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The Washington times., 1931-06-13

derived from KAY FRANCIS
Kate Jordan'S novel about a wife
who sinned for love and was for
given.
A Restive Camera
Somerset Vaughan can make
these little chapters in the love
life Of the drawing-room Sophistl.
Gates interesting through the
brilliance Of his dialogue.
s. Alas, the adaptors of this story
have no such writing talent, and
SO 'Transgression" plods through
weary stretches of speech to a
finale which fails to carry any
forceful degree Of conviction.
Director Herbert Brenon en-.
deavorS to make up for paucity Of
action by moving his camera
about, following characters from
room to room in tapestried and
garish Paris apartments for no
particular purpose except variety
Of scene. Continental atmosphere
is further supplied by servants
adept in the French idiom, but the
R.-K.-O. picture falters despite
these careful details because it's
plot substance is thin and obvi-
Gus, its talk commonplace.
Hurried Finale
"Transgression" tells of Elsie,
English wife Of a mining en-
g1neer summoned to duty in Bonn
bay. She goes to Paris for a mari.
tai vacation while he sweats in
India. Soon she meets a boule-
vardier and is deeply involved in
an affair. Don Artuoro lures her
to his Mirador mountain rendez-
vouS, where she decides to write
a letter and tell friend husband
everything is over. The communi-
cation is dispatched, but Artuoro
never lives to enjoy the fruits Of
his conniving. The angry father
OF one of this rogue's victims ends
Artuoro with a series of bullets.
Wife then decides to go back to
her husband, provided she can
intercept or catch up with the
letter. The ending is hurried and
a fine example of fast forgiving.
Kay Francis is the wife. Paul
Kavanaugh, the husband, Ricardo
Cortez, the lover. These excellent
actors strive diligently and with
some success to make this mar
ratiVe vital and moving but are
severly hobbled by the authors
frailties. Nance O'Neil has a
small part severely overdrawn.
The Pathe news reels most In.
teresting shot is the Homecoming
Of Texas Guinan and her cut1es
after a ban voyage to France.
It really generates a little en-.
thusiaSn for the French powers
Of discrimination.
ANDREW r. KELLEY.
The Washington times., 1931-06-13
Seaside Park Offers
Amusement Variety

Family parties from washing
ton are discovering, these warm
days, that there is no more de-
lightful spot for an outing than
Seaside Park, situated on high
ground overlooking the waters OF
Chesapeake Bay at Chesapeake
Beach.
Ample facilities for picnic
parties, excellent refreshments on
the grounds at prices to fit any
pocketbook and a varied list Of
arnusements, ranging all the way
from the big bathing pool and
the beautiful dance hall to Skee
ball and miniature golf, offer
something for every member Of
the family.
The enjoyment Of the trip be-
gins before one reaches the beach,
for the ride through the rolling
hills Of Maryland is delightful,
whether one motors by the new
road or takes the convenient
trains of the Chesapeake Beach
Railway at District Line station,
The Washington times., 1931-06-13
Most Successful

The worst week Of stock
weather was encountered the
opening seven days Of the Jack
Edwards company, at the old
Garrick. It ran into six days when
the temperature was never less
than 100 at 2 p. m. and the
troupe expired on Saturday night
from o combination of heat wave
and box office anaernia.
Getting down to the Cochran
era, the most successful plays Of
the seven-season history were
Seventh Heaven" and-though
It seems hard to believe-"Re-
bOcca Of Sunnybrook Farm" A
reservation here for Eugene
ONeill's Strange Interlude," ,"
which. from present indications,
may take all the medals after
next weeks business has been en-
balmed in the records.
The Washington times., 1931-06-13
Try New One

From my observation perch and
mental memoranduns I would
say that Nancy Sheridan, the
1881 occupant Of the stars dress
ing room on e Street, takes the
laurel leaves as the most accom-
plished and agreeable thespian
queen in the Nationals history.
She is a fine study, a champion
with her fellow.players. a favorite
with audiences and with it all an
excellent actress. Let's hope that
her big Broadway chance with the
Messrs. Shubert next season de-
velops a smashing hit for Miss
Nancy.
Beginning Monday night the
players attempt their most am
bilious chore, the presentation of
Eugene O'Neills nine-act mara
thon drama, Strange Interlude," :"
which lifts its first curtain about
80 minutes before Sundown or
specifically at $50 p. m.
The Washington times., 1931-06-13
Front Page Was
Huge Stage
Success

