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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-15
BARD PORTRAIT
GIVEN LIBRARY

A famous oil portrait of William
Shakespeare, the immortal bard,
done by William Page (1811-1S85) /,
one of Americas most distin-
suished portrait painters, has been
presented to the Folger Shake
speare Library here. >
Hanging today in the exhibition
gallery of the library, the canvas
measures five by seven feet. and
represents the final effort of Page,
whose particular hobby was
shakespeare Other works by
Page. who was president Of the
National Academy, hang in the
Metropolitan, the Boston Art MI
scum, the Boston Athenaeum and
the Corcoran Gallery here.
George M. Page, of Pittsburgh,
sen of the famous artist, pre-
scented the portrait along with a
plaster cast of the death mask,
also made by his father from the
original in Kese!stadt, Germany.
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asked the Chamber of Commerce
to lend its support to a proposed
aerial bombardment of approx
mately 1000 seals in Tillamook
Bay. Fishermen declared the
seals exterminate fish in the bay
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before fishermen have q chance
to catch them. The chamber
agreed to petition the Federal
Government for permission to kill
the seals, which were said to be
increasing rapidly.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-15

Of his State at French Lick on
August 20, Townsend was asked
whether any thought had been
given to opposing Van Mugs. He
said:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-15

II don't think our organize
ton could nominate Van Mugs
If it tried. Our organization
never tried to do the impOs-
SibIe."
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Took Plenty OF Shirts

The three Washington crews
that won at Poughkeepsie took
away a total of lit rowing shirts.
East defeated crew gives up its
shirts,
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Fishing War Planned

TILLAMOOK, Ore. G.N.S).
war may be declared here at any
time. it was learned today. Com
mercial fishing interests have
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-15
Indiana Governor
Opposes Van NuYs
International News Service

1hIefnatIOhhI NeWB SeFVICO
The Democratic organization of
Indiana will turn thumbs down
on Senator Frederick Van Mugs
when he comes up for reelection
next year, Governor M. Clifford
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Townsend Of Indiana indicated
yesterday. ...s..
Emerging from the White House
where he invited President Roose-
welt to address Democratic editors
Evening star., 1937-06-06
Air Headliners
Afternoon Programs.
100 p.m.-WMAL, The Magic
Key"
400 p.m.-WRC, Marion Talley.
Evening Programs.

Evening Programs.
500 p.m.-WRC, Jack Benny.
$3.50 p.m.-WMAL. Ozzie Nelson
and Bob Ripley.
100 p.m.-WRC. Edgar Bergen:
WMAL, Promenade
Concert.
1880 p.m.-WJSV, Eddie Stanley.
500 p.m.-WOL, Five Star
Final; WJSV, Sun
day Evening Hour.
$3.50 p.m.-WRC. American Al
bum Of Familiar Mu-
sic.
800 p.m.-WRC, Sunday Night
Party: WJSV, Com
munity Sing, VOL,
Kay Kyser's Surprise
Party.
Short-Wave Programs.
500 p.m.-BERLIN. Serge Gar
garin Sings, DJD,
254 m. 1l.77 meg.
le:l5 p.m.-LONDON, '1mpres-
sions Of British
Personalities; GSI,
1875 m. 1926 meg:
GSF, 1873 M, 1914
meg; GSD. ass m,
Ills meg.
Evening star., 1937-06-06
Can't Rehearse Act.

ITS truly game Of wits during DR..
Harry Hagen's spelling bee broad
casts, for not only do his two teams,
each comprising Is boys and girls and
two alternates, match their abilities
on words which spell victory or de-
feat, but they present to DR.. Hagen
the problem Of finishing the match
before the allotted hour has expired.
How to have the last speller spelled
down" or be crowned champion before
each program goes of the air Is the
poser, but DR.. Hagen, who is the orig
inator Of the radio spelling bee, boasts
he has never been stuck with an un-
finished contest yet.
He won't reveal his exact secret, but
says he thinks it is combination Of
psychology, an experienced judgment
Of what words can be spelled by GER
tain types and great deal OF luck.
He is faced always with the uncer-
tainty Of what turn the situation will
take, because spelling bees, unique
In the history of radio. are the only
programs which positively cannot be
rehearsed.
you simply cannot rehearse 4 SPELL
ing bee," declares DR.. Hagen. There's
no telling what children will do when
they tangle with words like 'souavk'
and 'acquiesence'-but one can't SPOIL
Evening star., 1937-06-06

