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Evening star., 1932-03-27
MUTT" STILL UNCLAIMED
AFTER MANY INQUIRIES
Weakened by Cold, Dog Continues
Refusal to Eat as He
Awaits Master.

Scores of telephone calls were re-
ceived at the Animal Rescue League
yesterday by persons interested in
Nuts" welfare, but none Of them was
from the master for whom the faithful
dog maintained q two-week vigil at
Thomas Circle.
The dog was taken to the league
headquarters after Mrs. Truman Palm
er. former president of the organiza-
ton, saw him on the street near the
circle. The dog had refused to eat and
was greatly weakened by a cold con-
tracted from exposure.
Mutt will be held at the league sew
eral days in the hope his owner will
call for him.
Mrs. Palmer said she received two
telephone calls from women who thought
the dog might belong to them. She
advised them to 60 to the league head
quarters.
In event the dogs owner doesn't
claim him, Mrs. Palmer said, he prob
ably will be given away II he RECEIVERS.
Evening star., 1932-03-27

over Radio Station wMAL. Outlining
the major provisions of the law, which
she said limits the employment of chill
dren on the stage to not more than
hours q day or 20 hours a week, Mrs
Norton declared that the number of
children appearing on the stage here in
season would probably be not more
than IL.
THE local theater," she said, "is not
monster mill or factory, demanding
child labor because it is cheap and sac
rificing boys and girls on the altar of
greed. The concession here made
in the interests Of noble profession
would not necessarily weaken the pres
ent act regulating the employment of
minors, and your committee believes
that, under the supervision Of our Board
of Education, the health, education and
morals OF such children as may appear
occasionally ON the local stage will be
amply safeguarded."
Rabbi Abram Simon, president Of the
Board of Education, another proponent
of the measure, believes talented chill
dren should not be denied the right of
receiving valuable training in the thea
ter. He declared himself at a recent
public meeting of the school board
when he asserted that he was mot car
ried away by talk of exploitation Of
youth and talk Of opening the flood
gates Of child labor These talented
children have a perfect right to the de-
velopment of their talents and this
amendment gives it to them"
Equity Hopes for Passage.
The Actors Equity Association has
expressed hope for the passage of the
amendment. Referring directly to the
efforts to secure passage Of the bill,
the association wrote that it docs not
favor hampering the legitimate pro-
ducerS any more than can be helped"
Another contention advanced dur
ing hearings on the bill by various
proponents was that the District s
child labor law does not prohibit en-
ployment of child actors. but merely
prevents them from playing In WASH
ington and thus limiting their earn
ing capacity and depriving Washing
ton Of many classic performances.
Among those represented as favoring
the amendment are the Commissioners
OF the District Of Columbia, the Board
OF Trade of the District of Columbia,
the Merchants and Manufacturers As
sociation,. the Chamber of Commerce,
the Musicians Protective Union, the
American Federation of Labor, the
Central Labor Union, the Stage Hands
Union and Rev. Francis j. Hurney,
pastor of the Church of the Immaculate
Conception; Frank j. Hogan, president
OF the District Bar Association, and
Levi Cooke, chairman of the Legislative
Committee Of the D. c. Bar Association.
The Bar Association itself contem-
plates taking definite action In the
near future, but 1t has not vet expressed
formal opinion.
Evening star., 1932-03-27

