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wrongly by his better half MAR
garet Lindsay of faithlessness.
AS such he serves acceptably.
Perhaps another film will do
more to prove his ability.
Margaret Lindsay, the other
part Of the romantic duo, is also
quite capable of her roles de-
mands. Ruth Donnelly and Guy
Kibhec provide much comedy as
g constantly Spatting couple.
Glsnda Farrell is the little lady
who causes all the trouble, and
Hugh Herbert plays her husband.
a Sheep-fancier. A long list of
supporting players rounds out the
cast.
Grace Is M. C.
Opening the stage show are
Large and Morgner, one-legged
acrobats, in a Skillful offering.
Britt Wood, with his harmonica
and homely humor, follows. Paul
Tisen and his all-girl orchestra
contribute gypsy airs, the Carl
oca" and accompany Rosette and
Luttman in two graceful dances.
The Caron Sisters are a feature
of the act.
And then, there's Oracle Barrie.
Miss Barrie, after introducing the
other artists, sings you're Gonna
Lose Your GAL" I'LL Wind" Love
Thy Neighbor" and How Do
Know It's Sunday" in moved ar
rangement. Particularly outstand-
ing was her rendition of Harold
Arnold'S I'LL Wind"
The Freddie Clarke overture, a
selection of Victor Herbert's hits,
vocalized by Bert Bagranoff, the
news and a Vitaphone musical
conclude the program which Of.
ferS a mildly entertaining comedy
that does not require any mental
strain to enjoy, and a satisfying
vaudeville bill. Couldn't you stay
a third week, Gracie?-J. K. V.
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"SsiIor, Beware"
Lons-Run Hit,
Here MONDAY

The seasons outstanding COM
edy hit on Broadway, Sailor
Beware!" will be the sixth at
traction offered by the National
Theater Players beginning Mon
day night.
Sailor, Beware!" on it's dedi-
cation at the Lyceum Theater,
New York, last September was
given the unqualified indorse-
ment of all the critics. 1t is still
running on the nations main
theatrical highway.
The scene Of the play is laid
in Panama City, Canal Zone,
where the sailors of the U. S. S.
Dakota await sailing orders. On
shore leave they are ever in quest
of romance, and find the patio
of the Idle Hour Cafe a suit.
able arena for their strategies.
Among the hostesSes at the Idle
Hour is Billie ("Stonewall") Jack
son, so called because she has
been adamant in her refusal to
listen to the amorouS pleas Of the
bluejackets.
Among the tars is Chester
C'Dynamite'D Jones, so christened
because he is invincible with his
affairs with the opposite sex. He'll
not take no for an answer. The
play revolveS about the effort of
Dynamite" to bring about the
complete surrender of "Stonewall, {"
with the whole fleet and the in
mates of the Idle Hour wagering
their salaries on the result.
The nine scenes are laid in the
sailors sleeping quarters on the
Dakota, in the patio of the Idle
Hour and on a Panama beach.
Prof. Kenyon Nicholson of Column
bia University, who teaches play
writing, wrote Sailor, BeWare!"
in collaboration with one of his
former students, Charles Robinson.
Kenyon Nicholson is best known
in the theater as the author of
1.-THE Barker" which was to serve
as a stepping stone to screen and
stage stardom for Walter Houston
and Claudette Colbert. He also
was responsible for Torch Song"
and "Stepdaughters of War;"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-02


AS the screen feature at the
Fox this week you will discover
that Villa was border Robin
Hood Of a sort, sweetened up too
much to impress as authentic,
but carrying on his guerrilla war
fare in a free and easy manner
and creating some amusement by
the nonchalant way in which he
treats the swarthy bellies who
cross the path Of his nondescript
army.
"Viva Villa" has some impress
Sive Mexican backgrounds and
Director Jack Conway contrived
to handle his rebel mobs so that
the picture contains sequences Of
mass movement that are impress
Eive.
Wallace Berry's characterize
lion is q compromise with history
that lacks conviction. Many fair
moviegoerS regard Wally Berry
rs a man who eats with his knife
and when they see him slugging
Q woman and apparently lashing
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-02
Romantic Screen
Comedy Earle
Feature

