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The Washington times., 1936-04-21
Ken Murray
Says:

The ex-Mrs. Fay Webb Valleo
received another setback in her
suit to get $7,4SO aEmOny .
month from Rudy, when q New
York court ruled that she'd have
to be satisfied with the 500 per
week she's now getting /. What
would you cali that, 'The Battle
Of the Century-nOte?"
Naturally, Fay is somewhat
disappointed In not being able
to get that $7,45O per, but she
should realize that everybody il
having trouble collecting war
debts, these days.
/ guess Rudy has found out
by >Ow that billing and cooling
Is all right to sing about, but
pretty expensive in actual prac.
tice The cooling only lasted
through the honeymoon, but the
billing goes ON forever.
so REMEMBER:
Marriage is the only business
where q twO-dOllar investment 10
apt to cost q fortune.
Copyright. 1895 by McNauSht .
Syndicats).
The Washington times., 1936-04-21
ALL BUSINESS
SUSPENDEDBY
PRESIDENT
Executive Will Go to
Massachusetts, With
Body Tonight
By EARL GOODWIN

The White House mourns today
for Col. Louis McHenry Howe.
the Presidents secretary and his
closest friend.
Funeral services for Colonel
Howe will be held this afternoon
at 4 o'clock in the famed East
Room Of the White House, while
interment will take place tomor.
row morning at Fall River, Mass,
at 1890 o'clock. ~.
President Affected
The President has been visibly
affected by the passing Of his
old friend. and there viii be no
business at the White House to-
day unless it is Of the most urgent
official character.
The funeral services viii be linn
tied to the simple traditional ritz
ual Of the Episcopal Church, Of
which Colonel Howe was a mem
Der. The services in the East
Room Of the White House will DO
conducted by the Rev. DR.. C. Ernest
Smith, of st. Thomas Episcopal
Church, Of this city.
The East Room holds only 800
persons and those who will be
present at the ceremony are the
closest friends Of the family and.
Of course, the President, Mrs.
Roosevelt and the official White
House staff, Cabinet members,
Senators and. members Of the
House Of Representatives.
Body Lies In State
The body of Colonel Howe win
lie in state in the East Room from
II o'clock this morning until it 10
to be taken to Fall River, Mass.
Many floral tributes have been
sent to the White House and viii
be displayed about the bier.
DR.. c. Ernest smith will read
the prayer book service used at
funerals in the Episcopal Church.
and there will be no eulogy or any
other remarks. A quartet from
St. Thomas choir will render the
music Of the service, two hymns
and two other sacred selections.
The quartet is composed Of Mrs.
Carl Henning, Miss K. Lee Jones.
Paul CARRIER and Albert Summers,
They will be accompanied by the
leader of st. Thomas choir, L. B.
Aldrich.
Widow Asks Simplicity =.
Mrs. Howe, widow of the late
secretary, has been consulted in
all the arrangements and has ex.
pressed q wish, for the greatest
simplicity. Therefore, there is, as
little official character as pos
Sible connected with services. Mrs.
Howe's two children, Harley Howe
and Mrs. Mary Baker, of Urbana,
ILL.,, will be present and will re-
turn with the funeral party to
Fall River, Mass.
President Roosevelt and his
party will board a special train
here late tonight and will arrive
in Fall River about 10 o'clock to.
morrow morning, going immedi.
ately to the cemetery. After the
interlnent, President Roosevelt
will return to washington aboard
Continued on Page 70, Col. A.
The Washington times., 1936-04-21
Lecture at Howard

Joseph H. B. Evans, colored ad-
wiser in the ReSettlement Admin
stration, will be the second speaker
presented in a series Of lectures
before the Historical Society Of
Howard University today. George
o. Butler. instructor in history at
the university, will appear before
the society Nav II,
The Washington times., 1936-04-21
Pageant Is Planned

More than 200 persons will par
ticipate in a religious pageant
which will mark the opening of the
10th annual session of the Balti-
more conference Of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church to-
nigth at o'clock at Metropolitan
A. M. E, Church.
The Washington times., 1936-04-21
Women's Club Meets

Howard University Women's
Club will meet tonight at 1880
o'clock in Julia Frazier Hall. The
officers include Miss Ami Dun
can, president; Miss Sojourner
Jackson, secretary, and Miss Sophie
Edelin,, treasurer.
The Washington times., 1936-04-21
Death Strikes Visitor

Clarence M. Fretwell, 40, of BaS-
Sett, Va, collapsed in store at
1904 M st. N. w., late yesterday
and died soon after admittance to
Emergency Hospital. Physicians
said he was suffering from an ad-
dominal disorder,
The Washington times., 1936-04-21
2 Sought in HoIdup