Continued From First Page.)
weight tax. 1t is expected the bureau
will complete its studies before the
hearings on these first three measures
are concluded.
Herbert D. Brown, chief, and Thomas
r. Murphy, assistant chief of the Eff
cheney Bureau, have been in charge of
the studies made by that bureau for
the Senate committee, and Murphy
probably will testify as to the bureaus
recommendations. Auditor Daniel j.
Donovan and Assessor William P.
Richards probably will be among the
municipal officials present.
Amendments Suggested.
In its report on the estate tax BILL
made public recently the Efficiency
Bureau favored a local estate tax, but
recommended that the Mapes bill on
the subject be rewritten in q number
of respects. Some of the amendments
were suggested to make the measure
more equitable in its application while
Others were intended to clarity its
terms and facilitate its administration.
The Federal Government allows tax
payers to deduct from Federal estate
taxes the amount Of similar tax paid
locally up TO a limit Of 80 per cent Of
the Federal levy. The Efficiency Bureau
reported that reliable estimates of the
probable income from the proposed
local estate tax are difficult to make,
but expressed the view that the $750, 900
estimate of the House Committee
seemed reasonable. The bureau con-
cluded that. on the basis of this esti-
mate. the effect Of the pending bill
would be to increase District revenues
by $750000 a year and reduce the rev.
enues of the Federal Government ap-
prcximately $500, 900 a year. due to the
80 per cent credit allowance.
Inequity Pointed Out.
Under existing law the Federal es-
tate tax does not start until 100000
is reached. Because of the lower exemp-
tions in the local bill, however, a tax
would be collected on estates not af-
tected at present by the Federal law.
One of the ineQuities in the Mapes
bill which the Efficiency Bureau recon-
mended be corrected is the section al
lowing larger exemption on property
left to a brother or sister than would
be allowed on property bequeathed TO a
child
The bureau suggested this be re-
versed by allowing a $4,000 exemption
on property left to children and SO 900
WI PAOPNlby 4CAt W VI OloGGIo.
The bureau also pointed out that the
section dealing with computation of the
tax could be subjected TO different in
terpretations, resulting in varying tax
levies 1t suggested this section be
Clarified.
Other Changes Urged.
The bureau proposed a number of
other changes, dealing with the follow
ing questions
Exclusion OF intangible personal prop
erty Of nonresident decedents; deduc-
tons for losses from casualty or theft
allowance for property previously taxed !;
cooperation with Federal tax officials;
application Of general rules for valua-
tion Of estates; establishment of Q def
mite assessment date; specification of
appeal procedure; elimination of special
provision for refund of estate taxes;
modification OF enforcement provisions,
and q saving clause and effective date Of
the act.
A saving clause is designed TO protect
the remainder of a law If any part Of it
Is held invalid.
Evening star., 1932-03-27
From the Front Row
Reviews and News of Washinston's Theaters.
"GirI Crazy" With
NesSrs. Wheeler and WOolsey.

