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Evening star., 1937-01-29
MERIT PLAN GIVEN
ROOSEVELT STUDY
President for Civil Service
Changes to Bring Eligible
List Up to Date.
BY ]. RUSSELL YOUNG.

President Roosevelt Is considering
methods of improving the civil serv-
ice regulations, particularly with re-
spect to the holding Of examinations.
Making this known today at MS
press conference, the President indi-
Gated he is convinced there is plenty
of room for improvement and that he
hopes that a remedy can be ELECTED
very shortly.
Discussed With Mitchell.
The President said that he has dis
cussed this matter in considerable de-
tail with Harry Mitchell, chairman of
the Civil Service Commission. Before
any definite steps are taken it is ex-
pected that Chairman Mitchell will
submit a report which will contain
plans for bringing about the improve
ment desired.
While discussing means for i'm
provement, Mr.. Roosevelt said that,
according to present regulations, when
civil service examinations are held,
as many as 100000 persons through
out the country take the examination
with the result that the Civil Service
Commission obtains an enormous list
of persons that have passed and are
therefore eligible for Government po-
sitions.
This tremendous list of eligibles re-
quires number of years to exhaust
before another examination can be
held.
Would Limit Applicants.
Mr.. Roosevelt is of the opinion that
the number of persons permitted to
take these examinations should be linn
tied and that the examinations should
be held more frequently. He pointed
out that the limitation requirements
would obviously make it possible to
obtain better qualified eligibles. His
idea would be % deny examinations to
those who obviously could Mt pass the
examinations and who otherwie OBJ
viously do not possess qualifications
required for the Government service.
According to the President, the
principal objective is to keep the civil
service eligibility lists up to date. At
the present time, because Of the enor-
nous size of the list, only the cream
of the eligibles on the list is skinned
of, leaving on the list eligibles de-
scribed as being of fairly low quail
1ty.
Evening star., 1937-01-29
POSTMASTER BILL
PASSED BY HOUSE
Measure to Require Civil Service
Approved After Bitter Seven.
Honr Session.

Ey the Associated Press.
The House baked and kicked at
bill to place all postmasters under the
classified civil service, then finally
passed it last night after a tumultuous
seven-hour session.
It was one of those sessions when
anything might happen-and a good
many things did. The lights went out
for q while, members went out for
dinner and came back in plenty Of
time to vote and couple found time
to go home and don dinner jackets for
evening engagements.
Finally, after putting series Of
amendments in the measure, the
House reversed itself to knock them all
record vote. The bill goes to the
Senate.
Led by Representatives Collins,
Democrat, of Mississippi and Nichols,
Democrat, of Oklahoma group of
Democratic opponents Of the measure,
Joined by Republicans, put through
amendments to re-eStablish a system
of presidential appointments of post
masters for four-year terms, each ap-
pointee to be chosen from the three
highest candidates certified by the
Civil Service Commission after COM
petitive examinations.
Some members complained this
would spell return to the old "spoils
system" under which patronage dis
pensers CASUALLY legislators) recon-
mended which of the three eligibles
should be appointed.
Later, on roll call the House
rejected the amendments by vote
Of 216 to 164. Then it voted down
a Republican motion to send the
original measure back to the Civil
Service Committee for substitution of
a bill proposed by Representative
Bacon, Republican, of New York. This
motion lost, 270 to 100,
Evening star., 1937-01-29
Robinson Giuen
First arkansas
Centennial Coin
Special Half Dollar Bears
Likeness of Majority
Leader.

Senator Robinson, Democrat, Of
Arkansas, majority leader Of the SEN
ate, was presented today with the first
Of the special silver half dollars being
issued to commemorate the Arkansas
centennial observance this year.
The coin bears a profile of Senator
Robinson. This IS the second time in
history that living person has been
30 honored in this country. The first
was Senator Carter Glass of Virginia,
whose likeness was placed on the coins
issued for the Lynchburg Sesquicen-
tennial last year.
The presentation to Robinson was
made by Harvey Couch. chairman of
the Arkansas Centennial Celebration.
The Senator then presented similar
coins to Senator Caraway of Arkansas,
Vice President Garner, members Of the
House from Arkansas and Col. Edwin
A. Halsey, secretary of the Senate.
The Washington times., 1937-02-26
'Chorioteers'
At Howard

