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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-06
Oben Another

The new Warner theater in
Atlantic City. \. J.. which
opened last week with the all
natural color Vitsphone pro-
duction. On With the Show.
brings to that world famous
resort its largest motion pic
ture palace and one that takes
its place with the finest the
aters in America. Located on
the Boardwalk near Arkansas
avenue. the new house. which
seats 5000 patrons. represents
an investment Of 100000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-06
Army Film

John Barrymore first Vita
phone talking picture Will be
an elaborate production based
on the novel, General Crack
by George Preedy J. L.
Warner announced this week
that Warner Brothers had
purchased the rights TO this
romantic story because it af-
fordS Barrymore perfect
vehicle full of colorful back
grounds and vigorous action. 1t
is concerned with the adven-
lures of a soldier of fortune in
the Austrian army during the
eighteenth century.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-06
PLAYS a Tough Role

Larry Banthim is playing a tough
sailor in The Isle of Lost Ships, :"
at First National-yitaphone studios.
Banthim recently entered pictures
via San Francisco tugboat where
he served as deck sand.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-06
The Kikutas laps Will Share Feature Billing With the
Headline Act on the Variety Program Which
Opens Today for the Week.

VAUDEVILLE will dish Of Orheum
acts the bill Of fare at the Lyric today and all next week
features Of entertainment True Heaven
ALI picture IS
0
Tidal Wave Of Songs
bills
have heard ana De Voc engagements
all principal declaring
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-06

by George Gershwin, America S
leading popular composer; and
writer of Rhapsody in Blue The
book is by Frederick Thompson and
Vincent Lawrence, and the lyrics by
Ira Gershvin.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-06
Signs Contract

Virginia Lee Corbin has Just
been signed for an important
role in Colleen MOore's next
starring vehicle Tor First Ma
tional-Vitaphcne pic lures,
"FootlightS and Fools
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-06

Irene Franklin. beloved red
head star Of vaudeville. has been
captured by Vitaphone and ap-
pears in her first Vitaphone act at
the Apollo on the new program
starting today. She offers two
of her intimitable character num-
bers, The Waitress and The
Flapper Mammys Lullaby Vita
phone short subjects at tie Apollo
also include The Blue Ridgors,
with Cordellia Mayberry, tall
ented group Of quaint mountaineer
singers and musical entertainers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-26
PARKWAY APARTMENTS
FAILURE is HIT BY
GIBSON SUBCOMMITTEE
Continued From First Page.)


they were associated in a measure with
the sale to the buyers and failed to
exercise any precaution to protect the
buyers, and countenanced the sale I'M
der a plan that any reasonable person
should have known was doomed to
failure.
Safeguards against failure of CO.
operative apartment buildings with pos
sible loss to investors should in all such
projects be set up by the operators.
Promoters of such projects should guar
antee protection compartment purchas-
ers in the event that the building is not
successful on the cooperative owner
ship plan and has to be placed on a
rental basis. 1t is important that all
cash payments on account of the pur-
chase Of apartments in cooperative
building should be held intact until the
successful sale of the building Is abSo-
lutely assured, so that such cash pay
ments On account of the purchase price
of the individual apartments can be re-
turned to the individuals in case OF
the failure to sell the building on sat-
isfactory financial basis.
Buyers of such apartment homes, on
the other hand, should make sure by
the exercise of greater diligence than
ordinary of the experience, honesty and
standing of the promoters of co-opera-
tive apartments. No legitimate real es-
tate operator in cooperative apartment
projects, or in any other development
work, should object to careful investiga-
ton by prospective investors as to Their
standing ! am told, in fact, that the
legitimate operator welcomes such in
vestigation and succeeds best when he
encourages such investigation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-26
BILL FOR MARKET
| GETS PREFERENCE
Senate Steering Committee
Puts Local Measure on
Favored List.

