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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-25
If China Had a Navy

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as good or better than the Japs have, she'd be out of
her troubles now. China is said to have million men
under arms. If she had navy of $4,000 men, work
ing with good equipment, the Japs never could have
landed their troops. That's what seapower means.
China is full of iron COAL and oil. She has
100000 men, of whom Japan governs about
100000 by force-because China has navy.
If Japan can "pacfy' China-and it be done,
because China has been pacifed several times before
Japan will have vast resources with which to work.
She will have the cheapest kind of
patient and enduring labor. She
Of Labor non oro.niuo Chino into firs+o7oss
shape within 20 or 30 years. and make herself nvncibe
in the Far East.
We suppose this worries the British Dutch and
French almost as much it does The British
have tremendous stake in China proper particularly
in the treaty cities of Hong Kong and Shanghai They
have an even bigger stake elsewhere in the Far East
India with its 27OO00OOO natives sporadcaly demand
ing Observation-Disclosures and New Zealand.
It is said that the French scared to death Of the
Japs They are said to believe that China is paci
fed the Japs will reach out Immediately and grab
mi, r, H.. French Indo- China France has
got to have colonial possessions,
"O'''0"' w both from the standpoint of
maintaining national prestige in the face of Germany
and from the standpoint of materials to feed her
factories. Frances policy to be to play ostrich
homo Tanan will hero
That seems unlikely.
Of course the French have pretty efficient navy,
can be spared for Far East service. We note that
THE DUTCH ARE PREPARING
for the inevitable day when Japan's eyes will light on
the Netherlands Indies. The Dutch have been consist
emily increasing their naval budget building up the
, u,.,, u efficiency of their East Indies
force. It is obvious, of course,
"a AO"S' '"'0 that the Dutch alone couldn't
stand off the Japs. What they hope is that they can
stand off the Japs until the British in out of self
preservation, Singapore and India not being far
moved from Java or Australia.
On the surface, the presence of so many other
red powers in the Far East ought to reassure us. 1t
would reassure us if we weren't aware that trouble
in the Far East probably would be followed by another
war in Europe.
The only thing can be of is that there would
be state of chaos in which Germany might jump on
France, England, or both. We couldn't expect much
Ill., cn. help in the Far East from England, in
such an event. We'd have to be able
For One - +o1a ooro 90 o,,rso1,,o. 1rn1o.. 49,
always have navy that is bigger than Japans, she IL
turn on us some day. So whatever our policies are
domestic or foreign must be to build two ships to
Japan's one, and two planes to Japans one.
New York ews
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-25

II was visit
ing at Lake
CHI a m plain,
N. Y, a n d
W it h several
CO m y anions
d e c / d e d to
climb one Of
he S t e e p
cliffs fro
t h e S h ore.
A + t e r I
climbed about
IS feet, I dis
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-25

believe while
waiting for
my econom-
les m a r k
from summer
S C h oil this
year, as my
junior college
certificate de-
pended on it.
B u t I W a S
badly fright
ened and al
most drowned
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-25

covered I could neither go up or
down. So there I hung, about
IS feet from the top, for several
hours, until my companions
rescued me-"
Miss Mimi Norton, 4601 Thir.
tenth st. N. w., G. w. U. stu.
dent:
Il was frightened the most I
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-25

II ca m e
h o m e on e
nj h t a n d
heard a queer
noise in my
room. When
I turned on
the Ii g h t I
saw this huge
thing, and in
my fright it
appeared even
larger tn a n
its ski n C h
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-25

when I was about nine years
old, and fell in the lake at Sol
dier's Home. Mother rescued
me-"
Clarence Ballard, $50 I st.
S. W., counter man:
Il was walking with a friend
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[. @. Answers

/. Tentmaker.
2. Ouida louise de Ia Ramee),
3. Sunday, September 26.
4. Gulf.
5. Rochester, MINI.
6. $1,000.
7. so miles an hour.
8. An elk.
9. 712 minutes
10. Calling gun.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-25

formed a sort Of ledge, and
leaned down as far as possible
with our feet hanging. In a
few seconds the train came
laundering over us, the rails
just about a foot away from our
heads"
MISS Catherine Frenzel, 146 c
st. S. E.;
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-25

ton my op-
Grafton. But,
a C t u a ! ly it
W a s t h a t
which fright
ened me the
most. I had
been in the
h os pi tai for
six days when
! was told
that a Caesa.
rian opera
ton would be
necessary"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-25

