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The Washington times., 1932-06-17
When the Feature Is
Shown on the Screen

PALACE - Tallulah Bankhead
In Thunder Below" At 1850
a. M, 1850, $50, $50, 7:50 and
$50 p. m.
EARLE-Kay Francis in Street
of Women" At 11:40 a. m, 1855,
4:35, 1920 and 10 p. m. Stage
shows at 100, 3:45, 6:25 and
0:10 p. m.
RKO-KEITH'S - ZaSu Pitts in
strangers of the Evening" At
11:07 a. M, 1:15, 1925, 5:3l, 1889
and 9:47 p. m.
LOEW'S FOX Joan Bennett
In week Ends Only" At 1870
q. M, 1855, 4:25, 7:05 and 9:55
p. m. Stage shows at 100, $3.50,
6:10 and 9 p. m.
METROPOLITAN - S p e n Ger
Tracy and Ann Dvorak in Sky
Devils" At II, 12:45, 2:30, AIS,
6, 7:45 and $50 p. m.
COLUMBIA - George O'Brien
In Mystery Ranch" At 1870
q. M, lis. 3, 4:45, $50, 8:15
and 10 p. m.
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tanned. You never know what
a jury will do.
The judge was speaking.
The answer to your queS-
ton is no." he asserted. You
are limited to the amount
claimed in this action and can
not find a verdict in excess Of
$1,000"
The jury filed out again. Mr..
Moore swallowed hard and
raced to the nearest telephone:
He called his wife.
Frances" he cried joyously,
II just knocked jury cold with
one of my summations. I'm go
ing to split the largest verdict
I've ever received in my life.
Start to pick. honey, because
we're going to spend a month
abroad.
Maybe we'll spend two
months. 1 don't know. I'm the
happiest guy in the world. I'll
call YOU back. Good-by."
The Washington times., 1932-06-17
The Stage Mourns

The dean of Washington critics
has passed on and the living
stage can truly mourn. For Will
liam H. (BilD Landvoigt was one
writer who remained stanch and
steadfast with the footlight actor
against the soft Establishments
of the Hollywood art aimed to
annex a slight share in his affec-
tions.
No shadow profile, however eX-
pertly photographed or given
vital words to voice for invisible
audiences, succeeded in alternating
the admiration and esteem he
felt and expressed for the round.
ed performance of the actor in
the flesh. 1t wasn't a pose.
Merely that a generation and
more of first nights, the memory
of great moments of great plays,
hadl fashioned a bond something
cold and mechanical could not
Shatter. An ocean of Hollywood's S
choicest propaganda swept over
his busy desk but left him uncon-
verted.
I have been meeting Bill Land
Voigt between the acts for these
many years. His personal bequest
to me is the memory of man
who was ever cheerful, whose
whole attitude toward the stage
was helpful and inspiring. I re-
call his pleasure when William
Hartman Rapley honored his use
full service to the amusement in
dustry by hanging his portrait in
the select gallery of the stages
eminent adjoining the inner sane
tum at the National Theater. For
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PRICE CHANGES FOR NEW TAX - .
'Scarface' Given
Booking at
Palace

BY ANDREW r. KELLEY
That new admissions tax, effec-
tive Tuesday, is causing some
price readjustments in theater
The Washington times., 1932-06-17
All Ina Day
By-
MARK HELLINCER

NEW YORK; June II
According to Fred Kapan, the peoples choice for the
mayor of Broadway the actually to pass IN
of the local courts only few weeks ago. The picture
the usual The opposing attorneys scowed att
each other and said great deal about nothing The jury
having tough time remaining awake The judge was
slipping glass of water, wishing it hghba, and
hearing absolutely nothing of what going on.
The of the negligence variety. woman
had walked grating in front of apartment house
The grating she claimed loose. She fell The ambu
lance and the lawyer arrived almost simultaneously And
short time later the of the property sued for
$4,000 by the lady of the accident.
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escape the new tariff.
The legitimate theater has al.
ready decided that it will pay the
tax on the critics passes and
have them as the only non-pay-
ing guests. A blow to the cut
rate ticket agencies is Uncle
Sans ruling that the stamped
price on pasteboards is the fig
ure on which the tax will be
assessed. 1t means the two-for-
one business of Broadway will
suffer and also means the end
of wholesale distribution of
passes on which the producer col
lected a so-called benefit tax"
The Washington times., 1932-06-17
Hollywood Stars Go Cold on Polo
With Upkeep in the Air

