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Making Monsters Talk.

figuring in the film. With what success
he met this trying problem previewers
Of King Kong" have already told; its
effect has been unanimously to strike
terror into the hearts Of onlookers.
With this equipment about him, and
recording sound-track, the R-K-O
Radio expert set about speaking" for
the creatures Of Mr.. Coopers fancy.
The Kisses attempted for the
tyranosaurus were judged at first too
effeminate. Forcing air through vari-
GUS apertures in organ pipes finally
produced q sound Of sufncient menace.
which was then re-recorded at sub
normal speed, lowering the saurial bari
tone by an octave.
The simplest tricks often resulting
in perfect sound effects, Mr.. Spivak
tried an old one Of the arsinotherium.
which had also caused something Of
problem. A vox humana pipe gave
the required volume. but was too easily
recognizable. Spivak then reversed the
sound track-and the result was a
most satisfactory mammoth groan, like
nothing known to the human ear, yet
perfectly in character for the appara-
ton appearing on the screen.
The hero-or villain, as you choose
Of King Kong" has presented sound
problem to others than Mr.. Spivak,
whose activities do not extend outside
the R-K-O Radio studios. Sound
engineers found, when running of
king Kong" for previews. that the
exultant 1oar OF the giant ape himself
triumph Of terror on Mr.. Spivaks
part-threatened to shake the masonry
of the theaters, 50 vibrant was its
mighty volume. True, an actual ape
of the size, If he existed, would give
vent to q bullish roar that could be
heard for miles. But in the interests
of the patrons ear drums, it was found
essential to tone the instruments down
at this point in the picture when the
monster leading man" plays his big
Miss Fay Wray. as he
thinks, from her human enemies.
The secret process by which these
monsters Of another era are animated
for the camera has absorbed most OF
the two years time period Of the pic
ture, according to Mr.. Cooper, who
wrote as well as directed the produc-
ton. Twenty-Five feet Of film was
often considered 4 good days output, as
against the 500 or more daily Of the
average program picture.
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Producers Concentrating
On Better Screen Plays
But Some of Their Antics Draw Laushs-Ths
Difficulty in Obtaining Russian "Atmospher
and the Unusual Cost of the Same.
Bv Mollie Merrick.

