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The Washington times., 1932-11-15
Deedn't Love Becky

married to Becky I knew
deedn't love her. But for me
to deworce a younk girl efter
one wiki of marriage wouldn't
look like right for me to do.
So, I figured out I'd wait a
lcedle while"
He sighed. Retained silent
for a few moments. Then, con-
t. with the explanation.
"Efter a year came a leedle
baby. Dun't forgat-I deedn't
love Becky. But I couldn't di
worce a woman wit a leedle
baby, could I? So, I figured
out I'd wait a leedle longer.
Before I knew it, came an
nudder baby. And anudder.
And anudder. Soon we had
10 children. All dis time, mind
you, I deedn't love Becky. Hon.
est, I hated her. Ven it came
time for my oldest boy to gat
married, I vas goink to de-
worce her. But it wouldn't
have looked for mine boy. So
decided to vait a leedle
while"
Ginsberg stopped.
We'll" said the lawyer, "go
on with your story. What's
the rest Of it?"
The old man rose to his feet.
Dots all there is," he re-
piled. Mine children are all
married now and I have "a
grandchildren. B. Ky has been
mine wife for 81. years and 1
never loved her Won minute
''NOw. denk God, 1 don't
have to wait any lOr~er. 1
have done mine duty to mine
family. So, I want mine de-
wOrce!'
And, being in the mood to-
day for such stories, I might
as well pass along the one
of the mail carrier who one
morning had a package to de-
liver to a Mrs. Goldstein. who
lived in the outskirts of Brook
lyn.
Upon arriving at the desig-
mated address, the carrier blew
his whistle several times, all
the while calling out the name
Goldstein.
Finally, a voice from the top
floor answered "Yass?"
Package for CoIdstein
"1've got a package for Mrs.
Goldstein," said the postman.
will you please come down
and sign for it?"
"Wot kind package" in
quired the upstairs voice.
"A large one" was the re-
sponse.
From who comes it?" was
the next question he heard.
He looked at the name Of
the sender.
"From a Mr.. stein," he re-
piled.
From Where?" inquired the
curious one.
BY this time the mailman
was growing a trifle impa-
tient. How long, he wondered,
would this game continue.
'The package" he shouted,
sis from California. I don't
know what's inside. I don't
know how long 1t took to ar
The Washington times., 1932-11-15
Movies to Relv
on Parisian
Fashions
BY HARRISON CARROLL
Copyright, 1882. King Features
syndicate, Incl

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, Nov. IS.
Milady will wear no more puffed
sleeves on her evening gown.
This is the dictate brought
back from Paris By Travis Ban
ton, fashion creator for the
Paramount studio.
1--WE have found out" says Mr..
Banton, that these sleeves are
too often rumpled or crushed
by wraps. Consequently, the
new evening gown will follow
the body line closely.
This does not mean the aban.
donment of the puffs. They
still will be used on wraps and
for day wear. Being particu-
larly adaptable for fur, they are
causing an important revival in
this type of trim. Paris, in fact,
is fur crazy. Everything is silver
fox or sable"
Another Partisan trend, de-
clares the style expert, is a
greater use of feathers. And
here the fad is directly trace
able to the hats and costume
worn by Marlene Dietrich in
Shanghai Express"
To the fashion designer, how
ever, the big surprise in Europe
is the new SmartneSs of London.
English women, Banton reports,
now dress as smartly as their
Partisan sisters. Noon-time at
the Ritz is a veritable fashion
show.
And now another tip. Say
good-by to reds. This spring
both Paris and Hollywood will
feature grey.
The Washington times., 1932-11-15
Record Career

May Robson, in "If Had Mil.
lion," now is in her forty-eighth
year of active service without miss.
ing a single season since her stage
debut.
The Washington times., 1932-11-15

hing the second company of "Of
Thee Sing" which will close a
Chicago engagement of IL weeks
at the Grand Opera House on
December 3. On the following
night Ed Wynn in THE Laugh
Parade will succeed "Of Thee I
Sing" in Chicago.
Sir Oswald StoH, English musi-
cal show producer, has in prepara-
ton for London production "a
Kiss in Spring." an adaptation of
the Emmerich Kalman operetta,
"Violette de Montmartre." Her
bert Griffiths will make several
additions to the score, and the
book has been adapted by L. du
Garde Peach.
The Washington times., 1932-11-15
Stranded Troupe

