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The Washington times., 1936-01-18
PREV|EWS
1.-THE Petrified Forest
Rating: Splendid

Produced by Warner Brothers. star
ring Leslie Howard with Bette Davis
Directed by Archie l.. Mayo. Play by
Robert Emmet Sherwood. Screen play
nv Charles Kenyon and Delmer Dawes
Photographed by Sol POlltO. super
vised by Henry Blanke.
Delicately treading along the
lines of a Philip Barry situation
and sophisticated comedy Of in
tellectualS combined with the
ribaldry and melodrama Of a
Charles Macarthur and Ben
Hecht melodrama, Robert Emmett
Sherwood's THE Petrified Forest"
is not alone a highly entertaining
piece of craftsmanship in con.
struction, but also pleasantly.
different and suspense-filled COM
edy drama.
Although I did not see the stage
production, I can safely say that
it makes a far finer motion pic
ture than it could a play behind
the footlightS. The movement of
of the camera is tremendously i'm.
portant to many Of the situations
and certainly enhances the dia-
logue, giving it new luster and a
fuller meaning.
Turning in his finest directorial
job to date, Archie Mayo has done
some brilliant work in pacing and
in maintaining a spirited tempo
throughout. + The contribution Of
Adaptors Kenyon and Dawes, too.
is praiSeworthy.
The story, briefly, is laid in
Arizona, near the petrified forest,
where strange intellectual, wan
ders to last service station.
There, in this God-forSaken place,
all emotions are run the we'll
known gamut. A girl, reading
Villon but miSpronouncing his
name, longs for Paris. A dis
appointed football player, some
what frustrated in love, imagines
himself irresistible.
But to tell you more would but
spoil your entertainment.
If you liked the Howard and
Davis team in "Of Human Bond
age" then you will be even more
delighted with the duo's work in
this. Personally, I don't think
Howard has ever been better.
And Bette, of course, is one of
my big favoriteS. She's a real
actress.
Still, there is more - much
more. A superlative cast. Humph.
rey Bogart does Splendidly as the
killer. Charles Grapewin is out
standing as the grandpappy and
killer.worshiper. Dick Foran
clicks nicely as the one-time pig.
skin carrier. Paul Harvey, Gene.
We've Tobin, Joseph Sawyer,
Porter Hall, Eddie Acuff, Adrian
Morris and others round out the
cast, all delivering bright per.
formanceS.
In ETThs Petrified Forest" you
The Washington times., 1936-01-18
Real Ice Skating Rink Built
ForReeI Purposes

refrigeration and is not affected
by heat or cold-and Mas laid
the hot ice" floor.
For it. 18 tons of hypo crystals
such as photographers use for
developing photographs - we're
boiled, then poured on the floor,
two inches thick, to recrystallizc
Then Mas applied secret chemi
cal of his own creation to the sur,
face to give 1t speed as well as
the crackle and appearance of real
ice.
The palace, itself, designed by
Cedric Gibbons, was modern in
every detail-cocktail lounge, rest
rooms, orchestra shell, prone,
nades, check rooms and balconies.
For two days, Gable and Miss
Harlow glided over the synthetic
ice floor, mingling with the merry
mob of skaters. .
And when the scenes were con-
c!uded the ice rink became the
pleasure headquarters of employees
Tor nighttime skating parties and
hockey games.
The Washington times., 1936-01-18
"Three Live Ghosts"
Rating: Good