The Senate steering committee today
placed the bill providing for a new
Farmers Market for the District on the
list of preferred measures, which will
give it a better chance of being con-
sidered before the session closes. There
are three other bills on the program of
the steering committee, however, that
Will have the right of way following the
naval cruiser bill before the Farmers
Market is taken up.
The other questions recommended by
the committee for Senate action as soon
as the cruiser bill is disposed of are:
The Caraway bill to prevent sale of
cotton and grain in future markets; the
Jones bill to provide heavier penalties
for certain violations of the prohibition
law, and the resolution of Senator Edge
authorizing survey of the proposed
Nicaraguan canal. If these measures
can be disposed of, the Farmers Mar
ket bill would then be taken up.
The market bill, which has already
passed the House, provides for purchase
of the Southwest site, near the water
front. 1t was considered by the Senate
for brief period on several DAYS dur
ing the last session, but because of the
protracted debate over the best loca-
ton it was never brought to vote. II
it should be taken up as part of the
steering committee program it would be-
come the unfinished business before the
Senate from day to day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-26
Reports of Fight
With Elliott Are
Deniedb by Blanton
Gives His Version Of
Story Circulated
Around Capitol.
tFrom Yesterdays $40 Edition of The Star

(From Yesterdays $40 Edition Of The starr
Representative Blanton, Democrat of
Texas, took all the pep out of report
circulated around the Capitol today that
he had been in brisk encounter in
the Speakers lobby with Representa-
tive Elliott, Republican Of Indiana
chairman of the House committee on
public buildings and grounds.
In the House Mr.. Blanton charged
that he had been promised two post
Offices in his district in the Federal
building program. Mr.. Elliott denied
that statement. According to reports,
they then adjourned to the Speakers
lobby and were exchanging blows when
colleagues separated them. 1t was
stated that Representative Elliott lad
thrown large volume of Congress
sional Records at Mr.. Blanton, striking
him on the head
According to Mr.. Blanton's version.
he had taken Mr.. Elliott into the lobby
to show him in the Congressional Rec
ord where the promise had been made,
and laid the large volume of records
on the table to point out the place.
In the meantime they were accusing
and denying vociferously According
to Mr. Blanton. Mr.. Elliott refused to
read the record and pushed the book
aside. And that's all there was to it."
said Mr.. Blanton. Representative Ell
lott also denied reports of an en-
counter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-26
JURY WILL QUIZ
60 OF LEGISLATURE
Illinois Lawmakers to Be
Cited in Chicago Sanitary
District Inquiry.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated fTeSS.
CHICAGO, January 26.-Sixty State
Legislators will be subpoenaed to tell
the special grand jury why and for
what services they were paid monthly
salaries ranging from 5000 to $500 by
the Chicago Sanitary District.
Thirty-five Of the so names in the
hands of Frank j. Loesch, first assist
ant States attorney and his aides,
have been disclosed. Their names with
others pay roll alleged on the sanitary
district, having been kept in card
index file, which was locked in the
office of the president of the district.
They we're listed as "patrolmen." Fin
spectors," investigators" and assist
ant attorneys"
The names of sponsors for each leg
islator on the alleged pay roll were
either written or initiated on each card
or marked with the word trustees p"
Many bore the initials CIV n, 4"
which prosecutors believe stand for
three sponsors, T. j. Grove, former
president of the district: Trustee James
A. Whalen and the late Michael Rosen-
berg.
An examination of the list, prosecutors
said, revealed that during the terms of
many of the legislators, the State AS
sembly passed measures beneficial to
the district.
One such act boosted the districts
bonding power from per cent of the
total taxable valuation for construction
purposes to per cent. thus raising the
bond limit from l84,000,O00 to $780,
100000.
Despite this, however, Trustee Henry
A. Berger testified before the grand Jury
that the district is up against it." Only
$4,500.000 remains in the treasury, he
said $2,930,000 is lost" and the dis
trict faces obligations amounting to
S105.859, 1855 in 1929.
One-fourth Of the entire State Legis-
lature was on the pay roll, and those
called before the special grand jury will
be asked specifically what favorable
legislation and what Legislative protec-
ton" were accorded trustees in return
for their "favors," Loesch said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-26
GEN. BRIDGES
TO SUCCEED VAIL
Coolidge to Name Campbell
Assistant Adjutant Gen.
eraI of Army.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
President Coolidge has decided to ap-
point Brig. Gen. Charles H. Bridges OF
White Hall, ILL.,, as adjutant general Of
the Army, with a rank of major gen.
eral. He also intends to appoint Col
Archibald Campbell of Philadelphia as
sistant adjutant general, with rank of
Drigadier general.
Maj. Gen. Bridges succeeds the late
Maj. Gen. Lutz Wahl as adjutant gen.
eral of the Army
Shortly after his graduation from
West Point Gen. Bridges went into the
Spanish-American war, participating in
the battles of FL Caney and San Juan.
During the Philippine Instruction he
served in several engagements and for
short time was the custodian of Gen.
Emilio Aguinaldo. the Filipino leader,
after the latter's surrender.
During the World War he served as
inspector general with the End Division,
and later as assistant chief of staff of
that division. He was given the Distin-
guished Service Medal and received the
award of Officer of the Legion of Honor
from France. He has been the assist
ant adjutant general since July, 1927.
Campbell. who succeeds Gen. Bridges,
also is veteran of the Spanish-Ameri-
can War and served in the Boxer Re-
bellion. Since 1925 he has been adj
jutant of the End Corps Area at Gov
errors Island. N. Y. He also is grad
uate of West Point.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-26
TRAFFIC ADVISORY
BOARD IS CREATED
Series of Orders Urged by
Ladue Are Adopted by
Commissioners.

