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The Washington times., 1931-02-17
Harris and Ewing Head
Tells of Photo Tasks

"The hardest job is finding
out how q man likes to think
he looks. 1t takes a cOmbina-
ton of character reading, OBJ
servation and mental telepa-
thy"
But, when the photographer
has once found out, the rest is
easy, according to Harris. For
instance, if Mr.. Subject likes to
think he has a strong, aggressive
jaw-Simply throw a little extra
light on the jaw to make it
stand out. The same thing can
be done if the man thinks he
has a high, intellectual forehead.
100 ON STAFF
A staff of five employees be-
gan the work of Harris and
Ewing when it opened its doors
on February II, 1905. Today
the studio is housed in a mod
ern five-story building and nearly
100 employees are necessary to
carry on the business of the
nationally known concern.
An unusual collection Of old
time photographs, made during
the first few years of its work
here, has been arranged as a
part of the firms anniversary
observance. This interesting dis
play is open to the public and
can be inspected at the studio
during the next two weeks.
The Washington times., 1931-02-17
Chinese Eat Wildcats:
S.P.C.A. Helps Then,
(Cats, Not Chinese)

What makes the wildcat wild,
boys, what makes the wildcat
wild? The question has echoed
and reechoed for decades, and
now comes the answer-from
across the country! It's the
Chinese.
The San Francisco Society
for Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals has found this out.
They have discovered that the
Chinese today celebrate their
new year by eating wildcats.
So the San Francisco S. P.
c. A. gnashes it's teeth while
the Cinnamon gnash the Wild
cats!
The whole thing was re-
vealed when the S. P. C. A.
brought about the arrest of Ng
Keu "a Chinaman, not a broad
casting Station) for speaking
harshly to one of the wildcats,
or something of the kind.
The Washington times., 1931-02-17
DUGGERY
INDIAN ART

It is generally believed that all
that prehistoric Indians were in
terested in was removing the
white mans scalp, but they went
much deeper than that.
The early American Indians
were somewhat versed in the art
of trephining-that is, they were
able to do some extra fancy work
on skulls after arrows had been
planted in them.
There are numerous exhibits
of skulls in the National Mu-
scum which reveal this knOwl-
edge which the savages had of
surgery.
In many of the skulls there are
square holes, a slit appearing at
each corner, indicating that after
an arrow or something else had
broken the bone the broken frag-
ments had been removed, leaving
the skull to heal or to have metal
inserted in place of the bone.
Some of the operations evidently
were successful, too, as the skulls
show the bone, having been cut,
grew back together just as it was
before the injury was inflicted.
The Washington times., 1931-02-17
kidnapped School Girl
Is Feared Murdered

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Feb. II
1.NS0-Search for 10-year-old
Virginia Brooks, San Diego school
girl, who has been missing since
Wednesday, centered today in the
Los Angeles area.
San Diego police believe the
child has been murdered by her
abductor. Some 1900 SearcherS,
including troops of boy scouts,
searched the brush lands near
the girls home yesterday, but
with no success.
The Washington times., 1931-02-17
For women
Make them look attractive.

Make them look attractive.
For men
Give them character.
This is the formula used by
George w. Harris, well-known
Washington photographer and
president of Harris and Ewing
which today is celebrating its
twenty-sixth anniversary.
Outlining his formula which
he has worked out during his
years of picture taking. Harris
says that men, as a rule. are
more "fussy" subjects than
women. He explained:
"The same rule applies to
nearly every woman. Just bring
out their beauty or attractive
ness. Many women know they
aren't pretty and don't expect
their pictures to make them
look as though they were. But
they do want them to look at
tractive, and we usually sue
ceed in pleasing them"
MEN HARD SUBJECTS
The recipe" for men is much
more complicated and difficult.
Harris said:
First, we have to make
them do what we want them
to do without knowing they're
doing it. Then, we have to
make them look like they like
to think they look.
The Washington times., 1931-02-17
Harness Hot Springs
For Heat in Iceland

