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The Washington times., 1931-01-14
About Ruth Draper

It was Manager L. Stoddard
Taylor's enterprise which landed
Ruth Draper for a weeks en-.
gagement at the Lafayette Square
house beginning January 26. He
suggested that Miss Draper had
not played here in four years,
and then only for one perform.
ance, hence there was widespread
interest in an artist who could
fill a Broadway theater for 20
weeks without benefit of support
ing company or scenery. Lee
Shubert conveyed the invitation
for a Washington week and Miss
Draper accepted. 1t is the only
road engagement she would con.
slider, and the opportunity for
renewing social contacts here is
understood to have been a fac
tor in the booking.
Miss Draper is a society girl,
Of distinguished heritage although
At never stressed in her publicity.
She has never been interviewed
not even by her personal press
agent. The Draper performance
Is unique and unrivalled in the
modern theater. She uses only
costumes for her varied imper-
Eonations and gives a complete
two-hour series of character i'm
pressions. Society and profeS-
Sional actors flock to her new
York performances. In London,
she is equally liked, and the
Draper shows have royal
patronage
When as an experiment she
played a week in a Boston
theater some months ago and
attracted $4,000 in receipts, a
flock of Broadway managers
offered her alluring contracts to
play a full season. All were
turned down for she positively
refuses to tour.
The Washington times., 1931-01-14
When The Feature Is
Shown On The Screen

PALACE-Evelyn Laye in zone
Heavenly Night" at 11:4O a. M,
1:55, 4:40, 7:25 and $50 p. m.
Stage shows at los, $50, 6:35
and 9 p. m.
Edmund Lowe in Part
Time Wife" at 1880 a. M, 2:15,
4:47. 1888 and 1905 p. m. Stage
show at 1:35, 4:07, 6:53 and 9:25
p. m.
R-K-O KEITH'S-Charles Rug
giles in "Charley's Aunt" at 1925
a. M, 1:25, 1927, 5:26, 1927 and
9:28 p. m.
EARLE-Vivienne Segal in
"Viennese Nights" at 1880 a..
M, 2, 4:40, 7:30 and 1905 p. m.
Stage shows at los, 3:35, 6:35
and 9:05 p. m.
RIALTO-Conrad Nagel in
Free Love-" at 11:45 a m,
las, 3:45. 5:45, TAO and 9:4O
p. m.
COLUMBIA-Ruth Chatterton
in THE Right to Love-" at 11:25
a. M, 1:25, $3.50, $50. 1885 and
9:40 p. mS
The Washington times., 1931-01-14
TWO GER MAN
DANCE STARS
THURSDAY

Kreutzberg and Georgi, that
sensational duo of German lex
pressionistS" who took American
audiences by storm last season
on their tour of the country, will
make a return appearance in the
Capital at Constitution Hall on
Thursday afternoon, January Is,
at 4:30 o'clock, as the second
attraction of Mrs. Wilson Greene's
Philharmonic concert series.
Klaus Billing will accompany
the dancers at the piano this
season and the program an
nounced by Kreutzberg and
Georgi indicates that a number
of last seasons favorite numbers
have been retained and a num-
Der Of new offerings added to
their repertoire.
Josef Hofmann, brilliant and
scholarly virtuoso of the piano
forte, whose recent appearance
as soloist with the Boston Sym
phony Orchestra here as one Of
the outstanding features of the
December Beethoven festival OF
that organization, is announced
in concert at Constitution Hall
next Saturday evening. January
II, at $3.50 o'clock, as the fourth
attraction in the Saturday eve
ming concert series that Mrs.
Wilson Greene has been present
ing there this season.
The Washington times., 1931-01-14
STAGE
NEWS FROM
NEW YORK

Fred and Adele Astaire, who
closed on Saturday night in
Smiles" at the Ziegfeld Theater,
will appear in the revue which
George S. kaufman and Howard
Dietz are writing for Max Gordon,
it was learned yesterday. The
show will go into rehearsal during
the first or second week in March.
Mr.. Gordon is now represented
on Broadway by his production
Of the revue, "Three's a Crowd"
The AStaireS will sail on Janu-
ary % or January 80 for England,
although Fred Astaire is now suf-
fering from an attack of influ-
enza. Mr.. Astaire, who will visit
Palm Beach before going abroad,
will remain in London until it is
time to return for rehearSals.
Miss Astaire will go to st. Moritz
for the winter sports season.
jeanette Fox-Lee has been en-
gagged for the touring Cherries
Are Ripe" in which Wilma Banky
and Rod La ROGUE are co-starred.
Miss Fox-Lee will succeed zola
Talma in Cleveland next week.
The Theater Guilds production
Of Midnight" now playing at the
Guild Theater, will be transferred
to the Avon on January 26 to
make way for the next Guild at
traction, Green Grow the Lilacs." !"
"Sweet Adeline" will conclude
it's road tour in Philadelphia on
Saturday night.
The Washington times., 1931-01-14
GEORGE KELLY
SOUGHT BY
MOVIES
BY ANDREW r. KELLEY


