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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-17

Most likely candidate for the
$500, 000-a-year job left vacant by
the death of Irving Thalberg is
Hunt Stromberg, a Thalberg
trained M-G-M producer. Strom-
berg produced 1.-THE Thin Man"
and is also responsible for the
Jeanette MacDonald.Nelson Eddy
CHECKERS. He used to be a base
ball writer on the st. Louis Times
=. First flop of the new season is
Spring Dance" the play fash
Toned by Phillip Barry from
Eleanor Golden (of Washington
and Eloise Barrington's original
script, But though the play
folded last Saturday night at the
Empire Theater, Metro Goldwyn-
Mayer bought the movie rights
for $4,000. .Talulah Bankhead
thought it would be too, too di-
vine if she could have a try-out
week in Washington for her new
play, Reflected Glory" before
hitting Broadway. But Loew's
killed her hopes by taking next
week for a third stanza at the
National with Romeo and Ju.
let"
MR.. SHAW PULLS ONE
Anthony Adverse" sang a sweet
symphony on the Earle's turn
stiles this week but Johnny Pay
cite will not deviate from the
fixed one week policy and hold it
over. Although it looks like the
greatest legitimate theater season
in Is years Baltimore is being
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-17

REAL TOP NOTCHEKS
Louis K. Sidney had his doubts
that washington would pay $4,000
for a week of Grace Moore, just
after she left the Met" and before
she hit in pictures. They did, and
Loew's would be glad to book the
prima donna again any time at
$4,000 a week.
Will Mahoney holds the ap-
plause record with me. I had no
machine to record the volume, but
the noise for "She's My Lily" with
its trick falls, surpassed anything
I have heard before or since IN
the theater.
Amos n Andy's Inauguration
1898 record week. They did seven
and eight shows day, were
hooked up with a short picture,
enjoyed holiday prices and rolled
I'D over $4,000. No headliners,
before or since, have come within
$1,000 of the mark.
Ruby Keeler's tap-dancing act.
And the fact that Ruby made ar
rangementS to be married here.
Later she met AL Jolson an d
changed her mind about who
would be the bridegroom.
Eva LIE Gallienne's balcony scene
from Romeo and Juliet" Wen
done, but proving conclusively
vaudeville doesn't want Shake
speare.
Ted Healy and his Stooges. The
district attorney got after his act,
cleaned up his smut, whitfield him
down from 81 minutes to almost
nothing. Healy left Washington
in tears.
Best vaudeville production act
to play the theater: Joe Laurie
and his Memory Lane troupe.
Best box office band act: Ted
els Everybody Happy" Lewis.
Best vaudeville unit: Dave
Apollon'S entertainers.
Most overrated Broadwayite and
almost the biggest flop: Milton
Berle.
Least appreciated act: The
Fokine Ballet.
Always makes good act: Benny
Davis and his Juveniles.
Most accommodating and agree
able beginners: Burns and Allen.
Hardest-working and smartest
vaudevillians: The Duncan Sis
tiers.
Hoped along fastest act: Joe
Penner, who played, first for 5000
a week and on his last engagement
got $500. Radio helped.
Highest7salaried act: Eddie Can
tor at $14,5O0, with his unit-and
worth the money.
Most important act Cancelled
without playing: Aimee MacPher-
son, who was paid off without 60
ing on the stage, after her Broad
way brody.
Most artistic dancing act: Pat
ricia Bowman'S Dying Swan"
Stage band I liked best: Ray
Noble. Second, Jack Denny.
Act that proved girls won't pay
to see prize fighters: Champion
Max Baer.
Prettiest girl to tread the Fox
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-17

EARLE-"Anthony Adverse" 9:15,
11:40, a. M, 2:10, 4:30, 7:05,
9:35 p. m.
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Ithe play has been received by the
association and consequently no
opinion as to such treatment has
been rendered"
Swing TINE" STAYS
Swing" stays for a third week,
wires Hardie Meakin. Which l
decode as meaning that the Fred
Astaire- Ginger Roger picture
Swing Time" will remain for an
other seven days at RKO-Keith's
Those E Street veterans,
Leona Powers and Raymond
Bramley, opened on Broadway on
Tuesday night, got good notices
although THE Golden Hour, +"
their new show, did not. Harry
Brand, general manager of the
Fox West Coast theaters, issued a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-17

season pass to Representative
John Dockweiler and credited it
to the motion picture critic Of the
Congressional Record. I'd really
like that Job.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-17
Will Mohoney, Laugh Champ,
Records Left For Scroll BY
Other HeodIiners
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

