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The Washington times., 1929-11-23
Some Fox Figures
on Washington's
Movie-GOers

When the Fox Theater holds
over an attraction for a second
week, as it has Sunny Side.
Up," with Janet Gaynor and
Charles Farrell, it is something.
The theater seats $500.
WaShington's population, at
least those that are potential
theater patrons, runs to about
10000. Filling the Fox at
least five times out Of the
six performances daily during
the past week makes an APP
proximately 1880 people that
saw this feature daily or on
the seven days about 122 500.
There is one-fourth Of the
theater drawing population Of
Washington and still the Fox
continues to draw near capacity
on its second week.
The Washington times., 1929-11-23

Is this Q Warner Brothers
picture or r. Metro Goldwyn
was what some Of the New
York reviewers thought. Wed
nesday. night at the opening
Of Show of Shows" which EN-
ploys II stars striving to make
the latest Vitaphone feature
famous. Reason for the doubt
was that Winnie Lightner
MARBLES you Were Meant for
Me-" from Broadway Melody"
and q quartet sings in a bur-
lesque manner, your Mother
and Mine" which Is the Charlie
King ballad in Hollywood Re
vuein Maybe It's just the song
writing boys giving each other
q break.
Mr.. Florenz Ziegfeld-who sell
dom does things half -heartedly
has a great lineup for his
second production Of the. win
ter. It.. will be q musical. of
course, and called Tom, Dick
and Harry" with Noel Coward
supplying the book and Vincent
Youmans the tunes. That looks
as though the authorial end
will be well taken care Of, judg-
ing solely by the past perform
ance charts.
tom, Dick and Harry" win
+ be q three-star show. In other
words it will have Marilyn Mil
Ter and Fred and Adele Astatre
as principals assigned the best
The Washington times., 1929-11-23
GRAY MARBLES
In MARION'S
LATEST

They laughed when / told
them / could sing ="
So paraphrased l. q wrence
Gray. recounting the rebuffs he
met with when he tried to per-
Suade directors to give him a
chance in q singing-talking
role.
Il have always been playing
juvenile leads but when the
talkies came along / was just
looked upon as kid who
probably would be passed up
when the stage stars came out
to Hollywood to do singing
parts.
when I told them I could
sing they laughed and told me
to come around later. AS a
matter Of fact, I have studied
music all my life but never
happened to have used 1t in my
profession. However, they had
to be shown and weren't taking
any chances.
1T so happened that q big
benefit show was being staged
and I offered my services. /
went out on the stage and
played the piano and sang a
number of songs. They got
over and my director friends
began taking me more seriously.
Robert z. Leonard, who was
looking for q leading man for
Marion Davies in Marianne
gave me my first chance at a
real voice test and believe me,
I was a happy boy when /
landed the part"
In Miss Davies first talking
feature which is now at Loew's
Palace Theater as a new Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer offering, Gray
plays the part Of an A. e. F.
doughboy and sings several
song numbers with the star.
Cliff (Ukelele Ike) Edwards,
Benny Rubin, Robert Edeson.
George Baxter and others of
note are included in the elab-
crate supporting cast.
The Washington times., 1929-11-23
AirpIane Helped

Airplanes were welcomed In
the exterior shots Of Mari
anne" the musical comedy Of
the A. E. F. now playing at
L,oew's Palace. This is an I'M
usual thing inasmuch as air
planes are the greatest source
of outside noise and interior
ence while making talking pic
lures. However. as Marianne"
is . story Of the war. air
planes could do no harm.
The Washington times., 1929-11-23
GLEANINGs & SCREENINGS
By ANDREW r. KELLEY

