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Evening star., 1940-05-29
WASHINGTON G, WEDNESDAY MAY 49, so
New Who's Who off Press
With 31,752 Biographies
3,0l6-Poge Volume Of Noteworthy Americans
Lists 1852 New Names, 242 From D. c.

That biennial best-seller, Who's
Who in America--with more pages
this time than Gone With the
Wind" Anthony Adverse" and "The
Grapes of Wrath" combined-Was
of the press today and being dis
tributed throughout the country and
in many distant lands.
The 1940-1941 edition Of this ready
reference to the outstanding
achievements Of noteworthy Amer
leans contains 3,016 pages, which
yield 3l,752 biographical sketches.
The first edition of Who's Who,
printed in 1899 by the present pub
Usher, the A. N. Marquis Co., Chi
cago, brought forth $40 small pages
and $500 sketches. During the AZ
years the volume has nearly quad
rupled, both in physical dimensions
and biographical content.
An innovation Of the new issue is
number of citations honoring
donors Of unusual gifts to American
colleges and other institutions of
learning. Hereafter the editors of
Who's Who will award these cita-
tions annually. recording them in
the next biennial edition.
The new edition represents a
complete revision of it's predecessor,
the 1938-1939 volume. There are
1852 sketches which have not ap-
peared in any previous issue. On
the other hand, 1855 biographies in
the last edition are omitted, because
the subjects have died, removed to
addresses which could not be ascer-
tanned or were considered no longer
sufficient in the public eye to war
rant retention.
242 Additions From ID. C.
The 4O-41 issue lists 242 new
names from the District Of Co.
lumbia.
Death removed from Who's Who
during the biennium such conspicu-
Gus figures as Senator Borah of
Idaho, Supreme Court Justices Car
dozo and Butler, Novelists Zona
Gale and Zane Grey, Richard Halli-
burton, author -adventurer, who was
lost at sea: Drs. Charles H. and Will
liam j. Mayo, the famous surgeons;
Evening star., 1940-05-29
Miss Perkins Tells
Labor Groups Peace
Is Important Now
A. F. /. and G. |. O. Units
Told Defenes Program
Accentuotes Need

Secretary of Labor Perkins told
the American Federation of Labor
and the Congress of Industrial Or
ganizations last night that peace in
the labor movement has become
more important now that the coun-
try is embarking on an emergency
national defense program.
The Secretary spoke at a dinner
In Kenosha, Wis, where she was the
guest Of A. F. L. and c. I. o. groups.
While calling on the warning
groups to compose their differences,
Mrs. Perkins said there was no
question but what organized labor
will cooperate Fundamentally in
carrying out the administration s
preparedness plans.
Il know from messages received
from labor organizations, in both
factions, and representing more
than 100000 workers, that the rank
and file are Fundamentally in favor
of a speedy and honorable peace"
she said. The controversy should
be settled. 1t already has run too
long.
Labor may rest assured that
there will be no weakening of the
social standards of America. The
last seven years have established
many of these. Such standards as
are prescribed in the Walsh -Healey
Act and the Wage and Hour Act
will be protected. These are flexible
laws, merely requiring that time and
a half be paid for overtime, and they
will in no way affect the speed with
which defense plans are completed.
The Public Employment Service, the
standards for good physical condi-
tions in work places, provisions for
housing of workers, and sound en-
ploye relationships will all help to
improve efficiency and production. ;"
Evening star., 1940-05-29
Soap Box Derby Rules

