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Evening star., 1942-01-30
Bob Taylor Del Emphasized
In Capitol's New Picture
Johnny Eager Finds Novel Passages
In Its Presentation of Lana Turner as
A Student of Sociology
BY JAY CARMODY.

MGMs deemphasizng Robert Tayors profile by
semientertamingy,
studio caprcousy inspired take
mind ha that kind of mindby casting Lana Turner
in the picture sociology student.
Miss Turner virtually the last girl would expect to hnd In
Evening star., 1942-01-30

Farnum engaged in that memorable
Commute brawl, and try to prove
that the fracas-by tradition the
greatest of all screen f1ghts-would
look soft and silly by comparison to
modern movie flsticuffs.
Although the weather is not con-
ducive to their practical use, all
swimming pools in the Beverly. Bel
Air and Brentwood areas were filled
this weekly order of the United
States Army as a precaution against
failure Of the general water supply
in q fire fighting emergency.
Starting his tour Of Eastern Army
camps In Fort Monmouth, N. j., and
winding up in Indiantown Gap, Pa,
affords Joe E. Brown ample oppor-
tunity to gag about that cavernous
opening between his nose and chin.
Also, he's just finished a movie
titled Shut My Big Mouth"
Columbia sent the script Of an
untitled story to Joan Bennett for
reading. Harry Cohen, head of the
studio, then phoned and asked Joan
how she viewed the behavior Of the
heroine. Highly irregular" replied
Evening star., 1942-01-30

great moneymaker. Dating back to
the death of Rudolph Valentino,
posthumously released movies have
attracted exceptional business.
Jean Harlow's last effort, Sara
toga" was only mediocre entertain
ment, but it netted nearly a million
profit and was probably the most
successful of all her films.
The Producers Association, to-
gether with theater groups through
out the country, are attempting to
discourage the revival of Carole
Lombard's older pictures. A stam-
pede along that line set In immedi-
ately after her death and the in
dustry oficially went on record as
opposing attempts to capitalize on
an event that saddened not alone
the Aim business but the entire
Nation.
More tough luck for Deanna Dur
bin. What many consider the best
movie of her career, 1T Started
With Eve" released last october,
was shut out of a Hollywood show
ing until too late to qualify for
academy award consideration. II
has been shown in almost every
other leading center of the country
and already has found a spot on
most 10 best" lists.
w. c. Fields chalks up a couple oi
'firsts" in offering a brief contribu.
ton to Tales Of Manhattan" Fol
the first time in his life, the bulbous.
nosed comic will wear a grass huls
skirt. And he will (this is con.
firmed, too) deliver a temperance
lecture
Randolph Scott and John Wayne
will wage the big fight in Univer'
sails new treatment of "The Spoil.
ers"-fourth time for this epic. Ths
studio says it will dig up a print Of
the first picture (made in 1929 ir
which Tom Santschi and William
Evening star., 1942-01-30
while he goes out to get killed Is he

while he goes out to get killed Is he
so richly deserved to be.
Johnny Eager" however, is likely
to leave you with the feeling that
Taylor Is coming along nicely with
his acting, that he is picking up
tricks here and there which add
conviction to what he happens to
be playing. There are passages also
which hint that Miss Turner also
Is making progress, though not in
handling her voice, which still seems
to be out of character.
Best performance in the picture,
however, is that of Van Heflin as
the weary, disillusioned intellectual
who manages to live through the
closing scene as a direct result of q
diet which is almost exclusively one
Of brandy.
1t only goes to prove that Hefiin,
who has had no such part since
"The Philadelphia Story" has been
too long unrecognized by the movies
And, that there is no picture
which might not find in a subordi-
nate character, its most impressive
performance.
X X
Headliner of this weeks stage
show at the Capitol is Carmen
Amaya, the f1amencio dancer from
Brazil. Folk dancing, presumably,
IS Senhorita Amaya's speciality and
even before one is swept away by
its tempo, one begins to admire
the gusto of the Brazilians. Also on
the program are Dean Murphy,
literate young man, the Hollywood
blondS, who don't need to be literate,
and CasS Daley who is rather won
derfuny just person who can be
grostesque.
AS a stage bill, it is both varied
and amusing.
Evening star., 1942-01-30

