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The Washington times., 1937-06-16

Twothings stand outin
my mind about my new Chrysler
Royal. First, its great driving comfort
.. both in room and easy handling.
Second, its great reliability which
incidentally has been a characteristic
of every ChrySler car I've owned. "
JOSEPH cAUNT, Pasudonu, SaIif,
The Washington times., 1937-06-16

styles. 4 CHRYSLER CUSTOM IMPERIAL Is
or S-Passenger Sedan, $1,000. Sedan Limousine, $3.50
4 CHRYSLER AIRFLOW >. .6-Passenger Sedan and
Coupe $3.50 4 A prices quoted delivered prices IN
The Washington times., 1937-03-22

Calendar
TODAY

Woman's National Democratic
Club-Luncheon; Harold B. Hin
ton, newspaper correspondent,
speaker, 1890 p. M, 1926 New
Hampshire Ave. N. w.
Beta Chapter, Zeta Beta Chi
Sorority-Meeting. p. m, Will
lard.
District Of Columbia Federation
of Women's Clubs-Meeting, 10:30
a. M, Roosevelt Hotel.
Washington Chapter, National
Council of Jewish Women-Lunch'
con meeting of legislative commit
tee, noon, Y. w. c. A.
Dupont Chapter, Y. w. c. A
Meeting. 2:30 p. m, followed by
a musical tea, 3 p. m, "Y" head
quarters.
Washington Branch, American
Association of University Women
Tea and talk on current events
by Walter E. Myer, p. m.; board
Of direction dinner, $50 p. NJ,
clubhouse, 1884 st. N. W.
Ladies of st. Francis Xavier
Parish,-Evening at recollection
Washington Retreat House, 1000
Harewood Rd. N. E.
TOMORROW
Chapter B, P. E. o Sisterhood-
Meeting, 1890 p. m, home Of Mrs.
Louis H. Roddis, 1890 Califor-
mia st.
Kappa Beta ri Legal Sorority
Luncheon, 1915 p. M, Willard.
Women'S National Press Club
Buffet luncheon, l p. m, Willard.
Women's City Club-Book Hour,
5 p. M, 736 Jackson Pl. N. w.
Capt. Wendell Wolfe Chapter.
D. A. R.-Meeting, 8 p. M, home of
Mrs. w. H. Lorrimer, 1904 Ritten.
house st.
Gamma Rho Chapter, Sigma
Phi Gamma International Soror-
ity-Meeting, 8:15 p. M, home Of
Miss Edith Gray, 16 Hesketh St..
Chevy Chase, Md.
Business Women'S Music Clubs
Music evening, s:15 p. m, Y. w.
c. A.
Washington Chapter of Hadas.
sah-Annual donor banquet, May
flower Hotel.
Congressional Club-Class in
public speaking, II a. m, club
house, Sixteenth and U SITS. N. w.
Washington Branch, American
Association Of University Women
Evening book hour, review Of "a
Roof Over Their Heads" by Ethel
Hueston, 8 p. M; meeting Of the
Government, Business and Indi-
vidual Study Group, $3.50 p. M,
clubhouse, 1894 I st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1937-03-22

Oplum-SInOKer pays around 30 an
ounce.
There's gold in them pills-so
much of it that centuries of effort
by the worlds most enlightened
men have accomplished little to
end this dreadful curse. The world
opium traffic goes on, not only in
the dark, but in the light, as gov
ernments redress trade balances
or balance budgets with their state
monopolies of this poison to body
and mind.
China is making a desperate ef-
fort to rid herself of the evil which
is threatening to destroy that an
cient nation. So far it has not
carried through any of those mass
executions decreed for opium
smokers. Confused, conflicting dis
ordered, decentralized government
is slowing down this campaign, as
it has all previous efforts since the
Chinese government declared war
on opium growing in 1906. Too
many powerful war lords; too
much squeeze here and there; too
much Of the "fix"
SHENSHI PROVINCE
In the Shenshi province, where
the central government has strong
control, great progress has been
made. In the more remote Yum
nan province, walled by high noun
tains, with entrance only through
high, narrow mountain passes, the
government Is helpless.
Thousands Of peasants tend
vast acreage of poppy fields, har-
vest the green capsules and load
them in boxes marked special
goods" Trains of as many as
1000 pack animals carry them
over the passages.
AS the goods move on to Shang-
hal, there are payments to be
made all along the line. And in
China is the odd spectacle of big
factories openly processing goods,
the use of which is punishable
by death.
China says the foreigners pre-
vent her from enforcing the law
as the opium moves toward Shang-
hal and is processed there. Eng
land fought two wars with China
to make her legalize the growth
and use of opium. When Japan
The Washington times., 1937-03-22
Death Of Indiana Pair
Called Dual Murder

