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Evening star., 1938-04-14
After Dark
Smart People, Smart Things, Smart Places
By the Spectator.
Trade Mark REGISTERED u S. Patent ofice

THE boys who cover night clubs,
when observing a first show
performed by an obviously in
ept chorus, are wont to re-
mark: 'Hah! Must have been intro
duced to one another on the train on
the way down here" So this little
yarn must be passed on. Marion Dawn,
Lotus songstress, walked into the
dressing room late 0Ionday night,
when the new show was preparing to
renearse. The captain of the newly
arrived chorus looked up, held out a
couple of items of costume. Whats
that?' asked Marion. Take it." said
the chorus captain. Il don't want it."
Marion maintained. Its yours. It's
your costume. Take it," the chlorine
stuck to her story. Look" said Ma
rion, explaining slowly, Il sing with
the band. You know? I sing here"
oh" oh-ed the dancing lassies' boss.
I thought you were-Well, I beg your
pardon"
Maybe they ought to be introduced
on the train.
New to the Russian Troika is
chap thls name is on that card YOU
will find in our other suitD who sits
at the table, flashes a small light in
YOUR face. tells you all sorts of things
about yourself. some which YOU al
ready knew. some which you never
knew before, some which you don't be-
lleve yet. Interesting it is to listen to
him, because he doesn't only tell you
things you'd like to know, but points
out items in your character you'd
rather hear no more about. And he's
likely to startle you the way he startled
one lass-by sitting down. looking at
her. then announcing: You're stub
born as some 40 mules"
80 Who was Where if it makes any
dltference) . At the Mayf1oWer
Lounge: The Albanian Minister, Faik
Konitza, relaxing after being so busy
escorting the three young sisters of
King Zog; Cornelius Vanderbilt. jr,
John Hamilton, Mrs. Charles Sabin.
jr., recently back in Warrenton from
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southern trip. lunching in the
lounge; Lewis Luckenbach, asking Sid
ney's orchestra to play Il can Dream,
Can't 1?' from his show, Right This
Way which was on Broadway this
season At the Heigh-Ho Club;
Harry Hopkins; Representative and
Mrs. Jack Nichols; Fred Waring. chat
ting of old times with Pete Macias,
who also knew Fred when; Adelaide
Henry and Frank Reside; and Sat-
urday night the whole town was there,
or at least it seemed that way, in
Guiding Cornelius Vanderbilt, ir..
(Where have we heard that name be-
tore3 entertaining a party At
the Carlton: Lyle O'Rourke. new presi-
dent of the Junior Board of Com
merce, having fiesta in the Shar-Zad.
with a party which included Ruth and
Katharine Overton, Stanley Pearson,
Becky Keys. Jean Beachley, Mary K.
Qulgley and George Yancy: same
night. Representative and Mrs. Joseph
Casey At the Raleigh Pail Mall
room: Nelson Eddy attending a din
ner party, hidden behind smoked
glasses SO nobody, not person, not
single soul would know who he was.
and apparently nobody noticed
AT the Wardman Parks Metronore
Room: Representative and Mrs. Will
liam B. Barry, entertaining Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Phil Ferguson:
violet Karchem, bedecked with gar
denlas this time. with the same Jimmy
Lewis: Howard and Jane Humphries.
olrthday-partyng Norman Smith. with
Doris Robbins, Dorothy Schneider,
Marie Hines, William Beers and Rob-
ert Boucher on hand to help.
The Midnight Merry-Go-Round
:. When Pete Macias gets finished
with the redecorating of the Heiph-
Ho taproom, to make it the towns
summer swing spot. you'll think you've
gone right up to New England fish
ing village for the hot months
Benny Goodman, lending his hand to
the cause, is bringing his whole or
chestra, not just the Swing Quartet
TO play for that dance of the Friends
OF Spanish Democracy at the Raleigh
SUNDAY night :. Completely Russian
as the Russian Troika is, there are II
other nationalities represented among
the people who work there Recon-
mended to rhumba experts (and those
not so experD: 'Tupinumba." the
rhumba number written by the Ma
drillon's Peter Borras, which Johnny
Shaw and his lads play at Peter Bor-
ras' Madrillon. Only don't ask what
"Tupinumba" means, because nobody
around there, and that includes Senor
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TR|MBLE OBSERVES.
GATH ANNIVERSARY
Greetings Sent to House
Clerk From Every State
in Union on Birthday.

