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The Washington times., 1933-01-05
Farm Price Index
! Half of War LeUeL

The national farm price index,
which dropped two points since
November Is, is now down to So
per cent of the prewar price
level, the Department of Agri-
culture announced today. This
80 per cent is the low point
reached last June. Record low
levels are reported for farm
prices on corn, oats, wheat, hay,
hogs, cattle and chickens, al
though dairy products are up
while eggs reached the highest
December level since 1929.
The Washington times., 1933-01-05
DAILY PRAYERS
$3.50 CHEAPER,
! ONE SAVING
Proposal States Delegate, Lay
Preacher, to Task; Cut
Due House Employees

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. s. With
means Of effecting State econo-
mics without endangering their
own plans as their chief concern,
the members of the Maryland
legislature will re-aSsemble here
Tuesday to begin biennial ses-
sion which is expected to be one
of the most important in many
years.
ALREADY little economies have
been figured out, although thus
far no major savings, suggested
indirectly by Governor Ritchie
in his message to the joint houses
yesterday. have been gone into.
Economy In Prayer
Speaker r. Barton Harrington,
for instance, has indicated he will
have Delegate Jonathan Sleeman
R.) of Allegany county open the
sessions with prayer each day,
saving the $5 usually paid to
some local minister for praying
for the legislature.
Sleeman is a lay minister. This
Will save $3.50 for the session.
The house also cut all its en-
ployes' salaries 20 per cent.
With both houses in recess for
q week, following their organiza-
ton meetings and the address by
the governor, those members who
remain in or near Annapolis to-
day are discussing that most i'm
portant topic, committee assign
ments. The senate committees
will likely remain intact.
Changes in the House
However, in the house, due to
the political realignment follow
ing the unSeating of former
Speaker Francis A. Michel, there
viii be important changes.
The combination of forces
which elected Harrington and in
cluded followers Of William Cur
ran, Gilbert A. Daley, Robert B.
Ennis, George N. Lewis and
Charles r. Whiteford, will help in
assigning the committees.
The committee on rules will
include Thomas D'AleSandro,
Douglas H. Gordon, Lawrence P.
Williams, Democrats, with Oliver
P. Metzerott, of Prince Georges
county, as the Republican mem
ber.
sJames J. Lindsay, jr., of Balti-
1nore, is slated to head the ways
and means committee, while other
chairmanShipS are to go to
Francis A. Michel, George Hoffer-
bert and T. Warren Rice
The Washington times., 1933-01-05
ADVERTISEMENT
PAIN
DEADENED
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WITHOUT DRUGS

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But beware of limitations. Ask your
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(ealled Ben Gay" in English). There are
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drugs. That is why they are cheap. That
is also why they are ineffective. Insist On
Ben-Gay and you will get real resulta
The Washington times., 1933-01-05
1856 FLU CASES
IN MONTGOMERY.

Montgomery county physicians
reported 156 cases Of influenza
to the county health office in
December.
Like other light epidemics Of
recent years, the cases varied
from common colds to fevers.
County Health Officer DR.. ELI
colt has issued a warning to
patients to remain in bed and
avoid exposure to weather and
fatigue during convalescence.
The Washington times., 1933-01-05
Virginia Dog Tags
Due Before Feb. I

Dog licenses in Virginia must
be secured prior to February l
in order to avoid possible arrest
and fine for keeping unlicensed
dogs, w. Harry johnson, game
warden of Arlington county, Va,
announced today.
Licenses can be secured from
the office of the treasurer of
Arlington county at the Airing.
ton Courthouse.
The Washington times., 1933-01-05
ADVERTISER EMIT
VaricOSe Ulcers
Healed At Home
No Time Lost from w Ork! !

No enforced rest. No operations
nor injections. The simple Emerald
Oil home treatment permits you. to
go about your daily routine as
usual-while those old sores and
ulcers quickly heal up and your
legs become as good as new.
Emerald Oil acts instantly to end
pain, reduce swelling, stimulate cir
culation. Just follow the easy di-
rections and you are sure to be
helped. Peoples Drug Stores won't
Neap your money unless you are.
The Washington times., 1933-01-05
HGgerStOLUn W.C.T.U.
Elects Officers

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Jan. s..
Mrs. o. L. Godlove has been
elected president of the local
branch of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union for the coming
year. Mrs. George Rohrer, Mrs.
j. A. Dermody and Mrs. j. M.
TOmbaugh have been chosen vice
presidents.
The Washington times., 1933-01-05
MINSTRELS REHEARSE

