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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09
COURTAULD WAITS
ON THAW IN ARCTIC
Ship Cannot Break Through
to Camp Before
July %.
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON. May 9.-Friends Of Au-
gustine Courtauld. young British scien-
fist. who Is proceeding to safety after
Winter spent on the Greenland Ice
Cap, do not expect to see him in Eng
land until September.
1t is believed that another week will
be occupied in travelling by dog sledge
with H. @. Watkins. head of the British
Arctic air route expedition, from his
Winter igloo to the expedition base
near AngmagSalik.
He must remain at the base until
the first ship arrives from Denmark
after the Winter ice breaks up. This
ship does not leave Copenhagen until
July IL and will arrive at Angmagsalik
about 10 days later, returning about
the middle of August.
Courtaulds sister will be married in
June to Capt. Ralph Rayner of the
British Royal Signal Corps. and al
though his family would like him to
be here for the ceremony they have
no hope that he will be able to come.
1t is expected that the Swedish flyer,
Capt. Albin Ahrenberg. will hold his
plane in Greenland until the ship ar
rives in July rather than attempting to
fly back. He probably will make one
more trip to the sledge party which
rescued Courtauld. taking them pro-
visions, within day or so.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09
. ARKERs on sightseeing buses

~ ARKERS on sightseeing buses
- point it out--a picturesque lit
| tie store at GIG D street. which,
IL after 100 years, has at last been
marked for the wreckers.
When the frame walls are pulled
down, probably within a month, odds
and ends will be scattered OF second
hand stock collected at "Jusths Old
Stand" for the past 65 years.
Old. beaver hats, a fireman's helmet,
uniforms of every degree. once resplend-
ent, but now with epaulets furnished,
gold buttons gone, broadcloth tattered
The place has been busy mart Of
trade, but the back shelves contain a
dusty assortment of leftovers-many in
timately associated with the early life
of the Capital.
Taft Coat I'm Stock. -.
1t was related that dress coat of
William Howard Taft found its way into
the. establishment, probably after 1t had
been turned over to some servant.
The coat remained in stock for a
considerable time. since there were no
customers who could measure up to its
emrle size. Likewise. the clothing of
cabinet officers and statesmen, of serv-
ice officers, in all styles, shapes and
states of preservation, found its way to
the store, and was offered for sale at
bargain prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09

has seen to it that they choose Sc
lections worth singing and has in
culcated into them the JOY OF their
labors, since not so much as one
note seems forced. One might
say, in fact, that In transmit
ting to them the wisdom OF
his musical years he imparts the
same to the audience-his sing
ers deviating not enc jot from
the path through which he reads
them, singing out clear and boldly
and with great reverence for every
thing that they do.
Thus it is real pleasure to hear
them. One can easily understand
why Carnegie Hall has given them
blue ribbons and why the rest OF
the colleges have bowed to them
with humble bows. Instead OF the
average quaking, somewhat funereal
chanting of alma mater ditties, in
terspersed with the roarings OF the
foot ball songs which so many col
lege clubs pride themselves on, the
George Washingtons sing the best
that there is to sing musically ana
then add one or two of their college
songs with a zest that puts to shame
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09
GRETA CARLO IS CLASSIC MYTH,
SAYS ANSWER TO COLLEGE QUERY
Howard Ehmke Is Politician, Floyd Collins Is Broadcaste
and Sinclair Lewis, an Oil Baron, Some One Thinks.

to world series victory over the Chi
cago Cubs two years ago is nothing more
or less than a campus politician"
Floyd Collins, victim of the Kentucky
caye-in trap is either a "one-eyed war
correspondent" or some kind of radio
broadcaster.
Theodore Roberts, cinema character
actor. was "the greatest fullback Yale
ever had" while Former Gov. James NJ.
Cox of Ohio is head of "Coxey's army"
and Sinclair Lewis, Nobel Prize novelist
is an 'oil baron"
Five instructors who replied were "A
per cent correct: five goods, 40 per cent,
and fifteen male students. So per cent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09

