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The Washington times., 1932-09-23
Richard Dix Has
Prison Camp
Film Story

Hollywood has turned crusader
again. 1t points with some alarm
at the barbarous and inhuman
treatment meted out to convict
labor in the prison camps /and
hopes that America will do some
thing about it.
"Hell's Highways" is the pic
ture which R-K-O presents as a
portrait of legalized cruelties, the
horrors Of the lash and fiendishly
devised sweat box. Richard Dix
IS the virile Moses who shows the
prisoners the way out by leading
the inevitable break for freedom
with the resultant publicity and
official investigation Of abuses.
This Is graphic pictorial propa-
ganda for the prison reform ad-
VocateS but its entertainment
value is negative. 1t has neither
romance or adventure to rec
comend it nor is it indeed any,
thing more than depressing
panorama of prison routine.
Prisoners in leg cuffs and chain
submit Sullenly to rigid discipline,
lead noisy revolts over hardshipS,
eventually contrive to escape if
only for while from brutal. over
lords.
Richard Dix is portrayed as q
bank robber; nor is any effort
made to color him as heroic. The
killing Of a prisoner in the sweat
box and the attempt to force his
younger convict brother to un-
dergo the same torture inspires
him to make a try for liberty.
The jailbreak is accompanied
by flames, certain degree of ex-
element, as hastily organized
posse purSues the marked men
and brings them back to their
steel pens. The fadeout has the
governor arriving on the scene,
rebuking the contract boss and
presumably inaugurating an era
of better times for Society's enc.
mics.
Richard Dix gives a perform.
ance of vigor, but never seems
more than q good-looking actor
with a striped target suit. Such
humor as "Hell's Highway pro-
vides is coarse. Rowland Brown
directed the feature and has man.
aged to weave in a Semblance of
authenticity to the prison camp
scenes.
Slim Summerville and Eddie
Gribbon have another of their
lusty doughboy comedies, and a
screen cartoon is a merry musi-
cal flip. The Pathe News has
both President Hoover and his
principal rival in short speeches.
Roosevelt wins in this applause
test.
ANDREW r. KELLEY.
The Washington times., 1932-09-23
Galloway Band
Tops at Howard
Next Week

Blanche Galloway. one of the
most popular entertainers in the
amusement world, stars at the
head of her new RKO unit at the
Howard, supported by her famous
Victor recording orchestra and a
company of some 80 entertainers,
including ApuS Brooks, singing
and dancing comedian: Gee Gee
James, expert in "blues" num-
berS; the Three Brown BuddieS,
the Three Yorks, and other head
liners.
Blanche Calloway's new revue
is said to be her best starring
vehicle to date, abounding in fun
and frolic, embeliishe& with
rhythmic. tunes, played with fiery
abandon by Blanche and her band
A Snappy and fast dancing
chorus is also a feature of the new
revue.
Special midnight performances
with seats reserved will be given
on Tuesday and Friday.
The picture will be Lee Tracy in
might Mayor"
The final midnight show for the
Buck and Bubbles stage program
takes place tonight.
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la GaIIie nne Tc
Offer Two Plays
At National

The week of October 3 at the
National Theater will be conse-
Grated to dramatic art when the
Civic Repertory Theater Company
of New York city with Eva LIE
Gallienne, Joseph Schildkraut and
the principal members of this
Justly celebrated organization will
appear in two of their most sue
cessful plays. "Liliom" and Ca
mile"
In presenting "Liliom," the
Molnar drama will be the thirty
eighth play presented by Eva LIE
Gallienne since she founded the
Civic Repertory Theater in 1926,
and in bringing "Liliom" into
the repertory. with Joseph Schild-
kraut in his original character.
she has added an important
event to her seasons plans.
Repertoire Success
Since Miss LIE Gallienne dared to
turn her back on the CONNER
ciaI theater to found an institu-
tional playhouse she has directed
38 productions and acted in IS
of them. Every play presented
has been a composition OF un-
usual Importance.
This repertory system, which
Broadway managers claimed would
prove an impossible achievement,
has become a practical, artistic
and financially successful one
Five years have passed since this
high-priestess of dramatic art
founded the Civic Repertory The
ater. and the American public has
approved Of her venture by an
enthusiastic support.
Last season Camille" was
added to the repertory and broke
every record made by this organ
ization; the accredited reviewers
acclaiming that as 'The Lady OF
the Camillas" Eva LIE Gallienne
has achieved the crowning effort
of her most artistic career.
This season, the first play will
be "Liliom," considered by the
critics as Molnar's greatest play
and undoubtedly the most master
full characterization ever given by
that magnificent actor Joseph
Schildkraut.
transportation worries can be over
come economically through the par
- N
The Washington times., 1932-09-23
New York Cast Plays
In HAT Check Girl

