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Evening star., 1928-12-21
HITS RELIGIOUS BlGOTRY'
Speaker Says Few Oppose CONNER
cialized Sunday Movies.

Sunday blue laws and the religious
bigotry" which he charged were the
foundation of such laws were assailed
last night at the annual meeting of the
American Liberty Association here by
DR.. B. G. Hohensee president of the
association.
DR.. Hohensee declared that as a re-
suit of extensive work from coast to
coast by his organization to get the
attitude of the public on the Sunday
laws, it has been found that less than
5000, 900 people in this country object
to commercialized Sunday movies. He
declared that Washington church at
tendance is better than that of the
average city with Sunday blue laws.
only professional reformers refer to
Washington as a 'Sodom of ungodli-
ness" DR.. Hohensee declared.
Evening star., 1928-12-21
COMMITTEE TO STUDY
TRACTION UNIFICATION
Emig Announces Plan to Seek Bet
ter Service and Car
Rerouting.

The city planning committee of the
Federation of Citizens Associations will
make a study of the proposed unifica-
ton of the transportation lines with
view to improving service, rerouting
cars and eliminating certain trackage,
Mai. Clayton E. Emig. chairman, an
nounced at meeting of the committee
yesterday afternoon at the May1ower
Hotel.
Maj. Emig is former vice chairman
of the federation's utilities committee,
and took an active part in the merger
discussions on the floor of the fedora
ton.
The committee met primarily to con-
slider the Cramton bill providing for
the systematic development of parks,
parkwayS and recreation centers of the
District. While satisfaction was ex-
pressed with the BILL the committee, it
was indicated, will seek to have cer-
tain amendments made to increase the
Federal Governments share in the ex-
pense of park development.
Evening star., 1928-12-21
DURANT DRY PRIZE
WINNERS SELECTED
Names win Be Withheld I'm.
til Next Wednesday
by Committee.
~ the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, December 21-The two
winners of the 100000 in prizes offered
by w. C. Durant for the best plan to
enforce the eighteenth amendment were
selected yesterday. but their names will
not be made public until December 26,
the Durant prize committee announced.
The competition was divided into two
sections. one open to every one and
carrying prize of $4,000 for the win
ner. The other was limited to students
of high schools, preparatory and pa
rochial schools. with prize of $4,000
for the best plan.
There were 23,230 participants in the
general contest, submitting 10000 plans.
One hundred and ninety-four plans
were received in the school competi-
tion. each school holding its own elm
ination contest and submitting only
one plan.
The committee said approximately so
per cent of the participants were
women.
The prize committee was headed by
Or. w. o. Thompson. president emeritus
OF Ohio State University. and included
as members Jane AddamS. Senator Will
liam E. Borah. Senator Carter Glass,
William G. McAdoo, Rabbi Stephen S.
Wise and DR.. S. Parkes Cadman.
Evening star., 1928-12-21
PENDING CRUISER BILL
lNDORSED BY VETERANS
National Commander of Disabled
Unit Asserts Misled Opponents
Seek to "Chinaize This Country"

Declaring that well-meaning but mis-
led groups are prepared to Chinafy this
country by weakening or destroying our
forces of protection" Millard w. Rice
national commander, Disabled American
Veterans, today stated that the veterans
stand solidly behind the Navy cruiser
bill now pending in Congress, in letter
to Senator Hale. chairman of the naval
affairs committee.
THE organized disabled men of this
country" Rice writes, ''are unitedly be-
hind the Kellogg pact as movement
toward leSSening the chances of war
but we see no inconsistency in the
maintenance of proper protection at sea
merely because We are cooperating in
the hope of removing the probability of
further armed conflict"
'The D. A. W" he added, "feels that
proper preparedness under our Consti-
tuition no more invites war than insur-
ance invites fires
Evening star., 1928-12-21
HOLIDAY MEET PLANNED
FOR YOUNG AIR PILOTS
Those Who Qualified on Miniature
Planes Will Compete for Honors
Next Thursday Night.