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 17.-Nat-
ural furnaces in Iceland, hundreds
of feet below the surface of sub
Arctic Iceland, may prove the
forerunners of new developments
by heating and ventilating engi-
neerS.
A report placed before the
American Society of Heating and
Ventilating Engineers convention
here outlined plans for extensive
exploitig of the hot springs of
Iceland for use as natural heat
ing systems.
The Washington times., 1931-02-17
Fan Mail OutWeighs
LIQUIDS TIM R1bu

HOLLYWOOD Calf, Feb. II
U.N.S0.-Outweighed by his "fan
mail" Harold Lloyd, jr., continued
to thrive in an incubator at a
Hollywood Hospital.
Harold weighed three pounds
13 ounces today. His "incomine
mail totaled five pounds.
Mothers of incubator babies all
over American deluged Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Lloyd, Sr., with
pounds of advice on how to rear
an incubator baby.
The Washington times., 1931-02-17
STOOL PIGEON
BARES VICE
RACKET
2 New York Policemen COL
Iected Monthly From 200
Saloons, Witness Ayers

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-TWO
plainclothes policemen collected
more than $4,000 a year each
from 200 speakeasies in their dis
trict.
This charge was made yester-
day by Harry Levey, former police
stool pigeon, during the police
graft investigation. Levey de-
clared that he helped collect the
graft money.
Faced "The Works"
Each speakeasy had to pay
from $40 to $100 a month protec-
tion money to the two officers.
James J. Quinliven and William
M. O'Connor, or else "get the
works" to bring them to terms.
The graft money was paid be-
tween the first and fifth of each
month, and the collections were
between $4,000 and $4,000
monthly, Levey said.
Charge Vice Framing"
Other testimony was introduced
tending to show that the two
officers had framed rooming house
keepers, nurses and other women
on vice charges. g.
Quinliven was called to the
stand but refused to testify on
the ground that it might 11rcrim-
mate him. Records we're intro
duced to show that his wife had
deposited more than $4,000 in
various banks.
The Washington times., 1931-02-17
GNU. TOGRANT.
30 DIPLOMAS
PRIMO DE RIVERA

More than 80 students will be
graduated from George Washing
ton University at the annual mid
year convocation exercises to be
held February % at o'clock in
Constitution Hall.
DR.. Albert Bushnell Hart, well
known educator and historian for
the Washington Bicentennial
Commission. will deliver the prin-
cipal address.
DR.. Hart is Professor Emeritus
of the university.
The Washington times., 1931-02-17
FiUe Motor Trucks
MOUe Manu- Fossils

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Feb. II
QN.SD Five great motor vans
were needed to transport to Pea
body Museum, at Yale, the re-
Gently acquired Fred Braun col
lection of invertebrate fossils, and
other natural-history objects.
DIR. Charles Schuchert, emeritus
professor of paleontology at Yale,
has made the university a gift of
the collection which is to bear
the name of the Braun-Schuchert
collection,
The Washington times., 1931-02-17
TIUO MOOnshinerS
Are Slain in Raid

LEXINGTON, KY, Feb. II
G.N.SO-Two alleged moon
sinners were killed yesterday in a
running gun battle with four
county officers, following a raid
on mountain still in the Jack
Creek section of Fayette county,
near here.
The Washington times., 1931-02-17
BEER DRINKING HIS JOB

BERLIN, Feb. II GN.SO.
Drinking IA bottles of gratis beer
day and even getting paid for it
is the pleasant job of a man in
Dortmund. Among a large number
of beer-loving joblesS this man has
been picked out by the Physiolog-
ical Institute for experiments on
the fatiguing effect Of beer on the
human constitution.
The Washington times., 1931-02-17
DOOMED FOR SLAUGHTER

SAN FRANCISCO, Fen. II
ON.S0.-Within few weeks the
former U. S. Destroyer Stoddert,
now the TX.35, will know how a
pedestrian feels when he gets
caught on a busy street on mid
channel on traffic signal change.
The boat will be a radio-controlled
target ship.
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
They'll Do for Weanons

