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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-08
Screen History of 1927.

DATHE NEWS released on wednes-
day to motion picture theaters
q news reel that will be pictorial his
tory of the past years events in every
the reel would total II 900 feet OF sub
tect matter. or more than three miles
of film.
For each Of Pathe's 80 branch of5sces
Editor Ray Hall assembled approx.
matsly 500 feet Of film covering the
years most important events in the
community surrounding the branch
once This 500 feet OF pictorial news
nnatier Is presented as part Of the reg.
uiar issue of Pathe News and for the
first time In the history OF news reels
theater patrons will zee a complefe re-
view on the screen Of the passing
events OF 1927 that are Of greatest In
terest locally.
In the past there has been a review
Of national events on the screen In
Pathe News and other newspapers Of
the screen. but never before has any
company attempted 10 issue locals"
on such scale. Some idea OF the mag.
nitude OK this task can Be arrived at
n one thinks Of the same effort on the
part OF a newspaper. that OF getting
out 30 separate issues I'm a. many H..
caiities on the same day and each de-
voted to entirely different subject mat.
ter.
Psthe News. which In the pioneer
news reel Of the screen. was enabled
70 carry out this project because Of it's
strong organization from headquarters
DOWN to the remote localities. 1t has
nrt been 10 many years since a cam
srsman In a small cify or town was
more or Jess ~ an Oddly. Now pathe
has I'm each NJ 80 branch offices motion
picture camera representatives, who
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-08

are responsible to editorial Offices in
the larger cities. In some Of which
there are several Pathe News report
ers Of the lens. Like the Associated
Press and the United Press, they for
ward the more noteworthy news 10
headquarters in New York. Lesser
events are made up In the local lahora-
tories, or given a wider distribution
from the branch editorial Offices.
known az bureaus"
The pathe News headquarters I'm
New York In organized In personnel
somewhat like that of newspaper.
with its city editor handling the as,
signments around New York: its for.
eign editor taking care OF Aim abroad
the title writer's working like the copy
readers on daily and the newsmen
ready at any time to cover a story.
The cub" reporters are usually
camera carriers. but they, too. fire.
quentIy break into the iimeiight and
crash The screen pages. There are
cameramen who specialize in human
interest" subjects. the newspaper
sob" writer's. the stunt men and the
star reporters, who are likely to be
sent most any place In the world al
anv time.
Pathe's gigantic news reel was az.
sembled In New York and retitied. A
miniature newspaper Of 20 pages car.
ried the printed titles and iiiustra.
tions from the screen history of 1927.
This was ISSUED 10 the theaters az a
contents sheet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-08
May Be a Star Soon.

4 BOUT year ago Nancy Drexel
said good.by TO the Cathedral High
School in New York City and left for
Hollywood to become a motion picture
actress.
January 2 she began work on the
Fox lot in one Of the two featured girl
parts in The Devils" under the
direction of +. w. Murnau.
The Importance Of Miss Drexers en-
gagement can be appreciated when 1t
liz remembered that Janet Gaynor was
elevated 10 stardorn after her work
under Murnau's direction, and when
Miss DrexeI's screen test was shown
To Winfield Sheehan. vice president
Of Fox Films. he Immediately placed
her under long.terrn contract.
she was known az Dorothy Kitchen.
Her name was changed with the sign
ing OF her contract
AZ the age of 2 she appeared In
the stage version Of The ROYAL Fag-
abond" and This was followed by the
revival Of 'F'loradora," IN which she
was ono Of a juvenile sextet, and by
Quality Street" Then she retired to
finish her schooling at Cathedral High
School. The most prominent picture
i'm which she appeared since she ar
rived I'm Hollywood was THE Way Or
All Flesh" Her role In The
Devils" is her first big opportunity
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-08

