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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22

R-K-O KEITHS-"The Great Gabbo."
'The Great Gabbo." co-starring Betty
Compson and Erich Won Stroheim, will
be held over four more days at R-K-O
Keith's Theater, closing its engagement
Wednesday. upsetting the usual proce-
dure to start the new show on Christ
mas day. That new show will present
Rudy Vallee, "the wonder singer of
radio" in his first feature screen pro-
duction, The Vagabond Lover" start
ing Christmas day.
There are few persons who have not
through some medium heard Rudy VAL
lee, orchestra leader and magical
crooner of songs. Now they will be af-
forded an opportunity to see and hear
him as an actor in Radio Pictures talk
ing, singing, comedy drama, THE Vaga-
bond Lover" The story was written
and adapted by James Creelman, jr.,
and is said to be an exact counterpart
OF Vallee's life, his hopes, his ambi-
lions, his discouragements and his final
success. It also serves to bring out
every musical talent the radio and night
club idol possesses. The Connecticut
Yankees. who under Vallee's leadership
have charmed the world, furnish a COL
orful musical background. The hyp-
notic quality of Rudy's voice, it is
claimed, has never been more in evil
dence in the new songs introduced in
the picture, picked from among 200 as
best suited to Rudy's manner of Groom
ing love songs.
Sally Blaine, Radio Pictures baby
starlet, Is the foil for the hero's love-
making. Others in the cast include
Marie Dressler, Nella Walker, Eddie
Nugent, Danny O'Shea, Alan Roscoe,
Charles Shelton and Norman Peck.
Sound novelties to surround the fea-
ture have been selected as seasonable
for the Christmas holidays in "Old
Bills Christmas" and "Micky's Big Mo-
ment." Freddy Clarke and his R-K-
Olians also promise an original idea for
an overture in keeping with the Yule-
tide
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22
FARLE-"HaIf WAY 10 Heaven"

Charles Buddy" Rogers, the popular
young star of the speaking screen, is
now in action at the Earle Thester, on
the screen, as an aerial acrobat in Half
Way to Heaven" described as a breath
taking melodrama of carnival life.
In his latest starring venture he will
be seen with his attractive new leading
woman, Jean Arthur. Also in the cast
are Paul Lukas. Helen Ware, Oscar
APPEL, Twin Bacon and Lucille Williams.
This is story. adapted from Henry
L Gates novel, Here Comes the Band
wagon" which, il Is claimed, will have
every one in the audience holding to
his seat. 1t is { 1g story of love
triangle in a carnival acrobatic troupe
pretty girl, handsome newcomer to
the troupe and an insanely jealous
sutton of the girl. A plot to kill the
novice, with whom the girl is in love.
is frustrated in an episode which for
suspense and thrills stands alone.
Half Way to Heaven" is. of course, a
talking picture and brimful Of crisp,
meaningful dialogue. 1t will be sup
plemented by the Earles standard house
features and short reels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22
DANCING.

JOSEPHINE JACKSON. PRIVATE DANCING
lessons. 81 9 for IS; Class dance every Eril-
Margaret Carmody Studio
11ls Connecticut Ave.--NOrth 45s2
E.age DANCING Ballroom Dancing
Adults and Children
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22
COLUMBIA-"The Mysterious Island"

Jules Verne's story of the imagination,
'The Mysterious Island" made into a
Metro Goldwyn Mayer million-dollar
production, is the current feature at
Loew's Columbia Theater It is a sound,
color and dialogue picture, with cast
headed by Lionel Barrymore, Lloyd
Hughes and Jane DAILY and also tnclud-
ing hundreds of extras. among them
Montagu Love, Harry Gribbon and Snitz
Edwards.
The production, despite the unusual
ness of the underwater settings, its
fantastic submarine people and their
odd dwellings, nevertheless has a human
appeal and a realism that makes its
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22
EXTRAORDINARY Everybody
Happv?"