NEW ALBANY, Ind, March %
Q.N.S0.-Police Chief Edward My
ers today called the death Of AL
bert E. Miller, rs, and his 4S-year-
old housekeeper. Mrs. Alta Amy, "a
double murder"
Although just before she died
Mrs. Amy murmured, "Al Miller
shot me-" the police chief said
the position of the bodies made it
impossible for either the aged man
or the housekeeper to have COM
mitted the crime. Robbery was
eliminated as a motive when $1,000
was found in the house.
The Washington times., 1937-03-22
New Sort of Record

EUGENE, Ore. I.N.SO-A. A.
Campbell recently passed his
forty.seventh razor anniversary"
He explained that he has shaved
with the same old straight-edge
razor for ~ years, and could not
be bribed to have any truck"
with modern blades.
The Washington times., 1937-03-22

in Chin It
c a m e from
S h a n g hal, at
any rate, and
t h a t is where
t h e Y u n n an
opium goes for
p ro C e S sing in
t he Shanghai
factories. The
Yunnan peasant
gets about Is
cents an ounce
for t h e gum
from the green
capsule of the
poppy, and the
S h a n g h a i
The Washington times., 1937-03-22
No Sunday BuriaIs

QUINCY, Mass. Q.N.SJ You
can die in Quincy on Sunday, but
you can't be buried until Monday.
Under a ruling OF Public Works
Commissioner Ezekiel C. Sargent,
all interments in Quincy cemeter-
les in the future are barred except
in cases Of emergency.
The Washington times., 1937-03-22
Human Side of News
By Edwin C. Hill

That 100000 shipment Of opium
which customs officials seized the
otherday in Brooklyn probably
came from the Yunnan province
The Washington times., 1937-03-22

seized Manchukuo, one of the first
things she did was to organize
an opium monopoly under the min
tstry Of finance.
Old Marshal Chang Tso-lin,
blown up in 1929, happily for all
concerned, had grand racket in
Jehol opium. His son. Chang
Hsuek-liang, the one who kidnapped
Chang Kaishek, was doing nicely
in the same line when Japan
matched the works.
She rigidly forbade the use of
opium in Japan, but evidence has
been offered to show that she tries
to convince China it's a nice,
pleasant diet.
The Chinese say that in the
foreign dominated coast regions,
which they cannot control, As per
cent Of the ships engaged in the
opium traffic are British, 80 per
cent Chinese and 18 per cent Japa-
neSe.
PREPARED OPIUM
France, Portugal, Japan, Hol-
land and Siam have government
opium monopolies which sell pre-
pared opium to Orientals, but for
bid it's sale to Europeans. America
still fights off the curse-for many
years the Hearst papers have car
ried on a hammer-and-tongs battle
against it.
This 100000 shipment, with
new revelations of the last year, is
just one more reminder that the
world tide of poison is flowing as
heavily as ever. Many splendid
civil organizations carry on the
defense, in education and agita-
ton.
The Washington times., 1937-07-03

