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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-13

CINcE IL Is probable that the true
~ purpose Of sports Is to permit Gus
toners and contestants to release pent-
up emotions, often gaze with wonder
upon the Joe Louises, the Hank Leib-
ers and the Glenn Cunnlnghams. How
these eminent sporting gentlemen
popularity and properly labeled az
"Dead Pans"-manage to get away
with It is a problem that we'll could
interest any student of box office ap-
peal.
Yet they do get away with 1t and,
indeed, those faces which never have
twitched a muscle even at the tightest
of moments, have perhaps come to an
important reason for their owners
eminence.
No doubt the average fan, accus-
toned to running through all the emo
lions in the course of a day, always
will love the mobile mugged Babe
Ruths better because he can under
stand them better. But this very ele-
ment of difference also causes him to
stare in fascination at the celebrities
who are rs unblinking while slaShing
an opponent to ribbons as while nib
bling crlimpet.
Strangely enough, in view of the
general belief concerning the feminine
temperaments, women athletes seem
to assay a higher percentage of dead
pans than do the men. There are mo-
ments when certain little twists or
twinges of their bodies indicate their
opinions rather freely, but the faces
of Mrs. Helen Wills Moody, Miss Helen
Jacobs, Miss Jane Sharp, Miss Norma
Taubele and Mis- Josephine Cruick-
shank remain as calm in victory as in
defeat.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-13
Recalling "Dead Pam
of Helen Wills Moody

Miss Moody, who refused even to
look at Miss Jacobs while shaking
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-13
BEFORE BABY COMES
Elimination Of Body Woste
Is DoubIY lmporfonf

In the crucial months before baby arrives
it is vitality important that the body be rid
of waste matter. Your intestines must func-
tion-regularly, completely without gripping
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-13
no BE CONTINUED
Blackbird Composer

Mans power of creating music is
challenged, declares Prof. Eduard En-
gel, of Potsdam, by only one other -liv-
ing creature in the world-the black
bird. This bold assertion may arouse
those who believe the canary or night
lngale to be supreme amongst bird
musicians. But, whereas these birds
pour forth their hereditary songs with
out blemish, the blackbird. the profes-
sor affirms, creates music OF its own,
improvising "strophes'' on the spot.
A tireless inventor Of new harmony.
the bird also has the true, artists
hatred Of repetition. When inspired,
it sings from 800 to 800 different rnelo-
dies in single day.-Tit-Bits Maya
zine s~f
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-13
Black Draught Relief
Prompt and Refreshing

It's a good idea that so many peo-
pie have-to keep Black-Draught
handy so they can take a dose for
prompt relief at the first sign of
constipation.
Mr.. Sherman Sneed, of Evansville,
Tenn, writes: II take Black Draught
for constipation which causes head
ache, a bad, tired feeling and for
biliousness, bad taste in the mouth
and sluggish feeling. Black Draught,
taken about two nights, clears up
this trouble and / get all right"
Men and women like Black Draught so
well because of the refreshing relief it
brings in constipation troubles.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-13