clients Of the agency which has
changed its writing paper for this
particular latter. Another agency,
however. comes out into the open and
says that it is desirous Of sending no
guest columns, but rather a collection
OF news items States the letter, ex-
planning that the practice OF name"
columns had been discontinued sew
eral years ago, when our staff tried
to write them wholesale, they sounded
very fiat, and, when we asked stars ac-
tually to write them themselves, for
the most part, they turned in stuff We
didn't care to offer you because we
didn't think 1t was interesting"
Friends, you can take a bow!
GIOVANNI MARTINELLI sings
from Milan, Italy, as high light
OF the Magic Key program today,
heard through WMAL at o'clock.
Phil spitalny's all-girl orchestra pre-
sents two orchestral and two choir
numbers, William Primrose, world
renowned violinist, demonstrates his
talent, accompanied by the N. B. C.
Symphony Orchestra, under the direc-
ton OF DR.. Frank Black, and a scene
from Room Service" late-season
Broadway hit, Is the dramatic offer
ing.
Evening star., 1937-06-06

talk much, Hasn't had a vacation
in seven years.
RR1EFS-Phil Baker takes rank as
the first radio performer To be
starred In an all-technicolor motion
picture, Announcer Harry Won Zen
taking over his spot with a variety
show as Baker departs for the Gold
wyn lot the first week in July. :.
Walter OKeefe is the Sub" for Fred
Allen this Summer. . Horace Heidi
and co. moves to Mutual and thrice
weekly stunt. Glen Mccarthy
Will give the blow-b blow at the
Braddock-Louis fight. Virginia
Verrill and Jack Haley step aboard
the Show Boat July Claudette'
Colbert will be among the air reg
ulars' in the Fall. The Singing
Vass Family is to stick with Ben
Bernie throughout the Summer.
Tony Martin succeeds Dick Foran
on the Burns and Allen show to-
morrow night, latter yanked by War;
ners Tor picture duty. Ray Noble.
surprise comedian find" now sits in
on script conferences for the same
snow Amos n Andy will seek
new sponsor upon expiration of their
present contract.
nR. CHARLES COURBOIN, organ
ist, has had long and honorable
career in the world of music. Born
IN Antwerp, Belgium, in 1886, hs
gave his first concert at the age of
9, and eight years later became or.
ganist at the Notre Dame Cathedral.
IN Antwerp. That same year, when
only II years old, he made his Lon
don debut at the Royal Albert Hall
before $4,000 enthusiast listeners.
Dr. Courboin came to the United
States in 1906, and for 10 years was
organist at st. Pauls Church, in Os.
Wego, N. Y. The next eight years he
played at what is said to be the
largest Baptist church in the United
states, the First Baptist Church of
Syracuse, N. Y. Dr.. Courboin then
served as the private organist of the
late Rodman Wanamaker. the son of
John Wanamaker and a noted patron
OF music. 1t was during this period
that he gave a request concert for
President and Mrs Coolidge on an
organ that Wanamaker installed for
the occasion in the east wing of the
White House.
In recent years DR.. Courboin has
given numerous recitals in this
country and in Europe, and for the
last two years has been a weekly radio
feature. An American citizen, he has
been internationally honored for his
genius at the organ, and has fire.
quently given command concerts for
royalty. In 1925 the late King Albert
OF Belgium presented him with the
knighthood Of the Order of the Crown
Of Belgium.
The musician lives quietly in an up
town New York apartment. He is
married TO one Of his former pupils
and has one son, Robert. who Is a.
student at the Dwight School, in
New York.
Evening star., 1937-06-06
Bong Mystery Solved.
EVERY week Columbia gets a doze

