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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01
HHE year just past u9s7, IL you
must know, has been Il good
one for the movies. 1t has also

TIME year just past u9S7, X you
must know, has been Il good
one for the movies. 1t has also
i been a bad one. In certain re-
spectS definite progress has
been made. for which we may all I've
duly thankful but there are important
elements in the perforated Celluloid
industry that have marked time or
even walked backward.
Examining a list of the pictures that
have actually been released. one finds
an unusually large number of high
spots. There have been more super
productions than ever before and Il
Creditahle proportion of these are eN.
Certionallv worthy.
One also finds that the regular run
OF filmS---the so-Called program pic
tures"-have maintained a ShoCkingly
low average. The ordinary. everyday
fare at the movie theaterS has been
just 81 much rice pudding, cnlivened
with very few raisins.
In all the studios and among all the
directors and stars the situation has
been much the same \ few of them
tnotahly Adolphe Menioul have main
tanned reasonably good standard, but
tie majority have moved along ut Il
Gun ana sluggish pace. Indeed, there
is hardly one of the great, established
stars who has not retrocrcSsed in
popular favor. Mary Pickford has
had one success: SO have John Gilbert.
Ramon Novarro. Richard Barthelmess
and Emil .Iannings,
Gloria Swanson had ono disastrous
failure So did Lillian Glsh. Thomas
NelShan had a series OF them. Doug
las Fairbanks one offering, The
Gaucho' failed 10 elicit the cheers
which have greeted all his pictures
70 The Mark Of Zorro" Harold
Lloyd's one comedy and Buster keat.
Cn's TWO were no better than fair. Lon
CLANCY failed In repeat the triumph
OF the "Cnholy Three" Colleen Moore,
Reginald Denny. Ronald Coleman.
Monte Blue. Milton Sills. Clara Bow.
Dolores Costello, Norma Shearer.
Harry I.ansdon. Florence Vidor, Con
stance Talmadse. Marion Davies. sgd
Chaplin. Marie Provost. Ben Lyon.
Richard Dix, Leatrice JOY. Douglas
MacLean. Bebe Daniels-all of these
favorites are now not quite SO popu.
lar they were year ago.
John Barrymore slid back appre-
Gladly. Norma Talmadge failed 10
score TO any great extent with Ca
mile" RAYMOND Griffith faded en-.
tirely from the picture.
In the main the best work in 1927
has been done by new directors and
new stars. The most sensational dis
cnvery, of course. is Janet Gaynor.
whose superb performances in Sun
rise" and Seventh Heaven" have
lifted her TO the dizziest heights in
HOLLYWOOD.
George Bancroft. who has been a
conspicuous character man" for sew
eral wears. came into his own in Tn
derworld"
George O'Brien distinguished him.
self in Sunrise Paid 10 Love" and
East Side. West Side" three widely
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01

