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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-19
80 Years in W0n,an's Body.
Needle Energies From Finger

How . needle which she stuck IN
her knee Is . child worked IT. WY
through her body for 81 years and
finally spersed Saturday from a
finger Wis related today by Mrs..
Dorothy M. Henry 81 es7 q street
southwest.
Mrs. Henry said she was only three
years old when she accidently stuck
the needle into her right leg Just
above the knee while playing ON .
carpet In her home ct 1925 c street
southwest, q dwelling since demolished.
At that time, . physician operated
and succeeded In extracting only half
Of the needle, Mrs. Henry said, leav-
ing three-fourth Of An inch Of the
pointed end tn the wound.
The Doctor told Mrs. Henry, t,asn
Dorothy 1n1ls. that the point would
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-19

work out and cause her no harm.
For years, Mrs. Henry said. she
worried about the needle point AL
though she felt no pain.
Several weeks ago, she said she
noticed . sore spot On the tip OF
the index finger Of her right hand,
Just below the nail. The irritation
increased and Saturday Mrs. Henry
noticed . sharp point protruding from
the end of her finger.
Thinking 1t was . splinter, Mrs.
Henry said, she tried to dislodge it
with . needle. Finding this impossible.
she tried to get grip on the object
with pliers and at length ended by
pulling It out with her teeth. It was
the piece Of needle.
Mrs. Henry Is the mother Of Ave-
year-old daughter. Annie Laurie
Henry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-19
TRAVELLERS AID UNIT
TO HEAR MRS. SIBLEY
fW1u b Principal Speaker at
Annual Meeting on
Wednesday.

Mra. Harper sibley, wife Of the
president Of the United States Cham
Der Of Commerce, will be the prin-
etpal speaker 1t the annual meeting
1f the Traveller Aid Society at the
burlington Hotel Wednesday at 1890
pm Mrs. Harlan F1ske Stone will
preside.
Tho meeting Is being held in con-
junction with the twentieth ami
tersary celebration Of the National
Association for Travellers Aid and
Transient Service. A national ami
versary dinner will be held tn New
York Friday, at which Mrs John
J. O'Connor Of Washington will pre-
side.
The local group last year gave help
10 more than $4,000 persons, includ-
ing aiding aged, restoring runaway
children and other services. It was
founded IN 1926.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-19
ROLAND K. SMITH
RITES TOMORROW
Former Commissioner of Shipping
Board Will Be Buried in
Stanton. Va,

Funeral services for Roland K.
Smith. SO, former commissioner Of
the United States Shipping Board,
will b held at 10 am. tomorrow at
his home. 2714 Thirty-f1fth place,
where he died Saturday OF heart
attack. Rev. DR.. Oliver J. Hart, rec
tor OF st. Johns Episcopal Church,
will ofhciate. Burial will be at Staun-
ton. Va, Mr.. Smiths birthplace.
Mr.. Smith WAS appointed TO the
Shipping Board in 1925 and served
until 1885, when he retired. Pre-
viously he had held executive posi-
lions with several railroads, after be-
ginning as telegraph operator. He
had served as superintendent Of the
Missouri Pacific Lines and in 1905-O6
was general manager Of the Detroit,
Toledo & Ann Arbor Railroads. He
also had important business connec-
tions, having served as vice president
OF lumber company and vice presi-
dent Of . land company
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Mabel
Waggener Smith; two daughters, Mrs.
Helen Hurlbut, this city, and Mrs.
George MacNichol. Toledo, Ohio, and
a son, Roland K. Smith, jr, Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-19
NEW AUTO TICKET
SYSTEM IN EFFECT
ITO Adjust" Also Replaces
"To Fix" in Police Die.
tiOnaries.

