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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-05
Great Cities
Cringe as
Bombs Fall
Poris Reveals Its
Casualties Monday
Totulled 906

NEW YORk-Columbia Broad
casting System today intercepted
n British radiobroadcast which said
German planes had bombed Cher
bourg. great French port. No de-
tails were given.
ZURICH. Switzerland - German
air squadrons roared over Switzer-
land toward the Rhome val
ley again today and fragmentsry
reports indicated widespread aerial
bombardment of France.
LONDON-The air ministry said
tonight British airplanes had at
tackled important military objec-
tives" In Germany, including the
great Ruhr valley. Rheinish Prus-
STA and the "neighborhood Of
Frankfort"
PARIS - The government to-
night announced that yesterdays
raid by German planes on Paris
caused Dos casualties, including 25t
dead and 652 wounded.
PARIS - An official statement
tonight said French airplanes had
bombed air fields and industrial
detectives at Munich and Trunk
furt-On- Main.
PARASITIC French port Of Ie
Havre. a main terminal for trans
Atlantic lines, was reported
bombed shortly after midnight, hut
official confirmation was lacking.
LONDON - The Evening News
said today German planes raided
the French port Of lie Havre from
1918 p. m, until 80 a. m, drop
ping a number of high explosive
bombs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-05
Picking Jury
Slow Process
Question Fifty
In Ord's Trial

Court recessed at noon Tuesday
without either the state or de-
Tense able to agree on selection of
jury TO hear testimony In the
first degree murder trial Of John
Ord. 42-year-old Tacoma fireman.
accused OF the murder of Mrs.
Myra Nosler on the night Of
Feb. %.
When court recessed. 10 recon
vene at 2 O'Clock. total Of so
jurors had been called to the jury
box in Judge Fred c.. Remains
courtroom. The state had exer-
cised six challenges in dismiSsing
jurors. while the defense had exer-
cised seven challenges. Both sides
are entitled to a total OF II chal-
lenges. The remainder OF jurors.
-. remained in the box as a tenta-
tive panel to hear the case.
Difficulty in selection Of a jury
was experienced when a number
opposed the imposition Of the death
penalty. which the state intends
TO ask at conclusion Of the trial.
Night Sessions Possible
Judge Remain. who said II
might be necessary 10 summon an
other panel Of prospective jurors.
as but six names were left Of the
original number called. said he
undoubtedly would be forced 10
Continued on Page Is. Column 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-05

armies that now hold
the whols Of The CHAM
mel ports.
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HSE IP TO $4,000. ON 20 l<u.yx
IN JAIL FOR INTENTIONAL rNumY
DxsAcEhENT. ca DEsTRUcrrcx a.
LIBRARY PROPERTY
Evening star., 1940-01-28
Toduy's Film Schedules

