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The Washington times., 1934-03-09
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This department has no desire
to detract from John Bulls glory
over film production strides but
in that 100 per cent all-British
periodical, The Era, I find this
under the by-line of Byron James:
"But where exactly does Eng
land figure in this achievement?
Granted Flora Robson and Sir
Gerald Du Maurier have received
worthy mention, but its principal
participatorS are hardly soldiers
Of the King. KOrda and Fair
banks both came to the Thames
studio the better for Hollywood
experience; while Paul Czinner,
the director, and his wife. Eliza
beth Bergner, belong to the
Rhine. The sets and photography
beyond doubt do belong to Els
tree"
Sir, let's not quibble about It,.
The picture was conceived and
made in England and why bother
about the ancestry of the princi-
pals, or where they got their ex-
perience. The great Carlo, if
you please, is only Hollywood by
adoption. And you can keep the
two Fairbanks provided you let
Ronald Colman and Leslie How
ard remain over here.
Foreigners Fan
What I suspect irks critic James
Of the Era is the fact that Holly
wood has already nabbed their
prize star, for he says:
"And then she goes to Holly
wood to do a picture. Can you
beat that? Elizabeth Bergner's
name is on all lips in England,
ye1 under the very noses Of
those acutel.' alert British stu
dios an American film corpora
ton is allowed to walk quietly
off WITH what is obviously the
best "box office in years. El-
stree surely deserves to be
slapped. But it will be vastly
interesting, nevertheless, to see
what Hollywood does with this
devastating Bergner creature"
T. will be interesting indeed,
Since Francis Lederer, for in
stance, went to Hollywood with a
continental reputation equally as
great as Elizabeth Bergner's and
dre-7 Man of Two Worlds" as his
first picture. And what became Of
Kathryn Sergava and all the other
imported Carlo rivals? So far as
know they were like Washington
in the World Series: they not only
couldn't make a hit, they couldn't
make bunt.
Experiment Begins
The big experiment begins at
the Metropolitan Theater today.
Prices are dropped and two and
one-half hours of show will COM
prise the regular program. Fifteen
minutes of neWsreels.
This is drastic change of
policy that will unquestionably
lure movie customers to Tenth
and F. streets in greater volume.
It is interesting from several
standpoints.
I have heard any number of
discerning patrons of the cinema
observe that a newsreel theater
would flourish in downtown
Washington. Some of them were
The Washington times., 1934-03-09
merely CELEBRATING the month
of March

merely CELEBRATING the month
of March.
George O'Brien thinks Wan
Disney ought to give the villain 10
the Mickey Mouse" cartoons
more prom inence ce-call him
mickey Finn" for instance,
Edna Paul tells of an extra
girl who heard of THE House of
Seven Gables" and has been try
ing to find it SO she can get q
room. ."Oh, So Tired" says I
shouldn't pick on CARLOS feet
All right, how about Mack Cor
don's stomach? Goo'bye.
The Washington times., 1934-03-09
THE POOR RICH" OPENS
HUI !: :: {: From
HOLLYWOOD!
By CINEMA

HOLLYWOOD, March 9-Hello! Americas Public
Enemy No. John Dinger escaped desperate, is about
to have his life story hus far and perhaps arher put
the by Paramount under the caption of Goe March
On.'
The Washington times., 1934-03-09
BRITISH FILMS ARE COMING
English Trade Press Is Ired as
American Producers Sign Up
Star Of Their Success
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

"Catherine the Great" the first English picture to
achieve two-a-day reserved seat showing Broadway.
The costume feature with Elizabeth Bergner and Douglas
Fairbanks r, winding up fourweek engagement at the
Asor Theater and English cousins tossing hats in the
air and shouting "Watch out Hollywood"
The Washington times., 1934-03-09

around to the sausage and wheat
cakes Polly Moran had uncorked
a few off the record stories about
the Hollywood stars and verybody
warmed up. A dandy comedienne.
The Washington times., 1934-03-09

