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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-02-26

Col. Chas. Young Auxiliary No.
IL, Spanish-American War Veter-
ans, were entertained at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. L. Mckinney,
318 N. Grotto St., Saturday, Feb
ruary goth. Refreshments were
served. Comrades and ladies voted
the McKinneys charming host and
hostess. Next regular meeting of
Auxiliary, LIST Wednesday in March
at 2:30 p. m. at Welcome Hall.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-02-26
CORRECTION

The Fourth District Council of
the American Legion held its an
nual luncheon meeting on the goth
of January at the Ryan Hotel.
Mrs. Lionel Allen of Leslie Law
renee Unit No. 497 made a report.
Mrs. Charles Williams, the presi-
dent, and several other members
of the Unit attended the meeting.
Evening star., 1937-05-29
arch S
Twin Makes
Fun in Film
"Prince and Pauper'
at Metropolitan
for Week.

THERE IS bigness, an impress
sive dignity and q tone Of
authenticity. about "The Prince
4 and the Pauper," now at the
Metropolitan for another downtown
week, which may detract from the
note OF lighter fantasy with which
Mark Twain's story was imbued, but
It's picture to be seen, anyhow.
It's a picture to be seen, because
it's filled with swashbuckling adven-
ture, and 1t has hardly fault, un-
less you may deem 1t shade over
long. That complaint has been made,
but the Aim did not seem 50 to us
last night. There are moments, to
be sure, when things might happen
faster and when the director has
seen fit to explain too much instead
of allowing imagination to roam free
ly to the same destination his ex-
plantations reach.
But those are not matters which
detract one whit from your enjoy
ment Of "The Prince and the Pauper." !"
It's picture that gives you more
than your moneys worth in the way
of entertainment. It has a story, to
begin with, because Mr.. Mark Twain
seems to have had knack for writ
ing yarns that hit the spot. 1t has
humor, 1t has drama, 1t has excite
ment, and it has the pomp and cir
cumstance expected Of cinema deal
ing with kings and courts and Tudor
England.
1t has also a crew Of mighty capa-
BILE actors. The Mauch twins, Bobby
Evening star., 1937-05-29
TRAFFIC FATALITIES
DECREASE IN APRIL
Total of 2, ,730 Is 4 Per Cent Under
Preceding Month-Four.
Month Total Rises.
BE- the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 29.-A 4 per cent
decrease in traffic fatalities during
April, as compared with the preceding
month, was cited by the National
Safety Council yesterday as the first
reduction for the period in five years.
April fatalities numbered 2,730, COM
pared with 2,840 for March, the
council announced.
The April reduction, however, was
not large enough to bring the death
total for the first round months of
1887 below that for the corresponding
period of 1886. BY May l this year,
II, 800 persons had been killed, a 21
per cent increase over the 9,4l0 total
for the first four months Of the pre-
vious year.
With 68 fatalities in April and 264
in the first quarter of 1897, Chicago
held the title Of the "deadliest city" in
the United States New York had 24s
traffic deaths during the four month
period, with fatality rate Of 1914 per
100000 residents, the lowest registered
by any city Of more than 100000
population.
Quincy, Mass, with q population Of
7l,965, was the largest city without a
trafic death up to May l. California
led all States In deaths during the
four months with 944.
Evening star., 1937-05-29
BRADY GANG ELUDES
INDIANA POLICE NET
Hunt Intensified After Death of
State Trooper From % Bull
let Wounds.

By the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 29.-Alfred
Brady, diminutive, staggering desper-
ado, and his small band of quick
shooting outlaws, continued to elude q
far-fung search yesterday, a hunt In
tensified by Indiana State policemen
after the death of their fellow oficer,
33-year-old Paul v. Minneman.
Minneman, a State trooper for two
years and bridegroom of only five
months, died last night at Logansport
from % bullet wounds inflicted by
guns of the Brady gangsters, who am
bushed Minneman and deputy
sheriff. Elmer Craig, the deputy, shot
in the foot and chest, was expected to
recover.
The State officers death was the
third laid to the hands of the Brady
mobsters-Brady, James Dolhover and
Clarence Lee Shaffer. jr, who also
were accused of killing a Piqua, Ohio,
grocery clerk and an Indianapolis po-
lice sergeant.
The ambush Of zimmerman and Craig
climaxed an automobile chase Of the
gangsters following the $4,000 robbery
Of q bank at Goodland, Ind.
Evening star., 1937-05-29
Earle Theater Brings the
Silly Season to Town
Both Stage and Screen Fare Hilariously
Foolish This Week, Thanks to 'Turn On
the Moon" and California Collegians.

