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Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28

battery of light artillery on ar
mored trucks. The moment the 10
comotive arrived the Nationalist be-
gan Shelling The railway and the
highway. The Loyaist abandoned
the train and tanks.
Nationalist 30 millimeter naval
guns also wrecked the enemy posi-
tions near Pieocebre.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28
Carcasses of Graded
Steers 10 Be Shown

Carcasses of the best and poorest
steers graded at demonstration
meeting last week, will be exhibited
at the Pacific Land and Cattle COM
pany at Imperial Tuesday morning
at 10 o'clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28

saying that "ful agreement has
been reached on all points discussed"
at today's meeting.
The delegations will meet again
tomorrow at 1920 am. to resume
discussion on a prospective union
closer than anything since the
dramatic days of 1914.
The military alliance will be sig
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28
BRITISH, FRENCH
AGREE TO FIGHT,
WORK TOGETHER

LONDON April 2S. (UP)-British and French states
men swiftly reached full agreement all points of today
conversations designed to formulate virtual alliance in
peace time in
At the conclusion of the talks communique issued
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28
REBELS WIPE OUT
ENTIRE BRIGADE
IN CLOSE BATTLE

HENDAYE, April 2S. (UP) - Spanish Nationalist
forces wiped out the 22nd Loyas brigade in battle of
hand grenades north of Casteon de la Pana today while
warshps off the Mediterranean shore shattered Loyast
coastal defenses and halted communications along the
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28
WEATHER

data complied by observers for
the official United states weather
bureau station mt El Centro.b
Maximum Wednesday ........---..-.. "
Minimum Thursday ...........-.--..... %
Reading at Noon Thursday
Temperature -...........-...............--.- 80
Humidity ...-.-..-..--..--.-.-......-. n
Reading at ) am. Thursday
Temperature -.-.---....--..-.-..-.....-...-.. DO
Humidity ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 90
Reading at pm. Wednesday
Temperature ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 30
Humidity ....-..-................--..... 81
Los Angeles and vicinity Unset
tied Thursday night and Friday
with showers Thursday night;
seasonable temperature with little
change; moderate southeast to
southwest wind. westerly on coast.
Southern California Unsettl-
ed Thursday night and Friday
Showers west portion Thursday
night Moderate temperatures.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-04-28
KEEP 1T PRIVATE.

KEEP IT PRIVATE.
No need of asking friends or
relatives to assist, when you need
a cash Loan. Come directly to
us-confidentially. And confident
lyl Our Personal Loans plan pro-
yides all the friendliness you could
wish for in a financial service.
But more 1t is businesslike in
its helpful, fair terms, its quick
response. Stop in and learn.
The Washington times., 1938-09-21
MILES STANDISH|
DESCENDANT Isl
dead HERE At So
Long in Service of U. S.;
Funeral Friday

Funeral services for Leon St.
Leger Standish, So, a descendant
of Miles Standish, who died yester-
day at his home, 422 Newton Pl.
N. W., will be conducted at 2::30
Friday afternoon at the Wallace
Memorial United Presbyterian
Church, New Hampshire Avenue
and Randolph st. N. w. DR.. C. E.
Hawthorne, pastor of the church,
will officiate. Burial will be in
Rock Greek Cemetery.
20 YEARS IN U. s. SERVICE
Employed in the Government
service for more than % years, Mr..
Standish recently made applica-
ton for retirement because of ill
ness. He had been confined to his
bed for the past six weeks and had
been in poor health for four years,
suffering from a heart ailment.
Mr.. Standish came to Washing
ton from Kittery, Me-, 26 years
ago. In Kttery he spent two
years with a branch Of the General
Accounting Office of the Navy De.
partment. In Washington he be.
came an employe of the Navy De-
partment and latter was trans.
ferred to the Department of Agrl.
culture.
ADMINISTRATIVE POST
At the time OF his death, he held
the position of administrative as.
sistant in the food and drug divi-
sion Of the Department Of AgricuI.
ture. His retirement had not yet
become effective. Mr.. Standish
was born in North Clarendon,
Vt.
His survivors are his wife, Mrs.
Dogma s. Standish; three daugh-
ters, Mrs. Jesesie Miles Shaw and
Mrs. Myrtle C. Garner, of this city,
and Mrs. Olive r. Edwards, Of
Roanoke, Va, and two grandchil-
dren, Patricia j. Shaw and Linda
StandiSh Shaw.
The Washington times., 1938-09-21
RITES IN TEXAS
FOR E, STEPHENS

