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Zone Rainy
Afternoon"
RutinQ: Good

Produced by Mary, PickfOrd and
Jesse L. Lasky. Starring Francis Led.
erer with Ida LupinO and Hugh Her
bert. Directed by Rowland v. Lee.
Screen play by Stephen MOrehOuse
Avery. Additional dialogue by Mau.
rice Hanline. Photographed by PeVe-
rell Marley and Merritt Gerstad.
With a great deal of so-called
continental froth, considerable
sophistication and some down
right movie hokum. zone Rainv
Afternoon" is one Of those gay,
nonsensical cinema pieces tnat
will entertain in a delightful man.
ner.
A slim idea was used as the
basis for the yarn which captures
its charm from the performances,
the dialogue and the directorial
style of presentation. The plot
ah, but what xlattery I am using
is of gay young actor who
accidentally sits beside the wrong
girl in a darkened Paris movie
palace and. inspired by the love
scene upon the screen, leans over
and kisses her. Great excitement
and confusion Immediately occurs
when the outraged" miss Slaps
the fresh lads face. Along come
members of a so-called purity
league who insist that the kisser
be arrested and tried for his
crime.
Partisan women go Immediately
daffy for this new Casanova. Vari-
Gus amusing situations arise dur
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-16
of the Latest Movies

hing the trial, his success at the
theater where he was playing and
his eventual winning Of the girl
he kissed.
Francis Lederer has q certain
decided and amusing knack Of por-
traying confused young men. In
this he is hilariously confused and
muddled. Perhaps no one Is bet
ter for enacting an "always-iu-a
trance" type than is Hugh Her
bert. And Ida Lupino does excep-
tionally well as a ga-ga heroine,
while Erik Rhodes is again one of
those stormy. left-waiting suitors.
Roland Young, always a brigh;
player in any cast, manages 7icely
with but a brief role, while Coun-
tess Liev de Maigret makes her
cinema debut, displaying much
talent. She did, however, suffer
from awkward camera angles.
Donald Meek, Georgia Game.
Joseph Cawthorn,. Richard earle,
Phyllis Barry, MiScha Auer, Muir
ray Kinnell, and others, complete
the imposing cast.
The initial production venture
of Mary Pickford and Jesse L.
Lasky is bright one-a film that
should make them many friends
and considerable money.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-16

Imitators Of CARLOS strange
slow Swedish accent are always
sure of good laugh and
Carole Lombard definitely cuts
another notch in her artistic career
with a Screamingly funny char
acterization of a fake Swedish
princess, assuming the very-much-
Carlo attitude.
Probably one of the best Holly
wood formulas for a combined
comedy and mystery story is a
large ocean-going liner on it's way
from Europe to New York. Any
thing can happen-and it usually
does.
With 1.-THE Princess Comes
Across" there is everything Mr..
and Mrs. Average Movie Fan can
desire-and possibly a bit more.
William K. Howard is particularly
directorially clever with a boat
as a locale. Difficult as it is in
such cramped surroundings, How
ard seems to glow in a mega
phone manner under these con-
ditionS.
Craming more than is ordi-
narily found in Sea-going yarns,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-16
By Jimmy Starr

} this amusing cinema ditty con-
Germs a phoney Swedish princess
on her way to Hollywood for q
film career, a wiSe-cracking or
cheStra leader and concertina
king, the heads of detective bu-
reauS from Russia, China. France,
Scotland Yard and Germany. To
make it more exciting, there is
an escaped murderer on board,
a blackmailer and various other
interesting characters.
Miss Lombard is particularly
bright and shining as the prin-
cess, while MacMurray losses in
another of his inimitable non
chalant but intriguing perform
ances. William Frawley Sparkles
as the hard-boiled pal who
finally weakens to the wearing of
a beret.
Others who contributed much
in supporting roles were Douglass
Dumbrille. Alison Skipworth, Por-
ter Hall, George Barber, LumS-
den Hare. Sig Rumann, Mischa
Auer, Tetsu Komei. Bradley Page
and Bonnie Bartlett.
You'll immensely enjoy 1.-THE
Princess Come Across" because
it really comes across" with a
flock of twists, thrills and laughs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-16

