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The Washington times., 1929-12-21
w AL TER SCOTT
D. BOY IS
FL M [ FAD

Another local boy made good
III the talking movies" &C
cording to reports Forthcoming
from the Rialto Theater.
where Laura La Plante Is ap-s
pearing ID her latest alI-dia.
logue picture. Hold Your
Man \
The local chap playing OPP
posite the beautiful blonde star
Is 40 one else but walter Scott.
formerly Of washington. but
now OF Hollywood. Los Angeles.
Calf. a member under con-
tract Of the Universal Feature
Players.
Scott was born at Baltimore.
Md. He was educated at Thorn
ton Military Academy, For
sometime he taught dancing
and later became d master Of
ceremonies with q Meyer Davis
orchestra at the Le Parieis
Club. Not 50 very long ago he
went to Paris, as drummer ana
master Of ceremonies. also with
a Meyer Davis outfit. and 1t
was over there that Marian
Davies first discovered him.
Later he iourneyed out to Hol-
lyWood, where Marian Davies
found q place for him In her
picture Marianne" and then
along came the casting director
at Universal City, who put
Walter under q long-terTn con-
tract. With the ~" forces.
he has been accomplishing
much. as he was slated for
most prominent role in "Alrs
Quiet On the Western Front
now nearing completion.
Walter Scott Il six feet In
height, weighs l7b pounds, is
dark in complexion has dark
brown eyes and browa hair.
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The Washington times., 1929-12-21

strolIed down to the Washing.
ton Hotel lobby after the show
and by good fortune encouTl-
tered the actor-producer. The
hard luck tale must have been
good for the complete stranger
to George M. came back TO
the Garrick Theater waving 3
500 bill. Broadway can match
this story and beat II 100 times,
but this one I know to be true.
The actor In question played
Jimmie Lakes Gayety Theater
within the past fortnight.
In all Of his extensive DEAL
ing with Sam Harris as d pro-
Queer there was never a writ
ten contract between the part
ners. COhan.s word was
enough. he fought the Actors
Equity Association putting up
500 900 In cash as b gift to
the rival Actors Fidelity and
lost in the strife, but went
through IL AL without sacrific-
ing D friendship. ~ was over
at Fort Myer that his famous
war song Over There, was
first played Ia public by d MILL
tary band and Monta Bell,
thrilled BY its martial strains.
sent him the first telegram pre-
dieting he had written THE
war song Of the American sol
dier.
IN recent years George M.
Cohen has won as much fame
for his acting as he has success
as producer. When the lead
ing actor In THE Tavern" com
planned about the part, George
MI. stepped into the role and
made 1t an outstanding hit.
Lynn Overmall could never
work up any enthusiasm for
the star character OF Song
and Dance Man" (a play which
author Cohen wrote for hind,
50 George M. stepped into the
role Of llOofer and made il
one Of his greatest successes.
Last summer another actor had
the choice role Of Gambling Z
He played 10 in the Atlantic
City tryout but when the com
edy came to Broadway the
producer was again the star
actor. Thus are his announced
plans to retire from the foot.
lights frustrated. AS d play
right he plans to so on.
Last week he signed up for
the movies with United Artists
and is booked to write the story
for Al Jolson's next picture,
taking up the Hollywood work
after his tour with Gambling
Only the radio thus far has
him stumped. He made his air
debut at the Lindbergh recep
ton in the Roxy Theater, sing
ing "Oh, What q Day When
Indy Comes Home" his own
lyric tribute to the ocean flier.
He. admits he was scared to
death of the mike" and, in
many tries since, can't become
ct ease before the nnicrophone.
The Washington times., 1929-12-21
In
LAWRENCE
FEATURE
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Al display Of fireworks two
days before the fourth Of
July, so vivid and spectacular
that It attracted thousands Of
persons to the Paramount Long
Island Studio. were used for
several Of the scenes In "The
Battle Of Paris" the all-talking
and singing feature now at
Loew's Palace.
The scene depicted an air
raid on Paris. star shells burst
In the air, bombs exploded
search lights cast beams OF light
into the dark sky, and all man
ner Of confusion was generated
to give realistic atmosphere for
Gertrude Lawrence and Charles
Ruggles to Scurry to cover in
the streets Of the Montmarte.
1t Is q part OF the story Of a
young street song seller who
falls In love with an artist and
then has B hard time holding
his leve.
The Battle Of Paris gives
Miss Lawrence ample oppor-
tllYiity to exhibit her marvellous
singing personality at its very
best. She sings b number OF
martial airs and tunes that
were popular during the war,
as well as q number Of songs
written especially for this pic
fl1re
The Washington times., 1929-12-21
JULES VERNE'S
STORY DONE
TN FILMS

