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Booth and Jefferson and Modjeska. They
will 20 to . play without . star only when
It has been much talked and written about
and Is Of q vividness or originality to COM
mand widespread interest, like Strange
Interlude," for example, or like Grand
Hotel" or The Green Pastures" which viii
doubtless do an enormous business II they
tour. If Miss Cornell tours IN The Barretts
Of wimpOae Street." she will clean up for
tune.
The people who 60 to the theAter on the
road don't have IS much money to spend as
. Broadway crowd has, or they are thrifty
Of what they have and do not propose to
waste It. Nor are they ignorant boobs. In
many small cities where Miss Barrymore
played last Winter she discovered audiences
which surprised her. But It wouldn't have
surprised her II she had lived in one Of those
towns and seen in the course Of a season the
local Little Theater produce series Of fne
modern plays and classic masterpieces, or
even In North Carolina Zone Of the two
States which gave her the largest receipts)
many plays by local authors about local life.
These people know q play when they see It.
They are also quick to respond to fne acting
and resentful Of bad acting-much more re-
sentful than Is Broadway. They want the
theater to be a creative adventure to mean
q lot In their lives If it can't do that they
will have none Of it.
Hence it is perfectly understandable not only
why the star actors do the best business on
the road-and especially the STARS WHO are
old enough to have acquired q wide reputa-
ton and matured power-but why today they
do the hest business in those towns and
cities which have either a theater or civic
or other auditorium that IS not controlled
from New York, but Is, instead, managed
within the community. In such places book
ings are made with due consideration Of the
Community purse, cheap shows are kept out
and hence public confidence Is maintained,
rival dates are eliminated and the primary
consideration Of the local taste Is not lost
sight Of The interest and support Of local
organizations are enlisted. The people feel it
is their theater, not q shop kept by somebody
in far-off New York, and they take some pride
in 1t.
An Of which bofs down TO the fact that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-12

him. He knows his town and his people. and
he is there on the job, working all the time.
Generally such . man has the backing Of
local clubs and organizations. and in q sense
represents an organized audience. Often he Is
able to give positive guarantees to q play 1t
IS noteworthy that the Guild, which originally
built up its standing by means Of an organized
audience Of subscribers In New York, has made
frequent use Of the concert impressario for It's
road tours Of the smaller cities, and three years
ago, when it sent . repertoire company on the
road, booked the entire season through . con-
cert agency.
What 1t amounts TO b that the predic-
tons made by q lot Of US years ago, when
the Theatrical Syndicate first acquired its
chains Of houses across the land and pro-
ceeded TO control them by absentee land
lordism, have been more than fulfilled. Re-
ducing the local theater managers to the
status Of janitors, Of course, has killed their
initiative and made them incapable Of a
fight for survival Shipping into q town
any and all plays, with no consideration Of
the towns financial capacity TO absorb
them and no consideration Of the towns
taste ct being generally assumed that the
town had no taste), has disguised millions
Of former theateTgoers. Finally, the rivalry
between the Erlanger and Shubert camps,
resulting IN two theaters in places where one
is enough, and even four or eight where per.
haps two are enough, has fatally divided
receipts resulted often In houses that are
dark half the time.
Yet 1t Is perfectly obvious from the cold
figures that all over the country there are
people who are ready and willing to 60 to
the tbeater, If and when . play and players
come to them that they want to see, and
If they are confident IN advance that they
are really going to see that play and those
players, and they made sufficiently
aware Of the impending attraction. They
certainly don't want any original Broadway
companies" They have been stung by that
gag too often!
THEY want most often star whom they
] know, have heard glowing accounts Of.
That Is only natural and it Is nothing new.
IT was always So Our parents went TO see
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
FLORISTS
APPROPRIATE Funera: Tokens
GUIDE Bros Co.. 1912 F st. N W