Young pilots of miniature planes, who
have qualified. will vie for honors in
the holiday meet Of the District of Co
lumbia Model Aircraft League at the
Gordon Junior High School, Wisconsin
avenue and Thirty-fourth street, next
Thursday night at 10 o'clock.
A qualification round, requiring a
aive-second fight, will be open to those
who have not yet qualified, until II
test will be held in classes according to
speed and time length of fight, and
will be sponsored by the Community
Center department of public schools.
Evening star., 1928-12-21

lowing this tour of inspection, dra-
matte and musical program will be pre-
sented by Dora Walten, conductor OF
the Tech Orchestra. Refreshments Will
be served in the new lunchroom. There
will be dancing in the large gymnasium
from 10 to l o'clock.
Teachers in charge of the affair are
Miss Ruth Stauffer, E. Spinello French,
Elmer Hardell, Alexis Many, Miss Lettie
Stewart, John Gambs and Miss Bertha
Birtwell.
Alumni, former teachers, ard senior
students at Tech are invited to attend.
Evening star., 1928-12-21

has passed the House providing for i'm
provement of the plaza between the
Capitol and Union Station.
The Senate committee has delayed
action while the street railway COM
panies are making surveys with view
to relocation of their tracks in con-
fornity with the development program.
Evening star., 1928-12-21
w. L. Tignor Commissioned.

The War Department has commits
stoned William L. Tignor, AIS Third
street southeast, a second lieutenant OF
infantry, in the Reserve Corps OF the
Army
Evening star., 1928-12-21
PLAZA HEARING PLANNED.
Senate Committee to Open Study
After Holidays.

Hearings are to be held Immediately
after the Christmas holiday before the
Senate committee on public buildings
and grounds on the bill which already
Evening star., 1928-12-21
REUNION OF ALUMNI
TO BE HELD THURSDAY
Mckinley High School Group
Plans Housewarming and
Election of officers.

The annual alumni reunion and elec-
ton of officers of the Mckinley High
School Alumni will be held in the new
school building, Second and T streets,
Thursday night. December 81. The
affair will be featured by a house-warm-
ing party given in honor of the alumni
by the school.
A faculty reception committee will
conduct the alumni and their friends
through the building and show them
the new equipment and machinery. Fol-
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-05-31
May Proves Jinx Month
For ATTORNEY Penland

Lady Luck is no more friend of
Attorney Z. r.. Penland. At least
she has strayed far from Penland's
caresses during this month. May has
proven to be nothing but "peck of
trouble" for the well known Seattle
barrister. In Judge Douglas court
jury awarded j. N, Drake a judg-
ment of $35 against Penland for
rent while occupying the Drake
Apartments on East Madison street.
The next day a suit was filed
against Penland as administrator of
the estate of Martha j. Lee for fore
closure. Then, to cap the climax,
Judge Bachelor exonerated Rus
sell ("Noodles") Smith of a second
degree assault charge brought by
Penland who complained Smith beat
him up April &c following an alterca-
ton at 18th avenue and jackson
street. Although Penland testified
he was bruised and battered up dur
ing the scuffle with Smith the court
accepted the story of Smith who said
Penland received the wounds in a
hasty retreat to avoid a beating af-
ter he had struck Smith with brief
case. Smith denied striking Pen
land, but said he hit at him with his
hand after Penland struck him.
Asked by Lynwood Fix, deputy prose-
cutor, if Penland's hat wasn't knock
ed off during the alteration, Smith
replied, "Well, he might have run
out from under it,"
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-05-31
Negro Auto Classic
Set For July Fourth

