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Evening star., 1934-09-17
E. BISHOP, chess director
of the Capital City Chess
Club, announces that a
4o,,.4 - .Y. ~

w. Club, announces that a
tournament of class BIC
players will start shortly and prospec-
tive participants have been requested
to indicate at once their intentions.
Thomas J. Mosley of Madison, Wis,
is visitor in the city. He has been
guest at the Capital City Chess
Club and also at the Federal Club,
meeting some of the strongest local
players.
Charles H. Leach of Oak Hill, Ill,
who was one Of the officers of the
Western Chess Association and also is
vice president of the newly formed
Federal Chess Federation, writes that
the former organization maintains its
separate charter. The idea was that
future plans will work out the prob
lem as to the best way to boost
American chess. The same officers
were elected to both corporations:
G. S. Barnes, president, 2501 Pills
bury avenue, Minneapolis, Mimi;
Charles H. Leach, vice president, 127
Evening star., 1934-09-17

defending yachts, putting green weed
ers, tennis court keepers, muscle rub
bers and so on far into the night.
They take it on the lug while the big
boys take 1t into the pocket. But it's
all in this colossal (pardon us, movie
magnates) business called sport! So
what? It's probably just the gray
Sunday afternoon and that endless
rain.
Evening star., 1934-09-17
TASK TO REBUILD
PURDUE'SELEvEN
Score of Major Letter Men
Lost by Graduation, but
Kizer Likes Squad.
BY PAUL NICHOLSON,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

Y AFAYETTE, Ind, September II.
Coach Noble Kizer. head man
of Purdue foot ball, finds him
self in about the same spot as
the owner of a thoroughbred that
goes to the post lilo favorite In
the betting.
Purdue has won so consistently dur
ing the past five years, losing only
four games and scoring at least one
touchdown in 4s successive contests,
that nothing but another victory
march is expected from his Boiler
maker crew. But this Fall, Kizer has
a Herculean job ahead of him.
Twenty major letter men were lost
to the squad by graduation, giving
Kizer only four real key men as
nucleus. His line will have to be re-
constructed from good. but green ma
terial to make way for two OF the
finest backs in college foot ban-Jim
Carter and Duane Purvis.
Evening star., 1934-09-17
POLO LIKELY WEDNESDAY
Field for U. S.-Mexican Army
Match Is Drying Rapidly.

With a strong sun rapidly drying
the polo field in Potomac Park, in
dications today were that the sched-
uled international matches between
the American and Mexican army
squads will begin on Wednesday at
4 pm, as originally planned.
Definite decision on the question
has not been reached yet, pending
developments Of the next two days.
Evening star., 1934-09-17
RAY BOWEN FIGHTS.

Ray Bowen, Washington welter, win
meet Kayo Jimmy Jones in Baltimore
tonight in bout postponed from last
week. If beaten, Bowen declares he
will quit the ring.
Evening star., 1934-09-17
TOO WET FOR REGATTA

1t was too wet yesterday even for
river sports, so the secondary events
Of the Mckinney Memorial Regatta
were called OF by Potomac Boat Club
They will be contested September 90
Evening star., 1934-09-17
VETS PLAY POTOMACS.

Veterans Administration and Po-
omac A. c. diamonders will meet to-
morrow evening a. Sis o'clock on the
Cast Ellipse.
Evening star., 1934-09-17
icer Ral Bon Tov MIain and Ross Try Again Tonight
GET FIGHT RETURNS
Fans at Stadium Tonight to Hear
McLarnin-Ross Reports.

That tonight's Jimmy McLarhin-
Barney Ross welterweight boxing title
returns will be relayed fans attend
ing the Grifith Stadium boxing show
via Western Union bulletin was an
nounced by Promoter Joe Turner today
Learning that the bout will not be
broadcast, Turner has arranged to keep
the fans informed, all of the high
lights being announced from the ring
side.
Evening star., 1934-09-17
Not CRYING Over Troubles.

