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The Washington times., 1932-11-05
DOROTHY JORDAN IS FOX STAR =
Sh erman
Hits As Actor,
Directs

It Is Lowell Sherman week
down at the Rialto Theater cur
rently for this good actor Of the
SmirkS and mannerisms is both
director and star Of False
Faces"
This Is a well made picture
which attempts to show that
unscrupulous doctors can turn
the science of plastic surgery
something approaching a racket.
They prey upon those with money
who would recapture beauty and
fool old Father Time and False
Faces" shows there are plenty Of
victims for the charlatanS.
Lowell Sherman is the medical
fakir and romantic cad who
journeys to q tragic finish, leav-
ing heartachas and deluded pa
tientS in his wake. He starts
out as q respected member Of o
Bronx hospital, who, caught shak-
ing down sufferers is ignomini-
ously bounced. From there he
migrates to Chicago and sets
himself up as a plastic chiseler.
Free With Love
Blackmail and questionable
publicity establish this surgical
quack and he thriveS profeS-
sionally, takes his romance where
he finds it and soon has q trio
Of women involved in his heart
affairs.
Eventually the medical society
uncovers his crokeedness and
halls him to court for malprac.
tice. Here his glib tongue gets
him a jury acquittal but one o.
his victims uses him for a target
and thus ends an unethical
career.
Lowell Sherman plays the role
as if he loved it. There iS not
a vestige of appeal in the we'll
written Characterization and when
a bullet finds the vital spot the
audience reaction is a grim "well
DONE" The Sherman acting and
direction is high class. Lila Lee,
Berton Churchill, Peggy Shan.
non, Purnell Pratt and Geneva
Mitchell with good acting help
to give this story conviction.
On the supplementary program
is a good short, starring the Irish
thrush, Morton Downey, Vincent
Lopez, orchestra leader, and Dave
Dreyer, composer. Morton sings
wabash Moon" and a new
melody with all Of the high tenor
tones which delight radio fans.
The Lopez band helps musically
and there is a little story nicely
trimmed with comedy. TIL e
DoWney cameo revue ranks with
the better film embroidery.
ANDREW r. KELLEY.
The Washington times., 1932-11-05
Kay Frances, William Powell In
Smooth SOPHISTICATED Movie

zone Way Passage" at the
Earle Theater, is hereby called to
your attention as a better-than.
average program picture. It has
a story and it tells it. It is di-
rected with imagination and acted
with sincerity.
Each character is clearly de-
fined and incidental bits of bust
ness are shrewdly inserted to de.
velop the plot instead Of, as in so
many cases, serving to pad out a
flimSey structure. All of which.
when you add romance and ef.
fective background, makes for
good entertainment.
The handsome Miss Kay Francis
and the debonair Mr.. William
Powell, who can be very good if
they're given the right kind Of
material, are luckier here than
they have been in several previous
story assignments. For zone
Way Passage" tells Of a man and
a woman who board the same
ship on a four-week cruise from
Hong Kong to San Francisco.
Powell is an escaped prisoner
who is picked up in Hong Kong
by a San Francisco detective and
knows that the end of the journey
means the gallowS. Miss Francis
portrayS a wealthy but ailing
tourist who is accompanied by her
doctor and knows that she won't
live long after reaching her des.
tination. The two meet in the
Hong Kong bar, fall in love on
the boat and both conceal their
respective tragedies from each
other.
Both Miss Francis, attractively
costumed, and Mr.. Powell, pleas.
antly self-assured, acquit them.
selves admirably in their parts.
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Chase.
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lAline MacMahon, as q slick con-
fidence woman who poses on
board as a Countess, and Frank
McHugh, as a soft-hearted thief,
are amusing in roles that further
the action and all the minor roles
are we'll cast and played. It isn't
pretentious, but you'll enjoy this
one.
Nine. Ernestine Schumann-
Heink, headlining the stage show,
was given a heart-warming recep-
ton, sang with her rich contralto
group of Semi-classical numbers.
Danny Boy" was her best. Paul
Tisen and his gypsy orchestra, the
Lucky Boys in acrobatics, Betty
and Jerry Brown in a comedy di-
version, and Maxine Doyle an
nouncements complete the stage
hill
The Washington times., 1932-11-05
Sus spicion Theme
Of Film Drama
at Columbia

