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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5. 1929
THE ROKGF.K DAILY HFRM4>
PACE TIIREK
Committee Approves
Four New Names For
Legion Americanism
INDIANAPOLIS, lnd., Feb. 4.—
Fru .'k L, pinolu of Wilk-es Bane,
Pa., has beer, reappointed, a member
of ibe National Americanism commis-
sion of the American Legion, acc.ord-
iiife to an announcement made by
Paul V, McNutt, national commander
of the Lesion. This is one of the
mot! important bodies of the Legion.
TALKING PICTURES
Invention
Development
Triumph of
.VITAFHONE
The Romantic Story of the Warner Brothers and the History of Vitaphone Talking Pictures
Day and Nigiil Service
Taxi and Baggage
Betty Jane Hotel Phone 17
'fie new members of the commit-
tee, together with two reappoint- '
menis, all approved at the recent I
nireUnfc ol the national executive :
committee, and fie stains they repre- j
esnt are as follows:
Pinola,
Pennsylvania, Frank L
• Wilker. Barre, chairman.
Mississippi, Ernest Waldauer, I
Creenvilc
Nebraska, C. 0. Fraizer, Aurora, i
Colorado, Morton M. David, Den-1
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Illinois, W. C. llechtold, Mvanston. I
Arizona, M.J. G. Dougherty, Mesa, j
One of th° major activities ot' the i
Americanism commission this year is j
the nation wide junior baseb. 11 pro-
gram ol 1 lie legion. Last year morel
than 1 22,000 beys participated in I
this competition and the commission i
believes from the interest that is be-)
iug manifest this year the number]
will be increased to possibly 500,000. j
Various county, uistrict, state and j
regional tournaments are held, fin- j
isle lis; willi 'i "little world series" at
which the junior wot'ld championship
si decided. The program lias I he en- !
dor.iemen'. and financial backing of
the American and National major1
baseball leagues to the extent of
$.10,000.
The whole junior baseball activity j
is based on the theory that the prin-
ciples of good sportsmanship are
closely related to the principles of j
goo.l citizenship and that by teach- j
lug the boy to b a good sportsman!
it will make him a better American |
citizen in aiiult life. Another good j
avenue for teaching the principles of j
Ame: icanisn'. ha ■ been found by the J
Leg. n in the sr< nsoring of the Hoy .
Bcout movement. Legion posts all
over the country are sponsoring Boy
Sco.it. troop;. K""iy effort is being
made to teach the duties of good cit- j
izonship to these boys so that they
will develop into useful, patriotic
A met ieans.
Li its community service work, the
major activity of the America-nism
commission, special attention is be-
ing given t Irs year to the organiza- !
tion of emergency relief units and;
SYNOPSIS
Raised in JJaltimore, Md., the
Warner Bros, had a heritage of
good blood and family loyally. All
the boys worked uhile securing an
education. That done, they started
oil separate ways but soon joined
hands to open a picture theatre in
Newcastle, 1'enn., in liiQS. It was
a success and later they organized
an Kj change which prospered for
i« years until they encountered
Hig Business.
CHAPTER 2
Six years after Warner Bros, had
opened their film exchange at New-
castle, Penna., a group of picture
producers, including a majority of
those who supplied Warners, de-
cided to open their own exchanges.
That was a blow under the belt,
but the Warner Bros, fought back.
The big group offered to buy them
out and they refused, but eventual-
ly were forced to do so at a great
loss. When they were through set-
tling up the Warner boys had just
about the same sum as when they
had first ventured into the picture
game. Big Business had cleaned
them out.
Further Adventuring
But the Warner Bros, were not
discouraged. They looked about
for something new to do. At that
time the first "feature" was put on
the market. It was called "Tiie
Great Train Robbery" and was in
two reels, actually two reels. The
Warner Bros, bought the Pennsyl-
vania rights and started out to
show it. This wa.i possibly the
first "road show picture." They
veiled the small towns of the
State, rented an empiy store, set
up their booth and projection ma-
chine. put out their "front," being
display signs, reated -jiinie chairs
from the local undertaker, and
were ready for business. Ii put the
Warners on their feet again.
It was not the way of the War-
ner Bros, ito stop, however. So
Harry, Albert, Sam and .lack, hav-
ing taken up the slack of their
By JOHN LEARY PEL TRET
tures delivered. The Warner Bros,
went into conference when they
found there was no way to correct
tlieHe evils. Bad company was not
to their liking. They all agreed
that getting out was the one solu-
tion. They sold and at a great
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courage, set, their teeth and made
another venture. They became the
distributors for the Pittsburgh Dis-
trict of the Film Sales Co. They
were on their way again. It was
then that a characteristic of War-
ner Bros, came to the top and it
has never been abandoned. They
blazoned on their shield "What
Warner Bros, promise, Warner
Bros, deliver."
However, the men they were rep-
resenting did not have the high
standards set, by the Warners.
