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The Washington times., 1932-11-04

Andrew x. Kelley in "RaSputin," i"
a celluloid magnificence which
will also nave brothers Lionel
and John of the Barrymore clan.
She is still little dizzy after her
Hollywood experience and. like
George M. Cohan, is inclined to
think the Hollywood mighty are
all little mad.
About Encore" little Is avail
able at the moment except that
the Barrymore role will be that
of a prima donna. Washington
has always shown a preference
for the Barrymore presence. She
rolled up $4,000 here in Scarlet
Sister Mary" which was more
than her sorry adventure in Gull
lah black face received anywhere
else on tour. On her last ap-
pearance in School for Scandal"
she enjoyed a prosperous stay
at the Belasco. She has not trod
the National stage since her en-
gagement some years ago in Som
erSet Maugham's THE Constant
Wife"
The Washington times., 1932-11-04
When the Feature Is
Shown On the Screen

PALACE - Joan Crawford in
Rain. At 1915, 2:35, 4:55,
7:15 and 9:35 p. m.
EARLE-Kay Francis and viii.
liam Powell in lone Way Pass.
age" At 11:15, 1:45, ABS, 7:25
and 9:55 p. m. Stage shows at
1855, 3:45, $50 and 9:05 p. m.
LOEW'S FOX-Clive Brook in
Sherlock Holmes" At II, lao,
4:26, 1925 and 1910 p. m. Stage
shows at 1925, 3:15. $40 and
1856 p. m.
RIALTO Lowell Sherman in
aiFalSe Faces" At 11:42, 1:4O
$40. 5:30. 1889 and 9:39 o. m.
R-K-O-KEITH'S Mitzi Green
in Little Orphan Annie" AT
s11:56 a. m, 1855. 1854, 5:52, 7:5O
and 9:48 p. m.
COLUMBIA - Lilyan Tashman
In Those We Love-" At 1910
2:05, 4, 5:55, 7:50 and GAS p. m
METROPOLITAN-Edward G
Robinson in "Tiger Shark" al
1900 q. M, 1913, 2:35, 4:22
sos. 7:54 and 9:42 p. m.
The Washington times., 1932-11-04
All In a Day
By
MARK HELlINCER

NEW YORK, Nov. 4.
The five great bankers sat in private dining at
the Great Dane Club They were fat and wheezy. Two
walters hurried in and out of the with trays of food
The five well, Then they sat back to smoke cigars
They talked of this and that Not of banking For they
knew banking They discussed art. These five
patrons They had the souls of great artists They rarely
discussed paintings or operas in technical Their
discussions limited to money. How much would
this costs How much would it sell for n-say-two
yearsf How much the Metropolitan charging for
season boxes How much did that Italian tenor want to
cnma To Whv9
The Washington times., 1932-11-04
ETHEL BARRYMORE IS BOOKED Stage s1t % HPs P H's 5o
Late Stage News
Direct From
Broadway

NEW YORK, Nov. 4.-Before
opening at the Casino Theatre
here, George Whites Music Hall
Varieties" will play a Philadel-
phia engagement at the Metro
politan Opera House, beginning
November IA. Harry Richman.
Lily Damita and Bert Lahr will
be co-starred in the company,
which is expected to arrive at the
Casino late this month.
Lajos zilahy. author Of Fire
bird" which Gilbert Miller will
present on Broadway during the
week Of November 81, is due to
arrive next Tuesday on the
Majestic.
Jackson Halliday, will assume
Humphrey Bogart's role next
week in Il Loved You Wednes.
nesday." AS previously reported,
Mr.. Bogart will appear in "Chry.
salis," opening Monday in New.
ark.
The Washington times., 1932-11-04

Keith's this week you will be really
making some Washington orphan
happy. For through the courtesy
of Manager Hardie Meakin, a gen
erous percentage of the weeks re-
ceipts will be turned over to The
Washington Times Orpha S
Christmas part fund. Ask your
newShoy about it.
The Washington times., 1932-11-04
Discuss Benefit