PAIAcE-@Gone Wind" mammoth version Of the
novel: 2 and pm.
KEITS-Abe Illinois, adaptation Of the Robert
Sherwood play: 1885, $40, 5:45 and 905 pm.
Fighting through World War with and
Cagney 435 tbs 955 pm. Stage shows 335 6:l5
and 1855 pm
CAPITOI-"Baaaka" gaety and nona Massey: 440
TBS 1915 pm. Stage shows $780, 6:35 and 925 pm
Baby just the title
ESQ, sos, 7:25 and Gas pm.
COLUNdBIA-"Judge and Son." of Andy Hardys
troubles: g. 345 545 750 and $50 pm.
IITTr Jeyl Hyde" the academy award Aim version:
"A 755 and 955 pm Carmen" with Charlie Chapin $685.
5:25. 7:25 and 925 pm.
TRANS -IUx-News and shorts: continuous o'clock
Evening star., 1940-01-28
Biographical
-2sA q -
Pictures May
Turn Stars
There's Drama in
Lives of Many
Film Players
By Harold Hefernan.
By Harold Hefernan.
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLYWOOD.
Now that Hollywood is gripped
by another biographical urge, how
would you like to see the early life
struggles of some of your favorite
movie personalities transferred to
the screen
Could you be enticed into a thea
ter advertising "The Boyhood Days
Of Mickey Robney?" or Young
Clark Gable on the March?" or
maybe "Orphanage Days of Barbara
Stauwyck?"
Sounds fascinating, doesn't It?
and not beyong the realm of posi-
bility. either.
In fact, right at this moment,
producers are poring over the idea
of imprinting on celluloid the
drama packed early life stories Of
half a dozen of the industry's out
standing personalities. They have
a notion such a cycle would prove
a box Office cleanup-and maybe
they aren't so far wrong.
Certainly, the material-colorful,
exciting amusing and tragic-is
there, in great abundance. True
stories of at least score of current
celluloid celebrities, if properly
adapted might prove one of the
most engrossing and profitable
cycles the industry ever tackled.
Young Rooney, for instance (now
19), was a backstage baby, born be-
tween jumps in the vaudeville cir
cult his parents were touring. The
dressing room was his kindergarten.
When IS months old he wandered
on stage while a couple of troupers
were doing a serious turn. He
brought down the house.
When he was AZ Mickey's par
ents separated. His mother be-
came manager of an apartment
house in Hollywood. She tried to
get the youngster work in the
movies, but no luck. He went back
on the stage. Then came q ma
tional screen contest to find boy
who could impersonate the cartoon
character, Mickey Mcclure" His
resourceful mother covered Mickey's
blond hair with burnt cork, entered
him and he won the contest from
$500 aspirants. There's a wealth
of other interesting incidents wound
about Mickey's early struggles-and
an imaginative screen writer could
T3o ylo,1fv with IT.
Barbara Stanwyck spent several
years in an orphanage, started work
at 13 for a telephone company and
a few years later became pattern
cutter for Vogue. At Is she Joined
the chorus of Ziegfeld show. Bar
bara's romance with Frank Fay, her
first husband, had many strange
and tragic twist, but 1t is extremely
doubtful, Of course, whether she
would permit that phase of her early
life to be sketched.
Get Clark Gable in reminiscent
mood and he'll tell tall tales Of his
boyhood wanderings in search Of q
livelihood fantastic they sound
like the widest sort of fiction. But
it's been established beyond doubt
that Clark actually lived . pretty
! 1sss HETEslIAN. Page FAD
Evening star., 1940-01-28

ncT dS IIle uGLlc Olu TIcIlClI bIdIlU-
mother who played that tenderly
dramatic farewell scene with Irene
Dunno and Charles Boyer In Love
Affair" bit of play acting that
helped make the film an outstand-
ing release of 1899. A few months
later she was the Maharani in ''The
Rains Came" a much more vigorous
and demanding Characterization.
The celebrated Russian acress is
not only known around Hollywood
for the excellence of her perform
ances, but for the shrewdness with
which she accepts making
offers. When a prominent star says
mol" to an assignment-that's
news; when an actor turns down
two roles in succession-that's
heresy; but when a player rejects
four or five parts a year-that's
Maria Ouspenskaya.
Despite her popularity and the
rich offers dangled temptingly be-
fore her by all the studios, Nine.
Ouspenskaya has appeared in only
six pictures over a period Of four
years. She has just finished one Of
Evening star., 1940-01-28

her choice portrayals in '"The Magic
Bullet" featuring Edward G. Rob-
inson, at Warner Bros. The last
Hardy Family picture. Judge
Hardy and Son." opens on a brief,
but impressive scene in which
Ouspenskaya is the key figure.
Previous to Love Affair" and "The
Rains Came" she had appeared
only in "Dodsworth" and Con-
quest"
Her wholesale rejection of offers
may arise out of the fact that as
member of the Moscow Art Theater
in imperial Russia she had to play
every part that came along-from
barmaid to star. Originally, the
atcress relates, she wanted to be-
come a singer, and in 1901 Joined
the Warsaw Philharmonic Orches-
ira. A few seasons later she was
with a group of strolling players,
touring the Russian provinces until
1911-at which time she was hon.
ored with the Moscow appointment.
There her intensive training under
1See OITSPENSKAYA. Page F-3)
Evening star., 1940-01-28
Casting of Birthday Ball
Best lob of Its Kind
In Events History
Every Shade of Movie Fan Taste
Should Be Satisfied in Group;
Life With Father Tonight
By Jay Carmody.

