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The Washington times., 1931-08-20
FEW SEE, MANY.
! HEAR FELINE
EXHIBIT
Extra Charge Keeps Visitors
Away as Persian Kitties
Rival SiameSe AriStocrats

A cat may look at a king free
Of charge.
But it set fair fans at Rock
vile yesterday back 35 cents lin
addition to the ground admission
fee Of so cents to look at the
cats in the show staged by the
Columbia Cat Association as the
major attraction Of the second
day of the fair.
The fair visitors didn't like it.
They wanted to look at cats
(some of 'en), but they didn't
fancy the idea of the extra tar
tff. So most of them contented
themselves with peeking over the
railing or listening from outside
to the kitties' meows.
Scratches and Bites
Apparently cats, deep down in
their hearts, don't care for shows.
Not only did the show entries
holler. They scratched. And
they bit.
There were cats from every
where. Every kind of cat except
the back-fence variety. None of
the fluffed and combed darlings
entered at yesterdays show had
ever known the joys of a mid
night prowl and yowl.
Perhaps that was why they
were so observation-disclosures sup
pressed desire for the birthright
of all cats, the right of arousing
neighborhoods to frenzy in the
middle of the night.
Siamese Royalty
Included were a half dozen or
50 royal SiameSe cats, which, &C
cording to one authority at the
show, are Siamese only in name.
Queer looking little creatures with
nose, ear tips and mittens of
dark brown against background
of light tan.
They we're the focal point for
the curious, while the Persians,
blue, smoke, white and buff, drew
the usual admiring murmurs.
The cat show was held over to-
day with the judging Of the
Siamese scheduled for this morn
ing.
Terrapin Race Today
Today was to be the finish Of
the seventy-eighth annual exhibi-
ton staged by the Montgomery
County Agricultural Association.
The terrapin race was to be held
today. A large and unusually &C
tive field was prepared to enter in
the event.
The Washington times., 1931-08-20
Philadelphia Sheriff
Leaves HUQe Estate

PHILADELPHIA Aug. 20.
Real and personal property total.
ing about 100000 will be listed
in the will of Sheriff Thomas w.
Cunningham.
j. Louis Breitinger will present
the document as counsel for Mr..
Cunningham. It was said that
the sheriff had disposed of sub
stantial holdings some time be-
fore his death. in the form of
anonymous contributions to chari-
table activities.
The Washington times., 1931-08-20
GOOdkey, Wife Freed
On Assault Ck1rueS

A case of assault against Joseph
e. Goodkey, former newspaper
man, of Berwyn, Md, and his
wife, Anna, was dismissed in
Hyattsville Police Court yesterday
by Judge j. Chew Sheriff because
of faulty warrants in the case.
The two were charged with
using vile and obscene language
while in the presence of George
Bryant and his wife, Ruth, Of
Berwyn. The Bryants are on
peace bonds sworn out by Mr..
Goodkey, at the present time.
The Washington times., 1931-08-20
State Penal Farm
BuiLdinuS Hurried

HAGERSTOWN, Nd, Aug. 70.
Temporary barracks at the Mary
land State Penal Farm at Rox.
bury will be ready for occupancy
October /, according to Superin-
tendent Hal Hearns. An electric
line to the farm has been COM
pleted and work on the road to
the grounds is being rushed.
The early potato crop of the
prison farm was $500 bushels,
the wheat crop was $500 bushels
and the corn crop is expected to
be large, the superintendent said.
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P0ndering JaiIs
Pair For 3 Years

ANNAPOLIS, Aug. 20.-John
Mayo and James r. Montgomery,
arrested in a raid on Belle Grove
Inn, Anne Arundel county, Au.
gust 4, yesterday were sentenced
to three years each in the State
penitentiary on charges Of keep
ing a disorderly house and pan
dering.
James Russo was sentenced to
five months in the county jail.
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GIRL, II, BEST FIFER

