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Evening star., 1935-11-24
the Wisp
7o,zam Sh1pey, aheme,, brings peace to the lot gMe
c7lngt Pictures (@po,atou, Zr 0uh the aid Of 'to- dag'
by OCTAVUs ROY COHEN

Arbutus paused. Her eyebrows arched
superciliously. Il never have no time to
waste on silly movies"
Sicily continued to smile well, I'm Mid
night star, and thought us might as we'll
get to be friends"
Woman . ;" The voice of Arbutus had all
the warmth of swapping icicles, I'll have you
remember that am Arbutus Rind, most
premiere colored star in the world, and if
you II kindly direct me to my private quarters,
l will beswilling to pay you whatever your
services ire worth"
For few seconds there was a Mortified
silence; then the group disintegrated although
from doorways and windows they watched
tt, parade = Arbutus fanked on either side
by Latimer and Clump and, trailing re-
spectfully in the rear, Willie Rind and the
Pom
Director Eddie Fizz and Author Forcep
Swain cornered Florian Slappey and de-
manded details.
What amt got fo' that female is no use,
declared Florian, with passionate fervor. Fun
the minute she got often the train she high
hated me, an her husband done likewise. l
don't like bofe of them no better than each
other An most of all despise that lii dawg."
Caous Deech, Midnight's sound mixer.
joined the group. "Dift that female thow
it into Sicily Clump? You reckon she's gwine
stan fo' it?"
What can Mrs Clump do?" inquired For
cep judicially. Her husband is production
manager an unless he can make Arbutus do
Evening star., 1935-11-24

what he wishes, Midnight is going to lose
slew OF cash money. have hunch that from
Caesar, Sicily is going to get heaps of SYM
pathy but no corporation
Forcep was not far wrong in his surmise
When Julius Caesar Clump staggered into his
bungalow that night, he found his comely wife
angrily pacing the floor
What" inquired Sicily, "are we gwine to
do about that Arbutus woman9"
Caesar made a panied gesture les don't
'scuss her no mo- Sicily"
"Oh no? Well, what | crave to inquire off
you, Caesar, is whether you is gwine direck
her pitchers2"
II got to-
II refuse to let you direck her"
Caesars nerves were ragged You amt
gwine refuse to leave me do nothin'. An if
you don't lay off me, Sicily Clump, Use libel
to insult you plenty promiscuous."
The three days which ensued made matters
no better fast. The domestic life of the Clumps
developed into silent warfare, but one after
noon Sicily remembered Florian Slappey and
summoned him to dressing room conference.
"Florian," she asked. What do you think
of Arbutus?"
"If she was drownin'," answered Mr..
Slappey instantly, ''all would give her would
be glass of water. Also, hate her husban',
an that two-bit dawg"
Mrs. Clump extended her hand. Shake,
Florian. Us is alleys!
Florian inhaled highly perfumed cigarette.
HAS you schum scheme, Sicily?"
Evening star., 1935-11-24

4 RBUTUs RIND'S debut on the lot of
~ The Midnight Pictures Corpora
ton. Inc of Birmingham, Alabama
a created CONSERVATION and bitter
ness. The colored star of New York theaters,
London music halls and Paris cabarets made
her presence felt in manner most acute.
1t was indeed an epic moment for Midnight.
A gaudy limousine whirled through the gate.
The car halted, and the chauffeur alighted. He
held open the door, and Mr.. Florian Slappey,
representing the corporation, emerged. His
countenance wore an expression closely
bordering on dismay.
Then Mrs Arbutus Rind stepped to the
ground; slim, dark creature almost entirely
surrounded by ermine. And as she swayed
toward the welcoming committee, third per-
son left the Car. This person was OF the mas
culine persuasion, and was ga~bed in somber
black. A wispy individual with wide-open,
rather haunted eyes, he slithered timidly
after his elegant wife In his right hand he
clutched tiny leash and on the end of that
leash was the ultimate touch of dusky swank
in the unfriendly form of a bored Pomeranian.
Production Manager J. Caesar Clump and
President Orifce r. Latimer exchanged
startled gances as though to acknowledge
that they had made large and financially
disastrous blunder. And now, as Arbutus
moved slowly forward, the pulchritudinous
Sicily Clump, herself an actress of ability and
reputation, advanced to greet the guest-star.
This is Sicily Clump, Mis- Rind - per-
haps YOU have seen me in Midnight pitchers"
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
MD. DEMOCRATS
To CITY
MAYOR CHOICE

