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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20
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that the 800 vitaphones in operation
throughout the United States will
guarantee Warner Brothers a weekly
rental of $4,000 as royalties-this
aside from the cost of installation,
which is said to be considerable.
In addition to the f1lmophone,
which has been in operation in Wash
ington, a new picture sounder, the
photophone, developed by the Radio
Corporation of America and the West
inghouse Electric & Manufacturing
Co., has appeared on the scene.
NCharles Chaplin and Ronald Colman
represent England, and Mary Pick
ford and Norma Shearer Canada, on
the British committee, which is CO.
operating with the Actors Fund of
America in it's $1,500,000 endowment
campaign.
Not content with its imposing edi-
flee of the same name in New York,
Famous Players is erecting the Para
mount Palace in Paris, which is to be
another cinema knockout
Considerable French interest is said
to be shown in the production, by a
German producing unit, Continental
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20
Beauty and Personality

HGCREEN personality is not a
matter of facial beauty and phys
zeal proportions" according to F. w.
Murnau, noted German director, who
Is making Sunrise" his first picture
in America for Fox Films. at is
something intangible that comes from
within the actor or actress says Mr..
Murnau,
lone of the finest examples of
screen personality that / have
Noticed" says Mr.. Murnau, lis Victor
McLaglen as Captain Flagg in What
Price Gloryr No one would call Nc
Laglen matinee idol, yet his personal
ity on the screen is irresistible. His
character in What Price Glory is
rough and tough and he pulls his face
into all sorts of shapes to be hard
boiled, as you say, but when he
smiles there is not a person in the
audience who is not captivated by his
personality.
George O'Brien is a fine looking
man. but in Sunrise he Is a shaggy,
slow-moving peasant. He is not
matinee idol by any means, but his
personality comes through and is
registered on the screen.
Personality is really within a man.
What he thinks is caught by the
camera. You cannot fool lens like
YOU can the eye and ear in the spoken
drama"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20
Engages Star Athletes

SEVERAL crack oarsmen who roWed
on championship crews during
their college days are being recruited
by Buster Keaton for the race scenes
in his second United Artists comedy
under the Joseph NJ. Schenck banner.
Three racing shells, one of which
was used by the University of Wash
ington crew when it won the cham
pionship in the East, are now in the
possession Of the Keaton studio. Ben
Wallis, who coached the University of
California oarsmen the year they de-
feated Stanford and the University of
Washington, has been signed to han
die the crews in the keaton comedy
of college life.
Busters company is expected to
leave soon for Balboa, where the race
scenes will be filmed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20
Genius Adorned

1.-THE celebrities Of the stage in the
good old days were most fortu-
nate in being spared the annoyances
of paying tailors, costumers and dress
makers" remarked George Shelton,
principal comedian of Sporting
Widows"
According to the record, Due
d'Amument presented Pierre Baron,
a noted tragedian, who reached the
zenith of his success in 1865, with
gold-embroidered costume, for which
the due paid 10000 francs. The Count
de Charcolais presented Mile. Delisle
Of the grand opera, in Paris, with the
most gorgeous dress that has ever
been worn on the stage. Exchanged
in present-day values of money, the
gown, which was woven out of solid
silver threads, could not be created
for sum that would stage three Co
iumbia burlesques."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20

Film A. G.. of the story by Baroness
Won Suttuer, who was awarded the
Nobel prize in 1905. The picture, 1t
is said is to be done in the spirit of
Locarno. The story was titled BIAS
les Armes''-"Down With Arms.
Jackie Coogan's next picture, THE
Bugle Call" to be made for Metro
Windsor in it's cast.
Equipment for the exhibition of
steroscopic or third dimension pic
lures, after the Spoor process. is be-
ing installed in the new Roxy
Theater in New York, according to
report. Roxy evidently likes to be
up to date and then some.
John w. Jack Conway. sports
authority and critic of a theatrical
trade paper, who was characterized in
q recent American Mercury" article
as the mast of all American slang
writer's" will write the subtitles for
Richard Dix's Paramount picture,
Knockout Reilly"
Norman Trevor, who plays the part
of Major Henri de Beaujolais in
Beau Geste," he was born in Cal
cutta, India, spent his youth as a
tea planter In the Himalayas, was a
member of the Olympic team in Paris
and won over a hundred prizes in
athletics. He started on the stage
with Sir Charles Wyndham, the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20

