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The Washington times., 1936-10-02
P.U:C.BARSGAS
PLANTS SALE

Proposal of the Washington Gas
Light Company to buy the neigh
boring gas plants at HyattSville,
Md, and Alexandria, Va, for
$1,37 900 has been turned down by
the Public Utilities Commission
Today the company will go be-
fore the Securities and Exchange
Commission on a similar petition,
but the action of the local com
mission will prove bar to the
acquisition of the plants regard
less of what that commission Goes
with the petition.
Action of the P. U. C. came with,
in 48 hours after a pbulic hearing
by the commission. Peoples Coun.
sci William A. Roberts, in a memo
randum filed with the commission
yesterday, advocated approval cf
the purchase by the company.
Roberts expressed the fear that
unless the purchase was allowed
the Associated Gas and Electric
Company. headed by Howard c..
HopSon, which now controls the
Virginia Public Service Company,
would take over the plants.
The P. U. C. decided the pur-
chase price was too high. The
purchase would be made from the
Washington and Suburban Com
panies, common law trust, which
financially controls the Washing
ton company as we'll as the Alex
andria and HyattSville plants.
The Washington times., 1936-10-02
FEDERAL AIDES
COULD QUIT
WHEN 90
Government Would Be
Allowed to Exercise
Option at That Age

Legislation for a 30-year retire
ment plan for Government en-
ployes. under which workers would
be eligible for retirement at the
age of 60 will be advocated by the
Civil Service Commission in the
next session of Congress, it was
learned today.
Under this plan, the retirement
costs to the Government would
amount to approximately $5,000,-
900 annually. There is also the
possibility the commission pointed
out, that the new retirement pro-
posal will pay for itself.
1t is planned that 60-year-old
Government employees, after 80
years service. may retire and
draw full annuity, with the Gov
eminent given the opportunity to
exercise its option to retire the
worker. only, however, where such
action would be deemed necessary.
In the event of a forced retire
menu, Cne commission explained,
employees would be protected by a
90-day notice, and then would be
given the right to appeal to the
Civil Service Commission.
At present the retirement age
for rank and file workers is 10,
with a 62-year and a 65-year class.
Under the new program the two
latter retirement classes would be
waived, giving workers in these
classes an opportunity to work
eight and five years longer.
The commission entertainS high
hopes for passage of this legisla-
ton. in view of the fact that Gov.
eminent employees have long advo-
Gated such a retirement plan, and
because Congress is expected to
approve of the proposal.
The Washington times., 1936-10-02
| NEN WASHINGTON'S 90
a. Heroes mBZZZQ @
Charles Bradley Used His Gun Once and Shot
Knife From Thugs Hand, Saving
His Pal
His Pal.

It was the unerring aim of De-
tective Sergeant Charles Hamil-
ton Bradley, retired member Of
the Metropolitan Police Depart
ment that saved the life of Harry
G. Pratt, later Major and Super
intendent of Police.
The two we're partners many
years ago. and, while making
their rounds, a tough character
leaped on Pratt and attempted
to stab him.
1t was then that Bradley was
forced to use his gun, the
only time he ever did so in his
long career of 80 years, and shot
the knife out of the thugs
hand.
Sergeant Bradley was the man
responsible for the arrest and
conviction of the entire Red Bill
Gang for the murder of Gen. G.
H. Anger.
Later he captured a member
of the BlackSmith's Gang of Low
erS Lane and secured his convic-
ton for murder. Another of
his famous cases was the solution
of the burglary of the home of
Postmaster General Harry S.
New.
One of Sereant Bradley's
priced possessions is a photo
graph showing him with the late
President Woodrow Wilson, when
he was detailed as a special
guard to the President.
After his retirement he was
not content to be idle, and is now
The Washington times., 1936-10-02
Lip Reading Glass
Planned at Hospital

