Evening Star Newspaper, December 9, 1934, Page 7

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, DECEMBER 9, 1934—PART ONE, CATHOLICS TAKE FILM VOW TODAY Al Attending Masses to Be Asked to Pledge In- decency Ban. Every person attending mass in the Roman Catholic churches of Wash- ington this ning will be a:ked to take a Legion of Decency pledge against attending motion pictures de- scribed as “indecent and immoral.” Similar action will be taken in every Roman Catholic church the country, lion persons coming within the influ- ence of this move to force motion pic- ture producers and exhibitors to guard more carefully against “objectionable types of films. Coincident with adoption of the pledge, which is to be binding for one ED HOWE, Retired editor of the At- chison (Kans.) Globe and the “Sage of Potato Hill,” says better behavior is one of the Nation’s greatest needs “‘even if it has to be pounded into some peo- ple.” Despite failing eye- sight and his 81 years, the philosopher can still do occasional writing. —A. P. Photo. | throughout | between 15 and 20 mil- | year, a list of motion picture titles is | %o be posted in the vestibule of each church, the films being divided into three classifications. Class A will be those judged “unobjectionable and suitable for public Class B will be those considered fit only for adult attendance. Pictures in this group are called “more or less objectionable in spots.” Class C will be pictures condemned as improper. Lists to Be Renewed. The lists are to be renewed each week and are being drawn by the Chi- cago Council of the Legion of Decency The procedure of taking the pledge | ading by the priest ass. those will consist of a conducting the ance standing and after him The pledge, as forwarded priests here by Archbishop Mi Curley of Baltimore, follows “I condemn indecent and immoral motion pictures and those which glorify crime or criminals “1 promise to do all that I can to strengthen public opinion against the production of indecent and immoral films and to unite with all who protest against them i mp.nuuwdfil' my obligation form a r to conscience about tures that life. As a member of the Decency. 1 pledge myself away from them. 1 promise to stay away altogether of amuseme matter of policy 104 Films Named. to the hael J. to pic- Legiol In the list Chicago Cour fi' t circulated the league 1 use. the _| “What nearby B commu are being ngle cl: class ginia house lists In selec Chicago Council. the is seeking uniformity among during the past few weeks h prepared by d thorities make-up. Classification for Week. follows: (RKO 1 Bol h Irene Dunne s and el Atwill “Anne of Green Gables,” Toylan kes a Bow with 8 Temple, James Joh Babes in (Fox) y “Bachelor of mond Strikes with and Warner Oland “The Cat's Paw old Lloyd, Una Dinehart. “Charlie Chan in with Warner Oland and Alan Mowbray “‘College Rhythm™ with Joe Penner. La Oakie and Lyda Rob *The Count of Mc ance), with Robert Landi Father Bad Men ner Broth Ruby Keeler a Great Expecta h Jack Pickfs ce Barton. Fox) M London Madge (Fox) Bellamy (Paramount), Ross, Jack Donat a Brown, Detective.” Walk Dick O'Brien ms” (Paramount), Louise Huff and Five (War- Powell, wit “Happiness w Dick on - and Ahead Powell, Allen Jenkins “Housewife (Warn with Bettie Davis, George Ann Dvorak. “The Human (First Jost nal), ine Hutchi Brothers) Brent and U Side” ersal), in attend- | peating the words | 1, are dangerous to my moral | from places | which show them as a | this week by the | 104 | Dunn | entertainment.” | Scolds Americans wyn), with Franchot Tone, May Rob- son and Karen Morley. “There’s Always Tomorrow” (Uni- versal), with Frank Morgan and Bin- nie Barnes. “Trans-Atlantic Merry-Go-Round” (United Artists), with Gene Raymond and Nancy Carroll. “Way of the West.” “White Lies.” “We Live Again” (Samuel Gold- wyn), with Anna Sten and Frederic March. Films Termed Improper. Class C: “Affair of a Gentleman” (Univer- sal), with Paul Lukas, Lelia Hyams | and Patricia Ellis “The Aflairs of Cellini” (Daryl Za- nuck), with Constance Bennet, Fred- ric March and Frank Morgan. “All of Me” (Paramount), with lFrednc March and Miriam Hopkms “Arianne” (English), with Elizabeth Bergner and Percy Marmont “Born to Be Bad” (Twentieth Cen- | tury), with Loretta Young and Cary | Grant, ‘ “Catherine the Great” (United Art- ists), with Douglas Fairbanks, jr., and Elizabeth Bergner. “Dr. Monica” (Warner), Francis