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Evening star., 1933-09-07
DETECTIVES ARE GUESTS.

Members of the Detective Bureau,
Washington Police Department, who
handle all missing persons cases for the
Capital, have been invited a. the guests
OF Warner Bros Earle to witness
showing Of Bureau of Missing Per-
sons" picture starring Bette Davis,
Lewis Stone and Pat O'Brien, which
opens tomorrow.
The Detective Bureau Of the Wash
ington Police Department, which has q
record comparable to any big city in
the country for solving these cases of
people who mysteriously disappear, will
view this picture to see how cases are
solved by the bureau of missing per-
sons of New York City, as the picture
Is based on the book Missing Men"
written by Capt. John H. Ayres, At
present in charge Of the New York
bureau.
Evening star., 1933-09-07
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

Palace-"Broadway to HOLLYWOOD" at
11:l5 an, 1:20, 3:25, $50, 7:35 and
Gas pm.
:; Loev's Fex-"Three Cornered Moon"
at 1890 am, lis, AS, 7:20 and 1910
pm. Stage shows ct 1:55,. 3. 6 and
$3.50 pm.
Columbia "Tugboat Annie" at 1920
am, las, $50, $50, 7:35 and 9:40
pm.
R-K-O Keiths-"Morning Glory" at
1l:35 am, 1:40, 3:45, $50, 7:55 and
10 pm.
Earle-"0ood-b Again." at 11:15
am, 1:55, 4:35, 7:20 and 10 pm. Stage
shows at 1855, 3:35, 6:15 and 9 pm
Ambassador-"Another Language" at
6:15, 8 and $50 pm.
Tivoli-'Gold Diggers Of 1888" at
2:35. 4:25, 6:lo, 8 and $50 pm
Gayety-"Giris From Paris. at 2:i5
and Sis pm.
Evening star., 1933-09-07
And the Best of the Output
Is Scheduled for Local
Playhouses Tomorrow.
NATIONAL OPENS
MONDAY EVENING
Coriinne Griffith to Star in
Noel Coward's Play,
Design for Living"
BY E. de S. MELCHER.

BY Z. de >. MELCHEh.
w -HILE the main theatrical
A event of the coming week is
wv the opening of the National
on Monday with Corinne
Griffith appearing as the
star of Noel Cowards somewhat un-
usual comedy, Design for Living" the
film openings tomorrow promise varied
and Interesting entertainment, what
with Lionel Barrymore appearing in
lone Mans journey" Warner Baxter
and Myrna 10y starred together in
Penthouse" Ronald Colman and ELISA
Landi playing opposite each other in
The MasQuerader," Bette Davis and
others telling you about THE Bureau
of Missing Persons" and Marlene Diet
dich bobbing up once again in Song
of Songs"-this time at the Columbia.
Before launching briefly into these
films, and who is in them and why, it
seems reasonable to announce bit OF
news which has just come to this desk
namely, that Nine. Frances Aida. one
of the more revered eX-Metropolitan
Opera stars, and still very much on
the up-and-up as far as vocalizing Is
concerned, will make her motion pic
ture stage debut week from tomorrow
at Loew's Fox Theater. This comes
as such a surprise that we couldn't
help inserting it into the more formal
announcements of tomorrow's openings.
Herewith the films for the coming
week:
R-K-O KEITH'S.
7 IONEL BARRYMORE in zone
Mans Journey" This is the second
attraction of "R-K-O Greater Show
Season" and has been voted by some
body or other as one of the four best
films of the month It has the distinc-
ton of presenting Mr. Barrymore in one
of his longest, not to say one Of his most
difficult and possibly successful roles.
He plays the part of a country doctor,
and one who seems to achieve fame
in the middle of what he considers fall
ure Supporting Mr.. Barrymore are
Joel McCrea, Dorothy Jordan, May
Oscar APPEL and others. Short sub
jects," adds Mr. Meakin to his an
nouncement of the week, have been
selected with great care But just
what they are is still mystery.
LOEW'S PALACE.
"THE MAsQUERAD Err" with
Ronald Colman and ELISA Landi.
This Is the play that back in 1905 gave
your grandma the "willies." One Of
those melodramas in which the hero is
both good and bad-playing both him
self and somebody else-this Is said to
offer Mr.. Colman one of his biggest
chances since the long lost days OF
1.-The White Sister," in which he made
his film debut In the company OF the
then brilliant star, Lillian Gish. The
cast also includes Juliette Compton.
David Terrence, Halliwen Hobbies,
Creighton Hale and Helen Jerome Eddy.
"A complete showing of feature subjects,
news and comedies also Is scheduled"
Evening star., 1933-09-07

