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Perhaps They Will Remain Gold Mine ven After the War

stars as John Gilbert, Karl Dane
and Renee Adoree Gall dead on
brilliant careers. The film was not
released until January, 1925.
THE Four Horsemen of the
Apocalypse" co-starring Rudolph
Valentino and Alice Terry. Also
war and much of it. One of the
biggest crossing films Of all time.
Released in February, 1921.
What Price Glory" that military
comedy riot which teamed Victor
McLaglen and Edmund Lowe and
led to couple of sequels, wasn't
put before the public until 1926.
"All Quiet on the Western Front, "
from the Erich Maria Remarque
story of Germany during World War
I and starring Lew Ayres, reached
Evening star., 1943-05-02
By Harold Hefernan.

Is Hollywood making too many
war pictures?
Exhibitors, who often reflect opin-
ions Of the cash customers, say they
are. These showmen, indignant be-
cause there is nothing but a war
movie market available to them, re-
Gently have been writing and wiring
caustic messages to the New York
offices of the film companies urging
an immediate retraction of Holly
woods IS per cent movie program.
The theater owners want this ratio
reversed so that escapist pictures
will be in the majority. And by "es-
capist" they mean comedies, West
erns and musicals.
An important chain operator, who
pays enough in rental fees to make
himself heard at any time, this week
wired the head of one of Holly
woods largest studios:
We're completely swamped with
war fllms. Need radical change i'm
mediately. What would happen if
war should suddenly end? We would
be playing war pictures for six or
eight months provided the sheriff
didn't close us up meanwhile"
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Some Musings on a Past
Pola Negri, Now Returned to Hollywood
Speaks of Heyday and Days Ahead
Bv Sheilah Graham

To the direct question: "How
much have you left of the s5,000,-
000?" Pola replied, enigmatically,
Enough for my needs" Fortunately,
her needs are now simple. Il love
the little things in ife," she assured
me.
Then Came the Crash.
At one time Pola earned half a
million dollars year. Not for one
year. but for many years." she
stated. II was in my teens when
I made my first million! How did
lose it? The stock market, my
dear. I lost one and a half mil
lions In "A hours in 1929. And be-
fore that lost my beautiful house
in Beverly Hills. I had spent $780,
600 on 1t. 1t was always my dream
to have q Colonial house. I had
statuary brought from Europe. I
had trees from San Francisco. They
are still there, but the house belongs
to Hal Roach now. I sold it in 1927.
That mouse had too many memories
for me, and sold it few months
after Rudy died. Rudy's death, as
you know, was the great tragedy Of
my life"
Il am now back In Hollywood to
play the part of a temperamental
opera singer in Hi Diddle Diddle'
for the Andrew Stone Productions, !"
said the still raven-haired actress.
"It will be the first time have
played with Adolphe Meniou since
forbidden Paradise It is my first
comedy. I shall wear black braids.
like my part and the dresses
wear. The dresses are designed by
Adrian, and never, not even in the
(see GRAHAM. Page Ed
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in peacetime. Take a look at the
war films that made good in big
way right after World War l."
And when you do take a look you
are little amazed to discover that
half a dozen great war pictures met
sensational favor from the Amer
lean public years after the boys
had come home from overseas and
during period when you'd imagine,
quite naturally, that folks would
want to pay money to see anything
but films dealing with the European
strife. And yet here's the imposing
list:
THE Big Parade" one Of the
most famous celluloid epics of all
time. Strictly a war theme from
beginning to end. Started such great
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Strangely the complaints and
suggestions of exhibitors seldom are
given more than nodding attention
by Hollywood braintrusters. The
moviemakers have quaint way of
figuring that their opinions and
judgments, formed thousands of
miles from the focal points where
costs and profits flow into box Of
fees, are much more sane and solid
than those of outsiders. At any
rate they listen very attentively
when an exhibitor talks.
I'VE won't get caught" said one
producer, whose company special
ICES more than any other in the
making of war-background movies.
There always will be room for a
war picture if it's good one, even
Evening star., 1943-05-02
Mr.. Kerr Amplifies a Term
And Recalls Three Subjects
The Playwright of Catholic University
And Broadway-Has Found
Many Amenities in New Genre
Bv Walter Kerr
Department of Speech and Drama,
Catholic University,

