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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-20
HOLLYWOOD AS HOST
'Zendo' Cost ST, 900, 0o0in 1887
But Zukor Made 1t First
At q Cost of $1,000
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

Happy landing you what Washington movie
editors and industry executives sang to Edith Lndeman
Caisch of Richmond Times Dispatch, yesterday matinee
Variety Club bon voyage before she scared to Hollywood
at p m.
When Miss Lndeman arrives at the Glendale airport in
Pasadena it marks the end of the for visiting
scrbes to the land of moves-in- the making.
Barrett Keslng of neutrality-suspicious., will meet the
Old Dominion editor and he furnishes the following statistics
from studio publicity the visiting Fourth Estate.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-20

In a few weeks now I will be
reviewing Prisoner Of Zenda'
with Ronald Colman and Made
line Carroll, a production which
Louis j. Selznick has invested
well over a million frogSkins. In
its first week at Radio City
Music Hall it crossed SIZE, 900.
Time is marching quick-step.
prisoner of Zenda" was the
first full length feature picture
ever booked by Marcus Loew,
and did we regular eight-acts-ot-
vaudeville fans of 1912 resent
having our stage program cut
to three acts for this one hour
screen marathon.
I saw it at the Orpheum The
alter in Boston while hundreds
were streaking out of the LoeW
house after it was announced.
James K. Hackett, the reigning
matinee idol, was the star, and
he brought most of his company
with him to the West Twenty
sixth Street New York; studio
where it was produced. 1t was
made in tw weeks and cost ex-
actly SEVEN THOUSAND pol
LARS for everything. Zukor
had q difficult time raising this
much CASH.
When Marcus Loew booked 1t
for his chain of % houses it
marked a turning point in the
fortunes Of Adolph Zukor, then
Of Famous Players, now the
multi-millionaire head of Para
mount pictures.
Zukor was one Of the pioneer
gamblers on the future Of the
movies. They thought him
crazy wher in 1911 he paid $685.
900 for the American rights Of
the completed picture, Queen
Elizabeth starring none other
than the immortal Sarah Bern
hardt. William A. Brady re-
fused to 60 in or the deal but
Daniel Frohman did, to realize
O fortune on his investment.
A FORD PUZZLE
I'll never win one of those
100000 contests. No good at
puzzles. To explain, it took
me several hours to figure this
telegram out:
Here's to the Kelleys on their
anniversary. (2Oth). May their
most serious problem be good
luck, good health, good times.
(signed The Wee Eight Truck,
the Comfortable Sedan. and
the Sports Roadster.
When was about to bawl
out the Western Union for
carelessness it suddenly came
to me. The FordS. Who else,
but Gene, Kay and JiggS.
HELLO THERE, GERTIE
Welcome to E Street Gertrude
Lawrence, for you hold a warm
spot in the hearts of Monday
nighterS here since Tonight at
$780," with Null Coward. {.
But fereaVens sake Gertrude
throw away those English photos
which Rowland Field is dis
tributing for John Golden, ex-
plotting Susan and God" your
new play And drop over to
one Of the good Fifth Avenue
portrait galleries and have some
real ones made. when Won get
time Also look over those
Hollywood offers carefully. E.
Lest you be horribly miScaSt as
you were in Laughton's Rem
brandt. And you don't
want another Battle of Paris"
.. Seriously. Gertrude. I'm one
Of your rooters. So much
% ! jouIneyed to Philadelphia
+
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-20
ED SULLIVAN
BY ED SULLIVAN
Million Dollar Gamble

