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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-23

local chapter, has as her chairman of
the Ball Committee Mrs. Henry Gun
dersheimer; as chairman of the Pro-
gram Committee, Mrs. Harry Walsky,
and her co-chairman, Mrs. Sam Mar
cisenfeld; as chairman of the Ticket
Committee. Mrs. Abe ShefHerman, and
her co-chairman, Mrs. Paul Pearlman.
Mrs. Walsky, chairman of the Program
Committee, has been aided by staff
of 80 women and has succeeded in
raising more than $4,000 on business
advertisements and compliments and
good wishes of friends.
Siam is refusing permits for new tin
mining concessions because of the tin
plrt In the world markets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-23
St. Andrew Church Group
SPONSORS Turkey Dinner

The ladies of st. Andrews Church
are preparing for the bazaar and turkey
dinner to be given Thursday evening.
December 4, beginning at 5 o'clock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-05
The Film Provocative.
Manchester Guardian.)

Much is heard of the way in which the movies pull the world together with their universal appeal The untutored savage and the Oxford don chuckle with equal gusto at the whimsical mishaps that befall a Chaplin, and in the echoes of their joint merriment black and white are one at heart and the swamps of Congo merge in the meadows that fringe the Cam. Such is the pleasant theory, and it holds some truth But like most generaliza- tions of the sort it is far from reliable. The ies" indeed, may breed angry passions where they are least expected. report from Shanghai, for instance informs that patriotic organizations in that city protesting vigorously against the reception which it is proposed to accord to MT. Douglas Fairbanks and Miss Pickford when they visit Shanghai next week The complaint of these outraged patriots is that the excellent acting of MT. Fairbanks has attracted the attention of mil lions the world to a representation of the Chinese which has done great deal to undermine the honor and dignity of the Chinese people" They object in particular to the fact that in "The Thief of Bagdad" MT. Fairbanks seizes Mongoian Prince by his pigtan and throws him off veranda That the athletic and zestful MT Fairbanks would with equal skill and gusto seize a European potentate by the slack of his knee brooches and pitch him through his palace window if the scenario demanded it does not seem to occur to the irate Nationaliss, if it did would it probably pacate them, for the sapStick in excesis in which MT Fairbanks excels is perhaps too essentially Nordic form of fun to appeal to the subtler Oriental mind. But at least the malcontents in Shanghai may take consolation in the fact that the Chinese are not the only nor the worst sufferers at the hands of Hollywood. When Burke remarked that he did not know the method of drawing up an indictment against nation he had not contemplated the growth of the movies"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-05
PUBLIC OPINION CONTROLS

Tn another place is editorial from the New York World commenting upon the action of Gov Green of Michigan in committing the sentences of five people who have been sent to the penitentiary for life because of four convictions each for viola tlons of the Eighteenth Amendment enforcement laws and the reasons that impeled him to his act of mercy. The Michigan situation demonstrates as cearey as it ever demonstrated that no law can be enforced be effective unless it has popular support behind it. Gov Green was prac- tcally forced by public opinion to take the course that he did and there is not doubt but that the next State legislative session will be com pelled to modify the habitual criminal statute SC that it will not apply to those convicted for volat- ing the Prohibition statutes
 As the New York World suggests this ought to be lesson to those who favor drastic punish ments in Prohibition enforcement In fact it sug- gests very clearly the why Prohibition can not be enforced in the United States The people are not giving and will not give Prohibition such support that makes enforcement practicable
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-05
The Mistakes of the Trees.
(New York Herald Tribune )

