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The Washington times., 1937-05-03
Showdown Demanded
On U. 5. Firing 2O6

Tale Federation of Architects,
Engineers, Chemists and Techni"
clans today will demand an inter-
view and explanation of the dis
missal Saturday of 206 architects
and engineers by the Procurement
Division of the Treasury Depart
ment. The federation states:
Employees were treated to
the rude shock of newspaper
and radio accounts of their own
dismisals without any previous
notification"
The Washington times., 1937-05-03

from the carrier boy upon request
for home delivery service.
"Emerson'S Essays" will be de-
livered today by carriers in the
service offered Times readers. Be
sure to arrange for this service
as it is given at no extra cost to
the subscriber.
The Washington times., 1937-05-03
American AirIines
BUYS Oil for Year

Contracts for 100000 gallons
of high test gasoline, which will
be consumed during the next IL
have been awarded by
American Airlines, it was an
nounced yesterday by c. R. Smith,
president. American Airlines, now
operating Douglas equipment, fly
an average of 100000 miles a
The Washington times., 1937-05-03

The proceeds of the opening Of
NOW Manor, as said before, will
be devoted to the restoration of
ancestral objetS dart.
Such efforts will include repair
ing Of one waffle iron (top won't
Continued on Page 10, Col. s.
The Washington times., 1937-05-03
I'LL Hurt i'm Weekend Traffic MiShapS
Frances Starr Tells Hoo Fate
Kebt Her From MuNcAL Career
Noted Actress Bares
Details Of EARLY
BeIasco Days

Fate made Mrs. r. Golden Don.
aldson, known to thousands of
theater lovers as Frances Starr, a
great actress instead of a concert
pianist.
Trained from earliest childhood
for a musical career, Mrs. Donald
son, now the wife of one Of Wash.
ington's leading banker-attorneys,
went on the stage because I
thought it would be a grand step
ping stone to music"
Despite her youth-She was IA
she clicked" Two years later
she was playing leads in stock.
At 10 David Belasco sent for her.
He offered her a five-year con.
tract and so sure was he of her
acceptance that he had her career
all mapped out.
Tells Of Career
She was to get 500 week for
the first year with gradual in.
creases. so that at the end of five
years she would be getting 5000 a
week. Miss Starr demurred. In
discussing she said:
Five years seemed so long. 1
was only 19-and it seemed
half my life. But 1 signed
and after the opening perform
ance of The Rose of the
Rancho Mr.. BeIaScO tore my
contract up, raised my salary
and made me a start"
She added:
ut was my first an6 last
written contract with BelascO.
Though we were together theat-
rically for many years we had
only a verbal contract between
us. And 1 never had cause to
regret it."
STILL BEAUTIFUL
The years have taken little toll
on Mrs. Donaldson's beauty. She
still retains that blond, fragile
loneliness that so betwitched her
audiences. She is prettier than
her pictures because her coloring
is so exquisite. Her eyes are as
blue as hyacinthS and very clear.
Her skin, delicately transparent,
is smooth as young girls and
her hair is still that pale gold
which won her the name of
Americas Baby Star" Her only
makeup was lip rogue.
nncTNifA thu I1inI hnn1e faa,s
exquisitely shod little feet she is
tiny and she looked, in her gaily-
printed dress, like the incarnation
of spring, especially when she
walked, for she has that soft flow
ing movement of the trained
dancer.
Star of Marie Odille'
On the walls Of her drawing
room at the Wardman Park Hotel
hang paintings of the actress in
various roles. One as the little nun
in Marie Odille" and another as
Becky" The room itself is beau
tiful-an appropriate setting for
its miSterSS.
During the interview Mrs. Don
aldson curled up in one corner of
a red-brocaded soft. She smoked
while she talked. She intended to
do another play, she said, "as soon
as I get a decent one" Much of
her time is spent reading plays.
With a weary Shrug of her express
Sive shoulders she remarked:
$50 far they are all twaddle,
twaddle. Tell me, why do play
wrights insist on hanging onto
every single line?
"In my opinion the best friend
Of any writer is a blue pencil and
the best advice / can give to
any actor is not to talk too
much"
Looks to Future
Her clear blue eyes looked
frankly into mine:
$50 many actors want long
lines to read. So much can be
said with geStureS-and silence!"
An actor, Mrs. Donaldson said,
(COntinued nm Pare 10. Col q
The Washington times., 1937-05-03
Record of Convictions
In Traffic Court

