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The Washington times., 1931-10-19
BULLETS
FIRED, ONE
HITS NEAR
HEART.
H. D. RoSSon Turns on Her
After She Had Agreed to Re.
turn; Woman Shot Twice

From the d-flecked lips Of Q
woman near death in Garfield
Hospital, the story Of a love that
was blighted was unfolded to
headquarters detectives.
Mrs. Pearl Rosson, 40-year-old
houSekeeper and governess at the
home of Harland Frey, ait Con-
cord Ave. N. w., Is in a critical
condition at the hospital after
she had been shot and seriously
wounded by her husband, H. D.
Rosson, 49-year-old railway repair.
man. Rosson killed himself after
shooting his wife.
Agreed to Return
According to the story told by
Mrs. Rosson, her husband came
to the Frey's, where she was 60.
ing about her customary work.
and attempted to affect a recon-
ciliation. She finally agreed to
return to him after he pleaded
for some time.
As she turned to hang up some
clothes on q line in the hack
yard, ROSSOn drew q gun from
his pocket and fired twice at her.
one bullet entering her left side.
near the heart and another pene-
trating her right arm.
Mrs. RoSSon screamed and at
tempted to flee, pushing before
her Elwood Frey, son Of the man
for whom she worked. 80 7.
ROas0n stood ON the spat and
then sent q bullet crashing
through his mouth into his
brain. He died instantly Ipnys
sicians said.
DR.. r. x. Courtney, who lives
at 5601 Fourth st. N. W., half .
block. from the scene, heard the
shots and investigated. He rem.
dered first aid to the injured
(cOntinued on Page 2, Col. ~
The Washington times., 1931-10-19
Cyr Files LdlOsuit
To Dust GOU. LOn1

SHREVEPORT, La, Oct. 1e
U.N.S0.-First legal blow in
Louisiana's "battle Of governors
was struck here today when
Lieutenant Governor Paul N. Cyr
filed suit seeking to oust Gov.
ernor Huey Long and establish
his own claim to the governor.
ship.
Cyr contended that Long,
elected last year to the United
States Senate, had sent his
credentials to washington and
legally is senator instead Of gov
ernor.
The Washington times., 1931-10-19
DEFIANT JAPAN
GIVES TERMS
Of PEACE
Tokyo Demands China Agree
to Direct Farley Only, Halt
Boycott and Propaganda

GENEVA, Oct. 10 UN.S0-
Once again repudiating the right
of the League of Nations and the
United States to intervene in the
Manchurian crisis, the Japanese
delegation to the league council
today presented a basis or ne
gotiations" with China.
Adhering strictly to the lines
laid down b. the japanese gov
ernment at the outset, the Japa-
nese plan demanded that funda-
mental questions in the dispue
be settled by direct negotiations
only. . -,
BRAND Gets Plan
AS a result, with the leagues
renewed efforts to solve the.
crisis allaost q /, week old, the
council found itself faced with
llnalterable opposition by Japan
to outside interfe erence in what
lcoaeinaad - eS /, cel. b
The Washington times., 1931-10-19
Memorial to Edison
Broadcast TOniuI,t

NEW YORK, Oct. 10 UN.SD
A Thomas Edison memorial pro.
gram win be broadcast from sta
ton WOR here tonight at $3.50.
Arthur Brisbane and Prof
Michael Pupin, Of Columbia Uni
versity, will be the speakers.
Charles M. Schwab and the Rev.
Harry G. FoSdick also are ex-
pected to talk at the Edison me-
mortal program and invitations
have been extended to them.
The Washington times., 1931-10-19

WEST ORANGE, N. j., Oct. 10
QNS0 Thomas A. Edison's
views Of religion and life after
death remained something Of q
mystery today as a result Of con.
flicting statements Of those who
knew him well.
His physician, DIR. Hubert s.
Howe. who attended him through
his last long illness, said he be.
lieved the great inventor was an
agnostic. He recalled a converse
tion which Edison had with mem.
bers Of his family Just before he
entered the final coma.
In reply to a question whether
he believed in life after death, the
The Washington times., 1931-10-19
BIenOs Aires Red
PL0t ErnRfrnfp6

BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 10
IN..S.). - Twenty-eight Commu-
niStS were under arrest today fol-
lowing a federal raid on q Com
rnuniSt gathering in the province
of Cordoba. Government agents
seized a quantity Of arms and
ammunition, and said the Com
munists were plotting q revolu-
tionary movement.
The Washington times., 1931-10-19
Action on CGpOne's
ROdHQuQrd DeLaued
Iva DE PUTT

CHICAGO, Oct. 10 QN.S0.
The contempt of court case
against Phillip D'Andrea, close
friend and bodyguard. Of AL Ca
pone, was postponed until Thurs
day when it came up for hearing
today before Federal Judge VIII
kerSon. D'Andrea was seized a
week ago Saturday for having a
loaded .38-caliber revolver in his
possession, as he was leaving the
courtroom with Capone.
The Washington times., 1931-10-19
SIU0nsOn Taken I'LL
At HOOVER Luncheon

YORKTOWN, Va, Oct. 10,
Senator Claude Swanson, Of Vir-
ginia, chairman Of the Federal
Sesquicentennial Commission, suf-
fered a stomach disorder at the
official luncheon for the Presi-
dent and was taken to his room
at the Chamberlin Hotel at Old
Point Comfort. His condition is
not serious.
Senator Swanson was presiding
at the function. His place was
taken by Senator Hiram Bing-
ham, Of Connecticut.
The Washington times., 1931-10-19
Flight to Mexico :
DOOLittLe's Next

ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. Y.
Oct. 10 (INS).-Major James
H. Doolittle, noted speed flier,
took off from here at Gas a. m
today on a nonstop flight to
Ottawa. He planned to fly from
the Canadian capital to Mexico
City tomorrow, with refueling
stops at Washington, D. c.; Bir
mingham, Ala, and Corpus
Christi, Texas.
The Washington times., 1931-10-19
Street Cars to Pause
Out of Respect
for Edison

Street cars Of the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Com
pany and the Capital Traction
Company viii be stopped for
two minutes during the funeral
Of Thomas A. Edison.
The companies asked the
Public Utilities Commission to-
day for permission to bring
their service to o halt out Of
tribute 70 the man who helped
make it possible.
The Washington times., 1931-10-19
Lady COWIey Sues
Actor for DiUOrcG

ONDON, Oct. 10 QN.So.
Lady Cowley, the former May
Pickard, New York actress, today
filed suit for divorce from Lord
Cowley, known on the British
and American stage >as Arthur
Wellesley.
The Washington times., 1931-10-19
Storms Hinder Air
Rescues From Shin

NOME, Alaska, Oct. 10 GIN.
S.).-Storrny weather today was
hampering airplanes in bringing
back passengers from the ice.
bound Hudson Bay steamer Bay
chino. Seven passengers have
been taken to Kotzebue.
The Washington times., 1931-10-19
Injured When
Horse Falls ON Him

Jack Ehrlich, Of 721 Princeton
Pl. N. W., received painful in.
jurieS this morning when a horse
he was riding in Rock Greek
Park stumbled and fell on him.
He was removed to his home.
The Washington times., 1931-10-19
Bible Teaching Plea
Denied bH HiQh Court

The Supreme Court today dis
missed an appeal to force teach
ing of the bible in the public
schools of the State Of Wash
ington.
The Washington times., 1931-10-19
Industrial Stocks
Omen Firm in London

LONDON, Oct. 10 QN.S0.-In-
dustrial stocks were firm at the
opening Of the stock market to.
day.
The pound opened at 1886.
The Washington times., 1931-10-19
Times Staff Photo

) :. -. : . : ~--Times Photo
MRS. OGDEN HOLDING ELLWOOD FRYE
of his home, AIT Concord Ave, N. w., with his gov
erness Mrs Pearl Rosson, 40, when she shot by
her husband, H. D. Rosson, 49, railway repairman.
The child was taken to the home of Mrs H. E. Ogden,
Alb Concord Ave. N. W., pending the arrival of his
father Harland Frey, who was summoned home from
his downtown office.
The Washington times., 1931-10-19
employees file BY EDISON BIER
Iva de PuM
In Passport
Difficulty

