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The Washington times., 1936-02-28

The modern girl doesn't decline an
invitation just because of the time Of
month! She knows how to keep going,
and keep comfortable-with Midol.
For relief from painful periods, this is
all you have to do:
Watch the calendar. At the very
first sign Of approaching pain, take
a Midol tablet and drink a glass
Of water, and you may escape the
expected pain altogether. If not, a
second tablet should check it within
a few minutes.
Midol's relief is lasting; two tablets
should see you through your worst
day. Yet Midol contains no narcotic
and it forms no habit. But don't be
misled by ordinary pain tablets sold
as a specific for menstrual pain!
Midol is a special medicine, offered
for this particular purpose. Your
druggist has it.
The Washington times., 1936-02-28
z0NING RULING
POSTPONED

Decision on the proposal of the
District Zoning Commission to
adopt new regulations and do
away with the present rule by
which a petitioner must obtain
consent from rs per cent Of prop
erty owners within 200 feet Of
property to be rezoned before the
change can be made, will not be
handed down for at least two
weeks.
The postponement was an
nounced to afford citizens and
business organizations opportuni-
ties to file briefs, supporting or
opposing the propose regula-
tionS.
The new regulations provide
specific rules for the location of
businesses in established zones.
Certain businesses would be al
lotted in each zone and a hear.
ing before the zoning commission
would do away with the obtain
ing of consents.
Under present regulations, the
coming commission has found,
the obtaining Of consents from
property owners has grown, in
some cases, to racket proper
tions," with the person seeking
the rezoning being forced to pay
property owners for the consents
The Washington times., 1936-02-28

Ever since the Hammonds were
over the other evening, the living
room has looked wretchedly
shabby to Frances!
That burned spot on the daven-
port, the rip in the armchair
where Mig tried to bury a bone
neither of these things looked
ugly until Frances caught that
What a shabby little room!" ex'
preston in Mrs. Hammond's criti-
cal eyes.
Now Frances is going full speed
ahead on the remedy, new slip
covers since the budget won't
stretch to new furniture just now.
A slip cover for an arm chair in
a gray, red. and citron yellow
chintz on a cream ground. And a
slip cover for the davenport in
gray chintz, with red cord whipped
along the seams, as shown in cor.
ner sketch. Maybe that won't
smarter up the room, with its
cream walls, red and gray rug,
and lovely curtains that match
the chintz Of the armchair!
Frances can't imagine why she
hasn't made some bright slip
covers before. She's found out
how simple it is to pin the ma
terial along the lines of the old
upholstery, cut it out like cutting
crust to fit a pie, and basting
along the pinned lines. Fit once
with the cover wrong side out,
machine-Stitch the seams and the
deed Is done.
The davenport cover slips on
The Washington times., 1936-02-28
DAILY TIMES
TABLE
TODAY

TODAY
1880 P.M.-Luncheon, Reel
procity Club, Lafayette Hotel.
12:45-P.M.-Luncheon, D. c.
Bankers Association, Willard
800 PM.-Dinner, National
City Christian Church, Lafayette
Hotel.
700 PM.-Ceremonial. Tall
Cedars Of Lebanon, Raleigh
800 P.M.-Meeting, Anacostia
Citizens Association, Masonic
Hall, Fourteenth and U Streets
Southeast.
500 P.M.-Card party, Capitol
Heights School.
8:15 P.M.-Meeting and buf-
fet supper, Advertising Club,
Willard Hotel.
8:15 P.M.-Program Of plays
and Community Dance, The Play
ers Club, Wilson Teachers College.
$3.50 P.M.-Community Dance
at Ben Murch Branch Of Chevy
Chase Center.
$50 P.M.-Community Dance
at Langley Center, First and T
Streets Northeast.
TOMORROW
PM Dinner, AAA Five-Year
Club, Mayflower Hotel.
7 P.M.-Dinner Dance. Graphic
Arts Association, Mayflower Hotel.
1880 PM Banquet, qeorg e
Washington University Medical
Society, willard Hotel.
8 P.M.-Meeting and Buffet Re
freShments. Washington Branch,
Second Division, Veterans Associ-
alton, Willard Hotel.
8 P.M.-Meeting, Texas State
Society, Mayflowef Hotel.
8 P.M.-Meeting, Izaak Walton
League, Raleigh Hotel.
8 P.M.-Evening Services Of the
Adas Israel Synagogue, Sixth and
Eye Streets Northwest; Rabbi
Solomon Metz, speaker.
$3.50 P.M.-Community Dance,
in Eastern High School Armory,
by the East Washington Commu-
nifty Center.
The Washington times., 1936-02-28