Rehearsal for the minstrel
show to be held under auspices
of the Lyon Park (Va) Citizens
Association and the Lyon Park
Women's Club will be held to-
night in the Community House.
The Washington times., 1933-02-11
Newman to Talk
On Oriental Lands

A trip to China and Japan" "
under the guidance of E. M. New
man, master traveller, will be
given tomorrow afternoon at the
National Theater.
This fourth episode of New
mans around the world Journey
begins at FormoSa, formerly land
of head-hunters, now progress
sive place since the japanese have
taken charge. Next, Shanghai.
much diSheveled and war-torn but
still the wickedest city in the Far
East. Peiping or Pekin with its
Forbidden City, Summer Palace,
Temple of Heaven, and to the
worlds architectural wonder, the
great wall of China, comprise the
China trip.
Crossing to Korea, then to ia
pan, Fujiyama, the snow-capped
sacred mountain, Kyoto and Nikko
with their impressive temples,
Beppu with its batherS and hot
springs; Myajima, Myanoshita,
loVliest of resorts; Kamakura and
its awe inspiring Budda; Tokyo,
and Yokohom. Hakone, and many
other interesting places conclude
the lecture.
The Washington times., 1933-02-11
When The Feature Is
Shown On The Screen

RIALTO-Irene Dunno in Back
Street" at 1882 a. M, 1882, 1892,
5:32, 1882 and 9:32 p. m.
RK-O KEITH'S-Nancy Carroll
in Child of Manhattan" at 1912
a. M, 1:43, 3.44, 5:45, 7:46 and
9:47 p. m.
PALACE-Irene Dunno in "The
Secret of Madame Blanche" at
II a. m, ITO, 3:2O, $50, TAO and
$50 p. m.
EARLE-Fay Wray in "The
Mystery of the Wax Museum,
at 11:15 a. M, 1:50, ABS, 7:2C
and 10 p. m. Stage shows at 12:45
$3.50, 6:15 and 8:55 p. m.
METROPOLITAN-Kate Smith
in Hello, Everybody" at II a. m.
12:49, AIS, 6:10, 800 and 9:45
p. m.
FOX-Warner Baxter in Dan
gerously Yours" at 11:15 a. m.
1870, Ais, 7:O5 and $50 p. m
Stage shows at 12:45, 1885, SIC
and 9:10 p. m.
COLU MBIA-BarrymoreS lr
"Rasputin and the Empress" al
2;30 and $50 p. m.
The Washington times., 1933-02-11

Olga Baclanova, presenting an
offering that is above the average
of the other recent visitors from
Hollywood, and 1.-THE Mystery of
the Wax Museum, one of the
most engroSSing horror films yet
seen, vie for honors at the Earle
this week.
Director Curtiz and the writer
of the script have been wise in
avoiding an obvious overemphaSiS
of gruesome horror detail and un-
believable grimness in this film.
Instead, with the use of effective
Technicolor, there is a fast inter
twining of several side plots
which, despite some loose ends,
form a thriller of intelligence,
humor and beauty of effects.
Personally, we grant any num-
ber of stars to the blonde Glenda
Farrell as the demon reporter in
search of a story. Her efforts
imbue the story with a touch Of
authenticity so often found lack
ing in films of this type. 1t is her
unfailing nose for news" that
connects up suicide, the disappear
ance of a famous judge, morgue
robberies and the opening of a
wax museum in this series of cpl
SodeS which leave not a spare mo-
ment for yawnS.
Lionel Atwill contributes the
high finish of his talent to the
The Washington times., 1933-02-11
Olga BdcIonova As Stage Star Plus
Mystery Tale at Earle

) role of Ivan Igor, the man with
the soul and fingers Of sheer
artistry who turns his creative
ability to vengeance. Fay Wray
and Allen Burton supply the love
interest and Frank McHugh, Ar
thur Edmund CareWe, Gavin Cor
don, and Edwin Maxwell prove a
nicely of choice in the hinor parts
of this vigorous film.
And to return to Baclanova,
simply but so beautifully gowned
in clinging black, she graciously
varies her program with Russian
and English selections admirably
suited to her vocal abilities. Fol
lowing in the celebrity march is
Johnny Marvin with his "lone-
some" songs made famous over
the air, ably and picturesquely
accompanied by Ruth Cleary and
Gwyn Hester. Solly Ward pre-
sents his comedy skit "Wives and
Women" the Robbins family pro-
vide a fast few minutes of aero
batic feats and dancing and the
Four Golden Blondes, vendors of
luSty comedy in song but, with
the exception of an efficient
staging of the song of the tele-
phone operators, on a slightly
lower plane.-H. w.
The Washington times., 1933-02-11
'Rasputin' Remains
Over at Columbia

