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J UDY GARLAND, Fanny
Brice and Allan Jones, those
persistent favorites of the
“Good News” radio hour threat
en to become top-ranking stars
in motion pictures, too, as soon
as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer re
leases “Everybody Sing.”
Unlike recent screen musicals
that buried their stories under pon
derous sets and armies of dancers,
this one makes the story all-impor
tant and just introduces sopg num
bers and gaudy sets incidentally.
It is a tale of a frenzied family.
Papa is Reginald Owen, an excit-
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Fanny Brice.
able playwright; mama is Billie
Burke, a stage star given to fits of
weeping; Judy Garland the swing-
singing daughter, Fanny Brice the
maid, and Jones, the chef. With the
aid of the maid and chef, Judy
tries to bring some order into the
chaotic household.
—*—
Waiters up at the Arrowhead Lake
lodge where many Paramount com
panies go on location think that mo
tion-picture acting and strange
tastes in food go together. Fred
MacMurray demanded maple syrup
on his cottage cheese. John Barry
more puts pepper on his oatmeal.
Gladys Swarthout -eats whipped
cream on boiled cabbage, a peasant
dish she learned to eat as a vocal
student in Hungary.
—*—
Because Carole Lombard does not
like turkey and cannot eat it with
out an expression of disgust, a prop
erty man on the “Fools for Scan
dal** set had to fix up something that
looked like a turkey leg, but wasn’t,
for a scene of hers. He just stripped
a turkey leg, wrapped it with roast
beef, and Carole was able to play
the scene with required enthusiasm.
Hollywood players, equally weary
of crowds, are joining a back-to-the-
farm movement. For some tiipe
Barbara Stanwyck has lived on a
Clark Gable Kay Francis
ranch quite remote from Hollywood
and recently the hinterlands have
claimed Myma Loy, Charles Win-
ninger, Kay Francis, Clark Gable,
Robert Taylor and Carole Lombard.
—*—•
There is no unemployment prob
lem these days among the Holly
wood studio hairdressers. Extras
appearing with Norma Shearer in
“Marie Antoinette’* require the
daily services of one hundred and
fifteen hairdressers, who draw a to
tal wage of two thousand dollars.
Rumor has it that several of Ray
Bolger’s best scenes were cut out
of “Rosalie,” but he does not care
any more because he is to be re
warded with stardom in “Snug Har
bor.” Audiences at the preview of
the “Goldwyn Follies” were so. en
thusiastic over Phil Baker that Sam
Goldwyn ordered his salary doubled
on his next picture. Third of the
trio on whom good luck smiled this
week is Frances Dee. Paramount
was so impressed by her work in
“Wells Fargo” and her current
“Marching Herds” that they have
given her a glamorous role opposite
George Raft in “Racing Form.”
ODDS AND ENDS—Don Wilson, Jack
Benny's announcer, plays himself in
"Radio City Revels” ... Fred Astaire and
James Cagney are inseparable pals these
days. Ever since Cagney revived his old
days as a hoofea im^aaseth ing to Sing
About" he hasbm/^^^Btod . . . Henny
Youngman Smith hour
made a. Hollywood
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Night View in Washington.
Visitors to the National Capital
Find an Infinite Variety of Sights
Prepared by National Geographic Society.
Washington, D. C.—WNU Service.
W HATEVER the visi
tor’s particular curios
ity may be, the nation’s
capital seems to offer some
thing to satisfy it.
Residents of Washington are
amazed by the variety of sights
their visitors wish to see.. More
news and photographs originate
here than in any other city and
pilgrims to the capital usually
have their own ideas of where
they would like to be taken.
Showing the home folks the in
finite variety of sights, scenes,
and dignitaries is a major form
of entertaining out-of-town
guests.
Long propinquity has made Wash
ington residents accustomed to the
presence of the famous and near-
famous. If a man prominent in pub
lic affairs grows weary of the adula
tion of hero-worshipers, he has only
to retreat to Washington to enjoy
virtual anonymity.
A rather shy-appearing elderly
gentleman used to walk four times
each day, to and from work. Among
other pedestrians he passed unno
ticed, though in most cities he would
have attracted a queue. He was
Andrew Melldn, then secretary of
the treasury, the man who quietly
presented to the United States one
of the finest collections of paintings
and other works of art ever assem
bled, and added to the gift a $10,-
000,600 gallery in which to display
them!
People everywhere are familiar
with the government departments
through the extension services that
reach all parts of the country. For
information on almost any topic
within reason, one has only to call
the proper office.
Great Place for Students.