Playwright George Kelly watches
his dramas from the last row of
the second balcony At least he
did last week at the National,
where Phillip Goes Forth" was
playing. He thinks the direction
Of play is equally as important
as the writing and so he super
vises and orders to the last tiny
detail the way in which actors in
terpret his characters. Broadway
considers him equally as great in
direction as he is an author.
The little things which indicate
how news of a potential hit travels
arrived for Playwright Kelly by
telegram. One was an offer from
Lowell Brentano for the book
rights of Philip Goes Forth the
other from Hollywood, the tender
of a $4,000 option on the play,
the final purchase price to be de.
termined after conferences. He
didn't accept either.
He believes the best things in
pictures are being turned out by
directors who have had stage eX-
perience. Sought by Hollywood
he has resisted attractive offers
because of doubt whether he
could have complete say-so about
whatever he undertakes. A gen.
erous proposal by etro-Goldwyn
that he come West and study
studio technique with no obliga-
tion to write anything is being
considered.
The Washington times., 1931-01-14
By HARRISON CARROLL
Copyright. 1881. Premier
Syndicate Incl

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, Jan. IA.
Long absent from Hollywood,
ALA Nazimova will return here,
so the story goes, to play in for
eign versions. She must post
pone her coming, however, until
she finishes a run-of f-the-play con-
tract In "A Month in the Coun-
try" the New York Theater Guild
production. Madame Nazimova' S
linguistic accomplishments are
said to include Russian, French,
Italian and Spanish.
Come the end of the month and
Buddy Rogers will start a new
Paramount picture called Man,
haitian Musketeers." 1t is a com
panion piece to "Close Harmony
and will tell the story of the rise
and fall of an idolized band
leader.
Aiding in the festivities will be
Skeets Gallagher, as his manager;
Stuart Erwin, as a drummer;
June Collyer, as the girl who
loved him through it all and
June McCloy, ex-Broadwayite, as
more feminine interest.
In view of the story, it seems
safe to predict that there will
be a few songs in the picture.
Eddie Sutherland will direct.
The Washington times., 1931-01-14
NAZIMOVA WILL MAKE
SCREEN COMEBACK

''Too Many Cooks" a new ven
ture of Radio Pictures.
Wheeler will appear alone in
this comedy by Frank Craven.
At the studio, the sentiment
prevails that the break is only
temporary. Pictures of the COM
edy team have been among the
most successful of the company's
output.
Speaking personally. this de-
partment will be sorely disap-
pointed if Wheeler and Woolsey
continue to follow separate ways,
AS mentioned before in these
columns, Douglas Mclean, one
time screen favorite, will be an
associate producer on "Too Many
Cooks"
Latest Gossip
Mickey Neilan is not definitely
denoted to short-reelers, as it
appears he goes to Fox from
Mack Sennetts. Charles Farrell
calls his home, which is across
the lake from a golf course, Out
of Bounds. Grant Withers opens
in Detroit, January %, in a one.
act play written by the prolific
AL Boasberg. Greta Nissen is on
her way to Hollywood to make
her first picture since the silent
version of "Hell's Angels" three
years ago. It will be FoX's
"Women of All Nations" &. . Clifford
McLaglen, another Six-foot brother
of Victor, has joined the swelling
list of McLaglens in the film
colony. John MILAN is up and
around after a siege Of pneu-
monia Maureen O'Sullivan
leaves here on the 25th for Ire
land, where she'll visit her home.
Do You Know
That John Barrymore once
climbed Mont Blanc and has
the certificate to prove it?
The Washington times., 1931-01-14
Annoying Coincidence

Paramount received a call yes,
terday from Mr.. Range, who is a
radio announcer. According to
his story, he has received a mum
ber of letters, asking him about
a picture, which he was sup,
posed to be making at Para.
mount. With little quick think
ing, the publicity department
passed him onto the legal depart
ment where the bad news pre-
sumably was broken that Range
is jungle film with an ourana'
tang as it's hero.
The Washington times., 1931-01-14
Noted Beauty Finds
Dandy Way to Make,
g: Gray Hair Dark
Helen Lang Says It's The Best
Way To Stay Young Looking