enough To Mexico to get touch VI
liberty. ! was reading nice thing
la this mornings local paper II WAS
OF a dinner In New York VI lot OF
fine women. Mrs. Theodore koo5e-
welt, sr., Mrs. Hoover. Mrs. Lind
beigh, Mrs Sloan and Kermit
Roosevelt's wife, all To arouse not
only interest but horror in our UNI
believable death rate from child
birth. sixteen thousand a year the
highest in the world. The way we
lose 'em here IL would he safer II
YOU are figuring on having baby
TO 90 10 some mcivilized country
like India or Africa 10 do 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09

complete brute, and there is a sug-
gestion of the solution of the great
problem.
Mr. Arlen plays opposite Mary
Brian, who has little opportunity
to display outstanding talent. be-
cause Of the authors conception
that she shall be attracted by the
artificial qualities of the leader of
the gunner, played by William
Boyd, with the sustained human
touch that matches the fine work
of Mr. Arlen. Further interest in
the play Is given by the lighter
creations that are associated with
the names of Eugene Palette and
Louise Fazenda. They are aided by
a large cast.
Gun Smoke" offers much interest
and good scenery. An original fea-
ture is the privilege of observing q
gangster. in the midst of his group
of killers. surrounded by the forces
of nature in the great outdoors,
with wild horses stampeded and
boulders rolling down the mountain
side, while cowboys shoot from the
hills, declare to his associates, even
as in the back room of a speak
easy: Boys, we are on the spot"
D. G. c.
Night airmail between Berlin and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09

Spring Concert Held
BY Music Section Of Club.
A Spring setting on the stage Of
"A the Bethesda Chevy Chase. High
School was the scene of the annual
Spring concert OF the music section
of the WomanS Club OF Chevy
Chase last Wednesday when a va
ried program most creditably rem
dered proved the steady progress
made by this group under the d.
rection of Herndon Morsell.
The chorus OF so voices paid Mr..
Norsell a splendid tribute in their
Ensemble. shaded readings and ex-
cellent attack and release. In
cluded lin their eight numbers was
Morning" by Victor Harris, with
which they won the second prize in
Baltimore at the convention Of the
State Federation of Women'S Clubs
OF Maryland.
The last number, ..Daybreak." by
flaming, was augmented by the ad-
ditional forces of the Chevy Chase
Chanters, who ably assisted in the
program, giving two groups OF songs
and providing pleasing contrast
to the womens voices. Other fea-
lures Of the program included the
piano selections Of Hazel Brown
Piers, who possesses a graceful case,
full tone and flowing technique, and
Richard Lorleberg. celliSt, one OF the
most eminent of the local musicians
who was certainly at his best.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09
From the Front Row
Reviews and News of Washington Theaters

The stage show, Fanchon and
Marcos Moonlight Revels" idea,
has little of everything, including
dancing music and clowning. Joe
Weston and Collette Lyons provide
much Of the fun: Curry and Brown
are the clowns: Charles Brugge plays
mandolin while he stands on his
head; the three Melvin brothers are
as good trio of gymnaSts as you'll
find anywhere, and various and
Sundry others. including a good
dancing chorus. Bob Hamilton in a
Mothers day organlogue and Maestro
BruSiloH presiding over the music,
make this more often good than bad.
And then. OF course, there's Tallulah
to run OF and tell your friends about.
E. de S. MELCHER.
"Gun Smoke"
Settles Problem at Keith'S.
a LII the familiar devices for arous-
ing enthusiasm in battles
against the domination of arms and
ammunition are employed in the film
ing OF Gun Smoke" which opened
yesterday at R-K-O Keith's. While
the production is noticeably the
atrical, 1t has the benefit of some
good acting. and the hand-to-hand
encounter between the chief an
tagoniSts at the top of a cliff, with
the inevitable victory when the bad
man is thrown to his doom, is done
with all the perfection that comes
from many tests in the history Of
motion-picture production.
The theme of Gun Smoke" was
inevitable Indeed IL iS SllrnriSin0
that it has not appealed more gen.
orally to the makers of the talking
pictures. Western frontiers have
provided many pictures of experts
with gun and pistol employing the
Strong-arm methods of those who
defy the law. So also have the
buoyant killers of the slums of a
great city had their day in parading
dream stories of alleged intelligence
forced to do violence, because of a
system" which exercises compulsion
even over the fiction of refinement.
In this offering there is the ulti-
mate, the logical rivalry. the great
showdown. Which shall survive
the killer Of the city or the killer
of the open spaces?
. With Richard Arlen as the chief
of the cowboys, there can be no
doubt that the city gunner are
doomed to defeat. The metropolis
furnishes some goods shots, and so
far as photography can record, they
give impressive exhibitions in the
picture 1t is apparent. however,
that, in the mind of the author. the
strategy of the ranges Is triumphant
ovgr the less subtle qualities OF the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09

