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The Washington times., 1937-05-28

tains his objective and ran true to
form. He got the job.
The crack pilot was signed by
Monogram Pictures as the lead in
their forthcoming film, Atlantic
Flight" which is scheduled to go
into production on the West Coast
in three weeks.
Merrill has been in aviation
since 1920, when he left the Uni
versity of Mississippi during his
sophomore year, to join the Navy
Air Corps.
Two years in the Navy followed,
then siege of transforming, test
flying and nine years as a COM
mercial airline pilot, contributing
to a record of almost 10000 hours
in the air.
Captain Merrill has twice flown
the Atlantic and back, the first
with Harry Richman this spring
and later for the coronation.
Merrill gets $4,000 a week for
the picture work, expected to take
a month. Better than a pilots
pay.
LOCAL GIRLS WANTED
Director Christy Cabanne, at
the Mayflower, announces he is
going to use Washington girls for
bit parts in annapolis" which
starts shooting next week at the
Naval Academy.
BY Tuesday he expects to have
his entire cast of principals pres
ent and he will toss a dinner at
the Mayflower that they may say
hoWdedo to the local critics. Those
in the major roles are Marsha
Hunt, Harry Carey, Ann Hoovey
and Arthur Lake.
NOW AIR-COOLED
The Fox exchange now has a
new cooling system for screenings.
Hooray, say I. With Nelson Bell
was cooked like a well-done
wheat cake on both sides, shed
10 pounds of moisture, watching
a late winter screening of The
Good Eearth" in the overcrowded
bandbox theater I had put the
Fox exchange off the summer
calling list, until the good news
arrived.
The Washington times., 1937-05-28
Sails
On Potomac

The excursion season to Colonial
Beach opens Sunday, when the
steamer Potomac leaves the Po-
tomac River Line dock at Seventh
and Water Streets Southwest at
8 a. m.
The first of these regular Sun
day cruises promises to carry a
large crowd, for the past few days
will make everyone search for a
cool way to spend Sunday, and
what pleasanter way than to take
this 140-mile water trip on the
largest excursion steamer on the
river.
The boat returns to Washington
at 1880, allowing plenty of time
at Colonial Beach for swimming,
picnicking and fishing. This will
be a weekly feature of the steamer
Potomac every Sunday from this
Sunday through Labor Day.
On the return trip, a good dance
orchestra will play for free dane
ing. The steamer Potomac is the
only excursion steamer on the
river that makes trips to salt
water and the only one that goes
more than II miles down the river.
The regular moonlight cruises
of the s. 6: Potomac leave the
dock at 8:45 nightly for a three
hour cruise down the river, with
free dancing to good music, glass
enclosed cabins that can be
heated if necessary, comfortable
chairs, large decks, refreshment
bar, dining room and other fea-
lures. A new loud-Speaker system
allows the music to be heard over
the entire boat.
The Washington times., 1937-05-28
KELLEYGRAMS

Sally Rand wants to come to
Washington and show that she
has something more as an enter
tainer than mere bubbles.
The fan dancer will be playing
in dramatic roles at Skowhegan,
Maine, in July. She would like to
enact Sadie Thompson in Rain"
for Steve Cochran'S new Univer-
sity theater on the Baltimore Pike,
some time in August.
Manager Cochran likes the idea
and is dickering. His choice of
plays for Sally would be Twin
Beds" rollicking farce.
The Rialto Theater will install
modern air conditioning system
and run through the summer.
SCREEN TESTS SHOWN
After looking over the Is boys
and girls who came down to the
semi-finals in The Washington
Tmes-Metro-Go ldwyn-Mayer talent
quest, l can't refrain from con-
graduating each and every one
who went through the voice and
camera ordeal.
The pictures are being shown
at the Capitol Theater beginning
today and comprise an interesting
added attraction to the regular
program.
Perhaps this scribbler has a bet
ter appreciation of what the con-
testants confronted in the expe-
rience of voicing lines and fitting
them to the right expression, be-
cause I went through it for the
opening of the Trans-Lux Theater.
My one minute speech for Pathe
News was pretty terrible, although
I tried my best.
There isn't one contestant ia the
M-G-MTimeS reel who should feel
the least hesitancy in urging his
or her friends to visit the Capitol
Theater. They do we'll Not per-
haps as good as Myrna 10y, Norma
Shearer or Jean Harlow, but I
wouldn't bet on these first flight
stars, either, in tests made under
the same conditions and without
the expert facilities of Hollywood.
MERRILL IN THE MOVIES
Carroll Peake of the Washing
ton Times staff flew to Miami
Monday with Dick Merrill, hero
of two round trip cross Atlantic
flights, flew back, all within the
space of is hours.
What Pilot Merrill didn't tell
his press passenger while they
were soaring above the clouds was
that next day he was going to
dicker with the movies for a Hol.
iyWood job. Merrill usually at
The Washington times., 1937-05-28