"Rasputin and the Empress"
the perturbation of life at the
court of the last Car of Russia,
which has John, Ethel and Lionel
Barrymore as its stars, remains
for today and tomorrow at Loew'S
Columbia Theater, when it will be
replaced by Trailing the Killer"
An engroSsing and splendidly
acted picture is "Ratputin," with
it's three stars and supporting
satellites all contributing sterling
performances. Ethel is seen as
the Czarina, who is dominated by
the lusty pseudo monk, Rasputin
(played by LioneD. John is a
prince of the court, who sees
through the villains schemes, and
finally dispatches him thrilling
struggle.
Diana Wynard, Ralph Morgan
and Tad Alexander do nicely in
the various other roles. Though
historically it may not be correct,
"Rasputin and the Empress" re-
mains as a distinct contribution
to the art of cinematic drama
turgy.
The Washington times., 1933-02-11
In Secret of Madame Blanche" She
Gives Her Most Expert Performance
Ted Lewis Has
Gala Show
at Fox

Loew's Fox this week answers
Ted Lewis question, rs Every
body Happy?" with a decisive
yes! with emphasis from those
youngsters in the front row who
hop up on the stage for a hand.
full, hatful, lapful of COOLERS!
On the screen Suave Warner
Baxter, gentleman jewel thief,
tries his wits against the charm
of a young woman, who knows
him for what he is, and loses his
heart and the famous Latham
diamonds. It's a little difficult
to believe that a master thief,
who played such a game as Dan
gerously Yours" would be content
to give up his nefarious though
exciting mode of living because
a blonde of soft voice and cling
ing manner told him it was the
better way.
However, women have a way
with men and after returning the
stolen property and courageOuSly
announcing his retirement to
quiet little spot in Ireland, the
erstwhile burglar is rewarded with
a proxy kiss and a fleeting
glimpse of maid too shy to
tell him he done her right"
Warner Baxter with Miriam
Jordan, Herbert Mundin (hes
most amuSingD Florence Eldridge
and Florence Roberts makes a
more or less obvious story into an
entertaining screen play.
On the stage Ted Lewis waves
his magic wand and out troop the
High Hat Band. the. Dixie Four,
singing and stepping; Snowfall
Whittier, the Ted Lewis shadow"
who is nimble with taps and
vested with the Lewis manner
iSmS Esther Pressman, Doris
Deane and Mildred Gaye, spe-
cialty dancers, and last, but not
least by any means, the famous
old high hat, eulogized by Ted
in a sentimental moment. All for
fun and fun for all and while
the musical numbers were we'll
handled, we'd have appreciated
new tunes, Ted! We almost know
all the words to Hi Diddle, ETC."
Phil Lampkin and the boys cele-
brate st. Valentines Day with a
medley of popular love tunes,
while short features on the screen
prove amusing and interesting:
Movietone News, an Andy Clyde
comic and a 1O-minute world tour!
K. Y.
The Washington times., 1933-02-11
.ROADWAYS
OF The WORLD
BY Mark HeIIinger

HOTEL GRANDE BRETAGNE, ATHENS Greece.
For who accustomed to American traffic systems
this is the dzziest in the world in which attempt
to drive thought that Paris bad and the left
handed driving regulations in central Europe frightened
into partial paralysis several occasions But Athens
after due consideration must win all the marbles in the
long
And it's not the drivers much as it is the people,
Motorists drive the right in regulation form and there
to be abundant number of traffic policemen to
handle the situation. But the people very evidently
part Of any regulations They walk where they please
how they please and when they please.
The Washington times., 1933-02-11
Nancy CarroII's s
Beauty in Good
Feature .