Free classes in lip reading for
persons hard of hearing will be
started at the Episcopal Eye, Ear,
and Throat Hospital, 1147 Fiji
tenth st. N. w., beginning next
Tuesday from p. m. until p. m.
These classes, for adults only, will
continue for 80 weeks.
Glasses for children will begin
II a. n Saturday, Oct. 10 at Of
fices of the Washington League
for the Hard of Hearing, 1116 Yer
mont Ave. N. w.
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7,167 SIGN UP
IN RED CROSS
R0LLCALL
largest Enrolment
Is in u. S. Division
of Gen. Boschen

Enrolment in the Red Cross
Roll Call today had jumped to
7,167, as the campaign to enroll
5000 persons in Washington went
into its fifth day.
The largest enrolment is in the
Government division under Gen.
Fred w. Boschen, chief of finance.
U. S. A.. where 5,314 subscriptions
are reported.
The other divisions reported as
follows: Financial, 453; utilities,
245; professional, 228; business,
452; residential, 95; miscellaneous,
381.
A description of the facilities at
the local headquarters of the Red
Cross in the chapter house, 1870
E St. N. w., broadcast over Station
WMAL, featured today'S program
in the Roll Call. Miss Mabel Board
man, secretary of the National
Red Cross and chirman of volun-
teers in the local campaign, was
interviewed by Ted Kimball, news
commentator.
In the meantime, the Roll Call
campaign also was carried on in
the schools, although no money is
collected in any of the school
buildings. Mr.. Frank w. Ballou,
superintendent of schools, issued
statement in which he said:
Pupils are not to be solicited
to bring money or anything
whatsoever in the school. The
school assumes the responsibility
of placing Red Cross literature
in the hands of students SO they
may take it to their homes for
the information of their parents,
but no money will be collected
in school buildings"
The Washington times., 1936-10-02
BIG LEAGUE
PISTOL SHOOT
MONDAY
3 Police Departments
To Compete for
Times Trophy

Washington will have it's first
view of big league" pistol shoot
ing Monday at the District Ma
tional Guard range at Camp
Simms. when a score of police
teams will go into action in The
washington Times Metropolitan
Police Pistol Matches.
Interest in the competition CEN
tiers in the three-way rivalry for
The Times Trophy, which is to be
shot for by the Metropolitan Pc
lice, the Maryland Police and the
Virginia State Police.
The winner of this match will
receive The Times Trophy for per
manent possession, and each mem
Der of the winning team of six
men will receive a medal. In ad-
dition there will be a gold medal
for the high man on each team.
Open Competition
In addition to this match, there
will be an open competition for
police, and invitations have been
sent to the New York city, Pitts
burgh, Lower Marion, Pa, York,
Pa; Teaneck, N. j.; New Jersey
State Police, Pennsylvania State
Police and West Virginia State
Police.
Other teams expected to COM
pete will be the Park Police,
Treasury Guards, White House
Police, Lorton Reformatory
Guards and Alexandria Police.
While the Metropolitan Police
team has been favored to take
The Times Trophy in view of its
victory over the Maryland team
CONTINUED on Page %, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1936-10-02
One Permit Revoked.
40 Are Suspended

The driving permit of District
resident was revoked today and
the privileges of two suspended for
As days, while Al others had their
permits to drive in the city Sus-
pended for 80 and Is days by the
Board of Revelations, Suspensions
and Reservations for violations of
Capital regulations.
The person whose permit was re-
voked was Caster Coles, 1905 FIT
tenth St. N. w., 81 miles.
Suspended for IS Days
Benjamin F. Barry, $40 1 st.
N. W., second offense, so miles.
ward LeCarpentier, 1922
Tenth st. N. w., second offense, As
miles.
The Washington times., 1936-10-02
NOW
LdndOn LOUes
His Bridge
AND WHY!
BY HELEN ESSARY

Gov. ALT M. Landon loves to
play bridge. Once he begins a
game, he keeps on as long as he
The Washington times., 1936-10-02
Fireman Roy N. Huff
Retired for Disability