the emergence Of Ben Blue as a FULL
fledged screen comedian Che played in
short subjects for years., and the fact
the whole production was designed by
Fanchon, feminine half Of the famed
team Of Fanchon and Marco, and now
one of the few (perhaps "only" is the
Word) woman producers in Hollywood.
AS FOR the California Collegians I
would like to say a few irrational
words. They have a good swing band,
one of the neatest comedy. turns Of
any musical ensemble now in
vaudeville Cor in pictures or in Pango
Pango either, for that natter, and
I should think Mr.. Fred MacMurray,
the very hot stuff movie hero, would
look back with a certain nostalgia
upon the days when he was with the
boys as a saxophonist, rolling around
stages initiating sea lion or other
wise disporting himself in no sensible
way WllcIl 1lOC DuSy LOOLl1le SdAo.
phone. The Collegians' final show
last night was far more fun than some
of Mr.. MacMurrays pictures have
been, for me at least.
Completing the stage bill is the
pleasant turn known as Louise Massie
and her Westerners-cow boy songs
and things like that, and curtain
raiser consisting Of a fair balancing
act.
Evening star., 1937-05-29

a lot OF times when the darned thing
just doesn't quite ring true.
X X
THE Capitol's stage show Is a bang
up affair from beginning to end
1t opens with flash OF fine dancing
by the Five Tip-Top Girls, and II
closes with flash Of fine music by
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Crawford.
Yesterday afternoons audience
couldn't seem to get enough OF the
Crawford tunes from a pair OF elec-
trio organs, which, Of course, Is un-
derstandable. because Jesse and his
handsome brunette wife have a whole
flock OF sweet notes at the tips of
their fingers.
And Phil Regan has a whole flock
Of sweet notes at the tip OF his tongue
and he probably could sing until his
tonsil fell out without firing any
eardrums. Gf you make Mr.. and Mrs
Crawford play long enough, Phil will
come back for another songD
With those two headline acts you
wouldn't expect much more, what
with vaudeville being in the state il
is, but Gene Ford has dug up other
topnotch performers. Such perform
ers as the Lime Trio, for instance
whose novelty number is so good and
so different you could watch it q
dozen times without firing Of it. And
there's Popeye, the Sailor, with fur
for the family trade and plenty Of
humor for everybody in his take.
off Of the opera. Carmen" Those
Tip-Top Girls are mighty good, too
and one OF them does a really excel.
lent acrobat tic control routine,
Evening star., 1937-05-29

people ready for work." queries Mayo
II we're not all right?" asks Olivia
killing her grammar in the excite
ment Of another embrace by Mr.
Howard.
Preston Foster likes his role-or, in
his words. what there is of It," in
"First Lady" the Warner Bros.
starring vehicle for Kay Francis. "1ts
a womans picture" says Preston
sadly. He brightens when discussing
the charms of his 68-foot yacht. II
sleep on her every day of the Sum-
mer-even when I don't leave the
studio before II o'clock at night. ~
Foster began his acting career at
Warmers five years ago. "It took a
long time to get going-and I hope
It ends as slowly" he tells me. Pres
ton wants to make movies another
seven years. After that, it's a life
on the ocean waves for me-"
His big scene, in the boudoir of Miss
francis, Is ready to begin. Kay, who
wears a brown velvet negligee, man.
ages to pour tea and kiss the lips of
husband Foster the calmest per-
son on the set Is Director Stanley
Logan, who apparently does nothing
but watch his puppets work. "I've
worn grease-paint so long myself" he
says, II know how it Is. If the actors
don't know enough without my getting
Evening star., 1937-05-29
Strong, Silent Mr.. Taylor
Again a Hero at the Palace
"This Is My Affair." Teams the Boy Wonder
With Barbara Stanwyck in "Atmos-
phere" Melodrama.