Beginning today the Howard
Theater presents as its stage at
traction the singing stars of Ted
Husing's coast-to-coast program.
the Characters" in their first
stage appearance.
Harmony will be presented when
the "Charioteers" swing into their
program at the popular ct" Street
playhouse. Radio critics acclaim
them greater than the Mills Bros.
Sharing the honors with this
quartet are the sensational and
new Tramp Swing Band" who
really go to town with hot swing
rhythms.
In the supporting cast are the
Three GobS, David, Golieth and
White; the Three Gigolos, Myra
Johnson, Coldridge Davis and his
Hardy Bros. Orchestra and RiStina
Banks and her dancing Mermaids.
The screen offers Kay Francis in
her exotic role, "Stolen Holiday" :"
Midnite show Saturday with re-
served seats.
The Washington times., 1937-02-26

Marvin, who was billed as a ro-
mantle singer.
Audrey introduced him as a
romantic singer all right, but on
the first show she called him
Johnny Baritone"
But her mistakes have been
few and she has endeared herself
to entertainers and audiences
alike by her charm and person
ality. She has often won personal
applause when she appears in a
particularly breath-taking gown,
anG her Specialties in the Earle's
anniversary Shows-a song one
year and a dance routine the
other two-have likewise proved
her popularity.
THEY LIKE HER
In all the acts that she has in
troduced, Audrey naturally has
found some favorites. Oracle Bar.
RE and Bert Granoff, for in.
stance, are her favorite singers
OF all the bands she prefers
Hal Kemp's and Eddy Duchin's
Ricardo Cortez was the most
surprising person she ever intro
duced, while Pat O'Brien wins her
applause because he is always
gracious and natural.
She remembers Dick Powell al
one of her nicest-persons-to-pre
sent: he gave her a diet which
she tried one time but found it
called for too much spinach.
Paul Draper and Bill Robinson
helped her along by teaching hel
tap routineS, while Lulu McCon
nell kept her waiting in the
wings practically every show dur
ing the week she played the
Earle-the reason being that LULU
and her company ad libbed mer
rily and added new business tc
their act at every performance
Despite her long training and
experience at the Earle, Audrey
The Washington times., 1937-02-26

Elsie Ferguson, who rode with /
to staroom.
In appreciation of his repreSset
affection, Mr.. Pollock writes:
Il am not sure that Maude
Adams was ever a great actress.
but she was a great person. She
did things to ones heart that
never have been done to mine,
before or since. 1 have seen
more real genius in almost every
part she ever played, but no one
else has ever stirred me so
deeply. Nor can ] believe that
this is wholly the bias Of
alteration.
MRS. POLLOCK'S PRESENT
Zone evening at Quality
Street., sat next to Gen. Mel
son A. Miles, who was then COM
mander-in-chief of our forces.
He wept, and l wept, each try
ing to conceal his tears from the
other. After the second act the
effort became useless. The Gen
erals tears dropped upon ny
hand, and mine mOiStened his
trousers leg. UnaShamed, we
blew our noses in unison and
dabbed at our eyes. When the
final curtain fell. dramatic Criti-
ciSm, as represented by me, was
a mess, but no worse than the
United States Army, as repre-
Sented by General Miles. No,
Maude Adams may not have
been a great actress, but one
could always have said to her
what Burne-JOneS wrote to Ellen
Terry:
"'You were you, and so all
was we'll
OF his third love he says naively:
"Oh, 1 married her-30 years ago
On my last birthday she gave me
two beautifully framed photo
graphs. Of Miss Terry and Miss
1 am grateful to GOOD HOUSE
KEEPING'S editors for the privi
lefe of quoting these fragments
from this heart-warming story ir
the March issue.
The Washington times., 1937-02-26
WAS SMITTEN YOUNG

