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The Washington times., 1938-06-23
PAYNE CALLED
TROUBLEMAK Err.
REMOVAL URGED.
Rep. Cox Flags Member
Of FEC in Record

INS) George Henry Payne
center of internal warfare in the
Federal Communications Commits
sion, was denounced today by
Representative Cox CD Georgia
as entirely irresponsible and
wholly unfit for a place on the
commission and he called for
Payne's removal.
Cox, a member of the House
Rules Committee, which a month
ago heard Payne charge his fel
low commissioners were too
greatly influenced" by an alleged
radio broadcasters' lobby in Wash
ington, made his assertion in the
Congressional Record published
today.
Discussing Payne's later refusal
to make specific charges against
any of the six members of the
commission. or renew his original
charge, Cox said that he gave
the impression Of being trouble
maker and as having no concern
in protecting the reputation of
the commission.
1T is my opinion" Cox said,
that the restoration of conf
dence in the communications COM
mission and proper discharge of
its statutory functions would be
aided If Commissioner Payne
were separated from the commits
sion and the chairman, Mr.. Frank
r. McNinch, and the commission
be given as free hand as possible
in the performance of their
laborS."
Cox was one Of the leaders in
the successful a d m inistration
fight, which blocked an investiga-
ton of the agency in the closing
days of the session.
The Washington times., 1938-06-23
MRS. BOTSFORD
REFUTES CLUE

Mrs. Leslie Botsford, of New
Jersey, has not been murdered,
despite a letter found in a movie
theater addressed to Maryland
State police. Mrs. Botsford, a
widow, explained this herself to
The Times today, following pub
LEGATION yesterday of a report that
the letter identified her as the
victim of the Southern Maryland
murder of Mrs. Esther Lewis.
Mrs. Botsford explained she has
been undergoing, treatment at
Johns Hopkins University Hos
pital. And further, she wished the
fact brought out that she is not
an expectant mother.
The letter to police, naming
Mrs. Botsford as the murder vic
tim, was signed by Mary Allen
a friend"
The Washington times., 1938-06-23
Party on Train
Journalism Sch OOL
Holds Festival

ST. LOUIS Q.N.SD.-Hollywood
attention!
Members of the st. Louis chap
ter of the University Of Missouri
School of Journalism Alumni gave
here recently what is said to be
the first formal party held aboard
q moving train.
Dressed in formal attire, the
alumni and their guests boarded
a Wabash train at Delmar station
at Sp. m. For the next tour hours,
THE Funtime Special" as the
train was termed, cruised about
the St. Louis yards while the jour
naliStS made merry.
A new baggage car, with the
floor waxed to ballroom sickness
and briliance, and with walls
decorated with Missouri u. pen
nants, provided dancing accom-
modationS. An orchestra in one
end Of the baggage car. and a
pretty entertainer furnished the
n1dsic.
A quartet of golden voiced Pull
man porters went from car to-
car to entertain the guests with
their harmony. Dinner was served
shortly before midnight in two
dining cars.
The Washington times., 1938-06-23
ARMCO READY.
FOR LONG QUIZ.
ON Clio CHARGES.
4 TO 6-Month Hearing
Set Before NLRB

CATTLETSBURG. KY, June %
uled to open next Monday. the
CLIO and the American Rolling
Mill Co.. accused by the former of
violating the Wagner act by foS
tering false propaganda against
the CLIO at Ashland. KY. prepared
today for sessions which were ex-
pected to spread over four to six
months.
The company leased an Broom
residence adjoining the court
house where hearings will be held.
to accommodate its large corps of
lawyers and clerks. Attorney Rob
ert Caldwell and Porter Grey. of
Ashland. will be assisted by col
leagues from Cincinnati.
NLRB HEARING
A trial investigator for the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board, yet
to be named, will conduct the
hearings.
One of the numerous charges
filed with NLRB against the Amer
lean Rolling Mill Co., and denied
by C. H. Murray, assistant to
ARMCO President Charles R.
Hook, was that it attempted to
dominate and influence civic, bust
ness and patriotic groups in Ash
land, where the company has a
big plant.
ANSWERS CHARGES
In reply to this charge, Murray
said:
For many years before the
CLIO was ever dreamed of it has
been the policy of the American
Rolling Mill Company to CO.
operate with all groups in every
community in which we operate
a plant in order to improve liv-
ing conditions. We will leave
1t to these groups to determine
whether or not they have been
dominated"
The Washington times., 1938-06-23
Can't Freeze
Life in Love

