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The Washington times., 1931-06-22
By HARRISON CARROLL

Copyright, 1881. Premier Syndicate)
HOLLYWOOD, Calf, June %.
With seven months left to go on
his five-year contract, Johnny
Mack Brown and M. G. M. have
cancelled the remaining time by
mutual agreement.
Doubtless this will come as a
surprise to many, as Johnny was
given his first opportunity by
Louis B. Mayer and has been
under contract to the company
since his college football days.
Recently he has been loaned to
other studios, Universal being the
last where he played in "Lasca OF
the Rio Grande." They were
dickering for the balance of his
contract, and planning to feature
him in a serial titled, Battling
with Buffalo Bill.
According to the terms of his
M. G.. M. contract the actor had
the privilege of either accepting
or not accepting the picture, and
chose the latter.
He returned to the Metro lot,
and as there was nothing sched-
uled in the near future for him,
he asked for his release, which
was granted.
Both the studio and the actor
have nothing but good feelings
and friendliness toward each
other in the transaction. There
seems to be little doubt as to
Johnny Mack's future. Already
his manager has offers for both
pictures and long-term contracts,
and a choice will be made soon.
MaiImen Attention!
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which had a
successful run
on Broadway,
is current at
t h e E a + | e
Theater a n d
promises t h e
T h ir t e e n t h
Street house a
success COM
parable to it's
N e W or k
record.
P a ramount'S
version of the
play by Albert
Hackett a n d
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Latest Stage
News From
New York

Three more summer reVueS are
now in process of preparation
Paul Ash and Jack Osterman
have been engaged for one OF
them, which Allan K. Foster,
best known as a dance director,
expects to open here late in Au,
gust. No name has yet been
given the entertainment, which
Mr.. Foster says will be OF varied
authorship.
Another of the shows, "Bro&d
way Personalities" described i'Ak
a variety revue, will open at 9thd
New Brighton Theater, Br1ghtofl
Beach, a week from Monday. 1t
will probably go to Atlantic
before coming to Manhattan: y
the cast will be James Baft4
Frances Williams, Ann Pen1
ton, the Ritz Brothers and: N
AJbertina Rasch troupe. Jack
ekll is staging the show, OF which
Arthur Lyons is the produceE,
The third of the revueS is9to
be a cooperative venture, bad
Land Nights" which will feature
Western singers, dancers and per
formers. Jeanne Stevens, who has
been associated with Arch Selwyn
and other producers, is preparing
the show.
The Three Aaron Sisters have
been signed for the ninth edi
ton of "Vanities," which will
open the new Earl Carroll The
ater late in August. The Aarons
are cousins of the Foreman Sis
ters, who likewise have been en-
gagged for the Carroll revue.
The box office scale for "To
morrow and Tomorrow" al
Henry Miller's Theater, has re
Gently been reduced from $685.
to So for the best seats.
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Breezy Comedy y
PIeases at
The Met

"Misbehaving Ladies'" a mis-
nomer if ever there was one, is
in fact a thoroughly engaging
and diverting comedy, wholesome
and amusing. Adapted from
story by Juliet Wilbur Tompkins,
the current picture now showing
at the Metropolitan Theater is
re-enacted with sound. Included
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Much Adagio

Adagioists galore is one of the
features of Fanchon and Marcos
Prosperity" Idea now at the Fox
Theater. Sixteen youthful adagio
dancers offer a unique routine in
which all 16 perform at the same
time.
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How To Succeed

Tsk! Tsk! Tsk! Rudy Val
lee is giving inspirational talks
to the pep club of the Para
mount. He's telling the nelp
how to succeed. II hope it
doesn't start those military ush-
ers to grooming you've got to
sacrifice recreation and play and
utilize spare time" is Rudy's pre-
Scription.
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Races Horses

Raoul Walsh, director of WON
en- of All Nations" current at the
Fox, owns an entire stable Of
thoroughbred horses. He brought
them all into action during tine
filming of the Turkish street
scenes
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TODAYS RADIO PROGRAM
WAVE LENGTHS

WMAL-475.9 neters, $50 kilO-
cycles.
WRC-315 meters. $50 kiIOcycles.
WOL-229 meters, 1910 kilO-
cycles.
WJSV-2O5 meters, 1860 kilo-
cycles.
WBAL (BaItimOre)-1O6O kllO-
cycles.
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GOldbergS Return