McSSrS. Wneeacf anu WOVssty.
A DMIRERS Of the Wheeler
woolsey school of inanities
will find these two maestros at their
best In Girl Crazy" the successful
Gershwin musicale, which has been
transferred to the screen and which
may now be seen at R-K-O Keiths.
Those who think otherwise-those,
in other words, who are forced to
wonder several times a year why
these two gentlemen aren't quietly
put out of their misery-will find
them equally unsuccessful. Unfor-
tunately, this department adheres to
the latter school, and for that rea-
son doesn't think so very much
either of the film or of the way it
has been presented.
In the first place, Mr.. Willie How
ards original role has been sliced
three ways-and is now played not
only by Wheeler and Woolsey, but
by Mitzi Green. Miss Green is un-
doubtedly the strongest of the trio
when she settles down and Is finally
allowed to do her limitations"
These include burlesques of Bing
Crosby, George Arliss and Edna Mae
Oliver, and are easily the best part
of the picture. For the rest, Mr..
Howard's role goes along happily
enough Cor unhappily enough) and
ends up just about where it began.
Strange as it may seem, the pro-
ducers have evidently not thought
so kindly Of Mr.. Gershwin's music
and have decapitated it but for one
or two songs. The absence of the
torch-waving Miss Ethel Norman is
not accounted for, either, the pres
ence of Kitty Kelly and several
other blondine ladies not tightening
the spell which this ex-singing-
sister cast. Thus. without much
music, and without this and that
and the other, there remains little
to say about this film-except that
the audience seemed to enjoy it
hugely and that 1t will undoubtedly
be one of the hits of the week.
The stage show, which Manager
Meakin has provided for tired Easter
egg hunters, includes a particularly
sprightly act featuring one of
Broadways most hkeable musical
comedy heroes, Jack Whiting, who
Is assisted by two excellent pianists.
Edgar Fairchild and Robert Lynd-
holm don't miss them) and by a
lady who looks very much like Miss
Libby Holman. Other acts include
Homer Romaine, splendid aerialist;
Brooks and Wynne, Hunter and Per-
cival in an amusing "wopology," and
George West and Ray Stanton with
Sandra Ward.
z. de S. MELCHER.
Evening star., 1932-03-27
SUSPECT IDENTIFIED
IN CONFIDENCE GAME
Prisoner Said to Have Been Paid
$1,100 for Diamonds" on In
structions in Telegram.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 26.-With one al
legged confidence man In custody, police
tonight sought other victims of the
confidence game of "smuggled dia-
monds." !
Miss Laura Brusenback, secretary to
Gordon P. Kelly, president of the
Miehle Printing Press g. Manufacturing
Co., identified Tully Warner, 90, police
said, as the man she paid $1,100 for
package Of stones" on instructions
contained in telegram supposedly
from her employer.
Warner was arrested Friday night
after police trailed a newsboy messen-
ger whom he allegedly hired to collect
several hundred dollars from the sec
retary Of A. j. Pixley, chain restaurant
owner, in q similar scheme
Police said several other wealthy
business men had been selected as in
tended victims.
Evening star., 1932-03-27
Proposed Child Labor Amendment

Interest in the proposal to
amend the District child labor
Idso to permit the appearance OF
of minors on the professional
stage here, NTH enforcement OF
safeguards IN the hands of the
Board OF Education, has led to
the presentation belo,o of both
sides OF an argument that finds
wtde division of opinion.
Evening star., 1932-03-27
SIX MEN DESCRIBE
WILSON'S Staying
Eye.WitneSSes Also Name
Epstein as Search
Continues.

Six men who said they saw the STAY
ing of James Wilson were booked as
witnesses last night, after they had
given detectives signed statements in
which they named Henry Epstein. al
legged Baltimore bootlegger, as the man
who shot Wilson in his apartment in
the 200 block of Maryland avenue
northeast Friday night.
Those booked are John H. Rabbit.
%, OF the 100 block of Melrose avenue,
Bethesda his brother, joseph F. Rab-
bitt, %, same address: Frank M, Moves.
80, who said he lives at a downtown
hotel; Richard E. Streeps, 25. of the
1000 block OF Benning road northeast:
Louis P. Howard, 26, of the 200 block
OF D street northeast, and Joseph Reith,
20, also OF the D street address.
Freed on $500 Bonds.
All except Howard were released on
$500 bond each. Howard was released
in the custody Of his father.
The men, in their statements, de-
scribed the shooting as follows:
They and Wilson, who conducted a
speakeasy in the apartment. were play-
ing cards when Epstein and two other
men entered. Epstein, after buying a
few rounds Of drinks for the crowd,
accused Wilson of "hi-jacking my al
cohol."
Yes, I got your alky," Wilson re-
piled, land If I get chance, I'll do it
again."
Wilson cursed Epstein, who fired g
shot from a gun in his pocket, the wit
ness said. Epstein and his companions
calmly walked out. Wilson, wounded
in the abdomen, staggered into the
street and collapsed. The older Rab-
bitt brother took him to Casualty Hos
pital, where he died a few hours later.
Wilson, before his death, also named
Epstein as his aSSailant.
Description Broadcast.
The older Rabbit was at first quoted
by the police as having said he found
Wilson lying In the street and knew
nothing of the shooting. After an in
tensive investigation, however, the DO
lice said, they learned the Rabbits and
the other men had witnessed the
shooting
Meanwhile, Epstein's description was
broadcast to all precincts, and police
in Baltimore and other parts of Mary
land also were asked to be on the
lookout for him.
Evening star., 1932-03-27
POLLARD GETS WARNING
FROM VIRGINIA BEACH
Perjury Indictments Face Any
Gambling Raider He May
Send, Says Lawmaker.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, March 26.-A
warning that any special officers he may
send to break up gambling at Virginia
Beach will be put in Jail for perjury"
has come to Gov. Pollard from q mem
Der Of the General Assembly.
The Governor declined to reveal the
name Of the Assemblyman. but tndi-
Gated that he was-not taking the warn
ing very seriously.
II suppose he meant they expect to
prove the officers liars in whatever evil
dence they may give" Gov. Pollard said
with smile.
The chief executive. who last Sum-
mer charged that Virginia Beach was
in open rebellion" against the laws of
the commonwealth, said today that
present indications lead him TO believe
the alleged gambling houses reported in
operation last year at the resort have
removed their heavy paraphernalia.
An administration measure passed by
the General Assembly empowers the
Governor to designate special officers
with Statewide powers. He pointed
out that the new law will be effective
in June.
South Africa Is now shippins appIes
and other fruit To South Anariea
Evening star., 1932-03-27
THREE PLAYS SCHEDULED

