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The Washington times., 1935-05-18
AAA ACCUSED
Of COERC|NG
FARMERS

Charges that American farmers
are being forced into the AAA by
intimidating cohorts of the New
Deal administration, were made
against administrative forces here
last night by Edward E. Kennedy.
secretary of the Farmers Union.
He repeated his recent accuse.
ton that the march here early
in the week of several hundred
dirt farmers" was financed in
part by paid officials Of the New
Deal.
Reveals Letters
In support Of the charge, he
revealed letters he had received
from Western farmers, including
a telegram from a State Senator
in South Dakota, who said:
Each Township Committee
man administering cOrn-hOg
loans asked by a County Agent to
contribute one days pay, 81, to
defray the expenses Of dele
gates to Washington. Most
agreed to do so. No meeting
held for the purpose"
The charge that AAA inspired
the march onto Washington"
had been denied by Secretary
Wallace and this and other nu'
merous charges have been as
sailed as "a whole lot of bunk
by Alfred D. Stedman, publicist
for AAA.
Reply to Stedman
In reply to them, Mr.. Kennedy
held his ground last night, assert
ing:
"Tf Alfred Stedman, publicity
prOpagandist for AAA, is cor
rectly quoted when he charac-
termed the statement that cOun-
ty agents are hired by State ex-
tension services and paid by Fed
eral, State and county funds as
a whole lot of bunk then Mr..
Stedman is not qualified to
speak for AAA or the Depart
ment of Agriculture on any
question.
"There was appropriated by
the United States Congress
$2,463, 800 specifically to pay
county agents for 1888 and a
like amount for 1896.
County agents arc therefore
Federal employees.
ut is an historical fact that
county agents have used coer-
Give methods, intimidation and
Misrepresentation in an attempt
to secure the approval Of farm
erS for agricultural policies that
are not sponsored by genuine
farmers organizations and to
misrepresent farmers who be-
lieve in and have proposed a
sound agricultural program
that would secure for farmers
cost of production of their prod
uctS."
Letter Quoted
Mr.. Kennedy revealed a letter
which he said was written by
County Agent C. E. johnson OF
Iroquois county, Illinois.
Mr.. Johnson, in urging the far
mers to sign the corn-hog reduc'
ton contracts of AAA, wrote
"In passing up the applica-
ton and contract, you autOmat-
ically become ineligible for a
corn loan, for benefit payments,
for production credit loans, for
a Federal Farm Loan"
Mr.. Kennedy commented upon
the johnson letter.
"This is intimidation, coercion
and Misrepresentation in its
raweSt form.
ITO deny that this is not in.
timidation and coercion is as
idiotic as it is false"
The Washington times., 1935-05-18
Senator Logan
9th Street Speaker

Senator M. M. Logan of Ken
lucky will be the speaker at the
morning worship at the Ninth
Street Christian Church, Ninth
and D Streets N. E.. Sunday. The
theme is Christian Youth Meet
ing the Demands Of the Changing
Social and Economic Order in the
Light of the Teachings of Jesus"
The Washington times., 1935-05-18
Miller's Subject,
Gods Prohibition

DR.. J. E. Miller, evangelist con-
Quoting revival meetings in Bethel
Tabernacle, Sixth and G. Streets
Northwest, will preach tomorrow
morning on Christian Priest
hood" and in the evening at 7:45
on Goods Prohibition" Harry V.
Schaeffer, pastor, reports many
new converts have been added to
the congregation during this two
week crusade. Edward Swarles is
guest SoloiSt.
The Washington times., 1935-05-18
TALK TO OLD TIMERS

Former Gov. William E. Sweet
of Colorado will speak at the ban
quet of the Old Timers Club, at
the Central Y. M. C. A. on June
S. All Y. M. C. A. members who
have been on the rolls for 10 years
or more are eligible to attend.
The Washington times., 1935-05-18
|GOE GETS D. K.
FOR NEW POST
international News Service

