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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-23
Behind the Silver Screens

HOLLYWOOD, June 22.-First
results of the cross-country talent
hunt for Universal by Casting Di
rector David c. Werner are the
signing of Lee Grove, 81, of Ann
Arbor, Mich, and Philip Thomas
Dakin, 26, of Elgin, Ill. Grove
has been playing with eastern
stock companies the past two
years. Dakin is without screen
experience, but has been playing
in stock and with road companies
for several years.
Harry WhOrf, author Of "'The
Milky Way" Broadway stage
hit, has been signed by Univer.
sal and will report to the coast
probably In August.
Esther RalSton has replaced
June Knight, who is sick, in the
cast Of Universal's Romance In
the Rain" Another replacement
in the same film is that of Philip
Reed by Paul Kaye.
OductiOn on 'Marie
Galante," Fox picture featuring
KEITH Gallian, has started.
Adapted by Reginald Berkeley
from the popular novel by
Jacques Deval, it casts Spencer
Tracy, Siegfried Rumann, Les
lie FentOn, Ned Sparks and Step
in Fetchit. Henry King is d.
recting. This will be Miss Gal
lian's initial screen appearance.
Clarence Wilson. comedian, has
been added to the cast of Fox'S
Servants Entrance" now In pro
duction as the next starring We
hicle for Janet Gaynor. Frank
Dawson, Ed Cecil, Lucille Ward
and Ann Doran have also been
added to the cast which, besides
Janet Gaynor and Lew Ayres, in
cludeS Louise Dresser, Walter
Connolly, siegfried Ruman n
Astrid Allwyn, Ned Sparks, G. p
Huntley, jr.. Catherine Doucet anc
Harold Minjir.
Peggy Fears has been added
to the cast Of Fox's Lottery
Lover" which Sam Hellman has
prepared for the screen.
l Alice Brady has been signed b!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-23

'RkO Radio to play Hortense, the
Louella Gear role Of the Broad.
way production, in 1.-THE Gay Di'
vorce" which will have Fred
Astaire in his original role. The
cast includes Ginger Rogers, Ed.
ward Everett Horton and Eric
Blore. Mark Sandrich is directing
under the supervision of Pandro
Berman, executive producer.
CaSs, Mack and Owen, noted
vaudeville team now playing ut
Grauman's Chinese, have been
signed by Paramount to enact
themselves In you Belong to
Me-" featuring Lee Tracy and
Helen Mack under Alfred L.
Workers. direction.
"Pat" Patterson has been given
the leading role opposite Nils
Asther in "Serenade." replacing
Lillian Harvey in the Richard
Carroll story which Sol Wurtzel
is producing for Fox.
James Whale is concluding
work on Zone More River" In
the meantime, he has added
quite q few names to the al.
ready tremendous cast Of this
John GaIswOrthy story. Those
added include Stuart Holmes,
Grace Cunard, Gilbert Emery,
Arthur HOyt. Tom Ricketts,,
Helena Grant, Bobby Hale, Al
phOnse Martell. Joe North.
GinO COrrado. Montague Shaw
and Billy Bevan.
John O'Hara, young author
whose first novel, Appointment
in Sumarra, has Just been pub
lished by Harcourt-Brace, reports
to the Paramount studios June
10 for an announced writing as
Signment.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-23
Carl LaemmIe Defends Most Movies
AsBeins Clean and Wholesome