The 1910 Soap Box Derby,
sponsored for the third year by
The Star and the American
Legion, will be held July 13 for
boys living in Washington and
in nearby Maryland and Vir-
ginia. The Derby is a race for
boy-built coaster cars, which
must be constructed within a
cost limit of $40. The winner
will represent Washington at
the national finals at Akron,
Ohio, in August.
These rules are your guide
for the third WASHINGTON
SOAP BOX DERBY:
l. Eligibility-The Derby is
open to boys of Washington and
vicinity between II and Is years
old. A boy having his 18th
birthday anniversary on the
day of the race, or before, is
not eligible. A boy who does
NOT have his 11th birthday
anniversary until after the day
Of the race is not eligible.
Members of the immediate
family of employees of The Star,
the Chevrolet Motor Co., deal
ers or employees of dealers will
not be permitted to race.
2. How to enter-Sign your
entry blanks and safety pledge
and get your rule book at the
salesroom of the Chevrolet
dealer nearest your home.
There are dealers in Wash
ington. Alexandria and Arling-
ton, Va, and Silver Spring,
Hyattsville and Bethesda, Md.
You must be accompanied by
one of your parents or your
guardian, who also must sign
the entry blanks and safety
pledge.
(Re1d The Star for Derbv Ne1cs.)
Evening star., 1940-05-29
Missionary Group Gives
SibIey Hospital $4,000

Sibley Memorial Hospital has re-
ceived an unexpected gift of $780,
600 from the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary Society. The check was pre-
sented by Mrs. Robert Stewart of
Secaucus, N. j., general secretary of
the society, who was in Washington
attending commencement exercises
OF the hospitals nursing school.
DR.. John M. Orem. acting presi-
dent of the hospital, announced the
money would be used to reduce the
$25o, 900 debt of the institution.
Evening star., 1940-05-29
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.
These handsome birds migrate in
large numbers over the whole of
Western Europe. In plumage this
goose resembles the yellow-billed
species, though the coloring is some
what darker. The head and neck
are brownish gray and in various
shades of these colors in different
individuals. The back of the neck
and breast are gray with lighter
edgings to the feathers. The under
parts become lighter until a pure
white stage is reached. The flanks
Evening star., 1940-05-29
Remon to Head Drive

John A. Remon, general manager
of the Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Co., will direct the Washing
ton drive for funds for mechani-
cal engineering building at Wor-
cester Polytechnic Institute, it was
announced today.
Evening star., 1940-05-29

watch The Star for Derby Neys. J
Evening star., 1940-07-14
Love Thy Neighbor' Not Hollywood's Favorite Song
For the Very Good Reason That the Fellow Door
Sound Men With Noise Until for

the troupe was filming a speechless
scene. The camera was loaded with
silent film. The farmer came closer
and roared his motor. The movie
makers didn't even look his way.
The farmer got madder and mad
der. Finally he dashed of to his
house. He returned carrying a shot
gun. Coming to the fence line, he
pointed the gun in the air and let
60 both barrels. He reloaded and
did the same thing. Still no pro-
test from those Hollywood fellers.
The farmer is probably wondering
to this day how they made Gone
With the Wind" in the face of the
terrific din he set up.
The Police Help.
In filming Jackie Cooper's The
Aldrich Family in Life With Hen
ry' Producer Director Ted Reed
rented a house in South Pasadena
to represent the Aldrich residence.
AS he was ready to start shooting
he heard a radio going full blast
next door. He was informed by the
neighbor that it would cost $50 to
get the instrument turned of. Re-
Evening star., 1940-07-14
HOLLYWOOD.

