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Evening star., 1937-08-12

MRS. ANNA HAHN.
The Cincinnati Doman is
shotDn as she denied to police
any knowledge of the strange
deaths OF ttDo persons. County
Prosecutor Dudley OntcaH
said he 1Dould Investigate
sereyal deaths and illnesses of
Ueil-to-do Ctnctnndttdns.
-Copyyt0ht, A. p. Whephoto.
Evening star., 1937-08-12
Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
Of Interesting Events
and Things.
CORRESPONDENT.

CORRESPONDENT,
n OWING reporter for a certain
~ paper around town (you guess
N what reporter and what paper
had his home once in a dither
the other day when his copy failed to
appear as scheduled Stuff was being
sent IN by mail, and supposed to
arrive the day before. Man handling
Evening star., 1937-08-12
CHINESE.

ELABORATE funeral services for
Charlie Moy, the amiable head
Of On Leong Tong, made us wonder
exactly how many Chinese there
are in Washington. Our old pal, A
Reliable Source, says about 700. He
also stated that Ninth street theater
holds a special box after II o'clock
each Saturday night for Chinese only
You might get in if you wanted to,
but it wouldn't cheer you up very
much. The pictures are Chinese
talking films, made in China.
Asked one elderly Chinese fellow il
the members of the Hip Sing Tong
would 60 to the show on the same
night as the On Leong Tong.
He said, No
Evening star., 1937-08-12

Gang Steals Gold Teeth.
Cairo. Egypt. is sleuthing q gang
that has been stealing gold teeth from
corpees In cemeteries,
Evening star., 1937-08-12

SCANECHOW6.
FELLOW who went to see q nitery
floor show featuring boxing bear
came back the next morning num-
bling: Must be very tough bear.
Very tough"
"Why?" colleague asked him.
Scared my waiter 80 bad he went
away for an hour. never did come
back until I'd left"
Wrong, me boy, wrong" quoth the
other half of the conversation.
Wasn't the bear that scared him.
Fact you're a newspaper guy. Maitre
d'hotel out at that place lines up his
walters every day and shakes a news
paper reporter at 'em, like bludgeon
or vision Of the Black Death
Scares 'em stiff. When they see A
citizen smudged with the old printers s
ink coming in the door they run away
like mad. Go In hiding and stay
there"
Evening star., 1937-08-12
PERSECUTION,

I OCAL Drive-the-Wayside Editor
Nuts campaign is coming along
beautifully these days, with contribu-
tors sending in such items as the
following, quoted verbatim for your
own enlightenment and confusion
There are so many husbands and
wives married to each other and liv-
ing in Washington we thought it
might be interesting to report some
OF the more printable remarks they
make at home. For example, a friend
wanted to know where 4 famous make
OF canoe was manufactured, SO he
could send for the catalogue. Too
lazy to look himself, he handed a
national magazine to his wife. with
the request that she look for the ad-
vertisement. There was no ad. He
called up the Washington Canoe Club.
OF course they would know, and thev
did, But before they could reply, the
little woman (people use phrases like
that writing to us. honestly spoke up:
Maine" she said
IF you knew that, why did you
look through the magazine?"
Because you said you wanted to
see the ad."
In all the years we've been taking
that magazine, did you ever see an
advertisement for q canoe?'
Then why did you ask me TO look
through it?" said she.
Evening star., 1937-04-25

Ht modern prison IS trode school os
much os pIoce for the EXPEDITION Of
crime. How Sing Sing helps prisoners to
build for better future by giving them
thorough troinine in q chosen trode or
croft is shown in this unusuoI series of
photographs within the walls Of New York
Stote's greet penoI institution.
G Wide World
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-08-17