and featured players who have known
the glories of movie fame are Robert
| Manteli. Genevieve Hamper. Stuart
| Holmes. John Ince. Wally Van. Al
| bert Ray. Ann Luther. Elsie Fergu-
! son. Marguerite Clark. Lucille Lee
! Stewart. Sessue Hayakawa, Tsuri
Aoki. Alice Brady. George Arliss. Mar.
Suerite Fisher. Florence Turner. Mabel
Normand, Eileen Percy, Winifred
Westover, James kirkwood Edna
Purviance. Ruth Stonehouse. Rose.
| mary Thebv. Mae Busch. katherine
Macdonald. Mary McLaren. kathryn
Williams. Elliott Dexter, Billie Burke.
Olga Petrova, Ala Nazimova. Helen
Holmes. Lou Teliegen. Theodore Rob
erts, Spottiswoode. Aiken. Frank kee-
nan. Lois Weber. Phil Smalley Charles
Ray. Wyndham Standing Billy Quirk.
Crane Wilbur. Billy West, Bryant
N3shhurn. Irving Cummings. Frank
PorZaSe. James CruZe. Eaoui Walsh.
| William Desmond. George Rehan
Winfield Kingston. Mildred Harris.
Frank Mayo. Louise Glaum, Louise
Lovely, King Bargott. Robert L. Leon
ard. Juanita Hanson. House Peters.
Earle Williams. Lila Lee. Gladys Wal
ton. Msdge Kennedy. BESSIE Barri,
scale, Hope Hampton. Donald Crisp.
fltTDetI tt3NIlnSOn, Enid Markey,
Bessie Eyton and Dorothy Dalton.
Il must not be assumed that all
these are out Of the picture, though
some OF the men have become famous
az directors.
Ruth Roland il one OF the wealth
Jest actresses in Hollywood. Alice
calhoun has more than held her OWN
in the face Of long absence from
the screen. Jeanne Mcpherson is writ.
! ing scenarios for Cecil DE Mile. Dor.
othY Davenport liz producing her own
pictures. Dorothy Phillips virtually
retired upon the death OF her husband
Allan Holuhar, but IN seen In nm occa.
Sionai picture. Blanche Sweet. one of
the most popular Of the older eroup,
I SIN retains her youthful charm and
last season portrayed colorful role
FOR Fox In "Singed."
Beverly Bayne. former leading WON.
an for Francis y. Hushman, ST., has
dropped out Of pictures. az have Ann
Pennington. Mary Fuller. Laura Saw.
yer, Edith Storey. Rose Tapiey and
/ Helen Gardner.
Death, an In the case OF Fred Mace
4 ana Earle willie na. has cia lined some
| "nile oblivion accounts for many who
/ hfId rssct we'd sections among the seats
| ~ the mighty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01

Reginald Denny Is said TO he consd-
cring an offer Ia go IL England TO play
on the legitimate stage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01
Hollywood and the World.

Rosemary Of "Abie's Irish Rose" IL as
Irish as Dennis O'Toole. and William
Austin, eccentric comedian of many
recent successes. WAS born in George
town. British Guiana.
Emil JanninEs. greatest star of
them all. Is n resident of Berlin. al
though he was born I'm Brooklyn and
lived for time in SwitZerla nd. Ar.
mold Kent is from the north of italy.
Hungary Is represented by Ernest
Naida and La JOS Riro. famous as
writer's. II. D'Abbldie D'Arrast. the
Young director. is u Basque, and
Ernest Lubitsch Is from Germany.
The Orient neglected? George
Kuwa, Chinese actor. is now playing
in George I;ancrOfts picture.
candinavia? Jean Iicrsholt is n
nntivn of Denmark. MauritZ Stiller,
the director. is from Sweden. The
list might go round the globe.
You need not join the Navy to see
the world. Go to hollywood,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01

bFtNffb IHF H0ufs OF ] ] aud OfF0Fk
Jiekrts Of admission, Hfy ssais each may
be- "rdsted through the affiss Of the tafnit,
welfare Ass1risilon. Calvert aud Lombard
Nffffis. nj any time. ar purchased al IN.
i'sast D"os sf fbs Gaiisriss an days whsB
f,atistift are a,,fn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01

THE forthcoming productions nj
L First National West Coat studies
are principally adaptations Of famous
novels. plays or short stories, SO ii
Is announced.
First on the list for almost i'm,
mediate production. is Lilac Time,
with Colleen Moore rs star. This WAS
the popular Jane Cowl play and it
will he a George F'itzmauricc produc-
ton.
Richard Barthelmess is Ia make
"The Little Shepherd NJ Kingdom
Come" from the move! 10y John FoN.
jr. Alfred Santell will direC; the pic
ture.
Milton Sills. with Charles Brabin
directing, is 10 make During Day
light" one of Jack London's COM
polling stories of the Far North. with
Doris Kenyon as the leading woman.
Billie Dove is to make The Heart
of follies Girl from the story by
Adela Rogers st. Johns. Larry Kent
will he Miss Doves leading man.
John Francis Dillon will direct.
Harry Langdon is doing an original,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01

