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The Washington times., 1938-09-26

If you know the answers to
these two questions, and similar
questions which will appear to-
morrow and Wednesday, you
have a good chance of winning
part of $50 in cash prizes or a
pair Of guest tickets to see
You Can't Take It With You,"
the great Frank Capra hit which
opens Friday at the Earle.
First prize of SIS, second prize
Of $40, and third prize of IS,
are offered in this new contest
sponsored by the Times and the
Earle Theater. Next is best en-
tries will each win a pair of
guest tickets to see Jean Arthur,
Lionel Barrymore, James Stew
art and the rest Of the talented
cast in the new Columbia pic
ture which opens Friday.
If you know the two stars
above, and the name Of their
Capra hit. hold this story and
watch for the questions which
appear tomorrow and Wednes-
day. Then, after you have COM
pleted all of the questions, send
them to the You Can't Take
It With You" Contest Editor.
care Of the Washington Times.
with a 25-word letter telling why
you want to see Frank Capra'S
production of You Can't Take
It With YOU"
All letters must be received
by midnight Thursday. Septem-
ber 20, the day before the pic
ture opens at the Earle. Win
ners will be announced on Mon
day in the Times.
Watch this page tomorrow
for the second pair Of contest
winners,
The Washington times., 1938-09-26
KELLEYGRAMS

"A Tisket A Tasket" They
made such a hit the Capitol
may have them on a program
later Leon Bruslioff dance
music and general whoop-la .
This departments thanks to
Johnny Fayette, Carter Barron,
Frank LaFalce, Harry Anger, AL
Norton, Dan Terrell, and the en-
tertainers who made the boat
mems annual frolic a memorable
affair.
WINNERS TOMORROW
There were so many entries to
the Mickey Rooney Slanguage
contest held on these pages last
week. the judges have requested
another "a hours to scan the
answers. winners tomorrow.
New York Times movie critic
gives Jimmy Fidler one bell for
his work as an actor in Garden
of the Moon" But the regular
actors get a carlton. Meaning
columnists should stick to their
chimes, 1 suppose.
To Leny Wolfe of 1888 Co
lumbia Road: I have referred
your inquiry about the Avon
Comedy Four to Harry Anger
and hope to have the informa-
ton soon. Will Mahoney went
to England, got married again,
has been there continuously.
The Washington times., 1938-09-26
'Annphitryon' at
The Little

This week the Little Theater
is bringing back "Amphitryon
81" French perturbation of the
play upon which Alfred Lunt
and Lynn Fontanne based their
Theater Guild production, add
ing one to the serial number.
The version of the popular tale
of gods at play being shown on
Ninth Street is a Swiftly-paced,
sophisticated comedy. The per-
formers are favorites Of French
film audiences, and direction
aids immeasurably in making
the picture a refreshingly diff
ferent cinema effort.
The idea of two gods coming
down from Mount Olympus for
a night off in the company of
earthlings is, of course, fraught
with many opportunities for hu-
morous situations, but deft dia-
logue-Writing and production
tricks have equipped the film
WIN a greater SCOck OF laughs
than the succeeding stage treat
ment, albeit there is not the in
comparable Lunt-F n t a n ne
combination to supply the prin-
cipal acting talent,
Henri Carat, playing Jupiter
and Amphitryon, and Armand
Bernard in the dual roles of
Mercury and Sosias, warrior
husband of the lady-in-waiting
to Amphitryon's wife, perform
creditably, however, as does
Jeanne Boitel, who is the object
of Jupiter's affections while the
No. l god is on earth. Mile.
Boitel is not unfamiliar to for
eign picture fans in this coun-
try, and she proves again in this
film her right to ranking as one
of the outstanding European
screen actresses.
"Amphitryon 81" is being
shown with complete subtitles
in English.
The Washington times., 1938-09-26

