The Tacoma Daily Ledger from Tacoma, Washington • 2

THE TACOHA DAILY LEDGER SATURDAY OCTOBER 20 1929 Sims Elected UATT01EY GENERAL TALKS ENGINEER DIES AT THROTTLE President of CHEST GSPCT FULLALREADY American Par Is Gripping Melodrama BLUB gers POX In PAUL PORCASI OPERA SINGER Paul Porcasi who plays the part of Nick yerdis the night club propriety in "Broadway" tha Universal super- pecioi now toeing screened at the Riviera theater was an opera singer with the Metropolitan Opera company in New Tork before creating his role in the wectacuUr drama of night life on the Great White Way which ran tor two yeats on the world famous street of the same name "Broadway" features Glenn Tryon Evelyn Brent and Merna Kennedy at the head of a resplendent cast Romance Goes to Sea in Talkie Romance goes to en with a list Ten Pullman Cars Hurled From Track After Locomotive Sideswipes Freight Car Passengers Shaken By CLEMANS Cecil De latest picture and his first to be all-talkie came to the Fox Rialto yesterday with the very descriptive title of Just whether the title refers to the charge of dynamite that plays a large part in the dosing climax or the remark of one of the characters earlier In the drama that all "women are Is not made clear But De MUle runs true to form for he has been unable to get away from his idea of a luxurious bathtub in his story However it is but a glimpse and the tub is empty Taken as a whole -is far afield from the usual screen story The opening sequences in fact the first half of the footage is devoted mostly to wild parties making "whoopee" and doing all aorta of things that you will find on the screen and no place else And after the bathtub is exhibited the principal characters do a quick change and the story becomes stark gripping melodrama The story in brief is of a girl who in order to inherit a fortune must marry at once and chooses for her mats a condemned murderer whose execution is but a day away The guilty man confesses and the accused goes free and faces his bride In her own boudoir But she will have naught to do with him for she is in love with another woman husband said woman bartering her Interest in said husband for a large bum of money that she may go to Reno and get a divorce and remarry her new aweetle But by a curious twist tha new bride does go to live at her shack in a coalmining town and after being entombed in a mine cave-1 realises the true-worth of the man she has wed as a matter of convenience These last sequences are drama melodrama if you will but most vividly enacted and gripping until the very end Kay Johnson a favorite stage star- gives a wonderful performance as Cynthia Crothers Charles Bickford also recruited from the drama Is simply perfect in the rough heroic roje of Hagon Derk Conrad Nagel la tho other man and Julia Skye gives one of her best performances as tho wife of Nagel The acting of little Muriel McCor-mac aa the young sister of Derk is most realistic and is sure to gain the sympathy and love of all who see her portrayal of this role There is a large cast which with the realistic backgrounds provided aid Mr De Mills in 'producing a real Interesting production Recommended for its gripping melodrama and tho performances of Miss Johnson Mr Bickford and little Muriel ously suggested that autographs "preferably on blank would be the ideal way to remember your atari to artist Pretty good for nine SERIOUSLY speaking this has been a popular way of seeing the inside of the local gaol Stars will have their photograph on their checks just as they love large monograms on algarettes automobile doors and even occasionally neon-light on their housetops A few good inside Jobs In which trusted employes have had access to check-books have resulted in some autograph collecting which has brought about permanent results Some of the best bunco nut over in the village never finds Its way 'to print Famous faces must be saved Conducted by Frank Laird Waller a new Milwaukee Phllharmonio orchestra made its debut this month Mitchell Gives Address on Judiciary at Annual Banquet on Last Day of Conference MEMPHIS Tenn Oct 23 With election of llenry Upson Sims Birmingham to its presidency the American Bar Association adjourned Its G2d convention today Tonight its members heard William I Mltehell United States attorney general speak at the annual banquet on the nation's judiciary Mr Sims succeeds Cucrney Newlln as president His first message