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.-Officers Of
the local Colored Auto Racing As
ISOLATION augmented by the interest
of wealthy Race men of Houston,
Texas, and Los Angeles, California
are busy working out the final plans
and receiving entries to the National
Negro Automobile Race which will
be staged at the State Fair Grounds
on July 4th. This years race Of 100
laps around the one mile course for
prizes totalling $3.50 in cash.
promises to be the biggest and best
held. Word has come that delegates
from Louisville. Chicago, Cincinnati,
ST. Louis; Cleveland, Detroit and
Columbus will be present and many
drivers well known to race fans
have expressed their intention TO
enter. Already Malcolm Harmon
winner of the first race, has entered
and boasts his determination to re-
peat. Jeffries, the Ralph De Palma
of our group, doubtless will have a
mount before the closing date for
entries, as will Virgins, Bobby Wal
lace and Bill James, winners Of the
End, Bird and 4th races respectively.
This race is the outstanding event
among Negro auto speed kings as
none of the white associations, the
Indianapolis one included, have as
yet let down the bars of prejudice
and permitted our drivers to enter.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-05-31
Godfrey-Risko Battle
Attracts Attention

NEW YoRK-of more than pass
ing interest to boxing fans is the
scheduled fight between huge Geo.
Godfrey and Johnny Risko, to take
place at Ebbets Field, June goth.
The match, scheduled for ten rounds,
is under the management of Hum
bert Fugazy who has done much to
hr'ag colored fighters to the fore.
Recalling Risko's victories in Tex
Richards elimination tournament,
which was a regular farce, and
Godfrey's sudden reversal of form
from clumsy punching. bag to a
fighter of class, a battle of real
merit is expected when the two
meet.
The outcome of this battle will
be eagerly awaited by fans who
declare that Risko has been great
ly overrated and Godfrey equally
underestimate. ..
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-05-31
Gardner And Granville
Finish In Money

NEW YORK, May 28.-Two col
ored athletes, Ed Gardner of Seattle
WASHINGTON, and Phil Granville OF
Hamilton, Ontario, finished among
the ten winners of prize money in
C. c. Pyle's transcontinental foot
race which ended in Madison Square
Garden tonight. SO runners CON-
pleted the run of 3,422.3 miles from
Los Angeles. Of 5000 spectators in
Madison Square Garden to witness
the finish of the race at least 1000
were colored who came to cheer
Gardner and Granville. At the fin
ish of the run in the Garden, Gran
Vile and Gardner were hustled to
Harlem, where they were. introduce
ed to cheering throngs in theatres
and cafes. The ten prize winners
in the marathon were:
Andrew Payne, Claremore, Okla,
first-$25,000
John Salo, Passaic, N. j., second
$4,000. s.
Philip Granville, Hamilton, Ont.
third-s5,000. -
Mike Joyce, Cleveland, fourth
$4,000.
Guisto Umek, Trieste, Italy, fifth
$1,000. . ,.o.. --. ..r
william Kerr, Minneapolis, sixth
81, 000.s s' ... ..+H...r
Louis Perella, Albany, seventh
1000. -..
Ed Gardner, Seattle, eighth
$1,000. ..
Frank Won Flue, Herman, Calf,
ninth-$1 900. r.
John Cronick, Saskatoon. Sask.,
tenth, $1,000.
Payne completed the long trek
from California in 573:04:34. Salo's
time was $5SS:40:13. Granville's
elapsed time was 613:42:30; Gard
ner's 659:56:47. ...I
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-05-31
Clisby to Box Godfrey

Los NGELES.-Report has been
made here of the completing of ar
rangements for Neil Clisby. the rec
ent conqueror of Mack House. to
meet George Godfrey for the color
ed heavyweight championship of the
world. The fighters have not actu-
ally been signed, but it is reported
that they have agreed to fight.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-05-31
Among The Boxers
Supps Gets Draw

TOLEDO, o.--Chick Suggs, New
Bedford, Mass, bantamweight, had
a shade the best of IL round bout
with Chuck Feldmen, here Tuesday
night, but the bout was called
draw.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-05-31
Foster Wins 100000
Sprints In Track Meet