"Front Page" a perturbation
Of Jed Harris stage sensation is
the current attraction at Loew'S
Palace 1'heater.
Front Page" depicts a young
man who is torn between love
and his career. Critics have &C
claimed it an even more out
standing vehicle than the stage
version which was seen at the
National Theater.
Adolphe Menjou has the lead
ing role in the picture in the
part of the hard-boiled man
aging editor. Other players in
the cast include Mary Brian and
Pat O'Brien, who supply the love
interest; Edward Everett Horton,
who is intrusted with the COM
edy, and Walter Catlett who does
the "heavy."
The Washington times., 1931-06-13
Claude King Role

Claude King, who once studied
art in England, will enact the
role Of the art critic in Para
mounts Women Love Once"
This is the screen version Of Zoe
Akins' stage success, "Daddy's
Gone A Hunting" which features
Paul LukaS and Eleanor Board
man.
The Washington times., 1931-06-13
Best Dressed Girl

You can bet safely on these
facts from the not so recent
record: The stock play which
made the most money in Wash
ington was George Marshall'S
production Of Getting Gertie's
Carter" an Avery Hopwood ta'
haSco farce, considered quite
naughty in pre-war days. It ran
for weeks.
The best dressed leadin g
woman was Wanda Lyon, recently
seen here in AL Jolson's wonder
Bar" She had is trunks OF
genuine Paris creations.
The biggest disappointment as
@ guest-star was Jack Norworth
in my Lady Friends" (after-
wards made into the smash hit
musical, "No, No, Nanette~. His
show crossed $1,000 and the
company curled after one week.
The Washington times., 1931-06-13
Famed Of the Past

Of course, my knowledge Of
washington stock companies ex-
tends only as far back as Izetta
Jewell's days with the Poll
troupe. But was more or less
intimately associated with sum-
mer season groups that included
Earle Foxe, Eileen Wilson,
Wanda Lyon, Irving Cummings,
Dennis King, Gerald oliver
Smith, Terry Duffy. James Rem
ME, Tom Wise. William Har-
rigan, Charles Richman, De Wolf
Hopper, Jack Norworth, Warner
Richm on d, Madge Bellamy,
Monta Bell, Garry McGarry,
George Henry Trader, Anne Nor
rtson and Hardie Meakin.
The Washington times., 1931-06-13
O'NeiII Play
ToWindUp
Stock

Without q doubt, the most pre-
tentious play ever undertaken
by resident repertoire company
is Strange Interlude," Eugene
O'Neill's nine-act drama, which
the National Theater Players will
revive next week, beginning Mon
day night.
At the time the Pulitzer prize
was awarded this play, Augustus
Thomas, dean Of American play
wrightS, was chairman Of the
Jury making the award. Part
Of his comment follows:
"This play dramatizeS the new
psychology and depicts the trag-
edy wrought in four lives because
Of the Illustration Of q woman's
life due to the interference Of
q parent who thought or pre-
tended he was acting for her
good, when he was acting for
his own selfish comfort .
This drama has great intensity
Of feeling, movements Of beauty
and, above all, it shows dramat-
ically that the conscious emo
tions which give us dignity in
our own eyes as individuals can
not be ignored 1t gets its
fingers deeply tangled in the web
of human life. It has depth and
intellectual power above any and
all Of its rivals"
Thus, an old playwright paid
tribute to q young one. Thomas
is now u years Of age. Some
Of his plays, notably Alabama"
and "In MizZoura," were written
when Eugene O'Neill was in short
pants.
The Washington times., 1931-06-13

is as good q
time as any to
observe tha t
Washington has
never had a
b e t ter all
around roper
toire troupe
than the one
which will call
it O season q
week from Sum-
day night.
I SuS p e c t
that George P.
Marshall may
wish to enter
an eyceDtiOn
The Washington times., 1931-06-13
Lily Pons Is Booked
For Greene Concerts

