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The Washington times., 1932-07-26
Hayes May Stay
in Pictures

Helen Hayes likes Broadway
but she's glad to be back in Hol-
lywood. she revealed today in her
first interview since arriving in
the film colony to Sbegin work in
her role with Gary Cooper and
Adolphe Menjou in Paramount'S
film version of the Ernest Hem
ingway novel, "A Farewell to
Arms" to be produced under di-
rection of Frank Borzage.
The actress also disclosed that
her separation from the Broad
way stage may be much longer
than she expected when she
signed to play the film role OF
the war nurse in the Hemingway
story. "It looks as if I'm in Hol-
lywood to stay this time" said
Miss Hayes. "All plans for re-
turning to the New York stage
next season are very indefinite.
probably will not appear on
Broadway next season at all.
II start work next week In "A
Farewell to Arms and this role
will not be finished until some
time in September. And several
pictures have been lined up for
me which will keep me busy well
into the winter"
Miss Hayes also disclosed to-
day that she made her film de-
but nearly 20 years ago. But I
was just a tiny tot" she said.
"I appeared in support of Jean'
the first dog star in films"
Miss Hayes made her first de-
parture from stage roles to ap-
pear in a starring film role IN
"The Sin of Madelon Claudet, "
and a co-starring part in ARROW
smith"
The Washington times., 1932-07-26
Foxette Champion

The Foxettes have been gone
from F Street for these many
moons, but the memory of this
dancing group fingers on accord
ing to the latest mail. Says a
Foxette fan:
''NOw that they no longer
have units at the Fox / wonder
if there isn't something which
can be done to bring about the
return of the FOxettes? The
same group of girls who were
there when they started the
units three years ago. There
was a lot of variety in their
work and they always looked
as though they were enjoying
themselves while they danced.
Personally always get much
more kick out Of a show, no
matter how bad it is, if there
is some one I know taking
part in it. Boy 1 never would
miss week if they were there
again. And 1 know I'm not the
only one who feels that way
either. It's human nature to
feel stuffed and important
when they know anyone in
show business See what you
can do for the amusement pub
lie, Andy.
"FOXETTE FAM"
Here's your letter in print and
let's see if somebody seconds the
motion. Though it sounds like
a missive from one Of the Fox
cites boy friends.
The Washington times., 1932-07-26
All In q Day
-BY-
MARK HELLlNGER

NEW YORK. July 26.
By chilling coincidence it just year ago today
that stood the of the Negfed Theater and cried
like baby Word had just reached that Helen Walsh
Zegfed beauty and the grandest of girls was dead as
result of yacht explosion in which my wife and were
also involved
felt as though the world had topped upon 1t was
just before curtain time and capacity audience was filing
in to see what destined to be the last Folles that
Florenz Zegfeld would produce I shaking as
though were grpped by the palsy and I'm quite positive
I didn't know where | was at the moment.
The Washington times., 1932-07-26
George Bancroft As
Russian. Next At Met

George Bancroft returns to the
action type Of picture that first
made him a star in "The World
and the Flesh" his newest pic
ture coming to the Metropolitan
Theater for one week starting
Friday, July 20. Miriam Hopkins,
who was skyrocketed to fame, as
result of her brilliant per-
formanceS in "Dr. Jekyll and
Mr.. HYDE" and Smiling Lieu
tenant" has the leading feminine
role.
The Washington times., 1932-07-26
Boulevard Talk

DOuACVdEu A@AN
If he hadn't signed that con-
tract at M.G.M., director Roland
Brown was all set to duck out of
Hollywood on a tanker. Now that
Charles Bickford has calmed
down, Roland is the film colony's
first rebel. He has fought with
every studio he's worked at. But,
because he really has something
to give the producers keep sign
ing him.
Greta NiSSen is upset because of
persistent reports in the East that
she will appear in Broadway
musical. She denies it emphati-
cally. Everything seems to be
running smoothly now between
Greta and Weldon Hayburn. {.
John MILAN is building a room
onto his house to give that new
baby more room to. grow in. the
film colony comes in for another
drubbing in Rockies Hollywood, I"
a new novel by Haynes Loubou
(pseudonym for two Tan Maya
zine writer's, Harmony Haynes and
Dorothy Loubou) . Even T m
Mix is doing a political story. It's
laid back in 1896 and Tom plays
Grover Cleveland Democrat.
The two Chaplin youngsters asked
Will Rogers to have his picture
taken with them. They promised
him to get it in the paper. The
M. G. M. research department un-
covers the fact that bulls are color.
blind. Still, Buster Keaton says
he won't go into a pasture in a
pair Of red pants. Una Merkel
writes that her aviator husband is
frequently mistaken for Ronald
Colin an. .Afte r thoughts on
Strange Observation-Disclosures
Kirkland succeeded better than
any other player in depicting the
advance of age.
Hollywood looks to see Mary
Pickford back here by Saturday
For one reason, Pickfair will be
entertaining guests for the Olym.
pic Games and for another Mary
has been anxious to start her
picture as a celebration of her
mothers birthday on Septem-
Der 4.
The Francis Marion story is
not abandoned, Pickford aides
insist, but there is strong pos.
sibility that another picture will
be made first. The purpose of
Mary's visit East was to look
over two stage plays and a mag
azine serial.
Doug's plans still call for the
China expedition in September
The Washington times., 1932-07-26

