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Births Reported

Frederick and Jessie Campbell. boy.
anton ana Dorothy Hanak. boy.
1ouslas and Emily Abbott, jr, boy.
William and Lillian Robertson, girl.
Eugene and Dorothea Weisbender, girl
Kenneth and Elizabeth Henderson,, girl.
Mrnast Masm an ana 1rsna MarEaret panielson girl.
Lindsay and Fluta Harris, girl.
Harold and Doris Bladen, boy.
jacob and and Rush MaIfs Bonaa1of Saa%sn bos so''
Joseph and Helen Martin, boy.
Theodore and Elsa Goldsmith, boy.
EIdes Ees and Mary lar Holohan. boy.
Herbert and Hazel House. House, boy. So'.
Lloyd and Mary Williams, boy.
coInsas ear5s ad and Tina ensy,su. asyen TE .tt OWL
CHARLES and sabipa Warren, girl.
William and Thelma Jackman. girl.
William and Mary Ramey, girl.
James and Quida Leath. girl.
Thomas and Hazel Oster, boy.
Edward and Barbara Northrop. boy.
William vdhiaI an and JI D9rothy Nasel; boy.
Charles and Gladys Lessie, boy.
joseph W ana @ Sarah Mccsskifi. k'i girl.
Charles IabI .nd snd FRANCES Ellicots' girl
Paul and Julia Clifford, girl.
Frank and Helen Falcone. boy.
Charles and Layerne Pyle. boy.
Theodore and Marie Hibbard, boy.
Roy and Lucille Mclean, boy.
Robert and Evelyn Boykin boy.
Lee and Thelma McNeill girl.
Leroy and Mildred Glaze, boy.
Forrest and Winnie Leigg, girl.
James and Catherine Hill, boy.
Howard and Mabel Raymond, boy.
Samuel and Bessie Heflin, boy.
Richard and Alice Dodson, girl.
Joseph and Alice Endres, girl.
Richard and Cleo Craddock. girl.
Joseph and Margaret Fowler. gtrl.
william and Alice Reeves, girl.
Ray and BERTHE Dickey, girl.
Harry and Anne Secrist. girl.
John and Julia Barry. boy.
Clarence and Halle Henley. boy.
Andrew and Beatrice Everett, girl.
William and Edith Rhodes, boy
Raymond and Roena Graves. girl.
Arthur and Minnie Golden, boy.
Joseph and Helen Bowie, boy.
Alexander and Eva Ford. boy.
Evening star., 1939-12-09
Loot Flies Home

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 9 (R.-
Police, who occasionally must cart
back filched safes, boilers and other
heavy objects. had an easy time re-
turning one batch Of stolen goods
to its owners. They merely opened
q door and homeward flew the loot
-125 homing pigeons.
Evening star., 1939-12-09
Sproins Wrist, Loses Bout

ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex, Dec.
8 R.-Manuel Garcia, 130-pound
Albuquerque high schooler, has
some wallop. Manuel hit an op-
ponent so hard he sprained his
wrist. But the opponent was
awarded the observation-disclosures re-
fused to let Manuel continue the
bout.
Evening star., 1939-12-09

in Australia and South Africa the
bark of the acacia tree Is so rich
in tannin that we may be encour-
aged to grow these beautiful trees
in the United States in these cli-
mates where they will best flourish.
Evening star., 1939-12-09
JUDGES Advice Bod

DUNCAN, Okla, Dec. o R.-Mrs.
Maurice Mclaughlin collected four
parking tickets in two weeks. The
judge advised her to park on Will
low avenue, where there is no time
limit. She did. A heavy truck
went out of control and crashed into
her automobile.
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Natures Children
Tannin

and an abundance Of wild life, and
the mother country needed hides.
So Boston became the leather mar
ket Of the New World, and pros
perity reigned for many years.
There seemed to be an unlimited
number of hemlock trees rich in
tannin, yet the virgin forests gradu-
ally diminished. Then the bark
Evening star., 1939-12-09

from oak trees was found to pro-
duce tannin, and when this sup
ply became scarce chestnut trees
came next In the train Of tannin
producers. Today, as then, one Of
the most important industries con-
nected with our forests is the har-
Evening star., 1939-07-18
Variety in Program
At Sylvan Tonight

