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Evening star., 1941-11-20

That leaves only authors Irving
Brecher and Harry Kurnitz at whom
10 point the finger of accusation,
a finger that wavers when 1t is
remembered the team does create
a few especially bright intervals OF
situation. and even more OF DrlttleY
amusing dialogue. An almost un-
beatable comedy incident Is that
when Miss 10y leaving beautifully
acted wrestling match. pauSeS TO
wish the losing grappler luck. ana
waits for him TO drop his mask OF
PAIN to reply brightly Thank you
lady. Good night Or, you may be
more impressed with the humor OF
a sequence in which the redoubt-
able Asia. the Charles dog, leaves
q merry-g -go-round ride IN one OF the
most handsomely photographed
hazes in human or animal history.
IN taking over the characters
ORIGINATED by Dashiell Hammett and
heretofore adapted TO the screen by
Albert and Florence Hackett, the
new writing team has been most
successful IN keeping the tarclcal
flavor in the dialogue of the Charles
family. Nick and Nora. and young
NiCky. who joined them couple OF
wears ago. all talk as they did in the
earlier chapters Of the Thin Man
series. They even act the same, but
the story which involves them is not
as rich in its use of its characters
as it might have been.
II starts by showing the Charles
family. now parents. still sent-
mentally attached to each other as
they always have been. Nick is his
old self. lazy. Zealously disposed to-
ward alcohol indifferent to the
rampant laWlessness around him,
prepared Vittily to talk himself out
Of ANYTHING that would utilize his
genius in tracking down people with
blood on their hands.
The people in this case turn out
10 be members of a gambling syndl-
cate, suavely sinister persons whose
first misstep seems to be tonly seems,
mind youD the murder OF jockey
who misunderstood his instructions
and gave his mount the wrong ride
From there on, it is a wild melange
of character. too little of logical
incident. Newspapermen, policemen
walters, bartenders. Asia; in fact,
nearly every one but the director
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Matinees Today

There will be matinee perform
ances today at all Warner Bros.
neighborhood theaters in Washing
ton. The Apollo. Avenue Grand,
Colony, Home, Savoy. Seco, Takoma
and York, which usually schedule
evening performances only, will join
the others in presenting afternoon
shows. starting at l o'clock. There
will be the usual matinees at all
Warner neighborhood houses on
Saturday.
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Familiar Face

The face of Sara Seegar. who
plays an important role in Emlyn
Williams mystery film, Dead Men
Tell No Tales" scheduled for It's
last showing at the Hiser Theater
in Bethesda tonight, should be a
familiar one to many Washing
tonians. Miss Seegar was a WASH
ington resident several years ago
appearing with the Civic Theater
in Private Lives and other plays,
under Day Tuttle's direction. After
leaving here she went 10 New York
won a leading role IN the British
version OF Three Men on a Horse. -
and appeared in films while play
ing in England.
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ballet called Labyrinth" libretto
and costumes by Dali. choreography
bv Leonide Massine, music by Franz
Schubert (the Seventh Symphony
In C Major. This seems not up to
Mr.. Dali's previous collaboration
with the Ballet Russo. but that may
be because the earlier work was
seen before Mr.. Dali's decor, III a
theater, and not here in the local
home to which the ballet Is con-
fined, where two chairs and small
table constitute an elaborate set.
1t really is necessary to go to the
program notes to pass along a de-
scription of Labyrinth" something
We could never attempt alone.
"In Labyrinth says the pro-
gram, "one revives the eternal myth
OF the esthetic and idealogic con-
fusion which characterizes roman
ticism, and especially, in the highest
degree that of our epoch. The
thread Of Arladne,' thanks to
which T'heseus succeeds in finding
exit from the Labyrinth, symbolizeS
the tradition, the continuity, the
thread of classicism, the saviour.
All romanticiSm merely searches
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Araentine Film

Hugo del Carril, Argentina's out
standing singer of the tango, and
Amanda Ledesma, recently report
ed Hollywood bound, are the stars
of the Foreign Language Cinema
Leagues next show, "El Astro del
Tango" to be presented Saturday
night at 8 o'clock at Pierce Hall. 1t
is story of contemporary life in
one Of South Americas larger cities.
Evening star., 1941-11-20

night was the familiar "Capriccio
Espagnol,' the Massine-h ai!t.nita
dances arranged for the Rimsky-
Korsakof music. featuring Danilova,
Massine, Egleysky and Nathalie
KraSsovSka
Tonights second and final pro-
gram includes "Bogatyri," Spectre
de Ia Rose and The Nutcracker. Z"
Evening star., 1941-11-20

ar e Principals
William Powell
and Myrna 10y
W h o, b y t h i S
time. could play
the clever Char
leses in a coma
Neither ! S t h e
guilt to be laid
at the door of
Director w. S.
Van Dyke ID,
who X eepS his
story moving as
rapidly a $ the
Ia comic CT i'm @
hunting style of
Detective Char
lec will hermit
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Ballet Goes Surrealist
Monte Carlo Troupe Presents Work
Bv Dali at Constitution Hall
By HARRY MACARTHUR.

