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Daily News from New York, New York • 182

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DAILY NEWS, TUESDAY, JULY 81; 1934 38 At Paramount Friday TOM MIX CLEARED. IN 'HORSE THEFT' Newkirk, July 30 OP). An ancient case of "horse embezzlement" against Tom Mix, cowboy movie actor, revived recently by Col. Zack Miller of the 101 Ranch, was dismissed in District Court here today. The charge, filed in 1914, involved a horse which Miller claimed Mix took from the ranch without permission, but which the cowboy asserted was lent and had to be destroyed because of a broken leg.

ENGLISH ACTOR GETS 'DAVID' ROLE Hollywood, July 30 OP). Frank Lawton, young English actor, was selected today to play the lead role in the forthcoming M-G-M. picture, "David Copperfield." Lawton's most conspicuous role since coming to Hollywood was that in "Cavalcade." MARCONI SAILS YACHT BY RADIO LAND-SEA PILOT Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy, July 30 OP). The mariners' fear of fog, darkness and unfamiliar channels may be dissolved in the future by Senator Guglielmo Marconi's latest invention a microwave harbor lighthouse. The noted inventor successfully demonstrated it today.

With a score of high ranking British and Italian naval and merchant marine officials aboard, Marconi, with blind navigation, sailed his yacht, Electra, into Ses-tri Levante utilizing his land and ship microwave piloting apparatus. The only indication of where the ship was heading came from the red and green dial oscillator giving the direction of the vessel. The acoustic signal buzzed corroboration of the oscillator's indication. The helmsmen aboard the yacht merely obeyed these signals. The inventor who navigated the craft successfully into the harbor predicted all harbors would be equipped with such devices within a few years.

1 "'J Q- Alice in Nightie So Nifty Always Ready for Quake Dy GEORGE SHAFFER. Hollywood, July 80. California earthquakes may catch Alice Faye nappinsr but they won't catch her not looking her best. Before retiring each night the little New Yorker who came out with Georsre White's "Scandals" to tlo a single number on the screen aiid remained to play leads, takes certain precautions. She dons a fresh nightgown they're still calling them that brushes her hair carefully, puts on a ribbon, dabs on a little mascara, lip stick and such, say3 her prayers and climbs between the covers.

'Like the Old Lady." "If the roof falls in on me," she explains, "when the excavators un-tarth me I'm going to look my best. You know, I'm like an old lady who puts on her freshest and best clothes when she goe3 down town shopping just in case she pets run over and is taken to the emergency hospital." Incidentally Alice, returning last week from her New York vacation, selected a two-story frame house just in case. Wooden construction is popularly supposed to be safer because it "gives" under the stress of an earthquake while brick occasionally snaps here and there. Box office reports on "Scandals" and "She Learned About Sailors," which featured Rudy Yallee's gal MOTHER OF 18 IS 33 Kennett, July 30 U.R. The eighteenth child born to Mr.

and Mrs. Jack Morgan of White Oak was admired tonight by his brothers and sisters. The mother is 33. FRANCES FULLER and George Bancroft have the title roles in "Elmer and Elsie," which will have its first Broadway showing at the New Y'ork Paramount Theatre Friday. Crowds Hear Brother Tell How Dillinger Played 'Boo' Indianapolis, July 30 OJ.R).

John Dillinger, whose murderous career claimed sixteen lives, was the sort of man who sometimes TODAY THE HOUSE OFROTHSCHILD Daily News MOVIE TIME TABLE The following schedules for feature films today were reixjrted to The jSes by theatre managers: CAPITOL 11:48. 5:01, 7:38. 11:53. LOEWS VM ST. 1-35, 3:50.

5:10. 7:45. 9:05. 10:20. LOKWS 1WKADISE 12:10.

3:4 05. LOKW'S 12:10. 1:30. 4:30, 7:30. Ml SIC HALL 12:05.

2:26. 5:17, 8:08. 1U-U. PARMOl NT, X. T.

11:29. 1:44, 4:18. 5 7:5.1. 10:27. 11:57.

RIM TO 10:12. 13:0. 2:00. 3:54, 5:48, 7:42. :1.

10:50, 13:27. 1:47. KIYOI.I 10:40. 2:36. 4:34 6:32.

8 111:25, 12:211. RKO I'ALAtK 11:38. 2:09, 4:49. 7:57. 11:49.

ROW 11:37. 2:10. 5:01. 7:43. 10:42.

S.TKWD 10:00. 12:09. 3:18, 4:27, 6:36. 10:32. 12:30.

Few Will Gain Entry to Final Dressier Rites Hollywood, July 30 OP). A few more than 100 passes to the cemetery where final rites for Marie Dressier will be held tomorrow were given to intimate friends of the actress today. The public will not be admitted to Forest Lawn Memorial Park, in nearby Glendale, where services will be conducted at 9 A. M. Will Bar Curious Mobs.

"To avoid a repetition of the undignified performances of the curious at other motion picture stars' funerals," was the explanation given by officials of studio Marie's studio for the complete exclusion of the public. The statement, it was said, had particular reference to the souvenir-seeking crowds attending the Barbara La Marr, Rudolph Valentino and Lilyan Tashman services. Some newspaper men will he admitted to the church, but no photographers will be allowed, it was said at the studio. This was in accordance with the wishes of Mr. and Mrs.

Alan Walker and Frances Marion, a scenarist, three of the star's closest friends. The body of the actress who died Saturday after a lingering illness will be placed in a crypt in Forest Lawn. Jeanette MacDonald Soloist. The Rev. Neal Dodd, pastor of the Little Church around the Corner in Hollywood, will preside at the service.