With its author, director and
all the principal players former
residents of New York, HAT
Check Girl" attains the necessary
realism in its depletion of Broad
way scenes.
Sally Eilers and Ben Lyon have
the leading roles in this Fox
Films romance, now showing =
loves Fox Theater, and Ginge4
Rogers, Monroe Owsley, Arthur
PierSon and Noel Madison head
the supporting cast. Sidney Lam
field directed from the novel by
Rian James.
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come economically through the par
chase Of q good used ear one Of
tho many GOOD BUYS listed In to-
days Classified SectiOR.
The Washington times., 1932-06-03
Steel Building
illustrates
Dry Agents

WOBURN, Mass, June 8.
Federal prohibition agents to-
day admit they are stumped
by a mysterious concrete,and-
steel building which has re-
sisted all their efforts to gain
entry.
1t is on property leased by
the New England Refining Com
pany, and when the dry agents
failed to find an ordinary
means of entry they began
chopping into the wall. But
after piercing thick concrete.
they found a solid sheet of steel
and gave it up.
Mayor Alfred W. Peterson has
sent for a Boston man who
owns the building and he will
try to solve the mystery of the
identity of the refinery opera
tors and the kind Of refining
they are doing.
The Washington times., 1932-06-03
ESQ MARCHERS
.. To CARRY FLAG,

A flag more than 100 feet wide
and nearly 200 feet long will be
carried down Pennsylvania
Avenue tomorrow as a feature Of
the Bicentennial parade of the
Junior Order United American
Mechanics and the Daughters of
America.
The flag, carried by 260 men,
will be supported by net cradle
since its size prohibits its being
carried completely unfolded.
Starting from Peace Monument
at 3 O'Clock, the parade will
traverse Pennsylvania Avenue to
Fifteenth. south to Constitution
Avenue and then west as far as
Sixteenth. Reviewing stands will
be erected between Fifteenth and
Sixteenth Streets.
Your rental worries room, house
or apartment can he solved to-
day through the Rental Columns OF the
Classified Section.
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CITY WILL PUSH.
WATERF|GHT

The Alexandria city council will
carry on the fight against the
40 per cent increase in water
rates asked by the Alexandria
Water Company.
An appropriation of $2,500 for
legal services in trying the case
before the State Supreme Court
vii. be made at the council meet
ing today.
The company has filed the
record of the hearing before the
State Corporation Commission
with the clerk of the Court of
Appeals and asked for a review
of the commissions action in
granting 10 per cent increase.
The company claims that the ex-
penses of cleaning the water
mains ordered by the commission
has exceeded the additional reve-
nue. derived from the increase.
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4 BOX
a DAY
BY BRUCE CATION

