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The Washington times., 1931-10-21
MUST GAUGE
SPEED AND
DISTANCE
BY BOB ZUPPKE
Illinois u. Coach

The other day I read O state
|ment that almost any player with
q Few weeks of practice can learn
to throw or catch q forward pass.
Maybe most players can learn 70
pass or catch in signal practice
but it Is different when they are
up against the best teams.
We find that many boys can
throw q ball well and accurately
enough, but they have no control
Of direction or distance. Often
when they do have control Of dis
tance and direction, they lack the
ability to Judge the speed, OF the
receiver.
Many Points Required
A good thrower must know
when to sock it, when to arch IT,
and when to lead the runner.
Sometimes we have good throwers
who do everything perfectly but
cannot get distance. The defense
know they need only fear shorC'
middle distance passes ana plan
accordingly.
Again, you may have . goo0
tFlrOWer, with good olrecGaOn
arld distance, but q bit too slow
m his rhythm, too deliberate IN
his delivery. This tips OH tine
direction to his opponents who
can camp under the throw. .s
All great passers are purely
arm tinrowers, with q snappy
nnoyement rather than wtnd-up..
A passer who throws the ball OUT
OF his hip pocket, as we say on
the field, telegraphs his direction
too soon before the ball leaves
his hand. A good passer throws
not unlike a shortStop who picks
up the ball and shoots 1t TO flrsG
rapidly. except that two-thirds OF
the time the football thrower
must arch his ball.
Good Receivers Necessary
Star receivers make gooo
throwers look better. Even the
best throwers must have good
receivers, men who can double
their speed at the last minute and
stretch an extra inch when they
Jump. There are lots Of would-be
receivers who, after running at
top speed, cannot leap.
In the modern game should
say a triple threat man who can
pass, kick and run is Of the great
est value. Next I should rank q
man who is a good punter and
thrower.
Take the Michigan Offense
which depends largely on good
passing and punting. The VOL
verines went well with Benny
Friedman, then dropped back
until this fellow Newman came
along. NeWman's shots were
their chief scoring factor to put
them in a tie for the champion
ship last year.
Good kicking is most important
In your defensive area - good
throwing when you cross the
center of the field into the enemy
ground.
The Washington times., 1931-10-21
Kid Berg to Return
To EUrODe0n RinOS

Jackie Kid Berg, idle since his
unsuccessful attempt to win the
lightweight boxing championship,
will fight twice in Europe in De.
cember. Jack Dickson, European
promoter, has practically signed
Berg for two matches. The first
will be at London and the second
at Paris. Berg win sail as soon as
the opponents are selected.
The Washington times., 1931-10-21
LAUREL ENTRIES

FIRST RACE-Two-year-oad maiden
colts and geldings; purse. $1,So0i claim
The Washington times., 1931-10-21
TOOK LONG TINE

After having been Ia organized
baseball since the early seventies,
Keohuk. Iowa, won its first, PEN
nant this season when the In
Valley championship
Evening star., 1931-04-12
Foreign Scouts Asked
To Attend Capitals
First Flying Tea"
Distinguished List Will Be
Guests of Festival of Ma
tons" Board Saturday.

