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Evening star., 1934-03-08
ANA Canal, as q peacemaker and his
African explorations.

Q. When was celery hrst used?-
A. B. c.
A. Celery was first used in its present
form during the seventeenth century
In England, France, Italy, Holland
and elsewhere. No great degree Of
perfection was reached until in the
nineteenth century, when considerable
attention was given to the develop
ment and improvement Of varieties.
about 1925. Another revival Of inter-
est came in the period from 1884 to
1895.
@. Who invented the How Old Is
Ann puzzle?-H. G.
A. The late Sam Lloyd. outstand-
ing creator Of puzzles in this country
and abroad for more than forty
years, was the inventor Of the pop
ular Hold Old Is Ann query.
O. Where in Europe is the museum
devoted to cOokery?-J. L. M.
A. The Museum Of Cookery Is at
Frankfort-on-M Main. 1t contains q COL
lection of cooking utensils from the
earliest times to date and there are
historical old recipe books and de-
scriptions of table decorations Of cen
turies ago. Every detail Of culinary
art is dealt with both in theory and
practice.
@. Is st. George and the Dragon
legend or fact?-D. T.
A. The legend Of st. George and
the Dragon Is simply an allegorical
expression Of q Christian hero over
evil. St. George is now believed to
have been an ofncial in Diocletian's
army who was martyred April %,
AID. 304.
Q. Who coined the expression, "the
schoolmaster is abroad"?-G. E.
A. Lord Brougham in 1928 said in
a speech: Let the soldier be abroad
If he will; he can do nothing in this
age. There is another parsonage
abroad the schoolmaster is
abroad. and trust to him, armed
with his primer, against the soldier in
full military array"
@. Where is the Torrens land title
system used?-E. P.
A. This system of oficial examina-
ton and registration of titles was
adopted in England. Australia, New
Zealand, British Columbia and parts
Of Canada and, In somewhat changed
form, in some parts of the United
States Territories and in some Of the
States.
Q. Please name some Of the ex-
petitions which have visited Lhasa,
the Forbidden City.-M. B.
| A. Among the few who have sue
ceeded in entering the Forbidden City
are: Manning. in 1911; Hue and
CADET, in 1876; Main Singh, an In
dian surveyor, in 1874; Sarat Chandra
Dass, in 1882: Narzunof and Sibikof.
Russians, and Kavagushi. Japanese
Buddhist; shortly after. the British
mission by Sir Francis Younghusband,
in 1904; in 1906-07 a Chinese mis-
sion visited Lhasa. Mrs. Alexandra
David-Neel published an account Of
her experience in Lhasa in 1927.
Q. What does the Ides Of March
mean?-M. B.
A. In the Roman calendar the
month was divided into unequal parts
by the days which were known as
the Calends, Nones and Ides. The
Calends were always the first day Of
| the month. the Nones came on the
fifth or seventh. and the Ides on the
thirteenth or fifteenth. Although the
term, strictly speaking. refers to only
one day, it is sometimes loosely used
Of the seven days preceding.
@. What does the title "efYendi"
mean?-E. S.
A. This Turkish title, which fol-
lows the name, is about the equivalent
| of Mr.. or ESQ.
Evening star., 1934-03-08

Luxiuries accessible to prisoners
cannot remove the sting Of . guilty
conscience. Perhaps it Is unfortunate
that the average prisoner brings his
guilty conscience with him and Is so
Injured to 1t that a certain amount of
physical abstemiousness is desirable by
way of reminder. A penitentiary
should not be entirely without its
encouragement to penitence.
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Evening star., 1934-03-08

A year OF President Roosevelt's ad-
ministration finds business undeniably
improved, even to the extent Of en-
couraging politicians to look forward
with confidence to campaign funds.
Evening star., 1934-03-08

Secretary of the Navy Swanson says
he is feeling well and has no inten-
ton OF resigning just at time when
his special line of responsibility has
become most interesting.
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The Canny Aborigine.

From the San Antonio Express.
"The white mans law Is the law
the Indians want" One suspects that
the Indian chief speaking thus at
Walla Walla had an idea Of how the
white mans law works out.
Evening star., 1934-03-08

Stock market prices crashed in air
craft accounts, but skillful manage
ment permitted very safe landings.
such as were unfortunately denied
some of the pilots who tried to
weather the blizzard.
Evening star., 1934-03-08

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the popularity of Camera is the i'm
preston given by photographs that
he is not picking on some one Of his
own size,
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Hope that AL Capone will tell his
past is likely to be disappointing. He
has nothing to gain by voluntarily
going ION the spot"
Evening star., 1934-03-08

Since disarmament can not be Sc
cured as an evidence Of good faith,
naval construction is being hurried
as a recognition Of possible Ill will
Evening star., 1934-03-08

Laundry Law.
From the Indianapolis Star. -.-F
Let US hope the new laundry code
imposes stiff penalties for ever min
ing button.
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Shades Of Pegasus!

