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The Washington times., 1922-06-15

Miss Dupont ls identified in the
story as the wife Of an American
diplomat, who becomes piqued at
her husbands fancied neglect. and
nearly falls a victim to the schemes
of the bogus Russian count, who.
aided by two equally bogus Rus
sian princesses, makes Monte Carlo
the scene Of his adventures.
From the standpoint Of beauty.
color and lavish settings. few pic
lures have eQualed Foolish
Wives" The production cost 81
104,o0o TO produce and over two
years to complete. Subsidiary
features arc omitted owing to the
length OF this picture.
The Washington times., 1922-06-15
French Want Film NerpS.

FOR the first time a French
magazine has sent q repre-
sentative to Hollywood. Cal. for
the special purpose Of writing news
stories and features on the film
industry as It obtains in the great.
est picture-making center in the
world. Credit for this pioneering"
belongs to the Cinemagazine of
Paris and tho man they chose for
the important assignment 10 M.
Rober Florey. one Of the best
known writer's Of France. Soon
after arriving In Southern Cali.
fornia, he met Douglas Fairbanks.
with whom he had become well
acquainted abroad, and. as the en-
tire time Of the journalist was not
required for his magazine work,
he accepted an offer to do some
special writing for the foreign de-
partment Of the Pickford-Fair-
banks publicity staff.
The Washington times., 1922-06-15
A Good School.

A CLASS Of twenty students
"A from the Columbia School OF
Motion Picture Production visited
Cosmopolitan studios last week to
get q line on how big motion pic
lures are made. The class watched
Marion Davies work In When
Knighthood Was In Flower" The
class will make a picture Of
10 own at the termination Of the
school year In June.
The Washington times., 1922-06-15
Makes Own Gowns.

MARION DAVIES, star in Cos
AVA mopolitan Productions, found
time in the two weeks while they
were filming the final scenes In
When Knighthood Was in Flow
er" to make herself two summer
dresses. Miss Davies Is one Of the
hardest workers in moviedom and
is never idle even when there is
a lull in the scene shooting.
The Washington times., 1922-06-15
Ninety Tank Cars
Haul Flood Water

NIFTEEN railroad tank cars
II. each with q capacity avsras-
ing 5000 gallons. which
were empued and refilled six
times provided the flood water for
the wonderfully realistic climax
to the William Fox special pro
duction, THE Town That Forgot
, God" The village. consisting Of
thirty frame buildings, was built
1t the foot Of a hill near Fort Lee.
. New Jersey. A railroad spur ran
= along the top Of the hill. and the
fifteen tank cars were stationed
!, on this track.
'"> A system Of hose carried the
water from the tank cars to the
inlet gate Of the concrete wall
, built around the village. More
I, than ten miles Of hose were used
In filming the flood scenes. The
entire $4,000 gallons Of water were
turned loose into the we'll at one
time. In order to obtain varied
views Of this flood and the destruc-
ton II caused. It was necessary 10
refill the tanks six times before
the desired results were obtained.
Some idea Of the immensity of
this piece Of work 10 obtained
, when II IL realized that, In all.
the equivalent Of ninety railroad
tank cars was used. The total
number of gallons OF water was
near the haif.million mark. To
refill the tanks and to make all
necessary connections naturally
cost TINA and money. Although
only SIX evenings were spent In
actually making the srenes. the
work, Including construction, con-.
sumed ten weeks.
Ben Grsuer, the boy actor, has
the leading role in The Town That
Forgot God. which 10 one Of many
special productions william, Fox
win release during the coming
The Washington times., 1922-06-15
Stageand Fin,
\ This Week Gipe
Splendid Bills

Ella SCo-"The ouija
y Bosrd;" mystery and
thrills. -
Garrick "Three Live
Ghosts;" rafting comedy.
Keith's Good vaudeville,
headed by Bushman.
Columbia-"Foolish Wives"
dramatically spectacular.
10 Metropolitan -" sonny"
featuring Barthelmess.
Palace-W ailace Reid
crosses the continent.
Rialto-Beautiful Betty
Compton comes on in q thrill
ler. t.. .>
Strand-"Spirit Of 7B.' q
historical drama.
Crandalls-T Am the
Law" a Curwood story.
The Washington times., 1922-06-15
Chesapeake Beach
. Plans for Crowds