WAS SMITTEN YOUNG
1t was as a STRIPPING scribe in
1898, filling the chair of this de-
partment that he was seized with
the urge to see the great Ellen
Terry of whom George Bernard
Shaw had written. Every famous
man of the last quarter of the
Nineteenth century has been in
love with her.
So Claiming Pollock saved up
5000. went to England, and in a
small town outside of London saw
Ellen Terry for the first time. He
fell so completely under the spell
of the great actress that he writes:
"All I remember is the magnifi-
cence in red that was Ellen Terry.
From London the next day 1 sent
her a box of flowers without a
card. The. had cost one twen-
tieth of my entire capital. Panic
stricken but not remorseful,
dined that night on twelve cents.
If that isn't love, I'm not an
expert.
mo one else was ever so radiant.
She was a full moon in a heaven
of stars. Ellen Terry never gave
a performance within so miles of
me from which 1 was absent.
Twice, in London, sent her con-
gratulatory kilograms, which 1
suppose went unnoticed; but when
I sent a third in Washington, she
learned how to reach me and wrote
me one line: You are always so
kind That was my closest ap-
proach to the first woman 1 ever
loved"
With his second love, Maude
Adams, he was equally unsucce5s-
full in contact. Charming seems to
have preferred the reticent ana re-
firing type. He did write a play
especially for his elusive beloved,
"Such a Little Queen" and SUBJ
mitted it to her producer, Charles
Frohman. fortun ately, Sir
James Barrie had already submit
ted What Every Woman Knows, :"
and so the Pollock play went to
The Washington times., 1937-02-26
M OWE
CLOCK

CAPITOL - Francine Larrimore,
Edward Arnold, John Mead's
Woman" II a. M, 1:40, 4:25,
7:05, $50 p. m. Stage, 1888
$40, 6:25, 9:05 p. m.
EARLE-Ruby Keeler, Ross Alex.
ander, Ready, Willing and
Able" II a. M, 1875, APO, 7:10,
9:55 p. m. Stage, Eddy Duchin,
12:40, $3.50, 6:15, 9:O5 p. m.
PALACE - Robert Montgomery,
Joan Crawford, William Powell,
1.-THE Last of Mrs. Cheyney," ;"
IL a. M, 1:05, 3:15, 5:25, 1885,
GAS p. m.
METROPOLITAN Peter LORE,
"Crackup," 11:45 a. M, las,
$50. 5:55, 7:50, 9:45 p. m.
RKO KEITH'S-Helen Broderick,
Victor Moore, "We're on the
Jury" 11:15 a. M, 1903, 2:51,
4:39, 6:27, 8:15, 1903 p. m.
HOWARD-Kay Francis, Ian
Hunter, "Stolen Holiday" 1890,
$50, 7:05, 1910 p. m. Stage,
"Charioteers," 2:SO, $50, $40
p. m.
LITTLE-Ronald Colman, "a Tale
of Two Cities" II a. m, 1:04,
3:14, 5:18, 1929, $50 p. m.
RIALTO-"Amateur Gentleman" :"
11:43, 2:39, SAB, 8:47. Duck
Soup" 1:20. AIS. 7:20. 1924.
COLUMBIA-Jean Arthur, Gary
Cooper, The Plainsman," 1875,
2:05, 4:30, 7:05, $50 p. m.
The Washington times., 1937-02-26

hates to be walking with a friend
and run into someone else she
knows-She has such a hard time
remembering names for introduc-
tions
They like Audrey Sieber around
the Earle. Even the hard-boiled
stage hands would fight for her
and Freddy Clark's music special
lists are never too busy to trade
her a smile.
And why not? For Audrey, in
spite of her 176 consecutive weeks
behind the footlights, is still
home girl" Actors like her be-
cause she never tries to chiSel in
on their applause or steal any of
their spotlight. Hollywood? Well,
maybe some day. But it will be
when she knows exactly what she's
out there for and why she went.
For besides being a sweet Emcee,
Audrey'S wise one.
CRITICS TO ORGANIZE
Strike me pink if the burlesque
critics of Washington aren't going
to organize. The bare facts COM
municated by w. A. Whitney an
nounce the organization meeting
at Variety Club Sunday evening
at 6 o'clock. 1t will be Washing
ton Circle No. l with the slogan
Nothing but the naked truth" or
the MinSky suggestion "Stars and
strips forever"
Fats Waller, at the Capitol, got
his first chance to play for Loew'S
through the applause he received
in a screen trailer. They checked
him up at The Times-Herald ban
quet, and when he brought down
the Willard roof, rendered him a
contract.
They are all being bitten by the
Shakespeare bug. Tallulah Bank
head, in Pittsburgh, is quoted as
yearning to play Anthony and Gle
opatra" next season, with Brian
Aherne as her heartburn.
Green Light" went away over
$4,000 on its Earle week, won its
return engagement at the Metro
politan Theater with ease. Hasn't
been such business on Thirteenth
Street since Theodore went wild
at the box office.
Eddie Duchin was married last
time he played the Earle Theater.
This time they say the band leader
hears the flutter of the stork'S
wings getting very close to his
domicile. Authorities: Winchell
and Louella Parsons, who are gen.
orally right.
The Washington times., 1937-02-26

