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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-19
Mystery Of Silver Dollar,
The Song. Solved at Last
BY DAMON RUNYON

WE CAN now throw some
light on the origin Of a
song we mentioned recently as
having been sung by the navy
fellows during the first Ameri-
can occupation of Iceland in
1924-well, it was not regular
occupation, of course.
1t was more of a friendly call,
though you could scarcely tell
the difference. what with the
Reykjavik streets and cafes and
stores being thronged with Of
ficers and men from the cruiser
Richmond.
1t was when the navy was
escorting the army's 'round-the-
world fliers. The aviators paused
at Reykjavik to brush up their
planes before the next hop.
which took them to Greenland.
During this wait we became ac-
quainted with the Richmond's
finest Darkroom thermometers and
their favorite ditty. as we told
you, was song of lifting melody
and OF words that related to the
alleged similarity between a
rolling silver dollar and a lady
a dollar goes from hand to
hand,
And 'coman goes from man
man"
We say alleged similarity,
because we do not subscribe to
this statement as fact. We
will agree only TO the transitory
nature of the silver dollar. Any
way, the leader in the singing of
the song by the navy fellows. as
we are reminded by Lieut.. George
Reith Of the United States navy
reserve education center in New
York. was usually James j. Nc
Williams. who was a lieutenant
at that time on the Richmond.
and who thought the song
originated on the Yangtse River
patrol in China as a drinking
song.
WE do not know McWilliams'
w. rank at this time, but we
hope he eventually works up to
admiral. He was a lively young
man in 1924 with rare sense
of humor and a good loud voice.
AS we remember, he sang a
noble baritone And it is quite
likely that the members of the
Yangtze patrol did sing the song
we are talking about. as the
authorship traces back many
years to well-known song
writer. Jack Palmer, know n
along Broadway as "Popsy." who
comes from down Memphis way.
Martin Hickey of the Rialto
Music Publishing Corporation of
1914 Broadway, advises us that
in 1889 Palmer told c. V. Clark.
head of Rialto. of a song he had
written upwards OF 25 years ago,
but had never had published.
Clark listened TO the song and
liked il and issued it under the
title Silver Dollar" with addi-
tional verses by Clarke Van
Ness. AS far as sales are con-
cerned, il seems to have made
no great impression on the gen.
eral public. either in sheet music
or photograph record form.
WET the correspondence we
have received since mention
ing the navy singing in Reykja
vik indicates that the song has
long been enormously popular in
college circles and IN the service
We Judge that II was being sung
years before publication. though
with some slight variations ir
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-19
25 YEARS AGO TODAY
JuIY 10. 1916

Fierce counter-attackS & Nv G
Germans a foothold in Delville
Wood and at Longueval.
London believes Germany is
about TO break pledge 10 United
States and the rest of the world
regarding tactics OF submarine
warfare.
German submarine DuetSch-
land is ready for dash TO sea
from Baltimore, Md; fear trap
may be set for her off the
NiruiInin CnnnS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-19
Quiz Answers

/ SuSpcrderS.
, Goldenrod.
3 Bromides and magnesium.
4 Matchmaker.
5-Two men wearing spiked
shoes mount a floating log
and. az a signal each tries
10 spill the other
6-Thc United States has 36I.-
1856 Indians, more than three
times the number in Canada.
False. /, is the homing
pigeon that enjoys this dis
tinction.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-19

HOO-HOO...H What?
By ARTHUR BUGS" BAER

II those yoohoo soldiers had good Philadelphia lawyer
he would have gotten that march easy
Is fishing barrel.
Re would have asked drum-head martial
t1mbourine Then he would said Il that my
clients remarked yoohoo But that merely the first
words of their speech.
What they finally said You who beautiful
we salute you"
Only Philadelphia lawyer could thought Of that.
remeher who said the Judge You're liar When
the Judge - cd What did you say? he continued %" said
you are liarble to be mistaken
Distributed b. International Ss~ss SERVE.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-19
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY
JuIy 10. 1910

Hitler. in final appeal 10
reason" warns Britain that if
she does not sue for peace she
will be annihilated.
German chancellor accused
British of deliberately bombing
German civilians; threatens
reprisals.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-19

