Evening Star Newspaper, February 18, 1930, Page 12

A-12 = MOVIE COMMISSION | [ sispn e ] PROPOSED IN HOUSE! Bill Offered to Protect Cin- ema Industry and Provide | U. S. Supervision. By the Associated Press. Creation of a Federal motion picture ‘commission to protect the cinema indus- try against unfair trade practices and monopoly and to provide for the manu- facture of “wholesome motion pictures, both silent and talking,” wis proposed in a bill yesterday by Representative Hudson, Republican, Michiga: An appropriation of $150,000 would be authorized for the commission, which would consist of nine members, includ- ing four women, appointed by the Presi- dent. The measure would declare the mo- tion picture industry to be a public utility, and among other things would pmrohlb“. the controverted “block book- | 2" No motion picture would be permitted to be exhibited until a license had been obtained from the commiission certify- ing that it was supervised at the source of production and found to conform to | BY CLINTON W. COFFIN, Assoclated Press Financial Wr Though late in entering the tariff controversy, the producing section of the petroleum industry is militantly en- gaged in pushing its demand for a duty of $1 % barrel on crude petroleum on the attention of Congress. Wirt Frank- lin, president of :he Independent Pe- troleum Association of America and head of important Southwestern oil en- asserts that he and his asso- ht for a | “What we are seekinZ to do most right now is to dispel the impression we regard as erroneous that any imposition of a petroleum tariff would raise the price of gasoline,” President Franklin said. “We think it wouldn't, and part of the proof can be taken from price statistics available to everybody.\ It is a iact, tod hat gasoline made from the cheap imported Venezuelan and other roleum, and sold along the Atlantic aboard, is bringing a higher price than gasoline in Chicago and St. Louls, which comes from our mid-continent crude. “Petroleum producers did not make their tariff a demands a year ago be- cause the big refining uniis in the in- dustry told us that a program of cur- t-iling output would solve some of the | over-production diffculties of the indus- e have curtailed, cut down to 25 | try. per cent of potential capacity in_some pools in Oklahoma, and now find that imports from abroad are being increased ' TIE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. €., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 19%90. just about enough to make up for the urt:fimcm. ‘Then our prices for crude have been cut to the the mid-continent fields, to the point amount of e that threatens the continued oil output. Iy N0 _consumers except_the cons | continued employment of the 750, workers engaged in drilling maintenance of a market for oil-wel supplies is in large degree dependent on the application of a petroleum tariff own operations 1 am engaged in drilling 34 wells, each of which means an investment of $150.- 000, and I am sure that aevrlnr I know that in m is A change in conditlons affecting the producer.” It is apparent that the larger refining i units of the industry are not backing| " the pehtraleum Pproducers’ plen as vel. ough many of the smaller independ- | MeS ' | area, regardless of whether lighterage ents are llied with it. The hope of the | fer: SEgRTIE, of whether lighterage naturaily defend it. Since the findings will affect the charges on about the largest single traffic flow over it is engaging in- | tensive legal and traflic department at- | tention in a very large number of bus campaign Mr. Franklin is leading is that | a vote to be obtained in the Senate shortly will attach the duties on crude and refined which the ofl men have asked. Rail Freight Charges. bone in existence shipments to and from the Jersey the New York harbor area, lines defend the ness interes American railroad: ‘The second of a series of attacks on | ness offices these days. the alleged specially favorable treament given New York City in rail freight | United | Tast vear aircra service which have been brought before the Interstate Commerce Commission is now coming to & head. New Jersey busi- ness Tglfl gove‘r':lml:ltaul interests are re- of the independent elements which now | sponsible for the latest assault, and will 's| he glven a chance at hearings next produce 70 per cent of the country's i om& u‘, d:vm their complnln‘i'. ‘The “ - | first trial of similar protests resuited in 0 SRS, Aslf will affect SSATOE. | o *partisl ‘viaiory:Tot ‘New Veih: i of fuel oil, who have been getting a|Baltimore and other Atlantic ports