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Evening star., 1937-06-06
Beating a Retreat.

Having issued an ultimatum-no COM
promise-on the Presidents Supreme
Court program, the administration finds
Itself In an untenable position Either
1t must retreat or take a licking. The
decision has been, apparently, to retreat.
The six-men addition to the Supreme
Court, possible maximum of fifteen
justices, which was declared to be the
unalterable desire of the President, is
to be modified. 1t may be reduced to two
new justices, or it may be that new
formula will be advocated, with a one
man addition each year for every JUS
tice over seventy years of age who does
not retire.
Any such compromise, as pointed out
by opponents Of the Presidents plan for
the Supreme Court, at this time would
mean the abandonment of principle on
the part Of the opposition. 1t has fought
the Presidents court plan for one prin-
cipal reason, that it was an effort to
control the highest court in the land, to
take away the independence of the ju-
dietary and make it subservient to the
executive branch of the Government.
That is the nub of the whole contro-
versy. The President insists that the
people want the court change and, in
ferentially. that he is only the mouth
selves, however, have never had an
opportunity to vote on a proposal to
pack" the Supreme Court. 1t was never
even suggested during the past cam
paign. The attitude of the Senate and
the great response from all over the
country must have pretty clearly indi-
Gated to the President that the people
are not only divided on this issue, but
that a majority of them may very well
be against him.
The President now represents himself
as being more interested in the general
question Of court reform than in any
particular detailed plan. He and the
people are looking at the forest" rather
than at the trees" And the number of
new justices to be added to the Supreme
Court is just a question Of trees" not
the forest" In measure the Presi-
dent is correct. 1t would be quite as bad
to pack the Supreme Court by adding
two new justices as it would be to pack 1t
by adding six, from the point Of view Of
principle.
Having failed in one line of attack
eol, S~
seeking another line. If he has run
away from the first attack, he is still in
position to make formidable onset from
another angle. His principal mistake
was to permit the mo compromise" chal-
lenge to 60 forth-his and Mr.. Farley's,
the genial political generalissimo of the
administration. Between the President
and Mr.. Farley, the pressure brought to
bear on some of the opponents OF the
Presidents original plan is expected to
be intense when the compromise plan
has been worked out.
The Government today is pressure
Government Pressure is brought to
bear on members of Congress when the
administration needs votes in House or
Senate. The administration has CO.
operating with it several powerful minor
ity groups. represented by organizations,
upon which it can and does call for aid
In applying pressure. Sometimes the
pressure Is merely political Despite all
this pressure, the President was unable
to win his way with the Senate on his
original proposal for the Supreme Court
He should not win his way with =
compromise.
Evening star., 1937-06-06

Incorporating tax dodgers" Is not
quite as pungent phrase as "malefac-
tors of great wealth." coined by Cousin
Theodore. though economic royalists"
serves fairly we'll as a battle cry against
privilege and plutocracy.
Evening star., 1937-06-06

Speaking OF the local transit COM
pany's frequent pleas for ever-increasing
fares, who remembers the old vaudeville
gag about the conductor boy-friend
whose name was Rob Nichols? Funny
at the turn Of the century; sad now.
Evening star., 1937-06-06

Carthage, N. Y, triplets, in three-fold
ceremony, marry twins and another
fellow" There is a bad headache wait
ing for some future genealogist.
Evening star., 1937-06-06
High Art.