Produced by MetrO.G GOldwyn.M Mayer.
Featuring Richard Arlen. BeryI Mercer
and Claude Allister. Directed by H.
Bruce HumberStOne. Play by Frederick
3. Isham. Screen play by c. Gardner
Sullivan. John w. COnsidine, Jr., AssO-
clate producer.
Frederick S. ISham's play,
Three Live Ghosts" has, for
years and with many varied
casts, served both film and stage
audiences well. 1t is a finely
written play combining mystery,
romance, thrills and a bit Of
drama. Mr.. Isham certainly
touched upon all the necessary
elements with which to entrance
his public.
In bringing Three Live Ghosts"
to the screen for the third time
(ftrst time by Paramount in 1922
and second time by United
Artists in 1920, MG-M has. nat
urally, followed the usual formula
ct would be silly not to- and so,
once again, we can enjoy and re-
fresh our memory over an old
favorite.
Anyway, H. Bruce Humber
stone has handled the direction
with considerable finesse, never
straying too far from the orig
inal but still turning a trick here
and there so those with excellent
memories might be mystified.
Richard Arlen isn't the Bill
Jones that Robert Montgomery
made him in the previous film,
but Dick does nicely. Beryl Mer-
Ger, Of course, repeats her excel
lent performance as Mrs. Cub
bins, while Jimmie just wouldn't
exist without Charles McNaugh-
ton bringing the character to
life.
There is a goodly share of
laughs in store for audiences
viewing "Three Live Ghosts"
The Washington times., 1936-01-18
Studios Work
For Proper
Accent

HOLLYWOOD. Jan. 1S.-From
now on the difference between
''yes, Seenyor" and "yes, Saynyor"
will be formally recognized in the
movies.
A new procedure for the certify.
ing of all accents went into opera
tion recently at Paramount'S Hol-
lywooc studio as the result OF q
complication that arose on the set
where Marlene Dietrich and Gary
Cooper are making "Desire" under
the personal supervision OF Ernst
LubitSch.
Two studio executives, Jack Vo-
tion and Luigi Laraschi, both Of
them with international back
grounds, have been appointed to
approve all accents before players
are cast in roles demanding Ian
guage colo, ed by dialect.
Questions Accent
In a scene with a Spanish ser
want several years ago Cooper
called out "Pedro!" The reply
came back, Yes, Seenyor" To
Director Frank Borzage, who has
travelled in Italy, those words
seemed to be touched with more
Italian than Spanish. He insisted
upon referring the matter TO Ian.
guage authorities, who agreed
that the words were spoken with
an Italiant accent, and that a
Spaniard would spea!: the words,
"Yes, saynyor."
The latter pronunciation was
used in a picture, and at the same
time the new bureau Of accents"
was established.
This new accuracy in the
nuances of language is made nee
essary to the increasing number
of movie audience members who
have travelled, and for whom an
error of that sort detractS from
0 scene.
Corrects Film Talk
He declared that in a recent
picture an actor portraying a resi-
dent Of Havana not only failed
to speak Cuban Spanish. but
spoke with a French accenT, some
thing which could have been
avoided if his lines had checked
with a language authority.
1t was pointed out that many
times French, italian and Spanish
accents have been interchanged
in minor parts, and that on ru.
merous occasions the proper dis.
tinction between German and
Hungarian accents had not been
made.
The Washington times., 1936-01-18

glide over an icy floor while Myrna
10y sniffled with a bad cold on
the Side-lines.
Hunt Stromberg, the producer.
and Clarence Brown, the director
of the picture, communicated with
Arthur R. Mas, noted chemist
and president of the A. R. Mas
Chemical Company.
Could he build real, practical
ice palace?
For 20 years, Mas has been eX-
perimenting with synthetic ice -
hot ice"-that does not require
The Washington times., 1936-01-18
Players Facing
IS Tests

HOLLYWOOD. Jan. 18.-In en-
deavor to prevent contract play
ers being typed in parts assigned
them, Warner Brothers studios
will have each actor take Is make
up tests.
Idea is to give producers and
casting office fresh ideas on char
acterizations that stock people can
handle, to have casting confined
more to studio list.
Tests will be mostly facial make
up and hair dress. New building.
being constructed on lot, will
serve as headquarters for makeup
movie testing department. in
charge Of Perc Westmore.
The Washington times., 1936-01-18
Blonde Star Plans
One-Bedroom House