1nteFnatlOnaI News Service
Confirmed by the Senate in al
most record time, Representative
Michael L. Igoe has begun
cleaning up his Congressional
work before leaving for Chicago
to assume his new post as U. S.
district attorney.
AS soon as he has disposed Of
pending Congressional matters
with several departments, which
may require several days, he will
submit his resignation as Demo
cratic Congressman-at-largeg from
Illinois and leave for Chicago.
The Washington times., 1935-05-18
Two Divorce Suits
Filed in County

UPPER MARLBORO, Md, May
1S.-GladyS w. Francke, of Brad
bury Heights, filed suit for an
absolute divorce from Fred w.
Francke, of Washington, in the
Prince Georges county circuit
court here yesterday. She charges
deSertiop.
The Washington times., 1935-05-18
Music For The Week
TOMORROW


TOMORROW
Chadwick Orchestra, Loew'
Fox Music Festival, Ala p. m
Friendship House Glee Clubs
Y. w. C. A., 500 p. m.
Octavian Chorus, LOew's Fox
$40 p. m.
Jane Ellison, piano recital
King.Smith Studios, 500 p. m
COlu mbia Mandolin and
Guitar Orchestra, LOew'S Fox,
900 p. m.
MONDAY
Soldiers Home Band, Hospita
BandStand, S:45 a. m.
Navy Band, Navy Yard Sal
Loft, 1880 a. m.
Army Band, Family Hour o
Music, Auditorium Army Wa
College, 500 p. m.
Mime. Louise COntinhO concert
Carlton Hotel, Sixteenth and X
Streets, 8:15 p. m.
National String Quartet
Phillips Memorial Gallery, S:15
p. m.
TUESDAY
Army Band, Walter Reed Hos
pital, formal garden, $3.50 p. m.
Washington Choral Society
Concert, Roosevelt High School
Auditorium, $3.50 p. m.
WEDNESDAY
Soldiers Home Band, Stanley
Hall, 900 a. m.
Army Band, Aud itOr u m
Army War College, 1890 a. m.
Margaret McNaughtOn and
Mary Patterson, piano recital,
King-Smith Studio, 1900 p. m.
THURSDAY
Navy Band, Navy Yard Sal
Loft, 1890 a. m.
Navy Band, Naval Hospital
500 p. m.
Soldiers Home Band, Upper
Bandstand, $3.50 p. m.
Choral Group, Arts Club Audi
forum, S:15 p. m.
FRIDAY
Soldiers Home Band, HOspita
Randstand, 8:45 a. IN.
Navy Band, st. EliZabeth'S Hos
pital, 200 p. m.
Army Band, Auditorium Army
War College, $3.50 p. m.
SATURDAY
Soldiers Home Band, Upper
Bandstand, $50 p. m.
Navy Band, Around the World
with the Navy Program, Navy
Yard Sail Loft, 500 p. m.
AS a calm invariably follows 6
storm, so the Calm" theme
shown above follows the Storm
given yesterday in the william
Tell Overture" The Calm
theme is introduced by the oboe
and flute; it echoes back and
forth as if played by shepherds
on their pipes from hill to hill.
The program for the Music
Hour tomorrow at five o'clock al
the Y. w. C. A., 18th and K
Streets, will be given by the three
glee clubs from Friendship House
directed by Jessie M. DIN. Der
nice Anderson, reader. will assist
the glee clubs and James N
Thurmond will play several solos
for the French horn. Leona K
The Washington times., 1935-05-18
Ladies Presbyterial
Meets Thursday

The spring meeting Of the
Woman's Presbyterial Society will
be held at the Chevy Chase Pres
byterian Church, next Friday
morning at II o'clock.
The Washington times., 1935-05-18
World Of Music
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calm" Theme From William Tell Overture" by Rossini

"a suggestion for using and
preserving the daily music
themes: The teachers Of sew
eral classes in music apprecia-
ton report that their pupils are
clipping the themes each day
and FASTING them on 3x5inch
filing cards, with the names of
the composers at the top, and
filing them in alphabetical or.
der by cOmpOSers.)
The Washington times., 1935-05-18

q Bixler will be hostess. All are
welcome,
The Washington times., 1935-10-08
Buddy Myer Honor

