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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-30
The Community Chest
BY KATHARINE JACOBS,

Of Third in The Stars Community Chest Essay
HT%HE Washington Community Chest means Washington
Community Spirit. Washingtons beautiful and i'm
pressive buildings belong to Nation The Govern
of the Capital is Federal control. Much of
Washington belongs to the Nation.
The people of Washington however covet precious
possession for themselves unified Community Spirit
Acts of Congress will not give to them 1t only be
gained by fine argesped enterprise which will unite
all the people bond Can think of anything
bigger or finer than the Community Chest?
Glance the list Of agencies to be helped Here
Protestant Jew and Catholic represented by the 81 ogan
cations, The people to be helped WaShingtonS
people the people going help in the
most intelligent and efficient way possible It that
welfare work will be accomplished and the of
ing money will be cut in half Each contributor will be given
the opportunity to his preference in choosing the
organizations which he wishes to support This method
of helping is the modern which has in
800 cities.
What will Washington count when the required
amount is subscribed?
1t will not be measured in dollars and cents We know
before the drive started that will go the top
financially
The true will be measured in spirit civic pride
richer and fuller Washington community spirit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-30
PADDOCK INJUNCTION
ASKED ON RUM CHARGE

Application for paddock" injunc-
ton has been filed in the District Su-
preme Court by United States Attor-
ney Rover and Assistant United States
Attorney circuit against premises 1918
c street, where, it is alleged, intoxi-
cantS have been sold on the first floor
and basement of the building.
The injunction proceeding is aimed
at Tessie Richards, tenant of this por-
Costa, owner of the property.
Sales are said to have occurred be-
tween January 81, 1925, and october
IS last.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-30
NEGOTIATIONS PROGRESS.
Paraguay Insists Prisoners Be Elk
changed on Neutral Territory.

AsUNCIoN, Paraguay, January 80
.LP)-The foreign Office announced yes
terday that negotiations initiated at
Washington for the exchange Of Bo-
lvian and Paraguayan prisoners are
progressing. The sole condition on
Paraguay's part was that Bolivia first
give a list of the names of Paraguayan
prisoners.
The rovcrnr-ont also proposed that
the exchange take place on Argentine
AeSI!torg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-30
browns in Pond Two Feet Deep.

GOTHAM. Ala, January 80 up. -
Slipping on rocks that lined a small
pond in the rear of his home near here
while feeding his gold fish yesterday
H. B. Davis. 40, fell, struck his head
and drowned in less than two feet OF
water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-30
Bonbrest Not on Benefit Bill.

1t was incorrectly reported in yes
terday's Star that Joe Bonbrest. local
banloist, took part in the benefit per-
formance at the Gayety Monday night.
Bonbrest was not on the bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-30
TAKES UP KELLOGG PACT.

German Reichstag Considering
Resolution for Treaty Ratification.
BERLIN. January 80 Lp).-A bill rati-
flying the Kellogg pact was introduced
in the Reichstag today. 1t was a brief
document, stating simply that Germany
accepts the Paris agreement of August
Of 1923, outlawing war.
At the same time the foreign Office
issued a white book containing an ex-
change of diplomatic notes concerning
the pact. The bill probably will come
up for debate February 2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-30
Army's Regulations Cited.

Among the important documents sub
mitted was an affidavit by Commits
sioner Edward Higgins. chief of staff,
questioning the generals fitness, both
mental and physical, to continue his
labors. A second affidavit was by the
high council declaring that the case of
the general had not been prejudiced by
the councils refusal to hear his legal
representatives. This action was eX-
planned as being part of Salvation Army
regulations which forbid recourse to the
law courts and it was contended that
before the high council would have
been unfavorable to the general, be-
cause 1t would have been contrary to
the whole spirit of the Army.
Catherine Booth, in her affidavit, also
countered the arguments of the de-
Tense that nothing had been said in
the meetings of the high council re-
f1ecting on the generals mental condi-
ton. She cited several cases of such
references and said that one of the
generals feeblest signatures had been
photographed in support of such re-
Elections, although she c''ded that the
photograph had not be n submitted at
the meetings of the high council.
She denied that she had ever said
that the general would not so to law
and stated that as her father was at
Southwold, 1t had been impossible to
obtain an affidavit from him in the
short time available.
The council is making plans for a
new meeting. at which representatives
OF the general will be heard.
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Continued From First Page)
before the council. The general himself
had written that he was not in posi-
ton to be present at the proceedings.
Daughter Blames Americans.
Catherine Booth, daughter of Gen.
Booth, submitted an affidavit to the
Chancery Court yesterday, in which she
declared that the agitation for removal
of the general had originated in
America.
Efforts to reach compromise on the
case growing out of the deposition OF
the general by the high council failed.
Today's arguments turned largely on
the question of the generals fitness for
his post and most of the proceedings
was occupied with submission of docu-
mentary evidence and speeches by OPP
posing counsel in support Of this evil
dence,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-30
GEN. BOOTH VICTOR
IN COURT BATTLE TO
HALT COUNCIL CUSTER

