davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1933-05-31

her lips, but there was no amuse-
ment behind it.
"Please-will you leave me
alone?"
She tried to speak with poise,
but there was a gulp in her
throat. Every nerve cell was
alert with vitality, but somehow
defenseless against the name
less attack GerstenfieId made.
you're going to wake from
this illusion that you're in love
with that man, Cavanaugh," he
said, in whiplash voice. 'The
trouble with you is you've
jumped the track and don't
know it. Sit down and listen
to me-"
Leni found herself obeying
him.
Gerstenfield had unleashed
something within himself that
had changed a cold, mathemati-
cal machine into a relentless
and pulSating m ale animal
whose newly revealed personal
ity swept around Leni and
threatened every moment to
seize command Of everything.
No Brain
IF I saw you stumbling into
a fatal accident. I'd snatch you
back" Gerstenfield said.
His attitude, the flash of his
eyes, the snap Of his voice, bor-
dered upon the contemptuous.
The Washington times., 1933-05-31
. L.

she inquired with a hauteur that
shook a little.
There's no one else to save
you from, except yourself" shot
back Gerstenfield. "You have
beauty, talent-maybe genius,
but no brain. OF yourself you
can do nothing. It requires the
combined resources Of the fourth
largest industry to make a place
in which you can function. Be-
fore you got into pictures, what
kind of a life did you lead?"
Leni could tell from the
tingling in her temples that
some of the color was leaving
her face. This man, she thought,
has found out somehow about
my past. It gave her a feeling
of cold indecency and she
wrapped herself in a quick lie.
Il lived quite comfortably at
home" she said.
Gerstenfield Scorched her
with his eyes and she turned
her gaze away.
"Come-be honest! That's
not true, is it?"
Without lifting her lids she
answered him. mo"
II knew it was a lie. How? I
cannot tell you'll just know.
I sense those things. There was
something-not pretty. You
were out on your own you
bucked the game without our
vast machinery behind you. It
The Washington times., 1933-05-31
By Robert Terry Shannon
By Cliff Sterrett
By Milt Gross

was an awful business. There's
only one place on earth for you
one island Of safety. The
pictures!"
Leni would have got up and
left the room. The instinct
to escape, for flight, awak-
ened, and she rose to her feet.
what" she asked in a thin
voice, "does all this get us?"
Gerstenfield looked at her
and put a hand on her Shoul-
der. 1t was the first time he
had ever touched her. They
had never even shaken hands.
He pushed her downward, back
war into a chair, gently yet
definitely.
"Sit there and listen," spoke
Gerstenfield. If you walk out
on me you'll walk straight
back into your past. I'm tell
ing you and I know"
But there was still fight left
in her. "Only fools know
everything" she retorted.
st know more about pictures
and picture people than any
body else in the world" said
Gerstenfield.
He might have been stating
that two and two make four.
so lacking was egotism in his
voice.
Ito Be EOntinued)
The Washington times., 1933-05-31

good times the others are hav-
ing at the seashore or in the
mountains.
Rena Cournyn, No. 7 Barney
Circle, dropped by our office
the other day to tell us she was
leaving June / for Bar Harbor.
Isn't Rena the lucky little girl!
Imagine a whole summer at
northern seaside resort! We
envy her.
We hope Rena is going to
write us frequently. We will
be fearfully disappointed if she
goes away and forgets us until
next autumn.
Rena was the first to tell us
Of her summer plans. We
would be interested in hearing
from other club members on
the subject.
Those of us who stay in town,
however, are going to have
good time in spite of it. Wash
ington has a lot to offer a lit
tie boy or girl in the summer.
If you are not going away you
might write a letter for the
column telling the other mem
bers how you plan to make your
holiday real vacation.
The club itself has a lot Of
summer plans. Dozens of 'em.
Just watch the column for
news of our first real summer
party.
Frank Jackson, 702 D st.
S. W.:
81 read the Adventure Club
column every evening and 1 like
it very much. 1 would like to
join. I am II years old and in
the fifth grade. My two nieceS,
Louise and Mary Ann Jackson,
are members"
The Washington times., 1933-05-31

