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The Washington times., 1933-02-02
English Understood

A cab driver in Berlin. When
I hailed him in front of my
hotel, I asked him if he under
stood English. He said he did.
I told him where I wanted to
go and what I wanted done.
He nodded.
you're sure you under
stand?" I asked him again.
Once more he nodded. I
slammed the door and We
were off.
He drove and he drove and
he drove. I didn't know any
thing about Berlin, but I knew
enough to realize that he
couldn't be going in the right
direction. I was told that my
destination wasn't more than
five or six minutes from the
hotel-and here I had already
been riding almost 20.
l finally raped on the win
dow ant. motioned to the
driver to stop his cab. He did
so. 1 climbed out and spoke
to a policeman who. Fortunate
ly enough, spoke English. I
told him where I wanted to go
and he told me that I had
been travelling in the wrong
direction. He addressed the
cab driver vigorously in Ger
man, pointed in different direc-
tions, tipped his hat to me
and we were off again.
I was rs sore as the devil.
I yanked open the window IN
order to tell the cab driver a
few things.
Whats the matter with
you?" inquired. Are you
nuts, or something? You've
taken me all out of my way?"
That's right" was his
laconic response.
I almost tumbled from the
cab.
That's right?" I shrieked.
"Is that an answer? I thought
you told me you understood
English!"
He shrugged his shoulders.
"I do understand" he re-
turned doggedly, 'but there is
one trouble. I understand
badly!"
The Washington times., 1933-02-02
HOLLYWOOD Parade:

If you've been bothering about
it, there's no truth to that story
of the engagement of Patricia
Harper and Jesse Lasky, jr. The
young film official and Jerry Hoi :
win were stepping out at the Bev-
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Revere's horse,
Jenny. Eyes, we've had that
Hooey Long" replied Vice Presi-
dent Throttlebottom.
Not bad pun, even if the
junior Senator from Louisiana
might not consider it devastating.
On Tuesday night this impro-
vision was absent. Surprising, be-
cause the extra joke rocked the
house on Monday night. Some
scouting yesterday disclosed that
it was not fear of offending the
Kingfish from Louisiana which
caused the nifty to be outlawed.
1t seems Author George S. Kauf
man was in the audience and saw
little humor in the added lines.
He is jealous about keeping his
script impersonal in so far as Con-
gress is concerned. Strictly De-
tween you and I, the "Of Thee I
Sing" company thinks George
made a mistake in his blue
penciling.
And while we're at it sir, the
good old South reSents nightly
calling it the Civil War. Shouldn't t
George kaufman and everybody
else know that south of the
Mason-Dixon line it was the War
between tht States. Down in
Gawgia they'd impeach that Sena-
tor from the "Sooth" who spoke
of the Civil War.
The Washington times., 1933-02-02
NI(~Au ANIrP HrK Ka aunD
4y
Joan Crawford Is Planning to Take
Lone Vacation

erly wiltshire Sunday night with
Celia Ryland, pretty cinema
ingenue, and June Grabiner,
whose father is vice president
of the Chicago White SoX .
Sitting at the next table to me
were Peggy Hopkins Joyce and
Grant Withers and Alice White
and Sid Bartlett. Interesting to
note that Peggy, who is noted for
her jewels, wore only wedding
ring.
His first name escapes me, but
a young man named Graham
is showing the sights of Holly
wood to Merle Tottenham, who
plays the giggling maid in "Caval
cade" latest refinement in
this host business is demonstrated
by Ramon Novarro. His dining
room has an arrangement of
rehoStatic controls which enables
him to adjust hidden lights so
as to best bring out the shades
of the womans gowns.
A Los Angeles suburban house
advertiSeS: "Heminway'S Animal
K in G dom,'' Phillip Barry'S
Death in the Afternoon is a
good book, too
Did You Know
That Russell Gleason's grand
mother was a ballerina in the
days of Frederick the Great?
The Washington times., 1933-02-02
.ROADWAYS
Of The WORLD
BY Mark HeIIinger

BRISTOL HOTEL, VIENNA, Austria-Before l proceed
further my observations of Vienna I'd like to jot down
my impressions of few characters encountered during
recent weeks I'm afraid that if don't get them paper
now, will write about them So, with your perms
sion, we III consider the first
Petrus OesOn. wrote about him in of the Berlin
columns, you've undoubtedly forgotten by this time
Oleson the keeper of the wild animals in the Berlin Zoo
He has held the position for 36 years And talked to
him. wondered about him and his life. What the devil
makes stick to that kind Of lob for years?
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Oleson's Interview

