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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-11-20
~ LAM AUO THE EMPIRE
NOVEMBER 20. 1925

NOVEMBER 1925
 the ladies bowling at the Eks Club Mrs Fauners while Cay team took the second White Individual showed with and Mrs Faulkner second with points.
 Otteson the steamer Admiral Rogers returning from a trip Il States.
 Mary Francisco vacation trip had secured position remain indefinitely Joseph of the Princess Mary for five month visit a o Germany and Austria. had Juneau held November 253 With the Rake delegation city float Fronts andd Wiloughby Avenue Weather Highest lowest, cloudy
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TIDE TABLE

. November 21, 1945 . .
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TRUMAN'S EMBARRASSMENT PAST

President Truman didn't say any, thing about it, but he seemed a bit unified at Icing ribbed so un- mercifully at the National Press Club dinner over his past career as haberdashery salesman. It must be admitted that some of the pro- fessional comics rubbed it in pretty hard. Eddie Cantor was one of them.
 Its nice having a haberdashery n Kansas City" the radio comic told his audience of cabinet mem bers, Supreme Court Justices, and newsmen. But why bring it to Washington? This afternoon I dropped in to see the President, and as soon as l stepped into the White House. there was a statue of George Washington dressed in a pair of long underwear marked down to $l98.
 ''The Presidents secretary, Matt Connolly, walked up to me-very fancy-and said, the President will see you now in the bargain base ment.'
 So I went down to the base ment. No sooner did I take off my coat than the President was meas uring me for another one. I said. MT. President, don't want a coat, I just want the honor of meeting you Then I made the mistake of sticking cut my hand. Before could pull it back, he'd sold me a pair of gloves. I'm not complaining. Some of the things I bought I can use. l say some Of the things. What I'm gonna do with three dozen Supreme Court Justices robes, I don't know.
 Incidentally, We have five Su- preme Court Justices with us to- night; and I wonder if they realize how lucky they are to be Supreme Court Justices. With those long black robes there the only ones who can sneak in to work hiding copy Of Forever Amber"
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. November 2I, 1945 .
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MAIL BAG

Bill Leiser, Sports Editor, San Francisco Chronicle-I note your criticism of my story about the propriety of using a plane to fly two race horses from Los Angeles to San MateO. But I don't agree with you. Regardless of whether the plane was surplus, you can't expect morale among CHS to be good when they see this sort of thing happen, and when they in turn have to stand up-as I saw them the other day-four long hours between St Louis and Kansas City, or when they travel in day coaches all the way from San Diego to Wilmington, N. c. It. Comdr Neil A Fox, Commander Naval Aviation Machinist Mates School, Norman, Okla.-Congratu- lations on your recent reorganiza-
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tee solemnly recommended passage of the bill. It snow up to the full house and the Senate.
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| lllC SdlllCl WlllCll Wdso uSCu
Thief" did nothing of the sort. II
went crazy! 1t spilled technicolor all
over the story, tipped the lights on
and of like mad, and generally gave
the narrative such a mauling that
it must be unrecognizable to the
man who wrote it. 1t certainly was
to this reviewer who kept getting the
impression that he was looking at
a surrealist drawing of Fred Astaire
Louise Bremen, and some other
actors who seemed to be in kind of
jungle.
1t could be that Director Vincente
Minnelli is responsible for what has
happened to the musical which
opened yesterday at Loews Capitol.
Mr.. Minnelli is clearly an expert
menter. He is mad about color and
camera angles. The notion of grand
sta1rcases, palace drawing rooms,
tropical gardens, sprawling jungles,
and the like drive him berserk.
Once he lays his eyes upon them,
plus a few dozen bolts of gaily COL
ored silk and fascinating tulle, he
forgets everything else.
AT least, he forgot that maybe
"Yolanda and the Thief" was a
story about some people. And that
it might have been even a beguil-
ing story If it had not been chewed
to pieces by a camera with the
blind StaggerS.
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BY HAROLD HEFFERNAN