Girl Scouts representing seven foreign
countries have been invited ta axe part
In the first flying tea" ever held In
the Capital, scheduled for Saturday
afternoon, from o'clock until sundown
at the Washington Hoover Airport. Dis
tingu1shed officials, representatives of
foreign embassies and legations, and
prominent Washingtonians will be the
guests OF the Executive Board of the
Festival Of Nations" through the
courtesy OF the Eastern Airport officials.
Mrs. John Allan Dougherty, chairman,
| and Mrs. Frederick H. Brooke, vice
chairman, and other members of the
board will receive the guests. The fea-
ture OF the tea Will be the christening
of new giant condor transport, one
Of the finest modern American airships
which Is being brought down that morn
ing from New York. Following the
christening 1t will be put into service on
the New York-Miami lines.
The formal christening will be per-
formed by one OF the nine Girl Scouts,
the ship to be named after q great
local troops and members of the cast
OF the Festival Of Nations" will assist
In receiving the guests.
Nellie Vererka, daughter of the Min
lister OF Czechoslovakia and Nine. Ver-
erka and Gladys Broz, daughter Of the
secretary OF the legation and Nine. Broz,
will be among the nine Scouts to take
, part in the christening. Little Miss
Vererka Is an honor scout in Prague,
and Miss Broz Is also a member of
that troup. The seven other foreign
scouts are Vivian Bono, Italy: Mae King,
China; Helen Agrafrotis, Greece: Melis-
Sc Las Ptnas, the Philippines! Clara
Langnack, Denmark; Hedwin Wormen-
haven, Holland, and Polta Statopoulos,
Greece.
Following the christening Of the ship.
Mrs. Dougherty will invite the guests to
take inspection trips in the new condor.
The tea is being arranged for the
members of the festival cast who have
been working in preparation for this
great tnternati tional spectacle since last
November under the direction Of q score
Of Washington directors, proceeds to go
toward fund for permanent equipment
OF Camp May Father, the Girl Scout
camp Of this region at Stokesville, Va.
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Cabinet Ladies Assist
Tudoe pavne Tomorr,

The ladies of the cabinet will be In
the receiving line at a reception to-
morrow afternoon to delegates to the
National Convention of the American
Red Cross by the District of Columbia
Chapter in the World War Memorial
Building.
In the line with Judge John Barton
Payne, national chairman, will be Mrs
Henry L. Stimson, Mrs. Patrick J..
Hurley, Mrs. William D. Mitchell, Mrs.
Walter F. Brown, Mrs Charles Francis
Adams, Mrs. Ray Lyman Wilbur, Mrs.
Arthur M. Hyde, Mrs. Robert p. Lamont
and Mrs. william N. Doak
Receiving also will be Miss Mabel T.
Boardman, Mrs. August Belmont and
Mrs. Henry P. Dawson of the Central
Committee of the American Red Cross.
Others receiving include Brig Gen. and
Mrs. Frank r. Keefer. Mrs. Thomas D.
Thacher, Mrs. Merritte w. Ireland,
Mrs. Charles Edward Riggs, Mrs. Eliot
Wadsworth, Mrs. Henry Upson Sims,
Mrs. James l.. Fieser, Mrs. James K.
McClintock and Mrs. Theodore w.
Richards.
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for several days during last week Miss
Buddy Wachstein of West Orange, N. ].
Miss Wachstein, Miss Simon and Mr..
Eli Smith left by motor Thursday TO
attend the Spring dances at the Uni
versity Of Virginia.
Mrs. Mile Van Eman Of Pittsburgh,
Pa, and her daughter Aline have been
spending Easter with Miss S. Helen
Fields at the Premier Apartments.
Mrs. John w. Dull Of Yakima, Wash,
who has spent several months in the
Capital with her daughter, Mrs. Roy
Clyde Miller, left last week to visit an
other daughter, Mrs. Charles A. Merry
man, in Demopolis, Ala. Mrs. Dull will
also visit in Phoenix, Ariz., and Fresno,
Calf, before returning to her home.
Mrs. Harold Pellegrin Of Watervliet,
N Y, a former resident of Washington,
when she lived on Forty-fourth street,
in Wesley Heights, is visiting in Wash
ington. She is accompanied by her
three children, Edith, Frederick and
Francis, and plans TO return to her
home on Friday Of this week.
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Hoovers to Be Guests of
Secretary of Navy and
Mrs. Adams Tuesday

