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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-08-18
Ships Guns Join
Battle at
Shanghai.
SIX STEAMERS
SUNK In RIVER
Outnumbered 4 to
l.Tokio's Forces
Yield.
BACKGROUND

LA " IA o1to " ~
Battle for Shanghai gre,D out OF
killing there OF tho japanese last
peek. Japan rushed requirements
to Yongtse Valley metropolis and
Chinese ordered troops no1D total
ing nearly 100000 into Shanghai.
Chinese airnen attacking japanese
troop and ship concentrations last
Saturday looSed three bombs ,rithin
International Settlement, killing
400 non combdtdnt Chinese and
foreigners, including three Amer
teams.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-08-18
Summary of Today's Star

FOREIGN.
Retreating japanese open air attack
on Chinese hordes. Page Al
John Roosevelt accused Of throwing
wine in Mayors face. Page Az
"Shoot-to-sin subs. Britain orders
warships. Page Al
NATIONAL.
Congress works overtime to quit Sat-
urday Page Al
Roosevelt party boards cutter for
Roanoke Island. Page Al
Black to quit Senate at once, take
court seat in October. Page Al
Clues to missing polar flyers supplied
by Eskimos Page Al
Trunk Staying confessed at police
lineup Page Al
WASHINGTON AND VICINITY.
President signs District tax bill, as
sails rider. Page Al
Gobel Co. warned by Commissioners
on sewage menace. Page B-1
House kills 100000 item for jefferson
Memorial. Page B-1
Soybean's versatility shown in exhibit
on visit here. Page b.
Engineering projects test skill Of D. O.
National ouardAnen. Page Bill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-08-18
PRESIDENT SCORES
RIDER IN SIGNING
DISTRICT TAX BILL
Antitrust Laws Weakened,
He Asserts, by Price
Maintenance Plan.
COLLECTION MACHINERY
FOR NEW LEVIES SPED
Commissioner and Auditor Seek
to Forestall Army of
Job-Seekers.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Congress agreed on provisions Of
District tar bill after numerous
conflicting Uie1rS as to best means
of raising needed reuenue had been
fully discussed. Proponents Of an
income tar for the District made
determined effort to hate such q
proDfso incorporated in the meas
ure, but tailed. Similarly, an effort
to provide sales tar for the Dis
tr1ct Das unsuccessful. Adoption
OF price maintenance rider had
made approval Of the bill by the
President doubtful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-08-18
WEATHER.

Partly cloudy, probably local showers
tonight and tomorrow; not quite so warm
tonight gentle east winds, becoming
variable. Temperatures today-Highest,
90. at pm; lowest, "A, at AIS am.
Full report on page AS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-08-18

(See D. C. TAXES, Page A-5D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-08-18

(See BLACK, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1937-08-08
BY Jay Carm0dy.

7 HOLLYWOOD, Calf.-No-
F body was home In Verona
i L yesterday The steps on
which Jack Barrymore
was mortally wounded by Basil
Rathbone lin Romeo and Juliet"O
looked as deserted as the walled
Chinese city, just across the street,
where Louise Rainer and Paul
MUM once played house in The
Good Earth"
Around the corner, a few feet
away, however, Joan Crawford,
Franchot Tone and a mule, whose
name We did not get, were putting
Terrano, italy, on the film fans
map in THE Bride Wore Red"
All the time, however, in spite Of
the title. Miss Crawford was wear
ing blue, looking tired, <and ap-
rarently not finding Terrano ev-
erything the Terrano Chamber Of
Commerce said it was.
Up the street tM-G-M owns it,
Just as it owns Verona, the walled
city, and Terrano) lovely Maureen
O'Sullivan was the most animated
person watching the shooting of a
scene in which Walter Pidgeon
and Paul Harvey were about to
turn bed room into a battlefield.
We knew it was fight make
believe) because Pidgeon and Har-
vey were roaring fighting words.
1t was so much easier to look at
Miss O'Sullivan that we ignored
the scene. From there, clutching
at the coat tails of Barrett Kies-
ling (who says hello to Carter
Barron, Ray Bell and Gene Ford,
We were Whisked over to another
bed room on another stage. On
the open market the room would
be worth about a dollar a week,
hut with Josephine Hutchison
lying on one bed and George
Murphy on the other its drabness
was enormously relieved
Evening star., 1937-08-08
Today's Film Schedule

