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man and the criminal court; to
punish false and misleading adj
vertising and to do away with bill
boards and alluring photography
that now has come to the point OF
exploiting the nudity even Of little
children to satisfy a morbid but
egotistic effort to climb into the
spotlight of publicity. This class
of photography is not utilized
solely for theatrical exploitation,
either, so insidious is the tempta-
ton to resort to 1t. Furthermore,
when a public amusement is ex-
plotted under a vulgar and Sug-
gestiye title, that of itself should
condemn it in the eyes of those
who seek wholeSomeneSs and moral
cleanliness in the theater. You
can't correct a criminal or hope
to reform him If you pay out your
money to see and applaud his
raScality. The theater finds its in
spiration in the life of the times,
and all that goes to make up or
to affect, in any way that life Is
proper food for drama. But. that
does not mean that the managing
producer Is legitimately pursuing
his avocation In Segregating the
vice of the ages and crowding it,
accentuated and at times almost
glorified, in continuous succession
in order to fatten his box office
receipts from the craving Of NOR
bid, unhealthy humanity. 1t is
that which makes the theater of
today, both legitimate and coun-
terpart, Objectionable and open to
threats Of censorship. There is as
much wisdom in avoiding as there
Is in Furnishing the indecent, If
one doesn't really mind the
alternative.
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Famous east Lynne. =

IT has been estimated that hundreds
of thousands Of people have seen
East Lynne" on the stage during its
10 years of existence, and that Is, 000,-
600 copies Of the book we're sold in the
United States and 100000 copies IN
England, yet the first stage adaptation
Of Mrs. Henry Woods famous novel
sold in New York for but 500.
About year and half after the
novel was published in England, win
clifton w. Tayleure, a Brooklyn play
wright, distinguished In mis- time,
adapted it for the stage. He sold his
dramatization to Lucille Western, then
popular American star. At that time
lower Broadway, and that means the
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Pleasing the Populace
By w. H. Landvoigt

staged. But If you write in such
a way, or put on the play in such
a manner, that, as a result OF
either the writing or staging,
Equity members are forced to
suffer the humiliation of arrest
and trial, and you do not protect
them adequately, then you must
be prepared to pay for it." 1t is
claimed that players do-not know
when they accept an engagement
Just what is expected of them, or
whether a play is offensive or not
when it Is finally presented.
Hence, it now is sought to punish.
in damages, manager who ex-
poses his players to arrest and
humiliation with his wild flights
Of modernity to .fatten his box
ONCE. He should be punished,
and IL he is. made to feel in his
poeketbook severely enough for
infractions Of public decency that
come under police surveillance,
the need of censorship OF the stage
will soon vanish. Any port in a
storm, to use a trite saying with
sailors, is better than being buff
feted to disaster on the open sea.
If the players themselves wish to
avoid censorship, and 1t is believed
they do most emphatically, they
have made a fine gesture in
fastening responsibility on the
producing manager. It might be
made finer still by absolute with
drawal from any production,
judged from its final rehearsal,
which they believe is apt to Of
fend public decency.
%Ek +
IT is a very easy matter for CEN
sorship to reach a fanatical
stage. OficiaI censors, as a rule,
are not chosen from the cultured
and enlightened scholars of the
day, those who really understand
and appreciate why literature and
| the drama should be unfettered.
Rather do they mount the throne
as a political reward, even when
clothed with collegiate degrees
and a character shaped for the
occasion by indulgent friends and
supporters. AS censors, the appeal
TO them in a given case is to their
emotions, and political emotions
have done too much TO unSettle
a simple world in many things to
permit them to rule the literature
OF a land, dramatic or otherwise
| The chap who loves to be his
brothers keeper draws strange
conclusions at times, and IN the
potency Of his authority, and per-
hapS his ignorance, Is apt To
smash almost any article, be 4
crockery or poetic masterpiece, II
he finds it to his interest, or the
interest of those he serves, to do
the smashing.
~ 49,
/ THE ,unfailing way to clean ur
the stage is for its patrons To
Withdraw their support from
things that are unworthy; To turn
the too daring and obgtreperous
over to the mercies Of the police
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What the Movie Has Done.