MOST every method conceivable has
been employed by motion picture
extras TO Crash" the studio gates, but
Patrick Michael Cunning alone, ~ IN
said, may claim the distinction 81 be
ing The first 10 cartoon his way into
the movies. He successfully opened
the doors with his pad and pencil.
Pat, who il but 20 years If age. left
his home and birthplace. Santa Clara.
Calf, two years ago for Hollywood.
determined 10 become q motion pictu
motor. Strong family objections made
~ necessary for him to sneak away
from home. He arrived In tho cinema
capital with y wealth Of ambition and
hope. hut very poor Of purse.
Like thousaDda of others. he spent
several weeks making the round Of the
various casting offices. only to be told,
nothing today" IL soon became n
question Of three meals day.
Having natural talent for drawing
he AIMED along the beaches OF Venice
and Santa Monica sketching children
and mothers and their babies for Is
cents per sketch. This proved quite
profitable. and at the end Of the bath.
ing season Turning had enough
money accumulated to carry him along
further In his search for motion pic.
ture work.
While waiting in the reception
rooms Of the casting Offices for an
interview. he would take out his PEN.
Gil and sketch the different people at
work in these Offices. He always pre-.
scented these drawings, and az re.
suit became well known among the
studios. The rest was easy. lie be
gan getting regular calls for extra
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-08
Mr.. Lasky Has the Floor.

q. n enormous number OF word!
IN have been uttered in this aud
IA other columns on the subject
\ Of 6verelaborate film presen
tation--a subject which, II
seen,s Ia me. is of vital importance
Ia the movie producers and movie
fans as well, In all the larger thea
tiers in the larger towns and cities
the motion picture theaters have
been drifting farther and farther
from the medium of entertainment
which they should legitimateiy ofer
a, Q. motion pictures). They have
heeu rresentins huge orchestras. bal
lsts. vaudeville acts, black bottom
contests. proloyues and other pres
enfstian" stunts. to the extent that
the feature picture has become in
rreasinylr inconspicuous as an item oil
the program.
Indeed, il is a far from uncommon
occurrence for feature picture !"
ne ruthiessly cut by a theater man
aSer SO that he will have room for
n on his bill. His vaudeville acts
take up so much time that he can I
afford to give the mere movie It's re
ouired allotment. This scissors WORK
nv exhibitors has not helped the PIC :
lures any. In many instances soch
operations have proved fatai
n has deveioned into a serious
situation, particularly for those of us
vho go 10 movie theaters for the eN :
press purpose OF seeing movies.
have protested vehementty; SO nave
many other chservers-hut our pro
tests have been unanswered. we
have been imrelied 10 the emharrass-
hat
our stuff.
Vow Al last, comes word on this
sph,ect from Jesse Lasky. no less,
vho undertakes in a recent issue OF
the Film Daily TO satisfy US COM
piainants.
SAYS Mr.. I.asky:
an the large houses the de luxe
ehnw. as a whole, runs about hours
and 10 minutes. The exhibitor he
lieyes from experience that this is the
nrcner amount of entertainment to
give his patrons for their money. OF
This hours and 10 minutes, the mo-
ton picture entertainment usually
takes IN an hour and 10 or Is min
uses. This does not include the news
reel and a two-reel comedy or other
screen novelty. Even with these, the
exhibitor il faced with the necessity
OF providing something "HiNh VIII w
cupy the rest Of the time.
ITO do this, he has resorted 10 stage
shows. These shows are created by
producers OF large acts The producer
If the stage show, being a creator,
occasionally allows his enthusiasm for
his own handiwork to run away with
him. Then the stage entertainment
encroaches on the. time and position
which rightfully befong to the screen.
Then IL is that the so-called presenta-
ton becomes a menace TO the picture.
Il want TO make myself perfectly
clear: The film must always be the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-08

thought he was crazy. Others thought
him clever. He showed which by
getting a job in 4 stock company. A
few weeks later he went an the screen.
When he left Europe year ago to
come to America he was famous
among European stars and was
credited also with being the best actor
on the screen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-08

filled with an ambition to act. During
the Summer. when he was not going
to school. he delivered meat sor a
butcher. To some OF his customers ne
would pretend 10 he starving to dea tn.
To others he would appear in terrible
anguish.
1t wasn't long before some people
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-08

"Gentlenlen OF the Press" q play
written by Ward Morehouse with the
assistance OF two other newspa Der
men whose names are not revealed
will he produced early NEXT month by
Thomas ". Jackson and III. n. Kraft
il goes into Rehearsal this week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-08
CartOoned His Way.

work. Then he was called for Small
bits. until finally he was cast Tor an
important role in Very ConfdentlaI
with Madee Bellamy. His latest fsar
tured part IL in THE DEVILS Trade
Marx" which Leo Meehan IL produc-
ing for +. =. q.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-08
Butcher Boys Dream
Realized.

