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The Washington times., 1934-02-28
Capital AccIsims
Lotto Lehman
in Recital
Nv RONALD THORNE

Lotto Lehman, known through
out the world as a neder singer
and now acclaimed as one Of the
foremost stars Of the Metropoli-
tan Opeta Company, was greeted
yesterday afternoon by an appre-
ciative audience at Constitution
Hall, where she appeared under
the local management Of Mrs
Dorothy Hodgkin Dorsey.
Her accompaniSt on this occa
sion was Emo Balogh, who is well
known to Washington audiences
and who contributed ably to the
success Of her program.
She presented for the most part
German songs, the lieder whose
Interpretation has made her IA
nous, but the closing group Of her
recital was composed Of songs in
English. Nine. Lehman was
generous with encores, and the au'
dience was insistent upon them.
Schubert and Brahms made up
her first group and Robert Franz,
Peter Cornelius and Mendelssohn
were represented in the second,
which included as the Mendels-
sohn offering the familiar ION
Wings of Song" Of special in
terest to the audience was the
third group and the encores
which followed it, since here were
presented several works by Rich
ard Strauss, in whose operas she
has created so many roles. Only
this year the famous composer
wrote "Arabella" expressly for her
and she sang the Vienna pre-
miere of the title role.
The closing group Of songs in
cluded one by Emo Balogh, do
Not Chide Me-" one of the most
interesting on the program.
Nine. Lehman, who rather
wildly recalls Jeritza, has excel
lent stage presence and presented
charming picture in her attrac-
tive gown. She was in excellent
voice, but to those who have
read so much of her triumph in
Wagnerian roles with the Metro
politan it was disappointing that
the program included no operate
aria.
The Washington times., 1934-02-28
Rumor Of Investigation
of Her Citizenship
Anglers Marie
BY LLOYD PANTAGES
Copyright, 1894, King Features
Syndicate JpcN

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. %. The
most INSANE, or should 1 say
INANE, love-life in our industry
is between AL HALL, director and
LOLA LANE (actorine.) First,
they were ALTARBOUND, hav-
ing been WELL STRUCK by
Cupid's dart, THEN they had a
mind changing but remained
TOO DIVINE friends, but NOW
something has happened and
they're not EVEN SPEAKING to
each other; all of which laid end
to end equals practically MOTH
ING.
SLUETHING of even the BEST
VARIETY will not extract from
FRANCIS MARION the name of
her VERY RICH eastern admirer
who provides the lady daily with
FRESH and VERY LARGE
corsage of ORCHIDS!
YOU'D be SURPRISED If you
knew that the recent ALMOST
WEDDING Of a very good-looking
young male featured player and
non-professional was ENGI-
NEERED and exploited COM
PLETELY by the young lady
MUCH to the chagrin of the boy
who wished to be a GENTLE
MAN through 1T ALL but finally
REFUSED to be DRAGGED to the
altar!
It would seem that a RUMOR
HOUND breezed forth with the
information that MARIE DRESS
LER'S citizenship was to be in
veStigated by MIR. ROSENBLATT
and the SENATE COMMITTEE
which has got MISS D. burned
to the point of HYSTERIA mas
much as she's been an AMERI-
CAN CITIZEN for the past
THRTY-FIVE YEARS, and it
would seem about time that the
SENATE got HEP to the fact.
MARGARET LINDSEY kept her
appendix all done up in ICE
PACKS during the making of
FOG OVER FRISCO" but was
quickly whisked away to the hos
pital when the camera stopped
grinding and is NOW MINUS that
part of her anatomy.
The Washington times., 1934-02-28
Vests First Tutor
Is Cast in Picture

The man who launched Mae
West on an acting career by
teaching her songs in a Brooklyn
theater when she was z has
been cast in Paramount's "Mur-
der at the Vanities." He is
Charles McAvoy, an end-man with
the Primrose Ministries and friend
of the stars father, Jack West.
The first song he taught her was
"She Done Me Wrong"
The Washington times., 1934-02-28