Kline ran to q chest Of drawers and
took out sheet Of paper. He ripped
it to pieces.
You're a real friend, Dixie" he
said. "I'll never forget this-not as
long as.I live"
When you tell F,ritzie I amt riding
Lightning for her, you won't let on
was the one who put you wise, will
your"
II won't, don't worry"
and, Mr.. Kiffmeyer, break it to her
gently. We know what fine girl she
is at heart-it's all that rat of a
Bradley"
Kiff1e had let the pieces Of the con-
tract fall on the chest. Dixie picked
them up casually while he was talking
and slipped them in his pocket. Two
minutes later he was back in his own
room, at the telephone.
THAT you, Miss Clayton?" he asked
In a low voice, when there was the
sound of a woman's voice at the other
end of the line
YES" she said, eagerly I've been
sitting here waiting. What hap
pened?"
Had hard time putting it over,
but told you you could leave it to
me. I'm riding Moon Ray tomorrow. "
Hartley Madison had come into the
room. Carol nodded when he asked if
it was Dixie talking to her.
Send me a wire confirming that, "
she said into the phone
Madison pulled her into his arms,
as she hung up the phone.
Sweetheart" he said, you are
wonderful. I'll take you in as part
ner in the firm, if you say so. You've
got a head on YOU. all right"
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4 Grey CorocuI Paw swoeeers
| Mink-dyed Muskrot swoeeer
2 Grey Krimmer Lamb swoegers.
2 Black Kid CoroeuI princess.
! Grey Chekione Lamb swogeer.
/ Black Kid CoroeuI topper.
! Leopard Cot swoeeer,
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3 Block Kid Corocui swogeers.
! Mormot swoeger.
larger sizes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-08-17

Duke Bradleys In every way But
now-I'm telling you she won't have
time for second thought when I
bring Lightning in first tomorrow"
"Youre-you're sure that Light
ning's going to win?"
With me on him?" asked Dixie
in surprise. why, he can't lose"
There was long silence and 1t was
a dramatic one, Dixie had no in
tention of breaking it. The next
words must come from Kiffie. Dixie
wondered what he was thinking
there was such strange expression
on his face-half hope, half disgust.
He did not know that for the first
time In his life Kiffie was planning
something which was not strictly
honest.
you couldnt-you wouldn't-you
know" Kiffie broke out; he couldn't
say the words which went against
everything in his nature. But Dixie
was not squeamish.
Pull him?" Pull a horse!" Dixie
said in a voice, blended of horror and
hAobioil. w oO1Ci dl Cll dSh-
ing me to do that"
mo, no." Kif1e apologized quickly.
"Of course not. am so desperate
don't know what I'm saying. I don't
know what to do. Tell me, Dixie
do you know any way out Of this?"
Dixie drew his brows together, as
II in deep thought. Kiffle was watch
ing him hopefully.
"1'll tell you" he said finally, what
I'm willing to do"
WHAT"
Tear up my contract. That will
cancel y)ur obligation to me-"
But what about you?" Kiffie, al
ways kind. always honest, asked.
"Oh. don't worry about me-" he
said magnanimously I'll do it any,
way just for you'll hate to see a swell
guy like you get dirty deal. But I
can get Moon Ray"
You'd really do that?" Kiffie al
most sang the words, in his relief and
Joy.
For you-yes."
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She pulled herself away and thrust

She pulled herself away and thrust
the phone into his hands.
Get hold OF Duke Immediately
before he can learn Of the switch.
Such things leak out some times"
While he was waiting to be con-
nected with Dukes room, he gave
Carol searching look.
Has there ever been anything be-
tween you and Bradley?" he asked.
Between me and that booker"
she asked in contempt.
Has there?" he persisted
Are you out Of your mind?" asked
Carol vehemently.
He was still looking at her search
ingly, when he heard Dukes voice.
I'D like to place that bet on Moon
Ray, Bradley" he said. How soon
can see you?"
"I'll be right over" said Duke, hang
ing up. AS he reached for his hat and
started for the door, he turned to
Grandfather Clayton who had been
eating supper with him, and said:
Here's the chance I've been waiting
for all my life! Look at me, grandpa
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IF Fritzie is all right, it can't be
too hard for me to hear Shoot"
you won't think I'm a rat for
telling you?"
"Of course not. What is it?"
Dixie hesitated for moment, then
spoke rapidly.
IF win that race tomorrow, you're
going to lose wife"
Whats that?". Kiff1e's eyes were
twice their normal size. Lose Fritzie!"
you know that Bradley's been
planning all year to leave the track?"
Yes, I know that" said Kiffie.
There was fear in his voice.
well, he'll clean up on Lightning
tomorrow and-did you ever think
that there was something more than
being good pals between him and
Fritzie?"
Had he ever thought it? Kiffle
went white. So-he had been right
in being jealous. He had been a
fool to let F'ritzie talk him into be-
lieving that she loved him and that
Duke, without realizing it himself,
was in love with Carol.
Tell me all you know" said Kif1e
in quiet, commanding voice.
They didn't know heard them
but this is straight. When Light
ming wins, they'll be sitting pretty,
both of them, and they're ducking out
for Europe"
"Oh, no, no." moaned Kiffie. 1--WE
been jealous. Duke may be a double
crosser-but Fritzie is straight. She
wouldn't treat me like that"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-08-17
THE STORY THUS FAR.

