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Der of men they demand of the theater
for travelling road attractions, charging
from $3.50 to $3.50, which could play
to gross receipts as high as $4,000 on
a week. They attempt to classify my
81 top stock company as the legitimate
theater.' BY no stretch Of the imagi-
nation can this be done.
I'm closing, I wish to say that while
the wage scale of local stagehandS is
very high. 1 have never regretted or re-
fused to grant these men increases dur
ing the period in which have operated,
as I know they are a necessary part of
my organization. Also 1 have been very
fortunate in having a fine crew, men
who give their very best efforts at all
times. Their productions will ATTEST
their worth. It may not be generally
understood, but every set of scenery
presented by the National Theater
Players was built by this crew in the
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PLANS ARE EXPLAINED
FOR LOWER GEORGETOWN

Albert L. Harris. municipal architect,
speaking before the meeting of the
Georgetown Progressive Citizens Asso-
citation at luncheon at the Press Club
yesterday afternoon, explained plans
for the development of lower George
town and the approach to Key Bridge.
Officers and committee chairman
present at the meeting were Mrs. Maria
Moore Forrest, Mrs. Fred T. Dubois.
Mrs. Leon~ Arnold, Mrs. Wallace
Streater, Mrs John Butler, Miss Anne
Titlow, Miss Mary E. Lazenby and Mrs.
Lillian S. Offutt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-21

ISOLATED with the theater would have
joined forces against me. There Is in
operation here federation of unions
comprising the musicians. stage hands
and motion picture operators These
have working agreement. No matter
how unfair the demands of any one of
the three may be, they must be met by
the theater operators or all these unions
will strike! Whether they want to or
not, members of one union must walk
out in sympathy with other unions.
With this as their weapon the musicians
forced me to employ three men. They
now demand that l employ seven men
until June /, after which time they
would permit" me to have only three
for the months of June, July and
August.
Their only defense is that I opened
in the legitimate season. Therefore,
they penalize me with the same num-
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Artillery officer Promoted.

Lieut. Col. Upton Brine, jr., Field
Artillery, on duty with the War De-
partment general staff, has been pro-
NOTED to the grade of colonel. accord
ing to War Department announcement.
Col Brine, who is from Pennsylvania
was graduated from the Military Acad-
envy in 1900. and holds the Distin-
guished Service Medal for service in
the World War.
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O.

workshop of the theater. What the
musicians contribute has nothing what
soever to do with the success of the
National Theater Players. Music is in
no way part of the entertainment de-
manded by those who attend dramatic
stock production"
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ton agent of the musicians union from
New York will be present.
Manager Cochran is emphatic in his
declaration that unless the unions de-
mands are waived or materially modi-
fed he will be forced to dismiss his
company, stage hands and employees,
who already have received their re-
quired notice, thus ending all hope OF
theatrical stock performances by the
National Theater Players week from
Saturday evening, when the last per-
Torrance may be expected.
Mr.. Cochran, in statement regard
ing the situation, said:
1.-THE National Theater has capacity
of ,734 seats. Yet, that was no aSSur-
ance we would sell more than 1000
seats a night. So I requested the local
union to permit me to open dramatic
stock with five men. With the other
costs of production, I felt, this was all
I could afford; but the Unions board OF
directors informed me I would have to
have seven men or none. Acting upon
this ultimatum, and not being able to
afford seven musicians, / started the
enterprise without an orchestra. The
money that would have been spent for
five musicians was put to other uses;
the employment of better actors and
the achievement of higher class scenic
productions.
THE National Theater Players be-
came almost an instant success. While
that particular contract was in force
operated without an orchestra. Each
season I continued to better my COM
pany.
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cents for Wednesday matiness and rs
cents for Saturday matinees. as against
prices charged for regular productions,
ranging from $3.50 to $3.50, when an
orchestra of seven is engaged.
For three years Manager Cochran
conducted his season of stock entertain
ment at the National Theater without
orchestral music of any kind, because,
he saws, it was not really needed. and
there was no public demand for 1t, in
view of the low prices charged for stock
entertainment. Last year, the begin
ming of his fourth season of the Ma
tional Theater Players, he states, rep
resentatives of the Musicians Protective
Union appeared just previous to the
opening performance. with a demand
that he engage an orchestra. After sew
eral conferences. Manager Cochran
yielded to the extent Of employing three
musicians. AS they were not needed
and could not be used for the play per-
forn1ances, he said, they were stationed
in the lobby of the theater, on the
second floor. and played previous to
the raising of the curtain and between
acts,
Demand Made for Orchestra.
This year, just previous to the OPEN
ing OF the stock season on MONDAY
evening, the regular theatrical season
of the tbeater having closed February
16, due to lack of playing attractions,
MIR. Cochran states that representatives
of the union again appeared and made
"peremptory" demand that he engage
an orchestra of seven pieces, including
a leader, and no amount of reasoning,
he states, could influence them to re-
cede from or reduce their demand, even
the presence of conciliating agent of
the government, who was called into
the conference, being unable to modify
the situation.
Today there is to be another confer
ence, when 1t is understood a concilia-
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SAYS Musicians Not Needed.

