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TROOPS ORDERED TO PACK.


The 4th Brigade Of Fort D. A. Russell
of approximately 1000 men has received
orders to pack and expect to receive
orders within II hours to entrain for
the Mexican border, post officers said
today. Members of the brigade this aft
ernoon had completed packing and rail-
road equipment was in readiness to
transport the troops south.
A large number of stock cars, freight
cars and gondolas have been accumu-
lated on sidings near Fort Russell.
Cheyenne supply houses reported that
entire stocks of shipping tags and ship
ping boxes had been purchased by Fort
Russell authorities within the last "a
hours.
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PART TWO-S PAGES.

Editorial Section-Editorials and Edi-
torial Features.
Notes of Art and ArtiSts-Page 4.
Review of Late Books-Page 4.
w. c. T. U. Activities-Page 6.
District National Guard-Page Z.
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ILL FATED SHIP DOCKS.
Egypt Maru Lost Four Men En-
Route From Hamburg.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, March 9.-The japanese
freighter Egypt Maru, which lost four
men during bad weather on a 24-day
voyage from Hamburg, docked today in
Brooklyn. The officers of the ship re-
ported that on February 20 while the
ship was in midocean hurricane last
ing "a hours blew the seas into such
fury that the third officer and two Of
the crew were washed overheard and
that the following day the wireless oper-
ator disappeared, either the victim of q
wave or q suicide.
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Diplomats Discuss
Minister'S Decision
ToDry UpLegation
Rumor Has 1t That POrtu.
guese Envoy Will Cut
Off Rum Supply.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Diplomatic teacups clattered more
than usual yesterday as members of
the corps Speculated about a report
that one of their number has decided
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TODAY'S STAR
PART ONE-36 PAGES

General News-Local, National and
Foreign.
Schools and Colleges-Page IL.
Army and Navy NewS-Page 81.
Crossword Puzzle-Page 80.
Marine Corps Notes-Page 80.
Organized Reserves-Page 80.
Financial News-PageS "a, IS and 36.
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PART THREE-14 PAGES.

oOCIcVy.
D. A. r. Activities-Page 9.
Parent-Teacher Activities-Page 10.
Around the City-Page 10.
Y. w. C. A. Activities-Page IL.
Clubwomen of the Nation-Page IL.
At Community Centers-Page IL.
Serial Story, 1.-THE Ragged Princess
Page IA.
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VISITORS FLOCK TO JUAREZ.
Business Resumed Except in Bank:
and Gambling Houses.

Ell PASO. Tex, March 8 Pl.-Bat-
tle-scarred Juarez was putting itself in
order today, while crowds OF visitors
fiocked from the American side OF the
border and saw only shattered windows.
broken signs and bullet marks in the
walls of buildings as evidence of yes
terday's sanguinary clash which placed
revolutionary forces in power.
Business was resumed and went on
as usual. except in the banks and the
Continued on Page 4. Column l)
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Mutt and JEFF; Reg'lar Fellers; Mr.. and
Mrs: High Lights of History: Moon
Mullins: orphan Annie; Betty and
Lester; Somebody's Stsnog.
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PART FOUR-I6 PAGES.

Amusement Section-Theater, Screen
and Music.
News of the Motor World-Pages 3, 6,
and 8.
Aviation ActivitieS-Pages 10 and IL.
Fraternal News-Pages IL and 13.
Veterans of Great War-Page 13.
District of Columbia Naval Reserves
Page 13.
Radio NeWs-Pages IA, IS and 16.
PART FIVE PAGES.
Pink Sports Section.
PART SIX-8 PAGES.
CLASSIFIED Advertising.
News of the Clubs-Pages and 8.
DApT CEVEN-N PAGES
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PART SEVEN-S PAGES.
Magazine Section-Fiction and Humor
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The Star is delivered every evening and
Sunday morning to Washington homes by
The Stars exclusive carrier service. Phone
Main 5000 to start immediate delivery.
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WEATHER.

