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current atgraCLlOnS
come advance no
tees of those to
follow. tsF
Douglas Ire
banks eagerly
looked-for new pic
ture, Reaching for
the Mo on" is
scheduled for the
Columbia Theater,
with Bebe Daniels
as Doug's new lead
ing woman, follow
ing Greta Carlo in
Inspiration" 1t is
heralded az ''Fair-
banks first mod
ern talkie since the
advent of sound
ed %
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Grant Tells a Secret.
.HY do Englishmen carry lonI

Ca0eSY
Lawrence Grant, noted as lecturer,
traveller, stage actor and now In talking
pictures, reveals the secret.
The Kaiser came TO England to visit
King George" Grant says. king
George was the kindest and most tact
full Of men. and he realized that the
Kaiser was sensitive about the fact that
one arm was several inches shorter than
the other. Because Of this, the Kaiser
used cane Of extreme length. To be
tactful, George had q long cane made
also, and this fad was adopted all over
England. The ordinary cane Is about
80 inches long, but we Engiishnien carry
them about ~ or A inches IN length
Lawrence Grant played leading roles
with Olga Nethersoie IN England, and
came TO America with her company
He appeared In recent pictures such as
,,s,.Ss,.ss 10y o,,. DVu 9s,s1al
Command Performance "Their Mad
Moment" and "Tbe GQiaw Man.
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Praises Little Theaters.'


MARKED tribute to the Little Thea
tiers and their important place in
the American dramatic world was paid
BY Ann Harding in a recent talk before
the members Of the Pasadena Playhouse
Association, an outstanding organiza-
ton on the Pacific Coast.
Said the Pathe star, In part: ''T
learned all know of acting in a Little
Theater such as this And during my
entire stage career used to preface
my return to Broadway, after every
engagement that took me away from
New York, by going back to that same
Little Theater to learn what had been
doing that was wrong"
The theater referred to by Miss
Harding is the Hedgerow, in Philadel-
phta, sponsored by Jasper Deeter, who
was also head Of the Provincetown
Players, another Little Theater group,
with which Miss Harding made her
professional debut.
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On the Horizon

r0TNaEoArrG famous mythical re-
- : port to the railroad superintend-
ent concerning his eccentric
IL traih-aOff again, on again,
gone again, F1nnegan"-Seems to
flt the movie situation in washington
in the present day and generation.
Along with the announcement of the
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producers at the
same time, for Mr..
Cest, in association
with the Shuberts,
will present the one
and only Jolsorl in
1.-The Wonder Bar, I"
a novel musical
play at the Shit
bert Belasco Thea
ter, for four nights
only, commencing
Thursday evening,
with a single mati-
nee on Saturday,
all directly prior to
a Broadway pre-
niere.
The entire ac-
ton Of the play
A-r
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BELAsCo-JOIsOn in "wOnder Bar"

Al JOLSON is to return to the stage
= after an absence Of f1ve years
Added interest Is lent to this by the fact
that Morris Gest, who has been inactive
the past two years, reJoins the ranks Of
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DANCING.

BALL BOOM DANCING-PRIVATEE ESSOFS
Late Afternoon and evening only Call i148
= Sc. n.ws ist.n. apt. Phone Net. 1850
PEMBEaToN STUDIO on DANCE
Lessons In All Styles Of DenelnG
etage-Tap-BaI Roem--stFetohing--
Il2l Gem: ave: Phone North 1922 s.
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COLUMBIA PLAYERS-"NeIIie. the
Beautiful Cloak Model"

N preparing the musical program in
connection with Nellie, the Beauti-
ful Cloak Model" the Columbia Play
erS' next production, more than rs
musical numbers, all cleaned from the
popular hits Of the gay COS, have been
secured by the Music Committee, under
the craftsmanship of Helen Burton.
Minor Ellis and Stanley Rayfield have
begun rehearsing the quartet which,
along with members of the cast who
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In Capital Theaters
MISUNDERSTANDING Mary"

~ n AKING MARY" new musi-
80 NH cal comedy that is said to
WI have Jared well in Pitts
burgf, where 1t had its first
o-proa duav atom will Ia
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MARRIAGE LICENSE
HOAX STILL MYSTERY
Friend Of Courtney Fletcher OBJ
tanned Paper, but Girl
Unadvised.