Despite the automobile, the air.
plane and the atomic age, that slow
but steady old plodder, the horse, is
getting the biggest play of his career
in the movies. Horse stories are or
tap at every major studio and ami
NAL caterers hereabouts are reapine
a golden harvest with their four
footed smarties.
Most significant echo of the horse
cycle, born three years ago by the
unexpected success of "My Friend
Flicka," and its sequel, Thunder
head, Son of Flicka," is the filming
by Edward L. Alperson, one of Holly
woods leading independent produc-
ers, of that most calssic of all equine
stories, BLACK Beauty"
The story was written in 1877 BY
an English woman, Anna Sewell, ane
publishers say it is the biggest selling
book of all time with the exception
of the Bible It's sales are estimated
to have passed the 20,000,000 mark
1t has been filmed twice before, frs
in 1921 and again in 1888, but il
neither instance on the elaborat,
scale that Alperson now attempts.
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joe" which, he points out, is Just
as celebrated q story on the dog as
the other book Is In the horse do
rninion. It was written In 1893 by
a l9-year-old Canadian girl, Mar
shall Saunders, who won q 81 900
BLACK Beauty" gold medal contest,
sponsored by the American Humane
Association. They wanted book
which would do for the dog what
BLACK Beauty" had done for the
horse.
Third on his classics promenade
will be "Helen's Babies" written
more than 10 years ago by man
who loved children, John Habberton
1t is wholesome, amusing and ten
der story about q 28-year-old bach
elor who spends two weeks minding
his sister Helen's babies, 1 and 6
years old.
News in Nibbles: Marjorie Reyn-
olds is the most disappointed girl
In town these holidays. Her hus-
band, Capt. Jack Reynolds, here the
past month awaiting his discharge,
has Just been transferred to Intel
ligence" in Washington and prob
ably won't be out for ages. Surprise
twosome of the week was Hurd Hat
field and Nora Eddington, Enrol
Flynn's wife, at the, Mocambo-and
no Flynn in sight. The redoubtable
Errol has been notably absent from
all rum rooms since that recent
event when a strange lady massaged
him with q raw egg shampoo.
Most glamorous set is Anna and
the King of SIAM" but it's any
thing but that these chilly days
for Linda Darnell and 13 other
beauties comprising the harem. All
are suffering with colds because of
skimpy attire and drafty stages.
Making it worse, they have to crawl
on hands and knees whenever the
King comes in sight.
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intruding upon something more
important some one had in mind.
One notable exception is that part
OF the story which is dominated by
Mildred Natwick as the fluttery
dogmatic aunt of the princess. Miss
Natwick Is a powerful, comic per-
sonality, and wonderfully wise in
her refusal to step aside until she
has earned the laughs inherent in
her lines and her character. Leon
Ames as the real guardian angel
who illustrates the evil impulses OF
the bogus one, Is another con-
tributor to the lissome comedy
which pops out in few places In
"Yolanda and the Thief"
y y
In whatever else it fails to do
the picture makes a neat thing OF
its introduction of Miss Bremen. A
beautiful thing she is in those gor-
geous costumes and she has the
additional points of being able to
sing and dance, the latter even with
Astaire who finds partners not
easily come by. The music Miss
Bremen makes is not the kind that
fingers, probably because 1t was
not written up to that standard
but she makes 1t sound pleasing at
the time.
If only Minneln had not sue
cumbed to the Dali influence
"Yolanda" would have been a con-
siderably happier experience.
X n
Gene Ford's stage production al
the Capitol this week is an affect
ing blend of acts that will become
your favorites with those which
have been for long time. The
top new item is the singing of Lee
Sullivan, Bing Crosby's find in the
movie, THE Great John L." The
amazing Salici puppet act, the
Gaudsmiths and their talented
dogs, Bert Nagle and his choral
group, and the Sam Jack Kaufman
orchestra make lively the rest of
the program.
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Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time Of Showing