sent men to their deaths and
whose charms were so largely re-
sponsible for the course of history.
Calamity Jane" is played by
Jean Arthur and it is her roman ;e
with wild Bill Hickok" famous
officer in the lawless wild, por-
trayed by Gary Cooper which
forms the basis of the broad and
sweeping film of America in the
making.
Other famed frontier characters
who come to life in this saga of
the West are Buffalo, Bill"
played by James Ellison; his wife,
Louisa, by Helen Burgess; General
Custer by John MILAN, and host
of other noted soldiers, gamblers,
pioneers, Indian chiefs and
frontiersmen.
The Washington times., 1937-02-26
Fats Waller Is
Starring

Fats" Waller, radios famous
"Jack-of-ell.Music," will sing, play
the piano, act as master Of cere-
monies and direct his celebrated
broadcasting orchestra for a week
beginning today at Loew's Capitol
Theater.
Like many other ministers sons,
Fats" at the age of Is, decided
against his fathers wishes that he
don the cloth, and instead chose
music as his career.
A few years of theater and night
club work followed, and then came
his first real break" in the form
of an assignment to write the
music for the show Keep Shut,
fling" Next came a tour of the
Publix theaters as an organiSt, and
in 1880 he was engaged to write
the lyrics of another musical
show, Hot Chocolates.
At the close of this show, Fats
went abroad and was headlined in
his neutrality-suspicious. act at
leading night clubs in England and
on the Continent. including the
Kit Kat Club in London and the
Moulin Rouge in Paris.
When he returned he joined sta
tion WLW in Cincinnati, and in
March, 1888, he made his debut
from WABC over the Columbia
network. Since then Victor record.
ings, screen shorts and featured
roles in the RKO picture, "Hooray
For Love-" and the goth Century,
Fox picture, King of Burlesque,' -
have been interspersed with his
CHS. broadcasts. More recently
the colored star has been touring
with outstanding success, at the
head of his own Columbia Broad
casting Orchestra.
The Washington times., 1937-02-26
"PIoinsmdn"I: |
Held Over

Calamity Jane" famous frontier
woman of the early '70's, joins the
glamorous array of gorgeou
women who made history in THE
Plainsman" which holds over at
the Columbia for another week,
making a fourth week on F Street
for this popular saga of the West.
Thus Calamity Jane" who
packed a pair of guns like the best
of them handled a six horse stage
coach over what then passed for
roads in the West, and operated a
saloon joins such elegant company
as Cleopatra, Queen Berengaria,
and a host of others whose smiles
The Washington times., 1937-02-26
KELLEYGRAMS

Audrey Sieber today began her
176th week as mistress of cere-
monies at the Earle Theater. In
that time she has worn more
than 500 dresses and changed
costumes on an average of 116
times a week. And she has to
recomb her hair every time she
slips a different dress on!
In all the 176 weeks, the hard
est week Audrey can remember
was her second. The Earle played
Guy Lombardo and his Orches-
The Washington times., 1937-02-26
Colonel Gets
Patsy Job

The Theater Guild has finally
solved the biggest problem it has
been confronted with this season
the selection of dog for what
can be considered as no less than
the title role in "Storm Over
The Washington times., 1937-02-26
HE LOVED THREE WOMEN
Audrey Sieber Begins Her 10th
Earle Week in What Looks
Like q Steady Job
BY ANDREW R. KELLEY