m a I m a l a q e.
Upon his arri.
val in Picadilly
he will assume
t h e manage
ment of Loew'S
Empire Thea
ter, considered
Europe'S finest
cinema,
The transfer
of the Loew
executive from
washington to
the most i'm
portant mana.
gerial portfolio
abroad was Of
The Washington times., 1932-07-26
Madse EvansH Has
M d e ce
With M-G-M
By HARRISON CARROLL
(Copyright. 1892. King Features
Syndicate, Incl

HOLLYWOOD, Calf. July 26.
In a final conference, Madge
Evans and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
have ironed out their difficulties
and the blonde star goes back to
work there as soon as she finishes
the AL JolSon picture.
She will have a new long-term
contract. which should make
everybody happy. Because things
were going very smoothly until
that salary disagreement came up.
Madge has made only one pic
ture-her present one-away from
M.-G.-M. since she was brought
out here year and a half ago to
play opposite Ramon Novarro in
"Son of India" Catching on i'm
mediately, shc appeared in rapid
succession opposite Clark Gable,
Robert Montgomery and William
Haines.
Her new deal at the studio as
sures her of important considerR-
ton on the M.G.M. production
schedule.
Meanwhile, she and Tom Gal
lery still are seen everywhere to-
gether and Hollywood looks for
a marriage there some time in
the future.
The Washington times., 1932-07-26
Was Emotional

was EmOriOndI
Ziegfeld walked over, placed
an arm around my shoulders
and guided me to the little
office on the right that we
used from time to time. He sat
down beside me.
"Snap out of it, Mark" he
said. "She was a wonderful
girl, but it was her time to 60.
We've all got to go the same
route, and tears don't help any.
Cut those tears, boy, and I'll
send out for a drink"
His words sank in. I nodded.
! realized I was being foolish.
I swallowed hard and I straight
ened in my chair. I looked up.
And doggone his funny, old
Soul-Ziegfeld was crying, too.
For me to write an obituary
about Florenz Ziegfeld is ter
rifying experience. AS a friend
for several years, as an init
mate pal for the last two and
as the co-author of both the
''FollieS" and 'Hot-Cha," it is
difficult for me to realize that
that familiar voice is stilled
and that those shrewd eyes are
closed forever. More than diff
cult. it is strange and unreal.
Easy enough to pound out
empty phrases. The theater
has suffered an irreparable
loss" for "ziegfeld was the
greatest Snowman since Bar
num-" Simple enough to say
''He was a great man." or
"There will never be another
Broadway figure like him"
All very true. those phrases
but all somewhat meaning
less 1t seems to me that
whenever a great figure goes
into the beyond similar words
are always applied. To those of
us who knew him well, Florenz
ziegfeld rates a far greater
tribute. I only wish that I had
the ability to write it.
His Extravaganza
The depression killed the
master Snowman. The doctors
can blame it on his heart or
whatever they choose. but they
cannot tell me what I already
know. For more than a year
now money worries have trou-
bled him greatly. And bit by
bit, as the months rolled on,
those worries became greater
and greater.
Stories Of Ziegfeld's extrava-
ganceS have not been exag-
gerated. He lived to love and
he loved to live. He thought
e, less of the dollar than any man
In American history. He tossed
away fortunes and earned
others that he tossed away
even more easily. He was proud
Of his great name and he spent
millions to add glamor to it.
He overpaid his casts to such
an extent that he couldn't get
his expenses back. AS long as
his name remained on top he
was satisfied.
One Of the best illustrations
OF the mans mode of living is
provided in the famous story of
his wire to Ed Wynn, the highly
successful comedian who was
starred by Ziegfeld on several
occasions. It seems that Flo,
after making huge fortunes
with Show Boat" and Rio
Rita" several years ago, found
himself on the coast and ac-
tually in need of ready cash.
1t seemed inconceivable that
such a thing could happen, yet
there it was. He owed one
butcher $4,000 and varying
sums to other tradeSmen. So,
one morning in the East, Ed
Wynn received a wire from
Ziegfeld.
1t was a touching wire. It
stated that he and Ed had been
pals for many years. 1t said
that the great glorifier was in
temporary difficulties and that
he needed $4,000 very badly.
It was practically a matter of
life or death. Would Ed wire
him the money at once?
Ed Wynn sent on the $4,000.
And do you know what the man
did with it? He hired a pri-
The Washington times., 1932-07-26
HARRY CRULL MOVED TO LONDON - 5SsT HsE
Sails August 8
For New Job
Abroad
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