nut Kizer refuses to cry over his
Is troubles. Instead, he sticks his
chest out and chin up, ready to
take the blame or credit, with hope
that his inexperienced men will just
play up to their ability. He said:
"I've always preferred to win foot
ball games on the gridiron rather than
on paper. Although we lost 20 out OF
80 major letter men last Spring, and
many have been inclined to discount
our chances this Fall, I have every
confidence in the ability Of the can
didates for the 1884 eleven"
Evening star., 1934-09-17
COMEBACK BOUT
PACKS INTEREST
District Champion Rated
8.5 Favorite-Burl and
Dougan in Hot Go.

w WHILE Matte Brown and Bob
~ Tow are battling for the
v v District heavyweight box
ing title at Griffith Stadium
tonight, two brand-new heavyweights
will be bidding spiritedly to qualify
tor a shot at the winner in the not
aistant future.
Recently graduated from the light
heavyweight division and matched
eight rounds in a special event, "Bingo
Joe" Banovic and Billy Strickler will
he launching their respective come
BACKS in this spot, and not few ring
,ans are almost as much interested In
This as the main go.
One of the hardest-hitting light
laeavies in the country for a number
lof years, Banovic always has professed
d. desire to battle the big fellows.
Scaling better than 1e0 pounds after
"a long layoff and accepting prelim-
mary spot in order to horn in on the
local situation, the Binghamton biffer
aS dead set upon re-establishing him
nelf as q main eventer here.
Strickler Gains Weight.
iT TITLE more than a heavy mid
dleweight in his last ring ap-
pearance, Strickler, after years
inactivity, will weight in around 184
bounds tonight. Furthermore, he is
said to have greatly improved his
punch and still is endowed with a
phenomenal ability to take It,"
That Brown will be favored at odds
.anging from to to TO l tonight
was the indication today, despite
Bobs wins over Reds" Barry and
Tony Galento, both conquerors of
Billy McCarney's protege. Though
faster and the better boxer, Tow is
supposed to lack Browns ruggedness
and potency of punch.
Dougan, Burl in Rubber Go.
"a CLUB-FIGHTING semi-final,
~ scheduled eight rounds and of
show w-stealing caliber, books
Eddie Burl and LIE Roy Dougan.
Heavily backed by hosts of admirers,
these lads will be fighting third
time, each having won decision.
Opening six-round numbers pair Oh
Johnny Mays and Jack EMS and Bill
Howell and Jackie Donnelly.
Tickets remain on sale at Joe Tur-
ner's Hotel Annapolis office until 8
o'clock this afternoon.
Evening star., 1934-09-17

A NEW horseshoe champion was
~ crowned when Lincoln Roots
n defeated Raymond Johnson on
The Washington times., 1934-12-15
SIS to $500
In 8 Years

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 15.-Gary
Cooper reported for work to
Samuel Goldwyn the other day,
the producer presented him with
document that will go in a
frame and hang in the stars
study among his priced relics.
1t is the biographical record
that Gary wrote out on June 1S,
1925, when he signed for his
first important movie role, Abe
Lee, in THE Winning of Bar
bara Worth"
Along with a hundred other
tall young men, Gary had pa
raded before Goldwyn, who was
searching for an unknown to
play the part. Sam took one look
at him and signed him for $75
a week.
Gary wrote in that old bio
graphical sketch that he lived
at 6140 Carlos Street, Hollywood,
and that he had played a part
in but one picture, lightning
Justice" in support Of a dog
star.
The awkward young Montanan,
who went to work for Samuel
Goldwyn for $75 a week, will
earn nearly 100 times that much
playing opposite Anna Stem IN
THE Wedding Night"
The Washington times., 1934-12-15
Dixie Lee Will Ignore Stork
To Resume Film Career

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 15.-Little
Dixie Lee, with three fine sons,
says the Crosby family is big
enough and that she's like to do
some picture work for a change.
She may get her wish, too, for
Paramount has asked her to take
test for the lead opposite Joe
Morrison in "Win or Lose" Dixie
hopes she gets the part, but isn't
too sanguine.
"You know me-" she says, II
take lots Of tests"
Dixie is practically the only
actress in Hollywood who doesn't
want to be star.
II don't think I'm capable Of
it," she says, modestly.
Now that the twins are husky
youngsters, however, she is rest
less and would like to get back
before the camera. Her last pic
ture was Manhattan Love Song"
which she made for Monogram in
February of this year.
The Washington times., 1934-12-15
Fire DESTROYED
Old Relics