Naturally, in my case, there was no
need for musicians. Forcing them upon
me was unfair However, had to bear
the expense. Had I not acceded to the
musicians demands. other unions as
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: YER
Another Adventure in "Ktchen-tested' Baking

i Now Baked Alaska has been simplihed.
! Of the first 427 women trying this
recipe, 424 succeeded perfectly. Two who
failed blamed mistake in mixing; the
third her oven. Try it.
BY the development of an utterly new
type of flour-Gold Medal Kitchen
tested" Flour baking has been simplihed
amazingly for housewives. And the cause
ofmost baking disappointments banished.
"Kitchen-tested" means that every
The Washington times., 1929-03-06
HOOVER POLICY
AIDS MEXICAN
FEDERALS
Times san Photo
lcontinued. from Flrst Page

Continued from First Page)
troyersial problem. Two years ago.
this controversy had reached the
point Of almost an open break
between the two countries.
A new government in Mexico, or
even a long period Of strife and
unrest. means that much of the
work Ambassador Morrow has done
will have to be done over.
Officials Hopeful
There are not enough munitions
producing plants IN Mexico to sup
port a first class revolution. To be
successful the rebels must obtain
the sinews OF war from the
outside. BY cutting off supplies
from this country, and by co-opera-
ting with the Mexican federal au-
thorities in the suppression OF
bootleg munitions from other
countries. q long step will be taken
in throttling the revolt.
1t has worked before, notably in
the case Of the De la Huerta revolt.
Officials are hopeful that 1t viii
be similarly successful in the pres.
ent instance.
The Washington times., 1929-03-06
OFFICE THIEVES
GET $1,000

Between $500 and $1,000 was oh.
tanned early today by robbers who
cracked open 4 heavy iron cash
box in an office building in the
1900 block OF U st. n. w, and
escaped.
The robbery was discovered when
W. 4. Bradshaw, manager, opened
the office OF the Natiopal Benefit
Life Insurance Company. : The
thieves gained entrance by jimmy
ing a. door.
The floor was Uttered with
papers when Bradshaw srriyed.
Several desks. had been ransacEed.
Bradshaw said nothing seemed to
be missing except the cash. He
added that the loss was covered
by insurance. ~
Headonarters detectives were un-
able to find any clue to the Identity
of the robbers.
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DECLARES SHE DEVISED
THEM BY EXCERPTS
FROM CLIPPINGS

By the reference to his parents and
J shifted his huge form nervOus'y In
the witness chair as he replied. "NO.
sir"
Burlingame said that his mother
had died 10 years ago and that his
father to the best OF my knowledge
is still alive"
He said that he had only seen his
father once and that that was about
eight or nine years ago. Burlinganle
said that he had gone to work when
he was about 18 or 10 years old and
that he had been working ever since.
Again taking up the letter, Fowler
read q section in which the writer
said that his whole life had been full
OF work and that he had been fairly
successful.
did that suggest anything to
your
ITO me it was still referring to the
other mar"
Reads From Mlssives
did she ever tell you how old the
other man WASP
mo. .
81 met you In the latter part OF
life and the first meeting nearly took
my breath away" asked Fowler,
reading from one OF the letters. "Ycu
were about so when you met her.
weren't your"
Eyes, sir"
Again Fowler quoted from q let.
ter in which the writer told Of
attempting to get business matters
in shape and asked, 'You did that
for her, didn't your"
"Yes, SIR
Fowler then took Lp letter
telling OF the organization or a
company which might use a build
ing, the purchase Of which would
rnean a substantial profit for the
addressee.
Fowler asked Buflingame II he
knew anything about that through
his business associations wits the
ralrnist.
No Personal Interest
my principal interest was to
take care of her as q source Of
information. / was not interested
in her personally"
The witness denied that he had
ever left any clothes at Mrs. Bia.
locks house or that she had ever
returned any to him in a package.
Fowler again quoted from the
letter to the effect that this old
mans cup of happiness is filled to
overflowtng.
"You laughed at that, didn I
your
"Yes, and I said it had no sense
and that 1t didn't. line up with the
other letters she had me write.
This was so senseless and different
from the others that | laughed and
she got angry again.
The witness insisted that Il
didn't ask about this other man.
I am not interested In lovers
quarrels. / had no interest in her
personally
The Washington times., 1929-03-06
BurIinq0nee StOWS Nervous Wear
Under Rigid CrOss-EraminGtiOn

