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The Washington times., 1932-03-30
Famous Baltimore
TheGter To Be Sold

BALTIMORE, March 30.-The
Auditorium, Maryland Theater,
and Kernan's Hotel will continue
operation under receivership until
their sale, it was indicated today.
Frederick C. Schanberger, sr., and
Walter C. Pinkard are the re-
ceivers, and Joseph Addison is
trustee authorized to sell the
properties
James L. Herman, whose name
the operating company bears,
attracted wide attention in the
ninetieS with his Natatorium, on
the site of the present auditorium,
spending money lavishly and pay
ing Adelina Patti, soprano,
$12,500 to sing at the opening.
The Washington times., 1932-03-30
HyGttsUiILe W.C.T.U.
To Honor Mrs. Kinq

The Rudicil Women's Christian
Temperance Union will plant
memorial tree in honor of Mrs.
James L. King, at Hyattsville High
School, Friday afternoon, Mrs. o.
N. Eaton, president of the union,
announced today.
Mrs. King was long prominent
in national and State affairs of
the w. C. T. U. Mrs. F. r. Co
burn will be in charge of Fridays
ceremonies.
The Washington times., 1932-03-30
JACKSON CASE
POSTPONED

Because of the absence of State
witnesses, the hearing of H. G..
Jackson, of Petersburg, Va, held
in the Jail at Upper Marlboro, in
connection with the 10-year-old
murder of Barney Mcbride, was
again postponed when defense
and States attorney met at the
jail yesterday.
April IL was set as the new
date for the hearing. A hearing
will be held on that date if the
grand jury, which meets Monday,
fails to indict him. Jackson was
represented yesterday by John
Mudd, of Charles county, Md, and
N. B. Munson, of Petersburg.
The Washington times., 1932-03-30
JURY CONV|CTS
D|ETZ On RUM

William Deitz, 26, and Reuben
Greenberg, 20, today were con-
victed of possession of liquor by
a Police Court jury, which &C
quilted them of maintaining a
nuisance. They will be sentenced
later.
Three other defendants in the
same case were acquitted on both
charges. They were Samuel Me
lincob, %; Benjamin Cohen, %,
and Shellie Rowe, colored, 81. All
were arrested December 4 in a
raid on 433 Eleventh st. N. W.
The Washington times., 1932-03-30

feeling and fits of dizziness
these things only d tOOman knOtVs.
Yetyour happiness is threatened.
Your husbands patience may end.
What are you going to do about it?
A simple, household remedy has
helped literally thousands upon
thousands of women during these
particularly difficult times
young women :: mothers before
and after childbirth 50. middle.
aged women at menopause.
It's Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege.
table Compound :. and if you are
not feeling well you should try it.
1t strengthens you through its
The Washington times., 1932-03-30
SINGERS AT SoIREE

The Madrigal Singers, composed
for the most part of Takoma Park
talent, will appear in costume at
the Colonial Soiree at the Women's
City Club this evening, under the
direction of Mrs. John Milton Syl-
vester of Blair Road, Montgomery
county.
The Washington times., 1932-03-30
PGn-AmeriCGnS Plan
April II Celebration

Pan-American Day, April IA,
will be observed throughout
North and South America. In
Washington, the governing board
of the Pan-American Union will
take the lead, paying tribute to
the memory of George Wash
ington.
Vice President Curtis will
address an assemblage of stu
dents from schools. colleges and
universities of the District under
auspices of the District Commis-
sionerS. The address will be
broadcast.
The Washington times., 1932-03-30

"DON'T speak to me-" she cries.
O"I'm all upset and want to be
alone"
Why is it::: as soon as a woman's
nerves become excited she hurts
the ones she loves.
She has no patience with any.
body. Everything seems to make
her unhappy. respondent.
No husband can understand the
reason why! What has changed
her into a silent, moody woman
-. always grumbling and flying
into a rage over a triAe?
Those dreadful headaches and
backacheS that bearing-down
The Washington times., 1932-03-30
Irritable, GrouChy Wives!

tonic action: Comforts and helps
you over these trying times!
Letters from grateful women
food our mail every day -: prais-
ing this medicine :: thanking as,
and offering to tell others about
the miraculous benefits it has
wrought.
Yet you go on suffering -. your
life hardly worth living and
you haven't tried Vegetable Com.
pound?
Go to your druggist today: Ask
him for a bottle of either the liquid
or the tablets. Let this strengthen
ing medicine help you.
The Washington times., 1932-03-30
Biological Society
To Meet SATURDAY.