} Bennett W. Mccoy, 5039 Con-
duit Rd. N. W., IS.
Arthur P. Laughton, Maryland,
S..
Irwin o. Fender, 1449 Massa'
chusetts Ave. N. w., SIS.
Frank L. Norris, Maryland, IS.
Frank L. Bernstein, 1415 Rhode
Island Ave. N. w., IS.
The Washington times., 1937-05-03
MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED

of William
MoneCr 8
g.
Gomihs Vicar Wakefield TO- Ben Sketch
Book Washington Island by Stevenson Emon
0c and
ing eaa aAs
The Washington times., 1937-05-08
From Uncle Sam

Gloria Dickson is the first
picture player to be signed
from the ranks Of the Fed
eral theater project, having
been discovered in an FTP
production in Los Angeles.
Like Miss Turner, Miss
Dickson also is an Idahoan
and played also in Leroy's
reduction, "The Deep
South" She started her film
career as leading lady on the
film because her "prerequi-
sites" had been filled in the
FTP and a variety of other
stage endeavors.
The glamour schools"
Exchange scholar" is Mary
Mcguire, who came from
Australia to make her way
in Hollywood. She has had
a feminine lead in "That
Mans Here Again" and ap-
pears with Kay Francis in
"Confession." Mary is Is
and was saved the necessity
Of attending regular school at
the same time she is in
tglamour school," ..'' -,
The Washington times., 1937-05-08
WaIthaII's Daughter

Patricia Walthall, daugh-
ter of the late Henry B.
Walthall, is the most re-
Gently enrolled student in
the school. Signed to a con-
tract a few weeks ago, she
has. appeared in a principal
role in Empty Holsters
with Dick Foran, Accord
ing to the faculty, she pos
sesses a good deal of the
talent which distinguished
her father as one of Amer
ica's greatest film heroes.
After graduation from
glamour school" the eight
girls will be given post
graduate work in leading
and starring roles. The next
higher step is stardom, for
which the glamour school"
faculty says they are all
headed.
The Washington times., 1937-05-08
Boston Redhead

Veda Ann Borg, a red
haired former Boston model,
has had five parts in Warner
films the past five months
and is one Of the star pupils
in the school. She got her
film chance when a talent
scout saw a picture sent by
. friend.
Helen Walks is another
star pupil. She, has been
Dick Foran's leading lady in
recent Westerns. Miss Walks
is a college graduate but is
attending glamour school,
nevertheless. She came to
the screen by way of Pasa.
dena Playhouse.
The Washington times., 1937-05-08
CoIman Is
Superb In
Fine Movie
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

W.
Columbia picture
Ia made from James
- Hilton's literary
s8a gem, was pre-
~ viewed by the Ma
tional Press Club
at a special screening last
night.
In every way the new pic
ture can be definitely niched
with the select group of fea-
lures that issue from Holly
wood-all too rarely-bear-
ing the hallmark of quality.
1t is a magnificent tran
scription of a great novel, re-
tanning with commendable
accuracy the spirit and mood
of the book, never conde-
scending to any production
formula that would sacrifice
dignity for the beauty of it's
message.
In Shangri-La there is both
peace and contentment away
from the world of wars and
worries. The picture makes
it a haven of rest, and con-
trives, by majestic settings
and the acting of a superb
cast, to lift the audience into
the mythical realm of num-
dane happiness.
The Washington times., 1937-05-08
Girls Goinq
To School
OF Glamour
HOLLYWOOD, May s

---1HILE the country's
M grammar and other
w school pupils are
- looking forward to
s8a the time when vaca-
~ lions begin, Holly
woods first "glam-
our school," conducted at the
Warner Brothers studios, is
keeping its students Gin" for
the summer session.
Eight young beauties, the
students, were recent con-
tract signers and are being
groomed on the basis Of their
success in their tests to date.
Anana Turner, a 16-year-old
Idaho girl who was signed by
Mervyn Leroy for "The Deep
South" after he saw her at a
soda fountain in Hollywood,
is one of the eight. Lana is
also going to regular school
on the lot, studying under
Lois Horne, the studios regu-
lar teacher, because she still
is under IS and must comply
with the State law requiring
study while working.
Another starlet being
groomed for full = fledged
honors is Jane Wyman, who
has had three roles to date
and has been promoted to a
leading role opposite Kenny
Baker in "Mr. Dodd takes the
Air." on the basis Of her "A"
work. Jane is a former st.
Joseph (Mo.) lass who came
to the screen by way Of
modelling and radio work.
The Washington times., 1937-05-08
A Mystery Realm

