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The Washington times., 1929-10-26
COMEDIAN HAS
SECRET FOR
LAUGHS

Producing laughs is a business
just like any other" says Clyde
Bates, one Of the featured players
with "Bowery Burlesquers' at
the Gayety this week. "If you
like your business it is so much
the better for your work, and
like every other line OF endeavor,
II you study you can improve
your output. Let me explain
further what I mean.
Comedians have a chance 10
tell whether their output Is salts
factory by it's effect on the audi
ence. Sometimes ! think piece
Of business or a Joke will set the
house in roars, but when I try
1t out It goes flat. Sometimes I
have a piece Of business that will
convulse the audience. although
1t was probably my first judg-
ment that there was not much
humor to IL. watch the audience
like q thermometer.
"If I find the laughs don't come
for something I think funny. out
it goes and l try something else.
After a few weeks playing, we get
q smooth running action. with
the laughs where they belong,
The Washington times., 1929-10-26

NEW COMEDY
AT NATIONAL

In a season that has been top
heavy with murder and mystery
plays. Is will be refreshing to sit
and relax before Brook Pember-
tons production of Seven Year
Love" a comedy by John D.
Haggart which will be displayed
for one week prior to opening on
Broadway at the National Theater,
Washington commencing Monday
night.
Mr.. Haggart whose first play
1t is, has written an unusually
amusing and steadily entertaining
comedy which concerns itself with
group of smart people from
several nations gathered In
Park Avenue drawing room prior
to sailing for the Riviera. Ursula
Kane is in love with her husband,
Osborne. but egged on by Paddy
Ives she decides to have an affair
with the fascinating Spencer Keyes
while on the trip. Instead Of one
affair she has two when a young
Eiennese secretary to an eccentric
countess falls In love with her.
the scene shifts rapidly from New
York to Monte Carlo and then to
the French Riviera and the play
Is consistently amusing, being built
for entertainment purposes ,nly.
Mr.. Pemberton feels that comedy
Is the thing this season and that
his belief is correct is being proved
nightly in New York, where his
production of "Strictly Dishonor
able" is one of the towns real
successes.
AS in the past. Mr.. Pemberton
has cast Seven Year Love" care
fully and well. The players in.
clude Catherine Willard, Edwin
Nicander. Frank Elliot, Guido
Nadzo, Walter Petrie, Theresa
Maxwell Conover, Carlotta Irwin,
Audrey Ridgwell. Horace Pollock,
Julie Sutton, Kirk Ames. John
Robb, Natalie Boisclair and others.
Antoinette Perry and Mr.. Penn.
berton have staged this comedy
in the spirit in which it was writ
ten and the settings are by the
well known Robert Edmond Jones.
The Washington times., 1929-10-26

with the same letters, even unto
the third letter.
my first editor, T. P. O'Con-
nor, made me, first Of all, a
music critic. That was my first
step in crime--to prevent me
from writing anything else.
"The only instruction O'Con-
nor gave me was For Gods
sake, don't fill the paper with
Bach and B minors
From this first step Shaw
said he went into dramatic
criticism, a thorough criminal"
this time.
"A dramatic critic is never
interfered with except on politi-
cal grounds" he said. Il was
once asked to be critic of a
paper. but told the editor l
couldn't do the present critic
out of a job. He said, What
can l do them
II replied. Wait till he dies
He answered at once that dra-
matte critics never die. l shall
probably go on almost forever.
"The dramatic critic cannot be
removed, he is entirely irrespon-
sible. There is no remedy for
it. Sometimes the talent of the
critic creeps in in spite of him
self"
There is, as matter of fact,
a great deal of truth in what
the eminent G. B. S. says when
applied to American criticism.
1t was not so many years ago
that the critic of motion pic
lures was looked upon as an
editor dealing with entertain
ment that was inferior. The
dramatic critic dealt with the
higher and more intellectual
type Of commercial amusement.
About five years ago | was
introduced to Quinn Martin,
motion picture critic of the
New York World, and one of
the veteran commentators on the
films. Hes a nice fellow but
he takes the pictures seriously.
He writes for our morons," said
the assistant critic of the drama,
with a laugh that was supposed
to soften the wise cracking.
That was the common attitude
in those days. It's different
today. The pictures are better.
The standard of criticism is
higher. Producers who feel they
would get a kindlier and more
intelligent appraisal of their
product from dramatic critics
ought to consult with the Broad
way producers before they de-
eide to press for a change.
Just as we are going to press
comes telegram from Ken
Maynard, which is self-explana-
tory. It reads:
Just learned my picture
Wagonmaster is opening
Rialto today and am de-
lighted to hear this stop
This is my first dialogue
picture and without appear
ing conceited can honestly
recommend this as being
out of ordinary run West
erns has what most talkies
lack plenty good fast action
sincerely hope you see it
and like it regards.
KEN MAYNARD.
The Washington times., 1929-10-26
GLEAN1NGs & SCREENINGS
By ANDREW r. KELLEY