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 1S. Ger.
trude Michael is the latest screen
star to plan a Hollywood home Of
her own.
II have a piece Of land midway
between Brentwood and West
wod, and I am preparing to build
q small one-bedroom frame house
there" she disclosed. "It's to be
a one-story affair, with servants
quarters reduced to one back
room.
"The plans for the house I drew
myself, and work will begin early
this year. No more high living
in Hollywood for me-"
The Washington times., 1936-01-18
Superstition in Hollywood?
Bet Your Bottom Dime on 1t

tral Europe is Carl BriSson's luck
piece. He won it years ago, be-
fore he even went on the stage,
and it is always in his pocket.
Fred MacMurray attaches the
same Importance to a battered
saxophone with which he footed
his way onto Broadway and. even
tually, a Paramount contract.
Claudette Colbert believes that
The Washington times., 1936-01-18
Menjou Ventures Out
After Iona Sickness

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. ls.-Gain-
ing strength rapidly, Adolphe
M!enjou, screen character actor.
left the house for walk last week
Tor the first time since he was
stricken with a serious stomach
ailment two months ago. He re,
Gently left Good Samaritan Hos
pital after five weeks confine-
ment.
He and Mrs. lfaAiou Veree
Teasdale), who is recOVAvGmg from
an attack of colitis, left Holly
wood January Is for two weeks
in Palm Springs, they announced.
Both were stricken while working
together in the forthcoming Har-
old Lloyd comedy. The Milky
Way" at Paramount studio.
The Washington times., 1936-01-18
HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 1s.

Anything from a piece of paper
to a battleship can now 0e 0~nv
in motion picture studios. e.
So they built a real ice-skating
rink for Observation-Disclosures
wife VS.. Secretary" being filmed
from Faith Baldwin's best-seller
story. which has several important
sequences in such rink. Clark
Gable and Jean Harlow had to
The Washington times., 1936-01-18

Produced by Warner Brothers. star.
ring Leslie Howard with Bette Davis.
Directed by Archie l.. Mayo. Play by
Robert Emmet Sherwood. Screen play
nv Charles Kenyon and Delmer Dawes.
Photographed by Sol POlltO. super
vised by Henry Blanke.
The Washington times., 1936-01-18
By Jimmy Starr

~have the ultimate in fine, sensi-
tive and thrilling comedy drama.
A distinct treat from the Warner
Brothers for the new year.
The Washington times., 1936-01-18
Sidned for Film

Louis Da Prom, young Ace Of
Taps" has been signed for an i'm
portant dancing spot in Para
mounts "Three Cheers for Love-"
Evening star., 1936-12-03
s p e ci a Pur-
chases! Assorted
Handbags 1.l9

Styles and details cop
led from S. bags. Gold
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ere d frs am e, coin
purses. Black. brown,
a few colors. Also mer-
chandiSe reduced from
our own stock.
22-91 Bags--------- -2se
7l-sl Assorted Novelties
Ash Trays, Brush Sets,
Tie Racks, etc.------SSe
(Main Floor. leather Goods
Dspt.)
Evening star., 1936-12-03

A coat In which to brave the stormiest
weather. Wombat collar, wind-re-
sistant wristlets. Sizes to 16.
fThe Hecht Co.. Second Floor Boys clothins)
Evening star., 1936-12-03
STATIONERY
SPECIALS

Eaton's Fine Papers,
3 boxes for 81
Folded and Single Sheets.
White, grey, ivory and
blue. "a sheets, "a enve-
lopes.
81 Genuine Leather
Address Books
Assorted feathers and
sises.
(Main Floor. Stationery
Evening star., 1936-12-03

All 9xl2 size Only seven in the group Every rug is
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1886 Wilton Rugs, imperfect ------ 1886
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200 So. Yds-110 Marbelzed Lnoleur Yd
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Evening star., 1936-12-03
, Of Apparel

