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The Washington times., 1935-12-14
EXPERIMENTS
IN i. ). HIT

LONDON, Dec. 14.-The expert
ences of American business men
under the New Deal were de-
scribed before an audience of Brit
tsh business men by H. Gordon
Selfridge, American-born owner of
a London department store. who
returned last month from a visit
to his native land.
There is too much experiment
tation in the United States to date
and too many policies are decided
by men who have no knowledge of
practical affairs" he said. II
found America optimistic over
the present but highly dubious
over the future. Although bust
mes is now enjoying a breathing
spell from Government interfer,
ence, nobody knows how long it
will last.
"One feels that in his heart of
hearts President Roosevelt still
applauds the slogan he took from
the late Huey Long, Soak the
Rich One cannot help feeling
that before long he will move
further toward. taking from him
who has and giving to him who
has not"
In view Of these conditions, the
merchant declared, he was amazed
to find wealthy business men in
the United States who still be.
longed to the Democratic Party
and professed to support Mr.
Roosevelt.
They're just allowing old
prejudices and old political affilia-
tions to influence their judg,
ment," he asserted.
Mr.. Selfridge also said the
Presidents popularity had de.
clined so sharply that he could
be beaten next year If the Repub-
licans nominated the right candi.
date.
The Washington times., 1935-12-14
Bits of News Gathered From
Washington's Night Way

for two years: A mans right arm
is saved q lot by the good god
Fashion who has cut yards Of ma
terial from the girls dresses thus
making it unnecessary to hold up
the extra yardage. White ties
and tail coats are giving way to
tuXedoS and soft shirts. Coates
for young men are not coming
back as only one was seen. Wash
ington girls are still extremely
cold to the stranger from out of
town. Men on the floor commit
tee usually know fewer girls than
the average person at the dance
and all they are good for is to
wear white carnation. The mu-
sicianS are the only ones who do
not get tired unless they are tired
Of playing Treasure Island" and
"Stardust." It is true that there
is gold in "them thar deb func-
tions" but take your correspond
ent back to How many please?
George, the head waiter at the
Troika, says that he is going to
cook a sucking pig for Christmas
DO not miss Monday night at
the Heigh-Ho. It bids fair to be-
coming a great evening after
Helen Hayes performance at the
National. Sidney of the Mayflower
is busy getting Sketch Book"
music ready to answer requests
when that show comes to town.
Vaudeville stars appearing in the
local theaters are evidently not
The Washington times., 1935-12-14

The Mayflower Lounge started
the ball rolling last night and
from all reports collected a nice
bag full Of toys. Other clubs and
the dates which they will become
Santa-conscious are December II,
the Ambassadors Hi-Hat; Decem-
Der 10, the Shoreham; December
20, Club Habana; December %,
Russian Troika; Christmas Eve,
Heigh-Ho Club. So pick your date
and club and carry along a toy
with you.
Finally Milt Barrett has an
nounced the date Of the opening
Of his Black ahd Gold Room. Yes.
this room will actually be thrown
open to the public the night Of
December 20, next Friday. Host
Barrett will give a cowboy hat to
all who attend the grand opening.
Incidentally, the Dude Ranch is
now selling all types of liquors
and you do not have to bring
your own. The complete stock
will not be in until next week but
Milt says there is enough on hand
now to quench the average thirst.
And you do not have to take your
glasses off the table at IL tonight.
Good old Maryland.
The Dragon Room in Wardman
Park is a. typical example of what
Q policy Of no cover or minimum
charge will do, and further ex-
emplifies the theory that Wash
ington people want something for
The Washington times., 1935-12-14
AFTER-DARK NEWS
Coal AS Auto
Fuel Is Goal
OF Italy

