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the coming fiscal year If taxes do
not come in rapidly enough, and
a section authorizing the Commits
Sioners to obtain and install park
ing meters.
It was only after a series of hur-
riedly called meetings Of the Dis.
trict Committee and Rules Com.
mittee yesterday. that the latter
group finally compelled the Dis
trict group to substitute the real
estate tax increase for the income
tax: Until the District Committee
yielded to this demand the Rules
Committee refused to approve a
rule providing for special consider
alton Of the bill In the House to-
day-the only way it could be
brought before the House before
June 20.
Old Bill Rejected
Last Monday when the bill, car
rying income tax provisions which
would have taxed Congressman
and others on the Federal pay roll
who work in Washington, was
brought before the House, that
body emphatically refused to con-
slider it.
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lima, and were married by jus
tice Of the peace-with the bride
paying for the license.
Keeping the marriage secret
they used to spend week ends to
gether whenever possible, she said
and then came June Week, when
she came to the Academy to see
her husband graduate.
He introduced her to his par
ents, she said, and they were very
chilly" to her. His. mother &C
cused her Of marrying him "for
his uniform" the bride said.
Later her husband went back
to his home In Saginaw, Mich.
with his parents, and since then
she has not heard from him, she
said.
Tells COmmandant
AS soon as he left her, she went
to Admiral David Foote Sellers
commandant of the Naval Acad.
envy, and told him she had mar.
ried a midShipman, but would not
name her husband
It took only a little inveStiga.
ton to discover who the groom
was. however, and after inveStiga-
ton, his commission was revoked.
And now the bride says she
never did love him and never will
love him, and she wants the mar.
riage terminated as soon as pos
Sible.
She is now en- route to Kalama-
zee. Mich, to stay with a friend
and make plans for the divorce or
annulment.
The Washington times., 1937-06-17

yards on one Of two IS, 600 ton
floating fortresses.
The other will be built sirnul.
taneously In q navy yard. Keels
are scheduled to be laid next
month.
This action followed Great Bri.
tain's launching Of a vast rearma-
ment program when the Washing
ton and London naval treaties
expired December 81.
The ships will match two IS, 900
ton fighting vessels Britain laid
down January /. Since then, un'
der its five.year $500 million-dol
lar rearmament program, under
taken to meet the threat Of the
formidable new war machines Of
Germany and italy, Britain has
announced intention Of building
Immediately three additional bat
tleships.
Other Vessels Planned
President Roosevelt has not
committed the United States on
its naval policy, formulated in
1915 on a basis Of q navy "Secopd
to none" since Britain's surprise
move. But Admiral william D
Leahy, chief Of naval operations,
told q congressional COMMITTEES
recently the Navy is planning two
additional battleships next year,
making four new capital ships
in all.
simultaneously, the Navy will
build during the next year four
submarines and eight deStroyerS.
Bids on two of the submarines for
construction in private yards will
be opened today with the battle
ship figures.
Eighty-seven other fighting
ships, including three aircraft car
riers, II cruisers, Sc deStroyers
and IL submarines, are now in
process Of construction in Ameri-
can naval yards under the Vinson-
Tranmell authorization for re-
placing average ships.
Powers Building FuFtOuSly
Americas entry in the naval
ornaments race found virtually
every other major power building
furiouSly. Great BRIAN had on
January I, 81 fighting ships TN.
der construction, Japan 20, France
30, Italy 81 and Germany AZ.
Since then Britain has announced
three more battleships and a
large number Of cruisers and
lesser craft win be built.
The United States and Britain
now have Is capital ships, Japan
nine, France nine, Italy four and
Germany three. Germany is build
ing four new hattleships, France
four and italy two.
The two new American super
dreadnaughtS will cost $50, 173, 900
each-more than double the cost
Of the U. S. S. West Virginia, the
last battleShip to be built. Dis
placing $1,000 tons, the West Vir-
ginia was commissioned in 1882
at q cost of $26, 1894, 900.
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Treasury Condition