Radio has reached out and
plucked the headliners Of the
amusement world to entertain
for its invisible audiences. It
continues to bid generously for
what It wants i1a the musical
vaudeville, or laaotior-picture
field. Now, there are signs
that the astute theater men are
going to take q hand Ia the
reaching-out game.
First signs of this friendly
reprtsal is the imminent sign
ing of the blackface team Of
Correll and Gosden for a jaunt
over the Publix circuit Of thea
tiers. Perhaps you know them
better as Amos n Andy. They
comprise two entertainers
whose reputation has been built
up almost entirely by radio APP
pearai1ces.
Amos 7 Y Andy want $500 q
week for this route over the
Publix circuit (Which are
either Paramount owned or
booked, and while they are
asking this the indications yes
terday were they would take
less-~say $6,000-and that the
contract viii be signed any
moment. has,.
It was q Washington theater
man who discovered that the
black faced boys are really in
the big money. He threw out
certain feelers designed to have
Fresh Air Taxicab n1agnates"
make personal appearances here
for the benefit Of their legion
Of radio admirers. The answer
was prompt and definite.
amos N Andy" have no open
time and the chances are good
that for many weeks to come
their stage efforts will be for
the glory and benefit of Adolph
zukor and his associated ex-
hibitors under the booking di-
rection Of Sam Katz. Publix
has not alliance in Washington
-or will have none after this
weeks Palace Theater unit de-
parts, unless a rlImored Rialto
alliance, develope-which makes
Il Just too bad for the D. C.
friends Of Anas N Andy,
eager to see them.
Meanwhile the desire to book
extra added attractions for
regular programs led Manager
Jimmy Lake, of the Gayety
Theater, to go after q local
headliner. am told by one
who enjoys Mr.. Lakes conf
dence that the Ninth Street
majodomo offered $500 for q
week of. personal appearances
to Robert A. Mcpherson, ir.,
recently absolved by the Grand
Jury and for more than five
weeks the central figure in big
type police and court news.
The financial induCement was
not sufficient to lure Mr.. Nc
Pherson from his desk in q
Washington bank, or such Is
the information that Is brought
to this department..
It seems that the days of big
money! mean great big money
for movie stars are In the
past. I can't think Of any
body gesturing and conversing
for the cameras and micro
phones today who could COM
nand $22,500 q week for each
and every week of q three-year
contract. Yet that is the sum
Of money and the contract
which Gloria Swanson turned
down when Paramount last at
tempted to sign her up, accord
ing to Adela Rogers st. John,
who tells Of the offer in the
current Liberty m a gaZine.
Gloria was eager to make her
own pictures and did, thereby
sacrificing q considerable for
tune. Colleen Moore's $4,000
a-week First National contract.
recently expired, was the last
Of the telephone number
salaries. Al Jolson, who Is the
highest paid hired man, works
for Q flat sum and q percent
age Of the profits on his pic
e1res.
The Washington times., 1929-11-23
TivOli Programs for
Week of November "a

For the week of November
"A, the Tivon Theater will offer
on Sunday and Monday, Gloria
Swanson in her first all talking
picture, THE Trespasser" in
which she Unsupported by Rob-
ert Ames.
For Tuesday and Wednesday,
ParaH1ount's all taking mystery
thriller, The Greene Murder
Case" will be seen and heard
with william Powell and Jean
Arthur in the cast.
Thursday and Friday, the
Four Marx Brothers will be
offered In the great stage sue
cess, "The Cocoanuts."
On Saturday only, Ken May
nard will be seen and heard in
his first talking picture "The
Wagon Master"
The Washington times., 1929-11-23
Actor at Three

Douglas Scott is perhaps the
youngest actor on the screen
today. He is three years old
and appears in the Marion
Davies hit, Marianne" now
playing at LoeW'S Palace
The Washington times., 1929-11-23
Benny, the Actor

Benny Rubin, former vaude-
vile headliner, appears as tbs
Jewish doughboy in Mari
anne" now at Loew's Palace,
Marion Davies latest hit. Benny
comes from a family of actors
The Washington times., 1929-11-23
MamOulian Directed

Reuben Mamoulian, the
clever young Armenian fell
low who directed "Porgy," was
also the maestro for the
Guilds wings Over Europe"
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 SEWARD-MrS. Roy R. Brown, MT. and Mrs. R. Priddy, J C. Hep finger, s. F. Hanse, M. Mend, A. Ross, Mrs. A. s. Stewart, Q. w. Jackson, Clyde Barkett, Bessie Pat ten, Robert Carlson
 OVERLAND John Dryer, Chris Clinton, F. J. McNicholas, Tom Conley, w. s. Douglas, l.. Fl Hollis and family, Otto Olsen, H. Olsen.
 SEXTON-F. E. Towle, Robert Evans, Chas. Harpin, John Coffey, J. s. DorWin, D. Mathews, G. WI. Davis, Chas Harper.
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CYIEF PILOT L0yD
 N PRAISE SERVICE
 BY ]. s. CUTTERS
By Mrs. J. c. Green)

