Evening Star Newspaper, December 19, 1931, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, C., BATURDAY, DECENIBER 19, 1931 U..§. REMEDY SEEN -~ INBUYING POWER La Follette Committee Holds Wage Stabilization Is Key to Recovery. By the Associated P Increased and steadied pu From the Front Row Reviews and News of Washington's Theaters. Fox_Features “Riders of the Purple Sage.” OVERNMENT by force and also by the process of seiz- ing property, such as pre- vailed in certain frcntier places 60 years ago, is ex- emplified with accompanying thrills in “Riders of the Purple Sage,” the week's offering at the Fox Theater, It is adapted from one of Zane Grey's novels engaged palr return to New York. 8o does Flashy. Poor Julia, impov- erished by the faithless trust com- pany, goes to live in a tiny apart- ment with columnar halls and the furnishings of a movie palace, where there are to be found only a few of the usual butlers, maids. gadgets and costly gew gaws. She man- ages to drag along well enough in this tawdry life, perhaps living on dreams of her marriage to the gold- | CULBERTSON TAKES 1915-POINT LEAD Lenz Attributes Opponents’ Success to Good Cards and Forecasts Change. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 19.—Ely Cul- D. ! How the Contestants See It idding Series of Triumphs|* My, Jacoby and I Avre in| for Forcing System, Says Culbertson. BY ELY CULBERTSON. I NEW YORK, December 19.—Winning established a lead of 1915 points Perfect Harmony,” Declares Lenz. BY SIDNEY S. LENZ. NEW YORK, N. Y. December 19.— six of the nine rubbers played in the Most of last night’s session was a see- ninth session of the Culbertson-Lenz |saw affair. bridge tournament, Mr. Lightner and I We won 3 out of the first 6 rubbers, but then we lost the last 3, on which only 10 hands were re- POWER QUIZ HEARS Against Government in Business “Good Stuff.” | | | | | Echoes of earlier inquiries into pub- ,’HUPE 10 GET J0BS of Seah Aid Plan, Tentative plans for aiding ECHOFROM 1%27AD' FOR' EX-MARINES Official Still Thinks Argument Corps Veterans, at Session oard League, Map unem- quired. Our total | lic utllities propaganda were heard yes- p1oved former Marines in bt o o Lozl iwusiosoll 20 o8 SIChRedemifTmmaeComme s o ot Aol e i b Points which, | SON'S hearings dealing with the North siness Pided to our for-| American Light & Power Co. session of the Eastern Seaboard Division mer minus score, | Clement Studebaker, jr., president. | of the Marine Corps League in the puts us 7915|and another company "official were | Anrapolis Horel sare vort i points minus in | Questioned concerning an advertisement | Today. hended pr CasierC®s Fisber the entire match | il the 1927 golden jubilee edition of the | of 'New ‘York. mationar roryanes o to date. { Washington Post the league, the delegates paid a Flushed with vic- | | Studebaker had been called to tell | to" the Semt ot Shebe Soldier tory because of a about unexplained expenditures on Lh?;a“d then left on an al trip tn Wonderful run of | Nolding company's books. He testified | Marine barracks at Quas Va. A catds and and‘:»n«.ally he was unable to recall the wreath was placed on t Unknown play by his part- | detalls of those transactions. Soidier’s tomb by Mr. Fisher e DY nan unsigned a<vertisement ; early Priday morn- | PPearing in the Post was headed “Goy- Work Assigned in States. ing issued a state. | C/OMeNt in Business. the examining | Under the plans for aiding their for- ment to which a | {ounsel explained, and contained quo- | mer comrades in sbtaming - emplor: number of news- | BUODs from an’ address by William | ment, each State grons or ihe Wasie paper_representatives asked me to re- | GI°CN €arly in 1527 and from an edi- |15 assigned to AppAI 2 it Piv, which O declined. 1 find now | (orial in the Chicago Tribune of May | co-oresate iyt harmt ol that his statement was put in such an lie e e ie Saought |in the resp-tive States ambiguous manner that some persons horiz e or the |of the banks, interpreted 16, to mean that. there. was| T pelloement for what he understood | other gro some misunderstanding between my | fo 08 aafil#‘ljléi&dl:]ertg.::fdsem‘on lgf;nldmg the | partner, Oswald Jacoby, and myself. ~ | FAECE 1a8 Piblishis ia\-nmi;mf" = Aide Relates Details. Judge Robert E. Healy, examining counsel, asked Studebaker if he res : 5 membered if there was pending in Con- | the league were received by ! St the tme a resolution asking | Hoover at the White House ang oy “.r)r investigation of utilities. He replied by Maj. Gen. Ben H. Fuller, co o a0t temember if'the investiga- | mandant of the Marié Gosne at ris tien, broposal was at the same time. | headquartos Charles N. Wheeler, en assistan’ to 5 the President, then related in deta)] tho cireumstances under which he said the advertisement was solicited