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The Washington times., 1935-04-20

CAMEO-sunday and Monday, Rudy
Vallee in Sweet Music; Tuesday and
Wednesday, Gary Cooper and Anna Stem
in THE wedding Night; Thursday and
Friday, Claudette Colbert in THE Gilded
Lily; Saturday, Richard Dix in Gin
Maroon" also Miriam Hopkins in Rich
est Girl in the World"
The Washington times., 1935-04-20

HIPPODROME-sund Monday and
Tuesday, Gary Cooper and Anna Stem in
The Wedding Night: Wednesday,
Claude Rains in THE Menace; Thurs
day and Friday, Rudy Vallee in Sweet
Music; Saturday, Gary Cooper in Lives
of a Bengal Lancer"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-06-13
Ring Brings Misfortune;
Is Returned to Egypt

A registered packet arrived for
the premier of Egypt from VAN
couyer, and was found to contain
beautiful scarab ring accompanied
by a letter, writes the Cairo CORE
spondent of the London Sunday OBJ
server.
The writer informed his excellency
that the ring had been given by the
khedive to his grandfather, who had
been visiting Cairo and Alexandria
with a theatrical company. His
grandfather had died about sixty
years ago, leaving the ring to his IA
Their. from whom the writer had In
herited 1t some seven years later.
Ever since the ring had come into
his possession unaccountabIe mis-
fortunes had befalleL him every sev-
enth year. and 1t was clear that pos
session of the ring carries with II
some curse. In order to avoid fur
Their III luck In 1895. seventh year.
he was returning the ring whence his
family had received 1t.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-06-13
Sleuths of Uncle Sam
War on Counterfeiters

in April. 1927, the Count, who has a
long police record In this and Euro
pean countries. escaped from the
Crown Point, Ind, Jail. He turned to
counterfeiting when he found other
operations faeking In profits.
In December, 1898 investigation re-
vealed that l.ustlg was interested in
the output Of counterfeit notes, some
Of which were found In the home of
a Chicago printer named Davis. The
search for the count extended into
several states. and ended in his ar
rest In New York city, where he was
picked up.
The trail terminated In a Times
Square subway station locker. There
police and federal agents discovered
a collection of steel. copper and glass
plates representing many types of
government paper money.
Sometimes unusual methods are
used In passing connterfeits. Recent
~, when woman In New York. who
owed $500 mortgage. advertised
in newspaper to sell n bracelet and
some diamonds, she was answered
by facile-tongued crooks. They bought
her jewelry for % 500 bills, which
were bogus.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-06-13

While the secret service. charged
with protection of the currency of
the United States, Is always alert in
the war against counterfeIters. pres
ent conditions have necesstated even
greater vigilance.
Two factors have led to substan-
tial Increase in counterfeiting. First,
there was the repeal of prohibition,
with resultant seeking of other
fields by bootleggers. Second. the de
preston has caused the reduction of
the market" for suckers" In con.
fidence-game manipnlations, and
therefore the necessity for the So
called .slickers' 10 turn to other
methods of income. Acting Chief
Joseph f. Murphy. of the United
States secret service, says TINT. be-
cause of the peculiar economic con-
ditions. counterfeitlng is today on the
high tide.
Great success, however, has at
tended the efforts of the secret serv-
Ice against the bogus-money entire
preneurs. The recent arrest In New
York of Victor Lnstig. alias 'the
Count" Illustrates the ythoroughness
of the methods used.
Secret service records show that
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-06-13

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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-06-13
Nippon
Bids for
Seaport
Must Obtain
China S Okay.
to Transfer

The Portuguese seaport In Macao
China, Is being sought by the Japanese
government, which Is reported to have
offered to purchase 1t from Portugal
for so7 100000
The city, a view Of which Is shown
above. is located 81 miles across the
mouth of the Canton river from the
British port of Hongkong. One of the
stumbling blocks to the proposal Is
that Japan must seek Chlnas consent
before the sale can be consummated,
and nothing definite has been learned
about whether this can be secured.
Some observers see In this pro-
posal part of Japans scheme to
seize new territories In China Re-
cent rumors have II that Japan Is
massing troops apparently In prepara-
ton for new drive.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-06-13

twill the tread give me the greatest
traction and protection against
skiddins7"
2-Are they built 70 give me the greatest
blowout protection7"
3-Mithout sacrificing these two
important safety features will they
give me longer mileage, thus making
them the most economical tires can
buy7"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-06-13
VIII EN- LIVES
ARE At STAKE
You protection HAT race drivers demand

blowout protection built into Firestono
Cum-Dipped Tires. He drove his 5000
pound car over the hot salt beds at Lake
Bonneville, Utah, 5000 miles in 23H
hours. This was an average speed of 1872
miles per hour, and although temperatures
were as high as 100, he had no blowouis
or tire trouble Of any kind.
These records are made possible by
special construction features built into
Firestone Tires.
Take no chances-protect your life and
the lives of others by letting us equip
your car with Firestone Tires and give you
the Safety and Blowout Protection that
race drivers demand.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-06-13
American Is
Dance Partner
of Prince

