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The Washington times., 1938-06-15

asked by Representative Ralph
o. Brewster CR) of Maine. ito
use $10.000-an-O're land to raise
vegetables"
Representative Jack Nichol
Cd of Oklahoma. a member o
the special congressional com
mission which recommended
Camp Springs, dramatically re
sponded to the charges made b,
Scott.
IF there is any conniving or
corruption, let's have an investi.
CATION" he said. Il would well
come it, and if the charges are
true, send the guilty ones to the
penitentiary But don't destroy
the finest airport in the
country"
The Camp Springs site was also
defended by Representative Fritz
Lanham CD of Texas, chairman
of the House Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds, who said
that the longer the airport agita.
ton is pending, the more con-
troverSial it becomes.
Although he spoke of enactment
of the bill, he said there are other
good airport locations near Wash
ington.
RANDOLPH VIEWS
Representative Jennings Ran
dolph CD of West Virginia told
the House that the most logical So
luton would be development of
the Washington-Hoover Airport by
acquisition of the experimental
farm, destruction of buildings in
the vicinity and filling in of the
lagoon.
Isn't it more logical" he
asked. Ito improve an airport
already established before any
other legislation is enacted?"
Mas agreed with Randolph. de-
claring that appropriate develop
ment would give Washington "one
of the finest airports in the coun-
try"
IF you go ahead with Camp
Springs" he added. you won't
have any air transportation
there"
Representative John Taber (RD
Of New York referred to a state
ment by Capt. Eddie Ricken-
backer, World War ace, that one
of the big air transport lines would
be forced to discontinue its ser
vice from New York to Washing
ton if it were required to use Camp
Springs.
1t was recalled that similar at
tempt was made in the last session
to rush the Camp Springs bill
through at the last moment be-
fore adjournment.
LAST YEARS FIGHT
Last year Representative A. j.
May Cd of Kentucky, chairman
Of the House Military Affairs Com
nittee, was on his feet asking for
adoption of the Camp Springs
legislation when the House ad-
journed.
Scott charged that since the
beginning the fight for Camp
Springs, 10 Of the 81 parcels of
land involved in the Camp Springs
project have changed hands
sometimes only once and also sew
eral times.
Brandishing a mimeographed
letter in his hand, he said the
etter was written to all members
If Congress by a man who stood
10 receive 100000 for his land
# Camp Springs we're approved.
This man can afford" he
said, ito send out this six-page
letter to all members. He stands
to gain a lot of money"
Scott, author of a resolution to
investigate the so-called land
grab" said he would press for the
probe to obtain information as to
how options were obtained on the
and. These options expire July l.
The Washington times., 1938-06-15
Railway Loans
Believed Dead
At~This Session
'Let En- Go to Wringer," Is Considered
Attitude of Capitol Hill Now
By GEORGE R. HOLMES

QNS) weary politically sensitive Congress struggled to-
adjournment today apparently determined to extend M
further aid to the nations railroads. number of which ara
doomed to go through the wrnger of recevershp and re-
organization unless of aid is forthcoming
The Washington times., 1938-06-15
Congress Defeats
Plan for Airport
At Camp Springs
"Land Grab" Charges Hurled as House Con
ducts Fiery Debate on Scheme
BY JULIA A. BoNWIT

Refusing be stampeded in its dying hours the Sevenyffth
Congress has killed the bill for air
The Washington times., 1938-06-15

RATES By MAIL FOB VIRGINIA, MARY
LAND, WEST VIRGINIA AND
NORTH CAROLINA
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CONTINUED from Page II

something about it" Lewis
stated emphatically. I'VE have
so told the Speaker. He said ne
would give the matter consider.
alton. What his decision will
be is for him to say"
Two days ago Lewis occupied
the office of Speaker Bankheao
for more than an hour while l1it
aides brought members of tht
baking Rules Committee to him
for interviews in an effort to per
suade them to free the bill.
The highly controversial meas
ure would amend the Walsh
Healey act to permit the Labor
to blacklist the IN
dustry holding Government con
tracts when they failed to obey
National Labor Relations Board
decisions.
WAITS FOR PRESS
Today Lewis, following a brief
with the Speaker
waited at the Speakers door until
his aides could summon reporters
from the press gallery a floor
above to obtain his statement
which was delivered orally.
The labor leader called on the
Speaker accompanied by CIO Of
The Washington times., 1938-06-15