So far as we know the term
musical biography hadn't yet
been coined when Leo Brady and 7
first sat down with George M.
Cohan and talked about turning his
life story into a kind of musical
comedy for the stage. The movies,
of course, had experimental rather
vaguely with similar idea. There
had been "Alexander's Ragtime
Band" in which all of the music
was Irving Berlin's, but the central
story personality might have been
anybody this side of Don Ameche.
And there was Rose of Washington
Square," in which music associated
with Fannie Brice provided the
pivot for a screenplay, but the
character turned out to be Alice
Faye.
1t seemed to us, on the other
hand, that the actual story, or
pretty close to it, of major figure
in the theater might prove just
as good dramatic fare as an in
vented fable of the stock variety.
And if that figure was a composer
or singer, with the music thrown
in, SO much the better. That is how
we happened to approach George
Cohan in the first place. Surpris-
ingly enough Che wasn't listening
to movie offers in those days. he
took to the idea Immediately, the
term musical biography" coined
itself and we went to work. The
work turned out to be Yankee
Doodle Boy and the first of a
series at Catholic University.
Joe Cook succumbed next and a
year later the University Theater
opened Cook Book" with enough
gadgets, contraptions and fantastic
comic props to make Designer Ralph
Brown 60 home with headache
after each performance. Joe Cook
came to see it, as Cohan had come
earlier, and reported no headache,
so it was probably accurate enough.
Third of the Broadwayites to be so
treated is Eddie Bowling, whose
musicalized story, Eddie the First"
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the screens 10 years after the con-
flict's end. - o.;
Wings" first Of the aerial epics,
didn't get going until 1927, but it
is listed still as one of Paramount S
10 outstanding box-off1ce films. It
was World War lin the air.
And don't overlook the fact that
1t was in this same after-war era
that Wally Beery and Raymond
Hatton inaugurated their highly
successful series Of service COM
edies-such as Were in the Navy
Now" Behind the Front" and
Now We're In the Air"
So after reviewing the cycle
which swept to favor in movie
opens at the campus theater this
week. 4
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Today's Film Schedules.

cAPTTOL-"Slghty Dangerous" way q 455,
1880 and 10 Stage shows: 100 415 $50 9:25
coLUMBIA-Desert victory" OF Rommels ro
$780, $780, BIS and 1875 pm.
EALE-Edge Of Darkness resistance in Norway LAS AS 7o5
and $50 Stage shows: 1O $50, $50
KETTHS-"The Amazing Holiday.
DuThn: l, 240 40 $50. $40 and 1910 pm.
TAO and $50 pm.
Way" sisters
40 pm.
PALACEKeeper F1ame" dctatorshps dangerous
49, 7:O5
Pxouiet Please With George continuous
TRANsLUx-Nevs and shorts: continuous from pm.
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Film of a Song

Richard English. brilliant young
scenarist, writer of books and con-
tributor to national magazines, such
as Golfers, Esquire and the Post,
has been signed by Republic to write
the screen play of Brazil" forth
coming ambitious musical based on
the No. song hit, Brazil" Albert
8. Rogell will produce and direct.
Evening star., 1943-05-02