Fireman Roy M. Huff was re-
tired today for physical disability
after serving IL years with No. 7
Engine Company, R Street, near
Tenth Street Northwest.
Huff contracted heart trouble
as the result of a fire he was
battling some years ago. His bud
dies at the engine house presented
him with a fishing rod and reel.
The Washington times., 1936-10-02

VOTE AMERICAN
The Washington times., 1936-10-02

can tlnd any
body to m a k e
a four t h. no
m a t er what
the hour of day
or night.
A b e a u tiful
story about one
of the COVER
n RS brid g e
gameS-the one
staged in Mil
W a u k e e last
Saturday night
has come to
us from travel
ers on his cam
paign train.
The Washington times., 1936-10-02

Unfortunately we cannot report
that the Governor got his money
back at the bridge game. The
gentlemen with whom he played
are wandering in remote places,
writing about the campaign. But
the impression of those who heard
about the game was that Mr.. Ian
don did not collect. But he wore
down the enemy in four hours
and a half trying.
The Washington times., 1936-10-02

connected with the Liberty Ma
tional Bank and is also an in
Spector for the Boxing Commits.
sion. He resides at 1929 Column
bia Rd. N. W., where he and his
wife recently celebrated their
forty-fifth wedding anniversary.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-24
New Revue For
The Howard

Beginning today the Howard
Theater presents as it's stage at
traction the 1885 edition of the
Black and White Revue.
Heading this array of stars are
Bert Glenn of the Earl CarrolrS
Sketch Book; Lee Murray, York
and Tracy, George Burns & Co.,
the Is Earl Carroll dancing
beauties, the original Snake
Hips" Tucker, Cora Green, Dusty
Fletcher, Monte Hauley, Lillian
Fitzgerald, Billie McLarron and
the Clarence Robinsons Sepia
Dancing Darlings music for this
musical hit is furnished by the
SoutheranreS Orchestra.
On the screen Carroll Lombard
and Fred MacMurray are fea-
tured in Hands Across the
Table"
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MOVIE
CLOCK

RKO-KEITH'S-Irene Dunno in
The Magnificent ObSeSsion, >"
1885 a. M, 2:07, ABB. TOO, 9:40
p. m. March of Time, 11:15 a. m.
1:46, AIT, 6:48, 9:19 p. m.
FOX Gladys Swarthout in
Rose of the Rancho" 10:45 a. m,
1881, ALP. 1903, 9:54 p. m. Stage,
1921, 3:12, sos, 8:45 p. m.
EARLE-Herbert Marshall in
IF You Could Only Cook" 10
a. M, 1920. $50, Sis, TAO, GAS
p. m. Stage. 1920 a. m, las,
4:10, 6:35, 900 p. m.
COLUMBIA-Joe Morrison in
Its a Great Life" 1910, 2:05,
400, 800, 7:55, $50 p. m.
HOWARD-Carole Lombard in
Hands Across the Table" 1915,
2:45, Sis, 7:45, 1915 p. m. Stage
1886 Edition Black and White
Revue, 1870, 400, $50, 900 p. m.
PALACE-Claudette Colbert in
THE Bride Comes Home" 1910,
2:30, 4:50, tbs, $50 p. m.
METROPOLITAN-Gail Patrick
in Lone Wolf Returns" 11:25 a.
M, los, $50, ABS, $40, 500,
GAS p. m.
LITTLE-"The informer," 1925,
100, 1888, 5:37, TAO and 9:44.
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land and the United States. She
was graduated from Wellesley
College in 1881 and is a painter.
Her works have been seen in
exhibitions in this city and Paris.
She has never before appeared
on the stage.
A MODEST HERO
Since Danny Terrell is the only
Carnegie hero medalist in the mo-
ton picture industry, Warner
Bros. will pick up his option. AS
a matter of fact, Mr.. Terrell is
the only movie celebrity to crack
page one without getting divorced
or married. Good luck, Danny,
and may you have no greater
troubles in 1886 than the real
estate agents who will want that
$1,000 as first payment on the
Terrell homestead.
MR.. EPSTEIN'S SHOW
Lew Epstein has been trying for
two years to get Mae West away
from Hollywood for a personal ap-
pearance tour. He dangled as
much as $4,000 a week before the
curvaceouS blonde and once al
most got a nibble. Then Mae got
scared off by thoughts of the
crowds.
Mr.. Epstein Blossom pal of AL
folsom finally gave it up and
came East to organize his own
show. 1t is the Hollywood Cabaret
Company and will be coming to
the Fox Theater next Friday.
Over the phone yesterday Lew adj
mitted his revue will offer no bril-
liant names but talented new en-
tertainers with a one hour pro-
gram he is ready to match against
any revue touring the varieties.
MIKE is ACTOR NOW
Mike Hirano, for 25 years the
japanese valet and handy man
for George M. Cohan has always
wanted to act. He thinks there
is very little to it once you
learn the words.
In Dear Old Darling" which
Mr.. Conan brings to the Ma
tional Theater February 10 there
is a Wallets role. Mike makes his
stage debut and there is more
than suspicion that George M.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-24
Cohon COMING
Februory10

