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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-07

AcNfaARt s@tNN ~ 4AAAf0iaa4u has
activity would continue at A
in many parts of the country.
new homes 10 be constructed IN
der FILA inspection over the cor
responding weeks a year ago.
No Abrup, Decline
The number Of new homes start
ed each week In fact. instead Of
declining abruptly ss IL often the
case at this time Of the year. Is not
far below the years peak. Over
500 new homes are being started
each working day.
For example. during the week
ending Nov. is. mortgage insar-
ance applications were received on
2.s4& new homes 10 be constructed
under FILA inspection and con-
struction was begun under FLA
inspection on 2.e23 new small
homes. The average number start
ed weekly for the five weeks end
ing Nov. Is was 2.o01. close TO the
years high mark. In addition.
more than 500 small homes cost
ing less than s2,5oo are being
started each week under the new
Title l program of the FILA.
Stimulated by FILA
Several reasons were advanced
by Administrator Mcdonald for
this continuation OF building ae-
tivity:
Unprecedented favorable financ-
ing available under the FILA pro-
gram.
Production OF more attractive
and saleahle small houses by build
ers all over the country.
General Improvement in business
conditions.
Relative stability of prices.
THE war In Europe has failed To
slow down home construction as
some feared when hostilities broke
OUT Mr.. Mcdonald said. Most
people apparently have become
convinced that the United States is
going to stay out Of the war and
those who are thinking about home
building are going ahead with their
plans.
THE home building trend In
creases as families of moderate in
come see the attractive small
homes now being offered at prices
and on terms well within their
means. Builders are to be con-
graduated on the progress they
have been making in producing n
good little house for the buyers Of
modest income, especially during
the past year and a half since the
liberalized FILA program has been
in effect.
with a few exceptions. lenders
are cooperating in the FILA home
building program. In nearly every
section of the country there is an
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-07
Best Winter Season
In Years Forecast

On the basis OF business booked during the past
month"; Federal Housing Administrator Stewart Mcdonald
predicted that home building activity would continue
high level through the winter many parts of the country
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-07
WIRE CAPACITY
REQUIRES STUDY

There u q little more 10 TIE
phrase adequate wiring than
what IL usually sisuaiis~d Every
one l. familiar with shs necessity
u sufficient elscsrsca outlsss ard
the convenience IL enough switches
10 llTht the way sruana The house.
but mot AL homo owners ara &C.
quainisd with wire capacity -
'1lght that " right or the need
TO prepare Tor tho future.
Voltage Dreps
When a heavy duty appliance =
ussd. such A. ironsf er washing
machine. = voltage drop Il caused
and the lights In the house sFiii b
slightly dlmmed That II the r..
suit % Insufficient wire capacity.
A reliable electrician can inform
tho home owner a. 10 ,hs proper
gauge wire necessary.
Ceiling ar bracket lights con-
lrullsd by wall switches should -
installed IN all rooms. halls. and
porohss. II wall switch controls
a lighting outlet serving movable
lights then ceiling or bracket
lights may be omitted in the living
room.
Must I.sak Ahead
In ~ homes more electric sppli.
ancss are being used now than svsr
befors. Undoubtedly. the nsst few
years will 500 the development II
many more electric appliances that
will be used In homes. Hosise wiFs
ing and outlets should be adequate
10 take care % them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-07
CAMELIAs nLoOMINa


Latest testimonial as To the
mildness OF Tacoma's weather was
offered Tuesday by Mrs. Mary
Constants. 702 No. 9th st, who
said her camelias are Just coming
into bloom. They bloomed In
November last year.
Holiday flowers you can afford.
Garden Shop, Rhodes Bros. adv.
LICENSED IN RENO
The United Press Tuesday re-
ported a marriage license issued
in Reno. New, 10 Charlie Hudson.
~. and Minnie Wood. ~. both Of
Tacoma.
Choice cactus. HIM. Florist.
adv.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-07