is cordially recommended even day
ahead Of time.
The stage show this week, headed by
Joe Laurie, jr., offers Golden Memo
ries of Yesterday" as introduced by
Mr.. Laurie, which includes many Of
the "old-time stars" all over so. Other
featured acts on the stage program are
Paul Tisen and his Gypsy Orchestra.
Harry Boss and Eddie Edwards and
Ray Ruling and his trained seals.
COLUMBIA.
NTARLENE DIETRICH returns to .
AvA downtown" picture house tomor-
row in q revival of Song of Songs"
which was well received few weeks
ago at the Palace. This is the Para
mount picture which was artistically
directed by Reuben Mamoulian. In its
cast are such well-known players as
Lionel Atwill, Alison Skipworth, Hardie
Albright and Helen Freeman-and Brian
Ahern, not 80 well known, who. In play
ing opposite Miss Dietrich, also makes
his picture debut.
\
A FURTHER announcement Of In
"A terest to the local entertainment
world Is that Walter Scott Kolk, ex-
cinema idol and one-time picture crony
of Marion Davies, IS appearing quite
Unexpectedly at the Club Michel-do-
ing his popular master Of ceremonies
act along with the excellent music pro-
vided by Harry Albert and his Meyer
Davis Orchestra, Incidentally Walter
Won Herbulis, who is responsible for
bringing young Maestro Kolk to this
place, has also announced that the reg
ular Fall season opening will take place
on Friday night, September ~.
Evening star., 1933-09-07
SPITALNY COMING.

As one of the new season of certified
hits on stage and screen which will be
celebrated ut Warner Bros. Earle The
ater starting Friday. September IS
John J. Payette, general zone manager
Of the Warner theaters in the Wash
ington territory, announces the special
booking of Phil Spitalny and his Golden
Rod Orchestra, . group Of 50 enter
tainers.
Evening star., 1933-09-07

The Business Of Art.
It IS the business Of art not to copy
nature, but to express her.
Evening star., 1933-09-07
World Beauty and Art.

All humanity, is heir to the beauty
Of the Visible world, but Q process Of
art IL necessary to be inducted Into
Possession Of this large estate.
The Washington times., 1933-09-19
BOOK PORTRAYS
NEW VIRGINIA

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 10.
The first book to give a complete
portrayal of the industrial, finan-
cial, governmental and civil status
of Virginia came from the print
ing press here today.
It is Virginia, Economic and
Civic" sponsored by the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and the
Virginia :~tate Chamber of Com
merce. In 427 pages Of text, &C.
cording to chamber of commerce
officials, the volume covers the
genesis and growth of Virginia
manufactures, natural resources,
climate, water supplies, electric
power, labor situation, transporta-
tion, State and local government,
education. etc.
In a foreword to the publica-
tion, Governor Pollard states that
recent advances in government
and industry have revealed a new
Virginia. He writes:
"The facts behind this new
Virginia are presented authOri.
tatively, and for the first time
in comprehensive FORM"
The volume represents work
Of 16 authors. and research by
the United States Department Of
Commerce, the Virginia Polytech-
mic Institute and the Virginia
State Chamber of Commerce.
The Washington times., 1933-09-19
REPEAL BALLO 7
JUDGES NAMED

