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things to people.
We'd each told q tale and pointed
the moral, all except one-a long,
skinny fellow, who kept staring into
the fire.
How about you, Aesop?" I said to
Z him. "Ain't you got a fable?"
YEAH" he said, still staring into
the fire. IT got one"
We'll, spill it," I said. after a min
ute of silence. He didn't look up as
he spoke:
= "It's an ordinary enough story with
ordinary characters. I knew the guy
pretty well. Thornton his name was,
Bob Thornton. He was bank teller
in a good-sized town in the Middle
West. He had a wife, a home and
some money saved. And pretty soon
he was told he would have a son or
daughter.
"That made him happy because he
wanted q son or q daughter very
much. A son came. But he came
dead. That was tough, this guy Thorn
ton thought, very tough. But he still
had his wife, so he wasn't too bitter
about having lost the baby. He loved
his wife.
Shed almost died having the baby.
But she'd pulled through somehow
and now Thornton hoped she'd get
well and strong. She didn't, though.
She got steadily worse. She needed
the care of good doctors.
THAT took money, and the money
Thornton had saved was soon all gone.
Thornton went to the only place
he knew of to get money. the bank he
worked in. He took small amounts
at first, as he needed it. I told you
this was an ordinary story.
But his wife still didn't get well,
and he needed more and more money
for food and medicine, X-rays and
the hundred and other things that a
long sickness involves.
$50 he took more money from the
bank. And still more, in larger and
larger sums. He was in pretty deep
now. The books were past Disgusting.
When the examiners came, as they
would come
"They came on the day Thornton's
wife was to be operated on. The doc
tors had hoped that operation would
not be necessary. It was last resort,
dangerous, and as expensive as it was
dangerous. Thornton had stolen the
money necessary - jeopardized his
freedom for q forlorn hope.
Thornton didn't so to the bank
that day. He knew the examiners
were there; he knew what they'd find.
He hung around the waiting room at
the hospital all morning. The opera
ton was to be performed in the aft
ernoon. But he wanted to be there
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nero anu IlGTO1ie CllIIlUcu 14LO b u1IADlc
seat and the lady threw her arms
around the gentleman there was con-
siderable applauSe-which goes to
show that the audience may not have
meant what they said about Miss
Nash at all.
college Scandal" is, frankly, not a
great film. 1t gives Paramount's
younger players, however, a chance to
air their small talents. Thus we see
handsome Wendy Barrie in a longer
role than any she has had since she
started out with bang as one of
Henry Wits wives last season. Ar
line Judge running around as a baby
Sherlock Holmes, Eddie Nugent as
the hero who almost gets hung with a
rope and Johnny Downs as the young
Schubert who, in the middle of sing
ing Robert Montgomery's favorite
song, In the Middle of the Night"
(this we got from the radio the other
day) gets it in the neck. Other young
Paramount players bob in and out
all trying to solve the murders OF
three of their group-a situation
which should, of course, have put the
college permanently out Of business.
Y 4 4
INA RAY HUTTON is the real rea-
son why people are fiocking to the
Earle this week. Miss Hutton is the
most unusual orchestra leader in the
world. She works harder over her
Jazz than DR.. Kinder does over his
Wagner. Not only does she work
hard; she changes her dress three
times-appearing first in a glistening
gold creation, then in a white and
silver something and finally in shell
pink-all of which is very stimulating,
indeed.
When Miss Hutton raises her baton
the audience becomes quiet, tense,
breathless. When she begins to move
around, the audience becomes even
more quiet, tense and breathless-and
finally when she sways, wiggles, bends,
leaps, jumps, stretches, taps, kicks,
shakes and wriggles the audience Is
practically numb with admiration.
Yesterday, Miss Hutton had only to
: wiggle her little finger and the audi
ence fell at her feet. In spite of the
fact that at one point a very strange
assortment of noises came from her
''Melodears" she was a continual
winged sort of victory. We believe
she could lead the Philharmonic and
get away with it!
Jack Pepper has good act at the
Earle this week, too-what with Terry
Howard and Sammy Cantor to help
him. Selden and Erdler open the bill.
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Film Singer
Saves Play
InFoxShow
Paul Robeson's Voice
Stirs Sanders Of
River" Audience.

