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The Washington times., 1936-05-23
TODAY

700 P.M.-Buffet supper,
White House Correspondents,
Mayflower Hotel.
7 PM. - Buffet Supper and
Dance, Connecticut Democratic
Club, Willard Hotel.
800 P.M.-M e t / n G, National
Council of Parent Education,
Wardman Park Hotel.
800 P.M.-Dinner Dance, Post
Office Local, No. lat. Shoreham
Hotel.
800 P.M.-Public Meeting. talk
by Congressman John E. Rankin
of Mississippi, Public Ownership
in America" at 1414 Sixteenth
st. N. w. Other prominent speak.
The Washington times., 1936-05-23
Archives Building
Alarm Again F d|Se

For the second time in three
days, a dozen fire engines roared
to the new, white marble Archives
Building, last night. The first
time it was some smoke coming
from an electric welding machine.
Shortly after midnight last night
it was someone burning trash in
the incinerator."
The Washington times., 1936-05-23
K { { P CIT Y
CLEAN

Though Washington
has been judged as one
of the most beautiful
and most immaculate
cities in the United
States there are a few
things which mar its
beauty.
Much of WaShington's
beauty is obscured> by
negligence in keeping
the Government build
ings cleaned on the out
side.
Another hindrance to
D. C. beauty is the alley
dwellings. It's really
pitiful that such a thing
should exist within this
city and more pltltul
when it is situated with
in the very heart of
Washington.
Filthy m a r k e t in g
places do not add to a
city's a tract iv eneSs
either but rather de-
tract.
Remember all these
things are essential for a
city's loneliness: we'll
kept parks, clean streets,
lovely trees. and clean
public buildings.
ALYCE STREET.
1872 MOntellO Ave. n. f.
The Washington times., 1936-05-23
Boys Riding Bicycle
Injured in Car Crash

KENSINGTON, Md, May %.
Bernard Kelly, jr., 13, of Forest
Glen, is in Washington Sanitarium
of Takoma Park, with possible
fractured skull and internal in
juries received when a bicycle he
was riding collided with an auto
mobile here late yesterday.
His brother, John, 10, who was
riding with him, suffered slight
cuts and bruises.
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Canadian officer Killed

TORONTO, May % GN.SO.
Col. William H. C. Stanley, COM
manding officer of the Irish
regiment of Canada, was crushed
to death today between street
car and a motor trailer while
crossing q downtown street.
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Dali y Times Table

ers will also address the meeting.
G. R. Laird presiding. Free.
8:15 P.M.-Piano Recitals, Fe-
liam Garzia presents Ruth Fergu-
son and Esther Silver at residence
studio, 1891 Jefferson Pl. N. w.
$3.50 P.M.-Dance Recital, Miss
E. B. Carrico, Wardman Park
Hotel.
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ALL CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSIDERED
Address all entries to Amateur
Section Editor
PAT T ERN
for
LIFE

A OOAb VA SAOSA
Woven
From multi cOlOred
strands
Is life.
Until this day
The scissors
Have been
Firmly held
BY other hands.
The pattern
Has been surely laid
Upon
The uncut cloth.
Today you take
The keen blade shears
Into your
Uncertain hands.
If they be weak
Then all
Is lost.
The garment will not
Fit the world
In which you live.
But if the cut
Is firm and true
Then your life
Will hold
Its place
In the storm
Of never ceasing
winds
Of Time.
DORIS BENJAMIN,
1901 Calvert st. n. w.
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Memorial Services

Memorial services sponsored
by the student council will be
held in Rankin Chapel at How
ard University tomorrow at II
a. m. Music will be furnished
by the university choir.
The Washington times., 1936-05-23
NEXT WEEK
IN
HISTORY