Some of the large motion pic
ture producers whose recent
studio efforts have not been
treated any too kindly by the
metropolitan reviewers of the
Hollywood output have inspired
the suggestion that dramatic
critics should pass upon the
films rather than those editors
who have confined their judg-
ment and opinions exclusively
in the past to silent features.
The argument for such
change is that pictures have at
tanned a greater dignity with
the dialogue improvements, that
a better quality of acting is
being projected and that the
films should be approached and
analyzed more seriously. The
particular complaint applies to
the quality of the New York
reviews from which exhibitors
and the theater public fire.
quently get their first impress
sions of the late features.
AS one who follows New
York critical opinion with an
unbiased perspective, l think
the pictures would suffer if
they were measured by the
more severe standards applied
by the dramatic critics. All
varieties of picture reviewing
are offered in a scrutiny Of the
New York exchanges. The
trade ratings of first-run fea-
lures can generally be tossed
out as too patiently influenced
by the paid advertising. The
majority of the newspaper find
ings are honest, inclined to
minimize faults and exalt vir-
lures and reveal an average
literary equally as good as the
most profound comment on the
passing stage drama.
To say that those who have
made the pastime of dissecting
motion pictures for years are
not capable now that the screen
has found a voice, seems un-
sound in logic. To contend that
dramatic critics would do a bet
ter job implies a greater in
telligence and superior knowl-
edge of acting technique by the
writer's of the more matured
school, I doubt if this is so.
Motion pictures have been ac-
corded friendly treatment by the
metropolitan press for some
years, and the average of criti-
cal opinion is equally as high
in every respect as that dis
closed by the first night judges
of the new drama.
Which brings US to the point
that George Bernard Shaw,
among others, does not share
the belief that dramatic critics
are such superior beings. Speak
ing before the Critics Circle in
London, the Irish iconoclast and
literatuer handed out some two
fisted wallops.
Admitting that he had been
a critic in "the Glorious Nine
ties," when William Archer, A.
B. Walkley, Clement Scott and
the rest of that company went
to first nights, Shaw, none the
less, added that dramatic
criticism is, has been and eter-
nally will be as bad as it pos
sibly can.
"It never can be worse. When
you first become a critic, no
one asks your qualifications. |
never as asked whether l could
read or write, much less if I
read Shakespeare or any of the
dramatists whose names begin
with the same first two let
ters."
His hosts readily recognized
the remarkable coincidence that
Shakespeare and. Shaw begin
The Washington times., 1929-10-26
Weaver-AbbOtt Team
Wrote Clara's Latest

John V. A. Weaver and George
Abbott have combined their tai.
ents for the authentic Gnd have
given Clara Bow her greatest.yet
role-that Of the title part in their
all-talking picture. THE Saturday
Night Kid" which Is now at the
Earle Theater as Hit No. 1 Of the
Big Picture Month.
Miss Bow is cast as . hard.
working, but wise shop girl who
is deeply In love with James Hall.
The Washington times., 1929-10-26
Seven Year Love" Was
Once Called Episode"

"Seven Year Love" is the new
title selected by Brock Pemberton
for his production previously an
nounced as Episode" This
change was made necessary by
the fact that q play of similar
title was produced several years
ago.
Seven Year Love" is At the
National Theater for the new
week
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-17
France Forgives
Young Schreiber
Continued From Page ~