by cheaper supply from the imports. And this low price for fuel oil has resulted | ! in the displacement of about 100,000,000 | manded compe! tons & vear of annual coal production, | leged special railroa 0 that, 1dt has been a_questionable eco- ! nomic advantage to the country as a| hbie: he fact that on_ shipments to and from contiuoy. cooyn the industry that the | ) 1o hattan Island and Brookiyn: wiieh and the originate at or are destined to inland 1| points more than 250 or 300 miles dis- tance, rail rate are identical with those applying on shipments t» and from the | Jersey shore. This ident.ty in the rates |is_maintained under all trunk | schedules, even though the shipments to ment at | and from Manhattan and Brooklyn that rate cannot be kept up unless there| have to move on car floats or in light- | a recent decision of the commission ere refused rate adjustments they de- atory for the al- service given New ork. All of the litigation hangs around the line ers, at a cost ranging up to 10 cents per 100 pounds more than is entailed on ints | ¥ tice of making the rates identical throughout the harbor exports from the tates increased to three times the value of like exports a year ago, L. | ‘The receipts from passenger services in N. Rogers, specialist for the com:'noerce 1929 by pclna one rallroads in the Department on that. branch of trade| Jnited States were only $873,000,000 out comments. f their total operating revenues, which “Of total aircraft exflorlshze per cent " Mr. pe rope | senger traffic the highways and the | and 18 per cent to the Far East. En- i h : . 2 That disposition of these latest trans DAVIS’ PLAN ATTACKED. | to the newest and the lesser dsveloped biggest use relatively of planes is now NEW YORK, February 18 (P).— | motor highways. It is precisely in those {a proposed Federal bill, supported Railroad Earnings. aliens in the United States. NATIONS PLEDGE Spain and Portugal Now to Live Without Strife. ortugal, February 18 (#).— | | In this historic citadel town, scene of | ELVAS, P many clashes in the past, Portugal yesterday made solemn vows to live in peace forever. The award of the Order of and Tower, of an international police Portugal’'s most honored distinction, coupled with inauguration PEACE. in Spain, tators from bot] Spain and f the Sword station be- WINTER FARES TO CALIFORNIA amounted to $6,352,354,000. However, to Latin Amer what the rail carriers have lost in pas- “petween 3 and auto business have obviously gained, | gines went to more countries than did | and considerably more as well. completed aircraft.” port devices, which are going as Mr. Rogers indicates, in greatest numbers countries of the world, has become a Wheeler Scores Proposed Registra- recognized trend in the air field. The Hon o "AMens 4n T & being made in the countries which have the smallest mileage of railroads and | yniteq States Senator Burton K.| areas that the practical utility of air | Wheeler of Montana Sunday attacked transport Is most evident, by Secretary of Labor James J. Davis, | Fearnings of trunk line raflroads of the | "hich would require registration of all tries, announced by the American Sailway. Association today a5 amount. | Addressing the ffteenth anniversary dinner of the American Jewish Con- gress, he said that “it is impossible for ing_to 81 274‘774.lnn|dmr btlhemC-lend:r , were consideral larges y':r}-lc'ozrded in any slng!vy yr:r,. %-?.fi me to understand the reasoning of the alysis of the composite account shows | Secretary. This scheme, with s pro- that the increased return was in large | posal to make all aliens submit to an- part due to the handling of more bus- | nual inspections. and to be issued cards ness at a lesser cost than in previous | With their photographs attached, savors years. | too much of the third degree and the Further, it demonstrated that railroad | rogue’s gallery to be acceptable to real revenues have come to depend almost | American: | exclusively on_freight service, for the & passenger traffic in rails seems to be West Coast Pioneer Dies. continuing the decline on which it em- barked 20 years ago. The statement| SEATTLE, Wash, February 18— showed that fewer passengers were car-| Judge Roger Sherman Greene, 89, ried by American railroads last year | prominent in the history of Washington than in any other year back to 1909.| since territorial days A most economical and comfort- able route for Winter thru the Old South and toric Southwest—is provided by the Washington-Sunset Route. gers save approximately sleeping car fare by using Tourist leaving daily from Washington to California without sleeping cars change via New Orleans, n Antonio and El Pas s also in effect. Write trated booklet “A,” time tables and fares. G. V. McArt, Passenger WASHINGTON-SUNSET Southern Railway Executive Office Bldg. McPherson Square, ton, D. C.