Continued From First Page)
Hearst, one of the Canadian commits
sioners now In the city holding a ses-
sion of the International Joint Com
mission, gave a luncheon at the VIII
lard Hotel Friday to Mrs. John H.
Bartlett, Mrs. p. j. McCumber, Mrs.
A. o. Stanley Mrs. Fred T. Dubois and
Mrs. Brand.
Maj. and Mrs Herbert A. Horgan
entertained at dinner at the Shore
ham Hotel on Wednesday evening, in
compliment to Mr.. John Lehrs, who is
the special assistant to the United
States Minister at Riga.
Mrs. Frank Morrison was hostess at
a luncheon yesterday in the Shore
ham Hotel to company Of 20 guests
The guests remained throughout the
afternoon for bridge.
The table was attractively decorated
with varicolored Spring flowers.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Brown Scott
will entertain at dinner April 25.
Mrs Charles Cramer entertained at
dinner last evening at the Chevy Chase
Club, having as her guests Mr.. and
Mrs Theodore Walliver, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. w. Donoghue, Mrs. Alexander Bent
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ley, Mr.. Jack Allen and Mr.. Bertram
Emerson, jr.
Mrs. Cramer has many friends in
washington, where she lived during
the Harding administration, and with
the late Mr.. Cramer occupied the home
Of President and Mrs. Hoover on S
street. Mrs. Cramer has not been in
Washington to live since the death Of
Mr.. Cramer, but will be here for the
Spring and has taken an apartment
at Wardman Park Hotel.
Mrs. Cairnes, wife Of Comdr. George
w. Cairnes, U. S. c. G.. and Mrs. VIII
cox, wife of Comdr George E. Wilcox,
U. s. C. G., will entertain at luncheon
and bridge for 80 in the Kenwood
Country Club Wednesday in honor of
Waesche, both Of whose husbands are
in the Coast Guard.
Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. Harold T..
Snow gave q dinner at the Shoreham
Thursday evening, when their guests
included Mai. Gen. and Mrs. w. j.
Snow and Mrs. Frederick Marsh.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur e. Dowell Of
Cathedral avenue entertained for four
New York guests at dinner in their
home on Thursday evening, when cov-
ers were laid for IL.
Mrs. W. w. King entertained at a
breakfast at her home, Ojo Del Gorja,
Mclean, Va, Friday, when covers were
laid for IL guests.
Mrs. w. w. King is the wife of the
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Vice President and Others
Notable to Attend Opers

4NOpaDlS TO ACLSno OpGIa
The Vice President will be the guest
Of Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose in her box
on the opening night Of the Metropoli-
tan Opera, as will General and Mrs.
Edward L. Logan Of Boston. Mrs.
Loose is entertaining box parties for all
three of the operas at the Fox Theater
this week.
The Countless Szechenyi has not yet
announced her guests for the three
operas, nor has Nine. Van Royen.
Mrs. Francis T. A. Junkin will have
her house guests her highness the
Princess Alexandra Victoria Of Schles-
wig -HolStein and her husband, Capt.
Arnold RuSmann formerly of the Ger
man Navy, as her guests for all the
operas, and also Miss Rosalie Hollyday
of Baltimore, who will be with her in
her box for Peter Ibbetson."
Mrs. James Dudley Morgan, for the
opening opera. is entertaining in her
box Col. and Mrs. Fttzmaurice Day
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Wyeth and the
new wing commander Of the British
embassy, the Honorable L. ]. z. Twis-
Teton -Wykeham- -Fiennes.
Mrs. George Mesta will have friends
from New York among her guests in
her season box. Mrs. Demarest LLOYD.
Mrs Edward C. Walker and Mrs. E. j.
Dawley have been among the absentees
from Washington the past week, but
they will return in time for the opera.
Miss Alice j. Clapp Is entertaining for
the opening opera in her season box
Mrs. Charles w. Richardson and Mrs.
Eugene Byrnes, and Mrs. Clarence C.
Williams is also among the season box
holders. Mrs. Bolton, who is detained
in the South, has turned her box over
to Mrs. Mandaville Carlisle for the two
evenings and to the Misses Sedgley for
the matinee.
Evening star., 1931-04-12
DR.. and Mrs. Leishty Hosts
At Engagement Tea

