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Evening star., 1939-04-09
CAPITALS RADIO PROGRAM


S:00-WOL. Senators Pepper of Florida anc
Wheeler of Montana give their views or
Foreign Policy and Neutrality" after
which an informal discussion of the
topic is held.
9:00-WJSV, Pianist Jose 1turbi is Sunday
Evening Hour soloist.
La Pasaua" from Siberia -Giordana
Orchestra.
"Hungarian Fantasie' ----Iiszt
Mr. 1turbi and orchestra.
Prayer from "Cavallera Rusticana"
Mascagn
Chorus and orchestra.
prelude IN Major,'
-Pck-MangiagaN
Orchestra.
Three Lilies: Old Breton Easter carol
Chorus and orchestra.
"Scherzo in B Minor '---------Chopn
Mr.. Iurbi.
Overture to 'Tannhauser" Wagner
Orchestra.
10! the Davs of DAYS Is Here" Elyey
Chorus audience and orchestra.
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Jack Mulhall Signs

Jack Mulhall, romantic star of the
silent days, has completed his long
est stride along the comeback trail
by signing as featured player with
M-G-M. The actor, whose career
dates back to early Biograph films
with the Gish sisters. Henry B. Wal
thall, Mary Pickford and Blanche
Sweet, won his contract as a result
Of his work with Walter Pidgeon in
5000 Enemies"
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Todoy's High Lights
(AU time Pm. unless indicated. :,

."Rumssni.n Rhapsody No. r. Eneseo
Miss Lawrence.
dearest Thou O. My Sou?"- Bonner
Miss Lawrence.
LA Grande Paoue Russo
Rimsky Korsakov
3:o0-WJSV John Barbirolli conducts the New
York Philharmonic Orchestra in Ros-
sinis Petite Messe Solennelle" with the
Westminster Choir. Soprano Ria Ginster,
Contrato Bruna Castagna Tenor
Charles Kullman, Basso Leonard Warren
4:30-WRC drama behind the gowns of
Presidents wives in the Smithsonian
Institution collection is revealed in the
World Is Yours program.
5:00-WMAL, Marian Anderson noted Negro
contralto sings at the Lincoln Memorial
with the Howard University Choir.
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WOOU went DdCkStdSe anu SlSleu
her on the spot to do the lead IN
his next picture-which turned out
to be valiant is the Word for
Carrie" perturbation of Barry
Benefield's tear Jerking best seller.
This method of casting is what
Miss George now refers to as "the
Hollywood system" It fascinates
her.
In Valiant" you may remember
she played the tragic Carrie Snyder,
a woman of professionally loose
virtue. who had a heart of gold
and proved it by bringing up two
orphaned kids to be fine citizens
Well, one thing always leads to
another, of course, and this led the
former Broadway comedienne right
into Madame x"
after that I though I was a
goner." she confessed the other
day. There seemed to be nothing
to do but reconcile myself to being
! typed as a demimondaine But l
| didn't care much, SO long as they
give roles with a little glamour to
them"
/ So they gave her Madame Du Barry
in Marie Antoinette"
And then the Hollywood system
started working again.
Miss George has just finished
playing the plain and respectable
wife of Bob Burns in I'm From
Missouri"
Now how" he asks, "do you
suppose they ever thought of me
| for that?"
It's fascinating system, any way
you look at 1.-THE more SO because
as often as not it works!
In I'm From Missouri, comedy
which glorifies all the best features
of the bucolic American character
the bad woman" of the lachrymose
Wesley Ruggles picture has been
WhlteWashed with a vengeance.
Purified is the way she puts it
why, in that picture, even Bob
Burns isn't respectable enough for
me. I keep finding fault with his
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ana Jnen only dC UQe TlSk Oh IIle Ilcdu,
whereas in studio talent depart
ment the professor need fear nothing
worse than an occasional hot-foot.
To summarize the unusual be-
haviors that the professor may find
in a studio however, is not the in
tention here. But he might start
with a study of the effect of applied
glamour to the "starlets," as the
talent department terms those of its
fedglings who show promise. To be
quite frank, this is what we had in
mind all the time.
If he reads the papers, the pro-
fessor will no doubt recall the story
OF the Wall street sandwich man
who found a fortune in negotiable
securities on the sidewalk, turned
the stuff in, collected an over
powering reward lin money and pub
licity, and was gently led from a
hotel lobby few days later shouting
that he was God Well, this sort of
thing is happening in studio talent
departments all the time.
In fact, it has become such old
stuff that when it happens now, the
talent department stenographers
just go right on typeWriting and
don't pay any attention to it at all.
On the other hand, when it doesn't
happen, that is likely to knock them
right out of their seats. Which
finally brings us around to Ellen
Drew.
All the preliminaries were neces-
sary, you understand, to point up
the fact that, although, psychol-
ogist at Yale or Harvard might tab
this Miss Drew as just a normal,
talented kid, Hollywood regards her
as distinct phenomenon.
She is the daughter of Kansas
City barber. Three years ago she
came from behind dime store
counter in Englewood, ILL.,, to win a
beauty contest sponsored by the
Kiwanis Club. and thus landed in
Hollywood with a Paramount con-
tract.
She hung around the talent de-
partment for a year before getting
anything but bits Then Frank
Lloyd tested her for the secondary
feminine role of Huguette in IF I
Were King starring Ronald Cole
man-and overnight she came to
be talked of as one of the most prom
Using young actresses at the studio.
On the strength of her work in
the Colman picture, she got the
feminine lead with Bing Crosby and
Fred MacMurray in Sing You Sim
ners." This picture was released be-
fore If Were King" and the fans
acclaimed her. So when the Colman
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PLAYS and Directs

