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The Washington times., 1938-12-30
Wrights Give
Merry Party

One of the gayer holiday
parties was given yesterday af-
ternoon by Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles johnson Wright and
their daughter, Nancy. Friends
had been asked to drop in from
5 until 7 o'clock for a cocktail.
The apartment was decked
in sprays of peach gladioli. A
delectable punch was being
ladled out in one room while
tea and coffee were being served
in another. Mrs. Wright re-
ceived her guests in a smart
black crepe dinner dress re-
lieved by a gold scroll design
on the jacket. Nancy, hair up
swept, had chosen a period
frock of black velvet. The yoke
was of Irish lace and the vo-
luminous skirt was held out by
a hoop.
Among those who dropped in
to sip tea or cocktails were Mr..
and Mrs. Flavelle Koss, DR.. and
Mrs. Tomas Cajigas, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Highfield and their
daughter Dorothy; Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Bel, Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley
Van Brunt. Mrs. Katherine Nc
Kane and her newly married
daughter, Mrs. Johnny Walker.
and Mr.. Walker.
From the younger crowd came
the Attache of the Dominican
Legation, Don Sebastian Val
verde, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Smith, Misses Edith and Kay
Pearson, Dorothy Nicholson who
wore a swooping hat of red
ostrich plumes; John Alexan-
der Stewart, Miss Suzanne Kap-
pier and Miss Carrie Roper Full
ton.
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tive hats, a rather involved af.
fair Of gold lame cords, deity
fashioned together in q tiny,
tightfitting turban.
THE Tito GUITARS Christmas
I greeting to us, a card which
showed the junior members Of
the family, each in a diminutive
wagon, plus their names be-
meath and the last wagon empty
and topped with a huge ques-
ton mark. AS everyone knows,
since two days ago, the question
mark was born and happens to
be a girl.
THE Bayne Castles, whirling
L about at Heigh-Ho and Mrs.
Castle (EIeanor) looking very
stunning in purple and fuschia,
with a wee hat ornamented
with matching ostrich feathers.
GGDUD" sMooT, home for
ID the holidays and having
a terrific time because every
girl he calls up is either en-.
gagged or has gotten married.
At the moment he Is afraid to
call anyone and is practically
ready to call the holiday season
q complete "buSt,"
4 n X
THE AMBASSADOR TO PO-
Il LAND and Mrs. Tony Biddle
are expected here in town for
a visit around the fifteenth Of
January, and if this be true,
everyone will be delighted to
see. once more, this charming
and gracious couple.
Evening star., 1938-02-13
Ear. to Ground.

SOUND EFFECTS MAN GEORGE
oDONNEIL spent large part OF
his vacation lying nat on the ground
listening. He wanted to get the exact
cadence Of the different Raits horse
Evening star., 1938-02-13

acter, would set up the F. c. c. as a
ruler OF the educational, cultural and
entertainment aspects of radio far
beyond the scope Of the present Com
munications Act. That act prohibits
censorship expressedly, except that
obscene. indecent and profane Ian
guage may not be used. It is quite
generally agreed that, whatever its
other shortcomings, obscenity, inde-
cency and profanity have rarely been
heard on the American radio in its II
years Of existence, With episodes like
the Mae West one the exception rather
than the rule.
IN FACT, a growing body of opinion
believes the F. c. c., which itself
has been in bad political odor almost
since its inception in 1884, made a
cause celebre out of trivial incident
in the widely publicized Mae West
case" That the F.. c. C. made itself
the targe. of lot of laughs over the
incident is only too we'll known. and
some are saying that it simply pro-
Vlded the best kind of publicity for
Mae Vests latest motion picture,
timed for release only few days after
the commissions decision. One COM
missioner, after hearing a transcript
ton Of the Adam and Eve" show, is
said to have remarked that he had
never seen a Mae West picture. but
ne was certainly going to see her new
one!
More than that, some of the stanch-
est supporters of the New Deal and its
workings lashed out vigorously against
the F. c. c. for the implications of
censorship in its rebuke of the radio
network and Macs sponsor. The mill
tantly pro-New Deal New York Daily
News called 1t outright censorship
and said Uncle Sam should keep his
place only as ether traffic cop" IF
We want to keep our democracy" that
newspaper said, we must keep our
radio free"
The bureaucratic mind. of course.
does not see dangers beyond the i'm
mediate factors involved, quite aside
from the publicity that is sure to ac-
crue when it views with alarm. Thus,
another example of its workings can be
cited IN connection with radio. A
few weeks ago a crime program had
IN 1t an actor, cast in the role of a
petty racketeer whose name happened
to be identical with that of one of
the F. c. c. ommissioners-a very
common name. dozens of which will
probably be found in any telephone
book. That commissioner, upon hear
Ing OF 1t afterward, Immediately called
upon the radio company tor the
script! Whether he took it as a Joke.
or intends to issue another reprimand.
the fact is he had some of the radio
people quaking in their shoes for a
while.
Evening star., 1938-02-13
Actor Ancestor.
MENTION the name of Ma,