An Eastern visitor postcards he
thinks it very narrow-minded of
the California papers to play
down the Rudy Vallee story be-
cause his tormenters threw Florida
grapefruit.
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
PHILHARMONIC
IS GUIDED BY
MOLINARI

A thoroughly delightful sym.
phony program, interspersing
numbers Of high musical merit
with several of less quality but
interesting withal, was presented
yesterday afternoon by the New
York Philharmonic Orchestra at
Constitution Hall.
Bernardino Molinari, n OF e d
Italian conductor, filled the shoes
of Toscanini, who recently led
the Philharmonic, and proved a
capable leader and musician. The
assisting artist, Nikolai Orloff,
appeared in Mozart's Concerto in
A Major, and was well received.
His piano technique was best
evidenced in the final movement
of the concerto.
Molinari led the orchestra
through. the wondrous maze of
Stravinsky's Fire-Bird Suite in
mastery fashion. The Fire-Bird
Suite has been heard here many
times, but seldom has 1t been
given a greater ovation. In the
third movement, the dance Of
King Kastchei, the lovely Ber-
ceuse that follows and then the
laundering finale, Molinari was
seen at his best.
The concert was brought to a
conclusion with the Respighi
suite, "Rossiniana, adapted from
some of Rossini's joyous trifles.
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
When The Feature Is
Shown On The Screen

FOX-Marlene Dietrich and
Emil Jannings in 1.-The Blue
Angel" At 1870 a. M, 2:10,
4:35, 7:16 and 9:41 p. m. Stage
shows at 1877, 4:02, SAB and 8
p. m.
RLALTO-D. W. Griffith's 'The
Birth of a Nation" (sound YER
sion) at 1922 a. m, las, Alb,
6:33 and 8 p. m.
PALACE--Marion Davies in
1.-The Bachelor Father" At 1925
a. M, 1:48, ABS, 7:18 and 9:46
p. m. Stage shows at 1:06, 3:54,
6:37 and 9:04 p. m.
R-K.O KEITH'S-Jack Oakie in
"The Gang Buster" At 1880
a. m, 1879, 1923, 4:19, sos,
1859 and $50 p. m.
EARLE-Grant Withers in
"Other Mems Women" At 11:48
a. M, 2:15, 4:5O, 1853 and 1920
p. m. Stage shows at 1:04, 3.31,
6:42 and 9:09 p. m.
COLUMBIA-Marie Dressler in
Reducing" At 1885 a. m,
1875, 3:35, $40, TAO and $40
., m.
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
STAGE
NEWS FROM
NEW YORK

Headed by De Wolfe Hopper, a
comic opera company specializing
in Gilbert and Sullivan is being
organized to play engagements in
New England and spend the sum-
mer in Newport, where it has
been booked for 10 weeks. Ac-
cording to Mrs. Hopper Gillian
Glaser), the company ill prob
ably open on the subway circuit
in two or three weeks before 60
ing to Worcester and later to
Boston. The Mikado" will be
the first production, and after
that will come "Pinafore, {"
"Iolanthe," "The Pirates Of Pen
zance" and several non-Gilbert
and Sullivan operettas, including
"The Chocolate Soldier" and THE
Prince Of Pilsen." Mrs. Hopper
said that the company would
probably not come to Broadway
until next season.
In addition to Mr.. and Mrs.
Hopper, the players will probably
include Ethel Clarke, Oliver Reese,
Forrest Huff, Detmar Poppen and
Anne Yago.
Definite announcement was
made yesterday that Katharine
Cornell's new play, "The Barretts
of Wimpole Street." would open
at the Empire Theater on Mon
day, February 8, at which time
"Petticoat Influence" the comedy
starring Helen Hayes, would be
moved from the Empire to an
other house. Miss Cornelrs last
two plays, 'Dishonored Lady" Z"
and 1.-THE Age Of Innocence" !"
have had their New York en-
gagements at the Empire.
Leighton Osnun, who collabo-
rated with Frank Dazzy on Peter
Weston" is co-author with Claire
Carvalho Of Paging Danger" now
in rehearsal and scheduled to
play engagements in Hartford
and Boston before coming to
New York. Miss Carvalho and
Mr.. Osmun previously collaborated
upon white Sheep" a play
which was tried out last season.
Rollo Peters has replaced James
Crane in the leading masculine
role of Barbara" in which Mary
Nash will be starred. The play
will begin a fortnight's engage
ment in Boston on February 8.
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
Down With Old Hokum

