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Evening star., 1939-01-07
Devils Island Tale
Retold in Film
At the Met

Devils Island" the new picture
at the Metropolitan, is about Devils
Island, which, according to q polite
foreword designed to keep France
happy, Is part of q penal system
that does exist no longer. 1t is the
story of famed French brain spe-
clallSt who seems to~be Wrongfully
convicted to 10 years of penal servi-
tude on Devils Island. He does
not like this very much. Finally,
after he performs an operation
which saves the life of the little
daughter of the warden (or what
ever he is called, the wife of the
warden Cor whatever he is called
arranges for bribes that pave the
way for the doctors escape. He
and the other convicts who escape
with him find out on their way to
the mainland that their gasoline is
not that, but water, and their boat
will not run on water. The first
boat to come along and pick them
up turns out to be the slave ship
on the way to Devils Island. So
There they are, and a fate that
can be that brutally ironic could go
on being brutally ironic all night, so
we left before it got us down. Be-
sides, it seemed as though the poor
chap had already served 9 years
and II months Of his sentence.
Anyhow, there is enough sadness
in the world without getting worked
up over a. fellow involved In q penal
system that no longer exists. And
that is a pity, too, for Devils Island
seems almost too good for one
script writer we are thinking OF
at the moment. Besides, we kept
remembering how Boris Karlod
could scare all the guards If he only
had his "Frankenstein" makeup.
H. M.
Evening star., 1939-01-07
Keith's Film
Grim Dose
Of Drama
Pacific Liner
Tale of Sea
And Cholera
BY CHRIS MATHISEN.

To get into R-K-O Keith's this
week after the feature picture is
well under way probably would
mean mistaking the film for an in
dustrial subject presenting the story
OF how locomotives are made, for
much of the footage is devoted to
husky men feeding angry furnaces,
and glistening piston rods moving
up and down at varying speeds.
Nothing of the kind is Pacific
Liner" however. 1t is an appre-
ciably entertaining and occasionally
genuinely thrilling screen drama of
a great ship stricken with a cholera
epidemic in the engine room.
Victor McLaglen Is the star, and
his portrayal of the iron -willed chief
engineer who is near-god to his
stokers is the pictures principal
asset. When Mr.. McLaglen is tough
he Is convincingly tough, and when
he attempts to gain the affection
OF Ship Nurse Wendy Barrie he is
better than mildly amusing. As the
man who thinks he is uncomfortable,
and Is regarded as such by the
sweating shovelers, the brusoue
Britisher is excellent and quite able
to keep one interested in Pacific
Liner"
Chester Morris handles his con-
f1ict with the chief effectively when
the epidemic forces him, as ships
doctor to invade and attempt to
supervise the precincts that are Nc
Laglen's domain. Wendy Barrie is
the nurse who loves Chester, and
she performs ably enough. She swas
brought in because "a movie must
have girl" of course, but this film
could get by without her. Vic and
Chester would be just as unfriendly
II they did not both like her. and
her appearances serve only to slow
up the parade of rough talk and
rough actions. A pair of superb bits
are contributed by Alan Hale and
cyrus w. Kendall.
Also on the R-K-O Keith's bill are
Dlsney's "The Practical Pig" held
over, and ION the Wing" sport
short about hunting geese and the
Chesapeake Bay retrievers that
bring back the fallen birds.
Evening star., 1939-01-07

antithesis to Mr.. Haywards nom
conformist dreamer. Joan Fontaine,
Tom Brown, Alan Curtis and a
number of other people are about,
but 1t Is principally the combina-
ton of script, direction and Louis
Hayward which gives the film its
merit as an entertainment, which is
considerable merit. 1t is a picture
with heart, with believability in its
hokum and picture of West Point
over which West Point need have
no qualms.
The Capitors stage show has a
number of bright moments, con-
tributed both by the specially artists
and by the Capitol Comets. The
girls 60 military to start things of
Evening star., 1939-01-07

