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SYNOPSIS-Clark Griffith, deb
OMAR liaisOn man for powerful pO-
Etical forces, is attempting to win
Verda Trent from Moses "Inter-
est" CraddOck, ruthless and infiu-
entail attorney. He met the beau
tiful Verda at the home of friend
and succeeded in getting her con-
sent to go to luncheon the follow
ing day. He has just called Verda
to remind her of the engagement
when CraddOck, entering her apart
ment, Overhears the telephone con-
versatiOn and is furious.
Verda dismisses CraddOck from
her apartment and goes to lunch
with Clark, where, during the meal,
she realizes Clark has fallen in love
with her.
Verda breaks with Craddock and
reopens her shop free from obliga-
ton to him. Clark, hurrying to
Verda with tickets for prizefght,
is fired on with a machinegun in a
fleeing car. He is uninjured, but
the bullets strike two innocent per-
sons.
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"You dare come into my office,
punk, and threaten me? Had you
shot at, Ell? Bah! When I start
after you, all hell can't save you.
I'll let you get away with this now.
But if you ever threaten me again
I'll smash you so fiat you'll have to
be swept up. Get out!"
Gail right. But I don't scare at
big talk. And what l said still goes.
l have an idea that this state is
going to be too small for US both.
1 hope you know of some place
where the legal business is good,
because Pm not going anywhere"
AS later that night Clark drove
to get Verda he fully realized that
he had incurred the enmity of a
man who was as deadly as cobra.
The truth of his statement that
Interest and himself could not both
remain in the same locality became
more and more apparent. Craddock
was neither going to forgive nor
forget the loss of Verda Trent. The
fight was on, and Clark knew that
the sooner he prepared for it the
better. One doesn't suffer any illu-
sions about people like Interest
Craddock and not pay for their
folly. When they strike and miss,
you can be certain that they will be
back at the first favorable oppor-
tunity.
About one-half of the racketeers
and their henchmen were indebted
to Craddock and that meant he had
allies as ruthless as himself.
"Don't you really believe Moses
could have done this, Clark 2"
Verda asked as they danced at
Club Georgia.
eyes, honey, I do now. After
boarding that rat in his den I am
convinced that he could do any
thing. But just so he doesn't bother
you. Maybe you better pack up"
Verda placed her hand on Clark's
mouth. FLUSH, silly. Pm not going
to leave you. 1 have been the cause
of this trouble and I'll stay here
and help finish it."
Suddenly Clark stopped dancing.
"What is it, Clark" Verda in
quired anxiously.
give got it, honey! 1 know just
what to do to crack down on that
shyster. Why didn't I think of it
before?"
"How, Clark"
"Never mind, now" Clark re-
sumed dancing. "But tomorrow In
terest Craddock finds that he is
between a bolt of lightning and
buzz saw!"
what is Clark planning for the
ruthless Craddock? And what will
develop from it? Read next weeks
installment and see how this tri-
angle slowly but surely develops
into a far-reaching fght.)
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I haze found nothing h the
past 20 years that can take the
place of Dr.. Miles Ant;-Pata
Pills. They are q sure relief for
MY heddGche."~
Sufferers from Headache,
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Sciatica, rheumatism, Lumbago,
Neuritis, Muscular Pains, Peri
odic Pains, write that they have
used DR.. Miles .Anti-Pain Pills
with better results than they had
even hoped for.
Countless American house
wives would no more think
of keeping house without Dr..
Miles Anti-Pain Pills than with
out flour or sugar. Keep a pack
age IN your medicine cabinet and
save yourself needless suffering.
At Drug Stores-25c and 500
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ROBERT e. LINDSAY

Robert E. Lindsay, son of Mrs.
Matte Parish, 295 st. Anthony
Ave-, st. Paul, died September 6.
He is also survived by his step
father, Mr.. Thomas Parrish, and
an uncle, Mr.. John Ash of Seattle.
Funeral services were held Sep
TENDER 9 at 10 a. m. Father Leal-
tad officiated. Interment Oakland
cemetery.
Funeral arrangements by Neal
Funeral Homes, Inc.
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Josephine Mccall

Josephine Mccall, devoted wife
of Charles V. Mccall, departed this
life Sunday, Sept. 18th, at her resi-
dence 1863 Rice Street. She is also
survived by two brothers, Charles
and Ray Sisemore. Funeral serv-
ices were held Wednesday, Sept. Is,
at 2 p. M, from Neal Funeral
Home, Inc. Rev. VIM. E. Guy of
ficiated. Interment Forest ceme-
terry.
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Paul Gray

