Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 21, 1938, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press thursday july 21, 1938 shades of Fame poll of dead leaders merits indicates what britons want by Grant Dexter. London. View of England s needs and difficulties today if you could Call them Back to life which six British men and women would you this feature in one of London s Popup Page seven. A surprising number of answers. The answers indicate what popular newspapers has British people Are thinking when they Survey the euro scene. Siegfried Sasson s answer was the jest if i were to Call Back Jive six of the British men and whom i most Admire they die of Shock within 24 hours. Alsey Are Lucky to be most of those who wrote in reply if Wever thought differently. There marked similarity in their opinions. They thought chiefly in of government and they ranted Pitt the younger for prime minister Gladstone for the exchequer Drake for the British Navy Nelson for the air Force and Alai Borough for the army. Most though not All. Included Shakespeare. No one seemed to Ujj ult the times needed the recall a woman. And while the Public was Choos ing among the dead captains of the race descendants of some of Bri Tain s makers of history held a party at Dunford House Midhurst in the South of England. This is the Home of the co Dens and cob Den Sanderson grandson of the great free trader was the Host. Among those present were Philip Bright George Peel grand and lady Gladstone. The Cutty Sark fully rigged and trimmed for sea will sail this May from her berth at Falmouth to the Garrick last showing today Lone Wolf in Paris and Little miss Roughneck starting Friday i urn cooled to your Comfort Umno Ourant 10am Perm Charles Starrette professor quiz Gertrude Wesen. Raymond Walburn Cru Foro a drama torn from the i of women stripes Wilh Cando Scott extra added attraction 10 minutes of Rudolph Valentino in the life of Valentino thames nautical training College at Greenhithe where she is to be come a training ship for boys. She is the property of mrs. Douman widow of w. H. Douman who bought the Cutty Sark from the portuguese in 1922 for and preserved her for future generations. She is among the most famous of the Clipper ships. She made the run from England to Mel Bourne in less than 70 Days. Her fastest time was 363 nautical Miles in 24 hours Aad one one occasion in the eighties she proudly passed a crack p. And o. Liner. Memorial funds. A White paper just issued gives details regarding two funds which Promise some Day to bring Relief to hard pressed taxpayers. In 1928 Hon. Elsie Mackay daughter of lord Inch ape lost her life in at tempting to Fly the Atlantic As a memorial to her lord Inch ape gave to the nation to be held in Trust for 50 years and then applied in reduction of the National debt. This fund now stands at a second fund established about the same time by an Anonymous donor has reached greater proportions. This fund was originally and is now no time limit is placed on the second fund. If a town or Village wants to avoid High taxes and keep out of debt the right thing to do is to arrange to have a Shakespeare a sir Walter Scott or a Wordsworth As a native son. The average num Ber of visitors each year to Strat Ford on Avon is and most of them stay overnight. Shakespeare in fact supports his native town just As completely As if he had set up a fund for this purpose. Abbotsford Scott s Home is open to tourists in the summer time his descendants live in the place in the Winter. Abbotsford is hard to get at except with a motor car jut on average people pay their shilling each year and go through the Hesuse. The income is which in t bad going for sir Walter i after All these years. Wordsworth s cottage in the Lake District costs a shilling to see and the tourist season the attend ants Are kept Busy. None of them would Hazard a guess on the total number of visitors in a year but it must exceed an historic building is just Good if not better than a great Man. The Tower in London packs the tourists in at the rate of per Day in the summer months. Beacon our own weather of today All Day to lady patrons exclusive Royal majesty English dinner aware All Star acts from Cleveland vaudeville 2 big screen hits Miriam Hopkins with Ray Miland in Wise girl Cabot Margaret Lindsay sinner take All adults . Daily i 6 Satu Dat Holiday to 5 . Rialto today All Day to. Lady patrons Dorchester pattern English dinnerware Eleanor Whitney Chas. Ruccles Kenny Baker turn off the Moon Ralph Marali Man who livid twice adult to 6 pm More about Royal visit continued from pee one attended the exposition of English Art at the louvre museum. Half a million persons have seen be exposition since its inauguration ast March. Their majesties lingered ver the famous paintings until they were called away to attend the Arden party tendered them in the Jois de Boulogne. On their Way to the louvre the British sovereigns passed under the mall triumphal Arch modelled after the roman Arch of Titus which stands at the head of the great expanse of the Tuil eries Gar ens stretching to the place de la concorde. It was the first time Royalty had passed under this Arch of France s second Empire the King and Queen returned to he Quai d orsay at 12.30 he Brilliant dinner and reception Iyen them by president Lebrun at is Elysee Palace tuesday night to Mark the first Day of their four Day state visit they withdrew into the building iut reappeared for a few moments at the windows of their Appart ments from which the vast Pano