A fraternity brother of Courtney
Fletcher %, today admitted 1t was he
who secured the license for Fletcher to
marry Catherine r. Groseclose, 81,
which Miss Groseclose claims to have
known nothing about. The fraternity
brother. Charles M. Irelan, jr. denied,
however, that he did it as joke.
1T is either a mistake or q joke"
said Miss Groseclose. "All I know Is
that everything is in an awful mess.
knew nothing about the license and I
think the whole thing has gone too far"
The incident began after newspapers
yesterday carried the following notice in
marriage license columns: Courtney
Fletcher, %, and Catherine r Crosse
close, 81 The Rev. j. ]. Queally" Ire
Ian, who was listed by the license clerk
as applicant, said he secured the permit
as requested by Fletcher. using Fletch-
ers money and information furnished
These denials make me look very
foolish" ireland said. Il only did it
as favor"
mo one has said anything to me
about the marriage" Rev. Dr.. Qually
said. II know young Fletcher because
he used to live in my neighborhood, but
I have heard nothing about wedding"
Fletcher could not be reached today,
but when told earlier that Miss Crosse
close explained the incident as O
"ioke," he was quoted as having said,
"Better let it go at that"
Miss GrcsecloSe, who insists there
will be no wedding is employed by the
United States Fidelity g. Guaranty Co.
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HAYNES DEFENSE
DENIED BY COURT
Query About Bankers Trips
Is Refused at Trial for
False Entry.

The defense in the case of Harry Y.
Haynes will contend that the former
president Of the Farmers & Mechanics
National Bank had nothing to do with
the records of the bank during a Ger
tain period in which there are allega-
tons Of false entry and misappropria-
ton, it was brought out this morning.
This angle was developed during
cross-examination by H. Winship
Wheatley chief defense counsel of H
w. Burnside, former assistant cashier
under Haynes Wheatley was taking
Burnside through the identification OF
records which the defense will seek To
introduce as evidence. He asked Burn
side II there was any occasion for Mr.
Haynes 10 be absent from the bank in
October or November, 1927.
Relevancy Questioned.
Justice Peyton Gordon, who is pre-
siding over the trial in Criminal Dr.
vision ! Of the District Supreme Court,
interrupted to say that he did not see
the relevancy" OF the question at this
time.
IF the court will allow me to say
what l expect the witness answer to
be, will endeavor to show the rele-
The court again insisted that he could
not see the relevancy. and Wheatley
responded: I'VE hope to show that
Haynes didn't have anything TO do with
the records Of the bank during this
time"
Justice Gordon, however would not
permit the question and Wheatley en-
tered an exception Burnside was ex-
cused after occupying the stand for the
better part Of four days. His ques-
tioning today continued to revolve
about notes which Haynes had in the
bank aggregating $4,000.
Discussion of these notes started yes
terday afternoon and brought a sharp
objection from Wheatley when United
States Attorney Leo A. Rover. who is
prosecuting the case, had used the term
lllegitimate transactions" in connection
with them. Wheatley insisted that these
notes had been sanctioned by the direc-
tors OF the bank in the ordinary course
OF the institutions business.
Another witness today was Joseph
Michael Riley. who formerly was third
paying and receiving teller at the bank,
: He identified check for $500, which
he had received at Haynes instructions
from Htbbs 81 Co.
other Witnesses Called.
Two other witnesses who had been
employed under Haynes were also called
today to identify bank records. They
were c. Howell Young. Haynes son-in-
law. who was formerly assistant cash
Ter, and William S. Marceron. who was
assistant note teller. and who is still
employed at the bank. which is now a
branch of Riggs National Bank
In the examination of the witnesses
this morning, the name of Mrs. Louise
! T. Chambers figured frequently as vari-
Gus items said to describe her transac-
tons with the bank were identified
Mrs. Chambers filed suit against Haynes
some months ago, charging that he
had "disSipated" her fortune through
series of reputedly unauthorized
transactions, putting her loss at $3.50.
: 600.
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JUSTICES TO SIT
IN FERRY SUIT
Case Will Be Heard Under
Special Statute Requiring
Three Judges.