her mind, he said, for a reason
which he did not know.
In answer to further questions,
Burlingarne said that he did not know
what became of the $S,700 after the
woman changed her mind.
Mrs. Blalock asked to have<receipts
from him for any money which she
turned over to him In order that IL
anything happened to Burlingame
she could show her payments. Bur.
lnganle pointed out that 1--WE had a
couple of policemen killed about that
tine
Fowler then went on TO show that
Burlingame had taken the woman
about Washington with him, despite
the fact that he knew her reputation
and that she was your personal
pimp." BurllngaIlle said that he had
taken her TO Z hospital TO see friend
Of his who was ILL.,
The Staples and Blanton angle was
again injected into the case when
Fowler asked the witness, after she
had limited to you about Staples and
Blanton, what precautions did you
take?"
& AuOkA ASO =
"I didn't take any" said the wit.
ness. "Thers was no pecessity for it.
I was doing nothing wrong and I
continued to handle her business for
her and to visit her."
ibid she do or say anything to
lead you to believe she was in on
a frame.up before Your, final break
with her2"
"No, sir. / did not suspect her,
and she did not, Indicate that she
was other than friendly to me-
"Isn't it a fact that she told you
to stay away from her apartment
or that she would so to Blanton?"
THAT iz absolutely untrue"
Burlingame again denied that. he
had ever had q keysto the palmist' s
apartment on Seventh Street and
that he had ever asked for q key.
Asked II he had observed any con-
pany which she vas keeping with
other men, Burlingame replied II
was not interested" !" 49,
The Washington times., 1929-03-06
Deputy Fire Chief Davis
Recovering From Gas

Though he spent a restless night,
Casualty Hospital physiciana today
believed that P. r. Davis, of No.
II Engine Company, deputy fire
chief, would recover from the effects
of smoke and gas by which he was
overcome yesterday.
( Chief Davis did not collapse until
he returned to his engine house
after fighting blaze in a sub.
cellar of the Discroll Hotel, First
and B Streets Northwest. He then
was taken to the hospital.
Firemen of the rescue squad
equipped with gas masks were
called to subdue the flames because
of dense smoke and gas, Three
engine companies and truck
company were needed to extingulsh
the fire. The damage was not
great as only lockers containing
clothing and woodwork were de-
StrOyed.
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to use expressions that this mans
friend would recognize and know
that he had used.
After she told you this, did you
sttll have implicit confidence In
hee?" Fowler asked. f
1T meant nothing to me. II was
Just case of two women fighting
over a lover"
Heard About Tub
Captain Burlingame again denied
that he had ever received the
galvanized wash tub filled with
spurned gifts that Mrs. BIalock
testified she sent to him home.
One morning. he said, he found q
wash tub filled with aluminium
ware under his front door step. He
did not know where the tub came
from then, but a few days later
Robert /. Miller, an, attorney, ex-
planned its origin, Captain Burlin-
game said.
Miller told him that man to
whom he had loaned SO or $12
and who at one time owned store
had left town and asked that the
aluminium ware be sent to his home
to repay the loan. Burlingame de.
clared,
Always Went Home
Handling Mrs. Blalock's business
affairs took very little of his time
and never interfered with his polio,
duties, Captain Burlingame added.
He also asserted that although he
worked is to- Is hours 4 day at
times. he always went home at
night to sleep.
He said that Mrs. Blalock was a
better typist than he. while she
was no expert. she could write faster
than / could" he said.
The palmist would come into his
office at the Second precinct. ex-
plain that she had some letters to
write, and would sit by his desk
writing for two and three hours at
q time while he was busy with
police business, Burlingame declared.
The love-letters were composed
from q large stack Of letters. memo
randas, and newspaper clippings,
Captain BurlinEafne said.
Mrs, Blalock. he said, would go
through her stack of letters. select
parts. from them, and type them
into letter.
The Washington times., 1929-03-06
HIGH SPEED HAS
NO KICK now

