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The Washington times., 1933-03-24
Kong Crossword
Contest Winners
Announced

Mathilde M. Carpenter, 1926
Eleventh st. N. w., was the win
ner of the ten-dollar prize in the
king Kong" crossword puzzle
contest conducted by The Wash
ington Times in conjunction with
RKO-Keith's Theater.
Those who will receive passes:
Miss Margaret B. Davis. 1O7 R st.
n. E.; Miss Helen Scott. 1913 W st.
S. E. L. E. Pitcher, 1000 Rittenhouse
St. n. W.; Mrs. w. A. Boyd, All Mich,
olson st. N. w. Julious Hopkins 4522
Fifteenth st. N. w: Andrew Larson,
1853 Quincy St. Chevy Chase, Md; N.
x DsE isit ST. Md n W W.
P. Hogan, 119 Pennsylvania Ave. N.
w; Mrs. F. P. Rathgeber, 4s15 Fifth
St. N. w; Miss Bertha Shenk 519 Co
IumOi4 sy4 Rd; n W.; F; j. Gou1srt Pat; IT,
Goetz zoos Duke ST.. Alexandria. Va. F.;
]. Arthur Payne, 1907 G st. S. E.. J..
D. Reid. 2121 New York Ave. N. W.;
Mrs. Stanford Hargett, Chevy Chase
quette Apartments; Robert w. Horgen,
Gallaudet College: Jack Hawkins, 725
Nineteenth St. N. w. Mrs. Anna Baker,
5oo1s Seventh ST s; w; I Miss Agnes
west Virginia Ave. N. E.; Mrs. Lee E.
Wren, 2So1 Adams Mill Rd. n. W; V.
Parsons, 1923 Nineteenth st. N. w: M.
Raedy. 81 IN n St; o!o N; w; Miss Anna a. L;
S. Leonard, Chastleton Hotel: Mrs. H.
Thomas. 1113 B St. S. E.: George A.
Crandall, 81 Thirteenth st. N. W.;
Mrs. j. McDermott. $50 Sixth st. s. w. /;
Mrs: William Howes. ST.. $40 Sixth st.
The Washington times., 1933-03-24
When The Feature Is
Shown On The Screen

METROPOLITAN -Charle S
Laughton in Sign Of the Cross, "
at 10:45 a. m, 1850, 3, $40,
7:15 and 9:25 p. m.
FOX-Alison Skipworth in "A
Lady's Profession" at II a. m,
1:25, 4:15, 7:05 and 9:55 p. m.
Stage shows at 1855, 1925, 6:15
and 9:05 p. m.
RKO KEITH'S-Fay Wray in
king Kong" at 9:45 a. M, 11:45,
1:41, 3:39, 5:37, 7:35 and 9:33 p. m.
PALACE - Sylvia Sidney in
"Pick Up" at 11:4o a. m, 1:40,
$40, 5:45, 7:45 and 9:45 p. m. ,
RIALTO Sidney and Murray
in 1.-The Cohens and Kellys in
Trouble" at II a. M, 12:48, 1856,
4:24, 6:12, 8:01 and $50 p. m.
COLUMBIA - Carveth Wells
THE Jungle Killer" at 11:15
a. M, /, 2:45, 4:35, $40, $40 and
EARLE-Kay Francis in "The
Keyhole," at 11:10 a. m, 1:40,
4:25, 7:05 and 9:45 p. m. Stage
shows at 1880, 3:55, 6:15 and
1855 b. m.
The Washington times., 1933-03-24
But He Will Tackle Radio Again
Next Week in an Air Interview
White House Film
Plays Palace Soon

Gabriel Over tho White
House." a picture dealing with
present day problems, is scheduled
for Loew's Palace Theater start
ing Friday, March 81, Carter
Barron, city manager Of Loew's
Washington Theaters has an.
lounced.
The cast of Gabriel Over the
White House" is headed by Walter
Huston, who plays the part of
the President; Karen Morley and
Franchot Tone.
The entire locale Of the picture
is placed in Washington, both at
the White, House, Capitol and in
Potomac Park.
The Washington times., 1933-03-24
Most Initiated

