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The Washington times., 1936-02-13

} 4uS AGGeuu&uCe AC G0e1G young
peoples concerts Is increasing
each week. Yesterday, there were
so many that the supply Of pro-
grams ran out. The oboe, English
horn, and bassoon were demon
strated in connection with the
Largo" movement Of Dvorak's
New World Symphony"
The theme Of Souvenir"
Drdla). shown above. will be rec.
ognized as q piece usually heard
as a violin solo. It Is O sort Of
argument between the violin and
the accompaniment with q happy
compromise at the end.
For the first time in his new
capacity as second leader Of the
Marine Band, William F. Santel-
mann, conducted the symphony
concert last night at the Marine
Barracks.
Included on the program were
such numbers as ''Fingal's Cave"
(MendelsSohn; "Natchez-O On The.
Hill" (PowelD: selections from
1.-THE Bartered Bride" (Smetana) |:
and LES PreludeS" (Liszt).
His command of the interpreta-
ton Of the music and the ability
to convey his wishes to the play
ers resulted in q fine concert. Mr..
Santelmann is the son Of the late
Captain Santelmann, who was
leader Of the Marine Band for q
number Of years after John Phil
lips SouSa gave up the post.
Mr.. Santelmann has held the
position Of concertmaSter with the
Marine Band Symphony OrcheS-
ira for several years. Judging by
the members of the orchestra, he
is well liked.
The Department Of Agriculture
Orchestra under the direction Of
DR.. Walter Bauer, gave q concert
last night in the Department Au-
ditorium that showed the advance
ment this organization Is steadily
making.
The program including evil
liam TELL" (RoSsini): Peer Gynt
Suite" (Grieg); and Symphony
No. s." (MendelSsohn), was much
more pretentious than previous
programs given by this orchestra.
After several other appearances
Of this orchestra, we had claSSed it
as the best amateur organization
The Washington times., 1936-02-13


Emanuel List, baSSo, were accorded
q most enthusiastic reception yes
terday morning at the Mayflower
Hotel, in the Joint recital pre-
sented by Mrs. Lawrence Town
send.
Nine. Lehman, famed as an In
terpreter Of German lieder. con-
fined her songs to this type Of
music. Her intense dramatic In
depreciation makes one forget
while listening that her voice may
not be the same in all registers.
When she confines her singing to
the lower register, the tones are
warm and rich, but the voice
changes to q thinner quality as
she ascends the scale.
Mr.. List, new Metropolitan
basso, displayed q voice that re.
mains the same throughout his
range. It is powerful and filled
with an appealing combination Of
overtoneS that makes his voice one
Of the most beautiful Of baSsos
before the public today. It may
have been the back seat we oc-
cupied, but there were all too
many moments when we could not
hear his tones. Possibly he was
OVERRIDING the sense Of the dra-
matte with too great contrasts.
Mr.. List included a number of
old favorites in his groups and
encores, such as "The Two Gren-
adiers" (Schumann); I'm diesen
heiligen Hallen" (Mozart); LIE
Corr" and Down in the Deep Gel
lar" The audience was especially
pleased with "Old Black joe" and
"Old Man River" In lie Coz" :"
however, he did not reach for the
high tone near the end, but sang
it an octave lower. Unless he were
conserving his voice, 1t Is not as
robust as some, but what it lacks
in this particular, it makes UP in
sweetness Of tone.
The young peoples free con.
cert, to be given by the U. s.
Navy Band Symphony Orchestra
next Wednesday at 4 o'clock at
the Navy Yard Sail Loft, will in
clude the following works "Rhap-
sody No. 8" Oiszt); Souvenir"
(Drdla); "PolonaiSe Militaire"
Chopin; Fantasy on two Rus
sian airs, tx a m arin s K a a"
(Glinka); and Symphony in D
Minor" (Franck).
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Of its kind we had heard in wash
ington.
After last night we feel It neces-
Sary to qualify this statement to
some extent. We noted for the
first time since hearing the or.
cheStra, several moments when
the violins were playing slightly
out Of tune, and again the brasses
made some sour harmony with
the trombone somewhat flat.
Possibly these defects were due
to o program that was too am
bilious for the time at hand for
rehearsal. The seldom-heard Men
delssohn symphony was interest
ing to listen to, although it does
not adhere to strict form. The
orchestra sounded best in this, the
heaviest work.
The Washington times., 1936-02-13
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The Washington times., 1936-02-13
NAVAL PARLEY
COLLAPSE
FEARED
BY KINGsBURY SMITH
International News Service


