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PAGE NINE William Powell, Luise Rainer Head Cast Of Thrilling Craterian Hit MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. BEDFORD, OTCEflO'y, SUNDAY, AUGUST 1, 1937 mystery, INTRIGUE FEATURED IN FILM OPENING RUN TODAY in a film that affords amuing contrast with their former vehicles. William Powell and Uilae Rainer come to the New Craterian theatre today In "The Emperor's Candle sticks." It will play three days. The star who has become famous aa "The Thin Man" now Is shown as a dashing secret agent In Europe and Miss Rainer, winner of the Motion Picture Academy Award of her por trayal of Anna Held In "The Great Zlegfeld", Is seen as an exotic woman of International Intrigue. The story, from the pen of Baron ess Orczy, moves from Vienna to Warsaw, into Russia and back to Paris and London, with suspenseful action at every step. The spies sus pect each other and rightfully. Death la close on their heels many times but they outwit It and eventually romance brings them together. The supporting cast la one that Is far above the average, included Is Robert Young aa the daring young Orand Duke whose kidnapping starta things rolling. Maureen CrSulltvan. Prank Mor&n. Henry Stephenson, Bernadene Hayes, Douglas Dumbrllle, Frank Relcher, Bert Roach, E. B. CHve and Emma Dunn are others. well known to movie-goers, who are featured. The title of the picture is derived from the two rare candlesticks, each of which has a secret compartment, that Powell Is to deliver to a friend of the Prince in fit. Petersburg. Powell hides the Orand Duke's letter In one of the secret compartments and, to make things more interesting, his rival agent, seeking the evidence that will destroy him, hides her evi dence In the other compartment. When the candlesticks are stolen, then follows the chase across the countries of Europe, each trying to outwit the other in a mad pursuit of the all-important letters. Joe Penner in Thursday Show ( sm I It i 1 . A novel back stage plot, charged with action and highly hilarious situ ations, forms the background for the musical comedy "New Faces of 1037", coming Thursday to the New Crater ian theatre. Heading the cast are Joe Penner and Parkyakarkus, with Milton Berle, Harriet HUliard. Wil liam Brady, Jerome Cowan and Thel ma Leeds also featured. Embellishing the story are five colorful production numbers intro ducing a galaxy of talent to the screen In songs, dances and novelty acts. The story reveals the questionable operations of a producer of stage plays. Romantic complications upset the apple cart. Practically all the action takes place backstage, although there are several diversified Incidents to furnish variety. A wealth of new talent in the sup porting cast Includes Lorraine Kru ger, dancer and singer; Ann Miller, clever tap dancer; the Four Playboys, rhythm group; Lowe, Hlte and Stan ley, novelty dancers; Eddie Rio and Bros., eccentric dancers; Lorla Bros., Mexican entertainers, and many others. "Born Reckless" Here Wednesday The "Napoleon" of the taxlcab racketeers, tough guy Barton Mac Lane meets his Waterloo In Rochelle Hudson and Brian Donlevy, a couple of adventurous gang busters featured In "Born Reckless", which comes to the Rlalto theatre for Wednesday and Thursday. Robert Kent, Harry Carey and Pauline Moore are also featured. 'Fury And The Woman", co-starring William Oarfian and Molly Ls mont Is scheduled as the added fea ture with "Born Reckless." THEFTS DEATH TOLL MOUNTS Rialto Picture Is Filmed at Astoria; Jack Holt Is Star Filmed entirely In the great north, vest at Astoria, Oregon, "Roaring Timber", comes to trie Rlalto theatre today for a three day run with Jack Holt in the starring role as a hard, fisted timber boss. Bolt has recently appeared as a Roosevelt Rough Rider, an Alaskan poacher, a Foreign le gionnaire and a deep-sea diver, but his role as an Oregon lumberjack Is said to be his most Interesting char acterization to date. .'