The Columbia, taking a !vaca-
tion from the Observation-Disclosures
shoot-shoot school Of drama this
week, presents a simple but
realistic little story Of modern
American life entitled "Those We
Love-" with Mary AStor, Kenneth
McKenna and Lilyan Tashman
in the principal roles.
The picture incidentally offered
an opportunity for a reunion to
two movie celebrities who were
at one time members Of George
Marshall's stock company here,
for Earle Foxe Is cast as Lilyan'S
husband. They held forth at the
BelaSco way back before they be-
came famous.
McKenna, as Freddie WilliSton,
a budding author, has his first
novel published on Armistice Day.
In the confusion of the cele-
brating throngs he finds a girl
Mary Astor, OF course-whO has
bought a copy Of his book. It is
practically a matter Of love at
first sight, and after the usual
succession of domestic trials and
happiness, Williston achieves his
goal. He is a writer OF best
sellers.
Then Lilyan Tashman, as
Valerie Parker, enters the story
and is just plain poison. She
pursues Freddie until the latter's
wife misconstrues Valerie's role,
and leaves him, taking with her
their only son. A kindly friend,
played with his usual finesse by
Hale Hamilton, discovers the
truth, but just too late. Freddie,
desperate because Of his wife's
absence and her suspicious,
proceeds to justify the latter.
But there's a happy ending
after all. The story is true to
life, and though it arrives with
out much advance fanfare, the
picture is a pretty good one.
The Washington times., 1932-11-05
Mitzi Green Has
Best Role As
Orphan Annie
Leapin lizardsl

Leaptn lizards!
Shrieks Of delight and howls
Of laughter echoed through
Keith's yesterday at the first
showing Of Little Orphan Annie"
A large part Of the audience
was children but the grown.ups
too seemed to get a great kick
out of the vicissitudes and
adventures Of the popular comic
strip character who appears daily
in The Washington Times.
MitZi Green looks like Annie
and acts exactly like the big
hearted little orphan whose good
nature and unSelfish actions
have endeared her to a nation
wide audience Of youngsters.
There is not much of a plot
to this episode of Annie's exciting
career, just a simple little story
of her efforts to take care of
another little orphan who has
lost his grandmother. There are
some pathetic and touching
scenes in connection with the
little fellow, Buster Phelps. This
child is a real screen find" and
is a perfect in the part as Mitzi
Green is in hers. In fact the
whole cast has been exceptionally
well chosen with May Robson
carrying off the chief honors of
the adult roles. She play the
crochety old lady who adopts
Buster. Daddy Warbucks, a
familiar character to the followers
Of the comic strip, is enacted by
Edgar Kennedy but he does not
figure prominently in the story.
Matt Moore is excellent as DR..
Griffith.
Grown-ups will particularly
enjoy Mitzi's impersonations of
the Marx Brothers in Horse
feathers.
Clark and Mccullough are up
to some new tricks in a tWo-reel
comedy "Jitters," which supple
ments the feature picture. The
boys are cast as a couple Of
street cleaners who crash"
ritzy party and cause no end of
CONSERVATION.
A cartoon comedy and Pathe
News round out most enjoyable
program for all Of us kids.
r. D, K.
The Washington times., 1932-11-05
Eddie Robinson Is
Tiger Shark" Star

Edward G. Robinson in a grim
and exciting melodrama' of the
Pacific fishing fleet, 'Tiger
Shark" holds over for a second
week at the Metropolitan Thea
ter.
Tiger Shark" presents a new
version of the triangle wherein
The Washington times., 1932-11-05
All In q Day
-sY-
MARK EIELLINGER -

NEW YORK. Nov. B.
The moment Mr.. Blumberg entered the store that
ing even the humblest employe knew that something
amss The customary goodmornings were omitted, and
Mr. Blumberg hastened to his private office with an ex
preston that resembed walrus in distress. moment
later his secretary hasened from the office and summoned
the heads of all departments.
Now there was real CONSERVATION. Maybe there would
finally be slash of wages though Mr. Bumberg had
always been against such policy Or perhaps-and this
was sad thought-Blumbergs store was going out of
business Everybody knew that things hadn't been going
tnnW well.
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rieties and per-
S o al appear
|ances b ef ore
m OWE q u d l.
e n C eS. s h e
opens with q
short reel show
ing her featured
romantic m o.
!ments in Metro
Goldwyn pic
lures, gets a
laugh with q
well writ e n
| loud speaker
'monologue.
Then the cur.
The Washington times., 1932-11-05

prominently in the action These
scenes were shot off the coast of
Mexico.
Ruth Etting in a short musical
film, "a Modern Cinderella" and
the latest issue of the Paramount
news reel completes the entertain.
ment.
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a man, his
wife and his
best friend be-
come romantic
ally involved.
z it a Johann
plays the wife;
Richard Arlen,
the friend. Rob
inSon Is the
p ! al n spoken
and gruff sea
captain. Th e
picture is loaded
W ith ocea n
t hrillS. with
man : e a t ing
cIoorlye F;o,,r;~-
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After Long Absence

