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Evening star., 1936-01-07
Told He Has Won
$4,000 on S,ceeps,
He Hopes It's So
WdshingtOnian AUaiting
Meeting to Confirm
Letters AdUices.

Jacob Isaacson. who conducts dry
cleaning establishment at 1921 Wis
consin avenue. has received letter
telling him he has won at least SIS 900
in a Canadian sweepstakes-and he
hopes it is so!
Isaacson. an old hand at buying
sweepstakes tickets, got one a month
ago and sat back to see what would
happen. Yesterday he was advised
by letter that he had survived an in
itial drawing on January l and was
assured of $4,000. The race on
which the ticket is based, he under
stands. is to be run Thursday. offer
ing a promise of greater reward.
He is not certain where the race is
scheduled or where the money is COM
ing from, but he is to see the man
who holds the key to those questions
later in the week.
And will he be looking for that
mani
Evening star., 1936-01-07
PRINTING OF PASS
OUTSIDE D. C. HIT
Transit Firm Criticized by Union
Speaker-One-Man Street
Cars Hit,

The Capital Transit Co. was sharply
criticized before the Central Labor
Union last night by Frank S. Lerch
Of Typographical Union No. 101 for
having its weekly passes printed by a
firm in Milwaukee.
Lerch protested vigorously against
sending so much money out of the
city to pay printers in Milwaukee,
while many printers here walk the
streets" unemployed.
by the time a counterfeiter could
get out supply of counterfeits," it
would be Tuesday or Wednesday, and
by that time all the weekly passes
would be sold"
The union officially protested spread
of one-man street cars.
A bill for the District, based on the
Wagner act. also was recommended.
After prolonged and excited debate
the union placed itself on record "as
supporting the protest of President
Green of the A. F. of L. against the
alleged murder of Joseph Shoemaker
and the brutal beating of his two
companions by a Florida lynch mob. -
Nominations for election of officers
at the next meeting were made a:
follows:
For president, John Locher, incum'
bent, and Henry Rhine of N. r. A
Lodge, A. F. G. E.
For vice president, Clyde M. Mills
incumbent. and Joe Ferrier, Book
binders, No. 4.
For recording secretary, Frank J.
Coleman, incumbent.
For financial secretary, r. c. Lester
incumbent, and c. K. Kritchbaum
Machinists, 174.
Treasurer, j. E. Toone; sergeant al
arms, Michael Tozzolo: trustees, Frank
w. Lee. Mrs. Agnes King, Dan Kessler
Charles B. McClosky, l.. E. Sullivan
Louis Tuckman, Harry j. Thompson
and C. F. Preller.
Mrs. Agnes. King, announcing
formation of the washington Wom-
ems Trade Union League, stated the
next meeting will be January II al
the Y. w. c. A.
Taking cogniZance of the drive by
the United dry forces to bring back
prohibition here, the union reiterated
its opposition to the Guyer bill.
Evening star., 1936-01-07

the cash register, snatched the $50
from Shelton's pocket and made his
getaway in a car occupied by two
other colored men.
Unable to walk. Shelton dragged
himself to the sidewalk, where his
cries brought help.
Blamed for Three RObberies.
The hold-up man is believed to be
the same who, an hour earlier. robbed
an ice cream parlor at 1888 North
Capitol street of ST. A third crime was
blamed on the bandit when Mrs. Ber-
nice Vogt. who was held up at the ice
cream establishment. said the man
took SIS from her a month ago. A
suspect was arrested by fourth pre-
cinct police today.
Shelton, who lives at 623 Maryland
avenue southwest, starred with the
freshman foot ball team at George
Washington. He played with the var
sity for a while last year. but left
school in October, before the session
got we'll under way.
He had worked only week at the
station, which is operated by Frank
Coogler. 2l23 I street. another George
Washington student.
Evening star., 1936-01-07
Exc. ". u. Foot Ball Player
Shot in TussIe With Bandit
Steue Shelton, Wounded
in abdomen, Not in
Serious Condition.
CoIored Hold-Up Ma,
Escapes With Money
From Filling Station.

