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Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-16

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, Ncb.
Feb. Is Hg-The hIge 36-cylin-
dered tripIex racing machine, own
cd by j. M, White Of philadelphia,
has been barred from competition
in the 25th annual speed classic,
because it does not conform to the
rIsEes Of the American AutOmO-
bile association, A. Means, secre-
tary, announced tonight.
The machine was barred, Mr..
Means said because it did mot
have a clutch, differential or re-
verse gear, as provided by rules of
the association.
Mr.. Means said Mr.. White ac-
cepted the decision amicably and
weuId make an individual effort to
break the existing record, either
during or after the REGULAR speed
tests, but that should the monster
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-16

LOS ANGELES, Feb. Is tP -
The blOod-stained clothing worn
by Mrs. Amelia Applcby, wealthy
widow of Chicago inventor was
identified as evidence today when
the first testimony was taken in
the trial of DR.. Charles b. Nc
MILAN for her murder two months
ago. The evidence was shown to
the jury of eight women and four
men, who finally were chosen this
morning after day and halrs
jury picking effort. and identified
by DIR. Frank Il. Webb, assistant
county autopsy surgeon, who Offic-
tally examined the body.
The states witness also idc1ti-
fled to the jury photograph of
the slain wcman's body, pointing
out the location of various wounds.
~>HE fSStiried that his autopsy re-
yealed .ltIAevYeman died of cOnges-
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-16
36-CN INDER RACING MACHINE.
BARRED FROM SPEED CLASSIC

ma 1hine exceed the record Of
2O3.7 miles an hour made by
Major III. o. ID. Seagravc, in his
mystery Sunbeam" it would not
be recognized officially by the A.
A. A.
Whites elimination leaves only
Frank Lockhart, American racer,
and Malcolm Campbell, a British
driver, to try in the competition.
Whites car weighs more tnan
four tens and is powered by three
12-cylindered motors.
White who designed and built
the monster car, admitted that his
machine is mot equipped with a
clutch, differential or reverse
gear" as stipulated by A. A. A.
rules, but cOntended he should be
permitted to enter it as this is an
open event.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-16
JUSTICE S|DDONS
DEFENSE IN
CONTEMPT TRIAL
Rules Out Exculpating Evil
dence Offered by Sin
clair and Burns

WASHINGTON Feb Is OR)-Coun-
sci for Harry F. Sinclair, William J..
Burns and their associates charged
with criminal contempt of court be-
cause of the Fall Sinclair oil conSpir-
acy jury surveillance failed today IN
a renewed effort to get into the record
sLadowed juries.
Despite the ruling by Justice Fred
erick L. Siddons on Monday that tes-
tiInony to this effect was not COM
petent, the defense called A. Bruce
Bielaski, former chief of the bureau of
investigation of the depnr 3ment of
Justice, and three other former agents.
Government objection prevented their
testimony and the defense then told
the court that each had been expected
to testify that he hid participated in
sl1adowing criminal court jurieS in
federal courts.
Preceding the former department of
Justice agents, w. Sherman Burns,
one of the respondents, secretary and
treasurer of the Burns international
detective agency, testifying in his own
behalf, told how the agency was en-
ployed by Henry Mason Day, another
respondent, on behalf of Sinclair, to
shadow the oil jury Burns emphasiz-
ed that his instructions to the men do
ing the work had been that jurors
must not be approached or annoyed.
Except for accepting the employment
ard issuing the orders to carry it out
he said he took no active part in the
work
Burns said his father, William j.
Burns, had no knowledge of the jury
shadowing and was not consulted
about it until after mistrial of the oil
case.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-16
WIDOWS BLOOD STAINED CLOTHES
IDENTIFIED IN DOCTORS TRIAL

