Evening Star Newspaper, January 2, 1932, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 2 1932. NEW YEAR MASSES BARRED IN MEXICO Services Suspended by Gov- + ernment Until @hurches Comply With New Law. | By the Assoclated Press. MEXICO CITY, January 2.—Mex- fco's capital lacked New Year masses in its Catholic churches yesterday, as' the religious situation reached an im- | asse Church services throughout the fed- eral district (Mexico City) were sus-| pended by government order in churches Where priests had not yet complied with the new law limiting the clergy to one for every 50,000 inhabitants, a total of 25 for the district, and calling for their registration frchbishop Pascual Diaz had ordered the priests not to comply with the new Jaw. As a consequence, NO masses were said, although the churches remained The government also has ordered that noth be taken from the churches, as th d the property in them belong to the government Panishioners reported they were told at vgrious churches that a number of priests had been arrested, but no con- firmation was available from police The priests were said by parishioners to have been arrested because they re- | fused to comply with the order sus- | pending services by unregistered clergy- men and in unregistered churches. Headquarters of Archbishop Leopoldo Ruiz v Flores, apostolic delegate, were vacated. The archbishop was not avail- sble for an explanation | MEXICO APPLIES BAN ON RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, January 2—A new presidential decree was annouced today forbidding the department of educa- tion from recognizing credits of stu- dents from secondary religious schools. The decree, which follows the enact- ment of legisiation restricting the num- ber of priests in the Federal district of Mexico to one for each 50,000 inhabi- tants, will become effective as soon as it is published in the official journal. All schools whose credits will be recognized must be established entirely cn a_lay besis SPECIAL NOTICES. i WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ebts other .han those contracted by myself HRISTIE. 915 20th st. n.w. 4 NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY racted by any one other than my- BARNES, 1827 Oregon THE ’Am;'u:xf( Tolders of the Ged: sociation will be held at Masonic Hall, 1210 Wisconsin ave. nw. on Tuesday evening, January Sth. at 7 o'clock, for the purpose of lect irectors and_receiving_repor election of dires scelvine President. Attest: B. W. SPILLE. 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Jackie Cooper and Company Put Drama Into Childhood. HERE is not too much of a juvenile impression that ema- nates frcm “Sooky,” the film at Loew's Palace Thea- ter. Three very young actors, with natural ability and adaptable dispositions, have accomplished sur- prising results in becoming clay in the hands of a com- petent director, and have trans- ferred to the film, not the schoolbey story, but the moving sentimental drama that finds its place in the activities of boyhood. Jackie Cooper and Robert Coo- gan as the two chums from cp- posite sides of the social line, between Shantytown and the pre- cincts of affluence, have been seen in a previous production in the same roles that they now present, and they are better and more fin- jshed than in the past. While Jackie Searl offers an unpopular character as the overbearing leader of an organization of young mili- tary enthusiasts, his theatric achieve- ment is commendable and is so ap- preciated. A fine background of this young group is the excellent acting of Enid Bennett and a com- pany of other adult performers. Jackie Cooper’s place in the mo- tion pictures offers a subject that must interest all followers of screen producticns. At his present age and in his very young roles, he appears to be phenomenal in the interpretation of character, done in a way so strik- ing that he is able to impress his ~emotional ability with a facial meth- od which would be envied by his older associates. Yet there is no ap- parent attempt to act—simply the decided expression of those human qualities that make their appeal as evidence of loyalty to the finer un- dertakings of life. 3 is undoubted drama, which it is not at all necessary to discount, even though it deals with the interests of childhood. Robert Coogan also takes a real place of his own, nothwithstanding the fame that has been achieved in an entirely different type by his older brother. The stage show at the Palace has the benefit of the recognized talents of Ted Claire and a company of varied talents, which presents “Loew's Vaudeville Revue.” Run- ning through the sketch is the work of the Phelps Twins, singers and dancers. The outstanding feature is the pretentious number under the title of “Jerry and Her Baby Grands.” Other acts which make up a satisfy- ing total are by Joe Burns and Mur- ray Kissen, singers of strength and sense of humor, who parody and ctherwise make the time pass rapidly, and John and Mary Mason in an act revealing technical skill. D.C.C. Jackie Cooper. “Men of Chance” At R-K-O Keith's, "THE deacons of cinema land ap- pear determined to educate their public in the