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Evening star., 1934-05-28
PLUMBERS Meeting
TO ATTRACT 5000
Delegates Register for Convention
Opening Tomorrow-Hur-
ley to Speak.

The annual convention of the Ma
tional Association of Master Plumbers
which opens at the Washington Audi
forum tomorrow morning, probably
will bring 5000 persons to the Dis
trict, according to indications as dele
gates began registering today.
Among the speakers tomorrow will
be Patrick J. Hurley. former Secretary
of War. and Russell G. Creviston OF
Chicago.
An extensive entertainment program
planned for the delegates will begin
tonight with a reception and dance
at the Mayflower Hotel.
There will be sightseeing trip to-
morrow afternoon and an entertain
ment at the Mayfower Hotel tomor-
row night.
A vaudeville show at the Auditorium
is scheduled for Wednesday evening
and on Thursday evening the conven-
ton will be brought to a close with
ball in the Mayfower.
Evening star., 1934-05-28
lands MAY GET
STOCK UNIT POST
He and PeCora Named as
Exchange Bill Nears
Completion.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The names of James M. Lands and
Ferdinand Pecora figured prominent
ly today in speculation over the per-
sonnel Of the new commission to reg
ulate the stock markets.
Lands Is a member of the Federal
Trade Commission. His transfer to
the new commission, probably as
chairman, was understood in admin
istration circles to be almost assured.
During the controversy over the stock
bill it was reported that one Of the
reasons President Roosevelt favored
market control by the Federal Trade
Commission was to avoid the neces-
sity of changing Lands job.
Landis still in his thirties. is a for.
mer teacher Of law at Harvard. He
played an important part in the draft
ing of the stock market bill.
Pecora, who gained Nation wide at
tention as counsel for the Senate
Banking Committee during its Wall
Street investigation, was considered
by administration advisers on Cap
itol Hill to be an outstanding candi-
date for one of the five commission
posts.
The former immigrant boy had
much to do with drafting the stock
market bill.
Congressional leaders believe the
stock market bill will be passed by
the end of the week.
Evening star., 1934-05-28
RED CROSS HOLDING
DISASTER INSTITUTE
Addresses Of Capt. Howard F.
Clark and Henry M. Baker
Feature Meeting.

Representatives from Red Cross
chapters in the District, Maryland and
Virginia today were attending a dis
aster institute in the District of CO.
lumbia chapter house, 1730 E street.
Featured addresses at the morning
session were by Capt. Howard F.
Clark, Assistant Engineer Commits
sioner of the District, and Henry M
Baker, assistant director of disaster
relief Of the National Red Cross staff
A luncheon was served by the can
teen corps Of the local chapter at
noon.
Presiding at both morning and
afternoon sessions was Brig. Gen.
Frank r. Keefer, retired, chairman OF
the District chapter. Gen. Keefer also
delivered the principal address at the
afternoon session.
The meeting. held in anticipation
Of disaster emergencies, brought to-
gether not only chapter officers and
committee chairmen, but also local
civic leaders and Government officials
interested In disaster preparedness
plans.
Evening star., 1934-05-28

high responsibility to the public and
to his competitors. The absence of a
Blue Eagle indicates that the en-
ployer has omitted or refused to
adopt some of these standards and to
cooperate with the Government and
his economic and actual neighbors in
trying to bring about better day.
Text of Executive Order.
The executive order:
Pursuant to authority vested in me
by title l of the national industrial
recovery act, I, Franklin D. Roose-
welt, President of the United States,
do hereby direct that all provisions
in codes of such services trades or
industries as shall hereafter be desig-
mated by the administrator for ma
tional recovery be hereby suspended,
until further orders, except provisions
governing child labor, maximum
hours of work and minimum rates OF
pay and the mandatory provisions Of
section (a) and 10 (b).
Each member of any such trade or
industry, SO designated, shall be en-
titled to display the appropriate in
sigma of the National Recovery Ad-
ministration so long, and only so long,
as he is complying with the aforesaid
non-suspended provisions; provided,
however: That, in any locality in
which IS per cent Of the mem
bers of any such designated
trade or industry shall propose
to agree with the President to abide
by any local code of fair trade prac-
tices suggested by them for that To-
cality, which schedule shall have been
approved by the administrator, the
administrator is authorized to make
such agreement, and thereafter no
member of such industry in such To-
cality shall be entitled to display the
appropriate insignia of the National
Recovery Administration unless, in
addition to the aforesaid non-suspend
provisions of the code, he is comply
ing with all terms of such agreement.
The administrator may supplement
this order by such rules, regulations,
exceptions, notifications, conditions
and determinations as, in his opinion,
shall effectuate the purpose of this
order and of said act.
Evening star., 1934-05-28
Legislator Arranging Funeral
For Student Discovered Dying
Washington and Lee Undergraduate
Believed to Be Suicide as Result
of Excessive Study.