It's the yarl of the strug-
Cling Shakespearean troupe
that was finally stranded in
small town o. the Mississippi
River.
With no money whatever,
they began to look around for
the best method of getting out
of that tour spot. Although
it was a severe blow to their
dignity, they were finally COM
PEELED to accept the offer of
the captain of a small scow.
His cargo was a mess of
garbage, but he agreed to let
the troupe accompany him
and things were so bad that
they had to agree.
AS they floated down the
river, the leader Of the troupe
stood in front of the scow and
gazed sadly about him. Trlt
he should come to this!
"Hey, ST." came a voice from
the shore, what you got
aboard today?"
"A cargo Of garbage" came
the answer from the captain Of
the scow, land troupe Of
actors"
The ham In the front of the
boat struck Napoleonic atti-
tude and rolled his eyes
heavenWard.
my Cod" he cried dra-
matically, eve aren't even be-
ing keadlined!"
Dear Mark" writes Joe L..
'I've been planning for some
time to write a story for your
column. When sat down to
write it about several weeks ago,
I remembered that my type
writer was at the repair shop.
I went to get it, brought it home
with me. Then I discovered
that I didn't havG any paper.
Trials of An Author
Several days later I remem-
bered to buy some paper. Arriv.
ing home that night, I slipped
a sheet of paper in the machine
and commenced writing. Some
time later I was quite put out to
discover no ribbon on the type
writer.
Yesterday tied a bit Of
10 string around my finger in Or
der to remind me to buy rib
bon for the typewriter. On my
way home actually bought one.
I have everything in readiness
now-but there's one trouble. I
can't remember what the story
was that I was going to send
you"
Well, Joe, maybe, after all,
it's just as well you forgot the
yarn.
Among the contributed stuff
of the day is the story of the
two Hebrews from New York
who bought number of dia-
monds on 80, so and 80 days
time. After talking it over, they
decided to skip with the jewelry
to Canada. So they placed the
jewels in a coffin I'd ship it.
Each of them took turns in
watching the casket, and when
ever the baggage man stepped
into the car the watcher would
begin to weep and howl. A
travelling man finally came in
to inspect his baggage. He OBJ
served the solitary mourner and
approached him sympatheti-
cally.
My friend" he inquired,
"are you alone in your grief?
Where are the other mourn
erSp"
The Hebrew choked a phony
sob.
"SOme will be along in 80
days." he cried, "sOme in go and
the rest in 80 days!"
The Washington times., 1932-11-15

Miriam Hopkins wears a gown
made Of $4,000 tiny cellophane Sc
quinS in Paramount'S mo Man
of Her Own" with Clark Gable.
The Washington times., 1932-11-15
Hollywood Parade

Hollywood stars will see them
selves plastered in informal poses
across three pages of an English
newspaper. The candid camera
views were taken by the wife of
Charles Laughton when she Wis
tied the film capital It's Homo
lulu again for Dorothy Mackaill
after the first of the year. She's
already booked her passage.
Out here they're gazing a little
wide-eyed at Mamie Self, CO.
author of Blessed Event" In one
hour after his arrival to write for
Paramount, he had bought q car,
a radio, rented an apartment and
had his suit pressed When
M.-G.-M. gave Karen Morley a
plain, old-fashioned wedding ring
to wear in Flesh" she showed
unusual excitement. This same
ring was worn by Greta Garbo in
anna Christie" by Lynn Fon-
tame in THE Guardsman" and
by Norma Shearer IN "Smilin'
Through"
Gene Raymond gave a second
and he hopes final farewell party
at the Cocoanut Grove last eve
ming. Among those present were
Jesse Lasky, Jesse Lasky, jr.;
Frances Dee, B. P. Schulberg,
Raquel Torres and Charles Field
man.
Did You Know
That Wallace Reerv once Or
The Washington times., 1932-11-15
By ANDREW r. KELLEY

"Show Boat" Jottings: Billy
Kent makes an athletic Captain
Andy. He bounced that rubber
The Washington times., 1932-11-15
Authentic Costumes

More than $50 costumes have
been imported from Japan for
use in Madame Butterfly" fea-
turing Sylvia Sidney and Cary
Grant,
The Washington times., 1932-11-15
His HOLIDAY

Although almost raised in a
saddle, Gary Cooper, co-starring
with Helen Hayes in "A Farewell
to Arms" recently took riding les
sons in Italy.
The Washington times., 1932-11-15
Marine Background