Lily Pons, the sensational new
French coloratura of the Metro
politan Opera Company, who
makes her concert debut here
next November as the opening at
traction of Mrs. Wilson, -Greene's
Artists Course Of afternoon con-
certs at Constitution Hall, is now
en- route to Buenos Aires in South
America, where she. will open an
engagement of 20 performances
at the Colon Theater, about June
IS.
The Washington times., 1931-06-13

and inquire, How about my
Belasco company that had Lowell
Sherman, Margalo Gilmore, Eliza
beth Risdon and Frank Conroy,
to mention Just a few?" The
point would be well taken except
that these were, strictly speaking,
guest stars. My endorsement is
for the full blown resident COM
pany which serves week in and
out, Let the play be what it will.
The Washington times., 1931-06-13

mistaking tn e
appeal Of old
fashioned senti.
m e n al ro-
nance. Th a t
is why the Fox,
reporting excel
lie mt business
for the past
week, Is hold
ing over Daddy
Long Legs"
j a n ct Gay
nor, separated
again from the
boy-like Charles
F Farrell, has
The Washington times., 1931-06-13
About "Interlude"

MY observation last Wednesday
that Hollywood was struggling
with the problem Of adapting
O'Neill's "Interlude" to the screen,
particularly the technique for
voicing aSides prompted the fol-
lowing suggestion from r. P. D.,
who, I have reason to believe. is
that erudite first nighter, Francis
p. Daily. Says he:
"Dear Mr.. Kelley:
'In your recent discussion
concerning the adoption of
strange 1nterlude" 10 the talk.
The Washington times., 1931-06-13
Aid for Stars

Helen Ware, noted actress of
stage and screen. has been en-
gagged for a prominent role in
Paramount's new production, II
Take This Woman" in which
Gary Cooper and .Carole Lom-
bard have the leading roles.
The Washington times., 1931-06-13

l a n 3 u ! d-eyeo
Ricardo CorteZ
and that pol
ished Britisher
P a III Cavan-
augh, is well
served in acting
principals.
With such a
trio you would
expect a tri.
a n g ular ro-
nance, and that
is exactly what
ou get in
"TranSgression''
a screen tale
The Washington times., 1931-06-13
Janet Gaynor's
Film Stays on
At Fox

Modern sophisticated drama
may be in demand for screen
entertainment, but there is no
The Washington times., 1931-06-13
Some Facts
On Local.
Groups

BY ANDREW n. KELLEY
As Mr.. Cochran's stock COM
pany begins its hail and farewell
week, it seems to me that now
The Washington times., 1931-06-13
Actors
In R-K-O
Picture

Any picture which boasts the
sleek brunette, Kay Francis; the
The Washington times., 1931-10-03
WAGNER DENIED
RADIO. TALK

(COntinued From Page One)
tion officials here, nevertheless,
created considerable stir in Con.
gressional quarters, and it was
predicted that the matter will be
aired in Congress.
NEW YORK, Oct. 3 0.N.S).
Existence Of an informal agree
ment with President Hoover'S ur-
employment committee to bar all
speakers on unemployment from
the lair" of the nation unless they
were sponsored by the committee
was admitted today, with modifi-
cations, by officials Of both the
National and the Columbia broad
casting chains.
It was announced the Subcom-
mittee of the unemployment COM
mittee, of which Owen D. Young
is chairman, was arranging a
series of radio speeches for broad
casting over both networks begin
ming October 18.
President Hoover is expected to
be the first speaker.
Lawrence w. Lohman, vice
president of the Columbia Broad
casting System, said:
'I personally turned down the
request for time for Senator
Wagner's speech because I knew
members of the subcommittee
would not like the edge taken
off the proposed series of
speeches.
I'VE all want this unemplOy-
ment speech program to 90 off
with q very big bang. I felt
that a speech by Senator Wag-
ner might spoil the show"
The Washington times., 1931-10-03
'GOBS' To FEEL
ECONOMY Ak