Crane Wilbur, who will direct
Bill of Rights Warner Bros. his
torical feature dealing with the
origin and development of the basic
United States document, also will
play role in the picture He will
portray King John of England.
whose Magma Charta was the first Of
such guarantees of freedom.
Evening star., 1939-04-09

for years, as was Adolphe Menjou.
Paul NUM- started in "Scarface,"
Fredric March won an academy
award in DIR Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde"
Edward G. Robinson won fame as
gangster and Humprey Bogart has
made business of menaces. Doug
las Fairbanks, jr., made comeback
as villain in The Prisoner of
Zenda." Latest former heavy to
turn hero is Walter Pidgeon in
Society Lawyer and 5000 Enc
miles,"
Evening star., 1939-04-09
Today's Stars
Yesterdays
Villains
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLYWOOD.
The successful heavies OF yester-
day are the established screen stars
of today.
Clark Gable. Spencer Tracey, Will
liam Powell and Wallace Beery, all
got their starts either as heavy
handed violators of law and order
or pursuing the pretty heroine.
James Cagney is still at 1t. So,
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Curtiz Directs

Michael Curtiz. who directed
-Four Daughters, will direct its
sequel. -Four Wives" which is on
the spring production schedule at
Warner Bros.
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Jeffrey Lynn Has Chosen
A Difficult Road to Fame
Playing Straight Leads Thankless
Task, but Players Always
Are in Demand
By Carlisle Jones.
HOLLYWOOD.


jeffrey Lynn knows that he chose
pictures when he decided straight leading
Most actors consider straight definite handicap
to tame They claim that leading the
least exciting life stcaly peakng
real box Office 1880 ~ w
Lynn different keep playing straight as long
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Gladys George Can't Fathom
The Hollywood System
Method of Casting Still Amazes,
Even Though 1t Seems Always
ToWork in Her Case
HOLLYWOOD.
Gladys George still can't understand it..

still understand It,
few back big hit
the adventures among
amhands; the road with
the Francisco he seemed
looking for.
Still chucking at her performance the producer
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Ellen Drew's Normal Actions
Abnormal to Hollywood
She Confuses the Town by Staying
The Same Unassuming Lass
She Was Before Her Fame
By Ted Bonnet.
By Ted Bonnet.
HOLLYWOOD.

psychologist who Of interesting
feels uy hereby respectfully suggested that
Hollywood attach himself studio talent department.
will the opportunity of
abundance perhaps of
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ShORT-WAVE PROGRAM