HENEVA.-Women from all
Va over the world are now here
lobbying on the question of the
status of women.
One wonders, not without trep-
idation, Of course - what man
doesn't when he ventures a
thought on women-whether the
ladies' place ought not to be
back home, throwing their en-.
ergies into forcing their own
governments to pursue the path
of peace, instead Of clucking
around the Halls of the Palace
of Winds in Geneva about their
status?
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Listen
World!
BY Elsie Robinaon
So you think you're a failure.
inst ahoIIt ready tn NIT

80 you Cnluk you're q IalIuGe'
Just about ready to quit.
For what's the use," you
say, "of going on2 Those bright
dreams I had as a kid-they're
all blooey!
THAT fine job I was going
to find. that fat little bust
ness. that swell house and
car. they're all gone with the
wind. Nothing to show for it
all-the tears n the sweat n
the prayers.
Gust a flop-that's all I am.
Just another man who couldn't
make the grade. Just another
woman who withered on the
stem. The worlds full Of fizzles
like me. people who didn't
have what it takes.
"So-what's the use of try
ing what do I get by hoping?
I'm wiped out. .blotto. busted.
If I've got any sense, I'll fade"
There's Always
A Dark Hour
Is that what you're saying to
yourself? Probably. All Of us
do, sooner or later No matter
how gaily we started or how
bravely we struggle - always
there waits a dark hour, some
where, when effort will seem
to be useless and hope will seem
to be gone.
And then, like some broken
old derelict, we'll start turning
our poor treasures over. won
dering if there's anything in us
that's worth taking a chance on
once more?
You've come to that hour.
you've asked that question,
haven't you? Then here's the
answer
THERE IS!
No matter how you've
failed
NO matter how you've
wasted
NO matter how you've
wallowed and made a fool Of
yourself
THERE'S SOMETHING IN
YOU THAT WILL LIFT YOU
OUT OF ANY GUTTER. 8.
OPEN THE DOOR TO ANY
HEAVEN. IF YOU HAVE THE
sPUNK TO USE IT AND THE
SENSE TO BACK IT.
And that's what?
That's Your Own
Will to Go On
You may have nothing in the
bank, and still less on your
back. your friends may be
missing and your dreams may
be sunk. BUT IF YOU, YOUR
SELF, REFUSE TO CRY
UNCLE" NOTHING CAN KEEP
YOU DOWN.
Nelly Frazier steen wrote a
fighting verse about that which
somebody sent me today. Not a
bad idea to clip it out-tuck it
away for a rainy day
THE WILL TO GO ON
The will to go on-thGt is the
thing that tells
Man from ongreI and
thoroughbred from cur;
The WiIl to go o1t-e'en tho q
thousand bells
Lie ttDiTt you and the goal
to'Grd Which you spur.
The will to go on until We'S
day Is done,
Tho all seems lost, and every
hope has gone.
The man tDho fails? All! He
has also tDon,
The tUhile he hoIdS-the tUtH
to 90 on!
NELLY FRAZIER STEEN.
Queer Human
Characteristic
THE WILL TO GO ON
queer when you think how it
got into this tangle of cowardice
and cussedness we call a human
being. Some fat, some mineral
ash, some understanding to
chemistry, these are the max.
ings Of a man.
BIt, where and how did this
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Traffic Toll

The mounting list Of traffic
victims in the District Of Co
lumbia since January !, 1887,
is graphically shown by the
death watch:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-25

although I escaped without
injury. 1t was afterwards that
really realized how nearly
frightened to death I had been"
Mrs. r. j. jenkins, 407 Sa.
vannah st. S. E.:
Pardon me if 7 have to men
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-25

Whoever it was who wrote
President Roosevelt's Constitu-
ton Day speech pulled a healthy
boner. Mr.. Roosevelt made the
keynote of his address THE Con-
stitution of the United States
not a lawyers document, but a
laymen's document" Several
times the President drilled this
point home.
Out of 80 Americans who
signed the Constitution, "a were
lawyers! Four lawyers did not
attend the signing, three others
declined to sign and withdrew;
two more refused to sign, al.
though they did attend the con-
vention. The laymen we're con-
spicuous by their absence!
The opinions OF BoGke Carter
are his DUN and not necessarily
those OF the Washington Times.
TAawnu
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-25

the big drive
during t h e
World War.
Soldiers we're
dropping all
around m e.,
W h e n sud-
denly a great
fright c a m e
over me, and
for a long
while I W a S
in a CO m.
plete d a z e,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-25
The Inquiring
Photographer
The Washington Times in
vltes you to submit timely
and interesting questions to
be used in this column.
THE ANSWERS
ME QUESTION

What gave you your greatest
fright?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-25