tiOn of the lungs due to exposure
and that the body had been found
wrapped in canvas.
Under the cross examination at
tack of Defense Attorney Jerry
Fiesler, DIR. Webb admitted he also
found congestion in the liver and
that this was of the type caused by
alcoholism.
James t. Appleby, StepsOn of the
victim and son of John F. Appleby,
Chicago inventor, testified Amelia
was his fathers fourth wife. He
testified his fathers estate amount
ed 10 $1,OOO,OOO in real estate,
bonds, cash and jewelry and that
the slain woman came into pos
session of the entire estate.
The first witness of the trial was ;
county surveyor, who identified char
he had made which showed the loca
Continued on Page Eight
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-16
Cuban-Americqn Passenger Airplane Crashes
Issue Joined In Test
Of Legality OF Action
Discharging M'Cluskey

* PHOENIX, Feb. 15 CE9-Answer
X of attorneys for State Auditor
* Ana Frolmiller to the petition
* for writ of mandamus filed by
X w. E. Hunter, of Tucson, mem
* Der of the state industrial con-
* mission, to release salary which
X he claims is due him, will be
* filed in the supreme court to-
* morrow
* Hunter was appointed to the
* commission after James H
* Kerby, as acting governor, had
* issued proclamation automati-
* cally removing H.. S. McCluSkey
4: from the commission by declar-
* ing the office held by him vacant
4 Hunters salary is being held up
* pending the outcome of the dis
* pute over the legality of his ap-
+ pointment to the commission.
y. Governor Hunt contends Hunt
y er'S appointment is Illegal.
*
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-16
aEoI.ocIcAL ENGINEER DIES

MIAMI, Feb. IS QP-W Courtland
Pendleton, S8, geological engineer of
Hollywood, Calf, died at Globe today
following sndden illness which over
came him yesterday. Mr.. Pendleton
was on an unofficial professional trip
to Arizona. He is survived by two sis
tiers at Hollywood, Mrs. D. Lease, 466l
MelroSe street and Mrs. j. F. Hunter,
1926 Dundas street.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-16
GUAYMAs HONORs OBREGON

NOGALES, Feb. II lHl-An elab-'
crate reception was held today at
Guaymas, Sonora, in honor of Cen
eral Alvaro Obregon, sole candidate
for the presidency of Mexico. Obre-
go1l win leave Guaymas tomorrow for
the northern section Of Sonora and
will probably visit Nogales, 1t was
announced.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-16
MRS. COOLIDGE
CON SIDERA ABLY
BETTER, REPORT

WASHINGTON, Feb. Is Up =
White House physicians said today
they were considerably encouraged
over the improved condition of Mrs.
Coolidge, who has been ill for a
week with a severe cold.
She spent the most restful night
since she was taken i'll, they reported,
and the pain in her head is giving
her less trouble. The pain is believed
to have been caused by a--looa+-itrt~
q, t;n,, frn,,, The cold L.LM u
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-16
AVIATION DEVELOPMENT

ST. LOUIS, Feb. IS up - Aviation
has developed more rapidly in the last
25 years than has any other mode Of
transportation within similar period,
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh declared
today at chamber of commerce
luncheon in his honor.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-16

Like the powerful bird OF the sea
whose name it bears, the great ze-
NTH Albatross, pictured above, is
noted for endurance and power in
flight The plane has a 9O-foot wing
spread and recently set record Tor
lifting power. Below, William Van
Dusen, representing the National Ae-
ronautic association, is explaining the
barogrsDh to the pilots, Charles Ro-
cheviile QefD, Jack Reed (center),
and Albin Peterson. Rocheville and
Reed, former navy pilots, designed
the plane and are preparing to es-
tablish a new world endurance record
with it,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-16

Copper steady; electrolytic
spot and futures, 141sc;
'ead 6.35c.
Evening star., 1928-09-23