Who is the most initiated man
on the stage today? I haven't
the exact statistics but I'll bet
Singin' Sam, who headlines at the
Earle Theater beginning today.
All those who do limitations or
impressions of radio stars try to
mimic Singin' Sans vocal tech
nique. Most of them are just
about as good as those who stick
out a lower lip and imagine
they're Chevalier.
The most widely praised picture
of 1892 comes to the Metropolitan
next week. 'Maedchen in Uni
FORM" Of it critics have sung
carols and paens of praise. One
New York critic calls it the 10 best
picture of 1892 in one. 1t was
made in Germany and is said to
be notable for not only a tender
story, exquisitely told, but for
brilliant acting.
If critical praise means any,
thing, "Maedchen in Uniform"
should cause long lobby lines to
gather. Time will tell. Some
managers claim critics don't in
fluence trade a particle. Yet if
they get a pan for one of their
pictures they blame the writer's
for poor business. It SINNERS down
to the fact that all the praise in
the world can't sell picture the
public doesn't like. All the pan
ming in the world doesn't matter
if the public happens to like a
feature. You're welcome.
The Washington times., 1933-03-24
MussoIini Plump
Edict No Go in
Hollywood
BY HARRISON CARROLL
Copyright, 1888. King Features
Syndicate. Incl

SynQlcate, Incl
HOLLYWOOD, March 24.-In
Hollywood, Premier Mussolini's
plump women" edict created a
ripple of interest, but film style
designers are of the belief that
smart women, even in Italy, will
be loathe to give up their slen-
derness.
II Duce's ban on newspaper
photographs and sketches of
lissome ladies did, however,
arouse some speculation as to
how this might affect American
films with slender heroines.
Here is what Travis Banton
who designs the clothes of Mar
lene Dietrich, Claudette Colbert
and Carole Lombard has to say
of the italian leaders campaign
to glorify the buxom feminine
figure:
'I think the smart women
Of the world will remain slen-
der in spite of any prOclama-
ton to the contrary by gov.
ernments. Modern clothes are
designed for slender figures
and it is impossible for stout
or even plump women to look
well in the modes Of the
moment"
AS to the film situation, Louis
Moore, of the Fox foreign de
partment, declares no word has
been received that motion pic
lures will be affected. Under
present rulings, he says, very
few Hollywood films reach Italy
anyway. Those that do must
have their dialogue redubbed to
meet the 10 per cent foreign
language limitation on pictures
imported into that country. All
this is done abroad.
Hollywood Parade
The disappearance of Gary
Cooper's famous canary-yellov
car is explained. It is in Glen.
dale, having it's motor put in per
feet condition to try for a stock
car speed record on the bed o1
Muroc Dry Lake. Gary hopes tt
make 1876 miles an hour or more
in the test. He'll have a profes.
sional driver, but may ride him
self. incidentally. this star ha.
been going out with another for
eign actress, Heather Angel. They
were at the Club Ballyhoo.
Report says that Josef Vor
Sternberg will land in New York
any day now and come directly
to Hollywood. Presumably, Mar.
lene Dietrich. will make no plans
until after his arrival. The Ger
man star created a mild sensation
when she arrived at the Ell Mira
dor Hotel in Palm Springs with her
daughter, Maria, and three body
guards. She wore masculine at
tire for all occasions at the desert
resort.
Greta Nissen's job in Maiden
Voyage" came as good news tt
the blonde star. Both she anc
Weldon Hepburn had their &C.
counts in the Hartman bank.
The Washington times., 1933-03-24
.ROADWAYS
OF The WORLD
By Mark HeIIinger