The wise motorist will ask to have
his traffic ticket adjusted" rather
than fixed" under the new system
Of posting collateral at the precinct
stations which went into effect today
With a departmental investigation
under way into alleged ticket fixing, ii
some police officials feel the verb
"hx" carries an unjust Implication
and that adjust" Is the proper word
Capt. Milton D. Smith Of the
Trafnc Division denied that officers
have fixed" tickets in the past, al
though they have adjusted" those
which seemed to have been issued in
error.
New System In Effect.
Under the system that became
effective At 8 am. today motorists
can post collateral at any precinct
station or at the collateral ONCE OF
the Traffic Division for tickets issued
In any precinct.
II the motorist wishes to make IN
adjustment" however, he must apply
to the captain of the precinct station
IN which the ticket was issued, or, II
the ticket was handed out by Z
Trafnc Division ofncer, to the chief
OF that division.
Tickets passed out after am
today were stamped with the new rule
for collateral deposit. The motorist
has three days to post collateral. Only
= few had applied for adjustments
during the first hours OF the new
system.
Protests Few So Far.
Most of these went to No precinct
station to protest to Capt. Arthur E
Miller against tickets given them under
the parking bans on streets leading
to the cherry blossoms around the
Tidal Basin. A dozen motorists asked
for adjustments" but Capt. Miller ex.
planned he was unable to grant any
At No. station petitioners met with
no better luck.
Other stations, however. reported Z
dearth Of would-be "adjusters" Ever
Capt. Smith had received no requests
A ticket will be adjusted" or can.
celed, it was said, only when the mo-
torist can show he was Improperly
penalized.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-19
SENATOR M'NARy
AGAIN CR|T|C|zES
MEMORIAL SITE
N e mber of Commission
Fears Damage to
Cherry Trees.
TWO OF COLLEAGUES
TO SUPPORT CHOICE
Thomas and Lonergan Originally
Objected to Tidal Basin
Location.

Senator McNary, Republican, Of
Oregon, one Of the three Senate
members of the Thomas Jefferson
Memorial Commission, reiterated yes
terday his opposition to the Tidal
Basin site.
During the months Of elaboration
IN the commission, all three Of the
Senate members opposed the Tidal
Basin. The other two-Senators
Thomas, Democrat, Of Utah and
Lonergan, Democrat, OF Connecticut
let 1T be known yesterday that since
the commission has acted they intend
to support the decision.
II was against the basin site be-
cause that already Is beautiful spot,
and placing the memorial there would
mar and scar the basin and the cherry
trees" said McNary. Il also felt it
was unnecessary, because there were
other places that could have been
selected"
Sees Area Too Small.
McNary raised the further objection
that the monuments and new public
buildings are being grouped in too
small an area. The Oregon Senator,
who is minority floor leader, predicted
the original 100000 authorization
will prove inadequate to erect the
memorial at the Tidal Basin. McNary
added:
When they get in there they will
md they have to 60 to China to ind
= foundation"
While the commission was study
ing the subject last year, McNary and
Lonergan favored site in the Mall,
about midway between the Washing
ton Monument and the Capitol.
Senator Thomas thought the most
desirable location would be the end
Of East Capitol street, on the banks
of the Anacostia River, where an at
tractive park development also Is in
progress. This, 1t was argued at the
time, would have made the Capitol the
center Of a long axis, with the Lincoln
Memorial at one end and the Jef1er-
son Memorial At the other.
Opinion u Thomas.
During the consideration Of the
problem Senator Thomas took the
view that the Tidal Basin site would
be uneconomical, that it already wa,
beautiful and that there was uncer.
tainty about q rock foundation. He
also took into consideration the senti-
ment connected with the cherry trees
Senator Lonergan's second choice
during the deliberations was the Ana.
costa site.
There were IL members on the com.
mission, however, and when the ma
vote showed 80 heavy = majority fol
the Tidal Basin, against the Senate
members, it Is understood 1t was de.
cided to make the decision unan.
imoW.
Senators Thomas and Lonergan re.
Trained yesterday from commenting
on the recent discussion Of the site
beyond indicating that they do no,
plan to oppose the project, now tina,
the commission has made its deci.
sion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-19
SPANKING TRIAL
CONT|NUED2DAYS
Robert E. Storm Charged
by Divorced Wife With
Cruelty to Son.