The big attraction at the Earle
this week is the return of Oracle
Barrie, no matter what the ads
say. Oracle, looking prettier than
ever, came back to be a two
weeks mistress of ceremonies, and
easily won the heaviest hand
with her program of songs.
On the screen is Merry Wives
of Reno,' in which Donald
Woods, once National Theater
Players hero, makes his first ap-
pearance on a Washington screen.
The film is one Of those little
harmless farceS that Warner
Bros. have been turning out so
regularly since the success of
Convention City"
In Separation City"
This one has a young married
couple as its chief characters,
and several other welded pairs as
fun-makers. Laid for the most
part in Reno, where the wives So
journ for the "cure," and the hub
bies pursue to talk reconciliation,
the picture is a series of ludicrous
situations and wrong bedrooms,
all with a healthy sprinkling of
laughs.
Don Woods assignment gives
him little opportunity to display
his acting talents. He is the
spouse, wed one year, and accused
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LCOver

BY LLOYD PANTACEs
PUBLICATIONS R,SHTs KEsERvE1

enounced he has invented sym.
phonies in perfume to be presented
with the various operas Just SC
you can smell what you see and
hear. Did you know that at one
time Jack Benny and Leila Hyams
(now Mrs. Phil Berg), while
vaudevilling over the same circuit,
were engaged?
Actually there is a man well
known in the cinema here who,
when he discovered that he would
have to be untoothed (both upper
and lower), for one of those
natural plates you always hear
about, refused to take novocaine
but made four successive trips to
the dentist each time with a pint
Of bourbon well in hand, and then
passed out before the dentist could
yank at him!
Tyler Brooks, working in the
Blind Date" picture at Columbia,
was supposed to be the life Of the
party and be the victim of some
buffoonery on the part Of Neil
Hamilton. Mr.. H. got more into
the spirit Of buffoonery than the
script called for and pushed the
Brooks face into a birthday cake
and was he happy!. Lillian Har.
vey, contrary to other reports
that she has given up the use Of
ermine because she was being
ribbed" about it so much, still
goes in for it in a big way and
even wanted a peasant costume
for a new vehicle trimmed with
hundreds Of tails from unsuspect.
ing little ermings. Amt she the
one?
Dorothy Burgess wires an invite
to Saturday cocktail and swim
ming party: Guaranteed all wet
stop What stop My cocktail and
swimming party bring your own
life preServers not responsible for
lost articles stop. Frank Nc
Hugh, of the Brethren Warmers,
was once a member of the Nc
Hugh Stock Company which
boosted eleven members, eight Of
which were McHughs CHS father,
mother, brothers and sisters) -.
For the new technicolor film they
have to put such hot lights on
brunettes that the gals have to
keep their faces in ice-packs while
not actually before the camera to
keep the grease paint from drown
ing their pores.
Copyright. 1884, King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-02
GentryShowNow
In Washington

Beginning Monday, the Gentry
Brothers trained animal shows
will be on view in the District Of
Columbia for 10 days.
Each day a different lot in va
riouS sections of the city will be
played, providing all districts with
an opportunity to view the enter
tainment.
The affair is being sponsored
by the District Of Columbia Con.
greSS Of Parent and Teachers. The
first stand will be at Sixteenth
Street and Arkansas Avenue on
Monday.
Kapitan, wonder dog of screen
fame, is a stellar attraction with
the show.
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and Powell
Hold at Palace

Mr.. Gable is running up repeat
records again, this time at the
Palace with the fast moving Man.
haitian Melodrama" and with the
able costarring aid of Myrna 10y
and William Powell.
This is one Of those films from
out of Hollywood which provides
a highly entertaining evening de-
spite the obvious flaws and con-
Predictions of its very flimsy
story.
But with the story not up to
scratch, a good director behind
the megaphone and three of the
ilk of its featured actors, hits
have happened before.
Manhattan Melodrama" is no
exception and we shall not belle
its obvious attraction cit is, after
all. running a second week.. But
we can still marvel at the genius
or black magic, or what you will
Of the powers that be in Holly
wood that can keep us confessedly
engrossed for about an hour and
half with something that adds
up to so little on paper.
Clark Gable chalks up a good
performance in a role that gamers
some misplaced sympathy. He is
back in his element as the tough
and lucky gambler. William Powell
still retains his knack of suave
grace, even burdened with the
studious honest integrity of his
role.
Miss 10y, however, comes out on
the far end of honors, not through
her own fault, but in the fault Of
the part. She steps out Of charac-
ter when she tries to persuade her
governor-husband to commute
Mr.. Cables sentence. .
A Patsy Kelly comedy, sports
reel and the News complete withal
a good bill.-H. w.
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Walter Huston Stars in Rodney, -"
At Met, Filmed at Fort Myer

