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Evening star., 1938-05-02
BALLOT MARKING
VO|DS 8O4VOTES
Recession to Maryland and
Daylight Time Among
Suggestions.

Hundreds of would-be voters who
went to the polls Saturday had no
voice in the final results, it was
learned last night as the pile of ir-
regularly marked ballots grew to 804
At Powell Junior High School more
than 800 ballots were cast aside,
although they were correctly marked
The ballots were yellow samples given
out to Boy Scouts to illustrate the
voting process. When the election
officials ran out of regular ballots,
instead of stopping the voting, they
resorted to the sample ballots, with
the result that 300 voters, most of
whom cast yes" votes, had no say
In the balloting.
We're trying to be very strict
with the counting" George H. Bald
win. chief tally clerk, explained.
Even where the no" printed on
the ballot was crossed out the ballots
were not counted.
Others Thrown Out.
Another large number of ballots
went uncounted because special
was written across the top of them
1t was explained these ballots had
been sealed outside the ballot box,
presumably after the box was closed
Because there was writing on them
they were discarded
Many Washingtonians, unaccus-
toned to the strictness of the voting
machinery, took this opportunity to
express opinions on a variety of sub
jects.
WED like recession to Maryland,
said one.
How about daylight saving time"
suggested another.
mot over one Government job and
one pension to a family" voter
scrawled across the back of his ballot.
Votes for Primary.
"As for primary. I voc for District
primary which does not need a con-
stitutional amendment" added an
other.
stop, FOOLS" warned 4 pessimistic
citizen.
"1f the vote is qualified" cautious
voter wrote.
Another one said. For property
owners only" and underlined his SEN
timents.
One voter wanted to vote only for
President. The second half of the
question on national representation,
referring to members of Congress, was
scratched out.
Despite the frequent publication OF
correctly marked ballots and the care
full explanation of election officials
and Boy Scouts, many voters wrote
Eyes" into the designated boxes or
checked one box and scrupulously
scratched out the other.
Names on Some.
In some cases. the voters helpfully
wrote their name and address on the
ballots. thereby cancelling its useful
ness. Other ballots were marked with
unintelligible symbols, significant only
to the voter.
One determined citizen wrote "A
thousand times no. on his ballot and
instead of registering at least one no
had no vote at all.
Evidently carried away by the emo
ton of voting. several voters put badly
crumpled and unmarked ballots into
the box. Other ballots were torn in
half.
Also found in the ballot box was q
note, written on plain piece Of white
paper, which read: Il am ill and can
not leave the house. I vote yes to
both questions" It was signed by
John J. Mcdonnell, 1909 Irving st.
NV.
Evening star., 1938-05-02
Continued From First Pape)

surprised at the result Of the ballot
ing. I couldn't believe thay any votes
would be cast in opposition to the
proposition. I do firmly believe that
the residents Of the National Capital
should have some form of self-govern-
ment and that Congress should be
relieved of having one-third OF its
time taken up with the local problems
Of municipal affairs of the District
OF Columbia. Especially is this de-
sirable since there are men here well
qualified to run their own affairs
who know more about their municipal
affairs than We who come from 80
many other communities. When the
Districts plea for national representa-
ton comes before our House judiciary
Committee I will give close considera-
tion. I do not want to deny to any
citizen the right to exercise self.
government"
Michener's Comment.
Representative Earl Michener: "Any
vote where there is much organiza-
ton and effort on one side of the
question, and no organization or
enort on the other side, is hardly
fair test of sentiment. Like the
Townsend plan, where there is much
propaganda in local community,
and nothing on the other side, the
people are likely to believe that the
propagandized sentiment prevails and
Is indicative Of the wishes OF the
people. The people should be warned
against one-sided demonstration. !"
Representative Clarence e. Hancock,
Republican, of New York: "The
way Washington went to the polls
shows the great public interest. It
Is amazing that so many turned out
to register their interest-in an ab-
stract proposition. I am impressed
that those who voted were bona fide
residents and that they are genuinely
interested. 1t was great display of
interest for suffrage. never expected
anything like it, with nothing at
stake"
Representative Edwin v. Champion,
Democrat, of Illinois: "The idea Of
the balloting in the District was an
excellent way to test public sentiment.
II it was a representative vote, as it
seems to have been, 1t should have
weight. The only question is was 1t
truly representative Of the sentiment
OF the eligible voters. The people who
are eligible to vote should have the
right to express their wishes some
where. and if this is the only place
they have to vote they should be al
lowed to do so here. Certainly, shall
consider carefully whatever the repre-
sentatives of the people of the District
present to our committee during the
scheduled hearings"
Impressive Expression.
Representative Sam G. Msssingale
Democrat, of Oklahoma-"It was ar
impressive expression Of the natura
desires of American citizens to par.
ticipate in governmental affairs.
consider it healthy and helpful sign
am glad that the people of the Dis
trict Of Columbia have thus positivel.
declared that they want national rep
resentation. I am generally sympa'
thetic with their attitude. ! alway'
try to pay attention (all Legislative
Evening star., 1938-06-20
SPENDING CHIEFS
PROMISE SPEED
Five Officials Say Hundreds
of Projects Await Only
Signing of Bill.
Hv the Associated Press.