MIDDLETOwN, Conn, Aug. 20
Q.N.S0.-The champion ftfer of
Connecticut is a little girl. Lii
lian Mount, aged II, went to
Hartford with her public school
drum corps to parade with hun
dreds of other organizations of
the sort, and entered the filing
contest. Lillian won first place.
The Washington times., 1931-08-20
Girls Bring Trouble
For 2 Lite Guards

OCEAN CITY, N. j., Aug. 20.
Two members of the Ocean City
Beach Patrol were suspended for
a week on charges of neglect of
duty and allowing girls to occupy
their life stands with them.
They are Jack Tinker, who last
Monday married Miss Virginia
Davis, Of Carnegie, Pa, and
Charles Ireland.
The Washington times., 1931-08-20
RiUerfrOnt Thieves
Stealing Craft

River pirates are at work along
the Washington waterfront, 1t was
revealed last night with the re-
ported theft of two boats.
Clarence Ratherdale, 1112 Penn
synvania Ave. S. E., reported a
canoe stolen, while John Watson,
1340 Four and One-H Half st. s. W.,
reported his bateau missing.
The Washington times., 1931-08-20
Lightning Hits House
And Kills Occupant

PRINCE FREDERICK, Md,
Aug. 20.-Merzin Gross, colored,
was killed by lightning at Owings,
Calvert county, last night in a
severe electrical storm. He was
in a small tenant house on the
farm Of George Owings when a
bolt tore, away part Of the Chin
ney and weatherboarding.
The Washington times., 1931-08-20
PARNELL TORUN
FOR FAIRFAX
BOARD POST
"u~ ~O -
will Oppose Reid, Incumbent,
As Independent; Decision
Follows Primary Charges

]. B. Parnell, of Franconia, Va,
q cousin of Gov. Harvey Parnell,
Of Arkansas, today announced he
would be a candidate for mem,
bership on the Fairfax County
Board of Supervisors tlom the
Mt. Vernon magisterial district,
He will oppose w. H. P. Reid, in,
cumbent, and Democratic nomi'
nee.
Follows Charges
Mr.. ParnelI's decision to run
as an Independent candidate
came as a result. Of charges
that election judges in Mt,
Vernon district, during the re-
cent primary, barred voters
from the polls who were known
to be favorable to Herbert o.
Blunt, who opposed Reid in the
primary.
Mr.. Blunt refused to run as an
independent after his defeat in
the primary by a majority Of
80 votes in 600 votes cast.
Native Virginian
Usually, the Democratic nonf
nation for this office is equiva
lent to election, as the rominee
in the primary generally goes into
the general election unopposed.
Mr.. Parnell is a native of Vir
ginia and has been a resident OF
Fairfax county for 80 years. He
is a veteran of the Spanish Amen
lean war and served in the
Philippines during the insured
ton as an assistant to Miss Clara
Barton, founder of the Rei Cross,
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Times Staff Photo.

