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The Washington times., 1936-08-01
Listen, World! = By Elsie Robinson

her, ducking hither and yon like
a jackrabbit, with your tempera-
ture shooting and your murder
yen mounting by leaps and
bounds.
THINK SAME WAY
But that isn't the only way
Danes block traffic. They do not
confine their dawdling to eleva-
tors and pavements. They like
wise think that way.
J'ever try to argue with a
woman?
!!$$?!!$$$"!!
First she goes this way
Then she goes that
Then she jiggles around
'N'backS n fills
M hee'S n hawS-
Then she buckS-plants her four
feet with all toes spread-and the
devil himself couldn't bulge her.
Or maybe she sits down and has
a Good, Hard Cry. Which nothing
short of six pairs of chiffon stock
ingS, four rhinestone clips and a
new permanent, a bottle of the
latest perfume and a theater party
for her Girl Friends can pacify.
How do know all this?
Because I'm a dame myself
and that's the way I argue!
But I'm telling you, sisters, it's
bad medicine and we're doing our
selves no good by the practice.
This is 1936-and we're supposed
to be free, equal and snappy num-
bers. Then, for the luvva Pete,
let's act and stop blocking the
traffic!
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The Washington times., 1936-08-01

ten dollars, perhaps, or
even less.
Some day, farther off,
giant planes flying above
the clouds, six miles up,
above storms, winds and
fogs, will carry more pas
sengers than any steamship
has ever carried, and will
drop them in small planes
at their various destinations.
FLYING is only beginning.
The Washington times., 1936-08-01

In this plane above, called
the "Typhoon," Captain
Rossi hopes to fly from
Paris to New York and back
to Paris again within As
hours. That is making the
Atlantic Ocean small" with
a vengeance. Other countries,
including England and Italy,
are planning swift round
trips across the Atlantic
Ocean.
The Washington times., 1936-08-01

way" You are not taxed
for using the atmosphere,
as railroads are heavily
taxed for using the ground.
You do not wear out steel
rails and steel wheels and
expensive Pullman cars and
locomotives.
High up in the strato-
sphere, the flight across the
ocean will be made some day
at a cost unbelievably small,
The Washington times., 1936-08-01
Power takes many forms and does all
the work. The greatest power is not
seen, heard or understood.

The center picture of gigantic war tank,
going at high speed ploughing its way through
a stone wall, and the picture on the right show
ing hole made in armor plate by shell from a
powerful cannon, illustrates power as civilized"
man has developed it,
"Power" developed by human civilization,
surpasses anything that our forefathers could
have imagined. That war tank could plough its
way through thousand elephants, though
they were mice, spreading them apart rolling
over them, and the cannon that sends she'll
through steel armOr plate could shoot holes
through a whole herd of elephants. Yet tanks
and cannon are weak compared with other mani
festations of power.
One powerful explosive bomb from an airplane
could scatter whole fleet of such tanks, dis
mantle battery of "great guns" or sink pow
erfui warshp, and another bomb of poison gas
could kill all human beings connected with tanks,
guns and ships.
The great fighting power in the days of ancient
Rome was the war chariot drawn by three horses,
with sharp steel blades fastened to the wheels,
cutting down the enemy the war chariots
rushed among them.
One of these steel tanks could travel through
The Washington times., 1936-08-01

1t is about time for the
United States to wake up
and make the distance
from America to Europe as
short by air as the distance
from Europe to America.
Some day we might want
to get over there in an a
hurry, to remind some un-
friendly nation that we are
not entirely devoted to
The Washington times., 1936-08-01
Two New PaneOne to Cross the Atlantic One for Commuters

