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Evening star., 1933-12-15
HUNT CLUB TO OPEN
SCHEDULE TONIGHT
Ask Him, 1882 Hunter
Champion. Among Notable
Horses Entered in Show.
GEORGE wAsHIN,

Ask Him, hunter champion of the
horse shows helt by the Riding and
Hunt Club last Winter, will compete
tonight when. the club opens its new
schedule of indoor meetings in. the
riding hall at Twenty-second and p
streets.
Oficials Of the show announced to-
day that they had received assurances
from Allan Hechter OF Baltimore, owner
of the 1882 champion, that the pride
Of Hechter's stables will be brought to
the Capital for the inaugural of the
1888 schedule, which will get under
way at 8 o'clock.
Prize Winners Entered.
The Baltimore mount will be opposed
by the leading prize winners of virtu-
ally all of the Districts outstanding
exhibitors and many entries from near
by Maryland and Virginia in tonight's s
event.
Among the exhibitors will be Mrs.
William Jefferies Chewing and Miss
Betty Couzens. daughters of Senator
iCouzens of Michigan; Eugene Meyer,
Al Ryan, Moran McConihe, Frank
Burrows, Fenton Fadeley, Joseph Bur-
rows, Col. and Mrs c. D. Heron and
their daughter, Miss Louise Heron;
Mrs. M. Robert Guggenheim, Mrs. Will
liam G. Hill, j. j. Cotter, Miss Mar
garet Cotter, w. c. Hanson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Vernon Owens, Claude Owens, H.
r. Quitner ans Larmour, Oyster.
100 Entries Expected.
Post entries will be accepted in all of
the eight events comprising the pro-
gram and it Is expected that more than
100 entries will be made during the
evenings proceedings.
Mr.. TCotter, chairman of the Show
Committee, said today that DR.. Charles
F. Henry Of Devon, Pa, and Maj. j. ].
Bohn of Washington, two well-known
judges, will of1ciate in the ring and
will be guests Of honor at q buffet sup
per preceding the show.
Commissioner Melvin @. Hazen and
Mrs Hazen. members, Of the Show Com
mittee and their wives will, attend the
supper.
Box holders for the show, which is
expected to attract an audience of ap-
proximately 1000 spectators, will in
clude Mr.. and Mrs. Hazen, Mr.. and
Mrs. Marvin Mcintyre, Col. and Mrs.
M. Robert Guggenheim and Mr.. and
Mrs. Cotter.
Evening star., 1933-12-15
WAR DEBT PAYMENT
TO U. S. DEFAUlTED
AGAIN BY FRANCE
Continued From First Page.)

Continued From First Page.)
comprehensive settlement of the debt
question, finds itself unable to make
on December Is the payment provided
for in the agreement Of 1925" E.
VIII Continue Refusals to Pay.
While the debtor countries still main
tain officially that they have the best
intentions to pay back at least part
of the sums borrowed from the United
States during the period of 1915 to
1920, it Is recognized fact In all
foreign capitals that the war debts will
not be paid to this country.
The defaulting nations will sit tight
and continue to refuse to pay. while
the tokens paid by the other nations
will become gradually smaller, until
they also will cease paying altogether.
This was indirectly indicated by the
British mission headed by Sir Leith
Ross, during the conversations he
had last October with the former Un-
dersecretary of the Treasury, Dean
Acheson.
The actual war debts, without count
ing the interest amount to $ll l,5O0,-
100000 Their non-payment would
mean that every man, woman and
child in the United States would lose
by this default no less than $92.50
each, and represents less than half
the expenditure Of the United States
Government from its foundation in
179l down to the last pre-war year,
q period of a century and quarter.
DEFAULT UNHERALDED.
Evening star., 1933-12-15
SALE OF MCCORMICK
EFFECTS JANUARY IS
Executor Of VIII Announces Dat.
After Approval Il Given Of
Auction Concerns.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAC o, December i5.-The luxu-
rious household furnishings Of the late
Mrs. Edith Mccormick are TO be placed
on public sale starting January Is.
This was announced by the Chicago
Title & Trust Co., executor Of Mrs.
Mccormick's viii, after the approval
yesterday by the Probate Court Of the
appointment of Michael Tauber d Co.
OF Chicago and the American Art As
ISOLATION Anderson Galleries, Inc, of
Evening star., 1933-12-15
PRECINCTS Open
+ TQ.c|vlC GROUPS
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Supt. Brown to Permit Meet
ings, Seeking Closer
Relationship: si