An international program will be
presented tonight in the Sylvan
Theater on the Washington Monu-
ment Grounds under auspices of the
Summer Festival Committee. The
festival offering will begin at g
o'clock with a concert by the Wash
lngton Gas Light Co. Band.
Other features scheduled include
Polish songs and dances by girls
OF the Polish National Alliance.
Scottish songs with bagpipe accom-
paniment, selections by the Civic
Grand. Opera Association and the
Marian Chace Dancers.
Should inclement weather inter-
vene the program will be offered
Thursday night at the same hour.
Evening star., 1939-07-18
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

Earle - Daughters Courageous. ="
the Pour Daughters, cast in an
other family drama: II am, 1885,
4::2O, 7 and $40 pm. Stage shows:
1885, $40, $40 and 9 pm.
Palace - Goodbye, Mr.. Chips"
screen version of James Hilton's
great novel: 1870 am, 2, 4:35, ITO
and 9:45 pm.
Keith's-"Clouds Over Europe" ro-
mantle drama of the war on spies:
11:55 am, 1:55, 1855, 5:55, 1855 and
9:55 pm.
Capitol They All Come Out"
drama behind the walls of Alcatraz:
l1:05 am, 1:50, 4:35, 7:20 and 10
pm. Stage shows: 1880, 3:35, $40
and 9 pm.
MetropOlitan-"Kid From Koko-
mo-" country boy turns prize fighter:
l1:30 am, 1:30, 3:35, 5:35, TAO and
9:45 pm.
Columbia-"Tarzan Finds Son."
introducing Tarzan, jr., in jungle
thriller: 11:25 am, 1:30, 3:35, $40,
TAO and 9:45 pm.
Little-"Animal Crackers" zany
Marx brothers comedy: II am, 1:30,
3:35, 7:35 and 9:40pm
Olney-'Tonight or Never" COM
edy, with Kitty Carlisle: $40 pm.
Roadside-"The Fatal Brand" an
old-time melodrama: $40 pm.
Cross Roads-"Seven Keys to
Baldpate," the familiar George NJ
Cohan mystery-comedy: $40 pm.
Evening star., 1939-07-18
'Baldpate'
Rickety at
Cross Roads
Call for Laugh
In Every Line
Is Advised
BY CHRIS MATHISEN,

Seven Keys to Baldpate" was a
sturdy representative Of the bargain
special mystery school of drama for
many years after George M. Cohan
adapted it from the Earl Derr Big
gers novel, but it has become some
what rlckety. Careful coddling or
coaxing now is necessary if it's sue
cesslon OF surprises are to provide
the thrills of yore. Unfortunately
the Cross Roads Theater does not
appear to have made up its mind
as to how the old favorite should
be treated at this date. The result
is passably entertaining but occa-
slonally irritating presentation.
In his f1rst-night try, Edmund J
Evans evidenced an ability almost
to cope with the verbose role of
William Magee, which was Mr.. CO.
hans delight. The lines assigned to
the novelist who bets he can write
a book in "a hours in a summer
hotel in the winter include a num-
Der OF stilted passages, and Mr..
Evans seemed almost apolopetic
when he came to these. There were
other moments when he showed in
terest in the wild goings-on. how
ever. When he wasn't, the audience
scarcely could be, since it is, per-
force, Mr.. Evans show.
OF the others currently going
through their PAGES in the Bailevs
Cross Roads (Va) barn, there is
mostly good to tell Ted Field and
Peggy Mansfield, the latter substi-
tutlng on short notice for Ruth Nav
were excellent as the caretaker of
the old inn and his wife: George
Hall. Helen Todd, Neil Linger and
Benton Henderson contributed en-
tertaining bits, Dorothy ODonnell
couldn't master the essentially un-
convincing part OF girl reporter.
Last nights performance prompts
the thought that Director Howard
Wentworth profitably might forget
about treating old "Baldpate' cour-
teously. this time and make the
rollicking Roadsiders take notice bv
demanding laugh in every line
from his charges.
Evening star., 1939-07-18