OleSOn S Interview
Accordingly, I interviewed
him. The result? Certainly:
Oleson, as healthy a man to-
day as you'd ever want to gaze
upon, was born in a small
town in Denmark. His age?
He blushed when I asked him
and he wouldn't tell. Can
you imagine a lion tanner blush
ing because you asked his age?
AS far back as he can re-
member, Oleson was keenly in
tereSted in animalS-possibly
because of his fathers mus
tache. He studied the trade
of a smith because he had
been told that, if one was
really serious about the trap
ping of big game, a knowledge
of bolts, locks and hinges
was absolutely essential.
After serving his apprentice
ship in Copenhagen, our hero
joined a travelling menagerie-
first as an assistant trainer
and then as a head man him.
self. In 1896, after experiences
with various circuses, he landed
in Germany-and in 1897, he
was engaged by Prof. Ludwig
Heck to handle animals in the
Berlin Zoo. At first, they'd
only give him the small beasts
such as hyenas and that type,
but in 1901, they threw in the
lions, the tigers, and the COM
plete works.
Since then, except on those
occasions that the ZOO sent
him to Africa to trap game
of every description, Oleson has
held his same position. He
gets into cages with his lions
and tigers when his helpers
will not go within 20 feet Of
the spot. He says that the
caffre-buffalo is the most dan
gerous animal in the world, but
OleSon has never been married.
Expects Injuries
Has he ever been afraid? Yes,
plenty of times. He thinks that
trainers and keepers who say
they have no fear of certain
animals are complete liars. He
has never been severely injured.
But that, he thinks, has been
pure luck. He admits very frank
ly that he expects to get his at
any time. All he does is keep
hoping. And that, after all, is
practically the only thing most
Of us can do in any business.
What would he do if he had
his life to live over again? You
know the answer. He'd do exact
ly the same things that he has
done. He loves his animals, he
loves the plaudits of the people
who come to watch him, he's
we'll fed, and he's happy. So
why should he hope for any,
thing better? I couldn't answer
that point.
When animals are raised di-
rectly in the ZOO, the majority
of them are fed by young dog
mothers. This fact, says Oleson,
seems to interest a great many
people. Spinisters especially, are
highly inquisitive on the sub
ject.
Tell us, they say" said Mr..
Oleson, and you could tell by
his expression that he was none
too fond of spinsters. Does not
the dog-milk that they are
raised on make them tame and
peaceful? I always look at them
and I always give them the
same answer.
"'You drink milk 1 reply.
Does that make you like a
cow?'
And they always walk away
very fast. ...
An elevator man in Prague.
An old man with sad eyes. Very
few people in the hotel spoke
English. On the first trip, I held
up three fingers to tell him the
floor wanted. On the second
trip, he smiled at me.
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Not necessary to hold up the
fingers" he asserted. Il speak
the fair English. You can talk to
me-"
"All right" l said. Lets talk.
I'll begin with the usual ques-
ton. Have you ever been in
New York;"
He smiled again. And those
sad eyes became more expressive
than ever.
"I lived there 20 years." he
returned. In Brooklyn. 1 had
the drug store there. On a good
street and in a good location. I
made very good money. loved
New York"
l was astonished. This old
man was telling me that he had
had a prosperous drug store in
Brooklyn. Yet here he was, at
an advanced age, running an
elevator in a Prague hotel and
earning, perhaps $40 month.
How did this all happen?" I
asked him.
He raised his hand in a ges-
ture.
Because was a fool" he re-
piled, "like so very many others.
I worked hard for 20 years. I
felt that I was growing older
and 1 wanted to come back to
my native land to spend the
rest of my years in peace. I
sold my drug store for $4,000,
put that and all my savings into
foreign money-and returned
here
The rcst you know. Almost
over night, my money became
worthless. Had 1 left it in
American dollars, would have
been immensely wealthy. But
1 was not wise enough. And
before I knew what had hap.
pened, everything I had saved
had vanished.
IT am too old to start again.
So have been running the ele-
vator for a long time. It's the
only way can get to eat. You
see?"
The Washington times., 1933-02-02
Late Stage News From Broadway

with Broadway opening plan
ned for late February or early
March.
The Albert Bannister-John G..
Norman production of Before
Morning. will open February 9
at a theater to be announced
later.
Joseph Santley will take over
George Givot's role next Monday
in Pardon My English"
The Washington times., 1933-02-02

ana amusement
of Speaker Jack
Garner's party,
which occupied
three of the Ma
tional'S boxes.
Sounds like
a lotta hooey
to me-" OBJ
served one Of
t h e u nj t e d
States Senators
IN the S c e n e
where they are
d e b a t ing the
a ppr opriation
for a m o n u
The Washington times., 1933-02-02
BY HARRISON CARROLL
Copyright, 1898. King Features
syndicate Incl