Mrs. Aileen Stone, 20 South
Chewton st., Capitol Heights:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-25

queer when you think how it
got into this tangle of cowardice
and cussedness we call a human
being. Some fat, some mineral
ash, some understanding to
chemistry, these are the max
ings Of a man.
But where and how did this
other thing happen-this star
in the darkness, this song in
the silence? Millions of wise
men have wondered-but never
a one could tell. Perhaps, after
all, the old story is the best
Darkness and chaos and q
brooding Presence moving on
the face Of the waters. Until
presently there was sun by day
and stars by night , and blow
ing trees and f1owery soil and
beast ana b1rd-put SClu no
man.
And so-"the Lord God
formed man Of the dust Of the
ground, and breathed into his
nostrils the breath Of life: and
man became a living SOUL"
A little dust -. greedy, COW.
ardly, filled with conceit and
fear. Against it-one spark
from the flaming, eternal
dream. A little mud-BUT A
STREAK OF GOD.
Copyright. 1887. by King Features
Syndicate, Ine.)
The Washington times., 1937-10-22
MOVIE
CLOCK

CAPT. - Dolores Del Rio
George Sanders, Lancer Spy
IL a. M, las, 4:30, 7:10, 9:55
p. m. Stage, 1850, 3:35, $40
9:05 p. m.
PALACE-Ronald Colman, Made
leine Carroll, The Prison
er of zends," IL, 2:25, 1850. tbs,
9:35 p. m.
COLUMBIA-Ritz Brothers, Life
Begins in College" 11:25 q. m,
1870, $3.50. 5:35, 7:35, $40 p. m.
E A r L E-Irene Dunno. Cary
Grant, THE Awful Truth" IL
a. m, 1875, APO, 7:05, $50
p. m. Stage, 1880, 3:35, $40,
9:05 p. m.
METROPOLITAN-Paul NUM-
Emile Zola," IL a. m, los,
$40, $40, 7:25, 9:45 p. m.
R.K.O. KEITH'S-John Boles, Ida
Lupino, Fight For Your Lady" "
11:49 a. m, 1871, 3:13, ASS,
6:37, 8:19, 1901 p. m.
LITTLE-Conrad Veidt, The
Wandering Jew" 11:1s a. m,
1922, 1926, $50. 1894. 9:3s
p. m.
TRANS LUX - Newsreel and
Shorts at 16 and HAS q. M,
1890, LAS. 8. AIS. $50.
6:45. 8, 9:15 and 10:45 p. m.
HOWARD-Claude Rains, 1T h y
Won't Forget" 1890, 4, 7:O5,
1910 p. m. Stage, Teddy Hill
and Orchestra, $3.50, 6, 9:10 p. m.
The Washington times., 1937-10-22

How Fear Of Cancer Made Napoleon
Fearless in Battle. How Tuberculosis
Drove Him to Triumph and How
Gland Failure Sent Him Into Exile
Explained by . World Famous Medical
Scientist in The American Weekly, the
Magazine Distributed with Next Sun.
days Washington Herald Times,
The Washington times., 1937-10-22
Farewell Tribute

lisa Miranda, most glamor.
GUS woman in Italy" who has
Just been brought to Hollywood
BY Paramount, received the
amazing number Of 10000 fan
letters during the week before
she sailed from Genoa aboard
the Rex.
The Washington times., 1937-10-22
Keith's to Get
Joe E. Brown

When theater-owners through
out the country rate an actor as
the foremost comedian on the
screen, and the fifth ranking
box office favorite in the United
States today, he must be pretty
good.
This is the listing given Joe
E. Brown, craven mouthed fun
Ster, as the result of poll OF
exhibitors all over the nation
that established him as far and
away the most popular mlrth-
maker in pictures.
Browns reputation for comedy
is due for enhancement with
his newest offering, Git For A
King, which is said to be his
funniest vehicle and which
comes to RKO Keith's on Fri
day, october 20.
Joe plays the part of a worker
around a newspaper office who
believes himself a great reporter.
He works for relatives and to get
rid of him they send him after
a big" story all the way to Eu-
rope to a mythical kingdom and
then the fun commences.
Helen Mack and Paul Kelly
head the supporting cast.
The Washington times., 1937-10-22