~ |oSN6' ~
Exterior Genes of the United
States Naval and Marine Corps
base at San Diego were photo
graphed for "If I Had Million"
being produced with IS stars.
The Washington times., 1932-11-15

th1ngE What S the Dig ldea
Ginsberg shrugged his shoul-
ders.
II dunt want you should
'e wit me-" he responded.
mine mind is lie hup. viii
you gait me a divorce or
should I go to annuder lawyer?"
The attorney was most solici-
tous.
But, Ginsberg," he respond
ed, you'll have to tell me
more about this case. You've
been married for 81 years.
T1y, suddenly, should you de-
eide to divorce your wife?"
Cir berg re''""ved his coat,
settled back in his chair and
started to explain.
"Vell," he began. 'I'll tall
you everythink. You tink dis
Is Sometink sudden wit me?
Y-l can make it annuder
guess. Here's how it all hap
The Washington times., 1932-11-15

rive here. All know is that,
If you'll please .ome down
and sign for the package,
I'll be more than pleased"
gain came that voice from
the upstairs floor.
"You kent tall me wot's in
g peckage," it cried.
NO" replied the postman,
angrily, II can't.
There was a slight pause.
And once again the voice drift
ed down the hall.
We'll, you'll hevv to come
beck tomorrow, it said. "Mrs.
GOldstein amt home nOw!"
Stage stories may come and
go. But my choice of them
all is the one / heard several
weeks ago. 1t may be an old
baby, but when I heard it I
thought it very funny. Ma be
you will, too.
The Washington times., 1932-11-15

Did You Know
That Wallace Beery once Or
ganiZed a motion picture company
to produce films in Japan?
The Washington times., 1932-06-22
cOsTELLO DESCRIBES HOW BOLsEVIKs LOOTED ARCHANGEL

ITO the board walk outside.
asked:
What Is this stuff"
""That, my good commander
in-chief, is coin Of the realm.
1 will not guarantee that II Is
any good. However, it's the best
1 can do for you at the mo-
ment. II 1 hear Of any gold
coin in circulation, 1 will ap-
prise you of the fact, and you
can use your own judgment"
The poor old Russian firmly
believed the money was good. 1t
was just so much paper. A choco-
late bar was worth 10000 bundles
such as he had given me.
BIOtter Gets EN-
However the old Russian was
chancellor of the North Russian
exchequer, and he proved his
friendliness for me, the command
er-in-chief Of the "Americanskies"
by giving me a goodly number Of
rubleS.
The ensign, who hailed from
Chicago and classified himself as
an officer Of the Great Lakes
Navy, subsequently supplied me
with Prudential Life Insurance
blotter, from his checkbook. The
blotter had red seal in one Cor :
ner. I flashed that around Arch
angel, meanwhile designating my
self, by pointing my index finger
at my chest, as American Offit-
cere."
The blotter took me everywhere,
and in one instance gained me
one of the few bottles of beer Cor
peeve ah) left in North Russia. On
another occasion it gained me an
engine on which I took my initial
trip to the front line in Russia.
Tomorrow: "The Americans
Go Into ActiOn").
The Washington times., 1932-06-22

, surviving the days Of Peter the
Great, when he put his heredi-
tary curse on Archangel and
founded st. Petersburg-a curse
which has endured through two
centuries.
All serviceable boats, railway
rolling stock, hospital equipment
and medical supplies. ammunl'
ton, guns, foodstuffs, hardware,
army clothing and equipment,
printing presses and type, jeWelry
and other valuableS Of the wealthy
inhabitants-all had vanished
with the Bolsheviki.
The city, we were told, normally
had a population of 40,O00-per-
haps less. When we arrived 1t
was packed with refugees, from
where no one knew. They were
of all nationalities. 1t was a Sec
Ond Babel.
Business Houses Closed
All business had ceased. He"e
and there a few shops were open,
as matter uf habit, for they had
nothing to cell. The food Of the
people at this time consisted Of
fish and fish products, and bread
was made from number Of non
nourishing ingredients, mostly
oats.
A pound Of sugar, a small sack
of flour, or a few bars of choco-
late would have purchased a sill
yer fox skin worthy Of the neck
of any beautiful occupant Of
the Metropolitan Opera Houses
Golden Horseshoe.
However, noSody had sugar,
flour or chocolate.
The monotonous menu of the
Russians in Archangel at the
time consisted Of fish, black
Straw-and-oat bread and tea.
The money in circulation was
"trick money" There was no
The Washington times., 1932-06-22

