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Evening star., 1935-12-01

the third row to the end of the first
line. Unnoticed by the casual diner,
the promotion meant much to Joan.
Among those who dined one night
was famous gentleman from New
York. He was trying out show in
Detroit called Innocent Eyes" per-
haps for the reason that it revealed
many beautiful ankles. His name was
J. J. Shubert. He may or may not
have been Prince Charming to Joan.
He was at least his ambassador. He
asked to meet Joan.
Then he invited the pathetic and
excited little chorus girl with the
gorgeous eyes to attend the matinee
performance of Innocent Eyes,"
Joan's mind was in turmoil that
night. The little Missouri kitchen
drudge had, for ever so brief second,
a fash at the rainbow of her future.
The glamour and the beauty of
Innocent Eyes" left her dazzled And
more j. ]. Shubert offered her job
with it. The company was leaving for
New York the next day.
Joan committed a sin against
theatrical etiquette at once by Jump
ing" the show in Detroit without
proper notice - and was on her way
to Broadway.
From the first row in Detroit, Joan
went to the last in New York.
All the girls in this chorus were
really big time" They did not snub
the hurt little trouper on her entrance
to the capital of the entertainment
world. Instead, they helped her with
advice. loaned her hair-pins, face
powder and costumes. They taught
her the secrets of theatrical makeup
and the routines of the more diff
ficult dance steps.
The frustrated and forlorn young
traveller from the Middle West began
to find herself in New York.
In time she was given work as an
after-the-performance-da dancer at Harry
Richman's night club.
She began to plan a triumphant
return to Kansas City. where she
would again meet the girl at the
hosiery counter.
Two days before she was to leave
on her journey home, an executive
from the Metro Goldwyn-Mayer Stu
dios arrived in New York.
He had made a hurried trip to see a
performance by a famous star the
company had under consideration. He
was to return the next day.
Then happened one of the accidents,
or ironies, of life. The famous girl,
being i'll, could not appear until the
next evening. The gentleman re-
manned over another day in New York.
Bored, that evening he decided to
see innocent Eyes"
Joan Crawford was signed to con-
tract with M-G-M. The other girl
was seen the next night - and not
signed.
Joan stopped in Kansas City on her
way to California. And - who can
blame her - she called at the depart
ment store.
The girl was still at the hosiery
counter. Gee" she said, some
people have all the luck"
Joan smiled and returned:
Evening star., 1935-12-01
''Cinderella'' Joan
Continued from page five

prima-donna. She was obstreperous as
Mussolini, but the years of wandering
had given her kindness.
Joan had just enough money to
return to Kansas City.
Nov don't you give up," advised
the prima-donna, You're going
further places than tank towns" She
gave Joan her address in Chicago, and
promised to help her should she ever
show up in that city.
Remembering, Joan returned again
to her job in the department store
The embryo Bernhardt at the
hosiery counter had kindly Il told
you so" expression upon seeing Joan
again at work.
The fare from Kansas City to
Chicago was about SIS. The future
screen star actually worked weeks to
save that amount.
With a nod of pity from the girl
at the hosiery counter. Joan again
left the store.
1t was true that she had flown back
once. There always comes time when
the bird leaves its nest forever. She
vowed, on seeing the hosiery clerks
expression, to return no more.
She reached Chicago - with 81.
Though it is the friendliest city in
America, its size and clamor frightened
the lonely little Cinderella.
After seemingly endless hours she
found the address given by the prima-
donna - and that was all she found.
No doubt waiting for another show
to close, the prima-donna was many
miles away.
Unfortunately, even those who
would become dancers are forced to
eat. BY night. though careful with her
money, Joan had only 81. 10. Her heart
was as heavy as her pocketbook was
light.
She walked disconsolately along the
street, and came to the name, Ernie
Young" She remembered having
heard the prima-donna mention the
name as that of a man who engaged
girls for his cabaret dance revues.
Joan found a job with Ernie.
She hoped to burn the Chicago
River with the patter of her feet. 1t
was still muggy and wet and of an
apple-green color when she had fin
ished dancing. The only fire was in her
heart.
She found her way to Detroit, and
danced at a popular cafe. In her new
work she first realized that there is
lack of sisterhood in the world. Many
of the girl dancers snubbed her
grandly. She watched them depart
each night with their own particular
men friends" And Joan's Prince
Charming was not among them.
A stranger in the city, she trudged
to her cheap hotel room - perhaps
the loneliest place yet discovered on
the habitable globe. However, she
wrote glowing letter to her mother
- life was glorious in Detroit.
What her mother thought is not
on record. She evidently understood.
For many girls in a chorus, the
glittering patter of silver slippers on
shining floors has an echo of economic
heartbreak. Joan was no exception. To
forget everything, she worked harder.
In eight weeks she was promoted from
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Magazine Section
A Letter from China
Continued from page four
IGedzine Section
Continued from page four

