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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-04-16
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE.

tract or were set, depending upon
which way the diamond finesse was
taken.
One South player, Waldemar Won
Zedtwitz, did not hazard a guess
as to where the diamond @ was.
He was able to count East for one
heart and one spade, therefore plac-
ing West with six hearts and three
spades. Mr.. Won Zedtwitz, after
drawing trumps. tried out the club
suit, to get further count on the
hands, and Sound that West held
three clubs. His next play was to
the diamond K, to discover which
diamond was Vests singleton, and
when he found it was the seven,
successfully fnessed through East's
diamond @.
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South's 4-Spades contract, what
safety play enables him with cer-
tainty to make the contract?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-01
ONLY PICKERING IN SHIP s STRIkE
 ON 64T H DAY
New Year Brings No Pros pect of Settlement in Long
 Drawn Out Dispute

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Jan. L. Bitter pickering replaced peaceful settlement by negotiations as the Pacific Coast maritime strike en- tered the New Year with a loss by the 64-day blockade to shipping merchants estimated at from $5,- 100000 to $7.00O,000.
 The union spokesmen denied the statement by Representative Thom- $ c. Plant of the shipowners as- sociation that striking deck and engine room officers have been of fered concessions.
 Randolph Meriwether, of the Ma rine Engineers Beneficial Associa- tion. said the first the union con- ferees heard of concessions was when Plant was leaving the last long series of futile conferences yesterday afterndoon. Plant said yesterday: We will give you every thing and pay cash for overtime. also grant union recognition, but we won't give you preference
 Meriwether said only unions have offered concessions.
 Assistant Secretary of Lcbor Ed- ward F. McGra'dy plans to leave for Washington, D. C.. today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-01
NAVAL TREATIES DIED, MIDNIGHT; LID IS NOW OFF
Europe's Shipyards Already Running to Increase
 Fighting Craft GREAT BRITAIN TO ANNOUNCE PROGRAM Qualifications to Be Rebuilt on Pacific-Also
 Battleships

. LONDON, Jan. 1.-Great Britain will announce this month a new program for rebuilding her Hong kong and other Pacific Naval Bases, informed circles said last night on the eve of the expiration of the fir teen year attempt to restrict naval tonnage by treaty.
 Foreign Secretary Eden will make the announcement of the new pro- gram in the House of Commons soon after converting January 19.
 Great Britain, it was stated, does not expect Japan to reply to her proposal for the extension of cer- tain articles in the dead Washing ton Naval Treaty which provided for the maintenance of a status quo on Pacific Qualifications.
 Also as the London Naval Treaty expired last midnight, Europe's shipyards hummed today with pre- parations for unbridled competition in strengthening the nations Naval arms.
 Great Britain will lay keels for two 35,00O ton battleships today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-01
HuskieS and Pitt Evenly Matched
 for Game Today
Both Teams in Great Shape as They Await Kickoff
 in Rose Bowl Contest

PASADENA, Cal, Jan. 1.-As the two most evenly matched teams in years of Rose Bowl competition clash today, the University Of Wash ington is given the advantage in bunting and passing ability and has an eight-pound weight advantage. Pittsburgh is conceded the edge in power and ability to rock 'em and sock 'em" as the late Rockne called the old fashioned, hard driving football.
 The field was drying out fast to- day under cold wind from the snow in the mountains behind the big bowl.
 The Partners were on the field only few minutes for final work out yesterday, contenting themselves with tossing the ball back and forth and trying the turf with shoes with both short and long cleats. Coach Jock Sutherland said the mental and physical condition of his team was good.
 Washington seemed in much more cheerful frame of mind and held a half-hour workout.
 A band of 2,0O0 Washington root CTS is due to arrive today to give it's team encouragement while Pitt partisans are fewer.
 The probabable lineups, reading from the left end:
 Pittsburgh-Daddio, MatiSi, Glass; ford, Adams, Tezze, Daniell. Hoff- r2nn; backfield, Michelosen, quar- ter; Goldberg and Larue, halves, and Patrick, fullback.
 Washington Johnson, Markov, Starcevich, Wiatrak, Slivinski, Bond, Peters; backfield, Logg, quarter; Cain and Haines. halves, and Nowo- groski, fullback.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-01
RetaiIers' Sales ir '36
 Reported Best m 6 Kears

