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The Washington times., 1937-12-21
Spring .ThQW'
OPENS Dec. II

Max Gordon, managerially in
active since he launched Clare
Boothe's hilarious feminine hip
podrome, 1.-The Women" re-
turns to the producing wars on
December 81 when he presents
Roland Young in Clare Kum-
mer's newest comedy, Spring
Thaw," at the National Theater.
Broadway will see the play early
in January.
Spring Thaw," happily
enough, revives a successful col
liberation Of some seasons back
when star, producer and play
wright were jointly concerned
with "Her Masters Voice." a
comedy that won high commen-
dations from critics and audi
ences alike. This, incidentally,
marks the return to the legiti-
mate Of Roland Young, who has
been devoting his comic talents to
The Washington times., 1937-12-21
MOVIE
CLOCK

EARLE-Leo Carrillo, James
Ellison, 1.-THE Barrier" II
q. M, 1880, 4:25, 7:15, 10
%. m. Stage-"Mary Dees,
Monte Blue" 12:45, 1886.
$50, 9:15 p. m.
METROPOLITAN-John Litel,
Veda Ann Borg, Missing Wit
nesses," 11:40 a. m, 1:45, 3:45.
$50, 7:50, 9:55 p. m.
r. X. O..KEITHs-Phil Regan.
Ann Dvorak, Manhattan
Merry Ground" 1924 q. M,
1929, 3:39. $3.50. 7:44, 9:49
p. m.
CAPITOL-Ian Hunter, Pat Pat
terson "52nd Street." ii q. m,
1:45, 4:30, 1870, 1O:05, p. m.
Stage-"Cross and Dunn"
1885, 3:25, 6:10, 8: 65 p. m.
PALACE-Carole Lombard,
Frederic March, Nothing
Sacred" 1885 a. m, 1885, 3:40
$40, 7:45. $3.50 p. m.
TRANS.LUX-News and shorts,
from 10 a. m. to midnight, rs
minutes each show.
COLUMBIA william Powell,
Myrna 10y, Double Wed
ding" 11:45 a. M, 1:45, 3:45,
5:45. 7:45, $3.50 p. m.
LITTLE-Henry Wilcoxon, Lo.
retta Young, 'The Crusades, %
II a. m, 1889, 4:19, $50, $3.50
p. M; "The River" /, $3.50,
6:l9, S:5S p. m.
HOWARD-"Trapped BY G.
Men," 1880. $3.50, 7:05, 1914
p. m. Stage - "Mexicana. "
2:3o. $50, 9:10 p. m.
The Washington times., 1937-12-21
Two Features
AtLittIe

Two epics, totally different
in purpose, in theme and in
treatment, but epics neverthe-
less, give the Little Theater
curiously contrasting yet solidly
satisfactory bill this week. Cecil
B. DeMille's THE Crusader" is
received and Pare Lorentz's
'The River" is in the second
week Of its first public exhibi.
ton.
1.-The Crusader" which no
body but DeMille would have
attempted and, probably no
body but DeMille could have
made, takes the highlights Of
about 800 years and packs them
into the background for a spec
tacular drama. The hero is
Henry Wilcoxon as England's
Richard the Lion Heart. The
heroine is Loretta Young as
Berengaria, daughter Of the King
of Navarro, whom Richard Is
forced to marry en- route to get
supplies to continue his trip to
the Holy Land.
Katherine DeMille as the
scheming sister of Phillip Of
France, C. Aubrey Smith as the
Wandering Hermit, and Ian
Keith as the handsome and
surprisingly gallant Saracen
Saladin, are the other chief
characters in a tale that ranges
from glamorous romance and
medieval battles to Oriental
counter-plots and religious fer
vor.
"The River" which has mer-
tied more space in print than
any single picture this season,
Is the Governments story OF
the Mississippi, just as THE
Plow That Broke the Plains"
was the Governments story OF
the dust bowl. And it's even bet
ter. If you expect to join two
conversations out Of three this
winter. you'd better see 1t.
The Washington times., 1937-12-21

