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Evening star., 1939-04-25
Varied Hair.do

Irene Dunno wears six different,
types Of hairdress in Paramounts
Invitation to Happiness" in which
she is co-starred with Fred Mac.
Murray.
Evening star., 1939-04-25
Evans Full>Length Hamlet
Merits Its Loud Acclaim
Four.Hour Version of Greatest Play
Introduces Prince With Humor
And Unfailing Vitality
BY JAY CARMODY.

No theatrical production in generation has received such
strained critical acclaim Maurice
sufficient therefor disclosed last night
for twice the period OF the average drama the inspired English
held audience
tradition emotions the audience
Evening star., 1939-04-25
Sing for Freddie

Freddie Bartholomew, who lives
across the street from Nine. Amelia
Galh-Curci, noted opera singer. was
giving vent to a well developed,
if slightly raucous yodel IN front
of her house. He continued 1t long
and loud when Nine. Galli-Curci,
unable to stand it longer. opened
the door and asked, How would
you like it If I should stand outside
Of your house and sing at the top OF
my voice?"
Freddie's face beamed. "Gee, ne
said will you?" .
Evening star., 1939-04-25

ny years the senior OF
And Randolph Scott
Evening star., 1939-04-25
Some Facts and Reflections
On Hollywood Ages
James Stewart, Still Unmarried,
Thinks He'll Stay That Way;
Miss Goddard Forgot
BY SHEILAH GRAHAM.


The Mrs Tyrone Power
Annabea all
cute little girl by marriage 1t how
the movie males older The
Raymond
Caroe predecessors:
Evening star., 1939-04-25

is younger than
his e S t ra n ged
wife. I think the
reason is that
actors are like
babies and en-
joy being moth
cred.
While we are on
the subject of
marriage here
is rather sad
news for Holly
wood maidens-
Jimmy Stewart.
For the first
time in years,
Jimmy is living
Evening star., 1939-04-25

realizes some of the $125 900 in real
estate he should have received in
that settlement with his mother.
big Boy" Williams is another of
the few remaining dyed-in-t the wool
Hollywood bachelors. ''Marriage?"
he says. Not mel can keep 10
horses for the cost of one wife!"
tCopyrisht. 1899, by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc.)
Evening star., 1939-04-25
Lopez Aids Choice
OF Prize Song

The legion Of amateur song writ
ers who seek recognition by SUBJ
mitting their manuscripts to band
leaders are to receive uncommon en-.
couragement from Vincent Lopez
currently at the Earle Theater
Lopez, who receives on the average
OF 40 such compositions a week, is
welcoming contributions from al
Evening star., 1939-04-25

Of each country on Pan-American
Day, April IA, and on other appro.
pirate occasions. 4
Evening star., 1939-04-25
sources in q Nation wide song
writing contest.

DR.. L. 8. Rowe. director general of
the Pan-American Union, has Just
invited Lopez to place before the
unions governing board a draft of
his plan for fulf1llment of one of the
projects voted at the Eighth Inter-
national Conference of American
States. This project called for a
contest to find an appropriate hymn
expressing the solidarity of the
Americas.
Lopez's plan is to have each of the
81 countries represented at the Pam
American Conference hold a Pam
American song-writing contest un-
der the auspices of their respective
governments. An official Pan
American hymn of peace is then to
be chosen from the 21 winning
compositions and sung in the schools
Evening star., 1939-04-02

was the tip-off. saw him in the locker room
afterwards. He'd pitched three hit shutout.
Bucky came out of his shower with his face
shining. Did you see it, Mr. Masters?' he
said. Did you see it?' said: Yeah Nice
game, Buck"
"A shutout makes them all feel good"
Doc looked at me. "Bucky said: oh, l
don't mean the game. But that fellow in the
fifth. bet put the ball so close you could
smell his hair burn"
DOC, do you know where Bucky is now?"
Yeah. know"
Get in touch with him. Bring him down
here. Trainings hardly started. Can't you
see what story breaking this habit will
make? The biggest rookie feature -"
Doc interrupted: you won't do any
feature on Bucky."
But, for Gosh sakes! You're taking this
duster angle too seriously"
Am l? told you he couldn't stop trying
to skin things
But, Doc
Listen, will you? Bucky made enough
money last summer to buy car. He'd never
had car and he was crazy about them. Like
he was about baseball. But Bucky wasn't so
good with car
Whats that got to do with -"
You dent play ball in the winter time,
son. And Bucky had car - and habit"
Doc sighed. II know where he is all right"
well, then ="
Hes in little country cemetery. Bucky
ran his car into a stanchion. Trying to see
how close he could come.''
Tie End
Evening star., 1939-04-02

