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The Washington times., 1939-01-25
John Garfield Becomes q Star

'"They Made Me a Criminal"
the Warner Bros. production
opening at the Earle Theater
Friday, with John Garfield and
the Dead End" kids in the top
roles, introduces a novel locale
to fitm-goerS. A desert date
ranch in California is the scene
of most of the exciting dramatic
action of the picture.
Although such ranches are
thoroughly familiar to ''way-out-
Westerners, they are an un-
known phenomenon to most
Fasteners. These large ranches
provide work for an itinerant
population of fruit-packerS.
In "They Made Me a Grim
inal," May Robson and Gloria
The Washington times., 1939-01-25
KeIIeygroms

Stage hand union trouble in
New York, involving the inter
national, and New York, No. l.
cost Washington a view of Hell
zapoppin," hottest ticket buy on
Broadway.
Hit musical was ready to come
for one night, Olsen and john
son and all principals volunteer
ing for the birthday celebration,
but the intra-union dispute dis
rupted the plans. The Washing
ton stage hands union was not
involved.
SOME INVITATIONS
Invitations are poppin' up for
Potomac drama scrihes to come
to New York for play inspec-
ton. Guthrie McClintic says
your correspondent should not
CONTINUED on Page 2S, Col. u
The Washington times., 1939-01-25
Fan Swipes Hat But
Returns a New One

Jeffrey Lynn has received a
new hat from a fan in Chicago.
When Lynn, Bonita Gran
vile, ROSEMARY Lane, Gale Page
and Sheila Bromley went to Chi
cago to make personal appear
ances, jeff and Bonita engaged
in a hot SNOWFALL fight for the
benefit Of newspaper and news
reel cameramen. They drew a
large turnout of spectators.
Bonita finally knocked Lynn's
hat off. The hat vanished as
soon as it hit the ground.
Lynn never saw it again but
the note that came with the
new hat explained that Miss
Esther Talbot, stenographer,
was keeping, Jeff's hat for a sou
venir, so she was sending him q
new hat in exchange.
The Washington times., 1939-01-25

GLORIOUS AMERICANA
This is the closest that Jesse
James" comes to clarifying the
quick-on-the-draw desperate OF
the Ozarks, otherwise it is the
gTandest dramatization Of stir
ring days in Missouri. panO-
rama of early Americana, with
Q double kick in every reel.
agree with Daryl zanuck,
that Nancy Kelly (who plays
Mrs. Jessie James, is the great
est young actress who has come
along since Carlo: it is entirely
my own observation that Ty.
rome Power, as the daring train
robber. at last has turned in a
piece of acting worthy of his
big type, and his new title,
"King Of the Movies"
There will flash before you
splendid and amusing character
work by Henry Hull, a tight
Tipped performance by Henry
Fonda Drank James,, that is
the finest he has yet given the
screen; direction by Henry King
that is electrically alive; tech
nicolor scenes of the Western
country that make gorgeous
canvases, and demonstrate how
the art of color cameras has
progressed.
COLOR AND ACTION
To all of this, add dialogue by
Nunally johnson that sounds
authentic, and 1 think you have
the nearest to an epic that has
issued from the Twentieth
Century-Fox studios in the reign
Of zanuck. And he has turned
out some lalapaloosas.
According to the dime novels,
Jessie James put on his hand
kerchief mask and worried the
St. Louis-Midland road to death,
by holding-up its trains, in be-
tween times looting the banks
and treasure chests that at
tracted his masked riders.
For Hollywood purpose Jessie
James did this because the in
dustrial octupuS with the Iron
Horse, ruthlesSly seized farm
lands for its right of way, abused
and deceived the natives, capped
Villainy by numbering his
mother. Jesse and his brother,
Frank, strapped on their pistols
and went out for vengeance.
ZANUCK'S FINEST
Jesse James had one enemy,
the railroad, and to get even he
had to flout the law. Once he
gave himself up, on an official
promise of leniency, but when
Schem ming officials double
crossed him, his brother Frank
arranged a jail break, so breath
less in excitement, it will make
your hair stand up.
Zerelda, his wife, tried to the
end to make Jesse abandon the
life Of the hunted, and after his
last bank robbery failed, the
bandit chief was about ready to
reform. At that moment. Bob
Ford, hungry for the reward on
Jesse's head, put two bullets
into his back.
Here is a compromise with
fact and fiction that makes SUI
perlative entertainment. 1t un-
The Washington times., 1939-01-25