Charming Poock-who still loves to write of the
days when he dramatic critic for The Washington Times
pays tribute both tender and fragrant in the March issue
of GOOD HOUSEKEEPING to "The Only Three Women
Ever Loved"
While his beautifully written lyrical bouquet is open
confession that lays bare the Of romantic heart his
story is scandalous-he Of the he
adored aude Adams and Ellen Terry and the third his
The Washington times., 1937-02-26

Claiming Pollock Confesses Secrets {
His Heart in March Good Housekeepin
The Washington times., 1937-02-26
HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP

ance at the National Theater next
Monday evening.
After examining hundreds OF
dogs, an animal named Colonel.
the property of Mrs. Arthur w.
Kidner, 270 West Eleventh ST.,
New York. has finally been Sc
lected by the unanimous vote of
the guilds board of managers.
The Washington times., 1937-02-26

ira on the stage that week and
there were five shows day every
day except Sunday, when there
were four.
Her most embarrassing mo-
ment in more than three years
of tinSel was the time she said
''the next introduction needs no
attraction"
Another confusing moment
came after the Earle had pre-
sented, in short space of time,
a romantic tenor and a romantic
baritone. Then came Johnny
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-12-08
JUDGMENT AGAINST
ARM0UR'S APPEALED
High Court to Review Sheyenne
River Pollution Case; FARM
srs Get Over So, 900

Records In four suits against Armour
and Company, Fargo, for which judg-
ments totaling more than 5000 were
awarded Cass county farmers, were
filed In the state supreme court We'd
nesday.
The appeals, scheduled for the jan
uary calendar, were taken by the
Armour firm from judgments award
ed for alleged pollution Of the shey-
enne river by the packing plants
disposal system.
Judge Daniel B. Holt awarded the
following judgments: Bert Weir,
81, 800: ]. B. Haugen, $4,000; Axel Oh
son $2,O26. John w. Paseka $2,4O0.
Located downstream from the pack
ing plant, the Cass farmers claimed
the river was made unfit for household
purposes, stock water and ice.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-12-08
MRS. GUNDA SUTTON
Of GARRISON Died
Woman Hotel Proprietor Sue
cumbs in Bismarck After
Long illness

Mrs. Gunda Sutton, 56, former
Garrison hotel proprietor, died In q
local hospital at 1885 p. m, Tuesday
after long illness. Death was caused
by q mitral insufficiency.
Mrs. Sutton spent three months In
local hospital some time ago. Later
she was In Minot hospital for
month and a half and q few weeks
ago returned to the hospital here.
Born March 3. 1881, In South Da-
kota. she was married to the late
Andrew Sutton at Washburn In 1900.
Subsequently they lived at New Rock
ford and Washburn and in 1914 came
to Garrison, where they purchased q
hotel.
Upon the death Of Mr.. Sutton sew
eral years ago, Mrs. Sutton took over
the management Of the hostelry which
she continued to operate until he,
illness forced her to lease the prop
erty.
Mrs. Sutton leaves one adopted
daughter, Mrs. Jesse Fredericks. nov
living In the state Of Washington. anc
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-12-08

