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New Britain herald., 1929-04-19
BATTLE ALL NIGHT
 WITH RIVER FLOOD
400 Men Work to Stem Missis-
 Sippi in Arkansas

Memphis. Tenn. April 19 U-P)- After laboriug without let-un 1hrou-u the night. more than 4ou n-u b4tt.ed today in an etort 10 hold back Hood waters or thr Mis- sIssippl river. winch threatened to harst through the main lrlee 10 w5L.~ north o. }lgeoma Circle, ID ArhaGsas
 Tha trrial army Of g5o men rush, et 10 tar scene from Helena. along with E....o sand bags was rein forced by recruits from Memphis in charge O. government engineers With ,A,m am" lumber and more sand bags thrown into tho breach as water flowed over the top of the l=1rs into slowly but steadily WIi.rHE ar~a. Thousands of acres O. -aym land war" threatened.
 The flood waters crrpr upward to.i| they reached a point less than sN inches rom the top CT the lcvee for distance of nearly half a milo. Part ot this stretch was under Wa ter. which poured over the top in a stream some son feet wide,
 Ta" men available last night We're harlly more than enough 10 hold rhe.r own against tho inroads Of the . water which constantly ate away the buIwark T. Was hoped rein forcoments in sufficient strength 70 gain substantial heaIway against the crumhl.ns wall would he avail able today,
 Little fear was felt for the resi- dents CT th" sac-iou, since most of them already have been forced ro flee from their homes due to the overflow Of tho river.
 Dumas, Ark. April 1q UP) - The flood situation at rh4 Knowlton loN"e seemed improving rapidly to- . day and danger Of serious flood ron- dltlons decreased hourly. accord:na to J. T. FIanagan district manager Of the Tejnberg Engineering com pany builder Of river levaes in this district
 Flanaean arrived hrra direct from the knowiton levae district Fl. said he believed the gov,rnmtrt ongi- n"0rs and their forcc Of worynlcn had the waters under control.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-19
Amanlrlla Winning
 Battle for Kingdom

S.ula, India, April @ lP-lform"r King AmanulIah, in his "itort to re gain the throne Of Afghani~tan, has entered Ghazre in that country. un- opposed hy the troops of Bach Sakon. with whom h. has been fight ing. Thus far 1he former Afghan king has oyercom" all opposition on his march from Kandahar to kahUI, the Afghan capital,
New Britain herald., 1929-04-19

Bucharest April 19 tp-The for maj assumption of his royal dutics May 1o by Michael RumanIa's boy king, will b, marked by many solemn ceremonies of historical slg- nirlCance.
 Dressed in tho simple nationu costume. King Michael the worlds youngest soy,r,iEl wili eroak to his people rom fine throne of Ru- Inaniu's ttrot king. Michael the brave. This imposing -tI.ara1iou Is to take place on fl, lorth anni@-r- Sary of th" .o1ndal.on Of gr-a,er Eimania.
 Atr.r tho r7ual1~pa Of rlanor ts paIac" frsriyr .s m hich th- Hn- tire cabinet, tu" rr-"ncy council. governmental nh'r s, tue highest of-
New Britain herald., 1929-04-19