such worthwhile cinematic pro.
duct as "The Man Who Could
Work Miracles, Sailing Along, !"
cali Baba Goes To Town" and
Topper.
Supporting Mr.. Young in
"Spring Thaw" are Lillian En-
erson, Edgar Barrier, Lea Pen
man, Jane Gordon. Robert Wall
sten, j. p. Wilson, Esther Nit
chell, Tom Fadden, Natalia Dan
esi and Sam Mann. Eddie So
boil, long associated in produc-
ton with Max Gordon, was re-
called from Hollywood to stage
the play. Donald OenSlager is
designing the settings.
The Washington times., 1937-12-21

One of the seasons smash
hits in New York Is Julius
Caesar" in modern dress, as
done by the Mercury Theater.
While it is not on my Christ
mas survey list for a Broadway
visit, a note from Henry Senber
conveys the information that
Washington will get this dressed
up Shakespeare in February.
The Mercury Theater is organ
izing two touring companies and
wishes it understood they will
not be second" troupes. Instead
actors from the original produc-
ton will be drafted for this
road work, and replacements
will be sent into the Mercury
Theater troupe.
Booked for the National The
ater is one of these touring
? troupes, scheduled to bow on
Monday night, February IA.
ON STEALING" PICTURES
1t is good to read that John
Barrymore steals a picture"
from somebody, for a change.
Even though / don't believe a
word Of it. The Coast reports are
that he takes the first hOnOrS
from Fred MacMurray and
CarOle Lombard in True Con-
feSSion."
This stealing a picture"
phrase Is consistently over
worked, and too often is applied
to somebody who stands out for
q fleeting moment during the
action of a full length feature.
Take BarrymOre'S case. In
General Crack" a little girl
named Armida was so good in an
exotic role she played with the
famous profile that Hamlet Jack
was forced to read nitWit reviews
that said she ''stOIe the picture. F"
1t must have amused him, since
he worked for hours with the
brunette ingenue that she might
get fright" the scenes she played
with him. Armida has never
been heard of ON the screen
since General Crack"
Marian Marsh in "Svengali"
treasured . few freshman re
views that Opined her Trilby
stole the picture from John
The Washington times., 1937-12-21

It in the Washington try-out-
with all of the rough edges
coincidental with an amateur
performance-it struck me as a
farce of great promise.
It has all Of the eXtravaganceS
and implauSibilities of the screw
ball stories which now find such
high favor in Hollywood, but
1t Is definitely no crazier than
the long reigning hit of George
S. kaufman and Moss Hart,
"You Can't Take 1t With You"
Washington's real interest in
Playwright Tiller began when
he lost out on a technicality in
the annual one-act play com.
The Washington times., 1937-12-21
Gleanings
and
Screenings
By Andrew R. Kelley

This corner the critical world is happy to announce
that young Washington playwright is about to make his
bow as an author hard-boed Broadway.
The first play aspirant for royalties and possible Ho
ywood glory young Theodore Ter I'd, and the comedy
which bears his imprint Satans in the Pantry which had
a tryout with Washington cast at Kng-Smth playhouse
last February
The youthful impresario who will sponsor the metropo
tan production of Satan in the Pantry is Ted Hammer
stein scion of famous theatrical family best known pub
cy for his weekly presentation the radio called "The
Hammerstein Nusic Hall :"
The Washington times., 1937-12-21

HA-IMERSTEIN TO PRODUCE
Producer Hammerstein paid
$500 for an option on the Tiller
comedy after his first reading,
has definitely started work on
casting and production, hopes
to raise the New York curtain
on the play in mid-February,
after the usual try-out weeks.
I trust one of these spreading
the-wings sessions will be allotted
to the home town of the young
playwright.
"Satan's in the Pantry"
abounds in witty dialogue and
hilarious situations. AS saw
The Washington times., 1937-12-21

ting under way" said OBrien,
ut would have saved me many
a hard knock and I'd have been
a lot more valuable to my en-
ployers than was"
The Washington times., 1937-02-08
WAVES CAUSE
TEMPORARY
RIVER RISE
Emergency Army Kept
On Duty Watching
Seeps and BoiIs