When the giant silver bird, Land of Soviet" came to rest yesterday afternoon in Resur- rection Bay, it brought four fliers who had been journeying since 5 o'clock in the morning; very hungry and tired.
 The four fliers aboard the Land of Soviet" rank as follows Commander and First Pilot A. A. Shestakov, who was born in Bend cry, Russia. The 2nd Pilot Philip Efimovich Bolotov is from Perm. Russia. Next in rank is Aero-Navi- gator Boris Basilievich Sterligov, whose home is Moscow The me chanic, who likewise is the young est of the group, is Dmitri Vissar- ionovich Fufaey of Orel, Russia
 Commander Shestakov, who is a short man talked for the entire party He said, T have experienced nothing but bad weather since starting on this tour, and of course the responsibility of being in com mand of such an undertaking rests heavily upon me- But this is a grand country and the people are so hospitabe. The crew of the Che Ian was So kind to us at Unalaska, and here in Seward everyone is so good to us. regret that the dense fog has kept us from seeing every thing about this beautiful country, but most of OUT travelling has been done while heavy clouds obscured the view"
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PUBLIC RECEPTION


 Every man and woman in the city is extended an invitation to attend the public reception and dinner at the Seward Grill this evening at 8 o'clock, which is being given to the Soviet avia- ors who landed in Seward yester day afternoon from Dutch liar Dor. A dance will follow with the Jolly Three orchestra furnish ing the music. Plate charge will be $1OO. A few selected speakers will address the gathering and interpreters will be on hand.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-09-28
THREE ACCUSED

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept, 27,P1- "A thorough investigation into the United States Customs offices loomed here as the result of an ex- posture which showed that thous- ands of gallons of liquor confiscat- ed by the government had been di- verted to illegal sources. Three men and one woman are accused of operating an inside plan whereby they secured confiscated liquor for commercial purposes.
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PAGE FIVE

mism reigns supreme as to their ultimate success, now that the most hazardous portion of their air voyage has passed.
 Weather conditions permitting the fliers will hop off tomorrow morning for sitka. Bright and early this morning fuel oil, and supplies were being put aboard and also few minor repairs made. It is planned to remain at Sitka for a day or two then onward to Seattle, another days distance away.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-09-28
ATTEMPT SPAN PACIFIC

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept, 28, (P)- Plans for an attempt to span the Pacific by air was announced by Harry T. Sanada, Japanese aviator who arrived on the liner Korea Maru. He and two companions are to fly from Yokohama to Homo lulu.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-09-28
REPORT IS DENIED

WASHINGTON, Sept, 27, (P)- of State Stimson, denied the report that the state depart ment intimated that a serious internal situation exists in Cuba. He said, however, he is willing to appear before the foreign re- lations committee to testify on Cuban affairs.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-09-28
CATHOLIC CHURCH

Mass will De held tomorrow morning at 10 a. m. Father q. J. Dane, who arrived yesterday from Sitka, and who has been assigned to the Anchorage and Seward pastorate, will remain in the city until the first train to Anchorage.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-09-28
AMERICAN LEAGUE
AERIAL HONEYMOON

SEATTLE, Sept, 28, P)-Noel Wien, Alaskan flyer, and his bride, arrived here to begin a two-months aerial honeymoon over the United States Vein will nu~rhase a Dual control plane here and will remain here one week.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-09-28

MT. Terhune, head of the Alaska Game Commission, was yesterdays arrival Oh the s. s. Ala meda, from his Juneau headquar- ters
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NOTICE. RAILROADERSt

Owing to delayed train service tonight's scheduled meeting of federal employees, has been can celled until further notice.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-09-28

A. J. Arrivee, passenger agent for the Great Northern Railway, arrived in Seward yesterday on one of his frequent journeys to the Territory in the interests of his company.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-09-28

public reception, dinner and dance this evening at. 8 o'clock in the Seward Grill
 EVERYBODY HELPED
 It is particularly worthy of note to mention the cooperation and energy displayed by the townsfolk, from the Mayor down, who pulled on ropes and stuck on the job throughout helping to moor the monoplane.
 Then to the Van Glider Hotel where comfortable rooms and hot bath awaited them; then into civilian clothes and to the Seward Grill where they lin- gered long over their coffee.
 Tn the meantime two guards had been posted to keep careful watch over the plane owing to the small local storm which had whipped up the waters.
 The approximate speed main tained on the flight from Dutch Harbor averaged 100 miles an hour, stated Chief Pilot A. A. Shestakox, one of the most noted of Soviet flyers who, in 1925, es- tablished a record flight between Moscow and Tokio MT. Shesta- kox is the commander of the party which includes all civilian fliers; Pilot Bolotof, Sterligof, the navigator, and Fufaev, the mechanic.
 TIRED BUT HAPPY
 Everyone of the men were tir- ed but very happy in having successfully completed another step of their long flight which ends at New York from which point the plane will be crated, and with the crew, return home by steamer The condition of the crew is splendid and opti-
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So Unusual92G