(u. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Fair today and tomorrow, slowly ris-
ing temperature this afternoon; warmer
tomorrow.
Temperature-Highest, AZ, at 1870
pm. yesterday: lowest, %. at 10 pm.
yesterday. Full report on page Z.
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COLOR Sections PAGES.

GRAVURE SECTION-l0 PAGES.
inaugural Pictures.
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Continued on Page 2, Column g.
The Washington times., 1929-08-31
labor DAY Sees Dramdtic Season Get Under Way
SOME INSIDE
ON WRITING
WHEEzES

when / turned my back on the
snow-covered dear Broadway Of
New York city. 'buttoned UP my
overcoat,s with apologies to Buddy
De sylvia, / murmured the theme
sons Of the Writer'S Union, I'm
On my Way To Hollywood"
Billy ! K. Wells. who wrote the
dialog for the Fox Movietone all
talking feature picture, THE
Cock Eyed World" rated. accord
ing to prewew notices as one Of
the outstanding productions Of the
season., began to explain a few of
his experiences.
"Yes, way back to the early days
OF my career in vaudeville, and
later burlesque, I recalled an old
wlieeze to the effect he is as
funny as a red vest
II cashed in on flaming red
vest, because 1t reached under my
neck and hid behind crepe
whiskers. making audiences laugh.
And the thought came to me
that in comparatively few years I
had advanced from the vest to
the west In other words, I was
joining the gang from Broadway,
to write dialog for Fox Movietone
pictures.
mo band at the train to meet
me, no cheering crowds, no flowers,
no beautiful picture stars to greet
me. The only friendly greeting /
received was from a Yellow Taxi
guy who called me Doc and
hustled me into 'seagoing boat
Fox Studio I ordered with
chest expanded fully half an inch.
I entered the office of Winfield
Sheehan, vice-president of Fox
Films, announcing myself. I fig
ured the door would swing inward
and / could have at least an hour
with the boss.
Mr.. Sheehan welcome me to
Hollywood and then told me to
look around and come back in a
few days to talk things over. The
interview lasted a half a minute.
"T wandered out into the Cali.
fornia sun, deciding to absorb de-
tails of picture making. But I
was barred from every set by a
guard. who didn't seem to be i'm
pressed when I mentioned my
name.
That night I had = call from
Mr.. Sheehan's office to sit in a
conference with Director Raoul
Walsh the following morning. I
was assigned to write dialog for
The Cock Eyed World
Things were beginning to perk
up for Mrs. Wells youngest boy.
Fame was on my doorstep. Several
weeks, consisting OF "a hour
days, were consumed in writing
dialog with Walsh who has an IN
canny judgment of laugh values.
1t was my first effort at writ
ing for talking pictures ana / am
here to say the technique il en-
tirely different. as~--o.-'p
The Washington times., 1929-08-31
Palace Stage Hands
F., Have Quiet (?) Party

Thomas TrundIe, business man.
ager of Local %, of the stage
hands of Washington, and en-
ployed back-stage at Loew's
Palace, was host to the men of
his department and all others
that could horn in at his home,
-35O6 T st.
OF course, Tommy being the
boss, everybody was on their good
behavior. A luncheon was served
and everything was according to
Hoyle and Emily Post. George
Lowe gave several of his original
soliloquies.
Joe Gross acted in his capacity
and fully up to it. Jim Hurry
was excused from doing his tap
dance in favor of Billy Wills, who
was away OIL his vacation. Walter
Peters lectured en- prohibition and
the benefits of drinking root
beer. Mr.. Trundle considered the
affair huge success in that he
was not asked to move,
The Washington times., 1929-08-31