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 15.-The
Warner Brothers conflagration
was the biggest studio fire in
the history of the film colony.
Serious blazes of recent years
number very few. Back in 1927,
the De Mile studio in Culver
City had two sound stages burn
down, one of them the biggest
in existence. The old Warner
studio on Sunset Boulevard also
had a bad fire a number of years
back.
Small blazes occur with normal
frequency, but usually in the
back lots, or in cutting rooms.
1t is practically impossible nova
days for fire to get out of con-
troll if it starts on a stage or in
a major studio structure. Over
head sprinkling systems deluge it.
The real loss to Warner Broth
ers will be the irreplaceable props
that Whitley Wilson has been col
lecting for II years. Many OF
them had no great intrinsic
value, but their studio value was
immense. Such things as ancient
plumbing fixtures, theatrical pic
lures dating back so years, period
furniture. More than 1000 char
acter" doors went up in smoke.
They were bought right off old
buildings and represent years of
search. All the actual relics OF
Kaw Tabor, bought for "Silver
Dollar" were burned too.
The Washington times., 1934-12-15

pin your life does yo' think yo' Wuz
scared de worst?
Sambo - Once when All wuz
calm on a henhouse an de
farmer come in an caught me.
Boy, Wuz All scared!
RastuS-How are 70 suah dat
was de worstes t yo' eVah bin
scared?
Sambo-'Cause de farmer grab
me by the shoulder an he say:
white boy, whut you doin'
here?"
The editor of poultry journal
received a letter from woman
reader, asking for information as
to how long a hen should be al
lowed to remain on eggs to be
Matched. The answer was:
Three weeks for chickens, four
weeks for ducks"
A month later, the editor re-
ceived another letter. 1t read:
Thank you very much for your
kind advice. After the hen had
set on the eggs for three weeks,
no chickens were hatched. I took
her off the nest. 1 don't care for
ducks"
Louise Fazenda was training a
colored girl from the country in
her duties as maid. m answer
The Washington times., 1934-12-15

ing the telephone the first day
she brought no message.
"WhO was that, Sarah?"
"'Twarn't nobody, Miss Fa-
zenda, jes' q lady sayin' It's a
long distance from New York
and I says, Yes ma'am, it shO'
iS!'"
Ten years ago I went to America
with one pair of patched trousers
and I have returned with a mil
lion.
What on earth are you going
to do with them?
Doctor statically)-Sir, yours
Is a case which will enrich medi-
cal science!
Patient - Oh, dear, and
thought I wouldn't have to pay
more than five or 10 dollars.
Some years ago Universal had
two modernistic statues made for
Paul Whiteman's picture, "The
King of jazz" Since then the
statues have been regularly
dragged out of the property de-
partment for other films.
It was one of the company's
well-known directors who finally
blew up the other day.
"Ye gods!" he cried, Are these
things under contract here?"
One of the singers in a local
night club would be so embar-
rassed if he had heard June
Brewster'S wise-crack the other
evening.
In a flight Of off-key grooming,
the lad lamented:
why did you leave my loving
arms. my loving heart so true
why did you leave me for
somebody else. why did you
want somebody new?"
June, who was pretty weary of
it all, turned to a friend.
Maybe the other guy could
sing" she sQuelched.
The Washington times., 1934-12-15

And one scene shows cafe Gus
toner who pays for his drink
with chicken, and as change,
gets two tiny chicks and an egg.
He tips the waiter with the egg.
Along Hollywood blvd. they're
chuckling over the one about the
producer who called at the hos
pital to see his favorite Starface
who was ailing.
How is she?" he asked the
nurse.
She's getting along fine" an
swered the nurse. She's con-
Valescing now"
well, I'll just sid down and
vait till she's through" declared
the producer.
Stepin Fetchit likes this one:
Rastus-Say, Sambo, what time
The Washington times., 1934-12-15
DUR an te Aids
Old Pals