International News Service
Treasury balance June Is, 3d.
TIP, 862, 287.21; Internal Revenue,
Sc, 1874, 1883; Customs receipts,
$22, SOL 1884, 4.
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G-Me1IiS KiGlnnP' Ad
Strengthens Theory
SOciHIife Still LiUeS

William
tsement be published in
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Berger .Triumphs

NEW YORK, June 17.-Maxie
Berger, Montreal lightweight, to-
day was the victor over Johnny
Moro, Of New York, winning here
before $500 fans in 10 rounds.
Evening star., 1937-08-18
SYLVAN CAST SCORES
IN FIRST MELODRAMA
Scenery of the Late SOs Embellish
Langley Lambs Clubs Presen-

Scenery Of the Late SOs En- mbellish
Langley Lambs Clubs Presen-
tation of "The Drunkard."
SYLVAN THEATER resounded with
boos and huzzas last night With
good reason, though, for Squire Cribs
was about his evil ways again to
plague the Middleton family and poor
Edward, but ultimately to come to
his deserved end through the aid of
Edwards Righteousness and his
friends tried and true. The Drunk
ard" first mellerdrammy ever to fall
in the laps of Sylvan customers, held
its temperant sway over an immensely
satisfied crowd which populated the
Monument lawn in solid ranks.
Forney Reese, directing the Langley
Lambs Club through its eloquent
PAGES, certainly had an eye for large
scale production. The show barely
fell short of being a panorama Of
the late Dos, boasting horse drawn
trolleys. tandems, fioradoras and cos
tumery to make grandma sigh with
memories. Songs dusty with age
were Warbled in speciality fashion at
the slightest provocation, and even
the audience was carolling at closing
time.
But the drama. There were thrills
every minute as the squire skunk here
and there confounding good people,
tormenting the distressed and lurinig
upright Edward Middleton to drink
and ruination of all those of his
bu-lessed family, And how benevo-
lent Arden Rencelav, with the Just
efforts Of William. caught the vile
Evening star., 1937-08-18

Cribs in the act Of forgery to re-
Paul Taylor william to yoW drew
admirable quantities of Kisses Larry
Lawrence (hero) and Kathryn Deng-
Ter tdear wife) upheld the supply Of
approval Justly extended. Ben Smart,
in succoring William, received his
share OF appreciation, and his sister,
gentle Julia, because she discovered
the papers to further denounce the
evil one, rated high in public esteem.
Keynoters, too, were William Draper
as the philanthropist and Jane Law
renee as Wife Mary's little lamb.
The whole cast down to the lowest
barfly was we'll equipped and really
had fun, as the saying has it. That
closing Home, Sweet Home" tableau,
resembling tintype of some old
home week, was minor sensation.
Ray Baine and Alice Brennan were
present to give the song and dance
a twirl. and they proved most popular
Abetting alternately at the piano were
Kathryn Lawrence and Estelle Went
worth. The sound effects man sound
ed of to good effect. The Washing
ton Gas Light Co. Band serenaded
before curtain time in the tenth pro-
gram here under auspices of the Com
munity Center Department and Ma
tional Capital Parks Office, which
would apparently further establish its
favor by presenting another "meller'
before long. j. S.
Evening star., 1937-08-18
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