NEW YORK, Oct. 10 U.S).
Lya de Putti, German film star,
was halted by immigration Off
cials yesterday as she landed from
The Washington times., 1931-05-02
OId-Tine Saloon
In Met Feature

''Ten Nights in a Barroom," "
the picture Washington has &C
claimed both by public and
critics, goes into a second week
at Warmers Metropolitan. This
production, based on the world
famous play of the same nar2e,
has found unprecedented support
from local picture-goers.
William Farnum appears in the
leading role of this drama which
concerns itself with the gradual
degeneration of a lovable family
man until he is brought to his
senses by the love and faith Of
his little girl. The evil influ-
ence in his life is a Salonkeeper
(played by Tom SantschD. The
climax of the picture is a ter
riffic fight between Farnum ara
Santschi, a fight that recalls the
memorable battle staged by those
two in ''The Spoilers" Others in
the cast include Thomas Jeffer-
son, Phyllis Darlington, Robert
Frazer and John Darrow.
The second episode of African
Adventures" entitled can Afri-
can Bona" will also be continued.
This episode shows the prepare
tions for the trekk into the
jungle and the hardshipS endured
by the band Of adventures.
The Washington times., 1931-05-02
VIVID GRIM E
STORY IS BY
A WOMAN

What screen critics hold to
be two most startling dramas
Of the struggles Of men, dealing
with political and criminal con-
ditions and the Vaccinations Of
organized crime, were written,
not by a man, but by a woman.
She is Frances Marion. Her
latest story is "The Secret Six"
Cosmopolitan's sensational expose
of gang and political bossism,
which is playing at Loew's Pal
ace Theater. Miss Marion is also
author of THE Big House." the
picture that startled the country
last year and aided a reform in
prison conditions.
"The Secret Six," with Wallace
Berry, hero of '"The Big House" in
the role of Scorpio, sinister ruler
of a city's underworld and politi-
cal life, was Qike "The Big
House") based on facts cleaned
from newspaper and police re-
ports. It shows in detail how
gangsters organize and operate,
how political machines are mani
pulated by contamination with
the underworld, and amid it's grip
ping drama there is a romance.
George Hill, director Of 1.-THE Big
House" and Min and Bill" di-
rected the new talkie, which was
given a lavish production at the
Metro GoldWyn-Mayer studios.
1TOtable Cast
One of the most notable casts
in years was assembled. Lewis
Stone plays the criminal lawyer
whose brain rules the gangsters,
Marjorie Rambeau, of Min and
Bill" fame, the "moll" Peaches,
who turns the arch-gangster over
to the law. John Mack Brown,
Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, heroine
Of "Hell's Angels" De Witt Jen-
nings, the Wallace of "The Big
House." Louis Natheaux, John
MILAN, Paul Hurst, Ralph Bel
lamey, Murray Kinnell, Frank Nc
Glynn, Theodore Won Eltz and
other famous names embellish the
big cast.
The Washington times., 1931-05-02
Trader Horn at
Regular Prices

The first American travelling
expedition ever granted permis-
sion to penetrate the Murchison
Falls region of the Uganda Pro-
tectorate of Africa was the mo-
tion picture unit which filmed
Trader Horn," Metro-G Goldwyn-
Mayors talkie version of the noted
adventure book now showing at
Loew's Columbia Theater.
Sir William Covers, governing
director of the Uganda Protec-
torate, granted the unsual re-
quest of Director William Van
Dyke, who found the trip neces-
Sary to the success of the pro-
duction because of the abundance
of crocodiles, hippos and elephant
herds in this area.
The difficulty of getting per-
mission to travel through this sec
tion of Africa lies in the fact that
the Murchison Falls region is no
toriouS as a breeding place for
the most virulent form of Afri-
can sleeping sickness.
Trader Horn" which was re-
Gently shown locally as a road
show attraction is brought to the
Columbia at no advance in
prices,
The Washington times., 1931-05-02
TUO Lisa Gardiner
Recit1LS Planned

