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The Washington times., 1932-04-21
Were Poor People

The Millions we're poor peo-
pie. They lived in little frame
house on the outskirts of a
large city, and / don't suppose
either the husband or wife ever
had much happiness together.
They had been married some
five or six years when they
moved to the new neighbor
hood.
The husbands occupation
was a mystery. Some said he
drove a truck when he could
find work and others insisted
that he was a Small-time gun
man. None of them really
knew, and I doubt if the wife
was much wiser than they.
One thing, however, every
body knew. There wasn't a
man or woman in the vicinity
who didn't understand that the
Millions we're staging some ex-
cellent battles. There would be
hoarse cries from the man and
startling ShriekS from the
woman.
The neighbors, of course,
blamed the man. They didn't
know anything about the cir
cumstances then, and they
don't today. But when a
husky bird is living with frail
damsel and one of the two is
getting slapped around, I
imagine it's only human to
give the lady the conversational
break.
Police Called In
Came the night when there
was the fiercest fight of all.
The woman screamed in terrible
fashion. The foulest of language
poured from the mans lips. A
chair went through a window
and fell to the walk below.
Several of the neighbors were
tempted to rush in and put a
stop to the battle. But sud-
denly, after one piercing Shrek
from Mrs. Milton. everything
grew very still. A few seconds
later, the lights went out. And
the neighbors went back to
bed. =.
Several days went by before
anybody missed the woman. AS
a matter of fact, I think the
nelghbors missed the arguments
before they suspected that any,
thing had happened to Mrs.
Milton. People can become so
accustomed to a routine that
when anything is omitted they
grow suspicious. When a week
had passed and there was still
no sign of the woman the
police were called in.
The next day, when the
husband left the house, the
officers walked in. They found
very definite traces of the last,
brutal fight between husband
and wife. Blood stains on the
rug. Torn dresses. A broken
table that had evidently been
hurled against that hole in
the wall. And so on. When
the husband returned, he was
Immediately seized and ques-
toned.
The Washington times., 1932-04-21
Late Stage News
Direct From
Broadway

NEW YORK, April 21.-The
closing of "Cynara," the play
starring Philip Merivale at the
Shubert Theater, has been ad-
vanced a night from Saturday,
April 80, to Friday, April 20. The
change has been made in order
to permit Mr.. Merivale to sail for
England on the former date. To
make up for one of the Cancelled
Saturday performances an extra
matinee will be given on Thurs
day of next week.
otto Harbach has returned
from London, where he super
intended the staging the English
production of THE Cat and the
Fiddle" of which he is the
liprettist.
Monday night performances of
THE Animal Kingdom" starring
Leslie Howard at the Empire
Theater, will Je resumed next
week. Mr.. Howard has not been
playing on Monday evenings for
the last three weeks.
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Your Daily Gossip

While making a fight scene for
Society Girl" James Dunn took
a sock that knocked three ribs
loose from their cartilage. Re,
suit is he's under the care of Dr.
Phillip Aver and will be laid up
for a week. Newest form of en-
tertainment in Hollywood is to
fly your guests to Aqua Caliente
for the weekend. Greta Nissen
and Weldon Hepburn are hosts
to a party next Saturday. Won
der why Maurice Chevalier always
looks so glum at luncheon?. l..
Jobyna Ralston may fly to New
York to join the Norman Nc,
Leod's on their European trip.
And if Dick Arlen doesn't have
to make Come On Marines, "
he'll go along, too. Right now
it looks as if the picture will
be indefinitely postponed. Arlen
and Paramount are talking con-
tract, too. Constance Talmadge
was hostess to a IL ncheon party
at Al Levy's Tavern.
Hollywood's most brilliant au-
The Washington times., 1932-04-21
"street Singer" Due
Arthur Tracy, "The Street Sing

