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The Washington times., 1926-04-17
THE GATE-POST
By Harold Phillips;

In before the Advertising Club .of New York Wit a.
of producers and distributors
exceeding heness of the to the
industry. :.
has been of the motion pictures very kindly
declared Zone the
aging the has been to the sympathy and
s.
He continued: $3.50. 800 3. g
another way the have been of great value to the
They have to OF the most
capable workers various phases activities.
census
725 former engaged in key o.
active heads of several OF largest
producing corporations former reporters and editors Many
learned about life and the portrayal Of life
from their all the writers
adveTps-
inrm anag publicity experts.
humorous comment few years ago. as
to what operating picture industry
The is newspaper brainshan which, IN my opinion
is better - s
said that cent is spent in advertising to- sell
distributor
this estimate: bon hundred and sixty million
In theaers a
spent advertising for each admission the total
year that spending with advertising
Some say 100O0OO00 is nearer the correct figure
The Washington times., 1926-04-17
THEY'VE BECOME
PR SPECTORS
IN CELLULOD

The lure 81 the movies is
stronger than tho lure OF gold
Hollywood's Bearded Mems.
Club, a unique organization com
sprising. mostly. former gold miners
and adventurers, who now seek
their gold IN $3.50 and SO chunks
for = days acting as "atInCs-
phere" in pictures. has decided
that It's members win not desert
their recently acquired artat.
sIeast not until the reported gold
strikes Of San Bernardfno county.
Calf, and Of Hudson. Ontario
show bigger panning.
The old timers are at present
more interested in the gold rush
between hollywood and Culver
city, an eight.mile stretch which
the prospectors or the old Klcn-
dixie and LeadVilIe strikes, now
make In their nicely polished niy-
/, vers-and the going Is. quite a bit
more comfortable than that ex.
pefienced over the treacherous
ChilccOf Pass
Metro-1 oldyn,M Mayer studios at
!, Culver City offers them real
I bonanza-an opportunity to re-
enact those days which have al
ways been the chief topic Of con-
versation when the Bearded Mems
Club meets In coIiclaye at its club
house on Hollywood Boulevard.
AZ the members tell it, they
would rather play at the real
thing FOR real dough than talEe
chances IN the report s. staHnpedes
"a the recently discovered fields.
The Washington times., 1926-04-17
Harvard Glee Club

Chief among the choral organ.
izations now appearing on tour is
the Harvard Glee Club. which is
announced for concert here at
the Masonic Auditorium the cve-
ming of April 20. This body of
young men forsake the traditional
fiippant college songs and devote
themselves to the study and per-
formances OF real music. That
their work is being recognized is
evidenced by appearances in
Europe by invitation of the
French and Italian governments,
with the Boston and Cleveland
Orchestras.
This organization enters into its
seventh season as mems
chorus. They have received the
highest praise from critics and
SuCh orchestral conductors as
Serge Koussevitsky and Ossip
GabrilQwitsch.
The Washington times., 1926-04-17

mora Bayes takes little time
lets her sparkling eyes wander
hither and thither, she plays
with and displays her fan,
which at length she spreads
over her figure until it we'll
nigh reaches her chin. Then
she sings love song--a ballad,
we think-delivered with senti-
ment and emphasis. But sud
denly she changes tones, sit
nations, demeanor. The queen
vanishes, the jester takes her
place. with mild motion of the
fan and sway of arms, with
grotesoue strides she mocks at
the love song, and then she
repeats it staccato. From the
holiness of the sublime we have
dropped into the fathomless
ridiculous. 1t is daring, it Is
strident, it is outre-if anybody
else should attempt it, it would
become ugly in its cacaphony
and wild exuberance.
But Nora Bayes knows her
public can kneed 1t like dough,
can make it accept her concep-
tions. There is deep meaning In
her skit. 1t would seem as II sllc
said inwardly: Love songs! fiddle
sticks; such stuff as dreams are
made of. With one twist you
can blow them to atoms, words,
caresses, kisses and all. And the
audience follows her, understands
The Washington times., 1926-04-17

