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Evening star., 1939-04-26
Pageant to Mark
Anniversary

THE Awakening of Democracy, a
pageant commemorating the l5Oth
anniversary of the first presidential
Inauguration of George Washington.
will be staged by the Order of the
Eastern Star Monday night at Ma
sonic Temple
The production was written and
is being produced under the direc-
ton OF Selma Klein, who attained
prominence in the Washington Civic
Theater and is well known in local
musical and dramatic circles. With
the exception Of the final act all of
the players will be in Colonial wigs
and costumes.
Ballet numbers will be supplied
by the Alice Louise Hunter Dancers.
The Temple Quartet composed of
Florence Sindell, Mabel Flehr,
George Myers and John Marville,
under the direction of Lewis At
water, and the Epiphany Quartet
composed Of Marjorie Stringfellow
Nancy Williamson, Louis Annis and
Ambrose Durkin. under the direc-
ton of Adolf Torovsky. as we'll as
a number of other artists will ap-
pear on the program.
The play, produced in music and
pageantry, depicts in four independ-
ent acts important events in the
early life Of the American Republic.
Walter L. Fowler, assistant corpo-
ration counsel Of the District of
Columbia, acts as "The Voice" and
supplies the historical connection
between the several acts. George
Washington is portrayed by the
well-known Washington attorney,
Edward S. Brashears.
Evening star., 1939-04-26
Martha Graham
Here Next Week

Martha Graham, leading exponent
of modern dancing. makes her only
concert appearance here this year
at Notre Dame auditorium of Trim
ity College next Tuesday afternoon
at 4::3O o'clock.
Her program will include, in ad-
dition to premiere performance
of a new dance, a solo from Amer
ican Document" the production
composed for the BENNINGTON
Dance Festival last summer.
Although the concert is included
in the regular lecture schedule of
the modern dance classes at Trinity
College it will be open to the
public.
Proceeds are to be used for the
religious vacation school at South
ern Pines, NC, which is sponsored
by the Catholic Action unit of the
Trinity College Alumnae Associ-
alton.
Evening star., 1939-04-26
Lithuanian Dances
To Be Presented

Vytautas F. Beliajus, folk dancing
instructor, brings group of Lithu-
anian dancers here tomorrow night
for a recital at King Smith Play
house under the sponsorship of the
Baltic American Society of Wash
ington.
The program will consist of some
q numbers, including the colorful
traditional folk. character and clas-
steal dances of Finland. Estonia.
Latvia and Lithuania. There will
be Oriental dances, too. including
Siamese, Japanese, Arabic, Hindu
and Hassidic.
Miss Rose Lucas. lyric soprano
from Cleveland. will be featured So
loist, singing group of Lithuanian
folk songs. Miss Helen Pechukaitis.
Chicago Conservatory of Music grad
uate, will be the accompanist.
Evening star., 1939-04-26

his injured nm snehah "rshA".
ger, what does that make me?'
AS no one seems to know, Boss
Frank Capra decides it's time for a
take"
Jimmy plays the part of simple
country boy, crazy about animals
who is made a United States Senator
by conniving racketeers who want
him to 'front.' for their schemes
For the take" Jimmy must repair
the damaged leg of monkey, while
Guy Kibbee informs him of his new
senatorial position. The monkey
does not wish to be repaired. He
screams-which is all right-bu:
runs away-which is all wrong.
The noise upsets q large eagle
roosting on a bar. He squaWks
loudly. spreads his enormous wings
and claws madly on the chain hold
ing him prisoner. Then bedlam
breaks out. The dogs bark. The
adjoining lovebirds twitter Cme, too
Il thank heaven the eagles chain
is strong. The hedgehog shadow
boxes more frenziedly than ever.
The parrots yell raucously. Only
Curly" keeps his head. Put your
wing down, no more now, be quiet"
the trainer tells the eagle. The big
bird subsidies. .. Action" says Mr..
Capra, and it's perfect take"
\
The Hardys Ride High" j..
Mickey Rooney, with a blob OF dirt
on his face. is putting on a show
within show in this seventh Hardy
picture i. Mickey blows his lines
and INDUCES in some very grown-up
language, but, worse than that, he
spoils Director Van Dykes "one-
take record. But Woody" merely
Evening star., 1939-04-26
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