George M. Conan returns to
Washington Monday, February 10
the same Cohan that Washing
ton knows so well. The song and
dance man! In the new play Of
his own writing he is not really
a song and dance man, but he
has the heart Of one, which Is
just the same.
The play is called Dear Old
Darling" simply because the girls
call George a dear old darling.
In the title role the Yankee
Doodle Boy has given himself, &C
cording to reviews in other cities,
considerable opportunity to romp
all over the place. The National
is the scene of festivities.
The story has to do with a re-
tired business man who gets him.
self involved with a girl he met
in Europe. She holds on to him
for dear life" as the saying
goes. even though he looks upon
her as a nice kid. Her attempt
to win him and the true sweet
hearts attempt to Find out
things" makes for a jolly evening.
Simply, a man in trouble over
women is the motivating quality.
And Conan sure lets himself in
for every sort of a feminine mess
possible in his Dear Old Darl-
ing"
In the playful Mr.. Cohan de-
scribeS his eclair as a comic ex-
perience in two acts" He has
lavishly mounted the play in two
wide and handsome settings. Sam
Forrest did the directing.
Among the prominent players
are Ruth Shepley. Charles D.
Brown, Joseph Sweeney, Theresa
Maxwell Conover. Marion Shock
ley. Walter Gilbert, Ben Lack
land, Mike Hirano Cmaking his
first appearance on any stage,
having been Mr.. Cohan'S man Fri
day for many years., Edna Hol-
land, Reynolds DenniSton, For
rest Orr and Joseph R. Garry.
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Five Shows At
Earle Today

Because of the popularity of
Major Bowes' amateurs on tour
an entirely new unit of talented
entertainers, none of whom have
appeared in Washington before
the Earle Theater has scheduled
five stage shows for Friday, when
the amateurs begin their local en-
gagement.
The Earle will open its doors at
GAS Friday morning with If You
Could Only Cook" the screen fea-
ture starring Herbert Marshall
and Jean Arthur, going on the
screen at 10 o'clock.
The first stage show will begin
at 1921. Other stage shows will
be offered at las, AIS, 6:35 and
8:55 p. m.
Other presentations of the fea-
ture film will be at 1925, $50,
Sis, TAO and 1905 p. m.
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/ Cover HOu yWOOd