and piacey A full-page ad costing $3.000 had beer | ssed only between Studebaker and | f, Wheeler said. and it had been | to place only a half page for lined Mr. Webster, who will convert Roxy's into a servant house for her menfals. At this inopportune mo- ment, that accomplished inopportu- nist, Count Ivan the Terrible, reap- pears.” He is besought, he cxplains, to print his love life in a tabloid | newspaper. In his humble opinion, the Cavanaugh daughter’s love let- ters and a chapter on what may happen in a Normandy inn, would make a salable feature of this nare rative. For $25,000—a loan, you understand—his attitude might be changed, the letters destroyed Flashy, who chances to be around the house Riving Julia a wedding present of all the silver Tfiany had in stock, overhears thes im. modest sugg>stions. and resolves (o save his dream girl from this nighte mare. He makes a cal lon the count and, forgetting his genteel schooling, slaughters him. The letters are ro. gained. Flashy is arrested, faces death, refuses to talk-—and is saved by the melodramatic appearance of Julia to confess all betore a melo- dramatic district attorney in an im- probale court room. Lo, Flashy free—and who marries who’ A comedy, Aesop fable, sport light, and newsrecl are also to be seen R.B P, Jr. when play closed late last night. We | had = started the | night with a lead of 4.965, and thus | ur net score of the evening was 50. The bidding dur- ing the eve Ning was a serics of triumphs for the principic of the pproac forcing system as contrasted with the official system, It was to test the re- spective merits of these systems that the agreement to play 150 rubbers of contract was made by Mr. Lenz and myself “Numerous hands throughout the ses- sion gave to my partncr and me op- portunities, through the use of the ap- proach principle, to reach the best cor tract in the combined hands with cer- tainty and precision In one instance, through the use of the “‘one-over-one” variation, the com- plete distribution of my hand was made an_open book for my partner, and the and reminds theatergoers that fine riding and the beauty of unusual land- scape, when combined _with battles without quarter that are to be expected in loosely gov- erned places, are effective elements of | screen life. | It is A revival of West>rn film | that the Fox | offers, and the | climaxes come idly that no one shoud fail | pericnce a heightened circula- tion cf the blood and to be held in nt suspense that accom- rapid charges in fortune. Lero and villan alternate in > action lie Purple Sage.” deal- Id human life of . compresses into a | mand for wal p b time about all the deviees which have | n found in primi- | The riding is & kill, and the warfare in a maintain their beholder. even d that the good ail over the evil One feature e picture is a dslide on a_ mountain, which, 'd by Ge'ige O'Brien. the wipes out the vindictive suers at one sweep. The play is he excellent work rchill and Noah power on the part of the great mas of wage-earners was offered today essive pre 1on mmittee work bertson's contract bridge team will be- gin Christmas week 7,915 points ahead | of Sidney S. Lenz and Oswald Jacoby, having gained 12,755 points in a week. A deficit of 4,840 points when play ended last Saturday night has been | converted into an advantage which ex- ceeds by 2265 any lead that Lenz and | Jacoby have had at the conclusion of | any of the nine sessions so far played | in & 150-rubber test of rival systems. A week ago today in the early morn- ing hours Lenz and Jacoby ended the fourth session 5,650 points ahead. At | one time during that session their lead | rose to 7,030, their high-water mark. Theodore A. Lightner replaced Mrs. Culbertson as her husband’s partner day night. The two sessions Lightner has played have bcen marked by a turn of the cards much in favor | of Culbertson’s side. the comm Wisconsin, nate llette of taken Benator La F Fconomic Council Urged. The chairm piovme Committee Senate Ma before whick Yaid for economic cour ation growth w: and In He r Sidnes 8. Lenz. the Progressi Ely Culbertson. George O'Brien, ormer Marines nent. The bu conducted e col league. Andersc of the local group of t Yesterday oon the going 10 t come for th \Raisi are inadeguate to susta the requisition of ¢ hygienic existence In Perfect Harmony. In reply to the statement issued by Mr. Culbertson I believe I may safely allow the American public to judge what constitutes the tactics and actions of a gentlem especial when he i5 win- ning at r' Mr. Jacoby and I are in perfect harmony with each other. Last night's session was the first one which started absolutely on time. Theodore A Lightner was again assisting Culbertson in his or to p vantages of his system over system used by my On the first hand El bid three trump by slow process and We were able to even up the score on the next han was Lenz Sees Change in Luck. Lenz and Jacoby won only three of | hine rubbers played in the ninth ses- | sion. which started last night and end- | cd early today. Culbertson’s side gain- | hand played in the correct ¢ ct. In °d 2950 points. 