to I ho bar of America was An urge to lawyers to uphold the dignity of their profession John IL Vortices Sioux Falls was re-elected treasurer and William 1 McCracken Chicago was reelected secretary Reports were received from judicial committee that it expected favorable action from Congress on the attempt to give the supreme court of the United States power to make rules of procedure A committee reported it hoped to get a bill through tho next Congress which would make the presidential Inauguration date in January instead of March Tho recommendation of the committee on aeronautical law that an uniform state aeronautical cods be drafted was adopted Judge Orlo Phillips of the United States courts of appeals New Mexico was added to tho executive committee The voluntary Committee of lawyers Inc an organisation of lawyers striving for repeal of the 18th amendment announced It would make no effort to get tho liquor question to the floor of the convention but would do missionary work among lawyers and leave It to members of the various bar associations to get the question up The organisation asks repeal of tho 8th amendment but is opposed to return of tho saloons The association's medal awarded by a commltteo for conspicuous service in Jurisprudence was given Samuel Willlsou Harvard law professor for "monumental service in restating law ABRAM FRENCH LONG RESIDENT OF CITY DIES Following an illness of a week Abram A French 85 pioneer Tacoma business man died at his apartment in the French building 13th and Pacific avenue shortly before noon Friday He Is survived by hts wife Mrs Abram A French and a daughter Miss Mattie 13 French both of Meridian Winn and a sister Mrs 'harlea 8 llomer of New York city The body is at the Melllnger mortuary pending funeral iarrangements Mr French had been in poor health for tho iant two or three years and had not been actively engaged in business for his private investments to the city in 1893 and his holdings Include the French building B-K-O Pontages theater today "Tbs Delightful is the firt sea story mads in sound It tells of ths adventures and loves of Lastro a pirate who steals a yacht "Ths Golden and sets to plundering a group of tropical isles How he meets Nydra whose dancing is the delight of an Island cafe how he aids her In a unique test of another's love and how he and his crew of colorful vagabonds settle an affair with the police of Taplt form the highlights of Wallses Smith's yarn which he adapted from his own orlignal Cosmopolitan story "A Woman Rita La Roy a tall tltian beauty from ths vaudeville stage appears as leading lady and sings ths beautiful theme song "Gay which already has become a radio and dance orchestra favorite The stage will be occupied by th Marcus "Youth and Beauty featuring 80 chorus girls and a lar -array of principals Liege will house a music exposllk next year in celebration of the 1001 anniversary of Belgium's ence MOUF HEAH AHM 18 STEPIN FETCHIT Doin' Stuff Offerings at The Theaters Gold Dig- of Broadway rvnrfen George "Salute" ln FOX XXAXTO Kay Johnson in Beauty Revus and' feature turn Evelyn Brent In CAFE SCENE IS MINUS CHAIRS An elaborate dinner party wth 40 guests and not a single chair! A novel manner of midnight party Introduced in Brothers Vltaphone ue NLount hi which astmg caat iPPglven in a private cafe room andaHthe -Thc the floor on individual plllowa Tne table which runs the room is contructed one and a half feet high Gold-digging chorus girls and fiielr gentlemen mke up the guest list of affair at which different ones contribute the entertainment Among those who ginjr inA at tha party are Nancy Halford Win-nie Lightner Ann Fennlngton and Nick Lucks while the cast includes Cob way Tearle Lllyan Taahman William Bake we 11 and others Roy Del Ruth directed COKPUMTZO CASE Marion "made a trip to Fort who has been seriously ill with ulcer of Bidwell this morning to visit her father the stomach His condition Is steadily improving Surprise Valley (Calif) Record SHET MAH GEORGE FRANK ALBERTSON YOU THE George and Helen "Salute" which comes to the Fox More than 0 years of Lumsden Hare's life have been devoted to the stage in England and America He has been leading man for such notables as Ethel Barrymore Maxine Elliott John Drew Marjorie Rambeau Maude Adams and Grace George He was nine years with Charles Frohtnan and seven years with William A Brady Hare's theater activities have taken him to