Can fish talk to each other?
This odd question Is answered
by q theory that undersea ant
mails communicate by q sort Of
radio emanation between each
other or, perhaps, some form Of
psychological waves unknown to
science.
This theory is advanced by
Lucien Hubbard, screen pro
Queer, as the result Of his OBJ
servation of undersea life dur
Ing the filming Of THE Myster-
ious Island" Metro Goldwyn-
Mayors all-coior dialogue and
sound-synchronized fantasy Of
submarine life.
Watching lIndersea animals
through the Williamson Submar
rine photography apparatus
with which the picture was
filmed off the Bahamas and IN
the California coast, Hubbard
collected many instances where,
apparently. without touching
each other, one fish or Subn1a-
rine animal could warn another
of danger. 1t seemed almost
like teIepatl1y." says Hubbard.
1T might be that vibrations gem
Grated by their bodies could be
transmitted through the water.
but I incline more to the theory
that some kind of electrical
wave was generated. Many
fish generate enough electricity.
1t is known, to shock an enemy
and Of course the ocean Is really
d great battery.
The new picture, a vivid
drama adapted from Jules
Verne's story deals with the Sd
ventures Of q submarine and its
crew on the bottom Of the ocean.
Undersea creatures, including
lllan-like aiCthyolytes'' who at
tack the invaders In diving
arfnor, are seen hi elaborate and
spectacular color photography.
Hundreds Of people appear.
Lionel Barrymore heads the.
cast as Bakkar, inventor Of the
4 submarine, and Lloyd Hughes.
Jane DAILY. Harry Grihbon, Sflitz
Edwards, Montagu Love, Gibson
GOWIand and others Of note are
among the players. The picture
IL being shown at Ioew's Colllrn-
bia Yheater.
The Washington times., 1929-12-21
Kurt Hetzel to Give
Four Wagner Recitals

The Kurt Hetzel opera lee
tlres'' on the repertory Of the
German Grand Opera Com
pany, to be presented as q. gift
to the public, through arrange
mer1t with r.. Arthur Smith,
local impresario for the Ger
man opera, will be given at
Barker Hall, of the x. w. G.
A., Seventeent hand x Streets
Northwest, on December 80.
January 2, 4, and Is, at BIS
p. m.
Kurt HetzeI is an authority
on Wagner. In the days OF
the great Felix Mottl, during
his conducting of the Munich
festivals, Mr.. Hetzel was
Motifs pupil and was also as
ISOLATED with him IN these
famous festivals that are still
o mecca for all travellers to
Europe. Mr.. Hetzel, as artist
pianist. brings q rare gift TO.
his elucidation of the operas
and their music scores. He
knows his Wagner so COM
pletely that like q Toscanini
or q Stokowski he plays the
music without his score.
Invitation tickets, to the
capacity OF the hall, may be
obtained from the music de-
partment Of the Y. w. G. IA.
or from the T. Arthur Smith
Concert Bureau, in the Kilt
Music store, 1880 G st. NJ. W..
The Washington times., 1929-12-21

bited at the Metropolitan during
the week OF February 2, 1928.
The first attacking picture was
Lights Of New York" given .
preview at the Metropolitan on
the night Of September 4. 1928,
and coming In for regular per-
forrnances at the Earle Theater
on September z, 1928.
1t seems longer ago than that
but these figures are from the
official records. What . lot OF
motion picture history has been
made since September 1928.
AS long as I have been stroll
ink In and out Of tfeaterS
which Is longer than grand
mas memory have been
meeting people who have been
saying fine things about George
M. Conan. And they always
say It as though they mean 1t.
Ny admiration for such b rep
utation Is a. keen almost as
my envy.
Mr.. Conan Is coming to the
National Theater the week Of
The Washington times., 1929-12-21
CLEAN NGS
AND
SCREEN INGS
BY Andrew r. Kelley