ROME, Dec. 14.-The exorbitant
prices at which gasoline is sold
in Italy have given fresh i'm
petus to efforts made for years
to induce motorists to run their
automobiles on the gases pro-
duced when steam is passed
over red-hot coal.
Various devices for forming
gases had been on the market
for some time, but until re-
Gently they had met with little
success, and even now the public
is reluctant to use them.
At cabinet meeting at Bal
zano August % it was decided
that by the end Of 1887 all
public vehicles must be fitted
with such devices.
However, the device Is not
suitable for private automobiles
because it is very bulky and
consumes large quantities Of coal,
necessitating either the carrying
Of large supplies Of the coal or
stopping at frequent intervals for
fresh supplies.
Moreover, the device seriously
impairS an automobiles hill.
climbing capacities and must be
lighted about 20 minutes to q
half hour before the car is to
start.
These defects are so grave that
unless they can be remedied it
seems improbable that charcoal
will be widely adopted as an auto
mobile fuel, except under excep-
tional circumstances.
The Washington times., 1935-12-14

allowed to be guests Of a night
clubs management.
Gilfred Brown, tenor with Cor
don st. Chad and his Paradise
Islanders in the Ambassadors S
HiHat, plays the bull fiddle in the
afternoon but at night strums q
guitar. Emory Daugherty is ex-
pected to take a flying trip to New
York within the next few days.
Don and DoreSse are still dancing
at Maryland Club Gardens. {.
Jack Bentley, ex-Giant pitcher
will be on the Midnight Skyride
Sunday night at La Paree. The
Russian Troika is certainly getting
a lot Of stars for their holiday
floor shows.
The Washington times., 1935-12-14
The Big Parade

Inc Big P3f&0@
Everybody is enjoying tn e
Parade Of the Seasons at the 10
tus this week. except the Capitol
ians. It seems that in the cru
cial moments Of the parade when
the young ladies walk in abbre-
Waited costumes, q screen is drawn
in front Of the orchestra, thus
blocking their view Of the beau.
tiful bodies Of the Earl Lindsay
girls. Jack MacCluskey, the
wrestling sax player, says he is
going to cut a hole in the curtain
any day now. Ray >Donohue is
certainly making a hit in his new
role Of tenor with the Capitolians,
He is the baby Of the organization
but is really clicking.
Christmas plans are now under
way in the Russian Troika. A
special menu is being prepared
both for Christmas Eve and Christ
mas night. The new entertain'
ment has already arrived and In.
cludes such well.known cont.
mental stars as the Marlos, q dance
team who recently enjoyed en-
gagements in Germany, France.
Italy, Sweden, Norway, and
Jalappa and Stoyanovski, an
operate baritone. OF course.
Ethel Pastor and MaruSia Sava
have been held over, making a
grand show altogether. Sasha
Bartnovsky and his orchestra sup.
ply the music.
The Washington times., 1935-12-14

the first man you see when enter.
ing this popular room, was for
merly at the Hotel Vanderbilt, in
New York, In a high capacity.
But he says he likes Washington
better. No new reports as yet on
the completion Of the enlarging
process Of the Rainbow Room.
It might be a bit dull these days
for some night club moguls, but
Manager Goldberg, Of Stone Villa,
Is as busy as a bird dog in the
hunting season. Any day you will
find him hard at work with the
other executives Of the establish.
ment working out plans for a gala
Christmas and New Year Eve
celebration. He plans to do some.
thing entirely different. but his
lips will not speak until next week.
But one thing Is certain, the food
end Of the celebration will be &C.
centuated.
The Washington times., 1935-12-14
French Plane Off
On Dash 10 Brazil

DAKAR, French West Africa
Dec. 14.-The seaplane Lieutenant
Paris took off at 1:47 a. m.
(G.M.T) today on its transatlan-
tic flight to Natal, Brazil.
The Washington times., 1935-12-14
Virginia Farmer Suicide

WOODSTOCK, Va, Dec. IA.
After sending his wife to the ga
rage on an errand, Carl M. Bean,
well-known 39-year-old Shenan.
doah county farmer, shot him.
self tonight. DR.. w. C. Ford, cor.
oner, issued a verdict of suicide.
The Washington times., 1935-12-14
More Popular


George Ku and his Paradise
Islanders are getting more popu.
lar every day in the Ambassadors s
Hi-Hat. This is partially because
this genial leader gives all the
boys in the aggregation a chance
to shine. This week it is Charlie
Opunui who is taking the bows
with his steel guitar. Charlie has
also worked up q special arrange
ment on the "St. Louis Blues"
that he has to play 20 times a
night. And no not forget those
delicious canapeS served every az
ternoon in the lounge. They are
made of Old Virginia Ham and
are they delicious? Just try one.
Did you ever hear the state
ment that you do not mind get
ting hit on the head with ham
mer because it feels so good when
it stops? Well. this axiom, II 1t
may be called such, applies In an
other way to the attractive River
Bend. It ,Aight be q bit chilly
on the drive down the Mount Yer
non Boulevard. but when you ar
rive aid park yourself in front Of
that BIZ open fireplace, the
thought Of cold vanisheS and you
settle into ecstacy. But writing
about it will not convince you.
You have to try it yourself!
1t is romance time at the Hamil.
ton Hotels rainbow room. Hans
Jacobson, the assistant manager,
will soon be married to something
very beautiful, according to latest
reports. And while we are speak
ing Of managers, let me remind
you that Pat McGregory, who Is
The Washington times., 1935-12-14
Weekly Sun Starts
At Falls Church