various arts of gentility as Hollywood conceives them. Twice within the past month they have employed the same formula to hand down dicta on drinking, dancing and dallying & la mode. In case you missed the recent oc casion when Miss Lois: Moran tutored Cherles Bickford in the ways of the “smaht woild,” a second les. son is current in “Men of Chanc at R-K-O Keith's this week. This time 1t is Miss Mary Astor who pa- tiently enlightens her willirg pupil, Ricardo Cortez. As “Diamond Johnny"” Silk, Mr. Cortez has been too busy fixing horse races and mak- in sentimental speeches to his own nags to learn the impropriety of 14- carat diamond stickpins, rings and other sparkling embellishments. Once he is married to Miss Astor, however, he casts away most of these gaudy decorations, without, it seemed, a reasonsble protest. He did not, in fact, even retort to her bland corrections Jim Brady's famed comment, “Them that has 'em wears em.” Rather he became a con- servative and bankerlike spectacle, distinguished more by his gold than his glitter. Johnny Silk is the protagonist of “Men of Chance” and Miss Astor the bait cn which his bookmaker enemies plan to hook him. She, a poor, hungry and uniucky art student, is discovered in Paris by one Dorval, secretly a partner of the “big-shot” bookle Farley. Withcut announcing his purposes, Dcrval sets her up in the countess business—and intro- duces her to a socially ambitious Mr. Silk. The psuedo-countess and the psuedo-gentieman, Mr. Silk, are mar- ried They return to New York to con- sume the plentiful profits of Johnny Silk’s occupaticn. At Belmo day Miss Astor meets Dory erstwhile benefactor annour he is bankrupt. He makes a broad play for sympathy and he gets jt— along with the promise of the horses to help him re fortune, Since these, obviou Johnny Silk’s tips, Dorval natur communicates them to his partr Farley. Thereafter, of course Silk finds himself losing eve he makes, while his wife c innocently to assist in his ¢ tion Johnny does not like losing says so in no uncertain terms hausfrau thereupon realizes ar. fesses her guilt. throws her out he talks to his favorite horse says quite a bit to the gods, fate furies. No one believes that petulance forecasts an unhappy end- ing to the film, and it does You may find out why for ycursel ‘There is in this film one poin which the cinemoguls should called to task. That is the display of scenes depicting profes- sional gamblers repeatedly races &t the race tracks. It m naive to suppose that this intimation is slander, in view of the occasional discovery of successful instances of fixing, but certainly no race fan wants to be told his favorite sport is the pawn of thugs. “Men of Chance” is but a cinema, it is true, and there are those who will think it is net probable, but the power of suggestion is great. Three of the vaudeville acts on this week's program are m-derately entertaining—Miss Vanessi and her company, Rae Samuels and Beehee and Rubyatte. There are some film short subjects. R.B.P,JUr He Metropolitan— Fairbanks' Travel Film. HoucLAs FAIRBANKS, who knows when enough is enough and who probably won't ever again be seen vaulting through windows and knocking dead a score of vil- lains with his two bare fists, has turned to another fleld. In “Around the World in Eighty Minutes,” at the Metropolitan, Douglas _proves himself a juvenile Burton Holmes or a Mr. Newman His style, of course, is his own Just as his grin is his own—and the fact that unlike the other two mon- archs of travalogues he manages to expose more of his person than they have in their quarter of a century’s service. Essentially, this is a travel trip without benefit of plot—and hence without benefit of white skin in darkest Africa. So you can sit back and enjoy the unpsually fine photography, the slight ¥bsurdities, and think what a pity it is that Queen Mary (of Hollywood) couldn't have gone along and done & little lion taming of her own on the side. It is perhaps unfortunate that the dialogue is as kittenish as it is. The strain to be comical in one or two places has been overdone. The continual interrupting of word mat- ter is not as happv as it might be. However, Mr. Fairbanks' grin heips through much of it and he seems to be having much fun, that by the time he is explaining how the fox trot originated in Siam and how to feed peanuts to an_emperor’s white elephant, all is sailing along pleas- antly enough. What places this picture in the interesting class is its distinguished photography. Henry Sharp, the cameraman, deserves as much credit as Mr. Fairbanks for having thought up this film, or Victor Fleming for having put it together. Mr. Sharp’s camerology is really extraordinary and his aptitude for doing things no one has ever done before is pretty fine to behold All in all, & well worth-while film for those who dream of distant land—end also for a great many who don't. E. de S. MELCHER. “Strictly Dishonorable” Is Smart Film. THERE is much truth to the state- ment that “Strictly Dishonor- able” is “the smartest show in town.” Its undercurrent is more sensibly so- phisticated than most of its brother yarns, and its constant channel of amusement is neither