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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-24
Whitennan
in Sound
Movie
Jazz Master Will Make
TaIkie Film for
Universal. ..
BY DUANE HENNEssY

United Press Stan Correspondent
HOLLYWOOD, Nov "a. Pat
4 i Whiteman, the stout band
master, will come to Hollywood mex
February to make a sound pictur
best described by its title, "Thl
King of jazz" ~
Whiteman will bring his entire
band west for the production, @
feature length all "talkie" now in
preparation at the Universal studios.
There will be a strong romantic
theme with Whiteman in the role
of an ambitious young musician
whose success results from a song
written to the girl he loves.
The youth will be presented as
responsible for the introduction OF
jazz and his increasing game from
the early days of AleXander's Rag
time band to the present stage of
jazz will be shown.
The supporting cast has not yet
been chosen, but it is expected to
be in keeping with the size of the
production, which probably is Uni
versaIs most progressive step so
far in the sound picture field.
John Barrymore's ambition to
play in a screen version of Hamlet
apparently has been sidetracked
again.
Warner Brothers have announced
that under the contract he signed
with them Barrymore's first vehicle
will be "The Tavern Knight" by
Rafael Sabatini.
Wor on THE Tavern Knight"
100 per cent talking picture, will
be started after Jan. /.
Louis Wolheim, the hard looking
screen villain, attributes his sue
cess to a college education. He
broke his nose while playing foot
ball for Cornell university in 1906.
Screen kisses must be silent to
gain the best effect in talking pic
lures, according to Lew Kolb, cleo
trical engineer for the Metro
Goldwyn-M Mayer studios.
Lie 6quIpIIl6IlG RECORDS Jle
slightest sound and silent kisses do
away with any difficulty" he said.
Real experts such as John Gilbert.
Greta Carlo, Nils Aster and Joan
Crawford usually kiss silently any
how-the result Of picture train
ing. Newcomers from the stage
usually try to put all the sound
they can into it. We have to teach
EN- to pipe down on their kisses a.
a result"
On the subject of the "talkies.
Alfred Santell, director, says the.
will govern screen styles.
THE fact that sound apparatus
is so sensitive to the slightest rustic
will make it necessary to create al,
gowns of soft, clinging materials.
Motion picture actresses do much
to set the styles and it appears that
the dressmakers who have made
popular the stiff bouffant skirt nov
in vogue will suffer reverses mex
/ season"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-24
NEW BILL TO
OPEN AT COLONIAL

The new bill opening at the Co.
lonial Sunday is called Oriental
Maids" There will be seen num-
Der of new people in the cast this
week and a lot of new girls in the
chorus.
The company consisting of TWEEN
ty-five people is opening its tenth
week of stock burleSque.
The picture for the week is a
Columbia feature called 1.-THE Way
of the Strong" with Mitchell Lewis
and Alice Day.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-11-10

try ranges from II per cent to more
than 100 per cent, and in one in
stance records more than 400 per
cent during the past five years"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-11-10
Cheap Labor Meets
Building Costs
or III. s.

Marcos Grinfeld, building opera
tor from Buenos Ayrsa. Argentina.
SAYS the cost 81 home Ii his
native city. built on the plan of
modern home construction. costs
approximately al much AS one Of
the same type built In the United
states; cheap labor offsetting
high. priced materials.
GrinfeId. who Il visiting in this
country ii devoting much time ~
the methods and organizations Of
American builders and - studying
the various steps through which
community builders must 90 IA
order To determine the value 81 4
piece of property as 1 community
site.
.Buenos Ayres he says, ''is
much Interested Ia the carefully
planned. well designed community
ana the soundly built homes that
American builders are able to
erect 30 economically. The Argen.
tine capital II highly interested IA
building good homes. II good conn
munities for the family " moder-
ate means
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-11-10
C0NSTRUC / ION
Bis IN CANADA