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 2.-Embit-
tered over the recent gossip
about her marriage, Joan Craw-
ford will take a trip, a vacation
from Hollywood, as soon as the
studio officially okays her new
picture.
She told me this yesterday,
and she told me why.
II have to get away from
here to realize how unimpOrt-
ant all this petty gossip
really is"
If you've even seen a study
in contrasts, it was Joan at this
moment. There she stood, in a
blue bicycling costume, minute
blue suede hat perched on her
head-the picture of jauntiness
while her eyes were stormy and
her voice troubled.
1--WE finish the picture day
after tomorrow" she said.
Then a preview, possibly
added scenes. But I'm already
packing my things. 1 want to
catch the first train to New
York. 1 want to see Doug and
spend days there with him. I
want to get away from the
tongues of Hollywood.
Don't mistake me-" she
added quickly. II owe a lot
to Hollywood, and I shouldn't
let the talk bother me. 1
didn't, at first. 1 laughed at
it. Then it made me mad.
The only thing for me, 1 think,
is to go away for a while"
Going away, Joan will step out
of the feminine lead in Soviet,
the Russian picture Metro-Gold
wyn-Mayer wanted her to make
with Clark Gable and Wallace
Beery. Yesterdays rumor namet
Jean Harlow as her successor
Which, of course, would delay
Bomb She'll" the Hollywood
story now in preparation for thu
screens platinum blonde.
It's a bit complicated. Tht
studio will have to work it out
The Washington times., 1933-02-02

NEW YORK, Feb. PEGGY
Wood has been engaged by Will
liam A. Brady to appear in a
new play by Owen Davis called
"a Saturday Night" The actress
is on her way to this country
aboard the Conte di Savoia and
will arrive here tomorrow morn
ing. Since her last appearance
here Miss Wood has appeared in
two London successes, Bitter
Sweet" which ran for 18 months,
and 1.-The Cat and the Fiddle" I"
which had a nine months en-
gagement. Mr.. Brady announces
that rehearsals on the Davis
drama will start late this week
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-12-01

Best OF plans will meet defeat
Unless all details are complete.
THAT is the reason so many
seemingly splendid plans never
amount to anything. The idea may
be the finest ever. but it is bound to
fail unless each separate detail in
it is worked out and made perfect
If one of these little details failed
the whole thing would fail.
Jerry Muskrat, in planning that
new house for Reddy Fox, was sure
that he had thought of everything
He had even thought of /, way for
Reddy 10 get In and out of that
house by means of tunnels. just as
he himself went in and out OF his
own house. The only difference
would be that Reddy would have
dry tunnels instead of tunnels filed
with water. He couldn't see any
reason in the world why Reddy
shouldn't have just as good a house
as his. and he said so.
Now. while ReGdy Fox pretended
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-12-01

of specialization. But one element
of education which will always be
invaluable and indispensable to a
well-balanced education and a con-
tented life, is early familiarity with
the workings of the elements Of our
existence, an understanding of how
1.-The wheels go round" to produce
the necessities of everyday life, and
the ability to do for ourselves, If
necessary, the things which make
those wheels go round. That is
what we call mastering our environ.
ment. And the child or adult who
can do that is better equipped for
life than one who cannot, no mat
ter how outstanding may be the lat.
ter's talent or ability in some spe-
cial direction.
There is not always a garage
g. 1888. Bell Syndicate.-WNU Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-12-01

to be very much interested in The
idea of building n house he really
hadn't the least idea of trying to
built house. OF course not. He
If he could have built it. Reddy's
interest was not at all in the house,
but in getting Jerry Muskrat on
shore where it would be a simple
matter for Reddy to catch him. But
he pretended a tremendous interest
in that house, because he hoped
that by so doing he could get Jerry
TO forget that there was the least
danger and so induce him to come
ashore to show just how that
house should be built.
When Reddy asked what Jerry
would suggest that the new house
be built of. Jerry thought for min
ute or two as he drifted in toward
the bank of the Smiling Pool
where Reddy sat Il .uppose," said
he, you would have no difficulty in
getting plenty OF sticks"
Not the least trouble in the
world" replied Reddy with broad
grin. The Green Forest is full Of
them
we could take some rushes from
here, continued Jerry rhoughtfully
and Reddy Grinned more broadly
than ever as he noticed that we"
Certainly we could" replied Red
dy, chuckling down inside as he saw
how Jerry was forgetting every
thing but the idea of thar new
house. Il suppose you would cut
the rushes for me-"
"Of course | would, and be glad
to-" was Jerrys prompt reply
with plenty of sticks and rushe>
all we would need would be to plas
ter it with plenty of mud. This
would be to hold them ogether."
Did you say mud?" asked
Reddy with funny look on his
face.
Jerry saw that funny lcok and
then suddenly remembered that this
house was to be built on dry land
and If this was to be the case OF
course there would be no mud
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-12-01