the Fort Myer horse show, and
President Roosevelt is expected
to present him with a silver cup
for his equestrian1Sm.
Lili Damita (MrS. Enrol
Flynn, who will accompany the
star to Washington for the
Monday night festivities, is also
scheduled to make the rounds Of
the hotels with her handsome
spouse. Flynn returns to New
York after his Fort Myer en-
gagement, but will return on
Saturday.
Mrs. Roosevelt announced
yesterday she would be hostess
at White House luncheon on
next Monday afternoon for all
of the visiting stars. They will
also see the President broadcast
at midnight.
On Sunday night, after the
Command performance Of "Out-
ward Bound" the entire cast Of
the play at the National The
ater will be supper guests in the
Executive Mansion.
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Dickson are the proprietors Of
the ranch, and John Garfield
and the Dead End" kids are
their chief helpers. Garfield is
hiding out there to escape pun
ishment for a murder which
he was falsely accused, and the
Dead End" kids play New York
toughies who have been sent out
to the ranch to be regenerated.
Other members Of the cast
include Claude Rains, Ann Sher-
idan, Robert Gleckler, John
Ridgely, Barbara Pepper and
many others. Busby Berkele:
directed from a screen play +
Sig Herzis, based on a novel ]
Bertram MillhauSer and Beul
Marie Dix.
The Washington times., 1939-01-25

ouestionably colors the many
legends about Missouri's cham
pion bad man, but it surely pro-
Vides action all the way, and a
gripping story.
1 have Jesse James" on the
very top of my best picture list
for 1899 and it will take some
thing with a stronger walop
than Joe Louis to knock it off
this lofty perch. 1t opens at
Loew's Palace Theater tomor'
row. A positive must, for any
and all.
The Washington times., 1939-01-25

Luise Rainer, star of "The
Great Waltz" and the only
Hollywood glamour girl who has
won two Academy gold statues
for best acting, will be Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer's top contribu-
ton to the constellation of
celebrities coming for Washing
tons Birthday Ball Celebration.
Eleanor Powell. the dancing
queen of the 1888 festivities, is
also coming again to represent
Leo the Lion. Miss Powell'S
latest picture, Honolulu" just
completed, will also be the Of
ficial guest of the city Of Balti-
more. Baltimore specifically re-
quested the studio to have
Eleanor play a repeat engage
ment at the Fifth Regiment
Armory ball.
These are the first two stars
The Washington times., 1939-01-25
HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP
ScreenIand's Busiest
Housekeeper is Man

A. c. Wilson, head Of the
Warner Bros studio property
department, has estimated that
his complete figures on 1898
"checkouts" of articles from
storage rooms to the sets where
pictures are made, will exceed
28O, 900 articles.
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to be announced by Culver City
as on the way here. Two more
M-G-M celebrities will be an
nounced tomorrow.
Luise Rainer won the in
dustry's highest honorS for her
work in "The Great Ziegfeld,"
repeated the following year for
her brilliant Characterization as
Olan in THE Good Eearth.'
She is currently in New York
visiting her husband, Clifford
Odets, hopes soon to be an
American citizen, is proud that
she can make a personal con-
tribution to the war on infantile
paralysis.
Warner Bros will be the first
flag to fly in the celebrity
parade Of 1899, for Enrol Flynn
arrives here this afternoon. He
will ride in a special event at
The Washington times., 1939-01-25
In loving remembrance
JESSE w. JAMES
Died April 8, 1882,
Aged "a years, 6 months, % days;
Murdered by traitor and coward
whose name is not worthy
to appear here.

