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BUCHAREST. Rumallia. November IS
TIA devastating fire ragged for eight
hours during the night IN the small
town Of Valeaseaca, near Bacue, de-
etFoying 90 houses and rendering 300
persons homeless. They were CONF
PEELED to camp today half clothed IN
Snowecoyered aelda.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-15
GUARDS BODY FOUND

Auburn Prison Man, Missing
Week, Located in River.
AUBURN, N. Y, November. is F).-
The body Of Herbert Short, sergeant Of
the guard at Auburn Prison, who was
lost more than a week ago while hunt
ing in the A6irondacks, was found in
the Boress River today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-15
MRS. BETTE B. HILL DIES
Native Of Virginia Had Been Capt
tai Resident IS Years.

Mrs. Bette Byron Hill. resident of
Washington for IS years, died yester-
day at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Pearce Horne, 1880 Nineteenth street.
Mrs. Hill, native Of Culpeper, Va,
will be buried there tomorrow after
noon. She is survived only by her
daughter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-15

can sell" One thing which, he held,
condition Is the partial payment sales
plan. High-pressure sales methods, he
said, have caused people to invest hum
dreds of millions Of dollars in goods that
they could get along without.
when we get rid Of this surplus, I"
he declared, I'VE viii be well on the
road back TO prosperity"
Senator Smoot said there was no
we need Is to give business chance"
The income tax rates In eject this
year and the permanent schedule which
would become operative next wear II
these are not continued folloW:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-15

Nearly 100000 people are engaged in
the rayon industry IN the United king
dom. A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-15
Danes Recognise Brasl

COFENEfAGEN, November rs &F1.--
The Danish government yesterda# rec-
! ceni1ed the new government Of Hazil.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-15

Flying through the sky in v-forma-
ton, wild geese use the wedge shape
TO increase speed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-15

rive American scout planes took part
IN the Aviation day. program aiven A.
Bandoens. Javs. recently.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-15
D. C. JOBLESS ARMY
REGISTERS TODAY,
HOPING FOR RELIEF

(contlnued PROM First PAGE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-15
YOUNG BANDIT R0BS
FOUR TAXI DRIVERS IN
EARL MORNING FORAY

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-15
GERMANY CLEARED
OF TWO WAR TIME
SABOTAGE CHARGES

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-15
HOOVER EXPECTS
TREASURY DEFICIT
FOR FISCAL YEAR

CONTINUED From First Page.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-31
Box Office Laughter.

TO laugh or not to succeed, that is
the question, according to Lau-
renee Schwab of the firm of Schwab
& Mandel, which has produced Fol
low Thru" queen High" Good
News" 1.-THE Desert Song" and New
Moon
Scnwab is now in Hollywood working
out ways and means to inject laughs In
Follow Thru" while co-directing Para
mounts all-technicolor film version of
the Broadway success.
1T is the most interesting puzzle In
the show business, this problem Of
making audiences laugh" Schwab ex-
planned, land the producer who solves
the riddle can always be assured Of
success.
"Thc first type of comedy is that of
the ad lib men, such as Will Rogers,
William Collier, Arthur Bugs Baer,
Jack Oakie, Joe Frisco, Jack Benny,
Frank Fay, Jack Osterman, Harry Rich
man, julius Tanner and Phil Baker.
They select their improvised material
for the time and place. Celebrities
seated in the crowd are common butt
for their wise cracks. although Rogers
depends greatly upon topical matters,
cCntenQlng that the life of a joke sell
dom exceeds ID days.
Perhaps the most important item in
the laugh business is the gag. Groucho
Mark overfows with snappy gag ma
terial. So important are gags in the
show business that many make living
by writing them.
THE black-out is another distinct
form of comedy. 1t has been popular
for the past 10 years and is still part
of every revue. The first black-out was
used at the Winter Garden in 1912
Before that these gag lines were put
over as a stage act, with number of
people, and the skit ran so much as 80
minutes. Some of them now last less
than a minute.
Many comedians get laughs in ac-
centuating their eccentricities. Helen
Kane does this with her voice. Stuart
Erwin plays the dumb guy among wise
folks.
Among our best comedians who
combine dialect with comedy lines are
Moran and Mack, Eddie Cantor, Harry
Green, Al Jolson, Fannie Brice, Chico
Marx, William Austin. Jack Pearl, the
Avon Comedy Four and Jimmy Hussey"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-31
Things Are Changing.

