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The daily worker., 1929-10-19
SHOT DEAD IN PRISON

WARSAW (By MaiD.-In the
penitentiary of Kielce a serious re-
volt occurred recently when the
mutineers broke the cell doors and
attacked the warders with clubs,
fashioned out of the wooden parts
of their cots. Twelve warders suf-
fered more or less serious injuries.
They then fired volley which killed
two political prisoners outright and
wounded two others. One hundred
and thirty prisners took part in the
revolt.
SERB WHITE TERROR GROWS.
BELGRADE (By Mail) In the
last fifteen days the Yugoslavian
courts were particularly active.
Bjelavac, working man was SEN
terced to two years penal servitude.
On July 16, twelve comrades were
sentenced in Celjato from three
years to five months penal servi-
tude. Five workers were sentenced
in Belgrade to three aand two years
penal servitude. Three workers
were sentenced in Maribor to eight
and three months penal servitude.
Comrade Bukavao, of Mostar, was
tensented to ten years. penal servi-
thde.
Evening star., 1929-06-09
When It's Over.
SOPHISTICATED Hollywood becor

SOPHISTICATED Hollywood becomes
sentimental Hollywood on the last
production day of any picture.
An explanation of this is offered by
members OF the cast in The Studio
Murder Mystery" and is a revelation
in the off-screen emotions of otherwise
blase performers.
When the final scene Of picture Is
recorded says Doris Hill, something
happens TO the family spirit of the cast
for after several weeks of the closest
friendships and sympathetic bonds you
face parting of the ways.
You've shared makeup boxes,
lunches which punctuated a nights
work, swapped dressmakers' addresses
and encouraged and advised each other
IN camera work. A real cameraderie is
erected: After the picture is finished
many OF your erstwhile production pals
leave the studio entirely. And saying
good-by find is a real hardship"
Frank Tuttle. who directed the pic
ture, confesses to similar reaction.
My cast in each picture" nc ex-
pIalnS, becomes group of human be-
lngs. Production isn't very far advanced
before you learn the personal traits of
your players and find lovely dispositions
In persons whom you thought would be
olncult to direct. The end of a picture
reminds me of the end of a ten day
voyage at sea when 1t comes time to
say farewell to passengers who have
Deen your buddieS during the trip"
Evening star., 1929-06-09
Oblieine Coolers.

MANY great inventions are said to
have resulted from an accident
We hasten to chronicle one in the max
ing of sound pictures, with the innocent
and succulent tuber known as the pea
nut the occasion of the discovery.
Nibbling on handful OF peanuts at
the Pathe studio in Culver City the
other day during the shooting of scenes,
William Boyd, the star, decided that he
had plenty.
These peanuts are terrible" he said
and threw them away. They landed on
bass drum. beating a tattoo that would
shame machine gun.
What's that?" asked Howard Hig-
gins. the director.
Peanuts" said Bill.
Peanuts your eye" responded the d.
rector. its the airplane effect We are
looking for"
Experiments followed The proper
and realistic effects were eventually Sc
cured with the bass drum, six aspirin
tablets. one pair of dice, an electric
fan and one handful of shelled pea
nuts. Boyd furnished the peanuts, Carol
Lombard the aspirin tablets, the prop
boy the dice and Owen Moore dug up
the fan. Now they all want screen
credit for effects.
Evening star., 1929-06-09
The Snoring picture cAlbunr
By Robert E. Sherwood.

