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Sepia Played Important Part In pm
Industry During Its Infancy
When the little Christ child was jjoru in the manger, i
sepia, one of the “Three Wise Men of the East” was there.
Before that and since that time Colored people have always
played an important part in every major event that has os
nirred in the history of mankind. We were there. In i he
beginning of the film industry,sepians were there with helh
on. We had representation in practically every shape of tin
golden industry. We were there.
Chicago in the earlier days ■?
was the movie capitol, despite |
the fact that studios could be ;
found in New York and Phila- j
dclphia. It wasn’t until a
bout IP 15 that the industry I
moved V/esfwftrd tb'C’a’ifn'nia j
This a •; i6n was taken because 1
of the ■ limate of that state, j
Exterior scenes could not be j
shot in the studios in the win
ter season, when the script j
called fer 4 sunny exterior. !
Gloria Swanson and other
big names In motion pictures
in the earlier days used to
make daily trips out to Argyle
avenue to go through the ted
ious job of making pictures at
the Oi l Essanes, The Triangle
Keyston Edison and Bijou
film companies.
Earlier Method?
^ From he year 1007 to 1909 |
Edison and Lubin film com-1
puny were making single reel
pictures with sepias. There
were no stars then. Even li
the old shooting galleries near
State and Harrison streets,
one for a penny or a nickel
could glue his head and eyes
in a ch- ' a, turn a crank and
post cards photos would re
volve fast enough to give the
impression of motion pictures.
Sepians wore actors in those
days. Another company us
c.l Colored people as subjects
on little books, which had a
series of small photos. When
you flipped the pages of the
book, the leaves were releas
ed with such rapidity that you
actually saw motion pictures.
They even had talking pic
tures in those days. It was
a crude arrangement of pho
nograph records behind the
screeh. It was played when
ever a person was singing on
the silver sheet. It was ope
rated in the same manner in
which the business' of a radio
studio is handled today. By
business we mean, you can
hear a door slamming, foot
steps, the honking of an auto
mobile in your radio dramas.
Birth Of Slapstick
In 1912 Bill Foster, former
newspaper man and owner of
a music store here, entered in
to motion pictures. Foster
made several pictures. He
was one of the first sepias to
get into the business during
it's infancy. "The Railroad
Porter" proved to be a hit. It
had an all-Colhred cast. It
was a simple thing done in one
reel. But the idea set forth
in that particular picture was
destined to revolutionize mo
tion pictures in America.
Prior to the producing of this
one reel comedy, Negro pic
tures were frowned upon by
the public. .The new fangled
thing was dangerous, the
film was highly inflammable.
“The Railroad Porter*’ wai
the first slap stick comedy ev
er produced. Foster was hi
Florida meeting with success
showing his hit comedy. Mack
Scnnett caught the idea, set
up studios under the name
Keystone Comedies in Jack
sonville, Florida and Chicago.
Foster at the present is in
California, connected in a way
with motion pictures.
Sepia Magnates
Retween 1912 and 1914,
Louis R. Anderson, the for
mer alderman, and Charley
Jackson, the mortician, pro
duced a couple of motion pic
tures. They met with small
success with a film entitled
“Tuskeger.” Politics and
pressing business caused
these two pioneers in the in
1 istry to forego their plans,
the company went out of
dness.
>n 1914 Howard Moss, a
^lite director, starting pro
ducing the Black and White
i
Comedies. These picture?
met With fair success. Bcri
Murphy, (hen of the vaude
\4lie;fbam " frf Murphy arid
EwF.ibfeV \Vas one of '(he first
sepia lftofnM picture stars,
ifniftk Montgomery Was alsc
drafted to co-s'.ar in the Black
and White film comedies.
It was not, however unti
10th that the first bifr ini si
ness colored film's made thcii
how. It was with the advent
of the Ebony Film companv
that sepias became noticed a?
motion artists. The company
specialized in slapstick come
of America's mapor industries
Predicts Hollywood
In' the issue of March 28,
1909 an article under the cap
! tion, “Moving Picture War’'
| bearing the credit line, ''By
L. J. Pollard' was published in
the Examiner, which later be
came the Herald and Exami
ner. This article predicted
the present day talking pic
tures, suggested that the in
dustry •shoukl have a special
| pl-dce for the production dt
motion pictitVeS, et 'cetera.
Later Carl Laetnmh moved to
California and built “Univer
sal City, then Hollywood and
Culver City came into being.