OCCASIONALLY particularly curl
Gus and industrious New York
writer starts out after story and re-
turns with something that makes folks
sit up and take notice.
Washington, far removed from the ex-
ecutive headquarters of the big picture
corporations and business interests OF
New York, has been disposed rather to
confine its attention to the pictures cur
rent in its local playhouses and its
speculation as to what is to follow
them. Detailed doings of the picture
industry itself and of those who seem
to have a controlling hand in its des-
tiny are not, as rule, regarded as of
sufficient interest to attract much at
tention.
Recently the news reports told of the
taking over of the control of certain
picture corporations by certain men
prominent in New York business, and
If these reports were correct, Washing
tons local theaterS are very likely to
be affected thereby.
There seems to be little doubt that
big business interests are asserting au
thority in motion picture production
more and more from time to time. This
eventually is likely to mean radical
change in some of the policies, at least,
by which the industry heretofore has
been guided.
George Gerhard, in the New York
Evening World, recently called attention
to the strong pressure that Is being eX-
erted to increase the production of pic
lures in the New York studios, thereby
cutting down production in the Holly
wood studios. At least 20 of the SIS pic
lures announced for production by
Paramount Publix, he stated are to be
made in the New York studio, and he
added that other companies were falling
in line, because production in the East
is, of course, far more convenient and
accessible and, as most sets are now in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-31

| much time on Mr.. Hughes pay roll
are Ben Lyon. James Hall and an OBJ
| streperously alluring young lady nemec
| Jean Harlow, of whom not much more
| is likely to be heard. Mr.. Lyon and Mr.
Hall appear as two oxford undergrad
| yates land great rompers they are, too)
who are catapulted into the Royal Flying
Corps. Both of them are shade too ven
cradle for their juvenile roles, but per-
| haps it is unfair to complain on that
score. Each was undoubtedly just the
right collegiate type in thai remote era
long ago when "Hell's Angels" first
went into production.
The flossy gilt-edged volume which is
the souvenir program Of "Hell's Angels
provides fascinating reading 1t con-
tains the statement that, fer the first
time in history, colossal Aim spec
tacle is presented without faxed or
ance that when you see some one in
the air, he is actually In the air"
Which is reminiscent of the announce
ment that "Ingagi" was an authentic,
incontestable, living docun emit"
Nevertheless, the spectator at "Hell's
Angels" won't care very much whether
Ben Lyon and James Hall were really
flying the Gotha bomber which fell
several thousand feet in flames and
crashed in an indeScribably thrilling
manner-eVen though both of them
we're shown climbing unhurt from the
flaming wreckage.
The airplane shots in "Heli's Angels"
are literally above reproach. The
scenes of the bombing of a German
munition dump are absolutely stupen-
douS and reveal sense of dramatic
imagination which, unhappily, is not at
all evident in the rest of the film. That
is the great weakness of Mr.. Hughes
mammoth production. While it remains
in the air it is superbly heroic, but
when it comes down to earth Gas all
mortal devices inevitably must) it lands
with a dull thud.
1t contains exact reproductions of the
planes used in the war, but woefully in
exact reproductions of the uniforms
worn by British soldiers. The cloud
backgrounds for the air f7sl1ts are in
credibly gorgeous and impressive. but
the settings for the interior scenes look
as though they had been borrowed from
the warehouse at the ole Vitagraph
studio, The aerial formations of scout,
pursuit and combat planes may be "ac-
curate in every detail las the program
promises. but the characters in the
human drama are utterly unreal.
Also, in the program are some quota
tons from motion picture critics, who
have expressed extreme approval of
"Hell's Angels" One of them is Edwin
Martin of the Hollywood News, who
says:
If Mr.. Hughes had given us nothing
but the air sequences of the film, it
would have been worth seeing"
That, alas, is the exact truth!
X X
This column, regret to announce, is
not always accurate in every detail"
A few weeks ago I credited the produc-
tion of the movie version of Journeys
End" to Columbia Pictures when I
should have credited it to Tiffany.
For this error, my apologies go forth
lun1bia.
(Copyright, 1907
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-31

not do too many things in the movies
If he wishes to be outstanding In any
one of them.
Therefore I am particularly inter-
ested in this new camera club move
ment. Such groups are made UP of
individuals, each of whom chooses one
type of cinema work in which to per-
feet himself. Several are actors, one
production manager, one a director,
one writer, one a scene painter, etc
In other words such group approx
mates the actual set-up within pro-
fessional studio.
This movement has much to COM
mend it, and I expect much from it.
So far it has been most expanded in
England, which means much for the
future of the English film industry. I
trust our own young people will not
long pass up the opportunity which is
contained for them and for American
films in this camera club plan"
. De Mile, veteran of tne pictures, has
Just completed his fifty-sixth picture.
Madam Satan"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-31