S m a l l DaDe
lying in its
cradle sucking
its thumb in the
face OF a bliss
fully h ap ply
( a t h er and
m o t h er, the
means unto the
e n d are so
dreary that up
until that mo-
ment there Is
scarcely a smile.
Tallulah Bank
head, however,
Is the be-all and
the end-all Of
the entertain
ment, and she
Is prob q b y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09

EVANSTON, ILL.,, May 9.-Maybe
somebody better tell Greta Gardo that
some one thinks she's some kind OF q
figure in classic mythology.
This classification was made yester-
day in one reply received by the Daily
Northwestern, student publication OF
Northwestern University. in response to
QUESTIONABLE in which IS students
and professors were asked to 1dentlfy
famous persons. Others were tdentlneo
in some of the answers as follows:
Howard Ehmke, who pitched the Phil
adelphia American League base ball club
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09

fame through
out the land.
For these clubs
are two organi-
cations that can
outsing probably
any coll e g e
group in t h e
c gu n try, and
they proved last
night that their
touch is as sure
as their reputa-
ton.
DR.. r 0 b e r t
Howe Harmon,
the director. has
trained t h e M
with an eye for
color and for
tonal effect, He
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09
TalIuIah Bankhead in q
Film That Might Be Better.

TIME wonder Of it is that
Donald Ogden Stewart, one
of Americas gayeSt humor-
Il lists, should have been able
to turn loose such a dreary
yarn as "Tarnished Lady" Al
though this picture which opened
yesterday at the Fox ends with a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09

OWn Vi AHlCL
lea, It's climate
as prolonged
m ore peoples
lives than any
single place. A
fine university
and the best COL
lege poo team
in the United
States. this up
to-date little
city Is Just Sit
n A. a m q. - n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09

at the Fox Theater In honor OF
Music Week. Most interest naturally.
conferred in Jean Westbrook, Paul
Brightenburg, Milton Schwartz and
Isaac Minovich, whom music lovers
have. come to know so fayorably
through repeated public appear
ances. They acquitted themselves
nobly. The playing was marked
throughout by poise. individuality in
Interpretation, abundant technical
equipment and style.
A newcomer to these recitals, Will
liam Rodier, made a splendid begin
ming and much may be expected OF
him. Much of the success Of this
concert was due to the authoritative
and at the same time sympathetic
Accomplishments of Dora Minovich
and Emerson Meyers.
II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09
Emusic and Musicians
Reviews and News of Capitals Programs.

G. w. U. GIee Clubs
Present Annual Spring Concert.
TINE president and deans of
George Washington Univer-
sity, guests of honor at last
i nights annual Spring con-
cert of the University Glee
Clubs at the Mayhower, must have
felt justly proud of these singing
groups which have reaped so. much
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09

