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The Washington times., 1938-12-28
KnutsOn Sees Fight
On Defense Program

N.N.S.) Representative Knut
son (RD of Minnesota, the only
Representative remaining in the
House who voted against Ameri
can entrance into the World War
predicted today that Congress will
trim President Roosevelt's antici
pated defense program materially
before enacting it into law.
II don't think Mr.. Roosevelt
Is going to get all he will ask for
by any means" he declared. q
think some of it will be enacted.
but there are going to be q lot
Of questions asked first"
WAVE OF HYSTERIA"
Meanwhile Senator McCarran
CD Of Nevada charged that a
wave Of war hysteria is being
whipped up over the nation.
Senator's Reynolds CD of North
Carolina, and Wheeler CD oi
Montana. previously had charged
some persons were getting hys
terical over the international sit
uatfon.
II believe there is a lot Of
war phobia being spread" Nc
Carran told newSmen in giving
notice he would have to be
shown there is a danger Of the
United States being invaded by
foreign armed forces.
KnutSon asserted that he dis
trusted the motives behind thu
projected defense program.
We've been trying to spend
our way into prosperity and
that has failed: now we are go
The Washington times., 1938-12-28
U. s. TO TRAIN
10000 FLIERS
At COLLEGES
Plan Aims to Create
Reserve in Emergency

0N.S.) Determined to bolster
national defense needs through
creation of huge reserve of civil
ian pilots, the Administration to
day opened a far.reashing program
to train at least 10000 youthful
fliers annually at selected colleges
and universities.
The plan, announced by Presi-
dent Roosevelt, was devised by the
Civil Aeronautics Authority, which
hopes to aid the nations military
establishments through the build.
ing Of pool" OF reserve pilots.
In the event of war. the nation
would not be handicapped by lack
Of qualified pilots.
PROGRAM TESTED
The CAA also hopes the train.
ing Of civil fliers will add con-
siderable stimulus to commercial
aviation since the demand for
Lrivate airi.raft and equipment
would be increased materially as
the program gets under way.
To test the program, the CAA
is selecting approximately a
oozen schools in various localities
at which flying courses will be
offered between now and the end
Of the academic year in June.
Already selected are Georgia
Tech. Massachusetts, Institute of
Technology, Purdue. Texas A. &
NJ, Alabama. Minnesota and
Washington State. Additional
schools will be selected shortly
and eventually it is expected that
all schools interested in promo
tion of aeronautical training will
ne given an opportunity to par
ttcipate.
According to the National
Advisory Committee on Aeronau-
tics, the following colleges and
universities either teach aeronau-
tical subjects or have flying
clubs:
Detroit o.. Kenyon College.
Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Michi-
gan State, Michigan u, Stanford,
U. c. L. A., North Dakota u,
Amherst. Pennsylvania, PENN
State, Rutgers, Lehigh, Oregon
State, Illinois. Wisconsin, Ohio
State, New York u; Akron u,
Toledo U. Cornell, Norwich u,
Dartmouth, Syracuse and Iowa U.
For the first test of the plan,
the National Youth Administra-
tion has made available $10O, 900.
1t is estimated the first year cost
Of training 10000 pilots would oe
$9,s0o,000.
The test period envisages train
mig Of 300 students between the
ages Of Is and Is years. Ap-
.poximately so hours of dual in.
struction and solo flying will be
given.
The Washington times., 1938-12-28
Christmas Mail Early
Campaign Big Success

