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The Washington times., 1937-01-26
By MOntier

period Of greatest elongatlon, you
might get a glimpse of the evening
star over Trinity Church. but I
doubt it. Most of the nightly pa
geant isn't visible there. Charles
Hayden found it in the last two
years Of his life.
The psalmist looked at the
heavens and exclaimed. What is
man that Thou art mindful Of
himP" as did the Chaldean shep-
herds and the Egyptian and Byzan-
tine herdSmen. no doubt, when
Charles Hayden'S So corporations
were still in the womb of time.
And so did Charles Hayden.
The Pharaohs were great finan-
ciers, and good astronomers, too.
Those tiny vents in the pyramids
marked the rising and the declln-
ing arcs Of the stars in their sea-
sonal march, and, through the
stars, they also recorded the slow,
life-giving pulsationS of the Nile.
That had to do with rice and cat
tie fodder and all that they meant.
King Solomon, a rich man and
great financier, said GO to the
ant" for wisdom. This most
lords of money have done, but
some, like Hagopian, have turned
to the stars. This strange Ar
menian of the eighteenth century
offered all his vast wealth to any
one who would tell him the true
story Of the heavens.
INSPIRATION
The late Evangeline Adams
could have told an interesting
story of the strain of mysticism,
the Sublimated yearning and frus-
tration, often to be found in rich
and powerful men. The visits of
great financierS to this astrologer
during the depressionS years was
commonplace of Wall Street, but
much of that, Of course. was the
mere superstition Of Speculators.
More interesting was the pres
ence of SearcherS for truth
among her clients. She said it
was not unusual for a man to
come to her to get celestial
guidance in money-making, and
then find himself stirred by an
Unsuitable curiosity about the uni.
verse, about mans place in the
universal plan.
Cagliostro, although a charla-
tan, once profesSed what seemed
like genuine respect for the rich
men he duped. He found many
of them paSSionately eager to
know, to understand. st. Beuve,
I believe it was, suggested that a
rich mans interest in the heaV-
ems was due to his hope of get
ting some kind of a mortgage on
them, or to desirable homestead
sites, but the sardonic French
man is refuted by later events.
Certainly, the great bequestS to
modern observatorieS and uni
versities indicate nothing more
than q desire to establish deeper
in the universe the boundaries
OF human knowledge. Hayden's
So corporations represent a vast
complex of power. It will rear
Slum boys to a position where
they can see the stars. So his
gift to the foundation for boys
and the planetarium are really
one inspiration.
Copyright. 1887. by King Features
Syndicate, Ine.)
The Washington times., 1937-01-26

So corporations.
He was one of
the great Ameri-
can overlordS Of
utilities. mining,
coal, oil, steel.
foodstuffs, rail
roads and mo-
tors. He was a
bachelor whose
only close rela-
tive was his
br o t h er. His
crowded d a. y S
were paced to
he Staccato
jrum m beat Of
va t, cOmpli-
The Washington times., 1937-01-26

cigarette holes in the rug or
spoken sarcastically of her mother
or laughed at her new hats.
Oh yes, the only perfect huS-
band" is the one she never got!
How fortunate that she didn't!
How lucky that she fell in love
and married just a nice, whole
some, gangling youth, with pleas
ant grin, few fine ideals and a
good job!
Copyright. 1887. by King Features
Syndicate. Inc.)
The Washington times., 1937-01-26

hand before she speaks.
There is no way for her to tell
whether he came through the pro-
hibition era a whooping wet or 8
reformed dry; whether he likes
girl-shoWS and detective stories or
goes in for chamber music and the
classics; whether he has grown a
smalltown outlook or has acquired
a metropolitan sophistication and
a high polish.
All that she knows is what her
memory, magnified several tirnes,
tells her; that he mad miSty-blue
eyes, the figure Of a racing-crew
man, the hair of a movie actor. and
the charm of the Duke Of Windsor.
To her, he will always be the
ideal man" who would never
have forgotten their wedding an
niversary or failed to send her
flowers on her birthday.
Who would never have rushed
out and slammed the front door
behind him after a little break
fast table argument.
Who would never have skipped
a shave or developed a passion for
spring onions or slept with his
mouth open or grumbled at having
to put on his dinner coat or burned
The Washington times., 1937-01-26
Wise Words

