The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 24, 1929, Page 10

THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1929 | 10 BY RODNEY DUTCHER (NEA Service Writ Washington, D. C.. Ju haps there is something more tediou than making-a tariff bill, but no onc can guess what it is. Sitting through a hot around a long table, listeni never-ending succession of di consisting of facts, figures, mi: Statements and darned lies feathers, aminoanthraquinon kins. marcasites, carillons. strot tantalum, quebracho, cylosc, bouchou leaves and a thous types of imports— jolly life of a membe Finance Committee. The worst of it seems to be th after these boys have finished t the of the Senate likely to be ripped all to + the senate floor. Worse still, is likely enough to deserve just s brutal treatment. It's a Long Story a If the long-suffering reader on his gas-mask your correst will lead him into the com Toom and tell him what it’. Of course hardly anyone ev 4 into the committee room the lobbyists and the mer an occasional newspaperm doesn't play golf. Here's a room 50 or 60 fect long and 30 feet wide, which is fairly full. The members of the committee, 16 or 17 of them, are draped around a squa ended table about 25 fect long hind the head of the table are a fev secretaries and some tariff commis- sion experts with whom a senator can retire to the hall whenever he wani to know what it is all about. At on side, beneath a window, several news Papermen are seated at a table and dreaming of becoming great authors. an who Lawyers and other representatives of 2 industry and commerce are scattered in the rear. Some of them are to make spiels before the day is up. id The honorable senators around the table are all slumped down so that their heads may rest on the backs of ’ their chairs. Most of them are vest- less. All the Republicans are wear- | ing glasses of some sort, so are a couple of democrats. Behind the democratic side of the table are large charts showing production and con- sumption of sugar. Straw hats hang and lie everywhere. Grandaddy Smoot of Utah sits in the chairman's seat at the head. This is his show. He follows everything intently and is about the only com- mittee member who makes of sitting up straight. At hi: the Republican members, who will TRIBUNE’S PAGE OF COMIC STRIPS AND FEATURES along the sides and in 30 or 40 chairs | THE GUMPS—POOR FISH RINNY AND FICKLE— : | VST WATCH THAT FELLOW GOING AROUND = POKING HIS THINK. NOW = DON'T BES HASTY — DO You * TAKE ! THIS NOOK FOR BETTER the democr out of the room | THE SERVICES nd frame the bill to suit them- NOSE INTO EVERYTHING = _. ARE OVER— : ee THE OLD SNOOPER = betel Gaga cla You'REt HOOKED . there's Sunny Jim Watson, BOY = You DON'T KNOW SJHINK IT FOR LIFE = republican floor leader, who WNAT YOU'RE FLIRTING™ OVAH = aN ne until he ap- g on his coilar but- Reed of Pennsyl- 1 pose of extreme exhaustion Reed to lead the fight oor. Sad Sam parks at his m often denics that he is one with a coilar ch as he wears, ¢. He appears to WITH = on the of Calif yawns a and is big enough right is Deneen of alternately about ¢ Tilinois Manufactur- his chances of w Jersey and Sackett of on the end, represent- epublican margin over the TELL ME WAT BECAME OF YoU UAT DAY WE LEFT You To Go BACK AND GET TRE HORSES, TAG WE WERENT GONE ONER FNE MINUTES AND IN TMAT SHORT TIME You JUST UP AND DISAPPEARED " NIMILE You WERE GONE A BIG BEAR SNEAVED UP IN BACK OF LONE WOLF AND ME“ BOY! IT NEARLY SCARED ME OUT OF AS STS —WWELL, WHEN LONE WOLF KEPT BaRKIN’ ATIF Nuns wie GoM BAN ‘ ur ERYTUING ~~ IN NO THA AT ALL WE WERE Bacy arf TIEN YOO TE RANCH= TALK ABOUT ier SCARED"! INE HAD ENOUSH = OF BEARS “WELL, WHEN 2 =~ TOLD UNCLE WaRay wat Then the Democrats tle Furnifold| McLendel Sim- of North Carolina, ranking nember, is at Smoot's left. smailer every day, though 75 and delivered a blast blican high tariff crowd y, with the proviso that still abhorred John J. Raskob. ‘arrison, the democratic sharp- s next. Pat contributes the ions, which is often Dapper Walter ANAS You AND DAN Nilo WERE LOST: THe VERY FIRST Day We FOUND LINDY. TIED To A TREE AKO--WELL, WE HAD JUST ABOUT GIVEN You OP WHEN WE RAN ON To You YESTER- he is He has the McAdoo ner, and the remains of some ‘sidential ambitions. lumps Dave Walsh of in a white collar and t—a sartorial combin- ation which would get many an office boy fired. Thomas of Oklahoma rests his chin wearily on his wrist, refusing to perspire 7 . Last is Tom Con xa the new member with his permanent wave behind the e¢: ‘The only democrat we skipped s Senator King