Continued From First Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14
Tonsorial Tones.

Il. 49,
CONSIDER the barber shop scene In
talk. One OF the first has just been
filmed.
william Beaudine. who Is directing
this cinematic symphony Of sight and
sound-the ALTERATION Is the directors
wears pair Of ear phones as he d.
reefs.
And he is buster than any telephone
operator at q big-town, manual switch
boardl
The picture is Hard to Get" star
ring Dorothy Mackaill. II is, of course,
an all-talkie. But talking is the least
of the sound complications in the busy
barber shop of the picture, wherein Miss
Mackaill goes to get a hair trim, gets
insulted by a drunk and rescued by the
villain!
According to Beaudine, % different
varieties Of sound, caught by IA differ
ent concealed microphones, must be
dealt with. Among them are the noise
Of hand and mechanical clippers, cleo
trical massage machines, scissors snip
ping hair, raZors scraping manly cheeks,
blowers" drying faces, razors being
stropped, faucets spraying water, the
tinkle Of the manicurist's tool kit on her
marble table top and the clang Of the
cash register.
Add to these the occasional invading
roar of outside city traffic, always a
subdued hum, but raised to a high de-
gree when the barber shop street door
opens to admit new customer, or to
let out the shorn ones. And, Of course.
the calls of Next" and the subdued
murmur of conversation. It's the same
for close-ups and long shots, for the
complicated sound symphony is essen
tial for every scene inside the shop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14
Hollywood Jargon.

Buddy" revealed to his pupil that
"hot ropes" are electric cables carrying
heavy voltage; soup" Is the chemical
solution in which films are developed;
the front offlce" is the place where
the company executives hold their con-
ferences; cut is an order for cameras
to quit turning: "hot points" are a sig
nal to beware of camera being car
ried through a crowd with the sharp
ends of the tripod foremost; "trailers'
are bits Of action from film used by
theaters In advertising coming attrac-
tions; "barbering the mob" is putting
whiskers on extra players, and save
'em" is the chief electricians way of
ordering the lights turned out. The op-
portunity for pupil to turn teacher came
when the two were assigned feature
parts in Paramount's musical play
CLOSE Harmony" This being back
stage show literally sprinkled with
vaudeville and chorus acts, Oakie was
right in his element.
AS the production progressed he also
learned that magic" is a magician,
dumb" act is an acrobatic turn,
working for coffee and cakes" is play
ing for practically nothing while wait
ing for better break, next to closing
is the second to the last act on yaude-
vile bill and the spot most desired:
"hand sitters" or icicles means cold
audience that is doing no applauding.
ten percenter" IS an agent, fright
wig is a comedy wig equipped with
strings that when pulled make the hair
stand out straight, a "humpty -dumpty"
is an unintelligent being, professor" is
the orchestra leader and George Spell
vim is name used In many play casts
to bring good luck.
1t Is easy to see that vocabulary Diff
flculties are In the ofifng.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14

A HUDSON BAY ESKIMO would be
= no more surprised to see palm
tree growing in the barren reaches of
that desolate land than were the good
people of Culver City, Calf, to witness
three wagon loads of real, cold, drip
ping snow drawn through the streets
one warm and sunshiny day recently.
The curious, some of whom had never
seen snow close at hand and were only
familiar with it on mountain tops at a
distance, followed 1t to its destination.
Then it found that it was being carted
to the Pathe Studios to be used In a
picture.
1t had been collected at the various
ice plants around Los Angeles. being
scraped from the frost-covered am
moria pipes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14