Can it be that Amos m Andy
are not pulling enough to suit
their sponsor, or is the sponsor
merely growing optimistic? Some
thing is in the wind, for Amos
n Andy, after July 13, will not
be the only air representatives
of the firm. On that date, THE
Rise of the Goldbergs" will take
the air daily at WEAF at 7:45
p. m. to ballyhoo the sponsors
products. Gertrude Berg and the
others of the cast of this very
popular feature, will remain and
there will be no change in the
technique of the human inter
est dramas. The only tough
thing about the new series is
that it will have to compete with
the Camel bill at WABC.
The Washington times., 1931-06-22
Who Started 1t?

In all sectors of the radio
realm, you'll hear arguments
about who started the style Of
singing known as grooming. One
would imagine the distinction to
be doubtful. But at any rate,
radio is not to be blamed for
the origin of the business. For
the sake of the record. Vaughn
De Leath introduced that sort of
thing on phonograph records IL
years ago, when broaGcasting
wa infantile,
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Laughs Abound
In Feature at
Earle

The screen version of up
Pops the Devil" comedy of the
Bohemian life of young authors,
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800 A. M.

WRC-Parnassu Trio.
WMAL-The Commuters
WOL-Chimes and Birthdays.
WBAL-Popular Bits.
S:1O-WOL-Musical Clock.
8:15-WRC-Andy Sannella Orchestra.
8:3O-WMAL-Tony's Scrap Book.
WBAL-Ford and Wallace.
S:45-WRC-Food Talk.
WMAL-Morning Minstrels.
WBAL-MiraCles of Magnolia.
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TOMORROW's PROGRAMS
600 A. M,

6:3O-WRC-Tower Health ExerciseG
ZOO A. M.
WRC-Gene and Glenn.
WOI-MusiCal Clock.
7:15-WRC-Morning Devotions.
7:30-WRC-Cheerio.
WBAT-Sunbirds.
1:45-M Orchestra.
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9:45-WRC-Program from Chicago.
WMAL-Muslcal Program.
1000 P. M.
wRC-Slumber Music.
WMAL-Roy Huntley Orchestra
WBAL-Same as WRC.
1O:15-WMAL-Wash Musical AN
Gallery.
1O:3O-WRC-The Russian Singers.
WJSV-Monty. Skippy and NJ kA
WBAL-Same as WRC.
1O:45-WMAL-Woo OrchestrG,
1O:59-WRC-Weath Report.
HOO P. M.
WRC-National Federation Of
Music.
wMAL-George Olsen Orchestr&.
WJSV-Schramm Orchestra.
WBAI-Cab Galloway Orchestra.
II 1:3O-WMAL-Ann Leaf and Ben
Alley.
wBAL-Ted Black Orchestra.
1900 MIDNIGHT
WRC-LaSalle Orchestra,
WMAL-Weat ther Report.
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HOO P. M.
1900 MIDNIGHT

WRC-LaSalle Orchestra.
WMAL-Weather Report.
WJSV-Weather Report.
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WeIIman Returns

WelIman Returns
Some year or so ago William
Wellman and Paramount came to
parting of the ways, and Well
man went his way, which proved
to be Warmers, where he directed
1.-The Public Enemy" and other
hits.
Now Paramount is borrowing
their former director for a forth.
coming Buddy Rogers picture,
titled, "The Marines Have
Landed"
It was Wellman who started
Buddy and Richard Arlen to star
dom in Wings"
Aside from Rogers, Eugene Pal
lette, Stuart Irwin and William
Boyd are slated to play in the
Marine film.
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John Mack Brown Quits job as
Metro-GoIdwyn Actor

the Jazz maestro one of the
green midgets was parked at the
curb and people were dropping
letters in it.
Tired?
And then, there's a blonde
leading lady whom Paramount
signed several months ago. She
hasn't done any work as yet,
but the other day breezed into
David Selznick's office and asked
when she was going to get a va
cation.
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MaiImen Attention!
Abe Lyman writes in with a
new Austin gag. According to
The Washington times., 1931-06-22

Did You Know
That there are 337 players
under long-term contracts in the
studios?
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900 A. NJ.

