The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 6, 1939, Page 3

The Show. Place of Junéau auy LIONEL DRAMATIC STORY : IS ENACTED IN CAPITOL SHOW | Robert Taylor, Franchot Tone, Robert Young Star in ""Three Comrades” Adapted from Erich Maria Re- marque’s best-seller -novel of Euro- pean post-war chaos, “Three Com- rades,” which opened at the Capi- tol Theatre yesterday, presents Robert Taylor, Margaret Sullavan, Franchot Tone and Robert Young in one of the most touching love S stories to reach the screen. | zens, 3 SHORTS Although the Remarque story is KIBBEE - ATWILL Rty placed against a background of the DONALD'S NEPHEW | turbulent days succeeding the world ) g conflict in Europe, it is primarily. the drama of the devout love be- ) NEWS OF THE DAY (tween a man and woman. Taylor ) brings an increased acting power —— - e = ——————— {to his role of Erich, youngest of the ) ithree comrades, who returns from {the front embittered and disillu- | sioned to find new hope in his love ] for Patricia, stirringly enacted by Miss Sullavan. Tone has his best part in years as | Koster, who sacrifices his one love, X a racing car, in order to raise the jfunds for Patricia’s operation. Rob- fert Young also scores in a memor- | able part as Lenz, the comrade who | It cordance with a s . requirement becomes embroiled in. a political | demonstration and is killed n the new freight tariffs 1 are due to be The picture faithfully follows the . narrative of the novel, intermingling . nforced by the Maritime Commission, all its moods of laughter and tears and s 4 rising to a brilliant and heartrend- freight billls due ¢* any of the undersigned ing climax with Miss Sullavan’s clos- Jiae s Ltk E Py gt ing speech—“It's right for me to die, K docks must be settled on a strictly cash dariing, when T 86 Till of 1072 | basis at the time of delivery of freight. e } IMMIGRANTS | Effective on and after NOW LANDING | 8 FEBRUARY IS, 1939 3 IN NEW YORK | | i ALASKA DOCK & STORAGE co. | Family Groups Arriving CITY DOCK | from Germany-Scat- | fppnis s | fered Over U. §. | | | By LYDIA GRAY SHAW | AP Feature Service Writer » | i E NEW YORK, Feb. 6. —Five hun-| idred immigrants, fleeing Nazism, ,landed in New York the other day. \ H ll °d s 2 h A d S d | Most were in family groups, load- ° ywo ’g t’ n oufl : ed with possessions. Few were single men, almost none single women. But By Robbia Coses some were children, sent on ahead - HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Feb. 6—Three movié starlets gave a ||/ by parents not yet able to finance _ : their own journeys. party the other day to announce their engagements—respectively to What was to become “of them? an assistant director, a little-known actor, and a non-professional. How Wwould these aliens find their The average fan wouldn't know the names of any of the star- Iplace in a strange country? lets. nor*ef their fiances. And it struck me as a perfect example | One learns the answer at the | of the romantic workings of the Hollywood caste system, which is {crowded headquarters of the Na-| predicated on fame rather than family, on earnings rather than [jtional Coordinating Committee for | 4 social background. ‘Mr fo, Sgeee atid Emlgrant; And ridiculous and Iunnnl.ural as the system.is. striet adherence _\fi)m?:er;f’ ::;:TE ?fi:?ea!gérxn;oan:l to it is still Hollywood's best happy-marriage insurance. | Austrians (and Italians, too, under| L Three recent marital flops appear—from the outside at least inew arrangements) self-supporting. , to have sprung from defiance of the system. Thinks looked First, committee workers try to} rosy when Jackie Coogan and Betty Grable wed. Jackie was no persuade refugees to pass on through | longer in the big ckdps, but didn’t he have all that money from [ New York to regions where better his boyhood stardsm? Well, he’s trying to find out in court about | opportunities lie. Most of the new- that now. Meanwhile, he’s making peanuts if that, and Betty’s {::’r‘m;:-: “‘r:r from ?