TT UNDREDS Of Government
employees are expected to
- take advantage of the firV
of the seasons half-holidays Sat.
urday by visiting Chesapeake
Beach, "Washington's Coney Ia.
land" situated on the bay just an
hours. ride from the city.
Free dancing. music. salt water
bathing, fishing. boating, picnick-
ing and merrymaking in the amuse-
ment fairyland are some Of the at
fractions. The full summer sched-
ule of trains becomes effective Sat
urday.
The Washington times., 1922-06-15
Use Fifty Shots
In Movie Killing
N ANG! goes the revolver In a
n motion picture, scene. The
heroine pulled the trigger

n ANo! goes the revolver in a
n motion picture, scene! The
heroine pulled the trigger
and the villain bit the dust.
How many cartridges are re.
auired to register this ene scene
and its effects7
Just one7 No. you're wrong
fifty.
At least that was the, approx!
mate number Of blank SHELLS con
sumed when the shooting scene In
1.-The Siren Call" the Irwin V.
willat production for Paramount.
was filmed. and the property man
has an empty cartridge boz to
prove II.
Here's the reason. ~ Director
wtllat explained II: First. there 10
a long shot on the scene. showing
Dorothy Dalton, the featured
player, fire the revolver at Mitchell
Lewis. the villain. who II about 20
attack her. and kill him.
Then there was q closeup Of
Miss Dalton's face az she fires the
shot. This meant another shelf. 10
she could register the effect of the
report. Then another closeup Of
Lewis as the shot 10 fired and lie
drops. Then O side view Of the
scene and OF both the respective
players. Then a closeup Of the
baby. as II hears the shot and
starts to cry in fright. Then comes
a closeup Of the dog outside the
door as he hears the shot and runs
out of the scene.
And perhaps all Of these various
scenes have to be rehearsed two or
three times and some retaken
three or four times. especially the
dog and baby scenes. for dogs and
babies are hard to direct. The re-
port Of the revolver was heard at
intervals for three or four days
about the studio and yet only one
shot IL recorded in the picture.
The Washington times., 1922-06-15
Georgia Beauty
= Prize Winner at
Winter Garden

MKISs LoTA CHEEK. daughter
|" Of Leon Cheek, a planter Of
Dawson, Ca, II 10 an
nounced from the offices Of the
Messrs. Shubert. has been selected
to become q member Of the Winter
Garden company, supporting Eddie
Cantor in Make 1t Snsppy." as a
result Of q nation wide beauty trial.
Early this season the, Messrs.
Shubert hit upon the plan OF select
ing for their Winter Garden chorus
young women from various parts
Of the country. Instructions were
issued to their agents In the big |
centers to be on the lookout for
beautiful girls, and send in their
photographs. Some 5000 pictures
were received and out of this nurn.
Der q dozen OF the girls were In.
: vited to New York, which resulted
9 IN the final selection Of Miss Check
-. Miss Cheek Is q brunette. of
medium height and somewhat deli.
cate, at least an to colorins.
Although she was brought up onfa
plantation and Ia an expert horse
woman, she is not Of that type OF
outdoor girl who boasts of ruddy
cheeks and an overabundance Of
exuberance. Last season while On
q visit in Boston she entered
beauty contest conducted by he
Boston American. Her picture was
sent in more in the spirit Of fun,
but she won the $1,000 prize. The
award was made not only for
beauty OF face and form. but for
intelligence and good breeding.
These various points were deter.
mined by a committee of well
known artists and Boston society
matron, who as q committee put
the applicants through an informal
test. 1.
Her appointment is'in the nature
Of q scholarship. She will be, In
structed by the chiefs Of the
shubert artistic staff in dsneins,
dramatics, music and modern Ian.
guases. A. she gains experience
she will be placed In . numbe. Of
scenes. IT,.
VERA GORDON. VINO has just
finished q long vaudeville tour,
recently arrived East. and 10 said
10 he contemplating another film
With the Warner brothers. Miss
, cordonis n>est recsntly- rslsased
f1lm n Your Bcst rrierd"-
The Washington times., 1922-06-15
GARRICK-
Bought and Paid For"

