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The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-07-23

Each star is her own beautician until
It comes to her coiffure. For that she
goes to what is euphemistically called
..the hairdressing parlor.' It is messy
little sstwo-chairn room without booths.
She sits in an old, sawed-of wicker
armchair while an untidy Operator"
marcels her hair with irons heated over
a charcoal fire. Employees lounge about
watching the process.
Screen clothes are provided for all
the players, but single dress is used
oyer and over again after slight altera-
tons from a designing department
which, although if qualities in ingenuity.
rates low in chic.
GHOCHTKU has a restaurant on the
- lot, a two-story Spanish building
which offers food but no enchantment-
Employees eat on the ground floor, play
ers and guests upstairs where the eleva-
ton is only a matter OF height. There
is no swanlz, and not even tablecloth.
As the working day frequently runs
well into the night, sleeping facilities
are provided. The factors bedroom"
a raised platform covered by straw mat
ting, is bare except for pile OF bed
clothing IN a corner. Each actor takes
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-07-23

It's studios. although repre-
senting an investment of 22,500.000 yen,
or about S7,0oo,000. are on the dinky
side.
You get into the largest studio III
Japan, that of Shochiku at Ofuna, SIM
pIy by walking in through the wide,
open gate which is unguarded. You
hail a passing employe and send IN
YOUR card You have no appointment
but in 10 minutes you are closeted with
the big shot of the lot, General Manager
Osamu Rokusha.
His Office is a cubicle opening directly
onto the long, narrow hall which runs
the length OF the administrative build
ing There are no telephones in his
Office. There is no outer Office, no circle
of secretaries or stenographers. When
the Big Shot wants tea, he yells out the
window to a girl passing by.
IN addition to his plain, inexpensive
desk, the Office is furnished with one
tall thin fling cabinet and small table
around whieA are four chairs. The
offices Of the Il directors are similar.
One has a crude davenport One has
bed.
The stars lack the off-stage glamour
of their Hollywood colleagues. They
do not roll up to work in streamlined
roadsters done in two-toned yellow and
brown. Instead they come by electric
train from Toxic, an hour away, and
walk from the station to the studio
aNLY. one star, Kinuyo Tanaka, has a
" dressing room to herself. It is lit
tie japanese room, damp and cold In
winter. Her dressing table, not as large
as an apple box, has mirror in which
she can manage to see herself full
length If she stands Just SO.
Two cushions take the place Of chairs.
Instead of cosmetics, her little table is
cluttered with tea cups and a toothplck
holder. When Kimuyo wants to wash.
she must put on her shoes and 60 out
in the hall to the general washstand-
IF she wants a bath, she must go to
another building.
SIX other stars share two similar
dressing rooms, three girls to a room.
All the other $50 players prepare to 60
before the camera in one long, general
room. They use portable dressing
tables which they provide themselves
ana which they bring with them each
day.
Two narrow benches. punctuated by
spotlighfs, run the length of the room.
At her place at the bench, leading
lady opens her dressing table and be-
gins her makeup, with as little elbow
room ais she would have at d crowded
lunch counter.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-07-23