Prom the Arkansas Gazette.
Too much so-called poetry, says a
critic, lacks horsepower. Especially
winged horsepower.
Evening star., 1934-03-08
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Danger Of Humor.
Oh, try not to be funny
As on through life you go.
A disposition sunny
It's always best to show.
Yet when thoughts economic
Are tossed about like chan.
II you get really comic,
Somebody's going to Laugh!
Amid our great endeavor
What causes a regret
That may endure forever
Is dignity upset
Your words may seem like honey
In any hour Of need.
But try not to be funny
For fear you might Succeed!
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Evening star., 1934-03-08

Variability.
As years 60 swiftly surging by
In sorrow or elation
The best or worst of us must try
To show discrimination.
When qualities we would select
That help US seem like brothers
A mans correct In one respect
And maybe wrong in others.
Evening star., 1934-03-08

Success Story.
"You began your career as q
lawyer?"
yes" answered Senator Sorghum.
"And you went forward by means Of
your own sagacity?"
1T was partly that way and partly
because I had the discernment to
pick out some exceedingly smart
clients"
Jud Tunkins says he once knew .
man who minded his own business so
closely that he got to be . hermit
and didn't have any business.
Evening star., 1934-03-08
Covering.

What does it matter what we wear?"
Some persons venture to declare
Though startled by q mode Of dress
That makes a garment less and less.
But when mentalities you see
From ornament entirely free,
Parading boldly, on display.
We gaze with feelings far from gay.
And though q sightness Of attire
We tolerate-perhaps admire
Embarrassment you'll surely find
II caught with nothing on your mind!
'Lookin' fob revenges Is . waste Of
time" said Uncle Eben. IT . man
deserves trouble, his gineter git It
without any special help rum you"
Evening star., 1934-03-08
Nuisance,

NUISANCE.
How did you happen to let that
man break jai1?"
II wouldn't exactly say he broke
JAIL" answered Cactus Joe. But he
complained of the bill Of fare and
then he kicked about the wine card
till we just naturally got tired Of him
and threw him out"
1T is not true that experience
teaches" said Hi Ho, the sage OF
Chinatown. If it were, history would
not so regularly repeat ITSELF"
Evening star., 1934-03-08


tee, under the apparent direction Of
the President, is purging itself of
members who hold public office in
washington or who have come here
to practice law. Perhaps it would
be more correct to say that the men,
bers who hold office and the politico-
lawyers are retiring from the COM
mittee at the suggestion of the Presi-
dent. Arthur Mullen OF Nebraska
has Joined the ranks Of former men,
beS of the National Committee, along
with jackson Of New Hampshire and
Kremer of Montana, and Mrs. Nellie
Tayloe Ross, director of the Mint,
who has been national committee
woman for Wyoming, has blazed the
trail for the retirement of Federal
ofncials from the committee. No
member Of Congress has SO far taken
such . step. incidentally. II members
of the Senate are Improperly serv-
ing as members of the Democratic
National Committee, are Senators any
more properly members Of q Demo-
cratic senatorial committee, q purely
partisan political organization? There
Is q QueStl0n 10r the puEStS "
consider.
Senator Pat Harrison Of Mississippi
recently wrote to the Daughters Of
the Confederacy Of Mississippi Of his
thoughts while he sits at the desk In
the Senate once used by Jefferson
Davis, then . Senator from Missis-
sippi and later President of the Con-
federacy. He said:
American hearts beat In unison
now and the bitterness Of civil con-
flict must be e6aced. yet we honor
the memory Of those who sought to
defend the rights Of their States In
those days.
"THtay Lincoln was eulogised In
the UDnate. and I could not wonder.
The Washington times., 1934-11-13