and Veree Teasdale. “Enlighten Thy Daughter,” | Zena Keefe. “The Fighting Lady.” “The Firebird” (Warner), with Ve- ree Teasdale and Ricardo Cortez, “Fog Over Frisco” (First National), with Kay with Adolphe Kenyon. “Have with Una Merkel “I'll Fix It” (Columbia), Holt and Mona Barrie. “Judge Priest” (Fox). Rogers, Tom Brown Landau. “Kentucky Kernels,” “Marie Ga- (Fox), with Spencer Tracey, °d Sparkes and Helen Morgan. “Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch” (Paramount), with Pauline Lord, W. | C. Fields and Zasu Pitts. “My People’s Dream,” “One Night of Love (Columbia), with Grace Moore, Tullie Carminati and Lyle Talbot. “The Prescott Kid," Entrance” (Fox). with Janet Lew Ayres and Ned Sparkes. 1 Six-Day Bike Rider” (First tional), with Joe E. Brown, Doyle and Frank McHugh. ‘Student Tour” with Jimmy Du- | rante, Charles Butterworth and Max- ne le “365 Nights in Hollywood” (Fox), with James Dunn, Alice Faye and Jack Durant “The Tonto Kid.” “Tombstone Terror,” “The White Parade” (Jesse | L. Lasky), with Loretta Young, John les and Dorothy Wilson. Treasure Island (Metro-Gold- | wyn), with Wallace Beery. Jackie Cooper and Lionel Barrvmore “Wake Up and Dream” (Universal), | with Russ Columbo, Roger Pryor and June Knight Every | (Metro-Goldwyn), Brian Aherne and Madge Evans. For Adults Only. Menjou and Doris a Heart” (Metro-Goldwyn), with Jack with Will and David ervant’s aynor, Na- Woman Knows” Jean Parker, James Dunn and | Maxine with Helen Hayes, | | | | Class B—Judgment withheld so far | as attendance by adults is concerned. Belle of the Nineties” (Paramount), with Mae West, Roger Pryor and John Mack Brown. British Agent” (First National), with Leslie Howard and Kay Francis. The Captain Hates the Sea” (Co- lumbia), with Victor McLaglen, Jnhn Gilbert and Alison Skipworth. “The Case of the Howling Dog" (Warner), with Warren William and Mary Astor amned” (Metro-Goldwyn), with Joan Crawford, Clark Gable and Otto Kruger “Cleopatra” (Paramount), with Clau- dette Colbert. Warren William and Henry Wilcoxon. “Crime Without Passion” #Hetch- McArti . with Claude Rains, Margo and Whitney Bourne Dames” (Warner). with Joan Blon- dell. Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler The Dragon Murder Case’ (First National), with Warr:n William, Mar- garet Lindsay and Lyle Talbot “The Fountain (R-K-O-Radio) with Ann Harding. Brian Aherne and Paul Lucas “Friends of Mr Sweeney"” (Warner), AtRtRththththththtRthAtR Hours, 11 am to | pm. 6 pm. to 8 p.m | Stammering CONSULTATIONS FREE H. A. STERMANN. Specialist for Inorganic Speech Defects 1918 Calvert St. N.W., Wash. D. 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COTTON ESTIMATE UP 97,000 BALES Final Calculation of Department of Agriculture Is 9,731,000 for Season. with John By the Associated Press This year's cotton crop was estima- ted yesterday by the Department of | Agriculture in its final report qf the | season to be 9,731,000 bales of 500 pounds each, as compared with an estimate of 9,634,000 bales a month ago, 13.047.000 bales produced last vear and 13,001,000 bales the year before. Meanwhile, cotton of this year's growth ginned prior to December was reported by the Census Bureau to | have totaled 9,029,792 running bales | counting 167.658 round bales as half | | bales and including 9.965 bales of American-Egyptian. The estimate of the cotton crop was | based on an indicated yield of 169.2 | pounds of lint cotton to the acre, as | compared with 169.3 pounds indicated ‘nn November 1 this year, 208.5 pounds | produced last vear and 169.9 pounds, | the 1923-32 average pxudmuon | DELGADO IS ELECTED will Serve as Vice President of Pharmaceutical Association. | Frank A. Delgado- of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce has |been elected first vice president of the American Pharmaceiitical Association Delgado, who lives at 1620 Fuller street, was nominated for the vice | presidency at the annual meeting of | the association here last May. He will be installed at the meeting of the group in Portland, Oreg., next year. MELLOTT OPPOSES CUT IN LIQUOR TAX, Treasury Official Strikes Blow at| Movement to Reduce $2-a-Gallon Levy. By the Associated Press. The drive to cut liquor taxes has suffered a blow from the Treasury. | Substitut'ng for Secretary Morgen- thau in a radio speech Friday mght‘; Arthur J. 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