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N ADVANCE
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RATES BY CARRIER IN WASHING
TON. D c.. AND SUBURBS
Evening star., 1938-08-03
100000 Offered for Fields
And His Circus Story
Comedians Signature Would Close
Contraction Ameche's
Vacation Wrecked.
By SHEILAH GRAHAM.

oLYWooD Aug 'NANA)-An that remains for the return Of
Universal
studio picture deal Bill has been working
a which has
Fields
Evening star., 1938-08-03
Bright Irish Comedy
Amuses Sylvanites

THOSE who assembled 1T the Sylvan
Theater on the Monument Grounds
last night for the seventh summer fes-
tival program were entertained by
THE Dragon" fanciful Irish comedy
offered by the Adult Theater Group
Of the Blackfriar Institute, which has
been operating during the summer at
Catholic University. The bright bit
Of whimsical playwrighting was per-
formed in proper spirit, and the result
was most enjoyable session of out
of-doors stage work.
Dividing the principal acting honoH
were S. Carlton Ayers as the harried
king who would like to be left to his
food, and Constance Haugh. in the
role OF his queen, q heckler of the
more accomplished sort. Their sallies
we're handled with amusing effective
ness. Two neat character bits were
contributed by Margaret Mary Ed
monston and Leo Brady as an aged
nurse and equally aged astrologer, re-
spectively.
The story is that Of q prophecy
which dooms . beautiful princess to
death between q dragons jaws within
the year. Strenuous efforts are be-
ing made to marry of the headstrong
girl IN order that the monster may
be fooled when he comes looking for
kings daughter. The monster comes
on the scene with Gordon Potter as
the motive power. Mr. Potter was
fearsome thing in his dragon raiment:
many folk would feel most unhappy
to meet him OF a morning. Marie
Dunn played the princess evenly but
bit listlessly. Madeline Spraker and
Geraldine O'Haire were amusing as
the aunts OF suitor prince, Jack
Hurley did his job well as usual in the
role Of another king.
Milton McGoverns direction was
excellent and his device to eliminate
long entrances by leaving inactive
players on stage with backs to audi
ence proved not at all annoying.
9 c. A. NJ
Evening star., 1938-08-03

U1lC blillC SllC 10 DChAS oval coiAiS-
thing will be lacking. That something
will be that Miss Leeds never will
know whether or not she would have
been a success as a, writer, which is
what she always wanted to be until
she was shunted into stardom and
lots of money and taxes.
At the risk of encouraging people
to take up writing. Miss Leeds biog-
raphers stint on not single verb in
telling how it happened that she got
into the movies because she did not
want to get into them. Her whole
education at the University OF Cali
fornia at Los Angeles, which is U. c.
L. A., was designed to fit her for a
career at a typewriter. She studied
short story, picture construction, dra-
MATES and other subjects like that.
Moreover, she passed them all. Then,
to learn more about how to write for
the movies, she played a part in one
of those Is nm. movies which col
leges sometimes make. The perform
ance was all for the purpose of learn
ing more about screen play construc-
ton; certainly not to teach Miss
Leeds anything about acting.
Tragically tat least it sounds like
tragedy, some one saw the picture
and decided Miss Leeds should be in
the movies, not as a writer, but as
an actress. Any one who saw her
performance as the girl Kay in Stage
Door" will agree that the man who
selected Miss Leeds for pictures was
a smart fellow; lot smarter than
those who chose a great many other
people who have played in movies.
But he also was a cad in that he
diverted her from a career as writer.
Miss Leeds biographers imply as much
in nearly everything they write. So
overcome are they, indeed. that they
never remember to suggest the posi-
bility that she might write between
pictures; to suggest that she might try
writing as a side line at least long
enough to discover whether or not
she has a talent for it.
incidentally, just incidentally Miss
Leeds latest picture, Letter of In
Evening star., 1938-08-03