money making and queer
experiments" ="
Eventually the cheapest
travel will be AIR TRAVEL,
and it will cost less to fly
around the world than it
costs now to 60 from New
York to Chicago by any
known methods, excepting
walking.
The little plane on the
right is expected by its
owner, David Llewellyn, to
make the round trip flight
between London and Cape
Town, at a cost not exceed
ing 500. It is a small two
cylinder 4O-horse-power
Aeronca, and David Level
lyn, the pilot who recently
made a record flight to Cape
Town from England. is not
guessing about what the
plane can do.
Some day 5000 miles for
$1OO will not seem at all
cheap for one passenger. Up
in the air you do not build
or pay for any fright of
The Washington times., 1936-08-01

nice W ON a n,
k / n d-hearted,
gra CT Gus and
law.ab i d i n G.
She will have
CO nm itted no
crime be be-
loved by friends
a n d family.
be, possibly, a
most useful and
h o nored men,
ber of her COM
munity.
Y e t, without
warning, I shall
fall upon that
The Washington times., 1936-08-01

the fish worlds
81 e an H a r.
lows, platinum
blonde or al
bino trout, for
the Dali a S
(Tex.) Centen-
nial and pre-
pairing for the
visit Of several
G erm a n fish
experts he
stopp ed long
enough to eX-
plain the latest
wrinkle in his
domain.
The Washington times., 1936-08-01
SOMETHING NEW

Fred G. OrSinger, director of
the aquarium in the Commerce
Building, gets buster and buster
each day.
But despite his hurrying and
scurrying to get off a group of
The Washington times., 1936-08-01
Wise Words

Two men look out through the
same bars: one sees the mud,
the other one the stars.-Fred-
erick Langbridge.
Heaven takes care that no man
secures happiness by crime.-AL
fieri.
The Washington times., 1936-08-01

1t t h a t the
b e ellig ere n t
John L. Lewis
and the smooth
DR.. T g W e II
have b e CO m e
close friends. 1t
may not be
their personal
tiles | W hic h
have ow n
them together,
but it may be a
common e n d,
an end to be &C.
complished III
1910.
The Washington times., 1936-08-01

TT UMAN beings rise in the scale Of civilization
IL as they improve, increase and utilize their
sources of power. At first men, as science de-
scribes them. and as their lives are seen written
in age-old pictures caves walls and monu-
ments, were feeble creatures, depending for sur
vival on their hands, teeth, animal cunning and
their speed in running and their speed in climb
ing.
They put stones under sticks, and by leverage
increased their power. They tanned and harnessed
buffaloes, cames and other animals that were
much more powerful than man.
Finally, man harnessed steam and electricity
and became what he is today.
These pictures show power in three different
forms:
On the left is primitive power.
In Miami, Florida, hurricane blew over many
palm trees. Men could not raise them with the
strength of their hands; it was expensive and
difficult rigging up machinery to raise them.
Carl Fisher, who created Miami Beach and made
the fortune of Florida owned a gentle female
elephant which children used to ride. He put
this elephant to work pushing up the palm trees
with her head, as you
The Washington times., 1936-08-01
Human Side
Of the
News
By EdOin C. Hill

Names in the news-John L.
Lewis and Rexford Guy Tugwell.
The news from Washington has
The Washington times., 1936-08-01

That is power of very early, primitive form.
To this day in India, the elephants carry loads,
drag cannon for the English handle heavy logs
of black teak wood, as they did thousands of
Years AGO
The Washington times., 1936-08-01
The Greatest Show On Earth
By Frank Miller Smith

ealso show just what the previous
occupations of the proprietorS
were. They range all the way
from soldiers to restaurant owners.
A lot of them went into business
because they like to handle mer-
chandize and because they have a
ven for trading.
The Washington times., 1936-08-01
FOOTS THE BILLS

