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The Washington times., 1938-02-11
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NO INTERMISSION
Brutus, I am told, by Beau
Vais Fox, will wear a well tai
lored suit with handkerchief
stuck neatly in his breast pocket.
Later he dons an overcoat that
might have been picked off the
pile at Fred Pelzman's, still later
an olive green modern military
uniform, with a Sam Browne
belt.
The curtain is due to rise at
e:45 p. m, and there will be no
tntermiSsions, as the lines OF the
play are recited continuously Tor
one hour and 4G minutes.
1 don't know just how the
anti-Shakespeare group among
the z street regulars will react
to all this. Usually they play
bridge, OF find other recreatlons'
when one of the Avon plays IS
booked. They prefer this play
wright in the library.
The novelty of a Shakespeare
without togaS, laurels, wreathS
and armor, and also without
scenery, ought to attract many
who are merely curious.
Lights take the place OF the
nonexistent scenery. A battery
of $50 lights, many of them Wis
ible to orchestra patrons, pick
out the characters from dizzy
platforms high above the stage
floor, singly or in groups. The
Orson Welles lighting technique
is said to be one of the most
striking features of the plays
original production.
They have done quite a bit Of
condenSing on the scroll also,
one would imagine. In my red
Shakespeare Complete, I find
that Julius Caesar" is in five
long acts, and a foreword says it
takes five hours to play.
Prof. Robert E. Rogers, Of the
Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology, who is a student of
Shakespeare and a guest drama
critic for the Boston American,
The Washington times., 1938-02-11

twentieth Century.F Fox is
proud Of the Sonia Henie popu-
1arity; only wishes that she
would make her skating tour by
Pullman rather than plane.
There's q gold mine in the sky
when Sonia is flying, and it has
Daryl Zanuck constantly wor
The Washington times., 1938-02-11

club entertainer and radio star,
booked in as an extra added
attraction.
Then there is the glamorous
brunette beauty, Dolores Dawn.
aided by Marie Voc and Irene
Cornell, making a quartette Of
beauty.
The comedy end Of the show is
taken care of by the well-known
Washington favorite, Charles
Red" Marshall, and his able
assistant, Murray Leonard.
The Washington times., 1938-02-11
KELLEYGRAMS

Col. Frank P. Morse's book,
"Back Stage with Henry
Miller" hits the book stands
March Z.
The Washington times., 1938-02-11
Gle a min g S
and
Screenings
By Andrew R. Kelley

Sreamlned Shakespeare to us Monday night and
while may outrage serious students of the Bard of Avon
It does interest coegaes and heaergoers of high school
age Mail orders have pouring into the National The
ater.
This Julius Caesar of the Mercury Theater will be pre-
sented on stage bare of settings except for couple of
platforms The back wall of the National will be visible,
The Washington times., 1938-02-11
In Two Pictures

Dorothy Howe, ex-telephone
operator, is working in two pic
lures at once at Paramount.
She is busy in both 1.-The Big
Broadcast of 1888" and "Her
Jungle Love-"
The Washington times., 1938-02-11
Goyety Books
PegqyGorcio

"Play, Fiddle Play" booked at
the Gayety Theater, and opening
with the usual matinee on Sun
day, promises attractive, accom-
plished and beautiful feminine
entertainers.
Heading the list is Peggy Gar
cia, Well-known Broadway night
The Washington times., 1938-02-11