1In the last three rub- | another a sacrifice of 200 points was bers of the session Lenz and Jacoby | taken to avert an adverse game, as our scored a total of only 180, The rubber | bidding and that of our adversaties had standing of the series became 34 for | disclosed that we could not prevent Culbertson and 29 for Leny, | them from making their game contract, An “uncanny” streak of cards was | given by Lenz as the reason for the | jEreat v eck end deficit. He predicted al The cards be Theater. 0 preak in his favor sooner or later. Cul- | the element of Hbers ".‘;l"m;’l‘nféd’x‘:““h'lgh this [ bertson admitted a superiority in cards, | SKHI ot the p Christian era was born are sy moy |Dut regarded greater precision. of bid- | official system red by numerous extraordinary r ‘nn FELO SDeE is 1 d rtable Price Pegging Opposed. “Making pur ng pov stable than tk s act which 1t is d by SPTVeS Or NSy g ment “Stabilization of pri practicable, but not pegged at certain poir The report economic board. dent, to represer pert_knowledge i cluding. labor, fir Councils in each production and d et up under this boar charged with dev-lopi control of credit and fi obtains. SEEK AIRS.HIP'S NAME Benator Bingham and Delegation Urge U. S. S. Hartford as Choice. Senator Bingham, Republican Connecticut. with a tion State. called veste Secretary As ZRS-5. N struction, be named U The Senator, who has nent part in securing gible. informed Jonnecticut was t pass laws for the p o° “Ben Hur" At the Columbia. HBEN HUR" with sound is an ex- tremely elastic descr.pticn of the motion picture at the Columbia Urge Memorial in France. Officers and delegates yesterday eon- ferred with a number of Congressmen relative to_a proposal to acquire a section of Belleau Wood in France tn | b* maintained as a memorial to Marines by the Marine Corps League. The league has a membership of | approximately 20.000 throughout the country, with about 8.000 membe; the Eastern Seaboard Di Nearly 200 delegates have been i at the convention here STAR WITHDRAWS PLEA IN DEMPSEY DIVORCE Estelle Taylor Says Former Cham- pion Ready to Pay $35,000 to 840,000 as Final Settlement. By the Associated Precs HOLLYWOOD. December 19 —Estelie Taylor has instructed her attorney t- withdraw div pet in Los Angeles courts and has agreed not to contest the valudity of a decree granted Jack Dempsey in Reno, Nev Miss Tavlor said today she and her former husband had reacned an agree- ment whereby she was to receive §35,000 to $40.000. thercby ending the divorce and property settlement battle Dempsey. it was said. will pay off a mortgage and back taxes on the home of Miss Taylor. pay her attorney's fees and expenses incident to the divorce proceedings. pay an accumulation of houshold bills and deliver posse th nst for System Superiority Shown. bout even and thus ck discounted, and the Vers representing conceded, the star ined me attr ity of the system used my partner, took me to partner and m: of national nted by the Presi- cial types of ex- Wheeler told the commission thought the address was and added, 10, 6. 4 3 he 5, diamonds, 6, “good stuff” : “I still think s0." Hea | had brought out that the extracts wery OPPOsing Government, ownership, Contributions Denied. Spades: Bl 1, HBealy called Studebaker's attention | amonds, Jack, 10, 10 the Senate's instructions that ¢ommission inquire whether utilitieg | had made any contributions to pr iential or senatorial political campaigns 5 and asked if the North Amesitan o | and bid one club. {ubsidiary companies had doge” o | Lightner. Jacoby Stidebaker replied they had not and after a pass| ~Studebaker was questioned relative art. East con- (10 $20.000 worth of bonds of the Prose v bid two dia- | Record Publishing Co. of Granite (it Trom Wes DL which the North American Co. held Gibet iajt 1926, He said he had only a faint Jacoby imme collection of the company and knew | es. and we made ncthing of the manner in which the bidding bonds were acquired T Examiner Kenneth Miller also. to differences in stments in common North American subsidiaries as basad | on the cost of stocks compared witi | the basis of ledger values as show {the company's accounts. He potnted to “a considerable difference betwee the rates of return” in the case of the Tllnois Traction Co, events thal sounds of daily life |gyoyD:, Courtenay, president of Bridge| Mr. Lightner were almost modern in thelr I ‘ii(adq-x arte Inc, which sponsors (l\(“fl small slam in spades in the second