The present outlook. In fact. Is
for the best winter building season
In more than 10 years. he said.
Even in many northern cities,
builders are throwing off the habit
Of winter inactivity and are plan
ming busy season.
An examination OF applications
for mortgage insurance received
during the first three weeks Of No
sember shows an increase OF al
most 20 per cent In the number Of
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-10-27

sand ali mail to Able Wallace, care O
rur FORUM AL w s.h ST.. DAYTON. on'o
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-10-27

campaign brought his division thru
with flying colors as usuaA, securing
2a0 members and $4,000. Mr.. Muir
ray won the membership cup last
year which completed his fourth
lraight win; SO he has the cup for
keeps. The high team Of the Hur-
lean division was John Adkins, a
hard hitting gentleman, whom we all
love around the YMCA. Mr.. Ad-
kins secured So members and
brought in a total Of s97.50. Mr..
r. Nj. Prear Of the Hurricane divi-
sion also made a fine showing Of 81
| members and $4,000.
Mr.. j. A. Green, commended the
men of the campaign on the very
fine effort they had made in compler
ing the job. He stressed that the
| YMCA belonged to them and charg'
| "a them with the responsibility q
caring for its needs and making i
The type of organization they want
ed for the future men and boys oi
l
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-10-27
Y ADDS 900
NEW MEMBERS

two hard fighting divisions Of the
Fifth street YMCA membership cam
paign fought their way to victory
last Monday night when they ex-
ceedea their total goal Of member
ship Of 500 members by 220 MAX
inc total Of $50 men and boys and
The financial goal which was set at
s1 200 90 went over bringing the
amount 70 sl,255.oo.
e. G. Brown, chairman Of the
membership campaign for the sec.
ond consecutive year lauded ths
workers for the fine type Of worl
which they had done. Mr.. Brown !
the manager Of the Domestic Lit
Insurance CO., member OF TN
Committee of Management, anf
chairman of the Boys Work Com
mittee. He has done some yer.
outstanding YMCA work in Youngs
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TIE FORUM

town, Ohio, as layman. His WORK
with the 5th st. Branch has beer
very Loyal since he has been in Day
ton.
The Brown Bombcrs Divisl ~
headed by James N. Jones, post corr
mander of Lee Carpenter Post no.
328 American Legion, and associats
leader DR.. E. f.. Campbell, broughs
the Bombers through in the usual
style a knockout. The division
raised $537.25 and secured 376 mem
bers. Special recognition should %
lgiven to Elwood Parsons team whlcf
secured 131 members and S232.oo
Mr.. Parsons team consisted OF tn'
leading young men Of Dayton, WI
/ liam Jones, Claude Shepherd, HOW
] ara Lorrits, Clarence Smith, Do
Kilgore, and o. w. Evans. CIaud
Shepherd made a. fine showing 10
his first year in the campaign. Ther
team was called the death Bomb
ers."
The old veteran fighter Forres
J Murray, who has weathered many
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-10-27
/" "Opportunity" Has
Story of Negro Soldier
Who Became the
Father Of Air Raid
Defense Measures

NEW YORK, NY. lC)-The Oc.
tober issue Of Opportunity organ
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-10-27
Pope to Consecrate
Two Negro Bishops

VATICAN CITY-Pope Plus XII
will consecrate 12 missionary bishops
including two Negroes October 20
in the first conservation Of Negroes
by any pope.
The occasion will be the cd.ebra-
ton Of the Feast Of Christ the King
in st. Peters Basilica.
The Negroes are Bishop-Eleci
Rev Joseph Kiwanuka Of Aganda
and Msgr. Ignacius Ramorasandra-
tana Of Madagascar.
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e,.rerss.e1~s,~N~s,e.es.s>sNs4reTs1