The fighting spirit Steve Shelton
displayed on the gridiron for George
Washington University landed him in
the hospital last night after he tac-
kled an armed bandit. barehanded.
Shelton was shot through the abdo-
men when burly colored man held
him up at a filling station at 246
Fourth street southwest.
The 25-year old former athlete,
who played tackle for the Colonials
last season, was reported resting COM
fortably at Providence Hospital today.
Although the nature of his wound is
serious, hospital authorities expect
him to recover.
Former teammates stood by, how
ever, to offer their blood should Shell
ton take turn for the worse.
Gave Blood for Woman.
Shelton himself figured in trans
fusion year ago. when he gave his
blood for Mrs. Richard McCann, wife
of a local sports writer. who was
seriously i'll.
framing on the grlolrOn anu DIS
"bouncer" in a downtown night club
gave Shelton the edge" for a few
moments when the colored man made
his appearance at the station.
Shelton had collected $50 on a bill
earlier yesterday and had tucked the
money in jumper pocket while he
worked at the gas pumps.
The bandit picked a time when
business was slack to enter the station.
Pointing an automatic at the 6-footer,
he demanded the receipts.
Disregarding the gun Shelton closed
in and threw the robber to the floor.
A wild shot was fired, then the second
took effect.
The bandit took some money from
Evening star., 1936-01-07

stepin Fetchit. whose ability to do
nothing better than anybody else
earned him the title of "The LATEST
man in the world" believes in the
inherent honesty of man.
When he lost his wallet. containing
s4,500 in travellers checks, Saturday
morning, he just didn't let it bother
him at all. That he had lost it, he
knew, but where or when-well, that
was Just too much to bother about.
When q man called about 4 pm.
Saturday to say he had found the
wallet, Stepin Fetchit agreed to take
it back, provided the finder would
bring it to him. He even offered to
pay the taxi fare If 1t involved no
expenditure of energy.
The tired colored comedian, who is
Evening star., 1936-01-07
BILL WOULD D. K.
BOUNDARY RULING
Capital Parks Commission
to Wage Fight on Smiths
Measure.

A bill to confirm the recent find
ings of the District Virginia Boun-
dairy Commission. fixing the long dis
puted border line between the District
and Virginia at the loW-water mark
on the Virginia side of the Potomac
River, was introduced today by Repre-
sentative Smith, Democrat, Of Vir-
ginia.
The commissions findings would
award about 81 100000 worth of dis
puted property to Virginia interests.
Smiths bill declares the commits
sion's findings constitute a lust and
fair settlement of the disputed
boundary" 1t also would authorize
the United States Coast and Geodetic
Survey to survey the low-water
boundary and properly mark and
document the ground with sufficient
points ito insure that it may readily
be recognized or restored. if de
stroyed."
Fight in Prospect.
The measure was referred to the
House Judiciary Committee. where a
vigorous fight will be made against its
approval by the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission. The com
mission has taken the position that
the land decision is detrimental to the
State of Virginia as we'll as the Federal
Government.
Smith was author of the bill in the
last Congress providing for the crea-
ton of the Boundary Commission.
Meanwhile. Thomas S. Settle. secre-
tary of the National Capital Park ard
Planning Commission, predicted the
national bird sanctuary at Reaches
Run will be replaced with gasoline
filling stations, cheap eating places and
houses if the Boundary Commission re-
port prevails.
Settle said a few spectators who
purchased the land at rs cents an
acre" will profit rather than Virginia
if the commissions report is adopted.
Directed to Appeal.
The Planning Commission has IN
Structed its chairman, Frederic A Del
ano, and its executive officer, Arno
B. Cammerer, director of the Ma
tional Park Service, to appear before
the committees of Congress and vigor-
ously oppose the findings of the
boundary body.
The Planning Commission spokes-
men will tell Congress that the Su-
preme Court has decreed that the
Federal Government owns to the
high-water mark of 1871. Instead OF
Hells Half Acre. Foggy Bottom and
other such places being designated
as entrances to Virginia, Settle de-
clared, the United States has given
the Old Dominion a beautiful park
way at its door. These. he said. are
jeopardized by the Boundary Com
missions findings.
Arlington and Fairfax Counties
and the State of Virginia, as well as
the Federal Government and the Dis
trict OF Columbia, Settle contended
will be the real losers, If Congress
adopts the Boundary Commission's s
viewpoint. None of the agitation ia
voring the Boundary Commission S
stand originated at the Virginia State
Capitol at Richmond, Settle declared
Evening star., 1936-01-07
.SteDin Fetc1lit Loses Wallet
With $500 but Gets 1t Back

appearing on the stage of down.
town thester this week, showed his
greatest burst of speed to date in pay
ing the finder, Kenneth Windham, q
milk truck driver Of Laytonville, Md.
a $50 reward.
Windham was greeted by Stepj-
Fetchit in the characteristic: Boy, Is
I lucky!"
Windham said he found the wallet
in front of Thompson's dairy in the
1000 block of Eleventh street. He
found the owners name on an identi-
fication card and Immediately called
Stepin Fetchit. But the lazy voice
which came to him over the wire must
have had firing effect on the lucky
finder for it wasn't until more than 2
hours later that he arrived at the
theater,
Evening star., 1936-01-07
'SUBVERSIVE PROBE
.PARLEY IS CALLED
Committees Named to Study
Magazines to Meet
With BaIIou.