‘“3" wth“ ;"dl 3 making a regular salary, about $700 a week, and so—they've sep- | o npt‘l)urd ?):':{wnl;o:‘avfle l’“;“‘:dm:;j arated. ; G in New York. | Bette Davis was practically a star when she married Harmon O. Farmer Lost in City Nelson, Jr., her childhood sweetheart. “Ham” was doing, all right There was the German farmer e with his orchestra, but he gave it up to try business in\i‘llywood. {who, with his wife, was established Bette's fame grew and grew. Sequel, from that or other causes: in a New York apartment. After a | divgEoe. few gweeks, he wouldn't eat. He i wouldn't go outdoors. The commit- Ann Sheridan and Edward Norris were Both minor numbers ;Zz}‘g"at:fa :::;f_eh‘;:n“0:“:“3‘;’;”“;‘_ in the studios when they married. But the dice threw larger por- ‘ucut farm. Once moved, he was| tions of fame to Ann, lesser ones to Eddie. Sequel, from that or happy > _ other causes: divorce. Some refugees have been sent as | E Feminine stars can keep caste when they marry producers or far west as Washington. Others are | directors or equally prominent actors. (Myrna Loy-Arthur’ Horn- | farming successfully in Virginia and | P e e cee e e e e e e e e e e e e | | Kentucky. » {* Some need temporary loans w " tide them over, or help them get - |started in a new business, but most yaur favar“e e |of them need advice—which takes | jhours of the skilled counselors’ time. Y If possible, the refugee is kept in | Perhaps the greatest test of any product {the type of work he did at home, is: "Do the people who use it like it?” jor in an“allied field. Sometimes a * Where PERCY'S ICE ‘CREAM' is con- hobby, eripll;ouigrfiphly l°" design- " P ing, may wield him a living. ;earg‘ed the answer is overwhelmingly Ociasiiially, tralithg for a Hew kind of job is necessary, especially | s in the case of lawyers, who are not | t ® t t o] o ’ accustomed to English law whiéh ‘is ! ryitnowat Percy’s the basis of practice in the United . § | States. Usually German lawyers ate | . §| advised to study bookkeeping and accounting. Wherever possible, re- SR R s R csrsssrisarees ||| training is carried on by existing agencies. T S ses w blow, Virginia Bruce-J. Walter Ruben, Joan Blondell-Dick Powell.) i: Efiglish.r;iel)lslzhg:lzo‘;vatrccm:sl' And because such marriages don't have professional jéalousies to classes, have proved most helpful. buck, they generally last longer. Many professors are easily placed The Leonard Penns (Gladys George) get along all right, de- in American universities, The Uni- ’ spite the fact that the wife gets the big billing in the family— versity in Exile, established in down- | but that's unusual. The Gene Raymonds (Jeanette MacDonald) town Manhattan for refugee schol- | are up against a similar situation, and apparently making it :S;E;a}:fie:‘ifi&;fif year it has behave. Night Schools Help | T, 4 Doctors and dentists find the| Next t6 producers and directors, the best bets matrimonially state examinations their greatest for the glamour gals are non-pros, prominent in their own fields. stumbling block. The committee o (Claudette Colbert-Dr. Joel Pressman, Irene Dunne-Dr. Francis helps them find . temporary work | Griffin) But movie agents are all right, too (Shirley Ross-! Ken wlhile they are studying English at Dolan, ahd’ famous make-up men. (Gloria Dicksoh-Perc West- night preparatory to taking thé ex- . more,) and wealthy oil men (June Knight-Arthur A. Cameron) and aminations, K0 . A woman physician works all day very successful writers (Luise Rainer-Clifford Odets). as @'servant and goes to school at‘ If you think that Hollywood's caste system puts romance on night. a cash basis, think twice—because Hollywood istr't alope in that. Some types of workers are al- Hollywood is the paradise of Cinderellas, but the Cinderella ways in demand. “We have far fable never comes true at the local altar. The movie prince oc- more requests for servants than casionally marries “beneath” him professionally, but the movie we C:;l ever fill” the committee rry a -man, or an reports. ~ . princess. . . . If ever one of them should marry a prop: CHemists @ually can find {jobs, assistant director, she'll deserve more than headlines. She'll merit a decuration for courage. particularly in the dye industry, for which Germany is famous. Lab- | distribution ness, it's different—this cuff hat shown