che, Dorothy Ann Knecht, Isobel Tied
man, Caroline Atkinson, Lyla Bryn-
julson. Beverly stadler and Michael
Chernich.
Sophomores
Eileen skei, Florence Cohenour,
Pearl Adams, James schuhk, Eliza
beth Ritterbush, Aldyth Trygg, Helen
Hedden, Fredonia Jenson, Marietta
Meyer, Phillip Hendrickson, Grace
Colberg. Waldemar Person, Ronald
Wheeler, Betty Silver, Ann Bergeson.
Jack Lauer. Bruce Plomasen, Adele
Solberg, John Brandenburg. Rebecca
Freitag. Joyce Pavlak. Alfhild Engen,
Robert Npp. Bert Mailman, Ann
Louise SelWg, Wanda Swenson, Isabel
Holwegner and Edna solberg.
Junior
Evelyn Rosen, Loring Knecht, Ruth
Trygg, Adeline Ode. Muriel Dresbach,
Lois Malloy, Joe sirnchek, Robert
Yeasley, Ellen Harju and Jean Speaks.
Senior
Rufus Lumry, Floyd Howell, Doris
Fevold, Sidney sloven, Phyllis Brain
ard, Jean Brandenburg. James Melton,
Benjamin Kirchenman, Neal Wilkin-
son.. Jeanne Schultz, Currie Conrad
Rozella Paulson. Linda Maxi, Opal
Nice Cullough. Wallace sorenson, Evelyn
Wagy, Ruth Eldred, Evangeline
Hartke, AISLE Lewis and Audrey Bet
terly.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-12-08
RUFUS LUNRY TOPS
HIGH SCHOOL LIST
Senior Has Average Of o6.33;
Eileen skei, Sophomore,
in Second Place

Twenty-eight sophomores from the
Bismarck were listed on the honor roll
for the second six weeks OF the school
term. Also named were ~ freshmen,
10 seniors and 10 juniors, making Z
total Of 80.
Rufus Lumry. senior, had the high
est average Of any student In the high
school with 96.33. Eileen Skei, soph-
Qmore, was second with 95.75, and
Floyd Howell, another senior, was
third with 95.5. High point members
Of the freshman and junior classes
respectively were Arzella Ode with
ga and Evelyn Rosen with 93.5.
The following were named from the
high school.
Freshmen
Ar0ella Ode, Esther Nassif, Marlin
Abbott, Mary Ann Cox. Shirley VIII
liams, Spencer Boise, Norman Fevold
Mary Logan, Margaret Dolph, Martins
Lange, Barbara Wynkoop. Margaret
Olson, Rozella sjoblom, Phyllis Hen.
derson, Virginia Turner, Shirley Ras.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-12-08

two sisters. They are Mrs. Michael
Markert, Garrison, and Mrs. Daniel
Peterson, Medicine Hat, Canada. Mr..
and Mrs. Markert were at her bedside
when she died.
The body was taken to Calnan's
Funeral home and Wednesday morn
ing was taken to Garrison, where fu-
neral services will be held Friday
morning at the Catholic church with
Father Herman Mandry officiating.
Interment will be made in the public
cemetery beside the body Of her hus-
band.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-12-08
Fargo Gets $37, 900
In Liquor Licenses

Fargo, N. D., Dec. 8.-ReMarking
the first birthday Of legal liquor In
Fargo Wednesday, city officials took
count and totaled 81, 800 Of revenue
from liquor licenses. For the IL
month period, not including Novem.
Der, Cas- county has received 43o,-
1881 Of revenue from hard liquor
taxes.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-12-08
ESQ AT St. MARY'S
MISSED NO CLASSES
Second Grade Leads With 48 on
List; First Grade Close
Behind With ~

Two hundred fiftf students from
st. Mary's school were listed on the
perfect attendance record during the
second six-week period. The second
grade led with q total Of 4S with the
first grade q close second with n.
Other grades listed in the order Of
attendance totals are: Sixth, 80;
eighth, 90; fifth, %; third, fourth and
seventh, a each.
First Grade
Duane Baer, Joan Baumgartner
Louis Baumgartner, Harold Becker
Leo Bradley, Kathleen Clifford, An
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-12-08

It was the first time the Haitian
president has discussed the Haitian.
Dominican trouble with represent
ative Of the foreign press and thu
first time the official Haitian version
has been made public.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-12-08
Says 5000 Haitians
Slain Since October

port-au-Prince, Haiti, Dec. 8.-lR-
President Stenio Vincent, In an ex-
elusive interview Wednesday, esti-
mated that 5000 Haitians have beer
slain on Dominican soil since October
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-12-08

Meat loses less weight when stored
IN the home refrigerator II 1t is kept
covered or is wrapped In paper-pref-
erably paraffin paper.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-12-08

GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES DOWN
| Washington, Dec. 8.-(R3-The Civil
Service Commission said Wednesday
827, ,70l persons were employed by the
government In October. That number
was $500 fewer than In September.