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The Washington times., 1922-08-17
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TICKETS $3.50
EACH IN GOTHAM
Thrilling Dumas Tale Is Splen-
didly Produced for Film by
William Fox.
BY wILLENE TAYLOR.

NEW YORK. Aug. 17.-"Ths
Count Of Monte Cristo," that thrill
ms tale by Alexander Dumas. has
feschsd It's third and probably Its
most popular life. its screen life. s,
First in the novel and then in the
drama and now on the screen thou
sends love. hate and thrill with the
hero. Edmund Dantes. william Fos
has produced II and exhibited II here
with one OF the most stvpendous
publicity campaigns ever given a pic
ture. Seats Tor the opening night
were $3.50, a. price never before
reached by a picture, and another
demonstration of the pictures grow
Ing power. s.
"The world is minep' cried Edmund
Dantes, standing on o surf-swept
rock, ragged. weak, but filled with d
sense of power that was to be his
From the opening Of the story In
the coast town Of Marseilles to the
close in the same setting, the film,
version of the famous novel is a
true and worthy one. The direction
is skillful, the photography beauti.
fully effective and the tale vivid,
throughout. Emmett J. Flynn dc.
serves the credit for the excellent
production. %. i,
John Gilbert plays the difficult
ole of Edmund Dantes, the Count OF
Mounte Cristo. and in a manner ever
dignified, romantic and vivid. The
entire cast were well chosen and
would carry the story, even II the
plot Jagged. ( - >,
The Imprisonment In the madden.
ing Chateau DIFF, perhaps, supplies
the best scenes of the film. The
long, hazardous years Of tunnsling
through the foundation of the prison
are shown effectively, and the, Abbe
Faria is portrayed faithfully by
Spottiswood Aitken. The film is IL.
vided In two parts; first, the love
Of Edmund Dantes, and, second, his
revenge. In the second part. there
are many elaborate scenes, but the
action does not grip or possess the
speed of the first set.
Estelle Taylor, William v. Mong,
Robert McKill, CASTOR Glass, and
Ralph Cloninger are others who take
principal roles in this latest success.
ful perturbation OF q classic.
0udhy SdiIs = VA otdi anu thS hiore
famous mother" of the movies, who
made everyone cry in "Over the
Hill," has stopped being ''our
mother" The reason is that she
doesn't want to make people cry
any more. She wants to make them
laugh. So she is making a new pic
ture at the Fox studio here in which
for the first time her role is not that
Of a mother, but q philosophiying
character women. The new picture
is .'Penzie." from the novel The
Custard Cup"
Gentle faced; as pretty and peppy
~ q girl, the white haired star. was
found at the studio today, chin ,deen
in rags. Mother Carr is always cast
in a rag" picture. The good look
ing director, Herbert Brenon. was
putting her through a particularly
funny scene. Seventeen-year-old Peg
gy Shaw and Marian Batista wers
also in the picture. Three of Navy
The Washington times., 1922-08-17
!.
MARRY DESPITE
.OANCER'S SUIT
Wedding to Miss Marion Set
for Latter Part Of octo-
- Der, Say Friends. i;
py Ce.moroiitan N.w. s.rvse..

NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-Despite
the fact that Evan-B n-Burrows-F Fontaine,
the Oriental dancer, is pressing her
suit against Cornelius Vanderbilt
whitney. the wedding OF young Whit.
ney and Marie Norton will be solem.
pized very quietly at westbury dur.
ing the latter. part Of October, fol.
lowing the return to these shores Of
Sonny's sister--snd pal-Barbara
whitney. -
Those who profess to be In the
confidence OF the young couple say
Sonny" has the backing, in his
troubles, OF his grandmater, the So
cially powerful dowager Mrs. Wander
bllt, and several important family
conferences have been held recently
ut THE Breakers" Mrs. Wander
bits palatial abode out on The Cliffs
at Newport.
"Sonny's" whereabouts remains a
secret to all except the close friends
OF the family and pretty Miss Norton,
but II is said that the son and heir
Of the combined Whitney-Vanderb bilt
fortunes 10 now living quietly. out
In Wyoming with his brothef-in-law,
Roderick Tower. son Of Chariernasne
Tower. one time ambassador to Ger
many. .,,-r'',. .......,.
| Mrs. Tower Is now on the high
seas, en- route to the Old World
where she will chaperone Barbara.
| Mrs. Vanderbilt In, Of course, great
ly distressed oven her erandson'i
troubles with the famous exponent
Of terpsichore, but she refuses to dis
cuss the case with even her closest
friends. -.s H...
Young Miss Norton 10 due to taste
the hospitality Of The Breakers u
the near future, and the Newpor,
set will be given chance 70 mee'
the future Mrs. Cornelius Wander
bilt whitney.
The Washington times., 1922-08-17
NEW CRUISER WILL GET
OLD NAMESAKE'S SILVER

CINCINNATI, Ohio. Aug. lin
quiries regarding the disposition Of
silver service presented years ago
by citizens OF Cincinnati to the old
cruiser Cincinnati have elicited the
information from r.. e. Coontz,
Acting Secretary of the Navy, that
the articles In question have been in
storage and will be forwarded to The
navy yard at Puget Sound for install.
lation on the new Cincinnati eight
cruiser No. 81. The. service consists
Of two fruit dishes, one salad bowl.
one tray, one platter. one punch
ladle, one pair Of sugar tongs and
one punch bowl. ra, .
The Washington times., 1922-08-17
.|NHUMAN ACTS
Laid TO TURKS.
IN NEAR EAST
Welfare Worker Describes
Greek peportations as
ohostIy March Of corpses.
by y. A. wRAy.
nterratlenAI News serytce.

LONDON. Aug. 1s.-A- "shostiy
march OF corpses" was the way a
returned traveller today described the
deportation Of Greek Christians from
AnatoIia by the Turks.
The traveller Is Ethel Thompson
of Boston. who has just returned
from the Near East. where she waa
an eyewitness TO the suffering
which the exiies were compelled tc
undergo.
! ""The whole thing was too ghasti,
for adequate descrtptiony said Mise
Thompson. THE Greek men, wo
men and children were herded to
gether, and stumbled forward at th'
point of Turkish swords and bayo
nets. Thousands perished by ths
wayside. saw women who looked
inhuman. Isaw 800 children sur
The Washington times., 1922-08-17

International pictures have just
purchased the rights to Adam and
Eve" for Marion Davies In which
Otto Kruger and Ruth Shepley
played last year.
"Six-Cylinder Love-" another six.
cylinder success, will soon be put into
production by Fox.
The Washington times., 1922-08-17
FINED s75 FOR DRIVING
WHILE INTOXICATED

Everett L. Seek pleaded guilty be-
fore Judge Hardison. In Traffic
court. yesterday to driving an auto
mobile while intoxicated and was
fined SIS or sixty days in jail.
John Fowler. 11H Forty-eighth
street northeast. was found guilty Of
coliiding and leaving after collision
without giving his correct name and
address, and was fined $25 on each
count.
Guy w. Bowen, chauffeur. was
fined $25 for passing within fifteen
feet of a stopped street car.
The Washington times., 1922-08-17
BY FAY KING,