In everything else he was just healthy kid
with fast ball. told him who was That
he was big league sure - if he just stopped
bowling at the batters.'
That should have worked"
Yeah? He grinned like kid caught steal
ing candy. Gee, he says Gee Mr.. Masters.
l never hurt nobody. only like to see how
close can come Honest That what it was.
1t fascinated him. He didn't want to hit any
body, but he kept throwing the ball closer
each time. And he couldn't STOP
Mot for a contract with the Jackdaws?"
II tried that. talked to him like a Dutch
uncle. Bucky'd sit there and listen. He'd nod
his head. For shot with the Jackdaws he'd
promised to eat baseball"
He did promise to cut out the dusting?"
Sure. With tears in his eyes. Bucky meant
it. too. But it wasn't any use. Next day he'd
get out there and - sooner or later - he'd
start sharpshooting."
1T was mania with him. Is that it,"
Doc shrugged. Il wouldn't know about
them things. But Bucky couldn't break his
habit. Once thought he was going to do it.
He went four innings as smooth and easy.
Then - the first ball he pitched in the fifth
nearly took the button off the batters cap"
But. Doc. You say he's young. Maybe if
you signed him up we'll, the big leagues,
you know 1t knocks nonsense out of lot
of rockies"
MOT Bucky Nothing could cure him.
That day he didn't break loose till the fifth
Evening star., 1939-04-02
Il nearly took the bvtton
Of the bonsr'. cap 80.

know that Maybe the guy is crowding the
plate Maybe he says something nasty. There's
million reasons l nearly got conked myself
because pitcher d had fight with his wife"
They're only human
Sure. can understand that You're stand
ing up there, and some mug with bat looks
you in the eye. He wants to knock you out of
the box. Right then. he's what you don't
like - the bills you can't pay, the guy after
your job. So you're sore, and - wham - you
let drive at his head"
The boys expect it, Doc. They duck"
Yeah. Generally. But you don't expect to
get busted off every time you step up"
Every time?"
Yeah. The meanest pitcher l ever saw -
guy nobody liked - never tried to dust off
more than a couple of batters game But
Bucky Trench did it to everybody that faced
him. Everybody"
''Oh, nasty customer
No" Doc shook his head. There wasn't
a mean bone in Bucky's body. got to know
him pretty well. had to. Because he did
something to me. Something nobody else ever
did He made me afraid to watch him pitch"
"Afraid?'
Yeah. Id sit there in cold sweat and
pray. As each busher got up to bat. Id think
- this is the one he'll hit Bucky threw the
ball at so many heads, the law of averages
said he had to hit somebody"
He must have been crazy"
Maybe But only about this one stunt.
Evening star., 1939-04-02