T OLLYWOOD, Calf, March A.
IL The play becomes the thing In
Hollywood when sudden dismal
i i waves of retrenchment begin
sweeping the colony and pro-
ducers haggle with stars over prices.
Then, and then only, does one learn
that Berkeley Square" Is of value to
producers as Berkeley Square" and
not Just as . story which Leslie Howard
would do inimitably Producers feel
that the rose of Berkeley Square will
stage star II budget difficulties do not
permit of their having him in it. Yes
terday things were quite different.
Yesterday producers said, I'VE will
make such-and-such If we can get So
spend far more money on the stories
they make and pay far higher salaries
for the writing Of those stories than
they did before. OF course there is
no such repetitious thing as buying
another Broadway" at the phenomenal
price paid for this legitimate hit and
with the ridiculous conditions which
hampered 1t.
Nowadays a stage hit IS bought and
the wise producer sets about making
as good . picture of that story as he
possibly can. He casts about to get
q good leading man and a lovely and
capable leading woman. He secures
the services of an Elizabeth Patterson
or Roland Young for one of the
character roles, knowing they will hold
up the quality of the work If the beau
ties and popular exponents fail 10 do
so. He tries one or another established
star and backs out neatly If they de-
mand old-time prices for their Serv-
ices.
OF course in their zeal to make the
play the thing some of the Hollywood
producers do quaint things. There is,
for instance, the Russian story on one
of our better lots-and we have classes
in lots in Hollywood. I'd have you know
whose expense score for writing has
reached $4,000. Sounds odd, doesn't
it? 1t has been odd from the word 60
The studio. in the first place, bought
q Russian story. Found 1t was written
in Russian and couldn't see where 1t
had any cause for complaint. since 1t
wanted the product to be Muscovite
plus.
Then it had to import a Russian to
translate the opus. First they paid
the young Soviet author who created
the tale nifty times what he would
have been glad to get-but that was
in the good old days when forty meant
forty thousand to Hollywood and $40
to the rest Of this sorry old world. Then
when that little slavic translation was
complete, 1t was found to be singularly
incomplete. So Isaac Don LEVINE was
given the task Of making 1t into some
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thing quite unusual. And . famous
scenarist was rushed of to Russia to
get atmosphere when the author Of
"Lenin" didn't get sundcient atmos-
phere into 1t to satisfy the studio.
If your sides aren't sore from laugh
ing. understand this was only the be-
ginning Of q series of treatments"
score mounting to the hideous proper
tions above quoted The picture has
been hailed as about to begin a dozen
timeS-as super-super something for
one of our he-men actors.
Yes. the plays the thing. Twelve
authors did treatments" on The Man
of the Nile" Ramon Novarro's next
picture. This brought the writing bill
way up where 1t shouldn't be. And
this. mind you, Is no sign that the
product will be any better than the
picture authored and scenarized by
one man.
Jesse Lasky in fact. points to 1.-The
Power and the Glory by Preston
Sturges, as the finest example of pic
ture ready for shooting that he's seen.
Sturges authored it. gave it the treat
ment" which. with 10 or II au-
thors, generally succeeds in killing the
patient, and scenarized and dialogued
it himself.
A dozen Of the famous turned out
THE Woman Accused" and a dozen
old men from the old soldiers home
would possibly have done better IF
I had a Million" authored by 16 IA
nous ones and directed by as many
turned out more successful because
there was no attempt at a continuous
plot running through beyond the fact
that each sequence had the same
origin-the sudden bestowal of certi-
fed check for a million given by an
erratic old philanthropist.
The moment a Broadway hit Is
bought at a price that would stagger
the rest Of the world-accustomed to
normalcy in prices in spending and in
earning apacity-Hollywood sets about
to put the great stage hit into con-
dition ito get the best box-oftlce re-
suits" This often consists in turning
it into the hands Of relative Of the
company and an ex-stenographer OF
some sort to plaster up with local COM
edy and what passes for scintillant wit
in cinemaland.
Then when local Librarians tell you
they have great call for the play, but
that rs per cent Of their reading Glen
tele will frankly state that they don't
care to watch what happens to 1t in
movie FORM" you'll realize that Abra-
ham Lncoln's great gag about not be-
ing able to fool all of the people all
of the time was one Of the epigrams
we'll never be able to get away from,
let Hollywood try as it will.
Copyright, 1929. by North American News
paper Alliance. IncD
Evening star., 1933-03-05
Renaissance of Players.

HOLLYWOOD is undergoing Spring
= cleaning as well as a renaissance
of players these days with old-time IA
vorites turning up in every production
and reclaiming their lost followings, and
established actors disappearing into the
Hollywood limbo.
Bessie Barriscale, who was land
mark when Vitagraph and Biograpn
we're household institutions, will be
seen in Fox's Bondage" with Dorothy
Jordan, Alexander Kirkland and Merle
Tottenham.
Miss Barriscale is best remembered IN
her productions Of decade ago that
included Trick of Fate" Her Pur-
chase Price," Luck of Geraldine Laird"
and "Two-Gun Betty" She once
headed her own company at the old
Brunton studios and has been of the
screen for seven years.
Another we'll remembered actress Is
Betty Blythe, svelte screen siren of the
silents, who made vampire" word to
conjure with. She has been making
films in England as well as appearing
on the New York stage and now she re-
turns to her first love, the films. in
Pilgrimage" in which Marion Nixon
and Norman Foster are to be starred.
In the same pilgrimage" the daily
set looks like a reunion of veterans for
William Collier, ST.; Charley Grapewin
and Henrietta Crosman all congregate
there. Forty years ago Mr.. Collier as
sisted his father, an actor, during re-
hearsal of play in which Miss Cros-
man had the leading role.
And Ernest Truck. who has the male
lead opposite ELISA Landi in THE War
rior Husband" made his debut in films
20 years ago in Mary Pickford's The
Good Little Devil" her first feature
length film.
Not to forget Robert Warwick. the
hero of scores of films during the silent
days, who will also be seen in "Pil-
grimage"
Evening star., 1933-03-05