and winds up in Arlington Cemetery
many years later, pushing up the
daisies.
In that portion of Lieut.. Perrys ex-
ploits covered by This Is My Affair"
the principal amusement items are
series Of brave, faithful reproductions
OF the musical hall life of another era
from singing walters to baggy pants
comedians; Sidney Blackmer's mar
velous portrayal of President Theo-
dore Roosevelt, characterization that
surely will not be forgotten when the
Hollywood accolades are being tossed
about at the end of 1887; some rather
amusing criminal exploits, in which
the culprits are properly geared to the
times, both slow and quaint.
Purely an atmosphere picture de-
signed to give the team of Taylor and
Stanwyck new setting, new series
OF costumes, fresh twist in their ro-
mantle antics, This Is My Affair"
reeks Of background, fancy dress,
luh-uv In bloom, is nevertheless nota-
bic for entirely different reasons.
Villains In the piece are Victor Nc
LAglen and Brian Donlevy, the musi-
cal score is by Gordon and Revel, the
production by Twentieth Century-Fox
Evening star., 1937-05-29
STRIKERS AND HELIUM
IN NEWS AT TRANS-LUX
Pictorial Parade Of Events of the
Week Covers Wide Variety
Of Subjects.

Of Subjects.
WHILE the other ;um houses In
town present Hollywood-made
dramas, the Trans-Lux Theater and
its audiences continue to thrive on
the theory that the truth, whether or
not It's stranger than fiction, can be
made Just as entertaining News reels
cameramen scramble all over the
globe to bring back the pictorial story
Of headline news you've read. They
60 to Wilsonville, ILL.,, to go down in
mine and look at sit-down strik-
ers. They go to Texas to watch a
helium plant prepare for the export
Of the gas. They come to Washing
ton to catch DR.. Eckener discussing
that same gas and its export with
Secretary Roper.
Aviation continues in the news pa
rade, with an Italian ace breaking
an altitude record; with flying boats
preparing for regular New York
Bermuda service. Over in France the
news reel boys walk in on Mr.. David
Windsor and Mrs. Wallis Warfleld. In
England they find matters Of State
in the fore, with Neville Chamberlin
considered to take Baldwin's place.
Sports, too, offer a varied assort-
ment Of oddities. Sleek Yachts pre-
pairing for the Vanderbilt Cup race
aren't an oddity, but the dizzy heavy
weight bout mix-up is, and so is the
femme wrestling match covered by
Lew Lehr's commentator.
The Trans-Lux short subjects in
clude the March Of Time dealing
with United States unemployment,
puzzle prizes and the Irish Republic
in the usual searching March OF
Time" manner. Also there's trip
to Norway and a. laugh with Pluto in
Silly Symphony. H. M.
Evening star., 1937-05-29
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time OF Showing.

National-"Lost Horizon" at 2::30
and $50 pm.
Palace-"This Is My Affair."" at II
an, 1:o5, 3:15, 5:25, 7:35 and 9:40
pm.
Earie-"Turn OF the Moon," at II
l.m., 1885, 4:25, 7:10 and 9:55 pm.
Stage shows at 1880, 3:35, 6:20 and
o:10 pm.
Keith's-"As Good as Married." at
1850 am, 1:50, $50, $50, 7:50 and
$50 pm.
Capitol-'They Gave Him Gun" !"
At 1890 am. las, 4:10, 7 and 9:55
pm. Stage shows at 1925, 3:15, 6
and s:55 pm.
Columbia-"A Star Is Born" at
ALSO an, AIS, 4:40, 7:05 and 9:35
pm.
Metropolitan-"Prince and the Pau
per-" at 10:45 am, 1880, 3, $50, 7:20
and $50 pm.
Belasco-"Carnival In Flanders" at
1905, 2:05, 4, $40, 8:15 and 10 pm.
Rialto-"The Ghost Goes West" at
1870, 4:20, 7:l5 and 1910 pm. Bar
barry Coast" at $50, $40 and 8:35
pm.
Iittle-"Crime Without Passion" at
11:55 an, 1:50, $50, $50, 7:50 and
$50 pm.
Trans-Lux-Newsa and shorts. Show
runs hour and IS minutes, contin-
uous 10 am. to midnight.
Ambassador-"To Of the Town." at
2, 4:05, 6:10, 7:55 and GAS pm.
Tivoli-"Wings Of the Morning." at
Ass, 3:45, $50, TAO and $50 pm.
Uncomfortable Chan at the
Olympics," at 1:55, 4, sos, 1850 and
$40 pm.
Howard-'Mountain Justice" at
1880, 4, 7:05 and 1910 pm. stage
shows at 2:30. $50 and e:o5 pm.
Evening star., 1937-05-29