Five committees. composed of ad-
ministrative officers, principals, de-
rartment heads and teachers, will
meet at the Franklin Administration
Building tomorrow for a conference
with Supt. of Schools Frank w. Ballou
and for instructions on how to review
all periodicals and magazines now
used in the public schools.
Appointment of the committees is
the outgrowth of instruction from the
Board of Education to make a study
of such publications because of de-
mands from the Federation of Citi-
zens' Associations, which has charged
that some magazines and papers used
in the schools contain subversive mat
ter.
DR.. Ballou sent a circular to all
school officers yesterday, naming the
personnel of the committees and out
lining the review that should be made.
Three Tests Suggested.
He suggested three tests and ordered
which meet these tests be continued in
use in our schools" The tests are:
"l. Those which are factual and
informative and serve a worthy educa-
tional purpose, as defined in the ap-
proved course of study.
20. Those whose editorial policy (if
the periodical or magazine carries
editorials, or has an announced policy)
is well balanced; is consistent with our
established course of study; and does
not avowedly advocate only one side
of any controversial financial, eco
nomic, social or political question.
IS. Those which do not advocate
any phase or aspect of any financial,
economic, social. or political movement
or condition in our country or in the
world, or regularly publish such views
of others. the adoption of which. in
this country, would be subversive to
the traditional policies and institutions
of the United States
Lean Toward Schools.
In any case of doubt, the doubt
should be resolved in favor OF the
schools, and not in favor of the ma
gazine." He added that only one
-Scholastic-so far has
been objected to specifically.
I'm view of the legislation against
advocating communism" the circular
continued, "it is desirable that this
careful review be made at once, to the
end that if there be any periodicals or
magazines now in use or available for
use that can not qualify under this
law, their use shall be discontinued
at once"
Asks Quick Report.
He asked for as many reports as
possible at once, so that he may make
either o partial or complete report
to the board on January IS.
Dr.. Stephen E. Kramer and DR..
Garnet c. Wilkinson, first assistant
superintendents, were named chair
man and vice chairman Of four OF the
five committees-for teachers col
leges, senior high schools. Junior high
schools and vocational schools.
r. L. Haycock and A. K. savoy,
assistant superintendents. were named
chairman and vice chairman Tor the
elementary schools.
Evening star., 1936-01-07
W. P. A. CLERK EXPIRES

George Temple, clerk with the
Works Progress Administration. died
today at his home, 1927 K street
after an illness of several days.
Mr.. Temple was a graduate of WASH
ington and Lee University, and came
to this city about five years ago. He
was about 81 years old, friends said
A surviving brother, j. B. Temple
lives in Greensburg, Pa.
Evening star., 1936-01-07
BRIDGE LESSONS

Contract bridge lessons for auction
players and beginners have been ar
ranged by the Community Center De-
partment, beginning at O'Clock to.
night at Central High School.
The lessons will be given by Max
well L. Johnston, associate member
of the Culbertson Studios, each Tues
day night at Central and on Friday
nights at Powell Junior High School.
Evening star., 1936-01-07
BIRTH CONTROL TALK
Mrs. Thomas N. Hepburn Will Be
Speaker Today.

Mrs. Thomas N. Hepburn, mother
OF Katharine Hepburn. the actress
and legislative chairman Of the Ma
tional Committee on Federal Legisla-
ton for Birth Control, was to speak
at 8 pm. today at the Textile Museum
2310 s street.
A birth-control luncheon, with Mrs.
Hazel Zborowski as speaker, was
scheduled for 1890 pm. at the Won-
ems City Club.
Evening star., 1936-01-07
Loan Firm Installs Officers.

Louis Gorlenko was installed as
president of the District Mutual Loan
Association at a recent election
banquet. Other officers chosen were:
Jacob A. Kamerow, vice president;
Ellis Danish, secretary, and Samuel
Altshuler, treasurer.
Evening star., 1936-01-07
Air Exhibition.

Special preparations are being made
for the international aviation exhibit
which will be opened next May at the
new Bromma Airport in Stockholm,
Sweden. A.
Evening star., 1936-01-07
Leipzig Exhibition.