going places" with Dick Powell in
the picture OF that name Frank
Morgan Joins Florence Rice in va
cation From Love" Otto Kruger
stages a picture comeback in Para
mounts Thanks for the Memory"
starring Bob Hope and Shirley Ross
Greta Garbo is definitely set for
Madame Curie," to be directed by
George Cukor. Because "Algiers"
is ringing the box Office bell all over
the country. Walter Wanger. who pro-
duced it, has been allotted another
million and a half dollars for his new
products by a grateful United Artists.
John Ford is trying to get Jean
Arthur for the lead in Stage Coach ="
-. Singing Cowboy Gene Autry will
do his next piece Of warbling in Hill
Billy Governor" based on Democrat
O'Daniel, who did his Texas governor
ship electioneering with song {.
Sylvia Sidney states that she is still
interested in picture e-making-but not
III Alohy WOoN L1Cl lchI CpiS
One Third of q Nation" from the
w. P. A. play, will be made in New
York, and with Luther Adler, her
fance, as masculine lead.
William Powell has not yet signed
that new contract with Metro and,
now that his agent and friend, Myron
Selznick. has founded his own share
in-the-profits producing company,
Bill is thinking of joining the latter.
First film on the Selznick schedule is
titled Shop Around the Corner"
which will star Foreign Import Dolly
Haas. and will be directed by Ernst
Lubitsch . Victor McLaglen will be
another tough gentleman for RKO-
Radio in Pacific Liner" Vincent
Price-you saw him as Prince Albert
in Helen Hayes Victoria Regina
makes his movie debut in Universal's
Evening star., 1938-08-03
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

Earle-"My Bill" Kay Francis in
tale OF devotion and sacrifice: III am,
1:10, 3:25, $40, 7:50 and 10:05 pm.
Stage shows: 1920, 2:35, 4:50, 7:05
and 920 pm.
CapitOl-"I'll Give a Million" rich
Warner Baxter in search Of a nom
gold digger: IL am, las. 40, 7:l5
and 10 pm. Stage shows: l2:45, $50
Sis and 9pm.
MetropOlitan-"Gan of New York, >
the big-time rackets and how they
are fought: 1850 am. 1:50, $50
$50, 7:50 and $50 pm.
PaIace-"Love Finds Andy Hardy
Mickey Rooney has three girl friends
IL am. lilo. 800. $50, 7:4O and
$50 pm.
Columbia-"Fast Company" mys-
terry and romance in a book store
II M, 2. 3:55. SIS, 7:50 and GAS pm
Mother Careys Chickens, -
f1lm version of the Kate Douglas Wig
gin novel: 11:51 am, 81, 3:5l, 5:51,
Isl and 9:51 pm.
Trans-Lux-News and shorts. Con-
tinuous from 10 am. to midnight.
Little-'The Golem," famed leg
end becomes a film: IL am, 1880,
2:30, 4:20. sos, 755 and $50 pm
Evening star., 1938-08-03