for story of romance and tragedy In
Hawaii; "A Girl of the Limberlost,"
one of Gene Stratton-Po-ter' better
known novels; Leftover Ladies'" by
Ursula Parrott; THE Barbarian"
story of banditry in North China; a
James Whale production, story and cast
to be announced: Moran Of the Lady
Lefty" from the novel of the sea by
Frank Norris: James Cruze produc-
ton, story and cast to be announced;
The objectionable Sin." Rupert
Hughes story. Extravaganza" with
June Collyer, Lloyd Hughe; and Owen
Moore: She Got What She Wanted"
Caught Cheating" with George Sid
ney and Charlie Murray; Steel" 1.-The
Drums of jeopardy" by Harold Mac
Grath; "Lasca," THE Single SIM
THE Beloved Enemy" by Ferdinand
Schumann- Heink, story of the
American Army of Occupation in Ger
many; THE Keeper of the Bees" from
the novel by Gene stton-Porter;
Wild Youth" and "Hi-Jack."
Twelve Western productions and
short subjects complete the program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-31
The snoring Picture cAlbnm
BY Robert E. Sherwood.

a FER having been Hollywoods IA
vorite topic of conversation for al
most Tour yearS--ard also the principal
means of solution of Hollywood's un-
employment problem-that cumbersome
monstrosity known as "Hell's Angels is
nnally forcing its prodigious bulk before
the eyes of the public for whom it was
originally, hopefully intended
II has already been seen in Los An
geies, Seattle and at no fewer than two
CheaterS on Broadway, and before many
weeks has passed it will be as wide
spread as the business depression. Fur
tnermore, it is attracting enormous au-
oiences, and there is an increasing sus-
plcion that its youthful producer, How
ard Hughes, may actually get back at
least a reasonable percentage of the
100000 that since he started in
1926, he has expended on its prepara-
ticn. II Mr.. Hughes should manage to
preak even. then may all humanity re-
Joice in the knowledge that the golden
age of miracles has returned to this
earth.
The reason for the immediate sue
cess of "Hells Angels" is easily located.
: one shouldn't Jump to the natural con-
cIuSion that it is an extraordinarily
f1ne picture, because it isn't If the lam
entaole truth must be known, 1t is
pretty much of mess, but it is one of
the most exciting news stories that the
cinema has ever evolved, and therein
lies the secret of its terrific appeal
Before Mr. Hughes came to the star
tied conclusion that "Hell's Angels" was
- finally finished, he had used up more
than 100000 feet of film and had dis
carded 80 2-3 per cent of it. The re-
manning one-third of l per cent is the
picture that is now on view, and peo-
pie are eager to have a look at it-just
as they would be eager to have a look
at the lone survivor of some spectacular
disaster.
However much we may pirate of econ
omy and thrift there exists in the
hearts of all true Americans an incur
able fondness for rank extravaganza. The
high, wide and handsome spenders, such
as Death Valley Scotty or Diamond
Jim Brady, are bound to become. in
their 1nnmodest ways, national heroes.
SO 1t Is with young Howard Hughes
HIS shrewd and understanding press
agents have broadcast the news that
he took fortune out of oil wells and
spent it on "Hells Angels" AS a result
Of this, countless numbers of solid citi-
zens want to see the picture to find
out just what he got with all that
money.
They will discover that he obtained
some glorious pictures OF airplanes in
action, appreciably better than similar
views in Wings, The Dawn Patrol"
and other aviation epics and he OBJ
tanned pictures of Zeppelin raid on
London which are immeasurably in
ferior to those achieved at consider
ably less expense. in THE Sky Hawk"
In addition to which, with $4,000 900,
Mr.. Hughes acquired about cents
worth OF plot, approximately SO cents
worth Of acting and a huge amount
OF dialogue, the total value of which
may be estimated from the following
specimen:
Roy-What do you think of my new
uniform?
A girl-Oh-it's ripping!
Roy Enormously Where?
The leading players who spent so
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-31
Outdoor AmusementS

pie bath house accommodations. FAM
lily parties may come with the full as
surance that everything has been done
for their accommodation Al the way
of shady spots. tables, benches. etc,
with facilities for base ball, tennis. etc.
The children also will be entertained
in the Fairgrounds, where they will find
swings, see-saws, slides and other di-
versions The steamer City of Wash
ington also continues moonlight rides
down the Potomac, the boat going down
every night in the week, with fine
orchestra for dancing. Those who do
not wish to dance will find the ride
well worth the trip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-31
Woman's Viewpoint.

