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The Washington times., 1930-01-06
Charles Bickford Is
An Engineer But
Likes Acting

Charles BIckford, heading the
cast Of "HeIls Heroes" now
playing the RialtO Theater, is
regarded Is one Of the greatest
captures" by the films from
the stage.
For ten years Bickford was
q stage star. being distinguished
by his impressive physique and
flaming red hair, his height
Of six feet one inch, and his
weight Of ls6 pounds, Until
recently he refused al film
offers.
Uniyersal's "TIell's Heroes" Is
his second picture, his first be
ing Cecil B. DeMille's "Dynar
mite"
Bickford was born in Cam
bridge, Mass, the son Of q cof-
fee importer. He received his
education In Boston schools and
the Massachusetts, Institute Of
Technology. When President
Roosevelt sent the. American
fleet on its memorable journey
around the world, Bickford was
aboard as a coal paSSer.
Upon finishing his education,
Bickford became an actor, de-
voting his spare time TO con-
struction engineering. During
the World War he served as
lieutenant Of engineers, inspect
ing army construction at home
and abroad.
Among Biclford's New York
stage appearances are Dark
Rosaleen." Flames" "OutSide
Looking In"
The Washington times., 1930-01-06
COhan Plans Revue

After The trip to HOLLYWOOD to
make a picture for Al Jolson,
Mr.. Cohan threatens to do the
n1uch-loo oked-for revue. Hen be
back on Broadway, he declares,
in the early summer and his one
hope Is that there will be enough
hits In the meanwhile to afford
him enough material to satirize.
George always was optimistic.
The Washington times., 1930-01-06

D1ApG OfAkN4k1Ak0
/. by the songs Of Peggy and each
insists on being her "all-in-all."
Loves comes along and, of
course, the hero wins, but not
before several impossible things
occur, some blood is shed, and
a sweet, clear voice calls the
detected lover back from the
sea. "a
Not in the same book with
"Rio Rita" but amusing, and
after all diversion is what we
are seeking and / doubt If
gfeater stars could have done
more with such a story.
The support includes Lloyd
Hughes, Ned Sparks, Montague
Love, Lionel Belmore and Alma
Tell. all of whom try to lift q
sorry burden from Bebe's slim
shoulders.
There are several short sub
jects, outstanding of which is
a travelogue Barcelona to Va
lencia," presented in an inter
eSting manner. There is also q
Mickey lhimself) Mcclure
comedy and a Pathe sound news
reel.
Freddy Clark and the R-K-
OlianS offer a novelty number
for an overture with the banjo
iSt proving himself possesSor Of
a pleasing voice.-K. Y.
The Washington times., 1930-01-06

technique it makes no difference
you can still win five dollars in
cash or a pair of tickets for
either Loew's Palace or Column
bia.
Cast aside your modeSty boys
and If you think you are ringer
for John send your picture,
snapshot or what have you to
the Contest Editor named above
to Loew's Columbia. At the
end Of the contest when ten
stars pictures have appeared,
the pictures Of the winners will
be published on this page. The
contest is open to all readers Of
The Times with the exception OF
employees Of the paper or the
theaterS,
The Washington times., 1930-01-06
Similarity COntest
PICTURE NO. :

The Loew's Festival Similar
ity Contest Editor submits q
piture Of John Gilbert today.
How many John Gilberts are
readers Of The washington
Times?, with or without his
The Washington times., 1930-01-06
First Auto Actor

George M. Conan was the
first American actor to own an
automobile, having bought 1t
from an English trouper who
suddenly had to return to
Great Britain This was way
back in 19O2.
The Washington times., 1930-01-06
A COhan Success