What shall do, my hair is get
ting gray?" I recommend only
one preparation and I've tried
them all. It's an improved for
mula made from that wonderful
old recipe of sage tea and sui
phur. 1t is easy to use. Gray
disappears overnight. And after
two or three applications hair is
restored to the exact shade you
want, so evenly, so naturally, no
body'll ever know. Just pay your
druggist 75c for a large bottle of
Wyeth's Sage & Sulphur and fol
low the simple directions.
The Washington times., 1931-01-14

Break Comedy Team
The long discussed breakup of
the comedy team of Bert Wheeler
and Robert WoolSey will come in
The Washington times., 1931-01-14

LENORE SORSBY, Washing
ton girl who has a featured role
in "The Best of Families" farce
comedy coming to the Belasco
next week.
MARY AsTOR (top center) 1,
ingenue lead in, The Royal
Bed" which is the movie
version of THE Queens Hus-
band" It opens at R-K-O
Keith's Friday.
The Washington times., 1931-01-14

Do You Know
That John Barrymore once
climbed Mont Blanc and has
the certificate to prove it?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-10
SEVEN ARE RESCUED
FROM FLAMING AUTO
Car Overturns and Bursts Into
Blaze After Crash With
Actors Machine.

GLOUCESTER, N. j., July 10 (P).-
Seven Philadelphians narrowly escaped
death when their sedan overturned and
burst into flames after collision with
a car carrying troup of New York
actors and actresses here today.
The occupants CT the sedan were
trapped in the flaming auto when the
doors became jammed. They were
pulled to safety by other motorists who
extinguished their clothing.
The most seriously injured were: Will
liam T. Pierce, 81, contractor, in
whose car the party was riding; Sam
uel T. Blieden, 80, real estate opera
tor; Miss nancy MacPoyle, 20; Henry
Skale, "a, business associate of Bile
den. and Miss Margaret Tomkinson, %.
Pierce's car was headed toward this
city when it collided with the auto of
Thomas Ball. Newark, N. J. Five ac-
tresses in Balls car escaped injury.
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S12,0DO,O(O ASKED
IN DOHERTY'S SUIT
Kansas City Star and Heads
Named as Defendants
in Libel Action.

KANSAS CITY, July 10 LPl.-Eenry
L. Doherty, head of the CitieS Service
Co., filed suit for $4,000 900 damages
against the Kansas City Star here to-
day as an outgrowth OF a campaign by
the Star and Gov. Harry Woodring for
a reduction in Kansas gas rates.
The action, brought in the Circuit
Court of Jackson County, Mo,
named the Kansas City Star Co., George
B. Longan, president; Roy A. Roberts,
managing editor. and Fred c. Trigg,
Kansas editor for the Star, as de-
fcndants.
B. c. Adams. vice president and gen.
ersl manager of the Gas Service Co.. a
holding corporation for the Doherty
subsidiaries in Missouri. Kansas and
Oklahoma, described the action as a
civil libel suit.
Adams said the suit was "one of sew
eral" which would be filed against the
Star
The plaintiff seeks 100000 actual
and $1000,000 punitive damages on
each of six counts. based on articles
which appeared in the Star on various
dates. in which allegedly defamatory
and libelous statements were made.
The petition specifically denied the
truth of statements made in the quoted
articles that management fee of 134
per cent of the annual gross revenue
of the subsidiary companies went to the
personal account of Doherty.
Doherty, the petition stated. "has not
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-10
MINE UNION CHIEFS
CALLED TO FARLEY
Doak States Conference Here
for Monday-StrikerS
Parade in Protest.