on opening letters and seal
them up against so nobody
would know.
Wifey-Darling, do you trust
me?
Hubby-Trust you, my pre-
ciouS-certainly I do. What in
the world prompted you to ask
such a question?
wifey-Well, I notice that
the pocket in which you keep
your money is fastened up with
a safety pin.
Hubby-Well. darling, I've
Just had my life insured for
$4,000.
Wifey-That's nice Now I
shan't have to keep telling you
to be careful. every place you
go.
The Washington times., 1933-05-31
SNAPPY W1SE-CRACKS

At the end Of the school
term prizes were awarded.
When one of the pupils re-
turned home his mother chanced
to be entertaining some callers.
"Well, Charles" said Mrs.
Billings, "did you get a prize?"
Il didn't exactly get prize"
responded Charles, "but I got q
horrible mention"
Specialist-You are suffering
from nerve exhaustion. I can
cure you for $1,000.
Patient-And will my nerve be
as good as yours then?
Neighbor-Does your daugh-
ter know all she should know
about entering matrimony?
Mother-I think so. She's
been practictng for some time
The Washington times., 1933-05-31
A Novel Of HOLLYWOOD Romance

like you, life is going to be mis-
erable-unlesS you stay where
you belong"
Leni made a forced effort to
combat him. Deliberately she
lifted her eyebrows, an effort at
skepticiSIn.
"Are you, by any chance, try
ing to save me from mySelf?"
The Washington times., 1933-05-31

His face had grown paler, his
body appeared to have no tenn
perature at all, but Leni had
the distinct impression that a
white heat seethed inside him.
"You are woman and there
fore are not always in sound
mind. Your imagination runs
away with you. For woman
The Washington times., 1933-05-31
Washington Times
Adventure Club
The near approach of the va
cation season brings us word
that many of our club members

are preparing
to go away
for the sum-
mer.
w e h op e
they are 60
ing to remem-
ber us. And
that they will
W r i tie u S
heaps Of let
ters. Those of
us who are
ne t lucky
e n o u G h to
get away will
e n j oy hear
to- 1L~rA ILL.,
The Washington times., 1933-05-31
CONGRATULATIONS

CONGRATULATIONS
Our birthday members to-
day include Ralph Brown,
Hyattsville, Md; James
MaluhOS, 1859 L St. N. w.;
Shirley Hymiller, Baden,
Md; Betty Mcmahon, 5817
Twenty-escOnd St. N. w.;
Jean Todd. Seat Pleasant,
Md. Francis Vaughan, 813
Tenth st. N. w., and "BOOtS"
Williams, Cumberland, Md.
We wish them all many
happy returns of the day.
The Washington times., 1933-10-04
.HYA 7 TTSV|LLE
EAGER To SEE
. SUNDAY SHOWS
First Sabbath Movie Set for
October IS; Town Awaits
Official Vote Count

With the Sunday movie blue
law" defeated in Hyattsville, citi-
zens today looked forward to
their first Sabbath show, to be
held October Is.
Opening of the Arcade Theater
next Sunday will not be possible
because the town fathers must
officially count the winning votes
before the tally becomes law.
Encouraged by the Hyattsville
victory, advocates of Sunday
shows are awaiting anXiously q
similar referendum to be held in
Mt. Rainier. They are confident
that the vote in that town will
give a greater majority for the
Sabbath performances.
Barely so per cent of the regis
tered voters in Hyattsville partici-
pated in the election.
It is rumored among theater Of
ficials that the Sunday shows
may result in a cut in the admis-
sion prices for both adults and
children,
The Washington times., 1933-10-04
R|TCH|E OYSTER
VIEW RAPED
BY COAD
MaryIander Sees Law Snag
Unless Virginia Agrees to
Act On Dredging Plan

