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Evening star., 1937-01-10
Next at National

T ONDON's outstanding musi-
cal organization. the D'Oyly
Carte Opera Co., makes its long
anticipated appearance at the
National Theater q week from
tomorrow for a two week en-
gagement of its repertoire OF
Gilbert and Sullivan operas.
The organization. here two
years ago. has many friends in
Washington. Among the popu-
lar artists with the troupe, who
were here two years ago and
who return January 1s, are
Martyr Green, Sydney Granville.
Derek Oldham. Darrell Fan
court, Leslie Rands, John Dean,
Richard Walker, Frank Steward.
Robert Wilson, Marjorie Eyre,
Ann Drummond Grant and
Elizabeth Nickell-Lean. Three
with the company who are new
to Washington audiences are
Brenda Bennett. coloratura So
prano; Sylvia Cecil, principal
soprano, and Evelyn Gardiner,
contralto.
There will be. of course, the
famous Savoyard ensemble of
40 voices and the augmented
orchestra will again be con-
Quoted by Isidore Godfrey.
The first week Of the engage
ment THE Mikado" will be seen
Monday night. Trial by Jury"
and The Pirates Of Penzance"
Tuesday night. THE Yoemen Of
the Guard" Wednesday. The
Gondoliers" Thursday matinee
and evening, THE Mikado" Fri
day evening, and "Iolanthe" Sat-
urday afternoon and night.
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|Three Will Be Produced
On Screen This Year
Authors Text and It's Spirit to Be Followed
Closely in Recognition Of Reason
for Books Popularity.
By Jay Carm0dy.

oYWooD has set lavish stage for the running during 1887 Of what
IL seller the
translated particular medium three Of
popular years
Earth mammoth
the
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Cdle OF UQ6 SlNlI Wal, 1Ullc Will tic
book marts, these three never really.
competed in their original form. As
motion pictures on which great care
has been lavished, and around which
high hopes are built, they will be in
active competition this year.
They will not be released at the same
time. To that extent 1t Is not the Or
dinary kind OF race. However, at the
end Of the year when medals are be-
slowed for best pictures and balances
are noted. the competition between the
three will be one of the most inter-
esting results tabulated.
Producers have more than dreams of
commercial success for these films. In
each case they realize that. artistically,
they have something of genuine rarity.
They are determined to retain 1t
through the process of translation; TO
improve it If they can. Hence their
hopes for something more than popu-
larity at the box-offlce. It is not that
money in the bank has ceased TO be the
major concern of the cinemas best
people, but rather that they also have
learned to like feathers in their caps
1t is almost as if the fidelity OF
Pearl Buck story or one by James Hill
ton or Margaret Mitchell had reached
out to envelope men with the Midas
touch.
THE three pictures are being made
l. by as many different producers.
'"The Good Earth" is M-G-Ms entry
in the sweepstakes. The Hilton story
is Columbias cultural prize and David
q. Selznick Is the canny producer
whose story department purchased
"Gone With the Wind" The first two
are ready for release, or approximately
60 The latter should be along by
early Autumn in plenty of time to get
on all the best" lists Of 1887 II, OF
course, 1t has the merit.
The desire to get gold medals as
well as gold certificates (or do they
have the latter in this country any
nore?) is not the only aspect OF the
best.seller sweepstakes worthy OF crit
ical plaudits in advance Of the pic
tures.
Purchase of the three stories should
constitute notice to men and women
in the field of letters that they need
not write today with an eye on Holly
wood. The film people are keeping
close enough watch on the book
shoppes to cover the necessities OF
their own situation and that Of the
creative literary artist.
*xx*
MOREOVER, the latter may sell his
A'A soul, or the work into which he
put his artistic soul, without fear OF
its being treated unkindly. as were
most authors just few years ago.
To be sure. Hollywood will take its
liberties still, but not in the fashion
Of recent times. 1t now assumes that
the title of a book Is not enough to
get the full advertising value, not to
mention the essential artistry, out OF
q best-selling volume.
Not always has that been the case.
Citizens who need not blush for their
years still remember the remarkable
case of Samuel Buffers Way Of All
Flesh" and what happened to it in the
kleig-nght belt. For the benefit OF
those who don't, it should be sufdcient
to mention that the book of that title
told the story of an English clergy
mans son while the film was con-
cerned with the sins of Milwaukee
saloonkeeper. A lot of reputable citi-
Eens had some terrible things to say
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Today's Film Schedule.
WARMERS EARLE-"Sing Me