In court room crowded with spec
tators eager to learn whether a father
has right to spank his son without
legal interference, Police Court Judge
John P. Mcmahon today postponed
trial Of an assault charge against Rob-
ert E. Storm, 50-year-old District en-
gineer. The case was set for Thurs
day morning
Storm was arrested Saturday on
warrant sworn to by his divorced wife,
Mrs. Margaret Hoffman, 1923 r street.
after their 11-year-old son complained
OF spanking" he received Thursday
for staying out an hour beyond his
bedtime
Attorney Jean Boardman, counsel
for Storm, waived jury trial and told
Judge Mcmahon his client was pre-
pared to stand trial Immediately.
Judge Mcmahon said the docket was
too crowded today to permit lengthy
hearing.
Mrs. Hoffman. diminutive and
authenticated, accompanied her son
Fred to the court house. She said
she was ANXIOUS to have the trial 70
on today before bruises which she
alleges were inflicted on the boy when
he was spanked disappear.
Although Storm WAS awarded sole
custody Of the boy when they were
divorced LIST year, Mrs. Hoffman said
Fred would remain with her until the
charges against his father have been
disposed Of. Both the father and
mother remarked others after they
were divorced.
Storm said he is puzzled by the wide
spread interest in the case. He said he
spanked his son "as any father would
because the boy had been growing in
creasingly disobedient and defiant and
his school teachers had complained OF
his conduct.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-19
Minor Operation Fatal to Boy
Who Cheated Death for q Year
Victory appeared Ger
tain for Doctors After
LOnQ FiQht.

Death-cheated for q year by the
skill Of medical science and 4 string of
steel beads-ended the heartbreaking
battle to give 2-year-old Bobby Fowler
= normal, happy childhood yesterday
at the hour when victory seemed as
sured.
Bobby appeared an easy victim for
death last April, when he crawled into
An old ice box, found \ forgotten can
Of I've and began to eat it.
Miraculously, it seemed then, Bobby
rallied from the effects Of the caustic,
and in a few weeks was released from
Children's Hospital.
But death was patient and in a few
weeks the little boys SCARED throat
began slowly to contract and soon it
was impossible for him to swallow any,
thing. Death from starvation ap-
peared inevitable.
In Providence Hospital, DR.. James A.
Flynn, noted throat specialist and
surgeon, launched a daring series Of
operations, believed without precedent
in this country.
After opening the baby's stomach
to feed him through . rubber tube,
DR.. Flynn forced linen string
through the patients tightly con-
tracted esophagus With an instru-
ment illuminated by q tiny electric
bulb, the surgeon located the string in
the child's stomach and drew 1t
through the opening he had made.
Then tiny steel bead, only one
fortieth of an inch in diameter-was
strung on the thread and daily Bobby
swallowed it. Gradually the size Of
the bead was increased until finally
he could swallow one an inch and
a half in diameter. Slowly, the beads
had expanded his esophagus until it
was normal.
Bobby now could eat once more
like a normal child. and it seemed he
had suffered no permanent Ill effects.
Death had been cheated, DR.. Flynn
felt, because there remained only the
comparatively minor operation re-
moving the linen string and closing
the abdominal wound.
The operation was performed Satur-
day in Providence Hospital.
Bobby seemed to come through the
operation in great shape and appeared
cheerful and happy when left him."
DR.. Flynn said. Il told his father
he could take him home in three or
four days"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-19
MRS. NELLIE B. CANNON
DIES OF HEART ATTACK
Deceased Was Widow of Shop
superintendent of Norfolk
& Western Railroad.