Earle-"Mr. Dodd Takes ths Air" a
new mad comedy by the fellow who
wrote Mr. Deeds: II am, 1875,
425, 7:l5 and 10 pm. Stage shows:
l2:45, 3;25, $40 and 9:1O pm.
Capitol-"You Can't Have Every
thing" bright musical with a lot of
Ritz madness: II am, lao, 4:25,
7:05 and $50 pm. Stage shows: 1855,
335, $40 and pm.
Keiths-"The Toast of New York"
Jim Fisk makes and loses millions:
1885 am. 2. 4:3O. 655 and e:25 pm.
March of Time: 1l:l5 IN. LAO,
4:lO, 6:35 and 9:o5 pm.
Palace-'The Good Earth" superb
translation of Pearl Bucks novel to
the screen: II am, 1875, 4:l0, GAS
and $50 pm.
Metropolita IN Marry the Girl"
farce on slightly insane plane: 1850
am, l:50, $50, $50, 7:5O and $50
pm.
Columbia-"Saratoga," Jean Har-
lows last picture: ll:40 am, lao,
3.45, 5:45, 7:45 and GAS pm.
Trans-Lux-News and shorts. Show
runs hour and IS minutes. continuous
from 10 am. until midnight.
Rialto-"The Man Who Could Work
Miracles" Roland Young has fun in
an H. G. Wells thesis on society: 11:2O
am. LIS, 3:25, $50, TAO and GAS
pm.
Little-"Rose Marie" revival of the
popular Macdonald Eddy musical: II
am, los, BIS, 5:25, 1880 and $40
pm.
Ambassador-"The Emperor's Cam
dlesticks," spies, intrigue and ro-
nance: Sis, and 9:55 pm.
Sheridan-"The Emperor's Candle
sticks: 2, 3;55, 5:55, 7:5O and $50
pm.
Tivoli-"A Day at the Races the
mad Marxes at their maddest: l:30,
$50. $50, 1880 and e35 pm.
Uptown-"The Emperors Candle
sticks: 2. 1855, 5:45, TAO and 9:40
pm.
ROadside-"The Haunted Mill" an
other old-tine melodrama is brought
to life: $50 pm.
Evening star., 1937-08-18

until she completes "vivacious Lady
which resumes in three weeks, whe
Ginger returns from her Canadian Va
cation :. Mitzi Green's first starrin
picture In Hollywood will be "Fiddl,
sticks with music by Brown an
Henderson. Mitzi reports October
after the closing OF Babes in Arms
(copyrighs, 1887. By the North America,
Newspaper Alliance, Incl
Evening star., 1937-08-18

day after they have done two days
work In one. They really are among
the hardest, fastest workers in pic
lures. They love it. You love it, too.
Even those moments when they de-
scend upon you as one madman in
sisting that they be allowed to 20 to
the races"
Over at Twent- -Cent-Fox (the locals
have those words for it, the Ritz
brothers have the same reputation.
They may wreck the building or main
their fellow players in their exuberance,
but 1t all is in spirit of fun, very
frequently clean.
V1GNETTEs: Norman Foster, the
actor -writer-director at Fox,
admitting that he likes nothing better
than a neatly turned panning of his
work . And nothing less than a
personal jibe that is badly done .
Reels off examples of both which show
that he knows what he is talking
about Sitting across the table
from Adolph Zukor, C. B. De Mile
and Mrs. De Mile at the luncheon
marking De Miles 25th anniversary
in pictures Hearing Mrs. De Mile
admit that it is pretty difficult to run
home on schedule for husband who
hgures "a hours day far too few in
which to get ones work done
Watching Franceska Gall eat daintily
and agreeing with every word one
hears about her being one of the
great figures of pictures In the next
year Miss Gail and Fredric
March are very gay about cutting
the De Mile cake, which they do not
get a chance to eat because they have
to run back to work on "Buccanneer.
The cake was delicious, thev
ought to be told -. High light of the
premiere of High, Wide and Hand
some by Paramount was the effort
OF Rufus Blair to give away pair
OF passes to couple of wide-eyed kids
In the front line of spectators. The
kids thought they were phoney, SO did
the cops nearby :. Mr.. Blair finally
told them all where they could go
Ben Blue, who is in the picture and
who is an old Washington boy he
wants you to, know, sits beside YOU
and wants to know very much what
you think of the picture You could
have told him except that Marsha
Hunt walked by at the time with
Robert Fender and there was nothing
10 DO but run over and tell her how
enchanting she looked Handsomer
than the Federal triangle? she wanted
10 know -. Gene Towne, who forgot
70 nave swimming pool, gave a
swimming party the other day
He neglected to mention the lack of a
pool until the guests all were dressed
Tor dip :. As substitute he had
the hose turned on them Paul
SchWegler, who used to play a lot of
Al-American foot ball at WASHINGTON
State, knew Towne well enough not
to bother about the swim He found
more fun beating every one playing
billiards.
Barrett Kiesling, who has an
ocean in his yard. gave a real swim
ming party the next day. however
A scad OF visiting critics and Capt
Lawrence j. Carr, Of the Army Air
Corps, were there.
Evening star., 1937-08-18
Learns Gym ballum.