"TN Kidding drama Of the curse OF
stock characters the screen is doing
a real service" So says Clarence
Badger, First National director Of
Woman Hungry" at the Earle.
Dramatic technique, too, is bene-
flied. Suspense can be greatly height
ened, as it is in Woman Hungry by
having the central character, played by
Sidney Blackmer, mixture Of both
good and bad.
''It makes the spectator wonder which
way his character viii turn next
whether he win react to good or bad
impulses in powerful situations. It
creates inward struggle. Where the
hero must be conventional, half Of that
interest is lost, because in the back
of its mind the audience knows that
the hero Is not going to do any wrong
no matter how much 1t appears that
he is being tempted. Similarly. they
know that the villain is not apt to
respond to any good impulses.
"As q result Of this change. motion
pictures are no longer dealing with
Tnake-believe, but with reality. NC
matter where the scene may be laid
characters must react In talking pic.
lures Is real people would. and say the
things that real people would say
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Songs Make a Show.

a list of tinpan alley fellows and also
some of the bestcomposers in New York.
They have approved our tunes" he
went on. Look this list over" 1t con-
tanned such names as George and Ira
Gershwin, Billy Rose, who wrote the
lyrics for Cheerful Little Earful,"
would You Like to Take Walk" and
many other hits; Harry Warren, who
wrote Crying for the Carolines"; Irving
Berlin, George M Cohan and ever 30
many more.
The numbers he says that ought to be
the outstanding tunes Of Making Mary"
are "You Know How to Say Such
Lovely Things" Making Merry" "On
the Road Of Love-" and every Girl Is a
Man Getter"
There are seven or eight more, and
I'm sure Mr.. Orlob and have given
the best that's in US to this show" said
Mr.. Lewis.
A new musical show-and 50 much
depends on the music.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01

Broadway around the Trinity Church
section, was the theatrical center Of
New York
Miss Western played the title role
to packed houses at Triplers Han on
Broadway near Bond street, in March.
1868. Tripler's Hall has long been for
gotten. Miss Western too Is only dim
memory; but East Lynne" still lives on.
Fox Film Corporation has produced
talking picture suggested" by the
devoted herself to writing. Ann Hard
ing p0rtrays the role Of Isabel which
Miss Western enacted The picture win
be produced also in French. Spanish.
German and italian. Tom Barry and
Bradler King wrote the screen story
and dialogue
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Stage and Screen Attractions This Week
On the Stage.

On the Stage.
BE1AscoA Jolson in "The Wonder Bar Opens Thursday
evening. t#.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Mary" new musical comedy Opens
evening
cAYETYThe Jazz Babies (burlesque afternoon and
evening
On the Screen.
Fox-Ann Harding Lynne" This afternoon and
ming
R-K-o KEITHs-AIille" This afternoon and evening.
PAIACEGay Cooper Fighting Caravans This afternoon
and evening.
EARLE-La in Woman Hungry" This afternoon and eve
ming.
COLUMBIA inspiration" This afternoon and
evening
RTALTo-"Damaged Love- This afternoon and evening
Moran In Reducing Afternoon
and evening until Wednesday.
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Patsy's Personality.

all last season, in Earl CAROLS "skstch
Book"
Patsy Kelly, according 70 her histO-
riar, was born in Brooklyn, N. H. and
raised on the upper East Side OF Man.
haitian. Among the Kelly neiehDc9g
was q family named Keeler. The keri-
ers had daughter who is now not tEi-
known to newspaper morgues as Mrs. Al
Jolson. The two girls, Patsy Kelly and
Ruby Keeler, decided in favor Of careers
on the stage rather than behind some
sheltering ribbon counter. They attend
ed Blues dancing school and when
Texas Guinan FIRST opened night club
Miss Keller got job as q buck dancer.
Miss Kelly tried it for one week, wnen
TO little girls were not for the likes Of
her and quit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01

RAMA of another cline
in poetic conception and
wonderfully well played,
but withal unappreciated, shared
the honors Of the week just closed
with modern, irresponsible revelry
presented on the happy lucky
plan. trusting to luck, and, as a
result, reaping critical rapS.
It seemed a pity that news should
come from New York that THE
Lonely Way" the Schnitzler play,
was to be withdrawn at the close
of the week it had but fairly
started. NoveliStic in conStruc-
ton, perhaps, and, in consequence,
tagging in action at times, II
nevertheless introduced theme
not overfamiliar and developed
it with beauty and truth. More,
It presented some very gripping
drama that was magnificently
performed. It is possible, of
course, to modify the manuscript
in the direction of Improvement,
but it is earnestly to be hoped the
modern idea Of a happy ending
will be utterly forgotten in, the
effort. The play is essentially
tragic and is not likely to be
helped by the injection Of comedy,
unless, perhaps, with the utmost
discrimination. There is not the
slightest doubt that 1t was not in
tended to meet the modern trend
Of taste in the theater.
Better Times" with its super
abundance Of star dust of the big
~evues and worked on the cooper
alive plan, clearly demonstrated
that IL is not to the actor that the
theater must look for its redennp-
ton. Although it is proper to
state without hesitation that
the recent action by the actors
organization called Equity, in adj
ding a new provision to its con-
tracts holding the manager re-
sponsible for disaster to his pro-
duction at the hands of the irate
policeman and the cold justice
of the judiciary, seems to be a
much-needed step in the right
direction. Better Times" even
with its wealth of high-rank en-
tertainers, Sorely disclosed the
need of Amos m AndyS CHECK
and double check" system, II it is
to continue under existing ar
rangements. Even the actor APP
pears to feel too strongly the in
fiuence Of the Earl Carroll idea In
making a production popular, and
this Is sad, to say the least.
###*
NOV to get back to Equity's eff
fort to clean up things. The
latest issue Of its Official publica-
ton conveyed the intelligence that
the actors solution Of the problem
admittedly confronting the the
alter at this time Is embodied in
the following:
Equity VIII not attempt to tell
you what you may or may not
write or how any play may be
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More Acting. Less Noise.
DROPHETS in the long ago who pr