know how to foil screen larceny.
Suffice that they give him plenty
of footage, and the young man
knows how to make every inch OF
celIuloid a winning strip.
Wayne Morris plays the hotel
bellhop who was catapulted right
into the professional ring, when
he sends a straight right to the
chin of the heavyweight champion
and knocks him colder than cake
of ice.
Eddie Robinson Immediately
picks up the kid with the dynamite
right, promises to pilot him to the
championship, provided he takes
instructions. They name him
kid Galahad" since he scored
his first K. o. defending Eddie'S
girl friend.
The romantic conflict comes
when Kid Galahad falls in love
with Eddie's sister. Now Eddie
happens to think that all prize
The Washington times., 1937-05-28
BRIGHT NEWCOMER

BRIGHT NEWCOMER
When kid Galahad" plays the
Earle Theater beginning next Fri.
day. moviegoers are going to in
quire: Who is this Wayne Nor
ris?"
The answer is he's Warner
Bros find" a young actor who
races neck and neck with snarl-
ing Edward G. Robinson and wide
eyed Bette Davis for the top hon.
ors of this feature.
I wouldn't say exactly that he
steals the picture" for Mr.. Rob-
inson and Miss Bette are two ex-
perienced HOLLYWOOD troupers who
The Washington times., 1937-05-28
Portrays Pastor

Thomas Beck, who will portray
the role of Lutheran Pastor Schultz
in Shirley Temples next goth Gen.
tury-Fox starring picture. Heidi, :"
is the great grandson of Pastor E.
Scheib, who established Scheib's
School, and was pastor of the Zion
Lutheran Church in Baltimore, Md.
The Washington times., 1937-05-28
And Makes Money

Peter LORE, who is being
launched on the Mr.. Motto" series
by goth Century.Fox, has an un-
usual avocation. He buys and sells
plays, and shows a consistent
profit.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-09

Srro,o. dVldIlOn nlgnC
plots. p"'iei''' Tic
VIII :, was well known that even
o." n,'i I've. very good ears, a pilot may
o. ~ lillo spinning nose dive or
w vJ,as such whirling maneuver, and
~b Irn ne comes out he has illusions
ino ~ may nave the illusion of turn
vs. - wnen ne isn't. This illusion If
t hus known, comes from the dis
tS Saodhce Of the inner ear due to
s,, r spinning maneuver, and some
auisst eons suggested that the safest
d. ~ would be those whose ears
o.t hence. the experiments with tho
a rsr, II us; Is known that cats have
the , ai1 feeling of position in
Of the btlJ ,hi.s pilots cali "the feel
win [1le snip. If dropped from a
righ Iuow feet up, they Immediately
d9 S~o themselves, extend all ,egs
float t' Go,1,1l with the back BUMPED bed
The ac o,nSs; and land perfectly
sight tea !. answered was wh s.sT
ears war ~ vestibular sense in the
So thew svS h1 more re important for this his
bag ov o,ln ID cats by tyin s,
tberqe over the head. and J,o SSs
turned t ovsr tn, the window. thew
landed i just s Just AS! as promptly and
''' ds Well as when the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-09

