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The Washington times., 1934-03-01

LONDON, March / GN.S0.-A
breathleSs crowd in a packed
courtroom today heard Prince
Felix Youssoupoff tell how Ras-
putin, the mad monk" of Russia,
had tried to cure him of i'll
health by mesmerism.
To the suggestion he might
have been under such a severe
nervous strain at the time Ras-
putin was asSassinated and that
he did not know what he was
doing. the prince replied:
"It's quite natural. Pm not
o professional murderer"
Prince YouSsoupoff is testify
ing in the suit brought by his
wife against the Metro -Goldwyn-
Mayer Film Company, claiming
0 motion picture depicting the
life Of Rasputin damaged her.
The film company contended the
character in the picture which
Princess YouSsoupoff claims por-
trays her, is purely fictional.
Passes Over His Face
Yesterday, Prince Youssoupoff
told in starkly realistic fashion
the grim story Of the Staying Of
Rasputin. Is years ago in Q
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Petrograd cellar. Today, he con-
tinued the story of his dealings
with Rasputin under croSS-eX-
animation by Sir William Jowitt,
attorney for the defense.
The prince gave a graphic
description of the attempt of RaS-
putin to use hypnotic powers to
improve the princes health. He
said:
81 laid on a couch in his
study. He made passes over my
face.
II found that a powerful,
meSmeric influence had been
exercised over me. / was unable
to call out, or move.
WASN'T CURED
But 1 wasn't cured"
It was then that Sir William
suggested the prince might have
been so highly unstrung because
Of illness that he did not know
what he was doing when he killed
RaSputin, and YousSoupoH de-
clared this was quite possible since
he was not a murderer" by pro-
feSSion.
Poison Put on Cakes
Youssoupoff described hoy the
The Washington times., 1934-03-01
Silver Stars GiUen
To Three Veterans

Announcement was made at the
War Department today of the
award of three silver star deco
rations for World War gallantry.
The recipients of the honor
are Ralph G. Hadley, first lieu
tenant, Infantry, Of West Hart
ford, Conn; Clarence Koch, SER
geant, Artillery, of Fort George
Wright, Spokane, Wash, and
Olaf S. P. Schau, formerly cor
poral, Engineers, of San Fran
cisco, Cal.
The Washington times., 1934-03-01
Posthumous Book Reveals
Lindbergh, ST., as Prophet

ingly rare, found their way to
Minnesota where Representative
Lindbergh used them in his cam
paign for governor.
After perusing proofs Of the
book, Father Charles E. Coughlin,
Detroit's famed radio priest"
characterized the elder Lindbergh
as "a prophet before his time"
The book assails - industrial
monopolies, wartime profiteers and
capitalists and advances proposals
strikingly similar to the projects
later to be launched by the Roose-
velt administration.
Shortly before his death in 1928,
Representative Lindbergh assigned
the copyright of the book to his
law partner, Walter E. Quigley, OF
Minneapolis, who arranged with
Dorrance & Co. for republication
of the volume.
The Washington times., 1934-03-01
RHchie Heads Group
Seeking Park Fund

Gov. Albert C. Ritchie yeSter-
day led a group of Maryland Off
cials before q subcommittee of
the House Military Affairs Com
mittee in support of a bill by
Representative David j. Lewis, of
Md, for an appropriation of $780,
600 from PWA funds to create
the Monocacy National Park.
Governor Ritchie explained q
similar bill was, introduced in Con-
gress in 1923. 9At that time the
House passed a measure appro-
priating but $4,000 which the
people of Frederick declined to
accept.
The Washington times., 1934-03-01
Streets SLicker,
But FeIUer Are Hurt

Although Alexandria streets
were slicker last month than in
any month in recent years, be-
cause of snow, only IL traffic
accidents were reported and two
persons injured. Police said
drivers were more careful.
While total arrests were 1853,
compared with 203 in January,
only SIS were for drunkenness
and two for violations of the
prohibition law, the lowest figure
since the statute was enacted 18
years ago.
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SCR|BES IODINE.
PRESIDENT