Lisa Gardiner, premiere dan
seuse formerly of the Pavlowa
Ballet Russo, will give two dance
recitals on Saturday afternoon
and evening, May 16, at Wardman
Park Theater. She will be as
sisted by a student group at each
recital. Tickets may now be OBJ
tained at the T. Arthur Smith
concert bureau, 1880 G st. N. w.
A children'S program will be
the matinee feature, at 2::30, with
Fairy Tales to music Of Tschai-
kowsky presented in solos and
youthful dance dramas. Betty
Jean Wheatley, age Z, is the little
girl who dreams the ballet. Car
roll Baer will dance Fire Bird
ballet. This program opens with
Cherry Blossoms" given by the
baby class.
Dance groups of the modern
dance, character dances with an
authentic Spanish group, and
classic dancing make up the eve
ming program at $50. There will
be a four-part modern interpreta-
ton Of the Beethoven Sonata,
theme and variations, opus 26,
with the closing group of dances
giving an exposition of the pure
art of the ballet with its exacting
technique of toe-dancing.
The Washington times., 1931-05-02
AYRES Shows S
ROMANCE OF
PUGILIST

"Iron Man." starring Lew Ayres,
is the new attraction at the Ri
alto Theater, according to an
announcement made today by
Manager Fred Flader.
This Universal film is consid-
cred one of the strong pictures
of the season. It is love story
from the pen of w. R. Burnett,
who is also the author of Little
Caesar"
Iron Man" tells in chapters Of
the rise and fall of a. prize
fighter. It is a powerful story,
rooted deeply in American life,
and with a passionate, if unusual,
love theme.
Tod Browning, who was re-
sponsible for the filming of most
Of Lon Chaney's successes, di-
rected Iron Man"
Francis Edward Faragoh, who
received great credit for his work
in preparing the adaptation and
dialogue of Little Caesar" also
wrote the script and dialogue for
this w. r. Burnett story.
Otto F. Beck, at the console of
the organ, Graham McNamee,
with Universal News Reel, and Sc
lected short subjects round out
the program.
The Washington times., 1931-05-02
Financier's Estate
Used for Picture

Beverly Hills. famous as the
home of the stars, made another
contribution to the screen.
The new offering was one OF the
finest hillside estates, belonging
to George Lewis, capitalist. 1t was
used to represent an English no
bleman's estate in Pathe'S new
Constance BENEFITS starring pic
ture, Born to Love-" now at
Keith'S.
Location experts chose the
Lewis estate because of the beauty
of the grounds and the house.
The Tudor period dwelling is said
to be a fine example of the En-
glish manor house at its best.
The Washington times., 1931-05-02
ARLISS' WIFE
PLAYS IN HIS
PICTURE

Florence Arliss, nee Mont
gomery, who plays the part Of
the ambitious wife in "The Mil
lionaire," the George Arliss star.
ring vehicle, now presented by
Warner Brothers at the Earle
Theater, is the wife of the
famous star. In Mr.. Arliss' story
of his life, "Up the Years from
Bloomsbury" he speaks of her
as the girl with the beautiful
arms.
The couple met in England at
a school for acting when both
were playing roles in a stock
company. The proposal was
made in an empty theater into
which the two had fled from a
thunder-shower. Their married
life has been one of those rarely
beautiful adventures which COM
pares with the perfect union of
Robert and Elizabeth Barret
Browning. They hoped in those
days to take a honeymoon trip
to China, but have been so busy
with matters of stage and screen
that the journey to the land OF
ConfusiuS is still ahead.
Florence Arliss played the wife
in her husbands great charac'
terization, "Disraeli," which was
voted the best of the year in
which the Warner Brothers pic
ture appeared. The only roles
that Mrs. Arliss does are ones
of this character.
The Washington times., 1931-05-02
GLEN ECHO HAS
100000
POOL

