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The Washington times., 1937-06-16
JURORS |ND|C7
GOLDSMITH

Zebbie Goldsmith, 40, whose
real name is Zachariah T. Gold
smith, known to hundreds Of rae
ing fans and reputed to be the
successor to Sam Beard as Wash
ington'S gambling czar, was in
dicted on a gaming charge by
the District grand Jury today.
Goldsmith's indictment is the
result of a quiet raid conducted
by Capt. George Little'S police
vice squad last January on an
apartment at 1400 Fairmont St.
N. w. He still faces indictment
on other charges as result Of
a series of wholesale raids con-
Quoted by special police squads
several months ago.
Milton Block, AZ, and Gus
ASkin, %, who were in the apart
ment with Goldsmith at the time
of the raid also were named in
the indictment.
Phone Wires Tapped
Police say they had listened
over tapped telephone wires sew.
eral days prior to the raid and
heard race bets being constantly
placed with occupants Of the
apartment.
The grand jury reported total
of 33 indictments in its weekly
report today, including one which
charged James H. Isaac, rs. with
criminally assaulting a 15-year-old
girl employed by him as a maid
in his apartment.
Others indicted and the charges
against them include:
Alfred Flowers, Christopher
jackson, Fred Allen, Francis A.
Continued on Page 2, Col. u
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INCOME TAX
SNAGS D. {.
BILL AGAIN
Rules Committee Still
Insists on Complete
Elimination

The fate Of the District tax bill
was still uncertain after Q hear
ing before the House Rules Com
mittee today at which members
Of the tax subcommittee presented
arguments in support of a rule
providing special consideration Of
the bill.
After nearly an hours oratory.
with members of the Rules Com
mittee obviously opposed to grant
ing a rule as long as the income
tax provisions are retained, Chair
man John O'Connor CD Of New
York, chairman, announced:
'"The committee viii adjourn,
subject to the call of the chair,
with Q possibility that we will
meet again at 2:30 today"
AGREEMENT EVADED
Representatives Ambrose j. Ken
ne0g CD Of Maryland, chairman
of the District tax subcommittee,
and Jack Nichols Cd Of Okla
homa, o member Of that Subcom
mittee, told the rules group that
the District Committee had re
fused to eliminate entirely the in
come tax provision and insert a
| section providing for q 20-cent in
crease in real estate taxes. House
leaders had agreed that If the Dis
trict Committee would make these
alterations, they would give their
full support to putting. the bill
through the House.
At his press conference, Speak
er Bankhead was informed thai
the rules group had reached nc
agreement on q rule for the Dis
trict tax bill. He said he hoped
that some agreement may be
reached later today and O'Con
CONTINUED on Page Is, Col. II
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RIVERSIDE, Cal, June IS
1N.SD-W. C. Fields dubious
nose glowed with indignation to-
day as the famous comedian went
to court to deny he was a two
uuart-a-day whisky drinker.
A large crowd of curious specta-
tors. many Of them hard bitten
prospectors from the nearby desert
area, formed early, lured by the
free show.
Fields was still hopping mad as
he headed toward the witness
stand to testify in his own behalf
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NEW MYSTERY
IN KIDNAPPING

NEW YORK, June Is Q.N.S0.
A Oman delivered mysterious
brown package today to the home
of missing Alice Parsons near
Stony Brook. L. I. :.
A few minutes later woman
called frantically to- William H.
Parsons, husband of the vanished
heiresS:
Someone Is calling you on
the phone, Bill. Come quick"
Earlier, Federal agents, In full
charge now that seven days have
CONTINUED on Page 4, Col. q
The Washington times., 1937-06-16
Kurds Killed
In Turkish Revolt

ISTANBUL. Turkey June 16
U.NS0 More than 5000 Kur-
dish tribesmen who reb e He'd
against social reforms were slain
recently in the Dersim area OF
southeastern Asia Minor, it was
officially disclosed today.
Twenty-Five thousand Turkish
troops were used to quell the Kurd
uprising. The tribesmen especially
objected to compulsory education
as required under recent govern
mental DEGREES.
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SEN. CHAVEZ ILL
INH0ME HERE