National-"Hamlet," Maurice Ev-
ans full-length version: l and 7
pm.
Keith's - Three Smart Girls
Grow Up" and Deanna Durbin
sings: 1l:15 am, 1:20, 1925, $50,
7:35 and 9:45 pm.
CapitOl-"Let Freedom Ring" Nell
son Eddy in an outdoor romance:
II am, 1:50, 4:35. 7:2O and 10:15p.m.
Stage shows: 1910, 3:35, $40 and
8 pm.
Earle-"I'm From Missouri" Bob
Burns and his mule on fun ram
page: 10:30 am, 1:20, Ais. ITO and
1905 pm. Stage shows: 1925. 800
6:15 and 9'10 pm.
Metropolitan-"Dodge CITY," Sher-
iff Enrol Flynn goes adventurinp in
the old West: II am, l, 3:l0, $40
7:30 and 9:45 pm.
Columbia-"Prison Without Bars"
romance with grimness: 1850 am
1:45, 1855, $50, TAO and $50 pm.
Palace-"Wuthering Heights, :" pic
turization of the Emily Bronte clas-
sic: 1l:50 am, 2:20. 4:40, Z and 9:35
pm.
Trans-Lux-News and shorts: CON-
tinuous from 10 o'clock.
Little-"Pearls of the Grown" :"
more of Sacha Guitry fun: II am
lilo, 3:20, $50, TAO and $50 pm.
-Air-"Mr. Doodle Kicks or -
Joe Penner comedy: 8:25 and 10: 10
pm.
Evening star., 1939-04-26
Realism to Be Part
OF 'Bluebird'

With realism worthy Of a Holly
wood director. Rose Robson Cohen
will use a dozen real bluebirds in
the Children's Studio of Drama pro-
duction of The Bluebird." The
Maeterlinck fantasy is to be staged
at Roosevelt High School auditorium
Friday night at BIS o'clock and
Saturday afternoon at 2:30 as a
benefit for underprivileged crippled
children of the District.
The cast Of 81 provides for two
players for a number of the leading
roles. one at each performance
Raymond McCutcheon and Evelyn
Cohen will play Tyltyl for one per-
formance apiece and Suzanne Bra
men and Celeste Meininger are cast
as Mytyl. Joel Friedman. who
played Tylo, the amiable dog, two
years ago, is back to repeat the role.
The only adult in the cast is Hugh
M. Smythe, who plays Father Time
Evening star., 1939-04-26

more than $1,000 a day (based on
her $150,000-per-p picture salary!
The Star Maker" {. It is night
on a street in New York theatrical
lodgings district-i.e., it is broad
daylight on the Paramount street
set, with a black canvas overhead,
and arc lamps to take the place of
stars. "Is it hot enough for you?".
says Leading Lad Bing Crosby (rhe
inclosed top makes the set too rem
iniscent of a New York summer
night. Bing wears slick gray and
white pin-striped suit, a skinner
with a bright blue and red band
and his usual amiable grin.
Nothing upsets Bing. Not even
mention of his racehorses, which
refused to win at Santa Anita. Or
the fact that he wants a daughter
Evening star., 1939-04-26
Miss Dragonette Could Sing
Practically Forever
Capitol's Next Star Has Repertoire
Adequate for Several Months;
Earle Tries New One
BY JAY CARMODY,

Come this afternoon which is practically certainty
Dragonee will Washington
ance Friday on the stage of Loew's Capitol
BY way of providing greeting
Barron head of division honor
the Shoeham
esS inc her AdiSS Draa
Evening star., 1939-04-26
Jimmy Has His Troubles
With Animal Kingdom
Monkeys and MIR. Stewart Do Not
Get Along Any Too Well;
Mickey Blows Up
BY SHEILAH GRAHAM.
HOLLYWOOD.