Hollywood is the mecca of all
beautiful models, who sooner or
later turn their pretty faces west
ward in search Of fame, fortune
and cinematic stardom.
Few of the pulchritudinous legion,
however, attain their goals, and
the majority-after various and in
variable discouraging encounters
with casting of1ces-return to the
ways of toothpaste exploitation and
cigarette ads.
So it's news in Hollywood when
an ex-model makes good, even
though her success presages new
invasion of hopeful beauties deter
mined to become stars.
Most famous of the modelling crew
who have successfully bridged the
gap between the still and the mo-
ton picture cameras are Norma
Shearer, Joan Crawford and the
current, oomphatic Miss Ann Sher-
idan.
And now Lucille Ball has joined
their ranks.
Sveltely glamorous in every respect
and favored with a fortunate abund-
ance of dramatic ability, Miss Ball
steps into her first major starring
role in R-K-O Radios dance, Girl.
Dance" in which she shares lead
ing honors with Maureen OHara
and Louis Hayward.
The part is a elimination OF
nearly five years Of toll in the cine
ma capital, to which she was i'm
ported by Samuel Goldwyn to adorn
his production of Roman Scandals.
She Wanted to Act.
Lucille was among q group Of
famed poster maidens given bit roles
in the film. OF all the proud beau
ties assembled for this picture, she
is the only one still appearing on the
silver screen, noticeably, at least.
Film fans will remember the eye
filling Miss Ball for her perform
ances in "Stage Door," That's
Right, You're Wrong" "The Joy of
Living" Having Wonderful Time"
and "You Can't Fool Your Wife"
Each part marked q step up the
ladder to Hollywood heights in the
course Of q career that was every.
thing but comet-like.
Perhaps the secret Of hsr success
Evening star., 1940-07-14

fusing to be held up, Reed shot the
scene anyway and, dubbed in the
voices of the cast later In the
studio.
Director Norman Taurog recalls
a similar headache when he was
filming ''Skippy." For part of the
film he chose q location in the
Mexican shantytown section of San
Bernardino. On the first day Of
work radio doomed forth. An
assistant asked members Of the
household not to play 1t, giving
them So for the inconvenience. Next
day every house around was belch-
ing full-volume concert-and the
price had gone up to $40 each for
silence.
That wasn't all. Shortly after the
radio matter was settled a buzz
saw began ripping through firewood.
The owner told Taurog he made
his living that way and netted $50
a day. At this point Taurog hit the
ceiling and sent for policeman,
who merely asked the noise maker
whether he had a license to sell
(See HEFFERNAN, Page F-2)
Evening star., 1940-07-14
By Harold Hefernan.
HOLLYWOOD.


Ever since Quiet" became the
cry of shooting activities on the
Hollywood front movie makers
haven't had the slightest desire to
sing Love Thy Neighbor."
Frankly, Hollywood has little use
for its neighbors. Most Of them
since the arrival of sound have
turned into avaricious souls not
averse to a petty fling at chiseling
and blackmail. The folks next door
will let 1t be quiet-only so long as
they're paid for it.
One day last week a major COM
pany was trying to shoot an out
door scene on its 5-acre back lot.
For two hours the sun lurked be-
hind heavy clouds. keeping a troupe
Of 500 idle. When the sun did
finally break through and the out
fit was galvanized into action some
thing else happened. An old gentle
man appeared on the upper porch
Of dilapidated dwelling backed
against the studios boundary fence
and casually begin disturbing the
air with the shrill screeching OF a
clarinet.
OF course, everybody stopped dead.
Soft-voiced hero and heroine
couldn't compete against that sort
OF mike disturbance. The sound
mixer tore of his ear phones and
called the front Office.
''The old buzzard is out there gum
ming things up again." he advised.
Better get somebody to pay of
quick-this sun is fading fast"
The serenade continued IS min
utes, then subsidized abruptly when
the studios pay-of man arrived. A
moment later the go-ahead signal
was flashed from the front Office.
Every day this same lot is forced
Evening star., 1940-07-14