Ted Lewis, the high-hatted tragedian
II jazz, famed the world over for his
classical syncopation, good humor and
radiant personality. is now at Gran
dall's Metropolitan Theater in his first
picture, Warner Brothers and Vita
phone musical production, rs Every
body Happy?"
It's the story of young Hungarian
musician and his quest for fortune,
fame and romance in America skill
full blending of comedy and pathos,
classical and jazz music, the tinseled
beauties of Broadway and the simple
comforts of home life
In the cast which Warner Brothers
assembled to support Lewis are Alice
Day, Ann Pennington, Lawrence Grant,
Julia Swayne Gordon, Otto Hoffman
and Purnen 3. Pratt.
Lewis introduces a number of new
song hits in his unique manner, as wen
as several of his old favorites. Lavish
scenes Of Broadway stage life are in
terspersed.
In addition to the feature. the Met
ropolltan promises a fine program of
short films.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22

The star Of many Broadway hits,
Gertrude Lawrence makes her talking
picture debut this week at Loew's Pal
ace in "a war of whoopee," singing,
dancing, talking Paramount produc-
ton, THE Battle of Paris" with a sup
porting cast that includes Charles Rug
giles and Walter Petrie
George, a Paris waif, sells songs on
the Paris streets with her partner, zuzu.
When the police are arresting all I'M
escorted women, she appeals to an
American artist to pose as her fiance,
and before she leaves him she steals his
pocketbook The following morning she
changes her mind and returns 1t. The
artist asks her to pose for him and 1t
is not long before they are in love. The
war comes and the artist goes of, while
she becomes q nurse. When George
finds her lover has leave of absence
for two days in Paris, she goes home,
only to find him with another woman
in Paris cafe. After series of anus
ing incidents which finally ends up in
q free-for-all fight in the Green Cat,
she succeeds in winning her man back.
On the stage Allan Rogers is pre-
scented in maid and melody revue,
Fan Fancies,'' with beautiful settings
and gorgeous girls. including Sunshine
Sammy" of "Our Gang" fame: Johnny
3erkes. the musketeer; Olive Sibley,
vaudeville nightingale: Dorothy Dodd
and Gertrude Sheffield, dancers de luxe,
and ballet of 16 Chester Hale girls.
The Hearst Metrotone News and the
Palace Orchestra. with Charles Gaige
at the organ, and short subjects COM
plete the program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22


George Jessel, stage star of 1.-THE
Jazz Singer" and one of Broadway's
popular singing comedians, is appearing
In Love, Live and Laugh" his first
talking picture for William Fox, at the
local Fox Theater this week. Jessel is
the George" of the original Gus Ed
wards gang, while starred with him in
Love, Live and Laugh" is the "Cud-
dies" of those early days, Lila Lee.
The story of this Jessel feature con-
Germs an italian immigrant who comes
TO New York and. with a song on his
lips and in his heart. meets romance
which finally brings him happiness. It
Is the work of LIE Roy Clemens and
John B. Hymer, with incidental song
numbers by Abel Baer and L. Wolfe
Gilbert.
In the cast also are David Rollins.
Kenneth MacKenna and Henry Kolker.
The stage program will present the
Fanchon and Marco colorful production.
Dance Moods" featuring a group of
dancing girls, the Hirsch-Arnold girls,
who are making their first picture
house appearance in this idea" In
this group also are Gus Mulcay with
his harmonica, Betty and Roman.
The Fox Orchestra will offer a spe-
cial arrangement by Mr.. Bruislof of
well known Christmas carols and the
Fox Movietone News will round out the
program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-26

executives, making use Of the data Sc
cured FROM the questionable and the
social intelligence tests. The object Will
be to work out series Of questions and
performances in which successful de-
partmentA store executives will obtain
almost invariably high marks which
will distinguish them from those who
are not successful in directing others
Step by step in its construction, this
test will be checked up against actual
performance on the job .Irrevelent quail
tiles will be eliminated as they are dis
The result sought for will be a test
which will reveal without any guessing
those members Of a group of employees
with the sort OF ability which Ats them
to be executives. Once this test is
standardized 1t Is expected to replace
methods of selecting executives now In
use and gradually to eliminate the evils
of nepotism, ONCE politics and seniority
in selecting heads of departments. In
dividuals can be placed in charge Of
others with practical certainty that
they will make good on the Job.
This test, DR.. Moss points out, will be
specifically for the selection Of depart
ment store executives, who may require
somewhat different qualifications from
executives in other fields Of business
and industry But this Is pioneering
effort which is likely to blaze a trail
for other business activities, since tests
can be constructed along similar lines
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-26
EXECUTIVE ABILITY.
SURVEY. PLANNED
George Washington Professor
Will Conduct Study Dealing
With Store Problems.
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