For the first time In the history of
the District Supreme Court a justice of
the District Court of Appeals will sit
with two members of the lower tribunal
next Monday to hear the controversy
over the establishment of a new ferry
line connecting with the Eastern shore
OF Maryland below Annapolis in oppo-
sition to the present Claiborne nnap-
oils Ferry. Because an order of the
Interstate Commerce Commission is
called in question recourse will be had
to a special statute which requires that
such cases be heard by a tribunal of
three justices, one Of whom must be q
circuit Judge.
Justice D. Laurence Groner, the new
est member of the appellate court. will
sit with Chief Justice Alfred A. Wheat
and Associate Justice Jesse c. Adkins
of the District Supreme Court. It is
expected Justice Adkins. who is in the
midst of a criminal trial, will adjourn
that case to sit in the ferry controversy.
The suit was instituted by the Clai-
borne Annapolis Ferry Co. against the
Chesapeake Beach Railway Co., the in
dividual members of the Interstate
Commerce Commission and the United
States Of America for an injunction to
prevent the establishment Of the new
ferry 1t is claimed that the COM
mission erred in holding that the ferry
was permissible under the charter of
the railway company. that there is no
need for another ferry and that the
plaintiff will suffer irreparable injury.
The plaintiff is represented by At
torneys Peyser, Edelin, g. PeySer and
Attorneys Olcott, Holmes, Glass, Paul &
Ravens and Attorney j. C. Gibson rep
resent the railway company while At
torneys d. w. Knowlton and Nelson
Thomas appear for the commission.
The United States will be represented
by Attorneys John Lord O'Brian and
Leo A. Rover.
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LAND PURCHASES
BY D. c. ORDERED
$29,557 Appropriated for
Chestnut Street and B. & O.
Underpass.

The District Commissioners yesterday
OF property in connection with plans
to build an underpass under the tracks
Of the Metropolitan Branch of the Bal
timore g. Ohio Railroad at Chestnut
street. The total consideration was
$29,557.01; the lots are to be bought
from Ella j.. Townsend, Susanna Lerch,
Takoma Park Syndicate, H. Y. Dawkins
and E. H. Davis.
Three purchases of land near the
Morgan School, Champlain street near
Florida avenue. were also authorized
to provide playground for the school.
One lot Is to be bought from Blanche
c. Freeman for $4,000, another from
G. r. Cranmer for $4,000 and the
third from Sarah E. Cranmer for SIS, 500
Land for an addition to the Harrison
School. Thirteenth and v streets, was
ordered bought from Dora Rosendale
for $500.
The Commissioners awarded to BaIen
d Wright contract to build second
story four-room addition to the Fran
els Scott Key School at Hurst Terrace
and Dana place for $49,975.
Avenue Widening Ordered.
Constitution avenue. between Four
tenth street and Virginia avenue, was
ordered Videned to 30 feet at a total
cost Of $l68,500. OF this sum, SOL 100
is to be paid by the District government
and the balance will come out of the
Federal appropriation for the construc-
ton Of the Arlington Memorial Bridge
and approaches.
Malcolm Pirnie, q New York archi-
tect, was employed at a compensation
Of $125 per day to act as consultant to
the municipal architect in drawing
plans for a 5000, 000-gallon reservoir in
Fort Stanton Park
Seven retired policemen were granted
increases in pension from $3.50 to 500
by order of the Commissioners. The pc
licemen are D. l.. Embrey, Robert F.
williams, Charles NJ. Mundie, H. H.
Matthews, William e. Ogle, N. w. Sta
Piles and Spencer Roberts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-14
CITIZENS LAUNCH
DRIVE FOR SCHOOLS
Cleveland Park Cathedral
Heights Groups Organize
at Meeting.

A concerted move by several civic
associations in the Cleveland Park
Cathedral Heights area last night for
mulated an organization to work for
both a junior and senior high school,
With athletic park, on site OF about
Is acres somewhere in the large tri-
angle bounded by Wisconsin, Massa-
chusettS and Nebraska avenues.
Although the formal resolution
adopted mentions only this general
area, there was much informal sugges-
ton that the most favorable site would
be part Of the estate of Edward B.
Mclean, Friendship, on Wisconsin
avenue. This location. including ample
ground, was said to be easily accessible
to q large area where the population
tendency for high school pupils is in
creasing rapidly.
Movement Is Launched.
The move was started last night at
a meeting of representatives CT five
citizens associations and civic bodies
at the home of John Townsend, 3507
Lowell street, president CT the Cathe-
dral Heights Cleveland Park Citizens
Association.
The situation now existing on school
facilities in the area was explained to
the meeting by Maj H. L. Robb. As
sistant Engineer Commissioner Of the
District Congress provided funds for
purchase of site only for senior high
school in the Fort Reno area, he ex-
planned and three or more sites are
now In consideration in the general vi
cinity of the new Alice Deal Junior
High School, which is now under con-
struction on Chesapeake street. There
has been included in the tentative bud
get for 1888. Maj. Robb said, an esti-
mate for new junior high school in
the Cathedral Heights section, but not
for a senior high school.
Mclean Estate Favored.
The metieng last night agreed that
now was the time to urge upon Dis
trict officials the necessity for looking
forward to obtaining sites for a new
senior high school as we'll. before the
land is built over. The Mclean estate
was freely discussed and much ia
vored at the meeting, although other
sites were also said to be available in
the big triangle.
A special subcommittee was ap-
pointed to present the matter to the
District officials, consisting OF j. w.
McGarry, who Is chairman OF the newly
formed Joint Committee of Citizens
Associations. Cleveland Park area; John
w. Townsend. secretary: Mrs. j. N.
Saunders, Mrs. A. NJ. Bollinger and
Thomas E. Lodge.
The Citizens Associations and organi-
cations represented at the meeting were
the Cathedral Heights-C Cleveland Park
Association, Richmond Park Citizens
Association, North Cleveland Park Cit
liens Association. American Univer-
sity Park Citizens Association, Con-
necticut Avenue Citizens Association
and the John Eaton Parent-Teacher
Association. Others invited to join the
movement are the Wesley Heights Com
munity Club, and the Glover Park Cit
liens Association.
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NOTABLEs ATTEND SHOW.
Prominent Hostesses Play Waitress" at
Luncheons and Teas.