DR.. and Mrs. Clyde E. Leighty of
Lyon Village, Va, were hosts at a tea
last Sunday to announce the engage
ment Of their daughter Florence to Mr..
Raymond w. Cotton.
The engagement became known when
each guest drew tiny wedding bell
and Cupids dart from a huge flower
centerpiece, from which streamers OF
ribbons fell. The color scheme for the
decorations was yellow and orchid.
Mrs. Arthur Baur, sorority sister of
Miss Leighty, presided at the tea table
and was assisted by Miss Maxine Duvel
and Miss Dorothy Leighty, a sister of
the prospective bride, who came from
Westhampton College in Richmond
being served, Miss Grace Powell played
a number of violin selections. including
20 Promise Me" She was accompanied
at the piano by Miss Ann Smith.
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Diplomats Sponsor Recital
OF Young Artists PROGRAM

The counselor of the Czechoslovak
legation and Nine Skalicky have been
added to the list Of patronesSes for the
two appearances of Miss Elena de Sayn,
violinist, and Miss Charlotte Klein.
pianist, in the fourth season Of the
Societe des concerts intimes The pro-
gram will be given wednesday morning
April %, at 11:15 o'clock, and will be
repeated that evening at 8:45 o'clock
in the ball room of Stoneleigh Court, at
1706 L street. Among the other patrons
and patronesses are Mrs. Lawrence
Townsend, Mr.. and Mrs. John Fitzpat-
rick, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles M. Mertllot
and Miss Mary Tyler johnson.
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newly appointed special representative
OF Secretary OF Labor Doak.
Mrs. William 3. CoIver entertained
at tea at the Shoreham on Wednesday
IN compliment to Mrs. G. B. Claire OF
New York City. Mrs. Claire is the
mother Of Ina Claire, the famous star
Of the stage.
Evening star., 1931-04-12

man. Of course, Mrs. Curtis will not
now attend such q gay rally.
Mrs Archibald Roosevelt, whose hus-
band is the half-brother of Mrs Long
worth, IS delegate to the conference,
as Is Mrs. Charles H. Sabtn Of New
York, national chairman; Mrs. August
Belmont, Mrs. Coffin Van Rensselaer, of
New York, Ms. Pierre S. du Pont of
Wilmington and Mrs. John B. Casserley
OF California. Mrs. William Cabell
Bruce of Maryland, mother-in-law of
Secret Secretary Melons s,ss;n daughter. Ms David
and the many social affairs accom-
panying it.
Evening star., 1931-04-12

Each Hindu, after his last, hair cut is
left lock Of hair on the back Of his
head 50 that the gods can easily yank
him to the Elysian fields.
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Speakers Death Cancels
Important Social Events
On Calendar for Week End

Continued from First Page
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Mrs. Edwin W. Spalding Of Woodley
place is in Brooklyn, where she has
been the guest of her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hamilton,
Jr. Last Tuesday, April Z, daughter
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton.
Evening star., 1931-04-12

Miss Jean Peoples and the Misses
Calvert are at Charlottesville, Va, for
the week end. having gone there for
the Easter dance at the University of
Virginia last evening.
Evening star., 1931-04-12

MrS. < L. Richardson. who was
chosen queen Of the carnival at the
Congressional Country Club last Mon
day evening, is visiting her mother,
Mrs. Leonora Miller, In her apartment
ak Cathedral Mansions
Evening star., 1931-04-12

Miss Clara r. Nourse, who passed the
Winter In Arizona and California, has
returned to Holiday House on the
Potomac,
Evening star., 1931-04-12

DR.. and Mrs Earle Wiley have gone
70 Atlantic City for a stay while DR..
Wiley recuperates from recent ILL
ness. They were accompanied by their
daughter, Mrs. Ralph r. Hem Of Ge-
neva, Ohio, who came to spend Easter
with her parents.
Evening star., 1931-04-12

Mrs. Robert NICK. Jones Of st. Louis,
Mo-, Is spending several days in the
Capital 1T the Dodge Hotel and Is ac-
compan1ed by Miss Theoline Bostwick
and Miss Louise r. French.
Evening star., 1931-04-12

Miss Helen Audenried Of Philadelphia
b at The Carlton for q few days, ac-
companied by Mrs. Lloyd B. Stryker of
New York City.
Evening star., 1931-04-12