ABOARD THE S. S. RESOLUTE INDIA-BOUND-AH
alone this boat today and for the time being the monarch
of all survey We're anchored off the city of Port Said
and the entire passenger list has left by tender and train for
those places already and second visit would be bouquet
of roses to me-
So here sit the only passenger this large vessel for
the three days Even while boat in port the service
this line maintained strictly There 10
walters slice of bread and four bartenders to
draw me glass of beer I'm up to my neck in stewards
and I'm the only "next that the three BARRIERS look
forward to- It's all very unique very interesting,
The Washington times., 1933-03-24

does as we'll in 1888 everybody
will be happy.
The Washington times., 1933-03-24
WHAT 1T MEANS

Gabriel Over the White House."
What does it mean?
"Well, it's the title Of about az
fine q motion picture as 1888 Will
produce. / saw it yesterday. A
fanciful tale of an American Presi-
dent of the future, Jed Hammond.
How he assumes the powers Of .
dictator, dismisses Congress-, set
ties unemployment, racketeeF and
foreign debt problems by the
forces of his persuasive logic and
direct action back of national
policy stripped of red tape and
political buncOmbe.
In the book from which the
picture is adapted. the significance
of the title is thus explained:
"I know it sounds silly, but ls
10 altogether too fanctful that
God should have sent Gabriel to
do for Hammond what he did for
"GabrieI." 1 repeated vaguely"
81 thought Gabriel was q Messen-
ger Of Wrath"
"OnIy to the jews" Pendie re-
piled. ITO the Persinas he was the
Angel of Revelation, and In
MOhammedan religious history and
in medieval romance he is always
employed to carry messages OF
man to heaven, or to bring the
message Of God to man:
"What a comic idea, I mur-
INJURED. Gabriel over the White
House."
The Washington times., 1933-03-24
Beauty and Tears

A bevy of beauty at the GA
brieT' preview in the Fox ex'
change, i. e.: Grace Moore, Chic
Barron, Hazel CShow BoatD Cul
len, our own Mabelle, Eleanor
Wilson and Countess Grazia.
They saw on the screen among
other things White House shelled
by underworld rats and how easy
it is for Army tanks to smoke
the racketeers out of their fort
resses. When the lights flashed
up all the ladies were in tears
That's the way Walter Huston's
President Hammond gets you
Huston makes a fine President
looks much like a tired Abe Lin
coin, part which he played, If
you recall, in D. w. Griffith's last
big picture.
The Washington times., 1933-03-24

composed more
than 100 songs,
including tn e
nations great
est war lyric,
"Over There" I"
is scare to
death Of t h e
nnicrophone.
Although he
has acted in
every city and
hamlet fro m
the sun n y
P a cific Coast
to the rock
b o u n d siX-a-
The Washington times., 1933-03-24

sensible fellow, telling me in all
seriousness that he believed
people could be bewitched!
Ally" I said, IF that's your
belief, it's okay with me. But
how anyone with a grain Of
common sense can go for that
claptrap is positively beyond me.
He interrupted me with a
shrug.
II was getting to that" he
stated quietly. land this is one
of those cases that I saw
rather than heard about.
MY story is not so very
different from the one that
Vaughan unfolded so we'll. The
central character in my story
was one of my best friends,
and the backgrounds of both
tales are practically Identical.
This boy was also in the
Orient and he, too. fell in love
with a native woman. He was
generous to a fault with her
and he did everything in his
power to keep her happy. Not
his fault, certainly, that after
three or four years a beautiful
girl of his own station in life
was introduced to him - and
that both Of them were Inu-
tually attracted. The attraction
led to an accepted proposal
and the boy left the Orient to
get married.
Before he left-according to
the standards in the Far East
he was more than square with
the native woman. He told her
that he was going to be mar
ried and that he would have
to leave. And he paid her a
very substantial sum.
THE woman took the money
and then threw it in his face.
She told him that, unless he
accepted her warning and did
not marry the other woman,
his wife and her unborn baby
would be dead within a year.
My friend laughed the thing
off, and sailed away to his
marriage.
Grows Uneasy
"Inwardly, however, he was
not laughing. He believed in
these things, even as I believe.
Or, at least, he knew that they
had happened, which is practi-
cally the same thing. And the
further his ship carried him
from that native woman, the
more uneasy he became.
by the time he reached his
destination he was a changed
man. He had lost some weight
and he was losing more all the
time. He wanted to tell the
story to the girl whom he loved
and who was going to become
his wife. But he couldn't bring
himself to do it. And he and
the girl were married.
1T was only a few months
after the wedding that his wife
told him there was going to be a
baby. That should have been
one Of the happiest moments of
his life, but it was actually the
worst. The full import of that
curse was beginning to be too
much for him.
But he simply couldn't. His busi-
ness was going to the devil and
he was drinking far to heavily.
He kept telling people that he
never slept.
"Only a short time before the
baby was due to arrive, my
friends brain snapped complete
ly. He killed his wife as she
slept, and then he killed himself.
The police could never find a
motive for the murder and sui
eide. But those of us who know
understood. The native woman's
words had come true"
Strange how these men be-
lieve.
The Washington times., 1933-03-24
SaIIv on Vacation

