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Evening star., 1936-05-25
Mr.. BaldMin's Woes.

In the midst of trials and tribulstions
incidental to attempts to rehabilitate
Britain's international prestige, so deeply
shattered by Italy's conquest of Ethiopia,
Prime Minister Baldwin finds the posi-
tion of his government suddenly shaken
and imperilled by the scandal resultant
from the recent budget leakage. j. H.
Thomas, veteran Labor leader, has
rendered his resignation as colonial
secretary in consequence of revelations
that close friends OF his speculated
proftably in insurance against the recent
rise in income tax rates. It was dis
closed that they had been tipped" in
advance of the increase and that the
information came indirectly from the
colonial secretary. The jovial Derby
shireman, whose career in British politics
is o Horatio Alger story in real life,
denied that he had divulged the secret
but, without waiting for a tribunal of
inquiry TO report, he decided to relieve
the government of embarrassment and
gave up his post. You have acted as 1
would have done in your place." the
prime minister said, IN accepting Mr.
Thomas resignation.
That closes the incident as far as
Honest Jim" is concerned, unless he
determines to retire from public life
altogether by also relinquishing the
House Of Commons seat he has held for
twenty-seven years. But Mr.. Baldwin's
troubles are not ct an end. Opinion Is
Evening star., 1936-05-25
Platform Suggestions.

New York Republicans have come for
, ward with a suggested platform for the
national campaign. 1t is terse and to
the point. It's pledges are set forth in
less than five hundred words-the kind
of a platform than can be remembered
If adopted and the G. o. P. elects a
President, and House of Represent
atives, every effort should be made to
carry it out.
The platform brought forward by the
New Workers is the work of joint
Executive Committee of five Republican
organizations and may be assumed to
reflect the views of the great mass of
Republicans in the Empire State. 1t
differs fundamentally from the Roose-
velt New Deal, but it is not reactionary.
It promises aid to the unemployed and
destitute. 1t pledges the party to advance
the interests of labor and to provide an
"honest and workable plan" for old-age
pensions 1t demands that child labor
and sweat shop labor be barred. 1t
pledges the farmer assistance. 1t would
seek to keep Government expenditures
and revenues within speaking distance.
The suggested Republican platform,
however, would remove relief from the
hands of partisan political agencies. 1t
would encourage business and not dis
courage it, so that there might be real
and permanent Unemployment of labor.
It would restore to the States certain
duties and powers which have been
assumed by the Federal Government
under the New Deal 1t would provide
a sound currency, convertible into gold,
with the gold content fixed by Congress
and not subject to change by the Execu-
tive 1t would put an end to the New
Deal economy of scarcity" and halt the
restrictions on production.
The pledges dealing with agriculture
must necessarily be of interest, for 1t
is to the farm States that the Repub-
lican party is looking with the hope of
victory this year. The pledges specifi-
cally are: Removal of all restriction on
agricultural production; restoration OF
the domestic market to the American
farmer, and Government aid in the
marketing of farm surpluses." If these
detectives could be obtained for the
American farmer his problem would be
solved, to very large degree. There is
no promise to make every farmer in
the Nation a success. Only God could
do that. Nor is there promise to give
him, out of the Federal Treasury, all he
needs or desires.
When the Republican platform is writ
ten, doubtless it will attempt to be more
specific in dealing with the farm ques-
ton. 1t may undertake to say what
steps shall be taken by the Government
to aid in the marketing Of farm sur
pluseS, and what shall be done to re-
store to American farmers the domestic
market, which is being turned over more
and more to foreign producers because
of the policy of restrictive agricultural
production adopted by the New Dealers
and because of the reciprocal trade
agreements entered into by the Presi-
dent with foreign nations.
A Government of the United States
pledged to carry on along the lines laid
down in this New York platform would
be contrast to the Roosevelt New
Deal Millions of Americans would well
come the exchange
Evening star., 1936-05-25

Lotteries and horse races are undoubt-
edly bad for public morals. Yet it is
hard to regard the legislator who is
willing to risk his hopes of future saliva
ton for the sake of entertaining his
local public as martyr to the will of
the people.
Evening star., 1936-05-25

