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The Washington times., 1931-08-26

ne was aDle TO reClre WlCn a
after her death.
In due, time, both daughters
were happily welded to young
men Of their choice. With the
marriage Of the second one,
Jack sat back and surveyed the
situation. His job was, finished.
His income was assured. In the
years that remained to him, he
could do and play as he wished.
The only problem still present
was to play in the proper fash
ion. And that's something that,
strangely enough. very few NOR
tails are ever able to do.
Found the Routine
But Jack found the correct
routine. He went to those places
in which he wanted to be. He
travelled to the spots that ap-
pealed to him the most. He
picked the companions he liked,
and cared nothing for other
people. He gave to charities he
thought were deserving and re-
fused to donate one cent where
he thought it might not be used
to the proper advantage. He
slept when he was weary and
dined when he was hungry. In
other words, he laughed at con-
ventionS and lived as he saw fit.
And when you can do that, my
friends, you're living.
Shortly after his fiftieth birth
day, then, we find Jack in the
city of Miami, Fla. Two Of his
best pals are with him-and the
three men are enjoying them
selves in the approved Miami
fashion. Ono afternoon, on the
beach, Jack is introduced to
Eleanore.
The lady was a widow. About
30 years of age, with a pretty
figure and beautiful eyes. Flea
more was a highly attractive
woman. She sat with Jack for
the better part of a day and
gave him plenty Of what is
known on, Broadway as "the
business. She let her hands
touch his. She urged him to
don his robe so that he might
not catch a cold. She told
Jack, with a suggestion of tears
in those gorgeous eyes, that he
reminded her Of that wonderful
man who had been her hus.
band. And so on and so forth.
Nudged Each Other
His pals nudged each other.
1t was the first time they had
seen Jack interested in woman
for a long. long time. And
when she left they kidded him
about it.
Jack shook his head.
Don't be foolish, boys" he
returned. I'm not falling for
anybody these days. I'm get.
ting too old to be foolish.
But she is nice, isn't she?
Damnably pretty. I think. I
wonder if she will have dinner
with us to night"
The other man shrugged his
shoulders.
Prom all I hear, jack" he
grunted Sourly, she's a hard
girl to take out. You have to
ask her first"
Well. two months later, it
happened. Perhaps he might
have been a. little wiser or per-
haps he saw more in the woman
that any of his friends. But
whatever it was. it really didn't
make much difference. He
asked Eleanore to become his
wife.
Doubts Wisdom
She accepted him at once.
And when he told his best pal
about it that night the latter
felt very badly.
YOU'RE a great guy, Jack"
he said, land I wish you all
the luck in the world. But I
honestly feel that you're max
ing a mistake. The girl has no
The Washington times., 1931-08-26
BLONDE STAR SHINES j.
Is Aided by
WeII-ToId
Stor,.
By ANDREW r. KELLEY

Apart from the striking re-
eemblance between Constance
Bennett and her irascible dad,
The Washington times., 1931-08-26

T. 44S1I1CN 4AO1A4ON' 4AOAAJ "OON
motion picture director, is in
Washington for the sole purpose
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He Beats Gibbons

John S. Young. N.B.C. an.
nouncer, has beaten Floyd Glib
bons at his own game. In the
absence of a rapid-fire talEer last
Saturday, Young read his short
weekly talk on science during the
General Electric program ever an
N.B.C.-WEAF network.
Gibbons had timed the talk for
seven minutes. Emo Rapee, or.
chestral director of the program,
told Young all the time he could
be allowed was six minutes. Six
minutes to read a talk Gibbons
had scheduled for seven!
Young read the talk in five
minutes, as timed by Bennett
Larson, N.B.C. production man on
the program. Young admits he
was a bit WINGED at the conclu"
sion.
The Washington times., 1931-08-26
An AlI-Star Cast

The Masquers' Comedies give
some meaning to the term AL
Star Cast" Some of the names
in the fourth of the series are:
Ned Sparks. Frank McHugh, Viii
liam Farnum, Harry Gribbons,
Claude Gillingwater, Clyde Cook,
Robert Frazer, and Dorothy Sc
bastian. These short-reelers are
produced on the RKO-Pathe lot,
but the proceeds go to the
Masquers' Club. Members of the
club write the stories and appear
in the films. The new comedy
will be a burlesque on Westerns,
and will be entitled THE Wide
Open Spaces" Walter Weems
and Edward Earle are the au-
thorS.
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Did You Know?
That the real name of Rex
Bell, Clara Bows faithful ad.
mirer, is George F. Beldam?
The Washington times., 1931-08-26
Doubts Wisdom