For time there was considerable
speculation about the identity of this
new friend of the prince Of Wales WIZ
danced with him frequently in Paris
and was so often in his company as
to give rise to gossip.
The mystery was finally solved
when II was learned she In an Ameri.
can, the former Mrs. Wally Simpson.
who Is now the countess Of Garrlck
She Is well knewn In Philadelphia. and
before her marriage was Marion C..
DonaghHe.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-06-13
Estimate
10000. Dead
in Quetta

Above Is shown a blrd's-e view Of
the city Of Quetta In British Baluchi-
stan, India. which was shambles
following recent series of earth
quake shocks.
1t Is estimated that the disaster
resulted In the loss OF 10000 lives, and
considerable property damage. In
cluded In the dead are 43 British
Royal Air Force pilots stationed Mt
the British military base maintained
In the city.
From the standpoint Of lives lost,
the disaster was one Of the greatest
In years.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-06-13

Electrlc-horse racing Is the latest
diversion in Sydney, Australia, ac-
cording to the Australian Press bu-
reau. They are ridden by jockets
whose skill In the manipulation OF
the steel bits determines the speed
which may be as much as 81 mIles
an hour. The horses race 20 abreast.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-06-13

KELLY PETILLO ON MAY 30, WON
the 5OO-Mile Indianapolis Race on
Firestone Tires, breaking the track record
and driving the entire distance at rate
of 106.A miles per hour.
This record is an outstanding
demonstration Of tire efficiency. To go 500
miles in less than FIVE hours on this rough
and bumpy 26-year-old brick track,
without tire trouble of any kind,
demonstrates the strength and blowout
protection that Firestone builds into their
Cum-Dipped Tires.
AB JENKINS ALSO RECENTLY
demonstrated the stamina, efficiency, and
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-06-13

GiselIe Preyille, -year-old Pa
Hsienne, who was selected as Miss
France In beauty contest. The jury
first picked Elizabeth PITT, n saarland-
er who took French nationality after
the plebiscite, but the spectators start
ed such a riot that Mile. PITT declined
the title.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-31
MEMORY WIZARD OF
POLICE FORCE DEAD
CIayborn Crouch, Famed for
Deeds, Dies at Home.

Clayborn Charles Crouch, the
man who had the best memory on
the indianapolis force, died today at
his home. 622 E. 21st-st.
So remarkable was Patrolman
Crouch's memory that he never for
got license numbers Of stolen cars
and had a great many recovered
cars to his credit.
He knew the badge number Of
every policeman and the full name
of its owner. He was to have as
signed to the record department,
where better use of his peculiar tai
ents could have been made, but he
fell i'll with asthma, which caused
his death.
Patrolman Crouch leaves his wife,
Beatrice, and sons, James, IA, and
Claybcrn Charles Jr., II. He be-
longed to Center Masonic Lodge Sa-
hara Grotto.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-31
NEW ELIGIBILITY
RULE FOR Hole
LOANS POSTED
Petitions Will Be Received
Until Midnight of
June II.

