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Evening star., 1948-09-11

partially-he raised in ar argument
with Frank Fay.
You know Frank?" he asks
Then you know he is not exactly
the most modest actor in the his
tory of the theater. You have to
argue back with Frank about lot
of things and when he started tell
ing me how great he was as Elwood
p. Dowd, we argued. I said that
anybody could get the same number
of laughs in the part, that the audi
ence was laughing while the star Of
the play was still in his dressing
rom.
Playing it convinced me I was
right"
The little comedian who pleased
the Harvey" public and Producer
Brock Pemberton so much was
offered another chance at the role
this summer.
IT didn't do it." he says, because
I would have had to follow Jimmy
Stewart. If you've got any sense,
you don't follow Jimmy Stewart
y X X
This is a modest man, whose
great enthusiasm in life is the styles
of his great rivals, the other come
dians who came up through zieg-
field. The best of the lot, in his
opinion, was w. C. Fields, but he
thinks Bobby Clark, Ed Wynn, Bert
Lahr and the others were extraor-
dinarily funny. He thinks the
present crop of funny men would
be more promising if it served
an apprenticeship such as their
elders did.
But there is one man who may
be as funny as any of the old
timers" Bert says. That's Eddie
Foy, jr. He's great and will be
greater He's funny just walking
down the street, funnier than his
old man who was a great friend
of mine"
Two other extraordinary fellows
in Bert's opinion, although both are
outside of the great comedian tradi-
tion, are Hank Ladd and Paul Hart
man.
They're wonderful he says, land
so Is Grace Hartman"
While he is waiting for that play
for which he seems always to be
waiting, Bert expects to have a
happy time in vaudeville and in
television.
Whats more he says, II think
I'll 60 back to London. Woolsey
Fand I had a wonderful time there,
and I was there again just before
the war. Americans are going big
over there. I'm an American and
r like tn % hip',
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Wheeler's funniest memory of
being a businessman, more than an
actor, was when he and Woolsey
stuck RKO for their biggest wad of
cash. 1t had nothing to do with
the comedians suddenly becoming
sharp.
We simply got tired Of making
the pictures. which, after Rio Rita
were not veE good" Wheeler re-
calls. Our contract had run out
and we were in no mood to work
RKO offered us a fiat $85,000 to
make one more musical, and when
we turned it down, the studio just
thought We we're getting canny
With nothing else to do, we ran the
negotiations along, you know, as a
sort of gag. Well, the result was
that we finally worked out per-
centage deal and, what do yoL
know, we made 5000 ,000-all because
we didn't want to be bothered"
Wheeler, headlining this weeks
stage show at Loew's Capitol, finds
his consuming ambition these days
is to locate a legitimate play that
will last long enought to give him
the feeling of being dramatic
actor. He got a great taste of sue
cess in this field when he substituted
for Frank Fay in Harvey" two sea-
sons ago on Broadway. 1t Keeps
gnawing at him and he thinks it will
go on gnawing until he finds the
play he wants.
I've. tried two," he says, "but
they've been flops. The last one was
The Bench Warmer l thought it
was nice solid part in a funny sort
Of comedy. I was even more con-
vinced of it when we opened in De-
troit to nice notices and a happy
reception from the audience. We
moved on to Chicago and much the
same thing happened. Then, we
came into New York. That is where
the critics cut our heads off. I read
the first review in the first morn
ing paper I could find. 1t should
have depressed me, but it didn't.
l just thought the critic must be
having an off night. When I read
the others, I knew better"
His six weeks in Harvey" will
always be Bert's memory, not only
because it was the finest part he
ever has played, but because it en-
abled him to prove a point-at least
Evening star., 1948-09-11
Hollywood:
Karin's Comedy
May Reunite
Clark and Lana
By Sheiloh Gruhom