rolled at the Chautauqua Institute
of Music.
The lure of the footlights, how
ever, proved too strong, and aban-
doning her music career, Lucille en-
tered the John Murray Anderson
Dramatic School in New York. She
studied there for a year and q
half.
Her first chance at fame in the
theater came when she joined an
ittnerant stock company, which pre-
sented its scanty repertoire in the
hinterlands of the East.
Like most organizations of its
kind, it met an early and sad fate.
It disbanded and the future CLAM
our queen was once more out of a
job.
Lucille returned to New York,
began again the weary round Of
theatrical casting offices. Things
looked hopeless and she was about
to 60 back to jamestown and OBJ
scurity when Ziegfeld spotted her
and gave her q Zine" job in "Rio
Rita"
The tall, blond beauty from Butte
(she's 5-foot Z sans high heels) re-
manned with the Ziegfeld troupe for
more than a year, leaving to accept
a position as star model with Hattie
Carnegie.
Won "Stage Door" Role.
Following her debut in Roman
Scandals" Lucille secured a num-
Der Of bit parts in such Aims as
Mana" Roberta" Broadway Bill"
and Carnival"
Her first important break" came
when she was assigned to secondary
lead in "The Girl From Paris" in
which she scored an excellent i'm
preston on critics and public.
The excellent job she turned in
here won for her a role in stage
Door," and it was in this film that
she demonstrated her flair for
sophisticated comedy that is now
her forte.
"Stage Door" was the picture
which decided R-K-O Radio execu-
tives that Lucille had the stuff of
which stars are made, and they have
been building her slowly In this
direction ever siuce.
Evening star., 1940-07-14

to dicker with blackmailing neigh
bors who adopt all manner of din
making tactics, even to shouting
and beating dishpans. Occasionally
entire families join in creating bed
lam. Several times the studio has
had its uncongenial neighbors bound
over for disturbing the peace. but
they bounce right back. Cash in
the palm is considered the only
certain method of keeping up with
schedules.
Farmers Catch On.
Location holdups are many for
the same petty reasons. Farmers
In the proximity of shooting COM
pany aren't slow to realize the
necessity for silence. They'll neglect
their soil tilling any time to cash in
on the big shots from Hollywood.
David Selznick had some annoy
ing experiences far out in the San
Fernando Valley while making ex-
teriors for Gone With the Wind"
To project the idea of Atlanta in
flames his special effects man un-
leashed a barrage of red powder
blown from an airplane propeller.
The dust blew over a bean crop on
an adjoining farm. Next day the
farmer presented a stiff bill to
Selznick. claiming his entire crop
was ruined. The dust was known
to be harmless, so the company
brushed of his claim.
But One Plan Failed.
Bright and early next morning
the farmer appeared with his trac-
tor. He clackety -clacked up and
down a ploughed field not 100 yards
from the shooting unit. But the
company paid him not the slightest
heed. They went on shooting. What
the farmer didn't know was that
Evening star., 1940-07-14
Leni's First Role

Leni Lynn, the 15-year-old Passaic
girl who came to HOLLYWOOD on dime
contributions of 10000 school chill
dren in her home town, at last gets
a singing opportunity. Although
Eddie Cantor said her voice was the
finest child voice he had ever heard
and she has been taking daily les
sons now for two years, her role in
"Bittersweet" requires that she sing
OF key.
Evening star., 1940-07-14
First Tarzan Back

Elmo Lincoln, the screens first
Tarzan and a reigning star of the
-, w. Griffith era of 20 years ago, is
starting his career all over again
ut so.
He is on the pay roll as an extra
IN Flowing Gold" at Warner Bros.
Lincoln has enrolled in a drama
school, where he will study along
with youngsters who aspire to screen
careers.
Evening star., 1940-07-14

Fortunately, we had a good, soft
barnyard. But I would never ad.
init that was what saved me. I in
sisted that it was because, with the
umbrella, I had proved that the
parachute was practical.
And now that have, with nv
Paula Tanqueray lines, timed per.
fectly the explosion of a skyrocket,
think that should prove that the
paraShOts in modern day warfare
can-and I sincerely hope this-be
as accurate In their timing"
Two Exacting Roles.
So after her explosive start Miss
Bankhead thinks that playing the
part in quiet theaters on the rest OF
her tour will be quite restful. She
plays her role with a charm and
energy and beauty that give fresh
life to this play. which is nearly
half century old.
Pineros story of the woman with
q rather unsavory past who tries to
regain respectability by marrying
into q family of high social stand.
ing and impeccable morals still has
much excitement. And the work,
which has only a creaky moment
now and then, has much to teach
young playwrights-so much so that
it is still credited by most critics
with having been the real start Of
the modern school Of plays Of man.
ners.
In "The Little Foxes" Miss Bank
head has a role that is as exacting
as that of Paula Tanqueray, for, as
Mrs. Horace Giddens, she seeks to
push her ailing husband quickly to
his death so that she can inherit
his cotton mills, for which she has
ambitious plans. The time is 1900,
the place a small Southern town.
But Miss Bankhead husband did
fer many months on Broadway
play this cold-blooded, sinister
woman with a quality that would
never allow her to lose her charm
and attractiveness.
Well, Miss BLESS You, Darling"
Bankhead started her tour with her
usual blaze. and they are two ex.
citing performances she Is carrying
to the stages westward.
Evening star., 1940-07-14