Appointment Of Arlin g o n
County judges and clerks for the
special repeal election Oct. 3 in
Virginia was announced today by
Claude o. Thomas, clerk of the
electoral board. The officials and
the precincts they represent are:
Arlington precinct: F. A. Coe,
sr., Robert Fauntleroy and Mrs.
Mary Moore Mcintosh.
Ballston precinct: o. j. LePre-
vost, Mrs. Catharine M. Rogers
and Mrs. Elizabeth Summers.
Carne precinct: Joseph A. c.
Fought, Henry Parker and May
nard Rohrback.
Cherrydale precinct: Ernest M.
Shreve, Mrs. Grace Donaldson
and MS. M. w. Thayer.
Clarendon precinct No. l.:
Ernest Baldwin, Mrs. Mary P.
Snyrder and Mrs. Isabel Simp-
son; Clarendon precinct No. q:
Stephen E. Childs, Mrs. Azile
Haley and Mrs. Ernest r. Foil
ing.
East Falls Church precinct: r.
A. Crenshaw, A. w. Mcpherson
and Mrs. Herbert L. Marcy.
Gle: Carlyn precinct: Robert
P. Ballinger, D. E. Richards and
Mrs. Helen v. >Haller.
Lyon Park precinct: Ernest
Zimmerman, j. w. England and
Mrs. Margaret Stickley.
Rosslyn precinct: W.O. Pickett.
Mrs. Leila F. Spilman and Mrs.
Frank P. Scott.
Virginia Highlands precinct:
John j. Flahery, Bertram S. Kid
we'll and Roy L. Miller.
The voters will vote for dele
gates to a repeal convention at
which ratification of the repeal
amendment will be voted on.
The Washington times., 1933-09-19
COUNTY OPENS
DRIVE ON
TYPHOID
Prince Georges to Launch
Sanitation Campaign as
Fever Is Checked

With the danger Of a typhoid
fever epidemic in Prince Georges
county believed checked by health
officials, a move was on foot to-
day to clean up the unsanitary
conditions existing in some OF the
rural sections of the county.
DR.. A. B. Hooton, county health
officer, announced that he would
make an effort to have all home
owners obtain proper sanitary
equipment. The health officials
said a survey Of the county
showed a number Of families
living under conditions which
could easily bring about typhoid.
Sanitation Bad
Iu some sections where there
is no running water, DR.. Hooton
said, families did not have the
proper means for waste elmlna-
tion. DR.. Hooton said:
''Now that the spread of the
fever has been checked, our
next move is to eliminate, II
possible, the cause for any fur
ther sign Of the disease"
Fourteen typhoid cases have
been reported to the health Of
flee this year, DR.. Hooton said.
The majority Of these have been
during the past few weeks.
The health official does not
plan to stop his efforts to stamp
out the fever. Tomorrow he will
go to Fairmont Heights, center
of the malady, and inoculate
about 400 more residents.
One Fever Death
Since the first of the year there
has been one death in the county
attributed to typhoid fever.
The need for a county hospital
has been shown with the outbreak
of the fever. Four cases were
taken to Washington hospitals,
DR.. Hooton said.
In all instances the county was
forced to pay for the treatment.
The Washington times., 1933-09-19
COUNTY NAMES
WHEAT PLAN
BOARDS
Directors, Committees Named
in Montgomery Districts;
Council To Be Chosen

AS the result of meetings held
throughout Montgomery county
last week by o. w. Anderson,
county farm agent, a director and
two committeeman from each dis
trict have been chosen to serve on
the Wheat Allotment Board for
the county.
The directors will comprise the
governing body for the whole
county and from their number
will elect three members to serve
as the executive council.
Those elected were: Clarks-
burg, C. E. King, director, and
Robert C.. Green and H. Leslie
Carlin, committeeman; Darnes-
town, Thomas C. Darby, director,
and E. Claggett Jones and. James
A. Broome, committeeman; Lay
louisville, John E. Muncaster, sr.,
director, and Ulysses Griffith 4th
and G.. c. Griffith, committee
men; Damascus E. S. Walker, di-
rector, and C. H. McElfreSh and
Basis w. Moxley, committeeman;
Rockville, Chester F. Claggett, di-
rector. and Edward P. Beall and
Thomas M. Garrett, committee
men: GAINESVILLE, w. w. Hodges,
director, and E. w. Maxwell and
j. L. Pyles, committeeman.
Olney. j. w. Jones, director,
and Calvin Bready and James w.
Brown committeeman; Poolesville,
j. Furr White, director. and Isaac
Fyffe and George Remsberg, COM
mitteemen; Gaithersburg, William
Magruder, director, and G.. L. Bus
sard and Douglas Diamond, COM
mitteemen; Colesville, Robert H.
Miller, director, and G. Lawrence
Tolson and Granville j. Thomp-
son. committeeman.
The Washington times., 1933-09-19
DAIRY FARMERS
SEEK MILK
PRICE RISE
Mass Meeting of Montgomery
County Producers Slated
For Tomorrow Night

