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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-03
U. S. FILMS MOST
POPULAR SHOWN
In OLD ENGLAND

LONDON, March 2.-"Ine Holly
wood yoke" is the way the British
film producers describe the American
film ascendancy in Great Britain
against which British interests are
battling.
One billion persons are attending
the 1000 film houses in the islands
every year and IS per cent of the
pictures they see are American made.
In the British colonies American pic
lures have even a stronger hold.
Therein the British producers see
a threat to British culture, even to
British civilization, if one may be-
lieve all the fuss which the trade
is making through the press.
Malaya's rubber yoke under which
the people of the United States are
sweating is not producing half the
outcry that is emitted by press agents
of the British film industry.
Hollywood manners, Hollywood
slang, Hollywood morals-everything
from Hollywood except the American
accent-are being grated on the
British nation, these agents wall.
But far more temperate voices are
heard. Lord Ashfield, who is head
of the organization controlling more
fil1h theatres than any other in Eng
Land, is official spokesman for the
majority of threatre- owners who went
on record in opposition to the plan
to force British-made films upon the
public by means of legislation. He
says the public cannot be forced to
pay to see films which it does not
like.
However, he is much opposed to
the block system of booking, which
ties theatres up to take a certain
number of pictures in order to get
features which it must have.
Colonel Vernon Wiley president of
the Federation of British Industries.
believes British films will never have
fair chance in British houses until
this system is broken up and a spe-
cial quota of British is required to
be on every picture program. He
has the backing of British film
manufacturers who have not been
able to compete in their home mar
ket with the American product.
Colonel Wiley says a majority or
the British theatres are now booked
up fully for II to IS months through
energetic American agents and that
British films have no chance to
break in unless there be legislation
in their favor. But many of the
theatre-owners reply that if British
pictures are forced upon them they
must face bankruptcy as tile public
will not go to see them.
Film regulation threatens to be-
come problem in party politics in
Great Britain.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-03
ORPHANS HOME
TO STAR, LIFE
OF MONTE Blue

NEW YORK, March 2,-From an
orphans home to st2rdor: in the
movies is the Hill of life Monte Blue
has climbed.
Before Teaching She top, he
"slung type in a print shop, fired
q railroad engine, worked liz steel
mill, coal mine and timber camp,
clowned in circus, sailed the ocean
in sturdy windjammers and learned
on western ranch how to ride buck
ing ponies.
Blues experience led him to
ditch digging, carpentry and mortar
mixing in a Los Angeles movie lot.
where fate and d. w. Griffith plucked
him from an upturned box for a
place before the camera.
"One~ day at. the old Griffith Re-
lance and Majestic studio, a man
came out of the office and all the
actors rushed forward" Blue related.
" L don't want any actors, he shout
ed.- L want man who can handle
a pick and shovel All the others
jumped aside and got the job work.
ing in the lots at $15O a day.
About two months later, the gang
was back of set argning about
socialism. l was on an upturned
box having my say, when I noticed
the boys looking past me and smil-
ing
II turned and there stood Griffith.
thought l was on the verge Of be-
ing fired. But Griffith only laugh
ed, said something about me having
. fo,oc Lee
Two weeks later, the foreman told
me the director wanted to see me-.
This time, L thought, 1 was sure to
be fired. Instead, he told me he
wanted me to be a mob leader.
"My work secured me job in the
stock company at ten dollars a week
and l spent about six months lead
ing mobs. Ehen came the event
which almost proved fatal to my
movie career.
1--WE were making picture in
which the hero on a horse had to
grab up a captive girl without stop
ping and escape with her. All the
stunt men, doubling for the hero,
failed to give satisfaction, SO I Of
fered to do it. The result caused
me to be classed as stunt man
and for four years 1 doubled for the
stars at a salary of $S5 a week.
Il thought / never would get away
from it, but finally 1 got to playing
'heavies,' q role as unimportant in
those days as it is important now.
had such parts in picture with
Douglas Fairbanks, Theodore Roberts,
Mary Pickford and others.
II did these parts for some time
and then tried to land different
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-03
FARM PRICEs LoMER