The District Commissioners yester-
day adopted series of orders, recon-
mended by Engineer Commissioner Will
liam B. Ladue, reorganizing entirely the
methods OF supervising and co-ordinat-
ing the work OF the various District
agencies interested in cuts and repairs
on District streets, following subStan-
TALLY the recommendations made TO
them by special committee appointed
at the request of Assistant Engineer
Commissioner Herbert C. Whitehurst,
who has executive supervision of the
highway department, and of which Capt.
Whitehurst acted as chairman.
The orders first constitute the en-
gineer of highways, C. B. Hunt, CO.
ordinator Of public improvement pro-
grams. in addition to his present duties.
Next traffic advisory board is Great
ed to consist of the director of traffic
(chairman). the co-ordinator of public
improvement programs. the police in
spector in charge of traffic, the en-
gineer of the Public Utilities Commits
sion and the Office engineer of the traf-
fic directors office Csecretary).
Duties are Defined.
"It shall be the duty of this board"
second order states, ito study, in
vestigate, and make recommendations
concerning the classification of high
ways for use, types and weight of
vehicles; bus routings, uses of public
highways, parking as applied to highway
plans and alterations; changes in traffic
regulations as they may deem proper
and such other matters as might, from
time to time, be advisable.
This board. or a subcommittee there
of, snail pass upon recommendations
made by the COORDINATION of public i'm
provement programs in regard to the
matter of closing Of all streets"
Set Up Permanent Board.
The orders also set up a permanent
project and engineering board, to con-
siSt of the three assistants to the Engi-
neer Commissioner, the co-ordinator
OF public improvement programs and
the chief clerk of the Engineer Depart
ment, who is to serve as executive sec
rotary. The duties of this board, among
others, are to pass upon public i'm
provement projects initiated by the
Highway. Water, Sewer, Electrical and
Trees and Parkings Departments, and
to coordinate estimates of appropria-
tons for these departments and make
recommendations.
The general schedule of prices
charged to repairs to cuts in pave
ments made by plumbers and others
was also revised in a fourth order
amending the present order, which has
been in force since May 90, 1923.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-26
PARK COMMISSION
MAY STUDY AIRPORT
Disapproves Plan to Close
Virginia Avenue Because
of Monument Vista.