Arthur Tracy, "The Street Sing
err" to radio audiences, who
makes his first Washington in per
son appearance at Loew's Palace
Theater Friday will arrive here
late this afternoon from New York
city.
Immediately after his arrival, he
and Carter Barron, city manager
of Loew's Washington theaters
will hold open house from a suite
in the Washington Hotel.
1.-The Street Singer" brings with
him more than 1000 requests from
Washingtonians to sing COZ Man
River" while he appears at the
Palace.
Five broadcastS over the Column
bia Broadcasting Company's net
work are planned for Tracy dur
ing his stay in Washington.
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dience in months saw Colleen
Moore win a triumph in "A
Church Mouse" Sitting in the
front row we're Mervyn Leroy,
Ginger Rogers and Jack Demp-
sey. Estelle Taylor, very stun
ming in black, with with Ernst
Lubitsch. Bill Haines squirrel
Alice Glazer, Jack Oakie brought
his ma. Norma Shearer's hat
always is the smartest of them
all. Loretta and Polly Ann
Young and Sally Blame made
pretty threesome. Dolores Del
Rio, all in grey. was with Cedric
Gibbons. Barney Glaeer and
Sharon Lynn also were in their
party. Harold Lloyd and Mil
dred sat back of me.
Today Colleen was out at
M.-G.-M., which may mean some
thing.
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Andrew X. Kelley to play TN e
Cleveland Municipal auditorium.
The producer sought a court in
junction to force a booking but
the legal move failed.
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Royal In Vaudeville

They are whispering that John
Royal, chief of the N.B.C. amuse-
ment programs, will soon take over
complete charge of Radio-Keith-
Orpheum vaudeville bills under
the direction of the new president
M. w. Aylesworth. Royal knows
vaudeville from the bottom up.
He began in Boston under the
regime of B. F. Keith, went to Gin
cinnati and Cleveland for that or
ganization and was division mana
ger for the Albee-Keith forces
when he decided to take up radio
work,
The Washington times., 1932-04-21
TaIa BireII Said
To Be Another
Carlo
BY HARRISON CARROLL
copyright, 1882, King Features
Syndicate Incl

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, April 81.
The heart of every producer in
Hollywood beats with a single
hope-to find another Carlo.
To this end. Carl Laemmle, jr.,
is preparing to launch Tala Birell
upon her starring career in
Broken Dreams of Hollywood"
Miss Birell is the Rumanian
actress who came over here in
November, 1880, to make the Ger
ann version of THE Command
to Love-" and who returned last
July to begin a long-term contract
v'th Universal. Since then she
has spent her time perfecting her
English. Her first test role was
in Mountains of Flame" which
you'll probably see under the title
of 1.-The Doomed Battalion"
In Europe, the actress played on
the Vienna stage and on the
screen under the direction Of the
late F. w. Murnau.
Her new picture, Broken
Dreams of Hollywood" is from
the pen of Ben OrkoW, and will
be directed by Hobart Henley. 1t
goes into production within the
month, preceding zola's Mana, "
which Universal announced for
the star.
Of interest is the fact that
there's a mild epidemic of Holly,
wood stories being filmed right
now. Metro Goldwyn Mayer is
represented with cts Got to Be
Big" R-K-O with THE Truth
About Hollywood" Harold Lloyd
with Movie Crazy" and Uni
versal again with "Once in a Life,
time"
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A Friend In Need

Lew Brown calls attention to
the fact that the N. V. A. relief
work is often immediate and
local.
AS an instance Miss Louise
Cromwell, one of the Fanchon
and Marco girls who has been as
sisting in the N. V. A. collections
at the Fox this week, was sud-
denly stricken. Rushed to
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Admits Fighting

His explanation was simple.
IF you fellers think I killed
her." he muttered, you're crazy.
I hit her; sure I did. I've been
hittin' her right along because
she's been crazy about another
guy. She'd throw his name at
me when I had a couple of
drinks under my belt and that
would drive me nuts.
Il was pretty stewed the last
time I seen her. We had a
fight. And when I walked up
in the morning, she was gone.
That's all I know, fellers, and
The Washington times., 1932-04-21