6upt. of Police Brown announced to-
day he planned to offer to the neigh
borhood citizens associations Of the
District the free use of police precinct
stations for regular meetings or other
functions of a strictly civic nature.
The invitations will be extended per-
sonally to t. lads of the various civic
groups by commanders OF the precinct
stations, who will receive specinc m
structions from Maj. Brown IN lew
days.
Cooperation Sought.
The opening of the precinct stations
to the civic organizations Is another
step in Maj. Browns movement 70
bring about closer relationship pc
tween police and the civic groups. Re-
Gently he ordered commanding officers
Of the precincts to attend all meenngs
of citizens associations In their re-
spective territories and cooperate with
these groups in the solution OF police
problems.
Mai. Brown said every police station
has squad room large enough TO &C
comnaodate the average civic group, and
he wanted the leaders Of these organi-
zations to know they could use these
rooms for their meetings at any time.
This arrangement, he explained. VIII
give members of the citizens associa-
tions an opportunity to inspect the pre-
cinct stations and study at first hand
some of the problems that confront the
Police Department in handling prison
ers, in addition to putting the residents
of a neighborhood in closer contact
with the officer on the beat.
The squad rooms Maj. Brown point
ed out, are heated and lighted at all
times, and their use by the civic or
ganizations would entail no additional
expense to the department.
Seeks Greater Service.
Mai. Brown said he is endeavoring to
make the police stations of greater serv-
ice to the community, and it was pri-
marily this idea which inspired him to
establish neighborhood boys clubs in
the precinct buildings that have gym
nasium facilities.
The initial club, to be located in the
fourth precinct station, at Fifth and e
streets southeast, will be opened during
the Christmas holidays. The gymnasium
in this building has been completely
renovzied, shower facilities are now being
installed. Equipment will be purchased
with funds donated by prominent busi-
ness men and others interested In the
police sponsored boys club plan.
Evening star., 1933-12-15
.|CKES WILL PROBE
OIL CODE EVAS|ONS
Cummings Assigns Nine Spe-
ciaI Assistants to Report
on Violations.

Attorney General Homer Cummings
has appointed nine special assistants
and detailed them to the Interior De-
partment at the request Of Secretary
Ickes to investigate violations of the
oil CODE
Secretary Ickes, who Is also admins
traitor Of the oil code, asked for the
assistance of the legal staff while the
price-fixing agreement for the industry
is still pending in an effort to enforce
the provisions Of the code already in
effect.
The new special assistants to the
Attorney General are Charles Francis,
Nathan L. Margold. Charles Fahy,
Norman l.. Myers, william H. Hoover,
Allen J. Furlow. Frank J. Higgins,
Douglas Arent and La Vergne F. Quinn.
This legal staff will cooperate with
the office of solicitor for the Interior
Department and with the special in
vestigation unit set up by Ickes under
the direction of Louis r. CLAWS.
Would Set Price Margins.
The agreement on price fixing now
pending may supplant the original
plan OF having the administrator arbi-
trarily set the prices for oil and gas
oline. Some of its provisions are to
iron out the marketing situation to re-
lieve the surplus gasoline now offered
for sale and to set up price margins
for the refiners, jobbers and the re-
tailers.
Representatives Of the industry were
called to Washington early in December
to . hearing at which the price fixing
provisions were to be discussed. Be-
tween the time the meeting was called
and the time it convened approximately
700 briefs were filed with Secretary
Ickes, setting up a wide variety of
views. As result the hearing was
postponed for about two or three weeks.
Meanwhile the agreement now pending
was drafted and submitted to the in
dustry.
Quotas in Effect.
It was announced today that in case
IS per cent of the oil industry accepts
it, the price fixing hearing will not be
held at all, but that the voluntary
agreement will take its place and will
be enforced as part Of the CODE
Meanwhile, quotas are in force and
the fair practices provisions Of the code
must be obeyed. These particular phases
Of the code will be watched by the new
legal staff for violations.
Evening star., 1933-12-15
French Press Fails to Comment ..
France Falls $50, ,00o, 900 Behind.

