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BAKERY is BURNED
Defective Flue tSarts SIS, 900 Blaze
at Indian Head.
Disnatch TO The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star -
INDIAN HEAD, Md, December 90
A fire believed to have been caused by
a defective flue destroyed the bakery
of Peter Schroeder early yesterday
Damage was estimated at $4,000, partly
covered by insurance.
The fire department from the Gov
eminent reservation here extinguished
the flames. The La Plata company also
was called but the blaze was under con-
troll by the time it arrived
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-29

in the gross value of its export trade,
but that so far as competitive ability
and vigor are concerned, we are not
slipping in the least" He added that
INVENTORIES all over Europe are d-pleted
and there was a desire to buy, If
possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-29

parties b o t h
split. The Re-
publicans have
t h e ir splits
r ght a f t e r
elections. and
D e m o CT a is
have t h e i + S
just before an
election. Got a
lot of w ire S
from big and
little fl 7 m S
saying t h e Y
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SPECIAL NOTICES.


SEVENTH STREET SAVINGS BANK DIyyI.
declared the usual semi-annual dividend of
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to stockholders of record at the close OF
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of 2 board OF directors. for the ensuing year
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Will Rogers
Says:

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.-Sse a
lot in the papers about the split in
the Republican party over Norris.
The Republicans and the Democratic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-29

Germany's 1880 production of crude
petroleum has been estimated at 1885,
COO barrels, breaking all previous rec
ords.
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Who Is Normal
In Abnormal Times?

THERE many fine business institutions in America today
whose condition is normal O near-to-normal
index could scarcely be devised indicate
merit and integrity of manufacture and of management
Many honest and worthy business be penazed by special
market competitive conditions but thing
business maintaining its leadership that leadership due the
high regard which the public holds its quality and it's
PeceArow very prominent those enjoying increased
public confidence and puchaea preference which only be
interpreted of endorsement and approval.
The present we'll be rated than the
the world affords 1t noby designed proporoned and
rated vehicle and restul beyond words powerful and
swift the very limit of need or indulgence.
Yet such does fulfill completely the PierceA
conception its debt distinguished clientele and
and prices to be announced
PeceArrow feels fully justified in stating its conviction that these
products, which be nhally displayed January
beginning with the Automobile Show in New Yok-wll
than merit the exalted Pierce Arrow standing.
PeeArow leadership has been of pride and epon
Sbity the intensified qualification that
the Pierce singled this time for special and
extraordinary public endorsement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-29

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
holders of the Atlantic Building Company.
Incorporated. will be held at the ONCE of
the company, 1l9 South Fairfax st. Alex
andria, Va, on Thursday, January Is, 1881,
at II O'Clock m. This meeting is for the
election of officers and business transac-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-29
LOUIS j. VITIELLO.
President.
JAMES +. SPLAIN,
GA4EaM- vsws

annual meeting of the stockholders of the
Risgs National Bank of Washington, D. c.
for the election of directors and the trans
action of such other business as may come
before the meeting will be held at the
Banking House, 1903 Pennsylvania avenue
The polls will remain open from IL O'Clock
n M until IL o clock noon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-29

WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
debts other than those contracted bv myself.
G. r. STEVENS.
ADJ i1th St. N w. 30s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-29

THE ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
OF the Federal oil Corporation OF the Dis
airy 30, 1881, az AS pm. in the otiices OF
the company. No; 603 woodward Building.
business as may properly come before the
Meeting r. w. COLEMAN,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24

nIRECTORIAL efforts are usually
- along tried lines which have been
proved ir1 successful productions Oc-
casionally there are directors who rebel
against precedent. Among the rebels
may be listed Victor Fleming, who re-
Gently completed Common Clay" his
first assignment for the Fox Film Cor
poration.
Instead Of shooting the various se-
euences at random and later cutting
them I'm their proper order, Director
Fleming had every scene filmed In ex-
act accordance with the progress OF the
story. -,
s'This method" he says, 'Inakes It
much easier for the players to carry
the spirit Of the story through the en-
tire filming period and thus give better
performances. Especially because the
Aim I was directing was 'talkie ver-
sion of successful stage play did l
apply the stage order Of making my
picture. T1ae members Of the cast told
me when the picture was finished that
they found themselves more than oroi-
narily interested In their parts because
the train of dialogue and acting was
consecutive and lifelike."
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Huston Now Bad Man. !"