her is Princess Helen Gowor right. ticials Of the army jl | the church and members ot ,La dil lomatic corps will participate. Nic0a-l will ri!, in state to the ppnaucnt, accom- panied by his mother, Prime, ,s HoI,u.
 In the parliamentary chamber. th" royal child f2o~"Iy will open special session c. 'h. national le.- islature to soIrun.z. he reunion ot all Runanians un ,.r one tag,
 To give the ceremonies a ror- mauenr and enduring ch.ract.r tr- government will ,4n n that 3ay the erection of -rtt national memorial cath.drl a+ Runhar--t. Michael will lay ,.o rom, rstone.
 The Juvcuil. Sou.r tgu also vii! Iedjcete three equ ~t#tn statues 10
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Mr.. Alexander Hagner was host to q
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Presbyterian Church, the Rev. Joseph
r. Sizoo officiating. Yellow ana Wnlte
chrysanthemums, palms and autumn
leaves formed an effective setting for
the wedding, and preceding the cere-
mony Miss Elizabeth Drew sang
Love Thee and "At Dawning.
The bride was given in marriage by
her father. She wore gown OF IVORY
satin, fashioned on princess lines, VIII
a court train of rare old lace, HeI
tulle veil fell from a cap of pearls ana
orange blossoms.
Mrs. r. o. Eliason was matron OF
honor for her sister, wearing a peach
satin gown made on princess lines, mel
slippers matched her gown ana snt
carried a bouquet az Taliasman roses
The bridemaids were Miss Adriene
Barker and Miss Minerva McEwen,
sister of the bridegroom. They wore
costumes similar to that OF the matron
of honor. The flower girl was Norma
Eliascn, niece of the bride, and she wore
a frock of nile green taffeta and car
ried a basket filled with Columbus
roses
Mr.. Arthur G. Winkler of New YORK
was the best man and the ushers select
ed were Mr.. Carl M. Noetzel OF WASH
| ington and Mr.. Everett L. Noetzel OF
New York, brothers OF the bride; MI
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Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont have
returned to Washington and have
opened their house on New Hampshire
avenue for the Winter.
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T@HE President and Mrs. Hoover
have been entertaining the
United States Ambassador to the
Court of st. James, Gen. Charles
G.. Dawes, who will leave this
afternoon for New York. Mrs. Dawes
and her daughter, Mrs. Melvin b.
Ericsson. who were also guests at the
White House, went to New York this
morning. The Amba ssador and Mrs.
Dawes expect to sail tomorrow for
England.
of State. and the other hostesses OF
the cabinet circle will not observe their
wednesday afternoons at horne until
December. They will receive Wednes"
fiay afternoon, December 4, and again
"wednesday, December ID.
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Howard p. Parker and Mr.. Harley d:
Buckingham Of Washington, cousins OF
the bride.
A reception for members OF the fam
lilies followed in the home OF the pride 5
sister, Mrs. r. o. Eliason. Mrs. Noetzel:
| mother of the bride. wore a gown OF
black lace and a corsage bouquet OF
sweetpeas and lilies of the valley, and
Mrs. McEwen, mother of the bridegroom.
lavender satin.
Mr.. McEwen and his bride left later
| for wedding trip, Mrs. McEwen wearing
blue crepe gown, with a blue coat
trimmed with natural color wolf fur,
and accessories to correspond. They
will be home later at the Cooper-Carl-
ton, in Chicago.
Among the out-of-town guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. McEwen, parents OF
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the bridegroom, and Miss Elizabeth Nc
Even OF st. Joseph, Mo-: Mr.. and Mrs.
Everett L. Noetzel of New York and
Mr.. and Mrs. Huge L. Pope and DR..
and Mrs. Vincent McGrail of Baltimore.
The bride attended Central High School
and Is member Of the Theta Alpha
Chi Sorority, and the bridegroom Is a
graduate of the University of Missouri
and is member Of the Phi Delta Theta.
The marriage of Miss Beatrice G.
(Continued on Nineteenth Page.l
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Houston are spending short time with
Senator and Mrs. Brock at the Carlton.
Mr.. Houston will present his daughter.
Miss Mildred Huston, to society at a ball
In December.
Mrs. Lamberton Gives
Luncheon for Debutante.
Mrs. B: Paulding Iamberton enter:
tanned at luncheon today at the willard
Hotel to present her daughter, Miss
Isabel Lamberton, to the debutantes OF
the season.
The long oval table was charmingly
decorated with gold and mauve chrys-
anthemrnlS and tall ivory, candles In
silver candelabra added pleasing
note. Illuminated candy baskets car
ried out the colcr scheme Of gold and
I1auve.
Miss Lamberton attended Holton-
Arms and the Cathedral School for
Girls and later as a student at the
Corcoran Art School showed great
talent She is a granddaughter Of Mrs.
Harry Morris Claybaugh and the late
Chief Justice Claybaugh, who for many
years sat on the District bench.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont have
returned to washington and have
opened their house on New Hampshire
avenue for the Winter.
Mrs. Oscar Underwood left by motor
for Alabama, where she will remain
until after Christmas, returning to her
apartment at the Wardman Park Hotel
for q few days the first Of the year
before opening her new house at 19 OBJ
servatory circle, which she has recently
purchased.
Mrs. Josiah Turner Newcomb enter
tanned at luncheon. today in her apart
ment at the Wardman Park Hotel in
honor Of Mrs. John Waldo Of Chicago.
who is visiting her sister, Mrs. William
Wheeler. Among the guests were Mrs.
Adam Wyant, Mrs. David Hunt Blair,
Mrs. Louis w. Cass. Mrs Charles Will
hanson, Mrs. Charles S. Elliott, Mrs.
Rush La Motto Holland. Miss Flora
Wilson, Mrs. william G.. Wheeler, Mrs.
John Potterfleld Light, Mrs. John r.
Leighty, Mrs. Harry N. Hickey, Mrs.
Mcpherson Creighton, Mrs. Robert Grant,
Mrs. Edward Graves, Mrs. Herbert
Schoenfeld, Mrs. John Marshall, Mrs.
z. l.. Huffman, Mrs. Ellwood Morey,
Miss Mary b. Gore, Mrs. Elizabeth
Northrop, Mrs. John Price, Mrs. Harry
K Daugherty, Mrs. Stevenson Scott and
Mrs. Boyd Carpenter.
Mrs. Paul FitzSimons has returned to
washington from New York and has
taken an apartment at the Mayfower
for the season. Her son and daughter
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul FitzSimons,
will sail shortly for cruise in the Ca
ribbean, and will return to Newport the
middle Of December, where Mrs. Fttz-
Simons will join them for the Christ
mas holidays.
Mr.. Alexander Hagner was host to q
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weddings Yesterday
OF Unusual Interest.
The marriage of Miss Alice Lorraine
Noetzel, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gregor l.. Noetzel Of New York, to Mr.
Erwin p. McEwen Of Chicago, ILL.,. son
Joseph, Mo-. took place last evening at
o'clock in the New York Avenue
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Mr.. Fulton Lewis entertained a COM
PAW last evening at the supper dance
at the Club Chantecler.
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Mr.. and Mrs. James @. Hyatt OF
White Plains. N. Y, are at the Dodg:
Hotel while in Washington.
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Mrs. Walter Eben Burnside has joined
Mrs. John w. Brawner and Miss Eliza
beth Brawner o the Barclay for few
days In New York.
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Mr.. waverly Taylor had guests with
him at the supper dance last evening at
the Club Chantecler.
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small company last evening at the sup
per dance at the Club Chantecler.
Mrs. George o. Watson has returned
to her apartment In the La Sale after
travelling two months on the continent.
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SOCIETY
Guests of Chief Executive ana First Lady
of the Land Go to New York
RI Sail Tomorrcw
to Sail Tomorrow.

