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The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-12
CYCLONE IN INDIA KILLS
 25, HURTS 45

CALCUTTA, India, March 12.- Twenty-Five persons have been kill ed and 45 injured in a cyclone on a tea plantation in the Dibrugarh district.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-12
PEERS VOTE BILLION.FOR
 FIGHT, CHINA

TOKYO, March 12-T'he House of Peers has passed the supple mentary Military Budget for $l,- 40l .650.0O0 to meet the expense of the continued war in China.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-12

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The Washington times., 1938-03-26
Swing Revue
At Howard

Rhythm is really exploited in
the fast-stepping musical revue,
Swing In Rhythm" W h ic h
opened at the Howard Theater
yesterday.
Following a bang of an open
ing chorus, featuring IA dancing
Sepias, the Three Eddies take
the floor and get off some swing
ing tap dancing. The boys are
good and get a big hand. Gus,
Eddie and Bob, a vocal trio just
back from Europe, are the tops
and are well received in their
first appearance here.
Cliff Wayne and company, an
Indian quartet, gives the red
mans idea of swing. The two
boys are natural tappers, while
the girl is a toe dancer of merit
and the mother a vocal artist.
Low Hite and Stanley take the
cake for comics. Stanley stands
over seven feet in heighJh, while
Low is a midget. The team has
recently appeared in pictures.
Coleridge Davis Band furnishes
the music while Pigmeat Mark
ham and Crackshot Hackley,
blackface, handle the comedy.
On the screen, Swing Your
Lady, is featured with Louise
Fazenda and Humphrey Bogart.
W.R,
The Washington times., 1938-03-26
"GoIdwyn FoIIies" Held Over
At LoeW's Palace

indeed, "mow 'em down." gar
nering most of the laughs, which
may be a way of saying that
the Ritz brothers are, as usual,
not so funny. In fact, one skit,
which they inserted, is the only
Objectionable bit in the show.
Once again Adolphe Menjou
pcrtrays the fastidious director,
who knows how to confer faVorS
for favorS received. Helen Jep-
son, blond opera star, sings sew
eraI arias and a lifting song or
two, which are decidedly high
lights. Andrea Leeds, who step
ped to stardom via "Stage Door,"
is the small town girl who turns
in a very satisfactory perform
ance. Then Kenny Baker, of
radio fame, takes the lead as
the singing gondolier, and Phil
Baker completes a cast which
rates top-notch in every count.
A tame recital of Captain
Kids buried treasure, a color
cartoon and comprehensive news
flashes make the Palace bill
one which should not be over
locker. H. K.
The Washington times., 1938-03-26

Adapted from the novel
"Idyl'S End" by Claude Anet,
the Belasco cinema, Mayer
ling" presents for a second week
its apocryphal version of the
twiStful love affair between the
Baroness Marie Vetsera and the
Archduke Rudolph of Austria.
Mystery of how the two lovers
met death in a snowbound hunt
ing lodge on the Austrian
border is as intriguing a subject
on the screen as it has ever been
in the history books, or any of
its many stage versions.
Charles Boyer gives a SYM
pathetic treatment to the role
of Rudolph, which while in con-
tradiction to the HapsburgianS
actual character, is nevertheless
a compelling and moving por-
trait. AS played by the actor he
The Washington times., 1938-03-26
'MoyerIing' Held at BeIosco

is a figure more sinned against
than SHINING and more a victim
of political intrigue than his
own shortcomings.
The film departs from the
usual explanation of a murder
engineered for purposes of state
and offers a suicide pact as the
solution to the tragic enigma Of
Mayerling.
Danielle Darrieux brings her
decorative essence and a
sweetly poignant manner to the
enactment of the Inflated bar
oness. She plays the youthful
enamorato with intelligence and
sense of the unalterable
doom surrounding the char
acter.
The narrative has taken lib
critics with the historical Incl
dents preceding the tragic cul-
mination and in many instances
is analogous to the recent
SimpSon-Windsor romance.
The Washington times., 1938-03-26