Thursday round up The Capitol the Fox Theaer, is
nine wears old industrious Ray Bell yesterday Overheaed
the adding machine turning four of vital statistics
on the millions of patrons miles walked by usher telephone
calls, ETC.
To the most interesting chapter of his personal history
is the names of celebrities who have rod the Street stage
he headliners recall memories. For instance:
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little J!a IT, j. Ai5!E7!Rs
We I:i;IISS ID 8: S5sS TIE BIC SSlT4S
In Celebration Of Our First Birthday We Are
BTiRglna Back for Fourth shoWiha
the Academy Award Winner
VICTOR MeLAGLEM IN THE INFoRMER"
With Maraot Graham and Heather Angel
Also the Academy Award Winner for
short subjects: ia CUcARACHA"
Air Conditioned for HeGlthfuE Comfort
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-04-10
Successful Coat Styles!
Slim Fitted Models

It's before still have time get coated for the
Parade We have full for Misses. Women
those who hasizes Chesteren modescosuu
with broad revenodels with stitched coors in black
high blue. Sizes IA to TO- SO So 35h 10 AVA.
Observation-Disclosures
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BRAINS PICKED
AT COLLEGE

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, March
19.-Outstanding students Of the
State Teachers College here we're
announced today, following a vote
by the students to select the
brains" of the 1886 session.
Those named in the Intelligent"
group include Miss Thelma Evans,
Greenburg, Va, president of the
student government; Miss Julia
Frances Robinson, Beverleyville,
Va, president of the Y. w. c. A.;
Miss Helen Harris, Betterton, Md,
president of the athletic aSSocia-
ton; Miss Margaret Moore, Fruit
land, Md, president Of the senior
class; Miss Olivia Wheeer, Of
Clifton Forge, Va, president Of the
Frances Willard Dormitory, and
Miss Mary Frances Rowe, OF Fred
ericksburg, editor of The Battle
field; college annual.
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Fiji Mccormick Says
Hubby Will Be Back

LA TUGUE, quebec, March 10
Sovereign Of a splendid solitude
Mrs. Fiji Stillman Mccormick
laughed today at reports that she
and her young husband were part
ed forever.
She would not dignity the
rumorS by denial. She would not
discuss marriage in the past,
present or future, even in the
abstract. She would not talk
about herself or anyone else.
She would not talk. And what
others said did not concern her.
AS for Fowler Mccormick, he IS
touring South America at pres
ent, having returned from Europe
recently. The rigorS Of a North
ern winter weaken his health
and the Mccormick business in
terests throughout the world de-
mand incessant attention. When
spring comes, he is expected to
return, she tells friends. Mean
while, save for servants, she lives
alone.
BeuvaiS PrOSpering
AS for Fred Beauvais, that ghost
Of an unpleasant past, he no long
er haunts the country around the
Maurice and Rat Rivers. The half
breed hunters moccas:ns have left
no print there in seven years. Just
now, BeauvaiS operates an Indian
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STATE FLORIST
UN|TMEETS

MARTIN URG, w. Va,
March 18.-West Virginia unit of
the Florists Telegraph Delivery
Association held a one-day ses-
sion here, then adjourned while
members and guests from adjoin-
ing sections of Maryland and Vir.
ginia went to Baltimore to attend
the National Flower Show. There
was but one formal session, in the
afternoon, following dinner at
which Secretary R. Lyle Criswell
OF this city presided.
Dancing girls from the high
school gymnasium classes of Mrs.
Nell Phillips, and Mrs. D. H.
Rodgers, singing spirituals, pro-
Vided the after-dinner entertain
ment.
DR.. E. N. Cory, Maryland state
entomologist spoke on Insect
Protection for Flowers" and G..
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WPA PROJECTS
. HELD TAGGING