Eligibility rules for new applicants
for loans from the Home Owners
Loan Co-S announced today by z
Kirk Mckinney. Hole state man
ager and provided for by an amend
ment 70 the Hole act recently
signed By President Roosevelt. state
that new applications for loans may
be made until midnight June b.
Mr. Mckinney pointed out how
ever. that applications will be ac-
cop.ed only from home owners who
clearly are in distress and threat
ened with the loss Of their homes
through foreclosure.
The corporation will make every
effort 70 assist home OWpsrs who are
in genuine financial difficulty" Mr.
Mckinney said. brit It will be
forced to reject etery application
which 10 not clearly eligible"
Applicants 70: loans must have
been IN involuntary default on
June -. 1923. and unable 10 carry
or refund their present mortgages,
unless 10 can be shown that a de-
fault occurring since then was due
70 unemployment or other misfor-
tune beyond the applicants control.
All applicants whose past financial
record is unsatisfactory will be re-
jeCted
Applicants must be in actual dis
tress and threatened with fore
closure and they are ineligible If
they have no present or prospective
income Of any character unless their
notes are consigned BY responsible
parties. To redeem homes from
forced sale or surrender. such sale
or surrender must have taken place
since Jan. ! 1890
Loans Will be granted only or
homes appraised at not more than
$50 600 By the corporation and the
properties must be used by the own
or as his actual home. Ordinary
farm property Is not eligible unless
the applicant derives his main in
come from non-farm activities. No
loans Will be granted if it is in
tended only TO protect a bank loan
or other business obligation
The corporation Will not refnance
the home of an owner who can con-
tinue 10 carry his present loan.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-31
BUILDING ON UPGRADE
Operations Steadily Increasing, Vir-
ginia Figures Show.

. TWTN NUffIuF
NORFOLK, Va, May 81. Not
only are building operations steadily
increasing. but the outlook is better
than at any time since 1929. George
L. Wadsworth, secretary Of the
Builders and Contractors Exchange,
said today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-31
EVERY SCOUT IN TROOP
HOLDS EAGLE RANKING
Twenty-One Youths Compose I'm
usual Reno Group.
JHifrd Press

RENO. New. May 31-Boy Scout
Troop No. of Reno claims to be
the first troop in the nation to be
composed entirely Of Eagle Scouts,
the highest rank available in that
organization. Twenty-one youths
completed their final tests to be in
Quoted as Eagle Scouts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-31
CLUB PRESIDENT NAMED
Doris White Selected to Head
Washington Latin Club.

Doris White has been selected
president of the Washington High
School Latin Club for next year
James Tackitt is vice president;
Virginia Buchanan, secretary, and
Robert Mellinger, treasurer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-31
In the Book Nook
BY WALTER ID. HICKMAN

Il WASHIN TON newspaper
n man. chief Of the Washington
bureau Of a large daily newspaper.
writing under the name Of Keats
Patrick. has written a mystery
novel Death Is a Tory.
There IS something brand new
about the background because 1t is
the Washington today-the Wash
ington OF the New Deal.
During the solution OF the muir
der Of Aileen Rich. the wife Of Mar
shall Rirhi. one OF the scientists that
the New Deal brought to Washing
ton 10 experiment with grain and
crops. and Felix Starbuck. the
author is able 70 poke lots Of fun,
sorle serious. at men and women
in the highest public places.
Right in the middle or any place
that ne chooses. Mr.. Patrick lets
of en. ertaining steam and puts a
lot Of the high hats in Washington
in the grease.
These statements are placed in
the mouths Of many Of the chief
characters as they try to find who
murdered Mrs. Rich and her al
leced sveeth heart, Starbuck, in the
garden Of the Rich home in Wash
ington.
To make it more complicated,
Marshall Rich. the agricultural pro-
fessor and husband Of the murdered
woman. calls up the press bureau
and notifies Homer HuddleSton and
Tom Collins. both Washington re-
porters. that he had killed his wife
and her lover.
THATS a pretty hOWdy-do even
i in fiction and so Collins and
Huddleston are forced to become
witnesses because they saw the
bodies first and prevented Rich from
killing himself.
Then Sally Shaftoe. a woman
writer who tried to put herself upon
an equal footing with men and in
sisted that she be so considered,
forces all newspaper men IN the
story to aid her in solving the crime.
She even enlists the services of a
Congressman, and that gives the
author more opportunity to shoot
some darts at both houses of con-
gresS.
Most of these darts of satire and
criticism are funny but they have
a sting to them. This novelty makes
the structure of the novel different
from anything recently published.
Before the reader finishes the
story. two more are dead-the guilty
parties to tire first murder.
Death Is a Tory (Bobbs-Merrin
Co. So IS exiting fun and one gets
quite a lot of gossip and some scan
dais about the big political wigs.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-06-06

nations, the people Of the world had
better get busy on a war against in
sects. bugs and flies and the like.
They are apt to be more dangerous
than either Hitler or Mussolini.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-06-06

Mr. and Mrs, F. n. Refs on Sunday.
Betty Jane Hinebaugh is a patient
at the Children's Hospital, Baltimore.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-06-06