~ Gllc NcW 1OIh
~ Symphony Orchestra in its
4 \ farewell concert at Constitu
ton Hall Tuesday at 4:45 pm.
when it appears under the manage
ment Of the T. Arthur Smith Concert
Bureau.
d. Signor Toscanini just returned to
lead brief season beginning March !:
He is to conduct Die MeiStersinger"
and "Parisfal" at Bayreuth this Sum-
mer He has chosen a program for the
finale in the National Capital, which
will include:
Beethoven. Symphony No. 3 (Eroica)
Wagner, Overture and Bacchanale,
"Tannhauser"
Wagner, Prelude and Love-Death,
Tristan und Isolde"
The chief reason for the New York
orchestra's decision to not return next
season Is lack of funds to finance the
annual tour. It is estimated that about
So, 900 is needed for one such concert
on tour. as this group gives them both
in Baltimore and Washington. Also,
the long round-trip from New York for
lis men is inconvenient and the or
chestra can draw more lucrative audi
ences in New York.
Tickets for this concert are on sale
at T. Arthur Smiths Concert Bureau
in Kits Music Store, 1880 G street
northwest
Evening star., 1933-03-05
Last Quartet Concert
THE WASHINGTON STRING QUAR-

THE WASHINGTON STRING QUAR-
TET. under the patronage Of Mrs.
Harlan F. Stone, Frank Frost. Mrs.
Frederick c. Hicks, Hans Kinder and
Mrs Edwin B Parker. will be heard
in the last program Of its concert series
next Friday at the residence Of Frank
Frost, at 4 O'Clock.
The quartet, comprised Of Milton
Schwartz, first violin; Paul Brighten
burg, second violin: George Wargo,
viola, and Sidney Hamer. cello. will
play in the first half Of the program,
the four movements of Ravels Quar-
tette." The second half of the program
will be devoted to the Piano Quin-
tette" of Schumann. also in four move
ments. Emerson Meyers, pianist, will
be the assisting artist
Evening star., 1933-03-05
Broadcast to Continue.
FRANCES GUTEL1Us, who has be,

FRANCES GUTELIUS, who has been
appearing weekly on station WMAL
since October, will continue her
Thursday night broadcast under the
new management Of the National
Broadcasting Company. Miss Gutelius
also has had . Saturday morning radio
program since october at which she
has presented pupils in 15-minute re-
citAls.
The following pupils have given these
programs: Betty Marshall. Charlton
Meyer, HARLAN Meyer. Janice Smith.
Walter Swank and Margaret Yanagita.
Evening star., 1933-03-05
League Music Evening.

THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN PEN
WOMEN will give its second annual
music evening next Thursday at $50
O'Clock, at Stoneleigh Court, which
will be devoted to compositions by
Dorothy Raddle Emery. The program
will comprise compositions for cello,
violin, male quartet, q trio and songs.
Mrs. Emery will be assisted by Evelyn
and Harlan Randall, Elena de Sayn,
Louise Berheimer and the American
University Glee Club Male Quartet.
Evening star., 1933-03-05
Farewell Concert.

A RTURO TOSCANINI will lead
~ the New York Philharmonic
~ Symphony Orchestra in its
1 4 farewell concert at Constitu-
ton Hall Tuesday at 4:45 pm.
Evening star., 1933-03-05

FTER two years silence.
stories are beginning to escape
from the R-K-O Radio Pictures
lot, where Ernest B. Schoedsack
~ haHvr
Evening star., 1933-03-05

Jeanette Bittner, soprano, will be the
soloist at the Church Of the Brethren
In Tho II o'clock service.
Evening star., 1933-03-05

The Washington College of Music an
nounces that Helen Fetter Cook will
present the final in the series Of dis
cussions of music criticisms at the COL
lege tomorrow night at O'Clock. ANA
teur VS.. Professional Programs" will
be the topic Of the evening.
Evening star., 1933-03-05

The Foundry Junior Choir, Esther
Linkins, director, with Karl Holer, ac-
companist, will sing at the formal open
ing of the new Foundry Playground
next Saturday afternoon at 3 pm. Miss
Sybil Baker, director Of Fairgrounds,
and Mr.. Thomas Settle, secretary to
Col. Grant, 3d. director of Public
Buildings and Public Parks, will speak.
Evening star., 1933-03-05

The Sunday music hour program this
afternoon at o'clock, at the Y. w.
C. A., GA E street, will be under the
direction of DR.. Samuel Domer's class.
with Mrs William Hamilton Bayly pre-
siding. Others taking part in the pro-
gram are Mrs H. Homer, DR.. Harry T.
Domer, William Bernhart and Mrs.
George Waltz. The public is cordially
invited.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-07-28
BYE, BYE, BLACKBIRD!