KEITH'S-"The Toast Of New
York." Jim Fisk makes and
loses millions, at l:45, $40,
$40, TAO and $40 pm.
CAPITOL-"Topper," the Gin
ema goes hilarious with q
Thorne Smith novel, at 2,
4:25, ITO and $50 pm. Stage
shows, $40, 6:25 and 9:10 pm.
EARtE-"San Quentin" drama
in a prison and a tough Grim
inal is tanned, at 2, 44O, 7:2O
and 10 pm. Stage shows at
3;35, $40 and 8 pm.
PALACE-"The Good Earth"
superb translation of Pearl
Bucks novel to the screen, at
2, Ais, $50 and 9:35 pm.
RIALTO - Under the Red
Robe" swashbuckling ro-
nance in the day of Cardinal
Richelieu, at 2, 3:55, 6, 8:05
and 1915 pm.
METROPOLITAN-"Eve Ever Since
Eve" Marion Davis latest
comedy venture, at 2, 3:55,
5:55, 7:50 and $50 pm.
COLUMBIA - Easy Living, +"
full of comedy just for the
fun of it, at 2, 4, 6, 8 and
10 pm.
LITTLE-"RoSe Marie" lavish
operetta, with Macdonald and
Eddy, at 2:15, 4:50, 7:20 and
$50 pm.
TRANS-LUX-NeWs and shorts.
Complete show runs one hour
and Is minutes, continuous
from 2 pm.
Evening star., 1937-08-08


phone calls, no matter how important
are cut at the end OF three minutes
II he is paying for them. For the
gigantic wedding party given to Wilma
Banky and Rod La ROGUE, Goldwyr
ordered enormous quantities of or.
chids and roast turkeys. The moment
it was discovered the turkeys could
not all be consumed, they were rushed
back to whence they came-and 6
rebate chalked up for Sam.
And yet, this same producer re-
Gently discarded $l65, 900 on "Tht
Adventures OF Marco Polo" because he
disapproved Of 10 days work per-
formed by Director John Cromwell
To replace him, Goldwyn paid 500 ,OOC
to Warmers for the contract OF Archie
Mayo, now starting from scratch tc
redirect the Gary Cooper starrer
Another grandlloquent Goldwyn ges-
ture was throwing 100000 "out oi
the sewer" (as he would say on q
remake Of Come and Get It." be-
cause he disliked the Howard Hawks
version
A casting director recently said te
GoldWyn, Il can get two good mer
for the job-one at $500 a week, the
other at 81 500" Get the sl.5OC
actor replied the producer I'D bt
ashamed to bawl out the man who
only gets $500 week" A few minutes
after the conversation. Sam was al
his desk going crazy because a sub
ordinate had used three unnecessary
words IN a telegram!
r -K-O RADIO is synonymous in
Hollywood with stringent econ
omy. Recently the salaries of watt
resses in the commisary were cut
from Sl4 week to SIP At the same
time, a memo was sent IT, all en-
ployes asking them to be more gen.
erous with their tips During the STU
dos period of bankruptcy. an eff
cheney expert discovered three cats
and dog on the lot He banished
them because-"too many workers
waste time petting and looking at the
animals"
A short while ago. an r. K. o.
Radio executive had what he thought
was brilliant minute saving idea. He
ordered the faces OF all time clocks
painted black to foil attempts to quit
work a minute ahead OF time But
the gesture proved expensive A mob
OF indignant workers smashed the
clocks. necessitating the purchase of
new, unpainted timepeces.
Another r. K o. economy drive has
proved just as unsuccessful. II ansver
TO a front office complaint that the
studio telephone bill was overnight,
dozens Of white painted telephone
booths were placed all over the lot
with instructions for employees to use
and pay for them But they still
find it more convenient to be in their
office for private as well IS business
calls.
On the other side OF The saving
fence, Mr.. Briskin. boss Of the studio,
thought nothing Of paying $3.50 900 for
the screen rights OF the New York
stage success. Room Service" and is
willing to spend another $250,OOG for
the Marks Brothers to star in the
fllm-practically half million dollars
without single turn OF the camera
r. X. O.-Radio has very few good
character players under contract
they are too expensive. it is asserted
And yet every time picture is made
the studio has to pay as much as
1000 per player a week to borrow
Evening star., 1937-08-08