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary Of Labor Doak today called
a conference of mine union labor lead
ers to meet at the Labor Department
on Monday. July 10.
The conference will be the second
of a series designed TO determine wheth-
er there is a possibility Of getting all
factions and persons interested in the
coal industry around a common con-
ference table. The operators at a con-
ference yesterday with Secretaries La
mont and Doak expressed the belief
that little could be accomplished by a
conference between the operators and
labor.
The Secretary of Labor notified John
L. Lewis, president of the United Mine
Workers. that the conference would be
held and told him TO bring with him
such labor leaders as he wished.
Will BE Second Conference.
Beyond the bare announcement of
the date and the fact the invitation
had bsen extended, the secretary would
not comment.
The conference is the second OF a
series designed to develop whether
there is possibility of getting all fac
lions and persons interested in the coal
industry around a common conference
table. The operators at conference
yesterday expressed the belief that lit
tie could BE- accomplished by confer
ence between the operators and labor.
Lewis several weeks ago appealed to
President Hoover for a general confer
ence on conditions in the industry. He
asked that the administration take the
Continued on Page 2. Column 10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-10
LUTHER CONFERS
WITH M. FLAND|N
Remains in Paris Despite
Announcement He Would
Return to Berlin at Once.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, July 10-Contrary to ex-
pectations, Dr. Hans Luther did not
leave on the north express for Berlin
today, still being tied up in negotiations
with Finance Minister Flandin
After the luncheon with Gov. Clement
Moret of the Bank of France and other
financiers DR.. Luther went to the
ministry of finance and was received
Immediately by Pierre Flandin. M.
Moret accompanied him.
An hour ana half later DR.. Luther
left NJ. Flandin's Office, but declined to
say where he was going next. state
ment issued by the finance ministry
said merely that NJ Flandin. Dr. Luther
and M. Moret had talked together.
While Dr.. Luther was still IN confer
ence with the banks heads, the Ger
man embassy announced that he would
leave for Berlin at o'clock this after
noon. to remain there only few hours
before starting for Basel where the di-
rectors Of the Bank for International
Settlements will meet on Monday.
The HavaS News Agency said that
political questions raised by DR.. Lu-
theirs negotiations undoubtedly would
confine his conversation with NJ Moret
to technical aspects and that no de-
cision regarding German credits could
be taken.
1t was understood that the reference
to political questions meant those al
ready raised concerning pledge by
Germany to refrain from building war;
ships and to give up the idea of
customs accord with Austria in return
for credits.
About the time Herr Luther arrived
from London last night. the finance
issued a communication de-
nying reports that France wanted to
be relieved of her engagement to pay
a guarantee fund to the World Bank
in case Germany declared mora
torium
IC was said that France only asked
that in case the World Bank demand
ed such a fund it could be paid month
ly in the same manner that it would
be allotted to the nations concerned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-10
DEPRESSION HITS BoURsE.
Report of Luther's Return to Berlin
Affects Trading.

BERLIN, July 10 (Pl.-Reports that
Hans Luther would return suddenly to
Berlin from Paris had depressing eff
feet on the bourse today.
Gossip was busy with rumors con-
corning political difficulties the Reichs-
bank president encountered, such as
the granting Of long-term loan being
made dependent upon abandonment of
the Austro-German customs accord and
the putting off of completion of the
next German "vest-pocket" cruiser
The run on foreign exchange con-
tinued today to the extent of another
100000 900 marks about $4,000, 0OO) .
As far as could be learned here, Ameri-
can Withdrawals had stopped and the
persiSting demand was said to be due
wholly to French pressure for which
firmneSs Of the French franc was cited
as proof.
Other rumors were that the Germans
again are becoming frightened and an
other flight of capital" movement was
responsible for the continued drain.
Prices fuctuated widely and the mar
ket closed nervous, with no signs of
recovery after official hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-10
Educational Film
Experiment Ends
AS Teachers Boo
Effort to Award Prizes
at Luncheon Today
Brings Protest.

The United States Education Offices
experiment with motion pictures as a
method of teaching ended in confusion
here today when teachers observing the
tests loudly booed efforts of Fox Film
Corporation representatives TO award
prizes to winners in the tests
After listening with interest to the
producers discussions OF the movies. the
teachers, apparently of the opinion that
matters of prizes were of trivial i'm
portance as compared with the subject
of education, set up a loud chant of
denunciation when the film men under
took 10 accelerate scoring of the chill
drens examination papers. They also
booed some of their own members who
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-10
DIEGEL TAKES LEAD
IN CANADIAN OPEN
Shoots II in Second Round to Top
Early Finishers at Missis-
sauga Club.
BY the Associated Press.

TORONTO. July 10.-Leo Diegel of
Aqua Calicnte, Mexico. who has won
the title four times and was runner-up
to Tommy Armour last year, carded a
II today in his second round to take
the lead among the early finishers in
the Canadian open golf championship
at Mississagua Golf Club with a 36-hole
total of las. He finished the first nine
in "a. two under par, but went one ovef
coming home.
Sullen skies cast threat of rain over
the scene today.
Walter Hagen. who had a SO yea-
terday to tie with Witty Cox and Ar
mour for second place behind Alliss.
continued his subpar golf today, scor-
ing "a on the out nine.
THE Haig" was frequently in trou-
BILE, clubbing no fewer than three iron
shots, but he was always there in the
emergency with a spectacular recovery,
and his putting was phenomenal, sew
eral 10 and Is footers dropping for him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-10
DO NOT EAT YOUR CIGAR WRAPPER:
1T MAY BE IMPURE, CORNELL WARNS
Pure Celulose Is One Thng-Wrappings Are Another,
Scientist Explains.

