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Evening star., 1932-08-24

Paramount comedy-drama which heads
the program starting Friday, August 26,
at the Metropolitan Theater. The film
is a real and human story of Holly
wood. But unlike most of the stories
Of the city that have been seen lately
on the screen, this one abounds in
comedy The picture was adapted from
the stage play, Merton OF the Movies"
The large supporting cast includes
Zasu Pitts, Ben Trlrpin, Charles Sell
Ion, Helen Jerome Eddy. Arthur Hoyt.
Sam Hardy, oscar APPEL and gllmpses
of Maurice Chevalier, Sylvia Sidney,
Claudette Colbert, Gary Cooper and
other stars.
The short subject program will con-
sist of Romantic Melodies" featuring
Arthur Tracy, The Street Singer" OF
Evening star., 1932-08-24

Chair tickets are on sale at the Com
munity Center Department in the
Franklin Administration Building, Thir-
teenth and K streets, as well as at the
A. A. A. headquarters, Willard Hotel
Ticket Bureau and Washington Hotel
Newsstand Tickets will likewise be
available at the theater on Friday
evening.
Evening star., 1932-08-24

Slall, Singing SIdA
OF George Whites
Scandals" n d
Hal lie Roy, the
sensational s dancer
Of Ziegfeld's Follies.
Doctor TX" tells
of a mysterious
fiend who, at tie
rise OF the full
moon, stalks forth
on a reign of ter
ror. Suspicion falls
on DR.. Xavier and
his associates in a
medical research
center because six
murders were COM
mitted in t h e
neighborhood Of
a. = TN -
Evening star., 1932-08-24
Another Thriller on
The EarIe's Program.

- AID to be utterly different from
anything the screen has yet seen,
Doctor x" the First National
~ mystery thriller hailed as the
first picture filmed entirely in
Technicolor, will be the screen attrac
tton at the Earle Theater for the week
starting Friday. The stage program
will boast two headliners, Everett Mar
Evening star., 1932-08-24
PRINCE DlMITRl WEEDS
Wealthy Racing Hotorist and u.
s. Woman on Honeymoon.

s. Woman on Honeymoon.
LONDON, August "a CP.-Prince
Dimitri Djordjadze, wealthy racing
motorist and q naturalized American,
registry office to Mrs. Elizabeth Warner,
g. widow She gave her age as 80 and
her nationality as American, but she
declined to name her home town.
Prince Soumbatof and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Repton were witnesses. The
couple left for Paris soon after the
ceremony.
Evening star., 1932-08-24
Clothing Manufacturer Dies.

GARDNER, Mass. August "a (R-
Eugene Hays, Cleveland clothing manu-
facturer, died at local hospital today
of injuries suffered yesterday in an au-
tomobile accident which also brought
death to his brother Clarence.
Evening star., 1932-08-24
Menjou Is Starred
In Detective Story.

las its third attraction Of the R-K-O
"A greater show season Keith's will
bring to the screen Anthony Abbots
famous character, Thatcher Holt, in
this authors mystery drama, THE
Night Club Lady" Adolphe Menjou
portrays the famous detective and in
the adaptation of the widely read book
for the screen suspense has been
created and held to the final foot of
the film.
includes Mayo Methot, Skeets Gal
lagher, Blanche Frederici, Albert Cont
and other well known screen players.
1t is a Columbia picture and the Wash
ington presentation is a pre-release
showing.
Evening star., 1932-08-24
English Players for
sBacheiOF's Folly