DERHAPS in no picture has the ques-
ton of a woman's viewpoint been
brought to the front as much as in
Paramount's "Anybody's Woman" in
which Ruth Chatterton and Give Brook
are co-starr1ng.
The story was written by a man,
Gouverneur Morris, but it was adapted
to the screen by Zoe Atkins, American
woman playwright. 1t is being directed
by Dorothy Arzner, the only woman
motion picture director.
TRY as a man may, he will never
be able to get the woman's viewpoint in
telling certain stories" says Miss Arznor
Moreover. IL is we'll to consider that
about rs per cent of the motion pic
ture public is composed OF women"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-31
Tiffany's 193O-31 Films.

TIFFANY PRODUCTIONS INC, has
announced the most ambitious
program of talking picture productions
ever attempted for its 1930-3l season.
There will be total of los features
and short subjects produced during the
coming season. This is divided into 10
superproductions of the roadshoW type.
is feature pictures, IL Westerns, out
door action melodramas and series of
one and two reel shorts, comedies,
travel pictures and the like
James Cruze has signed a long-term
contract to produce and direct a num-
Der of pictures, as has James Whale,
the director who was responsible for
the screen version of r. c. Sherriff's
famous stage play, Journeys End"
Following is the complete list of
product from Tiffany for the coming
season:
THE Third Alarm" directed by
Emory johnson, with a cast including
James Hall. Anita Louise and Jean
Hersholt; Circus Parade" a James
Cruze production, directed by Cruze
himself; Aloha De-" tentative title
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-31
Buy Your Camera.

THAT the future of the American film
industry lies to great extent in
the hands of growing little theater'
movement of the cinema is statement
made recently by Cecil B. De Mile,
-Goldwyn-M Mayer producer direc-
tor, and president of the Association of
Motion Picture Producers.
II don't want to be misunderstood in
this statement" said De Mile. IT do
not mean by a cinema little theater'
the building and running of little the
aters,' as is being done for the stage in
so many communities.
II refer rather TO the 'camera-club'
idea which has gained such a great
foothold in England, and to a lesser
extent in this country One of the
great bars against amateur participa-
ton in movie making has been that in
the past an amateur attempted to write
story, direct 1t, paint the scenery
and even play leading role. Motion
pictures are such very complex things
that real art is achieved only by
specialization. A man or a woman can
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-31
GLEN ECHO PARK.

~ LEN ECHO PARK is now hav-
ing a three-day Labor day
U Y celebration, and it is an
~ nounced at no time in the
history of 20 years of opera
ton of the Maryland resort have great
er preparations been made to take
care of the crowds, and especially to
provide for the comfort and conven-
fence of picnic parties Through the
entire week all the half hundred amuse-
ments will be hitting on all cylinders.
These include the airplane swings,
the thrilling 80-foot coaster dips, the
derby racer, the Ferris wheel, the old mill,
carrousel caterpillar, whip, etc. More
fun than barrel of monkeys Is proniS ed
at the big midway. where a surprise
laugh hides in every nook and corner.
One of the star attractions is the big
ball room, where McWillians and his
star band of II render the latest dance
tunes.
Street car service is provided by the
Washington Railway and Electric Co..
and this is augmented by the new bus
line from Dupont Circle.
All amusements start at noon Labor
day and continue until midnight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-31

D Ado PICTURES. Ltd, British arm
N Of r. K. o. Radio Pictures, has
been established with complete sales
advertising and administrative per-
sonnet, according to an announcement
by Joseph I. Schnitzer, president of
Radio Pictures.
British interest in the forthcoming
Amos N Andy production and in
"Cimarron" is said to be keen.
With Sol @. Newman as managing
director and Earl W. Kramer as di-
rector, the following representatives
have been appointed for Radio Pictures,
Ltd: l.. Wynbergen, general sales man
ager; F. Tilley publicity; r. Hamburg,
London branch manager; A. M. Bass,
Manchester branch manager; J. Marks,
Glasgow branch manager; j. Simonds,
Cardiff branch manager; W. Bailey,
Leeds branch manager; A. Wesson,
Birmingham branch manager.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-31
Sophie Warns GLASGOW.