1t With Songs" Jolson a master
of human emtions and monarch
of melody is supported by Davey
Lee, the Sonny Boy Of "Tho
Singing Fool' Marion Nixon,
Holmes Herbert, Kenneth Thomp-
son and Fred Kohler. a perfect
cast. Jolson, besides offering
perfect entertainment in screen
story sings several new songs and
many of the old fayorites.
Next week at loves Palace
the screen attraction will be
Metro.G oldwyn-Mayer sequel to
Our Dancing Daughters" Our
Modern Maidens," featuring Joan
Crawford. On the stage Al Evans
and the Palace Syncopators will
be presented in Creole Nights
Warner GLAND in the Para
mount all talking picture DIR.
Flu Manchu" will be the next
screen attraction at loves
Columbia Theater.
The Washington times., 1929-08-31
MADAME X HAS
BIG CAST OF
NOTABLES

Two directors and the wife of a
noted actor are in Ruth Chatter.
toms supporting cast in her new
all.talking film, Madame X"
Metro Goldwyn.May sensational
Elimination of the famous stage
drama which is playing the
second week at Loew's Columbia
Theater.
While the Partisan street scenes
in the opening episodes of the
picture were being photographed,
John Robertson, the famous d.
rector of "Annie Laurie" and
other film dramas, happened
along as spectator as did Mrs.
Raymond Hackett, wife of the
former stage star who plays the
son in the picture.
Lionel Barrymore, the director,
took the two with him and to-
gether they walked through the
scenes with the extras, interject.
ing bits of hy-play.
Robertson was noted stage
actor, incidentally, just as was
Barrymore, before turning Ill
rector.
The new picture is vivid talk
ing adaptation by Willard Mack
OF. the stage play and features
some new developments in talking
screen technique that was created
and perfected by director Barry
more. This technique is neither
of the silent screen nor the stage,
but combines the technique of
both with some original ideas
never before worked out.
The cast is a large and a not
able one with many stage and
screen celebrities. Lewis Stone
plays the hard relentless "Flor-
lot" the husband of Madame
x" Raymond Hackett plays her
son.
Others in the cast are Eugene
Bresserer, who plays the kind
hearted nurse, Uf1ric Haupt, the
scoundrel whom Madame X"
kills when he plans to blackmail
her husband and bring disgrace
on her son: Holmes Herbert.
Mitchell Lewis. John P. Ellington.
Sidney Toler, Richard earle, Car
roll Nye, Claud King, and Chap
pell Dossett.
The Washington times., 1929-08-31
HERE'SLINE-UP
AT GAYETY
THEATER

Again the wheel is revolving
the Mutual Burlesque wheel. There
is no other organized travelling bur-
lesque in America. And so bur-
lesque's great concrete audience,
which practically fills so theaters
every day from September to June,
gladly acclaims the resumption of
the wheels rotation.
Locally. as everyone knows, the
Gayety is one of the spokes, and
for the new season is manned by
a staff that cannot be surpassed,
consisting of Jimmy Lake, man.
ager; Sam Fricter, treasurer:
Louise Miller, assistant treasurer;
George Leavitt. advertising agent;
Mat Mannix, orchestra leader;
Hiram Richie, stage manager: Al
Horsman. stage electrician; Harry
Watt, property man; Tom Trundle,
flyman; Jimmy Lawler. assistant
flyman; Lum Pearson, swing man;
John Taylor, swing man; w. F.
Brown, house fireman: Mac Nc.
Keever, stage doorman; F. c.
Wood, program.
The Washington times., 1929-08-31

Broadway.
The gIamor of New York or
Hollywood first night was trans
ferred to the Rialto, with micro
phones in the lobby broadcasting
the arrival of Washington lead.
ing residents and a movie camera
grinding away at the mob. Studio
lights augmented the normal
illumination of the lobby to
permit the film to be made.
The diplomatic corps, Federal
and District officials and per-
manent members of Washington
society were there in abundance.
OF Broadway" itself, there will
be more in these pages Monday.
Suffice it to say it is of magnifi.
cent proportions, elegantly &C.
coutered. 1t is the well-known
meloirama done into talkie
under the direction of Paul Fejos.
Glenn Tyron and Myrna Kennedy
are starred in this story of night
clubs, racketeering and love, but
Thomas r. jackson, lifted from
the original stage cast to play
the role of Detective Dan Nc
Corn, is conceded generally to
have stolen the acting honors,
The Washington times., 1929-08-31
ARRIYINGNEXT
WEEK
THEATERS