until Washineonian who have renamed IN
to pallet
to the named Salvador Dali
might expect number OF oca
Constitution Hail. when the HaHe
Of here
Evening star., 1941-11-20

SHADOW OF THE THIN MAN" Metro
GolGwyn-May release, starring William
Powell and Myrna Loy, produced by Hunt
Stromberg, directed BY w g. Van Dyke
II screen play by Irving Brecher and
Harry Kurnitz. based upon An original BY
Kurnitz.
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Shadow of the Thin Man.
On the Shadowy Side
Urbane Nick Charles Solves Murder,
But the Solution Is Interrupted
BY Too Many Incidental Items
BY JAY CARMODY.

url upon
might Shadow the Thin
supersuhtle That debonar
Charles
shadows OF he old entertaining selves its vagrant entertaining
when old bland brand ceverness the
Palace S thinner
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ADJUSTMENTS.
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ADJUSTMENTS. A
Evening star., 1941-11-20

IdJt Is IIIILIIItT IIIdII
.cture should be.
cleared of suspicion
The Nome nugget., 1941-01-01

Associated Press Sports Editor
 NEW YORK = Boosting the greatest concentration of football se ent in its history the Middle Y st dominates the 16th annual All American team, selected by the Associated Press on the bas- is of a nationwide survey of ex- pert opinion.
 Led by th= powerful Western Conference where Minnesota, Michigan and Northwestern set a 5pid pace the West places h'ee men on the first team and
 T men all told on the All-Am- r-can squad of B, divided 5- ng first, second and third teams.
 Trailing the Midlands are the and East with seven players each on the full squad,
The Nome nugget., 1941-01-01

the Southwest and Far West With four each, and the Rocky Mountain sector with one.
 Completing another season of spectacular play four members of the 1889 All-American ensem- ble are selected again-Tom liar men, Michigan's sensational half back; John Kimbrough, smash ing fuilback of the Texas Aggizs; N.ck Drahos Cornell's great tackle; and Paul SeVerin, North Carolina end
 Serving with Kimbrough and Harmon in the backfel5 are Frank Albert, Stanford's clever field general and Georg- Franek
The Nome nugget., 1941-01-01

speedy ha lf
 back of Mime sota $ undefeat- cd ggernaut..
 Filling out the l in positions
 1e Erwin Bud dy) Elrod of Miss ssippI#S #Sb- te as Severin
 uonmg mate at
 nd; Bob Rein hard of Califor-
The Nome nugget., 1941-01-01

Herb Barker n.a serving with Dr- hos at tackle; Bob Sufridge of Tennessee and Warren Alison
 N=hrae'-q at the guard posts, and Chet GIadchuk, huge Boston College star, at center.
The Nome nugget., 1941-01-01
Associated Press All : America
 Footbal! Team
HOLLANDS GET 10 ON EACH SQUAD, SOUTH AND EAST
 GET SEVEN EACH
By HERB BARKER

Associated Press Sports Editor
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Robberies, Purse Theft
Usher in Thanksgiving

An armed robbery, purse
snatching and a burglary were re-
ported to police overnight
A bushy-haired man made off
with So in the robbery of a gro
Gerry store at 72l Eleventh street
Sc. George Gates, the proprietor,
told police.
Della Elvie, Ills Ninth street
NV. awoke at o'clock this morn
ing to see a colored man in her
apartment, tiptoeing about in ten
mis- shoes. police said. He fled
taking with him two $40 bills which
he had removed from beneath the
victims pillow.
A bright red patent leather purse,
containing nearly $35 in checks and
cash. was snatched from Leona
Marsh as she stood in front of her
home. 2121 H street NV, shortly
after midnight, it was reported. The
snatcher was described as a colored
man, about so years old.
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Loading Platform Arrows
To Direct Traffic