"EOLLOW A STAR" the musical
revue in which Sophie Tucker is
being featured, scored tremendous hit
at the Alhambra Theater, Glasgow,
where it opened Srecently for a two
week run previous to its London en-
gagement. SO says very recent re-
port.
Miss Tucker sing eight songs in the
play. all written for her by Jack yell
len. Jack Hubert and Paul Murray are
co-producers of the play and Mr. Hui
bert is co-starring with Miss Tucker.
Following its two-week engagement in
Glasgow, Follow Star" moves on to
the Empire Theater, Liverpool. Septem-
London premiere at the Winter Garden
Theater, London, September 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-31

teriors, anyway the sunshine slogan OF
California is losing its force"
The article further stated that, as a
matter of fact, the California climate
was being regarded in many quarters
as deleterious to picture workers, SLOW
ing them up and otherwise inpairing
their efficiency" The word efficiency"
somehow has sort of big business
ring to it, and it may mean that big
changes in picture making are not so
remote as one might suppose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-31
Lukas in Ladies Man.

nAUL LUKAS has been assigned to
Z the title role of Paramount's talk
ing film production. Ladies Man"
the forthcoming picture from Rupert
Hughes novel of New York's most
dangerous and fascinating man." He
has been leading character actor In
more than 10 pictures during the past
two and half years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-31
Cromwell to Direct.

John CROMWELL, screen and stage
y director, is to direct New Morals, :"
William Powell's next talking produc-
ton for Paramount.
Cromwell previously has directed
Powell. having handled him in Street
of Chance" and his latest film, For the
Defense" He is now directing Tom
Sawyer" in which Jackie Coogan,
Mitzi Green and Junior Durkin have
the leading roles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-31
9Ile Tpenlng Star
UNlVERSAL
EWSREEL.
1N these Nedte1S
~ Indicates Where Film Is Being
Shown Today.

~ Indicates Where Film Is Being
Shown Today.
District of Columbia
EARLE-13th st. NV.
%METROPOLITAN-F st. NV.
AMBASSADOR-1Sth and Col. I'd. NV
APOLLO-624 II st. ne.
AVALON-COnn. ave. and Mckinley
AVENUE GRAND-645 Pa. ave. sc.
CENTRAL-9th st.
COLONY-Georgia ave. and Farragut
EMPRESS-4169 9Th st. NV.
HOME-123O C st. ne.
"JESSE-310O 18th st. ne.
SAVOY-303O 14th st. NV.
STANTON-515 C st. ne.
SYLvAN-l04 Rhode Island ave. NV,
*TAKOMA-4th and Butternut SITS.
*TIVOLI-14th and Park I'd.
YORK-GeOrgia ave. and Quebec NV.
Maryland and Virginia
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Md.
ARCADE-Crisfield Md.
Notwithstanding, Md.
ASHTON-ClarendOn, Va.
ORIUM-Onancock, Va.
BERKELEY-Berkeley Springs, w. Va,
CAPITAL-Cumberlan Md.
*CAPITOL-Winches Va.
"CONTMUNITY-Ridgely, Md.
CREWE-Crewe, Va.
~EMPIRE-POcom0ke City, Md.
EMPIRE-Saxis, Va.
FIREMEN'S HALLr-WiIIards, Nd
GLOBE-Berlin, Md.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Md.
ERSON-Br00kneal, Va.
LYRIC-Fishing Greek, Va.
MARADA-SG Michaels, Md.
sMARYLAND-Kitxm Md.
MASONIC-CliftOn Forge, Va.
$MELVILLE-Sykes Md.
NELSON HALL-Lovington, Va.
NEW-Aberdeen, Md.
$NEW-Elkton, Md.
NEW-Hanc0ck, Md.
NEW-LexingtOn. Va.
NEW NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Va.
@OPERA HOUSE-Leesburg, Va.
OPERA HOUSE-PiedmOnt w. Wa.
PALACE-Frostburg Md.
PALACE-Hagerstown Md.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Md.
REPUBLIC THEATER-Annapoli
ROCKBRIDGE-Bue Vista, Va.
SSTATE-Bethesda, Md.
Observation-Disclosures, Md.
sSTRAND-StauntOn, Va.
WALLACE DALE-Tangier, Va.
Observation-Disclosures Va.
sWEBB-Alberton. Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-31
MARSHALL HALL.

A T Marshall Hall, the wn-the-river
"A resort, unusual preparations have
been made to take care of Labor day
crowds. Quite aside from the charm
ing boat ride, passing sights of much
interest to Washingtonians and visitors
alike, the Hall has attractions OF its
own. The fine old grounds offer de-
1ightful setting for picnic parties, and
there are numerous amusement de-
vices, such as the roller coaster, air.
plane swings, carrousel, bowling alleys,
shooting galleries and a breeze-sWept
dancing pavilion.