Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-13
The Once Over
THE PICTURE MAGNATE CUTS WAGE

THE PICTURE CUTS WAGES
cMovie companies plan salary cuts."-news item)
Movie Magnate--well 7 suppose you've heard about
it.
Girl Movie Star-Heard what?
Movie Magnate.-We've got TO reduce.
Star.-Tve already lost ~ pounds but you could
certainly stand a diet.
Magnate.-Im talking about salaries. not weight.
How much are YOU getting now7
star very bored).[I don't know. They just drive up
in trucks and dump II In The conservatory IN nice big
piles.
Magnate.-The books have you down for $4,000
a year. loose and in packages. That's a lot OF money.
and the directors have met and voted to slash-I
think that's the word-salaries all along the line. We're
week.
Star blinking seriously How much Is twice $500.
Magnate.-I dunno. but I'll have. my secretary-he's
a college man-look 1t up and ten you.
$50
Star Counting on her fingersl 1T would be more
than $500 a week. That means I would only get some
thing like $4,000 q year. You can't cut my pay like
that II you do I'll quit.
Magnate tdrearily).-I you don't wen all quit.
Star fquite aeitated).-I won't stand 1t. I tell youl
I'm a start I'm famousi I've had offers from every
where.
Maenate-Lissen. everybody's taking a cut. All 7 get
is $550.000 a year and I'm personally looping 81 a
week of my own salary.
Star thysterically)-n you want to cut expenses
why don't YOU pay some Of those o~verpriced directors
less money?
Magnate.-I have cut directors salaries. Take Lubi-
cowz-he gets $4,000 a day, rain or shine. and caly
this morning I sent him a letter notifying him tina
beginning next week we would dock him 80 a week.
Here's the letter right here on my desk now.
Star-How Is the letter on your desk II you sent
1t 70 him?
Maenate Obitterly).-He sent It backl
-.
Star.-Well. I'm notifying you once and for all
you know.
Magnate-There are times when I can't see why.
Lissen. the situation is serious. We're passing through
an economic depression.
Star-A what?
Magnate Economic depression. You know what
that is. don't vou7
Star-Lets not talk about our operations.
Maenate pretty discouraged -Lssen, baby, you've
heard rumors amt you. that there's a world trade
crisis. that there's been q big drop IN commodities
you know what commodities are. doncher?
star-You mean Mack Sennett Commodities
Magnate desperatelyl-Look See II you can't
grab the idea In a general way Everything's
rotten inventories are low. security levels are At
the lowest IN years the steel corporation Is Gown
to 90 per cent or production car loadings have TAX
en- another drop and ! suppose you've heard about
Professor Irvine Fishers index and analysis. y
Start didn't even know he was sick.
Magnate with a low eurgle) Quick. the adrenal-
inel
AND STILL OOKIN
The truth about that FLIGHT Of 600 airplanes over
the country IS out AZ last: they're trying to locate an
optimist.
Secretary Of the Navy Adams has abolished the holy
stone tn cleaning decks. The secretary saws IL wears
out the decks. This will be news to anybody who has
Observed the light touch or the modern sailor.
III we were Toscaninl we would PLAY the Fascist
HYMN In order % get out OF the country. But then
We would halt. Just across the border. summon the
orchestra and play YES. We Have No Bananas"
alternating II with the Phooev song from "salami"
Thomas Edison took the wrong bottle BY mistake
the other day. Further evidence that our best minds
these days are highly falHble.
Newfoundland Is reported In financial trouble. Co
Ing to the dogs. obviously.
Already there j. talk or naming a town after Gatty.
Gettysburg. presumably.