training, and there wasn't ANYTHING YOU could
call Spring 1t was cold and wet
After three days of watching the rockies
splashing around the swimming hole at second
base. hunted up Doc Masters You have to
file something about baseball, or my boss
figures you're over at Miami putting your
expense money on the ponies.
Doc was hudded over the gas heater in his
hotel room. He's the Jackdaws' chief scout.
They say Doc knew all about Feler long
before anyone else, but nobody in the Jack
daw front office would listen to him.
Doc" said. Il need story"
He waved hand toward the window The
lush landscape had the weepy look of a man
with crying jag. Tell 'em about that
And get sued by the Florida Chamber of
Commerce."
Doc sighed. MAYBE if you send pictures.
you could sell it to Metro. They 60 in for these
Act of God thrillers.'
Listen Doc I'm supposed to be covering
a ball club"
Better cover it we'll, son. Another day of
this and your ball club is going to have
pneumonia
1t wasn't good but laughed. Doc knows
the dope on every rookie that ever put his
fingers in glove. But you must jolly him.
How about one of the kids coming up?
You know sensational new discovery stuff.
Remember at the winter league meeting:
You we're full OF sandlot pitcher with a fast
ball like Johnson's There ought to be story
in him"
. There amt He amt with the club
oh so somebody beat the old Doctor
to him"
thought he gave me strange stare. but
put it down to injured feelings.
He amt in organized ball. said Doc.
slowly And that all you've got to know"
Come on. Doc Open up. What was wrong
with the kid?'
Doc scowled at the heater. After minute,
he said He was a duster'
so? Lots of pitchers like to drive the boys
back from the plate. You're not going sissy
in your old age?"
Ever see batter beaned. SON."
Once - Cochrane at the Yankee Sta
dunn"
Then. you know how it feels. One minute
there's ball game on. Next thing you know
- you're sick And there's ball player
stretched out cold"
Accidents happen Doc"
. Accidents sure. But that amt bean
bag those pitchers are tossing up there
What about this kid of yours? Did he
Dbean somebody"
Doc shook his head. Nope"
Then - why don't you sign him? There's
plenty of pitchers that dust them off and
never hurt anybody. Part of the game"
Maybe Still - I'm not signing him.
But. DOC. If he's as good as you told me
somebody'll grab him. Managers don't turn
down game winner because he's duster."
This kid wasn't no ordinary duster."
Suppose he turns up with another club?"
Doc sounded tired He won't turn up"
The Jackdaws need a thrower," l said.
IF your front office heard about this, you
might lose your Job"
He almost cost me my job anyhow. fol-
lowed him around all last summer"
Followed him around?"
"Uh-uh" Doc gazed over my head Let
everything else go. Whenever he pitched, l
was there. thought had something"
Stuff"
Plenty. The ball did everything but sing
for him. And when he let that fast one loose"
Doc sighed 1T came in there like streak of
Evening star., 1939-03-26
February Furniture Sales
Slightly Above Year Ago
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 25-Seasonal
improvement in retail furniture sales
was shown today in Nationwide
statistics reported by the National
Retail Furniture Association.
Sales last month reported by 46O
widely distributed store units were
3 per cent ahead of February
year ago and 13 per cent better
than for January this year, the
association said. Sales for the first
two months this year were 5 per
cent ahead of the corresponding 1888
period.
In addition, the association said,
a recent spot survey indicated i'm
provement had gained momentum,
especially during the past few days.
February Sales in the Chicago
Federal Reserve district were IL per
cent above January and per cent
better than February a year ago.
Other districts that showed good
gains included: Boston, up % per
cent for February compared with
February, 1888; Cleveland, up 10
per cent; st. Louis, up 13 per cent;
Dallas, up 13 per cent.
Inventories at the end of Feb
ruary were S per cent lower than
in 1888 and 3 per cent above Janu-
ary, the association reported.
Evening star., 1939-03-26
Department Store Stocks
Expanded in CAPITAL

Stocks of goods on hand in WASH
ington department stores at the end
OF February were 1.8 per cent HIGHER
than a year ago and 1912 per cent
higher than at the end of January
this year, the Federal Reserve Bank
OF Richmond reported yesterday.
This situation would indicate that
Washington merchants have laid in
heavier stocks of goods in anticipa-
ton of a better Easter season thu !
they experienced year ago.
AS already noted, retail sales in
Washington in February and the
first two months of 1899 were slightly
ahead of 1888. This fact shows that
the increase in stocks of goods on
hand Is not due to any slowing up
IN the volume of trade.
Collections in the stores here are
running at about the normal rate.
the report indicates. OF the bills
due ut the beginning of February
26.2 per cent were paid during the
month, against an average for the
whole nth district of 28.2 per cent
30 per cent in Richmond and 80 per
cent In Baltimore.
Evening star., 1939-03-26
Capital Financial Experts
To Speak in Chicago