Representative JEFF Busby Of Mis-
sissippi was arranging today for the
funeral Of Joe H. Ford, jr., 18-year-
old Washington and Lee University
student and son Of one of the most
prominent lawyers in the Representa-
tive's home town, Houston, Miss, who
was found dying in his room in the
Ambassador Hotel last night, believed
the victim Of q administered
poison.
Meanwhile, the youths body was
held at the morgue pending an au-
topsy by Deputy Coroner Christopher
J. Murphy. = The post-mortem was
ordered by Coroner A. Magruder Mac
Donald, who. although virtually con-
vinced the student ended his own life,
was withholding a certificate tempo
rarily.
Studied Too Much.
ITO much philosophy" was blamed
for the apparent suicide by DR.. Fran
els p. Gaines. president of the uni
versity, who said:
Young Ford was one of our most
brilliant students. He entered the
university when he was only IS. and
since then had maintained an envi-
able record.
He was a constant reader, mostly
OF philosophy. never going in for ath-
letics or anything like that. He de-
voted all his time to study and, on the
side. to his reading. He was subject
to attacks Of melancholy and, think,
was a victim of what might be termed
Evening star., 1934-05-28
ENVOY BULLITT PLANS
SOUTH RUSSIA VACATION
Ambassador and Military Aide
Set Out on Trip Which Will
Last About 10 Days.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, May 28.-Ambassador
William c. Bullitt of the United
States set out by airplane today for
South Russia, where he intends to
spend a brief vacation on the Black
Sea coast and in the Southern
Ukraine.
His plane was piloted by Thomas
D. White, his assistant military at
tache. Their first scheduled landing
is at Kharvok on their way to Sim
feropol. They will return to Moscow
by way Of Odessa and Kiev.
The trip, which is the first long
distance flight ever made by a for
eign diplomat in Soviet Russia, will
require about 10 days.
Evening star., 1934-05-28
Golf With Hazards,

DES MONIES, May % R.-Tired
business men, seeking peace and
good golf scores at the Hyperion Field
Club, found neither.
They became embroiled in a strike
of 100 caddies, demanding higher fees
The caddies hissed and booed the
golfers and heckled girl caddies who
we're recruited.
Evening star., 1934-05-28
GRANTS CONFERENCE
Alabama Governor to See Union
Heads on Presence of Troops.

Ala abama Governor to See Union
Heads on Presence of Troops.
MONTGOMERY. Ala, May 20 up.
Gov. B. M. Miller said yesterday
he had acceded to requests Of ore
mine union representatives for a con-
ference on the presence Of troops
along a railroad connecting ore mines
and Jefferson County blast furnaces.
The conference will be held in the
Governors office tomorrow at 9 am,
when union spokesmen will state
their objections to the presence of
troops.
Gov. Miller said the guard had been
placed along the railroad to protect
shipments Of ore already mined to
blast furnaces. On the basis Of rep
reSentations made to him, the Gov
ernor said he did not consider it fair
to deprive furnace workers Of en-
ployment in the processing Of ore
already mined.
Evening star., 1934-05-28
Mother Is Victim.

When woman who had been
fatally injured in a street accident was
carried into a Birmingham, England.
hospital, the nurse who attended her
discovered that the victim was her
mother
Evening star., 1934-05-28
Lusitania Hunt Ends.

Capt. Bruno commander Of the
salvage ship Artiglio, has been forced
by bad water to discontinue his
search Of the wreck of the Lusitania
of the coast of ireland.
Evening star., 1934-05-28
Named Convention Delegate.