SCA4eHVO4 " W.
OF Utah takes his job so seriously
that he uses his own money to pay
his expenses when Congress hasn't
time to bother.
During the rush of the closing
hours of the last session a reSolu.
ton providing funds for an in.
vestigation into the proposal to
give Puerto Rico it's independence
was lost.
Senator King is a member of
the Senate Committee on Terri.
tories and Insular Affairs. Puerto
Rico has been assigned to him as
his special province to look after
So, Senator King left for that
place this week to look into the
matter, footing his own bills, 50
he could make a report when Con-
gress convenes in January.
The Archives has just received
several large patches Of material
which is being catalogued and put
safely away in the stacks.
First they got the records In
100000 pension cases ranging
from 1915 to and including the
Spanish-American War. This ma
terial includes some 10 to Il
millions pieces of paper. It has
been filed away in 1859 tin
cases 27 inches long.
The papers came from the Vet
erans Bureau. The bureau
thought the cases were more OF
less closed. They found out they
were much less than closed.
Ever since they were moved
from the warehouse to the Ar
chives they have sent requests
averaging 100 a day for the re
turn Of certain cases for research
The Archives is Just in the last
stages Of a survey Of all the
Government papers stored in the
various departments.
At the last report they hao
surveyed some 100000 cubic
| feet Of material.
The Washington times., 1936-08-01

Some day I'm going to XIII me
a woman!
She will in all probability. be a
The Washington times., 1936-08-01
INSIDE STUFF

Nelson A. Miller, chleT OF the
retail trade section Of the Market
ing Research Division of the Com
merce Department. pauses long
enough in his latest retail survey
10 explain something about the
small store owner in America.
Mr.. Miller declares that al
though there was a so per cent
drop in the amount of business
conducted by these stores between
1929 and 1888 statistics show there
was not more than l per cent de-
crease in the number.
There are 100000 stores doing
less than $4,000 business a year
In the country. When one fails
there's always somebody to "pick
up the torch"
Mr.. Miller'S survey will show
not only how much it costs to run
q store and how much you should
have If you want to start one, but
just whether you are trained for
the job, where you should put your
store, what you should handle,
where to put the lights, windows,
counters, etc,
The survey when completed will
The Washington times., 1936-08-01

It's a large Fred G. Orsinger
wall aquarium holding several
bass that have the grippe or
dandruff or whatever fish get
these days. Instead Of the water
being clear it has a nice cherry
color with bubbles leaping up
from the bottom Of the tank
throwing flashes Of light back
and forth across the glass.
"That's something new," said
Mr.. Orsinger. Potassium per-
manganate in the water. It'n
turn q greenish color soon and
then fade out. We put 1t in
there to help the fish. And
they're getting along great"
Besides helping the fish with
their falling scales it's proving a
great drawing card for the crowds
of tourists who are trailing
through this piscatorial show,
which is one Of the continuous
wonders Of the city.
The Washington times., 1936-08-01
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
The Federal Housing Admins
tration boasts of having on its
staff one of the most prolific and
well-versed financial writer's Of
the present day.
Guy Greer, an assistant di-
rector, is first linguist, speaking
French and German. He has been
connected with the Bank of France
and the Bank of Canada and the
Federal Reserve Board. At one
time he was an assistant to Will
liam Gibbs McAdoo.
Besides his Government job he
is constantly at work tipping out
explanatory articles on the finan-
cial status of the world.
Evening star., 1936-12-10

Beatrice Lille,
Paul Haakon and
his wife, and va
rious other major
or minor disturb
ances from THE
Show Is On"
At Troika Bert
Lahr is supposed
to have discov-
cred his fair COM
panion had never
consumed blini,
whereupon he
cried MY good
woman, u n t ! |
you've eaten blini
Evening star., 1936-12-10