With the world series out of the
way Washington hopes to pay
some attention to it's own base.
ball champion. He's Buddy Myer.
OF the Griffmen, who came in like
a race horse at the finish to
clinch the American League bat
ting title.
Arch Mcdonald, of WJSV, will
present him with an appropriate
silver trophy emblematic of his
honors turing the engagement of
the Art Godfrey-Arch Mcdonald
revue which opens Friday at the
Fox.
That was George Price sitting
in the front row of the National
last night and watching very
closely, occasionally making notes
as Venus in Silk" slid by grace.
fully. George is now a Wall Street
broker although he takes an oc-
caSional amusement flyer.
Fne weather and bright Oc-
tober afternoons are playing hob
with the movie matinees. Or
maybe it's the fact that the pic
lures don't appeal to the ladies.
Lord love 'em. Anyway afternoon
trade is away off though night
business Is normal.
The Washington times., 1935-10-08
ELISA Land
For Met

without Regret" a new Para
mount picture based on the play
Inference" by Roland Pertwoe,
will be the next screen attrac.
ton at Warner Bros Metropoli-
tan Theater. ELISA Landi, Kent
Taylor, Frances Drake and Paul
Cavanagh play the leading roles
in this new production, which is
said to combine romance, mys.
terry and drama.
Miss Landi plays an English
girl who is happily married to a
rich, titled and successful doctor.
The security of her home is shat
tered by the arrival in London
of an aviator she had married
five years before and who was
reported dead in plane crash.
Blackmail and murder play their
parts in the story before a final
denouement is reached.
without Regret" was directed
for Paramount by Harold Young.
English director whose last pre-.
vious picture was The Scarlet
Pimpernel," with Leslie Howard.
Selected short subjects. and IS
minutes of latest world news
events will complete the program.
The Washington times., 1935-10-08
MOVIE
O'CLOCK

FOX-Wallace Beery, Jackie
Cooper in "O'Shaughnessy's
Boy''-11, 1:4O, 4::30. 7:20 and
10 p. m. Stage show at 12:48,
3:3S, 6:28 and 9:08 p. m.
EARLE-Bette Davis and George
Brent in Special Agent" At
II, 1:25, 4:10, 7:05 and $50
p. m. Stage shows at 1925,
$3.50, 6:15 and 9 p. m.
COLUMBIA-Will Rogers in
Steamboat Around The
Bend"-11:55 a. m.,. 1:55,
1855, 7:55 and 9:55 p. m.
BELASCO-Anna Neagle, Sir
Cecil Hardwicke. in "Nell
Gwyn," at 1918, 2:18, 4:18,
6:18, 8:18 and 1918 p. m.
PALACE-Clark Gable, Loretta
Young in "Call of the Wild"
1925 a. M, 1880, $3.50. 5:35,
1885. 9:35 p. m.
METROPOLITAN - Claudette
Colbert in "She Married Her
Boss" At II, 1:05. $40, 500,
7:25 and $3.50 p. m.
RKO-KEITH'S-Edward Arnold
in Diamond JIM" 11:15 a. M,
1:21, 1927, 1889 and 9:45 p. m.
HOWARD - Joe E. Brown in
Bright Lights"-12:30, 800
$50. 800 and 10:30 p. m.
Stage-Blanche Galloway and
her orchestra, las, AIS, 6:45
and 9:15 p. m.
The Washington times., 1935-10-08

legs a la pretzel, and his body
the same, is an eccentric dancer
for Ray Bolgers and others to
watch.
6. That Nancy Nc Cord has a
lovely voice and when she is sing
ing nothing else matters.
Z. That Robert Stoltz has pro-
vided a score with some Viennese
strains really distinguished, and,
from first to last page, tuneful.
These, then, are the chief as
sets of Venus in Silk" enough,
I think, to carry it safely through
to the hit column, with even the
possibility of smash hit claSsifi-
cation when loose seams are
frightened.
For with all of its beauty and
music Venus in Silk" is sprawl
ing, and delayed in capturing in
terest and the book does not start
throwing its heavy punches until
the evening is we'll along.
The first and second acts are
alive with costumes of kaleido'
scopic hue, so new and really
smart looking they should be
blended at the earliest moment
with settings and properties to
create eye harmony Matched
colors, I mean. Something like
that ravishing third act scene.
Did I hear somebody inquire
what is the story of Venus In
The Washington times., 1935-10-08
S11 Per Ticket
Premiere