Mr.. and Mrs. J. Ii. Wright passed a
week at the Fort Sumter Hotel in
Charleston, s. c., on their way north
after spending the season in the South.
Evening star., 1931-04-12

Mr.. and Mrs. William McAleer have
returned to washington from Miami,
where they spent the Winter. Mr.. and
Mrs. McAleer motored to Florida
leiS1rely, stopping of en- route at va
rious points Of interest in the Southern
States.
Evening star., 1931-04-12

Mr.. and Mrs Bancroft c. Davis have
spent q portion Of the season in the
South and were among those at the
Fort Sumter Hotel at Charleston, S. c.,
last week.
Evening star., 1931-04-12

Mrs. Thomas, wife Of Comdr. Will
Ham D. Thomas, has as her guest in
the home Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George T. Marye, Miss Marjorie Oel-
rich Of New York, who will pass several
days In Washington.
Evening star., 1931-04-12

Mr. and Mrs. william Mcclellan Rit-
Ter will return Tuesday from James,
town. r. l., where they are spending
the week end.
Evening star., 1931-04-12

DR.. and Mrs. william Bowie will
leave Washington tomorrow for
weeks motor trip in southern Virginia.
They will return to washington April
19. when their son. Mr.. Clagett Bowie,
will arrive to spend week with them.
Evening star., 1931-04-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Lincoln Hunt for
merry OF Buffalo, N. Y, have taken an
apartment at the Roosevelt Hotel until
thelr mouse at 42l0 Third street north
west Is available, May l. Mr.. Hunt is
associate fire prevention engineer with
the Department of Agriculture.
Evening star., 1931-04-12

Mrs. Karl D. Klemm will return the
end Of this week to her apartment, at
2029 Connecticut avenue, from Kansas
weeks.
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front of local amusement centeTs, will
offer the major product of Warner
Bros, First National and Paramount
pictures, starting with Theodore Dreis-
er's An American Tragedy" with
Phillips Holmes, directed by Josef Won
Sternberg, and probably the most
discussed flm production in months
This will be followed by one of
George Arliss' great pictures, Alex
ander Hamilton" and this, in turn, by
Five star Final" which has been been
called by critics and other writer's "the
greateit talking picture ever made, +"
has an astonishingly fine cast, inelud-
ing Edward @. Robinson, Marion
Marsh, H. B. Warner. Frances starr
and others way up.
The Rialto Theater, at Ninth and @
streets northwest. not to be outdone
in the matter of announcement, will
present Waterloo Bridge" the biggest
thing ever attempted by young Carl
Iaemmle of the Universal Picture Cor
poration." 1t is based on the story by
Robert E. Sherwood, playwright and
film critic, who has declared himself
fully satisfied and tickled to death.
Benn w. Levy, author of Mrs. Moon
light" and Kent Douglass, it seems,
vide for an equally balanced perform
ance by the boy and the girl in the
story, and Mae Clarke and Kent
Douglass will be seen as the film boy
and girl Managing Director Fred
Flader of the Rialto, who made ex-
traordinary efforts to secure this fine
picture, believes it Is going to be one
of the unusually big hits of the sea-
son, If not the biggest, James Whale,
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New Radio Pictures.

