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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-08

Mrs. FITZGERALD wife os Capt. Gerald
FITZGERALD, u. S. A.. was hostess to a
company Of 10 at luncheon yesterday al
Wardman Park Hotel
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LEVY. AARON. On August 7. 1881. AARON
LEVY. beloved husband of Hannah Blum
Levy Of Tallahassee, Fla. Funeral from
the residence of his son, DIR. Milford Levy.
Pikesville, Mo, On SUNDAY merning, Az
inVton Hebrew CONGREGATIONAL Cemetery,
WILMINGTON D. C., about Ii O'Clock. &c
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JACKSON, NATHANIEL. on Frlday, Au-
NATHANIEL JACKSON member Of the
Young Mems Religious Relief Associationno
Remains resting at Lomax chapel, 1900
S st. NV. May be seen Saturday eve
ming. Funeral Sunday, August p ~ !
pm from above-named chapel. Friends
inuifed Interment pnodia an Cemetery. 9
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August 6. 1881. at her residence. Clarls-
OF William E. Larnan. in her 6Oth yesr.
Funeral Monday, August 10, at 10 a M
from st. Martins CATHOLIC Church, Galth-
ersbure. Md. Interment BarnesvillasCath-
olic Church Eeretery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-08

MONEY-RolI, of bills. between $40 and SIS,
in Kanns or Hecht Co dept stores, or on
street; reward. Apt. Sill, East Clifton Ter
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JACKSON, NATHANIEL. Members OF the
Young Mems Immediate Relief Associa;
ton are requested to attend the funeral
Of Nathaniel Jackson Sunday, August 9.
1881. at 1880 pm. from p. A. Lomax s
funeral parlors, st. between 18th ana
18TH stS. -m,;lwS.,.s r,or,ANp pr..,a.r+
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CURB PRICES FIRM
/ AFTER SLOW START.
Reception of Hoover Credit
Plan Proves Aid to
the Market.
BY JOHN A. CRONE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, october Squared by
the reception accorded to Hoover bank
plan, the proposals for railroad relief
and the strength of foreign markets,
prices on the Curb Exchange firn1ed up
today after opening irregularly.
Public Utilities led the upswing which
got under way shortly after midday.
Electric Bond & Share was up more
than point. Cities Service fractional
~ recovered. Standard OH CT Indiana
ran up about two points on rumors
that it has discussed merger possibilities
with California anu Jersey Standard,
which have informally agreed on a con-
solicitation.
Irregular prices prevailed at the OPEN
ing. Gains. in point Of number and
size. however. exceeded early losses.
The late strength in London was
mirrored in the fractional rise here Of
Ford Motor, Ltd; British-American
Tobacco B and Brazilian Traction.
Electric Bond & Share was up 81 at
10. Cities Service opened a shade
lower at 6l2 then more than recovered
its initial loss on the next few trades.
Standard Oil of Indiana gained Z
to 18 as traders heard some good" buy
ing had come into that issue. Middle
West Utilities lost 4 at 93s. Pitts
burgh & Lake Erie. which comes out
rather seldom. opened unchanged at IS.
Pennroad Corporation also was un-
changed at 3$t Croker Wheeler Elec-
trical Manufacturing was up slightly
at SIS. Montreal Light, Heat 81 Power
was up :. at 80 and Singer Manu-
featuring gained points.
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ries of more than $4,000 a year S to
25 per cent.
Art Metal Construction has cut wages
additional 10 per cent.
Associated Gas & Electric gas output
of system, IL months ended August 81,
of e.1 per cent.
Bunker Hill and Sullivan Mining &
Concentrating August profit before de-
probation and depletion, $13o.9sl, VS..
$22o,246; months. $S96,3es, VS..
81, 770,915.
Du Pont &c. - de Nemours & Co.
Five-day week established for Salaried
personnel salaries cut 10 per cent.
Lynn Gas a. Electric-Cuts gas heat
ing rate $3.50 per 10000 feet a month.
New England Power AsSociat ion-Sep-
TENDER electric output up II per cent.
Proctor a Gamble-SalarieS and
wages reduced between 10 per cent and
Is per cent.
Coon (W. b. Co.-Passed quarterly
common dividend; paid 40 cents cash
and 1 per cent stock on August /.
Grigsby- 0runow Co.-Turning out
about $500 radio sets daily; little ACTIVE
ty in refriRerator division: sales of re-
| frigerators In first year Of operations
I october I, 1880, to September 30, 1881,
totaled $4,000.
Peoples Drug Stores-Septembe sales