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 15.-Credit
Jimmy Durante with nice
Thanksgiving gesture. Several
weeks ago, Schnozzle wrote to
Harry Donnelly, his pianist, in
New York to send him the names
of any former pals who were
down and out.
The list came through with
18 names and Jimmy sent that
many telegraphic orders for
THANKSGIVING turkeys.
The Washington times., 1934-12-15

the grooming star did the duties
of a professional Smoke-eater.
He completely forgot he had a
voice.
But yesterday at the Para
mount studio, the fire added one
more casualty to it's list. Crosby
was supposed to record number
for his new picture mississippi" "
But breathing in all that smoke
had irritated his throat too much
to sing.
The Washington times., 1934-12-15
Binq RunsWith Fire Enqines

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 15.-In the
future, Bing Crosby will be re-
quested to restrain h. fire-fight-
ing activities to his own lot.
Last Tuesday night the Groom
ing star looked out Of the win
dows of his Tolucca lake home
and saw flames shooting up from
the Warner Brothers studio a
half mile away.
In the eycjtement Of the blaze.
The Washington times., 1934-12-15

nineties back to life. and many be-
lieve she should stick to period
pictures. The star disagrees.
She says that I'm No Angel
crossed more than any Of her
other pictures, and points out that
she wore modern clothes in this
film. What she wants to do is to
alternate between the old and the
new.
In Nov I'm A Lady" you'll see
the blonde star first as beer hall
entertainer in an Arizona COW
town. then against the background
of 1924 BuenoS Aires and finally
as a n ember of Boston society.
The Washington times., 1934-12-15
IN HOLLYWOOD
With
HARRISON CARROLL

Glance CALI at Metro -Goldwyn-
Mayer.
The speaker was DR.. Thomas F..
Mclaughlin. member of the
staff of Bethlehem Royal and st.
Bartholomew hospitals in Lon
don. And Jackie was right.
DR.. Mclaughlin was in Chicago
three years ago and he remember
ed the incident.
Wintering in California, he is
now technical adviser on the hos
pital picture.
Public enthusiasm over Fred
AStaire's dancing in "The Gay Di'
vorcee" has focused studio atten.
ton on improved Sound!recording
of tap numbers. In the earlier
picture, Astaire did his routines on
pressed wood floors.
This may be changed in "Ro-
berta." During the last week, the
star has tested sample routineS on
hardwood floor, thin steel, con-
crete blocks, patent wall-board and
white pine. One hundred feet OF
sound-track was made Of each and
the best of the five will be chosen
for the new film.
Hottest rumor around town IS
that Charlie Chaplin's voice will
be heard in some form in his new
picture. 1t probably won't be in
conventional dialogue, but in some
vocal aid to his pantomime. There
seems to be no doubt, at any rate,
that the comedian has been max
ing extensive sound tests Of him.
self.
The Washington times., 1934-12-15
IS Years Ago in
Washington
December IS, 1919)

PALACE-Robert Warwick in "An
Adventure in Hearts"
COLUMBIA-"The Right to Lie" with
Hobart Bosworth.
METROPOLITAN-Eu O'Brien in
"SeaIed Hearts"
STRAND-"Desert Gold"
GARDEN-"Every Woman"
The Washington times., 1934-12-15
MaeWestL Likes
Late Styles

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 15.-Won.
der how you Mae West fans will
like to see the star change to
modern clothes for her new pic
ture, Nov I'm A Lady"
Mae bought the fashions Of the
The Washington times., 1934-12-15
10 Years Ago in
Washington
lDeCembeF l5, 1921

IDeCembeF 10, IBE4D
PALACE-Betty Compson in THE Gar
den of Weeds"
COLUMBIA-"Argent Love-" with
Bebe Daniels.
METROPOLITAN-Be Lytell in San
dra."
RIALTO Mary Philbin in THE
Gaiety Girl"
The Washington times., 1934-12-15