—Advertisement. Tourists— the His- Passen- 509 ot||||| EAse Wil usually succeed. Houston, fiamed, rheumatic joints. Low rall | today for | Agent, | member this: ROUTE | give you the —money _back. Stores about Ease.—Advertisement, Washing- ‘Por Safety's Sake-demand 'Brings Comfort to | Stiff Inflamed Joints Pharmacists say that when many | other so-called remedies fail Joint- | It's compounded for certain joint | afiments—that is why you are ad- vised to use it for sore. painful, in- Joint-Ease comforts stiff, swollen | | joints—is clean and penetrating and | quick results can be looked for. Six- Ly cents a generous tube at druf ||| glsts everywhere in America, and re- | it Joint-Ease doesn't | wift relief you expect | Ask Peoples Drug penetrating Joint- tween Elvas in Portugal and Badajor ht thousands of spec- ides of the frontier. AT ALL DRUG AND' GROCERY STORES standards of production which would be set up under the bill ! These standards of production would | R forbid the issuance of a license to films |\ which emphasized or exaggerated sex appeal; with scenes in which the play- ers were immodestly clad, or which are “predominantly concerned with the un- derworld unless the scenes were a part of an essential conflict between good and evil.” A penalty of $10,000 or imprisonment “1‘:-]:3 five years, or both, would be pro- vided. ST P G HIGHEST LUTHERAN Protect Your Health and Life ot o o Protecting Your Teeth TTr—————— Jin Sy, Acepts Nuto HOW BAD TEETH AFFECT YOU Are you a victim of lost energy? Are you “slipping” along life’s pathway? Do you feel fresh in the morning and before the day is half over become tired and your work drags? Council Directorship. IR b Stop! and find your trouble, bad teeth may cause just such a condition—because without good teeth you can’t masticate your food properly, consequently your blood is not supplied with the proper nourishment required to furnish the strength your work demands. The organs of the human system are similar to a great machine, the achievements of which depend upon the unretarded working of its many parts—these parts of the machine, these organs of the human body, continue to perform their duty in accordance with the care they are given. Come in to day or tomorrow—place your teeth under our care. Slight corrections of bad teeth NOW mean a great saving of pain, illness, expense and a longer life. Those who hesitate about following this good advice through fear of pain should come to my office, I use modern pain-preventing methods The \-i/—o;st Crime Committ—e—c—l— ;gainst—_Y— our l:l—e;l__tb_ Is BAD TEETH Look at Yourself! By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 18.—The New York Herald Tribune yesterday said Rev. R. H. Long of Columbus, Ohio, leader in the joint Lutheran Synod of Ohio, has been offered the post of director of the National Lutheran Council, with headquarters in New York. The office. which is the highest in the Lummmn Cl:u.l"ch in t);ll's :;ur;:ry. WaS made vacant January the' resig- nation of Dr. John A. Morehead. COLUMBUS, Ohlo, February 18 (). —Rev. Ralph H. Long, Lutheran minis- ter here, has accepted the directorship of the National Lutheran Council, mem- bers of his family have made known. Mr. Long who is secretary of the joint Lutheran Synod, embracing a number Why Suffer when you could be smiling and happy with pretty white teeth? Come to my modernly equipped dental office and let me stop those aching teeth and restore those bad and broken-down ones with pretty, white teeth, using at the same time modern pain-preventing methods in all my work. REMEMBER Consulting a Dentist Now Will Save You Future Suffering and Expense Not many people are aware of the remarkable progress made by the science of Dentistry during recent years. A great deal has been written about the wonderful achievements of medical and surgical science, but very little publicity has been given to the equally wonderful work of the modern dentist. Under the revenue act the amount which may be earned income Only a few years ago Pain-relieving Dentistry was regarded as an impossibility. The very mention of the term was suffi- cient to arouse a storm of ridicule on the part of the AVERAGE person. Most people firmly believed that no effectual means of Pain-relieving dental operations would ever be found. 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