Col. Frank P. Morse's book,
"Back Stage with Henry
Miller" hits the book stands
March 7.
Peggy Garcia who comes to
the Gayety Theater Sunday
with "Play, Fiddle, Play" revue,
is the girl who failed to make
Rubinoff, pay, fiddler, pay, in a
recent heart balm suit.
The Shirley Temple doll, long
the d epa artm e n t store sales
leader, has been replaced as tops
in demand by the "SnOw White"
cutie. Advertising Executive
Frank GatewOOd had to stand
In line yesterday in order to get
one of the fairy babies for his
little cherub. The seven dwarfs
In the toy version are also in
the money at the store counters.
NO GENE AT $4,000
Harry Anger, production man
ager and vaudeville booker for
the Earle Theater, got a tele-
phone call from a Hollywood
agent the other day.
Are you interested in Gene
Raymond for personal appear
ances?" inquired the voice from
California.
We'll, yes," replied Mr.. Anger
guardedly, "at what price?"
six Thousand dollars a week,
and he's worth it," replied the
agent.
Not tintereste e d." retorted
Broker Anger, unless you toss
in Mrs. Gene Raymond" so
ended the conversation.
Mrs. Gene Raymond is Jean
cite Macdonald and not interr
ested in personal appearances.
She wants to make a concert
tour, like Nelson Eddy, whose
seats for the Washington con-
cert have been sold out for
months.
MRS. ROOSEVELT'S PARTY
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt
not only had a party Of 10 at
"Save Me the Waltz" Wednes-
day night, but also a White
House after-thetheater party
for principals of the company.
Two White House cars came
to the theater and took Laura
Hope Crews, Jane Wyatt, Leo
Carroll. John Emory, George S.
kaufman, Max Gordon, and
others to the executive man
sion. Oh! and Mrs. John Emery,
better known as Tallulah Bank
head. Tallulah watches her hus-
band act the dictator every per.
Torrance.
twentieth Century.Fox is
proud Of the Sonia Henie popu.
The Washington times., 1938-01-25
FIGHT CLOSING
OF P. 0, BRANCH

CHEVY CHASE, Md, Jan. IS.
Threatened with the possible loss
of a post office branch at Con-
necticut Avenue and Lenox Street
because of restricted quarters, a
special meeting of residents of the
area will be held next Monday at
8 p. m. to consider ways and
means for its retention.
In a letter to residents of the
community, the citizens commit
tee of Section 2 suggests an addi-
ton to the present building at an
estimated cost Of $4,000, Of
which $4,000 would be raised by a
bond issue.
Arthur w. Defenderfer, chair
man of the committee, said today
that his group feels that a 10
year noncancellable lease can be
obtained from the Post Office De-
partment, which would carry the
cost of the addition and pay off
the bonded indebtedness before
the lease expires.
He also pointed out that addi-
tional revenue can be obtained
from other sources which would
pay off the existing $4,000 mort
gage on the building and possibly
provide a small surplus at the
end of that time.
The Washington times., 1938-01-25
Building Permits

Applications filed January "a:
Taube Construction Company 4025
Benton st. N. W., apartments. $45, 900.
R. w. Boiling, 212S Florida Ave. N. w,
repairs, $25.
The Washington times., 1938-01-25
GRAvELLY POINT.
AIR FIELD URGED.
BY U. S. EXPERT
M'MuIIen Says It's Best.
As "Compromise"

Selection of Gravelly Point as
"the best possible compromise
airport proposal for Washington,
was indorsed today by the Bureau
of Air Commerce as the House
Committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds resumed hearings
on the Smith airport bill.
The committee heard A. B. Nc
Mullen, chief of the airport Sec
ton of the bureau, who testified
that despite certain disadvantages
the Gravelly Point site in Vir-
ginia would be the most desirable
location for an airport to serve
the District of Columbia.
AUXILIARY FIELD
The measure on which the com.
mittee is holding. hearings was in.
troduced by Representative How.
ard w. Smith CD of Virginia,
and would establish a Federal air.
port at Gravelly Point, as well as
an auxiliary airport on site to be
selected by the President, to be
used for emergency purposes.
Mr.. McMullen told the commit
tee the principal objection to
Gravelly Point is it's proximity to
Boiling Field, Army airport. On
the other hand however, he said,
the bureau is working out barely
satisfactory" air traffic control in
other cities where similar condi-
tions prevailed.
The principal advantages to
Gravelly Point, he said, are its
proximity to the city, "a highly
desirable feature" and its adapta-
bility for a combination Of sea
and land plane traffic.
SHOULD BE MODEL
II personally feel" he said,
"that the airport in washington
should be a model for the rest
Of the country. It should be
Handicapped and beautified, and
should be a national show place.
This site lends itself to that
feature more readily than any
other proposed Site"
Mr.. McMullen said that contem-
plated construction of Bureau of
Public Roads buildings in the
vicinity of Gravelly Point "con-
stitutes a certain hazard" but in
timated this danger was not
sufficient to cause the bureau to
change it's position on Gravelly
Point.
ANY site would be a COM
promise" he said. "A perfect
site never can be found. If the
airport were placed further out,
there would be less Of a traffic
problem. On the other hand, it
would be more inconvenient."
NEVER CONSULTED
He said that, to the best of his
knowledge, the Bureau Of Air
Commerce never has been con-
suited officially on the selection
of Camp Springs, in Maryland,
the site selected last year by the
special airport commission.
He also told the committee that
two airports are desirable for a
city the size of Washington, be-
cause of the fact that site that
can be used the year round Is
impossible.
The Washington times., 1938-01-25

