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Evening star., 1936-05-12

in Hollywood on Tuesday to play lead
pletely recovered from the breakdown
or sulks-which caused her sudden
withdrawal from AT Home Abroad"
several weeks ago.
Leslie Howards three favorite polo
ponies go with him to England :.
Nine. Rossignol, mother of Charles
Boyer. has arrived in Hollywood to
spend the Summer months with her
son An ill-natured some one re-
moved the inner tubes from the tires
of George Rats new car and re-
placed them with throw-aways q.
Sylvia Sydney expects to find a ro-
mantle reason for living in England
She left last Friday on the Berengaria
to make a picture for Gaumont-
British Mary Brian has cut all
social dates during the making Of her
current film. "Spendthrift," except
those featuring Cary Grant ;. KEITH
Gallian happy because she has been
assigned the studio on the Paramount
lOb 4OHlcIly otSuPiCu Wy Sidld DUN
and Pola Negri . Alan Mowbray,
George Brent and Henry Mollinson
went fishing over the week end in
Johnny Weissmullers yacht. "All we
caught" said Alan, was three large
hangovers."
Harriet Hilliard refused the lead
ing role with William Powell in the
highly successful "Ex Mrs Bradford"
preferring to visit her husband in New
York instead Merle Oberon, in
person, brings a lunch box prepared
by her own cook to David Niven when
he fights for The Light Brigade" on
location Constance Bennett. in
party Of four that included Gilbert
Roland, seen here, there and every
where in New York City.
A thumbnail description of a GER
tain glamorous continental star-90
per cent animal, 10 per cent nail
polish.
Copyright. 1896. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. IncD
Evening star., 1936-05-12
RETIRED POLICEMEN
GET FREE TREATMENT

Services of the Board of Police and
Fire Surgeons have been made avail
able to retired policemen, according
to an order received today by George
w. Sellers, secretary of the Associa-
tio, Of Retired Policemen.
The order was issued by the Com
missioners to bring the retired police.
men in line with retired firemen, who
already have the free service. The
order is effective at once.
Evening star., 1936-05-12

Lest you forget, this famous RK-O
picture was the forerunner of the
David Copperfields" and the Little
Lord Fauntleroys" When it was pro-
duced the other-camp film moguls
turned up their noses and said that
such lavender and lace recreation
would never earn its producers sou.
Miss Hepburn was a newcomer who
would be blasted to the skies for try
ing to do something beyond her pow
ers, and as for putting Joan Bennett
in the role of small girl, why 1t was
stuff and nonsense!
You remember what happened-the
sensation of the seaSon-by far Miss
Hepburn's greatest role, and an adap-
tation of such definite sympathy and
appeal that even strong men admitted
that they had broken down a couple
of times during the running.
1t was unquestionably loyal and a
satisfied audience that greeted Miss
Hepburn's return in Little Women"
yesterday. The music, particularly
the haunting theme song that accom-
panies it, seemed as familiar as the
well-remembered story; Miss Hepburn
was younger, uglier, and sometimes
lovelier, than she has ever been; and
Frances Dee. Jean Parker and Joan
Bennett played the girls with every
ounce of strength in them.
The film seemed as mellow as old
wine or an old friend. 1t reached out
just as it did in its infancy and made
you like it whether you wanted to or
not People came in silence and in
reverence and even with crutches.
OF all films We believe that Kath-
erine Hepburn should always like this
the best.
X
JUST because Stefh Dunna appeared
in La Cucaracha," the first bril-
liant colored short" there is rumor
going the rounds that her new film
Dancing Pirates" is not the full
length cinema that it actually is.
Evening star., 1936-05-12
PUPILS USE OWN IDEAS
IN SHAKESPEARE PLAY
Merchant of Venice" Chosen for
Production by Junior High
School Group.