Plain-colored fieeces and plaids-includ-
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everybody-12 to 20, 80 to As, 351z to 451a
Come in early-don't miss these.
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Evening star., 1936-12-03
Mems. 81 Manigrad
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Reduces the waistlne and worn by business and
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Evening star., 1936-12-03
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Weight Stockings
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235-$1 Tissue Sheer Silk
Stockings, 7Sc, 8 for 2.25
187-l.3S 2 and 3-Thread
Chiffon Stockings,
sac, 8 for 2.75
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Evening star., 1936-12-03

Friday Special! Only so to sell at this remarkable
price! Three of the most popular colors to choose
from, green, cedar and blue. Get down here early!
Sixth Floor The Hecht Co.
Evening star., 1936-12-03
Mems Regular S. Gabarhine Whip
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They're guaranteed windproof and waterproof.
Fleece lined for warmth on the coldest days.
Storm collars adjustable wrist straps reinforced
pockets. Upper fronts Brown and blue. All sizes.
These jackets are Endorsed by Frank Buck, who
wore during trip through the jungles.
(Mens Sport Shop. Main Floor The Hecht Coz
Evening star., 1936-12-03

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400 pairs of sport, street, arch, and
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A selection of all fabrics, colors, and
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Department
Evening star., 1936-12-03

Dress yourself up with
these charming pieces
of costume jewelry.
Neck laces. bracelets.
earrings, pins, clips!
In gold and silver met
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costume colors.
Main Floor. Jewelry
DEPARTMENT.
Evening star., 1936-02-22
Trial of Woman
Slayer Sensation
Of Leper Colony
abuse BY Adm,irer Is
Blamed for Shooting
on MOl0kai Island.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HONOLULU, February 22-Mo-
lokai Islands leper colony excitedly
prepared today for a murder hear
ing-as rare on that isolated island
as they are common In Continental
United States.
Before Magistrate M. P. Correa, a
leper, who learned his law through a
correspondence course. Mrs Seferina
Dayamas will be arraigned Monday
for fatally shooting Eulogio Jarvies.
She admitted shooting him. Public
Prosecutor John C. Kelley said here.
because he beat her with his belt.
Word of the shooting might never
have reached the outside had it not
been for the zealousness of Correa.
who is proud of his legal knowledge.
Following prescribed procedure he
asked the prosecutor to come to Kau-
kapapa Colony for a hearing.
Mrs. Dayamas and Jarvies, both
middle-aged Filipinos. had been friends
since 1882, a year before they were
sent to the colony.
Trouble started, Mrs. Dayamas said
in a statement released by Kelley,
when she refused to go to show
Saturday night with Jarvies.
Monday morning." the statement
said, "he came to my room where I
was in bed and started calling me
names. Then he took off his trouser
belt and started to whip me-"
Kaukapapa Colony, situated on a
peninsula of Molokai Island, about so
miles from Honolulu, is the home of
about $50 lepers. They lead rela-
lively normal life. Not infrequently
patients refuse to leave the colony
when pronounced cured.
Evening star., 1936-02-22
TWINS, LESS THAN 48
HOURS OLD, WIN S25

Although less than a day old. twin
girls born to Mrs. Charles Campbell,
1928 Chester street southeast, at Co.
lumbia Hospital Thursday night have
already started to support themselves.
The twins were christened hose and
Marie and thereby won a $25 prize
offered by the Palace Theater in con-
nection with the showing of the pic
ture, Rose Marie" The prize was
offered to the first set of local twins
SO named. The parents also will re-
ceive double baby carriage from
Lansburgh's department store.
The father is q machinist at the
navy yard. The parents have three
other little girls.
Evening star., 1936-02-22


first robin starts north and the last
training squad starts south, something
always happens. One side decides
to abate quite few of the jots. And
the other side says, oh shuckins, after
all what's o little more or less be-
tween friends?
So this Springs hold-outs become
this Falls pennant-winners, or other
wise as the case may be and fire.
quently is. And behind the scenes,
everything in either championship
team will be Just as peaceful and
lovely as a cage full Of panthers until
this time next year, when well have
the same rollicking farce all over
again.
That's what makes baseball-that
and an occasional Dizzy Dean or Pep
per Martin busting out Of the high
grass and giving the jumpy jitters to
some old-established player.
(copyrisht, 1885. BY the North American
Newspaper Alliance. lne)
Evening star., 1936-02-22
Santa Anita
Continued From First Page.)