Dr. C. D. Swope of the Medical
Building will be a delegate to the
American Osteopathic Associations
annual convention which will be held
at Wichita, Kans, during tf week Of
July %.
Evening star., 1934-05-28
Efforts Vain in Fire.

In his vain efforts to save Mrs. M.
Hodgson, aged SO. from a fire in Ken
dal England. a policeman was twice
carried unconscious from the blazing
building.
Evening star., 1934-05-28
Stamps Mark Centenary.

In the new stamps issued to cele-
brate st. Helena's centenary as a
British colony, William w, Queen
Victoria, Edward VII and King
George are shown.
Evening star., 1934-05-28
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ABOUT pm. please call Adams 67S5. :
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race your order for Ginger Ale, Esslinger
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Evening star., 1934-05-28

ANY ONE WITNESSING ACCIDENT TUES
day. May %, at Conn. ave. and Calvert st
ABOUT pm. please call Adams 67S5.
The Washington times., 1934-06-01
Loew' $ Officials
Start Vacations

Today looms as general "evacua-
ton" day for minions Of the
Loew organization.
"Ahgie" Ratio. manager Of the
Palace. supported by a theatrical
companion, climbs aboard a sturdy
motor vehicle headed for the
Southland, his first trip into
"sure huff" Dixie.
Close on Angles gasoline trail
will be the vehicle piloted by Lou
Brown, chief of the Loew's Wash
ington publicity force, who, with
Mrs. Brown, heads for the COM
forting waters of Virginia Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown will be en-
sconced during their two-week
tenancy Of Virginia's playground
in the swanky Cavalier Hotel.
On the same day Col. Harry E.
Long, divisional manager, and
Mrs. Long, likewise Chamber
aboard their favorite auto and
point for the mountains Of New
England.
Not classed with the vaca-
TONERS are the trips proposed on
Friday by Irene Weber, efficient
secretary to Carter Baron, and
Maestro Lampkin to New York.
The Washington times., 1934-06-01

up with Benny Fields, who with
Salisbury made trio, playing in
vaudeville as we'll as at the Wind
sor Clifton, basement cafe where
Harry James was sponsoring an
unheard-of thing, a jazz band
Dixieland JazzbanO. A comely
lass later joined us at the cafe. I
was so enthralled by her spright-
illness that I signed her up-my
first protege. Her name by the
way was Blossom Seeley.
And in the meantime, I was
writing songs, heaps of them. The
more I wrote, the greater was the
inpour of reflections. Yes, Louie,
they were all turned down; and
looking back at some of those
embryonic masterpieces, I can't
blame the publishers. Then the
war broke, giving me my first real
break. With Chuck Reisner (who
has a $4,000 per week job as COM
edy director for M.G.M0, I wrote
Goodbye Broa way, Hello
France" And singing the song
on street corners, we helped thou
sands enlist.
Since then I have written more
than a thousand songs, many
under pseudonymes, as was the
counsel given to the publishers by
the photograph companies. Re-
member Baby Face" Lonesome
and Sorry" Carolina Moon"
"Oh, How I Miss You Tonight"
when Will the Sun Shine For
Me-" "Yearning," 81 Still Get a
Thrill" Sharing" "Dixiana."
I'm Nobody's Baby" I'm Happy
When You're Happy" "Somebody's
Lonely" Well, they're just a few
of the % that scaled the million
selling mark. What a difference
today when the biggest hit scarce
iy hits the 100000 mark, if it does
at all.
The Washington times., 1934-06-01
Moonlight Boat
Stops at Park

This year the Wilson Line
steamer City of Washington will
stop at Marshall Hall Park on
the moonlight trips, but only
long enough to allow those who
wish to go ashore to do so.
The steamer will then continue
on down the Potomac, returning
to the park at 10:3O p. m. to
pick up those left on the trip
down. This new arrangement
gives moonlight passengers the
choice of enjoying an hours en-
tertainment at New Marshall
Hall Park or Of continuing on
down the Potomac.
With summer definitely here,
it is little wonder these cool
trips are proving SO popular with
the young and old Of Wash,
ington.
The Washington times., 1934-06-01
Devil Passes Is
CoIumbians' PLAY