The boss-what is he, why is he, and
how did he get that way?
With a few notable exceptions, the
greatest material rewards fall to the
individual with outstanding ability to
direct the labor of others and to keep
a human organization running without
friction, provided he gets an oppor-
tunity to make use of his talents.
But at present nobody knows very
much about the specifications for such
a man. These will be the subject OF a
cooperative research project OF George
Washington University, the Soclal
Science Research Council and the
Hecht group of department stores IN
Washington, Baltimore and New YORK.
The study will be in charge OF DR.. F.
A. Moss, professor of Psychology at
George Washington. While concerned
specifically with the qualifications OF
department store executives, the research
is expected to throw much llght on
executive qualifications in other tlelds.
Primarily it will be search Tor the
common factors possessed by succesS1ul
store executives. There are good bosses
who are hard-boiled disciplinarians.
There are equally good bosses VINO are
tender hearted generous and who hold
the reins of authority very loosely. A
man may know all that is to be known
about the goods handled in his depart.
ment, have high intelligence, Splenold
education, an engaging personality. 4
fine appearance. be wizard OF sales
man and have high standards of honor
in dealing with otherS-and yet fail
comnleteIv in r,anaoino ~ ~~oani7ot'"''
because he lacks some of tho essential
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-26

the incompetent executive. miserable
under the weight of his responsibility
and making everybody else miserable,
may be a marvellous salesman.
Even. where definite systems OF select
ing men are used; as in the larger oe-
partment store organizations, 1t Is
validity. The qualities to be sought IN
an individual at present are too obscure
Lists win BE Given.
The next step will be to give the
George Washington University social
Intelligence test and other measures OF
ability to get along with people to a
large group of successful department
store execu ives in the different cities,
The Hecht group of stores, DR.. Moss
said, have already arranged flor their
executives to participate in these pre-
test, which, was designed by DR.. Moss
several years ago, tests the ability OF
the individual to get along with others
and to meet successfully social situa-
tons. This, after all, may be the prime
qualification of an executive. The pre-
stump ion is that the store, executives
will make exceptionally high scores.
The social intelligence" measured
by this test is quite different from ab-
stract intelligence and 1t is not certain
that there Is much relationship between
them The sort of ability which would
enable an individual to get high marks
in college would not necessarily denote
the good executive. The boss may be
+dumb" and yet able to make subordi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-26

mates of greater abstract intelligence
like him and work for him.
IA careful study Of the qualities OF
the So-called successful man" says Dr..
Moss, will reveal, in 8 cases out OF
10; that his success depends not on his
deep and profound knowledge which
puzzles the brains Of the average man,
bat on the simple and more common
place qualities which please the I'M
derstanding of the common, folk and
arouse in their hearts a feeling Of
sympathy. For all practical purposes
in life, social intelligence wins over alb
stract intelligence, 10 to /. Abstract
intelligence knows what to do, but
social intelligence. knows how to get it
done. Those with high social intelli-
gence rarely attain the best grades, but
they are usually rewarded with all the
Offices within the power of their fellow
students to bestow, and later in life
their former instructors are astoundeo
that they get along so fast"
Applied to Several Groups.
The social intelligence test already
has been applied to several industrial
groups and has shown that the execu-
tives. as group, are superior in the
traits measured. It is likely that this
test, as II. now stands, would afford at
least rough measure Of the individ-
uaIS fitness for an executive job.
The next step will be to construct O
test specifically for department store
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-26
common factors OF the executive the
nature OF which is obscure.
Sr,atan, In Re Asked