'snugly, with snapped plackets at
the back. It was made the pro
fessional way, with a fold OF
material in the back seam to pre-
vent tearing, and other clever
touches.
No more patronizing looks from
Mrs. Hammond! Frances is
mighty glad she learned how to
make slip covers the right way.
It's all in our 40-page Home
Institute booklet, MAKING SLIP
COVERS SUCCESSFULLY. All
about materials, trimmings, seams,
plackets, and covers for different
types of chairs. Step by step di-
rections illustrated by diagrams,
from buying the goods to snap
ping on the finished cover. Also
a chapter on making an uphol.
stored chair cover. Saves you
time, material and disappoint-
ment.
To order your copy, use coupon.
The Washington times., 1936-02-28
WOHmem9S Club
Calendar T.
TODAY


District League Of American
Pen women-Poetry group, meet
ing. 8 D. M, studio in Burlington
Hotel.
Women's City Club-Civics Com
mittee. meeting, 1890 p. M, 736
Jackson Pl. N. w.
Education Council, Y. w. c. A.
Meeting, 8 p. m. home OF Mrs.
William Hurd Hill.
American War MotherS-Meet-
ing, 8 D, m, Raleigh Hotel.
TOMORROW
Theta Alpha Chi Sorority
Dance, 9 p. m, willard Hotel.
Tau Phi Sorority-Dance, 10
o. M, Lafayette Hotel.
Washington Branch, A. A. U. w.
Junior group, leap-year dance, 8
o. M, clubhouse.
Democratic Women's National
Council-Donkey band skit. 8
p. M, Pen Women studio in Bur
lington Hotel.
Women's City Club-Bridg e
luncheon, 1870 p. m, 1856 jackson
II. N. w.
The Washington times., 1936-02-28
Louis SObOl
THE VOICE OF
Broad way
In HOLLYWOOD

An aing w G. Fields back to work-tor the first
time in almost year. 81 m nervous, he remarked as
GOLD fish lost in school of sharks Look at all those
peope around" people extras-hundred of them
i'm the circus setting of Poppy which is Fields current
vehicles-Biy Rose will throw fit of heaves, imagine
over this because they go his elephant better and have
trained eagle too which plays important role Eddie
Sutherland who directing this important Paramount pic
ture is soctous Fields his STAR than over ms
tangled marital affairs Hes nervous he whispered like
beginner amos-gets that in every new picture-but
now especialy-hes been out so long.
The Washington times., 1936-02-28

ward curves and back to normal,
healthy bodies, normal weight,
properly proportioned, is the ideal.
Health's highway is the most
direct route to a good figure. So,
If you have been weighed and
found wanting-live better. Check
up on your health habits and
see what is lacking. Your doc
tor can put you back on the
right track.
Weight.gaining menus are nee
essarily general and must be ad-
iusted to the individual food re-
quirement. A menu containing
more food than can be handled
will not increase weight. The
best plan Is to apply the weight
gaining rules to the menus.
First the menu should be
simple, nourishing and well bal
anced. Start your day with an
appetizing, health-building break
fast.
Fresh fruit or fruit Juice. a
The Washington times., 1936-02-28

Departures From Normal
Accumulated deficiency of TEN.
perature since January !, 1885,
ass.
Deficiency of temperature since
February /, 1886, 176. t
Accumulated excess Of precipta-
ton since January /, 1886, 2S8.
Excess of precipitation since
February !, 1885. 66.
Tide Table
High tide today at 1915 a. m.
and at 1899 p. m.
Low tide today at 6:48 a. m. and
at 7:30 p. m.
High tide tomorrow at 1:14 a. m.
and at 1889 p. m.
Low tide tomorrow at 7:4S a. m.
and at 1892 p. m.
The Sun and Moon
The sun rises today at 6:44 a. m.
and sets at 5:58 p. m.
The sun rises tomorrow at 6:42
q. m. and sets at $3.50 p. m.
The moon rises today at 1902
a. m. and sets at 1917 a. m.
The moon rises tomorrow at
1888 a. m. and sets at 1923 a. m.
TEMPERATURES
The Washington times., 1936-02-28