The Biological Society of Wash
ington will hold its regular meet
ing Saturday night at 8 o'clock
at the Cosmos Club. c. P.
Clausen, of the Bureau Of En-
tomology, and Bradley M. Patten,
Of Carnegie Institute, will lead
the discussion.
The Washington times., 1932-03-30
American Firm Buys
Crook Stores Chain

The American Stores Co., oper-
ating in the District, Maryland,
Pennsylvania, Delaware and New
Jersey, has purchased the j. w.
Crook Stores, Of Baltimore. The
Crook firm, operating $50 stores
in Baltimore and Maryland, goes
under the new management
April IL. It has been in bust.
ness IS years.
The Washington times., 1932-03-30
D. C. Orphans to See
Reserves 'Piper' PLay

Orphaned boys and girls in
the various institutions will be
the guests of the Girl Reserves
at their first presentation of
THE Pied Piper of HaSelin" TO-
morrow afternoon at Barker
Hall, Seventeenth and K Streets
Northwest.
The Washington times., 1932-03-30
DIENER TO GIVE ADDRESS

Irving Diener. president, will
deliver the address at the ser.
vice of the Brotherhood Of the
Washington Hebrew Congrega-
ton Friday night at the Temple.
The Washington times., 1932-03-30
d. C.. Simmons Club
To Hear DR.. Gan Talk

DR.. Robert M. Gay, professor
of English and Dean of the Grad.
uate Division at Simmons Col
lege, Boston, will be guest speaker
at a meeting of the Simmons
Club of the District Of Columbia
Saturday night at the Women's
City Club.
The Washington times., 1932-03-30
EDN0R W. C. T. U. MEETS

The regular meeting of the
Spencerville w. C. T. U. will be
held Friday afternoon, April Is, at
the home of Mrs. Paul Gore, at
Ednor, in Montgomery county.
The Washington times., 1932-03-30

81 had headaches and felt as If 1
would go blind. would become so
dizzy. I lost weight as my appetite
was very poor, and I hardly knew
what a good nights rest was. A
friend advised me to try DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription, as
did our family doctor. When was
on my third bottle I felt almost
normal again, I rested better, was
not so nervous. enjoyed my meals
and felt stronger"
Dr.. Pierce'S Prescription
The Washington times., 1932-03-30
BLddensbUrg Road
CODered With Mud

Waters from the Northeast
Branch, which flooded Bladens-
burg road, have receded, but the
road is still covered with mud.
Ground surrounding the road. as
we'll as the unpaved roads, are
still water-soaked, despite tn e
sunshine of yesterday and today
Residents of Bladensburg said
it will take about two months
to repair all the damage. Valua-
BILE trees were uprooted by the
windstorm and several small
houses were destroyed.
Whatever your wants may be, there
is always a possibility that they. can be
satisfied through the many services ad-
The Washington times., 1932-03-30
HEADACHE

C u m b erl and,
Md.--"My health
was very much
rundown before
my little girl
was born, l was
very nervous and
felt that all my
s t r e n 6 t h w a s
gone" said Mrs.
Elizabeth Mills Of
212 G CnrIIca ST
The Washington times., 1932-09-23
BACK STREET" RELIGHTS RIALTO = T
Irene Dunno Gives Brilliant Performance as Heroine
in Great Story Of Forbidden Love