Uniform double arrow signs will
be placed at all streetcar loading
platforms where automobile traffic
may pass either to the right or left
of the platforms, under a decision
reached late yesterday by Highway
Director H. c. Whitehurst and
Traffic Director William A. Van
DuZer.
They met yesterday with other
members of the Commissioners
Traffic Co-ordinating Committee to
consider the problem in response
to complaints that present signs
are confusing.
In some places where traffic may
go either way triangular reflector
markers are used now. Because
of shortage of such signs the
Capital Transit Co. placed arrows
on some platforms along Wisconsin
avenue NV The Commissioners
rule was that traffic could go
either side Of the platforms unless
arrows directed traffic to the right.
Motorists complained they couldn't
tell readily enough which way to 60
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Forfeitures Allowed
In Police Court on
Minor Traffic Cases
Judge Adopts System
To Relieve Congestion;
Some Motorists Save

To expedite trials of more serious
traffic offenseS. defendants appear
ing in traffic branch of Police Court
on parking charges now are being
allowed to forfeit sums on the
charges equal to the amounts they
would be fined if found guilty on
trial.
The forfeiture system inside
Police Court was inaugurated by
Judge John P. Mcmahon. presiding
in traffic branch this month. when
scores of additional defendants con-
tinued to appear on the parking
charges after the higher collateral
scale for traffic offenses was inau-
gurated by the Commissioners.
The court became flooded on
some days with more than 200 cases.
Some of the defendants would not
appear, but of those who did ap-
proXimately so per cent turned out
to be there for parking violations.
With the court cluttered. Judge
Mcmahon decided upon the for
feiture system.
Differs From Precinct System.
Thus a defendant charged with
parking double, who when found
guilty is fined S5. is allowed to for
felt this sum If he elects to forfeit
after his name is called from the
bench. Also persons charged with
parking too close to an intersection
are allowed to forfeit SO, the usual
amount of the fine for the latter
OffenSe.
Forfeitures in court, however, are
different from forfeitures in the po-
lice precincts. For instance on the
charge of parking abreast, the COL
lateral required at the precincts
under the new scale is $40. and a
defendant electing to forfeit in the
precinct would forfeit the whole
$40 While in forfeiting at Police
Court he would give up only IS.
Also the precinct forfeiture on
the charge of parking too close to
corner would be $40 while in Police
Court it is only So the usual amount
of the fine for the latter offense.
Forfeiture Not a Conviction.
Accordingly. defendant who de-
positS $40 in precinct on park
ing abreast charge gets back SIS of
it when he finally decides to forfeit
in Police Court without standing
trial. Also a forfeiture in any event
is not listed as a conviction and
in that way does not go against a
persons record. Of the parking Of
tenders who go to court, more than
80 per cent elect to forfeit, it is
estimated
While collateral on the charge of
parking abreast is $40, under the
District Commissioners new Or
ders. some half dozen defendants
who went to court yesterday had
not been required to deposit any
collateral. but merely told to meet
the officers at court. In turn, the
defendants elected to forfeit. which,
in the final analysis, meant they
paid IS.
Judge Mcmahon, during yester-
days court session, commented that
some of the defendants had been
required to put up the higher coll
lateral in the precincts while 9TH
ers had been required to deposit
no collateral at all He asked the
police why they did not treat all
alike
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Minton Suit for DAMAGES
Settled Out Of Court

A $4,000 damage suit. growing out
of traffic accident. filed in District
Court by former Senator Minton of
Indiana, now Federal judge of the
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
today was marked settled out of
court
Nominal damages were awarded
the jurist by agreement of both
sides, on the eve of the cases being
tried here, and the litigation was
dismissed.
Judge Minton, who formerly lived
here at 1850 Woodley road NV.
brought suit against Ida and Eugene
Kressin. 4400 Eighteenth street NV.
and Theodore H Cohen 612 L street
NV. trading as the Dime Transfer
and Messenger Service. The jurist
contended that on March Is, 1910
on Massachusetts avenue near Bel
mont road NV, a truck of the de-
PENDANTS collided with his car. He
told the court in his suit that he
sustained broken finger. shock and
had medical and property damage
bills totaling 1926.
Representing the former Senator
were Attorneys Robert T. Murphy
and Joseph B. keenan,. while the de-
PENDANTS were represented by the
firm of WEIGH, Daily and WEIGH.
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Attorneys 10 Draft
Procedure Rules for
Utilities Cases
Honkin Names Roberts
Choirmon Of Group to
Recommend Model System

