Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-26

Americas greatest engineering
achievement--the construction OF the
Panama Canals to be immortalizec
in the movies Louis B. Maver Of Los
Angeles. the producing" partner OF
the Metro GOODWIN Mayer combina-
ton, has Just left Washington after
discussing preliminaries OF the project.
He plans to make the picture an amer
lean epic comparable with The Birth
OF a Nation" The Covered wagon,
The Big Parade" and other screen
masterpieces. The Panama Canai PIC,
ture is to be given the picturesque and
pertinent title OF The Glory Diggers."
II will portray the history OF the big
ditch across the Isthmus from the earli-
est inception Of the project to It's
triumphant conclusion. Engineer SOL
der. sailor and civilian will all have
their meritorious places in a "picturi-
zation" destined 10 rank among the
classics of the silver screen. The
GLORY Diggers" will, OF course. be AT
all-American production. MIR. Mayer
learned a lot about the relative merits
of picture makers when he was build
ing Ben Hur" Italian architects and
artisans worked IL months TO con-
struct the arena for the chariot race
scene. 1t had 10 be done all over in
49,
A Democratic favorite son from the
Southwest. VIII Rogers of Oklahoma.
will be one of the speakers at the jack
son day harmony dinner in Washing
ton on January IL. He is relied upon
TO contribute comic relief TO an other
wise serious occasion. Rogers got vote
or two for President at the Democratic
national confusion in Madison Square
Garden three years ago.
Robert r. Wagner. Democrat, OF New
York. is believed to be the second native
OF Germany TO be elected TO the United
States Senate. the first having been
Carl Schurz Of Missouri He was born In
the Province OF Hesse- Nassau In 1877 but
was schoolboy In New York CITY.
Many Germans have sat In the House
OF Representatives. Canada is repre-
sented by a native son~-James Couzens.
Republican. Of Michigan. while Eng
land can lay claim TO Frank r. Good
ing, Republican. OF Idaho. as states
man who first saw the light OF day In
John Bulls tight little island. Tie
House contains several Canadian born
Representatives. including Sproul, Re-
publican, OF Illinois: Sinclair Non
partisan Republican. of North Dakota.
and Sutherland. Republican. OF Alaska.
Berger Socialist. OF Wisconsin. halls
from Austria Hungary and SABBATH,
Democrat OF Illinois from CzcchoSlo-
vakia. Big BIZ Thompson Of Chi
cago Is certainly asleep at the switch.
City's veteran and able Congressman,
who was born in England, Is reelected
an regularly as elections come around,
Speaking OF big Bill" as plenty OF
people do though not always In polite
terms, the star rejoinder tn his appeal
for members OF his America First
League" comes from President Clarence
G. Little Of the University OF Michigan.
my only regret" he wrote Mayor
Thompson. lis that the literature you
sent me contained Washington's Fare
well Address instead Of your own"
President Little was recently caller
at the White House He conferred
with President Coolidge about ways and
means for cooperation IN farm re-
search between State universities and
those agricultural colleges which are
regularly IN receipt Of Federal aid,
Alben Johnson. American newspaper
man now stationed at Geneva tn
cover" the League Of Nations, In home
on leave He brings a good story about
how H. Pinkney Tuck. United States
consul at Geneva, handled the Sacco"
Vanzetti situation there last August,
Having heard that Communist sympa"
thixers were COINS 10 hold ii demonatra~
Tim, la frnut uf his consulate, Tuck de-
eided 10 participate In II. He rugged
himself up In mob gafb and presently
was marching on the consulate with
the "manifestants, II wasn't long be-
fore he found himself figuring IN their
nhllilitions Down with Americai"
they shouted Long live haeco and
Vanzetlti" And then, "i.et's get the
American consult" Whereuron TUCK
joined In Yes, let's get the aoounufel'
Hut they really didn't try Ia, and Tn
demonstration Sam came IN an END,
with Tuck, the consulate and the Star
and stripes all intact,
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