Just as Miss Virginia Van VIE OF
the golf tournament is vastly differ
ent person from the young lady who Is
known to her friends as Gino Van VIE,
Miss Cruickshank seems to have two
personalities. SO, in those very cheer
full moments away from the courts, she
regrets that sober face she always dis
plays in competition.
This regret-shared by some other
contestants who feel that if they could
warm the sympathy of the crowd the
tempo of their play would be speeded
in time with the applause-is on the
red ink side of the dead pan ledger.
On the other side the absolute control
over nerves and muscles enjoyed by a
Paavo Nurmi or a Bill Carr, though,
had a most important part in making
them the great runners that they were.
Oblivious to all outside influences, they
could pace themselves through all
those split seconds of action and reac-
ton which make records.
Occasionally great stone faces are
useful for purposes of the moment, al
though not usual part of the ath-
lete's equipment. For instance, there
is the dummy" play in basketball,
where man stays close to the basket,
looks unconcerned and endeavors to
lure his opponent into false sense OF
security. Then a pass is thrown to
him, he puts up his hands to catch the
ball at the last possible moment and
If he is such an adept at the play as
Nat Holman, Marty Friedman, Max
Posnak or Moe SDahn-scores a field
goal.
Still this variety of dead panning is
perhaps as far apart from the regular
article as was one of the more cele-
brated exploits of Silent Jack Richard
son. Having been presented by Harry
Sinclair with horse named Bruins, Mr..
Richardson let every one believe that
this was just the sort of horse that
should be given away. Then, on the
proper day and at the proper odds,
which were 30 to 1, Bruins won at EN-
pire City.
Perhaps Max Baer's scowls, grlmaces
and smirks attracted undue attention
because there have been so many dead
PANIED boxers. Firpo never smiled.
His eyes were wide open and he stared
coldly. Jeffries' face seldom changed
from a frown. Wizards eyes glared
out of face that might have been
carved from wood. In spite of the re-
oDoAtinna1icDo of fhnir ~
cannot be recalled that Peter Jackson
or Jack Mcvey, very good negro fight
ers, ever wore other than the same
stolid look that marks Louis.
Not in the box score:
Jack Dempsey and the Hearst A. G.
are making faces at one another be-
cause the former heavyweight cham
pion is muscling in on the fight pro-
noting gag Monk Meyer, army's
145-pound backfield star, refuses to
take a bath during the four days i'm
mediately preceding a football game.
Fears that the water may weaken him.
At the more conservative Yale
the football aces are prohibited from
bathing on Fridays during the season.
Same reason.
If you are making book on the Olym-
pic basketball Examinations to be held
at Madison Square Garden in April
don't overlook Greeley State. The
team is undefeated in the Rocky Noun
oonfo,onoo DoInh Hu.kodo
Of Panama, who claims that his an
cestors were Indians, fought his first
fight bare-footed. He never goes out
doors when it is showing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-13

newest contract. D1Z-
zy quite rightfully is
claiming that he Is
the best pitcher in
baseball and therefore
is worthy of the best
salary. His st. Louis
owner, if 1 have read
some of the more emf
nent sports commenta-
tors correctly, Is at
tempting to pay him
off with rain checks.
So there is blood on
the moon.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-13

hands Tor tne DeneHt
of the photographers
at Sea Bright one
year, is perhaps the
most famed of those
dead pans. Yet there
is the distressing case
of Miss Taubele, who
looks so sad during a
match that she feels
that way before it Is
over and so bursts
into tears when she
loses. Also there is
the misfortune of Miss
Cruickshank.
Evening star., 1936-03-14
Mortgage Bank

Continued From First Page)
Evening star., 1936-03-14
REPORT DECREASE
IN FORECLOSURES
Home Loan Bank Board
Says They Were 29.3Oo
Fewer in January.

Real estate foreclosures In January
we're 29.3 per cent less than in Janu-
ary, 1895, according to a compilation
by the Federal Home Loan Bank
Board OF reports from 894 identical
communities embracing about half the
population of the United States, and
covering farm and non-farm homes
and commercial property. In the ur-
ban communities included in this sur
very, the decline was 80 per cent.
The 12.340 foreclosures reported for
January in this cross-section of the
country constitute the smallest num-
Der in any month since January, 1882,
which is the earliest month from
which continuing figures are available.
The decline Of per cent In number
of foreclosures from December, 1885,
to January, 1886, was greater than the
usual seasonal recession.
January thus emphasizes the steady
drop in foreclosures which became pro-
nounced in the last quarter of 1885.
All IL Federal Home Loan Bank dis
tricts, except the Cincinnati region
which includes Ohio Kentucky and
Tennessee, reported fewer foreclosures
this January than in January, 1885.
The decrease was particularly strik-
ing in the Los Angeles. Chicago and
Des Moines bank districts, covering
California, Illinois, Wisconsin, Mime
sofa. Iowa and Missouri. where it
ranged from 46.s per cent to 42.s per
cent. An increase of lO.6 per cent
was reported for the Cincinnati bank
district.
Evening star., 1936-03-14
FIJI. A. HOME SHOW
. PLANS ENLARGED
IS Units to Be Added for Ex-
hibits in All SizabIe
Cities of u. S.