George Washington Hospital it
was found that an immediate
operation for appendicitis was
necessary. Manager Harry Crull,
of the Fox, secured the necessary
permission for the surgeons by
long distance telephone to Cali
fornia where Miss Cromwell lives.
Henry Chesterfield, of the N. v.
A., when notified agreed that his
organization would bear all hos
pital expenses and her con-
valescing bills.
Thus you have an idea just
what good the sum you drop into
the collection boxes does for the
relief of those in need and dis
treSS,
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AIIer g e I I ing
$4,000 on his
first W e Elk in
P hill a delphia,
Producer White
i'm m e d / a tely
scheduled a two
week return en-
gagement. The
first W e e k Of
t he comeback
was $4,000, the
second was can
celled. While
t h e a trical in
tereStS blocked
the White plan
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All In q Day
By
- MARK HELLINGER
By

NEW YORK, April 81.
HERE, THINK, is of the interesting law prob
lens that will to your attention. The
by George Towers of the Chicago police depart
ment and thank him heartily for providing with
piece material that has already confused several very
excellent New York attorneys
Well, let's get going Instead of doing it legal
question: III write it for you a short story. And if
grow trifle too enthusiastic 90 along, please pardon
The story has really had me daffy since I re-
The Washington times., 1932-04-21
Justice Is Harsh

He walked from the restau-
rant and trailed her. The man
was wild with rage; almost in
sane. His nails digging into his
palms and his lips in a bitter
line, he followed her every step.
She walked into a dingy house
and up a flight of stairs. just
as she opened the door he nailed
her. He placed hand over her
mouth, slammed the door behind
him and threw her into a chair.
you're the lowest rat that
Continued on Page I'D
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|FRIARS COMING IN MAY
Grand Hotel as
Movie Hats
Life Of Play
By ANDREW r. KELLEY

The Friars Frolic will play
Washington one day, May 10.
They may drop the Afternoon
parade for a matinee performance
George Whites Scandals have
been running into hard times.
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Bids ON So, 100000 Worth
of Road Work Are Asked