Next Saturday, May 9, Glen
Echo Park will open for the 1881
season, in blaze of glory.
improvements at the park this
season cost a total Of nearly
$500, 900.
Work started last October, by
a large force of men under the di.
rection of Joseph S. Hart, park
superintendent, in association
with Managing Director Leonard
B. Schloss, now enters his twenty
first successful year as amusement
purveyor of summer Sfun features
at Glen Echo.
One of the new riding devices
this year is the thrilling "Dodg-
en-" 20 cars Of front-wheel
drive, the last word in automobile
type of cars, a delight for the
kiddies.
New 100000 Pool
The new 100000 crystal pool
at Glen Echo will open May 80.
This is one of the finest pools
in America and will go far to-
ward relieving the bathing situa-
ton which now exists in the Ma
tional Capital. Showers, rest
rooms and other conveniences
will be provided at the pool. into
which 100000 gallons Of filtered
water will pour every "a hours.
There will be 10000 square feet
of beach, a rest island IL by
40 feet, a shallow pool for the
kiddieS, observation stand, re-
freshments and electric fountain.
Competent guards will be on
hand at all times. and flood
lights will make night bathing
enjoyable.
This year the orchestra in the
ballroom, under McWilliamS, has
been increased to IL pieces, and
dancing will. be from $3.50 until
1880 as usual on week nights.
The Washington times., 1931-05-02

PHIL COOK IIcAIO141GACo Va
an unusual voice and the dialects
an exceptional entertainer man.
ages to assume. A loud speaker
hook-up helps in the creation OF
illusion.
Leon Brusiloff, leader Of the
Fox band, is presiding over the
added attractions incidental to
the observance of Music Week. At
the late matinee show yesterday
the Business High School Girls
Glee Club sang to good musical
effect under the direction Of Miss
Emma Louise Thompson. At each
show this week various inStru-
mental and vocal groups will COM
pete for three silver cups and the
audience is the winner by this
melodious flip.
A Dancing Revue
The Fanchon and Marco revue
idea is called "Espanola," fea-
lures entertainers colorfully
garbed and a program that is
loaded with the exotic Latin
dances.
"Three Girls Lost" the feature
picture is just mild entertain
ment. It tells of a trio Of coun-
try maidens who come to the big
city-in this case Chicago-and
become involved in a gangland
tragedy before deciding to go
back where life is less exciting
but safer. It seems to me that
Joan Marsh, an alluring little
blonde who was forced by the
story to be a very disagreeable
character, did much the best act
ing. Loretta Young, Joyce Comp
ton, Lew Cody and John Wayne
play the other important roles in
this flimsy Bradley King fiction
which impresseS best as a film
sightseeing tour of the Windy
city.
The Movietone News reels best
shot shows what happens when a
Hoover audience is caught in a
wind and rain storm.
ANDREW r. KELLEY.
The Washington times., 1931-05-02
Composer of "ChLOe"
Is on Fox PrOgr1n1

One of the men responsible
for that one-time sensation,
Chloe" is appearing at the Fox
this week. He is Harry Vernon,
the singer.
"Chloe" was one of the most
successful songs of recent sea-
sons, and only last month was
revived with remarkable success
by Ethel Waters in Rhapsody in
Black"
The Washington times., 1931-05-02

Chief interest
focuses in Phil
Cook, the 1880
o. m. radio star
who shows au-
dienceS how he
puts on these
n ig h tly air
sketches, play
ing six and sew
en- characters.
Those not IA
m iliar with
Okay Colonel,
H e m mingway,
Eddie, ETC., can
marvel over the
f1oYihiIitioS 0f
The Washington times., 1931-05-02
Opera Talk Sunday

Opera at the time of Richard
Wagner will be discussed and mu-
sically illustrated by Deems Tay-
lor during the Deems Taylor
N.B.C. Musical Series Sunday
afternoon between 1890 and 1880
p. M, Washington time, over COM
bined N.B.C. networks.
This program represents one of
a series of easily understood eX-
plantations on the history Of opera.
Taylor has chosen the title, 1.-THE
Second Reformation" for the Sun
day, May 3, broadcast, which will
feature full symphony orchestra
directed by Graham Harris, and
two Soloists, Rachel Morton, So
prano, and Alma Kitchell, mezzo
soprano.
The Washington times., 1931-05-02
Ridges LGNds D. C..
As O. The1ter Citu