Wesley Foster, colored sprint ace
of Washington State College, was
the individual star in the dual track
meet at the Stadium between Wash
ington State College and the Uni
versity CT Washington last Satur-
day. The first event, the 1OO-yard
dash. was won by Foster in 9.S
seconds. Off to project start the
colored flash did not have to extend
himself to win from Dean Ander-
son, U. w. second and Shelley.
U. w, third.
Foster tied the Pacific Coast rec
ord in the 22O-yard dash. stepping
the distance in 21.6 seconds. Foster
is regarded as a sure choice for the
Olympic Games.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-05-31
Cowboy willis VS.. Anderson

LOS ANGELEs.-Cowboy Jack
Willis of Texas had little difficulty
winning a 10 round heavyweight
bout with Joe Anderson, Covington'
Ky, here Tuesday night.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-05-31
Dillon Defeats Yarbo

PORTLAND, ore.-Wilson Yarbo,
Cleveland light heavyweight. lost the
decision in fast ten round battle
Tuesday night with Harry Dillon
Portland.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-05-31
Warfield a X. o.

BELLINGHAM, Wash. - Jimmy
Warfield, Negro featherweight OF
Seattle, knocked out Young Randell,
Bellingham, in the second round
Tuesday night.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-05-31
Attention Musicians

All Colored Instrumentalists on
Piano, Saxophone, Drums, Trum-
pet or any Brass Instrument, Vio-
lin, Cello, Clarinet, Oboe, Flute,
or Piccolo, residing in the State
of Washington, are requested to
write to Ed. S. Johnson before
May 31st. Your letter need only
to contain your name, address, in
strument, and amount of expe-
rienee in music. In sending your
reply you are in no way obligat-
ed.
Ed S. Johnson, 1927 e. Madi-
son St., Seattle, Wash.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-05-31
High School Boy Breaks .
22O-Yard Dash Record

CHAMPAIGN, Ill--Running the
22O-yard dash in oil to set new
interscholastic mark. Ralph Met
caIfe led Tilden Technical High
school of Chicago to a victory in the
state track meet. Metcalfe also
broke the national record in the 100
yard dash and broke the state rec
ord running it in 9.S seconds. The
state record of 10 seconds was
made In 1905 by Walter Eckersall'
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1928-05-31
Actors and Musicians

Dave and Tressie are Russian
without missing a tap" at the Pam
tages Theatre, Vancouver, b. c.,
this week.
Rucker and Perrin are at the
Olympia Theatre, Lynn, Mass.
. Arthur Bryson is at Loew's Boule-
ward Theatre, Brooklyn. N. Y.
Exposition Jubilee Four are at
the Rivoi Theatre, Toledo, Ohio.
Chiffon and Thomas are at Proc
tors Theatre, Troy, N. Y.
Green and Austin are at the
Blackstone Theatre, Hamilton, Con-
ada.
Edgar Corners Trio is at Loew's
National Theatre, New York City.
Clarence Dotson is at Pantages
Theatre, Kansas City. Mo.
Lomax and Johnson are the Wash
ington Street Theatre, Boston, Mass.
Ada Brown and Co. are at Keith
ALDER Madison Theatre, Brooklyn,
N. Y.
viii Maston is at Fox Folly The
atre, Brooklyn.
Leonard Harper's Swanee Club
Revue is at the Royal Theatre,
Baltimore.
Howard and Smith Revue is play
ing at East Hampton, Long, Island
N. Y.
Miller and Lyles, and keep Shut
film Co." will play at the Shuberts
Riviera Theatre, New York City.
Sam Wooding and his orchestra
sails for Germany on June 2.
Bill Robinson is the big noise in
Lew Leslie's "Blackbirds of 1929
at the Liberty Theatre, New York.
Gen. McClennon at Proctor's
| Theatre, Albany, N. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-15
Movie and Radio Unite