hysterical. they'd better go home and
stop acting"
The press department has lifted
Jean Arthurs visitors ban on the
Easy Living set, and your corre-
spendent arrives on stage No. in time
to discover how the film got its title.
Miss Arthur, in rose pink pajamas, is
lying on wide bed Of pale blue
covers and silken sheets. Flanking
the bed are two side tables, each bear
ing white telephone and lamp.
Through an open door is seen the
bath room of bath rooms. The bath
Is of purest white enamel, ornamented
by nymphs and cherubs. A series
OF shower nozzles like huge half
shell surrounds the glorif1ed tub.
The phone jingles. Miss Arthur
reaches for it. Still half awake, she
pulls the receiver somewhere near
her head. "Yes-y-e-s. This is me
-. No, don't want-a Rolls Royce
-. No -. Yes . The chauffeur?
-. Livery? Oh, pink" She yawns
and stretches dangerously. Yeah.
But give me chance to, wake UP i.
No =. After brush my teeth" Jean
hangs up and turns over. The other
phone jangles. Hello Yes I.
Yeah This is Miss Smith :.
Swell, until some one awakened me
=. How did I sleep? .. What? =.
No .. Just minute, there's
some one at the door" The
other phone rings. Miss Arthur
grabs 1t, talks frantically into both,
rolls in desperation from one side of
the bed to the other, and winds up
with the phones crossed and the wires
in tangle around her head.
boy, it's lily" comes from an
electrician perched on the catwalk,
Jean chuckles and leans back in the
wreaths Of phone cords. "Oh. Jean,
there's a call for you on the set
phone" says Director Mitchell Lessen.
"Oh, yeah? Well, tell them I'm still
in the Sahara" replies Miss Arthur.
Copyright. 1887, by the North American
Newspaper Alliance Inc)
Evening star., 1937-05-29
IN THEIR investigations Of little
| known heroes in American his
tory, the picture people have now

IN THEIR investigations of little
known heroes in American his
tory, the picture people have now
unearthed a gallant chap named
Lieut.. Richard Perry, U. S. N, who
passes his time on the screen of LoeW's
Palace this week in endless pursuit
of'a gang of ruthless bank robbers.
Selected by President Mckinley to
trail down these snakes in the grass,
these sharks in the dark, our Mr..
Perry (Robert Taylor) goes about his
business with the sure technique of
hero and screen lover, combining
romance with deeds of valor and
eventually almost getting strangled
for his trouble. It is not kind to
suggest that this could have happened
in This Is My Affair" without elimi-
mating the best actor from the cast,
but what time is this for kindness
when our country's fair name is at
stake, ia ra?
Maybe we get bit ahead Of our
selves here, another trick that Is 4
good one If you can do 1t. But hold.
my hearties, until you hear that Lieut..
Perry fois the dirty dastards, wins the
fair (only fair) maiden as imper-
sonated by Miss Barbara Stanwyck,
Evening star., 1937-05-29
Bigger Lottery Sought.

