Evening Star Newspaper, June 30, 1937, Page 39

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON D. C, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 1937. o RN DD G g e OG0 SEIIERAS O B én B} 1L INVESTMENT N CHNA VT Finance Minister in Capital Sees Stability Aided by 5-Year Plan, Dr. H. H. Kung, vice president of China and its minister of finance, is in Washington to make arrangements “to pay our debts” and invite investment of American money in his homeland Asserting that China now is “going ahead with her new five-year program of economic reconstruction and indus- trial development,” Dr. Kung declared vesterday that “if you people are willing to invest some of your sur- pluscapitalin China, we can assure you of its “Furthermore,” he added, ‘“such investment would bring higher in- terest than in this country.” Dr. Kung also discussed yester- . day’s announce- i il ment by Jesse H Jones that the Export-Import Bank had arranged a $1.500.000 loan to enable the Chinese government rail- road to purchase 20 American loco- motives. Other Loans Indicated. ‘The loan was arranged as a resuit of a visit to China by Warren Lee Pierson, president of the bank, Dr. Kung said. He indicated further loans for purchase of railroad equipment may be made scon after the Chinese government completes plans for fur- ther purchases. Discussing the “Chinese five-year plan.” now in process of development, Dr. Kung said “American engineers are being hired to supervise all lines of work. Estab- lishment of automobile factories, development of mining and develop- ment of railways are included in the plan of development Aided by Currency Reforms. Questioned about his country’s monetary situation. Dr. Kung said: “Yes, we have been successful in our currency reforms. They have produced salutary results on the eco- nomic life of the nation. Especially they have favorably assisted inter- national trade through the stabiliza- tion of the Chinese dollar. These reforms called for the nationalization of silver, the centralization of note issue, the control of foreign exchange and the establishment of the Central Reserve Bank.” The Chinese vice president was interviewed by press representatives at the new residence of the Chinese Ambassador, Dr. C. T. Wang. at Twin Oaks, the Fortescue estate on Woodley road. He had just returned from a visit with President Roosevelt at the White House. Commenting on his talk, Dr. Kung said: "I have just thanked your resident for the courtesies extended government during its financial crisis.” Dr. Wang was present during the interview. After a few more days' stay here Dr. Kung will leave for Oberlin Col- lege, his alma mater, after which he will return to New York and from there sail again to Europe He arrived here from Europe a short time 8gu, having represented his govern- ment at the coronation of King George VI and then visited various other European countries for a study of eco- nomic and industrial conditions. Sy CROSS ROADS PREMIERE HOLDS OUT PROMISE and Unconvincing Per- Rain formance Handicap First Effort of Barn Circuit Addition. By & Staff Correspondent of The Star. AILEYS CROSS ROADS, Va.. June 30.—The growing and. for the most part, prosperous cow-barn cir- cuit embraced another outpost of Summer drama last night when the Cross Roads Theater inaugurated its season with a presentation of Fred- erick Lonsdale’s play, “The Last of Mrs. Cheyney.” Although the com- pany displayed a promise of better things, it was in figurative “hot water,” dramaturgically, for most of the way and literal cold water for most of the first act. The latter circumstance, induced by an outpouring of the heav- ens, was distressing in itself, aggra- vated by the failure of the performers to attempt increased volume Hawaii Fad H a dozen numbers that lend themselves to softly strummed guitars are listed among the most frequently played song hits hereabouts. From studio dressing | rooms, phonograph records tinkle out the exotic strains of lyrical matters | dealing with Waikiki and the like. | The Hawaiian craze started about 18 | months ago with a place cafled “The Beach Combers,” a hole in the wall just | off Hollywood boulevard. Featured was the tropical motif, Hawaiian music and—what all the tourists liked most— rain on the roof, in true South Seas | style. Business