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Evening star., 1934-10-17

Enactment OF legislation designed
to enable the District to curb wide
spread gambling in the numbers game
is urged by Maj. Ernest w. Brown
superintendent of police, in his annual
report filed today with Commissioner
Melvin C. Hazen. The police chief
also urged that the District Boxing
Commission, of which he is a member,
be given power to regulate wrestling
matches here.
Commissioner Hazen turned the re-
port over to Corporation Counsel E.
Barrett Prettyman for study, since 1t
involves legislation. and directed the
legal officer to prepare bills on the
subject if he finds that advisable.
Mai. Brown incorporated in his re-
port recommendation for the employ
ment during the next fiscal year OF
l35 additional policemen. and urged
the Commissioners to take steps TO
provide new police precinct in North
east Washington. and to restore to
service the old No. police station
WHICH WAS dUSOl UCo III O SoAiSAAAoeASA
of the old No. and No 8 precincts.
A bill to set up rigid control over
numbers games was submitted to Con-
gress at the past session. but failed
of passage. Because operations of the
numbers games appears increasing
here. Mai. Brown urged the bill be
reintroduced and that efforts be made
to obtain its enactment
Mai. Brown also urged amendment
to the law which would give police
officials more freedom of action in the
assignment of detectives. Detective
sergeants now are paid $500 more pei
year than those not assigned to de-
tective work. Precinct detectives draw
extra compensation OF S240 a year.
Mai. Brown proposes there be two
general classes of detectives, drawing
the same rates of extra pay as at pres
sent, but arranged so that precinct
detectives could work out Of head.
quarters and detective sergeants coule
work out of precincts, without any
change in their pay.
| Mai. Brown also proposed th'
amount of collateral required for per
| sons arrested for soliciting be IN
creased from s25 10 500.
Evening star., 1934-10-17
Aliens Milk Plan
Faces Failure in
Fund hndequacy
City Head Still Hopes
Objectire Can Be
accomplished.

Commissioner Aliens plan to buy a
large quantity of milk from producers
of this region for families on the Dis
trict relief rolls will fail unless ade-
ouate Federal funds are provided. it
was admitted today at the District
Building.
Commissioner Allen insisted this
morning he had not given up hope OF
accomplishing his objective, but some
time has elapsed since he first sug-
gested the plan and doubt is increasing
as to whether financing and other
problems can be solved.
Allen said one hope rests on pro-
vision of some of the processing tax
funds of the Agriculture Department.
Requests for such money have been
submitted informally to Federal OFF,
cials. but no word of approval has been
forthcoming.
Another stumbling block is that
the District Relief Administration is
committed to policy of cash relief,
and Allen recognizes that if the Dis
trict bought the milk and distributed
it to the relief clients. it would upset
the cash relief program, which is
based on budgets.
Allen consulted yesterday with
Frank S. Walker, president of the
Maryland Virginia Milk Producers
Association. Walker offered to Co
operate
Evening star., 1934-10-17

the cost of distribution, and so far as
possible. the cost Of production.
An agreement has been reached, 1t
was said, to have the audit made
jointly by the Federal Trade Commis-
sion and the A. A. A.
The announcement raised doubts
in the minds Of some members Of the
council who said they were ''suspic-
ious of corporations that voluntarily
open their books"
The council also announced that
it is beginning a study of the retail
cost of manufactured ice at the re-
quest of the National Emergency
Council. The current price is so cents
per 100 pounds. 1t was said, an in
crease of 10 cents within the last
year.
Evening star., 1934-10-17

Southwest section OF washington takn from
shaft was completed Noe ne
tonf the fllngn of what IS Potomac Park
2-The photographed yesterday showing Government
foreground and Hains Point Inc oroge N e
pictures Star Stan Photo
the tip of the Monument yes
ded by frequent lombard
oe
the
Scout
marks the old Naval observatory Inc
the OF present
AN Union
vieUas Nc
Memorial at left temporary buildings in the center
Ni'Nf0'1"1 "' -' ~ by Chnn
Evening star., 1934-10-17
CONSUMERS MOVE
T0CUT MILK PRICE
Cooperative Proposed to
Distribute Liquid Below
Present Level.