Over his grave his old neigbor, Major Rufus Cobb un-
veilno the obesk said: Jesse outlaw, bandit,
q criminal but we aren't ashamed of him. Maybe its be-
cause we understand little that he wasn't to blame for
what his times made him. All know is he was one OF the
doggondest dad amedest buckaroos that rode
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
Friend Ronald COIwAn
UniteS James HIItOnS

LOS ANGELES, JAN 27The good offices of their noted
colony friends have effective in bringing about
reconciliation of the James Htons it learned today
and the English writer and his vvacious wife making it
up of second honeymoon at Palm Springs (Cal)
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
PART-TIME D. C.
CITY COUNCIL
PLAN STUDIED
Griffenhagen's Survey
Takes New Turn

An appointive "part-time" city
council, to replace the District
Commissioners, and a single ad-
lminiStrator, as well as conSolida-
tion of local agencies into II de.
partmentS, are being considered
by Griffenhagen and Associates,
the firm of municipal experts
studying District government re-
organization.
The Griffenhagen report, which
will be ready for Congress before
the end of the month, is reported
ready to recommend the changes
in an effort to relieve Congress
of the responsibility of legislat-
ing minor needs of the District.
SUPERIOR AUTHORITY
Council members, under the
plan, would be on a part-time
salary and would be superior in
authority to the single admins
TRAITOR.
The Griffenhagen experts met
yesterday with members Of the
House District Committee and
with Representative Ross Collins
OD, of Mississippi, chairman OF
the House District appropriations
subcommittee, to lay plans for
coordinating the 1910 supply bill
with possible changes in the Dis
trict government setup, in the
event of enactment of reorganiza
tion proposals.
CHANGES COME FIRST
1t is understood, however, that
no changes will be made in the ap
propriation bill until the reorgani
zation reforms are enacted. Hear
Iings will not begin on the supply
bill until the beginning of March
land it is hoped that the reorgani
zation will have been enacted BY
that time.
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
man, So, KILLED
BY BUS; SIXTH
TRAFFIC VICTIM
Woman Hurt Seriously
When Hit by Auto

Washington's sixth traffic
death of 1899 was tabulated to-
day as George A. Coupe, so Of the
$500 block of Benton st. N. W.,
died at Casualty Hospital Of in
juries suffered when he was
struck by BUS at Sixth and e
Streets Northwest yesterday.
Walter P. Waldron, 35, of the
TOO block of Taylor st. N. W.,
driver of the bus, told police that
Coupe walked into the side Of the
vehicle when he attempted to
cross the street.
Mrs. Sarah Hannsford, SO, Of
the 1400 block of Belmont Rd.
N. W., was in a serious condi'
ton at Garfield Hospital as q
result of injuries received when
she was struck by an automobile
while standing in a street car
safety zone at Fourteenth Street
and Belmont Road Northwest.
The Washington times., 1939-01-27

and officials high in the admins
tration of President Warren G..
Harding were there.
The Knickerbocker'S big orcheS-
ira had just begun to play the &C
compartment for the feature
"Get Rich Quick Wallingford. !"
The audience settled contentedly
back.
And the next instant tons Of
concrete, steel and snow were
precipitated on them.
There is one woman in Wash
ington who will never forget
that Saturday night in 1922. To-
morrow, If you see her at the
Shoreham, where she plays for
the guests in the Blue Room,
you may guess what Ida May
Clarke is thinking about.
That fatal night, Mrs. Clarke,
then the organist in the Knicker-
booker, had just concluded a solo,
and as the picture feature began,
slipped around to the managers
office to telephone her husband.
She was the only one of % mu-
SicianS to escape uninjured.
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
SUICIDAL
Legion Chiefs Label
On LudlouO Plan

Stephen Chadwick, national COM
mander of the American Legion,
yesterday decried as suicidal" the
proposed Ludlow amendment
which would provide for a ma
tional referendum before United
States troops were sent abroad to
fight.
Speaking at a luncheon of
Kappa Sigma Fraternity at the
National Press Club, he declared: {:
IF there are any members Of
Congress who don't feel equal
to the responsibility of voting
for or against a declaration Of
war, they should resign and
make way for men capable Of
decision"
Celebrating on his use of the
word suicidal" he said that ag'
greSSion must be stopped before
it ripens into invasion"
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
Carroll 'Rdilrouded'
In Killing. Says Lawyer

AUGUSTA Me- JAM 2-Demand that the State legislature
investigate the sensational murder trial of last that
Deputy Sheriff Francis NJ Carroll to prison for life
made TODAY
The Washington times., 1939-01-27