: Americas Sweetheart" has such
O good time spoofing the movies,
] was distressed to find that the
second act contained the last re-
sort Of the sterile-minded Holly
wood director-that of stripping
the comedian down to his under
wear.
/ This got laugh Is years ago
and still does. But it is such ven
cradle hokurn and is so often the
device Of a comedy film director
completely bereft Of ideas, I was
amazed to find it in top-notch
musical comedy Of sparkling new
1881 vintage.
Still, if you saw the show last
night, you may have missed the
Uninspired comedy incident. I
met Bobby Connolly, ace dance
director Of the Schwab and Man
del show on E Street, yesterday.
and he vouchsafed the inforna'
tion the underwear" bit had been
dropped overheard. With no
uaourners, I hope.
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
STURGES PLAY
IS COMING
FEB. 16
BY ANDREW R. KELLEY

Preston Sturges' play Strictly
Dishonorable" will arrive at the
National on the night of Febru.
ary 16 and a bumper week i'm.
pends since this, like Street
Scene" is one Of the few dramas
on tour which has collected divi-
dends at every stand.
Playwright Sturges was at what
the world calls, "the bottom of
the barrel" when his play hit.
This week he bought a $190, 900
town house in New York city
with a portion Of his royalties
which have passed the $500,000
mark. His success was also a
life saver for Producer Brock
Pemberton whose last profitable
play was Enter Madame" in the
early '20's
Universal paid $125, 900 for the
movie rights to Strictly Dishon-
orable',' but must wait until the
play has run its course before it
Is made and released for the
screen. What puzzles Broadway
Is how ~" is going to skirt
around the risque thematic con.
tent Of the Prestos Sturges story
to get a Will Hays o. K.
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
Mr.. Nathan Is Wrong

Reading George Jean Nathan's
Testament of a Critic" one
comes across this passage: What
Is more, the majority of American
plays that have even the faintest
trace of ideational content always
fail miserably when they are
shown in Washington. What the
political capital wants, according
TO the statistics, are leg shows"
I Ho, now, Mr.. Nathan stop right
there. Explain how your favorite
Eugene O'Neill's Strange Inter
Jude" drew $4,000 in one week
ut the National Theater (record
receipts for seven performances)
and $4,000 for a repeat engage
Snent of the same show. How is
Il that the biggest audience ever
crowded into the Belasco Theater
turned out for a performance by
the Theater Guild of Ibsen's
HPeer Gynt." How is 1t that
George Bernard Shaw is always
fine box office in the D. c., that
Sutton Vane's Outward Bound"
got the best money Of it's brief
tour in Lafayette Square, how
rDeath Takes a Holiday" and
s"Berkeley Square" managed to
prosper nightly in Washington.
indeed it was Washington which
gave the Fassnacht Passion Play
only $3.50 less than $4,000 in
one week.
But, they like leg shows too,
Mr.. Nathan.
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
FAMED BOSTON
SYMPHONY
COMING

The Boston Symphony Orches-
ira, DR.. Serge Kousevitzky, con-
ductor, which gave Washington
last month the most brilliant and
pretentious festival of orchestral
music in the city's history, is re-
turning to the Capital for a final
performance at Constitution Hall
on Tuesday afternoon, February
3, at 4::30 o'clock. This will be
the third attraction in Mrs. Will
son-Greene's Philharmonic Course
Of afternoon concert attractions
at Constitution Hall.
Other interesting musical events
announced by Mrs. Wilson-Greene
for the early part of February are
the concerts of John Charles
Thomas, the celebrated American
baritone of the Chicago Civic
Opera Company, who will appear
at Constitution Hall on Satur-
day evening, February 7, at $3.50
o'clock, the appearance at the
same auditorium on Tuesday
afternoon, February 10. at 4:3O
o'clock, of Grace Moore, the
brilliant new star of the Metro
politan Opera Company, and the
screen, in her final Washington
appearance of the current season
as the fourth attraction of Mrs.
Wilson, -Greene's Artists Course of
afternoon concerts, and the return
to Washington on Friday after
noon, February 13, at 4:30 o'clock,
at Constitution Hall, of Yehudi
Menuhin, the phenomenal boy
violinist,
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
Douglas With Films