The body of Edward Stephens,
81, retired geologiSt, who died yes
terday at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. M. j. Hause, at 5463
Thirtieth Pl. N. w., will be taken
to StraWn, Tex, for funeral serv-
ices and interment in the family
burial plot.
Mr.. Stephens, whose wife died
II years ago, moved to Washing
ton from Strawn two years ago.
For the last several years he had
been in poor health. Born in Eng
land, Mr.. Stephens came to the
United States as a boy. He was a
member of the Masonic order.
In addition to his daughter,
who is the wife of a mathematics
instructor at Hine Junior High
School, survivors include two sons,
Edward, jr., of Ranger, Tex, and
AlviS, of Portsmouth, Va; a sister,
Miss Marie Stephens, Of Beau
mont, Tex, and a brother, Frank
Stephens, of Denver, Col.
The Washington times., 1938-09-21

fascinating place to work come tc
our ears The click Of dozens
Of typewriters, the calls for copy
boys, the teletype machines, tele
graph instruments, the constant
ringing of the telephones and the
rolling Of the big presses it is
all combined to make the news.
paper symphony.
But what of the FIRST news.
papers &. g. how do they compare?
Back in the dark ages the news,
such as it was, was carved in
STONE. Gould you imagine the
sports department of today carv.
ing out an extra on the latest box
ing contest o football game? What
Q racket it would make if the re-
write boys all started "chiseling"
on their slabs of granite at the
same time and what a chance the
copy desk would have to cut our
copy down with a sledge hammer.
CARVED IN STONE
Many years ago the citizens Of
Assyrian and Babylonian cities
read their news items on the street
corners from stones they had
carved This was about the year
700 B. C. and might be termed the
first newspaper.
The modern newspaper, how
ever, made its bow to the Venetian
public around 1857, our Question
Box" tells us, and consisted Of sew
eral sheets on which news was
WRITTEN. They were called
"Gazettes. They were not for
sale but you were allowed to read
one on the street corner on pay
ment Of a small coin called Ca
Eetta." Therefore the name. These
~GazetteS" were soon copied in
many larger European cities.
BOSTON FIRST
The first real newspaper pub
iished in England was the Weekly
News, which appeared in 1922.
Boston, Mass, claims the distinc-
tion of publishing the first Ameri-
can newspaper, on September Is,
1890, and it lasted only one issue
for the government suppressed it.
When we listen to the noise Of
0 modern newspaper plant Of to-
day we are thankful they have
changed their methods. If we
were still using the old Babylonian
system of carving in stone some
body might try to speed up pro-
duction by using an electric drill.
Right now we are going to
carve one more paragraph just to
remind our shipmates that Friday
night the "Old Skipper" is going
to open Branch Club No. 8 at
Riverdale, Md, at Sidney Lust'S
Milo Theater. Many of our WJSV
shipmateS will be on hand for a
good time. Until we meet again
tomorrow in this column Ship
Alloy. THE OLD SKIPPER.
The Washington times., 1938-09-21

AAA until last March when she
became i'll.
A native Of Washington, Miss
Kline was born on September 16,
1901. She was the daughter Of
Inspector Edwin M. Kline, Of the
United States immigration Serv-
ice, and of Mrs. Mary L. Thompson
Kline. Miss Kline was graduated
from Central High School.
Active in the social work Of the
Eldbrooke Church, Miss Kline also
was charter member of the Alpha
Chapter, Tau Beta Phi Sorority;
a member of Livingstone Manor
Chapter, D. A. r.; Ellen Spencer
Tent, No. l, Daughters of Union
Veterans Of the Civil War. She
had been a sunday school teacher
for a number of year.
The Washington times., 1938-09-21
Miss Kline
Funeral at
EldbrOOke

The funeral Of Miss Catherine
L. Kline, 81, active clubwoman and
former employe Of the American
Automobile Association, was held
today at 2 o'clock at the Eldbrooke
Methodist Episcopal Church, with
the Rev. Walter F. Michael, pastor,
officiating. Burial followed in Rock
Creek Cemetery.
Miss Kline, who died Sunday at
her home, 5426 Forty-first st. N.
w., had been an employe Of the
The Washington times., 1938-09-21
Funeral Directors
Deaths
Auction Sales
ADAM A. wEsCHLER & SON, Auctioneer


