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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1933-10-12
THE HUMBLE POTATO

While grains take the lions share of the daily market
news the humble potato, which is all but ignored is of
more Importance most than the cereals Con-
sequen is disappointing to note from estimates OF the
Dept of Agriculture that this years will only be about
SO percent the normal Heat and drouh to blame
The department estimates the basis OF September
l, that the 1888 will total approximately 294OOOOOO
bushels years crop 358,0O0000, and also
short There is every indication that potato prices will be
higher without artificial assistance from federal agen-
cies While this will add to the problems of the
it will be factor in farm relief of the first order 1t is
stated by the department that nearly onehrd of Amer
lean farmers grow potatoes In 1929 the from
2982677 farms out of total of 6,2S8646 farms of all de-
scriptions in the country.
Everyone hopes that nature will mature larger crop
of potatoes this year than estimates concede With wheat
production they the most important article of Amer
lean table fare substantial price increase sprngng from
a shortage would be blow to relief agencies and
to the many who barely to struggle along with
out having to ask for relief short potato crop is the
hardest blow that can be dealt the dinner table.
writer thinks women should be given the job
of running the world Just lot of them weren't trying
to do it
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1933-10-12
There real in the papers the other day.
Chicago bandit died a natural death.
LOOKING AHEAD

When General Johnson of the NRA tells the coal pro-
ducers that raise of So ton in the retail price will
not bring federal protest it's time for those who haven't
filled their bins to do little fast thinking That single
hint will be sufficient for of operators
jump the price at the mnes and for many retail dealers to
boost it regardless of what the supply they have
hand have cost them At any rate this winters fuel
is going to cost predict it will be 40 percent
morethan it cost last In the face of this it's
wise who puts in full winters supply right It
is going to be plentiful because under the code there's
in getting it out of the ground for both the miner
and the mine AS usual the will be the
goat for every bit of the added cost will out of his
pocket 1t that with COAL with good many other
commodities the sensible thing do is to buy and buy
plenty while you at it.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1933-10-12
Mont Blame French Provine.

Mont Blanc is In the French prov.
ince Of Haute Savoie, near the Italian
border. This peak is often erroneous
ly supposed to be in Switzerland owing
to the fact that many tourists see II
from Geneva, only 40 miles away.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1933-10-12

Salt as Money Standard
Salt was once the monetary stand
ard.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1933-10-12

True friendship can survive everything except for
gotten loan and frank advice.
The Washington times., 1933-02-10
When The Feature Is
Shown On The Screen

R-K-O KEITH'S-Nancy Carroll
in Child of Manhattan" at 11:42
a. M, 1:43, 3.44, 5:45, 7:46 and
9:47 p. m.
PALACE-Irene Dunno in 1.-THE
Secret of Madame Blanche" at
II a. M, ITO, 3:20, $50, TAO and
$50 p. m.
EARLE--Fay Wray in 1.-THE
Mystery of the Wax Museum u
at 11:15 a: m, 1:50, 4:35, 7:20
and 10 p. m. Stage shows at 12:45,
$3.50, 6:15 and 8:55 p. m.
METROPOLITAN-Kate Smith
in "Hello, Everybody" at II a. M,
12:48, 4:25, 6:10, 800 and GAS
p. m.
FOX-Warner Baxter in Dan.
gerously Yours" at 11:15 a. M.
1870, Ais, 7:05 and $50 p. m
Stage shows at 12:45, 3:35, $40
and 9:1O p. m.
COLU NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in
"Rasputin and the Empress" at
2::30 and $50 p. m.
RIALTO-Tala Birell in mag
ana" at II a. M, 12:48, 4:25,
$40, 1855 and 9:45 p. m.
The Washington times., 1933-02-10
Complete Fakers