And so on. They sat for an
hour after the meal was over.
They were in no hurry. Haste
makes indigestion. They knew
that. Suddenly, Banker Cecil
Rodding holds up a hand for
silence.
by the way, gentlemen" he
says slowly. by the way.
There Is a matter which 1
meant to bring before you, but
which escaped me during this
marvellous repaSt."
He coughed. He rests his
pudgy hands on the tablecloth.
you gentlemen recall the
Great Molitov, do you not?" He
pauseS. The four appear to be
thinking. Then, one by one,
they nod. They remember.
well, the Great Molitov."
he continues, who was the
premiere danseuSe Of the world
five years ago, is destitute.
She needs our help"
He pauseS again. Four faces
frown. Four hands stroke
four chinS. Or perhaps eight.
Their frowns deepen. But
Banker Rodding smiles and
wags a playful finger at them.
Just a minute, gentlemen"
he says. Just minute. I
meant to suggest that we stage
q benefit for her. And I
might add" he continues with
a wise look, that the matter
can be arranged with but very
little expense to u.s."
Four faces brighten. Four
sighs are heard. Four bodies
relax.
The Washington times., 1932-11-04
AdoIphe Meniou Sought for Film On Houdini

to be an arrangement of some
sort.
But you can be sure" he said,
that I will strain a point to play
the lead in Berkeley Square
should very much hate to see any.
one else do it,"
The Washington times., 1932-11-04

Broadway per.
( m q noes of
"E n core" a
new play in
which she will
appear u n d e r
the egiS Of
Arthur Hopkins.
Queen Ethel
has Just re-
t ne d from
the MetroGold-
w y n : M a y e r
studios where
IS he finished
her first talk
ing picture role
The Washington times., 1932-11-04
Did You Know

That Kay Francis once acted
as social secretary for Mrs.
Dwight w. Morrow? And, an.
other time, for Mrs. w. K. Van
derbilt?
The Washington times., 1932-11-04

been duly commented upon, the
party made a polite exit. On the
way down the steps, one of the
women remarked:
And now, children, would you
like to go frighten Miss BROWNE"
The Washington times., 1932-11-04
Calls Washington
Bright Spot
for Movies
By ANDREW r. KELLEY

By ANDREW Il. KELLEY
Ethel Barrymore will be in our
midst Thanksgiving week at the
National Theater in the before
The Washington times., 1932-11-04
Intimate Glimpses

Intimate GlimpseS
For a man who is the center
of so much suspense, Leslie How.
ard takes it all very calmly.
Yesterday, I looked him up on
the R-K-O lot to ask about
Berkeley Square" Fox has Just
bought the play and the infer.
ence is obvious.
eyes," he admitted, II think
we'll eventually do 1t together
Mr.. Lasky wants me to sign an
exclusive contract with him, but
am tied up here until January
After that, I don't know. I've
been afraid Of long agreements
with one company. And besides
I have a fine stage contract with
Gilbert Miller. There would have
The Washington times., 1932-11-04
Beyond Benefit

"By the way" he says. Make
a note to remind me to take up
the matter of benefit for the
Great Molitov at the Great
Dane Club a week from today.
We're going to do great things
for that lady. Great things in
deed"
"Oh," says the secretary, "I
forgot to tell you that the young
man who called the Molitov
case to your attention was. in
today. He told me to tell you
that you needn't bother about
the benefit"
Needn't bother?" repeated
the great banker. But why?"
Because" replied the secre-
tary, "she died yesterday"
"Died?" wheezed the banker.
"Died? How? OF what?"
The secretary opened the door
to the outer office.
"Of starvation" she said.
The Washington times., 1932-11-04