DROPHETS In the long ago who pre-
dicted that the talkies would some
day outwear their popularity and that
the old silent picture would come into
its own again have taken heart from
the attitude Of Charlie Chaplin and
the success of his latest picture.
Now comes a story from Hollywood
to the effect that too much dialogue
and not enough pantomime seems TO
be the general opinion Of audiences
throughout the country and that the
hint Is likely 70 influence the trend Of
pictures for the new year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
Ford's Historic Hobby.

HREENFIELD VILLAGE, the historic
community founded by Henry Ford
on. 3 20O-acre tract at Dearborn. In
Michigan. has been recorded for Pathe
Audio Review fans.
ION these 400 acres. Mr.. Ford u as
sembling original buildings which have
figured in the development and achieve
ments OF America from the days Of the
Revolution down 20 the gay 00a.
the voice Of the Audio Review relates.
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THE ,unfailing way to clean up
the stage is for its patrons to
withdraw their support from
things that are unworthy; TO turn
the too daring and obstreperous
over TO the mercies Of the police
Seward daily gateway., 1931-09-25
PANCBORN AND HERNDON
 ATTEMPT HOP ID TEXAS

NEW YORK, Sept A. P,-Hern- don and Pangborn headquarters here announced that the fliers are to attempt a one-stop hop from Japan to Dallas, Texas, if the re- norted $25,O0O offer from Colonel Easterwood of Dallas can be veri- fled.
 They said that in view of the refusal of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce to alter the terms of a $28,OOO flight from Tokyo to Seat tie, the tliers might attempt to make distance record.
 As Seattle requires a start at Tokyo, which the packers say Is impossible because of no field there long enough for heavily fueled plane to take off from, the termed the offer safe" because they said said none can compete for it.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-09-25
BAWLED OUT

The editor-in-charge received one of his first bawling-outs today when Steve Melchior came down to the sanctum sanctorum and reg istered his complaint as to an ar ticle appearing in yesterdays issue with reference to his prospect on Russian River. MT. Melchior sayi the allegation is not true and wished a retraction. MT. Melchior has The GateWay's apologies.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-09-25
.EXTORT|ON PLOT |s REVEALED BY SHOOTING
 OF INVESTIGATOR

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 25. (P)-An extortion plot against Mrs. Leo P. Dargin, wife of a millionaire soap manufacturer, was revealed when Harry Leslie, district attorneys investigator, was shot and perhaps fatally wounded.
 The extortioners were declared to have tried to make Mrs. Dargin pay them thousands of dollars to make up gambling debt incurred in New York by Dargin and later lrepudiated the 13-year-old daugh- ter of Mrs. Dargin was to be kid mapped and killed, the widow told police, unless she drove to meet them at lonely spot at midnight. Leslie was riding crouched in the back seat of her car with cooked gun, when it was accidentally dis charged which ended the man. ihunt.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-09-25
LIVES THREATENED

RICHMOND, Calif., Sept, 25, (P) Lives of scores of golfers were endangered when student avia- tor tailspun into the ground from an altitude of 1900 feet and crash ed on the Carquinez golf course three miles north of Richmond. Charles Mclean g, of Richmond, Calif., the pilot, may suffer the amputation of his left leg as a re- suit of the accident. He also was injured internally.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-09-25
vALADE HAs LOW SCORE
 IN HANDICAP TOURNEY