The Sun, new weekly news
paper, made its first appearance
yesterday in Falls Church, Va,
Paul w. Ferris is publisher and
Thomas A. Daffron, jr., editor.
Both are former washington
newspaper men.
The Washington times., 1935-12-14


atmospheric spot.
Busy Preparing
Matt Windsor is at present
busy preparing for a gigantic
Christmas and New Year Eve
floor show. The whole show is
being changed, and when ready
it will go through the PAGES Of
celebrating a Russian Christmas.
The same stars who have been
at the Club Volga Boatnan all
season will remain, but everything
else will be different. Songs and
dances used in Russia around the
holiday season will be trans
planted, so to speak, right here
to Washington. Even the food
menu will be slightly altered to
conform with the season.
Yes, the Hangar Club is Ger.
tainly becoming a late spot. Bill
Levy and his idea Of q colored
floor show is certainly clicking,
and my hat is off to him. His
club almost passed out Of the
picture a few months ago, but
with this new idea in vogue, he
is seriously thinking Of enlarging
his present site. Duke Eglan and
his orchestra suppy the music,
with Sid Sisko and Gypsy West
headlining the floor show.
Another gentle reminder to all
you amateur night fans. The
finals Of the contest that has been
running the past six weeks at La
Paree will take place next Mon.
day night at 10:30. In the finals
will be the winners Of the pre-
liminary contests and the grand
finalist will receive as his or her
or as a matter Of fact, it might
be their compensation q weeks
engagement at this popular dine.
dancery. Emery Daugherty asks
that all who are eligible to get in
touch with him so that final plans
may be made. And, Of course,
there will be another big Midnight
Skyride program tomorrow night.
Do not miss it.
The Washington times., 1935-12-14
OPENING DATE ANNOUNCED
NIGHT Club Owners Become
Santa Conscious As Plea
For Toys Is Made
By THE NIGHT CLUB EDITOR

1t noble gesture the part of the nghcub in
town who offered their aftedark spots receiving
for toys for poor children whose parents unable
buy them Chrstmast present All upperub patrons should
below, and let some poor have happy Christmas
The Washington times., 1935-12-14

Maryland Club Gardens is not
closed as many people seem to
think. Jimmy Harris and his
orchestra are playing there. The
final La Paree amateur night will
be held Monday night with the
winner getting q weeks engage
ment. What well known orcheS-
ira leader called an undertaking
establishment and asked for a man
who had been dead eight years
thinking he wanted a band for
New Year Eve. And speaking Of
New Year Eve, the Russian Club
Volga Boatman has many reserva-
tions already. The new Cafe
Samovar In the Burlington Hotel
should be ready to open any day
now. DO not forget to bring
toy with you when you go to your
fayorite night club the next week
or so. Many poor children will
profit II you are generous.
DO washington people like to
sec themselves In the movies?
You should have seen the turn
out ct the Shoreham last night
when the previous weeks film was
shown, :. Bill Levy Is packing them
In during the early morning ct his
Hangar Club. They all seem to
enjoy the sepia floor show and
Duke Eglan'S music. Howard Seal
is . true Club Habana patron. He
has q table reserved for him every
night until o certain time. Who
was the lady who entered the May
flower lounge the other evening
smoking a pipe? It is said by ex-
pertS that this new custom will
soon become quite a fad. Here's
hoping that it does not.
Following are q few impressions
gathered at q debutante party by
night club correspondent who
has been out Of the social whirl
The Washington times., 1935-12-14
Mode Of Greeting