licity. The goodness Of our
deed must reach the public"
He glanced at his watch.
II must leave you, gentle
men,"
He grunted as he stood up.
I'VE shall discuss the benefit
for the Great Molitov one week
from today at this hour. Good
day, gentlemen. Good day"
One week. to the very hour,
the five great bankers met
again in the same place. They
ate we'll. They sat back and
smoked. They talked Of this
and that. Art, mostly. Then
Banker Rodding rubbed a re-
Elective hand across his shiny
forehead.
Gentlemen, gentlemen, gen.
tlemen," he wheeZed. We have
neglected a matter of the most
importance. The benefit for
the Great Molitov. You remem-
ber that we discussed the mat
ter last week. We must make
arrangements for the donation
of theatre and talent.
Then we must have artistic
programs. Something that may
be kept as worthy souvenirs.
1 suggest that. on the front
page, we have q picture of the
Great Molitov. And around 1t,
pictures of us five"
Urges Some Speed
The bankers smile. They
nod approvingly. They puff
their cigars and appear to be
dreaming. They are dreaming
of their generosity to an artist
in distress. How lucky she is
to have men like them to pro-
tect her! To help her!
Gentlemen" conclu des
Banker Rodding, I'VE must
hurry. This is not a matter to
be delayed. The Great Molitov
is depending upon us. I sent
my chauffeur to her room in
Brooklyn today to tell her not
to worry. We will not fail
her.
Therefore, suggest that
we meet here one week from
today at this hour, and set a
definite date for the benefit.
Good day, gentlemen. Good
day."
Banker Rodding is now in his
office. His bald head; reflects
the yellow light from the chan
delier above. His secretary sits
at one side of his carved desk
with her pencil poised. The
banker StareS at the ceiling and
pulls his lower lip out like a rub
ber band. Then he lets it snap
back.
The secretary doesn't make a
sound. She hardly breathes.
For the financial genius is
thinking.
and after careful consider
ation," he finally says, II have
come to the conclusion that the
price of a membership in your
country club is entirely too high,
comma, considering the prevail.
ing low prices throughout the
country"
A pause. Then
THAT will be all, miss"
Banker Rodding smiles. The
secretary smiles. She starts to
leave. Banker Rodding calls
after her.
Ro>IonJ Rooof;+
Evening star., 1932-11-26
NEEDS OF CHILDREN
IN HOMES ARE CITED
Housewife Tells Editors of Maya
zine Facilities for Young
Are Overlooked.

Too often the needs Of children are
overlooked in the designing of houses,
practical mother declares. who cites
as examples closet hooks and electric
buttons placed too high for youngsters
to reach.
: Modern child training demands that
children be encouraged to be inde-
pendent, even at the early age of or
years, Ruth Leigh. who terms herself
an average housewife, declares in a
letter to the editors Of the American
Architect.
In planning house for a family
with children" she says, IT maintain
that you must consider an entirely diff
ferent set of living habits. For one
thing, there's the question of closets.
Although intended for the use Of both
adults and children, most hall closets
are adult affairs.
when planning hall closets for
homes with children, may I suggest that
architects include a row Of low hooks
for little coats and sweaters and low
shelf for hats, mittens, roller skates and
school books? Also a special low shelf
near the floor, with divided compart-
ments, that will keep rubbers and over
shoes in pairs. And, please. plenty Of
light in hall closets, so mothers won't
have to grope blindly in the dark to
meet the inevitable, I did look in the
hall closet. mother. and my rubbers
simply aren't there
I'm bed rooms, play rooms or nurS-
Evening star., 1932-11-26
BUILDING LOAN SESSIONS
MAY BE HELD IN CAPITAL
Washington Being Considered for
Annual Convention Of Insti-
tute Next February.

Washington is being considered as the
the American Savings, Building and
Loan Institute, the national educational
organization Of the building and loan
Evening star., 1932-11-26
BUSINESS STIMULUS
DISCUSSED IN FORUM
Washington Real Estate Board
Members Hear Suggestions on
Boosting Properties.

Suggestions for stimulating business
involving business properties, apartment
houses and investment holdings were
discussed this week at the first of a
series of luncheon forums for members
Of the Washington Real Estate Board.
A second meeting will be held next
Tuesday
Approximately so members of the
board attended the initial forum, held
at the Ambassador Hotel Tuesday. The
session was conducted by Morton j.
Luchs, who has been appointed con-
ference director for the weekly gather
ings.
The meeting was devoted to informal
exchanges of ideas regarding current
transactions and the possibilities of Gre
ating additional business.
Members of the committee assisting
Mr.. Luchs are Theodore NJ. Judd,
Richard D. Stin1son, Jesse A. McKeever
and Milton F. Schwab.
Charles ]. Rush assisted in arrange
ments.
Evening star., 1932-11-26
LABOR SHARE OF LUMBER
DOLLAR' PUT AT 81 CENTS
Work in Its Preparation for Con-
struction of Home Included in
Associations Analysis.