Luncheons and Teas.
The opening Of the National Capital
Horse Show yesterday found a notable
and enthusiastic gallery" in the grand
stand and about the rails.
Gay little luncheon parties take place
in the picturesque farm house on the
grounds and in the huge Army tent
under the trees. where prominent hos
tesses of the Capital service set" play
waitress" The proceeds Of the lunch
con and teas will go to the fund Of the
Soldiers, Sailors and Marine Club House.
Mrs. LutZ Wahl heads the committee
i'm charge of the refreshments and at
Yesterdays show Mrs Edwin St. John
Greble and Mrs. Ralph Kraft were
among those on duty.
Former Representative Ruth Hanna
Mccormick was an interested specta-
tor at the opening yesterday. arriving
in time to see her daughter, Miss Ka-
trina Mccormick. take off ribbon in
one of the events With Mrs. McCor-
mick was Mrs, Tiffany Blake Of Chi
cago, who is her house guest.
Among others who were in the gal
lerv Yesterday were DR.. and Mrs. James
DIR and Mrs. Cary T. Langhorne and
Col. and Mrs. Harry N. Cootes: Mrs.
Francis T. A. Junkin, Mr.. and Mrs
Alexander B. Lagare and the latter's
daughter. Mrs. George Pulyer; Maj
Gen Blanton Winship, Capt. Eugene
Reonier. the charge d'affaires of Egypt
and Mime. Ally Ismail Bey, Mrs. owen
J. Roberts, wife of the associate justice
Mr.. and Mrs William Mitchell, Miss
Frances Virginia Waggaman, Mr.. and
Mrs, Ennalls Waggaman, tr.; Mrs. Glib
SON Fahnestock Mrs. Walter r. Tuck
ernan. Mrs. ]. Wilmer Biddle, Mr.. and
Mrs William c. Hill, Miss Frances
McKenney. Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin P
Shattuck. Mr. william Bowie Clarke,
Mrs. r. M. Kauffmann. Mrs Howard
N. Tuckerman, Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. M
Robert Guggenheim. Miss Katherine
IoUn1an. Miss Helen Lee Eames Doherty
opd Ngrs Joseph E. Jones,
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Methodist Protestant Dele
gates Willing to Take Up
Issue at Convention.
CHURCH MUST TACKLE
PROBLEM, LEADER SAYS
I'VE Are Living in Age Stamped
With Question Marks"
Speaker Asserts.