Nine-tenths of all art collect
ors, tapestry lovers and portrait
students are complete takers.
If it weren't for the question
Of price and the fact that they
rely upon their agents, doggone
few of them would have any
idea Of what they possessed.
In years gone by, when any
one showed me an expensive
painting or precious tapestry
I would nod and shrug my
shoulders.
"Yes," I would say, that
certainly is a glorious piece of
work. But, frankly, 1 don't
know anything about it. I
never had much opportunity to
study art, you see, and-WeL,
my knowledge is quite limited.
/ just don't understand"
My host would then quote
prices and, if I still failed to
appreciate his art, he would
give me up as a bad job. But
today, I have grown wiser.
When my host guides me to a
rare tapestry, I stand back and
clasp my hands in awe.
Beautiful" I murmur. "Ab-
solutely gorgeous. What work!
What precision of detail. How
lucky you are to have it!
Beautiful! Beautiful! Beauti-
full"
Such an attitude costs me
nothing, and it gains me many
friends. I know no more about
the situation that I did in pre-
Vious years, but it does me no
harm to pretend an apprecia-
ton that I really do not feel.
Out in California a few years
ago, for example, I became
quite friendly with a motion
picture magnate who has since
been ridden out of the business
entirely. He was then riding
the crest of the wave, however,
and there was apparently no
limit either to his wealth or
his power.
Expensive Art
In his home one night he
showed me three paintings he
had just purchased at a fam
tastic figure. There was no
need for me to adopt a pose
with him and told him quite
frankly that I didn't under
stand why those three paintings
should be worth so very much
money.
That's because, my dear
boy" he returned, "you have
never studied art as I have.
When I was only a young boy
and a poor one, mind you-I
dreamed of the day when I
might own such treasures as
these. AS I grew older, I kept
studying. All Of my spare time
was spent in museums: I was
preparing for the day that
might some time arrive.
Nov that day is here. I be-
came successful beyond my
highest hopes. And I turned to
the art that I had always loved.
I have many paintings here, but
these three mean that I have
attained my goal.
''Look at those pictures, Mark.
See how they live. Study them.
And as you study, you will grow
to understand. You think the
price was high? My friend, as I
look at them now and glory in
their beauty, I'm quite ready 10
admit that I would have paid
three times the price for them"
His enthuSiasm-and the pro-
hibitive coSt-were wearing me
down. I studied the pictures far
more carefully than before, and
I, too, began to sense their deli
cate beauty.
eyes," I murmured honestly,
II begin to see what you mean.
It takes me a little time, but
even my dull brain begins to
appreciate them. They do live.
They are beautiful"
No Art Treasures
A few weeks later it turned
out that I had almost become
as ScreWy as he was. Although
The Washington times., 1933-02-10
Press Club Magic

Attorney William J. Hughes
who is chief of the local
magicians' society is planning to
have all the amateur hocuS-pocus
men put on a big show for the
National Press Club in the very
near future. w. J. Healy, OF
Columbia pictures, the most
energetic press agent now draw
ing salary, lent me the shooting
script of Wheeler and Woolsey's
latest feature, $50 This Is
Africa" The original manuscript
from which the director shot"
this comedy is so involved and
technical that it left me con-
vinced anybody without exper-
ience who tries to write a movie
story directly for the screen is
slightly cuckoo. I might add that
so This Is Africa" reads like an
hilarious picture and it comes to
Keith's Inauguration week.
The Washington times., 1933-02-10
They Like Lewis

Ted Lewis and his band com.
prise the first Fanchon and
Marco unit to play the Fox in
many months. They open today.
Mr.. Lewis and his plug hat have a
strong appeal for F Street custom
ers. In 1881 and during Holy
Week he set up a new box-office
record at LoeW's Palace Theater.
That's something for the book
It's the lovely blonde cashier
at the Fox who told that box,
office bandit to run along or shed
call a policeman when he showed a
printed card through the window
advising her to turn over all the
money, or else. Her name is Mrs.
Marva Dean, and she. refuses to
call herself a heroine.
The Washington times., 1933-02-10
No Advertising

Right now the decision of the
inaugural committee is no adver-
Using floats or displays in the big
March 4 parade. The ruling has
a flock of movie press agents all
hot and bothered. C lift or d
Brooke has Louise Harrison
Gwynn and those other society
Bernhardts tu dying Shakes
peare's GAS you like it," Sheri-
dams School for Scandal" and
1.-The Charm School" as part of
their drama lessons. Col. Frank
P. Morse, graduate critic, stock
and bond tycoon, is studying
crime at close range. He is fore
man of The District Grand Jury
and in his spare time serving as
factotum for the Stoddard Taylor
testimonial peri o rmance. Mr..
and Mrs. William Harryman Rap
ley have invited the editor and
his Mrs. to journey to Baltimore
for the Katharine Cornell per-
formance of ALLEN Corn" next
Wednesday. "The motion pic
ture," remarks Will Hays to Will
Irwin, who reports it in the March
New Movie Magazine, interests
more people more profoundly
than anything else in the world
=. Suggested improvements for
the Tallulah Bankhead first act
direction would be cutting out
speeches with back turned to the
audience and removing that chair
which makes an awkward impedi-
ment. Customers complain, quite
few Of them, they can't hear the
dialogue even in the way down
front rows.
The Washington times., 1933-02-10
"RasPutin" to Remain
For Three More Days

