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The Washington times., 1929-02-13
HANDCLASPS
BY MARION DAVIES

Colonel Lindbergh-A bashfui
youth, especially with women.
He shakes hands quickly but
firmly. He doesn't smoke, drink
or dance.
Margot Asquith (writer)-Not
like she writer's. Extremely
gracious.
Florenz Ziegfeld (stage pro-
ducerl-Has not the power and
force automatically credited to
person who renovated American
musical comedy and thereby
achieved great fame.
Sir Thomas Upton (sportsmant
Tells amusing stories of his
eventful life. Most entertaining.
1t happened last week at the
Tommy Loughran- Emanuel fight
Among those ring side-ing was
Betty Bronson. Enter the main
battlers. Loughran espied Betty
He's known as a fast man. He
lived up to the rep. Having met
Betty in New York, he renewed
the acquaintanceship. After the
bout, to be sure. Asked IL ne
might come a-calling. And did
Betty say uh huh? Righto. So
he came. To her mothers home
There was Betty. Tommy left
at 1880. Records state that Miss
Bronson started her official career
as Peter Pan. Will the shades of
Du Barry communicate astrally?
The Washington times., 1929-02-13
ONE ACT PLAY
TOURNAMENT
OPENS

The third annual one act play
tournament of the District OF
Columbia opened auspiciously last
night at Columbia Heights Com.
mounity Center, when three short
plays were given, including a
tense tragedy. a farce, and a de-
lightful comedy.
The Drama Unit of the Women's s
City Club offered the tragedy,
Edith ogden Heidel's new Empty
Arms" directed by one of the
well.known professional players
of the Capital city, Mrs. Charles
b. Hanford. Leading parts were
PLAYED by Edna Ellis Hilton, Roy
Donohue, Ida Garrett Mattingly,
and Edward f. Muth. Its presen-
tation set high standard for the
tournament.
The O'Connor Dr-amadio Players
offered a light farce, written and
directed by Caleb O'Connor, and
called "He Who Hesitates," with
Irma Beall and Melissa Boyer ap-
pearing as the girl friends" OF
Samuel Slocum, we'll played by
Patrick Heney.
The Masks offered charming
comedy by Christopher Morley,
entitled "The Bedroom Suite"
the scene OF which was laid in a
shop window, which was being
dressed" Vinton Havworth APP
pearing as the window dresser,
Jerry; Dorothy Shore as his as
sistant, Alice. and Andrew Allison
as the watchman, Yvonne Levy
directed this little play, and it
was well done.
The second program of the
tournament will take place Thurs
day night of this week. at East
Washington Center, Seventeenth
and East Capital Streets, at s
D M, when four plays win be
presented.
The Washington times., 1929-02-13
CAMILLA HORN
IS GOING TO
AFRICA
BY DOROTHY HERZOG


Copyright. 1929, Premier syndicate)
HOLLYWOOD. Feb. 1s.-Polly
Moran figures it M. G.. M. fails to
renew he. contract she'll have to
return the gorjeejous refrigerator
purch, sed OIL the instalment plot.
And there's only one payment left.
Forward all contributions NJ. G. NJ.
studio
incidentally, Polly has agreed to
warble over the radio tomorrow
eve-Station KIM. Her theme
song will be monikered, Amy
Place 1. Make Money Is Homesick
Home to Me, Even II It's In Pow
erty Row" And by way OF a con.
tractural boost for La Moran, she
will make whoopee with Karl Dane
and George X. Arthur in China
Bound" direction Chuck Reisner.
~
Slough
Camilla Horn, United Artists
blond import from Germany. is en-
joying conglomerate emotions. Her
h 8 b d came a-visiting her
parted for home last Saturday. AS
his going away present to the fair
Camilla, he gave her a sigh.y err
mine wrap. Camilla's first.
Naturally she yearns to join the
ermine nighters. But the odds
, pear against her. For Camilla
Journeys to darkest Africa early in
March along with other members
of the "Trader Horn" troupe, to be
gone about six months. An ermine
wrap is as practical in middle
Africa as French heelG in the
Yukon. So Camilla is following
Instructions concerning the African
wardrobe and storing the ermine in
favor of knickers, shirts and simi-
lar approved jungle styles.
One OF the most widely
acquainted stars in motion pic
lures is Marion Davies. Few
famous personages come to Holly
wood and fail to seek her. Her
charm as a hostess, her sincere
interest in others, her humorous
conversational powers, her grac.
iousness may explain in part this
popularity. Miss Davies has con-
sented to pen her reactions to
some of the international and ma
tional folk we all know by name.
There follows the first of the
series, written exclusively for this
paper.
The Washington times., 1929-02-13
When The Feature Is
Shown On Screen

