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The Washington times., 1931-12-26
Bennett Next
Is Society
Drama
By HARRISON CARROLL

Copyright, 1881, Premier Syndicate)
HOLLYWOOD. Dec. 26.-Di-
rectly she finishes Free to Live"
for R-K-O, Connie Bennett will go
to Warmers to finish out that
famous contract over which she
received SO much unfair pub
licity.
Her picture, I discover, will be
'"The Dangerous Set," another
drama of high society. Gregory
Stone is the author.
While the starting date natural
ly hinges upon RrK-O's plans,
Warmers are hoping to get under
way some time in February. This
will be Comics second and last
film for them. The first, Bought" "
was one of the conpany's box
office hits of the year.
He's Taking It Big
The Hollywood salary cut has
its lighter moments.
One scenarist dropped from
$3.50 to $500 a week, so now he's
bunming cigarettes:
GOings-On Around Hollywood
Ann Harding is back in town.
She took a train from Atlanta,
leaving Harry Bannister to come
on with the family plane . .Tallu'
lah Bankhead is buying fire.
crackers and says she is going to
celebrate Christmas as the Fourth
of July. These Hollywood ser,
wants are at it again. One of my
scouts called a leading man and
the maid answered: why, he's not
here. He's down getting a mar.
ceP George Arliss owns an own.
your-own apartment in New York,
which he doesn't want to own. 4.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Brimmer, par
ents of Richard Dix, will celebrate
their golden wedding anniversary
on May 18. Rich says his father
is IS and his mother "a. Ben
Lyons theater party for 1.-The
Last of Mrs. Cheyney" was a
turnout Of Hollywood society
The Washington times., 1931-12-26
CaIIi-Curci to Sing

Nine. Galli-Curci, world.famous
coloratura soprano of the operate
and concert stage. will be heard
in concert at Constitution Hall
on Saturday evening, January 9,
at $50 o'clock, as the fourth
attraction of Mrs. wilson Greene's
Saturday evening concert series
at that auditorium this season.
Nine. Galli-Curci will be accom-
panied by Homer Samuels' at the
paino, -; -. .-...~ .......
.Galli-Curci has stirred the
hearts of all peoples with the
glory of her voice. It's charm is
unlike the voice Of any other
singer. There is in it a caress-
ing sweetness, q pristine beauty,
the magic of a floating quality
which she alone possesses.
The Washington times., 1931-12-26
Six Songs Featured
In Caynor' S Picture

Six sensational song hits make
I'D the melodic texture OF De
licious," Fox musical romance CO.
starring Janet Gaynor and Charles
Farrell now playing at the Fox
Theater.
George Gershwin. recognized as
Americas foremost composer and
creator of Rhapsody in Blue"
Concerto in F." "An American
in Paris" and other classics Of
modern music, wrote the infec-
tious tunes which feature DE.
licioUs." David Butler directed.
The Washington times., 1931-12-26

Downtown Washington, from all
outward appearances, was de-
serted area of Yuletide quiet yes
teriay. But not so Keith's The
ater.
The Inauguration Of the new
RK-O stage and screen combina-
ton policy came off with flour
iSh and a bang in the presence Of
as many customers as Mr.. Meakin
had room for. Late comers had
to- stand In line. but they got their
moneys worth when they got in
side.
Harry Langdon, who used to be
In pictures. but who talks better
and acts funnier on the stage,
where he got his start, is the head.
lined attraction. But this review
shall set matters down chrono-
logically, rather than in the order
Of their Importance.
-. Smart Dance Act
so, first attention is drawn to
an exceptionally smart dancing
act billed as Whiteside, Anita and
Brewer, assisted by Lynn Burno
and Frances PEPPER.
Boyd Senter, abetted by an &C
companist whom he introduced
merely as his "peeanist," enter
tanned lavishly as a one-man or
ehestra. With his saxophones,
trumpet. trombone, violin, ct Get
era, this RCA.-Victor recording
artist all but stopped the show.
> The bright, particular star Of
the bill, to the present reviewers
taste, was none other than Violet
Carlson, a very comic lady, in.
deed. Rough house, no end-ano
Side splitting. In short, just
about as funny as a very comic
lady can be.
oh, Harry Langdon's act was
funny, too. But his recital about
the two-mal1 horse and his antics
after the ventriloquist's dummy
lost its underpants were not so
hot. He was funniest in his less
ribald moments. Lillian White
lent good looks.
Mangean's Internationals, the
only act without grand piano,
closed the vaudeville half of the
bin with q routine Of hair-raiSl1g
gymnastic feats. . =z,s@+
=: Wheeler-WOOlsey Shine
Then came the film portion.
topped by Bert wheeler and Rob-
ert Woolsey in Peach o Reno,
the best thing they've done since
"Tfalf Shot at Sunrise"
Naturally, it's a burlesque on
the divorce business out in Reno,
in which the Messrs. Wheeler and
Woolsey portray the characters OF
a couple of divorce lawyers VINO
operate in a big way on strictly
hiRh-powered, not to say high
handed, principles.
Naturally, also, there's no plot.
Just a lot of fast-moving, wise
cracking gags, broad nonsense
from start to finish, with a court
room scene that is herewith de-
scribed as a gem of satire set IN
a cluster of tomfool brilliants.
Female I'm erSo onators are
usually pretty bad and pretty sad.
Bert 'Wheeler's professional CO.
respondent" masquerade, however,
turns out to be one of those oc-
casional exceptions. Dorothy Lee
has less to do than customary,
but she's decorative and, as al
ways, reposes in Wheeler's arms
at the fadeout.
The supplemental films may be
referred to as-about as usual
A H L.
The Washington times., 1931-12-26
COMFORTABLE and CONVENIENT

