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The Washington times., 1919-03-31
STRAND.

Patrons of Moore's Strand Theater
are offered an extra attraction this
week in nightly appearances Of the
famous Montrose quartet. as a sup
Elementary feature OF an elaborate
bill which includes the film version
Of A. II. Woods production OF Cleaves
Kinkaid's Harvard prize play. Com
mon Clay" starring Fannie Ward.
The MOntrose Quartet last night
scored an instant hit. The turn IS on
every night at o o'clock.
With the merits OF Common Clay
Washington Is familiar through the
record-breaking week registered by
this sensational drama at the RIaIto.
Fannie Ward has never before had 80
interesting role So- one 10 wh,eE
she kas brought tie distinction Of
sCsS GplsSS!S Sct:SE TSs sVppaTtI
irs company Is saGSily impressive
The Washington times., 1919-03-31
AVENUE GRAND.

The Belle Of New York" yester-
days chief attraction at Crandalls s
Avenue Grand, revives pleasant
memories Of the delightful musical
comedy Of twenty years ago, to which
the picture owes its plot.
Marion Davies appears as Violet
Gray. daughter of Amos Gray, an in
ventor. She becomes a Salvation
Army worker upon her fathers death,
which is brought about principally
through disappointment over &
theft OF his invention by John BTon
on. In her work the girl endA@Ta
herself to everyone with whom sGe
zones IN contact, finally attracting
iohH Bronson, tr.. son Of the man who
.uipsd her father. The succeeding
incidents work into an intensely in
terestinE story, and finally bring har
piness to both Violet and young Bron'
son.
The Washington times., 1919-03-31
SAVOY.

1t is doubtful II MargerIte Clark
has ever appeared to better advantage
than she does in the role Of Lovey
Mary in Mrs. Wigs OF the Cabbage
Patch" which was shown at Gran
daIFs' Savoy yesterday. and Is being
held over as the principal attraction
tonight.
At the opening Of the story Mary
makes her escape from the orphan
age with her charge, Tommy, because
Maggie Duncan, his unmarried
mother. is coming TO take him away
She takes refuge with Mrs. Wigs
whittier she Is traced by the sheriff
and Maggie. who take Tommy from
her. Then Mary learns that Dick
Morgan. nephew of Miss SoPhronia.
the angel Of the Cabbage Patch" is
Tommy's father. and she brings about
his marriage to Maggie.
Miss SophTonia takes Mary and
Tommy to her home, giving Mary an
opportunity to reward her friends OF
the Cabbage Patch and promise Billy
Wigs to wait for him.
The Washington times., 1919-03-31
APOLLO.

"The Probation wife, yesterday 8
feature at CFandslPs Apollo, is a
splendid example OF the way in which
a somewhat conventional plot can be
utilized TO make one of the most en-
tertaining comedy-dramas ever un-
rolled on the screen.
The plot hinges on the eternal tri-
angle" but ingenious construction OF
scenes, clever sub-titlss and flaw
less production have made it notable
The leading character Is Beth Now
bray Wade Norma Talmadge), in
troducsd as a happy young wife and
an expert 1t training husbands
A fearful young wife. not so sue
eessful as Beth, comes to her for ad
vices, and Beth then relates her Owr
story to prove that "if you would hold
your husband, you must arouse his
jealousy"
3eth's, past experiences provide the
action Of the play.
The Washington times., 1919-03-31
HARDRN.

Wallace Reid L. the pictured star
at Moore's Garden TheRter the hrst
three days Of this week. His deplc-
tlon Of the leading character IN
Atlas Mike Moran" yesterday held
the attention Of capacity audiences.
The role Is one that permits Wioe
play OF dramatic expression and one
that enlists 6 spectators earnest ad-
-niration by its forceful revelation of
the manner in which a youth who
seemed to be a Stacker found himself
and by di1t Of. determinatton and
sheer strength OF character realized
the. highest ideals of. young American
manhood.
The Washington times., 1919-03-31
RIALTO.