Death, so called, is a thing
which makes men weep, and yet
a third of life is pasS'd in sleep
Byron.
1t is always safe to learn, even
from our enemies: seldom safe
to venture to instruct, even our
friendS.-C. C. Cotton.
Adverse fortune reveals genius;
prosperity hides it.-Horace.
The Washington times., 1937-01-26
SOUVENIRS

The official invitations to the
inaugural ceremonies at the Cap
itol are being highly priced as SOU
venirs of the event.
Col. Edwin A. Halsey, secretary
Of the Senate, has been able 10
satisfy the demands of a few Of
his friends by sending them the
program and the facsimile auto
graphed photographs of President
Franklin Delano Roosevelt and
Vice President John Nance Gar
ner. Ever watchful for an oppor-
tunity to put in a plug for this
Administration his letter closes
with:
Wishing you health, happi-
ness and prosperity under the
Democratic regime, am, yours
sincerely"
The Washington times., 1937-01-26

''Why should
I concern my.
self with what
others thin k
about me? No
body re ally
understands me
except myself
so nobody has
a right to judge
m e. Perhaps
S o m e of t h e
things 1 do look
queer to others;
but I kno W
W hat I b e
m otiv ve s are,
and If q thing
The Washington times., 1937-01-26

measured voice
he, p er h a p S,
speaks in the
vein of pyro-
technics lon g
lost on some of
our m o d e r n
statesmen.
Even wi t h
his reputation
we respectfully
submit that he
outdid himself
recently when
he took up his
favorite subject
Of foreign debts
o0d NIT tarn RI
The Washington times., 1937-01-26
The Greatest Show on Earth
Ru Frank Miller Smith

hence, will be glad to supply you,
too.
81 can supply you with a good
cigar for $3.50 per hundred, or
$1.75 for a box Of so. These
prices apply only to members
and their staff.
Telephone me, branch -,
or call at my office -, room
The Washington times., 1937-01-26

OF passed OuG O1 1SE 41AC' AOAASI
long ago, before he could diSil-
luSion her.
No matter how happy she may
be with the man she married,
there are moments when the aver
age wife is tempted to reach back
into the secret recesseS of her
memory and bring forth the glori-
fled picture of "the man she
didn't marry"
OF course, this glamour with
which she has surrounded him
would probably vanish if she
could see him as he is today. 1t
is something of strain upon the
imagination to create a radiance
of romance around a man who is
getting stout or a little bald.
But, if she has never seen him
since that unforgettable night OF
parting, when tears and the moon
were doing tricks with her eyes,
she had no way of knowing how the
years have treated him. Whether
he has developed into the kind
of man who regards chicken din
ner on Sunday as a moral principle
and breakfast as sacred rite; or
whether a morning shower and a
dose of bromide constitute his
whole religion.
She doesn't know whether her
Greek god still wears that gilt
tering smile or has assumed that
please don't talk : to -the-Motor-
man" expression so constantly
around the house that his wife
The Washington times., 1937-01-26
Keep This Pledge

Resolved: That It be the sense of this conVentlon
that committee should be appointed by the Congress-
of the United States to make study of and to report
on the granting to the residents of the District of
Columbia the right of suffrage Unanimously adopted
by the Democratic National Convention Philadelphia
June 26, 1896.
The Washington times., 1937-01-26
"YOurs very truly"

"YOurS very truly"
1t certainly looks as though one
Member of the House of Repre-
sentatives is out to save his col
leagues from smoking the StogieS
handed out by constituents and
the richness of the ones handed
out by the lobbyists. The name
appended to this offering is not
that of new Member either, but
one of the old boys.
The Washington times., 1937-01-26
Marry-GO-ROund
By Helen ROWLGnd
THE DREAM HUSBAND