impressed by the success of the
Embassy and the Trans-LuX
theaters on Broadway. The diff
ficulty of establishing a theater
devoted exclusively to the camera
shots of hot news is that it re-
quired a site in the heart Of
traffic and where drop-in trade
was assured. Such locations in
Washington were so expensive
capital was discouraged.
The fifteen minutes of news reel
at the Met" in addition to the
usual shorts and a feature pic
ture, ought to establish whether
an extended program Of current
events on the screen has pop.
ular appeal.
Burnett Novel
The Metropolitan's feature pic
ture, Edward G.. Robinson in
Dark Hazard" is made from a
w. R. Burnett novel that I found
thoroughly enjoyable. It tells
about a gambling man, honest
at heart and a square shooter,
who just could not overcome his
yen for speculation. He finally
faced the choice Of remaining
with his wife and forgetting all
about the games of chance and
racing luck or following the dog
tracks with his prize whippet.
Dark Hazard. Wom; y or the
dog? He chose the dog.
To Hear Nestor
When Henry Nestor, Washing
tons singing policeman-beau
brummel, and Evelyn Tyner, an
other gifted native, join talents in
an act of their own on the Loew's
Fox stage today, all of the
higher command" of the D. C.
Police Department are expected
to be in attendance.
DR.. Shyne Honored
DR.. Frank T. shyne, that emf
nent osteopath who rubs the
kinks out of Eddie Cantor, Joe
E. Brown, Jimmy Cagney and
other theatrical stars who some
times develop a charley horse"
has just been elected president
of the National Capital Osteo-
pathic Association.
Besides being a movie fan who
often scraps with this critic over
the merit of pictures, DR.. Shyne
is baseball nut prone to gather
inside stuff from Monte Weaver,
Sam Rice, Joe Cronin and Babe
Ruth while he smoothes the
bones and muscles which go hay
wire. For that I like him and
forgive him when he tries to tell
me Gene Dennis can actually
peer into the future.
Polly Moran Coming
Polly Moran in person will be
an April booking at the Fox. Polly
is one movie star who never has
to be coaxed to please an audi
ence. Like Belle Baker the great
est difficulty is to tear her away
from an audience she likes and
who show they prefer her talent.
Last time she was here they
gave her a breakfast at the Shore
ham. 1t was to be so formal. But
before the critics and guests got
Evening star., 1934-03-16
POPE Plus JOINS
CLERGY IN NPRAyER
Listens AttentiveIy to Ser.
mon by Cardinal laurent
on Gratitude.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
VATICAN CITY, March 16.-Pope
Plus Joined the clergy of the entire
Catholic world yesterday in an hour
Of prayer giving thanks for the insti-
tuition 1900 years ago of the eu-
chariSt and priesthood.
The event, In which the Pontiff
invited all priests to participate, was
the keynote of anniversary celebra-
ton organized among the clergy by
Msgr. Angelo Bartolomasi, president
Of the Permanent italian Committee
for Eucharistic Congresses.
The ceremony at the Vatican was
similar to that conducted last April
when the Pope knelt in prayer at the
exact time that Christ instituted the
eucharist and underwent His anguish
In Gethsemane.
Plus listened reverently while Car
dinal laurent delivered a sermon Of
gratitude. Communion was then
taken and the Pope impaired his
apostolic blessing upon the cardinals,
prelates and members of the diplo-
matte corps who formed part Of the
papal court at the central altar Of
st. Peters.
Thousands Of pilgrims. here for re-
ligious ceremonies marking the clos
ing of the holy year. joined the priest
hood In the hour Of prayer IN all the
many churches Of Rome.
Evening star., 1934-03-16
SOVIET EMBASSY
. CIRCLE ENLARGED
Military and Naval Attaches
Four Young Officers of
Unusual Record.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

Four brisk young men arrived yes
terday at the Soviet embassy. Two Of
them are the new military attaches
and two are naval attaches, the first
Russian army and navy men to come
in an official capacity to Washington
since 1919.
Looking at them, one might think
that they are young captains, maybe
majors, yet their rank in the Soviet
army and navy Is corresponding to
generals and admirals.
The military attache. Vladimir Alex
androvitch Burzin. is barely SO years
old and has in Russia a rank cOrre-
spending to the commander Of an
army corps. His rise has been rapid
one. After having studied at the
Electrical Institute in Moscow, under
the Czarist regime, he joined the
revolutionary forces in 1918 and was
sent to the Ural front, where the Red
troops were fighting the Czechoslovak
army coming down from Siberia to
liberate the Gar.
Education Aids Rise.
He rose quickly, because Of his
education, to officer class 4, CORE
spending to a capitancy in the United
States Army, and then obtained rapid
promotions in the artillery until he
became chief of artillery of the Cau-
casian Red Banner Army, and finally.
before he came to Washington, chief
of artillery courses for the command
ing staff of the red army.
Vice Admiral Paul Oras, is one
year old than his military colleague.
No American naval officer, regardless
as to how brilliant he may be, could
have reached a higher rank than
commander at the age Of this vice
admiral. He had earned recognition
for bravery when, as executive officer
on board the ice breaker Krassin, he
contributed In the search for Mobile s
Italian expedition.
Started as Deckhand.
The assistant naval attache. Rear
Admiral Alexander Michailovich Yach-
imichev, who will be in charge of all
the military and naval aviation mat
tiers, also is 81 years old, and was
drafted at the age of l6 In the In
perial Russian Navy as a deckhand
in the Baltic feet. He joined the
revolutionary movement in 1919 and
entered the Naval College in 1922,
graduating in 1926. 1t took him only
years to rise from a junior rank
to flag rank.
Vladimir Michailovich Begunov,
whose rank corresponds to that of a
divisional commander in the United
States Army. is the youngest Of the
crowd. He is only 33 years old. He
is a graduate of the Leningrad Tech
biological Institute and of the Military
College of the Red Army. He has
served in the mechanical units of
that army since 1919 and is spe-
cialist in the mechanization Of the
armies
Evening star., 1934-03-16
COAL DEALERS VOTE
ON CODE AUTHORITY
Balloting This Week on Election
of Seven Members for This
Section.