ANNAPOLIS, Md, March 10
Maryland farmers were urged to
take immediate action on the
farmNc-market road program, q
Works Progress Administration
project, yesterday by C. E. Wise,
jr., secretary Of the Maryland
Farm Bureau Federation. He de.
clared:
$50 far the farm-tO-market
road program has not been
keeping pace with other relief
activities.
"If. we fail to secure allOt-
ment Of funds available for
farm-tO-market purposes before
the end of this year it Is likely
that the funds will be reallO-
Gated to other projects. Farm
ers will then lose the OppOr-
tunity we now have to secure
improvement of our farm-tO-
market systems.
"'Very little progress has been
made with this project in Mary
land under the work.relief
grant. Other States report q
similar situation, and after n
year of waiting it looks as
though farmers themselves will
have to demand action on the
program for their own farm
SO-market programs"
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village for tourists, west Of Mont
real, and apparently prosperS.
The realm ruled by the former
"Fifi"-for she Il Madame" to all
in Canada now-incluCes more
than ten irregular square miles
owned outright and more than
30 square miles under lease for
bunting and fishing. There is the
big house in which she lives,
lodges and stables ard garages
and servants quarters and barns.
James Stillman, that silent
financier, still visits his former
wife. It's an obvious fact and
nobody here sees any reason to
elevate eyebrows over it. Stillman
was here last summer for several
weeks. He saw his former wife
and their children and lived in one
OF the faraway camps. Despite
anything and everything that has
passed between the couple, they
remain friendS-or at least
neutrality-suspicious. for the chill
dren'S SakeS.
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o. Mullan described unique work
of the high school vocational-ag.
riculture class and Young Farm
ers' Association here.
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D. A. R. URGES
BAN ON REDS
RADIO TALKS

ROCHESTER, Oct. 8 0N.S).
Five hundred members of the
State D. A. r., convening here
yesterday, applauded and unani-
mously adopted a resolution de-
manding the Federal Communi-
cations Commission bar Earl
Browder, Communist candidate
for President, and other Com
munists from the radio.
Mrs. John P. Mosher, of Roches-
ter, New York State regent, who
presided at yesterdays opening
sessions, introduced the resolu-
ton.
With the closing words Of the
resolution, which arraigned the
Communist party as having for
its purpose "the establishment of
a Soviet form of government in
the United States by means of
seizure and destruction of the
U. S. Government" a dozen wom-
en- Sprang to their feet and moved
for immediate adoption.
The resolution indicted the
Communist party of the United
States and its subsidiary organi-
cations" as constituting "a sedi-
tious conspiracy" The protest was
telegraphed to the Federal Com
munications Commission at Wash
ington, D. c.
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M'NA|R'S FOES
RULE CITY

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 8 GN.SO.
Rapid personnel changes were
awaited today as the jubilant
Democratic organization took pos
session OF city hall on the eve OF
the November election through
the sudden, unexpected resigna-
ton Of Mayor william N. McNair
and the automatic advancement
of Council President Cornelius D.
Scully to his post.
Although McNair denied 1t, his
friends freely asserted i'll health
forced him to resign.
Political leaders seemed unable
entirely to comprehend the swift
turn of events which found Nc
Nair, a tired, diSillusioned figure,
retired to private life, city hall
and it's payroll in control Of his
bittereSt enemies and critics and
Pittsburgh governed by new So
cialite mayor.
Meanwhile, a legal decision was
awaited on the question Of
whether Scully is mayor or acting
mayor and whether an election by
city council within 20 days is re-
quired under the city charter.
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WreStlerS Strip
'BOSSy' ellis,
Referee

BOSTON, Oct. 8 0.N.S0.
Mayor Andrew J. "Bossy" Gillis
went back to his Newburyport
swivel chair today determined that
hereafter he would stick to the
political arena.
He refereed a battle royal" at
Boston Arena last night among
four wrestlerS, and came out fifth
best. He was caught among the
four pachydermS, finally emerging
minus his shirt, his undershirt
ripped to Shreds and his trousers
hanging by one suspender wrapped
about his arm.
who won?" querried Referee
GilliS,
The judges informed him that
Cannonball Grange of Havana had
bested Sahib Bey, Ba-Boo, Pat
Schaffer and another man named
Gillis.
VOTE AMERICAN
Get the late editions Of Times
Saturday for football scores.
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ExtortiOn Writer
Gets Prison Term

GREENVILLE, S. c., Oct. 8.-U.
K. Worrill, As. convicted of an ex-
tortion attempt on New York
industrialist, yesterday was SEN
fenced to a year and a day in
Federal Prison, at Atlanta. Wor-
rill was sentenced for writing two
letters, each demanding $4,000 of
B. M. Reigel, of New York, under
threat of death.
VOTE AMERICAN
Get football results the day
the game is played. Read late
editions of The Washington
Times every Saturday through
out the season.
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COURT CLEARS
; LAWYERS

