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a cat IN iced store and highly respected He
was glad 1t was Saturday night because Beale
street is at its best which is to say its worst when
the field hands from the surrounding country come
IN to shop, eat, drink gamble and possibly, fight
somewhat.
Sin and Sidewalks
NTE turned into Beale street about 10 p. M and
w headed down between dngy evil double row
of old buildings crowded to the curbs with city
Negroes and country types, and women, swag-
gerng SophiStcateS with padded shoulders and tight
hips and shambling black rubes in overalls.
Sin patrolled the sidewalks, with cheekbones and
lips painted as red as a new trestle and music and
the reek of burning grease drfted out through the
open doors of such restaurants the Gray Mule,
the Half-Mnute, the Minute and the Sweet Mama
Gimme snoot sandwich" country boy ordered
at the Half Minute
What did he say?"
He wants pig-snoot sandwich" the detective
sergeant said. Very delicious eating, they say A
slice of pigSnoot fried in grease for nickel Or an
order of pig tails three plate, for nickel or
dime. Or fried hogs ear for a nickel I never did
go for it myself eat at home.
THAT is Jim Mulcahy's place" said the detective
sergeant.
Mulcahy's Place corner location was
crowded to the doors with Negro night life and the
music of guitar and mouth organ came from
somewhere.
"Mulcahy's place? black Mulcahy?"
NO" the sergeant said White Comes of a good
family, too always heard, although I don't know
much about that. They claim he educated in
college, and he talks like it might be So but never
did know the exact straight about that He has been
down here more years than know running pool
hall and soft drinks peddles little corn too sup
pose. The place is full of speakeasies'
No Craps Game?
"CRAPS game too?"
~ Not if we know it. Craps games cause too
much trouble. They go along peaceaby for awhile
till some bum loser gets sore and then you've got
another cutting murder to bother with. They cut
and murder enough as it is"
Beale street Broadway in burnt cork with the
lights turned low. the black initiating the white
at his worst.
The movies dScharging their crowds into
the jam along the sidewalks. The wild hilarity of
the Negro out spotn' around Saturday night
and the hattering laugh of the enchantress, ap-
preciatng his wit, mingled with the sounds and
smells.
Lets go meet Mulcahy. Mulcahy is interest
ing character"
Mulcahy was standing on the corner of
small hands.
"Everythng's quiet sergeant" said Mulcahy.
Negroes haven't got any money Would you let me
buy you drink"
mo, I'm the wagon"
That's good" Mulcahy said. yet, everything's
very quiet No fights, no excitement l wish these
Negroes could get hold of little money so they
could spend little No better spender in the world
than country Negro with $40 bill. He Will work
all week for $40 bill and shoot it in one pass IN
craps game and turn to you with a smile and say
White folks, gimme clgaret, please, SUM-
well good night, Mulcahy.
Good night sergeant. Sorry I can't buy you
little drink"
Copyright 1884 by Unite Syndicate. Incl
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Sentiments for All

WE have numbered telegraph blanks here
w carving appropriate sentiments which VIII De
delivered promptly IN suitably inscribed envelopes
AN am I owe to you,' May your declining years
he as happv as could be expected, or something
more witty such as Don't take any wooden nut
roeos That is of course, local joke and suitable
onII if vor mother is acquainted with ConnectlcuU
traditions We are sometimes called the nutmeg
State YOU know. Nutmeg I believe, Is manu1ac-
tlued here. 1t is used on apple pie.
looked at the picture again, ana even Une POI
trait did not seem particularly suitable MI WHiSC-
49, mother Is shown with her hands folded IN her
lap do not remember ever having seen my owl
mother assume this position except at such times
os she was dummy Possibly Mr. Farley left some
thing out of Mr. Wnistler'S conception IL coulo
very well stand a card table and three otner players
Reaching a Vital Decision
TEARS welled up in my eyes as passed tne
i stamps the pen, the ink, the blotter ana tIle
or;etor tn the clerk Il will not want room anu
hath tonight or any telegraph blanks" l salo.
we have displeased you in some way? ne aSKeo
anxiousy. -, h,,oo
Not at all" answered by happy chance
,,o,, have reminded me that this is Mothers day.
bannen to be a New York newspaper man. nave
a duty to my paper. have duty 10 my syholoa'e
hut there is still a greater duty.
'FRONT.'" cried the clerk, catching the drl1C OF my
remarks upon the instant. Put this gentleman
haas back into his limousine. He is returning 10
the city to see his mother
AS 7 climbed into the car l offered tne poy
quarter but he thrust it asi ie. L may be only a
vale man" he said, but 1, too have mother'
Copyright 1884. by The TimesI
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DAILY WASHINGTON
MERRY-GO-ROUND
: BIZ Dre1O Pearson and Robert S. Allen