Robert S. Irons, 40 years. Walter
Reed General Hospital.
John H: NARROW. SO years. 1919 Park
Rd. N. w.
Bruce Settle, 80 years. U. 8. Navy
Yard Dispensary.
Kathleen Baxley. 80 years. Found
Raymond {. Grimm, "A years. Cas-
ualty Hospital.
Aubrey F. Covington. - years
Georgetown Hospital.
Alfred Barber, 70 years. GallinEer
Mary B. Davis. So years. 1881
Robert johnson. 81 years. All M
Daniel Waters. So years. Providence
Mary johnson. So years. Freedmen.
William G. Davis. ~ years. 1921
Meade st. N. e.
william Williams, 3s years. En- route
to Casualty Hospital
Ruth Henderson, 81 years. Garfield
Hospital.
EsteiIe Madison, 81 years. House Of
j. D. smoot. rs years Walter Reed
General Hospital.
Arthur Thomas, jr.. 10 years. Freed
mems Hospital.
Francis Thomas. year. Children'S
Hospital.
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
CHARITY NAMES
DIRECTORS

Coleman Jennings last night
was reelected president Of Associ-
ated Charities at the forty-ninth
anniversary meeting of the or.
ganiZation in Barker Hall. Other
officers elected were: Corcoran
Thorn, vice president; John B.
Larner, treasurer. and Herbert
A. Poole, assistant treasurer.
Thorn and Poole also were
named for three-year terms on
the board of managers. Others
who will serve on the board in
clude Miss Mabel T. Boardman,
John Joy Edison, Franklin H.
Ellis, William j. Flather, jr., Ar
thur HELEN, Mrs. Archibald Hop
kins, Judge j. Wilmer Latitner,
Miss Helen Nicolay, and Mrs.
John L. Proctor.
In his annual report, Walter S.
Ufford, general secretary, revealed
that work of the organization has
increased 80 per cent in the past
year, the number Of families be-
friended being 1882 as compared
to 2,291, the record for 1929.
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
P. j. c. DEFERS
CARFARE GUT

Reduced rates of fare for school
children on street cars and
buses will not be fixed by the
Public Utilities Commission until
Congress moves toward passage
of the fare bill, Harleigh H. Hart
man, vice chairman of the COM
mission, said today.
Mr.. Hartman said the hearing
to discuss the new rates of fare
can be called Immediately upon
receiving assurance that Congress
will act on the measure, as the
street car and bus companies
have been given the usual notice
Of the intention to hold the
hearing.
The reduced fare bill, sponsored
by John j. Noonan, Washington
capitalist. provides that school
children up to 18 years of age
shall benefit under the bill and
that the commission shall fix
the rate of fare, which shall not
be less than one-half of the fare
in effect at the time of the pas
sage of the bill.
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
SUBURBS SEEK
ELECTRIC GUT

HYATTSVILLE, Md, Jan. 13.
Fearing the Maryland customers
of the Potomac Electric Power
Company will be excluded from
receiving the benefits Of the rate
reduction recently announced for
the District because Of a fight
now being waged before the Pub
lie Utilities Commission, the
mayor and town council last
night appointed a committee to
cooperate with the Chamber OF
Commerce in seeking the reouc-
tion.
The joint committee will meet
Monday night, January 10, in the
Municipal Building here. DR.. P.
F. Brookens and H. A. Harrison
were appointed to represent the
HyattSville council.
In a letter to Irving Owirgs, a
member of the chamber commit
tee on gas reduction, s. r. Bowen,
vice president and counsel Of the
Potomac Electric Power Company,
in brief, stated that the light rate
in nearby Maryland had been as
sailed by certain Washington per.
sons and that in a recent hearing
before Peoples Counsel Richmond
B. Keech a rate reduction pro.
posed for the Maryland proper,
ties had found disfavor.
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
900 IN HEARST s
RIFLE TEST
By LIEUT.. COL. JESS KRUGER