The gentlemen with the long black
coat, the worn high hat and the thin
faced gloom, is on his way out.
Old Man Prohibition is on the long,
long trail from whence there is no
returning.
Last weeks elections cooked the old
mans goose, and he's about ready for
his last farewell.
Ella Boole, DR.. Wilson and a few
other faithful ones will gather at the
bier. maybe beer.) A flock of paid
propagandists will feel sad and seek
new fields.
But there's no hating the hand of
fate, and the hand Of fate is already
upon the old mans brow.
John Barleycorn is coming back
not the old John Barleycorn, no
doubt, but a John Barleycorn whose
authority will be disciplined by sound
regulations that help in the enjoy
ment of liberty by preventing its
abuses.
There is yet work to be done, but
victory is on the horizon.
For this glorious outlook, praises
be!
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-07-28
HITLER AND HIS GANG

What has been happening in Ger
many since the advent of Hitler and
his Nazi gang has been almost be-
yond belief. Indeed, what has hap
pened could not have been believed
if it had not been authenticated be-
yond all doubt. To cap the climax,
comes the account of the unveiling
Of a monument to the murderers of
Walther Rathenau, German foreign
minister, slain in 1922.
Rathenau's career was one in which
every patriotic German might take
pride, as the New York Times re-
marks. He rendered his country valu-
able service during the war while in
charge of the mobilization of raw
materials, and rendered equally val
liable service as foreign minister after
the war.
Apparently Rathenau's Crime" in
the eyes of the Nazis, is that he sup
ported the German republic. SO now
the young fanatics who murdered
him in cold blood are honored, with
official approval. Could anything be
more shameful?
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partment, while the data on the en-
ployment, hours and earnings of 4,700
workers in the needlework industry is
not given by sex, the 1880 census
figures show that 81 per cent of the
operatives and laborers employed in
clothing factories are women.
Average full-time hours were AZ
week, but the average of hours
actually worked was 81 per week.
Had all employees worked the full
scheduled hours, their average weeks
earnings would have been S4.21. The
amounts actually received was 1881.
Less than 10 cents an hour was
paid to more than seven-tenths of the
workers and less than cents an hour
to somewhat less than half.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-07-28
FRIDAY. JULY %, 1888
HE'S A BUM GUESSER

An alleged economist who gives ad-
vice on stock market speculation,
says it will be two years before or
ganized labor wakes up and gets into
action under the national industrial
recovery act.
The gentlemen will soon find that
he is badly mistaken. Labor is hard
at work and has already enrolled
many thousands of new members in
trade unions, in preparation for func-
tioning under the recovery act.
Labor realizes the significance of
the recovery act, and is determined
to take full advantage of it to raise
wages, shorten working hours and
otherwise improve the conditions of
the workers. Labor is on the march
and is pressing toward power and
influence such as it has perhaps
never enjoyed.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-07-28
THEY MAKE NO SACRIFICE

Some business men have been cry
ing that they were making a great
sacrifice tby agreeing to maximum
hours and minimum wages under the
national industrial recovery act. Percy
5. Strauss, head of big New York
department store, shows that far from
making a sacrifice, employers sacri-
flee nothing in making such agree
ments, as it places them all on the
same plane as far as wages and hours
are concerned.
Employers who agree to codes un-
der the recovery act are benefitting
themselves first of all. If they will
not cooperate to bring recovery to
the nation, in the end there will be
only ruin for all industry.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-07-28
ONLY UNIONLSM CAN WIN FOR LABOR
UNDER RECOVERY LAW