41Ol11AN 4VxxOS Odllh1lCdu 10 1lOW WCll O1l
her way on a nine weeks tour in a
revival of Sir Arthur Wing Pinero's
"The Second Mrs. Tanqueray."
When that is done she will return
to Broadway to start out again in
September, beginning at Princeton
University, march across her native
South, up the Pacific Coast and
back through the Middle West in
her hit of last season, "The Little
Foxes" that brooding story of a
determined. unscrupulous woman by
Lillian Hellman.
Miss Bankhead's tour in Pinero's
play was typical Bankhead sliding
down the ways, except that here
there were explosive fireworks rather
than bottle of champagne to
launch her into one of the most
tortured and impressive perform
ances she has given.
The Maplewood premiere hap
pened on a night when, a few blocks
from the theater, a bombastic pub
lie display Of fireworks was sending
up at intervals an especially noisy
skyrocket that would shatter the
quiet where she was playing Paula
Tanqueray.
That didn't perturb Miss Bank
head. As the whine of the rocket
sounded into the air outside, her
musically husky voice rose with 1t,
and she made her point of climax in
reading her line at the second be-
fore the rocket would explode. It
was perfect timing and perfect
acting.
Just Definite Proof.
"But it was exhausting," Miss
Bankhead said afterward. Read
ing the proper meaning into the
lines and trying to keep up like a
railway time schedule to meet the
split second of the explosion of those
rockets was terrific.
Besides, what do know about
timing when q skyrocket will ex-
plode? No more than I did as a
child when I heard about the Wright
brothers flying an airplane and the
invention Of the parachute. When
I heard about the latter, I took an
umbrella and jumped of the top of
our barn down In Alabama and
nearly broke . leg, back and neck.
Evening star., 1940-07-14
Toduy's Film Schedules

CAP1TOL-Four Sons Nazidom 2 43o tbs
and 10 pm Stage shows, $40, 6:25 and s1o pm
COLUMBIASusan and od the better life
2:l5 4:30 7 and $50 pm
EARE-A This and Heaven Too with Bette
Boyer 2:55 and 910 pm Stage shows pm
kEIIHS-"My Favorite Wife, Irene Dunno Cary
355 555 7:5o and $50 March of Time 3:35. $685.
and $50 pm.
ITTLEThe Man Who Knew Hitchcock thriller with
Peter LORE: 2:35, 425 6l0 and $50 pm.
METROPOITAN-"Thoe Were the Days." good old Swash:
2, 1856, 5:55. 7:55 and 9:55 pm.
PALACE-Andy Hardy Meets Debutante" being further ad-
venture IN young amour 2:50 SOS, 7:25 and $40
TRANS-LUX-News and shorts continuous pm.
Evening star., 1940-07-14

lily moved when she was still an in
FAINT.
Her mother, a concert pianist, had
high hopes that her attractive
daughter would follow in her foot
steps. So, following her graduation
from high school, Lucille was en-
Evening star., 1940-07-14
Now It's a Gentle Hand
The Cinema Lays Upon
Best Books and Plays
Old Fears of Authors for Screen
Versions of Their Art Vanish
In Wave of Fine Adaptations
By Jay Carmody.