HOLLYWOOD, June %
u.N.SD.-Dr. Ralph S. Will
lard, chemist who claims to
have restored life to q mon
key after freezing it, wanted
a divorce today because his
married life has cooled.
Cr. willard charged his
wife, Mrs. Janet Franz Will
lard, with mental cruelty.
The chemist said his wife &C.
cuSed him of cumming away
his time" and asSOciating
with other women.
The WilIards, parents of
one daughter, Daisy Jane, 8,
separated May 30, 1887. They
were married December 80,
1927.
The Washington times., 1938-06-23
Runaway Girl
Pianist Found

NEW YORK. June % CC.T.P.S0.
The lure of New York and tn e
chance for fame yielded to the
enticement of good old Missouri
home cooking today for Mary
Jane Bruce, 10. Mary Jane dis
appeared from home in Kansas
City to try her hands as a con-
cert pianist. The missing per
sons bureau quickly located her
for her parents, Mr.. and M IS.
oscar Bruce. She had applied
for an addition at Columbia
Broadcasting System.
The Washington times., 1938-06-23
WORKED AS GUARD

Oman knew it Oman fol-.
lowed II Oman wrote II
the Inside story Of the NaHi Spy FIX
pose now running in the Washington
Times Telephone RE. 1884 FER
Home Delivery
The Washington times., 1938-06-23
IDENTIFIES BODY

After ldenCl1ylng Cne DOdy, Dal
ton was taken to the Jail at North
Beach, Md, and questioned at
length by Capt. Edward Nc. John
son, commander of the Maryland
State police, and other investiga
tors. At 2 o'clock this morning ne
was transferred to the Jail here
Captain johnson sped to Bait
more where chemists have been
attempting to determine the man
ner in which Mrs. Lewis, mother
of six small children. met her
death. She apparently was dead
when her body was thrown into
the creek as no water had en-.
tered her lungs.
AS Dalton was locked in the
Jail here he stuck his head out
the window and shouted:
I'm innocent. She must
have killed herself I tried to
talk her out of it,"
States Attorney Arthur w
Dowell, however, stuck to his
theory that the woman had been
deliberately slain. He said:
In my opinion this is a case
of deliberate murder. I can see
nothing that would make her
death a suicide For one thing,
her hat and purse were missing.
and have not been found, des-
pite careful search.
Another thing, how did she
get down to the place where her
body was found, unless her body
was carried there by the killer?"
CAUSE UNKNOWN
The exact cause of the woman's
death has not been determined
Although her body was found float
ing in the creek, there was nc
water in the lungs, indicating she
had not been drowned.
There were two cuts, one on tor
of her head and one over the right
eye, indicating she had been in 8
struggle before she met death
Police have received reports of two
cases in recent days in which a
woman was seen struggling with
man.
One of these occurred in a car
parked alongside the highway last
Sunday. only a few feet from
where the body of the woman was
found Monday morning. The other
struggle took place at North Beach
last Friday.
The woman was killed some time
sunday, doctors said, as she had
The Washington times., 1938-06-23

he sure to follow G-Man'a story on
the expose Of the SaEi spy ring In to-
days Washington Times. Republic
1894 will bring your daily Times by
h0ms delivery service.
The Washington times., 1938-06-23
Lyon Village Suspect
Quizzed in Mystery

