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Smyrna times., 1933-06-28

Tubbs was recommended for the
appointment by Congressman
Adams some days ago.
Senator Townsend, has designat-
ed Bill Howard Meredith of New
ark, Del, to qualify mentally by
educational certificate for admis-
sion to the United States Military
Academy at West Point. Senator
Townsend named Walter E. Gregg
of Newark first alternate
Several of the members of the
faculty of Dover High School have
planned to make trips abroad dur
ing the summer vacation, among
whom will be Prof Virgil B. Wiley
superintendent of the Dover school
who plans visit to Yucatan, Mex
leo. He will spend a week in Yu-
catan and a week in Mexico City.
A well-dressed man aged about
40 years, last week appeared at
the home of Mrs. T. B. Harrington
ON Governors avenue, who keeps a
boarding house and engaged a
room, claiming to be a representa-
tive of a harvesting machine COM
pany. While Mrs. Harrington was
engaged in another part of the
house the man later disappeared
as did between $40 and $50 from
her pocketbook.
Smyrna times., 1933-06-28

Tubbs was recommended for the
appointment by Congressman
Adams some days ago.
Smyrna times., 1933-06-28

We will re-arrange
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tive style. Our cut
service is at your
disposal.
Evening star., 1933-01-06
RAILROAD DEFAULTS
R. F. C. LOAN INTEREST
st. Louis G San Francisco, Now in
Receivership, Fails $27, ,221
Payment.

BY the Associated Press.
Information that the st. Touis-San
Francisco Railway. which is in receiver
ship, has failed to pay interest on at
least one of the loans it received from
the Reconstruction Corporation has
been filed with the Interstate Commerce
Commission by the corporation.
A letter from George r. Cooksey, Sec
retary of the corporation, to Oliver E.
Sweet, director of the commissions Bu-
reau of Finance, stated that quarterly
interest of $27, due on Novem-
Der on loan Of $1,000 900 has not
been paid. The road went into receiver
ship November l and its receivers are
seeking a $3,ooo,00o loan.
The road has received permission
from the commission to borrow $685.
ITS from the corporation. Approval by
the commission does not necessarily
mean, however, that the Reconstruction
Corporation will make loan.
The failure of the road to pay the
interest was attributed today by c. w.
Michel of New York, representative for
the receivers, to the fact that no pay
ment could be made without the con-
sent of the st. Louis Federal Court
which named the receivers. He said
doubtless the receivers will ask the
court for permission to pay the interest
as soon as they can get around to it."
Evening star., 1933-01-06
HALLORAN ruling
RESERVED BY COURT
Demurrer in Ruth Judd Trunk
Murder Case Charges
Faulty Indictment.
BY the Associated Press.

