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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-07-17
FIGHTS CONF|SCATON OF CUSTOMS RECEIPTS
Vandalism, Looting
Hit Strike-TOrn
Coast Cities

persons were injured in the raids
and other sporadic disturbances
in that area.
An apparent attempt to bomb
a railroad also was interrupted
by a strike picket who turned
an explosive over to the police
in oakland, saying he found it
on the tracks. The officers said
they believed the bomb had been
planted by Communists.
In lessening their pressure on
| San Francisco, the strikers COM
mitteeS insisted that all liquor
store be closed and pickets
threatened violence at a depart
ment store dealing in liquor until,
under police escort, they saw
the manager and persuaded"
him to stop selling alcoholic
goods.
U. S. Troops Ready
The Federal forces that are
ready consist Of 1900 sailors and
200 Marines from the cruisers San
Francisco and Cincinnati, now at
the Mare Island Navy Yard in
San Francisco Bay. and 1000
troops at the Preside of San Fran
cisco. mainly the Thirtieth In
fantry.
Both Rear Admiral Y. S. Will
liams. Mare Island commandant,
and Maj. Gen. Malin Craig, COM
manding the Ninth Corps Area,
with headquarters at the Preside,
said the Federal services will be
called out only if the National
Guard proves inadequate to con-
troll riots or If Government
property is damaged.
Governor Merriam said he would
declare martial law only when re-
quested by official agencies in the
strike area. He added:
eve want to avoid martial
law. That would mean a tempo
rary cessation of civil govern
ment."
Board Proves Failure
The possibility of mediation by
President Roosevelt'S National
Longshoremen's Board, arbitration
body, faded when the board re.
ceived notification from the Joint
marine strike committee that the
general strike can only be settled
If ShipownerS agree to union con-
troll of halls in which longshore.
men and Seamen are hired, and if
the owners agree to arbitrate all
other questions with marine
unions.
The shipping men have agreed
to let the board arbitrate their
side Of the case, but will not guar
antee union-controlled hiring halls,
the equivalent Of closed shop.
TrOlIeys Run Again
The break IN the paralysis of
San Francisco came yesterday in
a test run Of four street cars on
the municipal lines which were
sent from the beach on the west
side Of the city to the Ferry Build
ing on the east, or bay side, con-
voyed by police cars and Carrying
three officers each.
Down Market Street, the city's
main thoroughfare which had not
seen a single car on its four-track
system since the night before,
the four cars rumbled while
crowds cheered and sighed in re-
lief.
The cars started running on
regular schedules in time to pick
up citizens on their way to work
happy citizens who cheered the
cars and held jubilee-and who
parked their weary "dogs." after
long walks, under seats
with signs Of relief.
The municipal lines cover about
one-third of the city.
The two other street car systems
in San Francisco are still strike
bound.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-07-17
HUNGARY

BUDAPEST, July II Q.N.S).
Hungary, which has been thrown
towards Germany since the war
through its exclusion from the
little entente, took a step today
which may mark a change in
her foreign policy with Germany.
The government outlawed all po-
litical military organizations and
the wearing of uniforms. It was
understood that the measure
was particularly aimed at Hun
garian NaZis.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-07-17
FRISCO STRIKE H|GHL|GHTS

Violence-Gangs of hoodlumS
reported rowing city. Five hun
dred special policemen added
to San Francisco force follow
ing two food raids by mobs on
mission district grocerteria.
Theaters-All closed.
Other Cafes to Open
Gasoline-Three designated
service stations filling cars of
physicians. ambulances, police
and fire departments.
RestaurantS-Strike executive
committee announced in addi-
ton to 10 downtown cafes now
catering to overlooking crowds.
other eating places would be
licensed to open today.
Ice Deliveries resume d
throughout city.
Garbage-No interruption in
collection service.
Telephone, light, water, gas
and electric service-Uninter.
rupted.
Iiduor-Beer at premium.
Scores Of retail liquor stores
cloSed-"No supplies"
Tohacco-One tin tobacco
and one package cigarettes
rationed to each customer as
stocks reach "laSt Shelf"
Conducted under
permission Of hack and hearse
drivers union.
Nerves were a bit jumpy. Al
automobile backfire on q mali
street brought policemen RUNNING
seemingly from nowhere.
Lets have a Days Of 40 Cele
bration,'" suggested one wal
when the barber shops closed
"Offer a prize for the best set O
whiskers and the longest head o
hair"
An INTERNATIONAL COmp11CaClOn
entered the general strike today.
Acting British Consul General
Cyril H. Cane and Alvara Re-
boledo, consul general Of Colon
bia and dean of the Diplomatic
Corps, called on Mayor Rossi to
complain that the gasoline
shortage threatened to interfere
with their consular duties.
'Poached eggs on toast,
please" ordered a tender-stom-
ached patron Of 8 permit" res
taurant. "Only hash" briefly. re-
piled the counterman. Take it
and like 1t, buddy" advised a
burly striker who also was din
ing" out.
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CURA