the picture is being rushed so he
can get away for long vacation.
WITH six pictures in the making,
M-G.-Ms lot is the busiest
in Hollywood at the moment.
Famous faces are a dime a dozen
around every corner. One of them,
caught outside bed room where we
seemed to be seeing every one, was
Robert Taylor's face. His face
wasn't shaved and it was sticking
out over light sweater Taylor wore
because he was on his way to play
tennis. Spencer Tracy, looking not
a bit like simple Portuguese fisher
man IN Captains Courageous. was
eating his spinach like a good boy
in the huge cafe on the lot and
Alan Jones popped around q corner
to say it's nice to see you just at the
moment We are thinking how nice
1t was to see Gladys George-and
Jones.
Pete Smith who is not one ten
thousandth as good to look at as
Miss George, was face one met on
ones way to the screening room to
see trailer 1t is not Just an
ordinary trailer, but one which
turned out to be so good it is being
used as a short feature by some
theaters. 1t is all about Broad
way Melody" and shows Robert
Taylor in the role OF press agent,
and a critic who rated trailers by
bells would have to give 1t a min
imum Of two
Jack Cummings, who directed
the picture, sat in the seat next
to see the trailer for the second
time, indicating how good he feels
about it as way Of introducing
a picture he is proud to have made.
And that is the way a first day
goes in Hollywood. a day that
begins with march through
mob of autograph hunters al the
railroad station. continues with a
march through celebrities the mob
only wishes it could encounter. and
ends with a careful working out of
a schedule that will take in the
celebrities Of Warner Bros, R-K-O,
Paramount, and what have they.
Evening star., 1937-08-08

them from other lots. Even the work.
ing staff OF the studio is not immune
from the economy hatchet Grade A
S250-a-week men are invariably fired
in favor Of those who will take $3.50.
But what the boss doesn't know is
that, as fast as the boys are fired from
one department, they are rehired in
another at their original wage.
THEY have slogan at Twentieth
Century-Fox that nothing is ever
wasted. Nothing is. Not even the
ends of film reels. Sometimes as much
as s2.85 is saved by clipping 80 feet
OF film together. They are used for
screen tests, which makes the movie
aspirant's task harder-but puts sew
eral extra dollars a day into Mr.
Zanuck's pocket.
Pictures rarely reach the super
colossal price category on this lot
and yet they make money for the
Polish producer. His formula is
simple-several inexpensive vaudeville
performers. low-priced, but coed
leading lady and gentleman-and ex-
. pert film cutting, usually performed
by himself. "One in Million" Which
will make several times that for
Zanuck, cost him around $500 900
very inexpensive in Hollywood pro-
duction language.
In contrast to Goldywn, who SPENDS
on his pictures, but saves in lis
private life, Zanuck has the most
palatial suite Of Offices in flmlerd
And he recently erected a new admin
istration building at a cost Of ST.
100000.
A favorite economy method prac-
tlced by several major studios IS to
call in players who are earning say
$500 week, with an option for $3.50
for the next six months, and tell
them they will be fired unless they
remain at the same price. This, of
course, is done only with players who
need the money badly. 1t happened
recently to Lon Chaney, jr., and John
Carradine. Sometimes I dislike this
place called HollyWoodD
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Evening star., 1937-08-08