MONTY BANKS. smiling young
screen comedian, has returned to
Hollywood after twomonth alb
sence occasioned by a hurried trip to
Italy following the death of his
mother in early December.
Arrangements for the care of his
father, once a world famous musical
conductor. but a confirmed invalid
since the war, and for his younger
sister. girl in her teens, were the
objects of Monty's trip. He
had planned on bringing his sister
back to Hollywood with him, but the
shock of her mothers death affected
the girl SO seriously that she was
taken i'll and had not recovered suf-
hciently for the voyage to America,
when it became necessary for him to
return.
The story back of Monty's present
position as a noted comedy star reads
like a Horatio Alger hook. Educated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20
broadway - on Screen

QOBERT KANE recently announced
at the Cosmopolitan Studio that
he had signed a long term contract
with Barbara Stanwick, a dancer, dis
covered in a Greenwich Village caba-
ret by Willard Mack, who featured
her on Broadway this season in his
night club drama 1.-The Moose" She
will make her screen debut in Broad
way Nights" which Joe Boyle is di-
recting, with a cast starring Lois VIII
son and Sam Hardy.
Louis John Bartels, who created the
role of THE Show OFF, in George Kel.
ly's play, also has been signed for the
production. which was adapted by
Forrest Halsey from an original story
by Norman Houston.
Broadway Nights" is a tale of Man
haitian theater and night club life and
will feature some of New York's best
known night owls" Texas Guinan,
the famous hand-clapping hostess. and
several of her gang" are to appear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20
Something of Monty Banks.

in private schools in France and Italy
and trained for Il musical career, the
tragedy of war. which claimed the
life of an older brother. shattered the
health of his father and swept away
the family fortunes, made it necessary
for the young italian actor. while still
a boy in his late teens, to assume a
heavy burden of responsibilities.
lie came to America atire with
determination to make good. His
early days in motion pictures found
Monty travelling no tiowery path of
ease. His success has never been
a matter of luck, but of persistence
and intelligently directed effort. He
has been everything around a studio
from prop boy to star. He has writ
ten comedies, gagged them. helped
in the cutting of films and engaged
in every varied phase of picture max
ing in the course of the last decade.
An accident during his first days
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20
Dix in Screen Fight.

CELEBRITIES of the boxing world
crowded the Paramount Long Is
land studio Tuesday evening to watch
Il battle between the heavyweight Jack
Renault and Richard Dix for a scene
in the latters picture, Knockout Reil-
ly." A large host of spectators
cheered the scrappers.
A reproduction of the seating ar
rangements around the ring at Madi-
son Square Garden was constructed at
the studio. Cameras were arranged
on high platforms and in the grill
work at the top of the studio, SO the
view of the spectators would be unob-
structed. When the bell rang Director
Malcolm St. Clair and his assistants
had ringside seats and gave their in
structions through a microphone to
loud speakers.
Joe HUMPHREYS, who has announced
practically all of the big fights in this
country for the last 81 years, intro
duced the boxers. The referee was
Patsy Haley, licensed New York ref
cree and former contender for the
bantamweight championship. The
timer was Kid Mcfarland, former
lightweight.
In DiXS corner were Eddie Garvey,
former college foot ball player: Jimmy
de Forest, trainer of Jack Dempsey,
and Harry Gribben. In Jack Re-
nault's corner were Tommy Madden,
Jack Beaudine and Osgood Perkins.
Graham McNamee, famous radio an
nouncer, was at the microphone.
During the first round honors were
even, but in the second Dix was knock
ed down twice by his opponent. In
the third Renault took the count of
eight once. and, on the second knock.
down remained on the canvas for the
count of 10, under orders from Di-
rector st. Clair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20

John BARRYMORE'S Francois
y Villon in 1.-THE Beloved Rogue"
the United Artists screen version OF
the story of the French vagabond
poet, Is declared a masterpiece by
Film Daily, the Movie Bradstreet.
Andre Barletier has been engaged
to photograph the second Gloria
Swanson production for United Artists.
Only the formality of signing the
contract is said to remain before the
affiliation of David Wark Griffith with
Pathe to direct two pictures and
supervise six more. 1t is said he will
share in the profits made by the pic
lures His return to United Artists Is
said to have been abandoned.
There are New York rumors that
Buster Keaton's latest picture. "The
General" is more or less disappoint-
ing.
Rod La ROGUE wants to quit Cecil
B. De Mile because Rods name
doesn't appear in the ads in as large
letters as the name of the picture in
which he appears.
A news note in Film Daily states
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20
Not a Woman Picture