Developments today in the
Smoldering milk situation here in
cluded announcement that nearby
farmers have prepared a code
asking for higher prices; a mass
meeting of Montgomery county
producers to be held tomorrow
night, and severe criticism Of
local milk prices by an official
Of the West End Citizens Asso-
citation.
Members of the Maryland and
Virginia Milk Producers Associa.
ton, heartened by the results so
far of the Senate investigation
into the milk situation here, are
preparing a code for submission
to the Agricultural Adjustment
Administration in which prices
for basic milk will be raised 3
cents a gallon and, for surplus
milk, 2 cents a gallon.
Distributors are planning to
fight the proposed increase. It's
effect, one distributor said,
would be to boost prices for the
consumer. He declared:
IF the producers can get
more money without causing
an increase to the consumer,
it will be the weeks best trick"
Meanwhile $50 farmers in Mont
gomery county will meet tomor-
row night at the Rockville Court
house to take further action on
the dairy situation.
The Washington times., 1933-09-19
Way to Keep Schools Open
Sought at P. T. Session
MRS. A. H. REEVE

presents the greatest crisis yet en-
countered in this country regard
ing education due to the addi-
tional number of pupils vino will
enter the schools as a result of
the child labor provisions of the
recovery administration codes,
and the fact that decreased reve-
nues have made it impossible in
some sections of the country to
pay the teachers.
She emphasized the fact that
the situation today gives addi-
tional Importance to caring for
the leisure hours of children, and
explained that a nationwide
playground campaign will be
urged.
The Washington times., 1933-09-19

Entering the second day Of
their four-day annual session, the
board of managers of the Ma
tional Congress of Parents and
Teachers were hopeful today that
some means can be worked out by
which the schools can be kept
open throughout the country dur
ing this year.
Some of the problems facing
the schools will be discussed be-
fore the gathering today by the
United States Commissioner of
Education DR.. George F. Zook;
his assistant, Miss Bess Goody-
koontz, and Miss Grace Abbott,
chief of the children's depart
ment of the Department of Labor.
Mrs. Hugh Bradford, of Sacra-
mento, who is presiding at the ses-
sions, and who will speak over a
nationwide radio hook-up at 6:15
p. m. tomorrow, asserted today
that the school problem this year
The Washington times., 1933-09-19
DREDGING COST
IS ESTIMATED
At $4,000
Federal Aid May Be Sought by
Special Committee Named
At Bladensburg Meet

Representatives Of five towns in
Prince Georges county met at
Bladensburg last night and
launched a move to eliminate the
flood hazard in the county.
The officials, who have taken
1t upon themselves to do away
with any further danger of floods
In the county, decided that a
dredging Of the Eastern branch
Of the Anacostia River by army
engineers was the best method of
remedying the situation at this
time.
U. S. Help Sought
It was decided that the branch
should be dredged from the Penn
sylvania railroad bridge to Blad-
ensburg, a distance of about three
miles.
A committee, with Judge A. D.
Bailey, chairman, was appointed
to investigate the possibility of OBJ
tanning Federal aid for the project.
1t was estimated the cost of
the work would be $4,000.
The Army engineers have a
dredge on the Bennings flats that
Is not being used, it was pointed
out.
Reports Awaited
The meeting held in the Blad-
enSburg firehouse, was attended
by representatives from dyatts.
vile, Edmonston, Cheverly, North
Brentwood and Bladensburg.
w. r. Beattie, who acted as
chairman, requested each of the
representatives to report oack to
their respective town councils.
A second meeting of the Of
ficials was set for next Monday
night.
The Washington times., 1933-09-19
COUNTY MAKES
SEWER SURVEY