May 25-Ralph Waldo Emer-
son born in 1903.
May 29-RhOde Island Joined
Union in 1890.
May 3O-MemOrial Day-legal
holiday in most States; COnfed-
crate Memorial Day in Virginia.
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The W HY OF
WEATHER

well, he's wrong
again"
Are you one of the
many inclined to scott
and so remark when the
weather man makes a
prediction and it goes
awry? If so, be informed
the weather man is not
always in error. In fact,
he is right in the major
ity of cases. Recent tests
Of data covering a period
of five years showed that
the foreCaSter was cor
rect in 80 per cent of
his predictions. In other
words, he has nine
chances out Of 10 of
striking your weather
right; and those, it must
be admitted, are pretty
good odds in any mans
game.
That is the substance
Of information revealed
by a recent visit to the
Weather Bureau here.
Did you know that the
hardest job is that of
predicting rain? Winds,
high-pressure areas, low
pressure areas and the
like have a bad habit
of -veering sharply eff
their plotted curse
oftentimeS. and when
that happens you get a
bad" forecast. Predict
ing temperatures is
much easier. Fewer diff
ficulties are encountered
and the result is that a
fairly high degree of
accuracy is constantly
maintained.
These are but a few Of
the facts. Many more
could be cited. But they
should suffice to illus
trate the Importance of
the work of the U. S.
Weather Bureau and
the part it daily plays
in the lives of the Amer
lean citizens.
DANTE AMBROSE.
$50 Kennedy st. n. W.
wins 81
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Washington and Humor Columns, fes-
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Amateurs

Anyone of any
age whO is not en-
plOyed profession
ally as a writer is
qualified to lUrite
for this page. De-
termine your anna
teur status accord
ingly.
The Washington times., 1936-03-04

Bing Crosby, Ethel Norman and
Charles Ruggles gallop merrily
through Anything Goes" filmi
zation of the laugh-packed musical
comedy hit which will be seen Fri.
day on the Loew's Fox screen.
Bing is romantic stowaway
aboard a modern liner aboard
which he tries to WOO handsome
Ida Lupino; Ethel is torch-sing-
ing chlorine escorting her revue to
Europe, while the funny Charles
RuggleS is an alleged Public Enemy
No. 13 vainly trying to elevate his
criminal rating.
Bing and Ethel whale the high
notes out of Cole Porter's famed
You're the Top" Anything
Goes, II Get a Kick Out of You"
and other rousing melodies. Arthur
Treacher and Grace Bradley are
others in leading roles.
On the stage the swingy tunes
of Fats Waller and his popular
radio orchestra highlight vaude-
vile show that includes the Stone
and Vernon dance unit; Gwynne.
in illusionistic novelties, and the
personal appearance of the hand
some screen star, Roger Pryor. A
Phil Lampkin overture, news
events and a comedy round out
the Fox entertainment this week.
The Washington times., 1936-03-04
.ordmon Park
Has Revue

Ten faSt-moving episodes good
naturedly poking fun at all per-
sons and things political in these
United States, is the 1895 version
of the Chevy Chase FranticS, to be
given for the first time on any
stage tonight at Wardman Park
Theater, called by its author and
director. Isabelle S. harrington,
Who's Loony Now?"
A parody on MendelSSohn'S
Wedding March, called The Bride
Goes Round and Round" is one
of the song hits in this kaleido-
Scopic revue of dance and song,
and the episode of supreme court
ship ends with rainbow promises
of golden opportunities Just
around the corner" to the tune OF
Follow the Rainbow, composed
and sung by Sammie Ives.
The Horse and Buggy Era" re-
wives songs and hopes of other by
gone days. featuring the 40 faSci'
mating singers of the Chevy Chase
Glee Club, who appear again In
Mother Goose Rhymes"
Reservations may be had from
Miss Dorothy Roberts at Chevy
Chase School and at Wardman
Park Theater tonight.
The Washington times., 1936-03-04
Historic Piano
Atthe Fox