has been holding sessions at the Pan
American Union Building for two weeks
The chairman of the Republican ma
tional committee. Mr.. Claudius H. Hus-
ton, has leased the house of Twentieth
street at @ street which was occupied
by the Secretary of War and Mrs
Dwight r. Davis last Winter. Mr.. Hus-
ton and his daughters have had ar
apartment in the Mayflower since COM
ing to Washington and will move to the
house the end of next week. The Misses
Houston are spending short time with
Senator and Mrs Brock at the Carlton
Mr.. Houston will present his daughter
Miss Mildred Huston, to society at ball
In December.
Evening star., 1929-12-08
Gillette's s Farewell.

WILLIAM GILLETTE is breaking
records and scoring triumphs in
his farewell tour. His farewell to the
stage as Sherlock Holmes in New
York, November 25, was greeted by the
most representative and distinguished
audience seen in any New York theater
in years, it is said. The literary, social
theatrical and business world were rep
resented in the capacity house. It was
In truth, a reassembling In 1929 of the
most distinguished representatives and
their children of the old Madison
Square Theater audiences, which dis
persed after the performance probably
never to gather again, for no actor but
William Gillette could attract such
distinction. BY Wednesday night it was
impossible to secure tickets for the re-
mainder OF the week, and the advance
sale for the entire engagement of three
weeks indicates complete sell-out.
Although tickets are more expensive
than when Mr.. Gillette first was seen
IN sherlock Holmes" 80 years ago
with the receipts per performance rela-
lively larger, he Is said, nevertheless, to
be breaking his own comparative rec
ordS IN this farewell tour. His first
performances IN Springfield, where the
tour opened, were phenomenal for that
city. Advices from cities which follow
New York indicate that this farewell
tour OF the most famous actor alive
VIII be a triumphant affair
Mr.. Gillette nodeStly expresses him
self as being amazed at the interest
evinced by both old and young in his
old detective masterpiece, charmingly
disclaiming any Of the credit himself.
Evening star., 1929-12-08
Women and MuStacheS.