Many French citizens are supposed
to believe that obligations to America
have been formally satisfied on terms
of mutual dignity. The French are
clever and often wise but they have
had their wizards of finance. Even
Monte Carlo gets cheated now and then.
Evening star., 1936-05-25

There are bright minds in the United
States Supreme Court that would be
capable Of infinite wit If the challenges
of irresponsible levity could be accepted
on equal terms. No nation has been
guided safely on its course by means Of
repartee, which has no more to do with
laws than Fourth of July fireworks have
to do with patriotism.
Evening star., 1936-05-25
Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

Endurance.
Events had put the farmer in q some
what mournful mood
A mocking bird with melody had ven-
tured to intrude.
The farmer said, This world is full of
darkness and of doubt!
Id like to know, you silly bird, what
you are singin' 'bout!'
The flowers smiled at him when he was
plowing in the field.
He looked upon them all with o disfavof
unconcealed.
He pushed a tractor over them and
quickly laid 'em out,
And said, I'D like to know what you
had found to smile about"
And yet he heard the mocking bird.
Twas singing just the same,
He found the flowers blooming in the
cottage window frame.
No matter how the shadows fall, Hope
is forever strong,
And there's nothing so enduring as the
smiling and the song.
Evening star., 1936-05-25

There are moments when the non
mathematical mind must regard the
conversations of Mr. Ickes and Mr.,
Hopkins as spirited contest between
two lightning calculators.
Evening star., 1936-05-25
Having a Good Time.

Prom the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Our guess at the person who is getting
most fun out of politics these days would
be Col. Breckenridge. In the various
State primaries he has nothing to lose.
and there's a kick in every ballot he
lands.
Evening star., 1936-05-25

New Jersey has assumed such degree
of prominence in political affairs that
many people are beginning to regard
famous old Manhattan as something of
a suburban appendage.
Evening star., 1936-05-25

Every time Farley makes a radio
speech the public rejoices in his econ
omy, recalling how much more it would
cost 10 put the same material In a cir
cular and send it by mail.
Evening star., 1936-05-25

jurist has to consider many things
requiring mature observation and prac-
ticed discernment. Even problems in
expert bookkeeping may come to the
attention Of the court.
Evening star., 1936-05-25
Helping the Druggists.

From the Charlotte Observer.
Florida truckers are reported to be
starting a movement for the production
of more and better cucumbers. This
obviously is secret naneuver on the
part of the manufacturers Of bicar-
Donate of soda.
Evening star., 1936-05-25

Discovery of minor graft never causes
great surprise. Glory is sought by better
types of mankind, but something for
nothing" still remains the goal of the
mediocre mind.
Evening star., 1936-05-25

Efforts to be comic at the expense
of the United States Supreme Court
defeat themselves. Amateur comedians
have an unerring instinct for remind
ing a friend when he is unfunny.
Evening star., 1936-05-25

Only a clever statistician could disclose
how much campaign revenue might be
acquired if stump speaker would punc-
tuate his radio remarks with laudatory
references to coffee or cigarettes.
Evening star., 1936-05-25

In spite of Democratic assurances that
a Republican presidential nomination
can amount to nothing, number of
fighting Republicans regard it as we'll
worth having.
Evening star., 1936-05-25

The scholarly influence of California
is admittedly great, though not yet
having gone far enough to prevent a
few radio men from pronouncing Los
Angeles as if it were spelled with ].
Evening star., 1936-05-25

! love you, dear. That you are near
Even In spirit routs all sense of fear.
When hot tears start, with stinging SINAI
lean upon your courage, valiant hesa
And peace divine, hard 10 define.
Flovf from your buoyant nature
mtne.
Evening star., 1936-05-25
All Other states and Cana da.
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Evening star., 1936-05-25
The Big Idea.

The Big idea.
Even when folks have plodded through
A patient education,
Some little words are always due
For nispronunciation.
They do not mar the eloquence
In various directions
For those who look for common sense
And not for imperfections.
Jud Tunkins says you can't Judge by
the big noise. A piano tuner is louder
and longer than q regular performer.
Wealth" said Hi Ho, the sage Of
Chinatown, "is the golden key TO youths
Castle of Dreams, where too often abide
sad memory specters."
Needed Relief.
Each Sunday brings US peace Of mind
To cheer life's hard endeavor
And with each passing week We fnd
We need more prayers than ever.
Il used to be told" said Uncle Eben,
IT needn't believe all I hears. At pres
ent CAN'T expect no such luck. De
bsd ns ! alvsys htrss along d. prcotl
Evening star., 1936-05-25
A Bit of BoastinR.

