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Evening star., 1939-12-17
Cohon to See Himself in c. U.S. Yankee Doodle Boy

!. .bookbiader in the Govanment
Printing Office.
Young Leo's Brother Orchid" has
been produced in 40 theaters
throughout America and is sched-
uled for as many more before the
theatrical season ends. Also it will
be published next month in book
form by the Samuel French Co.
However. both Mr.. Brady and Mr..
Kerr stand back in awe when they
mention the vout'1 who plays the
Cohan part. He is James Graham.
likable young chap, a freshman
and native of Brookline, Mass, who
has cultivated all the George NJ
Conan mannerisms-even to the
voice.
, Voice Puts Graham Over.
In fact. it is the George M. Cohan
voice that puts Jimmy Graham
over. He is too young to be Cohan
at 60-the present age of the star
and he is little bit too young to
be Conan when Cohan was waving
the flag all over the stage, in the
days of Little Johnny Jones'" How
ever, Father Hartke knew all the
George M. Cohan productions and
gives the final okay to young Jimmy
Graham as Cohan.
unless I'm all wrong" Father
Hartke said yesterday at the c. U.
play shop, "the American stage has
another star on the way-and he
is James Graham.
Tomorrow night the "SRO" sign
will hang out at the University The
ater-in the old Music Hall-for
word has gone forth that the stu
dents, with the aid of the girls from
Trinity College and Dumbarton Col
1ege, are putting on one of the most
elaborate musical comedy produc-
tions ever staged in Washington
by amateurs or professionals.
The story of yankee Doodle Boy"
covers period in the celebrated
actors life from July 4, 1878-when
he was born-to the present day. In
fact, just few weeks ago, Mr.. Gra-
ham met the actor he portrays back
stage at the National Theater and
got several pointers. He also sat
out front during three performances
to study hissidol at first hand.
The result will be seen tomorrow
night.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Snow-Parkino
Ban Is Lifted
0n.4 Streets
Parts of Sixteenth
And Massachusetts
Avenue Included

Sections of four Washington high
ways were freed yesterday by the
Commissioners from the winter time
ban on all-night parking to tacili-
tate snow-removal operations.
Police Supt. Ernest w. Brown, It
was revealed. suggested to the Com
missioners that a study be made of
the possibility of modifying or re-
ducing the scope of the ban so as
to confine the prohibition to certain
main arteries on which there are
car tracks or bus operations, and in
the downtown section.
The ban was lifted from the fol-
lowing by action of the Commission
ers and the Public Utilities Commits
sion, comprising the Joint Board of
the District:
Eleventh street Sc. from K street
to Lincoln Park, Massachusetts ave-
nue. NE. from Lincoln Park to
Stanton Park, Sixteenth street NV.
from Spring road north TO Colorado
avenue and Massachusetts avenue
NV. from Sheridan Circle to Wis
consin avenue.
Author of Inspiration.
Apparently the inspiration to
tighten the scope of the ban came
from w. Frank Sunny. who is en-
gagged IN business at so Florida ave-
nue. NE, who wrote to Commits
sioner Melvin c. Hazen protesting
that the ban was perfectly inde-
fensible" at times when experience
and statistics reveal that justifica-
ton is non existent"
Mr.. Sunny declared that oficial
weather records would show that in
the period from 1926 to 1899 there
were but II snowfalls of sufficient
depth to impede traffic and that
of these Is occurred between jan
uary % and March H. The ban on
parking between and am. or
from 2 to $50 a I'm. now applies from
December Is to March Is.
Brown Asks Restudy.
Maj. Brown, in memo to the
Commissioners, stated that while
there may be merit to this restric-
ton on parking" Police Depart
ment officials believed there should
be a restudy of the whole program.
He added that enforcement of the
regulation places additional duties
on the police force along some 81
miles of District streets at night.
when members of the force Should
give as much time as possible to
the protection of business houses
and residences against burglary and
other crimes"
Maj. Brown reported the Public
Utilities Commission was deeply in
terested in the regulation, as it
helped to expedite mass transporta- =
ton, but he also stated that mo
torlsts react very unfavorably to
this regulation. as they apparently
do not appreciate the purpose. AS
an illustration, the only heavy fall
OF snow last year was on Thanks
giving night, which was before the
regulation came into effect"
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Food Costs Lower
As of November ID
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Labor Department reports
that the retail cost of food declined
0.6 per cent between October II and
November IA. The decrease was at
tributed in large part to further
reductions in the cost of meats, lard
and sugar. ,...
The November index was 779 per
cent of the 1923-1925 average, as
compared with 1874 for october and
77.8 for November.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Customers Pack
Stores in Capital
In Buying Rush
Stores Report One Of
Largest Shopping Days
In City's History