Pearlberg, a dinner guest at the
Cantor home, was extolling the
virtues of travel by air.
why, Eddie" he exclaimed. II
always fly. I'm going to take a
plane for New York in fe' days.
Then I'll fly up to Maine and
after that to Georgia. Finally,
I'll fly back here by way of Dal
las"
Eddie's daughter looked up.
Mama" she said, better close
the window. He'll fly right out"
The Washington times., 1932-06-17
Cast for Short

Six players have been assigned
to supporting roles in THE Ice
mans Ball" Clark and McCul-
lough's first RKO Radio two-reel
comedy for the new season. The
players are: Shirley Chalmers,
Jimmy Finlayson Fred Kelsey,
Vernon Dent. Betty harrington
and Walter Sullivan. Mark Sand.
rich is directing.
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Asks for $4,000


The attorney for the plain.
tiff could have asked for much
more money. AS a matter of
fact, in cases such as these,
it is nothing to sue for 100000
in the hope that the defandant
will settle for $1,000.
But this lawyer let's call
him Mr.. Moore-didn't see any
sense in carrying this action
that far, His case was of the
cheese variety, and nobody
knew it any better than he.
He had taken the matter on
the usual $3.50 basis and he
had to go through with it.
But exactly how little he
thought of his chances was
plainly indicated when he sued
for a measly $25,000.
Here they we're in court.
then, and it was almost time
for the jury to retire. Mr..
Moore stood before that jury
IL good men, and most of them
untrue-and gave out what he
considered an excellent piece of
oratory. There was no reason
why it shouldn't have been
excellent. He had been deliV-
ering it for 20 years.
With great fervor he pointed
out that his client had Suf-
fered untold anguish since the
sad day she fell upon that
grating. He pictured her great
agony as she twisted and tossed
on a hospital cot He rang in
her gray old mother who was
dependent upon her for sup
port. He distorted the fact
to such an extent that he.
himself, was actually beginning
to feel sorry for the woman.
Jury Takes Time
Some 20 minutes later the
Jury retired. Mr.. Moore went
over to the attorney for the de-
fense. Harsh words had passed
between these two men during
the trial. AS a matter of fact.
it looked at one time as though
they were going to come to
blows.
Mr.. Moore looked Squarely at
his rival. The other man re-
turned the gaze. 1t was an ex-
cellent scene and you would
have enjoyed being there. Who
knew what pearls of wisdom
and cynicism would drop from
the lips of these two noted New
York attorneys? Who knew
but that the moment would go
down in legal history?
Mr.. Moore spoke first.
Lets go over to Charles for
q drink" he said.
"Okay, pal" replied the other
man.
That jury was out almost
three hours. Mr.. Moore couldn't
understand it. The case didn't
merit that kind of conSidera-
ton. Not by a long shot. Still
and all, there they were. And
the lawyers began to feel
rather happy. When a jury
stayed out that long, it could
mean but one thing. They were
arguing about the amount Of
money to be given.
LAWYER Delighted
AS the minutes went by Mr..
Moore began to beam. Any
thing could happen now. Why,
they might award his client
$2,00O-or they might even go
to $4,000! What a break this
was going to be. And how total
ly unexpected!
Suddenly. the jury filed back.
They wanted, it appeared, to
ask a question. The judge put
away his Racing Form and
went back on the bench. The
foreman stood up. The rival
attorneys looked on with puz-
Zled expressions.
1--WE would like to know" said
the juryman, "about something
of which we are in doubt. Is
it possible for us to return a
verdict of more than $25 SCOOP"
More than $25,000! Mr.. Moore
almost fell through the floor.
Good Lord, what a surprise!
Absolutely amazing-but it was
just as he had always main,
When the Feature Is
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scales a b o u t
the coun try.
Here in Wash
/ n g t on tn e
prin C / p a /
change comes
in the night
pric e S of the
d o W mt o W n
movie houses.
The policy will
be to. add The
official tax to
t he tick e t S
priced over 40
cents. Most Of
t h e neighbor-
hOOH hOnc O c
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Then the Verdict