Whatever casting
I celebrities
untitled be laughed off trivial too highly specialized to
scheme which finds its main in bringing the
to party
represents Hollywood generous
Clark Gable and Hedy Lamar,
rated the finest bait in the cinema heavens but it full Of quality
with to pleasing
whose
which tough and its sirens double strength
those who go in for the maabre the psves for
saddles idols cowboys nothing
talent gathering here today for
rohc sufcency OF worth and wealth to balance
the budget only negotiable
commercially pictures genses could be found
Holywoods choice its most beautiful
girl would perfect heroine purposes more talented
would
although probably impossible Brenda Joyce would
ideal utility player and little Gloria Jean indispensable
voice that devaae audience
outside hospitals newborn infants
available heroes the visiting stars is virtually
liless For any tough
would be unbeatable Be the part Of straight samo
Tyrone qualified it Let have sinister
and Edward Robinson would be the man. or for big gentle
wide praire and the
the hands of Gene Auy Bill Boyd
could be written in for Mickey
with complete assurance that he would walk away with
the picture.
As cast Birthday party actually be
but it certain that has been beaten
Play At National Tonight
proved comedy Pulitzer drama prize
to repeat that performance
National audience which tonight will see that Broadway
hit opening the Birthday Ball festivities
Clarence wrote his famous book and
Howard Lindsay adapted their ncrea
dominance
other respect he virtually the
quite comedy character
usually amazingly we'll His handling OF
domestic dealt with the action OF the play
example the
night found cook stormed the nearest
said I'll
question choice proved
that she remained with the Day family for rs years.
That father characteristic that the drama
Evening star., 1940-01-28
Two With but a Single Idea
Bring Their New Plays
To the Broadway Scene
Elmer Rice and Arthur Wilmurt
Attempt to Explain Reasons
For New York's Fascination
RrI Iro WoIforf
By Ira Wolferf.