CHICK EVANS. who for a time
~ wore the amateur crown. is IA
nous for his iron play 10 the greens
Never a great putter Evans had tn
depend a good deal on the accuracy
of his shots to the pin. No matter
what club he chose Chick seeming
ly could place the ball within put
ting distance. Evans had a unique
method OF practicing the shots and
would devote himself painstakingly
To IL. With his white linen cap as
a marker. he would stand about 100
yards away and hit balls by the
dozen at II The majority would
come ro resi- within "A few feet ra.
dius. mute testimony of his skill
When one remembers that Evans
great record was achieved withonr
any greaS putting luck. his play
with thP irons stands out more
-Tcihly than ever.
= is23 Bell Svndicate -wNU Service
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-12-01
3 Z A Z 7 Y
z A L K S
BY
MARJORIE DUNCAN
HOW TO PAT WITH CREAM

7 AM going to give you three i'm
portant patting movements In
conjunction with the application of
nourishing cream.
For double chin: Pat briskly
under the chin with back of hand
for several minutes.
To firm facial muscles: Remem-
Der to do all patting freely and
from the shoulders, with an ex-
aggerated swing rather than hold
ing arms close and rigid. Start pat
ting on right side at corners of the
mouth. Use three fingers, patting
for several seconds (as when whip
ping eggs), then upward on cheeks
to temple. Repeat several times.
Now back at the corners of the
mouth and across chin briskly and
heavier. Now repeat the patting on
the left side. Pat on the forehead,
first slowly, then quickly, especially
at the center of the forehead be-
tween the eyebrows.
Apply a little cream under the
eyes. Pat with light, gentle move
ment back and forth over the eyes.
Continue for several seconds. 1t
is important to be relaxed. Bring
the fingertips lightly over the eyes.
When you tap rapidly the two
fingers will seem to be chasing each
other back and forth.
The patting movements together
with the molding and kneading
movements give you the complete
regime that operators in the finer
salons throughout the country are
following.
After molding, kneading and pat
ting with nourishing skinfood, the
next step Is the tie-up.
Do you remember before we start
ed the home treatment that we
made two pads. One was used for
cleansing. Now we use the remain
ing pad. Moisten this cotton pad
with the skin tonic and go over the
face and neck to remove any re-
naming cream. Use the pad under
the eyes first, then on the neck and
all over the face.
Now go back to the patter-the
large one which you used for pat
ting with skin tonic in step two
If the skin is dry, dip it in the skin
tonic. Or, If you are under twenty.
five you can use the skin tonic in.
stead of the astringent. Otherwise
use a stronger preparation, a bal.
samic astringent is very good. Di-
vide the patter into two strips. Dip
one strip into the tonic or astrin-
gent Oced). Place this strip un-
der the chin. Hold it firmly in place.
Over 1t adjust your gauze bandage,
tying the gauze on top of the head
or plnning 1t securely.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-12-01

Asked why he did not interest him
self in the mechanics of his car he
replied: My time is too valuable.
When ! want TO work l apply my
self to the work at which l am a
specialist. When / play l can pay
others TO work on my car. There's
always a garage" But when he
went off on a cross country jaunt,
and found himself stopped in the
desert, this mans unfamiliarity
with a spark plug almost cost him
his life. There was no garage in
the desert.
Ii is true that Jack -of-all-
trades is usually master of none
We cannot be expert at everything
And in this day even the education
of children must, to be efficient, and
to their best interests. be in terms
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-12-01
BEDTIME STORY
Blu THORNTON w. BURGESS

handy. Without mud that house
couldn't be built. II just MUST
have mud. And there must be lots
of it. \ little wouldn't do. But IN
less Reddy should build his house
close to the Smiling Pool, which he
wasn't in the least likely To do.
there would be no way Of getting
enough mud to it. Jerry looked up
at Reddy and in the most mournful
voice said:
"All our plans have gone for moth
ing. You can't build a house like
mine. I've just remembered that
you haven't any mud. I'm sorry
Let's not talk about ii any more"
Without another word Jerry dived
and disappeared
@. 1888. by T W Burgess wNU Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-12-01
FACIAL SHOULD INCLUDE
TIE-UP