EOR the first time since Douglas
Fairbanks has been in motion pic
lures he has produced a screen play
in which only two women appear. 1t
is THE Black Pirate" The women
actors are Billie Dove, heroine, and
Tempe Pigott, maid to the heroine.
The fact that there are only two fem
mime players is accounted for by the
nature of the story, which is romantic
In the extreme.
1.-THE Black Pirate" is a rip-roaring
tale of the sea, rejecting the spirit of
seventeenth century piracy, and in
consequence is dominated by men.
But the adventure of the star Is,
nevertheless, a rapid fire love affair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20

work as an actor confined him TO the
hospital for three weeks. The very
day the hospital doctors released
him, Monty, undaunted by the un-
pleasant beginning of his film career
was back at the same studio where
he had been injured. ready to work
again.
When comfortable financial returns
began to crown his efforts his pros
perity was shared with his family I'm
Italy. At one time he supported ten
relatives. those outside of his I'm
mediate family being aged people i'm
poverished by the war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20
THE Patent Leather
Kid"
DICHARD BARTHELMESS' new

D ICHARD BARTHELMESS' new
A picture, THE Patent Leather
Kid" has gone into production.
Barthelmess plays the role of prize
fighter in the opening scenes. Molly
O'Day, First Nationals 17-year- old
find" is playing the leading feminine
role.
The story, by Rupert Hughes, con-
germs a prize fighter of New York s
East Side who is forced into the World
War largely against his will, and the
war eventually stirs his soul and
wakens him to true heroism and man
hood where previously he had only
been a superb fighting animal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20

eminent English actor. came to Amer
lea in 1915. playing among other roles,
the policeman in the play. "A Kiss
for Cinderella" and made his film
debut opposite Doris Keane in "Ro-
nance" He was signed with a long
term contract with Paramount for
his exclusive services in pictures.
Vera Veronina, Paramount's latest
screen importation, speaks Russia
cher native language), German and
French. but no English.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20

Behe Daniels. who is OF Spanisi,
decent. is To play in a picture with q
Spanish background. Her next pic.
ture will be "Senorita." an Origina
by John McDermott It's locale will
be South America. The star viii por
tray the role of an adventurous girl
on a quest that carries her through Il
series of situations both ludicrous and
thrilling. "Madamoiselle Jockey" hae
been postponed for it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20

After Ave years in vaudeville, Ed
win August former screen star, d.
rector and author, Is making his film.
comeback in Cabaret" Gilda Gray's
new picture.
Putnam patriot., 1927-04-08
PROVE STATEMENT
Stakeholder Big Six Sedan Out climbed Other Sizes In
 Price Class.

Studebakers claim that The Com mander. the big six sedan for five. will outchmb any SIX or eight selling for less than S2.500, was dramatically proved in a recent hlll-elimbing test at Batavia, \. Y
 The Stakeholder Commander eompet- ed against five makes of cars in three different hill-climbing tests and won every contest Two additional weight carrying hill-elimbing tests, one of which included carrying seventeen men weighing 2,794 pounds over the test hill, were so remarkably performed by The Commander that the other cars did not compete.
 The tests, which proved so decisive resulted from series of advertise ments John S. Brown < Sons, Stude- baker dealers in Batavia. ran in local newspapers. The advertisements stated that The Commander would out perform any competitive ear and car ried the challenge Make Us Prove lt. ' Competitive dealers accepted.
 X course three-teuths of mile in length, was laid out on "Burleigh Hill" the hill that is considered Ba- tavia's unofficial testing ground. The first test was a "sloW race' to estab- fish which car could climb the hill in high gear at the slowest pace. The Commander won by large margin, performing the stunt m minutes IT 2-5 seconds, while the next slowest time was 2 minutes i2 3-5 seconds.
 Event No. was a speed climb from standing start. The Commander flashed across the finish line in 32 4-5 saeondas fha nearest e0napqtitor made the climb in 35 seconds
 The third test was q speed climb from a flying start and The Command CT made the ascent in 20 3-5 seconds, exactly three-ffths of a second ahead of the next competitive car.
 In the two weight carrying tests The Commander first carried ten men weighing l.G53 pounds over the hill and then carried seventeen men or a total weight of 2,794 pounds, over the hill without changing from high gear or slipping the clutch. Other cars did not compete in these tests.
Putnam patriot., 1927-04-08
HUPP CONTINUES
 RECORD PACE
Exceeds February By 800 Cars. Company Optimistic Over
 Future.