.'The story of "Roaring Timber" presents Holt as the hard-driving boss of a lumber camp In the bleak north tlroberlands. He Is challenged by one of the greatest Jobs of his career when he agrees to cut a record volume of lumber within six months. His herculean task Is fur ther complicated by the untimely death of bis employer and the conse quent assumption of executive super vision by the letter's Park Avenue daughter. Grace Bradley, a fast rising screen star, appears opposite Holt In the role of the Manhattan debutante who Is suddenly and unexpectedly thrust Into the rough-and-tumble activities of the Oregon lumber camp. With the machinations of her lath er's former timber boss and head engineer, a treacherous scheme Is plotted to turn the daughter's trust away from Holt, forcing him to quit his poet. A sudden turn of affairs, however, reveals the treachery and things turn out for the better with a thrilling and surprising climax. "Roaring Tim. ber" also features Ruth Donnelly and Raymond Hstton In comedy parts. J. Farrell Mac Don aid, Fred Kohler, Jr., and Wlllard Robertson. Walter Brennan, winner of this year's Academy Award tor the finest character portrayal of the year. Is starred In Peter B. Kyne's "The At fairs of Cappy Ricks", which plays on the same bill. Mary Brian, Lyle Talbot and Frank Shields play In support of the salty old ses-dog. STErtlEH FOR PRISON CLOWN BAN RAFAEL. CsU July SI.- A thick steak and a butter-soaked baked potato enticed Meyer Goles. 33, one-time Los Angeles butcher. from bis perch on an M-foot pole towering over San Quenttn prison's death house. Relas. serving a term for burglary, mounted the pole yesterday after. noon In his second "slt-up" strike of the week, acts which prison of. fldale attributed to an abnormal de sire to attract attention. His ftrst pole sitting ended after 19 hours, when cold and hunger forced htm down. Use Mall Tribune want ads. VILLENETJVE ST. OEOROES, France, July 81. (AP) The number of dead and Injured mounted today as rescue workers labored to free psssengers from the twisted wreckage of the crack Psrls-St. Etlenne express which was derailed only a short dis tance from this suburban Parts sta tion. An official announcement placed the known dead at 37 and the In jured at 60 while firemen and soldiers reported more bodies were still under the splintered remains of a wooden passenger coach. After a night-long investigation, officials decided a confusion of rail road orders hsd caused the derail ment. t Use Mall .Tribune want ads. EUGENE. Ore., July 31. (UP) A Wenatchee, Wash., youth. Louis Bred ley, 18, confessed to Eugene police today that he robbed sleeping com partments of a Pullman car enroute from Salem io Medtord Tuesday. , He also admitted, police said rob bing sleeping cars of a Portland bound S. P. & S. passenger train Saturday allegedly escaping with 300 or MOO In cash, railroad tickets and watches. Bradley was discovered ransacking a car as a Southern Pacific train moved south through the Willamette valley. He Jumped off the train at Divide, 30 miles south of here, but was captured lster by a section fore man. He Is held In Lane county Jail pending arraignment. PEACE F SAN FRANCISCO, July 81. fl) Pacific coast longshoremen, key group In two bitter and costly maritime strikes In the last three years, point ed the way to another year of water front peace today by action which renewed their working agreement, Following In the steps of waterfront employers, the nearly 30, 000 longshoremen, through their lean er and spokesman, Harry Bridges, an. nounced they would not seek any modification of their present con tract. This automatically renews the eon, tract for one year beginning Octo ber 1. 