Nearly 100000 people from II
countries are expected to view more
than 5000 exhibits at the international
industrial exhibits in Leipzig. Ger
many, next March.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23
Beauty Is Minor Item When Picking
Films Chorines, Says Dance Director
It's Tough Life For These Show Girls Who Need Plenty Not Mention THAT
And Then They Only Last About Three Years.

Dancing talent natural dancing talent l mean,
is the last requirement. They don't need special
training and they don't need to know any
about technique than any other girl. Most of them
when they come to me can't dance any better than
your kid sister. We teach them what little dancing
they do and it's the simplest kind 1t is just
matter of learning few rudimentary steps and
learning a routine All the heavy dancing is done
by speciality dancers"
At this point Mr.. Prinz made very frank state
ment.
after all" he said, 'the basic reason for having
the girls there in the chorus-isnt for dancing It's
sex appeal. It's gayety. It's beauty and rhythm.
And we find we can heighten pictures content of
these qualities by making it more intimate that is,
by using fewer girls for the principal scenes, get
ting the camera closer to them, thus showing them
off to better advantage
i girls professional life lasts three years.
"As soon as they begin to lose the bloom of
youth, that freshness which absolutely require,
they through
What becomes of them?
Some go into other branches of the industry.
They all really want to be actresses, you know To
them the ensemble is only stepping stone. They
it to get into the studios and before the camera
with the hope of attracting the attention of some
director and thereby winning contract
"Who can blame them? A show girls life is
tough. The pay runs around SIS per week and as
soon picture is finished she has to look for
another job And it's the Tt girl who gets the work
in Hollywood.
'The rest might just well stay home"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23

role of Captain Ira Morgan, master of tuna fish
ing ship. Returning from particularly hazardous
voyage, Capt Morgan celebrates in waterfront
saloon. He offers everyone in the place a drink.
One man, Jim Allen played by Victor Jory
fuses. Insulted, Morgan knocks the fellow down,
then discovers the man is weak from hunger.
Sentimental Morgan takes Jory to his ship and
gives him food and job as seaman. Both having
suffered at the hands of women, they find this
mutual tie sufficient to form close bond of friend
ship.
The next time ashore, Morgan marries down
and out waterfront girl (Ann Sothern) He takes
her to his ship There the new bride discovers she
loves the handsome Jory and that she has married
Morgan because she needed his aid. That situation
as you can readily see, is pretty kettle of tuna,
for as the dialogue indicates the three bound
by bands stronger than Steel with happiness for
any of them impossible"
But don't let that old dialogue-writer fool you.
Right down at the very last end of the very last
reel, there is happiness. But you'll have to go and
find out for yourself who found it and how it
obtained.
The photography is excellent. A shot of the tuna
clipper in a storm is magnificent. The entire cast
gives a noteworthy performance
A T last that long awaited Milky Way" the
- Harold Lloyd comedy, is at hand. If you can't
laugh at this picture you had better hasten to con-
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23

but the target ducks and he knocks out the champ.
A crowd of sports writer's, photographers and
passers-by gathers at the scene, and it somehow
becomes general impression that Lloyd has
knocked out the champ. He denies this, tries to
explain and says he'll demonstrate just what hap
pened. But this time again, the champ goes down
by mistake and everybody thinks Milkman Lloyd
has done it. The champs frantic manager sees
there is only one thing to do - sign up the milk
man.
But the first thing the trainer-manager has to
do is to convince the milkman he can fight. The
situation provides ample opportunity for comedy
Director Leo McCarey has made the most Of it. 1t
is a funny, funny picture
PAGE FOUR
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23

A last that long awaited Milky Way" the new
- Harold Lloyd comedy, is at hand If you can't
laugh at this picture you had better hasten to
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23

Because" explained Prinz as he rested on the
Anything Goes" stage after rehearsal "the camera
demands not only beauty, but that indefnable
quality known personality
years ago. Eleanor Glynn called it Tt myself
have never found a name for it. All know is that
it is a nameless quality of universal appeal know
it when see it. 1t may be vivid or it may be deep
and still. But it is always magnetic.
"And for my own dance numbers prefer the
vivid types"
MOT only do the girls have to have that mag
netic something or other, the director went on,
but she must have class
"By class he continued, II mean a look of re-
fnement, the ability to wear although she
very few of them in her work. And she must
have natural grace.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23
WOOD
GO ssh
FROM THE STUDIOS and
4&&xc 4&xcQ 1ts.e% Qaa sevLzvAHD