EMPHIS. Tenn, Feb. 8
GN.SD D.-Pounding at the long
levee system. the crest of the
Mississippi flood roared down to-
ward the gulf today.
The levees here withstood a bat
tering yesterday as Whitecaps
under a strong southern wind
chopped at the protective walls.
The waves brought rise in the
river after the crest was believed
reached, but engineers said it was
only temporary. The river, how
ever, was not expected to fall
materially for several days.
The emergency army of levee
workers was kept on duty to fight
seepage and sandboils which bub-
bled in the soft earth from the
pressure of the water.
The Washington times., 1937-02-08
1000 JAILED IN NEW SOVIET PURGE

party who were charged with work.
ing under orders of the exiled Leon
Trotsky.
Referring to reports of danger.
GUS dissension between Stain and
some of his highest lieutenantS,
the correspondent of the Daily Elk
press declared:
Reports of friction between
Stain and War COmmissar
Klementi VOrOshilOv are untrue.
"On the other hand, Marshal
TukachevSky commander of the
Far Eastern Red Army is in
trouble. Tukachevsky's Adju-
tant, Captain Smutny, has been
imprisoned by the OGPU.
COMMISSAR A SUSPECT
"TukachevSky recently failed to
visit the office of the General
Staff Headquarters, although he
had been asked to do so by both
VOrOshilov and the OGPU chief,
YeShOv.
"YeShOv'S agents claim that
while in London for the funeral
of King George v, Tukachevsky
had a number of unofficial con-
verSatiOns with certain persons,
including the Soviet military at.
The Washington times., 1937-02-08

LONLbON, FeD. b u.N.SD.
More than 1000 men and women
have been arrested in Russia in
the last month in an intensified
purge of right and leftist opposi-
tionists, the Daily Express said to-
day in a story from Warsaw.
Dictator Joseph Stain, racing to
exterminate all opposition while
he is still alive, is working 18 hours
a day directing the drive, the
paper said.
Afraid that his health may not
last, Stain has summoned an
early meeting of the Soviet con-
gress in Moscow to choose his sue
ceSSor, the account continued.
Orders Trial of 38
Stain has also ordered the trial
of Nikolai Bukharin, former editor
of the official newspaper, IzveStia,
and seven other former Bolshevik
leaders fastened. Their cases will
probably come up next week, to be
followed by trial of 38 German
alleged saboteurs, who have been
imprisoned for three months with
out being able to communicate
with their embassy.
Dissatisfied with results already
achieved, Stain ordered the
OGPU (Soviet secret police) to
intensity their drive Immediately
and round up more suspects"
the dispatch added.
Virtually all ringleaders of
groups that secretly oppose Stain
are now either dead or in prison, it
was declared.
The dictator has commanded the
OGPU to seize their rank and file
followers.
1t was further stated many for
eign Communists were caught in
the OGPU net, including two dele
gates from SPANS Communist
The Washington times., 1937-02-08
R00S ASSAILS
PRESIDENT
PLANNING
NRA Setup Blocked
Real Recovery, One
Time Aide Says

NEW YORK. Feb. 8 GN.SO.
President Roosevelt's program to
aid the forgotten" man has been
failure. DR.. Charles F. Roos, for
mer research director of the Ma
tional Recovery Act charged today
in a 596-page volume on "NRA
Economic Planning"
Roos, now director of research
for the Cowles Commission for
Economic Research, concludes that
economic planning is dangerous,
He writes
The Roosevelt plans carried
too far in the opposite direction.
Sales tax fell with full force on
the lower income groups.
simultaneously, capital hold
ingS of the upper middle and
wealthy classes have increased
two-fOld. Thus, the chief bene-
fiCiarieS of the Presidents re.
cOvery plan have been the re-
cipientS of relief and the owners
of property"
DISTRUSTS PLANNING
A diStruSt of economic planning
is emphasized by Roos, who con-
tends:
Competition, with all its i'm
projections, is greatly to be
desired. To entrust the econ
Omic order to such planners
would be rash indeed"
Similarly DR.. Roos pointed out,
The NRA in practically all Of
its phases was characterized by a
lack of definite policy and proper
understanding of objectives." He
writes:
I'VE must commend the
Supreme Court for invalidating
the act. Recovery in Substan-
tiaI measure could not set in
until this was done"
DR.. Roos condemns the "higher
wages, shorter hours" theory SYM
bolizing the NRA.
DR.. RooS cenSureS organized la
Dor for failure to recognize this
principle and for encouraging
strikes at the onset of recovery
Referring to the Guffey coal and
Walsh-Healey acts, he accuses
unions of using their organized
strengthto intimidate legislatures. 1"
The minimum wage principle is
attacked as detrimental to labor,
and as tending toward the crea-
ton of permanent class of near
pauperS."
The Washington times., 1937-02-08
. | n D DELAYS
Indy ON HOP