Stage.
National-"The Joyous Season.:
$3.50 pm.
Screen.
Capitol "Yolanda and the
Thief: $50 am, 1920, 3, $40, 8:2t
and 11:05 pm. Stage shows: 11:3(
am, 2:10, 4:50, 7:30 and 1920 pm
Columbia-"Captain Kidd: l1:4!
am, 1:45, 3:45, 5:45, 7:45 and 9:4!
pm.
Earle-"San Antonio: 10:45 am.
!, $40, $40, 7:35 and 9:45 pm.
Hippod r o The Human
Beast: 2:20, $40 and 8:25 pm.
Keith's-"Bells of st. Mary's"
8:45. II am, lilo, 3:25, 5:35, 7:50 ane
l0:05 pm.
Little - "Bewitched": II am.
1:50, 4:40, TAO and 10:35 pm.
Metropolitan-"Snafu":: II 40 a m.
l:4o, $40. $40. 7:40 and $40 pm.
Palace-"Fallen Angel: IL, 2:25
4:50. ITO and 9:35 pm.
Pix-"The Big Bonanza: 3:05
$40, 7:45 and 1915 pm.
Trans-Lux-News and shorts. Con.
tinuous from 10 am.
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the making of "Yolanda and the
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"'YoIANDA AMI. THE THIEF" an MON
picture with Fred Astaire and I.ucill,
Bremen, produced BY Arthur Freed. di
I BY irving Brecher. based on story B!
JACQUES Thery and Ludwig Bemelmans
sonss :, , BY Arthur Freed and Harry warren
dances by Eassnf The EVEingj cAsr. At the Capitol
Johnny parkson Rises - Fred Astair,
vistor Budlev Trout sslls Frsns hoTasn hssms
ea NJ rand,e -------------- HnI Mary I,s, Nasl
The innocent little fable which
Director Minnelli tried to turn into
work of scenic art was an original
by Jacques Thery and Ludwig
Bemelmans, both of whom are
facile fellows at spinning fairy tales
which have a faint leer. AS il
popped up here and there between
scenes, it seemed to be about a con-
fidence man (Astaire) and the Prin-
cess of a tropical kingdom (Miss
Bremer). She Is just out Of a con-
vent and owns kingdom. He is
trying to keep out of a penitentiary
and does not have a dime. She Is
naive and he is full of guile and
when he hears her praying to the
statue of her guardian angel to help
her manage her affairs, he decides
to impersonate the guardian angel.
You've got to admit that that is
promising stuff for a movie musical.
Sadly, however, Mr.. Minnelli would
rather have his brilliant colors, his
lights, his camera shooting any way
but straight. He wanted art, and 1t
is quite possible that is what he got.
The persons for whom he was max
ing "Yolanda and the Thief" prob
ably would much prefer the Bemel-
mans-Thery story. They might be
artistically in error, Of course, but
they outnumber Mr.. Minnelli and
this Is free country.
The Astaire dances, Of which
there are three in the Capitals
bizarre composition, also are dis
tinctly on the more arty side than
usual. He is at his best, the one
his public likes so well, in only one.
That is a comic tap number in
which he, presumably the girls
guardian .angel, shows her that he
is quite familiar with the harp as
a tap-dancer's accompaniment in
strument. Much more elaborate is
a ballet. a fanciful dream sequence
in which the confidence mans con-
science dances him into a romantic
ENHANCEMENT with the princess
which frightens the wits out OF
him.
The comedy touches of "Yolands
and the Thief" are necessarily or
the delicate, or fragile order as
becomes a romance between a sup.
posed angel AMI a beautiful, limo.
cent princess. 1t is quite all right
that they should be in a quick
light key. Unfortunately, they are
treated too often as If they were
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The Horse Is Not Replaced Yet

AlpersOn's plans Tor 1946 are
unique. He has decided to concen-
trate on several of the classics here
tofore neglected by other film
makers. Here is his formula:
Take book which has sold many
millions Of copies and is considered
the outstanding work in its field
and produce it with taste and quail
ity. Be sure to preserve in the pic
ture all the warm. human elements
of the original"
After finishing BLACK Beauty
Alperson will turn to Beautiful
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'Yolanda and the Thief Proves
Gaudily Told Fairy Tale
BY JAY CARMODY.

The movie camera docie machine which usually be
do of take little which fed the
photograph and let that
convenient for audiences at
camera which was used in the making of Yonda and the
Evening star., 1945-11-23
Taxes, White House Expenses
Cut 7rumon's Pay to $4,000