President Franklin D. Roosevelt
will be the guest of honor at the
annual dinner of the White House
Correspondents Association at the
Willard Hotel next Saturday
night.
Other guests will include mem
bers of the Cabinet, Senators,
Representatives and Government
officials. The entertainment pro-
gram is being arranged by John F..
Royal, vice president in charge Of
programs of the National Broad
casting Company.
George E. Durno. retiring preSi-
dent, and Francis M. Stephenson,
newly elected president of the
correspondents association, will
preside,
The Washington times., 1934-03-01
DR.WYNEKOOP'S
SON DEFENDS
MOTHER
Prosecutor Eager to Discover
Whereabouts of Earle,
Still in Hidinq

CHICAGO, March G.N.SJ.-
Before a courtroom packed with
spectators who had come to hear
DR.. Alice Lindsay Nynekoop to-
day, Walker Wyn :oop testified
again on behalf of his mother,
who is on trial for the murder
of her daughter-in-law, Rheta.
Walker was questioned at
length concerning the where
abouts of his brother, Earle, hus-
band of the slain Rheta. who has
been mysteriously missing since
police released him last No
vember.
Walker, surprised by Prose
cutor Charles S. Dougherty's line
of questioning, said that he last
saw his brother about 10 days
ago. Earle, the witness said, left
for Kansas City at that time.
Walker said he was not certain
of his brothers address in
Kansas City.
The Washington times., 1934-03-01

PHILADELPHIA, March /
GN.SO.-A prophetic book by
Representative Charles A. Lind
bergh, late father of the noted
flier, was published here today,
16 years after it's suppression by
the Federal Government.
Originally entitled why Is
Your Country at WARP" the book
now bears the name: your
Country at War" 1t is published
by Dorrance and Company, a
Philadelphia concern.
A Representative from Mime
sofa, the elder Lindbergh wrote
the book in 1918 while the nation
was at war. Government agents
raided the shop where the work
was printed, seized all available
copies and ordered the plates de-
stroyd. But, a few overlooked
copies of the book, now exceed
The Washington times., 1934-03-01
5000 DETECTIVES STILL HUNT FOR LNDERC4 BABY NDNAPER
Panic Grips Treasury
AsGuard Fires Gun
Accidentally

quiet, except for the shuffling OF
feet as workers moved toward the
window in line. Stacks of money
shone through the grilled steel
gate of the pay window.
Suddenly a thunderouS roar.
Girls ran, screaming as they
tripped over each other in haste.
The smell of burned powder sifted
through the air. A dazed guard
held a gun gingerly in his hands,
gazed astoniShedly at a ragged
hole in the floor.
The pistol was discharged acci-
dentally as it was lying in the
guards lap. No injuries resulted.
The Washington times., 1934-03-01
By international News Service

Treasury supply division work.
ers here today are nursing shat
tered nerves and wondering which
is worse-danger from robbers, or
the pay day guard.
The guard carries an enormous
pistol, and on the fifteenth and
last days Of each month sits
quietly beside the pay window as
the money is doled out.
The guard was in his ac-
customed place as the February
pay was distributed. All was
The Washington times., 1934-03-01
Classmates Honor
Son If President

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, March l
U.N.S0.-Franklin D. Roosevelt,
.r., son Of the President, today
was vice president Of his fresh
man class at Harvard Univer-
sity.
His classmates elected him
Overwhelmingly yesterday.
Thomas H. Bilodeau. jr., out
standing all-round athlete of the
freshman class. was elected pres
ident,
The Washington times., 1934-03-01
SERVICE
PAY GUT HIT

Claiming that they are over
worked and underpaid, Social
Service case workers in the
District today voiced a vigorous
protest over an additional IS per
cent salary cut due to take effect
this week.
The workers here average 297
cases, it was pointed out, while
in other cities workers rarely
handle more than 100 cases.
Only two workers here receive
the maximum salary of $1,620 a
year; Is receive, $1,320; 16 re-
ceive, $1,000 and the largest
group, %, are paid only $1,014.
The Washington times., 1934-03-01
POLICE FORCES
ON QU| WYE
FOR CLUES
Mystery Has Not Lessened As
Second Anniversary of
Crime Arrives
BY DAVID p. SENTNER
International News Service