Unusual :. that's the word shaa juss fits Helen Kane, sauciest musical comedy star on Broadway. The same word describes exactly her latest record. "He's So Unusual" which heads the list of this weeks Victor offerings. Folks, don's miss this potent one. Be sure to drop in our store and hear the little lady croon about her extraordinary boy friend. Lend your ears too to the swarm of top-notchera that go with it Jim Miller and Charlie Farrell, whose Hitting melodies send shivers up your spine !. Ben Pollack, whose orchestra plays like nobody's business. We'll be glad to play all of these knock -outs for you on the marvellous Victor Radio Electrola. Drop in as soon as you can! He's So Unusual (from Paramount picture, ''SUeeties') I'd Do Anything for You
 HELEN KANE
 No. 22OsO, IO-inch LovabIe and Sweet Grom RADIO picture, Street CHT) Where the Sweet Forget-Me-Nots Remember
 JIM NILLER-OHARLIE FARRELL
 No. 22O78, lO-inch Bashful Baby-Fox Trot Vith Focal Refrain
 BEN POLLACK AND HIS PARK
 CENTRAL ORCHESTRA I've Waited Lifetime for You Waltz (from Metro-C Coldwyn- Mayer picture, 'Or Modern Maidens') Wuh Focal Refrain VICTOR ARDEN-PHIL OMAN
 AND THEIR ORCHESTRA
 No. 22074, 1o-inch If You Believed in Me-Fox Trot With Focal Refrain Song of the Moonbcams-Fox Trot (from Earl CarroIl's Sketch BOok') Wvith Focal Refrain
 GEORGE OLSEN AND HIS MUSIC
 No. 22O6s, lo-ineh Marianne-Fox Trot (from Metre Coldwyn-Mayer picture, ''Marianne'' With Focal Retrain Just You, Just Me Trot (from Metro-C Coldwyn- Mayer picture, "MGrianne'') Wlh Focal Refrain
 JOHNNY JOHNSON AND HIS
 ORCHESTRA
 No. 22Oss, 1o-inch I'm Just Wild About Everything and Especially You!-Fox Trot Wuh Focal Refrain
 CoON-SANDERS ORCHESTRA Birmingham Bertha-Fox Trot (from Warner Brothers picture. Ton Wyith the Shos0'') Wth Focal Refrain
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THE NEW CULUNB1A POKTA- sLE MONOGRAPH IS A WONDER OR TONE AND VOLUME. Schal- erer's Alaska Snuu.
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Der of Commerce, also performed
 his duties of welcoming the men and immediately laid plans for
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INCENSE AND BURNERS. Schal- erer's Alaska Shop.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

Pittsburgh 2; St. Louis 4. Boston 5; Philadelphia III. These were the only games 
 AMERICAN LEAGUE All games postponed on account of the funeral of MT. Huggins.
 PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Hollywood 8; Missions 4. Portland 1 Oakland 3. Sacramento 4; Seattle g. San Francisco 2; Los Angeles 4.
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MORE O|V PLANE