This years "Shop Early-Mail
E arly" Christmas campaign
showed a more marked degree OF
success in Washington than in any
previous year, Arthur j. Sundlun
vice president of the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association,
declared today. Mr.. Sundlun
pointed out, that while the local
post office handled the largest
volume of packages and mail in
its history. the peak came several
days before Christmas instead OF
the day before, as ordinarily.
The Washington times., 1938-12-28

the Ukranian issue will be solved
without menacing the peace OF
Western Europe so formidably as
did the recent solution" of the
Sudeten German problem.
But it was, nevertheless, fore
shadowed that the changes will,
in their final effect, create very
big problem indeed for the West
ern European powers-far bigger
than any Of the problems" now
being solved"
Diplomatic circles agreed it has
now become evident that Germany
regards the recently concluded
Franco German no war pact as
giving her q free hand in Eastern
Europe.
Important French circles in
London go so far as to admit
that the German Interpretation
is correct; that France has prom.
Used not to embarrass Germany's
march eastward.
The Washington times., 1938-12-28
Thanks Burglars
For Opening Safe

CLEVELAND, Dec. 28.-Thomas
Kysilka, d airy owner, today
thanked the burglars who broke
open his office safe. II bought the
safe a month ago." he explained,
and haven't been able to get it
open since, because the combina.
ton doesn't work"
The Washington times., 1938-12-28

00FI/.
with Prime Minister Neville Cham
berlain, Of England. as mediator.
According to French authorities
the crisis may come before Cham
berlain arrives in Rome next
month for his "appeasement" talk
with MuSSolini. Should that hap
pen, the stage would be set, auto
matically or by design, for the
British statesman once again to
essay the role of peacemaker as
he did during the Czechoslovakian
crisis.
Meanwhile, speed is regarded as
essential for the Italians, while
time and delay will work in favor
of France, since it will give the
Paris government a chance to
build up or at least repair its
military fences in East Africa. In
the interim, troop movements are
reported continuing without abate
ment.
The Washington times., 1938-12-28
Reich Maps
Showdown
WithPOleS
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man domination without even at
tempting resistance.
First fears that the initial stage
Of Germany's march aStward
might plunge Europe into q war
are now giving way to a belief
among responsible diplomats that
The Washington times., 1938-12-28
French Fear Attack,
Rush Colony Troops
Italians Already in
Disputed Zone,
Says Report
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the colonial patrol boat DIberville
to proceed from Beirut, Syria, to
Djibouti, important terminus OF
the French-owned Adds Ababa
railroad which cuts across Ethi,
opia and is known to be coveted
by Italy,
The Washington times., 1938-12-28
Question of Tactics

Should hostilitieS break out and
the Italian forces seize the French
colony, it was believed here,
France would not be likely to at
tempt to recapture it, owing to
the French tactical position.
Instead, France probably would
have to retaliate elsewhere, pos.
Sibly by attacking Italy proper.
1t is felt that II Duce is con.
vinced o. this, and believes France
would hesitate before taking any
such drastic step, which might run
the risk of plunging Europe into
the major war that Britain and
France sought to avoid when they
negotiated the four-power peace
agreement with Italy and Ger
many at Munich.
The Washington times., 1938-12-28
Apprehension Mounts

Apprehension regarding the sit.
uation mounted rapidly following
receipt of urgent appeals for rein,
forcements from the governor of
French Somaliland.
The precautions we're taken In
view of reports that Italian mill.
tary reinforcementS had been sent
to the French colony's frontiers
and that six new garrisons of 500
Italian and Ascari (native) troops
each had been established within
French Somaliland's border.
The French foreign offic G
sought to turn aside reports that
Italian troops were "masSing'
along the Somali frontiers, but nc
effort was made to deny that
Fascist military posts were estab
lished in contested territory be
tween Ethiopia and French So
maliland-territory which authori
ties here contend is French.
The Washington times., 1938-12-28
RELIEF FIGHT PLANNED