at a recent luncheon fashion otherwise could not have been promenade at the New York Ritz. A cap-shaped hairnet dotted with |tearned. , brown wosden 'butlons is worn under it o an I de 1ellow TEE REY | redhead with a grin a yard wide, R | | who was identified with one of the oratory technicians in the soap, per- s o —_ |big mobs for years. He scared the fume, and textile industries are also | wits out of me by stepping up to reported easy to place HospiTaL NOTES my side in a rest.xumnptpone n?ght Many man Jews are employed and asking, “Are you the reporter as mechanics, watehmakers, and in- |y oo 0e g Lo gismissed | Who want some dope on smuggled o bl today from surgical care at St.|god?” A fortunate few of the refugees |, . gocica) | That was the time the country | have managed to bring a small | had just gone off the gold standard lamount of capital with them. The nd mobsters were securing large | committee helps them choose @/ Gordon Pish was admitied to St. quantities of the metal by intimi- place to set up shop, preferably ' Ann's Hospital yesterday for physi- dating hoarders. Then they would the kind they operated in the old/cal care hmuzgle it into Mexico and bring country. |it back into this country through One, who opened a junk shop a legal port of entry. New gold| in New York, now employs from| Mrs. John Bandy and baby url brought into the U. 8. through legal 15 to 20 men. Another is manuface | dis today from St ports of entry paid enormous divi- turing candy. Aun’s Hospital | dends, sometimes twice as much as The United States may profit by - | the price paid for gold already in the new industries and skills Ger- e LAt T 5 this eountry. man immigrants have brought here,| Ms. Forrest Jones was “dm."‘.w’d' Well, T dymn'g know what to re- One man has set up a ski boot fac- to St. Ann’s Hospital this mor nmg‘ply. but finally T said, “Yes.” tory near Boston. Another designsfor medical attention, | “Okay, pal” he replied, “you and manufactures ski costumes. & treated a buddy of mine swell in Two Germans who invented New| np. gnd Mrs. Harold Gudbranson | a story once, and if what I know materials, one an acid resistant rub- ,y6 the parents of a baby girl ber hose and another a new kind of 1, oy §:45 o'clock this morning carbon ‘paper, have brought these oy gy Ann's Hospital. The baby processes into the United States. weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces. What effect will this immigra- ' tion have on America? Nobody knows. Dougtless the country will learn much from the scholars, like Einstein and Lederer, thé statesmen like Benes and Bruening. Government officials say the ref- ugees will be absorbed like any! other immigrants. It's an individual problem. And most of the refugees | are more than eager to become citi- A baby boy weighing 7 pounds was born yesterday morning at 12:05 o'clock to Mr. and Mrs. F. Keys of Hoonah, at the St. Ann's Hospital. - - Ladies Taking |0ver Lodge For Elks r It's Ladjes Night at the Elks Lodge LONDON—British manufacturers next Wednesday, and by the under- have received orders from Canada | xruund rumble, it should be good. for one million souvenir medals fon ‘The girls won't tell (that some- to Canadian school’ times happens) what it's all about. | children to commemorate the w.st} They advise all Elks, however, to | of the Km;, und Queen. uppear—or else!!!! Ms. Astor Prlmped for Concert P S KIDDIES TO GET MEDALS iau-drenur prepares Mrs. Vincent Astor for her role in concért. per- ‘ormance of “Le Souper de Jacques” at New York’s Waldorf-Astor! ‘or the benefit of Musicians’ Emergency Fund, Samuel L. M. Barlo another member of the cast. awaits comtoletion of the task. | ' | stated, . |been of considerable assistance at "| FAKE GANGSFER INTRODUCED 10 | REAL GANGSTER Ador in New Crook Play| | Pleases Mobsters=Shown | Ropes F|rst Hand By GEORGE TUCKER NEW YORK, Feb. 6.