Former Attorney General Clyde
R. Chapman, attorney for Car
roll, filed the plea, asserting that
his client had been "railroaded'
to prison.
ACCUSES STATE AIDES
Asserting that Carroll cannot
obtain redress in the courts of
Maine" the defense attorney de-
clared he had evidence which
unfortunately involves the in
tegrity of certain State officials
and members of the bar"
The conviction of Carroll came
as the climax to a lengthy and
sensational trial in South Paris
last summer that had all the ear
marks of a Eugene O'Neill drama.
Paul ("Buddy'D Dwyer, 49,
year old small-town Romeo and
sweetheart of Barbara Carroll,
18-year-old daughter of the deputy
sheriff, had already pleaded
guilty to the murder of DR.. James
G. Littlefield and his wife, and
was serving a life sentence for
the crime.
NEW CONFESSION"
Then Carroll was arrested for
the killing and the State brought
in a new confession" from
Dwyer that Carroll had done the
killing, and threatened to kill
him if he disclosed the truth"
Admitting he had bene init
mate with Barbara, Buddy said he
had gone to DR.. Littlefield after
Carroll had accused him "of get
ting Barbara in trouble"
Carroll came in, killed the doc
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
THEATER CRASH
IN Y RECALLED

Seventeen years ago today
snow was falling on office-bound
workers of Washington. T e
gently falling flakes were to be
the prelude of a 36-hour blizzard,
which buried the city in 26 inches
of snow.
But the blizzard itself was only
the prelude to the city's greatest
disaster. Seventeen years ago to-
morrow, at exactly 9:10 p. M, the
roof of the Knickerbocker Theater
fell in, killing more than 100
persons.
It was a gay and fashionable
audience which defied the waist
high drifts to pack the Knicker-
booker that Saturday night. A
liberal sprinkling of Congressman
The Washington times., 1939-01-27

retreat.
Reached by telephone, Mrs.
Galina Hilton, who yesterday had
made somewhat incoherent accu-
sations against the author Of
Goodbye Mr.. Chips" and other
successes, was all for the olive
branch today.
1--WE are on our second honey
moon" she said. 1T was only a
lovers quarrel. Jimmy is really
not a bad-tempered boy at all.
Life with a brilliant genius
has its moments, you know"
Mrs. Hilton continued with q
jittery laugh. MY husband
threatened to pack up and go
away, and, for a little while, I
was beside myself with anxiety.
I started a lot of things which
I really didn't want to finish"
Colman is Hilton's only intimate
chum around Hollywood and
Hilton leans heavily on Colman's
friendship. Persons who know
them both say that Colman and
his new wife, the former actress
Bonita Hume, Immediately raj
lied around the HiltonS and re-
stored domestic amity,
The Washington times., 1939-01-27

in his car. He was returned to
Maine, pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to life.
IMMORTALITY Barred
During the trial it was brought
out that Carroll had had improper
relations with his daughter, and
the State contended the killing
was done to conceal this.
The defense attorney contends
however that he has positive evil
dence that will show the youth
was the killer and that Carroll is
innocent,
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
Pacific Timber
Land Purchased

The National Forest Reserva-
ton Commission has approved an
initial purchase of 6,251 acres of
virgin redwood in Del Norte
county, Calf, and 1926 acres Of
mature ponderosa pine in central
Oregon, Secretary of War Wood
ring, president of the commission,
announced yesterday.
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
Baby, 9 Months Old,
WrestIes, Dances

PORTLAND, Ore, Jan. 81 Il.
N.S0. - Although born nine
months ago. Phillip David Devin is
ready to play games with the best
and wrestle anyone at the drop
Of the hat. Phillip, known as
Portland'S wonder baby" walked,
spoke several words and drank
unaSSisted from a glass at the
age Of 9 months his favorite sports
are wrestling, ball games, tap
dancing and riding the elevators
in the apartment house where he
lives.
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
Gordon Junior HiQh
Exercises on Thursday

Mid-term graduation exercises
at Gordon junior High School will
be held next Thursday afternoon,
when about 100 students will be
graduated. Gratz Duncan. Of the
District Board Of Education. Will
preside at the exercises, which will
include an invocation by the Rev.
Walter F. Atkinson, pastor OF the
Dunbarton Avenue M. E. Church.
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
Ga||inQer Protests Sent 10 First Lady