1890 3opm-CARACAS, and songs YV5RC So
SIT m.
:oopm-MOsCoW, program English, RAN, meg, 81
5:oopm-BERL1N "Playman Wunderlich" Easter play DID,
11.77 meg, 254
s:35 pm-LONDON Prisoner of Penda Part H. GSE 1l86
meg, 252 m; GSD, rs meg, 255 m; GSB 951 meg,
315
100 opn-BuDAPEsT Overture" Budapest
chestra, HAT4, 9.12 meg, 328 m.
7:3opm-ROME, opera broadcast 2Ro, meg,
meg, 305 m.
special broadcast the United States
PCJ, $50 meg, 312 m.
800 pm-BERL1N by Philharmonic Orchestra,
DJD, 1177 meg, 254
s:sopm-PAR1s recorded concert TPB7. meg, m;
TPA4, I'LL meg, 256 m.
1125 pm-PAaIs Life In Paris, stations above.
Evening star., 1939-08-09
Landlords and Tenants

announcement by the judges of
the Municipal Court that they have
decided to institute several reforms
IN the procedure of the Landlord and
Tenant branch is an important step
IN the right direction. The judges,
1t was stated, have arranged to do
away with the requirement that liti-
gants must file a written answer.
plea, affidavit or other defense,
thereby making it possible for a
defendant to walk into the court
room, with or without an attorney,
and state his defense verbally.
This simplification will tend to
eliminate the formality which has
characterized cases of this kind in
the past and should insure greater
measure OF justice for those involved
In housing disputes. The change is
in line with the policy that has been
adopted in the Small Claims Court,
an experiment in simplifying the
Judicial processes which has enjoyed
a marked degree of success.
There is one feature of landlord
and tenant procedure which merits
further consideration, however, and
which probably will be studied by
the judges this week. That concerns
the time at which such cases are to
be heard. In the past, only half an
hour in the mornings has been
allotted for landlord and tenant
matters. Under the changes an
nounced Saturday, the time has been
extended to one hour. But with an
average of 1000 cases being heard
each month, even an hour each
court day hardly can afford time
for adequate consideration of the
disputes. With the adoption of in
formal procedure it is to be expected
that more litigants actually will
prosecute and defend claims, thus
demanding more time of the court.
1t would seem that the only real
solution is for the judges to set land
lord and tenant matters down for
hearing in the afternoons when the
Judge sitting in those cases will not
be obliged to leave the bench at 10
or 1890 o'clock to take over duties
in another court, as is now the
practice.
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edged it when he placed the matter
of raising the funds in the hands Of
a committee and divorced himself
entirely from the money campaign.
He set an example which should be
followed, and which he no doubt
thought would be followed, by all
members of his official family. For
while the President acts as a private
citizen in donating land and money
to the Nation for the Hyde Park
library, he remains the President to
the employees who are asked, by their
superiors, to contribute and to mail
their checks to the boss Office.
The incident reflects nothing more
serious than questionable judgment
on the part of Department of Agri-
culture executives, who will doubt
less realize the dangers of confusing,
In the minds of Government en-
ployes, the Hyde Park library project
with such past fund solicitations as
the invitations" to the Jackson Dav
Sl0O-per-plate dinners, invitations"
which conveyed to those addressed
subtle suggestion stronger than anv
appeal to appetite for food and
oratory.
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positions that still fall in the cate
CORY Of party patronage. II inciim-
bents of all Government jobs, except
those of policy-making nature, are
to be barred from political activity,
they should in future be accorded
the protection of civil service rules.
Members of Congress themselves no
doubt would find their lot a hap
pier one if patronage were reduced
to minimum. For every patronage
job open, there are apt to be two
three or dozen aspirants. Try as
he may to recommend the most
deserving applicant, the member
faces the prospect of disappointing
all the others. Abraham Lincoln
once declared that he made several
enemies every time he appointed an
applicant to Federal job.
The Nicely bill has gone over for
consideration at the next session.
It's details should be studied carefully
to see that it does not 60 too far,
but, in principle, it fits in logically
with the Hatch law.
Evening star., 1939-08-09
The Next Step