Ama of the illuminated place de la concorde and the River front spread before them. Cheers Rose in thundering Waves rhe scene must have reminded hem of the continuous applause hat roared outside Buckingham Alace on the night last year follow ing the Coronation. Colourful sight finally after a Long glance at the spectacle of upturned faces Violet Crimson Blue and Orange fountains waving flags and the glittering uni orms of the guard of Honor below hem in the courtyard the Royal couple turned away for a night s first night they have spent outside great Britain since the accession. Despite their late night the King and Queen telephoned to London at 8 . To talk to their Little daughters and Margaret even by that time All streets leading to the champs sly sees were jammed with Paris children who had played hookey and men and women who had remained away from their Obs. The King brought his own j along with some commented of the unseasonable Haze which a Over the City. King George wearing the fut dress uniform of Field marshal of the British army escorted by. A mounted detachment of Republican drove through a veritable ledge of French regulars to put Lis Wreath on the Tomb of the unknown Soldier. He Rode in an open automobile but protecting him were raised windows of Bullet proof Glass. Vive be the crowds shouted m a Roar that went the length of the champs Elysee to the arc de to commemorate he victories of which the Tomb of the unknown Soldier lies. The King saluted placed his Wreath on the Tomb and saluted again. Then he walked around the flame and after reviewing he guard drawn up in his Honor returned to his apartments in the foreign office on the Quai d orsay. With president and mrs. Lebrun the King and Queen embarked in a motor boat at the Quai d orsay to go up the River under the 300 year old font neuf and past the concierge Rie where Marie Antoinette was imprisoned until she was beheaded. The River trip not Only enabled the to see More of was a Means of avoiding i a drive through tortuous in any of which a. Assassin might Lurk. Seven Navy launches escorted the Royal Motorboat and soldiers stand ing shoulder to shoulder lined the River Banks. Sailors lined the Bridges under which the motor boat passed. Queen Elizabeth was dressed in a Long White lace frock with a hip length White lace coat. She carried a Fox fur on her she. Wore a White Straw hat trimmed with White feathers. At. The. Landing place normally a Busy commercial Quay filled with building materials the Roadway had been swept clean and painted in red White and Blue Mosia Cally. A Pale Blue carpet extended from the boat to the town Hall and Gobelin tapestries Worth a great Fortune Hung on the Stone embankment Walls. The Brief reception at the City Hall was purely formal. After the president of the municipal Council the prefect and the King had made their speeches the City presented its gifts to the Royal couple. The medal of Honor of the inter National red Cross was presented to Queen Elizabeth wednesday follow ing the luncheon Given in Honor of the British sovereigns at the British embassy. The award was decided upon at a special meeting of the Central com Mittee of the red Cross to Mark the visit of the sovereigns to Paris shortly after the recent 16th inter National red Cross conference in London. Lyceum screens Strong double Bil is made up of trader him adj Wiwi udies jul Edwina Booth Duncan Renaldo now 11 to 2, 20c last Complete show 8.30 . Adult prepare for crop preparing for the first Normal Grain crop in More than seven years Canada s two major railways have moved thousands of empty Grain cars to every siding in the West. In districts in Saskatchewan from which no crop has been taken for several years the empty cars now stand ready to haul Western Grain to the. Head of the the world s markets As Canada s railways preparations to handle a Normal Western Grain crop again reports indicate that they Are by no Means ignoring the possibility of. Having to Cope with1 a bumper crop. In that event it was Learned wednes Day they anticipate no difficulty in making their arrange ments. There Are sufficient men and materials available it was indicated to handle As Large a crop As the West can grow. In the meantime the West is sprouting a crop of new machinery As Well. While Manitoba Farmers have not been compelled to allow their machines to deteriorate to the same extent As have Farmers in other parts of the Winni Peg machinery firms reported wednesday there is a decided improve ment in Manitoba machinery sales Over last year. A tremendous amount of machine renewals Are necessary in Saskatchewan it was indicated. Farmers in that province will have no Money until after the Harvest but machinery companies Here intimated wednesday financial arrangements will probably be reached by which Saskatchewan Farmers will been tabled to Purchase machinery be fore the Harvest. As a result it is expected that m Large portions of Saskatchewan where Only rusted and outworn machines were to be seen during Tihe past five years a crop of Brand new machinery of every variety will be observed in every part of that province during the next few weeks As harvesting commences. 