Survey; esday Symphonies.
FRO, 31.1 m, 9.62 meg.
BOSTON, 8 P.M.-The Harvard
University Series. W1XAL, 49.6
M, 6.04 meg.
CARACAS, $3.50 P.M.-Boy
Scouts Hour. YV5RC, SIT M,
5.8 meg.
BERLIN, 9:15 P.M.-Laughing
Homeland, Swabian humour. DJD,
25.4 m, lit meg.
LONDON, $3.50 P.M.-Robert
Burns: A program from his works,
in celebration of the 10th ami
verSary of his birth. esd. 25.5
The Washington times., 1938-01-25
WMAL to Offer
The Times March

The rousing strains Of the
washington Times March" will
be among outstanding selections
played by the United States Navy
Band in their concert broadcast
over Station WMAL and a wide
network next Monday from 2 to 3
p. m.
Composed by Lieut.. Charles
Benter, leader of the famous serv-
ice band, about IL years ago the
Washington Times March" was
dedicated to the publisher of the
newspaper. Lieutenant Benter
will lead the band during the con-
cert Monday.
The Washington times., 1938-01-25
Trade Board Urges
Airport at GraVelly

representative Of the District gov
ernment, and "diSinterested" ex-
pert on municipal fiscal affairs.
He suggested such a committee
might be appointed by the United
States District Court for the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Brief addresses also were de-
livered by John S. Blocker. jr.,
president of the Junior Board of
Trade, and Victor Sadd, of the
Washington field office of the So
cial Security Board.
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Continued from Local PageD
free" said Sir Willmott, asserting
they are economically independ-
ent. When economic independence
is denied them they fail in polit-
ical Independence"
Mr.. Meyer outlined a four-point
program to remedy defects of our
municipal services" which, he said,
"cry aloud for prompt action" ."
These are:
Removal of control of the Dis
trict's annual budget from the
Federal Budget Bureau.
Granting of a charter to the
City of Washington, in place OF
"our makeshift city government" "
extending control of the District
Commissioners over all routine
municipal functions, without in
terfering with present autonomy
of local educational facilities.
A complete reorganization OF
the District municipal adminiStra-
tive Set-up in the interests OF
economy and efficiency"
CIVIL SERVICE PLAN
Legislation providing a civil
service system for the Districts
government employees.
A modern way" Of settling the
recurrent dispute between the Dis
trict and the Federal Government,
as to proportionate shares of To-
cal expenses, would be the setting
up Of a permanent committee of
arbitration, Mr.. Meyer said.
He said such a committee should
be composed of a representative
of the Treasury Department, a
The Washington times., 1938-01-25

M, 1l.75 meg; Csc, 31.3 M,
9.58 meg; GSB, 31.5 M, 9.51 meg. !;
GSL, 49.1 M. Gil meg.
LONDON, 1O:45 P.M.-"Made
in Great Britain: Whitsable
oysters. GSD. 25.5 M, 11.75
meg; Csc, 31.3 M, 9.58 meg; !;
GSB, 31.5 M, 9.51 meg; GSL,
49.1 M, GIL meg.
TOKYO, 12:45 A.M.-"New
Japanese Music" selections. JZJ,
25.4 M, 11.80 meg.
SYDNEY, Australia, 1:15 AM
Talk on Australia. VK2ME, s1.2S
m, $50 meg,
The Washington times., 1938-01-25
Today'S Foreign Short-Wave Radio Schedule