N bIt UI DOeStIHKs
You don't refer to the idle rich any
more"
They are not so numerous" replied
Senator Sorghum. Nobody gets buster
than some of the representatives of
opulence every time I start an investi-
CATION"
Evening star., 1936-05-25
Co-operatiye Apple Tree

Oo-Operative Apple Tree.
From the Sioux Falls (s. Dak0 Argus-Leader.
An Illinois man has an apple tree that
yields only on one side each year. 1t
seems to be the answer to an A. A. A.
administrator dream.
Evening star., 1936-05-25
Old Familiar Melodies.

Old Familiar Melodies.
Don't you love the old familiar nelo-
diese"
I'm growing tired Of them" answered
Miss Cayenne. II can't help Wishing
more Of the radio composers would do
something original"
Evening star., 1936-05-25
A Rhyme at Twilight
TRANSMISSION.

Gertrude Brooke Hamilton
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NiKht Final Edition
Rate by MaiI-Payable in Advance.

MARYLAND and Virginia
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effect.
4
Down in West Virginia the United
Mine Workers made their play recently
for control Of the State government
through the nomination on the Demo-
cratic ticket of the organizations own
candidate, L. r. Via. If Van A. Bittner,
the mine workers head, had succeeded
in having Via nominated and elected
Governor, the grip of the union on the
State would have been complete. As it
happened, however, Via was defeated
in q field of four The other three
candidates divided the anti-Via strength,
and yet one of them, Homer A. Holt,
won. Bittner claimed that he was able
to swing 100000 votes Of the mine work.
ers, as he saw fit. It looks as though
his claim was exaggerated. The primary
was considerable of setback for Bittner
and his organization.
Senator Nicely Of West Virginia, Demo-
crat, has been renominated notwith-
standing the fight which the youthful
Senator Rush D. Holt made against him.
Neely's victory was expected. However,
Senator Holt got some satisfaction out
up with Bittner in his effort to nominate
Via for Governor. Also, Holt brought out
into the open considerable number Of
anti-Neely Democrats Holt, Demo-
crat, launched in the Senate and in
West Virginia a vigorous act ON the
w. p. A., charging that It was admins
tered entirely for the nenefit oqnachine
! polttacS.
Evening star., 1936-05-25

@. What is a dekaliter?-M L. M.
A. 1t is metric unit of capacity
equal to 10 liters or about g United
States peck.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-10

this practice will continue, and II
it doesn't the number of Broad
way plays next season will be even
fewer. Paramount hasn't bought
a play for six months and it has
none under consideration at pres
ent.
AS always, stories sent into
studios by outsiders are given no
consideration. and invariably are
returned to the authors without
being read. Long experience has
taught the editors that such con-
tributiOnS contain too few work
able ideas to be worth the expense
of reading them. The average
studio receives 5000 to 5000
volunteer scenarios a month and
Lazarus is authority for the state
ment that there is approximately
one idea in $4,000 of them. This
may seem cruel to the vast army
Of amateurs who feel they have a
great idea for a movie but years
of handling these contributions
has convinced the studios that
the present practice Is the only
right one.
Stories usually are purchased
on recommendation of the story
editor in conference with the pro-
ducers and other executives. Some
producer is almost invariably in
terested in a story at the time it
is bought and thereafter its fate
is in his hands.
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standards Of efficiency. 1t is =
place where men must be able to
put a monetary value on a ere
alive idea and wind up somewhere
near the truth.
The story department at Para
mount, for instance, is known as
the Editorial Board, and the chair
man, or story editor, is Jeff Laza-
rus, who supervises the selection
and purchase of approximately
100 screen stories a year. The
studio releases 10 to IS pictures
annually but any unused screen
stories are kept on file for SubSe-
quent use. The studio now has
more than 300 stories which it has
bought and paid for-enough to
last four years if by some impos-
Sible event all the authors in the
world suddenly passed into OBJ
liVion.
REACHES OVER WORLD
This department literally has
its tentacles spread to every part
of the world where screenable ma
terial is being turned out. A big
branch in New York maintains
constant association with book
and magazine publishers and other
branches perform the same task
in the principal European cities.
Movie ;tudios naturally do not
want to read a story or novel on
publication. They are re d in
proof or manuscript form weeks,
and sometimes months, before
they get into print. Often books
are bought and screen plays writ
ten before they begin to appear
serially in magazines, and upon
completion of the sterilization the
pictures themselves are ready for
release. This necessity for timeli-
ness is obvious. particularly in the
case of beSt-selling novels and i'm
portant short stories.
AS for the reading, Paramount's
story department is typical of the
major studios in that it digeStS
from 900 to 1000 stories every
month. Out of this number it
DuyS seven or eight, although the
number varies from month to
month. The purchases are divided
chiefly among novels, short stories
and original screen stories, to-
gether with few plays.
AMATEURS ARE TABOO
Broadway plays used to be a
cOOSidera hlp SOl1rnn NJ rooyia mo
terial but this source is rapidly
drying up. The bulk of the sue
cessful plays last season, in fact,
were mainly made possible by sub
sides of movie money. The
studios underworld plays in which
they had confidence in order to
obtain public reaction as we'll as
to give the story advance recogni-
ton. But it is doubtful now if
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-10
Girls. Don't Change to a Blonde