A THOUGHTFUL and sympa-
n thetic view Of aboriginal In
dian culture on the western plains
is something you don't often find
these days.
Writers usually make one Of two
mistakes: they ronlanticize the
Noble Red Man out of all resem-
blance to reality, or they paint him
as fiendish savage just one degree
above the wild beasts and rejoice
in his determination.
You will find almost an ideal
study of Indian life in 'Wah' kon'
tah," by John Joseph Mathews.
This writer, himself a member Of
the Usage nation, a college gradu-
ate and a World war f1ier, has pre-
sented a plain and unvarnished pic
ture of tribal ways and haDits Of
thought, and has clothed it in a
remarkably fluid and poetic English
style.
Mostly, ''Wah' kon-tah" deals with
N1dJOI AdOdIl u. N114COs W14O Wco LII
dian agent on the Usage reserva-
ton for a good many years begin
ming in 1878.
Major Miles liked the Osages and
was liked by them, and did what ne
could to make easier their painful
transition from nomadism to civil
cation.
Writing about his work, Mathews
pays his tribute to the man himself
and to the tribesmen among whom
he worked.
Out OF these pages there emerged
clear, unSentimental picture of a
thoughtful, proud, and mystic people
who were foully dealt with by their
white conquerors.
"Wah' kon-tah" will give you
new slant on a much misunderstood
subject.
Published by the University of
Oklahoma Press at $3.50, the book
is the November choice of the Book
of the Month Club.
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lCHANCE had selected De Vos fol
~ her next victim, but Linda
could have wished for a more
tranquil frame Of mind in which tc
meet the opportunity.
1t would have to be a smooth ano
subtle Delilah to pierce the guard
of this mans self-possession.
He was good-looking he was
charming and he had a way
with him. Flirtatious? Not exact
ly. Hypnotic? That was a silly woro
and silly idea.
Compelling? Yes, perhaps, but
that implied STACEY herman stuff.
Fascinating? Yes-in the sense that
something smooth, fluent, perfect
is fascinating.
For some moments there was nc
design 20 Their conversation and as
De Vos lounged there on a low
chintz- covered chair, Linda felt that
it would be hard, in spite of his ap-
parent difference to her wishes, to
guide this mans mind into any
channel which he did not wish to
explore.
Suddenly he sat up with an ex-
clamation of keen pleasure and she
turned toward the water to see
what had attracted her attention.
Running close inshore, past their
tiny dock, whizzed a long, racing
speedboat, beautiful in its clean
lines and flashing speed, cutting a
flare Of white water on each side of
its pointed, skimming bow.
Evidently there was purpose in
this sudden, dramatic dash into
their immediate waters, for as it
passed, a white arm semaphored
violently toward the lawn and both
Linda and De Vos waved in an
swering greeting.
That's the Comet-the Stoner
boat" Linda vouchsafed as the APP
partition quickly dwindled. That
was Fleur, of course-born Florrie
but she changed it to be the same
as Galsworthy's heroine.
"She does her best to live up to
the model in other ways, too" she
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night" said Linda refectively.
Rosie, call up Mrs. Pritchard and
ask her to bring what AnnieTl
need"
Rosie tossed her Irish head and
flashed a look Of scorn at the sug-
gestion.
Il know what you meant" Linda
pondered. Mrs. Pritchard wasn't
distinguished for her clear-headed-
ness in executing orders, still less
those given by telephone. But
Flannery won't deliver so late"
Lave thot to Rosie n me-"
commanded Annie. The two had
exchanged glances and Linda knew
the matter had been taken out of
her hands.
Going back to her chair on the
lawn, Linda was glad for several
reasons that she had made that
visit which had restored her to a
sense Of orderly housewifeliness.
Then, too, it had brought her face
to face with Rosie, whose faithful
loyalty she would have thought she
never could doubt, but had found it
astonishingly easy to doubt when
everything seemed already topsy-
turvy. She still was anxious about
Rosie, not knowing what kindness
she had shown this palavering
countCman Of hers.
But to suspect her Of any knowl-
edgable part in the crime-one look
into those honest eyes dismissed
that idea at once. The uneasy feel
ing fingered, however. In what was
poor Rosie involved?
She caught herself up sharply
She was doing what she meant not
to-trying to get at what that talk
suggested before she subjected it.
just as she had heard it. to Toms
always sensible reactions.
She firmly dismissed the subject
from her mind and as she did so
looked up to see coming toward
her, across the lawn, the graceful
figure of the guest from Belgium.
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a local expert and We returned with
out exploring your lovely island
further"
so being dismissed by the lady
fair, you came back to me"
Quite affably, he agreed. 1t Ger
tainly was difficult to pique this
suave foreigner, however easy he
might be to insult.
Linda considered this as though
her mind passed picture of that
\ terrible scene on the Country club
porch-Cousin Amos blandly limo
cent face and the gray. tense fury
of the man now stretched indolently
on the lawn.
Il should have liked an hour or
so on the water" he went on, I'M
conscious of her thought, but there
was not room for-Supercargo. I
think Miss Stoner called it.
"Or rather the speed test made it
necessary to have no extra weight
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'THEEY0TELL AE'. 81 s !
Ga4Ar~ E771=7TzJN2 0RN

i because of excellent judicial records.
The Coffin organization doesn't
feel so warm toward Chamberlin as
he never has been a machine poll
tician and determinedly has kept
his court free from politics.
So that may injure his chances
in the primary, where the organi-
cation easily can knife those it
doesn't like.
Dunn, formerly a Coffin man,
joined the ranks of the opposition
in last Mays primary and has not
been forgiven; while Uhl, as former
president of the Marion Club, was
one of the leaders in the 1880 anti
Coffin fight.
So Cap hasn't much of field
from which to choose.
Left to ohis own devices, he might
pick some unknown who would
swear abiding loyalty. But that
kind of candidate not only would be
hard to put over, but it would be
difficult to obtain contributions to
the war chest in his behalf.
Anyhow, the city primary is
, months away How about clothing a
child? That's more pressing topic.
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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