Tor more than ten years, this familiar Red
"OK'' tag has been a symbol of sound,
dependable used cars and of outstanding used
car values Great numbers Of people in this
community have learned that the way to get
a better used car is to visit this organization
and buy a car with the cox that counts.
We are very discriminating about the cars
We take in trade, accepting only popular
makes and models. We are even more careful
inpreparing these cars for public sale.
Every car must pass a rigid, systematic in
spection before it is awarded our Guaran-
teed "OK'' tag. All features are carefully
checked by factory trained mechanics
brakes are adjusted, upholstery cleaned, the
car made to look like new, and all mechanical
parts reconditioned to provide the finest and
most dependable performance.
Yet you pay no more for our Guaranteed
"OK'' used cars because we do a large
volume Of business and can afford to give
you more for your money. See our fine stock
Of used cars today! Not only will you geta
better used car value but you will also get a
better deal on your old car in trade.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-06-06

The editor Of the Fayette Tribune,
Jack johnson, has lifted a clipping
from the New York News and here it
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-06-06

The Consumers final judgment of
a food product rests entirely on
its quality. Is it Good? Is there
any Better?
The Washington times., 1935-02-23

to both of It's strange how little people know
about the Southwest We had often heard dyednhewool
brag about the wonderful climate and scenery
but had had little chance to find out for ourselves except
from the observation of the Chief and that ISM
very satisfactory.
On this trip my husband and took time and really
explored the country We got fill of the truly divine
desert landscape had good look at the Grand Canyon
(Which WASH disappointment at all, and pOx to those
jaded souls who aren't thrilled at the spectaceD and
stopped couple of days to look at Santa Fe and Taos
Motoring is really the ideal way discover ones country
q hope that doesn't sound trite, but it's and thrill
ing discovery to me) We stopped in good hotels and
doara-night camps We ate at roadside Understands
and the local Ritzes We lot of swell people, who
perhaps wondered how that ravelwo young couple
aged to buy that nice carbu they didn't recognize the
Bette Davis who appears in Hollywood pictures And that
was all right with me!
Incidentally your readers would have gasped had they
this Davis she appeared her trans
continental tour She pair of sacks that daily
gathered Of the dirt of 16 States and suede jacket
that had far better days. ped from her ndugent
husband Her hair looked pretty dreadful, and NOT ONCE
did she makeup except for bit of cold going
the desert.
"Ham' still gloats the incident in a restaurant in
q think La Juna COL One sitting nearby remarked
to her husband after careful examination of La Davis:
"Look at that girl Doesn't she look like that movie star
in the Leslie Howard picture?''
The husband glanced in my direction, 'Yeah" he ad-
med, but if she had bath, she d be lots preter than
that Bette Davs!" Oh, we'll
Thanks again for your good wishes. I'm glad you liked
my Warner picture in which I play opposite Paul Mum,
%Bordertown"
The Washington times., 1935-02-23
Racket
Is FoiIed

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 23.-Some-
thing new in Hollywood rackets
has been invented by a Chicago
man who wants to borrow $4,000
so he can divorce his wife and
marry a new love.
He has just written a letter
to Mae West which studio au,
thorities characterize as one of
the Smoothest attempts ever made
to touch a film celebrity.
The plea is one of frustrated
love.
He has been separated from his
wife for two years. and he has
fallen in love with another
woman. Childless through two
marriages, he longs for babies.
But his wife has refused to give
him a divorce unless he pays her
$4,000 cash.
He proposes to borrow this with.
out security and to pay it back
in two years.
II know of nothing else 1
can do, no one else l can go
to-" he begS. "YOu are my one
and only hope, a sort of court
of last resort. Without your
help I am done, licked, beaten,
finished"
But he made one mistake. On
the same date, he wrote identical
letters to Sylvia Sidney and Gary
Cooper.
Each of these stars works at
Paramount, and the fan mail de-
partment got all three envelopes
in the same mail.
The Washington times., 1935-02-23
Menjou at $4,000 Per Week Is
HIGHEST Paid Free Lancer