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 15.-De'
spite his preoccupation with his
picture, Charlie Chaplin took the
Thanksgiving holidays off to give
his sons a good time. They were
up to the comedians Beverly Hills
home for dinner and saw their
father cut a turkey for the first
time. 1t was a family dinner with
Paulette Goddard as the only
other guest. Then Charles Spen-
Ger Chaplin, jr., and Sidney Earle
Chaplin saw the University Of
Washington turn back the once
mighty TrojanS Of Southern Cali
fornia. Charles Furthmann, ex.
Notre Dame end, was on hand to
explain the intricacies of the
Rockne shift.
Under the head Of narrow es-
capeS comes Evelyn Venable's
shivery experiences at Fox the
other day. They were shooting a
scene in THE County Chairman. l"
where the actress and Frank Mel
ton were to park on the street in
an early-type automobile while a
group of horsemen dashed by.
The scene started, the riders bore
down, but one of the horses
veered toward the automobile and
a buggy which was passing along.
side. A crash seemed inevitable,
but the rider, in bit of split
second thinking, lifted his mount
into a jump that took him over
the right rear wheel of the auto
mobile. The Venable head, at the
moment, was only a couple OF
Of feet away.
Here Is a strange story and every
word true. Three years ago Jackie
Fields, former worlds lightweight
champion, underwent an opera.
ton in Chicago for a detached re-
tina. AS he lay, with eyes ban.
daged, a doctor stopped and talked
to him.
Fields never saw the doctor, but
he remembered the voice.
And the other day he heard the
same EoioA n the Get Of "Anbu-
The Washington times., 1934-12-15
5 Years Ago in
Washington
lDecemher Is, 1929

NU6C6HDtF To- IU-0J
COLUMBIA-"Hallelu
PALACE-Rod La ROGUE in The
Locked Door"
RIALTO-"Red Hot Rhythm"
EARLE-"rhe Love Racket" with
Dorothy MackailI.
ners."
FOX-Charles Farrell in Contrasts"
The Washington times., 1934-12-15
Hollywood GiSSleS

Rene Clair's latest movie, The
Last Millionaire, is due here
soon. 1t deals with a city, bereft
Of money, which takes to barter.
The Washington times., 1934-12-15
20 Years Ago in
Washington
December Is, 1910

MBIA-"Uncle Sam at Work"
t. -OEN-Marie Dressler in "Tillies
Pu o.. .Lred Romance"
CRANDALL'S - Beatriz Michelina in
"MignOn."
STRAND-"The Girl of the Golden
West"
The Washington times., 1934-12-15
KNICK.KNACKS-

NICK.KNACKS-
Novelist Hugh Walpole'S friends
are now more alarmed than ever.
He cancelled his reservations to
leave for the east by train and
planned to take a plane. Maui
reen OiSullivan's dad leaves.
Maureen and Johnny Farrow
gave him a farewell dinner party.
And, incidentally, Maureen didn't
like the idea of my referring to
"ballyhooed."
The Washington times., 1934-12-15
Dragged From Theater

William Frawley, featured in
Bing Crosby's Here Is My Heart"
was actually dragged from the
theater by his big brother when
his mother heard of his first stage
Job.
The Washington times., 1934-12-15
Good Old Days I'm
Id. Movies

From the files Of The Washington Times have culed these
programs many you
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-23
OBITUARY

RosANELT.I-:-Mrs Agnes isosan: eli, widow of Louis Rosanoili, dlod yosterday morning at tho Provi. deneo hospital, Washington. D, o. Mrs Rosa,olli is survived by six dnughters, Emilia, Angelinn, Con' cetts, Mary, Mrs Charlos pugliese of Watorbury, and Mrs ]. Lombardl of Wnshington, D. C.; one son, Michael Rosa of Italy; three sletorp, Mrs Mary gantor0 and Mrf Coneottn Mnggiotti of Waterbury and Mrs Carmolla Doccomaxo oi Brooklyn, V. r.
 The body will be brought to this city and tho funeral Will be hold from tho homo, 70 Congfess avo. nuo. 10 tho Church of our Lady Of Mount Carmel whore. a roqulem high mnM will Do celebrated. Tho time and other arrangements WI! Do announced later.
 FIgRUsCIONE--Mrs Maria Fil' ippn FOruscIone, age 70 years widow of Angelo Forusci0nc, diod early thIg morning after n brief ill' ness at her home. Ill Rose street She is survived bY ono son, Angelo one daughtcr, Mrs vcrsiiio Dt Paulo. both of this cityj ono broth: or, LibOri0 Spadaro of Italy. and seven grandchildren.
 Mrs Forusci0ne had resided hero since coming to this country from Itniy 20 years ago. Her kindly diB' position and devotion to nor ram fly had made her q host 0f friondf by whom she will Do greatly missed
 Funeral services VIII DO helu Monday morning at 0'lb o'cl0Gl from her home to ~ Lucyi church, whore . requiem high innn' will be celebrated at 10 o'clock
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-23
SWEENEY SCORED
 FOR FALSE ALIBI
White Discharged When Pals Give Testimony;
 Goes to Superior Court