you have not lived. But never" There
upon a waiter began racing across
the Troika's expanses bearing tray
loads of blini, until the damosel was
convinced that she had lived the life
beautiful Elsewhere around the prem
lses were Banker Corcoran Thorn, jr.,
Dave Apollon, who is head man OF the
Capitol's next stage show; aviation en-
thusiaSts Eugene Vidal and Bill Briggs,
Lady Chadwick "and friends" and,
somewhat remotely, lady who called
up to make reservation, and, hearing
Mischa Markof singing in the floor
show, said, please don't hang UP, I
do SO like that song" The head waiter
let her hear 1t out.
The Pail Mall Room,
which had a party last night to aid
the Warner Bros-N. B. C.-Star Christ
mas benefit drive for poor children Of
the city, was the cherce of Bea Lille
Oady Peel to youse} when she went
out for a celebration after her shows
first night Vincent Minelli, who is
producer, designer and about 20 other
things for 1.-The Show Is On" hasn't
been seen anywhere outside the the
ater except at the places which sell
coffee to keep citizens awake all night.
Evelyn and James Vernon, the new
dance duo at Pail Mall, so far have
been approved by Attorney General
Cummings, Commissioner Melvin c.
Hazen and Senator H. Styles Bridges
of New Hampshire (perhaps celebrat-
ing the fact he was just elected.
A colleague suggests the name of
this weekly blurb should be changed
to "Apres Mutt" "Apres Mutt" what?
The Deluge? Thomas Fortune Ryan,
jr.; Stuart Macdonald of Federal
Housing, the Donald Woodwards, John
Merritt and Mrs. Harry Kite turned
up at Heigh Ho apres theatre, as
our French friend would not say.
So did Jock Mclean and Mary Lou
Marsh, except that they'd been out
at Mr.. Griffith's ball yard watching
foot ball game and came in to get
warm, or something.
There is supposed to be an ex-duke
of the Russias driving cab on the
stand up by Matt Windsor's Volga
Boatman. They say he picked the
spot in order to keep in touch with
Evening star., 1936-12-10

his orchestra, and there's a floor show
presented nightly.
-
La Paree-Charlie Demma produced
that all-Washington revue now pre-
sented here. There are South Ameri-
can and Spanish dances by Lucille and
Linden. a smart toe-tap number by
Vera Miller, acrobatic routines by
Toma Genaro and chorus numbers by
~ local girls. Al Sakol's Band makes
the music.
* a
MadriIlon - Entertainment in the
popular "Four-thirty Club" and later
in the main room is furnished by
Johnny Shaw and his orchestra. Songs
are by Russ Cullen.
Mayfair-Jack Campbell remains to
furnish a large portion Of the enter
tainment at cocktail hour. and later at
supper time there's other music sup
piled by Noel and Jean Shannon.
y +
Casa Grande-There's girl maestro
here this week, Agnes Harris, directing
Evening star., 1936-12-10
SINGER ONCE ATHLETE

John Charles Til omas Played Foot
Ball Against Jim Thorpe.
NEW YORK OP).-That irrepres-
sible baritone. John Charles Thomas,
was an athlete once upon @ time.
He played foot ball against Jim
Thorpe. ran a mile in five minutes.
went over the bar in the high jump
at feet l01a inches and still makes
it round the links in the sos.
Evening star., 1936-12-10

Four hundred thousand letters are
incorrectly mailed each week in
London.
Evening star., 1936-12-10

The decoration motif is in a clever,
modern manner
II ~
Shoreham Hotel-Eddie Peabody,
king Of the banjo, Is back at the Shore
ham. headlining the floor show In top
notch fashion. Others on the bill are
the Randalls, international dance duo,
and Leon Leonidoff, Russian baritone
Dance music the way you like it Is
played by the Barnee-batoned Max
Lowe Orchestra.
Hi-Hat LOunge-The Royal Hawaii
ans, the new entertainment, have won
q lot of praise from the customers. In
addition to their regular duties at
night, they're on hand every evening
at cocktail time, from 5 until T. Sat-
urdays, 1880 pm. until Z.
Hamilton H0tel-Milt Davis and his
orchestra continue to play sweet music
that keeps dancers happy at Dick But
ler's Rainbow Room Lou Behrman
handles most of the singing chores.
y X y
Lotus - The two top-notch dance
teams-Barrie and King in ball room
members and Bongard and Dooley In
smart tap routines-have been held
over to headline this weeks show.
Judy Ellington is back. too. and the
Abdallah girls are on hand with tap
and acrobatic chorus numbers. AL
Norton is the master Of ceremonies and
the Capitolians furnish the music.
\ 4 X Il
Maryland Club Gardens - Dance
music in the new room adjoining the
crystal bar is by Charlie Jeeter and
Evening star., 1936-12-10

