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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-06-01
Fury" Stirs Enthusiasm as
Surprise Smash

It's significant that the reigning
hits of the current Broadway sea-
son are the more dramatic offer
ingS.
The musicals and "Boy Meets
Girl" romantic comedies are sue
cessful, to be sure. but it's Dead
End" Bury the Dead" and the
drains that are winning popular
acclaim.
The same trend in the movies is
evidenced by the unusual advance
notices and enthusiasm that has
greeted Metr o-Goldwyn-Mayer
new dramatic offering, Fury,
which will be seen at Loew's Fox
within the next few weeks.
"Fury" is a story of Southern
justice based on Norman Kransna's
story and stars Sylvia Sidney and
Spencer Tracy. Walter Winchell
describes it as being better than
"a Fugitive From a Chain Gang,
and critics on the Coast are com
pairing it with big House" and
other outstanding screen drains OF
the past.
While not originally produced as
one Of the expensive so-called big
pictures" everything points to
Fury" as being one Of those "once
in blue moon" surprise films that
come in unheralded and become
overnight sensations.
The story is daring one and
the treatment is unusual with sew
eral novel surprise twists, that, at
the request of M-G-M, are not to be
disclosed in advance.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-06-01
Actor Finally Plays
DELAYED Movie Role

In portraying the crochety old
business executive in His Majesty,
Bunker Beam" Robert McWade to-
day is playing a role for which he
was originally cast five years ago
by the same studio.
Taylor Holmes, who played the
original Bunker Bean in the New
York stage version Of the Harry
Leon Wilson novel, was scheduled
to co.direct the screen adaptation
RKO planned at that time, Nc
Wade recalls. But plans for film
ing were abandoned. and the actor
was released from his role. He is
now playing it with Owen Davis,
jr., and Louise Latimer in the
romantic leads.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-06-01

dance orchestras and $4,000 brass
bands? Who says we're not musi
cal around here?
Thomas Meighan is i'll again In
the East which is most unfortunate
., 1t is amazing that Republics
FRANKIE and Johnny" is just
being released. 1t was made three
years ago and one of the stars was
Lilyan Tashman who has been
dead now for two years.
In Berlin there is an actress by
the name of Tina Eilers-but
she's no relation to Sally. When
Mary Ellis goes back to London
she'll do a dramatic show instead
of her usual musical which is quite
a switch Carl Stecker, who
rents all types of animals to the
movies, has made as his hobby
the collecting of camels. It isn't
just because he can rent them
easily to the movies but rather
because he just dotes on them.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-06-01
BeIosco Gets
"GuQrdsmon"

Because of the inSiStence of the
public, the management of the
Belasco Theater, opposite the
White House, will bring in a re-
vival showing of 1.-THE Guards
man." upon completion of the en-
gagement of Ecstasy"
"The Guardsman" was the first,
and to date only, motion picture
made by the distinguished stars OF
the legitimate stage, Alfred Lunt
and Lynn Fontanne.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-06-01
ICOVeE HOLLYWOOD
BY LLOYD PANTAGES
copyright. 1885. by King Features
Syndicate Incl


HOLLYWOOD, May 31-The
fifth largest industry in the world
so they tell me. You have to
hand it to Eleanor Powell: Even
though she's the best tap dancer
in the world in the feminine
category, she's not egotistic about
what she can do as witnessed by
the fact that she will have her
new dances for her next picture
previewed and passed on by q
group of five non-film folk be-
fore she does them in front of a
camera. To wit: A hotel bell
hop, a buyer at a gown shop, q
restaurant chef, a banker, and q
beauty parlor operator will give
their Official o. k. before she car
rieS on.
Alice Whites Sojourn in Lon
don was anything but fun, money
and marbles. Two months Of her
visit she spent in a nursing home
recuperating from a nervous
breakdown. Sol S. Simons has
the unique Hollywood distinction
of being the only Jewish gentle.
man who consistently plays Irish.
men on the screen.
Would you be intrigued to know
that 1.-THE Great Ziegfeld" to date
has been viewed by no less than
1000 900 people and it's only been
out seven weeks. Quite record
Last year Bella Lugosi turned down
a British film offer because he
couldn't bear to be separated from
his dogs. You see, they would
have to be quarantined in England
for six months before he could
get them in or out, but he must
have had change of heart be
cause he's leaving any moment to
do two movies over there. I guess
the perps will stay home with a
caretaker.
Maurice Chevalier is coming
back to America soon to do q
musical show on Broadway. He
certainly dissolved with q bang
from the film armament
Would yoube interested in knowing
that in America there are $4,000
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-06-01
William Fox, Broken in Health,
From His Shore Retreat
Files as Bankrupt
Bv ANDREW R. KELLEY