"The only good Indian is q dead
Indian; and the only perfect hus-
band is the one a woman sees in
her dreams-the lover who died
The Washington times., 1937-01-26
The Human Side of the News
Bv Eduin C.. Hill

The late Charles Hayden, who
left nearly $50, 100000 for the edu.
cation of boys, was a director of
The Washington times., 1937-01-26
AS IT'S SPOKEN

Senator j. Hamilton Lewis of
Illinois has long been noted for
his gift of oratory. In a well.
The Washington times., 1937-01-26
Listen, World!
By Elsie Robinson
ARE WE "OUR OWN BEST JUDGES?

'Why should we have to con.
slider public opinion?" she de-
Indignantly.
The Washington times., 1937-01-26

HfeelS that she should raise her
hand before she speaks.
The Washington times., 1937-01-26

or passed out Of her life, long,
long ago, before he could diSil-
lusion her.
The Washington times., 1937-01-26

Do the motorists want to go back to the system of
stopping every time street car stops?
A few more instances of operators driving
"safey zones'' though they didn't exist and this will
inevitably result.
The Washington times., 1937-01-26

1-$ tangled with every other act oi
e. our lives.
Evening star., 1937-05-21
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

National-"Lost Horizon" at 2:3o
and $50 pm.
Capitol-"The Good Old Soak" at
10:45 am, 1885. 4:25, 7:O5 and 9:55
pm. Stage shows at 1890, 800, sos
and 8:55 pm.
Earlc-"The Go-Getter," at II am,
1:30. 4:25, 7:15 and 9:55 pm. Stage
shows at 12:45. 3:35, $50 and 9:05
pm.
Palace-"Romeo and Juliet" at II
am, 1:40, 4:20, 7 and 9:35 pm.
Metropolitan-"A Doctors Diary"
at 1920 am. 1:25. $3.50, $50. 7:35
and $40 pm.
Keith's-"s Shall We Dance" at 1850
am. 2:l5, 4:35, and o:25 pm
March OF Time" at 1880 am, 1855,
4:l5, $40 and 9:05 pm.
Columbia-"Wake Up and Live" at
11:15 am. 1:20, 1925, 5:35. TAO and
9:45 pm
Rialto-"Be Mine Tonight" at
1895. 3:l6. 5:56 and 8:42 pm.
Lttle-"David Copperheld. at II 1:25
am, 2, 4:25, $50 and 9:20 pm.
''Maytime," at 2, 4:25,
Gas and 9:l0 pm.
Trans-Lux-News and shorts. Show
runs hour and IS minutes, contin-
uous 10 am. to midnight.
Tivou-"Top Of the Town." at 2,
$50, $40, 7:3o and 9:2o pm.
Uptown-"When Love Is Young"
1T 2:30, 4:20, 8, 7:50 and 9:4o pm.
Evening star., 1937-05-21


the filmites planning to spend SIX
months of each year abroad IN order
to escape high local taxes.
The reason behind Fred Astaire's
social seclusion is Mrs, Astalre, VINO Is
said to dislike movie people. And
Fred Is 20 fond of his wife he rarely
makes q date with his former friends
without MIS-. Fred's appreciation ana
consent Constance Worth admits
having married George Brent In
Mexico on May 10. but at this writing
George still refuses to emerge from
his retreat to say "yes" or no" "A
horse ridden by Barbara Stanwyck
stepped into q gopher hole and
stumbled. Miss Stanwyck fell OF the
horse and the animal rolled over her.
She Was seriously hurt.
Katharine Hepburn has been teamed
With Ginger Rogers in Stage Door" p"
because Of the latter's popularity with
the fans. And that reminds me Of a
story told me by Janet Beecher. About
five years ago, Miss Beecher was IN
Philadelphia, playing a leading part
in Electra Katharine Hepburn
dashed into her dressing room after
the performance, waving telegram.
"They want me to go to Hollywood
and play the daughter In "A Bill Of
Divorcement,' She said excitedly.
Should I go? You played it on the
stage, Janet. Is it a good part?" Its
4 fool-proof part" replied the older
actress. "You must 60" And that's
how Katharine Hepburn became a
dlm actress.
Evening star., 1937-05-21