BY LIEUT.. COL. JESS KRUGER
CHICAGO, Jan. 13 U.S0.
More than 500 cadet teams of
the r. o. T. c. units of the coun-
try are expected to participate
In the national rifle competition
for the William Randolph Hearst
trophies, it was learned yesterday
from headquarters of the Sixth
Army Corps area in Chicago.
Colleges to Vie
Some colleges and universities
are vying with each other to
see which can enter the greater
number Of teams. Washington
University, of st. Louis, has
entered 10 teams, with a total
of so students actively participat-
ing in the match. The University
of Missouri has four teams
entered. Michigan College Of
Mining and Technology has four,
North Dakota Agricultural Col
lege four, Indiana University
three, University Of Wisconsin
three, Massachusetts, Institute Of
Technology has eight, making it
the second in numbers; Fordham
University five, Lehigh University
three.
High Schools Lead
A. & M. College Of Texas
three, University of Washington
four, State College Of Washington
three, Alabama Polytech three,
West Virginia University three,
Virginia Military Institute five,
New York Military Academy six.
The high schools lead in the
number of teams. Chicago has
81, Kansas City II, Los Angeles
8, Oakland Z, San Francisco S,
and Memphis S.
The scores may be fired at
any time between February /
and April 10, provided the tar
gets reach Sixth Corps head
quarters not later than the lat
ter date.
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
CUSHING STETsON

Cushing Stetson, newspaper man
and author and at one time sec
retary to Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge, died Sunday at st. Luke's
Hospital, New York city, accord
ing to word received here today.
Mr.. StetSon, who was a gradu-
ate Of Harvard University, was
well known in Washington.
Through his association with
Senator Lodge, he formed a
friendship with President Roose-
velt. He was one of the founders
of the American Defense Society
and for two years served as ex-
ecutive secretary Of the Republi-
can Business Men. He was the
author Of several short stories.
Surviving him are his widow,
Mrs. Ruth Macomb Stetson; a
daughter, Ruth Rice Stetson, and
two brothers.
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
60 Racing" With Judge
Costs DriUer SIS

ROCKVILLE, Md, Jan. 13.
Driving 80 miles an hour in a 25-
mile zone, Sunday, proved costly
to Earvin A. Kennedy, colored, Of
910 Twenty-fifth st. N. W., who was
fined SIS and costs by Judge
Charles w. Woodward, in police
court here.
Kennedy was found not guilty
of operating in a race or speed
contest when Judge Woodward
held that this offense did not come
within the meaning of that statute.
William M. Burroughs, a justice
of the peace, told the court that
he was passed by Kennedy just
as he was passing another ma.
chine. When he tried to overhaul
Kennedy, the colored man raced
him instead of letting him pass,
he said.
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
FIRE LOSS PUT
At $4,000

KENsINGTON, Jan. 13.-Prop-
erty damage from fire during
1880 amounted to $4,000, accord
ing to the annual report Of
Marian D. Curran, chief Of the
Kensington Volunteer Fire De-
partment, made at a meeting
here last night.
Chief Curran said that the de-
partment protects property valued
at $175,000. The chief said that
much of the fire loss was due to
the lack Of an adequate water
supply.
Officers of the department
were all reelected.
They are Alfred L. Geiger,
president; Edgar Moore, first vice
president; Eugene Raney, second
vice president; E. F. Burner, Sec
retary; Matt Trimble, jr., treas,
urer; Marian D. Curran, chief
and H. R. Magruder, assistant
chief,
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
JOHN FRANCIS KEANE

Funeral services for John
Francis Keane, So, technical ad-
wiser to the Interstate Commerce
Commission; who died yesterday
at his home, 1872 Leland ST., Chevy
Chase, Md, following a long ill
ness, will be held tomorrow morn
ing at 8 o'clock at the Church Of
the Blessed Sacrament, Chevy
Chase, Md. with burial in jersey
City, N. j.
Mr.. Keane, who was born in
Bridgeport, Conn, February /,
1873, became associated with the
commission in 1914. Prior to that
he had been special assistant to
the president Of the Adams Ex-
press Company.
Surviving him are his widow,
Mrs. Grace Clark Keane; a son,
John Francis Keane, jr., who is in
the Navy, stationed at Ports
mouth, N. H., and a daughter,
Miss Doris Frances Keane.
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
F.|S H ASSA|LS
CAPITALISM