river At indianapolis Is estimated at
$3.50. 600.
Road r4-Rochester 70 Lake Manitou.
Is miles IN Fulton county
Road 7-columbus southeast for So
miles. meeting new pavement complet.d
last year. This Is In Bartholomew county
and vii complete pavement between
Madison and Columbus.
Road 2s-EiwoOd east for four miles, In
Madison county.
o s s-Rushvine southeast FOR -
miles. in Rush county.
U. s 4I-suliivan south for IS miles.
In Sullivan county.
U s. 74-And state road O. Huntington
east for OF OF mile. THIS Is the cas-
by the Erie railroad. Huntington and Hun
tington county.
o s. s7-Metamora vest FOR three miles
IN Franklin county. This IS adjacent 70
a large bridge now under construction
wolves relocation OF tracks OF the White
Water branch OF the Big Four railroad.
II is the frSt time in history OF the state
relocating its track to eliminate grade
crossing.
o. S. Son relocation in the vicinity
OF the county line between Lawrence and
Jackson counties. AZ miles.
Road 4T-From U. S. Al vest OF Turkey
Run state park 20 the Montgomery county
Parke county.
Road 234-West- OF Kingman FOR four
miles and east Of the same time for -
TIlss both projects ~ Fountain nnasl oosnSy
bursement agreement with Fountain
county.
Road 43-spencer to Carp. 80 miles IN
owen county.
ricksburg near the county line. Is miles
in owen county.
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Bids on 10s.5 miles Of paving and
thirty-three miles Of grading, re-
presenting an investment Of s2,50o.-
600, will be opened by the state
highway commission May 10. it was
announced today by Director John
J. Brown.
In four previous lettings the COM
mission has contracted for 326
miles Of paving and 2o5 miles Of
grading.
One Of the new projects relocates
q. S. 81, between Indianapolis and
Carmel, and provides approaches for
the new North Meridian street
bridge over White river to be built
by the state highway department.
Paving projects in the new let
ting follow:
in Lawrence county.
Q. S. 5o-Brownstown TO Seymour. 90
miles in Jackson county.
Road 57-Washington TO Plainyills. 81
miles in Daviess county.
Road 7l-Muneie. to the junction OF road
80 near RICHMOND. $50 niles IN Della
ware. Henry, Randolph and Wayne
counties.
Road s6-Rockport 70 a point two miles
vest OF Troy, l3.S miles in Spencer
county.
Road e-Lagrange to a point three miles
north Of Wolcottville, SO miles in La
grange county.
q. S. 3t-Indianapolis to the north side
OF Carmel, 9.3 miles in Marion and Ham
ilton counties. Part OF this pavement will
nda
wide. The paving will cost approximately
$3.50. 600 and 4 new bridge acrosS White
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We're mighty hard up for an in
genue," he told her sadly, so I guess
you get the job. Be at the theater
at II o'clock tomorrow.
She made the five-hour trip on
the bus that night and went di-
rectly to the theater because she had
been given the direct fare and had
nary dime left over for a bowl
of soup, let alone a hotel room. Her
first meal in San Diego during shat
engagement was bought by the di-
rector, John Griffith Wray.
She played the part of tough lit
tie ingenue in the show, Cheating
Cheaters." Because she lit a Gig
aret, as called for in the produc-
ton, as a firecracker, she was
given notice that night Two years
later. after doing bits in pictures,
she was recalled to San Diego, this
time as leading lady for a Broad
way theater
She didn't land the job, but her
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-29
HALL PLEDGES
. C. 0. P.LOYALTf
Congress Candidate Lauds
PartY's Wisdom

Regulation of public utilities to
provide the best service for the
lowest cost" and relief of unem-
ployment we're advocated by Archi-
bald NJ. Hall. Republican con-
gresSional candidate. Thursday IN
an address before members OF the
Indiana Women's Republican Club.
Every sane man favors lowering
OF taxes and curtailment OF public
expenditures. Hall said. "Of course.
he favors an economic adjustment
that will bring prosperity and dis
tribute the fruits to all.
i have employed labor for more
than twenty years. always have
been on the fair list and never have
reduced wages. I think I know the
labor problem.
''Of course. the sane man believes
society should endeavor to relieve
the burden of unemployment, de-
pendence and old age. The solu-
ton of the problem lies in the COM
bined wisdom Of majority of the
people expressed through a dominant
party. I believe such wisdom inheres
in the Republican party and 7
pledge my allegiance to the Repub-
lican program.
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WOMAN CLAIMS
PAIR DEFRAUDED
her OF SAVINGS
Files Action Against Two
Grocery Operators to
Reclaim $1,000.