Donald F. Roberts, treasurer of
the Acacia Mutual Life Insurance
Co., who is chairman of the financial
section of the American Life Con-
vention, stated yesterday that plans
are completed for the meeting in
Chicago tomorrow and Tuesday. In
vestment officers of life insurance
companies all over the country will
be present
Two Washingtonians have prom
inent places on the program: Ernest
Howe, chief financial adviser, insur-
ance section, Securities and Ex-
change Commission, and Corwin A.
Fergus, director. division of research
and statistics, Federal Home Loan
Bank Board.
Fairman r. Dick of New York, eX-
pert on railroads, and Paul Ryan,
chief statistician of the American
Gas Association, will also speak. and
there will be many papers read on
various investment problems now
facing insurance companies, Mr..
Roberts said.
Evening star., 1939-03-26
CommodityPrice
Chonqesin Week
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 25.-Whole-
sale prices of key commodities most
ly sagged in confused markets this
week as spectators tried to read
the war signs in Europe.
Wheat, usually most sensitive to
the recurrent f1areups of war fears,
declined on what some market OBJ
servers took to be speculative judg-
ment the present crisis, like that
last September. would blow over
without embroiling Europe in war
But the market also was influenced
by appraisal of domestic crop pros
poets.
Remembering the spectacular
climb of the important raw mate
rails and foodstuffs of world trade
IN the last war, some traders were
inclined to give cautious support to
few staples, such as rubber and
silk, on the theory strife was in
evitable if Germany and Italy move
for a showdown on colonial claims
Crisis Has Effect.
ASdAllol tAllS, llOWCNCI, lIlcy lldu
to weigh indications the European
crisis was retarding seasonal i'm
provement in some home industries.
Prior to the German march into
Bohemia, it was noted, textiles and
other lines had become more active
and industrial raw material prices
were looking up a bit.
The net result of the weeks ma
neuverings was further small drop
in the Associated Press index of
wholesale prices of 35 important
staples. 1t dipped to 66.0l COM
pared with 66.03 the previous week
and 6919 a year ago.
Under the surface. commodities
generally seemed to have reached
fairly solid foundations. In contrast
with violent fluctuations from 1929
through 1887 most staples for
months have clung to a rather sta
bic course.
Butter Futures Rally.
Butter futures rallied from pre-
vious sharp decline. Tin advanced
on cut in the export quota by the
international control group for the
industry. Cotton futures were off
moderately while the trade waited
impatiently to see what Washing
ton would do about the huge sur
plus accumulated in the United
States, as the country's chief ex-
port, cotton had much at stake in
port, cotton, had much at stake In
many long was one of the chief
buyers.
The Associated Press index, based
on 1926 prices as 100, compared as
follows:
Evening star., 1939-03-26
McGi|| Commodity Index
Strengthens Moderately

Special Dispatch to The Star.
AUBURNDALE. Mass, March 25.
The index of commodity prices
compiled by the McGill Commodity
Service strengthened moderately
during the third full week ended in
March.
The latest index number of 68.5
compares with 68.4 for the previous
week and 72.l on this date year
earlier. Strength in the index was
due primarily to higher prices for
agricultural products, as the two
other major groups-industrial prod
ucts and livestock-declined slightly
OF the IA individual group classifi-
cations making up this index, were
unchanged from the previous week,
4 were higher and S lower.
The index for industrial commodi-
ties fell off slightly, as lower prices
for hides and leather and fine and
coarse textiles Offset advances in
building materials, paint materials
and vegetable oils.
Strength in the agricultural in
dex was attrloutaDle TO hlgher prices
for oats, rye, potatoes, sugar. flax
seed and butter. These advances
offset weakness in wheat, corn, bar
ley, cotton. eggs and wool.
The livestock index declined frac-
tionally, as lower prices were noted
for cattle and hogs. In this group
sheep and lambs advanced.
Strength in the building materials
index was noted for the first time
this month The advance was at
tributable to an increase in glass
prices.
The fine textiles index declined on
weakness in the three major items
cotton, wool and silk.
Coarse textiles were lower, solely
because of decline in burlap prices.
Evening star., 1939-03-26
Slight Increase Seen
In 7 runsit Revenues
Special Dispatch to The Star.

6peClAl DISPATCH 10 Inc star.
NEW YORK, March 25.-Revenues
for the transit industry for the
week ending March 18, 1899, based
on telegraphic reports received from
a representative group of transit
operating companies, showed a
slight increase from last year.
Transit Journals revenue indi-
Gator stands at 102.39, which repre-
sents a gain of 2.39 per cent from
the corresponding week in 1898.
For the week ending March II,
1889, the indicator was 100.76.
The indicator figure for the latest
week is considerably above that of
the corresponding week Of last year
and is also higher than for the pre-
ceding week of the present year due
mainly to gains In the Midwest.
Evening star., 1939-03-26
N. & w. Eorninus
Show Big Gain
In February
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, March 25.-Nor-
folk & Western Railway Co. net in
come for February was $1,742,512,
an increase of $l,2O9,7l0 over Feb
ruary. 1888. This was equivalent to
$l.18 per share in February compared
with 81 cents per share in February,
1888.
Net income for the two months
OF this year was $3,702, ,783, an in
crease of $2,460,579 compared with
the same period last year. The
earned on common stock for the two
months was $2.52 per share, COM
pared with n cents per share for
the same two months last year.
Evening star., 1939-03-26
Alabama Steel Rate
To Drop Six Points
BY the Associated Press,

0y t1e ASSOClHted Press.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, March 25.-
Steel operations in Alabama will
decline six points to 70 per cent of
capacity next week, when two open
hearth furnaces in Birmingham are
taken from production by the Ten
nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Co.
This represents a drop of II
points from the SO per cent rate
maintained for most of the first
quarter. The decline was attributed
to slackening of small-lot orders
and reducing of inventories in some
quarters.
Evening star., 1939-03-26
Sc, 600, 900 for Safety