Goodwin Follies" in techni-
color continues for a second
week at Loew's Palace Theater.
The "technicolor," despite a
galaxy of stars. is the most i'm
portant feature of this elabor-
ate musical. No film to date has
Appropriated the beauty and
charm which distinguishes this
Goldywn extravaganza. The rich.
the dainty, the striking color
ings, whichever the scenes de-
mand, are such as to set the
highest standard in this phase
of the motion picture industry.
zorina, artist supreme of the
of the dance, centers some of
the most colorful and delight
full sequences in a picture re-
plete with the finest entertain
nlent. Several numbers in which
this graceful artist appears are
as good as any Hollywood has
produced. The American ballet
assists.
Charlie Mccarthy and Edgar
Bergen lend comedy of a clean
and amusing variety. They do,
The Washington times., 1938-03-26

wrong and sure that he'll come
back and apologize, she waits
an entire year for him to return
from a Northern trip, only to
learn upon his arrival that he'd
married a girl from New York.
jules attempts to win Dillar
back from his Yankee bride and
her campaign to provoke Can
trell into fighting a duel turn
even her family against her.
But the outbreak of the yellow
fever provides the story with a
tense climax that makes it
possible for the finally repent
ent Julie to redeem herself.
GOOD STAGE SHOW
Bette Davis provides Julie
with a sincere touch in this
highly romanticized portrait of
New Orleans. She is sensitive,
and emotional. plays the role
with such a care-free reckless
ness she forfeits every ounce of
audience appeal. Which, 1 pre-
sumo, was the intent.
Henry Fonda, George Brent,
Fay BANTER, Spring Byington
and Henry O'Neill serve excel
lently the other important roles
and William Wyler's direction
is thoroughly satisfactory, bar
ring his propensity for too fire.
quent close-ups.
1t is a good stage show that
Harry Anger has provided to
work in front of the amber
lighted windows and white COL
umns of an attractive mansion.
Headliners are the Radio
RogueS, whose fleeing impress
sionS of celebrities from the
stage, radio and Hollywood, run
from President Roosevelt to
Clark Gable, from Eddie Robin
son to Ben Bernie. The boys
have a flair for mimicry, forfeit
class by resorting to dialogue
that could stand refining.
Tess Gardella as the buxom
Nanny that is Aunt Jemima,
sings and trucks; the Lathrop
Brothers and Virginia Lee have
a fine dancing act; the Bala-
banows make music with &C
cordionS, and mix in a little
stepping, and the Three Reding-
tons call their acrobatic act
Jumping for JOY" which it is.
The newsreel completes an ex-
cellent program.
The Washington times., 1938-03-26

While the United States lies
in peril of possible war, the
Trans-Lux brings pictures of
the European conflicts that
threaten our safety.
There is included scenes of
the Lithuania-Polan dispute,
Hitler's march on Vienna and
his speech on arrival, which is
countered by one of Schusch-
nigg's; the Spanish conflict,
Frances preparedness and the
emergency session of the Brit
iSh cabinet.
Touring the world in this
time of strife can be seen Her.
bert Hoover on his stop in Po-
land.
The lighter side is presented
by George Bernard Shaw'S toast
to himself and Germany pre-
The Washington times., 1938-03-26
Robinson, Star
At the Met