of Utah, who walks around behind the republicans frequently and stands facing the witness, ever ready to pounce. The witnesses come and go. ,In the latter sessions few questions have been asked them. Everyone wants them to finish as quickly as possible. No one cares what they say—much, CHICK, ARE NOU EVER GOING TO GET UP? WE'RE WAITING BREAKFAST BED WHEN YOU'RE WIDE AWAKE AND GET UP WHEN VULUE AT ONE O'CLOCK | YOU'RE SLEEDY | THIS MORNING. TLL GET HIM UP — GONG SEEING THINGS Hollywood—Fan mail has under- gone a considerable change since the movies learned to talk. Whereas, the “mash” ence was once concerned largely with correspond- the physical characteristics and screen | Personality of the players, the post- man now brings all sorts of comments on the various voices. “I thought you were gorgeous until I heard your voice.” is a common complaint. On the other hand, quite as many find certain voices as seductive as were the old closeups. “I knew you'd sound like that,” happens quite frequently in the let- ters. But one of the problems arising at Present in the studios, I learn, is a constant request for records of the voices. In the old silent drama days, Photographs were asked for and sent in wholesale lots. And scorcs of those who received autographed pictures now demand a voice record. No prep- aration for this had been made and leaves the factotums wondering what to do about it. ** * Which reminds me that the fan mail departments have noticed a fall- ing off since the movies learned to A large number of the letters seek information about former fav- F However, these are bonanza days for teachers, elocutionists and such. From all over America, teach- mi to reap a fortune. ‘The other day I encountered Buddy Rogers the juvenile favorite, banging away at a property piano between scenes on the Paramount lot. Buddy told me that he had suddenly been projected into a role that demanded jazz playing on the part of the He didn’t know a note. ks from the studio he found that a bright young man found a system thumpers in a numbered code it whereby the , if » and submit it to the director later. “FOR KOU PLACES’ !student can pick up two or three Pieces overnight. Thereafter, he can improvise to his heart's content. “AILT needed was $2 and the ability to count to 14.” Buddy told me. * * * Da teachers have done par- ticulai well, I am told. Practi- cally all the talking pictures have de- manded a certain amount of song and dance, particularly among the femi nine characters. Most of them could dance well enough, but with no pro- sional rance. Most of the studios now have spe- cial schools on their lots and scores of the stars are “going back to school.” It is no novelty to observe a $1500 a week cutie going past with a bundle of books under her arm. These schools, I am told, are checking up on the grammar of those who might have mislaid it in their efforts to get quick money in the pictures. A sur- prising number were of such tender age when they went on the film lots that their educations were dropped in mid air. Some of the schools also offer opportuni to improve vocal inflections. j The talkies have caused consider- ably more commotion out here than one might gather, and survival is spurring hundreds on to feverish ac- tivity. R OAWGONE “THAT CESKY = FLY ANY WAT ' MISSED HI AGAIN, “se " ON GosH! © Quite a change has come over the t” girl, too. She has always been an important cog in the industry. It is she who “holds script”—that is, scenario—for the director. In days agone she had merely to type out what had happened during the day =! et 2 | x Now she must hold script both on | : lines and action. Which means that, BOOTS AND HER IES i ug after each scene, she must rush to a BUDD idien Pha aad | typewriter and bang off her steno- Assn graphic notes, If words are changed amie \7- ag we by the actor, or lines missed, she must. catch the mistake and, when the scenario is completed, she must sit through it and check the spoken dia- logue with her written script. Hers has become one of the most important Posts in the great army of anony- | mous folk who participate in the creation of a film. GILBERT SWAN. (Copyright, 1929, NEA Service, Inc.) On 1S WORKING 7 DESPERATELY ON BOOTS SALVAGED PLANE ! FROM vS OAMAGED MOTOR, TO ASSEMBLE ONE, WW THE ALMOST FUTILE The stronger will go on getting stronger, and the less assertive will J § [i if hi i Swan, both | mounted to strike powder. charged that aber ignites powder the beat him. Mrs. A same. The judge DON’T NEED FIRE San Diego, Tex.—Boy, it’s hot when E i f | i E i i ad Fa ie vl i ie