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The Washington times., 1931-11-24
Mr.. Hurley Finds
"Financial Unrest''
Bv Claude G.. BOUers-

the prevention of human
misery; but somehow the
public's mental picture of
the President is not that of
a lion.
There were some policies
of the Administration, rela-
tive to unemployment, on
which the Administration
spokesman failed to touch.
He evidently forgets what
we so vividly remember, that
for more than a year the
Administration deliberately
sought to deceive the public
as to the seriousness of the
unemployment crisis; that
figures, the most grotesque,
were given out; that COM
plants were made by the
Administration that people
were hysterical and extrava-
CANT in the figures they in
sisted upon. This was not
constructive service and it
bore no relation to the
courage of a lion"
He evidently forgets what
the rest of us remember, that
for two years the Admins
tration opposed every con-
structive plan to decrease the
suffering from unemploy-
ment by advanced planning
of needed public works; that
the Administration defeated
the Wagner bill and finally
accepted it almost two years
too late to serve the unem-
ployed this winter.
Always too late, even in
proper action. In the Gospel
Of Matthew we read:
When it is evening, ye
say: It will be fair weather;
for the day is red. And in
the morning: It will be foul
weather; for the sky is red
and lowering. Oh, ye hypo-
critics, ye can discern the face
Of the sky; but ye cannot
discern the signs of the
times" "
The Washington times., 1931-11-24

MIR. PATRICK HUXLEY,
W Secretary Of War,
opened the Republican cam
paign in a political address
last Thursday night before
the Chamber of Commerce
of the State of New York.
1t was carefully, even eau
tiously, prepared, and may
be accepted as the Admin
istraation's bid for approval,
since the speaker admitted
that it was an Administra-
tion utterance. He began
with the admission, with a
drawing-room conservatism
of phrasing, that we are
passing through period
of financial unrest. "
With seven millions out of
jobs, with unemployment in
creasing during the last
month by 81 per cent, with
hundreds Of thousands fac
ing eviction in the begin
ming Of winter, with bread
lines and soup houses every
where, we do, indeed, have
some financial unrest. "
This Financial unrest, :"
it seems, is not unusual !;
since we have had depres-
sions before. And govern
ment is not responsible; or
the party in power is not re-
sponsible; and least of all is
the Administration respon-
sible.
Many who voted for Mr..
Hoover because of his dema-
gogic promise to eliminate
poverty; many who sup
ported his party on his as
surance that the party had
placed business upon the
basis Of permanent prosper
ity; many who remember
the perennial claim that
Cleveland brought the "fi-
nancial unrest" of '93, will
be astonished to learn from
the same lips that govern
ment and party policies
have nothing to do with
prosperity.
How well do we remem-
Der the triumphant manner
in which Charles Evans
Hughes asked his audience
in 1928:
Would you entrust your
prosperity to the Demo.
cratic party?"
And the people didn't.
The Washington times., 1931-11-24
MARRY-GO-ROUND
By Helen Rowland

vamping as a business-the
business of getting and holding
onto q man. While the modern
girl does her vamping just for
the. sport Of the thing. The
distinction between them is the
same as that between the pro
feSSional gambler and the
gentleman sportsman.
To want to vamp a man, no
longer means that a girl wants
to marry hirn-or even that she
wants to conquer or annex him.
It means merely that she wants
to try her skill. She is not
looking for a victim. She is
looking for q thrill-or for
amusement.
Since vamping has been lifted
above the cloud of disapproval.
and has become one Of the
modern pastimeS, most girls
take it up along with their al
zebra and their high school
French, and are post-graduateS
by the time they reach their
coming out parties. The man
The Washington times., 1931-11-24
Should the MiSSis Work?
Should the miSsiS work?

Not a new question-that. It
has been raising Cain in Amer.
lea for the last 20 years. Lately
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
When Feature Is
lShOWn on Screen

RK-O KETTH'S-"A Woman OF
Experience" At 11:O8 a. m,
1:15, 1922, 5:29, 1885 and Gas
p. m.
FOX-"Annabelle'S Affairs" AT
IL noon, 2:15, 4:30, 1885 and
$50 p. m. Stage shows at 1:42,
1857. 1902 and 9:17 p. m.
"Ubangi" at 11:10 a. m. and
5:45 p. m. only.
COLUMBIA-"Five and Ten"
At 11:15 a. M, 1:15, $3.50, $40,
7:25 and $50 p. m.
EARLE-'Night Nurse" At
1880 a. m. 2:02, 4::32, 7:31 and
1902 p. m. Stage shows at 1908,
S:S5. 6:33 and S;04 p. m.
PALACE-"The Man in Posses.
sion." At IL noon, 2:1O, 4:35,
1870 and 9:40 p. m. Stage shows
at 1880, 1855. $40 and 9:03
p. m.
METROPOLITAN-'The Girl
Habit" At 11:1O a. M, 1882,
2:36, 1920, 6:04, 7:48 and 9:32
p. m.
The Washington times., 1931-07-23

