for the Red activities In
this country cannot be too often
dwelt upon, s-rutinized, x-rayed,
diagnosed, dissected and empha-
sized in order to bring clearly
home to the public that there IS Q
"red menace and it is not the
chimera humorous newspaper
paragraphs have led citizens to
believe. There are one miIii0s
members IN the United States
communist party. There are
about two hundred official COM
munist newsorgans in this coun-
try. Strikes which communists
have organized and inspired are
helped financially by funds which
the communist party has secured
by soliciting unions and workers
throughout the country by means
of their publications.
That strike in Akron was COM
munist inspired, organized, and
supported. If the need should
return, a continued Strutwear
strike will he ;,,et ne e.~ont
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-04-30

. Halverson and other relatives near
Sank Centre.
Butch Iwinski was a caller at G,
F. Botz's Tuesday.
Mrs. George Grundman, Mrs,
Ray Walker and Mrs. c. F. Botz
attended the leader meeting of the
farm yard improvement project
Tuesday in Community club
rooms.
Mike Bosl and sons spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Wall al
Greenwald. Mrs. Bosl returned
home with them. She spent a week
at the Walz home.
Mrs. Herb Norgarden and Frank
George and Marie Kortan, and
Stella Ferrian spent Thursday ev-
ening at the c. f. Botz home.
Everybody in this neighborhood
attended the Golden Wedding Gel
ebration given in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Dwyer held at the
Progressive Farmers Club house
Sunday.
Mrs. c. F. 2oo..: end Mrs. John
Kramer called on Mrs. Stewart in
Melrose Saturday afternoon.
B. H. Otte was caller at c. F.
Botz's Tuesday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-04-30
sAuK CENTRE HERALD. Sank Centre. MINI.

Mrs. Fay Huston spent Tuesday
afternoon at the Chris Huisman
home.
Richard Otte was a business
caller at the c. f. Botz home Wed
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Walker were
callers at Mrs. Anna Ostendorf's al
Melrose Thursday.
Miss Teasl Kennedy, of Monticel.
10, spent the weekend with her
brothers, Loren and Martin Ken
needy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Kortan and
son, Louis, Mrs. Herbert Norgarden
and Marie Kortan took dinner al
the Chas. Kortan home Sunday.
Bob Freeman and Harry Huston
were callers at IwinskPs Tuesday
Miss Luella Halverson and Jack.
lie and Martin Kennedy spent Sat
urday evening at the Chris Huis-
man home.
Mrs. Ole Halverson and Mrs,
Grindy, of Sank Centre, were call
ers at the Sorenson home at Little
Sank Monday.
Raymond Stewart took dinner al
c. F. Botz's Saturday.
Phil and Marvilla DIVER were
callers at the Chas. Kortan home
Saturday.
The Misses Alma and Lucille
Botz and Evelyn Kortan attended
the glee club singing contest held
at Alexandria Friday.
Miss Francis GRADER spent Fri
day and Monday night with Ruth
Botz.
Mr.. Anderson and daughter, OF
near Clarissa, spent Sunday at the
Fay Huston home.
Mrs. Ray Walker spent Frida,
evening at the Grundman home.
Mrs. Jake Key was a caller al
Ole Halverson's Thursday.
Fay Huston and son, Harry
spent Tuesday afternoon in st
Cloud.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Huismar
and son, of Grand Island, Neb., are
visiting at the Chris Huismar
home at present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Halversor
and children and Mr.. and Mrs
George Sukke and children tool
dinner at the Ole Halverson home
Sunday.
Miss Jean Grindy took supper al
Ole Halverson's Sunday.
Chas. Kortan, Jr., spent Tuesday
evening at the Thomas Dwyel
home and installed a new radio.
Tom Halverson, of Harmony
Mimi, spent the weekend with Ole