"A Slight Case of Murder"
starring Edward G.. Robinson,
gets a second week in the down.
town sector as was expected,
for this is Eddie with his tongue
in his cheek and new trick
up his sleeve.
1t seems there was a beer
baron who changed his tactics
by going into the beer business
legitimately; he ordered his
gang to park their guns, to put
on fresh shirts and try working
for a living; he put his whole
fortune into a brewery, but
made the very simple error of
not Sampling his own goods; it
was bad beer, it wouldn't sell,
he was harried by his bankers,
he was desperate and then he
took his own brew and found
out what the trouble was;
sounds silly, but its packed with
laughter, ranking with the lead
ers in farce comedy.
There is a love motif, of
course, with Jane Bryan and
Willard Parker holding hands;
he's a millionaire without ambi-
ton, but the daughter of Eddie
is a chip off the old block and
she makes her prospective huS-
band get a job; funny he should
get his start as a motorcycle
cop, which was little thorn to
Eddie who put thumbs down on
such a match, but there is Ed
dies wife, Ruth Donnelly, to
take a hand, and everybody
eventually becomes happy about
the whole thing and you have
that relaxed feeling which a
good laugh evokes.
Damon Runyon authored "a
Slight Case of Murder" and
Lloyd Bacon directed; beside
the aforementioned players
there is that very amusing Allen
Jenkins and a clever youngSter,
Bobby Jordan.
Added features include an in
spring story of the California
redwoodS, those ageleSS giants
of the Western forests, an up-to-
the minute showing of pictured
news and a music reel in which
Mike Riley remember "the-
music-g o e s-round-a n d-round"?
tunes up again.
It's a good show! You'll like
it! K. Y.
The Washington times., 1938-03-26

over by an apprehensive aunt,
she wilfully insists upon having
her own way and ignores the
genteel rules of conduct, as
prescribed by Godey'S Lady'S
Book.
So it is that when. against
the warnings of her fiance, her
aunt and her guardian, she at
tends a Mardi GraS ball in a
flaming red gown instead of in
the conventional white, she not
only scandalizes the entire
community, but also causes the
Serious-minded young banker
to break their engagement.
Too proud to admit she was
The Washington times., 1938-03-26
New Program for Trons-Lux

pairing chocolate Dummies for
Easter.
The sports are held in the
linelight with scenes of tennis,
water polo, hockey, Tommy
Farr and his bride, wrestling,
New York Golden Gloves tour
nament and Kentucky Derby
favorites with the birthday of
the veteran Man O. War.
A Pluto" animated cartoon,
an interesting color travelogue
of the Malayan jungles and it's
quaint customs coupled with
a stranger-than-fiction short
and comical tombstone inscrip-
tions round out an extremely
interesting program. R. H. S.
The Washington times., 1938-03-26
Henie Is Star
At Columbia

While Happy Landings" at
the Columbia possesses a story
that hass been seen many times,
it is light and airy. There is
just enough of each phase Of
motion picture types, such as
musical, drama, comedy and
the ability of Sonia Henie as a
skater, to smoothly blend into
a finely finished product.
When Cesar Romero and
Ethel Norman flash on the
screen there is comedy of the
highest caliber, with Wally
Vernon assisting as a punch
drunk" stooge.
Miss Henie adds another
triumph to her list with her
portrayal of a Scandinavian
taken in by the attentions of an
orchestra leader playboy, and
comes to this country in search
of him.
Sonia Henie, with Happy
Landings, has established her.
self firmly in the inner circle,
being both lovely as well as
talented in her dramatic work,
which affords Don Ameche a
splendid opportunity to show
his worth again.
A Pete Smith speciality,
"AudioscopikS," assiSted by
colored glasses issued on the
house, present the third dimen-
sion in pictures, while Willie
Howard stars in a short entitled
"PlaV RoV No r IT 8
The Washington times., 1938-03-26
Snow Whites
Seventh Week

And here goes the only re-
manning record not already
broken by Walt Disney's Snow
White and the Seven Dwarfs"::
the picture remains for its sew
enth week at the Fifteenth
Street Theater.
Incidentally this gives a week
for each of the seven dwarfs-
Dopey. Grumpy, Doc, Happy,
Sneezy, Sleepy and Bashful.
That is something in itself,
thinks the management of the
Keith Theater.
A new March of Time" makes
the second edition of this inter-
eSting film subject to be shown
during the run OF Snow
White"
In the new issue of Time"
but two subjects are included.
These, however, are exceptional
ly timely. The subjects are
titled. arms and the League,
described as a vivid piece of re-
porting on the sacrifice of Brit
aims Anthony Eden and the
turning point in an eighteen
year peace drama whose stage
Is the world and whose end
seemingly points to war; the
second subject is Brain Trust
Island" reported as the unor-
thodoX of all New Deal expert
ments-the Transformation of
Florida's remote and bankrupt
Key West into the nations first
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS hot spot.
The Washington times., 1938-03-26
MOVIE
CLOCK