Continued from Page II
are holding me because l know
absolutely nothing about her
death"
The Washington times., 1938-06-23

been dead less than "a hours when
her body was found. Her stomach
has been sent to a Baltimore chem
list to determine if she had been
poisoned, but no report has been
received.
WIDOW OF VET
Mrs. Lewis, the widow of q
World War veteran, had been en-
ployed as a charwoman at the
Bureau of Printing and Engrav-
ing. Identification was made yes
terday through her fingerprints
on file in the Department of
Justice.
In her room at 1924 H st. N.
w., police found a number of let
tiers and names of friends. Two
men were questioned but could
give no information and then Dali
ton was picked up.
Capt. Edward NICK. johnson,
head of Maryland State police.
went to Prince Frederick last
night to take personal charge of
the case and questioned Dalton at
length.
A Mexican by birth, Mrs. Lewis
was a naturalized citizen and was
married at Is in Los Angeles. Her
husband, a veteran of both the
Spanish American and Worl d
Wars, was retired from the Army
in 1921.
WORKED AS GUARD
They came here and Lewis
worked as a guard in the State
Department Building until his
death in 1885.
With his pension cut off, Mrs.
Lewis was unable to support their
six children and they have been
placed in homes.
Mrs. Lewis was last seen alive
at her rooming house last Thurs
day, when she left saying she was
going down to get her pay check.
On Friday she reported she was
i'll and would not be at work.
Police are attempting to learn
where she was between Friday
and Sunday when she was killed
and her body thrown in the creek.
The Washington times., 1938-06-23
Oil, Pumice Powder
Dim Floor Gloss

To reduce the gloss Of a too
highly polished floor finish. rub
the surface with oil and pumice
powder. Pumice and water may
also be used with success,
Evening star., 1938-03-25
Stock Averages
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial Writer

NEW YORK, March 25.-Stocks
crashed through support levels in to-
days market. many tumbling to new
lows for the past three years or longer,
with losses running to 5 or more
points.
Blame for the relapse was placed
on combination Of circumstances in
Guiding fears of fresh troubles in
France, doubts over business prospects
for the near term and general dis
couragement of stockholders over re-
cent Intellectual attempts at rallies.
There were occasional moderately
cheering news items, but these. it was
said, could not overweight the gloom
which has again descended upon
speculative and investment circles.
Prices were somewhat lower at the
opening and the list logged along
in about point range until shortly
after noon when selling in steels
touched off sharp downturn in other
industrial groups aRils and utilities
were more resistant than most, but
even these followed the trend.
Volume picked up on the backswine
and the ticker tape was behind near
the close Transfers approximated
100000 shares.
Many stop-loss orders were caught
on the retreat and these added 10 the
feeble appearance Of numerous issues.
Forced dumping of margin accounts
was said to have been factor. a num-
Der Of these having become vulnerable
because of the lengthy reaction.
Sentiment was aided bit by further
Slashes in the House tax revision bill
made by the Senate Finance Commit
tee. but while this was pleasing to
Wall Street. it was realized the revenue
measure has a long way TO 60 before
becoming the kind of law the fnan-
clal district desires.
Evening star., 1938-03-25
CHICAGO GRAIN
By I he Associated Press.

BY me AsS0clated Press.
CHICAGO. March 2S.-Reactions
because OF sympathy With tumbles OF
securities carried wheat down . cent
a bushel here late today.
Liberal quantities of wheat futures
were offered by holders who found no
purchasers except at substantial de-
clines in quotations. Forecasts Of
freezing temperatures in parts OF the
United States winter wheat belt we're
practically ignored
At the close. Chicago wheat futures
were at the days bottom level, Ss ~ l
cent under yesterdays finish: Nav.
857s-S6: July. 82's-5s; corn. 's-Ss
up; May. $685.; July. 62I-7s. and
oats !. lower to /. higher.
Evening star., 1938-03-25
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE.