&lQlenl- mood
THE borders and all the open
1 spaces around the letters
were taken up with red, blue.
orange and green curlicues in a
dancing arabesque of blazing
color, calculated to boom the
smoked glass business for miles
around
When they switched on this
new Aurora Borealis one moon
less night, the diminutive Mr..
Rose stood across the street.
pree ming himself with>. his
thumbs in the arm-holes of his
vest, his ego and his chest ex-
banding simultaneously. He was
no longer anonymous.
Two pedestrians were APP
preaching. obviously Daniel
Boones of the Broadway trails
who wouldn't miss anything
new.
watch me knock 'em over"
said Billy Rose to Billy Rose.
They look like they could read,
and that's all I ask"
One of the wayfarers was
knocked over first. To Mr..
Roses great satisfaction. he
stopped conVulSively, gripped his
companions arm and eXcitedly
pointed upward.
Hey. Look" he said. Fan
ME Brice's husband"
MAYBE this electric sign
NA blackout will 60 through.
We have not been able to learn
anything definite about it.
Maybe some Praise God Bare
bones, or whoever has this in
hand, will swing scripture on
us and say:
"Ye wicked generation! Ye
shall search for sign but no
sign shall he given"
For certain specific reasons,
this department hopes they will
squeeze the last drop of juice
out Of the last strand of copper
wire before they crack down on
the electric signs.
Here's the idea: When and #
the main event starts. on one
side will be an outfit in which
everybody. has a chance TO be
somebody. and on the other one
in which everybody is nobody
and must stay that way. Just
people, without an occasional
Standout among them. are like
row of cipherS without an
lnteger. One integer validates
a long row OF cipherS and the
lists are open for anybody to
become an integer-like Billy
Rose. It's that way on our side.
In other. words. we esteem
and encourage human personal
ity. even if il needs a few honky
tonk trimmings. like an cleo
trio sign or tin horn or a
press agent On the other side
is what Westbrook Pegler calls
the "faceless multitude" which
couldn't get even its number
TO say nothing of its name. into
an electric sign. Let's keep the
electric sign as a symbol of a
time and place where human
personality may rise and shine
even in box car letters of light
Copyright. 1881 King Features synd, In
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-19
Billy Rose
Go+His Name
In Lights. Too
Refused 10 Let Wifi e
Get All The Notice
BY EDWIN c. HILL

THE talk IS that they may
Il throw a switch on the big
electric Signs, 10 save power, II
this defense emergency business
takes a more serious turn. That
would be pretty nearly black
out for Broadway, and for some
of It's native celebrities who live
and thrive by incandescence.
Their kilowattS are as neces-
Sary AS their vitamlnS.
Billy Rose. Americas No. /
Snowman. probably would find
that his inner. instructive luml-
nescence would serve just as
well. But he once suffered an
eclipse. if not q blackout, and
there was nothing he could do
about It, He told the story at
a dinner the other night.
Married to Fanny Brice. he
was too frequently identified
merely ~ Fanny Brice's hus-
band The rollicking come
dienne, always in top form and
always delightful unwittingly
took the play away from Mr..
Rose when they had company,
as we used TO say back in the
days of gaslights on Broadway.
Mr.. Rose wasn't envious or
jealous, but he had always sailed
under his own masthead, had
battled hard TO make his name
a standout and he didn't want
10 have ii entirely engulfed in
matrimony
SO Billy pondered all this for
a long time and then he Crap
pied with a sudden idea which
was in the true, literal sense
both brilliant and dazzling. He
put up on his show shop an
electric sign about 20 by 80
feet. and il spelled out in huge
letters of blaring red the words
Billy Rose" with the visibility
of Mt Vesuvius in its most
violent mood
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-09-04
Little Theaier
Plans Open House

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-09-04
. HARRISON IN HOLLYWOOD

Marie Emita Cap de Viells in
Buenos Aires about 81 years ago.
Her father was French Basque,
her mother a Spanish Basque.
Since she had proved her i'm
pulsive spirit with runaway
land quickly terminated) mar
rage, her elders sohemed 10 cure
her celluloid fever with an over
dose of the old run-around. A let
ter made n fellow eonspirater Of
Argentina's ambassador in Berlin,
with the result that she met the
president of UFA and was given
a screen test without any film in
the camera.
While she was in the studio
prominent director glimpsed her.
made a quick but genuine test, and
offered a five-year contract. The
shocked elders. counseled by a
wise grandmother. let her accept
Mona Maris had been featured in
four pictures when Joe sehenck
persuaded her to go to Hollywood.
oUT-HEADLINED FDR
That wasn't so good. as five
years of effort showed Miss
Maris is ambitious beyond the
limits of mere plushy living. and
If it hadn't been for her visit TO
South America a year and half
ago she probably would have
stayed in retirement. Trouble Was
that press and public stormed the
piers her ship touched, and in
city or two on the way down she
almost crowded the visit of
Franklin d. Roosevelt off the
front pages.
BY the time she hit Buenos
Aires dozens of marques were
blooming with the name of Mona
Maris in revivals of all her films.
II spurred her spunk
So now she's back. starting up
the hard way, but confident that
her new flneney in English VIII
help And here ! am. at the end
of column. without describing
her green-gray-blue eyes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-09-04