Organization of producer consumer
cooperative TO handle the bottlmg
and distribution of milk in the Wash
inston market al a price below the
present retail quotation is being given
serious consideration by the Wash
ineton Consumers Council and num-
Der of independent dairymen.
This fact was made known at a
meeting of the COZ neil late yesterday
when efforts to bring down the price
of milk here were reviewed by Mrs
John Boyle. ir. c lairman. ana
Matthew F BOYD. vice chairman.
The proposed cooperative. 1t was
explained. is still little more than
suggestion. although several confer
enceS on the subject have oeen held.
a large number of milk producers
have expressed their Willingness TO
join. and DR.. Frederic c. Howe, con-
sumers counsel of the A. A. A, has
given his tentative approval.
Higher Price Blocked.
For several months, tie council has
been engaged in an effort TO force
down the price of milk which is now
selling at l3 cents a quart IL mas
succeeded in prevent ng hlgner
wholesale price for TIE producers. as
demanded by the Virginia
Mix Producers Assoc iatlon. but this
has been done chiefly through the re-
fusal of the distributing companies to
pay higher prices.
1t was suggested BY Mrs BOYLE that
the proposed cooper" I've could be
launched by establishment, c. central
pasteurizing plant 10 VII IN farmers
could send then product Ice bottling
From the plant. dlStrib'. ors OF any
size could purchase the milk for de-
livery 10 their custom =
Bovd said efforts =. the council 10
have the Washington milk problem
ironed out by. fne dairy section OF the
AgrlCultura' Adjustment Aomlnlstra-
ton mad b'en futile. and he was re-
minded by Dewey A. Anderson that
the A ! had likSewlse failed 10
set up SAtlsfactory milk agreements IN
every city III which II had attempted
nego' latlons
-
eratN may be the solution" Ander-
son sad 1t may be the means OF
eliminating the big dairy holding COM
panicS
Profit" at IO-Cent Price.
Friendly dairymen, Mrs. Boyle said,
have said they can make money with
a retail price of 10 cents. Farmers get
l>Ss than that now. she added. because
OF the system Of paving one price fol
"bfsic" and lower price for surplus
m TX.
Boyd said the two largest distribu-
tors here-Chestnut Farms-Chevy
Chase Dairy. owned by the National
Dairy Products Corp, and Thompson
Brothers Dairy-have offered to oper
their books for an audit 10 determine
Evening star., 1934-10-17
JEROME J. WELTY DIES;
WAS RETIRED LAWYER
Former General Land Office En-
ploye Was Native of Ohio.
Funeral Friday.

Jerome J. Welty, retired lawyer for
the General Land Office. died early
today at George Washington Hospi-
tai after a brief illness.
Born in Ohio in 1859, Mr.. Welty
was graduated from Ohio Nortnern
University and for some years was
a teacher and superintendent of pCp-
lie schools. After passing the bar ex-
animation Mr.. Welty practiced In
Springfield. Ill. for 20 years, coming
TO Washington during the World War.
He retired from the land Office last
year after Is years service.
Mr.. Welty was Royal Arch Ma
son. Knight Templar and knight OF
Pythias.
He is survived by two daughters.
Mrs. Walter Davis and Miss Puth
Welty, both of Washington, and a
grandson. Funeral services will be
held at 3 pm. Friday in Hysong' S
chapel Burial will be in East Lib
erty, Ohio.
Evening star., 1934-10-17
ROW
AIRING EXPECTED
Special P. w. A. Board, in
Session Today, May Take
Up Charges.

The special Public Works Board Of
which Secretary Ickes is a member,
met today and was expected to con-
slider, among other matters, charges
involving the waste Of P w A funds
in construction work on the Govern
ments experimental farm at Belts
Vile. Md
The Associated General COntrac-
tors Of America, after a survey OF
working conditions at the construction
site, protested to Ickes that Civil
Works Administration workers en-
ployed on the site last Spring were
paid less than the hourly rate fixed
by the Public Works Administration.
Burt L. Knowles, of the Contractors
Executive Committee, submitted
lengthy report dealing not only with
construction phases at Beltsville, but
also into alleged irregularities in
Volved in wages and working hours.
Hour Breach Is Charged.
Knowles claimed he had been told
by three foremen that many of the
working crews were employed IT. vlo-
lation Of the P W A regulations.
These regulations require payment of
S1l0 an hour for skilled labor on
basis of a 30-hour week Many OF
the workmen. Knowles said we're re-
corded as working 30 hours per week,
but we're actually working 40, 42 and
A hours per week.
A private contractor building the
insecticide laboratory on the farm, nc
claimed, was obliged TO pay the same
trade $3.50 per hour.
These conditions explain 10 con-
siderable extent some of the so-called
economies which DR.. Earl P. Sheetz,
chief of the Division Of Animal Hus-
bandry, claims for his construction
/ department" the report stated.
Dr. SheetZ was ordered transferred
recently to a Department of Agrlcul-
/ ture station in Florida, and 1t was
claimed that the failure Of the Belts
Vile work was responsible for MS re-
moval. Dr.. Rexford G.. Tugwell,
Under secretary Of Agriculture. who
is now in Europe, however, had given
his unqualified approval to the work
being done at the experimental farm.
Contractors Cite Costs.
The contractors called attention TO
the fact that the sl,3l4890 IN P. W. A.
funds exhausted in construction work
on the animal husbandry division OF
the farm, leaving many unfinished
projects. was complete answer TO
their protests against the day labor
method used by the Agriculture De-
partment.
If all the departments OF the
Government followed the lead Of DR.,
Tugwell and DR.. Sheetz, as exem-
plified in the Beltsville operations .
their report said, the complete de-
mise of the already languishing con-
struction industry. normally the sec
ond largest in the country, would
be effectuated."
Evening star., 1934-10-17
TREE TO Be PLANTED