BALTIMORE, Oct. 4.-state
Senator Joseph Allan Coad, who
during the last season Of the leg
islature, defeated a proposal to
open the Potomac to oyster
dredgers, appealed to Governor
Ritchie yesterday not to support
legislation for this purpose during
the comming special session.
The senator brought this mat
ter to the attention of the COVER
nor after learning that the State
executive had written a resident
of Fairmount, Md, asserting that
eff so minded" the legislature
could, during the coming special
session. take the Potomac oyster
dredging matter up.
Coad. who led filibuste1
anti-dredging law in the 1888 ses
sion, told the governor yesterday;
"You, of course, are familiar
with what is known as the Com
pact of 1888 under which Vir-
ginia waived all right to charge
or impose any toll, duty, pro-
hibition or restraint on any
vessel whatever sailing through
the Capes of Chesapeake Bay to
the State of Maryland in re-
turn for which Maryland agreed
that all laws and regulations
which may be necessary for the
preservation of fish or for the
performance of quarantine in
the river Potomac shall be made
with the mutual consent and
appreciation of both States"
He added that the Virginia
Legislature does not meet until
January, and that although it was
claimed during the last session OF
the Maryland Legislature that
Virginia would be eager to open
the river for dredging, the Vir'
ginia Assembly met in special ses'
sion recently and no effort what
everr was made to repeal the
antidredging law.
The Washington times., 1933-10-04
DUE.
At YULET|DE

PHILADELPHIA. - A million
gallons of apple brandy, otherwise
known as applejack, will spread
cheer this Christmas.
This prospect was indicated
when Federal permit to manu-
facture that amount of the bev-
erage was granted the Laird &
Co. 'Distillery, Scobeyville, N. j.,
by Leo A. Crossen, superintendent
of industrial alcohol.
John E. Laird, president of the
distillery, received the permit, and
said work of distilling the brandy
will begin next week.
The Washington times., 1933-10-04
LIBRARY UNIT MEETS

DR.. Lee Pasvolsky was the prin-
cipal speaker last night at a meet
ing of the District Of Columbia
Library Association in Brookings
Institution. DR.. Pasvolsky. who at
tended the Geneva and London
economic conferences during the
summer, outlined the history Of
the two meetings.
The Washington times., 1933-10-04
OLD STATE LAW
DEFEATED BY
LIKE VOTE
Richmond Majority Is a to /;
Old Dominion Becomes
: 32d in Wet Column

The repeal juggernaut today
had rolled triumphantly over the
Old Dominion for a total of 80
wet States as Virginia planters
and city residents alike cast
their ballots against the Eight
eenth Amendment, rolling UP a
majority of 2 to l..
The Old Dominion was the Sec
ond to ratify the Eighteenth
Amendment which it now repud-
iates.
With more than 1000 of the
States 1890 precincts tabulated,
the vote was 1882 for repeal and
44,621 against: 9
Richmond, capital and largest
city in the State, voted more than
4 to for the repeal amendment.
The complete vote was 11,135 for
repeal and l,706 against.
MajOrities Pile Up
About the same proportion was
followed on the question Of State
prohibition as against liquor con-
troll.
Great repeal majorities were
tiled up in Norfolk, Lynchburg,
Roanoke, and Newport News and
ir the thickly settled section in
the northern part of the State in
the vicinity of Washington.
Northern Virginia, considered by
many as a possible dry stronghold,
''upset the dope" and proved
strong for repeal. The vote ranged
from 171a to l in the Alexandria
second ward to 2 to in some scat
tered county precincts.
Arlington county favored repeal
1904 to 786, while 1887 voted for
a form of liquor control; 683
favored retention of the Layman
dry law.
Layman Act Loses
Alexandria backed the repeal
forces better than 4 to /. The
total vote was: For repeal, 2.104;
against repeal, 437; for liquor
control in the State, 2,161, and
for retention of the State dry
law, 446.
The total vote in Fairfax county
favored repeal by 1919 to STA.
The county also voted for a liquor
control plan, the final tabulation
being 1888 against 800.
The big surprise of the referen-
dunn in northern Virginia was the
success of the liquor control plan.
The Washington times., 1933-10-04
5000 Flock To Navy Yard
Seeking 500 Jobs