Stanley Ridges, one of the most
popular players who ever signed
a National Theater Players con-
tract, claims Washington to be
one Of the greatest theater towns
in America.
He cites figures to prove his
point.
The Washington times., 1931-05-02
BARGAIN BILL
OF FUN AT
THE FOX

It's an overflowing program Of
entertainment at the Fox Theater
this week with most Of it good.
The Washington times., 1931-05-02
NEWS-GOSSIP
OF RADIO
WORLD.
BY BROADCASTER

Beginning tomorrow we shall
hear much Of Music Week, for it
is the seven days set apart to re-
mind the nation there is some
thing else beside the quest for
wealth or a livelihood. If you
have your radio turned on you
can't escape it, for all studios are
The Washington times., 1931-05-02
Overman to Act

One of our former F Street
stock stars is headlining tomor-
row.
The one-act play, "A Wedding"
by John Kirkpatrick, with Lynn
Overman playing the lead, will
be presented as the R.C.A. pro-
gram over N.B.C., Sunday, at
$50 p. M, Washington time.
Overman made his first ap-
pearance in the theater playing
Toby in the play "Out of the
Fold" This was followed by sew
eral seasons with the Mississippi
River Showboat Minstrels. He
left showboat life for a more or
thodox stage career, and today
is a figure both here and abroad.
One of the most recent stage ap-
pearances was in the stage COM
edy, Little Accident"
Overman will be supported by
a cast of well-knoWn radio actors
and actresses.
He is best known in Washing
ton for his performances with the
George Marshall Stock Company.
The Washington times., 1931-05-02
Don't Miss These

4:49 p. M.-Keeping Up With the
Times. News Flashes
by Paul KeeuEh. WRC.
$500 p. M.-Ted HusinG's SPORT
slants. WMAL.
6:02 p. M.-MOrtOn DOwney, tenor,
WMAL.
$3.50 p. M.-Ted Lewis and His
Musical Clowns. WRC.
700 +. M.-Weber and Fields.
WRC.
$500 p. NV al ter DamrOsch
Symphony Orchestra.
WRC.
$500 p. M.-Hank Simmons Show
Boat. WMAL.
1918 r. .M.-WashingtOn's Musical
Art Gallery. WMAL.
10:45 r. M.-Little Jack Little.
WRC.
The Washington times., 1931-05-02
500 P. M.
600 P. M.

wRC-Amos m Andy.
wMAL-Correct Time.
wOL-Dinner Music.
wJSV-News Flashes.
WBAL-Same as WRC.
6:O1-WMAL-Morton Downey. with
6:15-WRC-Pep, Vim and Vigor, jes-
wMAL-wa shington Chamber of
Commerce.
wOL-Dorothy Reddish, soprano;
Margaret NJ. Harry, pianist.
WJSV-Classified Hour.
WBAL-Same as WRC.
6:3O-WRC-Ted Lewis Dance Orches-
wMAL-sunday School Lessons.
WOL-Aerial Columnist.
WBAL-Elmer F.. Bernhardt,
baritone; Nathan Cohen, xylo-
phonist.
s:45-wMAL-Arman vecsey Dance
Orchestra.
wOL-To be announced.
ZOO P. M.
wRC-Weber and Fields.
WMAL-Pryor's Military Band.
WOL-Festival of Music.
WJsV--Jay Hawks Dance Or
chestra.
WBAL--studio program.
Observation-Disclosures program.
WMAL-"Best Bread Girls"
WBAL-Musical program.
7:2O-WOL-Late News Flashes from
the Herald.
7:28-WJSV-Time Signal
7:SO-WRC-Wilkins Orchestra.
WMAL-Chronicles program.
WOL-Sydnors Orchestra
WJSV-Myer Goldmans Orches-
wBAL-The Fuller Man.