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The Washington times., 1936-02-18
WPA JOB TEST
FACES WAR
VETERANS
international New. Service


The Works Progress Administra-
ton, chief job provider Of the
$4,000, 600, 900 work relief program,
today stood committed to the
policy that World War veterans
win have to prove their qualifica-
&ions for employment, regardless
OF the q. S. district court ruling
at Philadelphia that the veterans
must be given preference for en-
ployment.
Pending ruling by the U. s..
circuit court Of appeals for the
Third district, to which the De
partment Of Justice has taken an
appeal from the Philadelphia de-
ciSion, WPA will take no action,
Deputy Administrator Aubrey VIII
HanS declared.
Await Final Decision
Insisting that WPA would abide
by the court decision when Q final
decision Is reached-indicati
that the case would be taken to
the Supreme Court If the court
Of appeals upholds the District
Court ruling, Williams, however,
said:
eff the law determines that
preference should be given to
the veterans, we will abide by
It. The veterans would be
called In and given ratings
based on that preference.
Elm weighing their Qualifica-
dOns we, ~ the employer, would
have the right to say, however,
II they are qualified for the
Job for which they apply. All
other things being equal, the
veteran would get the job.
whenever any person comes up
for = job he has to show his
qualifications for that job, un-
less it Is work such as common
labor.
EXAMPLE IS CITED
~FOr instance, on . job re.
curing q bricklayer, II . vet
eran applied and he could not
show that he was qualified IS
q bricklayer, he would not be
entitled to the job even with
. preference rating
"f there were three appli-
Cants for the job, and all could
show that they were qualified
bricklayerS, then the veterans
preference rating would give
him the job. But II the veteran
was not q qualified bricklayer
he wouldn't be entitled to the
Job"
Williams said that If the Phila.
delphia District Courts order
stood, and was applied through
out the country, it would "seri-
ouSly disturb" the entire work
relief program. He said:
1--WE would have to drOp .
whole lot of workers from the
relief rolls who have been EN-
plOyed, to make room for the
veterans"
The Washington times., 1936-02-18
.BuIkIey Pays Tribute
Toe. D. Ruth, Writer

Senator Bulkley (D.), Of Ohio.
yesterday paid q tribute in the
Senate to the memory Of Carl D.
Ruth, late washington correspond
ent for the Toledo (Ohio) Blade
and the Duluth (Minn.) Herald.
Bulkley said:
'The press gallery has lost an
outstanding member, and Con-
greSs has lost q useful friend.
He viii be sOrely missed in Ohio,
where many thousands Of his
readers enjoyed the benefit Of
his fine writing"
The Washington times., 1936-02-18
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The Washington times., 1936-02-18
Hazen Improving

Still confined to his bed ct
home with q cold. District Com
missioner Melvin c. Hazen was
reported improving yesterday.
The Washington times., 1936-02-18
Weather

District Of Columbia-Fair and
much colder tonight with a cold
wave; minimum temperature to-
night about 4 degrees; Wednesday
fair; fresh to strong west and
northwest winds.
Maryland and Virginia-Fair,
colder tonight with a cold wave in
central and east portions; WedneS-
day fair, colder on the coast.
TEMPERATURES
The Washington times., 1936-02-18
Only One Store-wide
Special Selling Event
PHONE DISTRICT $500

Because we believe that weodeed stoekeepng is best
done by giving our customers regular merchandise at regular
prices day after day. taking advantage of course of the
specapice opportunities which, the opportunities Of
the Market and not the result of specially planned event.
Thus only one store-Wde event each Year
The Washington times., 1936-12-24
Tibbett Next
At RioIto