lndL HdEOiu sSpSCLdClSS HSNcL
have any lenses IN them.
To anyone who has ever seen
Harold performing his hair.rais-
ing comedy stunts In pictures
like Safety Last" Girl Shy" or
THE Freshman" 1t will be
apparent, at once, that Harold
Lloyd wearing real spectacles fit
ted with lenses would soon be a
Blind Harold Lloyd. for no amount
Of care would save him from
injury IL the gig-lamps he affects
were real, while For Heavens
Sake" and it's thrills alone would
have put him out Of business
had he escaped injury in all his
other pictures.
Lloyd wears lenseless spectacles
for the same reason that Buster
Keaton never smiles or for the
same reason that Chaplin affects
baggy trousers, WORKOUT shoes
and a bamboo cane-for purposes
OF psychology. In Lloyds case,
the horn rim spectacles, despite
The Washington times., 1926-04-17

His start was humble enouBn.
He was an usher in a small stock
house in Iowa He graduated
frorn ''ushering" into the prop
erty department. This brought
him on the stage.
After getting on the stage
Langdon decided to stay there.
He stayed there SO persistently
that the stage manager, who was
also the owner Of the theater,
the publicity man and the. bill
poster, nearly fired him for neglect
The Washington times., 1926-04-17

their great popularity of recent
years, still are associated with
serious minded professors or
scientists while the appearance
of the same cheaters on a young
man lends that same young man
a. preternatural gravity and lnno-
cence IF elile.
The Washington times., 1926-04-17
Larry Better

Lawrence Beatus, manager OF
Loew's Palace Theater, spent the
latter part of this past week
recovering from a cold and strained
vocal cords contracted during his
attendance on the 15-inning classic
staged by Mr.. Griffith's ball play
ers lest Tuesday at the local ball
orchard. A cold, however, ap.
pears as mere nothingscompared
to a pitching battle that gave
indications of continuing far, far
into the night, as the movie cap.
tons say.
The Washington times., 1926-04-17

The motion picture industry
uses every form Of advertis-
ing-pages of space in news
papers and magazines, national
billboard campaigns-and some
times they send up 10000 toy
balloons with free tickets at
tached.
cit is not uncommon for
distributing company to sell in
one year more than $1,000, 900
worth of what we call Access
sories-what you call dealer
! helps" These include posters,
slides, heralds, lobby displays,
noveIties-anything and every
thing that helps to advertise a
good show.
@Motion picture exhibitors
understood and appreciated the
value of advertising from the
beginning Of the business. At
first, pictures were bought and
sold largely on the "punch" In
the posters. A theater owner
wouldn't bother to look at the
film. All he wanted to see was
the six sheet. If he thought it
would "get them In" he bought
the. picture. The film itself
didn't make much difference.
for in those days the admission
price was only a nickel and if
a patron complained he was re-
quested to speak on the subject
of what he wanted for a nickel.
From those days the motion
picture, in 80 years, has moved
into the advertising position it
now occupies-the leader In
amusement advertising, one of
the leaders in all forms of 'ad-
vertising."
Louella Parsons writes from
Los Angeles:
So many people have been
asking about Elinor GYMS
plans in the movies that / took
it upon myself to ask her. She
says she now is heart whole and
fancy free as far as contracts
are concerned, having finished
her last picture with Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer, which, by the
by, ended her contract with
them. Mrs. Glyn will go to
some quiet place the next few
weeks to write a novel for the
Hearst publications. What name
do you think she will use?
at"
She feels so much has been
said about people who have at"
that now is Thine time to de-
scribe her definition of at" in
a novel. The hero will be an
American business man born in
the Bowery, As years old, and
ugly.
incidentally, this is Mrs.
Gyms first novel on American
life, most of her fiction here
tofore having been written
around English life. In was
interested to hear her say that
the homely hero has "it."
The blues are on their way
back! For some time past
these strangely stirring songs
of the primitive have been
buried under an avalanche of
soggy, sentimental ballads of
the new Irving Berlin school.
After the first ear-searing
success of the blues, gripping
whole continents with their
weirdly stirring rhythm, the
people fell prey to slushy Tin
Pan Alley creations concerning
eafortunate girls nanaed Rose
The Washington times., 1926-04-17
TIE / OR TUOUS RISE OF
H. I ANGDON