MENTION the name of Margarette
Shanna, star of Arnold Grimm's
Daughter" to Cecil B. De Mile and
he wouldn't know whom you were
talking about. But tell him that she
Is the daughter of DR.. Sidney H. Smith
and he'll probably say, "Ah, that's diff
ferent.' Marguerite comes by her
acting ability naturally. Her dad
played in many shows with De Mile
and Tyrone Power, ST., as an actor with
Minnie Maddern Fiske's company.
Evening star., 1938-02-13

~
~ ondary ghost?"
~ That's a question actor
candidates for the "Colum-
bia Workshop" have to ask them
selves before seeking a job from
Director William Robson. For so
often has the Workshop presented
ghosts and eerie voices on the air
that Bill has become an expert in
the supernatural, dividing spirits into
two quite distinct categories.
First, there is what radio calls the
primary ghost" He COR she) has a
high pitched, skeletal voice obtained
by having the spirit speak through a
filtered mike, which removes the low
frequency vibrations. This leaves the
ghost with nothing but his chilly high
register to talk with.
The ghost who speaks in deep,
frightening tones, on the other hand,
is known to the trade as secondary
ghost" This entails electrically re-
moving the voices high frequencies
and adding artificial reverberation, an
unearthly boom and sorority, to it.
This spook sounds as If his voice were
coming from everywhere at once,
due to the fact that it passes through
an acoustical room known as the echo
chamber before being released for
the airwaves.
Many Improvements have taken
place since ghosts were first intro
duced few years ago. Originally,
the voice of spirits was obtained by
having the ghost speak into a mega
phone which. in turn, was aimed right
into the mike. However, when pro-
jected through a megaphone, the
ghosts voice had tendency to sound
like ordinary grooming. But now,
since the filtered mike has made
things easy for them. ghosts. both
primary and secondary, live the life
Of Reilly.
Evening star., 1938-02-13
Studios in Music.

WHEN the Columbia Broadcastinp
System dedicates its new ST.
100000 Hollywood studio and Office
headquarters at Columbia Square a
dedicatory program will be broadcast
over Nationwide network. A high
light OF the celebration will be the pre-
miere performance of new symphonic
ode, Columbia Square" now being
composed by Victor Young.
Evening star., 1938-02-13

~
their airing.
Thus. the Iowan apparently believes,
he can "clean up the air" and prevent
such broadcasts as the recent Mae
West burlesque Of Adam and Eve" or
such shows as Boris Karloff's enact
ment a few Sundays ago, during the
same sponsored hour, Of a radio
version Of Edgar Allen Poe's THE
Evil Eye" which he asserted was
typical Of the horror and blood and
thunder plays going out to our chill
dren through the radio"
Quite aside from the inevitable re-
sistance to the establishment of a new
bureaucracy in Washington's over
loaded Government establishment,
various factors lend to the belief
that Senator Herrings proposal will
be lust another bill" that will make
few headlines, perhaps provoke a
few speeches and pontif1cal statements
and then be cast to the limbo of most
bills which are introduced with a
lot Of fanfare.
1t is apparent that Washington
officialdom, in some quarters. is be-
coming more and more ticklish about
what goes out over the air, but radio
censorship, like press censorship, is
bound to meet too much opposition
in and out Of Congress to warrant
making it an issue. Least Of all will
it be supported by President Roose-
welt, who has said in the past that
he wanted radio maintained as free
as the press and who has himself
pointed to the superiority Of the
American system over that OF other
countries, notably the propaganda
ridden radio OF the dictator countries.
pRESIDENT ROOSEVELT has had
far more vexing experiences with
ring, yet this writer can attest to the
fact that never once, during the heat
OF political campaigns or during his
tenure in Office, has he lifted finger
to stop such hide-lashers as the late
Huey Long, q powerful radio per-
sonality; Father Coughlin. DR.. Town
send or the Rev. Gerald Smith-no
matter what they said about him. He
simply let them have their say, pos
sibly on the theory that they would
talk themselves out, though he might
easily have limited to the always SEN
sitive radio people, that he wanted
his detractors thrown OF the air or
toned down.
Currently, the story is going the
rounds Of the Washington corre-
spondents that the State Department
is greatly irked by some of the broad
casts Of Boake Carter, especially re-
garding Japan and Great Britain.
The story being rumored is that the
State Department has asked Joe
Davis. Ambassador to Russia, through
his wife as one Of the biggest stock
holders in Carter's sponsoring con-
| Germ, to WELD influence to soft pedal
his utterances. No thought of driving
Carter of the air is entertained, it
Is said, because that would make a
martyr Of that highly popular COM
mentator and might be regarded as
1mpinging on freedom Of speech. This
Is only q rumor. and msy or may not
be true, but the point is that it shows
that the administration would not
dare to impose direct censorship, even
If it might suggest it in an indirect
form.
Senator Herring's proposal. If it
means the submission to a Washington
board of all programs before they 20
on the air. or even If only programs
OF controversial or provocative char
Evening star., 1938-02-13
Tin Horn Virtuoso.