memories Of other college perform
Last night the Mems Glee Club
put its best foot forward with the
stirring Kremser Prayer OF Thanks
giving" then did the soft and sooth-
ing 10! How a Rose Fer Blooming"
and concluded the group with
W0gners pilgrim Chorus, which
seemed a trifie hackneyed for the
rest of. the program. Others that
struck this particular ear with most
Folk Song" the Bartholomew ''Shen-
andoah" and the Gounod "Bene-
dictus," which had the grandest
Shadings of the evening.
The Woman's Glee Club had its
best moment in the Brahms In
Wood EMPOWERED" This talented
group of young ladies, with Margaret
Gilligan leading one selection Chose
with long white gloves looked eS-
pecially weln, seemed handsomely
endowed with voice, except in the
first two numbers, when the sopranos
didn't quite get there. However,
they made up for this slight devla-
ton later on in the evening when
they Joined their brother singers III
three selections which easily de-
served the ovations they received.
Chief soloist for the evening was
Henry NeStor, young man with
voice that. promises to be very fine
one of these days. Although he Is
listed as a bass, one suspects that
with a small amount of encourage
ment he could become an excellent
tenor. the range of his voice being
elastically great. Among the other
events of the evening was the APP
pearance of Leon Brusiloff as guest
conductor for the mems club, the
obligato solo that Jane Wilson Of
fered in the Sullivan "The Lost
Chord" the singing Of Annabelle
Mccullough in The Crusader
Hymn" the encore, Noah Was a
Grand Old Man." and the consist
emily expert accompaniments On
Grace Ruble Harmon.
E. De S. MELCHER.
Josef KaSpar
Presents Artists Program.
T Asst night. In the Masonic Audi
forum. Josef Kaspar presented
his artist class of yiolinists in per-
hapS his most ambitious offering.
Much was expected of these violin
lists and they did not dlSappolnt
their large and appreciatiye audi
ence.. for their performance was
worthy of the artistry OF any group
of players from any center
The scope OF this recital may be
judged when one reads the program,
containing as 1t does, such compost
lions as the Bruch &c minor Con-
certo," the Beethoven ID major
Concerto" with it's brilliant cadenZa
by Leonard, the Concerto No. T." by
De Beriot, the Tschaikowsky Con-
certo in D major" and the famous
classic, "Chaconne," by Vitali-Auer,
all among the greatest works in
violin literature.
AS fitting climax to a brilliant
evening was the Alteration" by
Borowski. played by 40 violinists
conducted personally by Mr.. Kaspar,
with piano and organ accompani-
ment. This Is the same composition
recently played by this organization
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09
Will Rogers
Says:

TUCSON, Ariz.-Well here we are
IN Tucson the champion humane
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-09

Night airmail between Berlin and
London just has been resumed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-08
BROUN ADMITS
 THAT HIS PLAY SUCCESSFUL
CoIumnist Says He Might
 Try Another But First
 Wants to Take Some Rest
By JOHN NJ. COOPER United Press Correspondcnt)

New York, Sept s. (UP)-Hey- wood Broun's cooperative revue, shoot the works, is d success, he admiJted to-day, with some httle surprise.
 t1e admitted also that he might try anther' sometime. He wants some rest first.
 I'm having a lot better time now, though, said Actor Broun, easing hlmseif onto couch in hls midtown penthouse. "I have dresser to pull on my pants.
 The first-night critics were gen. erous enough to the new venture, it's sponsor recalled, but they were none too enthusiastic.
 .fThe show was rough and much too long at first" he said.
 But it smoothed out q lot, and we've had some very good weeks. In fact, we've been able to pay much higher salaries than we thought we'd be able to. The chorus, of course, is guaranteed S35 a week by equity, but some weeks they had $55 or $60. The average salary has been well over $100 a week.
 Just what effect this coopera- tive venture might have on the producng business as whole, Broun was reluctant to say.
 II think it may have some re- action on the big, expensive shows such as the Follies and the Van ities,," he said. The average pro- ducer of that sort of show is fond of throwing his money around. Such things cost anywhere from $75,O00 to $300,000 to put on. "Shoot the Works" cost only $7.O00.
 Producers almost always go to recognized talent for their ma terial," he said, and the obscure and unknown writers never get chance to break in. For two weeks while we were getting material for this show, 1 listened to new songs every afternoon. Most of them were terrible, but we finally got some good ones.
 "We sent out a call for sketches and got pile that high Che mea- sured the distance with effort. Out of them all we used only part of one.
 But I'd certainly do it again. Another time, too, I'd look for ma terial from writers outside of New York.
 "The roots of the American drama are in the country, not in New York. The plays we're getting now are all the same, and so are the movies.
 "The movies" Haywood an- nounced emphatically, "are like q lot of elephants hanging on to each othor's tails. They never get out of the same track.
 But there's one impression want to correct. We don't want any more blackouts. Ever since we called for material we've been showed under with blackouts. all ending with ''my God. my hus- band We have two in the show and that's too many"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-08
A Forgotten Duel
Generals Cadwalader and
 Conway Staged One