HOLLYWOOD Sept 1sA the Trocadero local supper club
ss 2 sn: Il Ga QUE os
cents s y no Or Ra
and srade and the they bet was something to make the
ze this town. ali Of tabled
n time
WAS az % sG and there are and T sd 'oP on
tie hEss n.S
IN E o @ sqeT on S1s U %n Of
Wheel and get startling closeup of what happens here every
for Fs rSS 1S sts Zee 0 Ds s Eer s S
and Mitch Lessen DeMle is directing "The BuccGneer,"
HSe% ;sS tsSf
Mccrea. Burns Frances SgSitng
S 4ssar s y 5 s street," so 0 herss BIT
ri S II @ %ss
f. f. ss9 co. s a1sss
The Closest to pctue
Each the major auto companies invest millions Of dollars IN
major studios turn out from forty sixty pictures Each
direction infinite which into Of these
%aeu9 in Ss they SO played
least eight times until Director Wesley Rqgees salts.
though the entire picture hinged on it.
sSs 's5s6ss sns% @ 'Ss s"s Is
ESQ., sfos - sss
s sd suffering tier d aec @ the @ 81 Their esn
abundance implement money provide-greGt
rers great directors techniciun great performers
The only thing lacking studio head has
the complaint lack OF stage Paramount for
instance, can't expand physically because Is backed
cemetery RKO tWo cemeteries the immediate north
-. The dead hating the quick.
The tension the business the involved daily
wracking Yesterday unched with his
Abdul the Terrible Turk Jacks rubber had Just completed
swabbing down the melon" apoozed Warner
and have shooting the stomach He broke down later
confessed that he stomach the
twenty-five this eghtweek
himself the min
baths Budapest distressed stomach
The to this toUn is from the blnp Which chugS
o0er the city From the air. Beverly Hills thousand
"ThGt Gret1 CARLOS pool" the bimp
points AStGIeS pool
Ronald CoarS pool Detrtchs pool Crawtords pool
Out By the pool keep Back
pool familiar tOorking
pie is the in hich and wind behind the eight
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-20

can teach a
singer a lot Of
music but q
real in g e r
must be born
that way.
1 have al
ways believed
t h i S ii
through my
m u S ic a ! ca
reer and that
goes back a
n u m b er of
seasons to the
day when I
began play
ing INV violin
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-20
Actor Now

Ed Thorgerson, sports COM
mentator for Fox Movietone
News, is in Hollywood to play
the role Of a radio football
announcer
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-20
By LEOPOLD sTOKOWsKI

They say that a poet is born
and not made and I say the
same thing about a singer. You
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-04-07
P.-T.A. President
Thanks All For
Aid In Election

Speaking for the Parcnt-Teach-
cr association, Mrs. Fred S. jus
tus. president, today issued Il
statement Of appreciation "to cv-
cryonc who helped us" in the
school. election Tuesday.
Mrs. JuStuS mentioned by name
only q. 3. Crowcll and j. II. Yell
ION, co-Chairmen, but said the ap-
probation Of the association was
extended also to other men who
helped to organize the campaign
and who worked at the polls, dis
trict chnirwomcn, automobile
owners who supplied transpOrta-
ton to voters, and "of course to
all who voted for better schools. y
Mrs. JuStus said she believed
the outcome of the election was
4 step forward in the effort TO
elevate school standards, and that
the entire community will in time
approve the action taken ycStcr-
day at the polls.
Asked for o statement, Nh. Gro
well and Mr.. Yelton said: "Ali the
credit goes to the women
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-04-07
TEN MAIN CLAUSES
IN LANSING AGREEMENT

LANSING. Mich, April Z. (UP)
Walter p. Chrysler, motor car
magnatc, and John l.. Lewis,
chairman of the Clio, last night
signed formal agreement end
ing the 30-day Chryslcr strike and
opening the way for 10000 auto
motive workers to return to their
jobs.
The conferees signed the docu-
ment at 1925 p. m, two hours
and fifteen minutes after an
nOunccment that an agreement
had been reached.
Further conferences to iron out
questions Of hours, wages and
working conditions will be held by
the conferecs in Detroit.
Chrysler Corporations agree
ment with the JAW, reached last
night in conference in Gov. Frank
Murphv's office, provided:
|. The corporation agrees to
bargain collectively with the union
for it's members and not to pro
mote any other organization OF
workers TO undermine the union;
2 Union agrees not to indulge
in intimidation;
8. Confcrees agree term EN-
ployc" does not include any tore
CONTINUED on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-04-07
Senate Wrestles With Sit Down
Strike; Maine Bars New Weapon