School Group.
CHAKESPEARE'S THE Merchant Of
~ Venice" as developed by the IL, IL
and 13 year old boys and girls of the
Children's Community Theater, un-
der the direction of Miss Helen Burton,
will be played tomorrow night at 8:l5
o'clock in Roosevelt High School Au-
ditorium.
The junior high school youngsters
will appear in roles made famous by
the worlds greatest actors, and will
play the roles, using their own lines
and their own stage business, which
they themselves have evolved after a
study of the plot and a careful analysis
of such character. Under Miss Burton's
guiding hand and eye, the play to be
given Wednesday night grew out of
their own minds, imaginations and
emotions.
Tickets for this presentation are
available at the Community Center
Department, which is sponsoring the
production, and at Roosevelt High
School Auditorium Wednesday night
Evening star., 1936-05-12
BERLIN GETS NEW SHOW
Composer Has Task Ahead After
"On the Avenue"

son the Avenue"
IRVING BERLIN, who completed the
lyrics and music for "On the
Avenue" new Twentieth Century Fox
musical. just prior to returning to
New York, has signed with that COM
pany for another such show, Daryl
F. Zanuck, production chief, an
nounced.
The original story of "On the Ave-
nue" also was written by Berlin. 1t
was adapted for the screen by William
Conselman and Gene Markey is writing
the screen play. 1t will go into pro-
duction for Fall release.
Berlin's return to New York from
Hollywood was occasioned by the i'm
minent arrival of another child in his
home.
Evening star., 1936-05-12
Credit Men to Meet.

RICHMOND, May IL O0.-Foreign
trade and export problems will be
featured in discussions at the forty
first annual convention and sixth
congress of industry under the aus
pices Of the National Association of
Credit Men, to be held at Richmond
June 8 to IL.
Visiting credit executives from all
parts OF the country will be present.
Evening star., 1936-05-12

wood within a few days L. Mr.. and
Mrs. Donald Woods of Beverly Hills
want film fans to suggest an unusual
name for the bundle they expect from
the stork jeanette Macdonald
and Gene Raymond spotted at Ben
Hansen's rustic place in Brentwood,
feeding the goat in the garden out
of milk bottle. 1t must be love.
Warner GLAND and the missus re-
turned from a two months trip to
Evening star., 1936-05-12
GUNMAN'S BODY FOUND

River Yields BODY OF Victim OF
Chase Accident.
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio, May IL Up
A floating body recovered from the
Ohio River yesterday was identified as
that of William Thomas Stafford, 19
one of four gunmen whose automobile
plunged into the stream March II as
they engaged in running fight with
police.
William Richards and Larry James
of East Liverpool and Clarence Clutter
of Steubenville were arrested later and
sentenced to the penitentiary on auto.
mobile theft charges.
Evening star., 1936-05-12

the Orient laden
" | t h treasures
from enthusiastic
a d m erS .
Gertrude Mich
ael, the most tai
ented picture e
star pianist in
Hollywood, is try
ing hard for an
! nv t q t ion as
guest pianist with
the philharmonic
orchestra ,
Wallace Beery Is
unable to visit
E n g ! a n d as
MANNED becaIlSe
Evening star., 1936-05-12
Doug's Wife May Appear
In His New Production
Donald Woods Asks Movie Fans to Suggest
Unusual Name for Bundle Expected
From StOrk
BY SHEMAH GRAHAM.

HOLLYWOOD May Il tNANA)- the new Mrs Douglas Fairbanks
abandoned Of her
all Marco
dashing
Evening star., 1936-05-12
CRUISE SET FOR MAY 26
Presidents Cup Committee Plan
ming Trip. ~

The Presidents Cup Regatta Com
mittee will hold its first Gold Cup
cruise of the Summer on the City
of Washington, May 26, it was
announced today. Entertainment is
being arranged under the direction
of Harold Allen Long. The Boys
Club Band will give a concert on
the Seventh street wharf before the
cruise begins.
Evening star., 1936-05-12
Popular Film Returns
With Hepburn as Star
'Little Women" Comes Back to the Little
Theater and Tears Are Shed and
Everybody Has Good Time.
BY E. de S. MELCHER.