I ask him if he give one-word description of
Hollywood
Temporary" he says "to me that sums it up Nobody
acts they belong here, expected to stay long
time
'"The maddest set in Hollywood is how they describe
'y Man Godfrey the Universal picture in which Caroe
Lombard plays New Yorks dumbest debutante and William
Powell, downat-the-heels gentleman who becomes her
butler.
Besides the two stars there are Alan Mowbray Alice
Brady Eugene Palette and Mischa Auer all little crazy
and Gail Patrick who's sensible enough but hopeessy out
numbered.
Even Gregory La Cava the director is bit "tetched
In the haid''
1 get my first laugh on the set this week when
Caroes makeup This Lombard person is nothing not
sophisticated but for my Man Godfrey she has her hair
parted in the middle and falling away from her face in
soft She looks about 13 years old and naive
that it brings the protective instinct right out in
While watch, they make in which Alan Now
bray recteS wild yarn about the butler being a
married with five children Carole falling in love
with the butler and she listens various emotions are
supposed to chase each other across her face
She does it perfectly the first time and shouts:
"One take lombard"
yeah" fips baby-faced Carole "that comes from my
Senne training We had to do it right the first take
gave out of film
Bing Crosby recordings used to be Joan Crawford's
favotes but the photograph her set plays mostly
classics.
Joan does anything halfway. She modest
Of Hollywood actresses not excepting Carlo, and
the morning that visit The Gorgeous Hussy set this
week, she is sad.
We sit and talk in her portable dressing room, where
have to draw feet up under my chair to keep from soil
ing the voluminous skirts of her gown.
Joan is suffering touch Of her old nferiory complex
There are many fine actors in this cast that
scared to DEATH, she tells IT Lionel Barrymore
Melvyn Douglas Robert Taylor James Stewart and
der how I am ever to hold up my end.
This morning, was supposed to be sitting at desk
writing, and was dropped the pen three times
My hands were ice cold"
It is repetition of many talks have had with JOAN She
has been that since first knew her in the days of
"Our Dancing Daughters"
Another morning, at R-KO watch them film scene for
"Mss John Bea is presiding village school room,
and Anne Shirley who plays Bret Hartes ovabe heroine
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-16
New Story Prepared
For Swarthout Film

Frederic Hazlett Brennan is
writing the original screen story,
Opera VS.. Jazz" which is intended
as a Gladys Swarthout starring
picture at Paramount to follow
THE New Divorce"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-16

| beat even Gary Cooper
to the set on the first day
of the picture.
1t is a Chinese street
scene covered over by a
huge brown canvas. Car
penters are still hammering
on one balcony and a dog
trainer is escorting some
dirty-looking mongrels to
their posts in doorways of
the houses.
Director Lewis Milestone
is on hand, directing the
set-up of the cameras, and
so is Clifford Odets, Broad
ways favorite young play
wright and the author of
the script.
Odets has cut off some of
his bushy hair since coming
to Hollywood and is even
considering buying a small
car, though he is afraid of
owning any kind of prop
erty, because, he explains,
ct might tie me down"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-16
Has Varied Career

Bob Burns, radio comedian,
making his film debut with Bing
Crosby in Rhythm on the
Range" has been a soldier, ped.
dler, candy butcher, waiter, ad-
vertiSing man, blackface minstrel
and movie extra.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-16

is reading haltingly from a
textbook.
It seems a long time since
that other ''M'liss" when
Mary Pickford played the
character back in 1918.
When Anne comes out of
the scene, I ask her if she
has ever met. Miss Pickford.
eyes," she answers, six
teen years ago."
And then she tells me an
interesting story.
When Anne was 2 years
old, back in New York, her
aunt worked in the Ritz Carl
ton Hotel and, one day,
brought home the exciting
news that Mary Pickford
and Douglas Fairbanks were
stopping there. The stars
had given permission for
Anne to be brought up to
see them, so the 2-vear-old
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-16
RuggIes Rides Bike