It was always something of
mystery to me how the movie
scouts passed up that handsome
leading man, Melvyn Douglas.
when searching for new screen
faces. It's a mystery no longer.
Paramount has signed Actor
Douglas.
His first assignment will be in
the new Talullah Bankhead pic
ture, New York Lady," now in
production. Douglas will continue
to make stage love to Helen Ca
hagan in Tonight or Never" his
picture job being arranged so that
he can slip over to the Astoria
studios in the morning and earn
pin money.
Damon Runyon, dean Of sport.
ing writer's, has turned his talents
to the screen.
Radio Pictures today announced
tn purchase of "All Scarlet" an
original story by Runyon, for pro-
duction during 1881.
It was said Runyon would be
asked to spend some time at the
company's Hollywood studios, and
act as technical adviser on his
story.
"All Scarlet" is a story of the
race track, and will bring the thrill
ling sights and sounds Of the turf
to the talking screen.
William LeBaron, vice president
in charge of productions of Radio
Pictures, closed the deal with Run.
Ton.
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
Do You Know

That Daphne Pollard, dirninu-
tive Australian comedienne, came
to this count. as a member of
the Pollard Lilliputians?"
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
Rv HARRISON CARROLL

Copyright, 1881. Premier syndtcate)
HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 28.-To
put Buddy Rogers in many more
musicals would be like asking him
to sing at his own funeral.
Realizing this, Paramount will
co-star the young actor with Rich
ard Arlen in a forthcoming myS-
terry play. It will be the first pic
ture in which the two have ap-
peared together since wings"
Since that memorable forerun-
ner of the air pictures, Rogers has
experienced meteoric rise in
popularity and now is threatened
with fall. Arlen, on the other
hand, has progressed in less
spectacular manner, but sound1y.
Dick and Jobyna are back in
Hollywood from their trip to
Honolulu. Before the picture with
Rogers, Dick has to do another
out-of.door picture, Calamity
Jane" Pretty Frances Dee ap-
pears opposite him, while Louise
Dresser and Eugene Palette are
slated for important roles.
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
Harry Rose Was First
Master. of Ceremonies

The first American master Of
ceremonies, conferencier, or what
have you, was Harry Rose. The
brilliant Broadway jester in 1921
served as personality director in
Cafe de Paris, when Aunt Jemima
and her Jolly Bakers, Bee Palmer.
Cliff Edwards, and others were
nightly entertaining the midnight
life of New York. Mr.. Rose is
appearing this week in the New
York stage revue, Mite Ltes," at
Loew's Palace Theater.
A page from Broadway life can
be read by Rose, who has spent
many years on the famous
thoroughfare of entertainment.
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
Latest G0SSin

Erich Won Stroheim is angry
with this department for printing
a story that his Blind HuS-
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
Friday Night Opening


Friday will be bargain night
at RK-O-Keith's under new
opening policy announced today.
Ina Claire in "The Royal
Family" will have its first show
ing at 9 p. m. on Friday night.
This means that those who care
for a double feature evening can
arrive early enough to see the
last screening of Jack Oakie in
:'The Gang Buster" and make 1t
an extra long screen session by
remaining for first peep at the
new weeks picture.
This Friday night opening will
be a permanent policy for the
future, it is announced.
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
Author Thompson Is
Non o. Fox Director

