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welt, who took with her to the
Union Station, Billy Donner, son
of Elliott Roosevelt, and his first
wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Donner Roose-
welt, and Sara Roosevelt, daughter
Of James Roosevelt.
Others in the reception party in.
cluded Vice President and Mrs.
Garner. Secretary OF State Hull
and Attorney General Cummings.
Sometime this afternoon Mr..
Roosevelt was expected to meet
with congressional and admins.
tration leaders to determine
whether to take action of any
kind to end sit-down strikes.
Two weeks of meditation in
the secluSion Of his cottage on
Pine Mountain were expected to
produce new political stata gems
in the fight to reorganize the
Supreme Court.
Finally, the President was due
in a few days to submit his unem.
ployment relief estimates to Con.
gresS for the fiscal year of 1878.
The size Of this estimate will de.
termine how closely the next bud
get comes to balancing. In Jan
uary, Mr.. Roosevelt indicated it
would not exceed $500 million dol.
lars, but the Ohio Valley flood has
apparently upset calculations.
President Roosevelt's first caller
after he returned to the White
House was Secretary of Labor
Frances Perkins. Asked if she was
going to report to the President
on the sit-down strike situation,
she replied:
"I'm going to discuss a lot Of
things
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Anglo-Italian tension, still re-
garded such a blockade with eX-
treme GOODNESS. French circles
here expressed disappointment in
Britain's failure to join Paris in
taking a strong stand against II
Duce.
VALENCIA, Spain, March q
QN.S0 Spanish government Off
cials today claimed an important
loyalist victory on the Pozoblanco
front, asserting inSurgent troops
were driven from their positions
with loss Of 1000 men.
Eight thousand men participated
in the advance. the government
commanders said. Within three
days the rebels were retreating in
disorder. Reports were received,
authorities stated. that 10 bat.
talionS of Italian troops were
rushed from Cordoba toward Pozo-
blanco to rescue" the defeated
insurgents.
ROME, March 81 QNSJ.
Criticism of Italy's roles in ETH.
opia and in the Spanish crisis by
speakers in the British house Of
common aroused a storm Of re.
sentiment in Italy today.
At the same time, reports
spread in diplomatic circles that
italian fear of action by European
powers resulting from the Span,
ish civil war and the Anglo-Italian
tension had prompted Italy to
make concessions and reach q
treaty with Jugoslavia, thus clos,
ing Italy's "Adriatic door,"
The Rome press minced no
words in dealing with the British
debate in which the alleged mas.
sacre" of Ethiopians at Adds
Ababa was bitterly criticized.
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FAIR, WARMER
FOR EASTER
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grees below freezing. The tend.
ency during the night was ex-
pected to be toward higher levels.
AS the mercury sank to IS de.
grees at midnight last night the
japanese cherry blossoms were
again protected from the freezing
by a pail of heavy, oily smoke
poured over the area from several
hundred Smudge pots. An inspec-
ton early today showed no mate
rial damage had been done. I'm
less extreme cold comes tonight,
the blooms will be out on the pre-
dicted date Of April 4.
The Smudge pots around the
Tidal Basin were lighted early last
night as strong northern winds
sent the mercury tumbling and
they were still on at 8 o'clock this
morning when the temperature
was still below the freezing mark.
The official low Of IS degrees
was recorded from midnight until
3 a. m. At 8 o'clock this morning
1t had risen only 2 degrees.
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D. c. Girl and Pet
DOgCOmpanionS
For Is Years

For 1s years "sparkey" and
Miss Marguerite Checchia have
been companions. "Sparkey." a
male mongrel. who boasts Of the
collie as well as the bull breeds,
is one Of the oldest dogs in the
city.
Marguerite, 1S, is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Pasqualino Chec.
CHA, of 1174 Eighteenth st. N. w.
"Sparkey" is a bit older than Mar
guerite, although they were born
in the same year and they have
lived in the same house since. The
girl and the dog always have been
great pals, but in the last year
or so, "Sparkey" has not wanted to
play as he once did. He would
rather doZe in warm corner.
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SMELL BLAMES
PRES|DENTFOR
SIT STRIKES
@. O. P. Head Demands
Roosevelt "Speak
Out" on Policy
BY WILLIAM S. NEAL
International News Service

