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Evening star., 1934-08-30
OPERA GROUP
IN OUTDOOR
PRESENTATION
EstelLe Wentworth Sing
ers Heard in "CdralIeria
RusticG,a'' Last Night.

The thirteenth Summer festival Of
the season of 1884 was presented last
evening by the Community Center De-
partment and the Office of National
Capital Parks. "Cavalleria Rusti-
cana" the one-act opera by Pierto
Mascagni, was given by the Estelle
Wentworth Opera Group, Miss Went
worth directing the performance as
well as playing the accompaniment
at the piano. The famous intermezZo,
usually played during the lowering Of
the curtain to denote the passage OF
time, was given last evening by
Martha Davenport, Tillie Kravitz and
Marjorie Wilson of the Violin Ensem-
BILE, accompanied by Miss wentworth.
The cast last evening included
Alma Harris, Margaret Horn, Helen
Tucker, j. Raymond Baine and Ira
P. Meyer and the chorus was COM
posed of Helen Bache, Mary Bruton,
Lucie Chaconas, Alice Deckman, Alice
Foust, Margaret Phillips. Ruth Sheer
niger, Stefania Shimon, Gladys Thrift,
Christina Waldron, Virginia Weldon,
Jack Dulin, George Hayes, Jack
Hasler, Carl Horn. Edwin Ludwig,
Clyde Phillips, Vincent Pisciotta.
Walter Snellings, Richard Smith.
Joseph Stapleton, Howard Severe,
Charles Strickler and Melville Veitch.
The voices are all fresh and youth
full and the enunciation of the prin-
cipals was clear and distinct, the Eng
lish words not lending themselves
gracefully to the music, were Clarity
ing to those unfamiliar with the
Italian text. The lighting was effect
i've and was under the management
of Louis Noreteau of the once Of Ma
tionai Capital Parks, and the amph-
fication, which added much to the
performance for the 1000 who at
tended last evening, was managed by
William Cornell.
The next festival program will be
given tomorrow evening at 7:30 O'Clock
in the Sylvan Theater, by Neighbor-
hood House, Friendship House, the
Salvation Army, Life Saving Scouts
and the Fox Theater Boys Band. The
Washington Community Players will
present 1.-THE Forty Thieves" adapted
by Bess Davis Schreiner, September
13 and IA, and Thursday, September
6, the Marion Chace Dance Group
and the United States Marine Band
will give the program. K. B.
Evening star., 1934-08-30

For example, Miriam Hopkins is
one of the most satisfactory subjects
I have ever had. AS a rule, the
beauty of people as blonde as she
seldom has the striking character Of
hers. She is small and vital. Her
intelligence is of a high order and
her face is a mirror in which she
can, at will, reflect her thoughts and
moods.
In other words, in addition to her
beauty, she is consummate actress,
whether on the set or in the por-
trait gallery.
Carole Lombard makes axphotog- q
rapher's work a pleasure. She Is al
ways obliging. always willing, never
complaining. She has exceptional
grace and she poses so naturally and
effectively that she makes a perfect
subject for fashion pictures. But don't
get the idea that am characterizing
her as a clothes horse. She has as
many facets as finely cut diamond,
and she knows exactly how she
photographs BEST and why. She
makes things pretty easy for the man
behind the camrea.
OF all the men I have photo
graphed, I think Bing Crosby is the
most at ease in front of the lens.
There is no side, no pose about him.
He is not at all worried over his ap-
pearance, and I have noticed that he
never even looks in mirror before
posing, an unusual trait In a screen
star. He is always sure of himself
and nothing ever ruff1es his compoSure.
Marlene Dietrich Is exceptionally
picturable. She knows what it is
all about, and that knowledge, COM
bined with the sweetness of her dis
position, makes her an admirable sub
ject. Her eyes are extremely impress
sive and give her clearer indication OF
her character than any other feature.
She seems to have wonderful clarity
of vision, not only physical, but
mental.
Jack Oakie Is always riot. have
to photograph him between laughs.
Yet he is fine subject, especially for
comical pictures, because Of his mobile
face and the limitless number of
expressions he can assume. A sitting
is gag to him and he treats it as
such.
Evening star., 1934-08-30