When Warner Bros. production
Of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer
Nights Dream" opens in New
York City on october 9, the pre-
miere performance will be spon-
sored by the English Speaking
Union of the United States. The
entire capacity of the Hollywood
Theater has been bought out by
the Union at standard box-office
prices, and the tickets are being
sold at $3.50. $3.50, $3.50 and Sill,
as a benefit in the interests Of
the Union.
"A Midsummer Nights Dream"
is the first motion picture ever to
be actually sponsored by the Eng.
lish Speaking Union, which is a
national organization devoted to
better understanding between
the English Speaking nations.
Selection was made by the Un-
ions president, John w. Davis,
and its board of directors.
Professor Max Reinhardt will
be guest of honor at the premiere.
Various members of the stellar
cast also will be present.
The Washington times., 1935-10-08
A Fine Chorus

All of this confusion in iden.
tity leads to an exchange Of love
songs sung by Baritone Murray
and Nancy McCord, of which the
best are you Are the One" Eyes
That Are Smiling" Il Ask Not
Who You Are" and "Just For
You" Good numbers, well sung.
Joseph MacCaulay of the Zieg-
field alumni, sings and acts with
gusto. FlorenZ AmeS and Roy
Gordon play the other important
principals well. The dance team
of Alice Dudley and Jack Cole
has two close to show-stopping in
terludeS.
For choral work, Venus In
Silk" offers blended voice in sew
eral swinging numbers that shook
the rafters and delighted the
ears.
To sum up, I am inclined to
side in with the 10000 music
lovers Who saw Venus In Silk" in
the open air of the st. Louis out
door auditorium this summer and
voted yes" Ninety thousand and
one can't be wrong. Even for
Broadway.
The Washington times., 1935-10-08
49, HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP
Back Stage Gossip

the Earle Theater here on the
same bill with the three Kings, a
dance team. After this engage
ment Pete King broke with his two
brothers and took a job with
Vernon, learning to play the bass
sax, and you'll see him now toot-
ing the biggest pipe on the vaude-
vile stage.
Vernon's father, Tom Rathburn,
was formerly the organizer of the
Rathburn sax quartet that played
the circuits nine years ago. Vernon
himself was formerly a tap drum.
mer.
The Gaylene Sisters, dancers
in the No. spot at the Fox, are
really Gaylene and DuRayne
Hawley. -Four years ago Gaylene
was a single in Fanchon and
Marco unit. and played this same
theater for the last engagement
before she went to the Coast in
1881 to team with her sister,
DuRayne.
Gaylene went to Lawlars pro-
fessional school in Hollywood with
Anita Louise, Leon Janney,
frankie Darro, Betty Cradle and
Mitzi Mayfair.
They received a wire Saturday
backStage with an offer from
London for an engagement at the
Palladium or the Empire.
The Washington times., 1935-10-08


still talk of his fall-apart dress
suit, one of the funniest costume
gadgets that ever rollicked an
audience. His servant-girl elope-
ment act and Casey at the Bat"
comedy sketch are also good
enough to merit revival.
Flo Bert is his wife and has
been his stage comedy partner
since back in the days when the
Cosmos Theater on Pennsylvania
Avenue was on the amusement
map. Their present vaudeville
act is so much in demand it is
delaying indefinitely the return
to Hollywood.
Around the corner at the Fox
Theater is Tito Guizar, grandson
Of Gen. Francisco Tolentino, for
mer President of Mexico.
Tito began his music career In
1927, when his uncle persuaded
his father to let him study in
Italy under the famous teacher,
Samarco. He returned to his
home in Guadalajara, Mexico,
and sang his first professional
engagement in "Manon" at the
Teatro Nacional in Mexico City.
This led to an offer to make
photograph records for the Vic
tor Company and his first record
ing was Rio Rita" Not, however,
The Washington times., 1935-10-08
BY LLOYD PANTAGES


HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 8.-Here.
there, and in your hair. Some
one thought Irwin Thalberg was
slipping in his position as a num-
ber one genius of the industry
but I wouldn't be thinking so.
His old contract at M-G-M, which
has just been torn up, netted
him eight thousand a week and
10 per cent of the gross of
every M-G-M picture produced.
His latest ticket, it is rumored.
provides him with IL thousand
five hundred a week, 10 per cent
of the gross of all M-G-M pic
lures, and 33 1-3 per cent of all
those he personally produces.
This certainly wouldn't come un-
der the heading of slipping, would
it?. Speaking of dough: Edward
G. Robinson, to top off his col
lection of valuable antiques, has
just presented an art dealer with
so G's for very old master.
That should be tasty thing to
have around the house.
As predicted, RKO did a re-
adjustment of Ginger Rogers sal
ary; she's now in the big money
due to her amazing boxoffice
opularity. When Preside n t
Roosevelt and his party Cor
should I say motor caravan)
passed down Sunset Blvd. the
other day the President practi-
cally fell out of his automobile
when he noticed in the window
of George Hurrell photographer
a very large and a very beautiful
camera study of Mrs. r. He
nudged her and she looked as
did all the other members of the
party in all the other automo-
biles. That's what I calls-good
publicity.
Constance Bennett is going to
build a business building out
near the Trocadero if she can
get a decent estimate on the con-
The Washington times., 1935-10-08
FIRST NIGHTERS

Observed at the opening of the
National Theater last night: Mr.:
and Mrs. Frank j. Hogan, DR.. ana
Mrs. Robert Emmett Moran, Mrs.
Abner Drury. Mr.. stephen Early.
Mrs. George r. Holmes, Miss Hattie
Wise, Miss Elena Calderon, Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel E. O'Connell. Miss
Betty West. Mrs. Campbell Prich-
ett, Miss Ruth Bryant, Mr.. and
Mrs. Donald Woodward, Mrs.
Brooke Boyer, Miss Anne Coleman
Kelley. Hon. James Morgan Con-
verse, DR.. Henry Beall Gwynn, Col.
william Hassett. Mr. and Mrs.
Charles e. Tribby, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mark LansburEh, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Lucas. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
]. ONeill, Mr.. and Mrs. Tony
Muto, Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Ford,
Ellery Charming, Mr.. and Mrs.
Milton King.
The Washington times., 1935-10-08
Paramount RetitIes
New Ethiopian Film

Paramount studios have set the
title, wings Over Ethiopia" for
it's release of the full-length mo-
ton picture of Ethiopia, including
sound interviews with Halle Sc
laSsie. The film, which was made
By L. WecEsler. Swiss film pro-
ducer, is now being edited and
scored with musical accompani-
ment. It will be shown as soon
as the studio has completed its
work.
The Washington times., 1935-10-08
Hollywood

'struction. That grille has an eye
toward the future For sheer
genius for inventiveneSs. Warren
william takes the cake. He's
monkeyed around five-horse
powered tractor on his estate so
now, not only does it do a bit
of plowing from time to time,
but it can. be turned into a fire
pump using as its supply the
10000 gallons of water in his
swimming pool-should there be
a conflagration. 1t has com.
pressed air tanks which keeps all
the tires on his various cars in
flated and it also contains a
paint spray with which he can
spray all the fruit trees in his
orchard. Should Mr.. w. care to.
he could patent this little Jack
of-all-trades and place it on the
market.
Our younger generation of
movie actors which includes Will
Rogers, ir., Patricia Ellis. Paula
Stone, Ann Shirley. Phyllis Fra
ser. Tate Lucid, and Grace and
Gertrude Durkin, have formed
their own motion picture COM
pany to make home movies which
in turn will assist them in the
finer parts of the art when they
do major releases. They will
double in brass from time to
time and do the directing. act
ing. cutting and photographing.
Smart, our kiddieS out here.
The Washington times., 1935-10-08

until 1881 did
he play his first
American stage
engagement at
Loew'S State in
New York.
At the RooSe-
welt inaugura-
ton party given
by Vice PreSi-
dent Ga rn er,
he sang for
A m e r l c a n
royalty and re-
turned to New
York with his
m os t priced
D oS S e SSion-a
The Washington times., 1935-10-08

standard COM
edy act, and a
big one. in the
days of real
two-a-dsy vaude-
vile.
en- Ell
Brendel waved
the tatooed flag
on his arm in
Wings" a n d
t he m o v e S
have kept him
b usy for 10
years. Usually
h e VS. a
SWede. Vaude-
s,;lln ryatara~c
The Washington times., 1935-10-08