Two colored men are sought for
holding up George Shoemaker, IS,
Of 1904 r st. N. w., near his home
early today and robbing him Of $40.
The Washington times., 1936-04-21

BETTY RAYMOND dancing the mysterious rhythm called
the hula hula might listen to the provocative argument
about whether it aids reducing or not Samuel W. King the
Hawaiian delegate Congress says it helps to reduce mi
lads hips Local dance instructors say enarges the hips
and strengthens hip muscles That leaves the tied
argument for argument International News Photo by
The Washington Times.
Evening star., 1936-11-20
GERMAN DEALERS
SEE AUTO SHOW
So Gasoline Cited as
Sales Handicap in
Reich,

The price of gasoline in Germany
so cents q gallons q factor that
holds down the sale Of automobiles,
DR.. Walter Fishbach, general mana
ger of the Automobile Dealers of
Germany, told members Of the Wash
ington Automotive Trade Association
yesterday.
DR.. Fishbach was one Of 80 Ger
man automobile engineers and deal
ers who visited the Capital yesterday
to inspect the Seventeenth Annual
Automobile Show, being staged in CAL
vert Exhibit Hall, and observe condi-
tions in the automotive industry here
The delegation was rendered a
luncheon at Wardman Park Hotel
and participated In q special radio
broadcast. Oscar Coolican. president
of the Automotive Trade Association
and Richard J. Murphy, manager OF
the body, also took part in the broad
cast.
Mass production and q ready-buy-
ing public puts America far ahead
of European countries in the auto
motive field, DR.. Fishbach said.
While o leading manufacturer OF
low price cars in America can turn
out some 5000 machines . day, q
similar plant in Germany can as
semble only about 400. he declared
The automobile show, which
opened last Saturday and has been
drawing much larger crowds than
last year. will close Saturday. The
daily visiting hours are from IL am.
to IL pm.
Evening star., 1936-11-20

and, moreover, that this service will
be only the beginning Of career
under the Roosevelt administration.
In other words, he is likely to 60
further up the ladder before long.
Davies married for the second time
last December, his present wife being
the former Mrs. Marjorie Post Hutton.
wealthy daughter Of Charles w. Post
of breakfast food fame Davies
daughter by his first marriage became
the wife of Senator Tydings Of Mary
land early this year.
Davies was active during the recent
campaign and served on the advisory
committee at Democratic headquar-
ters in New York with Chairman Far
ley. Besides giving his personal tall
ents to the campaign, he and his wife
were liberal contributors to the cam
paign fund. He managed the Roose-
welt nomination demonstration at
Griff1th Stadium last Summer. which
brought out tremendous gathering
to celebrate the Presidents nomina-
IlOIl III fIllldQelpIllh.
Prominent in Diplomacy.
Mr.. Davies long has been promi-
nent in international law and dip
lomacy.
He has represented various nations
in International arbitrations and other
matters. One of his more important
recent assignments was as counsel for
the United States Government in
the Egyptian arbitration at Vienna
in 1881 ~
He has served as counsel for the
governments of Mexico, Holland
Greece and the Dominican Republic.
Many industrial corporations and
banking firms have retained him in
tax matters, mergers and other tm-
portant matters, for he is recognized
as an outstanding authority on cor
poration, revenue and antitrust laws.
He was trial counsel in the cele-
brated Ford tax case. arising out OF
the Mellon Couzens controversy, and
successfully represented the taxpayers
in this suit.
His marriage December IS last to
Mrs. Hutton. aunt by marriage Of the
former Barbara Hutton, attracted
wide attention. Davies, his daughter,
Eleanor, and Mrs. Hutton previously
had been divorced almost simultane-
ously in Nevada. Mr.. Davies was di-
vorced by Mrs Emlen Knight Davies
at Carson City. New, on her charges
of mental cruelty. His daughter, less
than "a hours later, secured a decree
at Reno in her suit against Thomas
Patton Cheesborough. jr., Of New
York City. Mrs. Hutton secured her
divorce IN Reno.
Davies and Mrs. Hutton were mar
ried in the luxurious 70-room apart
ment in New York City which Ed
ward r. Hutton gave his wife at the
Evening star., 1936-11-20