ANNAPOLIS, Md, March 20
Leadership of Maryland Democ.
racy will be decided next Tuesday
when Baltimore nominates a
Democratic candidate for mayor
The man who controls the
Democratic vote of the city con-
trolls the party in the State,
whether county leaders admit it or
not. In a general election or in
the primary, ability to deliver a
solid block Of votes in the city
spells victory.
At present this leadership is be.
ing contested by Mayor Howard
Jackson and william Curran. Mr.
Jackson is running for reelection
and Mr.. Curran is backing Charlie
E. Moylan.
Outcome Uncertain
The outcome of the primary
election Tuesday will decide the
victor. At this time it is impossi.
BILE to guess the result.
On the Republican side of the
picture, Gov. Harry w. Nice is
the acknowledged leader. He is
adamant in his resolve not to be
a candidate for reelection but
rather believes that should
Blanchard Randall, jr., G. O. P.
candidate for mayor of Balti-
more, be successful he will be the
party's choice for governor four
years hence.
AS for Governor Nice, his
friends are quietly grooming him
for nomination as vice president.
They believe that the presi-
Dental nomination will go to a
man in the middle west and that
the vice presidency will be given
to a Republican on the eastern
seaboard.
Hopes For Nice
They realize that Maryland has
but eight votes in the Republican
National Convention, but hope
that in view of the fact Governor
Nice is the first Republican
governor of the State in over 20
years, that he will be selected.
The machinery for carrying
Maryland for the Republican can
didate in the next national elec-
ton is already set up, they say.
City leaders of the Democratic
party are believed certain to be
lacking and grooming Herbert r.
O'Conor, at present attorney gen.
eral of the State, for the guber-
material race. And it appears
certain now that he will be op-
posed in the primaries by either
President of the Senate Lansdale
G. Sasscer or Senator j. Allan
Coad, from st. Mary's.
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
College Officials
Meet at Howard

An address on"The Place of
the Small Art Gallery in the
Academic College" by Prof. j. v.
Herring, head of the art depart
ment at Howard University, will
feature tonight's session of the
National Association of College
Deans and Registrars in Negro
Schools in Rankin Chapel.
Speakers on the closing pro-
gram tomorrow include: J. H. Gill
chrish, registrar of Alabama State
College; DR.. Eugene Clark, presi-
dent of Miner Teachers College;
Dean Horace Bond Mann, of
billiard University, and DR.. William
A. Avery, of Hampton Institute.
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
WEEKLY TRADE
SURVEY HERE
AGREED ON

Acceding to requests Of local
business leaders and The WASH
ington Times, the Department Of
Commerce consented today to
make a comprehensive weekly sur.
vey of trade conditions here in
order that first-hand information
on current trends will be avail
able to retailers, wholesalers and
others on whose judgment so
much of the welfare of the Dis
trict depends.
Gathered by agents of the Bu.
reau Of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce, the Washington report
will be available on Wednesday
Of each week and will cover all
pertinent trade factors for each
preceding week.
Data Comprehensive
These include wholesale and
retail sales of all descriptions,
department store turnover, elec.
trio power sales, traffic and
transit volume, telephone installar
tions, employment and unemploy.
ment statistics, manufacturing
and non-manufacturing produc.
ton, pay roll variations, construc"
ton activities and financial data.
According to the department,
these figures are being gathered
starting today and the first re-
port of the bureau will be ready
for publication next Wednesday.
Others Cooperate
Cooperating with the Bureau
are the Washington Board Of
Trade, Chamber of Commerce.
Merchants and Manufacturers AS
sociation and other groups.
The Washington survey is to be
published simultaneously with a
similar study covering conditions
in rs other leading cities of the
country. Recently the Depart
ment embarked on an investiga"
ton of trade trends in "a of the
more important urban centers Of
the country. Demands of busi.
ness men, however, have caused
the Commerce men to enlarge the
scope of their activities.
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
heWeather