William Fischer manager of the
Columbia, wishes to announce
that "Rasputin and the Empress,
will be held over for Friday,
Saturday and Sunday at Loew'S
Columbia Theater. The three
Barrymores, John, Ethel and
Lionel, have enthused so many
people to see the trials of the
royal family of Russia, that it
is necessary for them to hold
this picture.
Monday new policy will go
into effect with the opening of
Trailing the Killer" which is the
first picture to open on Monday.
From now on the opening day
will be Monday so that the
parents will have a chance to see
the program before their children
flock to the theaters on Friday
and SATURDAY..
The Washington times., 1933-02-10
Rose For Reilly

L. stoddard Taylor, who has
become a confirmed radio addict,
calls the Herald's Globe Trotter
cart Reilly) the best local fea'
ture sent through the loud speaker.
AS a matter of fact the local
stations have not developed a
real air personality since the late
announcer John B. Daniel charm
ed listeners. I have this on the
word of another theater manager
who keeps his ear close to the
ether and stands ready to hire
the first local entertainer who
can draw a little bit mere than
his or her salary to the boxoffice
Eddie Talbert, the towns ticket
agency king, reports a brisk de.
mand for the Roosevelt Inaugural
reviewing stand tickets, fol which
he is accepting reservations.
The Washington times., 1933-02-10
Changes Made in
Cast Of New
Comedy
Bx ANDREW r. KELLEY

Some Friday This and That: The
Shuberts have contributed the
Belasco Theater for an Actors
Fund benefit on Sunday, March
The Washington times., 1933-02-10
Hollywood Parade

William Haines threatens to be-
come Hollywood'S favorite interior
decorator. Claudette Colbert had
him do over her bedroom while
she was in the East. This once
was Greta Garbo's room, you
know. Its furnishings were too
severe for Claudette.
Now that he's a proud father,
Richard Dix is giving up the
famous hideaway ranch where
he used to go and even the
studio couldn't get to him. The
Dixes now live in their Beverly
Hills home. Irene Dunno, her
mother and some friends from
Chicago have left on a motor
trip to Aqua Caliente, Mexicali
and Palm Springs. Correspond
ent Floyd Gibbons has been Civ
ing HOLLYWOOD the once-over be-
fore reporting the fleet ma
neuvers. He visited Paramount
studio and was a guest at Grover
Jones' party to the Westside
Asthma and Riding Club.
The Washington times., 1933-02-10
.ROADWAYS
OF The WORLD
By Mark HeIIinser =

HOTEL GRANDE BRETAGNE ATHENS Greece.
When in Greece do the tourists do. That's my motto
and, to prove it. up early hour this morning
the Acropo the Parthenon and all the other spots
that haven't been able to pronounce since they threw
out of high school, But l have these places
which is than my Greek teachers, themselves
did So l guess l m up.
think there must be something radically wrong some
where in my makeup lack the proper appreciation for
many things that other humans consider beautiful and
thrilling Ruins of beautiful buildings that erected
in ancient days fail to give lasting kick. It's all very
hutW what of
The Washington times., 1933-02-10

a week and in January the Radio
CITY theatrical ventures turned in
a profit of $4,000. 1t took the
alert press agent for the Colum-
bia Players to discover that the
Wardman Park Theater is the
only playhouse in the Capital al
ready equipped to sell beer. All
they need is a law. And a Co
lumbia Road restaurant proprietor
informs the department he hopes
to have his establishment thrlv-
ing as an open air beer garden
come next Labor Day.
The Washington times., 1933-02-10
SOME AMUSEMENT GLEANGS sss5so " aY Ts S%s&' . %
Late Stage News
Direct From
Broadway

NEW YORK, Feb. Stanley
Ridges, who is at present appear
ing in Dangerous Corner" at the
Fulton Theater, has been en-
gagged for leading role in the
Theater Guilds forthcoming pro-
duction of American Dream"
Plans for the production Of a
Fourth Little Show" early next
season have been announced by
Dwight Deere Wiman and Tom
Weatherly. In contrast to former
Little Show" productions, this
fourth edition will have a thread
of plot" it is said.
Hugh O'Connell, last seen here
in the original production of
Face the Music" has been en-
gagged by William A. Brady for
an important role in Saturday
Night" the new Owen Davis play,
which is scheduled to open at
the Playhouse late in February.
A new play, tentatively entitled
"BroWnstone," has been written
and is scheduled for early produc-
ton by Benson Inge and Barnett
Warren.
"Evensong," the play by Ed
ward Knoblock and Beverley
Nichols, with Edith Evans in the
leading role, will close it's en-
gagement at the Selwyn Theater
on Saturday night.
Arthur Segal, who designed
the seats for Broadway" and
other successful plays, has been
engaged to perform the same Of
flee for Both Your Houses"
Maxwell Anderson's new play,
which the Theater Guild will
present here on February 27.
The Washington times., 1933-02-10
Clark Gable Will
Starin Next
Picture
BY HARRISON CARROLL,
Copyright, 1888, King Features
Syndicate)