CONRAD vEfDT, star OF Universal
a Mans Past" was once a poor
struggling Berlin butcher boy. Now
he has risen 10 international fame
an IN actor.
Az boy. n In said. he was always
Evening star., 1928-10-21

tie interference. Periodically there came
to. me stories of kidnapings, and they
were food for thought.
My only companions at the mine were
20 Mexican miners. and they considered
1t distinctly outside their duties to de-
fend me against bandits. Being de-
fenscleSs against even the smallest force
of bandits I adopted the obvious policy
OF attempting TO cultivate their good
will. That was eventually kidnapped is
indication enough that my goodwill
efforts we're not sufficiently inclusive.
However. gained the apparent friend
ship of a local rebel chieftain. Lorenzo
Perez, and he gave ME a "salvo con-
ducto" (safe conduct.
1t was only after I was kidnapped
that learned Perez was playing lone
hand and did not acknowledge al
legiance to the general of the forces
which captured me. although both os
tensibly we're fighting in the same cause
against the same "despots.' But after
l received my salvo conducto was lIl-
led into the belief that it was enough to
assure me quiet and peaceful ex-
iStence
Prelude to Capture.
Therefore. when on the morning Of
August 25. band of about dozen
rebels appeared at the mine and asked
for something to eat, had no suspicion
Of their real mission. These requests
for food handouts we're frequent and I
always complied with them to the
best of my ability
Even when the leader of the little
band added to his request for food the
statement that ne had been sent by
Maj Guadalupe Flores. ? sort of ad-
jutant to the general in charge of the
Evening star., 1928-10-21

district, to inform me that the ma jor
was nearby and wished me to visit
MIN, didn't suspect anything unusual.
knowledge of the bandits real OBJ
ject wouldn't have helped ME anyway.
1t I hadn't gone with them peaceablv.
they would certainly have taken me by
force. l called Limo Herrera, my nozo
or personal servant. and we mounted
mules and set out with the bano. We
rode with. them two hours before We
arrived at the majors headquarters, a
small ranch near Sejulapa. -
Maj, Flores was excessively polite,
but also businesslike. The leaders of
his patriotic cause. I've informed me,
needed money to purchase ammunition
1t would please them If I would con-
tribute 10000 gold pesos to their cOf-
fers. No threats were made at first.
On the face of things, I was merely
being asked to make donation to the
cause"
OF course I realized that actually
was being held up but 1 returned
politeness with politeness, and professed
20 believe that I was merely being
asked for a contribution l pointed
out that I was an American, and
therefore endeavored not to take sides
in Mexican internal affairs. I added
that I really regretted that l knew
very little about the great struggle
being waged against the "despots." The
major listened to me patiently but
without any signs of interest until I
concluded with the. statement that /
didn't have the 10000 pesos to give
him..
That ended all discussion. I was
ordered to mount my mule again, and
under an escort of six men l. was
Evening star., 1928-10-21

started for o destination Unknown to
me. My mozo was allowed to accom-
pany me. It was o'clock in the
evening when we started. and we
Travelled without even momentary
halt until the following afternoon
We rode in a steady eownpour. the
night was pitch black, the road was
muddy and slippery and 1 was kept
on the trail only by the mules instinct.
Our destination proved to be one Of
those bandit strongholds which can
easily be defended by a small force
against greatly superior numbers. 1t
was mountain top called Mojoneras.
about Is miles from Ixtlan and rising
some 1000 feet from the Santiago
river. 1t commanded a view of the
surrounding country on all sides for
miles and any approaching force could
have been detected at least three
hour ride away
A long steep, winding trail led from
the valley, and this trail was we'll
covered by rock fortif1cation in which
at all times there were five lookouts
equipped with high class prismatic
binoculars AS last defense there
was house built into cliff and con-
cealed by trees.
tCopvrght a2s. nv North American News
Evening star., 1928-10-21