up SO per cent; months up "A per
cent.
Alliance Investment Corporation phil
adelphia)-Takes no action on seminar
nual preferred dividend: paid 8;
April /. l. a.
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Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. October 8.-Po-
tatoes, 100 pounds, 75a1,10; sweet po-
tatoes. bushel, 40a60; beans. bushel,
75a150; cabbage, bushel. 40a60; car
rots. per 100. 2.50a3.50; beets, per 100.
1.50a2.50: lettuce, per crate, 50a3 so;
caulifiower, crate, 75a2.00; celery,
crate, 175a275 lima beans. hamper,
60a85: okra, bushel, 1.50a2.00: peppers,
hamper 25a35; onions, per 100 pounds,
1,75a2.oo; spinach, bushel. 65a75; to-
stock, bushel. so; apples. bushel. 40a
1.25; cantaloupes, crate, 1.00a1.75.
Dairy Market.
Chickens, young, 2oa23; Leghorns,
18a20: old hens, 18a25; Leghorns, la
IT: ROSTERS, 12a15: ducks, 13a20;
pigeons, pair, 15a20; guinea fowls, pair,
25a50.
Eggs Receipts 584 cases; current
receipts, 18a24: hennery whites, 30a32 :;
nearby firsts. &c; Western firsts, 26.
Butter-Good and fancy creamery.
31a36 ladies, 20a22; process, 23a24;
store packed 15al6,
Live Stock Market.
Cattle-Receipts, $50 head; light
supply. market dull.
Steers-Choice to prime, none; good
to choice, 7.00a750: medium to good,
6.00a709; fair to medium. 5.50a6.00;
plain to fair. 5.00a5.50; common to
plain. 4.25a5.00.
Bulls-Choice to prime, none; good
to choice. 4.50a4.75; medium to good,
400a4.50; fair to medium, 350a4.00;
plain to fair, 3.25a3.50; common to
plain, 300a3.25.
Cows-Choice to prime, none; good
to choice, 4.25a450; medium to good,
3.75a425; fair to medium, 3.25a4.75;
plain to fair, 2.25a3.25; common to
plain, 1.50a225.
Heifers-Choice to prime, none; good
to choice, 6.00a6.25; medium to good,
5.75a6.00; fair to medium, 5,25a5.75;
plain to fair, 475a5.25; common to
medium. 5.90a6.35; light pigs, 5.35a5. 80;
ers, 30.00a6000.
sheep and lambs-Receipts. $50 head;
light supply, market lower; sheep, 1.00a
AGO. lambs, 3.50a7.25.
Hogs-Receipts, 1900 head; light
supply, market higher; lights, 5.85a6.10;
medium, 5.90a6.35; light pige, 5.35a5.80;
heavies. 5.40a6.10; roughS, 4.o0a5.OO;
pigs, 5.60a6.10.
Calves-Receipts, rs head; light sup
ply; market steady; calves, 4.00a10.00
Hay and Grain Prices.
Wheat-No. 2 red Winter, export. nc
quotations; No. 2 red Winter, garlicky
spot, domestic, 1914; october, 48l4; No
vember, 49l2.
Corn-No. 2 yellow, domestic, spot
So; cob corn, 275a3.00 per barrel.
Oats-No. white, domestic, spot
31a311a; No. 2 30a3012.
Rye-Nesrby 45a50.
Hay-Receipts, none. New hay is
starting to arrive in increasing guam
titles, but so far no official grading ha:
been attempted, selling being strictly
on merit. Demand for old hay SLOW
and market : is dull and quiet, with
prices in buyers favor at range Of
14.00a18.00 per ton.
Straw-No. l wheat, 9.00a9.50 pei
ton; No. / oat, 9.00a1000 per ton.
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Grain Market
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. October 8.-Grain prices
tended upward early today. helped by
stock market gains end by Liverpool
reports of better milling demand for
wheat. Black Sea wheat shipments
showed a decrease both as compared
with week and a year ago.
Opening h-12 cent up, wheat later
kept near the initial limits. Corn
started at q shade decline to 1s-14 adj
vance and afterward gained all around
Sharp curtailment of Russian wheat
elected comment that she pc~-"~sed dis
tinctly less wheat than Ia ear for
shipment abroad. London advices said
Soviet chartering of vessels was only
spasmodic. that this weeks wheat ex-
ports were only 3,072,0o0 bushels.
against 3,368,000 a week previous, and
that pressure of offerings appeared like
" to be less severe from now on.
Primary domestic receipts of wheat
diminished greatly. totaling but tbs, 900
bushels, compared with / ,266, 900 q week
ago and Lila, 900 at this time last year.
Large amounts of wheat were reported
| fed to live stock, instead of being for
| warded to terminal markets. On the
other hand, corn arrivals in Chicago
exhibited a surprising increase, todays
receipts aggregating 331 cars, against
| 200 on the corresponding day last week
and 81 year ago. Corn prices weak
ened on this showing. Oats held rela-
lively firm.
Provisions reflected upturns in hog
values.
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fication of Havre de Grace-washington