Times Staff Photos
WILLIAM E. WOLFF
THE THIRTY-SEVENTH can
didate to file for membership
on the county board in Airing
ton county was william e.
Wolff, sanitation engineer, Of
Clarendon. Va,
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which will hit him the way Grand
Hotel" did and make different"
movie
He believes II he does not find such
story, another producer will; that
the different" movie will be made by
somebody eventually and point the
way to all sorts of developments and
changes in the present art Strangest
Of all. he finds most interesting the
mechanical departments OF movies
departments which most dyed-in-the-
in-the-wood accept quite casually as
part OF the routine Of picture making
There Is no need for the spending
OF fortunes on ordinary talking pic
lures. The best things in the theater
are seldom the things which cost the
most. Some Of tbs great New York
successes have been produced from
81 200 "a minimum) to twelve and
eighteen and twenty-five thousand.
according to the nature Of the piece
and the treatment 1t must have.
1.-The Last Mile was produced for
some $500. I know of a good motion
picture being made at the present
time which will not top $4,000 and
which will be on par with many
which go far over the 100000 mark"
But, Mr.. Shumlin," 1 protested
weakly, you will have to train our
yacht-owning, polo.playing, town-and-
country-housing executives to a simpler
standard Of living. Those salaries are
charged up to the pictures which they
supervise" "--@
"Quite So" sighed Mr.. shuralin-
then his eyes began to twinkle again
there is work to do in Hollywood be-
fore that perfect talking picture is
made!"
(Copyright. 1881. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Ine)
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he will be supported by a large cast,
and there will be other good tn q )
besides.
UpARDON U.s." Laurel and Hardy's
L first feature length screen COM
edy. Is promised at Loews Palace
next Saturday, together with New
York Capitol Theater revue titled
Fiesta" as the stage show.
CAMUEL GoLDwYN's screen pro-
~ duction of Street Scene" the
widely discussed play Of the legitimate
stage, with Sylvia Sidney and William
Collier. the Younger featured, Is
scheduled to follow The Modern Age"
1T Loew's Columbia. when the latter
fades out-when not specified. Som"
critics have pronounced Street Scene"
the greatest talking picture ever
produced.
Merely Mary Ann the screen version
of an old and delightful, if pathetic,
comedy, with Janet Gaynor and Charles
Farrell as its outstanding performers,
End the Fanchon-Marco idea Russian
Art" heading the stage attractions, Is
the brief but simple announcement Of
what will ccme to the Fox Theatcr next
Friday in its new bill.
An unusual Columbia Pictures love
story Fifty Fathoms Deep" with the
famous Jack Holt as Its star. supported
by Loretta Savers "a society girl" new
to the movies. will entertain at RKO
Keith's Theater, starting next Friday.
Richard Cromwell. who gave a fine per-
fcrmance in "Tol'able David" will be
in the supporting cast.
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Diversions at the Parks

warm again-and then, once more, the
pool.
Marshall Hall.
NO less famous in its day and genera
ton than old historic Marshall
Hall, whittier 1t takes you. the steamer
Charles Manchester, on the dot at 10
am. No:30 on Sundays and at 2:3o
and $50 pm. daily, sets sail with q
mighty good steam engine for its motive
power. for one Of the pleasantest rides
in the world down the Potomac. which
is dotted here and there along the route
with places familiar in the Nations
history. The beauty of this trip Is that
the gallant steamer makes q breeze, II
there be no breezes, and the water and