YEARS AGO" says Chester Conklin,
who has been variously described
from time to time, but especially as
"the walrus of the Screen"-"a very
charming lady, her name as recall it
was Miss or Mrs. Landon Reed, in lee
turing upon the delectable theme
'Poise,' gave a rather detailed atten-
ton to the hair lip trimming of gentle
men known as the mustache. I heard
the lecture and strongly approved it so
far as it applied to the ladies, who were
advised to do many things, at which
said the lecturer, the men will be sure
to laugh and call vain and foolish.
But she added, If you can conceive of
ANYTHING more ridiculous. more hideous,
more out OF place in refined human cir
cles than the bunch of hair that dis
figures a mans upper lip, you may stop
me-
"The delightful lady then proceeded
to talk about sewers of the head, OF
mans handwashed face and the hasty
manner In which he dried 1t and Of the
various things he did with his mouth
during the day-and remember that
was in the -Volstead days. was
young and strong and healthy and
could eat and drink anything in those
days, but after hearing what the lady
said I didn't want to eat or drink ever
again. I also had one Of those hair
trimmings which she was so effectively
holding up to scorn, but after the lee
Evening star., 1929-12-08

at which. so many divinitieS in art
have been worShiped, can pos
Sibly be eliminated from familiar
scenes.
Letters congratulating Mr.. Tay-
lor on his fine administration of a
theatric property were received
during the week from writer's who
represented all shades of thought,
from discriminating criticism to
the appreciation that is grateful
to be amused without searching
into the delicate points of method.
A probability is discussed that
Mr.. Bonneville will be transferred
to a Shubert theater in another
city and that Mr.. Taylor will take
the management of Polls.
The closing attraction at the
Shubert-BelaSco was 1.-The Infinite
Shoeblack," a drama which ap-
piled polish to a rather rugged
piece of raw material. The axiom
that people wish to go to the
theater for entertainment and not
instruction has often been system
atically diSregarded. A person
who does not know his Freud is
made aware after a few stretches
of dialogue that he is not expected
to become conscious of any great
pleasure. "The Infinite Shoe
black" takes on ponderous intel
lectual lines, as it quotes Carlyle's
"Sartor ReSartuS" to the effect
that no Joint stock company can
make one Shoeblack happy. This
is very serious thinking and, like
so much of what is current in eX-
preston, carries tinge Of social
istic theory.
The stage in very generous
mood has done its best to aid an
cient poets and modern philoSo-
pliers along the way toward popu-
lar recognition. The assistance
has not been mutual. Freud has
advertised the OedipuS complex
with worldwide cooperation by
innumerable printing presses, yet
no one demonstrate the slightest
desire to see "Oedipus Rex" in its
proper dramatic form. 1.-THE In
finite Shoeblack," in telling its by
no means unusual story of a
young man and young woman ir
throes of morbid introspection, de-
riveS no benefit from "Sartor Re-
SartuS," as the famous Carlyle
essay leaves many patron won
dering just who the deuce Her
Teufelsdrockh could have been
The theater has done much fol
literature, enabling poets and ro'
mancerS to survive in apprecia.
ton. Literature, as it takes or
excessively light or excessively
ponderouS material, has been do
ing very little toward returning
the favor.
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She Bought His Picture.
MISS ADA CoMsToCK, president o

MISS ADA CoMSToCK, president of
Radcliffe College, it is said, recent
ly confessed in letter to the eminent
actor william Gillette, that the only
actors photograph she ever bought was
one of Mr. Gillette.
Miss ComStock wrote Mr.. Gillette, as
have so many other prominent people,
felicitating him on his return for a
final farewell to the stage in Sherlock
Holmes" saying, II am one of the many
who are happy to hear that you are go
ing to bring Sherlock Holmes back to
us. Perhaps this is the moment for q
confession to the effect that you are the
only member of your profession of
whom ever bought photograph. did
it when you were first appearing in
Secret Service" and Sherlock
Holmes" The years since then have
served only to show that it was a dis
eliminating choice. l am glad To
think that we are all to have a chance
of seeing you again; and 1 hope that
your return to the stage will give you
at least a fraction of the pleasure you
are giving Others"
Evening star., 1929-12-08
Hit the Deck in Sound.