How about Clark Gable and Lana
Turner for Born Yesterday?
There's a big undercover deal cook
ing, so hear. for Columbia to sell
this million-dollar property to Metro
for its two top romantic stars.
Judy Garland's boss. Arthur Freed,
is having some talks with the big
boys at Republic, and Judy may
wind up with Roy Rogers as her
leading man in Annie Get Your
Gun" I wonder what happened to
the plan to have Perry Como in
this picture.
Ann Sheridan is doing very well
for herself as a free-lancer. For
her starring role with Cary Grant
In "I Was Male War Bride Annie
receives 100000.
Talking of money-James Mason's
price to star with Joan Crawford
in "Flamingo Road is $150,000, plus
20 per cent of the profits. James is
one star who never undertakes his
value. But whether Warmers can
meet his price is a horse Of diff
ferent color.
Jennifer Jones has a very atten-
tive beau in David Selznick. Every
single day since she started, work
in Rough Sketch" "a long -stemmed
American beauty roses have been
delivered to Jennifer's dressing room
with a loving message from David.
Edmund Gwenn is quite ill., He
left his sick bed to appear as Santa
Claus at the all-star Barnum and
Bailey circus doings for st. Johns
hospital and the night air and ex-
citement put him right back into
bed again -. Mickey Rooney, in
cidentally, was the only star of all
the $50 who promised to attend
this affair, who didn't. Not only
did Rooney not turn up; he didn't
even bother to telephone explaining
why.
Bing Crosby, by the way, when
the circus didoes were all over, told
me, Its wonderful to be a clown.
No one knows who you are and you
can do anything you like" I see
his point. A top star, with everyone
Evening star., 1948-09-11

REDS MATCH-Arlene Dahl
won the role of leading lady
opposite Red Skeleton in "A
Southern Yankee" after an
dd lib film test in aDhich she
proved her ability to hold her
o1Un nth the comedian. The
picture is currently at the Co.
lumbid for its second F street
week.
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new leading lady to replacs Joan
In Happy Times"
Louis B. Mayer and other top men
in the movie industry we're called
to a meeting with Legion Of Decency
representatives in re the Robert
Mitchum business and the current
irresponsible charges that use of
narcotics is widespread in Holly
wood. I understand that Mr. Mayer
was able to convince the Legion that
dope takers are in a very small
minority here.
Ava Gardner, covered up from
here to there for a testing scene in
Great Sinner tells me, You're
SO right about me being one Jump
ahead Of a collapse. They've prom
ised me a week off before I actually
start the picture And when it's
over, I'm of for home North Caro-
lina) and I'll stay there until after
Christmas" Every time Ava finishes
q picture, she thinks she'll get
rest. But she never does.
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Newspaper Alliance.
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recognizing him, has to watch every

recognizing him, has TO watch every
step.
Walter Pidgeon is q frustrated
character. He wanted to swing from
a high trapeze at the circus, but
his studio bosses thought it was too
dangerous.
Humphrey Bogart's leading lady
Susan Perry (candy Toxten in
Knock on ANY Door, is acting as
agent for her 12-year- -old sister
Betty Jane of st. Louis. Susan has
persuaded the Columbia bosses to
give the lass screen testi
Randolph Scott is hot on the trail
Of Nina Foch to be his leading lady
in "The Doolin Gang" Randy does
not play sheriff, as suggested else
where. He's the bad-boy leader of
the gang.
Cornell Wilde and Pat Knight had
to. interrupt their vacation last
week-for one more shot in THE
Lovers" They few in from Toyon
Bay. Next week they're of to
Europe.
Joan Blondell was unable to post
pone her stage commitment with
husband Mike Todd-or maybe she
just didn't want to leave him. Any
way, she remains in the East while
Danny Kaye searches frantically for
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became park.
This was RKO which, when it
made Rio Rita" with Wheeler and
Woolsey, was a quagmire, and is
now fashionable enough to be owned
by Howard Hughes.
You just can't keep money out of
q conversation with Wheeler.
1t comes up, for instance, when
you ask the amiable little comedian
what he would change most about
his career If he had it to live over
again
This time" he says with grin.
"I'd save my money"
And otherwise" you suggest.
Otherwise, I'd do the same thing
all over again." Wheeler says. After
all, I've had a wonderful time. I'm
a happy sort, and I don't have any
thing like a morbid regret that I'm
not richer than I am. Funny thing
is that I really don't think much
about that sort OF thing and I guess
I never did. The fact is that, at
81, I'm just as ambitious as ever,
but still not about dough. There
are still lot of things I'd like to
do. and even if time is getting
shorter, I still think I'll Go them y
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A-12" THE EVENING STAR, Washington D. c.
SATURDAY. u,
Bert Wheeler Talks of a Play
And Money He Forgot to Save
BY Joy Cormody.