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from you seversl times and nave
d problem for you again. len my
Il there IS a chance Of me gets.i'g
Legter paying ,ob
Ans;-A decided change Will take
place in your life before Xmas ron
day. you are going to get new
lob and ii will net you much better
INCOME than what you are mak'ns
now. | urge you to study ana I'M
prove yourself as you are quaiinea
TO push ahead much faster than you
are doing now.
B.W.-I left a package IN the
o.fa tha f,st Of this month and !
want to know il will ever get y
back?
An..-Not chance of your get
ting j. back again. The package
wa. n;cked up by another guest VINO
followed you into the cafe.
M.E.-Does this. mean me-. any
good and second tell me if my motn-
er,s sickness natural or not
Ans:-Your friend A.W Is mighty
fond of YOU in fact you are the
only girl that he does 60 with. our
mather,. condition is entirely ma
tural and she should consult with
doctor before the condition becomes
any worse.
Please tell me if | should
work on here and take care OF my
children and take care Of my nus
hand or should get out and make i
for MYSELF
Ans:-Stay with your family
bat in the meantime give up tnis
outside friend" that you have beer
associating with. No woman can bs
happy with her family when she
looking mooneyed al another man.
ANN. Kindly tell me if the boy
love will be in New York when
get tfereq What will become Of oul
affair." Can get my Astrology
Reading now?
Ans:-This friend Of your will sec
YOU when you go to New York
but. when YOU two meet again the
old love will not be as intense as u
was some time ago. Yes, you may
send for my Astroiogy Reading now.
Send quarter securely wrapped IN
piece of paper, along with your
full name, birthdate, correct address
and your three questions.
S.M.-Will / be able to pay fol
nv home? Tell me if should mar
~ this other man who is asking me
now9
Ans: - In few years time you
viii be able 10 pay off all the indebt
edness Of your home but you art
going to have to work mighty hare
10 do it. The man you are witt
doesn't seem to love you any more
the new friend does care fo'
YOU separate if you Ike, bu
don't rush into another marriage.
W.W.-Tell me if the girl that
have been going with across th'
street IS true or not and does sh'
have other friends?
Ans:-Right at this time she ism
keeping company with anyone othe
than yourself. Although -. if sh
catches you out with any girls
shes going to give you as good a
you send.
RE- started a business cours
a few wears ago and / never dl
finish it. Now I realize what fot
/ was and wonder if it would eve
be worth my while to have a cours
Of this kind?
Ans:--Yes it really woul'
Right now you are quite restless an
want To work but since it isn't ne
essary you don't. Go back to bus
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER n, 1889.

of the Urban League, con aims
story Of Camille Mortenol, the Me-
gro soldier who became the da.ner
Of air raid defense ea4lre 81 shile
stationed in Paris duria ssse Isl
war. Professor Cook. the author Of
the srsicle, reveals that through
Mortenol's searehlights and sirens,
the nightly visits Of the German
bombers were less destructive than
might have otherwise been. So eff
fective were MortenoPs inventions
that it won him the tile of the
Commander Of the Legion Of Honor.
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who has weathered many a Dayton.
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nsss school you would be 30
much happier if you were working
and you would sIso make the type
friend. that you are most interest
ed in meeting.
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LJdIIQCE

TEYoay question win be anayzed m re- airn yvar
ss,e and correct letter fof asrRltaY
covering brfhdate; also m eiesriy ana eoa
shas ING stons u Ia those the score Of oesA'
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-09
Virginia Had To
Hide Her Beaut,

Virginia Bruce had to run away
from beauty. the thing women
seek most. before she could find
success In motion pictures.
Getting into pictures was fairly
easy" Miss Bruce recalls, but !
did little besides stand around as
atmosphere. / decided that II was
up to me to start an honest cam
paign against the current belief Of
beautiful but dumb and settled
down to the real hard work Of
building career
Today. after repeated success In
numerous notable pictures. Miss
Bruce In teamed with Walter
Pidgeon in Society Lawyer, "
screening now at the Temple
thester. at the head Of a cast that
includes Leo Bowman. Frances
Mercer. Ann NORRIS and Herbert
Mundin.
Also At the Temple IL Ronald
Regan IN Secret Service Of the
Air"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-09
Impressive Sets
In "Chips" Film