The success with which Hupmobiles are being greeted by the 1927 buying public is revealed in reports from the Hupp Motor Car Corporation.
 February which set a new record for that month with factory shipments of 4106 cars, was exceeded by more than 800 cars during March when shipments were 1859 eights and sixes according 10 company reports. This compares with 4732 cars for March, 1926-and 3733 in March, 1925. Fact ory sales were 21 e higher than those of the largest February.
Putnam patriot., 1927-04-08

The tenant of the Foulis estates in Scotland. in accordance with an old feudal agreement, is supposed to pay for his lands with a bucketful of snow.
Putnam patriot., 1927-04-08

Principal crop grown in the United States during 1926 reached total form value of only Sf.s02. lli.000 as compared with Ss,gi9 ,32i 900 in 1925.
Putnam patriot., 1927-04-08

At the depth of mile the ocean bed is well illuminated by the lumin- uus organs of the fish living there, ae- cording to one scientist.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-27
SEEK AUTO IN RIVER
Police Abandon Theory
After Dragging.

Policemen and a boat were dis
patched to New York st. and White
River today upon a report that an
auto and driver plunged through
the railing of the bridge Tuesday
night.
Search was abandoned after two
hours dragging.
Lieut.. Leonard Forsythe reported
peculiar circumstances. The railing
was torn away for several yards and
tire tracks lead from the street to
over the sidewalk and to the spot.
Oil bubbles on the water near the
spot lead to the belief an auto
might be submerged.
Walter Floyd, 146 N. Sheffield
Ave-, told police that he passed the
scene late Tuesday night and saw
new Auburn sedan with broken
wheel, and damaged fender at the
edge of the bridge. No one was
near the. car and he continued
home. Almus Witt, 1870 N. Bloom
ington St., verified Floyd's story.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-27
$50 WILL MEET
LINDBERCH AT
BANQUET AUG. 8
Business Leaders Will Be
Invited to Columbia I.
Club Dinner.

Arrangements are being made for
$50 Indianapolis business men and
manufacturers to attend the Lind
bergh banquet at the Columbia
Club Aug. 9.
Men only will be invited, the BAN
quet committee, headed by Norman
A. Perry of the Indianapolis Power
and Light Company, decided.
Civic organizations will make up
lists of business men and civic
leaders. Invitations will be mailed
out and when $50 acceptances have
been received, the lists will be closed.
The tickets are SIS each.
Want Business Heads
Request was made by the Guggen-
heiem Foundation, sponsoring the
Lindbergh tour, that men only at
tend the banquet in order that as
many business men as possible
might attend.
Women and children will be given
opportunity to hear Lindbergh at
the mass meeting in the afternoon,
probably at the Fair Grounds coli
scum.
At the request of the Guggenheeim
Foundation, the mass meeting COM
n1ittee, headed by Postmaster Rob-
ert H. Bryson, is making arrange
n1ents for a special section for school
children.
Committee Named
Bryson's committee will be A.
Kiefer Meyer, Guy A. Wainwright,
Howard M. Gay, George B. Well
baum, P. H. Wolford, A. D. Hitz and
County Auditor Harry Dunn.
Walter T.. Boyer announced that
the automobile committee will be
named soon.
It has been estimated that 100000
people from outside Indianapolis
will be in the city to see Lindbergh.
Excursion schedules with special
railroad and interurban rates to
bring crowds here for the f1ier's re-
ception were considered at meeting
of the excursion committee at
Chamber of Commerce. The body
is composed of Ed Hunter, chair
man, and number of railroad,
traction and newspaper men.
Round trip tickets at one-way
fare is the aim of the committee.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-27
THREAT CHARGE
COSTS COP JOB
Chief Suspends PatroIman;
Drew Gun, Report.