When you small your told you
about the certainly
not future which would include having luncheon
with Bert Wheeler the comedian.
Money OF the things have to talk about with Bert because
his Woosey much profit
for studio that it, the studio stopped mud puddle
Evening star., 1948-09-11
Luxury for Lassie
uNT VWnND

Lassie has clause in his contract
which requires that drawing room
be provided whenever it is necessary
for the canine star to travel by
train.
The Chicago star., 1948-03-13

delegate for every 10 members.
The Progressive Party's youth
platform will be largely formu-
lated by such delegates, she added,
and youth will be represented in
the Progressive slate for Novem-
Der.
Representatives of religious, COX
legiate, labor, and veterans or
CARNATIONS will speak at the Sum
day meeting.
The Chicago star., 1948-03-13

thority and its policy of interra-
cial vets housing.
On the first evening the peti-
ton was circulated, 81 out of 40
families visited signed the petit
ton.
THE VETERANS efforts
brought speedy results. A police
sergeant and patrolman detailed
at the Fernwood project were sus-
pended by Police Commissioner
John c. Prendergast for inatten-
ton to duty.
Sgt. Edgar Malm of Stanton av.
station, in charge of the four pa
trolmen assigned to the housing
project, was suspended for only
20 days; Patrolman Gilbert Anson
of Pekin police, nearest to the
two veterans homes between
which the bomb was tossed, was
suspended for 10 days.
But Prendergast's tardy action
didn't satisfy the vets, who insist
on thorough police investiga-
ton.
ON TUESDAY. members of the
Mayors Commission on Racial Re-
lations, the Chicago Council
against Racial and Religious Dis
elimination, and other civic, Ia
Dor, and, veterans organizations
met at the Central Y.M.C.A., 10
S. LaSalle ST., and formed COM
mittees to visit Mayor Kennedy,
the City Prosecutor, the Park
Commission, and the press, to de-
mand immediate action.
The Fernwood vets know what
they are fighting: a reactonary
core of big real estate operators,
who hope to kill low-cost public
housing by dividing white against
black.
They realize that race war be-
gun at Fernwood would not stop
at Fernwood. At stake is the en-
tire labor movement whose life
depends upon Negro-white unity,
the progressive peoples move
ment around Henry Wallace's
Progressive Party, the growing
wage struggles OF the trade unions
The Chicago star., 1948-03-13

Democratic machine as any
ward heeler and likes to refer
to himself as 'sthe Regular Dem
ocratic candidate
He processes to be a liberal.
But to test him against the ira
ditional precepts of liberalism
an open mind on controversial
questions, a rejection of jingo-
iStic nationalism, civil rights for
all-Douglas scores fat goose
egg.
NOTHING stamps Douglas
as turn-coat as clearly as his
violent attacks on the third
party and on Henry A. Wall
ace, whom he calls "the Lind
bergh of 1948."
This is the m e Douglas
who. in his liberal days. wrote
a book on: THE Coming of
New Party"
It was after the University
of Chicago alumni magazine
carried one of Douglas red
batting TRADES, that an alum
nus, William Woodrow Mar
tin of Greensboro, NC. wrote
to the magazine:
II fear that DR.. Douglas has
fallen victim TO the tragic
hYsteria regarding Russia n
communism that now grips our
people
HE HAS been pacifist and
a Quaker. And yet today, there
are few more blatant war
mongers in the state of Illinois.
Here is a man who for many
years embraced socialism. And
yet today few men have spoken
out against the Soviet Union
with more uncompromising and
blind fury.
II IS such things as these that
have many of his lifelong in
Inmates using the word dan
gerous" in reference TO Douglas.
They know also about the un-
relenting ambitiousness that
drives Douglas to make any
kind of an unprincipled alliance
if it will help him achieve po-
itical office.
MAY b E the psychiatrist
could explain why a man whose
biography reads like a directory
of American colleges should
The Chicago star., 1948-03-13

There 85 vets and their families,
including eight Negro families,
are working against time to safe
guard the Negro-white unity that
has grown UP in Chicago with the
progressive movement.
Last Saturday night at 10 pm.
bomb, thrown from a passing
car, landed between the homes of
George Davis, Negro, at 1O454
Emerald av., and Clarence Kui-
ken, 10462 Emerald av., both resi-
dents of Fernwood project.
Fortunately, no one was in
jured.
BUT significantly, the blast oc-
cured just two days after n per-
sons, arrested for inciting to riot
at the Fernwood project last Aug
ust, were released from probation
by Municipal Judge Joseph j. |
DrSIcker.
The IT. who came close to
creating race war in Chicago.
had been sentenced" to attend
series of five weekly confer
ences on racial equality.
The vets, Negro and white, iv-
ing at Fernwood went to work
Immediately to protect their
homes and families-an of Chi
eago-from further mob violence.
WITHIN Is minutes, the vets
called meeting of the tenants of
Fernwood, and drafted petition
demanding:
l. Investigation of the fail
ure of police to provide ade-
quate protection.
2. Investigation of the circum-
stances of the release of those
convicted of violence from their
probationary period.
3. Investigation of the role of
Aid. Reginald Dubois (9th) and
the biw ky neighborhood
newspaper. The Calumet Index.
in the mob attack.
A. Support of their demands
by all Chicago organizations.
Aid. Dubois and The Calumet
Index, along with the Bellevue.
Fernwood Improvement Associa-
tion, has long waged bitter fight
against the Chicago Housing Au-
The Chicago star., 1948-03-13