A FTER nearly three months of inten-
sive production night and day,
Radio Pictures, lavish version of Hit
the Deck" has been completed. Four
teen principals and chorus of 189
were used Lither Reed directed, with
Polly Walker, F'ollieS beauty, and Jack
Oakte, comedian, In the chief roles.
Elaborate sets were constructed to
give realism and narrative value to the
Vincent Youmans stage hit. Three
hundred carpenters working daily for a
period of i've weeks were necessary to
construct the "battleship deck" guns,
turrets and auxiliaries the life-sized
village street, and real loading wharf
IN Los Angeles harbor.
Five new songs have been added to
the fourteen originals of the stage.
Halielujah," once solo song, now be-
comes an elaborate spiritual meeting
involving 100 Negro singers and players.
Evening star., 1929-12-08
Sceue1 from O)AZZ AEAvEN1
R.kO. keIthS
The Snoring Picture cAlbum
BY Robert E. Sherwood.

| director, and Sidney Howard has proved
that he possesses exceptional ability as
screen writer. But there are not
many others, nor are more likely to be
found in the groups of Broadway
celebrities who have lately been making
transcontinental round trips.
X = = X
Nevertheless, the screen will continue,
as it always has done. to find its chiet
source of talent and material in the nv-
ing theater. (The term Giving thea
ter" is now. the official designation for
the decrepit institution which was for
merly called "the speaking STACEY
Charlie Chaplin went into the movies
with considerable amount of stage ex-
perience behind him. So did John and
Lionel Barrymore, Douglas Fairbanks,
| Lon CLANCY Thomas Meighan, Joan
| Crawford, Cecil B. De Mile, Harold
Lloyd, Dolores Costello, d. w. Griffith,
Buster Keaton, Ernst LubitSch, Marion
| Davies, Ronald Coleman, James Cruze,
Nancy Carroll, Emil JanningS and hun
dreds of others who have gained emf
nence as stars, directors, writer's or pro-
ducers in Hollywood.
Most of them, to be sure, had little in
the way of fame or fortune before they
entered the portals of Hollywood. But
they did have experience in dealing with
that weird and wonderful quantity that
known as audience psychology" and
that experience was of inestimable value
in giving them head start over their
less practiced colleagues.
Now, with talking pictures definitely
established. it is obvious that in most
cases the actor who has hfC stage train
ing will enjoy an appreciaOle advantage
over the actor who has never appeared
In person before an audience.
Too much of this experience, however,
is distinct detriment The actor or
director who goes to Hollywood believ-
ing that he knows it all, that he is low
er1ng himself to an elementary medium
which will be mere child's play for his
mature ability, is due for a rude shock
and a speedy return to the Lambs Club
in New York.
That is why it is such an absurd mis-
take for the film producers to buy
estaollsned names" from Broadway.
For with established names 90 estab-
lished notions, and those notions don't
Mt in the peculiar world of HOLLYWOOD
What the movies can take from the
Stage--what they have always taken
from the stage, and profited thereby-is
YOUTH and enthusiasm, and the creative
urge.
In which connection If I were a hip
rich movie rnagnate / should maintain a
large stan of perceptive scouts to travel
ABOUT from one little theater to another
searching for the mute, inglorious Mer-
Of art. AP''S
CcopyriKht. 1920
Evening star., 1929-12-08
Interference" in Talkies.

ONE Of the biggest problems talkie
~ technicians had to solve when sound
pictures came into vogue was the elim!-
nation of squeaky shoes.
They bored holes in the soles, used
felt paddings and even resorted to rub
berized bottoms on players boots and
shoes.
Now they have an opposite problem
to face. In THE House Of Troy Ra-
mon Novarro appears in a scene in
which the only sounds heard are the
Equeaking OF his shoes as he climbs the
stairs in the early morning hours after
a wild party.
Robert 2. Leonard, directing, offered
solution, melting rosin and injecting
the fluid between the leather layers In
the Soles of his shoes, allowing it to
harden so that it will crackle loudly
when he walks.