Mrs. Thomas Tubby u NJ,
chubby as her name would in4-.
cate and As vivacious as u shs
only weighed . hundred and tNeui
ty-fiye pounds and shimnnied Tor .
She bursts into the most Be.
dimpled giggles snd b chuck fun
Of cute reInarks, and once she
gets started, you'd hsve - much
chance shutting her up as you
would complaining about your
neighbors' phonograph the first
: week they have II In the apart
menf. -, 81 :,
Some people can talk. while they
are inhaiing and exhsling eigs
rctte smoke. Mrs. Chubby can talk
while she 10 inhsiing and exIlaling
her voice. Tenhyson's brook was
q piker compared TO- the vsy tisSt
dame can chatter on forever. ::
%. Can't Break Away.
At Q recent house party one I'll,
low sat out . dance with her and
thought he'd have Nto sit out the
Weekend 10 was 20 tough trying 70
break away. ,at,,s ,-..a -ss.y-
She never comes to the emo OF
anything. She IL talking because
the thing Immediately reminds her
Of something else, and while sho
may start with the most casual TO
mark about . young West Pointer
she Is ant 70 finish up with General
Grant cutting his first tooth.
The other evening Mrs. Chubby
In her usual high socisl spirit had
cornered 4 young man and was
lisping her line Of chatter Into his
rather distracted ear, and ! noticed
The Washington times., 1922-08-17
Make Tennyson's Babbling Brook Re
semble Statue of Liberty.

that the youHg chap was toying
With her inekhiaco o. steel .bessb
that hung In two. strings 70 hev
wrist. F6yt he would. pull ORG end
md ti1en tho other, bnt she ncvef
soejned 10 notice nnd ,ehattere1 on
ike y ticker In the stock In1rkeG
" KeepS yapixing at Beads.
Every Ss,ce I'M b, while bsr shrih
shrieE sf juycniieIilse / laughter
vcuI1 pierce tho III, but On. sIsd on,
and on pped the subjects Of her
endlesS source of conyefsstion. !.
The ysnpg man stIti ysnied
one end Of the beAds.
And then .the other.
2 II it, hadn't becn that at Just
that TBouDeet. d tacfful hostess
stepped up, 10 them and he rnast
aked 70 make IN exit while Mrs.
Chubby simply kept on talking,
hut IN the directfon AZ the hos.
tess scw. he'd be. thers yet, !
Z masaged. 70 catch up With
hin, cut J at the refreshnfeuts
whers hs wsa, drsininE his second
It msEes me thirsty to listen
10 that woman talk" hs psid
sitter my IeSd, which may hare
been cafty, but. what Of u!
"I thought there for o while
yen wese going 70 try and choke
her ssf with the bssd peehsee''
.Ns.. I vas thIpklss maybe
Jon Do . cuckoo clock, and YES
hanging On. 70 one end 20 she'd
rpp down Or rot spt Of erter o.
scsrsthlng - ] could beat itr. !
Amt men mesnf - -
The Washington times., 1922-08-17

Carr's real children were waiting fol
her In her dressing room. Mary Carr
can't have too many children, so In
the picture they give her hands full
to love. =
The Washington times., 1922-08-17

round& by Turkish gendarmes who
beat them with their swords.
''There were girls In ranks with
faces disfigured and distorted out Of
all human shape. They had mu.
,tilated themselves to spoil their nat
ural beauty and thus escape the
slave life OF a. Turkish harem.
Dead bodies lines the roads and
overhead New an army of vultures.
ready to feast upon the orgy Of
death below"
The Washington times., 1922-08-17
v. s. DISCHARGED 1,os1.
ADDED 761 IN JULY

=. Changes in the government per
sonnei during the month OF july
amounted 70 l.051 discharges and 761
appointments, according to figures
compiled by the Civil Service Bu'
reau. = ~. .g.. \ al .....-
The War Department dismissed
SIS, the Veterans Bureau added 325
and the superintendent OF the State.
War and Navy buildings added 500.
The Washington times., 1922-08-17
Head Cut in Fight.