EARLE-George Bancroft in
wolf of Wall Street" All taIker
Paramount. At 11:40 a. M. 1:40
s:45, $40, 7:45 and e:45 p. m.
PALACE--Nancy Carroll and
Gary Cooper in "Shopworn Angel.
At 11:12 a. M, 1885, $40, 5:25. 1880
and $40 p. m.
COLUMBIA--Willia Haines in
'Alias Jimmy Valentine" Metro
Goldwyn talking film. At 1880 a.
M, 1;22, S:26, 5:2s, 1882 and $3.50
p. m,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Cos
tello and Conrad Nagel in '"The
Redeeming Sin" Warner Brothers
talker. At 11:45 a. M, las, 3:45.
5:45, 7:45 and 9:45 p. m.
FOX--"The Ghost Talked" Fox
all-talking comedy with Charles
Eaton and Helen Twelvetrees. At
1922, 2:44, 5:02. 1853 and 1917 p. m.
The Washington times., 1929-02-13
PHILADELPHIA
ORCHESTRA
IS HEARD

Upon it's third appearance in
the Capital City, the Philadelphia
symphony Orchestra was led
through its program of difficult
and varied numbers, by DR.. Ar
hur Rodzinski. The performance
yesterday afternoon. in the Wash
ington Auditorium was all that
one expects of this wonderful
band of master musicians and
the well pleased audience ex-
pressed its satisfaction by gener-
Gus applause.
AS is not unusual in concerts
given by the Philadelphia SYM
phony, the inaugural number,
Brahms Symphony No. 1 in G
minor. was, one of the most ire
mendous and impressive selections
of the afternoon. Permitting the
conductor to elaborate on ex-
pressions and granting the play
ers a golden opportunity to- dis
play their greatest art-that of
phrasing and tonal splendor--
the opus was completed in full
exquisiteness.
There were many who prefer
red the Debussy suite. The live
ana COIOIAuI SIOup OA SS hpAlOhAS
pictures of La Mer," depicting
as it. were, moodes of the sea.
1t was surely one of the finest
exhibitions of Rodzinski's leader
ship, as he carried through the
score without using notes.
Harry Janos. by Zoltan
Kadaly, modern Hungarian
composer, was an unusual arrange
ment of music from the opera of
the. same name. The six move
ments were tone sketches OF adj
ventures of national folklore
hero. The Love Song in part 3
was the most charming division
of the work.
1t was not for long while that
the people in Washington could
reconcile themselves to a season
of guest conductors with the
Philadelphia Symphony, with only
one appearance of Leopold Stok-
owski; but yesterdays brilliant
performance quite fully estab-
lished DIR. Radzinski in the ad-
miration of the great numbers
who attended the concert.
The fourth and last of the
PHILADELPHIA Symphony Concerts
in Washington this winer, is sched-
uled for February 26 under the
local management of 4. Arthur
Smith.
MADELINE ENSIGN.
The Washington times., 1929-02-13
ANNAPOLIS IS
GLORIFIED In
FILMS

Bancroft Hall. where many inn
portant scenes were filmed by Di-
rector Christy Cabanne for the
Pathe picture, Annapolis, offers
an impressive sight for visitors to
the United States Naval Academy
at Annapolis Md The building.
which houses $500 men, is the
largest granite structure in the
world and has six miles of corri.
dor for sleeping quarters, which
afforded the "Ithe company an op.
portunity to- shoot some scenes of
unusual interest,
Annapolis which will be on
view at the Earle Theater begin.
ming with the Friday midnight
premiere, Is an original story by
Prof. Royal S. pease, an instructor
at the Academy, and has John
Mack Brown, Jeanette Loft and
Hugh Allan in the featured roles
Hobart Bosworth, Charlotte
Walker and William Bakewell also
are in the cast
The Washington times., 1929-02-13
Mrs. Wilson Is Sane,
Physicians Declare