EDGAR wALLACE's great play and
novel, 1.-The Calendar" comes . to
Loew's Columbia Theater this Friday
in its screen form as Bachelors Folly"
starring Edna Best and Herbert Mar
shall
Miss Best and Marshall recently
triumphed in that eminently successful
play There's Always Juliet" and this
is their first cinema together and fol-
lowing the play. Both are two of Eng
lands best known performers on stage
and screen, and since their arrival In
America have been hailed as two Of
the brightest prospects for the high
dramatic places here. Marshall has
been seen in The Letter" with Jean
Eagles, and with Claudette Colbert in
Secrets Of Secretary" Miss Best
has appeared R the stage in "Melo'
and There's Always Juliet"
Bachelors Folly" is an English story
of love and manners and considerable
intrigue with just enough of the Edgar
Wallace mystery touch to keep it
highly entertaining throughout. Many
of the original cast of the stage play
appear in Bachelors Folly" among
Evening star., 1932-08-24

guilty man is finally cornered, but not
before a series of adventures. Color
emphasizes the weird backgrounds,
Lionel Atwill. Lee Tracy, Fay Wray'
Preston Foster, John Wray, Harry
Peresford Arthur Edmund Carewe and
Robert warwick are in the cast.
The stage program is said to be one
of the best variety programs concocted
for the Earle. Marshall will be heard
in a cycle of popular songs, while
LIE Roy will be seen in a routine OF
dance creations that have made him
famous. other acts will be Arthur and
Morton Havel in a comedy offering:
Carr Brothers and Betty, athletes, and
Maxine Doyle, mistress Of ceremonies.
The program will be completed by a
new release of Screen Souvenirs" a
Betty Boop cartoon Bamboo Isle, the
latest issue of the Graham MacNamee
Newsreel, and the Earle orchestral pre-
iude
Evening star., 1932-08-24
Story Of South Seas.
At the Fox.

Az the IOA'
"THE PAINTED WOMAN" featuring
L Spencer Tracy, Peggy Shannon,
William Boyd and Irving Ptschel
will be the screen offering at the Fox
Theater this Friday, while the parade
of in-person names for the stage con-
tinues with a bill topped by Poll Negrl
and Georges Carpenter.
Miss Negri has an unusual dramatic
offering. Georges Carpenter, since his
sensational battle with Jack Dempsey,
has gone actor" His company con-
tains several talented girls, and they
70 through q pleasing sketch. Carpen-
tier was an entertainer on the French
stage before he turned his talents to
the ring. The remainder Of the vaude-
vile bill is made up Of Miss Patrtcola,
Joe Phillips and company and Wilfrid
Du Bois, juggler.
THE Painted Woman" Is q strongly
dramatic tale of the South Seas and
an exotic young woman who tries to
live down a past with q man she did
not love. for the future with man
whom she loves more, than anything
else in life.
Spencer Tracy plays his first TO
mantle role, that of a beachcomber. Will
liam (Stage) Boyd is hard-boiled cap
tain, who takes Shannon to South
Seas island when the police in a port
town commence a vigorous search for
her for an unmentionable crime.
Evening star., 1932-08-24
Realistic Prison Story
At the Palace.

ONE OF the most powerful stage plays
~ of prison life, THE Last Mile" is
scheduled as the new weeks picture at
the Palace Theater, beginning Friday.
In the stage version of the story Clark
Gable and Spencer Tracy were started
toward movie fame. The screen story
has cast composed of Preston Foster,
Howard Foster, Noel Madison, Frank
Sheridan, Daniel T. Hayes, who had
prominent part in the stage play,
Screen Pastures" and Louise Carter.
The scenes of the play are laid in
the death house of prison, rejecting
the thoughts and emotions Of the con-
victed men. The picture is said to be
filled with stark realism and carrying
a sincere sermon.
Evening star., 1932-08-24
"Pinafore" to Be Sung
At the Sylvan Theater.