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 23.-Lack
Of sufficient leading men in pic
lures is making the present ban
ner time for character men. Never
in the history of motion pictures
have character actors been able to
command such high salaries.
A weekly salary of $1,500, is not
unusual, on at least a two weeks
guarantee at that figure, for such
players as C. Aubrey Smith, Dud-
ley Digges, Arthur Byron, Eugene
Palette, Lumsden Hare, j. Farrell
Macdonald, j. c. Nugent, Donald
Crisp, Reginald Owen, Frank and
Ralph Morgan, o. P. Heggie, Ed
Arnold, Henry Stephenson, Robert
McWade, Warner GLAND, Joseph
CaWthorn, Lionel Atwill. Sidney
Toler and others.
Highest salary paid to any free
lance player is to Adolphe Menjou,
who gets $4,000 weekly. Edward
Everett Horton and Ned Sparks,
who receive an average Of SO 500
per week must have a tWo-Week
guarantee on all pictures and sell
dom are between pictures"
Students claim that shortage of
male leads make it necessary to
build up character parts both for
the screen and the marquee.
Lesser lights in the character
field are also in demand. Their
salaries go downward from the
$1,50O figure but few of those in
demand, no matter how small the
parts they play, work for less than
$500 weekly and most get a full
weeks guarantee.
In this class are Bertnn
Churchill, Herman Bing, Sterling
Holloway, Sam Kinds, Henry kol-
The Washington times., 1935-02-23
Money Brings Misery,
Reveals Movie Star

Grace Bradley, titian-haired
film actress, who just recently
inherited from her grandfather,
the late William Schrader, an eS-
tate, including property and
money, estimated at more than
$250,000, is about convinced that
SO much money means so many
headaches.
Men used to write and com
pliment me upon some screen
performance. Now many of
them propose marriage or offer
me a 'get-rich-quick scheme,
said Grace, currently playing the
leading feminine role in Para.
mounts Stolen Harmony" with
George Raft and Ben Bernie.
They all seem to resent my
earning my living as an actress,
in addition to the inheritance,
and mother and I have had to
move three times since we re.
ceived the estate because of an,
noying cranks."
The Washington times., 1935-02-23
BETTE DAVIS CROSSES u IN AUTOMOBILE WITHOUT BEING
Young Girl Can Be In Movies
and Still Be Normal

HOLLYW OOD, Feb. GA
young girl cannot live a normal
life in Hollywood! Who says she
cannot? Plenty of them have and
film tradition has added it to the
list long ago, but Betty F'urness,
Metro Goldwyn Mayors rising
young star who has been in Hol-
lywood two years, disagrees with
tradition and anyone else that
makes the statement.
"A normal girl can lead a nor
NAL life, for her age, in Holly
wood if she will let brain action
The Washington times., 1935-02-23

OCCUPY part Of the space . na@
eel does. She has 10 set sons
rules up for herself and follow
them" says Betty.
And here are the rules-which
she guarantees to turn the trickl
Don't make friends with people
not connected with the picture
business because you are liable to
go insane trying to explain why
you don't see them for weeks and
why you have to continually
break engagements"
She continues with: Don't tS1
to be seen at the best places Ion
the sake of appearance.
Don't make dates while work.
ing in picture.
Visit your home town at least
once year in order to remember
that Hollywood isn't the world.
Don't make a practice Of going
out with actors for the sole pur
pose of getting your name and
picture in the paper.
Don't talk shop all the time or
you'll acquire a 'one track mind
and become a bore.
Take your work seriously but
don't get 'arty.'
Don't leave yourself open for
punishment by feeling that ons
bad notice or a questionable
magazine story means that you'll
never amount to anything on the
screen"
And last but not least, Betty
gives the important rule Of mar.
riage by saying: Don't make q
rule about marriage. Just wait
until the right man comes
q o1onO"
The Washington times., 1935-02-23
VALLEE Wins
16,0oo,oo1st Fan in
"SWEET MUSIC"

We used to have many fight At
our house about Rudy Vsllee. |,
never having seen or heard him,
took the negative.
Then | started to listen to his
radio programs and began to like
the feller.
A few Thursday nights ago | sat
in huge hrosdcasting studio in
\. Y. while Rudy hrosdcasted.
This same great studio is sXactl, dupli.
rated in the new Warner Bros riclure.
Sueet Muse, in which Rudy IL starred.
After the broadcast. Rudy took mo "a
his apartment and ran "f snme shots
from Smeet Music. And hc PLAYED six
Of the song hits from the show, includ.
ing "Ev'ry Day" and Fare Thee Well
AnnabeIlc." They're tops
Later | saw a prrvirw Of the whole
film It's honey huge show with .
night club and radio background. spar.
King with stars
I'm now a real Rudy ValIee fan. He's
fine. Hes likeably boyish, but smart as
whip. Pleasant. dynamic. electric. and =
the most drivingly, Wholesomely ambi-
Iious person I've met in moons. He has
reasoned this singing business out: he.
jcves in natural wsrbInG vs. artificial
operates.
In Sw"et Music. Rudy PLAYS. with
oodIes Of screen charm and ease, the