HOLBROOK BLYNN'S noted stage
= role, 1.-THE Bad Man." has been
taken over, as a recent grooming dttty
puts 1t. body and SOUL" by Walter
Huston. The play which fingered for
many q moon along Broadway's sumptu-
Gus reaches has been metamorphosed
into screen fare and may be seen cur
rently at Warmers Metropolitan Theater.
Mr.. Huston has had large collection
OF screen pseudonyms He has been
1.-THE Barker" Elmer the Great" and
most recently Abraham Lincoln" A
Canadian by birth, born with q thes-
plan spoon in his mouth, he has been q
trouper SINCE the beginning of this CEN
fury. Fame, however, hasn't sat firmly
on his shoulders until few years ago,
when Eugene O'Neil pumped him into
the leading role OF Desire Under the
Fins" and declared that he was the
country's foremost actor.
He has certainly come a long way
since then In the peoples eye, and may
certainly be counted as one of Uncle
Sans most virile and competent actors
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24

THE most thrilling moment in the life
Of q motion picture camerarnan
who provides the screen thrills in -ial
and marine work can be very exciting
moment indeed.
Archie Stout, who during is years,
ever since 1.-The old Sennett days" has
ground thousands of miles OF celluloid
film through his camera, is said to be
rich in experiences of this kind, Stout
is q specialist at photographing pic
lures which take place either on the sea
or in the air. His newest Is George
Bancrofts Paramount picture. "Typhoon
BILL" a sweeping drama OF the sea
Jus. recently he finished THE Sea
God" with Richard Arlen and Fay
Wray. Much Of that picture was filmed
net only upon the surface OF the ocean
but also below it. Stout's latest aerial
work was on the picture Young
Eagles" in which Charles Rogers was
starred.
HIS most thrilling moment, as he re-
ca. 1t, occurred In 1928. He was cam
eraman will a company Of which Betty
Compson was the star and which Her
bert Brenon directed. 1t was THE
Woman With -Four Faces" a prison
story with a decidedly new angle on the
inevitable escape An airplane was To
swoop down behind the prison walls
land in the prison yard, and as quickly
soar away with the delivered prisoner
hanging to the fuselage.
Director Brenon secured a plane fol
the purpose, told his business manager
to make all necessary arrangements
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
Some of the Coming Films

ford, her countryman. are in the cast.
The picture IL q FOX Movietone.
The Warner Theaters, carrying out
their policy during this Warner an
niversary month Of presenting the best
Warner product, will also begin the
new week Friday, with new and attrac-
tive offerings.
The Earle announces Billie Doves
latest First National itaphone Offering,
zone Night ct SuSies," tense ORA
matte representation Of the uppercrust
Of the underworld, as it Is quantity de-
scribed. Young Doug FAIRBANKS, Helen
ware, James Crane, Tully Marshall and
John LIoder are in the supporting cast.
In It q chorus girl falls In love with q
young newspaper men who assumes the
blame for q murder he did not commit,
In order TO save his sweetheart.
Olsen and Johnson's "Oh, Sailor Be-
have" heralded as the "nuttiest" comedy
of them all, will appear at warmers
METROPOLITAN on Friday. Olsen and
johnson have standardized their brand
OF "Roofy" comedy and made Il pop
ular on the screen as It was in vaude-
vile. 1t Is announced, and while every
thing happens in the picture perform
ance, the audience will look in vain for
plot, sense, rhyme, or reason, but viii
be rewarded with many hearty laugh.
Irene Delroy, conscripted from the
stage, viii share stellar honors In the
picture, and the cast will include
Charles King Of Broadway Melody
fame: Noah Beery and Vivian Oakland.
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Stranger Than Fictionl"