time Of her divorce. There were many
prominent guests at the ceremony.
Mrs. Huttons first husband was MAI.
Edward B. Close. from whom she
was divorced % years ago.
Born in Watertown, Wis, Mr.. Da-
vies was educated at the University
OF Wisconsin and practiced law In
his home State before coming TO
Washington to serve under President
Wilson. He had directed Mr.. VIII
sons Western campaign In 1912.
Appointed by Wilson.
President Wilson at first appointed
him commissioner of corporations and
later first chairman of the Federal
Trade Commission. a post which he
held from 1918 to 1918.
He was an ex-officio member OF the
War Industries Board and economic
adviser to President Wilson at the
Versailles conference Later he was
offered successfully the ambassador
ship to Russia, the ambassadorship to
Italy and the governorship Of the
Philippines.
He declined all of these posts to
run for the Senate in Wisconsin in
1918. He was defeated by Q small
margin.
He is a member of the Cosmos
Metropolitan, Chevy Chase, Riding
and Hunt and Burning Tree Clubs
here
WIFE Is HFIRFSS.
Evening star., 1936-11-20

our program Of trade restoration" his
message to the National Foreign Trade
Convention set forth. The tendency
toward decreased trade has been
stopped. In many instances reversed.
Both exports and imports show con-
sistent gains. We have embarked on
a policy Of commercial peace. We are
hopeful that 1t will encourage pros
perity for all and lead, thereby. to q
,essening OF the economic tensions
that set the stage for revolution and
war.
Urges Friendly Methods.
"The liberal, on-discriminatory
trade policies Of the United States
Government are an invitation to the
return Of fair and friendly trade
methods. Day by day 1t Is becoming
more widely understood that we can
not live to ourselves; that the welfare
of all lies in the exchange Of goods and
not in the direction of economic self
sufiiciency."
Before Secretary Hull's communica-
ton was read by President Eugene p.
Evening star., 1936-11-20
HULL IS HOPEFUL
OF TRADE POLICY
Secretary Asks "Prosperity
for All" in Message
to Convention.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, November 2o.-Secretary
of State Cordell Hull last night ex-
pressed hope the American foreign
trade policy would lead to peace and
prosperity for all"
Il may point to the definitely en-
couraging trend of our international
commerce as an indication that we
have made o successful beginning of
Evening star., 1936-11-20
F. H. A. NAMES OFFICIAL
Hal Phillips Appointed Aide to
Deputy Administrator

Appointment of Hal Phillips Of
Lake City, Fla, as special assistant to
w. D. Flanders, deputy administrator
in the Federal Housing Administra-
ton, was announced today.
Phillips for IL years was assistant
secretary to the late Senator Fletcher
of Florida and on the appointment in
June Of William L. Hill to fill Fletch-
er's unexpired term was made Hills
secretary. He resides at 92l Nine
teenth street,
Evening star., 1936-11-20
Davies
Continued From First Page.)

Davies since the term of the Wilson
administration, the President is known
to have a high regard for Davies
ability. 1t was said at the White
House that the President. realizing the
importance of having the right man
represent this Government in Russia
studied the matter at length before he
finally made up his mind. =
1t is felt certain in official quarters
that Davies, because of his wide ex.
perience and capability, will make
many friends for America in Moscow
Evening star., 1936-11-20

Thomas Of the National Foreign Trade
Council the attention Of the conven-
ton was directed to the Orient.
THE new China" was pictured as
potentially important market for
products Of the United States.
Evening star., 1936-11-20
WIFE is HEIRESS.
Wealth of Mrs. Davies Derived FROM
Cereal Industry,


Cereal Industry.
NEW YORK, November 20 R-
Mrs. Joseph Il. Davies. wife Of the
Washington lawyer whose appoint
ment as American Ambassador TO
Moscow was announced today, b q
pretty. blue-eyed woman, one Of the
country's great heiresses.
The former Mrs. Marjorie Post
Close Hutton, whose wealth comes
from the cereal industry, married
Davies on December Is, last year.
Helen Worden, society columnist
for the New York World-Telegram
said shortly before the marriage that
three powerful American dynasties"
Evening star., 1936-11-20

those Of Davies, Anthony Biddle,
Minister to Norway, and Senator Mil
lard E. Tydings of Maryland, aspired
Evening star., 1936-11-20

Old Guard say+Win q free gift.
See Page D-4.-Advertisemen
Evening star., 1936-12-20
Photopays in Washington Theaters This Week
Saturday