South Trlmble, clerk of the House,
celebrated his Gath birthday anniver-
sary quietly yesterday, but he received
congratulations from the highest off,
clals of the Government, from every
State in the Union, and from promi-
nent persons with whom he has been
associated for 40 years or more.
Mr.. Trimble is now serving his Sec
ond term as clerk of the House, his
previous service having been during
the Wilson administrations, when he
served for eight years. There is no
one in either House or Senate today
who was there when Mr. Trimble took
the oath OF office as member of Con-
gress March 4, 1901. He previously
had been member of the Kentucky
State Legislature, being Speaker in his
last term, during the memorable Goe-
bel election contest.
Mr.. Trimole is frequently consulted
by members of the House and Senate
When they are preparing speeches. es-
peclally on economic and financial
topics. He owns and operates an eX-
tensive plantation in Selma, Ala.
His visit to the Capitol yesterday
was the first for more than a month.
because he has been confined to his
home with influenza.
Evening star., 1938-04-14

Rainbow room from till Z and from
10 to /.
Hay-Adams House - Music in the
main dining room nightly from to 8.
by Larry Hendrick at the electric
organ.
Hi-Hat LOunge-At the Ambassador
Hotel; entertainment nightly by Hill
Billy" Dick Roger and the String
swingsters. Songs by Libby Frazier
Heigh-Ho Club-1ntimate late spot,
with dancing from 10 till 3; music
by Pete Macias' Orchestra; minimum
charge a bit higher on Saturdays,
when dancing is till $3.50.
Lotus-ShoWs, featuring several acts
and chorus at /, 7:30 and 1870
pm; dancing to Bill Stricklands Cap
itolians; minimum charge.
Madrillon Spanish and American
cuisine; dancing 7:30 till 1870 to
Johnny Shaw's music, with Helen For
rests songs featured.
Maryland Club Gardens Dancing
and floor shows nightly, featuring
Harold Collins, as greeter and master
Of ceremonies, and other entertainers
Mayfower Lounge-Sidney's music
plays for dancing from 5 to 7 and
after 10, when there's a minimum
charge. Songs by Maxine Tappan.
Melody Club - Fifty-second street
jam brought to town by Wingy Min
nOne's swing crew.
Raleigh Hotel-Mario di Polo's Or
chestra plays for dancing at lunch,
cocktail hour, dinner and supper;
cover charge.
Russian Troika - In the Russian
mood; shows feature skits with q
chauve souris flavor; dancing to Sasha
Bartnovsky's music; minimum charge
after dinner, except to dinner guests
Open Sundays and at Saturday
luncheon.
Sh0reham HOtel-TWo shows night
ly in the blue room, at $50 and II 80,
featuring Ruth Karina Boyce; other
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oheod-here Spring opporeI and Winter end-fo
LIE AR a NCE!
Womens, Misses, Juniors coot shops-Third Floor.
S Ss rs: 'ss s s ss , c s cs: % s ] tweed 5s5 So
2 sz9s s''s Fu casual and S & & and
co s bsss bss s' : iIa grey
trimmed
nst; Sst ao s S ossdS. "S '"s b:s
!" ig ; @ s % 1'i 1s Ge h s FIX % SD SD
shetland beige blue
ss H: go '"o navy
Misses: ss97s197s GGt1 FoHm % Td: with with wolf on beige & b'1nd M
blue
s97s Foeolarsd
stook. grass;
Suit Shop-Fifth Floor
H s' % s s @ ' ] sss ss'ss s s ss
h @ '5s e1s AND $S M fox c rs % ] : % @ ta fox
m M 1, % pc with, wolf plaid
s 1I ss v sss h.sss, | @
%: Sex as '"is csa s' red % : % sss:' ,; sp;
Women's Larger Women Misses Dress shops-second Floor
1s, rs ~ % ? 5 n;ss s : s s % a & f @ @ ,:s basic type 'Eg sg
'9 s95
Larger Womns s7s Rayon Velvet for afternoon 42
eSeets 'd o ro'
Misses black afternoon tpe.back
,s M | ] , :s.s and @ :.t, % liz
4 crepe ss-reen
daytime 6-vhte formal
Junior Deb Shop-Fouth Floor.
Tailored and Knitted Frocks, Bouses-Third Floor
40 Women. $39s to $as Knit
Misses s9ssl69s Tailored Drbdeht
Misses sl395 tailored dsesl and
1s Misses 69sl995 tailored wool
% Misses and Womens 2s397s and
Glen BoGesback biee2
81 s39s Tailored black,
dusty rose-ons and short seeves-R to
Grey Shops-Second Floor.
50 szso Discontinued same,
S9
2s-s9s R Oblou
100 So $3.50
sosSo
200 81 Discontinued Vanity 500
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Supper Club Notes.

