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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-30
Movies Raise
Mental Age

Motion pictures have increased
the mental age Of American
adults one-fourth in the past Is
years"
This statement is sponsored by
Merritt Hulburd. noted author,
now chief Of the writer's staff at
the Paramount studios.
Hulburd says that the mental
age of the American adult was IA
years at the time Of the World
War, when exhaustive examina-
tions were made of approximately
100000 persons.
1.-The present mental average. I
have been told by competent ex-
perts, approximates 17h years. I
attribute a large portion of this
gain to the visual education de-
rived from pictures.
while it may seem doubtful,
every picture made in Hollywood
has some lesson. It may take q
form of new backgrounds, show
ing some scenic effect which
leaves a vivid impression on the
mind, or it may portray customs,
national traits or projections Of
speech which would otherwise
have remained unavailable to Q
majority Of the public.
IT believe that historical films
such as Josef Won Sternberg'S The
Scarlet Empress and Cecil B. De
Miles Cleopatra are Of great
educational value. No one seeing
them can fail to learn much that
would otherwise have escaped
them.
Pictures present truths dra-
matically, whereas copy books are
invariably dull. In a short time
believe all children will be
taught geography and history
through the presentation Of 90
Iac4Ad Am
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-30

medium" she can scarcely wait to
get a pencil or a crayon in her
tiny fist between takes on Nov
and Forever" in which she is be-
ing featured with Carole Lombard
and the tall Gary.
Cooper, who used to be car
toonist on a Montana newspaper,
found Shirley bent over a picture
book on the Paramount set, a
crayon in her hand, her tongue
pushed laboriously into her cheek,
and her long golden curlS cascad-
ing over the page. Peeking over
the small shoulder, he saw she was
coloring a picture Of 1.-THE Dying
Gladiator" on whom she had
drawn a magnificent Prussian
mustache.
Here, that won't do" said
Gary professionally. Let me
show YOU" And, taking out q
pencil he sat down and sketChed
an Original"
whats that?" asked Shirley.
That's a cowboy" was the
hurt answer, "Can't you telI?"
"OO-O-Ou!"-with round lips
-"Draw me n duck"
q CAN dcaR q 6lnl Q 0oR. q
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-30

there!" That was a MISTAKE
about Jack Durante regaining con-
SciouSneSs!
Picking over Hollywood's back
fence Ruth Dwyer, once a lead
ing woman in the flickers, has
now opened an agency office: =.
ELISA Landi's been autographing
her latest novel at one Of the
downtown dept. stores =, Paul
Page has a nice role in "Have A
Heart" which Dave Butler is d.
recting for MG.M. =. Universal is
thinking of starring Onsl o W
Stevens in THE Magnificent Oh
session" Isabel Dawn dished out
a cocktail party last Sun. at her
Arcadia estate Clara Kimball
Young is doing a bit in Romance
in the Rain" for Universal.
The Alan MowbrayS, Bruce
Cabot, Adrienne AmeS, the Lou
Brooks, the Archie Mayos, Marion
Wolcott, Marie Levanhagan and,
naturally, kid sis, Evalyn, are
dance devotees to Orville Knapp's
tunes =. Aqua Caliente wen t
ROYAL over the weekend with
Prince Sergi Mdivani with Doro-
thy Dunbar, the former Mrs. Max
Baer), Prince Dave Mdivani, Baron
Maurice de Rothschild, Baroness
Antoinette Durrieu and Colonel
Roscoe (airplane speed ace) Turner
all frolicking about.
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the chin with a length of white
tulle.
"Ah," said Cabot. "She's talked
SO much she has finally got her
jaw in a sling"
w. c. Fields likes to tell Of
a conversation he overheard on
the opening night of a pretty
sad play, some years back.
Stage Manager: They're yell
ing Author! Author!"
Author: But I can't make q
speech"
stage Manager: That's an
right. Just go out and tell 'em
you're sorry"
Oracle Allen advises Norman
Mcleod, who directed her In Para
mounts Many Happy Returns,
that hubby George Burns Is about
the politeSt man alive.
"He always gets out Of our apart
ment first when he hears fire en-
gines," Oracle writes from New
York. isn't that cute! He wants
to investigate and make sure it
isn't my apartment that's burn
ing"
A certain star of two-reeI com
edies has a habit Of panning every
thing and everybody when he gets
that one drink too many.
There was universal rejoicing OF
q gay spot the other evening
when the following incident oc
Cured:
Someone mentioned . wen.
known Hollywood tailor and the
comedian started his usual line
"Oh that fellow!" he Snarled. "He
made a suit for me years ago, but
Just one"
A big-time director, bored with
the pest, gave him the gimlet eye
what are you kicking about?
he snapped. ut got you into pic
lures, didn't it?"
Hollywood. Always nj m
BILE wit. Jim ModVipneSS pulled
. clnsic oReI the 1HnGheon table
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-30
Mae West Receives
South Pole Letter