Descendant of Historic Sprout to
Stand at Yorktown.
A coffee bean tree, Q descendant
of the one Gen. Lafayette planted at
Mount Vernon in 1924, will be planted
Friday IN Yorktown. Va, near the
first customs house in America. under
the auspices of the American Tree
Association.
The little tree has been registered
on the national honor roll of the
association by Mrs. James H. Dorsey
of the Maryland State Society of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton. who presented the tree to the
Comte de Grasse Chapter, D. A. r.,
of Yorktown.
Evening star., 1934-10-17
DEMOCRATS TO MEET
Committees, Clubs to Be Formed
at Educational Institutions.

A meeting to organize committees
and clubs in the various District edu
cational institutions will be held under
the auspices of the District of Colum-
bia division, Young Democratic Clubs
of America, tonight at o'clock at the
willard Hotel.
The Democratic National Commit
tee is operating the absentee voting
HEADQUARTERS in the Willard. 1t will
remain open from 9 am. to midnight
daily until election day.
The Washington times., 1934-07-12
=: "OF HUMAN BONDAGE" OPEN
ICOVeT
Hollywood
BY yLLOYD,PANTACES
PUBLICATIONS R,sHT5 kEsERvsD

lsuch q Observation-Disclosures
English accent that when she
moved to a stock company in
Ohio, a fellow!T !Thespian, Lyle Tai
bot, said: Lady else'n you stop
dropping your his your career will
end practically where it started" ."
She did, and look at her now.
Isn't it wonderful?
Notes collected while wandering
through the Warner Brothers
super-colossal factory: Seeing as
how enough lights are used on
the Hawaiian set for Filtration
Walk" to light an entire city of
some 10000 population, the jernt
has somewhat taken on the ap-
pearance of Dante's Inferno, but,
fortunately for the extras, mostly
the Honolulu ones, there is a
real Mccoy lagoon right in the
middle, where they can dunk
their melting bodies from time to
time.
Anti-Centenarian Note: Russell
Hicks, of the Brethren Warner,
had a grandpappy who lived to
the tender and very ripe old age
Of 108. Mr.. Hicks claims that,
providing hardening Of the ar
teries does not set in. he will be
that happy to attain 95. But
then, who wouldn't?
Copyright, 1894. King Features
Syndicate, Incl
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i it fall flat as far as audience
reaction is concerned.
This has happened to me two
or three times in washington.
Abe Lyman, who gave me my
start in the theatrical profession,
suggested about q year ago that
use his arrangement Of RaVePs
"Bolero."
I heard his organization play
it and was "sold" on presenting it
to our audiences. I rearranged 1t
for our combination, being care
full not to wander away from
RavelS idea. After a great deal
of work, rehearsing and thoughts
to lighting, we played it. . The
applause which greeted US at the
finish was the most meager we
have ever received.
Tries To Please
Only a few months ago I tried
it again and the result was the
same. Here is a composition that
has been played on the air nu-
merous times, is beautiful. easily
understood, yet it was a "dud"
for us.
On the other hand, the great.
est thrill I get is working on and
planning some arrangement and
then, at it's presentation, hearing
a tumultuous wave of applause
at the finish.
I receive numerous letters re-
questing various musical works.
From some of these I get ideas
that are very valuable.
Other letters ask us to play
compositions that are the par
ticular favorite Of the individual
The Washington times., 1934-07-12
KEN MOR2A