currency, gold or silver. There
were bales Of Bolsheviki, Keren-
sky, local government and i'm
perial rubleS, the latter variety
being the ScarceSt.
OF what value was money?
One couldn't buy anything with
it. There was nothing to buy.
Nobody Was Working
Nobody, it seemed, was work
ing individually, except a few
women here and there who felt
it their duty to saw wood, and
carry on the more arduous tasks
of every day life. >
Most OF the population was
walking about the streets. Argu-
ments (the Russians love to
argue) were as plentiful as Sena-
torial objections to the bonus.
In fact, weltpolitik seemed
verify to fill the fetid air Of
Archangel. When 1 say "fetid"
I mean "fetid." There's an old
saying that you can smell Arch
angel 100 miles at sea. 1t is true.
Open sewers cut the main
streets Of the city in half. Sew
age passes into every body of
water handy. 1t was, and is, an
odorous place at all times, and
one wouldn't advise a summer
vacation in Archangel.
I was, in my regiment, what
was known in war days as the
Advance Officer. I had preceded
my regiment overseas, and had
rejoined the 339th at Stony Cas-
tie, England. When We arrived
in Russia, I was one of the first
American officers ashore.
Meets With Ensign
I presented certain papers to
the commander of the port, an
English naval officer.
Shortly after carrying out my
duties, and while waiting for q
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- NNOHktHuS0 OF EUkS ~
and rehabilitate herself from the
Russian Opportunity.
In other words, to the man who
gave it any thought, the concept
Of the expedition to North Rus
sia loomed as serving dual pur.
pose-military and economic.
At any rate, we sailed from
Newcastle-on-Tyne. Northward we
went. Through strange seas. Our
transports zig-zagged to escape
German submarines. We roamed
1for some 10 days. the seas be-
tween England and the top of
the world, including the Arctic
Ocean and the great White Sea.
Off MurmanSk, the transport
carrying Italian troops deserted
us and made for Kola. We Amer
acans continued on to the mouth
Of the Dvina, where we anchored
o. September 4. A flock Of fish.
1ng smacks escorted us from the
Arotic Ocean down through the
white Sea. They we're our de-
Otroyers. They had a speed of
Nor1e 10 or IL knots an hour.
AS we dropped anchor in the
hArbor at Archangel, the first
things we saw we're a French bat
tleShip and a British gunboat. An
American battle cruiser, we were
told, had run into Murmansk, but
would be in the harbor at Arch.
angel in a few days.
Scots Are Landed
just prior to our arrival in
$he port of Archangel the Allied
ships in the harbor had landed
q battalion of Royal Scots, a
battalion of French Colonial
troops and a group of English
officers. These last named were
already seeking "the millions of
soldiers from the armies Of the
Little White Father"
Needless to say, the soldiers
hadn't been found.
As this Allied array was arriv-
ing in Archangel. the Bolsheviki
later personified in the, jargon
Of the American soldier as John
Bolo"-had seized the huge stores
a supplies and practically all
tAA movable wealth of the in
habitants of ArchangeI, and had
swept with them southwark over
the railroad and the Dvina River.
The arriving Americans did not
@aa that hegira. but we after
waRds felt that the hordes of
0@Aghis Khan in their heydey
ver did more thorough job.
Archangel Stripped
The city of Archangel re-
sembled nothing so much after
this wholesale looting by the
Bolsheviki as Luna Park, Coney
Island, in winter time, with it's
odd architecture of Byzantine
minarets topping some of the
deserted buildings. while nearby
aquatted more solid structures
The Washington times., 1932-06-22

Dlaunch to take me back to my
transport, I noted that I had a
few hours to spare. 1 walked up
the main street, Troitsky Pros
peck. Street cars were not run
ming.
l met an American naval Off
GER, a youthful looking chap, and
an ensign. We exchanged greet
ings and fell in beside each other.
He had been in Russia only a
few months, but he knew "the
ropes" He advised:
''The first thing you'll need Is
some Of this funny money
around here"
I pulled out my rather meager
roll of American dollars and Eng
lish pounds and said:
Suppose you exchange this
for me-"
Don't be gOOfy, you just
come with me. You might, in
CIdentalIy, remember that you
are cOmmander-in-chief of the
American army in Russia. That's
true, isn't it; you are COM
mander-in-chief? I saw you
come ashore. You are a first
lieutenant, and all the others
were second IOuieS. That makes
you cOmmander-in-chief."
The COmmander-in-C Chief
nodded in doubtful agreement.
Technically, I was the commander
in-chief, at least in the immediate
vicinity.
The ensign took me into a
store. He let loose an avalanche
Of Russian on an elderly man,
who studied me intently. Finally
the elderly Russian said, "dah, "
reached under the counter and
passed me a large bundle Of what
looked like paper money.
The ensign and myself repaired
The Washington times., 1932-06-22
ROAD BODY NAMED