BERLIN, 6 P.M.-"Married Bliss
Is Better than Single Blessed
ness!" DJD, 25.4 M, 11.77 meg.
SCHENECTADY, 6:35 pm
Short-Wave Mail Bag. W2XAD,
1875 M, 1888 meg; W2XAF, 31.4
M. 9.53 meg.
LONDON, 6:55 P.M.-The Life
of Walter Barnes, Fisherman, of
BriXham, Devon. Csc, 31.3 M,
9.58 meg; GSB, 31.5 M, 9.51 meg;
GSL, 49.1 M, Gil meg.
MOSCOW, Z P.M.-News and
Program. for English Listeners.
RAN, 81 M, 9.6 meg.
ROME, 1888 P.M.-Economic
The Washington times., 1938-01-25
Radio Features TOddy

s.OO-THOsE WE LoVE-Kit and katy
Marshall face important decisions
In next episode Of popular serial.
WMAL
S!OO-BIG TOwN-Edward @. Robinson
exposes another vicious racket In
his career" as crusading man.
aging editor Of q daily newS-
paper ......s....... ,.... WJSN
S:OO-THE YARNsPINNER-B to
the airwaves q heart thrObbing
story of life in the mill towns.
titled "Prodigal." Producer Ron
aid Dawson's cast includes DorO-
thy O'DOnnel, Arthur Isler, Jean
Prince and Paul Arlt. . =. VOL
9:SO-ALIAs JIMMY VALENTINE
WMAL
FILM NEWS
7:15-SCREEN SCOOPs-GeorEe Nc.
Call reveals how Hollywood star.
lets make good ......... .WJSV
DISCUSSIONS
4:4S-CURRENT QUESTIONs-Repre-
sentative James Mead discusses
"The Problem Of Unemployment
for Our Older People,. .WJSV
s:3O-sCOTT P. sQUYERs-Comman-
der.in.chief of Veterans of For.
eign Wars addresses thirteenth
annual Womens Conference for
Defense at MayflOwer Hotel on
National Defense for an Endur.
ing America" a".............W VOL
d. HOLT-"ROOsevelt's Re
u. ss - w
The Washington times., 1938-01-25

some of his inimitable stories as
Pearce's guest. AL and his gang
will contribute their own share
of mirth, with additional enter
tainment by Carl HOff's orchestra.
WJSV
$500 Axle COLLEGE-Guest lee
turers will be Adolphe Menjou and
Veree Teasdale. 10 Stafford, sing
ing with George StolPs smooth
orchestra, will offer "If It's the
Last Thing i Do" ".......... .WJSV
9:3O-T OWN HALL-The Mummers,
radios darndest dramatic stock
company, composed of Lanny
Ross, Charles Butterworth and
Walter O'Keefe, offer q con.
tinuatiOn of their super-detective
melOdrama, ''The Awful Sleuth."
Lanny will sing Thanks for the
Memories" and his own compost
tiOn, "Music in the Evening"
WRC
10 0:OO-BENNY GOODMAN-COl. Lemuel
Q. StOOpnagle and Budd, experts
on most anything you can think
of, speak Of Swing. WJSV
CONCERT
10 lO:SO-sYMPHONIC STRINGS - Alfred
Wallenstein's orchestra. VOL
DRAMA
5:OO-DICK TRACY-Detective serial
based on famous cartoon char.
The Washington times., 1938-01-25
BILL TO LIMIT.
WOMEN'S WORK
UP IN VIRGINIA
Price and Labor Leaders
Back 8-Hour Plan
By GEORGE NJ. GREEN