Charles Ruggles is the latest
member of the film colony to use
a bicycle to get around the Para
mount lot. He recently bought
one to ride back and forth be-
tween his dressing room and the
Early to Bed" set.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-16

future saret carried before the famous
tightly cutching cloth rabbit nicknamed Unce Dudley
The rabbit is important to the story says Anne because
it had tag tied around it's neck and Douglas Fairbanks
wrote the tag Good Luck
II still have that tag at home"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-16
You Can TroveI the Orient
Without Leaving Sets Of
The New Pictures
BY HARRISON CARROLL

(copyright, Features syndlcate
HOLLYWOOD, May IT,
These days is possible to tour the Orient without
leaving Hollywood TO The Good Earth and "Lost Hor
IONS" is now added Paramounts Chinese God.'
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-16
1.-THE Princess
Come Across"
RATING: Splendid

Produced by Paramount. COstarring
CarOle Lombard and Fred MacMur-
ray. Directed by william X. Howard.
Story by Philip Macdonald. Adapted
by Louis Lucien ROGEer. Screen play
by Walter DeLeOn, Francis Martin
Frank Butler and Don Hartman.
Photographed by Ted Tetxlaff. Arthur
HOrnblOw. jr., associate producer.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-16
JUNIOR PATROL
TO HAVE DRILL
EVENT SCH EDULED TO TAKE
PLACE FRIDAY AFT
ERNOON

All members of the Key West
Junior Patrol are asked to report
at Bayview Park Friday afternoon
at 4 o'clock for drill practice,
leaders in the recreation section
of the local WPA ANNOUNCED this
morning.
Boys and girls who would like
to belong to the patrol also are
invited to meet with others to-
morrow, it was said, and plans
will be discussed for working up
the drill team to the same point
of perfection which it had last
summer. Former members who do
not care to continue membership
in the patrol are asked to turn
in their uniforms. ,i-g rs
After the patrol has been de-
veloped again to its old efficiency
efforts will be made to arrange
competitive drills with teams in
other parts of the state, it was
said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-16
BOYS ARRAICNED
FOR TAKING CAR
TWO DEFENDANTS BROUGHT
BEFORE CRIMINAL
COURT

Joseph Johnson Kemp, 20, and
William Sweeting, 10, charged
with taking and using an auto
mobile belonging to another with
out the owners consent, the own
err being Ben Adams, wer arraign-
ed in criminal court this morning.
The auto was taken from the
corner of Eaton and Duval streets
last Friday night. The owner re-
ported the matter to Traffic Of
ficer Everett R. Rivas.
Officer Rivas Immediately
started a hunt for the car, and
about so minutes later located it
and it's riders on Bertha street.
He returned the car to Mr..
Adams and placed the boys I'M
der arrest.
After considering the case in
its different aspects, Judge j.
Vining Harris ;.dmonished the
lads they had committed a grave
offense and could be severely
punished for it. He warned them
not to be guilty of any breaches
of the law in future, and permit
ted them to go under suspended
sentence pending good behavior.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-16
Investigators Of Munitions Go
After World War Loans Story
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STUARTS BRING
IN FIVE TARPON

Eight strikes and five
tarpon was the record estab-
lished yesterday by MIR. and
Mrs. c. II. Stuart, Newark,
N. Y, guests at the Casa
Marina, while out fishing
with Captain Begley Filler.
MIR. and Mrs. Stuart are
regular winter visitors to
Key West and never fail to
make good catches, laughing
at the old tales that tarpon
are only caught in the sum-
mer.
That they both know the
characteristics of the "silver
king" is evidenced by their
catch yesterday, which is a
record for a party of two, it
is said. The tarpon weighed
from so to 80 pounds.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-16
REV. PEELE HEARD.
TODAY IN ADDRESS.
AT ROTARY CLUB.
SEVERAL GUESTS IN ATTEND
ANCE AT REGULAR LUNCH
EON OF ORGANIZATION
HELD AT NOON HOUR