with similar stories about me.
So we were still Just about even.
Last week, during one Of
those hurry-up parties after the
show, a very charming gentle
man was seized by notion.
Mark" he announced, we're
going over to Georges place."
shook my head.
"Oh, no we're not" in
formed him. Il don't want to
have anything to do with that
guy. We haven't spoken in a
year and I'm still breathing reg
ularly. Why fool around with
my good luck?"
It was easy to see that this
gentleman was going to be very
persistent. He was one of those
chaps about whom people al
ways say: "Oh, he means WE'LL"
And aside from a picked her
ring, there isn't anything quite
so annoying.
you're going, Mary" he went
on. Hes a dear friend of mine
and so are you. It's time you
two made up. I'm going to see
that's just what happens, even
if I have to drag you there.
Come on now."
Well, in the end, I went.
stepped into Georges place and
the well-meaning bird made the
two of us shake hands. l
dropped mine just as fast as he
dropped his-but it was a hand
shake just the same.
There were five in our party
and George sat with us. He
and I began to falkland as we
talked we slipped highballs every
now and then. Pretty soon I
began to like George a little
better. He was beginning to
feel the same way about me.
Within an hour we were both
certain we had made a terrible
mistake.
That man was the. perfect
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
BY BROADCASTER

For the first time in history a
complete one-hour's television pro-
gram will be heard and seen
aboard a ship at sea when the
Columbia Broadcasting System
directs it's experimental sight and
sound presentation, tonight at 8
o'clock, to the 8. 8. Leviathan,
which will be several hundred
miles out at sea.
The program, headed by an ad-
dress by M. B. Rogers, vice preSi-
dent of the United States Lines,
on "Television Goes to Sea-" Will
feature specialties by Three Men
in a Tub" Columbia's male trio:
comedy by THE Colonel and
Budd"; q short script act by
Daddy and Rollo; ukulele rendi-
tions by Don Ball; songs by Grace
Kay White, soprano; accordion
numbers by Abe Goldman and a
greeting from Natalie Towers, Col
umbia's Miss Television."
London Broadcast
Negotiations in London be.
tween representatives of seven
The Washington times., 1931-07-23

host. He couldn't do enough for
us. None of us was hungry, but
he insisted on ordering five por.
tions of chicken Ia king for
the table. He had the orchestra
play the music from the Follie5.
He did everything but stand on
his nose to make me happy.
George" I said, "all this
only goes TO prove how wrong
one man can be about another.
Without really ever knowing
you, I formed hasty conclu-
sions. I'll do my best to make
amends because I certainly had
you wrong from the start"
He placed a hand on my arm.
Forget it, Mark" he replied
earnestly. Il was the same way
about you. Now that we under
stand each other I want you to
make my place your home.
From now on we're pals"
We shook hands warmly. A
short while later, I called for
my check.
eyes, SIR" said the waiter.
He handed me my check. For
five bottles Of White Rock and
five portions Of chicken q
Ia king my bill was $94.7O!...
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
About the Scotch

About the Scotch
Some five or six years ago I
sat in a joint with the owner.
We discussed this and that and
arrived at some very definite
conclusions about nothing In
particular. Suddenly he spoke
magic words.
Marx" he chirped, "I've just
received a shipment Of some OF
the finest Scotch to land here
since prohibition. Would you
care for a drink?"
Now, it is well known among
my associates that / rarely go
in for the hard stuff. It simply
doesn't appeal to me. An oc'
casional drink Of brandy, rye
or Scotch is okay but the
hard stuff I leave to the others.
On this night, however, I felt
a bit Of a chilli And even
though I had quite a battle
with myself, my weaker side
finally won out.
"Yes," I said. Il certainly
would"
A waiter was summoned and
given the order. A few minutes
later, he was back with the
choice Scotch. The proprietor
and I both drank, and I nodded
approvingly. It really was ex-
cellent. So, after another ter
rible battle with myself, during
which 18 hives popped out,
called the waiter.
Bring two more of the same"
I announced. "And hurry them
along"
The new drinks were shortly
before us. Once more we
raised our glasses. I took one
taste and I almost choked. It
was brutal stuff. A look Of
surprise came over the pro-
prietor's map.
Mark" he cried, "this is
CSAAAUAC' Awful
He jumped to his feet.
"Come on with me-" he or
dered. ''We'u go downstairs
and see the man who sent
them up. There must be some
mistake"
He walked rapidly through
the club, but I followed at a
more leisurely pace. When he
reached the man for whom
he was looking I was some
distance in the rear.
"Jim," he muttered, "I want
to know about that last drink
you sent up. Was that the
good stuff or the bad?"
Was the bad"
"It was the bad" replied the
checker promptly.
The proprietor grew angry
what was the idea," he
roared, 'of sending me the bad
stuff?''
A look Of genuine wonder
ment crossed the checkers
face.
"I didn't know that drink
was for you," he murmured.
It thought it was for HELM
ger!" -.
AS I told you before, that was
my favorite story about a night
The Washington times., 1931-07-23