thing about it is that it somehow
seems a waste, or misuse, of talents.
Sociology always seemed to be get
ting along without Miss Turner,
whose aptitudes, at rough guess,
would seem to lie in other directions.
Moreover, it is a bit terrifying to
find girls like her taking over soci-
ology, which was one of the few
things left to the girls with long
hair and horn-rimmed spectacles.
All of this by no means Is to imply
that Miss Turner moves through
Johnny Eager" morbidly jotting
down notes on social conditions.
Metro did not waste her that far,
you can bet. She happens to be the
kind of sociology student who goes
In for field work, in this instance the
fertile field in which Taylor is op-
Grating as a handsome, cold, cruel
criminal, whose bitterness against
the world leaves him almost
speechless.
The first glimpse they have OF
each other virtually demolishes both
of them. The difference between
them is that she recognizes it as love
while he, diSillusioned fellow, does
not believe in even that. This diff
ference in verbiage naturally is not
enough to separate them, or modify
their combined explosive powers.
1t is not to the merit OF Johnny
Eager" that its story moves in the
standard groove of gangster pic
lures. The lawless elements are al
ways fighting each other, pulling
those coldly daring bluffs with guns
in their ribs, and when they are not
doing that they are fighting the law
itself. 1t invariably has the appear
ance of being something that you
saw just the other day, although not
with Miss Turner and Taylor neces-
sarily. You know just how all the
strands of the story are going to
fit together down to q final scene
in which the tough guy, his heart
breaking, socks the girl and throws
her into the rich boys Duesenberg
Evening star., 1942-01-30
So Miss Russell
Kept Her Idea
By Wide World News.

By Wide World News.
HOLLYWOOD.
I've got a marvellous idea for a
story" Rosalind Russell told Scena-
rist Claude Binyon.
Swell" replied Binyon. Maybe
I can sell it to Katharine Hepburn
for 100000. I'll impersonate Ring
Lardner, jr., and Michael Kanin
and get 100000 for it." (Miss Hep
burn recently sold a Lardner-Kanin
story to a studio for q similar
amount)
And what do I get out of it?" de-
manded Miss Russell.
"I1l write in part for you" Bin
yon offered, "and give you 10 per
cent"
Rosalind said no.
Evening star., 1942-01-30
To Direct 'Gehria'

Sam Wood has been engaged by
Samuel Goldwyn to direct the
forthcoming Goldwyn production
based on the life of Lou Gehrig.
Wood Is now working on casting
and hopes to commence shooting
soon. Due to his desire for a pro-
longed honeymoon, Howard Hawks
was relieved of this assignment at
his own request.
Directing the Gehrig picture for
Mr.. Goldwyn will in no way inter-
fere with Mr.. Woods assignment to
direct Tor Whom the Bell Tolls"
This he will do Immediately follow
ing completion of the Goldwyn pic
ture,
Evening star., 1942-01-30
Lessons as Warden
Impress M'Murray
Wide World News.

HOLLYWOOD.
Fred MacMurray is an air-raid
warden in the Brentwood district
on week ends, on the 6-to-midnight
shift.
After his first nights work, Mac
Murray observed: IT never knew
six hours could be so long. I
answered telephone calls at a CEN
trail Office, and memorized the
names, addresses and phone num-
bers of 48 neighbors. I'll bet I
know more about this section now
than the real estate agents do."
Evening star., 1942-01-30

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Evening star., 1942-01-30

1t is rather like
finding Herbert
Hoover in a foot
b a ii pic t ur e
which stars Jack
Oakie.
Even with free
dom in its pres
mt precarious
ON dition, of
course, M / S S
Turner is en-
titled to take up
sociology, or even
become an aStro-
physicist If she
had the Whim.
The arreSting
Evening star., 1942-01-30

Gene Tierney through . revolving
door with such energy his index
finger was tnjured-and 50 severely
q bandage had to be wrapped
around it.
Neleased b. the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Inc.)
Evening star., 1942-01-30

amazing how how much her pres
ence there increases her fascination.
Evening star., 1942-01-30
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showinx