The National Home Shows which
have been held in the key cities Of
the country during the last two
months have been SO tremendously
successful that the Federal Housing
Administration has decided to add Is
units of its educational exhibit equip
ment to the five already in service,
thereby providing the central attrac-
tion so that shows Of this type may
be held in almost every sizable city
in the United States.
The new units will be ready about
April !. Nineteen of the full 20 will
travel from town to town while the
other will be located for the Spring
and Summer at Americas Exposition
at San Diego, Calf.
Color Scheme to Be Same.
Red, white, blue and aluminium will
continue to be the color scheme Of
the new units, but they will differ
from the original five in certain other
details. Instead of Talking Towers" !"
the new equipment will feature
Turning Turrets." This comes about
Evening star., 1936-03-14

from the fact that many exhibition
halls throughout the country do not
have ceiling height suficient to dis
play the towers. The towers are
adjustable, Il Is true, but the full
effect is not to be enjoyed unless they
stand at their full height, 10 feet.
The Turning Turret" towers will be
u feet high and will fit into build
ings in almost any city.
The turrets are novel in the ex-
treme. They are at the top of alumni.
mum pillars and turn slowly, red,
white and blue lights flashing alter
nately through huge red. white and
blue letters, "F. H. A." Each unit
includes highly decorative inforrna-
ton booth, where the public may
obtain full details on solving home
financing problems under the national
housing act, as well as other features
Swamped With Requests.
After the first Of the National
Home Shows, held In Baltimore early
in January, the Federal Housing Ad-
minlstration was swamped with re-
quests from cities throughout the
country for the use Of its exhibit ma.
terial. -Four travelling units, obviously.
were not sufficient. This led to the
decision to obtain the additional
units. Their appearance, for the
time being, will be restricted to cities
of $4,000 or more. Booking arrange
ments already are under way.
The success of the National Home
Shows has astonished officials Of the
Federal Housing Administration and
gives testimony Of the countrywide
interest in better housing. They are
attracting tens of thousands of visi-
tors daily, many of whom have sought
Evening star., 1936-03-14

sively in the 1920 to 1880 period" says
the league.
g. That institutional lenders, ex-
perienced in the mortgage field, are
not in favor of this type of bank and
that the great interest in the pro-
posal seems to come from those who
desire to originate and sell mort
cages for profit. 1t is pointed out
that the continuing responsibility
which goes with the risk Of loss and
the continuing attention of a pub
licly-supervised institution to the serv-
icing of mortgages is largely lost in
the proposed bank.
Commenting on section 10 of the
bill, which provides that the bank
may purchase from its stockholders
mortgages without any right of re-
course against the seller, such pur-
chase being made in cash at SO per
cent of the unpaid principal plus
accrued interest, the statement Of the
league directors reads:
Since there is an ample supply of
funds to finance worthwhile projects,
only such mortgages as could not be
placed with established lenders will
be sold in the central bank. The
safer mortgages can be sold in the
community or placed with institu-
tional lenders rather than coming to
the Federal Mortgage Bank, with its
additional per cent discount charge.
rT7l-
This whole arrangement and COM
petitive situation would tend to di-
rect the poorest mortgages into the
Government bank and 1t would be
most difficult to prevent its becom-
ing a dumping ground and to avoid
transactions which would result in
loss and acquisition Of property"
Evening star., 1936-03-14

information on the single mortgage
system, declaring it is their intention
Of taking advantage Of its long-term.
easy-payment features to finance new
home construction.
National Home Shows are held, not
by the Federal Housing Administra-
ton, but by local sponsoring groups,
such as real estate boards and chem
bers of commerce, with the interests
Of better housing in their cities at
heart.
Evening star., 1936-03-14

at is appalling to think Of the
amount of real estate that such a
Federal mortgage bank would have
owned If 1t had been operating extern
Evening star., 1936-03-14
Stanton
Continued From First Page.)

institutional investors. 1t is planned
to have the certificates of deposit is
sued by the City Bank Farmers Trust
Co., New York, after there have first
been deposited with it F. H. A. in
sured mortgages in the same princi-
pal amount. Rowland said they are
prepared to purchase any number Of
the mortgages.
Rowland has been in charge of the
District Office for several months. He
has been with the F. H. A. for more
than a year. He was associated for
merly with the Thompson-St
Co., American Pulley Co., Guaranty
Trust Co. and the Transue-Williams
Steel Co.
Stanton attended Georgetown Uni
versity. He was formerly engaged in
sales promotional work throughout
the country and returned to Wash
ington in 1927 as a manufacturers
agent for building supplies.
Evening star., 1936-03-14
Use of Plastic Cement.

Plastic cement is similar to asphalt
asbestos roof-costing. except that it
is Of troweling consistency. 1t is used
to repair holes in roofs. walls. founda-
tions. etc. 1t is sometimes known as
asphalt putty"
Evening star., 1936-03-14
Plaster Ceiling Decorations.