percentage of increased purchasing. Following closely came the Middle West, where farm income was some per cent higher than last year. The Pacific Coast, New England and, finally, the Middle Atlantic States, ranked next in that order.
 The 1886 total of $36,680, ,000 900, estimated by the National Retail Drygoods Association in conjunction with other research organizations, represents 12 per cent increase over last years aggregate and is Is per cent under 1880 and 26 per cent under 1929. In 1929, with pric- es at a substantially higher level than in 1886, retail business reached peak of $49. 100000
 Buyers in 1886 favored automo-
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-01
BANK RESERVES
 OVER COUNTRY
 BE INCREASED
Effort to Check Mark e Boom Housing in
 Washington Is Up

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-Bank- CTS foresee little disturbance to come from the increase of billion dollars in reserve requirements expected to be ordered within the next few weeks.
 The reason is that the reserves are well scattered over the country held largely by the individual banks whose reserve requirements will be increased by the Federal Reserve Board in it's scheme to check the market boom before it gets out of hand.
 In the gate 20's when the spec taculative market had attracted huge loanable funds to eastern banks a drastic increase in reserve re- quirements might have had very startling effect. Country banks, in order to meet it, would have had either to collect many of their local loans or to recall money they had
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-01
Business Adjusted l to Shifts in 1886

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-Durin 1886 a vigilant financial world ha, to adjust itself to the followin sweeping shifts:
 Higher stock margin require mentS.
 A 50 per cent boost in Fed eral Reserve requirements.
 Devalua tion of important \ world currencies.
 Unprecedented United States gold import peaks.
 The surtax on undistributed profits.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-01
' s . :. -l- V n 15 THROUGH
 PASSENGERS
 ON PRINCESS
Norah and Arctic Foot Whistles with Juneau as
 New Year Comes In

After sailing from vancouver with about 95 horthbound passeng- CTS, the Canadian Pacific steamer Princess Norah arrived at Juneau last evening at 8 o'clock, with 34 passengers aboard for this port, and IS through passengers for Skagway.
 Stopping in Juneau long enough to hold a blasting duel with the steamer Arctic as the City well comed the New Year, the Norah sailed for Skagway at about 2 o. clock this morning.
 The Princess steamer unloaded at Juneau 1900 sacks of mail for this city, the Westward and the h. terior.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-01
Advance Theory Big Time Gangster Would Have
 Asked Larger Ransom
FATHER SAYS NOTHING
 HEARD FROM CHARLES
Gloom Settles Over Search as Fifth Day Passes With
 out Any Definite Clue

TACOMA. Jan. 1--New fears surrounded the search for Charles Mattson, 10-year-old kidnapped son of Dr. and Mrs. w. w. Mattson, here today as empty y-handed of ficers checked every minute clue in l the fiye-day abdllction The fears Ifeplaced the atlitnde ot contid denca previously noted among members of the family and officers and ob- servers were dubious.
 Statements also came from per- sons close to the actual develop ment in the official active search, the most pessimistic offering no explanation of the asserted belief the kidnaper never had answered the overtures of the family which began last Tuesday afternoon. It was also doubted whether the kid naper would be able to return the ooy safely even if the ransom was paid.
 It was implied the fears were based on the belief the kidnaper was believed to be an amateur, it being pointed out that no "big time" gangster would ask such low. ransom or take chance on seixtng the boy before witnesses-a brother and sister. William Muriel. and g Seattle girl, Virginia Chatfield all of whom asserted they could iden- tify him.
 pr. Mattson, when asked today. have you had any direct word from Charles?", answered. mo. nothing; no there is not a thing"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-01
U WASHINGTON
 BREAKING EVEN
 IN CAGE GAMES
Defeated by Southern Cali fornia But Wins
 Over UCLA

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Jan. l. Southern California defeated the University of Washington last night AS to 3l in a coast basketball game.
 Ohio State defeated UCLA 48 to 39
 Tn the s. Washington game the former piled up a 21 to ad- vantage early in the game.
 Wednesday night Washington de- feated UCLA 52 to 51 in two over time periods and Ohio State emerged victor over Southern Cali fornia 40 to 38 i,1 one overtime period.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-01
VI -s@- sl5 Business BorrOlcings Set
 Record During Past Year
 as Rates Sink to NeU LO,U
By FRANK MacMILLEN Associated Press Financial Writer