of Picardy," and Eyes, We Have
No BananaS"-of all things.
Bank nights at our local Cali
fornia theaters are taking the rap
slowly but surely. A group of mer-
chants have banded together and
appealed to the Government that
bank nights are really a form Of
lottery Eastern writers are
certainly rapping A. c. Blumen-
thai because he's been rushing
the most exploited New York
debutantes of this season. They
claim that the college boys who
form the well-known stage line
cannot cope with Mr.. BIS sheaves
of orchids. Hence, he's intruding
on their grounds. Can't gal
pick her own company?
They're having a fine time with
authenticity in Suffers Gold" at
Universal. Seeing as how the pic.
ture deals with miners and gold
nuggets (Which we're used in dem
days. the have been using $4,000
worth of real gold nuggets for
sequences. 1t would seem that
limitations don't clink the anne
as the real Mccoy when picked
up on the sound track and, what's
more (not that they don't trust
everybody, there's gent on the
set whose mission in life is to
count every one Of the nuggets
each morning before shooting be-
gins and each evening before
shooting stops Doris Dudley.
who was rehearsing part in
END of Summer" for the New
York Theater Guild, was given
two days off to fly out here and
make a test for William Powell'S
"One to Two" for R.-K.-O. That's
rushing for you.
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BY LLOYD PANTAGEs


Copyright. 1885, King Features syndI-
cate, Inc.)
HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 24.-Much
ado about really nothing. The
battle Of the century was waged
and won by Maize West via Para
mount. They were not going to
renew her contract because, al
though she made scadS of money
for them, her temperament on the
lot was something completely so
and so, like Theda Bara used to
be at Fox. But after looking at
the ledgers the powers that be de-
cided that she was too valuable
to discard so they re-lifted her OPP
ton with only one new clause,
and that IS that she listen to rea-
son and not go stalking off the
set when she feels a slight bit OF
temperament coming on.
1t was rather startling to hear
that Anna May Wong of her own
volition turned down the very
fine role of Lotus in "The Good
Earth" but then maybe it isn't
so startling when you hear her
story. The role of Lotus would
be held in great 'disdain by the
Chinese and she (being LADY, to
play a secondary role to Wen
nese, Luise Rainier (who is play
ing Olan) seemed just a little too
ridiculous seeing as how Miss
Wong really wanted to play Olan
from scratch-so there you be.
If the hit tune, THE Music Goes
Round and Round" continues to
sell as munificently as it is doing
at the moment, it will soon leap
into the class of best sellers Of
all time which include Silver
Threads Among the Gold" Roses
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-24
"Informer" Is
Held Over

'"The Informer," the film with
one of the strangeSt box office
records in the history of motion
pictures, will begin a third sue
cessive week Sunday at the Little
Theater. Already the only pic
ture to play a second week at
the Little, this will make The
Informer" by far the most popu-
lar attraction ever shown at
Washington's revival house.
1.-THE Informer," a tense, dra-
matte story of the Irish Rebellion.
starring Victor McLaglen, was
highly praised by critics when it
opened at first-run theaters, but
the public wasn't attracted. 1t
was considered a box office
flop"
Critics, however, continued to
shower praise upon it. Smart
magazines printed McLaglen's pic.
ture and stories of the film. Even
writer's on topics other than the
theater mentioned his perform.
ance. Then both New York and
Washington drama editors, voting
as groups for the first time, Sc
lected the picture as the finest of
the season and McLaglen as the
best actor of the year.
Finally, after it was headed for
oblivion in libraries and vaults,
the public began to show an in
terest. Fans began inquiring where
it could be seen. Immediately fol
lowing the local critics poll, the
Little booked it for a week. During
the first seven days there was not
an empty seat in the house. This
week also all attendance records
were shattered. 1t is, in short, at
last a popular hit.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-24
MorIene Dietrich Is Teamed
With Gary Cooper in New
Release Called Desire
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

Paramount Pictures is sponsoring exploitation idea.
It's serving movie samples to critics
So Harry Hunter exchange busted off the seats
in his Bou Theater North Capitol Street yesterday and
showed choice cuttings from three Paramount features all
ready release The idea is to whet the appetite for critics
by showing traers de luxe.
First Marlene Dietrich and Gary Cooper in Desire "
that the beautiful Maren has been of Para
mounts annual headaches Those who directed her recent
pictures couldn't remember anything but the beauty of
the STAR became completely obsessed with the idea of photo
graphing that beauty the best advantage They forgot all
about telling story that would interest movie
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Paramount Readies
New Aviation Film