IN addition to G. F.. Nicholson
& Son, these Washington
builders also modernize their
homes 1Uith gas:
The Washington times., 1931-12-26
Vaudeville
Rules Again
AZ Keith

"PEACH o. RENO"
At R.k-O.Keith's Theater. Di-
rected by william A. Setter. From
. story by Tim Whelan. An
R-K-O-Radio picture.
THE cSsT
The Washington times., 1931-12-26
Shawn to Dance

Ted Shawn, known throughout
the world as Americas most col
orful male dancer. will appear at
Central High Auditorium. Tuesday
evening, January S, at 8:15, under
The Washington times., 1931-12-26

IN OUOICIOn 20 U. r INIEEGLSOn
& Son, these Washington
builders also modernize their
homes 1Uith gas:
G. L. Bennett
L. E. Brueninger & Son
Boss & Phelps "
Breuninger & Phifer
Edison w. Briggs, Inc.
CafritI Construction Co.
Casey Engineering Co. ....
Columbia Construction Company
Henry ]. COnnOr
Cooley Bros.
ID. J. DUNCAN, Inc.
Federal Construction Co.
ThOS. J. Fischer Co..
J. F. Fox .....
C. H. GaSkinS
VIM. d. Goodman
Clarence w. GOSnell
B. HI. Gruver r., .
Harvard Terrace Development CO.
WIN. "A. Till OOs
III. p. HuddlesOn
Independent Investment Co.
jacobson Bros.
ThOS. A. Jameson
Randolph L. Jennings
Kennedy. ChamberIin Devel. Co.
McKeever g. GOss
G. F. MikkelSon & Son
w. C. g. A. N. Miller
Frederick B. Mills
C. w. Morris & Som
A. T. NewbOld
NewbOId, Candy & De Neal
Henry ]. RObb, Inc.
Fred Schnider
Shapiro Construction Co.
. Chas. L. Tankersley
Waverly Taylor
John B. Tiffey
Triangle Realty Company
Waple & James
Wakefield, Inc.
M. & r. B. Warren
C. M. Wilcox
C. w. williams
Edward M. Willis
p. H. Willis Realty Co.
Young g. Oppenheimer
Earl Warren
Walter Vaughn
The Washington times., 1931-12-26
OPERA COMPANY PLANS BRILLIANT SEASON HERE

performances. beginning Monda!
afternoon at 4 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1931-12-26

the direction Of the Community
Institute of Washington.
For this. his only appearance
this season in the Capital, Ted
Shawn will present practically an
entirely new program, and, in ad.
dition to the group of feminine
dancers, will bring likewise a
group of four young male dancers,
who have been in training for
the past year and who will be
seen in an interesting dance num-
Der. entirely modern in concep-
ton and treatment. Lester Shafer,
of this city. outstanding repre-
sentative of the Denishawn group,
who will heal the group of male
dancers with Mr.. Shawn, has
designed the costumes for this
number.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18
Houston Typos Shorten
Week to Aid Unemployed