FVERY week Columbia gets a dozen
Or so phone calls from listeners
who have discovered a mystery they
want cleared up at once if not sooner.
1t concerns the deep authoritative
stroke Of gong. which is heard over
c. B. S. stations every week day eve
ming at $780, every week Gay morning
a 8 or $50 and every Sunday morn
ing at 1890. What" listeners In
quire, SIS the meaning of this melo-
dious and isolated bong?" Here.
straight from the production depart
ment. is the answer: The gong is
struck in the New York studios to
synchronize clocks in all stations on
the chain
The system was initiated more than
two years ago when the increasing
complexity of program schedules made
split-second change overs from WABC
to out-of-town stations, and vice versa,
an absolute necessity.
Evening star., 1937-06-06
Radio Told to Watch Sun
Bureau of Standards Gives Pointers on
Broadcast Efficiency.

nelly -Heaviside layers, over a period
OF several years. Normal radio waves
bounce back from these layers and this
makes possible radio tranmission over
long distances. If the wave length is
too short, the waves go completely
through the layer and pass out into
space, and may not stop until they
reach another planet, for all we
know" it is reported
The effect of the ionoephere upon
radio transmission depends upon the
amount Of ionization and this, in turn
depends upon ultraviolet light from
the sun. The Bureau of Standards,
through the use OF a multifrequency
automatic recorder, has kept hourly
ionosphere records since May, 1888.
Since that time other such observa-
tions have been undertaken in vari-
Gus parts OF the world The results, It
was explained, are expected to greatly
increase 'our understanding of world
wide ionosphere and radio transmits
sion conditions"
Evening star., 1937-06-06

tory presentation of its particular in
terest, be it opera. drama or sports.
The slip need be but a slight one
10 TURN the interest into antagonism,
PERSONS listening to a program OF
general interest are but slightly an
noyed, as a general rule, when the
PERIOD Is interrupted for a special
feature. but the gnashing of teeth
is vigorous and protracted among
opera lovers when a slice is taken
out OF the last act of I'll Troyatore 1"
among base ball fans when the broad
cast is halted with bases full in the
ninth inning, among followers of the
sport OF kings" when they hear but
half a race That network which
mas been Wooing race enthusiasts
with frequent airings from the Ma
tlon's tracks should realize a chance
10 build up a sizable. if specialized,
group OF listeners, who would fire.
quently leave their dials untouched
after the finish of the race. It will
head Tor the radio dog house" If it
doesn't give them all there is Of in
terest.
HE warm weather is here, and
With its advent comes evidences
OF most solicitous attitude oh the
part OF the advertising agency boys
with respect to the well-being of those
VINO write about radio for newspa-
pers Tor pay. The approach is about
.he same-"guest' colums by popu-
lar radio stars, offered for use dur
ing vacations. free for nothing" The
grlst to date has comprised plead
lngs from no less than six agencies
presenting their respective lists Of
substitute writer's. Among the names
Evening star., 1937-06-06