Thousands of students come here
not only because of excellent uni
versities and colleges but also be
cause government agencies and pri
vate institutions afford unparalleled
opportunity for research. If it is
necessary to ascertain the names,
nature, or classification of rare spe
cies of flowers, for example, they
carry the question to the Depart
ment of Agriculture or to the United
States national herbarium, where
an expert quickly supplies authori
tative data.
If a question arises concerning
trade practices in a foreign land,
accurate information is available in
the Department of Commerce. For
human-interest material and statis
tics on other countries, there are the
embassies and legations of those na
tions. The Library of Congress and
the archives of the United States
furnish a wealth of material on his
tory. The national bureau of stand
ards is a mine of scientific informa
tion. There is not a government
department that does not stand
ready to help the serious inquirer.
Almost everyone is amazed to dis
cover how much really unspoiled
natural country remains in the na
tion’s capital. There still are many
tracts of perhaps a hundred acres
of* woodland and meadow where
wild blackberries and strawberries
grow, where coveys of quail scuttle
to cover at anybody’s approach,
where youngsters build concealed
huts and defend them against all
rivals.
District Is a Bird Haven.
The District of Columbia wel
comes more than 300 species of
birds each year, perhaps 150 of
them casual or rare visitors, but
many of them year-round residents.
Since the passage of a protective
law in 1932, the District has been a
veritable wild-bird haven.
The bald eagle, the turkey vul
ture, the wood duck, the pheasant,
the black-crowned night heron, the
quail, the starling, several kinds of
owls and hawks, and about 25 other
birds are permanent residents.
Within the city it is not unusual to
hear the song of a wood thrush or
sight the bright flame of a cardinal.
Theodore Roosevelt listed more
than 90 kinds of birds seen in the
White House grounds or near by,
and 17 of them nested there. Wrens,
chickadees, finches, orioles, swal
lows and sparrows are perhaps the
most numerous, but bluebirds, ce
dar wax-wings, juncos, golden-
crowned kinglets, and even cuckoos
are not uncommon.
There are five kinds of wild squir
rels here, the gray fix squirrel and
the red most numerous; also cotton
tail rabbits, woodchucks, muskrats,
pmunks. Beavers and pine
, which used to inhabit for-
virtually gone,
or gray fox, a
raccoon, or an opossum may be
seen in woodland areas.
Of snakes the District has 23
kinds, only one, the copperhead, poi
sonous. It is a comparatively short
time, however, since rattlers lurked
in some of the wild blackberry
patches.
Rock Creek park is a constant
source of delight, with its more *han
1,800 acres of natural woodland and
its pretty stream breaking into foam
over scattered bowlders.
There are more than 30 miles of
bridle paths in the park, and diking
trails climb cliffs and hills steep
enough to give the enthusiast a taste
of mountaineering. When motor
ing through this recreation area,
one has choice of many winding
roads totaling more than 25 miles.
In one of the most restful spots
in the park, old Pierce mill f>as
been restored exactly as it was \n
the half century before 1897, when iH
closed down because a shaft wAJ
broken. A white-haired miller
proudly superintends the grinding of
corn and wheat, and the visitor may
purchase water-ground cornmeal, or
graham, whole - wheat, or white
flour. The surplus is sold to the cafe
terias in government buildings.
The National Zoological park has
been greatly enlarged and devel
oped since 1925 by Dr. William M.
Mann, who recently was in Sumatra
at the head of the National Geo
graphic Society-Smithsonian Institu
tion East Indies expedition, obtain
ing new specimens. It ranks as one
of the most extensive and interest
ing in the world.
Some Zoo Inhabitants.
In the up-to-date birdhouse and
the flight cages near it live Andean
•condors and flightless cormorants
from the Galapagos, besides hun
dreds of more familiar species.
About 100 wild black-crowned night
herons have made their permanent
home near the largest flight cage,
apparently to keep their captive rel
atives company.
Separated from the public by
glass screens in the^reptile house—
the last word in comfortable quar
ters for serpents—are cobras (six
varieties), rattlesnakes, water moc
casins, African puff adders, coral
snakes, and other poisonous kinds.
Boa constrictors, pythons, and ana
condas live in compartments which
resemble their habitats.
So far as possible the zoo dis
plays other specimens in their nat
ural surroundings. Flight cages con
tain miniature mountains and crag
gy heights; tropical animals are
housed in realistic jungle scenes.
Washington loves outdoor sports,
and the city provides full opportuni
ty for their enjoyment. In the pub
lic parks alone there are 89 tennis
courts, 32 baseball diamonds, 10 golf
courses, 35 horseshoe courts, 26 pic
nic groves, 23 playgrounds.
Among the recreational highlights
are polo, the equestrian drills at
Fort Myer, and the Army, Navy, and
Marine band concerts held in Wash
ington parks in summer.