/ Continued ]
lister at law, of Auckland. n. L. ?
Yours very truly,
Randall P. Forsyth.
Later that day. for no reason except
he accident that he had business at
lis bank, he put the letter from China
n a safe deposit box in the vaults
lhere. This was not done from any
hotion of precaution; there was as
ret no sense of danger in him at all.
The answer to his letter to Sir
William Pember-R Reeves arrived on
The ninth of February.
| London
| February l, 1884
Randall p Forsyth,
New York City.
Dear Mr.. Forsyth:
Sir William Pcmber-Reeves, former
High Commissioner for New Zealand,
hied twenty-five years ago.
We can find no record of barrister
named T. l.. Sending in Auckland.
Yours very truly,
l.. T. Osborne, Sec'y.
Forsyth read, and he frowned. Dead
twenty-five years? He wondered
whether all the other addresses had
been dead as long; and he wrote,
hastily, other letters, each asking for
hhe present address of 7. l.. Sending,
Barrister, of Auckland. On each he
BET his own address as the Thespian
Club. He mailed one of these letters
Ito every person named in the letter
from China.
He had to go to the bank to copy off
these addresses; this time, when he
put the letter back in the safe deposit
box, it was not by chance. 1t seemed
Ito him wise to keep it thus safely for
while.
The first reply to the letters he
wrote that day came from London.
Randall P. Forsyth, Esq,
New York City.
Dear Sir:
Your letter addressed to H. L.
Sending in my care was opened by an
error. l know no gentlemen of that
name, nor any T. L. Sending.
1t is possible that some further in
formation about Mr.. Sending might
|refresh my recollection.
Yours very truly,
Evan Mcdonald.
Forsyth grinned at that. He him.
self was as anxious as Mr. Mcdonald
could possibly be for some further
information about Mr. Sending" He
decided that his letters to Australia
might bring more definite replies, SO
he did not write again to Evan Nc
Donald.
One day in March he heard from
Auckland.
Auckland, N. Z.
March l 1884.
Randall P. Forsyth,
New York City.
Dear Mr.. Forsyth -
Sir Richard Stanton, to whom your
letter of February was addressed,
was killed last December in an air
plane accident.
l regret that am not acquainted
with the Mr.. Sending you mention,
Evening star., 1935-12-01

