Evening star., 1928-03-31
Continued from First Pagel

4 (CODLOuPu 1IOIlA ThSb @SN.t
Signers of the Golden Rule caros
fully realize, as letters accompanying
! their returns show. that this is not in
| tended primarily as law-enforcemen'
camnaicn. The law violator can be
dealt with by other methods 1t is safe
| TO assume that the signers already Keep
| well within the letter of the traffic code
of the District of Columbia. 1t IS for
those drivers who consider that thelf
duty to society is done when tney
merely have complied with the laW-
without taking into consideration the
! thousands of situations in wnlch they
must be guided by stricter law than
! LEGISLATORS ever have enacted.
Picture Opens Today.
The 2.oOO-foot motion picture film.
The Penalty" was given its first show
/ inc at the Fox Theater this afternoon
/ Filmed washington with cast OF
/ local children, the picture Illus
trates vividly the dangers TO which boys
and girls are subjected on the streets OF
I the National Capital. A portion OF the
fin, Is devoted to showing how a metro
| nolitan newspaper. by giving prominent
! snace 10 the constant SUCCESSION Oh
! accidents to children. serves 10 warn
| parents against the danger OF allowing
| their little ones to play In the streets.
! There are scenes taken in the news
room, composing room and stereotype,
| press and circulation departments Oh
I The Star. ,.
The scenario consists OF simple
story based on the tragic results OF dls-
regarding the Golden Rule in driving.
EoTer Brown. a successful and upright
citizen. observes practically all the laws
in other respects. but believes the traf-
fr laws were made for anybody but
himself En- route to the Office in the
morning Brown is arrested for speeding:
He takes the arrest with bad grace, ana
when the policeman tells him that he
is endangering the lives of children and
others by such speed, particularly when
there is a safety crusade in progress, ne
says all safety campaigns are JOKES.
own Daughter Killed.
Three hours later that same day
Browns own little daughter Is run down
and fatally injured playing IN the
streets. .aao
Brown Is bitter against the frame
policemen. claiming that II they nae
been on the Job the accident never
would have happened At this point the
film dramatically introduces the facl
that only 3 hours before Brown hlmSeli
! had been arrested for speeding and
taken it with exceedingly bad grace
! After Browns little daughter is shown
| being taken 10 a hospital. the story
| switches, showing a police reporter al
! a telephone. He calls The Star city
room. A rewrite man takes tne story
| He types it in nonchalant indifference
/ for TO him il is only another cniio
| killed in traffic" He hands the copy
| TO the city editor and at TINS poin'
| the managing editor happens 70 glance
| AT the story. and gives instructions thai
| II be given a prominent break In the
| next EDITION. He is quoted as saying
| that this pitiful slaughter OF innocent
| children in traffic must cease. Tor
human life Is too great price TO pas
| for reckless speed" The story Is shown
/ as it goes into the compressed All
/ tube. as at reaches the desk OF tht
! COPY cutter In the composing room. ano
| then as IL goes 10 the linotypes, where
/ "a giant typewriter" writes the story
! on glugE of hot metal.
From this point on the audience will
| see progress Of the story through the
| various mechanical divisions Of tht
| plant and as the conveyor carries the
papers 10 the waiting neWSboys and
/ trucks Al this point the pedestrian
pauses. buys paper, picks II up and
notes the story, shakes his head, ano
/ the camera reproduces the page one
! story under the heading: Another
Washington Child Dies in Traffic."
The remainder Of the fllm is de-
voted 10 The tour of the Star Golden
! Rule car about the streets. Groups
! of prominent citizens and others vii
be shown as they sign the Golden Rule
safety driving pledges. Likewise tht
| camera viii record certain glaring pTac'
Uses Of the reckless element of Wash
ington motorists.
400 Children in Picture.
The faces Of approximately 400 Wash
jngbon children VIII be shown IN Lh'
course of the finn, with the star part
IN the little drama being taken by HaT
! riet KuBenbeTg. Z years old. daughter o
( Nr and Mrs Andrew Kusenberg, l15'
IAnier street. William Powell, 10 year
old. l773 Lanier place, Marceila Snow
S years old a709 Thirteenth street
Stanley Morton OstTOW 4 years old, s0f
Of Mr.. and Mrs A. f. OsLroW, 5l0l
Georgia avenue. Jack Maurice Kump,
years old son Of Mr and Mrs. John X
Klmp, l5UE POt0ulac avenue SOUTHERN
Frances Stout, 8 years old. 1909 7
street and Jimmy Helimutb, year
Oh son Of Mr. and Mrs. William +
Heiimuth 1888 Kenyon street. TIN
children are starred IN scenes with MiA
Marcia VAN. noted fllm actress, who i
taking the part ~ Mother III Safety
III this Washington film.
The child actors and actresses b.
their behavior before the camera NOR
tnau justified all expectations. CHI
dfsn we're chosen whose features W0ul'
| film easily. but the director Waa for
tunate siSD IN securing a group ~ 81
I cepti0ually bright children with talen
fgr acting whose own naive ipterpDia
tious ADD greatly ~ the appeal Of tn
, picture This picture ~ not all path0
and tragedy There are comic 0ucte
lntefspeTsed with the painful, just n
, there are IN real life Children ofLel
are laughing and irDlicking with On
another. having the best time IN th
world. when eareiessIy driven auto
m0B1ie suddenly cnishes The life ont o
some member III the careifee group
The showing III this f1lm al the Fo
ThebtAf VIII continue during the Weel
and il intended 81 Il supplemental IN
0Ucement ~ Washington motorists b
pp4.0ef over The Golden Rule cards
HBkf sure thsl they have IN MIND Tia
J fljl blgulbCaHce ~ the pledge asked o
tIeun 6Uu then aIku and forward tn