swept by caustic winds nor troubled by unruly sentimentality. That it should sur- vive for a second week at the Rialto is excellent proof of the public’s good taste. Sidney Fox, playing the neo- immortal role of the Southern gal who tosses aside an “Orange” lover for the more excitable charms of an opera singer. is nicely gifted in this part and chews her Southern words with plausible results. Whether she hails from below the Mason and Dixon line or not, she is a comely performer and one who deserves bet- ter things than the Teddy bear she receives toward the middle of the play. And while her character has been somewhat diluted in its trans- formation from stage to screen, it still proves that old, old adage that it is often the woman who pays and pays and pays. Other actors who are particularly excellent in this are Lewis Stone, the policeman; Henry, the bar- tender, and, to a lesser degree, Paul Lukas. While we have stressed this again and again, it seems still true that Mr. Lukas lacks quite the proper blood qualities which an opera gent should have. While he rants. he never roars, and one or two gentle roarings would have gone nicely with his role. But that’s a little matter, and the rest is “plenty” amusing. E. de 8. M. “Possessed” Gives Chance For Excellent Acting. ¢ POSSESSED,” at Loew’s Colum- bia, is very definitely a good picture. The reason for its excel- lence is not in its story, but in the way the players handle it—most particularly Joan Crawford and, to a lesser degres, Clark Gable. Miss Crawford is growing in thespian stat- ure by leaps and bounds, and seems to fit very nicely into such a role, which is incredible, but unquestion- ably good, thick, sturdy theatric hokum. As a mildly lost lady who wins the eventual reward of & wed- ding ring, she is not only good to look upon, but pleasant to meditate upon and to wonder how one so young could have waxed so good within a minimum generation. The story grows more and more preposterous as the picture pro- gresses, and when at last Mr. Gable emerges as a possible Governor with billboards spreading his face all over the land it is almost time to cry “enough.” Not so. Groan as you will over the story, the actors are valiant and so well directed that they blot out the deficiencies. “Skeets” Gallagher is another good trouper in this, as is that erstwhile stage hero Frank Conroy. Between them and the well groomed Mr. Gable, and the uncommonly handsome Miss Crawford, there is plenty to hold your attention. It's easy to forget. But you'll enjoy yourself while you're there. E. de 8. M. Miss Gaynor, Mr. Farrell Become a Tradition, MSS GAYNOR and Mr. Farrell are now definitely the “n” plus cupid team of the films. Their blushing romances, while as incredi- ble as Mother Hubbard's shoe, are yet performed with a sugary gal- lantry which warms them to mother and sister and sometimes brother hearts Their latest picture, “De- licious,” at the Fox, boldly announc- ing the sweetness of its soul, is yet palatable through their Milnesque whimsfes, and through the fact that Mr. Gershwin has woven around them music which may be classed as distinguished. Those who have sniffed at his “New York Rhapsodie” and found it wanting will probably be surprised to hear that it will be performed short- ly by Mr. Koussevitzki and his Bos- ton Orchestra, with Mr. Gershwin as its piano pilot, and will later be similarly executed with the New York Philharmonc. This would seem to indicate that, perhaps, after all, we were not entirely wrong in sug- gesting that it is worth listening to. Outside of the film the composition will be called just plain “Rhapsodie.” Other than this, there are several innocuous but warmingly pleasant pleces, all of which were played a week 8go with great success by Les Stevens and his musical “yes men.” And apart from that the film is a romantic little nosegay, full of Miss Gaynor's invigorating smile, and Mr. Farrell's customary advances, with El Brendel being as funny as he is able on the side, and an exception- ally adroft performance by the love- lorn lad at the piano. The stage show is especially not- able for the appearance of Mr. George E. Stohe, in person, who, it will be recalled, has been named “the screen's youngest character artist” Other than that, Fanchon and Marco present the “Three Big Figures” idea. E. de S. M. CATHOLIC CLERGY CALL FOR SUPPORT IN SPAIN Protest Vigorously Against Pro-! visions of New Constitution and Plan Political Opposition. | By the Associated Press ‘ MADRID, January 2.—Catholics of ‘SDMH were urged to unite in defense of the faith in a New Year pastoral | letter issued yesterday by members of | the high Spanish clergy, who took oc- | casion to launch a vigorous protest |agmnst the new Spanish constitution. | 'That document, they asserted, “denies | the church the ordinary rights granted to citizens.” ¥ | The signers, including 2 cardinals, | 7 archbishops, 49 bishops and 2 vicars, urged that Catholics participate ac- tively in civil and political life to de- fend the rights of their faith. | Those who marry without the sanc- tion of the church will be deprived of the benefits of the church. the pastoral | letter said, directing this admonition | at the intervention of the state in | matrimonial matters and divorce. The | letter also insists that Catholics defend ‘lhe right of the church to educate the children of the faithful in the face of establishment of state control over educatiols SCOTT IS MOURNED BY BRITISH PRESS !Manchester Guardian Editor Devoted Life to Paper He Made World Power. By the Associated Press. LONDON, January 2.