Donald r. Richberg has been
appointed by the President to
reOrganize the NRA. Il guess
the Blue Eagle has been get
ting lost, with so many pigeon
holes" around.
There are too many Of those
branches, such as the PWA, the
CCC, the CWA, etc.. and, al.
though they may not be exactly
gravy jobs" they sound like
alphabet soup" to me.
BY closing down some Of
these bureaus, a lot Of people
will criticize Mr.. Richberg. }.
Think of a member Of the Brain
Trust dropping his vOwelS."
In the future, when a visitor
wants to find the CCC, they'll
most likely tell him to inquire
at the Dead Letter Office"
So Remember
In politics, there are not only
two sides to every question, but
also two sides to every office. =.
the inside and the outside.
The Washington times., 1934-07-12

Ills CAW0Ey love AFFAIR mas q
hard time getting an appealing
grip upon the audience for the
very good reason that Leslie How
ard walks; through his part as
though he never believed in, it for
a moment and was probably
ashamed to act the weak char
acter of Phillip Carey which the
author conceived.
Plays Weak Character
He is a Spineless individual, this
Phillip Carey. 1t is a blind and
almost mad devotion which the
medical student gives to a COM
mon and ignorant girl who dis
tributes her favors regardless and
runs to him whenever she is in
distress. In the closing adventures
the cheating Mildred develops con-
sumption and releases him from
The Washington times., 1934-07-12

Wesley Eddy, Washington's IA
vorite Master of Ceremonies,
whose incumbency at the Palace
Theater broke all long run records
several years ago, has been booked
to appear at Warner Bros. Earle
Theater for the week starting
Friday, July 13.
Wesley has been touring the
country in a condensed version Of
a musical comedy entitled 'MisSis-
sippi Days." This tour lasted
nearly ten months, when he signed
as master of ceremonies for the
old Roxy Theater in New York.
where he is now appearing.
Guy Wonders, production man.
The Washington times., 1934-07-12

writing the letter but would not
be enjoyable to the general audi
ence. Some ask me to play works
that are not suitable for our in
strumentation and cannot be ar
ranged to interpret their full
meaning, so you see now Just how
"soft" a position I do have.
The Ten Favorites
I said in the beginning of this
column that I believe I have
learned what the Washington au-
diences like in the way Of music.
I have a record Of every overture
I have ever done in LOew's Fox
Theater and from this will now
give you the 10 overtureS that have
been best received. After all, they
are in reality your selection:
''POet and Peasant Overture" !"
Selections from ''The Chocolate
Soldier"
Selections from Faust"
"Orpheus in Der Unterweld."
Finale to the New World Sym
phOny."
"KammenOi- OstrOw."
Evolution Of Dixie"
Lucia Di LammeEmOOr."
1888 musical revue, '"The Last
Round Up"
AS this column goes to press I
will be on my way to my home in
California for a short vacation
with my parents and at this time
want to give all the credit in the
world to the musical organization
of Loew'S Fox Theater. A fine
orchestra, diligent workers and
grand fellows.
To Carter Barron, our Eastern
division manager, let me say it is
a privilege to work with you and
may the bonds Of our friendship
grow stronger with the forthcom-
ing years.
To the Washington audiences.
my sincere thanks and may we re.
sumo q pleasant and delightful
acquaintance upon my return the
week Of August 2.
To Andy Kelley, many. many
thanks for the privilege Of filling
for a day your very valuable cor.
ner Of The Times.
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an infatuation that has turned
into pitying disgust.
A considerable amount Of foot.
age goes to Bette Davis, as the
waitress, who is miScast in the
biggest role of her career. Her
assumed cockney accent is too
often forgotten and a climactlc
scene that offered grand oppor-
tunity for the right actress was
only mildly stirring. With Holly
wood overrun with genuine Eng
lish talent it is difficult to under
stand such casting.
Because Of it's sombre shading,
"Of Human Bondage" permits
Reginald owens contribution as
the bluff and happy-go-lucky
Athelny to stand out like bas-
relief. His scenes with Frances
Dee and Leslie Howard comprise
the brightest sequences Of the
story and incidentally produce
the best acting in the picture.
Reilly Makes . Hit
Reginald Denny, Kay johnson
and Alan Hale are excellent in
supporting roles and Director
John Cromwell'S guidance is NOV
ing.
Some graphic shots Of the San
Francisco riots are in the Pathe
newsreel and the first leg Of
President Roosevelt'S vacation is
well pictured. A Scrappy cartoon
completes the screen program.
On the stage Globe Trotter Ar
thur Reilly, behind the scrim.
presents an eightminute inter
lude of dignified interest. It is
an impression in subdued light
ing Of how the WMAL Breakfast
Club director holds his loud
speaker audience during the oat'
meal hour with canned music OF
the great composers, best voices
and amiable observations. A sam
pie Of his nightly news broad.
cast evolved into q philanthropiC
story. MIR. Reilly has poiSe, as
surance. fluency, and stage pres.
ence. His familiar voice drew q
good hand at opening and healthy
applause at his linguistic fare
well.
The Washington times., 1934-07-12
Gibson Girl Ballet
Prepared For Film