District of Columbia-Fair and
slightly warmer with lowest tenn
perature about IS degrees to-
night; Saturday cloudy and
warmer, showers Saturday night
or Sunday: colder Sunday; gentle
to moderate southerly winds.
Maryland and Virginia-Fair
and slightly warmer tonight;
Sunday cloudy and warmer;
showers Saturday night or Sun
day: colder Sunday.
Temperatures
Yesterday Today
4P. M...... 40 "A. M...... As
8P. Me-. 48 8A. Niece. A.
Midnight. ... 48 Noon. .... SIS
Departures From Normal
Accumulated excess of tenn.
perature since January !, 1885,
214.
Excess of temperature since
March /, 1885, 214.
Accumulated excess of preci-
pitation since January /, 1885,
81.
Deficiency of precipitation
since March 1, 1885, 622.
Tide Table
High tide today 2::49 a. m. and
$3.50 p. m.
Low tide today s:2s a. m. and
1922 p. m.
High tide tomorrow 1859 a. m.
and 4:35 p. m.
Low tide tomorrow 10:45 a. m.
and 1929 p. m.
The Sun and Moon
The sun rises today 600 a. m.
and sets 6:28 p. m.
The sun rises tomorrow 5:5S
a. m. and sets 6:29 p. m.
The moon rises today 1852 a.
m. and sets 1854 p. m.
The moon rises tomorrow $3.50
a. m. and sets 2:09 p. m.
Temperatures
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
TOMORROW.
CIVIC AND SOCIAL

1890 A.M.-Meeting, DR.. Simon
will speak on the portion from the
Torah, Washington Hebrew Con-
gregation, 816 Eighth st. N. w.
800 P.M.-Lecture, by Lasar
Galpern, 1.-THE Stage Arts In
Europe" The Slavic-American
Society of Music and Fine Arts,
Sulgrave Club.
400 P.M.-Cock tail Hour
Dance, the University Club of
Washington.
$50 PM. Dinner, Catholic
University Council of Public Re-
lations, Willard Hotel.
TOO P.M-Dinner, Class of '86,
Raleigh Hotel.
500 P.M-Meeting, Delta Sig
ma Nu Fraternity, Willard Hotel.
800 P.M.-Table Tennis Tour
nament, Wardman Park Hotel.
8:15 PM.-"Open House"
Knights of Columbus Club, Tenth
and K Streets Northwest. Stu.
dents of st. Johns College and
their girl friends are invited.
$3.50 P.M.-Address by Sir Will.
mott Lewis, K. B. E., the Wash
ington Chapter of the Phi Beta
Kappa Assn, the University Club.
Subject: 1.-THE British Common
wealth of Nations"
$3.50 P.M.-Concert, Princeton
Glee Club, Wardman Park Hotel.
900 P.M.-Benefit dance, Union
Lodge No. %, Knights of Pythias,
Almas Temple. 1915 K st. N. w.
1000 P.M.-Ball and Supper,
Newspaper Women's Club, Willard
Hotel.
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
TODAY
CIVIC AND SOCIAL