all parts of the world ho has circled the globe four times In the field of the silent screen services were -utilised for some years as a leading man He scored successes in pictures for Paramount Vltagraph Joseph Holly wood Wrlttea for The Curas Xadg er sad -By Mollif Chandler in the leading roles Colonial today of Selznick Just before Joining the Fox Movietone players he directed several New Tork stage eucyessee including "Elmer "What Every Woman "The Title" "Getting and "Lord and Lady Algy Mr Hare is married to Selene Johnson actress He drives a Franklin car owns a handsome English bulldog and his hobby is fruit raising and flower gardening Thq latest part is in "Salute" Fox Movietone all talking drama of West Point and Annapolis directed by John Ford which comes to the Fox Colpnlal today- in Person soma five minutes was readjusted and went on with the gap unexplained Some time later action in the piece gave us ths dus for what must nave taken place in the conversation ws missed One of my editors assures me that New Yorkers have a trick of applauding when such ill-synchronised moments occur and continue their applause until ths reel Is turned back to the spot where the dialogue was lost 1 T9ILLY BLEES of Detroit has the 1) right idea When I sent him spine souvenirs of the stars he humor until the strip then the story lifts Mart Americas InijifA AUssm Merrick Only $60056 of Big Quota Remains to Be Raised With Five Days to Go (Continued from Page One) Dower and Charles Gunn of San Francisco Mr Gunn is a major in the chest organisation of San Francisco a well aa a member of the committee on special gifts He was the gueat of Tennent chest president and wished Tacoma success in its campaign lie also subscribed 810 to the Tacoma campaign giving his check to Mrs Frederick CL Thompson brigadier general of division Rev A Schafer returned thanks Friday for tho wonderful showing made in the interest of welfare work in Tacoma Red feathers'- are appearing in downtown hotels and restaurants and Friday all waiters at the Tacoma hotel hooded by Copt Silas' Webber wore red feathers At the coffee shop in the Winthrop hotel ail waitresses are wearing red feathers and Red Cross buttons Four old ladies from the A home at Puyallup were guests at the Friday luncheon and briefly spoke their thanks for the wonderful work the cheat is doing in Tacoma Roy Sharp colonel in division 17 of district was awarded the flag Friday with 828 Of his quota of 844000 reported to chest headquarters The following firms were added to the 100 per cent list Friday: 8 IL Kress Co Lundquist-Lllly company McMillan Drug company Western Union Telegraph company Feist Bochrach Henry Mohr Hardware company Fassett Co Pacific Match company Foss Launch and Tug company Bungalow Cabinet company Tommy Burns Motor company post-office supervisors garbage and fuse division city hall and Hickey Motor Car company SINCLAIR ENTERS PLEA OF GUILTY IN RUBY CASE (Continued from Page One) by another trial court attaches were of the opinion Friday Hearing the unexpected plea Jubge Edward EL Cushman Interrogated Sinclair as to whether he included! the three counts in his acknowledgement of guilt and on receiving an affirmative answer set November 15 as the date of sentence The Ruby Beach prosecution grew out of a mining promotion scheme In which the government claims fraudulent claims of the company's holdings and operations on the Jefferson county coast near tha mouth of the IXoh river were circulated One defendant elected to serve time on the first conviction without recourse to an appeaL Another Raleigh Lane of Aberdeen recently decided "to serve his term without further contest and is now at McNeil island penitentiary A01 ELKTOX Md Oct Running with a dead engineer's hand on the engine throttle Id-Pullman cars of a Washington-New Ton express of tho Pennsylvania railroad Jumped the track after the locomotive had sldeswlped a buckled freight car on the south-bound trackaat Iron Hills three miles north of here this afternoon severely shaking up scores of passengers on the express Tho engineer of the express George Rollins 40 of 'Washington was in stanlly killed when a piece of timber from the buckled ears hit him over the heart as his engine struck it The locomotive running free with the dead hand on the throttle left tho tracks and dragged tho Pullman cars after It The impact of the express striking the freight threw a doxeii