CLOCK

CAPITOL-Sonja Henie, Rich
ard Greene, my Lucky Star"
1O:45 a. M, 1885, 4:25, tbs,
10 p. m. Stage, 1890, 3:2O,
6:10, 9 p. m.
PALACE-Norma Shearer, Ty-
rome Power, Marie An
toinette." 1925 a. m, 2:40. 6,
9:15 p. m.
COLUMBIA-Don Ameche, Alice
Faye, "Alexander's Rag Time
Band" IL, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15.
$40 p. m.
R.K.O. KEITH'S-Marx Broth
ers, Lucille Ball, Room SerV-
ice," 11:15 a. m, l, 2:45, 4:35,
$40, $40, 9:55 p. m.
EARLE-Lane Sisters, -Four
Daughters, 9:45 a. m, 1910,
2::35, sos, 7:3O, 10 p. m.
Stage, Johnnie Davis, Wayne
Morris, 11:20 a. M, 1:50, Ais,
6:45, 9:10 p. m.
METROPOLITAN-Kay Fran
els, George Brent, Ian Hunter,
Secrets of An Actress" 11:45
a. M, las, 3:45, $50. 7:50,
$50 p. m.
BELASCO-Ignace Jan Pade-
rewski, Marie Tempest, Charles
Farrell, Moonlight Sonata"
2:35, 4:25, 6:15, sos. 10 p. m.
TRANS-LUX-N ewsr ell and
shorts, 10, 11:45 a. m, 1890,
las, 3, Ais, $50, 6:45, 8.
9:15, 10:45 p. m.
LITTL E-"A "Amphitsyon." At
IL, 12:45, 2:35, 4:2O, 6:10, 8
and $50 p. m.
OPEN-AIR- mi. south of
Alexandria, Sailing
Along" at 7:3O and 10 p. m.
The Washington times., 1938-09-26

Afterthoughts on a large eve
ming The Presidents Cup
Regatta banquet at the National
Press Club Lee Everett and
Gordon Hittenmark from WRC
make whiz-bang Emcees for a
sparkling floor show =. Wayne
Morris and Johnny Scat"
Davis did a quick personal"
hurried back for their last
show at the Earle, aided by a
police escort and plane were
able to keep an 1870 date in
Philadelphi: Howard Burk-
hardt and Phil Lampkin from
Loew's Capitol moved the entire
show upstairs, including Boots
McKenna's "a Chester Hale
Girls, Stan Kavanagh, peer OF
jugglers, the CommodoreS, eight
lusty male voices in bravura
song, Star1es and Anavan in
thrilling adagio =. 1 have
never seen an adagio act go bet
ter than the amazing body toss
ing of these entertainers, almost
in the laps Of the customers D..
Maestro Lampkin is becoming
a wizard of the microphone
and aided by Pianist Burrus
Williams gave the entire Capt.
tol routine without a lost beat
The Phil Hayden dancers
demonstrating the Lambeth
Walk and then teaching it to
the Regatta Queen, and her
ladies in waiting The three
lovely Yates sisters. who will
soon team up with the king of
taps. Johnny Barnes, each do
ing a terpsichore speciality
Carl Mainfort and his card
magic, Mona Stafford from the
Lotus restaurant in her savage
dance Elisa and Marie in
exotic dances These last
two acts contributed by Dick
Lamb and Bill Strickland of the
Lotus The Sylvia Kaplowitz
ten Accordionettes blowing the
roof off with their squeeze box
program that wound up with
The Washington times., 1938-09-26