COUND pictures have so won the con-
- fidence of Warner Bros. that they
have established a Vitaphone studio IN
BROOKLYN, N. Y, at the old Vitagrapn
studio. The Warmers are reported 10
be angling after First National Pictures
and the Keith -Orpheum circuit also.
The latter is also coveted by Fox.
The German censorship appeal board
has decided that the jurisdiction OF lts
censors shall not extend to dialogue IN
pictures. All the American boards,
however are not yet convinced OF tnls
limitation to their jurisdiction.
Hal Roach's famous aggregation
Our Gang" is to make a personal ap-
pearance tour of the East. starting WIN
the Capitol Theater, New York.
The Motion Picture Theater Owners
Association, which holds its convention
in Toronto, Canada, october Is. II ana
18, through its president has announced
that its big issue is to be sound pic
lures" The producers make the sound
pictures, but it Is the theater owners
who have to sell them to the public.
not always the same.
The Ohio Music Merchants Associa-
ton at its recent session in Toledo
resolved that "talkerS and sound pic
lures are detrimental to good music and
nreiudicial to the interests of music
lovers and to the cultivation of taste
for good music" The elimination Of
orchestras in theaters was especially
deplored and condemned.
One hundred and sixty members OF
the Motion Picture Theater Owners
of eastern Missouri and southern LII
nois at the annual convention IN 81
Louis decided that strict neutrallty
mon all matters of political trend
is the only safe course for motion pic
ture exhibitors to pursue, especially dur.
ing the excitement of a presidential
year"
Warner Bros. are advertising AL Jo!
SOIL as "the vivid voice of the Vita
phone" on the strength OF the grea
success of his picture, The Jazz Sing
err" and their satisfaction with his sec
ond picture, 1.-THE Singing Fool. The
Warmers. it will be remembered, con-
troll, If they do not own, the Vitaphont
as a device.
Edward Kelly, assistant chief OF the
motion picture laboratory of the De-
partment of Agriculture, has resigned
to become manager of production for
the Rothacker Film Corporation OF Chi
cago. During his connection with the
Government laboratory, since 1921, he
has prepared scenarios and directed
nearly 100 educational films.
Interference" Paramount's first
"talker," will feature Evelyn Brent,
Give Brook and Doris Kenyon.
Pauline Frederick has signed two
year contract with the Warmers.
Cecil B. De Mile now has removed
to the Metro Goldwyn-M Mayer studios,
Evening star., 1928-09-23
Enveloped in Mystery.

A THOUGH Merriam c. Cooper and
duced the SiameSe jungle melodrama
of the primitive Persian mountain
tribesmen, Grass" have been back in
America for three months, after year
in the depths of Africa making exterior
scenes for their latest effort, "The Four
Feathers" the mystery surrounding
their adventures in the Dark Continent
is still unrevealed.
The two men are now at the Para
mount studio in Hollywood making
interior scenes for their productions OF
Alfred Woodley Mason's dramatic novel
of a British youth who fought fear
Their cast includes Richard Arlen
Noah Beery, Fay Wray, Give Brook.
Arnold Kent and Noble Johnson.
But, besides Cooper and Schoedsack
only three men in the world and one
woman, it is said, know the nature OF
the African portion of their story. The
woman is Hope Loring, who col
laborated with the producers in pre-
pairing the scenario. The men are
employees of the Paramount film labora-
tory especially chosen to handle the
10000 feet of precious negative, which
it is claimed, contain the greatest ant
most stirring climax yet imprinted upon
celluloid.
Even Jesse L. Lasky himself, who
staked Cooper and Schoedsack in the
making of Chang" and backed then
to the limit with his company's re.
sources on 1.-THE Four Feathers" Is not
cognizant of the nature of the African
sequences, 1t is alleged.
Evening star., 1928-09-23
"Casals of the Double Bass"
Will Lead Simfonietta Here

