Jackie Coogan Is Big Shot to
Foreign Fans; No Job at Home
By VIRGINIA MacPHERSON
Hollywood, Feb. 4 (U.RI Jackie Coogan's recent trip to Europe
proved one thing to him he's still a big-shot movie star to
foreign fans. But he can't get a job in Hollywood.
Nobody wants to hire "the Kid," now a balding 35-year-old
-comedian.
"The heat's on against me,
LauthruD Held
OnCheckCharae
Stockton. Calif., Feb. 4 W
A self-styled . former musical
conductor who hit a sour note
with Stockton police was held
in jail today on bad check
charges.
He gave his name as Charles
E. La.ithrup, 55, son of a Danish
cavairy officer. He was a music
al director in Germany and con
ductor of the Imperial Sym
phony orchestra in Tokyo, he
said, before coming to this
country in 1931.
Lauthrup said he conducted
the Portland, Ore., Philharmonic
orchestra in 1940-41. Then he
went to work for the Kaiser
shipyards in Portland, after the
philharmonic was dissolved.
Assistant District Attorney
Bradford Crittenden, Jr., said
Lauthrup was arrested yester
day on a charge of passing a
worthless check for $24 at a
local hotel. He said the man
told of passing four checks each
in Monterey, Santa Cruz, Wat
sonville, Salinas and San Jose;
and 25 others in San Francisco.
Lauthrup carried letter from
former Governors Charles Mar
tin and Charles Spague of Ore
eon, and other prominent per
sons in the Pacific northwest.
Portland, Ore., Feb. 3 VP)
The Portland Philharmonic or
chestra a WPA-f inanced or
ganization was conducted by
Charles E. Lauthrup here
1940-41. A man by that name
was held today at Stockton,
Calif., on bad check charges.
The orchestra had no connec
tion with the Portland Sym
phony society.
Herman Keriin, head of the
Musicians' Mutual association,
said it was his recollection that
Lauthrup, who was on the gov
ernment payroll, had never
been admitted to the union.
Rossellini Applies
For Annulment
Vatican City, Feb. 4 Ml A
Vatican source said tonight Ro
berto Rossellini has applied to
the Sacred Rota the Roman
Catholic church's high tribunal
for an annulment of his mar
riage to Marcella De Marchis.
If granted the annulment
would open the way for a Cath
olic wedding of the Italian film
director and the movie star In
grid Bergman, who gave birth
to a boy Thursday night.
Rossellini is a Catholic. Miss
Bergman is not.
Rosselllni's Austrian annul
ment of his marriage with Mar
cella De Marchis was recognized
as valid for Italy by a Turin
court on Jan. 1. But neither the
Vienna annulment nor the Tur
in recognition have any valid
ity before the Catholic church.
Ingrid's 'Stromboli'
To Get Big Premiere
Hollywood, Feb. 4 U.R The
movie "Stromboli," which stars
Ingrid Bergman under the direc
tion of Roberto Rossellini, will
be premiered in 300 theaters,
RKO studio said today.
The film originally was to
open in only 19 movie houses
February 15, the day the blonde
actress may marry her director
The premiere, heralded as the
"biggest event in the studio's
history," will be held in almost
all RKO theaters in the greater
New York area. A $35,000,000
advertising campaign will bally
hoo "Stromboli," RKO said.
Miss Bergman's romance with
Rossellini took place during
filming of the picture.
he said. "Ever since I sued my
mother to get my money the big
tudios have blackballed me.
"Maybe they're afraid I'll
give other kids ideas Maybe it's
something else. I don't know.
I'm not bitter. But I'd sure like
to make movies again.
I've got 31 years experience
in this business. I can play any
thing better than anybody I
know."
That includes great lovers,
too, says the former child star
whose melting brown eyes had
women all over the world want
ing to mother him.
"I could handle the kissing
scenes but 1 don t look the
part. I'm a little paunchy and
plenty bald."
Coogan made "The Kid" with
Charlie Chaplin when he was
a wide-eyed four-year-old. From
then on, until he was the 15-year-old
star of "Tom Sawyer"
and '-'Huckleberry Finn," Jackie
was the world's top child actor,
Everybody in town was
scrambling for him. Once,
the legend goes, a producer
wrote him a $1,000,000 bonus
check just for signing a con
tract.
He earned more than $6,000,
000 in 11 years. And in those
days you could keep most of it.
But his mother, Mrs. Jack
Bernstein, and his stepfather,
Arthur Bernstein, handled every
pay check he brought home.
And when I was 21 I got
scared," Coogan explained. "I
sued for an accounting from the
corporation. I found out there
was only $450,000 left out of
that six million bucks.