NEW YORK, March To-day
Is the second anniversary Of
Americas most flagrant, memora-
BILE and puzzling crime-the kid
mapping and subsequent murder Of
the Lindbergh baby.
Despite social, political and
economic upheaval, the nation is
aS keenly interested in its poten-
tial solution as when the horror
Of it vibrated through the world.
Police Still at Work
1--WE are still working on it."
said Colonel Norman Schwarz-
kopf, commander of the New Jer-
sey State police, within whose
province the kidnapping occurred.
1--WE are still working on it,"
said the Federal authorities.
1--WE are still working on it,"
said the New York police.
Ten thousand detectives
throughout the United States are
continually on the qui vive for a
lead" in connection with the
noted mystery.
A million, at least, amateur de-
tectiveS, are alert for a clue to
the puzzling case.
Tips Still Come In
Hundreds of 'Ftips" continue to
pour into local and Federal au-
thorities.
The kidnapping Of the baby son
Of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh was
more than a major mystery. It un-
doubtedly stimulated the wave Of
abductions in recent years. It also
crystallized public opinion against
the underworld.
From that grim moment when
the Lindbergh baby was Snatched
from it's crib at night, the Federal
authorities have almost a perfect
record in bringing kidnaperS to
justice. Will it's enviable record
be crowned eventually with the
capture of the Lindbergh criminal
or criminals?
Only time will tell.
The magnitude of the crime has
confused its solution.
There are two schools Of thought
on the subject of motivation.
Theories Conflict
Some still think that an au-
dacious, ruthless and ingenious
gang perpetrated it. Others cling
to the theory that a maniac, work.
ing alone, plucked the innocent
baby from its second-story nursery
at Hopewell, N. j., on the night Of
March /, 1882.
There are many expert Grim
inologists who believe that the
$4,000 paid through DR.. John F.
Condor, in New York, was the
cleverly wrought scheme OF
SwindlerS.
There are many others who are
convinced that the kidnaper or
kidnapers used Condor, or "Jaf-
sie," as he was known, as an in
termediary to secure a reward
even after the baby was mur-
dered.
Hunt Will Not Cease
The ill-fated Lndbergh home in
Hopewell is vacated and unlighted
but still the souvenir hunters and
the curious continue to putter
about the vicinity.
The Lindbergh baby kidnapping
mystery may never be solved but
it will never be given up during
our generation.
The Washington times., 1934-03-01
DiUOrce Hearings
Set in ArLinQtOn

Uncontested divorces will be
heard in Arlington County Circuit
Court on Friday, March %. &C
cording to the docket Of the court
posted today by John Petty, clerk.
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'Let's TvAssin,
Coming Friday

A perplexed couple cropping to
prolong the compatibility in their
married life beyond the dangerous
tenth year, provide the intriguing
situation in Lets Try Again." CO.
starring Diana Wynyard and Give
Block, which RKO-Keith'S brings
to its screen on the coming Fri
day, July 6.
Following the successful appear
anceS of these two stars in Cav
alcade" and more recently Where
Sinners Meet" the latest vehicle IS
stated to provide excellent roles
for these players backed by a smart
production and a brilliant featured
cast. The cast includes Helen lin
son, Theodore Newton, Irene He--
vey and Henry Kolker.
This announcement Of Lets
Try Again" as its next attraction
brings forth the statement that
the much discussed Leslie How.
ard appearance in "Of Human
Bondage" originally scheduled for
the week of the 9Th, will positively
follow on next Friday, July Is.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-07-02
ICOV0r
Hollywood
By,LlOYD PANTACES
PUBLICATION RIGHTS KEsERvEo