Sally Blame, sister Of Loretta
Young, and a star in her own
right, having recently completed
Trick for Trick" with Victor
Jory and Ralph Morgan, will
leave shortly for a New York
vacation,
The Washington times., 1933-03-24
A Dig in Notes

It's hot as blazes at the mo-
ment, and the only thought that
leaves me cold is trying to find
q subject for this column. Per-
NIT me to dig around in my
notes for a moment and see if
I can't locate something. Just
q second now.
The dope situation in Cairo.
No, I've written something about
that already. I'll have to dig
deeper. Here's a note that
wait, I've got it now. All it says
is "Superst tions-Borai."
Doesn't sound like much at
first glance, does it? It prob
ably will sound the same way
at last glance. However, here
we go:
Ally Borai is a young chap I
met on the boat to Alexandria.
We spent several evenings to-
gether in Cairo, and we had
many long talks on various sub
jects.
One night the discussion
turned to Somerset Vaughan
and some of the admirable work
that that author had turned
out. We were riding in desert
country in the rumble seat OF a
machine that was being driven
by one of Aly's friends.
did you ever read a story by
Maugham called p. & O."
Borai asked me, suddenly.
eyes" I replied. "And I
liked it, too. What makes you
aSk?"
because it impressed me a
great DEAL" he returned. "a
very great deal. Do you believe
such a thing can happen?"
Now, as l recalled that par
ticular yarn, it had to do with
a virile Irishman who was
bound for home on a P. & Q.
boat from the Orient. He had
left behind him a native wo-
man with whom he had lived
for some time. She cursed him
when he left, and swore that
when he would again reach dry
land-he would be dead.
Strange Case
A day or two after having
boarded the boat he developed
a strange case of hiccoughs. He
laughed at them at first in
spite Of his annoyance. They
grew steadily worse. The Irish
man went to bed and stayed
there. The hiccoughs grew so
bad that each one racked his
entire body. The ships doctor
could do nothing. And the cap
tain finally ordered his boat two
days off its course in order to
land the Irishman and give him
a fighting chance for life.
Just a few hours before the
boat was scheduled to make the
emergency port it became ur1-
necessary to land at all. The
Irishman was dead. The native
woman's words had come true.
I'm probably pretty far away
in my memory Of the story. but
the general idea is there at any
rate. And here was a man ask
ing me if believed such a thing
can happen. I laughed.
"Of course not" I returned.
"You're kidding, aren't you,
Aly?"
He shook his head slowly and
impressively.
II am not kidding" he mur-
INJURED. Had you lived in Egypt
as long as I have you would
know that such things can most
certainly happen. believe-and
I believe implicitly"
was completely astounded.
Here was a man, an oxford
graduate and seemingly a highly
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-11-25
Chautemps Agrees To Attempt IL
/ Organization OF New Cabinet