Hawk Island" is the name Of
one Of the first plays to greet
theater.goers this season. IL
comes to Polls Theater on Mon
day evening, September Q, for a
weeks engagement, after which
the New York premiere takes
place.
The author of Hawk Island" is
Howard Irving Young, who dis
tinguished himself not so long
ago with mot Herbert The play
is said to consist Of "mirth and
murder" a most agreeable and In
triguing combination Of ipgredi.
ents.
Thomas Fitzpatrick is the pro.
Queer, and has engagedfthe follow
ing cast of players: Clark Gable,
of George Cohan's Gambling" and
Arthur Hopkins ",Macchinaf1
Mary Fowler, Elaine Temple, 10.
seph CRANKY, A. J. Herbert,
Charles Halton, Olga Lee, Henry
O'Neill, Helen Joy, Sumner Gard,
Walter f. Scott, n. r. Cregan,
and Frances Kahn. The author
has staged the play, with the
technical direction by Walter r.
Scott. The scenery has been de.
signed by Willy Pogany.
The New York engagement fol.
lows Immediately after the Wash.
ington.
Next weeks attraction at the
popular Gayety Theater on Ninth
Street Is the famous Broadway
Scandals" an eye-catching, tune
full vehicle certain to captivate
the fans of the Gayety. which
are legion. The splendid cast In
cludes Charles Wesson, Joan Lee,
Joan Collette. Charles Cole. Ray
King, Paul Korokopf, Alyce Jay,
De Latour Sisters, and one Of
the best looking, talented group
of chorus girls to be had.
Broadway Scandals" is replete
with excellent scenery, lighting
effects and costumes.
Hard To Get" First Ma
tional Vitaphone talking picture,
featuring Dorothy .Mackaill,
Charles Delaney, Louise Fazenda,
Edmund Burns. and Jack Oakie,
will be the featured screen. sub
ject of the program to be pre-
sented at the Earle Theater be-
ginning with the performance at
midnight on Friday. September s.
Besides being splendid entertain.
ment Hard To Get is an i'm
portant picture because of the
fact that it is Dorothy Mackailrs
first independent film since her
cinematic separation from Jack
MulhalI. who used to appear with
her in so many First National
Fitaphone offerings.
For the week beginning Satur.
day September with special
midnight show on Wednesday
September 4. the Metropolitan
Theater will present the most i'm
portant screen offering of the
new season, namely AL Jolson in
Say 1t With Songs In Say
The Washington times., 1929-08-31
Screenaftias

Richard Arlen is visiting his
parents in St. Paul, MINI, his
first trip home in many years.
He left his wife, Jobyna ,Ralston,
playing in stage production
yclept Bad Babies Seems the
play is flaming asbestos. So
'tother eve the police arrested the
players before the final curtain
dropped. Joby and the other emo
ters traipsed to Jail. paid $500
bond and were released. Now YOU
see what happens when Dick
leaves town? -. Ann Penning.
ton lunching in lonely state at We
Roosevelt. Dolores del Rio
also among those present. Sitting
at the very next table was Theda
Bara, the vamp of yesterday,
Mary Aston and her husband, Ken.
meth Hawks, plan to trek East in
time to see the worlds series.
Mary reckons she'll 60 to work
upon returning. She refused a
flick offer recently because the
weather has been so devilishly hot.
Pretty snorky being like-a.thata.
The Washington times., 1929-08-31
Fisher LOafs

