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The Washington times., 1937-12-20
HOUSE JUDICIARY
UNIT CONSIDERS
PROBE OF JUDGE
Cummings Scores Ac-
ton In Auto Inquiry

ON.S). The House Judiciary
Committee today was considering
Attorney General Cummings com.
plant against the action Of
Federal Judge Ferdinand A,
Geiger, Of the eastern Wisconsin
district, in dismiSsing a grand
jury in advance of its report on
automobile finance company prac-
ticeS.
While judicial Impeachment
proceedings originate with this
committee, Cummings did not re-
quest such action but his letter
to Chairman Summers said:
This course Of conduct is so
obstructive to the adminiStra-
ton Of justice that could not
justify a failure to bring it to
your knowledge. This depart
ment stands ready to submit to
your committee all Of its
pertinent documents, and its
staff will appear at any time to
answer any questions concern
ing the foregoing matters"
BITTER NOTE IN LETTER
Cummings letter was sharp
and bitter. He accused the Judge
Of "unwarranted interference"
with the Department Of Justice
and with the grand jury. The
grand jury was impaneled in Mil
waukee to investigate the prac-
tices Of automobile finance COM
panies to determine if they are
in violation Of the antitrust laws.
The inquiry was ordered by the
Department of Justice.
He said the results Of Judge
Geiger'S actions were:
"FirSt, to free the companies
from any present necessity for
correcting the Objectionable prac-
tices; second, to save them from
indictment for past violations of
the antitrust laws, and third,
to diScredit the efforts Of the
Government to correct abuses in
the industry"
BALKED SETTLEMENT
Cummings accused the juriSt OF
dismisSing the grand jury while
knowing it had voted to return
indictments. He also accused him
of preventing the Department of
Justice from agreeing with the
companies involved on a civil de-
cree. Cummings held this decree
would have given all Of the relief
that could have been anticipated
as a result of successful litigation"
The decree, Cum mingS eX-
planned, would have enjOined both
the automobile and finance com.
lpanieS from discriminating against
independent finance companies
and dealers who patronize them,
and from coercing dealers. He
pointed out the companies con.
cerned in the Milwaukee inveStiga.
ton were identified with the Gen.
eral Motors Corporation, the Ford
Motor Compan" and the Chryslel
Corporation. ..
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starts-off to make plans for his
big trip.
On wednesday Don Mcdowell,
of the M-G-M publicity staff,
and I were at the polo field
right on the dot. But where was
Tracy? We waited and waited.
Spence's ponies Stomped their
feet with impatience and shook
their backs which were covered
with blankets boaSting the 1nl-
tials of the star. It got late. A
cold Eyes, I insist it was) breeze
whipped across the field.
The mems game finished and
the women, including Mrs. Spen-
Ger Tracy, swung up on their
ponies. We watched Mrs. Tracy,
who was the best rider on the
field. She rode without fear and
with a thrilling dash. The mallet
she swung connected with the
chucker with a smack we could
hear on the side lines.
After the game she said:
st guess Spencer isn't coming
after all. He said if he didn't
get out for the mems game he
would play with us girls"
After making her picture, I
said: ,..s
"I do hope you and Mr.. Tracy
will have a wonderful vacation.
He seems to be looking forward
to it with great pleasure"
"It's nice of you," said the
petite wife of the star, "but I'm
afraid we aren't going to go. I
believe the studio wants him to
start on another picture in two
weeks"
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vacations when he vacations.
But I'd go crazy-nuts-if I
loafed that long"
"Mr. Tracy, there's something
I've been wanting to tell you.
I've interviewed about fifty ac-
tors, actresses, directors and the
like since I arrived. And I've
asked most of them to name me
their favorite actor. Ninety per.
cent of them named you"
That's pretty grand" said
Spence, "but I'm afraid I don't
deserve it. Now if I were Paul
MUM it would be all right. In
his profession. Paul is the tops
in my mind"
who's your favorite ac-
tresS?"
"I have many favorites, but
I guess Helen Hayes is tops"
spence Tracy is terrifically
popular all over the world, but
nowhere is he more beloved
than right in Hollywood where
the people work and live with
him. From the lowest to the
highest they all swear by this
man whose great honesty and
regularnesS is paramount in his
makeup. Speaking of make
up," Tracy never uses any in
his movies. He is the only one
out there who doesn't that I
heard of. Consequently, more
than anyone else I interviewed,
he looked in real life exactly as
he appears on the screen.
do you go out very much
that is, dress-up affairs" I
asked.
you mean white tie or black
tie" he grinned.
eyes"
mo. not very much. I pre-
fer no tie if I can fix it."
HAS TWO CHILDREN
Tracy lives with his wife and
two children, John, IL, and
Louise, 5, on a big ranch in the
San Fernando Valley. I told
him that I had hoped to go out
there to make pictures of the
children. He explained that be-
cause of a rather bad expert
ence that they had had, photos
of the children and the home
weren't being made. didn't
question further, but I sur
missed that they had had some
sort of kidnapping scare.
Because Tracy's time was
limited he had to go, but said:
"I'll be out rlaying polo Wed
neSday at 3. Could you come out
there? We'd have a chance to
talk and you could see the
horses"
I said I'd love to-and we
payted. He went off like a boy
the day before summer vacation
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Then she was gone. Don
turned to me: "Gee, that will
kill Spence. He's been counting
on it so long"
Before I left Hollywood I
talked to Don on the phone.
did Spence get his vaca-
tion?" I asked.
"No. He just got two weeks.
He was terribly disappointed"
"Oh, we'll" I answered.
That's just another example
of the easy, perfect life these
stars have"
you've had a little chance to
see the real inside workings,
haven't you, Jackie?" asked the
voice in my ear.
"Yes," I answered. '%Too much
of a chance. This star life
isn't what we folks back East
envy it as being. Well, I'm
leaving tomorrow but I'm
happy I didn't have to go with
out seeing Spencer Tracy. He's
still my idea of a real he
man. Any chance Of sending
him on as my Christmas pres
ent?"
"I'll try. But I'll have to ask
Mrs. Tracy first"
Don't bother then" I said,
"but it's been grand meeting
him anyway"
"Yep, he's the tops!" said the
voice in my ear.
That's what they all say in
, Hollywood.
Tomorrow Jackie Martin inter
views Edward G, RObinsOn.)
The Washington times., 1937-12-20