WARMERS EARLE-"Sing Me
Love Song" at 2, 4::35, tbs
and 9:55 pm. Stage shows
at 3:45, 6:25 and 9:05 pm.
R-K-O KEITH'S-"That Girl
from Paris" at AS, 3A5, 5:45,
7:45 and GAS pm.
LOEW'S PALACE - college
Holiday" at 2::35, 5, tbs and
9:35 pm.
METROPOLITAN-"The Jun
gle Princess" at 2, $50, 5:45,
TAO and s:35 pm.
COLUMBIA-"Born to Dance"
at 2:40. S, ITO and 9:25 pm.
CAPITOL-"Garden of Allah,"
and stage shows with Salici
Puppets, continuous afternoon
and evening.
RIALTO-"1t Happened One
Night" at 2, 4:30. $50 and
$50 pm. THE Plough that
Broke the Plains" at 4, 6:l5
and 8:55 pm.
LITTLE-"These Three" at 2,
3:55, 5:55, 7:55 and $50 pm.
Evening star., 1937-01-10

of the work Of fashion. has been COM
pleted, but no cast has been announced
to date. However, tests for the prin-
cipals, and for the beauties who will
serve as models, will be made within
Q few days.
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Grace Moore East.

HAVING completed her work In
Columbia's When You're in
Love-" in which Gary Grant Is her
leading man, Grace Moore has left
Hollywood for concert engagements in
the East.
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RATE RAISE ASKED
WITH TAXI DATA
Driver Complies Figures on
700 Trips to Argue
for Increase.

BaSing his recommendations on rec
ords covering TOO separate trips, S. F.
Bellows, 1921 Wisconsin avenue, vet
eran taxicab driver, has filed a new
schedule Of taxi rates with the Public
Utilities Commission.
Bellows said this was the first time
the commission had ever been fur
nished with such a comprehensive
record.
Here's what Bellows found out when
he balanced his books:
The average fare Is 1928 cents per
trip. The average cost is 1853 per
trip. On basis of cents a mile
cost, this leaves the driver 1879 cents
net. The majority of drivers, how
ever, set or 6 cents q mile as their
cost Of operation. On the latter
basis, driver Is more in business for
his health than for a living, Bellows
declared.
The average passenger stays in a
cab 80 minutes. The driver spends
the next 1875 minutes after discharg-
ing passenger looking for another
one.
Here's what Bellows would do
about it:
Make the first zone fare Is cents
instead Of 20 cents, as at present.
Most people give you a quarter any
how" Bellows said.
Charge 10 cents for each additional
passenger in excess Of one. This
charge Is now made for each in ex-
cess Of two.
Make square out Of what he called
the "gerrymandered" first zone, with
Fourteenth street and New York ave-
nue. as the center. It's boundaries
would be Twenty-second street on the
west, r on the north, Third on the
east and B southwest on the south.
The present boundaries are Twenty
second street, Florida avenue, Eighth
street northeast and southeast and D
street southwest and southeast. He
would equalize the other zones and
bring them closer in.
Put Walter Reed Hospital into the
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CONNALLY TO SPEAK
Will Address Texas State Society