The presidency is no financial
sinecure today, according to an arti-
Gle in the current issue of Golfers
Magazine, written by Jonathan
Daniels, who served In the White
House under President Roosevelt.
Mr.. Daniels estimates that after
President Truman has paid his Fed
eral income tax, personal expenses
not covered by Government allow
ances for the White House, and his
Missouri income taxes, he has left
each year, out Of his SITS, 900 salary,
. basic income of $4,000 per year.
In this connection observers rel
called that Mr.. Truman recently
recommended to Congress a raise
in the salaries Of Senators, Repre-
sentatives and high-bracket officials
in Government departments, but
made no mention of his own sti-
pend.
Outlining the personal financial
calls made on the President, Mr..
Daniels wrote:
"A President could give away his
salary very easily If he responded
to almost any weeks mail"
He also pointed out that Mr.. Tru-
man Is expected to set an example
in buying War Bonds, that he must
pay personally for his family's
laundry and cleaning bills, must
entertain many guests who cannot
be classed as Official" and Is ex-
pected to contribute to the Demo-
cratic party.
President Taft is the only Presi-
dent known to have voiced salts
faction" in the $4,000 per year
pay, according to Mr.. Daniels, hav-
ing told President Wilson that he
saved 100000 during his four years
In office.
But the best President Truman
could do would be to leave the
White House 100000 in debt" If
today's White House expenses were
as low as in Mr.. Taft's time, Mr..
Daniels wrote. For Harry S. Tru-
man will have to pay in a four-year
term nearly 100000 in State and
Federal taxes which did not exist
when Mr.. Taft counted his luck and
his thrift"
Mr.. Roosevelt, Mr.. Hoover and
Mr.. Harding all had some private
means" Mr.. Daniels said, while Mr..
Coolidge made presidential pro-
fession Of being thrifty and Mr.. Will
sons second wife was wealthy. Pres
ident Truman, on the other hand,
Evening star., 1945-11-23
Jewish Congress Chapter
Elects Kossow President

Max Kossow has been elected
president of the Washington Chap.
ter of the American Jewish Con-
gress. Other officers are DR.. Harry
A. Spigel and Lawrence Koenigs-
berger, vice presidents: Harry Gel
fand, treasurer, and Ben Grodsky,
secretary.
The Executive Board consists of
Albert E. Aren't, George Bokat,
Nathan Cohen, Bernard Danzansky,
Abraham Enenstein, Hyman Gold
man, A. B. Holman, Leonard j..
Mandl, j. s. Musicante, the Rev.
Louis Novick, S. Shinberg, Oscar
Evening star., 1945-11-23
|SpeciuI Award Given
War Department Aide

Ben Hill Simmons, special assist.
ant to the Army's inspector general
and a veteran of 80 years service
in the War Department, has been
awarded the emblem for exceptional
civilian service by Secretary of War
Patterson.
Mr.. Simmons, SO, of 7701 Georgia
avenue NV, was cited for "initi-
ative and keen foresight in guiding
and assisting the staff of the in
spector general on problems of ma
Evening star., 1945-11-23

"has made 1t clear that he has nc
private fortune"
1T is a great job-the greatest
job on earth," Mr.. Daniels adds in
speaking of the presidency. But
from the pay standpoint the Presi-
dent only gets the privilege of ham
ding a nice chunk Of money in or
der that he may pay back practically
all Of 1t to the American people in
taxes and for living in their big
White House behind the clipped
green lawn and the high iron
fence"
Evening star., 1945-11-23
Restaurant Management
Course Open for Women

Headquarters of the Military Dis
trict of Washington has announced
that applications are being accepted
for new course in restaurant man
agement for women.
The course will be in the form Of
an apprenticeship served In the
Pentagon Post Restaurant. A reg
ular salary will be paid during this
period. After 10 months a restau-
Evening star., 1945-11-23
Small Margin Given
Truininq in G. u. Poll

College and foreign service. stu
dents at Georgetown University ia
vored compulsory military training
by a margin Of IL votes in a recent
poll of student sentiment, which in
dicated, according to the campus
paper, q widespread apathy"
toward the question.
With an average Of one out Of
seven students replying to the ques-
Evening star., 1945-11-23

its beginning. Father MCGOWAN.
Ordained in 1915, Father Nc
Gowan was a chaplain in the World
War. He joined the staff of the
National Catholic War Council in
1919 and later became assistant to
Msgr. Ryan.
Father MCGOWAN Is one of the
founders of two national organiza-
tions which have grown out of the
social action department. One of
these Is the Catholic Conference on
Industrial Problems, of which he is
secretary-treasurer, and the other
the Catholic Association for Inter-
national Peace, of which he is execu-
tive secretary. He is we'll known as
an authority on social questions and
as author Of writings dealing with
social problems.
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tionnaire, military training was
carried by vote Of 65 to 54.
Students In the School Of Foreign
Service were overwhelmingly in IA
vor of training, while the college
students were two to one against.
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rant management proficiency Ger
tificate Is awarded.
Maj. Fred G. Koch, Pentagon Res
taurants, Pentagon. can supply fur
| ther information.
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Father MCGOWAN Appointed
Social Action Director