Judge Edward Wasc0I0 iD city court this morning bitterly scored Bartholomew Sweeney, 23, Of 16D Wall street, one of two defendants OD 4 charge Of breaking and eD- tepjDg, charging Sweeney with 0t' tempting 10 IBeTjBjDat0 the other man, John White, ZG lie gave White 4 djsebaTge and bound Sweeney oyer to the superior court tJe set bonds 8t $500,
 "HWeeBey dt0 a very mean thing" the judge sajd after tes. UmO0y bad been com Djeted Yes. teYday, tbs judge had said f WbIteB claims were true then he ba1 been done 4 grave injustice,
 Sweeney claimed on the stand yesterday that he had met White bB New Haven OD the 18th of this month sBd tb8t White had had with bjJ8 4 trophy. stolen from the Brooklyn Y, ", z. A. Wit. DeAsss this morning testified that White was tD A South Main stre0t tavern at the time that the other defendant said be was jD New Haven
 4 continuance tjjj July 7 was given Stanley Pa11jgts, 3b, of t01 Bennett avenue, who js charged with theft Ue was arrested on a warrant
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-23
MARIONETTE SHOW PLEASES CLASSES
Bunker Hill 5th Grade Stu. dents Entertain Fellow
 Pupils

Under the direction of Mss Mae K, Flnnan, . group of pupils of tho nth grade of tho Bunker HUI school presented . marlonette show, "Snow White and the Dwarfs," yesterday morning and Thursday afternoon. Tho produce ton was givon yesterday for tho lowor grades and Thursday for the upper grades.
 Grace George, Donald Poireey, Ed. ward Balunas and Doria Heobner and the marlonettes wore made by Mary Farnum, Evelyn Blake, Louis solomita, Marjorie Herman, Doris Hecbner, Lillian Pritchard and 0raoo George,
 Tho marionettes were operat. cd aB followed. Snow White, Lil- Han prltehard; the quoen, Eleanor Travisano; tho prlneo, Walter Lowell; Rodbcard, Edward nalu- nasi the dwarfs, Norman Duncan; Gordon Granger. and Jorry Mur- phy; the voice of tho mirror, Mar. garot Hodgkinson, Othors who participated in tho production were Grace George, prompter; Shelly Croft, stage manager, John LowiH, John Beeeher, Hussoil Cur. ,tis, Edward George, Mario Ange. Ioni, and Andy Hill. Robert Good enough, who was to havo had . part in tho show was taken iil.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-23

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 tsTGiBs H possible whether sir. corps officers were entirely "1DslD. terested" in approving negotiated plane contracts to favored com panies instead of permitting open competitive bidding, aBd aD inquiry into tbs reason why various spseis ficatiOns for army material have been 90 drawn that only one 0f two cOnpa niss may qualify,
 Hearings in Boston next month are expected t0 go into < phase 0f the surplus clothing deal involving ths NeWbUry Misunderstanding conn Dany, which Jackson aJleEed1y Fe, presented during tbs contract Des R0tiatiODs here. fD New York Iatey AlIyermaD's activities probably VIII be looked into
 WO0driBH, n be desires, will bs permitted Co appear before We committee t0 answer 1eMu1kns statement, jt vas announced, The committee eaIIsd NaI Gen D0HEt1s MaeAYtbur befafe tt today for questioning at secret sTssS0B, y Was understood MaeAubOg would be asked as Co tbs AtafUs Of fhe eDHHIlitee's recommendations re- eafdiHH fDUials aH1 ble reaction C Coi MeMuiiea's testimony,