The Key West Rotary Club held
its regular luncheon today at the
noon hour. The meeting was call
ed to order by President Melvin
E. Russell. Rev. Shuler Peele in
voked the blessingj
Sebastian Cabrera introduced
as his guests, the Rev. Shuler
Peele, Norman Lowe and Robert
Strunsky, representing the New
York Sun.
F.. A. Strunk introduced Chas.
C. Roper of Dark Harbor, Me-.
and Joe Lopez as his guests. Bas-
com Grooms introduced Geo. A.
Dody, and William Demeritt in
troduced 1t. Alvin R. Moore,
U. s. A., of Atlanta.
President Russell presented a
new member to the club, John
Bogart.
Joe Lopez led the club in sing
ing "Round and Round"
The program, in charge of the
Fellowship Committee with w. W..
Demeritt as chairman, was pre-
sented by Sebastian Cabrera, who
INTRODUCED as the speaker of the
luncheon the Rev. Shuler Peele,
pastor of the Fleming Street
Methodist church. Rev. Peele
spoke on the subject of "Fellow-
ship"
Stephen Douglass suggested to
the club the erection of a large
sign board at the information
booth at the head of the Island,
bearing a map of Key West streets
and showing places of interest
thereon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-16
FIX RATES ON
CARS FOR HIRE
PROVIDED FOR IN ORD1N-
ANcE ADOPTED BY
CITY COUNCIL

Chauffeurs of automobiles for
public hire in Key West are re-
quired by law to charge not more
than % cents per passenger rcr
trip in five passenger cars and
not more than 40 cents per pas
senger per trip in seven passenger
cars anywhere in the city limits
west of Bertha street.
This is one part of section of
Ordinance 323 Council series.
passed at regular meeting of city
council held last night. Other
provisions are:
Five passenger cars may charge
So per hour and seven passenger
cars may charge $3.50 per hour,
regardless of the number of pas
sengers carried.
Passengers shall be allowed,
free of additional charges. two
pieces of baggage for each per-
son; extra parcels of baggage
shall be charged for at the rate of
10 cents each.
All chauffeurs are required to
post in a conspicuous place in
their cars a card carrying the
schedule of rates. which shall be
furnished by the city.
Any person violating the pro-
visions of the ordinance, whether
passenger or chauffeur, shall be
fined not more than s25 or inn
prisonment in city Jail of not
more than 80 days.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-16
CUBA BRINGS In
PASSENGERS
VESSEL SAILS SHORTLY AFT
Err ARRIVAL ENROUTE
TO HAVANA, CUBA

Steamship Cuba, of the P. and
o. S. S. company, arrived this
morning from Tampa with II
first class passengers and four
second class for Key West; Is
first and three seconds for Ha-
vana.
The vessel brought Is tons of
freight and 80 sacks of mail for
Key West; no freight and 104
sacks of mail for Havana.
Steamship Ozark, of the Clyde
Mallory Lines, is due to arrive to-
morrow evening from New Or
leans, en- route to Miami and
Jacksonville.
Freighter Colorado, of the same
lines. is due in port Sunday morn
ing from New York, with cargo
for Key West and Tampa.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-16
JUDGE REDUCES
SENTENCES FOR
ROBERT MOORE
JURIST BECOMES LENIENT,
EXPLAINING REASONS FOR
REDUCING TIME TO THIR-
TEEN YEARS