"We settled the suit out of
court. But my predicament
brought about the "Coogan
law." The legislature rammed
through a bill ordering every
child actor to put half his earn
ings in a trust fund and making
his parent or guardian account
for every penny of the other
half."
Since then, he says, he's been
in the "jinx list" around town,
But what a lot of Hollywood
producers don't know is that
Coogan's still a household name
in Germany, England, Italy,
France, and Belgium.
On the recent Universal-In
ternational junket to plug
"Francis," the glamor girls got
tn whistles but Coogan got
the headlines.
Reporters brushed by Yvonne
de Carlo with orders from their
editors to get a story on "The
Kid."
His picture ran front-page in
every city he visited.
Curbstone mobs in Berlin.
Munich, and Brussels gawked
curiously at the younger stars.
But when Coogan showed up all
hullabaloo broke loose.
The "kid's" married now to
nis inira wite, Boston singer
Ann McCormack, and they have
a two-year-old daughter, Joann.
He pays their grocery bills with
radio guest shots and joke-tell
ing stints in a nightclub act.
Right now he's putting the
finishing touches to a television
production company, "Creations
Unlimited."
xou can always make a
buck," he said. "But I'd rather
do it on the screen. Some of
those pictures have awful long
memories . . ."
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Begin Planning on H-Bomb Members of the joint con
gressional atomic energy committee talk with Atomic Energy
Commissioner Sumner T. Pike (right) as they began meet
ing in Washington to discuss ways and means of oroducirfg
hydrogen bomb approved by President Truman. Committee
members are: Seated (left to right), Chairman Brien Mc
Mahon (D.-Conn.), Rep. Carl T. Durham (D.-N.C), Rep.
Chet Holifield (D.-Calif.), Rep. W. Sterling Cole (R.-N.Y.).
Standing (left to right), Sen. John W. Bricker (R.-O.), Rep.
Paul J. Kilday (D.-Tex.), Rep. Melvin Price (D.-Ul.), Rep.
Carl Hinshaw (R.-Calif.), Rep. Charles H. Elston (R.-O.).
(AP Wirephoto.)
Rossellini Not in
Italy's Who's Who
Rome, Feb. 4 Vfi Roberto
Rossellini, whose romance with
Swedish film star Ingrid Berg
man has been publicized more
than the activities of any other
Italian during the past year, has
not yet made "Ch'e," Italy's
"Who's Who."
Birthday Remembered
Monmouth Matt Btonec was
surprised at a birthday party by
local friends of the Suver com
munity. Those present were Mr
and Mrs. Charles Evers and
two children, Mr. ana Mrs. Don
Armstrong, Mr. and Mrs. W. J.
Buckovic and three children Mr.
and Mrs. George Gordon and
two children, Mr. and Mrs. R. V.
Yung, and three children, Mr.
and Mrs. J. Sparks and two
children, Mrs. Don Henery, Walt
Kerr, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Rich
ards, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Rich
ards and two children.
Want to make a hydrogen bomb, up to 1,000 times more
powerful than the present uranium A-bomb?
Scientists say it might be done by using the existing
A-bomb as a trigger. When the present-type bomb goes
off, It provides the temperature and the pressure to bring
hydrogen to a critical point.
Here is how VP) Science Editor Howard Blakeslee visual
izes such a bomb.
But if you are thinking of experimenting with an ex
plosion of hydrogen atoms, handle with care: An H-bomb
might flatten an area of 300 square miles.
'Coo Stars' May Have Incited
Hopes for Perfecting H-Bomb
By FRANK CAREY
(Associated Press Science Writer)
Washington, Feb. ' VP) "Cool stars" may have prompted Amer
iean hoDes for Derfecting a hydrogen bomb.
These stars are cool only when compared with the colossal
heat of the sun. But it's just that fact which may have pointed
the way to making the H-bomb a practical weapon.
All the unofficial theory nas
contended that a temperature oi
The volume does list his broth
er, Renzo, also s film director,
who now is in the United States.
at least 22,000,Uuu degrees
would be needed to explode the
hydrogen in an H-bomb.
That theory, suggesting the
use of an orthodox atomic bomb
as a "booster" for the H-bomb,
is based on this fact:
The sun, which has been Ur
ine its suDeratomic furnace with
hydrogen energy since time be
gan, has an internal lempeis
ture of 22,000,000 degrees.
But there are stars in the
heavens called "red giants'
which stav in the energy-produc
tion business with a temperature
of only 1,000,000 degrees.
Dr. Hans Bethe of Cornell,
who first conceived the theory
that the sun and the stars derive
their energy from a reaction in
vnlvine hvdrogen. referred to
these million-degree "red giants'
in testimony before a senate
committee several years ago
He said the cooler stars are
supposed to derive their energy
from a reaction involving "heavy
hydrogen" a heavier form of
hydrogen atom than ine one
utilized by the sun in generating
its nuclear energy.