GILBERT AND SULLIvAN'S tuneful
~ operetta "Pinafore" will be sung
at the National Sylvan Theater Friday
evening, August &c, at O'Clock, by a
COUP of Washington singers under the
direction of Estelle Wentworth. who has
had wide experience in both light and
grand opera in this country and abroad,
and who has been conducting intimate
productions of opera in this city for
several years.
The performance will be the first
Evening star., 1932-08-24

radio fame; q Newman Traveltalk,
Dancing Around the World" and the
latest issue of the Paramount Sound
News.
Evening star., 1932-08-24
What's What and Where
Attractions Soon to Be Seen in Washington Theaters

them Gordon Starker. probably Eng
lands best known cinema and stage
comic.
Evening star., 1932-08-24

Comedy Drama Scheduled
At the Metropolitan.
TOAN BLONDELL and Stuart Erwin,
) two of the screens comedians,
share honors in Make Me Star" the
Evening star., 1932-12-06
CITIZENS DISCUSS NEEDS.

Necessity for new fire engine house
in the Sixteenth Street Highlands Sec
ton was discussed last night at the
regular meeting of the Sixteenth Street
Highlands Citizens Association at 1440
Kennedy street.
1t was pointed out by P. w. Nichol-
son, retired Fire Department official,
that the present Brfghtwood engine
company on Georgia avenue must serve
the entire section from the Chillum dis
trict west to Rock Greek Park, and that
serious fires in opposite sections of this
large area could not be handled without
calling apparatus from distant points.
He advocated construction of an engine
house in the general neighborhood of
Fourteenth and Buchanan streets.
Paul Grove. appointed at the last
meeting to inquire into the need for
keeping the Brightwood station of the
city Post Office open at night, reported
he had conferred with Postmaster Will
liam M. Mooney and had been told
that in view of the economy situation
and the amount of night business it
was not advisable to keep the Office
open regularly at night but that from
December 16 to % it would be kept
open until pm. daily.
The committee on Christmas lighting
will request every property owner in
the associations territory to install
outside lighting for Christmas.
Paul Grove was appointed chairman
of the Program Committee.
The association admitted the follow
ing new members: p E. Snyder, 1858
Montague. street; Charles Conrad, 1857
Montague street; Edgar M. Ebert, 1888
Manchester lane; Joseph A. Fox, 1851
Montague street. and w. H. Walton
1886 Nicholson street.
Evening star., 1932-12-06
COURT HOLDS MAN
IN 60 BURGLAR|ES
Cases of Three Alleged
Fences Charged With Re-
ceiving SIS, 1000, Continued.

Alleged to have been responsible for
more than go housebreakings over a
period of several months, Leroy Dorsey,
81. colored, Of 1700 block, Eighth street,
was held on bond of $25,000 for grand
jury action when arraigned before
Judge Ralph Given in United States
Branch of Police Court today.
The cases Of three so-called fences,
alleged to have received stolen property
valued at close to $4,000 from Dorsey,
we're continued until tomorrow. The
25, and Bennie Zedd, 10, all of the 1900
block, Seventh street, were held under
bond of $4,000 each.
Dorsey was arrested November 90 by
Detective E. L. Dalstron, third precinct,
with quantity of clothing and jewelry
belonging to Fentiss Gardner colored,
1900 block Vernon street. The detec-
tive saw Dorsey running through an
alley near Sixteenth and S streets with
the clothing under his arm. The cul-
prit was captured after short chase,
and all the property stolen from Gard
ner's apartment recovered.
Police said more than Is suits of
clothes, several overcoatS and ladies'
dresses were recovered from the pawn
broking establishment on Seventh street
where the three fences" were arrested.
According to Assistant United States
Attorney Michael F. Keogh, Dorsey
spent years at Occoquan for house
breaking and served time in the Ma
tional Training School for Boys. Among
the homes he robbed was that of Maj.
Gen. Stephen D. FuQua, United States
Army, chief of Infantry.
Evening star., 1932-12-06
BILL WOULD SPEED
SMALL ESTATE CASES
Mrs Norton Presents Plan to Pre-
vent Congestion in Property
Clerks Office.