Breaking a minority breathing
SPELL" Representative Bertrand H.
Smell of New York, Republican
leader of the House, today de.
manded that President Roosevelt
speak out on "sit-down strikes" and
the entire national economic stu.
alton.
Smell called upon both the Presi.
dent and Congress to cease dealing
so much with foreign matters and
consider the domestic situation.
He declared many responsible
people are losing confidence in the
Governments ability to deal with
economic conditions.
Congress "Abdicating"
Accusing Congress Of "abdicat-
ing" Smell said it has done less
in the last four weeks than dur
ing any similar period in my long
service, especially at this time Of
year" He declared:
What we need more than
legislation Is a definite stand by
the Administration and Con-
greSS on home economic queS-
tiOnS, especially the labor stu
alton. l believe that this stu
alton is much more serious than
most persons are aware of, and
that, in my judgment, it is en-
tirely up to the Administration"
Some Administration lead
erS have definitely expressed
themselves over the seriousness
of the Sit-dOwn strike situation
and general labor conditions.
Other leaders have either tacitly
or perhaps openly approved sit
down strikes. I believe the time
has now come for the President
to definitely express himself and
tell the American people where
he stands.
LOSING CONFIDENCE
"From my correspondence and
talks with men from various
parts Of the country-hOnest,
thoughtful men and not neceS-
sarily big business men-many
people are beginning to lose con.
fidence in the Government and
its ability to meet the economic
situation here at home at this
time.
"A defini.s statement from
President Roosevelt as to his
position on the enforcement Of,
and obedience to, the law Of the
land would 90 a great way at
this time to reassure the Ameri-
can peoples confidence in the
Government"
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Dr.. Lowell Calls Strikes
'Mockery of Government"

Vice President Garner made pub
lie a telegram from President
Emeritus A. Lawrence Lowell, OF
Harvard, and Boston business
leaders for immediate Federal &C
ton to outlaw Sit-doWn strikes.
The telegram warned that the
sit-down movement makes Gov,
eminent a mockery" and threatens
the nations entire structure.
DR.. Lowell and six prominent
Boston men urged the President,
Congress and the States to enact
and enforce" legislation that will
at once put an end to this defiant
insurrection."
The kilograms bore the names
OF DR.. Lowell. Paul E. Fitzpatrick,
Edmund w. Longley, M. L. Mad
den, James L. Richards, Barnard
j. Rothwell. former president of
the Boston Chamber, and DR..
David D. Scanned.
The Vice President said he will
place the full telegram in the Con.
gressional Record when the Sen.
ate conveneS Monday.
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KELLER COOLEST
OF DETROIT
C0NFEREES
Dewey Chief Adviser
to Michigan Executive,
Observes for u. S.
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about 10. executives. attorneys
and public relations experts. They
have been very rigid in their atti-
tude. I am told.
Governor Frank Murphy, acting
the role of principal peacemaker
with James F, Dewey, Federal con-
Ciliator as his right-hand adviser
is trying to mollify both sides and
get the strike settled. He also can
be expressive on occasion.
He has informed the press that
the conference has been making
progress" and that both sides are
striving earnestly to reach an
agreement.
Murphy Fine Mediator
Murphy is an idealist, sincere
man, hard worker and splen-
did mediator, who is trying to be
fair to all. He has made it plain
to both Chrysler and Lewis that
neither Of them can unduly influ-
enCe him-that he wants right
and Justice to prevail, and thinks
both sides, in the interest Of the
general public, should reach an
agreement settling the disastrous
strike, in progress since March 8.
"Strike-makers" Scored
The Board of Commerce today
was on record with a bitter attack
on paid strike-makerS" who con-
tribute to the "crumbling Of re-
spect for law"
The board praised President
Roosevelt and Governor Murphy
for their fight for better wages
and working conditions, but
added:
"The President and the gov
ernOr have not said that they
would condone crime as means
to bring about the desired end.
We deplOre the statements Of
outside. paid strike-makers, to
the effect that the Sit-dOwn IS
patriotic, and their words Re
member, the President and the
governor are right behind you"
Condemnation also was made of
law enforcement officers who fan
to serve warrants and free known
criminals without court hearing"
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Miss Perkins Defends
Sit-DoWn Views
International News Service