Paul Gray, friend of Audrey
Hoskins, passed away at U. S. Vet
erans' Hospital Monday, Sept. 13.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, Sept. 18th, at 2 p. M.
from Neal Funeral Home, Inc. Rev
C. F. Stewart officiated. Interment
Crystal Lake cemetery.
Mrs. VIM. Edward Miller
Mrs. VIM. Edward Miller passed
away at her residence, 1874 Rondo
Street, Tuesday, Sept. Ia. Remains
resting at Neal Funeral Home.
Inc. Notice of funeral later.
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OBITUARY NOTICES
Sally Bailey

Sally Bailey, mother of Henry
Lewis of La Grande, Mo-, grand
mother of Edna Miller and devoted
friend of Mrs. Bertha Seames,
passed away Wednesday, Sept. 7th,
at Parkview Hospital. Funeral
services were held Friday, Sept.
10th, at 2 p. m, from st. Peter
A. M. E. Church. Rev. Jace Clay
bourne, assisted by Rev. Fred D.
Parkinson, officiated. Interment
Crystal Lake cemetery. Neal Flu
neral Home, Inc, in charge.
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Card of Appreciation

Miss Alma Byars, $500 Newton
avenue south, wishes to take this
opportunity to thank her many
friends and associates of her
church and clubs who so generously
remembered her during her recent
illness.
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Seventh street and Lyndale avenue
north. Rev. P. Lockett officiated.
Interment was at Crystal Lake
cemetery. Woodland Funeral Home
in charge. He is survived by his
mother and father, six brothers and
other relatives.
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ROBERT LEROY HAMMOND

Robert Leroy Hammond, 1-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. D. H.
Hammond, 625 Oak Lake avenue
north, died at his home September
ID at $50 am. Funeral services
were held Thursday, September 16,
at the Church of God in Christ at
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NO HIDING
PLACE
By Joseph Francis Albright

Mrs. Ann Albright of GIG East
Fourth street spent a few days in
Minneapolis visiting her husband
Joseph Albright, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Hobert Mitchell. She returned home
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Adams of
lis East Fifth street motored to
the Twin Cities to attend the we'd
ding of Mr.. Adams nephew, Cor
nelius Benner.
Mr.. Robert Bolton of Minneapolis
is in the city for an indefinite stay.
He is residing at the Colby resi-
dence.
Five Jubilee Singers from the
Piney Wood school of Mississippi
are in the city. They have engage
ments to sing at the various
churches. They sang at the White
First Presbyterian church Sunday,
September 10, at 7:45 pm. and the
St. Marks A.M.E. church Tuesday
evening.
A number of new students of our
race have entered the various high
schools. Wallace Rodney, Billy
Black and Joseph Waters were
among those who are attending
Washington Jr. high school this
year.
Don't forget the regular services
at the various churches. st. Marks
A.M.E. holds their weekly services
Sunday mornings at II o'clock. Cal
vary Baptist church has services
Sunday mornings at II o'clock and
evenings at 7:45. Sunday school at
St. Marks is every Sunday at 1890
and at Calvary at $50 am. Joint
prayer services are held weekly on
Wednesday, alternately.
Mr.. Luther Dawson is still con-
fined to St. Luke's hospital. He is
improving, but slowly.
Margaret Slaughter, Janeabell
Murphy and Shirley House at St.
Paul were visitors in the city over
the Labor day weekend. Margaret
Slaughter was the house guest Of
her mother, Mrs. Jessie Wilheit of
$40 North Fifth avenue east. Jane
abel Murphy and Shirley House
were the guests of Miss Merle
Black of 700 North Eighth avenue
east.
Mrs. Jessie William of 1875 West
Palm street is confined to her bed
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Maceola Maupins, of 518 North
Fifth avenue east. Mrs. Maupins is
also caring for her grandmother,
Mrs. Cordelia johnson, mother of
Mrs. Williams, who is quite aged.
Duluth is proud to welcome the
new bride of the Twin Cities, Mrs.
Cornelius Benner. Here is hoping
she will find her stay here a pleas
ant one.
Mr.. Eugene Watts of 915 East
Sixth street was confined to a local
hospital for one day. He is now
While parked on the side of the
hill in front of his home, Steve
Cox's car broke away and travelled
down Sixth avenue east past the
Miller trunk highway and came to
rest at a tree, which was in it's
path. The car was damaged to the
extent of front bumper, two right
tires and the radiator and front
shield.
Mr.. Roy Avant of 613 North
Fifth avenue east is no longer in
the employ of the Woodbine Coun-
try club, but is employed in local
garage.
Charles Wiley is also employed
in one of our local garages.
1t looks as if prosperity has come
from around the corner, according
to some of the latest employment
placements.
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CHAPTER FIVE