With merry jingle of cash reg
lister bells, Washington yesterday
rang up one of the biggest shopping
days in the city's history.
Midtown F. street was the focal
point of the great rush of buyers,
but stores all over the District
shared in the best business day of
the year. Most merchants were con-
vinced that the buying this year is
somewhat above that of last.
Streets were packed with bundle
laden shoppers from the time the
first stores began to open at 9 o'clock
until the last weary salesgirls
knocked off for the day, many of
them after o'clock last night, and
went home to rest their aching
feet.
Customers jam Aisles.
Some Of the popular-priced de-
partment stores were so crowded
that customers could scarcely make
their way through the aisles, partic-
ularly on the ground floors. A tour
OF the downtown shopping area
through the jostling, hurrying, yet
good-natured crowds. became an ad-
venture in locomotion as the buying
rush reached its peak about
o'clock.
At least 80 extra policemen were
on hand to handle the crowds. One
patrolman in front of a big store
at Seventh and F streets NV. had
blown so many blasts into his whis-
tie it sounded like something on a
peanut cart.
MY whistles worn out, folks,
he kept saying to the crowds, but
I still can talk"
Several popular-priced depart
ment stores remained open last
night until 9 o'clock and streetcars
and buses were kept on a full work
day. instead Of a Saturday half
holiday schedule.
Heavy Buying Expected This Week.
Washington merchants, for the
most part. were grateful to Presi-
dent Roosevelt for moving ur
Thanksgiving a week They en-
joyed two good gift-shopping days
Immediately after Thanksgiving, al
though business fell off some later
Heavy buying is expected this
week, but not at the pace set yes
terday, the day after a Federal pay
day. The weather, clear and brisk
and the Saturday half holiday
swelled the size of the downtown
throngs.
"I wish business was as good every
day." said the manager of a down.
town drugstore, which sells toys and
all manner of holiday goods among
other things.
"Oh, mister, don't say that.
moaned a girl behind the counter.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Lady Goes Shopping
In Christmas Rush
With st. Bernard

A new all-time record for
lady shoppers was established
here yesterday.
1t was in the middle of the
afternoon-Saturday, Decem-
Der 16, when every citizen in
town, loaded with Fridays pay,
was Christmas shopping-when
the lady shopper entered one
Of the downtown stores.
She was accompanied by a
st. Bernard dog and they
headed for an escalator. The
dog backed away from the
moving stairs, his tail bowling
over a floor walker three aisles
away.
II guess" the lady shopper
said, well have to take the
elevator"
They did.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
By JOHN ]. DAILY,

1IOl4l olOdOWdy W oIOCkldIlu,
Gorge M. Cohay, first gentleman
c. the American theater, will make
it one-night stand tomorrow night
when he sits on the dark side of
the footlights in the University
Theater on the campus of Catholic
University and sees himself as
others have seen him in his numer-
Gus stage productions. This will
take place in the musical autobi-
ography of the star. Yankee Doodle
Boy" a production of the Harle-
quins, dramatic society of the uni
versity.
Nor will George M. Cohan be the
only BroadWayite in the audience.
Word has gone forth that Americas
foremost actor is about to be i'm
mortalized in musical comedy pro-
duction which carried not only his
own life story but all the song hits
he has written over period of
40-odd years. So, word has reached
C. U. that talent scout will be on
hand. For instance, the Shuberts,
old-line theatrical producers of
musical comedy successes, are re-
ported to be sending down their
scouts. Expected, also, are repre-
sentatives of the old firm of Klaw
g. Erlanger. Metro-G Goldwyn-Mayer
and R-K-O in Hollywood also plan
to have judges on the scene. On top
of this, picture magazine will send
a special photographer.
Cast Somewhat Nervous.
AS consequence of all this pro-
fessional interest, the Catholic Uni
versity students who are staging and
producing the life of George M.
Cohan are on the qui vive. They
are somewhat nervous, naturally;
but their coach, Father G. v.
Hartke,, young Dominican priest,
who was on the stage and in the
movies before he entered the priest
hood, has assured all hands that
nothing can happen worse than
fright.
1t is, of course, unusual that a
group of undergraduates should ex-
cite so much attention from the
professional stage; for aside from
those already. mentioned, many
other notables of the Broadway
theater probably will be in the au-
dience tomorrow night when Mr..
Cohan takes seat in the front row
and watches the group of amateurs
try to portray his professional ca
reer. In that group will be men
who have already given their ap-
proval to the Catholic University
players-such prominent theatrical
personages as Orson Welles, Clayton
Hamilton and George c. Taylor.
Also, Jimmy Powers, the old come
dian.
All theaterdom got interested in
this particular production because
of one fact. Not so long ago-some-
time last year-Mr. Cohan, con-
sidered the dean of American actors,
turned down a half million dollars
from the movies for the rights to
his life story.
COhan Consents.
The next day, Walter F. Kerr,
who teaches dramatics at Catholic
University. had an idea that the
life of Cohan would make a good
musical comedy. So he called the
actor on the long distance phone:
1--WE just turned down an offer
from Hollywood" Mr.. Cohan in
formed the young teacher, "but If
you people want to make a stage
play out of my life, okay."
That was the first official order.
AS Mr.. Kerr said yesterday in the
University Play Shop-where the
production was still under way
II thought of this idea away back
last summer when I visited my
arandmother's home In Chicago.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Experiments Planned
10 Seek Better and
Cheaper Street Lights
District Engineers Will
Try New Equipment,
Including Diffuser