Anita Louise, Warner Bros. ssar, al
ready an accomplished harpist, is
learning to play the cymballum, the
most difficult of all stringed instru-
ments.
Evening star., 1937-08-18

Potted notes Of the week . Ginger
Rogers finally has been chosen to star
In Having Wonderful Time" But not
Evening star., 1937-08-18

ford's role is that Of an impoverished
half-English German aristocrat. Pro-
duction begins when Robert Taylor
returns from his "A Yank at Ok
ford" jaunt in England.
The wigs are ready, the costumes
prepared, the script complete. but
Marie Antoinette," in which Norma
Shearer had hoped TO make her first
appearance on the screen since the
death Of Husband Irving Thalberg,
is still waiting to get before the
cameras. There are two reasons for
the delay. One, Miss Shearer is
very anxious to have Charles Laugh
ton play Louis XVI, and, as Laugh
ton refused to journey Hollywood
wards. had planned to bring the
mountain to Mohammet by making
the. film in London. But now Metro
has decided against making the film
abroad. Charles Boyer, next in line
for the role, has turned it down
in favor OF a vacation in his native
France. And so Miss Shearer's next
f1lm is likely to be Pride and Pre-
judice," or a modern comedy.
The Four Marys," by Fhnnv
Evening star., 1937-08-18
KNDLER BROADCASTS
National Symphony Conductor o,
Columbia Programs.

DR. Hans Kinder, conductor O,
the National Symphony Orchestra
who has been in Hollywood conduct.
ing concerts at Hollywood Bowl, viii
go to New York 10 conduct two
nationally broadcast radio programs
The Washington conductor is te
conduct the Everybody's Music Broad.
cast over Columbia from TO 3 pm
Sunday. August %. He is also to an.
pear IN Columbia's Guest Conducto,
series with the Columbia Concer,
Orchestra tomorrow from 2 To nm
Evening star., 1937-08-18

Robert Montgom-
cry. The story,
by Eric Remar-
que, adapted for
the screen by R.
c. Sheriff. (of
Journeys End"
fame), and cur
rently the script
child of Scott
Fitzgerald, on
Germs the 1928
depression period
In G er m a n y,
When c o u r a g e
and wealth were
at q very low
DOint Miss CraW-
Evening star., 1937-08-18

Heaslip Lea, starts production next
week. The cast included Myrna 10y,
Rosalind Russell, Franchot Tone and
Melvyn Douglas The two missing
Marys will be chosen after the pic
ture gets under way. The story begins
with the first Mary, a great-grand-
mother. Mary number two is the
mother Of the third Mary, a divorce
who works as book reviewer. The
last Mary is spoiled modern.
Evening star., 1937-08-18
Martell an Architect

Alphonse Martell, who plays the
halrdresser in "Tonight's Our Night
and who has been an actor and d.
rector for IS years, was once a famous
French architect.
Evening star., 1937-08-18

THE -Four Marys," by Fanny
Evening star., 1937-08-18

Taylor and Spencer Tracy play two
OF the three comrades. The third
will be either Jimmy Stewart or
Evening star., 1937-08-18
Remarque's "Comrades"
To Get Big Name Cast
Taylor and Tracy Chosen, With Joan Craw
ford Considered for Role marie
Antoinette" Held Up.
BY SHEILAH GRAHAM.

I HOLLYWOOD August 1s NANA)-The when
- picture
lot available
in
superwritng
Joan Crawford
Evening star., 1937-08-18
Seven Languages.