The United States today wa
seen In danger Of being made the
scapegoat Of the London naval
conference.
Fear prevailed In naval quar-
ters here that Europe's willy
diplomats were about to slip q
':fast one" over on the American
delegation to the conference.
This fear was based on London
reports that France was blocking
efforts to reach an agreement on
$4,000 tons as the size for battle.
ships.
American naval experts consider
This amout Of tonnage absolutely
essential for the ships which form
the backbone Of the American
Navy.
In order to secure British sup
port for the maintenance Of this
aize battleShip, the American dele
cation recently made an unprece-
dented concession to the British
in connection with small cruisers.
It agreed to the British proposal
to limit the construction Of
cruisers for the next five years to
ships Of 5000 tons with 6.1-inch
guns.
Important Concession
American naval experts have
long considered 10.000-ton cruisers
with 8-inch guns better suited to
this country'S naval needs, and
heretofore have refused to con-
cede this point. Great Britain
has been striving for years to in
duce the United States to adhere
to the smaller type cruiser and
especially to limit the size Of its
cruiser guns to 6.1 inches. The
Anglo-American deadlock on this
very issue wrecked the 1927 naval
conference.
The American delegation to the
London conference agreed to give
In ON this point for five years at
least in the hope Of achieving
some sort Of q naval limitation
agreement.
The understanding among naval
officers here was that in return
for this concession, the other four
powers would agree to America s
desire for 35,000-ton battleShips.
Britain, who previously has been
the chief opponent to the large.
size battleship, promised to sup.
port the American stand.
French Opposition
However, after the American
delegates had been induced vir
tually to sign on the dotted line,
France suddenly opposed the bat
tleShip agreement, insisting upon
limiting the size Of those ships
to $1,000 tons. The fact that this
size Is only 1900 tons from the
British desire for 25,O00-ton ships
aroused suspicion here that Great
Britain was getting France to
fight its battle.
Furthermore, Britain now is re.
ported to be weakening in sup
port Of the American stand and
an effort Is being made to post
pone any decision on battleShipS,
but maintain the agreement for
smaller cruisers. In view Of this
situation, there was a growing
sentiment among naval officers
here that the American delega.
tion should return home before
it loses further points,
The Washington times., 1936-02-13
Will Pick PLAYS

Four plays to enter the final con-
test in the District one-act play
tournament will be selected at
Roosevelt High School auditorium
tonight.
The Washington times., 1936-02-13
World Of Music
These Of Souvenir" BY Fronz Drdlo

; =
suggestion using and preserving the daily music ees
Many GpprecGon their pupils clip
paste 3r5 filing composers at
the top and fle them IN alphabetical orderJ
Evening star., 1936-12-06
Gennerich's Quips Often Eosed
Tension Surrounding President
.T0pinI Ex-POIicen,an Guard Vas Only
Person Who Called Roosevelt
"Pap-to His Face.

dent In mock anger. Gus" reared:
Shut up, or I'll tickle you!"
Interrupted Great Conference.
Another group of statesmen were
thankful to Gus" for relieving the
tautness which befell them during an
extremely critical conference with Mr..
Roosevelt at his town house in New
York. The President-elect had sum-
moned congressional bigwigs to discuss
the gathering crisis and future poll
cies. The Nation-saving conference
included Senate Leaders Hull, Robin
son and Harrison: House Members
Rainey. Byrns and Rayburn. Among
them we're men soon to be mantled
with cabinet honors.
As they met in an upstairs study, 1t
seemed that the house was crashing.
From below came sounds Of lamps
smashing. tables and chairs falling
over and pictures rattling. Led by the
more agile Robinson, the distinguished
assemblage headed for the scene Of
violence. As they crowded into the
downstairs room. they saw Gus" sit
ting on the stomach Of John Roosevelt.
And they heard "Gus"-a stranger to
most Of thern-say: There, damn you,
that will teach you to stop prepping
with mel"
First morning after the Roosevelts
moved into the White House, the burly,
roughneck, rough-spoken ex-cop
headed for the East Room-shrine Of
cold and brittle elegance. Soon there
drifted through the presidential man.
sion the strains Of Rosie O'Grady,"
Mamie O'Rourke" and even more
honky-tonk tunes.
As new occupants Of the First House
of the land, Mr.. and Mrs. Roosevelt
we're slightly concerned over the musi-
cal invasion. They dispatched buffers
and attaches to discover the cause. But
they rocked with laughter when they
discovered that Gus" was responsible
for the noise. He was giving the
famous gold piano a workout. Grim
ningly, he said afterward, mot so
Evening star., 1936-12-06