Beginning tomorrow night the
Gayety Theater has scheduled
Saturday midnight shows. Col.
James j. Lake announces the
curtain will rise at 1905 a. m.
The Belasco Theater will re-
light first week in November
with q magic show, proceeds to
go to the food fund for under
privileged school children.
Carter Barron plays host at
the Capitol tonight to the Uni
versity of Ala b a m a pigSkin
chasers, here for their clash
with George Washington. Phil
Lampkin will provide a special
collegiate overture.
Just 1865 tickets for "Amphi-
tryon SO" was the order of Hood
College girls for the perform
ance of Friday and Saturday
nights. Chartering several buses
from Frederick, n students will
attend the Lunt's latest produc-
ton tonight, followed by SO on
Saturday.
CRITICS AS JUDGES
Tomorrow night the five
drama editors Of Washington as
judges will look over the four
final entries in the Community
Center One-Act-Play tournament
at Roosevelt High School audi
forum.
Winners will share cash prizes
contributed by the Washington
newspapers as follows: First
award, $50; second, $25, and
consolation recognition of $12.50.
Groups scheduled to complete
are:
Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton. Tooth Trick" directed by
Milton Freedman; the TrouperS
Of East Washington, THE Weak
Spot" directed by Arthur
Rhodes; the Arts Club, "Shang-
hal" Marie E. Walcott, and the
Buchanan Parent. Teacher AS
ISOLATION, Poor Henry" Dorothy
Winthrop.
Awards for the best individual
performances we're announced
by Caleb O'Connor, one Of the
preliminary judges, as follows:
The Maud Howell Smith award
for the most outstanding work,
Carolyn Rogers for her perform
ance in the Weak Spot" and
Alfred FRANKFORT of the F. B. I.
group, a double season member
ship awarded by the Civic
Tkeater.
ROCKEFELLERS FAIL
When the Rockefellers fail
does it belong on the front
page? Virginia" the big spec
tacle which they produced for
The Washington times., 1937-10-22

achieve, So Prisoner of Zenda"
got the first de luxe opening at
the Empire Theater in New
York and James K. Hackett be-
came the first recognized Amer
lean movie star. Up to that time
Mary Pickford, appearing in
Biograph shorts had never even
been dignified with a screen
name.
COST BUT $1,000
They made a comfortable for
tune when Marcus Loew decided
to book "Zenda," in his chain
OF theaters devoted to small-time
vaudeville.
The 1912 Prisoner Of Zenda"
cost to complete, $1,000. On the
United Artists production, now
showing at the Palace, producer
David o. Selznick expended
$1,250,000.
never saw the first Prisoner
of Zenda," although I was a
patron of Loew'S Orpheum The
alter in Boston, when it was
exhibited. I happened to be
among those who walked out in
high dudgeon, because Marcus
Loew had dared to cut down his
vaudeville program from eight
acts to five, in order to give US
this Commute screen innovation.
The Washington times., 1937-10-22

Are you reading Reckless Lady"
by Vera Brown? This fast-mOvinE
novel is now running in The Washing
ton Times. Call DI. 1000 for home
delivery.
The Washington times., 1937-10-22
KFI1LEYGRAMS

their Center Theater at Radio
City, will fold tomorrow night
after go performances. Cost
$225,000 to produce and was
never able to get really started.
A GUILD VETERAN
Bess Davis Schreiner's daily
bulletin announces that the
American Theater Society now
has $500 subscribers and that
there is still time to get on the
books for the Theater Guild and
affiliated attractions.
These include Miriam Hop
kins in wine of Choice" Ethel
Barrymore and Dudley Digges in
Ghost of Yankee Doodle, " Eyes,
My Darling Daughter" and, of
course, 'Tovarich."
It struck me that have been
seeing the name of Dudley
Digges as a Theater Guild actor
ever since Theresa Helburn'S
organization had a press agent.
I looked it up, and find I'm
right.
Dudley Digges was in the first
play to be offered by the new
acting group. The date was
Monday, April IA, 1919, and the
drama was Bonds of interest,""
presented at the Garrick The
alter in New York. Digges and
every other member of the cast
played for $25 a week and a
promise Of sharing the myth.
cal profits. Since then he has
given $500 odd performances in
Guild plays.
The Washington times., 1937-10-22

THEY TOOK A CHANCE
O'Neill starred for the cam
eras in his famous stage play,
Count of Monte CriSto." Hack
EFT, then the reigning matinee
idol, listened to Adolph Zukor's
plea, supplied his own services
and that of his company for
$4,000, of which he apportioned
as his own share, $4,000.
For the 1887 Prisoner of
Zenda," Ronald Colman is re-
ported to have received $50, 900
for his work as star.
Young and ambitious Mr..
luxor shot his picture in an
improvised studio on West
Twenty Sixth street, New York,
a tumble down structure that
had served as an armory. The
floor of the old armory was
frail. The action involved swim
ming a moat and a foot and a
half Of water was all the pres
sure this floor could take.
In constant fear tina the
building inspector would stop
production they ground away,
and in two weeks had the fin
ished product in the cans.
The name of James K.
Hackett was a draw with play
goers, gave this full-length pic
ture a dignity the earlier short
flickers had never been able to
The Washington times., 1937-10-22
'Zendo' Proves
A Smash Hit
At Palace