Washington coal dealers this week
are balloting on the election of seven
members of the Divisional Code Au-
thority to administer the code Of
fair practice for retail coal dealers in
this area, which includes the District
and the nearby trading areas Of Vir-
ginia and Maryland.
The election is part Of Nationwide
balloting to select As divisional code
authorities throughout the country.
All voting is by mail, and ballots post
marked later than March % will not
be counted.
Every retailer Of solid fuel, which
includes coal, coke and wood, is eligible
to vote or be voted for as a member
Of the authority.
The election here is being conducted
through the Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association, which is supervis-
ing the voting and distributing the
ballot forms.
The Divisional Organization Com
mittee here consists of LIE Roy o.
King. chairman; Joseph B. Murphy,
James E. Colliflower. Fenton M Fadely,
Charles H. st. John, Wash B. VIII
liams and F. B. Watkins.
Evening star., 1934-03-16

firm of London solicitors, it was in
dicated unquestionably today.
Reports from the Greek capital said
a mysterious Englishman who con-
ferred with insult prior to his flight
may have accompanied him when he
fled.
It was learned through private
sources in Athens that a majority
of the funds with which insult car
ried on his long fight to escape ex-
tradition came through London So
ncitors.
Investigation here bore out these
reports.
There is a colony of friends of
insult in London, it was recalled.
which has contended throughout the
fugitive has been the victim of per
secution" at the hands of American
authorities.
1t was these friends who received a
cryptic cablegram: "All's well" from
Athens, informing them even before
official announcement was made, that
insult had defeated his adopted coun-
try Of America in another move to
return him.
Evening star., 1934-03-16
FLORIDA TO GET FLOOD
PROTECTION EQUIPMENT
Pontoons Used on Mount Vernon
Highway Improvements to Go
to Lake Okeechobee.

The last Of the equipment Of the
United States Engineers Office, used
In improving the Mount Vernon
Memorial Highway, will leave Wash
ington shortly.
Fifty-nine pontoons for floating dis
charge pipes in pumping sand and
gravel from the bed of the Potomac
River to form the roadbed, have been
stored here for some time and will
now be sent to Florida. The big steel
cylinders will be used in Lake Okee-
chobee for food protection.
Eighteen other pontoons in the
James River will be sent to Florida
also. The dredge Welatka, used here
on construction of the highway, is
now in Lake Okeechobee.
Evening star., 1934-03-16
Insult, Protege of Edison,
Was Director of IS C0mpdn
Six Vaults Cran,ned With Evidence for
Trial in Connection With Utilities
Empire Collapse.