Chas Butterworth in
We Went to COLLEGE
Ken MAYNARD in The
Fusitive Sheriff
Carole Lombard and
William Powell in
MY Man Godfrey.'
March OF Time"
Adventure in Man
haitian"
THE MAGNIFICENT
Brute " Also serial.
Ken MAYNARD in
THE Cattle Thief"
Philip Huston in
Big Game"
Fred MacMurray and
Jean Parker in
The Texas
Rangers.
Shirley Temple
"Dimples"
North of Nome"
and
THE Man ]
Marry"
Ross Alexander and
Beverly Roberts in
Hot Money"
Cartoon. Serial.
Marsaret Lindsay in
Isle of Fury"
Edward Arnold in
Meet Nero Wolfe"
Johnny Weissmuller
and Maureen O'Sulli-
van IN
"TarZan Escapes"
Charlie Ruggles and
Mary Boland in
wives Never Know.
Comedies.
Jack Benny. Oracle
Allen,George Burns. in
The Big Broa dcast."
Also serial.
Dick Foran and
Paul Stone in
"Trailin' West
Serial. Comedy.
June Travis and
Philip Huston in
THE Bic Game"
Com. Serial tmat.l
Walter Huston and
Ruth Chatterton in
"Dodsworth."
Cart. Novelty. News.
wild Brian Kent"
Big Game" and
No. 4 Of Ace Drum
Joan Bennett in
Two in a Crowd"
Buck Jones in Boss
Rider Of Gun Greek"
Evening star., 1936-12-20

in Chelsea. New York City. the author
of numerous erudite tones. II was
upon them he expected his fame to
rest, not upon frivolous verse!
Christmas eve, 1922, was cold and
clear and Chelsea Village was enjoying
a thoroughly Dickensian prelude TO
Christmas day. Every cottage window
cleaned with light and within the
elders of the household we're revealed
in extensive preparations for feasting
In Dr. Moore's home also similar
activity was under way. Late in the
afternoon, however. Mrs. Moore dis
covered she was one turkey short for
the needs of the Christmas dinner. and
so DR.. Moore trudged off to market
to make the holiday purchase.
AS he walked he warmed TO the air
OF Yuletide festivity. The shouts of
the children, the hurrying steps of
fathers. the earnest faces of mothers
as they wrought gustatory wonders in
the steaming kitchens all inspired him
to thoughts which he soon was to put
on paper, and which, against his will,
were to become seemingly immortal.
His turkey purchased, Dr. Moore
wended his way homeward. hurrying
as the muse waXed stronger within
Evening star., 1936-12-20

was offered as gift to Frey. Morse
god of rain, sunshine and the fruits
of the earth.
Mince pie, associated with the
Christmas feast. likewise has its in
dividual significance. for its mixture
OF rich spices and other Oriental in
gradients is regarded as commence
rative of the offerings made by the
wise men Of the East at the Bethle-
hem manger.
T TNoUEsT1oNABLY the most pop
ular pieces of Christmas litera-
ture in English are "A Christmas
Carol" by Charles Dickens. and THE
Night Before Christmas" the poem
by the American Clement Clarke
Moore. Without either of these pre-
cious pieces Christmas indeed would
seem less festive.
How Clement Clarke Moore hap
pened to write this charming, colorful
verse and how it almost was denied
to posterity is an interesting and little
known story.
DR.. Moore was distinguished
scholar Of the early nineteenth GEN.
tury. He was professor of Hebrew
at the General Theological Seminary
Evening star., 1936-12-20

we're they that the visitor finally
prevailed upon DR.. Moore to make a
copy of 1t.
1t then dropped out Of sight until
the fateful Christmas of 1928.
Through the mails DR.. Moore received
copy of the Troy Sentinel of De-
cember 23 He was leafing through
the newspaper casually. when. TO his
astonishment and chagrin, he found.
unsigned "A Visit From ST. Nicholas"
published. down TO the last word and
the last comma. as he had written II.
Just the thing Dr.. Moore wanted
to avoid had happened. But even
more was to happen. No sooner had
the Troy Sentinel reached its SUBJ
scrIbers and its exchanges" than the
editor was certain he had printed no
ordinary poem. He was literally
deluged with requests for permission
to reprint and to give the name of
the author. The poem had been sent
to the Sentinel by the relative for
whom the copy had been made some
months before. To that family the
editor appealed for the name of the
author. The appeal was answered.
since it was not known that DR.. Moore
had such strenuous objections.
BY that time the damage" was
Evening star., 1936-12-20
ByHabby,
A0ed 7 Months.