Morris Carnovsky, distinguished
stage actor, now playing at Warner
Bros, speaks seven foreign languages
including Chinese.
Evening star., 1937-08-18
Mr.. Fields Lab0rs But He
Brings Forth No Scripts
Mr. Carmody Finds Ace Comic Admiring
His New Desk, Unable to Conjure Up
Chatter for His Radio Broadcast
BY JAY CARMODY.

IoLYWooD August iHen out on the hills to the west 1--WE think
Hollywood w. Fields
striking
profitable
Evening star., 1937-03-01
SUNYA SLAYNE TOPS
OFFERING AT GAYETY

WITH sunya (smiles) slayne in
w the headline position, the In
dependent Burlesque Association sends
the Gayety a show which takes its
place on the black side Of the ledger.
The black side is the good side, and
the current offering has more than q
few praiseworthy aspects emitting 1t
to that classification. Dancing and
singing furnish most Of these, but
comedy gets in an inning or two as
well.
Benny "Wop'' Moore, has garblings
as funny as ever. does best of the
laugh-provokers, although Bates and
Hunt score from time to time. The
latter duo, however. go overheard on
the "blue" side, their extremely soiled
material being decidedly unfunny at
several points. The boys know how to
"sell" their efforts. but they slip a
little too low this time. Harry White
and Bert Saunders do the straight
work. and with them no fault can be
found. Jack Keller, Of course, can be
counted upon to maintain his rating
Evening star., 1937-03-01

Ohio, writes that Tallulah Bankhead
still is ecstatic over that week in
Washington And liked Washing
ton critics even though she Is libel
ously reported not to like critics ). {.
And the critics liked Miss Bankhead
ever so much professionally and
personally -. Pride and Prejudice"
which was M-G-Ms property. turned
out to be a headache, even though a
pleasant play, to Loew's Gene Ford.
He inherited the scenery when the
play closed Saturday night at the
National. Hardly knew what to do
with it. He felt sort of like Cain S
warehouse for a while Fats"
Waller, don't let any one tell you
otherwise, is real musician. Studied
with some of the finest teachers in
the country and likes classical music
Another French Casino show,
Carter Barron says. is being booked
for the Capitol . After he does "On
Your Toes" for Washington audi
ence at the National, Ray Bolger is
going to Hollywood to do it in pic
lures Steve Cochran's guests
failure to show up for his party Sat-
urday night left it up to him to con-
sumo all the refreshments. He did.
he says And where in this big
world is the Elida ballet?
Evening star., 1937-03-01

as one Of the better male singers on the
wheel.
The feminine array leaves nothing
to be desired. C. A. M.
Evening star., 1937-03-01
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

National-"Storm Over Patsy" at
$50 pm.
Belasco-"The Night Of January
16." at $50 pm.
Palace-"The Last of Mrs. Chey-
ney," at II am, los, 3:15, 5:25, 7:35
and 9:45 pm.
Earle-"Ready, Willing and Able, "
at IL am, 1880, 4:20, 7:15 and 10
pm. Stage shows at 12:45, 3:35, $50
and 9:15 pm.
Capitol-"John Meade's Woman.
at IL am, 1:4O, 4:25, 7:05 and $50
pm. Stage shows at 1855, $40,
6:25 and 9:05 pm.
R-K-O Keith's-"We're on the
jury" at 11:15 am. los, 2:51, 4:39,
6:27, 8:15 and 1908 pm.
Metropolitan-"Cra Up" at IL 40
am, las, $3.50, $50, 7:5O and GAS
pm.
Columbia 1.-The Plainsman," at
1885 am, 2:05, 4:30, 7:05 and $50
pm.
Rialto-"The Amateur Gentleman u
at 11:43 am, 2:39, 5:43 and S:47
nm
Evening star., 1937-03-01