By GEORGE M. GREEN
RICHM OND, Va, Jan. Is.
virginia's legislators today were
prepared to begin a drawn-out
battle over a bill to limit to eight
hours the work a woman may
do in industry in any "a hours.
The measure is before the gen.
eral laws committee for a hear
ing tonight. It passed the house
in 1886, but was killed in the SEN
ate committee by a vote of 6 to S.
PRICE FAvORS BILL
Labor leaders are throwing
their full strength behind the
measure, and with the blessings
Of Governor Price, the bill is ex-
pected to be enacted promptly into
law.
Speaker Ashton Dovell, in an
address which was taken by lead
ers as an expression of the new
regime, told the legislators that
they must provide sufficient funds
for old age assistance and for
schools without increasing the
burden Of taxation.
Mr.. Dovell also said that the
Virginia hospital situation should
be revised and that the institu.
tions for the care Of those men
tally sick should seek to cure them
rather than to serve merely as
places of custody.
URGES PROBATION SYSTEM
Mr.. Dovell, in addition, urged
that a probation and parole Sys-
tenn be put into effect in order
that the Jail population of the
State may be reduced. He said
that in the regular order of things
10000 VirginianS might be ex-
pected to be committed to Jail
during the year to come and he
said that this was unnecessary.
While the legislative machinery
was being oiled after a hectic
week given over to the Inaugural
tion of Governor Price and the in
PRODUCTION of a large number of
bills, the assembly yesterday
passed its first bills.
One would provide that out-of-
State motor-car owners could be
more easily sued in the case Of
accident on Virginia highways. An
other provides that Sheriffs may,
with the permission of judge, re-
sign as administrators of estates.
PREFERENTIAL BID BILL
Bills in the Senate that are
likely to cause much controversy
include one that would give Vir-
ginia bidders on supplies for the
State a 3 per cent differential
over out-of-State bidders.
A measure to provide for the re-
districting of the State for repre-
in the house will come
in later. It is understood that
more than half the house seats
will rema n unchanged.
The Washington times., 1938-01-25

s,S0-MARL GODWIN-HIGHLIGH
IN THE NEWS, AS GLIMPSEDl
BY REPORTER GOODWIN, OF
THE WASHINGTON TINES ED
lTORIAL STAFF, HEARD AT
THIS EARLY MORNING Pc
RIOD, MONDAY THROUGH SAT.
LhDAH ..............., WLhAL
PREMIERE
7:3O-NEW N.B.C. HEsTRA Al
WashingtOn's little Radio City"
located i'm the Trans-Lux Build
ing, proudly announces the pre-
miere performance of Rudolph
Schramm's 15-p ece orchestra,
which will be heard from time
to time over the local N.B.C. out
let's. Featured as solOlsts will be
Helen Forrest, diminutive song
styllst, and El Gary, the cOlOrful
lyric tenor. Miss Forrest will
swing "LOch LOmond," while
Gary solos "Pm Falling In Love
With Someone" the Victor Her
bert favorite. .. .WMAL, WRC|
The Washington times., 1938-01-25
|. I.Q.Answers
Questions on Page s.

Questions on Page s.
1. On the stern mast. 2.
King of Diamonds. 3. Spade
and Heart. 4. Jack of Hearts.
5. Head into wind both taking
off and landing. 6. jefferson.
Z. Left. 8. Franklin, Harding,
Nathan Hale. 9. In God We
Trust. 10. At Lincoln's back.
Opposite nose and forehead of
Indian. Center top, above
WaShington's head.
The Washington times., 1938-01-25
Carter Speaks

BOake Carter, popular C.
B. S. commentator and col
umnist for The Washington
Times, will speak at COnsti.
tuition Hall tonight at $3.50
O'Clock. His topic will be "The
Americas for Americans"
The Washington times., 1938-01-25
PREMIERE
MUSICAL AND VARIETY