PARIS, December IS [P).-For the
third time France defaulted today on
her war debt to the United States and
turned back to the distracting task of
trying to fill an almost empty treasury.
Due on December Is was an interest
payment of $22, 200 925 on the remain
ing war debt Of $3,863 $50 900; also due
today was an installment of $6,093,-
1894 under the terms of the 1881
Hoover moratorium.
Neither will be paid and France
stands today more than $4,000, 900 in
arrears of sums owing to the United
States.
There was no official announcement
OF the default There were no speeches
in Parliament, no demonstrations in the
streets of Paris-merely q note to be
presented in Washington.
Even the press, which on previous oc-
casions hailed default in black type,
was largely silent. The Paris Soir was
length.
Americans don't realize it," the
paper said, "but debts are dead" It
added, "One ends always by getting
accustomed to not being paid"
Public Opinion Hostile.
But public opinion In France is still
hostile to payment of the American
debt; so unpopular Is the idea that
former Premier Edouard Herriot, cham
pion Of payment, refused President Le-
bruins urgent request to form a cabinet
before the Chautemps government came
to power.
Herriots own cabinet fell on the debt
issue year ago.
Herriot old not wish to be premier,
or even a minister in the Chautemps
cabinet on the anniversary Of the initial
debt default. persons in his confidence
made plain.
They said he still hopes that some
time, some how, the debt payment may
be arranged" and the bitterness on
both sides transformed into friendh-
ness
Government officials says France still
awaits a downward revision of the Brit
ish debt so she may claim like treat
ment.
The French idea, often expressed, is
that the Hoover moratorium set in
motion forces that caused the Allies to
cut German reparations to 10 cents on
the dollar.
Ten cents on the dollar, therefore,
was the French standard of what she
ought to pay.
Now, since the Lausanne reduction
of reparations has not been put into
effect and therefore are no reparations,
there are many in Parliament who
would let the defaults continue indefi-
nitely.
Evening star., 1933-12-15

New York - the concerns 10 conduct
. Joint auction. The New York sale
to dispose Of jewelry and silverware
Il to be conducted from January 2 to
January 8.
Although no definite announcement
was made. the Herald and Examiner
said that "It Is presumed that among
the treasures to be auctioned here viii
be the famous Persian rug, formerly
owned by the Emperor Of Austria and
bought by Mrs. Mccormick for re-
puted 4l75,00O."
Evening star., 1933-12-15
PITCHER STOPS EN-

CHICAGO.-Douglas McWeeney, for
mer pitcher for the Chicago White Sox,
the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Gin
-cinnati Reds, is still getting them over
but in different way.
Police credited him with stopping q
one-man "crinle wave's by beating, dis
arming and arresting William Dobbins.
10, of Lagrange, accused of two hold
ups
Mcweeney now operates an oil sta
ton at Lyons. H. ~
Evening star., 1933-12-15
TlMID ABOUT POURING.

CHICAGO R-Somebody noted
that In q majority of Instances the
customers In Chicago's bars were not
permitted to pour their own Is they
used to do before prohibition. One
proprietor had this explanation:
Many customers are self-conscioas
about pouring their own so It seems
wisest to adhere entirely to the Eng
lish method"
Evening star., 1933-12-15
Singer Jars Bachelor Club.

The Bachelors Club, long the pride
Of Jajtza. in Bosnia. has been dealt q
fatal blow by a pretty. 19-year-old cafe
singer. Not long ago a marriage epi-
demic caused many designations. Re
Gently the 60-year-old club president
eloped with the singer. And that
ended the club,
Evening star., 1933-12-15
Inspects Arms Plant.