Music. romance, and comedy
combine in Lawrence Tibbett's
new picture, "Under Your Spell"
which opens at the Rialto Theater
on Christmas day.
Three brand new tunes by that
1irst-ranking team Of Arthur
Schwartz and Howard Diet1,
"Amigo," my Little Mule Wag
on" and "Under Your SPELL" are
introduced by the famous bar
itone.
Both the romance and the COM
edy are on the riotous side, with
Wendy Barrie as a persistent So
ciety girl, Gregory Ratoff as the
industrious manager Of a famous
singer, and Arthur Treacher as
the gentleman gentleman"
Miss Barrie is another Of the
wives in 1.-THE Private Life OF
Henry VIII" who won American
fans through her work in that
memorable British production.
Two more disSimilar comedians
could not have been found than
Treacher and Ratoff. The former
gained his reputation by perfect
"butlering" and impeccable Brit
ish diction, whereas Mr.. Ratoff
has the doubtful distinction OF
premier executioner of the English
language. The script Of Under
Your Spell" gives full opportunity
to both!
The Washington times., 1936-12-24
Birthday on Location

Headed by Bill Boyd, Para
mounts Trail Dust" company
gave Producer Harry Sheman q
surprise birthday party on loca-
ton at Sonora, Cal.
The Washington times., 1936-12-24
MOVIE
CLOCK

PALACE-Eleanor Pc iell, Born
to Dance" 11:45 a. m, 2:15,
4:4O, 7:05, $3.50 p. m.
COLUMBIA-Tom Brown, Rose
Bowl" 1885 a. M, 1855, 1855,
5:55, 7:55, 9:55 p. m.
CAPITOL-Warner GLAND, "Char.
lie Chan at the Opera" 11:O0
a. m. 1920, A:25, 7:15, 9:55 p. m.
Stage, 1880. 1920, $40. 9:05
p. m.
R-K-O-KEITH'S: Bobby Breen in
Rainbow on the River" At
11:15, 1901, PAT, 4:33, 6:19, $685.
and 9:51 p. m.
EARLE-Joe E. Brown, polo
joe" 1105 a. M, 1875, 4:25,
7:15, 9:55 p. m. Stage. 1850,
500, 6:20, 9:05 p. m.
METROPOEITAN-1rene Dunno,
Theodore Goes Wild" 11:00 q.
M, 1908, 3:15, 1880. 9:40 p. M.
RIALTO-Allison Shipworth, "If I
Had A Million" 200, 1854, 5:4S,
7:5O, $50. p. m.
LITTL[RoSalind Russell, "Ren-
devious" 1892 a. M; 1888,
s:s5, 5:s7, 1889, Gal p. m.
BELASCO-"Life of Edward VIII"
12:47,: 3:09, 5:31, 8:03 p. m.
Feodor Chaliapin, Don Quix-
ote," 1880 a. M, 1852, Ala, 6:36,
9:O8 p. m. Edmond Lowe, Girl
on the Front Page" 1925 p. m.
HOWARD-M argare Lindsay,
1910, p. m. Stage: Rhythm
Rhapsody" $3.50, $50, 9:10 p. m.
"Isle Of Fury" 1890, $3.50, 7:05,
The Washington times., 1936-12-24

her hay and I approach her with
pad and pencil. Mr.. Raymond
Sneezes loudly and says Excuse
mel" with equal intensity and
goes over to mingle with the
small group Of onlookers.
This is the difficulty of trying
to interview a star while she's
working. They work, even the
prima donnaS, like Trojans, and
after hours they are too tired to
do anything but go to bed. The
only opportunity you have to see
them is between scenes. The wind
machines were a lucky break
for me.
"GraciOuS Star"
I found Lily Pons is one of the
most adorable people in the
world. She is known as "the dar-
ling of the RKO lot" and every
one from cameramen, grip men,
wardrobe women to gatemen,
adore her. Because she, while
great outside the movies, is not
too busy to smile and be gracious
to everyone and she has won the
hearts of all with whom she
comes in contact.
Her accent is very marked. One
almost needs a Translator to in
terpret what she says. It is sur
prising, in the light of her almost
perfect dialogue which she has
to learn by sound as well as by
words and expression.
She is full of the subject Of her
flying piano.
ooh eet vii be adorable. Mr..
KOStaIanitz had eet made for
me and it only weighs three
hundred pounds. So when I
travel, eet travel, by airpIane.
Eet has written on it all over
how you say favOrite composers
The Washington times., 1936-12-24

