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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-10-09
BEACH FIRE ROUTS
D. c. WOMAN, 70
Sparks Falling on Bed
Awaken Mrs. R. |. Baer.
Saves Sleeping Man.
BY a STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

BY STAFF Correspondent of The Star
NORTH BEACH, Md, october O.
Two persons, including an elderly res
ident of Washington. narrowly es-
capped death early today in swift
spreading flames which demolished
two dwellings and an old, our-story
hotel on the water front here.
Mrs R. L. Baer, 10, of 1890 Webster
street. was spending the night alone
in the home of her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Charles H.
Schnaitman, near the corner of Sec
ond street, when she was awakened
by sparks and embers sitting down on
her bed and the sound of cracking
flames.
FIees Through Flames.
Throwing a coat over her night
gown, Mrs. Baer ran from the burn
ing house as timbers began to fall
and flames all but choked the hallway.
When Mrs. Baer reached the front
yard she saw that the old Cleveland
Inn on the corner lot next door also
was wrapped in flames.
The structure had not been used as
a hotel for years, but in one section
a local huckster. Tom Cook, made
his home.
It was 3 o'clock in the morning and
Mrs Baer feared that Cook was still
asleep in the building. now burning
like torch.
Mrs. Baer routed Cook from his
rooms and hurried to a filling station
nearby to turn in the alarm. The
volunteer fire department of North
Beach responded and after a battle
succeeded in combining the blaze to
three buildings, although a light
wind was dropping burning embers on
other frame structures along the
beach.
Damage Is $4,000.
Firemen estimated the damage at
$4,000. A frame dwelling on the
other side OF the Schnaitman resi-
dence was almost destroyed. It be-
longed to Mrs. Mary T. Scholtz Of
116 Massachusetts, avenue. Washing
ton, who was absent.
While the blaze was at its height
and threatening to spread throughout
this little resort city, a general alarm
was turned in and FIRE companies re-
sponded from Eastport, Forestville.
Upper Marlboro and Galesville. Two
engine companies were dispatched
from Washington, but were stopped
in Upper Marlboro by word that the
blaze was under control.
North Beach firemen today had not
learned how the fire started. It was
said the blaze might have originated
from a defective hue in one Of the
buildings destroyed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-10-09
LOCAL APPO|NTEES
TO COURT SOUGHT.
D. C. Bar Campaigning for
Law Requiring Three
on Appeals Bench.

The District Bar Association, which
opposed the appointment Of Harold
M. Stephens of Utah to the bench Of
the United States Court Of Appeals
here, last night launched a campaign
for law requiring that three Of the
five members Of the court be residents
of Washington.
This followed report In which the
full membership Of the association was
informed its Board of Directors had
vigorously objected to Justice Steph-
ems selection on the ground he was
not practicing member Of the Dis
trict bar, and that Attorney General
Cummings had disregarded the views
Of the Washington lawyers.
Report Is Approved.
Evidently nettled, the majority OF
the association overwhelmed an at
tempt to smooth over the matter and
voted to approve and file" its direc-
tors report rather than merely re
ceive and file" it.
Ralph Quinter, association vice
president, said the Attorney General
told him he "had appointed local
lawyers to the Municipal Court, but
that judgeships on the Court of APP
peals we're not regarded as local ap-
pointments.
The resolution authorizing the legis-
lative campaign specified that justices
of the Court of Appeals should be
attorneys who had practiced 10 years
before the bar Of the District Supreme
Court, or be members Of the District
Supreme Court bench. It was intro
duced by William G. Sullivan, who
was appointed to the committee named
by President H. Winship Wheatley
to push the matter. The group also
included Mr.. Quinter, william E.
Richardson, George c. Gertman, sec
rotary of the association, and Walter
c. English.
Gertman Opinion Read.
An opinion by Mr.. Gertman, who
was largely responsible for enactment
of the new District divorce law, that
the law is retroactive, was read. The
association instructed Mr.. Gertman
to file a brief supporting this view
when the question Of whether the law
is retroactive IS argued in the Court
of Appeals next month.
Establishment Of new system Of
divorce procedure involving investi-
cations by friend of the court" was
heatedly discussed, but no action taken.
1t finally was referred to a Special
Committee composed Of Lyman Gold
stein, Louis Gutenberg, George c.
Shinn, August S. Moran, John Ham
mond, Julian I. Richards, Arthur Hell
len, Dean H. Stanley and T. Gillespie
Walsh. 3D..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-10-09
FOOD COSTS DROP
SLIGHTLY IN D. c.
Prices Over U. S. Show Gain for
Two Weeks Ending Sep
TENDER "a.