/. The Duke Of Brabant recently in
spected . Brussels factory where ma
chimes for the manufacture Of arms are
being made In Belgium's program OF
strengthening her defenses.
Evening star., 1933-12-15
Women Are Executives.

Women In England now are serving as
directors in omnibus companies, textile,
food and electrical factories and motion
| picture theaters.
The Washington times., 1933-10-14
American u. to
Present "Mikado"

With Stanley Franck, Central
High School graduate, playing
the title role, the Choral and
Dramatic Clubs of the American
University will revive Gilbert and
Sullivan's ever-popular "Mikado"
for one performance on the
campus, November IT.
Other Washington high school
graduates who will appear in the
production include Joseph Thomas,
as Nanki-Poo, and Helen Shen-
ton, as Yum-Yum, both former
students at Western High School;
Richard Buckingham, Mckinley
graduate, as the umbrella bearer,
and two other Centralites, Ruth
Martin Simpson, Peep-Bo, and
Richard Tuve, the Poo-Bah.
The production, which now is
in rehearsal. is under the joint
direction of the instructor in
music, Harlan Randall, and the
professor of art and dramatics,
Will Hutchins.
The Washington times., 1933-10-14
CaroIe Lombard
Heads Cast Of
Earle Film

"Brief Moment" now current at
the Earle this week will be remem-
bered as the stage vehicle which
brought Alexander Wollcott from
the ranks Of critic to criticized.
It's screen adaptation in theme
emphasis Is a far cry from its le-
gitimate predecessor.
The plot remains fundamentally
the same, but the Wollcott role
which minimized the boundary Of
story with its satirical quips and
turn Of speech, many Of which we
doubt If Mr.. Behrman ever wrote
into his original play, is placed
into the hands Of Monroe Owsley.
the perennial bad boy Of the
screen. Thus it becomes not the
indolent, lolling, philosophical
friend, but just the usual run Of
Broadway playboy.
Despite the comparison there
is no gainsaying that the film as
1t is now shown will prove more
popular screen fare than had it
been lifted en- maSse from the
original production. Word mo-
nopoly, as it then would have
been, has rarely proven successful
fare for the movie audience.
Carole Lom b ard is not the
Abby Fame as played by Fran
cine Larrimore. She is more, beau
tiful and will treat the ladies.
and the men to a goodly display
Of her charm and ability to
adorn clothes and will be thor
oughly satisfying as the torch
singer who married money for
love and finds the money ruin
ing her love. Gene Raymond
makes a handsome blonde foil
for the equally blonde Carole and
Arthur Hohl gives a splendid
Characterization as friend Steve.
Lowe, Burnoff, and Wensley
top the stage bill with their nov
city burlesque of the terpsicho-
rean art. Right Mr.. Winchell.
The Chung Yee Wan Troupe
contrive to make some rather
awe-inspiring feats Of balance
seem almost too simple, and Nate
Busby amuses with his familiar
prison comedy. For Artie Lewis
and Peggy Ames, there was little
valid excuse for their very un-
funny act.
Oracle Barrie continues the
mistress Of ceremonies honors.
augmented by two songs and two
lovely gowns, and Freddie Clarke
the overture.
"'Tis Spring" with Allen Jen-
kins and Ruth Donnelley proves
a colorful musical short with
a trayelogue and Paramount News
winding up the bill.-H. w.
The Washington times., 1933-10-14
Baron Lee Star
At Howard

Baron Lee and his well-known
aggregation of Harlem melody
makers heads the program at the
Howard Theater beginning today.
Lee is surrounded by a large
stage show featuring Wilton
Crawley, who presents many
song hits in original manner.
Others in the cast Of go are Mar.
garet Simms, and Myra John
son, held over from last week
when they were outstanding hits.
Danny Scott, Marshall Rodgers,
Oscar Newman and Billy Neck
stein are among the other enter
tainers.
Ristina Banks and her dancing
chorus, who have become prime
favorites at the T Street house
will be seen in several fast
stepping numbers.
The screen attraction is Lillian
Harvey, European beauty, in hel
first American film, my Weak
ness,"a musical picture with Lew
Ayres and Charles Butterworth in
the cast. Midnight show is giver
on Friday.
The Washington times., 1933-10-14
When The Feature Is
Shown On The Screen