Rodney" featured film at the
Metropolitan for the week begin
ming yesterday, is a charming
story well told. This film has an
especial interest for Washingto-
mans since the picture was made
at Fort Myer.
AS good as the story undoubt-
edly is, it is enhanced greatly by
superb directing and acting. Wal
ter Huston, sterling good trouper
that he is, never turned in bet
ter bit of work. Frances Dee
makes a beautiful and thrilling
job out of the feminine lead and
Minna Gombell turns in a re-
bustly good performance as SOL
dier'S sweetheart.
The men and officers of the
Sixteenth Field Artillery furnish
the human background against
which this beautiful story moves.
There isn't much plot, the tale
being almost purely narrative. It
deals with the love of a soldier
for his horse. You will follow the
accounting of their trials and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-02

tribulations with laughter that at
times will come close to tears.
There is as usual at the Metro
politan a great variety of short
subjects and one of the most in.
teresting of these is 1.-THE March
of Years." in which past Incl
dents, events and fads and fol-
bles are recounted for our delec-
tation. There is also a reissued
short comedy starring Joe Penner.
It is entitled "You Nasty Man"
(of course) and you will like it.
if you like Joe Penner.
Phil Spitalny and his orchestra
contribute big City Fantasy"
which at times seemed to us
slightly incoherent. There is an
Ely Culbertson reel on Murder
at the Bridge Table" which may
appeal to bridge fans, but I doubt
it. It is too overdrawn and too
fantastic.
And rounding out this show,
which is by all odds good screen
fare, there is a very fine edition
of the news reel. j. w. B.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-02
De Miles Daughter
Wins Dads Praise

When Cecil B. De Mile. noted
director-producer, picked up q
Los Angeles morning paper q few
years ago, he noted idly that q
young actress named Kay Marsh
was attracting favorable attention
with her work in a new picture.
And then he gasped!
For in the photography Of the
lovely Miss Marsh, he recognized
his daughter, Katherine!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-02

m S, winters Leila Hyams
and leap years (many years in the
cinema but with never a "bit" to
her credit went out and had her
hair dyed purple, got a days work
in picture with Gary Cooper
where her fright-wig was so out
standing they Immediately gave
her a "bit." What next for a
break?
Page Emily Post! Mike Levy,
an agent, gave a little tea soiree
for great load of visiting Eng
lishmen topped off by Leslie
Howard. When the guests de-
manded tea instead of the usual
cocktail, the Levys had to quickly
send out and get teapot and
a pound or two of that we'll
known brew. It just isn't being
done out here it would seem.
Mr.. Lew Brock, of RKO, has an.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-02

pal Of Cameras
and before Mr..
C. came to Am.
erica bet him a
gold watch that
he'd be champ
ion of the world.
H e 6 OF t he
watch and just
recently tw o
ringSide tickets
recognition
note for a lady
way p a S t her
teens: An extra
woman of some
siXty-five sum-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-02
Abe Lymans Band Is Headline
Or Fox Stage Program With
Wilma and Buddy Ebsen
By ANDREW R. KELLEY.

Pancho Villa colorul bandit who for Gen.
eral Pershng had his sway in Mexico retired only cut
down the bullets of mysterious assassns village
the Rio Grande
Since his life crammed with exciting adventure and
mantle anges and since lent itself to dramatizaon
without too great distortion of history find him
Hollywood hero in the person of the uncouh Wallace Berry
in niot al1ed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-02

| UuG "OulQI1
be knowing too definitely ...
Laura Hope Crewes, when she was
the dramatic coach at the old
Pathe where Carole Lombard was
one of the pupils, told Carole that
her future as a screen actress
looked very blank, but now, since
she's done Twentieth Century,"
Miss Crewes comes bursting up to
announce that Carole has i'm
proved to such an extent that she
was almost unrecogniZable to her
on the screen and furthermore,
has more potential dramatic abil-
ity than anyone else she knows in
the cinema at the moment. That's
rye-tt!
Joan Crawford keeps her home
dunkery (swimming-pool to youse)
completely covered with canvas
when she's not using it, and pad
locked just to keep the birds, bees
and flowers out!.. since Billy HaineS
brought back from England with
him Sheridan five-octave piano
of the vintage of 1890, presum-
ably to put in the William Powell
house, it is interesting to note that
Beethoven, who composed some Of
the finest music in the world,
composed nearly all Of his works
in five octaveS. Practically every
body else whipped their little dit
ties together on eight.octave i'll
struments.
Mrs. Charles Laughton, Elsa
Lancaster on the screen, has
amazed the Hollywoods by appear
ing everywhere in Stacks; hereto
fore it was only Dietrich who
paraded in pants. .Mady Christ
ians' first publicity-Stills at the
Metro-G oldwyn-Mayer studio leads
one to believe she'll soon be playing
little mother roles or mattresses on
the screen on account Of she was
snapped in domestic poses with
Master Jackie Cooper in front of
the MG-EmmerS' commiSsary.
DON'T ho in the least SllrOriSe6
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other amusements. Picnic groves
provide pleasant spot for family
parties. Dave McWilliams and his
orchestra play nightly in the
Spanish ballroom.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-02
FIRST.NIGHTERs