troduction," which comes to Keith's
tomorrow, is being screened today.
GOOD as Gene Ford and Chester
Hale, co-producers. will make it.
there is more to Going Native"
revue than appears on the Capitol's
stage every August. Additions for the
revue, now in progress, are among the
most dramatic things which happen
in Washington and 1t is too bad they
can't be held in some place like Grif-
fifth Stadium so every one could get
in on them
The additions have everything.
There is comedy in them. And trag-
edy. They bring out every kind of
talent, and pathetic instances of a
lack of talent. What the final show
will be remains to be decided by the
talent choosers, but the range of choice
is as wide as entertainment itself. The
first nights additions brought out
every kind of singer, from crooners
and swingers on up; every kind Of
dancer from tap and eccentric to bal
let. There were clowns and magicians
and acrobats. Altogether they num-
bered more than 100 and before the
lists finally are closed there will be
still more from whom the judges will
make their choice.
1t is quite obvious that the audi
tions could not be open to the public.
But it also is unfortunate, for there
is something about them that every
one should see
ELSEWHERE in the paper, no doubt.
there is news Of the choosing Of
Miss Dorothy Parker, 1920 Shepherd
street, as Miss Washington for 1898.
With singular unanimity, Emile. Ray
Bell. Lyle O'Rourke and four drama
critics katharine Hillyer being in
New England) decided Miss Parker
was the prettiest of the more than a
dozen beauties who paraded the decks
of the Wilson Lines City of Wash
ington steamer last night And
after selecting her several Of the
judges put their heads together and
decided she looked not unlike Helen
Greene. now Mrs. Mason Peters, jr..
who was Miss Washington last year
. Harry Baker and AL Stern were
co-masters of ceremonies And no
one threw the judges overheard =.
The Crowd Roars," in which Robert
Taylor becomes prizefghter, was
screened for the benefit of critics yes
toerday 1t will be screened for the
edification of the public and the en-
richment of Metro -Goldwyn- Mayer at
the Palace later Tommy Riggs
whose alter ego is Betty Lou. is vaca-
tioning in Washington. Having shep-
herded Zasu Pitts through her first
personal appearance on any stage in
Chicago last week, Mr.. Riggs is SPEND
ing this week of his vacation doing
much the same thing :. 1t is habit
of which the Earle Theater manage
ment undoubtedly approves. And so
do Miss Pitts and Mr.. Riggs The
Riggs cocker spaniel is vacationing in
New York, which Mr.. Riggs thinks is
too bad Some time today it will
become official that Love Finds Andy
Hardy" will remain a second week at
the Palace, which is an interesting feat
for one of these family serials with
which Hollywood is surprising even
itself these days.
Evening star., 1938-08-03

his first real vacation in years. Then
he had to get appendicitis in Holland,
and now he is expected back in this
country on August II without having
had any vacation at all Immediately
on his arrival in New York, Don and
the Mrs. entrain for Hollywood. His
first picture-if he is we'll enough
is Kentucky" in which he will be
co-starred with Loretta Young.
Gail Patrick has been scheduled
for stardom at Paramount for SO long
now that she and are weary OF
printing stories that at last she is
to receive the recognition she de-
serves. However, l am assured posi-
lively that. as a result OF her good
work in King of Alcatraz." stardom
and Miss Patrick viii definitely unite
in the very near future. Her next
big picture is "Disbarred." with Randy
Scott, then Underworld followed by
Man About Town. with Jack Benny
as her opposite.
Anita Louise is the lady who is
Evening star., 1938-08-03
CONCERT AND DRAMA
ON FESTIVAL PROGRAM
Colleen Dawn to Be Offered at
Sylvan Theater on Tuesday
Evening.

A band concert and presentation Of
the Irish melodrama Colleen Dawn"
will make up the eighth summer fes-
tival program at the National Sylvan
Theater on the Washington Monument
grounds at 8 pm. Tuesday.
The Washington Gaslight Co. En-
ployes' Band. conducted by Otto Sic
benseichen. will play for half an hour
and the play will be presented by the
Langley Lambs Club, directed by M.
Forney Reese, with olio and incidental
| numbers provided by the Estelle Went
worth Opera group.
Two other festival programs will be
given during the month. On August
is groups taking part will be the Chevy
Chase Dairy Band, the Hester Walker
Beall Drama Group and the Columbia
Light Opera Company. A week later
the Tempo Choral Club, directed by
DR.. w. Scott Mayo, will be heard.
Evening star., 1938-08-03