The Bonn Levy play, 1.-THE Devil
Passes" which the Columbia
Players will present at Pierce Hall,
Fifteenth and Harvard streets,
Wednesday night, has had an in
teresting and somewhat stormy
history.
Produced first in London under
the name of The Devil" the play
was banned by the official censor
after one performance because Of
the controversial nature of its sub
ject.
Disappointed perhaps, but not
dismayed, its producers brought it
to New York, changed its name to
it's present title to avoid confusion
with an earlier comedy called
THE Devil" and presented it on
Broadway in 1881. There it met
with a rousing reception.
Burns Mantle included the piece
in his selection of the 10 best
plays of that year, commenting on
its provocative theme and unuS-
ually brilliant dialogue.
The Washington times., 1934-06-01

That Canadian farmers wife
who gave birth to five baby
girls the other day certainly
must have had an overbearing
disposition.
understand that after the
fifth girl arrived the father
said 81 want . new deal. I've
got five queens"
Some one asked him If he
was going to pass the cigars and
he said "NO I'm going to pass
the hat"
suppose Walter WinchelI
would describe it as q blessed
convention.
If 1t had happened in Holly
wood the papers would have
said "WOrld premiere of Little
Women q super production.
SO REMEMBER:
Don't worry too much about
the wolf at the door but look
out for the st0rk at the win
dOWS.
The Washington times., 1934-06-01
Danny Small in
Howard Show

Beginning today, the Howard
Theater presents on it's stage,
Danny Small and his fast moving
revue, Rocking in Rhythm"
A cast of so people makes up
the company, including Florence
Hill, Sammy Gardner, IL dancing
girls and a hot jazz band.
On the screen is Twenty Mil,
lion SweetheartS," with Ginger
Rogers and Dick Powell.
Midnight show Saturday with
reserved seats.
The Washington times., 1934-06-01

I went to school, working after
moons in a grocery store and then
wrapped bundles in a department
store. Later, I joined quartette
and quit school, fooliShly devoting
the major portion of the day to
training my voice. At the close
of each. week the leader of the
Quartette reluctantly handed me
my pay and complained bitterly
that my voice was too high. And
luckily he couldn't get another
singer to fill my spot, which
called for a high pitch voice
Finally, I got a break at an
amateur nightly that time ]
had worked myself up to doing
several character interpretations
Of YiddiSh and Irish songs.
At the age of 16, left Portland
ALI alone, save for a shirt, two
extra collars and a newspaper, en-
route by boat to Frisco. On the
boat; I was clipped by two card
sharks, so I disembarked with S
cents. I checked in at hotel AND
invested two Of the cents in q
paper. Hurriedly I scanned the
ads. There was an ad for a singer
in q, cafe. Fifteen minutes later ]
was at the cafe. entered and was
brazenly rebuffed by piano play.
er, whose playing I had apparent.
~ interrupted. He reprimanded
me hotly for being ill-mannered
and then asked me what in the
dickens I wanted. 7 told him. And
you could have knocked me down
with feather when he gave me
the job. Yes, a job! I was in
seventh heaven. But the misty
rolling clouds soon discolored my
seventh heaven-the job lasted
three whole days. I was again
walking the streets, but the job
had not been in vain, for I had
won the lifelong friendship of the
piano player, Ernie Burnett, who
later wrote Melancholy Baby
md other hits.
While looking for a job bunked
into Harry Jolson, who was the
nainstay Of the act in which his
guffawing kid brother, Al, was just
. Stooge. While sitting with Al in
o Frisco cafe, slipping beer and
frothing it was a yarn or two, q
gawky chap ambled over and
spoke to Al. Sid Grammar, il
was, who later turned out to be
one of the greatest Showmen.
The Washington times., 1934-06-01
Never An Actor

