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This is a conception by Viadimir Chenkoff, noted artist, of Fred MacMurray and Claudette Colbert as they appear in "Maid of Salem," historical romance which begins simultaneously at the Queen's and Alhambra Theatres on Saturday. It's a story of love in old New England. Frank Lloyd directed,

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

MARKET DOWNWARD

YESTERDAY

U.S.

COMMODITY PRICES

LATEST CABLED.

QUOTATIONS

The following quotations on the New York commodity exchange are issued by Reuter.

New York Cotton

New York, April 22.- S. C. & F. Dow Jones summary of markels:-The market yaelerday's to-day declined from fractions to

later and points, then dragged

the close. Some

May accelerated

July losses in specials ranged to 7 points. Farm equipments showed wide losses October

under pressure. December Motor shares were Chrysler shares broke more than 2

January O.S. and points, while Dupont lost 0

March Rails lost 1 1 poin! Spot Steel more than 1. more. Utilities were fractions down. Oils early in the day reached several May

felt they which

July new highs, after down. American Smelting led metals

September down. Coppers dropped frnctions December after an early firmness, Bonds were lower. Curb stocks were irregular. with heavy industrials firm.

drifted

January

March

13.46/47 13.20/20 13.40/42

13.20/30

13.23/22

13,03/04

13.10/10 12.07/97

13.20/21

13.01/02

13.23/23

13.04/04

14.00

14.00

13.80

-

23.42/45

23.24/24 23.13/13

23.23/27

23.50/50

23.35/40

New York Rubber

23.48/48 23.35/40

23.46/40

23.40/40

23.35n

23.31n

Sales for the day:-5,000 tons,

Chicago Whicat

May July

Sept.

13444/134%

*1324/1324 120%/1204 1105/11816

110/110 117/117%

Wednesday's sales:--

- Chicago Corn

37,301,000 bushels.

18246/120%

117/4/117%

1279%/127% 1104/110% 1084/10871 108/108 Winniper Wheat

1304/130% 1334/133 132/4/132 120/120%

11034/117

S. C. & F. Wall Street Journal morning comment:-Republic Steel is maturing plans for new financings. It is generally believed that crude oil

It prices

be advanced. will

General Chrysler and gossiped that

earnings *re Motors Arst-quarter

May excellent, showing little suffering as

*July result of the strike. Some traders Sept. are of

of the opinion that the demand for consumptive goods will be greater than capital goods during the next few months. Chartists say that the action of rails is decidedly bullich.

S. C. & F. New York office cables: Stocks:

The market falled to im- prove on Wednesday's rally, but the scale-down. ·

Wheat: Fine crop reports and the selling was "ght volume and is

of reported

2,000,000 purchase increase. There Are unlikely to Indications now that the list bushels in the, South-West for ship- may buck

Chicago and its possible in- and

nwhile, ment with little definite trend, which fluence on the May position together should afford an opportunity to buy with Australian offerings are check- || at attractive levels stocks in previous-ing the effect of foreign advances.

May

July Oct.

110%/1184

ly recommended groups. In anileina- Export demand is light.

tion of better first-quarter earnings Cora:_Large_offerings of Argon-__ by General Motors and Chrysler than

cd.

had been expected earlier, we believe tine corn for June arrival are repri that leading motors and accessory Issues might provide nearby trading possibilities.

con-

some

Rubber: There has been. tired long liquidation. The factories remato aloof. The restriction meet- ing scheduled for April 27th, has been postponed to May 25th.

Cotton: There Way some May liquidation and short-selling on the reporter abandonment of agricul tural control, which, in view of the

REUTER QUOTATIONS Increased aerenge nutlook is

Dow Jones Averages: strued bearish. Reports that plans ure being studied to check the heavy

30 Industrials In-Bow of Gold tend towards con- tinued uneasiness regarding the possi- 20 Rails bility of an eventual change, despite 20 Utilities

40 Bonds official denials. The decline was 'orderly, with the Trade absorbing on 11 Cchmodity Index 78.71

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NOTES

mance.