doesn't realize why Gus" deferred
his fadeout for 30 long.
Had Eye for Human Scene.
At White House receptions Gus"
was delight. Standing near the
President during the creating Of su-
preme Court justices, cabinet MEM
bers, diplomats. he had an eye for
the human scene. While the Presi-
dent was shaking hands witn Secre-
tary Hull or Chief Justice Hughes.
Gus" would spy an old friend half
way down the east room. Immedi-
ately formality vanished. His New
Yorkese. "Hyl Pail" How yah
doin,' baby!" or who won the last
race at Bowel" would thereupon in
terrupt the correct exchanges be-
tween Mr.. Roosevelt and his honor
able handshaker. The President
shrived on these irreverent interven-
tions.
But New York police veterans re-
call Gus" as the good samaritan
type Of cop. He escorted drunks home
instead Of to the hoosgow. Kids with
an itching hand for pushcarts' fruit
he took to their mothers instead of
to the Children's Court. He made
an arrest or used his club only when
he had to. As member Of the bomb
Evening star., 1936-12-06

squad. he helped to smash some Of
the worst criminal gangs In the five
boroughs.
President Roosevelt first heard Of
him in 1927. As O motorcycle cop,
Gus" was then patrolling the West
Side. While jouncing along on
Eleventh avenues cobblestones one
night. Q sleek limousine swept by. He
recognized several occupants as gang
sters wanted by the police. and gave
chase. They pumped their machine
guns at him, and he emptied his pis-
tol in return. Plugging their tires,
he caused the car to overturn, and
single-handedly brought them into
headquarters. He was Immediately
promoted to q detective status.
To portray Gus" simply as q
roistering figure would be unfair. At
Warm Springs the crippled children
loved him more than they did Presi-
dent Roosevelt. He used to supervise
the races they ran with wagons and
toy automobiles pathetically rigged
30 that they could operate them by
hand. He spent hours In reading
and talking to and entertaining
youngsters who could not leave their
hospital rooms. With them, as with
the President, he could be as tender,
Evening star., 1936-12-06

q deft, Is devoted, Is their own
father and mother.
Wrote Patients Often.
A frequent White House guest was
puzzled to see Gennerich sitting at
his desk outside the Presidents room
80 often writing laboriously. One day
this friend asked the President, What
Is Gus always writing there at his
desk?"
"Oh, Gus. you know he has a girl
in every port" the President replied
gaily; tten added, quietly: Don't
you know? Gus Is writing to those
kids down at Warm Springs. He
writes them all the time all about
what's going on here in the White
House"
Whenever he Travelled around the
country with the President and grad
yates Of Warm Springs in various
cities visited the presidential train,
he used to carry the children into
Evening star., 1936-12-06