All good things, it's been said,
must come to an end, and today
we must be a bluenose and tell
you that it's your last chance to
enjoy the fun of the Marx Broth
ers in the goffy contest spon-
sored by The Times and Loew's
Palace Theater.
Accompanying this yarn is the
last of the five daily picture puz-
zleS which, if solved correctly, may
enable you to win one of 18 prizes.
If you haven't the preceding four
pictures you can easily get back
copies of The Washington Times.
The contest started Tuesday, and
this is the last day. Originally
entrants were told to have their
entries in by Monday night, but
since that is legal holiday, we're
extending the deadline to mid
night Tuesday.
The object of this novel test is
to accurately label each picture
which contains very positive clues
If you study them closely. In ad.
dltlon to submitting five picture
titles you must also write a Mad
Marx line of not more than 10
words. This would be an allitera.
The Washington times., 1937-07-03
Regal Comfort
On Wilson Line

The soft strains of music, the
ripping water and the cool
breezes do their share to make
the moonlight cruises on the
steamer City Of Washington the
perfect summer relaxation.
The steamer City of Washing
ton is the only steamer on the
river to afford the comforts of
open decks. The cool breezes are
not deferred by cabins or en-
closures of any kind and may
run rampant from stem to stern.
spreading that natural air condi-
tioning which modern mechan-
isms cannot replace.
The steamer leaves each eve
ming at $50 o'clock and then fol-
lows three hours of complete COM
fort. Those who wish may spend
their time in the comfortable
deck chairs or, if they are so in
clined, they may dance to the
versatile music of Sidney's Orches-
ira. Sammy Marks, who directs
the orchestra, is always happy to
play request numbers and Russ
Cullen is equally accommod odating
about singing your favorite song.
The Washington times., 1937-07-03
; Stars Shine
On SCreenAt
Columbia

They were making good movies
three years ago. Manhattan
Melodrama," now being revived at
the Columbia, proves it in black
and white and sound effects.
This picture was filmed just
about the time that Myrna 10y
was beginning to hit her stride as
the movies. witty and willing help
mate. In fact, II we're not mis-
taken-well go stand in the cor
ner if we are-thiS show is the first
time on record that she appeared
in what has since turned out to be
her most popular role, and what
popularity has joined together, let
no one put apart-namely, the
spouse of William Powell.
SportSmanShip Displayed
And it also will be recalled that
Clark Gable was also at the top
of the cast of Manhattan Melo-
drama" and that though there
were many times when he or Pow
ell might have stolen the show
from each other, neither did. In
Hollywood, that is craftsmanship.
The story itself, with its siren
uous indictment of public enemies
and its nod to repeal was a
very timely one when it was first
issued. However, what it has lost
in timeliness it has not suffered
in plot. It's still crackerjack.
Briefly, it concerns the careers
of two boyhood friends-one
staggering, clever crook, played
by Clark Gable, and the other,
brilliant and idealistic lawyer,
played by William Powell.
Pure Drama Prevails
Pure drama prevails when
Blacky, the crook, commits a
crime for which he Is sentenced
to the electric chair by his old
friend Jim Wade, now the gov
ernor.
In the last part Of the show
Powell may have been submitted
by the necessities Of the script to
too much "speechifying" but he
manages to carry it off without
looking like a stuffed shirt.
Myrna 10y in the story shows
amply the bright promises she has
fulfilled for herself today. In
Manhattan Melodrama" she has
to handle a part that is at times
more sombre than her more re-
cent roles but she does it we'll.
F,
The Washington times., 1937-07-03