HOLLYWOOD, June 22.-m
the face Of what he considers
an unwarranted protest against
the moral tone of pictures, Carl
Laem1nle restateS his own and
the Universal Pictures attitude
toward this perpetual question.
His statement was made to a
gathering of the statesmen of his
own company and had no refer
ence whatever to several indi-
vidual campaigns now being
waged to improve pictures. How
ever, as a statement of the pro-
ducer's side of the question, Carl
Laemmle's words carry author
ity.
II am for clean pictures"
said Mr.. Laemmle, II have al
ways been for clean pictures.
I am a family man. I have
brought up my children In q
clean, wholesome manner. My
grandchildren are being brought
up the same way. When they
will go to the movies I will
want them to be entertained
In o clean, wholesome way. It
has ever been my endeavor to
produce pictures that supply
such entertainment.
81 am aware Of the present
widespread agitation against
unclean movies. 1 believe the
situation Is being painted
blacker than it really is. I
think the average motion pic.
turO IL clean and wholesome.
There are some exceptions, I
am sorry to say, but the ex-
ceptiOns are few, indeed. when
you consider the great number
Of good pictures being turned
out.
speaking for my own com.
pany, I am proud Of Univer.
sails record. For years our
policy has been based ON clean
entertainment. AS far back as
1925, Universal was being
lauded for its sO.called white
list" Of wholesome pictures.
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We needed no reform move
ment to- set our policy. We
need none now.
II welCO Q constructive,
helpful, honest criticism. I am
against fanatiCal reform. We
can be clean without being
prudish. We should not read
double meanings into every
line Of dialogue.
IF we have clean minds, we
will see only beauty and de-
cency i'm some things that
filthy minded individuals dig
into for smut.
II have made clean pictures
in the past. 1 will continue
to make them in the future
reform or no reform. have
always pledged my company to
wholesome screen entertain
ment for the whole family.
(Signed) "Carl Laemmle."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-23
Carl Brisson Club
Aids HOSPITAL Fund

The only fan club in the
world organized on a charitable
basis is the Carl Brisson Club"
in England. The Danish star.
now in Hollywood for Para
mounts Murder at the Van
ities," is head of the club, which
has more than $4,000 members.
The limitation fee" is a half
crown, and all money is turned
over to London hospital for the
maintenance of charity cancer
ward,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-23
Another Broadway
Star to HOLLYWOOD

Elisha Cook, jr., featured with
George M. Cohan in the New
York production of "Ah, Wilder
ness" has been signed by Para
mount for two pictures and will
report at the Hollywood studio at
once to join Richard Arlen and
Ida Lupino in Ready for Love"
which MariSn Gering will direct.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-23
6 YEARS AGO IN WASHINGTON
(.Dune 23, 1920

PALACE-COnrad Nagel In "The Idle
Rich"
FOX-"Father and Son." with Jack
Holt.
EARLE--Myrna 10y, Alice Joyce in
1.-THE Squa1l."
COLCMBIA-"C0cOa starring the
Four Marx Brothers.
INTERCOLLEGIATE WILSON, IN
1.-THE GamblerB."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-23
Pauline Lord Has
Mrs.Wisss' Role

HOLLYWOOD. June 22.-"Mrs.
Wigs of the Cabbage Patch" the
novel which delighted fathers and
mothers of the present generation,
went into production at Para
mount this week.
Pauline Lord, distinguished
stage star who played in such
notable productions as anna
Christie" "The Late Christopher
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-23

purposes OF get
ting better &C
quainted before
t h cir appear
ance in You
Belong to Me.
lu n c h e d at
P a r a m cunts
c o m m / S S airy
Wednesday. A
lot Of converse
ton back and
forth was the
idea. And there
was a lot OF
talk, too. But
when it was all
over, Helen ha.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-23

finishes W o r K
this W elk at
h e Brooklyn
Vitaphone stu
dio IN a two
reel musical
c o m e dy n
titled 1.-The
Policy Girl.
Supporting the
star Is q case of
well-known "a.
dio, stage and
screen person.
alit1eS includ.
ing Donald NO
Wis, Roscoe Ais,
r e ed Brown,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-23

Camera W q + K
on Paramount's
ut Aim It No
s in" AS he
was 1eavi ng,
Mae approach
ed and planted
a Solidly genu-
inc kiss on his
lips. It snacked
with a u t h or
ity. "A pres
ent for you,
R o g er, after
weeks of make
b ell ieve, which
wasn't so bad,
e it h err" was
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-23
Song Trio Sign for
"MississiDpi" Story

Herbert Fields, Richard Rodgers
and Lorenz Hart, we'll known
musical comedy writer's, today
were signed to work on the show
boat musical, mississippi" Fields
wrote the book. and Rodgers and
Hart the music and lyrics for
The Connecticut Yankee"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-23
Stong Novel Bought
For Grant. Venable

"A Village Tale" latest novel
by Phil Stong. author Of Estate
Fair" was purchased by Para
mount for Cary Grant and Evelyn
Venable. Marc Connolly has been
signed to write the screen play.
Connolly, now in New York. will
leave for Hollywood at once.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-23