SPENCER himself is
the subject Of this study,
made at his dressing table.
But don't get fooled-he
uses no makeup on the
screen! Besides that, his
eyes are blue, he's less than
six feet tall and he's about
the most popular actor in
HOLLYWOOD.
The Washington times., 1937-12-20
s PEN GER

MRS. SP ENCER
TRACY is as good a polo
player as her famous hus-
band, it is reported in the
accompanying article by
Jackie Martin, editorial
art director and special
writer of The Washington
Times. They own a string
of ponies at their ranch in
the San Fernando Valley,
Cal.
The Washington times., 1937-12-20
MATCH MARCH 26

The intercollegiate GymnaStiC
League will hold its championship
at Navy. March 26.
The Washington times., 1937-12-20

Tomorrow Jackie Martin inter.
views Edward G, RObinsOn.),
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Evening star., 1937-10-24

appealing little subject. The strong
diagonal bar of sunlight. in contrast
to the rich, detailed shadows, gives a
distinctive pattern framework of
light on which the picture hangs.
In subjects like this. where the
light is extremely strong and shadows
extremely deep, it is good practice to
use just enough supplementary light
- such as single photohood bulb
well away from the subject - to OBJ
tain shadow detail and transparency.
Too much supplementary light would
weaken the shadow effect.
The light here was sufficient and well
enough balanced to permit snapshot
Evening star., 1937-10-24