Carol Clayton, engaged to
Uealthy Hartley Madison, falls
in loue NTH Duke Bradley, hand
some bookmaker. She plays the
races in order to pay Duke the
$4,000 racing debt incurred by
her father. Her luck is phenom-
email and Duke, through 1Uhom
she places her bets, is all but
,oiped out. He wants Hartley to
bet so that he may haze chance
to recoup, but Carol thWartS hin,
in this. Eventually she Wins
enough to pay her debt to Duke
in full. She is noW free to marry
Hartley-but she first contesses
to Duke that she loues him.
Duke is furious at her suggestion
that she break her engagement:
if she does that he ,Dil lose all
contact 1Dith Hartley, Utll haze
no chance to recoup; he'll be
ruined. Her lone turns to hate
She coldly promises Duke that
she ,OiL persuade Hartley to get
in the Hopeful at Saratoga. She
and Hartley are betting on Noon
Ray. Duke is betting on Light
ming, the horse Dirie Gordon,
ace Jockey, 1Uill ride.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-08-17
CHAPTER XVI.

All the anger rising in Carol for
the past week-at Duke for his in
difference to her except as a come
on at herself for picking the wrong
horses, at Madison for being surly-
reached the height of its curve as she
stood holding the tin cup which Duke
had impudently thrust in her hand.
Fortunately, she had been alone. Madi-
son and she had been stopped by some
friends, but she had excused herself
and gone ahead explaining she must
hurry back to Brookdale before her
guests arrived for cocktails.
She did not answer Duke. She
glared at him as he walked away
Then her senses returned and she
flung the cup with the quarter in it
on the ground. 1t was at that mo-
ment that Dixie Gordon crossed her
line Of vision. This final outrage
Of Dukes made her oblivious for the
moment to everything else. Then
suddenly her eyes were riveted on the
jockey, Dixie! Something in her
brain clicked Of course! Revenge on
Duke was in sight.
She beckoned to him and he
answered with a nod. Just then she
heard Madison call to her.
quick" she called to Madison with
a meaningful jerk of her head toward
Dixie. Come here"
She had but moment she knew
A quick glance told her no one who
mattered was near them now. But
at any moment some one might come
in sight. AS the two men came up to
her it looked like a casual meeting
She said only few words, but they
were to the point.
Leave it to me-" said Dixie, strolling
past them.
There was a grim smile on Carols
face as she and Madison walked to-
ward their car
THAT will fix him!" said Carol.
"You mean" Madison corrected
her, sit will Ak us. Carol, darling,
that was a stroke of genius on your
part. Careful! You'll hurt your toe, :"
as she kicked tin cup out of their
way.
When Dixie Gordon entered the
lobby of the United States Hotel that
evening it was crowded. He seemed
to be in hurry, but he was conscious
of the interest he aroused He thrilled
to it. Was there another jockey liv-
ing at whose entrance glasses stopped
midway to lips, conversations halted
abruptly, eyes turned? What if some
of them did suspect him of being
crooked? They all paid him the
tribute due the biggest money rider
In the country.
eve got grand on Lightning to-
morrow, man called to him.
you're always safe in betting on
the horse I'm riding" answered Dixie.
Then he saw Fritzie coming up to
him.
Whats the rush, big boy?" she
asked. Have yourself a chair for
a moment. Kifhes turned in and I
want some one to talk to-"
Dixie shook his head.
Tempt me not! I'm hitting the
hay. Don't you want me in shape
to win the race tomorrow"
Alta boy!" said Fritzie, slapping
him on the shoulders, When Lightning
wins the Hopeful, and I-I-Fritzie
O,Malley, am pointed out as the
owner-there, there, run along like
3 good boy. I'm too excited to talk"
Dixie called the number OF his floor
TO the elevator boy. There were two
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-08-17

others in the car. They might know
which was his room and so might the
boy. He wasn't taking any chances.
He looked up and down the hall.
There was no one in sight He went
to the stairway. There was no one
on it. He ran lightly down two flights
and knocked sharply on door. There
was a call to come in. He turned
the knob and went into the room,
closing the door behind him.
Hello, Dixie" said Kiffie. "Sit
down, won't you?"
Dixie glanced quickly around the
room. A change had come over him.
He seemed breathless, as if charged
with excitement. His voice was low
and intense.
We're alone?" he asked. won't
be interrupted for minute?"
mot expecting anybody?" said Kifhe,
surprised at his manner. us any
thing wrong, Dixie?"
I've heard something" said Dixie.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-08-17
WARING TRIES INVENTING'