at 2 pm. next Sunday, March IA.
Nancy Ludwig, former Chicago
president of the Young Progressive
Citizens of America, who called
the meeting, said that members of
The Chicago star., 1948-03-13


turn suddenly and passionateIy
toward political careerism.
He seems to have selected for
his political godfather a Sena-
tor, a Democrat and Douglas
by the name of Stephen A
the man who Lincoln fought
so bitterly.
In an article in the April
1947 University of Chicago Law
Review, Paul Douglas made
this rather amazing comment
on American history:
at is permissible to ask
whether the program of
(Stephen Al Douglas was after
all not wiser than it seemed.
Because the extremists on both
sides would not let it operate,
we got the Civil War which
Douglas was trying to avoid.
The war freed the slaves, which
was a great ethical gain and
it preserved the Union, but it
did so at terrific cost in life,
hardship and bitterness :"
AND. lest someone mistake
this for nothing more than
Douglas peace-loving Quaker
ism speaking out, there are also
Douglas many statements that
prove the ex-Lieutenant Col
onePs jingoism.
In a war-like speech before
the Catholic Labor Alliance on
June 13. ls46. he declared rap
turouslY: During the great war
we Americans discovered afresh
the joys of brotherhood and
service"
In summary of Douglas, it
must be said that he is no
lesser evil' who deserves the
support of progressives on the
basis that he is "better than
Brooks"
FURTHER. the placing of
third party candidate in the
field would not defeat Douglas
chances of election. Douglas
himself defeated his chances of
election.
The truth is that as another
reactionarY candidate. Douglas
is not the man TO defeat Brooks
under any circumstances.
This is the way the Progress
sive Party sees the election for
U. S. Senator, in the words of
state executive director Zal-
mon Garfield:
Douglas presents the sad
picture of man whose over
weening political ambition has
caused him TO sacrifice prin-
ciple completely. Progressives
find in him person who is
willing to offer so great sac
rifice as peace in exchange for
political office.
I'VE Do not believe there is
an issue in Illinois between the
lesser of two evils. Rather in
the contest between Douglas
and Brooks there are two great
evils, both of which must be
opposed.
''We shall oppose both of
these men with a candidate who
will carry to the people of Illi-
nois the program Of Henry A.
Wallace for one world, peace
and abundance"
The Chicago star., 1948-03-13

Youth for Wallace clubs would be
entitled to send delegates to the
April convention of the Progressive
Party, in the proportion of one
The Chicago star., 1948-03-13
Douglas Brooks
Or a Progressive?
BY CARL HIRscH

BY CARL HIRSCH
TN recent weeks, the Chi
i cago Sun and Times has
been forced to take to its ed-
torial columns repeatedly in an
effort to prove that Democrat
Paul HI. Douglas is really a
liberal.
Those who know Douglas
best say that the effort is as
wasted as if they had tried to
prove the same thing about G.
Wayland Brooks, his Repubi-
can opponent.
AS for the main body of Illi-
nois voters, they will know be-
fore November that the problem
is not to sniff both of these
roses to see. which one smells
sweeter. In the race for the us.
Senate, the problem is to find
a genuine progressive alterna-
tive to run on a third ticket.
THE handspring of the pro-
gram of both Brooks and Doug
las is their overpowering anti
Soviet mania which basically
determines their stand on all
questions-including war, labor,
civil rights, militarism, Pales-
tine or what have you.
Their differences are only
superficial and tactical. And
also the fact that Douglas has
a history as a liberal.
But today, even Douglas has
arrived" as full fledged
witch hunter. He is given the
open-arms treatment in the Feb.
1948 issue of "Plain Talk" an
organ for assorted renegades
from liberalism, professional
Soviet-haters and political jit-
terbugs, which says:
I'VE welcome Kingdom. Paul
Douglas and their fellow-lib-
erals into the camp of Red
baiters.'"
DOUGLAS in Congress would
make a likely companion for
Parnell Thomas, John Rankin,
Alvin O'Konski and the rest of
the rabid crew which is pro-
voking an hysteria that already
numbers so many trade union
lists and genuine liberals as its
casualties.
In recent interview, Doug
las was asked about his stand
on civil liberties, specifically on
the loyalty" probes.
His wide-eyed answer was:
Have you read the Canadian
spy trial testimony"
But as far back as 1910, Doug
las resigned in anger from the
Chicago Civil Liberties Com
mittee. Why? Because the COM
mittee defended a Communist.
+ r &
THIS series of articles has
shown how Douglas has moved
steadily deeper into the camp
of reaction. Whatever liberal
trappings still remain are
strictly sham and wearing off
fast.
Actually, Paul Douglas is
political chameleon who has
Systematically renounced every
thing he once stood for.
Douglas has for years spoken
out against corrupt machine
politics. But today he is as zeal
The Chicago star., 1948-03-13
Youth for Wallace to
hold rally here Sunday