hot" music, and Neroh thought 1t
deserving Of being brought out of
| smoke filled rehearsal rooms and
tiny New York eateries, smoothed out
bit, served up to the general pub
lie. He has been trying it out in
theaters and brief radio periods, in
terspersing between more conven-
tional renditions.
When Meroff comes back to the
networks 'jibe' music will not close
his programs, however. The final Sc
melodic good night" to his 8-year-
old daughter, Dianne.
A Anal blast from the treatise pre-
pared by Benny's publicist: Ito the
initiated, out Of the world formerly
was synonymous with the New Or
leans wee-hour swingsters, who scared
through musical skies on sulphurous
waves Of traumatic overtones. 'Jibe,
the contemporary equivalent Of out
Of the world is musical form TAX
ing its inspiration purely from the
performers native sense of rhythmic
symmetry"
At that rate, 1t must have some
thing"
CHELTON YOUNG, latest addition
to the announcing stan at WJSV,
is a product Of Baltimore, Md. where
he saw service with WBAL. Follow
ing his graduation from the Uni
versity OF Richmond, however, he
| played on Broadway in numerous
stage successes before entering the
radio field. Most important was his
work with Katherine Cornell in "Ro-
meo and Juliet" In the duel Sc
quence. he represented the Montagues,
with Tyrone Power holding forth in
behalf Of the Capulets. In one per-
formance, Young advanced injudi-
| ciously in the encounter, meeting
Powers weapon with his eye. While
the show played Chicago Young
remained in = darkened hotel room,
the optic heavily bandaged.
critics have talked Of the power
in Dona,i Dickson's baritone
voice, but behind that power is a
story Of steel. Before he became
one OF the stars Of the Sunday Night
Party, before he was signed by the
Metropolitan Opera, before he made
name for himself as . singer in
r1A,,A1av% hA
take it."
Out in Cleveland there Is an or
ganization called the Friends OF the
Opera" which stages productions of
grand opera. One OF their singers for
several years was Donald Dickson. On
stage in opera costume, he looked
much like other baritones. his chest
development a little better, perhaps.
He was. also younger than most Of
the singers.
Few Of them knew what he did
outside OF singing opera. Few Of them
knew that he worked II hours a day
in a Cleveland steel mill, slept 6
hours and spent hours a day on
music. For two years he did that
then decided he needed more time
for music, so he got on the 8-hour
shift, working at one Of the heaviest
jobs in the mill. Steel and. Donald
Dickson were daily companions for
five years, and at the end OF that
period he had graduated from the
rolling mill to the recorders Office
in responsible position-at the age
OF 23
Dickson's breaking schedule
might have ruined all hope OF singing
career for youth without his ability
to take it." But it only made Dickson
tougher. He isn't big boned. looks
like a foot ball player on the thin side,
a speedy halfback. He's shy, doesn't
Evening star., 1937-06-06
8 IF the radio engineers did

n not already have troubles
~ enough, the Bureau of Stand
4 4 ards has reported that the ra-
dio people now are going to have to
take into consideration such things as
sunspots, seasons OF the year and the
hour OF the day. Such things, it is
explained, have great deal to do with
transmitting radio messages over long
distances In the high frequencies or
short wave lengths.
After long investigation, the bureau
has reported that higher frequencies
may be used better during daylight in
Winter than at any other season or
time OF day. In the Summer the best
time is early evening. When sunspots
break out on the solar face, frequen-
cies may be raised; higher frequency
could be used in 1896, when the suns
face was in a rash, than in 1888, when
1t WAS comparatively clear
The bureaus findings are based on
observations Of the ionosphere or Ken
Evening star., 1937-06-06

and uninteresting. According to
nny's press agent, who says it is,
Evening star., 1937-06-06

q c cor d ng to
Benny. " 'Jibe'
Is the rhythmic
consummation Of
the musicians
innate desire for
self-expre&sion to
the full extent Of
his instrumental
virtuosity."
BASEBALL y
"jibin' " is what
m u 81 ans do
when they are
q m ng them
selves and let
ting themselves
CO." It is wild,
Evening star., 1937-06-06

er droll On stationery impressed,
Committee for Radio Editors Sum-
mer Relief" it offers the services Of
the members" OF the committee" in
turning out columns. The good folk
on the committee, OF course, are
Evening star., 1937-06-06

it all by advising the contestants of
the words before going on the air. The
charm Of the whole thing is in it's
spontaneity. How my teams will re-
act and for how long they'll endure is
my problem"
Evening star., 1937-06-06

are those Of Eddie Cantor, Oracle
Allen, AL Jolson, Guy Lombardo, Jack
Oakie, Lanny Ross. Kate Smith, Jes-
sica Dragonette, AL Goodman and
more, and more
One outfit attempts something rath-
Evening star., 1937-06-06
Canada Adds Power,

CANADA'S two most powerful broad
casting stations, each OF $4,000
watts, to be located at Montreal and
Toronto. will be completed by the
Canadian Broadcasting Corp. about
October /.
Evening star., 1937-06-06
Network ''DiscOvers'
Works of Shakespeare
Columbia, in Announcing Series of One.
Hour Presentations, Sees Excellent
Air Material in Plays
By Chris Mafhiseu.