nation's hit list, brilliantly cast CARELESS DRIVING against a background of riotous comedy provided by Gregory Rotos | MILITARY OFFICER FINED FÖR and Arthur Treacher and a rough-

EXCESSIVE SPEED ON BEND house romance with Wendy Barrie, now at the Theatro in his 'newest

In convicting Lieut. D. C. M. Prit- while Grha mystery among a group of and greatest musical-comedy ro

Twen-chinrd of careless driving Your

The rounding a aburp corner on the ury-Fox

ny's Castle Peak load on March 12, Mr. of a baling crime by the tiny clus

written by Broadway's new songs, of a pet dog's rubber bail are the rhythm kings, Arthur Schwartz und Himsworth remarked at Kowloon exciting elements in "Under Cover Howard Dietz, give a tilt and a swing opinion 20 or 25 m.ph, when round- that in hla Magistracy yesterday of Night," delective story in which

to the picture, that is new to the

ing a corner was excessive. Defen- ife audience plays detective along screen. "Under side the detecilve on the screen. Little Mule WuYour Spell."

and "Amigo" dant was also charged with failing.

to keep to the left and failing to ro the new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer pic-

arc titles certain to uke, showing to-

to-day at the King's chestra's request, list. Between hit port a collision as soon as possible.

Sgt. J. Serim

Bald the charges Theatre, Edinund Lowe creates the tune

tunes and howls the plot dashes on arase following a collision between detective' character of

to the roughest, most laughable end- a car driven by defendant, und a bus serine

ໄມ Christopher Cross, super ing ever seen, a gasping, hilarious on the Castle Peak Road at the 11% sleuth The story is by climax with Tibbett's golden voice mile stone, The car was coming. Bertran Millhauser,

directed

by soaring on to the last glorious fade-

from Castle Peuk und rounding the George Seitz. Florence Itice, actress-out.

bend on the wrong side collided with

scientists at a university, and solution tieth Fox triump

newest

Shelton.

the

A hunted

killer submits to

which is

now at

"My

or

·

a

been tested and found to be efficient but those of the car could not be tested due to its condition.

W. Tipple, of the Kowloon

daughter of sports writer Grandland The Man Who Lived Twice" the bus. The brakes of the bus had Rice, plays the heroine, and character players include

Dorothy Petterson of dangerous brain operation which Dionne Quintuplet picture fame; Sara completely obliterates his memory Haden; Henry Dantell, the Varville and alters his personality. Plastic of Carbo's "Camlile": Henry Kolker, surgery changes his appearance. Motor Bus Company, who said he the

friar of "Romeo and Jullet" Nat Under the aegis of the surgeon. res- had been called to the scene of Pendleton, the Sandow.of "The Great ponsible for his transformation this the accident, snid he noted. skid Ziegfeld," Theodore von Eltz, Frank Mr. Hyde becomes a Dr. Jekyli. marks, o ft. 4 in long and 4 ft 6 in Reicher, and others. The vamp om role is filled by the screen's latest Promising surgeon who is honoured front the side of the road.

and respected. In the event that the Ng Kee, driver of the bus, stated "menace role" find, beautiful Marin law recognises the former killer in that after the collision the car's wheels turned ns though going into this now ndmirable personality, is .. "While IIunter"

the latter responsible for the former's swerve, which he presumed they had done. The car approached on Braving hate, defying fear, fighting misdeeds? This is the question posed the wrong side of the road. for love nercely amid dangers and in Columbia's "The Man Who Lived

Constable Gulam Basul, who was very Twice," a thrilling, heart-thumping riding in the bus, also stated that passions that threaten their Ilves, Warner Baxter and June Lang. melodrama

the the car had been on the wrong side. Defendant sald he was rounding who scored sensational performances Majestie Theatre. The east, hended