Gambling" is the greatest
success George M. Cohan ever
had. 1t ran for seven solid
months at the Fulton Theater,
New York, and could easily have
rounded out the year had not
the actor decided to tour to the
Pacific Coast, where he is to
make q picture for AL JolSon.
The Washington times., 1930-01-06

kings and the pope as Movie
. tone subjects, besides George
Bernard Shaw and A. Conan
Doyle for good measure.
ALL the technicolor splashes
in the talking movies repre-
sent prosperity for those who
supply the vivid hues. Three
color pages at $1l,5O0 a page
or $34,500 in all. placcd in a
jitney weekly, are described as
the greatest single ad outlay
ever made by motion picture
interests.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-01-10
AS THE WORKER
SEES HIS WORLD
Summary and Digest Of
Important Events of the
Week, Here and Abroad

Unemployment will be the greatest
problem before the United States
during the next ten years, experts of
the American Economic Association
and American Statistical Association
said at meetings in Washington.
The American disgrace, lynching,
took twelve lives in 1929, including
four white men, according to stats
tics made public by the National As
sociation for the Advancement of Col
ored People.
A population increase in the United
States of about 100000 persons
since the census of 1920, making a
total population of 122,000,000 in
1880, is expected by the census bu-
reau, according to Leon E. Truesdell,
its chief statistician, whose statement
made December 80 was the first of
fetal estimate.
Four women and two men were held
at Oakland, Cal, on charges of vio-
lating an anti-loitering ordinance as
the result of demonstration by $50
communists in front of the city hall,
which was broken up by the police.
1t is the poor and obscure man who
is hanged and not the rich man, un-
der our present system of capital
punishment, Kathleen Norris, novel
ist, declared in radio address from
New York city.
Walerjam Janowski, SO years old,
has been working on a railroad in
Poland 67 years and claims to be the
oldest railway employe in the world.
A new agreement, terminable by
one months notice on either side, has
gone into effect, raising the basic
wages of miners in France from IL
per cent to 25 per cent.
A government arbitration tribunal
in Poland recently granted an in
crease of per cent in miners wages,
but the miners are said to be still
dissatisfied and are demanding a 20
per cent increase and the regulation
of employment.
At the last session of the Sas-
katchewan, Canada, legislature a
new workmens' compensation act,
fostered by the former liberal gov
ernment, was passed. The new meas
ure assures to injured employees and
to dependents of those who are killed
compensation on very liberal scale.
The act provides for a workmen's
compensation board of three members
and stipulates that there shall be no
appeal from its decisions to the
courts.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-01-10
ONE IN FOUR MUST
AVOID EYESTRAIN.
EXPERT SAYS

New Orleans, La. (ILNS)-At least
one in every four persons has such
defective vision as to be unfit to pur-
sue any occupation requiring close
sight work without serious eyestrain,
according to Lewis H. Carris, of New
York city, managing director Of the
National Society for the Prevention
of Blindness. But overcoming the vo-
cational handicap of poor sight is
chiefly a matter of securing employ
ment where little eyestrain is neces-
sary and the remaining vision may
be conserved, declared Mr.. Carris, ad-
dressing the Southern Rehabilitation
Conference of the Federal Board for
Vocational Education here. Twelve
Southern states were represented at
the conference. Mr. Carris was for
merly administrative head of the
board.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-01-10
Observation-Disclosures
NEGRO LABOR'S
Meet Is Endorsed By A. F.
of L. Chief

Washington-"No group or race
can win permanent gain by taking un-
fair advantage, by exploitation or
under cutting standards" said VIM.
Green, president A. F. of L., in en-
dorsing the national negro labor con-
ference that will be held in Chicago,
this month. The conference will be
Sponsored by the Sleeping Car Por-
ters' Unions, chartered by A. F. of L.
Writing as editor American FEEDER
ationist, current issue, Mr.. Green
said:
"This splendid organization of
negro workers recognizes that the
fundamental problem of negroes, as
of all other workers, is industrial and
that the first attack on this problem
is organization in trade unions.
Reorganization is the way to status
in industry, higher wages, just and
honest working conditions, shorter
hours of labor. These are essential
to higher social and political standing.
TRADE union membership is open
to all negroes. The majority of
trade unions accept negroes as men,
bers, but when regulations are inter-
posed the rules of the A. F. of L. pro-
vide that negro workers may apply
for charters direct from the A. F
of L.
"All phases of the lives of negro
workers will be discussed at the con-
ference. Many of the speakers will
be negroes who have achieved dis
tinction in their work.
"The conference is an opportunity
to promote better understandings be-
tween all who work, and that CO.
operation will serve the best interests
of all. Through organization the
negro can raise his standards and
the A. F. of L. is ready to help"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-01-10
BIG CRIMINALS
Dodge Drastic ''Lifer" Law
of New York