Mr. Smith Goes & to Washngton Jimmy Stewart asked to
pose with monkey NOT on your life Jimmy like
Give something and around the
basement Of the Smith home in type dog
fowl and couple of fas with the hearted
Stewart. How about Joe Lewis?":-
taalon cod IloAni
Evening star., 1939-04-26

onette could point out that she is
one singer who is not handicapped
by an inadequate repertoire.
Statistically speaking, which seems
to be a nice way of speaking, Miss
Dragonette could sing five concerts
a week for the next three months
and never repeat herself. She won't,
but that is what she could do if it
were her desire. 1t really is quite
impressive. Opera stars who can
cover 60 roles are regarded as phe-
nomenal. One of the rarest singing
stars in the opera business is per-
Evening star., 1939-04-26

son who admits to an ability to sing
100 parts. Even he, however, is a
relatively insignificant person as
compared with Miss Dragonette. All
the way from Palestrina to Gersh-
Win she knows her music. Ask her
about it, which every one will do this
afternoon. and Miss Dragonette will
explain that it is due to her many
years in radio. An artist who listens
to her listeners, not to mention vice
versa, Miss Dragonette has built
herself repertoire that is abso-
lutely vast.
4 X 4
Gone With the Wind" may not
solve the surplus cotton problem, but
still there is the following story from
the publicity department of Selznick
International:
More than seven bales Of cotton
went into the $500 costumes worn
by the feminine characters in Gone
With the Wind technicolor prodnc-
ton of Margaret Mitchell's best SELL
er novel of the Civil War South.
This is only tiny fraction of the
1900, ,OOO-bale crop tright-o) picked
in the United States last year, yet
the influence on women'S fashions is
expected to increase by an appre-
ciable amount the quantity of cotton
consumed in the United States"
An101ifuinn ho IN t1cti a1o
ton from Selznick is the statement
that each cotton dress in the pic
lures wardrobe. plus the accom-
panying petticoats, pantalets and
other appurtenances, contains an
average of S pounds ounces of
cotton. That includes cloth, tape
and thread.
Imagine the Earle without vaude-
vile! Or, If you can't do that, 60
there tomorrow and see for yourself
what it is like. For one day only
the theater will dispense with a stage
show to present Dark Victory"
That is the picture which stars
Bette Davis. presenting her in a
role which Hollywood insists is the
greatest she ever has played-and
which, it also insists, will win her
an academy award for the best
performance of 1899 by a feminine
star. George Brent, Geraldine
Fitzgerald, Humphrey Bogart and
a number of others Of equal merit
are in the supporting cast.
Leon G. Turrou, former Oman
who broke the Nazi spy ring in
New York last fall, will arrive in
Washington this evening. He comes
primarily to address the Kiwanis
Clubs Of Washington and Baltimore
tomorrow evening. joint meeting to
be held at the Maytlower 1nciden-
tally, Mr.. Turrou is the script
writer responsible for Confessions
Of a Nazi Spy" Warner Bros. pic
ture which comes soon to the Earle.
1t is the picture which probably
will be forerunner of several of
its kind, the others not written by
ME. j uTTOu.
"Stagecoach," next attraction at
the Palace, was screened yesterday
afternoon Today's screening
will be The Life of Vernon and
Irene Castle .. 1t is Keith's next,
just as soon as the fifth Deanna
Durbin picture concludes its engage
ment there. :. :. Geraldine Fitzgerald.
who does so well as Isabella Linton
in "Wuthering Heights" will further
impress you with her performance in
Dark Victory" which comes to the
Earle tomorrow The former pic
ture, incidentally. will be held sec
ond week at the Palace, which is
quite what every one expected.
Evening star., 1939-04-26

smiles. He has just finished Its
Wonderful World" in 20 days.
TITS the quickest picture Claudette
Colbert ever made in her life" Van
Dyke tells me. "She still doesn't
know whether she is coming or
going" Claudette worked 10 of the
20 days. which means she earned
Evening star., 1939-04-26
Berger Is Assigned
'Thief of Ba9dad'