WASHINGTON May 6A during this session Of has
w been plain Washington
chief trouble with his Hill
odne Tory Republicans
to administration
Now they extremely happy They think they have Roosevelt
and his brain trust the
1t has leaked that Stephens
bling block Stephens Mississippi
fight is considered mossback the
committee Craftsmanship through seniority Stephens
claimed that Willard
lican had registered as such in local election.
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Fair Enough
by
WESTbROOK PEGLER

MEMPHIS, Tenn. May 16-They had told me
4V1 that the principal point of interest in Mem
phis would be Beale street. the Negroes Broadway
for which w. c. Handy, the Irving Berlin of the
Negro race, named his famous lament, the Beale
Street Blues.
This seems to have been not so much an original
theme mans arbitrary version of a racial
moan which has been heard through the south with
variations since the first black brought
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Two 3-cent stamps" I said
TO the clerk. He handed over a
couple of lavender quadrilaterals
embossed with a strange design.
They looked like the things
which in youth re moistened in
order TO leave upon the arm a
temporary tattoo effect. 1t was
my notion that they would
merely serve to spell out across
nv biceps, "Yale-the mother of
men,"
And so said impatiently,
mo. no: I want stamps to carry
important letters to New YORK!
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in from Africa. The melancholy
Negro sang blues long before w.
c. Handy was born. but he sang
free-style, rolling his own words
to express his sadness and vary
ing the tune of his dirge accord
ing to the depth of his individual
woe.
w. c. Handy nowadays has his
life among the ariStocracy of
LenoX avenue, in Harlem. N. Y.
but he is honored in his own
home town. for Memphis named
little patch of grass Handy
park in recognition of his dis
tinction.
The detective sergeant had
walked Beale street in uniform
for years and therefore was as
niIcb at homo in tho djc+r;ct ne
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HJeemC bM'
%
Haywood BROUk

NEW HAVEN, May 16.-This is an interesting
~ New England industrial city. which also con-
tains moderately well-known institution Of learn
ing. Fortunately in this dispatch it will be impos-
sibe for me to take up in any detail the current
educational or economic situation here.
Upon registering Sunday at the Hotel Taft, de-
cided to write TO my managing editor and the head
of the syndicate informing them of my present
progress and future plans.
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false mustache, and changing the
style of his hair and clothes.
But that did not prevent a
sharp-eyed policeman from recog-
nizing Hughes as he stood loaf1ng
at the door of a Peoria, Ill, bar
Der shop. The police cruiser
stopped, and Hughes backed into
the store, firing with two guns.
Two policemen. though wound
ed Zone died later, went in after
him, firing as they went.
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TODAY AND TOMORROW
By Waller Lippmann

XXTALTER LPPMANN speaking yesterday the first of series
w lectures
Godkn
the modern responsibility
national
tinuity peoples
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WANTED--DEAD OR ALIVE!


is Of the
of
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Because Of this helnouS offenSe,
Stephens, the senator from Miss
issippi, resorted to every possible
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" A T the end, when he was
IA fighting for reelection and
seeking to warn the country
against the collectivist spirit of
the new deal, Mr.. HooVer's de-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-16

cat IN feed store and as highly respected He
was glad it Saturday night because Beale
street at its best which is to say its worst when
the field hands from the surrounding country come
IN TO shop eat drink, gamble and, possibly, fight
somewhat
Evening star., 1934-05-09
kEXT1E&S NOMEN
INSTALLMENT XIII.