WASHINGTON, March 2. Farm
prices were reported today by the
department of agriculture to have
been on February Is slightly below
the level of the corresponding day
of last year, but 4S per cent higher
than the average tor 191O-1914. Feed
grain prices were from 80 to 40
per cent lower this year than last,
the department said, while cotton and
cotton seed were down 20 per cent,
eggs 10 per cent and wool 13 per
cent. Potatoes were 200 per cent
highr than in 1925, hogs % per cent;
milk cows 16 per cent; and beef
cattleP butter fat and poultry, about
12 per cent.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-03
GRAPE RAISERS
UNHURT BY END
OF The SALOON

SAN, FRANCISCC, March 2.-Six
years of grape growing in California
under national prohibition have prov
en- unfounded fears of vineyard own
ers that abolition of the saloon would
injure the, market for their product.
shipments of grapes from this
state have increased from 21,6O5 cars
in 1919 to 72,116 last year.
Statistics of the agricultural econ
omics bureau of the department of
tween so-called wine" and table"
grapes. Therefore they do not show
whether it is hunger or thirst that
has caused the more than 800 per
cent increase in the demand of other
states for the product of California
vineyards.
Before ratification of the eight
eenth amendment grapes sold around
$40 a ton. Since the law was en-
acted prices have, several times,
scared over $10O a ton. Acreage has
increased but not in ratio to the
growth of carload shipments. Much
of the increase in the shipment fig
ures are due to the fact that con-
siderable part of the crop once used
in wine making within the state
now goes to other markets.
AS the California grape grower
takes stock of his last years busi-
ness and looks to the coming season
with inquisitive eye ''Winehaven,'
before prohibition referred to as the
worlds largest storage center for
wine, is being dismantled. 1t was
built Immediately after the San
Francisco fire of 1906 on a seven
acre tract on Point San Pablo at
cost of $3,500O0O including cottages
for 200 employees. The winery had
watts and cellars with total capa-
city of 9,5OO,0OO gallons. When filled
its stock had a value of 100000 900.
In its heydey Winehaven owned a
fleet Of $50 railroad tank cars and
it was in these that the last of the
wine was transported under armed
guards to San Francisco to be stored
in bonded warehouses fwhen the
California Wine Growers association
decided to abandon the once famous
institution and to attempt to sell the
property for some other use.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-03

role in one of Mary's patriotic pic
lures, Johanna Enlists.' 1t was the
part of soldier known as Pie Face
Vibbard. Doug suggested me, but
Mary threw up her hands and ex-
claimed He's a heavy
Doug didn't say anything, but we
got the uniform and I made up for
the part. Doug walked in, announc-
ing I've got Pie Face for you.
Mary made me eat a piece of pie
and 1 got to laughing and so did
they. The job was mine."
Today, Blue is considered an all
round actor and is the head of his
own production company with Warner
Brothers.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-03
NUNS DIED OF NATURAL
CAUSES, CORONER FINDS

DICKINSON, N. D., Mar. "A
coroners jury investigating the
deaths of five st. Joseph hospital
nurses in ten days decided late
today that the nuns died of natural
causes. DR.. H. M. Banks acting
dean of the medical department of
the state university, whose report
brought about the jury's verdict,
concluded that the deaths were due
to encephalitis, an infectious disease,
the nature of which still is imper-
fectly understood.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-03

Continued From Page One)
Copper stock, owned by the Montana
mining magnate at his death The
supreme court of the United States in
decision yesterday in North Caro-
lima case declared that state in
Which a nonresident company has
property can not tax the transfer of
shares on a pro rata of the value of
the property within dts borders to
the total value of the property.
Such tax if paid to another state
would have been deductible from the
value of the estate taxable in Mon
tana, Miller explained. Thus Mon
tana's interest in the matter amounts
to four per cent of the amount of
the disputed tax in this case between
$4,000 and $4,000 on the basis of
the Arizona estimated tax,
An advance payment of 100000
already has been made to Montana
by the Clark estate.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-03
FARM DELEGATES TO
SEE COOLIDGE TODAY

WASHINGTON, March 2.-Delegates
from II middle western states, act
ing under instructions from the re-
cent Des Moines agricultural confer
ence, will present their views on
farm reMef to the president and the
secretary of agriculture tomorrow.
They have been allotted one hour of
the presidents time, beginning at
1880 and Immediately after the con-
ference at the White House they
will meet with Secretary Jardine az
his office.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-03
WAR DEPARTMENT REFUSES
WRIST WATCH FOR GODDESS