TRUSTEES SALE OF Two-sToRY BRICK
DWELLING, SEVEN ROOMS AND
BATH, NO. TIA FAIRMoNT STREET,
N. W.
By virtue Of a decd Of trust recorded
in Liber No. $3.50. folio 95. ct sea-, one
of the land records of the District of
Columbia, and at the request Of party Sc
cured thereby, the undersigned trustees
will offer for sale by public auction, in
THIRD DAY OF OCTOBER 1898, AT
THREE O'CLOCK P. M, the following
described property in the District of Co
lumbia, to-wit: Lot 131 in Square 1854,
according to subdivision made by Harry
A. Kite. as per plat recorded in the Office
of the Surveyor for the District of Column
bia in Liber 10 at folio 1873. Subject to
the right of redemption by the makers of
the aforesaid deed of trust, their heirs and
assigns, within period Of sixty days
from the date Of sale, not excluding Sun"
days and holidays, as provided in said
deed of trust. Subject to any and all liens
created by conditional bills of sale for
heating and other equipment, il any. and
overdue water rentals. All other taxes
and assessments to be adjusted to date
of transfer of title.
TERMS OF SALE: One-third Of the
purchase-money to be paid in cash. balance
in equal installments, represented by prom
issory notes of purchaser payable in one
and two years, with interest at 5 per cent
per annum from day of sale, payable semi
annually, secured by first deed of trust
upon property sold, or all cash. at option
of purchaser. A deposit of $4,000 re-
quired of purchaser at sale. Examination
of title, conveyancing. recording, revenue
stamps and notarial fees at cost of pur-
chaser. Terms to be complied with within
ten days from expiration of redemption
period otherwise trustees reserve the right
to resell property at risk and cost of de-
faulting purchaser. after five days adver-
tisement of such resale in some newspaper
published in Washington. D. c., or deposit
may be forfeited, or without forfeiting
deposit trustees may avail themselves of
any legal or equitable rights against de-
faulting purchaser.
CHARLES A. JONES,
PAUL ]. FRIZZELL,
sept .21 ,23 ,27, 80 ;oct.3. Trustees.
The Washington times., 1938-09-21

ALINE, CATHERINE Lon Sunday, Sep
tember 1S, 1888, at her residence, 5426
Forty-first Street Northwest, CATH
ERNIE L. KLINE. beloved daughter of
Mary L. and Edwin M Kline. Remains
resting at her late residence. Funeral
services from Eldbrooke M. E. Church.
Wisconsin Avenue and River Road
Northwest. on Wednesday, September 81.
1888. at 2 p. m. Relatives and friends
invited. lnterment in Rock Creek Gene
terry. Services by W. W. Chambers Com
pany.
The Washington times., 1938-09-21
Democrats Veto
AnV Endorsements

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Sept. 81.
Because there has been no pri-
mary for the special election for
city officials in November, the
Alexandria Democratic committee
announced today it will not in
dorse any candidate. Three men
are running for city attorney and
five men for city tax collector in
the special election.
The Washington times., 1938-09-21
ESchokE EnOPa6
Kidneys Must
(Iean0ulAcid S

Excess Acids and poisonous wastes in
your blood are removed chiefly thru o
million tiny delicate Kidney tubes or fill
neys or Bladder may cause Getting Up
Nights, Nervousness Leg Pains, Circles
Under Eyes, Dizziness Backache, Swollen
Ankles or Burning Passages. Help your
kidneys purify your blood with Cystex.
Usually the very first dose starts helping
your kidneys clean out excess acids. and
this soon may make you feel like new.
Under the money-back guarantee Cystex
must satisfy completely or cost nothing.
Get Cystex (siss-tex) today. Only Sc q
dose at druggists. The guarantee protects
you.
The Washington times., 1938-09-21
Dangerous Food
And Candy Seized

In an effort to safeguard the
nations health, large quantities
Of flours, meals, candies and "dan-
gerous" eyelash and eyebrow dyes
were seized by Federal Food and
Drug Administration investigators
last month as unmarketable.
The Washington times., 1938-09-21
Deaths
.HHA

HERBERT M.-On wednes-
ao.pts ffs Ssp'fmGsF aFsBERT NJ gSs HARMAN a o b
loved uncle of Mrs. Nancy Hoffman
Rumsay. of Baltimore, Md. Funeral
services from the W. W. Chambers Co.
funeral home, 14OO Chaplin ST. N. W.,
on Friday, September 49, at IL a. m.
Relatives and friends invited. Inter
ment Arlington National Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1938-09-21