Briefly, the story of "Lost
Horizon" concerns five per-
sons who are kidnapped in an
airplane in China, and flown
deep into the heart of For
hidden Tibet. Picked up by
a caravan headed by a mys-
tic and elderly Chinese, they
are escorted to what is per-
haps the most unusual place
on the face of the earth
the lamasery of Shangri-La.
Here, closeted securely by
mountains impenetrable to
the uninitiated, is a setting
of indescribable beauty and
serenity, peopled by men,
bers of the strangest cult of
modern times. Romance and
adventure fall to the bewil-
dered kidnap victims, and
soon all but one surrender to
the utter contentment and
rare loneliness that is Shan
gri-La.
First honors of "Lost
Horizon" go to Director
Frank Capra and to Scenar-
ist Robert Riskin, the former
for selecting and guiding a
brilliant cast, the latter for
his fealty to the original
pages of an absorbing story.
The Washington times., 1937-05-08
About LamaseN

Sam Jaffe who won fame as
Kringelein (the fellow with
only two hours to live) in
the stage hit, Grand Hotel"
enacts brilliantly the role
of High Lama.
The amazing lamasery-
which is the Tibetan equiva-
liant of a monastery-of
Shangri-La can be pinned
down to no particular school
of architecture. 1t is mod
ern, yet ancient, new, yet
old.
A rambling, mystic garden
cooled by sparkling pools
lies between handicapped ter
races of rare loneliness. Hun
dredS of doves add their
Continued on Page g.
The Washington times., 1937-05-08
CoIman Is Star

First among the actors, of
course, is Ronald Colman,
who, as Conway, explorer
diplomat, enacts a role of
sweeping adventure.
Heading the supporting
cast is Edward Everett
Horton, a star IN his own
right, whose ccentric
comedy characters have
made him a favorite of mil
lions.
H. B. Warner, veteran
star, was last seen promi-
nently in ''Mr. Deeds Goes
to Town" Jane Wyatt,
Thomas Mitchell, Isabel
Jewell, Mango and John
Howard play the other i'm
portant roles with distinc-
ton.
Evening star., 1937-12-12
Mexican Capitals
Resorts Thrive in
Ancient Setting.

MEXICO CITY. Dec. 11.-This CAP
ital Of Mexico, focal point of
North American civilization as old
as Egypt's, appeals to the traveller
IN manners 50 numerous, with modern
resorts and scenic vistas rivaled only
by the fascination Of its old ruins, its
pyramids and other ageless relics of
the Incas and Aztecs, that 1t has
within the space Of q comparatively
few years become an outstanding va
cation center. With an atmosphere
all its own, Mexico City is unlike
any other in the world; its derivation
Spanish, its background inherently
ancient, yet sophisticated and cul-
tured. and as foreign as an Old World
capital.
Vera Cruz serves for a number of
cruises. and here begins one of the
most spectacular rail journeys In the
world up $500 feet into the cordil-
leras and 264 miles into the interior
over the Route Of Thousand Won
ders." With great white peaked
Mount Orizaba in the distance, the
journey from Vera Cruz to Mexico
City Is virtual cross-section of the
country, Kaleidoscope view of native
villages and modern resorts, of great
mountains and pueblo towns
'Musts" on the sightseeing lists in
and around Mexico City are the
famous pyramids at San Juan
Evening star., 1937-12-12
California Resorts
BeckOn East.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. ll.-Even
though some Fasteners are con-
strained to visit nearer winter resorts
for reasons of time or economy, Cali
fornia is still an objective of many
winter travellers. With its colorful
scenery. its diversification of cline
and sports, its resorts to meet every
taste, Southern California is outstand-
ing among winter tourist attractions.
From Santa Barbara southwark
there Is succession of resorts, each
OF which offers its particular form
of allure. And then there is but one
Holiywood-the outstanding mecca of
all Fasteners. Clustered about Los
Angeles, easily reached by high-speed
electric trains, are such points as
Long Beach, Venice, Santa Monica,
among the beaches; Pasadena; or
Catalina Island, reached by boat from
San Pedro; or Palm Springs, 100 miles
east Of Los Angeles on the Southern
Pacific.
All Of these colorful spots, with their
Spanish architecture, palm-bordered
streets, their plethora Of winter sports
and balmy atmosphere, hold a COM
pelling charm for Fasteners.
Evening star., 1937-12-12
Tours Arranged
To California.