"CANDERs OF THE RIVER" must
be acknowledged an important
film, because 1t brings to the screen
one of the most brilliant talents OF
our generation. Except for the pres
ence Of Paul Robson, 1t could only
be rated as complete and unqualified
dud. Robson, however, lends un-
deniable dignity to the otherwise
harum-scarum affair, his beautiful
baritone voice alone compromising
for the rest Of 1t.
Fortunately, in the picture at Loew's
Fox Robson has three full-length
songs, all effectively staged. 1t may
be said that If he were persuaded
to appear in vaudeville he would do
no more than that, and it is there
fore worth the price of admission to
witness his particular part in this film.
The lyrics of his numbers in San
ders" are so inane that we advise
you not to attempt to discern their
meanings. It is more pleasant simply
to hear the masterful melody created
by the greatest living colored actor
and singer. When the last notes Of
Robeson's voice died away in the fade
out of Sanders" at the opening show
yesterday, there was applause from
the audience. If it was intended for
any one or anything other than him
we miss our guess worse than the
boys who picked Baer.
Sanders of the River" was filmed
on native location, and the London
Film Corp. no doubt went to great
trouble to assemble African tribesmen,
tom toms and funny looking war paint
before loosing the camera on a story
Of British gentleman who tanned a
lot Of savages.
In their excitement over getting
shots Of nature in the raw, the London
people unhappily forgot to take along
continuity writer. AS q result you
will find the duSky warriors at times
chanting belligerent ditties with a
polite oxford accent, and the next
moment setting up great yells and
whoops In pure Ubangi- 1t is
rather difficult to decide whether they
are cheering the good old Blue on to
victory or working up a lather before
massacre. Various other aspects of
the show are handled with equal in
epitude, and the noblest effort of Les
lie Banks, Nina Mae Mckinney and
Robert Cochrane avail not at all.
The high point Of the Fox stage
show this week is represented by a
smooth Single" Mr.. Paul Gerrits,
who resembles Robert Montgomery
and works with dazzling ease Just
what he does none can say. The act
defieS classification, although we
gathered he was primarily addicted to
roller skates. Whatever you want to
call it, it is tops in entertainment.
He even makes stealing the whole
show seem supremely effortless.
Billed as the feature presentation
is Jolly Coburn's band, lately Of the
Rainbow Room in New York. A good
dance orchestra, the Coburn unit has
little to recommend it as a stage unit.
The incidental advertisement is Of
fered by the Robinson twins, dancers,
and Kathleen Wells, who sings.
The program is rounded out with a
personal appearance by Mae Questel,
the Betty Boop" Of the screen car
toons, and an Introductory item called
the Erner and Fisher revue, which in
cludes a worthy team of comedy
dancers. r. B. p, Jr.
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WdlLulB 4OI 11Ck.
In her place will go Marsha Hunt,
an ex-Sunday school teacher who
Ernst Lubitsch thinks Is the best bet
he has encountered of late. Proving
that there Is always some one waiting
to take your place in a film in case
you feel that the emolument isn't Suf-
ficient to keep up your interest.
When Myrna 10y felt she was mis-
cast in Masquerade" a little actress
on the lot who was all ready and
waiting for an assignment stepped in
and played it. Luise Rainer made a
sensation in her role of the Viennese
governess that is, a sensation with
the critics and local fans who hap
pened to get in on the preview; the
picture is not yet released.
The middle-aged man comes in once
again as the center of picture inter
est. This time 1.-THE Perfect Gentle
man." play written for Frank Nor
gan by Edward Childs Carpenter will
be made for the first time In gelatine,
although 1t would have been a Broad
way production had Frank Morgan
been allowed away from pictures long
enough to do it. The studio regretted
that it could not let him go, bought
the play and will make it soon, with
Cicely Courtneidge in the role oppo-
site Morgan. This brings two sterling
names from legitimate into the pic
ture right from the start, and the
supporting cast undoubtedly will be
up to standard.
In the long ago John Emerson, hus-
band of the popular Anita Loos-and
you all know what she wrote without
my telling you again-played the
colder" man with sensational success.
Something akin to those roles was
found in Lewis Stones portrayals of
gray-haired gentry with sex appeal.
Now comes the movie version of
1.-THE Bishop Misbehaves," with an
English actor named Edmund Gwenn
now under contract to Metro, playing
the part of his reverence. Edmund
Gwenn was the star of 'Laburnum
S1ONCY RAdy 1Ado q 1O14S 1Ol1
in London. He was so successful in
his middle-aged charm that the studio
signed him as a contract player.
We shall have, always, those ladies
sufficiently conservative in mind to
want their fan admiration to fall upon
some one free of the onus of disparage-
ment in years. There also are the
very, very, young, young things who
just love an "older man"
If the middle-aged man goes over
once again as strongly as producers
hope, we undoubtedly will have a num-
Der Of "middle-agec women" plays.
There are big plans for Jessie Ralph
and Edna Mae Oliver, understand,
in which they will play the central
interest instead Of the supporting in
terest.
One of the great fur houses of New
York sent out that city's most famous
models and half a million dollars
worth Of furs to give a Hollywood
show. Cars were lined up for blocks
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It is this after-death crying jag
that upSetS the picture-and prevents
it from being the 100 per cent success
that it might otherwise have been.
The first part is witty and wise and
so different from any previous film
that you wonder if it really was made
in Long Island and not In some in
tellectual Tyrolian country where they
had been making pictures of this type
without anybody knowing about it
for years.
AT any rate, it deserves attention,
even If its humor is brittle, its satire
biting, its people mad and its theme
both little brutal and startling. Mr..
Coward appears as an eminently sue
cessful publisher who treats his clients
like his lady friends-very badly in
deed. When he decides that he no
longer cares for a girl friend he tells
her very definitely that he is bored
to death with her and bows her out
with little ceremony and no manners.
No matter how the lady may still feel
for him, he losses her out and at the
same time losses the next one in.
And thus it goes until he makes the
mistake of following Hope Williams to
Bermuda in plane (she hadn't gone
there at alb, and dies ingloriously
in a patch of ocean and seaweed.
Thereafter we have the dolorouS
scene of Mr.. Coward wandering
around the earth looking for that one
little tear which alone will make his
death sleep easy. For 30 days he
trudges up and down Manhattan
streets until finally in burst Of gun
powder, rage, love and hate divided
between Julie Hayden, Stanley Ridges
and Mr.. Coward he finds his little
tear and presumably shoots up to
heaven, or down to the other place,
with less discomfort than he had
otherwise imagined.
Mr. Coward plays his role very, very
well, indeed, and Julie Hayden is also
splendid as his umpty-umph love.
Hope Williams is very bad as the lady
Chopin and Stanley Ridges (well
known to Washingtonians) is very
good before he shoots himself. Alex
ander Woolcott looks and acts Ike a
naughty boy throughout.
X X
THE boys and girls were not overly
= polite to college Scandal" yes
terday in its first showing at the Earle.
When, for instance, Mary Nash
darted out of bed and flew down those
stairs in her nightie and naked feet,
remarks were made that were not at
all respectful either to her acting or
to the film. Later, however, when the
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ASSAULT WORTH $500
Baer's Cousin Says Spanky Nc
Farland's Father Cut His Nose.