PHILADELPHIA, March 25 Lp.--Live
poultry: Fowl, Plymouth Rock. fancy, -
%: mixed colors, 81 -; White LeghornS,
fancy Il: average. 1921; young chickens
24-25: hroilers. Plymouth Rock, fancy,
..,2-?3: ordinary, :G-21; Reds and cross
bred. ordinary. 1920.
Cheese, dressed poultry unchansed
Wheat: No. .. red. winter zsr,icky. DO
mestic. March delivery. sa17
Butter: Top grades. 31A-35: ~ score.
3nta-3i: a1. 30.
Eers. steady: AN cases: UNCHANGED.
Evening star., 1938-03-25
SHARP DECLINE SEEN
IN EXCHANGE VOLUMES

By the Associated Press.
Dollar value of sales on all reg
istsred securities exchanges in Feb
ruary was s794.O7s.O54, a drop of ~
per cent from January and 1913 per
cent from February. 1887. the Secur-
tiles Commission reported.
Evening star., 1938-03-25
New Orleans Prices.

NEW ORLEANS March 25 t1-Cotton
lutures opened : 10 points net higher
trade buying and covering by shorts
Selling was light in the early dealings
and recent hedge selling appeared TO have
dried up al least for the present
May contracts opened at SIS July al
S.S4, October at S.sS December At s.a",
January. S.96. and March at saQ.
Toward the end of the first half hour
active positions we're to points net
higher.
Cottonseed oil opened steady: March.
G.13: Nav 7.73b: July 1.67b: September.
lob October. 7.62b b Bid.
Evening star., 1938-03-25

(Coatinued On Pase A-1S.)
Evening star., 1938-03-25
new YORK COTTON
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, March 2S.-Cotton
was steady today on moderate trade
and foreign buying. Weakness Of the
stock market checked outside buying
and in midafternoon July had reacted
from 879 to 874, leaving prices 6 to
points net higher.
Evening star., 1938-03-25

Cash wheat No. 4 red. 85i4; No.
hard, 9l34: corn No. mixed. So
55a, No yellow, old. s2l2; No. 2,
go 4-a.: No 3 white $3.50; oats. No.
3, mixed. 80 ,; No. white. 33ia: No.
2. 33t. 70: soy beans. No. 2. yellow. "a:
barley feed. 1880 nominal; mailing.
$3.50 nominal timothy seed. $50
800: red clover, 320037,oo; sweet
clover. l0O0-50
Evening star., 1938-03-25
ODD-LOT DEALINGS.
BY the Associated Press.

The Securities Commission reported to-
day these transactions by customers with
odd-lot dealers or specialists on the New
York Stock Exchange for March "A: 7.n27
purchases involvins "a pas shares: s.hR1
sales involving 17s.220 shares.
Evening star., 1938-03-25
NEW YORK BAR SILVER.

NEW YORK, March Is (R.-Bar
silver, 44M, unchanfed
Evening star., 1938-04-28
Club to Present
Minstrel Show.

The Crimson Club of the Columbus
University School of Accountancy
will present its annual minstrel show
Saturday night at $50 o'clock at the
Washington Hotel. The show will be
followed by dance.
The production is under the direc-
ton OF Leonard ]. Townsend, profess
sor OF business law at the university.
Ben Kasow, Dan Downer, Earl Zack
and James Mullings alternate as end
men exchanging black-face banter in
the best "showboat' style. A mock
marriage provides the comedy high
light.
Vocal stars are Charles Appleby
Ray Calder, Elliott Ferry. Bob Garri-
son. while Miss June Hoffman plays
leading feminine role.
Evening star., 1938-04-28

and Sullivan, and whose voice falls
nicely upon the ear; Kathryn Reece
who does Gianetta more than Just
competently; William Danforth, who
cuts fine figure as the grand in
quisitor and gets just about every
thing out OF his songs. There are
others, too, who make THE Con-
doliers" one of the more satisfactory
of this groups productions among
them Anne Yago, Elsie Thiede and
Harrison Fuller.
This is the last review for this
company, The Gondoliers" being re-
peated this afternoon and tonight
The Mikado" being repeated tomor-
row and Saturday afternoon and eve
ming so it will be all right to add
once more that we need Gilbert and
Sullivan these days. We need 1t espe-
cially when it's done in the sprightly
manner in which these people do
The Gondoliers' and The Mikado.' ~
Evening star., 1938-04-28