Terrible ROOM" Murphy would
say.
Vile" Miss Hutchison replied.
THE director would bounce
around the foot Of Miss Hutch
isons bed, wave the script, make
motions with his arms, feet. head,
ana the lines would come droning
out again. We did not count, but
it seems there must be 252 ways
OF saying terrible room" and
vile" before they sound like di-
lectors and players think they
should.
After an hour of rehearsing, dur
ing which there was no clutching
at Mr.. kieslings coattails, Miss
Hutchison and Murphy had the
scene sufficiently pat that they were
allowed to get out of bed Miss
Hutchison came over. looking much
prettier and just as young as when
she played with the Rams Head
Players in Washington. She did not
mind bit being reminded of those
days, recalled Ann Ives as the best
Queen Elizabeth since the six
teenth century, asked to be remem-
bered to her and to Washington
generally. and said if it could be ar
ranged she would like to 60 back
there in play at the National.
Murphy, of Yale and Broadway,
also remembered Washington as a
place where he had grand time
while roofing in "Of Thee I Sing"
talked OF the fun Of dramatic roles
after being regarded as a song and
dance man, and then ran back to
bed and began saying terrible
room" so the company will have
The Women Men Marry finished
this week end.
Somewhere around the place,
William Powell and Myrna 10y
were surrounded by million tech
nicians in another bed room. Out
side Of the million technicians. Miss
Loy and Powell, it was a private
bed room We did not get into it.
however, because Powell is Ill, and
Evening star., 1937-08-08
Outdoor
|Amusements
Moonlight Cruises and
Parks Offer Heat
Relief.

EASIDE PARK.-Ruth LHom-
medieu, 1917 Harvard street,
was the winner of last weeks
~ beauty contest, week ago
Saturday. This page had gone to
press before last nights winner had
been announced. but there's another
contest next Saturday and every
Saturday from now until Labor day,
open to all girls in Washington and
vicinity. Labor day the seasons grand
winner will be chosen. Other attrac-
tions at Seaside, in addition to bath
ing beauties, include swimming in the
Bay or in the salt water pool, fishing
from the half-mile pier, dancing in
the breeze-swept pavilion overlooking
the water and all the other devices.
Wilson Line-Tnis current reap
pearance Of the heat wave" has
brought more and more people to
the river of evenings, for cooling of
on the moonlight cruise Sammy
Marks and his orchestra are aboard
the City OF Washington to play for
nightly dancing and there are songs
by Russ Cullen. The City Of WASH
ington leaves her Seventh and Water
street dock at $50 o'clock. Next
Tuesdays moonlight will have Arthur
Godfrey and Arch Macdonald
aboard.
Glen Echo Park.-The Capitals
free-admission amusement park makes
bow to the ladies tomorrow night
admitting all girls to the Spanish
Garden Ball Room free. Dancing is
to music by Dave McWilliams and
his orchestra and there are songs
by Kitty Simons. The pools q popu-
lar spot these days, too, open from
$50 in the morning until 1870 at
night
Potomac River Line.-The Potomac
River Line steps forward with a sug-
gestion for the prevention of auto
accidents on the crowded beach high
ways on Sundays. Just park the car,
advises the Potomac River Line, board
the Steamer Potomac and set sail
for Colonial Beach on the Potomac
River where there's no automobile
traffic to battle. The Colonial Beach
cruise sails every Sunday at $50 am,
returns At 1880 pm. There's q moon
light jaunt on the Potomac every
night, too, sailing at 8:45 pm, with
music by Bernie Jarboe's Nighthawks.
Evening star., 1937-08-08