eyes were open.
Now the surgeons destroyed 10Th
inner ears (under an anesthetic,
of course), let the cats recover,
and dropped them with eyes open.
They did not tlirn right side up.
but rolled over and ove., on de-
scending. until the ground was
struck. With enc ear out of COM
mission, they gave better per-
Torrance, but not as good as the
normal cat.
Can DO. Without One Ear
If one cerebellar hemisphere
the cerebellum is the little brain
to which the vestibular fiber of
perception of position go-is de-
stroyed, the cats turn over very
well, both with eyes open and
hlindfolded. If the ear on the OPP
posite side is destroyed, they give
a bad performance, just as they do
if both cerebellar hemispheres are
removed.
ALI this is very important for the
training of aviators, and especially
with reference to blind flying.
ANY overconfdent pilot who still
feels that he can rely on his own
senses in meeting all the conditions
of the air is apt to come to grief"
saws DIR. Isaac Jones in his book
on aviation medicine. Man has not
as good equilibrium sense as the
cat. Through all the ages the bird
has been meeting the conditions in
the air. He has internal ears Of
enormous size, and he has been u.s.
ing these and the parts of the brain
to which they are connected
through countless experiences. Yet
it has been found that a bird al
ways avoids a fog or a cloud. IL
does not like blind flying.
There are many instruments the
pilot uses to correct his senses
the directional gyro, the turn and
bank indicator, the rate Of climb
indicator, all Of which stabilize his
senses. Many pilots, however, 90
not trust their instruments and N
one analyses, says DR.. Jones, tine
disasters of modern aviation, ne
cannot fail to be impressed with
an old story-'Bad weather-fog-
storm'-in brief, blind flying.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-09
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
TOSSING A BIG BOY

AS A GENERALITY, if you are
able to make a discard from your
oun hand on a high card in the
dummy, you pick out some worth
less card 10 throw away.A There
are times, however, when IL is bet
ter to toss away a big fellow. per-
has to unlock some suit, and
lnable the dummy later on to stay
il the lead for still additional dis
20 r;c
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-09

w / n doWS. The
cats were scien-
tifcally photo
graphed with a
motion picture
camera, as they
fell, and, in fact,
an endowment
of $4,000 had
been made to
take the pic
lures, for it was
believed t h a t
t h c y w GU Id
S o | v e s ON e
problems t h a t
were troubling
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-09
Wh0t Av;0t0ys Learned
From Case OF Falling Cot

By LOGAN CLENDLNING, R.. D.
SEVERAL YEARS ego in a GER
IAN part of this strange country,
you might have seen two serious
g00klng men dropping cats out of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-28
AVIATION DAY
OBSERVED

The nation today paid tribute
to the filters Of yesterday and
today. : :.
For today is Aviation, Day, 50
designated by Act of Congress last
week, and yesterday by President
Roosevelt when he issued an Off
cial proclamation, calling atten.
ton to the observance of the day
and directing that flags be dis
played on all Government build
ings.
The day will be marked through
out the country by aerial demon
STATIONS, by broadcasts by Army,
Navy and civilian filters, and by
exercises in schools, commemorate
ing the first transatlantic flight
by Colonel Lindbergh 10 years
ago this month, and other historic
aerial developments.
A feature of the celebration
here will be dinner at the Will
lard Hotel tonight given by the
Army and Navy Union in honor
of Dick Merrill and Jack Lambie.
transatlantic filters.
The pair will be presented with
medals for having performed the
outstanding" aviation feat Of
1887.
Army and Navy filters, civilian
aviators and members of Con-
gress who sponsored the bill au-
thorizing Aviation Day, will be
guests at the dinner.
At Washington Airport the day
will be marked by the usual
arrival and departure of scores Of
huge transport planes. The Good
year blimp Enterprise" will make
a number of special flights over
the city.
All Of the Army planes from
Langley Field, the military flying
center for this section, are en-
gagged in maneuvers on the West
Coast, so there will be no mass
flying demonstration here.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-28
REVOLT.
COMPROMISE
IS SOUGHT
House Leaders Move
To End Dissension
OF Democrats

A compromise on earmarking
the 1,500-million-dollar relief bill
was sought today by Administra-
ton leaders and spokesman for
rebellious House blocs to end the
disSension which split Democratic
ranks wide open.
President Roosevelt. who inter-
vened to halt an uproarious battle
in the House yesterday, planned
to confer with House leaders and
groups between now and Tuesday,
when the bill may be voted upon
finally.
Majority Leader Rayburn Of
Texas informed the House that
Mr.. Roosevelt was willing to con-
slider an adjustment" to har.
monte the warning factions.
The battle centered on earmark'
ing sos million dollars, over the
protest of both Mr.. Roosevelt and
Works Progress Administrator
Harry L. Hopkins. The earmark-
ing included SIS million dollars
for flood relief, $50 million dol
lars Tor highways ana 3OO million
dollars for the Public Works Ad-
miniStration.
Another controversy was In
jected when the House, by vote
of 1872 to ia, adopted an amend
ment cutting Hopkins salary
from $4,000 to $4,000 a year.
Leaders of the blocs, willing
to compromise, but fearful Of
being outmaneuvered entered
into an agreement that all three
factions must be present at any
compromise conference. The
bloc leaders are Representative
Starnes, of Alabama, flood con-
troll; Better, of New York, pub
lie works, and Cartwright, OF
Oklahoma, highways.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-28
D. c. HEADS EYE
TAX MIDDLE
CONTINUED from Page u