From F Street in washington
to London.
That's quite a Jump but Harry
w. Crull, of Loew's Fox Theater
will make it. He sails on August
for the land of good ale, tea,
and crumpets, not to mention
The Washington times., 1932-07-26
New Revue

According to announcement,
Long Live the King" will be the
title of the intimate revue coming
to the Vanderbilt Theater some
time next month.
The Washington times., 1932-07-26

vats railroad car to take him
back East!
There may be some of you
who will say it was foolish for
a man to have lived like that.
Well, foolish for, you or me,
perhaps, but not for Flo Zieg-
field. That was his life; he had
never been any different.
Thus, he marched on. At first,
his love for luxury astounded
you. But then, as you watched
him sailing blitheley along, you
grew to admire his utter con-
tempt for anything that was
not of the best. He was glori-
Gus in his profligacy.
When I said the depression
killed the man, I meant Just
that. Suddenly, almost over
night, it dawned upon him that
the present was not the past.
Money became far tighter than
it had ever been before. His
monied friends could no longer
afford the great thrill of invest
ing in a Ziegfeld production.
The banks would not listen to
his plea that his next show
would be his greatest. Creditors
were bounding him. The screws
were being clamped tighter and
tighter on an aging figure who
was fighting his way through
a nightmare.
But, until the very end, he
held fast to his fascinating
pride. There were those who,
realizing the magic drawing
power Of his name, offered him
thousands of dollars weekly for
the use of it on small produc'
tions. But bad as things were,
he would not consent.
One late afternoon, just be-
fore he left his theater for the
last time, we sat in the
shadows of his office. 1 didn't
know then that death was lurk-
ing in those shadows-and I
urged him to accept one of
these propositions for the use
of his name. He slapped his
desk.
Nothing doing" he replied
shortly. II want none of that.
I'll die first before I'll con-
sent to such a thing"
And he did.
Hail and Farewell
I could write so much. So
very, very much. 1 wanted to
tell you of his devotion to.
Billie Burke and of his, great
love for his daughter, Patricia,
whom he revered above all
things on this earth. I wanted
to tell you of the innumerable
people he has helped, even
though the Broadway world
knew nothing about it.
I wanted to tell you of the
thousands Of stage people he
has aided toward success.
wanted to tell you that he
could never fire a chorus girl
and that, if the company man
ager did so in order to cut ex-
penSes, he would often pay the
kids out of his own pocket.
wanted to tell you-
But what's the use of going
on like this? I want some
thing, too. want to sit in the
Ziegfeld Theater just once more
and hear that high voice with
the funny, nasal quality.
want to hear it say:
Hey, Goldie, where are
those song writers: Are they
trying to ruin me?. Tell
Urban I don't want so much
blue on that scene. Where's
Hellinger?. is he trying to-.
ruin me with those bum jokes?
Where's that costumer?. >.
Is he trying to ruin me?.
Call up California and get
Patricia on the wire.".
Oh, hell. What's the use?
x X X
You were a grand character,
Flo. So long. And God bless
you.
The Washington times., 1932-07-26
Did You Know:

That Richard Dix's father ac-
tually participated in the Okla
homa land rush depicted in
"Cimarron"?
The Washington times., 1932-08-12
PICARD s TRIP
WATTS ON SKY

ZURICH, Switzerland, Aug. IL
G.N.SD The balloon which will
carry Prof. Auguste Picard and
his floating laboratory on his
second expedition into the strato-
sphere arrived at Dubendorf Air
Field today.
Hopes were held out that the
scientist would be able to begin
his ascent tonight, but he an
nounced that unfavorable weather
conditions neceSsitated further
postponement.
It took so men to get the bal
loon out of the van. While the
work was in progress, Prof. Pic
card, attired in a white shirt,
white flannel trousers, white
shoes and his Panama, strolled
out on the field with his wife and
son.
Behind him came the official
weather forecaster, who looked
at the sky and then announced
that a bad depression was hover
ing in the area.
Prof. Picard, keenly diSappoint-
ed, ordered the balloon returned
to the truck.
The Washington times., 1932-08-12