Nov that the musical shows. the
~ vaudeville acts and the stage plays
have come to the motion picture screen,
Hollywood Is struggling with new addi-
tons to its already complicated vocabu-
larry
Whereas in the past 1t was difficult
enough to keep track of "broads,"
gobo" and turtles" the lay mind is
apt to get groggy listening to converse
tions punctuated with remarks about
Crouch bags" Snakes" cake money"
and hooters"
Even the players are having their vo-
cabulistic troubles. Most Of them have
had stage experience. but having been
for some time in the land of soup"
truck Shots" rough cuts" and trail
erS" they have gotten rusty on the foot
lights yernacular.
Then there are some who did not take
the stage route to pictures and who a
few weeks ago did not know hand sit
tiers" from a dumb set or who had
never heard of George Spelvin.
To add to the vocabular difficulties
in the film capital. the takers have a
few pet terms of their own. There are
'synchronize" and "interlock," for in
stance. And there is the mixer" and
the "playback"
Any seasoned film trouper will glibly
tell you that broad" is a large light
! throwing broadside beams: "gobo" is a
piece of heavy black cardboard set to
cut of light from section of a set,
and that turtles" are squat boxes COW
ering connections for electrical cables.
Some of them are still apt to hesitate
and to be little self-conscious in ex-
planning that Crouch bag" is the real
or mythical receptacle in which a
trooper carries his or her seasons saw
ings, or that snake" is contor-
zionist and "hoofers" are dancers.
Charles Buddy" Rogers is one of the
screens luminaries who has learned
plenty of new expressions with the COM
ing Of the talkies. Rogers went from
University of Kansas directly to the
screen, so he missed contact with the
curtain raisers." the "humpty- dump
ties" and the "allez-oopers."
He has a capable teacher In Jack
Oakie Oakie trooped in vaudeville and
did his turns in the musical shows be-
fore he went West to Hollywood. And
as one good turn deserves another, he
has voluntarily made himself Rogers
vocabular mentor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14
Their Own Technique.

CEEING play in the theater Is en-
- tirely unnecessary to moving pic
ture scenarist who contemplateS the
play for talking films.
This belief Is part of the theory of
Garrett Fort, experienced screen dra-
matist.
II helps, Of course, to see a play: it
makes one more familiar with it." said
Fort. But, after all. the screen play
wright doesn't have to visualize it as a
production. That Is the directors lob.
He Is engaged to provide q swiftly NOV
ing, consistent plot which viii carry to
the audience without any distraction of
interest. He can do this quite as well
after reading the play as by seeing it."
An entirely new play has to be writ
ten when a story is translated from the
footlights to the screen. The idea of
talking pictures that they could simply
record play as 1t is given on Broadway
and then show it in Podunk is all
wrong. At best, such a process would
yield nothing more than q talking
newsreel Of play. The talking pictures
are developing their own technique at a
rapid rate. But, according to Fort. this
method differs much less than might be
expected from that Of the old silent
screen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14
Coniiugal Cooperation.

MARRIAGE and careers win mix.
49, Hollywood has proven that moth
ers and wives are also successful busi-
ness women.
Lenore Coffee, famous scenarist, Is
Mrs. william j. Cowen. Her husband
directs radio pictures. Miss Coffee
recently completed Redemption" the
story for John Gilbert's next picture.
II have written my best stories
around the Russian ideas Mr.. Cowen
gave me-" confessed Miss Coffee. my
husband was In Russia during the war,
and related many incidents to me of
the land. We have always exchanged
helpful suggestions and feel that mar
riage is the means to better work for
both Of U.S."
Mr.. and Mrs. James Gleason are
under contract to the same studio in
Hollywood and have never been sepa-
rated In their work in their % years
of married life. Lucille gives me my
best ideas for plays" says James Gleason,
of Broadway" "She Is full Of clever
suggestions. I cannot work when sepa-
rated from her. state freely that ]
depend on her mentally for my sue
cess"
The Ken Maynards have been mar
ried six years and Ken admits shyly
that he is in love with his wife. He
has her picture on the instrument OF
his aeropiane where he can see her al
wevs. L never saved any money until
I married" says the Western star.
"Now we are getting ahead in fine
shape" .s .. 1yo,
wallis. executive at First National,
and they are happy and contenteo with
life,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14