playwrights single indugng
reach the stage this week The idea was in
by course young people
fall in love and brave.
course" I cheek
wondering the will develop the
occasionally show and work of art without love
interest in For the last five payvrgh have refused to
consider fact that Curd the innocent bysande
It's time Broadway had a plot
between Elmer Rice and named Arthur
wu Mr. Rice must be tired of hearing of himself the man who
about New York
Two Islands, no Street Scene
'0u's nt nt th @ Nth nutatio vet to make was never
dark horse just shadow
Hearing of Mr. wilnurts young Couple Wanted
Island" ahead the calendar Mr. Rice not only
came matter of fact he
probably York enjoy Mr. Wmurts play
without successful contradiction.
of Wmurts comedy without
the audience The point at which walked
dead heat to the sidewalk with that bon ton OF Broadway
Charles Ecour E when the leading character explains why ne
beauty the buildings and
anything want at time you want and
it's beauty that holds don't all
grandes of them anthe in Colorado
With a Familiar
Well why people Island Mr..
explain quite usual The plot
old friend about the playwright who couldn't sell
his young
stage bedroom He puts acadia
the boy and girl from meeting
beginning than
Of the play its attempt to evoke the mood OF Manhattan
growing what makes the people in
like fodder into the silo
The boy piece girl Hampshire
bne producers office They do meet
they the fate They
kicked for a goal
bounce job job sometimes seeing each
other without looking In the best scene Of the play the girl working
picture lonely
hungry way which she returns this moment
entire future at stake there knock the
= set of books, .--.
understandabB angry
Evening star., 1940-01-28
Film Actors
Always
Know Roles
Ones Complained
. About Often
Are Hits
By Sheilah Graham.
Bv Sheilah Graham.
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLYWOOD.
Are actors capable of choosing
their own picture roles? To Judge
by the record, I would say, no"
I have to laugh every time I see
one of the highly successful DR..
Kildare pictures. I remember when
the first of the series was being
Matched on a Metro sound stage.
Lew Ayres, playing the young doc
tor, wrenched my heart in twain
as I listened to him say, This is
the worst part I have ever played"
It turned out to be one Of the best.
I also giggled when saw Mr.. Ayres
in "Remember?" Not because the
picture was funny (although 1t was
meant to be), but because when Lew
was making it he told me that here
at last was a good picture for him.
It wasn't.
And take all the nonsense with
the leading feminine role in Sat-
urday's Children" (the erstwhile
Married, Pretty and PoorD. If
ever feminine players did not know
what was good for them, it was in
this picture. Ann Sheridan, Olivia
de Havilland and Jane Bryan all
preferred suspension rather than be
seen in a part that is actually more
dramatic and longer than that OF
Star John Garfield's. Don't ask
me why the ladies said "no"-it's
just one of those near-sighted
Hollywood things.
But who am I to blame the above
mentioned lassies when no less
person than Spencer Tracy very
nearly didn't make Captains Cour-
ageous" because he didn't think the
role of the Portuguese sailor was
suitable for his talents. Spencers
reasons for baking were fear OF the
Portuguese accent, loathing for the
curly hair called for by the part,
plus the song he had to sing.
Spencer was also leery of playing
Father Flanagan" in "Boystown. F"
His main objection being that it
was too difficult to depict still
living man. Not only did Spencers
Father Flanagan" win him the
Academy Award, but the person
most pleased by the whole thing was
Father Flanagan.
And did you know that Tracy
would not play the priest in San
Francisco"-until Director Van
Dyke gave him his personal guar
antee that the picture would not
ruin him as an actor? "San Fran
cisco" was the picture that sky
rocketed the Tracy stock to its
proper place in f1lm rating.
One of the best pictures In re-
cent months is 'eHis Girl Friday"
starring Rosalind Russell and Cary
Grant. Jean Arthur was first of
the femmes wanted for the Rosa
lind part. Jean turned 1t down be-
cause, according to the current tale,
her fortune teller advised her
against it. I advise jean to change
fortune tellers!
Every time I saw Jimmy Cagney
on the set of the Roaring Twen-
ties" he told me, with much gloomy
shaking OF his head, "This picture Is
terrible, and that goes for me in it. :"
Cagney was so convincing that I
declined to attend the press review.
So what happened? The picture is
a big hit and I have to pay to see 1t!
Mickey Rooney was the complete
picture of side-hne desperation
when "Stablemates" was before the
cameras. If I had listened to his
complaints I'd have missed that one,
(see GRAHAM. Pass F-s3
Evening star., 1940-01-28
Coming Attractions

CAPITOL-"The Shop Around
the Corner" new tale of ro-
nance in Budapest, opens
Friday. Main participants in
the romance are Margaret
Sullivan and James Stewart,
Frank Morgan is considerably
about and Ernest Lubitsch
directed. There will be new
stage show, too.
EARLE-"His Girl Friday" new
version Of 1.-The Front Page"
with Hildy johnson now turn
ing up as Rosalind Russell,
opens Friday. Cary Grant Is
her managing editor, Ralph
Bellamy the third corner OF
the triangle. The new stage
show will be headlined by
Red" Shelton, with Helene
Faye, the young violinist, in
a repeat engagement.
METROPOLITAN-"British
Intelligence" melodrama of
espionage and intrigue in
wartime. opens Tuesday,
Margaret Lindsay and Boris
Karloff are the people in
volved IN the undereove1
doings. Z
Evening star., 1940-01-28
Meet the Sturs