Seeking to provide better lighting
on Washington highways, at lower
cost. District engineers socn will
make series of experiments with
various types of new equipment, in
cluidng gadget known as a diffuser
according to plans proposed yester-
day at the District Building.
The experiments are to be made
on streets leading from Washing
ton Circle, under a program pro-
posed to Engineer Commissioner
David McCoach. jr. by CO.. H. C..
Whitehurst. director of highways.
officials of the electrical depart
ment, headed by Walter Kern. have
been making preliminary studies,
Capt. Whitehurst said.
Lights burning less electricity. and
therefore having lower annual
operation cost. could produce more
actual light on the pavements than
now comes from present bulbs and
globes. some engineers believe on
the basis of present studies. The
cost of the experimental materials
has been estimated roughly at about
$500.
Outlying Areas Poorly Lighted.
Capt. Whitehurst explained that
lights of from $50 to 1000 candle
power now are used on many main
arteries. In addition. he declared,
there are more than 5000 lights hav-
ing but 50 candlepower bulbs on
outlying streets in the District which
deserve better lighting.
Experience with lighting on the
new Chain Bridge. where diffusers
were employed within the globes to
throw more of the light on the
surface of the roadway, convinc u
some District engineers of the pos
sibilities of an experimental pro-
gram.
The purpose of the diffusers, or
refractors. it was explained. is to
throw much more of the light di-
rectly on the road, leaving a softer
light to 60 to the sidewalks and
much less toward the sky.
Estimates Of Cost.
From preliminary studies made so
far. Capt. Whitehurst said it ap-
pears that but 172 per cent of the
light coming from high candlepow-
er lights on K street, near Washing
ton Circle. is thrown on the road
way, whereas it is calculated that if
diffusers were installed, the per-
centage would be increased to about
20 per cent. If different light stand
ards were used. having arms which
hold the bulbs more directly over
the roadway, he added. it is esti-
mated that about IS per cent of the
light would be thrown directly on
the road.
The engineers have rough esti-
mates that the diffusers would cost
between $40 and SIS each. install
lation of higher lamp posts with
the arm extensions would cost q
considerable sum. but if this plan is
adopted, the installations would be
spread over period of some years.
On the other hand, officials said,
II the District places bulbs of great
er candlepower in the more than
5000 standards now using but Co.
watt bulbs, the increase in annual
operation costs alone would amount
| to about $36, 900.
Evening star., 1939-12-17
Pupils to Give Pageant

Thomas Jefferson Junior High
School Parent Teacher Association
OF Arlington County will meet in
the school auditorium Ut . o'clock
tomorrow night.
Evening star., 1939-12-17

Walter F. Kerr (above, left)
and Leo Brady look over the
script of their original musi-
cal comedy, yankee Doodle
Boy" which depicts the stage
career of. George M. Cohan.
Below, James Graham, who
impersonates Mr.. Cohan in
the Catholic University pres
entation of yankee Doodle
Boy" is shown in the costume
he wore at the shows opening
at the University Theater last
night. Star Staff Photos.
Evening star., 1939-09-26
Womon breaches