Sincerity is the outstanding trait
of Sylvia Sidney when before a cam
era. There is nothing Of the ttnsel
about her. She is real and she is
vivid, and the camera cannot help
but see her that way.
George Raft Is another I like to
photograph. Properly lighted, there
is almost the quality of an old master
in his pictures. He has the clear-cut
features which, when accentuated by
lighting and black shadows, give his
portraits almost a Van Dyck quality.
Claudette Colbert Is joy. 1t is a
fascinating task to work with her.
In spite of her dark complexion, the
fine texture of her skin Is easy to
catch, and that, combined with her
clear-cut features and her expressive
ness, make any photographer anxious
to experiment on her with radical
lighting and shadows. There Is some
thing of the ancient princess about
her, and her smile is the most gorgeous
I have ever known.
When photographing Gary Cooper
and Richard Arlen, ! always feel as
If should do the work In the open.
There is an outdoor quality about
each of them which makes them seem
rather out of place in gallery. Both
have traits of kindness and sweetness
that invariably register, in spite of
their rugged herman characteristics
and appearance.
Frances Drake, one of Paramount's IS
newcomers. is an extremely versatile
subject. She can be posed in any sort
OF costume or in any character, and
she is always effective. She is one of
those rare people who really photo
graph, as the saying is, "like mil
lion dollars" She and the camera
are firm friends.
The predominant camera quality of
Evelyn Venable is tenderness. The
sweetness of her disposition Is unmis-
taxable, but coupled with it are out
standing evidences of capability. Her
latent power, her ability to do almost
anything upon which she sets her
| mind, are obvious.
(Copyright 1884
Evening star., 1934-08-30

the Miss West virginia beauty con-
test in Akron, Ohio, August Is, will
arrive here Saturday, Edward II. Num-
nally, president Of the West Virginia
Society Of Washington, announced
yesterday.
Miss West Virginia Is not the ON
cial representative Of the State. but
was chosen at a picnic Of some 25.000
West virginians who live In Akron.
Her prize was the trip here.
Evening star., 1934-08-30

Miss Miller viii arrive at the WASH
ington Airport at 2:3o pm, where
she will be received by Mr.. Nunnally
and q delegation Of West virginianS
Miss Crosley viii arrive at an undesig-
mated time via the Blue Rider Bus
Lines. Both will stop at the Raleigh
Hotel, where banquet will be held
in their honor Saturday at Z pm.
by the West Virginia Society. Reserva-
tions may be made through John l.
Evening star., 1934-08-30
BAER WANTS FOUR STARS

Boxer in Filmland Lists Require
ments for Leading Lady.
HOLLYWOOD, August 80 P.-
Max Baer, heavyweight boxing cham
pion of the world, arrived in the film
capital yesterday, preparatory to max
ing motion picture, and Immediately
requested leading woman who "can
make love like Mae West, has a figure
like Claudette Colbert's, can sing like
Grace Moore and can keep still like
Garbo."
"You get a woman like that, and
I'm satisfied" said Baer.
Air Fares Reduced.
Air passenger fares in England are
being reduced.
Evening star., 1934-08-30
Fire Races Business Area.

QUINCY, Calf, August 80 @.-
Fire that started in the three-story
frame Grand Central Hotel destroyed
virtually all buildings on one side Of
the two main business blocks of this
mountain town Of 1000 population
Tuesday.
Evening star., 1934-08-30
Cows Show Profit.