A mute witness to the asSassina-
ton of Abraham Lincoln stands
in the lobby of Loew's Fox today.
It is an old mahogany piano
that was being played by Laura
Keene. the actress. in Ford'S
Theater in April, 1865. at the pre-
else moment that John Wilkes
Booth leveled his lethal gun at
the martyred President.
The piano is now the property
Of the Jordan Piano Company here
and is being loaned at the Fox as
an historical exhibit in connection
with the current showing of
The Prisoner of Shark Island,
featuring Warner Baxter in the
role of DR.. Samuel Mudd, who
was forced to suffer a living hell
for his alleged completely in the
Lincoln killing. of which he was
later cleared by the pardon of An
drew johnson.
The Washington times., 1936-03-04

never able to play the hero Of
Blessed Event" for the screen. AS
perhaps you remember he was
Alvin Roberts, the gossip columniSt
ala Winchell, in the stage version
of the play.
This was the choicest role that
ever fell into Roger Pryor'S lap
and even Winchel conceded he
did a wonderful job. However,
when Hollywood got Blessed
Event" they wanted a screen name.
Since Pryor was unknown at the
studios Lee Tracy was given the
part for the movies. After seeing
them both play Alvin Roberts there
is no doubt in my mind that Mr..
Pryor was by far the superior.
There is some uncertainty as
to the nature of his act at the Fox.
I anticipate something dramatic,
although since he went West Roger
Pryor has appeared oftenest in the
song and dance pictures.
FLORIDA DARK BROWN
Wearing the winter vacation
tan, brought about by sun over
Miami, are Sam CALAMITY, of Col
umbia pictures; John J. Payette
of Warner Bros. and Nate Stiefel
of the Howard.
The Washington times., 1936-03-04

are portrayed on the stage and
screen. in plain clothes, wear
horned-rimmed glasses, live to be
spinsters, get a bunch of money
in the boss will, when they are
too old to enjoy it. Jean Harlow
represents beauty and efficiency.
Metro Goldwyn-Mayer seems to
possess the secret of taking stories
with conventional stu a t on s.
tricking them up with pent house
apartments, ultra modern offices,
clothes and Park Avenue man
ner that sheds glamour. Wife
VS.. Secretary" follows this pat
tern. You realize early that the
wife is eventually going to get
Jealous, hear some gossip, misun-
derstand things, and turn on the
tear drops. She does.
y MYRNA GETS BEST
Myrna 10y gets much the best
of the acting opportunities and,
I think, the role with the greater
appeal. For the we'll curved Jean
Harlow is made to do things that
put her under suspicion although
business always supplies the rea-
sons for her dilemmaS. Jean
Harlow is constantly improving
as an actress and I hope that
casting fate will soon hand her a
good light comedy part. She
must be tired of being the roman
tic menace.
Clark Gables suffragette con-
stituents will vote unanimously
for their hero. He has never
been more ardent or tender in
his love making.
What's this? What's this? Irv
ing Berlin is said to have supplied
a song for Alfred Lunt to sing in
Idiots Delight" which has its
world premiere at the National
Theater next Monday night.
SOME OLD TIMERS
You who like to see how the
old-timers are doing on the screen
The Washington times., 1936-03-04

CLOCK

EARLE-Ed Farley in Music
Goes Around" 11:00 a. M,
1885, 4:2O, 7:20. 1000 p. m.
Stage-12:40, $3.50, 6:25. 9:05
p. m.
FOX-Warne Baxter in "Pris-
oner of Shark Island" 10:40
a. m, 1:25, AIS, 7:05, $50
p. m.
METROPOLITAN-Leslie Howard
in "Petrified Forest" 11:25 a. M,
1:25, $3.50, $50, 1880. 9:35 p. m.
COLUMBIA-Mala, Last of the
PaganS," 11:O0 a. M, 1850. 2:40.
4:30, 6:10, 800, $50 p. m.
RKO KEITH'S-Robert Donat in
"The Ghost Goes west" 11:15
a. M: 1:25. 1929. 5:39. TAB.
9:53 p. m.
Major Bowes, 12:49; 2:59. 5:03,
7:13, 9:17 P. M.
LITTLE - Victor MacLaglen in
1.-THE Informer." At 11:34, 1886
1888, $40. 7:42 and 9:44 p. m
HOWARD-"The Lone Wolf" "
1890, $3.50, $50, 900, 11:15
D. m. Stage-Earl Hines and
His Orchestra, 200, 500, 800,
1000 p. m.
The Washington times., 1936-03-04
Mrs. Woods Is
Not Jealous
ofDonoId

