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Evening star., 1937-05-08
ACCUSED STUDENT
| ARRESTED ON SHIP
$4,000 Estate SWindIe Is
Charged Suspect Taken
on Grace Liner,

Invoking traditional maritime law
and modern radio after q cross cont.
nent race to catch their quarry had
failed, G-men today had complete a
high-seas capture of a 26-year-old
Colorado medical student CHARGED with
q $2l9,000 estate swindle.
The dramatic chase ended with
Joseph Turner Watson, former Den.
yer University Medical School student.
in the brig Of the Grace liner Santa
Rosa, now in Pacific waters.
Awaiting arrival Of the ship at Los
Angeles tomorrow are special agents
of the Federal Bureau of Inyestiqa-
ton, ready to take custody of the
prisoner under the national stolen
property act
Sl33,o00 in Cash Involved.
According to ]. Edgar Hoover, di-
rector Of the bureau, Watson is wanted
for allegedly transporting from. Dem
yer to New York City all or part of
$l33 900 In cash and $86 900 in bonds
owned by his aunt, 65-year-old Mrs.
Martha Blous, a widow.
Hoover said Watson and the prop
erty OF Mrs. Blous disappeared from
Denver simultaneously.
Watson, Hoover asserted, previously
had induced Mrs. Blous to withdraw
from a safety deposit box $133, 900 in
$1,000 and 500 bills and hide them
In q large tin can in the basement
OF her home. The money represented
proceeds from sales of securities left
her by her husband, Aaron Blous,
secretary Of the Colorado Coal d Ice
Co., who died last November.
Money Gone on Return.
Mrs. BlouS made a brief trip to
New York City several days ago and
on returning to Denver could find
neither the money she had placed in
the can nor s86 900 in bonds she had
LEI in safe deposit box. Her nephew
also had disappeared She notified
the F. B. I. Office in Denver.
Special agents Of the bureau traced
Watson to Cheyenne, Wyo., where
they learned he had taken q plane
to Chicago under the name of j. F..
Bradley, jr. From Chicago he was
tralled to leading New York hotel
and then to the Grace liner. The
captain OF the ship was notified and
Watson's arrest followed.
Evening star., 1937-05-08
BUILDING REGULATION
ENFORCEMENT URGED
Silver Spring Citizens Also Advo.
cate Stricter Rules-Subject
to Be Studied.


Special Dispatch to The Star.
SILVER SPRING, Md, May s.
Stricter building regulations and more
rigid enforcement of those now In ef-
feet is urged in resolution adopted
by the Silver Spring Citizens Associa-
ton last night.
An intensive study Of the present
regulations is to be made by q COM
mittee of the association, which will
submit its findings to the county COM
missioners. Pending this, the asso-
citation voted to recommend to the
commissioners that the inspectors
Office be povided with more assistants
to better enforce the regulations.
The association also recommends
that builders be required to place .
deposit with the inspector at the time
the permit is issued to insure repairs
to sidewalks or streets which might
be damaged during construction.
Impounding of automobiles for VI
olation of traffic regulations is advo-
Gated in another resolution. The
measure also urges the county COM
missioners to prohibit parking on the
south side Of Oak street and the west
side Of Maple avenue.
Evening star., 1937-05-08
BY the Associated Press.


FRENCH LICK, Ind, May s.-The
vivacious, flaming-haired girl who
once held place symbolizing the
flapper era on the motion picture
screen will likely never meet the pub
lie eye from the films again.
The girl, Clara Bow, one-time at"
girl OF the movies, but now q con-
tented wife Of cowboy actor ranch
erman and the mother Of 28-month-
old son, gave up her last chance to
emerge from retirement by turning
down test for the role of Scarlet
O'Hara in the film version Of Gone
With the Wind"
So believes her husband Rex Bell,
who stopped here overnight en- route
to the Kentucky Derby at Louisville
KY, with the former Miss Bow and
the couples young son, Rex Bell, jr.
IF Mrs. Bell had taken the test
and won the role" Bell said, the
picture would have been the one in
Evening star., 1937-05-08
OLDEST HOUSE MEMBER
is BETTER AFTER REST
Representative Taylor, 7s, of
Colorado Is in Takoma
Park Sanitarium.