Botanic Garden Ranks High.
Last spring the National Botanic
garden displayed 1,700 azalea plants
in full bloom. This show was fol
lowed by one of rhododendrons, to
gether with Easter lilies, hyacinths,
and other flowers. Under the di
rection of the Congressional library
and the office of the architect of the
Capitol, the Botanic garden has
gained recognition as among the fin
est in the world.
In one part of the new million-
dollar building the visitor finds him
self literally transported to the trop
ics. Exotic plants from mysterious
jungles thrive amazingly under sci
entific care. Here are the finest arti
ficially grown specimens of the long
stemmed Peruvian plant from the
fibers of which Panama hats are
made.
Another room contains a bewilder
ing collection of cacti, ranging in
shape from the spherical bisnaga
to the wandlike ocotillo, and in size
from tiny spikes half an inch tall
to 20-foot giants from the Southwest.
To the newcomer by train Wash
ington is a delight, particularly if
he has come from a crowded city of
skyscrapers and industry. He steps
out of the Union station to look
across a charming plaza to the Cap
itol. An elaborate fountain plays
above a large reflecting pool, and
he little suspects that beneath it lie
a vehicular tunnel and a subter
ranean garage for 270 congressional
automobiles.
Here is real spaciousness, room
to breathe. The sky is clean. There
are no skyscrapers thrusting spear
heads at it... The jesting descrip
tion of early^day Washington as “a
city Of magnificent distances” can
now be considered only a deserved
compliment.
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UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
UNDAYI
chool Lesson
s
By REV. HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST,
Dean of the Moody Bible Institute
of Chicago.
© Western Newspaper Union.
Lesson for February 27
MEASURING A MAN’S WORTH
LESSON TEXT—Mark 5:1-17.
GOLDEN TEXT—How much then 1* a
man of more value than a sheep!—Matthew
12:12.
PRIMARY TOPIC—A Man Who Went
Home Well.
JUNIOR TOPIC—What Is a Man Worth?
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
—What Am I Worth?
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC—
Putting People Before Profit.
Awful is the scene that meets us
as we go with our Lord across the
sea of Galilee and draw up to the
shore of the country of the-
Gadarenes. Distressing beyond
words is the plight of the man who
is under the power of a legion of
the demons of Satan; inspiring is the
assurance that Christ is victor over
the devil and his hosts; soul-search
ing is the disappointing picture of
the men as they evaluate their
brother’s spiritual need over against
personal gain.
The same mighty conflict between
the two great spiritual kingdoms,
of good and evil, God and Satan,
goes on in our day. Jesus Christ
is still “greater . . . than he that
is in the world” (I John 4:4). Equal
ly true is it that we must each one
of us choose what is to be our at
titude toward the conflict, and es-‘
pecially toward the Christ.
I. The Power of Satan (w. 1-5).
Foolish men sometimes speak
boldly about Satan as though he
were only a weakling, or perchance
but a creature of legend.
The devil, who is but one being,
operates through many evil spir
its, or demons. They are every
where active, and it appears from
Scripture that they seek a physical
body through which they may func
tion. Demon-possession, which was
so common in our Lord’s day, still
exists, especially on the mission
field. There are some who believe
that the almost unbelievable cun
ning and brazen wickedness of mod
ern gangsters is an expression of
demoniacal control.
The text graphically portrays
what becomes of a poor soul who
has gotten into the clutches of
Satan. It is a dark and terrifying
picture known to us even in this
year of 1938. But, thank God, there
is a way of deliverance.
n. The Victory of Christ (w. 5-
13).
The command of Jesus (v. 8) evi
dently preceded the cry of the de
mons (v. 7). Notice that the de
mons who hated our Lord had no
doubts about His being the Son of
God. They knew Him. How strange
it is that many voices that deny
His deity come from the pulpit,
the professor’s chair, or over the
radio, in the name of Christianity!
The demons knew His power, also,
for though they adjured Him not to
torment them, they realized that
they must obey His command to
“come out of the man.” They
asked permission to enter the swine.
III. The Perversity of Man (w.
14-17).
The keepers of the swine fled to
tell the owners. They and others
came to see what had happened.
They saw the demoniac seated,
clothed and in his right mind, “and
they greatly rejoiced and magnified
the name of the Lord.” .Did they?
No, indeed! “They were afraid”
(v. 15), “and they began to pray
him to depart” (v. 17).
Why were they afraid? Two rea
sons are suggested. In the first
place they wanted no spiritual ac
tivity that would interfere with their
business. Swine were of more
value in their sight than the libera
tion of demon-possessed men. They
have their successors in our day.
Such are the men who rent their
buildings for taverns and dsuico
halls because they want money.