Harry Ianxdon First comedy "ace" lis complete
product of reaching the heights Of feature
class with Chaplin and Lloyd the
whimsical face and the saucerke eyes was
In innuor liant -
The Washington times., 1926-04-17
HIS SPECS A SNARE AND
DELUSION

1t matter knowledge at least 100000 600
Americans that Harold Lloyd the star of For Heavens Sake
the without his sty horn
probably to the lOOOOOOO
The Washington times., 1926-04-17
WRITER'S ES I IlvIA re
OF NORA -BAYES

headining at b F. kelths 1neaue
next week defiant effort "A prominent New YORK
writer following description OF this international
singer of songs s II. =, d, M .sE -
The Washington times., 1926-04-17
IN HOLL Y WOOD
BIZ LOueIlG Parsons

los ANGELES April 16Just how important part Farna
the duy star Gang comedies plays in the ascendant
Roach But the fact remains that
when decided not to renew his Win tatne
O11er
The Washington times., 1926-04-17
ROVER BOYS AT THEIR
JOLLY FRANKS

Up the time he appeared prominent role IN Monte
Carlo the big comedy special which opens
enagegent Palace afternoon, Lew
Cody had entertained lively regard for all kinds OF Journalists
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-22
WILL HELP MAKE
CUT RETURNS ON
rs INCOME TAX

Harry II. Waugh, deputy collector
of internal revenue, will be in In
pcyial Valley for the remainder of
this month and the first two weeks
in March, to aid taxpayers in filing
income tax returns, according to an
nouncement made by Rex B. Good
cell, collector of internal revenue
for California, south.
Waugh will be in Calipatria to-
morrow; Brawley, February o3 to
27; Holtville. March |; Calexico.
March . to &; FL Centre, March 8
to Is.
The duty of the deputy, according
to Coodcell, is not only to see that
the taxpayer includes in his return
oil taxable income, but also to safe
guard the taxpayer interests by
making sure that in filling out his
return he receives the benefit of ev-
cry exemption, credit and deduction
that the law allows.
1t is expected that Waugh will
make his FL Centre office in the
chamber of commerce, space having
been furnished i'im in this place last
year.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-22
I.rc!0N CHIEFTAIN
CONDUCTS MEET
OF VALLEY POSTS

Allen L. BiNby. commander Of
the American Legion, department
Of California. and Jane X. Fisk
department. aliutant, were greeted
hv representatives of all valley
posts ~ an day conference yrstcr.
day.
An "Xtensiv" program including
papers ana discussion of topics on
legion work, occupied the greater
pat of the day. The discussions
brought oHt many interesting facts.
Welcomes Visitors
Vaughn VI. Thompson, command
o. of tho intcrpost council of Inn
ncrial County. opened the meeting
and welcomed the state Officers,
In addressing the conference, the
st1te commander urged all present
to follow out the principles in the
preamble Of the legion constitution,
which d2di"ateS the organization TO
work for the community, state and
nation. lie advocated membership
campaigns by all nosts in orlor to
carry out the wishes of National
CCmrl9ndCr McQulEg, IN oc'tlhg eF-
ory cv-scrvicc man affiliated with
TIE legion.
Adiutant Fisk made an interest
inc talk on Americanism, call
ing upon all legionnaires to resist
the attempt being made to inject
commun:stic doctrines in American
schools. Ee denounced the at
tcmpts of pac;fists to eliminate
military training in colleges and
abolish Citizens Military Training
camps.
IN addition t. representatives Of
Yal!ey posts, legionnaires were pres
emf from Santa Ana, Blythe, Goa
chcla. Los Angeles, San Bernar-
dino and Riverside.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-22
FORMER CENTRAL
STUDENTS SCORE
AT j. SC. TRACK