overflowed the spot. The ingenious proprietor turned away hundreds each night. Soon there were three similar, but larger, estab- lishments on the boulevard itself. Hula, American Style. | Overnight the screen crowd found itself converging on innumerable hide- aways, most featuring American hula dancers. Most popular of all is one reported to be sponsored financially by Frank Borzage, the director, and Mrs. Borzage. It is possible to see there Yn one night such romantic twosomes as Clark Gable and Carole Lombard, | Sonja Henie and Tyrone Power. | Dorothy Lamour and her husband. Herb Kay, Claudette Colbert and her husband. Dr. Joel Pressman; Joan Crawford and Franchot Tone. Miss Crawford's favorite tune of the mo- ment is “Sweet Leilani” and on one occasion recently she sang it with | the orchestra, labeled *the Holly- | waiians.” Spreads to Dinner Tables. The epidemic has even spread into Hollywood homes, where Hawaiian- menus are being dished out from lhe‘ kitchens of many stars. Gertrude | Michael gave a party for the cast of | Sophie Lang in Hollywood” and chose | an “islander” dinner, consisting mostly | of fish and fruits prepared Hawaiian | style. From the same craze stem such song hits as “Sweet Leilani,” such pictures as “Waikiki Wedding” and such weird patterns as are now to be seen in | Holl_y_viood Ilhght Life Craze, Which Extends to Theater Screens and Dinner Tables, Originated in Hole-in-the-Wall Spot. BY HAROLD HEFFERNAN, OLLYWOOD, June 30 (N.AN.A.)—Stealing in from the mid-Pacific is a new vogue that has completely captivated Hollywood. Stale as yesterday's headline is the old malady called “going Hollywood"— because Hollywood itself is going Hawailan. In music, in night lfe and dancing the screen capital is taking the romantic islands to its heart. Everywhere you hear Hawaiian music, Half | rich’s departure for Europe, her lunch- | Br the Associated Press. | tioned him to take good care of him- Revamps Hollywood house robes, playshirts for the men and beach hats. Scattered sights and sounds: As the time approaches for Marlene Diet- eon engagements with Josef von Stern- berg, one-time Svengali to her career, become more frequent . . . Joan Fon- taine, newest R. K. O. skyrocketer, is whispered about that lot as the next Fred Astaire partner. Her ballet scenes in “Stage Door” are reported getting her the inside track . .. Barbara Stan- wyck has been more seriously ill than any of her friends imagined. And her chief comforter, despite reports to the contrary, has been Spencer Arlington Brugh (Robert Taylor). Taylor pro- fessed great annoyance at reports he had become smitten by the charms of an Eastern socialite to the extent of cutting Barbara off his calling list .. . Buddy Clark, now known as “the Voice of Jack Haley,” is under contract to Twentieth Century-Fox and may be featured in a picture . . . Sonja Henie is the only feminine star in Hollywood who has a male stand-in. He 1s a good skater, too. (Copyright, 1937, by the North Americsa Newspaper Alliance, Inc.) PRESIDENT VISITS Representative Fulmer, in Hos- pital, Receives Call. President Roosevelt called yesterday on Representative Hampton P. Fulmer of Orangeburg, S. C, a patient in Naval Hospital, to wish him early recovery. Reporting the visit, Mrs. Fulmer said the President remained about 10 minutes with her husband and cau- self. Fulmer went to the hospital several weeks ago suffering from indigestion complicated by a heart ailment WHO ARE NOW IN And we extend a hearty in JULIUS GARFINCKEL & COMPANY WELCOMES THE BOY SCOUTS OF THE WORLD THE BOY SCOUT JAMBOREE i June 30th to July 9th | = 1 | WASHINGTON FOR | ta on to you to make our | Sixth Floor U. . ENDS YEAR; DEBT BIGGEST YET Fiscal Period Shows, How- ever, Smallest Deficit in Six Years. By the Associated Press. The Treasury rounded out another fiscal year today with the smallest deficlt in six years, the biggest debt in history and $1,000,000,000 in its cash box. Government income was the largest since 1921 and spending was reduced from last year President Roosevelt made public at his press conference late yesterday a Budget Bureau report showing reve- nues would top his revised estimate by $50,000,000 to $60,000,000. Spending for ordinary Government purposes, it said, will exceed the fore- cast by $75,000,000 The $75,000,000 