an American show girl whom he
married few days before hopping
Cfi.
Lott S mother tried vainly to get
her son away from the crowds of
admirers and newspaper men. She
was nearly in tears. She said:
81 want my boy to myself for
a while.
The families of the flyers were
noticeably cold to young Schneider,
but Schroeder had arrived at. the
great moment in his life and did not
notice. He was too busy shaking
hands and receiving congratula-
tions.
During the reception at the han
gar, Sehreiber leaned over to the
American charge 'affaires and
confessed that he did not have
passport, asking if the French
would put him out of tile country.
Tie American lad was greatly
touched when Frenc Imam grabbed
lima and kissed him on both cheeks
as greeting from the French
army.
- didn t realize what | had done
until the Fyenchman looked mt me
when came out of my cubby
hole.' Ike said at his hotel room
later.
And now that we are here | am
not going to do anything without
. heir advice. l will sign no con
tracts without their approval and
will not write anything for the
papers until they approve what /
write
~ realize that my life was i'll
their hands, so / won t mind allow
ing my financial affairs to rest in
their hands. too. Mr.. Lotti has full
charge of my financial affairs. >
First, ] absolutely deny the
rum0rs that l had an understanding
with Assolant about my slowing
away Schreiber said.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-17
Battery Fumes
Injure Firemen

STOCKTON, Calf, June Il. W.R
Fourteen members of the Stockton
fire department were recovering
here today from the effects of fumes
given off by burning radio batteries
in a fire that swept through the
business district here yesterday caus-
ing $4,000 damage.
Store rooms occupied by a music
company, a sign painter, seed com
pany and Il printer plant, aad apart
ment above the business block were
Quilted by the blaze.
As the smoke, caused by the burn
ing radios, poured out from the base
mept OF the Teffer Music Company
Il of the fire fighters fell uneon-
scious and were removed to the
Stockton emergency hospital.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-17
Second Grimes
Trial Fails

LOS ANGELES, June II. WH -
Although the tw;cs-tried City Coun'
Gilman Jacobson g frame-up'' case
was to be called for resetting today,
final disposition of it will not be
made until Wednesday, the district
attorneys office announced.
No attempt will be made to dis
miss the indictments until the grand
jury has heard charges that Jacobson
conspired with others to provide fav-
orable evidence after he was arrest
ed Oh count of resorting two years
ago.
The jury trying Mrs. Callie Grimes
and four former police Officers ae-
cused of conspiring to cause the
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-17
TARIFF BATTLE
OCCUPIES STAGE
AT WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, June II. W.P)-
The general tariff battle opened on
all fronts in the senate today when
The farm bloc put forward the de
oenture plan as an amendment to
the tariff bin and Senator Borsh,
the leading Republican campaignel
Of last fall, opened'a sharp attack
upon the general increases Offered
in the measure.
The same language of the deben-
tire provision which was elimina'
ted from the farm relief bin sign.
ID Saturday by the President was
proposed as a tariff amendment by
Senator George W. Norris, Repn.
Neb. 1t sought TO provide that one
half Of the tariff on exportabl,
agricultural produce be offered as 4
bounty out of the treasury.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-17
CareWeS Leave
On Honeymoon

CHICAGO, June H. UR Edwin
Carewe, motion picture producer
and director, and his former wife
end protege, Mary Aiken Carewe,
we're enroute to New York today,
preparatory to sailing for Europe,
affer their remarriage here.
She 's the only girl for me, z
Carewe declared. :
lie referred 10 their MeXican
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-17
BopY RECOVERED

LAGUNA BEACH, Calf, June
II. U.pl-Officials today believed
the body of a young man washed
up on the sand here Sunday was
that of Elmer Dubry, IL, who was
drowned week ago when he fell
from so foot cliff while fishing.
A three day search failed to recov-
er Dubry's body last week.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-17
FILE APPEAL FOR KELLEY

Los ANGELES, June Il. W.H -
Attorney s.. s. Hahn announcedH that
final briefs will be filed today in
the appeal of Leo Kelley, butcher
boy, sentenced to die OH the gallows
following his conviction of the MUIR
der of Mrs. Myrtle Nellus, society
leader. The appellate court will
hand down a decision in the case
within 50 days.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-17
'AD' MEN CONVENE

OAKLAND, June l.. U.P]-
This city was host today to hun
dreds OF advertising experts who
began arriving from all parts Of the
Pacific coast for the opening of jhc
.6th annual convention of the Pa
cifio Coast Advertising Clabs .As
sociatiOn.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-17
PAwNSEOP LOOTED

PHILADELPHIA. June Il. W.p--
After binding and gagging two
elerksand two customers in the
Brooks pawnshop today, six men
robbed the safe of more than sl00..
coo in iewelry' and cash and escaped.
The men were believed TO have hid
den themselves in the building over
night.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-17
PICKS WRONG HOUSE