LOS ANGELES, July 20 R.-After
testifying that the father of Spanky
Mcfarland, baby film comedian, had
slashed his nose with a knife in q
traffic dispute, Jack Edelstein, cousin
of Max Baer, was awarded $500
damages late yesterday.
The 200-pound kin Of the former
boxing champion charged Robert e.
Mcfarland assaulted him without
provocation in a parking lot near Gull
yer City fight arena March %.
The latter, an assistant film direc-
tor, countered that he had drawn the
knife only after Edelstein had knocked
him down.
Mcfarland, who pleaded guilty to
an assault charge, has been granted
a stay of execution Of ix-month
Jail sentence, pending tt Of Edel-
STEMS suit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-20
POPE Plus C0NSERvES
STRENGTH FOR FUTURE
Abandons Ring Custom in Move
to Avoid Unnecessary
Physical Exertion.

By the Associated Press.
VATICAN CITY, July 20.-Pope
Plus, who has entered his 10th year,
has ordered the abandonment of his
old custom of going from one kneel-
ing pilgrim to another extending his
papal ring for them to kiss.
This is but another of many efforts
he is making to avoid the slightest I'M
necessary physical exertion, as he feels
his accumulation of years firing him
ever more. His pontifcate Is already
one of the longest on record, since of
the 261 popes only 81 surpassed the
length of the present one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-20
SHORT Story
JUNGLE LAND

in case he was
needed.
"They let him
see his wife a mo-
ment. She could
hardly speak. But
she managed to
whisper: III get
well, Bob, for your
sake. Then We'll
be free TO- She
couldn't finish the
sentence. Thorn
ton left the room
with blurred eyes.
'Free?' he thought,
and right now the
examiners are--P
I'm the waiting
room they told him
there'd been a call
from the bank.
Very urgent a
nurse told him.
They wanted to
know if they could
reach you here. I
told them I thought
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-20