! ously discouraged experimentation and
the men who have actually made movie
history, who have kept this industry
alive, were the courageous Adventures
who took bold chances in departing
from the established standards Of sure
success. They, so it happens, establish
ed new standards Of sure success for
the future.
d. w. Griffith was the first of them
Although he could have continued, COM
fortably, to satisfy his employers by
grinding out the old stuff, his restless
energy impelled him to a wild and ap-
parently suicidal gamble. He made
The Birth of a Nation" and thereby,
in 1914, inaugurated the golden decade.
In 1920, in the period of postwar de-
preston, a young director named Rex
Ingram was expelled from Universal
City because he was wasting Mr..
turistic. impractical effects. 1t was the
down-and-out Ingram who thereupon
directed The Four Horsemen of the
Apocalypse" the biggest money maker
that the screen had known up to that
time This picture brought fame to
another previous failure-RH1olph
Valentino.
In the same year. films were imported
for the first time from Germany-"PaS-
sion" Deception" The Cabinet Of DR..
Caligari." etc. They were made by men
who know nothing Of the laws Of the
box office. and they consequently exert
ence on the movie industry in America.
Behind every important success on
the screen you will find story of gall
liant failure James Cruze, then un-
known. made an exquisite picture called
"One Glorious Day" which Topped mis-
erably. His next offering was The
Covered Wagon
King Vidor had been. for years.
routine director when he suddenly de-
cided to forget everything he had ever
learned. He produced gruesome
drama of the Southern swamps called
wild Oranges" and in that worthy
failure was discovered the genius that
went into the creation of The Big
Parade"
The instances of Grifith. Ingram
CruZe and Vidor are not unique.
Clarence Brown. Joseph Won Sternberg,
Raoul Walsh Herbert Brenon. Ernest
LubitSch. Erich Won Stroheim and
Frank Borzage are others who tri-
umphed because they had the courage
to flout the "surefire stuff"
There have been a few glimmers of
this independent, experimental spirit in
the movies since the advent Of sound
but there will have to be great many
more. There will have to be many
glorious failures before there can be
glorious successes.
Gold is never discovered by corpulent
gentlemen who sit in paneled offices
and map out selling programs for the
Fall and Winter trade. Gold is dis
covered by pioneers.
(CopyriEht. 1929
Evening star., 1929-06-09

"SHoP early"
Charles Mack of Moran and
Mack followed that slogan, bought a
peacock. and thereby lies tale more
colorful than the peacock's.
Mack, who is the lazy voiced member
of the Two Black Crows team, had
been working one of those part-day and
part-night shifts on why Bring That
Up?" at the Paramount studios. when
he received day off and wanted to go
shopping.
Friends told him to get downtown
early before the crowds arrived. Early
to Mack meant early, and he arrived
on Broadway at 7 am. The only store
open was a pet store. Not wishing to
waste any time, Mack strolled into the
store, saw a peacock. and bought it.
He turned it loose in the garden OF
his Beverly Hills home
A few days later Mr.. and Mrs. George
Moran spent the night with the Macks.
Just before daybreak Mr.. and Mrs.
Mack were awakened by cries for help
agoniZing, terror stricken. blood-curd-
ling yells. 1t meant only one thing
murder! Moran and wife were being
slain. Mack decided.
Selling an unloaded revolver for cour-
chilled with fright, calling, I'm coming
George!"
Imagine his embarrassment. The
Morans had been frightened out of bed
by his cries. Mack backed bashfully
out of the room. Moran and his wife
shook their heads. Strange person.
Perhaps Hollywood was getting the bet
ter OF him. they concluded.
Back in his room. Mack heard the
cry again. 1t was from outside. 1t
daWned on him that it was the pea
cock. He decided he must quiet the
bird or the neighbors would be COM
planning
Downstairs he went The bird, which
had been perfectly at home In the
garden. had escaped and was moaning
about his strange location somewhere.
That agonizing cry came again. 1t
was from the roof.
Mack began tossing stones at the
fowl to make 1t come down to earth.
II was now daybreak
A few pebbles brought results, but the
Evening star., 1929-06-09
A Peacock Tale

bird f1uttered over the house into the
yard next door.
AS Mack was trying to scale the
fence, attired only in sleeping gar
ments, the neighbor made his sleepy
appearance at a window. AbaShed once
more, Mack retreated.
once back in his room, he concluded
that the only humane thing to do was
to go bring back the peacock before it
was killed by dog or starved to death.
Slipping on bedroom slippers and a
bathrobe, he began his search. Near
his home is a laroe. ploughed field. The
peacock chose this as a race track
Mack followed.
One slipper became lost. Mack threw
the other away. The game became fun
to the bird, and it began a series of
winged glides, touching it's feet for a
fresh start every 20 feet or so.
Mack gave up. Arriving milkmen,
paper boys and early-morning motor
lists gazed in puzzlement at this bare
foot man searching for his lost slippers
in the ploughed field.
Yesterday afternoon a~'small boy re-
turned the peacock and received a re-
ward. Mack still has the bird.
Evening star., 1929-06-09
An Extras" Ambition.

WILLIAM j. COWEN, directing Half
Marriage" Radio picture. made
an investigation recently, while 100 of
the prettieSt extras in Hollywood were
working on his set This is what he
found to be the present situation in
filmdom:
Eighty-five would rather be married
than have a career.
Seven would refuse to marry a mill
linonaire
One has desire to become a grand
opera singer.
Fifty want home and children of
their own.
Twelve are taking singing lessons to
help them along in sound pictures.
Twenty study dancing
One is working in pictures to earn
enough to study medicine in college.
TWO are studying law and hope to
practice 1t.
Six are studying stenography at night.
Ninety-four are not married. Four
left college to work in pictures. Six
teen were winners of beauty contests
Twenty-Five have had stage experience.
Flfty-f1ve have had some picture experi-
ence. Thirty-six are professional dane
ers. Eight are good swimmers. Forty
three of the girls live with their fani-
lies in Hollywood.
Only two receive a remittance from
home regularly.
Evening star., 1929-06-09
Becomes Techniiciian.