Bv the Associated Press.
Heads of five Government spending
agencies pledged today a quick start
on the administrations $3.753, 5000, 900
relief and public works program.
Their detailed outlines for hundreds
Of bridges, sewers and roads, schools,
airports. low-cost housing develop
ments, dams, harbors and flood con-
troll units awaited only the Presidents
signing Of the bill.
In addition, the Agriculture Depart
ment studied disbursement of parity
payments to farmers growing wheat.
corn. cotton tobacco and rice. Loans
for farmers unable to get credit and
subsistence grants for low-income
farmers also are being arranged.
The five Federal officials discussed
their programs last night in q radio
forum. Here is q summary OF what
they said
Harry L. Hopkins, works progress
administrator: The $l,325, ,000, 900
paid to w. p A. workers will flow
into trade channels in their living
eosts-s515 100000 for food. $780,
100000 for rent, $l500O0,000 for
household expenses and the rest for
medical care, transportation and other
items.
The added business through pur-
chase Of materials alone will give
indirect, full-time private jobs to
100000 workers. entirely apart from
those on w. P. A. rolls" Mr.. Hopkins
said.
Howard A. Gray, assistant admin
istrator Of public works: 1T is our
Arm purpose to emDlOy all
speed SO that large orders for ma
terials and supplies will be placed
without delay and SO that benefit
comes to private industry before the
builders start construction
For each of the billion dollars to
be spent by P. w. A. in the next two
years. he said, 36 cents will 60 to
builders on the job and 81 cents to
the producers of building materials.
Nathan Straus, United States hous-
ing administrator Through the
slum-clearance and low-cost hous-
ing program, 'slum dwellers will bene-
fit by being given an opportunity for
new and better lives; wage earners
will benefit by being called back to
productive jobs; taxpayers will bene-
fit for when you tear down the
slums it means less disease. less
juvenile delinquency, less crime and
reduced expenses for hospitals, in
sane asylums, reformatories and
jails"
Brig. Gen. John J. Kingman, act
ing chief Of Army engineers: In more
than 100 flood-control projects and
more than 400 river and harbor prof.
ects, ITS per cent or more of all the
money spent on such work goes for
labor, either direct or indirect: and
We have plans already prepared which
will permit us to start work imme-
diately."
Secretary Wallace: Through the
ever-normal granary system, the
farm plan will safeguard consumers
against shortages and extremely high
prices, and protect the farmers against
extremely low prices"
A w. P A. survey concluded, mean
while, that the influence of business
cycles. improvements of machinery
and the steady growth Of the labor
supply make 1t appear certain that the
unemployment problem will be
lasting one.
Evening star., 1938-06-20
Embarrassing
ITCHING
Quickly Subdued

Itching is not only embarrassing
and tormenting-thers is also the
danger Of injecting the skin. or at
least increasing the irritation, by
scratching.
Why run the risk or continue to
endure the torment when Resinol
Ointment and Resinol Soap give
such quick relief? The first appli-
cation brings almost unbelievable
comfort, and continued treatment
helps to restore the skin to its nor
NAL, healthy condition. You can
use Resinol Ointment anywhere on
the body.
Get Resinol Ointment and Resi-
mol Soap from any drug store. For
free sample write Resinol, Dept. %,
Baltimore, Md.
Evening star., 1938-06-20
Macy Officials Are Up in Air
Oper Ne,c So, 1000, 900 Dirigible

and probabilities about the new air.
ship:
Maximum cost, $4,000, 900.
Maximum capacity, 5000, 900 cubic
feet, compared with 2,250.000 of the
Shenandoah, 2.470.000 OF the decom-
missioned Los Angeles. 6.500.000 each
of the Akron and Macon and 1000. 900
Of Germany's new LZ-130.
Time to build, 21a 10 ) years.
Builder, adequately equipped Amer
lean concern.
Materials and equipment. probably
fabric like its predecessors Gasoline
motors favored over Diesel engines
because exhaust can be condensed
the dirigibles load maintained and
valving of valuable helium gas avoided
Elaborate safety features, perhaps in
cluding signals warning of undue
stress on frame or fabric.
Initiating gas, helium, which Is non-
inflammable.
Useful life, barring mishap, 10 years
or more.
Evening star., 1938-06-20
Parent Locates
His Missing Son
On nFuther's Dnv