Dry leaders today assailed Presi,
dent Hoover's new stand on pro-
hibition as a betrayal and sur
render"
Predicting the Presidents dec
laration in favor of State control
would cost him many votes and
might even result in the dry
forces throwing their support to
a third party, Canon William
Sheafe Chase, superintendent of
the International Reform Fedora
ton and member of the prohibi,
ton board of strategy, said:
Says He Surrendered
"The President has weakened
and surrendered to the IawIesS
liquor traffic at the very
time when renewed determina-
tisn was all that was needed to
assure the successful enforce
ment of national prohibition.
"The tragedy of his state
The Washington times., 1932-08-12
FLYING FAMILY
SET FOR HOP

NEWARK, N. j.. Aug. IL
G.N.SD.-George Hutchinson, his
wife and their two young daugh-
ters arrived at Newark airport
from Bridgeport, Conn, just after
noon today in the twin motor
Sikorsky amphibian in which
Hutchinson plans to fly across the
Atlantic with his flying family"
Hutchinson said that after lunch
con he would leave for Washing
ton, from which city he plans to
start on the first leg of the flight
to London.
He said he is now waiting only
for necessary permission from the
Danish government to land at
Greenland. and that he hopes to
get that permission over the week
end and leave Washington on the
flight on Monday.
His children are Kathryn, 8,
and Janet Lee. 6.
The Washington times., 1932-08-12
Canon Chase Says Speech
viii Cost HooUer Votes

ment is that it will make en-
fOrcement more difficult for
the next four years If he Is
elected.
Hits State Control
"The Republican substitute,
if enacted, would embOdy in
the Constitution a recognition
of the legality of the beverage
alcohol liquor traffic, which
the common law, the Supreme
Court and the Eighteenth
Amendment have declared an
outlaw.
"Mr. Hoover defends the Re-
publican wet plank, which pro-
poses to amend the Eighteenth
Amendment on the grounds the
latter cannot be enforced. Yet
the proposed substitute of re-
turning to State control will
be 10 times more difficult. The
President must know the liquor
traffic has never Obeyed any
restraining law"
Will Cost Him Votes
A prominent member of the
anti-Saloon League, who declined
to permit his name to be used
pending issuance of an official
statement by the league, predicted
the Presidents declaration on
prohibition would cost him the
southern support which helped to
place him in office in 1928. He
said:
Extreme drys will regard the
Presidents changed attitude as
a betrayal, those southern Dem
Ocrats, who bolted their party
in '2S to vote for Hoover merely
because of his stand on pro-
hibitiOn will desert him now. He
will not receive the support of
the militant drys. The more
conservative drys may think 1t
the lesser of two evils, but the
Republican prohibition plank
will not inspire the dryS to GO
out and take their coats off for
the President, as they did four
years ago."
Leaders of the various dry or
ganizations held private meetings
today to determine what action
should be taken. The allied forces
for prohibition announced they
would issue a statement, while DR.
Edwin C. Dinwiddie, executive
secretary of the Prohibition Board
of Strategy, said he also was pre-
pairing a statement.
Bishop James Cannon. tr, mil
liant dry leader, is In Geneva.
The Washington times., 1932-08-12
z BOYS ESCAPE.
METEOR RAIN

KANSAS CITY, Aug. 12.-The
present Perseid meteor display
holds more than usual interest for
Earl and Harry christensen,
farmers of Archie, Mo.
The brothers said that yester-
day three fragments fell from the
heavens, striking near them. The
fragments have been tentatively
identified by E. S. Haynes. pro-
fessor of astronomy at the Univer-
sity of Missouri, as parts of a Per
seid meteor.
One of the meteorites drilled
hole in the earth about six feet
from Harry, while another struck
in a cornfield where Earl was
working. The third struck in a
nearby field.
The Washington times., 1932-08-12
BY XMAS,
WATERS COAL

BOSTON, Aug. IL G.N.SO.-A
Christmas present this December
of complete cash payment of the
soldiers bonus for war veterans
was predicted today by Walter
w. Waters, head Of the Washing
ton bonus expeditionary forces,
who arrived here from New York,
en- route to the state conve rtion
of the American Legion in
Lawrence.
Waters said thai the veterans
were going to see to it that the
right sort of men wee going to
Congress to protect the interest
of all the people. He demanded
economic justice for everyone"
Waters revealed ne came here
at the invitation of State Com
mander Stephen C. Garrity and
Mayor James M. Curley. All ex-
penses of his trip, he said, were
being paid by Mayor Curley.
The Washington times., 1932-08-12
Clarke s Skull in Court to Aid Filler
Stocks Skid
As Profits
Are Taken