According ID i recent report from
the Canadian Bank of Commerce,
the volume of construction III
Canada. as measured BY contracts
awarded during the last ten months.
Is the greatest on record
Seasonal construction has been
reported as being 81 extremely great
value III producing this peak year
1T. ii only iii recent years that this
change has been brought about In
the construction Industry and as Il
result the entire year has become
the building season.
The hank estimates work 10 the
valuH Of $3.50 100000 in connection
with contracts awarded since Jan.
nary 1 Is still to be completed and
an exceptionally large volume of
new construction Ii planned for,
SO the amount TO be spent during
the remaining months or the year
will probably EXCEED that for any
previous corresponding period.
The employment situation III can.
ada IL virtually on 4 full-tinne basis
and this fact, linked with the pros
perity of the nation All 4 whole,
speaks for good winter.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-11-10
THE C|TY,
Gil Ass Old

In discussing the subject Of sales
manship before the real estate class
at the Y M. G. A., . Al. McKeeyer,
vice president OF McKeever Il Goss.
stated that the trained salesman
must have a broad general knoWI.
edge of many things. One of the
most important Is familiarity with
the history OF the city in respect
to its growth and expansion,
Such knowledge. 1t was pointed
out. was basicly necessary in order
to project into the future the vari-
Gus trends of different types of de-
velopment, such as retail shopping
districts, Industrial Districts resi-
Dental and apartment house dis
tricts. The future can more ac-
curately be foreseen by comparison
with the changes which have oc-s
Cured in the past.
Coming. which has come into ex-
istence within recent years, has be-
come an influencing factor in estab.
fishing values by definitely locations
and liz intimately related TO the
selling and leasing of real estate.
The fundamental principles Of zon-
ing as well as specific rulings and
recurring changes have such a
SILECt OH Tie use hI1U &C.
cupancy of property. that one en-.
Geavoring TO specialize I'M real estate
selling should keep abreast of all
changes promulgated by the sZoning
Commission.
TO successfully sell real estate
Mr.. MckeeVer pointed out, q sales.
man must be familiar with con.
struction costs and the various
types of buildings being erected
under modern conditions and also
have rather general knowledge
of business requirements I'm all lines,
both wholesale and retail. I'm order
to adequately advise and serve
clients seeking this type OF prop
erty.
Keen perception on the part Of a
salesman, together with a study of
the human element in : salesman
ship are factors applying generally
to all selling. but Mr.. McKeever
stated are peculiarly necessary in
the selling of real estate.
After outlining the various sources
from which statesmen may build a
clientele Mr.. McKeever urged those
entering the real estate business
as a life work to specialize in either
a certain section of the city or a
certain type of property az a surer
means of obtaining success
AT the next meeting of the class,
j. q. Bethel, of the Cafritz Com.
pany, will discuss the subject of
Selling Homes"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-11-10
Corporations Are Buying
More Realty

the building construction game as a
private undertaking and not as
agents Of the corporation which they
represented, invested $4,000. 900, of
which 81, 500, 900 will be floated as a
first mortgage Ieasel1old boyd issue
to erect what lis planned to be the
highest skyscraper office building
In the city of New York.
Great Increases
As notable instances OF this trend
toward realty investments and loans
on the part of the big business cor
porations of America. Mr.. Herndon
has included In his report compre-
hensiye list of the outstanding indus
tries of the country whose financial
statements show exceptional in
creases In this type of investment
over a period ranging from one to
five years.
Included in the tabulation are
practically all the leading industrial
corporations Of America. among
which the following are selected as
typical indicative OF the trend. whose
comparative balance sheets as of
December 81, 1927, show:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-11-10

That there Is flow Of large CAPT
tai mounting into the billions to in
.vestments which, though not show
ing excessive earning power, are
steady and secure. is evinced by
the tremendous sums Of money
which the great corporations
throughout the country are divert.
ing to realty. in one form or other,
according to Hugh Herndon, vice
president Of the Commonwealth Bond
Corporation of New York. in q peri
0dIc report made public yesterday,
analyzing nationwide real estate
market conditions in their various
financial aspects.
1.-THE nations most reputable in
dustrialists in some instances on
their own account, but mostly on be-
half of the industries with which
they are associated. are increasingly
turning the profits of their respec-
tive businesses into the realty in
yestment field" Mr.. Herndon stated.
only recently it was announced
publicly by one of our great auto
mobile nagnates, while stating that
he and his associates were entering
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-11-10
ASSOCIATES IN
BOWLING LEAD