suffering from one of his spells"
and thinks her beautiful. When
he comes to, it is quite other
wise. You get the idea?
1t is all good 4un, with the COM
edy at times actually going slap
stick, but it's good slapstick.
The picture Is recommended for
you-if you have a sense OF
humor.
Carnival On Stage
On the stage the st. Moritz Ice
Carnival holds sway. With the
Earle stage covered with synthetic
ice (and more about this Monday
a colorful and entertaining band
put on some swift stunts.
Kit Klein, champion skater
and star of this particular troupe,
is quite a pleasing eyeful outside
of I.er bewildering agility Of
skates. She has a versatile range,
with the skates. doing speed Skat-
ing, barrel jumping and tap dane
ing.
Charlie Duffy's frnpressionistic
study of a drunk on skates and
the graceful turn of Dick and
Irene Meister pleased the audience
no end.
Champion Barrel Jumper Hearn
does his turn with the barrels,
the limited area of a theater stage
apparently worrying him not at
all.
No comment on this act would
be honest or complete without a
mention of the ballet, composed of
IL girls-lovely to look at, Incl
dentally-who do their routines on
skates.
In addition to the newsreel,
there is a short subject presenting
Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCar-
thy in Double Talk" Mccarthy
fans will love this rib-tickling little
sketch. j. w. B.
The Washington times., 1937-07-03
Special Show
At Palace

A special matinee each morning,
starting Monday, of a fun,filled
musical comedy that holds particu.
lar appeal to the Boy Scouts and
offers entertainment for every
member of the family is being ar
ranged by the Loew'S Palace Thea
ter.
The attraction will be a pre-.
release showing of "The Gang
Show" featuring Ralph Reader
who wrote the story, songs and
lyrics and who is expected to ap-
pear in person for the premiere
performance at 9:15 Monday
morning.
The Gang Show" is a brilliant
comedy filled to the brim with
novel comedy situations. sparkling
dance numbers and six lifting song
hits penned by the pictures star,
Ralph Reader.
Doors of the Palace starting
Monday will open at 8:45 a. m.
with "The Gang Show" scheduled
to start at 9:15 a. m. There will
be but one showing daily for five
successive days. The regular Pal
ace feature, Captains Courage
ous." will begin at the usual time
each morning.
The Washington times., 1937-07-03

until even the would-be-honest per
son is won over, gets into action.
The verdict is mot guilty"
A vital court room scene finds
the young and promising lawyer
dix winning that case which
gains for him the coveted district
attorneys job. Again stark tragedy
stalks the group and only then
does he redeem himself by seeing
that justice is done, regardless OF
the consequences to these guilty
ones or to himself.
Finished Actor
Mr.. Dix is a finished and capable
actor and it is good to see him
taking an enviable position in the
front ranks. The success OF this
film, and it is a success, is largely
due to his very fine interpreta-
ton of a role which has been
done so many times, that 1t re-
quires a splendid performer to
make it an outstanding character
ization. Joan Perry is charming
and adequate as the girl news
paper reporter who helps Dix to
find himself.
Supplemental features include a
news reel which pictures the jam
boree now in progress here under
the auspices of the Boy Scouts
of America, and two comedies.
H, K,
The Washington times., 1937-07-03
Palace Film
Setting Mark

Now in its third week at Loew's
Palace. Captains Courageous"
has entertainment for all kinds of
people. For a fellow who loves a
saltwater story-magnificent ma
rine photography with white-sailed
boats scudding before the wind;
for the kid-sheer adventure with
a reg'lar Freddie Bartholomew;
for the aisle-seat saga fresh air
code of philosophy and living that
will hit him between the eyes be-
cause it will come so Unexpectedly.
Well repeat here that this is
Spencer Tracy's story as far as
acting is concerned. He plays the
part of Portuguese fisherman
and he plays it so well that you
forget all about Tracy in thinking
about Manuel" which is one sort
of test for acting.
Lionel Barrymore is cast as a
gusty sea captain, and if there
was any danger of his falling into
rut with his perennial speeches
to the jury, he avoids it here.
Bartholomew does an excellent
job of making you dislike him at
the first part of the story, and
just as excellent a job of making
you like him at the end.
AS poor little rich boy he is
lost from an ocean liner-picked
up by Spencer Tracy-and after
many exciting incidents finally is
taught manners and manhood
aboard a fishing schooner.
This is the best show bet of
the year. E. F.
The Washington times., 1937-07-03
Strike Riotinq
AtTrons-Lux