Suffering from a lacerated scalp.
Patrick o'Brien, fifty-fiye years old.
2f22 H street northwest. was re-
moved from Four-and-a-haif and c
streets southwest last night to Erner,
gency Hospital. Police say he was
In fight with John Tippett. ATS C
street southwest. 9
The Washington times., 1922-08-17
CLOTHES THIEF
PASSEsUPF|[M
BATHING GIRLS
Raids Priscilla Deans Dressing
Rooms for First Class
Haul.
BY GUY PRICE.

copyright 1879. by Cosmopoiitan news
LOS ANGELES. Aug. l7.--A thief
raided Priscilla Deans dressing
room and made Oft with ell the
actress clothes. Funny they never
wouldn't be worth the chance.
Jean -Plannette. pretty actress,
ca.noun. :. 81
They get young ideas Just az
soon as they get In the movies.
FIR instance. take Otis Harlan. otis.
who has been acting 80 many years
he himself has. lost count, almost
caused riot when young juve.
nile addressed him as Pop" 'I
am not that old" said Harlan. In
dignantly.
Roy Stewart and his director.
Robert Hill, were quite seriously
injured In the collision OF q hand
car and lumber train at Fort Bragg.
Utah.
A few days ago several perform.
ers playing the orpheum circuit
were injured in an automobile
wreck. They were all in hard II.
nancial circumstances. Vaudeville
and picture stars are staging this
Saturday night a benefit to raise
money to defray the victims ex.
penses. SO, f..
Theodore Roberts lost his cigar the
other day. and his director at the
Laskey studio had to dismiss the com.
pany for the day. Roberts couldn't
act without the accustomed weed.
Kenneth Harlan, having success.
fully extricated himself from his NJ.
cent marital entanglements, 10 now d
confirmed California. He declares he
doesn't ever want to see New York
again. And, as they say In Battle
Creek, there's q reason. Former
friend wife Is residing In New York.
Owen Moore and his wife, Renss
Adoree, are thirty-third degree golf
enthusiasts. That's why they are
spending the next two weeks at Del:
monte, Cal, where the State amateur
championship is In progress.
Victor Schertzinger Is the busy
chap these days. Besides directing
Katherine MacDonald's Forthcoming
production for the screen, he Is con.
Quoting rehearsals for his new play,
BE Careful, Dearie," which he wrote
In collaboration with Aaron Hoffma n
1t will have Its debut here in a couple
Of weeks. H.
The Washington times., 1922-08-17
For New National Cemetery.

Congressman Swing of California
today introduced bill authorizing
the Secretary Of War to set apart az
a national cemetery approximately
seven acres OF land in the United
States military reservation At Fort
Rosecrans. .... ..'......, j. ..'.t.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-05
SWISS FRANC WINS
WIDE POPULARITY
Currency Rivals With Amer
lean Dollar as Interna-
tional Standard.

GENEVA Feb. s. - Entirely
against her own interests and her
own wishes. Switzerland IS engaged
in a merry little warfare with the
United States 10 see whether the
Swiss franc or the American dollar
shall become the international unit
Of value IN the settlement OF inter
national cations.
Much % her regret. Switzerland
Is forced 90 admit there Is every in
dicati0n that the Swiss franc is go
ing 20 win out. al least as far As the
international monetary standard
for European countries is concern
cd. The American dollar will prob
ably retain its place as the most
stabilized currency in big inter
continental and worldwide affairs.
The prestige which the Swiss
franc e thus gaining. r. having the
most disastrous effects on the econ
omic life OF the little republic The
big demand has the effect Of keep
ing the Swiss franc almost constant
ly AZ IFS par value. cutting down
Swiss expectations in the most ex-
treme degree and sending up the
cost Of living without any Offset in
the way OF a deprecated plentiful
currency. as IN All or the surround
ing countries.
without question Germany has
been the most guilty country IN
buying Up and making payments IN
Swiss francs. Hundreds of great
German war profteers AZ security
for THEN own private fortunes took
steps at the close of the war 10 get
their billions changed into Swiss
currency. Then. when Germany
had 20 buy foreign moneys for
meeting international obligations,
| the Swiss franc was closest 10 her
/ door.
Invest I'm Swiss Coin.
In the meantime, nearly every
body OF great fortune I'm the coun-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-05

