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J irCDFOTlT) MXTL TRIBUNE. "NfEDFORP. OKEGOy, SUyD'iY. STTflUST 29, 1037 - ' PAGE NINE "The Road Back" Is Latest Craterian New Show Season Offering 9P MIGHTY SEQUEL TO 'ALL QUIET1 OPENS Kipling's Story Coming to Craterian Screen Fred Stone Stars in "Hideaway" Roxy Comedy u I AT Starting today t the Haw craterian theatre, as the latest cS their new ahow season offerings, li Erich Re marque' "The Road Back," sequel to fat famous "All Quiet on the West ern Front," which created outstand ing success seven years ago, both as a, novel and as a motion picture of more than ordinary merit. Again, as In "All Quiet, many set principles of Hollywood production have been set aside and the story Is allowed to tell Itself, The result therefore, The Road Back la a pic ture that will undoubtedly be quite provocative of much comment. Stark drama, tinged with comedy, It la a picture of deep understanding with much human Interest. At the present time, with news paper headlines dally promising the outbreak of another war In Europe, with Japan and Shlna at each oth er's throats, there Is much that is deep and significant In "The Road Back. Though It may well be con sidered a preachment against such mad strife, nonetheless It la first of all entertainment of high degree. A story of German boys who came home from war to find no flags waving no bands playing for them, and only fear, suspicion and hate, they might well be the youth of any nation at any time, even the future. Forced to oast aside the standards by which they have been living and adapt themselves to peace again, some are able to do so, others are not. "The Road Back" tells their story with a force that has won much editorial comment from newspapers through -eut the country. In the newsreel which appears on the same program with "The Road Back," the scenes of the Rogue Val ley Golf club during the formal ded ication of the H. Chandler Egan me morial last Sunday, are being shown. Presided over by "Bobby Jones, as sisted by the country's foremost golf offlolals and players, these same scenes are being released nationally and will bring favorable publicity to Medford and the Rogue river valley. Comedy, Music Bill Opening at Rialto "Marry The Girl.'" a rollicking faroe -comedy Into which the produ cers have put a wealth of funny play ers is scheduled to open a three day run at the Rialto theatre today. Rarely does any movie have a cast Including such top -note hers as Hugh Herbert, Frank McHugh, Mary Boland, Mlscha Auer, Alan Mowbry, Allen Jenkins, Carol Hughes, Teddy Hart, Hugh O'Connell and Louise Stanley. The tale begins in the offices of a big newaaper syndicate (a setting brand new to the screen), progresses to a sanltorlum conducted by a balmy pbychiatrlst, and Includes more or lew teched In the hald" writers, car toonists, editors, authors and the like, to say nothing of a couple of gang sters. Jack Hylton and bis famous Inter national Band share double bill hon ors with the comedy-film In "She Shall Have Music." June Clyde and War J or le Brooks assist Hylton with the cast. No "Magic Carpet" HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 28. (AP) One "maglo carpet' replica of Arab Ian Night's fame which collapsed on a Twentieth Century-Fox atudio sound stage yesterday, claimed the life of a second man today. Living animals with no offensive odor can now be sent by air express, provided they will not require food or water in transit. Wm TODAY AND MOSDAVBB The Nation's Great est Gagologistl I Gags, nonse nie and your fo- Sture all rolled up In one big lauihi xV. Broujr OWTHOAY Wlttl MARIAN MARSH FRED KEATING EDGAR KENNEDY Added Treats I -POPEVE" CAHTOON" NOVELTY NEWS - - One of the most ambitious motion picture productions of the year, an outstanding contribution to the new show season, comes to the New Cra terian theatre for a four-day showing with the opening Wednesday of Rud yard Kipling's herolo story of adven ture In the land of the Bencral Lanc ers. "Wei Willie Winkle, starring Shirley Temple and Victor McLaglen In thrlU-packod doings on India's untftmed frontier. E STUFFED IN KEG, NEW YORK, Aug. 28. The body of the comely young woman found stuffed In a barrel on the rocks beside East river here yesterday was Identified today as that of Mrs. Essie Gordon, widow of Max (One-Eyed Maxle) Gordon, notorious narcotics peddler. Gordon was killed In automobile accident near El Paso, Tex., hist July 31. He had served one prison term af ter being convicted on a narcotics charge in Boston. Benjamin Joseph, a friend and guest at the same hotel where Mrs. Gor don resided In New York, led to the Identification of the body today. After resdlng a description of It in the newspapers, he prevailed upon the night manager of the hotel to enter her room. They found that the . bed had not been occupied. Joseph : then viewed the body and identified, It. Joseph, according to police, said he had and engagement with Mrs. Gor don for Thursday night, but that he was "stood up." He said he did not see the woman after that. Detective William Jack&on, of the homicide squad, made the investiga tion which determined that Mrs. Gor don was the widow of "One-Eyed Maxle." He said he also had learned that she had been twice married, the first time to Isadore Mussman, a Boston butcher. Tony Casanova, a beachcomber, found the barrel in which Mrs. Gor don's body was stuffed. Medical Ex aminer Jacob Werne .said she had been stabbed nine tlmea with an ice pick. The point of the ' Instrument was Imbedded in her skull and & bul let was found in her brain. Silver ton Unionized SILVERTON. Aug. 28. (AP) Store and office employes here or ganlzed last night under the Indus trial Employes