6y the ASSOClateQ HreSS,
PHOENIX, AriZ., January 6.-De-
cision was reserved In Superior Court
yesterday on John j. Halloran's demur-
rer to an indictment charging he was
"an accessory to the crime of murder
in the Winnie Ruth Judd trunk muir
der" case.
REM L. Jennings, county attorney
contended the wording of the indict-
ment, "concealing from the magistrate
knowledge of crime, and "harboring
and protecting Winnie Ruth judd
constituted clearly defined charge
"and could not have been amplified in
the indictment without disclosing our
evidence"
Frank o. Smith and John L. Gust OF
Halloran's counsel argued the indict-
ment does not name any acts constitut-
ing an offense with which Halloran
might be charged
This defendant is wholly ignorant
Of the charge against him." said Smith
"and his counsel are wholly ignorant
and unable to prepare defense. He Is
in worse situation than if he were
guilty. A guilty man might hazard a
guess as to what is charged against
hin1-an innocent man is wholly at
sea-"
In an affidavit Of prejudice. to be
considered by Judge Howard Speakman
! today. Halloran swore the grand jury
and the foreman, C. A. White, were
biased and prejudiced against him.
White, as foreman, signed a grand
Jury resolution addressed to the State
Board of Pardons and Paroles express
ing conviction Mrs. Judd, sentenced to
be hanged February II for the shoot
ing of Agnes Anne Leroi, killed in self
defense. 1t urged that the sentence be
commuted to life imprisonment.
All French textile mills, except those
manufacturing silk, are speeding up pro-
dIIction
Evening star., 1933-01-06
GIRL, 16, IS CALM
AT MURDER QUIZ
Reaffirms Cruelty to Mother
as Motive for Killing
Father in Virginia.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va, January g.
A 16-year-old high school girl, who said
she shot her father because he was
cruel to her and abused her mother,
awaited today with little show of emo
ton the disposition Of her case by Ju-
venile Judge Massey.
More than a dozen witnesses, among
them school-girl companions, Of the
defendant, Frances Lassiter, testified
yesterday the girls father, A. M. Lassi-
ter, had mistreated her on numerous
occasions
When she took the stand she said she
wished to make no correction to a
signed statement she gave police soon
after the tragedy, December 20.
The statement described her fathers
rage at finding in the closet certain
Christmas presents which his wife had
purchased.
80 he fused and cussed." the state
ment said, "and I just got tired of
hearing him raising the roof, so
picked up my gun from the drawer and
shot him"
Evening star., 1933-01-06
WOMAN FOUND IN RIVER
Is DECLARED SUICIDE
Coroner Issues Certificate in Death
of Mrs. Pauline Howard, Whose
Body Was Taken From Channel.

A certificate of suicide was issued
yesterday by Coroner Joseph D. Rogers
in the death of Mrs. Pauline Howard,
AZ, whose body was found floating in
Washington channel Tuesday,
The certificate was issued after an
autopsy failed to disclose any indica-
ton of foul play Drowning was given
as the cause of death.
Mrs. Howard's body was found after
harbor police had dragged the channel
for the body of a young woman re-
ported to have run toward the river
after leaving taxicab. The cab driver
viewed Mrs. Howard's body. however,
and declared it was not that of the
woman who was in his cab.
Mrs. Howard, according to her hus-
band, Clarence T Howard, 200 block
of C street, had been treated at Gal
inger Hospital for a nervous disorder
several times.
Evening star., 1933-01-06

-All-wool knicker suits, consist
ing of two pairs of full cut
knickers, a vest and coat, in
serviceable shades of grays and
browns. Sizes 8 to 16.
Kanns-Boys' Dept, Second Floor.
Evening star., 1933-01-06
/ IRE BRINGS DEATH
TO BARRY CONNORS
Hollywood Author, Victim Of
Suffocation, Had Color
full Life.
sy the Associated Press.

2y the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, January 6.-Barry
Connors' life, ended by suffocation dur
ing fire in o Hollywood apartment
louise yesterday. was more remarkable
lnan the lives of many Of the characters
IIe brought to stage and screen.
There's no interest in me- Connors
once said. I'm Just q guy with a
couple of ideas"
He was, successfully, lawyer, sea-
man, an actor, q short story writer,
z prospector, playwright and, finally,
enc of Hollywoodis most successful and
prolific writers.
Actor Encourages Writing.
He said Edward Esmonde, an old
time actor who Is said to be living in
Connecticut, was impressed by one of
his stories, THE Thumb Buster" and
told him he should be writing plays.
Connors' reply was that he had neither
the time nor the money.
'Esmonde made me q proposition, /"
ConnorS recalled. HE said he would
finance me, take care Of my family and
myself, until I wrote worthwhile play.
His only condition was that go far
away from my friends and my family.
In return, agreed to give Esmonde
half of every cent earned as writer" "
Connors said he left New York, went
to the mountains of Northern Cali
fornia, where he worked almost four
years.
Plays Successful.
Both Esmonde and Connors were
fully repaid. THE Patsy" one of his
retreat-written plays, was successfully
produced.
"Hells-Bells'' and $50 This Is Politics"
were other Barry plays, written on a
mountain, that were produced. Later
he wrote Girl Trouble" and "The
Mad Honeymoon"
Connors died en- route. to a hospital.
Firemen said that the srnouldering fire
probably was started by cigarette.
Connors, so, was born in Oil City, Pa.
He studied law in Oswego, N. Y, and
was admitted to the New York bar.
Evening star., 1933-01-06
DRY LAW SWAPS GOLFERS
Kansas Club Decides to Keep "19th
Holen in Missouri.