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nor can find any reference to him in
Sir Richards papers.
Yours very truly,
James McFee, Exec.
And three days later he had another
letter from Australia:
Wellington, N.SW.
March 2 1884.
Randall P. Forsyth.
New York City.
Dear MIR. Forsyth:
Mr.. George Lukens. to whom you
wrote for information about a MIR.
Sending. was shot and killed in an
attempted robbery of the branch bank
in which he was employed. on De-
cember second, last.
Your letter was handed to me by
Mrs. Lukens, but am unable to dis
cover any MIR. Sending in our organi-
zation anywhere.
Sincerely yours,
T. r. Thomas,
Asst Vice-President.
Forsyth read this thoughtfully. Sir
Richard Stanton dead by accident;
George Lukens dead by violence. 1t
occurred to Forsyth that a sinister
fatality seemed to pursue the men
named in this letter from China. He
wrote to Evan Mcdonald.
Dear MIR. Mcdonald:
My former inquiry about Mr.. H. L.
Sending was prompted by the fact
that had received - through an
accident - a letter directed to him,
and mailed in Shanghai on November
II, last.
Your name occurred in the letter,
so l ventured to address you. MIR.
George Lukens. of Wellington, N.S.W.
was also mentioned in the letter, as
was Sir Richard Stanton of Auckland.
/ also wrote to them.
now learn that they both died by
violence last December. Does this
make it easier for you to identify Mr..
Sending?
Yours very truly,
Randall P. Forsyth.
The day after he mailed this, he re-
ceived another letter, this time from
Carterton, New Zealand.
Randall P Forsyth,
New York City.
Dear Sir:
My husband Mr.. Bailey was killed
in an automobile accident on De-
cember 9 of last year; so he cannot
answer your letter would help you
if l could, but do not remember ever
hearing him speak of a Mr.. Sending
Yours very truly,
(Mrs.) H. E. Bailey.
Forsyth at this time began to have
that sensation of being watched which
a lonely pedestrian in dark street at
night, or in solitary wood, sometimes
may feel. He considered hiring a body
guard But in the end, he put these
letters also in his safe deposit box.
and waited to see what would happen.
For few days, nothing happened.
Then, suddenly, a number of things
occurred.
(To be continued in fhe nexf issue
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Forsyth read this thoughtfully. Sir
Richard Stanton dead by accident;
George Lukens dead by violence. 1t
occurred to Forsyth that sinister
fatality seemed to pursue the men
named in this letter from China. He
wrote to Evan Mcdonald.
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NEW PANELS

With effective Irish Point or
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window.
Evening star., 1935-01-18
MRS. EZEKIEL GETS
SUPERVISORY POST
Emergency Relief in White
Nursing Schools to Be
Guided by Expert.

Mrs. Lucille Ezekiel wife of DR.. Nor
decai Ezekiel, economic adviser to the
Department of Agriculture, has been
appointed supervisor of emergency re-
lief white nursery school activities in
the District of Columbia, it was an
nounced today by Robert L. Haycock,
assistant superintendent of schools.
Mrs. Ezekiel will draw salary OF
SIPS per month, the funds to come
from a monthly grant of $500 made
for nursery school activities to the
District Relief Administration by the
Federal Relief Administration. The
position will not require full time at
tention, it was explained.
The appointment was made upon
recommendation of the school depart
ment and jointly by that department
and the District Relief Administra-
ton. There were no other applicants
for this position. made vacant by the
resignation of Miss Adalia Boynton.
Mrs. Ezekiel is said to be specialist
in the conduct of nursery schools. ana
as such she will supervise the activities
of five white schools here in divisions
/ to 9 of the public school system. In
addition to acting as overseer for the
conduct of these schools, Mrs. Ezekiel
will aid in the training of nursery
school teachers, who are being sent
here from other parts of the country
by the Federal Relief Administration
The nursery school program Of the
F. E. r. A. extends into many COM
munities throughout the country. the
teachers being paid and the schools
maintained partly as means OF car
ing for young children Of the unem-
ployed.
Evening star., 1935-01-18
ID. c. CRIME PROBE
| |SESS|0NSSTARTED
Subcommittee Will Meet
Again Monday Evening
at 7::30 O'Clock.

The special crime investigation
subcommittee of the House District
committee, Of which Representative
Jennings Randolph Of West Virginia
is chairman, held its first conference
in executive session this morning. Its
next executive session is scheduled
for Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
Representative Randolph will pre-
sent in the House today, if possible, a
resolution seeking authority for the
subcommittee to hold meetings while
the House is in session; to be given
authority to issue subpoenas for wit
nesses, and asking an appropriation
Of $4,000 for expenses, which will in
clude stenographic record and en-
ployment of a couple of clerks.
The subcommittee decided to pro-
ceed for the present without any paid
investigator. but to solicit the CO.
operation of all the Washington news
papers. The newspapers are asked to
furnish the subcommittee with a re-
port on any inclination regarding
crime in the District which has come
to the attention of the reporters OF
editors.
At the Monday night session 1t Is
not expected any witnesses will be
heard, but the subcommittee will mar
out its plan of action and discuss
what other reports it has received re.
garding crime in the District of Co.
lumbia.
Evening star., 1935-01-18
J. T. ARLINGTON, 70,
DIES SUDDENLY HERE
Retired Supervisor Of Singer Sew.
ing Machine Co. Had Lived
in District 21 Years.