Senator Dennis Chavez CD OF
New Mexico, was i'll today at his
home, 1851 Crescent Pl. N. W., suf-
fering from a stomach ailment,
but doctors said his condition was
not serious and that he would be
back at his office tomorrow.
The Senator was striker in his
office yesterday and went to the
Naval Hospital for an examine
ton, then to his home.
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RuTbOuS-NOSed Fields
Denies He's a Tank

in DR.. Jesse Citron's suit for
$40 for services rendered dur.
ing Fields serious illness here last
year. In a condensation Fields
seeks $25, 900 damages for alleged
improper treatment.
Beloved Fields:
"It's q lie. I never drank two
quarts q day, not even in the
good old days. And right now
I'm Q teetOtaler."
The whisky factor was injected
into the case while DR.. Leo J. Mad
CONTINUED ON Page 3, Col. u
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Maj. Arthur MtKeogh, =.
Editor, War Hero, Dies

NEW YORK, June 16 UN.S0.
Major Arthur McKeogh, Al, World
War hero and managing editor OF
Good Housekeeping Magazine, was
dead today to pneumonia. He re-
ceived the Distinguished Service
Cross for extraordinary heroiSm"
in the Argonne offensive.
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FACES
TIGERS TODAY
THE LINEUP
BY FRANK BUCK" O'NEILL

ny FhANN DUON . NE1AN
Jackie Wade, the flame-haired
left-hander of the Detroit Tigers,
will face the Griffs this afternoon
in the second game of the current
series at the stadium.
Yves Terrell will go after his
second victory of the season as
a member of the GriffS.
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Insurgents Use italian Guns,
Declare REPORTS in London

LONDON, June 16 G.N.s).
The British admiralty has been
advised the spanish insurgents
are using 12-inch howitzers in
their bombardment Of Bilbao,
International News Service
Continued on Page Is, Col. A.
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Treasury Condition

HnteFn8tIOnaI N0WB SeFVIC0
Treasury balance June IA, ST..
8O6. 26O, 281 SO; internal revenue,
$9,925, 380.83; customs receipts
$21,l38, All .93.
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international News servIee


, After impressive tributes were
paid to the memory Of Repre-
sentative william p. COnnery Of
Massachusetts, who died sud
denly late yesterday, the House
today adjourned out Of respect.
Speaker Bankhead, taking the
unusual step Of leaving the chair,
praised the character and accom-
plishments of Connery.
International News Service
Congress today mourned the un-
expected death of Representative
William P. Connery CD Of MaSsa-
chuSetts, chairman of the House
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WASHINGTON. FORECAST

Fair tonight and probably Thursday;
slightly warmer Thursday; gentle. warmer
winds, becoming south on Thursday. High
est temperature yesterday. S6: lowest, 81.
(Weather Details on Page 24)
La gaceta., 1937-04-02
OBREROS Y PATRONOS MI
NEROS NO Sc HAN PUES
TO DE E

New York, abril mo Sc
pr~esentaron hoy a TRAFALGAR 400
900 obreros de las minas de car.
bon antracita, por no haber po-
dido llegar a un acuerdo con los
patronos.
Ell viejo ~contrato expire ell
dfa 81 de mario y ell nuevo ped
do por los obreros no Sc ha fir
mado tOdavfa.
Vienen efectuando converse
clones con vistas a uR CONVENE
I6 individuos, patronos y obre-
ros ,entre ellos John L. Lewis
Anoche, al informar que nc
So iha podido aprobar un are.
glo, Lewis declare: LOS obre.
ros no iran q tAs minas mana.
ma.
Los patronos habian pedido
mas tempo para pensar algu.
mas de las peticiones hechas pol
los Mineros Unidos de Amerita.
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MURA Ell nUSTRE GENE
Raj REPUBLICANo DON
RICARDO ~BURGUETTE
Hace pocS dfas Burguette lie
sscribio dnsAcarta q Queipo del
Llano l~lam&neiols cobarde
v perjuro