fication Of Havre de Grace Washington
line.
Mcclellan Stores September sales off
1877 per cent; nine months of 81 per
cent.
VIM & Lovett Grocery September
sales up 7.8 per cent; nine months, off
8.5 per cent
American Waterworks & Electric net
income. II months to August 81, of
21.1 per cent.
Ferro Enamel Corpora tion-First nine
months sales volume up 40 per cent
Holly Sugar-Only 100000 bags Of
1890 crop remain in warehouse.
Homestake Mining declared IS cents
|. monthly dividend; formerly paid so
cents.
Lane Bryant, Inc, September sales
of 23.7 per cent; nine months OH
10 per cent.
National Bellas Hess September net
cash receipts of 96 per cent; months
on per cent; advance buying in Au-
gust and hot weather affected Septem-
Der business; receipts in August and
September per cent above 1880
months.
Mullins Manufacturing omits prefer
red dividends; previously paid $1.75
quarterly.
Puget Sound Power & Light August
electric output of per cent.
Pyrene Manufacturing passed quar-
teriy common dividend; paid 10 cents
August /.
Tennessee Products passed quarterly
preferred dividend; paid 81 July 10.
Twin City Rapid Transit cuts sala-
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Sunday in Stockholm.

What the Prater is to Vienna, the
Tiergarten is to Berlin and the Bots de
Boulogne is to Paris, the Djurgarden
is to Stockholm-the pleasure resort of
all the people 1t is a large island, at
one time the home of wild deer, which
gave it its name, later it became the
home of royal navy men, Gustav III
and Karl XIV. Johan laid 1t out as a
park, whose stately oaks, green mead
ows and bold rocks now make the spot
SO much a favorite with the people.
Here, if you will make your trip on a
Sunday, you will see how Swedes enjoy
themselves, for 1t has innumerable cafes,
booths and stalls for every kind OF
amusement and affords an interesting
insight into the lighter side of Stock
holm life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-08
Washington Produce