Akin to them are those who counsel
against the expenditure of money
to keep the church open, the Sunday
school operating, and for the send
ing of missionaries into fields white
unto harvest.
A tract entitled “Suppose” asks
the pertinent and searching question,
“Suppose I were offered $10,000 for
every soul I led to Christ; would
that impel me to do more than I
now do because of the constraining
love of Christ?”
Another reason for their fear was
that they did not want to be dis
turbed in their state of spiritual
somnolence. Someone has said that
the reason the church of our day
does not have a revival is be
cause it doesn’t want it. If revival
fires began to burn crooked things
would have to be made straight,
worldliness would have to be put
away, the pursuit of money would
have to be set aside while men
sought souls.
Careful Planning
Just the difference in the way the
two men use their heads makes the
difference in the way they con
duct their business. Misdirected,
systemless work will make any
business management ineffective,,
while careful planning, simple, ef
fective system, will aid even mod
erate ability to accomplish vast re
sults.
Repentance
To grieve over sin is one thing, to
repent is another.—Robertson.
Three Frocks—a Wardrobe
IF YOU want to be all set for a
full and gay Spring, have these
three dresses in your wardrobe.
Something for morning, something
for street and a lovely frock for
afternoon parties. All three are
easy to make. And you can have
the complete group for a fraction
of what you would usually spend,
if you make them at home.
Shirtwaist Style.
Trim and tailored, this is the fa
vorite silhouette for Spring. The
skirt with kick pleat back and
front is fun to wear, very comfort
able for walking and going about
your daily work. Note the yoke
top and inverted pleat in back of
bodice to permit perfect freedom.
It is a grand spectator sports
dress and will make up beauti
fully in silk crepe, rayon print or
cotton fabrics.
Princess for Morning.
You’ll feel sweet as sixteen in
this pretty square-necked princess
dress with fitted lines. The sil
houette is molded and slim. Note
the pretty sleeves, puffed high, to
make the waistline look even
smaller. Choose a pretty cotton
print or one of the new rayons to
make a dress as charming as the
one shown. You’ll find the pattern
complete with sew chart telling
you exactly how to proceed.
Fitted Lines for Afternoon.
Look lovely and. picturesque in
this frock on molded lines with
uplift at the waist and soft shir
ring in front of bodice. The roll
collar and low V neckline is very
slenderizing. You’ll enjoy the
good lines, the flattery of this
dress and its grand wearability.
Whether it is a luncheon for six or
a dinner at eight, you’ll be cor
rectly dressed in this frock.
The Patterns.
1976 is designed for sizes 32, 34,
36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48 and 50.
Size 34 requires 4% yards of 35-
inch fabric.
1452 is designed for sizes 14, 16,
18, 20, 40, 42, 44 and 46. Size 16
DiscreHon of Speech
Discretion of speech is more
than eloquence; and to speak
agreeably to him with whom we
deal is more than to speak in good
words or good order.—Francis
Bacon.
requires 4% yards of 39-inch
fabric.
1451 is designed for sizes 34, 36,
38, 40, 42, 44 and 46. Size 36 re
quires 5% yards of 39-inch fabric.
For collar in contrast % yard.
Send your order to The Sewing
Circle Pattern Dept., Room 1020,
211 W. Wacker Dr., Chicago, 111.
Price of patterns, 15 cents (in
coins) each.
© Bell Syndicate.—WNU Service.
Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets made of
May Apple are effective in removing
accumulated body waste.—Adv.
Personal Architects
Every man is the architect of
his own fortune.—Salter.
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Worthless Friendship
No one is more worthless than
he who seeks a friend for any rea
son except friendship.—Jami.
Now Real Economy!
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GENUINE PURE ASPIRIN
The Will Makes the Giver
For the will and not the gift
makes the giver.—Lessing.
. To Prosper and Live
To live, to work, to help and to
be helped, to learn sympathy
through suffering, to learn faith
by perplexity, to reach truth
through wonder—behold! this is
what it is to prosper, this is what
it is to live!—Phillips Brooks.
66 FIVE Minus TWO
Leaves FOUR”
WRONG? Well, yds—and no. The arithmetic of your ichool days taught
that "li Mary had five dollars and spent two ..." three dollars remained.
But that is mathematics—not shopping! In managing a home... guarding
a limited family income... We’ve simply got to do better than Mary did.We
must sharpen our buying wits... ascertain where the dollars of extra value
lurk... take five dollars to town and get much more for the money spent
Fortunately, there are ever-willing guides right at hand—the advertise
ments in this newspaper. Advertised merchandise is often exceptional
value merchandise. It makes dollars S-T-R-E-T-C-H.