M S26ck RE
FEATURE PHOTOPLAYS
In Washington's leading
picture theaters today and
their starting times are as
follows:
R-K-O-KEITH'S
GIT HAPPENED ONE
NIGHT"
II 80 A. NJ, 80, 8 80, $50,
7:3O, $50 P. NJ.
COLUMBIA ..
"THE LONE COWBOY"
Ills A. NJ, l, 2:45, 4:35,
$40, $40, 9:55 P. NJ.
EARLE. E.
'BOLERO"
1850 A. NJ, 1:3O, 20, 7:1O,
1910 P. M.
Stage shows at 2:25, 3:15,
Cos, 9 P. NJ.
"THE CAT AND THE
FIDDLE"
1870 A. NJ, Los, :05,
ITO, $50 P. NJ. Stage
shows at ~: 20, 1920,
6:25, 9:1O P. NJ.
RIALTO
"BELOvED"
IL A. NJ, 12:47, 2:35, 4:14,
6:O2, so, 9:39 P. NJ.
METROPOLITAN
"THE LAST ROUNDUP"
I 40 A. NJ, l 20, 8 :05, 4 As,
$50, 8:15, $50 P. NJ.
PALACE
QUEEN CHRISTINA"
11:15 A. NJ, lis, 800, 5 :25,
$50, 9:35 P. NJ.
HOWARD
MASSACRE"
1890, 4, 7, 10 P. NJ. Stage
Shows al $3.50. 5A5 8 ?. NJ
The Washington times., 1934-02-28
Hold Your Horses Also Presents
Harriet Hoctor Tom PatricoIa
And DroII Dave Chaser
Rv ANDREW R. KELLEY

Nutty Joe Cook will be here next Monday night
He will be here with Dave Chaser of the nonsenscal
salutes Tom Patricoa who gruns while he hump hard
shoe dances wangs the ukeee and with the feahery
Harriet whom Kay Marlborough insists is the Oveest
dancer alive.
''Hold Your Horses" Joe's musical comedy, has book
by Corey Ford and Russell Grouse music by Russell Bennett
It is presented by the Messrs Shubert who recently
last December vowed Washington would another
of their musicals But that when Bitter Sweet
became Glitter Sour after the count-up.
The Washington times., 1934-02-28
Did You Know

UIU IUU 1A1IUW
That Greta Carlo, whom some
would have the greatest emo
tional actress on the screen,
made her film debut in a slap
stick comedy, "Erick the Tramp?
The Washington times., 1934-02-28
Screen Work to End
Grants Honeymoon

The present ocean honeymoon
of Cary Grant and Virginia Cher
rill will end as soon as they reach
Hollywood. Grant is scheduled to
start work opposite Sylvia Sidney
in Paramount'S Thirty Day
Princess" on his arrival and then
go Immediately into Cosmetic"
for his first film singing role.
Grant and his bride were married
in England just before boarding
the S. S. Paris last week.
The Washington times., 1934-02-28