The Associate team still maintains
It's lead In the Realtors Bowling
League. having taken two games
from McKeever and Goss last
Wednesday night. The Joseph sfa-
piro Company took two games from
the District Title Company. the
Columbia Title Company took three
games from Boss and Phelps Shan
non and Luchsl took two games
from Wardnan No. Ia. Wardman
No. took three games from the
N l.. Sansbury Company and
Hedges and Middleton took two
games from the Cafritz Company.
High individual game and higl,
individual set were rolled By Julius
Sauber of the shapiro Company,
with scores of al and 364, respec-
lively. High team game for the
evening and ALSO for the season
was rolled by the Associate team
with score of 574 High team set
was also rolled by the Associate
team with 4 score of 1903.
Standing Of the teams:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-11-10
Lighting Fixtures Made
To Match Home Design

The modern home requires fit.
tings that blend with the Construc.
ton and furnishings. Lighting
equipment. most important. probably
receives least attention. One manu-
facturer of lighting fixtures has 4
complete line for the three types
.of architecture he considers most
popular. early English, colonial and
Spanish. The colonial Is made Of
iron high lighted with mottled
black background. a special brass
Is chosen for homes Of early Eng
lisl1 design and is lustrous. with d
brown and black background. The
spanish style requires fixtures with
soft gold effect subdued with
green. blue and red.
Nearly every make of fixture can
be relied upon for sturdiness in con.
struction.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-11-10

Question of whether \ farm owner
III making income tax returns y erg.
titled to deduction Tor losses esuG
fered by overflow and seepags q
water where such overflow and ~.
page from natural causes resulted
in destruction 81 ! planted crop has
been brought to decision n 4 case
which has just been passed upon ~
the Board 81 Tax Appeals.
Board Decides
The case Is that of John b. HadE
way NJ. Commissioner Of Interna5
Revenue. Docket No. 1871. decided
81 the Board of TAX Appeal. Cctd
Der ~, 1928.
THE taxpayer fiji the case claimed
III deduction the cost 1t the prep
aration of the ground ana the plant
Ing. The Commissioners Or Internal
Revenue has dishIIowed the ciaiIfh
The Board az TAX Appeals, overruE
ing the Commissioners decision, held
the loss III this case to be dedrcs
M Legal Difference
Analysing the findings AZ Tbs
Board of Tax Appeals, Nathan VII
liam AEacChesney general counsel
for the National Association of Rsaa
Estate Boards, states. The Boak4
alluded to cases where IL had held
III tie case 81 orchards and Vine
yards attacked BY disease which bar
been destroyed to prevent further
spread thereof that the cost of bring
ing them To productivity was = capk
tai expenditure and the loss o.
casloned BY the disease was dednct
tible. The board saw no difference
In legal effect between destruction
by disease and til prevent spreaa
81 disease and destruction BY naturN
causes such AS OVerfl0ws. II saip
that III either event IL the resulk
ii to destroy the property and Pre-.
vent it's use for the purpose tgls
tended, ii III a loss and the loss ~
this case was held to be deductible.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-11-10
Opinions Differ on
Best House Frontage

tn what direction should yO1ln
house face north. SOUTH east a.
west2 Al recent survey shows that
builders IN the East prefer we
front while Westerners homes face
the RISING sun. a northern ex
posure is favored by SoutIierners.
Middle Westerners iii recent years
have adopted the north front house
Usually the kitchen and service
rooms are made tn face the stree
giving the living portion cf the
house an outlook on the garden.
which In the newer homes arr
to the rear and side Of the house
On large lots. Il competent archs
tect can get almost any desired III
age
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-11-10
Bank Clerks to BE
Taken Out Of Cages