Van Sest Polglase. - years old
ne youngest art director In the mo.
'ion picture industry. has been IN.
pointed 10 be director Of the art de-.
f'hriment Of the Paramount studio In
Hollywood. succeeding Laurence W
Jiiti, resigned. polglase first Joined
the company In New York CITY ~
November, 1919. az junior drafts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01
Novels, Plays, Etc., in Films

being an exception 10 he general rule
in these new films. Johnny Hines,
however. will max" "thnatown
Charlie" from the New York stage
play: and Ken Maynard Is making
The canyon Of Adventures" also an
original screen play.
Dorothy Mackaiil and Jack Mu)hall
are making Ladies' Night in a Turk
iSh Bath" Il screen version OF the
play. with Eddie Cline directing; Mary
Astor and Lloyd Hughes are busy
with do II Again" Il circus story
adapted from Dixie Wilson's '1lclp
Yourself tn Hay" with Marshall
Neilan as director. and Robert Kane
is making Mad Hour" modern
hove story. featuring Sally o'Neill, an
Allan Dwan production, directed by
Joseph &. Boyle.
Certainly there can he no complaint
regarding the diversity OF subjects and
their sources.
Reginald Denny Is said 10 hc consid
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-24
SLAYER'S BROTHER TAKES UP
DUAL AND DIFFICULT ROLE

Alfred who is short of sta
ture, said that in Kansas City
he feels "lost' among the
"tall people on the streets.
The youth declined to discuss
his college career, saying he did
not wish to "miX the university
in this affair." -
He is studying engineering,
he admitted, and should finish
his course in another year. 1
He expressed surprise at the
way Los Angeles newspapers
play headlines and stated thar
he admired the more "conser-
vative" policies of the Kansas
City papers.
Alfred is a great admirer of
William Allen White, proprie-
tor of the Emporia Gazette,
whom he has met at Kansas
University.
The slayer's brother summed
up his philosophy of life by
saying that he thought it wise
to believe "only what you per-
sonally investigated and found
to be true.
AS to his brothers. trial or
the Parker murder, his lips were
sealed.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-24
REPUBLICANS OF NEW YORK
START WORK FOR HOOVER

there is no intention of opening
a Hoover headquarters here. The
pr-convention campaign mana
gers, he said. were selected mere
w to give direction and order to
Hoover sentiment.
All of the men issued state
ments reflecting their belief
that the Secretary of Commerce
in view of the recent withdrawal
of President Coolidge and Charl-
es n. Hughes was the outstand-
ing candidate in the field.
"Hoover undoubtedly can
carry New York against any
Democratic candidate, even in
Guiding Governor Smith,
Steinbrink said.
WASHINGTON, Jan. ga
Friends of Herbert Hoover said
today the movement to line up
Republican convention delegat-
es for him in New York state
was started with their approval
but without Hoover's formal
consent. They admitted that
New York political leaders con
ferred with Hoover here last
Friday but indicated the Secre-
tary was not ready to make any
statement at this time.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-24

NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-The
first definite move to line up
New York in behalf of Herbert
Hoover for president began to-
day.
Three New York political
leaders, two of them influential
in the metropolitan area and
the other in upstate districts,
announced that after a confer
ence in Washington they had
been chosen to start q pre-con'
vention campaign in this state.
Richard w. Lawrence, for
mer Bronx county chairman,
will muster candidates for Hoov-
er in Manhattan and the Bronx;
Meier Steinbrink will have
charge of the campaign Ill
brooklyn and Representative
William II. Hill of Binghamton
will canvass the upstate terri
tory.
In beginning their campaign
for delegates, the leaders said
thev did not intend to start any
insurgent movement within the
Republican state organization,
which is seeking to send an un-
instructed delegation to the
Kansas City convention.
For the present, Lawrence said,
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-24
LENGTHY TRIAL
EXPECTED FOR
YOUNG SLAYER
py United Press Leased Wire