Takase, Denjiro Okochi, YonOsuko
Toba and Mom0n0suke Tchikawa.
tors and actresses" The manager OF
one of the studios explained that there
are few ofYenses because the faces OF
stars are well known to the public and
the public would know Immediately IL
actors and actresses were to go about
together. And the public would in
stantIy disapprove.S
It isn't done in Japan. The stars
would lose their popularity first, their
jobs next.
The moral discipline department al
lows smoking but no drinking with the
exception of "a little" beer or sake. One
studio restaurant sells drinks to guests
but only one slim glass OF beer TO
player.
The stars have no spare time to get
into nischief-a motion picture indus
try which in 1885 turned out 444 films
supplies them with plenty of work. The
subjects of their pictures are varied,
with tendency toward serious view
of life.
japanese audiences are fond of
tragedy and japanese motion picture
without tears Is not a success. Women
feel cheated Ii they have not had the
opportunity to sniffle over heart-rend-
ing scene Influenced by American
movies, comedies are coming TO be ap-
preciated but they do not satisfy unless
they have 80 per cent of tear-jerking
elements.
The most popular theme is that OF
relations between parents and children
Serials and silent pictures are still being
made extensively, f78 silent movies hav-
ing been turned out in 1885 In COM
parison with 1873 talkies and i33 Pic
lures with sound accompaniment.
Two hundred and ffty-seven Of thesa
movies were heroic melodramas OF tbs
feudal days in Japan, corresponding I'M
type to westerns in the United States.
Their popularity is marked for de-
cline in the cities and one studio hes
already stopped making them
American movies are supreme In
Toxic and other large cities where they
are preferred TO japanese films wfleh
Young Japan deems slow and stodgy.
Taste for American pictures changes
periodically but the popularity OF C
Men" has yet to. be equaled. The Jap
anese love to see federal men get tiae
best OF ganggters, with lots OF shoot
ing, and as q result, Toxic has had .
seven-month run OF pictures such as
MARY Burns, Fugitive" which the jap
anese film critics promptly renamed
&C G-Woman."
When box office receipts Of Americas
movies were compared at the end of
1896. AFoIlow the Fleet q Ginger Roc
ers-F'red Astaire picture, led all tho
others. For while one had 70 be Q
friend of the manager to buy tich@s
for the theater when this picture wsss
being shown
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-07-23
By Rose Mckee

~% HE japanese motion picture in-
dustry does not go in for things
magnificent and stupendous.
Its studios, although repre-
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-04-02

Cp Save This Own Reference the Race
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-04-02
30 Persons Four Women Register
 Mines Course

Special Instructor Abe Shallit stated today that 30 persons have already enrolled in the mining extension course, having regist cred at the Fair Booth last ev- ening. This number also includ- es four Nome ladies.
 He requests that all who desire taking the course, enroll as soon as possible, as the course begins Monday. Classes will be held from 3 to 5 pm. and in the ev- enings from 2 to 9, except on show nights when they will be from 6 to 7:3O pm.
 The course is being given by the University of Alaska Mining Extension Service. There are no fees and no qualifications other than the ability to read.
 The place of meetings has not yet been decided, but will be an nounced tomorrow.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-04-02

13-Quilts
 A-Pieced
 B-App.iqued C-Emhroidered 14-Decorative wall hangings A-Crayon
 B-Printed
 C-Embroidered D-M.scellaneous
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-04-02
NOTES ON FAIR
(Continued From Page One)

(Continued From Page One) the Fairbanks Ice Carnival, when as Miss Nome, she was chosen as Miss Alaska. The final evening of the Fair, Saturday night, will be the windup of all the entertain ment and shows and the public is urged to available themselves of this opportunity. Dancing will conclude the entertainment, both tonight and tomorrow.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-04-02
(CITY OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER)
Weather Today

Snow storms were observed this morning at Golovin, Council and eastward to Nulato and south ward to Bethel. Generally fair weather continues over the east ern section of the Nome-Fair- banks Airway. Rain was falling along the Aleutians while gener- ally cloudy weather pervails over southeastern Alaska.
 Low barometric pressure cov- CTS Alaska and the Boring Sea with the lowest readings near St. Paul, Island. Alaska. It is likely that cloudy and unsettled wealth CT with snow squalls and fog will prevail for Nome and Vicinity tonight and Friday.
 Temperatures were higher last night over interior and western Alaska and were lower over nor thern Alaska. changes were not important in other sections.
 The lowest Nome temperature last night was 10 at 1l:30 pm, and the highest yesterday Is above. About 42 inches of snow remain on the ground.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-04-02
Japs Buy Steel
(By The Associated Pressl

(By The Associated Pressl
 LOS ANGELES, April 1, - Japan, needing steel for military and industrial expansion, is buy ing construction machinery used to build Boulder Dam.
 She has been buying thousands of tons of scrap iron weekly be- cause of the failure of the new iron sources in Manchoukuo and the stoppage of Russian iron ship ments to Japan.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-04-02
FRIDAY EVENING. 2 te . PM.
 BABY PARADg