Warner Bros. picture, wonder
Bar" Proving Mr.. JolSon IS a
business man first and an actor
afterwards. For Uncle AIS last
picture, "Hallelujah, I'm a Bum"
went floppo, and when a star
pulls a box office dud, movie au-
dienceS are inclined to snub his
next release.
Consequently, MIR. Jolson &C
cepts the same size type as Kay
Francis, Dick Powell, Ricardo Cor
tez and Dolores Del Rio. Smart
stuff. Inasmuch as Mr.. Jolson
shares in the net profits Of
wonder Bar" The name of the
picture is in the diversified type.
When Lights Fail
FoI an hour and one-half early
yesterday afternoon the electric
service in the motion picture booth
at the Fox was out of commits
sion. It cut off the feature pic
ture, "Cat and the Fiddle" in the
middle of the screening. Stage
show went on right away with i'm
proviSed illumination. Most of
the audience never knew and those
who did took it good naturediy.
About SIS was refunded to those
who couldn't wait around and see
the complete picture.
Boop-a-Dooper
Betty Boop, that big-eyed, shrill-
voiced doll of the animated car
toonS, who in real life is Miss Mae
Questel, will be on the Guy Won
ders vaudeville program at the
Earle Theater beginning Friday.
Besides the baby talk, Miss
Questel, an excellent mimic, will
offer Annie Doesn't Live Here
Any More" as Mae West might
sing it or as zaSu Pitts. Also
she will sing The Girl in the Lit
tie Green Hat" which she pre-
sented on Rudy Vallee's radio
program last Thursday night, if
you remember.
Jane OOWI OOmlnS
Jane Cowl, who owns the most
expressive hands on the American
stage, is returning to Washing
ton after three seasons alb
Sence.
I am told that her head is out
of the clouds, that she has been
cured of the overpowering yen
which led her into such things
as Jealous Moon" "Peleas and
MeliSande" and "Shakespeare'S
Twelfth Night" Not that these
are unworthy. They merely have
limited audience and are a
luxury for producers, as Katha-
rine Cornell found out when she
presented "Lucrece."
This time Jane Cowl has a
modern play, Sweet Bells Jan
gled," that was tailored for her
express talents. Reginald Law
renee did the writing, although
it is whispered Miss Cowl had
The Washington times., 1934-02-28
NEWS {: /: {: From
Holly w GOD!
loci McCrea Plans
to Build Boat
For Wife
BY HARRISON CARROLL
Copyright, 1884, King Features
syndicate. Inc.)

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Feb. %.
Now that his ranch is finished,
Joel McCrea has unearthed a
Swedish boat builder and the two
Of them have laid the keel for a
65-foot craft to give as a present
to Frances Dee when the baby is
born.
The desire to have a hand in
the building is typical of Joels
energy and Of his shrewdness
about money. Any other star
would order the boat and pay a
fancy price for it. Joel will buy
the material, supervise the work
and save himself thousands.
The youthful star is not such
an innocent at craftsmanship
either. One of his hobbies in
school used to be the construction
Of exact boat models.
His new craft will be leisurely
seven months in construction. It
will have three state rooms, a
master cabin, a galley and a
dining room, in addition to
quarters for the crew of three. It
will be propelled by a diesel en-
CINE and will be capable of a
cruise to Honolulu-one of Joel's
dreams.
The name, appropriately
enough, will be 1.-The Francis D."
Last week, Frank Morgan gave
a party on the eve of Adolphe
Menjou's birthday. At midnight,
the merriment was halted and
servants brought in a large birth
day cake covered with candles.
Menjou grinned:
Lets be honest, anyway" he
said, and removed one of the
candles.
"All right, let's" snapped
Morgan, and instructed the SER
wants to bring two more.
One of the big doctors in the
northern city examined Marie
and has recommended a differ
ent treatment for the star. He
says the main thing the matter
with her is that she hasn't been
eating correctly and is putting
her on red meats and a strength
building diet.
The Washington times., 1934-02-28

something to do with guiding the
typewriter.
It will have it's first metropoli-
tan performance at the National
Theater on Monday night, March
IS, and the supporting cast will
include Minor Watson, Mary
Phillips, Eugene Sigaloff, Minna
Phillips, Harold Webster and Dor
othy Raymond.
Last time Jane Cowl appeared
on the Washington stage was in
1881 at the Belasco when she pre-
sented Art and Mrs. Bottle" In
her company was an attractive in
genue destined for screen fame,
Katharine Hepburn.
In January, 1882, Miss Cowl
was back at the National, this
time staging the book for Vincent
Youman'S Through the Years, +"
made from her earlier success
"Smilin' Through"
The Washington times., 1934-02-28
First Outdoor Film
Theater Is Opened

The first outdoor motion pic
ture theater was opened in Holly
wood this week with the Para
mount studios, sponsors of the
unique entertainment device,
sending stars to the premiere.
Featuring weekly programs of
scenes from new pictures and
topical subjects. the screen is
visible even in daylight with pro
lection from behind.
The Washington times., 1934-02-28

scenes with the living chandelier
as the finale,
The Washington times., 1934-02-28