"Heavy hydrogen," called deu
terium, is one of the things the
atomic energy commission is
studying thoroughly. It's also
devoting research to a still
heavier form of hydrogen called
"tritium."
Assuming they developed
bomb employing either of these
types of hydrogen and "built
in" a regular atomic bomb as a
primer to provide the triggering-
temperature the scientists
might conceivably achieve this
result:
The built-in bomb, with
hinted-at exploding temperature
of at least 20,000,000 degrees,
would have 20 times the poten
tial heat necessary to touch off
the "heavy" hydrogen atoms.
The excess of 19,000,000 de
grees might be a key to the
shortcut needed to duplicate in
a bomb the process that goes on
in the stars.
In the sun, the process of "fus
ing" hydrogen atoms to produce
helium and the release of nu
clear energy requires about 5,-
000,000 years, and the aiding
action of other elements like
carbon and nitrogen.
,In a bomb, the whole process
must take place in a split second.
That extra terrific heat might
do the trick thanks to the ex
ample of those refrigerator
stars, twinkling away millions
upon millions of miles from a
bomb-conscious world.
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Less Damage to
Trees Expected
Portland, Ore.. Feb. 4 0J.PJ-
The severe weather this year
may inflict less damage on
plants and young trees than it
did last year.
That s the optimistic opinion
of Oregon nurserymen who con
vened in Portland for their mid
winter meeting.
The reporrted that the de
mand for nursery stock is great
er than the supply.
R. Ralph Clark, Oregon State
College Horticultural specialist.
predicted that blueberries will
equal raspberries as an Oregon
crop within a few years.
Dr. Roy Young. Oregon State
college pathologist, said the
cold weather may have a "sani
tary" effect on camellias which
may help control blight.
The nurserymen discussed
two campaigns which they will
launch this spring. They arc
"Plant America" a campaign
of bcautification, and "Climate
Control" or windbreak land
scaping. Court of Inquiry
Views Log of Mo
Norfolk, Va., Feb. 4 W) A
naval court of inquiry is spend
ing the entire week-end poring
over the battleship Missouri's
navigating and operating charts
and logs, seeking to learn why
the ship got stuck in the mud.
The court opened briefly yes
terday, then adjourned until
Monday after hearing one wit
ness and admitting the charts
and logs in evidence.
Capt. William D. Brown of
Frostproof, Fla., the mighty Mo's
commanding officer, and Lt.
Cmdr. Frank G. Morris of New
York, its navigator, were named
defendants.
The court yesterday also in
spected the ship in drydock,
looking over the damage done
when it ran aground in Chesa
peake bay January 17.
The charts and logs, 12 ex
hibits in all, were produced by
Cmdr. George E. Pcckham of
Cresco, Iowa, the Missouri's ex
ecutive officer. Some contain
restricted information that can
not be made public.
The judge advocate, Lt. Cmdr.
Malcolm J. Bradbury, said the
court will try to learn the cause
of and responsibility for the ac
cident. If the court finds of
fenses were committed or "seri
ous blame incurred," he said, it
will recommend further action.
Swiss Develop
Headache Cure
New York, Feb. 4 (U.R) A
Swiss-developed drug can help
you knock that bursting head
ache at the very start, a St Louis
physician reported today.
The drug, technically known
as E-C-l and sold under the
trade name of Cafergone, was
described by Dr. Robert E. Ryan,
of the Desloge hospital in St.
Louis, in the journal of the
Missouri Medical association.
The drug, he said, is a prepara
tion which contains one milli
gram of ergotamine and 100 mil
ligrams of caffcin.
It is administered in a sugar
coated tablet.
The trick in the treatment is
to take the pill just as a head
ache starts. Dr. Ryan said tests
have shown that the drug has
little effect if taken after the
headache is well under way.
He said tests had been made
on various types of headaches,
including migraine, tension head
ache, and facial pain.
Of 201 cases which were
treated with the drug, Ryan said,
129, or 64 per cent, received
excellent results. Twenty-nine
patients, or 14 per cent, received
good results. In all, 78 per cent
of the patients received some
benefit, he said.
From these results," he said,
'it may be assumed that Cafer
gone is an effective agent to use
in aborting attacks of migraine
and histamin cephalgia." The
latter type of headache, he ex
plained, usually occurs in older
persons and is of short duration.
YouthsWTn
Science Tesi
Capital Journal, Salem, Ore., Saturday, February 4, 1950 3
Salt Controls Appetites of
Cattle, Experiments Show
By OVID A. MARTIN
Washington, Feb. 4 UP) Common ordinary salt promises to
save stockmen thousands and perhaps millions of days labor
a year feeding beef cattle.