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.--Money was offered almost for song in 1886 and there were pienty CT corporate borrowers to taKe it while the price was right.
 More money was borrowed by cor porations at long term in the past year than at any time since 1930 The rates were more reasonable probably, than for any similar per iod in the country's history, and certainly were the lowest in modern times.
 For that reasons corporations by the score redeemed outstanding bonds on which they were obligat- ed to pay relatively high interest rates and replaced them with others conforming to the state of the mon- ey-glutted investment market.
 Landis Halls Change
 The situation was given succinct expression by Chairman James M Landis, of the Securities Exchange Commission, when he said in De- cember:
 Only two years ago our concern lay with the absence of capital is- sues, sagging markets and fright ened and embittered public. Today one thinks in terms of a wholly re- versed situation rapidly rising markets, expanding volume and an apparently unsuitable demand for capital issues
 The plethora of funds seeking a profitable outlet was heaped ever higher during the year by the in-
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-01
By SMITH REAVIS Press Financial Writer

NEW YORK, Jan. Farmers, workers and coupon clippers, with the expanding revenues of the in dustrial upturn in their pockets, hoisted the 1886 volume of retail trade to more than S36,OO0 ,00O, ,OOO, the best level since 1930
 Rising employment, augmented farm income and fatter wages for city workers played their part in the buying movement. The soldiers bonus and increased dividends paid out by hundreds of industrial cor porations were credited with a pump priming" share.
 South Sets the Pace
 The south, with its expanded in Qnstry and 12-cent cotton, led in
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-01
PEGGY JOYCE , IS IN M 0NEY
 BY ACCIDENT
Fiance Killed in Switzer. land While on Sleigh
 ing Party

LONDON, Jan. 1.--Peggy Hop kins Joyce, already wealthy, may have fallen heir to another great fortune through the tragic death oi her fiance, Vivian Jackson, in a Swiss sleighing accident with hel yesterday. She was slightly injured
 His father left Vivian and his brother seven and one-half million dollars and there is nothing in the British law to prevent husband from cutting off his wife in a will Mrs. Jackson has sued her hus- band recently for divorce.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-01
Have You One .Of Them :? No, All Right!

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-How would you like to try to get change for a $10000 bill on Sunday afternoon?
 The possibility of the problem arising was 50 per cent greater in 1886, because the number of $10,- 900 bills in circulation in the coun- try had rised to 2l at the end of September. A year previous there were only IA.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-01
V. I. HAHN RETURNS
 FROM TRIP SOUTH

Victor I. Hahn, Superintendent of the White Pass and Yukon Route, accompanied by Mrs. Hahn, stopped off in Juneau for a short time last night, while the north- bound vessel, the steamer Princess Norah, was in port here.
 MT. and Mrs. Hahn have been south for some time and were re- turning to their headquarters in Skagway.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-01
TO CALL FOR
 NOME BIDS

WASHINGTON, Jan l. = The Treasury Department has issued a new call for bids for the construc- tion of the Federal Buildings at Nome. The project embraces a post office, court house and jail. The bids are scheduled to be opened on April 6, this year.
 The contract has already been ad- yertised but the lowest bid received was greater than the amount avail able so the plans were revised to bring the project within the desig- mated sum.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-01
DIES SUDDENLY
 WASH. HOSPITAL
Commissioner of Immigra- ton and Naturalization
 Service Passes Away

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-Daniel MacCormack. head of the Immi- grafton and Naturalization Service, Department of Labor, died suddenly early today in hospital at the age of 57.
 MacCormack has held the post of Commissioner since March, 1883.
 Death resulted from acute peri tonitis after an operation two weeks ago.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-01
CHARITY GAME