So you sec sobias were hot
sitting on the sidelines when
they began making movies.
Hollywood viih all its glam
our, it’s tinsels, the dream
city of a nation was born in
the brain of au American Ne
. i ST°
According to Ernest Morri
— V
' 1919 offered Burt Williams
i $50,000 to work tin tb ,r pic
tures, but Bert vas tied up in
such a manner that he could
not, accept. Priar to that
time Bert had mud' several
shorts, but they wire failures
because the storiesmsed were
not adaptable to a (burnt cork
character. j
Oscar Micheaux 1 produced
"The Ilomesteadejv starring
Eyelyn Proer. Trie ' picture
vas first shown im the 8th
Regiment Armory. That was
in 1918. Micheaux ; ,lso wrote
the story, which 1 e sold in
book form. After joeing the
picture you could -ead the
story. To our knowledge his
was the first screen slory
placed into book foitm, simul
taneously with the Mlm.
Clarence Brooks Tpgan his
Lincoln Film company out in
Los Angeles about this time.
His earlier picture wa|» “Troop
THU „ CJ i_l f . pop. b*r radio singers, who “grow up with »‘adio as
lOt OUllUiuiiiaii did the Mills Brothers. Like the Movies, radio
uis done much to plane before the world ! ho t; lents of many who without it, would be un
heard of.
dies. It wasn't anything to
see a group of fellows chasing
one another down Wabash ave
nue or State street, between
31st and 35th streets “on lo
cation.'' Their films were
the first to be released to prac
tically every theater in the
country. If you missed the
comedy on the South side
you could see it on the North
Side. Their films were re
leased by the General Film
company. Luther J. Pollard,
brother of Fritz Pollard, the
athlete, wan the president of
Ebony Film Comedies.
First Stars
The picture also birthed
some of our real first Sepia
motion picture stars whom
the public, began to recognize
by name. The late Mattie
Wilks, Mattie Edwards, who
was the leader of the pony
chorus of the great (Bert)
Williams and (George) Walk
er shows, Bert Murphy, Sam
Jacks, Som Robinson, Biily
Ledman, Bill Starks, Evon
Junior and Rudolph Tatum
were the actors in these come
dies.
Pollard interested several
men of both races and he
states that he received the
idea for the company during
the time he was publicity
manager in 1908, for the In
dependent Film Distributors.
The movie trust was formed
also along about this time.
Pollard went into the movie
supply business in 1912. He
opened his office under trie
name Miniature Mechanical
Company at 12 South W«*>s
Street. His firm was accredit
ed with selling the largest
number of movie machines in
Chicago. So you can by now
see that Sepias were right
there in the beginning of one
son, father of Sunshine Sam
my, lie began about 1917 or
1918 to produce comedies. A
young white man who had a
little capital came along, his
name was Hal Roach. They
began the one and two reel
comedies which starred Sun
shine hammy and Baby Marie
Osborn, the Shirley Temple of
the silent films. This com
pany brought forth Fatty Ar
tmckle and other stars came
upon the film horizon.
Through some misunderstand
ing Hal Roach gained control
of the company. Their first
feature length picture was
“The Sheriff’’ starring Sun
shine Sammy, Fatty Arbuckle
and Ben Turpin. It was a
western comedy. Since that
beginning Hal Roach has al
ways Had colored juveniles in
his “Our Gang” Comedies.
About 1921 Webb, who had
a photographer's studio, pro
duced “Satan's Children.”
The picture proved a flop af
ter playing around State st.
Did Sam Robinson used to run
a short film story which lead
to his entrance back stage of
the Monogram theater at 35th
and State street. After the
reel was run off, Lovie Aus
tin, the pianist would strike
up a chord and Som would
bounce out onto the stage.
A Melodrama
One of the best melodramas
produced by Negroes was the
“Green-Eyed Monster”. It
was made in Jacksonville, Fla.
a true railroad thriller with all
the punch of the pictures of
that day. They even pulled
a train wreck. It was one of
the best acted pictures of the
day.
The Ebony Film company in
er K of the 10th Cavalry."
[starring Noble Johnson. John
son later was melted into the
western thrillers and in a way
lost his racia' idetitib'. For
yenrs J ehnson playe 1 white
character pans as a movie
cowboy.