Survey crews today were max
ing a sanitary survey Of Arlington
county to determine the need for
sewers if the application Of the
county board for a public works
fund loan of $2,25O,OOO is ap-
proved. The survey is under di-
rection of Allen B, Mcdaniel, sani-
tary engineer.
Meanwhile the application for
the loan is now before the Vir-
ginia advisory board for the pub
lie works administration and it is
understood an answer will be
available by Saturday.
The application has already
been approved by the State De
partment of Health and has also
been submitted to the boards en-
gineers for study.
If the loan is granted the county
commissioner plan to ask an i'm
mediate special election at which
voters may give their approval so
that construction of the county
wide sewerage disposal system
may be started at once.
The Washington times., 1933-09-19
PRINCE GEORGES TOWNS TO CURB ANACOSTlA RIVER FLOO
Hunter Shoots
BObcat Which
TraiIed Him

FRONT ROYAL, Va, Sept.
19.-While squirrel hunting
near Marxh:.n n yesterday, Nor
riS Dribble killed a large male
bobcat which he discovered
trailing him through the woods.
The cat weighed 81 pounds
and was 4 feet 4 inches in
length. When Dribble found
the cat was on his trail he
waited until it approached to
within Is yards and shot it.
Dribble told friends that since
he had only a 'single-barrel
gun he "just had to hit him
the first time" When struck
by the shot the cat jumped
about four feet from the
ground and ran rs yards before
he fell.
This is the first bobcat to be
seen in this section for many
years.
The Washington times., 1933-09-19
MAN KILLS SELF
IN JAIL CELL

Joseph M. Swinson, Of Balti'
more, hanged himself last night
in a police cell at Alexandria, Va
The man, held in Jail only a
few minutes for investigation,
was discovered hanging by his
belt from a pipe in the cell when
attendants made their regular
rounds.
The fire department rescue
squad and DR.. Walter Beatty, city
coroner, made an unsuccessful
attempt to revive him.
The Washington times., 1933-09-19
DAMAGED AU 7 D
JA|LS DRIVER

Robert Haley, colored, was held
by Alexandria police today for
investigation and charged with
reckless driving.
Police suspect he is the driver
of a car which struck down two
persons near the Washington Air
port Saturday night and sped
away without stopping. Haley's
car bore evidence of a recent &C.
cident, police said.
Miss La Verne Mclaughlin, Of
Alexandria, and Charles Eaton,
bandsman at Fort Humphreys,
the victims of the hit-runner,
eScaped with minor bruises.
The Washington times., 1933-09-19
9I-Ddy Bill Issue
OUerSOLd 2H Times

A $100,000,00O issue Old a y
Treasury bills to mature December
20 was oversubscribed two and
one-half to one the Treasury an
nounced yesterday. The total
amount bid for was $256, ,720, 900
Of which $100,015,00O was &C
cepted. The rates of interest
ranged from about .O8 per cent
per annum to IL per cent on a
bank discount basis.
The Washington times., 1933-09-19
Burned Still Fails
To COnUict OlUner

The charred remains of still
was not enough to convict w. H.
Hutchinson on a charge of lille
gal possession and manufacture Of
liquor when he was arraigned be-
fore U. S. Commissioner j. Frank
Parran at Marlboro yesterday.
Hutchinson was arrested by
Federal agents after a fire had
leveled his home at Capitol
Heights. The agents found in the.
ruins what they thought was q
still. The article was so badly
damaged its identity could not be
determined, so the court released
Hutchinson.
The Washington times., 1933-09-19
County Democrats
To Confer Thursday

The Arlington County Demo
cratic Executive Committee will
meet Thursday night in Demo
cratic headquarters, Clarendon,
Va, it was announced by Charles
Fenwick, chairman.
The meeting was postponed
from last Thursday because Of
the death of John Edwin NeV!u.
Washington newspaper man,
whose widow is treasurer of the
committee.
The Washington times., 1933-09-19
HydttsUilLe School =
Sees Little Chnn0e