She accepted him at once.
And when he told his best pal
about it that night the latter
felt very badly.
You're great guy, Jack"
he said, "and 1 wish you all
the luck in the world. But I
honestly feel that you're max
ing q mistake. The girl has no
real background. She has
known a great many men. She
'noH 1eul IsSunoH S1e9G OF 81
The Washington times., 1931-08-26
WOman's Intuition

"O"aH B AAGWAGAOh
Domestic difficulties always
create a furry of excitement in
the film colony.
Over at Fox they were discus
sing the divorce suit of Mrs. Bull
Montana.
did you notice." someone re-
marked, that she charged him
with making faces at her"
rs that SOP" observed j. M.
Kerrigan. well, how could she
tell?"
The Washington times., 1931-08-26
Paul Lukas to be
First Aid for
Chatterton
By HARRISON CARROLL

Copyright, 1881. Premier Syndtcats)
HOLLYWOOD, Calf, Aug. 26.
Despite his recent elevation to
stardom, I understand Paul Lukas
will play opposite Ruth Chatter
ton in Tomorrow and Tomor-
row."
If Ruth actually is to go to
Warner Brothers, and things point
that way, the Phillip Barry play
will be her last vehicle at Para
mount. From talk I had with
the star yesterday there is a re-
mote chance, however, that she
may yet remain at the old studio.
Nothing is definite, she insists.
Dick Wallace, one of the more
intelligent directors, will handle
the filming of Tomorrow and
Tomorrow" Outside of Lukas, no
one is mentioned for the support
ing cast, but there are three weeks
to go before production starts.
AS reported in these columns,
Lukas is slated for stardom in
THE Beloved Bachelor" Para
mounts new name for THE Prince
Chap" II
The Washington times., 1931-08-26
NewsGossip
Or Radio
World
By BROADCASTER

Walter Winchell, columnist,
and guest-stars from the stage
and screen, will be features of the
new Gerardine program, to have
its premiere Tuesday, September
IS, at 7:45-p. M, over the basic
network of the Columbia Broad
casting System. The program
will originate in the studios of
WABC each Tuesday at the same
time.
AS the stellar attraction for his
first program, Winchell will pre-
sent Ruth Etting, ''torch" singer
of the current Ziegfeld Follies,
who will offer a group of popular
songs.
In the future broadcasts,
Winchell has made tentative ar
rangementS to introduce Floren1
ziegfeld, Harry Richman, Helen
Morgan, Frances Williams, Phil
Baker and others.
Fortune In Gems
The first million-dol!sr televi.
sion broadcast will be staged by
W2XAB. New York (sight sta.
tom Of the Columbia Broad.
casting System, on Tuesday night,
September 8, when rare and his
torical gems from a Fifth Avenua
jewelers. vaults, worth more than
that amount, will be displayed be-
fore the photo-electric eye.
Natalie Towers, original telo,
vision girl, will wear the gems.
Ranging from pearl necklaces tsD
emerald rings, the whole gamut
Of jewels and precious stones will
be covered. Special emphasis will
be placed on engagement rings,
their evolution and fashions to-
nav
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c A R BARGAINS
WAIT PUBLIC
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consequently will come into the
market actively, strongly.
The industry is banking on its
1881 answer to the business quie-
tude of 1880 to start wave of
buying.
Any observer who has watched
the industry and its relations to
the public for a few years needs
little to convince him that the
result of all this will mean sue
cessful year for the country's
most far.flung endeavor.
One more word or two about
these new cars at the auto show.
The fact should not be over
looked that just as they have
been improved in appearance and
in performance, so, too, have
they been made better in ease Of
operation and in economy Of
operation.
The new. cars not only viii
cost the purchaser less In the
first place, but the cost of up
keep will be sharply lowered.
Sturdy, safe, efficient, hand
some, easily driven, comfortable,
all these are adjectives that fit
the 1881 automobiles.
Looks Like Great Year
Because they can be applied
more vigorously than ever before;
because these attributes can be
purchased at a price that startles
the observer, the present year
should rival the best years the
industry ever has had.
To get the whole story of the
automobile industry's answer to
depression one must attend the
automobile show-tonight or dur
ing the coming week.
Plan to visit the Washington
Auditorium tonight, tomorrow
night or some time during next
week. But in any event don't
miss the auto show.
For only by such a visit can
one truly understand the marvel
that has been wrought in the au-
tomobile industry and in the 1881
automobile.
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
Buick Exhibits 20 Models
With Eight Cylinders