u V but. after all, they're only
photographs?
It's very provoking. for good pic
torial photography is the most exact
ing of all art processes.
A painter may go by trial and error.
He can work over his sketch again and
again until he gets what he wants.
This freedom is not possible in pic
torial photography. if the pictorialist
sticks to straight" prints. Not only
must the photographer work with
actualities u he must do all the COM
posing and lighting of his picture,
before he touches his shutter release.
Most of all, he builds his pictures
with light and if he does not under
stand light he is lost Where pictures
are technically poor - that is, over
exposed or underexposed, or improp-
erly developed for the amount of ex-
posure, it is ignorance of light in
tensity; if badly massed or out of
balance, it is ignorance of lighting ar
rangement.
Just to prove what varied lighting
can do, try shooting a whole roll of
film on one subject, changing neither
the camera position nor the subject
arrangement but varying the lighting
scheme with each shot.
Use, for example, fruit spilling from
bowl on white tabletop. Try one
exposure with direct front light from
photoflood bulb, held close to the
camera. Try others with light high
and to the left of the camera. Try
direct side light, a back light,
straight overhead light. and other ar
rangements. Use enough general light
to give shadow detail in each picture.
When the results are printed, the
variation of effect will astound you.
A particularly interesting expert
ment is the skillful use OF outdoor
lighting for indoor snapshots. In the
picture shown here, such lighting
provides as much of the charm as the
Evening star., 1937-10-24
The Ships S Doctor "

he could no longer see the +obbing
lantern. He huddled himself in the
bow of the little boat, shivering and
wet and cold. And. because he himself
had once visited Soledad Island, he
knew exactly how the men would have
to ride the surf to the tiny coral beach,
how the doctor would have to scramble
up cliff of crumbling red clay in the
dark and work his way through
tangle of seagrape vines to the keepers
cottage. He knew, too, what the inside
of that shipshape little dwelling was
like, but he was never able to reach it
with his mind. 1t seemed to him that
he remained forever in the boat,
struggling vainly toward the shore.
Il suppose I'm foolr' he repeated
severely to himself once or twice, when
his doubts grew too much for him. II
shouldn't have let him 60" But he
did not leave his station at the cam
vas weather rail of the bridge.
When the Mariquita's bell changed
out single stroke, the captain came
to with start. realizing that the boat
had been gone almost an hour.
He went back to the radio cabin.
There has been nothing, SIR" the
radio operator reported.
The captain stared thoughtfulIy at
the battling array of instruments in
the little room. After a protracted
Evening star., 1937-10-24

that he was suddenly very tired, and
it annoyed him. He had let himself
grow anxious over that young man.
"Mr. Stedman," he called. give
the crew of that boat shot of brandy
and double stretch off duty. And
have Doctor Roberts report to me as
soon as he comes aboard"
Heavily, he went back to his cabin
and, sitting down behind his glass
topped table. poured himself a double
brandy. 1t was still untouched, how
ever, when Doctor Roberts entered.
WELL" he said; but, looking up at
the young mans strained, white face,
he did not have to ask for a report.
"You got there too late, suppose"
Eyes, sir"
The futility of the nights exploit,
added to the memory of his own weak
ness on the bridge. brought the cap
tain's irritation to the boiling point
and he was framing a rebuke in his
mind, when suddenly the young man
clutched at the door to support him
self. his knees sagging. Instantly, the
man without imagination fell back
again upon his experience, remember
ing his own youth, and his irritation
was gone. He seemed to see the young
mans grief personified in the tottering
angle of his slim figure He felt as if he,
too, had just come from witnessing the
anguish of his ''best FRIEND" as if he,
too, had just exhausted his strength
in a heroic, youthful gesture and
failed. He was around the table at
once and holding the doctors thin
arm, leading him to chair.
II beg your pardon, sir"
"It's all right - all right" the cap
tain reassured him; and. going to the
table, he poured another glass of
brandy. Here, take this"
The doctor raised it to his lips.
ut was tough luck" the captain
said, towering over him. But you
did your best. No accounting for these
things. Anyhow. you're sick"
81 brought her body back, sir"
The unexpected announcement
seemed to break in rudely upon the
captains sympathy: and for mo-
ment he was silent.
Evening star., 1937-10-24