An invitation for Mae West to
come down and see us some
time" was received by the blonde
star today at Paramount's Holly
wood studios from the Byrd Ant
arctic Expedition, frozen in for
the southern winter in Little
America.
The novel letter, bearing one
of the few stamps issued through
the special post office on the
southernmost tip Of the world.
and postmarked Little America"
came to Mae as the Hollywood
ths1nometsr lowered around 30
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-30
Hollywood
GiSSleS

"A group of M. G. M. writer's were
discussing their most difficult as
signments. McGuinness listened
thoughtfully but said nothing. Fl
nally, they turned to him.
Crushing out his cigarette, Jim
replied:
my toughest piece Of work was
in 'Tarzan and His Mate writing
in Johnny Weissmuller's grunts. I
didn't know how to spell them"
Emmett Vogan suggested GER
tain actor to a casting director,
who cracked: IT thought you
said he was a man Of regular
habits" And Vogan answered:
He is"
well, he was tight last night"
yelled the casting director.
That's one of his regular
habits!" screamed Vogan.
On the set the other day.
George Stevens met Scotchman
with a long beard. The Scot ex-
planned: Ten years ago my
brother left home with the razor"
The Hollywood chlorine Is the
wise-cracking match Of her Broad
way sister. Several nights ago.
Bill Rankin took one out and the
name of a conceited actor came up.
yeah" snapped the girl. Hes
the kind of guy that you would
expect to join the Navy and let
the world see him."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-30

The property man on Baby
Takes a Bow" Shirley Temples
latest riot for Fox, got tangled
up with the law when it be-
came necessary to reproduce sew
eral tickets as used on the New
York Central railroad for a
choo-choo sequence in the yarn.
Prop" Man Charley Baker Dor
rowed some tickets from New
York city to Buffalo to be copied.
When the studio duplicates were
used, however, they were marked
Niagara Falls and bore the name
of New York General instead
of Central"
An extra on the set got hold
of a pair of these prop tickets
and, all in fun, shipped them
to New York friend. Unhap-
PLY, the friend tried to get
refund on them at Grand Central
Station in New York!
The first the studio knew Of
the mess was when two local
badgetoters came to investigate.
The LOS Angeles law went away
satisfied when it was learned
that the New York Central au-
thorized the reproductions-but
the New York culprit is still in
jail!
Lucy Ward, former script clerk
to Erich Won Stroheim, has &C
complished the socalled "impos-
sible" by her first original story
with the Cosmopolitan Magazine.
Lucy's story is called Cargo de
Luxe"-and already there are nib
bles from the movie producers.
Bravo, Lucy.
Wanderings Around Hollywood
Try to IMAGINE the embar-
raSsment of a major studio when
three acrobatS were hired for $50
per day each, performed AMAZ-
ING tricks all morning, then went
to lunch-and when the director
returned to the set he found three
studio electricians on the trapezes,
going through even a more daring
routine! One of the wealthieSt
comedians in the business ACTU-
ALLY buys his suits In the small
boys dept. of stores and refuses
to pay more than $40 an outfit!
Alice White will chatter in
Gift of Cab" for Universal. Sid
ney (columnist) Skolsky will play
a bit (he's too tiny for a big role)
and Associate Producer Rian
James will also don the grease
paint for q day. .Cy Bartlett had
the John BalabanS to the fiSticuffs
Friday night. If you read the in
tention to wed notices the other
day you probably missed Miriam
Bilenkin, known as Marion cPea-
nutsD Byron on the screen. Lew
Breelow is the lucky teller.
Kathryne Hankin, the chorus gal,
is due to step from the kicking
ranks and land as q REAL actress
E. That CRACK about all the
wives of comedians trying to show
off with bigger diamonds brought
q wire from Mrs. Jack Pearl:
"Hu1H GSsES1nina UnA { ~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-30