Representative Edward T. Taylor,
78, Democrat of Colorado. after
spending his first night in Takoma
Park sanitarium. where he was ad-
vised to go for a rest, was reported
feeling much better" today.
Taylor, chairman of the House Ap-
preparations Committee and oldest
member Of the House, has been suffer
ing from asthma and bronchial
trouble, members Of his staff said.
DR.. George w. Calver, Capitol ply
sician, recommended a few days a.
Washington Sanitarium and Hos
pital.
He became chairman Of the COM
mittee on the death Of Representative
Buchanan early this year.
Evening star., 1937-05-08
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia-Fair tonight.
tomorrow fair and warmer, followed
by showers and cooler tomorrow eve
ming; gentle variable winds becoming
southerly tomorrow.
Maryland and Virginia-Generally
lair tonight and tomorrow, followed
by showers tomorrow night and possi-
bly, in extreme west portion late
tomorrow afternoon; slightly warmer
IN the interior tomorrow.
West Virginia-Fair, slightly warmer
in west portion tonight; tomorrow
cloudy; showers tomorrow afternoon
and night; warmer in extreme east
portion tomorrow; cooler tomorrow
night and in northwest portion tomor-
row afternoon.
River Report.
Potomac very muddy and Shenan-
doah very cloudy this morning.
Evening star., 1937-05-08
POWER OF ATTORNEY
SIGNED BY MAY YOHE
Handwriting Expert Testifies in
Young Actors Effort to
Share in Trust.

Ey the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May "a hand-writ-
ing expert testified yesterday that
May Yohe had signed q power of
attorney through which Robert E.
Thomas, 28-year-old Hollywood actor,
Is seeking to establish himself as heir
to part of a 100000 trust fund left
to her former husband.
John P. Haring was the witness
who drew the conclusion by compar-
ing letters signed by the famous
actress of another day and the docu-
ment which gave Thomas to the
custody of Mrs. E. r. Thomas Of
Portland, Greg.
The actor asserts that Miss Yohe
surrendered him to Mrs Thomas two
days after his birth and that Putnam
Bradlee Strong, son of a former New
York mayor, was his father. Miss
Yohe has since divorced Strong, whose
mother left him . $200, 900 trust fund,
and has remarked.
Evening star., 1937-05-08
Suspect Is Released,

DES ARC, Ark, May (P.-Sherif
F. L. Grady said last night that 4
man arrested last week for question:
ing in connection with the Mattson
kidnapping last December at Tacoma
Wash, had been released.
Evening star., 1937-05-08
OSCAR J. FARWELL, 81,
U. S. EMPLOYE, DIES
Commerce Department Clerk En-
tered Government Service
Here II Years Ago.

Oscar J. Farwell, 81, of 1448 Girard
street, clerk in the Commerce Depart
ment, died yesterday of heart at
tack at his office.
A native Of Ironton, Ohio, Mr.. Far
well came to Washington II years
ago and entered Government service.
His duties at the Commerce Depart
ment included making daily resume
of all mention Of the department in
the Congressional Record.
Surviving are three brothers, Rob-
ert B., Theodore c. and Everett l.
Farwen, Ill Of Boston, and 4 sister,
Miss Ada Wood Farwell New York.
Evening star., 1937-05-08
FOREIGN,
Lindbergh Race to Be Held.

PARIS, May 8 R.-The New York
Paris air race commemorating Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh's flight 10 years
ago will be held Is scheduled In Au-
gust, the French Aero Club announced
lASt niRsaks e--~-.-s=s :sf-= a-sa
Evening star., 1937-05-08
FLOOD AID ASKED

Cumberland Chamber Appeals to
u. s. for Protection.
By the Associated Press.
CUMBERLAND, Md, May S.-The
Chamber OF Commerce has urged
Representative David j. Lewis, Demo-
crat, Of Maryland to seek Federal aid
in providing flood protection. In 4
letter to Lewis tho chamber said the
city could rot anard to stand the
whole cost of protection against floods.
Evening star., 1937-05-08
Garn uf That,ka.