Alexander Korda cables that he
has engaged Ludwig Berger to direct
his forthcoming technicolor pro-
duction of THE Thief Of Bagdad."
The production goes before the
cameras Immediately. with Sabu
and Conrad Veidt in leading roles.
Evening star., 1939-04-26
TwizzIer Answer

l.. Trumpet. 2. Accordion. 8.
Cello. A. Cornet. S. Piccolo. 6.
xylophone. Z. Saxophone. 6.
Organ. 8. Clarinet. 10. Piano. II.
Violin. IL. Harp.
Evening star., 1939-04-26

tremely prickl.y
hedgehog So
called because of
his nom t op
shadow boxing,
Jimmy S e t t ! e $
on a pretty little
g u i n e a pig
which promptly
bit him. Hes
never done that
before-he'S veg.
etarian," sa Us
Animal Trainer
Curly" Twiford,
"Oh, yeah?" says
Stewart, sucking
his injured fin
Evening star., 1939-04-26

and the stork continues to bring him
sons (there are four in the Crosby
stable). There's always a chance.
the next time will be a girl" I telf
him. mo, we're out Of production
now" says Bing. WI
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The Washington times., 1939-01-09
Rhode Island Parks
Plan Urged by Green

WESTERLY, R. l.. Jan. 9
GN.SO Westerly would become
the recreational capital of Rhode
Island under plan advocated
by United States Senator Green,
who envisions establishment of a
system of parks and parkways
along the Rhode Island coast
from Watch Hill to NarraganSeLt.
The Washington times., 1939-01-09
Mrs. Roosevelt
TOLeddD Drive

Women Of the nation will be
modified for the First Infantile
Paralysis" campaign when Mrs.
Roosevelt speaks over a nation
wide broadcast Wednesday after
noon from meeting in the White
House.
Mrs. Roosevelt will give a tea
on Wednesday at 4:30 for more
than 100 members of the Woments
Council of the campaign. includ-
ing "a vice chairmen from %
States.
Simultaneous with the White
House meeting, group meetings of
campaign leaders will be held in
hundreds of cities throughout the
country. The discussion at the
White House will be broadcast TO
these meetings.
Wednesday evening the women
delegates will be entertained at a
dinner given by Commissioner
Melvin c. Hazen and former Com
missioner George E. Allen, co
chairman OF the District cam
paign at the Carlton Hotel. Keith
Morgan, national chairman of the
campaign, will speak.
The Washington times., 1939-01-09
TOWNSEND WARNING
SENT TO CONGRESS
Raise Asked
For WPA

ReallOcatiOn of the District
of Columbia from WPA
Region No. 2 to Region No. l,
which would automatically
raise the pay Of PWA work
erS from an average of $50
to $72 a month. was asked to-
day of the deficiency sub
committee of the House Ap-
preparations Committee by
Edgar H. Brown, president of
the United Government EN-
plOyeS, Inc.
MIR. Brown said the cost of
living in Washington is as
high as in New York, Chicago
and other large cities in the
No. l Region.
He also asked for funds for
the establishment of 1000
additional household aid pro-
jects throughout the country.
Two household aid projects
in Washington, he declared,
have trained 1900 persons in
the past year, thus equipping
them to find jobs and remOv.
ing them from relief rolls.
The Washington times., 1939-01-09

released in $500 bond on charge
of setting up gaming table.
Wheatley, who was sworn in
last week, indicated the raid was
made by the officers on their own
initiative, but he said he planned
to confer with police officials on
other complaints of wide open
gambling in the county.
TINES EXPOSED SETUP
Hope of civic leaders of the
county for New Deal in law
enforcement after Wheatley took
office were outlined last month in
a series of articles in The Wash
ington Times. The series revealed
that roadside taverns and restau-
rants were being operated as blinds
for gambling establishments.
The Prince Georges County
Farm Bureau last week called for
more vigorous law enforcement
ana recommended that gambling
laws be amended to make the
possession of numbers lips and
m olin 6 paraphernalia prima
facie evidence of guilt and to au-
thorize police officers to enter
suspected gambling Establishments
without search warrants.
The Washington times., 1939-01-09
STREP VICTIM
GIVEN TENTH
TRANSMISSION