sAiN SpoliIoil vi AHA HAS 81 lar ldlleO
to reflect the heroic days. Striking
and powerful posters throughout the
land show that the art of the litho-
graph, always the most advanced of
the arts Of revolution. is f1ourishing
valiantly. A whole school of soldier
ballads, some bitter, some scornful, all
breathing defiance and burning SINGER
ity, has risen among the men at the
front. Some members of the Interna-
tional Brigade have even added new
verses to that epic soldier song of the
First World War, Mile. From Armen-
there's" But in the theater there are
few signs of the world struggle that is
taking place in the Iberian PENN
sula.
1t should be repeated that this is by
no means surprising. Certainly IL
does not reflect seriously on the morale
or the integrity Of the Spanish play
Urights. AS Jacinto Benavente, the
dean of Spanish dramatists, whose
comedy, Bonds of Interest" was the
first production in the Theater Guild S
checkered history, puts it, it is too
early for the playwrights to give us
their story of war and revolution.
Senior Benavente is a gnomelike little
man, with a bald head and a white
goatee, who speaks remarkably good
English, but is somewhat handica ppe d
IN conversation by his decided deaf
ness. I sought him out in his apart
ment in Valencia, where he has been
living since his departure from his
home in Madrid, and found him a
most charming and engaging little
gentleman, frank, humorous and
thoroughly winning However, I must
confess that the interview was some
what limited, not so much by the Ben
ayente deafness as by the fact that he
was able to answer virtually all of my
questions which attempted to bring
out information about the possible
wartime rebirth of the Spanish thea
ter by simple No" Although he
mentioned several playwrights, headed
by the poet Alberti, as having revolu-
tionary regulations, he saw no signs
thereby agreeing with every one else I
talked to-of a present or incipent
renaissance OF the stage. adding smil-
4ngly that people were too BUSY with
more serious considerations of life to
bother overmuch with the theater.
Thus do men of the drama have a way
Of running down their favorite art
form
Evening star., 1937-08-08
Fantasy at Sylvan.
WILLIAM sHAKEsPEAREs far

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S fan
tasy. "A Midsummer Nights S
Dream" will be presented Tuesday
night at the National Sylvan Theater
on the Monument slope by the Wash
ington Players. This will be the ninth
Summer Festival Of the season and
the fourth annual production Of the
play by the group.
The Washington Players will be as
sisted by the Alice Louise Hunter
Dance Group and by members Of the
drama group OF Camp Stay-at-Home
Of the Y. w. c. A. Mis-. Edith H.
Hunter will accompany the dancers.
The cast of "A Midsummer Nights
Dream will include 10 Washington
Players who have taken part in each
Of the preceding performances-Adel
Whiteside, J. Edmond Veitch, Kent
Dyer, Thomas NJ Cahill, John Six
ken, Yerby Pannill, Paul Murphy,
Harry Grow, Joseph Custer and Alice
Louise Hunter
The play will be preceded by con-
cert by the Washington Civic Orches-
ira, conducted by 8. Page Ford. The
program is scheduled to start at 8
o'clock.
Evening star., 1937-08-08
Perfect" Girls Break.

VIRGINIA GREY, who was chosen
the most perfect Ziegfeld type
from the chorus girls in The Great
Ziegfeld,' has won featured role in
Metro -Goldwyn- Mayors next big
musical, Resale"
Miss Grey worked her way up from
the ranks Of extras, dancing girls,
stand-lnS and bit players to an Metro.
Goldwyn-Mayer contract She mads
her debut as featured PLAYER in
short subjects and has just finished
the lead opposite Bruce Cabot in
Bad Guy"
Evening star., 1937-08-08
Newspaper Film.

HE WOMEN MEN MARRY has
been chosen as the final title for
the newspaper story featuring jose
phine Hutchinson and George MUIR
ply, in production at Metro Goldwyn-
Mayer as MY Wife"
Claire Dodd, who has been off the
screen for more than year to become
mother, has joined the supporting
cast, which includes Cliff Edwards,
John Wiay, Helen Jerome Eddy, Sid
nev Blackmer, Toby Wing and Leonard
Penn
Evening star., 1937-08-08
Bruce to Hunt.

QRUCE CABOT will leave this week
on completion Of his work in
bad Guy" at Metro Goldwyn- Mayer
on bear and lion hunting trip in
Wyoming.
Evening star., 1937-08-08
Luis Italian Aqain.

us ALBERNI, Spanish actor who
has yet to play a character of his
own nationality. will add to his long
string OF Italian roles in Madame k
Gladys Georges new starring picture
at Metra- -Goldwyn Mayer.
Evening star., 1937-08-08
Economy and Reckless
Spending Side by Side
Studios Pass Out Cash Extravagantly With
One Hand and Keep a Tight Hold on
the Nickels With the Other.
By Sheilah Graham.