ATLANTIC CITY, May SIT steam heat and over
coat weekend the 35OOOO less who came to this
shore over the holiday Meaning that the sun was shining
in all its glory but the temperature So the
Boardwalk where parade and down watching
for hometown faces. -
My first of Boardwalk inspection encountered Mr. T.
Dorsey Warfield Times assistant publisher who is testing
the ocean air and golf links and who besides sport
ing an early sunburn has bers his hands from
clutchng the clubs ~
II haven't hit 'em well in five years. he Tm
IL 4inrO
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-06-01

SOON TO BE BACK
Dropping into one Of those nu-
merous boardwalk auctions where
the auctioneer tells you a $500
mink coat can be picked up for
a mere $50, observed a familiar
face in the S. r. o. line in the
rear. 1t is Angie Ratio, manag-
ing-director of Loew's Palace
Theater, getting a few tips on
hammer welding.
Manager Angie is convalescing
after a siege at Georgetown Hos
pital and is now following a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-06-01
InWar Picture

owen Davis, jr., now playing the
title role in His Majesty Bunker
Beam" made his screen debut sS
one Of the youthful soldiers in
"All Quiet On the Western Front"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-06-01

rigid DR.. Gwynn, food, rest and
fresh air diet which he feels sure
will have him back in the lobby
at Thirteenth and F Streets IN a
fSEtnight.
Don't you miss your mOvies?"
1 inquired of the LOew veteran.
"Well, sometimes" he replied.
II have seen three shows since
I came here 10 days ago and may.
be tomorrow I'll go to the Steel
Pier and see Under Two Flags,
which / understand is now show
ing at the Palace"
The Steel Pier, by the way,
isn't on full time operation yet
It made an extra special splash
over the weekend with Jackie
Coogan and Betty Cradle in per
son heading the stage attractions
and the Wayne King and Ray
Noble orchestras for dancers.
In the myriad of steel pier cleo
trio lights they spell Ronald Col
mans name with an e." or
Ronald Coleman. That's one
reason we still have spelling bees
I guess.
APOLLO GOES MOVIE
There is, of course, nothing in
the way of theater amusement
here except the movies. The once
famed home of the legitimate, the
Apollo, has gone 100 per cent eel
luloid, with a flashy front and a
schedule that keeps it open So
weeks in the year.
The old Garden Pier theater Is
dark and forbidding at the end Of
the unlighted walk, and the board
walks Globe, recently dedicated
to burlesque, is closed until the
height of the season provides more
drop-in trade.
Atlantic City, wet as the ocean
insofar as liquid diet is concerned
is also unusually orderly. That's
why three big league ball players
on the loose and occupying one
wheel chair, were conspicuous ir
the Memorial Day parade.
Each, with a highbal in hi.
hand, was trying to induce the
colored pram pusher to enter the
barouche while they did the push
ing. But Old Black Joe knew his
onions. He refused to take 6
chance. I am inclined to think
that a certain big league manager
will wonder why his favorite screw
ball artist has lost all of his stuff
overnight. He would never, Of
course, blame a Brannigan for his
inefficiency.
WILLIAM FOX AT VENTNOR
Recently a resident at the Hote
Claridge and now ensconced il
one of the more pretenttouS villa:
at Ventnor, is William Fox, one
time Hollywood production gian
and today figuring in the head
lines through the filing of a bank
ruptcy plea.
The William Fox empire ha
dpDdIC11U4y COAAdpoCAJ 0OS w AAASNA
ket reverseS and lengthy ntiga
ton. He owes, says the petition
100000 with assets OF bu
$2,0OO,0O0. Uncle Sam has a hug
income lien in these liabilities.
It seems to old-timers, and u
those not so old, only yesterda!
that William Fox made the frs
and only direct sales stock appea
from the Fox Theater screen on
Street. It was when Fox frs
began to feel the Wall Stree
pinch and it is interesting to re
call that the effort to interes
movie-goers in securities was
monumental failure.
Shortly afterwards william FoI
disposed of his picture interests
having lost control, and was pre-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-06-01

Kerrigan Joins Cast
]. M. Kerrigan. who scored a
success in THE Informer." will ap-
pear with Gary Cooper and Made
leine Carroll in 1.-THE General
Died at Dawn"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-06-01
Influence Entire Troup