In the q years that Buick
has been known to the motor
world, no Buick has ever been
offered in such a wide variety of
models and in such a broad
price range. AS a result, the
Buick eight exhibit has become
the focal point of the Automo-
bile Show, according to E. T.
Strong, president and general
manager of the Buick Motor
Company.
Each of the 20 models is pow
cred with a straight eight valve
in-head engine and equipped with
syncro-mesh transmission, engine
oil temperature regulator, car
buretor air intake SilenCer,
torque tube drive and steering
wheel road shock eliminator.
Line in Four Series
This line is divided into four
series. The smallest of the series
is the $50 which is offered for
the first time with the syncro-
mesh transmission. These $50
models develop 7612 horsepower
and have a maximum speed in
excess of IS miles per hour.
Five models on a 119-inch
wheelbase comprise the $50
series and these cars have a
straight eight motor which de-
The Washington times., 1931-01-24

velops go horsepower and gives
a speed in excess of 80 miles
per hour. The big cars in the
two remaining series are the four
passenger coupe and the five
passenger four-door sedan in the
$50 series on a 124-inch wheel
base, and seven models on q
132-inch wheelbase in the $50
series.
Power Roar Removed
Power roar has been silenced
on the Buick eight with a new
compact attachment fitted to the
carburetor intake. The Fisher
bodies incorporate novel idea in
body construction that is designed
to add to the silence of the car,
the bodies being insulated.
These improv en- S have
been made in the performance OF
the new eight-its increased speed,
silent operation, rapid accelera-
ton, economy and ease Of han
ding.
The 1881 Buick eight differs
from all previous Bucks in that
the bodies and chassis have been
developed as a unit. AS result
of this unit development a maxi
mum in strength and rigidity has
been produced that eliminates
squeaks and rattles.
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
PLYMOUTH HAS
NEW STYLES

Since the production Of the
first Plymouth automobile, off
Gals of the company have car
ried out the policy of giving the
public the benefit of improve
ments in design and construc-
ton just as rapidly as they are
evolved by Chrysler Motors engi-
neering department. Last year
the Plymouth exhibited at the
shows included many changes
added at intervals throughout the
year.
This year auto show visitors
who have not examined Plyr-
outh carefully for a year will be
impressed with its increased value
and quality and the addition OF
convenienCeS and refinementS
which continue it as the loves y
cost full-size car in the world.
Only by putting into production
every improvement as quickly as
it is perfected can this policy of
continuous development be car
ried out.
Sales Jumped A& Once
Early in 1880 the revolutionary
plan of merchandising Plymouth
cars through the combined
ChrySler, Dodge and De Soto
dealer organizations was inau-
gurated, thus providing nearly
10000 points throughout the
country where Plymouth cars
could be seen, purchased and
serviced. The immediate result
was an increase in sales that
swept Plymouth from tenth or
eleventh place in the industry
in 1929 to third place for two
consecutive months in 1880.
Associated so closely with all
divisions of Chrysler Motors, it
is natural that Plymouth cars
should incorporate the perform
ance, dependability, style and
dash Of Chrysler, Dodge and De
Soto.
New Body Styles Seen
New body styles, embodying the
grace and beauty of line and
contour of cars costing two and
three times as much as Plym-
outh, are found now in the
four-door sedan, two-door sedan,
tWo-passenger coupe with rumble
seat, business coupe, convertible
coupe with rumble seat, roadster,
business roadster and phaeton.
Safety steel bodies, made pos
slble by the great advances in the
steel stamping and electric weld
ing arts, provide the maximum
advantages of low center of gray
lty' roomineSS, vision and protec.
ton in case of accident.
Wire wheels are optional equip
ment now on all Plymouth mod.
els without extra cost.
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
CreOsn1ar1, No1U Engineer

SANTIAGO DE CUBA,
Jan. 24.-The gigantic task of
building the east end of the
700-mile Cuban Central high
way, which will be formally
opened on February "a, has
been under the direction of
A. B. Haar, resident engineer
of Warren Brothers.
Mr.. Haar once pulled a
lusty oar on the crew of the
University of Washington.
He was known during his
college days as Shorty"
Haar, being 6 feet a inches
in height.
"The road has been death
on machines" said Mr.. Haar.
"Rivers rise 80 feet in a few
hours, but we have built a
big shop to repair shovels or
trucks. Gasoline consump-
tion has reached as high as
$4,000 gallons a week during
the building of the biggest
single road contract in his
tory"
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
WHEELING
WINS PUBLIC
APPROVAL
Studebaker Models Have
Benefit Of Improvement;
Motorists Are Gamers