P.M.-Dinner, Heroes of '76,
Mayflower Hotel.
700 P.M.--Dinner meeting, AL
burn Alumni Association, UniVer'
sity Club.
1880 P.M.-Lecture, Mr.. Vernon
T. Grizzard, Willard Hotel.
8 P.M.-Entertainment, Leb b.
anon Lodge No. Z, F.A.A.M., May
flower Hotel.
P.M-Dinner, American So
ciety of Naval Engineers, Willard
Hotel.
800 P.M.-Meeting, Brookland
Citizens Association, Masonic Tenn
pie, Twelfth and Monroe Streets
Northeast.
800 P.M.-Home Talent Night
under the auspices of Wheatley
Parent-Teacher Association, Wheat
ley School auditorium, Montellc
and Neal Streets Northeast.
800 P.M.-Eight Hundredth An
niversary of the Birth of Maimoni
des, observed by the Adas Israel
Synagogue, Sixth and I Streets
Northwest. Rabbi Solomon H. Metz
will talk on "The Life and Works
of Maimonides."
500 P.M.-Meeting, Nationa'
Geographic Society, Constitution
Hall. Henry L. Roosevelt, Assist
ant Secretary of the Navy, will
speak on 1.-THE United States
Navy
800 P.M.-Meeting, Mrs. Neu
hausel, Hamilton Hotel.
800 P.M.-Meeting, American
Legion, Treasury Post, No. IS
Hamilton Hotel.
800 P.M.-Meeting, Washington
Hebrew Congregation, Echoes OF
the Convention" by DR.. Simon
816 Eighth st. N. w.
8 PM.-Table Tennis Tourna-
ment, Wardman Park Hotel.
8 PM.-Enter e ainment, the
Women's Guild, Western Presby-
terian Church, H St. between
Nineteenth and Twentieth SITS,
N. w. Edith Brusiloff Sperling,
impersonator.
$3.50 P.M.-Lecture, Society for
the Preservation of Virginia An.
tiquities, Shoreham Hotel.
$50 P.M.-Bingo Party, North
east Masonic Temple, 523 Eighth
st. N. E.
$3.50 P.M.-Lecture, DR.. Cora
Key on Psychological Aspects. I"
Children of Nursery and Kinder
garten Age, Kalorama Day School,
1910 Kalorama Rd. N. w.
900 P.M.-Card Party and
Dance, Central Lodge No. l, I. o.
o. F., at Odd Fellows Temple,
419 Seventh st. N. w. Door Prize,
Table Prizes. Singing by Helen
Steiner. (Tickets 40 cents.)
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
sEx-dividend.
Chesapeake & Ohio
1894 Traffic Better

J. ]. Bernet, president of the
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway in
the annual report of the carrier
declared that passenger traffic in
creased in 1884, totaling $2,899, ,327
an increase of 1875 per cent, while
the number of passengers carried
increased 10 per cent to 1,076,534.
The road, Mr.. Bernet said is
liable for $617,434 for the period
from August / to December 81.
The company is not including this
item in its operating expenses but
has collected $308,717 from en.
ployes under the law for the
period,
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
MONDAY
TRANSATLANTIC

CHINCHA (American South African,
Cape Town April 80. East London, etc.
Pier i, Bush Docks, Brooklyn (Forty-
ninth street)-Mails close p. m.-Par-
eel post for Bechanaland Protertorate'
Northern and Southern Rhodesia. Portu-
guese East Africa, Southwest Africa,
Southern Rhodesia and Union Of South
Africa.
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
Ship
Sailings

The following table shows the
names of ships, the lines operat-
ing them, their time of sailing
from New York, and when their
regular and supplementary mails
close. Dates after names of ports
indicate scheduled dates of
arrival. Star (") indicates mails
must be specially addressed by
this steamer. Dagger (t) indi-
Gates supplementary mails will
be accepted on pier up to 10
minutes before sailing time.
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
Dist. Loan First.
Accepted by FILA

The District Building and Loan
Association was the first associa-
ton accepted as an approved
mortgage under Title II of the
national housing act, according to
a telegram received by the asso-
citation yesterday from John r.
B. Byers, director of Savings and
Building and Loan Relations of
the Federal Housing Administra-
tiOn.
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO. March 20 (IN.s.).-
Hcss-Receipts, 5000: to 1Oc higher.
Holdovers 1000. Top. 1910; bulk, $50
@S: heavy. $S.sO@s.O5 medium. 1885 O
80; light. $s.70@9; light lights. $500
08.25
Cattle-Receipts. 1000: steady. Calves
500: steady. Beef steers-Good and
choice. $12@14: common and medium,
cattle-Heifers. $5.5O@11; cows. $4.75@
8: bulls. $4.75 @7.5O: calves. $5@9.5o;
feeder steers. $500; stocker steers, $50
$50: stocker cows and heifers $3.50 OF.
Sheep-Receipts 10000; steady. Lambs
$S@S.35: common. $5@7: yearlings, $3.50
@7.25; feeder lambs, $6@7; ewes. $3.50
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
COTTON GOODS