20 YEARS AGO IN WASHINGTON
(June 30, 1919
CENTRAL PARK-"Desert Thieves"
OLYMPIC PARK-"The Struggle Ever
lasting"
VIRGINTA-"Th0 lure Of New York. !"
BELASCO-(SpecIaI lOng-run engage
ment) 'The Creation"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-23

Beam" STRANGE Interlude" and
They Knew What They Wanted"
makes her screen debut as Mrs.
Wigs"
Evelyn Venable and Kent Tay-
lor, who have been teamed several
times, are cast as the young low
ers, Miss Lucy and Mr.. Bob. w.
C. Fields has a leading role and
ZaSu Pitts will play the vapid
Miss Hazy. Norman Taurog di-
reefs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-23
10 YEARS AGO IN WASHINGTON
dune 23, 109N

TIvOLI-"HOld Your Breath" with
Dorothy DeVOre.
INSTRUMENTATION Stone, Alma
Rubens In "CytheriR"
PALACE-ViOlet Dana in 1.-THE Heart
Bandit"
RIALTO-"RecOll," featuring Betty
Blythe.
COLUMBIA BETTY COmpSOn IN
Miami"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-23
Kiss Mae S Reward
To Roger Pryor

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, June "a.
Like ToSti's, a Mae West good
bye lasts forever, according to
Roger Pryor, who bid adieu to
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-23

Jrp Grace Worth, and Gordon
Orme.
THE Policy Girl" which is be-
ing directed by Roy Mack, will be
released in Vitaphope's series of
Broadway Brevitiest'
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-23

Is YEARS AGO IN WARRINGTON
(June 20, 1919
METROPOLITAN - Constance Tai.
madge in Happiness q Ia Mode"
PALACE-RObert Warwick in "Secret
Service"
RTALTO-Charlie Chaplin In "Sunny.
side"
COLUMBIA-"Ths Lions Den," with
Bert Lytell.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-23
Classic Ranks High

Alice Hogan Rice's MRS. Wigs
of the Cabbage Patch" which
Paramount is filming with Paul.
inc Lord in the title role. is
listed among the IS best selling
books since 1875.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-23
Nitzi Mayfair In
POLICY Girl"

HOLLYWOOD, June 22.-Mitzi
Mayfair, popular dancer of the
Broadway musical comedy stage,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-23
He|enMack Proves
Good Listener

HOLLYWOOD, June 22.-Lee
Tracy and Helen Mack, brought
together by studio officials for
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-23
Good Old Days In
I'D. e.. Movies

From The Warrington Times haze eued these
programs the HOw do remember?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-23

said but two WordS-"Hello," and
Goodbye"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-27
A SENTIMENT TO CHERISH

We trust the IVA which has made its general
detectives and operations the occasion of so many
spring poems is going to to it in transplanting
Ras Lindemood from his Union county, Tennessee,
home that his hearth6re is not endangered.
Indeed, we wish very much that an experiment
might be made in transporting chunk from there
to here, for it would pleasure us much if Ras de-
cided to bring himself and his traditions amongst
u.s. This nippy October afternoon finds us in rela-
tive peace with all of our neighbors, high and
low far and near; but we'd be nightly beholden
to the Tennessee Valley or any other Authority
which brought right up feminist US man so
joined to his family traditions that he cannot abide
the thought of ever letting his hearthfire get so
low that it will not roast 'tater or give forth a
comforting sizzle in response to wel-drected shot
of AMBER
Long may the FIRE on Ras Lindemood's hath
retain the friendly warmth instilled therein by
generations of those to whom home does not con-
sist of telephone garage and Radcliffe Char
lotte News - 80 q 3 me- e.
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not marvellous simply because we
are. accustomed to it. A miracle
that happens So often that it no
longer produces wonder or as$Sn-
ishment, ceases to be miracle.
People used to sit up all night
long to listen with wonder and as
tonishment to radios. Who does
that now? / was thinking last
night that it has been a long time
since I've heard a radio listener
exclaim with awe! "Why, he
sounds just as if he were right
here in the room with US"
We deprive ourselves of much
enjoyment and of much Of that
wholesome enriching emotion call
ed gratitude when we allow our
selves to get into the habit of tax
ing the marvels of this life as
matter of course.
1t is q grand and glorious feel
ing to work with a marvel, to own
a marvel; but only so long as we
consider it a marvel, does it in
duce the grand and glorious feel
ing. There is nothing that could
be created, invented, or discover
ed which could be more marvellous
than what has already been in
vented, created sr discovered.
Can you think of anything more
amazing than that if you keep
hens egg at a certain temperature
for twenty-one days, live,
breathing. cheeping chick will pOp
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-27
MAY DRINK POISON
TO AVOID EXECUTION