1t was typical of Clark that his
first concern should be for the two
persons who were shot down in the
machinegun blast aimed at him.
One was a worker going home from
his daily toll and another was the
keeper of the small store in front
of which the shooting had taken
place. Neither was seriously
wounded. Having satisfied himself
of their condition, and having Sc
cured their names, Clark left the
excited crowd, now being rapidly
dispersed by two patrolmen.
He entered a drug store on the
corner and phoned Verda. When
told of the incident, her anger
reached a new high. She threatened
dire consequences for Craddock,
and it was not until Clark reminded
her that as yet no proof was avail
able that Interest had been the in
stigator of the assault that she
quieted down.
ooh, Clark, my dear, I know it
was he who had this thing done. To
think that 1 should have been the
cause of your being nearly killed"
"Now, now, honey, forget it,"
Clark replied. "I'm safe, and it
won't happen again. Don't concern
yourself about it any longer, please.
I've got something to attend to and
I'll come by for you about $3.50 and
We'll go out to a club somewhere"
When he had finished talking
with Verda, Clark got his car and
went to the office of Craddock. A
showdown had to come someday and
it might as well be now, he thought.
Craddock was in. He was work
ing late and sent word out by his
secretary that he could see Clark
for five minutes.
"It won't take that long," Clark
said grimly as he entered the pri-
vate office.
Craddock was seated at mag
nifcent mahogany fiat top desk in
a room wherein everything bespoke
prosperity and affluence. All of
this, however, went unnoticed by
Clark as he faced Craddock.
"Well?" Interest said, looking up
from a sheaf of papers he was ex-
aiming. =,
Clark leaned across the desk and
looked Craddock straight in the
eyes. 81 was shot about an hour
ago by bunch of gorillas. 1 don't
know what brought that on, but"
"What do you want me to do
about it, cry?" Interest sarcastic
cally interrupted. .-... :,
81 don't give a damn whether
you cry or not, Interest. But just
in case you might know something
about it, Pm here to tell you that
your knowledge is apt to cost you
plenty"
though, eh?"
"You don't know how tough
shyster. You've been aces-backed-uI
around this town for a long time,
know. You've gotten away with
just about anything you wanted
But if you think you can harm me
or anyone 1 might be interested il
you are completely nuts. If its
trouble you want, fella, I've got 6
warehouse full and I'll dish it out
just like you order it. Do I make
myself clear?"
Craddock arose from his seat anC
leaned over the desk. His face was
not six inches away from Clark.
when he spoke. His voice was
hoarse with fury that shook his
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r pays for the court. Fair enough

condition will he payth loser for the Fair enough
saysL
Oh, say thar, Mr.. Penn, lis'nin.
Tell after being defeated by Bill Al Allen
denly ILL the hospital his illness coming
Immediately being taken that
Mobey sick after dropping that beautiful fifth
in the final match
The Washington times., 1937-02-05
CAPITOL WORK
CALLSGR0UP

The Senate Public Buildings and
Grounds Committee has been
called to meet today on bill to
extend the East Front of the Cap
itol.
The bill passed the Senate at
the last session but was defeated
in the House. Senator Tom Con
nally CD, Texas. chairman OF
the committee, is the author of the
measure and said recently that he
had high hopes of its passage by
Congress at this session.
The measure carries with it an
appropriation of $4,000,000. It
would move the central portion OF
the building out nearer to the ex-
tensions of the House and Senate
wings and face it with marble.
This extension, architects say,
will enhance the looks of the build
ing and provide more space inside
for needed offices. Leicester B.
Holland, an architect and Repre-
sentative Otha Wearin. of Iowa,
are expected to attend the meeting
tomorrow and to oppose the prof.
ect.
The Washington times., 1937-02-05
SEATTLE PAPER
WINS RIGHT
OF APPEAL