lnIeTnatAOHal vows SERVICE
.. As congressional a d erS pre-
pared to confer late today or to-
morrow with President Roosevelt
on the Sit-down strike situation,
Secretary of Labor Francis Perkins
declared that careful inquiry" in
dicated the "sit-downs" do not rep
resent any widespread movement
to defy civil authority or to alter
property rights
Miss Perkins said her own atti-
tude toward the sit-down strike
was "misinterpreted" in a speech
made in the House Thursday by
Representative Mccormack (DO
Of Massachusetts,.
In a letter to Mccormack. who
accused her Of making "inciting"
remarks, Miss Perkins pointed out
that one statement she had made
the legality of this sit-down
method has not yet been deter
mined by the courts" act
ually made before the issue had
been taken to court,
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FRANCE SEXES
VOLUNTEERS
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also bombed Alcala de Henares.
Eleven insurgent bombers dropped
missiles on Port Musel, but damage
was reported not serious.
A raid by IL loyaliSt tanks on
the Jarama front, dealing death
to $50 insurgents, was claimed.
They declared the tanks launched
a surprise half-hour attack on ma.
tionalist lines southeast of Madrid,
breaking through the insurgent
defenseS.
Embargo Protested
The Madrid newspaper La Vox
stated in an editorial:
Democratic Europe is about
to convert us into a second edi-
ton Of Ethiopia. This we can
avoid only by breaking the
chains with which Lord Ply
mouth, chairman Of the inter.
national non-intervention COM
mittee, is binding US by obtain
ing men and munitions wherever
we can get them-even though
French Foreign Minister YvOn
Delbos has Theoretically sealed
our frontiers"
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AngIo-French Blockade
To Keep Out Italy Looms

LONDON. March 81 UN.S.,
Threats of an Anglo-French naval
blockade of Spain to enforce non
intervention were made in French
quarters today in the hope Of in
ducing Premier MusSolini to ad'
here to his promise to refrain from
sending additional volunteers to
help the Spanish rebels.
Britain, however, striving to ease
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1907 Killer Suspect
Free 10 Return Home

NEW CASTLE, Pa, March 27
G.N.S0.-Free6 by a jury on a
charge of vendetta murder that
occurred 30 years ago, Rocco Es-
posito, Sc, left today for his home
in Canada whence he was brought
here to stand trial.
Esposito left the Lawrence
county Jail by automobile in GUS
tody Of Sheriff George Pritchard
who will take him to the Peace
Bridge" at Niagara Falls and set
him free.
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Hauptmann Case Echo

PENNINGTON, N. j., March q
GN.SO.-An indictment charging
perjury against Benjamin Heller
in the trial Of Bruno Richard
Hauptmann for the kidnap-
murder of the Lindbergh baby
stood dismissed today after Prose.
cutor A. N. Hauck admitted he
did not possess enough evidence
for conviction.
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DEPARTURES

Accumulated excess of tempera-
ture since January l, 1887, 365.
Excess of temperature since
March /, 1887, 6.
Accumulated excess Of precipi-
tation since January /, 1887, 2.72.
Deficiency of precipitation since
March l, 1887. 1852.
Temperature Same Date Last Year
Highest go. so Lowest 49,. AT
TEMPERATURES
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Gov MURPHY DETERMINED CONFERENCE MUST SETTLE STRK
GIRL AND PET PALS FOR Is YEARS
One Of Districts Oldest DOUS
MARGUERITE CHE O.

MARGUERITE CH E O.
CHA with Sparkey (left)
and the dogs granddaugh-
ter, Brownie. Miss Checchia,
1S, and sparkey, were born
in the same house in the
same year. The dog is one
of the oldest in Washing
ton. Photo copyright, Wash
ington Times.
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to fight today for union recogni
ton. 1t was the third day of the
strike.
Union chieftains ordered picket
ing of downtown cab stands when
company president Udo S. Andres
refused to negotiate with the strik
ers. Andres termed the new drivers
union a racket" and declared he
would have nothing to do with
/ it,"
Driver Robert Germer, non.
striker, reported he was forced
from his cab by six men. The cab
was found later showed over an
abutment around Lake st. Clair.
NEW YORK, March 27 Q.N.SO
In the absence Of John L. Lewis,
Philip Murray headed a group
OF four united mine workers
representatives in a conference
here today with bituminouS coal
operators on a new wage and
hour agreement.
Mayor La Guardia was due to
get a complaint today after six
strong arm men elected 19 sit
down strikers from the plant of
the Etched Products Corporation
in Long Island City while police
stood by to prevent too much dis
turbance.
Striking employees Of the Brook
lyn Jewish Hospital were set to
picket city hall today to obtain a
conference with the mayor whose
aid is sought to settle a strike at
the hospital for better working
conditions.
M eanw hile, technicians en-
ployed by the Works Progress Ad-
ministration announced compile
ton Of plans for city-wide sit
down strike April Is in protest
against a salary cut for WPA
workers and a wedding out of
non-relief cases.
NEWARK, N. j., March 27
G,N.SD Production at the plant
Of the Consolidated Film Indus
tries at Fort Lee, N. j., is at a
standstill, union leaders said to-
day, as a result of a strike by 225
employees. members Of the United
Theatrical and Motion Picture
Workers Of America, a C. I. O..
affiliate.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, March 27
U.N.S0.-EleVen hundred en-
ployes Of the E. P. Reed Shoe
Company prepared to return to
work today following evacuation
Of the company's plants by 300
Sit-doWn strikers.
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The Weather
WEATHER FORECAST