HAVANA, July II U.sO-Jef
ferson Caffery, United States
Ambassador, revealed today that
four men concealed in bushes
near his home recently had been
driven off by guards, who fired
their rifles at them. The guards
did not pursue the men because
they feared ruSe to draw the
guard from the Ambassadors
home.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-07-17
GREECE

ATHENS, July 17.-H. M. S.
London, a British cruiser, is re-
ported en- route to the Greek
island Of SamoS, where a British
naval officer was killed Saturday
and another was wounded when
fired on by coast guards on the
Turkish mainland. Three Off
GERS of H. M. S. Devonshire
were sailing in a small boat
between Samos and the mainland
when Turkish sentrles ordered
them farther from the mainland,
and although they turned away,
opened fire, it was reported.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-07-17

SANTIAGO, Cuba, July II
Q.N.S0.-Three workers were
killed and Is were wounded when
police fired on a meeting Of sugar
mill strikers near Medialuna in
the Manzanillo district, it was re-
ported here today. Recurrent
clashes between workers and
police in southeastern Cuba left a
tense situation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-07-17
WORLD NEWS OF THE DAY
FRANCE
By InternatioDaI Newo Service

MASON LAFFTTTE, France,
July II U.N.S0.-Five soldiers
were killed and 20 injured In q
terrific explosion today at the
military field near here when
two soldiers decided to play foot
ball with a shell lying on the
ground and kicked the percussion
cap,
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CONDITION OF TREASURY

International News Service
Treasury balance $2,58446 =
957.11: Internal revenue: $685.
1918; custom receipts: $685..
7OO.68.
The Washington times., 1934-09-10
Drama Still On
Willard Roof

1.-THE Drunkard" atop the Hotel
Willard in the Grand Ballroom
will continue its gay and joyous
way into its fifth consecutive week
with the usual performances each
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
night, at 8:45 p. m. followed by
the audience sing.fest led by
Isham Keith, jr., and Walter Stud
diford, and later by dancing in
The Tavern Club, which Is a no.
table adjunct to "The Drunkard"
and it's real music hall" atmos-
phere created by Hugo linden, art
director of The Roof Players.
The Roof Players announce
two important additions to their
group in the persons Of Richard
Kreuzberg, and Donald Bolton,
both well.known young actors Of
the Capital City, and both mem
bers of The Arts Club and other
prominent dramatic organizations
here.
Now that the play seems des-
tined for a long run either here
or in Baltimore, or in both cities,
Mrs. Elizabeth Gatlin Pritchard,
the dramatic director Of the
group, and M. Forney Reese the
advisory director, deem it wise to
provide outstanding actors and ac-
tresses who will understudy the
principals, and will also on occa-
sion, appear in their roles.
This week because Of the per
formances of "The Forty Thieves"
on Wednesday evenings at the
National Sylvan theater, several
members of "The Drunkard" will
be temporarily out of the cast,
and their roles will be. taken by
other popular players who have
been in rehearsal for some time
and may be counted upon to ren.
der a fine performance, each and
every one.
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New Kind Of riongIe Drama Is
Shown In RioIto's First Film

ing and sympathy, and worldly
experience, without giving the ap-
pearance of hardness, in order to
make the role credible.
Binnie Barnes, famous English
actress, had just been signed to a
long term contract by Universal
and after several tests of other
possibilities failed to produce the
right type, was selected. She was
in England at the time, however,
and had to make a fast transat-
lantic trip to New York and then
fly to the Coast.
There's Always Tomorrow is
Miss Barnes first American pic
ture and reports from Coast pre-
views hail her as the greatest po-
tential star seen this year. Others
in the cast are Frank Morgan,
Lois Wilson, Helen Paris, Alan
Hale, Robert Taylor, Elizabeth
Young, Louise Latimer, Maurice
Murphy, and Anne Darling.
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In There's Always Tomorrow,
Universal picture coming to Wash
ington Thursday to reopen the
Rislto Theater, there is the un-
usual situation of the "other
woman" coming in to reunite
family instead of breaking it up.
Most of our books, films and
plays introduce this character as
a menace to the happiness Of some
woman and her family, but in this
Ursula Parott story the opposite
is the case, although Edward
Sloan's expert direction does
not let you in on this secret until
the very end of the picture.
The "other woman" character
Is the most important in the film
and caused the director and pro-
ducers many headaches before
they found the girl who could
play it. The girl they were look
ing for had to possess, besides
beauty, the quality of understand
The Washington times., 1934-09-10