MODERN fiction has blown the old
IA adage, Stranger than fiction" on
the map, according to Keene Thomp-
son, well known writer of moving pic
lures. Present-day fiction, says he, IL
almost entirely based on fact. The only
shred of truth left to the popular old
saying, says Thompson, is the fact that
authors frequently have 70 tone down
the truth to make 1t plausible.
Thompson, a former Newspaper man
has written 40 motion pictures. including
Clara Bows Love Among the Million
aires" now featured at Warner Bros
Earle.
There Is no need for a writer to run
out Of ideas" declares Thompson. EN-
every big city enough amusing tragic
melodramatic and dramatic things hap
pen each day to provide material for
dozens of good fllrn stories. And nc
writer has to depend upon one locality
for his material.
1.-THE screen author, even more than
the creator Of magazine fiction, should
write about people and places he knows
however. The characters he creates
actually come to life by moving and
speaking on the screen, so they must
be real. However, there is nothing to
prevent the writer taking a dramatic
event that happened in HindustAn and
transferring it to the main street he
knows. It can be modified to meet
main street conditions. but the facts
are there, and from those he can build.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
1910 Circus Theater.

TAYETANo's historic circus-theater,
the social rendez. Jus Of New Or
leans in 1910, was reproduced in detail
for opening scenes Of Radio Pictures
"Dix.@na," now at R-K-O Keith's.
Months of research and effort went
into the replica, according to Max Rec,
art director. Double tiers Of lavishly
fitted boxes adjacent to circular stage
form what was known in the days OF
Cavetano as the diamond horseshoe. "
From these boxes the bluebloods of the
South viewed the circus performers In
a sawdust ring in the heel OF the
horseshoe" Alternate acts were shown
on the stage.
This is the sequence behind the gas
let footlights In which Bebe Daniels
as a Spanish entertainer, makes her bow
in the operetta.
"Cayetano's New Orleans Hippodrome
was an important institution In the
evolution Of the American theater." Rec
says. II found that this show place
caused the decline of the show boat
business"--until Edna Ferber came
along, that is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24

nURING the past theatrical Winter
ut the National Theater, there APP
peared as leading lady In ziegfeld's
"Show Boat" q most appealing young
lady listed on the program as Irene
Dunno. This blonde and extremely
comely heroine after receiving here the
tributes both Of the press and public,
betook herself to Hollywood when
SHOW Boat" was relegated to the
Brooklyn morgues and warehouses.
Miss Dunno was considered q con-
siderable prize for Radio Pictures
camera and microphone, and almost
Immediately she was given the leading
role In the production Of the musical
offering "Leathernecking" which is now
being given life in the cutting room.
Although, this marked her debut in
pictures, Irene wasn't exactly rushed
into another production and she was
beginning to count the days on her
calender, when presto she was
chosen by Radio Pictures for the role
Of Sabra in the film version of Edna
Ferber's "Cimarron," Oklahoma's screen
pride.
AS those who have read their
"Cimarron" will know Sabra must
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24

TN the recent ordeal Of Earl Carroll
i and his players before the New YORK
grand Jury Mr.. CAROLS sole contention
and the source of all his grief appear
to have been that the performance 10
which objection was made was Classic
art. Judges on the bench in rendering
q decision usually enter somewhat INTO
the WINS and wherefores Of their con-
illusions. Grand juries, 1t seems. are
not so accommodating. The inference,
however, that nudity in theatric art Is
not an improperly, to say the least, Is
not to be assumed as legally determined,
It may be that the jurors inaction was
due to their doubt of the infalltbility OF
censorship by one or even o dozen IN.
dividuais when It comes to q matter OF
art II so, the question Is passed
souarely up 10 the public, and the time
seems to have arrived to suggest tnat-
using q phrase common to legal ngnts-
it is not permissible In law to blow hot
and cold. TO denounce . thing as o..
fensive, and then to pay well TO see
that thing. Even with changing
standards Of right. which we are told
the world Is undergoing at this partic-
Mar time art or no art, there seems 70
be no valid reason why either the stage
or the screen should be permitted 10
utilize Obscenity as q commercial propo-
sition. or why delicacy should be BAN
ished from the face Of the earth. Other
wise, assuming that this Is the ma
chine age, II Is obvious the age Is badly
IN need OF competent machiniSts.
- 4 4
THERE should certainly be some effec-
Il tive way Of serving notice on "the
ultimate supervisor" OF both stage and
screen productions that plots, plays and
performances offensive TO decency in
the eyes Of even q substantial minority
win not be tolerated. nc is inconcefv-
able to believe that eminent writers Of
our time are incapable of producing
works for stage or screen entertainment
that will not shock, If they do not Of
ferd, patrons of the theater. Surely
American taste does not find satisfac-
ton only in material repellent to polite
ewes and ears. Romance and comedy,
even tragedy, are not dependent upon
the forbidden to be entertaining. Why,
then, should the offensive be continually
thrust before us In every conceivable
shape and form, even in titles that are
selected, not for their description OF the
entertainment, but for some sinister lure
they may possess to attract attention.
Drama Is Life, Of course, and at times
tife saddened with blemish, but life
reflects much Of the bright, the noble,
the beautiful. for dramatic develop
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R-K-O. KEITHs-"DlxiaI