Despite the assurance of warm
support in Congress during the
coming session, the men of Uncle
Sans Navy are facing a long,
cold winter, and the prospects to-
day were the Navy will emerge
next spring showing some signs
Of shrinkage.
Reductions in both men and
ships were definitely under con-
sideration by members of the
Navy General Board, it was ad.
mitted in nigh Naval circles. as
means of meeting President Hoo
ver's orders for a reduction Of
approximately $61 100000 in the
Naval budget for the coming
year.
Secretary Of the Navy Adams,
who admitted that it sis a very
serious matter for us to reduce
to this extent" has indicated
every effort will be made to OBJ
tain the desired reductions by
cutting expenditures in other
directions before the pruning
knife is applied to the ships of the
fleet and the mer who operate
them.
But he also admitted the board
has under consideration a sugges-
ton that the personnel Of both
the Navy and the Marine Corps
be reduced by approximately 5
per cent.
The Washington times., 1931-10-03
FOOD RAIDS
IN GLASGOW

GLASGOW, Scotland, Oct. 8
G.N.S0.-Glasgow was in turmoil
today following a renewal of un-
employment disorders as thous.
ands Of men and women looted
shops throughout the city and
fought with police.
The new riots, regarded as more
serious than those which occurred
Thursday. began before 7 o'clock
last night and continued almost
until dawn today.
Scores were reported injured in
clashes with the police, and 40
persons were arrested, "A for riot
ing and five for lOOting.
The disturbances began with
systematic forays upon groceries,
clothing and shoe stores, and res
taurants in widely separated parts
of the city.
The Washington times., 1931-10-03
LIBERALS
FACE TEST
international Photo

The new liberalism" Of the
Supreme Court, widely pro-
claimed by legal students, follow
ing important decisions Of a di-
vided bench last year, will be
put to the test in the new term
which opens Monday.
The question of the right Of
States to enact anti-chain store
tax laws, which the high court
upheld in the Indiana case by
a 5-to-4 decision, will be under
fire in three new cases, as we'll
as a petition for rehearing in the
Indiana case.
After the chain store tax deci-
sion and others, Chief Justice
Hughes and Associate Justices
Holmes, Brandeis, Stone and Rob-
ertS were clasSed by many con.
stitutional students as liberals,
while justices Van Devanter,
Sutherland, Butler and Mercy
nolds were classed as conserva-
tiVeS.
The Washington times., 1931-10-03
Grand Jury Probe
Of Ceilings Case
Faced NV WidOIU

|. HUNTINGTON, N. Y, oct. 3
UNSO.-Mrs. Lillian Ceilings, en-
route for home today following
her trip to Daytona Beach, Fla,
faced a new ordeal today.
District Attorney Alexander G..
Blue said he would lay all the
known facts in the murder Of
Benjamin p. Ceilings before the
grand jury of Suffolk county, Oc-
tober 8. He planned to call Mrs.
Ceilings to testify.
MIR. Blue declared he did not eX-
'pect the grand jury to find MUIR
der indictments, but felt it was
his duty to let it sift the case.
: Mr.. Blue explained for the first
time why he invited SO many
cameramen to the recent cOrOner's
inquest when Mrs. Ceilings col
lapsed as flashlights went off
every few minutes. He said it was
q mild form of the third degree"
He had hoped, he asserted, that
the widow might become con-
fused.
The Washington times., 1931-10-03
|. c, c. RECEIVES
MERGER PLAN
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g. Eastern Illinois, Wheeling &
Lake Erie and Lehigh Valley.
Pennsylvania as at present, to
which would be added Long
Island. West Jersey & Seashore,
Detroit, Toledo & Ironton,
Wabash and Norfolk g. western.
New York Central as at pres
ent, to which would be added the
Lackawanna, Ulster & Delaware
and NewGYork, Ontario & West
ern.
To Be Jointly Owned
The Virginian Railroad is to
be jointly owned and operated
by the Pennsylvania and the
Chesapeake g. Ohio, while the
New York Central is to have joint
rates and through routes over it..
This highly controversial Ques-
ton at one point in the negoti-
ations was referred to arbitration,
but the roads concerned reached
an agreement among themselves.
The roads petition said the
four system set-up will serve all
points in the eastern territory
with at least two competitive
railroad systems. Each system
will have access to at least two
Atlantic ports, and each will have
practically even access to both
anthracite and bituminous coal.
The Washington times., 1931-10-03
To PRESS
FLOOD TOUR +