Chicago youth for Wallace" committee will organized
meeting to be held the Woodrow
The Chicago star., 1948-03-13
Fernwood blast
aimed at unity

All Chicago vitality involved in what taking at the
enwood Veterans Housing Project 05th
The Chicago star., 1948-03-13

This is the fourth and last
of a series of articles on the
candidacy of Paul II. Douglas.
The Chicago star., 1948-03-13

MAYBE the psychiatrist
could explain why a man whose
biography reads like a directory
of American colleges should
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-01-29
COUNTY EXECUTIVE
BOARD MEETS SATURDAY

The county executive board meet
ing, which was to have been held
last Saturday, January "a, has been
postponed until this coming Satur-
day, January 81. The meeting is
scheduled for 1870 pm. at the home
demonstration office, with Mrs. V. o.
Wallace, president of the county
council, presiding. Presidents, chair
men and other officers of the county
organization will attend.
Accomplishments of individual
clubs during the past year will be
discussed, and plans for future ac-
tivities made Special projects I'M
der discussion will be the sending
of boxes abroad to foreign families;
plans under consideration by the
home management committee, and
revision in the constitution of both
the county and local club organic
atoms. Arrangements for the an
nual county council luncheon meet
ing and for National Home Demon
stration Week will also be made.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-01-29
PETERSBURG CLUB

Thirty eight members and visit
crs attended the meeting of the
Leitersburg Homemakers' Club held
recently at the home of Mrs. Law
renee Johns, with Mesdames Lesher
Oaks and James Rodgers as assistant
hloSteSSes. The membership was
enthusiastic over the new projects
and demonstrations scheduled for
this year, as decided by Miss Ardath
Martin, County Home Demonstra-
ton Agent. Members enrolled for
many of the special educational pro-
ject schools to be held in the coun-
ty and a number of them indicated
their interest in taking the Home
Nursing classes offered by the local
chapter of the American Red Cross.
Mrs. Fred Cunningham, County
International Relations Chairman,
read an interesting letter from the
G. N. C. Coffeng family of Holland
The letter acknowledged receipt of
the Christmas box sent to the fam
lily by the Leitersburg Club.
Mrs. w. G. Mckay spoke on the
music project for 1946. This year
the study will be on American folk
music.
Mrs. Paul Buterbaugh conducted
short business session and an
nounced that the score of the club
for January was go per cent.
The next meeting will be held on
February II at the nome of Mrs.
Lester Lehman, in Reid.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-01-29
News Of County
Honenaker's Clubs
PATTERN ALTERATION
SCHOOL BEING HELD

Miss Suda Y. Bupp, county cloth
ing chairman, and Miss Ardath Mar
tin home demonstration agent, are
conducting a school on pattern al
formation at the home demonstra-
ton Office today, from 9 am. to 4p.m
This meeting is a follow-up of the
one held on January Is under the
direction of Miss Helen Shelby
state clothing specialist
Most of the homemaker clubs OF
the county are represented, and
these representative will in term
instruct members of their own clubs
They will learn the fitting of q
foundation pattern and pattern al
teration.
Today's meeting will be followed
up with the same kind of school or
Tuesday, February 3, at the home
demonstration Office, from am
until pm, with Mrs. Bupp again
giving the training and instruction
The clothing chairmen from the
various clubs will attend this meet
ing.