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PAGE NINB Bette Davis Dramatic Hit, "The Old Maid" Opens At Craterian Today MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, OCTOBER s. MIRIAM HOPKINS COSTARRED WITH ACADEMY WINNER The Old Maid", co-starring Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins, will have It's first local showing when It op ens & three dav run today at the Craterian Theatre. It has been hailed by leading critics as the outstanding dramatic event of the yer a rare rnmhlnation of brilliant talents tn the fields of acting, writing and di- One feminine star especially If the be that double Academy Award winner, Bette Davis might be con sidered sufficient for a photoplay, no matter how great. But In "The nui Maid" there are two. Besides Bette Davla there la the lovely and highly capable Miriam Hopkins, who has atarred in many a wpnowrn pro duction on her own account. This Is th first time, since they reached stardom that either have shared star ring billing with another of their own sex. With Miss Davis and Miss Hopkins in the plcturizatlon of "The Old Maid" are such players as George Brent. Donald Crisp, Louise Fazenda, James Stephenson and Cecilia Loftus Tho picture was directed by Edmund Gouldlng, who made BPtte's last suc cess, "Dark Victory". The story deals with two cousins, Charlotte and Delia Lovell, who live In the same old house In aristocratic Philadelphia In the period between 1861 when the Civil War broke out, and the 1880'a. Despite the luxury and wealth with which the two are surrounded, they hate and envy each other for twenty-odd years. Then the daughter of "the sour old maid" this young girl Is played to perfec tlon, so they say, by Jane Bryan la able to bring mutual understand ing to them as their grey haira and lined faces tell they have entered middle age. The picture la a tense, gripping drama, with a charmingly picturesque period background. Houses, furni ture, equipages, costumes, all were revived with authenticity and beau ty. In honor of this being "Fire Pre vention Week", the management of the Craterian Theatre have booked as an added attraction with "The Old Maid" a abort subject dealing di rectly with the men who protect American homes and peoples the firemen. The short film Is titled "Un seen Guardians", and gives an ac count of the interesting work ac complished by these unheralded pro tectors of property and lives. Latest "War Flashes" are also added to the full program. New Wallace Beery Film Coming Wednesday wm& tw? kimm The spirited story of these little known days of the World War when enemy submarines invaded American coastal waters and sank eighty-six ships before an lmprovlshed fleet of wooden sub chasers, known a the ''Splinter Fleet", put an end to their campaign of fright fulness. Is told in "Thunder Afloat", Wallace Beery's new starring vehicle coming to the Craterian Theatre Wednesday for a four day run. Chester Morris and Virginia Grey are cast opposite the rowdy star. As Jon Thorson, untidy cnptaln of a tugboat In a small New England seaport, who Joins the navy and wants to fight the war single handed after a German U-Boat has sunk his beloved craft, Bocry revels again In the kind of comedy and heart-tuns that made him an overnight success in "Mln and Bill" and "Tugboat Annie." Lift Fire Bunt PORTLAND, Oct. 7. (AP) Fire season prohibitions were lifted In Oregon's federal forests yesterday by the forest service. The taboo smoking ended and campers need no longer carry bucket, ax and shovel. French Plane Held BRUSSELS, Oct. 7. (p) A French military plane which landed at Longeraark, near Ypres, was confis cated by Belgian authorities today. Two non-com missioned officers, who were arrested, said they left Paris for Lille with military documents and mall and lost their way In a mist. Use Mall Tribune want ads. CANDIDATE GIVEN SHOWER OF EGGS If! FIRST RALLY PONCHATOULA, La., Oct. 7. (AP) The opening political rally of R. R. Rochester, candidate for governor in his home town here last night