added. OF felt horribly catty," she
admitted to Tom afterwards, but
I meant to be provocatiYe-and I
was.
r.
TOR a moment, however. there
L was no reply to what she had
said. Her ears told her she had
spoken in just the right offhand
way, letting the words carry their
own malice. Then, a cigaret lighter
having been deity manipulated
De Vos spoke with an air Of delib-
crate speculation.
Miss Stoner is the daughter,
understand, of one Of your great
capitalists?"
If you call him that. He's made
millions in patent medicines"
"Ah! 1t is not usual TO inquire
too closely into the source of a for
tune after half a dozen zeroes have
been added to the leading figure"
Though she was sufficiently SenSi-
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Against the lurking threats Of both jungle and
natives, Pat when left alone, kept her revolver
within easy reach. One night Captain Candy de-
tained was not to arrive home until late Supper
over. she sat within the little screened porch
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tive to catch the rather insolent
evaluation in the mans tone, Linda
could not help her quick laughter.
i just have passed a very pleas
ant hourt driving with Miss Fleur in
her most" he gestured expressive
ly-"shall we say, astonishing,
carp
Again Linda could not help smil-
ing. Fleur's perfectly outrageous
imported sport car was known
through the island both for its
startling appearance and for its
owners equally bizarre fashion of
driving.
Fleur, delighted at the chance to
show it of to any such unusual
visitor, would have been quite con-
fldent of his unqualified admiration
on both counts.
Unfortunately" the Belgian went
on refectively, "Mademoiselle had a
date-I believe that is the proper
term?-for this speedboat trial with
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Gold and Votes

1T would be comparatively easy
4 matter for George v. Coffin, Re-
publican city chairman, to select a
nominee for mayor, if the primary
were abolished.
In fact, that is what Cap would
like to have happen in the coming
session Of the legislature.
Repeal of the city primary would
make the set-up perfect for Cap to
pick fat cat" candidate for mayor,
in machine convention.
No one knows better than does
Coffin that gold constitutes the
sinews of politics, just as it does for
war.
And if the Republicans want to
win the city election, they have to
get some candidate who will attract
large-sized contributions.
If it were left to Cap, there is no
doubt, he would select Norman
Perry, former president of the In
dianapolis Power and Light COM
pany, and owner of the indianapolis
Baseball club, as the G. o. P. mayor
choice.
Perry would be the ideal "fat cat"
for, according to the organization
boys, there is gold in them thar
hills.
But Perry, they tell me, is not in
the mood to play Santa Claus.
AS the first step in the effort to
get Perry into the temper to run for
mayor, he was named as treasurer
of the county committee for the
campaign just closed.
Being of the type which keeps
his eyes open, Norman, no doubt,
learned thoroughly that politics
professional politics-is not all cake
and ice cream; and, therefore,
may not have been infected by the
political Office bug.
So it won't be SO easy to get him
to enter the primary campaign.
Others receiving more than pass
ing mention for the nomination are
Judge. Clarence Martin of the SUI
preme court; Circuit Judge Harry
o. Chamberlin; Harry Dunn, for
mer county auditor, and Albert Uhl,
former president of the Real Estate
Board.
Both Martin and Chamberlin
would be more than acceptable to
the reform element of the party,
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in the boat. believe there are to
be races"
Next weekend" said Linda
They were postponed from this be-
cause the commander Of the yacht
feet is away"
You have a capable looking little
boat there" He nodded toward the
trim cabin cruiser, dancing decor
ously at her mooring beyond the
downward dip of the terrace. THAT
Is yours, I think Mr.. Averill said?"
The Pinafore? Oh, yes-she isn't
a racer, of course"
Excellent lines. nevertheless" he
nodded approvingly. "A good size,
yet not too large for one person to
handle.
IS many women nowadays can
manage their own boats, as Miss
Stoner does. I suppose you are as
skllful as she?"
To BE COntiuuedl
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~
AMOS PEABODY. eiderlv cousin If
LINDA AVERILL. falls to his death from
the second uoor balcony OF the hveriiis'
Long Island home.
Linda reaches him just before be dies
IN time 10 hear him gasp a few words
wnica convince her he was murdered
Llnaa rusnes upstairs. Some one tries
70 strange her and she fa!nts.
ihere are four guests in the house
AZ suspects Of the crime. They are.
NIX, 8 IAILANDER, business associate
OF TOM AVERILL; CAPTAIN DE VOS,
handsome Belgian; MARVIN PRATT.
former sutton Of Linda's: and LIAM
SHAUGHNESSEY. irish writer
When Linda tells her husband what
happened, she persuades him they must
keep these four men in tn house until
thy can decide which one Is guilty.
There is no evidence sufficient for ar
rest.
Tom and Linda are aided in their plan
when DIR. BOYLE, official medical ex-
aminer sends word that every one must
remain until he has questioned chem,
Boyle Is on a fishing trip and can not
return for several hours
Linda talks 70 Pratt, who Is notice-
ably suffering from strain. He refuses
TO say why he duarreled with Cousin
Amos the night before the older man
Later. approaching the house, Linda
hears Shaughnessey talking TO ROSIE,
the maid He leases for kiss then re-
fers TO. something that happened the
Now co ON WITH THE STORY
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To Be Continued