1Ie1Ca gwen ttOu Id FtUCQUe anu VIIlNHa
Banky at their marriage many years
ago. well, they're still married,
Evening star., 1937-05-21

In the old days. before Garbo had
changed into a frightened faun, she
visited a Marx Brothers musical in a
New York theater with King Vidor and
John Gilbert. The three Of them sat
In the front row. and, to Jolly up the
proceedings, wore red wigs and boards.
Groucho rose to the occasion. Step
ping to the footlights, he said, ladies
and gentlemen A few minutes ago,
Greta Garbo was here in the audience.
Now there Is a bearded lady" Garbo
joined in the laughter. Time changeth
all things!
Did you know that Ronald Colman
was fired from the stage play. Green
Goddess because they said he
couldn't act? The latest motion
picture contracts include television
clauses prohibiting the player from
participating in broadcasts without
the studios permission -. Gypsy Rose
Lee will use her own name-Louise
Hovick-for film work. Boss Daryl
zanuck. who hired the lady because
Of her strip-tease past, hopes the name
reversal will obliterate the burlesque
label and establish Gypsy In the minds
OF the public as dramatic actress.
Joan Blondell is confined to bed with
. severe cold. Both she and husband,
Dick Powell, are financing an interior
decorating shop as second string to
acting Kay Francis insists on
performing her movie love scenes be-
hind screens, a Ia Garbo Olivia
De HaWlland is sponsoring kinder
garten for Japanese children. Olivia
was born in Japan -. Robin, Of Robin
and Ranger, song writing team, was
once upon time an advertising sales
man. Ranger used to practice law for
living {. Frank Morgan plays the
part Of tinid dictator in his next
film. "Rosalie" To put his orders over,
he masters ventriloquism and relays
his commands through dummy . .. {.
The producer kissed his sweetheart,
and. without telling her, went of to
marry another girl. How could you
do it, with your lips still warm from
my ksses?' walled the forsaken one
later that day. That's Hollywood"
replied the executive.
tcopyright. 1887. BY the North America
Newspaper Alliance Inc)
Evening star., 1937-05-21
Buddy Signs Again.

RACK in 1926 an Olathe, Kans..
youth named Charles Buddy"
Rogers became the prize pupil at an
acting school for amateurs conducted
by Paramount. He rose to stardom and
then, when his star began to dim,
stepped out OF films for orchestra lead
ing. This week Paramount signed its
former star for the lead in This Way.
Please" with Shirley Ross.
Evening star., 1937-05-21
Didn't Stay Home.

HELEN VREELAND and Hilda VIM
cent are secretaries in a Holly
wood studio, but not at R-K-O Radio
Pictures. However, when they turned
out an original story with the punch
title, Highway to He'll" 1t was
R-K-O Radio that purchased 1t for
filming. The Misses Vreeland and
Vincent are employed at the Fox
studio. and their story IS q romantic
drama laid In the Texas oil fields.
Evening star., 1937-05-21

gestions Of a drunken sailor offers
good bid for an award In descriptive
music and the orchestra did much
to put it over" with desired effective
ness.
A fitting close, which is very often
used as fitting close, was the 1872
Overture" Of Tschaikowsky, acclaimed
Is his most bombastic chore-perhaps
justifiably 50 In that it celebrates the
retreat of Napoleon from Moscow with
= true Russian faculty for celebration.
The orchestra emphasized the noisy
parts little too much.
Evening star., 1937-05-21
Stevenson Story.