EARLE II Bette Davis, George
Brent, "Jezebel," 1850 a. m,
1875, 4:20, ITO, 9:55 p. m.
Stage, Tess Gardella," 1910,
$3.50, 6:15, 9:05 p. m.
METROPOLITAN - Edward G.
Robinson, Jane Bryan, "a
Slight Case of Murder" 1875
a. M, 1885, 3:35, $40, TAO,
9:45 p. m.
CAPITOL-Randolph Scott, Shir-
ley Temple, "Rebecca of Sunny
brook Farm" II a. m, LAS,
4::30, 1920, 1905 p. m. Stage,
1885, $40, sos, 1855 p. m.
PALACE-Andrea Leeds, Helen
Jepson, zorina, Goodwin Fol
lies" 11:10 a. m, LAS, 4:20,
7, 9:35 p. m.
COLUMBIA-Sonja Henie, Don
Ameche, Happy Landing"
1850 a. m, 2:20, 4:45, tbs,
9:45 p. m.
RKO KEITH'S-"Snow White, ;"
1l:5U a. m, LOU, SOU, o:oU,
7:50, $50 p. m. March IF
Time" 1870 a. M, 1870, $3.50,
$50, 7:30, $3.50 p. m.
BELASCO-Danielle Darrieux,
Charles Boyer, ''Mayerling,"
1850 a. M, 1:50, $3.50, $50.
7:50, $50 p. m.
LITLE-Charlie Chaplin, Mod
ern Times" 1875 a. m, 1875,
3:35, 5:35, 7:35, 9:35 p. m.
TRANSlLUX-News and shorts,
from 10 a. m. to midnight. rs
minutes each show.
HOWARD-Humphrey Bogart,
Louise Fazenda, Swing Your
Lady" 1890, 3:55, 7:05, 1910
p. m. Stage, Swinging in
Rhythm" 2:40, $50, 9:l0 p. m.
The Washington times., 1938-03-26
"JEZEBEL" AT EARLE
Bette Davis as q Dixie Belle
Is Bright Star Of Story Of
The Deep South
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

Mansion in the Southland is keynote of the Eare's
show the being filled with "Jezebe' and New Or
leans of the sos the stage featuring lawn party
against real Dixie setting.
This "Jezebel" made from the Owen Davis play in which
Miriam Hopkins starred briefly Broadway will stir
with of Scarlet OHara and Gone With the
Wind
For julie played by Bette Davis is wful and perverse
Scarett likes to do unconventional things and the
code of living prescribed for gentle folks in the deep South
The Washington times., 1938-03-26
SHIRLEY TEMPLES LATEST
Prize Comedy
Monday at
National

you Can't Take 1t With YOU"
the comedy that has kept New
York and Chicago in stitches
for the year will come to the
National Theatre on Monday
night.
The cast is the one that has
been playing in Chicago. In
its central role, that of a quaint,
lovable old philosopher remi-
niscent of Frank Bacon's Light
nin'," Washington audiences
will see Aldrich Bowker Sue
cess has come to him, as it came
to Bacon, late in life.
Written by Moss Hart and
George S. kaufman, You Can't
Take T. With You" was ad-
judged the best play produced
in 1887 and as such was awarded
the annual Pulitzer prize. Sam
H. Harris is its producer.
Besides Mr.. Bowker, the cast
includes Eva Condor, Charlotte
Walker, Bobbe Arnst, Margaret
Callahan, Frederick Forester.
Emma Bunting, William Ro-
selle, Henry Richards, Ross
Hertz, MUM Seroff. Ham Tree
Harrington, Frank Tweddell,
Cynthia Blake, Bert Gardner,
Frances Williams, William
Phinney, James Sherman and
Mel Benstock.
The Washington times., 1938-03-26
Wrong Way.