PEGINNING next Sunday night.
- the Garrick Players. with Will
lam Harrtgan as visiting star, will
revive the sensational George
Broadhurst success, Bought and
Paid For
In this production William Har.
The Washington times., 1922-06-15

rigan will be
seen in the role
OF Jimmy Gilley.
a part he played
with the origi-
nal company for
six years. A no.
table acquisition
to the cast will
p be Miss Media
Harrigan. also
seen in the play
when II was first
pres . . n I ed in
1917.
Ada Meade.
who he's won
,intiaifai pratsa
The Washington times., 1922-06-15
Dale Offers Tribute to
: Life of Lillian Russell,
Great Woman and Artist
BY ALAN DALE.

yv,HEY call her AIRY. fairy Hsn the
wild over her Every Sunday night she sang at the Casino
lovely gracious and magnetic And talked about Lan
dopgs latest operate pns Somebody had just engaged
Immediately in New York, and then
next day England
And marvelled, and aughed It Lillian Russeni
The Washington times., 1922-06-15
CuSs Words Needed.

7 .EW CODY the out door hero
of the. screen who has just
returned frprn Banff, Canada
where The has been working in the
new Cosmopolitan Picture. "The
Valley of. Silent Men" says he
i.srnsd ;tos speak Eskimo and
Ia Ian cues words while in the.
frozen north ~ - e, ,...., ~
And, ssys Lsw, ."when. you
drive. q dog, team over acres of
ice and snow 1fke L. did until
you're frozen stiff. you need AL
the cuss words invented :. in any,
language.
The Washington times., 1922-06-15

production IL
playing to ca
pacity at almost
every perform
ance. Foolish
Wives. In a gor.
roo us an d
amazing story
Of Monte Carlo,
the famous Eu-
ropean gaming
and social cen
ter. written, di
rected by and
featuring Eric
Won Stroheim In
Ike villainous
role Of the story.
The Washington times., 1922-06-15
STRAND

NO announcement has as yet
Az been made by the management
Of the Strand Theater as to the
photodramatic offering to be pre-.
sented the coming week. The
Strand has special spectacular pro-
ductions booked for early showing
and from these selection will be
made and the title and cast an
nounced later,
The Washington times., 1922-06-15
Pick Your PLAY.

NEXT week washingtonians
. will have an opportunity to.
vote at the Garrick. The ballotins
win be on the question as to what
pIsy will be shown the first week
In July. The play receiving the
most votes will be produced. II, II
nj available for stock purposes!
The Washington times., 1922-06-15
Shirley Mason Hurt

CHIRLEY MASON had to hobble
~ around for a day or two be-
cause q little girl hoped on the
stars foot with a pogo stick
while Lights OF the Desert" was
being filmed at the William Fox
studios at Hollywood.
The Washington times., 1922-06-15
LOEw'S COLUMBIA
"Foolish Wives"

MO announcement has been made
~ by Loew's Columbia Theater Of
the next attraction, but II is prob
able that Foolish Wives" will be
held over for q second week. This
The Washington times., 1922-06-15
Escape Heat at
.'<
Glen Echo Park

IN HoUsANDs have been flock
ing from the ,citys swelter-
Il ing heat I'd the cool Of Glen
Echo. The car ride in itself is do.
Hghtful and affords a beautiful
view Of the Potomac and Of some
Of the handsome structures for
which Washington 10 noted
Glen Echo offers varied arnuss-
ments. Children and grown.u ups
delight In the. midway. entirely
new this season: the carrousel.
with q newly equipped $1,000
organ: the coaster dip with its
oodles of thrills; the ever-popular
old mill; the rocking pigs, a howl
ing success with the kiddies. and
others. For those who enjoy nc
MICS, the park 10 an ideal place, for
Glen Echo covers acres Of ground
and provides the necessary accom-
n1oda tions for picnickers, Boating,
too. is permitted on the canal.
And, last, but not least, there
is the fine dance pavilion with Q
corking good orchestra lead by A.
,Oehlmann. Only refined dancing
10 allowed. The ball room opeds
at s:3o p. M and closes at ll:So.
THE Washington engagement
marks Ada Meade's first ap-
'pearance with q repertoire organ.
ration. She possesses q cAarm-
ing singing voice and has long
been featured IN musical comedy.
TO which she returns with the be-
ginning Of the regular dramatic
season.
The Washington times., 1922-06-15
Lucky Numbers
At ChepyChaSe

r UCKY number, dances will be
the feature at Chevy Chase
- tomorrow night. The prizes
awarded are not to be announced
until the holders of the lucky
numbers receive them. p.
Chevy Chase Lake bids fair to
having a banper season. thanks
to the syncopators they've secured
to thrill their dance-Ioving pa
irons. Meyer Davis music holds
an enviable record nationally,
while Pete Macia's orchestra holds
first place among local orchestras.
The novelty nights given weekly
and sometimes semtweekly. have
proved successes, with capacity
attendance at all times. =.
The Washington times., 1922-06-15
DANCING.