THE PLAYWRIGHT AND HIS PEOPLE-The playwright
being MarUeU Anderson the being
the eoQuence Of lite to "The Eue OF St. Mark Dhich opens
t1uoUeek engagement tomorrow night at the National The
lo,1er uH in the action of the
and nuoues le to right Amelia Romano John De Shay
Polan John Dali and John Call AboUe is Mr. Andersons
sodierhero mr. DALI and his dream girl (Cila
of the nondreamng of their amid
OF
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(see GRAHAM. Page E-4.)
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(See KERR, Page E-21
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Eddie Dowling is again another
matter. Mr.. Dowling sticks to the
facts, so close and SO cautiously to
the facts that you get the impress
sion he is afraid you are going to
dress him up bit and make him
(CAA KEpR nnna N % n -
Evening star., 1943-12-19

an auspicious sendon to q New
England winter season that has
every sign, of being an excellent one
Hotels and inns at ski resorts in
Maine, the eastern slope and Fran
coma regions of New Hampshire,
Mount Mansfield-Stowe, Pico-Rut-
land and Snow Valley Manchester
areas Of Vermont, and the Massa-
chusetts Berkshires report heavy
reservations for the holidays and
the rest of the ski season.
Summer resort hotels which have
been "winterized" include the Wood
stock Inn, Woodstock, VT; the
Worthy Inn, Manchester, VT, and
the Mansion House, Poland Springs,
Me.
With the opening today of the
Skimobile in North Conway and
the Cannon Mount Aerial Tram
Evening star., 1943-12-19

Nativity. Every detail Of village,
road, mountain and plain are In
cluded In this stage across which
the tiny figures of the Magi, mount
ed on camels, day-by-day progress
until they arrive in the stable Of
Bethlehem on the evening of Janu-
airy 6. The Nacimiento, carefully IL
Illuminated, is visited every evening
by pilgrims" who come to pray.
Even Santa Claus and the Christ
mas tree have invaded Mexico, but
for the visitor, the introduction to
native forms of Yuletide celebration
amid the beauties of powered bou-
gainvillea, far from the chill and
snow, holds a charm and thrill
which must be experienced to be
appreciated.
Early heavy snowfalls have given
Evening star., 1943-12-19

way in Franconia, N. H.; the Mount
Mansfield chair lift in Stowe and
the Snow Valley ski lift In Man.
chester, VT, the New England sea-
son offlcially got under way.
Skytop Club in the Pocono Noun
tains offers to its members and in
troduced guests a winter program in
tended to compensate for lack of
a Southern vacation or cruise.
A large vitaglass inclosure on the
southern veranda of Skytop Lodge
is equipped with deck chairs. The
vitaglass is said to. admit 78 per
cent of the actinic rays of mountain
sunshine at the 1,500-foot elevation.
Complete "sun immersion" is pro-
vided in additional vitaglass cubi-
cles on the top floor of the lodge
where the "maintain-your-health'
Evening star., 1943-12-19
Jewish Group to Discuss
White Paper Toniqht

"Abrogation of the White Paper,
will be the topic of the Town Hal
discussion at the Jewish Community
Center at BIS pm. today. Mrs
Raphael Tourover and Louis E
Speigler will lead the discussion
Pfc. Herman Shikovsky will act a.
moderator.
Mrs. Mary Schwarz, psychiatrit
social worker and parent consultant
at the Mental Hygiene Clinic, viii
Evening star., 1943-12-19
The Travellers Notebook
Atlantic City Prepared for Holiday Throngs;
Program for All Ages Planned at Pinehurst;
Winter Season Gets Under Way in New EnoIond

but if he has knowledge of them,
the visitor will find it easy to gain
an invitation. Though mentioned
separately, the Nacimiento, In real
ity, is part of the posada.
For the Nacimiento, several rooms
in the house are used for the dis
play built to represent the country
side in Palestine at the time of the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-12
ALERT ON
 THURSDAY
Problem of First Aid An- nounCed-A Sounds
 al 7:t5 O'Clock

The First Aid problem at the practice Alert, which will be held tomorrow evening at 7:15 o'clock, is fracture of left shoulder, said R. E. Robertson, Director of the Juneau Civilian Defense Council, today
 No ambulances will be called out
 Air raid wardens will serve as patients at the various First Aid stations.
 All members of the Auxiliary Police. First Aid, and Air Raid Warden corps are urged to turn out Personnel attendance should be reported to the control station 7-1-2.
 A short meeting of the Defense Council will be held in the City Council Chambers immediately fol- lowing the Alert.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-12
TIDES TOMORROW