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 8 G.N.S)
The United States Circuit Court
Of Appeals today cleared former
Governor George S. Silzer of New
Jersey, State Senator John E. Too
Ian, Perth Amboy, and Harry H.
Weinberger, Newark, of charges
Of conduct unbecoming members
of the legal profession.
All three men were attorneys
for the slain Arthur Dutch
Schultz" Flegenheimer, erstwhile
New York beer baron.
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NEW MARKET, VA.
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FREDERICK, MD.
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.YOTE AMERlCAN-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-08

this moment 1t could probably send into the air about 5000. Premier Benito Mussolini has made 1t known that Italy has 10000 pilots ready to fight.
 Frances Total Near 5000
 France has between 5,40O and 5000 bombers, fighters or scouts, but ita air ministry is well aware that a large proportion of the sky fleet 1s old. By the end of this year, the force will be renovated 50 that 5000 flrst-line machines, bonbers and fighters, will be available, while the older machines will go into the second-line or reserve.
 Britain's home defence air fleet, as shown in Q White Paper issued last March, totals 1,700 firgt.line planes, but the nation has entered the task of remedying the defects in It's aerial weakness so that the coE1l- bined defence, naval, overseas and other Sky-forces are expected to total 4,000 units shortly.
 Soviet Russia, 50 long air.con- scious, can muster the second larg- est air power to Germany, with 5,360 planes, and the number is rap- idly increasing. It is said there are 50,000 trained parachutists in Russia.
 Little Powers Not Idle
 To the aerial might of Germany, Soviet Russia, France, Britain and Italy, whose combined air units amount to roughly 3o,000 machines, must be added the by no means negligible power of some of the smaller states. Poland and Czecho- slovakia, according to Lieutenant Colonel Ludwig Kroner, of the Aus trian general staff, have nearly 5000 units between them.
 Belgium has about o40 planes Rumania nearly 1000, mostly turned out from French factories at the time when France was arrling the Little Entente allies; YugoSlavia has more than 1000 planes, Sweden 800, Spain 500, while the other Eu- ropeaYl states-Holland, Switzerland Denmark, Greece, Norway, Finland Lithuania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Fur. key and Austria--bring the total near the 10000 mark.
 Under the peace treaties, Austria Hungary and Bulgaria are prohib- tied from building or using war
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-08

already existing terrifying hordes.
 Military experts further predict that, once the present arms-build- ing race gets into full stride, g total of 100000 fighting planes will have been surpassed in IS months. By that time, 1t is be- lieVed, the rate of production reached by some countries in the last World War 1000 planes @ month = will have been eclipsed by the major powers as they clutch at forces as the only means of security.
 At present the combined aerial might of Britain, France and Italy amounts to l6,000 aircraft. But even at that rate they have, unit edly. only double the strength of Germany.
 GOerlng Astute Builder
 Experts here quote reliable Rus- sian sources, which usually are accurate on the Reich's rearma- ment statistics, to the effect that Gen. Hermann Goering, energetic minister of air in Hitlers govern inent, had created as long ago as April of last year @ formidable aerial armada of 3,700 machines, including 2,100 bombing and fight ing craft and 1,600 scouting and ob- gervation machines.
 By expert organization, the Ger man strength has been brought up to 5000 fighters. This is according to General Maurin, French military expert, who calculates that Hitlers airplane factories are producing IS fighting craft daily.
 Germany is further credited with 5000 flying officers, 52,000 men and 60,000 volunteer plane or glid- CT pilots ready to respond to any call for action.
 The struggle for air power, which has swept Europe as political uncer- tainty increased in the past few months, threw every air factory into desperate activity in an effort to re- cover the leeway lost when war clouds were more remote than they are to-day.
 Italy, with an African war of ex- panSion to pursue, had already ac- celegated its plane production from last summer whereby the air force was augmented every month by 300 planes. Tn August, 1895, Italy pos- sessed 5000 machines; therefore ct
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-08
LOCAL SWIMMERS
 ENJOY LECTURES

The members of the American Red Cross swimming classes for women ct the Crosby pool under the supervision of Mrs. Howard Kraft were present ct Q recent talk on the new methods of life-saving given by Fred T. Halloway of Washing ton, D. 0. at the Bristol Y. M. c. A.
 Several members of the local class have visited the Bristol class, directed by Mrs. Arthur Crucel, and during the past week seven mem. bers also attended lectures on teaching methods at the exhibition pool of the Payne-Whitney Memo- rial building iii New Haven.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-08
BANK DEPOSITORS
 TO GET DIVIDEND

Depositors of the Central Indus. trial Bank, now in dissolution, will receive another dividend of per cent, as the result of the approval given today by Judge Earnest C.. Simpson in superior court to the recommendation of Attorney Alfred FinkleStein.
 Attorney Finklestein told the court that there are now enough funds on hand to pay e dividend of s per cent to depositorS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-08
RoRECIORuRE SUIT