Valencia, Abril "A la :
dad de 66 amos fallecio en- esta
caldad 81 ilustrs general repu-
blicano don Ricardo Burguet-
te, p~residente de la CHuz Roja
Espanola y exalto comisario en-
Marruecos.
Recientemente Ell general per
dio tres hijos, todos oficiales
del gobierno- leal. Uno snurio a
! consequence de heridas reel :
bidas y dos fueron hechos pri-
sioneros y ejecutados por los
rebeldes. Hace pocos dias ell
general Burguette en- una car.
ia a Queipo del Llano lie llama
ba cobarde, perjuro y dos ve-
ces traidor. Queipo del Llano,
ell indigno general borracho,
ordeno la ejecucion de los hi
jos de Burguette, cue Sc llama
ban Luis y ManOlo.
Manoio. un comandante, ma
bia lido a Malaga CON 1000
hombres, EN- un esfuerzo para
evitar que esa ciudad cayera
en- poder de los insurgentes.
Luis, un aviador, fus ejecOta.
do en- Sevilla despuss de que
los moros lie habian capturado.
En- ese Iugar era Ell jefe de Ia
aviaci6n leal.
Ell general Burguette recuer
da en- su carta que durante 10
campaha de Marruecos 81 ha.
bfa aldo p~residente de dos tri-
bunales rnilitares que juxsaron
por cobardia q Queipo del Lila
no. Queipo del Llano fuS de :
cIarado culpabIe y condenado
a pasar a lYS'esarva. Luis fue
uno de los testigos. Ahora
Queipo del Llano tonic vengan
"a en- sus hijos.
Burguette tom6 parte en- las
campahas de Filipinas y Cube
' era presidente del Consejo
Supreme de Guerra.
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Nuevas victorias del Gobiemo
on todos Ice frentas 40 Nominate
ell Gobierno de Valencia que Mussolini
ha mandado otros SO aeroplanos a los facciosos
Entregadas notas del Gobierno Espanol
en- Paris v Londres

Madrid, Abril LAS nue. :
vas victorias obtenidas por los
milicianos en- todos los frentes
desataron aver la algeria en-
Madrid, dando lugar a demos.
traciones .publicas de regocijo.
Milicianos Y civiles recerrieron
las GALES cantando himnos re-
volucionarios, luego de que los
rebelies habian sido derrota
dos en- ell sector de la Ciudad
Universitaria, donde trataban
de construir nuevas fortified :
clones.
Los facciosos de la Ciudad
Universitaria Sc hallan "embo
tellados" ALI desde ell mes de
octubre.
I'm despacho de Valencia di
ce que 80 aeroplanos italianos
despegaron de ese pals ell dfa
25 de mario, con rumbe a Els
pafa.
Sc ha fijado en- 200 ell hume
70 de victimas de mujeres, nj
nos Y hombres en- Durango,
frente de Vasconia, donde los
aeroplanos rebeldes dejaroA
caer un gran nImero de bonn
has.
Dos caravans de abasteci-
mientos de los facciosos fue-
ron destruidas en- una ofensi :
va entire Santander y Burgos.
Las baterfas insurgsntes fue :
ron siIenciadas.
La ocupacion de Bedenea,
una aldea en- ell frente de Qua
dalajara, es una amenaza pa
raf la base insurgente de Ia
ragoza. En- ese lugar sc reco-
gi6 material de guerra aban-
donado por los fugitivos.
Ell avance en- ell frente de
Cordoba, incluyendo las minas
de Ell Soldado, en- Ell canine de
Penarroya, ha sido de IS mi
Has.
I'm ataque de los facciosos
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A PRIVADO DE PRd
MAvERA EN- LA UNIONE
ITALIAlNA

Sc efectuara mahana en- Ell pa
lacio de la Unione Italiana ell
cuarto cabaret privado de pri-
mavera, para Ell cual amable-
mente Sc nos invita-.
Tocara la notable orquesta de
Don Francisco y para la oca-
sion Sc ha preparado un exec
lente programa de variedades.
AL agradecer la amable inyi-
taci6n de la Unione, publicamos
la lista de las personals que han
separado mesas:
G: BelIuccia, DIR. A. Gonzalez,
DIR. Gustavo Porro, Antonio Pc
rrone, Judge w. F. Hines, Nick
G. Midulla, Jack Coma, Jimmie
Greco. Judge T. B. Castiglia,
Primo LORI, Sam Fiorito, DR..
"A. p. Perzia, Peter Cimino,
Frank Billiard, Tony Balsamo,
G. B. Gore, j. 8. n. Conigiio,
Ramon Fernandez Rey, p. Liza
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R LA VO-
TACTON e S0BRE
LAS ENMIENDA SCONS-
TITUCIONALES

Washington, abril Eel Sc
nador Norris, independence de
Nebraska, habl6 hoy en- favor
de que Ell pueblo vote directa-
mente sobre propuestos cam
bios constituencies EN- las We
nideras elecciones. Ia simpli-
ficaci6n v a apresuramiento del
proceso de las enmiendas, dijo,
ayudarfa materialmente a resol-
yer los problemas econ6mcos y
sociales que Sc agitan detras de
la disputa sobre las reformas en-
la judicatura.
Norris presentara muy prom
to una enmienda que requerira
las dos terceras parties de los yo-
tos, en- la camara y Ell senado,
para someter ana enmienda al
pueblo, reteniendose tambien la
clausuIa de las tres euartag par
ties de los estados; pero que lie
varia las reformas al veto del
electof, sin Ia mediaci6n de las
legislatures b asambIeas de los
La gaceta., 1937-04-02