NNS" iolh r1eralu IrlDuneD
 The trees are not uncanniy wise as we think them They cannot foretell a winters weather: they have no mysterious time sense and when January behaves like April they act as if it were Aprn. Fortunately for them and for us January seldom behaves like April for long else the buds would swell beyond recall and next summers foliage would suffer premature exposure But the record or last weeks thaw is plain to be read on the bud scales of millions of trees
 sometimes the wild raspberry bushes unfold ten- taeiVe green leaves in mdwinter the trees are not so rash. But on such fat buds as those which inc sprayed branches of the towering dogwood lift like tiny hght-bulbs, skyward the even brown coat Ing reveals strip of lighter tone where the inner scales thrust a little farther out to the delusiva January sum- That the dogwood.s r,istate IL would not have been serious even had the innar scales forced their way out another thirtvsacond oi an men, Tor there many more teht nrotectiye layers unexposed but it was enough to reyeo1 +ha ienorahce ol the tree It has no calendar no sunar intuition It makes its mistakes and toras it chances Just as 1t took enormous chances hefor i, acmeVeo the risky transformation from rad herr,, inoo tree Perhaps last autumn the same trao s; ened thousand oogwood pips. and the chonoes ap 1iae @ not one of them will ever grow m into +roa "ii ever nave chance to test the strepoth s s. ouaS against the misleading suns of Iannar - -''
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-05
Common Sense in Michigan.
(New York World.)

The main point about the action taken by Gov fred w. Green Of Michigan, who has just com
 uteo to terms of few years the sentences of five persons sent to prison for life after ofenses against the Prohibition laws is that it injects little humane sense into situation that was fantastic and cruel But there is another point about it too ana It IS one that rabid prohibitonists and other extremists might profitaby think over It is this. that it does good to prescribe drastic penalties TOT trlvial wrong-doing if the penalties cannot be made to stick. Certainly no set of statutes ever existed which was more in keeping with the present rroniDlOlon view of things than that which rules Siicngah violations of the liquor laws have there been made serious offenses; after four of them Ia person can be sent to prison for life. and five persons have been. And then what? There wac nue ana cry that something be done about them anu HOW u mas been done. There is such a thing as giving law many teeth that if cannot cha
 ana this is an excellent example of it.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-05
PULP AND PAPER MILLS CONSTRUC
 TION INDICATED.

The Pulp and Paper Industry is confident LII , may look for early construction on the pr sed pulp and paper mills in the vicinity of Junea intimates that such is the clear deduction ITO the movements of the interests of which Geor Cameron is at the head. The current number p magazine reviews the situation as follows
 Tn compliance with Section Gel of the Federal Water Power Act (41 Stat. lO63), notice is hereby given that George T. Cam eron Chronicle Building, San Francesca, California has made application Tor pre- liminary permit for a power devlopment on Dorothy Lake, tributary to Taku Inlet, III Tongass National Forest, Southeastern AL aska, consisting of storage dam tunnel to tap the lake below its natural level, penstock and power house on tide water with a transmission line to the vicinity or Juneau This application is for the de- yeopment of power proposed to be used in the manufacture of wood pulp. Any ob- lection to such application or request for hearing thereon together with any briefs, reports or other data for which consdera- tion is desired, should be submitted to the Executive Secretary, Federal Power Commits sion, Washington, D. c.
 Filing on Dorothy Lake last month by the Cameron interests is apparently a good indicator that some early construction may be looked for on the paper mills proposed by this group in the vicinity of Juneau. Dorothy Lake was discovered only last sum- mer during the course of aerial mapping and happens to be exceptionally well sit uated for paper mill utilization
 MT Cameron could not be reached for a statement but it was learned that he was not anxious for publicity on the proposed developments at the present time. From several sources it was learned unofficialy, however, that the preliminary surveys on timber and waterpower which have been conducted in the past. three seasons were favorable enough to warrant going ahead and that permanent permits would be ap- piled for.
 Under permanent licenses the licensees must begin permanent work during the present year. It is understood that both the zellerbach and the Cameron interests are ready to go ahead J. D. Zellerbach Vice-President of the Crown Zellerbach Corp, who is sole spokesman on the Alaska project is on an Eastern trip and no statement could be secured It is under stood, however, that their plans call for mill site on Behm Canal, which forms the eastern boundary of the island on which ketchlkan is situated
 The Cameron interests are understood to have three sites under construction on Cas- tneau Channel, near Juneau They are at Thane, an abandoned mining town miles south of Juneau at Treadwell on Douglas Island and across the channel from Juneau and on Lemon Creek, Az miles north of Juneau
 Under present arrangements with the Federal Government both permtees must begin construction a paper mill of not less than 200 tons initial capacity during the current year
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-05
SUNDOWN
 STORIES ~M eSAsD .a-I 6HHsAN
THE PUPPY By Mary Graham Bonner