WASHINGTON, Mar. Am offer
by Lazarus Brothers of New oYrl1
to affix an Illuminated clock to the
wrist of the statue of liberty in New
York harbor had been declined by
the war department. Assistant Sec
retary Macnifder in a letter to o.
Nj. Lazarus said that while the spirit
which prompted the offer was APP
preciated, the department feels con-
strained to decline it,"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-03
Chihuahua City Editor
Shot In Religious Row
Continued from Page one)

whose petition for a congressional
inquiry into local crime conditions
was denied today by the senate
immigration committee. tonight an
nounced that it will prosecute a
campaign on its own initiative.
I'VE are not going to let the
matter drop and we are not licked
yet" it was asserted by Rev. Elmer
Williams, it's law enforcement di-
rector.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-03
MIAMI MAN. KILLED
IN REVOLVER DTTET,

MIAMI, March 2.-Guadalupe Her
rera, go, of Miami, was shot and
killed last night at Ray in what po-
lice declare was pistol duel with
Tricohia Dominguez of Ray. 1t is
alleged that the two men quarreled
several days ago and that last night
Herrera invited Dominguez to ac-
company him to the edge of town
where the encounter was held that
resulted in the death of Herrera.
Domnguez is held in the county jail
at Florence.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-03
OIL COMPANY OFFICERS
PLEAD Guilty. or FRATl

LOS ANGELES, March 2.-John III.
McDuffie and William Campbell, Of
ficers of the Bay Hill Oil and Lamp
company, charged with defraudins
unit oil lease holders in Signal Hills
of approximately S1,OOOOOO, today
'changed their, pleas of not guilty to
guilty of using. the mails, to defraud
They will be sentenced March Is.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-03

Some still lose their health get
ting wealth and then lose their
wealth regaining their nealth,-Sa-
vannah News.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-03

Entomologist has discovered a
winged insect that lives on tin. Un-
doubtedly the evolution of the horse
fly-Arkansas Gazette.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-03
Efforts Being Made to
Refloat u. S. Destroyer
(By Dispatch A. Z. wirel

SHANGHAI, March 2-Efforts are
being made to refloat the United
States destroyer Truxtun, which
grounded last evening in the outer
estuary of the Yangtsee river off
Woosung. The officers and crew
were removed from the vessel, which
is not believed to be in danger.
The Truxtun is attached to the
Fifteenth destroyer squadron, which
has been on duty in Chinese waters
owing to the disturbances in that
country. 4tt
- 4--
Fine flies, and BARRIERS are chiro-
tonsors, undertakers are morticians'
wiremen are electroIogists, and trusts
are mergers.-Detroit News.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-03

Our guess is that King Tut had
mighty funeral, if it took as long to
put him in as to take him out
Dallas News.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-03
Supreme Court Ruling
May Cost Arizona 100000

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Evening star., 1926-12-15
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-23
Germany Best
Player Likely
to M eet
Helen
By FREDERICK x. ABBOTT

Nv FREDERICK X. ABBOTT
MONTE CARLO Feb. a..
Helen Wills has i chance 10 add
more international laurels 10 her
string OF trophies for If she wins
the Duke Of Connaught gold cup
in the tournament here it will he
over the opposion Of some Of the
best players that Europe can
offer barring the Incompatible
Suzanne.
Miss Wills is assured of an IN
ternational final Of great interest,
with seIni-final almost IS inter-
esting
Frau Nellie Neppaeh Gern1any's
hest woman PLAYER. Ii most likely.
to meet Miss wills fl upper
half Of the draw, probably in the
seni.finals Frau Neppacll. highly
rated IN Germany Will give Miss
wins an interesting contest. but
she ii not likely to endanger her
string OF victories.
IN the lower half Or the draw
there Is an interesting struggle Tor
the right TO meet the California
girl In the finals. Mile. Contoa-
layos. the Greek champion. Se1ortta
Alvarez, the Spanish flash. and Mrs
Phyllis Sattherwaite. 81 England
are all well rated and one Of these
three il almost certain to reach the
finals.
Miss Wills has already defeated
both Nile. COnf0slavOs and Mrs.
SatfIerwaite and the fans would
like to see her pitted againat
SenOFita Alvarez The Spanish
Girl shows need 0f cOfnpetftiUll
and on her present form would
not be likely 10 give Miss Wills
much Of q game. though size n
expected To improve her form
greatly during the present tOutllI-
menf.
This afternoon Miss Wills meets
Mrs. Marriott. Of England. in the
second round OF the singles and
tfen with her partner Mrs. G. e.
Aeschiimann, 1.-THE former Laslie
Bancroft). she will play IN the first
round OF the doubles for the Beau
mont cup, opposing the strong Eng
lish team OF Mrs. Lambert Cham
bers and Miss Harvey.
There are two teams OF American
men entered for the Butler cup.
They are AIIister Mccormick, oG
Chicago, and j.. III. Van Allen. az
Philadelphia. and Theodore Rcose-
veIt Scovel. Of New York, and ] r..
Iunis. Of Boston.
In the mems singles for the
Prince Of Monaco trophy, Allister
Mccormick, Of Chicago. defeated a.
s. Butler, 6-1. I'll
Referee William SimoFlds ail-.
uniIncad that Mile IAYa3nf1 ard
Mile. VlastO will also compete for
the Beaumont cup and win play on
either Friday or Saturday
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-23
CONNIE s ACE IS
STUBBORN