A FILM players art" is usually his
first and only consideration. Mat
ters OF production, and especially tech
nicolor details, are usually left for 9TH
ers to worry about.
Jack Mulhall, however, had to be
technical director, camera expert and
sound engineer to carry out success
fully his characterization in Dark
Streets" the first dual role in talking
picture, in which he is not only seen
twice on the screen at the same time,
but is also heard talking to himself!
In preparing for the dual part, in
which he appears as a policeman and
crook. twin brothers, Mulhall learned
in detail the workings of the Vitaphone
recording system. With Director Frank
Lloyd and the chief sound engineer, he
went over the complete process so he
could aid them in the difficult record
ing plan for capturing his two voices.
He had to know his cameras, too. so
he could make up for both roles and
get the effect of similar lighting on
both
He had to watch his position in rela-
tion to the microphone so it would ap-
pear as If the characters were talking
to each other and not into space and
he had to learn two sets of dialogue and
different voice for each
Evening star., 1929-06-09

IN HOLLYWOOD, where clothes as
sist materially in making the man
as the ancient adage has it, Irving
Cummings has the reputation of quite
unconsciously demonstrating what the
well dressed man Will wear.
However, when ne was down in Death
Valley recently making desert scenes
he fell into line with the members of
his encourage in adopting the neglige
which is dictated by temperatures rang
ing from ll0 TO l25 in the shade-if one
can find any shade. In fact, he did
the bulk Of his directing in a gym shirt
and the lightest flannel trousers in his
wardrobe.
"Shoshone jim" an old Indian in the
valley of sand and swelter, attached
himself to the outfit when it arrived
with an offer of invaluable local infor-
nation in exchange for a promise of
flour and bacon to equip his next
prospecting trip. On the day the
company was leaving for the Fox studio
in Hollywood, old Jim showed up,
searching for Cummings.
II want see chief" he explained.
"Chief say he give Jim -four and bacon. !"
The property man he questioned was
4AoExtifAd.
Evening star., 1929-06-09
Youth Opportunity.

IT Is the film youngsters of today.
rather than the little-known stage
folk, who will be the screen celebrities
of tomorrow, in the opinion of John
Francis Dillon. director who made Ca
reers." the new Billie Dove feature
Dillon points to three youngsters as
examples OF his contention. They are
Loretta Young, Doris Dawson and James
Ford.
TalkieS will also help to bring out
these potential stars, whose very in
experience and youth make them pliable
material for directors and producers.
he thinks. They have no traditional
stage training to break down, according
to Dillon.
Evening star., 1929-06-09
Crime Detection.

RELIEVING that the French Surete
is one of the most scientific and
efficient police organizations in the
world, the United Artists studios had
exact duplicates of its crime detecting
apparatus made for the murder Sc
quences in George Fitzmaurice's pro-
duction, THE Locked Door" BY far
the bulkiest of the instruments is
scale camera, mounted on gigantic,
ladderlike tripods, which photographs
the position of body on the floor and
takes in much Of the surrounding area
The equipment was constructed in
the studio from photographs and scale
drawings sent for the purpose by the
Surete. The French organization came
TO the studios aid when several re-
quests by United Artists to leading po-
lice departments of the country for
information revealed that there was no
truly scientific apparatus for. crime de.
lection u -use in those Iagenct2&
Evening star., 1929-06-09