The heavy meloilramatic
picture of David W,jk Grif
fin, ‘‘Birth of a Nation’’ had
a great deal to do with the
killing of the Negib in pic
tures. This pictprj aroused
racial hatred which iiractical
lv relegated the N|;ro into
film obscurity. -1
Today sepias are Icing us
ed in motion pictures' on a
large scale. More Mould be
I given work, larger and better
parts to portray clilored ou
ihors would be abl!• to write
dories, i f each . so][ia movie
j fan flooded Hoilyi odd with
fan letters. Tha is how a
great many stars are made,
tend fan letters to he studios
requestingTnore cc lored films
j Send the stars fan tail by the
I hundreds and who knows may
! be you will be ju t the type
j that is needed fo the films. |
There are hund eds of Jeni j
Legons, Louise Be vers, Fred
die Washington.' Clarence j
Muses, Stepin F. tchits and j
fJil IRobinsops in j the movie ]
audiences cf Sei*f*kmcrica
Write fan mail, f
If you cannot mid the Metro
politan News on tale at you'
nearest news staiji, ph ase lot the
company know bl writing to the
general office, *306-8 Michigan
avenue, or telegnoning Calumet
7197.
All social and <luh news pub
lished free in the Metropolitan
News which is oh ■-'ale at all news
stands every Tuesday and Friday.
1 A
Why Louis Armstrong Left Europe
And Returned To America
Many fans of Louis Arm
strong, the worlds’ greatest
trumpeter, have wondred why
he left Europe rather abrupt
ly. While the famous cor
net player met remarkable
success on the continent of
Europe, hi* path was beset
with many obstacles. Another
thing that has been bothering
his American Admirers was
“Were the men in Louis Arm
strong’s European orchestra
colored?” “He did not carry
his famous set of musicians to
! Europe with him." ‘
Louis Armstrong’s Euro
| pean orchestra was composed
if American Negroes who
have been living in Paris for
several years. The celebrat
ed cornetist left this country,
I following a sensational run on
he coast, made several car
i oon shorts for the motion pic
tures while in Los Angeles.
Return to Chicago, played sev
eral engagements and left for
New York. He left his men
in Chicago.
Louis Armstrong was then
under the management of
Johnny Collins, and he was
soon in I_tondo.i. Once across
the pond, Louie began organ
izing a new band. He hop
ped over to the Latin quarter
| .rs of Paris and “shanghaied”
several colored musicians.
HreaKs with Collins
Shortly after landing in
Europe. Louis Armstrong
; broke with Johnnv Collins,
j Collins, was fearful of his
: meal ticket. Armstrong then
i iinea up with Jack Hylton, one
! >f the famous London mnsi
uamjs. Collins burned the
-ablii wires • requesting that
Louis Armstrong return to
thr shores of America. Arm
strfong lore each one into a
thousand pieces.
]Louis Armstrong is one of
he most good natured men in
I the world. He ingratiates him
self into the good graces of
■11 who happen to meet him.
H is his personality, plus his
trumpet playing that has caus
ed him to become the idol of
wo continents—North Amer
ica and Europe. He started
wervbodv in London, the
British Isles and Paris to
greeting one another with a
“Hello Satchmn.” Or a “Bon
jour, Satchmo."
Buckingham Palace
One humorous story which
is told in musician’s circles isi
“Louis Armstrong played a
command performance for the
King and Queen of England.
Louis carted his men to Buck
ingham palace in pomp and
* So This Is ♦
> NEW YORK *
By Te;l Yates
-gj> «A
.1 COLUMNIST'S SECRETARY
Ed ts the Nava
•car Trd:
The town is g-dtii'g l a?k intr
its stride and with big bu inss at
he local theatres nvney is back
in c rculaticn. I’m led to bedew
. . . Your mail is piling up, and,
f feel that in a few h .urs at that
very tinv typewriter of yours
you'd help lots. Remembe", it
tays to keep in touch with your
iolum'1 fans.
Malcolm Fletcher gave you a
nice plug last work, Ted. He
>aved you the trouble of correct
or the Elizabeth Handy-Morris
White divorcielo. .. . Arthur L.
Lucas, of the Garden of Memo
irs Ccrp., wants to sec you. Sez
it’s important! ..... James Steel,
if Dannemora, N. Y., had some
nice things to say about you in
'lis regular monthly letter. He's
studying music, and, I was think
ing how nice it would be to rend
him some of the new nopti'a'- dit
ties, just released. He and the
ther inmates would be grateful....