With a crew headed by Mitchell
Lessen now shooting backgrounds
for Thirteen Hours by Air" at
airportS all across the country,
cast Of 26 players and 500 ex-
tras can expect to be called with
in the next 10 days for the film.
The picture. which will fea-
ture Fred MacMurray. also has
Alan Baxter and Brian Donlevy
the public enemies of Mary
Burns, Fugitive major roles.
Other Paramount players cast in
the film are Dean Jaeger,
Adrienne Marden and little David
Holt.
All the important airports on
the tranScontinental run of one
Of the major airlines will be
seen in the film and Fred Mac
Murray, with the same director
he had in Hands Across the
Table" is expected to step up
another notch as a romantic
polite comedian.
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wrote the part so that his man
Friday could satisfy a yearning.
Among familiar faces in the
Conan company will be Walter
Gilbert, seen here last spring as
Ethel Barrymore's leading man
and one of the E Street stock
alumni and Forrest Orr, post
graduate of the Steve Cochran
Company.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-24

Bad Girl' on his list Of Holly
wood achievements.
La Dietrich is teamed again with
Gary Cooper with whom she made
her most successful American pic
ture, Morocco" It looks like
very successful reunion for while
I think Gary Cooper is wooden
actor I concede that his technique
in romantic c1incheS is the kind
that makes the girls sigh. That's
why he gets $4,000 a week.
I can't tell you much about the
story of Desire" for the sample
we received yesterday was mostly
plain and fancy kissing. I take Mr..
Hunters word for it that Desire"
will make La Dietrich important
to exhibitors. And BorZage is one
Of the few Hollywood directors
worthy of a bet any time he
bosses a picture. Desire" is tick
eted for the Earle Theater some
time in February.
Both Ethel Norman and Bing
Crosby sing in Anything Goes"
which is assurance enough that
Cole Porter'S lyrics will be we'll
taken care of in this picture.
Charlie Ruggles is Public Enemy
No. 10 and Lewis Milestone directs.
Then there is Harold Lloyd'S
'Milky Way" which has the shell
specialized comedian getting into
all kinds of trouble with a prize
fight gang led by Adolphe Menjou.
They just show one of the Lloyd
gags in this trailer and it's pip
pin. Loew's gets these two fea-
lures.
I was waiting for a Mae West
lollipop but Mr.. Hunter assures me
this will be along in the next
bunch of samples.
JOE TUMULTY'S BEST
Barrister Joseph P. Tumulty in
a luncheon chat with your editor
at the Willard. observed that if
he were decorating any picture in
the recent releases, his laurel
would be pinned on M.-G.-M.'s
"Ah, Wilderness" with an extra
medal for Lionel Barrymore.
=. POWELL RUMORS
Eleanor Powell, tap dancer de
luxe is out of the Shuberts' revue,
cat Home Abroad" suffering from
nervous exhaustion. Plenty of
rllmors about her absence some
saying back stage jealousy is re-
SponSible and others that the
dancer is eager to quit Broadway
and resume her Hollywood career.
The Shuberts announce Miss
Powell will return to the cast on
Monday. Meantime the goSSips
have it that Ruby Keeler has been
propositioned to come east and
fill the Eleanor Powell spot.
DIPLOMATIC DEBUT
Miss Yuen Tsung SEE, daughter
of DR.. Alfred SEE, Chinese Ambas-
Sador to the United States. will
make her professional stage debut
on Monday night in New York in
LADY Precious Stream" the
ancient Chinese fantasy, which
will have its American premiere
at the Booth Theater.
Although Morris Gest, producer
Of the play in this country, was
vague about the nature of the role
Miss SEE will play-declining to
comment "for reasons of state"-
he did say that it would be i'm
portant"
Miss SEE, who is generally called
by the more familiar first name
of Mamie, which means Little
Sister, has spent most of her life
aimee she was 5 years old in Eng