Still another writer has been
advanced to directors row at the
Fox film studios in Hollywood.
The latest promotion goes to
Harlan Thompson, who halls
from Hannibal, Mo-, Mark
Twain's home town.
Thompson's first full length
show, produced in 1923, was
Little Jessie James" His most
recent screen work was "Girls
Demand Excitement" featuring
John Wayne and Virginia Cher
rill.
Thompson left the University Of
Kansas after his junior year to
report for the Kansas City Post
and later for the Kansas City
Star and the New York World.
The Washington times., 1931-01-28
BUDDY ROGERS TO DROP
MUSICAL FEATURES

bands" script has 1000 scenes. AS
a matter of fact, the director says,
it has only 500 scenes. While the
general run of pictures have no
more than $50 or 400, if Von's
script is down to 500, it still is
within the grounds of reason.
Sorry to have exaggerated &.
Unless someone has mistaken the
shooting schedule for the title Of
the picture, Nick Stuart is to ap-
pear for Big Four Productions in
a story called "Just a Min
ute" Grant Withers re-
Gently opened his personal ap-
pearance tour in Chicago, but
nothing happened Adela
Rogers Hyland came through her
appendicitis operation nicely and
will be out of the hospital in two
weeks Richard Dix will be
back in Hollywood the latter part
of the week to begin work on big
Brother" which he directs as well
as stars in They say that
Lois Wilson is making a fine
comeback at Universal in "Seed." I"
She plays a mother with five chill
dren.
The Washington times., 1931-01-28

There still is no confirmation
of the rumor that the barTage
came just as Rudee was singing
"Give Me Something to Remem-
ber You By"
The Washington times., 1931-01-28

zone of the outstanding
stage s contributions Of
its kind" John J. DAILY,
Post.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-29

phone office has just received a new
roof over their building.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmo Long and
four children left for Porterville
Cal, Tuesday. They expect to be
gone two months as Mr.. Long has
employment there.
The Ladies Aid met on Wednes-
day with eight members present
They finished their quilt and de-
cided on having their yearly bazaar
the first Friday in December, which
Will be the 4th. A program will be
given that evening and a great
many useful articles on sale as
usual.
Miss Daisy Mixer and brother OF
Imperial were visitors at the w
Schultz home Sunday.
A picnic party that enjoyed a
lunch on the desert Sunday near
Superstition mountain was made up
of Mr.. and Mrs. N. P. PearSe, Fred
Mastick, George Campbell and
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-29
DOINGS IN AND ABOUT SEELEY

lie Roy Haskell was named by the
chair to decide upon a suitable
place for the party.
Miss Mary Mackey accompanied
her sister, Mrs. Arthur Forester.
home 10 the ranch at Los OIiyoS.
where she will make an extended
visit.
Robert Murphy returned to his
home at Fullerton after a three
weeks visit at Seeley.
Jess Meadows brother, Dean
Meadows, and two companions,
MessrS. r. AlbertS and D. Brooks
OF American Falls, Idaho, visited
in Seeley Thursday and Friday Of
last week.
Miss Kathleen Spencer's Sunday
school class of junior girls will sing
special number at the Seeley
church Sunday, November l, at II
a. m.
Mrs. Albers is superintendent of
the primary department, assisted by
Mrs. Robert Lytle, Mrs. c. E.
Knight and Mrs. Engle; Miss Bar
bara Walton is the secretary and
librarian for the primary depart
ment. Eugene Higgins is superin-
tendent of the Sunday school
Mr. and Mrs Montgomery. resi-
dents at the willows, were guests
at the M. L. Curtis Ranch Sunday.
Montgomery is state highway resi-
dent engineer.
George Whip and J. o. Bradford
were business visitors in Los Ange-
les and Long Beach Thursday.
The ballgame played at Imperial
Sunday by the Seeley Team and
Imperial was won by Imperial. 10-2
Guests at the w. L. Womack
home over Sunday were their
daughter and husband Of El Gen.
tro, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Smith;
also Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Womack and
children of San Diego.
Nina Kennedy and a friend from
Phoenix, Ariz., were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Gene Higgins a few days.
Miss Kennedy's grandmother. Mrs.
Beckham, and niece, Ivagene Hig-
gins, returned TO Phoenix with them
for a visit.
The Seeley post office and tele-