Intently she listened For while nothing fur
Their happened She had settled herself to read
when a crashing Of underbrush startled her AS
she sprang for her pistol, man. breathing rap
idly. emerged from the outside shadows.
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SALE OF BAIT GROWS
INTO HUGE BUSINESS
First Deal for 81; Michigan Man
Melted $4,000 in 1881.

- u 4 Nttt4 Effea
PORT HURON. Mich. Dec. s.
When Charles c. Day sold a four
teen-quart pail Of ninnows for 81
some thirty years ago. he uncon-
sciously founded a business that was
to make him independently wealthy
within three decades.
From his start with a pail OF min
nows, Day developed the idea of
selling fish bait to reap a profit of
$4,000 last year. He supplies fresh
or canned" minnows. grasshoppers,
crawfish, angleworms, salmon eggs
and pork rinds to sporting goods
stores in every section of the coun-
try.
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CHAPTER TWENTY TWO

ID OSIES voice went on. lis
N the shirt you wheedled me to
launder, sir?" she said. We'll,
knew what in your mind you
would be asking
Sure, took out the stains with
the liquid I told you of-al but
one must work over bit more
and when tbs dry there will be no
sign of them to spoil the white
front of it. The CUT, tool had to
work over that harder. 'Tis drying
upstairs at my window where no
one will see it and before I iron it
out the best I can I'll mend the
small tear.
That can not be hidden alto
gether, but twill be the best mend
I can make and saints can do no
more"
That's the girl, Rosiep From the
evident relief in the mans voice,
Linda knew Rosie had indeed
spoken what was in his mind. do
that for me and my gratitude1l be
leternal. It's an angel in disguise
you are-and you've saved me from
worse trouble than you know Of"
"Ah, that's as may be-" Rosie S
voice was non committal and Linda
realized she was moving away, back
toward the kitchen.
That meant the talk was over
and also that Shaughnessey might
come around the end Of the house.
Stepping back quickly and silently
along the grass, Linda soon reached
the tagged terrace.
Deciding to give Rosie a moment
to recover herself, she ran upstairs
rather noisily, hurried about in her
own room, and then came down by
the service stairs, which took her
directly to the kitchen.
She did not allow herself to think
Of what she had heard. She had a
gift, often used to advantage, of
being able to repeat almost word
for word conversation which had
interested her.
She knew this one was stored in
some back corner Of her mind and
that she could repeat it to Tom Just
as it had been registered there.
TINE interview with her maids
l. was brief, but satisfactory.
Linda was fortunate in her assist
ants. but they were also fortunate
in her.
Taking it for granted that they
were first and second mates, she
treated them with easy going
friendliness that did not conceal
her very clear and adequate grasp
of their jobs as well as of her own.
Now they we're eager to show their
desire to help her. though Rosie
seemed a little subdued A quick
glance from the bow window of the
kitchen showed Shaughnessey no
where in sight. Either he had gone
back to the garage or forward to
the front lawn.
feeling extremely competent and
unrattled. Linda gave her directions
for the rest of the day. Tea on the
lawn-time between that and din
ner for the girls to rest and change
the arrival at $50 of a certain
Mrs. Pritchard, supplementary
kitchen aid when guests increased
the family.
That, said Annie, would mean
"orders."
You haven't enough in the
house?" Linda thought rapidly. Of
course not-she always ordered
Saturday morning for that day and
the next.
The three put their heads to-
gether like generals meeting an
emergency call for troops. Chick
ems, fruit, vegetables. Annie could
phone.
Il should like to have claims to-
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