tensity. Shouting crowds were to be | .CMCIal” system, said that the mateh | Tubber, on & hang uher foiaond expected when the mob first await. | %25 IO fair test of that system in com- | Striking contrast to the blddine of the (4.3 new king, then tumed to |PATIOn With Culbertson's. The players | disasirous grand slam by our oppo- angry violence - when predictions | Bnored the statement, nents last night. The comparison of Were not met in the expected wa B il e i o steme Shnl;(l.s at the chariot race are Pedn Teli8 0hn e equally swee, r - a ; equally 5 ething in thelr effect and only one | opposite opening _ spadc ) ust son to | plication Nevertheless “Ben Hur” lacks the o sy uEs et s L customary sounds of human voices, il et e e od lfor Thelia and the ‘titles of a silent picture fies by oo e give the understanding of the in- ) b cidents of the play. The musical o o pertatn accompaniment, which follows the e entire action. gites a quality o the scenes, which arc. by the very na- ture of Gen Lew Wallace's piece, on a scale appropriate {5 the magnificence of the period, which pagan Rome swayed all na- tions and Roman citizenship was a guarantee of that pleasure which i : sometimes described as sitting on o 4 the top of the world, Running paralicl to the develop- ments of the New Testament. ti story is decidedly appropriate o the Christmas season. It has its own brand of inspiration, based upon the victory of quality over force. It has the magnetic power that comes from H ~Spades, queen Jack. 2. diamonds 1ack, 6, 5, 2 3 at the Fox would b i portunity to make the of tn : nta { Earl Sande. con- t p ckey, and to hear his display a satisfactory is a-sisted by Laine Blair, cancer. and John Wel- prosented in the rco part of the pro- Froos. Johnny v and Rogers, and | i Cackey, with the Rus- | | sen rt dar The Mickey i mas_comedy is espe- of attenticn. Les players offer musical | DicHCi| Culbertsol hearts, k it clubs, ace, htner jack ace, n one Jacoby Turns Cagey. took fewer chances Jacoby 1 and suffered at the Mr. Lightner my minimum recogn Spades, ace king king. 9 queen Ely wa 1 1 passed. and the doubled informatorily n for no never once mentioned the declaration. take eral bids | comm other, Each s points ther pass hy showed m Lenz Bidding Poor. Mr. Lenz last night, yiel temptation of the and failing to which is approach-for i rump and biinded the partner- <hip to the fact that there was a lay- splay that cost | for two spades tricks. Culbertson with the intention of Lenz four tricks over book » and led good clubs. 1tson to play hea failed to take and queen of hearts ded 0 many spades 1t to lead to Jacoby n made game and | ump. Hand Which Brought “Alas.” nd which provoked the “The False Madonna™ s Not Win Enthusiasm. Y FRANCIS, one of the screen’s 100 per cent Venuses, has of late | been most unfortunate in the matter | ! | testified, return on in- | stock of some and I was ecorrect The play of the hand, nat- comparatively simple. Culbertson On the third hand we made a partial score. but on the fourth hand the Cul- bertson side made the second game for a 300-point rubber ng of the second rub- 10t seem to be any ma wares. Paramount has ing her around from one > to the other until the cam in her eye has been xtinguished, The False Madonna,” which shown yesterday at Loew’s Pal- e fi the first time, Miss Francis is the hand Dealer her side vulnerable. LENZ (NORTH). v. the third N th> name of an SPECIAL NOTICES. § WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE F YBERT H 1 T PUBLIC Dec. 20th No. 163 MEETING OF d_Nat Ba “DEYBER Presids NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN annual meeting of the NNUAL MEET! ders of the Coly Company of the Dis purpose of electing company for 5 OF THE STOCK- Title 1 ce ot of ¢ T tteen 12 to Dec. “THE i Bar STOC THE THAT THE rath>r a worse break than usual arbed 2s a psuedo-mother, and in the rebellious victim of a 211 group of high-class racketeers, walks into a_Long Island home, announces herself as the long-lost mcther of a young son and plants herself there with the avowed pur- pose of walking out again with a check Mother love. cousin to it, how of her. One glimps whose mother che she is plunges her into idvllic rapture. The lad is s a bat—and so perforce he | »nly ask her if his remembrance | right—if her hair is black, | ray, and so forth, to which dv answers only with | To be told | closely the unfortunately dead | mother t. plunges Miss Francis | into such seasonable grief that she ficult time remaining in the n she does. however, 1o do anything about © mentioned, about ch her gangster brothers were 50 lly, when the poor | he walks out— i check, but with true has suddenly taken the 1 of the manager of the estate. | " in this is played by who deserves a bet- illiam (stage) Boyd is man