You shouldn't have done that. of
course. Doctor Roberts," he said at
last. slowly you should have known
better. The quarantine regulations"
Then he went on, his voice almost
lively, as if he we're speaking to a
child: But we'll fix it up somehow.
Don't let it worry you. Right now
you've got to think of yourself. When
We get to San Martin, you tell that
young wife of yours to put you to bed
and keep you there for week. Tell
her it's the captains ORDERS
He chuckled and slapped the doc
tors thin shoulder with a hearty
hand. But the doctor did not respond.
Il had to bring the body back" he
continued relentlessly, ignoring Cap
tain Anstey's words, because l left
Soledad Light unattended"
"Unattended?" The captain frown-
ed. But that chap Lincoln p"
Unattended" the young doctor
repeated. Slowly he raised his dark,
feverish eyes to the captain. His thin.
set jaw was almost black against his
white jacket.
you see, sir, the woman with Lin
coin on Soledad Island" he said
hoarsely, was my wife"
Tks End
Evening star., 1937-10-24

exposure with low-priced camera.
The Snopshoofsr Asks:
Question: Should I use color filler
on all outdoor pictures? IN. CO.
Answer: Nearly ALL Of course. very
early or very late in the day. sunlight
is yellow, giving something of the
filter effect without a filter.
Have you a "snopshoofins" prob
lem7 The expert who conducts this
column may b obIe 70 help YOU.
Write to This Week Magazine in
cure Of this newspopsr, enclosing a
stompsd, ssN-uddrssssd envelope.
Evening star., 1937-10-24
Continued from poge seven

moment, he said, Report to me on
the bridge at fifteen minute intervals"
That relieved somewhat the monot-
ony of waiting.
Still nothing to report, sir" the
radio operator said each time that he
appeared. white shadow in the dark
ness of the cabin.
The captain tried to content HIM
self with watching the light on Sole
dad. Majestically it swung around,
swept above the Mariquita in great
arc, streaking the moonless heavens,
and was gone, only to come again,
tirelessly, faithfully.
Still nothing to report, sir"
At one o'clock, the wind shifted,
and the black expanse of water that
stretched away toward Soledad was
streaked with white. 81 suppose I am
fool" the captain muttered.
At one-thirty. the wind died, and
the water once more was a solid sheen
of ebony 'Soledad is still silent, sir"
AS the ships bell was striking four
times. Captain Anstey's eye caught a
flashing gleam of light on the water
which was not phosphorescent. He
watched, and it came again. Then, at
last, the little boat took shape out of
the shadows. High on the bridge,
Captain Anstey, looking down at the
white figure of the doctor, discovered
Evening star., 1937-10-24
For q Crime Free Americu!"

THE safety of every Of threatened by the huge
army of crime = four million strong - that menaces
America. This army be routed say the men who
know about fighting crime, until the average citizen
joins the battle.
1t you want help this war; read the series of articles
that J. Edgar Hoover is writing for THIS WEEK on the
truth about crime and primer on crime control
his booklet tells how organize for the civilian war on
crime 1t will be you free; write to THIS WEEK. in
care OF this newspaper giving and address, And
read Mr. Hoovers article Crime and Politics. next week.
Evening star., 1937-10-24
For Snopshooters
October "a, 1887

4 FTER viewing your prize pic
lures, do your friends ever
remark, Eyes. very nice,
II but, after all, they're only
Evening star., 1937-02-01
RELIGIOUS HEADS
MAPF|GHT ON WAR
Fish Advocates Urging
Roosevelt to Call World
Peace Farley.