was broken up by persons who threw rotten eggs, overripe tomatoes, cu cumbers and bananas at speakers. No one was hurt, but Night Chief of Police Jacob Braun said a free- for-all fight ensued. No arrests were made, but Braun promised an in vestigation. Rochester, a former school teacher, was seated In a fruit stand near the speaker's platform and was not hit by the missiles. R. A. Phlpps of Spring Creek, can didate for the legislature, and John Delagarza, Jr., of Ponchatoula, Roch ester's campaign manager, were struck. The nearby fruit stand was owned by Delagarza. "They started the barrage on Mr. Delagarza," said Brnun.'"aa he stood on the truck before the microphone. Then Mr. Phlpps was next. They took him down with a barrage, too." Egg throwing hasn't been reported In a political campaign since the late Huey P. Long wns the target at a meeting in Alexandria several years before his death. Long was so enraged at what he called the laxity of the police chief that he had the legislature enact law under which he removed the chief from office. Use Mall Tribune, want ads. T CHICAGO, Oct. 7. (AP) Wheat prices dropped more than a cent a bushel today following the official forecast of scattered showers for most of the grain belt, Including the hard winter wheat belt where a serious fall drought prevails. The weekly weather forecast also predicted rains In Important grain belt territory. The price slump, which wiped out what was left of the steep upturn that followed the Hitler speech yes terday, carried December and May contracts down to 81 in early deal ings and thereafter prices fluctuated nervously near that level. CCC's Move VANCOUVER, Wash., Oct. 7. (AP) Three CCC companies stationed in the Fort Lewis district and one in the Medford district will be trans ferred to the Vancouver district by November IB, CCC headquarters here announced last night. Opens At Rialto Tuesday . IJJM" ,' P'lP'Ml LIPPJJ U; I ') - v. p4v T172t x ,1 t Will.'"' '" wi , i. 3 fj ,rvs: Sherriff Flynn Ralph Byrd. George Bttrbler and Prank Jrnks have throe of the dra matic leads In "S.OS. Tidal Wave." which comes to the New Rialto Theatre Tuesday for a three day run as the added feature with the new uncensored version of "All Quiet On The Western Front". The picture was WALL ST. LEADERS TAKE LIGHT DROP NEW YORK, Oct. 7. (JP) Leaders backed away In the stock market today, dropping fractions to around two points or more. After a fairly fast opening deal ings lagged. Transfers approximated 600,000 shares. Most traders. It was asserted, re frained from taking positions pending official declarations by the French and British governments on Relchs fuehrer Hitler's peace proposals. Losers Included U. S. Steel, Bethle hem. Chrysler, Douglass Aircraft, United Aircraft, DuPont. Union Car bide, Allied Chemical. Westlnghouse Electric, Johns-Manvllle, Santa Fe, Great Northern. Pullman. Kennecott, American Smelting, American Tele phone, Western Union, Sonsolidated Edison and Texas Corp. E ADMI banned when the world was at pence and the book was burned. Now the New Rialto dares to ahow for the first time on any Southern Oregon screen the real uncensored version of Erich Maria Remarque's great nov el of the war with Lew Ay res heading a cast of screen notnbles. Kay Sutton heads the feminine In terest in "S.OS. Tidal Wave", story of a mayoral ity campaign that nearly Dashing Errol Flynn plays a made-to-order role as Wade Hat ton, the two-fisted sheriff who cleans up the brawling community of "Dodge City" title of the technicolor epic which opens a three day run today at the Roxy Theatre. Olivia De HiiVlUand plays opposite with Ann Sheridan in the role of the night club hostess who didn't get to first base with the rousing new-comer to her city of death, others in the cant Include Bruce Cabot, Frank McHugh and Alan Hale. E SCOTTISH RITE Stated meeting Lodge Chapter, 7:30 p. m., 0th. L. E. Williams, Secy, and Oct. OLTMPIA. Wash., Oct. 7. n Olympia police announced last night two men under arrest had signed confessions to the