It is high time for capitalism
to "clean house." Representa-
Hamilton Fish, jr., Of New York,
declared last night at a banquet
given in his honor by the Ma
tional Patriotic Council at the
Army and Navy Club.
Representative Fish, who has
headed the commission investigat-
ing the activity of communists in
the United States, declared that
capital has been guilty of grave
abuses including long working
hours and child labor. The rem
edy for this is the seven-hour day,
five-day week, unemployment in
surance and q Federal old-age
pension law.
The communist party should be
declared illegal and it's members
outlawed, Mr.. Fish holds. He
lauded the American Federation
of Labor for its work in combat
ing communist activities.
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
Md. Legislation
To Be Discussed

FOREST GLEN, Md, Jan. 13.
Miss Lavinia Engle, member of
the Maryland general assembly,
will be the principal speaker at
a meeting of the Montgomery
County and Prince Georges
County League Of Women Vot-
ers to be held next Friday morn
ing at the A. A. U. w. club
house. 1884 Eye st. N. W., Wash
ington.
The subject of her address
will be "The Legislative Program
For 1881" in which she will ad-
vocate the restriction of bill
boards in Maryland and will
show the necessity of a State
wide juvenile court. She will en-
phasize the need of infirmaries
to take the place of the present
almShouSe system.
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
DIR. HENRY MARC AMI

DR.. Henry Marc Ami, Cana iian
scientist, who was attached to the
British embassy here in charge of
the trade department during the
World War, died at Mentone,
France, January 4, it was learned
here yesterday.
DR.. Ami, who was internation-
ally known for his work in
paleontology and archaeology, dis
covered a number Of years ago
that the ESkimoS who now live ex-
clusively in Canada, originated in
Europe. He was the founder and
leader Of the Canadian School of
PrehiStory in France.
His widow, Mrs. Clarissa J. Ami,
survives him.
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
Births, Deaths, Marriages
DEATHS

AVERY, FRANK PORTER. On Monday.
January IL lSSI 3rap a. "aItsT VsnE Eeed raioS 0s
resting at Gawiers Chapel, 1854 Pennsyl-
vantS Tu.Av, Avenue NorthT,es1sti ives 10 conducted on
Wednesday morning, January IA, 1881, at
10 o'clock, at Arlington National Gene"
terry, with full military honors.
KEANE, JOHN FRANCIs--Passed away away
Nd. JOHN FRANCIS KEANE. the beloved
husband Of Grace Clark Keaqe, in the he
wife. he is survived by two children, enc
son, Mr.. John Francis Keane. jr., and one
daughter, Miss Doris Frances Kesne.
frors the Church Of the Blessed Sacrament.
Chevy Chase Nd 6e Where t trSg1Sem tSS mass mass
of his soul. Interment will follow at
Jersey City, New Jersey.
New York and New Jersey papers
Monday morning, January IL, 1881, at
Sibley Memorial Hospital, AUGUST
RAEDER, the beloved husband of the late
Funeral services will be conducted from
the W. w: Chambers Co. funeral home
40" fGthspn Street on
o'clock. Interment will follow at Pros
pect Hill Cemetery.
SCHORB. KARL F.-On Monday, january
12, 1881. at George Washington Univer-
sity Hospital. KARL r. SCH0RB. the be-
loved husband of Lena Schorb (nee
Schusler). in the seventy-seventh year Of
his age.
Funeral services will be conducted from
the H NJ. Padgett's funeral home. 131
Eleventh Street Southeast. on Wednesday
afternoon. January IA, 1881, at 8 o'clock.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
Interment will follow in Cedar Hill Gene
terry.
SHANNON, PRESTON C.-on Monday
January 12. 1881. at his residence, 322
Fourth Street Southeast. PRESTON G.
SHANNON, the beloved husband of Flora
Shannon.
Funeral services will be conducted on
Wednesday afternoon, January IA. 1881,
at 2 o'clock. from his late residence, 322
Fourth Street Southeast. Interment will
follow at Rock Creek Cemetery.
S0RRELL, WILLIAM H. H.-Suddenly, on
Monday morning, January IL. 1881, at
fredericksburg. Va. WILLIAM H. H.
SORRELL, the beloved husband OF Ella
F. Sorrell.
Funeral services will be conducted on
Wednesday afternoon, January II. 1881,
at o'clock, from the W. W. Chambers
Co. funeral home, 400 Chaplin Street
Northwest. Interment will follow at Con.
gressiOnal Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Charles Beckman. 80, and Agnes Toll
son, IS. The Rev. Edward Gabler.
James Braddock. 3O New York city,
and Hattie Moody, 80. Judge R. E.
Mattingly.
Lawrence Beckwith, 21. and Julia
Newton, 81. The Rev. o. L. Rand.
George Craig, %, and Josephine
Redds. 20. The Rev. A. Wilbanks.
Lewis Stewart, 90, and Mary Gross,
Is. The Rev. F. NJ. w. Schneewis.
Samuel Newell, 2S, and Josephine
Chants, IS. The Rev. A ]. Tyler.
Royal Tinker, 36, and Josephine Kali
houn. "a. The Rev. C. H. Butler.
Eugene Poole, 81, and Ruth Wal1ing,
Is. The Rev. A. F. Poore.
Alfred McCrea, %, Wynnewood. Pa,
and Rosalind Fisher. rs. The Rev,
Alfred Lucas.
Edward Pope, %, and Ethel May
Suit, 81. The Rev. P. L. Norris.
Curtis Harris, 20, Richmond, Va,
and Dania Zimmerman, %. The Rev.
Homer ]. Councillor
Leo sinott. 80. and Virginia Garri-
son, %. Judge R. E. Mattinglv.
Preston Moore. 27, and Dorothy Fox.
81. The Rev. w. A. Jones.
Adolph Schneider, 81, and Ida EngIe-
hard, 81. The Rev. C. ]. Jordan.
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
College, Campus And
Cheers For Sale
In Missouri