Fathers Day will always have 4
special significance for F. r. Robin
son. former treasurer Of the Packard
Motor Co.. and his son, Frederick l.
Robinson, 20, who were reunited yes
terday after an 11-month separation
that might have lasted forever.
The son disappeared from his De-
troit home last July and suffered 4
loss Of memory. which doctors now
attribute to hysteria induced by worry
The young man was discovered last
Tuesday at Virginia Beach.
He was unable to talk until the end
Of last week, when he mentioned .
Detroit hospital. Police there were
notified and the elder Robinson iden-
tified his missing sons photograph.
Father and son stopped here for 4
brief interval yesterday on their way
home to Detroit by plane.
II believe his primary reason for
leaving Detroit was to get a job." the
elder Mr.. Robertson said Every day
he stayed away his sense Of worry grew
stronger until 1t finally eliminated in
an attack Of semi-hysteria."
On meeting his father, the younger
Mr.. Robinson inquired first Of his
mothers health. Then, according to
his father, he asked Where am I?
Was in an accident?",
Evening star., 1938-06-20
By the Associated Press.

eS tHe AbSoCl2tcQ FTeSS.
The Navy is up in the air about
its new $4,000, 900 dirigible, for which
Congress voted $500 900 as a starter.
Under tentative plans the craft
will be $50 feet long. 100 feet wide
and will carry several planes Ofi-
cials said today the time and place
Of construction and numerous other
details remain to be determined
Start OF actual construction awaits
President Roosevelt's signature Of q
deficiency appropriation bill passed
just before Congress quit.
Several designs have been pre-
on the President and the Nays high
command.
Several top-fiight admirals frankly
do not care whether the new craft
rs built at all. Some officials de-
scribed Secretary Swanson as lack
ing interest.
Admiral William D. Leahy, chief
Of the naval operations, and Rear
Admiral Arthur B. Cook, naval aero
nautics chief, pleaded that the dirigible
was needed to continue training of
personnel and to advance design and
tactics.
The Navy, Admiral Cook disclosed,
expects to test the feasibility of using
the airship primarily as a carrier of
airplanes rather than as an aerial
scout cruiser. It may demonstrate
whether q much larger dirigible, of
possibly 10000, 900 cubic feet and
carrying 18 fighting planes, would be q
desirable Navy weapon.
BY removing the landing gear of the
planes, he explained, their speed might
be increased from 300 to 400 miles an
hour, and thus enable them to over
haul bombers which now threaten to
leave the fighters behind.
The pursuit planes would hook on to
the new dirigible, az they did to the
Akron and Macon, which carried five
each
Ohhcial statements and authoritative
reports have established these facts
Evening star., 1938-06-20
ATLANTIC CRUISE
WILL Be TONIGHT
Fo'csIe Club Affair Will
Benefit Presidents Cup
Regatta Fund.

The steamship Potomac will leave
its pier at $50 O'Clock tonight with
a merry crowd aboard for the firxt
Gold Cup Trans Atlantic" cruise for
the benefit Of the Presidents Cup
Regatta fund.
A varied entertainment program.
designed to give the cruise Trans
Atlantic" flavor. has been planned
by members of the Fo'csle Club. the
working crew" OF the regatta asso-
ciation and sponsor Of the affair.
The Metropolitan Police Boys Band
will play on the dock as the passengers
board the Potomac. There will be
dance music and various deck games
on board when the vessel gets under
way Passports and tickets will
be available at the dock for passengers
falling to procure them In advance.
Entertainment features include
nautical dancing by Lorraine and Lin
den, singing by q hill billy group
and a country dance by young men
and girls from the Georgetown Play
ground who appeared recently in the
National Folk Festival here. The
dance group includes Virginia Burch
Viola Collins, Helen Torreyson. Kath-
aleen Wren. Marjorie Tuel, Elizabeth
Lee Lanham, Frances Cherry, Elsi
Jenkins, James Poole, Prank Cady,
Tom Gavin, Joe Henderson. Jim Col
lins, Vincent Marcenetta, Billy Cross
and Eddie Allen.
Five attractive Central High School
girls, Marjorie Ranney. Margaret
Forbes, Emile Crawford, Beulah
Brewer and Amelia Stuart, will sell
tickets for the ships pool, \ contest to
be based on the average speed Of the
boat past given point.
Proceeds OF the cruise will 60 toward
financing the regatta. which will be
held OF Hains Point September 17-2S.
Evening star., 1938-06-20
WHY FALSE Teeth WEARERS
have BAD BREATH
Millions Suffer without Knowing!