NEW YORK, Feb. Io.-Mrs. h's'
ther Evans De Forest Wilson, big
game huntress and society woman Of
Washington, D. c., convicted by
Jury here of second degree assault
for shooting her husband, Dallett
H. Wilson, lawyer, has been found
sane by physicians who have had
her under constant observation In
the psychopathic ward OF Bellevue
Hospital since January 80, is was
learned yesterday.
Relatives Of the convicted woman
have been notified that Mrs. wilson
will be released from the hospital
Thursday.
The Washington times., 1929-02-13
EdgewOOd Citizens
Name Committees

M. Claude Turner, president OF
the Edgewood Citizens Association,
has named chairmen Of committees
as follows:
Thomas Clancy, streets and al
leys; Earl F. Brown, public utilities:
DR.. j. c. Biggs, public health; Will
liam T. Ryan, law and legislationi
H. j. Newkirk, public safety; Frank
A. Murphy, publicity and advertis.
ing; Hugh S. Torbert, parks and
lawns, and Miss Effie NJ. Lyles,
social and entertainment.
Joseph +. oliver has been elected
secretary in place OF Thomas
Clancey, resigned.
The Washington times., 1929-02-13
Churches Plan Prayer
For National Loyalty

NEW YORK, Feb. 13 u.N.S.l.-
An appeal to citizens to put loyalty
to their country ahead Of their
thirst will be made Sunday, March
from every Protestant pulpit in
the United States, it was announced
by the Federal Council OF Churches
Of Christ in America
Pastors have also been asked to
make special mention of the new
administration.
The Washington times., 1929-02-13

Not even the meticuIously cor
rect John B. Daniel, of radio
fame, can make me pronounce
4 "vodevill,"
The Washington times., 1929-02-13

Incidentally a picture of
lovely lady with her pet dog
arrives at this desk labelled
Cleo Mayfield and Cecil Lean.
But having often admired Mr..
Leans million-dollar smile and
pearly teeth l prefer our own
caption.
The Washington times., 1929-02-13

Donald Brian, who sings so
pleasingly in the Vitaphone
short at the Earle Theater this
week, possesses the secret of
eternal youth. 1t is 20 years
ago since he was the dancing
rage of these United States as
the star of 'The Merry Widow" !"
Mr.. Brian still possesses the
figure of a Juvenile and, unless
the cameras and makeup de-
ceive, bears none of the telltale
facial lines of middle age. About
a year agJ he was married to
Virginia 0'Brien, of the George
M. Cohan musicals. At the
present moment he is entertain
ing in vaudeville.
Just as | had begun to be-
lieve that Douglas MacIAan,
Washington's motion picture
star, had gone into retirement
along comes a notice that his
first dialogue film, ''The Carna-
tion Kid" has been released by
Paramount. He is now getting
ready to make an all-talker
called divorce Made Easy"
which Is the screen version of
the Wilson Collision farce. Marie
Pre- will be his leading
woman.
Not even the meticuIously cor
rect John B. Daniel, of radio
fame, can make me pronounce
The Washington times., 1929-02-13
Haines AS Talker

William Haines forsakes his
usual "wise.cracking" part for a
"safe-cracking" part in alias
Jimmy Valentine. which is in
its second week at Loew's Column
bia. William Haines is heard
speaking for the first time on
the screen in the dialogue se-
quences of this M-G.M produc'
ton.
Births. engagements, Marriages. Deaths
and In MemOFiam appear daily on next
to last page of tOday's paper
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-19

CHRISTMAS POPPED PLANTS
 See our display of Potted Plants for Christmas. adv. JUNEAU FLORISTS
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-19
A Railroad Builder.
(New York World.) )