DJ AAetA
 were going on quite a journey in a few days" the Little Black Clock said, so tonight I thought I'd take you to see a dear little puppy and then tomorrow I'll turn l. the time ahead so you can see how the puppy grows up."
 John, who was 8, and Peggy. 5, took trips every evening with the Little Black Clock
 They met his friends. they trav- eled everywhere with him. Long years before he had been given some magic by a grandfather clock so he could turn the time ahead for back as he wished.
 He had simply agreed that for the rest of the world he would not keep the ordinary time. His hands always pointed to o'clock.
 He had never taken any others on these adventures with him un- til he asked John and Peggy to go along. He lived in their house on the desk in the back hall, and because everyone had always thought he was such a dear, old fashioned nice little clock they had kept him even if he couldn't keep the correct time. After all, there were plenty of other clocks to do that.
 Now he took them to see a little puppy What playful little puppy he was. His name was Louis and he played with everything he could Tn fact he had to be watched all the time, for he adored tearing up things and being just as naughty as he could be.
 He was owned by little boy named Bob and Bob was teaching him to do tricks
 How Louis loved his masterl And how his master loved him. One of the tricks Louis was taught was to sing while his master played lit tie tune on the piano.
 And the wonderful thing was that Louis would not sing if any one else played. It was only for his master that he would do this.
 Peggy thought Louis was quite the most adorable puppy she had ever seen and John thought he was just as cute as he could be-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-05

Wrangell will gain very high class citizen through the appointment of R. w. J. Reed to be Deputy Collector of Customs at that place. In time of service MT. Reed is of the oldest men in the highly efficient Alaska Customs Service and he is one of the best public officials in the Terri tory
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-05
WHIPPING JOEY SEWELL
 HURLERS' HARDEST JOE

CLEVELAND, Feb. 5.-Joe Sewell, Cleveland Indian infielder has the Ikeenest eye in the American League.
 In 5,267 times at bat against na- jor league hurlers he has struck out only 96 times. Last year and in 1925 he famed only four times.
 Sewell has been at the top in strike-outs seven seasons. Nearest to him are George Cutshaw, the old Brooklyn player, and Frank Frisch of the Cardinals. Each led the National league two seasons.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-05
BIRD-BANDING STUDIES COVER
 CENTURY.

Bird-banding in the United States dates from the time of Audubon, who about 1903 marked a brood of phoebes with silver wire and was rewarded the following season when two of the banded birds returned to nest in the same vicinity Since then more than 100000 birds have been banded in the United States and Canada by eooperators of the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-05

Kodiak farmers and guides about to begin war on the brown bears. There is no doubt about the ernestness of those fellows out there where the bears most numerous and at their worst. May days of the warning farmers be industrious and their rifles unerring.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-05

United States Biological Survey. Under the migra- tory bird treaty act, anyone who bands birds must have a Federal permit
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-05

Whatever else may be said about the winter months they bring peace to baseball umpres-Des Mones Register)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-05

Prohibition is winning one thing at least: it is fast becoming the paramount" public question in the United States Former Senator Wadsworth re- garded by many for years the best Republican Presidential timber has declared the drys in his party.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-05

It takes a big country to increase expenditures
 and lower taxes at the tme but the good olo IU S. can do it-(Boston Transcript9
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-05

What a failure this Nation of o,rs vo,,,s ba II all the people performed their various duties vT wien the incidence that is characteristic of the united States Senate-( Toledo Blade)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-05

Sometimes the difference between a wet Con greSSman and a dry one isn't anything to speak lof.- Philadelphia Inquirer)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-05

We shall withhold judgment until we get all the facts. Just possibly Russia signed the Kellogg Treaty thinking it the expressman's receipt for parcel or somethng.-(Detroit News)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-05

After all, yau scarcely expect dragon and bear to do anything except fight-(Detroit News.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-05

With a cargo Of $500 barrels OF
oil, valued az $1,750y000 and rep
resenting the capture Of 1872 whales
a vessel has just returned 10 Nor
way after a four months cruise.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-05
Queen Film Laugh
Riot With Stars