chairman Of the Manufacturers
Association defense committee
The question answer form
ula sehmitz said il intended 10
give manufacturers and other
business men opportunity 10 OBJ
tain authentic answer. 10 proh.
lens Of priorities defense oon.
tracts. suh-eonitsetins army and
navy procedures. ami scores NJ
other matters Of interest 10 local
firms
The first pane viii include Ma
rairmsn p. Lee army ordinance
department. Fred e. Bold. office
n production management, d..
fence contract service. ard Leigh
ton Steel. 0pa training within
Industry division. Navy army and
opM officials major defense con.
tractors and others will comprise
subsequent panels. IL was sald.
The defense clinic open 10 all
business men. sill be hid ~ 20
p n. Tuesday 81 the Engineers
Club. Arctic Building. Seattle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-09-04
Finland Situation
Complicated One

SEATTLE - Hms GsoFr. "A
gfipsnberF HIfs ~ iss .s.FInnfsr
minister - Great Britain. ADMITTED
Wsdnesdsy tnat Finland 1. IN =
complicated situation BIT ar IN
asoldahle ore.
Finland a 70 more -Sazi
than Britain IA pro.EuRsla are
said. speaking Of ne Finnish u.
alan var. b. Russia violated
her peace treaty with Finland.
Eoss We are simply fighting %
gam back what we lost b. Russia :
ruthless invasion
She vas here On a mission q
thanks fer American assistance
Buy L. s. Bonds and Save.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-09-04
Central Lutheran
Choir 10 Rehearse

The Central Lutheran choir vii
assemble Thursday evening in the
Guild room Of the church for IN.
first fan rehearsal. preparatory 10
resnming the regular program OF
services next Sunday. PROF. Gun.
mar J. Malmin. director Of The
Choir Of the West Of Pacific Luz
theran college. viii direct the Cen
tfal choir again this year. and
Ofpha Aoeer all continue a.
organIst Ths rehearsal All begin
al : % ?. N.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-09-04

opens today At the Rialto thei
A motion picture said h b
uniquely fascinating. unusual and
surprising IN is mirth-provnking
effects. Here Comes Mr.. Jordan
stars Robert Montgomery and
Possesses brilliant supporting
cast which includes Claude Rains.
Evelyn Keyes. James Gleason. Ed
ward Everett Horton. Rita John
son and John Emery.
Here Comes Mr.. Jordan is
rrediested upon an hilarious
comedy situation whose oompli-
cations are said TO be rich and
varied. 80 that the full story is
one that can he told and reTold
But the Hollywood which lavishes
its superlativeS and those audi
ences throughout the country who
already have enjoyed the film 10
the full. complement their praises
with the warning thar the picture
should be seen to be appreciated
and fro mthe beginning. In this.
the Rialto theater management
coneurs.
Montgomery has In the new
film tn. most memorable role of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-09-04


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his brilliant career. appearing a.
fellow named Joe. nkeshle
CIV with = sense If humor and sn
overwhelming ambition Rains i.
cast a. the sympathetic. kindly.
dignified Mr.. Jordan If the
eomedys title. who helps Joe
achieve his ambition.
Hollywood. while II car draw
no comparisons since their two
roles are completely dissimilar,
rates Mr.. Rains performance on
par with the magnificent job
done by James Gleason. And as
for Mr.. Gleason. the filmmakers
feel thar his work in Here Comes
Mr.. Jordan outweighs even his
splendid performance in Meet
John Doe -
Mss keyes, who appears in the
romantic lead opposite Mont
eomery. 10 said to fulfill that
splendid promise she revealed IN
such hits as Gone With the
Wind and The Lady In CUES
ton" To emerge as Hollywood :
Number One choice for almost i'm
mediate feminine stsrdom.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-09-04

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-09-04
Here Comes Mr.. Jordan Opens
Today al the Rialto Theaier
Robert Montgomery and Claude Roins
Shore Honors in Most Unusual Picture

Seldom has Hollywood layished upon = single motion
picture the acclaim being accorded Coumhias Here Comes
Mr. Jordan daring and different type Of comedy which
to-day at he palfo
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-09-04
Defense Clinic Next Tuesday