being and talked about the
trial recovery
a lot of Misrepresentation organized labor
being organized preaching wage
MUST join
No responsible labor leader saying thing.
leaders saying, truly rightly is hat
organized they
will have and chance for beterment under the
industrial recovery
playing the
beat labor under the new law.
They telling workers they HAVE TO join unions
distinctly
employer worker
EMPLOYERS WHO FIRE WORKERS
PUNISHED. The industrial
PENAL STATUTE employers have learn
they'll learn fast enough unless they STAY WITHIN THE LAW
After codes have adopted be punished they
compel workers to join company unions
industry has a hseekst to protect
perpetuae company
beat the law and the ad
minraon probably with proposed dascally
The is law FREEDOM FOR UNIONS.
the further fact that workers the least
degree of help front UNLESS THE JOIN UNIONS.
1t is true that there will be gains through
adoption codes THAT'S ADMINISTRATIONS POLICY for the
sake of immediate jump in employment buying power
THE STRONG UNION HAS, EVEN AT THE OUTSET
bCHANCE CODE WHEN IT is ADOPTED PRO
VISIONS THAT COME FAIRNESS
there there be collective bar
gaining for CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT after that
organizing
ought 1t labor' business
to organize itself.
Johnson with his harpng for the sake of
He is smooth their fur
they, hold back ulky because they can't
have own about everything.
If Johnson to keep load of criticism off his back it
him we'll talking organizing labor
the which
doing although his judgment of humanity
aboutas army judgment
The law clear The rights confers easily understood
Industry before the right develop ef-government
LABOR HAS THE RIGHT TO ORGANIZE
GAIN COLLECTIVELY.
Labor will either organize, OR HERDED
Johnson tell labor employers whether
he is organizing UP TO LABOR TO ORGAN
ZE
government industry organize Labor has do its
Job itse,a should.
THE THING TODAY is TO FORM UNIONS EVERYWHERE.
EVERY AMERICAN WORKER OUGHT TO BE IN UNION
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-07-28
DRY GOODS
Retailers Ask Low Pay and
Long Hour Week Code

New York. The economically pur-
blind leaders of the National Retail
Dry Goods Association have decreed
in their proposed fair competittnon
code that clerks should work forty
eight hours week and that mini
mum wages should be $40 to $l2 a
week for women and $12 to $18 for
men.
Evidently the officials of the Retail
Clerks international Protective As
sociation, affiliated with the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, were not
consulted in the preparation of the
code.
A forty-eight hour week for any
workers is unthinkable according to
the principles of the national indus
trial recovery act, one of whose ma
jor purposes is to provide work for
the 100000 unemployed by de-
creasing the hours of those already
employed.
AS to wages, the $12 to S18 mini
mum proposed for men clerks is far
below the minimum of $31 required
to buy a decent living for workers
family of five, according to the living
standards developed by Professor
Paul H. Nystrom, of Columbia Uni
versity. Under the associations code
| the Nystrom standard required as
necessary to keep family of five
in health and efficiency could only be
reached if both father and mother
worked, leaving the children to take
care of themselves. And the minimum
wage of $40 to $12 week for womer
clerks is not enough to buy decent
living for even single women.
Evidently the hours proposed b!
the National Retail Dry Goods Asso
citation will have to be drastically
reduced and the minimum wage!
drasticaly raised before the associa
tion's code meets the requirements o.
the national industrial recovery act tt
increase both the purchasing power
of the masses and the number O.
those employed.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-07-28
JOBS AND PAYROLLS GAIN

Latest government reports show
gratifying gains in employment and
payroll totals. But both employment
and wages are still far below 1926,
and though the latest increases are
substantial, they are small compared
with the total number of work
ers normally employed and the total
payroll normally paid out
The big need of the hour is still
jobs, and everything indicates it will
remain the most important problem
for some time to come Security of
employment must be provided 1t is
q problem that imperatively demands
solution. If the present order of So
ciety cannot or will not solve the
problem, new order seems newt
able.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-07-28
JUST A GOOD TIME TO DO 1T

The volume of labor and social leg
islation passed since the first of the
year disposes of the fear that such
legislation cannot be enacted during
depression. As a matter of fact,
hard times" have apparently helped
enactment of labor and social laws.
Nine additional states passed old
age pension laws, while number
outlawed the yellow dog" contract
and curbed the use of the labor in
junction. The states ratified the child
labor amendment to the federal con-
stitution, and number passed mini
mum wage legislation for women and
minors in industry. Congress adopted
comprehensive program of relief
and recovery legislation that has as
tonished the world.
In the face of the depression and
the insistent clamor for government
tai economy" the progress already
made this year has been so great as
to surprise even the most optimistic
advocate of labor and social legisla-
ton. Truly, "the world do move" as
the old Virginia colored minister of
the celebrated story said.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-07-28
Garment Workers
Increase in Pay

Chicago, Ill.-President T. A. Rick
ert, of the United Garment Workers
of America, announced that with the
week beginning July II the workers
employed in all of the overall, short,
and general work clothing factories
under the Garment Workers juris-
diction received "a 20 per cent wage
increase.
Many of the mems ready-to-wear
using the United Garment Workers
label, which is the only label recog-
nized by the American Federation of
Labor on this class of clothing, are
also falling in line and granting SIM
liar increases. affecting approximate
ly 10000 clothing workers, Mr.. Rick
ert said.