wrestles. and abandons the stock
market.
6. The young lovers-Jimmy
Stewart as Tony Kirby, Jean
Arthur as Alice Sycamore
much more perSuasively etched
than they were in the play.
Z. Mischa Auer, as the Rus
sian ballet master, who is always
around when the dinner bell
rings whose two-word critique
for all that offends is, 1T
StinkS."
8. The Social Register Mrs.
Kirby played by Mary Forbes as
a bulwark Of SnobbishneSs.
0. The two happy-golucky
sepia servants, played by Eddie
Anderson and Lillian Yarbo.
10. Samuel Kinds as the easy
going Mr.. Sycamore, who makes
skyrocketS in the cellar.
New characters are: The scat
ter-brained Mr.. PoppinS of Don
aid Meek, and a broken finan-
cier, played by H. B. Warner.
BARRYMORE is TOPS
You know the story. Young,
rich and desirable Tony Kirby
falls in love with his secretary,
the lovely Alice Sycamore. Prob
lem is to compose the aristo-
cratic Kirbys, and the harum
scarum Sycamores.
You Can't Take It With
You," for all of its enlarged
scope, seemed to me to reach its
reai pinnacles of mirth when it
stuck to the Kaufman-Hart
script The additional scenes in
vented by the Capra-Riskin writ
ing combination, include a jail
house roundup, a trial session
reminiscent of "Mr. Deeds" and
some Wall Street moments that
impress as slightly "phoney."
Like all Capra-directed pic
lures, this one offers some bril-
liant acting. The reliable Lionel
Barrymore plays Grandpa Van
derhof on crutches, but extracts
every ounce Of dry wit out of a
we'll written character.
Edward Arnold, Jimmy Stew
art, Jean Arthur and Spring
Byington are others whose work
is impressive.
WILL OPEN FRIDAY
In the final analysis you
Can't Take It With You" will,
think, prove a genuine rib
ticker for those who haven't
seen the play. My only regret
is that Grandpa Vanderhof
wasn't able to convince me I'd
like to live like the SycamoreS,
God forbid. I prefer the Kir-
by's, and paying the income tax
man.
This is Columbia Pictures
nomination for the Ten Best
Pictures of 1898" list. You can
serve on the jury when it opens
on the Earle Theater screen
Friday.
The Washington times., 1938-09-26
Goodwins On Second
Feature Assignment

Les Goodwins, a former short
subject director for RKO Radio,
has just drawn his second as
signment as feature director.
Cameras are now active on "Fu-
gitive for a Night" produced by
Lou Lustry, with a cast headed
by Adrienne Ames, Frank Albert
son, Eleanor Lynn and Allan
Lane.
Goodwins' first feature assign
ment after his promotion from
the short subject department at
RKO Radio, was Crime Ring"
currently released with Frances
Mercer making her bow as lead
ing lady.
The Washington times., 1938-09-26
'AIgiers' Held
September 30

Hedy Lemarr now appear
ing in support of Charles Boyer
in Walter Wanger's romantic
melodrama, "Algiers," which
comes to Loew's Capitol, Fri
day, September 80 began
her career as script girl in a
Vienne studio fulfilling
lifelong ambition, afterward
played leading roles in numer-
GUS European pictures ex-
pert swimmer and lover Of
sports skiing enthusiast all
her life spent many winters
in Switzerland attends mo-
ton pictures every day, if pos
sible learned England and
lost all trace of foreign accent
in seven months unusually
tall for screen actress, with
height of five feet seven inches
is graceful, gracious and
earnestly hopeful of screen sue
cess in the United States
first American picture is cal
giers," in which she shares fea-
tured honorS with Sigrid Gurie
The Washington times., 1938-09-26
ED SULLIVAN
SCREENED
BY ED SULLIVAN
A Colunnlist's Day
CHICAGO. Sept. %.