First OF series Of weekly de.
Tense clinics. sponsored by the
Manufacturers Assoc citation OF
Washington To discuss problems
arising out of the national defense
program here. will be held in
Seattle next Tuesday afternoon. II
was announced today
A three-man panel of defense
authorities will answer questions
on multitude ~ ieeal issues. se-
eordine n Ferdinand schnitz. n.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-09-04

her prominence. During the past
10 years Miss Maris has starred
in 10 of Foxs best pictures and
she is one of the real headliners
of this hemisphere. For good
measure. include Spain.
The pictures In which she
starred were Spanish language
versions of domestic super-doop-
ers. Few people in Hollywood
knew about the able. earnest Lat
ms who moved onto the sets as
soon as they were vacated by the
regular casts. and who went
through the action and Spanish
TRANSACTIONS of the script in a
fraction of the time needed by the
English-speaking companies. But
all the fans south of the Rio
Grande knew them.
BIG BUILD-UP
Mona Maris was better known
locally than most of her support
ing players because sfN also ap-
peared in seven English dialog
movies for three studios. Besides,
she had had an impressive build
up after her discovery in Germany
by group of Hollywood brass
hats on talent-scouting trip.
II was the English language
that interrupted and limos I
wrecked her career. spanish.
French and German were . cinch.
hut in the early years Of talkies
her English remained almost un-
intelligihle. so she quit.
Mona Msris WIS hnrn Mona
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-09-04
Clover Creek Grange
Fair On Saturday

The third annual community
fair. sponsored by the Clover
Creek Grange. will be held Satur.
day. Sept g. at the Grange nall
al Frederickson Included will be
a hobby collection and an antique
both. A dane. will close the
evening
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-09-04

III Q I a RS IN
Hollyw o o d.
T h en- m Q [
Mona Mars.
J Il s I n q W,
Mona Maris is
[ h feminine
menace in one
of RkOs Who
d u nits A
Date With the
Falcon. T h e
fact that il is
not a starring
TO detracts
neither a 1ot
nor title from
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-09-04
BY PAUL HARRISON
Tacoma Times Correspondent

HOLLYWOOD few hours ago
] would have guessed that l knew,
at least by sight and name and
waving acquaintance and perform
encp records. all
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1941-12-19

An Amozing Period In Human History
The World is in tems. Horror is rampant Humun misery abounds. Deuh
swings its scYhe in q wide inc overwhelming circle The skies ore dark.
Even hope hus disappeared. Despair tona over hu ud dole. Millions noon
cloud. Women weep. men pray ond children scream with right
Sovoges ohne now know peace. safety and happiness. Each morning
they awake to view thu golden sunshine ono breathe the COOL refreshing
or Bird sing sweehY TO them. Their tamlY life is q tanqul existence.
They enjoy food and shelter without moleNuhon. To them life is joyous and
fully worth the living Whot q mockery to Civilization!
The Rainbow of Hope Never Fudes
Behind the dark clouds the sun is shining. Hope olwaYs returns. Smiles
supphnt misery and Laughter succeeds moaning hnouyI Men foil bm. rise
Gguhn. Bitter lessons eod to huppY Mures. Roms will com to nouish verdant
fields and rich hovess will be gmnered. Glowing sunsets will be seno once
more. Guinness will settle down and peace will come to oil like q holy bene-
dcdon. No longer will the world be in tem. Civilization will flow from the
cuihle of torture. per an better prepared for higher human attainment
Truly 1t will be q time for rejoicing and honksgiHnqL
a MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL.
VsR~ SOzag<~
AMERICAN BREWERY, INC.
BALTIMORE. MARYLAND
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1941-12-19
Byl DIR. Duro Guca z Chicago
popraven " rodnem Petrovici?

POPE0VCA1 AOOAACA4A u OSxOVA~A
Pc Chicago sc rozs1rily pove-
sti, re byvaly Chicazan, znamy
lekar DR.. Duro Guca, ktery
pred nekolika lety Sc vratil do
rodneho mesta Petrovace 81
Petrovce v Jugoslavii, stall Sc ia
Ike obet1 krveTfzniveho faden1
~nazistG z Reichu, kter1 nyn1
provadej1 svnj terror i v byvale
Jugoslavii.
Tyto povesti Poole vseho
vznikly Sc zpravy, kterou pri-
nesl slovensky komunisticky
den1k cd sveho zpravodaje v
Clevelandu. Ten Sc opet odvo-
lava ma Buzekovou v Akron, O.
hio, ktery pry obdrzela dopis
cd svych znamych, re naziste v
Petrovaci obesili IL Slovak1. V
one zprave Sc pravi doslovne:
"Lud, ked vychazel z kosto-
la, BIOL cely sdeseny vidiac tva-
re muzov viset ma stl'poch,
medzi ktorymi visel tiez znamy
slovensky lekaT DIR. Juraj Guca
z 18. ulice a Morgan Street,
Chicago, ILL.,"
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1941-12-19
Amerika ma Strait!

KRAJANE!
Kupujte tyto Obranne Bon
dy " nasich Stavebnich Spoil
cich "Slavie" a Cesko-Americ
ky, $50 N. Collington Avenue.