PHILADELPHIA, March Is (Spe-
ciaD ITO develop a new safety plate
glass, possessing greater elasticity
and two to five times the shatter-
resistance of present types, five
chemical and glass companies have
spent an estimated 5000 900 for re-
search in the last six years, the
Franklin Institute reports.
Evening star., 1939-03-26
Chicago Stocks Mixed
In Quiet Session
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March Is. - Stocks
were mixed today in a dull session
in which $4,000 shares In SO issues
changed hands. Twenty-three is
sues closed higher, Is lower and 81
unchanged.
Bendix aviation closed unchanged
at 237s; Commonwealth Edison up
1s at 27A; Marshall Field, v higher
at 13, and Zenith Radio off % at
17A.
Evening star., 1939-03-26
Beef to Be 'Tenderized'

CLEVELAND, March Is (SpeciaD.
"A new plant for the "tenderizing''
of all grades of beef by an ultra-vio-
let ray process announced recently
by the Mellon Institute of Pitts.
burgh Is expected to be completed
here within three weeks.
Evening star., 1939-03-26
BY the Associated Press.

Fuller, George A., Co.-Company
received q contract to construct
a seven-story ofice building on
William street, New York, from
Aetna Casualty q Surety Co.
Evening star., 1939-03-26
Stocks Decline
10 ST.;
Selling Light
Foreign Score Still
Restroins Buyers;
Few Coins Seen

WHAT STOCKS DID.
Evening star., 1939-03-26

(See HOPKINS, Page Esq
Evening star., 1939-02-15
Mrs. Roosevelt Heads
Sponsors for Trinity
Alumnae Dance

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt will
head the list Of patrons and
patronesses for the dinner dance
and prom to be held by the Trim
ity College alumnae at the May
flower Hotel Friday night.
Other sponsors include Attorney
General Frank J. Murphy, Post
master General and Mrs. James A,
Farley, the French Ambassador,
Count de Saint-uentin; the Bel
gian Ambassador and Countess van
DER raten-Ponthoz, the Ecuadorian
Ambassador and Sonora de Alfaro.
the Minister Of Switzerland and
Nine. Peter, the Minister of Ireland
and Mrs. Brennan, the Minister of
Ell Salvador and Sonora de Castro,
the Minister of Panama and Sonora
de Boyd, Princess Margaret Bon
compagni, Senator and Mrs. Francis
T. Maloney, Senator and Mrs. Joseph
c. CMahoney, Senator David I.
Walsh, Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony
Dimond, Senor and Sonora Mercado.
Representative Mary T. Norton,
ooN6O 0AA0 &NA4 .. GllWdIu M. CuTTan.
Judge Mary OTooole, the Rev.
Arthur A. OLeary, S. j.; the Right
Rev. Peter Guilday, the Right Rev.
P. j. Mccormick, the Right Rev.
Michael j. Ready. the Right Rev.
John A. Ryan, D. D.; the RightsRev.
Fulton j. Sheen, the Rev. Edmund
A. Walsh, S. j.; the Rev. John K.
Cartwright, D. D.; the Rev. P. j..
O'Connor, the Rev. Henri j. Wiesel.
S. j.; the Rev. Philip j. Clarke, S. j.:
Prof. M. Rene Samson, Mr.. and
Mrs. George E. Allen. Mrs. Charles
w. Arnold, Mrs. j. Thomas Blair,
Miss Regis Louise Boyle, DR.. and
Mrs. j. Chester Brady. Mr.. and Mrs.
Collins, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
F.. Donohoe, Mr.. and Mrs. James
A. Donohoe, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
Dolan Donohoe, Mr.. and Mrs.
Evening star., 1939-02-15
Husbands Present
Skit on Women

What husbands Of club women
think of the activities of their wives
was dramatically and humorously
presented last night at the American
Association Of University Women
Clubhouse in a skit staged by the
husbands Of members Of the WASH
ington branch.
The occasion was q "turntable"
Valentine party with an entertain
ment entitled Safety Pins anc
Darning Needles" as the feature OF
the evening.
Doll hats and aprons were the
principal costumes of the husbands
who explained the scenes would rep
resent club business meeting, q
tea, study group and finally, the
plight of husbands on Monday when
the A. A. U. w. weekly tea is held
when the cats away, the mice
don't play" suggested one of TIE
members Of the cast as the husbands