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Feb. 10.
Stardom at last for Clark Gable !
The tall young actor who created
a vogue for Treat EN- Rough"
heroes, will reach the screens
highest goal in THE Harbor," his
next picture but one at Metro
GoldWyn-Mayer.
1t will be as a young doctor in
a hospital melodrama that Clark
achieves the recognition he used
to long for so eagerly in his days
as a motion picture extra.
Experienced now and success
full, he takes soberer view of the
promotion, but the studio thinks
it has the right story to intro
duce him among the chosen few.
"The Harbor" is an unproduced
play by Theodore Reeves. Mervyn
Leroy is being borrowed from
Warmers to direct, and he expects
to start the picture after Clark
finishes Soviet"
Meanwhile, the star-to-be is
polishing up his guns for a hunt
ing trip in Mexico. He'll leave
as soon as '"The White Sister" is
given its final okay. In the more
distant future, he'll journey to
Europe to visit the Count and
Countess FraSSo.
The Washington times., 1933-02-10
Pastures to PLAY
Benefit Show

OF unusual interest in con-
nection with the approaching
engagement of "The Green
Pastures" at the National Thea
ter is the fact that the final
performance in this city, on
Sunday night, February 26, will
mark the beginning of the third
year of the Marc Connolly play.
Commemorating the third ami
versary of this extraordinary
work, a performance will be given
at the National Theater on Sun
day night, February 26, for the
benefit of the educational fund
of the Colored Elks Lodge OF
washington.
Tickets for this benefit per-
formance are on sale now at the
Thomas Pharmacy, 1900 U st. N.
W., as we'll as at the National
Theater box office.
The Washington times., 1933-02-10
Five Years Old

Sound pictures celebrated their
fifth birthday on Wednesday. I
wonder will technoracy last as
long. Roxy whacked his own
salary $1,000 a week according to
official announcement. From
$4,000 to $1,000. The nut" of
the two theaters that Rockefeller
built has now been cut to 1922, 900
The Washington times., 1933-02-10

S, but Daniel
Frohman must
supply a couple
of tons of coal
and pay the
other necessary
expenses. . Not
even "De Lawd"
of Green Pas
lures" gets any
credit at the
Whitelaw Hotel,
Wnere Cne Sepla
troupe will stop
next week. Five
d oil ars cash
with each reser-
The Washington times., 1933-02-10

the story never reached the
papers, the scandal and the
people involved are we'll known
along the coast. For, although
he had no knowledge of it at
the time, my friend had bought
his precious art treasures from
racketeers - and the three
paintings he had shown me
were just as phony as they
could BEL.
What did I start to write
about in the beginning of this
article? Oh, yes. The Acropolis
and the Parthenon and so
forth and so on. So far as I
could make out, the AcropoliS
goes back in portions to the
years between 1000 and 1000
B. c.
Back in 48O B. c., which was
when they were first begin
ming to hear about Fanny
Ward, the PerSians came along
and captured the beautiful hill.
But the Greeks probably
realizing that it would be q
great spot some day for Amer
lean tourists-drove the Pers-
ians out again a year or so
later. Reginald Battling"
ThemiStocleS won the referees
decision after a gruelling ten
round encounter and gave the
Acropolis back to Greece again.
But not until the Persians had
done much toward running the
showplace of the ages.
The Greeks then went to
work to rebuild their prize pos
session. And the results-the
Parthenon, the Propylaea and
the Erechteum-were in almost
a perfect state Of prevention
until 1645 A. D. In that year
another explosion hit the
powder magazine in the Propy.
laea and wrecked that marvel
GUS building.
Depression Year
Everything rolled along
smoothly until 1887, but that
turned out to be a depression
year for the Acropolis. The
Venetians, under the leadership
Of Phil C'Knockout'D Morosini,
tossed a bomb into the Parthe-
non and wrecked it. And just
to make matters a little worse,
the Turks came along a few
months later and demolished the
elegant temple of Wingle Vic
tory.
In other words, the Acropolis
turned out to be the Phil Scott
Of the worlds ancient ruins. No
sooner we're the temples stand
ing than someone knocked them
over again. But, unlike Phil
Scott, the Greeks never gave up.
They kept rebuilding and re-
building no matter what hap
pened. Until today they have
in an excellent state of preserva-
ton one of the great sights of
the world-if you happen to like
that sort of sight.
Personally, enjoyed my
visit. The thing is so vast and
so beautifully constructed and
so magnificent that it all seems
a little strange. You look about
you with sense of awe and, as
you walk along the classic cor
ridors of the ancient structures,
you harbor a sensation that is
: sometimes stirring and some
times chilling. 1t is as though
you were a privileged character
who was being permitted to
stroll among the ghosts of a
glorious past.
Coming from a mug who ad-
mits the lack of proper ap-
probation, I consider the last
sentence a pretty good effort. I
think that, in the future, Twill
make many explorations of a
similar nature. And there's Just
a slight possibility that We'll
learn something.
Incidentally, speaking of learn
ing things, hope the historical
information contained in this
column is absolutely correct. If
it's not, I'm out the quarter that
I paid for the nice guide book
The Washington times., 1933-02-10