who is always scream- a check at Miss Francis' Miss Francis' elbow, as a matter of fact, is still so lovely to be- hold, that it scems a shame they | couldn’t have given her something more adequate to its charms. The stage show, “Jade,” while col- orful and exotic, is not too invigor- ating in spite of the efforts of Ross and Edvards, some adagio dancing she or rather a second ver. gets the better of the boy s0 a display of valor based upon pride of race, with Ben Hur upholding the Jewish rights in the homeland and fighting to check the ivaders of Palestine. If it lacks the mcd- ern touch, it is because the chief figures move amid soclal conditions that have long since passed into history. They lived in a stage of human development when stateli- ness was the mark of thos who had an important place to fill While one may be disappointed that the characters are silent. there is compensation in the wholly ad- mirable staging of a battle between two fleets representing the Roman forces and a powerful pirate group, that is unbelievably realistic in it scope and completeness, and in the chariot race, which can be shown With most thrilling res far passing the treadmill of the version of the play. Ramon Novarro's qualities are wel] portrayal of the voung Jewish no- bleman and May "McAvoy performs well in the role of Esther, a symp: thetic character. born the daughier of & slave of the house of Hur bhut made practically a member of the family and brought into closest - sociation with “young Ben = Hur Beity Bronson as Mary. the mother of Christ. furnishes a brief. striking picture. Francis X. Bushman meets all the requirements of the part of a Roman despot and the varions other characters are weil presented C.C. stage intellectual adapted to the 'SHERIFF QUOTES ANDRE IN RENO CASE las” comment Jacoby remarked that | opponents had a lavdown for three no trump without a finesse. Hand 352 | LENZ CULBERTSON (WEST), LIGHTNER (EAST). S—98543 H—-A K Q D—J 10 C—-A 43 (SOUTH). QJ 6 108658 JACOBY s H D cC—98 ‘The bidding: North, pass no trump: South, pass: West. two no trump: all pass’ The opening lead was the queen of spades. Each side Wwas vulnerable. Lightner took 10 ks Here is the “O\. oi, Teddy,” hand, No. 358 ¥ East, one LENZ (NORTH). S—A10953 H—6 3 D—-AJ102 c—98 CULBERTSON (WEST). LIGHTNER |} (EAST). Q8 4 <982 D—85 C—7543 s F D C. South Pass| Pass Pass at least distribution slam possibilit were made, hand justifving the g see the difference in the res hnd with no trump bids two or three times, as occurred Thursday night in a strik- | ponents | no coupled with the necass CULBERTSON (WEST) KQ1076 H—7 3 4 ~K Q862 JACOBY ¢ 5—J54 H—862 D—10653 C—J93 bidding West North. East. 1spade 2 diamonds 3 diamonds 4 clubs Pass 6 spades Pass Pess LIGHTNER (EAST). 932 A AQs5 4 AJT A5 OUTH) ‘The Mr. Lightner's bid of three diamonds, | an overbid of the sui ponents, was a_for three ho and tk thing in slam bid playars will readily t on this respond>d my Contract_bridge if Mr Lightner had nely similar situation with our op- While wo could have made a slam, the finesse involved v for a break n clubs, would have made it an ex- remely unsound contract Favors Penalty Acceptance. I have repeatedly emphasized in my trump articles the importance of accepting the penalty equ the cou | inflict on your opponen's can lent of a game in licu of toward rubber. This, of implies that the penalty vou seen score se, | as the equivalent of the score you would | make at your own bid. h some oppo- they tem approach ng on the next hand, which fol- Lenz- des, Kkin jack, 9, 3. dianiunds, queen. jack, 8. Culbertson hearts, 5, clubs. (West) queen, monds, king. ‘PEACHES’ BROWNING DIVORCE PLEA FAILS| }Ccnnnuatinn of Legal Action Seems Likely, Although Counse] | ‘ Is Silent. | B the Associated Press NEW YORK. December Frances Heenan (Peaches) failed _yesterday 19 —Mrs ' | from Edward West (Daddyv) Browning West and North, East bid four The two of t and the tch to dia- nds would have set the contract one trick. Bidding Slowed Up. iding slowed up considerably immediately foilowing orth (Lenz Spades. queen, 7 uecn. 7 diamonds, king, ace. jack, : (Culberts Spades. ace. ; ts. 10. 9. 2: diamonds, queen ac 9, 3. clubs, 10, 6, 3, 2. East (Ligh —Spades, king. 9. 8 : ack, 5; diamonds, 4; - Spades. 10, 6; hearts, ace, 8. 6, 4. 3, diamonds, ace, 10, 8. 6. 5. clubs. queen. 