type Ol 1cIIldlc OIldIIlclI Is lOlu III
the oldest, and therefore, the most
reliable terms.
For all of the advertisements Of
dishpan hands and the other i'm
molations of beauty which are sup
posed to inhere in matrimony, the
beautiful Petties sounds nice in the
plural, doesn't it?) are all in favor
of marriage. At least the vote on
it is 10 for, 2 against among those
quizzed by Paramount's department
of finding out things,
That ought to be encouraging to
young male humans who might
heretofore have suffered under the
delusion that such exquisite flowers
were unattainable in their naughty
beauty. Even more encouraging is
the fact that the girls fiscal dreams
are not scaled in proportion to their
superiority over average females in
respect to allure. AS to what they
think minimum marriable income
should be, they are almost self
effacing. Five of the II said $50 to
$50 weekly would be enough; five
others indicated an intention to hold
out for SIS; one for $85. The 18th
girl, splendid individualist, placed
her value as domestic partner at
$1,000 a week.
AS for the types of men preferred,
Petties apparently are girls of di-
vergent but not too divergent tastes
Six, which is very round number
when it applies to chorines selected
by George Petty, have a yen for
Evening star., 1939-07-18


while waiting, Shirley can always
take up that radio offer of $4,000
per appearance. which is still open
and which would help to keep the
wolf from the door.
jeanette Macdonald won every
argument over that new contract
with Metro. From now on, she
gets three to six months off each
year for concert touring -.
Richard Greene will have to wear
a brace on his leg while completing
Here I Am a Stranger and an
explanation for his limp must be
written into the script.
A Metro big shot had a bright
idea for the fade-out of The
Women The picture, as you know,
is manless, but the story hinges on
Norma Shearers loss of her hus-
band to Joan Crawford and of how
she wins him back why not have
Clark Gable appear in the last shot
as the husband?' the executive
queried. I have two arguments
against the idea. One, that the
sudden appearance of Gable would
be too much of an anti-climax.
Two, somehow don't think Mr..
Gable will do it.
Charles Laughton visited Paul
MUM on the set of I'VE Are Not
Alone" which so upset Mr.. MUM he
forgot his lines for the rest of the
day. Mr.. NUM- does not like to talk
to visitors while he is making a
picture-he says it throws him off
his acting. The net result of the
Laughton visit-visitors and the
press are warned to avoid all con-
versation with Mr.. MUM.
X X Il
Chalk up another victory for the
Hays Office. After the fan reaction
to the death of Hedy Lamar in
Lady of the Tropics" (most of
the notes commanded, "Hedy must
not die'), Metro shot a new happy
ending. But Hedy's role is that
of a naughty vamp. Picture mo-
rality DEGREES that, when a girl is
bad, she must pay-via death or
disgrace. Hedy will die as per the
first script. To make up for it,
Metro is now reshooting Hedy's
first meeting with Robert Taylor
it will be more torrid!
Joan Fontaine, who was induced
to break her engagement with Con-
rad Napel because he Voc too old
for her, is now going places with
Alec Steinert. who is as old as Ma
gel-and bald The last time
Mae West made a picture, she re-
ceived 100000 and 20 per cent of
the takings. She has come down
so per cent for her forthcoming film
at Universal with w. C. Fields.
Evening star., 1939-07-18
Olney Tops
Successes
Season
Kitty Carlisle
Excels as Star
In Comedy