The jealous wife who can't trust
John when he says he's working
late at the office" should take a
leaf from the Hollywood wife's
code Of behavior.
In the film capital it's considered
bad taste to fret over friend hus-
bands amours-as long as they are
confined to a celluloid settings.
There is the case of Mrs. Donald
Woods, whose husband was re-
quired to WOO and win pretty Anita
Louise in The Story of Louis
Pasteur," the dramatization by
Cosmopolitan Productions Of the
thrilling life Of the great French
scientist. The picture, starring
Paul NUM-, opens at the Earle
Theater Friday.
Mrs. Woods is quite pretty. She
is a slim blonde, a foot shorter
than her actor-husband, and reSem-
bles Miss Louise little.
She frequently accompanies her
husband on location trips. But,
she stoutly maintains, she is not
checking up on him. She Is inter
eSted in his career and in seeing
him do his job well. She proved
that she means what she says dur.
ing the filming Of The Story Of
Louis Pasteur."
The script called for Woods to
make love to Miss Louise in a
garden. A meadow lark was sing.
ing. From a nearby field came the
faint bleating o. sheep. 1t was, in
short, an ideal setting for a pair
of young lovers.
OF course, there was a gate for
Woods to enter. He crossed the
garden, took Anita's hand and
looked deeply into her eyes. Then
| 1lC 4lAGCO A1C1 4ldAlN W 44lo AAPo' UCAAN
erly yet paSsionately. A prolonged
embrace ended the scene.
Out of the range of the cameras
sat Mrs. Woods, watching the pro
ceedings closely. If anyone were
watching her instead of the actors
they would have noticed that she
was frowning slightly. 1t would
have been reasonable to assume
that the sight of her handsome
husband making ardent love to an
other woman was causing her con
siderable pain.
1t waS-but not for the reason
one might thing. AS soon as Di
rector William Dieterle had called
"Cut!" she beckoned to Donald
peremptorily.
You didn't put enough fervol
into it," she chided. ASK Mr.
Dieterle to let you do it again ano
this time act like you're in love
with her. Kiss her-you know
what I mean"
The scene was reshot. this time
with Mrs. Woods smiling approval
The Washington times., 1936-03-04
Jean Harlow, Myrno 10y, Gable
Star in "Wife VS.. Secretary;
Patricia Bowman Coming
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

Gable Harlow and Loy "Wfe VS.. Secretary" Director
Clarence Brown Sounds like triple threat movie for the
box office and it is saw it screened yesterday.
Dimped Clark Gables love technique upright married
man kind that will keep the girls signing The object of
his affections is his Wife, Myrna 10y, and can't recall
wherein the lucky leading lady got quite much kiss
ing as M-G-Ms sophisticated star gets in this one.
Laurette Taylor told Daniel Frohman for his memoirs
THE serious tender, passionate love scenes are
those projected the footghts through
geson without actual contac-Shakespeare realized it,
and the greatest lovers in the world played
the of tenderness the balcony and ground respec
veIv
The Washington times., 1936-03-04
Rose Marie Is
Returning

The Indian Love Call" Rose
Marie" and all of those other
haunting melodies of Rose Ma
rie" will ring out from a down
town screen for the third week
when that popular Metro-Gold-
wyn-Mayer musical returns to
Loew'S Columbia on Friday.
jeanette Macdonald and Nelson
Eddy are the principals of this
great outdoor romance, wit h
James Stewart and others in sup
port.
There is little to add to what
Washington critics have already
said about this stirring musical
drama that attains a new high in
musical productions.
The Washington times., 1936-03-04
Bert Granoff Is
Heard in Recital

Bert Granoff, Washington tenor
frequently featured with Freddie
Clarke's Earle Theater Concert
Orchestra, was heard in concert
yesterday at Fredericksburg, Vir-
ginia.
Mr.. Granoff appeared in joint
recital with Sylvia Meyers, harpist
of the National Symphony OrcheS-
ira. This is the first of series of
concerts to be presented under the
auspices of the Symphony Or
cheStra.
Mr.. Granoff'S program, arranged
by DR.. Hans Hinder, includes two
German airs, two melodies by
Franz, two italian airs and two
Bulgarian folk songs.
The Washington times., 1936-03-04
BY LLOYD PANTAGES
Copyright, 1895, by King Features
Svpdicata Inc