The glorious, gorgeous Gibson
Girl" epitome Of feminine beauty
in the early part of the century, is
to be immortalized on the screen.
For the theater sequence in
Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage
Patch" Leroy Prinz, studio dance
director, is preparing a "Glow'
worm ballet" Ten girls, selected
purely for their resemblance to
the type created by Charles Dana
Gibson, will gyrate to the strains
of the famous Lincke music.
The Washington times., 1934-07-12

the most and during that short
period it is my desire to satisfy
the individual taste Of everyone in
our audience. We play to ap-
.proximately 10000 people q week,
which gives you some impression
of the cosmopolitan appetite the
theater orchestra must satisfy.
An overture usually takes two
weeks to prepare. It must be
different for each new show.
Lights Important
It must be light il the general
layout Of the show is heavy or
vice versa. It must have color,
contrast, melody and beauty.
Above all things it must be an
arrangement which can be easily
digested, because I am Of the
firm belief that the theater is
the musical dessert Of our aV-
erage day and that is one course
that should always be very
tempting.
Another factor practically
equally as important as the
music is the illumination of these
musical offerings. The lighting
effects must enhance rather than
distract from the arrangement.
It requires almost a full day
to inteIligently light one of these
overtures. have found that
blues Of various tints lend them
selves to soft and soothing melo-
dies; pinks and rose hues to
gayer, carefree passages. StrawS
and ambers are employed mostly
as q blend with these other colorS,
although I often use straw for
fast, fiery movements.
I always use white for a finish.
Why. I cannot explain; but as
far back as I can remember this
seems to be the general rule in
a theater. have tried other
color schemes on finales Of over
lures but with unsatisfactory re.
suits.
The most heartbreaking expert.
ence is to devote q great deal OF
time and effort in preparing an
overture that from all angles
should be a hit and then have
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10000 Weekly

That, my dear reader, except
for q very few exceptions, has
been the general order Of things
during my 124 weeks as guest cotl.
ductor Of. the Capitals largest
theater.
During that time it has been my
good fortune to learn one thing,
if nothing else, about Washington
audiences, and that is what they
like in music. OF course there are
many people who are under the
impression that have what is
known as q soft job" But as
this column progresses you will see
just how much Of q "cinch" !
have.
Before coming to Washington
everyone told me that I was going
to meet one of the coolest audi
ences in the United States. After
playing Buffalo and Seattle ]
doubted this very much. Those
two cities still hold first prize in
my mind. They are without a
doubt the coolest audiences any
where and I have played all the
large cities in the country.
My continual appearance before
the theater-goerS of this city has
proven one thing conclusively and
that is they comprise the most dis.
eliminating audience instead Of
the coolest. during two years
and a half our overtures have been
as diversified as possible.
My record book proves that we
have played everything fro m
"Alexander's Ragtime Band" to
the New World Symphony"
Our overtures in most cases can
not run more than 8 minutes at
The Washington times., 1934-07-12
Tennis Champ

Wynne Gibson, featured with
John Gilbert. Victor McLaglen
and Fred Keating in "The Cap
tain Hates the Sea- was girls
interScholastfc tennis champion
when she was a student in high
school in New York city.
The Washington times., 1934-07-12

first set sail
from Holly
wood to d e a r
old Lu n n o n,
was told by a
seer or psychic
or some other
bologne artist,
that when he
arriv re d his
m o t her and
father would
both die and
that should he
ever retur n
here he would
die en- route.
R4rk,,Oofn1u
The Washington times., 1934-07-12
"Of Human Bondage" at Keith s;
Arthur Reilly on Stage
By ANDREW r. KELLEY

W. Somerset Maugham's popular novel, COZ Human
Bondage has been made into movie and is the
attraction the RKO Keith screen.
To familiar with the fiction the picture plays
rather prolonged sodd between Cockney waitress
and cubooted gentleman whose affcton sentenced him
to be as morbidly unhappy the gloomy deacon
The Washington times., 1934-07-12

Word comes from English Mata
Harris that Cyril Gardner, author
and director, still would like to
be coming back to the Americas
but still won't on account of he
Is the gentleman who, when he