EENG Little Women again is IKE welcoming & an @ oa ena PACK 10
which certainly bears second or third
~ viewing
congena
Evening star., 1936-05-12
HOWE TO BE SPEAKER
AT COSMOPOLITAN CLUB
Editor of Chemical Society's Of
fetal Magazine Will Be
Guest of Honor.

H. E. Howe, editor of Industrial
and Engineering Chemistry. official
magazine of the American Chemical
Society, will be guest of honor and
speaker at lurccheon meeting of
the Cosmopolitan Club, Thursday at
1890 pm at the Carlton Hotel.
Howe is a director of the society's
news service and a former president
of the Washington Rotary Club.
The international convention of
Cosmopolitan Clubs. to be held here
June 90 to July l, is expected to
attract more than 800 delegates.
Evening star., 1936-05-12
GRAF SAILS AGAIN

LtPPtIIH uses DIS IOIt tut SOUtH
American Take-off.
T-ON-THE-MAIN, Ger
many, May IL (P).-The Graf Zeppelin
left its new home port here last night
for the first time on regular trip
to South America.
With the damage suffered in an
accident at Rio de Janeiro now
repaired, the Graf took off from its
new hangar, which is claimed to be
the largest in the world.
Twenty paSsesgers were aboard.
Evening star., 1936-05-12

snimes that one
lady who had
obviously come
of without a tear
assuager was OBJ
served turning to
the lady next
door and saying
would you mind
very much as
the salt tears
poured down her
face and before
she dould blow
her nose with
laundering COM
fNrS
Evening star., 1936-05-12

Nobody cared TWO ngS aDUuC IrylHg lu'
hide their tears. Handkerchiefs flew
out of every pocket and when Beth
died the room was so sizzling with
Evening star., 1936-03-22
SLOWER PACE SET
AT COTTON MILLS
February Rate of 1862
Per Cent Above 1885
Despite Decline.
BY the Associated Press,


The otton-spinning industry was
reported by the Census Bureau to have
operated during February at 1862 per
cent of capacity, on single shift basis,
compared with 111.9 per cent in jan
uary this year and 1902 per cent in
February last year.
Spinning spindles in place February
20 totaled 28, 1854 .406, of which 23,337,-
070 were active at some time during
the month. compared with 29.040. .208
and % 1923 ,958 for January this year,
and 30,85l ,0l8 and 24,925, ,168 for Feb
ruary last year.
Active spindle hours for February
totaled 6,736, 6,374,454, or an average of
233 hours per spindle in place, COM
pared with 7,713,696,496 and 266 for
January this year, and 6,575,356,5l4
and 2l3 for February last year.
Spinning spindles in place February
90 in cotton-growing States totaled
19,163,510. of which 17.208,836 were
active at some time during the month,
compared with 19,193,l72 and 1885,
088 for January this year, and $780,
148 and l7,436, ,9o2 for February last
year.
Active spindle hours in cotton-grow-
ing States for February totaled 5.222,-
445, 1854, or an average of 273 hours
per spindle in place. compared with
6,044, 1877 ,555 and 315 for January this
year and 4,887, ,402.777 and 252 for
February last year.
Evening star., 1936-03-22
FOREIGN EXCHANGES
REGISTER DECLINE
Uncertainty Over Political Events
Cause Steady Drop in Week
Of Cautious Trading.
By the AssocIated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 81. - Foreign
currencies were easy today. The Brit
ish pound sterling lost ss of a cent at
s4.96, French francs were .001z of a
cent lower at 6.615s cents, Holland
guilders were .03 of a cent lower at
1922 cents, and Swiss francs lost 02
of cent at 32.75 cents. Canadian
dollars yielded 3-32nds to 80 1882.
Leading foreign currencies gave
ground steadily in terms of the dollar
throughout this week. Continued un-
certainty over the outcome of the snarl
in European politics made for cautious
trading.
The British pound sterling eased
gradually from $4.977s to $496 as
funds were shifted into dollars. French
francs slipped from 6.645s cents week
ago, Holland guilders followed sim
liar course and the German mark,
strongly controlled, dipped and rallied
alternately, depending on the develop
ments at London.
Evening star., 1936-03-22
ADVANCE CONTINUES
IN TRANSIT REVENUES