Continued from Page Ona1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24

able speech in that city of Strasbourg
which he had done SO much to restore
to France, the wise keynote of which
was: Work. Work! Work." The
result of the elections was a sweeping
victory for the French republicanism of
which he was the foremost representa-
tive, and therefore an impressive vindi-
cation and commentator Of his ad-
Ilinistration.
Then there arose a widespread de-
mand for his election as president of
the republic, to succeed M. Poincare.
This he at first strongly and sincerely
deprecated, feeling that he was no,
temperamentally fitted to fill an ONCE
which, with all its distinction, Is po-
litically neuter. The popular insistence
continuing, however, he reluctantly per-
mitted himself to be regarded as a
candidate, on the understanding that
he would brook no contest, but would
accept the presidency only II elected
without opposition. A political cabal
was formed against him, and when the
parliamentary caucus was held on
January Is he was beaten in the cam
didacy by M. Paul Deschanel. Imme-
diately he declared his withdrawal from
the contest. and the next day M. De-
schanel was elected president. The day
after that Clemenceau resigned his
place as prime minister and thus ended
in flawless dignity and honor a career
of public service unrivaled by that of
any other statesman of the republic and
Appropriated only by the careers of
Leon Gambetta and Adolphe Theirs. A
little later he set out on q long holiday
tour of Egypt and the Levant in quest
Of well earned recreation.
He chose to spend the closing years
Of his life very near the spot Of his
birth. He lived in a little farmhouse,
surrounded by garden and woodland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24
HOOVER GETS ARMY
BUDGET FINDINGS
Drastic Cut in Expenditures
Desired by Chief
Executive.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Recommendation Of the Army Gen.
eral STAFF, which President Hoover hopes
will point the way to q drastic cut In
expenditures for the country's military
forces and materially aid tax reduction,
have been placed before the Chief Ex-
ecutive.
The President is expected to transmit
his conclusions early next month 70
Congress, where differences on the sub
ject already have been voiced. CHAIR
man Reed of the Senate military Affairs
committee has expressed the opinion
that further economies might iniure
the efficiency of the Army.
Exceeds All Nations.
In ordering the survey by the General
staff early in the Summer, President
Hoover said the purely military ex-
penses of the United States constitute
a military budget greater than that OF
any other nation and at time when
he considers there is less danger OF war
than at any period within the last 50
years
added, was dependent to a large ex-
tent upon an ability to Curtail military
and naval expenditures.
Estimates place the purely military
crease of S120, 0O0, 900 as compared with
last year. The increase Is half OF the
estimated total increase in Government
expenditures in 1888 as compared with
the 1929 fiscal year. The pre-war av-
eraEe expenditure for the Army and
Navy was $266,000,0OO.
Trouble Seen In Congress.
Trouble is foreseen in Congress when
| cuts are attempted, with the prospect
| of sharp division within the Army itself
over the question, although the General
| Stairs findings have been guarded, sug-
| gestions for pruning already nave Deen
! directed at some of the many garrlsons
/ scattered through the western states.
With these States represented In Con-
! gress In some instances by veteran ad.
! ministration leaders, q vigorous protest
| is seen as likely.
| Connecticut, one Of the most active pre-
paredness men In Congress, believes,
however, that elimination Of these posts
! offers one Of the best methods Tor
economy. If there must be economy.
Relics Of Indian Days.
He has contended that the lessons Of
the World war show that training units
should be in larger groups and thinks
| three main division points for the Army
in the East, in the South and in the
Far west are enough. Many OF the 70
or 80 garrison posts in the country. he
says, are relics Of Indian fighting days.
On the House side, Chairman Britten
| of the naval committee has said he re-
| fused to think Of national defense in
dollars and cents" and that he believes
that while tax reduction is important,
national defense Is more so.
During the past decade, the late Sec
rotary Good said in putting into erect
the Presidents request for q survey. the
| Army has passed through stage Of
considerable evolution as result Of the
new military tactics utilized in the
| World war.
This has produced the question, he
added, whether certain new activities In
| the Army, such as National Guard ana
Reserve ofAckrs Training Corps have
not displaced in usefulness and i'm.
portanee other existing branches Of the
| service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24
GRIEF EXPRESSED
BY ARMY LEADERS
Stimson, Pershing and Sum-
neral Pay High Tribute .,
to "Tiger."

BY the Associated Press.
Mourning the death of his friend
Gen. John j. Pershing said last night he
regarded Georges Clemenceau as the
outstanding World War figure" among
the French people.
The commander Of American forces
in France during the war said:
1.-The death of M. Georges Clemenceau
fills me with grief. Those of us who
knew him as prime minister the last
year of the war recognized in him the
very personiflcation of the fine courage
and patriotism of the French people.
He inevitably inspired his friends with
admiration and respect for his superb
qualities of mind and spirit. I regard
him as the outstanding World War
figure among his people. My last visit
with him was on Armistice day two
weeks ago. deeply mourn his passing. p"
Stimson Expresses Regret.
Secretary stimson expressed his re-
greet. He said:
Il am deeply grieved to hear of the
death Of M. Clemenceau, former prime
minister of France and most courage
Gus leader at the time Of the greatest
crisis Of our age"
Gen. Charles P. Summerall, Army
chief Of staff, said:
with the death Of M. Georges
Clemenceau, ex-premier of France, is
recorded the passing of another OF that
small group of men who from 1917
to 1920 dominated the history OF the
world.
Army MOurns Death.
THE Army of the United States
mourns in him the memory of valiant
comrade, one who inspired the arms of
his own country toward that victory
which was the object of US ALL
Patrick ]. Hurley. Acting Secretary
OF War, said:
Those who crossed the seas to par
ticipate in the great war know that
in 1917 and 1918 the spirit of M.
Georges Olemenceau was the spirit of
victory. voice the deep sorrow of
the War Department at the passing of
a great French patriot and OF cour-
ageous leader"