PARIS, Nov. 25.-M. Camille
Chautemps today agreed to at
tempt the organization of new
French cabinet to succeed that of
former Premier Albert Sarraut,
overthrown two days ago.
The opportunity to organize a
new ministry in which Chautemps
would serve as premier. was ten
dered by the president after the
refusal of the post by Edouard
Herriot. who, il was considered,
was too i'll to accept the post at
present.
In undertaking the formation Of
the cabinet, Chautemps becomes
the fourth man this year TO head
a government of France. three
previous ones having been over
thrown on the question Of finan-
ces. lack of balance Of budget and
flight of gold from the treasury.
Chauternps will undertake 70
rescue the French franc.
Political circles freely predicted
ministerial life NJ one month. then
Herriot, it is believed. win be able
to come back.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-11-25
LOCAL COUNCIL
OF CIVIL WORKS
BOARD CONVENES
NEWLY ORGANIZED UNIT
MET THIS MORNING AND
WENT OVER PROPOSITION
OF HANDLING PROJECTS

At a meeting of the newly or
ganized council of the Civil Works
Administration, held this morning,
in the chamber of commerce all
of the proposed projects for the
future were discussed.
An analysis of the situation by
the members of the different
committees indicates that each of
these work projects are worthy
and necessary and the unanimous
approval of them was given.
w. w. Demeritt, chairman,
stated that all machinery of the
council is in motion and that pro-
jects will start as scheduled and
be carried on as outlined in the
perfected plans.
He believes that funds already
allocated will be added to within
a short time, enabling the council
to outline and proceed with other
projects that will be of lasting
benefit to the community and a
source of pleasure and instruction
to visitors.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-11-25
VICTIMS HAD SERVED UNDER FORMER
PRESIDENT MACHADO; FORCIBLY RE-
MOVED FROM GUARDS CONVEYING THEM
FROM MATANZAS TO SANTA CLARA; ALL
SLAIN RIGHT BESIDE ROAD

MATANZAS, Cuba, Nov 25.-Five former Off
GERS of the Cuban army were massacred on the high
way near Colon today by group of unidentified
men who forciby removed the officers from guards
conveying them from Matanzas to Santa Clara.
Those slain were Col. Abelardo Herrera Estrada,
former chief of the Matanzas district; Captain Sacra
meno Castillo former military adviser of Matanzas
Lieut.. Armando Viches former chief of the Colon
garrison, and Lieut.. Luis Nardo NOda, former chief
of PericO garrison.
The officers, who had served under President
Machado and consequently were in disfavor with the
present government of President Grau San Martin,
were being escorted by military detachment CON-
manded by Lieut.. ROdolf Sanchez.
At a point on the highway near Colon, the de-
tachment was stopped by a group of men, none OF
whom were identified armed with machine guns and
rifles
Holding the escorting soldiers at bay, they took
the former officers six yards from the road and kill
ed them outright in the field.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-11-25
Price OF Domestic Gold
Still Remains Unchanged
This Was Shown To Be Re-
suit Of Dollar Reported
AS Being Much Stronger
Abroad
my Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Nov. %.
With the dollar stronger
abroad, the administration
held the price of domestic
gold unchanged today with
the figure nearly $1.OO
above the value of the metal
in London.
The price of $33.76 an
ounce was established, the
same rate as for the three
previous days.
Governor Black, of the
Federal Reserve Board, de-
MED that his board and the
treasury was working at
cross purposes.
He said there was no con-
nection between the admins
tration's monetary policy
and the reserve systems OPP
erations in open market.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-11-25
DEATH OF RHETA
WYNEKOOP STILL
REMAINS MYSTERY
AUTHORITIES NOT SATISFIED
WITH CONFESSION MADE
BY HER MoTHER-IN-LAW
YESTERDAY
my Associated Press