PreVIeWS 4
By Jimmy Starr
Murder On the
Blackboard"
Rating: Good
Produced by RKO-Radio "A
chill-chaser with Edna May Oliver
shifting her way for your hySteri-
cal laughter.
"Grand Canary"
Rating: Fair
Produced by Jesse L. Lasky for
Fox-Screep play Of a good novel
written with an eraser!
"Baby Take a Bow"
Rating: Good
Produced by Fox-Shirley Tenn
pie takes 1t and will play . merry
tune. on theater cash registers.
Friends of Mr..
Sweeney"
Rating: Good
Produced by Warner Brothers
-Four writer's prepared the script,
but Charles Ruggles did it his
way-and that's funny.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-30
Young Film Players
To Be Taught Grace

Institution Of q grace school"
was announced ct PaEamoWnkS
Hollywood studios today.
Lessons in how to wan. ~,
stand, turn, and timber up, are 70
be added to the screen curriculum
Of Paramount players already I'M
dergoing dramatic coaching.
Zee Silvonia, who has been on
the stage since childhood, dancing,
singing, and acting, was placed in
charge of the "grace school," She
will cooperate with Phyllis Lough-
ton, Paramount'S dramatic coach,
in polishing the physical move
mentS of contract and featured
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-30

A well-known feminine figure in
Hollywood social life has provoked
much criticism for her love gossip,
but it was Bruce Cabot who de-
livered the most biting comment.
The other night the woman en-
tered a cinema gay spot wearing
an eccentric hat that tied under
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-30

s. L. Sorkin World"
4. "Hunchback of Notre Dame"
S. -Four HorSemen of the Apoc-
alyps."
6. THE Big Parade"
7. "Cimarron."
8. Little Women"
9. "It Happened One Night"
10. Little Man, What Now?"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-30

list Of ten IA
vorite m o t i o n
pictures. He
stresses the fact
that he is I'M
able to s e e
many of t h e
"other fellows"
pictures, b u t
that those par
ticularly praised
he does try to
view.
l. 1.-THE Birth
Of a Nation.
2. Orphans
Of the Storm. ="
3. 1.-THE Lost
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-30
HUT :: 3: :: From
HOLLYWOOD!
Bv JIMMY. STARR

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, June 30-Heo Almost as regular as
cockwork (and that's fairly even) racket exposed
in the village this time the Fox studio in the socaled
middle gyp routine that had detectives Of two cities in
of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-30
: I4OuUS VI "
Sweeney"
Cary Partial To Green
RGtinq: Good

Green is Gary Cooper's favorite
color, travel his favorits pastime,
and sketching his favorits avoea-
k4tnn
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-30

>drew Grumpy with her own hand,
after which she scampered across
the set to show her handiwork to
Miss Lombard.
"It's better than his" she
said proudly, indicating Gary.
Ills looks like lion"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-30
Temple Turns Artist; Gary
Cooper Instructs Young Hopeful