PE1PING, Oct. 3 GN.s0-Un-
daunted by the mishap which
plunged his wife and himself into
the Yangtze-K;ang River at Han
kow and damaged his airplane,
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh today
advised American Minister Nelson
johnson he would continue his
aerial tour Of China.
In q telegram from HankOw,
Lindbergh said he planned to come
to Peiping, but his plans remained
indefinite pending repairs to his
airpIane.
Other dispatches from Hankow
said the departure of the Lind
berghs for Shanghai aboard the
British airplane carrier HermeS
was being delayed by the rule
against carrying women on Brit
ish naval vessels.
The Washington times., 1931-10-03
CALLS ON
WEALTHY To
AID LABOR
Owners Of Great Riches Must
Meet Responsibility Says
Chief; Sees More Pay Cuts

VANCOUVER, B. c., Oct. 3
QN.S).-While striving to recon
cile warning factions in the Amer
ican Federation Of Labor, Will
liam Green, president of the or
ganization, today sounded a warn
ing of the responsibility Of the
owners of great fortunes, saying:
I'VE Of labor must impress
that there is a responsibility Of
wealth. Unless those who have
great fortunes accept response
bility, then the Government
must act"
Addressing members Of the
building trades, Green predicted
more wage .eductions were COM
ing, particularly in the morgan
lied crafts. He said:
"It il up to us to find q way
to fight unemployment. Others
have failed to find q solution,
apparently WAITING and hoping
that something will happen to
relieve us Of economic misery"
Green termed wage cutting
"senseless and heartless," and pre-
dicted it would only create further
unrest.
The Washington times., 1931-10-03
WIDOW EYES.
R|TCH|ES IN
FLORIDA
"They Are Not the Pirates"
She Declares; Grand Jury
Ordered to Question Her
Copyright. 1881. by International
News Service)

N0"S OStNASSy
= DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, Oct.
? S.-Mrs. Lillian Ceilings, saw DR..
:; Leslie D. Ritchie, the Connecticut
veterinarian, and William Ritchie,
d. his son, today and pronounced
both innocent Of the murder Of
= her husband, BENJAMIN P. Col
g lings, her abduction, and the
: piracy Of the Ceilings cruiser,
: Penguin, in Long Island Sound
> at midnight Of September 9.
: The young widows abSolution
.. of the two was staged in the
small courtroom above the Day.
tona police station at 2:30 this
morning.
8 It followed a 2,000-rnile rail-
. road journey for the express pur'
pose Of identifying the men, if
= possible, as she declared, ito aid
= In bringing the criminals respon'
SSible for my husbands murder
to justice"
Ten Men Lined Up
It came almost three hours
after Mrs. Ceilings, her sister.in.
law, Miss Helen Ceilings; william
]. Kelly, her attorney, and Fred
81. Munder, assistant district
z attorney Of Suffolk county, New
! York, detrained at the East Coast
Station, wilted and tired from
their long Journey,
, Ten men were lined up in
/; front Of Mrs. Ceilings, and Mr..
;, Nunder asked:
"DO you recognize anybody"
y eyes. I recognize that man
and that man."
:. The Ritchies. dressed in shirts
: and trousers, unshaven and grim
/. eyed shuffled a pace forward.
:. "WhO are they?"
Mystery Veil Unified
{, ''They are the two men whose
: pictures were shown me by MIR.
Kelly and you in Stamford and
New York Thursday and Thurs
Z Z. day night"
'f ''DO you recognize either or
"a both of them as the men who
boarded the Penguin, who muir
;. dered your husband?"
"I do not. / never saw these
. men before. They are not the
q men who murdered my huS-
sc band"
The 2,000-mile journey had
gone for nothing and the Col
I 1ings' murder mystery remained
e seemingly as unSolvable as ever.
The Washington times., 1931-10-03
Judge Casey Hands Man
Wearing Khan Robe $5