Washington Jared better than the
country as a whole in retail food
prices during the two-week period
ended September "a, according to the
semi-monthly report of the Bureau of
Labor Statistics. In the entire United
States, prices generally advanced one
tenth of / per cent, but in the Capital
they slumped the same fractional part.
The report covered 48 staple goods
and the advance was recorded in spite
of the fact that 20 decreases in price
were recorded and IS remained I'M
changed. Only Is advanced, including
eggs, that led the list with an increase
of 23 per cent.
The present index of 1874, based on
1918 prices, is sc per cent higher than
a year ago for the country at large,
but in Washington the years gain is
8.8, offsetting some of the improve
ment Of the fortnight period.
Meat prices improved by dropping
three-tenths Of per cent, six CLASH
fications decreasing against four gains:
Out OF the 81 cities covered by the
report Washington was one of only
10 to record lower average prices. In
80 there were advances and only one,
Milwaukee, remained unchanged.
Washington was the only city in the
South Atlantic group to record a drop.
The foods that advanced in price
were wheat -four, leg Of lamb, sliced
bacon, pork chops, canned red salmon,
butter, cheese, eggs, bananas, white
potatoes, tea, lard and granulated
sugar.
Decreases were shown by white
bread, corn flakes, corn meal, maca-
roni, rolled oats, plate beef, rib roast
beef, round steak, sirloin steak, hens,
sliced ham, fresh milk, evaporated
milk, prunes, raisins, navy beans, cab
bage, canned corn, onions and canned
potatoes.
No changes were recorded for rice,
wheat cereal, chuck roast, oranges,
canned pork and beans, canned peas,
cocoa, coffee, lard compound, vege-
table lard substitute, oleomargarine,
salad oil, corn sirup, molasses and
strawberry preserves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-10-09
Jail Trusty Sought.

Police today were searching for
James Brown. colored, prisoner at
the District Jail, who disappeared
this morning. Brown, alias Barnes,
had been detailed as a trusty for work
outside the jail building and was not
under guard when he escaped. He
was serving a sentence of $50 days
for larceny.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-10-09
Fined $500 for Theft

James Matthews, Is, of the Tran.
sient Bureau, was sentenced to one
year in Jail and fined $500, or given
the alternative Of serving an addi-
tional year IN jail, by Judge Mattingly
when convicted in Police Court today
Of stealing pocketbook containing
5$l8 belonging to Joseph Tarling, also
aof the Transient Bureau
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-10-09
Jewish Homes Attacked.

TELSIAI, Lithuania, October 9 Up.
Windows in number of houses in
habited by Jews were smashed today
by members of a mob following the
disappearance Of a girl employed as a
maid by a Jewish family.
The girl reappeared later and re-
ported she had been abducted by
three men. Several arrests were made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-10-09
GE0GRAPHER TO SPEAK
Maps to Be Topic of Lecture al
Arts Club Tomorrow.

Samuel Wittemere Boggs, geog-
rapher Of the State Department, will
lecture on maps tomorrow night at
the Arts Club following a dinner at
which Mr.. and Mrs. William Lincoln
Brown will be hosts.
Boggs will exhibit maps ranging
from the crude handiwork of primitive
men to the embellished work of fam
Gus geographers and examples of the
finest modern products of graphic arts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-10-09
Engineers to Hear Talk.

Engineering problems Of the work.
relief program will be discussed at 8
o'clock tonight at q meeting Of the
Washington Society of Engineers at the
Cosmos Club by Perry Fellows, MEM
Der of the engineering staff Of the
Works Progress Administration. A
buffet supper viii follow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-10-09
Grand officers to Visit Lodge.

The grand master and the officers
of the Grand Lodge of the District
Of Columbia, F. A. A. NJ, will make
their annual visitation to Congress
Lodge, No. 81, Georgia and Colorado
avenues, tonight at 7:30 o'clock. For
mer Gov. Charles H. Brough of
Arkansas will be the guest speaker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-10-09
Bicentenary Celebrated.

Edinburgh, Scotland, recently cele-
brated the bicentenary of its street
cleaning department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-10-09
Eighteen Woman Detectives.