Since Sam Hearn, "Schlepper-
man" of radio fame, joined the
Florida Special" company, the
entire troupe, including Jack
Oakie, has broken out in a rash
of dialect.
Evening star., 1936-11-09
MANY ROOSEVELT
POWERS SOON END
President May Ask for Ex-
tension of Rule From Dem.
ocratic Congress.
Nv the Assoeiated Pres

BY the Associated Press.
II the second Roosevelt adrninistra-
ton Is to have stout opposition in the
new Congress, much of it must stem
from Its own record-breaking party
strength In both houses. h.,..
For there will not be enough Re-
publican votes in either House or
Senate to provide
LAST that opposition upon
INA which the trainers
SERIES Of the Constitution
relied for the evolv-
ing Of legislation by compromise.
The lines of cleavage over some
Roosevelt policies In the latter part of
his first term frequently ran within
rather than between the two major
party groups.
The voting strength, particularly in
the House, Of Townsend pension plan
indorsees as well as those Republicans
and Democrats who were supported by
Father Coughlin's National Union for
Social Justice remains to be deter
mined. The President might have to
reckon with pressure blocs of all kinds
in shaping his legislative program.
On Broad Middle Ground.
New Dealers have interpreted the
reelection triumph as a vote of ap-
proval for Roosevelt policy designed
to occupy a broad middle ground"
between an extreme right and an ex-
treme left in national political thought.
In both Of his campaigns he repeat
edly described his course as being
straight ahead" His intimates fire.
quently have elaborated on those state
ments by pointing out that If such a
course were planned on a wide-enough
basis 1t would leave the extreme con-
Servatives and the ultra-radicals too
far apart for any effective political
cooperate
In the campaign, Mr.. Roosevelt did
not specifically outline his program
for q second term. But he answered
Gov. Landons demand that he dis
close his intentions with regard to
revival Of N. r. A. and A. A A. with
the declarations:
"Of course, we will continue to seek
to improve working conditions for the
workers Of America-to reduce hours
that are over-long, to increase wages
that spell starvation, to end child La
Dor and to wipe out sweatshops.
"Of course, We will continue every
effort to support collective bargain
ing. to stop unfair competition and to
Evening star., 1936-11-09

months rumors have been flying that
wholesale changes in the Roosevelt
cabinet circles would mark the second
Inauguration.
In this gossip only Secretary Of
State Cordell Huh, whose reciprocal
trade pact views apparently were In
dorsed by the electorate; Secretary Of
Agriculture Wallace and Secretary Of
the Treasury Morgenthau have been
rated as fixtures.
Evening star., 1936-11-09

administration ''is taking the right
steps toward avoiding war"
Indorsing the inter-American con-
ference opening next month at Bue-
nos Aires. the veteran said:
This trip to South America Is one
Of the finest ideas to bring peace. We
should keep down war.
"I'd be willing to disarm il the rest
Of the world would. The trouble Is,
some one has to start 1t. and nobody
wants to do that"
Sergt. York said he believed la pre-
paredness, since disarmament seemed
impossible.
Evening star., 1936-11-09

abolish dishonorable trade practices.
For all these we have only just begun
to fight."
Court Large Factor.
VIII President Roosevelt's fight for
some of these objectives bring him
into head-on collision with Supreme
Court majority? The court looms
large as q second-term factor on the
basis of possible further invalidation
of first-term New Deal legislation,
such as the Wagner labor act, and its
attitude on measures passed by the
new Congress which might be chal-
lenged in the courts.
The judicial check on legislative
action remains. Probably only slow
process of constitutional amendment,
Of which there are at present no def
mite signs, could remove that check.
Immediately confronting the new
Congress will be the question Of re-
issuing to the President those extraor-
dinary powers over the currency and
the revision of international trade re-
lationships upon which the recipro-
cal pacts and international exchange
stabilization efforts are based.
New Cabinet q Problem.
These exceptional presidential pow
ers expire within 80 days to six months
from the first OF the year. That the
new Congress, with its huge Demo-
cratic majorities. would refuse to
grant request by the President for
extension Is considered unlikely.
Another important second-term
problem for the President is the
makeup of the new cabinet. For
Evening star., 1936-11-09
CITY RAISES PAY