Comic Cook has any number Of
ingenious gadgets in Hold Your
Horses" useful only for laughter.
I suspect Prof. Lee Somers will be
q constant customer at the Ma
tional next week for he claims Joe
Cook is better inventor than Ed
Wynn.
Hold Your Horses is described
as a tour of the Floradora period
in Manhattan life, tenuously held
The Washington times., 1934-01-06
RUM BALL0T is.
limit. RAINIER
ATTACKED
Ambiguous Wording Causes
Arguments Among Both
Vets and DryS

Ballots which will be used in
the informal referendum on the
question of issuance of liquor IL
censes in Mt. Rainier today are
causing considerable o m m n t
among both vets and dryS.
The ballots state, according to
town officials, that the vote Is on
the question whether or not
licenses shall be issued to sell "al'
coholic beverages" in the town.
It all depends upon what the
authors of the ballots call "intoxi'
eating beverages"
Beer with an alcoholic content
of 6 per cent is now being sold in
the community
Members of the county liquor
control board, when they heard
of the ballots, made known that
the vote was not to be on the
question of light wines and beers.
Residents may vote between 8
a. m. and Z p. m. Polls will be in
the Municipal Building.
VETS believe that the final tally
will reveal a repetition of the vote
on the Eighteenth Amendment
when the town went a 3-to-1 bal
lot against prohibition.
The Washington times., 1934-01-06
MERIT SYSTEM
50 YEARS OLD

Friends of the merit system are
expected to make exceptional ef'
forts for observance of the fiftieth
anniversary of the United States
Civil Service law, which falls on
January Is.
The act was approved January
16, 1888, and was intended to cure
the evils of the spoils system.
which had become intolerable.
George William Curtis was an
outstanding leader in the reform.
At that time fewer than $4,000
positions were placed in the com
petitive service, but extensions
have been made continually and
today more than 100000 positions.
approximately 80 per cent of all
included in the Federal Civil Ser
vice, are filled through open ex-
aminations.
Employees compensation, retire
ment and classification have been
marked advances since. the act
was approved.
The Washington times., 1934-01-06

OF Colum b a a. D. DhisCOhA
Home and School Association,
Charles T. Langley, a former
president, was elected to honorary
membership.
It was voted to request the
CWA to apply any remaining un'
expended funds allotted to the
neighborhood to the improvement
of Concord Avenue from New
Hampshire Avenue to Riggs Road
to provide an additional arterial
highway from Maryland.
An effort will also be made to
have New Hampshire Avenue
from Buchanan Street to the Dis
trict line widened to 40 feet
graded and made available for
vehicular travel.
In order to advance the wider
use of public school buildings fol-
neighborhood gatherings and
leisure-time activities, an appeal
will be made to the Appropria
tions Committee in both House
and Senate to increase the budget
of the Community Center Depart
ment of the public school system
The new Kean School, it was
stated, will be ready for occupancy
March 18. Later it will be dedi'
Gated with appropriate ceremonies
by the Chillum Association.
Thomas w. Joy, president, pre-
sided.
The Washington times., 1934-01-06
CWA FUND
AUDIT ASKED

Past allotments from the PWA
and CWA may wreak havoc with
the Districts 1885 appropriation,
it appeared today, following a re-
quest by the House subcommittee
on appropriations for the District
for an itemized account of all
emergency fund allotments.
The request was made of Major
Daniel j. Donovan, District au-
ditor. and led him in turn to ask
a full report from all department
heads.
Members of the House subcom-
mittee have indicated a desire to
postpone hearings on the District
budget until Donovan's figures
are available and this is taken by
some 1T the District Building to
indicate PWA and CWA allot-
ments will induce Congress to re-
duce the District 1885 appropri-
alton,
The Washington times., 1934-01-06