out The destinies of a rich young
American and a Balkan peasant girl.
There are touches Of 1T Happened
One Night" in the new Paramount
production. Instead of the walls OF
Jericho, which were erected between
the lovers In that comedy classic,
one has here q line drawn on the
floor of mountain hut. Mr.. Crosby,
very much on the defensive at the
moment, draws the line with an ak,
then takes the ak over to his side
with the warning to Miss Gaal that
he intends to use it for more deadly
purposes If she needs not the warn
ing. The new variations of script,
plus nice direction at this point in
the Aim, make for one of its most
amusing passages. The situation,
which flirts but lightly with the
negative aspects of the Hays ONCE
philosophy, leads eventually into one
of the most artful bits of dialogue
with which the piece has been en-
dowed. 1t occurs, as you might
guess, when the lovely peasant
comes face to face with the heiress
(brittle gaD, which Prince Charming
might have married had not Cinde-
rella come along. The only thing
wrong with this episode, and it is
not conspicuous, is that the girl
played by Miss Gaal turns out to be
more artful than you might expect
of an innocent child OF the soil.
There is nothing startling about
any of the characters in paris
Honeymoon" which hardly can be
an indictment in these days Of rarely
startling personages on the screen
except in the newsreels.
In addition to the three men,
toned, Mr.. Crosby's amiable rich
young man, Miss Gaals sweet Bal
kan girl and Mr.. Tamiroff,s schem-
ing village mayor, one encounters
most Interestingly Edward Everett
Horton. Mr.. Horton once more is a
butler, and a butler who is q COM
posite OF wisdom and naivete in one
of those proportions which Holly
wood alone can achieve. Another
player likely to leave an impression
is Ben Blue, who plays a somewhat
standard buffoon with more than
average capability.
There are five songs to round out
the handsomely produced version OF
the old tale. Three of them are sung
with characteristic intonations by
Mr.. Crosby, abetted in the case of
Il Have Eyes" by Shirley Ross. They
are given the usual fetching treat
ment.
Ken Murray, the idol of a lot of
vaudeville fans among whom we re-
luctantly confess to not being num-
bered, apparently did not need our
support in his appearance as CO.
headliner on the stage show portion
OF the program. Mr.. Murray's comic
antics obviously appealed to the
audience as very comic most of the
time, and very especially at such
moments as his act went into swing
time with the assistance of Scat
Powell.
More sweetly than Mr.. Powell, as
might be expected, sang Gene Austin,
who covered the areas of current
and past popular music with the
f1avors of whimsicality that have
made him favorite for more than
decade.
For the more energetic phases of
nicely balanced stage show, Harry
Anger offers the Picchianni troupe
In a worthy arrangement of tum-
bling didos, the Roxyettes in three
nice dance numbers and Helen Pam
mer, who knows the art of tapping
from a number OF nice angles.
Evening star., 1939-01-07

10 give MIN q
little of my
time" Talk
ing about ro-
nance. S ON e
one said to Cary
Grant at his
New Year party,
"This time next
year will it be
Mr.. and Mrs.
G r a n t." To
W n l c n G a I Y
replied Somber-
ly, who can
tell?" Now, what
would you make
of a reply like
Evening star., 1939-01-07

in his about to- be constructed dude
ranch in Utah. The lady guests
on the 1,600-acre resort will pay less
than the males of the species. I'm
not sure that gallantry is good for
business, Enrol, but, on behalf of
the women, thank you Robert
Donatis asthma has been described
as "psychological"-whatever that
means =. Gary Cooper has gained
Is pounds-some OF it in his face,
which makes him more gorgeous
looking than ever.
Copyright, 1899. by the North America
Newspaper Alliance, IncD
Evening star., 1939-01-07
Five Shows Set

Five stage shows will be presented
tomorrow at the Earle Theater fea-
turing Ken Murray and Gene Aus
tin. The Earle will open its doors
at 9:30, with the first showing of
Bing Crosby in paris Honeymoon"
going on the screen at 10. Stage
shows will be presented at 11:25,
1:5O, 4:20, $40 and 9:05.
On Sunday the Earle will open
ut 1870, with the first stage show
at 2 and subsequent stage shows
at 4:30, $50 and go.
Evening star., 1939-01-07

too much for them. but not until
the script has taken many an ex-
traordinari1y amusing turn.
'The Young In Heart" definitely
deserves . place on the schedule Of
those who have . feeling for people
who are charmingiy crazy. or vice
versa. a ]. G.
Evening star., 1939-01-07
Old Tale Is Told Well Again
In Duke of West Point
CapitoPs Film Story of Cadet Life
Is Satisfying Entertainment;
Stage Show Is Bright
By HARRY MacARTHUR

sights and sounds in motion picture do not always
one about the smart young pbe who the dislike his
fellow West Point cadets then wins
that important
Small and his associates acceptabH
Evening star., 1939-01-07
Crosby as Prince Charming
Brightens Earle Show
Comedy With Music Is Feature
Of Bill That Offers Gene Austin
And Ken Murray on Stage
BY JAY CARMODY.