Ossining, N. Y-The Baumes law
of this state-which means manda.
tory life sentence for fourth offenders
has failed to trap the big criminals
declared Warden Lewis E. Lawes, OF
Sing Sing prison, in an attack on this
legislation that has sent 108 life
termers to Sing Sing.
The warden said he did not wish
to be understood as sympathizing
with anyone convicted of crime. at
is my thought, however," he said
"that harsh penal laws alone are not
effective preventive measures. They
lend themselves to prosecuting attor-
neys bargaining with defendants and
to Juggling with indictments which,
in effect, defeat the intent of the law
and arouse a general feeling of dis
respect for all authority"
Records of the 108 differs" show,
according to the warden, that 20
profited nothing whatsoever from the
crime; II secured less than $100 each;
in one instance the loot was 20 cents /;
in 81 cases the average loot was $3.50
for each case, and in the balance of
the cases the property was recovered.
The warden insists that an arhi-
trary life sentence in all If these
cases is futile.
"There should be no fixed penalties
for crime," he said. "The sentencing
power. be it judge, jury or commits
sion, should be able to impose a SEN
tence commensurate with the possi-
bility of reform and rehabilitation.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-01-10
HOUSE COMMITTEE
Rejects LEASING
u. S. PRISONERS

Washington (ILNS) - The house
judiciary committee, in voting a ia
vorable report on prison reform legis-
lation favored by the department of
justice, eliminated a provision which
would have legalized the leasing of
federal prisoners to state authorities
for road construction.
Opposition of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor and protests voiced as
the result of the departments recent
action in entering into contract to
lease 200 negro prisoners to the state
of Georgia convinced the members
that retention of the provision was
undesirable
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-01-10
Labor Queries

Questions and Answers on La
Dor: What 1t Has Done; Where
1t Stands on Problems of the
Day; Its Aim and Program:
Who's Who in the Ranks of
the Organized Toilers, etc., etc.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-01-10
CLEANERS STRIKE ENDS

Chicago.-Organized cleaners, dyers
and pressers have adjusted their long
dispute with the Master Cleaners and
Dyers' Association. The unions
cleaning and dyeing plant will be dis
posed Of and model arbitration plan
is agreed to. An impartial chairman
will administer the agreement.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-01-10

Q.-What is the best known ex-
ample of union management co-opera-
ton?
A.-Co-operation in the shops of the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad, known as
the "B. & O. plan"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-01-10

Q.-Who said: eve want more
schoolhouses and less jails, more
books and less arsenals, more learn.
lngs and less vice, more constant work
and less crime, more leisure and less
greed, more justice and less revenge
in fact, more of the opportunities
to cultivate our better natures, to
make manhood more noble, woman.
hood more beautiful, and childhood
more happy and bright?
A.-Samuel Gompers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-01-10

Q.-How many labor banks are
there in the United States?
A. A.-Twenty-two, according to the
latest figures, compiled by the indus
trial relations section of Princeton
University.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1930-01-10
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-29

bers OF the Monterrey Foreign club,
German club and Monterrey Coun-
try club.
Many One Way Streets
Monterrey has many one-way
streets and tourists are advised
simply to follow traffic before at
tempting TO make turns into mar
row streets in which traffic may
be coming from the opposite direc-
ton.
Monterrey policemen have their
faces and backs turned TO oncoming
cars. Those on his right and left
stop until he changes position. When
lie lifts one arm, cars which come
facing him are ordered TO stop and
only those coming towards his back
may continue. When he lifts both
arms to a horizontal position all
traffic at the intersection Is ordered
stopped.
"Adelante" means go" and "alto"
means stop"
Traffic light regulations are iden-
teal with those in the United
States. Red mean stop" change to
white get ready" and green go"
American tourists are not expect
ed by Monterrey police to know all
regulations. They will take num-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-29