Houston, Tex. ULNS)-As means
of helping the unemployed, Houston
union printers have adopted five
and one-half day week.
Each member regularly employed
on any of the three daily newspapers
is required to give up at least two
days every four weeks. The short
ened work week will affect about 225
men.
An assessment of SO per cent of all
earnings over the scale of "A hours
per week is to be levied against all
members working in commercial
printing offices. No member is to be
assessed more than two days pay at
the scale price in any four weeks.
All money collected will be placed
in the unions out-of-work fund.
Each newspaper chapel was au
thorized to collect and disburse it's
own funds, but no benefits are being
paid member who has worked as
many as three days in one week. The
same provisions apply to the COM
mercial shops.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18
ROAD WORK FOR IDLE
IN NORTH DAKOTA

Bismarck, N. D.-Highway con-
struction in North Dakota is a sue
cessful method of providing work for
the unemployed, declares J. n. Ro-
herty, research engineer of the state
highway commission.
"a check-up of the number of men
employed and the days worked from
May 20 to June 20 shows that high
way construction directly furnished
52,202 days work" Roherty said.
"This would mean 26 full days work
for over 1000 men.
"Of course all the men did not get
26 full days work during that time.
Some days were lost on accuont of
rain, and all jobs We're not active
over part of the period.
"The total number employed during
the month was nearly 5000. This
means a monthly payroll estimated
at $4,000, as the average wake for
common labor is about So per day
from which 81 per day IS usually
spent for board. Each outfit also EN-.
ploys machine operators, foremen and
other skilled labor who receive from
S125 to $175 per month.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18
SEVEN BILLION
Dollar Reconstruction Bond
Issue Urged

New York.-A reconstruction bond
issue of seven billion dollars which it
is alleged would give work to 5,000,-
600 at an expenditure of $500 per
man for labor and materials, is ad-
vocated by the Engineering News
Record, an organ of the construction
interests.
The paper urges its public works
program conceived as a national
emergency as a substitute for pri-
vate charity 1t is claimed that road
work alone would make jobs for all
the unemployed if no other source
of work were at hand. More than
100000 miles of road still require
improvement from the dirt stage
Reasonable modernization of but half
of a third of that mileage within
one year would employ every jobless
worker, it is contended.
The editorial recalls the heights to
which the people climbed during the
war emergency in 1917 and 1913 sin
carrying out in a few months vast
building and equipment program and
putting the country to work for ma
tional purposes" and expresses the
belief that similar program could be
realized now if society could be mo-
bilized into making war on unem-
ployment with the same vigor that
was used in 1917 to make war on
Germany.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18
MILLION idle
In Big City, Say Free Job
Agency Head

New York City QLNS)-The num-
ber of unemployed in New York city
is nearly million, Edward C. Rybicki,
member of Typographical Union No.
6 and director of the City Free En-
ployment Agency, said in a radio ad-
dress. Rybicki predicted winter in
which the unemployed face "priva-
ton far beyond anything ever seen
before"
"The United States Census Bureau
has told you that there are $4,000
jobless in our city. | tell you that the
figure is nearer Million" Rybicki
said.
Zone look at the applications in our
files would bring to you the tragedy
of our unemployment situation better
than any words | might say. Here
you will find fathers of families of
three or four who have been unem-
ployed for six months, year, two
years. That they have managed to
exist at all is a mystery.
"In the face of this approaching
horror, the federal government is ap-
pointing another commission to study
the situation. This is small comfort
to hungry, jobless man. He doesn't
need a commission; he cannot eat a
report. After it is printed in the
newspapers he may use it as a cover
while he sleeps in the park, but that
is about as much practical service as
he may expect it to render"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18
CALIFORNIA HAS
JOB COMMITTEE

Sacramento, Calf A special COM
mittee to study unemployment has
been appointed by Governor James
Rolph. His action resulted from a
discussion of the jobless situation at
a meeting of the governors council.
If conditions warrant it, the gov
ernor said he would make unemploy-
ment a subject for consideration at
the special session Of the legislature
which he will call this fall or winter
to legislate on water and oil conser-
vation.
State Treasurer Charles G.. John
son expressed the conviction that un-
employment conditions may become
SO acute this winter as to compel the
state to grant direct aid to hungry
men and women.
Lieutenant Governor Frank Merri-
am announced that he will name a
senate committee to study unemploy-
ment. "The cities and counties will
have to take care of the charities, -
he added. "The state will provide the
jobs if possible"
Senator Roy Fellom, of San Fran
cisco, presented to the council a pro-
posal for a $2OoOO,OoO unemploy-
ment bond issue for highway work
the bonds to be retired by increasing
the gasoline tax.
The committee named by Governor
Rolph includes Archbishop Edward j
Hanna, of San Francisco, and Will j
French, director of the California de-
partment of industrial relations.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18
MOLDERS
SIXTY-EICHT MEET