Chairman Norton of the House Dis
trict Committee at the request of the
District Commissioners today introduce
ed bill to prevent congestion In the
office of the property clerk, regarding
custody of small estates and the hold
ing of lost or stolen property This
bill seeks to amend Section 416 and
AIT of the revised statutes relating to
the District.
Under Section 416, amended in 1896,
If the value Of an estate exceeds $50,
it is necessary that letters of admins
tration be secured before the property
clerk can turn over the estate. In many
cases, the entire estate is kept in the
jurisdiction Of the property clerk and
the cost Of securing letters of adminis-
tration would practically wipe out the
estate. The amendment proposed is to
decrease the number of cases, which are
handled by increasing the value of the
estate so held from $50 to S100 and
thus expedite the disposition of this
class OF property.
The amendment to Section AIT, Is in
tended to reduce the holding of lost or
stolen property received by the property
clerk of the Police Department from
six months to three months, thus saving
considerable administrative work and
effecting saving to the Government
through reduction in requirements of
storage space.
Evening star., 1932-12-06
TAKOMA CITIZENS
FLAY MERGER BILL
Want Federation to Fight
Street Car Measure in
Present Form.

Voicing opposition to the street car
merger bill in its present form. the Ia
koma Citizens Association last night
urged the Federation of Citizens ASso-
Citations to oppose the measure in Con-
gresS.
The association adopted a resolution
opposing the passage Of any merger bill
which did not reserve to Congress full
power to amend or repeal all franchise
rights arising under it.
The resolution, presented by George
E. Sullivan, pointed out problems fac
ing local street car companies and the
fact that the present pending bill en-
bodies no reservation of power in Con-
gress to repeal the new franchise rights
proposed to be granted to a new COM
pany.
Phone Valuation Urged.
Congressional action was urged In an
other resolution adopted to compel the
Public Utilities Commission to proceed
ct once to secure full valuation for
the purpose of fixing rates of the Chesa-
peake & Potomac Telephone Co.
At the end Of the business session an
address was made by Paul E. LeSh on
THE Vote in the District Of Columbia. -
Mr.. Lesh said founders of the Nation
did not intend to exclude residents of
the National Capital from having the
right to vote, and pointed out the Dis
trict has more eligible voters than eight
States in the Union. The District is
practically two congressional units at
the present time and that the time has
arrived for securing representation in
Congress, he added.
Mr.. Lesh outlined the early history
of the voting situation and said 1t was
not until the early '80s that the Dis
trict had population enough to be a
single geographical unit.
d. c. Vote Resolution Offered.
In speaking from the standpoint of
taxation in 1930-31, he said the Dis
trict paid $14, ,600,0 900 in Federal taxes,
which was greater than % States.
While the District stood ninetieth from
the standpoint of population it was
twenty first on the list of Federal tax
payers. Yet these % States who paid
less than the District send Representa-
tives here to decide how that money
shall be spent That is certainly taxa
ton without representation"
Sullivan presented resolution to the
effect that "it was the sense of the as
sociation that we take immediate steps
to obtain national representation for
the District of Columbia" Objection
was made on the ground that it was too
important matter to take action with
out investigation and the matter was
referred to the Committee on Laws and
LEGISLATION for report at the next meet
ing.
Evening star., 1932-12-06
DISTRICT COM MITTEE
TO MEET TOMORROW
13 Bills Already Passed by Senate
Are Pending Before
House Group.

The first meeting of the House Dis
trict Committee this session Of Con-
gress has been called for tomorrow
morning by Chairman Norton, who said
today she would seek to have District
legislation program formulated to push
at this session.
Mrs. Norton has conferred with
Speaker Garner and other House lead
ere and finds that very little time will
be allowed for District legislation at
this session. For this reason she will
nrge the committee to concentrate on
g short program Of the more essential
measures.
Legislation to receive prompt con-
sideration by the House District Com
mittee consists of 13 bills which have
passed the Senate and have been re-
ferred to the House committee. These
relate to a wide variety Of subjects. such
as orphan asylums, fraud prevention in
stock sales. control over degree con-
ferring institutions, real estate sale reg
ulation, guardianship Of veterans, fore
closure of mortgages, construction and
repair work, kidnapping, non-Support
tllegitimate children, amending Of the
home care act for children, and the
Della Ledendecker relief bill.
Evening star., 1932-12-06
ABOLITION OF PARKING
lis URGED TO CITIZENS
Dupont Association Hears Plan to
Clear Streets in "Old
City Proper"