Nancy Carroll and John Boles
have strongly contrasting roles in
Child of Manhattan" current
film feature at RKO-Keith'S
which tells the story of the ro-
nance of a taxi dance hall girl
and one of the Knickerbocker
ariStocracy.
One may question, perhaps,
the probability that man of
Paul Vanderkill's social status
and background would fall so
heavily and whole-heartedly for
a little girl from Greenpernt as
the plot Of this work demands.
However, granting that point the
story is logical and convincing
enough, and it has not only its
moments of comedy but its full
supply of heart-throbs.
We meet Boles, in the role
of Vanderbilt, as a middle-aged
widower of ample means. He has
a young daughter. Through the
fact that his aunt questions the
propriety of the Vanderbilt estate
renting a property for a dance
hall, he is assigned the job of
assuring her that for a rental
of $4,000 year it is a ball
room instead.
In this ballroom, rejoicing in
the title of Loveland, he meets
Miss Carroll as a taxi dancer.
Both find novelty in the encoun-
ter. She becomes, to borrow from
her own lexicon, "courteSian,"
but when the inevitable blessed
event is on the verge, Wander
kill offers marriage, and the
offer is accepted.
The death of the child leads
Madeline to feel that she must
give Paul back his name. She
goes to Mexico for a divorce,
meets there Panama Kelly, and
various adventures. But the
bungling of Mexican lawyer and
the chivalry of Panama gives
Madeline and Paul a new chance
for happiness. That climax
should not be divulged here.
Buck Jones, widely known to
youngsters but new to the F
Street trade, appears auspiciously
as Panama, and there is a good
supporting cast.
A Charlie Chaplin reissue, THE
Floorwalker," is the chief supple
mentary attraction.
Added features include a car
toon which reveals a hitherto
unrecorded conflict between
Robin Hood and the minions of
King zilch, a travelogue, with
song, of the University of Michi-
gan, and a news reel in which
David S. Barry explains what
he really meant=R. T.
The Washington times., 1933-02-11
All In Days Work

You have my honest word
that, in the course of any hour
within the city limits, Pop will
have 20 such narrow escapes. A
boy will fail to get out of the
way and Pop must suddenly
come to a full stop directly be-
hind him. A man on a bicycle
will shoot out from side street
and Pop must climb the side
walk in order to avoid hitting
him.
And so it goes-With nary a
complaint from Pop. It's all in
a days work for him. This
afternoon, as we were riding
back to the hotel, I leaned for
ward and asked him a question
or two.
"You find it tough driving
around here, Pop?" I inquired.
mot very" he replied as he
missed a fruit cart by a hair.
I used to him now. People not
very careful, that's ALL"
I've noticed that" I con-
tinued. II suppose you have
quite a few accidents in
Athens?"
He shook his head.
"Not no more" he returned.
mot since they take many car
off street. Used be very bad,
but no more"
All I could do at the moment
was to breathe a silent prayer
Of thanks for the fact that I
hadn't been here when it was
really bad. And then I asked
Pop what he meant by saying
that cars had been taken off
the streets.
IF driver have two car"
he explained, "police make him
use one car one day and other
car next day. I used this here
car 'today-and tomorrow I
must use my other one. Police
arrange for that, and it keep
The Washington times., 1933-02-11
Son Goes to College

Son Goes to College
My drivers name is Popodou-
polls, which was Immediately
changed to Pop for reasons
that need not be mentioned
here. Pop is a middle-aged
gentleman who is sending his
son through college by a novel
method. He simply tells the
tourists about his poor boy and
cries a few, simple tears.
Times are very hard, he sobS,
and unless he gets a break
somewhere soon, his boy will
never get the proper educa-
tion.
The tourists, he claims,
usually come across. I Sug-
gested the magazine SubScrip-
ton racket to him as the mod
ern American way of sending
boys through college - even
though the boys happen to be
SO or so years of age. But
Pop only laughed at me. He
said they had tried the sub
scription racket in Athens, but
1t had flopped. Crying to the
tourist, he insisted, was much
cleaner and a far more profit
able business.
But to get back to the nerve
wracking subject of the
Athenian traffic, it is a
unique experience to sit behind
Pop as he guides his ancient
Cadillac through the streets.
AS I've written before, condi-
tionS here are very bad and
the city very evidently has no
money with which to repair
the roadwayS. When a hole or
a bump develops, the condition
Is there to stay.
But does Pop mind? I should
say not. One hand on the
horn and the other on the
wheel, he rides the bumps with
the most contented of express
S1onS adorning his kisser. En-
tirely different from our New
York drivers, the man never
swearS. His narrow escapes
mean absolutely nothing to
him,
The Washington times., 1933-02-11