WRC-Timely Garden sugEess
tions.
wMAL-WaTren Sweeney. Pianist.
WJSV-Down South in Dixie.
WBAI-MOrning Glories.
9:O5-WJSV-Weat Report and
Grandfather's Clock.
9:15-WRC-Musical Program.
WMAL-Columbia Mixed Quar-"
tet.
wBAL-Through the Looking
Glass.
9:3O-WRC-Golden Gems.
WBAL-Jill and Judy.
9:4O-WJSV-Hints to Housewives.
9;45-WMAI-Party House.
MBAI@Studio Program.
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10:00 IA. M.

wRC-"Your Child"
WMAL-Fashion Facts of 1881.
WOI.-Laundering Colored Clothes
WJSV-ReCipes.
WBAL.-Mrs. A. NJ. Goudiss.
1O:15-WRC-Radio Household Period.
WMAL-Your Food and You.
WOL-Tuneful Tidhits.
1O:30-WRC-U. S. Army Band.
WMAL-Home Efficiency.
WOLr-My Lady Beautiful.
WJSV-Style Talk.
WBALI-Blue Blazers.
1O:4O-WOL-Organ Melodies
1O:45-WMAL-Weu Babies and Chih
wBAL-Al and Pete.
HOO A. M.
WRC-Sweet and Low Down.
WMAL-DOn Bigelow Orchestra.
WOL-Bertha Parker's Chats.
WJSV-SaCred Hour.
WBAL-Stage and Screen.
11:18-WOL-Mod Melodies
1I:15-WRC-Moods and Memories.
WBAL-Breen and de Rose.
II 1:3O-WRC-On Wings of Song.
WMAL-Columbia bia Revue.
WOL-Favorites of Yesterday.
WBAL-Mrs. Julian Heath.
WBAL-Organ Melodies.
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400 p. M.

WRC-The Lady Next Door.
WMAL-Gypsy Music Makers.
WOL-March Of Music.
WBAL-Chats With Peggy Win
thrope.
4:15-wOL-Walter Doe. Entertainer.
WJSV-Children's Hour.
WBAL-Gems of Melody
4:30-WRC-The Good NeighhOr Hour
WMAL-Musical Program.
WOL-Dance Music.
WBAL-Little Orphan Annie.
-WRC-Vncational Guidance by
the Kiwanis Club
WMAII-Talk. by Jean Beaudine
WBAII-StOCk Market RepOrt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22
w. C. T. u. News

The Cleveland Park Union will meet
February % at the home of Mrs. Henry
Snyder, 1924 Chevy Chase parkway
with Mrs. o. E. Bell and Mrs. F. w
Meyst assistant hostesses. Miss Maud
Aldridge will speak on the Hudson Fed
eral motion picture bill.
Chevy Chase Union will meet We'd
nesday in the Presbyterian Church
house, 1888 Chevy Chase parkway
Luncheon will be at 12:45 O'Clock, Mrs
Sherman Hoover. hostess, in charge
The president, Mrs E. l.. Eaton, will
preside. Miss Harriet Lloyd will be the
Soloist and Mrs. Zelmah Farmer, di-
rector of White Ribbon recruits, will
be the speaker. A group of White Rib
bon recruits, which includes children
up to z years, will be organized under
the leadership of Mrs. Mary L. Estis.
Capitol Hill Union met Wednesday
Mrs. M. F. Crane reported fruit and
cookies and 483 cards taken to Walter
Reed Hospital. Mrs. Jessie A. Moore
arranged for the distribution of litera-
ture. Plans were made for the OBJ
servance of union signal day in March
What Prohibition Has Done" was read
BIZ Mrs. Bruce Bare. The annual ap-
preparations were made to the Lillian
M. Stevens and the Frances E. Willard
funds.
Enterprise Union--A young married
woman's branch was recently organized
at the home of Mrs. Irma M. Rice. The
meeting was opened by the president,
Mrs. Irma Rice. Devotional services
were led by Mrs. Ethel Ralon. Mrs.
Mary Pollock, general president of the
district, spoke. Volunteers to represent
this union are evangeliStic, Mrs. Ethel
Ralon; international relations, Mrs.
Helen Stanley; medal, Mrs. Anna May
Ellis; music, Mrs. Margaret Carothers;
press, Mrs. Agnes Rouse; white ribbon
recruits, Mrs. M. H. Gibson. Mrs.
Zetah Farmer, also spoke.
The next meeting will be held at the
home of Mrs. Anna May Ellis, 600
Concord avenue, March IS. Charter
members are as follows: Mrs Margaret
r. CarotherS, Mrs. Anna May Ellis.
Mrs. M. H. Gibson, Mrs. r. D. Keneipp,
Mrs. j. C. Maddox, Mrs. Elizabeth H.
Miller, Mrs. Jessie w. Naramore, Mrs.
Ethel Ralon, Mrs. Irma M. Rice, Mrs.
Agnes M. Rouse, Mrs. Helen r. Stanley,
Mrs. j. D. Sutherland and Mrs. Millard
Yeatman.
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American Legion