Continued from First Page)
the Golden Arrow, at q speed of
230 miles an hour.
Everything is becoming faster, .
Segrave declared. Automobiles are
making better time. The aIrplane
is getting people to places quickly.
Ships are speeding up. The only
thing that is stationary is the rail-
road train. And In England the
railroads are waking up because
fast busses are taking the business
away from them.
Speed ana Safety
Il think the time In coming when
the general public win not be afraid
to ride in automobiles at rs and lOc
miles an hour. That VIII only come.
however. after il IL scientifically
shown that speed and safety can be
combined"
Segrave said he had two objects
in making the attempt to win back
the worlds record for Great Britain.
First. from the sporting point Of
view and his loyalty to England,
and secondly because of Its scientific
aspect.
Greatest Danger
The greatest denger OF an acci
dent in his effort to beat 2O7 miles
an hour would come from the burst
ing of a tire, according to Segrave.
The wheels and tires on the Golden
Arrow cost $4,000. The tires are
Of cord, covered only by one-siA.
teenth OF an inch Of rubber, 81 by
Z inches.
: The thinness of the coating is ne.
cessitated by the fact that to make
230 miles an hour the wheels must
make about 1880 revolutions q
minute. The tires are guaranteed to
last only Is seconds at the cars
maximum speed.
Major Segrave IN insured for $25,.
600 for the attempt.
The Washington times., 1929-03-06
G. %. p. Director Will Be
Hnnnred hY D. C. Group

A testimonial in honor Of DIT.
John r, Hawkins. director Of the
colored voters division Of the Re.
publican National COMMITTEES win be
given tonight at Armstrong High
School by the Citizens Reception
Committee of the District Of Co
lumbia.
Among the ,.rominent speakers
will be Or. Emmett J. Scott. Bishop
A. l.. Gaines. Judge Jas'es a. Cobb,
Garnet C. Wilkinson, oscar Depriest,
congressman. from IllinDis,
Robert r. Notion. Mrs, Mary Church
Terrell AMI cry Howard. Musieal
selections will be given by the How
ard University Glee Club the
washington Concert Orchestra and
DR.. 6. Summer wormley. William
Z. Houston viii act as toast master.
The Washington times., 1929-03-06
UTH ITY GROUP
At WORK

The Public Utilities Commission,
one member short through the re-
fusaI of the Senate TO confirm the
reappointnent of Col. Harrison
Brand, jr., is still functioning. The
members, John w. Childress and
Engineer Commissioner William b.
I4adue, are not expected to touch
the traction question unless Il is
brought to direct Issue.
Traction officials are considering
whether. to renew their fight for
q fare raise. or wait ia see what
the special session Ok Congress will
do with the merger proposal.
Capital Board to Meet
The board OF directors OF the
Capital Traction Company win meet
March N to consider the advisable
ity of renewing their plea for q
fare raise, 1t Is Understood.
Several names have been men.
toned for the vacant utilities post.
Colonel. Brand Is said To oe def
nitely sout OF the picture.
The commission yesterday Ap
proved a schedule OF chagres for
1929 for installation of gas service
The customer is required to pay
half the cost Of connections. Most
,of the charges show a slight re,
duetion.
The Washington Gas Light Com.
pany's connections are higher than
those Of the Georgetown company
Enploye Resigns
The commission accepted the res.
lgllation OF Mrs. Julia Williams
Bubb. who has been IN their employ
seven years. She was recently
married ana win live fll New York.
The commission also changed the
routing Of the Washington Win.
chester bus line. The new route
Is west on Pennsylvania Avenue to
Fifteenth Street, thence north on
Fifteenth Sto T. Street, east on F
Street to Fourteenth Street and
thence south on Fourteenth to the
Highway Bridge. The buses for.
merly turned on Pennsylvania Ave.
nue. opposite the Willard Hotel,
The Washington times., 1929-03-06
Laugh Lands False
Alarm Joker in
Cell