BALTIMORE. Feb "a - Eddie
Romnel. Athletics knuckle ball
king. is still at his home here but
will have nothing further to say
regarding his failure to join the
Athletics as they passed through
here on their way to their training
quarters at Fort Myers, Fla,
Il have told you it's now up to
Mack said Eddie, and that Is all
/ viii have to say about the mat
ter Anything further must come
from Connie himself.
The fact that Rommel and the
boss of the Mackmen Were at odds
over the 1926 contract came as q
big surprise
RonameI was scheduled to join
the party here. but was not on hand
when the train stopped to take on
Pitchers Lefty Groves and Ike Pow
ers and Catcher Jimmy Fox.
Just what his differences with
Mack are Rommel would not state.
That he is not satisfied with his
1925 terms is quite evident
1t is said Rommel demands a
substantial increase and a three
year contract.
When as6ed if he had returned
his contract to the Philadelphia Of
flee Rommel eyaded the question
with a bland. "It's all up to Mack:
you'll have to see him.
But | will not so South untn
everything has been settled to my
satisfaction, . ne continued. With
this remark Ronmel begged leave
of his interviewer. From Rommel's
attitude he has issued his ulti.
matum to Mack, and it is now up
to the Philadelphia leader to make
the next move.
Two years ago Rommel was a
persistent Mack holdout. He did
not join the team until after the
Mack players had started training
at their Southern camp.
Rommel has been a consistent
winner for the Athletics for the
last five years. Last season ne
turned in 81 victories while losing
IL decisions.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-23

Time was when the fans, egged
on by enthusiastic sports writer's,
would join in loud demands that
the magnates surrender to play
ers seeking more money. That
was some time back, however.
There is so much straight busi-
ness connected with the national
pastime that enthusiasm is diff
cult to work up in the. support
of any player having salary
souabbles with his owners.
So many things have happened
indicating that the players care
little for the cities in which they
play that the furious support of
the fans is not to be found. A
writer seeking to build such sup
port would become ridiculous in q
brief time.
The Ruether affair will revolve
somewhat like this:
If Ruetber remains out of the
game and the Griffmen lose the
1926 pennant for the want of a
capable southpaw, fans will rise
and bring down curses upon the
head of Clark Griffith.
If Ruether remains out and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-23
MORGAN AND GOODRICH
IN SLOW RING BOUT

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Feb. 23.--
Tod Morgan, the worlds junior
lightweight champ. was packing his
belongings today preparatory to his
trip to east Chicago for Friday
nights tangle with Don Davis. In
cidentally. Tod was none the worse
for wear, following his ten-round
draw here with the ex-champion.
Jimmy Goodrich.
Goodrich proved himself q safety
first puncher to the dissatisfaction
of the cash customers from fho
first round to the finale. In the
opening spasm, Tod clipped him with
a sharp left to the jaw, and from
that moment on Goodrich emuIated
Stranger Lewis with his c1inehing
tactics. 1t was slow bout.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-23
CHAMP FAVORS
PHILADELPHIA