THE story of how Fabian sevitzky'
nephew of the Boston Symphony's
distinguished conductor, Sergei Kous-
sevitzky, "fell in love with the big
fiddle" and became known as the
"Casals of the Double Bass" is a
triumph of artistic determination and
perseverance, and moreover has had
its present reward in his conductorship
of the remarkable musical organization
known as the Philadelphia Chamber
String Simfonietta, or more fGmiiarly
as Just "the Simfonietta," which VIII
have its Washington premiere in the
Cooperative Artist Concert Course.
Born in Tver, Russia, he commenced
his musical career at the age OF 3,
and at IL years determined to enter the
conservatory at Petrograd, by winning
a scholarship there. Not an easy mat
ter, since no scholarships were avail
able in either piano or violin, the two
instruments on which his talent was
obvious. Indeed there was but one
vacancy-for double bass player, and
at once he set out to play the huge in
strument. When a few months later
he duly presented himself at the audi
blOIlS, yOuIlSCSL Va CAAUA dAAtos AAS WOo
so small that he had to stand on a stool
to play. Nevertheless, he won the Cui
scholarship and was admitted to the
conservatory and on his graduation he
received the gold medal being, incident
ally, the only person who ever did win
il there for work on the double bass.
In March, 1928, he came to this coun-
try and obtained a position in the Phil
adelphia Orchestra, and between sea-
sons he bridged the gap by going down
to Mexico on concert tour-as player
of the big fiddle. He made such a re-
markable success in Mexico City that
he was hailed all over the country as
the "Casals of the Double Bass" and his
reputation was made. But he soon
found that here in America there is no
audience for the double bass as con-
cert instrument. so he at once began
his greater work, the realization of his
greatest dream, that had haunted him
since boyhood days. Chamber music
glorified-to catch the fancy of the
great music-loving public by tripling
the quintet, by doubling the quartet
and so the Simfonietta was born and
its success is musical history. 1t will
be heard here next Winter at Washing
ton Auditorium.
Evening star., 1928-09-23
Melting Pot of the World.

THE melting pot of the world has been
found at the crossroads Of the Pa
cific by George Fitzmaurice, director Of
First National Pictures, who Is now in
the Hawaiian Islands making scenes
for "Changeling, an all-sound picture,
featuring Milton Stills and Dorothy
Mackaill.
When he departed he did a daring
thing-he took his two featured players
and not another actor or actress. 1t
was his idea to use the natives of the
island in all the supporting roles in
the scenes made at the Pacific Isles.
He wanted to get the genuine spirit and
feeling of the South Seas, and he felt
that Hollywood actors, even in costume
and makeup, could not supply this as
could the natives.
Fitzmaurice reports he has found the
strangest assortment of screen talent in
Hawaii that could be found anywhere.
Here, truly, are the crossroads of the
world. Here the white man and the
brown, the yellow man and the black,
have all colonized. Here the strangeSt
interracial experiments on the globe
have occurred, experiments that have
attracted the notice of famous ethnolo-
gists of recent years Many of them
have never seen motion picture nor a
motion picture camera. Some cannot
understand English.
Yet Fitzmaurice is satisfied with his
experiment. He feels that he has in
jected into the picture a naturalnesS
that could not have been obtained from
even experienced actors.
They have temperament, personality
and much natural acting ability" he
declared. "It was wonderful expert
ence, and I found dozens of potential
stars who will never face the camera
again."
Evening star., 1928-09-23
Judge a Conciliator.

HOLLYWOOD will establish scien-
IL tific court of conciliation" to head
off its multiplying divorce and domestic
triangle scandals If 1t follows the pro-
posal of Judge Ben B. Lindsey. noted
domestic relations jurist and sociologisr.
Judge Lindsey believes that practically
all of the wrecked marriages that mar
the lives of the film stars can be happily
avoided if the problems are submitted
to sympathetic advisers for adjustment
out of court.
The plan to set up such an unofficial
court has received much encouragement
from leaders in the industry, he says.
outlining his proposals in an article
written for the october issue of Photo
play Magazine.
Judge Lindsey is now acting as adj
wiser for picture built around present.
day social and domestic problems.
Evening star., 1928-09-23
Moving Picture Album
BY ROBERT e. SHERWOOD.