Anchor Room-Lounge at the An
napolis Hotel; no dancing. but enter
tainment by Anne Nigra and Bob
Dunnington.
Bamboo Gardens-Floor shows at l.,
7:30 and II pm; dancing to Russ
Cullen's music, songs by Mary Martin;
minimum charge.
Carlton Hotel - Nightly dancing in
the Shar-Zad room to the Kings
testers; songs by Mary Ruth Milan
for special entertainment; minimum
charge
Checkerboard ROOm-Lafavette Ho-
tells lounge; entertainment from 5 to
7 and from 10 to !.
Hamilton Hotel-Milton Davis and
the orchestra play for dancing in the
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acts; dance music by Barnee; cover
charge.
Swanee Ballroom-Dancing Wednes-
day, Saturday and Sunday nights:
music by Jack Carry's Orchestra.
Wardman Park Hotel-Paul Kahn
and his boys hold forth in the Metro
nome room, playing from 10 to 2.
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the meat of the delicious ban
quet of humor spread before
wartorn, desperate England.
Bairnsfather did as much to win
the war for his country as any
field marshal.
TNHE Better Ole" the great
= est of all the Bairnsfather
drawings-it was later nodded
into a successful play-shows
Old Bill, still indignant over the
postponement of his drinking
plans, sharing a shell hole on
the Somme battlefield with a raw
and nasty little recruit. A fierce
bombardment is going on and
the air around them is full of
bursting shells, rifle and ma
chine-gun fire and exploding
bombs. The two soldiers are,
it is plain to see, in one hell of
q fix.
The little soldier is trying to
get this idea over to the booZy
The Washington times., 1938-10-07
Your |. O..
BY SHIRLEY SPENCER

Score 10 for each question
and 20 for the brainteaSer. Note
the brainteaser has a time limit
Of two minutes after the read
ing, so read carefully the first
time.
l. In what State is the most
northern part of the United
StateS9
2. What was the name of Me-
thuselah's father?
8. Is ito run (a) amock;
(b) amuck: Co amok.
4. What essayist wrote this,
"The only way to have a friend
is to be one"
5. The name of what drink
when spelled backwards becomes
fit for a king?
6. It sounds like a new ism"
but it really is an old fashioned
remedy, What is a SINAPISM?
z. An accidental killing of
one human being by another is
not homicide. TRUE, FALSE?
8. How do you spell it (a)
mallable; (b) malleable; Co
mallible.
9. BRAINTEASER: Suppose
you are standing in a station
and you know that all the trains
from that station go to George
town. From Georgetown you
know some trains go to Kew,
others to Midwife and on to
Greenvale. Others go to Center
vile and on to Beechwood. The
fare to Kew, Greenvale and
Beechwood is csc. To all others
it is 45c. AS you stand there you
see a man hurry through the
gates, evidently in a hurry to
get home, but he does not board
the train to Midwife just leav-
ing. He holds a 45c ticket in his
hand. To what station is this
man going? Time limit 2 min
uteS.
ANSWERS on Page 81
The Washington times., 1938-10-07
Britoin'S Dilemma