ButteF-One- pound prints, 81; tub, So
Eggs-Hennery, 32a33; current re-
ceipts, 2oa24.
Poultry. aive-Spring broilers.
pounds and over. 27a28; 2 to 212
pounds. 22a23; IL to 2 pounds, 24a25;
hens, large, 23a24; small, 17al8; Leg
horn hens, 15al6; ROSTERS, 14al5.
pounds and over 27a28; to ga
pounds, 25a27; IL to 2 pounds, 27a2S;
hens, large, 24a25; small, L9a2o; Leg.
horn hens, 17a1S: ROSTERS. Is; Long
Island ducks, 21a22; turkeys, old toms,
3Oa32; young toms, 36a38.
Meats-Beef. prime, 16al7; choice,
l5a16: good, Halls; medium. 12l2a13;
fair. 1ia12: COW, 81aa9; lamb, top, III;
medium. l5al6; veal. top, IL. good,
15a16; pork loins, 8 to 10 pounds, 22a
%; 10 to ~ pounds. 1Sa1s: IA to 10
hams, 81; strip bacon, 22a23: lard, in
Live Stock = Hogs, light, 525a5. so;
medium. 55oa5.75; heavy, S.o0a5 50;
pigs, 5.OOa5. so; roughs, 3.00a4.00;
calves. 4.00a9O lambs, 6.00a700.
Fruits-Cantaloupes, Rocky Fords,
flats, 1l5a1. 25; apples, Delicious. 2.75;
Winter Banana. LIS; nearby, 25al No.
pears. 3.0oa3.25; peaches, 1.25al IS;
oranges. 3.75a5. 90: lemons, 6.50a8 SO:
lines, per 100. ITS; honeydews, LISA
Its; Persian melons, 1.75a2.25; cram
berries, IS pounds. 2.00a2.25; grapes.
Tokays. 2.00a2.25; Malagas. 200; Ribiers,
2.25; Cornichons, Its: Concords, r.
quart baskets. 40a45: Thompson, seed
less. 200: plums, $50; casabas, 2.25;
ounces. It's.
Vegetables - Potatoes, nearby, 150-
pound sacks. l50a1.75; Long Island,
1.75a1 go; Idaho bakers. 100 pound
sacks. 2.50a275: tomatoes 2-peck
baskets. 75a1.25; caulifiower. 1.50a
Its; carrots, crates, $50; per dozen
punches. rs; beets, per 100 punches.
2.00a3.00; string beans, 75a1.25; limas,
1.00a2.50; eggplants. LOCAL rs; mush-
rooms, 4oas5; squash. per bushel, 3.0Oa
$50; peppers, 100; celery, small crates,
50a1.0 90; turnips, 75a1.00; sweet pota-
toes, yellow. scars: Nancy Halls, 75a85;
Porto Rican, 75a85.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-08
LAND BANKS HOLD
STRONG POSITION
Expansion of Institutions
Believed Likely to Aid
FarmirN1 Sections.
BY the Associated PresA'

BY the Associated PresA.
No fear is entea tanned In Federal
Farm Loan Bureau circles concerning
the ability Of FederalS land banks to re-
tain their solvency d.a ring the present
emergency which confA o1lts agriculture
On the contrary. they are encouraged
by the proposal OF Pra sident Hoover.
supported by his congreA sional confer
ees, to expand the banks as a means
of aiding the recovery of IA rmers.
Despite the fact that bob DIS OF these
institutions have sold down. in SYM
pathy with the entire list, A1fficials of
the bureau declare the banks 1 re adapt
ed to surmount farm difficuA les Incl
dental to commodity price fiM 'tuations
and changing land values.
Federal land hank bonds are A1ot OBJ
legations of the Government. mar are
they guaranteed by 1t. On the other
hand, they are securities of a Coma -ess-
sponsored farm loan system which OPP
crates under governmental superviA ion
through the Federal Farm Loan Bon d,
be confused with the Federal Farm l
Board.
1t is held here as inconceivable thah
Government aid should be lacking in
event Of an emergency facing the Fed
eral land banks, particularly in view
of the moral obligation involved In
thus connection it IS recalled that at
the Inauguration of the banks system
the Government owned all the stock
Conforming to its original intent, how
ever. the part subscribed by the Gov
eminent has been replaced largely by
stock sold to the National Farm Loan
Associations. which are the farmers
vehicle in dealing with the land banks.
The Government has never surrendered
any part OF its entire ownership of the
Federal intermediate credit banks. which
are affiliated with the Federal land
banks.
The latest report of condition of these
banks, for the quarter ended with June,
showed slight increase in liquid items,
together with slight increase in gross
delinquencies During the quarter there
was an appreciable increase in reserves,
but a small contraction in net worth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-08
CORPORATION
REPORTS
TRENDS AND PROSPECTS, OF
LEADING ORGANIZATIONS.