For the first time since It's founda-
ton in 1862 a woman, Rev. Dorothy
Wilson, preached in Ramsgate
EnglanO Congregational Church
recently.
Evening star., 1939-09-26
Cotton Up in China

Since the Japanese invasion the
price of cotton piece goods in a
typical village in East Chekiang in
China has risen 1877 per cent; of silk,
1856; wheat, 1872; vegetables, "a;
meat, 81; lumber, 70: kerosene, 394;
soap, 2l7, and cigarettes, 316.
Evening star., 1939-09-26
Islands to Be Sold

Five islands of the coast Of Brit
tany, Beniguet. Raguenes, Crouzen,
Guiringore and Rolosquet are to be
sold IN q group "as going concern"
for 62,50o.
Evening star., 1939-09-26
Too Smart

Too Smart
One of the worst things bridge
player can do is to start lot of de-
fensive bidding against non-vulner-
able opponents when he is vulner-
able. However, believe it or not, the
following hand is taken from the
finals of the mems pair champion
ship at Asbury Park, N. j.
West, dealer.
North-South vulnerable.
s753
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KJ983
Oswald Jacoby. John Crawford
4 Q987 N AJAX J 10 4 2
A1oss2 w+E+ R74
4 A105 , a
KQS2
<Q3
Q764
The bidding:
West North East South
- "a "a ~
3A Pass - Dbl.
Redbl. 5v Pass Pass
Dbl. Pass Pass Pass
The only excuse for North's over
call was the heat. South was fully
justified in his three-heart bid.
Then, when Mr.. Crawford bid four
clubs, suggesting slam possibilities,
South doubled to tell his partner that
he had a lot of clubs. Now Mr.
Jacoby. knowing that Mr.. Crawford
might be making fake cue-bid, re-
doubled to show he had the club ace
Convinced that his opponents had
slam, North made the brilliant" bid
of five hearts. Mr.. Crawford, how
ever, was not convinced he had a
slam, and hence passed five hearts,
knowing Mr.. Jacoby would take ac-
tion. Now. since his opponents were
vulnerable, Mr.. Jacoby saw the
chance for big set and doubled.
Mr.. Jacoby opened the ace of clubs
and continued the suit, Mr. Craw-
ford trumping the second lead and
putting his partner back in with a
diamond. A third club was now
ruffed and the king of diamonds
cashed, whereupon declarer was
down 800. Furtherfore, East and
West had no slam. 1t was necessary
for them to lose both heart and a
diamond trick.
Yesterday you were MerWin
Maier's partner and held:
Al 10 81
jos
1874
49,
The bidding:
Jacoby You Schenken Maier
Mt Pass 2 MT Pass
SNT Pass Pass Pass
Answer: Your correct lead is the
Jack of spades. This lead will GER
tainly not cost trick and is prefer
able to leading from your heart
tenace.
Score 100 per cent for jack of
spades; so per cent for jack of
hearts, 0 for other leads. (There is
no point to a short suit opening on
this hand)
Question No. 248.
Howard Schenken is your partner,
neither side is vulnerable and you
hold:
4 Xxx
vKXX
AXxx
j K Xxx
The bidding:
Jacoby. Schenken Burnstone You
l a ~ Pass CD
What do you bid? (Answer
tomorrow
(Released by the Bell Syndicate. 1nc.)
Evening star., 1939-09-26
TwizzIer Answer

The slower of the two boats trav-
els 80 miles an hour.
Evening star., 1939-09-26

WHAT GOOD ENOUGH FOR HIS GRANDPA
ENOUGH
Evening star., 1939-09-26
Winning Contract

David Bruce Burnstone, Merwin D.
MAier Oswald Jacoby, Howard
Schenken, worlds leading team-of-
four. inventors of the system that has
beaten every other system in existenceJ
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-11-23

F. Altrogge of Granger, Wyoming
stating that he was on his way east
accompanying a trainload Of ap-
pies and that he was expecting some
real cold weather.
Sam Root was the owner of a new
Victory Model Mitchell Six, which
he purchased from F. F. Beste.
A. v. Lewis was building an ad-
dition to his shop on Washington
street to be used as a store room
He also began excavating for his
model bungalow, which he planned
to build on the lot adjoining on
the south.
The Kennewick Business girls club
had organized gymnasium class
with Miss Mcdonald of the high
school faculty as the instructor.
H. w. Desgranges was selected as
delegate to the state grade and pack
conference at Spokane in December
Clarence Yedica of Richland
joined the Kennewick post of the
American Legion the Monday eve
ming previous.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-11-23