INSTALLMENT XIII.
w YHEN Sandra's uncle entered
a I the library after his ride
wv in the park she could tell
by the way his eyes lit
Evening star., 1934-05-09
UNDECIDED ON RACE
Shannon to Announce Plans for
Senate Campaign Friday.

READING, Pa, May 9 R.-United
States Representative Joseph B. Shan
non Of Missouri said last night at
Wernersville, where he addressed the
convention of the Pennsylvania Gas
Association, that he has not yet made
up his mind whether he will run for
the United States Senate.
This thing just came up today"
said Mr.. Shannon. Being away from
Washington I am unable to give my
time today to considering it. You
can say for me, however. that what
ever have to say about it will be
made known in Kansas City on Fri
day. I will leave here tomorrow
morning for Kansas City, and on
arrival there will have q statement" >"
Evening star., 1934-05-09
RECITAL PLANNED

A recital of dance and drama by
the children of Burroughs, Langdon
and Langley groups will take place
under the auspices of the lexington
Community Center in the Langley
Junior High School auditorium at
7:30 pm. Saturday.
Two plays, Sewing for the Hea-
then" by Walter Ben Hare. and
Chimney Sweeps Holiday" will be
presented by the Langdon Junior
Players There will be dances by
the CHILDREN under the direction OF
Mrs. Margaret Reed Kincannon and
Sara Bergling. The players are di-
rected by Mrs. Marie Moore Forrest
and the entire program is under the
direction of Mrs. D. E. Middleton,
community secretary.
Evening star., 1934-05-09
CORRECTS
ERROR ON RAIL LAW
Co-ordinator Says Wrong Figures
Misled Him on Publishers
Views of Bill.

BY the Associated Press.
An error in tabulation" is the off,
cial explanation of an incorrect state
ment by Railroad Co-ordinator East
man as to the stand Of the American
Newspaper Publishers Association on
railway legislation.
In his report last March, Mr.. East
man said the association was one OF
those favoring repeal of that section
of the law under which railroads may,
under certain conditions, charge less
for a long freight haul than for a
shorter one.
The fact was that resolution favor
ing such repeal was rejected at the
1888 meeting of the A. N. P. A. after
his report had been given out for
publication, Mr.. Eastman's attention
was called to the error. and the incor-
rect statement was omitted from the
Evening star., 1934-05-09
200 JEWELERS. END
ANNUAL CONVENTION
Banquet and Dance Follows Elec-
tion-Winebrenner Rep
resents Ritchie.

The 200 members attending the
convention of the Maryland, Della
ware and District Of Columbia Jewel
ers' Association brought the annual
meeting to an end Monday night with
a banquet and dance in the Mayfower
Hotel.
During the afternoon, A. c. Mayer
of this city, was reelected president
for a third term. Other officers
chosen were Joseph Montgomery Of
Wilmington, first vice president;
Ernest D. Sturmer, Easton, Md,
second vice president; James j. Levi,
Baltimore, secretary, and Elwood
Davis Of Wilmington, treasurer. Mr..
Davis Is the only new officer. He
succeeds William H. Wright of Wash
ington.
David C. Winebrenner, Sd, secre-
tary of state of Maryland. was the
guest Of honor, representing Gov.
Evening star., 1934-05-09
HEIMANN TO LEAVE
SHIPPING BOARD
Director Is Granted Leave of
Absence and May Not
Return.