HANFORD, Cal, Jan. 24.-Pcrry
Allen Cocn, "a, alias James Allen
dale, went on trial here today for
the double murder of his friends
and benefactors, G.. Mace Artist and
Edna Artist.
While the man and wife were
sleeping Sunday morning, December
/, Cocn beat them to death with n
crowbar, the state will claim. Cocn
confessed the murders.
1t has been intimatcd that he
will repudiatc his confession and
set up defense on the grounds of
insanity.
The trial, court attaches believe,
will be long drawn out. Their belief
is based on the assumption that the
ease has been widely discussed in
Kings county and that prejudice has
been manifested in every section of
the county.
They also believe that the defend
ing attorneys, William Ross Mckay,
member of the state crime commits
sion and j. G. c. Russell, local attor.
new, will fight hard for their client.
Two elements of the case have
given it much publicity. The first
of these concerns n girl, Isabel Art
ist, 16, daughter of the murdered
pair and asserted sweetheart of the
defendant. The second has to do
with the fact that the murder was
supposedly committed by guest
who had slight provocation for an
unwarranted attack.
Planned Elopement
Coens confession intimated that
Isabel and he had planned an elope-
ment. 1t was agreed, the confession
states, they should arise early and
90 to Coalinga and secure funds for
journey to Nevada where they
would be married.
Coen had promised Isabel he
would "put her parents to sleep
in order that the elopement might
be made without danger of appre-
hension. Drugs were discussed by
the pair, the confession said, but
through purchase detection was
feared and the plan was abandoned.
Coen's confession does not impli-
cate Isabel as participant in the
actual crime.
Isabel is expected to be one of the
states chief witnesses at the trial.
Following the murder she was ques-
toned by the sheriff and district
attorney, but her story was not
made public.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-24
Fruit JObbers
Will Be Royalty
Entertained Here

Arrangements for entertaining the
del, gates to the Western Fruit job
bcrs conference during their stop
over in Imperial Valley on January
80, are progressing rapidly. Fred
Nebcl-Thau, general chairman OF
the committee in charge of the pro-
gram here, this morning announced
the program to be held at the din
ner dance in MeXicali.
The program will open with num-
erous selections by the famous Owl
orchestra under the personal direc-
ton of Jack Tenney, through the
courtesy of Marvin l.. Allen. The
dinner will be under the supervi-
sion of j. C. Smith.
Fred c. Hilver: will assume the
role of toastmas.er with Nebel-
Thau as master of ceremonies.
Gen. Abelardo l.. Rodriguez, gov
crnor of Lower California, will give
an address of welcome to Mexico.
This address will be followed by n
talk by J. f. German president Of
the Rock Island railroad, principal
speaker of the day.
. The entertainment features VIII
include: Smaroff's Tip Top revue,
courtesy of the West Coast Thea
ters. Inc; Western Fruit Jobber-
cites, Brown Sisters; galaxy of 90
international stars, assembled by
Ira Gay; "Coffee Dan," atmos-
phere, courtesy of John Davis, Los
Angeles; News reel made by Fox
news, Blaine Walker.
All of the committees are report
ing that their respective work IS
progressing and indications point to
rousing welcome to the visitors
here on January 80. There will be
the presidents of three railroad s
in attendance. They are: j. W.
Taussig, Wabash: James f. Gordon
Rock Island and William Sproule,
Southern Pacific. The delegates
will be representative of the men
who handle approximately 100000
carloads of fruits and perishable'
each year.
A final meeting of the various
committees will bc called late this
week.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-24
Dy United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Jan. PA
21-year-old University of Kan
sas student, Alfred Hickman,
brother of "The Fox" took
up the burden today of trying
and busy role.
Alfred is both guardian and
comforter of his mother, Mrs.
Eva Hickman, and assistant to
defense counsel, Attorney Je-
rome Walsh and Richard Cam
tillon.
Alfred spent the greater part
of today helping Attorneys
Walsh and Cantillon in gather
ing together the mass of evil
dence which they hope will save
his brother, William Edward
Hickman from the gallows.
A ready smile lighted his face
as he informally discussed the
sudden turn of events that have
placed him more or less in the
public spotlight and the new en-
vironment in which he finds
himself.
"There are lot of little men
in Los Angeles" he said,
"and L feel right at home
here. -
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-24
VANDERBILT TO
PAY CREDITORS
WITH HERITAGE
by United Press Lensed Wire