CCREEN rights to Robert Louis Ste
- venson's kidnapped" have been
purchased by goth Century-Fox, it i
announced by Daryl F. Zanuck, vice
president in charge Of all production
. Definite plans for casting the IA
nous story have not been completed
but 1t Is hoped to start production
within few months. kidnapped
was one of the most successful stories
written by Stevenson and has sold
in millions of copies.
Evening star., 1937-05-21
Bobby's Support.

p ALPH FORBES, Leon Enrol, Dom
aid Meek and Leonid Kinsky
have been engaged for important
roles in Bobby Breen's forthcoming
musical starring vehicle for Principal
Productions, Make WISH" vir-
tually completing the cast Of prin-
cipals. Basil Rathbone, noted actor
Of stage and screen, and Marion
Claire, former opera singer, have al
ready been announced for the ro-
mantle leads" in the story. and the
explosive Henry Armetta will be seen
as one Of a trio Of slightly cracked"
song writer's.
Evening star., 1937-05-21
RUSSIAN COMPOSITIONS
PLAYED BY MARINES
Tschaikowsky's Works Feature
Concert, Which Closes With
"16l2 Overture"


CEVERAL Of Russia's contributors to
the musical world made up q
torrid bill Of fare in the concert Of
the Marine Band Orchestra, conducted
last night by Capt. Taylor Branson at
the Marine Barracks Auditorium. The
composers represented are four who
have been major factors In establish
ing music typical Of their native soil
music which is laden with rich color,
appealing melody and stirring rhythms
and tempo.
Perhaps as it should be, the compo-
dtions of Peter Tschaikowsky occupied
the favored niche Of the program with
the orchestra essaying in capable
fashion his violin concerto, ID Major
Opus 35," principally among three
other works by the Russian master.
Musicians William F. Pfeif1er han
died the solo violin in the concerto"
with creditable ease, featured mainly
by smooth bowling and agile lingering.
Such craftsmanship is necessary to
this taxing work, with its especially
involved roulades and cadenzas, which
are prominent throughout with en-
phasis particularly on the score Of
the last movement, Allegro Vivacis-
simo." Apparently the most relished
by the large crowd was the songlike
"Canzonetta," In which Musician
Pfeiffer was at his best From
Tschaikowsky's ballet-suite, THE Sea-
sons" the orchestra selected Bar
carole," which has proven its popu-
larity many times previous, and the
haunting. though overused "Andante
Cantabile," played by demand.
Alexander Glazounow and Reinhold
Gliere, two contemporary Russians,
were given acclaim as the orchestra
went through the formers tone poem
Of that venerable river pirate OF
folklore, "Stenka Razine," a thorough
instrumental hashing Of that tune
known as "Volga Boatman." As for
Gliere, Capt. Branson gave the most
spirited rendition Of the evening tn
the composers Russian Sailors
Dance" from the Red Poppy" ballet.
The stomping and bawdy tonal sug-
Evening star., 1937-05-21
Jean Arthur Threatens
/ To Return to Stage
Mrs. Fred Astaire Given Chance to Veto
Dancers Dates With Movie
Friends.
BY SHEIIAH GRAHAM.

HOLLYWOOD o. (NANA)-Jean Arthur threatens to retire
the conclusion Of Easy Living her current hln
Fairbanks jr, calls Marlene
i L o flicker
ken
Forthcoming Godwyn publicity
Evening star., 1937-05-21

~ Gil Y GlACy ooJ
J e q n e t tie and
@ enc. triu NJ
phantly.
gorge Raft
will appear as a
musical gaucho in
"Argentina" =.
Clark Gable tells
me he is t h e
quickest makeup
artist In the film
colony. requiring
q minute and a
half only to apply
and take it off.
~aL1o ;e ronnp
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-01
SENATE MOVES
T0INV0KEU 5.
NEUTRALITY
Nye Leads Campaign
To Call on President
To Enforce Law