R-K-O. KEITHS-"Dixiana."
UDIxIANA," Radios dramatic spec
~ tacle, remains a second week at
R-K-o Keiths. The crowds attending
the first weeks showing made it a fore
gone conclusion.
The cast of "Dixiana" features Bebe
Daniels, Everett Marshall, noted Metro
politan Opera baritone; Robert Wool
sey and Bert wheeler, inimitable come
dians; Jobyna Rowland, Joseph Cav
thorn, Dorothy Lee, Ralf Harolde, Ed
ward Chandler, George Herman, Bill
Robinson, Bruce Covington, Eugene
jackson, Sam Baker and others. Luther
Reed of Rio Rita" and Hit the Deck
fame directed.
Lavish sets reflect the charm and
baronial splendor of New Orleans in
1910. Bebe Daniels sings "A Tear q
Kiss. a Smile" 81 Am Your Baby Now
and portions of ''Dixiana'' and Mr.
and Mrs. Sippi" Everett Marshall sings
"Good-by Old Pals" and parts of Dix
lana" and "Mr. and Mrs. Sippi." Other
songs include spirituals and Southern
melodies by Halls Negro Chorus, my
one Ambition Is YOU" sung by Bert
Wheeler and Dorothy Lee; "Cayetano,
by Raymond Maurel. and Clowns
March" and Creole" by the ensemble
The story concerns Carl Van Horn
son of a Louisiana planter, who falls
in love with Dixiana, circus entertainer
of New Orleans in 1840. They become
engaged, much to the chagrin Ct Mon
taRue, a gambler. DiXiana agrees to re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24

TT seems that September ~ In TO be
the day on which that long lost
muse, the drama, win return to wash
ington. Appropriately enough. Harry
Rapleys E street emporium. the Ma
tional Theater viii play host 70 this
almost forgotten sport. And, as prob
ably stimulating tonic to the parched
grease paint devotee. Lenore Uric, long
lost amid Hollywood's cinematic boule-
wards. will be the chief thespian in a
play called Keys to Paradise"
When, therefore. Manager Steve
Cochrane throws open the doors of this
theater on that .eventful Monday eve
ming. not only will the equinoctial
storms have begun to play along the
s,ulevards, but the drama will have
sounded the first of It's Winter blasts
and. it is to be hoped. firmly entrenched
for the season.
What comes after has not been di-
vulged. but II Is quite safe TO predict
that many good things are to be ex-
pected at the National TO attract lines
stretching far and away down to Penn
sylvania avenue for box ONCE attention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
Thrills for the Screen.

with the officials at San quentin Prison,
in San Francisco Bay, and shipped
Stout north with his equipment.
With camera bolted to the front Of
the plane, it became Stout's task to
hand-crank his instrument as the pilot
of the ship threw 1t into q power dive
from 1000 feet directly into the yard
of the big California penal colony.
"Try to imagine the thrill we got
when bullets started biting OF hunks
of the plane all around U.s." Stout said
recently. II couldn't imagine what we
were into at first. but then / realized
that the lards on the walls were firing
at us with their high-powered rifles as
we swooped down toward them.
Fortunately, I kept on cranking--a
second-nature to do so. l guess-ard
the pilot kept his ship in that long
dive We plunged on down, but not as
far as we had planned to; for suddenly
one of those bullets cut our OIL line. We
wheeled into an abrupt bank and
coasted over toward Mill Valley, where
we made a dead-stick landing In the
mud flats.
ut was not until later that we learned
our business manager had failed to tell
San Quentin we were coming, and the
guards thought we were trying to drop
guns and saws to the prisoners. Some
airplaneS had been doing just that"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24