ways to be o good argument with a
Mexican, they waited. They got their
money. too. and l am sure that is the
only reason lived to tell the tale. for
these bandits have no conscientious
scruples against decreasing the white,
American population of Mexiso. And I
acquired the doubtful distinction of hav-
ing lived longer as the captive Of Mexi-
can bandits than any other American.
and the added distinction Of having cost
more to ransom.
But I also obtained a vivid insight
into the psychology manner OF living
and methods OF operation Of the So
called Mexican bandit. / say SPECIALIZED"
only because the bandit himself would
be deeply aggrieved If you called him
that. His view of the matter is that
he is a patriot fighting against a cruel
oligarchy ruling his country against the
best interests of its people.
Banditry Is Avocation.
Any little apparent banditry he may
practice is merely means to good
end, means Of obtaining funds for
the purchase Of arms and ammunition
to carry on the great crusade to lib
crate his country from the despots
ruling it,"
Before my kidnapping I had found
plenty of reason to suspect that some
day might be hostage of bandits.
In fact, / made preparations against
such contingency before / went into
Mexico this last time, by. taking out as
much Insurance on my life as / could
get. I learned nothing which would
allay these premonitions when arrived
last May at the Humboldt mine of the
Alvarez Mining Co.. which l was to
manage.
The mine is only miles from Ixtlan
in the State of Nayarit. and in the
town there is garrison of Federal
troops. But the troops. found. might
as we'll have been In Mexico City" for
all the protection they afforded the
people who didn't live right in the town
The soldiers seem to regard 1t as ur-
healthful to stray away from the boun-
daries of the town, and the bandits
roam the adjacent countryside with lit
Evening star., 1928-10-21
=
[ larceny CHARGE:
I. BRINGS 25 YEARS
Prisoner Convicted Of Show
Window Thefts-0thers
Are Sentenced.

Abraham Wallace. colored, was sent
to the penitentiary for 25 years yester-
day by Chief Justice Mccoy in Criminal
Division /. Wallace has a criminal
record dating back to 1902 He was
recently convicted of breaking into the
show window of Seventh street store
end stealing a quantity of shoes May Z.
The chief Justice gave him IS years
on the housebreaking count and an
additional 10 years for the larceny.
Assistant United States Attorney Walter
NJ Shea prosecuted Wallace.
Edgar Belfleld. colored, was sentenced
10 serve a total OF g years in the
penitentiary following his conviction on
a charge Of assault to kill. robbery and
housebreakins committed last Spring,
Frederick Howell. colored. who par
ticipated In three Of the charges of
housebreakins and larceny. was given
q total Of 10 years in the penitentisry.
John Marino was sent to the peniten-
tiary for five years. He shot at John
W. Kennedy, 42o H street, June 80
last.
Evening star., 1928-10-21
HELD: BY MEXICAN
BANDITS, TELLS OF CAPTURE
Engineer, Retrieved by Pay
ment of $4,000 Ransom,
Trapped by Rebels.
Hostage for Gold in Mountain
Stronghold Depicts Life
=, of Outlaws.

z. J Bumsted. mining engineer. kid
naped by Mexican bandits and held cap,
to his home in Los Angeles, and for the
first time gives here his own. detailed
account Of an experience which it was
feared would result in his death. The
United States Department of State, the
Mexican Federal government and the
minins company employing Bumsted
unnervinr suspense. through the pay
ment Of the largest ransom in Mexican
bandit history The first of four install
ments Of the story Mr.. Bumsted has writ
ten eppeers below
Evening star., 1928-10-21
BY E.. J. BUMSTED.

Written Exclusively for the Star and the
North American Newspaper Alliance.
Now that they're all matter Of his
tory. my experiences as the captive of
Mexican bandits strike me as having
constituted an educational opportunity
vouchsafed few Americans
At the time I was certainly not so
philosophic about them, for any philo-
sophie reveries were likely to be inter-
rupted> by the announcement that I
would be placed in La TERRA" (the
earth.l the following morning. If the
rather large sum of 10000 Mexican gold
dollars or pesos (about $40 900 in Ameri-
Evening star., 1928-10-21

can money! were not paid the head Of
the band before the setting of another
sun.
That this announcement was always
made to me in a most courteous, and
even regretful, manner didn't increase
the cl1eerfumess OF the prospect. And 1t
was made to me on almost every day OF
the twenty-one of my captivity. To the
best of my knowledge, the only reason
the threat was never made good was
that I was able in emergencies to con-
vince my captors that the money would
be paid "manana" tomorrow
AS was more valuable to them alive
than dead, and AS "manana" seems al
Evening star., 1928-10-21
EDUCATOR TO SPEAK.