KANSAS CITY, January 6 (Pl-The
Mission Hills Country Club has decided,
after all, to retain Its 10th hole" in
Missouri, across the road from the
other 18 holes, which are in Kansas.
The directorate abandoned plans for
building new club house on the Kan
sas side of the State line, one Of the
arguments being that in the event
prohibition Is repealed, Missouri likely
would legalize the stuff they consume
at the 18th" and Kansas probably
would not.
Evening star., 1933-01-06
SON CLEARED IN DEATH
Staying of Father Held Justified
on Mothers Testimony.

PORTLAND, Greg, January (P.-
Justifiable homicide was the verdict of
a coroner's jury here yesterday In con-
nection with the Staying by Robert
Shears, 20, of his father, Harrison P.
Shears, SIS, last week.
Esther Shears, the widow, testified
her husband often became intoxicated
and abusive and had threatened the
family with death. Young Shears shot
when the elder man tried to gain pos
session Of revolver the boy was hid
ing from him.
Evening star., 1933-01-06

Argonne front. BY his tireless energy,
keen foresight, and sound judgement,
he perfected the multifarious duties
whereby all of these movements were
carried to successful completion. Dur
ing this period nis services were con-
spicuously efficient and contributed ma
terially to the success of these opera
tions.
Residence at appointment, Washing
ton, D. G.
On duty in the Capital City, he re-
sides at 1859 Connecticut avenue, NV.
Evening star., 1933-01-06
Districts Heroes
in the
World War
Compiled by sergt L. Z. Jaeckel.

A s recorded in the official cita-
" ton, George ". Strong, lieu
Il tenant colonel, General Staff
4 i Corps, United States Army, was
awarded the Distinguished Ser
vice Medal for exceptionally meri-
torious and distinguished services in
Evening star., 1933-01-06

q ~oAOiOkl Va II cot
r e S nsi bill :
ity. While on staf
duty with Head
quarters, 4th Army
Corps, and Head
quarters, I'd Army,
American Expedi-
tionary Forces, he
was In charge OF
all. troop move
ments preparatory
to the st. Mihiel
offensive and i'm
mediately follow
ing this attack, and
was also In charge
of all troop move
ments from the 4th
Army Corps in the
Toul sector to the
Evening star., 1933-01-06
Joan Blondell on HoneYmoon

PHOENIX, Ariz., January a.
Joan Blondell, featured film player,
and her husband, George Scott Barnes,
camera mel, left Phoenix by train yes
terday for honeymoon trip In New
neSday.
Evening star., 1933-11-10
Village Honors War Dead.

Fifteen years after the end of the
war Pontlottyn, Welsh mining village.
which gave more men to the fighting
forces than any village OF similar size
in England or Scotland, has unveiled q
memorial to the 1o3 who lost their
lives.
Evening star., 1933-11-10
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time Of Showing