Mrs. Walter B. Matheny,
stricken with the almost invariably
fatal streptococcus viridans septi.
cemia was resting more easily to-
day after receiving her tenth
blood TRANSMISSION.
Pumped into her veins yester.
day under the direction of DR..
Oscar Hunter was blood donated
by Harry A. Bresnahan, 25, of
l846 Park Rd. N. w., who once
was immunized against infection
in an effort to save the life Of his
brother-in-laW.
DR.. Hunter said the blood of inn
munized persons was probably bet
ter than ordinary blood, although
he was doubtful whether it would
be as effective as the blood of
person who has recovered from the
infection.
Both the course of the disease
and the recovery are slow processes,
DR.. Hunter explained, and no i'm
mediate results were expected
from the TRANSMISSION. The progress
of the 32-year-old woman will be
closely observed, however, to note
the reaction of the new trensfu-
sion.
The Washington times., 1939-01-09
COUNTY POLICE
ARREST MAN IN
GAMBLING RAID
Princes Georges Hopes
For New Legal Deal

A New Deal" in Prince Georges
county loomed today as Winship
Wheatley jr.. newly-elected States
attorney conferred with police
over results of the county's first
1889 gamnling raid.
One man was arrested and a
large quantity of numbers slips,
dice, a racing board and other
paraphernalia confiscated in a
raid on the Home Stretch Inn on
the Marlboro Pike, Saturday night.
IS PATRONS PRESENT
The raiders were led by Sergt.
Elon Turner and Private Edwin C.
CisSel of the Prince Georges
county force. They reported ap-
proximately IS patrons were pres
ent when they entered the inn.
Only Morris Spickolos, 80, Of 926
K St. N. w, was arrested. He was
The Washington times., 1939-01-09
M'NUTT BOOM
Gets AN OFFICE

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Jan. 9
GN.SH Former Governor Paul
V. McNutt'S campaign for the
Democratic nomination for Presl-
dent in 1910 got under way today
at conference of his supporters
in Indianapolis.
Frank McHale, Indiana national
committeeman, presided over the
meeting. Arrangements were
made to open headquarters for the
high commissioner of the Philip
pines within 10 days.
McHale, who will manage the
McNutt campaign, said McNutt
will visit Indiana next month.
After opening of headquarters
in Indianapolis, activities in be-
half of McNutt's candidacy will be-
gin simultaneously on a wide
front. In the manner OF James A.
Farley's contact tours for Presi-
dent Roosevelt in 1881 and 1882,
MCHale will visit MANY States to
confer with Democratic chieftains.
newspaper publishers and heads
of influential organizations.
MANILA, Jan. 9 G.N.SD.-Ap-
parently precluding possibility of
his early departure for the United
States, High Commissioner Paul
V. McNutt, accompanied by his
wife and daughter. Louise, sailed
at midnight on the motorship
Boissevain for a two week cruise
to Saigon, Bangkok and Singapore.
The Washington times., 1939-01-09
omen LAUNCH
CRIME SCHOOL

1t was the first day of school
for a number of Americas crime
fighters here today.
At the Federal Bureau of In
Vestigation classes were held for
police officials from cities all over
the country on modern methods of
crime detection and prosecution
A total of 38 police agencies
were represented at the course,
which will continue for several
weeks. Canada was represented
by Col. ]. R. Roche, assistant COM
missioner OF Quebec provincial
police.
At the same time 26 members
of the park police sat down to
lessons in the guard room of the
Tariff Commission Building, where
Capt. Patrick j. Carroll, COM
mander of the force, played the
part of teacher.
Captain Carroll delivered the
opening lecture on The Duties of
the Park Policeman" Subsequent
lectures will cover this field in
detail, with high police officials
lecturing on the various phases Of
police work.
The Washington times., 1939-01-09
500 OPEN DRIVE
FOR D, C, VOTE

Six hundred persons last night
launched a vigorous movement to
obtain the vote for Washing,
tonians, in a meeting of the Dis
trlct of Columbia Voters League
at the Columbia Lodge Audito
rum, 301 Rhode Island Ave. N. w
Guests at the meeting we're Off
Cials of the D. C. Suffrage Asso.
citation, including Wilbur Finch
president, and William H. Mondell
vice president.
Rama R. Gibson, president OF
the league, pointed out that the
Constitution guarantees every cit.
izen the right to vote. Other
speakers included William L. Tan.
Gil, first vice president of the
league; the Rev. R. w. Brooks, OF
Lincoln Chapel, and the Rev
George o. Bulloch, of the Third
Baptist Church.
The league will conduct another
meeting next Sunday afternoon al
the Third Baptist Church, Fifth
and P SITS. N, w,
The Washington times., 1939-01-09
3 Die in War 10 Ru|e|
.Chicdqo's Gamb|inq|