The Courageous Coward, the
latest vehicle for Sessue Hayakava,
was screened for the hrst time in
America at Moore's Rialto Theatsr
yesterday.
In The Courageous Coward" Suki.
an American born Japanese, is fond
Of Rel. niece of TGngi, his guardian.
Through the Vaccinations OF big
Bill" Kirby, Rel becomes interested
n Tom Kirby, Big Bills son. The
dramatic conflict is found in the
events preceding and following a
murder within the political purlieus
Cf the interruptions ward boss, against
whom Suki wages an eventually tri-
Umphant fight.
From this brief synopsis IL may be
Judged what opportunities for vigor-
Gus portrayal the star finds.
The Washington times., 1919-03-31
. HAPPENINGS ON STAGE AND SCREEN =
Oher FmstN o PIsn n an

mediate marriage War is declared
and the boy leaves for overseas.
Lennon becomes interested In Gloria
and suggests that she buy what
clothes she needs and charge them
to his account While pressing her
only suit. Gloria burns it apd is COM
PEELED to take advantage Of her EN-
ployer's offer. Then word comes that
Philip has been killed in action and
soon after Gloria marries Lennon, but
heir happiness Is of brief Duration
Gloria discovering that he 10 inter-
ested in another. woman. COmplica-
tions are added In the discovery that
Philip is still alive. his return, and
the strange death of Lennon.
The Washington times., 1919-03-31
COLLIN BIA.

The Sheriff's Son." the film adapta-
tion Of William Mcleod Raine's story
of the Southwest, which was the fea-
ture at the Columbia yesterday. pro-
vides one of the most effective ve-
hicIes that that versatile actor
Charles Ray. has ever had.
The plot has to do with a youth
whose father is the terror Of the bor-
der outlaws, but who, through an
hereditary taint of fear, is unable to
follow in his footsteps.
The father is killed by bandits, and
the son is called from his law Office
to avenge him. The taint is stu
strong within him, but, in the excite
ment Of the man hunt, he manages to
lose some Of it
The Washington times., 1919-03-31
KNECKERBOCKER-

what Every Woman Wants" at
traeted record audiences to crandalrs
Knickerbocker yesterday.
The prevailing idea seems to be
that no,womRn knows just what she
does want. but Grace DaFmenA, sF
Gloria, the heroine, has q very clear
conception. t. g.,
GISI!s'!S = VtSRaSyGphSI ~ tie, sE'
pIay .. HeFSeS Le=ESe. she Is tsYAE
By Ss.,!p SSlS4s, . Yap=9 ng$ q
Hs!tse 'fpaAS-R ssfstet 70 tASlF iPA'
The Washington times., 1919-03-31

Abe" and. ''Mawrus," with their d.
veFtinE quaTrsls Whirh aeesntuate
their stanch friendship and their
loInieaI twists to proverbs, again
proved their drawing power by COM
fortably Aliihg the QarTick At the
opening or the return engagement Of
;RpSipeSE Before PlSGSuFe" last night
Jules s56ydan as Abe Potash and
HAIRY First IS MAWTUS Psrlmutter,
who abandon the cloak and suit bust
ness for the fusrs ezeitiHB and uhcer-
tain moving picture Industry, oaper
through, raptdiy ,speeRPdiBE situations
IN which comedy, With jnst the proper
GSaYen Tof sentiment, ptedogainates
AEzie Wilson ~ Rosie Potash, 'Abe's
motheFly but jealQ1F spouse: Hsien
Gill as Rita Sisuoudi, a vampire be-
fore the camera oAly, and William
ATscauley as Robert Blanchard, q VII
lain reminiscent Of the palmy days Of
meIodramAy are their main supports
The plot Is simple but satisfying IN
that IL suffices as q framework on
WHICH the authors. hang the snappy
Dialogue which. made Glass Potash
and PeTlmutter"; stories famous. Abe
and haWrllss embark IN. the moving
picture industry without full under
standing OF the capital needed for
success IN IL and. with home talent
truupe They have the Opportunity
10 engage Rita Sismohdi, already a
screen fayoTits. and are enabled to do
so by Blanchard, an official Of their
bank. who is infatuated with Rita
and loans them SI5O,OOO.
,Rfta's advent sends Rosie Potash
and MsvTue' wife, Ruth, on the war
incidentally. Bla9cAaTd, spurned by
Rita and bsset by fear Of the expo
sure Of hts upauthsTized loans, re-
yssts his villainy in an attempt not
oily to ruin the partners duanctGlly,
but'to wreck Abe's domestic life.
However, virtue triumphs in the
end, and everybody except Blanchard
Is smiling as the final curtain falls.
The Washington times., 1919-03-31
POLPS.