HOLLYWOOD, June 30-Shir-'
ley Is learning to draw.
It was Gary Cooper who inter
ested the dainty, 5-year-old actress
in art. And now she's so thor
oughly wrapped up in her new
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-30
Ny 10 Fdvorite
Motion Pictures
s. L. SORKIN

S. L. (SoD Sorkin, assistant
manager of RKO Keith's Theater,
is responsible for the following
The Washington times., 1934-12-05
COTTON STAGES
SHARP RALLY

NEW YORK, Dec. G.N.SD.
Cotton value rebounded sharply
today as sentiment for the ad-
vance was stimulated by a rise
of almost ST bale at Liverpool.
The upswing, touched off at
the opening by an accumulation
of overnight buying orders, car
ried prices to within dozen or
so points to the November tops.
which were the highest levels for
cotton in more than two months.
Continued demand from out
side speculative sources, as we'll
as from foreign and domestic
trade sources, augmented early
gains as the session progressed.
Noon prices were 13 to is
points higher, with December up
Is at 1881, March up 13 at 1888.
May up 13 at 1888, and July
up IA at 1881.
The Washington times., 1934-12-05

few groups which were backward,
particularly the oils and food
shares.
Considerable speculative atten.
ton was attracted by the new
forecast of Major L. L. B. Angas.
British stock broker and author
of the pamphlet, The Coming
American Book" that yesterdays
rise in the rails confirmed the
markets uptrend.
News Favorable
Business news was favorable,
with steel operations advancing
further and power output adding
to recent gains.
Wall Street reported a renewal
OF large-Scale buying from abroad,
attracted by the markets steady
rise in recent weeks.
Leadership was rotated as the
session wore on. Standing with the
rails and liquors, the steels and
silvers were later taken in hand.
Around the noon hour heavy
buying came into the utilities.
Public Service of New Jersey ran
up 2 points and Consolidated Gas
around a point.
Heavy profit-taking came into
the list on the rise but this made
little impression. Commodities
we're strong, with grains and cot
ton scoring good gains. Bonds
were again buoyant.
The Washington times., 1934-12-05
CORN HITS NEW
SEASON HIGHS

HICAGO, Dec. 5 T.N.SD .
Grain futures continued in active
demand today with wheat and
corn each bid up 112c a bushel.
All corn futures hit new highs for
the season.
May wheat shot up to $1.01A
and corn hit 92l2c for the same
delivery. Profit taking sales made
little impression and near mid
session values we're near the high.
Wheat was l to 112c up on
lates quotes. corn ID to lc up, oats
IS to 7sc up.
Bullish advices from the coun-
try regarding the corn situation
and strength in foreign markets
induced a steady stream of buy
ing orders in all pits here.
The Washington times., 1934-12-05
Plan For Service
Charges Dropped


The long-disputed service charge
for bank depositors by which each
account would be "metered" so
that it would pay for itself, has
finally been abandoned.
The news was given out by the
code committee of the American
Banks Association after word from
the NRA administration in Wash
ington.
The service charge was first
proposed a year ago when the
banking code was being drawn up
and Immediately aroused a coun-
try-wide storm of protest. General
johnson himself stepped in at
the time to prevent its being put
into effect, and the proposal was
gradually permitted to die out.
At the A. B. A. convention in
october the code committee recon"
mended that service charges be
left to individual banks.
The Washington times., 1934-12-05

B ulli shneSs
was Stimula ted
by a new ad-
vance in the
raj! S h a res,
W h ic h scored
gains up to two
points.
T i S led to
general buying
in the list, and
S i 2 e a Bile ad-
v a n ceS were
scored in the
S t e els, liquors,
SilverS, motors
and utilities.
The Washington times., 1934-12-05