Low tide-2:55 am, 6.3 feet. High tide-8:43 am, He feet. Low tide-3:15 pm, 3.8 feet. High tide-9:49 pm, l2.7 feet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-12
J-H!GH SENIORS ENJOY BANQUET
 LAST EVENING
Striking Ia bIe Arrange. ment Is Product of
 Mothers of Glass

Thirty eight seniors = 26 girls and 12 boys-of Juneau High Schools 1943 graduating class were honored last night at strikingly arranged banquet held in the ban quet room of Percy's Cafe. A turkey dinner was served and hugely en- joyed by the class.
 Arranged by mothers of the class members, one of the most elaborate decorative schemes ever worked out here adorned the table, which was placed in the form of J.
 Anticipatory of the garb chosen for the class's own commencement exercises, miniature capped and gowned figures clothed in royal blue, wee diploma in hand. marched down a red center strip that stretched the length of the tables.
 There was a small doll for each attending senior, as well as an in- genious scroll place card bearing the name of each, which when un- rolled showed an excellent picture of the high school. An American Beauty rose, the class flower, was shown, and the scroll also bore the class motto: He who does not an swer to the rudder must answer to the rock Remaining space was for enrolling autographs of fellow class members.
 At the crux of the J was a larg- CT mannequin, also capped and gowned, standing atop scattered pile of texts and representing the instructor.
 Anna Lois Davis, class president presided and made presentations As a tribute to the gracious assist
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-12
Juneau Volunteers
 To Organize Many
 C.G. Auxiliary Uniis

Responding enthusiastically to the Coast Guards appeal for organ ization of Coast Guard Auxiliary units here, Juneau fishermen stood in line at the city small boat har- bor this afternoon to enroll in the volunteer civilian maritime defense fleet. The Juneau local of the Unit ed Troller of Alaska voted at a meeting last night to organize the first "fishermen's flotillas" in Alas ka and the active registration got under way at l o'clock today with Lieutenant Earle Watterworth, Dis trict Auxiliary Director, using a small Coast Guard vessel as an office"
 Lieutenant Watterworth address ed the salmon fishermen last night after an earlier meeting at the Am erican Legion Dugout which was attended by pleasure craft yachts men, halibut fishermen and other small boat owners. A joint meet ing of all potential Coast Guard Auxiliary members will be held at o'clock tomorrow night in the city council chambers. Watterworth said Everyone interested in the Coast Guard Auxiliary is invited to attend the meeting.
 We were amazed at the response shown by Juneau small boat own CTS last night Watterworth said today as he supervised the finger printing and Identification of the fishermen applicants. The units being organized by the salmon fish ermen will be the first all-fisher- men flotillas in Alaska, and it ap- pears likely that so many other Ju- neau boat owners will join the Aux Hilary that this city will have the strongest Auxiliary fleet in the Ter ritory"
 Coast Guard yoemen will attend tomorrow nights meeting to assist Watterworth in enrolling appli- cants Both full members - who own at least a 25 percent interest in a seaworthy motor vessel less than ! 65 feet in length-and associate members are being sought. Asso- ciate members volunteer for crew l service aboard members vessels. Although Auxiliary members retain their civilian status, they are en- titled to many Coast Guard privil- eges, including the authorized Aux Hilary uniform, use of Auxiliary flags, emblems and insignia, and Coast Guard priorities.
 Its an entirely voluntary serv- ice" Watterworth explained, but the Auxiliary does type of work which is of great assistance to the Coast Guard and of extreme i'm portance to the nation This sum mer there is a particular need for Auxiliary units in this area and that need will grow We'd like to see every eligible man and boat in Ju- neau in the Auxiliary"
 Among those attending la S { nights meetings were Don Skuse, Dr. Robert Simpson, Henry c. Mu- seth, James V. Cole, Claude Burt,
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ance of the class advisor, Mrs. A. B. Phillips, and on behalf of her class, Miss Davis presented her with a Parker pen.
 Seniors in Army
 Special recognition was paid to the enlisted boys of the class, Bob Shell and Frank Krsul being pres ent. John Talmage, also class member and graduating with his fellows, was absent through a mis- understanding but is included among these outstanding boys.
 Pictures of the group were taken, and popular and school songs were rendered lustily by the group, ac- companied by Shirley Davis at the piano.
 The party scattered at about
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-12
TRIPS MADE BY
 ALASKk COASTAL
 PLANES TO-DAY