Mrs. Nellie B. Cannon, -. died yes
terday of q heart attack at her home,
2713 Ontario road. She had been i'll
since suffering from shock due to a
fall in her home about a month ago.
Mrs. Cannon, the widow Of James
Cannon, shop superintendent for the
Norfolk & Western Railroad, had been
Washington resident since 1927,
coming here from RoDoke, Va. She
was native Of winchester, Mass, and
spent her girlhood there. Her hus-
band died in 1924.
Surviving are three daughters, Miss
May L. Cannon, Mrs. Bertha Fers and
Miss Elsie Cannon, and . son, Fred
Cannon, all Of this city. She also
leaves two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held tomor-
row morning in Sacred Heart Catholic
Church, the hour to be announced
later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-19

But at $50 am. yesterday DR..
Flynn's telephone rang. and nurse
telephoned that Bobby's temperature
was rising dangerously
fastening to the hospital, DR.. Flynn
prepared to battle death again. But
this time medical science was power
less. No cause for Bobby's fever could
be found. Gradually life ebbed away.
This horrible thing just seemed to
happen" said DR.. Flynn. TT was one
Of the greatest tragedies In my ex-
perience."
Bobby was the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Tyrus S. Fowler. 3l9 B street south
east. He will be buried in Hillsboro,
Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-19
A. B. NICHOLS, LAWYER,
ILL 8 WEEKS, DIES
Native Of Massachusetts, Had
Been Resident Of Washington
Since Childhood.

Arthur Bass Nichols, 10, lawyer.
died yesterday at his home, 1440 Ken
nedy street. He had been III about
eight weeks.
Mr.. Nichols had specialized in rep
resenting persons who had claims
against the Government. A native Of
Chelsea, Mass, he had been WASH
ington resident since a child.
Surviving are three sisters, Miss
Lizzie s. Nichols, Miss Helen G.
Nichols and Mrs. Ella M. Paving,
and two brothers, Frederick B. and
Harry w. Nichols, all of this city.
Funeral services will be held at Z
pm. tomorrow at the residence. Burial
will be In Glenwood Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-19
BAND CONCERTS,

BY the Marine Band in the audi
forum at 3 pm. tomorrow. Capt.
Taylor Branson, leader: William F.
Santelmann, assistant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-19

BY the Army Band In the audi
torium at pm. today. Capt. Thomas
F. Darcy, leader.
The Washington times., 1937-04-06
.Fothers-Sons
Day April 20

Several hundred washington
fathers will act as hosts TO
their sons Thursday evening,
April 20, at the Mayflower Hotel.
to celebrate for the fourteenth
time the annual fathers and sons
banquet, sponsored by members
Of the Washington Hebrew Con-
gregation.
Once a year these Washing
ton business men let down their
reserve and make a night OF
it with their boys to create a
better fellowship between father
and son.
Beginning at Z o'clock, fathers
and sons gather for a big eve
ming of fun. It is the custom OF
any guest who has no son to
bring one Of the inmates from
the Jewish Foster Home, so that
he becomes, for that night, a los
ter father to some orphan boy.
The program for the evening
will include a vaudeville show,
boxing bouts, wrestling matches,
and moving pictures. Speeches
are strictly taboo, unless the
boys want to make them them
selves.
Sidney B. Lust is chairman OF
the general committee, and Is
aided by the following subcom-
mittees: Sponsors, Sidney Hech-
niger, chairman; Charles B. Dull
can, Morris Simon, David Bcr-
ner, william nlch, Lawrence
GaSsenheimer, Edward Ostrow,
and Eugene Young. Treasurer,
DR.. Bernard A. Baer. Reserva-
tions, Burnett L. Baer, chair
man; Adolph Kuntz, Stanford
Abel and Sam N. Wheeler. En-.
tertainment, Leonard SchloSS,
chairman; Ben Lust, Sidney
Lust, David Ginsburg, John Pay
cite, Carter Barron, Gene Ford,
Harry Lohmeyer, Hardie Meakin,
AL Small, Andrew r. Kelley, Jay
Carmody, Nelson B. Bell, and
Nat Rosen. Dinner, Julius Lul-
ley, chairman, and Charles Lul-
ley. Seating, Harold Strauss,
chairman; Harold Ganss, Jacob
Gichner, Norman Kal, Leon
Pretzfelder, and Irwin Diener.
Underprivileged boys, ALA n
Stern, chairman, and William
Bush. Prizes: Allen De Ford,
chairman. Publicity, Louis Janof,
James Rotto and Arthur We'll,
Sports, Milton Norman, chair
man; Fred Pelzman, Denhann
Thompson, Kirk Miller, Rocky
Riley, Shirley Povich, Bernie
Harter, Jim McNaInara and
Arch Mcdonald. Program ad,
vertiSing, Sidney Selinger, chair
man, and Henry Jaffe. Essay
contest, Sherry Stein, chairman;
DR.. Abram Simon and Rabbi Nor
man GerStenfeld. .
The Washington times., 1937-04-06
BIockfriors B
Plan Comedy