BY HARRISON CARROLL

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, July %.
Talkies certainly were a happy
break in Neil Hamilton's career.
Instead of being on the way
out, he has a long-term contract
with studio which recognizes
his merit.
Metro Goldwyn-Mayer has just
assigned Neil to play opposite
Joan Crawford in ''The Mirage" :"
his second appearance with the
star. This play is the old Edgar
Selwyn drama about a girl who
took the easiest way, later to re-
nounce a country boy with whom
she fell in love. If my memory
is working right, Florence Reed
played in the Broadway produc-
ton. i.
Of course. the original script
will be submitted to, an extensive
renovation for talkie purposes.
Lenore Coffee, veteran scenarist,
is attending to this. In the
meanwhile, Neil and Joan are
finishing up retakes on Girls
Together" Clarence Brown has
stepped in to polish up the Nick
Grinde version.
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
Here's Quintet Of Films
With Real Box-Office
Appeal, Seer Says

The lineup Of films swings into action tomorrow and
there variety of entertainment offered to the Capital
There "weak spots alorg the Rialto for the
coming week. all the movie galaxy have undoubtedly box
office power
RKO-Keith's will offer the auring brilliant Constance
Bennett in clever filming of clever novel; 'The Common
Law At the Palace will be found Women Love Once, "
ofhoot of welnown play by Zoe Atkins called Daddy
Goes Hunting with Paul Lucas and Eleanor Boardman;
the Earle there will be spicy movie of life,
called Confessions of Coed; Jack Oakie will have a
characteristic role Dude Ranch which offered by the
Columbia and Fox will project of the interest
ing attractions has had in long tme-The Secret Call
with Peggy Sha non the young who is now being
groomed the successor Of Clara Bow.
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
Late Stage News
Direct From
New. York

Loves Out, of Fashion," the
Gladys Unger adaptation from
the German, which will be the
first Shubert production" of the
new season, will open in Atlantic
City on August 8 The comedy
may arrive on Broadway during
the week Of August II.
Greek Evans has been engaged
for always Young" the second
Schwab & Mandel musical pro-
duction of the coming season. Re-
hearsals. of the show, the work
of Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Ham
merstein I'd and Frank Mandel,
will begin in about three weeks.
Harold Adamson and Burton
Lane will prepare the lyrics and
music of the "VanitieS." Both
are newcomers to the Broadway
song writing business. Mitchell
and Durant, who appeared in the
last Scandals" have been added
to the cast Of the Carroll revue.
Besides Paul Kelly and Sylvia
Field. who will head the cast of
Owen Davis play, "Just To Re
mihd You," the company will in
clude Owen Davis jr., Gladys
Hurlbut and Peg EntWistle Sam
H. Harris is planning to bring
the production to Broadway on
Labor Day.
Basil Rathbone and Catherine
Dale Owen will be in the new
bill opening Saturday at the
Palace. They will appear in a
sketch, '"The Grand Duchess and
the Waiter"
'"All Women Are" a play by
Barry Townly, which was seen
in Asbury Park last week, will
resume its tryout engagement in
Atlantic City, on Monday.
'Too Young to- Love-" a new
comedy. will be tried out in
southampton, l., l., beginning TO-
night, by the, Hampton Players.
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
4 ~AIA A ~ eArony H IA
~
All In a Day
-By-
: MARK HELLINCER