Eighteen young women have been
appointed detectives in Turkey to solys
political; crimes. =
The Washington times., 1935-08-03
ShoWboat Cruise Is
Slated for Monday

Announcement was made today
by Harry Baker, manager of the
Wilson Line, that another Riddle
Showboat cruise will be sponsored
by Skipper Joe Brown on Monday,
August S. The palatial excursion
steamer, City of Washington, will
leave the Wilson Line pier at 10
a. m. and arrive at Marshall Hall
Park at 1920 q. m. The pro
gram of the day will include the
awarding of 10 gangplank prizes.
a prize for the dance contest to
be held on board the steamer.
and numerous other prizes for
events to be held at Marshall Hall
during the afternoon.
A special prize will be presented
to the person having the largest
family present. Skipper Brown
promises many surprises and fun
galore for all those attending.
Special rates will be in effect both
on the boat and at Marshall Hall
Park.
The Washington times., 1935-08-03
"JaIna" Next
At Keith's

In line with the current trend
pursued by the motion picture pro-
ducers, recreating human interest
novels which have achieved high
public prominence, RKO Radio
brings to the screen "Jalna," from
Mazo de la Roche's best-Seller.
Endowing the production with a
staff fit to cope with any problems
which might present themselves,
the producers cast Kay johnson
and Ian Hunter in the leading fea-
tured roles, with an able cast in
Guiding C. Aubrey Smith, Nigel
Bruce. Jessie Ralph, David Man
ners, Molly Lamont, Clifford Sew.
ern and Peggy Wood. John Crom.
we'll directed and Kenneth Mac
gowan, who recently supervised
the production of "Becky Sharp"
acted in similar capacity for
"Jalna."
"Jalna," which comes to RKO
Keith's Friday, August 9, is said
to resemble closely Little Wom-
en-" in that it presents a vital
drama of vivid characters in one
group, the Whiteoak family. Ar
resting conflicts result when two
of the sons introduce wives into
the household. Neglectful hus.
bands, disloyalties and a driving,
inevitable attraction between the
oldest son and bride bring q del
uge of complications.
The Washington times., 1935-08-03
Carol Stone
In 'FreCk|es'

"Freckles," RKO Radios pic
turization of the Gene Stratton
Porter novel of the same name, is
now in production on location IS
miles from Sonora, in the Mother
Lode country of California. A
crew of so technicians, in add
ton to the cast and directors
is on the job.
A complete logging camp, in
Guiding a school house, living
quarters for bosses and loggers,
and recreation halls, has been
built in the heavily timbered
country. In addition to the equip
ment transported to the location,
the props" include a trained
bear cub, two deer, a wildcat, six
baby ducks and several birds. The
company will be at Sonora for
10 days.
Tom Brown plays the title role
in "FreckleS" with Carol Stone in
the role of Mary Arden and little
Virginia Weidler as the beloved
Laurie-Lou. Eddy Killey and Will
liam Hamilton are codirect1ng,
with Pandro S. Berman produc-
ing,
The Washington times., 1935-08-03
Zasu Pitts and Guy Nbbe Score
In Going Hiqhbrow' at Met

For laugh-provoking evening
of hilarious fun, be sure and see
the Warner film, Going High
brow" showing this week at the
Metropolitan. A perfect cast, COM
posed of Zasu Pitts, Guy Kibbe,
Edward Everett Horton and their
supporting players romp through
their roles with as much evident
entertainment as the appreciative
audience. Diverting and various
surrounding attractions consist of
the Duncan sisters in a comedy,
a Pathe and Universal newsreel
and novelty, "See America
First" All good fare for these hot
summer evenings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Upshaw,
newrich WesternerS fresh from
a European trip, descend upon
New York. Having purchased an
oil painting Mrs. Upshaw wishes
to further her social ambitions.
Chance or fate brings Augie
Witherspoon into the simple life
of the Upshaws. Augie is a pro-
motor whose self thought bril-
liant schemes never seem to
jell and succeed in getting Augie
into hot water. However, once
this hapless dolt has met up
with the UpShawS he knows his
fortune is made. Enlisted first
for the cause is Mrs. Marsh who
is mot of the 400 but is the
400" With her sponsorship and
her sons aid the social-mad West
erners will present their adopted
daughter and arrive among the
bluebloods. Many wild and
amusing happenings occur before
Harley Marsh and the UpShaw
ward emerge in the final clinch
but then the course of true love
never did run smoothly.
Miss Pitts and the Messrs. Kibbe
and Horton make a grand comedy
trio. They manage to extract
every ounce of mirth and wit from
their lines, passing their gags
neatly among themselves, leaving
their supporters behind. The ele-
ment of coincidence is stressed un-
duly in this picture but then one
knows that license is permitted in
movie land and adds rather than
detracts from this particular offer
ing. One last line of credit is due
to the nameleSs bit player who
enacted Annie, waitress, in the
film and a brilliant actress.
D. M.
The Washington times., 1935-08-03
BY LLOYD PANTAGES
Copyright, 1885,
King Yea tnraS Svndiratp TpoN