Plaster ceilings often are decorated
with stencil borders. Sometimes
stencil design is used in the corners
only.
Evening star., 1936-03-14
Use of Paint Brushes.

Don't use the same brushes for
varnish and enamel that you do for
paint, no matter how carefully you
think you clean them.
Evening star., 1936-08-01
"DEvIL DOLLS" HORRORS
PROL0NG F ST. TENURE
Tod Browning's Contribution to
Spiral Chills for Summer Film
Fans Now at Columbia.

TOD BROWNIES meter is mys-
terry, horror, or whatever is
necessary to cinematically conjure
awersome moods. Browning probably
is responsible for the repeat run of
"The Devil Doll" which currently Is
playing at the Columbia and giving
movie-goers fewer chilly thrills and
gasps than moments of delight.
Obviously, Lionel Barrymore Is
partly responsible for the crowed au-
dience, but the fans who stumble out
of the playhouse apparently are more
impressed by the performances Of two
doll-sized characters than by Barry
more's Barrymorean Interpretation Of
cunning, slightly mad French
woman.
The story is the least interesting
part of this film. but the fantastic
method used to accomplish couple Of
murders is unbelievably fascinating.
Instead of shrieking with horror when
the dolls" plunge needlelike daggers
into human hearts, one is almost
tempted to whisper, Aren't they
adorable"
Every person who ever possessed
doll and every person who ever
imagined enchantingly elfin creatures
climbing the moonbeams in Mid
summer Nights Dream" will love the
devil dolls. We suspect Mr.. Browning
is aware Of that reaction, though it
definitely is not what the authors ex-
pected.
One really comes out of the Co.
lumbia signing. Just think how easily
Evening star., 1936-08-01

known local pianist and soloist of yes
terday's concert, played the masters
Hungarian Fantasie," with the Or
| chestra. If Mr.. Frauenheim did not
quite grasp the tempo and spirit of the
work in the beginning, it was brought
to splendid climax and the artist was
greeted with storms of applause. Re-
turning several times in acknowledge
ment he was literally forced to give an
encore, playing De Falla's Ritual Fire
Dance" and scoring another success.
At the conclusion of Alexander
Glazounov's novel symphonic poem
"Stenka Rain" the orchestra pre-
sented Miss Brico with a bouquet Of
flowers, and, due to the hearty ap-
proval of the audience, the conduc-
tress chose, as an encore, the WELL
known Bacchanale from the opera
Samson and Delilah" by Saint-Saens.
The contrasting two nocturnes, "Nu-
ages and Fetes," by Debussy, gave the
orchestra occasion to again demon
strate its versatility in perturbation.
The three appearances of Miss Brico
this week have made still more evident
the great talent of this woman con-
ductor. As yet, she is young in years
and young in her work, but already
she is musical personality of arrest
ing distinction. She has all the gifts
necessary for a great career as an
orchestral leader and it will be pleas
ant to remember her performances
here when she has reached the high
est rung of the ladder of fame.
Evening star., 1936-08-01


According to Historian Emil Lud-
wig, Napoleon anchored his hand
inside his shirt because he was
nervous and didn't know what to do
with his hands Fredric March
and Pedro de Cordoba worked a week
in the rain Studio produced) during
the jungle sequence. The water per-
bald spot (studio manufactured) .
Makeup Expert Perc Westmore final
ly -proofed it.
You will weep buckets when Anita
Louise (Maria) dies after the birth
of Anthony. But don't worry. She
is not really dead. She's fast asleep.
No kidding. After the take was made,
Mervyn LIE Roy had to shake her to
wake her up.
On the set of Mistress of Fashion"
Kay Francis is reading in her
open-door dressing room wearing q
diaphanous white evening gown and
pair of horn-rimmed spectacles. I
am told in confidence that the rea-
son Mistress of Fashion" is being
made is to give fans a chance to see
Miss Francis in something more excit-
ing than English tweeds and nurses
uniforms.
Shut up. Quiet" yells Director
Michael Curtiz. The camera grinds
on ball room staircase Claude
Rains, looking like Napoleon despite
his modern tuxedo, hurries down the
stairs, nearly knocking over (not in
the script an elderly gentleman, by
Evening star., 1936-08-01
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