Jeanette MacDonald, concert and motion picture star, will sing "Abide With Me." Catherine Lewis, who was the "set" musician for Miss Dressier, will be at the organ. No cameras will turn, no lights will glare, no microphones will be turned on at studio dur inp the period of the funeral. J1 Wl fLliJr A Vi i r) It 1 KS XI 1 ii doors, jumped out and said "Boo" at people, his half-brother told today during a vaudeville appearance. Hubert Dillinger made the revelation. He a a ed six times during the dav in a vaude Hubert Dillinger ville act with other relatives of the outlaw who was killed July 22 by Federal agents.

John Says "Boo." Hubert said that John visited his home at Mooresville in April. When he, Hubert, went into the house, John jumped from behind a door and said "Boo." Hubert said that John, then an outlaw hunted throughout the country, seemed at ease. Appearing with Hubert in the act were John W. Dillinger, the father; Mrs. Audrey Hancock, sister, and her husband, Emmett Hancock.

The elder Dillinger, 70 last week, appeared in his shirt sleeves. He was applauded vigorously when he said that no amount of money could buy his son's body. An offer of $10,000 has been made for it. Seek Funeral Costs. The Dillingers explained that they were appearing only to earn enough money to pay John's burial expenses.

Word came from Marion, Ind that Mayor Jack Edwards of thatJ city had requested all theatre owners not to allow the Dililngers to appear there. (Other pictures on page 24) Woman Asserts Outlaw Visited Detective Bureau. Chicago, July SO OP). The Daily Times said today that John Dillinger visited the detective bureau four times between June 11 and July 22, the date he was slain by Federal agents. The hunted desperado parked his car at the curb, entered the building and rode up to the 13th floor, the newspaper said, adding: Each time he sat in a public waiting room for an hour or more, then left through the crowded foyer, probably brushing against policemen, judges and lawyers." Dillinger made his visits as an escort to his last sweetheart, Polly Hamilton Keele.

the paper added, and she went there for examinations required of all food handlers since the outbreak of amoebic dysentery last Summer. The girl had Sg "i- 3' i A Pr Alice Faye Ginger Rogers She's all ready for quakes; buys pup powder puff. friend, have convinced Fox officials that Alice is headed for the top and they're giving her bigger pictures and tigger casts. First of these is to be Nights in Hollywood," with James Dunn. Alice Jeannine Faye they called tSer "Cuddly" when she was a youngster and she still looks that way is beginning really to like Hollywood although she still insists upon the privilege of spending all her between-pictures time in New York.

She has made a deal with Sol M. Wurtzel, the Fox Film producer in charge of "305 Nights in Hollywood." The arrangement is that in exchange for being on the set promptly, working hard and taking rder without debate she will never be asked to work between 4 and 5 P. M. on Thursday. That's the bour Rudy Yallee's weekly broadcast hits the Coast network.

Neil Hamilton has found a use for all those coat hangers that the cleaners send home with your clothes. He took a couple of hundred out of his attic, painted them various bright colors and interlaced them into a handsome border for his flowerbed. Gloria Swanson is painting the furniture in the patio of her Beverly Hills home. She's having such a good time that she hates to leave borne to go to Fox Studio where she and John Boles are playing in Music in the Air." In this picture Gloria will again be a "clothes horse." Ginger Rogers has a new police dog. Ginger has had to buy him a powder puff.

He became so interested in watching his mistress put on her make-up that she flapped him on the nose with her puff. Now every time she puts on make-up the pooch howls until he gets his puff too. Raquel Torre-3 is studying voice and diction with Josephine Dillon (formerly Mrs. Clark Gable). Mrs.

Jimmy Cagney, Mrs. Allan Jenkins. Mrs. Frank MeHugh, Mrs. Pat O'Brien and Mrs.

George Meeker have formei an old-fashioned sewing circle. UNITED ARTISTS I I BROADWAY at 49th' CAPITOL On (he Stage PARIS INTERLUDE witt, Madge EVANS VINCENT LOPEZ mnd Orchestra Robert Young SAXON SISTERS' "jean HARLOW THE GIRL FROM MISSOURI" TODAY. TOMORROW THURSDAY 2 BIO tEATl RES 2 Dick BartMmrsl. "MIDNIGHT ALIBI" "HAROLD TEEN." with Hal LtRay Fri. E.

G. Robinson. "Man th 2 Faces" Paramount uws On Screea "lADIES SHOULD usriri CARV GRANT FRANCES DRAKE On Srogg Victor Young Wilf Crosby woy 47rh 'HERE COMES THE KAVY" COOL JAMES CAGNEY PAT 8 Sll AT B-KLYK STRAND BEG. T01TW 11 A. M.

ANY DAV 25to2 35tor ANY SEAT ALICE FAYE IEW AYRES "She Learned About Sailor" WiSlIT EDDY Al IVUf 7th Ave ROXY 50th St 1 WWABSSLjtlilJm Last 2 Weeks! RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL 50th St. 6th Ave. Doora Open 17:30 A. M. "HAT, COAT GLOVE" A with RICARDO CORTEZ Of 12:15.

8:13, 4 magnf ffcent rem typlett tf tlxlt gnat tfteatre loews BEN BERNIE BAND lm "SHOOT TNI WORKS' S(r -LEO CARRILLO Frank Milt Britto Band I JL BEN BERNIE jKV 1 "SHOOT THI I ICLlt I mi f.w THE PAT ROOI BAND WORKS" BAKER THE PAT ROONEYS RICHARD BARTHELMESS in "MIDXIGHT ALIBI'' Start BARNEY HrP QRCH Pitt. Invert Wisely Bay Now "Cockeyed CavolierS and Preview of V-'KtiJ "The Personality K.d".

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