The Summer Festivals in the
National Sylvan Theater at the
Washington Monument will close
for the 1884 season with 'The
Forty Thieves" adapted from the
Arabian Nights tale of Ali Baba,
to be played by the Washington
Community Players who already
have two successful outdoor pro-
ductions to their credit, in "Alice
in Wonderland" and "a Midsum-
mer Nights Dream" given in July
and in August at the Monument
Grounds, under the auspices Of the
Summer Festival Committee of the
The Washington times., 1934-09-10

thy Croissant, Christine Stewart,
Shara Kerbel and Louise Wynne.
It's dance and pantomtne
director is Lisa Gardiner; it's musi-
cal director is Edith Hunter,
pianist. Captain William j. STAN
nard will conduct the music for
the overture and the dances
which will be by the Lisa
Gardiner Dancers.
The Washington Community
Players will be assisted by men,
bers of The Players Club Of Wash
ington, appearing as the thieves"
The Washington times., 1934-09-10
Stuart Erwin
In Chained

Stuart Erwin plays the part Of
Clark Cables scapegrace pal in
Chained" new Metro Goldwyn-
Mayer picture now playing at
Loew's Palace Theater, costarring
Gable and Joan Crawford.
Erwin was born in Squaw
Valley, Calf, near Fresno. He
was raised on a farm in the
valley and went to school near
there. He wanted to be a lawyer
until he got a part on a Holly
wood stage. A picture career fol-
lowed, with vast success. He ap-
peared recently in "Viva Villa!"
The Washington times., 1934-09-10

Community Center Department
and the office of National Capital
Parks.
"The Forty Thieves" will be
played Wednesday and Thursday,
September IL and 13, at 8 p. m.
with q cast Of more than so actors,
dancers and singers, assisted by
the United States Army Band.
It's production staff of more
than a dozen well-known stage
authorities of the Capital City in
cludes George harrington, Robert
Wick, Howard Whitfield, Robert
Halsted, Esther Galbraith, Doro-
The Washington times., 1934-09-10
Paying Job

"A story from Hollywood" re-
ports Noel Meadow, concerns
one of the prominent stars Of
the old, silent days who was
glad to get an extra job when
ever he could. Movie work grew
scarcer and scarcer, and the ac-
tor started searching other en-
ployment. One day he rushed
home to his wife with the glad
news.
"'My dear he said, I just got
a Job as a salesman. am selling
underthingS to the nudist col
onieS.'
"'But I don't understand re-
turned the puzzled wife. What
kind of underthings can you
sell in places like that?"
1.-THE actor struck an attitude.
Cushions he replied softly"
"I see," sees AL Schwartz,
"that the countries which have
made the various betting sys-
LemS legal, are now claiming
that it hasn't helped their fl.
nances to any extent.
Looks as though they're suf-
fering from hardening of the
lotteries!".
my dizzy gal is in again." as
sertS w. L. Birken, of Pitts.
burgh. "She told me the other
night that she just loved Ed
ward G. Robinson in that pic
ture. The Man with Four Faces
"'You mean I corrected her
gently, The Man With Two
Faces
"She gave me a nasty look.
Stop being silly she
snapped. saw the picture
twice!"
The Washington times., 1934-09-10
A Dull Night