3. Conferences by anti-N "
Deal Republicans and Democrats
in Congress to lay plans for a
fight to turn over Administration
of Federal relief to State boards
acting under rules laid down by
Congress.
4. Demands In congressional
circles that WPA officials explain
why the congressional appropria-
tion of $l,325 900 900 to carry on
WPA from last July l until next
March i, is going to be exhausted
N mid-February.
These developments were ex
pected to have an important bear
ing upon whether the Senate will
confirm erStwhile WPA Admins
traitor Harrv L. Hopkins as Secre
tary of Commerce. AdminiStra
tion Senators continued to inSiS
ne will be able to ride the storm
brewing on Capitol Hill ovel
WPA.
EFFECTIVENESS DOUBTED
Should the Chief Executive turn
to the county WPA advisory boarC
program it was believed in con
greSsional- circles this would be
concession to those who have beel
contending the WPA system need
overhauling. Doubt was voices
by some Senators that such ,
move would head off the storm
apparently gaining force In Con
greSS.
The Senate Campaigns InveSti
eating Committee headed by Sena
| tor Sheppard CD Of Texas, con
tinued in session behind closes
doors today, whipping into fina
form the report 1t will submit II
the Senate.
The Washington times., 1938-12-28
Chamberlain Mediator?

MuSsolini is believed to hold the
opinion that France, rather than
risk war, would enter into media
ton on the East African question,
The Washington times., 1938-12-28
NONPARTISAN
WPA BOARDS
TO Be SET UP
Group in Each County
Aim of President
By ARTHUR HACHTEN

O.N.S.) Controversy over the
WPA broke over q wide front to
day with these outstanding de-
velopments:
/. Revelations by a White House
adviser that President Roosevelt
is considering creation of non
partisan WPA advisory boards in
every county of the nation to con-
slider all complaints and make rec
concentrations for handling of re-
lief by the Federal agency.
2. Disclosure by a usually we'll
informed Senator that the Shep-
pard-Senate committee. which po-
Iced the November elections, will
issue a unanimous report finding
WPA personnel guilty Of partici.
patton in the senatorial races in
Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Ten
neSSee,
The Washington times., 1938-12-28
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The Washington times., 1938-12-28

RATES By NAIL FOR VIRGINIA.
NARYYAND, WEST VIRGINIA
AND NORTH CAROLINA
The Washington times., 1938-12-28
BY ED SULLIVAN
Full of Years, and HonOrs
Hollywood, Dec. %.


Again Hollywood there veterans
Vine Sunset dwelS 85yearod Samuel
local colony who is distinguished because
For close so associated with
of the world called sta
tions Kayzer genius in his field
movies have studied his although quite he
would not teach for money privilege
of hearty diskes asked him what about h
man nature the of IS he quoted
Shakespeare Julius Caesar:
But ris a common proof,
That lowlness is young ambitions ladder,
su W 5fs he once ans the n rona To1e
He then unto the ladder turns his back,
Looks in the clouds, scornng the base degrees
BY which he did ascend"
might that shakepearean thrust at lack Of
gratitude and appreciation While way up the
ladder which helps to the summit Importance
the summit achieved the backs on the
ladder that led memory that it will not be there
to reute the assertion that we are elfmade 1885,
have gratitude.
Adolphe MenjOu has quite few arrive and he
studied thing most" says
Menou sis how few handle Most of
out compromise with failure by tightening belts few notcheS
and giving uxes I've known lot Of failures and they
decent people with changes
overnight arrogant opinionated rude in
tolerant often wonder at this phenomenon of human
Sam Goldwyn has been in this industry for long long time
IN In his H first picture aodTyn and Partner Jesse Lasky
s47OOO unheard 1918 they their horror
% s on Re nsEe m They could have into
of dollars to have pasted by hand peroraons that
than mile long people who
had invested They have kdded Goldwyn dialect
have never kidded his integrity.
infant bring in when it parks Its
crib the Of history but it bad that the
hasn't stage mother to handle him wisely Mrs Temple
na1oleS erey Anpe eCase NA0tner Is generally term OF
child prodigy the theater case of Mrs
Temple Mother decoration does not
take great imagination to vision Shirley the
history child to the
danger Of spolng she has been But Mrs Temple
and for that incredible feat Of balance she rates
medal Photographed interviewed
Shirley mothers wisdom frnnesS 1899
normal child which in fact Is than 1885,
The Washington times., 1938-12-28