Henry H. Heimann, director of the
United States Shipping Board Bureau,
has been granted a leave of absence
by Secretary of Commerce Roper, who
yesterday appointed j. Craig Peacock.
Washington attorney. to be acting di-
rector during Heimann's absence.
In making the announcement, Sec
retary Roper announced that the leave
would extend until June 80 to permit
Heimann to arrange for the annual
convention in New York of the Ma
tional Association of Credit Men.
Heimann came to the bureau from the
credit association.
In spite of the announcement that
Heimann's departure is merely tenn
porary. it was rumored at the Com
merce Department that he will not re-
turn to his Shipping Board post.
When he was appointed director sew
eral months ago, it was with the
Evening star., 1934-05-09

Albert c. Richie, who was unable
to be present.
Throughout the day, the jewelers.
discussed and heard discussed fiuctu-
ating gold prices, fair and unfair
trade practices and other problems
Of their business.
Speakers included Louis Rothschild,
director Of Washington Better Busi-
ness Bureau; r. D. Mosner, chief OF
the miscellaneous tax division of the
Internal Revenue Bureau, and Will
liam D. Mcneil, chairman of the Ma
tional Retail Jewelry Trade Council.
Evening star., 1934-05-09

official printed version later dis
tributed.
The co-ordinator's Office failed to
give the correction to newspapers
which had published the original in
correct version. 1t was explained yes
terday in response to inquiries that
the original statement was based on
replies to a QUESTIONABLE. and resulted
from an error in tabulating those re-
plies.
Evening star., 1934-05-09
understanding that his tenure of office
WaS To he fennn0raru

was to be temporary.
Peacock, who is now in charge, was
appointed a special assistant to Hell
mann last month and was also made
a member Of the Shipping Board Bu-
reau's Advisory Committee. It is
understood that he will take over the
permanent appointment in Heimanns
place.
Evening star., 1934-05-09

Get $35 Weekly in Tips.
Bellboys at some London hotels are
receiving as high as S35 week in
tips this season.
The Washington times., 1934-09-15
Zonuck Buys
Russian PLAY

HOLLYWOOD, sept. IS.
Daryl Zanuck announced yes
terday that he has acquired the
screen rights to "1gra," the Rus
sian play that Is also known as
1.-THE Man Who Broke the Bank
at Monte Carlo" for production
by goth Century Pictures and
release through United Artists.
The play was acquired on "a.
nuck's behalf by Gregory Rat.
off, motion picture actor, who
flew from London to Warsaw to
consult with 1lya Surgutchoff,
Soviet author Of the stage piece.
While no cast has yet been
selected, preparations have been
started for an early production
and release Of the film play.
The Washington times., 1934-09-15
Only 46 vv>,:ds Needed to Put
WoI|op in Love Scenes

|"The Painted Veil" which stars
Greta Garbo.
I'm the same manner 35 words
hold the key to melodramatic &C.
ton. Equal lists can be provided
for the departments of pathos and
comedy"
The words Mr.. BoIeslavski'S
six.picture survey have shown
to be the most potent in screen
love scenes include thrilling,
beautiful, like, forgiven, believe,
lovely, enchanting, love, you,
look, see, hope, long, where,
dear, me, help, leave, promise,
wonderful, I, gorgeous, marvel.
GUS, honey, friend, impatient,
always, devotion, devoted, your,
adore, adored, passiona tely,
wife. happy. life, darling, must,
married, marry, precious, glori-
GUS, understanding, faith, kiss.
The words that carry the most
melodramatic wallop are: Liar,
coward, punch, midnight, dark,
fear, wretched, planned, bullet,
gang, scared, croak, stolen, money,
fight. frightened, treachery, went,
chiseler. lead, dead, wounded,
cheat, caught, truth, lose, danger,
seek, tampered.
The Washington times., 1934-09-15
IN HOLLYWOOD
With
HARRISON CARROLL

