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The Washington times., 1929-10-28
KEN MAYNARD
IN WESTERN
TALKER

An honest-to- goodness, old-fash-
ioned Western thriller, brought up
to date with dialogue and other
sound syncl1ronizati ton, holds forth
at the Rialto this week.
THE Wagon Master" is some
what reminiscent of "The Gov"
cred Wagon" Not done on ms
large or pretentious a scale, it
vet has men and women aCtuatCd
by the same, noble purpose "to
get the wagons through" This
time it is to bring food and sup
plies through dangerous mountain
passes and across a long stretch
of desert to an isolated COM
munity.
Ken Maynard Is the boy who
brings the wagons through after
the head of the expedition is shot
down from ambush. If you have
never seen Ken Maynard in the
saddle you have a rare treat in
store. He is a superb horseman
and his "Tarzan" is a marvellous
animal. Ken is also quite pro
fiCient with the snake whip and
there is one exciting whip duel
scene wherein he hosts the vii.
famous Jacques FrazelIe, who s
trying to steal his girl.
The end of the long trek across
the desert is an exceptionally we'll
directed scene with the horses
laundering at hreak-neck speed to
reach the small settlement of
Three Forks before nightfalI.
The addition of sound effects
adds immeasurably to the film.
Maynard twangs a banjo and the
drivers throng about him sing
Ing the old range songs.
Two short films and a newsreel
round out the program. The
comedy Might Owls" featuring
Arthur Lake, is only moderately
amusing but Cohen on the TeIe-
phone with George Sydney in the
agonized effort 10 set car
PENTer is one Of the funniest
short talking films Of the season.
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to the usual first night short
comings. An opening act, designed
presumably for gayety and for
planting the plot Of a Cinderella
story with a reverse angle, falters
because of stilted action and trite
dialogue, unhappy casting and a
pOlntless curtain. She Walked
Home" to use the Laurel vernaCu-
lar, was left at the post and for
the remaining two acts never
caught up. The final stanza drips
with sacCharlne lines and syrupy
action with George Offerman, jr..
a boy actor calmly walking on the
scene and winning the only gen.
uine applause Of the evening.
AS in "Abie," Anne Nichols
plays upon contrasting characters
in romance and the conflict be-
fore they are detourcd to matrimo-
nial paths. rcG OH arm, an Irish
cabaret singer and dancer is loved
by Jack Armstrong, a wealthy
play boy. The O'Hcarns fool their
daughter Is too good TO marry such
worthless fellow and Peg turns
him down after a quarrel. There.
after the wealthy Armstrong;
come to realize that Peg Is a
pretty nice sort OF girl after all
and beseech her to marry Jack. In
the end she does.
Such sturdy veterans as Anne
Sutherland, Minnie Dupree and
May F0kes give their best to a
lost cause and Frank Beaston
made much Of such opportunities
as the lines provided.
In the pastime of cutting coll
pons and filling out income tax re.
turns, Anne Nichols has appar-
emily let the parade pass her by.
Certainly She Walked Home" is
now headed in the wrong direction.
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ing and something sterner, if
necessary.
Eastman, Dillon and Com
pany announced today that Ro-
land Robbins former manager
of Keith's, is now affiliated
with the banking house in an
executive capacity.
Producer Sam Harris, who
sponsored "June Moon" and
Dread" at the Belasco Theater,
will open his latest production
here early in December. 1t is
the new Helen Menken drama,
at present untitled, but sched-
uled to go into rehearsal late
this week.
Daniel Breeskin, bandmaster
at the Earle Theater, has
rounded up a collection of the
best Sweetheart" tunes this
week and the orchestra has an
overture which will tickle ears
that like melody. Mr.. Breeskin
also has the opportunity to
grasp his fiddle and interpolate
Sig Romberg's "Will You Re-
member" from "Maytime" as a
solo.
Also Mr.. Breeskin, who is
doubling as sound and proiec-
tion checker for the Stanley
Crandall houses, may take some
satisfaction in the knowledge
that the Clara Bow feature had
as near perfect a record for
audihility on Saturday afternoon
as any sound film l have yet
heard.
The Washington times., 1929-10-28
Dog Knows Signs

Fuzzie, canine motion picture
actor. has proved to the satisfac-
ton of Hollywood that you can
teach an old dog new tricks.
Fuzzie had been trained to do his
tricks before the camera by voice.
But when sound pictures came
into being, that sort OF cueinE.
naturally, was out. Fred Bull,
his owner. however, did not lei
this adverse turn OF circumstance
fesze him. He and Fuzzia went
into seclusion for two months, and
he taught the poodle to understand
signs from the deaf and dumb
language.
The Washington times., 1929-10-28
KEITH'S OPENS WITH A
FINE PICTURE

If "Street Girl' is a sample Of what Washington may
expect from Radio Pictures give full portion, heaped
up and overflowng!
Opening under auspices as picture palace Keith
Theater is doing big business with this first of the RkO
brand of audible entertainment And if everybody
who saw the show the weekend tell every
body else how good Street Girl" is, Manager Corbm
Shield will put in yell to the New York office for more
The Washington times., 1929-10-28
PLAY
DEBUTS AT
POLI'S
By ANDREW r. KELLEY

The assured security and COM
fort OF being a millionaire play
wright and producer has not stim-
ulated the authoria1 pen Of Anne
Nichols. After "Abie's Irish Rose"
comes "She Walked Home" a
slovenly written. poorly directed
and altogether tiresome farce
comedy which had a Washington
premiere at Polls theater last
night.
1t seems almost incredible that
the compounder of such an epoch
making success as Able" could
so completely forget the hokum
recipe and yet She Walked
Home" revealed nary a flash OF
the sure fire commonplaces which
gave the earlier play such alnaZ-
ing heart appeal.
The deficiencies OF the latest
Nichols opus are not comparable
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Brook As Holmes"

Give Brook, who plays Shcr.
lock Holmes in THE Return Of
Sherlock. Holmes" now playing
at Loews Palace, puts on several
disguises in the production. In
one scene he is A German musi-
clan and he imparts to the role
a genuine characterization. He
appears In another scene as
porter with walk that is
uni0ue
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Nosegays from actors to
critics are still among the rare
exceptions in a days mail, Ac-
cordingly an epistle from Ida
Moore, the Mrs. Scruggs" who
furnished most of the laughs in
Howard Thurston's "The Demon,"
is passed on:
Ny Dear Mr.. Kelley:
| cannot leave town without
thanking you for the glorious
write-up you gave our show,
"The Demon" You made every
body happy-and the personal
notice of Mrs. Scruggs is the
incest thing that could have
happened to her in the very be-
ginning of this new season
with new direction, new manage
ment and among strange actors.
I assure you it will not make
the old girl uppity, but lightened
her heart with encouragement
enough to carry on. Every good
wish to you, Mr.. Kelley, from
the demons, the opus and Ida
Moore"
The new Anne Nichols play
ran afoul of District fire regu-
lations last night and was
forced to ring up without
elaborate scenic effects which
werS designed to make an or
mats first act, The material used
to supply a glass effect could
not be fireproofed and was ruled
out.
Actor Edward Jephson, play
ing the part of a butler, checked
in with an liberated tooth and
Stage Manager Charles Richie
served IS pinch-hitter.
"Dracula," which was the
mystery play sensation of last
season, is rolling up fat crosses
on repeat engagements. 1t is
the first production of Horace
Liveright, best known as a
book publisher but respected for
his knowledge of plays through
picking o winner IN his first
"Dracu1a" comes to the Ma
honal for a return engagement
early next month.
Incidentally the National
Theater will get chance to use
it's $4,000 sound picture equip
n1ent in mid-November. The
Erlanger office has booked the
latest of wild animal travel fea-
lures for a route over its sound
equipped houses.
The lobby at Keith's Thea
ter had a lockout crowd at S:15
last night and Street Girl"
enjoyed turn-away business on
Saturday. 1t looked like old
times and an auspicious start
for R-K-O.
Hooray for the u, S. Marine
Corps! I might have added q
couple of extra hoorays and a
tiger except that ! can't forget
that the Devil Dogs in the hec-
tic days of the world strife
turned me down for defective
orbs.
However, the Marine Corps
required no extra claque for the
first showing of "Flight" at the
Fox Theater Saturday. This
branch of the service had its
admirers parked throughout the
theater and when the screen
action justified appreciation it
came in thunderous volume.
never saw a more Enthusiastic
audience nor, I might add, one
which was satisfied to confine
its approval to the accepted
methods.
On the other hand a section
of the Friday midnight audience
at the Earle Theater became un-
ruly for no good reason and
caused annoyance to a capacity
house present to see the Clara
Bow feature. Colby Hartman
was once forced to issue a warn
ing to the F Street collegiates
who were making the first Sat-
urday show at The Palace an
excuse for cutting up. This
was last winter. A word to the
wise checked the boisterous and
the Saturday demonstrations
ceased. 1t appears that the time
"a anprnarhinU for RnothaP warn.
The Washington times., 1929-10-28
Fox Gets Gate

A gate IS feet wide and 20 feet
high has been erected on the stage
OF the Fox for the current Fan
chon and Marco Idea, Thru the
Gate" Through this mammoth
gate many marvellous entertain
ment specialties are introduced, 1t
is stated.
The Washington times., 1929-10-28
First Nighters

Observed at the opening Of
"She Walked Home" at Polls
last night: Allison Robins, Mr..
and Mrs. s. r. Cochran, Car.
ter Field, Norman Baxter, Har-
old Levi, MIR. and Mrs. Hardie
Meakn, Anne Nichols, Howard
ThurstOn, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
j. Fosse, Nellie Revell, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. Stoddard Taylor, Kirk
Sutherland. DIR. Harry NJ. kauf-
man, Thomas F. FIaherty, Miss
Helen Stillwell and Lincoln
Bates.
The Washington times., 1929-10-28
TAKES
TOP HONORS
IN LATEST

THE Trespasser," a strongly con-
structed dialogue picture, by which
Gloria Swanson has mounted to q
new stardom among the stars of
the speaking screen, is sailing into
it's second week at Loew's Column
bia on a great surge Of public in.
terest and curiosity.
In the throngs which Tho Tree
passer" pulls to the Columbia,
there must be a great many who
are genuinely curious to see what
Gloria Swanson can do, besides
wearing clothes elegantly. These
are the folks who missed GlOria' 8
recent films, in which she dis
played great new promise as a sim
cere dramatic actress.
The TrpSpasser" IS all that has
been said for 1t by its friends. 1t
Is a true landmark in talking pic.
lures. The story is built carefully,
skilfuIly, climax by climax, relat-
Ing the ups and downs Of a stem
ographer who climbs the heights
TO security and luxury, only to
have it suatched from her gasp.
There Is strong mother"
theme. which never is allowed TO
become maudIn. A worthy cast
supports Miss Swanson.
Laurel and Hardy are seen in
"Angora Love" Then there are
the Hearst Metrotone News. al
ways interesting, and music by
Claude Burrows and his orchestra.
Give Brook was born in Lon
don, England. He Is married to
Miss Mildred Evelyn, formerly a
popular leading woman of the
British stage.
The Washington times., 1929-10-28
Props AnIentY

Give Brook, who PLAYS the
part of Sherlock Holmes in THE
Return Of Sherlock Holmes" now
playing at Loew's Palace, has
all the usual props for his part.
There is the tweed hat and coat,
the velvet smoking Jacket 'he hic
pipe, the glass and finally the
violin whicS he plays
The Washington times., 1929-10-28
Gloria AS "StenOg"

Gloria Swanson's latest picture
THE Trespasser" now playing at
Loew's Columbia should be Of In
terest to all those who pound the
KEYS. Gloria plays the part Of an
efficient stcnoCrarher in her lat
est picture and first all.ta!iknE
nredu e44eH.
The Washington times., 1929-10-28
"Vets" Reunited

Fritz Williams and Alice Johns,
portraying the Amba assador and
Lady Pettigrew. respectively, in
Berkeley Suare," have not been
reunited in the cast OF a play
since 1915. when both appeared
in a revival of the W. A. Pinero
plaY. "Tha AmaZons."
The Washington times., 1929-10-28
A Safe Finger

George Peters was wearing .
bandage on ono Of his fingers
the other day. George was closing
the Palace safe and forgot to take
his finger out.
The Washington times., 1929-10-28
CLARA BOW CLICKS IN
EARLE FEATURE
By ANDREW r. KELLEY

It's bangup show all round at the Earle Theater this
week with Clara Bow twinklng in "The Saturday Night
most entertaining and satisfying feature she has
found since the became audible
The Washington times., 1929-10-28
DOORS OPEN DAILY AT1O:s0A.M 81
R-K-O KEITH'S

phone, in homes in clubs, every
Uhers. they're talking about
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-07
WRANGLE OVER
BRITISH WAR
DEBTS

THE HAGUE. Aug. Z Q.N.s.l-
French Minister OF Finance Henri
Cheron answered Great Britain's at
tack upon the Young plan today by
pointing out to Philip Snowden,
British chancellor Of the exchequer,
that all the creditor powers and not
Britain alone were forced to make
concessions on the amount OF repa-
rations payments due them by the
terms of the plan.
Cheron, the first speaker when
the conference Of II nations on
adoption of the Young plan for set.
Element Of the separations was re-
sumed today. submitted figures to-
back UP his argument,
In 4 long speech at the first
private session of the conference
yesterday afternoon, Snowden
startled his listeners by attacking
the Young plan as being unfair to
Great Britain.
Snowden objected to the plan be-
cause, he said, 1t would decrease
the amount received by Great
Britain while increasing the
amounts which France, Belgium and
Italy would receive.
He declared that Great Britain
was ready to wipe out all war debts
but stated that so long as they are
payable. Britain would fight any.
decreases in the payments due her.
Cheron took up the issue against
Snowden today because the French
are anxious that q financial settle
ment be reached before the political
questionable evacuation Of the
Rhineland--is discussed.
Foreign Minister Stresemann, Of
Germany, sprang q surprise at yes
terday's session by calling for paral-
lei consideration Of both the finan-
cia1 and political questions.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-07
1000 Get Two Weeks
Free Vacation at Camp

With 100 children and mothers
going today to Camp Good win in
Rock Creek Park, and the $50 leay-
ing yesterday for Camp Pleasant.
more than 1900 free two-week vaca.
lions have been provided since July
/ at the two camps conducted by
the summer outings committee un-
der the financial sponsorship OF the
Community Chest.
The rendezvous for the Camp
Good Will candidates today was the
Tower School, Eighth and D Streets
Southeast. where the. usual medical
and dental inspections were made
before the party started to camp In
cars provided by members Of the
Kiwanis Club.
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BRITISH PRESS
HITS RESERVE
BANK
BY MERRYLE STANLEY
RuKEYSER

New York's changing impulses
Of optimism and pessimism at the
stock exchange have worldwide
ramifications.
Provincialisrn. articulated at
washington and elsewhere, make
III difficult for New York to fulfill
~ new international role eff!
ciently. and at the present time
criticism Is made in foreign CAPT.
tals. A sample OF the Old World
attitude is to be found in the
comment of the financial editor OF
the Manchester Guardian-Com-
fiercial, who pointed out:
Much has been written on the
causes OF the economic disequilib-
rum between the United States
and Europe, of which the per-
sIstent weakness Of sterling in
terms Of dollars Is the outward
manifestation.
s'Tle chief immediate causes are,
or course, the IOng-cOntinued share
market boom in New York ana
the curious policy pursued by the
Federal Reserve authorities In the
face Of that bOoIn--a policy neither
81 complete dfsinterestedness
(Which would probably have al.
bowed the SPECTATORS to cut their
own threats long before this)
nor Of determined and vigorous
hostility (which would have meant
short IL very sharp sh0ck),. but
Of half-hearted and indecisiye
pressure which did very little
harm to the Wall Street opera.
tors but caused prolonged inc0n-
Renience to the rest Of the world.
The war changed the United
States from debtor into q credi-
tor country. but she has vet by no
means awakened 10 the respOn.
abilities which the change Of
status implies. She insists upon
the settlement of her war debts,
but opposes to payment the OBJ.
stacles of high tariff wall. She
has established q large favorable
balance OF trade, and. as the home
market for her principal manu-
featured products approached satu-
ration, threatens TO achieve a still
larger one,
"Up to q year ago the Amerl-
can investor provided this lOp-
sided account with balancing
entry in the shape Of large loans
10 the outer world, but recently
even this equilibrating force has
become imperative. And, to
crown all, even the gold which
has been dispatched, has been
largely tsteriIized,' and thus de-
prived Of its sovereign quality Of
settling indirectly an indebted
ness larger than the face value
Of the amount RENTED"
In the longer term postwar
lineup, London is likely to retain
leadership in short term financ-
Ing, and New York is likely to
take rrimaey iii long term H.
Aancing. New York is destined
to remain most interested in ii.
nancing American industries,
rather than making narrow bank.
ers' commissions in dealing with
overseas concerns.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-07
SURGEONNAMED
BY AIR FIRM

ST. LOUIS. Aug. I (I.N.S.l.-To
Universal Aviation Corporation goes
the distinction Of being the first
commercial air line operator in the
country TO employ q flight sur
geon to take care OF It's human
engines"
Under this plan the pilot who
shows the least sign Of physical
disability or an impending break
down will be discovered quickly
and replaced until his physical con.
dition> again Is normal.
Dr.. Wade Hampton Miller, Of
Kansas City, has been appointed
to the new post, Paul Goldsborough
announced when he disclosed crea.
ton of the position.
DIR. Miller will have direct charge
Of the health of all personnel in
the service. Under him, pilots and
mechanics will receive complete ex.
amination-and overhauling--if nee.
essary. every 80 days, which is six
times as often as the Department
Of Commerce regulations require.
Universal Corporations air lines
takes Its planes over 1900 air
miles day. and the flight sur.
geon's work viii carry him over
this distance many times a month.
according to plans. Passengers
may have the experience Of seeing
the surgeon climb into the pilots
cockpit to observe the latter's
physical reactions while in flight.
DR.. Miller has been flying for 16
years and has been active in avia.
ton medicine since the beginning
OF the world war.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-07
Editors Will Forbids
Clergy At His Funeral

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. r.
Orders to cremate his body and
scatter lis ashes to the wind and
to permit no clergyman Of any de-
nomination to conduct religious rites
were contained in the win Of Giusep-
pi Bruno. which was probated here.
Bruno was editor Of an Italian
newspaper. He Left $500 to his wife.
Concepta. He declared in the Will:
81 want it to be known that live
as an upright Mason and q true
and sincere Shriner."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-07
Grave Diggers' Strike
Nearing End. Is Claim

NEW YORK, Aug. Z Q.N.S.).-The
grave diggers' strike at Calvary
Cemetery was practically terminated
today.
Many of the 900 strikers returned
to work, although no agreement has
been officially reached concerning
their demands for higher wages.
It was said at offices Of the ceme-
terry association the strike was
caused by a radical ring, The alb.
sence OF ss,cil demands In other
Queens cemeteries was poin out
in support of that contention.
The arbitration. plans q by
Governor Roosevelt have not been
set aside, 1t was learned, and it Is
probable that they will be carried
out to determine exactly the
grievances of the workers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-07
d. c. Police Hunt Boy, Is,
Missing From N. Y. Home

Efforts are being made in Wash.
ington today to find Samuel Lus.
tick, IS, missing from his home in
Rochester, N. Y. since April rs,
1928.
The missing youth is about feet
8 inches in height and weighs be-
tween 140 and $50 pounds. He has
o shuffling gait and can be recog.
Iized easily from the fact that he
wears brown wig, having lost his
hair as a result of illness. and also
has a split thumbnail.
Young Lustick left the home of
his brother, David Lustick, 81
Pryor St., Rochester, N. z, April
2S. 1928, and nothing has been
heard from him since. Because Of
illness in his family. special efforts
are being made to find him.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-07
Marion Nixon to Marry
Chicago Merchants Son

CHICAGO, Aug. Q.N.S).-Ob-
tanning . license to wed, Edward
Hillman, IT,, son Of = millionaire
Chicago merchant. and Marion
Nixon, motion picture star, an.
nounced today they planned to
marry, August II.
Hillman gave his age - rs and
Miss Nixon, former wife Of Joe
BENJAMIN, p .gilist. said she was "a.
Hillman was divorced four years
ago by Dorothy Martin Hillman.
Evanston society girl, who deserted
him four days after their marriage.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-07
Murdered Mans Estate
May Go to Education

HAGERSTOWN, Md. Aug. T.
The board Of education OF Wash
ington county will be enriched to
the amount OF $5SS.51 under an
ancient state law II no relatives Of
John Semich. IS, duaryman of Cave
town. murdered q year ago, APP
pear to claim the residue of his
estate.
This became known when Frank
e. Bushey made account Of Sennich's
estate in the Orphans Court as
administrator. Money found on
Senich's body, In his shack, and on
deposit in banks. totaled $976.S9.
After settlement of his debts and
administration there is $5SS.51 left.
All efforts to find relatives Of
Semich have failed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-08-07
Sen. Wagner's Brother,
"a, Dies on River Trip

August Wagner, S., brother Of
Senator Robert r. Wagner. died
yesterday while grabbing along the
banks OF the Hudson River, accord
Ing to word from New York today.
He was d tim OF heart disease.
Mr.. Wagner. a Supreme Court at
tendant for the past six years, had
Just gone on his vacation. and was
with friends on the fishing expedi-
ton. He complained that he was
tired, and, lay down on tho bank. A
friend later tried to awaken him. and
found no was dead.
He Is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Margery Wagner, and four children,
Robert, Carl and Harding, and Eve
1yn, who Is secretary to Mayor Wal.
ker; his brother and two sisters.
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Bids and Proposals

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, office Of the
Supervising Architect, Washington, d. e;
August /, 1929-Sealed proposals viii
be opened in this office at p. m.
August 80 1929, for furnishing all labor
and material necessary for the installs.
tion Of q complete elevator plant in the
internal revenue building building, bu'
reau of internal yevenrel. washington.
D. c. All prospective bidders are hereby
notified that any bid submitted in response
to this advertisement must be accom-
panied by q statement Of facts In detail OF
the business and technical organization Of
the bidder available for the contemplated
wrok, including financial resources and
building experience. etc. The United
States expressly reserves the right 70 no
iect any bid in which the facts az TO buea.
ness and technical organization. financial
resources. or building experience compared
with the project bid upon justify such re-
lection. The successful bidder will be re.
CURED TO furnish performance bond OF
SO per cent Of the contract price. Draw
inge and specifications may be obtained
from this office JAS. A. WETMoRE.
Acting Supervising Architect.