common factors of the executive the
nature OF which Is obscure.
System to Be Asked.
DR.. Moss first move will be to find
out how the present store executives
are selected and the success IN op1aln-
ing good men which attended various
methods. A QUESTIONABLE will be sent to
1000 store department heads over the
country, to learn the systems they en-
ploy in selecting persons for executive
positions. The returns OF these
missionaries are expected to- reveal q
wide variety Of systems, some OF which
may prove quite successful IN actual
practice. Many stores on the other
hand have no real system for nlling
executive positions. The fellow who gets
to the top is the clever Office politician.
the relative of the owner or prominent
stakeholder the man who has been on
the job longest, the best salesman, etc.
In such cases If good executive Is
secured it is by accident, for there is
not necessarily anything in common be-
tween adeptness in office politics. family
connections, seniority or Salesmanship
and those obscure qualities which make
the successful director the work OF
others.
Lack Of system in selecting execu-
tives. DR.. Moss points out, probably re-
suits In enormous waste of time, money
and organization NOR. le. The man
with qualities which would make him
an outstanding success as head Of a
department may be an Indifferent,
blundering salesman or buyer, while
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-26

for them. It Is likely that the basic
executive qualities are the same IN all
fields, with specific additional qualifica-
lions necessary according to the nature
of the activity.
DR.. Moss and his assistants in the
psychology department of George Wash
ington already have constructed test
for ability in craftsmanship which has
been applied with strikingly encourag
ing results in several department stores
BY means of this test 1t has been found
possible to select with reasonable GER
tainty those individuals with selling
ability, thus largely eliminating the ele-
ment Of chance in hiring applicants and
in making promotions. Persons lnak-
ing high scores on the test, 1t has been
found. almost invariably make good
statesmen and those with low scores
seldom make good.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-26
Prison for Flappers.

CHANGSHA, China (R).-Girls whose
sleeves and skirts are too short are to be
put in a hoosegow. Chow An-Han,
commissioner Of public safety, intends to
see to it personally that all women of
the city dress after the fashion of their
ancestors. Those who insist on intro
ducing occidental fashions will be kept
In special detention quarters till they
see the error of their ways.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-26
JURY OF CONDEMNATION !
VALUES ROAD ADDITION
Property Needed for Piney Branch
Highway Is Priced by Group
at $57,723.O7
at $57,723.O7

The jury of condemnation for the
widening of Piney Branch road from
Georgia avenue to Van Buren, street re-
ported its verdict yesterday to Justice
Wendell Phillips Stafford The land to
be condemned is valued by the Jury at
$57,723.07 and the proceedings cost
$4,000, and the total amount is as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-26

sessed as benefits against a large mum.
Der Of adjacent lots and parcels of real
estate. The jury was composed of Henry
z. Bittinger, L. c. Barnett, Edward
Beetham, r. A. Ennis and Joseph r,
Abell.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-17
INSANE SLAYER
GIVEN FREEDOM
State DismisseS Remaining
Charge of Minor Type.

BIZ Times Special
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, Dec.
17.-After being confined to the
Montgomery county jail here since
May Is, when he killed Virgil Young
and wounded Charles Carter, Perl
r. Grimes was released when Prose-
cutor Walter H. Linn dismissed a
charge of assault and battery in
connection with the wounding of
Carter.
Grimes was tried on a charge of
manslaughter in connection with
the confessed killing of Young, but
was acquitted when jury in Mont
gomery circuit court found he was
temporarily insane at the time of
the shooting. Carter is serving a
sentence of ninety days at the state
penal farm as the result of being
convicted of statutory charge in
volving Grimes wife, she having
finished a twenty-day jail sentence
on a similar charge.
In making a motion to nolle
PROSE- the indictment charging as
Sault and battery, Prosecutor Linn
said that the charge was based on
the same evidence as the man
slaughter charge and that he be-
lieved a trial would result in &C
quittal.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-17
First Degree Indictment to
Be Asked for James
Wood at Muncie.
BA Times Special