Nasional-'Dinner at Eight" at 2:45
and Sis pm.
Gayety-"Dream Girls" at AIS and
Sis pm.
Palace-"Prisengher and the Lady"
ct II am, 1:06, $40, $40, 7;25 and
e:35 pm.
Rialto-"Waltz Time" at ll:43 am.
1913, 3:43 and 5:38 pm. Public pre-
view, "Only Yesterday" at $3.50 pm.
Loew's Fox-"Berkeley Square" at II
an, 1:45, 4:3o. 7:15 and 10 pm. Stage
shows at 12:45, $3.50, 6:I5 and 8 pm,
Coiumbia-"Charlie Chan's Greatest
Case" at ll:05 am, 1880, 2:40, AIS,
SIS, 5:05 and $50 pm.
R-K-O Keith'sL"Midshipm Jack, :"
at 1903, 2:02, 4:01, 6, 1859 and 958 p m.
Metropolitan -"Footlight Parade" at
l1:15 am. lis. 3:l5, Sis, tbs and
e:l5 pm.
Earle-''College Coach" at 1890 am,
1855, 3:15, $40. sos and 1925 pm.
Stage shows at 1855 am, 2:20, 4:40,
7:05 and $3.50 pm.
Tivoli-"Wild Boys of the Road" at
2:25, AIS, sos, 7:55 and $50 pm.
Solitaire Man." at $50
Sis and $50 pm.
Evening star., 1933-11-10
ARMISTICE DAY BALL.

Mildred Blagdon, mezzo-soprano who
is appearing at Club Michel. will be
escorted into the ball room at Wardman
Park Hotel by the Overseas Drum and
Bugle Corps when she arrives at the gala
Armistice day ball of the " r. w. to-
morrow night to entertain the guests
with a group of popular songs. Miss
Blagdon, with Miss Evelyn Scott and
Arthur Douglas. dance team at Club
Michel. are giving their service to aid
the veterans in raising funds to carry
on the relief work of the organization,
Also on the entertainment program will
be Margaret Mary Edmonston, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Edmonston,
who will give a tap dance. The ball
will be opened with the singing of the
Star Spangled Banner" by Miss Elsie
Croft and the "Marseillaise" by Nine.
Renee Hernholm. Leon Brusiloff is d.
rector of the music for the benefit ball.
Walter johnson and several other
base ball stars viii be honor guests at
the ball, which has as its leading
patrons the President and Mrs. Roose-
welt.
Evening star., 1933-11-10

intriguing quality and tremendous per-
sonality, the audience would 60 ber-
serk. No danger :. the great person.
alities Of the screen remain "personaH-
ties" when put alongside such q per-
formance as this actress gives In "Only
Yesterday" You'll never forget 1t -. L.
nor her.
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paper Alliance. fnc)
Evening star., 1933-11-10

Babe oIywoods valuable
doubtful
and mice that constantly assan the bins containing
hed record for filming pictures OF high attitudes Much Of the picture
shot Heather the Equipment
Costume pictures acted beleyahe
coe ancient modern Actors tendency become
these faults always will be in favor, he declares.
Smoky" authod Joy Irene
the Of the vivid thrilling
Of
a
q o
Elizabeth Allen playes cricket to At
Evening star., 1933-11-10

p These are the technical data which
really have little or nothing to do with
this story The tale itself-unusual and
possessing certain colorful charm
which goes well with movie audiences
would be nothing without Margaret
Sullavan's Interpretation of Mary Lane.
Neither could John Boles, who gives the
best performance Of his career, Bonita
Hume, excellent also, Billie Burke
brought about the emotional pitch to
which this story carries its beholders.
Margaret SULLIVAN reminds you more
Of Anita Stewart-if you have that
long a motion picture memory-than
any actress who has appeared on the
screen since that favorite's day. But
the outstanding thing about this girl
Is the fact that she has not a Holly
wood face Of perfect beauty, perfect
blandness and perfect vacuity. She
has her own face-the lines Of the dia-
logue belong to her when she says
them-she has an exquisite restraint
Of gesture and no noticeable manner
isnls.
In your first glimpse of her you are
somewhat disappointed. At least q
Hollywood reviewer, accustomed to pro-
ducer star material, cannot for the
life Of him see why this girl has been
chosen to carry a heavy emotional
role. Within 5 minutes time by her
excellent reading of the most casual
lines in the world, she has established
herself as capable actress.
Margaret SULLIVAN builds up the role
Of the simple Virginia girl who fell
blindly in love with soldier who was
sent of to war on hours notice to
q climax Of such dramatic proportions
that when the final fash Of the pic
ture comes you are breathless, heartsick
and emotionally so wrung that you
are almost resentful.
The highlight Of an outstanding per-
formance is the scene with her little
son-one of the most subtle mother
and-son things ever released. Most Sc
quences Of this kind drip with senti-
mentality. but this one Is underplayed
in sentiment and informed with fine
humorous camaraderie which makes II
delicious.
Her death-bed scene is worthy Of any
of the names from the theater's honor
roll in its sincerity and realism. Her
close-ups are amazing, although this Is
her first appearance before camera.
Word went about Hollywood during
the making Of only Yesterday" that
working with Margaret Sullavan wasn't
the easiest thing In the world. Her in
dependence, intelligence and tempera-
ment undoubtedly prompted her to de-
mand certain things which she knew
were requisite for her performance
Here is no electrifying Garbo no plas-
tically perfect Dietrich. no Dorothea
Wieck chiseled like marble flesh. Here
Is a simple, slim girl who does it all
with sheer artistry. II Garbo ever gave
such a performance with her beauty,
Evening star., 1933-11-10
MUSIC LECTURE.