FOR TOO many years to mention have nursed the
opinion that all folks who associated with the night
club industry are Just little bit daffy Many of the cafe
owners feel exactly the way about the Broadway
coumnists however and it's tossup to which side is
the most correct
Until last week had favorite story about night club
proprietor With coumnist favorite story is he
can repeat eight times before the readers write in and
tell him they read it in other column short time
The Washington times., 1931-07-23

club. I have told it in the
column, on the air, in my home
and in my sleep. Although you
may not believe it, it has grown
SO bad lately that Barney, my
English bulldog, waddles from
the room whenever he hears me
begin 1t. He doesn't lack for
company, however, because my
wife is already out Of the room
when she only suspects that I
am about to begin it.
It was either Shapespeare or
Jack Diamond who once said
that all good things must come
to an end. Thus it happens
that I now have a new favorite
story about a night club pro-
prietor.
For the past year or so the
proprietor Of one Of New York's
swankiest night clubs has been
scrapping with me. His spot is
located in the East Fifties, just
off Park Ave-, and it has the
reputation of being the ritziest
sort Of a place. Maybe that's
why I never went for 1t IN any
hectic way.
Just why the man should have
been angry with me I could
never quite understand. All I
ever said about his place was
that he didn't know how to
treat customers, that his head
waiter was bum, that his help
was extremely discourteous and
that his food could have been
much better. Can you see any
reason why a sane man should
take offense at that?
Another Story
At any rate, although I sell
dom went near the place in
question. the passing Of time did
little to increase the love be-
tween that proprietor and my
self. Many people came to me
with similar stories.
what did you ever do to
George?" they asked me. 81
was over to his place last night
and he had you on the pan in
terrific fashion. He made a
speech about you that stopped
at nothing"
That was all okay with me
because I discount all such tales
at least 95 per cent. Besides,
I imagined that plenty of Broad
wayites were running to him
The Washington times., 1931-07-23

RK-O-"The Common Law,
filmed from one of the best nov
els ever written by Robert w.
Chambers, with the brilliant Con-
stance Bennett in the stellar cen
ter, is the attraction at R-K-O
Keith's for the coming week, be-
ginning tomorrow.
The film seems slated to be the
~6eatest vehicle that Miss Ben
nett has ever had, and she il
given strong support by Joel Nc
Crea and Lew Cody in important
roles. This movie already has be.
gun its New York engagement
with every indication that 1t will
be one of the Broadway leaders
there during the current summer.
FOX-"The Secret Call" deal
ing with the mysteries ana in
trigues of present-day politics,
comes to the Fox the coming
week, with one of the outstand-
ing casts Of the summer season
in, the Capital.
In the leading role will be
found Peggy Shannon. who has
been proclaimed as the successor
Of Clara Bow in the Paramount
group. Richard Arlen is her lead
ing man.
On the stage Fanchon and
Marco present their Golden
West" idea starring Harriet
Hutchins. Bee McCrea. Chief
Eagle Father and others.
COLUMBIA-''Dude Ranch" is
the title of the screen feature
coming to Loew's Theater next
Saturday. Jack Oakie. Stuart
Erwin, June Collyer, Mitzi Green
and Eugene Palette have the
leading roles.
Dude Ranch" lays no claim to
anything except comedy Of a sort,
that is filled from beginning to
end with hilarious laughter. It
is the story Of a tenderfoot, who
tried to be big time cowboy
until young lady comes out of
the East, that knows more about
the wild and wicked West than
the pseudo bad man.
AS usual a selected group of
short subjects surround the fea-
ture picture.
EARLE - Confessions Of a
Co-Ed," the daring love story
written by an anonymous college
girl and Anatole Friedland'S
twentieth Century Revue" win
share headline honors on stage
and screen at Warner Bros Earle
Theater for the week beginning
next Saturday.
Sylvia Sidney and Phillips
Holmes have the leading roles.
Other stellar players include Nor
man Foster, Claudia Dell, Flor
ence Britton, Martha Sleeper and
Dickie Moore.
Anatole Friedland's Twentieth
Century Revue" a miniature
music dance innovation features
Loretta Denison, Yourloff, Una
Cooper and Bobby Bernard. Other
acts are Irving Edwards offering
q Smattering Of songs and stories:
Jerome and Ryan, known to radio
listeners as Those Red Hot
Boys" The Agemos, presenting
novelty feats high in the air,
and Maxine Doyle, mistress of
ceremonies.
The program is completed by
Lesson Eight of the Bobby Jones
golf series.
PALACE-"Women Love Once"
is the title of the screen feature
coming to Loew'S Palace Theater
next Saturday. It is an adap-
tation of the stage vehicle, Dad
dy's Gone A-Hunting," by Zoe Ad.
kins. The author wrote the.
screen story.
Paul Lukas plays the leading
role in the production with
Eleanor Boardman playing oppo-
site as the wife of the artist whose
home is invaded by the beautiful
Juliette Compton, a. wealthy
patron Of the arts.
On the Palace stage "Stardust"
Is the title of the presentation
with several well-known Loew acts
included on the bill.
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
Right From the Heart