D. E. Valade apparently has the Presidents Cup award in the Sew ard Golf Clubs handicap tourna- ment cinched with a handicap score of 99. Valade with handi- cap of 55 for the 18 holes or no for the 36 holes to be played, made scores of 52, 61, 45 and 51 for the four rounds of nine holes required in the tournament play. This gave him a total of 209 strokes for the 36 holes, and this score minus his handicap of no gives him a score of 99, which practically cinches his victory.
 Mrs. R. A. Hall wins second place with a score of IA, and Clark An- dresen and Charles Fairweather are tied for third place, with scores 'of 116
 Today is to be the last day that the contest is open and all score cards must be in tonight. Turn score cards in to R. A. Hall. A. D. Balderskon, Seward Golf Club president, who has been vaca- tioning in the Moose Pass district, will probably return tonight and will make the award of the cup some time next week.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-09-25
ORDERED RE-ARRESTED

LOS ANGELES, Sept, 24, P- Charges of conspiracy to attack Clarice Tauber, 16, were dismissed against John P. Mills, wealthy former San Diego business man, Olive Clark and William H. Jobel- mann, reputed operators of the Hollywood Love Mart. The three were immediately ordered rear ested on complaints charging they contributed to the delinquency of a minor.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-09-25

Incoming arrivals on the SS AL |aSka, other than the Seattle listing published previously, included Miss B. Rody Miss Billie Flowers, Lu- cille Rogers, w. A. O'Neill, R. D. Baker, E. Vogl, H. J. Hill, Mrs. Hill, James Wilson, A. Wilson and Mrs | I. Wilson
Seward daily gateway., 1931-09-25
UNKNOWN FLOOD AREA

HAWKING, Sept, 25, (P-Col- onel and Mrs. Charles A. Lind bergh landed on Lotus Lake here after a seven and one-half hour flight over the flooded area in northern Kiangsu province west of the Grand Canal. They discov- cred a badly flooded area hereto fore unknown to the National Flood Relief Commission.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-09-25

Mrs. Karl K. Katz, accompanied by her children Dorothy, Willis and King, were arrivals on the SS Alaska from the States. They are going to Anchorage to make their home. MT. Katz is manager of the Anchorage base of the Alaskan Air ways.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-09-25
FINLAND FOR REPEAL

HELSINGFORS, Finland, Sept, 25. (P)-Advance information in dicates that a committee appoint ed b study Finland's prohibition law snortly will recommend legal izing beer of alcoholic content not to exceed 3.2 percent by weight and wine of 12 percent alcoholic content.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-09-25

Izaak Hergard, struck down by a bicycle some time ago, has not shown much improvement and his condition is about the same, ac- cording to a Seward General Hos pital report.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-09-25
BIG CATCH

REDONDO, Calif., Sept. 25. P)- It took Cal Washington and the brothers, Waldo and Ray Simpson, nearly B hours and 32 miles of ocean to capture a 618-pound boarbill swordfish with regulation tackle but they got him. Before the fish was landed, it had led the anglers 32 miles to sea.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-09-25

Jack D. Kinney, mink rancher of the Iliamna district, who en- tered the Seward General Hospi- tai some days ago, is still confin- ed to bed in the hospital.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-09-25
FAVOR REPEAL

ATLANTIC CITY, Sept, 25, (P) The American Bar Association, by vote of 13,779 to 6,34O, went en record at the opening of it's convention here in favor of the repeal of the 18th amendment.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-09-25

Boats in port today included the SS Alaska, US cableship Dellwood. US Discoverer, MS Westdahl, Joan, Marian, Roy, Flattery, Bavaria, T-3043 and the Helldiyer.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-09-25

Grandma" Crawford, mother of Ed Crawford, who was reported as being very ill this morning, is re- ported to be much improved.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-09-25

Ladies SPECIAL this month: Your permanent S12.50 complete. First following shampoo and fin ger wave free. SEWARD BEAUTY SHOP. Phone Adams 90.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-09-25

MT. Ali Jacobsen, of Crab Bay, Alaska, who has been confined in the Seward General Hospital, is still an ill man according to a hospital report.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-09-25

The Majestic" last word ill mo- dern refrigeration, at Brown & Hawkins.
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AT THE AOIELs

VAN GILDER-W. M. Sherman, L. c. Pratt.
 OVERLAND Skelvery.
 GILLILAND-Edgar >Wold, J. S Thomasson.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-09-25

| Miss Patricia Ray, daughter of
 MT. and Mrs. L. V. Ray, arrived on the SS Alaska today from the States.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-09-25

Have you heard he new "OKEH" records at Sylvia's. They are won derful.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-09-25

Mrs. J. E. Youel, wife of the pas tor of the Presbyterian church at Fairbanks, arrived on the SS Alaska today.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-09-25