81 FdSt.J
there for six furlongs. Time Supply
or Top Row will be second choice
this afternoon
Another horse with plenty of Wash
ington backing is Thursday, a stake
winner in Maryland last Fall. Until
recently he was owned by Selby P
Burch of Washington, but now is the
property of R. A. Moore of California
Thursday started out as a cheap SELL
ing platter, but his victories in the
East last year and some sparkling
trials here have earned him lot of
friends among the long-shot players.
Azucar's Chances.
Two other horses in todays field
which are not without supporters in
the Capital are Azucar and Singing
Wood. Azucar. an Irish-bred horse
that formerly earned his feed over the
steeplechase courses, won the big race
last year, but will be handicapped
somewhat today by the slow track
Singing Wood, feet sprinter which
won the Belmont Futurity in 1888,
made the folks sit up and take notice
the other day when he worked out a
mile over muddy track in 1:40.
Azucar won the Washington Han
dicap at Laurel in 1884. Singing Wood
is owned by Mrs. John Hay Whitney
and did most of his preliminary train
ing for today's race at her Llangollen
estate near Upperville, Va.
OF the others in the field well
known to Washingtonians: Rosemont
won the Eastern Shore Handicap at
Havre De Grace in 1884, Tick On was
Tipped out Of the Preakness by Burgoo
King in 1882 and Riskulus was fire.
quent winner at Laurel last Fall. He
Did. the only 3-year-old in the race,
couldn't get anywhere in the 2-year-
old stakes in Maryland last Fall.
An interesting angle on the race Is
the way the native Californians dope
the condition of the track. All the
local experts figure that Discovery
chances will be enhanced considerably
because of the slow track. That
doesn't make sense to us Fasteners
but apparently it's due to the way
Discovery ran away with a stake race
in the mud here a couple of weeks
ago.
Held Down in Tryout.
Incidentally. Discovery worked out
a half mile here yesterday morning
In 46 3-5 seconds, something to make
the folks think bit. His favorite
rider, Bejshak, was aboard and never
let the big chestnut do his best.
Bejshak Is as confident of the out
come as a jockey could possibly be.
He refused yesterday to disclose
whether he planned to take Discovery
to the front or come from behind.
but wasn't so reticent about saying
where he would be at the end. Eddie
Arcaro, who also visited the press box.
wouldn't say what he expected from
Azucar. but grinningly told Bejshak
that he would be glad to swap mounts
with him. Arcaro flew out here from
Miami, but might well have stayed
where he was, to hear a lot OF folks
tell It.
Evening star., 1936-02-22

Not only this backstage disagree
ment Of the giants, but certain other
equally intangible things indicate that
there will be no ship subsidy bill this
session.
The shipping people are against
both bills because both will reduce
existing subsidies. 1t is doubtful
whether the powers here will care to
arouse shipping antagonism greatly
in a campaign year.
The Palm Beach Social Register has
been registering the fact lately that
the Al Smiths of Oliver street have
been royalty entertained this season
in that center of American society,
The fact has also been registered t,n
the political regitser here.
tCopyright 1861
Evening star., 1936-02-22
COuzens
Continued From First Page.)