Labor receives considerably more
than half of the cost of the lumber en-
ployed in the construction of the aver
age home, it was declared today by the
National Lumber Manufacturers Asso-
ciation.
If the labor of the woodsmen who cut
down the trees, the labor of the saw
mill workers who cut the logs into lun-
Der, of the planning mill men who make
the doors, sash and flooring; of the
various transportation and distributing
agencies are considered the portion of
the lumber dollar going to labor in
the construction of a dwelling will be
approximately 81 cents, the association
finds.
A survey in Is large cities in as many
States. made by the United States Bu-
Teau Of Labor Statistics, showed that
the all-material cost in residential con-
struction was 62.7 cents of the building
6ollar, while labor costs amounted to
S7.3 cents.
The lumber dollar" made up of the
costs of carpentry work, lumber, mill
work, and other items, was divided be-
tween 67.1 cents for materials and 329
cents for labor This classification Of
material referred to materials delivered
On the job and did not reveal the por-
ton of labor going into its preparation,
N Is explained.
Evening star., 1932-11-26
SLUM PLAN SOUGHT
BY REALTY BOARDS
National Directors Also Ask
Hoover to Call Tax
Conference.
Continued From First Page.)

tors expressed faith and confidence in
the ability of the home loan banks to
render constructive service to home
owners. Recognizing difficulties con-
fronting the Federal board, the realtors
offered on behalf of members of the
association such services as they may
be able to render.
Real estate is in a very favorable
position in regard to recovery, leaders
of the association declared. Among
these were L. T. Stevenson. Pittsburgh,
president of the association: w. c.
Miller of this city, the president
and Henry G. Zander, Chicago, a past
president.
Equity Holdings.
The equity holding on the privately
owned real estate Of the United States,
having valuation estimated at S156,-
O0o .0CO 900, is greater than ordinarily
is assumed, Herbert U. Nelson, executive
secretary of the national association,
reported
While the greatest problem for real
estate, as for other major industries, Is
the existing fixed debt, the gross debt
actually is small as compared with that
on other investment holdings, he said.
With its scattered individual owner
ship more real estate is owned free
and clear than is the case with any
other large investment commodity, he
believed.
Approve Tax Simplifcation.
The directors defined and approved
cardinal points of the movement for
tax sirnplification, and took further ac-
ton toward formation of tax program
for real estate for the coming sessions
OF the various State Legislatures.
A charter was granted to the asso-
cations new national committee which
is working to meet the situation in COM
mercial leasing presented by voluntary
bankruptcies said to be threatened by
some large retail organizations.
The directors also set up new COM
mittee of the association to work on
plans for accelerating recovery of home
building and general real estate activity
Evening star., 1932-11-26

cries for children, we need shallow
closets with shelves, for keeping toys.
Shelves in the ordinary clothes closet
are too high for children to get at them.
Since modern educators taboo the old
fashioned toy box, we must have
shelves. and If they were built in a
shallow closet, so youngsters could get
at their own toys and put them back, 1t
would be tremendous help.
May suggest, for children's rooms,
an electric light switch at the door,
placed low, so children can reach it?"
Evening star., 1932-11-26
DWELLINGS PLANNED

Specifications for the erection Of five
two-story brick dwellings at 1871 to 1879
Sheridan avenue have been filed with
the District government by Biron Bros,
Inc, builders and owners.
The construction cost Of the building
operation was estimated at $25, 900 in
plans fled with an application for
building permit.
Evening star., 1932-11-26
BUILDING CODE MINIMUM
Journal Editor Holds Ordinances
Mark Safety Standards.

Compliance with the building codes
of cities of the United States mean
merely that building has been found
to meet the minimum standards of
safety, it Is stated by Tyler Stewart
Rogers, managing editor of the Amer
lean Architect
"The sole function Of the building
code or ordinance" he declares, "is
protection of life and property. BY no
looked upon as fixing other than mini
mum standards of safety. They give no
consideration whatever to durability,
maintenance, quality, performance, or
economic factors beyond the essential
requirements for safety"
Evening star., 1932-11-26

business, it was reported here today.
The convention Is to be held in Feb
ruary. The institute sponsors training
of employees of building and loan asso-
Citations
Local building and loan workers are
planning to establish chapter Of the
institute here. William H. Dyer of the
Perpetual Association Is leading the
movement Similar schools are con-
Quoted in 40 cities. There are $50 sus-
tanning members of the institute
throughout the country.
Evening star., 1932-11-02

