Evening Star Newspaper, January 18, 1923, Page 5

SCATHING REBUKE GIVEN WILL HAYS Movies Control Him and Not He the Movies, Says Head of Civic League. NATIONAL CENSORS URGED “Group Holding Monopely” Need Federal Control, Like Meat In- dustry, Declares Speaker. A scathing rebuke and indictment was given Will Hays, arbiter of the moving picture industry, for his complete “sub- Jugation by a group of four or five men in control, who themselves need censor- ing for the subtle influence of vice they ing through the country ir by speakers at a conference held today at the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church by the churches of the United States and mcral welfare organizations on the federal control of motlonpictures. ident of the New the Protestant I have becn u of immoral in grading the and producers, th can save Americ mnational control.” s, writers nothing that | from this curse but Will Hays Impotent. “Will Hays had the confidence of the public, and it seemed as though his character would insure some bet- terment, but when he removed the ban on Roscoe Arbuckle .a wave of indignation spread over the country and every one realized that the in- dustry controls him and not he the all likelihood he will ition now that he realizes his impotency to do anything good for the screen, or else he him- self must realize the need for fed- able to graft, rol_and are in- When bad pic- ppeals to higher courts and this them, so that every- 10 see_them before they are taken off. The political danger of this powerful group of producers is o great in its monopoly that the freedom of the screen is far destroyed that onl could restore it by cr tlonal commission to like manner to the packing industry is tures are ¢ are made but advert one has ting a na- trol it in a ay the meat itroled.” San Francisco Scored. | “It the screen dictators can rule Mr, then o deal justice in the positio Wilson of this cl ary of the Board of Puslic | the M piscopal | -ouke of | s was a | ess and a | he rei confidence in h sho by his b completely True, Arbuckle wak in San combination of and_ hel aral secr Morals of fine man, of moral uprigh splendid record, but t and h “Federal con because it iIs t surb the the roo control is in rupt politics. hictures d thousands of | immoral and degrading ones get by. Tegislation has been passed, backed by all the leading civic organizations of etates and then vetoed by the gov- ernors, even such as Gov. 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The Cantilever arch bends freely, strengthiens your arch muscles with exercise and cor- rects and prevents arch weakness. ‘When you lace Cantilevers, the flexible shank draws up to supply just the support each one of your arches necds. signed with thoroughgoing and far- sighted thought for foot comfort and foot efficiency, with low heels, = natural sole line and the rounded toes so much in fashion today. Here Is Real Comfort For supreme comfort, inspect your feet in Cantilevers. They are good - looking _shoes, _excellently | made, reasonably priced, made in Cantilevers are de- |- many styles with but one intention —the intention of fitting women “to the utmost comfort. .: Cantilever Shoe Shop w, 1319 F Street N.W. MRS. L. W. HARDY NAMED. Will Be Assistant Director School Community Centers. Mrs. Lucretia W. Hardy, secretary of the East Washington Community Center since its creation, has been appointed assistant to Miss Cecll B. Norton, general director of the com- munity center department of the pub- lc schools, it was announced today. The appointment has been approved by the board of education. Mrs. Hardy succeeds Miss Alice Pol- lock, who ‘resigned several months ago to take up duties with the Wash- ington Community Music Association. of having received her early education in the local schools, graduating from Central High School. She is also a graduate of Goucher College, where she received the B. A. degree. While at Goucher she spe- clalized in sociology Mrs. Hardy was secretary of the Home and School Association for six | Years and is a member of the (mmonj Park Citizens' Association, the Wo; en’s City Club, the Lol](‘gr \Vomens ('hlh the American Assoc Women and the District of 'Columbia of the American Revolu- R o New York and Calvin Coolidge, now Vice President, when he was B0 ernor of Massachusetts. Were th influenced by the movie magnates? Many Are Represented. The orgaylzations represented at the conference included the Presb terian Church, the Methodist Ep: copal Church, Northern Baptist Chure United Lutheran Chureh, the Inte national Reform Bureau, the Natlonal Reform Association, the National Civie League, W. C. T. U. and the Salvation Arm { Senator H v L. Myers of Mon- tana, who was to speak on the “Need of Congressional Tnvestigation Inte was unable-to at- regent o tend. Dr. Charles Scanlon of Pitts- burgh, general secretary of the Pre: byterian Board of Moral Welfare, act- ed as chalrman. RAISED CHECK $26,000. Ohio Youth Is Convicted Cleveland Court. CLEflELAND. Ohio, January 18.— Charged with raising a $48.58 check to $26,148.58, Fred J. Colladay, sald to be from Toledo, was convicted here vesterday of issuing the forged check to defraud. The jury had deliberated only thirty minutes. Sentence was | deferred until Saturday. A photo- graphic enlargement of the check, a | yard long and a foot In width, was the chief testimony of the state. The check was issued to Colladay by a bond brokerage firm of Detroit | on a bank of that city, in payment| for a liberty bond, it was testified. | FLYER FALLS TO DEATH. Lieut. Fox Nose Dives to Ground at Fort Sheridan, Ill. CHICAGO, January 18.