A plan to eliminate parked cars from
streets in the "old city proper" area OF
Washington was presented to the Du-
pont Circle Citizens Association yester-
day at its regular meeting in the May
flower Hotel.
Reported by Maj. Clayton E. Emig.
chairman of the Traffic Committee OF
the organization, the scheme proposed
that property owners In the area below
Florida avenue have their back yards
zoned to permit rental or the space for
parked cars In the average width
back yard, 18 feet, three cars could be
placed diagonally, allowing free move
ment at all times, the report pointed
out.
Rates for the parking would be SO a
month payable monthly, according to
the plan. These charges should be
regulated by order of the District Com
missioners or the Public Utilities Com
mission, it was said.
Property owners would not be re-
quired to make Improvements other
than removal of back fences and sheds
which would interfere with parking.
Other members of the Traffic Com
mittee besides Maj. Emig, originator of
the plan, are Admiral Joseph Strauss,
Admiral william Rogers, Gen. George
p Scriven, William Phelps Emo and
Capt. Albert G. Gore.
Evening star., 1932-12-06
GEOGRAPHIC GROUP
.HONORS HUTCHINSON
Associate Secretary of So.
Ciety Is Guest at Head
quarters Luncheon.

George w. Hutchison, associate sec
retary of the National Geographic
Society, was guest of honor at lunch
con given today by his fellow officers
of the society in recognition of his
completion of 25 years of service.
Held at the National Geographic
Society headquarters building. in Six
teenth street, the luncheon was pre-
sided over by Dr. Gilbert Grosvenor,
president of the organization and editor
of the National Geographic Magazine
The guests included MIR. Hutchison' S
associates on the official staff of the
Geographic Society and many personal
friends
When Mr.. Hutchinson joined the Ma
tional Geographic Society in 1907 as
manager of the clerical and business
departments, whose total personnel was
less than 20, DR.. GroSyenor and John
Oliver La Gorce were the only other
officials. The membership of the So
ciety then was $1,000. Since then, Mr..
Hutchinson has seen the clerical per-
sonnel grow to 500 and the membership
to more than 100000.
Mr.. Hutchison's duties have included
assistance in developing the distribution
program of the society's magazine, the
circulation of which exceeds 100000.
Guests at today's luncheon included
DR.. La Gorce, John Joy Edison, Franklin
L. Fisher, Herbert A. Poole, j. r. Hide
brand, Frederic. Simpich, DR.. William
j. Showalter, Melville Bell Grosvenor,
Albert H. Bumstead, Maynard Owen
williams. Charles Martin, L. w. Gillette,
DR.. Allan Scott Wolfe, DR.. Lewis H.
Taylor, Robert V. Fleming, Hilleary G.
Hoskinson, Elisha Hanson, Charles w.
Beck, Hal Sorensen, John H. Davis,
Thomas W. McKnew, Albert w. Tucker,
McFall Kerbey, E. John Long, W. Rob-
ert Moore, L. Rohe Walter, Leo A,
Borah, Worth Shouts, Vernon H.
Brewster, Gerard p. Hubbard. Leonard
c. Roy, Hashime Murayama, Conrad G.
Smith, DR.. Guy Latimer and Gilbert
@. La Gorce.
Evening star., 1932-12-06
COMMITTEES TO DISCUSS
POTOMAC IMPROVEMENTS
Chamber of Commerce Bodies to
Take Up River Plans at
Joint Meeting.