men Of Chicago. Stanley Field, mer-
chant, banker and utilities operator;
Halsey Stuart, head of the huge
brokerage firm bearing his name; In
sull's brother Martin and his son
Samuel, jr., are q few of the defend
ants.
The mail fraud charges against
the insults and 16 others, all OF whom
were officers or directors OF insult
companies, involve an accusation that
stock in Corporation Securities Co.
was sold at q time when they knew
it was worthless. The Government
says insult, to promote the sales,
manipulated the stock, advertised
falsely and beguiled statesmen into
misleading the public.
In the bankruptcy case. insult and
his co-defendants, many OF them the
ones named in the mail fraud indict-
ment, are charged with transferring
assets from an insult company to
banks in anticipation Of bankruptcy.
BY those transfers, the Government
says, insult defrauded stockholders
and creditors when the remaining as
sets were distributed after the COM
pany went into bankruptcy.
Charge Capital Taken.
The indictments also charge that
insult paid dividends on stock that
earned no profits. dipped into the
capital of companies and transferred
assets about dizzily as he sought fran
tically to bolster stock prices and save
his tottering empire.
In charge of the prosecution will be
Dwight H. Green. youthful United
States attorney, and Forest Harness,
Assistant United States Attorney Gen
eral, who spent weeks in Greece fight
ing for insults extradition.
Either of the trials probably would
require weeks for presentation" Har-
ness said. THE evidence mostly is
uncomplicated and would be easy to
present to q jury. There Is, however,
reams Of evidence required to cover
the entire field involved in the cases.
Evening star., 1934-03-16
HE|RESS GUARDED
ASPL0T IS PROBED.
Mrs. Del GuerCio and Small
Son Threatened by
Kidnapers.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GREENWICH, Conn, March 16.-
The shadow Of kidnap plot lay to-
day over the palatial home where
Fredericka Fry Del Guercio, $S,00O,-
900 heiress to the Timken roller
bearing fortune, lives with her 2-year-
old son, Eligio.
A special police guard was placed
about the house as Chief of Police
Patrick j. Flanagan said note had
been received, warning there was
plot to kidnap either Mrs Del Guercio
or her son and to hold the victim for
100000 ransom.
I'm not in a position to talk about
it," said Chief Flanagan. but counsel
for Mrs. Del Guercio said the note
was received Saturday noon by the
police chief.
The Department of Justice was
notified, the lawyer said, and the note
was kept secret to permit the agents
to work quietly on the case.
Mrs Del Guercio is the adopted
daughter of J. H. Fry, noted artist,
who now is in Italy, and the late Mrs
j. H. Timken Fry. Her former hus-
band, Eligio Del Guercio, is a lawyer
In New York. They were divorced in
July, 1888.
They were married liz ST. Mary's
Church and returned to the Fry
estate, now the home of Mrs. Del
Guercio. which had been converted
into a fairyland by magnolia leaves
sprayed with silver solution, "a spe-
cial road lined with cedars and COW
cred with roses. and the house COW
cred. even to the roof, with flowers
Their romance ended in an uncon-
tested divorce action. brought by
'Fredericka on grounds of cruelty.
She was awarded the divorce and GUS
tody Of their child Del Guercio now
lives in Harrison, N. Y.
Evening star., 1934-03-16

eral Farley. his patronage dispenser,
to appoint Mrs. Fay to the post.
The President was told that the
Office Of register of wills had never
been classed as patronage by any
administration and that the judges
of the District Supreme Court should
have some consideration in the mat
ter. Thereupon he quickly decided
to abide by the wishes of the justices.
Thompkins to Get Job.
Other patronage developments ex-
pected soon from the White House
include:
Appointment Of DR.. William J.
Tnompkins. editor of the Kansas
City American, a colored daily, as
District recorder of deeds.
Appointment of Richmond B. Keech,
former peoples counsel of the Public
Utilities Commission, as member OF
the commission.
When it was learned late yesterday
that Capt. Cogswell was slated to be
removed in favor of a nonresident OF
Washington there was an immediate
storm of protest among members OF
the local courts and the local bar as
well as others. Alfred A. Wheat, chief
justice of the Supreme Court of the
District, hurried to the White House
to determine if such reports were
true, and to enter formal protest
| If they were. Chief Justice Wheat ex-
pressed himself to Col. Marvin H. Nc
Intyre, one of the Presidents Sec
retarieS.
Meantime the local Bar Association
became active and asked for an au-
dience with the President during the
forenoon today for a special commit
tee headed by F. Regis Noel, presl-
dent of the association, who filed q
| protest.
Personal Injustice.
Protests also were made against the
! personal injustice such proposed
! change would inflict upon Capt Cogs-
| WELL Chief Justice Wheat and others
! who got in touch with the White
House spoke in the highest terms Of
Capt. Cogswell's competence and his
| peculiar fitness for the Office he holds.
| The White House was reminded that
| Capt. Cogswell Is native OF the
| District of Columbia and started to
work in the register OF wills ONCE ~
years ago and that he resigned his
position during the World War to
enter the Army, and that after his
| return from France he re-entered the
Office, later becoming deputy register
and upon the death Of Corpl. James
Tanner, who had held the Office for
nearly a quarter of century, re-
gardless of changes OF administration,
was promoted to register.
Capt. Cogswell received the Dis
tinguished Service Cross for extraor-
binary heroism in action during the
| fighting in the Argonne. At the time,
he was lieutenant in Infantry and
was leading detachment OF men In
a charge when he was severely
wounded. He received other wounds
during the war and carries nine pieces
of shell in his body.
| An interesting coincidence in con-
| position by the President came to
| light when it was revealed that
Stephen Early, one of the Presidents
secretaries, who was an officer in the
same outfit with Cogswell, saw the
latter leading the particular charge
and saw him fall with his wound.
| Mrs. Fay Active.
After the President had been ad-
vised of the situation today the an
nouncement was made that there
would be no change in the register
| of wills Office.
Mrs. Fay has been active in po-
Evening star., 1934-03-16