Further details of the future de-
velopment of Washington were con-
sidered today by the National Park and
Planning Commission during the second
DAY of its two-day meeting with the
prospect that plans for the municipal
airport might be reached
Designs prepared by the Chicago
chapter of the American Institute OF
Architects for the treatment OF the
north side of Pennsylvania avenue. from
the Capitol to the Treasury Depart
ment's pretentious triangle develop
ment's pretentious triangle develope-
ment, are scheduled to be considered
at today's sessions.
The commission decided that in the
Rock Creek Potomac Parkway project
any circle treatment at the foot OF New
Hampshire avenue should be omitted
and any monument placed in that area
should be located in an alcove on the
banks of the Potomac River. That To-
cality has been selected for the Titanic
Memorial.
The commission agreed with the Fine
Arts Commission that two outer roads
along the proposed Lincoln Memorial
Circle should be omitted.
Because of the importance for traffic
of Virginia avenue and also because OF
the possibility of the expansion of Vir-
ginia avenue at some time in the flu
ture in conjunction with the Mall de-
velopment, to afford clearer vista to
the Washington Monument, the COM
mission made it clear that it does not
favor the closing of this thoroughfare
between Eighteenth and Nineteenth
streets.
This closing has been suggested to
permit larger grounds for the proposed
81 900, 900 Office building for the Pan
American Union, and has received the
Endorsement of the Fine Arts Commits
sion.
Virginia avenue, commission members
said. affords the only direct head-on
view of the Washington Monument at
present, although the thoroughfare is
somewhat out of line.
Land acquisitions were reported on
but these were not made public by the
commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-26
HARRIS EXPLAINS
BAN ON PUBLISHERS
Senator Would Limit Second
Class Mail Privileges for
Certain Newspapers.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Senator Harris, Democrat. Georgia.
issued a statement yesterday giving his
reasons for introduction OF bill pro-
posing to deny second-class mailing
privileges to newspapers which shall
hereafter be held in common owner
ship with any other newspaper.
Within recent months" his state
ment said, 1.-TWO men in Tennessee have
acquired ownership of two newspapers
in Nashville, two in Memphis, one in
Knoxville, and have sought to obtain
possession of one in Atlanta.
An Example Cited.
Recently men who live in other States
have come into ownership and control
OF several newspapers in Georgia. For
number of years there have been in
Georgia newspapers which were units
In Nationwide chain. In the State
OF. Alabama one man owns four daily
newspapers, another owns the two
largest and Is in reality the owner Of a
third
THE same condition exists in many
otIici OtdteS. anu almost every Qdy We
hear OF newspapers. being bought up
by owners of chain of newspapers.
1t does not require great stretch of
the imagination for one to realize how
this condition of affairs can seriously
jeopardize the public interest.
May Mislead Public.
Owners of newspapers with special
interests to serve can. if they are so
disposed, color their news and editorials
in such manner as to mislead the
public.
MY bill does not undertake to inter-
fere with newspapers already under
common ownership, but its purpose is
to discourage, and If possible prevent,
man or set of men from acquiring
and controlling several newspapers"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-26
AUTO LAW CHANGES
SENT TO CONGRESS

The District Commissioners today
sent forward to Congress two recon-
mendationS tor amendment to the traf-
fic act.
According to the first, In cases where
JAN sentences are now mandatory on
conviction, as for reckless and drunken
driving. the discretion is left to the Po-
lice Court judge as to whether or not
addition to the fine.
A second provides tina. In cases
where an increased penalty is pre-
scribed for repeated offenses. only the
offenses which have occurred within
three years are to be considered. Thus
If driver has one conviction on one
of the offenses. but no more until three
years after the first, his previous record
shall be considered clean.
These amendments were recommend
ed to Commissioner Proctor L. Dough-
erty several months ago by Trafiic Dr.
rector William H. Harland..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-26
KANSAS CITY RAIDS
BEGIN ON LIQUOR
so Arrests Made and Alleged
Alcoholics Seized in Forays
of Governor.