good as q secondhand music box"
And he wasn't kidding-his lack Of
respect and reverence for gold sur
face ION q piano or on . mani was
his clearest quality.
Was Smart Politically.
Gus" was smart, politically. Many
people wonder why the President
seemed to understand human, every.
day psychology 20 keenly. One answer
may have been his frequent talks with
this man whose outlook was 80 human.
Together with the late Louis Howe.
Gus" made up the Presidents real
kitchen cabinet. Frequently Mr.. Roose-
welt asked his aides views with re-
gard to policies and personalities,
and the latter, unlike 50 many presi.
Dental advisers, told the brutal truth.
It Is said that his favortte answer was
nuts to that idea, pail"
Mr.. Roosevelt referred to Gus" Is
his Committee Of the Whole" One
hitherto untold incident serves to sug-
gest the closeness Of Gus" to the
White House family. About a year
ago, the President was scheduled to
attend dinner which was to be pre-
sided over by a distinguished Demo-
crat who also happens to be q politi-
cally infamous lobbyist.
When attending the President at
such affairs, Gus" used to escort Mr..
Roosevelt to his chair. adjust the presi-
dental braces and then retire to .
nearby seat, giving over the space at
the Presidents side to the presiding
ofacer.
But, in this case. Mrs. Roosevelt.
who has almost as uncanny q politi-
cal sense as her husband. was wor-
ried about the publicity which photo
graphs of the Presidents entry would
give to the lobbyist who was to pre-
side on this particular occasion. So
q few minutes before the dinner.
she called Gus" aside and asked him
to remain alongside .ie President
until all the still and movie pictures
had been taken. Thereby, he would
prevent the lobbyist from shining in
reflected glory and staging a come
on stunt for prospective clients. To
this day, the Democrat-on-the-make
Evening star., 1936-12-06

August Adolph Gennerich. whose
body Is being returned aboard the
cruiser Indianapolis for burial In his
native land. was the only man who
called President Roosevelt pal" to his
face.
The former New York policeman's
informality lightened many q tense
moment for the President. Gennerich
occupied role scarcely sensed by the
public, which saw him only as the
photographed assistant Of the Presi-
dent at the dinners, meetings, de-
partures and picnics.
To the ex-policeman. who served as
guard, nurse, masseur and gay COM
panion. the head of the worlds most
powerful Nation was Pal"
It is true that he carried the Presi-
dent when necessary, manipulated his
leg braces. doused him at water polo.
rubbed tired muscles. ran shopping
errands for Mrs. Roosevelt and rolled
on the floor of the red room with
Roosevelt children and dogs.
But the Polish boy with the York
Vile neutrality-suspicious. an
extremely important service in the
White House scheme of things. He
would never discuss it. 50 1t is only q
guess whether he did It consciously
or not. But so deep was his UNDER
standing of human nature-high or
low-that it's probable he played his
role deliberately.
Focused Attention on Self.
Gus" relieved the strain which
the Presidents afiiction often imposed
upon diplomats. politicians. civilians
and officials who we're ushered into
his presence for the first time. He
eased the tension which frequently
fell over an official reception or a
private party upon the Presidents
slow entrance. With his quips and
clowning Gus" focused attention
upon himself, rather than his harge.
He treated the Chief EXecuti, = as an
ordinary human being-without awe
or servility. He made no attempt to
conceal the fact that his aid was nee
essary whenever Mr.. Roosevelt moved.
The natural result was that on
lockers lost whatever embarrassment
they may have felt. Nobody-not even
Mr.. Roosevelt-could be stern or up
pish in the presence Of Gennerich's
prancing.
There was the time, for instance
when Mr.. and Mrs Roosevelt threw a
hot-dog picnic at Hyde Park for bevy
of oficial personaees and correspond.
ents. At the moment, Sumner Welles
Assistant Secretary of State, was in
Cuba in an attempt to discover what
all the shooting there was about. Ir
the midst of the feast, the President
was called away to discuss the island
affair with welles by long-distance
telephone.
With another Secret Service man
Gus" formed a handmade seat
children call 1t "cradle"-to carry
Mr.. Roosevelt to the phone at tn.
nearby cottage AS they proceeded
Gus" started to sway the President
| while he accompanied the maneuvel
by singing in his excellent tenor
London Bridge Is Failing Down.
The presidential gust of laughter va!
so hearty that it handicapped Gen
nerich's solo. Turning on the Presi'
Evening star., 1936-12-06

MI Roosevelt's private car On his
shoulders.
Next to Mr.. Roosevelt, his favorite
was the late King Albert OF Belgium,
who decorated him. ).
tCoryright 1885. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. IneJ
Great Britain has adopted Q dxed
scale of fines for motorists.
Evening star., 1936-12-06
LAND0N STAYS IN CAMP

Will Come Out Of Swamp Base
Late Tomorrow.
MONTICELLO, Fla, December 5 up.
-Gov. Alfred NJ. Landon's fishing
and hunting companions remained in
o secluded Wacissa River swamp to-
day and no one had information on
the Kansan's luck with gun or reel
Gov. Landon, who has been in the
camp since Wednesday, will come out
late tomorrow and board a boat at
ApAlachicola for fishing trip in the
Gulf Of Mexico Monday.
Evening star., 1936-08-04
(copyright. 1860
Psychology
BY DIR. JESSE w. SPROWLS.
Science of Breath.