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
An oil painting by Pieter de Hooch was
sold At . London auction for 3S7, 500.
which would have been . stif price for
it even during prohibition.
Evening star., 1937-06-06

Unenvying.
Are you going into any beauty con-
tests this Summer"
No." answered Miss Cayenne. 1.-THE
winners of beauty contests l have met
are like prize plays-well constructed
and well advertised; but, as rule, not
very interesting"
Even one who cheats" said Hi Ho,
the sage of Chinatown, must trust to
luck and hope that chance will not lead
to discovery"
The Old Mother Hubbard.
And now must apologize
Because I used to criticize
In Puritanic days Of yore
The Mother Hubbard" that she wore.
1t was 4 garment which implied
That drapery was scant inside.
And all the neighbors would deplore
The Mother Hubbard" that she wore.
These dresses that we now observe
Display anatomy and nerve.
Dame Fashion, can you not restore
The Mother Hubbard" that she wore!
Some men," said Uncle Eben, "are
smart enough to talk by de hour, but
haven't sense enough to keep from say.
in sumpin' dat kin ruin EN- in I'VE
minutes"
Evening star., 1937-06-06
Shooting Stars.
BY PHnANDER JOHNSON.

Perfume.
1t is just a breath of sweetness with
delicate completeness
That we knew we'd find about us
pretty soon.
And beneath the stars that glisten now
we pause awhile and listen
AS. the honeysuckle whispers to the
moon.
A message it is bringing as the sweetness
1t is fiinging
When the world has logged along to
joyous June.
And we overhear a story of life's gentle,
generous glory
As the honeysuckle whispers to the
moon.
Evening star., 1937-06-06
Among Fishermen.

Among Fishermen.
Jonah in the whale did dwell.
He found eternal glory.
The whale caught him and let him tell
The champion fish story.
Evening star., 1937-06-06
As Time Goes On.

As Time Goes On.
There is no man whose place cannot
be 1illed," said the readymade philos-
opher.
True" answered Senator Sorghum.
But in little while it is apt to look
mighty different from the same place"
Evening star., 1937-06-06

Jud Tunkins says maybe he's preju-
diced by indigestion, but when he says
dogs are mans faithful friends, he
doesn't mean to include "hot dogs"
Evening star., 1937-06-06
Rate by Mail-Payable in Advance.

All Othef States and Conada.
Paily and Sunday ! ". zoo; mo-. 81. 90
PAIL Rsliy onlyy7----- My ! yr- $500: ! mo, 75e
Evening star., 1937-06-06

increase from N. II. "A. Gays, DuC Is
accounted for in important part by the
fact that more OF industry now is work.
ing full time. But again N. r. A. ex-
perience showed that variations in the
work week were general, allowing for
increases in busy seasons Offset by
decreases in the number Of hours worked
during slack seasons. There was no
rigid rule that forced work spreading.
Then what is the idea of the Presi-
dents latest plan?
Essentially, say those who are work.
ing on 1t, the idea is to establish some
sort Of floor under wages and some
sort OF roof over hours in industry, so
that the inequalities Of competition may
be leveled somewhat. In parts of the
South wages range down as low as 10
cents an hour, while comparable labor
in parts Of the North may be so or
60 cents an hour. Some individual
Southern States are using the induce
ment Of cheap labor to attract indus
tries from the North. This factor had
demorahzing effect on the textile in
dustry OF New England even before
N. r. A. Since N. R. A. other indus
tries have been involved.
Furthermore, an increased proportion
Of American workingmen are organized
into unions for collective bargaining.
Their position is strengthened. But out
Of the 24,000,000 workers registered for
old-age insurance fewer than $780,
600 are members Of unions A tendency
Is noted for concessions granted to or
ganized workers to come out of the
standards Of the unorganized.
In order to even out labor standards
between States and between organized
and unorganized workers, the Federal
Government intends to step in with
its power.
Those who oppose this use Of Federal
power contend that the attempt By
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Flynn With Mustoche Wins
By Close Vote of Fans