20 die As quake rocks Greece Athens 20. A the strongest earthquake Felt n this country in modern times scattered death and ruin today through East Ern Greece. Tentative casualty list based on fragmentary reports from the stricken areas showed 20 persons killed and at least 100 injured. The Island of Euboea North of Athens suffered most heavily As the quake centred there. In at least two villages Neap Alatia and see Dali nearly every House was shaken Down. Reports said the shocks caused fissures into which Small buildings fell. The government hurried Relief by truck and railways to the stricken communities. Officials said it was impossible to estimate the material damage. The quake was so severe in Athens that it put seismographs out of com Mission but the City suffered no serious damage to Halier Horn on the dual Jyh Bill at the lyceum theatre is a revival of a Story of Advent Ture and. Romance in african Jungle and Veldt. Harry Heads the cast in the title role and in other top roles Are Duncan Renaldo and Edwina Booth. To prepare this offering metro Gold Wyn Mayer recruited what was at that period the biggest photoplay expedition to penetrate Africa. It was also the first time a microphone was taken into the expedition carried the first sound recording apparatus. The picture took two years to make and location trips covered Miles. Wild animal thrills Are recorded and in Many vivid sequences elephants Lions rhinos crocodiles apes reptiles zebras giraffes and other species of the african animal kingdom Are the actors. Where ladies meet is a very lever picture with cute dialogue Well played by a competent cast interpreting an interesting though sophisticated Story. The chief roles Are portrayed by Ann hard ing Robert Montgomery Myrna Loy Alice Brady and Frank Morgan but at times the show comes pretty close to being All Alice Brady s. It is exciting witty and thoroughly convincing play but the. Story diminishes in intensity toward the end just prior to the beginning of a climatic episode that brings Garrick Start cheering to be shown on the Garrick theatre s double Bill Friday is packed full of comedians and musicians. In the cast Are Jimmy sch nozzle Durante Walter. Connolly Joan Perry. Charles Starrett. Ernest Truex professor quiz Gertrude Nieson Raymond Walburn the three stooges Broderick Crawford and Hal Lerpy Crackerjack tap dancer. The Story is that Ted Crosley reigning Hollywood Star who becomes fed up with pictures and decides to go to College much to the horror of his associates. His manager hoping i to nip Ted s plan in the Bud the col lege of Ted s True identity arid the Dean hoping to capitalize on he presence of a movie Star in the student body unwittingly makes Ted s life a Nightmare. Among the already Well known songs in the picture army heaven on Rockin the town and Start Albert s. Rogeli directed. Eugene Solow Richard Wormser and Philip Rapp wrote the screen play from the popular Magazine Story by Corey Ford. Women in bondage second feature plumps one right into prison life with its opening scene when Daisy a hard boiled gangster s Moll who has hijacked her Bank robbing pals of their loot hid Den it and had herself arrested to escape the mob s vengeance is being commit Ted to prison. Barney under world Leader in the nearby City schemes to get Daisy out on put her on a and make her reveal where she has hidden the stolen Money. When. Martha Wallace superintendent of the women s prison refuses to recommend the Tough. Daisy to the parole Board. Her daughter Ann who lives in the City on a manslaughter charge. Found guilty7 and sentenced to serve ten. Years in her own Mother s prison. Heading the. Cast Are Wyn Cahoon Scott Colton and Mayo Methot. Metropolitan the Sauci est escapade in. The history of love As Gay As a Mardi gras with three delightful stars and merry with Gordon and revel tunes brings Don Ameche. Simone Simon and Rob Ert Young to the metropolitan theatre Fri Day in 20th Century Fox s comedy hit Josette. It s Vive 1 amour in naughty new or leans As Don and Bob Chase Simone who must think faster than one and run faster than the not too much faster. The tantalizing Little co Quette has talked herself into a pretty so that there Are two rosettes one for the boys papa and another for the boys themselves. To prevent papa s proposed remarriage with a scheming Beauty Don and Bob pack him off to new York so naturally he takes his Josette with Josette no. 2 remains in the Gay City of the South for the of la Karlaug highest courtship in the annals of Romance. Bert Lahr Heads the featured cast with Joan Davis who recently was acclaimed no. 1 comedienne by a new York newspaper s nation wide poll Paul Hurst William Collier sr., and Tala Birdell have prominent roles in the., film. In or Moto takes a Chance the added feature. Peter Lorre goes All the Way to indo Cha to solve a mystery More and baffling than any he has Ever before experienced As he faces sensational adventure in a weird wilderness of Mystic temples Wells of death native sorcery and blow gun darts to save the lives of his friends through the use of hypnotism sorcery machine guns Anel magic. Rochelle Hudson Robert Kent and j Edward bomb err Are featured in the supporting cast gaiety the gaiety theatre dual Bill opening thursday is made up of adventures of Tom Sawyer and stolen heaven there has been no mutilation of Mark Twain s Story for purposes of screen the Only changes made Are those which Twain a master craftsman in Story Tell ing might have made himself had be been working in the medium of photo graphs rather than words it is As gripping in its movie Hab aliments As it was in printed form and boys and girls with their parents should enjoy its delightful pleasures. The second picture presents great Beauty of workmanship. Forgetting the criminal aspect of the Story with Gene Raymond and olympe Bradna the sinners patrons will thrill to Many Clas Sical numbers by ;