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The Washington times., 1937-10-30
Job Is Nearly Done

He's nearly done that job His report will be
the most detailed ever put together this tricky,
yet stupendously important part of the American
economic life. It will shock many operators down
to their keels. 1t will send the maritime union
leaders into paroxysm of fury. It will deal
death blow to some coaStwise operators running
on a shoestring It will recommend that all mat
ters dealing with the merchant marine be cen
tralized under the Maritime Commission some
thing which is causing the Department OF Com
merce politicians daily fits of hysteria It might
even hint broadly that the United States Govern
ment to save the whole of Americas merchant
fleet from complete collapse, operate the United
States merchant marine.
After this job is done Kennedy hopes to duck
out of the limelight again.
doubt that he'll go. He has done his assign.
ments too we'll He has been too useful, too quick
wtted for Roosevelt to let him go that easily. He
has taken a terrific beating in the maritime pic
ture. The stock market collapse knocked his pri-
vate bankrol for row of ciphers loss and there
are nine little Kennedys to think about.
There will be an almighty howl if he steps out
of the Maritime Commission The very first thing
likely to be said is if the merchant marine is to be
run in the future by the Government, then an hon.
est, hard-boiled, independent squareshooter will be
needed to prevent repetition of the old Shipping
Board stinks Who but Kennedy would the man
be for that job?
Yet it is no secret that the man is carrying two
loads just now-the market situation and the
maritime situation. Either one of these loads is
enough to knock the average man cold. This
Irishman is toting around both these dead
weights and Roosevelt is highpreSsuring him to
stick around Washington and fling his organiza-
ton genius into other soft spots in the Govern
ment's structure.
BouEe Cdrter's opinions are his oUn and moi
necessarily those of The Washington Times
The Washington times., 1937-10-30
COLLINS RULE
IN D. c. TONIGHT

THE Goblins II get you if you
don't watch out"
For this is the night when the
ghosts prowl, when the witches
ride broomsticks, when the world
reeks with black magic.
Yes, tonight is Halloween and
washington will celebrate it in ira
ditional fashion. There will be a
great street parade, dances and
parties, fun and merriment.
The parade of masked revelerS
will start at 7:3O tonight at Fourth
Street and Constitution Avenue
Northwest and move into the
Court of Honor between Fifteenth
and Seventeenth Streets, where
the queen, Miss Betty Virginia
Lewis, will review the marchers
With a great crowd expected
downtown, extra police details
have been ordered to handle traf'
fic and the transit company will
run extra busses and street cars
The sky is the limit so far as
fun is concerned tonight, police
said. but rowdyism will not be
tolerated.
The Washington times., 1937-10-30

slashed Topper, put him out OF the
cab and drove away.
Harrison Mcconnell, living on
the yacht Mernell, moored in the
Washington Channel, WIS beaten
by a thug who boarded the cratt
last night and took $37.
Three gunmen, wearing masks,
held up and robbed Wiley Russell
colored janitor, in an apartment
house at $40 K st. N. W., OF $40
early today, he reported to police.
He was in the basement when the
masked men entered, drew guns
and robbed him, he said.
STORES HELD UP
Five colored thugs held up three
liouor stores, escaping with 1920
in the space of IS minutes. The
victims of the gang we're Abraham
schulman, 1900 block Fourteenth
st. N. W., who lost $12O; Nicholas
Captain, 1000 block L st. N. W.
$50, and Solomon Cohen. 1900
block Fifth st. N. W., $50. The
bandits drove a car with Mary.
land tags.
William A. Riley, 5723 T'hir.
teenth st. N. W., and c. Vernon
Disney, 1920 New Hampshire Ave.
N. W., were held up near Riley's
home by two white men armed
with pistols and robbed of $40.
A youthful robber, who has
been operating for the past sev.
eral weeks, struck again late yes
terday, entering an ics cream
store in the 1900 block Seven.
teenth St. N. W. and taking $100.
The Washington times., 1937-10-30
UNIFIED PARK
RULE SOUGHT

Congress will be asked at the
forthcoming special session tc
pass legislation placing all play
grounds and recreational facilities
in the District of Columbia under
one supervisory agency.
This step was decided on by the
National Park and Planning Com
mission last night. The unifica
ton would mean eliminating the
present three-system rule.
1t was reported the three
agencies approve the move, since
a cooperative coordination be-
twnne the agencies worked out
well last year.
The facilities are now under
the control of the District Gov.
ernment. the Board of Education
and National Capitol Parks.
The Park and Planning Com
mission approved a 100000 ap
preparation to extend Rock Greek
Park beyond the District line, and
another fund of $125,OOO annually
for the completion of Fort Drive
which would link all Civil Wal
strongholds in the city.
The Washington times., 1937-10-30
Kennedy Has Courage