court has held constitutional.
"The only way to end sit-downs
or any other kind Of strikes is to
provide a proper substitute where
by the objects sought to be at.
tanned may be accomplished,
Smith declared. =.
Awaiting house action, when Is
expected on Thursday or FRIDAY,
is a resolution by Rep. Martin
Dies, D., Tex, proposing a con-
gressional investigation OF SIT
down strikes. The rules commit
tee has given it right-of-way. Inc
Dies proposal will be debated for
an hour before it is accepted or
rejected.
A labor bloc Of 30 congressman
met with Chairman William +.
Connery, D., Mass, Of the house
labor committee yesterday and
decided to seek to amend the Dies
resolution from the floor to en-
brace alleged violations by en-
ployers of the National Labor Re-
lations Act. Such an inquiry
would permit the congressional
committee to examine data con-
serning all labor disputes involv-
ing interstate commerce indus
tries.
A bill by Rep. Clare Hoffman,
R., Mich, which would bring Ia
Dor unions under strict govern.
ment regulation has been referred
(ConNnued on page four)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-04-07
REBEL PLANES
ACT INFLAMES
War SITUATION
~ n q VMN \ = T XX7. WI - 1MBE
Mola Warns Basques to
Surrender or Be
Wiped Out
BASQUES FIGHT FROM
BEHIND DEAD BODIES

LONDON, April 7.-(uP)-
The British destroyer Garland to-
day steamed at full speed toward
the Belearic island under British
admiralty orders to protest direct
to Spanish nationalist authoritieS
against two airplane attacks on
the destroyer Gallant yesterday.
Eighteen bombs were dropped
on the ship off the Spanish coast.
Two Spanish rebel airplancS
dropped bombs around the Brit
ish destroyer off the eastern coast
of Spain yesterday, but fled when
the ship opened fire with anti-air-
craft guns, the loyalist govern
ment announced.
The attack may have grave re-
percussions in view Of n stern
British warning to Gen. Francisco
Francois rebel junta only three
days ago that further interior
ence with British shipping on the
high seas would not be tolerated
and would be met with retaliatory
measures.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-04-07

WASHINGTON, April Z. CUP
Administration leaders decided at
a secret conference yesterday to
give the senate another opportuh-
ity to censure sit-down strikers
and at the same time condemn
employers who use labor spies, ana
other weapons to prevent WORKERS
from organizing and bargaining
collectively.
A small band Of senator's, IN
Guiding Robert F. Wagner, Dem,
n. Y, co-author of the NaIiohai
Labor Relations Act, and Claude
Pepper, D., Fla, were summoned
to the office of Majority Leader
Joe T. Robinson, D., Ark" where
the preliminary draft OF a leso-
luton to be introduced today was
completed. Robinson swore al
conferees to secrecy. 49,
The meeting followed tne sen
ate'S rejection by vote Oh 40 70
sc the Byrnes amendment 70 Ine
Guffey coal control bill whlch con,
demned all sit-down strikes anu
branded as illegal those occurring
in interstate commerce lndus1l i.,o
Meantime. Rep. Martin smith,
D., Wash, sought in the mouse 10
combat sit-downs and other lnou Is,
trial disputes by introducing a Oh. 1l,,
to create a national mediatioh
board. The agency would be . SCI !;
up under law similar to tne nail :
way Labor Act which the supreme
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-04-07
SENTENCE z IN
wendell CASE
Terms Range From ~
Years to Life I'm
prisonment

NEW YORK, April 7.-(CP).
Sentences ranging from 20 years
to life imprisonment were i'm,
posed today on Harry Weiss and
Martin Schlossman, Brooklyn, con-
yicted of kidnapping Paul Wendell,
Trenton. N. j., attorney in the Sc
quel to the Lindbergh baby kid
mapping and murder case.
The two were accused OF aiding
Ellis Parker, ST., New Jersey de-
tective, and Murray Bleefeld in
abducting the attorney and Of ex-
tracing from him false confess
sion of the kidnapping Of the Lind.
bergh baby.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-04-07
TENANT help.
CONPRO MISE
Held LIKELY
Rebellion Over Roosevelt's
Measure Ended by
Moderate Bill

WhSHINTON, April 7. (UD.
A compromise proposal to help
tenant farmers buy their own
farms without putting the govern
men. into the land-purchaslng
business apparently ended rebel
lion against President RoOscvcIt$
tenancy relief program in the
house agriculture committee yes
tCrday.
Chairman Marvin Jones, d.
Texas, advanced the adminlStra-
ton compromise after the com
mittcc refused TO reconsider its
rebuff TO the president in killing
the threc-point programs key
section providing $5O,OOO,OOO a
year for the government to buy
and equip farms for resale to
worthy tenants. .,
The substitute measure would
accomplish practically the same
purpose as the Scrappcd section.
1t would authorize the govern
mcat to lend up TO $5O,OO",OOO Il
year directly to tenants for pur-
chasing land approved by the gov
eminent. The loans would be for
40 years at not more than 3 per
cent interest.
Representative Hampton tulm-
or, d., S. c., one Of the committee
members who voted down the or
iginal proposal last week and re-
fused too revive it yesterday, con
CURED in Jones' prediction that
the compromise will be approved
Continued on page fou0
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-04-07
NAVAL PLANES
COLLIDE, 4 DIE
Mishap Comes as Tune.up
for Annual War
Games Begun