the way, while run along in this
tumble of thoughts, Hollywood
likes to place race bets not only
on win, place and show-but what
is new to me at least, fourth
money. Many bookieS actually
offer you odds on the fourth horse
in the race although how they
gauge their figures. I don't know
exactly. =.
Nat Ferber has signed an un-
usual contract with Farrar and
kinehart for q twO-vOlume auto
biography, dealing with his so
years as q newspaperman and
his two years on Hollywood lots
.. He received q $500 advance
and Is to get $1OO for each
chapter as he finishes It. ..
There viii be 100 chapters in
aII-in other words, before pub .
licatiOn Of the books, Ferber will
receive S1O,5QO-an unusual ar
rangement, matched only by the
deal which Hervey Allen made
with his publishers while he was
writing "AnthOny Adverse" -.
This is, of course. q topSy-turVy
town and a daffy industry. The
newest giggle is the trouble they
went to in providing realistic rain
scenes for Mob Rule" starring
Sylvia Sidney and Spencer Tracy
Elaborate piping, etc.. Just as
the artificial downpour started
reil rain began to pour-but in
bucketsful. So they had to stop
work for the day, although you
would think this is exactly what
they wanted. The noise of the
real rain spoiled the sound ef'
fects. The retrial Of BuSby
Berkeley has been postponed
again-this time until April 6 :.
He's the dance director whose
auto figured in a horrible crash
which resulted in the deaths OF
three people.
Ed Diamond Jim Brady" Ar
mold leaves here within q week
or SO for New York, where he
will make o personal appear.
ance at the Roxy Theater-
March 20, I believe, Is the date.
..CarOle LOmbard's brother
and his millionaire bride seemed
to be permanently parted.
Benay Venuta opened at the
Clover Club-and scored bril-
liantIy Hollywood is hungry
for Broadway talent-and gen.
erOus in its response. Another
topic Of studio conversation Is
whom will they pick to play the
part of Mark Twain when the
biographical film gets under
way With the exception Of
the Club Seville, the night spots
here are very ordinary affairs
in their setup, going in for no
fancy decorations or bizarre ef.
fectS. What makes them col
Orful are the stars who cOngre-
gate nightly, which bears out
the theory Of the smart New
York operators who have always
insisted that it was waste Of
money and effort to have un-
usual looking interiors
Weather here-sunny and warm.
The Washington times., 1936-02-28
Chain Letters Aid Relief

ORC. N. c.. Feb. %.
Mrs. E. L. Forbes. Tarboro vel.
fare officer. is solving her relief
problem with q chain-letter re-
vival. Mrs. Forbes telephoned five
friends and asked each to send
her 81 for Edgecombe county vel
fare work, and requested each to
write five friends to do likewise.
First days results, SIS.
The Washington times., 1936-02-28
Help Kidneys
DoD,t Take Drastic Drugs

Your Kidneys contain million tiny
tubes or filters which may be endangered
by neglect or drastic, irritating drugs. Be
careful. II functional Kidney or Bladder
disorders make you suffer from Getting
Up Nights Nervousness. Loss Of Pep, Leg
Pains Rheumatic Pains, Dizziness,
Circles Under Eyes, Neuralgia, Acidity.
Burning, Smarting or Itching, you don't
need to take chances All druggists now
have the most modern advanced treats
ment for these troubles Doctors pre-
scription called Cystex (Siss-Tex). Works
fast-safe and sure. In 4S hours 1t must
bring new vitality and is guaranteed to
make you feel years younger in one week
or money back on return Of empty pack
age. Cystex costs only &c dose at druss
gists and the guarantee protects you.
The Washington times., 1936-02-28
Woman Loses Purse,
Thief Disappears

Mrs. jeanette Henderson, of
1875 C St. S. E., reported to police
her purse was snatched while
she was walking near her home
last night and that she chased
the youth across q lot where he
was joined by another young man
and both escaped. Her purse con.
tanned $6.
The Washington times., 1936-02-28
Dance and Card Party