HllariouSly amusing from start to
finish Is Skinner Steps Out, spark
ling Universal farce-comedy co-star-
ring Glenn Tryon and Merna Ken
nedy. which opens At the Queen
Theatre Sunday.
Tryon has never done better work
than in this picture. He has q role
ideally suited TO his exceptional fun
making talents. Opposite him Is
beautiful titian-haired Merna Ken
nedy, who also is exceedingly hap
PLY cast. In the role OF Honey,
the young wife, Miss Kennedy IS a
most winsome and appealing hero
inc.
The plot Of the story concerns it.
self with the business and social ca
reer OF young William Henry Skin
ner', who is a great man 70 his adir-
ing young wife and a very small po-
tato at the office.
III fear and trembling. Skinner
finds himself compelled 10 justify
his wife's belief in himself. His
efforts to do this furnish the motive
Tor some Of the most amusing
scenes that ever have been shown
upon the screen.
In his amazing portrayal Of his
role, TIyon veers from a pathetic
timorousness 10 boisterous self con-
f.dence. Among the many scenes
which especially stand out are those
IN which he asks for a raise, and IN
which he leads the orchestra and
conducts an auction at a charity
AGAR
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-05
Arcadia Books 3
Weekly Programs

Effective today with the opening
for a three day engagement Of Al
Jolson'S latest all talking singing.
picture Say 1t With Songs" the
Harrington Arcadia Theater Manage
ment announces a change in the
Arcadia's program policy, the book
ing Of three program changes week
ly with change days each Sunday,
Wednesday and Friday.
Colleen Moore's first talking pic
ture. Smiling Irish Eyes" in which
she Is supported by James Hall oD-
ems a two day engagement at the
Harrington Rialto theatre Sunday as
second all talking picture to be
presented at this theater. The fu-
ture policy of the Rialto will be an
all-talking picture each Sunday anc
Monday, and pictures s%ynchroniz-
ed with musical score, opening each
Tuesday and Friday for two-day
engagements with a one-day book
ing for Saturdays.
In Say II With Songs" at the
Arcadia Theater today Jolson sings
seven new song hits, acts the role
Of a popular radio singer, and in
general with his effective mixture
of humor and pathos proves once
again that nc IS perhaps the peer
d entertainers now appearing on
the audible screen.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-05
Screen Sweethearts
In Musical Comedy

Janet Gaynor and Charles Far
rel, perhaps the most popular OF
all screen sWeethearts, not only talk
ii Sunny Side Up" starting a
four days engagement at the Rivoli
N San Benito. Sunday, but also
sing and dance in a manner which
marks them as outstanding per-
formers in this field as they were
in silent pictures.
Miss Gaynor has studied voice
culture ever since she first entered
pictures a little over three years
ago.
She sings several songs in Sun
nv Side Up all written especially
for her by the highly successful
song writing combination Of De-
sylvia, Brown and Henderson. She
also displays real ability as a solo
dancer in one number.
Farrell, who was on the stage be-
fore pictures reached out and claim
cd him for their own, has a highly
developed baritone voice which he
mas developed during the last two
wears under the tutelage Of the
best teachers money could employ.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-05
Will Rogers Star
Of Capitol Talkie

When the best known and most
loved American personality is both
heard and seen on the screen. then
it may surely be called an event
Last night VIII Rogers, the quaint
philosopher and the naive wit who
is equally the friend Of royalty and
the common people, came to the
Capitol Theatre in his first Fox
Movietone starring picture, They
Had TO See Paris" and it was sure
ly al eye and ear treat.
Millions Of people who have ex-
pressed a wish TO hear the Rogers
witticisms from his own lips but have
hitherto been denied the treat, now
are having the pleasure.
They Had to See Paris" fits Will
Rogers ike a glove. 1t starts in his
home town. Claremore. Oklahoma,
where we find Will happy and con-
tented with his wife Grene Rich)
and his son and daughter COwea
Davis. Jr., ard Marguerite Churchill
OIL gushes on their land. They be-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-05