One difference between Amer.
leans and Europeans was demon.
strated in the Mayflower Lounge
a few days ago. It was occasioned
by the return to Washington of
Senor Enrique Prieto and Sonora
Prieto, well known Cuba n
couple, and the demonstration was
In the variety of greetings their
friends received. Some, Europeans,
were kissed on both cheeks. 9th.
ers, Americans, got a single kiss
from the lady and a handclasp
from the gentleman. It is Just the
difference of being from Paris,
France, or Paris, Kentucky.
It seems as II these theatrical
people never get tired. One night
last week when Ed Sullivan and
his revue were at the Fox and his
four shows were over, practically
the whole troupe journeyed to
Heigh.Ho. Bill Brady, Golf and
Kerr. Ella Logan and several OF
the others enjoyed Pete MaciaS'
hospitality. AL sang song or two
and Barbara Belmore would have
done her favorite acrohatic dance
had she been properly clothed. It
was. indeed, a festive evening.
And, speaking Of the H-e-i-g h.H o
Club, when you go up tonight or
the early part of next week, be
sure and ask Grace Shannon to
play the piano for you. She is ex-
ceptionally good.
Club Habana is going a bit col.
legiate these nights. Almost every
evening you will see a group Of
boys from Catholic University
and the same number of girls
from Trinity College drop in
about a quarter to 7. Just a quick
snack and a bit of Moe Baer's
music. Carroll and Shalita are
the dance artists who are enter.
The Washington times., 1935-12-14

what they are paying. Jimmy
santmyer, the buxom pianist, is
leading the orchestra and that at
tractive Ray Nelson Is singing the
ballads. An open bar at one end
Of the room is one of the feature
attractions along with the low
cost Of beverages.
Another brilliant Movie Night"
was staged at the Shoreham Hotel
ballroom last night. Society girls
did remarkably well in their i'm
presentations of Hollywood stars,
more motion pictures were filmed
and, all in all, it was really a gay
party. AS stated a few weeks ago
In this column, WashingtonianS
really 60 for something different
and other clubs should take this
'Movie Night" as an example Of
q sure-fire way to drag the Gus
toners in. Any other similar stunt
will do the same thing.
The Washington times., 1935-12-14

tanning this week at this Cuban
atmospheric spot.
The Washington times., 1935-12-14

Following are few impressions
gathered at q debutante party by
night club correspondent who
has been out Of the social whirl
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-07
AuSterity Breaks Down

We generally take 1t for granted
that the British parliament is the
very home OF parliamentary dignity.
Other nations, including our own,
may send sons Of the wild jackass to
represent them at their capitol:
Britain has an old tradition under
which statesmelA not politicians, are
elected, and the House of Commons
does not witness those wild ard un-
eoutil scenes which make exciting
reading IN other seats OF government.
This conception. however, is rudelv
upset by reading of the recent
furry which took place in the House
Of Commons when Labor member
rose to relieve his mind OH the sub
iect OF Prime Minister Ramsay Mac
Donald. Hero are some Of the things
the man said:
He is mountebAflk. He should
be flung and horsewhipped from pub
lie life. He would doubie-crnss his
own aunt. He attained power on the
pennies and half pennies of the peo-
pie and now he is rohbing them.
When he dies, he will be cursed by
millions
Undignified and ill-corsidcrcd as
some Of our own congressional out
bursts may be, it is long time since
any congressman has attacked the
head of his government in terms as
wild as these.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-07
Compulsory Hail Insurance
(Aneta Panorama

Insurance Commissioner Hoptons
bill to create law making hail in
surance compulsory should meet with
universal favor among legislators.
and be enacted into law.
Divided support Of insurance OF this
kind. as practiced heretofore, under
the present law, causes many to take
a chance with the elements, in the
hope that luck will favor them and no
hail will destroy their crops. The re-
suit is an increased cost Of state hail
insurance to the limited number Of
farmers who do take out insurance
against the loss from hail, and the
hard loss to those whom the elements
did not favor, destroying their crops
when 1t is too late.
The tentative price Of 81 per acre
set by this proposed law, giving the
farmer the additional opportunity to
increase 1t to an extra 81 per acre
will protect the grower Of small grains
in spite OF himself.
The saving clause, that II, after
June 20 Of each year, his crops have
been prematurely cropped by grass
hoppers. dried up, or otherwise shows
no promise Of crop worth harvesting.
the insured can have the hail insur-
ance cancelled, should meet the OBJ
lection Of many who claim such an
eventually is q strong argument
against crop insurance OF this kind.
Under a compulsory insurance law
Of this kind, where every farmers
crops are insured against the loss from
hail, the cost OF insurance per acre
over the state will be extremely light
and it seems to us that no one corld
afford to be without such ins.ra.ce
as proposed :lnTer this bill, ever
though it was net maze cona-u.sory
However. human nature b3:ay wat Il
is, q conapu. CRY law can be the only
effective way to carry this out eetec.
lively.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-07