HOLLYWOOD, March 4.-Holly
notes: Gloria Swanson Is up for
the lead in Paramount's version Of
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie. "
If she gets it land she should, it
will put her right back on the top
of the list of stellar lights. 1ronl-
cally enough, if she is accepted for
the role, she will be right back with
the company that some years ago
offered her the unheard OF salary
of $22,500 week on a tlve-year
contract, which she turned down
to produce on her own hook. The
rest is history. Eleanor Powell
has stepped right to the fore in
England and is the biggest box
office attraction in them thar
cline. They've gone dance mad
and they rate her as better
hoofer than even Nijinska-like
Fred AStaire.
Tallulah Bankhead was offered
the role of Queen Elizabeth in Hep
burns Mary of Scotland, but she
mixed it. She doesn't like the way
the movies treated her when she
first came out here in the way Of
film fare. Socially, she was a SEN
Sation, so there are no sQuaWkS
along those lines. E. The Country
Doctor" is coming out in book form
for your edification, all nicely illus
trated with stills from the movie.
But, of course, that cinema when
it's unleashed upon the public will
gross $4,0OO,000 before you can
blink an eyelash. Speaking Of
money, Sam Goldwyn loosed his
monee bags and plunked out $780,
900 for six New York plays that
he'll turn into celluloid immedi'
ately.
Airline Judge, in testing for the
role of Lotas in THE Good
Earth" has been playing oppo-
site a nineteen year old Chinese
boy who has never sect foot in
the Orient. AS though that
weren't intriguing enough they've
been gluing her eyes back to give
that slant effect to such an ex-
tent that she can't get the muci-
lege off her pink and white skin.
One does give all for ones art,
doesn't one? Rumor has 1t
that Queenie Smith and her huS-
band, Robert Garland (the critic)
have called finis to their mar.
riage. She's been out here and
he's been in New York for over
a year now so the business sep
aration I guess, jelled with a
vengeance.
William Powell has decided
that in the future he will make
only two pictures a year thereby
the public will not get tired OF
him, he won't get tired of him
self, and the Government won't
take all of his earnings. You
may remember that he was paid
$15O,OOO for appearing in "The
Great Ziegfeld" but, after the
taxation department got theil
fangs we'll into him, all he gar
nered in the end was $23, ,000-sc
what's the use? Gary Cooper
dog Peter ran into a scene oi
FLORIDA Special" the other day
and acted so beautifully that the
director is leaving it in the pic
ture. Now all Gary has to de
is to come home and collect from
The Washington times., 1936-03-04
ICOVer HOLLYWOOD

} the studio a days check for his
poocheS hiStrionicS George
Barber has possibly the most eX-
pensive hobby in the industry.
He collects automobiles.
On w. C. Fields set (for his
new picture "Poppy'D they've
dozens of mouse traps Daited
with some fine old cheese because
they don't want mouse to get
in range of the four elephants
that are working in the picture.
In case you didn't know, mice
run up elephants trunks and hide
there so wouldn't be blaming
the pachydermS for bein g
a-frighted Speaking of ele-
plants: Believe it or not. one Of
them put its trunk right around
Fields nose the other day while
they were shooting a scene and
that is something. The trainer
said it was only a mark Of affec-
ton and he was kissing Mr..
Fields but that really he liked
apples better.
John Barrymore. Basil Rath-
bone and Leslie Howard had to
wear nonSkid shoes while doing
their dueling scenes for Romeo
and Juliet" elSe'n they'd have
fallen on their faces. You see,
in the dear departed past, they
didn't have such things as rub
ber shoes-hence the innovation.
>. Surprising as it may seem,
there are places in Europe that
talking films have not invaded
so the stars of the silent days
are still their great favoriteS. .
The Washington times., 1936-03-04