come rich and Wills family gets
bitten with the social bug. They
want to go to Paris and absorb cul-
ture and other things.
Oklahoma oil and French cognac
don't mix, however, and the result
is highly humorous but in a way
pathetic. Complication follows COM
plication and they go back TO Okla
homa broke only IN spirit.
Special mention should be made
Of Fiji Dorsay, a vivacious and pic
uant French actress who gives much
color TO the production. She appears
as a cafe entertainer in Paris and
sings, II Could Do It For You" to
Rogers with most i~ngratiating art.
Rogers has been provided by
Owen Davis, ST., the dialogist, with
some corking lines, and it is evident
that he has added a few and inter
polate many real Rogers witticisms.
Frank Borzage has turned in a fine
piece Of direction, and some very
lavish sets are in evidence.
Rogers qualities as a highly emo
tional actor as well as a comedian.
III Paris, Mrs. Peters is determined
to marry her daughter 10 q title
and when Peters refuses TO pay half
a million dollars to consummate
this desire, Mrs Peters, in a frenzy
OF bitter disappointment turns on
her husband and gives him a severe
tongue flashing. Among other things.
she tells him she and her daughter
are both ashamed Of him and that
she never wants to see his face
again. Peters leaves the house while
his wife sobs bitterly on a chaise
lounge.
Peters leavetaking, as enacted by
Rogers, is a marvel Of dramatic X
position. The celebrated wit, who
makes millions laugh and smile
daily, sheds real tears. 1t is, per-
haps. the high spot Of the delightful
comedy drma.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-05
MOTHERS FACE
HEAVY DOCKET
Program for Next 2 Years
To Be Mapped Out All
Austin Meeting

AUSTIN. Jan. 4-CP-Election OF
q board Of trustees. plans for dis
trtct conferences, recommendations
OF the executive committee and
plans OF special committees are
among the matters to be dis
cussed at the annual meeting OF the
board OF managers Of the Texas
Congress Of Mothers and Parent
Teacher Associations here Jan 80.
The fifteen district presidents
have been called to meet Jan. z and
the executive committee will con-
vene that evening.
Mrs. Noyes Darling Smith Of Aus
tin. state president, said that the
organizations program for the next
two years would be mapped out at
the Austin meeting. The board OF
managers consists OF the IL state
officers. the Is district presidents.
one life member of the executive
committee. 13 standing committee
chairmen and six special committee
chairmen.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-05
BY VIRGIL n. LOTT
Especial to The Herald.)

ROMA, Jan. 4-The year 1880
dawns brightly for Roma. 1t finds
the town about to witness a trans
formation. The Texas company,
say some. is about to erect a tank
farm here to take care Of the oil
fields which they are TO develop.
The Texas Co. we'll recently drill
cd In on the Guerra tract west Of
this city could have been made a
good producer. but, because Of lack
Of storing facilities. was not per-
mitted to do its best by any means
and in order to conserve the oil
(Which Is Of the highest gravity
ever discovered in Texas the cas-
ing was sunk below pay sand and is
there now. Whether or not this
casing will be pulled up to pay sand
when the time is ripe. depends on
other wells TO be drilled by the
company soon, a number Of which
will be drilled, no doubt.
The Texas company has much
land under lease and there r a
number Of independents holding
cnOlce leases IN the vicinity n
these are to begin an active drill
ing campaign in January.
Across the Rio Grande and along
the banks OF the San Juan river
is miles from Roma, there is q
Valley company with more than
10000 acres under lease. with q
rig on the ground and a field force
organized. ready to start drilling.
One Of the major oil companies
with vast holdings in Mexico in
that section embraced In the juris-
dictions Of Mier, lamps, and Ger
ralvo, ~. L.. has a large force Of
engineers and biologists in the field
and will begin operations o In
the vicinity Of Mier. nine miles from
Roma.
The Mexican government. IL Is
rumored, Is about to let the con-
tract for a dam across the Rio
Chiquito above Mier to store water
for irrigating lands between Mier
and San Juan. III this Is accom-
plished 1t will bring under irriga-
ton a vast section OF very rich
lands, Call in the trade territory OF
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-05

Sites for eight large irrigation
projects have been selected by the
National Irrigation Commission Of
Mexico, and work on some Of these
will be started this year.