mountains. following every curve.
At a distance and in the shadow the
formations will appear like burrows
drawn in the mountain sides as If
by some gigantic pillow.
SaltillO, like Monterrey, Is sur
rounded by mountains and is a
quaint city in every way. It's cathe-
dral is more ornate, wonderful cary
ing marking its entrance. There are
other religious structures and on
the side OF a nearby mountain a
cross Is illuminated at night.
Excellent accommodations may be
secured in Saltillo at the Hotel de
Coahuila. Most excellent meals are
served at this hotel.
There is a greater choice Of no.
tells at Monterrey. English is spok-
en- in Monterrey at the Ancira, I'M
perial. and Continental hotels and
the best cafes are the Hotel Ancira
dining room, Cafe Imperial. Casa
Blanca on Morelos street. Bella de
Napoli italian cooking), Cafe Cen
tro Alameda Mexican cooking). and
Cafe Obispado on the side Of Chapa
We're Hill near the bishops palace.
Visitors in Monterrey may secure
club cards good for two weeks and
renewable II introduced by mem
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-29
AIR Line
TO MONTERREY
Passenger Service Opened
To San Antonio With
Laredo Stops

"A passenger air line between
Monterrey and San Antonio with
stops at both Laredos is now being
operated by the L. A. c. Mex. Air
lines, Inc. The new passenger route
was inaugurated with q trip from
San Antonio 60 Monterrey by Carlos
Gonzalez and Major Frederick Lord.
president and vice president and
general manager, respectively, OF the
company.
A new six place Bellanca airplane
was purchased by the organization
and will be used on the route un-
til others can BE- gotten This make
OF plane has an unusually good fly
ing record, no fatalities having Oc-
Cured I'D to this time. It has n
cruising speed Of 10 and q top
speed of las miles an hour. The
plane is equipped with a 800 h. ..
Wright Whirlwind motor: 10 has IN
climbing speed OF 1,250 feet IA min
ute and lands mt Oh speed OF about
As miles an hour.
In accordance with the original
schedule the plane leaves San An
AOAkAQ ~ o q. AAs IL aAAANGo ~ -
redo a little after 2 o'clock. Theirs
II Is refueled and flown 10 Nuev0
Laredo to take on passengers be-
fore the hog to Monterrey l. made
III arrives here at 1880 a. III.
On the return trip the plane takes
off from Monterrey at 1890 p. m.
and arrives at Nuevo Laredo one
hour and fifteen minutes later.
Passengers are taken at that border
city and the short hop TO Laredo ia
made before the final trip In re-
turning 10 San Antonio where u ar
riveS at 3:45 D. m.
Tickets for travel over the new
aviation company line may be pur-
chased at the Ancira, Imperial.
Continental and Iturbide hotels, the
Hamilton hotel in Laredo and the
Gunter, St. Anthony and Plaza ho-
tells in San Antonio.
The schedule is arranged to en-
abe travellers coming to San An
tonic by trains from the north. to
make good connections with the
plane on its flight TO Monterrey
from San Antonio. IN returning Cd
that Texas city good plane connec-
tions can be made for Fort WORTH
Dallas, Houston, Midland and San
Angelo.
A passenger can leave Monter-
rev at 1890 p. m. reach Dallas
that night. leave there the next
morning and reach Chicago late
that afternoon. .
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-29

the furnishings, stationery and
other places where 1t IS appropriate.
The escutcheon design was located
by Don Adolfo Prieto. prominent
local industrialist, who IS also in
terested actively in the hotel pro-
iect.
Approval OF general plans made
by Herbert S. Green and Ing. Jose
Muguerza, as architects, was also
reached during the week, and the
architects are now working out de-
tailed plans and specifications for
the individual floors and rooms.
Final work on clearing the site
Of the hotel at Hidalgo street and
zaragoza plaza was nearing com
piet!on this week. The old Cirlos
building. a four-story stone struc-
ture. was torn down 10 make way
for the proposed new hotel.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-29
Strange Mountain Formations