NEW YORK, october 8.-The follow
ing is a summary of important corpora
ton news prepared by the Standard
Statistics Co., Inc, New York, for the
Associated Press.
News Trend.
1t is generally expected that the report
of the untitled orders of the United
States Steel Corporation as of Septem-
Der 80, which will be published on Sat-
urday, will show decrease from those
reported on hand August 81. Although
production last month was at a low
level, averaging about 28 per cent, it is
not believed that the incoming orders
equalled the output, however, the de-
cline should not be as large as was re-
ported for August 80, when bookings
dropped 239,359 tons frcm the previous
month end.
The Companies.
Consolidated Gas, Electric Light g.
Power of Baltimore-AboHt $4,000 900
annual revenue expected from contract
from Pennsylvania Railroad for electri-
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Light Tells Time at Night.

A nocturnal sundial, using light in
stead of shadow to tell the time and
expanded to relatively gigantic proper
tons. is to be installed by the munich
pality Of Guayaquill. Republic of Ecua-
dor. The light source will be an electric
searchlight which, revolving once every
IL hours. will indicate the time by
Illuminating surrounding landmarks at
the same time each night.
Guayaqldl Is at present constructing
beautiful gardens along the water front
Of the port. In the center of these
gardens a Moorish tower is being
erected to hold historic clock dating
back to 184l. A large airport beacon
will be mounted on top of this tower
and will make one complete revolution
avery II hours.
she beacon. 24-inch unit with a
-,000-watt lamp. was purchased from
the International General Electric Co.
Impulses from a telechron electric clock
will be transmitted to solenoid-oper-
ated turning mechanism every five sec
onds through the medium OF a standard
traffic timer. Thus, the beacon. as II
turns. will indicate the time by illumi-
nst ting various landmarks at the same
slime each night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-08
New York Cotton

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, October 8-Cotton
prices were to 10 points lower TODAY
on profit-tsking and hedge selling.
Buyers were in the market, but con-
lined their operations to down
purchases in moderate quantities.
Opening prices were: October ssh
off 9; December, 5.63, off g.; January
5.73, of 9; March. SCI. of 10: Nav.
Clio, off 10, and July, 627, off 10.
Prices broke to a net loss of over 81
bale after the announcement of the
Government crop report
An estimated crop of 1924, 900 bales
as of October l compared with IS
685,000 on September / and the 1880
final of 1882 900. Condition was
placed at 69.S per cent, against SO per
cent on September /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-08
POTATO MARKET.

CHICAGO. October tP) UNITED
States Department of Agriculture =
PotatoeS-109 carloads; on track 289,
total United States shipments, 939:
slightly stronger, trading only fair;
sacked. per hundredweight, Wisconsin
Cobblers. s0a90 Minnesota, North
Dakota Cobblers, Red River section, 80
AGO; Red River Ohios, 80a85; Idaho
Russets No. l, small to medium. l.20a
1.35: medium TO large. 1.40al.55; few
higher; No. 2, goal 90; Commercials,
LOCAL 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-08
SILK INDUSTRY HIT.

MONTREAL. October 8 R).-The
drop of tie Canadian dollar, as COM
pared with United States currency,
caused serious increase in the cost of
production in the silk industry, P. r.
Watson, st. GATHERINGS, Ontario presi-
dent of the Silk Association of Canada,
told the sixth annual meeting of the
asSociat ton yesterday.
The increased cost must be included
in prices or the working capital of the
industry would be impaired he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-08
PARIS BOURSE PRICES.

PARIS, October (P,.-Three per
cent rentes 80 francs IS centimes. Five
per cent loan, 101 francs 40 centimes.
Exchange on London. 81 francs. The
dollar was quoted at Is francs 80 CEN
times.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-08

Descending in a dense cloud at Mon
tagnac, France, white butterflies were
piled foot deep on the ground. and
automobiles had to stop, their radiators
being covered with the insects.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-08
RIGHTS-EXPIRE.