Fellow who came down from
line which still and there hn
a "dscoveed'
light hour Shakespean
ma names
Evening star., 1937-06-06
Acme in Swing Music
Is Promised for Air
Benny Meroff Coming Back to Big Time
With "Jibe' Rhythm, Which
Sounds Like Somethin'.

ENVY ERoFF who had taste of spotlight his
did Eddie
ar lanes Tor many months but he
- signed for commercial
new-nbe music "Jbe
latest form OF
pe of vhnns nute. rNN -sA9oNe
La gaceta., 1937-09-13
Notcias del movimiento oheao
locN, %nacional y m9ndial

les.
Al dCcidif en- contrs.de la Gem
pania, ell magistrate tonic por
base Ell hecho de que los papeles
no fueron debidamente servidos
a Sam Sinardi, presidente de ia
Union Local de Tabaqueros No.
273. a
La companfa, ademas, no ha
cumplido con todos los requisi-
tos de la ley del estado de New
York que Sc refiere a los inter-
dictos por motive del trabajo.
Antes que Ell magistrate Po-
letti, ell magistrate Bromberg
habia sobreseido los cargos con-
ira Ernest Eckes, presidente de
la corporation, habfa actuado
como I'm hermano mayor al
no empezar antes ell proceed
miento.
La gaceta., 1937-09-13
HA T0MADo MEDIDAS Ell,
GOBIERNO N GA
BAJA DE LA PESETA

Madrid, sep. 13.-Nuevas me
didas ha tornado Ell ministro de
hacienda con referencia a la ba-
ia de la peseta en- los merca&os
extranjeros.
Sc atribuye la debilidad del
dinero del gobierno espanol a
la exportaci6n Illegal por parte
de los especuladores.
Las primeras medidas toma-
das dieron Ell resultado que Sc
esperaba.
Ell valor de la peseta en- algu-
nos mercados era la semana pa
sada de 6.2 centavos.
Dfcese que en- case extreme a
los Expenditures Sc les .casti-
CARA con la pena de muerte.
Severas penas sc impondran
a los que escondan mercancias,
sin consideration de sexo o per-
sonas.
La gaceta., 1937-09-13
La esposd de Gompers

A favor de la candidatura del
alcalde La Guardia, de New
York, acaoa de pronunciar su
primer discurso politico la Sra.
Samuel Gompers, viuda del o.
brero tabaquero que lego, por
su labor incansable y sus m6ri-
tos, a presidente de la Fedora
Gin Americana del Trabajo.
Defendiendo la cahdidatura
de La Guardia, un hombre libe-
raj, un amigo de los trabajado-
res, la Sra. Gompers dijo:
"Alienta encontrar tantos ciu
dadanos americanos progresis :
tas, animados por la idea de pro
mover un mejor gobierno y
mantener a~partados de los pues
tos pdblicos a los que han sa-
queado Y degradado la ciudada-
MA. Todos debemos luchar por
maRtener Y perpetuar esta exec
lente administration, municipal.
Yo pido a los buenos republica-
nos, a los ~fusionistas y demo-
cratas que voten en- las prima-
rias de noviembre por la insu-
perable administration del al
calde LaGuardia.
Combaten a LaGuardia, en- la
gran ciudad, los falsos demo-
cratas del tipo de Copeland,
Tammany Hall Y todos los reac
cionarios.
El triunfo de Fiorello es inc
vitable y este 10 admiten va has
ia sus propios enemigos politi-
cos.
La gaceta., 1937-09-13