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, March 21.-Transit
revenues for the calendar week ended
Saturday, March IS, 1886, as reported
by representative group of COM
panies, recorded continued improve
ment over last year, as shown by the
Transit Journal indicator. which
stands at 104.27, as compared with the
corresponding week in 1895.
For the week ended March Z, 1886,
the indicator stood at 10587.
Improvement In revenue over last
year continued, but at a somewhat
lower rate than In the preceding week.
Gains were widespread and covered
all parts of the country except one
section In the Midwest. Weather condi-
tions were reasonably normal through
out the week, except for heavy rains
in some sections,
Evening star., 1936-03-22
STUDEBAKER DISCL0SES
JUMP IN DELIVERIES
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. March al
Paul G. Hoffman, president Of the
Studebaker Corp. reports that dealers
in the United States delivered 1,745
Studebaker cars and trucks at retail
during the first 10 days of March.
This exceeded deliveries in any cor
responding March period since 1929
and was IS per cent ahead Of the first
10 days Of March, 1885.
Retail deliveries for 1886 to date are
4s per cent ahead Of 1885.
Evening star., 1936-03-22
IMPORTS EXCEED
MONTHS EXPORTS
$10,191,000 Margin Com.
pares With $1O,508, 900
Export Lead Year Ago.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
An excess of imports over exports in
February. the first in several months,
was reported by the Commerce De-
partment.
The import excess was s10,191 900,
which compared with an export excess
in February last year Of sl0.50S,0O0.
Otherwise. the department said the
Nations foreign trade followed
roughly the usual seasonal move
ments." after making adjustment for
the extra day in February this year.
Without such adjustment exports de-
clined TT per cent and imports in
creased 80 per cent from January.
Exports Show Gain.
Exports amounted to $182, $50, 900
compared with sl62,999, 900 in Feb
ruary last year and $l97, ,950,000 in
January this year.
February imports were s192,s21 900
compared with s152,4el 900 in Feb
ruary, 1885. and $ls7, 100000 in jan
uary this year.
The export gain over last year was
accounted for largely by shipments OF
tobacco, petroleum products, machinery
and automobiles, while the large i'm
port gain was distributed over a wide
range of products in every commodity
group.
February gold exports were $23, ,637,-
600. against $4,000 in February, 1885.
February, 1886, gold imports were
$1,000, 900, against $122,817,000 N
February. 1885. The excess of gold
exports in February this year was
6,635 900, against an import excess
of $122, TIL 900 in February, 1885. For
the two months ending February the
import excess was s29, ,008, 900, against
s272.164, 600 in the first two months
Of 1885.
More Silver Imported.
February silver exports were $141 900,
against 1851 900 in February. 1885
February, 1886, imports were $780,
900, against $16,351 900 in February,
1885. The February import excess was
1885, 900, against s14,690,000 n
February, 1885. For the two months
ending February, 1886, the import ex-
cess was SIS, ,625, 900, against s32 ,528, 900
in the first two months Of 1885.
Evening star., 1936-03-22
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special DlSpatcn 10 Inc Quar-.
NEW YORK, March 2l.-The out
look for the automobile industry has
improved greatly in the last few weeks,
thanks to q sharp increase in retail
car sales, according to new report on
this industry just issued by Poor's
Publishing Co.
For the final week of February, new
car sales were up Is per cent over the
previous week and preliminary figures
show further increases thus lar in
March. This indicates that the advent
of warmer weather can be relied upon
to greatly increase the demand for
automobiles.
This favorable turn" the report
states, follows more than month OF
subnormal sales, Turing which pro-
Evening star., 1936-03-22
Cost of Electricity in Home
Continues to Drop Steadily