RIGHTS-EXPIRE
So. 25s Poop G l. & Clan is 2 Az Az Az "A
Dividend dollars quarterly
nual dividend tPartly tPus
Payable cash Payable in stock Adjustment
stock Flus 2% in stock Plus I9% IN stock m Plus 81 In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-08

ww-With warrants.
xw-Without warrants.
New.
Wt-When issued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-08

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The Washington times., 1931-11-21

Most of the pictures I have
mentioned appeared in big
houses in large cities; at least
two were current in New York
when I returned. They are pro-
duction pictures, the pictures
turned out on schedule to keep
houses supplied. Except that
they move more rapidly than
the first talkies did, and no
longer stop for long speeches
and inappropriate songs. they
are ignorant of the lessons
taught by the good talkieS and
indifferent to the terrible lesson
of financial disaster taught by
the average silent movie.
Save the TaIkies
The silent movie was dying
of inanition just when 1t
thought itself in its halcyon
days. This happened two or
three times, and each time q
powerful force Griffith, for
instance, or the German inva-
sion or an accident (the war;
saved it. In those periods work
manlike pictures were turned
out, people attended regularly,
the studios were buSy-and tIc~
movies faced bankruptcy, I am
not sure that this is happening
to the talkieS. One great sue
cess can finance a dozen fail
ures. All I know is that the
moving picture industry, facing
the same depression we all
face, has not chosen the way
of courage or experiment, or
even the way Of improvement
to save itself. It is trying to
save itself by a few exceptional
pictures and 4 lot Of bad ones.
The Washington times., 1931-11-21
Two Bad Ones

The Last Cor perhaps, Inc
Big) Gamble was another. At
the enc, a gangste~ was taken
for a ride, because he was try
ing to take an innocent man
for a ride. The innocent man
was saved. An enormous
elaborate plot, through which
a sinister headman forced two
young people to marry; for
pleasant surprise, they fell in
love before the year Of their
trial was up. I remember James
Gleason playing a tough, as ne
used to 10 years ago on the
stage.
"A Dangerous Affair" was,
I think, the title Of another.
It reaVealed to me the comic
powers of Ralph Graves. who
is, I gather, a popular favorite,
working usually with Jack Holt.
It is patty a comedy, partly a
spool murder mystery, partly a
real murder mystery. Like
Platinum Blonde" it has a
vague association with a news
paper. CTwo newspaper plays
have been successful this year,
Two More
"The Beloved Bachelor" was
advertised as charming COM
edy, so I should have been
warned; but was determined
to see everything, in any case.
It is the one about the ward
who fell in love with her guar
dian and was heartbroken be-
cause he thought of her as a
young thing. So she put on an
evening dress and at once he
fell in love with her. UubitSch
uses not the social, but the
aphrodiSiac, effect of clothes in
"The Smiling Lieutenant"
which, as a story, is more con-
temptible than any Of those I
have mentioned0
Finally. Expensive Women"
Miss Dolores Costello was in
this one, making a return to
the pictures. The plot. which I
remember for its chaos, isn't
worth repeating. I can remem-
ber nothing else Of it; 1t blurs
into all the others, ana all the
others blur into it.
The Washington times., 1931-11-21
Mr.. Durante

Mr.. Durante
The only exceptional film
shown during this week was
Get -Rich-Quick Wallingford,'
an old-fashioned picture made
notable by the talents of jim
mie Durante. That is to say,
the old magazine stories took
on life because a new night
club star appeared; the con-
tribution of the talkies to this
success is therefore nil.
The next item is '"Girls
About Town" Lillyan TaSh-
man is attractive to see and
Kay Francis is always dis
tinguished; the picture itself is
older than "The Gold Diggers"
and I can identify it only be-
cause a girl jumped off a yacht
in her evening clothes. I sub
nit that this is hardly enough.
It separates this particular pic
ture from those I happened to
see in one week; but it does
not distinguish it from those !
will see in any other week.