A committee OF three was ap-
pointed by the Prince Georges
County Board Of Commissioners
yesterday to study the necessity
Of opening road from the Ritchie-
The Washington times., 1932-06-22
NEW DOG TAX COLLECTOR

Justice Of the Peace John A.
Downing, Of Hyattsville, Md, was
named dog tax collector for that
district by the Prince Georges
County Board of Commissioners
The Washington times., 1932-06-22

Marlboro Road to Forestville. The
committee will consist of Guy
Trueman, William Long and Ed
ward F. Wood.
Travel economically in ono Of the
good used ears advertised for sale to-
day in the Classified Section.
The Washington times., 1932-06-22
they are
Milder !!

YOU'RE RIGHT. there's one thing that stands out
about Chesterfield. That is .. they're MtIder.
This means Chesterfeds aren't harsh. 1t means
they're not strong or heavy.
Early in the day or late at night you'll find that
Chester6elds always pleasing. They are mild and
yet they satisfy.
What's they taste better, too That's it,.
mider and better TASTE These the two outstand.
ing merits of Chesterfield.
Plus "a third important advantage. Chesterfelds
are as pure the water you drink as pure as
science can make them.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-11-07
WOMEN DO WAR.
 WORK LIKE MEN 1
Mad Parade Previews A. M. and Shows
 Tuesday, Coliseum

With the penalty for violation being the forfeit of a wek's salary nine feminine players in Para mounts "The Mad Parade" drew up a private armistice against losing their tempers during the William Beaudine production depicting wo- mans struggle in the Great War. H"The Made Parade" will be pre- sented at l o'clock tonight and shown regularly tomorrow night at the Coliseum thearte.
 Went Through Real Suffering
 Because of the physical suffer ing, the actresses were forced to go through, and the inconvenient hours at which they had to work, ti. was remarkable that, outside of few uncomfortable verbal clashes, no open breaches resulted though the nerves of the cast were often stretched to the breaking point" Beaudine said. "Every player at some time or other was hurt by flying dirt, mis- siles and debris caused by bursting shells and exploding ground charg- les.
 Knocked Into Trench "Lilyan Tashman was knocked into a deep trench when nervous powder expert set off a charge too soon; Marceline Day and the Keat- ing Twins were temporarily blind
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-11-07
TERRITORIAL SCHOOLS
NO. XIV

w. K. Keller, Commissioner of Education and candidate for re- election, deserves your support. He has proved his ability by long, suc- cessful service in the Alaska schools. He has had twice as long exper- fence in the Alaska schools as has his opponent. He has served as superintendent of schools in Fair banks and Juneau, and as Com missioner of Education for Alaska, He was always reelected to his position as superintendent without a dissenting vote. His work has always been constructives His work in the Alaska schools has won for him national recognition as an educator, He deserves your SUD- port. tAdvertisement)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-11-07
ss MOVl \ EX ns
DELICIOUS WITH
 JANET GkYNQR TO END TON|GM
Comedy Drama Set to Music Headlines Pro-
 gram at Coliseum

Delicious" Fox comedy drama, starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell, will be resented the last times tonight at the Coliseum the atre. h Delicious" is set to music. Its melodies-and there are six of them-wsre created especially for the production by George Gersh- win. His talented brother, Ira Gershwin, wrote the lyrics.
 The story, an original by Guy Bolton, relates the ventures of a Scotch orpa-an lassie, portrayed by Miss Gaynor, seeking a home in America. ''s f~
 Peasants in Steerage
 It begins among the colorful psasantry in the steerage of a large ocean liner, where Janet makes friends with troupe of Russian entertainers and continues with her exciting life after she eludes immigration officers to enter the country illegally.
 Romance enters her life on the boat when she becomes friends with the leader of the troupe played by Raul Rodieu, who promptly falls head over heels in love with her and writes the in- fectious tune, ''Delishious," inspired by her quaint mispronunciations
 Take On Complications
 Her affairs of the heart take on complications when Farrell, as a polo player returning from Eur opean triufnpf1s, also becomes in- fatuated with her.
 How she finally straightens out her difficulties with the immigra- tion authorities, and settles for all time the disturbances love has caused in her heart brings out the thrilling climax and completes the delightful story.