Sheer and brutal drama is the
outstanding news shot on the
Trans-LuX program this week
Paramount at last has released
its pictures of the Memorial Day
riot in Chicago. This picture,
which the news reel chiefs Shelved
for fear of provoking demonstra-
tions in crowded theaters where
it might be shown, was released
after a Senate investigating COM
mittee, inquiring into this riot,
called for the film.
It was shown before the Senate
Civil Liberties Committee and
thus, having been made part of
the committees public record, was
released for general distribution.
It is a brutal spectacle, but for
all that we urgently recommend
that all citizens view it. The film
Is unedited and shown just as the
photographer shot the scenes.
And. in keeping with that impair.
t1al attitude, we make no com.
ment pro or con.
among the other news shots on
the Trans-Lux screen is the Roose-
velt-duPont wedding rites, the Boy
Scout Jamboree, dynamiting of a
sunken battleship, copper bathing
suits on lovely models and Lew
Lehr.
An interesting variety of short
subjects include a colored cartoon
comedy on The Stork Takes
Holiday" Done in beautiful color
shadings, this comedy is done with
q rollicking scene of humor plus
an excellent imaginative quality.
Wings Over West Indies"
shows something of the haunting
beauty of these islands and the
film Beach Sports" hardly need
comment, except that it is, to say
the least, timely. Stranger Than
Fiction" is an interesting picturi-
cation of odd happenings garnered
from various places.
The Washington times., 1937-07-03
Potomac Beach
TRIPS Planned

If you'd like to spend the Fourth
of July weekend at beach, you're
in luck! The steamer Potomac is
making two trip to Colonial Beach
this week instead of the usual one,
making the regular trip Sunday
and then a special trip on Mon
day. Both trips leave the Seventh
and Water Streets Southwest
wharf at 9 a. m. and return to
Washington at 1880 p. m. in
plenty of time for the moonlight
cruise trip at 8:45 p. m.
You'll find saltwater swim
ming, fishing, picnicking and
plenty of amusements at the
beach to entertain you, or if you'd
like to go sightseeing, you can
visit the home of George Wash
ington at Wakefield. There are
bus connections directly with the
boat.
The Washington times., 1937-07-03
I F
CLOCK

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Dix,
Joan Perry, 1.-THE Devil Is Driv-
ing" 1920 a. M, 1:25, $3.50, 5:35,
7:40, $3.50 p. m.
EARLE-Martha Raye, Bob Burns,
Mountain Music" 11:15 a. m,
1870, Ais, 7:10, 1000 p. m.
Stage, 12:45, $3.50, 6:25, 9:10
p. m.
CAPITOL-William Powell, Luise
Rainer, "E peror's Candle
Sticks" 1880 a. M, 1875, 4:20,
7:15, 11:00 p. m. Stage, 1910.
3:25, $40, 9:05 p. m.
PALACE-Cpencer Tracy, Freddy
Bartholomew. CAPTAINS Coura-
geous," 1870 a. M. 2:05, 4:35,
7:05, 9:35 p. m.
COLUMBIA-Clark Gable, Will
liam Powell, Myrna 10y, Man
haitian Melodrama," 11:15 a. m,
1:2O, 3:25, $50, 7:35, $40 p. m.
r. X. o. KEITHS-Harriett Hill
1ldro, w I'LL q m braoy new
Faces" 1882 a. m, 1882, 1882,
5:32, 1882, 9:32, p. m.
RIALTO-Spencer Tracey, Look.
ing For Trouble" 1:04, 3:39,
6:14, 1858, p. m. Bing Crosby,
Mississippi" 11:42 a. m, 2:17,
4:52, 1887, 1920 p. m.
LITTLE-Eleanor Powell, Robert
Taylor, Broadway Melody" !"
II a. m, 1:12, 3:16, 5:2S, 7:41,
9:53 p. m.
BELASCO-"Children of Loneli-
ness" evenings only.
TRANS-LUX-Continuous shows.
News reels. short comedies. Pro
gram changes hourly.
The Washington times., 1937-07-03