Patrolman John W. Mullin, 119 w.
Twenty-eig ST., inspector of de-
tectives during the Shank admini-
stration, was suspended today by
Police Chief Claude F. Johnson,
who charged improper use of fire.
arms.
johnson said complaint was re-
ceived and investigated, regarding
Mullins alleged threat to shoot Ellis
worth Maxwell, Is, of Forty-sixth
st. and Millersville Rd., who ran
while being questioned by the officer.
Children are said to have been
fooling motorists. with a. tire they
placed in the road with a rope tied
to it. Mullin stopped and the boys
ran.
The Maxwell boy was called from
the porch of his home for question
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-27
MAPLE KNEW
OF HORSE DEAL
Former Khan Leader Says
Steve Told Him.

An echo of the Jackson-Stephen-
son $4,000 horse deal came from
Muncie today.
Clell Maple, manufacturer, and
former Khan leader, gave the Muncie
Press an affidavit declaring that d.
G. Stephenson during the summer
of 1923 told him of having bought
horse from Governor Ed Jackson
which with equipment cost him
$4,000.
jackson has offered this as an
explanation of the Stephenson check
to him. Stephenson said the check
was campaign contribution.
Maple was positive that the con-
versation was during the summer of
1928, asserting that it took place
while he and Stephenson were on
the way to Khan meeting in field
near Muncie.
His fixing of the date during the
summer was regarded as important
in view of the fact that the check
to jackson from Stephenson was
dated Sept IL, 1923.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-27
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
ACTING SCHOOL HEAD
WON'T RENAME SELF
Thornton will Leave Matter in the
Hands of New Chief.

Thornton will Leave Matter in the
Hands of New Chief.
Joseph F. Thornton, acting
school superintendent, is facing an
embarrassing problem.
AS acting superintendent, Thorn
ton failed to renominate himself as
assistant superintendent, the posi-
ton he held before being named
acting superintendent upon the dis
missal recently of E. U. Graf.
School commissioners, after nam
ing Charles F. Miller, State superin-
tendent of public instruction, Indi-
annapolis superintendent, found they
had no power to. give Thornton his
old position back until he had re-
nominated himself and submitted
his name for the boards approval.
Thornton indicated today he
would not do this, but would leave
the matter in the hands of the new
superintendent when he assumes
Office.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-27
MUST PARE BUDGETS
Two City Boards Told ESti-
mates Too High.

Orders to slash their 1928 budget
requests more than $650,000 today
are in the hands of two city boards.
William c. Buser, city controller.
Tuesday asked the board of public
works and the board of safety to
revise their figures.
Buser said if estimates of all de-
partments were permitted to stand
an increase of 80 cents in the tax
levy for next year would be neces-
sary.
A reduction of $485 900 was asked
of the board of works: Original
request of the board was for ST.
051 SPOTS, an increase of STAT, 215.79
over the present appropriation.
The safety board, asking $780,
303.33, must reduce the amount
$4,000, Buser said. This boards
estimate was $3.50, l09.08 above the
present allowance.
Revised figures are to be submit
ted to the controller Tuesday. The
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-27

ing, Johnson said he learned.
Frightened, the boy started to run,
and Mullin is alleged to have drawn,
his gun and threatened to shoot.
Mullin has been member of the
department for twenty-four years,
and once was commended for brav-
cry in the capture of two hold-up
men.
Police say that the tire ruse is
frequently used by hold-up men to
cause motorists to stop and then
rob them. Mullin could not be
reached for a statement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-27

The. Rev. E. G.. Marsh, Bible in
structor at Gods Bible School, Gin
cinnati, will preach at the forty-sec-
ond camp meeting of the missionary
bands at Salem Park. west of the
city on the National DID,. Meetings
will begin Thursday and continue
until Aug. 8.
Five services daily will be held
Dormitory, dining hall and tenting
facilities are offered, according to
Rev. o. N. Mater, camp secretary.
The Rev. r. E. Brookman will
take part in the services: A num-
Der of home workers, evangelists and
missionaries are cooperating
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-27
BRIDGE BATTLE ENDED;
HOUSE TO BE MOVED

Final Payment on Fall Greek Blvd.
Residence Made.
With payment of $1,707 today to
Mrs. Mary Spann by City Control
Ter william C. Buser, the last obsta-
Gle to completion of Delaware st.
bridge approaches was removed.
The three-year controversy over
removal of the Spann house, PIT E.
Fall Greek Blvd, ended when the
board of public works today ordered
the final payment The original
amount was about 1000.