RENO, New, Jan. 24.-Cornelius
Vanderbilt Jr., has surrendered his
entire heritage to meet the demands
of creditors, he announced here to-
day.
Bitterly denouncing members of
his family and especially his father,
for their attitude in connection with
his financial difficulties, Wander
bilt made public his action.
He said his attorneys are now ar
ranging to make a final settlement
of the tangled affairs of his recent
newspaper enterprises.
81 only ask that my father, Gen.
eral Vanderbilt, refrain from inter-
fering in any way with my plans" "
he said.
Vanderbilt listed his Indebtedness
at nearly million and a quarter
dollars.
His father had previously refused
to sanction his giving away the
heritage, he said, on the grounds
that the family did not have to
back up the son's losses.
"It is all up to my family now" !"
Vanderbilt asserted. 81 have and
am doing everything within my
power to see that those who trusted
in me are repaid.
"'I am asking my family to do
nothing financially whatsoever. In
stead / am requesting that they do
not block any further my desire to
give away my patrimony. :"
Vanderbilt said he could not fol-
low his family's suggestion that he
60 into voluntary bankruptcy as
he felt it his duty to protect those
who had backed him.
"All | ask now is an even break
to get back on my feet again. he
said. "In few years | will be in
a position to repay everything.
"My attorneys tell me there are
ample funds in my heritage now to
take care of every single penny lost
providing of course my family does
not block my attempts towards the
establishment of trust fund to
take care of the losses.
"For nearly three years now /
have kept out of bankruptcy and
in a few months more, midsummer
at the latest, the entire situation
should clear up materially.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-24
desert Rat
Found Dead Near
Celebrated Mine
by United Press Leased Wire