Without q doubt, my biggest nit
was "Margie," which Melted us $50
grand. This was the "Austerlitz"
of my career. was successful as a
song writer, And while I'm at it,
I have never seriously professed
to be an actor, Ny future stage
career is due SoIey to "Margie,"
for it gave me the prestige to pre-
sent annual revues. Today, I have
another score, recently completed,
entitled There Goes My Heart"
which I believe is ano Their
''Margie."
In New York I danced and sung
in the Little Club, the swanky rem
devious of Researchers, where I
met Benny Rubin and gave him
his first, real push; and he has
been riding ever since. Then at
the Follies Bergere, where the
vivacious Bee Palmer abetted my
little offering. And incidentally, it
was who introduced Jack Demp.
sey to Bee.
In Los Angeles I worked on the
decrepit lot of the Warmers, carry
ing the ladder for Charlie Chap
lin, who was breaking into the
fold as a comedian for AL st.
John Comedies Later met
Paul Whiteman, listened to his
fiery ideas as well as his flawless,
dashing renditions. signed him
up to a contract, which was to
bring Paul and his band east for
the first time. It is a farce to
mention the sum I signed Paul up
for. Today, it is ludicrous! But
then, and as Paul was not the
Whiteman Of today, it was quite
a handsome sum. The only one
who made any siZeable money in
those days was Art Hickman, the
Babe Ruth of bandmasters, who
paved the way for our present
WhitemanS and Vallees.
Retrospecting, what has given
me the greatest thrill? Outside Of
"Margie" my greatest thrill has
been selecting unknowns from the
graphing heap and helping them
attain their coveted goal. A couple
of years ago I visited a dancing
school where a gangling kid was
practicing several routines. I gave
him spot in my annual revue
and today he's the greatest dane.
ing sensation Hal Leroy.
While in Philly I had the pleas.
ure to hear an alluring girl, by
the name of Helen Shredder,
MARBLE in a cafe. I signed her up,
gave her a little push and before
long she had the country doing
the "pooh-pa-do." Yes, Helen
Kane Wilma and Buddy Eb-
sen, two of my proteges, are the
stars of the current Follies =.
The same can be said for Little
Jackie Heller, Maxine Lewis, Ruby
Keller, who not only sent on a
stage career but gave her an in
PRODUCTION to AL Jolson, and scores
of others.
The Washington times., 1934-06-01
Hugh Herbert Wrote
First Talking Film
BY Feg Murray

Born in New York City, Hugh
Herbert, now at the Earle in
Merry Wives of Reno" was edu-
Gated in the public schools, going
directly from high school into a
Fall River (MaSs.) stock company.
Later he returned to New York,
playing in more than so plays and
sketches in that and other cities.
Going to Los Angeles with the
musical comedy, Exposures of
1927" he attracted the attention
Of picture executives and was en-
gagged for film work. Herbert col
Elaborated with Murray Roth in
writing the first all-talking picture,
Lights of New York" which was
produced by Warner Brothers. He
has written a number of plays and
screen productions, notable among
the latter being "The Great
Gabbo," for Eric Won Stroheim.
The Washington times., 1934-06-01

| messages from prominent people
all over the State for my deft
handling of this case. But ]
must say that they mean moth
ing to me because I have nc
political ambitions whatsoever.
am content to remain as I am,
Of course, if they insisted upon
me for the governorship, well
Mrs. Smiths Ex-Boy Friend:
Aw, lay off me, willya, Oracle?
We've been married five years
now and you oughta have more
sense. Is it my fault I used to
run around with Hortense Smith
before I knew you? Have you
gotta be jealous about a dame
that beats a soup-murder rap?
I'm tellin' you I haven't seer
her in years. What's that? Well,
suppose she did write to me from
the can? Can I help that? The
dame was in trouble, and I sup
pose she turned to all her old
friends.
Aw, let's quit the arguments
and have some dinner. What'd
you make? Huh? Oh, no. No,
thanks. No soup. -.
Her Lawyer-That's all right,
Hortense. You haven't anything
to thank me for. The case gave
me publicity that millions of dol
lars couldn't have bought, and
I'm more than satisfied.
Besides, was convinced from
the very beginning that you were
innocent. I had implicit faith in
my client-and my client had
implicit faith in me. So we were
destined to win from the moment
that I became your lawyer. Jus
tice always triumphs.
So now, dear Hortense, it's all
over. The case is closed, and you
are free. But for my own salts
faction-and because we have
worked so hard together-Td like
to know the truth:
Did you really kill that guy?. .
A Grocery Owner-And what
do you think was the first thing
she ordered when she got home?
Six cans of soup!...
The Dead Mar-So she was &C
quilted, Ell? And still goes on
living, Ell? Well, to tell you the
truth, I'm glad of it.
Because the longer she stays
away from me, the better off ]
am!