While Central athletes were
smashing records on the local field
Saturday. in the interscholastic
trackmeet, two former students at
Central were doing good work in the
|. :. C.-Occidcntal track meet at
Los Angeles.
Eddie House, son of Principal j.
L. House of Central Union. took
first place in the l00-yard dash and
in the 220-yard dash. His time
was officially given out as 10
seconds flat for the former and 20
seconds for the latter. The Los An
gcloS papers however credit him
with faster time in both events.
One paper claims that House was
"cIockcd in o. seconds, which is
only one tenth of second slower
than the world s record of 93-5
seconds.
Kenny Grumblcs. whose old record
in the l00-yard dash was tied here
Saturday, took the low hurdles from
Occidental in "a, the event af-
fording him nothing more than a
good work out.
Grumblcs and House are star
men on the L. s. G. track team
and they are rated high by Coach
Dean Cromwell.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-22
'MANlAC SNIPER'
CAPTURED AFTER
THRILLING CHASE
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OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 22-Omaha 5
maniac sniper' who shot and kill
ed two persons here and seriously
wounded two others. has been cap
tured five miles north of Bartlett,
Iowa, after Il thrilling chase.
The man under arrest who gave
his name as Carter, has confessed,
according to adviees from Bartlett.
Carter confessed to the murder of
DR.. A. u. Searles and the wound
ing of Ross johnson, but refused to
discuss the murder of William Me
Dewitt, according to police at Bart
lett, a town located about 10 miles
southwest of Omaha.
The man was armed with 30
calibre Reisling automatic pistol,
with which police said all the shoot
ings here We're done.
Carter declared he killed DR..
Scarles bcausc he had a "grudge' -
against the physician, who, ne said,
had treated him several years ago
and cheated him out of some money.
He said he shot johnson, special
agent for the Wabash railroad, be-
cause he thought tn officer was try
in. to capture him.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-22
CITY AND COUNTY
JOIN IN MARKING
BIG ANNIVERSARY
Washington S Birthday is
Observed With Special
Programs at School.

Tn keeping with the nation wide
observance Of Washington Birth
daj', business in FL Centro and
~ ber parts Of the county. was prac-
tically suspended 5oday. Stores,
bV".ness houses, offices OF the city
and ccm.t" sovernm .at, she I,nt q
4. Irtigat.o. District AID Ike .,.t
office were closed for the day.
The public schools were in session
during the morning, programs APP
Iropriate for the day being conduct
ed by all classes. The pupils were
;nid the story of the "Father of
His Courtry' and were urged to
follow the splendid example of self
reliance. truthfulness and patriotism
which has made Washington s name
rcyered throughout the world.
Cole Makes Address
At the Ugh school, the classes
we're assembled in the auditorium
10 listen to an address by Judge
franklin j. Cole. Periods Mt the
high school were shortened to per
nit dismissal at l 80 this after
noon.
Flags were generally displayed
throughout the city and though El
Centre made no formal program for
the day, citizens of this city show
ed their respect for Washington in
Il fitting manner.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-22
CENTRAL ANNEXES
FIRST HONORS AT
H. s. TRACK MEET
Arthur Schultz Breaks
Records in High, Low
Hurdles, Wins Relay.