and opera. Eet is coming today!
/ can't wait for eet!"
Original Gowns
Clothes intrigue her but you
know by what she says that she
has a flair for the dramatic and
the original in everything she
wears. Clothes bought in a shop
would never do for Miss Pons.
81, how you say? designs zem
all. 1 work with Valentine, you
know, in New York, and we
make zem up tOgeEzer. Oh, now
she make my clothes for re
picture and zey are marveil-
leuse! One is a long metal coat
with many feathers"
She wears only white for eve.
ming. She says:
Il zink for brunettes you
never make mistake wiz white"
Yellow is her favorite color and
in the summertime nearly all of
her daytime frocks are in that
color. She loves plain tailored
suits and evening gowns. She
never wears afternoon clothes.
Many Changes
She says with real childish en-
thusiasm that is becoming to one
so small and so sweet:
81 have for each broadcast a
new Dress"
Just how sweet she is can be
judged from this little anecdote
that they tell on the lot.
A bunch of the boys (Jack
Oakie, Gene Raymond, etc. were
whooping it up on the set one day
between "takes" with Sweet Ade-
line" It wasn't opera by a long
shot but the next thing the crews
Of workmen, the directors, the ex-
tras knew a thrilling bird-like so
prano was added to the whiskey
The Washington times., 1936-12-24
AstrologyA AS
Series Topic


The attraction announced for
the holiday week, starting Sun
day, December 81, at the Masonic
Auditorium, Thirteenth and New
York Avenue, is described as of
special interest.
Under the title of "Astrology
For ALL" it is a series of Talks
and Forecasts, with a general
presentation of the Science of AS
trology, in terms that are de-
scribed as being understandable
to everyone.
This attraction is visiting the
larger cities and will be in Wash
ington for one week only. 1t is
designed to entertain and inter-
est the general public, as well as
students of astrology.
Contrary to the general belief
that aStrology is mysticism and
beyond the understanding and
comprehension Of the average per-
son, it is now being presented as
a study or science, that is based
on mathematics.
A person with a knowledge Of
ordinary mathematics and the
assistance of annually published
ephemerises, may easily acquire a
working knowledge of this science,
although aStrology for all is
probably the first attempt, along
big lines, to ever place this fact
before the theatergoing public.
The subject for the opening
Sunday at $3.50 p. m. will be
Meaning and Uses Of Astrology,
while the weekday evenings will
be devoted to the different birth
months, which start approximate
ly at the goth Of each calendar
month.
Monday evening is Aires and
Taurus, for those persons born in
any year from March 20 to May
20, the others following each eve
ming in consecutive order.
The Washington times., 1936-12-24
CIose-uPs Reveal
Faults, SAYS Star

The closeup is Hollywood's great
est boon to actors, AYERS Claudette
Colbert, who has just finished
Paramount's Maid of Salem" be-
cause it keeps them aware Of their
critical audiences.
It's an old Hollywood joke that
actors cry for close-ups because Of
vanity, but Miss Colbert finds that
they serve a far more useful pur-
pose.
by revealing every facial ex-
preston, close-ups have given films
an unrivaled air of intimacy and
likewise have made audiences far
more critical" Miss Colbert de-
clares. IF false note creeps into
a players work everyone soon
knows about it." 49,.
The Washington times., 1936-12-24
Bobby Breen Is
1886 Find