While Government officials were
fearful over open hostilities be-
tween Germany and the Spanish
loyaliSt government, a powerful
group in the Senate renewed its
drive today to have the United
States invoke provisions OF its
neutrality act against Germany.
AS Secretary of State Hull alb
ruptly ended a Virginia holiday
to scan reports on the German
bombing of Almeria, Spanish sea
port, in reprisal for bombing OF
the German battleship Deutsch-
land by loyalist aviatorS, Senator
Borah (RD Of Idaho declared a
state of war exists between Spain
and Germany.
Senator Nye CD Of North
Dekota, said he will call upon
President Roosevelt today to in
woke the neutrality law against
Italy and Germany, cor any other
nation demonstrating q warlike
attitude.
President in Close Touch
The President. winding up his
Hyde Park weekend holiday kept
in close touch with the European
situation.
At the same time, Nye, neutral
ity legislation sponsor, said he
would lead a Senate drive to make
the present law mandatory, in
event of hostilities between the
European nations. He said:
"The present situation Is as
challenging as MussOlini'S march
on Ethiopia, and we lost no
time in dealing with that"
BORAH FOR ALOOFNESS
Senator Borah (R) Of Idaho
agreed that the neutrality act
should be invoked but, at the
same time declared sit is our duty
to remain absolutely aloof." He
added:
From all reports it appears
an act of war has been COM
mitted. We should apply our
neutrality law to all partici-
pants. With dictatorship war
is always an immediate posi-
bility. DictatOrS look upon
people as SO much fuel to feed
the war furnace.
"It is our duty to keep en-
tireIy free from all cOntrOver-
sies."
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EYEWITNESS DESCRIBES NIGHTMARE OF ALMERA|S RUIN
SOVIET PRESS
WARNSHITLER

MOSCOW. June 1 G.N.SO.
Soviet Russian wrath over Ger.
many's bombardment of the 10y.
alist Spanish port of Almeria
welled up today in a press TRADE
against "blood-thirsty crimes"
Grave warnings to Premier Mus
solini and Chancellor Hitler were
sounded in concert by Soviet news
papers as they rushed to the streets
with headlines screaming:
'BlOOd-thirsty crimes Of Ger
man and Italian Fascist inter-
ventiOniStS!"
Hitler and II Duce, they warned,
are playing a dangerous game
with fire" and are "gravely en-
dangering world peace"
The press warnings left no doubt
Of the bitterness with which the
Soviet government, which yester-
day through its representative at
London, issued a yelled hint it
might withdraw from the non
intervention committee, views Sfle
German act of reprisal at Almeria.
Indicating the Soviets are look
ing to France and Britain to re-
solve the issue, the newspaper
Izvestia recalled that the effective
ness of League of Nations and
other measures for peace depend
entirely on the willingness of
Britain and France to cooperate
for peace.
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ton applicable to them in every
respect, except for their partlclpa.
ton in the naval patrol.
Britain and France stood side
by side in a determined effort to
prevent any European conflagra-
ton, and the two governments
went into a tense diplomatic hud'
die to keep the conflict bottled up
within SPANS borders.
It was understood France. fear
ing possible results of German
and italian withdrawal from the
non.intervention control scheme,
is planning to suggest to Britain
that the navies of France and
England assume the italian and
German patrols to keep foreign
men and war materials out OF
Spain.
This task would be assumed
pending efforts to bring italy and
Germany back into active partici-
patton in the work of the non-in-
tervention committee.
Britain and France appealed to
the German government to aban-
don any further reprisals against
the Spanish loyaliStS.
Britain and France also made a
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REFRIGERATION
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(COntlnueu from rage ~
and inspection made by District
inspectors.
Impractical Clause
Directors pointed out this rule
would allow foods sired in reStau-
rants and hotels to spill while thu
necessary "red tape" was gone
through with.
Julian S. Richards also de-
nounced this section as spokesman
for the Washington Restaurant
Association. He pointed out there
was penal clause against follow
ing its provisions.
He was interrupted by r. H. Lu.
cas-, District inspector of refrigera-
ton, who told Richards the penal
section would not be enforced.
Richards responded:
I'VE don't want the might
and right vested in any petty
District officials to send us to
Jail whenever he feels like it."
Ringgold Hart, representing the
Merchants and Manufacturers AS
ISOLATION and a group of diaries,
took a shot at time schedule under
which Tansey conducted the hear.
ing. He said:
II would not stutify my intel
ligence by trying to discuss this
code in five minutes"