EARLE-Carole Lombard in
TBrief Moment" at 10:3O a. M,
1850, sos. 5:25, 7:45 and 1905
p. m. Stage shows at 1850 a. M,
a:10, 4:30, GAS and 9:O5 p. m.
RIALTO - Leile Hyams in
"Saturday's Millions" at 1855 a.
NJ 1853, $50, SAT, 7:44 and
o:41 p. m.
PALACE - Wallace Beery in
THE Bowery" at II a. m, 1:05,
S:15, $40, 7;30 and $40 p. m.
KEITH'S-1rene Dunno in Ann
Vickers," at 11:44 a. M, LAT, $50,
6:5S, 1855 and s;5S p. m.
FOX-spencer Tracy in Power
and the Glory" at II a. m, l:45.
A:30, 7:25 and 1910 p. m. Stage
shows at 1875, 3:20, 6:15 and 9
p. m.
COLUMBIA - Leila Hyams In
"sing. Sinner, Sing" at 11:l5 a.
n. !, 2:45. 4:30, $40, sos and
b.60 p. m.
METROPOLITAN-Bing Cros-
By, in TOO Much Harmony" at
u q. m, 12:45, 2:30. 4:20, sos,
$3.50 and 9:40 p. m.
The Washington times., 1933-10-14
ChiIdren's Plays
to Open Oct. Fl

The five little Peppers and the
other characters in Margaret sgd
ney's famous children's book will
step out from the printed pages
onto the stage of the National
Theater when Clare Tree Major
brings her Children's Theater Of
New York production Of "The Five
Little Peppers" here on Saturday
morning, october 21.
AS with her other plays, Mrs
Major has dramatized the story
book, pointing the scenes neces'
sarily, yet not essentially changing
the original themes.
In the role of Mrs. Pepper will
be Viola Roche, and others of the
Pepper family. and friends will be
played by Robert Josselyn, Norma
Nelson, Charles Powers, Elaine
Skidmore and others.
The Washington times., 1933-10-14
Beery, Raft and Cooper Portray
Bowery Famous at Palace

What a vivid cross-section Of
life was lived on that mile of
waterfront known as the Bowery.
and what characters lived and
loved and died there. The gay
'90's must have gotten their
gayety there, for Tony Pastors
was the birthplace of many a the
atrical career just as old Ward 4
hatched many a political battle.
This is the story of a rivalry
which withstood bloody battles
and ended in a lifelong friend
ship; the kind one strong man
has for another. Steve Brodie,
the dandy, and Chuck Connors,
the putty-hearted demon of de-
fiance, had the same eyes for
business with the beer baronS, the
lovely ladies and easy money.
Chuck had the upper hand for
a while but Brodie bet his nerve
against Chuck's saloon and that
famous bridge leap gave the
upper hand to Steve.
Chuck Joined the Army to go
down and clean up Cuba. a one.
man battle, but a nasty little plot
was Matched to bring about a
knock-down and drag-out fight
between these two friendly
enemies, but with the final fade.
out the two are on their way to
Cuba to take things into their
own hands.
There are smaller issues tied
up with this story of the Bowery:
other glimpseS into life; there is
the small ragged urchin, Swipes,
picked out of the gutter by Chuck,
who delights in annoying the
Chinese on Mott Street. Swipes
is a lovable vagabond who roams
the streets at will and goes home
at night to tumble into bed with
a haH-doZen kittens.
Then there is Lucy, whose par
ents wanted her to be q school
teacher up Albany way. but Lucy
wanted to get on in the world, so
she reaches the Bowery, and
Chuck and Steve, and it's Steve
the younger, handSomer man, who
wins the heart Of fair Lucy.
Wallace Beery, George Raft and
Jackie Cooper, as Chuck, Steve
and SwipeS, respectively. are sure
fire-draw for any film and in a
locale Of this sort they are GER
tainly a trio Of convincing play
erS. Fay Wray is the sweet Lucy,
just sweet enough; Pert Kelton
lives up to her first name in a
noisy role.
All! those were the days we
hear so much about. the good
The Washington times., 1933-10-14
Musical Movie
Stays at "Met"