ready up on the Marques, al.
though the opus has yet to 60
into rehearsal.
Meanwhile you encounter Mr..
and Mrs. March at most of the
first nights. and they are also
regulars at the smart night
clubs. So, indeed, is Franchot
Tone, whom we observed at "21"
with some of the cast of Gentle
People," including Sylvia Sidney.
Not until this old program
reader studied the playbill of the
Imperial Theater did I discover
I have spent seven Christmas
matineeS within its walls since
it opened on Christmas night,
1924:
Holiday afternoon shows I en-
joyed there were Rose Marie"
The New Moon" "Son O
Guns" Ed Wynn's Laugh Pa
rade," Flying ColorS," BE
tween the Devil" and Leave
It to Me"
The Washington times., 1938-12-28
'Sweetheorts,' Gay Musical
Opens omorroW

parture from Naughty Mari
etta," "Maytime" and. Girl Of
the Golden West" in being a
modern comedy, the screen play
having been adapted from the
Herbert operetta by the famed
comedy writers Dorothy Parker
and Alan Campbell.
Frank Morgan. Ray Bolger,
Reginald Gardner. MiScha Auer,
Herman Bing, the Albertina
Rasch Ballet are among the
many assets, which, along with
a glorious musical score, lavish
settings, combine to bring
about one Of screendom's grand
est musical romances.
The Washington times., 1938-12-28

Clip the head Of jenkins,
paste it down on some other
photograph in today'S Times,
and-if you did the same thing
yesterday with the photos OF
Dick Powell and Anita Louise
which appeared yesterday and
Monday-you are ready to send
your entry in this new contest
to the Going Places Funny
Foto Contest Editor" care Of
The Washington Times.
Remember, the deadline is
noon on Friday, December 80.
Get your entry in before that.
The funniest group Of three
photos will win SIS; next fun
niest, $40; third funniest, IS.
The next best IS entries which
are received will each win q
pair Of guest tickets to see
Going Places" and the gala
New Year stage show at the
Earle.
The judges decision as to the
winners of the contest will be
final.
The Washington times., 1938-12-28

CLOCK

CAPITOL-Lew Ayres, Lynne
Carver, Young DR.. Kildare"
II a. m, 1:45, 4:25, 7:10,
9;55 p. m. Stage, "Solici Pup
pets" 12:45, 7:10, 9:55 p. m.
PALACE-Janet Gaynor, "The
Young in Heart" IL a. M,
los, 3:15. $40, 1880.
9:40 p. m.
COLUMBIA Luise Rainer,
Minna Gombell, 1.-THE Great
Waltz" 1850 a. M, 2:20, 4:45,
7:45, 9:45 p. m.
E-Errol Flynn, David
Nivan, Dawn Patrol" II a.
m, 1:40, 4:20, 7:05, $3.50 p. m.
Stage. "Michou's," 1880, 3:35.
6:l5, 9 p. m.
METROPOLITAN-Penny Sin
gleton, Arthur Locker, "Blon-
die" 1850 a. m, 1:150, $3.50.
$50, 7:50, $50 p. m.
R.K.O. KEITH'S-Freddie Bar
tholomew, Judy Garland, Lis
ten Darling" 11:15 a. m, / :03,
2:51, 4:39, 6:27. 8:15, 1908
p. m.
T ANS.L U X-"News and
Shorts" 10 a. m. to midnight,
shows IS minutes.
LITTLE-"TaIes of the Vienna
Woods" II a. m, 1850, 2:4O,
4:25, 6:15, $3.50 p. m.
BELASCO-Sacha Guitry, Jac.
queline Delubac, "The story of
a Cheat" Ais, sos, 8, $50
D. m.
The Washington times., 1938-12-28