spartanburg, 8. c., Also Cuts City
Taxes.
sPARTANBURG. 8. c.. November
o R).-Mayor Ben Hill Brown an
nounced yesterday a 10 per cent pay
raise for sll city employees. along with
a 2-mill reduction in city taxes.
Building activities are up. the
total of property to be assessed has
been substantially increased. and the
city finances are In good condition."
he explained.
Evening star., 1936-11-09

noN'T take chances. Rub on
- soothing, warming Musterole.
Relief generally follows.
Musterole gets such marvellous re-
suits because it's NOT just salve.
It's q "counteP.iFTitant"-e easing,
warming, stimulating and penetrat-
ing-helpful in drawing out local
congestion and pain.
Used by millions for 25 years.
Recommended by many doctors and
nurses. All druggists. In three
strengths: Regular Strength, Chill
dren's (mild), and Extra Strong.
Tested and approved by Good House.
keeping Bureau, No. 1857.
Evening star., 1936-11-09
SERGT., YORK INDORSES
ROOSEVELT'S PEACE
Sees Inter-American Confsrence
a. Move In Direction tox
Avoid War.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. November s.-Serst.
Alvin York, World War hero and
holder Of the Congressional Medal OF
Honor. said yesterday in . pre-Armi-
stlce day broadcast that the Roosevelt
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-09-10

WEI HAVE RECEIVED A CONSIGN--
MENT OF 200 PAIRS OF
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fords.. white canvas uppers with rubber
soles, one strap.
Sizes from 2 to 6. Worth $1.00 a pair,
now selling for 40cts.
Purchase in time and get your supply.
Price holds good as long as the stock
lasts.
FIRM OF JOHN ALEXANDER
Dry Goods Department
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-09-10
Eduardo Brignoni,

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selling in whole pieces of 80 yds.
Let us supply you with the latest IN
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The Washington times., 1936-02-01
Listen, World = = By Elsie Robinson
MEET THE MODERN NIT-WIT SANTA CLAUS

which obviously belongs to some
other land.
Is anyone batty enough to
imagine that any foreign country
would house, clOthe and feed mil
lions of Americans while its own
citizens were ON starvation ra-
tiOns.
Representative Arends would
also force registration of these
foreigners. At present, hundreds
trickle in illegally over our bor-
ders and it is impossible to tell
how many aliens there are in
America, where they live or what
they do-a fact which increases
the G-Man's responsibility plenty
since these same aliens, though
they contribute nothing else, are
plenty generous with gun play.
It is estimated that this ma
ton would be saved approx
imately TWO HUNDRED MIL
LION PER YEAR, if dependent
foreigners were returned to their
home land. And how we could
use that cash, boys and girls!
Copyright, 1885, by King Features
Syndicate, InC.D
The Washington times., 1936-02-01
OLD FAVORITES
John GreenLeUf Whittier
The Frost Spirit

The Frost Spirit John GreenLeGf Whittier
He comes-he comes-the Frost Spirit comes! You may
trace his footsteps
On the naked woods and the blasted fields and the brown
hills withered brow.
He smtten the leaves of the gray old trees where their
pleasant green forth,
And the Winds which follow wherever he goes have shaken
them down to earth.
He comes-he comes-the Frost Spirit comes! And the
quiet lake shall feel
The torpid touch of his glazing BREATH and ring to the
skaters heel
And the streams which danced the broken rocks,
sang to the leaning grass
Shall bow again to their winter chain and in mournful
silence pass.
He comes-he comes-the Frost Spirit comes! Let
meet him as may
And with the light of the parlorfire his evil
awayl
And gather closer the circle round when that freight
dances high,
And laugh shrek of the bafed Fend his sound
ing wind goes by
(ReGders inved to send the editor their sugges
tons Of old tGvOrites among the poems for Terittng IN
this Space
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Shiny way as high as he can go and not really
high. True men of great ambition and real
worth occupy the highest places, not the Shiny,
crawling kind.
Those who have a low opinion of ambition
are usually those that fail, or succeed only
moderately. Vanity or conceit may represent
ambition unrealized, as the crawling caterpillar
represents the future, many-colored butterfly.
Wolfe, a courageous young English officer
who climbed the heights, took Quebec for Eng
land, and lost his life, offended his superior Of
ficer by his 'conceit" The superior said he was
tempted to dismiss Wolfe for his "bragging.
Strutting up and down, waving his sword Wolfe
told how he would capture the supposedly i'm
pregnable Quebec fortress if given the oppor
tunity. That was UGrity, but ambition was
back of it. They gave him the opportunity, and
HE TOOK QUEBEC.
In child's boasting and dreaming of future
greatness, you see the foreshadowing Of ambi-
tion, always to be guided, directed, cherished,
never discouraged.
The sad thing in modern life is that it gives
so little opportunity for individual achievement,
but TRUE AMBITION will find way to the
top
The old trite saying, 'Where there is will
there is a way" is solemn truth. WILL
POWER, guided by noble aspirations, creates
AMBITION. Where the will upholds ambition,
there is 1CGy. =
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it myself, and meant it. But sup
pose the other fellow isn't q bro
ther and doesn't want to be? Is
the Regular Family still supposed
to eat the burnt crustS so he can
have his three squares? I protest,
it doesn't make sense.
Concerning which, Representa-
tive Leslie c. Arends of Illinois has
compiled bill which listens to me
like the first robin in spring. Rep
resentative Arends' m d Of
handling these embarrassing
guests is simple-he'd send 'em
back to their own countries.
But suppose they haven't any
homes there? That is obviously the
bad luck Of the country to which
they belong. And why in heck
should we make 1t ours? They
have no homes here, either.
ILLEGAL ENTRY
Neither have several millions
regularly qualified Americans. And
the chance Of these qualified
Americans ever acquiring homes
will continue to be mighty slim as
long as we 60 on carrying burden
The Washington times., 1936-02-01
matter-darling?" to a frosty