Enrol F1ynn's problem-to have
a mustache or not to have a
mustache-is solved, ut least as
far as Washington's fans are con-
cerned. BY a close vote they de-
clared that Flynn should keep his
mustache.
Readers of The Washington
Times showed the trend of the
city'S fans by giving a majority
in favor Of Flynn'S keeping his
muStache. Guest tickets to see
Another Dawn" have been mailed
to these Is readers, whose letters
were picked as the best Of the
group received:
Sarah L. Yaffe, 1875 Queens
Lane, Colonial Village, Arlington,
Va: Catherine Heatwole, COS
Quackenbos st. N. W.; Mary
Graham Ireland, TIC Third ST..
N. E.; June Bancroft, It'll East
Capitol ST.; deChantal Callan,
801 Butternut st. N. W., Apt.
1O1; Mrs. A. Lenox, The Belve-
dere, Apt. sos; Louise Stevenson,
1914 Mt. Pleasant st. N. w., Apt.
Is: Miss Nellie Jarvis. Lanham,
Md, r. F. D. No. /: Mrs. Dudley
Harry, 3513 o st. N. W.: Ellen
Ruding, 1888 N. Vernon st., Ar
lington, Va; Betty Rosenthal,
$40 Newton Pl. N. W.: Betty Lee
Nails, 119 West Maple St., Alex
andria, Va; Mary Wright, 1888
N. Vernon ST., Arlington, Va;
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Write a Line About the Mad
Morxmen and Win $40

headache try a sedative and start
all over again. After you've col.
lected the complete set and iden-
titled each puzzle, write q Mad
Marx line. Something like this:
Mad Marxmen Make Mighty
Merry, Magnificent Movies" That
isn't a very funny Mad.Marx line,
but it gives you an idea.
When you've accomplished all
this send your entry to the Marx
Brothers" contest editor in care Of
The Washington Times not later
than midnight Monday, July 5.
The best entry will win $40 in
cash with $40 to go to the second
best entry and S. for the third
most ingenious entrant. The
Loew's Palace Theater also will
award to Is other ingenious COM
petitors In this gay little game,
each q pair Of tickets to see "A
Day at the Races" which will fol-
low Captains Courageous" on the
Palace screen whenever that Kip
ling drama exits from its cur.
rently thrilling run.
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Fields, Crosby,
Tracy Here
At RioIto

w. C. Fields, radios new man
of.the-hour, and Spencer Tracy,
hailed as the next Motion Picture
Academy winner, moved into the
Rialto Theater today at the head
Of q brace Of revivals that offer
everything from music and comedy
to romance and melodrama.
Fields returns with Bing Crosby
and Joan Bennett in "Missis-
sippi," Booth Tarkington's famous
saga Of the Old South where gen.
tlemen fought duels in the morn
ing, slipped mint juleps at tea
time and abducted fair ladies at
night. With Bing sporting a mus
tache, licking q gambler in q free
for-all and singing "Swanee
River" like an operate tenor, it
Is easily his finest role. But few
will deny that Fields steals the pic
ture even from Bing, Joan, Gail
Patrick, John MILAN and Queenie
Smith.
Spencer Tracy, catapulted to
new fame by ''Fury" and cap
tainS Courageous" returns with
another new Radio favorite, Jack
Oakie, In Looking for Trouble"
With Tracy as the serious half OF
the pair Of telephone hnemen
whose adventures range from
hilarious romance to nearly tragic
heroism in an earthquake.
Gordon Barnes, popular young
baritone, will sing with Pearl
Hauer's twice-nightly organlogueS,
throughout the week.
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Time Makes on, the Marx
Brothers furiously gsllop by, but
The washington Times and Loew's
Palace Theater believe in stopping
long enough to acquaint all that
here's a new and happy contest
that may drive you a bit bslmy,
but even if it does you may win
one of 10 prizes that are being
offered.
For want Of a better name and
since it involves those madmen,
the Mad Marx Brothers, who are
pretty colossal comedians, we are
calling this the seasons most CO.
lossal contest. It's funny, and
simple and, if you feel that way
about it, it's darned compromising,
Yesterday we printed a funny
puzzle on this page. Today you
see a new and different picture
puzzle. This makes two with three
others to be published.
Each puzzle gives you a world
Of hints as to the name Of a ia
nous movie or picture star. Study
each picture and if it gives you a
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Miss Helen Norbeck, SIC A st.
N. E.; John B. McKnee, 1923
Thirty.fifth St. N. W.; Esther M.
Malta, 1881 r st. N. W.; Selma
B. Gilbert, 1419 Meridian Pl. N.
W.; Ann Barber, 1929 Massachu-
sets Ave. N. W.; Mrs. Eleanora
Walker. 1903 Benning Rd. N. E.;
Miss M. L. Travis, 545 Buchanan
st. N. W.: Miss D. B. Harris,
5700 Colorado Ave. N. W.: Mr..
Joseph T. Creamer, 1915 New
Hampshire Ave. N. W.; Evelyn
Kraus, 1919 A, st. s. E.: Miriam
Weinberg, 57O0 Colorado Ave. N.
w., and Miss Frances s. Waite
meyer, 966 National Press Build
ing.
This balloting was the result
Of a request from the Warner
Studios.
In Another Dawn" current
Earle feature, Mr.. Flynn wears
a muStache.
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NOV F.
CLOCK