Odds and ends: Anna Stem, now
travelling in Europe, slipped across
the Russian border last week, to
visit friends she had not seen for
many years. Her activities in
Hollywood have kept her so occu.
pied that this has been her first
opportunity to renew old acquaint.
ances. She remained in Russia
only a few hours and then flew
back to London for her new pic.
ture with Alexander Korda. /.
Miss Edna Ferber. the other day,
at United Artists Studio, admitted
when she was a little girl she
wanted to be an actress. Well,
the chance never came, so she
threw her dramatics into writing.
At the moment she is adapting
her own best seller Come and
Get It." to the screen. II always
speak my dialogue out loud be-
fore I write it," she said yester-
day. Who knows, someone may
overhear her and sign her to a
long term contract - stranger
things have happened.
Quick operator-the riot squad!
If you don't think Sally Eilers
was pursued at the preview of M.
G. MS preview of Pursued" you
just should have been in Glendale
the other evening. It took two
officers and four ushers to help
her through the crowds to her car
and then she became so entangled
in traffic that three cars crashed
before she could get away. What
price glory?. the other noon the
studio sent a hurry call to the
home of Bradley Page informing
him that his presence was needed
Immediately at the home lot. It
happened (aS usuaD that he was
at sea, INDUCING in his favorite
paStime-fiShing. So Mrs. P. sped
to the airport, boarded a plane
and was soon looming out over
the Pacific in search of Bradley.
Finally they spotted him and fly
ing low, dropped a message in a
parachute, and in few hours, he
was back at the studio. It's GER
tainly a wonderful age, Miss
Smith.
X X X
A very busy actress in Holly.
wood these days is Edna Bennett.
When not studying French, she
practices German Lieder and
opera, besides working via ether.
She specializes in playing hard
boiled eggs" and also makes a de-
liciouS avocado salad. Incidental
ly it was her Persian cat who re-
Gently warned her of fire in her
apartment house by sitting on the
window ledge and making strange
sounds. Canaries do the same
thing. If you care Richard Dix is
returning from England about the
The Washington times., 1935-08-03
Glen Echo Sets
New Record

Breaking all previous records
for attendance, Glen Echo Park
enters the 18th week Of the out
door amusement season today,
with thousands of fun-seekerS
finding wholesome recreation at
Washington's perennially popular
playground.
Crystal Pool, supervised by
qualified Red Cross guards and
examiners, is a mecca for thou.
sands every day. In addition to
four separate swimming areas, the
seashore Sandbeach remains a
great favorite with young and old.
The last big swim meet Of the
season is scheduled for Crystal
Pool Monday evening, August IL,
when ranking aquatic stars COM
pete in the D. c. A. A. U. cham
pionships for men and women.
In the air-cooled Spanish Gar
den Ballroom David MacWilliamS'
extremely versatile musical aggre.
CATION continues to provide catchy
dance tunes on week nights from
nine until midnight. Directed by
the dynamic Phil O'Brien, the Or
chestra is adding to its well-de'
served fame as the best dance
band in the District.
The picnic season is now at its
height, with individual parties and
Sunday schools patronizihg the
delightfully."- cool picnic groves.
The Washington times., 1935-08-03
Claire Trevor Is Featured Star
In Mystery Drama

RENE m b err Transatlantic"
Luxury Liner" and the several
others in this cycle of floating
Grand HOTEL? Well. BLACK
Sheep" Loew's Columbia's cur
rent offering, is a revival of this
theme-and a rather successful
one, at that. With the well-man-
nered and tricky Edmund Lowe
breezing amiably and the person
able Claire Trevor "a charming
composite of both Ginger Rogers
and Glenda FarrelD conducting
herself most commercially in a
quite suspenseful, well-dialogued
tale, the result is much better.
than-average program flicker.
Starting at leiSurely pace, dl-
rector Allan Dwan (who also CO.
authored the piece with Allan
Rivkin) gradually builds the &C
ton to a strong crescendo to-
wards the middle and doesn't al
low it to lapse until the final
embrace.
A too detailed resume of the
plot would spoil future audience
enjoyment. So, to put it briefly,
an assorted group of passengers,
for the most part strangers all
before the beginning of the voy-
age, meet on the S. S. Olympus,
bound for New York from Cher
bourg. The BLACK sheep" among
them are gentleman gambler,
a scheming divorce and two
crooked oil magnates; also a lady
of the night clubs and a mis-
guided playboy. Several of them
are extremely clever and battle it
out to the finish with smart
words and smarter action. Don't
think that there isn't a dull mo-
ment, because there are two or
three, but, as stated, during most
of the unreeling you'll keep your
eyes glued on the screen.
Certainly, with both Claire Ire
vor and Adrienne Ames as pic
torial bait wearing the latest in
fashion designs. your eyes won't
The Washington times., 1935-08-03
Two-Weeks-OId Colt
To Get Screen Fame