ALBANY, Mo-, Jan. 13.-Want
to buy a college? Palmer Col
lege here is for sale.
And it's a real college, too,
with an athletic field, football
team, campus, cheers, and all
that goes with dear old alma
mater.
The college has been sup
ported by the Western Christian
Convention, but that body with
drew it's financial aid recently
and, as a result, the trustees
are offering the institution to
the highest bidder.
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
DEATHS

Ellen Macmillan. 81 years. Emer-
gency Hospital
Norment D. Hawkins, 81 years. 1921
Fourteenth st. N. W.
Johanna Crowley, 75 years. 1910
North Carolina Ave. N. e.
Clara Fera, Is years. 1919 Girard
st. N. W.
Benjamin B. Connicl. 50 years. 1925
st s. e.
John sterba. So years. 4ssS Bowen
Rd. S e
william s. Wise, 50 years. George
Washington Hospital.
Myrtle G. Hansford, 50 years. George
Washington Hospital.
Monica Duvall, 81 years. sibley Hos
pital.
Edythe P. Wilson, So years. George
town Hospital
Jennie Wisotzky, 50 years. St. Eliza
beths Hospital.
Mae e. Yung. a years Emergency
Hoanital.
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
Gas Firms Merger
Plan Is Described

Phases of the bill proposing the
merging Of the Washington Gas
Light and Georgetown Gas Light
companies were described by F.
A. Woodhead, vice president Of
the Washington Gas Light Com
pany, at meeting of the Con-
necticut Avenue Citizens Associa-
ton at All Souls Episcopal
Church parish hall.
The Washington times., 1931-01-13

children are happy and
~ carefree by nature, so
when they cry for no apparent
reason any careful mother
worries. No one can always
guess just what is wrong but
the remedy can always be the
same. Good old Castoria!
There's comfort in every drop
of this pure vegetable prepara-
ton and not the slightest harm
in it's frequent use. AS often as
The Washington times., 1931-01-13

baby has a fretfuI spell, is
feverish and cross and can't
sleep, let Castoria soothe and
quiet him. Sometimes it's a
touch of collie. Sometimes it is
constipation. Just keepCastoria
handy and give freely for any
of the above conditions; relief
will follow promptly.
All through babyhood, Cas-
toriais a mothers standby, and
wise mothers do not change to
stronger medicines as the child
grows older. Just increase the
dose of Castoria and keep the
youngsters stomach sweet and
the bowels in good order.
To be ureof getting genuine
Fletcher's Castoria you should
Signature sign at ire: ::&AHA2IAU
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
Cycling Club Still
Has Noted Members