—The world of death of C. P. Scott, editor of the Manchester Guardian, because during 57 years he showed the heights to which journalism, based on idealism and humanitarianism. can attain. Mr. Scott was 85 vears old. He took the Guardian, then a little provincial newspaper, and made it into a great editorial medium whose voice reached dailv around tke world. From Scott and his_paper the saying grew up: “What Manchester does today, { England will think tomorrow.” Devoted Life to Guardian. He was never a popular figure like Lord Northcliffe was, nor like Lord Beaverbrook is_today. A journalist, politician and classical scholar, a stern but quiet fighter, he still remained a simple man, the embodiment of faith in mankind. At root he was a Puri- tan, with his whole being consecrated first to public service and then to Journalism To him the Guardian was a spiritual entity. His life was devoted to its mission. During most of the 50 years he edited it actually, his tall, distin- guished figure might be seen almost every day riding a bicycle between the Guardian offices and his suburban home. He was an octogenarian before friends persuaded him to leave his bicycle at home. Yorkshire Editor Pays Tribute. His whole life's work was done through the medium of daily journal- ism, a wearing, tearing life of night work. In his 80's he continued to work. He ate a breakfast of raw fruit and worked at home during the after- and at night at the Guardian He often “saw his paper to bed” as if it were a child of his blood, and then went home to a supper, also mainly of raw fruit. Those who were close to him said they never knew a happier man. In a broadcast tribute to Scott last night Arthur Mann, editor of the Yorkshire Post, said. “By the death of Scott we lose the most _distinguished figure in English journalism of modern times. RAIN AND SUN VIE WITH SNOW AND COLD Subzero Weather Chills West as Base Ball Game Is Planned in East. By the Associated Press. Recurrent rains in many sections of the United States, contrasting heavy snows and subzero weather in a limited | Western area graduated to torrentiai | proportions in the South and threat- | ened towns in the Mississippi delta | district with disaster as 1932 got under- | way. Swelling waters of the Mississippt menaced levees and isolated many com- munities. Residents of towns consid- ered in gravest danger fled their homes and sought safety at higher levels as levees crumbled. Danger of famine | brought a new fear to the refugees as limited food supplies dwindled. Moderating temperatures prevailed in all except a few States. The Dakotas, Nebraska and Western Kan- sas were under snow with the ther- mometer as low as 12 below zero. The Rocky Mountain area felt warm peratures in_Colorado, Montana, New Mexico and Wyoming. Heavy drifts in the Dakotas and in Kansas tied up transportation and communication, blocking highways with huge drifts and wrecking telegraph and telephone lines. Towa's snowfall ranged from one to three inches, but temperatures were mild Both the East and West Coasts saw steady rains, but the weather was un- seasonably mild. A novelty base ball game scheduled in one Easter town had to be called off on account gf rain. FACES SLAYING CHARGE Florida Minister, on Still Raid, Held and Booked in Death of Man. PALATKA, Fla, January 2 (P).—A coroner’s jury investigation that lasted a week has resulted in a charge of first- degree murder against Rev. Early H McGaha, Palatki minister, in the| Christmas eve slaying of John W. Ma- | lone in a liquor still raid. The coroner's jury made its report yesterday, and Rev. Mr. McGaha, held | in jail since the slaying, immediately was placed under a formal charge The minister, who accompanied Put- nam County officers on the raid after he was reported to have discovered the | still, said his gun was accidentally dis- charged when he tripped on underbrush as the raiding party closed in on the st Deputies on the raid expressed belief Rev. Mr. McGaha's gun was discharged accidentally. D . W. GRO High-Grade 1st I1st Mige. Notes for sale; on detached all- brick, new and modern homes near 16th St. ex- tended. OMES, 1719 Eye St Mortg. Notes Since 1901 DRAG ouT Another Year of Your Lives Paying Rent? NO! DECIDE NOW! 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Chinese are just as human as anybody now. JOHN D. PLAYS GOLF I Follows His;sual Routine on First Day of New Year. ORMOND, Fla., January 2 ().