the District treasury, and ap-
proved an income tax.
The committee estimated that
the business privilege tax will
bring in $4,000 and the income
tax, the constitutionality Of which
has been under question, would
bring in $4,000, 900. Committee
spokesman said no rates of tax
alton under either of these pro-
posals had yet been fixed.
With a proposal to increase gaso-
line taxes also thrown out by the
House group, the committee de-
cided to send up as separate legisla-
ton a bill to license and bond all
gasoline importers. The bill also
would contain authority for Dis
trict officials to check up on sales
by importers, middlemen and retail
dealers. ,
Reversing itself on the original
proposal of substituting the in
come tax for the intangible per-
sonal property tax, the committee
decided to retain the latter law on
the District statute books. 1t also
was decided to put additional teeth
in the present law and give the
tax assessor broader powers OF in
spection of books of record in an
effort to apprehend tax dodgers.
ParkOmeters Urged
Foreign corporations, in addl-
ton to being required to pay the
business privilege tax, will be made
to pay a fee, yet to be determined,
and to register before being per-
mitted to do business in the Dis
trict.
In addition to these measures,
the committee announced that
authority will be sought for the
Commissioners to install parko-
meters along the curhstoneS if ad-
ditional revenue is needed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-28
M'KNIGHT GIRL
GUILTY, KEEPS
POKER FACE
Bow Also Convicted in
Ak Murder Sobs
AtVerdict

JERSEY CITY, N. j., May %
G.N.SO.-In character to the end,
17.year.old Gladys MacKnight pre-
sented her usual poker face to
jailers today, with not a glimmer
of emotion revealing that only a
few hours before she had been
found guilty with her boy friend,
Donald Wightman, 10, of the ak
murder of her mother last July 81.
The second-degree murder con-
viction carries with it penalty
of from l to 80 years in prison, at
the courts discretion.
The jury reached it's verdict
after only three hours elaboration
and decreed that Gladys and Don.
aid were equally guilty of having
hacked Mrs. Helen MacKnight,
the girls mother, to death with
a Ratchet in the kitchen of her
home in Bayonne.
In contrast to Gladys GOODNESS
was the fearful reaction of young
Donald. The choir-singing youth
bowed his head when Jury Fore.
man Charles j. Lemonier gave the
verdict. He sobbed audibly.
Judge Thomas F.. Meany an
nounced sentence would be i'm.
posed next Thursday, and the
young defendants were led from
the courtroom. Donald, half-led,
half-carried, turned in the arms of
the two attendants. His voice, vi
brant with emotion. rang out:
"YOu -! You made MUIR
derer out of mel"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-28
CABINET AID f
. GETS JOB OF
EX-CHIEF
Attains Eminence
Never Reached by
IIIustrious Kin

LONDON, May 28 I.N.SJ-Nev.
lille Chamberlain became Britain's
prime minister today as Stanley
Baldwin, in Enthusiastically un-
obtrustive fashion, bowed himself
out of office.
In succeeding Baldwin, in whose
cabinet he served as chancellor Of
the exchequer, Chamberlain at
tanned an eminence that neither
his famous father, Joseph Cham
berlain, or his half-brother, the late
Sir Austen Chamberlain, ever
reached.
After Baldwin presented the
designations of himself and his
cabinet to King George, Chamber
lain went to Buckingham Palace 10
minutes after Baldwin left. He
was ushered into the Kings study.
Baldwin, soon to become an
Earl, also was made a Knight OF
the Garter.
A complete cabinet shuttle &C.
companied the change in pre-
miers. The new setup is: Sir
John Simon. chancellor Of the
exchequer; Viscount Halifax, lord
president of the council; Sir
Samuel Hoare. home secretary;
Lord de Ia War;, lord privy seal:
Asred Duff Cooper. first lord Of
TIM admiralty: Leslie Hore-Bel-
isfs, secretary for war: Oliver
Stanley, president of the board
of trade, and DR.. E. L. Burgln,
secretary for transport.
All were received by the King,
along with Neville Chamberlain.
Ramsay Macdonald and Walter
Rhtauiman retired from the cabi-
net-Funciman because he was
repeatedly disgruntled over fail
ure to receive the most important
post, that of chancellor of the ex-
chequer.
Sir John Simon had been home
secretary.
New MEMBERS Of the cabinet,
who previously held minor Of
fees, are Earl De La War;, Duff
Cooper and DR.. Burgin.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-28
National Conference
Studies Idle Youth