NEW YORK. March 20 GN.s).-
Moderately active purchases featured
cloth markets today with print cloths
yarn goods absorbing the bulk of the
buying. Although sales are still under
current production. the buying was con-
sidered encouraging. Reduced sched-
ules on print cloths will go into effect
on Monday, the trade hears. The April
and May production Of so per cent and
the June 80 per cent output were con-
sdered adequate reduction to effect the
elimination Of surplus stocks.
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
MARINE BAND PLAYS

Tschaikowsky's Russian Dance"
will be featured by the United
States Marine Band at a concert
this afternoon in the Marine Bar
racks auditorium. Other Selec.
tions will be "Elegia," General
Williams" lie Bananier" and
1872"
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
Advertising Gain
Shown for Month

Advertising for the month of
February registered a gain of 8.3
per cent over year ago, accord
ing to the general index compiled
by Printers Ink.
The index figure for February
stood at TAT compared with 74.5
for January.
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
PLAY INSTITUTE MEETS

Sessions Of the sixth annual
play institute of the District will
begin April 8 in Roosevelt High
School auditorium under the au-
spices of the Community Center
Denartment.
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
ZINC OUTPUT OFF

February world zinc production
totaled 10000 short tons against
120,258 the month previous and
97,16S tons a year ago, according
to the American Bureau of Metal
Statistics
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
NAVAL STORES

NEW YORK, March 20 GN.s):-
Petroleum firm. Crude Penn 1.07@2.35.
Linseed oil. per lb., 9.5 carlots. Turpen-
common Ats
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
TIMES TABLE
TRADE BODIES

$3.50 P.M.-Dinner, Merchants
and Manufacturers Association,
Hamilton Hotel.
700 P.M.-Dinner, Shell Oil
Company, MayfloWer Hotel.
The Washington times., 1935-11-22
Pitched Out of Paradise

Moscow Reds surprised the other day to find revo
utionary their midst preaching against their system Of
faith and thereby advocating the overthrow of their govern
nent
The agitator Ernest Elmer Baker cowboy evangelist Of
Texas attempted to preach the Gospel in the shadow Of the
Kremlin and told two Red guards:
"Put your six shooters and listen to the words Of
Jesus Christ"
The Reds decided this dangerous. He for
egner American citizen and he bated the Soviet idea Of
Godessness
AS result HE WAS SUMMAR1LY DEPoRTED from the
''workers paradise
No doubt this will high merriment among the
of alien Communists in this country who deny God advocate
the overthrow of Government and ARE FINANCED BY
OUR >QWN ADDLE-PATED RULERS who permit them to
stay on the relief rolls at OUR expense.
The Washington times., 1935-11-22
HOnOring Mr.. Fleming

Washington becomes the home-at least temporarily
many of the Nations great that when one OF the city
native sons becomes nationally and internationally famous
we are apt to give the matter little thought.
It is therefore, distinctly fitting that the Washington
Board Of Trade should pay Mr. Robert " Fleming
who was recently elected president of the American Bankers
Association
Mr.. Flen1ng's North has long been recognized here
and sincere pleasure to WashingtOntans that he is
veceiUing the national acclaim ich he We deserves.
AS president of the Riggs National Bank, Mr. Fleming
has been powerful local financial affairs and his
influence has been healthy
There few of citizens who not familiar with
his work as president of the Board Of Trade last year.
In that capacity he brought the community problems
of the city broad viewpoint distinguished executive ability
and thorough understanding
The entire city joins with the Board Of Trade in congratu
lating him on his selection to head the American Bankers
Association.
The Washington times., 1935-11-22
Listen, World!
Bu Elsie Robinson