A 9-year-old boy stands out 70
day as the Blue Ribbon motlo@
picture discovery" for 1885.
He is Bobby Breen, curly-haired
youngster, whose amazing lyric
tenor voice caused him to be
starred in his first picture and
brought him the same rating in
his second.
Out of 80 or more actors and
actresses who came to the screen
in important roles for the first
time in this year that is ending.
he was the only one to start at the
top. Others achieved coStardom,
were features or cofeatured. But
none starred.
Technically. the handsome Rob-
ert Taylor would be tied with mis-
child rival for top honors for 1885
in the movies. 1t was in this year
that Taylor reached the pinnacle
of film success, in a few quick,
decisive strides. But he went under
contract IN the fag end Of 1885
and played one small role that
year. So, actually, he is ineligible
to be included in this years group
of newcomers.
Hollywood talent ratings, con.
fusing as they may appear, are
very specific in their significance
to the players.
The main-title on Bobby
Breen's first picture reads Bobby
Breen in Lets Sing Again."
placing his name ahead of the
title of the picture. That signi-
fled stardom. His second and
current musical film, Rainbow
On the River" comes to RKO-
Keith's on Wednesday, Decem-
Der %, as that theater's holiday
week attraction, is lettered in the
same manner.
But we're the title to state,
Bobby Breen and May Robson in
Rainbow On the River" it would
mean that he had been co-Starred
with Miss Robson.
The Washington times., 1936-12-24
7 Cover HOll YWOOd

'again draws Victor Moore as her
partner, as she did in Swing
Time" The only drawback is that
Victor completely refuses to re-
hearse with her, since he says he
can step all over Miss Broderick'S
feet without any practice at all.
For the Paul Muni-Miriam Hop
kins film, "Escadrille," at RIO,
out of the 200 boys tested for the
part of Georges, they took a lad
from the lineup, all supposed to be
newcomers, tested him again, and
signed him mp, only 20 discover
that he had been child actor in
films for years, and you may have
seen him in 200 in Buda PeSth, -
GAS the Earth Turns" and a num-
ber of other films. The lucky child
is 11-year-old Wally Albright. a
local boy making good.
While on the subject Of searches
for children, the selznick Studio.
having tested, interviewed or
looked at pictures of half the 10
to 14-year-old boys in the entire
world, it seemed, has finally
signed another 11-year-old boy to
a long-term contract, preparatory
to the casting of "The Adventures
Of Tom Sawyer" He is Albert
Wayne Sweat, from Hot Springs,
Arkansas, who was appeared in his
stepfather's tent show since he
was a mere babe. For the last
few years, he has been living with
Mr.. and Mrs. Max HirSch, friends
of his family here in Hollywood,
in the interests of his education
aid career, and they are his legal
guardians. He has talent in paint
ing besides acting, is small for his
age, and will appear as Janet
Gaynor'S kid brother in "A Star
is Born," for the experience and
training.
The Washington times., 1936-12-24
Works With Designer
to Put Originality
in Clothes

tenors and rose in exquisite trills
up into the rafters. Sweet Adeline
had never had such treatment.
She sang it through with them,
line for line, and added some frillS
of her own. They will tell you:
"And 1t sounded swell too"
Proud Of Home
She talks gayly Of her apart
ment in New York "all done in
French Norman STYLE" Of her es-
tate in Connecticut, with swim
ming pool and guest house; her
Spanish house in Beverly Hills.
She longs to get back to her house
in Connecticut. She tells you OF
her collection of boxes-"all kinds
box and re inkwell Of Lord Mel
son."
Standing beside her for pictures
I notice how tiny she is. She's
like a little toy and it's almost
incredible to realize so small a
frame can hold so great voice.
But she is a little dynamo of
energy, a remarkable little French
doll with big eyes and a mysteri-
ously perfect mechanism that
never wears out. She plays and
sings untiringly and gives her
great art out in generous portions.
Like a doll she never complains.
A darling" if ever there was one.
The Washington times., 1936-12-24
BY LLOYD PANTAGES
Copyright, 1895, by King Features
kA