Loew's Fox-"F1orida Special" at
II am. 1:35. 4:25, 7:1O and 10 pm.
Stage shows at 12:45, 3:35, $40 and
9:10 pm.
Palace-"Poor Little Rich Girl" at
11:15 am, 1:20. 1925, $50, 7:35 and
$40 pm.
Columbia-"The Devil DOLL" at IL,
1:55. $50, $50, 7:45 and GAS pm.
Warmers Earle - Public Enemy's
Wife," at 11:15 am, 1885, 4:25, 7:10
and 9:55 pm. Stage shows at 12:45,
3:35, $40 and 9:10 pm.
Metropolitan 1.-TWO Against the
World" at II am, 1880, 2:40, 4:30,
$40, $40 and 9:55 pm.
R-K-O Keith's "The Harvester" "
at 11:15 am, 1:04, 2:53, 4:42, 6:31,
500 and 1000 pm.
Ambassador-"Three Wise Guys"
at 2:05, 4, 6:10, 7:55 and 9:40 pm.
Tivoli-"Early to Bed," at 2:05,
4:10, 6:12. 7:57 and 9:47 pm.
Little-"Animal Kingdom" at II
am, 1:08, 3:16 5:24, 1882 and $40
pm. "The Plow That Broke the
Plains" at 12:3S, 2:47, 4:55, 7:03
and GIL pm.
Observation-Disclosures of Manhat-
TAM" premiere, at $40 pm.
Evening star., 1936-08-01
Marriage Licenses.

Joseph Schwartz. 65. 473 F st. s.w.. and
Bessie Snyder, 81. Baltimore; Rev.
Joshua Klavan.
Herschel N. oNewcomb. 90. and Airline B.
Hertsch, 81. both of Richmond; Rev.
j. H. Blakemore, jr.
Norman E. Schultz 90. and Hedwig A.
zacharski; ~. both of Baltimore; Rev.
Daniel R. Warren. 21. 915 New Jersey ave.
Alton Md Rev. j. F. Conneli.
Ira P Bradford -25. Minot. N. D.. and
Elizabsth EIa eth e. ,cTpowley psSsy 25, Anderson
cseelia B a Esnxiek q: 400 Seward So.
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Neal st. ne; Rev. P: ]. Doueherty.
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Carolina ave. Sc; Rev. NJ. p. German.
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Rohrer.
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Maud Dyer. 16. 613 Navy pl. Sc; Rev.
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a certain boundary, in which the land
mountain peaks, or disturbed by the
passing of violent storms. Yet it har-
bors the entire range of emotional ex-
periences viewed in retrospect, its
drama subdued and its gayety held in
restraint. The marvel of this impress
sive work is its registration Of
thought as applied to life and that in
the largess of spirit which comes from
complete understanding.
As an interpreter of these combined
moods of mind and feeling, Miss Brico
showed a oneness of sympathy with
the composer which entered into every
ramihcation of his musing with full
grasp of its import. Her splendid
sense Of the importance of detail was
especially evident in the careful and
almost reverent manner in which
each measure was given its particular
meaning and subtly linked with the
next, holding all the while an atmos-
phere of revery with its momentary
gllmpSeS oI uIdildliC ilelSAIs' AAe ~
most accuracy in dynamics, the weav-
ing of orchestral color and the spin
ming of beautiful legatos were the
physical means by which the deeper
content of this monumental work was
brought to light.
Fifty years ago last evening Franz
List, murmuring the name Tristan"
passed quietly from this world. AS a
fitting commemoration of this ami
versary Norman Frauenheim, we'll
Evening star., 1936-08-01
J. T. LOWE, JR., is SAFE
IN FLIGHT FROM SPAIN
Secretary of DR.. Walsh of G. q.
Reaches London and Is Due
in q, s. August 8,

James T. Lowe, jr.. Of 1909 Floral
avenue. has made his way from Spain
to London. his parents learned yes
terday and is sailing Immediately for
home. He is due to arrive in New
York, August 6 on the S. S. Man
haitian.
Lowe is secretary to Dr. Edmund A.
Walsh, S. j., regent of the Foreign
Service School of Georgetown Uni
versity and also was an instructor at
the school last year. He was en- the
Island of Minorca, off the East coast
of Spain when the revolt broke out
According to recent State Department
advices rebels were reported in COM
mand of the island.
His father, James T. Lowe, received
word of his safety. The young man
left here last Spring on a Carnegie
Foundation scholarship to pursue
studies in Europe in preparation of a
thesis.