METROPOLITAN e tie
Colbert, Robert Young, II Met
Him in Paris" 1885 a. M,
1885. $40, $40. 7:45. 9:45
p. m.
EARLE-Kay Francis, Enrol
Flynn, Another Dawn" 1900
.. m, 1880, 1870, 7:15, 9:55
p. m. Stage 1885. 3:25, $40.
8 p. m.
CAPITOL-Dorothy Lamour,
Lew Ayres, Last Train From
Madrid" II a. M, 1885, 1870,
7:05. 9:45 p. m. Stage. 12:45.
$3.50. 6:15. 9 p. m.
PALACE-Freddy Bartholomew.
Spencer Tracy, Captains
Courageous" 1880 a. M. 2:O5,
4:35, 7:O5, 9:35 p. m.
COLUNBIA-Myrna 10y, Clark
Gable, "Parnell," 1925 a. M.
2. 1880. z, $50 p. m.
R.K.O..KEIITH'S - Harriet Hill
lard, Joe Penner, New Faces
Of 1887" 1882 a. m, 1882, 1882,
$3.50, 1882, $3.50 p. m.
RIALTO-Spencer Tracey, look
ing For Trouble" 1904, $3.50,
6:14, 1858, p. m. Bing Crosby,
Mississippi" 11:42 a. m, 2:17,
1852, 1877, 1920 p. m.
LITTLE-Eleanor Powell, Robert
Taylor, broadway Melody"
II a. m, 1:12, 3:16, 5:2S, TAI.
1853 p. m.
BELASCO Hechy KeiSler,
Ecstasy" evenings, 7, 8 p. m.
observation-disclosures shows.
News reels, short comedies. Pro
gram changes hourly.
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beautiful ones, Of William Ran.
dolph Hearst, Joan Crawford,
Norma Shearer and the lamented
Marie Dressler. Three Of beloved
Jean Harlow.
Louella Parsons confesses she
was never quite so tired. Plans
to leave very soon for a long va
cation in Europe and particularly
relishes the prospect Of Italy. Her
daughter, Harriet, runs her column
while she's away.
Louella gets more attention than
the biggest star. She Is influential
because she has more papers on
her syndicate list than any other
writer. Gets good many scoops
by telephone and writes, or die.
tateS all Of her newspaper stuff.
Some correspondents depend upon
handouts, but Louella prefers to
phrase it in her own words.
AS an avid reader Of most of
the movie columns I salute LoEel-
Ia, not only because she gets it
first but she gets it right more
often than any other Of the 312
regularly accrediated correspon-
dents who send news from here
to all parts Of the world.
You can rent a darned fine
apartment here with maid service
for 500 q month. I know. 1
looked at a couple. They would
set you back at least $500 in
Northwest Washington.
Carlo rents an estate that was
built by Neil Hamilton, pays $3.50
a month. Ken Murray's preten-
tious establishment costs him $3.50
q month, with gardener service.
You can get a pool with some Of
these houses for as low as $3.50 a
month.
A dandy summer cottage at
Catalina Island can be rented for
five months for 5000. You can
even go to Malibu and Santa
Monica and find summer quarters
at very reasonable rates.
This is the darndest place in
the world for wearing fur coats
in the summer time. Perhaps it's
because most of the girls feel that
when you're clothed in ermine or
silver fox, it is advertising to the
universe that you're somebody
in Hollywood.
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Charlie MacCarthy
Due on Earle Screen