We are in the midst Of what
Is usually the dullest seven days
in the year for the commercial
theater. Those who are not
trying to fight their way to the
stocking counter are wrapping
holiday bundles, q d dress Ing
Christmas cards or figuring Oft
how to live until the next pay
day. The streets are filled with
q busting and bundle-laden
crowd, the st. Nicholas spirit
fills the air and even the movies
get the go-by from many Of the
regulars. Christmas Eve finds
business at the lowest ebb and
then the box-office pendulum
begins to swing back to nor
malcy.
what becomes Of the $4,000
more or less which the Wash
ington theaters sacrifice to
Santa Claus? The answer is as
hard to find as how many drops
make q rain storm. It is prob
ably wrapped up in the Christ
mas ties cigarette. lighters,
fountain pens, cigars. fur coats,
silk shirts, vanity cases, per.
fumes and candy which fill the
arms Of F Street shoppers.
one Of our regular readers.
phoned yesterday to inquire
when the first talking picture
was shown In washington. The
query sent us searching through
the files and eventually to the
family scrap book that the in
formation might be accurate.
John Barrymore In Don
Juan" was the first synchro nized
picture to play the Metropolitan.
It was exhibited In February
1927. AL Jolson In THE Jazz
Singer" really began the popular
craze for the audible films.
That was shown with songs and
q few stretches Of dialogue.
xmas week 1927. It ran for
three weeks.
The first regular release part
talkie was Warner Brothers
Vitaphone '"Tenderloin.H exhi-
The Washington times., 1929-12-21
GUS EDW ARDS
BROUGHT OUT
JESSEI,

George Jessel starred In love,
Live and Laugh, = Fox movietone
attacking drama, and who has
been hailed as 3 second David
Warfield as = result Of his re-
markable display of dramatic
ability on screen and stage, got
his first opportunity with Gus
Edwards.
Edwards, who has been known
for years for his kid" acts in
vaudeville, told the story Of Jes-
sells earliest effort to become an
actor at the age Of Q.
while casting for the first
OF these big miniature revues,
began Edwards, 70 little boy
or, / should say. d little man,
walked into the office. His
physical stature looked no more
than q boy Of Q years, with the
face Of an adult.
The Washington times., 1929-12-21
MERRY BIRTHDAY

Claua three DAYS, arriving at
glbley Hospital early this morning,
and depositing q SIX and One-han
pound precious package for Mrs.
Carol Il. Winchester. It'e boy.
The house manager o. the FOX
Tl1eateP claims the lad 10 . born
fFouper, timing his first entrance
80 that no shows were nalseed BY
hfs Pop. An Winchester pro-
featuTes, Booked permanently for
the BrOadmO0r. Apartments.
The Washington times., 1929-12-21
THRIVES IN
HIS FAREWELL

last play, his final professional
bow to the public. Playgoers
everywhere will welcome the
opportunity to say Hail and
Farewell to this distinguished
author and actor In what Is
generally considered one Of the
finest American plays.
The Washington times., 1929-12-21
Much Research

Two years Of research work
went into tho making Of .'The
Mysterious island" Jules Ver1ae's
fantastic iindersea story now
current ut LOew's Columbia ais
an aIl-CoIor production.
The Washington times., 1929-12-21

january IS In his latest play,
Gambling" so a story or two
about him may not be entirely
out Of order. The first con-
Germs q close to starving stock
company actor in Washington
some 10 years ago. He hadn't
been paid for three weeks and
TO make matters worse, was
without a part in the play, the
fourth week. Also without q
dime. TIN going to put the
bee on George Cohan for five
bucks" he said to this unpros-
porous and unpaid press agent
OF the troupe. Cohan hap
pened to be playing at the Ma.
Hnnal. So the hungry thcspian
New Britain herald., 1929-11-11
SUGGESTS DAMS IN
 ENGLISH CHANNEL
Swiss Engineer Has Plan to Re-
 place Subway Scheme /

London, Nov. II (UP) - A vast double dam across the English channel between Deal, England, and Calais, France, carrying two railway tracks, an automobile road and pro- viding a ship canal has been sug- gested by Jules Jaeger, Swiss en- eineer, as a substitute for the pro- posed underground channel tunnel.
 The government is a statement denied a report that the proposed channel tunnel had been abandoned as impractical at the present
 Jaeger's scheme would cost ap- proximately s400,000,000, while the cost of building the tunnel has been put at $150,000,0O0.
 ''The water between the two dams would form a large canal for ships and barges connecting London-by a 15 mile long canal from Deal 10 Herne Bay-with the whole canal system of France and Germany and with the Rhine and Danube, the two most important waterways of Eur ope,' Jaeger said.
 "The two dams would be connect ed with the coasts by bridges high enough to afford free passage to steamers" he said.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-11