There are no false pretenses at
tached to Steve Cochran's sale of
entertainment at his Olney Theater
THIS week. Kitty Carlisle. an able
ana enthusiastic supporting cast and
David Belascos esta blished comedy.
Tonight or Never" are combining
to present the Montgomery County
md roadside drama stand and its
patrons with the most attractive Of
fering of the season to date. The
initial showing last night revealed
TINS production as fuently PLAYED,
thoroughly enjoyable show.
Miss Carlisle. singer actress of
boards and celluloid, demonstrated
a gratifying enthusiasm for the We
hlcle of her first visit to Olnev as a
guest star. AS the prima donna who
hnds IN the company of a mystery
shrouded young fellow amorous ex-
perlence to fire her operatic per-
tormances with conviction, she gave
a portrayal OF substantial value. The
light. amusing play obviously was to
her liking.
Not the least of the recommended
tions for Miss Carlisle's work were
her Well-chosen wardrobe and her
singing. In addition to the PLAY,
Gypsy theme, she offered several
familiar arias in fine voice.
Turning from comedy to character
work, Freddie Sherman proved
equally capable in the latter depart
ment as he played the accompanlst.
flttingly styled the faithful dog, bv
the playwright. Other able INNINGS
were those of William Bishop as the
unknown gentleman Mabel Paige
IN the role of the carefree Maruuesa
retired operate veteran; Frank Nc
Nellls as the nobleman. Pleasing
too, were the bits contributed by
Jeanette Chinley, Allan Sweyer,
Richard Midgeley.
These people, together with John
Hayden. responsible for the able di-
rectlon. and Charles Squires, who ex-
ecuted the attractive settings, make
the trip out to Mr.. Cochran's estab-
lshment most worth while this week
for seekers after light entertainment
effectively presented.
Evening star., 1939-07-18

successful businessmen, three for
a professional man, two for a simple
college graduate. The twelfth girl
the trouble maker of the last para
graph-neatly worked the title of
her first movie into her answer by
expressing preference for a man
about town. The department of find-
ing out things did not say whether
the girl had the aid of a press agent
in giving this adroit answer, but
neither did it say an assumption to
that effect would be wrong.
The notion that all pretty girls
and all Petty girls are pretty girls
you can bet, want to get into the
movies is sort of kicked into q
cooked hat by the studio survey
Seven said yes, but five others
shrugged their beautiful shoulders
in the negative.
Whatever the general public may
have decided about the intelligence
etc. of the girls on the basis of
their answers to the above ques-
tions. Artist Petty was highly
pleased. Said he: When 1 accept
ed the assignment to select Petty
girls for Man About Town was
looking for pretty faces, curves in
the right places, good postures
Who'd imagine they would have SO
much sense?"
Especially that one who wants q
81 900 week husband!
Cupid department.: Hollywood in
Inmates are expecting the marriage
OF Ronald Regan and Jane Wyman
within the month. And the next
80 days may see the removal OF
David Niven as candidate for the
most eligible bachelor nomination
Miss Jacqueline Dyer is the
girl q. Dolly Haas, the European
importation who almost set a new
record for loafing around Holly
wood, finally has an assignment
:. One worth the reputation she
brought with her to this country
1t is that of playing opposite
Paul NUM- in I'VE Are Not Alone. y
which Warmers are making out OF
the Hilton novel. =. No matter how
small, it appears there must be a
change in the title of picture once
1t has been started. Paramount
has just made perhaps the smallest
of the entire lot, revising Ruler of
the Seas to Rulers of the Sea-"
These family sagas cannot be
stopped. ;. The Aldriches, those
people in What Life" are now
going to be presented in at least
two more episodes They will
have much the same casts, and
Clifford Goldsmith, who wrote the
original, has been hired to do at
least one of the forthcoming pair
First additions Of talent aspir-
ing to parts in the seventh Going
Native Revue" at Loew's Capitol
were held last night at the Willard
Hotel. :. Animal Crackers" here
for the 'steenth time. Is so obviously
just what the Marx Bros. fans have
been wanting that the Little Thea
ter has to hold it over a second
week. Il Stole Million" with
George Raft and Claire Trevor,
comes next to Keith's. D.. And Show
Boat" which once set a record at
Keiths, is being revived starting to-
morrow at the Open Air Theater.
Carl Lorch's Band took over
last night at Glen Echo's Spanish
garden ballroom Playwright
Marc Connolly will adapt Joseph
Conrad's Victory" for the screen.
Mr.. Connolly already is at
work, but no starting date has been
set for the picture.
Evening star., 1939-07-18
Another Thin Man. Starts
And Powell Uses His Tan
So the Makeup Man Takes Rest;
Miss Temple Is Ready to Wait
For That Ideal Film Story
BY SHEILAH GRAHAM.