the scenery supply additional charm
for a days outing. At the Hall, 1t is
said, everything to give good time to
everybody, from the smallest youngster
to the Oldest graybeard, may be found.
The trip to Marshall Hall has been
famous since beyond the memory Of
the oldest inhabitant, and yet the
steamer and the Hall are thoroughly
up-to-date in catering to the pleasure
of the days outer
WILSON LINE OUTINGS.
10 you long for daylight trip down
the river to Chapel Point with It's
many diversions besides bathing and a
good time generally or do you prefer a
moonlight ride in the evening, with no
thought Of destination. but with
bright lights, dancing and delightfully."-
tempting muse to contribute to q good
time?
The Wilson Line steamer City of
Washington will take you to Chapel
Point, leaving her wharf at the foot of
Seventh street at o'clock in thu morn
ing and returning at q pleasant hour in
the afternoon.
At 8:45 o'clock this evening and to-
morrow evening. for the last time this
season. the steamer will leave her
wharf for the final moonlight rides by
water this year. Thousands have en-
joyed them-and you may.
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the SoehCIS hAtCL 0ClbllIo oAAoN
once thrilled the soul OF Izaak Walton
or the human hides that love the water.
Nearly everybody seeks some special
diversion for the rest day Of the week,
but Labor day, coming tomorrow, calls
for q special display In honor OF the
rugged toiler Of the land, besides fur
nishing the mere recreationist with an
excuse for celebrating two holidays. one
chasing on the heels Of the other. Be-
s.des-and 1t Is sad reminder-the
out-of-doorS season Is rapidly drawing
to a close, and soon there will be no
pleasant opportunities for moonlight
boat trip, a plunge in a sanitated pool
or q thrill on the roller coaster.
Glen Echo Park.
GPECIAL provision has been made, as
~ always. at Glen Echo Park for the
entertainment Of the h'ppy hundreds
bent upon two days CT real outdoor
pleasures. The Crystal Pool, which
draws thousands each week, and has
done so since its first waves began to
ripple. or the thrill Of the roller coaster,
the airplane swings. the docgem or
even the dancing. which goes On from
$50 to 1870 pm. week nights. to the
"a pturous music of the MacWilliams
Melody Makers: or. II one be in the
quieter mood, the Old Mill and the
Midway, haven OF juvenile delight-all.
all will be in full operation both today
and tomorrow, save only the dancing.
The electric cars from the heart Of the
city. marked Cabin John" or Glen
Echo" will Whirl you quickly to your
goal along the river borderland and
under the trees. while those who motor
up will find a good roadway and plenty
of parking Space-and. withal, there is
free admission to the park.
Seaside Park.
NESTLED on the shore Of the his
I toric Chesapeake Bay the new
Seaside Park. with its many delights.
including bathing pool with salt water"
picnic grounds. grabbing. fishing, boat
ing and vhatnot. vet with the miniature
railway, the coaster and other park
amusements in full blast, awaits the
cohorts from Washington and B2lti-
more equipped with everything for a
good time and a memorable outing.
From District Line Station. out H street
way. fast and frequent trains are flying
to end from Seaside Park, with the big
pool waiting to cleanse and to cool you
off as soon as you arrive. Motorists
who dare the dangers Of the road will
find safe haven and plenty Of parking
space. Seaside is especially catering to
the fcnlily parties for these days Of sur
cease from work and petty cares. ard
over in the open pavilion Bill Strick-
lands Band will stir your melodic soul
and set your feet agoing until you get
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Burlesque Begins Today