ment that producers Tor Doth tneaCer
and screen seem mot willing to concede;
and these better things may have their
wit, their humor and other charms to
delight the mind, the eye and the ear
without q resort to depravity. 1t is not
a matter of wanting 10 be pious, but it
is an earnest pies, to get away from
the prIrient in the matter of public en-
tertainment.
CITING in the slot, as 1t were, to
~ write the weeks story both of the
Theater and of the Screen, one is al
ways confronted with the danger of
starting an argument in trying to har-
monize thoughts of both The country
at large and especially the Great
Metropolis. at this moment is APP
preaching the boiling point In an effort
to stage Q comeback for the Theater
Especially active, individually and col
lectively, are It's press representatives,
its statesmen, In fact. A few Of the pro-
ducing managers are supporting the
present moment seems to be more or
less uncertain. The Screen. it is argued,
has had its fling and has gone far On
the surface It would seem to have great
~ outclassed its ancient competitor,
but 1t has not yet annihilated the
Theater There Is room and there is
need for both in this troubled world.
a
ny the same token there are troubles
~ for both Stage and Screen, just
as there is trouble for all things human.
Iatterly the Screen, apparently having
depleted its stock of originals" Is
overlapping the field of Its rival and
taking UP the plays of yesteryear for
its screen entertainment, until now
both Stage and Screen appear to be
working the same dough. which, 1t must
be admitted, Is not so good. There
seems also a disposition to appropriate
each the others players. The talking
picture created demand for a culture
of diction that had not before been ac-
counted among the Screens assets, and
while it seemed comparatively easy to
draft the needed voices from the stage,
and some notable voices were thus an
nexed, subsequently it was discovered
that the quality of the voice required
did not always have as its complement
that indescribable beauty of face and
figure that had always been the
Screens proud boast. A general mix
up followed, with the result that both
the Stage and the Screen are endeavor-
ing to reassenlble their assets. Isn't
there some way that these two public
needs can get together in the common
effort to entertain the American public
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24

HpARE FACTS" will be the attraction
- at the Gayety Theater next week.
The new 1880 edition of this well bal
anced combination of fun and frolic Is
said to TEEN with song and dance nov
elites in grade A events. The COM
pany's roster, headed by Joe Yule, a
comic genius, with Lolita, Spanish
dancer, includes Johnny Mattise, Mark
Lea, Billy Harris. Ollie Nelson, TeSsle
Sherman, Alva Baker, Betty Roberts,
Billie Saunders and Gary g. Evans, all
popular entertainers, with a chorus OF
''lovely trained sprites" depicting gay
life in "Featherland" and Holland"
the costumes for which are said to be
ultra.
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undersea Ballet.

DAY COLLINS, as an old sea captain
n narrates the stirring tale Of z bat
Ale with q sea monster, which Raye,
TTi,s and La Rue enact in this weeks
stare show, 1.-THE Undersea Ballet" at
Ioew's Palace Theater.
II is q far cry from Broadway drama
40 this elaborate dance fantasy, the
action OF which takes place supposedly
at the oceans bottom, with the famous
adsgio stars staging their ngnt WMn
an octoulls and 80 Chester Hale dane
ers disporting as mermaids.
Collins last New York dramatic pro-
duction was THE Donovan Analr' 9
mystery murder play in which he had
the leading role. He previously played
opposite Mary Newcomb in THE Bridge
OF Distances" and Lillian Foster IN
"Conscience." In the course OF his in
feresting career he appeared with VIII
lard Mack, Marjorie Ranbeau, FRANK
Bacon and James Gleason.
His frst part was given him by mis-
uncle, Uric Collins, who was in the
original cast of Way Down East"