The first of the Adventures in
Music" talks by Mary liant Couch took
place last evening at the Women's City
Club before large audience. The sub
ject under discussion was the violin
and rare specimens of the violin family
from the eighth century Rebec to the
various types of the Cremona school
were obtained through the courtesy of
the National Museum to use in illus
tration. Mrs. Couch was assisted by
tional Symphony Orchestra, who played
the Mendelssohn Concerto" and a
group comprising Brahms Lullaby"
Cuts "Orientale" and Londonderry
Airs" accompanied by Mrs. Couch. A
feature of these talks is an analysis OF
the National Symphony programs and
next Sundays program was discussed
last evening.
Evening star., 1933-11-10
BENEFIT PLAY.

Under the auspices Of the American
Business Club of Washington, the
Montgomery Players will present a
benefit performance of Rachel Crothers'
comedy, LAS Husbands Co." at the
Shubert Belasco >Theater, Saturday
evening, November ID. The play is
being directed by Doris Dewey Day,
under the supervision of Clifford
Brooke. This play. the first In the
Montgomery Players 1933-34 program,
has been presented in several COM
munities. The cast is as follows: Fay
F1iedner, Doris r. Davidson, Mai. Lee
S. Tillotson, Randolph Pugh, Irving M.
Day, Katherine K MacIntyre, Harrison
r. Hathaway, Irving M. Day, jr.; Eliz-
abeth Moore, Junius Hutton and Louise
Massey.
Evening star., 1933-11-10
ILLINOIS SENATE VOTES
S30,0O0,OO0 BOND ISSUE
BY the Associated Press.
CpPTNCETETn Til

BY the Associated Press.
SPRINGFIELD, H., November 10
Final legislative approval was given by
the Senate, Wednesday, to the $780,
100000 bond issue for which Gov.
Henry Horner called the special session
to raise funds for unemployment relief.
There was no debates, as the Senate
voted, 38 to 5, to concur in minor House
amendments to two of the bills.
Sale of tax anticipation notes to
furnish money for the destitute jobless
row awaits only the Governors sig
nature on the bond bills which kept the
legislators in session for six weeks until
two-thirds majority could be obtained
in each House.
Evening star., 1933-11-10
THE PERFECT ALIBI."

Tonight at $40, in Wardman Park
Theater, the Drama Guild Of Washing
ton will offer its first performance of
the 1933-34 season, with the presenta-
tion of Mines THE Perfect ALbi," di-
rected by Denis E. Connell.
The cast includes Ada Green, Mary
L. Minnix, Naoma Warden, Thomas M
Cahin, Frank E. Jamison, Howard
Frederick, Harold A. Weinberger, James
Otis Porter, Marvin Beers, Herbert Eby
and Joseph Haltigan.
The technical staff includes Raymond
L. Sanford, Robert M Wick, Edith I.
Allen, Ethel Wheelwright, Dorothy
CroiSSant, Elizabeth Keefe, Ruth Lewis,
Eleanor Chambers, Nora Offutt, Robert
N. Mcmillan and Carroll Robb. Prop
critics are under the direction of Wilma
Wright Flood, Helen Ryan, Lenore Rom
ney and Virginia Rand.
Tickets are on sale at the Wardman
Park box Office for both performances
Evening star., 1933-11-10