Odette Myrtil in '"The Cat
and the Fiddle" at the National,
paid her last visit here in the
"Nine-Fifteen Revue" and prior
to that, played the leading role
in white Lilacs."
The Washington times., 1932-11-05

the Gilhooley detective agency.
And within 40 minutes Mr..
Blumberger walked out Of the
office with a smile on his face.
It was the first time he had
smiled in weeks-and there was
a reason for that smile. He had
told Mr.. Gilhooley the entire
story Of the missing pianos, and
Mr.. Gilhooley had promised to
solve the mystery. More than
that, Mr.. Gilhooley had prom
ised to handle the entire mat
ter himself!
Perhaps Mr.. Blumberg'S smile
wouldn't have been so broad II
he had known that it would
have been difficult for Mr.. Gil
hooley to pursue any other
course. For Mr.. Gilhooley was
the entire Gilhooley Detective
Agency.
Within two days, Mr.. Gil.
hooley had done an excellent
piece Of work. He had dis
covered that the pianos weren't
being stolen from the store;
they were being taken from the
warehouse. An employe at the
warehouse would send a friend
into the store. The friend
would buy q piano and have It
sent c. o. d. And when the
sales slip came to the ware
house, the crooked employe
would simply switch the c. o. d.
to a paid slip. It was as SIM
pie as all that.
The following morning, an
other piano was missing. That
made four in all, and Mr.. Blum
berg was on the verge Of apo
plexy. But Mr.. Gilhooley
seemed unworried.
This Is what I've been wait
ing for" he, assured Mr.. Blum
berg. Nov we'll get some
action"
And the very next day he
made good his promise. A
piano was returned and an en-
ploye arrested. This sooothed
Mr.. Blumberg no little.
One Piano Missing
Good work, ,Gilhooley," he
asserted. you're making good.
And I'll make a proposition to
you. Get my four pianos back
and I'll give you a bonus Of
$10O. Get that? One hundred
dollars for nothing! New get
busy"
Gilhooley did. Within a week
two other pianos were returned
and two more warehouse en-
ployeS had been arrested. That
made three. But try as he
might Mr.. Gilhooley could not
locate the fourth piano. For
three weeks Blumberg pleaded
for action and Mr.. Gilhooley
insisted he was doing the best
he could.
Mr.. Blumberg finally decided
to call it a go. He told Mr..
Gilhooley that he'd give him
one more day to find the piano.
If it didn't turn up in that
time Mr.. Gilhooley would lose
his bonus and his job would be
q thing Of the past.
"You see, Gilhooley," said Mr..
Blumberg, "it's not so much
the cost of the pianos, although
only keep the best in Blum
berg'S. It's because I want to
make examples and stamp out
dishonesty. See what you can
do"
Mr.. Gilhooley could do moth
ing. The following afternoon
Mr.. Blumberg paid him off and
his job was over.
"Well," said Mr.. Gilhooley to
his wife that night when he
reached home. 81 didn't get
that 500 bonus"
HIS wife placed an arm
around his neck.
Never mind, DEAR" she
Soothed. Juniors growin' very
fast now, and who knows bnt
he'll develop into another Pad
erewSki. I'm sure we're better
off keeOif1' the niann"
The Washington times., 1932-11-05
Hires Detectives

He stormed through the store
once more. In the perfume de-
partment, pretty Miss Levy
almost tainted from the shock.
Only last night Mr.. Blumberg
had told her that his wife didn't
understand him and that she
was the only one he loved
and now the only notice he took
Of her was to throw his cigar
butt among her perfume bot
ties!
Within 20 minutes Mr.. Blum
berg was in earnest conversation
with Mr.. Gilhooley, president Of
The Washington times., 1932-11-05
Sore on the World