The Rev. Raymond A. MCGOWAN
prominent Catholic leader, has been
named director of the department
OF social action of the National
Catholic We'll
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fare Conference
1t was announced
here by the Most
Rev. K arl j
Alter, Bishop OF
T o ! e do and a
chairman of the
social action de-
partment.
F. a t he r Nc.
Gowan Eucceeds
the late Msgr
John A. Ryan
who had been
director Of the
department since
its haorirriyoo
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terial significance to the entire
Army" He was credited with i'm
provement in services to all branches
of the Army.
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Evening star., 1945-04-01

moires and pin-stripes will remain in
fashion.
In separating the good from the
bad, suitability to use is always
practical test. 1t is important, for
example. to use paper of size and
shape in proportion to the size and
shape of your writing Tall writing
on broad low paper or low
spread-out writing on the mar
row strip of an unfolded "in-
formal" is never pleasing.
For formal correspondence, paper
should be conservative. Colors in
best taste include gray and cream,
and practically all blues. Violet is in
good taste. but pink is on the not
quite admitted edge All colors.
however bright, are proper for
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stamping. but edges and envelope
Innings should be in pastel tints.
Irather wonder what to say about
certain novelty papers that shouldn't
be labeled eccentric and yet can't
be called conservative. One of these
looks as though embroidered with
scallops in color around the edge of
the first sheet and envelope flap. 1t
is not very suitable for older peo-
pie. But for upper-teen-aged
girls who have outgrown the
bobby-socks age. these feminine
papers are lovely. (The bobby
socks brigade might better use gran
ite papers with first names in nursery
printing letters halfinch high.)
Best Taste
FOR general use plain white or
cream, granite or light gray paper
vi I1lcOluIu size - Will yOui IIouSC
address and telephone number print
ed or stamped at the top - is good
for all occasions.
Envelope flaps should be of con-
ventional shape and size. The very
small folded sheets in pastel
colors bordered with very narrow
white or in white bordered with
pastel colors - are in best taste.
Printing is in very good taste. at
the present time, not only because
metal is unavailable for die-cutting
but also because much printing in
bright color is less conspicuous.
Stickers for return addresses
should be put on all outgoing mail.
1t is a social tabu to have names
and addresses printed on the enve-
lope. The post office asks that return
addresses be put on the face of the
letter. in the upper lefthand corner.
not on the flap of the envelope.
Released by The Bell Syndicate. Inc
Evening star., 1945-04-01

1. KAISER'S CAMPAIGN What
nationwide campaign starts This
week end under the leadership of
Henry J. Kaiser?
Used clothing campaign for the
ragged multitudes of liberated
Europe. The goal is set at 10000
600 pounds. (See Page 2.)
2. WARRIORS RETURN How
long did it take General MacA,fhur
to retnrn to M0nila9
He kept his promise in 35 months.
J. FLAT TOPS :. Very soon tuo of
the largest aircraft carriers ere1 built
UfH be launched. What are the names
of these Jfot tops9
The Coral Sea and the Midway.
I. DRAND-NEW CITIZENS Hop
many members of the armed forces
hare been naturaiized u,,de, the second
W0r PoUe1s Act2
One hundred thousand fighting
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q &]],r'z e M

aliens have become citizens; lib
were naturalized while serving out
side the u. S.
5. FLYERS REWARD What's
the FIRST Thing most American flyers
ask for When they return from mis-
sion orer Germany
A glass of milk.
L. NJ. X, Hortsdaie, N. Y.
8. LEATHER SCRAPS f.. Manufac-
turers have been contribntins leather
and leather scraps to United States
General Hospitals. For what burbose?
For occupational therapy classes.
Leather craft is most popular among
convalescent servicemen.
7. cI LOANS WHATS the maximum
loan, guaranteed by the gOpernmert,
a CT may get for business PURPOSES?
Amounts are not to exceed 1900
for any one veteran. interest may