Methinking that Pauline Lord
will give the movies back to the
cans when she finishes Mrs.
Wigs of the Cabbage Patch"
since she has had to get up at
seven every morning and com.
pletely change her mode of liv.
ing. Mary Aston is writing q
novel which will be competition
for ELISA Landi who oop to date
is our only literary damsel Of the
cinema.
Sigmund Romberg, now one Of
us, claims that it won't be long
before Hollywood will be the mu.
sic center for operettas and I'm.
finished symphonies, mostly un-
finished. Won't Paris, Vienna
and Berlin be jealous? Further
more, Mr.. r. wishes it to be known
that he and oscar Hammerstein
dished up Lover Come Back tol
Me-" during the rehearsals of
New Moon" when they had alb
solutely nothing else to do.
Madge Evans bought a drawin
which caught her eyes on the So:
Of "All Good Americans" and haa
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-07-02
ShorehamtoHave
Fireworks Show

A display of fireworks on Fourth
of July night will augment the
special program Of novelty enter
tainment at the breeze-swept Ter
race Of the Shoreham Hotel.
This weeks floor show Gully 2
y features Pepita GranadoS, 1.-THE
Girl From Madrid" in Spanish
and Portuguese dances. Pepita, a
true Spanish brunette beauty, ap-
pears in a thrilling Spanish cas-
tanet dance, and in two other
numbers, lei Iota" and Eel Fado.'
Provisions have been made to
accommodate the overflow crowd
which IS expected on the Terrace
for the night Of the Fourth.
Joan Brandon, special dancer
from Hollywood, has an important
place on the program offered at
the Terrace, and appears in aero
batic dances, and a "hot soft shoe
dance"
Ergotti and Herman offer a lit
tie surprise number, and Zaza and
the Countess present a European
dance novelty.
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appearancing himself about the
Americas, is re-interior decorating
his studio dressing room. The
carpets will be navy blue, the
wall paper will be hand-blocked
and on top Of all this will be
hung pictures Of horses and
boxers. He has gone sporty in
a BIG way.
Even though Leslie Howard Is
called upon to portray at all times
painful dignity on the screen, his
spouse, Mrs. Howard. always II.
sists upon calling him "the imp"
in public. Such coyneSS-but what
can you do? Since Ida Lupino
and he:' mama are quarantined "a
their home, sans even the ser.
wants Gda having a mild case of
infantile paralysis), they have
completely run out of reading ma.
terial and would appreciate dona.
tions from time to time-even
though said donations must be
burned after scrutiny.
It would seem that everybody Is
passing the buck" to poor Mae
West and her new opera, 1T Ain
No SIM The New York State
board passed it once, but with a
reservation. The reservation was
to have it passed on by the State
board of regents, which is nothing
so much as the board of educa.
ton. That be the reason it is now
being laundrified by the Para
mounter's. 1T Amt No Sin," will
probably emerge as Little Eva
Going to Heaven" I couldn't be
Sadder.
Clark Gable has finally gotten
himself a cat's-eye ring which for
months he has been in the market
to own. The said cats eye will
rest on his little finger. Further
more, Clark whips out the polish
and shines his own riding boots
because it gives him DEVON salts
faction. The Pollyanna influence
in our current program for pic
lures has sent a moving caravan
of Paramount cameramen out to
photograph deserts, mountains
and streams for the outdoor clean
illness that is to be injected.
william Powell is hoping
against hope that his new cinema
does not start too soon because
since he has returned from bag
ging the elusive fishes in New
Mexico, his physiognomy is done
up in seven different colors and
stages of peeling from sunburn.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-07-02