Another 10 minutes and the
jury was back again. The de-
fense attorney was biting his
nails while Mr.. Moore made no
effort to conceal his great joy.
The judge asked the foreman
for his verdict. The latter gen.
tie man smiled:
I'VE have decided" he said,
that the defendant is not
guilty of negligence"
Not guilty! Mr. Moore turned
white. The court room buzzed.
What the devil had happened?
Here was jury which had
asked about a huge amount and
then, few minutes later, =.
verSed itself completely. The
jury looked as puzzled as the
others, but he had the power to
do something about it. He dis
missed the jury and called the
foreman before him.
This is off the records" he
said. For my own satisfaction,
would like to know just what
happened in there. What made
you come out and ask the ques-
tion you did before if you
weren't going to award any
damageS?"
The foreman shrugged his
shoulders.
well, judge" he replied, "it
was this way. On the very
first vote it was II to FOR the
defendant. The one man who
was holding out was the silliest
guy I ever saw. No matter what
we said, he disagreed. We sat
around while he kept talking
and arguing.
"He finally made statement
that got me nervous. He said
that a jury could do anything
it wished. He said that, in
case such as this, we could
even bring in a verdict for more
than the amount asked.
How They Reached 1t
THAT was too much for me,
your honor, and I got sore. I
said he was wrong, and we
wound up by making a bet
about it. The bet was for $1OO
in cash and, in addition, he
was to give in to us on the YER
dict if he lost. So we came in
and asked you the question. He
lost. And that ended the case.
That's all there was to it,
Judge. All you did was settle
the bet"
Out in the corridor, Mr..
Moore was talking to his wife
again.
"YOu can stop packing, Fran
Ces," he murmured sadly. You
never know what a jury will
do"
The Washington times., 1932-06-17
The Capone Movie

"Scarface," the much-heralded
gangster movie will be shown at
Loew's Palace Theater Friday,
July /. and the week following,
according to information an
nounced by Loew's.
The picture has created as
much talk as any movie of the
season. excepting Grand Hotel" "
1t stars Paul MUM, and while it
never says so directly. it is a
story of the life of AL Capone.
The Washington times., 1932-06-17

Mr.. Landvoigt was among his
friends. Steve Cochran'S eyes
we're moist yesterday when he
took it down that it might illus
trate the obituary notice. The
stage has lost a devoted friend.
And they are becoming rarer in
this day and age.
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ners will be the descriptive title.
1t all sounds like a Metro
Goldwyn party, although Ronald
Colman draws a check weekly
The Washington times., 1932-06-17

from Sam Goldwyn and releases
through United Artists. You will
see the painting soon in the Fox
lobby.
The Washington times., 1932-06-17
How They Reached 1t

Out in the corridor, Mr..
Moore was talking to his wife
again.
"YOu can stop packing, Fran
CeS," he murmured sadly. You
never know what a jury will
do"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-26
Spring Training Chatter