Gaping from the reality with
which he cannot cope.
So, almost overnight, fright
ened, egotistical, adolescent Amer
ica became a nation of wise
crackers. At our work we were
poised and serious. But facing
all other aspects of life-terror.
fury and heartbreak-we chat
tered like monkeys. Belted our
selves, male and female, into
natty uniforms, and acted the
smarty. Children, mounting and
prancing while the house burns
down.
WIDESPREAD
We excused ourselves, of course,
by saying that we thereby light.
ened the grim conditions. But
only babies try to tighten grim
conditions. Courageous a d u Its
face them, go through with them.
permit themselves to be melloWed
and matured by them.
Nor did our own entrance into
the war, nor the subsequent
chaos, temper our filters. We
still have an adolescent horror OF
thinking or acting seriously, lest
we expose our own weakness or
incur unwelcome responsibility.
Today, the Wisecrack has be-
come the social medium of ex-
change. Try-I dast you!-to
maintain a serious conversation,
and see how far you get. Before
the first paragraph is finished
you'll be interrupted by some
Bright Young Thing with Cute
Comeback Or some blatting old
goat who can't resist the chance
to caper.
Nor is this attitude confined to
the Gas House Gang. To the con-
trary, our most successful Wise
crackers are from the Upper
Brackets. And the more solemn
the subject, the smarter the snick-
er.
Speak or write with reverence
of the eternal Mysteries and Trag"
edies, and you'll be set down for
a sentimental old dodo.
Actually it doesn't take a spoon
full of brains to wisecrack. Anyone
can bleat or belittle. But it re-
quires real courage to stand aWed
md humble before grave reality
and even more bravery to keep
your mouth shut entirely.
Copyright, 1885, by King Features
Syndicate. 1nc.)
The Washington times., 1935-11-22
Three-Minute Journeys

,streets to shambles. The other
center of the city is the beauti-
full garden space on the ring in
front of the parliament building.
The ring itself is one OF the
worlds most wonderful thorough.
fares. The picturesque tree and
garden planted street encircles
the inner city, marble palaces on
every side give it majesty. 1t
takes a pretty fast walker an
hour and a quarter to encircle it,
and this will perhaps give some
idea of this unique circular street
that houses no big business build
ings except on the embankment'
All Vienna goes to the Prater,
the long beautiful drive with gar
dens on either side. This runs for
miles from the canal in the center
of the city down to the Danube
Here is every type of amusement
and every sort of restaurant, rang
ing from the places that used to
be patronized by royalty and the
nobility, down to the cheapest beer
garden, but all with music.
The Washington times., 1935-11-22
The Paying Partner

The threat of additional local taxes closer
the special committee of District OFFICIALS consider
ing taxation begins to let the public know little about
its deliberations.
The officials are preparing fine upon which to
base demand that the taxpayer be soaked again and
SOAKED HARDER.
They are ready to show that the Districts revenues
have not in recent years kept pace with expenditures
even though capital investment by the local government
has greatly declined
ALI that the officials can in that is that District
residents haven't been paying enough taxes
There is another side of the story and it is just per-
tient as the view taken by the officials
AND THAT IS THE VIEW OF THE CITIZEN
THAT EXPENDITURES HAVE BEEN GROWING BE-
YOND ALL BOUNDS
The argument isn't in favor of increased taxes.
IT IS IN FAVOR OF GREATLY DECREASED
COSTS OF GOVERNMENT.
Probably no committee made up exclusively of
officials, with ordinary citizens barred from its
deliberations, could be expected to see that de-
creased cost is the UGy out of the dilemma Ulich
the fiscal officials profess to see the local gOUern
n1ent
# the dilemma is real-and there is some reason to
doubt that it is anything like serious con-
tendthen the folks who going to have to pay the
BILL and who have been paying it, should certainly be in
con the ground floor of any plan for it's solution.
It is probable that after this committee OF officials
prepares its recommendations for new and additional
taxes our citizens will be given chance to protest be-
fore Congressional committees
But protest then may come too late.
Members of Congress will be inclined to give heavy
weight to the work of the committee and to slight the
thoughts of the taxpayers.
THE TIME FOR THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS
TO TAKE THOSE WHO MUST PAY THE BILLS
INTO PARTNERSHIP ON THIS MATTER OF EX-
PENsE AND TAXATION IS NOW, BEFORE THE
TAX BILLS ARE BORN AND BEFORE THEY ARE
FORCED THROUGH CONGRESS.