Jeans ex-Schoolmate and now her
best friend and companion.
Johnny Mack Browns most
priced possession 'mongst his
other early American antiques Is
a hand-painted Bible once owned
by the Father of His Country.
George Washington. Alan Hale
plays around with stars, and ]
don't mean the Hollywood variety.
he being an aStrologer. Whoever
the lady or gent is who monthly
writes to Fay Wray, signing the
epistle "Zoro," please send the
correct monicker and you will be
but receiving an autographed
photograph from Miss Wray.
Believe it or no, Dorothy Lee
has just sprung as a fashion limo.
walton a new rubberized taffeta
bathing suit with which you can
jump into the arms Of Neptune,
but never sink. It floats you. How
coy. Ginger Rogers has practi-
cally become everything in the mo-
ton picture industry. She Is now
a producer. a singer, dancer, an
actress. a star, and an agent. Am
bition plus, calls it.
Copyright, 1884. King Features
Syndicate. 1nc.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-07-02
KEN MURRAN

The long arm Of the law
invaded . st. Paul hotel the
other day and captured Pat
Reilly, who was DilIinger's aid
:. They caught him in bed. E.
guess he was an under
cover" man.
Before retiring he should
have hung q sign on his door,
please do not disturb"
He made his bed, but they
wouldn't let him lie In 1t.
1t looks like that was just
another case Of q man sleep.
ing his life away.
You know, they say that
stone walls do not . prison
make, nor iron bars q Jail. g.
But Boy! They sure do help
q lot.
So Remember
If you're caught in hot water,
be nOnchaIIant. Take o bath.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-07-02
Fox FridayCrowd
Near Record

All washington did not suffer
from devastating rays on Friday.
At least not the thousands who
sought the Loew's Fox Theater as
a place of refuge from the Their
mometer climbing elements.
Although the heat was more IN
tense on Friday than any day this
year, there were more people at
Fridays opening shows than any
time this year save last week when
virtually every washington child
attempted to crowd the Fox to
see Joe Penner.
The Fox management proudly
points to this record crowd not
only as a gesture of appreciation
to the entertainment currently
offered, but also as testimonial
to the cooling plants that make
the Fox interiors comfortable and
refreshing regardless what the
thermometers may read.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-07-02
Second Roadside
Play to Open
Tomorrow

The Roadside Theater will Of
fer as the initial production Of
tho modern comedy" company,
The Mad Hopes" by Romney
Brent, opening tomorrow, Tues
day, July 3, and running through
Saturday, at the theater located
six miles beyond Bethesda off the
Rockville Pike. just opposite the
Congressional Airport.
Hailed by New York critics as
enc Of the gayest and most non
sensical farces to appear on
Broadway in the past few sea
sons, 1.-THE Mad Hopes" has all
the ingredients that, mixed to-
Cether, produce an evenings en-
tertainment of the most amusing
sort. The pl J has never been
presented in washington.
A family Of well-born, well-bred,
but slightly "batty" people, living
on the Riviera, have to take IN a
paying" guest to keep the furni-
ture and the chateau, and keep
away the creditors. The poor
guest" has to turn maid and
laundress, while Mrs. Hope plans
q salon Of literary folk. How they
become embroiled in embarrass-
ing but extremely amusing situa-
lions, and how they become extri-
Gated from their difficulties forms
the theme.
Virginia Rands is leading lady
in THE Mad Hopes"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-07-02
M OWE
CLOCK

FEATURE PHOTOPLAYS
in Washington's leading pic
ture theaters today and their
starting times are as follows:
EARLE.
"CIRCUS CLOWN"
II 30 A. NJ, l :35, 4 80, 7 :15,
10 P. NJ. Stage shows at
1850, 3:4O, $50, 9:1O P. M.
PALACE
"THE THIN MAN"
II is A. NJ, l 20, rs, 5 &c..
1885, 9:45 P. M.
RKO KEITH'S
"COCKEYED CAVALIERS"
II :O3, 2 :O3, 4:03, 6 :O3, S:03,
1908 P. NJ.
FOX.
LITTLE MISS MARKER"
1885 A. NJ, lis, ago, 7:1O,
10 P. NJ. Stage shows at
1915, 3:05, CLIO, 9 P. NJ.
METROPOLITAN
"HE WAS HER MAN"
II IS "A. NJ, 2:2O, 4:5O, Z 90,
9:45 P. M.
COLUMBIA 3.
Operator 10"
1875, 1885, 1886, 5:35, 1885,
9:35 P. M.
HOWARD.
"STAND UP AND CHEER"
- 80, 3 :55, Z :O5, 1910 P. M.
Stage shows at 2:3O, $50,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-07-02
Casney Sock|ess
In Met Film