With three old records broken
md two tied, the annual track mee.
cf the high schools Of Imperial Val
lev. held at Central Union Satur-
day, lived up to the predictions
made that it would be one of the
fast'&t meets ever held in the val
ley.
Central took first honors with a
total of go points, scoring at least
one point in every event. Brawlev,
Contra s nearest competitor. had 20
points. The other ratings were: Ca
le%ico. ,: Calipatria, IL; Imperial
Is. and lIoltville II.
llOnors for the afternoon went to
Arthur Schultz, who broke the re-
cords in the high and low hurdles.
The Old mark of Il seconds in the
high hurdles. made by Baker of
Genital in 1918, was broken bv
S"hrltz' time of 16.7 seconds. In
the low hurdles Schultz clipped off
fourfifths of u second from the
mark of o. 10 second established
hv FcrOuson of Holtvillr in 1921.
IN addition to hanging up two re
cords, Schultz stepped ont in the
relay aNd over"ame big lead cS-
tabli'hcd bv Wehncr, the "Flying
Dutchman from Brawlev.
New Mark for Dash
Tho latter broke the record in
the 220-vard dash. waking the dis
tancc in % seconds flat, against
the o'd record Of % 1-5 seconds es-
'"h'ished in 1o22 by Kenny Grum-
bles. now star track man at [.
=. C.. Nehner also tied Grumbles
record of 10 1-5 seconds in the 100
vard dash. and in all probability he
would have broken il. had he not
been set back ward for jumping
the starters gnH.
Jones' of BraNiev started off the
rnccrd Shat'erinG business when he
fi"d ~. rarl % . H,;nutrS Q seconds
for the $50 ward dash, established
IN 1915 by AnCcl Of Imperial
Central took five firsts and tied
another and also finished first in
tho r"'av race Six Central ath
lees Finished second and one tied
for second. Another half dozen fin
ished IN third place.
Smashes Discus Score
Two other records were almost
shattered. Shawn, the hard luck
man of the Central squad. smashed
the discus mark all to pieces, heav-
inm the platter over 100 feet only
70 have his foot stick over the ring
a fraction of an inch, dis1ua'ifY-
Continued ~ Taro g.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-22
Y. W. E. A. IS SEEN
AS BIG ECONOMIC
FACTOR IN COUNTY
Business Man Stresses
Investment" Side of
Campaign For Funds.

"A fire investment. That is
he sentiment expressed by one prom
inent business man when asked what
10 though. Of the Imperial county
Young Women's Christian associa-
;lop's finance campaign which opens
tomorrow.
The man who made this state
mcnt knew what he was talking
about. and was basing his .judg-
ment upon actual facts which had
occn submitted to him. ale believed
that the slogan: Let 5 Get Behind
Our Girls,' which is being used for
he present campaign sums up the
need of our county's hundreds of
fine girls for backing. After look
NJ o"er figures AND statements
,ased on the work already accom-
1lishcd by the women of the com
.Lunitv through the medium Of this
association, he was convinced that
'err was a place to put his shoulder
u the wheel and boost.
he advantage of forming their own
pinians, rs did this man, the Press
mas Investigated the work Of the
- and learned much of interest.
There are 3o2 high school girls
enrolled and taking part in the girl
reserve program throughout the
county. Grade schools have Az
molc, bringing the total up to 7l9.
And being a girl reserve means
much, to, the girls are asked to
give their word of honor. Ito face
live sqhare!y. and "to find and
give the best.
Tie triangle, girl reserve emblem,
typif!c, the goal Of each member
TO he 'Ihysically fit, mentally
alert. and spiritually attuncd. "
and best Of all. the Y. W. G. A..
works ca the principle of youth mi
ti"tlve and adult guidance. Thus
each dollar given to the Y. W. c. a.
goes toward the developing of some
Imperial county girl so that she may
grow ,nto a stronger and finer wo-
man.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-22
URGE CLOSING OF
MEXICALI line AT
SIX O'CLOCK, TOO