Charlotte B. Hatersoa, Stunt
 tAll children under school age are eleeible.) Lot firsf S.S.x..a |. Most attractive costume, Boy 3S .00 1lgO 5 Most comical costume, Boy.......3. .O0. ....I06 1. Most comical costume, Ghl .... m g Psst P decorated bicyele or velocipede 3...-1 0' oest oecorated dou buGgy -.-.....3l 0...-.1O0
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-04-02

Subjects to be covered in the lectures include geology, mining, minral deposits, minerology, min ing law, laboratory instruction on recognition and Identification of rocks and minerals.
 Remember the course starts this Monday, so those who are interested please register at once.
 HONGKONG, April 1 1-The pol ice at Canton are rounding up all lepers leading to the belief here that wholesale slaughter is plan ned.
 A dozen lepers were shot twen ty five miles west of there yes terday, and unconfrmed reports said eighty more were killed to- day.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-04-02
FRIDAY, ARIL 2

Special attraction for the afternoon will be an exhibition of babies under 40 months and a booth containing choice selection of baby things. Prizes will be awarded winning babies at this time.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-04-02
ADVANCE PREMIUM LIST
Northwestern Alaska Fair Asso.
DIVISION c

United States Department of the Interior Office of Indian Afairs-Reindeer Service Superintendents. V. R. Farrell-J. s. Rood
 Native Products Division
 Class I-Ivory
Evening star., 1937-09-01

Simmons comfort hos been built into eve one Of these couehes
Special have been odde as back to hold the
pillows from the wall and otroctve wood frome border
Ground the bottom which gives them individuality pieces Of fur
nue and mokes them easy du. Ground the edoes Choice Of
green brown blue rust and plum coo heavy ezete cover.
AND SETH F1oos.
Evening star., 1937-07-15
BILL TO REGULATE
AD0PT|0NS HAILED
Termed "Great Step For
Ward' in Public Welfare
Procedure.

Progress toward enactment Of q bill
to regulate adoption proceedings In
the District was hailed today Is 4
great step forward" In public vel
fare procedure.
The bill. introduced by Represent
ative Norton, Democrat, of New Jersey,
was reported favorably yesterday by
the House District Committee and
will be on the calendar in time for
action on the next District day,
July 26.
"ThiG legislation would greatly i'm
prove adoption proceedings in the
District" Public Welfare Director
Elwood Street said this morning.
Regulations here have been 30 slack
that 1t was possible to give babies
away. In fact. 1t has been made
almost . business under the anti.
quated adoption conditions here.
Will Safeguard Children.
THE change contemplated in this
bill will safeguard children, their own
parents and the families that are de.
sious OF adopting them"
BY the terms of the bill, the De-
partment Of Public Welfare would be
charged with the responsibility of
making = complete Investigation of
all parties involved before the court
Is empowered to enter 4 ANAL decree
OF adoption.
The bill also requires that the pros
pectlve adoptee be domiciled with the
adopting parents for . period Of 1t
least six months before a petition for
adoption may be filed with the court
Work to Be Assimilated.
Street said the extra investigatory
work would be assimilated into the
child welfare division Of his DEPART
ment, an extension of the functions
and personnel Of that division al.
ready being under consideration.
Among those indorsing the bill was
Miss Mary r. Colby OF the Children's
Bureau OF the Labor Department, who
pointed out that it conforms with the
modern adoption regulations now In
effect In % States
Miss Mildred Terrett, director OF
the Juvenile Protective Association;
Mrs. Ernest Gruening, chairman Of
the Child Welfare Committee Of the
Council Of Social Agencies; Mrs.
Louise Gutenberg Of the League Of
Women Voters. and B. w. Weaver of
the District Bar Association all Joined
IN approving the efforts to modernize
the local adoption regulations.
Evening star., 1937-07-15
Spain
Continued From First PaRe.)