In the Fox TheSter audience last
night was Gen. Hugh johnson,
active head of the NRA. In the
near vicinity in the orchestra was
Attorney Clarence barrow, arch
foe of the NRA policies. Others
who turned out for viva Villa"
were the Mexican ambassador and
the ambassador from Spain, Sena-
tor Willard Tydings of Maryland,
Gutzun Borglum. noted sculptor,
and Col. Edwin Halsey, secretary
of the United States Senate.
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Chaltf, began
to talk, couldn't
p r o n o u n c e
m ary," and
"Guggy" W a s
the only thing
t h a t W oul d
come out. Incl
dentally, speak
ing Of Mary, it
is rumored that
one Of the COM
panieS is after
her story GO
quette." Il think
Fox, and for
Janet Gaynor,
hut I Wouldn't
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-02
Macs Free Wheeling

Mae West developed her free
wheeling" walk to prevent a pair of
male comedians from stealing" a
vaudeville act from her-and now
walks that way on and off the
screen.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-02

Mary Pickford's pet nickname
"Guggy" Ito her friends) started
when her young cousin, Mr.. Hugh
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-02

Don't be in the least surprised
if Carl BrisSon is one of the ring
siderS at the Baer-Carnera fight
on account Of he's an old-time
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-02

Doors Open 10 A. M.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-06-01
NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
STREET AND HIGHWAY
SAFETY

A National Conference on Street
and Highway Safety was called by
Gen. Daniel C. Roper, Secretary of
Commerce. The conference, con-
sisting of approximately 1000 dele
gates, assembled in Washington, D.
c., May 23rd to 25th. The main
features of it's deliberations were to
make recommendations with respect
to the operation of machines by per-
sons with criminal records and to
modernize the uniform laws and or
dinances established by the Safety
Conference in 1922. According to a
statement issued by Col. Alvin B.
Barber, manager of the iransporta-
ton department, U. S. Chamber of
Commerce, and director of the ex-
ecutive committee of the conference
just held, these laws combine five
principal clauses:
II. Establishment of an admins
trative set-up in each state to con-
tend with title registration problems
and highway patrol.
20. Enactment of an OPERATOR
and chauffeur licensing act.
"3. Enactment of civil liability
act to cover civil suits.
"A. Enactment of a financial re-
sponsibility act for all drivers.
80. Strict supervision of the rules
Of the road covering traffic regula-
tions and their enforcement"
Traffic fatalities and injuries have
been reduced 80 per cent in the
states which have apoted these laws,
Mr. Barber said.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-06-01
CROP CURTAILMENT

Main agricultural problem is sur
pluses. Solution was the crop-cur-
tailment plan, whereby the govern
ment signs agreements with farmers
STIMULATING how much of every kind
of product they can produce. In re-
turn, the government pays them for
the land taken out of cultivation.
Now a greater power than legisla-
ton has taken hand-and shown
the nation what crop curtailMent in
the grand manner is. The power is
nature. The crop is wheat.
The middle west is literally a
desert. There hasn't been SO dis
astrous a spring in 40 years, and
great agricultural states are dry as
the Sahara. The drought is trim
ming almost two million bushels of
wheat a day from the official May
LIST crop estimate.
The drought was accompanied by
a dust storm that picked up billions
of pounds of top-soil, with its plant
ed grain, and carried it away, to fall
along the Atlantic Seaboard as well
as the Middle western cities. Some
of it fell on the dome of the capital
at Washington. Some fell in Wall
Street. Twelve million pounds fell
in metropolitan Chicago - four
pounds for every man, woman and
child in the city.
Federal farm officials are consid-
ering allowing farmers to plant
acres that were retired-haye ad-
vanced the date for signing wheat
production control contracts. In
many areas hit by drought it will be
impossible to raise any crops at all
this year, and government benefit
payments will be the only source of
income the farmers will have. Even
abundant rainfall could not save the
crops, so great has been the damage.
AS a result, the agricultural adj
ministration has new and grave
problem on it's hands-how to carry
stricken farmers through a barren
year.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-06-01
BIDS ASKED FOR STATE HIGH
WAYS