Detroit. abril 2.-Los obreros
de las fabricas de Ia Chevrolet
en- Flint Sc declararon aver en-
huelga, afectando Ell conflicto a
$4,000 hombres. Hoy ~conferen-
ciaran los directories de la Gene
raj Motors con los jefes de los
Obreros Unidos del Autom6vil.
FL n1mero de obreros sin ira
baio, a causa de las huelgas, es
de 109, 900. Sc ha fijado para
hoy viernes la entrevista entire
Williams s. Knudsen, vicepre-
sidente de la General Motors,
~ Homer Martin, presidente de
los Mineros Unidos.
Las conferences par solu-
cionar la huelga de la Chrysler
Sc reanudaran hoy EN- p~resencia
del gobernador Murphy y con la
asistencia de Mr.. Chrysler y de
John L. Lewis. Los trabajado-
res mantienen huelgas sentadas
de 10000 hombres en- Ia Hudson
Motor Co. y de 1900 en- Ia IA
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en- ell sector de Marquina fue
rechazado, dejando tendidos
en- ell campo so muertos.
A la tan anunciada ofensiva
del general Mola, en- ell frente
norte, coneede peca atenei6n
ell gobierno vasco, Quien ase
gura que sus tropas Sc aproxi-
man a Burgos.
Ell gobierno de Valencia en-
treg6 aver en- Londres Y Paris
fotografias Y pruebas docu-
mentales de la invasion de Es-
pana por tropas regulares del
ejercito italiano. En- su nota ex
plicatoria, Julio Alvarez del
Vayo, ell ministro de estado, in
cluye copias de un telegrama
de Mussolini a un general ita-
iiano, congratulandole por ell
exito de las primeras operacio
mes EN- Guadalajara.
Otro documento, con Ell sello
del Gran Conseio Fascista de
Roma, incluye IN saludo pa,
ra los $4,000 camaradas que
ahora tenemos en- Espana."
Son 80 los documentos y todos
fueron rscogids en- los cuarte-
les que los f~acciosos abando-
naron precipitadamente en- Ell
sector de Guadaiajara.
"Estos d~ocumentos, dice Al
varez del Vayo, e~ncierran prue
has csnclusivas de la campana
de Italia en- Espafia: una inva-
sion por medic de su ejercito
repuglar."
Un funcionario ingles decla-
re- aver que existen posibilida-
des de que Italia y Alemania
sigan manteniendo su apoyo
moral a Franco, pero Sc Austen
gan de seguir enviandole re-
fuerzos.
En- 10 que Sc refiere q Hitler
esta probado que rehusa Sc
guir mandandole apoyo mate
rial a Franco.
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CUd mo DE tn
DON ANDRES VAhINx

Entire las seis v las seis y me
diszwde la mafiana dc hoy Sc
suicide en- so pequena fabrica
de tabaeos de Yb4 ity, q an
10 vecino Don Rndres Va
ina, persona respectable y>hon
Ia, ciudadano que tenia mu-
amigos en- la colonia la
daba la sensa-
) al, Gso an rev6L
yer ar a tsrznino su
La Ion su muerte ha
causado profuhs pena en- es-
ta c0smunidad, dondAe era muy
querido.
Don Andres era en- extreme
bondadoso y tenia 50 amos de
edad.
Recientemente, en- una vista
que hixo q Aurelio Prado, en- el
sanatorio del Centre Asturia-
no, habl6 CON nuestro director,
que promenade CON 81 lie dijo:
listed debe tener varios tina
jones llenos de orc, Vellina.
-Asf debia ser. pero no es.
Estoy "arrancado," pero no
nae qnejo."
Descanss en- pax ell buen a
migo y reciban sus familiares,
y an particular su hijo Gerar-
do y su hija, seaora viuda de
Mike Glamour, nuestro mas
sincere pSsame.
Ell sepelio, cuando Sc verifi-
quey saldr6 de Ia casa nImero
141B de la avenida IS, donde
~ residis.
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{, La Y LA AVA
DE LA REPUBLICA
B-oMBARDEARoN A cEUTA
AY sIIENcIARoN LAS BATE
RIAS~ ANTIAEREAS
Franco y u peri6dicos dicen
que Inglaterra es "c6mpliceS
del Gobierno de Valencia