During the current showing of
The Cock-Eyed World" at the
Fox, John Irving Fisher, master
OF ceremonies Of the stage offer
ings at that theater, is vacation
ing as the guest Of the theater
in the Maryland woods-exact
destination being withheld by Mr..
Fisher.
It's deserved by Fisher, too, as
last Friday night completed his
twenty.third week in difficult
assignment.
The Washington times., 1929-08-31
Helps His Family

Raymond Hackett, of legitimate
and screen fame, is defending his
mother in court now. instead Of
his sister. Last time he was the
attorney in The Trial of Mary
Dugan," and now he is the young
attorney in Madame *" playing
the second week at Loew's Column
bia. In this case his screen rela.
tons have made him famous.
The Washington times., 1929-08-31
Old Friends

When Grant Mitchell appears
here in "A Tailor Made Man" a
revival of one OF his great come
dies, he will have in his support
two of the original members of
the cast that created the numerous
roles: they are Frank Burbeck
and John Boone.
The Washington times., 1929-08-31
A Talkie Comeback

Lila Lee, who had left the screen
after a career as one of the
youngest ladies in films, was
brought back before the camera
by the talkies. She appears OPP
posite Jack Mulhall in Dark
Streets" First Nationals Vita.
phone production now playing at
the Earle Theater.
The Washington times., 1929-08-31
':Broad1Uay" Gets Big
Rialto Premiere

With Vice President Curtis and his sister, Mrs. Edward
Everett Gam heading long line of distinguished guests
the Ralto Theaer reopened last night with crowded.
coorfu premiere of the Universal production
The Washington times., 1929-08-31
Just a Cut-Un

The indianapolis Speedway is
the scene of William Haines' lat.
est picture, Speedway" new
playing at Loew's Palace. Will
liam is the reformed cut.up who
drives the car to victory.
The Washington times., 1929-08-31

GAYETY-"Hello Paree," one of
the most deserving of burlesque
shows, will again make a bid for
pubic favor at the Gayety Theater
BEGINNING Sunday matinee.
The show in it's entirety par.
takes Of that certain quality which
makes for speed as it does with
reference to festivity. Lee Hick.
man. tramp comedian of renown.
and Mildred Franklin, dramatic
and singing idol, are especially
featured. Among the others in
this excellent cast are Eleanor
Abbie, a blond soubret; Minerva
Marsh, another soubret; Bert
Bernard, second comedian; Alan
Bard, juvenile; Dorothy K. Fuller.
ingenue and blues singer; Billy
Woodall. straight man, and a large
chorus of saucy sprites.
The Washington times., 1929-08-31
BUYS Contract

HOSuiS SOL So hOL ana e. JuuSlSI4
over Bert Wheeler's performance
in Rio Rita" that they craved
his komik services indefinitely.
But Mr.. Wheeler owed allegiance
of Florenz Ziegfeld and a ziegfeld
contract. Whereupon the RKO
moguls solicited Mr.. Ziegfeld for
4 conference. The upshot being
they purchased his contract and
snagged him to another that will
see him cavort in Bebe Daniels
next vocalloid, Dixie Ann" or
whatever twill be yclept. Then
he becomes a star in his own
right to the tune OF four out
louds.
Their real name department:
Moran & Mack, the Two Black
Crows. Charlie Mack, George
Moran--George Gree.
Mrs. Mona White, Of Venice,
Calf, writes to ask the real
names of the Two Black Crows.
When Mack originally teamed up,
he did so with a man named
George Moran. They subsequently
split and Mack corraled a new
pdAbBiCA HI -1cOtkS 1ICSs NIEG6
was a voodviller who answered to
the nickname of big Mouth"
Seems when he was a kid he saw
a rubber.mouth entertainer in a
circus shove saucers, plates, and
other huge articles into his mouth.
George aspired to the same talent.
He began with little saucers and
worked up to platters. Hence.
the nickname. When Mack las.
seed him into his act as straight
man, George simply adopted the
moniker of Charley's previous
partner. for the name Moran and
Mack, by then spelt money at the
boxoffice.
The Washington times., 1929-08-31