Exhibits at the National Busine
Show, held recently lit Madison
Square Garden. New York Cisy.
featured the ordinary counter AZ >
future office quarters III tn. Tia
taliers and clerks WIN hava here y,
fore been protectnu flam the wos
BIZ wire cages
II The new counters which are to no
adopted will be of the best materials
and polished off to correspond wits
the other decorations of the institsis
ton in which they are to b In
stalled.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-11-10
Mss WINTERS no SPEAK

Miss Frances e. Winters. gecre.
tary Of the Washington Conference
OF the Federal Motion Picture Coun.
Gil In America, will talk on 1.-THE
Influence OF Motion Pictures on the
Morals Of Our Youth" tonight at &
p. m, in the Stoneleigh Courts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-11-10

From the above comparative
figures Mr.. Herndon said. lit will
be noted that the increase in realty
holdings Of many Of the largest
industrial corporations in this coun-
The Washington times., 1928-02-01
Snecial for Ladies

Owing to the ever.increasing
demand, the management Of THE
Red Kimona, now playing to
4men only at the Strand The
ater for a limited Washington
engagement, has arranged to pre-
sent women only performances
of the famous film, starring Mrs.
Wallace Reid, in a story Of the
tragic evils attending the white
-,slace traffic in the United States.
Friday and Saturday have been
designated az women only
days.
In conjunction with the Friday
and Saturday exclusively women's
showing, Prof. Manley has pre-
pared special lecture IN con-
junction with the projection Of
s'The Red Kimona," which treats
OF his delicate subject matter
from the feminine point of view.
The Washington times., 1928-02-01
Last Command
Is Hailed By
New Workers.

Taking the Broadway experts of
the newspapers at their own
words, the most important movie
event of last week was the com
ing to New York oe the new Emil
Jannings picture, THE Last Com.
mand.
A large flock OF hats went high
in air. The so to speak welkin
rang with hurrahs. The superla-
tive market. experienced a. bull
movement. 'tThe Last Command
shows Jannings at his best, and
that is enough to say in praise
of any screen entertainment.
One New York angle on the
picture provides a human interest
touch which has not generally
been printed.
"The Last Command" was born
in the tragic experience of real
general OF the Car who became
a. moving picture extra, even as
Jannings in the film.
Only a few. years ago the wise
New Yorker entertaining cousins
from out of town took pride in
plotting them to a thickly atmos-
pheric restaurant over on the
upper East Side. 1t never failed
to please, for there was nothing
like it anywhere else in the
world.
In the midst of all the shoddy
pretense of a commercial minded
city, here was a place whose pro-
prietor was a real Russian gen
eral who had escaped with moth
ing but his life from Bolsheviks
only two jumps behind. He began
his career in the new world as a.
stable man and then was financed
for his cafe venture. His wait
resses were real Russian prin-
cesses-honestly and without fake.
His food, his tobacco, his decora-
tons, everything, were as. Rus
sian as the Volga boat song.
And business flocked that way.
Along with the paying customers,
however, came stranded Slavic
refugees more unfortunate than
the ex-general, and he fed Them
all without demanding a single
kopec. He learned soon that there
was no profit in that. Al movie
star at a. Long Island studio in
troduced him to the screen for a.
Russian type. - Pretty soon the
general went to Hollywood. And
there he Is reported to be today,
an extra. looking for bits, just as
Jannlngs in THE Last Com.
mand."
The Washington times., 1928-02-01

By Snowman I mean that sort
of genius who has the requisite
compositeness of . commerce
chamber committeeman and .
moulder Of dreams in a musty
garnet. In other words . George
M. Conan or q Fred Stone. In
deed. IL some busybody knocked
on the door of my town lodg-
ings, removed his beard, disclos-
ing himself an utter stranger,
and asked me who was George
Cohan's deserving successor, /
would unmuffle my brass drum,
kept for just such purposes, and
bang away like hell for Eddie
Bowling.
Bowling has the Cohapesque
touch for catering to the mob
without cheapening his product.
Sometimes the belief gets abroad
that 'box-office appeal" means
material geared down to nursery
mentalities. Eddie Bowling. like
George M. Conan, never fails to
give that analogy q large sock
in the Jaw. Bowling is Ire
lands Lindbergh, just as Cohan
was the good will emissary from
the flag manufacturers associa-
tion. Neither is fragrant on
topics that lend themselves to
abuse in less expert hands.
Both fuse dynamic personalities
into the things they write and
the things they act and the
result is salubrious. Then again
and this is the confirming
touch of DowIing's showmanship
his associates are not fur
Laughed to the wings when he's
on. Like Britain's pet sun, the
The Washington times., 1928-02-01
THE GATE-POST
.By Harold Phillips