WITH every promise of a "bang-up
entertainment" Sam Raynor
brings his Gang" to the Gayety The
alter this afternoon to open the new
season with a matinee. presenting the
newest Columbia burlesque Offering.
Rich in its lineup Of leads. 1t has
several brand-new faces and a scatter
ing Of favorites of other seasons to
lend balance. with Sam Raynor. as
comedian in chief. to lead his troupe
through the mazes Of q merry must
cal hodge-podge Of laughs. dances and
songs, aided by pretty chorus girls.
Besides Mr.. Raynor, others who have
important parts include Fay Tunis, a
Dallas. Tex. beauty contest winner;
Gertrude Reed, red-haired and from
Hollywood. who for two seasons was in
pictures; Dolores Green, late of q Fan
chon-Marco unit; Rae Reed, sprightly
acrobatic dancer: Frank Mallahan,
character comedian; Ray Parsons,
straight man: Joe Costello. juvenile
singer. and George Lake, the seasons
eccentric dancing find"
The chorus marshals 10 girls
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This Reviewer Takes on
Rather Embarrassing Job
bob" Sherwood, Who Wrote Waterloo Bridge,
Says 1t Is Good Pcture-The Case of Clara
Bow and Several Other Hollywood Stars.
By Robert E. Sherwood.

I'm view of certain circumstances
which need not be gone into here,
it is difficult for me to consider
i dispassioaately the new TIrivo-Tal
picture, Waterloo Bridge" Did I
say difficult? ~ Is yigJua!.y 4IlD5 q :.
If I express the conviction that Wa
terloo Bridge" is a fine picture, ! snail
expose myself to embarrassing charges
OF partially for an offering with which
I myself am remotely identified. Aid
if. on the other hand, say it's punk
picture. / shall rightly be called liar.
So what am I to do? Shall keep
my mouth shut? That. too, would be
impossible. However, there are some
things which may safely be said about
Waterloo Bridge" as 1t appears on the
screen:
1t has been directed with high sensi-
ttiveness and admirable taste by James
Whale, who came from England two
years ago with the first stage produc-
ton Of Journeys End" ana then at
tended to the reproduction of that mas
terpiece on. the screen. Mr.. Whale IS
now happily fixture in Hollywood. for
which Hollywood is to be congratulated
emphatically.
Thanks largely to Mr.. Whale. Water
loo Bridge" is beautifully acted by
cast composed largely of players WHO
have previously enjoyed no particular
degree of prominence. The leading
lady, Mae CLARKE, has appeared incon-
spicuouSly in The Public Enemy" and
The Front Page" but I suspect that
her fame and fortune are now assured.
She demonstrates the intensity of pow
er which is essential in a real actress,
and the control over that power which
is even more essential. The others, eS-
pecially Ethel Critics, Doris Lloyd,
Kent Douglass and the infallible Fred
eric Kerr. are all eminently right.
1 repeat that Waterloo Bridge" isn't
easily reviewed by this prejudiced critic.
but I still feel justified in recommend
ing it to you in the most fulsome terms.
X X
T SEE by the papers that the Para
L mount officials have indicated to the
eXiled Clara Bow that they might agree
to forgive and forget and take her back
into the fold il she we're to spend some
time on voice cultivation and also to
''catch up with the times"
This latter stipulation interests me.
Presumably it is an admission that be-
fore her retirement Clara was Begin
ming to become a trifle out of date.
She was still enacting fapper roles in
an age when, as every one knows, flap
pers are obsolete.
Granting all Of which. the question
arises: Who was to blame for Clara's
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obsoleScence? Did she continue to go
on being f1apperish on the screen de-
spite the protests of her employers?
Did Mr.. Lasky and Mr.. Schulberg re-
peatedly beg her to lengthen her hair
and her skirts and behave like 1881?
I gravely doubt it.
On the contrary, I believe that II
the Paramount officials had shown bet
ter judgment in their selection Of roles
for Clara Bow. she would still be a
box-offlce attraction, regardless OF the
fact that her private life was continu-
ally being made public.
What the movie bosses did to Clara
Bow Is just what they have done in
the past to .Theda Bara. Charles Ray.
Adolphe Menjou, Colleen Moore, John
Gilbert and countless others. They
compelled her to become a type. They
gave Ter no opportunity for the devel-
opment of versatility They forced her
to repeat the the same act, in practi-
cally the same story, over and over
again. until she became monotonous.
Thus. when the moguls request Clara
to catch up with the times" they
might have the good grace to add that
they will Go their par. by releasing her
from the bondage of her early sue
ceSSes.
THE best narrative that I heard in
Hollywood was Eddie Cantor's de-
scription of his visit to the residence
of AL Capone in Miami.
There were more than so guests pres
ent at this function. approximately 40
of them being regular members Of the
Capone household. An atmosphere Of
cordial good cheer prevailed and all
those at the gathering were in an e.
pansively merry mood-with the eXcep-
ton of one gentleman, named Machine
Gun Jack McGurn, who was seated at
the hosts right.
Machine-Gun Jack was not listening
to the brilliant repartee that was flying
hither and yon. In his capacity as
principal bodyguard to the Big Shot.
he was constantly looking. out Of the
corners Of both eyes, for trouble He
was an ominous presence at the feast.
At any moment. one felt. the machine
gun would be produced from his vest
pocket end put into action.
During the course of the banquet. Al
Capone happened to remark politely
to Eddie Cantor that he always greatly
enjoyed hearing him sing.
Just then" said Eddie. II happened
to catch the eye of Machine Gun Jack
McGurn. so I jumped to my feet and
sang II songs without pausing for
breath"
Copyright, 1897
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On the Horizon
Pictures Announced to Fol-
low Current Attractions
SEPT. 6