Final arrangements have been
made for the annual public dance
and card party Of the Sisters Of
the KeSher Israel Congregation Of
Georgetown, which will be held
Sunday night at $3.50 o'clock in
the Willard Hotel ballroom. Mrs.
Sol Cohen is chairman. Her COM
mittee includes Mrs. r. Govewitz,
co-chairman; Mrs. E. Stoler, chair
man of tickets; Mrs. l.. YockelSon,
program chairman; Mrs. A. Gold,
publicity chairman; Mrs. B. Solo
mon, chairman Of bridge, and
Mrs. w. Tobias, treasurer.
Mrs. o. w. McNeese, who has
talked before local clubs and or
ganiZationS on numerous occasions
during the past year. will begin
the first Of a series Of six lectures
on the Constitution and its his
tory Wednesday from II q. m. to
noon. in Wesley Hall, 1903 K St.
N. w. Mrs. McNeeSe'S lectures
will be held on each succeeding
Wednesday.
The Washington times., 1936-02-28

With reducing the popular
dietetic subject, the thin girls
got along very happily until
curves came into vogue. But now
that the pendulum has swung
from the boyish form to west
The Washington times., 1936-02-28

THE pictured directions above
l. show perhaps the quickest, sim
plest and most modern method yet
discovered to combat cold and sore
throat.
Your own doctor will approve
this way. Millions of people have
discarded "cold killers" and patent
nostrums for this modern way. 1t
relieves the average cold almost as
fast as you caught it.
Note that all you do is this.
Two Bdycr Aspirin tablets with a
full glass Of wGter.
Three Bayer Aspirin tablets,
crushed and dissolved in u glass
of water as gargle. Gargle with
this mixture twice, holding your
head we'll back to permit this
medicated gargle to reach the
irritated membranes of the throat.
The Bayer Aspirin you take in
ternally acts to fight cold almost
instantly. AND - eases the aches
and pains that. accompany most
colds.
The gargle acts instantly 81
like a local anesthetic to,soothe G-.T
The Washington times., 1936-02-28
>Yeo%zz zztt.%1; %
Menus Must Be Adjusted
To Individual Needs
BY IDA JEAN KAHN

Streamnes not srngnes distinguish the perfect figure
With curves holding their own angles in the discard under
weights are out to gain figure
The Washington times., 1936-02-28

pains in the throat and to ease
throat irritation.
Try this way. You will be amazed
at how quickly you can ease cold.
Be sure, though, to get Genuine
BAYER ASPIRIN tablets. They
dissolve almost instantly in the
stomach. Hence start working
almost instantly. And also, dissolve
~ thoroughly enough in water
= g. for use as a gargle.
The Washington times., 1936-02-28
Catholic Group
ToHeorAbout
Conference
BY MARY PADGETT

Miss Florence Winter, national
chairman of the Convert League,
Catholic Daughters Of America,
who attended the semiannual
meeting Of national officers and
directors Of the Catholic Daugh-
ters last week in New York city,
will tell members Of Court District
Of Columbia about the conference
at their meeting Tuesday night in
the Willard Hotel.
Miss Grace Sprucebank, grand
regent, will read an outline Of the
program adopted by the national
directorate, as suggested by Miss
Mary C. Duffy, supreme regent.
Plans for the annual card party
and dance Of the court, scheduled
for Tuesday, April IL, at the VIII
lard Hotel, will be outlined by Mrs.
Dorothy U. Corbe, general chair
man Of arrangements.
The membership committee met
last night at the home Of Miss
Catherine Reddington. chairman,
to make plans for the reception
of new members to be held Sunday,
March %, at the Willard Hotel.
This group will be called the REV.
Edward H. Roach Class" in honor
of the chaplain Of Court District
of Columbia.
Recreation Program Topic
The District Of Columbia Sun
shine and Community Society will
meet Monday afternoon at 1870
o'clock at the home of Mrs. e. M.
Gustafson, 4303 Eighteenth St.
Assistant hoStesses will be Mrs. r..
F. Danforth, chairman; Mrs. H. E..
Brockson, Mrs. E. H. FairleSS, Mrs.
S. w. Morris, Mrs. J. H. Purdy,
Mrs. William T. Reed, Mrs. Archie
T. Reid, Mrs. T. w. Stanton and
Mrs. G. w. Trevena.
L. r. Barrett, coordinator Of
recreation. will speak on the
recreation program for the District
Of Columbia. The program also
will include Charles HaycrafG,
baritone, as soloiSt.
Mrs. ]. Edwin Reid, president.
will preside.
The Washington times., 1936-02-28
The Weather