This would leave the Sixth con
gressional district without repre-
sentation in the House until an.
other election is held.
Suggests New Vote
Mrs. Kemp has indicated her
willingness to resign if Sanders
will withdraw from the fight. She
is willing, she contends, to GO
through with another election to
prove that she is the peoples
choice"
In proof of her contention, she
has refused to draw pay until the
contest is settled, although she is
entitled to salary. She says she
does not want to take the Gov
ernments' money unless she is en-
titled to it.
The Washington times., 1934-01-06
OFFICE HOLDER
URGES MERGER
Of COUNTIES
Virginia Attorney Not Afraid
of Losing His Job, He Says
in Statement
By JOHN E. TAYLOR

Considering that from IS to 10
per cent of the people of Virginia
live under county government,
county organizations and admin
istration are outstanding among
the populations problems.
The Virginia State Chamber of
Commerce has been fighting the
cost Of government since it was
organized and has continued study
Of State, municipal and county
government over the years in the
interest of simplification and for
the promotion of efficiency and
economy in government.
MERGERS FAVORED
One of the chambers reports
asked:
"The question can fairly be
asked why should Virginia con-
tinue to maintain 100 counties
with 100 duplicate sets of local
officers at the expense of the
taxpayers of the State when
better local administration
could be had at less cost by
adopting a more efficient form
Of government and reducing the
number of counties through
consultations"
Down in HarriSonburg, in Rock
ingham county, is one official who
Is in favor of consolidation and is
not afraid to say so and, further
more, is not worried about losing
his job.
Earman Supports Plan
He is D. Wampler Earman,
Commonwealth's attorney Of
Rockingham county, who thinks
many of the counties are not get
ting the type of men they should
have to head their governments.
He said:
"COnSOlidatiOn would save q
lot of money and would enable
the counties to get better Of
ficerS.
"Of course, they would have
to pay more, but still the econ0-
mics would be SO great that they
could afford to increase the pay
and demand full time work from
the officers.
II am heartily in favor of the
consolidation of county govern
mentS and I think it would be
. good thing.
Moreover, as an office hold
er, I am not afraid of losing my
job"
The Washington times., 1934-01-06

Refusal of the House to seat
Mrs. Bolivar E. Kemp Cd, of
Louisiana, whose place is being
challenged on the ground that she
was a candidate in an illegal
election, was seen today by sew
eral Congressional leaders.
Mrs. Kemp's seat is being chal-
lenged by State Senator j. Y.
Sanders. She was elected to fill
the vacancy created by her hus-
bands death.
Both May Lose Seat
The sentiment among several
members of Congress is in favor
of a report from Elections Com
mittee, No. 8, which received the
case, refusing to seat either Mrs.
Kemp or Senator Sanders.
The Washington times., 1934-01-06
CHIEFS
To Be EGUESTS

Henderson Smith -Edmonds Post
of the American Legion and its
auxiliary, will hold a joint meet,
ing at the fire house in Rock
vile, next Tuesday evening.
Among the guests of honor
auxiliary.
Arrangements for the meeting
are in charge Of Guy Watkins,
commander of the local post, and
Mrs. Chauncy M. Grubb, presi
dent of the auxiliary.
expected at this meeting are
Caesar L. Aiello, of Hyattsville,
State commander of the Legion
and Mrs. Ruby Owens Wheatly
Belair, State president of the
The Washington times., 1934-01-06
VETERAN PARKS
CLERK To QUIT

Naval and National Capitol
Parks employees in the Navy
Building will lose a familiar face
soon with the resignation Of N.
j. Cunningham, chief accountant
of the buildings branch of the
office of National Parks, Build
angs, and Reservations.
Cunningham, who has held
that position for more than 10
years, with an office in the Navy
Building, will resign soon to be-
come head of the Division of Ac-
counts at the State Department,
1t was learned today.
A member of nearly every Fed
Oral employees association, Gun,
ningham has long been hailed as
the best known and one of the
most popular Government workers
in the Navy Building. He is secre-
tary of the Group Superintend.
ents Association and head of the
War Department Beneficial Asso-
citation.
The Washington times., 1934-01-06
PACT DOUBLES
PEACH PRICES