One of the largest and most inter-
esting meetings held by Molders'
Local No. 68 recently, was the meet
ing Monday night. The meeting be-
sides being interesting was we'll at
tended by the members of that old
organization. Nick Smith, who has
been identified with the molders for
many years and who at the present
time is the treasurer of the Interna-
tional Molders' Union Of America, at
tended the meeting. Jerry Calvin,
business agent of the organization,
through this district, also was a visi-
tor to the meeting. Both gentlemen
gave interesting talks concerning
conditions that are confronting the
molders at the present time.
Stanley Ogg, president, is attend
ing the Ohio State Federation of La
Dor convention in Columbus this week,
and was not present.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18
British Columbia Pays
$2.85 Per Day to JObless

Vancouver, Can.-The government
of the province of British Columbia
has reached an agreement with the
Dominion government establishing a
wage rate for men employed on un-
employment relief works. They will
be paid 81 day plus IS cents day
for board. In addition, 80 cents a
day will be paid to the family of
every man with dependents, and, if
more is required where the family
is large, it will be increased accord
ing to the need.
Slightly higher allowances will be
paid to skilled workers and foremen
but no attempt will be made to ap-
proach standard wages. The govern
ment says it does not regard these
rates of pay in any sense as wages,
but as subsistence allowances to
carry the unemployed through an
emergency.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18
CANADIAN IDLE PAID
S2.4O A DAY ON ROADS

Toronto, Can.-The Dominion and
provincial governments of Canada
are cooperating to complete the
trans Canadian highway from the
west to the east coast as a measure
to provide work for the jobless.
Six hundred miles of the highway
are in Ontario. 1t is believed the con-
struction of this section will absorb
all of the unemployed who are ply
sically strong enough to do the ardu-
Gus work of road building.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18
Germany Protects Idle
From Food PrOfiteers

Berlin, Germany = Governmental
pressure to curb profteers and force
down prices Of food and commodities
at their source and at distributing
points for the protection of the job
less was announced today by the min
istry of agriculture as an essential
part of the governments program
for unemployment relief this winter.
The Prussian government has de-
cided to reduce the teaching stats
of secondary schools. In Berlin alone
500 assistant and part-time teachers
will be dismissed, and the number
throughout Prussia will reach $500
This method of government re-
trenchment is emphatically opposed
in pedagogic circles
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18
RAISE WAGES, FILENE
TELLS GERMAN BOSSES

Leipzig, Germany.-German en-
ployers should systematically raise
the wages of German workers instead
of confning themselves to technical
naturalization, Edward A. Filene,
Boston merchant told German indus
trial leaders in an address at the
Leipzig Fair. The present economic
crisis, ne said, is caused by the inn
possibility of the masses purchasing
what is produced.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18
The wages are s2.4O for an eight

The wages are $2.40 for an eight
hour day with rs cents day deduct
ed for board and accommodation. The
road workers will be housed in un-
employment cabins built and admins
tered by the Ontario government.
Neither sale nor consumption of
liquor will be tolerated in the camps,
where something equivalent to mill
tary discipline will prevail. The road
camps have been listed in the same
category as bunk houses, which do
not constitute private residences
within the meaning of the liquor con-
troll act.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18
Pa. Provides Free Milk
For Underfed Children

Harrisburg, Pa. - The state of
Pennsylvania started its policy of
providing free milk to undernourish-
ed children among the unemployed
workers by opening three stations,
Governor Pinchot announced.
The stations are in Avella, Wash
ington county; Kinloch, Westmore-
land county, and Bernice, Sullivan
county. The stations are under the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18

supervision of the State Department
of Health and are supported by funds
voluntarily contributed.
"This work is undertaken because
it is absolutely necessary" Cover
nor Pinchot said. Conditions are
graver than the average citizen i'm
agines, and the happy smiles of pro-
fessional optimists cannot alter them.
Establishment of the stations is Wis
ible evidence that Pennsylvania pro-
poses doing everything in it's power
to feed those who are hungry"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18
OCC AND BRANDED
Representing Hamilton La
Dor at Annual State Gath
ering This Week at Co.
lumbuS.