j. T. Arlington, 10. former super
visor of the stores of the Singer Sewing
Machine Co. in Delaware, Maryland
and Virginia for many years, died
suddenly last night at his home at 16
Girard street northeast.
Mr.. Arlington was born in Franklin
County, Va, and was educated in the
public schools there He taught in
county schools, later joining the Singer
Sewing Machine Co. to take the dis
trict management at Roanoke. He
retired after January l.
While in Roanoke he was chairman
of the Republican Committee for sew
eral years. He was nominated to the
House of Delegates, but refused the
nomination because of business inter-
ests. A resident of the District for 81
years, he was active in the Republican
party.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. ].
T. Arlington; two daughters, Mrs.
Audrey v. Kenyon and Mrs. Harriet
B. Fennell, and two sons, j. Guy and
Fuller L. Arlington, all of washington.
Two sisters, Mrs. George Hudson and
Mrs. Ellen Durham, and two brothers,
George w. and P. r. Arlington of
Virginia, also survive.
Funeral services will be held tomor-
row at l pm. at his home. Burial
will be in Monocacy Cemetery, Bealls-
vile, Md.
Evening star., 1935-01-18

Liquor Boards duties, but it was felt
that it would be unwise to saddle the
commissioners with additional work.
The board voted to seek legislation
permitting it to regulate the location
and operation of airportS, pointing out
that it has no power at the present
time to exercise any Jurisdiction over
the lone airport operating in the
county at the present time.
The commissioners further voted to
ask authority to revoke licenses of
beer and wine dispensers whenever
such action is deemed advisable by the
commissioners" and to seek an amend
ment to the liquor law to ban the sale
of wines and beer in the county on
Sundays.
Proposals of the Civic Federation
which were approved include those
urging a ban be placed on county or
State officials participating in trans
actions involving public funds; the
semi-annual payment of taxes; en-
abling legislation to build bridge at
Great Falls with Federal funds; that
the terms of county officials be
definitely fixed by law; that building
inspectors be given authority to deny
any building permits conflicting with
covenants on the land, and enlarging
the zoning authority of the Park and
Planning Commission with respect to
licensing temporary structure.
The commissioners did not act on
the proposed amendment to State
registration laws, while it was ex-
planned that they did not favor ap-
pointment of a county solicitor because
separate counsel for the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission, the
Park and Planning Commission and
the Liquor Control Board are required
by law and the move would not be an
economical one.
Evening star., 1935-01-18
T. W. LANIGAN ELECTED
BY NEBRASKA SOCIETY
Special Assistant to Attorney
General Chosen President at
Meeting of Society.

Thomas w. Lanigan. special as
sistant to the Attorney General. was
elected president of the Nebraska
State Society at the annual business
meeting of the organization Wednes-
day night in the La Fayette Hotel.
Other officers elected were Mrs.
James H. Hanley, vice president; Mrs.
Josephine Futrelle, corresponding Sec
retary; Mrs. E. E. Danly, recording
secretary; DR.. Tracy Tyler, treasurer;
Miss Blanche Wise, parliamentarian;
Miss Ruth Sheldon, historian, and
Homer Gruenther, publicity director.
After the business meeting a re-
ception was given for members of the
Nebraska delegation in Congress, who
addressed the meeting. Speakers in
cluded Senator Burke and Repre-
sentatives Luckey, Mclaughlin, Stefan
and Coffee. Kenneth McRae, retiring
president, reported although the So
ciety started with a deficit in 1884 a
surplus of several hundred dollars is
now in the treasury. An increase of
go members over last year also was
reported.
Evening star., 1935-01-18
D c. LIQUOR SALE
APPLICATIONS CUT
Owners of ID Places Fail
to Seek Renewal of
Licenses.