John Darrow. Zazu Pitts, Bert
Roach, Douglas Gerard, Wilbur
Mack, Aiona Marlowe, J. Quinn,
j. Quinn, Lew Harvey and Ray.
mond Gallagher. The performances
will end Friday night, making
way for Al Jolson's Say 1t With
Songs
The Washington times., 1929-08-31
The Don't KnOwer

Inc Don't hnOWeF
In this flick bureaus solo cam
paign for and agin studio gate,
men, we find Ed Lewis, night
Waterman at Famous Players.
Mr.. Lewis Is a middle-aged man,
whose duty is to sit at the gate
throughout the lone nocturnal
hours and give arguments to
would-be crashers. Mr.. Lewis
has done his duty to the extent
of ignoring the rest OF the lot.
He has never seen any of the
sound stages. He hasn't the re-
hottest idea where the new
theater projection rooms are,
located. Ergo, there are those
who call him the "uninquiring'
gateman. This bureau remains
neutral.
The Washington times., 1929-08-31


tiers departed We village en- route
to England, voodvil and what-not.
Vivian-the blonde yclept Jake
was busy denying to. reporters all
along the iron horse route that she
was engaged to Nils Asther. Nils,
in turn, gave an interview to q
flick magazine also denying the
report, but, he added, Vivian was
the most charming girl he had
ever known.
The romance began when the
Dunks were making reeler, with
Nils as the hero.
Today the team Is back in the
celluloid shadows for M.-G.-M.
Asther draws pay from the same
kump.
SO 1t was, several afternoons
ago, that he and Vivian met on
the lot. for the first time in two
years. Explanations. Greetings.
Much conversation. And then a
date set for a social meet. And
now, migosh, it looks as though
it's on again though, in all like.
lihood, there'll be duo denials
in the not distant future. That's
the way copy Is made.
The Washington times., 1929-08-31
NILS ASTHER IS
GIVING "VI'
A RUSH
By DOROTHY HERzOG

Copyright, 1929. Premier sypdicatsl
HOLLYWOOD, Calif.. Aug. 81.
Have you heard the one about
the Scotchman who painted his
small sons finger, red and white
and blue so he'd think 1t was
a peppermint stick?" asks Bill
Wright, of Famous. OF course. it
may be the weather.
The Washington times., 1929-08-31

METROPOLITAN Tho
Meighan stars in THE Argyle
Case" Karner Brothers latest
alltalking Vitaphone production,
which is the screen attraction for
the second week at the Metropoli.
tan Theater.
In ''The Argyle Case" Meighan
Is seen as Alexander Kayton, a
famous detective. who is called
upon to solve the mystery sur.
rounding the murder OF John
Z Argyle.
Appearing In Mr.. Melghan's sup
pcrt are H. 3. Warner, Lila Lee.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-04
1000 REPORTED
DEADIN QUAKE
Vast Stretches of Samarkand
Once Capital Of Oriental
Empire Is Shaken

ASKHABAD. Russian Turkestan.
May 4.-tPp-Earthquakes which
yesterday shook the vast stretches
west Of Samarkand. once the capital
of Tamberlane'S oriental empire.
were believed today 10 have taken
heavy toll Of life and property.
Unconfirmed reports said 1000
persons perished in three Persian
towns alone. while Ill were killed
and 40 injured hereabout as four
successive tremors brought down
houses and buildings in many VIII
lagos. One person was killed in this
city and 26 injured Ninety houses
were demolished.
The Russian Turkestan govern
ment. on request or Persia officials
rushed aid across the border into
Persia where the damage and loss
of life was believed greatest. Is0-
lation Of many Of the affected areas
accentuated the relief problem.
The summer resort OF Firuza &C
ported considerable destruction. The
village or German was entirely de-
stroyed. and a number Of villages
along the Persian border suffered
heavily.
The shocks we're accompanied by
a Subterr2nean roar.