Fats Waller, now at the Howard,
in Washington, D. C., isn’t bith
red by gangsters any more. Bit
Tim Southern is shadowing the
cheerful little earful—for which
goody, goody!.... Have you seen
Bill (Bojangles) Robinson? Well,
he’s in ,own!
The show at the Apollo and
those at the Harlem Opera House
will he like two peas in a pond.
Yes, I know that you told me to
crack weeks ago about the merge.
But, I t’ink I forgot... “The
I ceremony of the style befit
I ting an English dignitary. Af
i ter playing several of his selec
tions, the great trumpeter
then yelled to his orchestra:
“Come on you cats, let’s swing
out a little for old kingy aahh"
He pulled out his handker
chief, made his famous step
that is a cross between a fall
and a stumble and began blow
ing for all he was worth.
Then he looked at the king
and said “I’ll be glad when
you'Pe dead, yob rascal, oh
you dogV-' - • • •'»
While in London, Louis
Armstrong renewed the ac
quaintance of Reginald For
sythe, the sepia English com
poser of “Serenade to a
Wealthy Widow" and other
symphonic eomposoti ons
which are featured in Ameri
ca by Paul Whiteman, who
| tells each audience of his a
i bout Forsythe. The young
; colored English piano player
first met Louis Armstrong on
a visit to Chicago from Eng
land. He had come to this
I country on a brief visit with
Walter Richardson, well
known baritone, who had
i toured the continent of Eu
rope singing.
Mir. KIS2
Louis Armstrong was much
in demand while on those for
eign shores. His trumpet
recitals were the talk of the
land. The Europeans are very
fond of the type of jazz mu
sic as played by Sepians of
this country and they turn i
, out in drove3 to hear Ameri- j
| can artists.
; Louis Armstrong came to
| Chicago following a sensation
'll tour with King Oliver. He
I joined Erskine Tate’s orches
tra, then playing at the Ven
dome theater. He wa.s gain
! ing fame rapidly in this or- j
ganization, then sonic some
one composed the “Heebie Jee-1
bie3” blues. Louis began :
cat singing the song. It j
singing th" song. It was a !
was a natural. He tried the
same style of singing on “I
"an’t Give You Anything But
Love." He then became the
great Louis Armstrong. He
played trumpet in the orches
tra at the Sunset, which had
Earl Hines as an ivory picker.
It was from this spot and the
playing of this orchestra
which gave birth to a great
many of the present day stars
such as Blanche Calloway Cab
Calloway, Katherine Perry,
Lucky Millinder, Chilton and
Thomas and many others of
national and international re
known.
"Swingiest-thing in town” enter
tainment at the Hot-Cha! restau
rant . .. Nice goings, The Iiarlem
Players. Whoever sent out that
notice on "Front Page,” (apirg
your s'gnature in addressing the
P stall forgot one important fea
ture. You never signed your la t
name, the last letter as “s.” The
name is signed Yate. Anything tc
h ckle a yokel, huh?... At the
showing of “WHiting for Lefty,”
under the direction of Hose Mc
Clendon, there was that smart
something whch always put-> s
production in the okay c’ass
'mart sho'-ma” him Ppil’- ”Vd
I am for tire friends of Harlem.
.. News for the gander. 'lei
them, T< d, that it isn't true. I
mean, your refusal to send a dime
in a letter that Was forwarded to
you. ... You got a chain iett r
minus the dime! ... I ouie Ga cia,
the press agent at the Lincoln
heatre, in Philly, is in f >r some
good ncitces. He is doing swell at
that post in Quakertown... Jos.
Brooks, of the St. I ouis Arcus
pape, which carries your tripe,
moves south with the Len Bowden
musical aggregation as p. a. for
ten weeks. .. . Sara Turner, the
cute young Miss who crowned
Duke Ellington “King of Jazz” in
'32, is back in Monongahsla, Pa.
... I’m so sure that ts copy will
nlease you, Boss, that I’m not
bothered!
“Miss H.” i
HARLEM HERALD...
The sports scribes are tellin’
the fans that there will be no race
riotjng. at the Jo? Louis-Primo
Camera fisticuffing, and they’re
mighty right 1 think it’s the height
of sumpin’ or other when one tries
to those yokels who ring co tin
four.... My line is always busy
to those yokels who ring contin
uously to ask where do I get my
info. A good reporter never ells j
front what source he unearthed
Louis Armstrong is a na
tive of New Orleans, co nes
from the famous Rampa; > St.,
the “tin roof" gardens' V.here
jazz was born.