tos, vice president of the party, said three persons were killed and al least ? wounded He telegraphcd Nasconcelos in Guadalajara charg ing that the Ortiz Rubia faction fired the first shots and were responsible for the riots.
 Among the wounded was Chief Of Police Nalente Quintana, who was struck on the head with a revolver butt. Many of the injured were re moved from the scene so quickly that no accurate count could be made of the number.
 Thousands witnessed the rioting from the plaza of the National thea ter and Alameda park, ducking be- hind statues and stone walls to cs- cape the revolver firing.
 Several thousand Nasconcelstas following the downtown parade started for Chapultepcc castle and en route halted outside the United States embassy where one of the leaders, Maximo Oscos. made I speech suggesting that Ambassado. Dwight ". Morrow inform his gcy- crnment that the Mexican people were unwilling to submit 10 the i'm position of Ortiz Rubio. Fifty po- lice guarded the embassy during lhe demonstration. Ambassador Mor- row was spending his usual week. end at his country home at Cucrna- vaca in the state of Morclos.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-11

designed and built four speed transmission permits easier, quieter gear shifting increases riding comfort by maintaining a better relationship between motor speed and car momentum, and by eliminating power jerks. Springs of new specifications combine with the advanced Packard Shock Absorbing System with its mechanism to eliminate front wheel shimmy and steering wheel whip = to achieve new driving and riding ease. The "instant' chassis lubricating sys- tenn now oils 45 points at the pull of a plunger.
 Other refnements incluIe im- proved vision body pillars, adjustable sun visors, newly per fected shatter-proof glass, adjust able steering gear and drivers sea., dashboard lockers and many incidental conveniences.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-11
Graham-Paige Wins
 Race With Late Start

To start five minutes late in a one-hour race, then stop for gaso- line in the last few minutes of tie run, and still win the event, was the unique performance Of a Ora ham-Paige in the 1929 high speed reliability trials held recently at the famous Brooklands track in England.
 An opportunity to drive an auto mobile wide open for one whole hour without having 10 watch out for policemen appealed so strongly to British motorists that they turn ed out by the scores for this meet. The entries included German, French, British, Italian, and Amer ican cars.
 The Graham-P Paige, a sedan, was one of thirty competitors in open-to-all one-hour event. Driven by G. N. Edwick, the owner. it ar. rived at the track nearly five min- utes after the race started, but got under way and settled down to steady running at about 70 miles per hour, soon making up for lost time. On his last lap, F.dwick ran out of gasoline; neverthcles after stopping to resuel, he completed the run with so good a reeol d that h, won the gold medal A Bentley and an Armstrong Siddeley won the sil- yer and bronze medals respectively
New Britain herald., 1929-11-11
Huge Silken Sack Wraps Itself Around Craft, Trapping Pilot - Man Fights Way Free, But Own Device Fails.

Tracy, Calf, Nov. II tPs-Alive only because he made a remarkable escape from an airplanc that sWathed itself in huge parachute and fell 3,70O feet before he could leap clear, E. J. Mckcon, San Ma tea aviator, automatically became member of the Caterpillar club yes terday
 McKeon went aloft Friday in an old mail plane to test a new para chute system, designed to protect fog blinded fiiers. Strapped to the end of each upper wing was a big parachute, releas sable by wires leading to the cockpit.
 The theory of the invention, de signed by Charles Broadwick of San Francisco was that a pilot lost in fog, could release the parachutes, drift downward until he got his bearings, cut away the 'chutes and go on his way.
 Climbing to 5.2G0 feet McKeon released the big parachutes, while 25 aviation experts watched from below and photographer took pie lures in an accompanying plane. The left parachute opened slow | ly, the right one remained closed. The plane went into a fiat spin, winding itself up in the opened parachute as if making a shroud for itself. Under the silken folds. Mckeon was trapped in the cock pit.
 Dropping rapidly then, the old plane gyrated madly while Mckeon l fought his way out of the silken death cell. The doomed plane was l 1500 feet from the ground when he popped out from under the 1 cloth and crawled ont on q wing. 4 sudden spin broke his hold and he slid down the wing, catching a strut. The next instant he hurled himself from the plane and dropped downward.
 The falling plane followed close ly. McKeon tugged at the ring of his own parachute. It did not open Another thousand feet he fell and his chute opened and caught the air 500 feet from the ground. The falling plane was overtaking him aI threatening to jam through his parachute and perhaps drag him to death in spite of all his efforts.
 A healthy pull at the shrouds or one side of his parachute enabled him to float clear of the path Of the plane. AS he touched the earth the plane fell with a crash less thar
 100 feet away. The photogra phel
 in the accompanying ship obtained
 several pictures of the spectacula,
New Britain herald., 1929-11-11
FATAL CLASH IN
 MEXICAN RIOTS
Election Paraders Fired On-
 Three Reported Dea1