It was e:o2 o'clock last night by
the new daylight saving time when
a man. whose breathlessnsSs indieat-
ed that he had run all the way from
the freight yaEd, came out before the
curtain at PsA's Theatsr and an
nounced that the last ten cars Of ma
The Washington times., 1919-03-31

teriaI necessary for the production OF
"Sinbad" had arrived and that the
performance would begin in five or
ten minutes.
AS down in one corner Of one Of
these last ten cars was Kitty .Doner's
wardrobe and as another car was
flied to the brim with the sale cop
les of Al Jolson's newest songs, which
little later in the evening every
body would want to buy, the audi
epce forgave the delay and waited
patiently and eXpectantly for the ar
rival OF the motor trucks which even
then were breaking the speed Ieguia-
tioa that goes into effect next month
in an effort to get to the theater with
all the paraphernalia necessary for
the frst scene.
The Washington times., 1919-03-31

susan Lsaox' had it's premiere at
the BeIasso last night It is q drE-
msttEttiol Of the Phillips novel Of
The same. name, but numerous
changes have been mad in the plot.
susan, g girl Of doubtful birth
mas away from the home Of her
RuRFdtAnyupole after beiHg caught
EtagtuE' Sam Wright, youthful Foue,
sSn OF the eiFst citizen" Of the town
and prospective Husband Of Ruth
deVGhteF Of the uncle-guardtan.s
la Ovid QrSham Phillips book,
she goes straight down the social
ladder, 20 the depths net usually dis
cNsaed; and thea climbs back. through
sheer strength OF ehArRcter. p
-. the play her uncle, believing
thlREs tar worse than they are. and
dstePptled to "save the family hon:
arr fQFoes her 10, marry a dissplu's g
asgslsF. from whom she promptly
HNnG away a few hours after the
sSTonony. After that she experiences
the sshsatioh OF being out Of a job
aad unable to GET one; and near
Starvation. But always, she retains
hT virtue
AAd anaIIy, just in the nick Of
tune, she scgeams-and saves the life
Of the 'hRndsome young proprietor Of
q big department store about to ne
struck down from behipd by thug.
3hk hGndsome young, nan gives her
q 5ob in his stoTe1 and in the end she
HpTries him, and they live. happily
SIGY after. -
TIE cast got everything possible
out Of the lines and situations: Mona
Bruins, aGFeenWich Village find, play
Ing her frEt part outside that. B5-
hemIGn colony, gave her. role 2. de-
ltEhtfUI Individuality. She lpoks very
much like thse generalization one gets
cf SuE1n L,tnox On reading the book.
she has grGce., charm, and youthrand
she very cleverly aYoided what must
have been great temptation To eyerS
act She used just as little Fmelo-
drama rs. she possibly could. In
short, She was natural
so, also, was William Holden, in
the role OF the guHrdian-uncle. He
EaYe his part all hts usual vfrility.
ne made II, at ia. Walter Lewis, as
Sam Hughes, was gbod, too. HE was
q adifheuIt and. thahKleSs Fole-thRt pf
a. Gee e 1919 edition Of the 1925
viIisin). But ne did It. so well he
made the folks down front like him.
And JoHn Nicholson, as Jtb Fer
Euaon, the worthless farmer, whom
SuEGn 10 forced TO marry, put fund
OF ehGI9eter work and quiet humor
iBte his lines
The Washington times., 1919-03-31