Richard RoSSon, the Metro
while phoographing
received an unexpected welcome back was fred
am Powell keeps thermometer in his takes his
several times dayon doctors new Thin
Man picture Is actually
incidentally, Is not using
Time in his
Evening star., 1939-07-18
Petty Girl and Judy O'Grady
Same Under the Chiffon
Newest Type of Female Ornament
Discloses Her Basic Warnings;
Cinema Bachelors Decrease
BY JAY CARMODY.

The Petty girl the poured into chiffon and used
auing
cls after all Under the chiffon
revelation for which the public thank
of employing Petty maiden
which
Evening star., 1939-07-18

)r the first time in his movie
areer. His deep tan makes it un-
Evening star., 1939-07-18
Same Girl

Looking over tests of singers, Fred
wilcox found one of a brunette
singer named H. Lake. He picked
her for the musical short subject
he was about to direct. He notified
the casting Office. They, in turn,
notified him: H. Lake was Harriet
Lake. That was her name nine
years ago when she was a singer.
Today she is blond, her name is
Ann Sothern. and she's under con-
tract to M-G-M, the same studio for
which Wilcox works.
Evening star., 1939-07-18

Moscow will have a daylight mo-
ton picture theater with 5000 ca
pacity.
Evening star., 1939-07-18
Theme Selected

MY Own United States" first
published in 1902 as the feature
number in the Broadway production
of When Johnny Comes Marching
Home has been selected by War
ner Bros. as the musical theme of
their forthcoming historical fea-
turets.
Evening star., 1939-07-18
.araine Writes

Laraine Day, Cinderella girl who
will have the lead in Northwest
Passage has written a musical
play, THE Story of Cinderella, !"
which Los Angeles Theater Guild
will produce. Unusual is the fact
that the lead will be played by 10
Ann Sayers, young actress and good
friend of Laraine's under contract
to the same studio.
Evening star., 1939-07-18

AA$NS coaA
Shirley Tenn
pie S mama is
not W orryin <
unduly over the
mixed reception
accorded the
m o p p e t S re-
Gently released
"Susannah of
the Mounties.
I'VE can wait"
she says. refer
ring to the in
creasing diff
Guilty in finding
the right stories
for Shirley. And
Evening star., 1939-08-17

Shook and their orchestra. Songs
by Mary La Marr.
Mayflower Lounge-Dick Rooms
Orchestra plays for dancing from
5 to 7 and after 10, when there's q
minimum charge.
ODOnnelPs Farms = Suburban
rendezvous, proud of its food, on
the Marlboro pike Entertainment
nightly by Marty Rubin and dane
ing Saturdays.
Roger Smith Hotel - Dancing
nightly on the breeze-cooled roof,
to music by Stephen LIE Sieur's
Orchestra. Cover charge.
Shoreham Hotel-There's a gay
show staged nightly on the terrace,
dancing music by Barnee; cover
charge, except for dinner guests.
Spanish Garden Ballroom - Glen
Echo Parks dance rendezvous, with
music by Tiny" Hill.
Uptown-Cocktail lounge across
from the Uptown Theater on Con-
necticut avenue. Entertainment. No
cover, no minimum.
Wardman Park Hotel-The Pen
gums play for dancing nightly in
the Metronome Room from $50 to
1870 Penelope Ford sings. Mini
mum charge.
Evening star., 1939-08-17
Supper Club Notes

Anchor Room-Lounge at the
Annapolis Hotel; no dancing, but
entertainment by Matt Windsor and
his accordion.
Bamboo Garden-Floor shows at
l, 7:30 and IL, featuring AL Norton,
dancing to Norton music; minimum
charge.
Hamilton HOtel-Milton Davis
and the orchestra play for dancing
in the Rainbow Room from 5 until
and from 10 until l..
Hay-Adams H0use-Dinner music
nightly by Larry Hendrick at the
Hammond organ.
Hi-Hat LOunge-At the Ambassa-
dor Hotel, entertainment nightly by
Angie Rodante and the Jack Man
ming string quartet.
LOtus-Shows, featuring several
acts and chorus, at /, 7:3O and
1l:30 pm; dancing to Bill Strick-
lands Orchestra; minimum charge.
Lounge Riviera-Gay and init
mate spot at 24OO Sixteenth street,
with dancing until 2, with music by
Pete Macias and his orchestra.
Madrill0n-Spanish and hmeri-
can cuisine; dancing, 7:30 until 80,
to music by Carr Van Sickler, Don
Evening star., 1939-08-17
Two Hike Round World