The drawing Bob Burns and the
vivacious Martha Raye are teamed
as the stars of this cel1uloid riot,
but they are by no means the sole
attraction. The Sizable cast in
cludes quite bit of talent and. in
addition to this, the atmosphere
and locale of the picture are note
worthy.
The action does not all take
place in the mountains, but the
mountain scenes, when they do
occurr, are beautiful beyond
words snd guaranteed to give you
sharp twinge of nostalgia. if
there is any hill blood in your
veins.
Characters Noteworthy
The characters forming The
background of this Swift-moVing
farce are worthy of note. They are
living replicas of the mountaineers
seen in a current cartoon series.
The music, and there is mucn of
IL, has GIle 1dullIId1 1lIl1-OIAAS oWAAAS'
1t is all tunerul and Catchy"
Some of the ensemble singing is
worthy to rank with the best in
the film.
Feuding and corn ''likker" are
concomitant parts of the back
ground. and, speaking of the es-
sence of corn, I noticed at least
one of the characters had the old
jug-on-the-elbow technique.
Notable Cast
In addition to the inimitable
Bob and Martha, the cast num-
bers such Hollywood notables as
Rufe Davis, Fuzzy Knight. John
Howard, Terry Walker and Rita
La Roy.
Bob Burns plays the part of an
bridegroom who has oc-
casional attacks of amnesia. Mar
tina Raye is that most tragic of
all figures, the small town young
lady with no beau. Wien Bob
Burns, as the fleeing mountain
eer, stumbles into her life he Is
The Washington times., 1937-07-03

'tion that might read something
like this: Mad Marx Men Make
Misanthropic Mopers Merry.
So there you are. Twenty dol
lars in, cash, awaits the best entry,
with $40 to go to the second best
and $5 to the third best entrant.
Fifteen others will each win
pair of guest tickets to Loew's Pal
ace Theater where, starting next
Friday, they will howl themselves
limp at the mad antics of the Marx
Brothers in "a Day at the Races, :"
which has more laughs than a
years supply of funny papers.
Groucho, Harpo and Chico will
cause more damage, we guarantee,
to your funny bone than any other
comics or comedy in history.
Get busy on your contest finals
and shoot your entry to the "A
Day at the Races" editor at The
Washington Times.
The Washington times., 1937-07-03

Star Sir James M. Barrie didn't
know what it was all about when
he wrote What Every Woman
Knows" They changed it and
Helen Hayes starred in her first
and only movie flop.
For the first time since she
flashed into fame with Bill OF
Divorcement." Katharine Hep
burn will split billing with Ginger
Rogers. Ginger's role is of equal
Importance.
Katharine tells me she will
make another tour for the Theater
Guild in Jane Eyre" just as soon
as she is free from Hollywood. 1t
will include New York-and let
the Broadway critics do their
worst. No, she has no plans for
making her own pictures. That
was pure fiction. She hasn't got
the money to do it. Which is an
excellent reason for remaining
with the studios.
My tour manager, Eddie Rubin,
suggests that I pose surrounded by
the % stage Door" girls on the
sofa of the Footlights Club SET
ting. We try it and the sofa COL
lapsed. One leg gives way Just
couldn't take it.
Sends Regards
Lucille Ball sends her regards
to Duff Merrick and Ginger
Rogers forwards love and kisses
to Hardie Meakin. Meanwhile,
they fix the sofa, but only win
Eve Arden and half dozen others
for the camera pose.
Newell Chase. whose new ballet
will be played at the Metropolitan
Opera House this fall, is playing
the piano softly Just outside the
setting. What's the idea? Direc-
tor La Cava thinks music helps
in creating the mood and so a
famous composer does his stuff
outside the range of the camera.
One of the sad sidelights: Play
ing small role in the picture is
Norma Drurey. She is the widow
of the late Richard PoleSlawSki, a
great director who died suddenly.
His widow is starting a career
on her own.