II you were going to write a re-
view of Webster's Dictionary, just
what would you say?
II, after you had taken a squint
through a kaleidoscope, you were as
signed to write description Of what
you saw, just how would you word it?
Those are just the kind Of things
that one is UP against when he or
she attempts to describe the ten or
fifteen or twenty different scenes Zone
loses cOunt) which make up the sum
total of the latest vehicle for Al Jol-
sons songs and never-ending chat
ter.
What a Winter Garden show costs
no one but the producers probably
know. AS. Jolson swung a golf stick
last night and poked a hole through
one OF the wonderful drop curtains
which are used in the multitude of
scenes, he remarked, There goes the
profits" Certainly such lavish eX-
penditure Of money in stage settings
and in costumes has not been seen
in a Washington theater in many a
season.
Despite the fact that the Winter
Garden show has been a feature Of
New York's entertainment for sixty
iVe weeks. everything about ii as it
was presented at Polls last night
was spick and span as IL it had just
come out OF a bandboX.
The Washington times., 1919-03-31
METROPOLITAN.

What does every woman want?
Whether it is clothes or love re-
mains a doubt-at least in the mind
of a mere man-even after viewing
What Every Woman Wants" the
screen feature at the Metropolitan
during the first part Of this week.
The film is the first in which Grace
DarmOnd has been presented as an
independent star, and her interpreta-
tiou Of the part OF Gloria Graham, q
typist who maTrics a wealthy man 10
live in luxury, jUstfies her coptinu-
lnce in stellar roles.
Gloria, to CRAFTY her desire for
finery, sacrifices Jye after her lover
.s reported killed in battle in France
He returns. however, to complicRts
he situation, and the plot moves
quickly, with the staying of Gloria &
husband. of which she is accused bpt
exculpated, to a fade-out OF her and
her lover which carries the satisfying
intimation that the course of true
love thenceforth will run smoothly.
The Washington times., 1919-03-31

and to a kiss that is so lingering
hat only its youthful innocence saved
it from the censors shears. .'
Robert Harron again takes the
leading male role. but Clarine Soy
mour, a new Griffith star. plays OPP
posite him instead OF Lillian, GiEh.
Carol Dempster,. Tully Marshall
George Fawcett and Richard BRrIhel-
mess are the other principals,
The Washington times., 1919-03-31

The entertainment itself is just
what you would expect from Win
ter Garden Company. Pretty girls,
tuneful music, graceful dancing, gor-
geous ensembles that I'LL the whole
stage, and every now and then some
feature unexpected and new that
makes you say 10 yourself, We'll,
this is just about the best show l
ever saw"
To tell the names of the cas-. and
to recite what they do would keep
one writing Until long after press
time and take up space that properly
belongs to some OF the other theater5
Mr.. Jolson himself never works
harder or is more effective than when
he comes to Washington. Washing
ton 10 his home town and he enjoys
playing here. Last night he splat-
tered his dialogue with local refer
ences which he seemed to enjoy just
as much as the audience. His new
songs are bright and tuneful, and he
sings them with the enthusiasm
which has made him one Of the high
est paid entertainers in the country.
By the way, II would be interesting
to know just how much Jolson's tai
ent is worth to him We hear all
about the million-dolIar contracts OF
tho movie actors; we wonder what
Jolson gets.
It was after midnight when JolsOn.
minus his black face makeup, rushed
out from the wings and took his place
In the center of the final ensemble
and. kissing his finger tips. bade
goodnight 20 a still applaudinE au-
dieacs which had thoroughly enjoyed
Itself
The Washington times., 1919-03-31
NATIONAL.