9CCenClOn.
The most no
{ able thin g
about it is that
It clearly states
( u n d a m entail
principles, and
most fundamen-
tai of all are
these two:
l. Govern
ment should
be the Serv-
ant Of its free
citizens, n OF
their master"
2. No group
Of men is wise
The Washington times., 1934-12-05
REGULAR AND EXTRA

L. A. Young Spring and Wire
Company has voted an extra of Is
cents and the regular quarterly
dividend Of IS cents, both payable
January 2 to stock of record De-
cember IA. A similar extra was
paid on october l.
The Washington times., 1934-12-05
SWEEP
FORWARD To
NEW HIGHS
BY LESLIE GOULD

NEW YORK, Dec. 0N.SD.
The stock market today swept
forward one to two points to new
highs for the current advance in
heavy dealings.
The Washington times., 1934-12-05
PROTECTIVE GROUP

A protective committee to rep
resent holders Of equipment trust
certificates of the Rock Island is
being formed and will be an.
nounced shortly, 1t is learned. ,
The Washington times., 1934-12-05
HANEY AGREES
WITH PLANS Of
BIC BUSINESS
BY LEWIS HANEY
professor OF Economics, New York
University

The National Association of
Manufacturer has submitted
recovery program which deserves
Evening star., 1934-05-01
KA[TENBORNH|TS
PRESS-RAD|O PACT
Speaker Sees Organized At.
tempt to Restrict News
Broadcastirg.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 1.-The
press-radio agreement for handling
news broadcasts was branded by H.
v. Kaltenborn, Columbia Broadcast
ing System commentator, yesterday as
IAN organized attempt on the part OF
radio chains and press associations to
restrict news broadcasting by mutual
agreements"
He asserted that more than three
fourths of the radio stations in the
United States had refused to accept
the agreement and are still broadcast
ing news while it is news" Because
of the public demand for genuine"
news broadcasts, he said, the attempt
has failed"
Speaks Before Institute.
Kaltenborn was speaking before the
Institute for Education by Radio,
opening its session here at Ohio State
University.
Radio and press should cooperate
In the United States just as they
do in other countries" he said. News
papers ought to own and operate ra-
dio stations. But for the shortsighted-
ness of newspaper publishers, they
would control most of our important
radio stations. Most enlightened pub
fishers and news service executives
realize that broadcaSting news helps
rather than hinders newspaper cir
culation.'
Kaltenborn contended that "those
listeners fortunate enough to be
served by independent stations are
receiving a far more complete news
service than ever before in radio his
tory" and asserted that the competi-
ton had forced the radio-press bureau
to liberalize its news policy.
Things in Common.
Radio and the press have many
things in common. Both render pub
lie service. both try to make money.
Both broadcast news, information,
entertainment. When television comes
both will publish pictures. Logically.
radio and the press should CO.
operate" he asserted.
Asserting the mutual problems con-
fronting the newspapers and radio
interests "are complex and the condi-
tions under which they operate are
still changing" Prof. James E. Pol
lard. Ohio State University School of
Journalism, predicted they will not be
speedily settled, but that whatever the
outcome, the settlement will be on a
basis that the public interest is
greater than either"
Evening star., 1934-05-01
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated freSs.
NEW YORK. May Sick work.
ing people received 2sh per cent less
medical care during 1888 than during
the period 1928 to 1881, the United
States Public Health Service and the
Milbank Memorial Fund declared In a
joint report.
The report, one Of a series already
made public, was the result of a
house-to-house canvas of $685. wage
earning families comprising $4,000 in
dividuals residing in Baltimore, Bir-
mingham. Cleveland. Detroit. New
York, Pittsburgh and Syracuse, con-
Quoted to determine the relation be-
tween Sickness and the depression.
Doctors Calls Down.
Considering the entire period sur
veyed, the report found that in 1888
physicians calls to sick working peo-
pie decreased one-sixth, hospitaliza-
ton of illnesses increased n per cent,
and the amount of free care from hos
pitals and physicians increased 40 and
Is per cent. respectively.
The families were classified into
three groups:
/. "Poor"-Annual incomes aver
aging less than $3.50 per person;
2. Moderate"-Between $3.50 and
$424 per person;
8. "Comfortable"-$425 or more
per person
Evening star., 1934-05-01
Sick Working People Received
Less Medical Care Last Year
231h Per Cent LO,uer Than in 1928-193l
Period Public Health Service
Reveals.