The outstanding musical treat
Of the new movie season, and
Of many movie seasons, will
come to Loew's Palace tomor-
row with the fifth costarring
appearance of jeanette Mac
Donald and Nelson Eddy in
MG-M's "sweethearts."
"Sweethearts" Is a picturiza.
ton Of a Victor Herbert operetta
and marks the first picture in
which the screens singing sweet
hearts have been in a Techni.
color production.
This new hit also marks a de-
The Washington times., 1938-12-28

hard on the vaudeville idea I
must say I enjoyed it. It's the
good old hocus-pocus poured all
over half a dozen good four-a-
days acts, blended with the non
sense of Olsen and Johnson. two
zanies who lean to the under
wear type of joke. plus plenty Of
Stooges.
On this latter count I think
Johnny Payette would vote mo"
on "Hellzapoppin." His prefer
ence is for fun confined strictly
to the other side of the pro-
scenium.
PLENTY OF ACTION
Comedy acts that the F Street
regulars, and the Thirteenth
Street Zouaves will recognize,
come from the long and short
team of Barto and Mann; the
loud speaker impressions of
Hollywood stars and other celeb
rites provided by the Radio
RogueS; the eccentric dances Of
The Washington times., 1938-12-28
Rowdy Antics of Vaudeville
Comedians Go Over Big
With Broadway Crowds
BY ANDREW r. KELLEY

NEW YORK, Dec 27-"Hellzapoppn," at the Winter Gar
den represents the strange phenomena of No. Broadway
hit musical that failed to get close to majority from
the critics.
To be sure Walter Winchel liked it, and so did George
Jean Nathan But the other regulars found rowdy-
dowdy show played the stage the ases and boxes all
nnttY a nraline
The Washington times., 1938-12-28

Hal Sherman; the bicycle and
unicycle clowning of Walter
Nillson; the handcuff magic of
Harden; even the all-over.the-
house cutting up Of Messrs. o.
sen and johnson.
Yet, I think it is the audience
participation in the surprise
madcap which makes "Hellza-
poppin" such a walloping hit.
The Washington times., 1938-12-28

Fredric March and Florence
Eldredge are going into the
new Center Theater, Kaufman
Hart comedy, THE American
Way" and their names are al
The Washington times., 1938-12-28

Coward a n d
Henry Anger
preferred it,
but because
C. P. Gren-
eker caution
ed me l was
Sinking my
d u ty as a
critic if I
Came TO new
York, and de-
parted with
ou t witness
ing a perform
ance of the
public choice.
Ac O die.
The Washington times., 1938-12-28
KELLEYGRAMS

A second company of "Hellza-
popin" is imminent, although
the Messrs. Shubert have not an.
nounced who will take the roles
now played by Olsen and John
son. Don zelaya, the Nicara-
guam pianist, now playing at the
Capital on F Street, is scheduled
for the second edition of the
comedy.
Little Virginia Weidler. who
does such an excellent job Of
tanning Mickey Rooney in "Out
West With The Hardys," was
given a Seven-year contract by
Metro Goldwyn-Mayer for her
good work in this feature. She
gets s275 per week, and her
mother $3.50 the first year.
"Out West With the Hardys', ;,
screened at the Fox exchange
yesterday for critics, comes to
the Capitol Theater Friday.
found it one of the brightest of
the Hardy series, with the same
homespun flavor that has made
the earlier adventures of the
Hardy families such delightful
entertainment.
Everett Marshall is singing
Franz Schubert in Blossom
Time" and opened to strandee
matinee on Christmas Day.
Don't be surprised if this is a
March booking for Washing.
tons F Street. The critics all
agreed that Baritone Marshall
is the best of the many who
have attempted Franz Schubert
Best, because he has by many
miles the finest voice for the
role.
Fredric March and Florence
Eldredge are going into the
new Center Theater, Kaufman
Hart comedy, THE American
Way" and their names are al
The Washington times., 1938-12-28