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plate sweet and clean as new.
Your breath will be fresher, your
mouth feel cleaner-and your plate
last longer and look better. Polident
is approved by dental authorities,
Good HOUSEKEEPING and tens Of
Evening star., 1938-06-20

You can't notice any odor from
plate or bridge-but Others
Dentists call this odor de
breath" and it's serious. It {
from q mucin-scum that collet
plates and bridges. This scum
most invisible-but It can make
breath 50 bad that friends
shudder. It can breed de-
cay-bacteria that infect
your other teeth. actually
hurt your health and spoil
your pleasure.
Ordinary brushing can't
get this scum of plate or
bridge-can't protect you
against "denture breath"
But Just try Polidenti Poll L
dent not only cleans-it actuall
pusif fes plates and bridges with
out brushing. It gets every bi
of acun. tarnish. stain and odo
Evening star., 1938-06-20

Judges
X Miss jackie Mortin,
Picture Editor, Times -HeroId
X Mr.. Poul Draper,
Choreoeropher-Now at Loew's
CopitoI.
The Washington times., 1938-09-17

hoodluln, who resents discipline,
and has an ambition to grow
up like his criminal brother.
Whitley has a fine contempt
for Boys Town and its well or
dered population, announces he
will cut loose at the first op-
portunity. He is a disrupting
influence in the school until
the day he decides to run for
mayor and aWakens to the fact
that his hard-boiled methods
fail to win votes.
Whitley decides to leave, but
he is followed by Pee-Wee. a
tiny inmate who looks upon
him as a hero. Pee-Wee is hit
by an automobile, and Whitley
brings him back to Boys Town.
The gradual regeneration OF
the incorrigible provides some
melodramatic scenes, and Fa-
ther Flanagan's economic prob.
lens in selling his ideals and
social ideas to the community
are vividly presented. Whitley
winds up as mayor.
Interesting is the battle OF
acting, presented by the expert
enced trouper, and the newest
star in the M-G.M constellation.
Tracy gives one of his best ex-
hibits Of underplaying, quiet, re-
The Washington times., 1938-09-17

Morris and Claire Trevor are
starred in the Peter B. Kyne
story.
Printed in Technicolor, the
cinema locale is the redwood
district of California in the days
when the land barons were en-
devoring to strip the State Of
its magnificent forests. The
giant redwoods were being cut
down ruthlessly with no thought
being given to reforestation or
conservation.
Charles Bickford portrays the
principal exploiter Of the States
timber resources and Wayne
Morris is seen as a native son
who is determined to stop the
wasteful invasion. Claire Trevor
Is a dance hall girl in the Bick-
ford encourage who eventually
falls in love with Morris.
Accent on action is the motif
Of the film and If drawing.roon1
drama is beginning to pail on
you, hustle down to the Earle
and catch a glimpse of Alan
Hale throwing punches at Bick-
ford's henchmen. r. ON.
The Washington times., 1938-09-17

In bringing his newest play.
kiss the Boys Good-by," to
the National for its prior to
New York showing tomorrow
evening, Mr.. Pemberton believes
that local playgoers will find
real enjoyment in witnessing
this latest of satirical comedies,
authored by Clare Boothe. Miss
Boothe is remembered as the
author of THE Women" has
written a social satire contrast
ing modes and morals of we'll
bred society Of North and South
with Hollywood and the 81
group. Many phases Of life in
both groups as it is lived today
are reflected in the course Of
this new three-act play.
Mr.. Pemberton's great faith
in the young artists of the thea
ter introduces again fresh tai
ent and brings artists from other
fields into the legitimate fold.
He has selected an excellent
cast, which includes John Alex
ander, Ollie Burgoyne, Helen
Claire, Wyman Holmes, Shell
don Leonard, Lex Lindsay, Hugh
Marlowe, Millard Mitchell, Ed
win Nicander, Phillip Ober, Car
mel White, Frank Wilson and
Benay Venuta.
Antoinette Perry, whose di.
rection of Strictly DiShonour.
able" Ceiling Zero" and Per
sonal Appearance" placed her
as one Of the leading American
directors, has directed the play.
The settings are by John
Root, and Margaret Pemberton
has supervised the women's cos
tunes, which point the way for
fall styles as created by leading
American and French designers.
Popular prices will prevail
during the engagement here,
with matineeS announced for
Wednesday and Saturday.
The Washington times., 1938-09-17
"A|exOnder" Is
At Columbia