O11fARl II oAlNAG
 SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan. l. The various bowls, = Rose, Sugar Cotton, Sun, ct al.--can keep thei glory. San Francisco wants no par of it.
 This was made plain by Bill Golf man, the big typewriter man o Chicago and former resident of Sal Francisco who returned to his nativ' city to once again direct the Shrine 2gssslsss.s Es.sc-s sNest a1fsstar cffarft. game here today.
 There had been suggestions that we discard our all-star game in favor of another East West game between two leading college teams" Coffman said. But, we shall never switch, be- cause some other city would grab our valuable all-star game franchise.
 NETS CHARITY BIG SUM
 Tn the past twelve years, our all-star game has netter more than $370,0O0 for our hospital
 for crippled children. Our game, bringing together rival all-American players from all parts of the nation, has wealth cred the best years of prosper ity and the worst of depression, and it still lives.
 Earlier in the year, when Santa Clara was still undefeat- ed, it was suggested that we book the Broncos against an outstanding Eastern team, but we tossed the idea overheard.
 Why, in the past, all annual expenses for games never topped $37,000. And, if we booked two college teams, two smart grad uate managers would want at least twice that much for their schools. There would be little left for the crippled children and support of our hospital is our only objective"
 Coffman and other Shrine lead CTS of the West are excited over the game to be waged here between the East eleven-coached by Andy Kerr of Colgate and Dick Hanley formerly of Northwestern; and the West team-coached by Babe Hol- lingberry of Washington State and Percy Locey of Oregon.
 KELLEY TO PLAY
 The East squad of twenty-two will be headed by Kelley, of Yale, the most colorful figure of the 1886 season, while Francis of Nebraska will lead the West eleven. Shrine officials said that the rival squads this year are the greatest" ever assembled in the history of the all- star games"
 Incidentally, Coffman revealed bAldt 1ldIlCy, WllO ildo SSSofAiC e n-dollar-a-year insura nee salesman since leaving Northwest ern, will quit as co-coach of the East squad after New Years Dsy. closing ten years of service in the charity game.
 "Hanley has informed us that he believes his coaching job should be given to some active Eastern mentor" Coffman said. Coffman indicated that Hanley's position next year will be given to one of the Mid-Wests outstanding coaches.
 WEST LOSES BAUGH
 Hollingberry declared he was quite disappointed in failing to get Sammy Baugh, Texas Christians All-America backfield ace. for the
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-01
FOR sKAGWAY

Among the through passengers for Skagway on the steamer Prin- cess Norah, which was in port last night, were Thomas P. Davies and Raymond Smith.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-01

Karl I. Poulsen, passed through Juneau last night, aboard the Frin- cess Norah. Poulsen will go from Skagway to Carmacks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-01
TO WHITEHORsE

Vivian Briggs passed through here last night aboard the Princess Norah, bound for Whitehorse, via Skagway.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-01

Payrolls in Texas increased 9.1 per cent this October over the cor responding month a year ago.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-01
EAST-WEST ALL
 STARS LINED UP
 FOR s. E. BATTLE
Annual Charity Game for Shrine Hospital Not to
 Go Bowling

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan. 1.-. Two squads of collegiate football stars, including the gridiron eNeats from nearly every section of the nation, line up here this afternoon in Kesar Stadium, for the annual East West, All-Star, Shrine Game.
The Washington times., 1937-01-02

Elimination Of a story based on
the siege and gallant defense of
the Alcazar during Spain's cur
rent internal strife has also been
deferred, in view of the fact it
involved highly controversial in
ternational questions.
Front Page Stuff
However, these incidents are
but exceptions to the rule that
movie producers seize avidly upon
newsworthy incidents the world
over as subject matter for roman
tic dramas. For instance, phases
of Chinese social unrest were
somewhat boldly touched upon in
an otherwise fictional film, "The
General Died at Dawn, while in
the somewhat previous Black
Fury" coal miners conflict was
realistically depicted.
Memory also calls to mind a
film using warfare in the Gran
Chaco as locale for gripping melo-
drama, while that battle-ground
was still In the headlines; and
even now a picture giving the
sound cameras conception Of Mid
Western dust storms as back
ground for human emotions is
being readied for early release.
Thus, the front page news Of to-
day may well be grist for the
photoplay Of tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1937-01-02
Mrs. Simpson Angle Source Of
Embarrassment to LIoyd

HOLLYWOOD. Jan. 2.-If the
world has a nervous system, then
this film town is asSuredly its
center. While its sole reason for
being is the transcribing of en-
tertainment to celluloid - or
rather, because of it-Hollywood
ie alert to the pulse.beat Of all
this troublous sphere, and is both
quick and certain in its reflexes
There comes a time, however,
when the film factories must for
various and Sundry reasons, pre-
tend an elaborate indifference to
events of cataclysmic magnitude.
There are occurrences such as
King Edwards remuneration of
the throne of England for love
of Mrs. Simpson that are too
"hot" to handle on the screen,
save as newsreel copy.
Lloyd Chucks Story
In evidence thereof consider
Harold Lloyd's abandonment of
the story he was about ready to
film, because it was set in a king.
dom and with a royal family
background, although having not
even the remotest connection with
the Edward Simpson affair. Rea.
son for cancellation Of the picture
was given as difference to the
people Of the British Empire"
The Washington times., 1937-01-02
17Best stScenUrists Of1936