With the advent of the Maritime Commission
and Kennedy the fur began to fly. The Boston
1rishman is afraid of no man, has enough money
not to be forced to bootlicking to get along, and
Mr.. Roosevelt likes him-as do most other people
who get underneath the exterior.
After few months on the job, Kennedy found
he had picked up the toughest, meanest, dirtiest
job Of his whole career. He has, many times
walked over to the White House and talked honest
ight-fromthe-shou language to the man
sitting therein. Mr.. Roosevelt, for the first
time learned of the critical mess in the merchant
marine. He has backed Kennedy on every oc-
casion.
So heavily does the President lean on this
ruddy-faced Irishman that he has been trying to
use him as one-man trouble shooter all down the
line Realizing the Bostonian's genius for organi-
zation, Roosevelt originally slapped him into the
SEC to settle Wall Street problems. In jig time
Kennedy did that, and quit the Government
service.
Roosevelt hauled him out of retirement and
The Washington times., 1937-10-30

the head by colored robber while
walking near his home and rob
bed of $3.50. Maimone was taken
to Casualty Hospital with a frac'
tured jaw and a fractured skull.
HACKER SLASHED
Frank Topper, taXicab driver OF
807 Eighth st. N. w., was cut on
the face and hands by a colored
man who hailed him at Seventh
and K Streets Northwest and
asked to be driven to Second and
T Streets Northwest. There the
colored man pulled knife,
The Washington times., 1937-10-30
By Helen Essary

After a quick shower for my complexion's
sake, looked anxiously into the bathroom mirror
and saw that the nights experience had added
three splotches and one fever blister to my already
harried countenance.
If the photographer hadn't been so cheerful
wouldn't have had the picture made at ALL told
him that didn't ask for likeness, heaven for.
bid. What wanted was picture of some woman
exciting, genteel. intellectual gay, reliable,
witty and at the same time. very, very good.
Certainly" said he. "Sit here. But drop the
head little"
I said I thought that rule number one for
women was to hold the head high for the chin's
sake.
Nonsense! Just let me look you over care
fully" He walked backward toward the camera,
squirming his eyes appraisingly at me. sitting
there helpless.
Little Cold Cream on the Nose
What makes you pop your eyes Don't
bite your lips Think about something
pleasant" (the only thing could think about was
having my picture taken or writing a column.
Neither pleasantly
Ever been to Cape Cod?" said the photogra-
pher disappearing suddenly behind the cameras
green draperies. Those beads on your neck remind
me of the way they cultivate oyster pearls up
there . Ah," suddenly reappearing. There,
we got SOMETHING that time Just minute.
Do you mind if I put little cold cream on the
bridge of your nose. 1t gives the nose lift"
But don't want to give my nose lift" said,
thus cracking into my lofty expression.
"Well. you don't want it to look SO powdery
that it might be an egg done in chalk Now
we'll have you looking at book Sort of literary
you know . e. Hold that Smile Serious
Look at me. Now . :. This way Now Big
Smile" . >,
Well, there's the smile up in the corner of the
column. 1t looks like it belonged to Cheshire
Cat Maybe it does.
The Washington times., 1937-10-30

dying from T. B. in a little
cabin at the foot of the noun
tains in Colorado.
Dear Mrs. Mclean:
"Please do not think me un-
appreciative as I must seem
this last month, have not been
so we'll and just could not write
to tell you how thrilled I am
with my money. Res ally
though, I think you should
have kept your check to fix
the plaster at Friendship, even
though it does look pretty with
The Washington times., 1937-10-30
RECREATION, TOPIC

Public Recreation for Negroes
in Washington" will be the topic
of DR.. Thomas j. Anderson, pro-
fessor of education at Howard
University. before the forum at
Lincoln Temple Congregational
Church tomorrow at 6 p. m.
The Washington times., 1937-10-30