GENERAL Of us
fellows W er e
alongside the rail-
road tracks some
where in Montana,
waiting for a train
to take us well,
anywhere. CONVEX
Sation was desul-
tory for a while,
but the yarn-spin-
ming instinct was
strong in all Of us
ana very SOOn we
were into a discus
sion, with exam
Piles, Of what the
noVelistS would call
"life's little IRON
1es." That may
sound funny, but
the guys you meet
on the road nova
days are as likely
to be thoughtful
as anybody else.
More so. Depres-
sions do funny
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-20
VARIETY CLUB CRUISE
Showboat Program to Be Given
for Event Tonight.

ERIvOLITY and good fellowship will
reign supreme tonight when the
good ship City of Washington sets sail
promptly at midnight on the first an
nual Variety Club showboat cruise
down the historic moonlit Potomac.
Carter Barron, general chairman,
announced last night that, in ad6i-
ton to two great bands, Jolly Coburn
and his Rainbow Room Orchestra and
Ina Ray Hutton and her MeIodears,
the entertainment will surpass any,
thing that has ever fioated down the
river
Already the ticket sales are nearing
the limit and any one wishing to go
should purchase tickets from any men,
Der of Variety Club.
Skipper Barron's committee in
cludes Charles Kranz, Harry Lob
meyer, Harry Brown, Harry Sommer-
vile, Ray Bell. william Wilcox and
Lou Brown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-20
BAND CONCERT.

BY the Soldiers Home Military
Band, at the bandstand, at $50 o'clock.
John S. M Zimmerman, bandmaster;
Anton Pointner, associate leader.
March, THE Banner of Liberty"
Zimmerman
Overture, "Egmont" Beethoven
Entr'Acte, (a) "a Chinese Dance" CD
IAN Arabian Dance" -------Crist
Scenes from the Grand Opera, Gar
meu -----blzct
Serenade, 1.-THE Blue Mediterranean"
Volpatti
Waltz petite, Hearts Courageous"
Blanke
Finale, THE Blue Guidon," Schultz
1.-THE Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-20
JANE WITHERS, STAR

appears IN "Glnger, to Be Seen
on Keith Screen.
ZANE WRITER'S has now become a
star in her own right and will be
seen at R-K-O Keith's beginning Fri
day, July IS, in the Fox picture
Ginger" In addition to little Miss
Withers, the cast includes o. p.
Heggie, Jackie Scarf, Katharine Alex
ander and Walter King. This booking
of Ginger" supplants the previously
announced "Old Man Rhythm" which
marks the return to the screen of
Charles Buddy Rogers. It is antici-
pated that "Old Man Rhythm" will be
shown at a later date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-20
Crow HELPS Golfer,

When golfer drove of the links at
Canberra, Australia, recently a crow
picked up the ball and dropped it on
the green.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-20
Sylvia Sidney May Get
Less Money or No Role
M arsha Hunt May Get Big Chance With
"Guns" If Demand for $4,000 Per Pic
ture Is Not Retracted.
BY NOBLE MERRICK.

HOLLYWOOD July NANAO-Sylvia S I'D
- quite Paramount demanding per picture for
herself, and the powers that
worth it, So-oo-o-o-ooh the petite
Sidney doesn't tactics figures
will find herself out Of the lead role Guns which
waiting for her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-20
Coward Looks for a Tear
In His First Starring Film
'The Scoundrep Presents Famous Author in
Unique Situation at Palace--Ina Ray
Hutton and College Film at Earle,
by e. de S. MELCHER.

Cowards talents confined chiefly
had best haste to the Palace this week
\ where he in
amazing Cowardian tang by those rughhoue boys MesS
Hecht and Macarthur picture presents him rascal
at the time thooughy hkable person
like snake" he pleasant
eo-and nobody cries for him when he dies doesn't
in the Least
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-20
WOMAN GAS VICTIM
Laundry Branch Employe Over
come While at Work.

VV41C W A4A0 uL WU1As
Mrs. william Cissel, about IS, Of
Bethesda, Md, employe Of laundry
branch at $500 Connecticut avenue,
was removed to Emergency Hospital
in an ambulance yesterday after
she was overcome by fumes which
had escaped from a refrigerator plant
in q store next door. She was be-
lieved not seriously affected.
A customer noticed Mrs. Cissel was
about to faint and called assistance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-20
ADJUSTMENTS.