II all the twenty-five school sets
constructed for the Elimination of
James Hiltons best-seller novel.
Goodbye. Mr. Chips" now playing
al the Blue Mouse theater. were
put together, they would form one
of the most imposing schools IN
either England or America.
All parts Of great school were
constructed for the picture. includ-
ing = magnificent quadrangle,
complete with entrance arch.
oloisters. chapel. masters house
and porter's lodge. The interior
Of the school chapel u shown. as
well as Mr.. Chips" house. class
rooms old and new. dormitoriss
ancient and modern Other great
sets In later scenes include an i'm
posing ballroom where Robert
Donst and Greer Carson play the
romantic love scenes which pre-
oede their vnirIyind eourtship
and marriage
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-09
Bob And Martha
In Ah Together

Bob Hopes fourth picture with
Martha Rave In little more than
year Ii Never Say Die. the new
comedy-farce. which In now W.
ing al the Beverly thester. Hope
and Miss Rave first worked to-
gether in The Rie Broadcast of
1888" then repeated In College
Swing and Give Ne a Sailor.
Hope himself has been seen recent
ly in Thanks for the Memory
Never Say Die" farce Of the
screwball variety. plots tn. adven.
lures Of a rich hypochondrise who,
thinking he has only month 10
live, marries a damaei in distress
10 save her from another sutton.
In their supporting cast. Hop and
Miss Raye have Alan howbrsy.
Andy Devine and Gale Sender
gard. Elliott Nusent directed the
film.
Sharing honors on the bill IL
The Lady's From Kentucky. I"
starring George Raft and Ellen
Drew, with Hugh Hughbert and
zaxu Pitts In supporting roles.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-09
Musical Film
Al Lakewood

How his greatest works. incisld-
ing the beautiful NecnlaEht Son
sts. grew out aE his trinmphs sad
Tragedies l. revealed In Life sni
Loves Of Beethoven uns e the
NEST successful fainss ever 10 come
frozn France. which opens tonight.
a two-dsys return engagement IN
Lakewood theatsr's ~sries ''cnntia-
entail Nights"
Harry Ranr. ere Of tho world =
foremost character sctors who
started hs career - . elrcaa.
clown. portrsys The great CON-
poser who. spuFned BY hs great
love and shut IN a world 81 silence.
goes ca 10 compose some OF the
worlds greatest melodies. Jsny
Holt and Annie pucaux have the
leading female parts. Besthesens
immortal music IA played by the
Orchestra dies Concerts du Con-
serxatolre de Paris. IRE film -
well equipped with Engll~e sub
titles.
Life and Loves Of Beethoven"
viii he shown tonight and toner
row. There viii be two perform
anees each night. at and .
o'clock. Select short subjects are
on the same bill Lakewood Bus
leaves on Continental Nights"
from depot sth and Pacific ct e:ss
and $50 p. m.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-09
New Shell Feature Offers
CHALLENGE 10 AN Parents

Eighteen out of every 100 high
school students end with police
records VIII your boy or gin be
among them
This fearful question II drama
tically answered In columbsa's
First Offenders which comes 10
the Shell theater Tuesday with
Walter Abel. Beverly Roberts. Iris
Meredith and Johnny Downs. The
film II based upon an original
story by Sheriff J. Edward slavin.
Of New Haven. founder Of the
First Offender Club.
Frank Mcdonald directed from
a screenplsy by Walter WISE
Cattle Raider" starring
Charles stsrrett. also Is on the
program
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-09
New Team Is
Now at Roxy