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$3.50 A. M-The phone rings the Ambassador
West Benny Rubin from the adjoining twin bed answered it
They WGN 1so for that oun Ryan
I'll nicely pull you right out of the sheets Irish"
S in ss s Hs had p pned his mis- Of 5e awake s
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The Chicago alley taken limb from limb
for impersonang an actor Drink your coffee and scFam
1880 A. M-station wGN Chicago Tribune outlet ouin
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He in the terbug realm refuses to rise above it,
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h9T % s d % 5 A on to Do @ aa
edy dance This time Sonia Hene interrupts him from the audi
Hickey Sonia the stage and Benny goes into an an
Elephant Boy star of Drums as an
the audience Rubin waits for the applause die down and
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from them Sabu He translates the Joke TO the guao
explains Sing American prison They answer MN
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atmosphere umnes with flashes of lightning and that
would praises and
figs you'd drop from the @ and gsnec om5ss Deaa
He ei keeps s' eyeins them measiy until they leave
500 p M-Going through days mail An amusing letter
ago. suggested magnates who sponsored the
goodwill idea should take OF the
prize money 8ba behind which they
could movie fans GAS OF your readers
instead today made special 8baH tor
you factory with initials and are forwarding IL
with you miscue pile OF letters with
the Twelve Thrilling Movie Pictures I'll run them to-
with engraved cerlcate thaC t
titles the Flagship Fleet Fellow admirals are
Mrs D. Roosevelt Governor Horner Mayor Kelly All
admiralS sailors?
700 MWres Allen that they arrive Friday
wire from today Virginia Pene
in town. his trip here wire from clark
Gable detran at Kansas City but that ne soo
moose Manitoba That's c. Lombards nickname Tor
Gable he MGM) Peterson and his Northwest
U. bride drop backstage for the last SHOW
300 p M-stiu wadng through mail A reproach from
reader because letter she sent MY sincere
apologies but impossible to all OF them nom
seventh eighth grade eX
podes rated Jack Benny above General
know what thought to convey she ADDS out
the Pershing name? Well Helen II you
know then I'm glad used PersngS
s15P M-Ffteen minutes. fifteen minutes Walter sta
door man is calling ageod warning Of the theate Yc
reporter hair dons white jacket prepares 10 De
actor
The Washington times., 1938-09-26
'NoncyConnine
columbia

Motion pictures perennial
theme, the triangle, has been
bettered in a new comedy with
the introduction of a quad
rangle. The unusual mixup takes
place in Three Loves Has Nan
cy," which stars Janet Gaynor,
Robert Montgomery and Fran
chot Tone, and opens Friday at
the Columbia for a repeat en-
gagement.
The picture. a hilarious rela-
ton of the difficulties encoun-
tered when three men pursue
the same girl, is based on a mag
azine story by Lee Loeb and
Mort Braus. In the supporting
cast are Guy Kibbee, Claire
Dodd and Reginald Owen in
outstanding comedy portrayalS.
The Washington times., 1938-09-26

PURE NONSENSE
I am among the minority, who
never completely surrendered to
Grandpa Vanherhof's Socia l
preachments. This amiable old
philosopher expends the best
jeers of his life on those who live
nationally, and try to collect
money. Around him he gathers
= crowd of nuts, who ride their
own hobbies furiouSly, as
strange a conglomeration of
harmless humans as ever es-
capped confinement.
Director Frank Capra and his
ace Scenarist, Robert Riskin,
have expanded the Kaufman
Hart manuscript. They have
taken it outside the family liv-
ing room of the Sycamores,
made it more of a conflict be-
tween the Wall Street point Of
view of Banker Kirby, and the
commonplace design for living
Of Grandpa Vanderhof.
They have also given the
Sketchily treated love theme of
the play a more comprehensive
exposure.
"You Can't Take It With
You" is an exceedingly bolster
Gus and humorous play, and, in
the screen manifestation, its
daffy quality has been enlarged.
The red fire which brings down
the curtain on the second act,
becomes on the screen, a verita-
BILE Coney Island exhibition Of
Paine's fireworks.
WACKY CHARACTERS
One or two Of the hickory
nut characters of the play have
disappeared, but others, fully
as wacky, take their place.
However, for bowling laughter
purposes you will still find:
/. Lionel Barrymore as Grand
pa Vanderhof, who likes to go
to college commencements,
shoots darts and plays the har-
monica for a pastime, but here
minus his snakes. He gave UP
working IS years ago to live on
his income, and do as he pleased.
2. Spring Byington as the
playwriting Penny Sycamore.
She took up an authors profes-
sion when somebody left a type
writer at the home by mistake.
3. Halliwell Hobbies as Mr.. De
Pima, the iceman, who eight
years before, took up his resi-
dence with the Sycamores, to
help papa make fireworks, and
to pose for Penny.
4. Ann Miller as the ballet
dancing Essie Carmichael, and
Dub Taylor as her xylophone-
playing husband.
S. Edward Arnold as Banker
Kirby, who first feels he has
stumbled into madh0use,
winds up playing Polly, Wolly,
Doodle" on the mouth organ,
The Washington times., 1938-09-26
Dance Star Admits
Shakespearean Yen