five times during the day, and
play roles as convict, sheepherder,
Australian prisoner, gypsy, and
returned fugitive, all different
phases of the life of one man over
a period of twenty years.
Hull's part in Great Expecta-
tions" is that of the convict Mag
witch, one of Charles Dickens ma
jor creations. Although he made
silent picture for D. w. Griffith
many years ago, Great Expecta-
lions" is Hull's first important
talking picture.
The actor has been constantly
on the stage since he made his
debut with Guy Bates Post in THE
Niger" He had fourply job in
this melodrama. He played the
Negro boy who is lynched, the
State militia captain. the door
keeper of the Governors mansion
and also served as stage manager.
The combined roles paid him $25
a week.
This was a bitter disappolnt-
ment, since he had quit gold min
ing in the frontier camps of Cobalt
and Porcupine, Canada, because
he could only make $50 week at
it, while his brother, Shelley, was
getting 5000 week as an actor
He made his New York debut at
l8 in Green Stockings" Fame
came with his portrayal in THE
Man Who Came Back" Since
then he has been in constant de-
mand and left one of Broadway's
biggest successes, Tobacco Road"
to go under contract with Uni
versal with Great Expectations, "
his first picture under that con-
tract.
The Washington times., 1934-11-13
Man-TiIIa Players to
Open Season Tonight

The Man-Tilla Players, who Of
fer "A Murder Has Been Ar
ranged" as the first play of their
season, opening Tuesday night,
November Is, at the Man-Tilla
Players Club, 7O3 N st. N. w.,
announce that their second play
will be Allan Langdon Martins
"Smilin' Through"
"Smilin Through" made famous
on the stage by Jane Cowl, on the
silent screen by Norma Talmadge,
and more recently as talking pic
ture with Norma Shearer, will be
presented December 18 for the
first time in Washington by a
local dramatic group. The play
is now being cast and rehearsals
will start next week. under the
professional guidance of John
Mann, of Boston.
The Washington times., 1934-11-13
TaIIuIah Stars

! dIIOldII OldIS
Miss TaluIlah Bankhead Is
gay and SOmbre as the mood
strikes Friday night in some.
what morbid piece, Dark Vic
tory" at the Plymouth, but the
Bankhead audience is extremely
loyal, regardless of the moods,
and a tumultOus ovation greets
her at the final curtain, which
inspires the not too reluctant
lady of the tragic eyes to re-
spOnd with little speech, send.
ing her adherents out into the
cold of Forty-fifth Street, very
happy, l presume.
Seated in front OF me in a
crimson eUening {rOck is Miss
Beatrice Lille of the closely
cropped couture and Nth her
is a handsome stranger Who
Mould be dark if he Uerent
so utterly, utterly blonde. Illus
thing clear across from the
other side comes another lass
1Dith closely cropped locks
Miss Hope WilliamS-dnd the
t1Oo embrace 1Uhile a slim girl
1Uearing huge tortoise shell
glasses surveys them coldly-
Miss SylUiG Sidney. Indeed.
Miss Bdnkhead has lured a
fancy audience 1Dith diversified
personalities, not the least OF
1Ohom, from q columniStic Oie1D-
point, are Anna Stem, of the
cinema, Mr. Ben Hecht, Miss
Lois Long, Mr.. Louis CGhern,
Mr.. Arthur Hopkins. Miss Helen
Chandler, O1Uen DaUiS, Jock
Whitney.
Wednesday afternoon, Mr..
Fred Baldwin assemblies an in
innate group to sip cocktails and
nibble on dainty sandwiches
at his expense and amid some
five or six hundred people who
assemble. I notice Miss Claire
Windsor, Miss Lila Lee with
Charles LeMaire. Miss Gertrude
Nieson. Miss Neva Lynn, Mr..
and Mrs. Gus Edwards, Mr..
Henry Give, Mr.. Russell Pater-
son, Miss Blossom Seely and
Benny Fields. Mr.. Jesse Block,
but not Miss Eva Sully, Messrs.
Cross and Dunn, Miss Jean Far
rell. Miss Cleanthe Carr, Mr..
Eugene B. Rodney, DR.. Leo
Michel, Mr.. N. T. Greenlund,
Mr.. Joe Moss, Mr.. Eddie Davis,
Mr.. Harry Green, Miss Beryl
Wallace and various young lad
les from the ensembles around
town. II am still endeaVoring
to ascertain the exact reason
for the party.
The Washington times., 1934-11-13