Records compiled by the University
Of Kentucky show an average dairy
COW will produce milk valued at
$l41.37 annually, while feed costs
$S7.87.
Evening star., 1934-08-30
Man Behind Lens Tells
How Stars Photograph
Miriam Hopkins One of Most Satisfactory Sub
jects, While Carol Lombard Makes Camera
mans Life a Pleasure.
BY ROBERT EUGENE RICHEE.
For Mollie MeTrick.)

oLLYWOOD, August 80 CNANAl-The camera dSproves
beauty skin deep. Real beauty
4 the surface don't how beautiful woman
may be- how man, the lens of camera
cannot pick out display the character that undeeS the
face, my been in vain.
countless Photographic studies Of stars
Hundreds of thousands dare say And have made
sitting which did not my utmost efforts to bring out
phases of character traits that
inspection two subjects alike Each has his
or her own Individuality that what select and
the
Evening star., 1934-08-30

Bateman. secretary, sos Maryland
avenue northeast. or E. A. Westreater,
i5OS Irving street.
Evening star., 1934-08-30
BEAUTY SHOW WINNERS
TO. ARRIVE SATURDAY

West Virginia Society Will En-
tertain Pair Chosen by Akron
Residents.
Miss Ruby Miller and Miss Peggy
Crosley, first and second winners in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-11-02
5 ESCAPE SEA,
PUT IN JAIL

QUEBEC, Nov. 2 G.N.SO.-Five
members of the crew of the
wrecked schooner st. Pierraise, out
of st. Pierre, Miquelon, pondered
the Caprice of Fate today after
they had escaped almost certain
death at sea-only to be clapped
into Jail on rum-running charges
upon reaching dry land.
The five men made shore when
the vessel was wrecked during the
recent terrific storm in the Gulf
of st. Lawrence, which took a re-
ported toll of 10 lives, including
those of the skipper of their ship,
Captain Nicholas, and another
member of his crew. The st. Pier
raise was the schooner previously
described as unknown" which
foundered in the gale.
The surviving members of the
crew Of the St. Pierraise were ar.
rested after Royal Canadian
Mounted Police discovered the
wreckage of the ship and what
they claimed to be 500 gallons of
illicit alcohol.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-11-02
NEW TRIAL PLEA
FOR EDWARDS

WILKES-BARRE. Pa, Nov. 2
G.N.S0 Arguments on the mo-
ton for a new trial for Bobby Ed
wards, 81, doomed to die in the
electric chair by a jury for the
American Tragedy" Staying of
Freda McKechnie, 26, today were
scheduled to be heard Wednesday,
The argument originally was
set for yesterday but was post
poned pending completion of tran
scription of the voluminous testi-
mony at the recent trial of the
youth who was found guilty of
Staying Freda, an expectant
mother, as they swan in Harvey'S
Lake last July 30.
Attorney Frank j. McGuigan,
who defended Bobby at the trial,
will present the argument which
will be based on the admission as
evidence of 172 flaming letters
written by the youth to Margaret
Grain, Is, East Aurora IN. W
school teacher. The Common
wealth claimed Bobby killed Freda
in order to clear the way for his
newer love for Miss Grain.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-11-02
VIRGINIA SETS
GUARD To EYE
D, c. GAS WAR
Sentries at State Ends of
Bridges Seek to Stop Flow
of Cheap "Contraband"