figure, Mr. Roose- velt said, included $40,000,000 which the Treasury deposited in the social | security old age reserve fund this month. It had been intended origin- ally to make the deposit in the next fiscal year. Debt Retirement Not Included. Including emergency and relief out- lays in the spending estimate, Treasury statistics showed expenditures went $137,000,000 over the President’s re- vised estimate on June 26. The com- putation did not include $103,000,000 spent to pay off Government debt. The $137,000,000 excess over the es- timate will increase further when spending is computed through June 30. Mr. Roosevelt estimated the public debt would stand at about $36,400,- 000,000 at midnight tonight. - This would be the largest June 30 figure ever recorded, but would be $233,- 000,000 under the all-time peak of | June 15. The President said that the debt has remained virtually stationary since last December, except for borrowing to finance Treasury gold acquisitions | and payments into Government life | insurance, cld}u'e and unemployment | insurance reserve funds. Billion Borrowed to Buy Gold. Borrowng for gold purchases, he said, has totaled $1,050,000,000. He | asserted this borrowing put a corre- sponding sum of gold assets in the Treasury. | This and the other listed items, he| said, brought a debt increase of $2,- 000,000,000 on paper. ‘Treasury reports through June 326 listed revenues this year at $5,248,- 578,000, or about 28 per cent over last | year, Income tax receipts, bolstered by the levy on undistributed corporate profits and higher rates on upper bracket individuals, totaled $2,144,- 795,000, a 50 per cent advance. 65 Per cent Had Been Forecast. Mr. Roosevelt forecast in his orig- inal January budget a 65 per cent climb in income tax collections. March receipts fell below forecasts, however, leading the President to revise budget estimates and prompting the Treasury to investigate tax returns. Expenditures through June 26 to- taled $8,201,091,000, or 9 per cent un- der last year. Excluding debt retire- ment, the deficit on June 26 was $2,- 668,774,000 or $111,000,000 over the revised estimate. In its working cash balance on June 26, the Treasury held $1,015,- 800,000. This fund was created large- ly by second quarter income tax col- lections and new Government bor- rowing this month. SLAUGHTER HOUSE BILL AGTION SNAGS Delay of Week Results From | Lack of Quorum in Committee. The House District Committee called off its regular meeting today because of lack of a quorum, delaying action for another week on a bill to prevent establishment in Washington of slaughter houses and other so-called nuisance industries. Only 3 of the 20 members of the committee, including Chairman Palmisano, showed up for the sched- uled meeting. The other two were Representatives Jenckes of Indiana and Bigelow of Ohio, both Democrats. Palmisano said he would make no effort to call a special meeting before the regular meeting next Wednesday. | The week’s delay, he said, will give | committee members additional time ' :’omstudy the anti-nuisance industries In anticipation of action on the bill today, eight members of the commit- tee, headed by Palmisano, made an inspection yesterday of an old slaugh- ter house in Benning, D. C., where tha Adolph Gobel Co., Inc. of New York and Chicago, had planned to recon- struct a modern abattoir The bill before the committee f¢ & substitute for one which it favorably reported more than a month ago and recalled chiefly because of complaints of House members that it had not first been subjected to public hearings. Sev- eral hearings were held on the new measure. Chairnfan Palmisano said that it and when the committee reports the bill favorably it would be placed on the House calendar in time for considera« tion on the next District day, July 12. Man Hurt in 0dd Fashion. 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The Columbia Light Opera Co. will present Victor Herbert's “Sweethearts” st the third Summer festival in the Bylvan Theater at the Washington Monument next Tuesday evening, it Wwas announced today by the Com- munity Center Department and the office of National Capital Parks. The opera group was organized last Pebruary. Mrs. Ethel Manning will direct the production. Anywhere in Maryland and Virginia DON'T MISS IT SUNDAY! 4