their doings with THE Gondolers. 4"
The two gondoliers who have their
filings as kings for a day are much
the making Of this particular piece
and they are here played handsomely
by James Montgomery and John
Eaton. Mr.. Montgomery, in fact, i'm
pressed particularly last night because
he was in fine voice and was getting
some of that volume he has been lack
ing before, and that is all he has
needed And Mr. Eaton still is the
fellow in this troupe who gets much
more than little sincerity into his
playing.
Now, among the others there is Mr..
Frank Moulan, about whom nothing
derogatory can be said this time. His
Duke Of Plaza -Toro is fine piece
Of work And there are Dean Dick
ems. who, like Mr.. Eaton. plays with
bit of honesty not always found
in the playing of fantasy like Gilbert
Evening star., 1938-04-28

Ilio ocldSSU Ii NdS screened yesterday
afternoon and it turns out to be such
a simple, unaffected thing that one
cannot believe afterward the excite
ment induced by seeing it.
Motion pictures, good ones at least,
cannot be made out of simple,
straightforward tales dealing more
with character than with action.
Motion pictures dealing with character
development. as matter of what is
called fact, have the grave weakness
of not moving. Well, at any rate,
that was the case ITO the Victor"
will demonstrate that it no longer is
true. 1t is simple. It is straight
forward. It deals with character and
the action is incidental. 1t does not
move with anything resembling the
furious pace of a Hollywood screen
drama. 1t violates. perhaps, every
tenet of sound screen drama. But it
Is picture that merits the examina-
ton of that discriminating group
which likes to see the tenets of sound
screen drama tossed overheard in the
interest Of something appealingly
different.
1t Is impossible to say what "To the
Victor" would be like if it did not have
William Fyffe playing the role of
McAdam in a story which, after all, is
only Bob, Son of Battle" The rea-
son 1t is impossible to say so is that
the picture does have Mr.. Fyffe in
that role and. he turns in a perform
ance that is positively startling in it's
effectiveness. McAdam is villainous
but loveably so as played by Mr.. Fyffe
He is a reprobate He is wicked. But,
while he is all these things, he is
played with a fnneSse which makes
one look upon him with genuine
affection. 1t is feat which is en-
tirely consistent with the quality of
the story. If one can believe that, and
any one can who is not so jingoistic
as to dislike all importations. then one
can believe Mr. Fyffe's performance
There is not thing about ITO the
Victor" that rates with the spectacular
qualities of San Francisco" "Hur-
ricane' or an in Old Chicago" but
like Storm Ovlr Patsy" it remains
one of the most exciting films which
England has yet sent to this country
X X
PARAMOUNT still promises that
Olympic (O-Lamp) Bradna is on
her way to Washington It neglects,
however, to mention specific dates, as
the following letter from c. N Odell
makes clear to any one willing to ex-
anime it for specific dates:
"As you probably know, Olympic
Bradna is coming down to Washington
in connection with the opening of
Stolen Haven" in which she is CO.
starred with Gene Raymond.
Miss Bradna will make personal
appearances in II cities and in all
there will be frenzied efforts to make
the best publicity showing. CAS- if we
did not know
THE best showing, of course, will be
made in Observation-Disclosures to you
and your colleagues. (Yes?)
Miss Bradna is lovely. sweet girl
just 18, in fact-and will be eager
to cooperate in every way. That is
Why am writing to you.
IS" Mr.. Carter Barron and Mr..
Ray Bell will be in on this. Miss
Bradna will be accompanied by Cliff
Lewis of our West coast studio pub
licity department, and I will (you mean
"shall') be along too"
Evening star., 1938-04-28