The forty eighth annual convention
of the Ohio State Federation of La
Dor opened for the transaction of
business at 10 o'clock, Monday morn
ing of this week, in the Neil House
convention hall at Columbus, and
closed late Wednesday.
In his opening address Harry Nc
Laughlin, Cleveland, president of the
State Federation, appealed to capital
to inject the crisis" which now exists
in the country. He said organized
labor had no sympathy with bolshev-
ism and communism.
Labor does not want charity" said
Mclaughlin, "but chance to live and
educate their children 1t is the duty
of capital to take the lead in solving
the economic problems of this coun-
try before going abroad to help Euro
pean countries.
Labor is not working along parti-
san lines" he further continued, "but
is for the man or men who under
stand and are willing to help solve
the problems of the workingmen."
Governor White addressed the con-
vention and was presented by Presi-
dent Mclaughlin as "a man who per-
haps may be the next president of
the United States"
United States Senator Bulkley
spoke and made big hit with the
delegates when he declared he was
going to vote to "open up the brew
cries and legalize the sale of beer"
and also when he expressed the hope
that the democratic party would take
up the issue in constructive way and
demand the submission of the ques
ton for the repeal of the eighteenth
amendment.
John P. Frey and many other not
able labor leaders also addressed the
convention. Unemployment and pro-
hibition were chief topics for discus
sion. However, many other matters
of vast Importance to workers came
before the delegates. Cigarette and
sales taxes received much attention,
as did the workmen's compensation
law, BARRIERS licence bill and many
others. Details of the conventions
proceedings will be given in next
weeks issue of the Press.
V,Lo o+tarJopoa Oh tho convention
is the smallest in years, due, as Pres
ident Mclaughlin said, to the fact
that many organizations are finan-
cially unable at this time to send
delegates. But what the convention
lacked in numbers it made up in en-
thusiasm. Never did delegates buckle
down more seriously to the work cut
out for them than they did at this
weeks sessions at Columbus. Every
one seemed to realize the seriousness
of the present situation as it con-
fronts the workers-providers for
families Every question before the
assemblage was given deep and Sc
rious thought and consideration, and
much good is sure to come to the
states workers as result of the
annual gathering.
Stanley Ogg, who is third vice
president of the federation, repre-
sented Hamilton Trades Council and
Molders' Union No. 68, and George
BRANDED represented Metal Polishers'
Local No. 43. At the opening session
BRANDED was named member of the
auditing committee.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18
APPLYING FOR WORK

Sydney Shields, well-known actress,
has an old negro nanny from the
South In her employ. The other day
a colored man appeared at the door
seeking work. The women met him
and the following was the converse
tion between the two:
Il don't reckon you-all knows of no
body what don't want to hire nobody
to do nothin', does your"
"Yes, indeed, I doesn't Illinois
Central Magazine.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18
CAP "a
AND%Zp
BELLS f Ii |Al
SAFETY FIRST

"What's the big idea of talking to
yOurself" asked his old friend.
II wasn't talking to myself, but to
my wife," replied the meek little man.
why your wife isn't anywhere In
sight &"
Il know 1t, but It's always safer to
tell her what l was when she isn't
within hearing distance
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18
Destroying Equilibrium

THAT former enemy of yours is pay
you & great many compliments"
"Yes," replied Senator Sorghum !;
land / wish he'd quit 1t. One OF the
easiest ways to throw q man down is
to swell his head until he gets top
heavy. y."-Washington Star.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18

What is your favorite game"
Golf" replied Senator Sorghum.
"But you never play It."
"Probably that's the reason like Ii.
The men whom l have seen playing 1t
abused 1t terribly and didn't appear to
get any enjoyment out the fresh air
and the scenery. y."-Washington Star.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18
The Reason

A young coloreo couple was sitting
at the foot of the Statue of Liberty.
Henry was holding Mandy's hand.
Henry" said Mandy, Sdoes you all
know why dey has such small lights
on the Statue of Liberty?"
"Ah Dunno" replied the Ethiopian
swain, unless it's because de less
light, de mo- liberty"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18
Insidiaua

"Why did you insist on putting that
woman forward as a candidate for Of
fee in your society"
"She WAS getting too popular" re-
piled Miss Cayenne. II wanted to see
her make her share OF enemies."-
Washington Star.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18
The WAY of IL

Mercy, dearie, what pretty new
sweater you have on. 1t seems to be
OF some highly colored yarn"
"Yep-and you ought to have heard
the highly colored yarn | had to tell
my husband to get It."