CUES are everything in photoplay.
~ They mark the beginning of every action and
every speech. But often they missed regardless
of previous rehearsas and then-faces turn red.
There was the time in "Rose of the Rancho
when John Boes was supposed to break through
ring of vigantes just in time to cut the rope that
was draped around Charles Bickford's neck. Then
John was to lift Bickford off his horse and dash
away. The cameras started and Boles rode gal
lantly in He cut the rope and lifted Bickford from
his horse but lost his balance and-the cameras
recorded perfect picture of two-pants landing
X X
THE secret is out. We have learned why Marlene
] Dietrich put American women in trousers. Mar
lene looks upon Hollywood as ''the country"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23

Water. Actually she was only in
water to her waist. The rehearsal
worked fine, but when the cam E,
eras started, the trigger on the
stool broke and down went Ida
underneath the surface. Prop
men, actors and directors dashed
frantically to her aid.
4 X
CRED MacMURRAY and Carole
! Lombard were supposed to go
through a swinging door at about
the same time and thus meet. Re-
hearsal after rehearsal timed the
action just right, but when the
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23

ally-everything. For the "show
girl business as it is known to
the profession, is one of the most
highly competitive and selective
branches Of the movie industry.
So exacting is it, in fact, that
it hurls a challenge to that 'oft-
repeated but deprecating remark,
"Oh, she's just a chorus girl"
That comparatively few have
what it takes is established in the
fact that Leroy Prinz, Para
mount dance director, has more
than professional chorusgirls
on his Office list. Out of that num-
Der he gives Jobs to about 100.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23

to recognize Sundays and the alarm goes off Just
the same!
Freddie Bartholomew, under the California law.
must go to school for three hours every dav he
works in the studio
Freddie expects to return to England to finish
his education some day. Therefore he has insisted
that teacher familiar with the requirements of
English schools teach him here His teachers name
is Mary Murphy.
X +
PLOND Ida Lupino was working in a picture
- which called for her to be strapped in duck
ing stool and presumably be ducked beneath the
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23

you are interested in triangles -
and maybe you are the hypothe-
muse or the swing man of one
yourself - then here is a drama
that will intrigue you.
The story is about three down.
to-earth people who are hope
lessly caught in a conflict of emo
tions. They eventually work out
their problem, but certainly not
in the way you expect them to.
That hurley, stern, yet senti-
mental George Bancroft, who to
this reviewer is one of the best
actors in the business, enacts the
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23

the Skin under the eyes. This with
the help of a snow-white wig
turned young Robson into tot
tering, old man.
X 4 X X
AMES DUNN, co-star with
~ Sally Eilers in Tomorrow is a
Better Day. claims he has the
doggiest alarm clock in existence.
Every morning exactly at 7:30
his Great Dane jumps on his bed
and begins to howl just in time
to get Jimmy up for the studio
call at 900 o'clock. The only
handicaD is that the doc raf,,Sec
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23

MANY make the mistake of re-
garding Hollywood as a city," she
declared. ut is not. The atmos-
phere is altogether different from
Berlin, New York and Paris and
that is why my trousers and l are
inseparable.'
4 4 X X
A doing twenty-five years to
~ the appearance of Paul Robe
son was the problem faced by
makeup artist Jack Pierce dur
ing the filming of "Showboat."
Lining the face with wrinkles is
the custom Mhen tra n cf orr,o inn q
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23

suit Your doctor. Because It IS
side-splitter.
The film finds the bespectacled
star in the prize ring as credu-
lous milk man who has been led
by an INSCRIPTIONS promoter to
believe he can fight.
The plot begins when the milk
man sees fresh guy annoying his
sister, Helen Mack, and tackles
the fellow, unaware that it is the
champ himself, William Gargan.
Lionel Stander, who is, at first,
the champs trainer, starts a hay
,onn Len fo,c tho IA ;1lrrnn,n,r nhi,n
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23

D EAUTY once termed the cheapest commodity
- in Hollywood" by Cecil B. DeMille, is just one
tiny requisite necessary to get girl into the
chorus
Aside from beauty, the chlorine must have liter
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23

snootlng started MacMurray unconsciously length
ened his stride with the result that he arrived at
the door first Carole bumped her forehead and
went down in heap. Moral; Get your cue.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23
REVIEWS AND COMMENT
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-9dA qdad1se1LMl

III uELL-SH1P MORGAN is a sea story that is
! not sea story.
It's main theme is the eternal triangle And if
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23

white actor into an aged person. This didn't work
on the great Negro baritone. Finally Pierce accom-
pllShed his art by what he terms, 'breaking down