Phone for HOrluck's banish Tct Cream and we will deliver. Candy Cottage.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-09-25

Let us enlarge your tavorite snap shot. ALASKA SHOP
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-06

President Lincoln and at one time pre-
scented him with petition which re-
suited in the releasing OF several hun
bred Confederate soldiers who were
confined in prison here following the
Civil War, it was explained today.
having attended private presidential re-
ceptionS of every President from
Buchanan to Coolidge.
Before her marriage Mrs. Hume was
Miss Emma Phillips Norris. She was
the daughter of the late John Edmund
Norris and the late Mrs. Eliza Tydings
Phillips Norris. She received her edu-
cation In the city schools and the
Academy of the Visitation. She was
married in the old Trinity Church in
1870. Her husband died a number OF
years ago.
Mrs. Hume Is survived by five sons
Frank Norris Hume, Robert Scott Hume
and Alan Phillips Hume of this city,
Maj. Howard Hume of the Medical
Corps, u. S. A., now stationed at Fort
Sill, Okla, and John Edmund Norris
Hume of Schenectady, N, Y.-and four
daughters-Mrs. Thomas w. Cooke and
Mrs. Henry G. Jewett, both Of this city;
Mrs. Linn s. Horner, wife Of the newly
elected Representative of Clarksburg, w.
Va, and Mrs. James Leland Howard of
Hartford, Conn. She also leaves 10
grandchildren and. three great-grand-
children.
Funeral arrangements are to be an
nounced later The family was await
ing word from Maj. Hume before COM
pleting the arrangements.
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Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been reported 20
the Health Department in the last "a hours:
pital
Mary P Montague, 81, s641 18th st.
Leitie Veirs, 70, Garfield Hospital
Margaret MeKenny, IS, Little Sisters OF
the Poor.
Phillip McCarten. 70. Gallinger Hospital.
John w NJ Farrow, u. 1920 Rhode Island
InaEeIla F. Jones. II, oeoree WASHINGTON
Hospital.
William P. Buckley, II, Little sisters of
the Poor.
Frank Pierce, So. 7o5 4th st.
William Ghelmini. IS, 2215 N ST.
William G. CananEh, So, All St Sc.
Max Rosen, S., tuberculosis Hospital
Unknown, 5b, lunch room 604 II st.
Peter Calomeris. 50. Garfield Hospital.
Claude M. Showalter, 40. 1900 Mass. ave.
Paul Lowell, 43, Walter Reed General Hos
pital
Roy Harris. "a, GEORGETOWN Hospital.
Charles Seger, 30. Emergency Hospital.
Mary Mueller, !, Children's Hospital.
Ellis L. Sullivan, months, Children's Hos
pital.
Elizabeth Robinson. SIS. 400 st. ne.
Henry Beverly, 81, en- route Gallinger Hos
pital.
Corinne johnson. So 1877 v St
James G. Morrison. %. 1927 9th st.
Dorothy Graham. 10. FreedmenS HOSPITAL
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Marriage Licenses.

Ralph Kissinser, 20, and Bertha L. Thomp-
son, Il; Rev. Thomas $. Davis.
Harry ]. Leiberman, So, and Catherine M.
Hogs, 20, both OF Baltimore, Nd; Judge
Robert E. Mattingly.
John H. Cephas, 80, and Myrtle L. Dorsey,
"a; Rev. George A. Parker.
william west, ~, and Evelyn crutehneld,
10; Rev. William A. Murphy.
william Cuinlan, ~, New York City, and
Mary 2. Thoma, IS, this city; Judge Robert
Z. Mattingly.
Clarence e. Tippett, 40. and Eva NJ Will
son, 81; Rev. Robert 8. Barnes.
Adams Simmons, 81, and Ida chatham,
IS; Rev. w. d Jarvis.
Charlie Danoh, al, and Sarah Eisenberg,
20. both of Baltimore. Nd; Rev. Hyman
Resnick.
Horace Blackburn, 20, and Sarah Frazier,
30; Rev. William H. Hill.
Kenneth N. Ryan, 20. and Mary p. Cage,
"a; Rev. Joseph M. Moran.
Joseph A. Burneston, So, this city, and
Lula Macnc, 40, Pamplieo, s. CT Rev. II.
ID. Hayes
James King, SO, and Amanda Z. Trammell.
IL; Rev. @. T. Warner.
Fred Walker, 20, and Ella p. Beckhem, 10;
Rev. w. D. Jarvis.
Hugo L. Brown, ~, and Rosalie Locklcy,
10; Rev. d. z. Wiseman.