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, sept. Is
Pay special attention to the hymn
Gertrude Michael will sing in her
new picture, Menace" For Ger.
trude wrote the music for that
hymn herself. 1t was when she
was a girl organist at O church
in Talladega, Ala. The pastor of
the church wrote the words. And
1t will be the only time the hymn
has been sung outside Of that
church.
Richard Dix and R-K.O Pro.
ducer Cliff Reid are boarding q
plane here to wing 1t over the
Pecos River country in Texas.
They'll take a camera and record
location country for Rich's new
picture, "West Of the Pecos." ;"
This is from the Zane Grey story.
And, oddly enough, Dix made his
screen debut in a story by the
popular author OF Westerns.
Hollywood will have to wait six
months to see the hunting
trophies Of Daryl Zanuck. The
Twentieth Century producer left
them in Africa to be temporarily
cured. Then they will have to be
shipped across the Pacific to San
Francisco, and from there to Den.
yer, where firm Of taxidermists
will spend at least three months
on the permanent mountings.
Daryl got rs trophies, but Is
bringing back only the best
about As heads and capes,
including elephant, rhinoceros,
African buffalo, lions and the
leopard which Virginia Zanuck
bagged. Darryl's original plan
was to build a projection room
onto his Beverly Hills home and
to keep his trophies here. Now
he may store them in Denver
until he builds his new house
next year.
What rich and not too popular
star just handed autographed pic.
lures Of herself to all members
of her latest cast-and without
being asked?
The Airline Judge.Wesley Rug.
giles youngster has developed
such O passion for pushing light
buttons that they are installing
fake ones In his nursery. Much
bu2zing among Hollywood's young.
er set when qwynne Pickford
came to Henry Wilson's party
with Billy Janney and left with
James Bush.
Jackie Coogan also the life
of the party when he disre.
garded Toby Wings commands
and went swimming In the pool
The Washington times., 1934-09-15

cloves Me Not" And now Rangers
baby will carry on for Here Is
My Heart"
What we'll known young actress
has bet two of her boy friends a
fancy sum they can't stay on the
wagon for 30 days and now is max
ing 1t plenty tough by dragging
them around to all the late spots?
Despite urgent kilograms from
Max Reinhardt. Eddie Cantor
won't be able to play the char.
acter Of Bottom in the German
directors open.air production of
Midsummer Nights Dream" A
group at the United Artists studio
were suggesting several other
comedians who might play the
role. But all happened to be busy.
well, If nobody else turns up"
said Cantor, they can get Stepin
Fetchit and call it Black Bot.
TOM"
The smallest spotlight in the
world is being used on w. C.
Fields in his new picture, Back
Porch" Bill told Paramount
that his nose is one Of his best
comedy assets and must always
be kept in prominence. So, to
high.light 1t, studio technicians
invented a spot that focuses down
to q beam one inch in diameter.
Biggest laugh at the Sigmund
Romberg farewell party was sup
piled by Arthur HammerStein II.
The orchestra had been in.
structed to play only Romberg
numbers, but, as the party
stretched on and on. finally went
into the strains Of 1.-THE Merry
Widow Waltz"
Here" said Romherg. II tidn't
write that"
HammerStein motioned him to
silence and flipped:
That's all right. So many
composers have, they probably
thought you'd claim 1t too."
The worst muffing Of any re.
cent news story was by the Chi
cago reporter who interviewed
The Washington times., 1934-09-15

"The clever use and reuse Of
only 46 words puts the heart.
throb into love scenes. without
these words attempts to make
love in writing are flat" i.
And those words-just a meager
46-are at the disposal Of love.
sick swains. erring husbands, gay
old dogs and movie writer's, &C.
cording to Director Richard Bole-
slavski, who has recently checked
on the last six pictures he has
made, including the current one,
The Washington times., 1934-09-15
hollywood GiSSleS