NEW YORK, Dec. IA series OF
five winter tours of % days each to
California, with schedules which will
provide an unusual amount of time
for individual exploring in addition
to regular sightseeing programs, have
been announced. sets W.
Beginning January Is and continu-
ing every two weeks thereafter to
March IL inclusive. these tours will
allow travellers q half day in River
side for individual pioneering, and
full days in Los Angeles, San Fran
cisco and the famed resort of Del
Monte. Using the de luxe equipment
Of the Baltimore & Ohio. Southern
Pacific, Santa Fe, Union Pacific and
New York Central, the tours will start
In New York. but may be joined at
other convenient points in the East
and Middle West.
The sightseeing program will be
inaugurated in New Orleans, where
private automobiles will take members
OF the tour through the residential
section and the Vieux Care, or old
French Quarter, and a river steamer
cruise with them about the harbors
OF the city. After g visit to San
Antonia, with its Alamo, its Mexican
quarter and its Army and aviation
centers, tour members will visit
Carlsbad Caverns, one of Americas 8
newest tourist wonders.
In Riverside, trip will be made
through the citrus groves and to the
summit of Mount Rubidoux. Palm
Springs, famed for its fine winter
climate will serve as a fitting intro
duction to Hollywood and its studios
for many stars 60 there for rests and
vacations. During the three days in
Evening star., 1937-12-12

Los Angeles, the party will visit ad-
jacent suburbs where movie stars live,
view the most famous OF the studios
and inspect that Of Warner Bros
First National. asyp..,.r ..s es,ll.s,... =
II southern California may claim its
movie stars. SO northern California
may claim the beautiful Golden Gate
Of San Francisco, the famous Spanish
architecture Of Santa Barbara, old
Monterey and the delightful resort Of
Del Monte-all Of which are included
in these 20 day tours. Concluding the
California schedule the tour parties
will journey to the Grand Canyon and
on to Santa Fe, where they will drive
to the Puye Cliff Dwellings and visit
the Indian pueblos scattered along the
upper valley of the Rio Grande. A
visit to the Garden of the Gods in
Colorado and to Denver will conclude
the tour.
Evening star., 1937-12-12
By HANS HAUSER,

Three Times Open Ski Champion of Austria
- KING begins at home. That
~ may sound unusual, but it's
true.
~ OF course, after the first few
steps, it's all a matter of practice, but
those first steps should be IL the home
where the novice can put the shiney
new skis on his feet and get the feel
of them. incidentally, those skis, to
be entirely comfortable, should nor
mally be Of length sufficient to
reach the palm of the skier's hand
when his arm is stretched overhead.
During those first steps, the beginner
should be sure that the skis fit per-
fectly, especially the boots, for a great
deal of his future success is going to
depend on the skis feeling lust right"
After that comes the fegling's first
try at the snow, when his own inde-
though an instructor Is around to
point out the mistakes
First be sure that all snow is re-
moved from the ski boots and then
the toe should be thrust firmly into
the toe-binding, so that the strap fits
snugly. 1t is very important to re-
member that the foot must be parallel
to the ski and not loose.
TENSENESS is one of the beginners
troubles and like many other
sports the novitiate should relax and
spend at least several hours of his
first day walking. equipped, of course,
with the two ski poles. both placed
in the snow vertically, the points
about even with the skier's tees.
AS the skier thrusts his left foot
forward, he should push with his left
ski pole. At the same time, the right
ski pole should be thrust ahead to a
position 2 feet in front Of the left
foot. The second step is the reverse
of the first and when grade and snow
permit the skier should take advan-
tage of his glide between steps. After
Evening star., 1937-12-12
Dude Ranch Fans
Shift to Warm
- G.
Southwest.