With the advertisement by the
State Roads Commission last week
for bids on contracts involving
another section of the new Pbiladel-
phia road, Maryland $12,900,000
Federal-aid highways improvement
program was advanced TO point
where more than fifty per cent, or,
S6,600,00O, in projects had reen ad-
vertised, according to Harry D. Will
liar, Jr., chief engineer of the com
mission.
Projects involving $4,900,000 al
ready are under construction, leav-
ing S1,7O0,000 in contracts for
which bids have been received by the
commission but not acted on. A
wards of these contracts, in which
are included grading and drainage
work on two sections of the new
Philadelphia road, are being delayed
either because of lack Of Federal
concurrence in the awards or incom-
plete acquisitions or rights-ct-wa
The Philadelphia road contracts
for which bids were asked involve
grading and drainage work for
dual highway on the section between
Gunpowder Falls and Haha branch,
distance of 4.93 miles Another
contract calls for construction of
triple-girder steel bridge over Win
tiers run. The contracts provide for
similar construction on two sec
lions lying between a point one mile
east of Golden Ring to Convention,
and between Convention and Gun
powder Falls.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-06-01
1000 MILK PRODUCERS EXPECT
ED AT MEETING

Two thousand milk producers,
members of the Interstate Milk
Producers Association, are expected
in Philadelphia on Monday, June A,
to attend the postponed annual
meeting and election of direcaors of
that association. This will be the
most important meeting of cur as
ISOLATION since it was organized
eighteen years ago." declared Fred
erick Shangle, vice-president of the
organization.
at is no secret that certain fac
ton is trying to gain control of the
association Shangle added 1.-THE
question of control will be decided
by the members themselves accord
ing to the votes they cast in person
or by proxy and the largest vote in
the associations history is expect
ed"
The meeting will convene at 10
A. M, standard time, in the ball
room of the Broadwood Hotel which
will accommodate three thousand per-
sons. The election of directors is
scheduled as the first important or
der of business, it being held under
supervision of Master appointed
by the court. This provision" de-
clares Mr.. Shangle, lis assurance of
the election being unquestioned and
valid in every respect, situation
welcomed by the association offic-
ers."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-06-01
RURAL WOMEN'S SHORT
COURSE

The twelfth annual Rura' Wo-
mems Short Course, or College
Week for Women, will be held this
year at the University of Maryland,
College Park, during the week of
June IS, according to Miss Vcnia M.
Kellar, State Home Demonstration
Agent, who will be in charge Miss
Kellar says that she is expecting
more than 500 women from all sec
tions of Maryland
Prominent among those who will
address the women at the various
sessions will be: Mrs. Emily Newell
Blair, writer and lecturer; Mrs. Will
liam Bauernschmidt, executive sec
rotary of the Public School Associa-
ton, Baltimore; Mrs John L White
hurst, first and only woman member
of the Board of Regents Of the Uni
versity of Maryland; Miss Francis
Parkinson Reyes, nationally known
writer; DR.. Thomas B. Symons, Di-
rector of the Extension Service; DR..
Harry j. Patterson, Director of the
Experiment Station; and Dr.. Ray
mond A. Pearson, President of the
University of Maryland
Courses, which will be offered
during the week, include: Land
scape Gardening" Recreation,
Music Appreciation, Public
Speaking" parliamentary Law"
Child Care and Training" Home
Furnishing" Household Manage
ment," Clothing" Foods and Nu-
triton" and Roadside and Home
Markets." In addition 20 the regu-
lar courses there will be special lee
lures covering such subjects as
Foreign Relations" which will be
augmented by instruction in foreign
costumes and customs; Hobbies"
STORY Hour in the Home" Book
Reviews" and Adventures IN Liv-
ing"
Social events for the week feature
a Homecoming party on the campus
the first evening; reception by DR..
and Mrs. Raymond A. Pearson. Pres
ident of the University; concert
and pageant; presentation OF certif-
icates by DR.. Pearson to those who
have attended the Short Course four
years; and sightseeing rip and
picnic to Washington.