CULVER CITY, Calf, June Il.
U.Ei-Theodore Z. Tyler, 33, was
held on suspicion of burglary here
today after he entered the Palms
home OF Saul Samuels, former prize
fighter, and was Knocked uncon
scious by Samuels police reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-17

divorce as "sinlply matter Of
business.
The Carewes viii sail Friday
from New York for Spain on COM
hincd second honeymoon and busi-
ness trip.
The nuptials took place late yes
terday at the home Of the bride s
sister, Mrs. William A. Gibson, in
Highland Park, with the Rev.
Frank j. Fit, pastor of Highland
Park Presbyterian church, offieia-
ting. Only members of the families
were present.
Auburn. Placer county, shipped
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-17

1t is estimated that the present
almond crop at Arbuckle, Colusa
county, will be about 800 tons. A
normal crop would be about 400
tons.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-17

councilman $ false arrest was dis
charged yesterday after it failed to
agree through % hours of delibera-
tions. 1t was the second time jury
failed to reach verdict.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-17
A Word About
Bleaching

Bleaching flour has
been practiced only
for about so years and
was done to give you
whittier flour. AS you
know, flour is of ma
tural creamy color
and in bleached flour
this color has been re-
moved by the use OF
chemicals. The flour
which the Housewife
has had to use has
been bleached with
these chemicals, the
same as bakers flour.
While not harmful,
bleaching destroys
some of the protein
content along with the
natural flavor Of the
wheat.
Cram err s Butter
Krust Bread is full of
the natural W h e a I
flavor as it is made
with u n b ! e a C h e d
flour.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-17
At Philadelphia

Chicago 900 0l0 2e0-6 s Q
Philadelphia 600 900 e04-4 8 0
Faber and Berg; Quinn, Rommell
erks and Cochranc.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-17
At Bcston lSecond Gamel

Detroit coo 40 Ills Il
Boston 600 l2Q 000--3 9 ;
Uhle and Phillips; NJ. CASTOR, Car
roll and A. CASTOR.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-17
RIVER READINGS

Yucaipa, San Bernardino county,
shipped ripe Black Tartarian cher
ries the last week in May.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-17
At Chicago
AMERICAN
At Boston (First Game)

Az BCStCN (FIISC GaMeJ
Detroit 10 100 ll0--5 II
Boston 40 oil 20x-6 10
Carroll. Stoner and Shea; Ruffing
and Berry.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-17
Baseball Results
Score Of Today's Games as Furnish
ed by United Press Leased Wire
Up to 2:45 p. M.
NATIONAL
At Cincinnati

At Cincinnati
Pittsburgh 100 0l0 000-2 |
Cincinnati 0G0 600 00l--l .
Krmer and Hemsley; May, Kolp
and Sukcforth
At Chicago
st. Louis 0a0 20S l00--13 IL O
Chicago 0ol 600 020- 3 9 .
Mitchell and j. Wilson; Root,
Horne, Jonnard and Gonzales.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-17

Auburn, Placer county, shipped
1929 ripe aprieots, May IS.
Smyrna times., 1929-01-09

conducted in Kent county bv the
County Agent in cooperation with DR..
j. F. Adams, Plant Pathologist Of the
University of Delaware and the State
Board of Agriculture, and during this
period demonstrations have been car
ried on with diffient farmers to show
the value of following this practice IN
the program of more economic produc-
ton of corn in this section of the
country. Arrangements were made in
the spring of 1928 to conduct these
seed treatment demonstrations on the
farms of A. C. Darrah, P. C. Kirby.
j. A. Sylvester, John G. Tarburton,
John w. Vane, D. M. Wilson & Sons.
Denny Pleasanton, Samuel O'Day, ].
w. Webb, Sr., ]. w. Webb, Jr., Har-
vey McGinnis, and Anton Vodvarka,
and the yield records were obtained
from nine, with the result that the
treated corn produced on the average
of 54.2 bushels per acre, while the un-
treated areas in the same fields yield
ed but 48 bushels, or an average in
crease of 6.2 bushels per acre in favor
of the treated seed. The average
termination test of the corn that was
planted on these twelve farms was
Smyrna times., 1929-01-09
REPUBLICAN ELECTORS MEET