Beniamn F Yoakum was the last survivor o1 that group of railroad pioneers to whom the west ern States today owe much of their material progress He did a work for the Southwest very like that which James J. Hill did for the North west Both saw the possibilities of their sectlons and realized that development only awaited ade- ouate facilities for transportation. They reversed the old order of railroad building and instead or running their lines where population was most dense and industries most numerous they built out into the wilderness, knowing that traffic would follow the rails Having begun raroading as the rodman of a construction gang, MT. Yoakum ad- vanced to the position of of the worlds great est railroad executives He covered the huge State of Texas with network of steel and linked the cities of the Middle West with the Gulf Coast and the Valley of the Rio Grande It his great ambition to extend his lines through Mexico into Central America and link the Mississippi Valley with the Panama Canal, but the political dis turbances in Mexico compelled him to abandon this idea.
 Shortly before the outbreak of the World War the Yoakum system the Frisco, Rock Island and affiliated roads popularly known, en- braced some 17000 miles of lines Then the financial stringency of 1913, with the Frisco re- ceivership and the dissolution of the system into it's component units. MT Yoakum withdrew from the Craftsmanship of the Frisco, but continued to serve several railway directorates until the day of his death. In his later years, resident of Long Island he became keenly interested in local transportation problems and an early advocate of the tri-borough bridge which the city has re- gently undertaken to build. He was also deeply interested in farm relief, urging the farmers to combine for the orderly marketing of their products and vigorously assailing the McNary- -Haugen plan. It is as builder and conqueror of the frontier that he will be best remembered
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-19
ATTENTION SHIPPERS

The Motorship NORCO will sail from Seattle for Juneau December 30th. For freight reservations see Local Agent Femmer or Telephone lI14. adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-19
THE MIDNIGHT FLYER By Mary Graham Bonner

Aboard! All aboard All aboardp I've turned the time way back this evening"" the Little Black Clock said, and you've just heard the conductor saying that we must all get aboard.
 "The train will be pulling out at once"
 John and Peggy and the Little Black Clock did not get into the ordinary part of the train. They rode right in front with the engi- neer and looked out of the window
 The train was pulling slowly out of the station. There were a great many people still standing on the platform.
 Why aren't they getting aboard? Couldn't they still jump on?" John asked.
 They don't want to come along" the Little Black Clock said. "They have just come to watch"
 "Why?"
 This is the first train to run at night--it is one of the first of the Midnight Pliers and people want to see it. You see, it is great sight,"
 Now the train was well out of the station, and it was beginning to go more and more quickly
 On through the night they sped They could see fences and fields and houses with little lights here and there
 It was simply wonderful riding in the front like this, and it seemed as though they were fairly flying through the country.
 Aren't we going awfully quick ly?" Peggy asked.
 We are for this day and age, the Little Black Clock said, but it's nothing like the speed we made in the plane on our last trip. The airplane people who passed us and scowled at us because we were going too slowly, would never dream of taking a train-they thought two hundred and fifty miles and hour was simply crawling"
 How we do go backward and forward" John said, Tout just the same I do love travelling on a trainp
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-19
Before Immigration's Tide.
(New York Times. )


 How completely of native stock descended from the races of the British Isles was the South at the time of the Civil War is demonstrated again In newly discovered list of the war prisoners at the Western State Penitentiary near Pittsburgh Convicts working through the yellow files Of the prison, unearthed Host" roster of officers in the cavalry of General John H. Morgan who were shut up there in 1863. In the entire list of IF every name IS of British Irish or Huguenot descent Yet any roster Of World War officers of Southern d- vision would show in its names the effects of the influx of immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe that began in the '70s and sos
 Officers lists of Northern regiments in the Civil War would probably reveal many German names Tor In l848 a great Teutontc tide crossed the At lantic and scattered itself through the Northern ana Western States. But the South except at New Orleans, showed little sign of the arrival of immigrants, and only recently is that manfesting itself in the telephone directories of the Southern clties. In the list of Morgan's men, recovered at the suggestion of the Pittsburgh Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy, there is not q trace 10 fthe melting pot" The first name is AIcorn the last is Wells, and between come Burpess II,n ter Lafoon, Morris, Page. Travis and Webb That cavalry, at any rate which spread alarm thronob out the Ohio River border all "Anglo-saxon D
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-19
SHORT CUTS TO PROHIBITION
 ENFORCEMENT.