union. Officers will be elected soon. PARALYSIS GAINS BUT NOT SERIOUS WASHINGTON. Aug. 28. Jp) The public health service said today ln lantlle paralysis appeared more wide spread throughout the United States this summer than usual but a spokes man said the situation "isn't so very serious." He explained the diffusion of cases caused high national totals but did not indicate epidemics in any con centrated. areas. Latest figures collected by the serv ice showed 492 cases In the week end ed August 21. Some of the high state totals were Illinois M. Texas 51, California 35. Ohio 22, and Colorado and Pennsyl vania 21 each. The average total for this time of year la 303. Marjorle Lord and Fred Stone ban daughter and dad roles In "Hide away," the new screen itory In which the latter tops the featured cast while Miss Lord, a reoent recruit to films from the eastern stsae, la fea tured In support. Stone's role is that of a lovable old countryman who takes Ufa as ha finds It until his home la Infested with b&ndtu. "Sea Racketeers." drama set with the U. s. Coast Guard plays as the added fenture with "Hideaway." SLEEPER SERVICE FOR PLANES HIT WASHINGTON. Aug. 28. Karl A. Crowley, solicitor of the postofflce department, asserted today a proposed arrangement for through air sleeper service from New York to Los Ange les by United Airlines and Western Air Express would be Illegal. He ssld the need for eliminating a change of planes by passengers at Salt Lake City was not as Important as the companies asserted and - the contract oontslned monopoly dangers. Crowley expressed the opinion Unit ed Airline would virtually swallow Western Air Express undor the con tract through complicated provisions for use and supervision of planes of the Joint transcontlnentsl route. Joe E. Brown's latest character for the screen la that of astrologer ex traordinary in tha feature comedy production. "When's Your Birthday?", playing at tha Roxy theatre today and tomorrow, Marian Marsh, Pred Keating and Edgar Kennedy have lmportsnt roles in the laugh-film. APPLE CAMPAIGN WENTCHBB. Aug. 38. OP) Cliff Chase, manager of the Washington atato apple association, al4 here tha commission had decided today on a broad apple advertising campaign with newspaper ads as the keynote. Store window displays and maga zine copy will be . adjunct of tha campaign ha aald. Because of the early season In tha east the campaign will be started sooner than had been expected. a . Use Mall Ttlbuue want ads. THEN KILLS HIM LOO ANOELE8, Aug. S8 (R Pet Borlsoff, 48, Russian born Jeweler, pursued and beat to death with a. pistol butt one of two men who held up and robbed his shop today. Police captured the other man. Bor lsoff received a bullet wound In the calf and a superficial scalp wound. Many persons In the busy shopping district near downtown Los Angeles fled to cover as Borlsoff and the men exchanged shots on the sidewalk. The captured man Identified him. self to police as Clyde English, 80, transient, and said he arrived here a week ago from Louisville, Ky. He aald his dead companion was George Moul toa. The men entered Borleoft's shop, menaced htm with plotols, taped hie wrlata and mouth, robbed the cash till and took a hatful of Jewelry. Aa they fled, Borlsoff tore the tape from his wrists. He pursued them with pistol, tiring one shot. They flung themselves to the sidewalk and tired back. . . Borlsoff grappled with Moulton, raining blows on his head with the pistol butt until Moulton sank to the pavement dead. Police summoned by a passerby who saw the robbery soon arrived and cap tured English a short distance away, recovering the loot. Closing time tor Too Late to Clas sify Ads Is 1:90 p. m. Railway locomotive in Finland burn a large amount of wood, con sumption In the last year totaling 1.600.000 cubic meters of firewood. Ruph as the ec cen tric publish er who prints comic sections be cause they moke pretty fire bats (Woo - o o). Mlseba L. ' "- (poker-f.ee) ; . Jf A aa the mad J . V" ra o nk-ey i jl' who doesn't I frgx'l care wbo .li Tzjtiifrh 5 make. . IK- U b S$l Or.. I- J t V e o d g t 1 yvaf " k I nutsy who M A,., Ilber- VS 'tl f V ty or a tlck- i. V Jr J et to Reno. t a '. ,1.. 1 v. v3 T ODAY For 3 Days! A BRAINSTORM OF LAFFS - A CLOUD BURST OF HILARITY! Stars.. Gags.. Stars The bughouse couldn't hold them to we put 'em in this show . , , and def initely you're in for one big round of fun and nonsense I ..PLUS ON THE Z SAME BIG BILL with HUGH HERBERT MARY BOLAND MISCHA AUER FRANK McHUGH ALLEN JENKINS Teddy Hart Alan Mowbray and danre,, girls and frln. In sparkling rorkt.ll t of mirth and melody! iZrMMZ r mm Aim ' saro Am mT A A mmmm "MARRY THE OIRL" 1:00- 4:55 8:40-11:80 "HUE SHALL HAVE MtilC" at S:! 7:10-10:10 Sudden Flares in the Night ... A Murderous Hail of Steel . Mud! .Cannon! Drabness! Then- Behind them, the horror of the trenohes , . . before them, outstretched arms eager to melt away the bit. terness . . . warm lips to erase harsh memories BUT what good are med als? they won't buy food . . , they won't win Jobs! What happens next? A momentous successor to Erich Remarque's "ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT" a out of thousands, including JOHN KINO, RICHARD CROMWELL SLIM SUMMERVILLE, ANDY DE VINE, BARBARA READ, LOUISE FAZENDA, NOAH BEERY, JR., LIONEL ATWILL, ENTIENNE GIRARDOT, SPRING BYINGTON, Henry Hunter, Maurice Murphy, John Emery, Larry Blake, Gene Garrick, Greta Gynte,' Trank Reicher. Laura Hope Crews C -KM s iSJCJi A Mighty Hit of the Q New show Season..! V . I Starts Today - 3 Days m afc- i ar m .rem j I 1 Vt IV " 0 05 0 ,1 1 Shows Today 1:48 .' . 3:46 7:00 . 9:15 ma Mats . . . 30c Eves .... 40c Kiddies . . lOo 1 1 8hows 1:45-3 :00-7:00-9:40 2Bc-35o-10o J