T AM a boy in Boy Meets Girl" and
I am a girl in real life. Already,
as an infant, I am learning there
Il is something in heaven and earth
that isn't in the theater. It's an illu-
sion, a fake-this show business.
Somebody is kidding somebody, but
they can't kid a kid.
AS I lie in my cradle. and as my
loving parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Roy, spend more time pasting up my
clippings than they do giving me
soothing sirup. think of many things.
think of a career an honest career
on the stage. and yet, at 7 months,
I am beginning by fooling my public.
Could it be that I have the proper
start? The thought diSturbs me no
end. Judith Ann Roy-thats me
strutting out into the white lights un-
der false colors! Horrors!
Now don't get me wrong. I'm no
child prodigy. I'm no goody-goody:
I'm no better than I should be. l
can cry beautifully through the night
and I can yell louder over a small
tummy-ache than the best Of EN-, but
to misrepresent-ah. that irks me.
Am I doing right? Am good girl
gone wrong? Have ! made the first
misstep? Dear me. dear ne-good-
ness, graciousl Pardon. while wiring
my hands.
It's perfectly grand to have audi
- ord if'C
rather comforting to see my name In
the paper. but future is deeper than
all that. To fool multitude at my age
is no easy matter to shake off lightly.
All am able to say is that. by suffer-
ing and giving my all to the stage, I
have become a personality. There
fore, I advise any budding trouper to
Evening star., 1936-12-20

done Dr. Moore was famous-and II
was the kind of fame he didn't want!
p EINDEER are so largely associated
with Christmas because they are
the steeds which. according to the
Teutonic legend. gave Santa's sleigh
its motive power In the Far North
ern climes the reindeer is a very use
full animal. and now, as in ancient
days, it plays dominant role in
the life of the people
Uncle Sam himself has put the
reindeer to work in Alaska. where a
mammoth herd Of more than a mil
lion husky animals is providing a
dependab BILE source of food and cloth
ing, and money. for thousands Of
families.
The drama Of the Nativity has
proved to be one of the worlds great
est art inspirations. Every art form
has been utilized to express its mean
ing. Music, literature, painting. sculp-
ture and architecture all have been
enriched by the moving Christmas
spirit
The first Christmas hymns prob
ably we're written by Ambrose. Bishop
of Milan. and by his contemporary,
Prudentius. They wrote two hymns
which still are widely sung. Re
deemer of the Nations. Come" and
"Of the Fathers Love Begotten."
The earliest English pieces to which
the Characterization of Christmas
hymns. as distinguished from carols,
can be applied are those of Ben
Jonson. Il Sing the Birth Was Born
Tonight" and George Wither, "As on
the Night Before the Blessed Morn" :"
Milton wrote the "Ode on the Morn
Ing of Christs Nativity" hymn Of
rare power. The well remembered
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him. He delivered the bird to Mrs
Moore and then locked himself in his
study. When he came out. The Night
Before Christmas was on paper.
After dinner, DR.. Moore, surrounded
by his children, read them his lines.
Their rapt attention and their spon-
taneous applause left no doubt as to
its appeal.
But when this was done DR. Moore
was satisfied. He had written the
verse solely for his own children and
not at all for publication. II was
unthinkable to him that he should
publicly acknowledge authorship or
seek publication. Having pleased his
children, he was satisfied to forget
all about THE Night Before Christ
mas" But, as sometimes happens in
such cases, the prankish gods OF
chance had other plans.
What happened was this: Dr.
Moore filed the poem with some other
papers and promptly put it out of
his mind. Later in the new year
1823-the Moores were visited by
relative from Troy. N. Y. The chill
dren soon told of the verse their
father had written for them the
previous Christmas. So enthusiastic
Evening star., 1936-12-20
Protest From Cradle
Is Affecting Appeal
Judith Ann Roy, Ambitious Kid, Declaring
That Show Business Is an Illusion and
Fake, Opposes Fooling the Public.

suffer and give his Cor herr all to the
stage. The trick is to suffer in silence
as I do and never let an audience
catch you-suffering.
My only comfort through these try
ing hours is 10 think big thoughts.
Is acting on the stage more diffi.
cult than acting in the pictures? Sons
way this subject takes me away from
the reality of a misspent childhood.
In the first place, am a picture
actres in Boy Meets Girl" I'm
trailer actress / am the baby whose
picture, thrown on the screen at the
start of the second act, makes funny
sequence in the play, as you can see
for yourself at the National Theater
the week of December 81. if l may be
so bold.
Everybody takes it for granted that
I'm doing better than l am. I'm not
only feverish about putting the play
across. but / am suffering and Civ.
ing the best of my infancy TO Broad.
way and Washington.
II those who sit out front only
knew what goes on in an actors brain,
what still hours follow the tumult OF
the stage. There are applause and
laughter: then utter silence. AS lie
in my cradle, reflect and wonder
If the struggle is worth the torture OF
1t all. A baby misrepresented!
male impersonator Did anybody
consult me about the role? No they
did not. was catapulted into the
show only because they couldn't find
another suitable baby, and the pro-
ducer. George Abbott, is my uncle. I
had planned a career in the business
world and I land on the stage. It's
more than I can bear.
Mamma, how about small bottle Of
milk and let's forget the whole darn
thing,