1 was the dealer and passed, and so Jacoby bid one heart, ssed by West, and I bid one spade. which everybody passed. I Just managed to make my contract. but there was every from finished. Supreme Court Justice John 1, Walsh denied the divorce petition the bench before opposing lawvers made their arguments plaintiff had failed to establish charge of misconduct which is grants a divorce greatly mystified” at the dec probably would appeal. although fused to comment. wise was silent. His lawyer, James D C. Murray. said there would be statement whatsoever.” Browning married “Peaches” nan. a former Columbus. Ohio, girl when the latter was 15. The ceremon. was performed at Cold Spring, N. Y were separated been considerable litigation both \EX-PRESIDENT OF BANK Browning to obtain a divoree | indication their | | Widely publicated legal battles were {; Mrs. Browning's friends said she was her counsel, Judge Daniel F. Cohalan, re- | The elderly real estate operator like- ‘no Hee- April 10, 1926. and within a year they Since then there has involving two automobiles, to which she wil! clesr title Miss Taylor said Dempsey ing in the Midwest to Lo< Angeles within the next days to sign the agreement | any good to go to the po ‘rom | And that applies to a son or daughte: had | over 21 as well He held the | the | police the only ground on which New York Stats cate Strayed Family Member, but Keeps Secret. PARIS (# —If your husband or w deserts you in Paris, it w a For the Missing Persons' Bureau headquarters, handling 25.000 requests a year, keeps the se now box- was expected to f |PARIS POLICE DESERTION CODE HAS ITS ODDITIES Missing Persons’ Bureau Will Lo- of people who have chosen to leave home. Suicides. accidental deaths ar the law does not oblige a son’ daugh! husband or wife to live at home 1 less he or she wants to, all will say is, “We have located Ju (or Marie). He (or she) happy and does not wish ou to where he (or she) is stay i Edward C. Johnson, local was elacted preside: of the and Ma Club of W night at 'a meeting in the Club. Other officers cho attor wi cn were Col HEADS COLLEGE GROUP crime ision and | cases are reported at once to the fam- ilies of the persons concerned, but. sinc e es is well an 3 cis Scott Key-Smith, first Make Slam Bid. !'dent: C. Du v_Shreve prasident; Dr. E. L. Wi i | president; Cscil R. Heflin | and Walter £ Clar The annual mest lation of officers wi uary 14. | The application of this principle on : the fifth hand of the fifty-sixtn rubber = = PO b Th{" bv‘cdntflzxr‘uz n?:é“‘i{;a‘;?“'n,“ff"p;‘;l. permitted us to inflict a 600-point pen- St pass: West, double: North, pase. |Alty upon Mr Jacoby. who bid thres iEast Ftwolhearts-all pass. clubs to prevent us from completing a The opening lead was the nine of 8ame score. He had at that time a nar- clubs. It was the first hand of a rub- tial score of 90. The hand upon which ber. Culbertson took 10 tricks. | Mr. Jacoby made his sacrifice bid was May Go on Stage. ‘ East—Dealer. East-West. 90: A subtle movement was under w LENZ (NORTH). today to put the four all-star bridge system battlers, currently playing quas\-‘ secretly in Mr. Ely Culbertson’s own pastboard arena. In a glass cage on 4 | g:k;:m)xon. stage for the benefit of | cutsERTSON, S The performance would be for one | : i night and would allow hoi polloi of the | bridge flipping fraternity to get eyes and ears full of Defender Sidney S Lenz's quips at Challenger Culbertson, | and vice versa It was learned that Lenz and Cul- bertson were negotiating the proposed public showing. though the latter said no announcement was ready—'yet.” A star chamber session was held by all four players and the referces early | today at the conclusion of the ninth | session of play. It lasted 45 minutes and was ostensibly to discuss how many sessions, and_when, would be { played during the Christmas holidays. | Unofficial battle arena spokesmen said the benefit performance was prac- tically assured. pending _satisfactory technical arrangements. The problem, in short, weuld be to show the players to an audierce without showing the i he players. | December 19 (p) audience to the play ! colored, was clec- Lenz Goes to Press Room. ' e murder of F. | Lenz brought his chin up out of his Postmaster Kerr. | vest for the first time since the match and slain last year. | began in the last session and left the | the Killing of Newton | room while dumm i noJeath. and said his: “Would anybody object” he asked!| j'ho Js under sentence | with a look at Culbertson, who has 8, was innocent, never yet remained at table while dummy, “if T left the room?” | “No, 'Sidney, go right ahead,” said Culbertson, graciously. | Said Lenz ] | “Where's this press room you run to every time you are dumrqy, Ely? L} want to go see the boys, t0o. “Right_down the hall, Sidney, anythil you want to say.’ S e eporters. followed Veteran | Lenz, expecting weighty pronouncement. | He burst, into the press room, hands in his pockets, shouted: i[‘)’ummy at last! Thought you boys' might want to look me over, too. le partner’s got & b’xd. If he makes it, it'll er pianola.” B ototais customary _Culbertson comment on hands easily won by op- CONVICTED OF FRAUDS R. M. Allan of Detroit Found Guilty of Embezzling $52,000 From Defunct Institution. and a fleet of miniature dancing dolls E. de S. MELCHER. 