life, renouncing an alliance with
boyhood suitor who became a
millionaire, living always as the
unhonored and unrecognized
companion of a man who went up
the ladder but was singularly
thoughtless and selfish in his for.
bidden adventure.
Hollywood has softened the
character of Walter Saxel (played
by John BoleS) so that he is be-
queathed commendable traits that
compensate for the penurious
banker found in the Fannie Hurst
pages. Whereas the portrait in
the novel is of a man who was
tight-fisted and wilfully neglectful
in money matters, Walter in the
film Back Street" does provide
for his inamorata, not too gener-
ously but sufficient to maintain
her in compartive comfort.
For its finale the film adapta-
ton, Back Street." chooses to
have the unhappy Ray pass on to
better things directly after the
sudden death of her life com
panion. 1t is lachrymal enough
for fadeout and less emotionally
torturing than the poor and de-
luded Ray of the Hurst book who
sunk to a pitifW finish. Looping
The Washington times., 1932-09-23

dead than alive, and immedi-
ately started to drown herself.
When next she came to she
was lying on the fringe of
crowd on the beach. The life
guard had finally rescued her
and her companion. The man
was in the center of the crowd,
and was being rolled on a bar
rel.
After awhile the lifeguard
came over and warned her that
if she ever pulled dumb
trick like that again she'd be
ruled off the beach.
Thus passed Mazie's big
chance.
Back in the office she tried
to think of some other method
of getting her name in the
papers. She got an idea that
jumping off the Empire State
Tower might do the trick. but
she was afraid that she might
get hurt. So that was out.
Notifies Papers
OF course, she knew that if
a fire ever broke out in the
building, she could stick at
her switchboard until every
body was rescued. and thus
achieve fame. But business
wasn't bad enough to warrant
fire yet.
So she had to be content to
wait for something to happen.
Funny, but she never thought
of hiring a press agent. which
is, perhaps, just as well.
A whole year went by, and
then it happened. The day was
very warm. Maize was sitting
at her post, busy passing out
wrong numbers, when Mr.. Ger
Shonowitz dropped a lighted
match into his waste basket.
In a moment small blaze was
burning briskly.
He ran out of his office,
screaming, and begged Maize to
phone for the fire department.
But Maize was too excited for
the moment. She couldn't be-
lieVe that fire actually had
started at last, so she left the
board to take a look in Mr..
GerShonowitz'S office.
Sure enough. The basket was
blazing at its height, and the
desk and drapes already had
started. Maize went back to
the board with a smile and i'm
diately called the three leading
newspapers in town.
Send your best reporters up
right away" she said, casually.
There's a big fire here, and a
phone operator is sticking to
her board to the last
Then she remembered to
call the fire department.
Maize sat and waited while
the members of the firm
kicked hell out of the employees
on their way out. 1t was a
lovely sight.
The fire department arrived
in due time and. long before
the hoses were squirting water,
The Washington times., 1932-09-23

20 years off of Rays life saves
some tears in picture that is suf-
ficiently sobby.
AS testified earlier, Irene Dunn
gives a performance to be cher
ished. 1t has the poise and as
surance of a gifted actress, is
graced with telling expressions
and forceful voicing of lines.
John Boles (whose screen talents
for me are very limited) bites
into the role of Walter Saxel, Civ
ing it a vigor and vitality doubt
he possessed, and making his pa
thetic death scene one of the pic
lures highlights. Fine support is
contributed by George Meeker and
William Bakewell, with John M.
Stahl's direction generally worthy.
See Back Steet," by all means.
Even if you have to sit though a
terribly inane piece of slapstick
featuring Louise Fazenda.
The Washington times., 1932-09-23
Stages a Rescue

Two days before she left, she
was sitting on the sand wonder
ing how the ocean had ever
found the beach in the first
place. when a cry for help was
heard. Maize leaped up as
though she was sitting on a
lighted cigar, and ran to the
water edge.
Far out she could see fig
ure holding a hand aloft. She
looked back and found that the
lifeguard was busy posing for
some fair maidenS. This was
her big chance. She could pic
ture the headlines in the morn
ing papers. So she braved the
waves without a thought that
she could never swim across a
bathtub, and started out.
How she ever did it no one
knows. But she managed to
reach the drowning man more
The Washington times., 1932-09-23
When the Feature Is
Shown on the Screen
R.K.O KETTHs-Richard Dix