| and Time of Showing !
Stage.
National-"Tobacco Road" seems
endless: $50 pm.
Screen.
Capitol-"Johnny Eager" Robert
Taylor becomes an underworld
tough: 10:45 am, 1:35, 4:25, 7:15
and 10 pm. Stage shows: 12:45,
3:35, 6:25 and 9:15 pm.
Columbia-"H. M. Pulham, ESQ.,"
the decline of a New England dy-
nasty: 11:40 am, 2:10, 4:40, 7:05
and 9:35 pm.
Bedtime Story" romantic
comedy with Loretta Young: II
am, 1:45, 4:35, 7:25 and 10 pm.
Stage shows: 1880, $40, 6:35 and
9:1O pm.
Keith's-"Ball of Fire" Barbara
Stanwyck knocks the dignity out Of
Gary Cooper: 11:15 am, 1:20, 3:25,
$50, 7::35 and 9:40 pm.
LittIe-"The King" with that in
comparable Frenchman, Raimu:
II am, 12:40, 2:20, 4:l0, 6, 7:50 and
$40 pm.
Metropolitan "The Man Who
Came to Dinner" Sheridan White
side on the screen: II an, 1, Sis,
$40, 7:25 and $40 pm.
Trans-Lux-News and shorts; con-
tinuous from 10 am.
Palace How Green Was MY
Valley" the movie version OF Rich
ard Llewellyn's best-seller: II an,
lao, 4:20, Z and $40 pm.
Pix-"Girl From Leningrad," and
her battle for Russia: 1880 am,
1:30, $3.50, $40, 7:45 and $50 pm.
Evening star., 1942-01-30
Carole Lombard's Film
Shown Soon
But Producers Are Discouragins
Revival of Her Older Pictures;
Deanna Just Misses
BY HAROLD HEFFERNAN.
HOLLYWOOD.

Carrying tasteful oewod by Director Ernst Lubisch Caroe L
will released weeks Meanwhile United
Artists o considering number titles with the prospect that
something less gry onica
ronicktng Of the story
film. the contrary,
Evening star., 1942-02-18
W.P. B. Will Ask Rating
For Kramer as a School

The War Production Board has
decided to recommend project rat
ing for the completion Of the
Kramer Junior High School in Ana
costa, as a school building, the
Board OF Education was notified to-
day.
Previously it had been proposed
that the structure, now about %
per cent complete, be finished as a
Federal Office building. Widespread
civic protest. especially In the
southeast section, followed the dis
closure of this plan at recent con-
gressional hearing.
Supt. of Schools Frank w. Ballou
also advised representatives OF the
white high schools cadet brigade,
attending the meeting to protest
proposed notifications in the an
nual competitive drill. that no
changes would be made in the pro-
cedure this year The Board OF Ed
ucation Immediately passed a unan-
imous resolution that they would not
tamper with the drill procedure in
the future and that no changes be
made by school officials without
consent of the board.
Board members indicated they had
received a storm Of telephone calls
and letters OF protest when the sug-
gested change was made public last
week end.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
AIibi Defense Slated
For Ewing, Counsel
Indicates al Trial
Defendant Wos Working
Night Of Alleged Attack.
Court Is Informed
Star Stan Photo.

An alibi defense was indicated for
Orman w. Ewing. former Demo
cratic national committeeman from
Utah, indicted on a charge Of GRIM
inal assault, when his counsel made
their opening statement this after
noon in District Court.
Attorney Charles Henry Smith told
the jury that Ewing was busy with
affairs of the apartment house Of
which he was co-owner. at 110l Six
teenth street NV, the night Of the
alleged attack. and that at no time
did he disrobe entirely. He indicated
that Ewing was not In the bedroom
of the complainant, 20-year-old
Government employe.
Justice James w. Morris overruled
a defense motion for q directed ver-
dict Of acquittal.
These developments came after
four policemen had testified that
Ewing, when he was arrested before
daybreak on october ~ for the al
legged criminal assault, was remark
ably calm.
Police 1t. Albert Bullock informed
Ewing that young girl had pressed
very serious charges" against him
1t. Bullock and three other police
men testified, but the political
leader, now on trial for his life,
did not ask her name until more
than half an hour later.
He sat down on a couch, said he
was sleepy, then got dressed and was
loaded into a scout car bound fer
the Third Precinct, the police said.
Whats this all about, boys2" he
finally inquired, they said 1t was
then they mentioned the name of
the pretty blond girl. When she
later confronted him and pointed
him out as her attacker, he pro-
tested: .s,r H-t-t .... .r-r
You're mistaken, child"
Those who confirmed 1t. Bullock's
account were Sergt Carl Mccormick,
Policeman Edgar Blackburn and Po-
liceman Grayston Chapman.
They declared that Ewing told a
story Of drinking party at the Six
teenth street address in which he
and the girl were participants. He
was quoted as saying that he did
not remember any criminal attack
having occurred. On the morning
following the alleged criminal at
tack-less than "a hours before mis-
arrest-the girl was on friendly
terms with him and even asked him
to drive her to services at the Nor
mon Church, he was quoted as
telling police.
The Government rested shortly
after 8 o'clock.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Mother, Five Children
Perish in Dallas Fire