CHICAGO, Nov. 25.-The trag-
&c death of petite Rheta Wyne-
koop remained as much of a mys-
terry today despite the confession
of her mother-in-law. DIR. Alice
Wynekoop, that she shot bullet
into the young woman's body as
she lay on an operating table in
the physicians basement surgery.
Frankly dissatisfied with DR..
Wynekoop's formal statement
that the bullet was not fired until
after Rheta had died By accident
Of ehlorof0rm administered while
she was receiving medical treat
ment from the woman physician.
authorities pushed the inquiry in
hope of clearing up points that
were mysterious to them.
They continued questioning al
ternstely Of the physician and her
son, Earle. husband Of Rheta.
In a formal confession. DR..
Wynekoop gave no reason Why the
aevoiver was used except that she
wondered what method would
ease the situation best Of all"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-11-25
.ARMANDO ALFONSO.
TAKEN TO MIAMI.
TO FACE COURT.
TO BE ARRAIGNED CHARGED
WITH SMUGGLING ALIENS;
LEFT THIS AFTERNOON ON
COAST GUARD PLANE

Armando Alfonso, for many
months the bane of the U. S. i'm
migration service, left on a coast
guardplane this afternoon in the
custody of Deputy U. S. Marshal
F. j. Davenport for Miami where
he will be tried on charges of
smuggling aliens.
Indicted by a United States
grand jury in the early part of
this year, bench warrant was is
sued for the arrest of Alfonso.
On number of occasions, when
cornered and almost within the
grasp of officers, he succeeded in
eluding them and making his get
away.
Once, in Key West. he was in a
house and it was believed he would
be caught. To escape this time he
dropped from a window in the
second story and in the darkness
managed to make his escape.
Shortly after this escapade, he
went to Cuba and was soon max
ing himself obnoxious to the au-
thorities, it is said. So maliciously
active did he become, one official
stated that orders were issued
he be shot.
AS an American citizen and
native of Key West, he sought
sanctuary at the American consul
late, preferring to take his chances
in the United States than in Cuba.
He was ordered deported and was
sent out from Havana on the Ferry
Parrot yesterday.
Notice of his being deported
from Cuba was received by the
local immigration bureau and on
the arrival of the PARROT yester-
day afternoon, he was arrested
by Chief Claude Albury and the
handouts placed on him by Off
Ger Willard Russell, OF the lmml-
grafton border patrol.
He was taken to the county Jail,
placed in the custody of Chief
Deputy Jaycocks and held there
pending orders from the United
States court in Miami.
This morning Chief Albury re-
ceived notice that a deputy mar
shall would arrive for the prisoner.
coming and returning by plane.
The air craft arrived at IL o'clock
and shortly after IL, left for Mi
ami.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-11-25
CITES AMOUNT in
HANDLING CASES
SLOT MACHINES
CLERK OF CRIMINAL COURT
FURNISHES INFORMATION
ON PROCEEDINGS HANDLED |
BY LOCAL TRIBUNAL

Discussing with The Citizen the
cost of prosecuting the slot ma
chine cases this week in criminal
court, c. Sam 3. Curry, clerk of
that tribunal, said that $40 would
cover the expenses Of the county.
Mr.. Curry stated that he be-
lieved he was about the best post
ed official in the county to give
this data except that in this in
stance, the sheriff's office would
also know.
Asked why this was so Mr.. Cur
ry said that the capias on which
the alleged offenders were arrest
ed was issued direct out of the
office of County Solicitor J. F..
Busto, hence there was no pre-
liminary hearing in any case,
which means no cost for the low
er courts.
There were no convictions, and
the clerk, Mr.. Curry, drew no
fees. Likewise the prosecuting
attorney, who receives fee of SIS
for each conviction in such cases,
received no emoluments.
This left only the charges of
the sheriff's office for summon
ing jurors, calling them and other
to the courts pro-
cedure.
Chief Deputy Clements Jay
cocks said he had made up the ac-
counts for the session of Monday,
when the cases were tried, and
the amount totalled $39.75, or
scoops less than the alleged
costs.
This is every penny that the
county will have to pay for these
cases. as the state pays all jurors
summoned in any case, and the
sums spent on juries is but a re-
turn to the citizenry of monies
paid in to the state by the tax
payers, it is shown.