since that some Of the commercial
wrappers are treated with additional
materials to add to their covering value
Upon being informed of this deyelop-
ment, DR.. c. M. McCay, in charge of
the seeding experiment, issued the fol-
lowing statement:
Transparent wrappings that are
used for food or cigars should never be
eaten, since many of them have addi-
tons IN process other than pure
cellulose. The animal nutrition labora-
tory OF Cornell University has fed large
amounts of specific form of cellulose
to rats, mice, fish, swine and even to
men. In this form it is harmless and
large amounts of it may be eaten with
out INJURY. This does not mean that
an forms OF transparent wrappers
should be eaten indiscriminately.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-10
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 10.-The other day
the word went out that Gene Tunney
and Chicago, where he made nearly
million dollars, we're not on speaking
terms.
But it was learned today that this
was a mistake. that in fact the retired
heavyweight champion pugilist had
done some talking to Chicago recently
and that as a result, Robert Maynard
Hutchins, president Of the University
of Chicago, had plenty of information
about Genes honeymoon island OF
Brioni, in the Adriatic, when he and
Mrs. Hutchins sailed for that place
yesterday for Summer vacation.
President Hutchins called on long
distance some time ago to New York,
seeking to- talk with Tunney about
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-10
LLOYD GEORGE HEARS
ADDRESS BY DAUGHTER
Commons Urged by Daughter of
Liberal Leader to Extend
Rural Housing.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, July 10.-David Lloyd
George, the Liberal leader, sat back
with a smile today while his daughter.
Megan, made speech in the House OF
Commons urging extension of the gov
ernment'S rural housing program.
She made a rapid mental calculation
in the course of her speech. gave
figure on housing, and added, If my
arithmetic is correct"
Right" her father interjected.
II thank my right honorable friend
for his support" the young woman
replied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-10
TUNNEY SPEAKS TO CF1ICAGO-BUT
ONLY TO BOOST HONEYMOON SITE
Secretary Refuses DR.. Hutchins Call, but Later Gene
Apologies, Describing Brioni Island in Detail

what sort of a place the island was
for vacation, but the operator re-
ported back:
I'VE are sorry, but Mr.. Tllnney's
secretary reports that Mr.. Tunney does
not speak to Chicago"
A few days later, however, President
Hutchins' telephone rang and the
voice, as related by the Chicago Herald
and Examiner, said something like
this:
This is Gene Tunney. I have just
learned you telephoned me few days
ago to inquire about Brioni Island.
Well, Mr.. Hutchins, I simply can't tell
you how sorry I am and
4. Whereupon followed 10 minutes of
apology and 20 minutes of remarks on
the merits of the island, where Tunney
and the former Polly Lauder spent
their honeymoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-10
PAYS Death Penalty.

COLUMBIA, S. c.. July 10 LP).-Al-
bert Floyd 35-year -old Greenville farm
er, was electrocuted at the State peni-
Tertiary here today for numbering How
ard Bell, Clearwater, S. C, mechanic.
Bell was slain when he returned home
unexpectedly to accost Lloyd and Mrs.
Bell, found together in the garage. Mrs.
Bell convicted of being an accessory
in her husbands Staying, is serving
five-year prison term.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-10
NEW SMALLPOX SERUM
DISCOVERED IN BRITAIN
Research Council Describes Find
as "Flocculation Reaction" OBJ
tainable in Gases of Disease.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 10.-Discovery of q
new smallpox serum was announced
today by the British Medical Res. arch
Council reporting the researches of
Prof. William John Tulloch and Dr.
James Craig.e.
The announcement describes the
ssrum as Ejaculation reaction" OBJ
tainable in cases of smallpox. which
enables definite diagnosis in the early
stages of suspected smallpox when the
symptoms are otherwise doubtful.
The experiments also were said to
indicate that the serum might give i'm
mediate protection to persons in contact
with smallpox cases. acting more quickly
than the present vaccination method.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-10
BY the Associated Press.

ITHACA. n. Y, July 1o-A caution
to the public against eating transparent
wrappings of cigars and other articles
was issued st Cornell University today.
The warning was made because while
some of these products have been found
edible at the university, others contain
a finish which is not suitable for eating.
A plan to feed human beings with
in diet, was announced at the Cornell
department of animal nutrition a few
days ago.
When this news was made public it
was believed at the university that the
wrapping materials they received direct
from the factory were the same as that
used commercially. It has developed