Teamed together as a romstic
duo for the first time, Chester
Morris and Lucille Ball head the
cast of ten featured players in the
gripping screen drama, Five
Came Back" which is now play
ing at the Roxy, along with Baby
Sandy in Unexpected FathSr.'
Morris. noted for his virile char
acterizations and who recently
scored in such dramas as Blind
Alley" Pacific Liner and Sky
Giant" is cast in this current We
hicle ss a courageous airplane
pilot assigned TO Los Angeles-to-
Panama City flight schedule. Lu-
ellie Ball, who was recently seen in
Panama Lady" Twelve Crowded
Hours" and Next Time I Marry"
plays a disillusioned. lonely young
lady passenger on the plane during
an Inflated trip.
When the ship Is forced down in
dense South American jungle
with eleven people aboard, the
group Is marooned for three
weeks. The story reveals the har-
rowing experiences Of the eleven
people. the romance of Morris with
Miss Ball, and the events leading
up to the gripping finale when
only five of the party are able to
take-off in the partially repaired
plane, and three are obliged to re-
main behind 10 face death at the
hands of head-hunters
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-09
TERRIFIC Hs1HeH1 m oBReh PICTURE AT RIVIERA

A free-for-all first-battie be
tween cowboys and a band Of rust
lers-which threatens 10 rival the
famous fight scene In The
Spoilers" between William Fsrnum
and Tom Ssntschi-is seen in RKO
Radios 'Rscketeers Of the Range. .
starring George O'Brien.
On one sce is O'Brien, ons-tims
hight heavyweight champion Of the
Pacific Fleet, and on the other.
Ben corbett. distant relative Of the
late heavyweight champion Of the
world, James J. Corbett Each
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man IL backed BY three retsinerf.
VINO also battle 70 knockouts on
the sidelines,
A lsriat stretched from the sad
dle-horns Of two eow-pOnies forms
a partial ring for the melee. and
permits some spectacular boxing
tactics reminiscent Of Johnnie Dun
dee, VINO used 20 come bouncing off
the ropes 70 knock his opponent
into the opposite cornsri
Also or the bill 10 Mystery
Plane" rsrrins John Trent-sn
airplsns thriller.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-09
NOW PLAYING At
LOCAL THEATERS


BIur MOI ~ - Robert Donat
and Greer Carson IN Goodbye.
Mr., CHIPS. II 30, AIS $50,
7.So. 1905.
Music RoN-sonls Henie and
Tyrone Power IN Second Ffd-
die" IA so. 3 so. e.55. 10 90.
also SIDNEY Toler IN Charlie
Chan IN Reno" II 30, 2 30,
IS. . IS.
RIVER o-Hien In
"Racketeers OF the Range
u so. ais 5 40. sos. 10 30.
also John TTent as Tsilsp.n
Tommy in Mystery Plane"
ll4o 20s. 49o. ass. a.2o.
RoNN--C hester Morris and
Lucille Ball In Five Came
Back" lbs. 4 30. 7.25 10 20.
also Baby Sandy and Mseha
Auer In Unexpected Father.
1850. ass. 9 90. 0 .ob.
RETURN SHOWING
BrNTRIN-Msrth rave ana
Bob Hope in Never Say DE
also George Raft and Ellen
Drew IN The Iadys Prom
Kentucky"
COMM NITy-Deanna Durhin
and Nan Grey In Three smart
Girls Grow Up" also Preston
Poster and Irene Heryey in
Society Smugelers
KAY sTRITT-Miekey Rooney
and wallace BeeTy IN slave
ship" also NAV Robson in
Lady For Day
IAkpNOOD--Ha h aur in
Life and Loves OF Beethoven
7.30 $50
PARK 49, Deanna Durbin IN
Three smart Girls 0rox Up"
also Bonita Granville In Nancy
Drew. Reporter"
PHooTOR-Errol Fiynn ana
Olivia DeHavillsnd In Dodge
City" also Aladdin and His
Wonderful Lamp"
RFAIaRT-Deann Durbin and
ian GREY In Three Smart
Girls Grow Up"
REN-vfetor MeLAsIsn and
Wendy Barrie In Pacific
Liner also james Cieason and
Lucill. GLEASON in The Hlg-
gins Family"
sHEIIs-C hsrles StsrTcit IN
Cattle Raiders also Walter
Abel and Beverly Roberts In
First Offenders
sINsET-E ison Eddy and
Virginia Bruce IN let Ffee-
dom RinR." also Boris KArloff
In Devils Island
TRNPLE-Walter Pidgeon and
Virginia Bruce IN Society
Lawyer" also Ronald Regain
and John Lltei in Secret Ser
vice Of the Air
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-09
JUDY WRITES YARN