!, Syndicate Inc.
HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 24.-Clark
Gable, through subscribing to his
home town newspaper, the Cadiz
(Ohio) Republican, finds that his
first boyhood girl friend is now
the mother of six fine bambini,
and doesn't even remember him.
Still at Metro, apparently Joan
Crawford is going to do a little
prophesying on New Year Day,
since she has had her nose buried
in book called Heaven Knows
What" on the horoscope of 1897,
between every scene on "The Last
of Mrs. CLANCY"
Since this is an exciting day
for kiddies, We might dip a bit
into the children's department.
We find first that on Christmas,
1906, the modern com poser,
George Anthei1, who did the score
for De Miles "The Plainsman,"
was given a toy piano, and
promptly smashed it to pieces
with an axe.
We next find that Freddie Bar
tholomew, who tonight is reciting
the famous DR.. Clement c..
Moore's poem, Twas the Night
Before Christmas" over an inter
national air hookup, isn't as hap
py about it all as he was, since
his tutor made him translate the
whole thing into Latin as a part
Of his lesson.
Freddie is about to have plenty
of competition, because even the
little American child actors are
all going very broad "a" on us.
Bonita Granville, by dint of chew.
ing three sticks of gum at once,
has already Sprouted Mayfair
accent for Call It a Day" at War
ners, and now on the same lot,
Colin Campbell, the English actor,
is teaching the twins, Billy and
Bobby Mauch, the wonders of
British diction for their roles in
'"The Prince and the Pauper."
To add to the merriment of the
merrie Yule season, Helen Brod-
erick, who started her career as a
dancing chorus gal, then gradu-
ated to speciality dances, then to
eccentric dances and finally to
straight comedy, is learning to do
"truckin," for I'VE, the jury" and
The Washington times., 1936-12-24
Gracious Star Always
Has Smile For Her
FeIIoW-Workers
BY LYDIA CALVERT
snecial 70 The Washington Times


HOLLYWOOD, CAL, Dec. IS.
Looking for Lily Pons was like
looking for a needle in haystack
in fact, that's where I found her
in a haystack.
When she sat up, big strawS
were sticking to her hair and to
Gene Raymond's coat, which she
was wearing over her frilly white
dress.
We stood by and waited for the
scene to be shot. In the aS-yet-
unnamed picture, Lily is playing
the part of a girl who is pursued
by the immigration authorities
because she slowed away on an
ocean liner and is in the country
illegally.
Gene Raymond is an orchestra
leader whom she met Oh the boat
and who has hidden her in hay
stack in an effort to BATTLE her
pursuers. Meantime, ne has fallen
in love with her.
READY FOR SOUND
"Quiet, everybody, they're
turning!"
A bell buzzes. Complete quiet
reignS on the huge STAGE with
all attention centered on this one
small but brilliantly illuminated
spot, decked up like a barn with
an old wagon, harness, and old
rusty rakeS.
Mr.. Raymond bends over Miss
.PonS and kisses her tenderly. She
wakes. A bit Of dialogue ensueS.
Lily says: g..
"YOu musS go away. want
to be alone when, zey fine me-"
The director yells:
"All right, cut! That was fine
Mckee" (her name in the
mOvie), he says, "but next time
put little more into it and see
if you can say they instead of
'Zey.' All right, quiet every
body"
"They turning! Quiet!"
SECOND ATTEMPT
Again the scene, is shot.
II want to be alone when
'zey' find me-"
The makeup man steps into the
hay with paint brush dipped in
carmine and starts to repaint Miss
Pons lips. It tickles her. She
laughs but finally he completes
the faultless outline and the
scene is shot again. This time
she says they"
But suddenly voice is heard.
It's Leigh Jason, the director,
again and there is ironic amuse-
ment in his tone.
"Wait a minute, wait . min
ute. You boys won't get to the
football game today. Yesterday
out on the ranch the wind was
blowing like h when we
were shooting the other part of
this scene.
LOUD GROANS
There are loud groans all
around and cries of Get the wind
machines! Wind machines!" The
big dogs" (the huge lights) are
doused and everyone relaxes for
time out. Miss Pons sits up in
The Washington times., 1936-12-24
Director Decorates
Screen Stars Home