ROB BURNS could easily be taken
for violin virtuoso when he is
not conversing in his characteristic
Arkansas drawl. He wears his curly
locks long for most of his motion pic
ture roles and carries his bazooka
around in q box which resembles a
fiddle case.
Evening star., 1938-02-13

Who plans the Federal Sho,c
Window programs for, VOL,
a feature tDhtch has achteved
in1pressiUe popularity among
local listeners. Approximately
$50 persons hare participated
in the 10 sho1Ds already heard
1Dtth employees from many
other Government depart
nlents clamoring for an op-
portunity to demonstrate
their talents. A portion OF
each program is deDoted to a
brief explanation of the his
tory and function OF the de-
pdrtment or bureau featured.
Mr.. Mark promises a swittly-
paced Dariety show present.
ing employees of the Social
Security Board nert Friday
eUenine.
Evening star., 1938-02-13

professor OF economies at the chicago
institution.
The Round Table broadcasts have
been an N B. c. feature for the last
seven years and, in that time, have
moved to top position among the pro-
grams Of this particular type. There
Is an interesting story of pioneering
behind the idea. Judith Waller, vice
president and general manager of
WMAQ In the Windy City in 1881 and
now director of education for the CEN
trail division of N. B. c.. talked over
tho possibility of faculty members
discussing questions of national and
international importance and interest
over the air with Allen Miller, at
present director of the University
Broadcasting Council
The Round Table plan was the out
come, but it was two years before the
feature moved out of the local pro-
gram class Now it is heard from coast
to coast, receives the commendation
Of educators, economists, sociologists
and public officials. Students follow
the discussions in many cities Last
year this demonstration of how edu-
cational radio programs can be made
interesting received the Women's Ma
tional Radio Committee Award as
THE best educational program on the
air"
Evening star., 1938-02-13
FEBRUARY -, 1888

50 he could reproduce it accurately on
future broadcasts. He had the son of
the farmer at whose home he was
visiting ride past him, first walking
his horse, then trotting him, then can
terins, and, finally. ending up with .
gallop.
Evening star., 1938-02-13
Mike Ghosts
Are Known
To Differ
Web Directors
Have Classes
For Spooks.

{ A NJ primary or q sec
~ ondary ghost?"
~ That's question actor
n candidates for ,he "COll,m.
Evening star., 1938-02-13
BrOadcasters Unworried
By Censorship Talk
Proposal of Senator Herring
Is "Just Another Bill"
To Station Men.
By Martin C0del.

Ew persons Identified with radio goadcang by the
proposal OF Senator Herring
to impose some form OF censorship Of Senator Herring
made he
constituent
up ooaro OF within the
Evening star., 1938-02-13

\ /IITORIO GIANNINI, dHtin-
" guished young American COM
poser, and Robert A. Simon
Evening star., 1938-02-13
Public Affairs Program
Passes a Milestone
University of Chicago Feature
Has Its 35Oth Broadcast.
Ranks High in Glass.
BvChris Mafhisen.

s5oth program in the University Of Chicago Round Table
will presented this afternoon 1890
being THE Need for Opposition
" Smith professor philosophy
tate American
the British Boadcang
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-21
HELPFUL HALLGREN

Note to Mauritz A. Hallgren, Of
Baltimore, writer on communism
former newspaperman, farmer,
author, crusader, Lewis enthusi-
asst: The Lewis strategy board
wish to heaven you would 60 out
on your farm or somewhere else
anywhere than around Lewis cam
paign headquarters-and take a
VOW of silence on the Maryland
campaign until after September
u.
They're complaining bitterly
that you are doing the cause more
harm than good. They say you
weren't invited to join the cam
paign staff, that Manager Multi
kin doesn't want you in the pic
ture, and that the best thing you
can do for your candidate is to
Gubside.
You don't have to believe It,
and, Of course, don't have to pay
any attention to these lucubra-
lions. But it's what the Lewis
people are saying, nevertheless.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-21
SASSCER SEEN
AS FAVORITE OF
ND. FARMERS
: Senator Goes Over
At Chesapeake
BY THEODORE HUNTLEY