Serious financial condition of many
hospitals in New Zealand and increas-
ing demand for larger public health
expenditures hsre led to public agita-
ton for an extension in the scope of
the government lottery and an upping
in prizes. The Consolidated Revenue,
in charge Of the lotteries, has Just re-
ported In Sydney that last year It
received $3,eSo,ooo for the hospitals
from "a lotteries.
Evening star., 1937-05-29

and Billy, are, Of course, perfect as
the prince and the pauper, for If
any one resembled king the way
Bobby resembles Billy Cor vice versa)
there would be terrific furor in that
kings realm. And there are Errol
Flynn. the swashbuckling, devil-may-
care soldier of fortune, who puts the
right lad on the throne; Claude Rains.
who is hawless as court vulture
Montagu Love, a more human Henry
VIII than you ever saw before: Hem
ry Stephenson, Barton MacLane and
host Of others, all good. H. M.
Evening star., 1937-05-29
MRS. MARTIN JOHNSON
TELLS OF BORNEO TRIP
Lecture on Exploration Taken
With Late Husband Delights

and Interests Audience.
MRS. MARTIN JOHNSON has re-
turned to the lecture circuit,
presenting Photographic gems of her
last expedition with an illustrious
explorer husband She reached
Washington yesterday. and an en-
thusiastic audience in Constitution
Hall heard her speak with enthusi-
asm, saw another excellent cinemato-
graphic rendition of white mans life
in the jungle and animal life in the
jungle.
Mrs. johnson did not speak extern
sively, but she spoke with spirit, mani
Testing persisting interest in the
pursuit which has kept her occupied
for many years-the stalking with
camera of beasts, large and small
in the countries which are but fasci-
mating names to the overwhelming
majority of Americans. She used
her time relating amusing anecdotes
gathered from the full store OF jungle
experiences and presented something
OF the background Of the film which
followed her talk. A charming stage
personality, Mrs. johnson was well
received; her native chant was an
obsorbing novelty.
The last expedition took this famous
duo to Borneo, and it is with that
land Of winding rivers and dense
foliage that the celluloid is concerned
From over 100000 feet the footage
has been edited down to 5000, rep
resenting completely coherent story
Of the trip. An appre ciable enhance
ment to the presentation was the
narration OF Sound Technician TIL
ton. companion of the Johnsons. Til
ton delivered an interesting explana-
ton OF the film wherever such was
desirable or necessary, according full
value to the more dramatic moments.
There are dramatic moments, most
OF them furnished by the extended
chase Of a giant orang-outang, culmi-
mated in its final though perilous cap
ture. Humor Is supplied by the
schnozzolic Ito coin q few syllables)
proboscis monkeys-they have the
noses. A wen-planned and enter
tanning program. &C. A. M.
Evening star., 1937-05-29

TO the CapltOl tnaL you mlRnt see 1U
yourself the performance which had
Van singing Tracy's praises.
And it's a performance which prob
ably will have you singing praises,
too, for Tracy's characterization of
hard lad filled with heart is honest
and sincere and always believabfe.
He doesn't slip at any moment in the
picture and he makes you like the
chap and feel for him even at those
occasional times when the script would
have let lesser actor down. There
are couple OF sequences which would
scream Of hokum but for Tracys
quiet skill and sure hand at guiding
drama into its proper moods.
The other chap in this melo-
dramatic story Of boy whose cow
ardice was turned to false courage
when war taught him to use gun
and who couldn't do without gun
when there was no more war, is
Franchot Tone. He, too, does a fine
job. There's not much room in the
part for gaining audience sympathy
and Tone doesn't try to get any. He
just gets his teeth into his role and
goes to work.
Also there's Gladys George, as the
girl caught between two men. and her
portrayal, for all its being something
OF somber role, is sincere one that
must have Hollywood gloating over
the stage for having snapped her up
at long last
Van Dykes directorial job shows
the touch Of sure hand, too, so 1t
probably isn't fair to complain about
the script when these four people
have been so successful at making 1t
into an exciting Aim. But there are
Evening star., 1937-05-29
By ROBERT b. PHILLIPS, JR.