Washington will have IA less liquor
selling places on February l because
owners of these establishments failed
to apply for renewal of their licenses
before January IS. The number may
be increased later.
George w. Offutt, chairman of the
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board,
explained the time had passed for
filing applications for renewal for
those which may be granted by Feb
ruary l, the date of expiration OF
present permits.
Offutt said any dealers not having
new licenses who attempt to sell after
February l would be prosecuted and
would lose their right to renewal.
There is an increase in the number
of applications for selling hard liquor
by the bottle, there being All of
these. as compared with 352 such
permits now outstanding. There Is
an increase also in the number of ap-
plications for sale of liquor by the
drink at hotels. restaurants and clubs
there being 262 of these, as compared
with 258 retail c permits now out
standing.
There is big decrease in appli-
cations for sale of liquor on prescrip-
ton at drug stores. Nine such appli-
cations have been made for renewal
as compared with 86 class E permits
now outstanding. There was big
decrease also in applications for So
licitors' permits. There are 54 OF
these. while about 300 persons now are
licensed as solicitors. In the other
types of licenses there is little change
Evening star., 1935-01-18
.MAN'SBODYFOUND.
NEAR BALTIMORE.
Believed to Be William B.
Garrett, Former Dis
trict Resident.

The body of a man believed to be
William B. Garrett, formerly resi-
dent at 1T C street northeast, was
taken from the waters of Baltimore
Harbor this morning Tentative
Identification was established through
an envelope in the mans pocket ad-
dressed to Garrett at the Washing
ton address.
Description of Man.
The man was white, about 80 years
old. five feet nine inches tall and
weighed about l65 pounds. He had
red hair. Inquiry at the C street ad-
dress brought the information that
this description fits Garrett, but that
the latter had not been there since
last November. He had no employ
ment in Washington, it was said, but
had been in the habit Of making
periodic visits to residents at lit c
street and had mail sent there occa-
sionally.
An additional link in the tentative
identification was the fact that the
letter found on the dead man was
from Murphy & Sons, coal and coke
company of Richmond. Va. Garrett
had an uncle. John Murphy, associ-
ated with that firm, 1t was said here
Another uncle, Hatten Valentine. is
an antique dealer in Richmond, while
a brother, Thomas Judge Garrett
lives in Baltimore Police of that
city were seeking Thomas Garrett tc
aid In identification of the body.
Floating in Harbor.
When found the body was floating
in the harbor near the foot of Presi-
dent street and was first seen by fire.
men on the fireboat Cataract. Police
were called and the body was re-
covered and taken to the city morgue
to await final identification. Nc
marks of violence were found on the
body and the coroner declared death
due to drowning. The body had beer
in the water about two days, he said
The man was dressed in dark
trousers, blue shirt, red necktie and
brown sweater. A scent piece was
the only money found in the pockets
Evening star., 1935-01-18
Modified Program,
To Impound Cars
Backed by Hasen,

A plan tor impounding automobiles
found parked so as to obstruct traffic
and thereby create traffic hazard
meets with the approval Of Commits
sioner Hazen. He announced today
he had planned to make such a pro-
posal to the Board Of Commissioners
in the near future.
At the same time Hazen voiced dis
approval of a plan to impound all cars
improperly parked. Such plan would
require legislation and might involve
the making of contracts with COM
mercial garages to haul cars improp-
erly parked to some garage to be held
there until the owner had paid fine.
The modified plan meeting Hazens
approval, he has been advised by As
sistant Corporation Counsel Edward
w. Thomas, could be made effective
merely by new regulation. Under
this proposal Police Department
cranes would be used to haul cars to
precinct stations, to be held there un-
/, til the owner paid a special fine,
possibly of S..
Evening star., 1935-01-18
TAKOMA PARK FIGHT
ON LIQUOR REFLARES
Ballos Files Suit in D. C. Supreme
Court to Compel A. B. c. to
Grant Him License.

The Takoma Park liquor contro-
versy was brought back into District
Supreme Court today when Harry M.
BalloS, BIT Cedar street, filed suit to
compel the Alcohol Beverage Control
Board to grant him an 'on sale Ii
cense for beer and light wines.
Justice Joseph w. Cox signed an
order requiring the board to show
cause January "a why the application
should not be granted.
Through Attorneys William E.
Leahy and William j. Hughes, jr.,
Ballos said his permit to sell 80 beer
expired January 10 and that the
board, on the same date, refused to
issue him the light wine and beer
license. He contended the majority
of real estate owners within 600
foot radius of his establishment have
not objected to his receiving the
license, but conceded some objections
have been made by non-owners.
Ballos was one of the four mer-
chants who last Summer contested
the wet-dry referendum in Takoma
Park.