Assembled in State House Dover, to-
day and Vote for Hoover and Curtis
The three Republican Presidential
electors elected BY Delaware voters at
the November general election met IN
the State House at Dover to-day, ,Weo-
nesday, and cast their votes for Presi-
dent of the United States. The cleo
tors are Charles Warner. Of WiImino-
ton. William 7. Chipman, Of Harring-
ton, and Frank L. Grier, of Milford.
They were elected by a majority Of
92,2l7 votes over the Presidential cleo
tors named by the Democratic party.
The Republican or Hoover electors re-
ceived 68,S60 votes and the Democra-
tic or Smith electors received 36,643
votes. After brief session the cleo
Smyrna times., 1929-01-09

IL 9ss..55 5s.5s psssa pss5s's5os il !. h, J,
OraeoFy %e,a Where the ger155s.I. e4r1ga5eaLture /
@er9 @es7,. made By R. |. siHIil,natioa Hamaaltioa i,
dnst 4n4ly@t IT,. ! arvey of ffit5,lnond t5e 8
aus Ius' , aIslnseetants used j1e n a mount
dealer d,i5I SOD PIG pounds. SI@' i ne vats
VIII treat eight bushels As one POI
S3rn' s9eIi ano considering thai q shelI
snelIed SI,a corn viii plant .lst a a bushsI
qua quantity q dust was snf5f.ies, 5tf acres, |
low for approximately sIulllllsnt Ia zee to
Treated com be pIanta5 J'?o0 = acres
connt. ~ n II. 2ras Of is28. N n he 8 4
count pfo lace about 44ooo As 4
corn annually it NAV I 'o0o acrs|
5na' about per cent Of t5a esana
IS beng treated at tae mes ne seed I
Is compared 10 78.2 pqrce5t present i
wheat taat is being d9stad t,. o The \
control q the ~tinkina sma. ~ 1of
Smyrna times., 1929-01-09
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Smyrna times., 1929-01-09
FARMERS ARE CONVINCED THE
VALUE Of TREATING SEED CORN
THIRD SUCCESSFUL YEAR FOR
SEED CORN TREATMENT

AOfCS odlloidOLOEy " Farmers OI
Kent COunty-DemOnstra on
Various Farms in County
The fact that many of the farmers
in Kent county are becoming convinc-
ed of the Importance and economic
value of treating seed corn with dust
disinfectants to control the root rot
and other diseases which are carried
on the kernels, and to produce a more
mature corn with an increase in yield
per acre, was shown last fall when a
survey was made by County Agent
Russell E. Wilson to determine the
amount of dust materials which had
been used and the acreage of treated
corn planted last spring in this county.
This is the third year in which this
seed corn treatment project has been
Smyrna times., 1929-01-09
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Smyrna times., 1929-01-09
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Smyrna times., 1929-01-09
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Smyrna times., 1929-01-09
FIRE WOOD FOR SALE

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Smyrna times., 1929-01-09
ON HONOR ROLL FOR PERFECT
ATTENDANCE SMYRNA SCHOOLS
PUPILS OF VARIOUS GRADES EN-
TITLED TO BE ON HONOR ROLL

Teachers of II Grades of the Smyrna
Schools Submit Their Honor List
to Superintendent Schantz
New Britain herald., 1929-10-08
McManus Murder Trial Put Over Until After New York's Campaign;
 Jud dge Mott Refuses to Hear Case
Previous Date of Oct. 1 Forced By Political Charges Vacated in Favor of Nov. 11-Rothsten Staying Made Part of Election Speeches, With
 Inference Tammany Involved

New York, Oct. LPp-The trial of George A. McManus, for the murder of Arnold Rothstein, Broad way gambler chief. was postponed today until November II. It had been previously set for October l5. After a conference today with at torneys for the state and defense, Judge Charles C. Mott, Jr., also an nounced that he would not preside at the trial, as he had been schedul- ed to do.
 The postponemcnt puts the Roth stein trial over until after election instead of during the campaign into which it was injected as one of the principal issues by anti-TammanY forces.
 Answered Election Charge
 The trial was scheduled for a pre- election date as the direct result of campaign charges that McManus had never been brought to trial be- cause such a proceeding might bring out facts embarrassing to Tam many politicians and office holders,
 Judge Mott was appointed to pre- side because he was republican and District Attorney Joab Banton