This starts off with an organ
overture with such persuasive
melodies as Kreisler's "The Old
Refrain, Melody In F." Annie
Laurie" and fine baritone solo,
Perfect Day." sung by a dig
nified vocalist in the aisle. Such
an unusual recital for a screw
ball comedy puts the incoming
audience in a mood. and the
singer has merely to put on his
hat and coat to arouse gales Of
laughter.
TEen the movie screen drops
to have President Roosevelt
boost "Hellzapoppin;" Hitler in
a Hester Street dialect, extoll-
ing the show; MusSolini doing
an Amos n Andy about it. It's
an idea tnat was copped from
the White House correspond
entS annual frolic, but why
quibble over priority. In it's new
guise it's still rabble.rouSing
piece of fun business.
SHE WANTS OSCAR
Then down the aisle comes a
lady calling for Oscar" She
calls for him early and often
at convenient moments. Other
merchandise butchers peddle
balloons, sightseeing trips and
theater tickets; the house lights
go down and in the stygian
darkness the audience is warned
to watch out for spiders. Some
thing deScends on your Shoul-
ders and lap and a further
warning is not to let them crawl
down your neck, or watch out
for the snakes.
This is all punctuated with
frequent revolver shots from
MeSSrs. Olsen and johnson. A
man-sized gorilla carries off a
lady from one of the upper
boxes: a florists boy arrives
with a plant for Mrs. Smith
that keeps growing as he
searches the aisleS and pages
ner, a clown entertains at in
termission and the finish finds
a shower Of balloons released
as audience souvenirs.
BUSY EVERY MINUTE
Olsen and johnson are ener-
getic comedians, with q we'll
developed faculty of invention.
Some Of their stuff is familiar,
but most of it is fresh and vital,
while they contrive to exhaust
every possibility from a capable
group of supporting principals.
There were four rows of
standeeS at the Tuesday after
noon performance and the show
gives daily matinees this week,
in fact is sold out three months
ahead.
On this two hours and a half
of foolishnesS the majority vote
of the critics has been over.
whelmingly vetoed by the pub
lie. But, I seem to recall, some
thing like this happened to
"Abie's Irish Rose" Which is
not to say that "Hellzapoppin"
will run five years. But you
can see it when you come to
the World Fair next summer,
if you can get seats.
Not the show for grandma,
though.
The Washington times., 1938-12-28
DeodIine Is Noon Friday in
Funny Foto' Contest

Here is the final picture in the Funny Eoto Contest
It's photograph of Allen Jenkins who adds to the comedy
of Going Places" tuneul production opcng Friday at
the Earle
The Washington times., 1938-12-28

I went to see it Tuesday mat
1nee, not because Anthony Eden,
Eddie Cantor. Jack Benny. Noel
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Tacoma
TOWN TATTLER

Fellows bewarel Young "As-
taire" has full membership at the
"Y" The boy is building up
from a quick knockdSwn.
If certain Chevrolet could talk,
it would have had it's tongue cut
out after a trip to Seattle around
August Is.
Young girls, beware of the ware
Walt from the smelter, and his un-
derstudy who drives a 81 Chrys-
Ter Coupe.
With the grid season rapidly APP
preaching we are expecting to see
a great deal of our diminutive
stars, namely, Tom Jones of Lin
coin, outstanding in the 145 pound
division, and James Allen, new
conner b. Stadium.
Incidentally Jones is the holder
of the state 220 record. Bud Ca
bell, up from the midgets, will also
turn out.
What young lad comes home
from Seattle talking to himself
and doesn't want to go to work ?
What will you have?
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WV CA. Notes
MISS Elizabeth Il. Summers
Executive Secretary

All the scheduled activities con-
t'nue, Which consist of Recreation
al programs, music classes, and
community band practice, under
the direction of Mr.. Bert Turner.
Mss Barbara Hubbard is in charge
OF the younger groups and Rev. L.
Il. Standifer and Mr.. Dewitt have
the older boys. AS the vacation
season nears its close, "Yp MEM
bers turn their thoughts toward
fall activities.
Miss Summers is spending the
second week of her vacation in Los
Angeles, Calf, and adjacent cities.