R-K-O KETTH'S--Richard Dix
in "Helrs Highway" At IL
a. M. 1887. 2:21, 4:05, $40,
7:5l and 9:53 p. m.
PALACE-Gretta Garbo, Joan
Crawford ct ais. in Grand Hotel" !"
at IL, l, $40, $40, 1880 and
9:35 pm.
FOX-Ben Lyon and Sally
Eilers in Hat Check Girl" at
Isis, lao, ABS. 7:30 and 1905
p. m. Stage shows at 1875, $3.50,
6:25 and 9.
EARLE-Lee Tracey in Night
Mayor" at 11:10 a. M. las, ABS,
7:35 and 1925 p. m. Stage shows
at 1890, 3:2O, 6:15 and 9:05 p. m.
COLUMBIA - Lois Wilson in
Drifting Souls" at 11:15, /, $50,
ABS. 6:25. 8:15 and 10 p. m.
RIALTO Irene Dunno and
John Boles in Back Street" at
The Washington times., 1932-09-23
All In q Day
BY
--5y--
MARK HELLINGER

NEW YORK, Sept. 23.
Perhaps it would we'll to off by telling you that
Maize was very blonde and very dizzy. Not that it has
ever been listed as grave crime to be blonde and dizzy
but Maize carried the joke far Maybe 1t was because
she sat at switchboard all day listening in the boss
private calls Or maybe because her father had been
a efthanded pitcher Or perhaps it because she had
forgot take her off.
At any rate she slightly dippy And her pet yen
publicity which proves it. All her life, Maize dreamt
of the day when she would her in the papers
Day after dav she looked for chance to land on the
front page with a splash know lot of other people
who aren't supposed be batty who have spent their
in the
The Washington times., 1932-09-23
A Button Girl

However, when Maize reached
the lady-like age of II she got
a job as phone operator at
$2S a week. She worked for
the firm of GerShonowitz,
Levinowitz. Horowitz and Nc
Carthy. They. manufactured
buttons for anything from
trousers to big mouths. At q
Make was still working at the
same job, with the slight DIFF
ference that the firm rewarded
10 years of faithful service by
reducing her pay to SIS.
But you can't blame the
firm, in a way. They had
passed out blank papers to the
various employees, and asked for
some slogans to use in connec-
ton with the business. Maize
wrote Button, Button, Who's
Got the Button" and the
cashier was promptly told TO
deduct 10 fish from her pay
each and every week there
after.
But that didn't alter her
publicity passion one iota. She
still scanned the newspapers,
hoping against hope that, some
where in the columns, she
might find her name.
Two years ago, she went out
to Rockaway Beach with the
avowed intention of rescuing
somebody from drowning. Then,
when the reporters. would
swarm around, she'd know Just
what to do. Shed hang her
head in modesty, and the
papers would be full of Maize
on the following day.
She spent her two-week vaca-
ton on the sands. But every
time that someone seemed in
danger out in the water, a life
guard blew a whistle and every
thing was fixed up. Maize for
got, too, that her tender skin
was never made for sunny
days, and her back repeatedly
blistered and peeled during her
entire STAY.
The Washington times., 1932-09-23
Fannie Hurst's Story Of Forbidden
Love Makes a Superior Picture

1884 q. M, 1889, 3:44, 5:4s, 1888
and 10 p. m.
METROPOLITAN-Lee Tracy
in Blessed Event" At 1893 a. M.
1885, 3:34, 5:32, 1880 and 9:29
D. m
The Washington times., 1932-09-23

"a ton so ten
der, moving and
tre m e ndously
vital and con-
vincing it bull
W arks a fine
love story
Back Street"
takes it's place
with the best
pictures of 1882.
TIL ere are
t h Sc W h o
thought t h a t
Irene Dunne's
brill liant per-
form a n C e in
The Washington times., 1932-09-23