Reception Saturday.
Senator Connally of Texas will be
the principal speaker Saturday night
at the Texas State Society's recep-
ton and dance at the Mayflower
Hotel in celebration Of San Jacinto
day.
Karl Crowley, solicitor of the Post
Once Department and president Of
the society, who has just returned
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from the wells Of any sort Of fame
or renown, for exactly the opposite
was true. He unconsciously attained
to the eminence Of certainty through
the simple expedient Of maintaining
his almost utter anonymity, para
doxical though that might seem.
For the shy, self-contained man,
fairly we'll built and not exactly dis
tasteful to look at, who was then
nudging middle age, happened to be
one of those infrequent mortals who
are the very sign and symbol of nullity.
Not that he himself ever suspected
the fact!
The cloak of neutralness he wore
so easily was the product, not OF his
own choosing, but Of the selfish weav-
ing OF his late maternal parent, who
had completely subjugated her son
to her whims and wills from the day
he was born until the day when he
no longer found 1t necessary to worry
about what was coming next, in her
respect.
1t is said that it is long road
that has no turning. Eldridge found
that the road bearing him turned
surprisingly and very completely upon
the day that Melinda Jeffrey, who
was walking directly before him across
the hotel lobby, accidentally dropped
her purse.
The multifariouS component parts
which serve to make up a womans
purse rolled and scattered in all
directions, and Eldridge. not even
glancing at Melinda, instinctively
knelt down and began gathering FEM
mime articles together. His shoulder
by chance bumped Melinda as she,
too, CROPPED for her belongings.
LIE RAISED his head to apologize
and instantly froze like a setter
at point as he discovered, not foot
from his face, the sort of face that
people dream about. Dazedly his
startled gaze travelled from high volt
age deep brown eyes to the pert nose,
the lips curved in humorous and
confidential smile, the round, firm
chin. Eldridge gulped.
Mtllilud iduslleu anu SuuutIlS
Eldridge's usual wooden visage creased
in an almost unprecedented grin.
The Jovian bolt which had seemed
firmly affixed between his shoulder
blades slowly melted and his back
bone seemed to melt with it as he
helped Melinda to her feet
I'm so awfully much obliged to
you, Mr. - uh,' she began.
'Eldridge is my name, Burton
Eldridge," he managed to get out.
We'll, I'm Melinda Jeffrey, up in
1895. I've seen you around the lobby
many times, Mr.. Eldridge, but I never
thought I'd meet you socially. and in
such a preposterous fashion," Ed
ridge goggled at her somewhat namely,
at loss for words.
Il had an Aunt Melinda" he unused,
"and she was wonderful woman"
Suddenly his face notified red at his
temerity in speaking.
"On the strength OF an implied
compliment" Melinda laughed, sup
pose you come up to the apartment
and have a drink? One doesn't re-
ceive too many gallantries these days,
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BY NJ. Il. Tdpp.

away LII IA1C lldDC
OF your psyche that I can't believe
you've yet discovered. So, I'll expect
you here on Sunday afternoon, SO I
can probe. May ~" Naturally, he
said yes. Another course would have
been lese majesty!
The memorable Sunday afternoon
was followed by other and equally
memorable occasions when Eldridge
visited. Once Or twice he even came
so far out of his shell as to take her
to dinner. He was aStonished, not
alone by her erudition and grasp of
affairs, but by the apparent simplicity
with which she grasped situations by
the horns and twisted them somehow
to suit her own ends.
To his delight, he discovered that,
not like the frivolous youngsters he
had read about in newspapers and
the comic supplements, Melinda had
a mind which ran to cultural mat
tiers as well as things more intimately
terrestrial. Eldridge basked in the
warmth Of an understanding heart
as he discovered Melinda's knack of
taking an abtruse point from his
dropping place and pursuing it to an
ultimate and conclusive equation.
"RURToN, I actually believe that
you're coming out of your chry-
sails" Melinda said thoughtfully upon
the day that he appeared accoutered
in modish Spring suit and jauntily
perched Spring hat, instead of the
stock and staid bankers gray she was
accustomed to expect. She shook her
head in disbelief. Il see it, but can't
believe it's true!'
Eldridge calmly looked her straight
in the eye. Inside himself there was
little song bubbling, over and over.
For the first time in his life, practi-
cally, he had dressed for something
besides utility. Happily he looked
for the signs or appreciation he con-
fldently had expected from Melinda.
There were none, and bit puzzledly,
he followed Melinda into the apart
ment and took stance nonchalantly
by the Georgian fireplace
Whats the matter, Melinda" he
queried with just tinge of arro-
gance in his tone, don't you like
my Quitting tastes?"
Melinda still bent thoughtful brows
upon the metamorphosed figure A
long pregnant silence followed, and
then Melinda spoke
L think my work is finished" she
said simply. Eldridge stared uncom-
prehendingly at her, Suspecting some
joke.
Would you mind making yourself
clear?" he asked.
4 mean that I'm through work
ing on you! I'm getting married."
For an awful instant panic smote
Eldridge amidships. Then he quickly
STROBE over and grasped Melinda by
both shoulders. "Poppy-cock!" he
shouted. IF you marry anybody, it's
going to be mel
"Of course! I've had the license
for ages you masterful thing! I'm
through with making you find your
self, and don't blame mel" She
dimpled happily. Il couldn't very
well marry worm, could II"
tCopyright, 1879
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70-cent zone. cts now gerryman-
dered into the 50-cent zone" Bellows
said. "It's five miles out there and
five back. Every fourth trip back you
make IS cents. That's $3.50 for five
trips. It's a total of so miles. At
4 cents mile you make 80 cents. At
6 cents a mile you lose 20 cents"
Members Of the commission are
looking over Bellows schedule.
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you know!"