It should not come as a sur
prise that Chamberlain should
give in to Hitler over the Sude-
ten question. Chamberlain Is
but carrying out dutifully his
role as the representative Of Bri-
tish imperialism. Britain Is be-
set by two great fears, first the
expanding Fascist power and
secondly, the possibility Of the
coming of socialism in Great
Britain.
If Chamberlain had stood
fast with France and the Soviet
Union in defense Of Czechoslo-
vakia, Hitler would have been
forced to back down, fasciSm
would have sustained a stun
ming reverse, and the forces Of
democracy i'm m e a surably
The Washington times., 1938-10-07
Firmly ResOlOed

I have taken note of various
Voice letters about blondes.
brunettes and redheads. Well,
this one is about a black-haired
she-devil. She had four Of us
suckers crazy about her at the
same time, and all Of us gave
up our girl friends for her. In
the end she decided she wanted
a guy who we thought was out
of the picture.
Then our former sweetieS gave
us the cold shoulder. This is
probably the fifth time I have
said this, but am off women
for life. I MEAN IT.
The Washington times., 1938-10-07
"Back to Normal"

While it is plain and certain
the New Deal policies and ex"
perimentS have done lots Of real
good, Things have gone quite
wrong and about the best most
Of the working class get out Of
life while living in a land OF
plenty, is multiple taxes" high
cost Of living-and a chance to
get on relief. The Roosevelt ad-
ministration may be the best
excuse we ever had-and he the
best PreSident-but when before
was the whole country ION the
lift" and, most Of all, its people
out Of work and on relief!
Starvation in a land of vast
recourse and abundance of
everything to eat and wear.
Lordy, the only thing that will
save this country from over-tax-
alton and ruin and a sorry mess
later on, will be for the people to
wake up" and elect, next time,
a Republican President who will
smash all these New Deal laws
and measures and let the coun-
try get back to normal and let
business go on and pick up
The latest Of the new laws and
measures are the measly slim,
delicate old-age pension system
and the spider-web-like social
security thing, and, last of all,
and about as senseless and use
less as the rest, comes the
wage and hours" law. A mon
ster, stranger Of business and
industry, and already lots of
mills and factories are begin
ming to close or curtail workers
and the good old WPA or the
PWA are calling in more work
ers-but, oh my, try to live on
the wages.
THOMAS ]. WHITEHEAD.
Baltimore, Md.
The Washington times., 1938-10-07
ROllin' Along
By W. A. s. Douglas

HAVE wondered these last few days, as read thou
sands of words of attack Prime Minister Neville
Chamberains ignominous peace, why of those
newspapers that have taken up the cudge in his behalf
has reprinted Capt Bruce Barnsfathers famous
time cartoon, "The Better 'Ole"
For those writers and readers who to have forgotten
the picture and its lesson, will go into both. Old Bill
hero of thousands of Barnsfather cartoons and soldier
stories, beer-soaked walrusmusached Briton who
having done hs bit" for the empire in Africa India Egypt
and other outposts, retired with less glory from
the few months before the great He had mar
ried homey lady of uncertain age who owned small
pub (saoon to you) His sole for the alliance was
determination to spend the of his life in delicious
drunken daze-at cost
But Old Bill had hardly set old veteran-as if he didn't
tied down to his serious know it, And from BINS lips
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many different places. l 1elt
terribly sorry for him, SO I
made everything comfortable
for him and made him go to
bed early. Several days later
when I was getting one of his
suits ready for the cleaners, I
found the burlesque show stubs.
I was just a bride then. I
would make more allowances
now"
X 4 y
Mrs. Katherine Sherzey, 809
Valley St., Maryland Park, Md,
theater cashier:
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strengthened. Hitler and Mus.
solini'S regimes would soon col.
lapse from internal weaknesses
to be replaced by socialism. The
rest Of Europe would follow suit.
The small group Of British
capitalists who control the gov.
ernment would stand to lose
their power. Chamberlain, as
the representative Of this minor.
ity chose to facilitate Hitler's
agressionS in CzechoSlovakia,
hoping to divert faSciSm's cove
tous eyes away from the Bri-
tish domain and towards the
rich countries in Southeastern
Europe and the Soviet Ukraine.
In spite Of this latest setback
it is not too late to stem the
further advance. of Fascism.
The people are already begin.
ming to realize the full extent Of
their betrayal. The British and
French people will elect repre-
sentativeS who will be Of the
people and who will do the peo-
pies will.
We in America can do our
part by guarding and extending
our democratic rights, by build
ing our unions and by eternal
vigilance to guard against those
elements, both domestic and
foreign, who would wish to ex.
tend the Fascist tyranny to our
shores.
MARION P. COX.
The Washington times., 1938-10-07
Public Awards, Private
Awards