Under feeding practices now in use, it Is necessary to hand
feed cattle daily to keep them from being either overfed or
underfed. Under tests made by-
the aericulture department at
Woodward, Okla., in coopera
tion with the Oklahoma agri
cultural experiment station, salt
was added to cottonseed meal
fed to steers as a supplement for:
grass they, obtained from the
ranee.
One Dound of salt to four
pounds of meal proved effec
tive in regulating the consum
otion of meal to two pounds a
head daily.
Under this method, it was pos
sible to place an unlimited sup
ply of the salt and cottonseed
meal mixture in feeding bins or
troughs at one time and leave
the cattle to ration themselves
to the desired amount each day.
It was not necessary to make
daily feeding visits.
Gas Company Earning
lipped 234 Per Cent
Portland, Feb. 4 W)Th
Portland Gas & Coke company
today reported a 234 per cent
jump in earnings for last year.
President C. H. Gueffroy said
net income was up to 676,568,
although operating revenues
showed a 6.3 per cent drop to
$10,577,095.
Gueffroy credited a rate in
crease made in December, 1948,
coupled with several oil price
reductions in the past year.
Portland, Ore., Feb. 4 (U.R)
William John Reeves, Jr., 17,
Springfield, Ore., and Julie Vic-
toire Franchere, 16, Oswego,
Ore., have been chosen among
the 40 most promising young
scientists in the nation in a con
test sponsored by Westinghouse
company.
Miss Franchere and Reeves,
both high school seniors, will go
to Washington, D. C, March 1
to compete with other finalists
for $11,000 in science scholar
ships.
Miss Franchere, a student at
St. Helens Hall, is an amateur
radio operator and plans to be
a research chemist. Reeves is
president of the school Science
club at Springfield and has won
the American Chemical society
award as a top chemistry stud
cnt. He has built an apparatus
for taking photomicrographs.
Skin Tests Offered
Albany Immunizations and
skin tests were administered to
497 more students by the Linn
county health department at
clinics held at the Albany high
school, Sunrise grade school and
St. Mary's academy Dr. John
Guepe, county health officer, re
ported today.
Animals, like humans, tend to
require certain minimum a-
mounts of salt. Usually, this is
supplied them in the form of
blocks of hard spit placed where
the animals can lick it whenever
they desire it.
In the feed mixture the salt's
chief purpose is to keep the ani
mals from overeating. Tests
show that the average steer will
stop eating the meal when he
lias consumed about half a
pound of salt a day.
The experimenters found that
it was necessary to accustom the
calves to eating unusually large
amounts of salt. The meal was
hand-fed at the. rate of a pound
per head dally and the quantity
of salt was gradually increased
for fives weeks. At that lime the
calves became accustomed to the
mixture, which was (henceforth
fed from a self-feeder.
The department says blood
tests of the animals showed no
evidence of any adverse effects
as a result of the heavy amounts
of salt consumed.
Still unanswered, however, Is
the question' of whether so much
salt would adversly affect the
quality of the beef. Animal ex
perls are inclined to believe
there would be no bad effect if
the animals were assured of
plenty of water. The heavy salt
diet tended to increase the ani
mal's thirst.
Officials indicate that further
tests will be made before the
department recommends broad
use of the new feeding method
Their report said, however, that
th" labor-saving advantage ac
cruing from this self-feeding
method is considerable."
Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and
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Woodburn A conference be
tween the architects, the build
ing consultant for the state
board of education and the
Woodburn school board was
held this week to discuss
changes in the floor plan of
the proposed local high school
building. Another conference to
study revised plans has been
called for Monday night, at 8
o'clock at the Lincoln school.
The board hopes to cell for bids
on the project as soon as possible.
Oil consumption in the United
States has increased about 28
times since 1900.
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Weather at Silverton
Silvcrton Mrs. A. J. McCan
nel, publications chairman, is
reporting the Thursday after
noon meeting of Ellen Circle of
the Methodist Woman's Society
of Christian Service at the South
Water street home of Mrs. Pearl
Porter with Mrs. Jack Tuggle
assisting during the social hour.
Twelve were present. Mrs. A.
F. Jack, president, was in charge
of the business period when the
group voted for the coming half
year's program to be that of
fered by the WSCS official or
gan, "The Methodist Woman."
The circle members agreed to
serve the supper for the young
people's sub-district rally that
meets in Silvcrton during May.
Discussions were presented
for activities and social affairs
to increase the finances of the
budget, to be voted on at the
March meeting at the Wasson
home with Mrs. Clara Wasson
and Mrs. Karen Sink hostesses
and Mrs. Jack Tuggle in charge
of the program.
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between 102 and 428 million
pounds between 1944 and 1949.
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