sudden flourish the market aeness of
typebuyers sperabundance of country
type stock down in the composing using few
sticks Of e pit casOn platnum) compliment to OF the
greatest little showmen in the business today.
ME- devil Z
The Washington times., 1928-02-01
GEORGE G. TYLER.

80 cents-will prevail, as it did
last night, when Kate Smith.
star of Honeymoon Lane" now
at the National Theater, was the
honored guest.
Emory Daugherty's augmented
Lido Band is also another feature
of the new popular admission
price policy.
The Washington times., 1928-02-01

sunmer-its original enterprise
but it enhances its possibilities
as an intimate rendezvous, an at-
nnosphere which already prevails
at the popular Hamilton Hotel
club to a, marked degree.
Tonight is Theatrical Night,
with prominent stage stars guests
of honor. The new cover charge
The Washington times., 1928-02-01
Philadelphia and
the Sayoyard
Series

The old stagers and the new
stagers. the former erstwhile the.
atergoers OF the sos, the latter
or the new generation, with
barely q speaking acquaintance
with the legitimate spoken drama,
stampeded the portals Of the old
Walnut Street Theater, in Phila-
delphia, to get an eyeful and an
earful OF "Iolanthe," 1.-THE Mi
kado," and The Pirates of PEN
zance." sung there the past three
weeks by the, Winthrop Ames
Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Com
pany The current week will end
the Philadelphia engagement when
this company will begin it's trans.
continental tour to include wash.
f1gton.
Anent the Gilbert and Sullivan
repertoire, Arthur B. Waters, Of
the Philadelphia Public Ledger,
exclaims: There is only one
thing we are regretfuI OF and
that is that Philadelphia, with
out being selfish could not by
some magical power hold this rep
ertoire company of Mr.. Ames'
here forever"
Harry Knapp, Of the PhiIadel-
phia Inquirer: II want to lay
stress upon the youthful aspect
OF all these Ames operate pro-
ductions. Above all else this
youthful spirit prevails. giving a
distinction to them that makes
one understand that here is a.
dream realized"
The Washington times., 1928-02-01

of his many productions which
might have endured with encour-
agemert and patience, Robert
E. Lee" and 1.-TWO Married
Men," He threw both of them
into the warehouse at the first
budding signs Of apathy.
Several of George Tyler's all
star productions, particularly
''The Rivals and 1.-THE School
for Scandal" cost him a pretty
penny. "Trelawny of the Wells"
pulled him out of "the red" and
now, if Philadelphia's sell-out
is a criterion, Diplomacy" will
stuff his pantaloons with much
golden dinero.
The Washington times., 1928-02-01

Thin, pale peoDle-the respondent
sort who never have an appetite,
and complain of headaches, indiges,
ton, dizziness. biliousness, usually
have too much acid in their stom-
ach. And unless they displace It,,
any food they eat turns into sour
bile and foul gases, which poison
their system.
Papes Diapepsin dissolves that
poisonous acid, sweetens the stom-
ach and digests your meals. Many
thousands OF people have brought
back the appetite of their youth and
gained weight simply by chewing
one of the pleasant tablets of
Pape's Diapepsin after meals.
1t does what it promises. That g
the reason s million packages are
| used ? year-ask your nearest drug
gist pr it.
The Washington times., 1928-02-01
Mr.. RaPLey Gets a Wire
WESTERN UNION

PHILADELPHIA PENN so 1925 JAN 50 Pm !.