Richard Greene, brought from
England to be starred opposite
Loretta Young in -Four Men
and a Prayer" has been having
traffic trouble. Moving into a
new apartment near the studio,
he started for work and ended
up at the beach, later finding
out that he has passed within
three blocks of the studio.
The Washington times., 1938-03-26

ReDecca.
That self.reliant little miss,
Shirley Temple, now going on
nine, plays the modern RE
becca" and while she has
heightened out since her last
picture, she still has all the
charm and dimpled loneliness
that has made her Americas
favorite film star.
SINGS SEVERAL SONGS
In her earlier pictures
Shirley's talents we're about
equally divided between song
and dance entertainment. She
was rapidly developing under
the guidance of beaming Bill
Robinson into a great little
"hoofer." In Rebecca, however,
she gets more of an opportunity
TO display her vocal talents. And
while her voice is not much
more robust than it was a year
ago, she has a way of putting
over a song that many adult
singers might envy. She does
several new numbers and a med
ley of her old ones, including
1.-THE Good Ship Lollipop."
AS for the dance routnies, she
has only one, a military step,
but it is perfect. This she does
logged out like a drum major
with her old mentor, Bill Rob
inson. 1t makes a grand finale
for an altogether delightful pic
ture.
The story of the modern RE
becca" is briefly that of the eff
forts to get Shirley away from
the watchful eye of her Aunt
Miranda of Sunnybrook Farm
to appear on a national radio
hook-up as Americas sweetheart
and the efforts of a rival radio
chain to steal her.
Shirley gets more than ade-
quate support from Randolph
Scott, as the radio executive;
Helen Wesley, as Aunt Miranda;
Slim Summerville, Gloria Stuart
and Jack Haley.
THE STAGE BILL
An deliberately staged revue
is Count Berni Vici'S Spices of
1888" which is the vaudeville
feature of the Capitol this week.
An elevated stage with color
full lighting effects is utilized
to present several of the acts
in spectacular fashion, with an
all-girl swing orchestra playing
below.
The most elaborate scene is a
living jewel box with three or
four seminude statues adorn-
ing a revolving stage.
SpecialtieS include, songs by
John Paul Jones, baritone; tap
dancing by Doris Dupont, q Gel.
lophane star dance by Roberta,
a powder puff dance by Adye
Allyn Dore; Dave Tanner, pan
feminist; Wally Brown and
midget sized Annette AmeS a
comedy team, and Taras and
Master, an adagio duo. Prob,
ably the best act is the dexter
Gus acrobatic stunts of a brother.
and-SiSter team who offer a
novelty by doing handsprings
on roller skates.
An interesting newsreel com.
pleteS the program.
The Washington times., 1938-03-26

ARRESTING STUDY
Engaged to marry Preston
billiard, a seriouS-minded young
banker, as played by Henry
Fonda; coquetting with Buck
Cantrell, a dashing gallant
about-town, as enacted by
George Brent, and fluttered
The Washington times., 1938-03-26
Shirley empIe as "Rebecco"
Offers Best Performance
Of Juvenile Career

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm produced by Doth Cen
turyFox and now showing at the Capitol Theater bears
little resemblance to the stock company favor toured
the provinces for In fact the name is about
the only thing that's been retained the 1898 version Of
The Washington times., 1938-03-26

Lawn Party Revue" on Stage Presents
A Wealth Of Lively Entertainment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-28
Crisis in France