A program of three one-act plays
will be presented tomorrow night by
the Young Peoples League Players of
the B'nai Israel Congregation at the
Jewish Community Center.
The plays will include Eugene
O'NeilPs The Dreamy Kid" THE
Wedding" a comedy, and His Chill
dren." They are under direction OF
Mrs Louis / Belin.
Evening star., 1932-03-27
Crooners' Walls From Humps.

Camel passengers crossing the Arabian
desert may listen to radio selections
from radios strapped on the backs Of
ships of the desert" The camels are
reported from Alden as bearing up well,
even though loudspeakers are being
placed near wells at regular stopping
places.
Evening star., 1932-03-27

VA
the quiet but
masterful types
of charact e RS
His makeup is
thought itself.
and in Alias
t he Doctor,
perturbation Of
a st ge play,
devoted to the
fortunes of a
man becomes a
famous surgeon
without meeting
the laws re-
quirement, his
medical routine
under emotional
S t ress estab-
fishes for him
Evening star., 1932-03-27
Barthelmess In Fine Role
and Rosita Duncan ut Earle,
\ Y

w YHEN 1t becomes necessary
to idealize the thought
wv full, efhcient person, and
to make his mental alert
ness appear as real as
any kind of physical action, Richard
Barthelmess is the appropriate Sc
lection in a film production. His
fame has been won IN the realm of
Evening star., 1932-03-27

lie Havre, France, is holding its
eighth exhibition and fair.
Evening star., 1932-03-27

Brazil's International Show will be
held in Rio de Janeiro in June.
Evening star., 1932-03-27

South Africa is now shipping apples
and other fruit to South America.
Evening star., 1932-03-27
ESTATE TAX PROBE
TO OPEN TUESDAY

CONTINUED From First Page.)
Evening star., 1932-03-17

@ !n.la roster % r mas interviewed over a,6oo b.au,
e1perI' IN ths pas' f~o years. She attends beou,y
conventions; is in and on. of smart re,tauyar,. ,'
CLUBS, theatres. Her information on beau,, ,' ,us
'eefs is ashentie It deserves your carefx rsadin. @
Evening star., 1932-03-17
D. c. AND maryland
ENGINEERS TO TALK
Three Officials of Suburban
Water Board on Program
at Cumberland in April.
ny stas correspondent of The Star.