freight cars from the south-bound tracks splintering three of them to bits scattering debris over both north and eolith bouhd rights of way and delaying all traffic Wrecking crews from Terryvllle were sent to clear the road None of the passengers on the express was seriously hurt the Injuries being confined to severe shaking up as the Pullmans left the tracks but did not turn over Doctors from Elk-ton administered first aid to those who needed It at the scene of the wreck OMAN NAMED IN SUIT TO RECOVER ON NOTE Suit for Judgment of over 89000 and a decree of mortgage foreclosure was filed by the Pacific Savings and Loan association against Oman the Feak company Richter Shell Oil company and Fred Cas-tello yesterday in superior court The action la on a promissory note signed by Oman secured by a real estate mortgage The suit asks Judgment of 8900570 on the note 842923 for taxes and assessments paid April 28 1928 and 162650 paid October 28 1929: 828974 for Insurance paid July 6 1928 83398 for Insurance November 30 1928 and 8169 for Insurance paid September 25 1929 SUES FOR STEAM SHOVEL OR CASH Buying steam shovels appears to be an easy matter according to a suit filed in superior court yesterday by IIs gen against Elmore in which Hagen asks recovery of a steam shovel or 8750 from Elmore Tho complaint states that April 5 1928 Elmore agreed to buy the steam shovel for 8760 and paid 810 down signing a promissory note for the 8750 still Hagen alleges that Klmore has made no payments on this note 3 ALL SURE AM GWINE TO ENJOY WILLIAM FOX ALL TALKING MOVIETONE FICTUBE TYOLLYWOOD CaL Oct Ethel AA Clayton returns to her first love tne screen and sets a lot of memories going once again She was once the golden-haired start of silent dramas which featured Arthur- Johnston Henry Walthall also in that cycle la a shining light now in talkies Ethel Clayton is of the group which caught by the forelock and took to -vaudeville and to the legitimate when the Clara Bows and Alice Whites began their day-- Now she returns for si role ln "Hit lng TOSE TAPLEY and Mabel Van Av Buren are two others who faded from sight a while back and have returned successfully from hibernations ln stock theaters and various other places Rose Tapley played leads ln a day when a young man was content to take a box of candy or a bunch of flowers one evcfilng a week to his girl She had a good comfortable waistline and the sort of silhouette that type of girl usually possessed When Gloria Swanson came along withher match-like slimness it threw the generously-curved lady into the discard Dimples and round cheeks tort out Talking pictures Noisy say the worst you can of them are bringing a varied type back to the screen for our entertainment RONALD COLEMAN Seems due to Aw make permanent his success as a talking artist When is released he will go to work immediately upon a vehicle which will give him charming opportunity for his somewhat different humor! It Is a pat time revive An entire generation has grown up since it was the vogue and it could be given in no better way than with an Englishman who is at once handsome and cast by nature for the gentleman role see I AM becoming and more interested ln the way talkies are projected in different cities My readers have convinced me through their letters that they do not enjoy the type of projection we In Holly-wopd are familiar with We have the finest projection extant naturally I saw a very poor projection of Gloria Swanson's latest picture in San Francisco recently The voice snapped off entirely during the run of course in a vital spot and what we knew must be Important dialogue went by the boards while the figures mouthed and no sound came forth The audience sat patiently for RIVIERA Cosiest Theater NOW! 1 Dramatic Dynamite That Bares ths Mad Bight Ufa of Vew York with JOYCE COMPTON HELEN CHANDLER FOX COLONIAL NOW UNTIL FRIDAY NIGHT FOX MOVIETONE NEWS SAT YOU BBTTXSt XUXXT DOWN TO TXX POX XXALTO CBCXL DB AXD MXCXBT MOTT SB LBAYXS THURSDAY BZGKT FEATURE TOD LA ROY w-DE LIGHTFUL BROADWAY )OQ Talking singing Dancing plo-tnrixation of tha granteat melo drama over staged! With the Original play dialog Played by Oleaa Sveiyn Msrna Jackson Marian Xobsrt Bills--Paul Xisalle Fenton George Matty Prnnclsoo Kousman Frits Paid Lord Associate Producer Carl as minis Jr ALSO Geo Sidney in "Cohen on and Talking Shorts Matinees: 11 to 8 25c 2 to 5 35a ftftftftxi ill ffiniiirirM.