THE talking pictures have been in
existence for not much more
than a year, and they have al
Il ready managed to develop their
own rubber stamps. Looking
back over the past season, we may OBJ
serve steady and commendable improve
ment in acting direction. photography
and construction-and an increasingly
deadly monotony of subject matter.
Consider the appallingly large num-
Der of back stage" dramas, from Inc
Jazz Singer" and Mother Knows Best
to Broadway" and "Burlesque." There
are more-infinitely more-cf these 10
come. They may differ one from an
other in quality and style. as Ihe
Broadway Melody" differed frem "lhe
Rainbow Man." but they are all Varla-
tions Of the even though your heart
is breaking laugh. clown laugh theme
which was Extensively stale long before
the invention of the Vitaphone.
Consider. also, the array of courtroom
melodramaS in which the real Villain
has always turned out TO be the corpse,
who, if he hadn't been murdered by tne
beautiful heroine would undoubtedly
have been exterminated by the board OF
health. At the moment the supply OF
courtroom melodramaS seems to nave
been exhausted. but a thousand and one
willing authors are now hard at work
turning out another Mary Dugan' or
"another Madame x.
1t seems that the movie industry Is
up to its old initiative tricks. One big
hit provokes innumerable others, pat
termed along exactly similar lines. Ii
the public displays an interest in re-
ligious lessons (as evidenced by the sue
cess of The Miracle Man, or in from
tier epics Cthey fell for The Covered
Wagon or IN doughboy romanceS Gook
at The Big Parade'D, then the puollc
must be given religious lessons, frontier
epics and doughboy romances until 1t
is glutted
The film producers. greedy for quick
profits, have squeezed every lemon until
it was dry and then. unsatisfled with
the output of juice, they have squeezed
it some more. 1t was this tendency TO
overdo everything, to over-eStlmate
everything except the publicS patience
that brought about the downfall OF the
silent drama as the worlds greatest me-
dunn of entertainment.
AS Winfield r. Sheehan said, the
movie industry entered in 1914 period
of golden prosperity, which came to an
end 10 wears later. From 1924 to 1923
the red ink flowed freely. Now, thanks
to the enterprise of the Warner boys
in exploiting despised mechanical nov
city business is booming. The cellulolo
dealers have embarked upon another
period of prosperity.
But it won't last, as the first one did,
for 10 years. 1t won't last half that
time. unless the producers come to a
realiza ton of the blatantly obvious fact
that the monotonous dullness of their
product lost them their public once, and
will inevitably lose them their public
again.
X
THE movie moguls have always bet
their money on "sure-fire stuff
and all hut q few of them have rigOr-
Evening star., 1929-06-09
A Fathers Day Yarn

live in the same home and are pals In
every sense Of the word.
William J. CoWen. famous director 81
r. K. O., Is the proud father OF little
Toni. years old. Her mother is the
well known writer, Lenore Coffee. Mi
COwcn is devoted to his little daughter
Mlllard Webb, director, has a de ugh
ter II years old who is East in school.
William Beaudine another director, has
two children. and Milton Sills, Noah
Beery and Alan Hale are fathers.
John Boles who scored in The Dc&-
ert Song" is the father of two daugh-
ters. Both are studying music nov
from Mr.. Boles, with the intent of fol-
lowing him into picture work. Harry
Bannister, the stage star married to
Ann Hardy, is the father OF a very
young daughter born this Spring.
But for all that, mothers are much
more popular in Hollywood than
fathers.
Evening star., 1929-06-09
A Synthetic "Sub'

utes When Director Irwin Willat gave
the signal to raise the Sub" the ap-
paratus would not function. Later in
spection proved that the ballasted hull
had leaked. Workmen were set at tear
ing down the wall OF the tank to lower
the water. for no artificial ventilation Of
the compartment in which the players
were confined had been arranged.
The players, however, were suffering
for want of air already. Redmond and
dynamite were summoned. and within
five minutes the sunken submarine once
more emerged-thanks to the lowering
of water in the tank. Miss Valli and
Robards had been below the surface
for l8 minutes.
All other submarine "shots" were
taken near Catalina Island in a real
submersible. The coming tower scene
was necessitated by a sound-effect de-
sired for the submarine scenes.
Evening star., 1929-06-09

FATHERS in Hollywood ought to rise
in revolt because mothers get all
the credit.
Fathers day. the third Sunday in
June. ought TO be as important as
Mothers day But really it isn't, prob
ably because father is away from home
more than mother. But just think OF
the fathers We know!
Douglas Fairbanks has sen Who
has won an enyiable name for himself
in pictures. Taylor Holmes has hand
some son who is making good on his
own. Conrad Nagel has two children
and Lucien Littlefleld is the father of
two children.
James Gleason has one boy 81 years
old Russell. This father and son are
close in many ways. They work al tfe
Pathe studio. James dialogues the pic
lures in which Russell works. They
Evening star., 1929-06-09
New Dance Steps.
THAT the musical screen will SUI

plant the stage as a medium for
introducing new dance steps within less
than six months is the prediction of
Mareie Kane. who has the ingenue role
in The Great Gabbo," James Cruces
all-dialogue musical extravaganza, now
in production.
According to Miss Kane. who will IN
troduce an entirely new dance of the
stomp type in the picture. the
younger generation. which seldom con-
sistently attends the legitimate theater,
is taking up the audient screen as
model for it's new dances
Evening star., 1929-06-09
Supernatural Lore

tended victim and to go through elabo-
rate ceremonies in order to get rid Of
him. The old Egyptians had a compli-
Gated ritual for the same purpose which
required, among other things, sacred
cat, papyrus scroll on which the
rivals shadow must have fallen. a sort
of Macbethian witches stew that in
cluded choice sections of the anatomy
of frogs, water snakes, beetles and
crocodiles, and jrst the right phase of
the moon.
"All these methods, however. needed
a lot of preparation, whereas the
death-curSe' system as used by the
Papuan natives, which forms the basis
of the plot in Black Magic is simplic-
ity itself. The sorcerer merely invokes
the aid of the death-god. names the
object of his hatred. and the victim
obligingly curls up and dies"
Evening star., 1929-06-09

DROMPT action by Harry Redmond,
explosive expert at First National
studios, effectively substituted for the
usual diving activities in rescuing film
players from a sunken submarine"
A large, deep tank" had been built
on the river bed of the big Burbank,
Calf, studio. Here Virginia Valli and
Jason Robards were submerged in a
synthetic" submarine for scene of a
new production, The Isle of Lot
Ships
Only the coming tower and super
structure of the sub" were built for
this scene, the real vessel being used
for others. Under water was a stone
ballasted hull. which could be raised or
vertically submerged by outside counter
weights.
Miss Valli and Robards were sub
merged for a scene that lasted six min
Evening star., 1929-06-09

CLAYING an enemy by laying a
"death-curse" upon him is the
really high-class and aristocratic meth
cd of accomplishing this objective, ac-
cording to George G. SeitZ, whose pro-
duction. BLACK Magic" is based en-
witchcraft. The director did consider
able research work on the subject before
beginning the picture, and now rates as
an authority on supernatural lore.
In the middle ages. the favorite
method of insuring the speedy demise
OF ones rival was to make wax figure
of him." says Seitz. This figure was
then transfixed with long needle, and
If the magic words to accompany the
rite were spoken correctly, the rival i'm
mediately fell sick and died. With GER
tain Indian tribes it was necessary TO
procure a strand Of hair from the in
Evening star., 1929-06-09
His Indian Name

Chief? What chief" he demanded.
"Shoshone Jim" pondered only mo-
ment for an identifying sign.
Chief No Shirt" he grunted, and
Cummings now has an Indian label.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-09-07
Minerals Company
Sued for Salaries

For salary and automobile travel
expense claims due him. Cecil F..
Cross Thursday filed suit against
the California Non-Metallic Min
erals corporation, which has its
principal offices in Las Vegas.
Last June Cross entered the en-
ploy of the corporation at a sti-
pulated salary of $3.50 month, he
alleges, at which figure he worked
for three months, to August 81.
He also furnished his own auto
transportation or 3,212 miles, at an
agreed rate of 10 cents a mile, he
states, for all of which he has been
paid but S48. 65. He is suing for
$1,022. SIS due on these two counts,
$3.50 for non-payment and $3.50
for counsel
He is suing also for $425 alleged
to have been earned by A. C..
Houghton and which amount has
been unpaid. claim for whcih was
transferred by Houghton to Cross.
In addition to this amount he
demands $500 for non-payment and
$3.50 attorney fee.
Ham and Taylor are attorneys
for Cross.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-09-07
CITY BOARD LAUNCHES
MOVE FOR NEW SEWER.
STREET IMPROVEMENT
Commissioners Order Estimates, Plats and
Diagrams for Outbound Gravel Work i'll
Southern Section; Three Proposals For
Sewer System Engineering are Received

The first step was taken last night
by the board of city commissioners
for the improvement of the streets
in that section of Clark'S Las Vegas
Townsite south of Lewis street.
The board passed a resolution di-
recting Street Superintendent J. P.
King to prepare estimates, plats and
diagrams and submit the same to
the board as a basis for the pro-
ceedingS.
The matter of financing the citys
portion of the expense of the pro-
posed paving was considered by the
board at some length. In view Of
the fact that rough estimate indi-
Gated that the cost to the city treas
ury would be about $4,000, there
was some hesitation about embark
ing on the improvement at this
time.
The board finally decided to make
a beginning on the project by order
ing the preliminary estimates, platS
and diagrams This may be taken
as an assurance that the improve
ment will be pushed to completion.
1t is probable that Street Super
intendent King will be placed in
general supervision of the project, in
which case the property owners may
dismiss all fear of freak engineer
ing or slip-Shop work.