S;OO-JOHNNY PRESENTS - Charles
Martins Thrill of the Week."
dramatizing a heroic rescue in q
tunnel under the Milwaukee River
BE years ago. Music by Russ Nor.
gan'S orchestra, assisted by the
programs large corps of vocal
S;3O-AL j 0 L o N-Edward Everett
Horton exchanges quips with Jol-
son and other members of the
cast. including Martha Raye and
Parkyakarkus ............ .WJSV
S:SO-IT CAN BE DONE-Sergt. Sidney
Clay, who pOliced the border dur.
ing the Yukon gold rush, will tell
some Of his dramatic experiences
as guest of Edgar Guest. The
/ music Of frankie Masters or
chestra and original poems and
thoughts by Guest complete the
PEOBEh" '...'.....s.. WMAD
o:OO-AL PEARCE-Lou HoItz, who
needs no introduction, will tell
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-13
MERRITT ROAD
 PROBE IS NEAR
Continued from Page 1)

l child.
 Trumbull-William R. Muirhead. Ridgefield-Charles Crouchley, ST. B. O. Chisholm, J. E. Ryan. Newtown-Patrick H. Mccarthy, H. Carleton Hubbell, NorWalk-Calvin L. Barton, Har- old Nash.
 Stamford-E. e. Payne, Kenneth w. Carter, David c. Sanford. Danbury-Thomas J. Bowen. Rights Of Way Buying
 The investigation will be focused principally upon the parkway rights-of-w purchases which to date have totaled about $6,0OO,0 ,0O0 for the $20,000, 900 highway through Fairfield County.
 Reports from the state comptrol- Ter to the governor have shown prices paid for lands to exceed the assessed values by as many as ten times. One piece of property, com- posed mainly of Swampland, cost more than $180,000, as much as $20,000 was paid for less than half an acre near NorWalk, along the path of the 32-mile parkway which is a continuation of the Hutchin- son river parkway from the New York line.
 The grand jury will begin it's de- Alterations will fill data from the attorney generals office regarding each purchase, including deeds, can- celled cheeks and other documents entering into the negotiations. Other Reports
 It was anticipated that meanwhile report will be received from the State Comptroller Charles c. Swartz, showing comparison of paid prices and assessed values, and another from State Highway Commissioner John A. Macdonald whose depart ment now is under reconstruction" as result of the deep inquiry.
 The governor recently was quoted as having made mo demand" upon Macdonald, who has supervised the vast highway agency for 15 years and who represents the last Repub- lican stronghold in the state ad- miniStration which has had Democratic governor for nearly seven years.
 Hurley Criticism
 The most pointed criticism of the department came from Public Works Commissioner Robert A. Hurley who charged inefficiency, lack of coor- dination among its various bureaus, poor engineering methods and an over r-expenditure for administration purposes.
 Hurley's 100-page report to the governor delved into the Merritt Parkway and asserted among other things, that portions of the road was routed around trees, at the re- quest of land owners, that there might be necessity of rebuilding some of the more than 60 overpasses and that the handicapped dividing strips created traffic hazards where they converged Nt bridges.
 The grand jury deliberations will be secret. The jury will have wide powers of subpoena and will exclude the states attorney and other mem bers of the states legal staff from its proceedings.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-13
Public Giuen Real
 Facts h PresentNeus
(Continued from Page D

Controller Leary," Thomas P. Kelly, executive secretary to Mayor Hayes said. "City Clerk Fitzmaurice was not empowered to act in the matter of preparing the payroll checks until after 5:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the meeting of the board of finance. Yet MT. Rowland would have had the city clerk act without approval of the board and bring the checks to the controllers office be- fore the corporation counsel's opin- ion had been received and approved giving the city clerk jurisdiction over the paymaster."
 Political Daylight
 Further evidence of the political dogfight which centers around Con- troller Rowlands office is the publi- cized agitation over the audit of city books which, currently, rests with Corporation Counsel Charles S. O'Connor for an opinion on pro- cedure of the board of finance, it was declared. The administration today was in the position of await ing developments of an investigation by Mayor Hayes into the charge of the controller that books were miss ing from his office.
 Former Controller Leary was un- willing to be quoted on an opinion he has regarding the possible deri- vation of this aspect of the attack of the Republicans on administra- tion affairs. He said that he will be ready to comment at a time he feels fitting, if and when any of the charges now being broadcast find credibility beyond the coterie of the political background presently spon- Soring the attack.