Harold Lloyd is confronted by
the toughest production problem
in the history Of Hollywood. He
must find a two-weeks-old colt by
the third week in AuguSt-and un-
less nature changes its laws there
won't be such an animal anywhere
in this country until late next fall.
The trouble is that this is not
the foaling season.
Nevertheless. the script of 'The
Milky Way" in which the come
dian is featured, calls for a colt
and a colt he must have. Ranches
all over the west will be con-
| tacted to discover one
The Washington times., 1935-08-03
George Raft Plays
Host to YOUNGSTERS

An insight into what goes on
in the mind of Hollywood's heroic
badman of the film, George Raft.
when he's not emoting one of his
"toughguy" roles before the
camera, has been revealed.
He rides the merry-go-round and
seems to have the time of his life,
playing with the youngsters. At a
playground on Melrose Avenue,
Raft frequently is seen with his
friend, Mack Grey, atop one of the
horses on the merry-go-round try
ing to catch the brass ring as they
swing around the carousel.
According to the manager Of the
place, Raft and his friend have
been constant visitors every eve
ming for more than two weeks,
acting as hosts to all youngsters
in the neighborhood.
The Washington times., 1935-08-03
Film Unit Concludes
Work in broadcast

Director Norman Taurog and
the company photographing Amos
n Andy and Ray Noble and his
band for THE Big Broadcast of
1885," have concluded production
in New York city and will depart
for Hollywood soon.
A major portion of the picture,
including Bing Crosby, Jack Oakie,
Wendy Barrie, LYDIA Roberti and
numerous others, has been made
at the West Coast studio. Scenes
including Ethel Norman and Jes.
sica Dragonette were made several
months ago in New York.
The Washington times., 1935-08-03
Shirley Temple
Held Over

Shirley Temple, precocious little
actress, marks up another success
in Curly Top" thus the second
weeks run at the Palace is in
evitable. AL the trite situations
to be found in this type picture
are here, but Shirley is such a
grand performer that the result
is eminently pleasant. Some may
feel that this is too obviously
planned to promenade the child's
many and varied accomplish
ments, but most of her many ad-
mirers will rather rejoice that she
has been provided at last with
a clean and charming story.
John BoleS is wealthy trustee,
newly elected to the orphanage
board in which Shirley and her
older sister, Mary, are sojourning.
The usual plot, John adopts the
little girl, but he must provide
for the sister, as the two cannot
be separated. The finale, Of
course, finds Mary and their ben
efactor in love and "Curly Top"
the happy third.
Rochelle Hudson is the most ex-
quisite Mary nd a charming
young woman indeed, while Mr..
Boles is his usual poised and at
tractive self. The two manage
to concoct some novel songs and
dances which Shirley puts on in
various and sundry occasions, but
so cleverly that they are enter
tanning throughout. Amin ]
Crackers" is the highlight. but the
several other representations and
songs were equally well done and
tend to prove that this young girl,
when she leaves her sweet baby
ways. may easily step right on UP
in the STOW world.
The amusing Charley Chase
comedy is far better than many
of the shorts and the news re-
lease and animated cartoon COM
plete a thoroughly good program
designed to interest both the
young folks and their elders.
H, K.
The Washington times., 1935-08-03

O'CLOCK

EARLE-Bette Davis, George
Brent in Front Page
Women" II a. m, 1:25, AIS,
7:O5, $50 p. m. Stage-12:35,
1925, $40, 8 p. m.
INSTRUMENTATION Kibbee,
zazu Pitts in Going High
brow" 1855 a. m, 1855, $3.50,
$50, 1850, GAS p. m.
FOX-Loretta Young, Charles
Boyer in Shanghai" II a. M,
l:40, 4:25, 1850, 9:55 p. m.
Stage-12:45, 1928, 6:15. 8
p. m.
COLUMBIA - Edmund Lowe,
Eugene Palette in "Black
Sheep" IL, 2, 1855, 5:55, 1850,
9:45 p. m.
PALACE-Shirley Temple, John
Boles, in "Curley Top" 1920
q. M. 1:25. $3.50, 5:35. TAO.
and GAS p. m.
RKO KEITH'S - Alice Brady
Douglas Montg merry in
Lady Tubbs." 11:44 a. m,
1:4S. $3.50, 5:56. 8. 1904 p. m.