On the eve of adjournment the
Senate Civil Service Committee
approved sequel to the Hatch law,
designed to prohibit active political
campaigning by State employees paid
in part from Federal funds.
No one who believes in the Hatch
law, barring Federal employees from
active participation in campaigns,
logically can oppose the supplemental
measure now advocated by Senator
Nicely of West Virginia.
There probably is no legal ground
on which the National Government
could attempt to regulate the conduct
of State employees as a whole, but
Uncle Sam surely has the right to
place restrictions on the activities
OF employees paid from Federal funds.
In view of the expansion of Federal
aid functions in recent years, such a
ban would affect a large proportion
OF the employees of the forty-eight
States.
Thousands of State workers derive
part OF their compensation from
Federal funds for highways, social
security and similar joint under
takings. And, the fact that gov-
ernors, mayors and other State or
local officials frequently are aspirants
Tor seats in Congress or other
national offices gives weight to the
Nicely bill.
1t cannot we'll be argued that a
Federal employe must refrain from
helping a national office holder to
seek reelection, while State employees
are free to get out and work for one
OF their superior officers, running
for the same Office.
There are many who sincerely
believe the Hatch law and the Neely
bill go too far in restricting the
political rights of citizens who work
for the Federal or State governments.
These laws should never be carried
to the extent of preventing public
employe from expressing his indi-
vidual opinion, or from exercising his
right to vote as his conscience die
tates on election day.
In the end it will be to the advan-
tage of those on Government pay
rolls if the law protects them from
being called on to assist this or that
candidate. AS corollary to the
Hatch law, however, Congress at the
next session also should consider
extending the merit system of
appointment to cover as many as
possible of the jobs heretofore
regarded as patronage appointments.
Application Of civil service rules to
postmasters recently has been made
more complete. Every effort should
be made to work out a merit system
Of appointment for many other
Evening star., 1939-08-09
IngerSoll's Real Views"
On Whisky Given.
To the Editor of The Star:

The Frederic J.. Haskins column of
"Questions and Answers" recently attrib-
uted to Robert G. Ingersoll a statement
purporting to be "a eulogy on whisky"
which certainly cannot be considered an
Endorsement of whisky as a beverage
since it accompanied physicians pre-
scription to sick friend.
Ingersoll was known to have made
other statements about beverage alcohol
which were not at all friendly. One was
an address to the jury in the Mum case
in Chicago in 1876 portion of which
we hope you will publish to keep the
record straight:
Il am aware that there is a prejudice
against any man engaged in the manu-
facture of alcohol. I believe from the
time it issues from the coiled and poi
soned worm in the distillery until it
enters into the hell of death, dishonor
and crime, that it dishonors everybody
who touches it-from its source to where
it ends. do not believe ANYBODY can
contemplate the subject without becom-
ing prejudiced against the liquor crime.
All we have to do, gentlemen, is to think
OF the wrecks on either side of the
stream, of the suicides, of the insanity,
OF the poverty, OF the ignorance, of the
destitution, of the men of genius it has
wrecked-the men struggling with imag-
mary serpents produced by the devilish
thing j. RAYMOND SCHMIDT,
General Superintendent National
Civic League.
August 5,
Evening star., 1939-08-09