James Cagney, screen tough guy
and smacker Of women, smacks
nary a smack in his latest War
ner Bros picture, HE Was Her
Man." which is playing at the
Metropolitan Theater.
Jimmy is plenty tough IN this
picture, and ruthless enough with
women. But he is something OF
the polished villain and does not
use his fists once, either on a
woman or a man.
Joan Blondell plays opposite
Jimmy, a woman whom he double
crosses, but afterwards makes up
for it by stepping out Of her life
to his own death.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-07-02
Gary Cherishes Rare
AUTOGRAPH of Child

Gary Cooper boasts he has OBJ
tanned the most bizarre auto
graph in Hollywood-the sigma
ture of 5.year.old Shirley Temple.
He got it in exchange of his
own autograph during the film
ing of "Now and Forever" In
which he and Shirley are tea'
tured with Carole Lombard. 1t
sprawls clear across the page
some of the letters reaching
nearly from top to bottom and
looked like an inscription copied
from the pyramids.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-07-02
SybiI and England

Sibyl Bowan, best of the vaude-
vile imperSonatorS of the Holly.
wood nobility-because she con-
trives to look like those she takes
offs just back from England.
They liked her much over there
although at the Palladium they
ruled out her Ethel Barrymore
impression because Queen Ethel
failed to please them in her one
act sketch. ,s
In England a vaudeville act
from America Is nicked Is per
cent Of the pay envelope by the
government. No choice about it.
John Bull collects at the source.
But a maid dresser costs only 10
Shillings a week and they serve
tea at regular hours to the per-
formers. Miss Bowarl missed most
the chance to get an ice cream
soda at least six times a day and
never got used to the queer way
they looked at her when she
asked for ice water.
In spite Of the fact that hotels
in Wales and Glasgow and the
English provinces have no private
bathtubs or showers. Miss Bowan
is going back in September. Who
can resist a 100 per cent pay raise
for repeat engagement?
Was Miss Bowan surprised
when Guy Lafayette Wonders
watched her rehearsal of Beatrice
Lille and ruled it out because
of business not refined enough
for Thirteenth Street? This was
the hit of her act in England
next to Mae West-and Picadilly
is credited with being more severe
than the Washington family audi.
ence.
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now 1ounQ OUS
tn at it wa s
thrown together
by q weN-knoWn
artist and il
W ORTIZ many
times what she
p aid for it.
Mary Carlisle
uses mineral oil
to cleanse her
pores Jean
Harlow'S stand.
in, B oh b i e
Brown, is really
more than o
S t q n lin; in
fact she IL
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-07-02
Sports Occupy Time
of Charlie RuggIes

Charlie Ruggles has gone back
to athletics in a big way. REST
irg" between pictures, he's been
spending his time in a strenuous
round of handball, swimming,
boxing in order to get back into
trim for more hard work before
the cameras. His next is in
Francis Lederer'S first picture for
Paramount, Pursuit Of Happi-
ness" which starts production
soon. Yes, he's teamed with
Mary Boland again, too.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-07-02
Wampas Baby Star
CHANCES Film Name

Dorothy Drake, one Of the 1884
Wampas Baby Stars, and who was
recently signed to a long-term con-
tract at the Paramount Studios
will henceforth be known as Doro-
thy Wallace, the studio announces:
Miss wallace is the daughter OF
Grace Wallace, noted author ana
screen scenario writer.
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misery on his
otherwise plas-
tic puss is too
sad. A la d y
I rom Capitol
H e / ghts, Md,
has written Kay
F r a n els that
seeing as Hoo
Kay is her IA
vorite actorine,
she has chris
tened her sixth
chee-ild, K a y
Francis Gribble.
G e org e Raft
since his return