They did not keep their promises
to the exhibitors and failed to
maintain tin- standard of the pic-
ANNA CASE
loss. Once more the four Boys
were' hack whore they started.
Dame Misfortune did, indeed, seem
to he sitting pretty on their door-
step. But even at that they had
an abundance of valuable experi-
ence to their credit.
Warner Bros. Become Producers
Having sold out, it was neces-
sary to decide on the next step.
One thing that never entered their
heads was a break-up of the four
some—they would stand or fall to-
gether. At this time they had gar-
nered a wide knowledge ot the op
erating end of the picture busine s
from exhibiting to distributing.
They believed that they would find
success in this field. Little did
they think it would lead eventual!}'
to Vitaphone talking pictures.
All over the country new picture
theatres were being opened. Those
theatres must be supplied with
films. The supply was leas than
the demand. Why not, said the
Warners among themselves, get
right in at the top and make pic-
tures? It was agreed to go at it
and the Warner Bros, proceed'1d
to learn another angle of an intri-
cate 'business. First, however,
they proceeded to hold one of tliHi-
numerous post mortems. The War-
ner Bros, discussed why they had
failed -when success seemed las-t-
ing. There was no wailing or
gnashing of teeth, no curses for
Big Business. They -wanted > find
out what there was in THEM-
SELVES that had caused the fail-
ure. Unknowing, perhaps, it -
a flashback to a Russian ancestor
who traded in India and they v. <>i
practicing a bit of Hindoo philos-
ophy •which teaches "When > <
learn you know nothing, then, my
sons, you begin to learn."
First Producing Venture
When Warner Bros, been me pre
ducers they determined to cap::
ize their failures. Experience : >1
developed their latent talent
showmen. A com >.ny v.::.; o.
iz"d to produce Werner F...
They proved to be good pa
and became popular, tb bee
hi::li pric.s. On e mo W.
Bros, were up and coming. They
smiled as busine,s expanded and
grew. The older producing com-
panies did not smile, however. The
Warner Features were cutting into
their sales too much to be pleas-
Wit.
As the new company became
stronger the General Film Co.—
that combine which had put tha
boys out of busine e; in Newcastle
—offered to buy out Warner Fea-
tures. The an wer was a hearty
NO. Warner Bros, were in the.
producing business to stay. But
there was a weakness in their po-
sition they had not anticipated.
The Warner Bros were mV' experi-
enced in corporation mil and
frenzied finance and pe /ed eu y
game for the people who wanted
them out of the way In order to
meet the growing expense^—which
were showing a handsome proet—
Warner Bros had to go into t.!-o
market for the. sinew of war in
the shape of cold cash.
Getting money s< r mi an easy
matter when you have a profit. •>!<>
business. But the Warners were
unknown, the busine'.,w e; young,
motion pictures a new venture and
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coi'ege youth and a +
merry widow!
have money—bi
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and el. ewhere,
from nothing t
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Hoover May Appoint
Stanford Univ. Man
Interior Secretary
...-ovihel:.! board of , TO HELP UNSNARL
he GERMAN DEBT
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 4, (/P)
The Examiner declared today it had
learned that Ray Lyman Wilbur,
president of Stanford University,
would take a temporary place in
President Hoover's cabinet s secre-
ind that he later
j is to be named secretary of a new
department, that of education and
to conducting safety campaigns. Qf ht0 jnterjor
Some very good a-ork has been done
by .uese relief units in time of com-
munis disaster. The work ot the
Legion in the Florida hurricane last
yeai was outstanding, mo're than 2,-
500 Legionnaires volunteering for re-
lief duly. An effort is being madejd
by ihe Ameriea.esm commission this require about two yeure. and Hint
yea. to have all "f the 10,000 posts, it would have Jurisdiction
of the Legion organize such units. [ public health eervicc
In addition to these major objectives education, the woin
the commission will continue to di- ren's
rec'. numerous other community serv- labor
public welfare.
! The tfxaniiner
• the formation ol'
part merit of t lie
understood that
the new executive
governmnet would
icc activities
8UCCCHK ill fo
that have
mer years.
met with
wa r
over tli*
the bureau ot
i's and child-
bureaus oi the department of
und hospitalization and care of
veterans.
:eminent by th
i he Uhineliind.
Apart from this claim, writes the
Cologne Gazette, the province far-
ther suffered through the maneuvers
to the extent of in;.fine from dam-
ages to the requisitioned quarters
for the soldiers and officers and to
the farm crops.
London Finds Artistic
Talent With Workmen
LONDON. t/Pi Pictures painted
I by Fast End workmen and women
during their few leisure hours at
been purchased b.v Sir
Dtiveen for the Tate Natiolin
Art.
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President-Elect Is
Concentrating This
Week on Appointments
MIAMI I1MACH, Fla., Feb. I. I/Pi
—President-elect Hoover is concen-
trating this week on some of the
problems ahead of him, including
cabinet appointments, legislative af-
fairs and administration policies.