Actuated by a feeling of SYM
pathetic benevolence, Judge j.
Winning Harris in criminal court
this morning reduced the SEN
fences aggregating % years i'm
posed on Robert j. Moore yester-
lay, to Is years.
When Moore was arraigned, the
judge told him of his intentions
to reduce the sentences, not be-
cause there were any extenuat-
ing circumstances connected with
the several cases, but that he
felt that a reduction would permit
Moore to regain his liberty while
still a comparative young man.
The judge said also that he felt
that to cut two years from each
of the four sentences of five years
on the felony charges and one
year from the sentence of two
years on the misdemeanor charge
was sufficient to meet the de-
mands of the law, and it was so
ordered.
Henrietta Gates, who was ar
rested for completely in the rob-
berries committed by Moore, was
arraigned on a charge of Having,
receiving and aiding in the con-
cealment of stolen property" and
entered a plea of guilty.
The defendant was asked by
Judge Harris how many children
she was the mother of. and re-
piled two, the eldest eight years
old.
After giving the woman's state
ment several minutes of thought
the judge, tenfpering justice with
a large share of mercy. due prin-
cipally to thoughts of the two
little children, advised the de-
PENDANT of his intention to sus-
pend sentence.
She was admonished that the
sentence would remain suspended
just so long as her actions war
ranted, and advised her to pursue
a straightforward course in fu-
ture.
Any deviations from the path of
strict rectitude will make it neces-
sary for apprehension and the sus-
pended sentence can be put in
force at the discretion of the
court, the Judge advised.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-16
Senate Committee Plans
To Look Into Various
Activities Relative To
Operations
By WILLIAM S. WHITE
(By Associated PFesS)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-
Source of a hundred sensations as
to the worldwide secret activities
of the war gun merchants. the
senate munitions committee re-
turns to its job determined this
time to turn up the story of Amer
lean World war loans.
In the backwash of the COM
mittee's astonishing disclosures,
congress passed in 1885 tenn
pOrary neutrality laws that were
the broadcast the country ever has
known. Now, the Investigators
again become the means of drama.
tizing the views of those who want
rigid neutrality and control of
the munitions industry.
Already an inquiry has been
made as to how much it would
cost the government to manufac-
ture its own guns and bombs and
ships; a drive for a government
monopoly on the implements of
war appears in the offing.
Tale OF International Intrigue
The committee in it's last ses-
sion heard a, story of interna-
tional intrigue, of alleged graft
and bribery reaching from Cen
trail America to China. Some of
the testimony provoked diplomatic
representations from abroad; no
less majestic a figure than King
George of England was pictured
once before the committee sub
stantially as an arms salesman for
British interests-competing at
one time against officers of the
army and navy of the United
States.
The inquiry brought forth
secrets long guarded, and at one
time committee investigators
charged certain government de-
partments with blocking them by
withholding material information.
A great deal of what was told
the inquiry subsequently was de-
MED by the principals involved;
munitions manufacturers struck
out sharply against government
manufacture of war weapons on
the ground it could not be as eff
ficient as private operations.
Advocating Large Armies
Chairman Nye of the commit
tee reached the belief, he said.
that some American munitions in
terests were cooperating with for
eign companies to increase their
profits through advocating large
armies and navies.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-16
ORR DEPARTS
ABOARD PLANE
WPA DIRECTOR HERE ON WAY
TO JACKSONVILLE FOR
CONFERENCE

Thomas D. Orr, WPA director
in Key West, left yesterday aft
ernoon by plane for Miami to
there entrain for Jacksonville
for a conference with officials of
the WPA and FERA.
Mr.. Orr said before leaving he
will, with Robert Unkrich. assist
ant to Florida ERA administrator
Conrad Van Hyning. make certain
recommendations which will, if
put in effect, mean more money
in circulation in Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-16
MORE AUTO TAGS
SOLD LAST YEAR
REPORT MADE SHOWS IN.
CREASE OVER CORRESPOND
ING PERIOD OF. YEAR 1884

TALLAHASSEE, Jan. 10
Substantial Increase in motor We
hicle tag purchases for the cal
endar. year of 1886 exceeded the
total for 1884 by approximately
100000. motor vehicle commits
sion auditors reported.
The commission receipts in
1885 were $4,864,31S.77, of
which $4,69O.296.27 was from tag
sales. In 1884. receipts were $4,-
39S,7S4.S2. with tag sales repre-
senting $4,244.450.S2.
The year 1884 saw 354,s47
tags sold; 1885, 375,O1S tags.
Revenue from sale of tags,
with exception of expenses of
the motor vehicle commission,
goes to the states common
schools.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-16
PROGRAM TONIGHT
AT RAYVIEW PARK

An amateur night performance
will be staged tonight at Bayview
Park under the sponsorship Of the
recreation section of the local
district Of the WPA, it was an
nounced this morning. The pro-
gram will start at 7:30 P. NJ.
A number of new cts have been
listed by those wLo are to partiei-
pate in tonight's performance,
and it is expected to be excep-
tionally enjoyable.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-01-16
new ARRIVAL AT
HOME OF Lewis

Born Wednesday to Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Lewis at their home,
1917 Margaret street, a fine girl.
The little one has been given
the name of Myrna Rae.
Mother and daughter are doing
nicely, ii is reported.