The Road to Glory, rise to even by Bellamy, performs impressively. the bend nt 20 m.ph, when he saw their Particularly outstanding are Marian the bus which was also driving to- greater

dramatic heights in their newest Twentieth Century-Fox ple- Marsh, as the girl who inspires Bel-wards the middle of the rond. Hud ture, "White Bunter," which is shawlum's steel success in Der Binke; both vehicles continued luk at the Queen's Theatre to-day. Isabel Jewell, as the vindictive moll ways a collision was inevitable. He Crowned by the brilliant perform-who refuses to give up her man, even accordingly twisted his wheel to tako ances of the stars and an impressive at the cost of her life; Thurston Hall, his car on to a parking space near- vler, by but in doing so he applied his Gall as the eminent surgeon, Dr. Schuyle brakes which slowed the car and cast Including supporting

responsible for Bellamy's Lawson and George

the ple- transformation; and Ward Bond, as caused the bus to hit it. Had he not ture depicts drama charged with the the former gunman-pal, who scri- applied his brakes he would have menace savage passions. Darryl fees his life to insure the happiness got through. The

of his former mentor.. F. Zanuck, Twentieth Century-Fox Irving chief, selected production Cummings

to direct

Genc with

Sam Markey, associate producer. Duncan and Kenneth Earl wrote the story by screen play based on a Gene Markey.

Patrick, Alison Spworth," Wilfrid who is

of

on their

bus did not slacken its speed.

G. F. Boddy and H. James who "Love Lellers of a Star"

car stated There is a thrilling mystery drama, were passengers in the Universal's "Love Letters of a Star," that the bus was towards the middle

speed. which is showing at the Alhambra of the road and did not slacken its Theatre to-day. The Hollywood mail

Defendant wits fined $20 on the revents that the Alm, is based on an first charges, the second was dis "The Great Ziegfeld"

the missed and n caution administered exciting detective novel by

whose on the third. Heralded as the "Greatest Shoe on mystery master, Rufus Earth" with a cast of 350 speaking story first ran in the Cosmopolitan

roles, 500 Glorified American beauties

ment

of

is technique

Sunding this sensational production on until the last scene in...

"Alm

hidden

cause the

the

the

Starte

one

by the Crime Club, The sug- Torn by and 5,000 extras topped by the steline tine and was published in book Powell, pense William triumvirate

of the story is brightened by The read of romance and deft on- Myrna Lay and Luise Rainer,

broideries of humour.

The role of Great Ziegfeld, Metro-Goldwyn bro

with a new portrayed Mayer's giant caravan of entertain- the detective

c.

Henry ment opens its long-awaited engage screen ment at the Oriental Theatre.

en Gordon. The scrip writers and di-

the rector keep Monday and Tuesday. In

solution of the crime

whose

studded with such picture. "Love Letters of cost is luminaries of the

concerns the plight of a family stage and world as Frank Morgan, Fannie hounded by 11 blackmailer. His

Virginia Bruce, Reginald threats Brice,

Alice Rice, Bolger, Owen,

and almost ruin the marriage of the and Har

Hoctor. Although "The Great Ziegfeld" is not merely another second, portrayed by Polly Rowice. motion

picture revue, it has many The extortioner is killed under And claborate musical Incidents strange conditions which cast BUS- una which form the background for the picion on the husband of the first Henry Hunter is seen as the story, give authenticity to the plot and recreate the atmosphere of the Busband, Polly Rowles' Dance, in show world. The story was suggest-the movie, is Walter Coy. The Rollo ed by Ziegfeld career, his rivalries.blackmaller is enacted by

Lloyd. Others prominently cast in- successes, and failures.

clude

Ralph "Under Your Spell"

Forbes, Lawrence Tibbelt, gloriously sing-Cavanaugh, Samuel Hinds and Almo ing three new songs headed for the Kruger.

We Pandletén daughter, played by suicide of

Hobart,

Odol

ODOL

TOOTH PASTE

polishes the teeth to a pearly whiteness

منا

When love was sin... they dared to love!

The breathless romance of a dashing Virginian cavalier and- the courageous girl he taught to love. Told in sweeping scenes and thrilling action against the tumultuous" background of sin-haunted Old New England.

Adelph Zuker presents

CLAUDETTE COLBERT FRED MACMURRAY

in Frank Lloyd's

MAID OF SALEM"

+

Harvey Stophans • Gale Sondergaard Louise Drossar • Edward Ellis "Virginia Weidler • Bonita Granville A Paramount, Picture

TO-MORROW

QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA

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