THERE was lot of encouraging business yes
i terday-varous stocks scoring al-1939 highs the
day before commodities buoyant wheat up bit in spite
of surpluses; sugar, cotton and rubber up; copper
strong steel production for this week estimated at 1919
per cent of capacity.
AS significant business news story as any was the
Engineering Records report that major engineer
ing construction awards for September 1885, reached
their highest total for any September since
BUSINESS 1929-S2S9 725,OOO
TooLo H. There will be considerable uneasness
~ over the fact that this figure breaks down
into about S23 worth of public awards and only
about S53000000 worth of private awards Those who
worry about Government spending will see in this
other evidence that still depending too much
Government help for what prosperity have, and
levyng excessive taxes to pay for that help, and
thereby keeping private enterprise crippled.
There is certainly for argument that point
30 much that expect this matter to be of the
major issues in the 1910 Presidential campaign
But it is beyond dispute believe that if it weren't
for the present heavy Government spending public
works-roads bridges, batteshps-there wouldn't be
there The public spending does make jobs and
keep some money in circulation Hoovers st-on-the-lid
policy of defation did such thing.
We wish there were no need for relief but you can't
wish that need away 1t looks as if must reconcile
ourselves argescale relief and correspondngy large
scale public spending for an indefinite time to
AS for the
The Washington times., 1938-10-07

Regardless of your support OF
Roosevelt and your opposition
to Communism, the fact remains
that the only reason the Reds
support the New Deal Is that
they know that a few more
years of Rooseveltism would
knock the country off its pins.
The Reds admittedly want
just one thing-a revolution.
They can get this only through
an economic crisis when the ma
ton is disordered and unpre-
pared. Deny that if you can.
THE ORACLE.
The Washington times., 1938-10-07
Police OUervOrked

Some people express wonder
full views in the Voice Of the
People. Article by Wolduh(?) in
The Times of September 26
about Government employees be-
ing retired, is right. Only it
should be compulsory for all
Government employees to retire
after 80 years service; police
men and firemen after 80 years,
too; optional after IS years for
reasons as stated by Fairfax
Oyster" in the September 80
Washington Herald.
Policemen are oVerWorked, for
The Washington times., 1938-10-07

When Norman Thomas admits
he knows he will not be elected
governor of New York he ex-
presses what countless voters
also believe.
His candid and honest state
ment that his two opponents
are men of personal distinc-
tion" cannot but evoke deep
regard for the candidates
sincerity from millions Of citi-
zens who share his conviction,
so ably expressed, Of an Amer
ican virtue ill-clothed in social
ism; love Of honesty.
LOUIS z. FAUTEUX,
Arlington, Va.
The Washington times., 1938-10-07
He'd Fight For TIOO

There are only two countries
for which I would fight to pro-
tect them from invasion-the
United States and Finland,
which is paying its debts to us.
Let's mind our own business.
CITIZEN.
The Washington times., 1938-10-07