The coming blessed event in
the family Of Song Writer Ralph
Ranger Is being hailed at Para
mount as one more link in a series
of amusing condolences.
Each time Bing Crosby makes
picture, somebody in the troupe
becomes father.
It started with Bing's first film,
THE Big Broadcast" when Stuart
Erwin passed around the cigars.
Right around college Humor"
time, Crosby, Richard Arlen and
The Washington times., 1934-09-15
With

Incidentally, the only one of
100 guests to do 1t Dance
devoteeS in the film colony are
intrigued to hear that Vincent
Lopez'S band goes into the Bev-
erly Wiltshire when that hotel
opens up its supper room on
September rs. The Lopez con-
tract calls for at least six weeks.
He'll double at the Universal
studio in 1.-THE Life Of Ziegfeld."
7 hope o certain old lady
reads this, for she deserves an
explanation. Several weeks ago,
the Columbia studio received a
call from o woman who wanted
to know Gene Raymond'g favor
ite color. Someone in too much
Of q hurry to find out told her
1t was brown. The sequel to the
incident came recently when a.
box was delivered to Raymond
at the studio.
Inside were six brown ties and
O note:
"Will you please wear these In
your autumn wardrobe? From a
fan who admtres you and who
is in the autumn Of life"
The sad part OF 1t is that
brown Is Genes pet aversion.
His favortte colors are blue and
green.
What well.known star didn't do
himself or Hollywood'S reputation
any good with the fans by his
behavior aS master Of cere-
monies at q recent premierH
KNTCK.KNACKS- -"
Eastern rumors would estranee
0lenda Farrell and Robert Riskin,
but the pair were very much in
evidence together at the Max
Reinhardt dinner. Nils Asther
slipped quietly out Of Hollywood
and is in New York by now. The
reason for secrecy being possible
process servers-especially in Chi
cago. .Claudette Colbert's ma is
back from Paris. Very funny
mixup at the Hayworth club the
other night when Composer Ar
thur johnson was ready to bet
500 that Eddie Kane was Bob
Benchley and Kane in turn mis-
took George Qoldie for Harry
Cohn. .Reb Russell, one time ALI
fullback for Northwest
ern and lately q western star in
the movies, is off to New York to
see about playing professional
football this winter with the
Giants. And Joe e. Brown has
been showing AL Levy's tavern and
other hollywood spots to q news.
,-~~-~ friend from his home town,
Toledo.
The Washington times., 1934-09-15

gone to work with Paul MUM in
"Bordertown," she has to get up
at z a. m. to be made up and on
the set for an early morning call.
Nelson, who is the piano player
at the Hayworth Club, doesn't get
home till the small hours and
then has to sleep all day.
The couple are forced to COM
municate with each other by
notes.
And Nelson's $25 auto still
parks side by side with Bette's eX-
penSive sedan.
The Washington times., 1934-09-15
Sacred Cows Filmed

Practically all Of the mooing
heard at the Paramount Ranch,
where some 450 persons are en-.
gagged In the filming Of Lives Of
a Bengal Lancer" comes from IA
Brahman (sacred) cows used In
atmospheric sequences
The Washington times., 1934-09-15
Song Team Continues

Leo Robin and Ralph Ranger,
composers Of the hit song Love
in Bloom" which Bing Crosby and
Kitty Carlisle sang in their last
picture. were assigned to write
songs which the same team will
Stn9s
The Washington times., 1934-09-15
Davis Menace
Strange One

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. IS. - The
menage of Bette Davis and her
youthful husband, Harmon o.
Nelson, jr., grows more pictur.
esQue every day.
Now that the Warner star has
The Washington times., 1934-09-15

@'u one OF the
bast moneynlak.
eIM. Is the au.
thor Of the fol.
Low 'pg list Of
hit 10 favorite
mc On pictures.
:. I 1.-THE Birth
"a Nation"
| q. III u n c h
back Of Notre
Dame"
3. &c owe red
Wagon
4. THE ca
Hawk"
5. rs mtlin'
Through.