SAN DIEGO, Cal, April t.
(UP)-Two navy planes, partici-
pating in tactical exercises with
the fleet at sea, crashed in mid
air yesterday and fell into the sea,
killing the four occupants of the
planes.
The dead:
Lieut.. Ludwell r. Pickett, Coro-
nado, Cal; Chief Aviation Machin-
lists Mate Harry M. Bradley, San
Diego; Lieut.. Jos. J. Loughlin, Jr.,
Long Beach, Calf, and John J.
Carney, San Diego, aviation ma
chinist's mate, first class.
The planes were flying at 5000
foot altitude when they rammed
head-on and dropped into the
ocean. Both craft sank with the
bodies.
The fleet set out for tactical
exercises from San Pedro and San
Diego yesterday as a final tuneup
before department for the annual
war games April 16.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-04-07
CHRISTIANITY
RELIGION PLUS
Presbyterian Speaker Says
Its Destiny, That Of
Homes Inseperable

The weeks series of special
services at the Presbyterian
church continued last night with
the Rev. r. l.. Alexander, pastor
of the Lumberton Presbyterian
church, speaking to a large con-
gregation.
Services will be continued to-
night at 1880 o'clock and on
Thursday night at 1880 o'clock a
special young peoples service will
be held.
Taking his text last night from
Nehemiah 6:3: 81 am doing a
great work, so that cannot come
down" Rev. Alexander said IN
part:
There is not a character in
sacred history that is to be ad-
mired more than that Of Nehemiah,
excepting of course the perfect
Son of God. Nehemia was a brave
man, a great man, a consecrated
man, the kind Of man God wants
every man to be, the kind Of man
Continued on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-04-07
BABE MURDER
CHARGE Made
Student at Exclusive Bos-
ton Girls School
Under Guard

BOSTON. April 7.-(UP).-
Warrants charging Miss Harriet
Boydcn, Is. of Marathon, n. "
with murder and concealing a
body were issued today by MUM
cipal court judge, as a result OF
the discovery of the body of a
three day-old baby in the dormi-
tory of the exclusive Katherine
Gibbs school, in Boston's Back
Bay district.
Miss Boyden, resident student
of the school, was reported to be
in a fair condition at Phillips
house of the Massachusetts Gen
cral hospital. Three policemen
were guarding her. The body OF
the infant was found in a suit
case, hidden in a closet on the
fourth floor of the dormitory, po-
lice said.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-04-07
Clio. TO push
FOR FURTHER
Union PACTS
Nc breathing Space" to
Follow Consummation of
Chrysler Accord
$4,000 WORKERS CAN
NOW co BACK ON JOBS

WASHINGTON, April 7. (UP).
Responsible officials Of the Go
declared today that "thcrc will be
no lct-Up in our organizing drive,
now that the Chryslcr strike is
over"
John Brophy, CIO director, said
there would be no breathing space
and outlined the following imme-
dlatc program:
/. A prompt effort TO secure
settlement Of the Hudson Motor
strike now being conducted by the
CLOS auto union, JAW, which Sc
cured agreements from General
Motors and Chryslcr during the
past three months:
=. A quiet campaign in the Ford
company plants by the JAW and
CIO without probability Of IN inn
mediate strike unless there is
some upscrgc";
3. An educational movement to
assist workers IN auto plants,
where contracts have been signed,
to adjust themselves to their new
situation;
4. Continual unionization in
other fields, including textiles and
petroleum, "quictly and behind
the scenes when necessary, and
vigorously out in the open where
that is advantageous;
3. "Mopping up in the steel in
duStry," with a widespread move
to secure agreements granting the
CIO recognition from Independent
operators and all affiliates Of the
United States Steel Corp, which
as yet have not signed union con-
tracts
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-04-07
DENIES CHARGE
OF INFLUENCE
At CITY POLLS.
J. O. Houston, Election
Judge, Replies to
School Forces