BN Times Special
MUNCIE, Ind, Dec. II. - The
Delaware county grand jury Tuesday
will be asked to return first degree
murder indictments against James
Wood, 30, a Kentucky mule driver,
who admitted beating George and
Elizabeth Heath to death in their
farm home south of Muncie week
ago.
Wood was lodged in an Indiana
jail after his arrest near his home
at Albany, KY. He made a full
confession, but refused to give any
motive.
II don't know why T killed them.
They were wonderful people and
I'm sorry" the accused man, who
was a machine gunner in the World
war, told the arresting officers.
In his confession, Wood said that
he slipped into the Heath home
through window, went to Heaths
room and struck him over the head
three or four times with club.
In the hall he encountered Mrs.
Heath, who asked him what he was
doing.
Get back into your ROOM" Wood
ordered and she obeyed. Wood fol-
lowed and she attempted to over
power him.
IF it's money you want, here's
SIS, she told him.
Wood took the money and as Mrs.
Heath ordered him from the house,
he struck her on the head. She
fell to the floor and the slayer hit
her three or four times again.
He then walked to Muncie, caught
an automobile ride to Richmond
and from there went to Cincinnati.
He returned to his home in Albany
through Lexington, but had not
reached home when the officers ar
rested him.
He was the only enlisted man
from his Kentucky home county
during the war and is said to have
been Shell-shocked. Friends there
said at times he acted as if he was
insane, but the officers who re-
turned him, declared he appeared
to be rational at all times.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-17
D07gmtaH of Gang
Chieftain Is Laid
at Door of Woman
st. Valentines Massacre
Leader Studied Crime
as a Science.

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-THE leader
in Chicago's st. Valentines day
massacre, termed by police "the
most dangerous man alive" was
sought over the nation today be-
cause omnivorous reading of detec-
tive novels failed to teach him to
avoid two mistakes.
Fred r. Burke, alias Fred Dane,
became excited in an emergency and
dlVulged secrets to a woman.
Those two errors, which invariably
bring about the downfall of flctional
crooks, were made after Burke sue
cessfully had evaded capture in at
least eleven murders, numerous bank
and pay roll robberies, police
claimed.
Bungalow Is Arsenal
Authorities found his st. Joseph
bungalow had been converted into
an arsenal and fort such as often
has been imagined by Conan Doyle,
Edgar Wallace and other writer's.
There were trap-doors, automatic
rifles, hand grenades, tear gas
bombs, dozens of ingenious dis
guiseS and ten tuxedos and full
dress suits. In safe we're bonds
valued at $319,850. A third of these
had been taken in Jefferson, Wis,
bank robbery last month.
In the living room were found
200 Well-thumbed detective novels.
Passages telling Of the slips, which
caused capture of the imaginary
crooks, were heavily UNDERSIGNED as
though Burke had been trying to
lead perfect" life of crime.
Poses as Wife
Police arrested there a woman
who had been posing as the gang
ster's wife. She admitted her real
name was Mrs. Viola Brenneman of
Kankakee, Ill, and told prosecutor
Wilbur Cummings that Burke was a
friend of Willie Heeny, q suspect in
the st. Valentines day massacre,
when seven members of the Bugs
Moran gang were lined up against
wall and shot.
She assured officers that Burke
was the ringleader in that killing
and begged to be allowed to share
in the 100000 reward offered for
his capture.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-17
81 ACCUSED At
LIQUOR TRIALS
120 Others TO Come Up in
Ft. Wayne Court.
BIZ Times Special

BIZ Times Special
FIT. WAYNE, Ind, Dec. II. - A
session of federal court with Judge
Thomas w. Slick presiding, which
will be in progress here the re-
mainder of this week and all of
next, will handle cases of ISL per-
sons, including thirty-one indicted
on charges of conspiring to violate
the rational dry law.
Judge Slick for the last two
months has been holding court in
Hammond, having disposed of two
of three liquor conspiracy cases in
the Calumet district and several
individual ones. The third case is
set for trial Jan. 7. The judge says
he has not yet been asked by Dis
trict Attorney Oliver M. LOOMS to
set date for a federal grand jury
session to investigate an alleged
liquor, conspiracy at South Bend.
Reports had been current that the
inquiry would open Jan. 6.
One Of the conspiracy cases to
be tried here includes as defendants
Guy Emrick, former sheriff Of Allen
county; Ralph RosenwinkIe, private
detective, and John j. Maroney, for
mer department Of justice agent and
prohibition officer, who is serving a
federal prison term. The other case
has four defendants, among them
Charles Zimmerman of Angola,
former sheriff of Steuben county.