Protestant, Catholic and Jewish re-
llgious leaders met at the washington
Hebrew Congregation yesterday to dis
cuss plans for world peace and aboli-
ton Of war.
Speaking in support OF his resolution
calling on President Roosevelt to invite
a world peace conference here. Repre-
sentative Hamilton Fish of New York
declared, THE time has come to
preach the glories of peace, and Amer
lea, which processes to love peace, is
the nation to start to do it."
Fish explained his proposed bill is
intended to make the Kellogg peace
pact effective. It contemplated call
ing representatives of the So nations
that signed the treaty to come to
Washington for an open discussion of
methods of carrying out the pacts
provisions.
Rabbi Abram Simon presided at the
meeting, which had as its theme "A
Unity of All Faiths in the War on
War"
Rabbi Loeb Heard.
fthOUl y. 1. bOeD eXQldlIleQ tIle
Jewish people would join with other
faiths in the worldwide fight for
peace.
The Catholic desire for the elinni-
nation Of war was expressed by Rev.
L. J. Shehan Of st. Patrick's Church,
representing Most Rev Michael j.
Curley. Archbishop of Baltimore.
Peace will come after idealization
of war on the part of the populace
has been done away with. Rev John
Keating Cartwright Of the Church
of the Immaculate Conception de-
clared.
Division Is Deplored.
As long as there is a division Of the
three great religions we cannot hope
for peace, declared Dr. William Sheafe
Chase, president of the International
Reform Federation, but there Is no
reason for them to be divided in this
instance" he added.
Rev. Howard Stone Anderson. pastor
of the First Congregational Church,
urged all peace lovers to work for
effective application of the Kellogg
peace pact.
Rev. Rufus D. Bowman, pastor OF
the Church Of the Brethren, led In the
reading Of the litany for human
brotherhood.
Evening star., 1937-02-01
FARMER DISAPPEARS
FISHING IN VIRGINIA
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WARRENTON, Va, February l.
Mason McClannahan, about SIS, prom
tnent farmer living near Fauquier
Springs. was believed drown yesterday
while fishing in Great Run.
A son, Chester, fishing downstream,
said he heard his father call, and
called in answer. Receiving no re-
sponse, the son hurried to where his
father had been and found no trace
of him or his tackle. He said he be-
lieved his father fell from the bank
into the stream.
The elder man was said to have
suffered from heart trouble.
Volunteer firemen and other citi-
Hens of Warrenton began q search
for the body.
Evening star., 1937-02-01
AIR HYGIENE GROUP
URGES HEALTH PLAN
Fight on Silicosis and Other 0c.
cupational Diseases Would
Include Examination.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, February IA
health program, including pre-
employment examinations of workers
exposed to industrial dusts, was rec
commended today by the Medical
Committee Of the Air Hygiene Foun-
dation Of America to combat silicosis
and other occupational diseases.
The organization also disclosed what
It learned from a worldwide review
OF silicosis and allied diseases.
In recommending projects for
medical research, the committees re-
port said:
There IS no phase of employe
health which concerns the employer
more than does the question of dust
diseases, and the ever increasing ex-
tent to which the employees health
is being made a responsibility of the
employer demands that every avail.
able opportunity for increasing our
knowledge be explored"
The study was conducted by the
committee under the supervision Of
its chairman, DR.. A. j. LAMA Of New
York, international authority on oc-
cupatlonal disease.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-10-15
SONGS THAT LIVE

A little more than 100 years ago there
was born near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
Stephen Collins Foster, whose best known
songs have stirred the emotions of four
generations, and live today in the hearts
of his countrymen as do those of no other
American.
Millions who have sung and heard
them never knew the name of their author,
who was of quiet and retiring disposition,
delicate as child and never robust.
He began writing songs at the age of
IS, and by the time he was 20 his COM
positions had gained considerable favor.
He wrote in all about 125 songs of which
the most famous have Southern setting,
although he was born, lived and died in
the North.
Among Fosters songs which had
universal appeal may be mentioned "Old
Black Joe,'' "Old Folks at Home"
"Massas in the Cold, Cold Ground, and
the exquisite vocal quartette "Come Where
My Love Lies Dreaming" These and others
have been popular on both sides of the.
Atlantic and their words have been trans
lated into many tongues. Great musicians
Incorporated several of these melodies into
elaborate concert fantasies. ~ g div r.
Foster wrote both words and music
of his songs, which made an epoch in pop
uIar music. He died in poverty in New
York in 1864, but his plaintive, haunting
melodies seem destined for Immortality.
magnificent memorial, costing half
a million dollars, was recently erected
near his birthplace.