with the new blue hat instead Of the
old green one or the exact hour when
the man on the neighboring farm
discovered Tabby with a new brood
under the porch steps. Our atnlos-
phere Is conducive TO good health
and longevity but we lack that in
definable something which impresses
seemingly trivial events on our con-
sciousness.
To bring the thing home more
clearly, just try to recall all the
strangers you saw in the last
restaurant at which you ate-and
particularly whom you saw there
two years ago last March l. Two
witnesses in the Hauptmann trial
were able to do practically that.
There are evidences that the thing
works both ways, since both the state
and the defense have been the APP
parent beneficiaries Of this develop
ment, peculiar to New York and New
Jersey. The memory of a 90-year-
old man In fixing face. the color Of
an automobile and other details seen
in fleeing glimpse two years ago
was something to marvel at, but it
was as nothing compared to the
prodigious memory feats performed
by Hauptmann's witnesses in at
tempting to present an alibi for him.
The tip-off on the whole business
may be contained In the admission
Of one Sommers, a Hauptmann alibi
witness, that he had appeared as a
witness in many lawsuits. The first
was the famous Hall-Mills murder
case, another trial which rocked New
Jersey and the nation some u years
ago.
Since then he has appeared in
other lawsuits. In one OF them he
changed his testimony and finally
gave a lawyer a written statement
that he had testified enormously in
the first place and had later changed
his testimony upon payment OF SIS.
thus disclosing a memory which was
not only marvellous In itself but sus-
ceptibie to influence as we'll.
At least five other alibi witnesses
had records" or admitted activities
at variance with the law. One other
witness was known by three different
names.
1t would seem that there are some
very fine perjury cases in the max
ing as these witnesses parade before
the court in New Jersey. Unless one
to theory that memories
get better as one nears the Atlantic
ocean there certainly should be some.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-07

strument Of national policy-passed
almost unnoticed while war clouds
whisked about and Congress contem-
plated the greatest peacetime MILL
tary budget. No one would have re-
called it had not Senator Costigan
Of Colorado, who has q long memory.
brought it up briefly during Senator
Nye's speech on the munitions In
vestigation Senator McAdoo Of
California, when he's out dancing, US
ually tries to get the orchestra to
play 1.-THE Champagne Waltz" Sen
ator Bob LaFollette's favorite song
is ION the Alamo -. Veterans
blinded in the war would receive
medals cast In Braille type so that
they might read them, under q bill
introduced by Congressman Better
Of New York.
Copyright. 1885, NEA Service, 1nc.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-07
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ChA1a xann

~AhOAob04VAA
I find that chalazion yields salts
tactorily to the diathermy needle
(Oudin current). It has proved eff
fective in several instances. If. p,
M.D.)
Answer-Thank you, Doctor. Chala-
zion Is . sebaceous cyst In the eyelid
"a similar lump on the scalp Is called
wen). The usual treatment Is re-
moval Of the little cyst and its
cheesy contents through the lining
OF the eyelid, which is done under
local anesthesia.
One Good Kidney Is Enough
I am n, 81 inches tall, weigh 12a
pounds. Is that correct weight?
Three years ago my appendix was re-
moved. A year later I developed tu-
berculous kidney. The kidney was
removed. Will this hamper my mar
rying and having children? (M. d.
I am careful not to take much pro-
tein food.
Answer-One sound kidney Is
enough for any one. No particular
reason why you should not take plo-
tein food.
Reading 1t Table
When I was at school long years
ago learned that reading during a
meal was injurious to the health.
Now I would like your opinion. MRS.
B. b. W.
Answer-Pleasant reading rather
favors good digestion, just as pleas
ant company, music. conversation,
and other pleasant things do.
That Old Habit
What foods are best for one who
Is subject to constipation tE. W.
Answer-Any food one likes. Send
dime and stamped addressed envelope
for booklet 1.-THE Constipation Habit. "
Copyright, 1885, John F. Ollie Coz