—Not long | ago a young man who appeared as a | gangster in an important drama | | went on tour with the show after| it fulfilled its Broadway run, and | while in Chicago a couple of real| gangsters became so fascinated by his performance they called on him | | backstage. They even invited him to nccom-‘ pany them on a round of the town, | land in this manner he was intro- duced to the Chicago half-world |and to @ number of the boys who | rode with Capone across the wild | Prohibition days. | It was quite an experience and | when he related it to a number of | {us on a recent afternoon there was |one man present who adopted a | surprising attitude. | “You must have been crazy,” he| ‘to kick around with gang- | sters. Why should you wish to asso- | ciate with confessed law-breakers |and, for all you know, murderers? I think there is something wrong| | with anyone who will even speak to people like that.” | Well, T think the fellow who made U.hese indignant remarks is a little| {off stride. I'm not recommending mobsters as ideal playmates, but T | happen to know a couple or gang- | sters and they've never done me any {harm. On the contrary, they' have times on stories, and from them I |have obtained information that can help you you're welcome to it.” So he outlined the whole amazing procedure—how gangsters found out the names of prominent business- men who were hoarding gold, how they compelled these men to “sell,” | and how they flew the gold by plane 'CHILDREN LOSE More in Air Corps 1 CO!.ISEI.Im OWNED AND _OPERATED Juneau’s Greatest Show Value . NOW! LOUISE HOVICK RUBINOFF =% TONY MARTIN Secretary Woodring Testifying before the senate ana the house military affairs com- mittee in Washington, Secretary of War Harry Woodring, above, and Gen. Malin Craig, chief of | staff of the United States army, | asgked for an increase in the U. 8. | air corps of 31,079 enlisted men to man the 3,000 to. 4,000 addi- tional planes sought under the prelldent‘- rearmament. program. g and Woodring also urged an addmonnl lock for the Panama canal, strengthening of its anti- | aircraft and coast defenses. P T A N Y, which T mdde much use of. I never would have got it if I hadn’t spent | half the night in a restaurant with a_ gangster, Later, when we shook hands and prepared to separate, he said, “T was glad to tell you this. And say, if you ever get into any trouble, see me before you do anything or say anything. T got a hunch I can fix’ it for you." Fortunatély I've never had to find out if that hunch of his would work, but, I see him here and there about town, and when I do I never fail to hail him with a big hello. ADDED ATTRACTIONS Merry Melody Fox. Movietonews FILM MUSICAL AT - (OLISEUM THEATRE SHOWING TONIGHT Starting them from cigse to the top of the ladder of film syccess, Twentieth Century-Fox's- new and brilliant singsational musical hit, | “You Can’'t Have mflm‘, which is now at the Coli | tre, presents two talented already known to millions of fans all over the nation. Featured in the cast supporting Don Ameche, the new are Loulse Hovick and Ruhu:o(l M sonality to the screen, will make her first a in Darryl F. Zanuck's Ilhst mufl- cal. For Rubihoff,'it will be an’addi- inimitable violin style. —————— Alice Faye, the Ritz m -na his violin, Introducing a. :3 per- a dramatic actress an tional medium for presenting his EARLY AM. FIRE ALARM Only fire found this. morning when the Fire Department made s 7 o'clock run was the flame, burn. | ing inside a kerosene lantern at the home of a native woman the Totem Grocery. g Alarm was tuined in by & mam who saw the lantern flare up sude denly and took it for granted that a!ullluedflrewulnm !E?PM;‘!"’" hlcm“"h: d LIVES IN FIRE IRONTON, O, 6~—Three small children died recently, vietims of a fire which trapped them in their home near Indian Run, Ky, just across the Ohio River from Ironton. The victims, children of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Albright, were: Billie, five; Audrey, three, and Delbert, seventeen months. Mrs. Albright, who had been visit- ing at the home of a brother-in-law. a_ short distance away, saw the flames, but before she could reach the house, the roof caved in. The charred bodies of the three, - children were found huddled to- gether in a front room. ——,————— into Mexico, It was an absorbing tale and one United States’ horse population in 1935 nmounwd to 11,858 animals. Bufleblllnrn Dflu Co.—~in’ y's Drug. Stors. n-dn.z