The Chicago gentleman oper-
ates one of the major gambling
houses. There entered one dull
night, when the play was low,
and the shills provided the only
action, a stockily built chap,
not particularly prepossessing.
His clothes were none too good
nor was his face the kind that
babies would take to.
He shuffIed over to the black.
jack table and asked: whats
the Hmit?"
"$2OO," he was told.
Out Of his pocket, from a
sheaf Of crisp bills, he yanked
five century notes and got his
chips. His play was 500 a deal.
He had very little luck. Hundred.
dollar bill after bill he slapped
down-and lost. His supply
seemed unlimited and when
about IL Of the notes had passed
into the hands of the dealer, the
latter became somewhat Suspi'
ciouS. BY coincidence, a teller
in one Of the banks was present,
playing at the roulette table. A
couple Of the 500 bills were
sent over to him to inspect. Back
came the word:
81 wish / had . barrel-full of
them"
One hundred and seventy Of
those brand-new century notes
came out of the strangers
bundle into the possession of the
house-$17,00O. Through it
it all, he appeared entirely un-
concerned. He scarcely spoke.
Suddenly, he said, you're q
good dealer. S'Iong" and went
over to the dice table.
There were only q fen legiH.
mate plGyerS-1nd four Shills.
ShillS, as you probably knouU,
are ladies and gentlemen en-
pIoyed in gambling houses to
0iUe the tables an appearance
of GctiUity during a lul. / inn
Ggine it is Uery delightful en-
pIoyn1eRt. As q Shtll, you GAM
bic to yoNr hearts content and
tt doesn't cost you d penny. In
tGct, no matter hoU the dice or
the tDheel or the cards run,
you're sure to come out ahead.
You get paid for your SerDices.
The stranger passed out a few
Of his crisp new bills for chips,
watched the play for a few Sec
onds and then placed his money
on the line with one of the
shill's shoots. He lost heavily
again, but when it came his turn
at the dice he passed them and
waited for another one Of the
ShillS to shoot,
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All :.
In a
Day
In Which the Custom.
ers Do the Work
M1iRx 1i
HELEINCER

"You must, by all means, ="
urges Cora Moore, of Wash
ington, D. c., "add this to
your fund of race track
stories. It's a true tale and it
concerns a betting gentleman
who bore the nickname OF
'If' all throughout his some
what undistinguished career.
Pony Lover
IF followed the ponies for a
rather precarious living. His
wife and family - there were
two kids-lived in New York,
and they very rarely saw Mr..
If. During the winters, he was
on the Southern or Western
tracks. And the winters were
sometimes very cruel to Mrs. II
and the children. They only
saw the head of the family
when he was chasing around
Belmont or Empire City in the
spring and fall.
IF achieved his nickname be-
cause he was always iffing about
something or other. He would
turn to another line, he insisted,
If something popped up. He'd
take better care of his family IF
he could only make a little
more money. He'd do a great
many things if-if-if-
"Then, of course, his bets al
ways hinged on the If money
plan. He bet one horse, the
winnings to go on another IF
the first horse won. Everything
the man did, hinged on the If
proposition. Accordingly, his
nickname fitted him beauti-
fully.
"Well, came the day that If
passed from the picture. He
was on one of the Western
tracks, iffing along as usual,
when the thing happened. He
clutched suddenly at his heart,
gave a startled cry and fell to
the ground. He was dead be-
fore another horse rounded a
turn.
"A few of the boys decided
that it would be q good thing
to inform the widow of IFS de-
parture from this unhappy
world. So they sent her a wire
forthwith"
eff died suddenly today of
heart attack it read. What
are your instructions?'
"a short time later they had
their reply from the widow.
eff money her wire stated,
ship body!'"
you've probably seen." as
serts Jack Benny, "that big
Broadway sign that asks: Have
You Written Your Mother
Lately?'
"Well, I know an actor who,
upon seeing the sign, rushed
into telegraph office and sent
his dear mother a wire-ask.
ing for $20!"
"a friend Of mine" writes
John Betz, "was up in Glad
stone, N. j., last Sunday. Stop
ping on the road. he asked a
native how many miles to
Newark, N. J. The native re-
piled that he did not know.
Whereupon my friend asked
him to point out the road to
Newark, N. j. Once more the
native said that he did not
know.
Listen here cried my friend
angrily, don't you know any
thing?'
"'sure I do,' nodded the ma
tive. I know you don't know
the way to Newark"
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''I gotta be honest with yOu,"
he said. 81 don't think we've
got that much money in cash
here. If you want to wait
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aWnlle, HI BeG anOlu Oh my
partner and see If 1 can't get
the money over here. Maybe in
a half hour or so, If I can locate
him-iS that all right?"
The stranger shrugged his
shoulders. "You don't need to
go to that trouble. Let me have
your check"
Well, that was new one to
the gambling men. They don't
go in much for checks in
gambling houses - unless they
know you very well. And for
a winner to be willing to take a
houses check - that's pretty
much unheard Of.
So my friend, the operator,
wrote out the check-for $40, 900
and the stranger departed.
The following morning. he
called up the bank to ask if the
check had been presented. He
was CO1Q IL QaQ uOC.
Euery day thereafter, until his
monthly statement Grrived, he
called only to be told the check
had not been presented. Two
months passed and there 1DGS no
Dord of the StrGnger-ror 1DGS
there any sign of the check.
The Chicago man began to con.
slider It Just one of those things
that happen in a lifetime.
Occasionally it worried him,
particularly since he rarely had
$4,000 on deposit in the bank.
Perhaps, it didn't worry him
too much-I don't know how
gambling houses feel about
their own checks when they
bounce back-I only know how
they feel when a patrons check
does a little jumping.
Federal Men
And then one day, the Chi.
cago man was summoned 10 his
bank and there were two Fed.
eral men. They showed him his
check-torn in hundreds Of
pieces and carefully pasted up.
"You issue that?" he was
asked.
He admitted he had
"All right" they told him.
Pay it,"
On deposit he had only about
$4,000. He was given "a hours
to raise the balance or accept
the consequences. The conse-
quenceS in this case promised
to be direful, as he learned, so
he raised the money-and it
was no easy job. It called for
hooking q few prize possessions,
in fact.
The consequences promised to
be dire because the $4,000
Dhich he had received from the
stranger 1D1s "hot" money. The
stranger had robbed a Federal
bank in California and taken q
haul OF close to 100000. For
months the Government had
trGiled him and finally closed
in on him te1D nights previ-
Gus.
The cab driver noticed
(StrangeIy enough the SleuthS
did mott that the prisoner was
crumpling paper in his hand
and tearing it, sliding the pieces
through the opening between
cushions. So when they reached
their destination he told the
Government men who pulled
out the cushions and collected
the torn fragments. 1t had
taken almost two days to paste
them together again-three
checks in all, one of which was
from the gambling house.
Whether the other checks
were made good, my Chicago
friend does not know. All he
knows is that he paid out $40,-
900, $4,000 of which was his
own money. He is very careful
now about strange gentlemen
with 500 bills. He is also care
full, imagine, about employing
shills who have too much luck
of tho xurOno time
The Washington times., 1934-09-10
lean Parker Wins