NANAHolyvood studios are the most extravagnt
~ places the wodand
cent reckless spending insignificant
L 4 blush-or
Sam Godwyn believes that
spends valuable time each dav denp
Evening star., 1937-08-08

EASIDE PARK.-Ruth LHom-
- medieu, 1917 Harvard street,
was the winner of last week S
- beauty contest, week ago
Evening star., 1937-08-08
Spain sStage Lags Behind
Lands Turbulent Davs
There Are Hopes However, That the Revo
luton May Produce a Dramatic Renais-
sance as in Ireland and Russia.
By Richard Watts. jr.

~ drama is !anud art that insists taking its time,
even IN the midst OF
about it. will
xgnc Of nation struggling
Evening star., 1937-08-08
Coming
Attractions
Downtown Th}eaters
Book Films for
Next Week.

- apitol-Hold everything, swing
I f~1s. Come next Friday the
stage show here will be pre-
~ sented by Jimmy Dorsey and
his orchestra. That enough warning?
The film attraction at the same time
will be bright affair. too. The title
is You Can't Have Everything" and
the stars are Alice Faye. the Ritz
brothers, Don Ameche. Charles Win
ninger Arthur Treacher, Louise
Hovick Cthe Gypsy Rose Lee) and a
lot of others.
Farle-"Mr. Dodd Takes the Air"
newest comedy from the typewriter of
Clarence Burlington Kelland. who au-
thored Mr. Deeds" opens Friday
bringing new array of Warren and
Dublin tunes among other things.
Kenny Baker. popular on the radio, is
the singing leading man. and Jane
Wyman, Alice Brady Gertrude Mi
chael and Frank McHugh are in the
cast. The stage show will be head
lined by the most popular tap-dancer
OF them all, Bill Bojangles" Robinson,
and there will be other specially per-
formers.
Keith's-Bobby Breen's newest mu-
sical film is down on the books here
As the next attraction. following the
current run of The Toast of New
York" Title is Make Wish" and
1t presents Bobby as the lad who
brings together his mother and the
composer who brings her romance
Marion Claire, from radio. is the lead
ing lady; Basil Rathbone is the lead
ing man. and the cast includes DON
aid Meek, among others.
Metropolitan-"Marr the Girl new
Warner Bros farce, is due here Fri
day. The cast includes a number of
people who are adept at comedy
Frank McHugh, Hugh Herbert. Mary
Boland, Mischa Auer, Alan Mowbray
and Allen Jenkins. Carol Hughes is
the girl in the case.
Columbia-Another week on F street
Is in store for Jean HarloW's last mo-
ton picture. Saratoga The racy
race-track saga. in which Clark Gable
was the late Miss Harlow's co-star,
comes here Friday.
The Washington times., 1937-03-26

ADVERTIsEME ENT
The Washington times., 1937-03-26
MD. i. TO FETE
JOURNALISTS

COLLEGE PARK, Md, March
26.-The publications banquet,
mimic gridiron dinner annually
sponsored by student journalists
at the University Of Maryland,
will be held at the Indian Spring
Country Club, May z, John Bell,
chairman of the dinner, has an
noupced.
Students will exercise their ira
ditional right, granted them dur
ing the dinner, to air their griev-
ances against the faculty and
administration Of the university.
A series Of Skits will Sairize prom
inent campus personalities and
officials.
Incoming editors Of next years
publications will be indicted into
Office at the dinner to which only
student members of the news
paper, yearbook and hurnor maya
zine stats will be invited. Carlisle
Humilsine. editor of the Diamond
back; Pyke Johnson, editor Of the
Old Line; and Paul Wise, editor
Of the Terrapin, are In charge Of
the committee arranging the
dinner.