whether it is good noise or bad noise
as long as it justifies the use OF thai
magic word sound" in the adver-
tisements, it will keep the girl in the
box office busy.
Almost all of the big superfeatures
have been synchronized, including
Uncle Toms Cabin THE King OF
Kings" Lilac Time" Tempest" 1.-THE
Trail of '9S" and others that were
made before the present situation was
even dreamed Of The film version OF
"Abies Irish Rose" was such a disap-
pointing failure at its first showing in
New York that it was sent back to the
Paramount Studio to be remade COM
pletely as talking picture.
AS Abraham Lincoln's famous for
mula is still in effect. it is improbable
that the public will be fooled for very
long by all this sound" ballyhoo. The
movie fans will decide either that they
want talking pictures, or that they
don't want them, and If the former
turns out to be the case Gas it most
certainly willy, the fans will refuse to
accept any more of the illegitimate
combinations of oid-fashioned sub
titles and new-fangled noise.
(ConyriCht 1921
Evening star., 1928-09-23

WHEN frankie Heath was little
girl and lived in Boston, like ali
little girls, she liked to play at making
mud pies. Now that she is big girl
and one of the bright and particular
stars of the American vaudeville firma-
ment, the mud-pie habit still persists
But it now concerns itself with Miss
Heath's makeup box.
frankie always mixes her own race
powders and grease paint to suit her
self. She knows perfectly we'll that the
shade she employs can be purchased al
made up at any theatrical cosmetic
store, but, from force of habit, she pre-
fers to buy the ingredients and mix II
up herself.
When she has mixed up powder that
looks right in the daylight, she tries
it in different colored electric lights
especially in white and amber, the two
most used in her act.
She is constantly experimenting with
this and that mixture, apparently try
ing for makeup that will make her ap-
pear most natural to her audiences, but
in reality merely continuing the graft
f1cation she originally derived from mix
ing mud pies as a little girl, for frankie
knows she's all right whether she uses
powder of any kind or not.
Evening star., 1928-09-23

ONE of the interesting features of
~ Dawn" the film version of the
story of Nurse Edith Cavell. which the
Motion Picture Guild is holding over for
another week at the Little Theater, is
the appearance in it of Nine Ada
Bodart, a member of Nurse Cavelps
wartime organization.
Nine. Ada Bodart was Miss Cavell's
right-hand aid in her work of helping
the escape of British prisoners OF war
from behind the German lines In Bel
GUM to safety in Holland.
During the war she is said to have
assisted 2l0 of Nurse Cavell's proteges,
and for this was sentenced to Is years
imprisonment by the same military
tribunal that sent the gallant nurse to
her death before firing squad.
Evening star., 1928-09-23
FILMOGRAMS