Presenting Eleanore Whitney
as Juliet.
It isn't gag. The red-head-
ed Paramount dancing star
admitted today on the set Of
Campus Confessions" that
she was pointing her career
towards the stage with Juliet
in mind.
The Washington times., 1938-09-26
Gleanings a g S
and
Screenings
By Andrew R. Kelley

Warner Bros. and Columbia Pictures shared honors
host prevew party yesterday when the latest Frank
Capra production, "You Can't Take It With You"
screened in the Earle bourum Its regular screening be-
gins Friday
The Pulitzer prize play of George Kaufman and Moss
Hart in it's new screen dimensions offers interesting study
of Hollywood applied to of Broadways reign
ing comedy hits.
The word regnng" apropos since the visit of
footght madcap opens the National Theaer tonight
&c. for at least days, 'You Cant Take It With You"
will provide stage battle around the Thirteenth
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-07-02

Read the Classified Advertisements
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-07-02

LTBBY-The st. Johns Lutheran
church congregation celebrated its 25th
anniversary recently. Two visiting min
listers, the Rev. z. ziegler Of Helena and
parts in the service. The first service
for this congregation was conducted
by the Rev. Mr.. Ziegler on Aug 10,
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-07-02
State III Club Convention
Attended by 200 Delegates

With zoe mexnlar Delegates and
local leader delegates In attendance,
the ninth annual State Aba club
convention was held at Montana
State college with q wei balanced
program Of educational, recreation
and entertainment features de-
signed 70 provide information and
instruction In various phases Of
club work.
Supervising the convention were Ray
E. Cameron, state club leader, and Miss
Pauline Bunting, assistant state club
leader, assisted by members Of the
Montana extension service staff and
members Of the college faculty.
During the convention the state All
club was in daily session and the dele
gates elected Milton Schaplow Of CAL
latin county president for the coming
year. He succeeds Miss Virginia Alum
we're Miss Edith Huston Of Richland
Of Teton county. Other officers elected
county, vice president; Vic Reinemer
Of McCone county, secretary; and the
second vice presidents: Earl
Kraft, Gallatin county; Ray GiIlispie,
Madison jefferson counties; Evelyn
Rude, Blaine county; Mildred McKin-
ey, Chouteau county; George Young,
Fergus county; lola Stevens, Rosebud
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-07-02
WOMAN PIONEER
DIES IN BUTTE
MRS. JANE COOATBS, WHO RAN
MINERS BOARDING HOUSE so
YEARS, PASSES

Mrs. James Coombs, a pioneer
resident Of Butte and CcnEcrvilIe
died recently. Born in England
nearly 80 years ago she came to
the United States when 3 young
woman and for q time lived In the
"Hot Water country in Nevada.
Her husband, miner by occupa-
ton, worked on the Sutra tunnel
After its completion MIR. and MRS.
Coombs came TO Butte.
The journey to Montana was made
by OK team. At that time the Butte hill
was virtually forest of trees and ar
rivals were scrambling to obtain suit
able ground for homes. Mr.. and Mrs.
Coombs selected q place In Center
vile which was then the center Of min
ing operations
Shortly after their arrival in Butte
Mrs. Coombs started a boarding house.
Very few of the early-day Butte min
ers, who immigrated from England,
failed to stay with Granny Coombs, !"
as she was affectionately known. She
operated the boarding house for nearly
half century.
In 1920, following the death Of a
daughter, Mrs william Eddy, Mrs.
Coombs retired from active life. Her
husband died q short time before Mrs.
Eddy.
Mrs. Coombs was known TO be OF q
generous nature and never was hun
CRY man turned away from her table.
She grub Staked" many who came to
that district in search Of their for
tune and aided some in bringing FAM
lilies TO Montana from the "old coun-
try"
Granny" COombS was revered and
by all and her death brought
much sorrow to those who knew her.
The funeral procession was one Of the
largest seen in Butte for some time
and the casket was banked with floral
tributes, many of them sent by friends
from distant points.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-07-02
Looking TO Future
GASOLINE TAX REFUNDS
SHOW $4,000 INCREASE