AN' AO1A WOO
charmed by certain elements Of
luck and circumstance which
would not be duplicated. In this
film dramatization of the Fannie
Hurst story Irene Dunno reveals
that her talent for the screen
art is definite and substantial.
She belongs with the first flight
Hollywood actresses.
The picture which had an aus
picious opening at the RialtO
Theater last night traces the un-
conventional romance in the life
of Ray Schmidt. Cincinnati girl.
A better break of fate might
have made Ray Schmidt the re-
spected wife of Walter Saxel She
happened to miss band concert
engagement with her swain and
the hardness cost her matrimony
He married another. Thereafter
she was the secret chapter in his
The Washington times., 1932-09-23
Did You Know

That Marie Dressler's new home
in Beverly is the first she ever
oWned?.
The Washington times., 1932-09-23

men were busy with axes hack
ing away what was left Of
the building.
Maize sat until everyone
was gone and the fire was
almost out. Then she left her
board and allowed herself to
be carried down a ladder in
gallant style.
When they put her down
she rushed to the nearest
policeman.
Where" she asked, ARE the
reporters?"
Cat Gets the Praise
The officer pointed to a
group of tired-looking men, and
Maize walked over with a silly
simper.
Pardon me-" she began.
You boys are from the papers,
amt you? YouSe are the gal
liant knights of the press, are
youse not?"
They nodded.
"We'se are" replied one.
Il thought so," cried Maize
excitedly. We'll, youse'll GER
tainly be happy to hear about
me. I'm Maize. You know,
boys. The heroic phone opera
tor who stuck to her board
through the fire until every
body was rescued. don't
feel like telling my story, but
if you boys. insist"
"YCu don't have to, Miss"
interrupted one of the report
erS. The public has been wise
to that line of hooey for a long
time and we don't use it much
anymore. You gotta give 'em
something new now. For in
stance, take a look at this
cat"
He exhibited a mangy-looking
feline.
You know what she did?"
he went on. She rescued her
five kittens, one by one. from
that fire. And by tomorrow
she'll Le on every front page in
the city!...
The Washington times., 1932-09-23
BY ANDREW r. KELLEY

Endowed with a sweeping per-
formance of delicate understand
ing by Irene Dunne-a characteri-
The Washington times., 1932-09-23

Exciting, thrilling. dramatic, the
adventures Of Buck Rogers" will
he published exclusively ~ tie
Herald starting Monday, Septem-
The Washington times., 1932-12-07
TREASURE BOX
PAIR INDICTED

The "$6O,OOO,O 900 treasure chest"
which occupied front pages last
May when DR.. Frank Leroy Purdy,
Shoreham Hotel, was arrested
bobbed into the limelight again
today when the District Grand
Jury returned an indictment
charging the doctor and Mrs.
Purdy with receiving money under
false pretenSes.
The allegation made was that
the couple obtained nearly $4,000
from Mrs. Florence Means Kay,
widow of DR.. Edgar D. Kay, 1900
block MintWood Pl. N. W., which
was supposed to be used to defray
expenses of transporting the
treasure chest from London to
the Chase National Bank in New
York,
The Washington times., 1932-12-07
HOOVER ASKS 46
Be CONFIRMED

President Hoover today chal-
lenged the threat of Democrats
in the Senate that no further
appointments by this administra-
ton would be confirmed by send
ing up 46 nominations, headed
by that of Roy D. Chaplin of De-
troit to be Secretary Of Com
merce.
All of today's nominations were
men who had received recess ap-
pointments during the period Con-
gress was out of session. Among
them were:
Ambassador to Poland, F. Lam
mott Belin, Pennsylvania.
Minister to Haiti, Norman Ar
mour, New Jersey.
Minister and consul general to
Iraq, Paul Knabenshue, Ohio.
Crisp For Tariff
Member U. S. Tariff Commis-
sion, Charles R. Crisp. Georgia.
Members U. S. Shipping Board,
Hutch I. Gone, Florida, Samuel
S. Sandberg, California, T. V.
O'Connor, New York.
r. F.. C. board Of directors,
Atlee Pomerene, Ohio, Charles A.
Miller, New York.
Federal Home Loan Bank
Board, H. Morton Bodfish, Illi-
nois; Franklin w. Fort, New
Jersey; William E. Best, Penn
sylvania, and John M. Cries,
Ohio.
ID. C. Man Mediator.
Memeber, Board Of Mediation,
G. Wallace w. Hanger, this city.
Interstate Commerce CommiS-
sioner Ernest I. Lewis, Indiana.
Assistant to Commissioner OF
Internal Revenue Harris F. Mires,
Washington.
Member, Federal Farm Loan
Board. Philip Vulosko Walden,
Virginia,
The Washington times., 1932-12-07
ASSERT LIMIT
WILL STAND
COURT TEST
Ask "Good Beer" and Glow
Tax" to Stop BootIegging;
Saloon Left to States