BENJAMIN F.-on Monday,
September 10, 1898, BENJAMIN =.
KlRCHNER, beloved husband of Nettie
C. Kirchner, father of Lester r. and
Earl L. Kirchner and Mrs. Helen Espey.
Funeral services from the W. W. Cham
bers Co. funeral home, 1400 Chaplin st.
N. W., on Thursday, September 22, at
2 p. m. Relatives and friends invited.
1nterment Glenwood Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1938-09-21

the Question
Box" column a
regular weekly
feature Of the
club column.
AS We sit in
t h e editorial
room of the
Washi n G t o n
Times, pound
ing away at the
typewriter try
ing to think Of
an odd question
to answer the
n o i S e S that
make a news
naner. such a
The Washington times., 1938-09-21
Do This If You're
NERVOUS

Don't take chances on products you know
nothing about or rely on temporary relief
when there's need of good general system
Vegetable Compound, made especially fOs
aOonen from wholesome herbs and roots.
Let Pinkham's Compound help build up
more physical resistance and thus aid in
calming jangly nerves, lessen distress from
female functional disorders and make life
worth living.
For over 90 years one woman has told
another how to go "smiling thru" with
Pinkham's-over 1000, 900 women have
written in reporting glorious benefts-tt
MUST BE GOOD!
The Washington times., 1938-09-21
Commissioner Notices

oHoLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL
BOARD, Washington. D. c.. September
-, 1898, Notice IS hereby given that the
following persons have applied for licenses
under the District of Columbia Alcoholic
Beverage Control Act. that remonstrants
are entitled to be heard before the Erant-
ing of such licenses. and that hearing will
be had on such applications for licenses on
September 20, 1898. at 80 a. M. In
Room 221, District Building: 1749, Donni-
nick Caparrotta. Sr.. TIA Black and Gold
Restaurant, Retailers D., 1918 sth st.
s. E.. 1900, Jacob B. Uhrich, TIA Silver
Cafe, Retailers D., 1893 9TH St. N W.:
Quincy Place N. E.: 4312 W. NJ, Miner
and George Theo. Miller, TIA Little Har.
lem Grill, Retailers D., zoos 14th st.
N. W. GEORGE W. OFFUTT, AGNES X.
MASON ISAAC CANS. Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board
The Washington times., 1938-09-21
Births, Deaths,
Marriages
BIRTHS

Louis and Evangeline Richardson, boy.
Richard and Margaret Garrison, boy.
Evan and May Doolittle, boy.
Stewart and Thelma Bryce, boy.
Sherman and Edith Lloyd, boy.
Albert and Doris Adams, girl.
Harold and Grace Minnick, girl.
Rome and Lulu Copeland, boy.
Hugh and Helen Young, boy.
Albert and Helen Kosack, boy.
Wilbur and Eva Cummings, boy.
Charles and Elma Burgess, boy.
Louis and stella Pantos, boy.
Charles and Helen Miller. boy.
Roger and Marie Venable, girl.
Ray and Helen Layne, girl.
Amiel and Marian Gateau, girl,
Melvin and Anna Herbert, girl.
Warren and Dorothy Pond, girl.
Marion and Sarah Schultz, girl.
Bernard and Bessie Mann, girl.
Harry and Mildred Shinham, girl.
George and Genieve Harbaugh, girl.
william and Ruth Sonntag, boy.
Edward and Alice johnson, boy.
Francis and Miriam Arnold, boy.
Don and Alice Piper. boy.
Theodore and Mary Patterson. girl.
Frederick and Adele Kloss, girl.
Clarence and Elizabeth Lusby. boy.
Walter and Louise Stevens, boy.
Bruce and Dorothy Rice, boy.
Jesse and Laura Harrison, boy.
Joseph and Annie Diehl. boy.
James and Ellen Mcmahon. boy.
George and Rebecca Remer. girl.
John and Lillian Bowles, girl.
Milton and Erasmia Kitsoulis, girl.
Silvio and Helen Pisapia, girl.
Thomas and Virginia Davis, girl.
Ray and Myrtle williams, girl.
Robert and Omie Moore, girl
Robert and Mildred Uruters. girl.
DEATHS
Adelaide Weber. 76, 51S st. N. e.
Annie Cooper, ~, Gallinger Hospital.
Van Rosen Reinhold, 70, Gallinger Hos
pital,
David Parker, 90. 1s New York Ave.
N. w.
Ida May Greer. 81, s15 crittendsn St.
N. w.
James B. Ettridgs. IS, Walter Reed
Thomas James DUNCAN. 55. Gallinger
Elizabeth Titlaw. So. Providence Hos
Marion II. Downes. 40, Veterans Ad-
Louis B. Zoliy. Is. Providence Hos
Arthur F: Schneider. a. 2127 califOr-
mia St. N. w.
Charles Ben Downes. As. Providence
Minnie Lively. 40, GaIlinger Hospital
Catherine L. Kline, 81, 542S Forty-first
Erie F. Sears, ~, 1915 Emerson st..
N. E.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Charles 4: Beard @ IT,. jg a. FoSkT!Ile Re-, 6ns
necticut Ave. N. W.
Jack J. zimel, "a. 1928 Twenty-seventh
Ct. N. W., and Gertrude Hellman, "a
Iowa.
James F. Jenkins 81. Brandy, Va,
and Ethel N. Roleford. 1S. Sperryville,
Gayle c. copenhaver. 28 1904 G St.
n. W., and Marjorie N. Herrold. 21'
1900 H st. N. W.
Everett R. Rosenburg, S5. Petersburg,
Y. r.. and Ruth D. Stuart, rs. 1907 Trini-
lad Ave. N. E.
James A. McCausland, 81. Arlington,
Va. and Anne e. Hannah. 20. 1921
Constantine Poulos, 20. 1925 Eleventh
st. N. w, and Billie stathes. ri, 1892
Eighth st. N. w.
David w. Poetker, 2S, and Edwina M.
Clarke, %, both Of 4721 Forty-seventh st.
John M. o'Brlen. 20. sso1 Fifth St.
n. E., and Muriel X. Glavin, rs, 1904
M Maurice ri e. j. Wagner, rs, Elyria, Ohio,
and Eleanor N. Clark, rs, 1903 W st.
N. W.
The Washington times., 1938-09-21