After two weeks spent in test
ing many Hollywood actresses,
Paramount has selected Je a n
Parker to play the feminine lead
opposite George Raft in Lime
house Nights"
The Washington times., 1934-09-10
"Fory Thieves to End Outdoor Festival Season This Week

and by members Of other we'll
known dramatic groups here and
elswhere. Soloists will be Shara
Kerbel, Christine Irish, Harry
Angelica and Jesse Veitch.
The Washington times., 1934-09-10
THE VOICE OF
BrOadWay
BY Louis SObOl-
A Stranger CANDLES in Chicago!

The postponement of the Ross-McLarnin fight
kept certain prominent Chicago gentleman in town
over night which was fortunate for me. ran into
him at the Hollywood, and he felt like talking. So
he told me story, true in every detail he assured
me- which pass on to you.
The Washington times., 1934-09-10
Kidneys Must
Clean Out Acids

The only way your body can clean
out Acids and Poisonous wastes from
your blood is through the function Of
millions of tiny Kidney tubes or filters,
but be careful. don't use drastic. irri-
tating drugs. If poorly functioning
from Getting Up Nights, Leg Pains,
Nervousness, Stiffness, Burning. Smart
ing, Acidity. Neuralgia or Rheumatic
Pains, Lumbago or Loss Of Energy,
don't waste a minute. Try the Doctors
prescription, called Cystex pronounced
Siss-tex). Formula in every package.
Starts work in Is minutes. Soothes and
tones raw, irritated tissues. 1t is help
ing millions and is guaranteed to fix you
up or money back on return of empty
package. Cystex is only 75c at druggists.
The Washington times., 1934-09-10
Scientific Movies

Siegfried Rumann makes mo-
ton pictures of his experiments
in bacteriology.
The Washington times., 1934-09-10
Streak of Luck

ALCOgeLnef ne D1S $E5,UOU OuL
BY this time. Then happened
something tDhich tOould break
any gambling house operators
heart. NeDer tDGS there such a
phenomenal streak as tollowed.
No matter how those shills
tossed the dice, they 1Dere t0inS.
The stranger collected all
around. The long-shot odds on
the n1turGlS-0n the rs and
the los, on the double points.
I mean by that (for the sake
Of the uninitiated), that when
an eight was tossed, he would
take the 7.to-1 odds that the
winning throw would be two
IS. One by one, the nervous
shills retired from the game.
The stranger refused to handle
the dice. himself, but would play
along with the remaining
players at the table. And kept
winning.
Finally ne had S4O,OOO. He
had it in chips. whereas the
house had $4,000 Of his money
in actual cash.
"Guess I've had enough" he
said suddenly. Cash me in!"
The house management felt
none too happy. No gambling
operator is happy when a "a
tron wants $4,000 worth of
chips cashed in. My Chicago
friend who told me the story
asked the stranger to please
step into his office.
'T gotta be honest with yOu,"
he said. 81 don't think we've
got that much money in cash
here. If you want to wait