From Monterrey TO Saltillo the
traveller will have mountains on ev-
cry hand. He viii see a strange
geological formation in the noun
tains on the right while going to
the Coahuila capital The forma-
ton looks like two gigantic iron
red stone fences along the range OF
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-29
RACE GOES
TO MONTERREY
international Air Derby VIII
Have Stopovers In
Monterrey

Henry II. Ogden, vce-president
and general manager of the Ogden
Aeronautical Corporation Of Ingle-
wood. Calf, and Ray Cooper. secre-
tary OF the Board Of Commerce. De-
troit. Mich, visited Monterrey in an
Ogden trimotor plane on q path
finder trip for the international air
derby from Detroit, Mich. to Mex
leo City and return by way of Mon
terrey July 81 to August 4.
Not less than fifteen and prob
ably forty to forty-five planes will
take off from Detroit early in the
morning of July 81. From that city
they will fly to Montreal, Canada.
Folldwins this day. the itinerary
will be: July %. Montreal-New
Jersey; July %, New Jersey-Atlan-
Ia. Ca; July "a. Atlanta Houston,
Texas: July Is, Observation-Disclosures
rev: July 26, Monterrcy-Mexico
City.
In the National capital the await
ors will spend two days before be-
ginning on the return half Of the
flight by way OF Los Angeles, Calf.
Home Lap
They will leave Mexico City on
July % for Torreon, July 20, the
derby will be continued from Tor
reon. Coah., to Douglas. Ariz; July
30. Douglas-Los Angeles, Calf. al
that western city two days will be
spent in q lay-over. On Aug 2, the
filters will continue TO Omaha. Neb.;
Aug. 8, Omaha Chicago: and Aug.
4. the home lap from that city TO
Detroit. Mich.
While in Monterrey, Cooper and
ogden conferred with Antonio Ro-
driruez. manager OF the Camara
Nacional de Concrete regarding "a
lap prize to be given by Monterrey
for the lap between Houston and
this city.
The chamber manager assured
them that he would study the pos
sibiIities Of such a prize, consider
ing the fact that the derby would
touch Monterrey, and assuring them
that everything possible would be
done to raise a lap prize for the
pilots.
Ogden to Enter
Lieut.. Ogden will enter the race
himself and will fly a trimotor
ogden Asprey plane. He will be &C
companied by Mrs. Ogden who viii
write a story Of the entire trip. Og-
den was one Of the round-the-world
filters who, in 1924. flew a distance
Of 27.600 miles, crossing twenty
three countries, the Pacific and the
Atlantic oceans.
Much interest Is being shown t1
the coming air derby which will in
clude Monterrey in It's itinerary.
Lieut.. ogden said that from s.
to 40 planes would enter the race
and that under no circumstance:
would the derby be begun unless al
least fifteen ships started on the
trip.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-29
FREE OCEAN TRIP

NEW YORK., June "a Arthur
Papp wanted to see Paris and. with
only eight dollars. the l6-year-old
youth boarded "A huge liner and
mingled with the passengers for
three days without being discovers
ed. On discovery. however. he was
allowed to run free until the ship
locked in England. Here he was
put in jail until a ship set out for
u. :. He was placed on board. made
the voyage over safely, and LANDED
here with % cents or hts original
capital. Y
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-29
Coat of Arms of
Count Are Found

Discovery, among a set Of old
documents. Of a copy Of the coat OF
arms used by the Condo de Mon
terrey. after whom Monterrey was
named. vas reported this week to
the Compania de Inversiones Mon
terrey. S. A., who will build the
proposed ten-story hotel to be
known as the Condo de Monterrey
hotel.
Copies.o Of the seal are to be made
and will be used as the official mark
of the hotel company. and the coat
Of arms viii also probably furnish
the motif for decorations In the
new building proper as well as in