Mexico City, Nov. II UP)-Pre- cautions against disorders in the fi- nal week of the presidential cam paign were re-doublod today as the capital recovered from bloody street fighting between the supporters Of rival candidates.
 Three dead and at least 9 wound ed, including q woman and a child, was announced as the toll of a clash last night when pistol-fre and a barrage of bricks and stones started during a parade of 5000 supporters of Jose Vasconcelos. anti-reelection- ist candidate for president
 There was a persistent report-de= nied by President Emilio portes Gil that the government had dispatch cd troops to various sections throughout the country where dis orders might occur. Tension was se- were in Tampico, Guadalajara and Vera Cruz where great demonstra- tons were held yesterday.
 At Rubio Headquarters The fighting in the capital occurr- cd at the headquarters of Pascual Ortiz Rubio. national revolutionary party candidate. The headquarters building was damaged by fire after rioters had Amashed windows and hurled torches inside. A mob was later turned back from the presiden- tial palace by soldiers with fixed bayonets and police guarded the United States embassy where a dem onstratiGn was held
 The fight started when the anti roclcctionists parade through the streets suddenly changed to d riot. The demonstration of the anti reclectionists had been allowed on petition earlier in the week. The i parade was proceeding peacefully ] until the marChcrs approached one of the headquarters of Ortiz Rubio faction, where the rioting started. Within few minutes the scene was i in utmost confusion and the parad- CTS were storning the headquarters 1 building.
 i The anti-rcCloCtiOnists were easy targets for national revolutionary supporters on top of the building. i The mob broke out all the windows in the building and hurled flaming torches through the windows. Fire men were unable to descend from their strucks and not until 200 spe- cial police arrived was the fighting quelled.
 Most of the casualties were anti
New Britain herald., 1929-11-11
AUTO REGISTERING
 IS DONE 10 WAYS
Move for Uniformity in U. s.
 May Bear Fruit Soon

Washington, D. C., Nov. 11.-Au- tomobile registration in the United States is performed in 16 different ways. When state legislatures meet soon it is hoped that action will be taken to standardize this registra- ton and licensing so that the rate will be uniform.
 In 14 states, horsepower is the method for determining registra- ton fees. Net weight is the meth= cd in ten states. Net weight and horsepower in five. Gross weight and horsepower in three, Gross weight in five. Net weight plus times registered in one. Net weigh. plus flat rate in one. Net weight and value in one. Net weight, horsepower, plus factory price in one. Net weight, horsepower, fac tory price, plus times registered in one. Manufacturers list price in one. Cost price in one. Flat rates in three. Cubic inch dis placement in one. Value based upOI 1D per CtHl utpItCldllOl tdCIi year, up to eight years. 'n one.
 An example of the varying taxe: levied for registration is seen be- tween the District of Columbia and Maryland. In the former the registration fee is a flat rate of one dollar. In the latter the fec is based upon Horsepower. and the fee last year averaged sla.60 a car or more than ten times fee of the District of Columbia.
 Another example Of discrimi- nation may be found in Mime sota between motorists of the same state. The registration fee is based on value each year, the law allowing 10 per cent depreciation up to and including the eightf year. The owner of a new cal pays "A per cent registration fet on it's value. while the owner O. an old car of the same make ant original value, would be allowed to register his at less cost
New Britain herald., 1929-11-11
Developments in Automobile
 Field as Described by Agents

The new presses stamp back pan. els and rear quarter panels out of single sheet of metal Ut one op- eration. In the new method back and rear panels are welded togeth- CT and then the side panels of the roof together with the front cross piece of the roof are all welded to- gether. These giant welding ma chimes, with the tremendous heat Of an electric flash more than yard long, fuse two pieces of metal to- gether as securely as if the finished article were but a single piece.
 Many other improvements in the plant, such as new steel fixtures in which the wood frames of the bodies are assembled and q great amount of new equipment in the die making shops, add their big meas ure of improved quality in the fin ished body also.
 Bodies for the new Packards are made much stronger, it Is asserted, through the new welding processes and also through a new steel con- struction at the rear of the body frame which ties the whole together rigidly. The wood frame also is fastened with a system of steel bracing in such manner as to add strength to the whole body.
 Each body is mounted on a rub Der liner Cemented to the cha ssjs frame, effectually eliminating squeaks and rattles. Strength has been added to the front and wind shield pillar posts with q steel con- struction which, at the same time, adds greatly to the drivers vision.