A 70-year-old indianapolis woman
today fled suit in superior court
one against Thurman Tongrct, 5O4
North Noble street, and Ida Scharfe,
4l6 North Bancroft street. charging
they defrauded her Of 5000 in
savings.
Tongret. criminal court records
reveal, is under indictment for the
alleged embezzlement Of $1,000 from
the woman who filed suit, Mrs.
Louisa Luekhardt.
Mrs. Luekhardt names the de-
PENDANTS as operators Of a grocery
al 504 North Noble street. named
the Civic Sales Company" The
suit charges she was approached
by the defendants and asked to 20
into the business and double her
money"
Says She Bought Stock
She alleges she paid 5000 to the
defendants for stock IN two install
ments Of sl00 each, ten days apart.
A few days after that. she charges.
she was approached and asked TO
lend Tongret 5000, and that Ton
greet was falsely and fraudulently
represented to be the owner Of
clear real estate"
Mrs. Luekhardt asserted she was
promised a first mortgage on the
real estate and gave Tongret 5000,
but never received a mortgage and
charges in her suit that Tongret
did not own any real estate at the
time.
Charges Date Wrong
On another occasion, Mrs. Luck
hardt alleges, she was asked to loan
Tongret $500 on a ten-day note.
She charges that the due date was
to have been Feb. /, 1881, but that
instead it was dated Feb. l, 1882.
Her suit asks for $1,000 damages.
Tongret was indicted by the
grand jury May %, 1881. on en-
bezzlement charges and grand lar
ceny. Criminal Judge Frank Baker
disqualified himself for the rea-
son that he had been prosecutor
twenty years ago and had prose-
cuted Tongret on another charge.
Earl r. Cox was named special
judge July 7, 1881. but the case has
not been tried, court records show.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-29
BONUS BILL is
CALLED UNFAIR
BY WAR HERO
Thousands of Veterans Do
Not Need II, Asserts
Medal Holder.
United Pre-"


WASHINGTON. April % The
100000 Patman bonus bill was at
tackled before the house ways and
means committee today as class
legislation" discriminatory to the
rank and file Of the unemployed.
Richard ONeill, who at 20, re-
ceived the congressional medal of
honor for heroism in the World
war, made the assertion.
There are thousands of veterans
like myself who do not need such
aid" ONeill said, ION the other
hand, there are thousands of unem-
ployed not veterans who deserve
such aid
O'Neill, however. said he dis
agreed with other opponents of the
bill that cash payment would ruin
the currency Of the country"
The bill provides for issuance of
s2,000,000,000 in new currency"
On Own Initiative
The witness, a New Yorker, said
he was not representing any or
ganiZation.
More than $500, 100000 under
the bonus bill would go to veterans
not in dire needs this fair?"
asked O'Neill. He cited figures he
said, showed only one out Of five
veterans was unemployed.
Some legislation should be
enacted to aid these unemployed
veterans, however" asserted the
witness.
Professor Irving Fisher, Yale uni
versity economist, told the COM
mittee the bill would pay what is
not due to the veterans and
might further impair confidence.
Touching on the currency as
poets o. the measure, he said the
country is suffering from deflation,
but justified imitation best can be
obtained and controlled by credit
expansion"
In his statement, Fisher said the
Patman bonus bill would increase
pocket money" while what is need
ed is an increase in bank deposits
subject to checks"
Two Things Needed
Fisher said to things are needed
to get us out of the depression
to raise the price level and to sta
bilize the price level"
He blamed 80 per cent of the
depression ION two economic dis
eases-debts and dollars"
BY the debt disease mean that
in 1929 we had accumulated ire
mendous observation-disclosures, from
stock market speculation, repara-
tons and internal obligations
amounting to 100000, 900 900.
The dollar disease from which
we now are suffering is a result OF
the debt disease and is caused by
contraction of the currency"
He estimated a total concentra-
lion has occurred of $4,000, 900, 900
The real Indebtedness today is
80 per cent greater than in 1925
because of this contraction, he said
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SPRING MILL PARK TO
BE OPENED ON SUNDAY
"DistilIery" in Pioneer Village to BE
Soft Drink Stand.

Spring Mill state park tavern will
open next week under direction Of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. ID. Robinson. Attica,
who have taken the concession, it
was announced today by Director
Richard Lieber Of the state conser-
walton department.
The tavern will specialize in south
ern style dinners.
Spring Mill park consists Of a fully
restored pioneer village. including
mills and a distillery. Only the for
mer will operate. The distillery will
be the site for soft drink sales and
lunches, Lieber said. The mill race
will he opened Sunday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-29
HANGAR TO Be GIANT
ZRS-5 Home viii Be Three
Blocks Long, One Wide.