All of the stars pictured on
this page, and the others COM
ing to Washington to aid the
infantile paralysis fund drive
by attending the Presidents
Birthday Balls, will be present
at the reception and dinner.
which are to be part of the
birthday festivities, at the VIII
lard Hotel Tuesday evening.
Commissioner Melvin c.
Hazen has requested that those
who have not replied to invita-
tions to the dinner do so imme-
diately, as the list closes at noon
tomorrow. Attendance will be
limited to 500. Reservations,
with checks, should be sent to
room 2O4, Star Building. Tele-
phone reservations may be
made until tomorrow noon by
calling District 3535.
Evening star., 1940-01-28
Hollywood's 'Choosiest'
Maria Ouspenskaya Selects
Her Roles Carefully
HOLLYWOOD.


inch feet and weighs few less than
and wnked face make her much older
achieved coveted
Howoodth character actress of the
Her is-Maria Ouspenskaya.
doesn't ANYTHING maybe identify
Evening star., 1940-01-28

Continued on Page F-2. Column -
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-06

WITH her big roll-brim hat and
w new patent feathers, she'll
look charming as a spring morn
ing. when she steps forth in a
breezy little day frock made over
pattern No. 1942-B. It's very sim
pie, very smart, with pretty neck
line and short sleeves outlined by
two rows of braid, and with braid
and buttons to trim the front and
back panel. The waistline is fitted
and small, as princess waistlines
are, and a big huttery sash bow
calls attention to the factl
This dress is particularly pretty
In plaid bingham because the front
and back panels are cut bias. But
It's also sweet in percale printed
with red cherries or pink flowers,
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-06

or IN white pick, with bright tic
rae braid. Certainly your daugh-
ter win want Il In more than one
material. when she sees how nice
she looks In It'll The simple dia-
gram design Is 80 easy that lots
Of girls can make it for them
selves.
Barbara Ben Pattern No. 1sla,B = d.
signed for sizes Z. 9. Q, 10 and Il yoars.
St1s Q requires 33S yards Of 3S-inch ma
terial: Q yards Of Tic-rac. Send order 10:
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-06

With fall fast creeping upon us,
you brides of the past few months
are eagerly looking forward to the
end OF the vacation season. Then
you can proudly show to your friends
and newly acquired relatives that
you are becoming not only a pro-
ffcient hostess and homemaker, but
also q first-rate cook.
Perhaps you'll decide upon a tea
TOR your friends, serving dainty sand
witches. small cookies or tiny frosted
cakes. But the families usually an
ticipate family dinner which tends
to make the bride feel that they
viii arrive with an extremely
healthy appetite and a critical eye.
When you plan your first family
dinner, select a menu that is not
only simple to prepare and easy
TO serve, but one that will require
only . few minutes in the kitchen.
Start the meal off with a bangl
Create q favorable impression right
at the beginning Of the meal. An
appetizer that is fairly highly sea-
soned, small in amount, piping hot
or well chilled, and one that whets
the appetite instead Of retarding it,
will insure q successful meal. The
guests natural curiosity will be ap-
peased, and they will settle back in
their chairs satisfied that the new
cook" Il q good one.
The bride who can make a per.
feet floating island need not dread
the problem Of company dessert.
There y nothing more delicious or
generally welcome than the old IA
vorite. especially when II Is made
with orange juice and combined with
slices or segments Of the fresh fruit.
It Is not the only "easy-to-make"
beginners recipe, but you will find
that the others will help you in Sc
1ecting your company desserts.
Many Of them are suitable when you
entertain at a dessert luncheon, or
after an evening Of cards.
Orange Floating Island.
(Serves 81
eggs (slightly beaten)
" teaspoon salt
tablespoons sugar
w cups milk (scalded)
y " cup orange juice
egg whites (beaten stiff)
" cup confectioner's sugar
i teaspoon vanilla
Orange segments or slices
Combine egg yolks, salt and sug.
ar; gradually stir in hot milk and or
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-09-06
Ask Me .4nother
. A General Quiz
The Questions