The National Christian Forum not long ago adopted a resolution demanding that Congress deny entrance to the United States mails to any news paper that opposes Prohibition prints editorials, paragraphs cartoons the tendency of which is to make Prohibition ridiculous contemptuous. At least denominational paper has been discovered by the Oklahoma Oklahoman that endorses the proposal
 We would suggest more direct way of reach ing the desired point Why not have the Consti- tuition amended that Congress might disfranchise all the voters except such favor Prohibition?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-19
SENATE PROCEEDED REGULARLY.

-r,oro ;s m ouestion but what the Senate pro- ceeded in regular order when 1t referred to 'iie Privileges and Elections Committee the resoluVioh barring Joseph R. Grundy from the Senate ana permitted the newly appointed Senator to taKe the oath of office. That is the manner in wmch IL ought to have proceeded years ago when William
 Ware presented certificate of election as United States Senator from the Governor of Pennsylvania.
 There is no question but that MT. Grundy is 8 citizen of the United States and that he was regu- lary appointed There no question but that MT Ware was citizen of the United States and the certificate of Gov Pinchot said he was regu- larly elected
 MT. Ware was not refused seat in the Senate on account of any irreguarity of any kind In con- nection with his election. Fraud was charged Tn the contest by William B. Wilson, the Democrat who ran against him, but the Senate rejected the con- test by an overwhelming majority It then removed him because too much money had been spent to secure his nomination in the Republican primary. The amount was about $78O0oo In the same prl- mary there expended for one of his oppon- ents S18ooOOO and a half million more was spent in behalf of another It was the famous or infamous-"Three- million dollar primary
 Some of the ablest lawyers in the Senate ln- cluding Senator Borah and several Democrats, oe- lieved that MT Ware as matter of law and right, ought to have been permitted to take his seat. Then it would have been in order TOT the senate to have expelled him if it had believed that 1t be its duty. Under the rule that was followed the credentials of Senator are guarantee that he will be permitted to occupy seat in the Senate
 If Ben Wade and Thad Stevens had thought of the plan that was adopted to keep MT. Ware out of the Senate there is question but that Presi- dent Johnson would have been removed from office under the impeachment charges The majority in the temper then prevailing, would not have hesi- tated to deny Senators their seats in order to de- prive them of votes partisan question
 The Ware precedent was dangerous and it is probably fortunate that the Senate has had a chance to reverse it soon Individual States and minorities have rights that ought to be respected The Senate Chamber is no place for mob rule.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-19

The official plurality for Mayor Walker in New York's recent election was 499847-just 153 less than a half million. The other Tammany candidates got slightly larger puralities.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-19
SKATES SHARPENED

All skates sharpened, either flat or hollow ground. adv. Morris Construction Company
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-19

Sound business practice has still far to go in college football. As yet no varsity team has insured its star halfback for $2Oo00o-(New York Times)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-19

In spite of the stock market panic the bank deposits in New York gained more than sl,OOOOOo- 900 in the month covering the big selling craze. Between October 1 and November g the, increase in the deposits exceeded $15o0,00000o. There is a lot of wealth in the country and not all it was engaged in stock trading.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-19

Public works construction throughout the United States involving expenditure of $2,000000,0OO will begin immediately Part of it was inspired by the Presidents request that as much construc- ton as possible be started at once.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-19

Nothing less than sensational is the growing habit among American juries to convict in the face of overwhelming evidence of guilt-(New York Times)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-12-19

of legislation. It has been only short time, as time is measured in history, since only Congrega- tionalists were allowed to vote in Massachusetts, That is why Roger Williams went down and founded the Baptist church in Rhode Island. Now Southern Baptists would join Southern Methodists and run the politics of that sectionat least those of them who follow Cannon and Barton would do
New Britain herald., 1929-12-14

Mrs. Daniel M. kchoo Of Allen street, Mrs. Frank MOrchoad of Oak street. Mrs. Mary Mccarthy, Mrs John Igoe Of Maple street. Mrs. F. A. Hart of Tr mont street, Mrs. Michael Kelley of Black Rock av- cnu". and Mrs. John Manean of Black Rock avenue. attended the state A. o. IT. auxiliary convention in Waterbury last Sunda%.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-14

Mrs. Thomas I.ndcr's Friday night