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Feb. 5
G.N.SD.-Permission to appeal a
ruling of the National Labor Rela'
tions Board in the controversy oe-
tween the Seattle Post-Inteln,
gencer and the Newspaper Gulld
was granted to William Randolph
Hearst and others yesterday.
Acting on a petition filed by MI
Hearst through San Francisco at
torneys. the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals ruled that the
appeal could be taken.
The issue of the case is a Ma
tional Labor Relations Board or
der for the Post-Intelllgencer 10
reinstate a photographer and
drama critic. who alleged they
were discharged because OF guild
activities.
In granting the appeal permls-
sion. the Circuit Court instructed
the Labor Board to certify to the
Court transcript Of the entire
record of the case. within 20 days.
The Court, however, denied an
application for the stay on sus-
pension of the Labor Boards Or
der for reinstatement Of the two
employees, pending a decision on
the appeal.
The National Labor Relations
Board has no authority by which
it can enforce its orders. To do
so, it must obtain rulings on them
from the Federal Appellate Court.
In denying the application for
STAY or suspension, the Court re-
fused to issue a temporary injunc-
ton to restrain the Board from
instituting proceedings for enforce
ment of it's order.
The Washington times., 1937-02-05
Artists Recital Tonight

Evelyn Carter Russ, contralto,
and Robert L. Nolan. pianist, will
be presented in a recital in CO.
operation with the music depart
ment of the Community Center
department tonight at 8:15 o'clock
at Dunbar High School. Both
artists have studied at the How
ard University Conservatory of
Music.
The Washington times., 1937-11-13
HOLLYWOOD SHOWS BROADWAY A FEW THINGS IN THE 81
Behind the Silver. Screen

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 13.
Some of the sugar coating is to
be taken off Robert Taylor in
his next picture, being made at
Denham, England. according to
word received back here.
Metro-G Goldwyn-Mayer has been
worried for some time because Of
the frequent references made to
Taylor as a pretty boy" and
the fuss made over him by
women, notably on his trip
abroad.
In "a Yankee At Oxford" a
bare-knuckle, hard-hitting battle
between Taylor and Griffith
Jones will be a fight.
It's cinch Taylor will know
he's in a real fight, too. Fight
ing is Jones speciality. He fought
Kid Berg in the prize ring for
Money Talks" battled in a
laboratory in Return of the
Stranger" knocked out Sonnie
Hale in "First A Girl" rough
housed in a Chinese den in ''The
Wife of General Ling" and al
The Washington times., 1937-11-13

Hollywood abandoning every chance of ever learning
anything about acting That of is and is
why the stage production amusing enough never
convnces anybody that it believes what it is saying.
WHAT makes the stage production seem empty and
w hollow proving it's point is that first Margaret Sui
lavan and Joan Bennett little prncesses of the studio
summoned to be the main exhibits in demonstration OF
Hollywood futy With such stars, the plays purpose is
completely confounded.
TN its celulod storytelling, "Stage Door" accepts the
original Footlghts Club for its main setting, tries to
show that youthful Bernhardts and Cornes have hard
time putting foot the ladder to fame and preserving
dramatic ideals Hollywood is ignored corruptng IN
fuenc and the plot concentrates the upanddoWns OF
the young hopeus of Broadway who out the furniture
of the casting offices waiting for part.
NEISS KATHARINE HEPBURN and Miss Ginger Rogers
4V1 certainly provide much better acting than Producer
Sam Harris and Stage Director George kaufman were able
to achieve with their Equity casts.
WAS among the skeptics who felt that Ginger Rogers
ideally for singing and dancing characters and
that she lacking the talent for the substantial dra-
The Washington times., 1937-11-13

corps of women has been en-.
gagged. twenty-five yards of
stiff wire, two 100-yard bolts of
white cotton tape and so yards
of organdie are required to Gre
ate the foundations.
Billie Burke literally rained
jewelry on the Everybody Sing"
set. Attired in an evening gown
and laviShly bejeweled for a
scene with Judy Garland, she be.
gan to wave her arms to empha-
size her words.
A bracelet fell off and stopped
the rehearsal. The next re-
hearsal was interrupted by an
other bracelet falling. Then a
lavalliere dropped to the floor.
Finally a jeweled belt fell off.
Then a jeweler was summoned
to tighten all the clasps SO the
scene could go on.
Pictureville prattle-Virginia
Bruce and Director j. Walter
Ruben will take a months trip
following their marriage and
then build a honeymoon home
The Washington times., 1937-11-13
Dick Powell Confesses He Has
Never Conquered New Yor k

with a touch of Florida in be-
tween.
These were all big cities to
me when compared them with
Little Rock. but they didn't ter
rify me as the idea of New York
city did-and still does, to be
honest.
LAS far as I'm concerned, New
York has never been very good
to me anyway. I made my first
motion picture test there, hoping
to be chosen by Warner Broth
ers for the singing lead in The
Crooner.' 1 failed-or at least
I didn't get the role. 1t was my
Hollywood test that got me my
start in 'Forty-second Street.
The Washington times., 1937-11-13
week menu.