BY the Associate Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, January 26.-Acting
under the special powers granted in
Gov. Clyde M. Reeds new law enforce
ment program, which became law late.
yesterday, authorities today were busily
engaged in drying up the largest city
in Kansas.
Raids, Logan last night and continue
until today, resulted in more than so
arrests and seizure Of much of alleged
liquor.
twenty-five persons were charged
with prohibition violation, while others
were picked up as frequenters in al
legged saloons and gambling halls. Many
were released on $500 bonds.
First action under Gov. Reeds pro-
gram, designed by the chief executive
to make Kansas the "driest'' State in
the Union, came less than half dozen
hours after he had signed the bill
legalizing his program.
The bill authorized fund of $40 900
to be spent under his direction. and
empowers the governor to appoint
counsel with the powers of special at
torneys general to investigate violations
Of liquor and other criminal laws and
to obtain evidence and to assist in
prosecutions.
With the appearance of the raiding
squads, it was revealed that the three as
sistants to the attorney generals office,
came here several days ago from To-
peka, and working as "under-cover"
men. obtained evidence for many search
warrants, with which the sheriff and
his deputies were empowered. The
sheriff conferred with the governor
Tuesday, and said he told the executive
of his need for "under-cover" men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-26
s, 1853 CHILDREN RIDE
IN CARS AND BUSES

The Public Utilities Commission today
received information from Stephen E.
Kramer, assistant superintendent of
schools, that 8,758 pupils. of 1874 per
cent of the school population. ride the
street cars and BUSES to and from
school.
Mr.. Kramer's letter was in answer to
request for the information by the
commission, which has several times
been called upon by various interested
parties to furnish it.
The figures sent by Mr.. Kramer
showed that 5713 pupils used the street
cars and 3,l91 the BUSES. 146 being
subtracted from the total of these
figures for duplication to get the net
total.
Central High school leads all other
institutions listed, with 1901. Then
comes Tech, 1872; Western, 871; Bust
ness, SIG. and Eastern, 673
The comission authorized the Capital
Traction Co. to renew its tracks on
Pennsylvania avenue from Ninth to
Fifteenth streets and on Connecticut
avenue from Jenifer street to Chevy
Chase Circle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-26
1929 MOTOR CAR
TO Be USHERED IN
Annual Exhibition of ASs0Cia-
ton Will Take Place
Tonight.

The motor car of 1929 makes its
bow to the National Capital at 1880
O'Clock tonight in all it's sleek and pol
ished glory in the annual exhibition Of
the Washington Automotive Trade AS
ISOLATION at the Washington Audito-
RUM The last of the $50 models of 36
different makes were being wheeled into
the big auditorium today, and prepara-
tions have been made by the managers
of the show for record breaking crowd
of visitors tonight.
Interior decorators, directing small
army Of carpenters and diapers, have
transformed the home of the auto show
into a bower of beauty. and the gay
and luxurious automobile of today VIII
be seen under conditions of symphonic
light and color in surroundings of
splendor and comfort, and to the ever
present accompaniment of music.
The predominating color scheme of
this years show is gold and green. sug-
geStive Of the native element of the mo-
tor car, the tree-lined open road.
Every Type Included.
Every type of modern automobile is
included in the show, with sedans,
coupes. coaches, town cars, limouSines,
convertible types of many closed cars,
roadsters. phaetons, speedsters and
many notifications of the models. The
show this year, it is stated, has the most
representative collection of cars that
has ever been gathered together in the
Capital, and no pains have been spared
in having them displayed to the best
possible advantage. Dealers have spared
no effort to have their displays easily
accessible for complete inspection by
the prospective car buyer, or those who
are just looking on, and each will have
corps of representatives on hand 10
explain the points of interest IN each
exhibit
The show will remain open until
1890 tonight. Tomorrow it will be
closed, but it will reopen at 80 o'clock
Monday afternoon and remain open
until 1890 that night, following that
schedule throughout the remainder of
the week.
Refinements Noted.
Refinements in practically all of the
models on display are noted this year
as compared with last year. Finishes
have received much study during the
year and the results of this attention
are evident in every direction. The
body designs reveal more graceful lines,
and inside the cars is evident the at
tention that has been paid to the COM
fort of the driver and passenger. TO
the mechanically inclined, the demon
Strators will explain the new develop
ments in the motive power plants of the
machines.
In addition to the complete car ex-
hibIts. there have been added this year
educational displays which, it is be-
lieved, will give the visitor a closer
insight into just what goes into an
automobile in the various factory
processes Included in this list of spe-
cial exhibits are cutaWay chassis,
systems braking and trans
mission systems and engines in full and
visible operation. The accessory deal
ears have sent their latest develop
ments to the show and there is space
allotted for their exhibition.