So, as We have said before, there
still is nothing to do but sit back and
wait for the little girl whom Para
mount is absolutely determined to
make star. She is the one, in case
you don't remember, who played
George Rats wife in Souls at Sea-"
She is another one, also, who comes
from France, where lot of girls who
get lots of publicity in the movies
come from. Such. for example, as
Simone Simon. Danielle Darrieux, ETC.
THE mail today seems to be approx
imately full of material for a COL
umn. Here is another letter, with
point over which some one can null,
if any one likes mulling more than we
do, which ought to be easy:
Recently Columbia Pictures pur-
chased the Clifford Odets play. Col
den Boy" now running in New York,
and the first question was -.
Whom snail we cast for the title
role?
1T was suggested that Columbia
ask for the opinions and recommen-
dations of reviewers and columnists.
Hence this letter"
Hence this quotation. too, from the
letter. If any one has any ideas, be
he reviewer, columnists or the guy who
will rap on your door tomorrow morn
ing trying to sell you magazine. Co.
lumbia will no doubt forgive him for
sending in suggestions.
At this hour this department can
only think that neither Lewis Stone
nor Mickey Rooney would be right for
the part of the lad who wanted to be
violinist but became a lightweight
prize fight champion instead.
Evening star., 1938-04-28
Nal Hallett Band
Here for Dance.

NAL HALLETT and his popular
swing band come to town to-
night, sponsored by the Central Busi-
ness Association, to play for the
groups dance in the main ballroom
Of the Raleigh Hotel.
Featured with the Hallett swing
Evening star., 1938-04-28
Ex.Guard Starts
Acting Career.

CAPT. GEORGE HILL remembers
the time when Sir Harry Lauder
worked for him as . clerk for SO
shillings y week. That was when Capt
Hill was chief Of police at Kilmarnock
Scotland. He remembers we'll, too, the
years he spent as personal guard tt
King George and Queen Mary. That
was before he retired to the rest anc
peace Of a Riverside (Calif) orange
grove.
Evening star., 1938-04-28
''GOndOliers'
Well Done
At Rialt0
Operetta Is Played
In Sprightly
Fashion.
BY HARRY MACARTHUR.

BY HARRY MACARTHUR.
NTHE GoNDoL1ERs" is one O,
the merriest of the Gilber,
L and Sullivan pieces. It's
full Of the bright satire Mr..
Gilbert could WELD so handily, its
music is some Of the most rollickine
Mr.. Sullivan contrived. and altogether
it is happy and light-hearted frivol-
ity. And the production of The Con.
doliers" by J. Franklyn Viola's troupe
at the Rialto Theater presented las,
night and to be repeated tonight) is
a pleasant affair which brings them
back into favor after they slipped 20,
at least so it seemed to u.s. in 10.
lanthe"
There's little fault to be found with
Evening star., 1938-04-28
Simple Tale Is Converted
Into Effective Picture
To the Victor Deals With Study
Of Character Almost Entirely.
Miss Bradna Coming.
Nv Jay CARMODY.

ARohs = OF the theaer who liked Storm over Patsy when the
the fact that violated
construction England
motion
dthe
Evening star., 1938-04-28

sters Is Irene Daye, whose forte u
unusual interpretations Of currently
popular swing tunes.
Evening star., 1938-02-27

Planning Commissions in their effort
to carry out the purposes of the Cram
ton Act. Representatives of local sand
and gravel company mainly supported
the navigation idea, putting forth the
point that oil companies also were
intensely interested. But what a spec
tacle 1t would be to have the little
narrow channel filled with sand, gravel
and oil barges with putting, smoky tugs
running in constant stream through the
District park system to reach a COM
mercial development which starts at
the District line. With the development
of the motor truck, little advantage can
be claimed for providing better delivery
service by water
AS the matter must eventually 20 to
Congress in report, it is to be hoped
that the engineer Official will make a
prompt decision, to the end that the
voters of nearby Maryland may urge
their congressional representatives to
carry out their wishes and in order
that they may be relieved of the con-
tinual flooding of homes and highways.