“Voila Vo js For
After Louis brok ■ wi*h
Jack Hylton he signed with
the French Cannutti, a Euro
pean theatrical booking a
gent. The celebrated cor
nctist was to receive 4,000
francs per concert. Af
ter a time-he agreed to play
for half that Biifti, 2;000 francs
trout twenty cents) With a
little mdltiplicatidn we arrive
at the figure of f4 00.00 per
concert for Louis 'Armstrong.
His first two concerts were
such tremendous . successes
that the question of a third
arose. The third concert
never took place. Because of
of the good nature of the fa
mous artist, many managers
seem to think that his intelli
gence is inferior and they
may take advantage of his tal
ents. But Louis Armstrong
knew he was being'exploited
and refused,to work the third
concert. Cannetti shouted
“Voila vous pore" which
moans “hog” in good Ameri
can language. But “hog"
swine’’ is considered a terrible
insult v. hcft called to a French
man.
Cracked Lip
Louis and Cannetti finally
got together after this first
explosion. Louis was to do
four concerts a week at 4,000
francs each, which would run
his salary to $3,200.00 in
good American dollars. Then
r.<ouis Armstrong's Irp^bcgftn
to crack on him. , It pained
him to blow his trumpet.
Cannetti then secured two
propositions and he wanted
Louis to play for 2,000 francs.
Cannetti wanted him to play
at Geneva, with a. Swiss or
chestra, leaving his colored
orchestra behind. The sec
ond was to accept a:i engage
ment at the Cote d’ Azur for
2,000 francs a night instead
of 4,000 francs.
Cannetti insisted upon Louis
Armstrong taking this cut be
cause he knew that.he would
eventually lose his meal tick
et if he forced Louis to play
too much with his cracked
lip. So he instructed the mu
sician to take 2,000 frahes for
the engagement and not play
his trumpet. Ho wanted
him to just lead the band.
Louis refused, “I don't
want to mislead people. If
you advertise me as appearing
with the Swiss orchestra they
thisa ami thata. It might be that
’hev fprure I’d weaken is the rea
sons for those calls morn, n'on
and night—I’m so sure that I
would weaken that I’m not even
worried. Catch on??? .... Ch.z
Washington, of the Pittsbingli
.'ourier; A1 Monroe of the Chi
Defender and Ralph Matthew's tf
die Afro-American, are N. Y.
hound It will he nice to take H»
boys Harlem “hot-spotting” wire
they’re in N. Y., only get
jf a few grand notts—Louis by i
knockout! ’
Aside, Lena Kelly, of Louisvik
Ky.,— I think it’s nice of yop
wait this long. Bid, it won’t b
long now! ... I’ll bet Alv.
(Jack) Moses wishes ihrt he >vei
a sports writer ata ri, ’ask vo Id
be diggin’ up more inside dope •
this Louis chap, h ’d, have U
guessing, Jack would. .. M i
danders of Wa'hingt. n, T). C., i
writin’ for that beauty mag. Hei
“Beauty Chat” takes! ... Tie
Al-M.Tc syndicate in doin’ right
well in its second m nth, Cingrat
ulations arc in order, boya!
AsidRay Robinson, of Phila
delphia—Haven’t forgotten. Will
make that “h t” spot wdth you
and “Chick” the next time I’m in
town... Roll'i (Michigan World)
Vest “topped” sev ral western
columnists with exclusive inf ,
recently, and, I’m sure .hat hp’d
click in the East... T at chain
letter business has gotten into my
hair. Fancy someo ic writing t:
you to say: "Brother, cm vou
pare a dime?” . . . Malcum Fulch
er’s forecast of the success of the
Harlem Players looks very good
today. Particularly, when bhi
Harlem Opera House has gjn
pics again. ... LH ke Ellington’,
orchestra and Lucky Mfttinder’s
band play a one-two engagement
in Newark, N. J., June 1 and 2,
respectively. ... I like E. Simms
Campbell’s stuff in the Amster
dam News. But 01’ Harrington’s
j will expect mo to phy. T :eii
they want to hear nv >w 1
hand too. I don’t v. i.'.l' ‘o kill
myself to cam this nm
and never enjoy the fav. • jf
the European people.'