,REVAL, Esthonia, Oct. 27.
(UP)-A presidential decree was
issued yesterday making it pos
sible in future for persons con-
demned to death in Esthonia to
commit suicide by poison rather
than wait to be hanged.
The decree provides that one
hour before the scheduled eXecu-
ton, a condemned person Will be
transported to the death cell where
the state prosecutor will read the
death sentence. He will ask
whether the doomed person is
willing to commit suicide by poi
son.
If the reply is Eyes" the prose-
cutor will order the hangman to
hand the condemned prisoner the
poison-or a kind prescribed by
the national board of health-and
if the prisoner fails to take it
within five minutes, he will be
hanged. r.
Hangings which hitherto have
been public henceforth will be eX-
clusively within prison walls.
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BARKER 'WlGHTSs
BARKER HEIGHTS, Oct. 81.

BARKER HEIGHTS, Oct. 81.
N. B. Gibbs and son James spent
the week end in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Riley Goldsmith,
of Biltmore attended the funeral
at Oakdale cemetery of the lat
ter's Uncle, Mr.. Henry Justice,
who died suddenly at his home on
the Spartanburg highway.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A. Ward of
Greenville were dinner guests
Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Ward.
Miss Helen Kuykendall visited
her brother last week, Charley
Kuykendall, of Greenville, who
has veen very i'll.
Miss Willie McGuinn, redcEd-
new, Jr., and Tom Stepp, of Bar
ker Heights attended the meeting
Of the Young People. at Augusta
last week end, being representa-
tives from Grove Street church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey Sherman
attended play and operetta given
by the primary department at
Dana school in which their little
daughter, Sarah, was a leading
character.
Nh. and Mrs. G.. C. Cornell and
family of Pleasant Grove called on
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Gibbs, Sunday.
Mrs. Mamie Mitchell visited re-
latives at Dana, Monday.
Mr.. Bailey Stepp of the Marine
Corps is home on a furlough and
is spending his time with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Stepp.
Friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Ball of this place extend their
sympathy to the entire family in
the recent death of their daughter
Mrs. Dewey LYDIA, Of Henderson
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ward, of
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imp perfection, we should not for
oct about the marvels that al
ready exist.
One of the secrets Of the happi-
ness of childhood or the so-called
happiness Il sometimes wonder
if children are really as happy as
they are credited with being-is
that to the child, the world is full
of marvels; it is fascinating
place of unending wonders. As
soon as wonder ceases to be a
wonder to the child, or to anybody
else, it ceases to be fascinating.
Ponder the marvels. Never lose
sight of the marvels, no matter
how common they become, for it
is by constantly contemplating the
mafvels of life that you keep life
fascinating. 'l. .'f"
What is more marvellous than
glass, a. solid substance you can
see through? ""u.... .a'.
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DON'T FORGET THE MARVELS
Bv WICKES WAMBOLDT-