There longer the movies have learned how
conducting find an an-apoplexy serum
for authors sell Hollywood The cinema
technique for it. ' ''' A'' Oe''''fe0
Latest evidence the ufailng in dealing
with literature held in by the
and Heaven Too Rachel wandering
Warmers in fashion that will satisfy the exciting
the most salwart admrer of the original abiding
successor to "ione WITH tb VIVA IH evnaoy became the
offered desperate challenge
PEELED make deion them
nothing the final product reached the public
far the handling popular avor
from the org
question: Samuel Buffers posumousy
published masterpiece Way of All Flesh When Hollywood eo
through with that the only thing left the title
indicated to the film magne that the ravagng
bearing such excel
lent fruit today in the form of brilliantly twice told tales
Susan and God" Is Improved
In Adaptation
whom this department
yields stage
adaptation but in one
respect Improvement to be sure
has do with the writing and with performance principal
role, although Joan Crawford does splendidly by
the objection play written
by Rachel croth that Susan started to be fascinating
thing in the first act only to switch something different
eraby less fascinating in the other two
consistency Anita 1oo
er m t screen Inc susan OF the fadeut and the Susan
Of that dynamic entrance recognzaby the
Trepidaton vanishes Hits
OF Last Season Go Work"
repdaton which the heater audience watched the
acquisition dramatic hits by the
that the odds conspicuous
example fidelity the original was RKos production Of Robert
Shwoods ABE the stage
presentation which the Pulitzer prize
present time Hollywood work upon S. N Behrmans
mo Time for Comedy play treasured item
theatergo introduced
have cast the play with principals that
Mr. Behrmans
lind Russell and Stewart plenty time and
the talent for
Same Studio to
"N1ae Annar Early Autumn.
Another item the Warmers which
Interest James Thurbers elhn comedy 1.-THE
delightful Offering Broadway last year.
Brightest in the ThurbeEott Nugent
drunken lecture certain intimate aspects biology
speech written Of conulng
question in minds that the entirely
requirements corresponding
Its effectiveness
Warmers writer's it's worry thing that
with todays latitude Thurber speech possible
Evening star., 1940-07-14
She's One Model Who Persevered to Film Stardom

lies in the fact that Lucille aspired
to be an actress before she became
a model.
Born in Butte, Mont, where her
father was an electrical engineer,
Lucille developed drama proclivi-
ties while high school student In
jamestown, N. Y, where the fam
Evening star., 1940-07-14

ing Elizabeth Jenns, who later had
small part in "A Star Is Born"
and later still married Mr.. Crocker,
and then divorced him. Crocker
is still good man for a social
success-seeking girl. But Lederer
ISea GPAHAAG pano Ely
Evening star., 1940-07-14
Tallulah's Tour Gets Off
To an Explosive Start
Miss Bankhead and Fireworks Vie
AS Second Mrs. Tanqueray'
Opens Summer Run
Rv Marx Rnrron
By Mark Barron,
Associated Press Stan Writer.
NEW YORK.

An ebuent actress who ouak public
who vacation
then shift to second
coast-wen, that's Tululah Bankhead.
After starting with
blond and dve
Evening star., 1940-07-14
Crashing Cinema Society
Is Not a Hopeless Task
You Just Have to Know the Right
People and Let Them Take You
To the Right Places
By SheiIah Graham.

HOLLYWOOD.
So want to be Hollywood
opposed working opposed
How start? Well begin with girl
summer and wants good time.
discussing Mrs Ronald Coleman
q ago. She plain then
There Hollywood everything
Evening star., 1940-07-14

An 1nCfOdUctlOn 20 elCnef or b0th
ensures wonderful time for any
girl"
The boys referred to are Charlie
Lederer, nephew of Marion Davies,
and Harry Crocker, leading man
about Hollywood town.
At that time Benita was launch
Evening star., 1940-07-14

(See GRAHAM, Page F-2D