He went on along similar
lines for some 20 minutes. He
made no direct accusation
but he looked at everyone IN
turn. AS he reached the emo
of his talk, he pounded his fist
on his desk.
IT demand honesty" he
shouted. my employees must
be as honest. as I am. When l
was a boy, I was known as
Honest Blumberg, and that's
why I am the success that l
am today. Remember what I
tell you; honesty pays. Now
get out Of here" ,,
AS the last departmental head
exited quietly, Mr.. Blumberg
sank back in his chair. He was
sore at himself - and at the
world. Whoever heard Of such
a thing as had happened TO
him? You want to know what
had been going on? Prepare
for a shock now. Pianos were
being stolen!
That's right-pianos. Three
of them. It was positive non
sense. He didn't mind handker-
chiefs or perfume or an occa-
sional shirt being stolen. That
happened in every store. But
how could pianos disappear
without bringing in any reve.
nue.? Three Of them in a row!
It was unbelievable.
Mr.. Blumberg arose suddenly
and reached for his hat. He
had been wasting his time with
his employees. This was a mys'
terry that had to be solved IN
short order. There was but one
course to take-and Mr.. Blum
berg was going to take it. He
was going to hire a private de-
tective agency and get to the
bottom Of this thing.
The Washington times., 1932-11-05
Ann Pennington
Shakes a Trim
Figure
Ry ANDREW r. KELLEY

BY ANDREW II. AELLEX
Dorothy Jordan, Hollywood in.
genue, has prepared a neat little
act for her jaunt through the va
The Washington times., 1932-11-05
Mad Mr.. BIumberg

The rumors grew wilder and
wilder. Several Of the sales
girls grew so excited that they
actually sold correct sizes to
the customers.
There was one ray Of hope.
Perhaps the boss hadn't been
Rrouchy because Of business
conditions. Perhaps it was his
wife who had been annoying
him again. You could never
tell about that. And perhaps
he had summoned the heads OF
the departments merely to have
another of his celebrated pep
talks.
These pep talks never varied.
Mr.. Blumberg always opened
the meetings with a description
of the magnificence Of his
wares. Following this, the as
semblage was treated to a short
resume Of Mr.. Blumberg's ca
reer-about two hours, I should
say. The meeting then ad-
journed as the departmental
heads sang the stores pep song,
composed by Mr.. Blumberg per
sonally. The tune was Bye
Bye, Blackbird"-and the song
was "Boom-Boom, Blumberg:"
Sorry as I am to relate II,
however, there was no pep tax
on this occasion. Instead, Mr.
Blumberg glared at his assem-
bled force and unburdened him.
self Of plenty Of harsh asser-
tionS.
"There are crooks around
here" he cried. I'm not say
ing who and I'm not saying
why. I'm just telling you some
thing; there are crooks around
here. It's bad enough in these
tough times when a merchant
can't sell. But when he sells
and don't get any money. that's
worse"
The Washington times., 1932-12-10

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vertISe 1t. Use the WANT AID SEC
TION of this newspaper to reach our
great reader audience. Phone District
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The Washington times., 1932-12-10
LOAN
EXPLAINED

There are only two good
reasons for negotiating a mort
gage loan on real estate, except
when building, according to the
Alexander Hamilton Institute.
One is on buying a property
inadequately financed. The other
is to finance a buyer to whom
you are selling. Both are un-
usual. The usual reason is that
you need the money. In this
frame of mind the average real
estate owner is at a disadvan-
tage, The mortgage lender knows
all the symptoms of uneasiness,
from the slight tendency of a
woman to misrepresent the facts,
to the abnormal performance
of a man putting his feet on
the desk to exhibit nonchalance.
He is seldom fooled. Now, this
feeling of uneasiness should be
unwarranted. If you know the
soundness of your application,
you will know pretty well your
chances of getting the loan. If
you know your proposition to be
sound, you will know that money
lenders are seeking YOU. Know
where you stand, so that you
may exercise your rights.
The Washington times., 1932-12-10

try dgan An yaSeCl% saynS s@t
true. If you haven't been able to To-
cate the apartment you want, read the
timely selection offered daily in the
WANT AID SECTION of this newspaper.
The Washington times., 1932-12-10
FIRST MEET Of
APPRAISERS