matter-darling?" to a frosty
'What's-the-matter-NOW?"
In some States, marriage is as
easy to get out Of as debutante's
evening gown; and the only reason
you need give for wanting to be
free is that you are legally tied
A man may read all the latest
works on feminine psychology and
still be completely at sea about the
human enigma, who has been fix
ing his grapefruit and hanging up
his clothes for five or ten years.
Marriage will never be regarded
as an utter failure, even in Holly
wood, so long as a divorce scandal
continues to be Front Page news
and "hot publicity"
Some women would feel that a
husband was being unfaithful If
he looked twice at the Statue OF
Liberty - but then, some men
WOULD try to start something
with the Statue of Liberty, if she
were the only woman in sight.
Suggestion for a screen novelty:
A play in which the MAN does the
proposing, and the girl doesn't
even snatch the first kiss.
The honeymoon Is over when he
tells her that her makeup is on
crooked, and she answers with
The Washington times., 1936-02-01
Another Walk-Out?

If President Roosevelt isn't careful the United States
Marine Band will walk out of the White House some
night during official function just it walked out
of the Women's Patriotic Conference on National De-
tense.
The band and three ghranking officers Of the Navy
reported you recall having boycotted the
ference after former Secretary of State cambridge Colby
delivered an address which overzealous New Dealers
thought reflected the Administration.
Well here's what President Roosevelt said in letter
broadcast by the League of Women Voters after the
patriotic conference had received its rebuke:
"E matters not pltat political party is in pO1Oer
by THE elective UiU of the people, the Govern
naent functions for all, and there can be no Ques-
tiOn of greater moment, or broader effect, than
the MAINTENANCE, STRENGTHENING,
AND EXTENSION OF THE MERIT SYSTEM,
estGbIishednin the competitive principles of the
ciUn service act, UUhOse fnty-thrd birthday ami
UerSary is being celebrated this month"
We don't know of anything that Mr.. Colby might
have said that could have been condemnatory of
the activities of the Raw Deal than this indictment from
the pen Of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. ,...
Either the President doesn't know what his appointees
and his rubbertamp Congress have done to the merit
system in Government service or he is permitting them
to destroy deliberately the advantages which would
accrue to the American people through adherence to
civil service law principles.
Not since the time of Andrew jackson (whose cloak
the President recently attempted to don has there been
an administration which devotedly followed the
Infamous doctrine that "tO the UictOr belongs the
spOiLs." 49,.
For the President to come out and declare that
"there can be no question of greater moment, or
broader effect than the maintenance strengthen
ing, and extension of the merit SYSTEM places him
in the forefront Of the ranks Of critics Of his Ad
ministration. -- .,.-
patriotic women are to be deprived of addresses by
naval servants Of the people and are to be starved OF
musical strains by the band which their moneys support
because of address by who occupied place
Of honor in the Government, then THE PRESIDENT
MAY PROPERLY FEAR THE EFFECTS OF HIS
STATEMENT ON THE MERIT SYSTEM IN REGARD
TO HIS MILITARY AND NAVAL AIDES AND THE
ARMY, NAVY AND MARINE BANDS WHICH 0RD1
NARILY PLAY AT WHITE HOUSE FUNCTIONS.