MO, Sicily, Feb. 8
G.N.SO Ending serious concern
for their safety which had de-
veloped here, Col. and Mrs. Charles
A. Lindbergh landed here today
after being long overdue on
flight from Rome.
The American couple, flying an
other leg on their trip from Ems,
land to Egypt, had flown into 80
mile-an-hour headwindS over the
Tyrrhenian Sea. requiring five
hours for a hop which normally
could have been done in their
plane in three.
The Washington times., 1937-02-08
SENATE FIGHTS
HOUSE RELIEF
FUNDCURB
Ban on Committee Use
of u. S. Workers in
Probes Blocked
International News Service

With Works Progress Admins
tration funds scheduled to be ex-
hausted at midnight tomorrow,
Administration leaderS today
sought to break a House
impasSe over the use of relief
funds and Government employees
in congressional probes, which is
blocking enactment of the 934 mil.
lion dollar deficiency appropria-
tionS bill.
The measure, which carries a
789 million dollar relief appropri-
alton. became deadlocked when
the Senate refused to approve a,
House rider terminating immedi-
ate use of Government employees
by investigating committees.
The Senate fight was led by
Senators Wheeler CD, of Mon
tana, and LaFollette (PD, of Wis
conSin, both of whom head inves-
tigating committees now using
WPA and Interstate Commerce
Commission employees.
This compromise was considered
by the conferees today:
l. Extend the effective date
of the rider to June 80, to permit
the Wheeler and La Toilette
committees to complete their
probes.
2. Settle another Senate
House difference by placing
staff members of the committees
under the salary classification
act. This would permit salaries
up to $4,000 a year, while the
existing provision places the
salary ceiling at $4,000.
The Washington times., 1937-02-08
! TOWNSEND
AIDES GUILTY
Continued from Page ~

Continued from Page ~
sions, Ltd" and John B. Kiefer,
who were sentenced today, were
summoned last April to appear be-
fore the Bell committee inveSti-
eating old-age pensions. They
failed to appear and their indict-
ment followed.
Walked Out on Committee
DR.. Townsend complied with the
summons. but walked out of the
committee hearing during a
stormy session when he became
lrrltated at his questionerS.
When Wunder and Kiefer were
called before Justice Gordon this
morning, United States Attorney
Leslie C. Garnet briefly reviewed
the history of the case and read
from the journal of the House of
February sincere and abject
apologies" both had written to
that body. The pair also had ex-
pressed penitence in their confer
ences with him, Garnett said, and
he was of the opinion that the
Bell committee investigation was
not seriously hampered by their
failure to appear.
Justice Gordon turned to the
pair and asked:
Have you anything to say be-
fore impose Sentence?"
Kiefer, first to respond, said:
There is one thing 1 should
like to point out, your honor.
For the past six months,
neither DR.. Wunder nor 1 have
been associated in any way with
DIR. Townsend, or with his or
ganiZatiOn. We are sorry for
having failed to respond to the
House committee summons and
If We had the thing to do over
again, we would respond and
testify"
Mercy For Penitence
DR.. Wunder indorSed Kiefer's
statement, and Justice Gordon
asked Garnett whether the pair
had appeared and refused to tes-
thy or whether they had only failed
10 appear. Garnett replied that
they failed to appear, but that both
mad later expressed their willing
ness to testify before the com
mittee.
Justice Gordon explained that
the sentences were suspended be-
cause of the contrition and peni-
tence shown by the defendants.
The Washington times., 1937-02-08
Cairo Nearly Normal,
But Still on Watch