By United Press
WASHINGTON. April 29.-De-
tailed plans Of the naval dirigible
hangar at Sunnyvale. Cal. to house
the ZRS-5. sister ship to the Akron,
show that it will rank among the
great structures of the world
It will be l,l3S feet long, 80 feet
wide and 1913 feet high-about three
city blocks long, one block wide
and eighteen stories high.
The total exterior surface Of the
hangar and doors If spread out fiat
would cover fourteen acres, Of which
one and one-hah acres would con-
sist Of windows and skylights.
The hangar will have a steel
frame. covered with asbestos pro-
tected metal with aluminium finish.
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temporary encouragement was re-
sponsible for the pseudo self-con-
fidence which landed her the role
Of Mrs. Darling in Peter Pan" the
role which started her on the road
to her ultimate success.
Five other RKO vaudeville acts
will be offered in addition to the
thirty-minute Hollywood revue
which Miss Ralston presents, and
includes Francis and Wally, Beau
Brummels Of Hokum"; Clyde Hager,
the international street faker"; Al
horde and Jeane, in Contrasts Of
Fun and Song; Large and Morg-
ner, in original athletic surprise, and
Iona Worth, "the versatile girl"
Frank Borzage's latest Fox pic
ture production, Young America, 3"
with Spencer Tracy, Doris Kenyon
and Tommy Conlon featured, will be
shown on the screen.
n n
Morton Downey, Tony Wons and
J, cques Renard open their engage
ment at the Indiana today on the
stage. On the screen is Edna May
Oliver in Ladies of the Jury"
Other theaters today offer: Scar
face" at the Palace; $50 Big" at
the polio; "Sky Bride" at the Cir
Gle: Getting Gertie's Garter" at
Keith's; Dodge Twins at the Lyric,
and burlesque at the Mutual.
= Il
Neighborhood theaters tonight
offer: Bat Whispers" and 1.-TWO
Kinds of Women" at the Mecca;
Ladies of the Big House." at the
Tuxedo; Polly of the Circus" at
the Stratford; Lady With a Past"
at the Belmont; Heaven on Earth"
and Broken Lullaby" at the Holly
wood; West of Broadway" at the
Emerson; The Gay Caballero," at
the Daisy, and Talbot. and Wiser
Sex" and The Dead Line" at the
Hamilton.
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Following is the explanation of
Ripley's Believe It or Not"
which appeared in Thursdays
Times:
The Eighteen Holes in One Shot
DIR. Samartini's freak shot was
his first attempt to play golf. His
ball was teed on No. / when he
took a few practice swings. One
Of these trial clouts struck the
ball and it shot of IS yards to the
right and plump into the cup of
No. 10, to go down into golf his
tory as the "18 holes in one shot"
Saturday - The Kidnaper Of
100000 Children.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-29
EVEN DRUG ADDICTS
HIT BY DEPRESSION

Narcotics Use Declines; People Too
Poor" Says Expert.
By United Press
NEW YORK. April 29.-Dr. Paul
Wolff, member of the faculty Of the
University of Berlin, secretary OF
the League Of Nations committee on
drug addiction. and one Of the
worlds leading authorities on mar
cotics. arrived today on the liner
Deutschland.
He will address the convention
of the American Medical Associ-
alton at New Orleans.
DR.. Wolf said there had been a
marked decline in the use Of mar
cotics and the number OF addicts
during the depression.
People simply are too poor to
buy" he declared.
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RoTARIANS TO MEET
Pacific Conference will Convene
June IL in Honolulu.

Be- United Press
HONOLULU, April 29.-For the
second time in its short but active
life. the Pacific Rotary Conference
will open sessions here June II. with
Rotarians from all sections Of the
Pacific basin in attendance.
The Pacific conference Of Rotary
of which the conference opening
next month will be the fourth. was
formed as the result Of efforts Of
Australian members of Rotary on
the return trip from the interna-
tioral convention in 1925.
Meetings have been held every two
years since the formation Of the
conference. the first session taking
place in Honolulu.