frage work to a national scale She or
ganized the renowned Suffrage Spe-
cial," a train that visited many parts
of the country to further the cause.
She was one Of the first women to picket
the White House and Congress, urging
that women be given equal rights.
1t was nothing unusual to read in the
papers, in those days, that Elsie Hill
had been jailed in Washington, Boston
or New York for her activity. The i'm
prisonment in Boston was the result Of
her activity when President Wilson re-
turned from the Peace Conference in
Paris.
She's rather proud of those jailings
for the suffrage cause.
Tall. stately and dignified then as
now, she is almost the last person any
one would suspect of such activity AS
matter of fact, it was this dignity and
StatelineSS that caused her to be selected
for the most risky jobs when the SUI
fragists went into action.
She was about the only woman tall
enough to wrap a suffragist banner
around her body SO that it would be
concealed under her cape.
Just how many banners calling for
equal rights for women she managed
to deposit in carefully-guarded public
meetings no one knows. But she got
them in. Once she almost broke up, by
this rllse a meeting that President Will
son was addressing
Evening star., 1932-11-02
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

Beaver skins were another common
form of money during Colonial days. A
fur trader might give a hatchet or a
musket to an Indian in exchange for a
certain number of beaver skins. In his
turn the trader might exchange the
beaver skins for food, clothing or what
ever else he needed.
In Virginia tobacco was made a
standard form of money by the govern
ment Of the colony. Instead of saying,
THE price of this is five dollars" a
trader in Virginia was likely to say,
THE price of this is 20 pounds of to-
bacco"
In the Carolinas rice was at one time
standard money.
Dollars were used to some extent in
the English colonies. They we're Span
ish silver dollars, obtained through
trade with the Spaniards.
Not quite 300 years ago the Colony
of Massachusetts, started to coin pine
tree shillings." They were so called be-
cause the image of a pine tree was
stamped on one side of each coin.
An amusing tale has come down from
the days of pine tree shillings in Mas
the mint master, was married to Samuel
Sewell. 1t was the custom in those
days for the father of the bride to give
a doWry to the bridegroom, and we
are told that the mint master had an
idea which was original if nothing more
''As doWry," he said Il will give
my daughters weight in shillings."
Then he placed bags of shillings in
one pan of the scales until their weight
balanced the weight of his daughter,
who sat in the other pan. suppose
that on that day the young husband
would not have minded if his bride had
been good deal heavier than she was.
(For history section of your scrap
book) UNCLE RAY.
Evening star., 1932-11-02

once suggested it became that Of the
doll. These names were no more ap-
propriate in some instances than those
which the youngsters would have
chosen. For example, such a name as
Aunt Edith" was selected for one doll
because it was Aunt Edith who had
presented the doll to one Of the chill
dren 1t was incongruous enough for
the doll clothed, as it was, in little
short dresses, totally unlike those suited
to the adult for whom she was named.
One doll alone escaped such intrusion
and this was Immediately given the
name of Rosebud Lille. The chtldrenS
toys should have been treated as their
own possessions, even to the naming Of
dolls.
In later life the child whose own
things have not been respected enough
naturally falls into the habit of disre-
garding the possessions of others. This
is reprehensible habit. 1t causes end
less chickering's in a family, and with
little chance of change in the methods.
There should be kindly appreciation
of each persons possessions, large or
small, which prevents one person using
anotherS without permission Bor-
rowed articles should be promptly re-
turned and they should be in as good
condition when returned as when taken.
(Copyright, 1922
Evening star., 1932-11-02

for the terrible fellow Where is hep"
she asked sharply, for she must know
which way to run.
There! Right over there" replied
Timid Bunny in a voice that shook.
She tried to crowd still closer to her
mother
Mrs. Peter settled down again in re-
lief and reached for a mouthful of
clover you silly child" said she.
There is nothing terrible about him
That is one of our oldest friends. That
is Johnny Chuck and there isn't
thing to fear from him or any Of his
family. Stop crowding against me so.
What will he think Of you? The idea
of being afraid of Johnny Chuck"
Johnny had stopped a few feet away.
Good morning. Mrs. Peter" said he.
welcome to our neighborhood. 1 hear
that one of your children saw terri
BILE fellow this morning and I've come
over to see about it,"
Then four little bunnies giggled as
they stared round-eyed, and I fear a
little impOlitely, at Johnny Chuck, but
Tfmid Bunny hid her head.
Copyright, 1922