La Societe des HUT Chapeaux ct
Quarante FenmeS met Wednesday eve
ming at the Washington Hotel. Preced-
ing the meeting Partner Irene Arnold
entertained at a dinner party in her
home La Chapeau Carolyn Herman
and more than Is members of the
8 and 40, principally those who had not
attended the banquet of the George E.
Killeen Unit, American Legion Auxil-
larry, held in January. Partner Arnold
is the president of the Killeen unit.
Chairman Mabel Staub Is making
preparations for a benefit card party
March 16 at the Cairo Apartment
Hotel.
Plans for the annual May day party
for World War orphans are being con-
sidered.
The social meeting of Salon No. IA
will be March 4, place to be given by
card.
At a regular meeting Of Washington
Police Post No. 90, American Legion,
held in the board room of the District
Building Monday evening. the following
officers were installed by First Vice
Comdr. Ferdinand C. Fraser: William
H. McGrath, commander; w. P. Ais,
first vice commander; Palmer E. Allen,
second vice commander; Ertis w. Reed,
third vice commander; Roswell A.
Chambliss, fourth vice commander:
j. E. Lowry, adjutant; j. E. Scott,
finance officer: p. c. Wheeler, sergeant
at arm; Altus Moore, master at arms,
and E. G.. Moore, historian
Speakers of the evening were Col.
John Thomas Taylor. national legisla-
tive officer of the American Legion;
Representative Paul C. Kvale of Min
nesota, who presented the post with a
gavel; James p. Rose, acting depart
ment commander, American Legion, of
Massachusetts,, and his adjutant. Dennie
H. Haverty: Inspector William S.
Shelby, Metropolitan Police Department,
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who presented greetings from Maj.
Henry G.. Pratt, superintendent Of
police; Harlan Wood, Paul J. McGahan,
past department commander; William
A. Kehoe, James F. Kehoe and Forest
Bartl, post commanders. and Thomas j.
Frailey, department publicity officer.
The next meeting will be held March
3 in Odd Fellows Temple, 419 Seventh
street.
The new American Legion junior
base ball handbook, containing all of
the 1881 official rules. is ready for dis
tribution, the Legions AmericaniSm
Commission has announced. The book
let Is made up with many pictures of
1880 players and teams. It gives gen.
eral information about the program for
the coming season, interpretations and
suggestions for carrying out 1881 rules
and reviews the 1880 play. The hand
book may be had by writing to the
National Americanism Commission, the
American Legion. national headquarters,
TIT North Meridian street, indianapolis,
Ind.
The rules, for the most part, are
practically the same as they were in
1890. This year, for the first time,
however, IS players may be enrolled on
any team. In all previous years the
total enrollmen6 of teams has been
restricted to not more than IA players.
The name, monogram or other designa-
ton of persons or organizations SPONSOR
ing teams, Is permitted this year on the
sleeve or back of the uniform shirt in
letters not over two inches in size. Last
year the name was not permitted, ex-
cept on the sleeve of the shirt.
Rule 3 has been changed to read:
Each player must be a bona f1de
resident of the community served by
the post sponsoring the team in which
he enrolls." Last year the rule said
that each player must be a bona fide
resident "of the community represented
by the team in which he enrolls." A
slight change has been made in rule 4
to the effect that where a certified
copy Of the birth certificate is not
available, then certified copy of the
baptismal certificate or players school
record age" should be attached to the
certificate of entry.
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sideration the size and horsepower of
the ship.
Certain seagoing merchant vessels
documented under the laws of the
United States and designated by the
Secretary of the Navy as suitable for
service as naval auxiliaries in time of
war may be warranted by the Secre-
tary Of the Navy to fly the Naval Re-
serve flag as an emblem of the Mer-
chant Marine Naval Reserve, provided
that the master and not less than SO
per cent of the officers on board are
members of the Naval Reserve. This
flag is not to be flown in lieu of the
national emblem.
There are at present 2,728 officers in
the Merchant Marine Naval Reserve and
139 vessels warranted to fly the Naval
Reserve flag. There are 1,150 vessels
on the approved list. This branch of
basis, the members thereof receiving no
pay. 1t has grown to this size since
the first steps we're taken In its organ
ization in 1923.
The following changes in naval re-
serve personnel have been announced:
Appointments-Lieut. Comdrs. Daniel
Gill, Richard Hartshorne. Roland NJ.
Litchf1eld, Ernest F. Mitchell. Anders
C. Nielsen, Seldom L. Wells and Walter
N. Prengel; Lieuts. Clark A. Briggs,
Ivan v. Dooley, Everett N. Edes. Einar
A. L. Croething, Philip j. Prendergast.
Harry E. Rogers and Clinton F. Smith i;
LieutS. (Junior Grade) Arthur D. Bates,
Charles S. Gallaher Charles L. Nc
Bride, Baylor B. Hickman, Charles G.
Robertson and William H. Thompson:
Ensigns Norris E. Bradbury, Martin E.
Dracy, Weston r. Files, Owen H. Hill,
Alfred E. Lampe, Francis M. Leary,
Edward L. Pezoldt, Burr Stalnaker,
Benjamin r. Castles, Sydney F. Dun
can, John l.. Hendricks, Julius N. l..
Jensen, Harold A. Larson, Joshua j.
Numa. Max A. Rancod and Thomas F..
White
Retirement, having reached a statu-
tory age limit-Lieut. Ezekiel E. Crockett.
Retirement for physical disability
Lieut.. Comdr. Loring w. Batten, Lieut.
Axel Fogt, Lieut.. (Junior Grade) Alex
ander j. Miller and Ensign John r.
Downing
esignations-Lieut. Comdr. Robert
G. Davenport, Lieut.. Karl M. Mac
Twain, Lieut.. (Junior Grade) Leon A.
Barney, Ensigns Edward T. Howell and
Onnie P. Latta, Lieut.. (Junior Grade)
Clarence P. Gould, Ensign Clifford j.
Leisy, Lieut.. John K. Leasure, Ensign
Noble L. Lippincott, Ensign James
Bean, Lieut.. MAIDS P. s. Jensen, Lieut..
(Junior C-ade) Albert N. Into and
Ensign John L. Beardsley.
Honorable discharges-Lieut. Comdrs.
Herbert D. Human and Wallace Irwin.
Discharges-Lieut. Oliver c. Harri-
man and Ensigns Chauncey NJ Briggs,
Leon A. Dahlsn, George A. Macdonald
and Eugene A. Taliaferro.
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AIR SERVICE De LUXE