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 10 G.N.SD.
Ladies, don't ever change from
your own natural shade of hair"
Such is the plea of one of Holly
woods greatest experts in makeup.
He has created many new tints
and shades for glamorous ones of
the screen. He is a world authority
on them. But he does not think the
average woman should adopt them.
He is Jack Dawn. director of
makeup at the Metro-G GOODWIN
Mayer studios, creator of the cham.
payne blonde and other favored
tintS.
Hundreds of women" he said
today, try to be blondes when
they absolutely can't get away
with it,"
Women who are naturally bru.
nette, he explained in detail. never
look natural with blond hair
The fermentation Of the face" he
said. makes natural appearance
in contrast to blond hair impossi.
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Shun Unhappy Roles
CONTINUED from. Cover Page

Continued from. Cover Page)
Sam had a right to be even
more patient than he was
when he realized that Europe
and travel had completely
turned her head.
However, Author Lewis
gives Fran much the
worst of it. There is seldom
a moment when she is per-
mitted to creep into your
heart and only the easily
moved will cry with Sam
Dodsworth's disillusioned
spouse when the countess
tells her frankly her best
years have been spent.
Barring her Piccadilly ac-
cent-which I still think is
affected Ruth Chatterton
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'ble. Sometimes they can adopt q
deep red and still look natural
Rosalind Russell or Lupe Velez, for
instance, could never be successful
blondes.
"On the other hand, Joan Craw.
ford, Greta Carlo. Maureen O'Sul
Ivan or Myrna 10y could look nat
ural with blond hair because they
have fermentation that goes with
blond. The only question that re-
mains is whether blond, brownette
or whatever shade is desired is be.
coming, and that's a matter of
taste.
Jean Harlow, to my view, is
more beautiful as brownette than
as a platinum blonde. But the de.
mand of thousands of fans is for
the platinum blonde, so who am !
to dispute them?
There are definite reasons, in
characteriZationS. why women on
the screen may have to adopt a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-10