Decision of Gladys Swarthout
and her husband, Frank Chapman,
to purchase a Beverly Hills home
has resulted in Director Mitchell
Leisen, now doing Swing High,
Swing Low" becoming re-engaged
in his former calling, it was learned
today.
Leisen, a designer before he
gained an opportunity to direct, is
supervising the interior decoration.
Nogales international., 1936-08-15
The Edmonson Resignation

The city lost very good public servant when AL
dernlan E. S. Edmonson gned Monday night. No
gales never had better alderman.
Edmonson put in his resignation Immediately af-
ter was seen that the efforts of himself and Alder
men c. D. Rankin, Harold c. Wayte and j. c. Tovrea
to make cuts in the budget were futile.
Mayor Bettwy insisted that there be no salary
cuts. The four above mentioned aldermen had recon-
mended reductions The Mayor won out because AL
derman Louis Hudgin was absent from the meeting.
Had Hudgin been present there would have been the
necessary fivesixths vote to override the Mayors
to.
Alderman A. W. Lohn, as USUAL voted with the
Mayor in every instance. Never once did he waver in
his devotion to the Mayor, and we do not recall that
he has ever voted against the Mayor since the Bettwy
administration took office year ago last June.
While the citizens of Nogales will regret very
much the resignation Of Mr. Edmonson, who always
voted his conscience Dictated yet we do not blame
him one bit. He was practically the "one wolf on the
board good deal of the time and as such was almost
poweress to accomplish much for the good of the city
And too the position of alderman pays salary and
is thankless job He will be far bitter off devoting
his entire time to his personal business, SO long
as it is certainty that Andy Bettwy will rule su
preme as Mayor until the first day of next June.
Nogales international., 1936-08-15
NOGALES, ARIZ., SATURDAY, AUG. Is, 1886

continue to read the Farm Journal We expect to do
our best to stop Mr. Roosevet's borrowing, spending
budget deficits and increasing taxes, which is about
the only contribution that Mr.. Roosevelt has made to
returning prosperity.
"Would you not be happier reading some other
farm magazine which supports Mr.. Roosevelt if you
can find one? Very truly yours, Arthur H. Jenkins
Editor"
In addition to suffering this affront to his po-
litcal sentiments, Mr. Hoenes complains that he has
received more copies Of the magazine, though he
asserts, his subscription had four months to run
Altogether Mr.. Hoenes is somewhat skeptical of
the "far and mpartia character of the Farm Journ-
ais poll especially as he since has learned that con-
troll Of the Farm Journal recently passed to Joseph N
Pew Jr, who is Of the three Republican bosses in
Pennsylvania and financial angel of the party in
that State But the farmer is undsmayed He says his
vote for President Roosevelt will count when it is
cast at the polls in November
Nearly everything concerning the World War has
been settled by this time, except who started it and
who won it.
Nogales international., 1936-08-15
Farmer Exposes Farm Journal
In Its Straw Ballot

The true political position Of the Farm Journal,
which is conducting a supposedly non-partisan Pres
dental poll of American farmers, Was brought to
light this week in an article in The New York Post
It develops now that the poll conducted by the farm
paper is non-partisan only in Pickwickian sense.
This interesting revelation was made to The Post
by Walter A. Hoenes, thirty-tWo farmer of Cologne
n j. Mr.. Hoenes is Democrat in fact, blatant
Democrat He subscribed for the Farm Journal in Oc
tober 1885 When he read about the publications poll
of its readers he naturally expected to receive bal
lot When he didn't he was chagrined. He wanted his
vote for President Roosevelt to count in the poll, so
he drew up his own ballot. He sent it to the Farm
Journal with letter freely expressing his pro-Roose
welt sentiments Shortly thereafter he received the
following letter from the Farm Journal bearing the
editors signature:
Dear Mr. Hoenes: You seem to believe very
thoroughly in Mr. Roosevelt and his methods and if so
/ am sure you are going to be very unhappy if you