per kilowatt hour. Ten years later,
in 1908, it had dropped to Is cents,
and in another decade, 1918. the date
used by the United States Bureau of
Labor Statistics as its index for the
cost of living. the price was 81 cents.
Since 1925, when electrical household
appliances began to come into popu-
lar use, notably the radio and the re-
frigerator, to bring about an increas-
ing use Of electric current, the price
has shown an accelerated rate of de-
cline.
It took four years for the average
price to drop from cents at the end
Of 1926 to cents at the beginning Of
1891. Held back somewhat by the
depression, 1t took five years for the
average price to 60 from the Scent
level to its present position just under
the proverbial nickel.
Evening star., 1936-03-22
jump in Retail Auto Sales
improves Factory Prospects

duction and deliveries of new cars were
severely curtailed by the very unfavor-
able weather conditions existing in
many sections of the country. Re-
flecting higher consumer demand,
automobile production for the first
week in March jumped to 84,705 units
from 64,956 in the preceding week.
THE most conjectural element in
the automobile situation at the mo-
ment is the accumulation of used cars,
the latter being at the highest level
since 1881. Manifestly, these will place
an automatic check on new car sales
unless they are moved. With weather
conditions becoming propitious, how
ever, the industry will not long remain
in doubt In respect to its used-car In.
ventories, and current signs point to a
satisfactory solution Of the problem.
Evening star., 1936-03-22
Virginia Decides
Against Funding
Bonds by July ]
BY the Associated Press.

RICHMOND. Va, March 21-Gov.
Peery announced today that the sink
ing fund commissioners, with the ap-
proval of the Governor, had decided
not to refund the Virginia Century
bonds by July /.
Unsettled conditions in Europe and
the limited time in which to carry out
the refunding operations were ad-
vanced as reasons.
The bonds pay interest of 3 per
cent and the 1886 General Assembly
authorized the Governor and the
sinking fund commissioners to refund
them. Approximately s11,500,000 of
Century bonds are outstanding.
Evening star., 1936-03-22
INVESTMENT COMPANY
STOCK INDEX RISES
Ipecinl nisnatch m The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, March 21.-The in
vestment companies common stock
index advanced with the general mar
ket last week, as evidenced by the
averages compiled by Distributors
Group, Inc.
The average for the common stocks
of 10 leading management companies
influenced by the leverage factor stood
at 21.38 at the close of March 20,
compared with 20.78 on March 13.
The average of the mutual funds
closed at l465 March 20. compared
with 1920 at the close Of the previous
week.
Evening star., 1936-03-22
STEEL PRODUCTION
CUT SEVERELY IN
PITTSBURGH AREA
Flood Waters Force Change
in National Estimate of
60 Per Cent.
BY the Associated Press.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. March al
Daily metal trade today said:
With steelmaking operations in the
Pittsburgh district severely curtailed
by flood waters, the national steel pro-
duction rate, early this week placed at
go per cent of capacity, has been
sharply reduced.
In some quarters. it is estimated
steel plant shutdowns necessitated by
the flood have cut the national ingot
rate at least 10 points, or between IS
and 20 per cent. Finishing mill opera
tons are believed similarly affected.
Roughly the Pittsburgh district ac-
counts for about 25 per cent of ma
tional steelmaking capacity. Wheeling
for about 5 per cent and the Ohio
River district about per cent.
Estimated Before Flood.
Prior to the food Pittsburgh district
mills were engaged at so per cent of
capacity, slightly better than IL per
cent of national capacity. At Wheel
ing operations were averaging 76 per
cent, or around per cent of national
capacity. In the Ohio River district
the rate was placed at rs per cent. or
about 2i2 per cent of national capacity.
Together the three districts account
for about 35 per cent of national steel
ingot capacity and approximately 80
per cent of finished product capacity.
Early this week ingot production in
the three districts was at a rate of
about 10000 tons weekly, or 20 per
cent of the total weekly production
for the Nation. The effect of the
shutdowns in these districts on the
national rate is obvious. While all of
the mills in the flood area have not
been forced to suspend, from avail
able reports a very conservative esti-
mate of the curtailment brings the
national steel rate down at least 10
points.
Delays Are Uncertain.
The length of the forced curtail-
ment in the affected districts, Of
course, is problematical Whether the
mills have been damaged to such ex-
tent that it will take considerable time
to put them into shape for production
again is any ones guess. Shipments
will be delayed from some works, un-
questionably, but whether these delays
will be prolonged or only the matter
of a few days cannot be determined
at this time.
At the moment, the best guess
seems to be that some tonnage sched-
uled for rolling at flooded mills may,
where possible, be shifted to works in
other districts. In event of such trans
fer, stepping up of operations at
other points. with a corresponding i'm
provement in the national ingot rate,
should follow.
In fact. it seems a fair assumption
that even though the mills In the
flooded districts may not be able to
resume active production for some
time, the loss in ingot production will
be taken up quickly at other points,
sufficiently, in fact, to bring the ma
tional steelmaking rate back to the
so per cent mark.
Evening star., 1936-03-22
Special pispatch to The Star.