Every American schoolboy has been taught that George Washing ton, during the eight years of the Revolution, had other enemies than the British to fight. More than once jealous generals sought to oust him and take his place. One of these attempts, the Con- way conspiracy, Is referred to in all American history books; but historians have passed over. the story of the duel it caused between Generals John Caldwalader ana Thomas Conway. Now, as we near the celebration next year of the two hundredth anniversary or st;eorge Washingtons birth, all these personal issues pertaining to his life take on new interest, and this incident of Conway's duel needs to be recalled.
 We are informed by the United States George Washington Bicen- tennial commission that General -Cadawalader so hotly resented General Conway's surreptitious move against the commander-in- chief that he challenged Conway to a duel. Probably the only rec ord of what actually took place between the two generals was set down many years after the event by Alexander Garden, an officer in the Constinental army and aide tle-camp to General Nathaniel Greene.
 AS described by Garden. General Cadwalder arrived at the appoint ed rendezvous accompanied by General Dickson as his second. while Conway's attendant was Colonel Morgan. It was agreed by the seconds that on the word be- ing given, the principals might ire in their own time, either ofhand or with deliberate aim.
 The parties having taken their places and the word being given, Conway immediately raised his pistol, fred-and missed. General Cadwalader was about to fire when a strong gust of wind dis turbed his aim, and he lowered his weapon.
 why not fire, General Cadwal- ader?" Conway taunted him.
 "We came here not to trifie,'" :" General Cadwalader retorted. "When the wind has passed, you will find me acting my part.
 You shall have every chance or performing it well" Conway jeered, and at once turned himseli full face to his adversary.
 General Cadwalader fired, and Conway fell forward on his face, the bullet entering his mouth and carrying away a silver of his jaw zone. The wound. however was not fatal,
 The call of honor having been satisfied, the two officers, Garden records, parted without resent ment and Conway lived to write to George Washington a letter or sincere repentance for his part in the cabal against the commander in-chief. Whether Washington replied is not known to history. NO x answer has ever been given.
 ! answer has ever been found.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-08
CARDAMBrIIST

~ PATIENCE: I adore bridge! l could play bridge in my sleep! < PARTNER (grimly); Apparent
 lv you do.-Tit- Bits.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-02
ROADSIDE TRACTS ON INCREASE

The Society for. Protection of New Hampshire Forests has ac- auired 25 roadside reservations since January. bringing the total number in existence to 203 aside from those in the White Mountains. Some New Hampshire towns are now setting aside annual appro- priations for use in planting shade trees.
 A tract of about 7.500 acres of New Hampshire woodland has been purchased by tbe federal gov ernment to be added to the White Mountain national forest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-02
AUTO GOES f2 MILES PER

Colorado Springs. Colo.-A dasn- ing Winton automobile--vintge or iS9s--which dashed" at the rate of 12 miles an hour down hill" is the proud possession of John Mullanew. a local lawyer. The ma chine. one cylinder engine in it, is believed the oldest existing auto- mobile in Colorado.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-02
DOGS TAKE HUGE DEER TODD

Colorado Springs. Colo.--A four point. ite-tailed buck deer. flee- ing from dogs. broke its neck as it atetmpted to jump a ravine and escape, near the toll-gate entrance to the Cheyenne Mountain road, Frank Foley, game warden. re- ported. Foley estimates from 1b to 20 deer are killed annually by dogs in this district.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-02
ROAST TURKEY SERVED
 EARGY

I,oyeland, Colo, (UP)-Roast turkey was in vogue a bit pre- maturely at Ed Crasteen's ranch all because a big gobbler got ad- venturous and flew to the high powered light wires near an elec- tric "sub" station. But the gob- bier hado his revenge. He put the lights out in the community for several minutes.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-01-15
Okay By Chicago Urban League Secured
Amos n Andy Their Radio Contract
fEnterprise News Bureau.)

AE4ibtl BiinN 4
CHICAGO, Ill.-The responsibility
for the existence Of the Amos m
Andy craze which has swept the
country can be laid at the door Of
the Chicago Urban League, an or
ganization for the promotion of Ne
gro welfare, as it was the result of
an investigation conducted by that
body that landed the comedians their
contract.
Frequent criticism Of the famous
"Amos m Andy" radio dialogue by
Negro newspapers and religious lead
ers has created considerable discus
sion as to whether OF not these black
face entertainers are defamers Of the
race.
Many of those who enjoy listening
TO their nightly performance take the
position that their appearance pro.
yides excellent entertainment and
contains nothing that offends either
the group or good taste.
Others say that the entire program
is designed TO give white America
a false notion of the Negroes char
acter, habits, abilities, intelligence
and foibles. They contend that
"Amos m Andy" are supposed to be
representative of the entire Negro
race and not just ordinary comic