been bringing German goods 10 'he
orient. The new service Of the two
big steamship companies is the
most ambitious comeback effort
Germany has made here
Not only japanese. hut American
and British shtppir- circles are app
prehensive Of the competition Of
cheaper prOduct au-ro-- ~ erm q. o.
goods brought ou- tn German ships
which have lower wage and salary
costs than their rivals
Japan's general South Seas trade
has decreased considerably This
year, BIZ comparison with last '-
everything except coal snd beor. The
Philippines the only -Volstcsde1
area under tho American fse are
making the most ~ tho oDpor-unitv-
American brewerles I'm Manila are
giving Japanese hreweriea rt-ht
race for supremacy IN supplying
everything east on Suaz with itz
usual "sCJtt'e OF suds Germans
brought breweries ~ Japan Ion-
before the war The japan ese
learned ~ like beer almost as well
as sake. their native rice wine. They
built big breveries themselves and
developed a large foreign trade
However. they'd be much better
pleased with American prohibition
II . would put a crin'p i'm the Phil
ippine production that Is competing
with them throughout the far east
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-05
GERMANY WARS,
JAPS LOSE TRADE
Oriental Trade of Nippon
Empire is Being Wrestled
Away by Old Foe.

TONIC. lBy MailD-Germany
and Japan have gone TO war again
numerically
German merchantmen arc again
plying the far eastern trade routes
and German GOODS are once more
being unloaded % ports where they
have been unknown for seven years.
So far SO seems, japanese husi-
ness has been hurt most bv the re-
vivine German compel ton. At the
same time the Japanese have lost
trade To Holland. England and
America in many parts Of the
orient. during the last 10 months.
Japanese interests fear these loss
es VIII become even greater, be-
cause the German trade challenge
viii soon be sharper than it is now
in the Orient
The Hamburg American and the
North German Lloyd. have returned
TO the far eastern field. The first
steamer of this reestablished SER
vice LETT Ham burg for Japan Dec. g.
Thereafter a regular bi-moGthly
service win be maintained, it has
been announced. Heretofore Ger
man tramps and other vessels have
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-05

bits an obstruction the diherential
prevents the torque strain which
otherwise would De transmitted
through the whole drive mechanism.
The object Of tho universal joints is
90 permit the transmission of power
through shafts rotating 40 different
angles or not IN alignment In the
shaft drive automobile the transmits
sion OF power from the power Plant
20 the rear axle would be impossible
with universal joints in the drive
shaft. since the angle Of the drive
shaft constantly changes This is
due 20 the power plant or one end
q the drive shaft being mounted
above the springs and the axle or
other end o. the shaft below the
springs. The spring action causes the
difference IN angie OF the connect
ing shaft
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-05

The only rvvc performances Of
fsminins stars placed above u s-s
hoss 81 Pauline Lord IN Anna
Christie and Le1ore C1rich a XIX -
she TOOK Alice Brady's role IN
Drifting on three days notice II
- a many -zded pax in p-sy OF
Indefinite am and loose mechanism.
yer her performance on the frst
night was hawleSz
Some day sOrne producer VIII End
A vehicle for Helen Msnkea that VIII
allow a full play upon her personal
ity and that Win possess enough
loglc 20 allow 70 TO thrive throughout
"A season.
Then Helen Menken win be known
az one OF the greatest actresses OF
the decade
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-05

INV YORK, Feb. Helen Men
Ken IS now known on Broadway a.
the success o. failures
Drifting rs her third play %
ths seaso1- It VII pro6a bly, be tn
tered before the ground thaws out
Her oCher two plays this season
we're The Triumph OF X and Tbs
Mad Dog
Critics have Joined IN an anvil
chorus againse al three o these
PLAYS. but ABOVE their diatribe arises
a paean OF prztse for The work OF
Helen Menkeu.
This writer oonsid ers her portrayal
az the dkpsomaniacai girl II The
Traumph Of " one of the outstand-
. Ing scooDpifshments or the season.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-05
MOTORISTS PROBLEMS
Solved for Readers of The News Times
By WILLIAM H. STEWART, JR.