HOOn. JOSEPH. The family Of the late
JOSEPH HOOD gratefully acknowledse
their many friends and relatives during
their bereavement, THE FAMILY. 8
Evening star., 1937-05-08

Record for Last "a Hours,
From noon yesterday to noon today
Highest. ~. pm. yesterday. Year
ago 81
Lowest. SO. 5 am. today. Year ago, 81
Record Temperature This Year.
Highest. 93 on April 1s
Lowest. 10. on February 2S
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today,)
Highest. aS per cent at am.
Lowest. 33 per cent. at $50 pm.
Tide Tables.
Evening star., 1937-05-08
Monthly precipitation in inches In the
Capital tcurrent month to date):

one-half hour after sunset.
Precipitation,
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The Sun and Moon.
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FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic SurveyD
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Report for Last 24 Hours,
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dENNIG. HENRY A. The members of
!: E. +: : 8: !: !:
funeral services of our late
brother. Past Councillor HENRY A.
Evening star., 1937-02-22
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

National-"Pride and Prejudice" T"
at 2:3o and $50 pm.
BelascO-'Mulatto,' at $3.50 pm.
Capitol-"Love Is News" at 10:l5
am, 1926, 2:55, $40, 8 and 1920
pm. Stage shows at 1l:40 am, 2:05,
4:25, 7:05 and 9:25 pm.
Earle-"Green Light" at 9:15 am,
1915, 2:25, sos, TAO and 1920 pm.
Stage shows at 11:o5 am. lao, 4:20,
SIS and 9:35 pm.
Penrod and SAM" at
11:10 am, l, 2:45, 4:30, $40, sos and
$50 pm.
R-K-O Keith'+"Sea Devils" at
1875 am, 1888, 3:41, 5:44, TAT and
$50 pm.
Palace 'Lloyds of London" at
1l:35 am. 2:o5, 4:30. and $50 pm
Columbia-"The Plainsman." at
1875 am, 2:05, 4:30, 7:05 and $50
pm.
Rialto-"Duck Soup" at 1875
am, 241. 5:37 and 8:38 pm. THE
Amateur Gentleman" at 1884, $50,
$50 and 9:55 pm.
LittIe-'A Tale of Two Cities" at
II am. l:O4, 3:14, 5:l8, 7:2s and
9:40 pm.
Tivoli-"S "Stowaway," at /, 2:45,
4:30, TAO and $50 pm
Howard-"Smart Blonde" at 1915,
2:45, $40. 7:35 and 1890 pm. Stage
shows at 80, 3:55, 6:2o and Sis pm
Evening star., 1937-02-22

evident, Of course, that the Langston
Hughes-Martin Jones play Is opposed
to misceganation, but there is needed
the eloquence and the fiery ire of a
Maxwell Anderson or Sidney Kings
ley to make the prejudice burn with
feeling. 'Mulatto" just presents the
situation, says This doesn't seem
right" and let's you get mad if you
feel like 1t. It must have something,
though, for it ran year in New
York.
TT DOES have something, in fact,
= which should have been men
toned before. It has a cast Of per-
formers who give it the advantage of
easy and natural acting. Abbie
Mitchell probably is the best of these,
and she plays Cora, the Negro mother
of the ill-starred children. with an
abundance of feeling and an elo-
quence that gives her feeling meaning
Stuart Beebe, too, plays with a
naturalnesS that is all to the good
It's his task to portray the irascibie
Col. Tom and this is no easy task.
Col. Tom is a hard citizen to figure
out, but Mr.. Beebe is well up to the
business of making him seem real.
There's a lot of other good work
done in 'Mulatto," too, especially by
Miriam Battista, as the mulatto lass
who finally finds out she must stay
a Negro; by Hurst Amyx as the son
who wants to be white and ends up
a suicide, by John Marriott, who
knows his place from the beginning as
far as Georgia is concerned, and by
Harry Hanlon in a character role.
Evening star., 1937-02-22