CAIRO, ILL.,, Feb. 8 G.N.SO.
Shedding its fear as the water
dropped this city went about it's
normal business today for the
first time in days.
There were still reminders, how
ever, of the menace that came
within inches of engulfing the
entire city, soldiers patrolled the
levee and workers kept busy fill
ing Sandboils and keeping an
alert eye for new ones.
The population was predomin-
antly male, with most of the
women and children still IN the
places Of safety they had been
sent by Mayor August BODIES
order when the flood threatened.
They will not be allowed to re-
turn until the river level falls to
SIS feet, he said.
The Washington times., 1937-02-08
Help the Red Cross!

Rear Admiral Grayson, chairman of the American Red
Cross says he only limit of Red Cross assistance flood
sufferers must be the maximum generosity of the Ameri
people,
Washngtons original goal of $12O0OO has been we'll
oversubscribed but there should be leup in giving
until the flood emergency is over.
Do your part. Contributions may be to The Wash
ngton Times to the local headquarters of the Red Cross
at lI3O ST. \. W. Checks should be made payable to
the American Red Cross, District of Columbia CHAPTER
The Washington times., 1937-02-08
7 Still Missing, ~ Bodies
Recovered From Upset Barge

NEW MADRID, Mo, Feb. 8
GN.SO. - Seven bodies still re-
manned today in the muddy waters
of the spillway basin here, where
a barge with 100 workers aboard
capsiZed last week.
Twenty-four bodies have been
recovered. Authorities have given
up hope that any drifted down
stream and were saved.
The water in the Spillway and
the river was falling today, but
relief work went on unabated,
with thousands still homeless and
in need.
The Washington times., 1937-02-08
Slayer Of Pair Dies
In Cell of Heart Attack

JOLIET, ILL.,, Feb. 8 1.N.S).
Apparently the victim of a heart
attack. John Huck, SO, convict
serving two life terms for mur.
der, was found dead in his
cell at the Statewide Penitentiary
here, according to Warden Joseph
Ragen. Huck was sentenced from
Cook county in 1882 for the slay.
ing of Harriet Fidler and John
Whiting.
The Washington times., 1937-02-08
Z Skiers Injured
As Slide CoIIapses

CHICAG o, Feb. 8 G.N.SD.
Two skierS were recovering today
from minor injuries suffered last
night when section of the slide
at Soldier Field collapsed.
The two fell 25 feet to the
ground. David Peterson. 33,
sprained his ankle and his brother
John was cut and bruised.
The Washington times., 1937-02-08
Nicaragua Finds
Kingsley, Aviator

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Feb. 8.
Gordon Kingsley, the American
aviator who became lost while
searching for his brother. was
brought to the east coast of Mica
ragua today by members of the
National Guard.
The Washington times., 1937-02-08
Benefit Show Planned

A benefit Red Cross performance
OF REFLECTED Glory" this weeks
production at the National Theater
starring Tallulah Bankhead. will
be given Thursday afternoon. it
was announced today. All pro
ceeds of the matinee will be turned
over to the flood relief fund.
The Washington times., 1937-02-08
Elevator Shaft Fall
Is Fatal 10 VirQinian

His skull fractured and body
crushed by a 75-foot fall down an
uncompleted elevator shaft, Rob.
ert Green, so, of Alexandria, Va,
died last night in Emergency Hos
pital.
The Washington times., 1937-02-08

tache in London, General Putna,
who is now awaiting trial.
Even should the marshal be
able to 'rehabiIitate' himself, his
name will remain on the list Of
suspects"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-28