Double Talk" one Of the most
popular comedies made by Edgar
Bergen and Charlie MacCarthy,
will be an added attraction with
Mountain Music" and the Ice
Carnival on the Earle program
starting Friday.
Bergen and MacCarthy, now
one Of radios most outstanding
attractions, have always been
Washington favorites, either as
Earle vaudeville entertainers or
as Vitaphone short subject head
liners. Double Talk" is said to
be one Of their funniest releases.
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SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
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Lost Horizon" Will Open Here
At National, Sunday Night

What promises to be one Of the
most important screen events Of
the year takes place Sunday
night at the National Theater.
where Frank Capra's supreme d.
rectoral effort. Lost Horizon"
makes its bow.
Starring Ronald Colman. and
featuring Edward Everett Horton,
n. B. Warner, Jane Wyatt, Mar
go, John Howard, Thomas Mitch
ell, Isabel Jewell, Sam Jaffe in
the much discussed High Lama
role, the picture is an adaptation
by Robert Riskin Of James Hill
toms celebrated novel Of the
same name.
The eyes Of Hollywood and. in
deed, alert movie fans the country
over, have been on Lost Horizon"
since Capra began preparations
on it at the Columbia studios
more than two years ago.
There seems to have been two
good reasons for this. First, be-
cause it is the most elaborate pro-
duction ever launched by Column
bin or directed by Capra; second.
because many were Of the opin-
ion that the job of transferring
Hilton'S sensational novel to the
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HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP.
Fats" Waller
For Howard