Americans need only recall certain
events during the Michigan automo-
bile labor war to visualize the crisis
France now faces. The climax is due
Wednesday. when the General FEEDER
alton Of Labor plans a one-day gen.
eral strike against Premier Daladier's
determination to modify the forty
hour-week law, notably in the arma-
ments industry. Not only is there
involved, in the cabinets view, the
political question whether there are
to be two French governments
Of the responsible ministry and that
of organized labor. At stake also is
an underlying issue of even more
formidable magnitude, namely,
whether France can remain a de-
mocracy or must drift, at first
through the innocuous technique of
government by decree, into authori-
tartan dictatorship.
The Premier has taken drastic
steps to forestall, and, If possible, to
crush the general strike. Having al
ready smashed strikes among miners,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-28
Boundaries and the Law

The proposal of District Commits
sioner Melvin c. Hazen for a confer
ence OF officials of the District of
Columbia, Maryland and Virginia
with a view to co-ordinating law en-,
forcement work of the three jurisdic-
lions merits serious consideration.
Boundary barriers should be elimi-
mated as far as possible in the investi-
CATION and apprehension of law vio-
lators, for the mutual benefit of the
closely knit communities in the whole
metropolitan area.
Co. operation of Washington's
neighboring suburbs is essential, for
example, if there is to be successful
cleanup Of the crime spawning
numbers racket in this vicinity. The
new law strengthening enforcement
OF the policy ban in Washington has
proved reasonably effective in driv-
ing ringleaders of the game" beyond
the Districts borders-but not far
enough beyond. The big shots" ap-
pear to have found safe haven just
across the boundaries, from which
points they have found it convenient
to continue their operations in Wash
ington by remote control. One of the
larger syndicates discovered the ad-
vantage of this manner of control
years ago, establishing itself in
Prince Georges County before the
new numbers law was thought of.
1t still thrives, due apparently to the
apathy of county law enforcement
officials.
Just as Washington police perforce
must stand within the Districts
boundaries and watch the gaming
racket flourish just out of their
reach, so must they halt their pursuit
of traffic and other minor law
violators at the city's legal limits.
To meet this dilemma, Mr..
Hazen has indicated he may re-
vive agitation for a so-called "hot
pursuit" law, under which Mary
land and Virginia could deputize
Washington police officers for emer-
gency pursuit Of violators fleeing
into Maryland or Virginia. Another
suggestion worth discussing at an
interjurisdictional parley is that nom
resident traffic violators be permitted
to leave their driving permits in lieu
of cash collateral. There are a num-
Der Of other problems that well might
be threshedsout at a tripartite con-
ference, to the advantage of all
parties concerned Commissioner
Hazen can render the citizens of the
Capital area a distinct service by
assuming active leadership of the
movement to unity and harmonic
law enforcement work on both sides
Of the District line.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-28
Historic Slot Machines

From time to time there have been
a number of complaints about slot
machines in Alexandria. Players
have protested that the. supposedly
impartial equalizers of wealth ex-
hibited total lack of form, paying
of infrequently, with a distinctly
audible mechanical groan of regret,
and even then always to the wrong
man. Owners and lessees of the ma
chimes were annoyed, to put it mildly,
by their frequent confiscation. They
were anathema to the Church. And
yet, strange to say, the very first slot
machines originated in Alexandria,
and were sponsored by the clergy as
means of salvation for the popu-
lace
Much as this statement may be
doubted, 1t is absolutely true. The
time was rather remote-nineteen
hundred years ago, in fact. The
Alexandria in question was, and still
is, located in the land of Egypt. 1t
was the residence of a Well-known
mathematician named Hero, whose
fame rests partly upon his knowl-
edge of how to extract square roots,
and partly upon his ability to extract
coin from his contemporaries, which
he proved by inventing the first slot
machine.
Let it not be supposed, however,
that the young bloods of Alexandria
congregated around these novelties
as a pastime, frittering away their
substance with vain shouts of Come
on, you three cherries! Line up!" and
no one ever acquired a pocket full of
piasters by hitting the jack pot. Such
added attractions were centuries in
the future, because Hero's contriv-
ance sold holy water The slot ma
chine has certainly strayed far from
its original purpose.