PHILADELPHIA, FEB. 2s.-Hav.
ing made his customary curtain
speech on the Wills situation JACK
Dempsey today had returned TO
the home OF his wife's mother ut
wilmington, Del, leaving behind
him the statement that propositions
from four other cities were being
held in allegiance because of his de-
sire to box Wills in Philadelphia.
eff / become convinced that the
public Of Philadelphia wants the
Wills bout, it viii get it., the
champion said.
The statement was made follow
ing a conference attended by Demp-
sey, Floyd Fitzsimmons, who holds
the signed contracts Of both Denlp-
sey and Wills, and Herman TAYLOR
and Bobby Gunnis, local promoters.
Nothing was said about the
recent statement OF city officials
that the. WiIls-D Dempsey bout was
not wanted here.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-23
BOWLERS
RESUME SERIES

Glenn Wolstenholme and Earl
McPhilomy will clash tomorrow at
the Kingpin in the second five
game set of their fifteen game
series. action starting at o'clock.
The winner will be matched with
Paul Pohler. the famous Boston
bowler. when he brings his Miah
MURRAY team to Washington for a
battle next Saturday with the Con-
vention Hall All-Stars.
On Friday, Wolstenholme and
McPhilomy will finish their series
at the Coliseum. Glenn is now
leading. 626 to 612. this being the
result of a notable contest at Con-
vention Hall. If the pair maintain
this standard throughout they viii
set records.
1t promises to be big night at
Convention Hall Saturday. Hun
dreds are expected 10 see the inter
city matches in teams, doubles and
singles. The Masonic bowlers will
hold their banquet that night and
many are expected TO go from the
match to the banquet.
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HOOKING EN- OVER
With Louis DonSher
DUTCH RUETHER BECOMES BAD BOY

PPARENTLY Dutch Ruether stubborn Of
n has made his mind about anything. only
earthquake effect change Just be believes himself
entitled 1925 than President Griffith offered
Not having reported for training by February % ne stands as
finds
unsigned he will be placed the leagues ineligible
months will be forgotten by the fans That's the
of baseball
Not knowing what salary the Washington club has offered
Rueher demands, for this
writer to hysera the situation He sheds no tears
get pitcher that's for the club to decide
Ruether thinks he get along without he club that's for
Annidn
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-23
BROOKLYN next
FOR PALACE

Next Saturday night Ray Ken
needy takes his crack Palace team
TO Brooklyn for a league contest,
but that game isn't worrying him
In the least. He rather looks upon
it as merely a practice game on the
eve of the clash at the Arcade
next Sunday night with Cleveland's
great RosenbIum five, now striding
out ahead of everybody with six
wins and no defeats whatever.
Somebody must stop the Rosen-
blums and it may as well be
Palace says Manager Kennedy.
Rochester muffed its opportunity
Yesterday. That Rochester gang is
one tough bunch, too, believe me,
The Palace lads had soft time
whipping the Chicago Bruins, 38 to
20, last night before a banner crowd
of basketball fans. The Windy
City troop had no possible chance
OF winning against the brilliant pass
ing and accurate shooting of the
home team and so Manager Ken
nedy gave Bones" Jones a chance
to show his stuff. The tall lad
from Utah looked good at the tap
off and succeeded in caging two
foul goals.
Rusty" Saunders was unable to
face the Bruins. He is suffering
from an attack of grip, but hopes
to be in shape to play against the
Rosenblums next Sunday night.
Yrl
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-23
DELANEY STOPS
CHILEAN BOXER

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Feb. "a
Quentin Romero Rojas, of Chile.
Soiith America is today nursing a
battered head and body and also
wondering how it all happened last
night when Jack Delaney, of
Bridgeport, Conn.,, knocked him out
before 5000 fight fans in the fourth
round.
The blow that finished the South
American was a terrific right hand
punch directly under the heart.
The Chilean boxer never had a
chance with the clever Delaney,
whose shifty punching AMI fleet
sfootwork bewildered his opponent
at all times
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-23
PLAY TENNIS TO HELP
FRENCH WAR ORPHANS

NEW YORK. Feb. 23.-Tennis
stars of the United States and
France will play in a series OF
matches on Sunday at Madison
Square Garden for the benefit of
Frances war orphans. Among
those who will appear are William!
r. Tilden, who is arranging the
matches; Jean Borotra, Rene La
coste sand Jacques Brugnon. of the
French team; Vincent Richards.
Francis T. Hunter, Manuel Alfonso.
of Spain; Mrs. Molla Mallory and
Mrs. Marion Zinderstejn Jessups