At the labor office of the yard
it was said the applications are to
be given out first come, first
served" and that only 500 will be
issued.
There are no jobs at present, it
was pointed out. but the 500
names will be placed on a reserve
list and as work starts they will
be called. When called they will
be given a physical test and if
able to pass this will be given jobs
as laborerS.
The large crowd was orderly as
they stood in line for hours, wait
ing for 9 o'clock, the time set for
passing out the applications.
The Washington times., 1933-10-04

Close to 5000 jobless men
packed the streets in the vicinity
of the Navy Yard today to apply
for application blanks for 500
jobs.
Many of them waited in line
all night, despite the cold, to get
an application blank that will
place them on the common labor
register of the yard.
BY o'clock this morning there
were 500 in line, all that will be
given blanks, yet still they con-
tinued to arrive. BY 8 o'clock
the line was estimated at 5000
with hundreds more still arriv-
ing.
The Washington times., 1933-10-04
FOREST SUBMERGED

RYE BEACH, N. H. GNS).
An extremely low tide, which oc-
ours every few years, reveals the
stumps and logs of a submerged
forest at Janness Beach, proof
that the New England coast line
has sunk,
The Washington times., 1933-10-04
D. C.. Man Fined
$50 in Rum Case

Edgar Louis Glazer, 1900 block
Georgia Ave. N. W., was fined $50
and costs by Judge Donald A.
DeLashmutt in Rockville Police
Court yesterday on charges of
possessing liquor with the inten-
ton of selling it.
The case against Marvin Dickey,
500 block Third st. S. E., arrested
at the same time, was nolle
pressed by States Attorney Sted-
man Prescott.
The Washington times., 1933-10-04
VENDOR ROBBED
Of S32 BY PAIR

Struck on the head with
blackjack, George Everinos, so, a
fruit vendor, was injured serious
ly and robbed of $32 by two col
ored thugs last night, in the 400
block Pennsylvania Ave. N. w. He
was taken to Emergency Hospital
suffering severe decorations and a
possible fracture of the skull.
Everinos, who lives in the $500
block Thirteenth st. N. W., was
storing his fruit cart for the night
when the thugs attacked him.
The Washington times., 1933-10-04
ALEXANDRIA CITY
ARLINGTON COUNTY

Totals. 2,1O4 4S7 2,161 446
(Note: Over 100 ballots void because
The Washington times., 1933-10-04
MUSEUM GETS RELIC

An eighteenth century baptis-
NAL basin, believed to have been
used at the baptism of David Liv-
ingstone, the missionary explorer,
has been placed in the Living
stone Museum in Blantyre, Scot
land
The Washington times., 1933-10-04
|. H. THAYER H0N0RED

Leroy H. Thayer. of Washing
ton, has been named district gov
ernor of the Dancing Masters AS
sociation of America for the Dis
trict of Columbia, Maryland, Vir-
ginia and Delaware, it was an
nounced today.
The Washington times., 1933-10-04
Posing As Student,
Youth RObs House

A well-dressed youth, posing as
student of the University of
Maryland, rented a room at the
home of Helen Holmes, River
dale, Md, yesterday, and dis
appeared a few hours later with
two gold watches, SO and a
sorority pin she acquired at the
university.
The Washington times., 1933-10-04

"HOw will get there?" "Where will
we go over the week-end?" These are
questions hundreds of people are asking
every day . they can be answered,
and economically. too. by the purchase
Of one of the good used cars advertised
today in the WANT AID SECTION of
this newspaper.
The Washington times., 1933-10-04
Repeal Vote
In North
Virginia

Feredal State Law
Change
The Washington times., 1933-05-06
Quite a Walker

Slim Summerville. co-starring
in "Out All Night" with zaSu
Pitts, hiked across the country
years ago to work in Mack Sen
nett comedies at SO a day.
The Washington times., 1933-05-06
Out All Night
Held Over
At Ria|to