TOLEDO, Ohio, August II R.-
Fred Waring, the orchestra leader
doesn't spend all his time witt sharpsl
and fats. He announced yesterday
that he has invented a device for mix
ing foods in the kitchen.
Warning came here to ,ake ar
engagements for manufacturing his in-
vention. The mixer, designed to make
l2,500 revolutions a minute, will not
bear Warnings name.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-08-17

Il think you ought to know it." He
stopped as if he could not go on.
We'll, why don't you tell me then?"
Il don't know" said Dixie, hesi-
tatingly. Il meant to-you-you
ought to know-but-"
"Fritzie?" asked Kiffie, alarm in his
voice. us she sick? Has something
happened 70 hero"
'Fritzie isn't SICK" said Dixie Il
saw her talking and laughing just a
moment ago in the lobby But"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-08-17

New automobiles will appear in Eng
land at the rate Of 1000 day, ex-
perts estimate.
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tomorrow, this time, your little Duke
will be q millionaire!"

Duke is exultant at Hartley's bet
but what happens when he learns
that Dixie Gordon Is riding Moon Ray
instead Of Lightning-and that Carol
is at the bottom Of It'll Don't miss
tomorrow's exciting installment.
(To be continued.)
Copyright, 1887, Loew's, Inc)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-08-17

"Fritzie is swell girl" agreed Dixie.
But Duke has way with the ladies.
She's excited now and he's turned her
head"
But she couldn't-couldn't-
protested Kiffie.
Dixie was clever enough to know
he couldn't put Fritzie in too black
a light to this man who loved her
so much
mot if she had time to think it out.
She knows you're worth a hundred
Evening star., 1937-03-20
GRACE MOORE Single
GOES INTO SECOND WEEK

PROVING that few sarcastic re-
marks from critics pen will
cause cinema to wilt and die on the
vine, Grace Moore's When You're in
Love" began second prosperous week
at a downtown theater yesterday, hav-
ing moved from the Earle to the
Metropolitan to transact current busi-
ness.
1t is still our contention that Miss
Moore's latest is nothing more than
a pleasant rehash of all the major op-
cratic pictures manufactured to date,
but If the public taste runs to hash at
the moment, why argue about it?
Miss Moore sings everything from the
Schubert "Serenade" to Minnie the
Moocher" in this script, and her love
life is involved with tall, romantic,
independent, quixotic, improbable citi-
zen who spends his time playing a
phonograph and painting portraits.
Married to him merely in order to
avoid the immigration restrictions, she
later dlscoverS-aS who would have
expected-that he is the true lurv of
her heart. She also becomes sold on
his theories about the joys of nature,
and trots off with him presumably to
sing sWeeter melodies amidst the wild.
wild thyme-which at least is not
loaded to the teeth with production
numbers" as some of Miss Moore's
songs are in this film
The hero of the flicker is Cary Grant
and there is satisfactory if undis-
tinguished supporting cast.
r b p Jr
Evening star., 1937-03-20

ing celebrity imitation at the Troca-
dero.
Teaches Hate for War.
The Road Back has made all
these youngsters pacifists," continues
Whale They've tasted the hard
ships of varying in mud, carrying
heavy packs on their backs-and they
don't like it." The story, a sequel
to Eric Maria Remarques "All Quiet
on the Western Front" deals with
the end of the war and the return
home of the German soldiers. They
expect to be hailed as heroes. In
stead they are stigmatized as
towards The picture will be banned
In Germany.
Connecting link between "All Quiet"
and The Road Back" is Slim Sum-
merville, who plays the role of Tzaden
in both pictures of the entire
company, four fought in the war
a couple of German gunners, Whale
and George DAILY. The last-named
went through the entire slaughter
without a scratch, only to be killed
on the set in an explosion during
the imagination war.
Another War Background Film.
Battles are never waged singly in
Hollywood A similar end-of-the war
epic is taking place at M.-G.-M. for
the film They Gave Him Gun"
Woody Van Dyke is directing, so it
follows that fun is as important as
fighting the picture starts with
one good battle, then recedes to a
small American town, where differ
ent type of battle-moral-is waged
by Gladys George, Franchot Tone
and Spencer Tracy. Miss George is
an ex-nurse and wears the outmoded
clothes of 1919 Her skirt Is long
and looks wrong.
Three dancing girls from Broad
way Melody of 1887" come on to watch
the entertainment invariably pro-
vided by Van Dyke. The latter rises
from his leopard skin covered chair
to bemoan, Why is it I never get
dancing pictures to make?" a
makeup man is staging a sit-down
strike. On the cardboard placard
across his chest is written, II won't
work until Spencer Tracy pays what
he owes me-" Where Is Tracy?"
10 people yell excitedly. Van Dyke
orders a still picture taken of the
rib. yeah" grins Tracy, then we
can show it to Eddie Mannix and
we'll all get fired"
Miss Stanwyck Emotes.
Barbara Stanwyck is emoting with
out Robert Taylor-in Twentieth Cen
Evening star., 1937-03-20