taking with him Jeanie Macpherson,
scenarist: Elizabeth McGaffey, research
expert: Peverell Marley, photographer:
Mitchell LeiSen, art director; Mrs. E. &.
Adams, story editor; Roy Burns, as
sistant director, and Barret G. Kiesling,
publicity representative.
News reports state that Pola Negri
is recovering in a Paris hospital from
injuries recently received in a fall from
her horse. For time it was feared
internal injuries might cause her death.
Gun battles between police and crooks.
the night club scenes with music, song
and dancing. and the mystery Staying Of
the king of bootleggers." together with
q pretty romance are blended with Sor-
did sketches of New York life. in Lights
of New York" Two weeks ago this pic
ture broke house records at the Earle.
Emil Jannings, in THE Patriot" wore
fur coat weighing 125 pounds.
Believe it or not there is a Greek ten
mis- champion in The Water Hole" now
playing at Loew's Palace. He is Paul
Ralli, recently arrived in Hollywood.
Jean Arlette. author of numerous
farces of the French stage. has been
signed by AL Christie to write a group
of stories for a series of two-reel COM
edies under the general title Comics
sions of a Chorus Girl" The series
will not emphasize slapstick, but will
depend upon more subtle forms of wit.
When an Indian can't paddle a
canoe, who can? The answer is: A
white man. Of about 400 Navajos and
Hopis gathered by Fred Thomson at
Lake Mary, Ariz., for scenes in his
Paramount picture, Kit Carson" not
one could paddle canoe. In fact, all
admitted they had never seen a canoe.
| All wanted to try, however, and at least
half of the tribesrnen fell overheard
during the course of week.
Lola Salvi. winner of the Fox contest
as the most beautiful girl in Italv
makes her first appearance in "Plas-
tered in Paris the Sammy Cohen-JaCk
Pennick team comedy. She was for
merly known as Marcella Battelini, and
halls from Triest
| H. B. Warner and Tom Terriss, the
| former co-starring with Eve Southern
in the Tiffany-Stahl production. THE
| Naughty Duchess an adaptation of An
| thony Hopes "The Indiscretions of a
Duchess" and the latter directing the
picture, are the sons of Englands great
dramatic actors of 40 years ago. Charlie
Warner made a sensational success in
Zola'S Drink" while Breezy" Bill
TerrisS was matinee idol of the Brit
ish Empire Now the sons of these two
famous stage favorites have come to-
gether to make 1.-The Naughty Duchess" D"
Dorothy Nourse, graduate of the
T14~ oh Af ia4Y "a
Players, will be seen in the leading
role of the Tiffany color classic,
mo Women Allowed" Miss Nourse re-
Gently completed part in the Tiffany
Stahl production Marriage of Tomor-
row."
Evening star., 1928-09-23
Realism in ''DaWn''

In the film version of this sad bit OF
World War history, which was filmed in
Belgium by Herbert Wilcox, Nine. Bo-
dart re-enacts the part she played 13
years ago-living her actual life over
again in front of the camera.
Nine. Bodart says of Miss Thorn
dyke, the famous English actress who
impersonates Nurse Cavell:
1T is positively ipdescribable! She
is SO like Miss Cavell-her walk, her
hands, and even the way she talks. It
seems as though 1 have been carried
back to those dreadful days, and that
Miss Cavell is here, alive. Indeed, ]
find myself living those days all over
again"
Evening star., 1928-09-23
Glen Echo Park.

CLEN ECHO PARK recently closed
~ one of the most successful seasons in
it's history, and Director Schloss al
ready is planning big things for the re-
sort next year that his patrons may be
treated to many new thrills from the
time the first 1929 robin appears on
the scene until the curtain comes down
again next Fall.
1t is said to be more than likely, too,
that many old buildings will come
down. and that new and better Struc-
lures will take their place. Mr.. Schloss
has always been interested In the beau
tification of the grounds surrounding
the park, and such program always
requires careful planning throughout
the Fall and Winter months.
Evening star., 1928-09-23
Old Styles Returning.

DURING the next few years de-
- butantes will be wearing as their
coming out" dresses the fashions worn
by their Observation-Disclosures.
Styles are already reverting to those
of the Napoleonic era and probably at
the time of the Inauguration Of the next
President of the United States women
will be wearing costumes very similar
to those in evidence when Thomas Jet-
ferson took the oath of office.
These are the forecasts OF Herr All
Hubert. Europe's historical costume de-
sicner who was in Hollywood to super.
intend the Quitting of characters ana
erection Of sets for ''The Patriot" Emil
Janing's picture for Paramount.
Hubert is known as an authority on
fashions used during the past century
and a half, it is Said and has made an
exhaustive study of the trend OF styles.
Fashions travel in cycles" he said.
THE styles of 1880 which were pre-
pared for The Patriot have gone
around the cycle three times and are
already returning. AS an example, take
the returning trend to high crowned
hats, three-quarter length coats ana
greater hip line emphasis.
1.-The straight line figure is doomed
STYLES will be slender in form as they
were in 1900. Skirts are to be longer"