j. o. Houston, a Judge in nc
west precinct at the school cleo
ton yesterday, today entered Il
flat denial 20 accusations that he
exercised "uuduo influence
against the proposal for Il nine
months term.
"Thc charges that | asked any
one in the polling place To vote
against The proposal that | ar
Cucd with prospective voters
there. and that | tried to disSuadc
persons who came To the polls
with the intention Of voting for
the proposal are absolutely false, ~
Mr.. Houston declared.
Referring TO a published report
that a heated controversy" over
Mr.. Houston's alleged activities
took place ut the door OF the poll
ing place, the election judge said
r. L. Durham, chairman of the
board of county commissioners,
who had been sent for, would
confirm the statement that the
discussion was anything but
heated"
II. ". Owcnby, registrar, told
The .Timcs-News that Mr.. Hous-
ton did not try to diSSUadc voters.
and both said that w. T. Whit
mirc, also judge, would confirm
this denial.
Nh. Owcuby also denied that
he had registered two colored
voters, as charged, and quoted a.
2. CoyiNgton, registrar Of the cast
precinct, as saying that he had
mono
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-04-07
CHANGE ON
SETTING FIRES
Several Blazes in Wooded
Areas Past Week Are
Halted by Rains

Seaman S. Whitaker. county
fire and game warden, today
made public "A change in the law
governing the setting out Of fires
which makes it unlawful for any
one without a written permit to
start a fire or ignite any material
in any Of the areas OF woodlands
under state forest service prOtcc-
tion. or within 500 feet Of any
such protected area. The act does
not apply to any fires started
within 500 feet of dwelling
house.
The act, Mr.. Whitaker explain
ed, became effective on the first
day of April, but he had instruc"
tions at first not to prOmulgate II
locally because it had not been
possible to get printed and send
out the blanks needed in connec-
ton with the enforcement of the
law. Today, however, he was In
structed to act at once, and to
prepare any such papers III writ
ten form, himself.
Mr.. Whitaker reports several
large fires in the county last
weekend in the Hungry and
Chimney Rock sections, with an
estimated timber loss of 400
acres. All these fires were Quelch-
ed or brought under control Sun
day through the aid Of the heavy
rain.
Most of these fires, Mr.. Whita-
ker said, were the result Of care
lessness.
The new law which is now in
force with reference to setting out
fires in the rural districts, and
it's title, read as follows:
ga bill to be entitled an act
to regulate the setting out of fires
in areas under protection of the
State Department of Conserva-
ton and Development.
"The General Assembly of
Continued on page four)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-04-07
MoLA'S TROOPS MOVE
UPON BASQUES

HENDAYE, Franco Spanish
Frontier, April 7.-(UP)-Gen-
eral Emilio Mola warned 1000
900 northern Spanish Basques to-
day that their ancient capital Of
Bilbao and all Viscaya province
will be wiped out unless they sur
render Immediately to his advanc-
ing rebel armies.
A fleet Of insurgent airplanes,
swooping out Of the puffy clouds
that hang over the Cantabrian
mountain peaks, dropped the
printed ultimatums on Bilboa and
nearby towns.
Mola's troops-75,000 of the
finest manpower in the rebel ranks
moved upon the shell-wracked
valley town of Durango and were
only 20 miles from the gates Of
Bilboa early today.
The terrified population Of Bill
bao ran for shelter when Mo!a's
planes appeared over the city.
Air raid sirens screeched and
the fleet loyalist pursuit planes
chased the raiders.
Southwark along the Biscay
coast rebel planes bombed the out
skirts Of Santander late yesterday,
inflicting heavy damage.
Basque loyalists fought from
behind the stacked bodies Of their
fallen comrades in the Cantabrian
valley town of Durango last night
as General Emilio Mola's rebel as
sault on Bilbao resolved itself into
a "battle of all nations"
Mola's German field guns swept
a wide path of destruction through
the valley that leads to the Wis.
cayan capital, 20 mil.s westward
toward Biscay Bay, while his ltai-
ian planes rained death on the
Basque defense lines and the ter
rorized towns behind them.
Dozens of Russian tanks, man,
ned by Soviet experts, appeared
for the first time on the northern
loyalist front.