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 13.-Dick
Powell made a frank confession
today. He never has had the
courage for a tryout before a
New York city audience, despite
the fame and fortune which
has come to him here.
1--WE never had any luck in
New York about anything except
the fact that my wife was born
there" Dick declared. when I
started out to make a living as
an entertainer I round I lacked
the courage to try New York,
the natural place for young
country hopefuls to make their
start. Instead I tried Louisville,
st. Louis and then Pittsburgh
The Washington times., 1937-11-13

nIRECTOR GREGORY LA CAVA maintains an electric
~ pace for his players, and if the "Stage Door,
has fault is perhaps that the laughs fast they
overlap. Audience reaction frequently browns subsequent
lines of real mirth.
I'D contention that Broadway should down from the
mountain and concede rival art is marching with it in the
amusement parade few demonstrations like Stage
Door, and the producers of the stage will be shouting Hey
there! Wait for Baby!
VOU confirm these opinions in fortnight, when
l. RKOKeiths offers "Stage Door, the Thanksgiving
week menu.
The Washington times., 1937-11-13

Steven Bekassy, stage star
from Budapest, was a disap-
pointed man when he arrived
in Hollywood.
His first thought was to hunt
for William Powell, to whom he
played host when the latter
visited his native city some years
back. But Powell is still in
Europe.
The Washington times., 1937-11-13
Van Dyke Makes His Debut As An Actor

and Nelson Eddy. In the midst
Of the number he happened to
glance at the chorus. Standing
among the singers and warbling
as enthusiastically as they was
Van Dyke.
1t was just a good-luck hunch
on Van Dykes part.
Whether he was good or bad,
no one will ever know.
The Washington times., 1937-11-13

most knocked Hugh Sinclair
cold in Escape Me Never"
When the studio decided Tay-
lor was to get rough, it evil
IDENTIFY wanted to make sure it
would be good and rough.
But, remember this, regardless
of what has been written about
his classic profile, Taylor can
take care of himself.
Fans trying to stow away in
the trailers of screen stars offer
the newest problem to guards at
studio gates. Warren William,
Fredric March and Allan Jones
are among the players who use
their trailers as dressing rooms.
Before they are allowed through
the gates the doors are opened
to make certain no fans, who
frequently crowd around the vi
cinity, have managed to get in
side.
The Washington times., 1937-11-13

TOMING down to hard
Oreality, H oil Ivy WOO d
owed exactly what it
thought of the Kaufman
Ferber writing by tossing it
bodily into the alley, and
substituting a far better
script, written right on the
set while "Stage Door" was
in production. Of the origi-
nal, only the title and a few
wisecracks remain.
OINCE 1 was privileged to
~ see a couple of the scenes
from "Stage Door" shot at
the RKO-Radio studio, 1 was
interested enough in the
completed production to
journey to Baltimore for a
screening.
WHAT one finds is that
w the script writers of
the screen abandoned the
specious argument that girls
who surrender to the call of
The Washington times., 1937-11-13
HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 13.

- = W = ~ wv ~S'
Director w. S. Van Dyke Is
going to appear in his own pic.
ture.
1t happened this way:
Herbert Stothart was conduct.
ing the big finale for "Rosalie"
with a 100-piece orchestra, two
organs, a group of 100 voices
The Washington times., 1937-11-13

matte effort. In "Stage
Door," she is given a very inn
portant scene with Adolphe
Menjou, one in which she is
called upon to be slightly
spiffed, but neither vulgar
nor demonstrative. The re-
suit is the best acting that
Ginger Rogers has yet given
the cameras and micro
phones, one of the high mo-
ments of a splendid picture.
KATHARINE HEPBURN
IN has a less appealing role,
but one in which she gives a
performance that will re-
mind the Hepburn following
of her sparkling work in
an orning Glory" The
highly emotional sequences
of the picture devolve upon
Andrea Leeds, and here is a
newcomer with the highest
of promise. Lucille Ball gets
some of the scripts nifties
that are shot around when
the Footlights Club girls
speak out, and a new screen
comedienne is born.
The Washington times., 1937-11-13

So elaborate are the costumes
to be worn by Norma Shearer in
Marie Antoinette" a special
The Washington times., 1937-11-13
Gleanings
and

By Andrew R. Kelley

THE Hollywood version of "Stage Door is superior
the fooght exposition of the Edna George s.
Kaufman play should end forever condescendng Broad
way belief that CALIFORNIA; chief industry ruins everything
it touches