DALLAS. Tex, Feb. 10 R.-A
mother and her five children burned
to death and two other persons were
injured today in a fire which swept
through a two-story rooming house
here.
The victims, trapped in the upper
floors, were Mrs. l.. v. Sharp, 81,
and her children, Jack, 10; Joyce, 8;
Kenny, 4; Martha, 3, and Leonard, 1
Mrs. Othella Meadows, "a, was
overcome by smoke, and her daugh-
ter, Annette, 7, suffered a broken
ankle when she jumped into the
arms Of her father. Twenty-six
other persons escaped.
An oil stove explosion was believed
to have started the fire.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Court Refuses 10 Hear
Suits Attacking Hatch Act
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
ATLANTA, Feb. ia three
Judge tribunal decided today that
it had no Jurisdiction to hear attacks
on the constitutionality of the
Hatch Act in suits filed in Federal
Court here.
The suits grew out of the custer
of J. E. B. Stewart, director of the
unemployment compensation divi-
sion of the State Department OF
Labor. after a Civil Service Com
mission hearing on charges that he
coerced subordinates into contrib
uting to the campaign fund of Labor
Commissioner Ben T. Huiet.
The tribunal upheld the conten-
ton of Sidney KapIan, special as
sistant to the United States Attor-
ney General, that petitions for an
Injunction against enforcement OF
the commissions decision would
have 10 be filed in the District OF
Columbia Court, since the commits
sion is completely domiciled at
Washington.
One suit was brought by Mr., Stew
art and another as an intervening
action by the State of Georgia. The
latter was based solely on an attack
on the constitutionality of the Hatch
Act, which also was questioned IN
Mr.. Stewards suit.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Duke Of Hamilton Settles
Hess Article Libel Suits
BY the Associated Press.

! bS bIlc hSoOCldLcu FICoo'
LONDON, Feb. 18.-Libel actions
brought by the Duke of Hamilton
premier Scottish peer, against the
writer's of a pamphlet and article
on the flight of Rudolf Hess to Eng
land last May, were settled in court
today when the authors apologized
and agreed to pay the court costs.
The litigation arose out of state
ments in leaf1et entitled why Is
Hess Here?" and an article in World
News and Views.
Hamilton, an active R. A. F. officer
on whose Scottish estate Adolf Hit
ler's right-hand party leader para
chuted May 10, was one of the first
to see Hess. Hamilton denied, how
ever, that he previously had met
Hess.
Gerald Gardiner, for the defend
ants, said the authors believed the
purpose of the Hess visit was to
propose - an armistice or peace
between Hitlerite Germany and
Britain on the basis of an attack
by Hitlerite Germany on the U. s.
S. r. - The defendants con-
sidered it a public duty to point
out that Hess was an utterly de-
praved and vicious character"
The defendants were Harry Pol
lit, whose disclaimer Of partici-
pating in the writing was accepted
by Hamilton; Ted Bramley, men,
Der of the London District Commit
tee of the Communist Party OF
Great Britain; H. Goodman, pub
Usher, and Ivor Montagu, author.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Flanagan Is Confirmed
As Utilities Commissioner

The Senate today confirmed with
out debate the appointment Of
James H. Flanagan to be member
of the District Public Utilities Com
mission. Mr.. Flanagan, at present
a public utility analyst for the Sc
curities and Exchange Commission,
was given a favorable report by the
Senate District Committee after it
has concluded that a few shares Of
stock he owned in three public sery-
ice companies outside washington
did not disqualify him under the
local utilities act. This contains q
provision that no appointee to the
commission shall have owned stock
in any company connected with local
utilities within five years preceding
appointment. There was no EVIL
dence the companies in which Mr..
Flanagan owned stock had any local
connections.
Mr.. Flanagan notified Chairman
McCarran that the stock he owned
amounted to less than 5000 and that
he is disposing of it.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Another Dairy Protests
Proposed Milk Price Hike
Earlier Story on Page B-1.)