DHOENIx, Ariz, Dec. 11.-Dude
ranching had its beginning 40
odd years ago when those few East
erners visited Western mountain
ranches in Montana and Wyoming
as personal guests and discovered an
entirely new and fascinating kind Of
vacation.
However, cold winters limited the
season. Ranches sprung up south
ward, until today more than so dude
ranches in New Mexico, Arizona and
California are open the year around.
The peak of the dude ranch season
is reached in January and February,
with the arrival of visitors seeking
the warmer climes as an escape from
the icy blasts of Northern and East
ern winters.
In the Southwest dude ranches are
open every month OF the year. The
dude rancher finds what he wants
merely by picking the right elevation.
Winter ranches lie between 1,500 and
$500 feet above the sea. Theirs is a
hot summer, a delightfully."- warm and
open fall, winter and early spring,
Between 1850 and $500 feet ele-
vation Is the middle ground, where
both winter and summer seasons are
popular.
The most successful Of the modern
dude emporiums started as going COW,
sheep or horse ranches and gradually
| added few cottages a year. Today
there are many guest ranches whose
sole purpose is entertainment in a
ranch atmosphere.
From border to border OF the South
| vests dude ranch country there Is
from 70 to 80 per cent Of the possible
| annual sunshine. The moisture con.
tent OF the air Is very low. Heat does
| not enervate, cold does no carry the
marrow-bite OF damper regions. Worlc
travellers who visit the dude-ranch
country find its sunshine comparable
to that Of sunny Egypt and with at
mospheric purity similar to the great
Sahara and Mount Sinai's deserts
an ideal winter resort.
Days in the saddle, hiking trips,
hunting trips in the clean, tangy air
of the West have untangled jittery
nerves. raised appetites, brought
peaceful sleep and restored jaded
health. Horseback riding Is the prin-
cipal activity and cowboys assist their
guests to master the arts Of riding,
roping, camping and hunting, and
many guests enjoy participating in
the cowboy contests at local rodeos.
arranged for the guests at the several
ranches around Phoenix. Wickenburg,
Castle Hot Springs and Prescott.
Evening star., 1937-12-12
Popular.

BERLIN, Dec. 11.-There are 1900
youth hostel in Germany serving
young people who like to travel in
expensively. The number of youth
hostels in all the other countries ir
Europe totals nearly 1000. An un-
usually large number of foreign guests
make use of Germany's youth inns; In
1896 they numbered 10000.
Evening star., 1937-12-12
Havana to Be Gay.

HAVANA. Dec. 1l.-Christmas Day,
particularly festive celebration in
Latin American countries, will mark
the opening Of the Casino Nacional
and the race track in Havana, ~ the
winter season gives every indication of
being one OF the gayest in nearly q
decade. particularly during the fiesta
months Of December, January and
February.
With Havana's cabarets and night
clubs at the height Of their seasonal
brightness and La Playa Mariana
riotous with color and smartness
cruise ships are beginning to touch
this Paris Of the West"
Evening star., 1937-12-12
Two Christmases.

RODANTHE, N. c., Dec. 11.-This
little village on Hatteras Island, on
the Outer Banks of North Carolina,
Is preparing for two Christmases.
Most Of the younger folk celebrate
the day December IS. but some of
the older generation cling to Twelfth
Night. or January 5, as Christmas
DAv
Evening star., 1937-12-12

Teotichuacan, xochimilco, the Float
ing Gardens and the Desert of the
Lions.
Mexico City Is city Of surprises,
with wide entertainment and amuse-
ment facilities. Its art treasures,
ancient relics and the modern murals
Of Diego Rivera, the architecture Of
famous cathedrals and churches,
ancient Spanish palaces, the fiestas
and carnivals, are known the world
over, while its cuisine, the Mexican
''hot" dishes, will introduce the trav-
eler to delicacies that are not OBJ
tainable any other place.
Evening star., 1937-12-12
New Hotel.

PORT ANTONIO, Dec. lin or
der to increase the facilities at ia
maica, British West Indies, for the
tourist business, new hotel, named
the Titchfield Plisham, is now ir
course Of construction at Port An
tonic on the east end of the island
and is expected to be ready about tha
winter season,
Evening star., 1937-12-12
Has Tobacco Road.

AUGUSTA, Ca, Dec. 11.-One OF
the favorite destinations Of cyclers al
this winter resort is the original "Tol
bacco Road" made famous by the book
and play, which winds along the
Savannah River only a few miles from
Augusta. The bicycle riders 60 .
short distance over the road Just tc
say they've been there"