pay up for months-and even years. They
are living above their incomes, but the
small businessman must somehow man
age to carry them and pay his taxes
otherwise where would the Government
get the money to pay their salaries?
Some OF them have to be embarrassed
into paying through their bosses, some
never pay at all. Not all are like that,
but 1t requires only few laggards to
put the small businessman against the
wall, unless he can devise ways and
means of living without eating. Unfor-
tunately, few of them can 1t requires
real genius to stay in business and not
go hungry.
And relief. How much longer is relief
going to last? What small businessman
isn't worried because he is afraid the
day is coming when he can no longer
pay heavy taxes? Where is relief money
coming from when thirds of the Ma
ton is on relief and the other third is
working Tor the Government?
SMALL BUSINESSMAN.
August T.
Evening star., 1939-08-09
Differs With Roosevelt
On Court Fight Statement.
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
President Roosevelt's statement on the
reform of the Federal judiciary Ger
tainly must be regarded as a very re-
markable document. Critics Of it's author
may presume to charge him with gloat-
ing over a victory which he admits he
won indirectly. 1T is true" he says,
that the precise method which I recon-
mended was not adopted"
But history is not written in CLOSES.
Mr.. Roosevelt's precise method" if the
sober truth be told, was rejected by
Congress and by the country at large
1t called into question the integrity and
good faith of its sponsor, split his party,
gave his opposition an advantage which
assured it success in the elections of
1888, has injured the entire New Deal
and done irreparable harm to the repu-
tation of all who, for temporary and
expedient purposes, were willing to COM
promise the essential ideals of Amer
ican democracy.
The President, however, insists that:
"The objective. as every person in the
United States knows today, was
achieved" His reference, obviously, is
to the fact that, four vacancies in the
Supreme Court having occurred, he was
enabled to appoint four members of
the highest tribunal of the land who
favored measures of social and eco
nomic reform which, as he believed,
were being impeded or defeated by
narrow interpretations of the Consti-
tuition" By these changes and by these
alone, "the seventh recommendation has
been accomplished through the opinions
of the Supreme Court ITSELF"
Mr.. Roosevelt, in effect argues that
he was right in his plan to pack
the bench which previously had kept
each member of our Federal system in
its proper orbit and maintained the
/ essential harmony of the whole" He
frankly aimed to render the judiciary
dependent upon the executive branch
of the Government, and he now boasts
that he has succeeded in his endeavor.
But he may be mistaken in his faith
that "the results are not even open to
dispute" During the months to come
between the present moment and Novem-
ber S, 1910. they may be challenged
again and again.
August g. LIBERTY LOVER.
Evening star., 1939-08-09
1910 Mathematics

Though the national election of
1910 is fifteen months distant, a
considerable number of citizens again
have resorted TO the pastime of
political arithmetic. Supposing Pres
ldent Roosevelt should decide to be
candidate for a third term, what
would be the result in terms of popu-
lar support, States carried, votes in
the Electoral College? On the other
hand, what showing would Repub-
lican rival be obliged to make in
order to defeat him? These are
questions which many people are
asking.
But there can be no definite
answers. Nobody knows specifically
how political currents are running.
In 1886 Republican aspirants in "a
States, exclusive of all Southern
States except Georgia, received 40.1
per cent of the total vote cast; in
1888 the figure rose to SIS per cent.
The President was victorious over
Governor Landon in every State eX-
cept Maine and Vermont. Two years
later his party lost contests for the
seats of % Senators, ITO Representa-
tiveS and 18 Governors. 1t also is fair
to mention that New Deal Democrats
won by only a narrow margin in
more than a few other battles-NeW
York, Iowa and Indiana most
notably.
Mr.. Roosevelt, however, admittedly
is more popular than any of his
followers. His plurality in 1882 was,
roughly, 1000 900; in 1886, more than
100000. Friends of the President
argue that he could lose half of the
latter figure and still win. They
logically might insist that he could
achieve his goal with an advantage
of mere hundred thousand votes,
providing that they were scattered
in the right" places. For example,
he could have added both Vermont
and Maine to his list in 1885 by the
alteration of about 10000 ballots.
But Mr.. Roosevelt also might 60
down to defeat by reason of the
switching of a scant fraction in
1910. Supposing that the electorate
reaches 100000 by election day
next year, he would require all of
the so-called solid" South and the
radical" West, plus a share of the
Electoral College strength of Colo
RADIO, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa,
Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts,, Mich
igan, Minnesota, New Hampshire,
Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, South Dakota, Vermont,
Wisconsin and Wyoming-197 votes
now held by Republicans Of course,
it is possible that he might sweep
every one of the doubtful" Common
wealths. His foes think not. It
remains to be seen if they are right.
Evening star., 1939-08-09
Poor Judqment

Government employees, with other
citizens, should be given every oppor-
tunity to contribute to the fund
which is being raised in connection
with the library at Hyde Park as a
repository for the Presidents papers.
But the manner chosen to solicit
employees at the Department of Agri-
culture for contributions is ill-ad-
vised and raises a question of pro-
priety which will tend to injure, in
stead of help, the completion of the
Hyde Park project.
The official who frankly assumed
responsibility for the letter and who
acted in good faith in suggesting the
solicitation by letters to employees,
explains that the procedure does not
differ from that followed, for in
stance, in asking funds for the SYM
phony orchestra.
But there is great deal of differ
ence. The President himself acknowl-