Layoffs and allegedly "deplor-
able" conditions among the
workers at GaIlinger Hospital
were protested today in letters
directed by Local 90, United
Federal Workers Of America, to
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and
The Washington times., 1939-01-27

members of the House and Senate
District Committees. The letters
declared the psychopathic ward
at Gallinger Is BADLY under
stated" and that workers there
frequently must work IL hours a
day. Kitchen and laundry facili-
ties were scored.
The Washington times., 1939-01-27

tor and Mrs. Littlefield, the youth
said, and put the bodies in Dwyer's
car and forced him to leave the
State. The youth was later ar
rested, and the bodies were found
Evening star., 1939-01-18

turned to their homes in this area.
He seeks to restore health and liveli-
hood to soldiers who fought and SUI
fered for the Loyalist cause.
Declaring that "the problem of
read1ustment is q tremendous one,
especially for wounded men return
Ing to their homes" 1t. Levenson,
newly appointed executive secretary
OF the Washington branch Of
Friends Of the Abraham Lincoln
Brigade, plans to organize q drive
to obtain financial pledges to carry
out a small but adequate program
Tor postwar aid for soldiers.
The secretary, q former resident
OF Washington who received an
IL: B. degree from Georgetown
University in 1896, returned to the
United States the last week in De-
cember, being among the last of the
international troops to leave the
war zone. He was a f1ngerprint
expert in the Federal Bureau of
Investigation prior to his departure
for Spain in 1887.
Starting his war experience as a
sniper, 1t. Levenson later became an
instructor at the International Bri-
gade training base and was then
promoted to lieutenant and COM
manding officer of the Mackenzie
Evening star., 1939-01-18
Principal Denies
Lack Of Heat in
Benning School
Citizens Association
Expresses Confidence
After Statement

Criticizing q resolution passed at
the last meeting of the Benning
Citizens Association, stating that
children in the Benning School
were compelled to wear coats to
keep warm, Mrs. Ella D. Armes,
principal Of the Benning School,
told the association last night that
only on one occasion were wraps
needed, this time being in the early
morning on the day following
Thanksgiving holidays.
This" Mrs. Armes said, "was
only necessary because of the four
day holiday, the fires being kept
low and banked during this time.
We have enough coal to carry us
through the duration of this school
term without 'skimping' at ALL At
all other times. to my knowledge,
we have maintained the average
schoolroom temperatures" Mrs.
Armes added.
Expresses Confidence.
On the motion of Frank E. James,
the group expressed confidence in
Mrs. Armes as principal and as a
capable guardian of the health of
her pupils.
The two-year effort to impose
smoke control on engines of the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad was re-
called by discussions on the slow
progress in checking the nuisance
o. c. Splitter and Mr.. James
spoke on the need Of an immediate
solution.
Bus Route Change Asked.
A motion was passed asking that
letter be written the Capital
Transit Co. in regard to rerouting
the bus between Ely place and Sew
enteenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue Sc. The proposed route and
schedule would be very beneficial
to many school children in that
section, it was stated.
The custom Of admitting to men,
bership in the association all moth
ers who are paid members of the
Parent Association without
additional charges was again pro-
claimed last night by the new presi-
dent, Clayton r. Hawkins.
New members admitted by the
association last night were Claude
r. Wood, Clarence E. Ferdon, Ar
thur Booth, Israel Solomon, Fritz
Zimmet, George r. johnson and
Mr.. and Mrs. B. L. Pitzen.
The meeting was held in the Odd
Fellows Hall.
Evening star., 1939-01-18

and was cited for bravery at Fuentes
de Elbro, continuing in the battle
line despite two bullet wounds.
Evening star., 1939-01-18
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Jan. 18.-
The task of getting "odds and ends
in order kept Felix Frankfurter busy
today as he awaited marching
orders" before taking his place on
the United States Supreme Court
bench.
The new associate justice. con-
flrmed yesterday by the Senate,
planned to leave for Washington
tonight, accompanied by Mrs. Frank
furter, to attend the Presidents an
nual dinner to members of the
Supreme Court at the White House
tomorrow.
Taking leave of his Harvard Law
School students yesterday, Justice
Frankfurter said:
This is the last time that shall
speak to you in this classroom. I
should like you to know that it is
not an easy thing for me to go to
Washington. While there, I shall
think of you often.
Il wish you we'll in June and a
very full life thereafter"
Then he ran quickly from the
room.
A few minutes before, Thomas
Reed Powell, colleague, had slipped
an envelope into Prof. Frankfurter' S