with proper lubrication. no injury
should result
Motor Dera-ment have
Ford. which has recently been over
hauled. put in new cylinder block.
piTons. push rods. valves, commu-
tator wires. cam shaft and cam
shaft gears aIso new piston rings
one cylinder misses about three ex-
pIosions OUT or Eve. When II hres
h explodes very much louder than
the rest. with a splitting noise; com
preston is good on All four cylin-
ders. can YOU tell me what is the
--o,-bro- READER.
III the splitting noise comes from
The carburetor 81 means a leaky in
let valve. Run engine long enough
20 heat IL UP. Crank engine over and
notice II compression IS weak. II
NAV lose compression when hot ana
have good compression when cold.
Remove AT plugs but one IN the
cylinder you are testing. Then move
that plug from one cylinder 20 the
next and test that one. Perhaps one
Of the valves stick when engine IS
turning over fast, but not when
crsnked BY hand. A defective coll
or rlug may cause the trouble.
Change the coil or plug 20 fire an
other cylinder and note II the
trouble shifts
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-05

tries growing out or the breakup
OF the old Austro- Hungarian mon
archy. began changing their count
less but almost worthless millions
OF Austrian Eronen. or SI-vakiau
Hungarian or what-not paper .ntr
Swiss francs. Then The big export
ers az All the central European
countries began demanding pay
nelt OF all international contracts
and obligation in Swiss currency. IT.
was the currency closest 20 home
which still retained fixed value.
Tho result has been that the Swiss
franc has become the generally ac-
cepted basis of settlement Of an in-
-ernauonal obligations. IL has be-
come Europe International cur
rency.
Then, 70 add a last crumb Of die
aster. big German industria's have
now begun 20 demand the settle
ment Of their domestic bills I'm
Swiss currency The demand there
fore for swiss francs is So great
that the latter s kept 80 almost rs
pre-war normal exchange. with all
the disastrous effects for country.
Ike the United States for example.
with money value so high that no
one can afford 20 buy from it. swift
zerland is therefore facing a bud
get deficit OF 90.O00,o00 Swiss
francs for the coming year.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-05

Tributary Of the Lena river iu ST.
IBERIA has a perpetual bed 0f pure
ice more than nine feet thiok
Where there isn't any water one
can't sail ships.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-05

American engineers Will move a
mountain out OF Rio de Janeiro 10
make room for the growth Of the
business district.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-05

Motor Department. have trou-
BILE IN starting have loosened the
transmission bands. cleaned spark
plugs and timer and adjusted coll.
IT. viii start only by lacking up back
wheel and spinning in high can
YOU suggest what the trouble might
be- The engine runs perfect except
for chat one trouble. +. 2.
IT, would seem that your magnetic
IS weak due 20 loss Of magnetism IN
tho magnets. Try a battery on bat
terv side and make sure that car
buretor il not clogged and that IN
let manifold IS tight. This may be
done by injecting oil around the
joints while engine Is running, and
seeing n IL is sucked IN. If engine
starts readily on battery but not on
magnetic, then you will know that
the magnetic is at fault.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-05
HEI.PFTL HINTS

Never use a reamer on the inside
of pipe The scale inside pipe
caused by the nuN used I'm welding
or brazinE is as hard as glass and
will turn the edge of any reamer
that was ever made
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-05

Motor Department-NIv f,snt
wheels are not parallel like the rear
wheels The bottoms come closer to-
Esths~ and the front part toes i'm
slightly. nv garage man says they
are placed that way on purpose. but
~ unable 20 explain way. Probably
others besides myself would like an
explanation X s.
The wheels are brought i'm slightly
az the bottom 80 as 10 bring them
nearly under the king bolt TO make
steering easier and also reduce
thrust AT axle point. They have a
forward tendency TO fare out when
car - in motion and so arc brought
fu slightly 20 offset this and facili-
tate steering. They must run straight
or the treads OF the tires will be
worn or rapidly.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-05

Edward Hoyle. who standardized
rules or most card games. lived
about tho beginning Of the 18th CEN
fury.
Good physic always tastes bitter.