THE Prisoner of zenda,"
romantic and swashbuckling
drama opened yesterday to
capacity crowds at Loew's Pal
ace Theater. Rarely does an au-
dience so completely and so uni
formly settle to the enjoyment
of a motion picture.
Ronald Colman in q dual role.
Douglas Fairbanks, jr- c.
Aubrey Smith, Raymond Mas
sey, David Niven, Madeleine Car.
roll, and Mary Astor. are all
vitality important to this remark
able production.
Some Is years have passed
since this exciting novel by
Anthony Hope was first shown
on the silent screen, but the
memory of q worthwhile story
has fingered, so it is with keen
anticipation that the newly re-
leased United Artists film,
makes an appearance.
COLMAN IS STAR
Colman essays the double
assignment, the real king of .
small principality and q distant
cousin, who finds himself king
for a day. The dashing Colman,
handsome and debonair, is ut
his best in such q role.
Contrast to such q fine point,
the acting alone is q delight no
other artist Of this day could do
so well. The gay, ardent love
scenes, the serious, rapier en-.
counters, the courtly marches,
or the seething intrigues, Ronald
Colman, the Prisoner Of zenda"
is superb.
The junior Douglas Fair.
banks, with all that, very nearly
steals the show. AS Rupert Of
Hentzau, q brilliant and aSpir-
ing member of the Court, he
draws a Characterization, which
might have been made especially
to prove his many and capable
qualities. Gifted with much Of
the vitality which so marked
his father, he is also possessed
of an unusual charm, which
should take him far in this pic.
ture game.
is WELL ACTED
C. Aubrey Smith always domi.
mates his scenes, and gives O.
flawlesS portrayal. The lovely
Madeleine Carroll has mostly to
look raviShing, which she does
on any and all occasions, while
Mary Aston is seen briefly as
Black Michae'S love. Raymond
Massey as Michael is the only
member Of the cast who seems
to step out of an expected path.
David SelZnick produced,
'The Prisoner Of Zenda" and
John Cromwell directed. No
report could be complete with
out especially remarking the
perfection of a play which
might SO easily have been over.
done.
Supplemental features include
another Of those highly amusing
treatiSes, not on sleep this time
but on how to wake Up; a news
release running the gamut from
shots of the Japanese Chinese
war zone to the numerous foot
ball games throughout the
nation. HI
The Washington times., 1937-10-22
NUM- In "ZoIo"
At the MET"

Paul Mum in 1.-THE Life Of
Emile Zola," Warner Bros. great
motion picture biography, be-
gins a special repeat engage
ment today at Warmers Metro
politan Theater. This new book
ing follows the productions
highly successful week at the
Earle.
In addition to Mum, who gives
The Washington times., 1937-10-22
Gleanings
and
Screenings
By Andrew R. Kelley

prisoner of Zenda in its mlliondoar trappngs is pack
ing EN- in Loews Palace Theaer and wonder how
of this generation of movegoers know of plo
neer pictures that really started so-caed system
Adolph Zukor and Daniel Frohman exhibited Sarah Bern
hardt Queen Elizabeth" their first fuength feature In
1912 but it was James ONei and James K. Hacket who
the first American movie stars
The Washington times., 1937-10-22

his finest performance as lola,
the cast includes Joseph Sehild-
kraut as Dreyfus, Gale Sender
gard, Gloria Holden, Erin
O'Brien-Moore, Henry ONeill
and many others.
William Dieterle, who guided
the making of THE Story of
Louis PaSteur," also directed
"Zola."
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-05
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Luis Rey large 6-6i2c. Imperial Val
ley fancy standards $150.
Cabbage: Dull, local cannonbal
50-60c crate; good Imperial Vallc,
cannonball $125 crate.
Cucumbers: Weak; best local ant
Bakersfield hothouse $275-300 boz
2 dozen Bewt Carlsbad hothoust
S2.50-2.75.
Lettuce Steady for Yuma stocl
with Imperial Valley declining; I'm.
perial Valley dry pack 4S 81 SOL. x
crate. Yuma dozen $1.90-2.00; 5.
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Peas: Weak: San Pedro stock 4.
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