CHICAGO, Jan. 9 1.N.S.
A war between rival groups
for control of gambling in
the Chicago area was feared
by police today as they in
vestigated the murder of
three gamblers, slain in typi-
cal gangIand fashion in the
past 48 hours.
The third to die was Waller
J. Kelly, 38, king of the huge
and lucrative policy" racket
in Chicago and Gary, Ind.
Kelly was murdered last
night. He was seated in his
automobile in front of his
Chicago home when the
killers drove up alongside.
The Washington times., 1939-01-09
Capper Bill
Again Asks
DC. Vote

Senator Arthur Capper,
Kansas, a long standing ad-
vOcate of suffrage in the Dis
trict of Columbia. again in
trOduced his resolution pro-
viGing for national represen-
tation as the Senate met to-
day.
His resolution is the same
as that introduced in the
House by Representative
Mary Norton, of New Jersey.
Both measures would give
the National Capitol repre-
sentation in Congress and in
the Electoral College, thus
giving residents of the Dis
trict a vote on the Presi-
dency.
Several other bills or resOlu-
tiOns designe dto give the Dis
trict the vote in one form or
another have been introduced
or are being prepared by
members of both Houses.
The Washington times., 1939-01-09
Hinted
If Support Is
Withheld

Townsendites who want bigger
and better old-age pensions have
broken out in a rash of tempera-
nent since Congress convened.
They're already busy warning
members Of Senate and House
alike that they must not listen to
anyone but the particular in
dividual or group importuning
them at the moment.
Division which reached a eli
max when the Townsend drive
smashed head-on a year and a
half ago into disclosures of
money-collecting campaigns in
which the collectors got more
than 5000 a month while the old
folks got nothing but promises
and appeals for more cash, are
reflected in com munciations
reaching members desks this
week.
SOLONS CAUTIONED
One Of them is a letter on the
stationery Of Townsend National
Headquarters" in Chicago. It is
signed by L. w. Jeffery as vice
president, and carries the names
of the following additional Off
GERS:
"Dr. F. E. Townsend, founder
and president.
Robert c. Townsend, secre-
tary and treasurer"
Members Of Congress are warned
not to recognize anyone as repre-
senting the Townsendites unless
he bears credentials from one of
the two TonWSends, from Jeffery,
or from Otis j. Bouma, who ac-
cordfng to Jeffery will be Gin
charge Of legislative business in
Washington"
HEARING URGED
Members are asked to give the
Townsend plan a hearing during
the current session, and are
warned further:
Some Congressman who re-
ceived our support in 1895 for
got to keep their pledges. They
were replaced either in the pri-
maries or in the general elec-
ton"
The Washington times., 1939-01-09
Long Complaint

HOUSTON, Tex, Jan. 9 INSD
A bill for fifty cents for drinking
water at a Houston laundry-the
minimum per meter per month
seemed too low to M. B. Long.
The water department was told
that the meter probably was out
of order. A new meter was in
stalled. His next bill was for
$3l.72. Long complained again.
The Washington times., 1939-01-09
5 Mistakes
Plaguing
Minnie

NEW YORK, Jan. 9
1.N.SD.-More than a fam
lily of five kittens will be
needed to cut short the foot
loose career of Minnie, globe
trOtting ships cat of the
United States liner American
Trader.
Minnie was still disdainful
toward her five offspring,
born two weeks ago on the
high seas, as she sailed for
London today. The mascot
arrived here in a crate after
she jumped ship in Boston
to flee the five domestic re-
spOnSibilitieS.
The Washington times., 1939-01-09
Shakers Culture
To Be Preserved

PITTSFIELD, Mass, Jan. 7
GN.SD.-A museum, to preserve
the culture of the Shaker. is being
planned by Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Deming Andrews. The couple have
already secured the interior of the
unique Shaker Westinghouse at
Hancock to serve as a setting for
the exhibition of Shaker exhibits
as well as the nucleus of the mu.
Selnn