PHII4ADELPHIA, March ST.
William Lago laughted.
1t was. funny. He had lust
turned fl 4 fire alarm, and the
firemen had come running, all
excited, looking for the fire.
Ha, lia, ha! There wasn't any.
So he turned in another. Heb,
hehi
Patrolnan william Donahue,
who had been awakened by the
engines, heard his laughing.
Donahue didn't think It was
funny. He thought it was queer
somebody should be laughing out
loud at 3.84 a. m.
Clad in his night clothing,
Donahue dashed out. William
I.agb laughed again. 1t was
funny to see the cop in his
nightgown.
But in his cell Lago only
grunted when Donahue, passing,
said: Laugh, clown, laugh.
The Washington times., 1929-03-06

9urlinEAnne was vistbly, worn ana
OlightlY nervous when he resumed
the stand for continuance Of his
cross-exanniriation by Assistant Cor.
porafion Counsel Fowler. The cap.
tatn's fingers twitched nervously
ana his eyes wandered about the
room while Fowler arranged a huge
pile OF papers preliminary to his
questioning. :.
The prosecutor started the morn.
ing's quiz by reviewing the conipli.
Gated financial relations between
Mrs. Blalock and the witness.
''Sha would give you the money or
checlIa and you would deposit them
to her account?" asked Fowler.
Either that or I would so to the
hank with her. made great many
deposits for her"
Then she would give you check
and yop would cash 1t and take the
money hack TO herr"
.'Yes, sir" -,
'Then she would give It back to
Money in Circulation
eyes. and then ! would put it
in the safe for her for Z few days
ana then she would want 1t back.
That was about the way it ran:
They money was continually going
back and forth"
Fowler asked the witness If he
had read the affidavit which Mrs.
Blaiock had made under the direc.
tion OF Representative Blanton.
'.NO,n replied the witness, ut
seemed 30 foolish and 50 untrue
that I did not read it carefully,
saw some parts Of It in the news,
papers. .
Wanted All Recsipts
Fowler asked Rurliugarns Il the
withdrawal of $500 from Mrs.
Blalock1s account in. June had any
connection with the payment Of
trusts on her property and Bur.
lingane replied that it was with.
drawn because the woman had de-
eided to get tho money together
and pay off the trusts on her II
Street property. she later changed
The Washington times., 1929-03-06
CONTINUED nom First Page,

N~OutAu00U AAVAA 49, 80
had told him he was 4 civil
engineer and machinist and that he
was q beIfmade man, having
started to earn his own living at
the age OF Z BY selling newspapers
Laughed All the Time
tDo you think she was trying to
frame this other man?" asked
Fowler.
''No. / didn't think so. To me
e was just q joke. 1t wasn't to
hurt some one. It was just an at
tempt to disprpve what the other
woman was Dragging about"
Burlingane said that the civil
engineer and Tnachinist, according
to Mrs. Blalock, had boasted OF
what wonderful things he was go
ing to do for her and that he was
organizing machine company
with q capital Of $4,000, ,000.
Fowler took up the Broken
hearted daddy letter and asked
BurlinRame IL when that was writ
tan it did not make him laugh. !.
II laughed at it all the time,
said the witness. 1t WAS 3 joke.
Here Fowler tried to interJect 9
question, but BurlingaTne insisted
on adding to his answer and con.
tinued, "I laughed and teased her
30 much that it made her mad and
she said, You're too damned smart
and she went back to the type
writer"
Followed Her Views
Fowler then quoted from one OF
the letters about the front door key
ana asked Burlfngame IL that did
not mean anything to him.
II took it to refer to the othes
man and his relations with her.
During all this time you didn't
suspect q frameup?" +.
'tNo sir. Blanton hadn't come in
to the matter at that time
'tYou worked together harmoni.
ously on the typewriter" asked
Fowler, pointing to similarities in
the letters which Burlingarne ad
n1its writing and those which he
claims he did not write:
ST am no expert on typewriter
and neither is she. i wrote just
what she directed me to. | made
no suggestions. She would say,
'Underscore that or put this all in
capitals and would do it."
Fowler, taking up another letter
quoted the writing as being to the
effect that the writer was unable to
account for a change OF feeling.
did you ask her about thatp"
mo, 1t seemed something tina!
took place between them and I was
not interested"
Nervousness Returns
Taking up another letter, Fowler
quoted the writer as saying that he
had been left alone at an early
age.
Does that apply to you?"
mo. It seems though that it ap-
piled to the other man. because he
was always Dragging about being
q self-madA man"
Didn't your father and mother
die when you were young?
The witness was visibly disturbed