NEW YORK, May % GN.s)-A
proposal, calling for investigation
of the problems of the jobless
youth of the United States, was
before the National Industrial Con-
ference Board today.
The suggestion, made by Owen
D. Young, chairman of the General
Electric Company, asks that repre-
sentatives of the board sit down
with labor leaders and educators
to determine what can be done to
solve the problem.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-28
Divorces Physician

CHICAGO, May % Q.N.S)
Judge John C. Lewe said today
he would grant Mrs. Janet Brodsky
Bashein, of New York, an uncon'
tested divorce, on grounds OF
cruelty, from DR.. Lyman Bashein
New York physician. She is the
daughter of Magistrate Louis
Brodsky, Of New York.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-28

ARLINGTON, Va, May ga
mysterious night prowler who has
been frightening residents Of the
northwest section of Arlington
county is being sought by county
police.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-28
NIGHT PROWLER HUNTED

Several women living on Glebe
Road have reported having been
scared by the prowler. They said
the man had attempted to enter
several homes, but to date nothing
had been stolen,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-28
VET INSURANCE
BILL VETOED
Continued from Page u

NNUWBAAkuCu
five-year level-premium term-poli
cies whereas the original act
clearly indicated that this type
of insurance was to be temporary
in character and of limited dura'
ton.
Over IS per cent of the present
policyholders have converted their
insurance to whole life or endow
ment form, the President said.
Gin many cases, veterans made
considerable sacrifices, either re-
ducing the amount of insurance
carried or paying the increased
premiums required to maintain
the original temporary war in
surance on a permanent life
time basis ...
AN UNFAIR BURDEN
"There appears to be no just-
ficatiOn whatever for continu-
ing to burden the converted
pOlicyhOIders with the excess
losses Of the term insurance
holders who, under the present
law, without physical examina-
ton are privileged to convert
their policies to whole life or en-
dOwment form.
cit, therefore, should be Obvi-
GUS that the remaining less than
Is per cent of the policyhOlderS
who continue to carry term in
Surance should now make pro-
visions for the future by de-
termining the amount which
they can afford to pay as in
Surance premiums and plan &C
cOrdingly."
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-06-11
LET'S DO SOMETHING!

minds Minnesota Negroes clear
things lacking the welfare of Minnesota colored citizens
things been paonatey discussed from pulpi by the
by organization having for its objective the welfare
of it's people.
fully agreed and the oppor
field mind
disadvantage because of their denial
We finally facing the startling thought that slowly
the multitude of discussions and reieraOns and this that
further thought caagng the lists of
economic needs. We know them completely by
The immediate need is to do something about it.
brings with another vital need the need
doing There especial
disgrace finding difficult decide what essential thing
agree upon world finding that difficulty
the several political these United States So also the
workers and the capitalists Likewise the divergent workers
themselves formulating policy all of them support
beginning when shall resolve, each for
himself give thinking the problem and join with
majority his fellows and push the action this majority decides
timely, feasible and needful
all which worthy But there be all
recognize being of foremost Importance all of
get behind and foster.
paper agreement
universally acknowledged being and vital
The of in the dual community of ST. Paul and
Minneapolis and spend minimum of 3a million dollars
We receive employment fields the consideration this
amount of spending is due
receive it because do insist having it.
group shall cOnne far possible the
spending who the
such shall institute the first cooperative
leading breaking the idea that the
be exploited indefinitely.
paper organized Friendly "Reminiscences Club
with supporting this effort indicate thereby their
their willingness do something change unfavorabe conditions
membership obligation
clearly column this
will the people who have already pledged
begin something this thing economic
discrimination.