a word picture of the horrors of
promiscuity. In one Of Eugene
O'Neills finely written scenes,
mastery acted by George M.
Cohan, Papa Miller after several
fumbling and embarrassed starts
finally achieves his purpose.
Every word and every expression
is potent with meaning and
Elisha Cook, jr., who sits as the
object of this necessary lesson,
gives sterling support to the star.
Probably one of the most touch
ing and human father and son
intimacies in the library of dra-
matte literature.
Every character in "Ah Wilder
ness" has been carefully etched,
so that they represent recogniz-
able quality in reality. That is
what gives this play its warmth
and it's grip helped tremendously
by one of the guilds gift-edged
casts.
Jean Adair was both subtle and
restrained as the worrying mother
and her acting gained in appeal
and vigor by this subdued playing.
1t was comforting to see the vet
eran Joseph Allen whats all the
shooting about, playing the part
of a sodden reporter with a re-
pressed love, SO skillfully he
realized the full force of its alco-
holic humors.
Good Supporting Cast
The Guilds younger generation
acquits itself nobly with Elisha
Cook, jr., as the lad of moods get
ting the richest assignment and
nursing it to towering stature.
Edith Emerson is a fetching in
genue with a captivating giggle,
and Ruth Gilbert gives the re-
quired touch of innocence and
youthful charm to the beach
scene that disclosss love blooming
fragrantly in the moonlight. Don
Shelton, John Wynne and Cath
crime Proctor are others who serve
most acceptably The Phillip
Moeller direction is splendid.
"Ah Wilderness" has been &C
cused of being O'Neill auto
biography and comedy of re-
collection that has its substance
grounded in fact, conveniently
disguised. So be it. Suffice that
it is a most engrossing exhibit
of the O'Neill art, with laughs
and tears delightfully."- blended
and with George M. Conan meet
ing in the autumn Of his career,
a part really worthy Of his monu-
mental talents.
The Washington times., 1934-11-13

cies of a son who reads flaming
poetry and the works of the
literary agitators and theorists.
While the mother frets and
feels no good can come of this
the father realizes youth has
reached an age when it must be
gently and lovingly guided.
This guide post has been a
silent worshiper at the George
M. Cohan shrine for 10. these
many seasons, and yet a genera
ton of admiration for a great
actor finds new incense to burn
for this "Ah Wilderness" charac
ization which represents Actor
Cohen at the peak of distin-
guished career.
Here is a portrait of an average
family with children at what is
known as the crucial age. The
high school student, Richard Mil
Ter, presents the problem of the
moment. He writes blistering
verse to a neighbours girl as a
show.off gesture and his poetic
passion temporarily blights his
romance. Richard gets drunk for
the first time and suddenly flirts
in adventure with a scarlet woman.
His puppy love sorrows and his
sin are terrifying to the family,
particularly to doting mother.
Human Characters
It is up to Nat Miller to &C
quaint young Richard with the
serious facts of life and to paint
The Washington times., 1934-11-13

The other day was looking for
an idea when 1 CHANGED to meet
Margaret Lindsay. one of the
newer Warner stars being groomed
for bigger and better things. We
got to Ginning about this and
that, and the conversation quite
accidentally got to buzzing about
something that is definitely i'm
portant to Hollywood. To wit:
Screen actresses who appear in
public carelessly dressed an
groomed are doing irreparable in
jury to the prestige of motion pic
ture players, in the opinion of
Miss Lindsay.
I'm the privacy of her own
home an actress has a right to
dress as she pleases," declares
Margaret, "but when she APP
pears in public carelesSIy dressed
she is destroying the most valu-
able thing motion picture stars
have-gIamOur!
"She is unfair to her public
and to herself. An actress who
isn't willing to endure whatever
inconvenience careful grooming
means should stay at home or
retire from pictures. In most
cases their slOvenly appearance
is due to sheer Iaziness."
Margaret believes Hollywood
actresses have grown careless, for
getting that uncounted thousands
of tourists are always at hand
here, watching the streets, the res
taurants, and the theater lobbles
in the hope that they will see
some screen favorite in person.
But when they see some CLAM
orous star, whose beauty and
smart appearance has intrigued
them on the screen, pass by
dressed in slovenly fashion, with
hair unkempt and shiny nose,
these fans lose something which
they may never recapture." she
declared.
Most of the celebs who affect
the slovenly appearance believe
they are being smart" and
creating fads of their own. But
are they? Or are they hurting
themselves?
According to Eli Lloyd HOff-
man: Those Cubans remind one
of HOllywOOd'S movie directors.
When they don't like a revolution
they shoot it over again!
The Young Man About Holly
wood. j.. Well, San Francisco can
now take a great big bow. MGM
is about to co-star Clark Gable
and jeanette Macdonald in a
ditty called San Francisco" Sam
Goldwyn, too, will shortly put
"Barbary Coast" into production,
and Columbia has a rip-roaring
newspaper yarn which includes
rapid fire excitement from the
ferryboats to exclusive Mob Hill
and Burlingame Laurel and
Hardy's Babes in Toyland," one
of Hal Roach's rather expensive
experiments, was previewed the
other eve and clicked with both
fans and the So-called hard-boiled
critics.
We all have hobbies, I believe
The Washington times., 1934-11-13
Music
Is Not Jazz