District of Columbia, mostly
cloudy and not so cold with low
est temperature about 80 degrees
tonight; Sunday fair; moderate
to fresh northwest or north winds.
Maryland and Virginia, mostly
cloudy and not quite so cold with
snow flurries in extreme west por-
tions tonight: Sunday generally
fair.
TIDE TABLE
High tide today at 8:16 q. m.
and 8::38 p. m.
Low tide today at 2:44 a. m. and
3:13 p. m.
High tide tomorrow at 1854 a. m.
and 9:l4 p. m.
Low tide tomorrow at S:23 a. m.
and 1854 p. m.
SUN AND MOON
The sun rose today at 500 a. m.
and sets at 6:26 p. m.
The sun rises tomorrow at sol
q. m. and sets at 6:27 p. m.
The moon rises today at 6:07
D. m. and sets at 5:04 a. m.
The moon rises tomorrow at
T:0S p. m. and sets at 5:29 p. m.
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Pickets Eject Drivers,
DUNN IaXi in Lake

DETROIT, March 27 GN.SO.
Picket lines were forcibly smashed
and a taxi cab was dumped into
Lake st. Clair as striking Checker
Cab Company drivers continued
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BIockfriors Plan New Season

Following a brief rest after
the strenuous but successful
association with the Blackfriar
Institute of Dramatic Art at
the Catholic University this
summer, the BlackfriarS Guild
of Washington is preparing for
the forthcoming season with
redoubled vigor.
Five productions are slated
for the 1937-1938 program. A
sprightly Irish comedy by Len
-nox Robinson, "The Far Off
Hills" leads the van. Denis
Connell will direct. "Growing
Pains" by Aurania Rouveral, to
be directed by Father Hartke,
William Gillette's famous Csc
cret Service" an original play
by Guild member, E. Francis
McDevitt. THE Way Of a
Prince" and an evening Of
one-act plays constitute the re-
m ainder of the production
schedule.
The evening Of one-act plays
is Guild experiment to show
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Football
For Palace

The Green Bay Packers, mon
arch of the pro football field,
are in the movies now, and
they'll make their screen debut
on the screen of Loew's Palace
Friday in a two-reel subject
called "Pigskin Champions"
which will be shown along with
the dramatic feature Dead
End"
"Pigskin Champions" marks
the first screen appearance Of
this colorful outfit that en-
braces some of the greatest col
lege stars of recent years. This
is the team which defeated the
Washington Redskins for the
championship last year. With
comments by Pete Smith this
subject offers many thrilling
gridiron moments with this fin
est football team in the world
The Washington times., 1937-09-23
Goyety Books
AII-StorShoW

A Pageant of Burlesk Folly"
which opens a weeks engage
ment at the Gayety Theater,
starting with the usual matinee
on Sunday, presents program
Of fun, interspersed with vaude-
vile specialties, and about every
thing it takes to round out an
evening Of enjoyment.
The principal comedy role Of
the revue is in the capable hands
Of Harry (Hickey) LIE Van, one
of the old Columbia Wheel stars.
He is ably assisted by Foster and
Jacobs.
The feminine end finds the vi
vacious Evelyn Whitney, and the
petite Pearl Mylie, plus a chorus
Of nimble footed beauties.
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its clientele the progress made
along directorial lines within
the group. These short stories
of the theater will be directed
entirely by Guild members and
one play may be an original
manuscript.
Casting for Far Off Hills
will be conducted by Denis Con-
nell and a Guild committee on
Monday. Tuesday and Wednes-
day of this week in the Guild
Hall at Fifteenth and v Streets
Northwest.
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Drama School
Opens Oct. 4

With the openins Of the Ma
tional Academy of Stage Train
ing less than two weeks off
Monday, October As. E. Coch-
ran reports that the enrollments
for Washington's only profess
sional school of the drama have
far exceeded those of any term
so far.
Founded in 1882 this institu.
ton has gone steadily forward
and in the five years of its exist
ence has trained and sent on to
the professional stage more than
a score of aspiring theSpians.
Then, too, it is to be noted
that many of the outstanding
players of the local groups have
been graduates of the academy.
The Washington times., 1937-09-23
Ice" For
Columbia

Sonia Henie and Tyrone
Power together in Thin Ice"
returns to the Columbia Friday
for a repeat engagement.
A delightful romance Of mis-
taken identity affording many
hilarious situations, Thin Ice"
concerns the romance Of q
beautiful skating star who falls
in love with a man she believes
to be a reporter, but who, in
reality, is a prince.
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HOLE WOOD
BY ED SULLIVAN
The Observation Post
HOLLYWOOD. Sept. %.