By United Press
T OS ANGELES, Feb. 26.-Catcher
- Frank Hogan of the New York
Giants is laid up today with a
badly bruised knee, injured when
he ran into a concrete grand stand
chasing a foul.
FIT MYERS, Fla, Feb. 26.--Lefty Grove
the Philadelphia Athletics humorous hold
out, desires to settle his salary dispute in
goliing duel with Manager Connie Mack.
IF I win" Lefty explained Thursday,
then 1 get the $4,000 contract. If lose,
! sign for what the club offers"
Mack said: There will be no compro-
mise"
Rube waIberg, sOuthpaw star, also is
hoIdOut.
CLEARWATER. Fla. Feb. 26-Cy Moore.
Iight-handed pitcher, has entered the
Dodgers fold and started training.
Ruth remains spectator while the New
York Yankees 20 through their workouts.
His former hOldOut companion, shortstop
Lyn Larry. renorted at camp Thursday.
Henry Johnson, pitcher. convalescing from
an appendicitis operation, is making rapid
progress
MINERAL WELLS Tex, Feb. 26-Lew
Fonseca, new manager of the Chicago
White SoX, has arrived with half of his
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-26
Hurler on
Sick List
Slab Star to Report Late;
Tribe Due in Florida
Saturday.
BY EDDIE ASH
Times Sports Editor

EN- ROUTE WITH INDIANS,
Feb. 26.-Emmet McCanns first
squad Of Tribesmen. we'll on the
way to spring training camp at
Sarasota, Fla, were wondering to-
day if they would be sun-tanned
before reaching the heated penin-
sular. 1t was that hot riding
through the old south.
Disappointment was met in Gin
cinnati Thursday night, when Joe
Heving, pitcher obtained from the
New York Giants, reported at the
station and announced he was on
the sick list and would not be able
to start. practice for at least ten
days. Heving is thirteen pounds
underweight due to recent illness.
He had his tonsils removed the
other dayin an effort to correct the
ailment.
Joe was obtained from the Giants
in the Len Koenecke deal and has
been figured to be one of the Tribe
mound mainstays.
Ed Lowell, former Oklahoma City
first sacker, is with the Hoosier
party. He comes all the way from
Caldwell, Idaho, and just ran across
the touring Indians by chance be-
fore they left Indianapolis. The
Tribe FASTENERS will land in Sara
sofa Saturday morning and first
practice will be held in the after
noon. Rumors are still current that
several of the Hoosier regulars are
baking on terms.
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SQUAD, The Sox will have a week of baths
ana mixing before starting actual training
at San Antonio. March 8.
II
pILOXI, Miss, Feb. 26.-Presi-
- dent Clark Griffith of the
Washington Senators has made his
final offer to Bobby Burke, south
paw holdout. Although no figures
were revealed, it is understood the
offer is a compromise.
AVALON. Catalina Island. Feb. 26.-The
chicago Cubs have started practice games.
In nine-inning game Thursday. a team
captained by Charley Root defeated that of
Pat Malone. IL to 6. Timing and Miller.
Rockies. pitched for the Roots. while WEIGH
and Hermann hurled for Malone's nine.
The root sluggers reached WEIGH for six
runs in the first inning.
PASO ROBES. Cal. Feb. 26.-Pitcher
Jlm CrandeH. son of Otis. the Pirates
coach is wearing dark glasses. because
ne used the. wrong medicine as an eve
wash: Batting practice and work off
ing session.
CHICO, Cal, Feb. 26.--The Detroit Tiger
pitching brigade, headed by George Uhle,
Tommy Bridges, Earl WhitehiII and John
Wyatt, began practice in earnest today
after week at Richardson's Springs.
Bridges showed fine form when he tossed
a few to Ray Hayworth, catcher.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-26


Stribling, who was the last chal-
lenger for the title held by Max
Schmeling, is attempting to fight
his way back to the front ranks
again after being chopped down in
fifteen rounds by the German last
July, and after almost three months
on the shelf with broken hand.
Schaaf, carrying a weight adj
vantage of about twenty pounds,
ruled a z to favorite today.
Schaaf will weigh about 208, Strib-
ling 1873. Since Schaaf has been
under the management of Jack
Sharkey, who arrived here today to
second him tonight, the blond Bos-
tonian has won twenty out of
twenty-one fights. and has a record
of twelve straight victories, ten by
knockouts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-26
TALKING
ITOvER
By JOE WILLIAMS

NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-It begins
' to look as if the boys might
be wasting their time trying to i'm
prove the breed Of the thorough
bred. The breed of the thorough
breds doesn't seem to need improv-
ing so much as that of the boys
themselves.
Consider the case of the bogus
3-year-old Gailmont, disclosed as a
ringer at Mr.. Joe Widener's fash
ionable course down in Miami the
other day. Some evil-minded per-
sons had taken 4-year-old beetle
whose square name is Aknahton
and daubed him all over with dye.
producing among other things the
horse Of another color you hear
about ever so often.
Iney dropped him into a field he fig
ured TO beat without any trouble and
then took the rubber band of the bank
but 1t was fairly hefty considering what
pank ,rols are today. But the vicious
plot failed Of success. Something hap
Gailmont finished eleventh., so al the
smart smart money was made to look very
Il isn't clear Just what happened. Pos
sibiy his better instincts took Command
OF his soul during the running of the
race, ana once Tree Of the foul atmosphere
OF MS human associates he resolved to
get right with God.
n II
THE nag had an unsavory repu-
4 tation, anyhow. Once before
he had been exposed as a larcenous
character preying upon the suscep-
Utilities Of trusting bookmakers.
This was at Havre de Grace last
fall, when he appeared at the track
under the alias Of Shem, a brazen
piece OF duplcity which resulted in
the disbarment from all Maryland
tracks of that sterling sportsman
and social leader, Nate Raymond.
At that time it was suspected that the
horse, was psychopathic case and the
presiding Jurist, tempering justice with
mercy mercy. sent him to a farm. in Indiana to
medltate over the wages of sin
An investigation of his boyhood davs re-
yealed tnat he, had subsisted largely on a
diet OF tabloid literature and panpster
movies, and that he had spent much OF his
time In the company OF prize fight man
ayers II was clear that his environment
p"1 !lot DeeA ConuuclVe 10 plous living.
But what happened to him between the
tlme ne went into monastic seclusion and
appearance at the Miami track under still
y sniSqther aias is not matter of record.
pld ne fall or was he pushed? Did the
Inbred lure for crime prove too strong 10
resist or was he the unwilling tool of
master minds2 AS an eager sociologist I
yearn for the complete case history.
In any event. it is evident a closer SUI !
peryision OF the oat-munchers is necessary. |
~ mas been suggested that they be hoof- |
printed IN the Bertillon manner, but that |
would be only partial safeguard Ap- |
parently any reasonably good paint lob |
II sufficient righteousness is exercised II |
seems seems possible to extend the fraud indefi- |
To advocate ban on paint would be m
ialr TO Speakeasy proprietors accustomed |
70 serving this product as imported !
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-26
Five
Butler Rival

Buffers Bulldog wound up prac-
tice today for Saturdays journey to
Danville, where they battle S. H.
Leitzman's Purple warriors in the
second OF their annual rivalry cage
tuSsles. Butler won the first en-
counter here.
While the main court at the field
house has been under repair, Tony
Hinkle has been drilling his Blue
FASTENERS on the smaller hardwood
in the women's gym. Two more road
games remain on the Bulldog bill
after Saturday-Wabash on March
2, and Notre Dame on March IL.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-26

EOUR of the rookie diamond
IL FASTENERS who went south
Thursday with the first contingent
of Emmett McCanns Indians are
shown above.
William Prince is young pitcher,
up from the Waterloo club of the
Mississippi League, where he had
a fine season in 1881. Ed Younger
is a backstop candidate from the
Chicago semi-pro ranks, another
promising youngster.
Ed Lowell performed in some late
season tilts last year at first base
for the Tribe. He is one of the
squad bought from the Oklahoma
City Western League club last fall,
and will be given a thorough trial
this spring.
Phil Weintraub is the smuggling
outfelder who lead the Mississippi
Valley League with a 1853 batting
average last season. He was pur-
chased from Moline, the same club
from which the Tribe purchased
Len Koenecke, sold to the New York
Giants last fall Weintraub is re-
garded a likely prospect. All of the
rockies are with the Hoosier squad
which will open the spring training
camp at Sarasota, Fla, Saturday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-26
Nine Start
Title Play