IN o thing really
unusual, but I've
been terribly
amused at times
at what I've found
in his suits and
coats. I've found
money a number
of times. One time
there was a $40
The Washington times., 1938-10-07

really trusted my husband, but
it seemed funny. I knew the
stuff had not been bought for
me. His explanation was that
he won the articles on a punch
board. It sounded logical, so I
said no more about it."
Mrs. Clyde Taylor, Route 2,
Anacostia Station, D. c., Gov
eminent clerk:
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when they up
and pu led
the war on
him. AS a re-
servist he was
summoned to
the colors and
his resultant
bloody four
year period Of
in d i gnation
ov er the
crumbling of
his Utopia is
The Washington times., 1938-10-07

another thing. In all kinds Of
weather, details, ball parks,
boxing contests, and what not.
Christmas will soon be here and
each business mems association
will want a detail of men when
they want a parade (instead Of
advertising in the daily papers,.
Fewer details and fewer men
on same, with desired results
more men to combat crime.
TAXPAYER.
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because he'd forgotten the pic
ture was there. He said it was
that of a girl he'd known be-
fore he met me. The suit was an
old one and I doubt If he had
worn it since our marriage"
4
Mrs. Camellia StrOtt, 1343 L
st. N. w., Government employe:
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"The most un-
usual things I
found in my huS-
bands pockets were
a lipstick and a
bottle of perfume
of a brand I
didn't use. I was
not exactly suspi-
cious, b e C a use I
The Washington times., 1938-10-07

bill that he didn't remember
having. He always seems so
surprised when I tell him Of
the money I've found. I al
ways give it back to him or tell
him that I have it. I've found
screws, nails, bolts and small
tools, too."
+
Mrs. L. E. Jacobson, 1444 N
St N. W.. housewife:
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ers I find plenty Of old papers.
business letters and envelopes,
and even advertising folders.
Once he thought he had lost his
luck charm, a tiny elephant he
has had for years and was de-
lighted when I found it in an
other pair Of trousers.
\ 4 y
Mrs. Anna Miller, 1904 K st.
N, w.. housewife:
The Washington times., 1938-10-07
STOCK MARKETS RISE

both curb and bgboard stocks again yesterday,
in many approaching exceeding their 1888 highs.
We believe that is largely due to the fact that the world
~ has been repreved from general war
"" WI |OT fare for a while.
Tim Yoore The talk in business circles now is
that there probably won't be general
European for two years. whereas ten days ago the
talk that practically inevitable within day
a week.
For part, we're delighted by this change-for
which the world and the stock market have mainly
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain of Great Britain to
thank. When you choose between cutting your
throat now and being knocked off by gunman two
years from now ii to there is only choice
Especially when, in this uncertain and changeable
world you may be able to work out ways and means of
thwarting the gunman during two years of grace.
However, know there considerable numbers of
people VINO think otherwise. Most famous of these
perhaps Winston Churchill habitually truculent Brit
ish statesman, who denounces Cham
LtOerm war berains dealings with Hitler in un-
Norchrn4o measured terms, and who apparently
believes Britain should have fought
If Hitler refused to drop all his Czechoslovaka demands
Miss Phyllis Bottome feels the way. Miss Bot
tome British novelist who arrived here this week
snag herself American dough via sx-month lee
ture tour
Miss Bottome tells American press interviewers that
the crisis wouldn't have happened it, before HitIers
infamr1atory September IL speech to the Nuremberg
Congress, Chamberlain had notified Hitler that Britain
would fight with France and Russia in defense of the
Czechs She adds that Britain has gone Fascist in it's
sleep"
Chamberlain could not have served such a notice on
Hitler. If he could, that would that Britain
actually Fascist country It is only in the totali
tartan countries-Germany, Italy. Japan, Russa-that
the head of the government say eve march tomor
row. next week. next year." and make it stick.
Neither Chamberlain. Roosevelt Dalader has that
power-thank God.
Which illustrates the essential difference between
democracy and totatariansm. The people have to be
consulted before democracy 60 to war or commit
itself to policy which may bring war; totaltaran
states ruler issues his orders without consulting the
people
What surprises is to lot of sef-styed liberals
coming out in effect, for totaaransm here. For our
part we think the democratic way better and hope the
United States hangs onto its democratic ways forever.
Daily