AT and Doris chucked reporter
latest sOy vionskystory vonky who produces songs and
m H e fS6 e the
Which members Of Ascap viii hencefcrth:
Vonsy backs enthused the idea Of the
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Please advise"
a So the 9 %ss,s q %5 1sS d a
Other Ao.O'OOod big shots EGch Of these gtUss pGrty
s sS the s
Sv to o os an Es $40 s 9 s& 5e tsos I %
to come to your house East week DgrrM zGnIck oGk all
ToonS Bi"sO in the bar and Nino EGTttnt IN
TT MUST be small world at that girls Butte
which has b an Of score
Stage Door The Butte beauts Andrea Leeds and Lucille
servatory and Miss BAN reared in Jamestown N. Y.
redg fine dra@attc ACTRESSES Of this Industry concedinS
turns performance OutranEs, say Lue Ratnsrs
emotional APPROACH and Gecomphss it Without chentng up
Soung AMERICAN Of and
sGtlity in To1es
BALL playing the lesser leads in Stage Door
with s n or od%e GSa Type ar sS
although route will her along the high road that
the teacher in this win
a c voice.
Street Scenes: Harry M. telling
about his 7OOacre ranch in the Oaey orkmen
tearing don the side of mountain to 0iue his cattle access
bailey hasn't got the cattle get; he's WGng for
the mountain extraction Job to be completed Sally Eders
legs still Scared from her accident IN Rome Italy She and
her dancing partner plunged through glass decoration
the floor, and she required 20 stitches Venice they
dug Wheel chair for her She sat In It, and it COL
laped complaining that consecutive pic
exhausted badly that can't remember
dialogue lines Hal and Cabot lying about
their golf at the Troc Btng Crosby entering Jack
KGpp'S Studio to record his
THE BOB HOPES midnite supporting with Bill c6aMo Grady
and Patricia Wilder Ida Gehwn winning $85 at poker from
Sophie Tucker Al Ritz Fanny Brce and Sid Kings
Livingstone ung shr when she discovers
set of false teeth of coffee The practical GacieS
Allen mourning the plight of their Julio sanches
beating Shields Lackey and Martin
at of those electric springbal games.
More ph0np limitations handed out in this picture
colony in meek than extended In other corner the
globe somebody TnSheS and "DGrTltng sim
ply must call you tomorrow tt means that the call
1DH be made Chariot, SDho brought ChGotS to
York commenting Brice this
curious HOLLYWOOD custom "Is the srGngeSt experience
he said in clipped English accent "When picture people
ave must get together" it means good-by."
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Unseen Star Saved
Bv UnsunQ Heroes

Pete Smith, Metro oldwyn-
Mayer commentator, got the
works while doing research for
"Unsung Heroes of the Sea-"
LifeguardS showed him every
thing but the knockout blow
which goes with a clean
cut rescue.
The Washington times., 1937-09-23
Audience Vote
At the Met

Washingtonians who see
"They Won't Forget" at the
Metropolitan Theater starting
Friday will be asked to vote on
a question sure to interest every
one who sees the film-whether
Robert Hale is innocent or
guilty.
Hale is the young Northerner
accused of murder in a south
ern city. In the film, a jury
finds him guilty, but the gov
ernor Of the state commutes his
sentence, believing that Sec
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star, began his stage career in
the chorus of a musical show
in Chicago.
He was born in Burlington,
Iowa, and in his early years
was a court reporter, and a clerk
with the Union Pacific railroad.
But the lure of the stage was
too strong and he returned to
Chicago to land the chorus Job.
The Washington times., 1937-09-23
Lore Loafs

Recovering from his recent at
tack of makeup poisoning and
fatigued from the arduouS task
of appearing in a makeup for
Look Out, Mr.. Moto," which re-
quired three hours daily to ap-
ply, has left Hollywood for q
brief vacation before starting
his next 20th Century.Fox pic
tnre
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FrowIey Aids
Jim Cogney

William Frawley, borrowed
from Paramount by Grand Ma
tional to play the part of
Hank" the high-pressure Holly
wood press agent, in Some
thing to Sing About" coming
Friday to Loew'S Capitol The
alter with James Cagney as its
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tional prejudice rather than
justice dominated his trial.
In the book, Death in the
Deep South" author Ward
Greene never made Hale'S inno-
cence or guilt apparent. Director
Mervyn Leroy followed the
novels lead in his Elimination.
A ballot box will be placed in
the Metropolitan lobby. Results
of the vote will be publicized
throughout the engagement Of
the picture.