Today to Skagway with Alaska Coastal were the following pas cengers: J. M Anderson, Mrs. J. II. Whitney, Vim. H. Short, Wm. C. Schenk and James A. Long. On the return were John Krasnodemb- ski, w J. Jebraski, w. M. Linn baugh, all from Skagway, and Bob Hodges, Roy Nivette and Emit L. Soldin from Haines.
 Going to Hoonah today were Will liam A. Thomas, Mrs. E. Powell, Jack Gardner, and to SkagWay: Robert Schy and Lyman Reynod- son. Returning here from Haines were: Clara Carson, Andree Girder and Charles R. Carlson.
 Henry Nelson, Ruth Gruber, Sheelia Barrett and Dr. A. Knowles flew to Sitka with Alaska Coastal today. Returning to Juneau were L. Hoopa, D. J. McDonall, James G. Roland and Tom Morgan.
 A flight was made to Excursion Inlet with passengers A. M Par sons, John Wright, Lynn Young and Wm. Homby. Back from the Inlet were Robert Snyder, Wenest Pleku, Vern Lewis, Ronald R. Lis ter, Dave E. Smith and Vergne Hoke.
 Andrie Gender and Mrs. J. R. Robertson, Jr., flew to Haines and return
 On a charter trip, Mrs Mary J. Reynolds was flown to Whitewater Bay
 Finishing up yesterdays sched- ules, a flight was made to Haines with Mrs. P Toft as the only pas senger. Returning were Jack Gard ner, Wm. A. Thomas, Mrs. E. Pow ell and Alfred Flames.
 In from Ketchikan with Alaska Coastal were: Ray Peratrovich, Jane Hope Whitney, Mrs. J. R. Reynolds, and from Wrangell, T. II. Mcdaniel and Berdine Cable.
 Coming from Excursion were Cecil c. Watson, Calvin A. Wells and M A. Dillard and from Hoo- nah: A. Van Mavern George H. Mayer and Leonard Taylor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-12
FRIDAY LUNCH
 CLOSES SEASON,
 WORLD SERVICE

The World Service Circle will hold its last meeting of the club year this coming Friday, May IA. III the form of l o'clock lunch con to be held in the social par lors of the Northern Light Presby- terian Church
 Committee in charge of arrange ments for the closing occasion are Mrs. George Baker, chairman. Mrs Fred Geeslin, Mrs. Earl McGintv and Mrs. Burrass Smith. All Circle members are especially invited to be present.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-12