State Senator L'ansdale q. Sas-
seer, Of Upper Marlboro, stood out
among Maryland candidates for
the governorship today as the
farmers favorite in Southern
Maryland.
He has been claiming all along
that he had q lot Of strength in
the tobacco counties. All accounts
Of the political rally held at Ches-
apeake Beach late yesterday as a
highlight Of the Tobacco Growers
Association picnic backed up the
claim. It was Sasscer who got the
big hand.
Mayor Jackson came down from
Baltimore. A boatload of 1000
Baltimoreans joined a crowd of
some 5000 farmers and their fam
flies for the political oratory in
the pavilion at Seaside Park. At
torney General O'Conor, who led
the Democratic ticket when he last
ran for office, also was present.
These and other candidates, in
Guiding the leading senatorial
rivals-Senator Tydings and "Lit-
tie Davey" Lewis-were presented
and told their stories. But it was
Sasscer, spokesman for rural Mary
land in the legislature, to whom
the farmers gave their most en-
thuSiaStic approval.
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CASEY AT THE BAT

'Little Davey" Lewis has re.
ceived less than one-seventh Of the
campaign contributions of his
longer-legged rival from Baltimore.
The Lewis statement, as filed
with the Senate Campaign 1nves.
tigating mmittee, shows
$1,183.29 received and $1,033.29
spent up to July IL.
He himself put up $500, almost
half of the campaign kitty. Eu-
gene Casey, Of Gaithersburg, put
I'D $453.29.
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AND THEY MET!

You can forget the talk of PTS
tolls and coffee at dawn where
Tydings and Lewis are concerned.
In statements and speeches, they
have been exclaiming in horror at
the idea of the other fellows cleo
ton. Making there-is-too-much-at-
stake and whatit-means-to-
the-country speeches. Hokun!
They met on the same platform
as the rain poured down at Sea-
side Park. Invectives were for
gotten. They shook hands, smiled
and probably wished each other
bad luck. They were sportsmen,
taking it in their stride. And
when it's all over, they'll be able
to kid one another about the re.
suit.
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A BYRD IN HAND

Note to Prexy H. c. "Curly"
Byrd, of Maryland u: It's a wise
Byrd that knows how to keep his
name in the newspapers by saying
nothing. But you have only three
weeks to go.
Last day for filing as a candi-
date for governor is August 12-
or is it the 18th? Last day for
letting the State know you are or
are not a candidate probably is be.
fore that, if you're going to run.
Other candidates and their
friends are getting pretty impa-
tient with you. Their growing
irritation might hurt you in the
future if you have any idea of run
ning-Say-in 1912.
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Actual 81 Sellers

The smartest styles for fall. Featuring glorious sell
tion Of black and white combinations in the ever
popular Romaine sheeTs. They are the seasons Fl
arrivals for late summer and fall. Sizes II to 20
3S to 81.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-21

So severely different are these frs
fall arrivals-velVets, feIts and velvet
and-felt combinations-every headsiz
from the miss to the matron-Secont
Floor.
The Washington times., 1938-09-12
Reds Behind Masks

Anyone interested in peace
and American democracy should
be cautioned about joining
leagues and societies supposedly
devoted to democracy. The Com"
munists have organized many
groups with appealing names
whose real object is the estao-
lishment of q Communist dicta'
torship here and the abolition OF
democracy.
It must be remembered that
Communists have no regard Tor
truth; they can see no reason
for not lying if it is to their
immediate benefit to lie. Fas-
cism has always followed Com,
munism, so the way to AVOID
both of these plaques is to fight
Communism now.
Politicians, publishers, motion
picture producers and others
who act as propagandiStS for
the Communist Party should Do
The Washington times., 1938-09-12
We Envy Marylanders

mo the State of Maryland the residents of the Dis
= trict today look with envious eyes For today is
election day in the Free State, and the Marylanders
are going to the polls and casting their ballots
1t is no wonder that Washington residents look with
envy and with regret their neighbors across the
District Line For here this side denied the
rights of other American citizens not permitted
to VOTE we are given no voice in the affairs Of gov
ernment.
How fortunate they are! They have that right. We
have mott If the President wishes to appoint District
official the residents of the District, the men and
women who live here work here pay their taxes here,
have no voice to approve reject that appointment
We feel as many in Maryland feel that local gov
ernment is matter to be decided BY the people and
not FOR the people.
We respectfully assert that it is the right of the
people to 20 to the polls and elect the man or woman
Of their choice to any office.
That is the fundamental principle of real democracy
That is what the people of Washington want! And
thew will never be satisfied until they given their
rights
The Washington times., 1938-09-12