THE BETTER HoLE," Or The Ro-
NANCE or ~oLD. BILL play with
music In two acts add eight BoEpCB, by
Capt. bruce BaiFuGfatheT and Capt, Ar.
thur Eliot Music compoBRdi sRleoted
and arranged by 'HermGn Darewsh and
PercIvaT Knight. -..- 800
The Washington times., 1919-03-31
sHrBEKrLGARRICK-

"BUSINESs BEFORE PLEASURE" a
comedy 10 thrsS acts and ave scenes. by
Montague .0IAss and Jules Ecksrt Good
; nan; staged by George Marion.
The Washington times., 1919-03-31
hRLAaCO.

.susAN' LENoX." "piITrRsFe" in three
asts and. eleven scenes drama tiEsd from
the EtoEY Of David Graham Phillips oy
Gserfe V. HSbGr;, staged by oscar
Imperial Valley press., 1919-09-26
NEW AERIAL MAIL
LINE TO THE WEST
INDIES PROPOSED
(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-Inauguar-
tion of aerial mail service between the
United States and the West Indies in
the near future was promised by Otta
Praeger, second assistant postmaster
general, who sailed from here yester-
day for Havana to make preliminary
arrangements.
within the next few weeks we eX-
pect airplanes to carry the mail be-
tween Cleveland and New York with
out making an emergency stop at
Bellefont," he said.
"Eariy this winter we expect to have
in the air service of the fourteen big
machines now under construction
The L-W-F cargo mail plane, we hope,
will be able to make nonstop flights
getween New York and Chicago. 1t is
designed to carry 5000 pounds of mail
in addition to a crew of three, for
whom sleeping quarters are provided"
Imperial Valley press., 1919-09-26

Press.
When the coming big red letter day
cast its shadow before the adage of
tie s'early bird" obsessed the Press
and it set itself to work on making
a history of the building of the new
railroad and Of the Imperial Valley
itself record that will be a most
valuable educational asset in any
home and most effective publicity
medium for this, one of the most fer,
tile spots of creation.
1t is seldom that work of this
nature has been launched under such
auspices circumstances and the Press
desires to give voice to it's deep ap-
probation of the general enthusiastic
reception which the work is daily re-
ceiving from the public men of Ell
Centre and the valley cities, as well
as San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-09-26
BILLY SILVER
TAKES PRESS'S
TO CALEX|CO

Billy Silver, representing the I'M
perial Valley Press, this morning took
another bundle of Imperial Valley
Press's to CaleXico via airplane, thus
making another city in the valley to
receive the popular Press by air.
Mr.. Silver as the guest of Lieut..
Paine went to Calexico to introduc.
the lieutenant to the city officials OF
Calexico and Mexicali. 1t is possible
the lieutenant will be introduced to
Gov. Cantu. When the plane circled
above CaleXico this morning Mr.. Sill
yer threw out the bundle of Press
papers and there was a wild scramble
by residents to get copy
Lieutenant Paine has taken up for
ty Ell Centroans and twenty-five
Brawleyites thus far.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-09-26
CLOTHES NEEDED
TO FLAG TRAIN,
STILL MYSTERY
(By Associated Press)

GARY, Ind, Set. 26.-''How many
clothes does it take to flag train?"
William Matthews, an attorney of
Gary, wants to know. He shot the
question at police officer in court
this morning when the latter declared:
"Why, the women gallop through
the hotel with not enough clothes on to
flag a train!"
The whole matter was thrashed out
in trial of Ben Goodman and Louis
Kirsch, charged with operating a dis
reputable house at the Lincoln hotel.
Allegations neither praiseworthy, nor
printable were hurled back and forth
and Attorney Matthews held that it
would take several yards of material
to attract the attention of a .Pennsyl-
vania train crew, and the officer re-
torted that it would depend on the en-
gineer's age.
Judge Dunn ruled that it was injudi,
cial for him to engage in the argument,
and the defendants We're Dismissed.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-09-26
MAYF|ELD GIVES
WARNING To AUTO
DRIVERS ON Law