Heretofore, it has been Nine (Toastand-Muf-
fins) Perkins, who has had the Presidential ear
such matters as these, and the illustrious lady
has seen to it that no true picture of conditions
of mutiny in the merchant marine filtered
through to White House ears. Mutiny, to the
Madame, has always been one of those social vel
fare problems, where, if you speak kindly to the
boys, they are sure to talk nicely to the captain
in the future.
The Washington times., 1937-10-30

ships of the United States mer-
chant marine. You are likely
to see a quick hardening of the
Governments attitude on the
matter of shipboard discipline.
For this the country may
thank Maritime Commission
Chairman Joe Kennedy, hard
boiled Boston Irishman, who
has no more love for many
operators than he has for the
radical, revolution-brewing ele-
ments in the crews of the Ma
tion's ships.
The Washington times., 1937-10-30


presence and mode myself an appointment with
photographer for the next morning.
Come early before you get that tired look"
said the photographer who knows about women
and their pictures. Wear dress with good
neckline. Don't put on any rouge. And whatever
you do don't stay up late tonight Get lots OF
sleep so you will look as well as possible to-
morrow"
Immediately after dinner took to my bed and
tried to compose my face into sweet expression
and go gently to Sleep
At 1890 was still wide awake, bristling with
unbeautiful thoughts and cursing myself because
I, an adult woman of great age and large family,
had brought myself to position in life where it
was necessary to expose not only my thoughts but
my face in the paper in five editions every week
day afternoon.
Knock on Door at I O'clock
About o'clock my youngest child knocked on
the door.
"Mother-I've had bad dream and think I've
caught the measles Do you mind if I come into
your bed?"
1t was years before we both got to sleep and
minutes before we were awakened by a too loud
breakfast gong.
The Washington times., 1937-10-30
BOtanists to Meet
At Cosmos Club

Cytology in relation to plant
breeding will be the subject of q
Botanical Society meeting in the
assembly hall of the Cosmos Club
Tuesday at 8 p. m. G. F. Gravatt
is in charge of the program.
The Washington times., 1937-10-30

strip-Tease Dancer Meets a King.
Read About the Unusual and Inter.
estinS Results in Friend to the King"
by Robert Neal Leath. Short Novel
Beginning in The American Weekly,
with Sundays Washington Herald
Times.
The Washington times., 1937-10-30

feeble-minded female, gloom
ing out of it's left-hand corner
every afternoon. Get yourself
a snappy picture. And do it
now"
So, there I was, thrown to
the lenses. Just to make a
column pay.
Bitterly wounded by such
brutality, and realizing that it
was not the treatment that
would bring life to any limp
personality, I practic lily
crawled from the editorial
The Washington times., 1937-10-30
Says Boake Carter

said "Fix me up the merchant marine and get
this Maritime Commission running" Blandly in
nocent of the headaches into which he was walk
ing, Kennedy accepted. His acceptance was on
the basis that he would reorganize the subsidies,
lay out set of policies the Government, the
operators and the seamen could follow and thus
attract fresh capital.
The Washington times., 1937-10-30
Buys a House

II have been spending all my time day-dream-
ing at how could spend my money. The first
thing I bought was a lot of gorgeous Colorado
evergreens and three room house, so we would
not have to move every time our rent is raised or
The Washington times., 1937-10-30
TRAFFIC is NORMAL

Meanwhile, traffic proceeded
everywhere at practically the
normal pace, except where curious
motorists slowed to watch the
surging Potomac.
The river reached height of
2I.5 feet at Harpers Ferry early
last night and washed away tenn
porary bridge. Trains of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad were
rerouted over Western Maryland
lines because of an inundation at
Sleepy Creek, Md.
The Washington times., 1937-10-30
Robbers Injure Trio
In Wave of HOldups
Md.

Three injured by houp men throughout the city
during the night with four robber within half hour
Charles Maimone 49, of 93 First St. W. struck
The Washington times., 1937-10-30
My Say

am going to print this letter exactly as 1t came
to me. 1t is from beautiful girl Of ri, who had
great talent and happy future, but now is slowly
The Washington times., 1937-10-30
EeBut-" "

President Roosevelt is hopping mad over the
way in which the national maritime union
leaders have let things get out of their control on
The Washington times., 1937-10-30
Dear Washington