are spies in the picture, too. And
Peter LORE.
X X
THOSE who like dogs will have
their day when Storm Over
Patsy" comes to the National Theater
a week from today. The play, an
importation from London, where it
ran for a year, deals with the po-
litical repercussions inherent in that
fine human trait of loving animals.
PATSY" is a dog, in case you have
been wondering The storm over 1t
rises out of a political coup which
would increase dog taxes to a point
that would make such pets luxury
like a sable coat or pent house.
Since the title gives no idea OF
what the play is about, it seemed
only fair to let every one in on this
much. It probably will seem fair to
Theron Bamberger, too. He is in
town to see that the plays premiere
is a WOW; as one could say if saying
it would not be pun.
X X X
VARIETY CLUB members are being
rechristened these days. it is all
in anticipation of the clubs st. Pat
rick's party and the hand of Ray Bell
is conspicuous in the thing. His own
boss, Carter Barron, has become Red
Tim" Mrs. Bells boy, Nelson B., is
listed as Nelson O'Shaughnessy Bell"
Kay Ford is asked to recognize Cor
maybe not to recognize) Gene as Moe
Levy Ford and there is an A. Rabino-
witz Kelley, who criticizes the drama
under the name of Andrew r.
The party is to be in the nature Of
a "Cruise to Ireland" 1t was thought
up by DR.. Frank T. Shyne, who, with
the help of other eloquent men, in
duced Harry Sommerville to convert
the Willard into an Emerald Isle for
that one night
Barney Barney KranZ, whose
mother thought Charley would be
nice name for him, is co-chairman Of
the affair; promising thing, from
what one hears.
* X
"ON YOUR TOES" with Ray Boil
ger, Luella Gear, Tamara Geva
and more names like that, is coming
to the National Theater on March 6.
It has been 10 months on Broadway
and you probably have heard all about
1t if you get around at all Betty
Hudson's tea at WJSV tomorrow after
noon will compliment Muriel Kirkland,
who is starring in Pride and PREF
udice" at the National this week (.
Tardily, but gladly, it is reported
here that Mrs. Ida Long and her
seven daughters went to the Capitol
Saturday. winning the free tickets
offered for the largest all-girl family
! in Washington . THE Last of Mrs.
Cheyney" is being screened tomorrow
| afternoon at Fox Film Exchange. It's
the Palace feature starting Friday
John Trent, who used to fly
! through here as transport pilot, is
one of the big shots in John Meade's
Woman" next Capitol picture =.
All Warner neighborhood houses will
have special George Washington
birthday anniversary matinees this
afternoon . Barnee and his Shore
ham Band have rushed in where the
Marines did not tread, even though it
was not that they feared. They will
play an air duel against Maj. Bowe's
all-girl band with the radio audience
choosing the winner.
Evening star., 1937-02-22
IBSEN PLAY is CREDIT
TO MONTGOMERY GROUP
"Pillars of Society" Ably Pre-
sented at Leland School With
WhYte in Principal Role.