will have a busy week of 1t begin
ming Friday.
For in "Pre-View Murder Mys-
terry" at the Metropolitan Theater
you will see Conway Tearle, who
made the first picture, Dancing
Mothers" in 1914, to soon rank
with the greatest of silent stars;
Reginald Denny. Rod LaRoque
and Jack Mulhall are others who
appear in this picture and will re-
vive nostalgia memories for movie
veterans.
At Keith's and in the Astaire-
Rogers Follow the Fleet" is Her
bert Rawlinson, former Universal
star, later an Emcee at LoewS
Palace, now playing character
roles whenever he can get them.
Mr.. RawlinSon is on briefly but
Importantly. He gets a closeup
that shows time leaves its mark.
In wife VS.. Secretary" with
Gable, 10y and Harlow. Jack Null
hall gets role with one line, no
more, no less.
CLASS PROGRAM
The Earle will offer a program
beginning Friday that should
draw the limousine trade. On the
screen will be Paul MUM in The
Story of Louis PaSteur." On the
stage Xavier Cugat'S Waldorf
Astoria rhumba band with one of
the greatest ballroom dance
teams, Georges and Jalna.
Early in April the Fox will offer
Patricia Bowman, Washington's
gift to the ballerina art, and
Everett Marshall as headliners,
with Yascha Bunchuk leading the
band as guest conductor and prob
ably offering a cello obligato.
Glass week on F Street.
Before the E Street season is
over Washington will get another
chance to see Three Men On a
Horse" 1t win drop anchor in
April.
Three Men On a Horse" as al
most everybody knows, had its
world premiere here in January,
1885. A brand new show without
any great Broadway names the
comedy ran into winters Severest
blizzard. 1t just reached $4,000
on the week although the local
critical chorus was unanimous in
its favor. On the return trip the
Alex Yokel play should nab close
to $4,000 without a struggle.
PRYOR IN PERSON
Roger Pryor, who comes to the
Fox Friday for a personal appear
ance, served for a full season as
leading man for the National The
ater Players. And good one he
was, too. Since then Hollywood
claimed him.
It always struck me as tough
luck for Actor Pryor that he was
The Washington times., 1936-03-04

MODERN METHODS
Well, Norma Shearer and Les
lie Howard are doing Romeo
and Juliet" for the screen, and,
presumably, using the bard's more
subtle methods. AS for "Wife VS..
Secretary" it sticks strictly to
the airplane plan, i. e., contact.
With Jean Harlow as the Secre-
tary, you can see where the con-
flict comes in. AS a matter of
fact, brunette Jean is a lily-white
keeper of the index cards and
business secrets. She is Cables
strong. right bower at the office
and knows all of the answers.
Usually these kind of secretaries
The Washington times., 1936-03-04
New Contract

Harriet Hilliard. brilliant young
radio singer who makes her
screen debut with Fred Astaire
and Ginger Rogers in Follow
the Fleet" has just been signed
to an exclusive contract with
RKO-Radio as a result of her
work in that picture.
The Washington times., 1936-03-04
Generous Studio

Helen Broderick. featured with
Gene Raymond in Love on Bet"
was signed to a film contract two
years before she actually began
work at the studio.
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COMIC CANTOR
QUITSS STUDIO

HOLLYWOOD, July 20 U.N.s).
Eddie Cantor has moved bag
and baggage out Of his palatial
dressing room in the Samuel Gold
wyn section of the United Artists
studios.
Cantor has conferred with at
torneys relative to his contem-
plated attempt to terminate his
contract with Goldwyn.
He is losing time and money, he
says, because, as a result of Gold
wyn's long illness, he has been
unable to obtain authorization to
start production of the last pic
ture on the schedule called for
under his agreement with the pro-
Queer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-07-28
OWN MEN SHOT
BY CAPTAIN

HENDAYE, France, July %
UN.SO.-With their commander
attempting to shoot down his own
troops rather than have them
capitulate, insurgent forces be-
sieged in the Loyola barracks in
San Sebastian surrendered uncon-
ditionally today after a strong
government attack.
Seeing defeat was certain, Cap
tain Fernandez, commander Of
the barracks, drew his revolver
and began firing into the ranks
of his own men. He killed one
and wounded three before brother
officers shot him down.
Messages reaching here by way
of Tangier reported morale of the
insurgent troops in Morocco was
severely shaken by the fact they
have received no pay since the re-
volt was launched.