Three committees of the Washington
Chamber of Commerce, having to do
with harbors, parks and Fairgrounds
and transportation, will hold a joint
meeting soon to discuss plans for the
improvement of the Potomac River, ii
was decided at meeting of the Tran
portation Committee yesterday.
George E. Keneipp, chairman of
group, said plans to hold such a me
ing already had been approved by job
H. Small chairman of the Parks and
Fairgrounds Committee, and Thomas
S. Settle, chairman of the Harbors
Committee.
After discussion of enforcement Of
traffic regulations, Mr.. Keneipp ap-
pointed three subcommittee to study
the problems of stop signs. speed limits
and traffic lights.
Evening star., 1932-12-06
BUDGET SLASH|NG
BEGUN BY CHEST
Impossibility of Meeting All
Pleas From Agencies Is
Stressed by Evans.

Scaling down of the budgets Of the
SO member agencies of the Community
Chest was begun yesterday at a meet
ing of the Budget Committee OF the
Chest at the United States Chamber
of Commerce.
Hearings will be held by five subcom-
mittees of the General Budget Commit
tee, aided by five consultants of the
Council of Social Agencies, 1t was an
nounced.
ALLEGATION of funds not now In sight
should not be made, Joshua Evans, jr.,
chairman of the committee, told men,
bers, stressing the fact that it will not
be possible for the committee to make
all appropriations requested by Chest
member agencies.
Care on Commitments Urged.
He also urged that no Chest agencies
make commitments where their dis
charge is dependent on the receipt OF
Chest funds, except those absolutely
unavoidable, until after the work of the
Budget Committee has been completed
In brief talk, Elwood Street, direc
tor of the Chest, outlined the actual
work of the committee, praised its per-
sonnel and started the machinery Of
budget making in motion.
At the close of the meeting Chairman
Evans said:
THE committee is going at its task
with a spirit of conservation to the
service of our city, recognizing, how
ever, the stern realities that face it, but
hoping that the results of its efforts will
be regarded as fair and equitable"
subcommittee to Meet.
Subcommittee meetings will be held
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday of each week, each subcom-
mitCee meeting one day each week.
The committee, in addition to Mr..
Evans, includes:
Clarence Phelps Dodge, vice chair
man; William j. Flather, jr.; Arthur
HELEN, H. L. Rust, jr.; Elwood Street,
A. G. Landrus and E. E. Gallahue.
Evening star., 1932-12-06

Two Washington firemen on special
police duty yesterday answered a reg
ular three alarm crime call for the first
time in their lives and found expert
ence with the well known fire business
is handy in any line.
Sergt. w. j. Bunton and Pvt. F. M.
Wighington of No. 8 Engine Company
were lowering about their home fire
house, in the 1900 block of U street,
swinging their clubs like real police
men late yesterday afternoon when
they received call "a man has been
Bunton and Wighington were prac-
tically standing on the scene. They
rushed to stairway door and started
TO enter. The door was locked. No one
answered their demands to open it.
BY this time Officers Franklin and
Evening star., 1932-12-06
FEDERAL JUDGE ENDS
PRISONERS SENTENCE
Justice Way Holds D. C. Court In
fiicted Too Sever 7enalty
in Larceny

Holding that too heavy a punishment
had been imposed in Police Court here,
Presiding Justice Way in the Federal
Court at Alexandria, Va, today cr-c-ed
the release from Lorton Ref9 ~
of Nelson Harrison, who was
two-year sentence for larceny.
Harrison was sentenced to serve 800
days and pay fine of $780, Unable
to pay the fine, an additional term of
800 days was imposed on July II, 1881.
Judge Way held that under the law
In the District of Columbia, the maxi
mum penalty for the offense was $50
days and 5000 fine. Consequently, Har-
rison, having served his full time under
the lighter punishment, was released.
District Attorney Leo A. Rover said he
would call the case to the attention of
the Solicitor General to see whether he
wanted an appeal taken.
The case was brought into the Vir-
ginia Court on writ Of habeaS corpus.