THE movies and radio linked forces
4 bv a deal recently closed where
b. The Radio Corporation OF America
and it's associated companies acquired
a subs,s ntiai interest In FBO Pictures
Corporation.
Negotiations were concluded by
Joseph p. Kennedy, president of FBO
Pictures Corporation. representing his
company. and David Earnof. vice
president Of the Radio Corporation III
America. representing the radio
interests
This affiiistion opens 10 motion
pictures. II In explained, the tremen.
6eus resources and potentialities Of
radio. II wifi give the movies the
use Of all present patents and prospec'
tive developments Of sound reproduc'
ton and synchronizs ton. radio board
casting. teleyision. etc. Of the Radio
Corporation Of America. the General
Electric Il Manufacturing Co.
A complete revolution Of present
Gay entertainment. 1T il pointed out
may esAily develop a. the result OF
the close aft1iiati0n between the i'm.
poraant leaders Of motion pictures and
the powerful engineering organization
Of me radio group. The services al
the technical STATS Of the three great.
est electrical comps MES In the world
thus become available 10 the motion
picture industry 10 help that industr:
in fta constant endesvor 10 give tins
public a new and better entertain
n9ent
IL 10 explained that the devices and
Aeyeioprne nts controlled by radio dt
mt become exclusive 10 FLO Pictures
Corporation, bUt will be available u
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-15
Paramount Awards.
& MEDAL stamped in solid gold al

A MEDAL stamped !" s'''' e
IA check for $4,000 has been
awarded TO Josef Won Sternberg. d.
rector OF the motion picture. Under
world" which was judged the out
standing OF all motion pictures shown
NJ the Paramount Theater during the
past year.
"a the Paramount Theater Medal nj
Honor. was made by Jesse L. Lasky.
irst vice president OF the Paramount
Famous Lasky Corporation. The Sc
Letting committee comprised MT
I.askv. 6. r. Kent and Sam katZ.
The second prize of $4,000 was
ava rded 10 Clarence Badger for the
direction of Clara Bow In the picture
1T" and the third prize OF 81 500 was
ava rded Mauritz Stiiler for Hotel I'M
perial." starring Pola Negri.
The Paramount Theater Medal OF
Honor competition for 1927 was first
announced by Mr.. Lasky I'm Novem'
GER, 1926. At that time the Paramount
production chief said. THE three
ava rds will be based on the quality
of the production. cost and directorial
contribution TO the finished picture.
Behind the award is the idea OF con
tinued and increased excellence OF
Paramount's week.byweek product
the program pictures from which the
theater-going public gets Its chief en-
tertainment. This award will stimu'
late our directors OF other than the
big special pictures 10 strive for those
values which make for screen excel
lence and expect IT to result in some
Of the outstanding pictures Of the
wear"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-15

the entire motion picture industry
II In substantially q combination pc
tween the radio and picture INDUSTRIES
The first important development OF
the combination win be the presenta
ton OF a new method OF souno re
production and experimentation per
fected by General Electric. The ON
Gals OF the Radio Corporation OF
America feel that the method and
apparatus excel all previous EFFORTS
in the direction of talking movies
The equipment in said 10 be 90 simple
that it can be marketed at price
within the reach of the smallest pic
ture theaters.
The afiiliation IN said TO have
created A senxa ton within the motion
picture industry, which has been strug,
Cling for wears TO And q practical and
economical solution Of the problem Of
sound reproduction In conjunction
with picture production and theatei
presentations.
Radio Corporation and It's associated
cnrlp pa MES have been experimenting
with and developing a method 0l
sound reproduction for use In connec'
/ ton with motion pictures for sew
eral years and. a. IL reached perfsc
tion, decided upon a direct affiiiatior
with an established motion picture
company an the practical way Of put.
ting IL into general use.
FBO Pictures Corporation In ths
largest non-theater owning producer
and distributor of motion pictures In
America. II owns large studios ir
| Hollywood, produces a program oil
| approximately 90 feature pictures q
year and operates 20 branch oficei
! throughout the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-15