Beginning Friday the Howard
Theater presents in person radios
Harmful Little Armful," Fats
Waller and his orchestra. Fats
Waller considered one Of Amer
ica's leading Snowman and plan
lists will offer the finest in Sepia
entertainment. He has arranged
an entirely new program, but will
play favorite songs by request.
Fats" will be assisted by Myra
johnson, torch singer; Jackie Ma
bley, Coincidence; Taps Miller,
dancing wizard; John Mason,
comedian; the three Cyclones, a
whirlwind of dancing, and, OF
course, IA fast stepping sepia las,
sizes. ~
The screen offers, Hugh Herbert
in the giddiest, wittiest hit Of the
year, "That Mans Here Again.
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WHERE BEAUTIES FAIL
If I were asked to name the
reasons why a good many hopeful
aspirants for a screen or stage
career often stumble at the first
hurdle, it would be because they
pay too much attention to the
face, neglect other things, almost
as important. For instance:
/. In the matter Of a proper
gait, or walk, not one girl in Is
can register impressively. You
can't blame 1t altogether on high
heels, for the experienced stage or
screen actress has acquired the
art Of walking with such i'm
pedimentia, both naturally and
gracefully. It can be accomplished
by a little attention. saw a
stage director, in one stock sea-
son, improve an ingenue so per
cent, by constantly riding her for
q "wiggle." She thought it was
cute and distinctive, until he con-
WINGED her she would never be
q real dramatic actress until she
lost this fault.
2. Posture or carriage. The
habit Of walking erect and with
the head up. Joan Crawford &C
quired it by months of practice
walking with books on her head.
This season I saw q young actor
at the Belasco in q new play who
seemed to have every natural gift
for striding ahead as leading
man on the stage or screen, Elk.
CEPT HIS SLOUGH.
EXPRESS YOURSELF
3. Neglect of the teeth. Many
submit to beauty tests with de-
cayed molars or teeth in front far
enough apart to attract unfavor-
able attention when they smile. Or
they try to cover up the deficiency
by a smile with the lips slightly
parted. Hollywood dentists can
cap teeth and make them look
perfect for the camera, but there
is always the danger of running
the natural set in the lines of the
mouth.
4. Concentrating on what de-
Sirable features one has and for
getting that your face is your for
tune. Clark Cables main assets
are his voice and his smile. You
forget about his diversified ears
under the spell of his acting
charm. Two girl starS-big ones
went to the very top rung of
the ladder with casts in Their
eyes. Not noticeable casts ON the
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screen, for the camera magic did
wonders with their eyes. They
achieved fame because Of a
lovely manner, attractive fig
ures and CHARM. Plus, Of
course, a speaking voice of cult
waited beauty.
S. I looked at 200 aspirants
Tuesday night and only heard per-
haps a dozen voices used cor
rectly. Some girls and q few Of
the men showed real gift in this
direction, but were nervous and
not equipped to display it ina brief
personal appearance. Beauty
fades, but a voice lasts indefi-
nitely. John Drew, but q few
months before he died, in "Tre-
lawney of the Wells" still had
one Of the finest voices I have
ever heard within the walls Of the
National Theater.
WHAT Is CHARM?
8. Watch Irene Dunno on the
screen, or Jane Cowl on the stage,
and learn something about the
graceful use Of the hands. Luise
Rainier works her magic with the
appeal that rests in beautiful and
expressive eyes. Not everybody
has beautiful orbs, but almost any
body can learn the art Of graceful
gesture and the emphasis that can
be applied to speech by the skilled
IISa NJ the hands
z. Express yourself always.
Don't be a carbon copy. Tell the
average girl she reminds you Of
Loretta Young, or Lillian Gish, or
Simone Simon, or Sylvia Sidney,
or katharine Hepburn, and i'm
mediately she endeavorS to fix her
hair, apply makeup and do other
things that accent the resem-
blance. You can't name a star who
got anywhere by consciously
aping one she reSembled.
8. Last, but by no means least,
charm. I saw a girl among the
entries on Tuesday night who had
much of it. So, I was not sur
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morning over the radio in Milton
Cross network program original
ing at NBC in New York, ION A
Bus"
Madge Tucker directs this pro-
gram and Master Donoho will be
clicked at this air performance
by New York theatrical bookers,
for q possible Broadway appear
ance.
COMICS GALORE
"Merry.Go-Roun of 1897" is the
new title selected for the picture
in which the star comedians, Bert
Lair, Mischa Auer, Jimmy savo,
and Billy House, will appear to-
gether. It formerly was titled
-Four Black Sheep" but someone
turned thumbs down on the name.
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Record Set By
Trons-Lux

The news-reel pictures OF the
Hindenberg disaster, marvellous
shots, smashed every existing rec
ord for attendance at the new
Trans-Lux Theater. Up to closing
hour last night 4,786 people had
passed the turnstileS. Today'S bust
ness is expected to bring the
mark to $4,000 for the week. Dyna-
mite at the box office. Old record
for q weeks attendance at Trans
LUX was %, 451, week after opening.
Same bumper business for news
reels everywhere. Ordinarily a.
900, 900 people throughout the
country patronize weekly theaters
that show news-reels. Variety re-
ports more than $4,000 900 have
seen the news-reel shots since last
Friday.
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Some Reflections Of Judge Under the
Spell of Those Who Seek Screen Fame
WHAT IS CHARM?
By Louisa Carroll Thomas.

BY Louisa Carroll Thomas.
Charm is the measure Of at
fractions power
To chain the fleeting fancy
of an hour,
And rival all the spell OF
Beauty'S dover.
A subtle grace Of heart and
mind that flows
With tactful sympathy; the
sweetest rose,
II not the fairest, that the
garden knows.
A quick responsiveness In
word and deed,
A dignity and stateliness 1T
need,
The will to follow or the art
to lead.
She to whom this most gra-
ciOus gift is known
Has life's great potent factor
for her own,
And rules alike the cottage
and the throne.