3. That John Sheehan, a droll
comedian with plenty of fat
laughs in his satchel, should be
brought on before 10:45 p. m.
if possible, because even with a
late start he gets the fun rolling
in high and races away with the
comedy honors.
4. That little Audrey Christie
is not only a cute tric.s but a
saucy comedienne as well and
handled the hit tune of Venus
in Silk" in a way that must
please the authors and composers.
S. That Gilbert Lamb, a vaude-
vile gradua', who can bend his
The Washington times., 1935-10-08
StarWrites Book

Victor McLaglen, working in
Mae Vests "Klondike LOU" has
written his autobiography, en-.
titled Express to Hollywood"
The Washington times., 1935-10-08

mdnCe gOTgeOUSIy 'DVUtCkeU III CUIUIS, IUII
of moments rich in melody and tuneful song,
gay with dances of alert and abandon, the
whole well-seasoned with fun.
AS the first nighters filed into E Street
humming, "Baby, Play With Meas tanta-
izing and lingering reprise tune as ever
charmed an audience-the concensus opinion
seemed to be:
/. That not since the days of Ziegfeld has
the Nationals stage been splashed with as
picturesque and beautiful a musical comedy
scene as the opening of the third act in the
Inn of the Falcon filled with bandits, gypses,
The Washington times., 1935-10-08

guitar autographed by President
Roosevelt, Vice President Garner
and the late Will Rogers.
He goes on the all for a new
perfume program This fall.
Wilbur Hall of the team of Hall
and DenniSon. on the Fox bill, can
play every instrument in the band
and at the age of six was dancing
and playing the violin with his
sisters in cafes and music halls.
Wilbur was with Whiteman for
six years and also Paul Ash.
Loretta Dennison is the wife of
Maurice Golden, New York pro-
ducer, and was one of the princi-
pals in last years 'Ziegfield Fol
lies" She is signed for the next
"Follies." which starts rehearsal
In November.
The Clare and Sana sisters skat-
ing trio on the Earle bill have only
been together six months. Before
this time the sisters had never
skated professionally. Clare, how
ever, had 10 years experience with
the Robbins trio. and is considered
one of the fastest stage skaters.
Two years ago Vernon Rath-
burn, Saxophonist de luxe. played
The Washington times., 1935-10-08
Lawrence Schwab Operetta Launches
New Season at National Theater

Back,stage journeys with Bill
Hoyle: Brendel and Bert, head
lining at the Earle this week, q
The Washington times., 1935-10-08
VENUS IN SILK OPENS
Harold Murray, Nancy McCord
Featured in a Romance
Trimmed With Music
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

Producer Lawrence Schwab pred the lid off Washington
legitimate at the National Theater
last night and out popped Venus In Silk musical
The Washington times., 1935-10-08

Silk" all about? Well, the Lau-
renee SchwabLester O'Keefe book
tells about a count who is return
ing to reclaim his ancestral cas-
tie, and is mistaken for a bandit.
Yes, the beautiful princess takes
him for a bold, bad highwayman
and, by twist Of the playwright,
the outlaw turns out to be the
nobleman who had fallen in love
with the painting Of Venus In
Silk"
The Washington times., 1935-10-08

Andrew Kelley Inn of the Falcon ted With bandits, gyPsles
dragons and mixed chorus that could really sing.
That the blonde and personable Harold Murray, with
voice that requires mcrophone melt madys heart
with tender lyrics in the that never grows old with
nntin nnlar
The Washington times., 1935-10-08

Constance Bennett is going to
build a business building out
near the Trocadero if she can
get a decent estimate on the con.
The Washington times., 1935-10-08
Fascinating Rhythm

romantic play-goers.
The Washington times., 1935-10-08

Two years ago Vernon Rata-
burn, Saxophonist de luxe, played