1V1bAAV 4 AVA11 V41N AAOsSHV
The full name Of the famous
cinema beach colony Is Rancho
Malibu La Costa Bill Setter
and Laura La Plante make the
day merrier by deciding to call
their, house LA Costa Plenty,
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
Some Do, At That

Newest and best of the Samuel
Goldwyn anecdotes quotes the
producer as boasting to a friend:
my pictures griddle the earth"
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
Radio Grist Now Showing
Week. End Novelties

world powers, aiming toward the
rehabilitation Of Germany, will
be the subject of the interna-
tional broadcast next Sunday.
July 26, over 'Sle WABC-C Colum.
bia network, when Sir Walter
Layton will be the speaker.
Layton, one of Britain's lead.
ing economists, has been closely
identified with international re.
construction since the war. In
1917 he was one of the represen,
tatives Of the Ministry of NUM-.
tions who visited Russia and the
United States. Soon after the
establishment of the League Of
Nations, he became a member of
its consultative economic commit.
tee.
william Makepeace Thackeray,
great novelist Of Victorian Eng.
land, will be the reincarnated
guest of honor at the Arco Birth,
day Party over an N.B.C..WEAF
network at 8 o'clock tonight.
The ''Berceuse" from "Jocelyn,"
by GODDARD, will feature the broad.
CONTINUED on Page 23)
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All answers from competi.
tors in The Washington
Times-FOx Theater free vaca-
tiOn contest must be in the
hands Of the judges by mid
night next Saturday, it was
announced today.
The Washington times., 1931-07-23

A Tough Assignment
It seems to me Edna May
divers part in Frontier" is
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
Neil Hamilton Is Awarded Break
This Summer

worthy of comment. The CO.
medienne will play Nine.
Moustache," a brothel keeper,
gambler, and a dead shot with a
rifle and a pistol. The character
is historical, the real Nine.
Moustache" having been known
to men of the Black Hills gold
rush as "The Queen Of Dead
wood"
I don't have to tell you "Fron-
tier" will be one Of R.-K.-O.'s spe'
cials of the coming year, or that
Richard Dix will be its star. O. The
production is slated to start after
Dix finishes Secret Service. ."
And is everybody smiling broadly
at R.-K.-O. since the star put his
name to another contract? The
prospective loss of Dix, after he
had been promised to the ex-
hibitors in two big pictures,
wasn't a laughing matter to r.
K.-O. officials. Especially, with
the specter of the. bankers ever
hanging over Hollywood's head.
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
News Notes

The days news from the studios
reveals that Dorothy Peterson, Of
Mothers Cry" will go to RrKO
to be in Radio-Star set Parker's
first picture. On the same lot,
John Halliday has been added to
the cast of Penthouse" Halli-
day also will co-direct "Sour
Grapes" for R-K-O.
The Washington times., 1931-07-23

LOuuOn DrOaucaSb
Negotiations in London be-
tween representatives of seven
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-17
BOYS TO SEE TRIBE
AS LIONS GUESTS
10000 Sought for Parade
to Ball Park; Prize
List Announced.

Knotholes in the fence at Wash
ington park will be deserted April IS
If the Lions Club Of indianapolis
has anything to do about it.
Still, while no boys will peek
through holes in the boards, none
will miss the game.
Instead Of climbing trees and risk
ing detection by the coppers on the
beat, young indianapolis will whoop
and cheer the Indians as guests Of
the club, and Norman E. Perry,
owner Of the Tribe.
Not without some ceremony. of
course. They will form-and the
Lions Club wants 10000 Of them
in a huge parade, over which Major
T. Z. Cathro, in charge of r. o.
T. c. activities in the city's schools,
will be marshal.
Tempting the boys to extend
themselves to make the parade a
gala affair, the Lions Club today an
nounced its list of prizes for fea-
lures in the procession.
a $50 f1rst prize VIII be awarded
the best band, with a $40 second
prize.
Floats-and floats, the club has
decided are any vehicles moving
on one or more wheels-will be
awarded five prizes, ranging from
81 to 81. A prize of SIS and a sec
Ond prize of $40 for floats entered
by schools or boys organizations.
Slogans and banners also will be
awarded prizes. Organizations in
vited to participate include:
Cathedral high school and band. Boys
Club Association. L. NJ. c. A.. Jewish Club,