The Storm" In all, Price will ap-
pear in IL pictures over a five-year
period.
The Pasadena Community Play
house has always proved a happy
hunting ground for Hollywood talent
scouts. The latest to receive a con-
tract-Robert Preston. who gets second
lead in King of Alcatraz," the lead
in Illegal Traffic" and Is being
considered for an important role in
Cecil B. De Miles Union Pacific. ="
Other Playhouse graduates include
Robert Young, Wayne Morris, Lloyd
Nolan, Victor Jory, Gloria Stuart,
Sylvia Sidney. David Niven, Douglas
Montgomery and Joan Fontaine.
Copyright. 1923. by the North Americer
Newspa per Alliance Inc)
Evening star., 1938-08-03

be one Of the
studios big near
million-d Of
fermgs. Bill. in
cidentally, IS en-
joying excellent
health and is still
on the wagon,
with the excep-
ton of one glass
of sherry a day.
.
Poor Don Ame-
che. He left Hol-
lywood for Europe
a few weeks ago
with such keen
opticinotio for
Evening star., 1938-08-03
Luck for Sonia.

A rabbits foot serves as the good
luck charm for lovely Sonia Henie.
Twentieth Century-Fox skating star
now featured in my Lucky Star" On
her initial trip to America in 1929 she
learned of the superstition and has
carried one ever since.
Evening star., 1938-08-03

in it, for price of 100000 uor story
and starr Production is scheduled
for the middle of September, and will
Evening star., 1938-08-03

Income tax returns for 1887 will be
available for inspection by late sum-
mer or early fall.
Evening star., 1938-08-03
Poor Andrea Leeds Is a Star
Who Wanted Just to Write
Her Whole Education Was Directed
Toward a Different Career.
Going Native Tests Dramatic.
BY JAY CARMODY.


i according o Hollywood biographes
AS
The Washington times., 1938-12-01

by the Justice, Commerce, Agri-
culture and Treasury Depart
ments. The request was made
about so days ago, during the
pre-Mmich war scare, and the
four departments have been
working on the problem until a
few days ago, when their rec
concentrations were completed.
These may be incorporated
in the new neutrality program
which Mr.. Roosevelt is expected
to submit at the opening of
Congress.
A simple, straightforward de-
vice, apparently without new
social reform significance, is
suggested in the report. Five
committees would be set up, one
each for utilities, housing-con-
Struction, finance and commod-
tiles, with an overall committee
made up Of representatives
from each Of these.
The report does not want
arbitrary price fixing. Gre
member, this is all on the as
sumption that we are not in
the war, as war plans call for
arbitrary price-fixing in case
we are.) It suggests the COM
mittees first use indirect force,
and then later on, as It becomes
necessary, direct proclamation
Of sfair prices" (maximum) by
voluntary agreement.
The Washington times., 1938-12-01
Kerr BeS t
At Bridge

Raymond B. Kerr. technical ad-
visor for the consumers council of
the Bituminous Coal Commission,
is the new holder Of the Herald
Times trophy as. the best duplicate
bridge tournament player here.
william Cheeks, director of the
t ourn m e mt at the Roosevelt
Hotel, yesterday announced Kerr
won in the last series of six games
by a SO per cent lead.
He is from Morgantown, w. Va,
and cannot receive the big two
foot cup tonight, due to absence
from the city. It will be presented
next Thursday.
Second was Charles A. Lyons, Of
the Agriculture Department; third,
Goodwin p. Graham, a certified
public accountant; and fourth, E.
G. Daniels of the Veterans Blu
reau.
Tonight's playing begins the
winter series.
Cheeks announced that the win
ner of the cup in the spring tour
nament was Mrs. e. B. Swanson,
president of the Washington
Bridge League.
The Washington times., 1938-12-01

and cry would go UP in an instant-and it would
be too late.
Precautionary methods usually are put into ef
feet too late. We all have to address our "park'
complaints to Marshall Finnan He wishes to
Heaven he could do things as they should be done
in the park, but after ALL the fault does not lie
with him.
We have many miles of parks here in Washing
ton, and VERY insufficient park police.
Appropriations Inadequate
IT SEEMS shocking that something couldn't be
DONE Nor is it only this dog situation There
are many things every day happening in the
parks that you would be Mortified to read about.
The appropriation for the Capital Of the Nation
is not large enough to make it safe for children to
play in Rock Greek and Potomac Parks. That's
the truth.
Where do the depraved and crazy people go to
hide and wait for q victim Of their twisted mag
nations? To the park.
Where does the fellow go who gets scared be-
cause perhaps he's stolen something or done
worse? To the park.
Where do the loafers go, and the DRINKS? To
the park. It's not very pretty situation. And all
because Of lack Of good policing.
The Washington times., 1938-12-01
IS HERE
LOSE JOBS IN
WPA SHAKEUP