bition of brain and brawn-the Drawn
winning by nose.
CONNIE BENEFITS new film, After
Tonight" is opening at R-K-o
Keith's Saturday night at the some
what advanced hour Of 80 pm. Man
ager Meakin wishes to assure patrons
that If they come to see the last show
ing Of 'Midshipman Jack" they may
stay where they are and see the whole
Of After Tonight" without further
charge. Two-in-one, says Mr.. Meakin
slyly.
Drop IN today at the Palace and wish
o. j. (Angie) Ratio we'll. Yesterday
may have been Marie Dressler's SD
birthday, but today Angie" is cele-
brating his 18th anniversary with
Loew's Washington theaters. A nice,
long. spotless record.
Slim" Timblin is replacing JAMS and
Whalen on the stage bill at the Fox
this week.
Don't forget the Drama Guilds per
feet Alibi" tonight at the Wardman
Park Theater. The play Is full of popu-
lar Washington players who know how
to play (theatrically).
Oracle Barrie writes that she is well
and happy in Brooklyn. She will do a
Loew tour anon.
Walter Won Herbulis has announced
a new Broadway Revue" at the Club
Michel. Featured in this are Scott and
Douglas, dancers, who, incidentally, are
performing for the armistice ball pa
irons tomorrow night at the Wardman
Park Hotel, Charlie (West Virginia
Hills) Wright and Mildred Bragdon,
who once was starred with Lester Allen
in something or other.
Evening star., 1933-11-10
"Only Yesterday Brings
Us Another Cinema Star
Her Work in Picture at the Rialto-Max Baer
Throws Punches and Smiles at the Palace.
By E. de S. Melcher.

A REVIEWER JACK MOFFTTT City
4 SULLIVAN is
For either actresses sets
las young lady whose talents only so-so
Because she doesn't
beieys that MIS- suayan is doing us great big favS She
which having formal opening tonight at the Ra she does in
her own frank and honest fashion
Evening star., 1933-11-10
First Margaret Sullavan
Picture Heart-Wringer
Simple Slim Girl of Type of Anita Stewart Is
Superb Performer In Day of Beauties
and Personalities
By Mollie Mernick.

| HOLLYWOOD, Calf, November 10 (NANA1-Her is
Margaret SULLIVAN She nice looking slim girl from the
Kew York and her first picture not released I'm
telling you about her because She's lust given one of the most
superb performances that I've And day
tine
The picture is Only Yesterday and will wiring
II made by Universal Studoshe very same that made AL Quiet
On the Western Front and John stah directed
OTSei
Evening star., 1933-11-10
japanese Navy Protected.

Japan's chief Of the naval general
staff has been invested with power to
block naval reduction agreements should
he consider 1t necessary.
Evening star., 1933-08-15

intention to withdraw from that or
ganization. Japans withdrawal from
the League of Nations did not mean
her withdrawal from the family OF
nations
Japan is proud to think that she is
still an inseparable part Of the great
world" he continued.
DR.. HUI Shih. professor Of philosophy
in the National University at Peiping,
told the delegates that national prob
lens should be considered In the light
of the problems Of other peoples.
1T is indeed gratifying to see that.
while folly still reigns and passions still
carry the day" he declared. I'VE are
once more assembled here to do our
work in calm thinking and minded
discussion on the various problems
which have set the nations of the Pa
cific at variance, one against the other.
We should regard ourselves not as
merely members of national groups. but
essentially as members Of an institute,
the object of which is to study the CON-
ditions of Pacific peoples with view to
improvement of their mutual relations"