teen un cascaron de nuez''.
Hace exactamente mes y me
do, cuando apenas clareaba
Ell dia, la Policia polftica del
dictator portuguese Oliveira
Salazar podfa haber proper
cionado a su senior una de
las mayores satisfacciones de
su vida polftica. Pero, iquien
podfa suponer que de aquella
pequena ensenada de Cacella,
entire Ell puerto de Olhao y la
raya fronteriza de Huelva
hula del inferno lusitano, ma
vegando solitario, en- aquel
"chinchorro" como un cascar6n
de nuez, ell hombre que logr6
hacer temblar a Oliyeira y lie
proporcion6 por unas horas la
mas intensa inquietud de su vi
da dictatorial?
Y, sin embargo, por ALI de-
sapareci6 este hombre, ell mas
perseguido en- estos 1ltimos
tiempos por ell dictador portu-
CUES. Orden tenfan todos sus
esbirros de cazar a tiros a este
fugitive, Pedro Jose da Cou-
ceicao, sargento primero de
Ia tripulaci6n del contratorpe-
dero Douro, y considerable en-
la Armada portuguese como
Ell mejor tecnico en- Ell manejo
Y lanzamiento de torpedos.
la 6disea ha sido terrible
Ell fragil "chinchorro", bor-
deando siempre la costa, hu :
yendo de los puertos faccio-
SOS espanoles, atraves6 ell Col
70 de Cadiz, ell Estrecho de Gil
braltar, y, remontando Ell Me-
diterraneo, fue a parar a las
arenas de un pueblecillo ma
ritimo de Valencia, donde ha-
ce unas noches unos pescado-
res lie recogieron del fondo del
"chinchorro" extenuado por ell
hambre y la sed. Llevaba Gin
co dfas sin conner.
Ell navegante habia logrado
burlar la persecution de Oil
veira Salazar. FL fugitive era
La gaceta., 1937-09-13
UNA MUJER Sc AHOGO EN-
Eel N


Miami, Sept. 13.-Muri6 a.
hogada en- ell canal la Sra. Lui-
sa M Jones, de 48 amos, que
regresaba de una caceria.
La mujer pasaba ell canal,
nadando, cuando SUI perro Sc
asust6 y Sc lie subi6 a los hon.
bros. Un hijo de la Sra. Jones,
combati6 con ell perro, pero la
mujer perdi6 las fuerzas Y Sc
sumergi6. El marido de la Sra
Jones muri6 ahogado hace va
rios amos.
La gaceta., 1937-09-13
MATARON A UNA JOVEN
DE 10 AMOS

Cerca del lugar donde Sc jun
tan las avenidas de Florida Y
Nebraska, al norte de la ciudad,
en- la posada Green Lattice, fue
encoRtrada hoy muerta, con un
balazp por la frente, la j6ven
Dorothy Blunt, de 10 AMOS, We
Gina de Sulphur Springs.
Richard T. Pike, que acom-
paiaba a la muchacha Y asegu-
ra que ella Sc suicide, fue dete-
nido e ingres6 en- la carcel del
condado.
Intervene en- Ell case ell juez
de paz Turner, de esa barria-
da,
La gaceta., 1937-09-13
Los Perfodsstas con ell CLIO.

Los Periodtstas con ell CLIO.
Ell gremio de Periodicals. de
America ACADIA de celebrar IN
referendum Y la mayorfa Sc ha
decidido por mantener la fila
ci6n en- ell CLIO.
Sc inici6 ell referendum a pc
tici6n del Gremio de Periodicals.
de San Luis y di6 Ell siguiente
resultade: afiliaci6n con ell C.
/. o.: mantenerla 1892; rescin-
dirla, 1854. Ensanchar la base
del gremio: mantenerla, S,1O3,
rescindirla, LAB.
Condenar Ell fascismo en- Es-
pana: a favor de la condena.
2,409; en- contra, 2,592.
Mantener q apoyo al plan del
presidente sobre la Corte Su-
prema: a favor, 2,685; en- con-
ira, 2,271.
Aprobaci6n del plan de dis
custom eoleetiva a favor, 2,9l7;
en- contra, 1924.