1 Use Mall Tribune want ads. AN INVITING SMILE ON HER UPS HIS DEATH WARRANT IN HER HAND! They meet in Vienna . . . Flirt in Warsaw . . . Kiss in London ... A man and a woman fore sworn to destroy each other ... yet falling madly in love! KEEP COOL at the CHATEAU DINE and DANCE Every Evening With the Serenaden 1 .rAiX' Oakie Coming In his lstest picture, "Super Sleuth". In which he la co-starred with Ann Sothern, snt which comes Wednesday only to the New Craterian theatre, Jack Ostcle Is seen In the role of a motion picture star who has made a name for himself ss a sleuth on the screen, and who seefcs to apply the methods he Is familiar with to detective -work In real life. When the sleuth himself becomes "next" on the list of the killer, the plot becomes tense. Eduardo Clan- nelil as the menace, and Bradley Page as a high-hat movie star who Is kilted, head the supporting cast. E CHICAGO. July 31. (API De pressed by hedging sales In the ab sence of broad enough speculative buying interest to support the mar ket, wheat prices sagged almost two cents a bushel at times today. weakness of the Liverpool ana Winnipeg markets, which will bo dosed Monday, Induced some of the selling here. Trade' was light, with most dealers confining operations to evening up for the double holiday In the two major foreign markets. Others were Included to swait pri vate crop reports next week, and the general hesitancy restricted buy ing. Roxy Headliner "Personal Property." the film which gave the late Jean Harlow a name In cumedy to be remembered forever, la at the Roxy theatre for a three day run starting today. Robert Taylor co-stars opposite Miss Harlow as the butler-detective who gives the star her last fling at sophistication. Reginald Owen. Cora Wltherapoon and E. E. Cllve head the supporting cast. BEER UNION WAR PORTLAND, Ore., July 31. (AP) A court fight between the teamsters and brewery unions over labelling of beer came to a temporary standstill today with the close of testimony upon a petition of the brewery group for a permanent Injuctlon sgslnst an sllegel Isbel Infringement and In terference with deliveries. Before msklng a decision, the court will give attorneys for the plaintiffs time to seek sn answer In affidavit from ' Dave Beck, teamster need, on whether he knew that by shutting off outlets he would Impose economic pressure on the breweries. EDITOR HAS NEW NOTION ON GOLD CANYON CITY, July 3 1 . (T Th Blue Mountain Eagls, this town's weekly newspaper of which C, J Height Is editor, ts wstchlng gold dredging operations In the John Day valley with an Interested but not an approving eye. Its editorial opin ion Is that the government, If It wen smart, would buy gold-bearing landa and Just let the gold Ue In them. It's Just burled again, after refining, anyway. Extensive dredging operations are underway In the valley, and as dredges go through the area, fertile meadow lands are torn Into ugly clap heaps In the hunt for "pay dirt." The newspaper approves the Idea of Jess Allen, a local citizen: "Instead of dredging up the gold In the John Day valley and then burying It at Fort Knox, and guard ing It with soldiers, his notion Is for the government to buy the gold In the mesdows of the John Day valley, paying the farmers for It, and leaving It where it is. There Is no sense la dredging It up Just to bury It. That Is cockeyed and crasy. Drunken Driver Appeals SALEM, Ore., July 31. (AP) Lao Klllian, convicted of drunken driv ing, today was sentenced by Justice of the Peace Hayden to pay a fine of S100 and serve 30 days in JaU. Klllian filed notice of appeal. Card Readings Madam A. Mueller. Honest an) Reliable with best of reference. 113 Sherman Street. Phone HM-I Readings 11.00. THE I T I sh 1 1 JQ (dtUbcyA 1 with ROBERT YOUNG Cr M n'CIII I IUAII J-" i Hiauiccii v uubkiinn . Sijp FRANK MORGAN T Henry Stephenson Bernadene Hayes Douglas Dumhrille Mati . , , 30o Fvei , , , 40c Kiddies . . lOo )$0 WALTER FfC-S (ftfC BRENNAN ' 'i,lf Academy Award Winner) ' f0, ' A Master of the raging tea but ii Qj "y helplesa at the bands of a - V y, ' ra wman' j v "' lith Mary Brian . Lyle Talbot . Frank Shields I ' Shows 1:46-3:16.7:00.9:30 26c-36o-10o