Preparing for its first comedy
production of the year, the Black.
friarS Guild rehearses nightly for
'~The Milky Way" a rollicking
comedy by Lynn Root.
The play will be presented on
April II, IL, and 13 in st. Paul's
Auditorium. The story is about q
milkman who knocks out a boxing
champ in a street brawl, and by a
series Of fluke bouts rises to the
top ranks. The play was done by
Harold Lloyd in the movies.
Julian Zier plays the part Of the
erstwhile milkman, and Margaret
M. Myers, a favorite Blackfriar in
genue, plays the role of his wait
ress sister who falls for the champ,
thus complicating matters quite a
bit.
Others in the Blackfriar cast
are Aubrey Becker, Leo Brady,
Robert Dillon, Charles Garrity,
Henry Quirk, Richard Roberts and
Pearson Stanley.
Denis Connell is for the first
time directing q Blackfriar produc-
ton.
The Washington times., 1937-04-06
Soft.Life

Luis Alberni today was signed to
replace Akin Tamiroff in the lead
ing comedy role Of Louis Louis, the
jittery hotel owner in Paramount's
Easy Living" with Jean Arthur,
Edward Arnold and Roy Milland.
The Washington times., 1937-04-06
Earle to Have
Bette Davis

Bette Davis, who won last years
Academy award as the screens
greatest actress, makes her 1897
bid for renewed honors in a story
taken from headlines that have
flashed across the front pages Of
Americas newspapers for many
months.
This picture, declared by Miss
Davis to give her the most power
full role she has ever portrayed,
is Marked Woman" the First
National production booked for
the Earle Theater beginning Fri
day.
The film Is said to take audi
ences behind the scenes of certain
metropolitan night clubs, long
suspected of being owned or af-
filiated with nationally notorious
gangsters of the type now fleeing
from racket Investigations. It is
the story of those beautiful girls
who serve as hoSteSseS in these
joints, and whose lives themselves
are forfeited if they disobey the
orders of their ruthless exploiters.
The chief racketeer in this pic
ture is played by that supermenac-
ing william, Eduardo Ciannelli, who
gained such fame in both stage
and screen versions Of Winter
Set." 49,.
The special prosecutor who puts
the finger of the law on the racke-
teer and his whole gang is played
by Humphrey Bogart, who does
heroes as well as he does villains
The night-club girls are Bette
Davis, Isabel Jewell, Jane Bryan
RoSalind Marquis, Lola Lane and
Mayo Methot. Led by Bette, they
take their lives in their hands
when the prosecutor induces them
to expose the boss methods.
The strong and vivid story gives
Miss Davis ample opportunity for
the sort of diversified emotional
acting that won her the award OF
the Academy Of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences last year for the
best performance by any actress
Marked Woman" was written
especially to fit Bette's talents by
Robert RoSSen and Abem Finkel
and was directed by Lloyd Bacon
The Washington times., 1937-04-06
SurQeon