ATLANTA, Ga. (P).-An airport ten
der which delivers oil and water heated
to a temperatures of $50 degrees to
airplanes has been put in service at
Gambler Field.
BY preheating the oil and water II
is not necessary to put airplane motors
through warming up" process before
the take off.
Insulated water and oil tanks, kept
warm by immersion heaters, thermo-
statically controlled, are a part of the
tenders equipment.
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AIOysian Club. The gymnasium
classes are held Friday evenings and
the director is Miss Josephine Pyne.
Mrs Mary Quincy was hostess at a
bingo party Tuesday evening.
The parliamentary law class met
Friday. A feature was q debate. The
class Instructor Is Mrs. James Hartnett.
The Washington times., 1931-11-20
CANNON BROKER
|. PROBE ASKED
staff Photo

LYNCEIBURG, Va, Nov. 20
QNSD The Department of JUS
tice today was in receipt of
another demand from Senator
Carter Glass CD of Virginia, ask
ing for further inquiry into the
case Of Harry L. Goldhurst, con-
victed broker.
Goldhurst acted as agent for
Bishop Cannon in the latter's
stock market dealings and was
convicted of using the mails to
defraud. He has been recon-
mended for parole.
Glass has asked Attorney Gen.
eral Mitchell regarding the terms
of the recommended parole.
The point of the letter, Glass
explained, was not regarding the
number in the district attorneys
office who were bribed, but as to
the covert meaning Of this trans
action, attended by the obvious
attempt to shield from exposure
a culprit of somewhat, more i'm
portance than a, bucket-shop
keeper"
Senator Glass charged:
"That there was bribery is now
admitted. That there was con-
cealment of incriminating let.
terS is now revealed"
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GRAND| ORDERS
WIFE To REST .