"n you don't get another picture" said the
Managing Editor last week, you're fired No
column can survive woebegone, misunderstood,
The Washington times., 1937-10-30
CREST
HERE is PASSED
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7.6 feet. BY 8 a. m it had dropped
to rs feet and the receding tide
was expected to help bring the
leval down quickly.
At Sycamore Island. however,
the river was still swelling at 9
a. m, when the stream swept by
some IS feet higher than usual.
Government officials said the high
mark at that point would probably
be less than 16 feet.
EXODUS AT GLEN ECHO
Above Sycamore Island in the
vicinity of Glen Echo several fami-
lies were forced to leave homes on
the low-lying ground. Mr.. and
Mrs. William Mitchell, marooned
with their young son, William, jr.,
in their house on Minnie's Island,
were reported far from harm
They we're expected to remain on
their tiny kingdom" of about an
acre until the flood subsidies.
Upstream from Key Bridge
water seeped into several shacks
and lighthouses, but little damage
was reported. The threatened in
undation of K Street in George
town, Boiling Field and the road
ways in Potomac Park failed to
materialize.
The overloaded river did, how
ever, back into lowlandS along the
Virginia shore and the Anacostia
River. At Brookmont, Md, a few
families retreaEd from homes on
the bank.
The Washington times., 1937-10-30
By E0alw Walsh Mclean

the house is sold. Then on the lot I plan to
build little Colonial house with picket fence.
I even went so far as to have mother go over and
see If the man would take my 500 as a down pay.
ment He didn't seem to think as much of my
wonderful 500 as I. was so disappointed.
Then bought winter coat hope to be
better this winter and able to be out some and
mother had worn out my coat.
Wants Little Dog
Next, just had to have a little dog to run
around in my new yard. have been reading all
the dog ads in the paper. I still haven't bought
the rug for my house so shall have several days
shopping yet.
II paid the doctor $40 but the rest is still in
tact in ten dollar bills. count them every few
hours to see they are all still there"
This is a lesson to every one of us who can be
up and around and it surely shows how grateful
we should be for good health, and yet today
look around you everywhere and see people
wrecking the most precious thing God could give
them through their carelessness, neglect and in
difference.
The Washington times., 1937-10-30
FUND FROM STORES

Each ticket, which sells for 80
cents, will provide lunches for one
child for an entire week. Sales
made thus far will provide at least
1000 lunches. The committee
hopes to raise $4,000 which will
furnish the needed lunches for the
rest of the school year. Mrs. Boyle
said.
NIL. Langford. vice president Of
the Sanitary Grocery Company,
yesterday turned over $497.S3 in
nickels, dimes and pennies which
have been collected at company
stores during the past 10 days.
The Washington times., 1937-10-30
TWO SHOWS DAILY

The Washington Chapter of the
American Society of Magicians is
sponsoring the shows. to aid in
providing hot lunches for more
than 5000 needy school children.
The performances will be given
twice a day all next week.
Principal sales OF tickets have
been made by school children OF
35 District schools and by the
Western Union Company. The
Alice Deal Junior High has re-
ported 212 sales to take the lead
among student sales. Western
Union reports that they are
swamped with requests for tickets
but no checkup of sales has been
made,
The Washington times., 1937-10-30
LUNCHES FUND
SHOW SELL-OUT

A sell-out for the first week of
benefit matinee magic shows to
raise funds for free lunches for
school children was assured today.
Mrs. John Boyle, chairman of
the Citizens Emergency Commit
tee, has announced that 1900 of
the 1,400 seats available at the
Belasco Theater have already been
sold.
Evening star., 1937-07-18

tive figure at an ice carnival. frostily ignored
Mr.. West but gave MIR. Churchill melting
smile. Il admire your devotion to the game!
Does Mr.. West play too?"
mo Cuffy takes care of the horses for me,
Ranny Churchill explained.
Il do other things besides!" Cuffy declared
importantly.
MOI" Claire exclaimed unbelievingly. 'Why,
you're really an industrial Titan! Please tell US
what else you do?"
Rent rooms
After a moment of stunned surprise Claire
asked weakly, Furnished or unfurnished?'
Furnished You see, when people 60 to
Evening star., 1937-07-18