STRATTON, EMMA RUTH-on Tuesday.
September 20, 1898, at the residence of
her son. Fort Belvoir Va, EMMA RUTH
STRATTON, beloved mother of Mrs.
Edna N Goffe. of Newport, R. l.; Mrs.
Ora Hancock, of Pelham, N. H.: Frank
A. stratton (Technical Sergeant. Fort
Belvoir, Va), and sister of Albert
Hutchins. of Nashua N. H. Remains
resting at the W. W. Chambers Co. fu-
neral home, 14O0 Chaplin St. N. W.
until Wednesday, September 81. at 8
p. m. lnterment Nashua. N. H.
The Washington times., 1938-09-21
Girl Protests Ban
On Motor TNsts

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. 81.
Shelby county officers have been
busy enforcing new laws prohibit
ing parking by young couples on
the by-roads at night. From two
to six couples have been called to
the sheriff's office daily. The
young lovers are obiecting.
The Washington times., 1938-09-21

STONE EXTRAS
FIRST PAPERS,
SAYS SKIPPER.
Question Box To Be
Made Weekly Feature
BY DON HIX

Heigh-Ho Shipmates. With the
new school season well under way
the "Old Skipper" is going to make
The Washington times., 1938-09-21

TlTLOW, ELIZABKTH Con Monday.
September 10. 1898, at Providence Hos
pital, ELIZABETH C. TITLOW, the be-
loved wife of Hugh R. Titlow and moth
er Of Elizabeth R. Titlow and Frances
M. Reilly. Funeral services from her late
residence. 1920 Massachusetts, Ave- s.
E., on Thursday. September 22. at $50
a. M; thence to Holy Comforter Church,
Fourteenth and East Capitol SITS. N. E.,
where mass will be said for the repose
of her soul Friends and relatives in
vited. Interment, Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Services by the W. w. Chambers Co.
Southeast funeral home
The Washington times., 1938-09-21
SEARS. ERLE F.-on MondaH. septem.

SEARS, ERIE F.-on Monday, Septem-
Der 10, 1898. at his residence, 1915
Emerson St. N. E, ERIE F. SEARS,
beloved husband of Helen N. Sears
lnee Graves and beloved son of Effie
A. Sears and the late John H. Sears.
Funeral will be held from Timothy Ham
Ions funeral parlOrs, 641 H St. N. E..
on Wednesday, September 21, 1890
p. m. lnterment Glenwood Cemetery.
Relatives and friends invited.
The Washington times., 1938-09-21

1900 H st. n. W., EUGINE AMBROSE
MURPHY, beloved husband of Edna
Murphy and father of Clifford Murphy.
Remains resting at the w. W. Cham
hers Co. funeral home. 140O Chaplin
st. n. w. Notice of funeral hereafter.
The Washington times., 1938-09-21