kidnaping and rape of Mrs. Gerald! ne Roloff Tues day night. Detective Captain Ray Hays said Jack Harris, 38, alios Jack Marable, and Robert Kimmlch, 19. transient, made the confea1ons. Harris, he said, admitted having escaped from the Alabama slate penitentiary where he was serving a term for burglary. (A Jack Marable, 43 years old. was one of seven men who escaped from Draper prison at Sclgner, Ala., Janu ary 38, by sawing through cell bars. The other six have been recaptured. but Alabama officers an id last night they had heard nothing of Marable's arrest. He was serving a 15 to 33 year term for burglary In Talledega county.) Hays aald Kimmlch admitted hav ing threatened Mrs. Roloff with a knife during the attack. Charges were filed by Prosecutor Smith Troy Thursday. ( Two Comedies Rialto Double Bill Today Joe College and the debutante glamour girls hold forth In all their glory In Jane Hall's Cosmopolitan Magazine story, "These Glnmour Girls", new comedy drama of col legiate life with Lew Ayres and Lana Turner In starring roles, which op ens a two day run today at the New Rialto Theatre, ful in many ways, but foremost ! the fact that it brlnga to the screea In her first top billing role, red headed Lana Turner, who, according to advance rumors from Hollywood Is going to take the ir' place lets vacant by Clara Bow also a red head. "These Olamour Girls" Is the story of a Dfme-A-Dance hostess who ae cp pis tht Invitation of a drunken college boy to attend the college wevk-end parties, an annual cere monial at Kinford University, and llnds herself faced by a phalanx at Park Avenue debutantes who declare social wtir upon her becauae she Is nof, one of their kind. The taxi danc er aocopis the challenge end walks off with all the honors and the men. Lew Ayres (who la known to mill ions of fans as "Dr. Kildalre") who invited her, fHlls In love with her and she with htm. But through feminine atm t'h'y. Ayres' en;ii Moment is announced to another girl and MUs Turner, heartbroken, runs away. The sud den news that Ayres' rich father Is imprisoned for embezzlement puts a different light on the story and In a thrilling climax he wins the red head back but only after a serious reckoning with the other glamour girls. Others In the large cast of beau tiful women are Anita LouIm. Aun Rutherford, Jane Bryan, Marsha Hunt and Mary Beth Hughes. Tom Brown and Richard Carlson hold up the romantic end with Ayres. "Stop. Look and Love", featuring Jean Rogers and William Frawley will play as the added feature. The story is a Joyous comedy of young lava. ended In dlwister for the whole world. The picture is said to be event- WINDOW GLASS We sell window glass and will replace your broken window reasonably. Trowbridge Cab inet Works- Use Mall Tribune want ads. Starts TODAY 3 Days West Of Chicago, There's . . . West Of Dodge City, No Law No God! DODGE CITY melting pot of adventurers, settlers, gunmen brawling capital of cattle. and killers. DODGE CITY- land of life and sudden DODGE CITY the picture of the vear! ' riotous r n death. J.": Added: In Twhnlcnlor Playful Polar Bears i tfst mt rlASHES TOO BEAUTIFUL FOR SAFETY!. J Their "Inside" Story fxi.sXl From the flaming pages of Jane Hall's .". ' 'J'riw Cosmopolitan Magazine sensation Aff'55 comes the blistering story that strips X-f '. r'l u' the diamond-studded dazzle from soci- JLi ' -v -if lana turner ety's smart-set play girlslll PSfTife:- UrV ? dynamic r.d- J)r h.ad who brought MM tii ' "It" back to tho TODAY and MONDAY 1? j5 Cg M Syjm S B with LEW (Dr. sT5 M fVB pVA Klldor.)AYRESI J-lfU OKI K lJl i' s 'fftV LEW LANA yfV-rtt'' J i TOM RICHARD I : 3ROWN CARLSON t MASf M'l'X MNE ANITA MlWX2k BRYAN LOUISE v,'..fr- ' - v 7"' H MARSHA HUNT ANN RUTHERFORD ' ( f " 'J MARY BETH HUGHES 0WEN DAVIS Jr' J "Stop, Look and Love --' jj ---" 1 OMMnri GIRLS" todnjr it :00-4:IVS:no-10-.l "STOP , LOOK" at :4.1-7:11-fl:fM1 TODAY FOR 3 DAYS! FROM lMiHFAtH MED DEPTHS OF A mm m HEART v'K MPMiiilt: STORY TO WORLD! 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