litical work In Western New York
State for a number Of years, espe-
cially during the last national cam
paign. She was vice chairman Of
the Monroe County Democratic Com
mittee and president of the Demo-
cratic Women's Club of that county.
The office Of recorder Of deeds,
which always has been classed as a
patronage plum, is at present held by
Jefferson Coage. a prominent colored
Republican leader of West Virginia,
who was appointed to that Office by
Herbert Hoover in 1890.
DR.. TOmpkinS, who is about 81
years Of age, and who was at one time
superintendent and surgeon at the
Colored Municipal Hospital in Kansas
City, Is one Of the recognized Demo-
cratic leaders among the colored
voters of Kansas City. He was par
ticularly active in the interests of the
Roosevelt campaign, both before the
Chicago convention in 1882 and after
wards. He was first suggested by his
friends for appointment as Governor
Of the Virgin Islands, but when 1t
was decided by the President to re-
tain Gov. Paul Pearson, DR.. Tomp-
kins' friends cast about for some
other political berth, finally hitting
upon the recorder Of deeds office in
this city, which pays $500 a year.
To Succeed Patrick.
Keech, who was peoples counsel of
the Public Utilities Commission four
years, will be appointed a member of
the commission to fill a vacancy
caused by the retirement last Fall Of
Maj. Gen. Mason M Patrick.
Although the matter has not yet
been definitely determined, there is
a strong indication the Office of
peoples counsel, which was vacated
when Mr.. Keech's four-year term ex-
pired on the last day of February, will
be left vacant and the duties Of that
Office merged with those of the as
sistant corporation counsel of the Dis
trict assigned to the Public Utilities
Commission. William B. Robert, who
has had this assignment for a number
of years, and who Is q recognized
authority on the legal matters in
vclved regarding the Utilities Com
missions functions, is expected to be
given the added responsibilities of
what were formerly the duties Of
the peoples counsel.
The nominations of both Mr.. Keech
and Dr. Tompkins are known to be
already made out and signed by the
President ready for transmission on
to the Senate for confirmation when
that body is again in session. on
Monday.
Evening star., 1934-03-16
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia-Fair and
somewhat warmer tonight. lowest
temperature about 40 degrees; tomor-
row increasing cloudiness, followed by
rain late tomorrow afternoon or
night: gentle to moderate winds,
mostly southerly.
Maryland-Fair, slightly warmer in
east and central portions tonight; to-
morrow increasing cloudiness, fol-
lowed by rain tomorrow night and
probably in west and central portions
late tomorrow afternoon.
Virginia-Fair and warmer tonight;
tomorrow increasing cloudiness, fol-
lowed by rain tomorrow night and
possibly in extreme west portion in
the afternoon: somewhat warmer in
southeast portion tomorrow
West Virginia-Fair. warmer in
south portion tonight tomorrow
cloudy. followed by rain; colder in the
afternoon in west portion, much
colder tomorrow night.
Evening star., 1934-03-16
BY the Associated Press.
Samuel insult is "a years old.

Samuel insult Is "a years OLD.
He was born in England.
As a youth in America he worked
for and was q protege Of Thomas A.
Edison.
He rose to such financial eminence
that he was member of IS boards
of directors, chairman Of IS and pres
ident Of II great companies.
He controlled concerns employing
10000 persons.
Assets of insult concerns" totaled
81 900 100000
Stockholders of his companies num-
bered 100000 persons.
He is charged with mail fraud in
the sale Of worthless stock. Various
indictments designate several forms
of fraud in the manipulation OF the
millions under his control.
Evidence Fills Vaults.
Six vaults crammed with records
await the Homecoming OF the fugi-
tive.
They contain the evidence with
which the Government will try to
convict him. They tell the story Of
one of the most sensational down.
falls in financial history.
If insult were convicted on all the
charges against him here, he could
| be sent to prison for $50 years and
| fined $250,000.
Six hundred thousand people read
the news about insult with special
avidity. They are stockholders in his
! broken utility empire-losers all.
Federal prosecutors said today they
| are ready to start trial of either of
| two cases against him. One involves
charges of mail fraud, the other vio-
lations of the Federal bankruptcy
| laws.
Others Indicted.
| Indicted with insult are men who
once were-and some of them still
| are-the most prominent business