I. Why is Colorado called the
Centennial state?
2. To what type of road did
Scotch engineer give his manner
8. What two great Oriental cities
were founded by the Britishf
4. What is the most widely used
word in the world?
5. What is the line that follows
"Lives Of all great men remind
u.s.?
6. What is the name given to the
present royal house Of Italy7
z. Which of the United States
has the greatest water area, Cali
fornia, Minnesota, or Michiganf
8. What part Of the human body
Is divided into the right and left
auricles and the right and left
ventricles?
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dishes. To make the islands: beat
egg whites until stiff; gradually beat
In the confectioner's sugar and add
the vanilla extract. Drop by spoon
fuls onto custard. Chill. Garnish
with wafer-thin slices of the whole,
unpeeled orange or with orange seq
ments.
Frozen Rice Pudding.
(Serves 81
u cup rice
l quart milk
n cup sugar
" teaspoon salt
"a teaspoon nutmeg
3 eggs (beaten)
teaspoon vanilla extract
u teaspoon almond extract
] cup cream (whipped)
Wash and cook rice in boiling wa
ter for 5 minutes. Drain. Put rice,
milk, sugar, salt, and nutmeg in
the top of a double boiler and cook
40 minutes. Stir in slowly the beat
en- eggs and continue cooking 5 min
utes more. Add havorings, chill and
then fold in the whipped cream.
Pour into freezing tray of automat-
&c refrigerator. Set cold control to
lowest degree and freeze.
Chocolate MarshmaIlow Cake.
(Serves 6-8)
l1z squares unsweetened
chocolate (1h ounces)
2 tablespoons sugar
u cup water
u teaspoon vanilla
cup cake -four
teaspoon baking powder
" teaspoon salt
"a cup shortening
"a cup sugar
2 eggs (beaten)
u cup milk
Cook chocolate, 2 tablespoons sug-
ar and water together until thick
(sbout 3 minutes), stirring constant
ly. Cool thoroughly, and add va
nils. Silt together the -four, bat-
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Open CITY,

"Open city" is part of the mod
ern worlds rather elaborate war
Technology. AS set forth in a
regulation adopted by nations par
tcipating in the Hague conference
OF 1907, any belligerent' may de-
clare a city to be "open" in order
to save 1t from being attacked,
shelled or bombed. Before the
present armistice, for example,
France declared Paris to be
open" and the Nazi invaders &C
cordingly did no damage to it after
1t had been 50 declared. When
declared "open," city is no long
er defended or used as a base for
the concentration of troops or 9TH
er military operations. - Path
finder.
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the DOulnR water
and sugar and
pour over the gel
attn. Add lemon
extract, lemon
juice and salt and
mix thoroughly.
Chill until mix
ture just begins
to stifen. Then
whip and fold in
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ing powder and salt. Cream short
ening, add rs cup sugar, gradually,
and continue beating until the mix
ture is very light and fluffy. Add dry
ingredients alternately with the
milk. Pour batter into weI-greased
deep layer-cake pan. Cover with
topping.
Topping - egg white
" cup sugar
8 marshmallows (cut in small
pieces)
" square unsweetened chocolate
w ounce)
Beat egg white until foamy; add
sugar gradually and continue beat
ing until the egg white is very stiff.
Fold in the cut marshmallows.
Spread over cake batter; crate choc-
-olate and sprinkle over the me-
ringue. Bake in a moderate oven
(350 degrees) about As minutes.
Apple Seventh Heaven.
(Serves 5-6)
6 apples
Y cup golden corn syrup
" cup butter
VI teaspoon cinnamon
" teaspoon salt
" cup nut meats (cut fine)
Pare and core the apples, and cut
in eighths. Arrange in rows In a
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The Ansupers

!. 1t was admitted into the Union
in 1875, the Centennial year.
2. Macadam.
3. Hongkong and Singapore.
4. amen" is believed to be the
most widely used word, being en-
ployed by I ,000, 200, 900 Christians,
Jews and Mohammedans.
5. 1--WE can make our lives sub
lime"
6. Savoy.
2. Minnesota.
8. The heart.