The cndere legend Which has uryved some pad narraon IN s
this Bng Crosby undertakes Prince Charm
while Cinderella pretty petite Francka aal
respective characters with which
Evening star., 1939-01-07
Barbara Stanwyck Moves
To Avoid Those Tourists
But Bob Taylor Stays in the Valley;
Now It's Robert Ritchie Who
Likes Hedy Lamar
BY SHEILAH GRAHAM,
HOLLYWOOD.

Barbara Stanwyck has Northrdge by
the horde OF tourists privacy
has purchased home in Bel Air will
OF business only ang horse Robert
live IN the valley s house less accessible those
destroying vsitors) Rond
tobacco magnae from the East$ $---------------
Evening star., 1939-01-07

AIN6 IINIC IIOIII CIIS Eds Z.
le thousands of miles to see
IS Miss Russell. 80 I have
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-04
Draws Ninty Day Term
For Annoying Women

A ,36-year-old Colored man identi,
fled as the man who several times fol-
lowed South Side young woman,
late today was sentenced to 90. days
in the workhouse on disorderly con-
duct charge.
n Police said they would continue to
question the man-Jewell Simmons,
1908 Sixth street S.-about series OF
n orth Side cases in which women and
young girls were molested, following
disclosure Simmons owned car re-
ser1bling one repeatedly used by the
man sought in the North Side cases
Simmons denied any previ ous ar.
rests, but confronted with record:
showing he had been jailed, admitted
in court he had been warned follow
ing previous arrest, to stay away
from the East Side after being picked
up there on complaint of severa
women
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-04
MEDIATION BOARD RESPONDS
TO BROTHERHUOD'S GAIL
{ FOR PoRTERS ON CHICAGO
/ .s>AND tNoRTHWEsTERNg<9
~ y" ARA1LRoADN Y . ~
p 10 2, O., crN
Ne nAsaAn&2 49, IS


] Following the invocation of the SER
vices eff fRef National Mediatipn Board
by the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car
Parters, to settle a representation dis
pure with the Chicago and NORTH
western yRailroad, 2 consuming parlor
car and chair car porters, A Philip
Randolph, International President, and
Milton P. Webster, First international
Viee.PEesident, held conference.-the
Robert F. Cole,.-7Secretary of the
Board, in itseoffices in Washington
b. c., WeanesdN, Janusryg2e, gto de
termine the steps the Board had taken
70 adjust the dispute uevA be
The Brotherhood's international of
fcers were informed that the Board
WOULD proceed Steadily with the case
until it is brought to some definite
Conclusion under. the provisions of the
Railway Labor ACT.
Mr.. Randolph announced that he ex
pected the dispute to BE favpFsbiy
settled and that thesABfo therhoec
Would negotiate Agreement th'
above mentioned class of-woFkers-iI
the near future, with the Chicago anc
Northwestern Railroad. 49, y -
! Randolph and Webster are enrout,
South where they will visit Jackson
sille ands Tanpa Flofida5 DIVISIONS .
the Brotherhood. e
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-04
STATEMENT OF REPRESENTA-.
TIVE HAMILTON, FISH
izs7f ,bOF NEW YORK ;2H I'd