First local chapters of the
American Institute of Real Estate
Appraisers of the National AS
sociation of Real Estate Boards
were chartered by the governing
council of the institute at its
first regular meeting just held in
Chicago.
Forty-seven applicants for mem
bership in the institute we're ad-
mitted to the grade member, and
so authorized to use the designa-
ton M. A. I. (Mmber, Appraisal
Instituted. Action on "a further
applications was in a number OF
cases deferred pending the sub
mission of additional data by the
candidate.
Plans Of the committee on ap-
praisal procedure were set for dis
cuSSion at the coming January
meeting. Statement of the in
stitute's code of ethics will come
up at the same time. Proposed
standards of practice for farm
land appraisers, already approved
by the farm lands and country
estates division of the association,
are also up for review at this
meeting, a. section of the annual
business Meeting of tn Fle sNA4onaf
Association of Real e tate s
Boards, to be held at the Willard
Hotel, washington, January Is,
26, 27 and 28,-
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provided by charter Of municipal
corporation limitation may be
raised for period Of not more
than 5 years at a time to not
more than per cent Of assessed
valuation. Limitation does not
apply to 1882 levy. The Michi-
gan limitation is based on assess
ment at true cash value.
The Washington provision
Initiative petition): General
property tax limited to 40 mills.
This is on assessment at so per
cent of true value. CThe rate has
been 80 mills on a so per cent
valuation.O ak
Washington income tax: Set up
SO that it will not be a double
tax on real estate. Offset pro-
visions: Cd Home owner may
deduct up to $50 from his income
taxes for any real estate taxes
paid on a home. (2) Taxpayer
has SO per cent offset for real
estate taxes or personal property
taxes paid.
The Washington times., 1932-12-10
CANADIAN PLAN
AIDS OWNER

Owners of rented rooms, flats
and apartments are not left to
meet the entire cost Of emergency
relief for their cities in respect
to the item Of shelter under a
plan which Ontario cities employ.
The plan, which has been in
operation for two years in the city
of Windsor, Canada, is based on
the city's compensating the owner
who is housing tenants on the re-
lief list, that compensation being
in amount to meet at least the
owners tax charge and water
rates for the premises thus occu-
pied.
Upon inquiry by the National
Association of Real Estate Boards,
G. j. DeFields, who has charge
of this side Of the emergency re-
lief work for the city of Windsor.
outlined the plan as follows:
The city makes an allowance to
the owner of an amount equal to
liz of the yearly tax rate per
month, plus $1.00 for water rates.
Under the present provision the
total amount now paid in Wind
sor may not exceed $40 per month.
but under an "order in council"
recently passed by the provincial
government, municipalities are
now permitted to make the maxi
mum amount SIS per month, and
the Windsor city council is con
templpating action to allow the
increased amount. The new plan
would make the compensation
equal the yearly tax rate plus 500
as a basis, plus. also, the 81 per
month allowed for water.
If there are any taxes standing
against the property in question
the amount allowed by the city is
turned in to the city treasurer
and placed to the credit Of the
taxes owing. If all current taxes
are paid to date it is suggested
to the owner that the allowance
be credited to the 1888 taxes.
For rooming house keepers the
same plan is followed. If there
are taxes owing on the property
the allowance is paid into the city
hall and the landlord is notified
to give the rooming house keeper
credit on his rent in the amount
allowed. Rates for furnished
rooms are based on the tax rate
on the part of the house occupied.
Fully 10 per cent of the amount
involved is, in practice, returned
to the city treasurer on back or
current taxes.
The city at the present time is
housing approximately 1000 fam.
lilies. The work as to housing is
being done under the supervision
Of the fire department at a cost to
the city Of approximately $1O0 per
month, plus the cost of the gaso-
line necessary for the course for
investigating work.
The Washington times., 1932-12-10
RACE UNDERWAY
FOR STUDY
!. H~~

A nationwide competition for
the LeBrun travelling scholarship
OF $1,4O0 is announced by the
New York chapter of the Ameri-
can Institute of Architects.
The scholarship, established by
Pierre L. LeBrun, is awarded an
nually to promote the artistic,
scientific and practical efficiency
,of the architectural profession,
and entities the winner to a Eu-
,ropean trip of not less than six
months for further architectural
study and practice.
All contestants must be prac-
Eicing architects or architectural
craftsmen, citizens of the United
States. between the ages of % and
80, who have been actively en-.
gagged in their profession for at
beast three years, and have not
previously been beneficiaries of
any travelling scholarships
The Washington times., 1932-12-10
BRIDGE TAX IS
CHANGED

st, Louis, in response to rec
concentrations of the mayors
committee on the matter Of
emergency relief, has voted to
continue a special bridge tax for
such a time as may be necessary
to retire it's proposed $4,000, 900
emergency relief bond issue.
The mayors committee of 600
citizens made the recommenda-
ton, backing up the st. Louis
Real Estate Exchange, which had
opposed any bond issue to be
thrown upon the future general
property tax, but which will sup
port the present issue, to be re.
tired by the emergency bridge
toll.