An extravaganza of music
a cavalcade of song-a motion
picture study of the background
of swing, which, when stirred
in the pot and adding gener-
GUS portions Of Tyrone Power,
Alice Faye, Don Ameche and
Ethel Norman, turns out to
be a saga Of America in the
form of "Alexander'S Ragtime
Band"
It's still packing them into
the Columbia after a two-week
run at the Palace. The S. r. o.
placard is brilliantly displayed,
and should have most of the
dust worn off by the end Of
the run.
FULL OF TUNES
The time.worn melodies that
mark the periods can still be
remembered and if you don't
most Of the fun of show will be
lost. War songs, languid
touching tunes make the heart
rock with memories.
This story of two headstrong
youngsters madly in love but
too stubborn to give in to the
other is beautifully directed,
admirably written and nicely
timed so far as the war Sc
quence is concerned. A gentle
reminder of the days Of 1917
and what might happen again.
Woven into collection tunes
is fair dramatic plot which
starts on the Barbary Coast in
San Fran, tours the world and
ends in Gotham. It rings true
but at times there seems a
touch Of Hollywood has been
added to achieve its finale and
show the martyr in men.
AL1CE tA1 T. SdANES
All in all, the "ayes" over.
whelm the mays" making an
AL film worthy Of q personal
review.
A bit of modern atmosphere
is attained by the thrilling
fourth chapter Of "Dick Tracy
Returns" followed by an in
teresting short featuring the
real Father Flanagan Of Oma-
ha, who has devoted his life
to the care of needy boys and
around which the picture,
Boys Town." now at the Cap
itol, Is woven. r. H. 3.
The Washington times., 1938-09-17

Mother Natures Lullaby" and
Shirlev'S Mulberry Bush" song
Is something to hear. Nanny
Prayer assists Ben with some Of
the comedy business.
Finished Snowman that he is,
the cigar-smcking band leader
is forced to hustle in order to
stop the performance Of Harris
and Shaw, a pair of show-stop-
pers of whose talents yester-
days audience couldn't get
enough. They burlesque ball
room and adagio dance teams
and do it in a manner conducive
to that quaint pastime known
as rolling in the aisles."
VALLEY of the Giants" may
recall the late Wallace Reid's
appearance in the original silent
and, If so, it will be realized that
Warner Brothers have done a
good job in duplicating the
earlier films success. Wayne
The Washington times., 1938-09-17
Marie" Is sHeId
At Palace

Marie Antoniette, SumptuouS
production in which M-G.M has
recounted the tragic tale Of the
lovely Hapsburg princess with
more or less startling authentic
ity, stays on at Loew's Palace
for another week where Norma
Shearer devoteeS are rubbing
elbows with the Stefan Zweig
readers and those whose inter
est in historical romances never
WaneS.
This is a magnificent portrait
of the queen whose enthusiasm
at the prospect of marriage
with the Dauphin of France
Qater the ill-fated Louis XVD
was dimmed only by the thought
Of separation from her mother,
the powerful Marie Theresa of
Austria.
SHEARER is BRILLIANT
You will remember from
your history book that Marie
came to France, a spirited
young girl whose natural gaiety
was subdued for a time by the
lnferiority complex Of her hus-
band; gradually, however, the
young queen gathered about her
the youth of Paris and was to
be found wherever there was
laughter: her extravagances
made the opening wedge by
which a nation forced the door
of freedom.
So began a series of tortures
which ended with the guillotine;
the fate Of the unhappy queen
mother is one of the most
dramatic in the pages of his
tory; romance between Marie
and Count Fersen, of Sweden
is presented with more atten-
ton to ferVor than logic.
BEAUTIFUL SCENES
So much of the credit goes to
Cne unit responsible for produc-
ton, the artists who created the
France of the period of politi-
cal upset and revolution, the
dialogue writer's who put such
apt phrases into the lines of the
principals; to these as we'll as
to the stars of the piece, Norma
Shearer. who has never looked
lovelier, and Tyrone Power
whose youthful appearance is
at times disconcerting, more
especially in the later sequences
must go applause for so stupen
douS an undertaking, for the
film company has evidently
spared no expense to make this
production one to be remem
bered.
Added features include a Rob
ert Benchley lecture" on the
lovelife of the Newt, a Pete
Smith speciality on the proves.
Of Max Baer, and an interest
ing up-to-the-minute newsreel
A great show! K. Y.