turv-Fox's This Is My Affair" She
wears cute ringletted red wig Also
pale blue fluffy dress of tulle and
voile on which glitter silver sequins
And girlish blue sash. Director Bill
Setter who started his megaphoning
career % years ago, is happiest when
his leading lady and gentleman are
not in love
"A little love helps" he comments,
"but no more. 1t wastes too much
time" The most in-love couple di-
rected by Setter was the unfortunate
Marie Provost, who recently died of
heart failure, and Kenneth Harlan in
the prophetic picture, Beautiful and
Damned" Shed complain if l kept
Kenneth too long in the rain. And
he'd get very annoyed if made Marie
work too hard" Least in-love couple
during Settlers directorial career is
Barbara Stanwyek and Robert Taylor.
They are good friends" said Setter,
but not what you'd call sizzling
romancers."
tCopyright, 1886. by ne North American
Newspaper Alliance. Inc)
Evening star., 1937-03-20

Matthews rises from a cafe entertain
er to a great, great star, are taken
capably enough by a cast of young
and promising Britons.
X
THE stage bill is headed by Sylvia
Manon and company, with Mile.
Manon the centerpiece in a pleasing,
graceful acrobatic bit of ballet. Not
since the French Casino show was in
town during Christmas week has a
member of Mile. Manon's sex been
tossed about so violently on a local
stage. The action of the companys
act is matched by its brevity, but what
there is of it is a thing of complete
enjoyment.
That is more than can be said of
the remainder of the stage bill, al
though Bert Walton, the comedian,
does manage to extract some rather
standardized mirth, with lad named
Donovan acting as a dead-pan stooge
Mr.. Donovan also sings and his vocal
effort was quite pleasing, apparently,
to an audience which must have liked
his personality.
Despite a slow pacing, which made
it somewhat tedious before the act left
the stage, James Evans and company
contrived to do a bit of acceptable
juggling. Mr.. Evans makes use en-
tirely of his feet in tossing things
around and catching them Before
he is through with his tossing and
catching he has juggled just about
everything in the prop room. The
items included a table, a bed and
device that looked like Dutch wind
mill ornamented with rhinestones. II
Mr.. Evans ever slips, Freddie Clark
and a couple of members of his or
chestra probably will get workmen's
compensation insurance for several
weeks
The fourth act features a team
called Kirk and Lawrence. There is
not much that can be said about
them-at least not much that would
be pleasing to Kirk and Laurence.
Evening star., 1937-03-20
ION THE AVENUE" KEEPS
THE PALACE TUNEFUL
Madeline Carroll, Alice Faye, Ber-
lin and the Ritz Brothers Put
on Excellent Show.


"0N THE AVENUE" has Dick
Powell in top form, Madeleine
Carroll at her most beautiful, Alice
Faye to swing the Irving Berlin tunes,
the Ritz Brothers to lend a piquant
flavor of madness to the final scenes.
In the insouciant musical offering
now in its second week at the Pala ce
Theater it is the spirit and not the
story that makes this swiftly-paced
COMEDY a matter of consequence
But if needs must have some Of the
yarn-here's the ravel. A rich young
lady madeleine CarrolD is lam
pooned in musical show in which
DICK Powell is the star. Meeting him
and winning his boundless affection
without even trying, she begs to have
the sklt softened trifle. He promises
action. She gets it, in the form of
even worse ridicule plotted by a jeal-
Gus woman (Alice Faye) who sings
entirely too well to be called a
villainness.
The heiress then seeks a bit of
vengeance all her own by buying up
the show, spelling Mr.. Powells best
love scene with interplolations by the
Ritz Brothers. (The scenes are spoiled
only for Crooner Powell. For the
audiences, they are improved.)
Fadeout, Powell and Carroll at peace
again, their wars having subsidized
into undying love.
This pictures songs are the best
heard in any similar production of
1887. And the Ritz Brothers are fun
nier than in "One in a Million"
r. B. P, II.