While no specific place has been set
on the convention program for IL, the
Methodist Protestant Church will not
stdestep the birth-control issue, should
1t be brought up on the floor, members
Of the ministry and laity said today.
They asserted. however, they felt that
when the Federal Council OF Churches
recently went on record favoring birth
control. it did so without the sane
ton of Methodist Professionalism"
Like prohibition, the oirth-control is
sue must be met by the church, &C
cording to DR.. S. w. Taylor of High
Point, N. c., president of the North
Carolina Conference, who, in his ad-
dress on What About Our Ministry"
at today's session of the convention,
called attention to the fact I'VE are liv-
ing in an age that is stamped with
question marks"
Sees Constant Change.
While he conceded this has been
true of all ages, but prominently of
this one, he asserted men and women
are asking questions about everything,
new issues are constantly being raised
and moral and religious standards are
changing"
The place of the church in the
social order of the world is being as
in the matter of individual standard
Is being disregarded," he said. Moral,
social and economic issues, upon which
the church cannot be silent, are pressing
to the fore.
There is disturbing amount of I'M
rest, doubt, skepticism, free thinking,
ultra liberalism and marked material
ism. illustrated by companionate mar
riages. the revolt of youth birth con-
troll Communism and conflict between
labor and capital. The church must
face these matters and do it in the
confidence that she has the only rem
social order. such as prevails through
out the world today.
Quotes wilson's Views.
President Wilson was never nearer
the truth than when he said nothing
but the spiritual could save this civil
ization. 1t is the church that must
make the spiritual dominant. and the
ministers, more than all others, are
charged with this responsibility.
1T also must be said, think, that
our schools must do better job than
they have ever done in preparing men
to teach, inspire and direct the church
IN the age that is being menaced by
enemy legions that beat at the very
foundation OF hope and happiness"
DR.. Taylor said he believed the church
should either tighten the financial load
on the men who are preparing for the
ministry or give them more generous
compensation for their labors so they
may have means with which to pay
back what the church advanced during
their student days.
The third-day session of the conven-
ton was presided over by DR.. e A.
Sexsmith OF Chestertown, Md, presi-
dent Of the Board of Christian Educa-
ton. At the conclusion of the morning
session the delegates, numbering ap-
proximately 1900, called on President
Hoover at the White House.
At last nights session, Dr. Robert z.
Speer of New York, secretary Of the
Board of Foreign Missions, spoke.
The convention will adjourn tomorrow
night.
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To be shown over outside course
Jumps not TO exceed four feet Thor
cughbred horses not eligible in this
class.
/. handspring, Redmon.
2. Hukupu, Maj. G. S. Patton, jr.,
Washington.
3, Windsor. Rolling Rock Farms,
Ligonier, Pa.
4. Diamond Joe, Roger Bayly, Up
perville, Va.
Modified Olympia Class For hunt
ers or jumpers over special Modified
Olympia Course No. 3. Performance
only to count. Jumps feet to feet
6 inches high.
Darkness closed down while this
final class was being judged. All riders
had performed, but the judges were
able to name only first and second
places, announcing the other two
places would be decided today.
First in this event went TO BY Re
quest. owned by the Trillora Farm of
Shrewsbury, N. J., and second to
Windsor CT Rolling Rock Farms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-14
GULLICKSON FINISHES FOURTH
IN COL. GODDARD'S CRIME COURSE
Photographer Tops Washngtonians in Chicago Class
Truscott Also Among Leaders.

Edwin r. Donaldson, Police Department
chemist. was third In the Washington
delegation with e6, while Capt. Burke
and Lieut.. John II. Fowler had averages
Of 78 and 70 per cent, respectively.
Capt. Burke, who will assume COM
mand of the Detective Bureau July l,
returned to his post at the first precinct
station yesterday after visiting friends
in st. Louis. The other members of
the party returned to the Capital
directly after completing the course and
reported for work Monday.
The course included chemistry hand
writing, Identification, photography,
ballistics and the making of wax cast
ings for Identification purposes.
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: GUILTY OF COAL THEFT

Albert White and William M. Jack
son, colored coal truck drivers, received
sentences OF six months in Jail each
from Judge Gus A. Schuldt in Police
Court today when convicted of stealing
500 pounds of coal.
The two men who drove truck for a
coal company at 1929 First street north
east were accused of stopping their
truck while on the way to deliver load
Of coal and selling 500 pounds OF the
fuel for 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-14
MAN TO BE QUESTIONED
IN OTHER ROBBERIES
John L. Shipley May Be Wanted
in Thefts in Tennessee
and Missouri.

Headquarters detectives announced
today that John L. Shipley, alias
Simmons, who is alleged to have at
tempted to hold up the Western Union
Telegraph once at 708 Fourteenth
street, Is to be questioned regarding
recent robberies at telegraph offlces in
Tennessee and Missouri
Shipley, according to Detective James
A. Mostyn of the first precinct station,
has confessed to the attempted holdup.
The man was arrested by Policeman
r. E. Cross of the Traffic Bureau, as
he ran from the Office in pursuit of Roy
Barnes, night manager. who ignored
the bandits command to turn over his
money. and raced from the establish
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-14

Ira N. Gullickson, civilian photog-
rapher of the Metropolitan Police De-
partment. finished fourth in the class
OF 80 who took the recent course In
scientific crime detection under Col
Calvin H Goddard at Northwestern
University, Chicago.
report submitted to Mai Henry G..
Pratt by Capt. Frank Burke of the first
precinct showed that GullickSon made
an average of 81 to top the group of
five WashingtonianS who attended the
school as well as place fourth in the
class.
Detective Sergt. Floyd A. Truscott was
seventh with an average of 81 per cent /: