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The Washington times., 1929-01-11

July and then sails back to the
land of John Bull for contracts
that will keep her entertaining
abroad until 1880,
Also Billy Mcintyre, of the
Montgomery Apartments, who
who has just finished an Or
pheum route and has been lay.
ing off for a week at his hcne.
starts Keith route in Amster-
dam, N. Y. on Monday.
Unless New York gets busy
soon the week 81 January 90
will be dark at both the Ma
tional and Polls. Nothing
booked as yet.
China has barred ~Den Hura
from all motion picture screens,
called "Christian propaganda.
Mr.. William S. Neal report.
he was one Of the 5:45 a. m
customers at the National The
alter window yesterday. He
drew seventh row. on the aisle,
for Monday night and Is satis-
lied { was WoEth the lest slsap.
The Washington times., 1929-01-11

Instead Of walking many weary miles
In looking for an unfuHNlshed apartment,
look In the Classified section and II yoa
can net find what you want there.
call Miss Gray. MalR 52e0.
The Washington times., 1929-01-11

@ HE yearned to become a
- great dramatic actress, to
appear on the screens of the.
world in roles of power and
pathos. But instead they made
her throw pies in low comedies.
What a magnificent picture has
been made by King Vidor. di-
rector of "The Big Parade"
You'll laugh through your
tears at this dramatic revela-
ton of the lives and loves of
Hollywood. You'll call it one
of the most tOuchingly dramatic
rOmances you've ever witnessed.
So human. So true.
The Washington times., 1929-01-11
.GLEANINGS1
-. AND
-. AND ..---------------
SCREENINGS
By ANDREW r. KELLEY

innate actor who has tired Of
waiting for part that will
suit him perfectly and has gone
over 70 musical comedy. Not
since Young Woodley" has the
boyish-looking Mr.. Hunter been
able to pick up role he liked.
He has examined in the mean
time hundreds OF manuscripts.
Aarons and Freddy finally
induced him to sign up for
Loving Ann" a musical by
Owen Davis, Richard Rodgers
and Lorenz Hart, which will be
produced early in February.
Laurence Stallings, who col
laborated with Agnes Christine
johnson on the scenario for
"Show People" Ia considering
an offer which will bring him
back 20 newspaper work rs a
feature writer on the New York
Morning Telegraph.
You may wonder when you
see "Show People" how Douglas
Fairbanks, Charlie Chaplin, John
Gilbett, Norma Talmadge and
a score of other stars were in
duced to play tiny bits as extras
in "Show People," The answer
is friendship. They are all fond
of Marion Davies and accepted
her proposal to help out as a
sort of lark. A rule governing
actors pay in the studio made
it compulsory that they accept
$3.50 a day for their labors and
all nave saved these unique
checks as a memento of bar
gain job for Metro oldwyn.
Two hundred theaters, repre-
senting 40 independent units in
Greater New York, with seating
capacity of 100000, have been
secured by William Fox by pur-
chase and merger and will be
operated by Fox Metropolitan
PlayhOuscs, Inc, wholly.owned
subsidiary of Fox Theaters.
This makes the latter the largest
claim operator In Greater New
York,
Theaters included in the deals
for the most part have all been
erected during the past three
to five years. Their annual
profits are estimated at $4,000
900.
Addition of almost 200 the
ate. in the Create New York
zone placed the total number of
seatssin the combined holding of
Fox Theaters Corporation at
100000. Indicative of what is
to come in the form Of additional
theater purchases and construc-
ton is statement from Will
liam Fox that. by the end of
1929 he anticipates increasing
this figure to Loo, 900 seats.
- z /
FlorenE Ziegfeld stopped off
for few hours yesterday on
his way to Palm Beach. No, he
didn't see "Fioretta.
win Hays said 'tNon on the
filming of bad Girl" Vina
Delmar will get around his
frown b. doing an original story
for Pathe.
Billy Kelly, once Of the st,
Pats, is getting his first profess
sional experience in "Hit the
Deck" at the Belasco. Turn
away business since Wednesday
matinee and the musical, with
Kate Smith, will hold over for
a second week.
Likewise, "On Trial. at the
Metropolitan, has been pulling
so well a last-minute decision
keeps it in for a third week.
Ann. Suter is hack in London
after playing the vaudeville
houses Of Sweden and Denmark.
The Washington girl writes that
she will be home in June and
The Washington times., 1929-01-11
PAT AND NIKE
FOR SILLS'
NEXT
BY REGINA CREWE
Copyright, 1929, ~ King Features
Gvnnlcaia Inc

Syndicate. Incl
HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 10.--Milton
Stills does 50 excellently as the
Ballyhoo man in The Barker"
that First National has decided to
give him two roles to play In his
next picture. He will be both
Pat and Mike" in the screen
adaptation Of the magazine story
bearing just that nams-"Pa:
and Mike"
The tale concerns two brothers
and girl beloved by both. ona
lad IL a stalwart and honest
cop" While the other is a bold,
bad gunman. Milton will be both
And II will be the first dual role
ne has enacted since the incep.
ton of his long career on the
screen. The film is to be a Vita.
phone production with It's drama
emphasized by sound. Frank
Lloyd will direct and the chances
ara that Dorothy Maclalli viii We
the final selection a. heroine.
Colleen Moore is the first screen
star to build a home containing
sound picture projection room.
Colleen and John Mccormick have
just purchased beautiful estate
north Of Beverly. where rour
teen-room residence will be built
on one of the highest hills in the
vicinity. There will also be-
Turkish baths, swimming pools
barbecue pits and extensive gar.
dens. spread over three acres. The
property is said to have cost
$4,000
Paramount and William G. De
Mile have confirmed the news II
the selection of Conrad Nagel.
Bessie Love and Leila Hyams
for the romantic characters In the
new De Mile talkie. white Col.
lars" 1t will be translated for
the screen from the Broadway
success.
Director Frank Borzage, Of
seventh Heaven" and Street
Angel fame. is all set to start
on his third Janet Gaynor-C Charlie
Farrell picture. 1t is as yet un.
named, but the story is based on
a magazine yarn by Tristram
Upper. Three Episodes in the
Life Of Timothy Osborn" Janet
and Charlie are tho only ones
selected for the picture, But the
action centers chiefly about these
two, and it will be some time be.
fore supporting players are neces'
sary.
Another New Yorker in town.
Eddie Bowling. Broadway come.
dian, arrived today to begin work
on q taIkie, broadway Bound"
for Sonoart Production. Marian
Nixon has the leading feminine
role. In the party was Ray
is Mrs. Bowling in private life.
Shooting will be dona on the
metropolitan sound stages cper .
ated by the Christie brothers,
Nora Lane has been selected
as George O'Brien's heroine in
"Son Of Anak," which IL to be
his next photoplay. George, by
the way, has quit being one of
the airline's most consistent pa
irons. He has been in the habit
of flying from Hollywood to
Frisco where his family lives.
But with the retirement OF his
dad as chief of police, family
headquarters win now be in the
cinema city.
Instead Of walking many weary miles
IN looking for an nnfuSNlshed apartment.
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mentsd corn. il is, in the last analysis and under It:
general arpellation, simply whisky"
Every other Judge on the Missouri supreme eoul'
bench who voted for reversing the verdict in the Sc
dsIis case knew that the defendants lawyer was taking
advantage Of a legal teehnicahty. They may have had
no doubt IL all OF the defendants guilt. The verde;
indicated that he was guilty Of selling whisky some
kind OF whisky-but because no sworn evidence va
forthcoming to prove that IL Ess "oorn whisky he de
msnded and vas granted q new trial.
Such incidents look ridiculou, to the laymsn, and
they are ridiculous. The plain intent Of a law and o.
an indictment may be n%ulified By a sharp-witted Law
yer. who detects a missing comma OF a missing letter
Lawyers and judges quibble over q technieality that
in reality has nothing to do with the guilt or innocence
Of a defendant in court.
Yet. bench and bar cling to the kind OF technicalty
that Judge Walker Of Missouri pronounces too mar
row. The result j. that there arc frequent nrisear-
risges Of Justice; the expense Of trying cases Is IN
creased and the time of courts and prosecuting Off
Gals is taken up with cases that should be disposed OF
promptly.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-02
The Coming Session

The -essioa uf tile Texas legislature which con
,snes January E viii have many important matters to
dispose or. chief u which will ~ financing Of the pro
rosed state highway system.
Apparently, il is we'll settled that the majorits q
members viii support any program recommended by
Governor Mocdy's highway committee Of t~hirt.-enc
That program II expected to call for issuance III state
bonds in the amount Of Se5oo00-ooO 70 take ov~- thc
investments ri the various counties in state highway
10 close gaps in existing highways and complete p sys.
rem which Viii join All section RI thc tate. assuring
ore n the most comprehensive system. iH tha United
States. Under this program Cameron and Hidsl-o
counties would each receive Approximately F~iHtoHng
in refund on county money expended on state hisERs- s..
this money t. be used for feeder road construction.
Some opposition may bs expected from Legislators
uhc IRE playing 70 the raNrtic-' ht adrrcat1"a rc-
ducticn of the gasoline tax and motor vehicle license
fee. and there arc also certain elements who will c-
nose issuance W state bonds upon tho theory that the
state should - for highway construction from cur
rcDt receipts from the gasoline tax and motor reficlc
l;eens-s. However. Il is apparent that the opposition.
while Il may be expected 20 make 2 prolonged and No-
eifcrous fight IL the legislature. is IN the minority.
II the press Of Texas reflects the sentiment Of the
raoplr. the state j. solidly in favor n bonding for
hirhvay construction, the bonds to be retired by the
gasoline tax. Texas has learned that highway pay
he dividends, far in excess n the interest and sinking
funds for bonds. and there Is 10 logical reason why 7
"uav-as-you--o" plan should be adopted and corstruc-
tion Of the highway system drawn Out over . quarter II
a century.
Texas needs those highways now. not p quarter o!
. century hence. They arc essential ~ development
of tho states resources; ard development Of these re-
sources will add 10 valuations and revenues far more
than the cost 81 the highways. This fact has repeat
cdly been demonstrated in construction Il county
Highway systcms. and the state will secure TIM SANE
results in this respect that counties have.
Texans arc also or the opinion that thc burden NH
highway construction should DC placed upon motor
vehicles. Real estate is now paying All the tax Il can
hear. II Il true that valuations viii DC enhanced ny
highway construction. but those valuations carry other
tax burdens. The gasoline tax and motor license tcr
rlacc the Surdcn uponp the motor vehicles, and each
vehicle owner pays in direct proportion to use n tho
Highways.
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oh, hellc,' said Byrd. casually.
You seem 20 be down town bright
aud early, too
Martin looked from one 70 the
ether, qui~zzicail., and then eased his
lever into high.
Byrd and Larry crossed the street
together.
Which way a. you happen % ~
going?' asked Byrd IN that deadly
casual tone.
The same way YOU happen 10 be
going lie answered o%minously.
They stopped IN front of the bank.
"Sce here. Byrd, / saw you Get
cut cf that car just now" Larry 81
plodcd, have you fallen so low that
yon accept 'pick-ups' noN?'
Byrd stared at him. His straight.
wcll-proportioned features were a
dull rcd. She realized that Larry
Just as he did when they were liv-
inE together.
~ that why YOU arc OBTAINING
INC 7' she said coldly. 30 tell ne
that YOU consider my conduct ques-
tionablcr z" she laughed heartleSsly.
You tel me that I'm not behaving
Correctly she continued bitterly.
That's a fine joke" She hcsitated
a momen while a sharp pain seemed
% catch her in the region or her
heart.
Listen. Larry, when I lived with
you 7 never disErSced you. I lived rs
try conscience dictated 7 should live
with a husband whom I loved. That's
all changed now. I'LL do and 20 and
behave Just as feel like. And
don't try to Interfere. It won't do
you a bit Of good, 7 don't cars = fix
leaf what you think or how you feel.
Goodbyel"
Byrd turned M q flinnant pair of
high heels in Larry's direction.
But her face had nothing airy or
casual about il. Her eyes had the
strained look or 4 person who has
lost its dearest possession.
A. she went through the revolving
doors, she saw Larry still standing
where she had left him and the OK
preston on his face was one of
failure and defeat and honelessncsv.
Byrd was thinking. Larry had got
ten everything in life by = buster
ing demand for II. He had gotten
his position in the business world
through an arrogant and rcotistical
exploitation OF his magnetic person
alitv.
That vibrant. glowing thing that
vas Larry had dominated her ever
since the time she had first met
him.
Would she ever forget that mo-
mert when she had beer introduced
~ him ard hr stapned before r
rvol1tul CT pccrle arl h d~oY3.i p
kiss. like . golden chime, rl-h. ~
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The World and All
HE NAIL

THE MAIL
n Vas only the other DAY was thrilled beyond *
preston by the passage Of the first regular airmai
plane over the house in which I live. Well, certainly
not more than . few months ago CT a year or two ago
Tor q long time nov, comparatively speaking th7
airmail has been flying more than $4,000 miles every
DAY in the United States.
More and more cities are being served, and since
the delivery jobs were given over 20 private ecntrsc-
tors tie airmail system has grown t. enormous size
Within a very few years nearly all letter mail VIII 5e
carried by air, rs a matter q course.
Early in the fourteenth century it was customary to
write u the outside Or letters to be delivered by post:
Haste Post. IIaste!' Hence comes our expression
post haste" But the haste the post courier VAS able
to make in those days, riding post horses over eXecra-
bic reads. would hardly DO for the transportation oi
hank business between New York and Chicago, for I'M
stance. And the modeSn lover isn't willing 10 wait
several weeks for the delivery OF his love letter. vrit-
ten IL Atlanta, 10 his sweetheart in New Orleans.
II was also customary in the oldsn days to write ~
the outside OF tic dispatch such sdmcnitons as these:
Ride, villain. ride-for thy life, for thy life, for thy
lifc!' Haste, haste, haste, flying night and day."
And often the sender. to keep the mailman properly
frightened, would add. ion payne ar the gallovs," AMI
would draw a skull and c%rossbones on his wrapper.
| learn these interesting items about the postal
service from "0ld Post Bags a new Appleton book by
Alvin r. Harlow,
When IL cost ~,ixpencs 70 send 3 letter ii Erslani
the population Of Great Britain sent only an average
OF three or four letters each per year. and poor fola
sent no letters at all, since they didn't earn enough in
a whole day to pay postage on three letters.
Y took years of campaigning and wire-pullinz and
political fighting q bring cheap postage. because III
politicians we're SO short-sighted that they feared the
postal service never could handle al the letters thas
would be sent II postage we're reduced, in England. 10
= penny. But ~ 1910 the fight was won. ard the ad-
hesive stamp vas devised as = means or getting the
money IN advance cf delivery. since so many customers
refused to ray on delivery In nine years the postal
system was placed on = paying basis.
The growth # postal institutions is > romanti.
story odd Post Bags tells IL hotter than II has ever
been tod heretofore. Too bad the book couldn't have
q more attractive title.
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:ENAs UAiIY rREss LEAGUE
Valley OPTIMISTIC

= lh' NOS encouraging feature, 81 n. nv
~ + 'he sftut = optimism general thropvbo,, IN.
N expressed hy Valley leaders III terms wbi.,
~ a9u' q .heir sincerity. Almost uithou,
avg. residents arc facing the new year
WIN confidence. confidence crycndcred IL tro-I
eaEo Fl tic valleys rrsourcc. and the "a ~. Al.
m"ha' 81 consuming market. arc constantly mann.
ing mount
AceoFninE q conservative estimate, the rorer Ia
utsnae N'iicy Is les than 50 per cent dcyeloped. ard
= ESQ Estimated that present shipments reprrson.
10" :" fcT cent ef the tonnage the Valley fel.
III III 'a'apic ~ producing. Development az the
's"eF : resources b. keeping pace with the ircreaeip-
demand foF thee products. II is anp.rcn, ., -
"no nave made 4 study of Valley development that m,
progress Of recent years is increasing in momon,pn
III lnSt 1879 Viii witness an increase in wealth p-o.
"uotlon without parallel in the history Of new eoun.
tries.
There N solid basis for the optimism expressed NV
'aa'y leaders. development Is proceeding al 3 pace
unafssHed ~ Z few years ago. Thousands of acre.
vii be brought under irrigation in 1929. seores a.
mHe- Il paved highways will nc completed, and these
are important factors IN adding to the wealth produc.
ton IBIS development Is not confined to any ore sec.
ton u o. general. extending from RIO Crande CIV
10 the COST II fact there is not a community which
Coz not have new projects under way OF which il rot
preparing Tor moro intensive cultivation and added
production from older developed lands.
National conditions serve to augment Valley op-
timisfn- leading financiers. induztrialists and heads OF
the country greatest commercial firms predict un-
preocdentcd prosperity Tor 1929. and this will he re-
Elected ~ : greater demand and better markets for the
Valleys product.
Amcng the most optimistic are those pioneers who
have ,ees the pace sf progress accelerated With the
passing years. They have witnessed the gradual trans
formation NJ = wilderness into enc or the most produc-
tive areas N thr vcrli. They know the possibilities
o. Vale. soi., the immense wealth Il ean produce when
rrcpcrls developed. Their faith, provide years ago
when development Va n is infancy, has been aug.
nient-d a. The years have brought to the lower border
section the Development ard progress they visioned
when thcy FIRST Devoted their energies 70 making th-
Valley -cil produce.
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q 1923 .ctnTkAL PRtss Assn nc

the top Of her Bronze h7ir7
That Was Larry for so A royal
gesture that had brought the world
10 his feeti
And now for the first time in his
whole life ne had known humilia-
tion and defeat
Byrd almost ran into her little Of
flee.
She wanted 20 close that last
glimpse Of Larry out Of her mind.
But her burning eyeballs still car
ried that woebegone image.
Al she sat nj her typewriter ready
To begin 81 the pile or letters that
were waiting for her, sine looked
like a very capable young secretary
and no n In the world would have
guessed that right that minute she
wanted TO be washing dishes in a
little house with green shutters. yun-
ming q carpet sweeper around the
living room ard making beds.
She laid the little pile of finished
letters on Nr. Folks desk.
She hcgitated 2 minute ~ the door
before going out.
Mr.. Polk. do vou mind telling
mo if Harry has talked with you
about his affsirs9'
Nr. Folk nodded. Byrd sat down
~ the chair fa1ir= his desk.
I'm worried about him. natural
ly,' she said, hoping to get 2 word
out NJ him.
He came IN 20 see ne the day
after you fired him. He looked un
with Y humorous twinkle ir his
eyes. "And We went over an his
accounts. 7 believe he realizes. for
the first time. how heavily ~ debt
he is." Mr.. Polk hesitsted. 81 don't
know that ] have q right 10 tell YOU
thiS. but II may relieve vour mind
to know that he wanted first or all
r. ray back. II your father every
cent he owned him. ~ fact. NJ vas
nuite defiant about il. az II he ve-e
TRYING r. show you ia could Ect
along vIvthoHt yo4r help. It's 4
good sign. I'd saw"
"Eut how could ~ Az that" ir.
! puired Byrd. IN surprise. There
isn't another soul anywhere that
would lend him the money
We'll. the first thing 70 a. with
? man like Larry who faces certain
failure urlcSs he turns right about
face, IL 20 make his dealings strict.
~ : matter Of business. Familic.
should eve borrow from each
other anyway. 50 7 arranged thr
losn for him. finished Mr.. Folk
avoiding Ryrd's eyes.
~ by. Mr. Poik," she said. sShast
why did You take such a risk2r
I'm -rite or All the gossip ~ thr
rr,'-lrv. herl ~ often 'sie !.
rhance when s%omsthirE more than
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Money is at stske!'
Byrd vas very still for 0 few min
utss.
Then sh, handed SIR. Polk a. en-
velope.
will you return this 70 Larry"
she asked. Its q check he sent me-.
Plears thank him for me. and tel
him that I'm making = very good
salary and can Get along nicely
Byrd hurried cut M the building
that evening. fer she had planned
a. meet Pat NJ the dancing class.
Outside the bank she bought y
psper. and stood for a minute glaHc-
in- over the front PAGE.
Jack nuncan's name caught her
eve. A small item ~ the bottom
az the page stated that John =. Dun
ran. prominent banker. Rad been
fined one hundred dollars and costs
on 2 charge If assault and battery.
She started walking rapidly down
Euclid avenue. enjoying the late oc-
totcr air. The evening raS ~
halmy u, any day IN summe
She glanced Up. Coming toward
her. she saw Martin Kelly.
you're A. bad a. \ bad penny"
she Scolded him lauGhingly. always
turning M no the wrong time"
"Tm clad o. gee YOU. too ne said.
showing his white. even teeth, his
ONLY asset in tho way ~ hcautv.
Going hcne7'
Byrd decided not r. tell him she
Twas having dinner alone. SHE was
afraid he'd come, toe. She main
tanned q discreet silence.
That's fine" he said, brightly, -
II they had had quite = conversation
about IT,. y think it'll be wonder
ful m have dinner together
Byrd couldn't helm smiling. ne
was 80 much little boy about every
thing that he did.
"Come on" he hesitated. Tor hs
didn't know her given name. please
CONTINUED on page tend
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"A WEE WHITE HOUSE
It's just a wee house, with ! cool
white porch,
And shutters that glitter VT
aucc TN the sun.
Ii has a wee door, and thru that
door
Walks Thy life and love when ths
day - done.
III the narrow gate, UP the pebbled
walk.
Straight hc comes to mv eager kiss.
Then we beth lived oYe the hours
apart,
Tell each other that . tell each
other this.
Oh, kings know glory NJ = different
Kind,
And lovers in castles don't know
much.
But two in \ paid for wee white
house
Seldom, i'm. ever. lose the magic
tourh. -JnHnita Giiycttf.