EFT us review the last step of
~ the home facial-the tie-up.
We had large strip of cotton six
inches by six inches which we
formed into the patter and used in
step two of our home treatment.
This we later divided into two
parts. One was dipped into skin
tonic or astringent-iced-then ad-
justed under the contour and two
inch strip Of gauze bandage tied Sc
curely over 1t to keep it in place.
This helps to strengthen relaxed
muscles, firms and tightens, prevent
ing and correcting double chin.
You will feel it tighten and draw.
Now take the other strip (the
other half of the patter) pass il
over ice and place over the face
from the edge Of head band to the
tip of the nose. If you can do
so, lie back in an easy chair or in
bed for a few minutes. Have a
small piece Of ice handy and pass
the ice over both strips every few
minutes. This is very refreshing.
Relaxation is part of our treat
ment. And it Is important to health
and beauty both. If you are COM
Portable and reclining, it should be
easy to relax.
Give yourself the tie-up every day
II your muscles are beginning to
sag or If you are bothered by that
enemy of youthful appearance
double chin. l think that most
women, expecting too much in a
short time, get discouraged. Be pa
tient. Be persistent. Follow this
simple treatment daily for a month,
or two months. The gradual i'm
provement will encourage you
make you want to continue. The
complete treatment l have outlined
is one that any woman can learn to
give herself.
Following a busy working day, or
shopping, or arduOus day at sports
or social engagements, give yourself
short treatment and the tie-up.
Relax. The tie-up should be re-
moved after five or ten minutes. Get
the benefit of the softening infiu-
ence of the nourishing skinfood
(choose a very good one). Feel
that tired. drawn looking feeling
leaving you. Feel the rejuvenating
benefit of the astringent. Then look
in your mirror. You look your best,
don't you? Nothing is so stim-
ulating to wOman's morale as the
consciousness that she looks lovely.
Now for the time it takes to 'be
beautiful" Now and then in lectur-
ing to club women, to saleswomen
or business people l hear the CRY.
"but 1 haven't the time" Actually
it takes very little time. The result
Is more than worth the effort.
G. Bell syndicate-WNU strrice.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-12-01
THE USELESS
BY DOUGLAS MALLOCH

WHO are the useless? If beg
w gar smiled
And gave a faded posy to a child
Then who would say
He had not served that day,
Or he himself, and not been recon.
ciled?
There are no useless. If a man can
find
And so he can-occasions to be
kind.
No high nor low
Nor rich nor poor men know
In life's great kingdom of the heart
and mind.
Who are the useless? Only those
who pass
And give no word. no thought, no
look. alas,
To other men
Or other women then,
Whatever heights they win or
wealth amaSS.
These are the useless. But the much
required
The very needed and the most de-
sired,
Are those who meet
The world and leave ii sweet.
The humble hearted and the great
inspired.
e. 1898. Douglas Malloch.-WNU Service
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-12-01
"HROUGHa a
EWOMAN'S S
\ EYES o sKEWToN sK sE6N
THERE is NOT ALWAYS
A GARAGE

"RILL and Mildred should learn
- how to buy groceries. They
should understand what to do when
an urchin heaves rock through
the kitchen window, and when the
water pipes freeze because some
body left the window open beside
them on January night; and how
10 check up on the gas meter, the
tax collector. and the laundry. Al
a pinch they should learn to lay
new linoleum in the bathroom. elm.
mate squeak in the family auto
mobile, repair the front door bell.
and cure the cat of melancholia.
That is part of chapter on par.
ents and the training of children
IN a book by Walter +. Pitkin. In
which we find attacked the 'cod-
ding" of our children by our mod
ern idea of extending their years of
irresponsibility do not agree with
everything the author says, but
feel the above is well worth pass
ing on to my readers for one rea-
son; that is. it brings home to
us the value Of control over ones
environment no matter what ones
path in life ma! be. And In this
age of specialization, that is a point
that is too often overlooked.
A well-known lawyer know
boasted that though he had driven
cars for fourteen years. he wouldn't
know how to change spark plug.
The Coolidge examiner., 1933-12-01
E7OUNDCUILDERS' WORK

The mysterious earthworlis al
Newark, Ohio, which in prehistoric
times covered an area of ~ miles
with pattern of circles. squares
octagons and long avenues, are to be
preserved in state park, Science
Service reports.
The modern town of Newark has
obscured part of the area. but two
portions escaped, and these will be
preserved. The mounds are believed
by psychologists to have been the
work of races which antedated the
Indians. Literary Digest.