"Out All Night" the farce
which stars ZaSu Pitts and Slim
Summerville, will remain for an
other week at the Rialto.
A burlesque story of a mothers
boy and his bride, the film is as
funny as it is principally because
of the antics Of Miss Pitts, who
can make laughable situations out
of any line or gesture. Summer
vile plays the son Of a doting
mother, who accompanies her son
on his wedding trip and other
wise makes life miserable for poor
ZaSu.
Though its humor occasion
ally descends to a below-the-belt
type, the picture remains as a
comical and rather idiotic farce,
which does dispell gloom and
worries. Laura Hope Crews plays
the mother in fine style.
The concluding features Of the
bill include a cartoon and news
reel. In addition, the Rialto is
showing 1.-THE Fighting President, 2"
an interesting review of the high
lights of Franklin D. Roosevelt'S
career. E. E. r.
The Washington times., 1933-05-06
When The Feature Is
Shown On The Screen

RKO KEITH'S-Wheeler and
Woolsey in "Diplomaniacs" at
1910, 2:1O, 4, sos, 7:O5 and
1910 p. m.
FOX-Myrna 10y in 1.-THE Bar.
barian" at $50 a. M, 1900, 2:41,
5:13, 7:45 and 1917 p. m. Stage
shows at It'll a. M, 1:50, APP,
GAS and 1926 p. m.
EARLE-George Arliss in "The
Working Man. at 10 a. M, 1929,
1853, 5:26, 7:55 and 1926 p. M
Stage shows at 1929 a. M, 1853,
4:27, 6:55 and 1926 p. m.
PALACE-Joan Crawford in
To-day We Live" at 1O:45 a. M,
1855, sos, Sis, 7:25 and 9:35 pm
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Gag
ney in Picture Snatcher," at II
a. m, 12:45, 2:3O, APO, sos, 1850
and $40 p. m.
RIALTO-zaSu Pitts in "Out
All Night" at 1852 a. M, 1852,
1852, $3.50, 1852 and 9:52 p. m.
COLUMBIA-Dorothy Jordan in
Bondage" at 1880 a. m, lis, 8
4:45, $50, $40 and 9:55 p. m.
The Washington times., 1933-05-06

last night-a Music Week tribute
"a quartette from Central High
School was heard in blended sing
ing with their Mandy Lee" win
ming a rousing hand.
NOvarrO on Screen
The feature picture this week is
Ramon Novarro in "The Barbar
ian." It is a sort of revamped yer
sion of the late Valentino triumph
"The Sheik," with Mr.. Novarro in
a fez mid-Egyptian scenery, max
ing insinuating and persistent love
to Miss Myrna 10y.
Those who like Mr.. Novarro In
romantic roles will probably be
pleased for not only does he get a
chance to reveal his love-making
technique but he also sings. The
story is laid in Egypt, is really
quite silly, but enlists a cast which
includes c. Aubrey Smith, Louise
Closer Hale, Edward Arnold
Reginald Denny and H e d d a
Hopper.
On the supplementary program
is an excellent Mickey Mouse
comedy and the Fox neWSreel has
the new Director of the U. S
Mint, Nellie Tayloe Ross in q
brief speech.
ANDREW r. KELLEY.
The Washington times., 1933-05-06
JESSEL-TALMADGE AT FOX
Cody Comics in
A Real Cody
feature