Judy Garland has gone in for
writing. She's just completed her
first short story. which she viii
submit to national magazines.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-09
Andy Hardy Gets Spring the Music Box Beginning
d. HARRISON IN HOLLYWOOD

That Failed Ronald Colman gees
blind. catches a ship for Africa
and fools his friends into helisv-
ing that re can see. he then gets
on q horse ard commits suicide
BY riding In 4 charge against the
Fuzzy Wuzzies
And On Borrowed Tine found
the patient but inexorahe Mr..
Brink doing out doom 10 Pubs
parents his grandmother. hts
grandfather and the boy himself.
Snesk-preview audiences were ter
ribly upset BY the departures Of
Pud and Cramps. 40 later custo-
mers are being eomforted By a
closing title which promises In the
hereafter.
They Love To Buy
Bette Davis, No. l Drummer
Girl, is still the patron saint Of the
crying towel industry. Scarcely
had she gone crazy in "Juarez~
than she went blind and died in
Dark Victory" After The Old
Maid" preview the other night.
stunned and dry-eyed guests went
out to weep in their limousines
And in couple Of months youn
see her as the ugly queen who
claimed the life Of the man who
refused 10 share her throne.
Remuneration can be especially
unpleasant in the movies. In I'm
tanned Akin Tsmiroff goes out
and freezes to death Just 50 that
Ray INLAND can get the girl.
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son. MOTHER WORK

Lind Hayes plays the role ri
Skel In These Glamour CRIB. .
while his motrer, Grace Hayes, In
featured in Babes in Arms"
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nv PAUL HARRISON

HOLLYWOOD - The ghosts 81
1hsen. Chekov and schnitrier must
h proving through the Holly
woods. Gloom pervsdes the stu
dos from the vast sound stages,
where heroes and heroines are dy-
ing like flies. 10 the hidden recess
ses Of scensrists' minds. where all
the woe and anguish are hstched.
Producers are busy with screen
problems Of defeat and frustra-
tion. self destruction and tragic
sacrifice Not many OF the current
pictures end in clineh fadeouts; the
kiss OF Death Is considered more
potent emotionslly. OF course a
lot OF these exits into eternity are
dictated by Win Hays, who Is
sterner than the Almighty when
1t comes to melting out rctrioution.
The studios knows perfectly well
that they mustn't invest their
characters with any human frail-
ties without arranging full atone
ment. Thus Barbara Stanwyck,
who Is arrested for shoplifting in
Remember the Night" is finally
sent to prison for three years by
the district attorney who loves her.
In a completed but untitled pic
ture which was labored over by is
writers, Charles Boyer loves and
loses Irene Dunno because he al
ready has a duh, jittery. psyehopa-
thic wife.
In Fury Of the Tropics" Hedy
Lamar lives in sin and then kills
a man. The first misdemeanor,
according to the Movieland code,
carries a mandatory punishment
of the loss of her true love bob
TAYLOR. But the killing-a case
of third-degree murder at worst
requires the payment of her own
life. So everything ends in com
pliance with the rules.
In II Stole a Million you SYM
pathize with George Raft because
of his struggle to support his wife
and child by whatever means. But
crime doesn't pay except at the
box office, so Raft is bumped off
by the law.
But Innocents May Die
It's all right. though. for inno-
cent people to die. Paul Mum and
Dolly Haas will be going to the
gallows any day now for a job Of
poisoning in Here Am q
Stranger And they didn't do it.
Likewise the Beau Gesture of
Gary Cooper in the remake OF the
Persival Wren story brings death
to himself and Robert Preston.
Anna Neagle. who wasn't guilty
of espionage, has crumpled before
a firing squad. But there's his
torical justification for that, be-
cause she plays Edith Cavell.
Now and then Death is being
represented as a desirable or glor-
ious expedient, as in The Light