FIRST ROUND
q r. M.--yasper academy VS.. Reitz
P. M.-Gibault Of Vincennes vs..
Decatur Catholic.
SECOND ROUND
4P M.-St Simon's Of Washington
VS.. st. Mary's of Anderson.
1880 P. M.--Catholic Central of Ham
mOnd VS.. Central Catholic of TT. Wayne.
$3.50 P. M.-Winner 2 p. m. game VS..
winner 3 p. m. game.
Action got under way today in
the fifth annual Indiana Catholic
High School Athletic Associations
state cage tournament at the
armory. Nine teams, the cream of
the Hoosier parochial field, were on
hand.
Presenting another powerful five,
Bob Downey'S st. SimonS of Wash
ington quintet was confident of re-
peating its 1881 performance, when
the Cardinals won title honors with
a one-point decision over Cathedral
in the finals.
Cathedral FavOrite
Cathedral, Joe Dienhart's local
entry, ranks as top favorite, how
ever, to repeat its triunphs of 1928
and 1929 and retire the champion
ship trophy from competition with
its third victory. Withdrawal of st.
Mary'S of Huntington moved the
local Irish into the Semi-finals with
out first day action.
One of the feature tussles of the
tourney is anticipated in the semi
final round Saturday, when the
Washington defending champions
are doped to battle Jasper academy,
in the national title
tourney at Chicago last year and q
strong contender for Hoosier laurels
this season.
Feeney Offers Award
The Al Feeney sportsmanship
medal, an annual award to the
player showing the best mental at
was won last year by John
Ford of Cathedral, who again is in
the action.
Four of last years a1I-State team
are likewise in the action again this
years. Besides Ford, they are Bosch
of Washington, center; Aubin of
Jasper, forward, and Sweeney of
Cathedral, guard,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-26
Butler Changes
Sports Policy

Baseball season will inaugurate a
new athletic policy in Butler uni
versity athletics, President Walter
Scott Athearn announced today
when he made the statement:
Butler is going out of the scout
ing business and into the production
business"
Stress will be laid on intramuraI
programs and outstanding material
will be subject of careful develop
ment by members of the coaching
staff, he said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-26
CITY SWIMMERS ENTER

Central Y. M. c. A. tank team
will compete in the state Y. M. C.
A. meet at Muncie Saturday, coach
Jimmy Clark announced today.
Members of the indicated med
ley relay team, Don Pittman, How
ard Krick and Russell Mcintyre
and Robert Burgess and William
Ringer, free style swimmers; Tom
my Wright in the back stroke di-
vision, and Tommy Miller and
Richard Davenport in the distance
races make up the local SQUAD.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-26
|. C.. Five to
Face Valpo

Indiana Central meters were re-
ported in top condition today for
the invasion of University Heights
gym tonight of Valparaiso U. for
the final game of the local coll
legianS' schedule.
Coach Harry Good announced he
would have his regulars who have
been i'll back in the lineup. Emig
and Judd will start at forwards,
Dave Dejernett at center and Swan
and Swank at guards. Central
nosed out Valpo there, % to %,
earlier in the Season
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-02-26
JEWISH FIVES TO PLAY

Kirshbaum basketball team will
take on an old rival, the st. Pats,
Sunday night at $3.50 at Kirshbaum
gym, and a dance is scheduled to
follow the game.
Preceding the feature tilt, Kirsh-
baum Bulldogs will face Indian
apolis Flashes, 125-pound team. To-
night the Bulldogs play the O'Hara
Sans at the Brookside Community
house.