Louis was in a tough spot.
He would have to choose be
tween becoming one of the
most unpopular musicians in
Europe because of the decep
tion of not playing his trum
pet, and not having his own
orchestra. Tbc-n The huge
salary cut of 8,000 francs in
stead of receiving the usual
IB 000 franta.
This caused the break.
Louis Armstrong was ready
o sail foi’ America. Gannett i
did not want this to happen.
He became furious. He tried
in every mariner he could de
vise to prevent the American
artist from laeving Europe.
When all attempts failed Can
netti seized a trunkful of mu
sic. He knew it would keep
Louie ih the old country.
P.ut even this did not cause
Louis Armstrong to remain.
He had made his mind up to
leave . . . and leave he d'd.
Louis gathered his wife,
Alpha, lm trumpet, a few
photos, his clothes, his pet
dog, Peter Annstrong and
embarked for New York, leav
nig his. trunk of music behind.
Harhm, Harlem
Those of us who did not
know he was coming ol’ was
iri the United States until the
evening of the dav he arrived
ho went back stage of the Ap
pollo theater.
While in New
pet ^BBKn. But it wasn’t
until he Carpe home .'v.l'.o Chi
cago . . . that he got his
“kicks". The Chicago musi
cians gave a party for him and
15,000 people tried to squeeze
into a hall that would accomo
date only 2,500 people. Nina
tress who was his house guest
at the time, also appeared at
the titnsi she also appeared at
.he fete in his honor.
Louis at the present is re
hearsing quietly anew or
chestra at the Sunset cafe
ef'dry t.Cfcrnpoh. He is still
under ■ V? care, of a physician,
his lip has not healed and ho
Cannot play, his instrument.
In the meantime. Louis Is get
ting plenty rest, doing consid
erable rending find has, for the
time settlM pirn self to being
a quiet,' fflirMed citizen of
Chicago. fie takes long
walks with Ills wife, Alpha
and his little dog. refer Arm
strong, he brought from Fli
rope.
is good tool ... A i()», RolAh't
Glov»r of Old •— Thank-, vcddv
much! . . Wonder how Ted K ouAeb
felt when tho bonus bill wat ve
toed'.’?? .... Somebody t' 11 Floyd
G.; SnelsDn to -rentact me. . . GWs
si" o*iin. without t’nncor i my
style, hut that "tiff” between Har
old Holder (lie’s ' r he Ca lowav
clan!) ami F n (t! >oi';
too much! In (a o y 11 d dn’t
know, a marriage c rtificate wa ;
taken out by the pair, b..t the
mruniony wa ’ n ver performed.
FLASH! W<vhi gum 1>. C., ve
■rtirt ”.'S do wa f ui. .. If Bil’y
I"!;.\Ve "can ta a l r, I'l hav •
Ralph Cnope-- *-> d fT his bat t>
thp N. Y. keaf.dal mo grr. 1 nica i
I'Mpa (Three Rhythm Qu c -)
Rich"rdson has uceh s' n i
o' n” any (once t o rften) with
('aVs valet ... Rusty Fletchei'.
t V oofni’, houhl wire rhe mis u <
, 11 leave Ilou'tar., Texas, (if si e
ha “’ti ai d remain by his side.
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| p'nynv;te: when Cab’s band p aye<:
that Lone St r State c tv.’??...
Co th y say I’m 'dipping???
If yen cpt-nf-towne d'n’t
[ krow what a Mra ant p!athis
city is ti live in. lead some if
Bessye B a’. ,|en’; copy Fh ’s up
on soe’et" diipfs in thin mnn’s
I town. Co he’p no! .. M r’ f -.hi
publicity co’umning and some of
the hays will he out cf a ,i .b. Press
agenting via a column i n’t ethi
cal, you know. . . Po r lv .n
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ures”) he ca ’t min'd vith v e
loysAlma Hubb:',-d .tick .) h m’
... nuddv \V0~d3. of R, anoko,
n„ knocks cut an in o eating oo‘
uhn. ... Blanche Sour'd rs, thy
Phila nightingale, should b' g.i-t
en a c mnterri.il radio p t ...
Th Co'onv Huh in Newark, N. ,r.
[ leaves it to Mae Bavnes to out ape
and she does! ... Aside, Joe l’a
[ Toi.ka. of" Roalioke, Va7, von cat*
tell Sis, “Thanks!”