A SMART WAY 10 BEAT THE HEAT. FIND A SEAT
attic co7ztpzkzALzy c1zu/ FOX and PALACE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-20

One of the great fur houses of New
York sent out that city's most famous
models and half a million dollars
worth of furs to give a Hollywood
show. Cars were lined up for blocks
The Washington times., 1935-04-04

ment of Ana A. J. DriscOll
costa Park, officials of the South.
east Business Mems Association
and Southeast Washington Citi-
Zens Association will make every
effort to have the appropriations
approved by the present session
of Congress.
Richard B. English, vice presi-
dent of the Business Mems Associa-
ton, said he will address a per-
sonal letter to every member Of
both Houses of Congress that may
be appointed conferees on the Dis
trict bill. He will stress the need
for new bridge and for other i'm
provements in Southeast Washing
ton. The association claims the
section raises 15l2 per cent OF all
taxes raised in the District, but re-
ceives only per cent of all eX-
penditures for Improvements.
At the next meeting Of the as
ISOLATION a request will be made
for appointment of special COM
mittee to confer with Secretary OF
Interior IckeS on a Federal nous
ing project for the Southeast Sec
ton to eliminate certain Slum
districts. The meeting will be held
at the office of Clarence F. Dono-
hoe, president, 314 Pennsylvania
Ave. S. E., Tuesday at p. m.
The Washington times., 1935-04-04
Norton Anti Bill
Given Merchants 0, K,

The board of governors OF the
Merchants and Manufacturers
Association, meeting yesterday in
the Star Building, approved the
Norton anti-smoke nuisance bill
and urged more rigid regulation
for steam boilers.
The present law was held un-
satisfactory.
Approval was also voted the
proposed increase of al men for
the police department and pend,
ing legislation that will extend
credit relief to smaller industries.
President James E. CollifloWer,
announced two new trade sections
had been formed to cover awnings
and oil heating.
The Washington times., 1935-04-04
Oldest Inhabitants
Addressed bV Suter

The Association of Oldest In
habitans combined the meeting
last night in the old engine house,
Nineteenth and H Streets North
west, With business and entertain
ment
Jesse C. Suter, delegate to the
Federation of Citizens Associa-
lions from Takoma Park, spoke on
spreading the Truth Regarding
the District of Columbia" in
which residents were urged to
inform themselves on all fiscal
matters. James Caldwell, of the
, Federal Housing Administration,
explained the system of lending
money to make improvements to
property.
Entertainment was provided by
Elra c.. Palmer, magician. Due to
absence of President Theodore w.
Noyes, Vice President John Clag-
get Proctor, presided.
The Washington times., 1935-04-04

District bill an
appr opriation
of $4,000 for
a p r e liminary
S u nv e y for a
n e W Pennsyl-
v a n | a Avenue
bridge that had
b e en- cut out
by the House
and m a k i n G
available an un.
expended bal
ance of a prior
appropria ton Of
$150,000 to con
tinue develop
The Washington times., 1935-04-04
CITIZENS FIGHT
FOR AVENUE
BRIDGE
BY A. J. DRISCOLL
Citizens Association Editor

Encouraged by the action Of
the Senate subcommittee on ap-
propriations. reinserting in the
The Washington times., 1935-04-04

offishneSSand
irritability.H He
can't understand
what you have
to be blue about!
He wishes that
you'd snap out
of it. He'd do
The Washington times., 1935-04-04

Mrs.BarbarasDeaF'a nything he
could to help you. If he knew
how good Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound was, he'd
go straight to the nearest drug
store and buy you a bottle:
s'My husband says I am my old
self again." says Mrs: Barbara
Spears, 1919 Elma Street, Akron
Ohio: II was tired and all in with
no appetite. Had no pep and was
in poor spirits. Your Vegetable
Compound eliminated that awful
tired feeling"
Don't try your husbands patience
TOO far. Get a bottle from your
druggist NOW. 1t probably will
help you, because nearly a million
American women know from per.
sonaI experience that it helps thsm'
The Washington times., 1935-04-04
DOES YOUR
HUS BAND
CALL YOU
GR0UCHY?

He's truthful if not tactful. Man.
like, he is bewildered by your