Earlier Story on rage b-l.)
A second Washington dairy this
afternoon joined the opposition to a
proposed milk price increase here at
the Federal milk hearing In the
United States Chamber OF Com
merce Building.
Newest objection came from. Ar
thur E. Thompson of the Thompson
Dairy. He proposed the present
price of milk be continued and that
If production prices rose that sec
ond hearing be held in the fall.
Earlier today Coleman Gore, pro-
duction manager for Embassy-Fair-
fax Dairy, indicated his concern
would have to raise the price Of
retail milk this year, whether or not
the present proposal of the pro-
ducers' association is granted by the
Agriculture Department
Mr.. Thompson also objected to a
proposal to extend the milk-market-
ing area deeper into Montgomery
and Prince George Counties. He
contended this move would raise the
price of milk to consumers In these
areas where, he said, there were a
large number of low-income families
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Legislator Demands Knox
Explain Coastal Defense
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Representative Bates, Republican,
of Massachusetts demanded today
that Secretary Knox be called be-
fore the House Naval Affairs Com
mittee to explain what steps the
Navy has taken to protect the New
England and East coasts from at
tack or sabotage.
Mr.. Bates said in statement he
had requested Chairman Vinson of
the committee to ask Mr.. Knox to
appear tomorrow.
THE Secretary should answer all
our questions concerning the facili-
ties now installed on the East coast
and the steps taken against any
kind Of an attack, including sabo-
tage," Mr.. Bates asserted.
He remarked that persons resid-
ing in coastal areas, especially in
large communities, were disturbed
over warnings by high Government
officials that such attacks were pos
sible.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Town Sets Monthly Rent
At 196 Of Property Value

Ey the Associated Press.
NEOSHO, Mo-, Feb. l8.-The City
Council of Neosho. where an Army
training camp is under construction,
has set ceiling on family dwelling
rents.
The Council has decreed that no
person shall charge a rental higher
than ! per cent a month on the
actual cost or the reasonable value
of any property. Penalties for yio-
lation are q fine up to $500 or 80
days in jail or both.
A complaint from flve citizens to
the Mayor would start an investiga-
ton necessary before filing OF
charges.
Leo H. johnson, city attorney, said
he believed NeQgho was the first
town to pass suq law.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Viereck
Continued From First Page

books, the witness explained earlier
in his testimony
Book Translation From German
Emil -Morocinis of defense. counsel
brought out on cross-examination Of
Mr.. Hauck that when the Federal
Bureau Of Investigation visited
Flanders Hall, in January, 194l the
books of the company were turned
over voluntarily The defense attor-
ney ELECTED from the witness that
he gave the F. B. I. agents state
ment, on his own volition, fully set
ting forth Vierick's association with
the company.
DR.. Werner B. Ellinger of the Lii
brary of Congress, next called by the
Government, identified a Flanders
Hall book called THE HapleSs Boer, "
as translation Of German work.
Shown the English and the Ger
man versions of the work, this wit
ness said certain changes had been
made in the English translation. He
pointed out that reference to Jews
had been replaced in the English
version by such words as "interna-
tional" Otherwise, he said, the book
published here was a free transla-
ton from the German. The beck
was described as a violent attack
on British policy in South Africa.
Evening star., 1942-02-18
Normandie Probe Ordered
By Congressional Units
Earlier Story on Page A-1.)
BY the Associated Press

Earlier Story on Page A-1.)
BY the Associated Press.
Two congressional investigations
Of the burning of the former French
luxury liner Normandie were or
dered today.
The Senate Naval Committee ap-
proved unanimously proposal of
Senator Vandenberg, Republican, of
Michigan that it investigate to de-
termine whether the fire at a New
York pier as the vessel was being
converted for Navy use was caused
by negligence or sabotage.
The Senate later approved the
Vandenberg resolution providing
5000 for the inquiry.
The House Naval Committee au-
thorized Chairman Vinson to ap-
point a six-man subcommittee to
inquire into the destruction of the
U. s. s. Lafayette, formerly the Nor
mandie." 1t empowered the COM
mittee to summons witnesses, books
papers and documents and report
back such recommendations as ii
may deem desirable"