w w. Rolf, Harold Swanson, Lee Nevins, Clarence Moy, Wally Moy Donald A. Cook and Stanley c Rude.
 Members of the Juneau local of the United Trollers which voted al- most 100 percent last night to par ticipate in the Auxiliary, are z T SeoYill, Norman R. Rustad, John Penttilla, Carl Weidman, Ainer Wasdahl, Herbert Savikka. Ed Ja- hoda, Andrew Rosness, E. Vienola Otto Holdin, Art Nelson, L. J. Geigher Oscar Lindstrom, Fred H Foletta, Nels Bjerkness.
 Art Nicholson, Luciano Cabigos Clettis H Graves, Abel Kosko, AL fred Ruotsala, " F. Williams, G. H Corcoran, D. B. Mercado, Walter Robinson, B. H. Mannery Henry Bisonson, Marshall Erwin, Henry Peri, Oscar Niemi.
 Ed Skaret, Oscar E. Vienolla Charles Helsing, Lester Weisse George Harju, John Watson, John Sainio. Ted Sherzborg, Albert Shramen. Bob Burnes, John Bres- eman, William Harsman. James R Gregg Ralph Mortensen, Jackson Marsh, w H: Wood, Lahja Pun stinen A. L. F1esher, Marlen Isaac Anton Bartness, Paul Stramgern R. A. Hollingsworth, Oscar Mangsol Chris Jennings, John Klingbeil Ross Thompson, Cliff Mason
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-12
RornnleI in
 Germany Is
 Broad(asted
Berlin Radio Says Marshal Has Been in Rei(hIand
 Since Last March fl

LONDON, May 12.-Marshal Er- win Rommel has been in Germany since March II and received a new task after his complete recovery of his health, the German High Command said last night.
 The statement was broadcast from Berlin and was heard by Reuters.
 The statement also claimed that Marshal Rommel was in Germany when the British Army cracked the Axis lines of his Africa Corps in Egypt at Fl Almein to begin it's un- precedented 2,000 mile advance across Africa.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-12
AXIS EUROPE IS JITTERING, RADIO SHOWS
Commentators Try to Re- main Calm Over Recent
 Events s-Voites Culver

Continued from Page one)
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NSOllbllluCd HUH IdSC OIlcl yesterday by fishing for news with the assertion that Churchill was in Cairo, but today the Berlin ra- dio told its listeners that Church ills arrival in Washington caused no surprise"
 Refusing to admit that the Allied handwriting may be written on the walls of Nazi-occupied Europe be- fore long, the Berlin radio said the Washington talks probably will center less on military problems than on the political situation, which is marked again by Stalin's absence from the Allied confer ences. The problem, therefore, prob ably will be now to bring Stalin's de facto and already recognized de- mandS into unison. It is an un- derstandable desire of the Anglo Americans to maintain an outward semblanee of the already rather pale Atlantic Charter"
 Earlier, the German people were told by Hitler whose headquarters have been long described as on the eastern front and now are reported at an unspecified point in the west that Professor Albert Speer, Nazi Minister of Munitions, has reported to Hitler on construction of the Atlantic wall with which Ger many hopes to defend the contin- ent.
 Hitler said victory without com promise remains the goal which Germany and her partners are seeking.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-12
KASERS RETURN
 BY PLANE TO-DAY

Dr. E. H. Kaser and Miss Eliza beth Kaser returned by plane to- day after having been in the states attending funeral services for Mrs. Kaser who passed away early last month at Seattle. This was Dr. Ka- ser's first trip outside for 21 years.
 Mrs. Esther Metzgar, who also was in the south for her mothers funeral. remained in Seattle to at tend to placing her daughter, Kay in school.
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o'clock.
 Chairman of the mothers dinner committee was Mrs. w E. Cahill, while Mrs. Garland Boggan and Mrs. John Bavard attended to busi- ness arrangements. Hostesses were Mrs. Helen Cass, Mrs. Wilbur Bur ford, Mrs. K H. Merritt and Mrs. T Miettenen. Decorations made by the mothers under the direction of Miss Leila Sturgis, were arranged by Mrs. Trevor Davis, Mrs J. Will fred Leivers, Mrs. J. P. Pasquan and Mrs. George Bohjan. The mothers extend their thanks to Ire vor Davis, B. R. Glass and WifIred Leivers for their valuable assistance.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-05-12
WELL BABY CONFERENCE

The Juneau Well Baby Confer ence will be held in room lO8 of the Territorial Health Building rom l to 4 o'clock tomorrow after noon, states Miss Helen Johnson, public health nurse.