Drafting of comprehensive new
set of rules of procedure for cases
handled by the District Public Util-
tiles Commission will be started
soon by group of Washington
attorneys under the Craftsmanship
of William A. Roberts, former peo-
pies counsel before the commission.
Meeting late yesterday at the re-
quest Of Gregory Hankin, new COM
mission chairman, the group Sc
lected subcommittee and planned
to meet again December 2. MI.
Hankin named Mr. Roberts chair
man and said he would serve as
co-chairman. Elmo j. Milligan,
executive secretary of the commits
sion, was named secretary and Miss
Betty Wilson of the commissions
staff. assistant secretary.
Mr.. Hankin suggested the work
of the group might prove to be a
start for uniform rules of pro-
cedure by State commissions. since
the rules of State agencies vary or
are incomplete.
Mr. Roberts suggested that while
compiling procedural rules the
group might note legislative ques-
tions which might be submitted to
Congress for consideration. There
was no immediate final action on
this point.
Mr.. Hankin said he anticipated
the work could not be finished be-
fore February /.
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Goddess World Is Upside
Down. Baptists Are Told

Representative Priest, Democrat,
of Tennessee declared at the fourth
annual meeting of the District of
Columbia Baptist Convention last
night that the world is upside down
because too many people and nations
have gone crazy for goddess things.
and until the church goes crazy for
God the world will stay that way"
The speaker was introduced bv
George B, Fraser. layman of Chevy
Chase Baptist Church, who was re-
elected president of the District of
Columbia Convention of Churches
at a business session yesterday.
Also named were the Rev.
Chandler M. Stith. pastor of Brook
land Baptist Church, vice president:
William N. Janson. secretary, and
Edward N Janson, assistant secre-
tary. both of the Second Baptist
Church: S G. Nottingham National
Baptist Memorial Church. secretary
emeritus: Elgin Smith, First Baptist
Church. treasurer. and DR.. Rufus w.
Weaver. executive secretary. With
the exception of Mr.. Stith, all were
reelected
A Steering Committee to handle
problems arising out of the present
national emergency was named by
Mr.. Fraser.
Mr.. Fraser also appointed COM
mittee to study a plan for head
quarters building here. This group
is headed by E. Hilton jackson Of
First Baptist Church.
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Arlington Asks State Funds
For Highway Sidewalks

RICHMOND. Va, Nov 20 lP'.-
Arlington County officials asked
State Highway Commissioner James
A. Anderson yesterday for the alloca-
ton of State funds to assist in the
construction OF approximately five
miles Of sidewalks and for further
improvements on sections of the
county's primary highways.
we certainly hope that the side
walks can be built Gen. Anderson
said after the talk with County
Manager Frank Hanrahan and
County Engineer c. L. Kinnier The
county, under State law would put
up so per cent of the cost"
The sidewalks would be built. the
commissioner said. along sections of
highway traversed by large number
of pedestrians.
The request for funds for addi-
tional primary road Improvements
will be referred to the State High
way Commission for consideration
at some future meeting.
Evening star., 1941-11-20
D. T.. Private Builders
Say They Are Unable
To Meet City's Boom
Blame $1,000 Cost Limit;
Priorities Officials Tell
Of Applications on File

A spokesman for Washington
builders reported last night that
they were able to start construction
of only half as many housing units
as would be needed to keep pace
with the city's growth. and blamed
the policy of the Supply PrlOrltleS
and AllOcationS Board IN limiting
priorities to homes selling at $4,000
and under or shelter units renting
for $50 a month or less.
The statement contrasted to an
nouncement Of defense housing Of
ficialS the day before that within
the last two months private build
ers here have sought prioritieS aid
for about 10000 dwelling units meet
ing the financial requirements. The
defense officials said that more
than one-fourth. or between $500
and 5000. of the units were under
construction when the applications
were filed
Last night the Home Builders AS
sociation of Metropolitan Washing
ton. through its StatiStlclan, RUFUS
S. Lusk, declared that the number
of residential units begun last
month was 1908, as compared with
1877 in October year ago.
Mr.. Lusk said that, according to
conservative estimates, the city and
suburbs are increasing in popula-
ton at the rate of 5000 persons a
month, mainly because Of the de-
fenSe program. On the basis OF an
average of three persons to a
dwelling unit. he asserted, at least
2,30O homes a month must be pro-
vided."
He cited figures showing that in
the first six months of 1941, before
priority controls were put into ef-
feet in the industry. private build
ers here started nearly twice as
many housing units as they did in a
comparable period in 1910. The
downward trend began in August,
Mr.. Lusk S report declared.
The association. composed Of
builders who wish to build homes
and shelter units chiefly in the
higher priced brackets. is fighting
the $4,000 and $50 limits on con-
struction which will get priorities.
Mr.. Lusk asserted that the city's
available housing is almost at the
saturation point. so that with pri-
vate construction unable to keep
pace with growth, real crisis is i'm
pending"
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Board Of Trade Unit
Calls for Lanham Act
Funds for Six Schools
Granting Of Priorities
And Changes in Alcohol
Control Rules Urged