la5 Gilmore quit as Tallulah Bank
heads leading man and Anderson
Lawler is pinch-hitting in the role
until the new lead is ready. Mary
Duncan also left the cast to fly
to Hollywood for a role in Ann
Harding's "Declasse." Millicent
Hanley took over the Duncan part.
The Washington times., 1933-08-31
PARKER HOLDS
EAST'S FATE

MOUNTAIN STATION, N. j.,
Aug. 81 G.N.SO.-Frankie Parker
pulled in here this morning, all
tagged out after his .65-game
national doubles tennis champion
ship final at Brookline yesterday.
The 17-year-old Milwaukee star
is a sturdily-built youngster, but
tough singles and doubles
match in the EaSt-West series at
the Orange Lawn Tennis Club
Immediately after three hours Of
grueling championship play is
no way to get ready for a Forest
Hills tourney only two days away.
Parker is to meet Gene Mako
in the singles this afternoon and
then pair with Frank Shields in
the doubles against Mako and
Jack Tadball, the California pair.
Of course, there was a way out
for both frankie and the COM
mittee. That would be for John
Van Ryn to beat Lester Stoefen in
the opening singles today, putting
the East into a 4-to-1 lead. Parker
and Shields could then be de-
pended upon to clinch the triumph
with a doubles win over Tidball
and Mako.
The odds were all against Van
Ryan's winning from big Lester,
however. Vines was expected to
trim Allison in their singles
match, and Gregory Mangin and
Manuel Alfonso were none too GER
tain of beating Stoefen and Henry
Culley in the first doubles tilt.
Gil Hall and Gregory Mangin
turned in the eastern victories
yesterday. Hall trounced Joe
Coughlin, 6-3, 6-3, and Mangin
crushed Keith Gledhill, 6-1, Ga.
Tidball outlasted Alfonso in :
three-set match for the only
western win. Allison and Van
Ryn beating Vines and Gledhill in
straight sets for the third eastern
victory.
The Washington times., 1933-08-31

Miss Glutting accomplished a
birdie 4 to win the first hole
when Miss Wilson styrnied her
self, and her second putt was
3 feet short of the hole. The
New Jersey player won the sec
ond when she won a 20-foot
advantage off the tee and came
through strong with another
birdie.
Miss Wilson Wins Third
Miss Wilson won the third
hole and they halved the fourth.
At the third, the Briton was 20
yards from the cup with her
second while Miss Glutting re-
quired three to reach the green,
18 feet from the pin. Both were
down in two to give Miss Wilson
a birdie and the hole.
Miss Glutting hit a spectator
in the ribs with her tee shot off
the fourth and was short with
her second, but she downed a
1O-foot putt % halve the hole with
Miss Wilson in SIS.
The match became all square
going into the seventh. Off the
fifth, Miss Glutting sliced close
to the rough and her second was
20 yards short of the green. Miss
Wilson missed a trap to the right
of the green. Both were 2 inches
short with puts and they halved
the hole in par SIS.
Miss Wilson pulled to the
rough off the sixth tee. Her
second was 20 feet over the pin,
but she sank the put for a birdie.
Miss Glutting hit a tree and re-
quired four to get down, losing
the hole.
Miss Wilson was hole high at
the 185-yard seventh, and Miss
Glutting to the right of the green.
The Briton's 60-foot putt hit the
edge of the cup and went over two
feet. Miss Glutting was a yard
past the cup, and they halVed the
hole with threes.
Miss Glutting Trails
Miss Wilson took the lead at
the eighth with a par when she
outhit her opponent at the tee and
played brilliant pitch shot. Miss
Cuttings six-foot putt curled the
cup.
They halved the ninth, when
both played Excellent approach
shots,