Enrolment in the Hyattsville
elementary school is about the
same this year as last, Mrs. Hon
tas M. Sturgis, principal, an
nounced today. The enrolment
this year was 634.
The largest number of pupils,
103, is in the seventh grade.
The Washington times., 1933-09-19
Club Pushes MOUe
To Get NeQrOeS Jobs

In an effort to obtain employ
ment for colored workers in the
District of Columbia, the new
Negro Alliance, headed by John
Aubery Davis, 21-year-old honor
graduate of Williams College,
Williamstown, Mass, has set in
motion a drive to encourage hir-
ing of colored workers in business
houses throughout the District.
The new Negro Alliance is COM
posed Of professional colored peo-
pie of washington, and meets in
the Twelfth Street branch of the
Y. M. c. A. every Saturday at 8
p. m.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Washington times., 1933-09-19
Book Sale to Aid
Adventist Missions

The Sabbath School Of the
Washington Sanatorium, Takoma
Park, Md, will hold a sale of
books and household furnish
ings October 8, proceeds Of which
will go into the investment fund
for foreign missions of the
The Washington times., 1933-09-19
PLANT DEMONSTRATION

Ruth Vierick and Barbara Lyd-
dane, of the Takoma Park CMd)
4-H Club. will give a demonstra-
ton on potted plants in the home
of Jean Boyer on October 4.
The Washington times., 1933-09-19
CIVIC Meeting

The Woodside Park (Md) Civic
Association will meet tomorrow
night to discuss plans for fall &C.
tivities.
The Washington times., 1933-09-19
CHICKEN DINNER

The Rector's Aid Society of the
Church of the Ascension, Silver
Spring, Md, will hold a chicken
dinner tonight.
The Washington times., 1933-09-19

days work is done you are too t;red
to enter into the good times that
other women enjoy. For extra energy,
try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound: 1t tones up your general
health. Gives you more pep-more
charm.
Remember thaa 90 out of 100
women report benefit. Lea il help
you to0i
The Washington times., 1933-09-19
HEALTH MEANS CHARM
AND HAPPINESS

Sparkling eyes
and smiling lips
speak of health
and vitality. Clear
skin attracts. The
healthy activeg girl
is both happy and
popular.
Perhaps you
are not really i'll
VET when the
The Washington times., 1933-09-19

It's TRUE:.: you're
asyounga asyoufeeHAnd one
food that will help keep you
feeling young is Shredded
w heat. Here's why:
Shredded Wheat is 1909
whole wheat. And whole
wheat is the cereal most
bountifully blessed by Ma
The Washington times., 1933-09-19

ADVERTlsEME EMIT
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1933-08-31
NRA CONSUMER CARDS
NOW AT POST OFFICES

Failure on the part of any civic or
ganization to undertake a drive has
resulted in the responsibility of OBJ
tanning signatures to the NRA con-
sumer card being left up to the Is
land postmasters.
Cards and missionaries may be had
at any post office and from all indi-
cations the individual will have to
take the initiative In the matter of
signing both.
Other communities are being in
structed that the names both of those
who sign these cards and those who
fail to do so will be published either
in the post office or in the local paper,
and that the patriotism and loyalty of
the community will be measured by
the cooperation in the matter.
The post office is not part Of the
MIRA plan, according to the statement
of officials, SO 1t should be the re-
sponsibility of the patrons to take the
initiative and sign these cards rathe.
than to-wait until urged to do so by
the postmaster.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1933-08-31
viii Entertain Island
People With Dance

In honor of their son, Masa, and his
bride Mr.. and Mrs. B. D. Mukai have
invited the Island young people to a
dance in the cannery building next
Sunday evening, September 3rd, COM
mencing at $3.50.
Masa and his wife, who have been
making a tour of Yellowstone Park,
are expected home late this week.
Realizing that Masa's friends and
former schoolmates would wish to
celebrate their return, the elder Mr..
Mukai thought that a dance would be
more enjoyable to everyone than the
customary charivari The local Or
chestra will furnish the music.
An invitation is cordially extended
to the Island people to accept of the
Mukais' hospitality and to take this
opportunity of meeting the bride as
she takes her place as a resident of
the community in which her husband
has grown up.