Valencia, abril 2,-Ceuta, ba-
Sc de los rebeldes en- ell Norte de
Africa, fue bombardeada ayei
por la escuadra y la aviaci6n
Zeal, operando commandments
Ell bombardeo dur6 varias no
ras Y cogi6 de sorpresa a los
facciosos, que no 10 esperaban.
BESIDE ell mar dispar6 sus ca
homes de grueso calibre ell aco-
razado jaime l, mientras la a.
viaci6n dejaba caer centenares
de bombas ssbre las fortified
clones.
La aviaci6n y la escuadra per
seguian como objective un niue
lie donde Sc ha depositado una
gran cantidad de material de
guerra. Los facciosos contesta-
ron ICON sus canones antiaereos,
pero 6stos fueron silenciados.
Franco declare anoche que
los actos de insubordinaci6n Ell
MarrUecos Sc deben a la labor
disolvente de agitadorss fran
ceses e ingleses pero que en- Es-
pana, en- Malaga NJ Algeciras,
la tranquilidad no Sc ha altera-
do.
Franco arremete contra 10
que 81 llama la Intervention
francesa' Y ha publicado I'm
bando llamando a las armas q
las 1ltimas reservas, incluyendc
a los hombres de % amos.
Estas reserves aeben presen.
tarse entire los dfas a y IL de a
bril-.
Las milicias leals contintan
avanzando en- Ia provincial de
Burgos. Ell general de La En-
comienda, jefe leal en- ei sector
vasco, utilizando su columna me
canizada derrot6 a los facciosos,
poniendolos en- fuga.
La noticia de un triunfo fac
cioso en- Ell frente Norte es COM
~pletamente false.
Los peri6dicos facciosos de
Salamanca dicen que Inglaterra
Sc ha convertible en- IN c6mpli-
ce del gobierno de Valencia v
permite que vapores mercantes
espanoles usen su bandera como
disfraz. Sc cita como ejemplo ell
case del MAR Cantabrico" que
tom6 un nombre ingles v lleva-
ba la bandera nglesa. ~
Laureano Ugarte, captain del
vapor MAR Caspio", atacado
lpor los rebeldes en- aguas fran
cesas, ha prestado declaration
en- Bayona y dice que Sc halla.
ba a una milla de cabo Breton
euando fue atacado. Ademas de
disparar con sus eafones, las
embarcaciones fascistas usaron
las ametralladoras.
La victoria leal en- ell frente
de Cordoba no solo ha salvado
las minas de azogue, sine i'm
pidi6 que otras valiosas propie.
dades mineras cayeran en- podes
del enemigo.
Los insurgentes tienen en- So
poder o Pefarroya, donde hay
ricas minas de cobre y grandes
dep6sitos de carbon.
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de Madrid Y heroes de d kber-

tad. -
Gmo d possible
atrocdades de los fasSfstas
espanoles ! sus aIiados sin sen
tir hAlda ! incera indignation.
y Como es possible mencionax
il muerte del general Burguefts
y el fusilamiento de sus hiios,
sin sentir FL desao de cortarle Ia
cabeza i Queipo del Uano. ha-
cienao iustieia?
iC6mo Is possible trazaz con
Ia. Imagination el macabro es-
pectaculo de los ninos de Ma
iriddespedazados por las bonn
has, sin sentir Ell ansfa fervien-
tie de exterminar a los verdugos
" sus completes?
5C6mo es possible usar lem
guaje "suave", de "neutrales'
mansos o fascistas encubiertos,
frente a los horripilantes deli
tos de los feroces i cobardes =
nemigos del pueblo espanol?
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A@Ae @E%g
las tortuosas de Ia vida.
PEI dolor i Ia pobreza son los
dos principales enemigos de Ia
ancianidad.
Acadia de norir en- Valencia,
3 Ii edad de 66 amos, FL general
don Ricardo Burguette.
Cuando los otros generates 0
matarifes traicionaron 3 Ia b
pdblica, el general Bnrguette se
mantuvo leal, fiel q su bandera
y q Ia patria agredida.
Ha mnerto de peila, de triste-
Ia, porque en- las 1ltimas sema-
mas, por designio de Ia ProVi-
dencia, sus tres hijos habfan pc
recido, uno abatido por las ba-
las facsiosas .en e campo de ba-
ITALIA. \ los otros dos fusilados
|ppf ofden de QEeipo del Llano.
Dias antes de morir, eI gene
aue IRA presidente del Con-
npKemo del Ej6rcito, le
La gaceta., 1937-04-02