three IN due tlme-enu Snan
pass them on. Here We 90:
NO. 1
"A bulltroO living In an icy po'sG
Said to a fish tDho called,
"T'd bleach my hair and be Q
blonde
eft / sOere not so bald
NER. COLLINS considers the
AVA next one an improvement
on the first and on this sort Of
basis believes that No. s Of the
promised series will put Mildred
on o sound pedestal in the
realm of Chicago-manufactured
poetry.
"a bulltrOO said to an old hop
toad,
"'Your back is tuI OF piHapteS.'
my stupid COUSIN, the Eo0@
replied,
"'Those are iNverted dim.
ples.'"
T DON'T agree with Mr.. Col.
Il Inns estimate Of Mildred Lu-
ton-and certainly not to sue
ceed Carl Sandberg. I infinitely
prefer Ingrid P. Mullen, whom
my friend dismisSeS briefly Is
one who is writing prose and
not verse. Miss Mullen sent this
along:
"Dusk
"WGs painting hyacinths
"On the sky"
Just q graceful line, opineS
Mr.. Collins, and writes it thus:
Dusk was painting hyacinths
on the sky"
HOWEVER, both Miss Luton
AA and Miss. Mullen encourage
me. And, as I still have q vOt-
ing residence in Chicago, I am
going to submit this brief entry
in Charley's poetry contest:
"LoUely
AS a red sunrise
"In the morning:
And as orNery."
CcopyFIght. 1888. by Washingt08
Herald-TimSsO
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sister to awaken me II I should
laugh. This she has done and
I have now five poems which I
have composed in my sleep. The
five are about frogs. I am en-
closing two which have q def
mite meaning" \
- "a
TO DATE I can only submit
l. to my own readers these
first two. Mr.. Collins, apparent
ly entranced BY their lilt. meter,
scan, stance, story content,
dramatic sequence and what
have-you, will secure the other
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Your |. O..
BY SHIRLEY SPENCER

By Sh4@A6X SEENCE@
This is Q general quiz. Score
10 for the first eight questions
and 20 for the hrainteaser.
/. What Is the difference be.
tween q post card and postal
card?
z. For what was each of these
men famous? Cd Cyrus West
Field, Cb) Eugene Field, (c) Mar
shall Field.
3. The condor is q native Of
what mountain ranger
4. A captious person (a) is
tickle, Cb) is hypercritical, (c)
gives In easily.
s. Is the plural cupsful or cup
fulS?
8. To the person in the South.
ern Hemisphere the North Star
is not visible. True. False.
Z. For what was the code let
ters COD used?
8. The Franks of the Fourth
Century were "a Qermanic, (b)
French, (c) Scandinavian.
Q. BRAINTEAsER: This is an
old English puzzler. An absent
minded professor, meeting one
Of his students on the campus
one morning, looked startled.
pulled out his watch, and asked
the student, what day Of the
week Is thiS?" The smart lad,
glad of the opportunity to quiz
the professor, replied: when
the day after tomorrow is yes
terday, today will be as far from
Sunday as today was from Sun.
day when the day before yeSter-
day was tomorrow" What day
Of the week was it?
(AnsweFS on Page III
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money I might quit my job and
apply myself completely to get
ting the education desire. I
might be q little extravagant
about a car, but wouldn't
spend much of the money fool
ishly. Here's hoping I wtns I'll
even be satisfied with one Of the
smaller prizes"
u
Miss Bertha Simek, 1900 F st.
N. w., Government employe:
"I'd outfit myself with q really
The Washington times., 1938-09-12

After getting outfitted in
clothes, I'd buy myself an auto
mobile. I would take q trip to
California, visit the World
Fair, and then go to Europe for
my 1910 vacation. I would set
aside some Of the money to con
tinue the study Of piano"
Joseph Eanet, 10 1ngraham
st. N. w., diamondgraph opera
tor:
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That So?

A good many leaders seem to
wonder why there are so many
Communist sympathizerS among
teachers and students in our
high schools, colleges and uni
verSitieS.
The explanation Is quite
simple. Individuals belonging
to the aforementioned groups
are, as a rule. far above average
in intelligence and education.
M. r.
The Washington times., 1938-09-12

home to mother,
and then start out
on a real shopping
spree. First Of all
I would buy that
grey squirrel fur
coat which I was
admiring recently
but won't be able
to buy this year.