b1 hObEh1 b. fd1LL1fS, IN.
TINE Silly Season is upon us with
a rush at the Earle Theater
this week, prattling prettily on
4 stage and screen in a series of
didoes which I heartily urge you to
investigate. Less staid and sober en-
tertainment has seldom been gathered
together under one roof than will be
found In a flippant musical farce
called Turn On the Moon" and in
the melodious foolishness of the Cali
fornian Collegians. So be it, and
praise be that it is so.
Turn On the Moon" tells with
much gusto and no little nonsense Of
the tribulations of department store
owner named Mr.. Dinwiddy, fellow
harassed by horoscopes and portrayed
with accustomed skill by Charlie Rug
gles 1t Is Mr. Dinwiddy's hope that
he will be able by certain night to
fulflll the prophecies Of his chief star
gazer. bringing together in dulcet ro-
nance a young couple and thereby
earning for himself the right to
espouse his cynical secretary who has
been waiting for wedding bells a mere
matter of Is years.
On this f1imsy and amiable pretext
the Paramount filmusical builds up
to a series of uproariously inane
comic sequences (by Ben Blue and
Mr. Ruggles), pleasant songs and
dances (Eleanore Whitney and Johnny
Downs q miniature revue within A
revue, one splendid impersonation cf
Charles Laughton by hefty gent
yclept Romo Vincent, one perfectly
terrible song number delivered by the
same old Romo.
Other characters in a drama that
takes itself about as seriously as a
paper sailboat in a typhoon are
Marjorie Gateson, Andrew Tombes and
Grady Sutton. Aside from Lewis
Sellers flip and able direction, chief
distinguishing notes in the cinema are
the lyrics and music by Sam Coslow,
Evening star., 1937-05-29
Bride School Expands.

Oldest institution Of its kind in
Toxic, Japan, the Ochanomizu Ka-
teiryo, which trains graduates of girls
secondary schools for their futures as
housewives and mothers, has extended
its course to a year. The principal
classes are devoted to sewing and do
mestic science. AS foreign-style dress
is increasing in popularity, two hours
a week are assigned to that subject.
Evening star., 1937-05-29
Man Halts Bird Duel.

When he saw two weld birds In a
grim death battle, M. Van Heerden of
Winburg. South Africa, intervened
The duel was between a koraan and
q hawk and neither was asking OF
giving quarter. The hawk was sc
intent on the kill that it did not notice
the farmer, who scooped it up and
wrung Its neck. The koraan was Sc
badly injured that it had to be killed
Evening star., 1937-05-29
FEDERAL AGENT DENIES
GUILT IN DRUG CASE
Ey the Associated Press,

| Ey tne ASSOClated PTekS.
CARSON CITY, New, May %
Chris Hansen, So, suspended Fedora
narcotics agent, pleaded innocent anc
A. v. McAvoy, 36, w. P. A. photog
rapher. pleaded guilty in Fedora
Court yesterday to charges of violating
Federal narcotics laws.
Judge Frank H. Norcross set Han
sens trial June % and said he will
sentence McAvoy June 4.
The two were arrested last week in
narcotics raid in Reno's Chinese
quarter. Three Chinese pleaded guilty
and were sentenced to State prison.
Evening star., 1937-05-29

for the cameras
to start turning
Leslie and Olivia
60 into their en-
brace.
Miss de Havil-
land looks a new
woman. II am
3 h e t ellis m e
Nothing of the
film me- Is my
own. The wig be-
longs to West
more's. I h av e
t Sc eyelashes
and several of my
teeth have caps"
Evening star., 1937-05-29
Tracy's Fine Performance
High Light of Capitol's Film
Franchot Tone and Gladys George Score
Too, in "They Gave Him Gun'-Craw-
fords and Phil Regan Top Stage Bill.
BY HARRY MACARTHUR.

IHEN Van Dyke was here recently he could be induced at
M almost time OF
w Spencer Tracy Mr. probably
still cams),
Donald At the
"They the Aim now has come
Evening star., 1937-05-29
Olivia de HaVilland
Likes Howard flakes
Pair Embrace With Alacrity-Even Before
Director Asks Another Shot of
Scene.
BY SHEILAH GRAHAM,

7 HOLLYWOOD, (NANA)-Lesie
~ Olivia Haviland boudor
4
ardsa
Evening star., 1937-05-29

American toys may be introduced
Into johannesburg, South Africa.
Evening star., 1937-05-29

hysterical, they'd better go home ane
stop acting"
Evening star., 1937-05-29

says, Il wasn't ready-take two
takes" And without waiting