—John D. Rockefeller, sr., followed his usual daily routine on the first day of the He played his customary round of golf and walked about the beautiful gardens of the Casements, his Winter home here. For his golfing partners he had a { wish for a “Prosperous New Year.” He | did not give interviews. FINNISH MONOPOLY NLIQUOR PLANNED Minister of Justice Expects State Will Net $3,000,000 Yearly From Sales. By Cable to The Star. HELSINGFORS, Finland, January 2. —Following official repeal of the pro- hibition law, which the government now takes for granted after the na- tional consultative referendum early this week, the Finnish State will set up a government monopoly company for the sale of liquor in Finland, Minister of Justice Toivo Mikael Kivimaki said today. Following the general lines of the so- called Serlachius proposal, the govern- ment will intrust this monopoly with | the sale of all bottled goods. There | will be no individual rationing. as under | the Bratt system in Sweden, but every one wishing to purchase liquor must make & Written request, and un- | der special circumstances it will be | possible to deny liquor to certain in- | dividuals. $3,000,000 Yearly Profit Expected. As explained by the minister, the general plan is to allow every one to purchase liquor legally so that smug- glers wil have no excuse for existence. There will be no saloons or bars, and only restaurants will be allowed to sell liquor for consumption on the premises. Half of the profits from the liquor monopoly will go into the state treas- sury, while the other half will be di- vided between the old-age insurance fund and the work against alcoholism. Profits are expected to amount to be- tween 200,000,000 and 300,000,000 Fin- nish marks annually, or between $3,- 000,000 and $4,000,000. ‘The government expects this system to be working within six months, Mr. Kivimaki declared. Smugglers Admit Defeat. ‘The question of liquor prices is con- sidered extremely important if smug- gling is to be stamped out completely. It is generally agreed that prices must be very low at the beginning in order to make bootlegging unprofitable. Later they may be raised. Bootleggers them- selves say they will not be able to con- tinue operations if pure alcohol is sold for less than $1 a liter, end brennvin (Scandinavian brandy) for less than 60 cents. A liter is a little more than a quart. Bootleggers themselves are convinced that the game is up, Kalle Saarinen, one of Finland's most daring smugglers, declared yesterday. Saarinen is a quiet, mild-mannered Finnish sailor typical of the class which has made prohibition a failure in Finland. Bootlegger Flays U. S. Bandits. “Bootlegging has never been elther as spectacular or as profitable here as in America,” he sald. “With two excep- tions, none of us has become rich, and, although some may have put several thousand dollars in the bank, most of us are broke, now that the game is finished. The people in the Archipelago. most of whom have been involved in the business, have improved their homes or bought new boats and now they will . 80 back to the life they led before pro- hibition. “We Finnish bootleggers are not the professional bandits you find in Amer- ica. Most of us have trades to fall back on and we will not constitute any men- ace to society just because there is no smuggling to do. There may be some rascals, thieves and gunmen in the business, bit they are exceptions. Rum Running Is Friendly Game. “It has always been something of a friendly game between us and the cus- toms police, and there has never besn much violence. The only sign of com- petition among ourselves is the price war, and we have no big organizations which butcher rivals. We do not even pay_the police. “The only big bootlegger organization operating in Finland is a mob of 40 or 50 Esthonians, who have got together and bought 10 ships for rum row. Each ship sells at least 500,000 liters yearly and the profit per liter is 4 cents. We make a profit of about 14 cents a liter on the liquor we haul to shore, and a good load is 3,000 liters. “It has been pretty good business, but it is hard to save money. Now it is all off.” (Copyright, 1932.) Arrest 451 in Berlin. BERLIN, January 2 (). — Police Thursday night arrested 429 men and 22 women in Berlin for drunkenness, rowdylsm and resisting police during the New Year celebration. Sixty-six were detained in custody and the others released. Police called 1t a night.” “relatively quiet The library of Duke University is the largest in the South. HELP US HELP UNEMPLOYED Our January Profits For Washington’s Unemployed Mr, F.C. Grabam, Chairman, Weahsngton, D.C Gentlemen: - unemployment relief our met profi that purpose, eined wo wi bundred (§: 1lars as an Jamuary net profit, of . Wishing you District of Columbis Committes on Emple yment, Desiring to contribute to the funds for . e have decided to set for the month of Ji B sneloseinareniiy eur cheak for one 00 whioh you are fre rk et once in any brand of your unemployment re- ry eucgess in your under- ITS ACCEPTANCE ISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Committee on Employment— E. C. Graham, Chairman—Wash- ington, D. C. Nov. 27—Skinker Brothers Service Station, Wash. ington, D. C.—Dear Mr. Skinke; Tour together communication of Nov. 19, with your check for $100, representing an advance on your donation of the entire net profits of your firm for the month of January, been 1932, has received. 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