Engagements have been made with
several of his close friends and ad-
visers, among them Senator Heed ol
Utah, chairman of the senate finance
committee, who is to arrive today
from Washington, and Thomas C.
(Jregoy, his neighbo at Staml'od I tii-
versit y.
Other callers will include (ilenn
B. Skipper, republican national com
mitteeman for Florida, with whom
the next president is expected to
discusH the Florida political situa-
tion.
Mr. Hoover probably will accept
the invitation of. his old friend, TUo- j
mas A. Edison, at the inventor' 1
winter home at Port Myers, a week
from today. He probably will make
the trip across the state by motor.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla.. Feb. fi. (,P>
After receiving a few callers at
hi* headquarters today, President-
Elect Hoover went llshitig
Mark Wood, a large land
Nebraska.
Using a small boat, Mr. Hoover
and his guest went outside Miami
Bay to the edge of the gulf stream
where sail and other lish have been
running heavily for weeks.
Those who called on the next
president included Ceorge Vits, re-
publican national committeeman
Wisconsin, and Mrs. Bertha
Bauer, of Chicago, republican
tional committee-woman for
jiois. They said they simply
their respects.
Germans Ask Damages
For Allied Maneuvers
COLOGNE. (/Pi A claim for dam-
ages inflicted on the public road-
ways by the Franco-English occu-
pation forces during the recent fall
maneuvers, estimated at $75,000, has
been filed with the German gov-
The artists whose work
selected include a pipe inspector
day laborer, a basket maker,
clerk, two shop girls, a piano-case
maker and a window cleaner. Mr
Charles Aitken, director of the Tate
Callerv, also bought pictures by a
commissionaire and a clerk for exhi-
bit ion in the leading gallery of mod-
ern painting in Britain.
Indications are that New
will have a record air sf'aso
Zealand
See "The Trail of '98.'
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Bill Introduced To
Provide Semi-Annual
Tax Payments
AUSTIN, Feb. 5 (AIM The bill
authorizing the payment of county,
state, school, city.and all other kinds
of tuxes semi-annually, was reported
favorably by the house committee on
revenue and taxation lust night.
Under Its terms tuxer would not
become delii <|uom until December
31, and May ;> 1, respectively.
See "The Trail of '98."
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U. S. Scouts Have
Branch In Berlin
BERLIN, (A>t- The Boy Scouts of
America now have a brai < h in. ii
r, >rman capital. Aciin nnd'i :n
y from ili<- nation;'.! a: soriafit-.
in New York, the American sdJiooj
Berlin lias sponsored :i h< >
^ioup which h«s i)Hi a iv -a iit d>
.signat ion of "Troop Xo. i. 11- t Ii i .
j Albert Bliimher.v. t Ii" )• :'l "i
the ei^ht hoys enrolled. T!i• • 1 ■ ! ; '
jact of helping other people w. ili-i:
!of collecting discarded but 'ill n-
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'Berlin, and bringing them to a (
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-, lie country'
anciers piohah'y will he
- the American menibers of the In-
rnational Cowmission of Experts
! whic is to meet in Europe next 1
i niont to consider the readjustment !
! oi tieiman reparations. They are .1.
I I . Morgan, top, and Owen D. Yonns
chairman of the board or the Gen- j
era I hll i trie Company, and co-auth-
i or of the Dawe;. Clan.
IVlexico Equips Troops
With Fighting Planes
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lee of aviation expert
i-oon for Kurope to hn>
for tliff Mexican army,
will he purchased in
A commit-
< will leave
.'ill nlrplnm ,
lit •of which
MilRlnnd. in
in France^and to in
dltiou, ll planes will
the IT ii it eel States.
Spam.- In ail
be bouKht in
The map shows the route that Colonel Charles \ l.indh r^h Is followim.
In Ills hop from Miami, Fla.. to Panama, via Central America. The u ,
will require three days, overnight stops betnj; made at IJ < • I i :•.« . Hriiish
i Honduras, and Manamnt, NicaruBiui. lucidentally. Feb. I. the day
the hop-off, was Lindbergh's ^Tih hirihdny.
The government i.s considei ing j
I plans to spend 51,500,000 for the
j purclni.-i of machinery and snpplie.
| lor nianufacturiiig airplanes n
i Mexico. If these plans ure approv-
j ed the factry will he established at
I the Vulhtienn army air field here.
French Citizen Claims
Me Invented Tanki
1,11/I.K. (/Pi A man who says h 1
j is the real inventor of the tank.4
i i: cd durfnt: the world war has
; brought still against the state for
$600,000 damages for having com
> j municatcil the plans of his Invention
of to Mngla'nd.
,M. Parisot de Rupt, who claims to j
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plus that willingness to serve for
which the Conoco name has
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Today, as always, Conoco stands for highest quality
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Castleberry, H. E. Borger Daily Herald (Borger, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 63, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 5, 1929, newspaper, February 5, 1929; Borger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth209666/m1/3/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hutchinson County Library, Borger Branch.