- Ado officials say they are prepar-
N ing to start work on fve major
films between September Is and Octo-
Der /, "Mareheta," an original story
by Louis Stevens, inspired by Victor
Sehertzingers famous song, "Marche-
ta," starring Richard Dix and Irene
Dunno in a glamorous romance of old
Spain: THE Dove" from the play by
Willard Mack, based upon story by
Gerald Beaumont and starring Dolores
Del Rio. with Herbert Brenon as d.
rector; Penthouse an original story
by John Howard Lawson, starring Hope
williams. New York stage player.
Peach o. Reno" an original story by
Tim Whelan, starring Bert Wheeler
and Robert Woolsey in "a fast and
furious story dealing with the mills Of
the divorce gods in Reno" with Kitty
Kelly as the feminine featured lead;
and IAN untitled original story by Louis
WeitzenkoFn,' with George ArehRin-
baud directing, and with Mary Aston,
Ricardo CoFtez, Robert Anes and Kitty
Kelly in the cast
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NdREE TIMES THE HOUR"
Brock Pemberton's new melo-
drama, by Valentine Davies,
Il gives the fresh season an
uncertain start. In it an
icebound New York banker is muir
dered, and its three acts are concerned
with the mystery of his assassination.
The play is full of tricks and tngenui-
ties, but 1t lacks the subtle touch that
makes the stages phenomena credible.
1t is a good. wild story uneeT, ialy told
by troupe of talented though misdi-
rected unknowns, and it may be in
cluded in any list of plays that should
be attended or not. When such artists
as Mr. Pemberton and his accessory.
Miss Antoinette Perry, fail to realize
that probability Is an asset of enter
tainment one wonders If Broadway
meledrama Is worth the while.
y y -
THE mayor of New York adds to his
4 renoWn as a jester by the brilliant
flashes with which he Eliminates his
whereabouts In the European spas. Al
though it has been observed by ne
less q sage than Aristotle that melan-
choly is essential to wit, Mr. Walker
the least detected Of the statesmen
upsets that apothegm by his buoyant
ohirrups at home and abroad. From
Carlsbad Prague and Pilsen are cabled
evidences of his elating remarks and
of the rejoicing that follows their utter
ance. walkers Jokes Charm Czechs''
was one newspapers enthusiastic
tongue-in-cheek headline on one of
these dispatches, adding that HE
Makes Wisecracks in Prague Triumph >
All the other New York newspapers
sedate or ribald, publish reams of his
quips, until now 1t may be said that
he is established as our first and most
prominent wit.
Czechoslovakia "eheered wildly" &C
cording to the Associated Press, when
Mr.. Walker announced that God must
have loved the Czechoslovakians be-
cause He made so many of theml" The
foaming watts of Pilsen's famous brew
cries inspired him to exclaim, "Oh
won't some one throw me into them? p
While being Snapshotted in Prague he
made the photographers chortle by say
ing, This isn't photography; it's X-ray-
ing" A picture Of him in scrutiny. OF
. German baby in q perambulator rep
resented him as remaFking, 1T isn't
minel"
The chief lament of musical comedy
is that it neeas jokesters. Clowns il
has In abundance, and there are plenty
Of comedians. librettists, dancers
lyricists. exhibitionists and composers
AS one OF the theaters most faithful
chums suggest that ii hire the mayor
OF New York to enliven its laggaro
operas with offerings from his frolic
store. A book" by James j. Walker
accompanied by tunes from any Of the
more rant piantsts, would be eontri-
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there are other acts besides.
INA CLAIRE, in Rebound" which is
said to have caused the star to de-
sert the stage for the picture hela and
in which she is supported by Robert
Ames, Myrna 10y, Hedda Hopper, Hale
Hamilton, Louise Closer Hale and
Robert williams. is announced for the
R-K-O Keith Theater for the new
week starting Friday. 1t is from the
play Of the same name and was d.
rected by Edward H. Griffith who di-
rected Holiday" and Is q R-K-o pro-
duction,
IANET GAYNOR and Charles Farrell
~ in Merely Mary Ann" adapted
from Israel Zangwill's famous OLD COM
edy, will be the attraction at the Fox
Theater for the week beginning FRI
day. With it will come the Fanchon-
Marco Olympic Games idea and a lot
more not specified.
"CECRETs OF A SECRETARY" is
- the title of the screen feature
that will come to Loew's Palace next
SATURDAY together with one of those
Capitol Theater New York Fsvues.
1T seems to be clearly the impression
OF the management that Maurice
Chevalier and The Smiling Lieuten-
ant" will finger at Loew's Columbia
Theater beyond its second week, but
whether it does or not the second VIII
liam Tilden tennis lesson on the screen
will be forthcoming in the bill next
Saturday If The Second Lieutenant"
whinsically should take It's departure,
Joan Crawford will take its place, but
in what the netice fails to state.