With the entire V'2A setup in
the process Of painless pruning"
only 16 of the 1884 persons on
the rolls of the local organization
were dropped during the week, 1t
has been revealed by Administra-
tor Harry L. Hopkins.
The total on the rolls through
out the nation, the AdminiStrato
stated. is 3.243,549.
The painless pruning" has been
made necessary to stretch the cur
rent $1,500,000 relief fund to
March /, when President Roose-
welt will seek an additional $780,
900, to carry the program through
the remainder Of this fiscal year.
Greatest slashes from the work
relief rolls in the past few weeks
have been made in communities
where the industrial pickup has
been most prominent.
A slash of 1000 from the Now
York rolls was scheduled. but Hop
kinS reversed this decision with
the result that only Al now arc
slated to leave the Gotham rolls.
Biggest cuts were made in Penn.
sylvania, where 1898 were dropped,
Ohio, Massachusetts, and Michigan.
The Washington times., 1938-12-01

and MAY go, at the end of the
week, on down to Florida.
Martha Blair is just back,
and she looks so well that I
thought I might slip down for
q few days fishin' and loafin'
and maybe run across that
Sweetest, latest, dearest, tun-
ninist, seriousest little OWL
she spoke of. Frankly I'm so
sick of this rotten old part
time ice and leftover snow
that I could clear out today
and not come back until
spring. ,
The Washington times., 1938-12-01
2-WayRadiO
For Eight
Scout Cars

Within six months, eight
OF WashingtOn'S scout car pO-
hcemen will be able to talk
back to the WPDW short
wave announcer.
BY that time, it's revealed
by Major Ernest w. Brown,
superintendent Of police, two
way radio sets will have been
installed in eight of the
cruisers at a cost Of $500
each.
Permission for the install
latiOns was given yesterday
by the Federal COmmuni-
cations Commission. The
coming of the two-way sets
will cap experiments extend
ing for two years, during
which time the system has
been checked and rechecked.
The Washington times., 1938-12-01
Been Asked Before

THE Republican presidential
l. prospect, Senator Vanden-
berg. was having his picture
taken at the National Commit
tee gathering when a new
photographer leaned over and
asked a newsman: us Vanden-
Lerg a Republican," The whis-
per was loud enough to reach
the Senator's ear. He turned
about and said:
THAT is a pertinent ques-
tion--one which has been asked
by people in our party before"
The Washington times., 1938-12-01

Death for the "undead." Convinced
that an evil vampire" was killing
their cattle. Rumanian peasants raid
their village graveyard, find 9 human
body bearing the DEVILS Marks" and
dispose of 1t by the dreadful ancient
rites. Read of this weird outbreak Of
medieval superstition as related In the
American Weekly. the magazine dis
tributed with next Sundays Washing.
ton Herald Times.
The Washington times., 1938-12-01
Among the Assets

OFFICIAL limiting that the
" Treasury Is going forward
with the idea of counting dams
as assets in the budget indicate
only how touchy the Admin
istration's budget position is.
Excuses being offered are:
(a) Sweden does it, and (b)
business firms do it.
Apparently they are not 60
ing as far rs including the
White House and Capitol as in.
ventory although these might
as easily be sold as IVA.
The Washington times., 1938-12-01

Those memorialized were DR..
Earl Baldwin Mckinley, dean Of
the university's school of med
icine, who was lost aboard the
Hawaii Clipper in the Pacific last
July; and DR.. william Kennedy
Butler, professor Of opthalmology
who died here on October II.