= .
ELDR1DoE found
a situation In
his hands and no
knowledge Of what
to do with it. So
he followed, as he
did from habit, the
line Of least femin-
Inc resistance. It
was his first expert
ence with the new,
emancipated wom-
an, but he didn't
realize it.
II like you," Me-
linda told h i m
shamelessly, when
he was saying good
by to her after he
had timidly con-
sumed his first
highball. You in
trigue me. There's
something nne and
wonderful hidden
a urou IN %hA rHono
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Aspirub works such wonders because It's
THE rub containing genuine active Aspirin
which is SO marvellous to relieve muscular
aches, pains and soreness Aspirub drives
out foot agony no matter how bad your
feet may bet PENETRATES so swiftly
and deeply that overnight the soreness
goes--it is antiseptic. clean and stainless.
Big jar costs but little at any live drug
store anywhere. When ASpirub gets in
aches, pain and soreness get right out.
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with Postmaster General Farley after
dedicating some Federal buildings in
Texas, also will appear on the pro-
gram.
More than 1900 Texans are ex-
pected to attend the celebration.
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high altitude flight but in a day-by-
day grind, stimulating transport condi-
tons. We know pretty well what we
can do with oxygen. and now we are
working on mechanical details of the
gas system and the cabin. Mr.. Tom
linson has also found in his continued
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-13
Fix Up Those Aching
BURNING
FEET

Just give them a good rubbing tonight
with ASprub and so strong, refreshed and
happy will your feet feel tomorrow you will
walk with pleasure.
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flights that turbulence Is not entirely
eliminated at sub-stratosphere alti-
tudes, but that it is better than 90
per cent less than at levels now in
use"
(Copyright. 1887. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, 1nc)
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DAILY SHORT sToRY-
IN LIKE A LAMB
TIL Ruxt on

/ II T. ~ u a ' y II
Arms, a medi-
UNI = sized apart
ment hotel on the
near north side,
could b ast as
guests a list as re-
markable for its
gregariousness as
for its variety. But
OF all the guests
who daily pushed
their various ways
into or out OF the
hotel through the
shiny brass 1evolv-
ing doors abutted
upon one side by
the boulevard and
on the other by the
hotel lobby, per-
haps Burton Ed
ridge was the most
noticeable.
1t must not be
hastily adjudged
t h a t Eldridge's
-.~-.
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Plan Trips to New York.

Washington locals of the National
Federation of Federal Employees will
hold the first of three three-day
Spring trips to New York May TO.
The total cost will be $12.75, and the
committee in charge is headed by
Henry Nolda Of Local 2,
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SMILE ALTITUDE
|. FOR FLIGHTS NEAR
Aviation Industry Plans 0xy-
gen-Charged Cabins for
Passengers.

Editors note: Ho,D the aviation
industry is about to hoist itself
notch higher, NTH commercial
flights in the sub-stratosphere, is
told here in series OF tho articles,
OF Which this is the first, describ-
ing developments in airplane and
engine construction designed to
meet conditions in that rurifed
atmosphere.
Evening star., 1937-09-19
SOUTHEASTERNU. j.
REVSES COURSE
Committee to Pass on Ac-
countanCy Post Gradu-
ate. Eligibility.

A revised postgraduate course in ac-
countancy will be offered this year
in the School of Accountancy of
Southeastern University, it is an
nounced by Joseph x. Meyer, dean of
the accountancy school. The course
will begin tomorrow, the opening date
of other classes at the university.
Eligibility of persons wishing to take
the course will be considered by the
Postgraduate Committee, headed by
Harvey T. Casbarian, and the univer-
sity reserves the right to deny admit
tance to any applicant who, in the
Judgment Of the committee, is not con-
sidered qualified to complete the course
successfully. The work to be offered
in this course will parallel that of
representative c. P. A. examinations
as closely as possible, and at stated
times during the course the Postgrad-
uate Committee will determine whether
or not those enrolled shall be permit
ted to continue the work, it is an
nounced.
The master of commercial science
degree will be awarded to those who
have obtained the bachelor of CONNER
clal science or other equivalent de-
grees upon the successful completion
OF the course with grade of IS per
cent or better in each Of the subjects
offered
S. M. Wedeberg who will teach the
problems, theory nd auditing, received
his M. A. from Vale University and
c. P. A. from the State of Maryland,
and is now actively engaged in teach
ing accounting at the University of
MARYLAND
Evening star., 1937-09-19
REGISTRATION OPENS
FOR COLORED PUPILS
Schools Where Night Students Are
to Sign Up for Courses
Are Listed

