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By W. E. McKenney

MONDAY, APRIL 30, 1934.

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FATHER COUGHLIN'S HEAVY HOLDINGS.

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Motion picture critics who have;

Detroit, Apr. 29. over a span of years, watched the

Radio The discovery that the influence of the Alma on national cus-' toms, manners and life, to-day are League of the Little Flower, of Solution to Previous

wondering if Paramount's flim ver-which the renowned Father Cough Contract Problem.

sion of the beloved classic, "Alice in 200,000 ounces

lin is organiser and head, owned of silver, ins To-day's hand is one of the old-Wonderland", will bring back to caused a

Bonsation here timore. It has been used in con-publle favour the sweet simplicity of wherever the young priest's tests and in serios of problems, but the young girl of that era. The plc oratory and fearless attacke on a great many of my roadors have tore is now playing at the King's the Administration have been been writing in about it, so I am Theatre, Charletbe Henry, who plays heard and remembered. going to give the answer to-day. If Alice, was selected according to Direc you have seen it before and have tor norman BeLead, "because sho za tried it, you have found it, unusa- ally interesting.

sembled more closely than any of the other 7,000 applicants, the child of pure unclouded brow who inspired Lewis Carroll's book". Charlotte not only does not drink or smoke, but uses scarcely any make-up of any kind and nover has had her eyebrow plucked. The story of the film, "Alice in Wonderland" which also has

Father Coughlin, in a similar sequences from "Through the Looking statement, explained and defend- Glass", is the same as the widely-readed the purchases. They were a book. Alles lives her unusal dream simple investment, he said. experiences in Looking Glass Land on

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I am afraid, if you set this hand up for your friends and asked them to bid it, that no two of them would Did it alike. However, it is not a bidding problem, but rather one of play.

The Play

West opens the king of clubs, which South wins with the ace. He then leads a small heart and wins In dummy with the fuck. The ace of spades must be returned and the nce of diamonds discarded by South. Now a small spade is played and trumped with the seven of hearts.

The eight of hearts then is led and won in 'dummy with the queen of hearts. The Jack of spades is returned and trumped with the nine

of hearta,

The recently compiled Treasury list of allvor holders, allegedly speculating on the rising aliver market, disclosed that the 500,- 000 ounces were held in the namo Oak Collins,Royal of "A

fichigan." This is Bitas Amy Collins, secretary-treasurer of the League of the Little Flower. She rovealed the fact in a

copyright statement issued to-day.

the screen just as she did. in the book. In a personal copyright state- More than forty Important Hollywood ment, Father Coughlin denounced stare play the parts of the strange the recent allver investigations people like the Red Queen, the Dar-and bitterly assalled Mr. Henry 'ntouse, the Dodo Bird and

others. Morgenthau, ono of President Among them are Richard Arion. Roosevelt's advisors and Secretary Rosco Ates, Gary Cooper, Leon Errol, Lousic Fazenda, W. C. Fields, Skeets of the Treasury, Gallagher, Cary Grunt, Raymond Hatton, Edward Everett Horton,

Faith in Roosevelt.

Roscoo Karns, Baby LeRoy, Mac Father Coughlin referred only Marsh, Polly Moran, Jack Dakle, indirectly to the League'a Invest- joint Edna May Oliver, May Robson, Charliement in allver, but in a Ruggles, Alison Skipworth. Ned statement with Miss Collins ho Sparks and Ford Sterling..

"Up to the Neck"

Buffered

one of the most

sald the purchases of silver were made on the word of President Roosevelt that commodities in the One of the most striking character- United States would be restored- istics of Ralph Lynn, whose new British and Dominions picture, Up to the 1926 price level.

It appears that the League of to the Neck," is at the King's Theatre on Wednesday, is ha extraordinary the Little Flower has

in the recent sliver habit of making impromptu remarks severely which completely "dry up" those who slump. are working with him. This attribute Father Coughlin, a Canadian- is always noticeable, whether Rainh in his off-stage moments. A typical born priest, is instance occurred during the filming outstanding of radio speakers in His attacka on the of "Up to the Neck". Jack Raymond America. directed a property man to make chalk Administration have made marks round the feet of Winifred many enemies, but thousands Shotter and Ralph Lynn to indicate sympathisers. His radio audience their positions. As the tall "props" estimated in the milliona.

c Recently, when announced bent to make the chalk marks, Ralph Superbus.."

Prealdont Roosevelt's monetary policy there would be "a revolu

which tion In the United States will make the French revolution looks silly," it caused a sensation.

"The Blue Angel"

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Now the ten of hearts is played and won in dummy with the king.ald: "That's right. Marit us Marcus that unless Congress supported The ace of hearts is played and the king of diamonds discarded. Of course, the tramp has been plcked up and the queen, jack, ten, nine and eight of diamonds are all good in dummy. Thus makes his grand slam,

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Not saying he hand at six spades, Fast opens a club. Should the declarer nt- tempt to k the losing clubs? Or how would you play the hand?

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artist sweetie. The six love-seekers, aliing the Russian vamp has her first important screen role. She showed so' under one roof one week-ond, with much promise in a tiny sequence of DINNER DANCE the President, Mr. R. O. H. Lim, the three females gushing over Max; "Too Much Harmony" that she was

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Madrid, Apr. 29. Senor Ricardo Sanper, Minister of Industry and Commerce in the Lorroux Government has agreed to form a new Cabinet.

The personnel an for announced ig:

Prime Minister, Señor Ricardo Samper (Radical).

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senor Leandro Pita Romero (Orga_group, Independent). Minister of Finance, Manuel Murraco (Radical).

Minister for War. Senor Diego his usual distinguished performancese sece. He wins a contest with his was, hiert ut Kin's Restaurant on He and Miss K. Lat, and the untir- Hidalgo (Radical).

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down-and from Saturday night, and was attended ing energy of the Hon. Secretary,

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