The Board of Trades Schools
Committee yesterday called for Dis
trict participation in the Lanham
Act TO relieve defense areas and
asked early ALLEGATIONS for SIX school
projects under the act
The committee also asked that
priorities be given by the Office Of
Production Management to the
school buildings for which money
already has been appropriated and
urged a deficiency appropriation to
equip the new Kramer Junior High
School. now under construction in
AnaCoStia.
Other action called for amending
the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act
for the District. to provide greater
advertisement of new applicants for
licenses. to place the burden Of
proof on the licenSee in sales to
under-age youth and for 600-foot
distance between the applicants es-
tabEshment and school property.
DR.. Reed Speaks
Guest speakers at the committee
luncheon at Schneiders Cafe in
cluded DR.. Carroll R. Reed, new first
assistant superintendent of schools
in charge of curriculum, and DR..
Walter Hager, new president of Will
son Teachers College.
DR.. Reed said there was a gap
between educational theory and
practice in the matter of curricu-
lum.
People of Washington don't know
how good Wilson Teachers College
is, DR.. Hager told the members. He
said it was more appreciated out
side Washington than in the Capital.
Pointing to the need for a new
building, DR.. Hager said the STU
dents are working on their own to
improve the looks of the present
structure through landscaplrg and
cleanup. realizing it would be some
years before a new structure would
be physically possible even If the
money were now available.
Bethel Reports.
The Lanham Act recommended
tions were brought in by Chairman
E. w. Bethel of the special SupCom-
mittee on National Defense Prob
lens in the schools. He told the
members only a proposed school at
Nichols avenue and Atlantic street
Sc. appeared approved out Of six
projects the Board of Education
sought. The committee urged Lam
ham funds for all six.
A. L. Eskey. chairman of the SUBJ
committee on Liquor Establish
ments Near Schools, urged control
of the situation through changes in
the Liquor Act rather than trying
to close up the establishments which
have already been set up.
George E. Keneipp. chairman of
the committee, presided.
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Bethesda Farm Fire
Causes $4,000 Loss

A grass fire sweeping across Louis
V. Mazza's farm on Old Georgetown
road near Bethesda, Md, yesterday
destroyed about $4,000 worth OF
lumber and farm machinery and
threatened an eight-room house be-
fore being brought under control.
Firemen from the Bethesda,
Chevy Chase, Kensington and Rock
vile departments fought the blaze
almost three hours, They were
forced to depend on engine booster
tanks for water.
The flames destroyed barn hold
Ing 1856 bushels of wheat and a shed
housing farm machinery and tools,
including a tractor, wagon and gaso-
line engine.
Evening star., 1941-11-20
November, 1910
Toll In Previous Months.

Totals to date 81 81
In November. Beware of:
l. The hours between 4 and 6
pm. Six of the nine traffic vic
tins in November last year were
killed within this tTo-hour pc
riod.
.. Crossing a street at some
point other than a crosswalk.
Three pedestrians lost their
lives in November, 1910, while
doing this.
3. Irclement weather. Three
fatal accidents occurred last
November while it was raining
or misty.
Evening star., 1941-11-20
HorticulturuIists to Meet

DR.. Donald Wyman of the Arnold
Arboretum. Harvard University, will
speak on Autumn GlOrieS Among
the Trees and Shrubs" at a meet
ing of the American Horticultural
Society in the Music Room of Dunn
barton Oaks. 1903 Thirty second
street NV. at $50 pm. November
%. Six local garden clubs are co.
operating in sponsoring the talk.
Evening star., 1941-11-20
To Study Brookinqs Report

Appointment of committee to
study the educational recommended
tions in the Brookings Institution
report on the government of Mont
gomery County has been author
lied by the Montgomery Hills CMd)
Junior High School Parent-Teacher
Association. The committee is to
be appointed soon by the president,
Mrs. James Wilson.
Evening star., 1941-11-20
BIuze SpoiIs Dinner

The District Fire Department
started off Thanksgiving Day by
answering an early alarm in a res
taurant at 1921 Fourteenth street
NV. where grease in an oven was
set ablaze. Total loss: one turkey.
two ducks.
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Stoff Hos Banquet
Executives and staff members Of

the Washington branch of P. Bal
lantine & Sons, brewers, were enter
tanned at a banquet marking the
second anniversary of the branch
at the Neptune Room last night.
William Riker. branch manager, was
master of ceremonies.
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Seeks Limited Divorce

ROCKVILLE, Md. Nov. 20 (Spe-
ciaD Mrs. Eta M. Mays has filed
suit in Circuit Court for a limited
divorce from George Rodgers Mays
of Takoma Park, Md. claiming she
was deserted November /.