All registration for classes in eve
ming schools for colored students will
take place tomorrow after $50 pm.
1t was announced yesterday by c. o.
Lewis, director of evening and Sum-
mer schools for divisions 1913.
Those intending to take classes in
vocational subjects will sign up at the
Armstrong High School, First and P
streets. while those planning to at
tend classes in academic and COM
mercial subjects will register at Car
do1o High, Ninth street and Rhode
/. Island avenue.
Registration for welding courses will
be at Phelps Vocational School Ele-
mentary class registration will be at
Armstrong for grades 1-8: Francis
Junior High, Twenty-fourth and N
streets, grades 1-8. sewing; Garnet
Patterson Junior High, Tenth and U
streets, grades 1-8, sewing and music;
Lovejoy School, Twelfth and D streets
northeast, grades 1-8, and Randall
Junior High, Half and I streets south
west, grades l-8, sewing.
1t was pointed out that these build
ings are for registration only and are
not necessarily the locations of the
classes.
Evening star., 1937-09-19
WOMEN'S CITY CLUB
PLANS TALK SERIES
Many Subjects to Be Covered,
With Sessions Three Times
Week.

A series Of Small Talks on Large
Subjects" will be given at the Wom-
ems City Club, % Jackson place. be-
ginning october 4, it was announced
yesterday.
Talks will be given three times a
week on subjects including public
speaking, parliamentary law, law that
every woman should know, PERSONAL
ity, short-story writing and several
languages. The lectures will be given
Tuesday and Thursday from 5 pm.
to pm. and Friday from to s.
Among those who will conduct these
talks will be Augusta Spaulding, q
practicing lawyer in the District, who
also has had experience in teaching
general and legal subjects. Mrs.
Spaulding will conduct her course as
a series OF lectures and discussions
on obligations and rights"
Another woman whose experience
in her own field has been extensive
will be Mrs. Embert A. lie Lacheur,
who will conduct the course on short
story writing, and who is a member of
the District OF Columbia League of
American PenWpmen.
A third instructor will be Mrs.
Sylvia Ziskind, who will hold the
classes in public speaking, and who is
well known as member of the staff
of the Marjorie Webster Schools of
Washington. Mrs. Ziskind offers op-
portunity to overcome self-conscious-
ness, timidity or fear, and "makes
speaking a delight"
Evening star., 1937-09-19
COLLEGE OF LAW
OPENS TOMORROW
Enrolment of Women for
Courses Shows Gain Over
Last Year.

Washington College of Law vii
open It's doors to students in all di.
visions and departments tomorrow fol
the forty-second Fall term. Registra-
tions have been received during the
past week and last years record en-
rollment has been surpassed in the
junior and senior classes as well as
the entering classes.
The college, founded in February
1896, by Dr. Ellen Spencer Mussey
and Emma M. Gillett, to give women
IN opportunity to study lawShas stead
lily developed until today the cur
riculum includes three divisions with
courses leading to the degree of Bache-
lor of Laws, and fourth-year post
graduate courses leading to the de-
grees of Master of Laws and Master
, Of Patent Law.
The faculty returning this year in
cludes many prominent Washington
attorneys, as well as important pub
lie officials. Justice F. Dickinson Let's
Of the District Court will continue to
give the senior course in damages.
which he has conducted for the past
five years. Elwood H. Seal. District
corporation counsel, teaches the even
ing courses in personal property and
bailments. DR.. Edwin A. Mooers will
again teach the subject of contracts
to the freshman classes and will con-
duct advance courses in common law
reading and real property in the junior
classes. Prof. j. Edward Burroughs,
tr., formerly assistant United States
attorney, will conduct the senior
classes in equity pleading and evi-
dence in the evening division, while
DR.. Stanley F. Brewster will teach
the subject of equity pleading in the
day division.
The courses Of contracts and con-
tract cases in the afternoon and eve
ming divisions will be under the direc-
tion Of David G. Bress; Prof. j. Gar
deld Riley will instruct the senior
class in suretyship, and DR.. William
H. Collins, formerly assistant United
States attorney, will teach the SUBJ
3ect Of criminal procedure in the day
and evening divisions, and the ad-
vanced course in common law plead
Ing in the evening division Prof, Leo
pold V. Freudberg will again conduct
insurance law, the mid-year group
being required to take this subject
during the first semester.
Arthur c. Keefer, local practicing
attorney specializing in real estate
matters, will handle the senior course
IN real property cases, while George
6toner, counsel for the Reconstruction
corporation, will lecture this class on
constitutional law.
Evening star., 1937-09-19

Ice skating has become a craze in
Johannesburg, South Africa.