Justice Mayfield has prepared the
following regarding the motor vehicle
law, to the Press:
Important to Operators OF Vehicles
Upon the Public Highways, and
Especially to Operators OF Motor
Vehicles.
Every justice of the peace, police
Judge or court in this state, is requir-
ed under the new vehicle law, to keep
full record of every case in which
person is charged with any violation
of the provisions of the said law, and
to file an abstract of the same with
the county clerk of the county where
in the court may be located; the clerk
is required to forward the abstract to
the Motor Vehicle department.
These abstracts shall include CALI
necessary information as to the par
ties in the case, the nature of the of
fense, the date of trial, or plea, and
the judgment.
"Failure, refusal or neglect on the
part of a justice of the peace or judge
to comply with the provisions of this
act shall constitute misconduct in Of
flee, and shall be ground for removal
In addition to any other penalty, to
operate vehicle on a highway while
intoxicated subjects one to revoca
ton of his license; and, OF concerning
the third conviction, of any calendar
year, subjects one to revocation of his
license.
The Importance of the observance of
the foregoing excerpts from the We
hicle law is too obvious for comment:
operators of vehicles should learn all
signals required to be given on parti
cular occasions, and in effect they, by
so doing will constitute gigantic
signal corps operating to avoid ac-
cidents.
And finally, to pedestrians, don't
cross the intersection of streets di-
agonally; if you do you lay yourself
liable to serious injury, you ;ncon-
veniencc the traffic, and it is a source
of continual annoyance to operators
of vehicles, and therefore unwise.
Don't do it. Respectfully,
l. MAYFIELD,
Justice of the Peace.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-09-26
ROSE ATTITUDE
DEFINED; LETTER
COMES TO PRESS

Mark Rose has replied to the re-
cent telegram sent by the editor of
the Press explaining the stand of the
valley on the Kettner bill and defin-
ed his attitude towards the pending
legislation.
His letter is as follows:
Washington, D. c., Sept. 20, 1919.
My dear Mr.. Davisz1 received your
wires which l appreciated very much.
If the valley is going to get any leg
islation or federal assistance it will
have to get behind this or some other
bill and stick to the one thing. If they
allow themselves to be shifted around
from one thing to another it will not
only afford the enemies ofthe bill an
opportunity for delay but will enable
them to amend the bill so it will be
Objectionable to some members Of
Congress and then use their own
amendment to defeat the bill.
The bill in its present form has
been submitted to the men in the
Interior department and has been
amended in the committee to meet
their suggestions and now along comes
Mead and Packard and want to in
sert an amendment to fit their Socil-
istic ideas which have been rejected
here several times already.
1t has been four months since this
bill was first published in the valley
and two months since the committee
has had any hearings on the bill and
every time we urge action they are
waiting on some one who has some
thing to submit and have requested
time, apparently not caring what be-
comes of the sixty thousand people
and their property in the valley.
As for my part don't intend the bill
shall be amended in any way that will
cause any delay or change the original
plan as agreed to by the valley COM
mittee.
With best regards, | will close,
MARK ROSE.
POI D. st. North East Washington,
d. G.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-09-26

according to testimony of Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, before the Sen
ate Investigating committee. He said
the right of workers to associate had
been denied by tn United States Steel
corporation.
But" he added, "the corporation
las brought these men here and elm
mated Americans. They are RESPONSE
BILE. The steel corporation has compel
led these men to work long hours and
has fought their organization. Their
meetings have been broken up. The
workers have been assaulted. The right
to free speech has been restricted"
"Many OF the public authorities in
Pennsylvania are under the domination
of the steel corporation" he said.
Senator Phipps, Republican from
Colorado read statement from Wood
row Wilson in 1919 which he said
there was "fierce partisanship in the
open shops" Mr.. Gompers said It was
unfair to judge President Wilson now
by his former attitude.