—Lieut. Rus- sell R. Fox of Chanute Field, Ran- . IIl, was killed instantly at Fort ridan vesterday afternoom, when his plane’ crashed into a tree ahd | dived nose first into the ground. | Lieut. Fox, who arrived from Cha- | nute vesterday, was taking off from | the rifle range, when a gust of wind | blew the machine sideways into the tree. Lieut. Fox's home is at Port Jarvis, s in ‘THE . EVENING STAR, ‘W}\'SHI\'GTO\T' BALLOU'S SALARY CUTIN AMENDMENT Certain Teachers Gét In- crease in Substitute Meas- ure Reported in House. After amending the 50 - called teachers’ salary and school reorganl- zation bill, passed by the Senate De- cember 5, 5o as to cut the salary of Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superintendent of schools, from $10,000, as proposed in the bill, to $7,500, and inserting an amendment {ncreasing the pay of normel and high school teachers, the Senate bill was substituted for the House bill and ordered favorably re- ported by the House District com- mittee, The purpose of the substitution is to expedite passage of this legisla- tion, on which a joint committee of the ‘Senate and the House has been working for eighteen months. Mem- bers of the House District committee, after conferences with leaders in the House, predict that this bill can be passed next Monday. Ziblman Amendments. Representative Fred N. Zihlman, who proposed the amendments, ex- plained to the committee that they re acceptable to Senator Capper and th if the bill passes the House Sen- or Capper will move for concurrence by the Senate. Representative Zihlman explained that the salaries proposed in tnls bill will make the pay of employés of the department of education in the District comparable with the salaries FLORIDA Through Sleeping Car Service To' all points on East and West Coast—also Southern Pines and Pinehurst, N. C.; Camden, S. L.; Savannah, Brunswick, Ga.; Jacksonvllle, Tampa, Sarasota and St* Petersburg, Fla. ALL YEAR TRAINS Mid-South Special Florida Cuba Special Seaboard Fast Mail Famous |Seaboard Florida Limited All Pullman Train De Luxe Resumes Service Jan. 1st, 1923 Use Seaboard Travel Service Know Before You Go—This office shows the way to comfort and pleas- lure and eliminates unnecessary ex- penditure. Write or call for authentic infor- mation, reservations; also booklet— "\\'imering in the South.” Geo. W ierbuchen, D. P. SEABOARD AIR LINE RY. 714 14th St, Washington, D. C. A Few of the Desirable Odd Pieces Stocktaking Revealed A few of the special light after inventory. 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Were $6.50 each. REDUCED TO Were $75.00 each. Su 162 U ere $ wood Was 33...00 $ $Q.50 $7.50 $3.50 $5.00 124 $/4.50 .75 TABLE, ROOM CHAIRS, Were $5.50 each. MATTR‘ESSES l tp;;u elsewhere throughout the coun- Representative wum-- of Pennsyl- vania, - chairman the House rep- Tosentation on" the Joint. commitice on District schools, said that at first be was opposed to the amendment the salaries of high school but that he had now been <convinced that they are needed. Blanton Hits High Salaries. When Representative Blanton of Texas tried to get Dr. Ballou's sal- ary cut from the $10,000 proposed in the blll to $6,000, he said that if this reduction was made Dr. Ballou would not resign, and, if he did, within twenty-four hours there ‘would be twenty applicants for his job. “We are going crazy on the question of large salarles” Representdtive Blan- ton said. He was promptly chal- lenged by Representative Walters, Who sdid that answers the question as to what is the matter with our 'hools and colleges. “We have been paying niggardly salaries to men and women who devote their lives to train- ing the children.” e amendment offered by Repre- sentative Zihiman regarding the sal- arles of teachers in the senior high and normal. schools would allow a $100 increase in: the basic salary of group A, starting at $1,800 per year, for ten years, instead of eight, or un- til a maximum salary of $2,800 is reached. This proposal would make the basic salary in group B $2,900 per 1ncraul teache S-A D. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 192%.° year, with an annual increase of $100 for one year, making the maximum salary $3,000. _Another amendment in the method of assignment of employes to salarfes has the effect of covering them: under of teachers to grades, including.those now on the list of eligibles for pro- motion. Viewpoint of an Optimist. \ From the Youngstown Telegram. “I tell you what” sald the fat plumber, “you gotta hand it to old man Clutcher for being an optimist. “What asked the thin carpenter. he was in jail.” “So he 5. So he ls.” “Well “And | tho other day he was sens tenced. %5nd he is till an optimist?" “Yes. 1 was in to see him just atter he had been sentenced to ninety- “I thought “Gee! “And he was happy as a cricket.” “What was he happy about?" h, he said, “It might have been — “I want to apply for a position as an expert_amanuensis.” “Well, what's stopping you?” ‘How do you spell the pesky word?" —EBoston Transecript. P THE WANS STORES OF WASHINGTON Going Strong! Master Purchase and -L-E SUITS and OVERCOATS Come on, fellers—miake the most of the occasion— it's timely—and it’s unusual —because out of evervday business. of the routine YVou can’t match these values else- where! 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