Attempting desperately to curb
the flow of 101a-cent washington
gasoline into Virginia, State tax
inspectors broadened their front
today and established a deadline
IL miles deep in Virginia territory.
A complication of Virginia laws
which permits dealers within IL.
mile radius of Washington to sell
gas at District prices. or nearly so,
is held responsible for the expan.
sion of patrols.
Sentries Over River
A squadron of IL automobiles
reached the south bank of the
Potomac yesterday from Ri h.
mond and set up sentries to halt
all vehicles crossing Highway and
Memorial Bridges suspected Of
carrying contraband gas.
No arrests were made, which
led John Munce, jr., inspector in
charge, to suspect that the recent
flow of cheap gas into the Vir-
GINA hinterlands might be from
the border zone rather than from
Washington.
The patrol lines have been &C.
cordingly expanded to enclose the
entire 12-mile area where dealers
are permitted to compete with
District prices.
No Arrests in Prospect
Except in fragrant cases no ar.
rests will be made, but the gaso-
line will be confiscated. Under
Virginia law all gasoline carried
must be piped to the engine if
carried tax free.
In the District, where gas is
selling from 4 to 6 cents lower
than in Virginia, unbranded gaso-
line is selling at 1012 cents a gal.
Ion and popular brands at 111a
cents. No change is expected to-
day.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2 G.N.S).
Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey today explained it's position
in the Eastern gasoline war and
declared it was up to the indie
pendents to make the first move
to restore prices to normal levels.
The company's statement said, in
part:
Having been a reluctant fol-
lower Of competition as it car.
ried prices below cost, this COM
pany will gladly follow in the
other direction when the price
cutter chooses to return to q
reasonable basis"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-11-02
POTION M|X-UP
KILLS CHILD, 4

NEW YORK, Nov. 2 GN.sD.
Tragedy today threw the family
OF Herbert c. Smyth, attorney for
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney in her
fight with Mrs. Gloria Vanderbilt
for the custody of Mrs. Vanderbilt
bits child Gloria, into deep sor-
row.
The victim was Murray s.
Smyth, three-year-old grandson of
the lawyer and baby of the at
torney's youngest son, Murray o.
Smyth, an advertising executive.
A misunderstanding in a tele-
phone conversation between the
mother and a doctor about the
treatment Of a cold caused the
child's death.
Mrs. Smyth said she telephoned
a baby specialist, and understood
him to say:
prepare a level teaspoOnful
Of chlorate of potash in a glass
of water. Give the baby a glass
every hour"
The child was given four glasses
of the mixture, but he refused the
fifth and became violently ill. He
died soon afterWard,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-11-02
MSGR.F.J.SHEEN
LAUDS CHEST

washington's Community Chest
has a great lesson to teach not
only the rich but the poor, Msgr.
Fulton J. Sheen said last night in
a talk at the Chests speech
clinic.
Msgr. Sheen declared:
"The poor who would crush
the rich and the rich who would
crush the poor may both gain a
lesson from learning about each
other. If they both learn how
the other half lives, both will be
better off"
And the rich who are thought
less Of the SufferingS of the
poor. who may be their employees
or who may live around the
corner, learn through the Chest
the truth of the proverb, "It is
moro blessed to give than to
receive" he declared.
Monsignor Sheen spoke to the
group which will make more
than 600 talks during the com.
ing Community Chest campaign.
He was introduced by w, w.
Wheeler, chairman of the
speakers bureau.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-11-02
.
To H.A. COOMBS

Howard A. Coombs, 81, promi,
nent Washington patent lawyer,
died at his home yesterday from
injuries suffered Tuesday when
he fell down a flight of steps
in his residence. 1888 Mckinley
st. N. w. Funeral services will be
held at the home at 1870 a. m.
tomorrow.
A native Of Switzerland, Mr..
Coombs came to America in 1893
for an education and never re-
turned to Europe. He was grad
uated from st. Worcester Poly
technic Institute at Worcester,
Mass. In 1898, he arrived in
Washington and graduated from
the law school of Columbian Uni
versity, now George Washington
University. He was connected
with the Patent Office until 1901
when he went into business.
Mr.. Coombs was charter
member of the old Columbia Golf
Club and the Congressional Coun-
try Club.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Elizabeth G. Coombs; three
daughters, Mrs. Hubert G.. King,
Mrs. Robert H. Detwiler and Miss
Edith E. Coombs; a sister, Miss
Jesse w. Coombs, and two sons,
Roger G. Coombs, all Of Wash
ington, and Howard w. Coombs,
of Hollywood, Calf.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-11-02
VET CHIEF RAPS
HINES ON BONUS
BY International News Service