Control of the California cling
peach industry under a marketing
agreement has resulted in grow
ers of the crop receiving prices
during 1888 that we're nearly
double those of 1882, it was re
ported today by the Agricultural
Adjustment Administration.
Total income of the peach pro-
ducers, it was stated, was five
million dollars in the past year.
as against 100000 in 1882, when
only a portion of the crop could
be sold.
According to Jesse w. Tapp,
chief of the general crops section,
the increased prosperity of the
California industry is principally
due to control of the surplus ar.
ranged under the marketing
agreement.
The Washington times., 1934-01-06
Street Recommended
As Marshall Memorial

Lined with stately el1ns, ana
spaciously wide, Four-and-a-Half
Street would be a fitting me-
mortal to John Marshall, Henry
Wender, chairman of the legisla-
ton committee of the Southwest
Citizens Association, declared to-
day in opening his fight to have
the streets name changed to that
of the great jurist.
A mass meeting will be held
tonight in Friendship House, 47O
N st. S. w., by the association
and the proposed changing of the
name will be among subjects dis
cusSed.
It is pointed out the new
municipal center, if ever con
structed, will occupy what is now
John Marshall Place, the continu
alton of Four-and-a-Half Street
north of Pennsylvania Avenue
and that there then will be nc
street in the city named for the
first chief justice.
Public Works Administration
funds will be sought for erection
of low-cost homes in the south
west section to make it more
attractive as a residential section
and this project will be one o1
the subjects to be discussed at to
nights meeting.
Also up for discussion tonight
will be continuation of the fight
for a new high school, improve
ments to Fairgrounds, and sub
stitution of concrete sidewalks fol
the brick ones now in use or
some streets.
The Washington times., 1934-01-06
STUDENTS LEAD
IN MOVEMENT
FOR MARCH
Parents Hold Mass Meeting
Monday; $4,000 Deficit
Prompts CurtaiIment

Alexandria school students plan
O monster street parade Tuesday
night as protest against closing
OF the city schools earlier than
usual. Application has been made
for a parade permit at the office
o fthe city manager.
Recent action of the school
board will close the schools on
April 24-several days short Of
the minimum term called for by
the State accredited requirements.
Mass Meeting Monday
Parents of school children have
been asked to join in a mass
meeting to be held Monday night
in Alexandria High School audi
torium, at which time discussion
of ways and means of keeping
schools open will be held. The
meeting is sponsored by the
parent-teacher association of the
school, of which Mrs. Norris Line
weaver is president.
The closing of the schools. was
prompted by a deficit of $4,000
held over from last term and the
refusal of city council to grant
additional funds. However, even
under those circumstances, accord
ing to School Board Member
Emmett Lawler, there is a reserve
fund of about $4,000 held for the
opening next year that could be
partly used for running the 100
day term this year. He maintains
this would necessitate only a
minor shortening next year.
Pay Cut for Teachers
Lawler lauded the morale Of
teachers and pupils in the crisis in
a statement issued today: He
said:
"The teachers and pupils
have held up well under this
adversity. OF course there is
considerable sentiment against
the closing, especially on the
part of graduates, who realize
they are being deprived of some
thing they have worked hard
for.
"The teachers under this
shortening plan are receiving in
effect another salary reduction
and their salaries have already
been cut as low as possible
under present living conditions"
The Washington times., 1934-01-06
Rnlemen Urge Boys
Ranges at Precincts

Taking issue with superintend.
ent of Police Browns warning,
Don't give your child a firearm
for Christmas" the National
Rifle Association last night not
only said that such a gift was
lawful, but also advocated shoot
ing ranges in the police precinct
boys clubs advocated by Major
Brown.
C. B. Lister, secretary-treasurei
of the association, says police
should teach boys first Of all to
be careful, accurate in their aim
and to shoot only when necessary
Then. when they do shoot. to hi
the target.
The Washington times., 1934-01-06
Courses in Russian
Planned at q. W. u,

Courses in Russian language
and literature and in the coun.
try's recent history will be Of
fered during the coming session
at George Washington University
The courses will be continued in
the fall as a part of the regular
curriculum. Vladimir Stephano'
vich Kolenikoff. of the Brookings
Institute, has joined the faculty
as lecturer in Russian.