1.-THE BARGAIN" a First Ma.
80 tional-Vitaphonc version OF
Philip Barry's play. You
i and l." which won the Har-
ward prize, will be shown at
the Warner Earle Theater. beginning
next SATURDAY.. along with a stage show
headed by Lew Pollack, who has won
fame with his song writing. Lest you
may have forgotten, Philip Barry also
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girl SO affect the life of young man
that he is forced 10 extremes in order
to keep the girl he loves and TO discard
the one he no longer cares for.
Prs-viev criticisms have stated that
IAN American Tragedy" has moments
that have never been equaled for drama
suspense and intensity. It's courtroom
scenes are said to be the most graphic
and sincere pages from life the screen
has ever captured. josef ven Stcrnberg.
who discovered Marlene Dietrich, is said
to have achieved another screen trt-
umph in its direction.
A special program of short-reel sub
lectS has been selected for the reopen
ing program.
REALTO-"Waterloo Bridge"
CAPACITY audiences have been the
rule since the Rialto Theater re-
opened for its new season Friday with
waterloo Bridge" the Robert e. Sher-
wood play ss picturized by Universal
Pictures. with Mae Clarke and Kent
Douglass in the leading roles.
Continuing for the current week,
waterloo Bridge" should interest, if
not delight, Washington with its skill
fully directed sequences as drawn from
the Broadway play under the direction
of James Whale, who made Journeys
End"
Miss Clarke and Mr. Douglass are
supported by an imposing cast. includ-
ing Bette Davis, Frederic Kerr, Ethel
Critics, Enid Bennett and Doris Lloyd.
The picture takes its unusual name
from one of London's historic spans, a
b-idge dominat ng section of the city's
shadow world. where '.madcnnss of the
streets" seek refuge after faded beauty
outlaws them from the fastidious pre-
cincts of Piccadilly.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
INA CLAIRE, one of Washington's
= rare contributions to the legiti-
mate theater and noted for her clever
ness in smart comedy is the star of the
screen version OF Donald Ogden Stew
arts Rebound" now showing at
R-K-O Keiths Thester
Miss Claires stage successes include
"Bluebeard's Eighth Wife" "Ground tor
Divorce and The Awful Truth" She
appeared in the West Coast produc-
ton OF Rebound" and the play was
selected as a starring vehicle for Miss
Claire by R-K-O Pathe.
In the cast with her ere Robert
AmeS, Myrna 10y. Hedda Hopper. Rob-
ert Williams, Hale Hamilton, Walter
Walker. Louise Closer Hale and Leigh.
Allen. Edward H. Griffith directed the
picture.
FOX-"Huckleberry Finn"
WHUCKLEBERRY FINN" Mark
i Twains immortal romance of
American boyhood and story probably
familiar to every man, woman and
child, is the screen attraction at the
Fox Theater this week. The picture
has as its stars Junior Durkin as
Huckleberry Finn; Jackie Coogan as
Tom Sawyer, Mitzi <Green as Becky
Thatcher and Jackie Sesrl as Sid Saw
yer. These are the four children who
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INTERCOLLEGIATE American
Tragedy"

w WARMERS METROPOLITAN
n I THEATER has reopened for
wv its new season of screen hits,
the first of which. Para
mounts screen version of
Theodore Dreiser's much discussed AN
American Tragedy" is the current
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Camera Art RECOGNIZED.

K ARL STRUSS, who rose to fame
~ through his Photographic effects In
the late F. w Murnan's masterpiece.
Sunrise" has been assigned the chief
cinematcgraphic duties in filming Para
mounts perturbation Of Robert Louis
Stevenson's DR.. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde"
With Director Reuben Mamoulian.
Struss Is working out the secret
transformation scenes Of Frederic
March In his transition in the two
characters
Struss is a recognized leader in
camera work, and has "Skippv."
Women Love Once" up Pops the
Devil ard The Road to Reno" to his
credit this year.
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WEEK end with a double header
ought to call for a vast outpour-
\ ing OF the week enders. the pic
nc and the outing parties and