Ed Lape returned home Satur-
day from Seattle, where he spent q
couple days on business. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Malley motored tc
Cotton, where they spent Friday and
Saturday of last week.
Miss Pat Helm of Spokane visited
over the weekend at the home OF
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Guy
Helm. @
Miss Betty Jean Rutherford, re-
turned to her home after spending
a few days at the home of her uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. E. p
Story. ~
Dan Smith returned to Toppenish
Monday after spending the week.
end at his home on the Highlands.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Green attend
ed their pinochle club at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Odin Staley in the
Garden Tracts Tuesday evening.
The Highland Ladies Bridge Club
are meeting today Thursday with
a dessert luncheon at the home of
Mrs. Bruce Mclean.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delmar Paulson and
daughter, Jennive of La Grande,
Oregon, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry McDuf-
fie of Pasco and Alvin Paulson were
Sunday guests at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. w. B. Paulson.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-28
DR.. Thornton Continues
Revival Meetings

The revival meeting, conducted by
Evangelist Chas. L. Thomson of
Wichita, Kansas will continue dur
ing next week. Sunday night DR..
Thornton will bring the message and
will use as his subject, 1.-THE Mark Of
the Beast, and His Number $685." Is
the present world crisis preparing
humanity for this Mark and num-
Der? Come and hear this subject
discussed Sunday night by the
Evangelist. Services begin at 7:30
pm. Rev. and Mrs. Shattuck have
charge of the song service. Special
music at each service. The follow
ing subjects will be discussed during
the coming week. There will be no
meeting on Monday night, but meet
ings every night, including Satur-
day. Tuesday night, subject, Hell
and Who Will Be There" Wednes-
day night, subject, 1.-THE Unpardon-
able Sin, or the Blasphemy of the
Holy Ghost" Thursday night, SUBJ
ject, "The United States at the
Crossroads. Will We Have Revival
or Revolution?" Friday night, sub
ject, Divine Healing, as Taught in
the Bible" Since we accept what
God says about the healing Of the
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-28
De Molay Boys Initiate
New Members

Twenty-three new members were
initiated into the order Of De Molay
Wednesday evening. These boys
were from the neighboring towns OF
Hanford, White Bluffs, Pasco as well
as Kennewick. The new members
are: Eugene Whittemore, Junior
Belair, James Reed, Wesley Brown,
Monford Fyfe, Dwayne Lape, George
and Ralph Rowland, Leland Petit
jean, Nelson Quasi, Robert Des-
oranges, Jimmie Thrasher Kenneth
Staley, David Wooden, Clyde Har-
ris, Bill Jewell, Kirk Burns, Robert
Codding Harry Anderson, Robert
Anderson, Deane Kinds, Paul Brown
and Charles Rutherford. /,
Following the initiation refresh
ments were served by the local
members. ...u.. a.aa
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-28
Cast for Senior Play
Is Now Chosen

The cast of characters has been
announced by Miss Katherine Ponti
for the senior play, THE Whole
Towns Talking" The date is set
for production on Friday, Decem-
Der 8 and is a royalty play. The
cast chosen is as follows: Mr.. Sims
mons, Bob wheelehouse; Mrs. Sim
mons, Peggy Burton; Chester Bin
ney, Gerald Britton; Ethel, Betty
Shaughnessy; Donald Swift, Wayne
Smalley; Lefty, Lorraine Smith;
Roger Shields, Pat ONeil; Leila,
Carol Jones; Sally, Jane Nagley;
Annie, Velma MECHANISM; Sadie
Bloom. Dorothy Doyle; taxi driver,
Dwayne Campbell.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-10-28

body, as well as the soul. there will
be . healing service. Let the sick
and afflicted come, and we will pray
God for complete healing. Come
with simple child-like faith in the
power of God, and see what will be
done. Evangelist Thornton has seen
scores and scores of people COM
pletely healed in his services. Sat-
urday night, subject, Jesus Seeking
the Lost" DR.. Thornton has travel
ed extensively and believes and
breaches an old fashioned gospel
under the Amounting of the Holy
Ghost. The meetings are undenom-
national, and a most cordial in
vitation is extended to people in
Kennewick to attend.