Joel McCrea, coStarred with
Barbara Stanwyck in Paramount's
"Internes Can't take Money"
plays the role of q student surgeon
in the picture,
The Washington times., 1937-04-06

several years to run. Mayer, Rubin
and Thalberg, as participating
partners, shared in the profits of
pictures they produced for the
company. 1t was this profit-shar-
ing which accounts for the huge
earning power of these three indi-
vidualS.
Miss Shearer is understood to
have claimed equities and profits
aecruing from Thalberg-produce6
pictures which are still in distribu-
tion throughout the world.
1t is understood that the stipu-
lated terms provide three payments
and that each will be grated to
each of the first three pictures
Shearer will make. This will sup
plant a flat salary well up in six
figures for each picture.
1t is not unlikely that Hunt
Stromberg or Bernie Lyman will
be assigned to production of the
Shearer films, with indications
pointing to Stromberg as the
choice.
THE "NINE OLD MEN"
Will Hays is today confronted
with a problem. Will he permit
Hollywood to screen mine Old
Men," a caustic daguerrotype on
the Supreme Court? The general
opinion is mo"
Condor Pictures yesterday closed
for the screen rights to the novel
by Drew Pearson and Robert
Allen, based on the United States
Supreme Court, according to D. G.
The Washington times., 1937-04-06
Tap Wizard Gives
5000 Free Lessons

Bill Robinson, whose toes
brought him fame that few dan
GERS ever know, is thinking Of
opening up a dancing school
just for self protection.
Whether he's on the set Of zone
Mile From Heaven" at goth Cen
tury-F'ox studios, where he taps
out several numbers for the movie
amusement of Claire Trevor and
scores of children, or whether he's
trying to drive to his Hollywood
home, he is beSought by scores
who want him to teach them how
to tap dance. Too good-natured
to refuse, he always outlines a few
steps, and then "Sneaks away
while they're trying them out"
Robinson estimates that he has
taught 5000 to tap dance during
the last 10 years.
The Washington times., 1937-04-06
I Cover HOu uyWOOd
BY LLOYD PANTAGES
Copyright, 1887, by King Features
Syndicate. Incl

HOLLYWOOD, April 6.-Topics
of the dazed. Strangely enough,
we shall have to feel a little
sorry for Margaret Mitchell, who
became world famous overnight
for her brilliant novel, "Gone
With the Wind" From a quiet
and average American life. she
has been catapulted to the exis-
tence of a very rich woman.
Hence, this year her income
tax has jumped to 80 per cent.
which will leave her just exactly
20 per cent of the gains from her
brain chill which took her years
to whip up. Further. she is be-
sought daily by charities, would
be borrowers and statesmen Of
everything, to the point where she
is very apt to go and hide away
some place to get out OF it all
with a whole skin. SaddeSt note
of the whole story is, that had
she realized how famous she
would be, and so Suddenly rich,
she could have been paid by her
publishers on the installment plan
over a period of 10 years, thus
paying only a normal income tax
the while.
Fanny Brice and Beatrice Lille
will be in our village in June,
both to make pictures. The bit
Fanny did IN 1.-THE Great zieg-
field" was just enough to make
fans want a great deal more OF
her.
Johnnie Weissmuller has re.
ceived a two months leave Of
absence from M.-G.-M., in order
than he may appear in Billy
Roses show at the Cleveland Elk
position. '"Tarzan" will natate
for the public's amazement.
Our better male stars will soon
unleash their larynxes. Robert
Taylor will sing two numbers in
broadway Melody Of 1887" and
Clark Gable will uncork to per
form q chantie in his new epic,
Saratoga" Both gents are bari
tones.
Speaking of Saratoga" one
might well think that Santa
Anita had not closed at all. Three
weeks ago, they used the race
track for days for the Marx
Brothers picture. "A Day at the
Races" Now Dietrich is going
to the track for her new opera
"Angel." Broadway Melody
used it. '"The Good Old Soak,
Wally Beery'S latest, cheered fol
the cameras out there. And last
| but not least, Gable and Jear
Harlow will cheer that Laggarc
beverly Hills" around the track