A resolution offered to Pomona
grange last week called for the en-
dorsement of the regulated saloon,
rather than the present method Of
handling the liquor question.
We are absolutely in accord with
the idea. A regulated saloon (note
the word regulated) would do more
for the cause of temperance than
our present system Of semi-respect-
ability which surrounds the sale of
liquor. That's no reflection upon
our present state liquor board. It's
conceded that Washington has
more and better control of its Ii
quir business than almost all OF
the other states. And, If we're go
ing to have saloons let's be frank
and call 'em saloons, and not tav-
ems or inns or anything but plain
old saloon.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-11-23
TASTY BUSINESS

There is many Courier-Re-
porter reader who would favorably
entertain the thought of an ap-
pointment as official turkey faster.
There are a large number of people
who didn't know there was such
thing, and job that is a serious
business, too. Every year, before our
Thanksgiving, four tasterS gather
round table at the Agriculture De-
partment and proceed to work on
fowl to determine whether gov
eminent experiments for a model
turkey, are more successful than
the one worked on last year. Tur-
key lines change and today's fowl
has shorter legs, a plumper body
and broader back than We olden
bird. 1t would be difficult to get
the huge twenty-five FOUNDER of
grandmother's day into the kit
chen of many modern apartments.
You will see lots of housewives
scurrying around trying to find a
rooster large enough to accommodate
the fifteen pound one she is cook
ing. And so these official tasters
begin their meal, judging whether
we are better off than at this time
last year, and they taste with a
thought to the future. Considering
the fact that this land of gobblers
consumes about 1711a million year,
it is evident that we must attempt
to supply an Al model.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-11-23
THIRTY YEARS AGO-19o9

The ladies of three organizations
including the Thimble club. the Wo-
mans club, and the Literary club
permanent committees organized
the library movement and had
formed a Library association to CO.
operate with the townspeople in es-
tablishing at once public library in
Kennewick. A public melting was to
oe called for this purpose.
Ole Brue returned from an ex-
tended visit with his parents at
Stanwood. His brother was plan
ming to spend the winter here.
Stanley Coffin was the purchaser
of the first lot sold in the new Ohm
sted addition. The purchase price
included the building by the COM
pany of about 300 feet of cement
walk around the property The
purchase price was $3.50 and the lot
contained one-half acre.
The Kennewick Packing company
had just put on a brand new de-
livery wagon and with a team was
busy delivering orders to their in
creasing local trade.
j. F. Perry and son Jay and r. p.
Showers made up the Kennewick
The high school football team was
to celebrate Thanksgiving by play
ing the closing game with Topper
iSh on the home grounds.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-11-23
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TEN YEARS AGO-1929
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TEN YEARS AGO-1929
Thanksgiving day was to be OBJ
served in Kennewick with special
morning services at the churches
The annual fall reunion of the
Scottish Rite Masons of Kennewick
was to be held with twenty candi-
dates to take degrees.
The NJ. S. Kinkaid home in the
Horse Heaven was completely des-
troyed by fire caused by something
going wrong with the heating
stove.
Another fire occurred at the Neu-
man store in PaSco and because OF
the fire spreading the Kennewick
fire department was also called to
help save the other buildings in the
block. The Neuman stock was
moved to a building across the
street.
Howard Beste, who had been with
the Skaggs store at Winnipeg, had
been transferred to Edmonton, Al
berta.
The Rev. and Mrs. L. G. Krug OF
Hanford had announced the en-
gagement Of their daughter Ida to
Albert Zarndt of Kennewick.
Lewis Bates, secretary for the
physical and industrial work of the
northwest council ,Y.MC-A. for the
three northwest states was in Ken
newick creating interest for the
purpose of organizing a local Hi-Y
club.
Another big well drilling outfit
was to be erected in the Kennewick
gas fields.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-11-23
THEY'LL TRY AGAIN

Now that the two fairs have add
ed and subtracted, they close up
shop with the budget far from bal
ancing. The loss on each coast, is a
let-down from the great expecta-
lions of the advance literature when
the expositions first came to town.
There have been many raeasons
given for the failure to put it over,
but the one most generally agreed
upon by hos who know, point to the
lack of proper advertising. Often
we have warned in Kennewick the
need of advertising, and the salts
factory results when the right goods
are put over in the right way we
have pointed out. They hope to
make up this deficit when they re-
open the fairs next year. Being
wiser due to this experience, they
may manage to take some of the
red off the books.