Harmony with a smile behind it,
is what Fred Waring believes the
public wants. So this interna-
tionally famed director of the
Pennsylvanians orchestra, which
may be seen headlining the vaude-
vile bill next week at Warner
Brothers Earle Theater, gives the
public what it wants.
THE type of music played by
my orchestra cannot be termed
jazz" says Waring. 1T is, in
reality, what I term modern
music I give them comedy with
their music, novelty. We use
only the finest instruments known
to the world of music, but key
our music to the popular theater
audience, meaning by that, the
mass of people who attend motion
picture entertainment.
The Washington times., 1934-11-13
Henry Hull in
Role From
Dickens

Life has become one set of
whiskers after the other for Henry
Hull since he played in Tobacco
Road" h that Broadway stage
hit he made up in his rags and
false whiskers only once a day,
with the exception of matinees.
When he made his Hollywood
debut in Universals Great Ex-
pectations," which comes to RKO
Keith's on Friday, with Jane Wyatt,
Phillips Holmes and Florence
Reed, he used five different make
ups. The shooting schedule called
for him to change these sometimes
The Washington times., 1934-11-13
Late News of
Broadway

NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-The Alb
hey Theater Irish players will be-
gin four-week season at the
Golden Theater tonight with Sean
O'Casey's play, "The Plough and
the Stars" It will be repeated
Thursday night and standard
dramas in the Abbey Theater
repertory played the rest of the
week. In the cast tonight will be
F. j. Mccormick, who played the
commandment in the original pro-
duction of the play at the Abbey
Theater in 1926, and members Of
that same company present to-
night will be Michael j. Dolan,
Barry Fitzgerald, May Craig, P. j.,
Carolan, Arthur Shields, and Maui
reen Delany. Others will be Eileen
Grove, w. O'Gorman. Aileen
O'Connor, Denis O'Dea, U. Wright
and Frolie Mulhern.
The Gilbert and Sullivan Opera
Company will present 'The Mika-
do" tonight, changing Thursday
evening to "Pinafore" and "Cox
and Box" Unless the Martin
Beck Theater engagement is ex.
tended once again upon the ar
rival here tomorrow of Richard
Collett, manager, the Gilbert and
Sullivan players will leave at the
end of next week.
The OFlynn," an operetta Rus
sell Janney is preparing, will open
at the Broadway Theater after two
weeks out of town. The try-out
begins November Is. The Broad
way has had no legitimate show
since The New Workers." which
was something less than a success.
New players for "The O'Flynn"
are H. H. McCollum, George
Shields, Raymond O'Brien and
Charles Henderson. The show is
in rehearsal under the direction of
Max Figman.
Ernest Glendenning is to have
an important role in "A Roman
Servant" by Larry O'Connor,
which William B. Friedlander is di-
recting. other cast members are
Lillian Kemble Cooper. Helene
Willard and Lester Alden. The
opening date is December 3.
The Washington times., 1934-11-13
Lew Brown Sings

Thursday night, a group as
sembles at the home of DR..
Michel where Mr.. Lew Brown
sings many songs which he has
written, while Mr.. Harry Akst
plays the piano. One sticks in
my craw, particularly-"Id Like
to Dunk You in My Coffee.
Spread You on My Butter" etc.
which Mr.. Brown, who is
carrying one valuable hand in
a sins assures me is not the
least of the ditties which will
Iiven up his new show.
The Washington times., 1934-11-13

made some notes Of hobbies of
others, some of filmdom's play
ers:
Alice White crOchets sports
hats and baby clothes for her
friends.
Neil Hamilton paints muffin
tins and places tiny nots of cacti
in each cOntainer. They are es-
pecially nice for sickroom gifts.
June knight is at the moment
trying to make waInuts from her
ranch pay the taxes.
Director E. III. Griffin and
MegaphOnist John Ford collect
rare pipes.
The Washington times., 1934-11-13

the American tneatef society 5
Cohan Is Superb
Having captured O'Neill in a
mellow and wholesome writing
interlude, the Theater Guild was
doubly fortunate in finding
George M. Cohan to breathe
humor and life and compassion
into this study of adolescent
youth and its problems as con-
fronted by a kindly father.
These characters have been
sagely conceived. They talk as
you imagine any middle-class
American family might converse,
and the little heartaches and the
joys that enter their lives are
sympathetically and genuinely
portrayed.
Playwright o'Neill peers into
the living room of a SmalltoWn
Connecticut residence. There he
finds Editor Nat Miller, a father
distressed by the radical tenden.