1 or of “Men in Her Life’ e closed_ from Decer 1931, "to s fisdramati E ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK: 3 a Tolders of. e Wet 1 ote Ty STOCKS 1 vou will find that the “Men in ¥ Her Life"—that is to say, Lois Mo- ran’s life as Julia Cavanaugh—con- currently lived several times a day at R-K-O Keith's, average about 53, per cent. if judged on all their points. ircluding conformation and way of going. To begin at the beginning: There | i< one lad who rates zero or less be- | cause of his propensities for betrav- | ing. blackmailing and otherwise | making uncomfortable the fairest of maidens. Julia Cavanaugh opens her film life with an intrigue with this unkind vouth, Count Ivan by name. Ivan promises to marry her, but changes his mind very method- ically. Instead, he leaves her to | pav their joint hotel bill. To | but the finer touches on an evil act, | he also robs her so she can't pay the bill. Being one of the Cava- naughs. Julia is upset by this episode more than somewhat. In fact, as the first incident of a play called “Men in Her Life.” it promises to prejudice her against both of the commodities named in the title. But at this opportune moment. an op- portunist gangster named Fiashy Madden appears at the Normandy Inn, pays the hotel bill, because from his perch in the gutter he has al- ways worshiped the mighty Cava- naughs, and thereunon enters the for big ring as chief contender for the dra- : Wi matic honors of the piece. As plaved by Charles Bickford, this retired thug is a wistful and illegally wealthy voung man, irked by the uncouth habits of his business asso- ciates. He is determined to become a gentleman at any cost. even the sacrifice of evil-smelling cigars. s Julia Cavanaugh happens to be. at the moment, slightly embar- rassed by the very loud crash of the Cavanaugh Trust Co., she is in- veigled to accept a position as tutor to Flashy in the fine art of acquir- ing gentlemanly instincts. Under her practiced direction, he learns to say somewhat gruffly, “Wagner is boring: Beethoven is charming: have a_cigarette.” Equipped with this scintillating store of small talk, Flashy sallies forth with her into the toothiest realms of ~respectability. He remains more of a quaint and awkward pupil than a finished re- conteur, but he is doing noblv and growing more sentimental every day /Says Dentist Told Him He Had Lost Interest in Woman Later Killed. By the Associated Press. RENO, Nev, December 19 mony that Dr. Carl Picrre And Fairmount, W. Va., dentist lost interest in Mrs son before she fell t motor car, was in the der trial here today. orifl Russell Trathen {ostifie Andre had told him that Mre. Hypon son had come to Reno about shece Jeeks before her death the nighi o | fg&&em:e;_lld nd that “as soon as ho | Vel is ivorce y zoin, to be married.” L ey “He said aiso, however,” the sher, testified, “that he had become iy ested in her and that they hadn't pon 80ing out together very ofton - The prosecution may rest today with. out calling” Morrey Gracchy. fquuty | manager of the Cornelius, jr “Lazy 1{«/{;' Ra?_ch’, who was a st tness at | the preliminary hearing. ‘. | ranch manager testified in 11 e inary trial that he heard My« e son say to another person, me up tonight. I'll phone s can come and get me.” A that night, ¢ fine appeal in 3 system, as in_any bidding would have inued. Any additional ed us into a set. We d now gamned our stride, for on the next hand we bid a slam, six ! hearts, and made the contract easily. The following hand was rather amus- | ing North ¢ ueen, jack, diamonds. none: West (Culbe favor of the By the Associated Press. DETROIT, December 19.—Robert M | Allan was convicted by a jury Thursday of embezzling $52.000 from the defunct American State Bank, of which he for- merly was president. The verdict was returned after four hours and a half of deliberation. The | trial had been in progress since No- vember 17. Under Recorder’s Court rules. each convicted defendant js referred to the ||~ probation department and he cannot || be sentenced for one week. The max- | Imum sentence in Allan's case is 20/ years' imprisonment. Defense xttor-;’ nevs indicafed the case would be ap- | ¥ Testi- re. young | had said he | Martha Hutchin- o death from his record of his mur- | Hitler Serves as Best Man. BERLIN. December 19 (P —Adol! Hitler took time out from his other activities today and served as best ma at the wedding of Joseph Goebbels, one of his chief lieutenants, who was m ried in a civil ceremony to Fraul Magda Quandt. — Spades. ace, king, hearts. jack, 8. 5, 4; queen, jack, 7, 3. Spades 10, 6, 3, 2; hearts, ace, Kking. queen; diamonds, ueen, 8. 5. clubs, 8. 5, 2. East (Lightner) —Spades, 9. 4: hearts, | 9, 3, 2, diamonds, king, jack, 10, 9, 7, ! 4 3. 2: clubs, none. South (Jacoby)—Spades, 8, 5: hearts, 0. 7. 6; diamonds, ace, 6; clubs, ace, | ing. 10. 9. 6, 4 Both sides were vulnerable. | a partial score €losed at 3 o'clock Books for the (1 January 3rd. 193 CHARLES E. " THE NATIONAL ness that We had e of 90 and our op- | ponents a partial score of 70. My | partner was the dealer and he bid | one club while T bid one spade. Jacoby went to two clubs and I rebid the | spades. East and West passed through- st. | out 2 d‘lc\,rcm:n&p:’s{;nh‘ | Increditable as it may seem, we made spades Pass Jclups |3 grand slam because during the play | Pass Pass Double Pass of the hand Culbertson made some Pass Pass cemarks about his holdings. He there- (Copyright, 1931 fore had to expose his whole hand and I was entitled to call his cards to every trick. This may seem some- | what technical to the average player, | but every serious match has to be played al in strict accordance with the rules, and this is one of them It is interesting to note that Light- ner never made an effort to bid us up in spite of the partial score on both sides. As it was he could have made four diamonds on the hand, but he certainly could not have bought the contract at that price. (Copyright, 1931.) [l |k | o'clock p.m EWART. Cashier SUTTABLE FOR | and ed. vew ci rent or sale CO. 418 10tn ORAGE an_1814 WANTED LOADS YORK ; PHILADELPHIA ROANOKE i b A The bidding: East South, 1 no trump 2 clubs Pass . Famous Old Southern Maryland Home and Resort TO NEW ‘ 10 J: It's mostly a matter of down- g b S right comfort and economy DY siE that swings people to ,‘ % } AUTOMATIC | ou and you She met deson v Ely Culbertson.) Trains Collide, Killi;:; Two. DAGENHAM, England, December 19 (). —Two men were killed in a railway collision here yesterday when a pas- | senger train struck the rear of a freight train. At least 30 were injured, some of them children, Slayer Electrocuted. RALEIGH. N. C., Chevis Herring, 24, trocuted here for t | F. Newton. 70, | who was robbed Herring confessed Ul al Refrigerating C DUNBAR'S LODGE YOUR ROOF will ready to be sold at public auction at Leonardtown, St. Mary's County Maryland, at 1 o'clock p.m., Tues day, December 22nd, 1931. OIL BURNERS | 0933 ¥ d St S.W APPLES, SWEET CIDER We have a large supply usual high-crade apples and_swect T _ Rockville Fruit Farm I _ TINNING, HEATING AND PLUMBING =at vour service anv time anvwher capable mechenics . o Perfect home site or remark- able opportunity for the re- establishment of an old profitable business. brother Ernest, to die January our $395— $25 Specially priced at ShReh i immediate installation. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. SR T T TODAY. Dance, Ohio Girls' Club, 13 sachusetts avenue, § pm. 20 Mas Located about 20 miles from Leonardtown, and containing 40 acres of cleared, level land and 6 acres of woodland, with 3} of a mile water front on Smith Creek near its confluence with the Potomac River. DAIREN—Plenty of excitement in these countries. Japan's cabinet Tesigned. China’s resigned. Its funny” we can't ever have any luck like that. Human nature and intelligence is about the same. Chinese have planted a new big crop of soya beans, and L. W. Groomes, 1319 Eye St. Dance. Daughters of Zion, Willarq 1 Hotel, 10 pm. Reception and dance, Society, U. S. Chamber 3:30 pm. Benefit dance, 708 A east, 8:30 p.m, FUTURE. Hike, League for the Larger 14 assemble District line o Notice to Subscribers in Apartment Houses Subscribers wishing the carrier boy to knock on the door when delivering The Star will please tele- phone circulation depart- ment, National 5000—and o seaetal This property undoubt- e edly, be sold at a bargsin price. For further information see DOMESTIC | SERVICE CORP. ! 'prnicnc-l Heating Contractors ' Furnaces—Ranges- L Roof Painting & Reg tering. Spouting. 5 Shop—District 424 Tth_St. S.W. ~ NEED PRINTING? Consult this million-dollar obes Revaired c . Gut- street north- rintine plant for ideas that will g swing of good times. The National Capital Press BLA. AVE, 3rd and N N.E. Linc. 6060 you back into the about Julia, until Dick Webster, son of a Senator, appears and persuades the exclusive Cavanaugh to marry the exclusive Webster. Flashy takes this sportingly. The at Sixte street, tomorrow, 2 p.m et Christmas _entertainment and gup. per. Ruppert House, Anacostia, tomor- row, 2:30 p.m. ponents. In English it means “an easy one.” PR f employes in retail stores ms;]:‘fl;f il .fl_.y, have been cut. they haven't sold the last two years’ crop, Don't that sound exact- ly like the wheat and cotton farmers at home? Yet we call these heathen. Yeah? instractions will be given for this service to start at once. g SHANNON & LUCHS 1435 K Street N.W. 1706 Conn. Ave. N.W. POtomac 2048 Wm. H. Gotlieb, M, |