out of it? If you raise chickens,
you will get more fun out of the
job, if you never lose sight of the
fact that the Matching of an egg is
a marvel.
You will enjoy your electric
lights more, and be less worried
by your electric light bills how
ever exhorbitant, if every time
you turn on light or look at one,
or think of one, you will bear in
mind that it is a marvel. And so
with the telephone, a marvel of
marvels. And cows milk! What
could be more astonishing than
that bossy should turn grass. hay
and grain into a bodybuilding
fluid that is brought around to
your house every day.
Isn't the orange a marvel? Isn't
the sun marvel? Aren't you a
marvel?
No married couple would ever
fuss and fall out, if they would
never lose sight of the marriage
marvel. When he asked her the
big question, she thought that
marvellous, and when she said
eyes" he thought that marvellous.
And it was marvellous. The chance
that each was willing to take was
marvellous. And when they went
on their honeymoon, that was
marvellous. And after they got
back, it was still marvellous.
cts marvellous" said a bride
to me the other day. II did not
know l could be so happy"
OTIS marvellous" said her hus-
band. 81 haven't got over grin
ming, yet"
That couple can never come to
any serious disagreement as long
as she thinks the whole business
marvellous and as long as he can
not stop grinning. If every day
that couple would pause and con-
slider how marvellous their marri-
age is, there matrimonial venture
would be q lasting success. The
trouble is, after we have had our
marvels for certain length of
time, we are apt to find fault with
them and to quarrel with them.
To a degree that principle has
merit, for it means that we are
seeking improvement. We are on
the trail of perfection, but while
seeking improvement, while hunt
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which causes smaller and smaller sales OF
cotton goods and less and less consumption
of cotton. If such policy is continued,
the textile industry will stagnate and die
instead of flourishing and expanding. II
the government is compelled to extend
financial aid to the cotton farmers II
should adopt a policy which will also aid
the manufacturers. The growers are equal
w interested with the manufacturers IN
the success of the manufacturing industry.
A large and growing demand for cotton
goods is as desirable for cotton growers
as for scotten manufactures 1T is certain
that decreasing. demand for cotton prod
nets will ultimately prove the ruin of the
cotton farmers, as the federal government
cannot subsidize their business indefinitely
and in ever-increasing measure.
1t is as certain, however, as anything
can be amid the uncertainties of business
and industry, that the demand for cotton
in the domestic market will not for many
wears, perhaps never again., tax the pro-
duetion capacity of the South, The South
can grow more cotton than this country
can use, In former years goniy ahttie more
than one-half of our cotton production was
used in this country. Nearly one-halt OF
the total production was exported. TheI
exporting business has been rapidly dlsap-
bearing in the past few years. The eottonI
control policies of the federal government
have contributed to the destruction OF the
South,sg foreign market, for cotton. If the
present system is indefinitely continued,
the South is going to lose just about all Of
its export cotton trade. Numerous other
countries are growing cotton; and they are
taking advantage of existing conditions in
this country to develop their cotton grow
ing interests. There are strong reasons for
believing that the other cotton growing
countries of the world can, and will, wreck
the export trade of this country in few
years, if present conditions are allowed to
continue. , 49,. rs .......... '.....
Southern cotton manufacturers are
equally interested with the cotton growers
in satisfactory and profitable conditions
on the cotton farms. The manufacturers
know they have nothing to gain and much
to lose when cotton prices to the growers
get below the point of satisfactory profit
to the farmers. The upsetting, unsettled
conditions in that case are as Improbable
to the manufacturers as to the growers.
Satisfactory and prosperous conditions for
cotton growers and for cotton manufac-!
turers are to be obtained only by increased
demand in this country for cotton textile |
products and an increased demand in for
eign countries for American cotton. The
cotton processing tax directly affects the
domestic market. 1t is wonderful aid to
decreasing consumption of textile products.
r;j. ----
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by RODNEY BUTCHER

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. at the
w MIRA. industrialists are now
meeting economists face to face.
The news censorship imposed by
Chairman Clay Williams of the
National Industrial Recovery
Board doesn't quite suppress the
TACT that the NIRB is out to. break
down artificial price and produc-
ton controls lot faster than any
one is officially willing to admit.
Industries which came here in
the. heyday of code-making and
wSote their own tickets are now
being told, on the basis OF eXpe-
rience with the codes, what will
work and what won't. o..
Licenses to soak the consumer
are being Cancelled as fast as the
hoard can get to them. Care is
being taken not to demoralize in
dustries by removal of price con-
trols-especially in those exploit
ing natural resources-but the
mere fact that freer competition
means destruction for, minorities
of high cost plants isn't bother
ing NIRB.
The economists on NIRB-Ham-
ilton. Marshall. and Henderson,
are, loaded with, figures, facts, and
charts supplied bw the Research
and Planning Division, as well as
opinions from the economists on
the Advisory Council, to shoot at
the code authorities.
q
BUSINESSMEN with codes not
~ yet approved or with codes
about to be amended find viz
tually united front of the seven
NIRB members when they pro-
test.
They are told that neither pub
hc opinion nor the courts will
stand for some OF the things they
wrote into the codes. Nor Con-
gress. for that matter. So why be
sillye I.-,Gl