town who don't live in town they've got to rent
rooms. That's logic. And" he continued
proudly, Il know great many people that
have got lot of money and they like me and
when they stop in town lot of EN- 60 where
want :em to 60 and make my percentage OF
course" he confessed. 1t isn't 50 much. but
if they eat where want EN- to also make my
percentage on that!'
I'm sure it must be very interesting"
Phyllis agreed in voice like the tinkling Of ice
against glass. ''Oh - the orchestra S playing
Coming with u.s." asked Ranny.
Cuffy shook his head "We"-he pointed to
CContinvsd on poss 15)
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Director John Mckee, Of the Ma.
tional Academy of Stage Train
ing, able to supply part of the
needs with pupils from the Con-
necticut Avenue school.
Bruce Cabot and Marsha Hunt
(loaned by Paramoun0 will play
the leads and are scheduled to ar
rive in Washington today. Marsha
is delighted at the assignment
since her grandmother lives here
and she is still thrilled over the
reception she received as Para
mounts representative at the last
Roosevelt birthday ball.
Production is timed so that
RKO-Radio can take advantage OF
the Official festivities at Annapo
lis next week. filming the actual
scenes.
MR.. COCHRAN'S PLANS
When Steve Cochran opens the
University Theater on the Balti
more Pike early in July, he hopes
to have most of the former sub
scribers for his National Players
as regular customers.
It will take a few thousand dol
lars to construct a proscenium and
provide back stage facilities for
the summer playhouse which &C
counts for the delayed opening.
Among the productions planned
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markSman in a racketeering game
until Fred finds out about his un-
lawful business. Fred feels it in
cumbent to tip off Jimmy's wife,
and she, unWittingly, turns him
up to the police, is responsible for
Jimmy's three-year prison stretch,
The rest of the picture is taken
up with the futile effort to reform
the valor veteran turned crook,
with his dramatic escape from
prison, his pitiful death from the
machine gun bullets of the police.
If the romance in They Gave
Him Gun" is a little muddled.
its crying message against legal
killings and war is sturdy and
fortnight.
Franchot Tone plays the hay
seed clerk who was as timid as a
mouse until he discovered that
with a gun in his hands he was
the equal Of any man. Sensitive
folks will find it heartbreaking
Transformation, from the weak
but kindly character that was the
country boy, into the vicious and
cold blooded monster sent back
after the Armistice.
VAN DYKE DIRECTED
I think that Franchot Tone
with the twinkling eye is best
fitted for comedy roles, but he
likes to try his hand at the heavy
stuff now and then, and as Jimmy
Davis he has full opportunity.
The role is well written and Tone
turns in a grim portrait of boy
that war endowed with a queer
mental quirk, and a distorted per-
spective on life.
Spencer Tracy plays the car
niVal Spieler who was Jimmy'S pal
in war and peace. This is another
salty characterization and marks
Actor Tracy as one of the indus
try's finest players when it comes
to emphasis in underplaying.
Gladys George as the girl, OF
fers ST cndid emotional per
Torrance. 1t inks me a trifle
to see a Red Cross nurse whose
curly couture looks as though
she might have emerged from
the beauty parlor, but otherwise
the George performance is Grade
A.
The W. S. Van Dyke direction
as usual, is without a discern
able flaw, production up to the
accepted M-G-M high standards
AS the wartime editor of the
Camp Meade Herald this picture
revived for me a lot Of interest
ing memories. AS a critic
should say it will please all the
male customers while the women
may understand Rose Duffy, have
more sympathy with her plight
than I could give her.
They Gave Him A Gun opens
its regular engagement on the
| Capitol theater screen tomorrow,
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National Academy Will Offer
One-Act PLAYS June 8

Students Of S. E. Cochran'S Ma
tional Academy of Stage Training
will be seen in a performance at
the Wardman Park Theater the
evening of Tuesday, June 8. mark
ing the conclusion of the third
semester of the school year.
Fashioned after the recent pro
duction plan of Noel Coward, the
program will offer a number Of
one-act plays in which all students
of the academy will participate.
Directors Addison Pitt and John
Mckee, of the academy, will direct
the several plays.
The dancing department Of the
academy will offer a program ar
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Study Of Civilian Transformed by Legal
Murders Into Monster, Told on Screen
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hing public by storm following its
premiere at the Filmarte Theater.
Originally intended for an en-
gagement of two weeks, the film
played for 10 weeks at this theater
to the largest crowds in the his
tory Of the house.
Carnival in Flanders" was pro-
duced at a cost of $750,0O0 by the
Film SonoreS Tobis at its huge
studios in Paris. Much of the
action of the picture is laid in
the Flemish village of Boom, and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-27

Carnival in Flanders" will open
at the Belasco Theater on Satur.
day next, following the present
showing of Simone Simon in Lac
Aux Danes" ladies Lake, and
Charles Boyer in lie Bonheur"
(HappineSs)
Awarded the Grand Prix du
Cinema Franchise and the Gold
Medal of the Film Academy of
Venice as the best picture of the
year, Carnival in Flanders" took
the New York motion picture-go-
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The Bernheimer Enterprises
will break ground soon for a new
neighborhood house, seating 1900,
on Rhode Island Ave. N. E., one
half mile from Mount Rainer.
Nearest movie neighbor is Sidney
LuStS' Cameo.