Here Il q picture 30 grsat--a
characterization 10 inspirsd~A
message 10 might've urge
Everybody In Warrington TO
bee iti You may never see
paythiss Aka. NljaaaaaYs'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-15

rig theater managers are Getting
~ hack at those who war on pres
entations" by saving they cannot
e. take a chance with so many gold
brick pictures coming along"
News reports state that William
Fox is at leggerheads with the PubliS
and Paramount groups and is also
sansiing keeniy with the Loew and
other crSa MIA tons both in the matter
Of films and OF theater building and
cperation. Paramount is said to he
threatening an even bigger theater
than the Roxy in New York.
Production of talking films. using
Nocafiln. by Educational Pictures
Corporation is being planned.
The annual luncheon and conference
Of the National Board Of Review will
take place at the Waldorf Hotel. in
New York. January IS. with represen'
tation from the Better Films group
as we'll as OF national organizations.
Including the General Federation of
Womens Clubs and the Daughters of
the American Revolution.
Loew theaters in Reading. Pa. are
reported 10 have returned 10 the
straight picture policy, having found
presentations" improbable.
Early morning and midnight show
tngs have been arranged for at the
New York Strand, IL is said. TO meet
the demands TO see The Circus
Charlie Chaplin's latest picture.
Much activity is reported in the in.
vestigation and demonstration of the
"incandescent method of lighting
studios" soft lighting" as it is called.
II is estimated that its adoption would
necessitate the scrapping OF $4,000, 600
worth Of equipment, which loss. how
ever. would be quickly Offset in saw.
incs effected ny cutting down produc.
tion time. cost OF current and the
number Of electricians required on the
act. Colleen Moore's Lilac Time" is
being filmed with this method.
Ba sed on computation prepared
FOR the 1925 Film Daily Year Book
actors salaries in Hollywood have in.
creased four cents on every dollar eX.
pended in production during 1927. as
against the previous year.
Roscoe tFsttyl Arbuckle is planning
60 return to screen work after the
completion Of his present tour over
the Loew circuit. about May *. He
has announced an offer OF $4,000 for a
suitable comedy.
Beth Browns story. "Ballyhoo." is
10 he made into a moving picture with
Norma Shearer as its star.
Fina need by a London banking
house, il is reported that Arch Selwyn,
with Charles 3. Cochran, British
Snowman. contemplates the erection
OF The largest picture theater in the
world. seating $500"
Critical opinion in % nations. in
Guiding the United States. singles out
"Sunrise" as the best picture Of 1927
and What Price Glory" az the Sec
ond best. according 10 a poll conducted
by Der Deutsche. a prominent Berlin
trade paper.
Whatever Gov. AL Smith thinks
about sumptuary laws. he has again
recommended the abolition of State
censorship TO the New York Legisla-
fure.
Vaudeville. undismsyed by motion
picture house competition. spent $780,
900 900 for new theaters in the past
year. q part of the sum being repre-
scented by s7s 600 600 for the Orpheum
Circuit: s3I eao. 400 for keith-Albee:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-15

THE second half OF the season at the
National Theater-from January
onward--is richer in It's promise than
was the first half
Some Of 'he outstanding attractions
Of the last season and the current
one are scheduled for the II street
play house, and included In those al.
ready listed. is another Ziegfeld
premiere, that of THE Three Mus.
keteers." musical version of D'Artag-
mons follies with Dennis King and
100 others Those who remember the
interest manifested In ziegfeld's last
premiere here, SHOW Boat" will be
apt TO find something OF equal value
to anticipate in this announcement
For the current week a comedy In
scheduled. six Feet Under" is its
me. and Harry DELI. who authored
The Family Upstairs" wrote IL.