BY International News Service
"A rift between Brig. Gen. Frank
T. Hines, Administrator of Veter,
ans Affairs, and the American
Legion flared today over General
Hines statement that the legion
might not press for full payment
of the bonus during the next Con.
gress.
Frank N. Belgrano, jr., new ma,
tional commander of the Legion,
was quoted here as saying:
81 want it to be known that
no action taken by the Miami
convention will be relegated to
the background, and certainly
not one on which the American
Legion expressed itself SO en-
phatically as an adjusted com.
pensation."
Leaving the White House yester-
day. General Hines said:
81 have an idea that the execu-
tive committee of the legion will
ask for the fOrgiving of all in
terest on bonus loans rather
than press or the full payment
of the bonus"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-11-02
Virginia Fugitive
Held on Bond Here

Charged with being a fugitive
from the penitentiary at Rich
mond, Va, Grafton D. English,
81, refused to waive extradition
when arraigned before Judge
John P. Mcmahon in Police Court
today. His case was continued 30
days and bond set at $4,000.
English was sentenced to ten
years in the Richmond peniten-
tiary for HOUSEKEEPING and rob-
berry in Arlington county. Septem-
Der 20. in company with two
other convicts, he broke away
from a road gang after over
towering a guard with a revolver.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-11-02
Dillinger Tailor Says
He Was 'Kidnaped'

over Northern Indiana, the "wit-
neSses" were hurried from one
hotel to another, fed irregularly,
deprived of sleep and threatened
time and again" by Sander Singer,
six-foot East Chicago detective,
who was granted leave to go on
Mr.. Barce's payroll as an investi-
gator.
Mr.. Bunk revealed that shortly
after the transformers reached
Indianapolis Wednesday he threw
note from his hotel window ad-
dressed to an Indianapolis news
paper asking for help.
His story contradicted the an
nouncement by Gov. Paul V. Nc
Mutt to newspaper men in In.
dianapolis that the BARGE wit
nesses" were happy and we'll
taken care Of"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-11-02
Chicago Fairs
Incubator Baby
Succumbs

HAMMONTON, N. j., Nov. 2
Q.N.S0. - Word of the death
Of tn cir incubator baby"
Emanuel, who weighed 1917
ounces at birth, at the Century
OF Progress in Chicago. was re-
ceived today by Mr.. and Mrs.
Biaggio San Filippo.
Emanuel was born August S
last, the smallest living baby
ever reported in New Jersey. He
gained weight in an incubator
at Atlantic City and continued
to do so when he was taken,
with the incubator, to the Chi.
Cago Fair.
He weighed 8 pounds. AZ
ounces at the time of his death.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-11-02
Falling Block
Injuries 3 Men

One man is in a serious condi-
ton in Emergency Hospital today
suffering injuries received late yes
terday when he and two other men
we're knocked from a scaffold at
Union Station by a falling block
of concrete. The other two men
were treated for minor injuries.
Alfred Sundry, SO, of Baltimore,
a lineman engaged in the electri-
fication of the Pennsylvania Rail
road line here, is the man in a
serious condition. Jones B. Smith,
of Relay, Nd, and James Weade,
of Gainesville, Md, also linemen,
have been released from the hos
pital,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-11-02

CROWN POINT. Ind, Nov. 2
T.N.SD .-Bleary eyed from lack
of sleep. Ernest Bunk, Crown
Point Jail attache, along with
seven other witnesses" held for
so hours by Deputy Attorney Gen
eral j. Edward BARGE, were back
in their homes here today.
Mr.. Bunk, once tried and &C.
quilted in connection with the IA
nous Wooden-gun break of John
Dillinger from the Lake County
jail here, asserted he had been
kidnapped and deprived of his lib
erty by force when Mr.. BARGE and
State troopers SWooped down on
his home here early Tuesday and
routed him out of bed.
The jail attache said that dur.
ing the three-day game Mr.. BARGE
and his transforming troupe
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-11-02
FOX DOMINATES
SOUND FILM
. PRODUCTION
Former Film Magnate Upheld
BY Courts in Patent Suit;
Decision Far-ReaChing