NEW YORK, March 21.-The cost
of electricity in the home has followed
its long-continued downward trend and
is now below 5 cents per kilowatt hour,
according to Electrical Research Sta
tistics, released today by the Edison
Electric Institute
For the IL months ended January 81.
1885. the average price paid for do
mestic electric service was 4.99 cents,
or 43 per cent below its cost in 1918.
With the exception Of the period Of
the World War. and the years imme-
diately following. when its rate of pro-
gress was retarded, the price Of elec-
tricity for domestic use has declined
ever since Mr.. Edison established his
first central station.
At the time of the World Fair In
1898, the average price was az cents
Evening star., 1936-03-22
LEAD OUTPUT REACHES
34,127 TONS IN MONTH

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 21.-Produc-
ton of lead in the United States in
February totaled 34,127 tons, according
to the American Bureau of Metal Sta
tistics.
Stocks on hand at the end of the
month amounted to 225,010 tons, COM
pared with 224,013 at the close of jan
uary and 224,638 at the end of Feb
ruary, 1885.
Domestic shipments during the
month totaled 33,0s6 tons.
Evening star., 1936-03-22
SILVER IMPORTS SMALL.

Silver imports recorded by the Com
merce Department dropped last week
to S1,055,167, the smallest in several
months, compared with $3,837,587 the
preceding week. The bulk came from
Western producing countries, mainly
Mexico. The movement from the
United Kingdom ceased.
Evening star., 1936-03-22
FREIGHT CAR SURPLUS OFF

NEW YORK, March 81 (P.-Class
railroads on February 20 had
170.620 surplus freight cars in good
repair and Immediately available for
service, the Association of Railroads
reports. This compares with surplus
of 195,839 freight units on Febru-
airy IA.
Evening star., 1936-03-22
FREIGHT LOADINGS
DOWN 1886 CARS
Railroad Association Reports
616,862 Total for Week
Ended Last Saturday.

BY the Associated Press.
The Association of American Rail-
roads reported loadings of revenue
freight for the week ended last Satur-
day totaled 616,862 cars.
This was a decrease of 1896 cars,
or 2.8 per cent, compared with the
preceding week; an increase of 19,431,
or 3.3 per cent, compared with a year
ago, and decrease Of 10,687, or IL
per cent, compared with two years ago.
The weeks loadings of various
classifications, giving comparisons with
preceding week and corresponding
week q year ago, follow: