Evening Star Newspaper, March 10, 1933, Page 11

(ROWD JONSHONT | FORS1 O OLO0T Long Island Police Rope Off Area Where $40,000 Gems Were Found. By the Associated Press. MINEOLA, N. Y., March lo.-—Long\ Island Police had hopes last night of recovering the $1,000,000 loot of two notorious jewel thieves for which an unceasing hunt I 5 been conducted for more than five sears—and a lot of other people haa a similar idea. | Four laborers o. the Emergency Re-| lief Committee, diguing up the roots of | a tree near Lake Ronkopkoma on Long | Island, about 40 miles from New York | City, came upon a gold mesh handbag. One of them took it home and gave it to his children. Neighbors saw the youngsters playing with rings. pins and chains set with dazzling gems. i Investigation Started. A Long Island official heard the story and set oyt to investigate. Yesterday, while State troopers were guarding the area around the “spot where the handbag was dug up, it was disclosed that the jewelry definitely was Pfifl of the loot of Arthur Barry and “Boston Billy” Monohan. who are serv- Ing long sentences for their thefts. Some of the pieces were identified by insurance company officials as belong- ing to John Greenleaf, an architect: to Jesse L. Livermore, a Wall Street opera- tor, and to Harry Aaronson, & stock broker, all of whom had been victims of the thieves. ‘The contents of the handbag, yalued roughly at $40,000, included 250 dia- monds. and a number of sapphires, rubles and amethysis. One of the most valuable pieces was a piatinum chain six feet long set with dozens of pearls. Pawn shops, safety deposit vaults and jewelry shops throughout the world ive been searched during the last five years for the Barry-Monohan loot. Jobless Hired or Hunt. Expressing hope that part or all of the missing jewelry taken by the pair fn their many robberies of wealthy homes ht be recovered in same ares, officials arranged to have a group of unemployed laborers dig up the on. Many Long Island residents, hearing of the find, hurrled to the place with les and coal shovels, hopi to be able to dig up some of the bui treas- ure themselves. A cordon of State troopers, however, ‘was thrown around the area apd, al- though some of the treasure-hunters began digging, they were stopped before they had gone very deep. DATA SHOWING SPEED OF LIGHT COMPLETED Two Scientists Continuing Michel- son's Study Finish Work With Mile-Long Vacuum Tube. By the Associated Press. SANTA ANA, Calif., March 10— Measurement of the speed of light has been completed at the mile-long ;;:cuum tube on the Irvine ranch near Te. “We have collected a great mass of figures,” Dr. Francis G. Pease, in charge of the experiment, said yesterday. “It rrobably will be six months before we & - ready to announce our findings.” “xperiments in this area to de- te: rine the speed of light were begun by ihe late Dr. Albert A. Michelson, who flashed light from Mount Wilson to another peak nearby and found it traveled 186,284 miles per second. Dr. Pease of Mount Wilson Observa- tory and Fred Pearson have completed g the experiments. They said their f!rl}'i observations gave results about 10 miles per second less than that ob- tained by Dr. Micheison. i ] ARRAIGNED IN SLAYING Youth Pleads Not Guilty in Texas Aerial Killing. BROWNSVILLE, Tex., March 10 (#). e-Earl Dodson. San Benito youth, pleaded not guilty yesterday to an in- dictment charging him with murder in the aerial slaying of Lehman Nelson, flying instructor, two weeks ago, which officers attribute to Dodson’s friend, Earl McCall, 21-year-old student pilot. McCall committed suicide after land- ing the plane in which Nelson was shot to death. Both were killed by a pistol g,l‘ice sald was owned by Dodson. cers charged the youths plotted to steal the ship for flight to Mexico. Dodson’s trial was set for March 29. e LENTEN CONCERT Whird of Beries to Be Given by A Capella Choir. The third annual Lenten concert of the A Capella Choir of First Congre- gational Church will be held at 8:45 pm. April 3 at the Mayflower Hotel under leadership of Mrs. Ruby Smith Stahl, director. The choir, composed of more than 60 woices, will sing without accompaniment | & number of the best sacred composi- tions of early England, Russia, Italy and the United States. Tickets may be obtained' from members of the choir, Mrs. Stahl or at the First Congrega- tional Church. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, FRIDAY, MARCH ‘10, 1933. From the Front Row Reviews and News of Washington's Theaters. By E. de S. MELCHER “So This Is Africa,” Comedy, With Doubtful Humor. OMPARED to the humor of the Mesars. Wheeler and Woolsey, Mae West is a bit of Victorian Jlace. Her raucous chantings of out-of- the-way love doings are pure Alice in Wonderland if held up against the rhapsodies of her two clown confreres, who in “So This Is Africa,” now playing at R-K-O Keith's, reach a definits new low. Nevertheless, in fairness to these two lads, and in fairness to the picture jtself, it must be admitted that much of yester- day's audiences laughed their off. Wobert Weelser: gone a little too far. What is called “wit” is & lightly disguised version of the laughs that used to be got out qf~ privately printed notebooks and Boston bur- lesque houses which have subsequent- ly been decapitated. There are “laughs” in this that are older than the Brooklyn Bridge, and situations which were tiresome long before the Civil War. And the whole doings, meant to be satires on current, screen monkeyshines in Africa, aré about as_effective as Al Jolson might be doing & Clifton Webb in “Flying Colors.” By this time Wheeler and Woolsey should know better. Granted that their films are produced only for laugh purposes, and granted that they are oceasionally funny, their humor, however, instead of progress- . ing In the direction of good cheer and healthy rah-rahism, at the moment is going down hill so fast that their next picture may be the kind of a classic fit only for favored slopes of Paris’ Montmartre. 1f you examine the laughs in “So This Is Africa” you will find that even the dullest child will get their double- meanings and that no infant with more than half a brain can help but fathom their nasty innuendos. What remains is a gentle little burlesque about explorers in darkest Africa, which reaches its s‘(h.t pesk in naming the lady ex) aper "Mrs. Johnsop Martini.” * This s roarious and libelous bit is :upfi mented, of course, by expected references to the popular alcoholic appetiser. Further highmarks are reached in a series of “comic” re- marks made by Mr. Woolsey when he sees the Amazons. and in that moment when Mr. Wheeler dresses himself up as an Amazqgian. As far back as we c’:&emember there has been no Wheeler-Woolsey film in which the former hasn't dressed himself up as a female—no *film in which Wheeler hasn't had on a striped suit—no film (except “Rio Rita,” in which they were spdendid) in which they have been funny. But the public loves them. 8o maybe we are wrong. Katherine Hepburn Splendid in New Role. ORD has come from New York that Katherine Hepburn is little short of perfect in her new film, “Christopher Strong.” This is said to confirm the favorable impression that Miss Hepburn first created in “A Bill of Divorcement"—at which time certain reviewers were inclined to think her splendid performance was only an “accident.” Douglas Fairbanks, jr., will be co- starred with Leslie Howard in Warner Bros. production of “Fel- low Prisoners.” Why. we should like to know, why? Young Mr. Fair- banks is —but he is far from being as good as Mr. Howard. Incidentally, rumer has it that the new “Secrets,” is a hit. John Barrymore has been signed to a new long-term contract by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. ~ His next film will be “Night Flight.” based on a story by Antoine de 8t. Exupery. Mr. Barrymore should wait awhile before he destroys the illusion of his remarkable “Topaze.” Mary Pickford Afilm,- | Charles Butterworth will also do more films for M.-G.-M. wi 5 carpet, and pal aluminum furniture, New York. Tonight Bette will attend the new Owen Davis play and wave politely to young Mr. Davis “from the front row.” Miss Bennett’s play, “The Old Maestro” Entertains This Afterncon. BI'N BERNIE, the “old maestro” to you, will play hest to - matic and radio scribes this noon at the Washington Hotel. . . . Incidentally, when Mr. Bernie broadcasts Tuesday night he will be introduced by Eddle Dowling as “King of Jazs,” which title was con- ferred on him by Radio Guide's an- nual Jass King contest. . What will Paul Whiteman say to that? . . . And Rodney Colller, astute Rialto manager, will play host to circus and wild animal fans Saturday night in conjunction with the showing of “The Big Cage” film, which opens on Ninth street tomorrow. . . . Repre- sentative Mary Norton has been in- vited. . . . This is the day when i can be announced that “43nd Strest” is being moved from the Karie to the Metropolitan—where from tomorrow on it should prosper the way it has been prospering during this week. .. . The only person who doesn’t fare so well in it is George Brent, who isn't faring so well anyway in the films of late. . . . Robert Young was married the other day to Betty Lou Henderson. . ., You are not al- lowed to watch “The Piceoli” marion- ettes from backstage. . . . Reason is that if the manipulators get dis- tracted, the dolls get distracted, too. «+ . Eddie Osntor arrived last night. . . . The most important event since the inauguration, according to many. Race Prejudice Lecture. “Race Prejudice” will be the subject of an address by Dr. Charles Edward Russell at the Whitelaw Hotel audi- torium, Thirteenth and T streets, at 3:30 pm. Sunday. Dr. Russell is a di- rector of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, The public is invited; sdmission free. e S AL Eighteen new banks were opened in Mexico in the last 11 months. @he Foening St B o Simpson’s supplying most any MISSING GIRL FOUND 13-Year-0ld Daughter of U. 8. Man Abducted at Mexico Oity. SCHOOL EDITORS MEET Some 1,500 Gather at Columbia U. for Annual Session. NEW YORK, March 10 (#.—Some 1,500 editors of school publications thered from over the nation yester- y for the ninth annual Ci bia University scholastic preas convention. A program of round table canfer- inces. newD LOCAL COMPOSER HONORED. A PROGRAM gevoted to the compo- sitions of Dorothy Radde Emery was presented last evening at the League of American Pen Women in This is the l::g’l’\d poser. ‘The artists taking t were Evelyn Randall, soprano; Harlan Randall, bari- tone; Louise Bernheimer, cellist; Elena de Sayn, violinist, and the American University Male Quartet, composed of Emory Bucke, first tenor; Joseph Thomas, second tenor; Robert Parker, baritone, and Richard Tuve, bass. Dorothy Radde Emery was at the plano. The program was varied, giving ample occasion for the versstility of Mrs. Emery's talent to find expression. In- dividuality of thought and technical ex- pression give abundant color to the in- strumental numbers while the atmos- phere of the poems which inspire her songs is reproduced with fidelity. Writ- ing in a free-flowing style,’ Mrs. Emery is particularly happy in the rich piano background she creates which acts as a frame in which the melodies stand out pure and refreshing. In the songs, however, Mrs. Emery does not do her- self full justice, for these melodies are sometimes too short in line or too abrupt in the development 50 as to hardly allow sufficient play of mood or time for its ADVERTISENENTS ¢ RECEIVED HERE Pharmacy 7th and R. I. Ave. N.W. Is an Authorized Star Branch Office HERE is always one practically sure way of want—and that’s through the medium of a Star Classified Advertisement. The public reads this section in The Star with inter- est and responds quickly. Cop; of the for The Star Cla: uthorized Branch Offices (there is one in ified Section left at any your neighborhood displaying the above sign) will be given prompt insertion. There are no fees for Branch Office service; only are charged. Come to The J enjoyment. This is suly sel off by the fertility of imagi- nation, fine harmonic sense and the splendid musicianship which bids fair to make Mrs. Emery one of the most tstanding of this country’s women lin solos, “Romance” and “Caprice,” written for and dedicated oitered piendle oppOTAy S0 Gemmon: por y to demon- strate de m’fl’l beautifil tone one for you. .| do” Sayn, it technical defect | and convineing interpretation to the three songs, “The Call” “Tq t with cello obbligato played by Miss Bern- heimer, and which had to be repeated, and “A Winter Ride.” “The Isle of Bali” and “What Is It?" two duets for soprano and baritone, were sung by Evelyn and Harlan Ran- dall with well blended feeling. The the the trio in Emery. The trio, which was Mrs. lmu{"l most pretentious work, showed rich harmonization and thoughtful in- spiration. The large audience, which had warmly welcomed the artists throughout the program, was aroused to enthusiasm st the end of the trio and asked that the third movement be repeated. Many besutiful flowers wers presented to Mrs. Emery forced to acknowledge the applause nmflumu-rzhemdotchepmm. GLEE CLUBS IN CONCERT. Txx Young People’s Department of Foundry Church presented the American University glee clubs in & concert Wednesday evening at church hall. The glee clubs, which are composed of s large number of young men and young women, are under the . | direction of Harlan Randall. The clubs were assisted by Chester Morrill, jr., pianist, and Joseph Thomas, tenor, in solo selections. Mr. Morrill, who is a member of the Pianists’ Club, played the “Valse Brilliante” and “Polo- naise Militaire,” by Chopin, and in re- éponu to the warm Hpplause gave & ‘hopin prelude as encore. Pearl Cur- The Julius Lansburgh Furniture Co. 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