Enactment of a 80 per cent
beer bill was proposed to the
House Ways and Means Com
mittee today by the brewers of
the nation, speaking through
Levi Cooke, counsel for the
United States Brewers Associa-
ton.
The brewers, he said, oppose
the 2.75 beer legalized in the Bill
of Representative Collier CD of
Mississippi, chairman of the COM
r1ittee.
Cooke continued:
TN my opinion a beer with
80 per cent alcohol by weight
would be Notwithstanding. I
think it would be q good light
beer.
WOULD STAND TEST"
81 would see that limit
placed in the law with conf
dence that it would stand the
test of the Supreme Court. The
brewers would limit beer to
or 81 per cent to have a
margin of safety"
. Asked by Representative Aid
rich (R0 of Rrode Island, if the
brewers favored 3.75 per cent
beer. Cooke said:
II don't think it necessary"
Aldrich replied:
I'VE would get a better beer"
Cooke declined to discuss the
provisions of the bill authorizing
light wines.
Representative Ragon CD of
Arkansas, said:
I'm one section you fix the
limit of Misunderstanding beer
and in another you authorize
a beverage not intoxicating in
fact?"
Cooke replied:
"That is field for discre-
tiOn which Congress can decide
in it's usual competent fashion,"
SAFEGUARDS DRY STATES
Cooke insisted that a fairly
high alcoholic content is neces-
sary to make a good beer. He
pointed out that the Collier bill
safeguards dry States, saying:
"ThiS bill, in my opinion,
furnishes as complete and effec-
tive safeguards for protection
of States and communities
which don't want this product,
as drafting skill can DEVISE"
Cooke, revie wing Supreme
Court decisions, said the court
had held that Congress had
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. y
The Washington times., 1932-12-07
N|PS
.MONARCH|STS

BERLIN, Dec. 7 G.N.S).-In
an atmosphere of extreme tension.
owing to a free-for-all fist fight
which necessitated a recess until
tempers could cool, the Reichstag
met this afternoon and turned
down a proposition giving Presi-
dent Won Hindenburg the right to
choose his successor.
Interpreting the proposal as
the first step toward restoration
of the Hohenzollern monarchy,
the Reichstag mended it's broken
lines and gave the resoltion al
most unanimous rejection.
The only votes cast in it's be-
half were 81 Nationalist ballots.
The motion had been sponsored
by DR.. Alfred Hugenberg's Ma
tionalist Party.
The proposal would have
amended the constitution to per-
nit Hindenburg, in the event of
his death or retirement, to write
a political testament" bequeath-
ing his office pending a new
election.
The Washington times., 1932-12-07

to a supply bill as an amend.
ment providing that no part Of
the money appropriated in the
particular measure shall be ex-
pended for payment of salaries
exceeding IL per cent less than
the amount now received.
Clerks To Be Heard
The swarm of Federal employees
that has been appearing before
the Senate Economy Committee
will be given an opportunity to
denounce the Presidents plan to-
day.
Senator L. j. Dickinson (R0 Of
Iowa, member of the Economy
Committee, who claShed with
employees representatives yeSter-
day when they appealed for res
toration Of original salaries, said
last night that he would not at
tempt to propose the Presidents
plan to the Senate in the form
of a bill.
Democratic members of Con-
gress who accepted the furlough
only after a hard fight to provide
straight salary cut indicated
their disapproval of the Presi-
dents plan for a combination of
the furlough and the pay cut.