"Too Much Harmony" goes into
a third week at the Metropolitan
theater where Bing Crosby, Skeets
Gallagher and Jack Oakie cavort
in merry style. Judith Allen and
Lilyan Tashman, Ned Sparks and
Harry Green round out the group
with a sprightly repertoire of
music and dance numbers and a
chorus of pretty girls add zest to
the comedy.
Despite the fact that this is but
another story of the trials and
tribulationS behind the footlights
in a plot worn threadbare with
repetition, Crosby's tuneful sing.
ing, Oakie'S peculiar brand Of
clowning and Gallagher's polished
personality succeed in providing a
pleasant and entertaining hour.
A resume of events pertaining
to the NRA is carefully expounded
in an added subject which with
timely newsreel completes the
current program.-H. K.
The Washington times., 1933-10-14

CA4CAI1 dG VIC C41O Va 44CA NOA4VA oSV'
A motion picture electrician
reveals an interesting slant on
Will Rogers character. The
other day, the studio wanted to
call Will for an unexpected shot
He wasn't at his. dressing room,
nor at home. An electrician, who
lives down Santa Monica way,
suggested:
"Try Doc Laws drugstore"
It was there they found him.
Bill, it seems, spends most of his
spare time chatting with the
owner Of the little pharmacy in
Santa Monica Canyon or at
Ballantines chilli and hot-dog
stand near by. He and "Doc"
Law, a former Hollywood extra,
sit and talk for hours about
Western stars of days gone by.
All they need is a cracker box
and a knife.
Hereby solving the mystery Of
Lupe Velez' wedding ring, which
has had the gossips insisting that
she must have been married in
Las Vegas. The peppery Mexican
star reminds me that she bought
the ring herself a long time ago
and has worn it as a good luck
symbol. All Lupe will tell me
The Washington times., 1933-10-14
Hyams, Lukas in
Columbia Film

Leila Hyams blossoms forth as
a Observation-Disclosures lady
Of the night clubs in Sing, Sim
ner, Sing" current at the Colum-
bia.
She plays the torch-singing star
of a gambling ship who deserts
Paul Lukas, with whom she has
been intimate, for the financial
safety as the wife of a drunkard
millionaire. After undergoing all
sorts of rough treatment at his
hands, she is accused Of murder
when her husband shoot himself.
The heroic confession Of her ex-
lover saves her, however.
It is a dismal film, with little
to relieve the inane story. Ruth
Donnelly has a few comical mo-
ments, but the remainder Of the
characters are a pretty dreary
lot. Lukas has very little to do,
and Donald Dilloway is called upon
to be everlastingly drunk.
Leila Hyams is a good example
of miscasting. Never was there
anyone so little suited for a role.
She plays her part Of the wife
who married for money but
turned Good Samaritan with very
little conviction. George E. Stone,
Joyce Compton and Jill Bennett
also appear.
The resemblance of the plot to
a recent headline murder trial
is not very marked, but does pre-
sent a possible solution to the
mystery.
An Andy Clyde comedy, a car.
toon and the news are on the
supporting program.
The Washington times., 1933-10-14

Accompanying the letter Is a
picture Of Jake THE Barber"
Factor, showing his disheveled
state after being released by kid
napers.
Alice, who yesterday was finish
ing up a new picture. THE Vine
gar Tree" for M.-G.!M. is in
clined to laugh the matter off
but, just to be on the safe side,
notified the studio police.
Matter now is in the hands of
the District Attorneys office for
investigation.
The return Of Sylvia Sidney to
Paramount today ends their
breach and brings out the odd