De Pauw President to Address
Methodist Union Tomorrow Night.
DR.. G. Bromley Oman. president of
De Pauw University. Greencastle. Ind.
will address the opening meeting of the
Methodist Union tomorrow night at
O'Clock in Foundry M. E. Church.
DR.. OMAN was recently installed as
head of De Pauw after successful
career in the West and East He was
called from professorship at Boston
University He has been an active St.
dent of religious and, social conditions
in this country and abroad and is well
known as lecturer.
Another speaker during the sessions
will be Rev. E. Stanley Jones of India.
Harry o. Hine. secretary Of the Board
of Education, Is president Of the union.
Australia Is considering a plan for
national insurance
Evening star., 1928-10-21

Couples who wish to sit on the park
benches in Budapest, Hungary, must
now be ready to prove that they are
married by producing marriage certif-
Gates. passports or other documents on
demand,
Evening star., 1928-10-21

Australia is considering plan for
national insurance.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-11-02
Cold Need Cause
No Inconvenience

No Inconvenience
Singers can't always keep from
catching cold, but they can get the
best of any cold in a few hours-and
so can you. Get Pape's Cold Compound
that comes in pleasant-tasting tablets,
one of which will break UP cold so
quickly you'll be astonished-Adv.
One Americanism is to assume the
man is guilty because he hired such q
good lawyer.-San Francisco Chron-
icle.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-11-02
MkzkesLj!e
.Ssl,eete1

Too much to eat-too rich diet
or too much smoking. Lots of things
cause, sour stomach, but one thing can
correct it quickly. Phillips Milk Of
Magnesia will alkalinize the acid.
Take spoonful Of this pleasant
preparation, and :ae system is ION
SWeetened.
Phillips is always ready to relieve
distress from over-eating; to check all
acidity; or neutralize nicotine. Re-
member this for your own comfort;
for the sake of those around you.
Endorsed by physicians, but they al
ways say Phillips. Don't buy some
thing else and expect the same re-
suits.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-11-02
Alfalfa Thrives Best
in Well-Prepared Bed

Alfalfa does best sowedi i'm seed
bed that is firm below the surface bur
has the surface in good filth and free
from weeds, says John H. Barron of
the New York State College of Agri.
culture at Ithaca, N. Y.
If alfalfa is seeded with spring
grain. fall-plowed land gives best re
suits. But if the land was not plowed
last fall. it should be plowed early
in the spring and seeding should be
delayed as long as possible. "AlfaIfa
cannot do well If the land is plowed
today and the seed is sowed tomor
rOw!" he says.
On land that is plOwed this. spring
the best practice is to pillow early and
then wait until June 10 or July / to
sow the seed! AT this time, of course.
alfalfa would be sowed alone.
Alfalfa usually does not do, well
when it is sowed in either fall-sowed
or spring-sowed grain, for even
though the seed bed is firm, the sur
face is not in good tilth. Then. too,
the grain oxershadows the alfalfa and
tends to choke it out.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-11-02
Green Manure Crops Are
Becoming of Importance

Green manure crops are becoming. OF
greater Importance each year on Amer
lean farms for the reason that the new
land is gone and the old must be main.
tanned in fertility. There is. however.
no cash value to a green manure crop
and the tendency is to- avoid planting
one if it is not absolutely necessary.
White sweet clover has been pastured
successfully with no apparent loss in
the Improvement value of the crop
when plowed under. 1t does not make
as good hay as alfalfa, yet It is toler'
able if handled properly. Best of all
the seed is not expensive. At 10 to
20 pounds per acre the cost is some.
where around 50 an acre. Compared
with two or three times that cost for
other legumes the difference is strik,
ing. Even the much talked of soy
beans will cost "a an acre to seed
All of these factors make white sweet
clover stand out as a crop worth be-
coming acquainted with and worth
learning how to handle.