The Waterbury Savings Bank to- day filed a foreclosure action against the estate of George Turk" sl1aitis. Property on Anderson ave" nue Is involved.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-08
vAVwNyNfs NFALADY CONQUERED

VietOrIa, D. c. tU.P.J-MIh F' V Wakelin is recovering from Q strange malady that kept her yawn- ing continuously for more than three months. Doctors attributed the illness Co nerve disorders.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-08
aOns of ItaIy

United Progressive lodge, Sons of Italy, will have special meet ing on Tuesday evening at Avelino hall. An entertainment and card party will be sponsored at Fores- ters hal on May IS. The arrange ments committee consists Of Sal vatore Longo, chairman; Paul Carissimi, Frank Caruso, Rudolph Mazzalupo, Ralph Minervino. Rob ert Arcari and Julius Carissiml. A social period was held aiter last nights meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-08
V. F. W. Host
Ansantawae

A class of candidates will re- ceive the Royal Purple degree ct complication ceremonies of An- santawae encampment, Odd Fel- lows, ct odd Fellows hall next Thursday night. District Deputy Grand Patrioarch Alfred G. We. ner wioll be in charge. Caspar M. spearo will be captain of the de- gree team.
 Among those expected to at-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-08

planes, but they are known to have incorporated fighting craft into ser- vice since Germany scrapped the military clauses of the Versailles Treaty,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-08
FRATERNAL NEWS---
GEORGE PIsToLAs

Secretaries organizations of Waterbury and vicinity notices meetings anniversary parties and coming public ther membership Address Frate Editor. Waterbury Democrat
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-08
EUROPE HASTENS AIR ARMAMENT;| ;| 100000 SHIPS FORECAST BY 1888;
 ] HITLER FLEET MOST FORMIDABLE
Output Expected to Reach 1000 Planes Monthly in
 Some Countries Soon; Soviet Russia Ranks Second to Germany in Strength
By RICHARD D. MCMILLAN (IJnlted Press Staff COrregpOndenI

400O0 planes and than 100000 mechanics poised military airhelds of Europe ready for at minutes notice
 air powersGemany which leads; Itay added 2000 ocesmgier gpeede deader units than the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-08
Dartmouth Club

Y. W. Gibson was elected first vice-presideht of the Dartmouth Connecticut Alumni Association at Q dinner meeting held in New Britain. 0. w. Gowrie of New Ha- ven was elected president and the group was addressed by President Ernest M. Hopkins of Dartmouth college.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-08
Frlrentlna Society

The Frigentina Society and the Duce society both held special meetings last night and voted to send messages to Mussolini in con. Rratulation of his conquest of Ethiopia. It is expected that sev- eral other local Italian societies will also send messages to Rome.
 The local chapter of Italian World War Veterans will recog- nize the African conquest with @ program at Liberty hall on May Si, at which time the society will also celebrate the entrance or Italy into the World War.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-08
Mattatuck Commandery

Grand Commander John Q. Riggs of Maiden, Mass, and other Massachusetts officers, together with Connecticut officers, will at- tend the 1lth anniversary celebra- bration of the Mattatuck com- mandery, United Order of the Golden Gross, in Mechanics hall on May 2l. The program will be opened with a supper at 6:SO o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-08
Mattatuck Council

Members of Mattatuck council, Degree of Pocahontas, enjoyed a supper before last nights meeting in Peuuot hall last evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-08
St. Jean Baptlste

Albert Poulin succeeded Joseph Lecomte as financial secretary of the St. Jean BaptiSte Society at Q meeting of the group held last night. President Joseph Norbert presided at the meeting and other officers named were John Laval lee, secretary and Alphonse Ro- bichaud, assistant secretary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-08

Canadian Society Rev. John Curry Walker of the Second Congregational church will speak at the next meeting of the Waterbury branch of the Canadian society of Connecticut, May 16 in the British War Vet- erans' hall ct 06 Bank street. Election of officers will be held, following which 6 social hour and entertainment will be enjoyed.
 V. F. w. Host
 John M. Breen, senior vice. commander of the Connecticut department, Veterans of Foreign Wars, was the guest of Wheeler Young post of this city at Q meet- ing last night. Accompanying him was Thomas Morrison, of Hartford, formerly of this city, who is chairman of the Eaton Rapids home drive.
 lit was announced that the club will hold open house at its rooms next Wednesday night.