NEW YORK, Aug. 8 Q,N.S).
Stock market prices today sagged
under consistent profit-taking,
but large scale supporting bids at
levels moderately under previous
closing prices prevented the list
from receding very far.
Although losses of from 2 to 8
points were sustained by most
shares, the recession was not
linked with the acceptance speech
of President Hoover.
1t had been expected that a re-
action of this sort would occur
after the weeks of Steady gain in
values.
Wall Street had by no means
lost it's bullish feeling, but weak
ness in principal commodities,
with wheat sliding off 112 cents
a bushel and cotton breaking
more than 81 bale. led traders
to play safe and those with large
outstanding paper profits to their
credit decided to cash in while
there was still time.
The reSiliency of the market
was particularly impressive, with
leading stocks such as Case. Au-
burn. International Harvester.
American Telephone. and United
States Steel swapping back
sharply from their forenoon lows,
although the subsequent recover
les as a rule were not sufficient
to make up the early losses.
A select number of issues, of
more speculative character, took
the play on the bull side, notably
American and Foreign Power, In
ternational Telc~ lone and Tele-
graph, Gillette and Stone & Web
ster.
The Washington times., 1932-08-12
MINERS HOMES
DyNAM|TED

ATHENS, Ohio, Aug. II
NI.N.SO.-Three miners homes
were laid low by fire, dynamite
blasts were set off, and a militia
sentry was fired upon early today
in the Hooking Valley coal strike
region after fierce battle of ma.
chine guns and high-powered
rifles was waged between Ohio
ationa Guardsmen and ter
rorists at the mining village of
Chauncey, Ohio.
The disorder was the worst in
the long and bitter coal strike. A
A. all of bullets left at least five
homes riddled by shots in
Cha lcey.
Rioting in various sections of
the coal fields broke 0ut spas
.enodically at night. -
The Washington times., 1932-08-12
HOLE
SHOWN BY
EXPERT
Counsel for Capt. Lancaster
Attempts to Prove Young
Writer Killed Himself

MIAMI, Fla, Aug. -
GN,S).-Using the yellowed
) skull of Haden Clarke and the
weapon with which he was
killed to illustrate his conclu-
sions, Albert H. Hamilton. bal
aistics expert of Auburn, N. Y,
today declared the young
writer died a suicide.
Hamilton told the jury in the
murder trial of Capt. william N.
Lancaster:
"This man died of a self
inflicted wound"
Placed on the stand by Chief
Defense Attorney James M. Car
son, Hamilton held the gruesome
'skull of the dead man before
him as he talked.
Carson asked:
"Was it homicide or sui
cider"
Hamilton replied:
SIT was suicide. There is
not a scintilla of evidence to
support a theory of homicide
or murder"
With this dramatic declara.
ton, Hamilton concluded his di,
} rect testimony for the defense,
"Ace in the Hole"
He was "the ace in the hole
in the defense's effort to obtain
Aan acquittal verdict for the
British ilier and war hero. Ham
ilton testified that the gun which
killed Clarke was held close to
the head, the gun pressing
against the head and. the head
pressing back against tn" gun,
so that the muzzle formed a
"sealed contact" with the head
Burning powder gases followed
the bullet into the skull, leaving
no powder marks on the outside
skin. but burning the inside of
Rthe scalp and the outer and in
ner walls of the skull, Hamilton
testified.
It is only possible for suicide to
make such a sealed contact" he
declared.
Victim Would Finch
The same result cannot be pro-
duced by a murderer unless he
holds his victims head against
a wall. or in a wise, the expert
said. Otherwise, the victim would
finch, however, slightly. permit.
fting gases to escape between the
muzzle and the outside of the
skin.
In the sealed contact" shot,
the gases following the bullet ex
plode inside the skull, fracturing
the skull around the wound and
forcing blood and brain tissue out
Of the wound, Hamilton said.
The gun with which Clarke was
shot had blood stains and bits of
tissue on the front sight, he said
His Skull was fractured, Ham,
(Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1932-08-12
Man Uses 3 Methods
TO Die in Hotel Room

NEW YORK, Aug. II G.NSD.
A maid entering the hotel suite of
Morton Cotton Nichols, 81, so,
cially prominent and a Harvard
graduate, found his body hanging
from a bath room hook.
Later it was found that
Nichols, agonized by intense
pain from a complication of dis
eases, had first swallowed poison,
inhaled a deadly anaethetic, and
then had fastened the moose
around his neck to make death
certain.