Gasoline drawback fund warrants is
sued in the office of State Auditor John
j. Holmes during the first five months
Of the yeer exceeded by nearly $4,000
those issued during the same period of
1887. a report prepared in the auditors
office shows.
The state paws a refund Of the five
cent-a-gallon gasoline tax to purchas-
ers who do not use the fuel on the
highways.
The 1888 total for the first five
months was $3.50, 652.47, compared with
500, 9318 80 for the same period last
year.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-07-02
Montana Road Development
Is Told by Don "A. McKinnon

A history Of Montana'S state high
way development has been prepared by
D. A. McKinnon, state highway en-
gineer, for publication in a trade
magazine, Pacific Builder and En-
gineer," OF Portland, Ore
Following is the article written by
The location and construction Of
Montana's state highway system has
been a five-Stage affair to date The
first trails and roads were beaten down
by deer, elk and buffalo, the pad Of
moccaSined feet and the dragging OF
travoiS poles. With unerring instinct,
migratory game animals found the low
passes across the divides and the primi-
tive people followed them. Everything
considered, the grade and alignment
were not too bad. Perhaps the latter
left much to be desired from the stand
point Of modern traffic. The game
couldn't and the Indians, not being
slaves to time, didn't think It necessary
to remove distractions so these early
trails and roads went around bouloerS,
down timber, cutbanks and other ma
tural obstacles.
Second Stage
The second stage Of Montana high
way development came after the wagon
wheels began to roll westward. I'M
patient emigrants and gold seekers
looked for time-saving shortcuts. Axes,
picks, and shovels came into play. APP
proaches to fords were roughly graded
by hand to favor the numbering covered
wagons. Bog holes were corduroyed
Crude bridges occasionally were built
and while many of these roads were
simply wagon traces across the prairie
sod, certain sections in broken or
mountainous country represented intel
hgent effort toward highway con-
struction.
first engineered highway, the military I
route from Fort Benton, head Of navi- /
cation on the Missouri river, to Fort |
Walla Walla, Wash. locally known as
the Mullan road after the United /
States army officer in charge. The
prairie trails remained for years edg-
ing over a few feet now and then as
the rlIts were worn too deep. Later,
when the land surveyors got in their
licks and dotted the open range with
section corners, those precursors Of
fences, alignment was fixed by section
boundaries and county roads took the
grades as they found them. Slips and
drags we're the main equipment items
for construction. A country marked off
with the geometric precision of a
may look neat from the
air but there is little romance or en-
gineering efficiency in following Sec
aon lines.
Third Phase
Montana's third phase in the high J.
way story was an outcome of the
period initiated by Henry
Ford's Model T contraption. This
homely huSsy might develop asthma
and ricketts, but it didn't require high
powered mechanical ability to keep her
running. If you had a pair Of pliers,
barbed wire fences came in handy for
other purposes than tearing shirts and
exciting trate epithets from die-hard
COW hands. Steep grades were trtfle
annoying until ingenious drivers found
that by swapping ends, the primitive
perambulators could be made to back
up 8 wall of box canyon. Like every
change In style Of transport, automo-
biles brought fresh demands for new
types OF road construction. Man, the