Continued From First Page.)
earnings" Couzens said. Chairman
Jones of the r. F. c. contended earn
ings were so small that the tax would
make them practically nil.
"Sloppy Lesislating."
He also contended Congress meant
to make the stock exempt from State
taxation, but in my opinion this was
just another case Of sloppy legislat-
irg"
The Supreme Court recently up
held the right of Maryland to tax pre-
ferred bank stock held by the r. F. C.
The pending bill would take away this
right and make the exemption retro
active. Couzens believes If the bill
is to be passed, the retroactive feature
should be eliminated.
Jones declined comment on the
Cummings reports. He said he did
not know exactly what salaries Cum
mings was receiving and that records
were not available today because of
the holiday.
Evening star., 1936-02-22
Congress Rin Brief |
$EsNEIIs5'k -
- - = - -
TODAY.

Senate:
Hears Senator Bachman. Demo-
crat, of Tennessee, read Wasnng-
tons farewell address. Judiciary SUD-
committee considers nomination OF
Edwin r. Holmes of Mississippi Tor
circuit court bench.
House:
Hears farewell address read by Rep
resentative Mclean, Republican, OF
New Jersey. Appropriations Commit
tee meets on regular departmental
supply bills.
MONDAY.
Senate:
May take up Capper bill to amend
the packers and stock yards act OF
1921.
JudiciaTy Committee. regular weekly
meeting. "
Evening star., 1936-02-22
LANCE TOURNEY SET

CAMERON, S. c., February 20 up.
The colorful lancing tournament
held annually on the Golden Kernel
Plantation, near here, originally set
for today, was postponed yesterday
until Friday. February 28, due to
weather conditions.
The ancient sport of kings and
knights was popular in this section
before the Civil War but was not
revived again until 1925. To date
36 lancers have entered the COMPETE
ton.
Evening star., 1936-02-22
Fish Caught hy Liner.

During engine trials of the new liner
Queen Mary on the River Clyde in
Scotland it was found that the huge
vessel had been catching and cooking
1lsh automatically. When the steam
condenser was opened for inspection
q stream of well-cooked fish poured
out. The powerful suction OF the
circulating pumps had drawn the fish
inside.
Evening star., 1936-02-22
Tots Build Winter Garden.

The Ice Engineers Club, composed
Of 80 children, have designed and con-
structed children's Winter garden in
the Sokoloniki Park Of Culture and
Rest at Moscow, Russia. The features
built include merry-go-round. the
ater, a toboggan slide and an ice fort.
The stage of the theater is an ice
rink surrounded by ice and snow stat
ues of bears, elephants, wolves and
atratfes. u
Evening star., 1936-02-22
PRETTYMAN GETS PHOTO
Supreme Court Sends Picture
Completely Autographed.

Corporation Counsel E. Barrett
Pretyman. who has resigned, effective
March Is, yesterday received from
the United States Supreme Court a
group picture of the high court auto
graphed by each of the nine justices.
Prettyman will be feted by MEM
bers of his staff March IA at fare
we'll dinner at the Mayhower Hotel.
Arrangements are being made by
Adam Giebel, chief clerk of the cor
poration conusel's of1ice.
Prettyman resigned to return to
private law practice. The Commits
sioners have not yet selected his
successor.
Evening star., 1936-02-22

get %CLer con-
tracts; while the
managers just as
loudly declare the
boys will accept
what's offered or
stay out of the
g a m e forever
m ore. Through
anxious " e e K S
each group pro-
claims that, from
the position thus
taken, 1t W i'll
n e v er, n e r
abate one jot or
little.
-..A -,A 49,
Evening star., 1936-02-22
What's What
Behind News
in Capital
Naval Farley Leaves
u. S. Holding Bag
as Usual.
BY PAUL MALLON.

THE all-reVeallng inside on the
London Naval, Conference
funny business lately is that
L the conference lasted too long.
At least that is the polite way the
diplomats would describe it. The
sailors have better word for what
happened. They know the United
States, as usual, got gypped.
The State Department will never
say so, but certain statesmen in that
department wanted our delegation to
come home when the Japanese with
drew. The Navy. however, wanted to
hang around. The admirals desired