CHICAGO, Oct. $40 be
stripped Of pants and shirt is
bad enough for any fighting
Irishman, but to be forced to
wear in their place the robes Of
the Ku Klux Klan-well, that's
adding insult to injury.
It happened to Jack Hannah,
80, who hasn't missed a mass In
more than 80 years. He appeared
before Judge Edward B. Casey,
yesterday attired in Klan robe
The Washington times., 1931-10-03
Laval Plans 3-DGy
Session. in CAPITAL

q PARIS, Oct. 3 GNSJ-Pre-
mier Laval will be in the United
States only five days on his forth
coming trip to visit President
Hoover, according to a program
: drawn up today.
. Accompanied by foreign office
officials and attaches Of the
American embassy, the premier
will sail on the liner lie De
France on October 16, and will
return on the same ship, leaving
New York on October 26. He ex-
poets to reach Washington on Oc.
tober %, remaining until october
Is.
The Washington times., 1931-10-03
Arlington Unit Backs
CnndidUcY of FiUe

The Better Government League
Of Arlington County, at a, meet
ing last night at Lyon Village,
approved the candidates. Of five
persons seeking election to the
new county board.
Those approved are: ireland s.
Chew, Lyon Village; Harry A.
Fellows, Falls Church: John c.
Gall, Aurora Hills; Fred A. Cos
nell. Country Club Hills. and Mrs.
Elizabeth B. McGruder, Claren'
don.
The Washington times., 1931-10-03
FrancQui VIII Sail
On Oct. II for u. s,

BRUSSELS, Oct. 3 I.N.SD.
Emile Francqui, Belgian minister
of state and former finance min
lister, will sail for New York Oc-
tober a.. and probably will go to
Washington for a conference with
President Hoover, it was learned
here today.
The Washington times., 1931-10-03
Man, 70, SUccunbs
To Traffic Injuries

Frederick A. Fernald, 72, Of 803
Taylor st. N. W., died at Emer-
gency Hospital today of injuries
received when struck by an auto
mobile driven by Caldwell
Cheney, 81. 1904 P st. N. E.,
September "a.
An inquest will be held Monday
at the District Morgue.
The Washington times., 1931-10-03

and nothing else, except a tllmSy
suit of underwear.
Hannah explained that two men
forced him into an alley. took his
$19-all the cash he had-and
then forced him to disrobe.
Picked up by the police, the
only garment found available in
the station house was the Klan
robe.
Judge Casey produced IS and
ordered policeman to take Han
nan to a secondhand store to buy
him q pair of trousers and a shirt.
The Washington times., 1931-10-03
Bridge Club to Aid
WOnneHI'S Treasury

A monthly bridge club. as a
means of raising funds for the
club treasury, will be sponsored by
the finance committee Of the
Woman's Club Of Bethesda. Mem
bership in the bridge club will not
be confined to members Of the
Woman'S Club.
The Washington times., 1931-10-03
Police Investigate
Death of Woman

:: Members Of the homicide squad
t,are investigating the death Of
Miss Edna Taylor, "a, today at
Columbia Hospital.
: Miss Taylor was removed to the
hospital yesterday and police said
Sshe did not regain consciousness.
she lived at 913 Third st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1931-10-03
TRADE SHOWS LOSS

United States trade with Latin
America in 1890 totaled 81, ,466,-
$4,000 in value, a decline Of 29.5
per cent from the high level Of
1929, the Department Of Com
merce reported yesterday.
The Washington times., 1931-10-03
CHAMBER SETS ELECTION

:, Officers Of the washington
Chamber Of Commerce will be
elected at the annual meeting at
the Mayflower Hotel, Tuesday,
October 20. Nominations for di.
rectors are to be filed with Secre.
tary Dorsey w. Hyde, jr., at least
one week abefore the meeting.
The Washington times., 1931-10-03
PACIFIC FL|ERS
HOP TODAY

TOKYO, Oct. 8 G.N.S0. .
Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Hern-
don, jr., announced today that
they would take off at dawn to-
morrow (about 3 p. M, Eastern
Standard Time, today on their
attempted nonstop flight to the
United States.
They have been delayed at
Sabishiro Beach by storms off
the coast.