MILFORD, Conn, Jan. 13
QN.SO. The Milford Wheel
Club, an old-time social organiza-
ton whose members no longer
use the sort of wheel for which
the club was named, has many
honorary members, including Con-
gresham John @. Tilson, floor
leader at Washington, and Dean
Emeritus Wilbur L. Cross, of Yale.
When Dean Cross was admit
ted to club membership, this win
ter, a merchant gave him a foun-
tain pen as a present.
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
NelD Mu-SO-Lit Club
Officers Selected

Prof. M. Grant Lucas was re-
elected president of the Mu-So-Lit
Club for the current year.
Other officers elected by the
club include Tally Holmes, ,irst
vice president; John A. Lankford,
second vice president, and DR.. Err
nest M. Gould, secretary and trea-
Surer.
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
BIRTHS

J. Edward and Fanny King. girl.
Gustaf and Nora NJ. Weiberg, boy.
Samuel M. and Elvira =. Riggs, jr.r
boy.
Elmer L. and Marie q. Tarwater, jr.,
boy.
Joseph F. and Ruth s. vanier. boy.
Russell z. and Laura N. Kidwell
boy
Calvin and Lily NJ. Matthews, girl.
Daniel B. and Stella 1. wiseman. girl
Jack B. and Lacy L. Tucker. girl.
Arthur A. and Agnes L. Bopp, girl.
Tony and May Molligo, girl.
Arthur G. and Lucy Maynard, girl
Bernice and Savanna Williams, girl
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
Stanton Park Group
Hits PLaYqrOund Loss

Vigorous opposition against the
plan Of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission to
change the Plaza Playground near
Union Station into a park
where no. playground equipment
would be permitted was voted by
the Stanton Park Citizens AS
sociation last night.
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
Wales Ends Season
In Ride to Hounds

MELTON MOWBRAY, England,
Jan. 13 CU.SO.-The Prince Of
Wales rode to hounds yesterday
for the last time this season. He
will leave January II on the South
American tour.
With his younger brother,
Prince George, the British heir
will leave London by plane for
Santander, Spain. They will
board boat at La Corunna.
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
KGLOrGna0 Citizens .
Urge Park Purchase

The Kalorama Citizens Associa.
tion urged purchase of the Smith
property at Nineteenth Street and
Columbia Road Northwest as
site for a public park and a
branch library, at a meeting last
night at the Quincy Adams
School.
Improvement of traffic condi-
tions near the school also was re-
QueSted, }.
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
Confederate Chiefs
To Be HOnOred Here

The anniversary of the birth
days of Gen. Robert E. Lee and
Gen. Stonewall Jackson will be
celebrated by the United Confed'
crate Veterans and the Sons and
Daughters Of the Confederacy at
Confederate Memorial Hall, 1922
Vermont Ave. N. w. next Mon
day.
Representative John M. Ran
kin, of Mississippi, will speak.
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
Postal Funds Burn
In StOUe DepOSitOru

NONSUCH, Mo-, Jan. 13.
UN.S0-Mrs. George Garrett,
postmistress here, burned $4,000
in promissory notes, $50 in silver
and about 500 in currency in her
cooking stove.
The oven had been used by
Mrs. Garrett as a safety deposit
box" The valuables were in
flames before she discovered they
were part of the fuel in the
stove.
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
GUSTAVE HARRISON

Funeral services for GuStave
Harrison, "a, veteran Of the In
dian wars, who died yesterday at
Soldiers Home Hospital following
a lingering illness, will be held
tomorrow at the home, with burial
in the homes cemetrey.
Mr.. Harrison was retired for
disability following the campaign
against Sitting Bull, Sioux Indian
chief.
Surviving him are five sons,
Joseph R., John and James Har-
rison, Of washington. and Thomas
and Paul Of Philadelphia, and two
daughters, Mrs. Ruth johnson
and Mary Harrison, Of this city.