orchestra remain at the intimate rem
devious in the Carlton, playing for
dancers and filling in between dances
with clever song skits. Sande and
two of the boys play in the cocktail
lounge every evening, too.
\ \
Club Volga Boatman-Matt Windsor
has bright new revue for his T'heater
Intime. with ball room dances in the
Russian manner by Dunia and Kolia
haunting violin melodies by Gypsy
Kolia (not the same one), songs by
Anna Sablukova, fine bit Of accordion
ing by Matt himself, and decoration by
a chorus girl named Patsy, which is no
name for gypsy.
X + II
King Cole R0om-This smart new
room at the Hotel Claridge hasn't been
open long, but it's gaining much favor.
Evening star., 1936-12-10
After Dark
Smart People, Smart Things, Smart Places.
BY the Spectator.
TradeM Marx U 8
Trade Mark REGISTERED. U. 8. Patent ono,

all the phoney ex-dukes, native and
visiting. who are forever dipping their
whiskers in borscht. If the cabbie
keeps really late hours. he could see
Matt's troupe of entertainers swarm
ing out to play numerous benefits and
outside shows E. among them re-
Gently the Russian War Veterans af-
fair and, Saturday, the Bar AsSocia-
tion dinner.
Eddie Peabody is back at the Shore
ham. which means hot pickings for
the banjo fans.
There are rumors that Bette Hartz,
who sang at the Raleigh's Pail Mall
Christmas party last night, may tarry
a while to sing with the orchestra,
professionally.
Evening star., 1936-12-10
Supper Club
Notes
~ SSIAN CLUB TROIKA

U , ) AN CL u b TROlkA
- There's a gay Russian floor
N show at this favorite rendez-
u vous of the diplomatic and
social sets. Headliners are Mischa
Markoff, master of ceremonies and a
singer of no mean talents; Marusia
Sava, who has one of the most thrill
ing contralto voices in the village;
Dancers Lolik and Orlik and Capt.
Nick Hope. Sasha Bartnovsky and his
orchestra supply the music, with songs
by Audrey Harris.
Heigh Ho Club-Society's late sup
per dance spot remains popular, with
Pete Macia's own orchestra providing
smooth dance rhythnls until 3 every
morning and $3.50 Saturdays. Marty
Rubin and Jimmy Nichols sing and
there's continuous entertainment be-
tween dances by various members Of
"the gang"
Mayfi0wer L0unge-Dancing here is
to Sidney's music, the lads playing
every afternoon until Z and every night
until 2 am. Buddy Harmon and Sid
Cowen handle the singing assignments
** ~
Pail Mall Room-The Raleigh's ele-
gantly appointed lunch, dinner and
supper club has music by Eddie Elkins
and his orchestra. with Bill Owens
making all the little girls happy when
he sings and smiles. There's a new
dance team this week, Evelyn and
James Vernon, known as the Poets of
the Dance"
T. X X X
Ell Patio-Sande williams and his
Evening star., 1936-12-10

Bert Motley's Orchestra. Headliner Of
the floor show Is June Daley, who does
toe and tap dances.
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Boulevard Farms-Dance music at
this rural spot down the Mount Vernon
Boulevard is supplied by Al Shea and
his orchestra.
Evening star., 1936-12-10