District Of Columbia-Fair to-
night, minimum temperature about
26 degrees; Saturday fair; slowly
rising temperature; gentle variable
winds.
Maryland. Virginia - Fair to-
night; Saturday fair; rising tenn
perature.
Temperatures
Yesterday Today
4 p. m. .... 40 4 q. m. ......36
8 p. m. so 8 a. m. ......35
Midnight 40 Noon 40
The Washington times., 1936-05-14

,ington circuit Of theaters in q
model little cinema on the corner
Of Ninth and E Streets. And Zone
Manager Johnny Payette got his
first taste Of pictures there and
liked the flavor.
Next door is the Central The
ater, now under the able manage
ment of Merle Madden, and turn
ing in a substantial dividend each
week to w. B. Tom Moore was
the first to make a fortune at this
location when the theater was
known as the Garden and played
the choicest Of first run Holly
wood product. Then Mr.. Moore
erected the Rialto, further up the
street, to become one of Washing
tons first movie tycoonS.
A BRIGHT LADY
Sidney Lust's Leader is among
the most consistent winners Of his
neighborhood circuit and he has
resisted successfully every effort to
lease him out Of his baby gold
mine.
Sam CumminS admits he took
q small fortune away from Ninth
Street with his Men Only" fea-
lures operated in what is then and
now the Little. Now Mr.. Cum
minis owns Ecstasy" and is max
ing another fortune. While Mrs.
Louise Noonan Miller today owns
and operates the Little as the
ariStocrat Of the Ninth Street
cinemas, has had such . pros
porous season she has just In
stalled q new cooling plant. Mrs.
Miller, by the way, is Washing
tons only feminine owner-man-
ager and is smart enough to meet
any rival without handicap.
The Notes theaterS are the home
Of double and sometimes triple fea-
lures, smoking, and the horse
operas, with the Roosevelt the ace
house OF this chain.
Fortunes have been won and lost
at the Strand which was among
the William Harryman Rapiey
properties and leased to various
exhibitors. It is still In the pro
ceSsion, as is the Criterion.
COL. LAKES ENTERPRISES
No mention Of Ninth street
and its celebrities would be COM
plete without a paragraph for
genial Jimmy Lake. the .Tarzan Of
the prize ring and the Washington
Joe HUMPHREYS. Jimmie presides
over the Gayety and the neighbor-
ing night club. It is the nations
The Washington times., 1936-05-14
MOVIE
O'CLOCK

EARLE Fred MacMurray. in
Thirteen Hours BY Air." 1850
q. m 1885, 1870, TOO, $50 p. m.
Stage-12:45. $3.50. 6:2Op 9:05
p. m.
FOX-cary Grant in "Big Brown
Eyes" 10:45 q. m. 1850. $3.50,
7:05, 9:55 p. m. Stage-12:40,
$3.50. $40, sos p. m.
PALACE - Miriam Hopkins in
These Three" 1878, ASS, ASS,
7:15,- 9::35 p. m.
COLUMBIA Shirley Temple In
Captain January" 1855 Q. m,
1:55, $3.50. $3.50. 7:45. GAS p. m.
RKO-KETTH'S-William Powell in
''ExMrs. Bradford, 11:42 a. M.
1:44, 3:46. 5:4S. 1850. S:52 p. m.
BELASCO-"Ecstasy," at 12:05.
2:O5, 4:05. sos. sos. 1905.
1880 p. m.
METROPOLITAN--Gary, Cooper
in 'Mr. Deeds Goes To Town."
1890 q. m. 1888. 2:40. 4:35.
7:15, $50 p. m.
LITTLE-Katherine Hepburn In
Little Women" 11:14 o. M,
1:17, 500, 5:23. 7:27. 9:S1 p. m.
HOWARD-Wallace Ford in "An.
otheer Face" 1880, 800. $50,
800, 1880 p. m. Stage-Noble
Sissle and his orchestra. las,
4:l5, Gas, 0:l5 p. m.
The Washington times., 1936-05-14
MESSAGE TO GARCIA" PROVED A QUICK WRITING MIRACLES
Marion Davies,
New Movie
June s