HYATTSVILLG Md, March IL
Three officials Of the Washington Sub
urban Sanitary Commission and one of
the District of Columbia Water Depart
ment will have prominent parts I'm the
sixth annual conference of the Mary
land-Delaware Water and Sewerage As
sociation at Cumberland, April II and
13 according to Harry r. Hall, deputy
chief engineer of the commission, who is
president of the 1882 conference.
Carl A. Hechmer, engineer of main
tenance and operation, will discuss the
use of activated carbon in taste elimi-
nation. Robert B. Morse, chief en-
gineer, is a member of the conference
Program Committee.
Mai. j. B. Gordon, sanitary engineer
of the District of Columbia, will speak
on the effects of discharging industrial
wastes into sewers.
The program also includes a SYM
postum on stream pollution control, to
be participated in by State sanitary en-
gineers of Maryland, Delaware and
West Virginia, who will outline the CO.
operative measures in effect between
those States in the control of pollution
of interstate streams.
At the close of the conference those
attending will have a choice of visiting
the new dam for the Cumberland water
supply or the West Virginia Pulp and
Paper Co.'S plant, where activated car
bon is manufactured.
Evening star., 1932-03-17

ler,s "The Old Refrain" was offered
as a featured old favorite."
The last half of the program was
taken up with Cesar FTanck's Sym
phony in D Minofmaa n to,a aItiretv three move tr
Stewards talent for arranging or
cbestral works for the organ was
much in evidence in this symphony.
While no attempt was made to imi-
tate strictly the various instruments
of the orchestra, there were times
when the effects were strikmgly
orchestraI. taking 1t as whole, it
was very satisfactory indeed.
Assisting Mr. Stewart was Leon
Savior, 'cellist of the National Sym
phony Orchestra. He PLAYED an ar
froy,, HandeTs opera, "Rinaldo";
Kreisler's 'Iiebeslied," Bach's Air
for the G String" Beethovens
''Minuet in G" and Saint-Saens'
THE Swan" II. w. D
Evening star., 1932-03-17
STOMACH ULCERS CURE
EXPLAINED BY FACULTY
Gastric Mucous Membrane of Swine
Supplies Need for Human
Beings.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 17.-Just why an
extract of the gastric mucous men,
brane of swine, served in ice cream,
matted milks or fruit juices, is an effec-
tive cure for stomach ulcers was ex-
planned last night by faculty members
of Northwestern's School of Medicine.
A characteristic of ulcer cases, they
told the Chicago Medical Society, is
the lack of gastro-intestinal mucous
which in normal individuals protects
and lubricates the lining Of the Stom-
ach. The new treatment eliminates
this condition by supplying the neces-
sary mucous.
The extract is served in delicacies to
make it more palatable, and expert
ments with 125 sufferers from ulcer in
the last two years showed it speeded
recovery, shortened disability periods
and prevented recurrence of the malady,
the Northwestern spokesman said.
Evening star., 1932-03-17
Soloist Ensemble at
Institute of Musical Art.

THE Soloist Ensemble, under the
direction of Otto Torney Simon
and assisted by Robert Ruckman at
the piano, gave recital last evening
at the Institute of Musical Art. The
program, formerly announced Tor
last week, included, besides the vocal
selections, three piano numbers and
an encore played by Mr.. Ruckman.
The entire program was cordially
received by the audience.
The director led his chorus with
that particular finesse for which he
is noted. The various tonal modula-
tions were subtly interpreted by the
singers. and the voices blended in
smoothly one with another. Most
effective among the selections was
the Leroux THE Nile" Least effec-
tive was the Dargomyzsky Chorus
of Enchanted Maidens." For the
rest the Schubert ''Twenty-third
Psalm" and the Macfarren You
Spotted Snakes" ranked near the
peak of the program Dr. Simons
command of the various voice ele-
mentS is known, of course, to be
prodigiouS. It was a pleasure to
hear the IL female voices working
Will bub d Sl4lSlC IliOu6ht' hCoo
pleasurable was the bulk of the
program-although strictly classical,
it was also somewhat ponderous.
Mr.. Ruckman played q Chopin
etude with that fullneSS of style
which has made him outstanding
among the local pianiStic exponents.
E. de S. M.
Torovsky Recital
At National City Church.
A DOLF TOROVSKY, organist of
Epiphany Church, gave the
fourth of series of organ recitals
in the National City Christian
Church last evening. He was as
sisted by Luis Kuzman. a f1utist,
who played the Mozart Flute Con-
certo in D Major"
Mr.. Torovsky gave accurate and
SO far as manipulation of stops and
keyboards went, interesting inter-
pretations. But he sometimes
seemed to lack those accented
phrases that make for emotional
warmth and feeling. Opening with
Gloetzner's prelude and Fugue in
C Minor" he continued with Bo-
Evening star., 1932-03-17
Music and Mnsicians
Reviews and News of Capitals Programs.