TOR the hounds baying in pur-
~ suit of news of the city's night
clubbers, all trails begin at the
= National Theater these frosty
evenings. People who are playing in
shows there, or those who come charg-
ing down to watch them, later pack
the laugh and play markets, giving
the stage performers an opportunity
to stare right back at the customers
who have been eyeing them in cold,
or maybe an exceedingly cheerful,
fashion. So many diamond dog col
lars, lasSoes of polls and loops of
emeralds were clinking around the
National lobby, on Monday, and sub
sequent evenings, that one was re-
minded of the time Wilson Miner
turned to a uch-bejeweled dowager
conversing loudly in box behind him
at the theater and suggested in no
gentle terms, Go on back in the dog
house, lady. and rattle your chains"
Later the tiara and top hat platoon
came galloping into Heigh Ho, the
Pail Mall Room, Troika and wherenot,
followed (at one place or the other)
by Bert Lahr,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-10
POLI'S

With so prepossessing an array of talent at it's disposal as that offered by the brilliant stellar foursome of Jean Harlow, William Powell, Myr- na Toy and Spencer Tracy, 1t is @ fOregone conclusion that "Libeled Lady,, the screen attraction which will be shown at the Poli theater starting today will be 8 picture above ordinary standards.
 It is all of that and more. Played to the hilt L..- its celebrated per- sonnel in roles which couldn't have been more becoming if they had hee-, made-to-order, directed with dash, spirit and intelligence, and unfolding plot which keeps its audience constantly interested and amused, "Libeled Lady" comes from the rich coffers of Metro Goldwyn- Mayer as a fitting smash hit on the new Movie Season list of hits.
 AS its title indicates, the story concerns a who crashes the headlines and sues for damages. It is this role which Miss Loy plays and 1t is one of the best she has ever attempted. Miss Harlow is equally well cast as the sophisti- cated and racy sweetheart of the IL beled newspapers managing editor, Spencer Tracy, while Powell has a l1limor- packed characterization as the suave star reporter hired to block the libel suit and you can't imagine the entanglements a situa- ton such as .'.is will get you into
 This collection of outstanding film names each of which is capable of ruling motion picture cast in his and her own right, are assembled c.alv once in a movie moon in the earlie production. Supporting tais stellar cast are Walter Connolly, Cora Witherspoon and E. E. Give.
 For the second great feature we oIfeE you something different in the Inc of crook stories. Delving into tlae secretly guarded diamond-cut- ting trade, "15 Maiden Lane". with cIaire Trevor and Cesar Romero, ie the address of the most-guarded N4fiding in the diamond district and Haere thieves and burglars are ta- DO. Despite all these precautions and steel saf.S and changing burglar .Iarms. thieves cracked the most carefully guarded safe in the uni- verse and got away with a fortune t4| Jewels. Tl.at Is the situation that zaIlds a suspense-laden story which z|aces 6 girls life at stake, and per- <s girl to round the crooks in- &fead of the usual procedure.
 supporting these two brilliant
 SIS are Douglas Fowley, Lester
 tshews and Robert McWade.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-10

demic of laughter. The most earthbound pessimist will be a mirthbound optimist after seeing My Man Godfrey"
 William Powell portrays the role of a butler who does his best to buttle, in spite of bottles and battle-axes, for the nuttiest family in America. Carole Lombard, play ing the part of the younger daugh- ter, falls in love with him and pro- poses marriage. She just wont take "No" for an answer. Her sis ter is the sort of girl who would stick pins in puppies just to hear them howl.
 But wait until you meet the rest of the family. The mother of the menage is bit balmy and the father is slightly dizzy from try ing to straighten out all the mem- bers of his household. However they're all very nice people. You must come over and see them in My Man Godfrey"
 Besides the stars, there are Alice Brady, Gail Patrick, Jean Dixon, Eugene Palette, Alan Mow- bray, Mischa Auer and Robert Light.
 The companion feature is "Yel- lowstone," a tale of murder and intrigue filmed against the back ground and scenic beauty of Yel- lowstone National Park. Henry Hunter, Judith Barrett, Andy De- vine and Ralph Morgan head a giant cast.
 On Tuesday the State will pre- sent an all new show to include Adventure In Manhattan" with Joel McCrea and Jean Arthur Chit of MT. Deeds Goes To Town'O al- so Second Wife" with Walter Abel, Gertrude Michael and Erik Rhodes.