Spain: but general objection Of both
France and Soviet Russia was feared
here.
Volunteers Removal Demanded.
1talo-German approval may COL
lapse, however, on the British provi-
sion that the granting Of belligerent
rights follow q start on the removal
Of foreign volunteers from Spain.
British diplomacy sat back and
awaited full crystallization of opinion
among the other nations Of the 27-
power Hands of Spain" Committee
while opposition fomented even within
Britain.
Members Of the Labor party, after
an emergency meeting at the House
OF Commons late last night, decided
to press for debate on the proposals
today.
The governments critics promised
to attack the whole plan as climb
down" on the part of Britain who 4
few days ago bluntly told Italy and
Germany she was opposed to granting
belligerent rights to the warring
forces in Spain.
Foreign Secretary Eden, seeking to
patch the tattered garment Of Span
ish neutrality before it IS discarded
entirely, proposed:
Limited" belligerent rights con-
tingent upon steps toward withdrawal
Of foreign volunteers from Spains
battlefields;
Termination Of the foreign naval
patrol already weakened by the with
drawal OF Italy and Germany last
month:
Establishment OF 4 stronger sys-
system Of neutral observers inside and
outside Spain to prevent reinforce
ments OF arms and men.
While the government hoped the
Non Intervention Committee would
be able at 4 session tomorrow to give
some indication Of their governments
views, 1t was not expected that meet.
ing would bring final action on the
plan.
REREIS IT AIM vrr,r0pv
Evening star., 1937-07-15
The Proper Balance.

There Is . proper balance between
the rights Of motorists and pedes-
trlans on our streets and highways.
Neither has been granted the exclu-
sive privilege of their use. Trafic
rules and regulations attempt to de-
flne the rights Of each. Courteous and
common sense driving and thoughtful
walking are necessary to maintain,
without injury to each. that balance
which Is necessary to bring about the
emcient movement Of vehicle and pe-
destrtan trafnc and to safeguard the
rights of both.
Evening star., 1937-07-15

Carolina, spoke the opposition view
point. Everything points to adjourn
ment in week or so, he said.
Fourteen freshman Democrats were
expected to participate in this after
moons conference to agree on their
candidate to succeed Robinson.
Some OF them indicated Senator
Barkley was their probable choice,
pointing out that he has been as con-
sistent an administration supporter as
Robinson and has served as assistant
leader.
Senator King of Utah, an admin
istration critic, said Senator Harrison
would represent the Democratic
party In the Senate better than any
one else"
Some administration Senators point
ed out that selection of Harrison would
make King chairman Of powerful
Finance Committee.
Leaders Of the freshman Senator'S
Hitchcock Of South Dakota, Smathers
of New Jersey and Lee of Oklahoma
declared their group held the balance
Of power among Senate Democrats.
Evening star., 1937-07-15