A MOTHER move to insure the ac+
curacy Of detail in the filming of
s. s. Van Dimes famous detective story.
The Canary Murder Case" was taken
with the acquisition Of the professional
advice OF Southern CALIFORNIA; leading
finger print expert ~
He Is Glenn Wilson, attached to the
bureau Of criminal Identification Of Los
Angeles County. Wilson gave Malcolm
st. Clair, director, the benefit of his
experience In tracing crime and track
ing down criminals. ~
Wilson also coached William Powell,
who portrays the role Of the detective,
Philo Vance, in the manner and de-
pertinent of detectives. ~
His first word of advice was, Don't
try to look like ONE 90
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14
Cold Steel Audience.

MAURICE CFEVALIER, Europe's
IVA favorite entertainer, has met and
won over the most difficult audience of
his career.
That audience was a cold slender
cylinder of black enameled steel-a
microphone on the sound stages of the
Paramount studios in Hollywood. 1t
was the first time in his life that Eu-
ropes king of entertainers ever sang
before the mike Chevalier is starred II,
an all-talking, all-singing picture, dur
ing the course of which he sings eight
different numbers.
Before the advent of the talking pic
ture Chevalier, although he received
many offers, steadfastly refused to APP
pear on the screen. Likewise he refused
to sing over the radio He insisted, and
rightly, that it would be fatal for
him, as an artist, to be seen and not
heard, or to be heard and not seen.
His gestures are an inseparable part Of
his songs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14
Varied Types.

TN going through the long lines OF
l. girls from which were "weeded out
the 60 members of the chorus OF The
RToaSwav Melody" an effort was made
to select a number of varied types, Dr.
rector Beaumont and his assistant,
George Cunningham. had a rigid list OF
requirements to which all the girls
selected had to conform, yet at the
same time they were looking for photo
graphic individuality. The result was
that many were called before even
few were chosen.
The average height Of the girls is
5 feet inches, and their average
weight is 10 pounds. Blondes are dis
tinctly in the majority and about one
third of the sirens of sycopation have
long hair. No inexperienced appli-
cants even had a chance of getting
by" incidentally, nine of the girls, or
about Is per cent, claim college diplo-
mas-a development that might have
amazed the leg-of mutton epoch, when
brains in jumpers were undreamed-ot
commodities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14

the murder, motive established and
clues uncovered to prove her connection
with the murder, but detectives still
scurry hither and yon, questioning, &C.
cusing and arresting, when Philo Vance
enters into the case. He Is the amateur
sleuth created by S. s. Van Dine, the
famous author, and Philo Vance, played
by william Powell, discovers the real
criminal in unique manner.
COLUMBIA-"The Broadway Melody
The hit of the season, apparently
"Ths Broadway Melody continues its
run and goes into the third week at
Loews Columbia Theater this week
The Metro-G oldwyn-Maye talking
singing. dancing picture features Bessie
Love, Charles King and Anita Page.
It's story bares the lives of two sisters
from the sticks" who go to New York
with the expectation of securing part
In Broadway production through the
aid of the older girls boy friend, Char
ley King. He gets them into the show
but it is the younger sister who scores
in it and King falls in love with her
The girl sees it and tries to discourage
him by going out with men whose repu-
tations are not so good. The older
sister finally realizes the truth and then
pretendS that she never cared for him
at all except for what she could get
out of him. This relieves him from
what he regards moral responsibility
He rescues the younger sister from a
wild party and marries her, while the
older sister takes a new partner and
goes back to play the sticks" broken
hearted. The addition of sequence in
color greatly enhances the charm OF
the picture.
Confession" Metro Movietone &C.
of the World War, directed by Lionel
Barrymore; the Fox Movietone News
the NOM News and short subjects
complete the bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14
A Family Party.

UTHE WILD PARTY" became a
family affair when william Bow
was added to the cast Of Clara Bows
first all-talking picture. William Bow
and Clara are cousins, both from
Brooklyn, where they were playmates
ard pals all during their grammar and
high school days.
william Bow but recently arrived
from Brooklyn upon completion of his
schooling in New York. He came to
Hollywood with only one bit of film ex-
perience, as an extra in the Glenn
Hunter picture, Grit"
Clara'S cousin Is an amateur athlete
Of ability, having run the quarter mile,
the half mile and the mile in the New
York metropolitan district. He holds
the rank of sergeant in the 18th Regi-
ment, New York National Guard Coast
Artillery, and has been active with that
organization, especially In an athletic
way, for several years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14
Kicking for a Figure.
1T is the actress who does plen
= OF kickinp that rnts Tia ..-s-a -

IT is the actress who does plenty
OF kicking that gets the good figure.
Alfred Santell, director, makes this
sCaCement. he means 1t literally The
word figure" refers to the feminine
form.
Every actress In Hollywood knows
That slimnesS is one important means
toward a renewed contract" saws
Santell. Kicking is the best exercise
known to womankind.
Scrawny women are no more In de-
mand on the screen than elsewhere in
life, but slimness which shrieks of
exercise Is imperative. The lens of the
camera is tricky and has the tendency
to accentuate the curves of the fem
mime form.
Paris issued an edict that man.
nequinS must become plump or lose
their jobs. This will never AFFECT styles
in Hollywood, where no actress dares
become plump.
THE higher they kick the higher
they CO." says Santell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14
Collegiate Fashion.

CIR, beg pardon, madam, but don't
you think your coat needs press
ing?" Any uniformed person who SO
rudely comments upon n1ilady's wear
ing apparel will meet with cold Shout
der and rebuff.
For, strange to say, that careless, col
legiate fashion of not having the hem
of ones coat or skirt touched by the
tailor's goose" seems to be just the
ticket in fashionable circles.
"Give your dress homemade look" is
the latest slogan in Hollywood, accord
ing to Edward Stevenson, who designs
costumes for Colleen Moore, Billie Dove.
Alice White, Dorothy Mackaill and
other stars.
whether the vogue will remain is
questionable. For new wraps and frocks
have not that finish which is generally
associated with well tailored products.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14
LITTLE rHEATER-.simha. ;,

Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Johnson's classic
South African picture "Sinba" is being
shown at the Little Theater this week.
For four years Mr.. and Mrs. john
son trudged the hot and dangerous
country of British East Africa in search
of material for their cameras and OBJ
iects for their guns. During that time
they became fast friends with the
natives of the land. learning their
language and living their lives. By
no means is "Simba" an ordinary filnl
made at the direction of manned
megaphone. The picture is replete with
battles between natives and the wild
animals who daily threaten their lives
"Simba" is really Photographic record
of one of the most noted hunts for
wild beasts and studies of native life in
the wilds of Africa that has ever been
made. A negative of "Simba" sealed
in a vacuum tube was placed upon the
shelves of the American Museum OF
Natural History. to be opened so years
hence. Bv that time it is believed
many Of the animals shown will have
passed out of existence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14
An Odd Ambition.
u ANON NovARRo has an odd ambi.

IN ton.
HID like to learn to fly an airplane so
well that he could shave in the air.
This desire is the outcome of his
flying lessons during the playing of his
naval aviator role IN THE Flying
Fleet"
Novarro, under the tutelage of Lieut..
G. F. Greber, u. S. NJ, took an inten-
sive flying course at the North Island
naval aviation post. near San Diego,
where the aerial scenes were made, and
is now a confirmed flying fan.
The new picture is story of life at
sea and in the air with the aviators of
the Navy. Among its thrills are ma
neuverS with hundreds of naval planes
in sensational stunts" the wreck of
a seaplane in midocean, Novarro's para
cnute Jump from burning plane and
sensational rescue, and the renarkahle
aerial stunts Of the Nays famous sui
eide squad"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14
METROPOLITAN-"The Canary
Murder Case"

WHO Killed the Canary?"
1.-THE Canary Murder Case" de-
scribed as one of the most batting de-
tective stories ever written, and now
made into an exciting moving picture
by Paramount, Is the current screen at
ater.
Six men are suspected of the muir
der of the flashing Broadway chorus
queen, the Canary One person
killed her, but circumstances and mo-
tives are established during the investi-
cation of the crime which point to each
of six men as the murderer. Then the
mystery seems to clear when the Ca
nary's chorus girl friend is accused of