YUMA, Ariz., Jan. 24.-The body
Of George Blodgett, 80, famous old
prospector of the southwest, was
found early today on the desert near
the King of Arizona gold mine.
The body was frozen stiff and
was lying face downward beside
prairie schooner drawn by II team
Of burros, who stood patiently wait
ing on the frost bitten desert
mountain side for command from
the man who had been their master
for years.
The team apparently stopped dead
i'll their tracks when Blodgett tum-
bled from wagon loaded with grub
stake and miners supplies. 1t is be-
lieved Blodgett succumbed to a para
lytic stroke brought on by exposure.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-24
EVERHART
REVEALS
PAYMENT
Falls SOn-in.Law Says
Former Received Money
From Sinclair.
BR E AK RUMORED
Report Declares Witness
Has Broken With For
mer Sec'y. of Interior.
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2i.-M. +.
Lvcrhart, son in law of former see
rctary of interior Fall revealed to
the senate public lands committee
today that Harry F. Sinclair, oil
n,agnate, gave Fall $l9s,00 shortly
after Fall had leased Sinclair the
Teapot Dome oil reserve.
Everhart also revealed that Sin
clair loaned Fall $4,000 in cash in
addition to the $l9s,00 which was
in bonds.
Evcrhart, who has refused to tes-
tify in the Fall Sinclair case, read
ilv told the committee of the deal.
He said he received the money in
Washington from Sinclair and
brought il to Fall in New Mexico.
He said the payment was made IN
connection with Il reorganization Of
his and Fall s real estate.
EHcrhart at first had declined
TO testify but when a proper sub
poena was issued, he read "A state
ment showing that he was testify
ing under compulsion.
He described Fall S decision to
sell one third interest in some
New Mexico ranch property, valued
at 100000 "to pay off debts and
reorganizc.
Evcrhart is declared to have
broken recently with Fall.
"'The secretary (FalD said to
ne, 'it may be necessary for you
to come east and finish up the
deal y, Everhart said.
Il came east and got the ccrti'
ficatcs and went back to New Mex
leo, where we consummated the deal.
"Did he tell YOU who the party
vast Walsh asked.
eyes, he said II. F. Sinclair. y
lie said the deal was between
Sinclair and Fall and that he merely
acted as agent in the matter. lie
said that he and Fall had combined
properties valued at 100000 but
that these were under heavy debt.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-24
NAVAL PROGRAM
AGAIN ATTACKED
BY HUDDLEST0N
By THOMAS L. STOKES
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-The
attack of Senator Borah, Republican,
Idaho, on President Coolidgc's
$S00,000,000 naval program as
"madness' was taken up on the
other side of the capitol today b.v
representative HuddlestOn, Demo
crat, Alabama, who characterized it
as "the height of criminal folly
The demand for Il ships of war,
Huddleston declared, is a part of
the present foreign policy of "im-
perialism' dictated by American
business which wants a strong navy
to aid in acquiring new markets all
over the world.
eff it be a fact that we re en-
barking upon a policy of imperial
ism in cooperation with the nations
of the old world, then we'll need
all these ships and million men for
our army" he said.
"Our business men have aspirat-
ions to extend their trade all over
the world. They want these ships
to back them up and collect their
money.
"In order to get what they want
they are willing to go to war.
"The desire of ship building in
terests to get business also is in
volved, but is small part. 1t all
hinges upon our foreign policy. Our
foreign policy and our naval policy
dovetails into each other.
"Members of the house naval
affairs committee are making n
studied effort to get high naval of
ficers to admit that the request for
the large program grows from failur'
of the Geneva disarmament con-
ference that President Coolidge s
failure to fix a time limit for COM
pletiOn of the program means that
il is only paper navy to be used
as a club for further disarmament. !"
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-24
TIP FOILS PLOT
FOR OUTBREAK
AT SAN QUENTIN
BY United Press Leased Wire

SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Cal,
Jan. 24.-Warden James B. Holohan
today revealed the Illustration of
plans for break for liberty at the
San Quentin state prison which
might have been repetition of the
bloody riots at Folsom on Thanksgiv-
ing Day.
Two convicts tipped prison author
tiles on the plot and the two ring
leaders are now in the prison dung
con, Warden Holohan announced.
Holohan said he had requested
Governor Young to give every con
sideration to the two men who re-
vcaled the plot and to reward them
Immediately for performing what
amounted to public duty
The two men are CALVIN Rowell
and Sid Kepford. Rowell is serving
consecutive life terms and Kepford
n 80 year sentence.
The ring leaders of the plot are
Roy Cook, 23, San Francisco serv-
ing l6 year term and his brother,
itu' -. DUN NtTe SCultHCcu IOI
robbery.
Struggled In Shoes
First details of the plot, accord
ing to Holohan, came to the atten-
tion of prison officials some time
ago. Rumors mysteriously circulat-
ing through the prison were that
guns had been smuggled to some of
the convicts. Holohan selected
Rowell and Kepford to trace down
the rumors and if possible find
and deliver the guns.
The two men discovered that the
Cook brothers had three guns in
their possession.
The guns had been smuggled into
the prison in the shoes of convicts
employed on the road gang,
Rowell, an expert mechanic,
wormed his way into the confidence
of the brothers by offering to
make "Maxim silencers" for the
guns. He obtained the guns and
turned them over to Holohan.
Rowell and Kepford are both be-
ing kept in the condemned eells'
under heavy guard.
Police of San Francisco and the
Bay region are searching for per-
sons who might have placed the
guns near the prison.