THE Greek "ology" means science
The Greek word psyche" means
breath. Put the two together and you
have psychology" which originally
meant "the science of breath"
The ancient Greeks. who invented
this term, supposed that your breath
was your soul. 1t entered and lett
your body at regular intervals. corre-
spending to the acts OF inhallng ano
exhaling. During sleep 1t wandered
far and wide and participated in those
strange activities which we remember
as dreams. In case of death, the soul
wandered so far that 1t failed TO nno
its way back to the body.
For several centuries, the breath
scientists were interested in locatlng
the exact spot where the soul re-
sided. The best they could make out
was that the heart was the true place
of contact between body and soul. This
was easy to infer. When one was
depressed, the soul was partially alb
sent. Peculiar bodily feelings in the
region of the heart accompanied the
depression. In exalted moments the
opposite feelings seemed to center in
the region of the heart. More breath
(souD was present. Our own refer
ences to brave heart" and faint
heart" are traditions handed down
from the time that psychology was
the science Of breath.
<Copyright, 1850
Evening star., 1936-08-04
The Old Gardener Says:

Most of the climbing roses are
grown on their own roots, for
which reason they can be propa-
gated freely from cuttings. This
is a very easy way to increase
ones stock, especially with GER
tain kinds which root readily.
Dorothy Perkins can be multi
piled rapidly by laying down the
canes that are near the ground
and covering them with a little
soil. Roots will form and at the
end of a year the new plants may
be separated from the parent.
This plan may also be followed
with other free-growing kinds. but
with most varieties it is better to
make cuttings. The lovely DR..
Van Fleet can be increased very
easily this way, and so can Silver
Moon and several others of this
type. With roses having the
character of DR.. Van Fleet, it is
best to use short. sturdy pieces of
half-ripened wood. Most Of the
rampant growing ramblers, like
Dorothy Perkins, Excelsa and
Climbing American Beauty, will
seldom fail to take root if sections
of the cane are pulled off at q
joint.
(Copyright. 1850
Evening star., 1936-08-04
Star Makes
HOuSeWOrk
Her Hobby
Finds Cooking and
Sewing. Enjoyable
Pastimes.
BY ELSIE PIERCE.

FOR most women there's not much
glamour in cooking or sewing.
That's because these chores are part
of their daily routine. But many a
screen star does good deal Of both
for fun.
Geneva Mitchell. a Ziegfeld Follies
girl, as her mother was before her,
knitted socks for soldiers during the
World War. And it wasn't just war
time pose, for she is genuinely fond
Of fancywork. She is adept with the
crochet hook and needle, does excel
lent embroidery, makes most Of her
own clothes, and she likes to cook,
too. So you see she considers hobbies
what most women think Of as work
with accent on the Wo).
Born beautiful, Miss Mitchell's face
and figure landed her in the Follies,
and ziegfeld featured her in his IA
nous Midnight Follies" as a spe-
cialty dancer. She gained interna-
tional publicity as the original Pogo
girl, leading a chorus Of pogo-stick-
mounted chorines in a manner that
left blase New York gasping.
From stage to Follies to screen n
1929, Miss Mitchell has established
herself as a type of wise cracking
chorus girl-a role in which she excels
and in which sne is usually cast.
She likes her outdoor sports as well
as her cooking-likes the sports to be
fast. Her favorite spectator sports
are polo, base ball and foot ball, and
her favorite diversions tennis, ping
pong and golf. The latter, she says,
serve double purpose-entertainm
and to keep the shape in shape"
Exercise. fresh air and sunlight are
her chief beauty secrets. and her
prescription is take plenty of them
daily"
Fricasse chicken with fashioned
dumplings is her idea of something
really swell in the line of provender, -
although about everything else in the
eating line runs the chicken a close
race.
Her own coloring-blue eyes, red
brown hair. She is 5 feet inches tall
and weighs 1l8 pounds. Her favorite
colors are blue, white and gray. with
crepe chiffon as her favorite material.
(Copyright, 1885,