LAS HUELGAS DE LA M
DUSTRIA
TIA
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Harlow Film Is Shown
~ On RioIto Screen

two British brothers, Ben Lyon
and James Hall, who are drawn
into the World War to fight
against their school chum, a Ger
man youth, the Photographic eli
max comes with the famous Yep
pelin raid on London, ending with
the flaming collapse of q huge
airship, Strikingly similar to the
crash of the Hendenburg just last
month.
Harlow is the little English girl
beloved by both brothers. Although
different from the Smartly dressed
Jean who graced less hectic roles
in later years, her performance as
a playgirl of London and q can
teen mistress on the battlefields
makes it easy to understand why
she was signed as a star before her
next role. ~
1.-THE Ex.Mrs. Bradford" In
which Jean Arthur is equally so
phisticated young lady who gets
in Powell's heart and hair, finds
Powell this time as q doctor who
takes up detective work as a side
line. Jean, who is his former wife
mixes in on the theory that heI
status as a writer of mystery tic
ton qualities her just as much as
Powell. The plot, if you've forgot
ten, hinges on black-widow spiders
Eric Blore, once again a butler
James Gleason, Lila Lee AND
frankie Darro head the support
ing cast.
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Nv HARRISON CARROLL

HOLLYWOOD, June 14.-Ihe
fate Of every young man seeking
screen fame is in the hands Of his
leading woman. At least that's
the opinion Of John Trent, the
erstwhile TWA transport pilot. He
opines that the chief requisite OF
masculine picture acting is the
ability to make reel love noncha'
lantly, Suavely.
How" he asked, "can an mex
perienced man act like q master
lover?"
Then he answered himself: BY
getting q good leading woman. BY
word or gesture Of encouragement,
she can lift her novice hero above
fright, or relegate him to the
depts Of muscle bound, tongue.tied
terror-and that's no fooling."
Ronald Reagan, new Warner
Bros. player from Des MoineS. re-
ported to the makeup department,
preparatory to. appearing in hts
first picture, with q haircut, hair
parted In the middle, which imme-
diately was dubbed, Bowl No. T."
Tdiosyncrasies Of a motion pic
ture contract: Spec O'Donnel,
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Just 7 ell us
HoWYou Met
The Missus

How did you meet your missus?
Just check back on that meet
ings whether it was so years or just
q few months ago. If your meet
ing was unusual-f she came to
you unexpectedly-maybe as they
do in the movies you think
your meeting different than most
miSterS meet their missus then set
down and write The Times the de-
tailS-BUT keep it within so
wordS-short and right to the
point -
The Times and RKO-Keith's
got the idea that there ought to
be many an unusual meeting Of
men and their wives in this
beautiful city Of ours and jointly
these two washington institutions
are so interested that cash, prizes
and guest tickets to see Meet the
Missus," coming to RKO-Keith'S
Wednesday, June 10, are being
offering for the reports on these
meetings.
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To be candid, the idea was In
Spired by this same picture which
you are, given an opportunity to
see at Keith'S. Victor Moore and
Helen Broderick, known as the
twin stars Of mirth." portray man
and wife In the story-she is al
ways entering contests of every
imaginable character. She never
wins q single contest unless friend
husband does all Of the things in
volved in the contest for her.
After seeing the picture the
thought came to US that maybe
q like condition applied in many
Q washington household, hence
our idea to create q contest for
friend husbands only and at the
same time have the opportunity
Of reading some very unusual
letters.
Now let us repeat the ideI:
Write the meet the MiSsus"
Editor of The Washington Times
and in 50 words, briefly and
directly to the point, tell just
how you met your misSus. That's
all there is to it. Composition
doesn't matter q hang-it is the
unsual experience we're after.
Twenty-Five Prizes in All
For the best and most unique
meeting The Washington Times
and RKOKeith's will award SIS
and two guest tickets for you to
bring the miSsus to see Victor
Moore and Helen Broderick in
meet the MiSSuS." For the next
best, $40 and two guest tickets and
then ten 81 awards plus two guest
tickets each to the ten next best.
And Just to make it good an addf-
tional ten pair of guest tickets will
be awarded the next ten best
runnerS-up.
The contest will close Thursday,
June II, at midnight with the
winners announced on this page
of The Times On Saturday, June
20.
Come on, folks, let us hear how
you did meet the miSsuS!