"Diplo maniacs," current
Wheeler and Woolsay MASTER
piece at RKO Keith's, defies
classification in the movie
scheme of things. One gets the
idea at first that it is going to
turn out as a sort of sequel to
"Ingagi," but the entrance of
Charlie Chan, the Fire Chief, a
peace conference to end peace
conferences and finally war to
end wars leaves one with con-
fused thoughts. Maybe it is a
picture to end pictures.
However that may be, it is
madly hilarious-a sort of COM
bination of the Marx Brothers,
"Of Thee I Sing" and an inter.
national madhouSe. 1t is de-
vised by Joseph L. Manciewicz,
which in itself is enough to in
dictate that it will have little
rhyme or reason. At the most
critical moments, somebody goes
into a dance, and the peace con-
ference winds up as an episode
from Rhapsody in Black" It
is that kind of a movie.
So far as it is possible, in a
maze of gags and gals, to figure
out what is happening, it appears
that Wheeler and Woolsey have
opened a barber shop in singu-
larly unpromis ng territory
namely, on an Indian reserva-
ton. For lack of better ENJOYS,
the Indian nation sends them
to Geneva to sign the nations ZIP
for peace. Louis Calhern, as the
villain of the piece, represents
an explosive bullet firm, and is
out to do them dirt.
From that point on one guess is
as good as another. Marjorie
White and Phyllis Barry are de-
lectable vampS. Richard earle
navigates an ocean liner, prob
ably for the first time, to the
rock-bound coast of Switzerland
after eight months on the briny
deep-and Edgar Kennedy pre-
sides in his unique fashion over
the great free-for-all by the shores
of Lake Leman. There are flocks
of pretty girls, and the picture is
full of laughs. No doubt about
that.
A Scrappy cartoon comedy,
with the assistance of Einstein,
Carlo and other world figures, is
likewise amusing. Jimmy Glea-
son has a short comedy to round
out an all-comedy bill, and the
news reel shows, among other
shots, the coronation of Queen
Shenandoah K at winchester the
other day.
The Washington times., 1933-05-06
Miss TaImadse,
Mr.. Jessel
at the Fox

George Jessel and Norma Tai
madge are the high-poWereo
names on the Fox marquise this
week and they are the central
figures in a tabloid revue that
provides an hour Of stage enter
tainment.
What punch the show delivers
comes from the ceaseless activity
of Mr.. Jessel who Is positively
the hardest working comedian
that has come along to our F
Street Broadway. Mr.. JesseI
monologues and G. Jessel sings,
then Mons. Jessel acts as inter-
prefer for a French dramatic
sketch in which he is great
aid to his noisy mamma IN a
stage box. In between G. Mont
morency, JeSsel acts as leading
man for a couple of blackout
skits. He winds up by offering
to sing any old time Jessel tav-
orites. At the finish late show
last night I thought the audience
was just hand clap weary and
so the star bowed off to just
a spoonful Of applause.
TaImadge Jewels
Miss Talmadge's part in the
offering is largely decorative. She
comes out first in a handsome
gown and with a generous dis
play of the Talmadge jewels to
wisecrack with her co-star. Then
appears as leading woman in
a couple Of the blackout skits
and finally serves as a romantic
prop while Mr.. Jessel hints
lyrically of his abiding affection.
Dropping on occasionally to
give Master of Ceremonies Jes'
sci a breathing spell are the
California Red Tops, a girl dane
ing trio, Kay Hamilton, a hot
songStreSS, and very good
adagio team whose name escaped
me during the excitement.
I liked Mr.. Jessel's nonchalance
and assurance, his ability to adapt
his mites to the local geography
and his zest for hard work but
I think his revue would be a better
one if he relied more upon COM
petent assistance. He is really
too generous with himself.
AS an extra added attraction
The Washington times., 1933-05-06
Do a Good lob

Just a few weeks ago, the
Smiths were robbed. The boys
did a fairly thorough job, and
everything Of value, including
the wedding silver, was carried
off. Mrs. Smith, of course, was
very much upset. She had a
few sessions with the police,
but they didn't move swiftly
enough for her. So she helped
herself to two dollars of her
husbands money one early eve
ming and marched down the
block to consult Mrs. Pettibone,
who saw all and knew all.
Il want to know who broke
into my house." she told the
medium. II want to get my
things back again. Go into
your trance, Mrs. Pettibone. I
know you can tell me-"
Mrs. Pettibone sighed.
"Only if the spirits are friend
ly," she muttered. "Only if they
are friendly"
The spirits were not only
friendly this night; they practi-
cally moved right in. After Mrs.
Pettibone had switched off the
lights and dozed for a long
enough time, her head dropped
back and she began to talk in (.
high falsetto.
Ghosts to Return
II see shadowy figures in the
dead Of night" she chanted.
They are near. Very near. But