500 WRITER'S BUSY
The writing Of these scripts con
stitutes one of Hollywood's major
tasks, engaging the combined
efforts of some 500 writer's under
contract to the studios, and in
Vulnerable producers and directors
And movie stories are an absorb
ing story in themselves.
The bulk of the worlds writing
talent is now at the command OF
Hollywood. NoveliSts, short story
writers and playwrightS who insist
upon sticking exclusively to their
own mediums are rare indeed now.
adayS. A roster of studio writing
stats includes many of the most
famous names in contemporary
literature.
Money alone is not the only fac.
tor, although it is true that
authors generally realize more re-
turns from selling screen rights
than from the publication of their
works in magazines and novels.
This also holds for playwrightS-
their Broadway royalties usually
are exceeded by the price they can
command for screen rights, and
the more successful the play the
more Hollywood will pay for it.
But aside from financial conSid-
erationS, there is a rapidly growing
belief among writer's that the
screen at length offers the most
completely rounded artistic med.
ium. Any imaginable situation
can be presented ON the screen, a
faculty enjoyed by no other means
Of artistic expression. A novel, for
instance, can only tell the reader
about a situation, while movie
can show it. On the stage, bat
tie can only be described by some
body looking out of a window; the
movies can show it. The express
sion in clever actors eyes can
tell more in a fraction of minute
than 10000 vivid words of prose.
GET FREE SWING
Hence screen writer's do not
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and anyone with workable idea
has the satisfaction of seeing it
expounded in a visible and audi
BILE medium. There are, of course,
certain plot restrictions to be OBJ
served, but these are principally
a matter of reasoning and practi-
cality.
The job of story selection and
script writing can best be COM
pared to the movie business in
general-which is a combination
of artistic creation and business
like industry. The author, in eff
feet. working with the carpenter.
In a major studio, the story de-
partment occupies an important
section of the executive offices.
Most of these departments oper-
ate on schedules and have definite
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Iexactly what it is, but still is con.
SciouS of it,"
In general women with fair skin
as of the Nordic type. can most
safely adopt blond tresSes. and
women of the brunette type are
safer with brown and red hair.
But the average woman is
never safe attempting the plat
mum blond shade, which only
one woman in a thousand can
wear" Dawn said.
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gives a performance of re-
markable depth and power.
She shares the high honors
with Walter Huston and is
certain to profit by the sue
cess of this picture. Mary
Aston happens to have a role
that any fair actress could
eat up and gets all the honor
that goes with an actress
proof role, equatel y
played.
The success Of these two
pictures may convince some
of the potential stars of
Hollywood that disagreeable
roles can be real stepping
stones to success-if you
have a heart and talent to
put into them.
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Iparticular Shade of hair or particU'
lar hairdress. these coming under
the heading of makeup for char.
acterization.
But 1 don't think the woman
in private life should do it. The
hair nature designed for her is
the most becoming. because it is
the most natural in appearance.
To alter the shade gives a note
of falseness; many times the per
son looking at her can't tell
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Amateur Authors Provide But
One Idea in $4,000 Scripts,
So They Are Taboo
By ALANsoN EDWARDS

HOLLYWOOD Oct 1O-Hollywood has its own Bibles
the plays from which all motion pictures must spring
What Baedecker is to the tourist Dun Bradsreet to the
businessman and the Blue Book to automobile sasmen the
script to the directors actors and others who engage IN
movie making
script is simply the picture put down paper, to
the mnutes details of action dialogue and camera angles
Almost any movie maker will agree that it's impossible to
make good picture from weak script and consider
that script is least 60 per of the work involved in
o1Joi0r oriot1
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THE MOVIE YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN ACTUALLY COME
Bob Taylor Debates
Vacation in Europe

It looks as if Robert Taylor is
to have the long-awaited vacation
at last. With approximately three
more weeks of work on his role in
Camille" in which he co.stars
with Greta Carlo, Taylor in look
ing over travel literature, has not
decided whether to take a hunt
ing trip to Montana or go to
Europe.
Evening star., 1936-10-01

Sexton, . member Of the General
Board: Rear Admiral Alfred w. john
son, also q member Of the board, and
Capt. Dudley w. Knox, U. s. N, re-
tired, in charge of the once Of naval
records and library at the department.
The government Of Canada, where
Sims was born, transmitted its ON
cial condolences on his death to Sec.
retary Hull today In . communica-
ton from Hume Wrong. Canadian
charge d'affaires.
Il have the honor to express to
you and through you to the Govern
ment of the United States" the mes
sage said, the sincere sympathy Of
his majesty's government In Canada
for the great loss sustained by the
death of Admiral william Sowden
Sims of the United States Navy"
A similar expression was conveyed
from the Royal Canadian Navy to
Secretary Swanson"
The British governments very sin
cere sympathy" was expressed in an
other message received by Secretary
Hull from v. A. L. Mallet. charge
d'afYaires Of the British Embassy.
II should be grateful If an express
sion Of deepest coincidence could also
be conveyed to Mrs. SIMS" the mes
sage added.