Embodying Studebaker's epochal
advancement of free wheeling un-
der positive gear control, the
president, commander and die
tator eight models exhibited at
the 1881 automobile show reflect
the very modern automotlve en-
cheering.
Fortified by the public ap-
proval which greeted the intro
duction of these new free wheel
ing cars last year. Studebaker Of
fers them to American motorists
as the climax of three successful
years of eight cylinder manutac-
ture.
Captures the Public
The extent to which free wheel
ing has captured public favor is
graphically emphasized by Stuoe-
bakers sensational climb from
twelfth to fifth place in national
registrations within 80 days OF lts
appearance in the new series
president and commander elghtS
last July. The introduction OF
the new series dictator eight two
month later rounded out a COM
plete eight cylinder line with free
wheeling.
Now, with it's incorporation IN
the new Studebaker six, intro
duced at the automobile show
this year, free wheeling under
nositive gear control becomes
available even in the field below
$1,000.
Engineering Feat
The success which has attended
free wheeling, manufactured un-
der Studebaker patents, is not
hard to fathom. 1t represents an
engineering development winch
for far-reaching significance, is
eoualed only by the perfection ana
introduction of the electric SELL
starter 19 years ago.
It is the outcome of extensive
and intensive research and test
work by Studebaker engineers to
find a solution to the problem
which heretofore has battled the
best automotive engineering brains
namely, the control and utlliza-
ton of momentum.
From the layman's viewpoint
free wheeling under positive gear
control opens the door to an en-
tirely new realm of driving thrill
thrift. safety, comfort and ease.
The uninitiated find some OF lts
effects difficult to believe.
GETS NEW THRILL
Tell the average motoriSt chaln-
ed to conventional driving metn-
ods and rules that he may shit
gears at any speed without toucn-
ing the clutch: that he may glloe
along unimpeded by engine com
preston when he takes his foot
off the accelerator; that he may
NAV drive the car exactly like
conventional car; that this ne"
thrill is available at reduced oper-
ating cost, and he will register
amazement if not downright
Skepticism.
Yet that is exactly what free
wheeling with positive gear con-
troll accomplisheS. Gears between
second and high maygbe shifted
back and forth at 40, so miles per
hour without touching the clutch.
ENGAGEMENT is silent and smooth
without the slightest jar or jerk.
Gear claShing is thing OF the
past.
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
HEAVY OIL BEST
FOR WINTER

CHICAGO, Jan. 24.-The long
accepted idea that a motorist
should change to a lighter oil as
soon as snow flies is unsound and
frequently results in unnecessary
wear to automobiles during the
winter months, according to a
bulletin issued here by the Amer
ican Research Foundation.
The bulletin says:
with the approach of bliz-
yards and sub-zerO weather the
average mOtOrist hears recon-
mendations that q change to
a lighter oil than he has been
using in the summer and fan
Is the best policy. Yet II he fol
lows this advice, he may sacri-
flee many hours wear on his
engine, simply for the sake Of
saving a few minutes time in
starting.
another important factor Is
that the contraction Of metal in
cold weather makes the clear
ance between the piston and
the cylinder greater than in
warm weather. This makes 1t
easier for gasoline leakage to
occur in starting. BY far the
safest policy for winter driving
is to use an oil that is heavy
enough to provide a film seal.
ing the clearance between the
piston and the cylinder, or in
other words, the same type of oil
which your car requires for
summer months"
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
CEMENT ROADS
TOTAL RISES

CHICAGO, Jan. "a. - Total
awards for concrete pavements for
1890 in the United States paSeeG
the 1Oo,OOO,OOO square-yard mark.
according to William M. Kinney,
general manager of the Portland
Cement Association.
This mark was reached three
weeks ahead of 1929 and the
total was greater than that Of
any previous year. Kinney de-
clares that this is in response to
the urgent need for more motor.
ing space and that it expresses
confidence in American economic
conditions.
OF the total awards 77,700,000
square yards are for concrete
roads, and 100000 square yards
for streets and alleys.
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
Hudson's Production
Is Nearly Trebled
Since November