Ahdrey n. AeLey Ray ScnmlQC
Of Back Street" has bestowed
warmth and a wholesome reality
on about every role she has
touched with her fine intelligence
and becoming art. Yet as the
sacrificing mother in Secret
of Madame Blanche" she at
tains new acting heights.
The story, I grant you, travels
along familiar screen paths. 1t is
so easy to recall that Madame
x" and Frisco Jenny" and "Sin
of Madelon Claudet" portrayed
mothers who had Sinned and suf-
fered and endured self-effacement
and sacrifice to protect unknow-
ing offspring. This happens to Of
fer new variations of a univer-
sally appealing plot and graced,
as it is. by first class direction
and acting, "Secret of Madame
Blanche" can be ranged alongside
of the maternal love features
which, conceived in tears, have
been wept to healthy dividends.
Star is Actress
Irene Dunno plays musical
comedy actress of the COS who
marries the son of an English
nobleman. The stern father Of
the boy never becomes recon
ciled to the marriage, drives his
son to suicide, then legally alb
ducts the baby. Years later
and during the World War
mother and son meet, but are
unaware of their relation. She
is proprietor of a cheap cabaret,
he, soldier intent upon a good
time. An exciting night ends
in a murder for which the
mother (aware now that it is
her son who fired the fatal
shot) takes the blame. BY
some of Hollywood's convenient
and hasty story magic a close
to happy ending is provided.
At the start Secret of Madame
Blanche" moves ponderously and
saves interest only by the quaint
costuming and authentic atmos-
phere of gaslight days the story
conjures. But once Director
Charles Brabin has warmed to his
subject and Irene Dunno has be-
come thoroughly immersed in the
heart breaking incidents which
pile up for an unhappy mother,
you are treated to as fortnight
and thoroughly convincing an as
Sault on your tear ducts as the
screen has provided in recent
weeks.
Irene Dunno sings, and well,
and so Skillfully does she contrive
to accomplish the illusion of
passing years that her perform
ance becomes an achievement in
makeup as we'll as an example of
expert character etching. Phil
lips Holmes, not quite as funereal
as usual, yields runner-up honors
to Douglas Walton "a juvenile of
great promise), and there is
very slick hit by Jean Parker, an
other up and coming ingenue.
Lionel Atwill plays the stern Eng
liSh father, written as such an i'm
possibly hard-hearted Snob, the
character was just too severe to
be credible. Una Merkel and C.
Henry Gordon have minor roles.
In acting and mounting, Secret
of Madame Blanche" conforms to
the usual high M. G.. M. standard.
But it is Irene Dunno you will re-
member. A great actress, whose
talent is full blown and fragrant.
The Washington times., 1933-02-11
HoIbrooke Is
Star of Shorehan Bill

William Holbrook, the celebrated
dancer, will be the star of the
show at the Shoreham tonight.
Miss Ann Pritchard is Mr.. Hol-
brooks new dancing partner and
will appear with him this evening
Also on the bill will be Miss Peggy
Hanlon, musical comedy star; the
Beverly sisters, a trio of charming
singers, and other entertaining
artists.
The show, as usual, is being pre-
Sented under the direction of
Charles H. Furey.
The Washington times., 1933-02-11
Herbert Mundin
Yearns to Write

Herbert Mundin, the popular
screen comedian now in Danger.
ously Yours" has ambitions to
become a writer. Most of his
spare time is devoted to writing
stories for the screen.
One of his yarns, tentatively
called "The Politicians" so i'm
pressed Fox executives that they
bought it as possible starring
vehicle for Mundin.
The Washington times., 1933-02-11
Warner Baxter Has
Culinary Side-Line

If Warner Baxter should sud-
denly lose all his money and the
popularity he would make a llV'
ing as a cook of Spanish dishes.
Epicures who have a fancy for
chill con carne properly prepared
will go miles to get bowl Of the
Mexican national dish as pre-
pared by the romantic film star.
Baxters latest Fox picture is
Dangerously Yours" now at
LoeW's Fox, in which he plays the
role of romantic society crook.
The Washington times., 1933-02-11

career IN Ine
S e ere t of
M a d a m e
Blanche" cur
rent screen at
t ra C tion at
Loew'S Palace
Theater.
This is say
ing consider
able, for the
star who gave
us the unfor-
gettable Sabra
of "Cimarron"
and the tend
erly appealing
The Washington times., 1933-02-11
Famous Authoress

Fannie Hurst, the author Of
Back Street." which is playing
return engagement at the
Rialto Theater this week, is
Americas foremost woman novel
ist. She has had more best
selling novels than any living
woman writer.
The Washington times., 1933-02-11
Scott Was Cridster

Randolph Scott. player in "Mur
derS In the Zoo" played end on
one of Coach Heisman's noted
Georgia Tech football teams, while
studying to become a civil engi
neer.