Ellsworth and lie Roy Toll, broth
ers and graduates Of the University
Of Toronto in Canada, recently Wis
tied Euenos Aires, Argentina, on
their hitch hike around the world
In four years they had visited Al
countries in five continents. Before
leaving Toronto for South America
they had visited 27 countries, cover
ing 10000 miles in a year of travel,
their total transportation bill being
exactly $75.
Evening star., 1939-08-17
Misses Goats, 3. so
Weye S3.95

10 white rayon sharkskin sugar coats Sizes IL
to 18.
IS Misses Summer Suits in rayon weaves White
beige pink and black. Sizes IL to 16 Originally
SIS 95 and $795 $3.50
IL Misses Sh0rte Coats in sports and dressy types
All wool in tweeds and plain weaves Navy. violet
grape blue and mixtures. Sizes IL to 10. Originally
s795 and $10.95. Now $3.50
Misses Reversible Topcoats of Shetland wool-and-
rayon. Reversible side of cotton gabardne. Light
blue. Sizes 10, II. 49, Originally s795. Now $3.50
Down STAIRS STORE, COATS AND SUITS.
Evening star., 1939-08-17
Boys White Stacks
20 Originally IS

81 pairs of wool-and-cotton fan
mel. Sizes II to 20.
100 pairs Boys Kniekers and
Slacks of cotton. Large sizes.
Originally SIPS and S1.50.
ANON fOS
237 Boys Ties reduced for clear
ance. Rayon-and-cotton and all
cotton. Juniors and boys sizes.
Originally Csc and 35c. Now SC
20 Boys Wash Suits of cotton
covert cloth. Sizes 5 to 8. Orig
inally 81. Now
30 Boys Barrel-type Sweaters,
sleeveless. All wool. Small, me-
dium and large sizes. Originally
81.
H4u,~, Craypr C-Nor
Evening star., 1939-08-17
ChiIdren's Shoes. 81
ORIGINALLY s. to 81

Originally So to 81
80 pairs shoes in black patent
leather and brown elk. Oxfords
and straps. Broken sizes.
IS pairs Misses and Growing
Girls Shoes in white, brown and
patent leather. Sports oxfords
and dress shoes. Some Pollyanna
arch shoes included. Not all
sizes. Originally $3.50 to 81.
NOW -$1.S5
Down STAIRS STORE.
Evening star., 1939-08-17
Juveniles Apparel
IS
Originally 81 to SI.95

375 pieces including sheer cot
ton and heavier dresses, also some
spun rayon dresses and boys COT
ton suits. Sizes to 6.
126 pieces Cotton Pique Coat and
Hats Sets, Cotton Dresses, and
Boys Cotton Suits. Sizes / to 8
in group. Originally $l.58 to
$2.95. Now Csc
80 pieces, including a few wool
bathing suits and a few cotton
dresses. Originally 58c to 81.
NON ooC
Down STAIRS STORE,
INFANTS AND JUVENILES.
Evening star., 1939-08-17
CirdIes, So

Specially priced because
slightly imperfect
100 pantie girdles and garter cir
dies Of two-way stretch rayon-
and-cotton woven with "Lastex'
yarn. Small, medium and large.
Down STAIRS STORE.
Evening star., 1939-08-17
Junior Misses
Dresses, s3.9'
n.1:JJ. ezos

As OF cotton -and-rayon Summer
evening dresses, rayon crepe street
dresses, some two-piece styles
suitable for travel. Sizes II to II.
p Rayon Crepe Street Dresses,
some prints and plain colors.
Sizes II to II. Originally 1895
and s795. Now 50. so
5 Rayon Crepe Dresses in dark
colors. Sizes II to II. Originally
S395. 81
Down STAIRS STORE,
JUNIOR MISSES.