/. William Anthony Mcclure for 'The Great Zieg-
field"
Q w. p Lipscomb for under Two Flags"
8 Robert Riskin for Mr. Deeds Goes to Town"
4 Wallace Smith for THE Gay Desperado
g. Claude Binyon for Valiant Is the Word for
Carrie"
g. Frank Butler and Walter De Leon for THE
Princess Comes Across"
T. Delmer Dawes for "The Petrified Forest
g. Peter Finley Dunno, jrq and Victor Herman for
1.-THE Magnificent Obsession.'
g. Herbert Fields for Love Before Breakfast
10. John Lee Mahin for Small Town Girl
II. sonya Leven for 1.-The Country Doctor"
r. Rowland Brown for THE Devil Is Sissy"
13 Eddie Wech for Martha Rayes special material
and other Paramount scripts.
IA. Melville Baker for Next Time We Love-
Is. Adele Comandin for Three Smart Girls"
Note:-In making this selection the editor has taken
it upon himself to consider only the actual scenario
writing task although the original story in many
is by another writer The selection is based writers
who contributed play continuity dialogue scenario
and adaptation
The Washington times., 1937-01-02
Marguerite Clark Comes Back
ToPorumount After 16 Years.
But Only to Visit

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 2.-When
Marguerite Clark decided, in 1920,
that she preferred home and mar
riage to her screen career, the mo-
tion-picture public was unbeliev-
ing.
She could not walk out at the
very height of her screen popular
ity into the comparative quietude
Of domestic life and be happy,
they said. She would come back.
But Marguerite clark, it devel-
oped, was making no idle gesture.
For when she visited Paramount
Studio this week as the guest of
Adolph zukor, she walked onto a
motion-picture lot for the first
time since she packed her make
up kit and said her good-byes to
Paramount association 16 years
ago.
"It wasn't that didn't like
motion pictures" she recalled to
Zukor, who discovered" her in q
The Washington times., 1937-01-02

John Barrymore day."
The screen has brought about
his decline just as the automo-
bile is sending Old Dobbin into
oblivion, Barrymore asserts.
Sitting in a set-chair between
scenes with jeanette Macdonald
and Nelson Eddy for "Maytime"
at the M-G-M studios, Barrymore
told why the matinee idol is dead.
HE was a perfect cuss," says
the actor. "One hundred per cent
perfect, too. Not just three
quarters or even ninety.nine per
cent. That's where his appeal lay.
"He walked and talked per-
fectly. His mustache, if he had
one, was waXed to the nth degree.
His features were handsome and
his clothes fit like fashion plate
and were Immediately clean. And
women Swooned at his feet and
Stormed the stage door to get a
peek at him."
But Barrymore, sitting In an
1866 evening suit today, smiles
as he thinks of the matinee idol
in 1887.
Today. the screen does not want
perfection, he says. And he
thinks the stage has followed the
screens example.
"The public wants it's favorites
human and that means that per-
fection is out, because there is no
perfection in every day life"
Barrymore comments. "You can't
find a single one hundred per
cent good hero or heroine on the
screen and, for that matter, there
are no one hundred per cent
villains. The former all have some
faults and the latter some nice
characteristics.
Besides that, the screen brings
the audience right up face to
face with the actor and any
little faults which a matinee idol
IulsIL nave DcCu dDlS 10 cover
up by distance from his audi
ence on the stage, are made ap-
parent to the audience. And the
public likes these faults, so every
one is happy.
Barrymore is glad to be back
at work. For several months
following his appearance in
Romeo and Juliet" he was sick.
Now his health is good and he
only recently was married to
Elaine Barrie.
It is curious to think of Barry
more'S remarks about 100 per
cent perfection in connection
with his present role. He is
sympathetic, romantic heavy.
He is the man between jeanette
Macdonald and Nelson Eddy,
and he resorts to some subtle
bits Of v1llainy.