One OF the most interesting
motion picture dramas to come out
Of Hollywood in many months is
Marion Davies new Cosmopolitan
production, Hearts Divided"
which comes to the Earle Theater
on June 5 as . First National re-
lease.
The picture is concerned with,
principally, the romance Of Betsy
Patterson, played by Miss Davies,
and jerome Bonaparte, played by
Dick Powell. Historical events
leading UP to and following the
transfer Of the Territory Of Louis
lana from the control Of France
to the United States are truth
fully and excitingly depicted.
Many other historical characters
are carried through the screen
drama, which was more than 10
fun weeks in production. Ma
poleon Is played by that master
Of character roles, Claude Rains
Charles Patterson, Betsy's father
and q strong political factor of
the period-1003-is portrayed by
Henry Stephenson.
George Irving. another promi'
nent character actor, plays PreSi'
dent Thomas jefferson; Halhwell
Hobbies is Cam5acereS, second con
sui and NapoIeon's chief aide
Charlie Ruggles, Edward Everett
Horton, Arthur Preacher, Walter
Kingsford and Etienne Girardot
furnish much comedy, the first
three as BetSy'S indefatigable
suitorS, the last two as Jerome's
aides.
Harry Warren and AL Dublin, the
noted song writing team, com
posed two songs for Powell: my
Kingdom For q. KISS and 1.-TWO
Hearts Divided" both of which he
sings while posing as French and
music teacher to Miss Davies. =.
The screen play, based on the
story by Rida johnson Young
was the product Of two of the
ablest scenarists in the business.
Laird Doyle and Casey Robinson
Doyle is perhaps best known fol
his original screen play, Dan
gerouS," which won for Bette
Davis tho Academy Of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences award
for the best feminine screen
performance Of 1885. Robinson
adapted the Sabatini novel, Gap
tain Blood" for the screen.
The celebrated Hall johnson
Negro Choir sings several spirit
ualS in one sequence and its voices
provide background music through
several & ines Of the production.
The Washington times., 1936-05-14
Fats Waller Is
Here Friday

Eats" Waller. famous radio
and recording star. with his Co.
lumbia Broadcasting Orchestra.
will be one hand at the Howard
beginning Friday.
Fats Waller Is known to theater
audiences throughout tina country
for his singing and mastery Of
the piano and organ. ) He is
famous, too, in the musical
revue field for his authorship Of
the music in Keep Shufflin'
and Hot Chocolates"
On the screen, he has been
featured in a number Of motion
picture shorts and in "Hooray
For Love" and king Of Bur
leSque."
: Featured stars with the Fats
Waller revue are Cain and Ross,
Five CrackerjackS, Burnham,
Haines and Scott, Nudge viii
liams, the California song
bird, Pigmeat, John Mason and
Jimmie Baskette, and Clarence
RobinSon'S Is dancing girls.
The Washington times., 1936-05-14

bon her luncheon table at the
studio commisSary.
Sam BriSkin has let no grass
grow under his feet since he's
been at the head of RKO. Since
the first Of the year, he's signed
20 new personalitieS-five already
established stars, and what's
more, has purchased 20 stories
for the company. And since
RKO seems to be featured today:
Hermes Pan, their dance direc-
tor, claims that homely girls
have the best singing voices be-
cause they have to rely on voice
to get themselves over instead Of
just their looks, as their more
pulchritudinouS sisters do. .
For those wishing to diet, sug-
geSt you take up dueling. Rob-
ert Montgomery did for scenes
in Suicide Club" and In the
last two weeks lost 10 pounds.
The Washington times., 1936-05-14

No. 1 burlesque spot, taking away
the title from the Old Howard in
Boston. which for years featured
tights, shippers and bladders COM
edians.. Although he doesn't
brag about it or issue a first night
list, the Gayety's regular patronage
includes Senators, Representatives
and an occasional member Of the
Cabinet. Well managed by Mon
sieur Lake and smartly booked,
it has had less trouble with the
authorities than any burleSque
house on the circuit. It all comes
from knowing where to draw the
line. And Jimmy Lake knows&his
lines, and his figures, too.