pending reorganization rocommsnda-
tions, was urged ON . number Of mem-
bers OF tho House today BY CAPT.
Jabes q. 0holston.
Gholston, former director Of the
inspection division Of the Public Works
Administration, WAS dismissed two
days ago BY Administrator Ickes for
alleged lobbying activities.
He told House members today It
never was his intention to attempt to
influence Congress and that he was
opposed to departmental lobbying.
However. he insisted, there are power
ful lobbies" and he mentioned especi.
ally the Army Engineer Corps, the
Owl Service Commission, the Agri-
culture Department and the Works
Progress Administration, adding that
Evening star., 1937-07-15
CUT UP HAC|ENDAS,
IS QUEzON' SPLAN
Will Call Special Session to
Buy or Confiscate
Great Estates.
BY the ASsociateu Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 15.-President
Manuel Quezon Of the Philippine Com
monwealth, arriving from Europe en-
route to Manila, said today he intends
to sponsor legislation to divide the
great estates of the Philippines among
the common people.
Il am calling special session of the
National Assembly upon my return"
said the leader Of the Filipinos. Il
will ask it to appropriate money COL
lected from the excise tax on coconut
oil to purchase some of the great haci-
endas Of the Philippines and to create
public works jobs for the underpriv-
ileged.
Il intend that the hac;endas shall
be cut up into small farms for the
common people. We will appropriate
the land II necessary, but know the
estate owners are willing to SELL
The only question Is that Of agree
ing on price. shall appoint q joint
commission to tx prices If neces-
sary"
1t was understood that the Joint
commission would be composed of rep
resentatives Of the government and
the landowners.
His declaration followed an an
nouncement by the State Department
In washington June "a that the Treas
ury was making arrangements to
transfer to the Philippine Common
wealth $5o,0oo000 representing net
proceeds Of the oil tax collected up to
July /.
Quezon said the Philippines were
not concerned with the Sino-Japanese
hostilities except that all humanity
should be interested In the cause OF
peace"
He said the present army program in
the Islands, as directed by Gen. Doug
las Macarthur, former chief Of stan Of
the United States Army, was success
full.
Military Trimming Compulsory,
I'VE are not augmenting the army"
ne added. I'VE are merely giving our
youth compulsory military training for
six months"
Quezon said he would go to Wash
ington tomorrow, return 1T once to
New York, then start for San Fran
cisco from where he will sail July ~
for Manila. He plans to arrive home
August S.
Quezon said he was shocked BY the
death Of Senator Robinson Of Arkan-
sas.
We entered the House Of Repre-
at Washington together"
he went on. (Que8on formerly was the
Philippine Representative In Con-
gress)
He was one Of the most powerful
men physically have ever known. r
consider his death . great loss. ad-
mired him for his high ideals. And
I thought he would live to be at
least go"
Evening star., 1937-07-15
REBELS CLAIM VICTORY.
Report Foe Is Repulsed on Arason
Front


Front.
HENDAYE, Franco Spanish From.
tier, July Is R.-Spanish insurgent
headquarters asserted today that 4
government offensive at Albarracin.
on the Aragon front, in Eastern
Spain. had collapsed and Madrid
Valencia troops had been driven from
all positions in that sector.
The announcement followed BY 4
day a similar claim that the govern
ment offensive against Generalissimo
Francisco Frances siege positions
west Of Madrid had been hated.
Government reports already had
admitted Madrid-Valencia troops had
been dislodged from Moro Hill, near
Alharractn, 23 miles west Of Teruel.
but said government forces were still
advancing against insurgents near
Madrid.
Frances communique said the gov
ernment army 1T Albarracin was left
with no fortified bases from which to
operate after sustained insurgent
counter-attacks, during which the
government suffered heavy losses.
French reports from the govern
ment side said Franco was concen-
trattng planes and men west Of
Madrid in preparation for q new At
tack to take the capital.
Evening star., 1937-07-15

there are many other Federal
bureaus and agencies" engaged IN this
practice.
During tho current session Of Con.
sress," 0holston said, many mem.
bers have been subject to considerable
pressure from various quarters In con-
nectton with the reorganization bill
while It vas under consideration In
closed committees. This pressure must
have been inspired BY departmental
lobbyists"
Insisting Congress should investi-
gate, he added:
Certainly the Chief Executive,
Congress and committees appointed to
study reorganization should be in q
position to know what they are doing
about reorganization of the Govern
Evening star., 1937-07-15
CIVIL SERVICE HOLDS
JOB FOR BLIND PERSON
Position as Assistant Clerk Stem.
ographer in Interior Depart
ment Available,

An examination open only to blind
persons experienced in the use Of
Braille and Braille machines has been
announced by the Civil Service Com
mission to flll position as assistant
clerk stenographer, Once Of Educa-
tiop, Interior Department.; at $500
annually.
Motion picture directors are wanted
by the Forest Service and Social Sc
curity Board At $4,000 to $1,000.
Applications viii be received until
August Q from States east of Col
orado. and until August IL for COL
orado and westward.
Details are available at the COM
mission, Seventh and F street,
Evening star., 1937-07-15
Bastille Day Celebrated.

Forty-1ive members of the Washing
ton French colony were guests Of Emile
Beauvais at his annual Bastille day
celebration yesterday at his country
cottage on the Patuxent River. The
afternoon and evening were devoted
to an outing, fireworks and dancing,
following the program Of Bastille day
celebrations in France.