Club solves the mystery and admits 1t
is the group doing "Mammys LII Wild
Rose" and that the Agriculture De-
partment auditorium is the place it
will be staged March 18 and 19 q.
The Tech Opera Club is doing Gilbert
and Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance"
at Mckinley High auditorium March
18 and 20 George Washington's
Cue and Curtain Club will stage George
Shells comedy. THE New Gossoon. :"
at Wardman Park Theater March 19
and 20 :. Members of the Footlight
Club at Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School are reheafsing THE Whole
Towns Talking" their Spring play, to
be presented at the Leland Junior
Evening star., 1937-03-01

| City CHRISTIAN Church ana FTlday!
and Saturdays by the Mount Vernon
Place Methodist Episcopal Church
Proceeds will be divided between the
churches and the National F'ounda'
ton for World Peace.
Grace Rogers was in yesterday aft.
ernoon, with her mother, who came
upon the scene armed with books OF
press clippings from Baltimore. where
| the play was presented early last
month. The press clippings from
Baltimore papers are full of praises
| for the Misses Rogers and for Mr.
Bullock's Lady of Letters" This i
an indication that Lady of Letters
is something with much merit and
something to be seen, for the critical
lads up in Baltimore are known to
have no qualms when it comes to
tossing ripe tomatoes from their type
writer's when they see something they
do not like.
They say very nice things about
Lady of Letters" One of them,
maybe more, says it was the best
amateur or professional pro-
duction seen in Baltimore in many q
year. Baltimore is the home, you
know, Of the Vagabond Players, one
Of the best known little theater groups
in the country.
Lady of Letters" got to Broadway
once, but there seems to have been
some trouble with a foreign director,
who, adept as he is at guiding plays,
didn't get some of the American
humor and changed the thing about.
Now it's being done in its original
form. 1t must be packed with wit,
according to the advance reports.
The young author saw it in Balti-
more last month, sat beside Mrs.
Rogers, who discovered him sitting
there applauding at the end of the
second act. He stopped and looked
about bashfully.
"Gee," he said, maybe I shouldn't
be doing this. That's my own play
up there, isn't it?"
Mrs. Rogers thinks it was a mighty
fine tribute to the players and the
production, though.
Students at Steve Cochran's Ma
tional Academy of Stage Training had
q go at comedy Saturday night, pre-
senting three one-act playlets. WAL
lace Atkinson, Lucy Carton, Ann Glib
son and Leah Cannon played Chris.
topher Morleys domestic comedy
Thursday Evening"; Thomas Enzor,
Nancy Hutchison, Mary Dee and
Helen McQuarrie were seen in He
Said She Said" and Hearts," done
on previous program, was repeated,
this time with new cast, including
Helen johnson, Lucy Carton, Leah
Cannon and Ruth Melton.
Next Saturday night the students
will present Square Crooks" and q
new cast will repeat He Said She
Said"
The local little theater program for
this week and weeks to come seems
to be SO full there's nothing to do but
list swhat's on the calendar chron.
ologically. Here goes:
New Theater Group-'Mighty Wind
a Blowin'," first production by the
Evening star., 1937-03-01

High auditorium April % i. Leland
j. Williams is directing Aren't We
Alp" the Montgomery Players fourth
play of the season. scheduled for April
Is and II at Leland Junior High {.
The Jewish Community Center will
produce Elmer Rice's Counselor at
Law" some time next month under the
guidance Of new director, Bernard H.
Fischgrund.
Evening star., 1937-03-01
Sisters Present a Comedy
TOAid the Cause OfPeace
Praised Talents to Gain Funds for
the Fight Against Warfare.
BY HARRY MacARTHJJR.

a
I promoting
and Helen accompanied of able
- Baltimore will
Buoks Lady Letters the Wamn Park Theae March
IL, 49,
Evening star., 1937-03-01

The local little theater program for
this week and weeks to come seems
to be SO full there's nothing to do but
list swhats on the calendar chron-
ologically. Here goes:
New Theater Gr0up-"Mighty Wind
q Blowin'," first production by the
Evening star., 1937-03-01
MelOdrama at BelaScO
Is Underplayed by Cast
might of January 16' Is Better Drama Than
Faltering Opening Performance
Would Indicate.
BY lay CARMODY.

HE jury acquitted the beautiful blond accused @ OF murder at e aso
playing meodama with tendency
That only tendency that
sufficiently