THOMPSON, FRANCIS A.-on Tuesday,
September 20. 1898. FRANCIS A.
THOMPSON, beloved husband of the
late Jennie Thompson, of La Plata, Md
Remains resting at Timothy Hanlon's
funeral parlors, 614 H St. N. E. Notice
of funeral hereafter
The Washington times., 1938-09-21
Deaths

AYLOR, ADRIAN HUGH-On wednesday,
September 81. 1888, at his residence,
ADRIAN HUGH AYIoR, beloved hus-
band of Mary E. Aylor (nee Waldron)
and father of Mrs. Joseph c. Petit
Services from his late residence on FRI
day. September 90. at 10 a. m. Inter
ment Mount Olivet Cemetery
BRIDGET C.-on Wednesday,
September 21. 1898, at the residence
of her daughter, 631 Twenty-third St,
South Arlington. Va. BRIDGET C. CON
NELL (nee Dalyl. beloved wife of the
late James Connell and mother of Mrs
Mary A. Ullmer. Remains resting at
the W. W. Chambers Co. funeral home
1400 Chaplin st. N. W. Notice of fu-
neral hereafter.
The Washington times., 1938-09-21

VIRGINIA M.-on Monday,
September 10. 1898, at Garfield Hos
pital, VIRGINIA M. ZATESLO, beloved
wife of George Zateslo. formerly of
gnia and the late Claude L. Hughes.
Remains resting at Gaschs funeral
home. 46 Maryland Ave, Hyattsville
Md. Funeral from the above funeral
home on Thursday. September %. at
7:3O a. m. Mass at St. Stephens
Church. Bradshaw, Md. at 10 a. m.
Interment St. Stephens Church Cemetery.
Bradshaw, Md.
The Washington times., 1938-09-21

WALLACE, DAVID M.-On Tuesday, Sep
tember 20, 1898. at Mt. Alto Hospital.
DAVID M. WALLACE, the beloved hus-
band OF Helen Wallace and son of
Robert C. Wallace and brother of Mrs.
Henry Vivian, Miss Sarah Wallace and
Donald, Richard and Robert Wallace
Funeral services from the W. W. Cham
bers funeral home, 14OO Chaplin St.
n. W., on Wednesday. September 21. at
l p. m. Interment Arlington National
Cemetery. Relatives and friends invited
The Washington times., 1938-09-21
PersOnals

0LoRED-Mothers' care for children By
day or week. Potomac 2OO7-J.
Evening star., 1938-10-23
.WhenChance
Comes Few
Are Ready
Many Players Are
Raised Too Soon
To Stardom.
By SheIah Graham.
HOLLYWOOD.

doLL4 WoOD.
IF 1 only had chance!'-the
speaker an 18-year -old beauty recelv-
ing $50 week as stock player in
major studio I've heard lot of
youngsters-and oldsters-voice this
same wish. And seen few of them
get it, too. With sad results. You
would be surprised how few are pre-
pared when that big opportunity
knocks suddenly at the door,
The most famous example, of course,
was Anna Sten, who was given the
most expensive build up in film his
tory, only to prove that she was not
ready for Hollywood stardom. There
are many recent examples Of the big
break that broke-or retarded-a prom
ising career.
When Franciska Gaal was imported
from Europe for the lead in Cecil B.
De Miles "Buccaneer," reams of pub
licity left Paramount's press depart
ment about wonderful new person.
ality who would hit the American pub
lie with the release Of the picture Per-
sonally, liked Miss Gaal-but she
failed to click in way worthy of her
foreign reputation. She was dropped
from the Paramount contract list
Franciska's promotion was too rapid
She should have been cast as second
(See GRAHAM, Page F-3.)
Evening star., 1938-10-23

What did he look for in chorus
girls this year?
Good dancers" he said. "Oh, yes
they've got to have pretty faces and
good figures to please the manage
ment, but first and always. as far as
I'm concerned, they must be good
dancers-be able to do some ballet
and be experts at tap. They've also
got to be limber-and of course they
must be young and have personality.
Good ones are hard to find" he
went on Why. to get the go girls
for the three shows I've done this
year, I had to try out between $500
and 1000"
Were blonds or brunettes in style
this year?
Blond, brunette or redhead, it
doesn't make any difference as long
as they can dance" said Bob.
Height? That doesn't make much
difference, either. My girls, I'd say,
average about feet 3 or 4.
age? They're pretty young now
adays-I guess the average is about
81"
Hadn't the chorus changed consid-
(See HEWLETT, Page F-2)