Washington, H. b. or ar 26, 1880
Representative Hamilton Fish intro
duced today three bills aimed at re-
moving certain Determinations affect
ing Negro citizens (Ho2qmoHi a."
Mr. Fish ' sad tWiffhhl the Ptesii:,
dents observation-disclosures for increased
ornaments, before the Congress, we
must obtain the greatest possible
amount of national defense with the
funds. involved. 49,
zone Of the Bills l introduced opens
up all branches of the regular Army
to colored 9soldiersdwI know from war
service overseas that. 1foreigp govern
ments, particularly Great Britain and
! France, have always used colored
soldiers in their armed forces. m2Ths
.Sengalese, colored French soldiers
served throughout the, World Wai
with distinction. In our Army we de
not permit colored men to serve il
the Coast Artillery the Signal Corps
the Engineer Corps, the Chemica
Warfare, Service, Field Artillery, tn,
Tank Cops, and Special services suct
as the Army Air Corps If we are tc
pro7ide the maximum national defense
We must do away with these discfitn,
nations against any element of out
population"
/ Another bill introduced by Mr.. Fish
provides for the appointment of two
colored Cadets to West Point an
ntialiy BY 1.-THE President Under this
proposal, after four years There would
be eight such Cadets at the Academy
two being appointed each year Through
competitive Civil Service examinations
until total, Of eight is, reached. In
tins, of war, or emergency, these col
ored officers could be. assigned to com,
mand .colored troops.
Mr.. Fish has also introduced the
identical bill in the House to the
Wagner-Nan Nuys-Capper Antilynch
ing Bill drafted by the National AS
sociation for the Advancement o
Colored People. to cover some of thu
Objections raised in the last Con
gress. ~ ems
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-04
MACHINE AGE VS..
3 THE FINE ARTS

} Four Minneapolis Public Forum
meetings during the week OF February
6 will discuss, under the leadership OF
Manoah Leide-T edesco, the topic us
the Machine Age Menace to the
Fine Arts?" aaa@aoN5 aau,a "a
Meetings on this topic are sched-
lied Tor Burroughs School on Febru-
rs s, Field School on February 7,
alhoun School on February 20, and
', hitney School on February TO-
a new. center, Pratt School in the
respect Park neighborhood, will hold
its first Forum on February 8, dis
cussing, under Mr.. Leide-Tedesco
Are Jazz and Swing American Folk
Muster" This topic was presented al
a number OF other .centers during Mr.
Leide-Tedesco's first week in Minnea-
polls
For the past three years fine arts
Forum series have draEh an average
annual attendance of over $4,000. Fa-
ciiity as speaker and a. btofoundSde-
sire TO carry arts message, to- everyone
combine to make the present Forum
leader an especially popular one.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-04
Elks To Cell brate
With Universal
Anniversary and
Birthday Ball

Perhaps the most extensive and col
ossal effort ever made by any Col
ored enterprise is the launching OF
universal Elk'S Grand Easter and
Anniversary Birthday Ball, to be held
throughout the United States, the
Isles of the Seas, and the foreign
countries where there are Elks lodges
and temples, Monday Night, April TO-
The spirit of the Presidents Warm
Springs Grand Ball Foundation, and
the music thereof, have been caught
up by the Colored Elks of the World
and they are going to synchronize
this spirit not for an Infantile Para
lysis Foundation, but for the building
of an Old Folks Home, Shrine, and
contribute further to their Educational
and Civil Liberties Departments.
The Grand Exalted Ruler and his
cabinet are being commended on every
hand for catching the spirit of the
times in the matter OF Social Security
For, no Race needs more vision and
caution in looking to the future of its
old and decrepit than the Colored
Race at this time.
To that end, on Easter Monday
Night, Grand Exalted Ruler Wilson
will give the signal for the music o.
thousands of bathrooms to converge
into one homogeneous blend through.
out the jurisdiction of Ell<dom.
One of the features which is at
tracing so much attention, is that the
cabinet will give away prize to the
one who sells the largest number o.
tickets to the Ball, and this prize will
be the choice of Ford, Chevrolet, OF
Plymouth. This feature is not lot
terry, because there will be no drawing
luck or guess, but it will be based en-
tire1y on the effort, the energy, the in
telligence, and industry of the ont
who sells the largest number of tickets
The various cities -. ,yns are be
J ing piacarded, and the sale of ticket
is getting under way Oh the 18th O
this month.
The slogan is, LET Afro-Americai
Dance to the Tune of Social Security
in the Construction of An Old Folk
Home and Shrine.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-04
Judge William
HASTE First Negro
Federal Court
Judge Resigns