William Fox. former motion pic,
ture magnate, held the whip hand
oven the entire movie industry to.
day when litigation involving mil.
lions of dollars was brought be-
fore the United States Supreme
Court.
Fox. as controller of the Ameri-
can Tri-Ergon Corporation, OBJ
tanned injunctions against the
Paramount Publix Corporation for
the use of patents involving the
reproduction of sound pictures.
In litigation instituted in New
York and in Delaware, the Fed
eral courts ruled in favor of the
Fox company. which rulings were
sustained by the circuit courts of
appeals at New York and Phila-
delphia.
Dominates Sound Picture
The injunctions virtually placed
under Fox domination the manu-
facture of sound pictures. The
Paramount Publix Corporation,
acting on behalf of other motion
picture interests, filed a petition
to the United States Supreme
Court for a writ of certiorari,
which was denied by the court O.
tober 8.
Today an application was made
by Charles Neave and Thomas G..
Height, counsel for the moving
picture interests, to the Supreme
Court for a rehearing.
The petition filed today was
based on the allegation that
under the Fox company's course
of action, in combining it's ntiga-
ton to the circuit in which the
patent was sustained, no oppor-
tunity was presented the movie
interests to obtain a review of
the case by the Supreme Court
by reason of a diversity of de-
ciSions as is the usual course of
patent litigation.
Among producers involved in
the case are:
Goldwyn-Mayer, Warner
Brothers, Columbia Pictures Cor
poration, First Division Pictures,
Universal Pictures, Consolidated
Films, Twentieth Century Pictures
Corporation, Amerangelo Corpora
ton, Monogram Pictures Corpora
ton, Reliance Pictures, Inc. Talk
ing Picture Epics. Consolidated
Film Industries and Producers
Laboratories.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-11-02
Prison Ensures
Clean Plates
For Gunner

DETROIT, Nov. 2 I.N.SO.-
"YOur Honor" said Roy Davis.
q, II shot up the restaurant
because they gave me a dirty
plate"
Give to ten years in Jackson
prison." said Circuit Judge
Thomas J. Murphy. Cup there
you'll be sure of a clean plate
because you'll have to wash it
yourself"
Tony Berris, a bystander, was
when Davis came to the
restaurant with a gun on Novem.
Der IS, 1888, and exchanged shots
with Patrolman Wilbur Murray.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-11-02
Streamlined Train
TOBe Used inSOuth

NEW YORK, Nov. 2 G.N.S0.
The South's first new type Diesel
electric streamlined train will be
placed in regular service on the
Gulf, Mobile and Northern Rail.
road lines early in 1885, officials
of the road announced today.
Two of the new filters are being
rushed to completion in the Ber-
wick pa plant of the American
Car and Foundry Company.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-11-02
REVOLVER STOLEN

Commander Wrey Farwell, of
the Navy Department reported the
theft of SO caliber revolver from
an automobile al.sed in front of
the Naval Hospital today. Com
mander Farwell lives in the 1900
block of Sixteenth st. N. w.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-11-02
Watches, Diamond
Stolen From Tray

Three watches and a diamond
ring was snatched by a fast NOV
ing thief from a display tray at
the Charles Bartholomew jewelry
shop in the 900 block Tenth St.
N. w. yesterday. Mr.. Bartholomew
valued the loot at $183.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-11-02
COAL PRICES SET

Acting within two days of it's ap-
pointment to decide whether price
fixing should be continued in the
retail coal and coke industry, a
special MIRA board yesterday ap-
proved minimum price schedules
for Flint and Grand Rapids, Mich,