rowskis lively and appealing First
Suite" The Prelude" "Toccata'
and March Solennelle" all had
marked rhythms, syncopated in the
first movement, rollicking like a
country dance in the second with
two and three rhythms going at
once, and martial in the last. The
"Elegie," with simple melodious
harmonies, was given the most sat-
isfying Interpretation of the eve
ming.
Mr.. Guzman did the concerto
Justice of a scholarly sort. The
flute was set off to advantage by
the acoustics of the church. Mrs.
Torovsky supported him well in the
accompaniment.
The last three numbers by Loud,
Stewart and Shelley completed the
all-American program Except for
the Mozart. OF these the first, a
"Capriccio (Thistledown)," wa
PLAYED with soft stops, and its
whimsical phrases delighted the au-
dience. The conventional Noe
turne" was relieved by the brilliant
"Etude de Concert" which made
short but effective finale. D. G.
Lenten Program
Given by Choir.
THE National Capital Choir, Al
bert w. Harmed organist and
director, gave program last eve
ming in the UniverSalist National
Memorial Church at Sixteenth and
S streets northwest. Five soloiStS
were listed-Irene Koehl, soprano;
Jessie Masters and Marjorie Soper,
contraltos, and Edwin Singer and
Eugene Dahl, tenors. The choir
sings with generous tone and pre-
cision, the occasional phrases and
parts of numbers which we're sung
without accompaniment being par
ticularly effective. In these a cap
pella portions the clear enunciation
added much to the enjoyment of the
music, though with the organ much
Evening star., 1932-03-17

of the text was lost TO the listeners.
The program was an ambitious
one. both for choir and soloists.
Blind and Alone in the Darkness"
from Matthews THE Conversion of
st. Paul" much of which was sung
unaccompanied, was among the best
of the program. The choir, wearing
vestments, sang recessional hymn.
finishing in the vestry room behind
the closed door.
This was the second of two pro-
grams arranged by the choir. K. B.
Tomorrow's Artists
At Friday Music Club.
CATHERINE BENSON, Dorothy
~ Neff Tyler and Charles Trow-
bridge Tittmann will be the soloists
tomorrow at the Friday Morning
Music Club. Miss Benson will open
the program with group of piano
selections by Chopin, Debussy and
Dohnanyi. Mrs. Tyler will include
a group of songs and among Mr..
Tittmann's selections will be the
aria The Mighty Ones" from the
Bach cantata, MY Soul Doth
Magnify"
Organ Recital
At Waugh M. e. Church.
THE sixth of a series of organ
recitalS by Gene Stewart was
given at Waugh NJ E. Church Tues
day night.
This recital, an unusually long
one, began with the Allegro Ap-
passionate" from Guilmant's Fifth
Sonata" Works of two Washing
tonians were presented: ''Elegie,"
one of Mr.. Stewards own compost
tions, and Evening Song" (man-
uscript), by r. W. Seichrest. The
"Elegie," which has some interest
ing harmonic treatment, won gen.
erous applause. The Evening
Song" was played with taste and
feeling Kinder's Caprice was a
bright and cheerful number. Kreis-