1 Washington, D. C,-The first Negro
TO occupy seat on the Federal bench
fudge William H. HASTE of the
Federal Court in the Virgin Islands
has resigned to become dean o. the
Howard University Law School, il
was announced Monday by the White
House. r. r
Judge HASTE was nominated BY
President s Roosevelt on February )
1887, and confirmed by the Senate Oh
March 19 Of the same year. The
jurist is an honor graduate of Am
hurst College and of the Harvard Law
School
AT the time of his appointment h,
was an assistant solicitor in the Com
merce Department. "a years of age
Federal Judge HASTE is native o
Knoxville, Tenn.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-04
PHYLLIS WHEATLEY AUX
TO BRING PROMINENT
SPEAKER

The Phyllis Wheatley Auxiliary
will have S. R. Redmond, one of the
Attorneys in the history making
Gaines Case.
While the subject has not been an
nounced, it is presumed that Mr.. Red
mond will throw some light on the
general reaction toward the Supreme
Court Decree that Negroes must and
shall have equal educational oppor-
tunities The banquet will be held
February II, at Phyllis Wheatley
House.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-04

y Atlanta Ga, CO. The Atlanta
Teachers Federal Credit Union No. 2,
which, was organized in 1885, now has
2i1niileInbers and paid in capital OF
$2,I56.50,f it was reported at the an
Inual injecting at Walker Street school
on Thursday. The union has loaned
to members $500, and dividend OF
5 per cent will be paid. One hundred
dollars is the maximum loan,
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-04

johannesburg, South Africa, Co.
Wilberforce Institute, A. M. E. school
located at Evaton, near here, now has
the only native African woman post
master in South Africa-Mrs Char
lotte Opperman, who was educated at
Wilberforee. Theo Mareka, who for
many years was the only native AT
rican postmaster in South Africa, To-
Gated at Wilberforce, where he was
also educated, was recently transferred
to Verceniging, larger place.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-04
TWO WAIVE EXAM ON
MARIJUANA COUNT

Two Negroes charged with trans
porting Marijuana in the Gateway dis
trict waived examination today on ar
raignment before u. S. Commissioner
Howard S. Abbott. Both will appear
at special term of federal court Feb
ruary 18th, 1889. They gave their
names as Eugene Adger, "a, and Cor
bett Manning, Al; both live at 2l5
First street north.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-04

New York, (C)-Dr3e, b Powell,
k-ray expert, medical doctor, insur-
snce official, loan scogpanys EXECUTIVE,
EDITOR and co-publisher, last week took
active .chsrge. q, the business manage
ment Of his newspaper THE sAhisteri
jam News, when Mrs. LiiIanS Shrpe
Hunter, former business manager,
MISUNDERSTANDING -cifealatien,-it
was stated.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-04
NOTICE

The Council of Negro Women will
meet Tuesday, February 9TH, at the
home of Mrs. Floyd Cobb, 534 Girard
Ave. No.
Members please be present as we
have important business to transact.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-04

Braddock, Pa, (C)-The second
historical calendar has been released
by Rev. George w. Harvey, 332 Haw-
kins avenue, featuring Joe Louis,
Henry Armstrong, and John Henry
Lewis as "Our Champions" The
calendar records fact of Negro his
tory for each day of the year.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-04

Durham, N. c., (C)-The Mechan-
les & Farmers Bank, liz Parrish ST.,
DIR. c. c. Spaulding, Pres, now has
resources OF $1,354,O82.28. The bank
has deposits of $1,058,790.04, surplus
of $4,000, undivided profits of $4,-
41o.O7. and reserve of $33,88545.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-04

indianapolis, Ind, (C)-Zeta Phi
Beta sorority entertained their soror,
Nine. 1ilffafi : Evanti coloratura
soprano, with a lavish reception at the
hOdne Of Mss ,NelRe BsRogers, grand
Abasslips,i on Capitol Avenue at the
conclusion of her recital last week.
.Mane.--Exaati4 house guest--of
Miss Rogers.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1939-02-04

New York, (C)-Ted Yates, who
has sojourned in Cleveland for several
months, is back in Harlem doing the
night spots as usual Ted now lives
at US West 18th street. and con-
tinues his reportorial five"