The Hudson Motor Car Com
pany produced 11.208 cars from
the time the new Hudson and
Essex models we're introduced
late in November as against
4,18O cars during the similar
period in 1929-30. according 10
william J. McAneeny, pres
ident and general manager.
Mr.. McAneeny said:
'MOre than 10000 men are
now at work in the Detroit
plant, an increase of 5000
since the new program got
under way. These figures are
significant because Hudson was
one of tn" f'~st to introduce
new models this ve"- and is
therefore in . position to re-
port the trend Of automobile
business.
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
FOOD STOLEN FOR RUM

MEMPHIS. Jan. "a U.PO.
George Day, 54, was arrested here
and charged with stealing food
given his wife and four children
in order to buy whisky.
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
OBSERVATORY TO RISE

BEREA, Ohio. Jan. "a (U.PJ.
A 100000 observatory will be
erected at Baldwin-Wallace Col
lege this spring, according to DR..
c. L. DuStheimer, professor of
astronomy. The project was
started when the late B. g. Wood
donated $4,000 and asked that
the structure be named in mem
ory of his mother, Lavinia Mastick
Wood.
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
VETERAN JUMPERS SAVED

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Jan. "a
(UPO Sir Oliver, 80, and
Tommy, Is. veteran Army horses
and jumpers, which between them
have $50 blue ribbon awards,
were saved from a firing squad
here when Capt. Clyde Cannady
recently decided the Tennessee
National Guard could continue to
use them.
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
NEEDY FAMILIES ADOPTED

MEMPHIS, Jan. "a CU.PJ.
Memphis church congregations
recently were called upon to
pledge themselves to support des-
titute families. Each person was
asked to adopt" a needy family,
the weekly contributions varying
with the number of persons in
each case.
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
First Subway Train
To Run in ALQierS

ALGIERS, Jan. 24-The tlrst
subway trains in Africa will run
under the crowded streets OF
Algiers in a few months, where
only a few years ago barefooted
Arabs trotted. The subway Will
connect with cogwheel railways
at various stations, which Will
carry travellers UP the steep noun
tain sides to the suburbs on top.
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
JUDGE LYLE TENNESsEAN

MORRISTOWN, Tenn, Jan. "a
U.P0.-Listed among the nota-
bles of this community is Judge
John H. Lyle, Chicago jurist and
candidate for mayor of that city.
who is a member of a pioneer
Tennessee family.
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
BUSES REPLACE CARS

GAINESVILLE, Ohio. Jan. "a
UPD.-Busses recently replaced
street cars here as a result of
failure of the electric transporta-
ton interests to operate under a
franchise. The city council ne
gotiated with the GAINESVILLE Rapid
Transit Company for the busses
following curtailment Of street
car service,
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
Husband and Wife
Omen LGU offices

SCHENECTADY, N. Y, Jan. "a.
IN addition to being partners IN
life, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Levine
are law partners. They have
opened an office together. Mrs.
= Levine, before her marriage, prac-
ticed in Troy. Both were grad
uated from the Albany Law
School in 1926.
The Washington times., 1931-01-24
COLLEGE RENAMEs HALL

MANHATTAN, Kas., Jan. "a
UPD.-The Horticultural Hall
at the Kansas State Agriculture
College has been renamed the
Albert Dickens Hall in honor Of
the late head of the Aggie de-
partment of horticulture.
Evening star., 1931-12-11

followed the hold-up. He WAS confined
to Casualty Hospital for more than a
week, being removed to the Hyattsvflie
lookup few days ago.
Department of Justice agents inves-
sigating white slave traffic barred by the
shooting are said TO have consented to
the mans release, their probe indicat-
ing that he had no connection with the
operations of the vice ring
Garey's release followed closely upon
the preparation of extradition papers
by States Attorney Alan Bowie to bring
Peter Abbott of Philadelphia, said to
have been the trigger man" in the
murder, back to Prince Georges County.
Abbott was identified by Mrs. Verne
Edwards, who was also injured In the
afray, as the man who shot Anick.
Upon her return yesterday from Phila-
delphia, where the Identification was
made, MIR. Bowie prepared the papers.
They will be sent to Gov. Pinchot of
pennsylvania with the utmost dispatch.
The positive manner in which Mrs.
Edwards identified Abbott has encour-
eyed the authorities who have worked
day and night since the shooting to
apprehend the persons responsible, and
provoked much favorable comment for
detective Cornelius Roche and William
Feehley Of Baltimore and the Prince
georges County police force.