Whyte in Principal Role.
THERE are those who will contend
that Ibsen is definitely dated. that
his social preachments belong to the
'70s and '80s, that his treatment Of
messages" can offer naught but in
effectual, vapid theater fare today. It
might be conceded that this play
wright, a radical in his era, presents
stiff test for any present-day group
of thespians, but Ibsen's protagoniSts,
maintaining that his projections OF
lessons" are possessed OF trenchant
currency, could express but slight
justihable dissatisfaction with the
Montgomery Players version Of "Pil-
lars of Society" as presented at Le-
land Junior High School Saturday
evening.
A number of "stuffy" people popu-
late the boards during the evening,
Ibsen meant them as such, but the
Bethesda company contrived to pre-
vent their production from being
"stuffy," which. after all, appears as
the proper aim today. A few rough
edges and weak sequences, but the
players impressive standard did not
suffer. Clifton A. Whyte. in the role
of principal pillar Karsten Bernick,
delivered q creditable effort, marred
only by insufficient command of lines.
He was well cast as the community
minded shipbuilder, finally persuaded
to secure a flrmer footing for his exist
ance through barring a none-too-
virtuous chapter in his past.
Mrs. Bernick's half-sister, returned
to effect the adjustment after a volun-
tary exile, permitted Jane Plumrer
Rice to contribute one of the best
individual performances. while Ed
ward S. Northrop lacked punch in
the role of the full brother. Johan,
who had assumed blame for the mis-
conduct of his sisters eventual hus-
band. Among the worthy efforts were
those Of Patricia Lucas. ostracized in
the community through no fault of
her own. but finding felicity with
Johan; Burgess lie Sourd. James
Cremins, Margaret B. Keyhoe, Edmund
E. Soper and Irving NJ Day. Martha
S. Williams directed, with set by Le-
land j. Williams. &C. A. M.
Evening star., 1937-02-22
JOE De RITA MASTER
OF GAYETY'S COMEDY
Meyers, jackson and Duval Other
Male Entertainers, and Mae
Brown Is Femme No. /.

- -
IT WOULD not require many fingers
to name the really dependable
comics touring the I. B. A. circuit,
but Joe De Rita has firm claim upon
one Of these digits, and, with rotund.
diminutive Joe playing the Gayety
this week, the laughs are frequent
and loud. Supporting that whimsical
fellow is Harry Meyers, not such a
bad hand at the comedy business
himself. Harry Jackson and Max
Duval are the straight men, with
Jackson caring for the principal male
singing task with one of burlesque's
more pleasing voices.
Mae Brown, the smiling blond lass,
Is the No: / name on the feminine
side, and the Windy City,s pride and
joy among revelatory artiSteS performs
in the manner which has earned her
enduring popularity here. Brunette
Joan De Lee is an accomplished spe-
cialty performer as well, while plati-
num- tressed Irma Vogelie does double
duty this week, but no one will OBJ
iect. Appearing as featured dancer
and in a speciality spot Miss Vogelie
contributes a large slice of the pro-
grams appeal. Graceful and a styl-
LIST, she could hold down top position
in anybody's show. Dorothy Sewer,
of course, is a faultless scene worker
and MARBLES acceptably, too.
Worthy tribute to tapping duo
rating with the best Of its kind, Wade
and Wade, pair of sepia steppers
who haven't been through in quite
while, were greeted with impressive
salvos yesterday afternoon. Indi-
vidually and as team they offer
Harlem's torrid terpsichore that should
make any audience want to truck
on down" with them. C. A. M.
Evening star., 1937-02-22

which calls for strong feeling against
these conditions whereby it is the
place of the Negro in the South to
work in the fields and say Sir"
when spoken to, and whereby there
is no place at all for the mulatto who
is neither all white nor all anything.
"Mulatto,' to be sure, is not what
you would call an entertainment. It
has, though, its moments when it
approaches power, when it summons
up some emotional response from its
audience. 1t has also its moments
when it appears as though 1t would
have been better for everybody con-
cerned, including the audience, If
Col. Tom Norwood's mulatto chill
dren had stayed up North in school
and then they never would have kept
him from the job he wanted in
Washington and he wouldn't have
been slain by one Of them in a fit
of rage and the murderer would not
have been driven to suicide.
4 X X
You can argue, Of course, that
Col. Tom never should have
brought this Negro woman into the
house in the first place Perhaps
that is what "Mulatto" Is arguing.
It is hard to decide. Cora Lewis, for
instance. has soliloquy after Col.
Toms death wherein she seems to
imply that her NANNY was right
when she told Cora she'd be better
off living as the planters woman
than working in the fields. Then
Sally, the mulatto daughter of the
relationship, reaches the conclusion
all she and the rest Of her kind are
good for Is work and love.
From the choice of the theme it Is
Evening star., 1937-02-22