The results obtained were checked
against the findings for families in
similar income groups by the commit
tee on the costs of medical care for
the period 1928-1931.
This comparison showed these spe-
cific facts:
/. Only SO per cent Of the cases
Of illness received some medical care,
either from physicians or hospitals
in 1888; as against 68 per cent in
l328-1s31-a difference of 23h per
cent.
Republication Higher.
2. disqualification was given IA per
cent of 1885 illnesses, as against 6h
per cent in 1928-193l-a difference of
IA per cent.
8. Physicians calls per thousand
persons whether sick or not) were
nearly II per cent fewer in 1888 than
in 1928-l93l.
4. Among the "new poor" and
Chronic poor" families, 81 per cent
Of physicians calls were free.
S. Acute disabling illnesses in the
poor" class we're 108 per 1000, while
only 80 per 1000 in the comfortable"
class.
Evening star., 1934-05-01

partment and Federal Emergency Re-

partment and Federal Emergency Re-
lief Administration.
The President explained creation
OF such a committee was deemed de-
sirable and in the public interest, and
that a comprehensive study and sur
vey Of national land problems would
be made for the purposes of improv-
ing practices in land utilization, bet
ter balancing Of agricultural produc-
ton, aiding in the solution Of human
problems In land use and developing
a national land program.
The committee will act in an ad-
visory capacity to the President and
its members will serve without COM
pensation,
Evening star., 1934-05-01
GRAU PLANNING RETURN
TO CUBA ON BUSINESS
Former President DisavoWs Po-
litical Move and Says He Is
Ignorant of Friends Activity.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO, D. F., May DIR. Ra-
mon Grau San Martin, former Presi-
dent of Cuba, said yesterday he plans
an early return to Cuba.
Asked if his trip had any political
significance, he replied: Il am return
ing to attend to my personal business
in my country"
DR.. Grau, when told that a move
ment had been started in Cuba to
nominate him for President, said he
was not In contact with political de-
velouments and did not know what
his friends "are doing there"
The Havana University professor
was named President by a Cuban
junta after the revolutionary coup
early. last September which swept
Carlos Manuel de Cespedes out Of
Office. He resigned on January Is.
Evening star., 1934-05-01

silky, full-bodied shreds and fully
packed into every Lucky - so round,
so firm, free from loose ends. That's
why Luckies ''keep in condition.
why you'll find that Luckies do not
dry out, an important point to eUe,y
smoker. You see, always in ALWAYS
-Luckies are kind to your throat.
Evening star., 1934-05-01
Ambergris Find Valuable.

That fisherman has found a valu-
able piece of ambergris on the shore
of Smoky Cape in New South Wales,
Australia, has just been reported. The
gray fatty substance formed in the
body of the sperm whale weighs over
18 pounds and is believed to be worth
at least $1,000.
Evening star., 1934-05-01

Luckies use the mildest tobaccos for
Luckies use only the clean center leaves
and these are the mildest leaves. They
taste better. Then science plays its part
in making these choice tobaccos truly
kind to your throat. cts toasted''-for
throat protection. These mellow, fine
tasting tobaccos are cut into long,
Evening star., 1934-05-01
LAND PROBLEM GROUP
CREATED BY ROOSEVELT
Executive Order Authorizes Com
mittee to Make Survey of
National Problems.

President Roosevelt created by exec
utive order yesterday a group to be
known as "the Committee on National
Land Problems. 1t will be composed
Of one representative each of the In
terror Department, Agriculture De-