Dino Grandi's wife did not &C.
company him to New York today.
Although fatigued by the round
Of receptions here, Signora Grandi
wished to accompany him, but
Signor Grandi refused to allow
her to make the tiresome journey,
explaining he would be in New
York only during the morning
and would rather she rested and
joined him in Philadelphia this
afternoon.
Signora Grandi left with the
rest of the italian delegation at
10 a. m. for Philadelphia.
An official of the italian EN-.
bassy ridiculed the suggestion
that Signor Grandi had requested
her to remain behind for fear Of
anti-FaScist demonstrations in
New York, saying:
"If anyone had intimated to
the signOra that the minister
might be in danger in New
York, no one could have pre-
vented her from accompanying
him."
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B. AND D. HAS
ALL BRIDGES
WATCHED
FasCists of New York Create
No Disturbance; Minister
Gets Medal From Walker
(PICTURE ON PAGE 23)

N Il w Y . h 4, Nov. ~
VLN.S.) IA wall of New York
bluecoats kept off the shadow
of a threatened anti-Fascist
demonstration from Signor
Dino Grandi, Foreign Minister
of Italy, who dropped into
town today to receive the Of
ficial greetings of the city in
. gala ceremony.
During the two hours between
which the official spokesman for
Premier Mussolini. Of Italy, ar
rived from washington and de-
parted for Philadelphia, there
was no evident sign Of an anti.
Fascist gesture. .a..
No visiting foreign dignitary
has been guarded 50 closely since
war time.
Shoulder to Shoulder 2
His train from washington,
where Grandi had consummated
"a sympathetic understanding"
on economic and disarmament
questions with President Hoover
and Secretary Of State Stimson,
was locomotiveo to the edge OF
an isolated Jersey City railroad
pier. Many hundreds. Of police
men formed a shoulder-tosh shoul-
der aisle on each side.
u. s. Secret Service men
flovered about the Italian foreign
minister as he stepped aboard the
welcoming craft from New York,
the yacht Macon.
Two police launches escorted the
Macon to the battery on the New
York side as harbor craft tied
down their whistles and f1reboatS
gave their famous wster-spiraling
exhibition.
Lands i'm Blue Fog
As Grandi landed it was all
blue fog. Through the heavy mist
there was a darker bloc Of blue
the Navy Blue of two thousand
stalwart, armed New York cops.
The crowds were kept further
back than ever before.
The policemen-under special
0rders-faced the crowd, scanning
each face and pair of hands
alertly. One innocent in the
throng got club on the wrist
when he reached too eagerly for
(cOntinued on Page 2, Col. -
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GAST0N MEANS
ARRESTED

CASTOR. B. Means, former in
veStigator of the Department of
Justice and mystery man" of
the Harding administration, spent
the greater part of last night
in the Bethesda police station,
following his arrest on a diSor-
derly and an assault and battery
charge.
The charges grew out of an
alleged row between Means and
his wife at their home, 112 Le-
land ST., Chevy Chase, Md.
Struck Policeman
The policemen, Thomas DeNell
and Webb Hersperger, went to the
Means residence last night when
they received a report that there
was trouble there. When they
attempted to intervene, Means
struck at Hersperger, he claimed.
Means was arrested then. and
taken to the Bethesda police sta
ton, where the charges were filed.
This morning he appeared before
Judge A. L. Moore and was held
under 5000 bond for the action of
the Montgomery county Police
Court at Rockville on Novem.
Der %.
Wife Provided Bond
Shortly before 10 o'clock this
morning he was released on bond
signed by his wife. He left the
station Immediately.
Means was convicted ia 1925
for receiving bribe and served
two two-year consecutive terms
in Atlanta penitentiary. His book,
The Strange Death of President
Harding" since repIdiated by his
ghost writer" created a furore
in governmental and political
circles by it's amazing declara.
.tionS.