Suite by Vivaldi, work that could
be more often included in recital
programs with gain to the artist, Mr..
Heifetz gave a group Of six shorter
numbers, four of which were his
own transcriptions Noteworthy
among them was Castelnuovo-Tedes-
cos Sea Murmurs," which had to
be repeated. and BaX' "Mediterra-
nean," a work slightly reminiscent of
Debussy's La plus que lente," which
preceded it. With the audience de-
termined not to relinQuish too soon
the rare pleasure which Heifetz gives
with his playing. the artist generously
met his listeners wishes and added
four encores, DeFalle's Spanish
Dance" Godowsky's 'Alt-Wien," :"
Grasses 'Waves at Play" and the
Dtnicu-Heifetz "Hora Staccato." In
all these numbers the artistic assist
ance Of MIR. Bay was invaluable.
Evening star., 1937-02-22

the little auditorium of the National
Academy OF Stage Training when
the students presented their weekly
program Of two playlets.
In the first John Howerton fol-
lowed in the footsteps of George M.
Cohan, Ted Tiller, I'd, and Noel Cow
ard by authoring and playing the
lead in ''Stolen Sweets" He was sup
ported in the one-act farce by Miss
Billy Stull, John C. Hallock, Harriet
Freeman, Thomas Enzor and Miss
Leslie Crawford. Hearts," a one-act
comedy, was played by Marion Dali
berg, Helen Rioradon, Evelyn Bur-
ton and Margaret Mccarthy.
Addison Pitt, who was associated
with Mr.. Cochran in some of the Ma
tional Players productions, is assist
ing John Mckee in directing at the
school this term.
The Montgomery Players will hold
tryouts for Aren't We ALI" this Fri
day evening at Somerset School, Som
erset, Md. The Laboratory Little
Theater will present a three-act play
by Mrs. Larz Anderson, ''The Gold
Madonna" March and at the
studio of the League of American
Pen Women at the Grafton Hotel .
The Daughters Of Mary Of Holy Ros-
ary Church will present a Lenten
play, Robert Hugh Benson's "The
Upper ROOM" March and at st.
Paul's auditorium It will be q
benefit for the church building fund
The dramatic club of something
is presenting "Mammy's LII Wild
Rose" March IS and 19 at some de.
partment auditorium The pub
icity lad for the affair neglects to
say definitely who or where, but Mrs.
Rose Perkins, just recovered from the
flu, is in the cast II that's a clue {.
The George Washington Cue and Cur
tain Club remains true to the Alb
bey Theater playwrights, presenting
George Shells comedy. "The New
Gossoon," March 10 and 20 at the
Wardman Park Theater Marvin
Beers is directing "The Whole
Towns Talking" that bright piece by
Anita Loos and John Emerson. is
coming back again, this time to be
the annual Spring play Of the Foot
light Club Of Bethesda Chevy Chase
High School April % Is the date.
H. M.
Evening star., 1937-02-22
CONCERTS SCHEDULED
BY COOLIDGE QUARTET
Two Chamber Music Programs to
Be Given at Library Of Con-
gress Auditorium.

THE Coolidge Quartet, william
Kroll and Nicolai Berezowsky,
violins; Nicolas Moldavan. viola, and
Victor Gottlieb, cellist, will give two
concerts Of chamber music in the
auditorium of the Library of Con-
greSs this week. The first will take
place tomorrow afternoon at 3:45
pm. and the second on Thursday at
the same time.
Since the supply is limited, tickets
may be had only by application in
writing to the library. with stamped,
self-addressec envelope inclosed for
reply. Patrons are asked to return
tickets they will not use, since con-
stantly increasing interest in these
concerts makes the demand for tick
cts exceed the supply. Seats will be
held only until the hour set for the
beginning of the program.