\ resolution, adopted n scs
sion Of the Ministers Association nf
y, Centre this morning, urging that
the same ruling row in effect rp.a-
rive 20 the border 1t Tijuana he ap-
piled to Mcxirali. was forwarded to
Congressman Swing. urging him to
take the matter ND with the treasury
depa, tmcnt, which has jurisdiction
owe" tie botdcr.
The resolution rs forwarded to
corgrcssman Swing reaGs:
.nasmuch as the situation at The
international line at Mexicaii, Mex
leo. is menace to the moral and
economic welfare of the entire I'M
perial Valley, ana inasmuch rs the
reccnt & O'Clock closing order at
Tijuana, Mexico, will naturally tend
to shift the vice element to MeNi-
cali and agGravate the already de
plorable conditions existing there,
we earnestly petition for as string
ent an order for the closing of the
line at Mexicali as is ut present in
effect ut Tijuana. -
(S;gned) Ministers Association Of
Fl Centre, BY {. f. Flanagin, Sccre-
tarV.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-22
COUNSEL IS
O|P I|N||5I|(,
On OUTLOOK
Attorney Chiiders Sees
No Reason for Further
Delay With Measure.
FEELS ENCOURAGED
Thinks Secretary Work.
Will Not Insist on AdOp-
ton of Suggestions.

''There is no reason why tho
Swjng-Jchnscn bill should net be
ccme law before TIC end Ct the
present session cf congress, .said
Attorney Charles L. Chi!ders. chief
oounse! for thc Imperial Irrigation
district, today. Chiiders retGrned
from washington Saturday acter
spending several wcens there dur
ing which he aided II redrafting the
bill to ccafcrm to suggestions made
b. administration leaders.
ChilderS is optimistic concerning
the bill s chances for success at the
present session and asserted ihat il
has the support of the administra
ton, which is a distirrt asset to it
chances iGr success.
In = Statement mode - the Ia
ptrial valley Press Childcrs sad:
Feel EIach Encouraged
We have every reason to feel
greatly encouraged over the outlook
cn, our bill. The administration
Las vigorously taken hold of i!
through Secretaries Hoover and
- VI - db'i tH' ~ - iit IteSDtli ~ t'N
sumo that tha bill viii not be pass
ed. This is an administration cong
rcss and the administrat.o is in
position to put through such meas
Ties IA its sees fit. In rewriting
the bill. We gladly adopted every
suggestion of the administration
leaders aad the bill as it now
stands IS in substance conformitory
to their desires. To assume that
the bill will not be passed this ses-
sion would be to assume that the
administration is only using it for
political purposes and this we DO
not believe to be the ease.
. The secretary of the interior in
his second report made number of
suggestions which are satisfactory
. with perhaps one or two exceptions
and in these instances we do not
understand that the secretary is
insisting that they. be followed.
Press American Canal
The one that we are particularly
Interested in is the one concerning
the All-Amcr:can canal wherein
the secretary suggested tlat the
bill! contain provision making
, the canal dependent upon the fan
urc to modify ourMexican conces-
sion. It is simply the desire of
The secretary to do the best thing
foI Imperial Valley. Such provis-
ion in the bill, however. we fear
would not work to the interest of
the Va ley fer many reasons. If
the AN-Amcrican canal is ever to
ho built We should certainly have
tn" advantage Of building it in con
lection with this project, and there
hv save the valley many mil ions
Ok dollars. IN addition TO that,
reclamation is a clearly constitution
al ground upon which congress has
the right TO ac'. Reclamation as u
government Junction has already
been passed by the courts and il
Continued on page three
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-22
START MOVEMENT
AGAINST DRY LAW
AT CAPITAL Meet
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WASHINGTON. Feb. 22.-Herald-
ed as the ''greatest anti-prohibition
rally in history,' more than 1000
delegates of the second :" face the
facts conference of the associa-
ton against the prohibition amend
ment. gathered here today, demand
ing modification of the Nolstead
act 70 legalize light wines and beer.
Leaders of the conference said
that an overflow meeting would
probably be held if they could OBJ
tain suitable auditorium. Clergy
men, congressman and persons rep
resenting every walk of life studied
huge charts showing the "Anti-
Saloon League s own figures on the
Increase in drunkenness and crime
in America under prohibition, ~
while waiting for the formal open
ing at . p. m.