Pvlvsts D ANclN q Lssssns
, g S2oEE.Jr SSsr sTygppI,99 T. TER CRY:
Yea nsed not have an apartment. :
oLovBRe. sit 80 y. w.-rrsvsss iss-
FrL west INA
The Washington times., 1922-06-15


Mayors wife. by Anna Katherine
Greene, with Betty Blythe in .
stunning array of fine gowns, VIII
be the featured attraction AZ
Moore's Riaito Theater for the
week beginning Sunday. The story
offers mystery. pathos and nu-
merous complications In unravei..
ing a plot that hinges on 'unpres
meditated .bigamy. -. Ia
II In ,keenly interesting and
builds UP to q fine climax. Hunt.
ley. Gordon. Arthur Carewe and
George Fawcett appear In an ex-
rcellent supporting cast. Short
films and orchestral numbers ar.
ranged by George Wild. director OF
the Rialto Orchestra, will eompiets
the bill. y,
The Washington times., 1922-06-15
Film Night Rivals
Lifetime on Stage

TT took a veteran character actor
fifty-seven years to appear per
Il sonally on the stage before
approximately the same number Of
people that see q modern motion
picture in one night.
w. J. Ferguson, WHO was on the
stage Of Ford's Theater when Lin.
coin was shot, has appeared before
some twenty-four million playsoers
In the course OF over q half Of cen.
tury as a player. Today he is
working with Betty Compson. Bert
Lytell and Theodore Kosloff in ITO
Have and To Hold" q forthcoming
George Fitzmaurice production for
Paramount. When II 10 released to
thousand Of theaters simultane.
ously all over the world more peo.
pie will see his work In two or
three days than the tremendous
total painstakingiy amassed dur.
ing fifty-seven years OF personal
stage Appearances.
Figures OF this sort express vivid.
~ the tremendous difference in
scope between the speaking stage
and the screen. On the stage Mr..
Ferguson could appear before only
one audience, at a time. varying be-
tween q few hundred to two or
three thousand. On the screen his
xtsass will be flashed before mil.
lions on the same day.
AND PAID FOR"
first played Washington dur.
ing Inauguration week in 1919 and
william Harrisan enacted ths role
of Jimmy Giliey," the character
he will portray IN the next .produc.
ton OF the Garrick Players.
The Washington times., 1922-06-15

TLARA BOW, sturdy little In
~ senue in the Elmer Clifton pro.
ductton,- Down to the Sea In
Ships" has six medals to her credit
as the result OF running six races
in athletic meets.
The Washington times., 1922-06-15
Tut! Tut! Alice,
It's Not Nice to
Dress 'en1 Dopn

1" ND now" says Alice
"A Terry, leading woman
for Metro Of ''The Prisoner
in Rex Ingram's production
Of Zenda," comes Lady As
tors advice to tho girls Of
America not to dress up too
. much. It looks to me as if
most of them took her ad-
vice before they heard It."
The Washington times., 1922-06-15
A Cool Place.

UHEN all Washington was
~ sweltering during the op.
.pressive heat Of the past week.
1.-THE Belasco Players found an ideal
ispot for their rehearsals In the
I attic Of the Beiasco Thester.
: Ordinarily, attics are hot pia's
In summer, but the Beiasco Thea
ter's attic il floored with cool
concrete and is swept by breszes
from Lafayette Square.
BRYANT wAsHBURN was the
- leading man In Hungry
Hearts" He 10 soon to appear In
sThe Woman Conquers." playing
opposite Katherine Macdonald.
The Washington times., 1922-06-15

VERA GORDON. who has Just
v finished q long vaudeville tour,
recently arrived East. and n said
10 he contemplating another film
With the Warner brothers. Miss
film n Your Bcst Frisrdr-
The Washington times., 1922-06-15
Betty, Blythe =.
Is Rialto Star :.
-. For Next Week

<(YT IS wifs's Husband" an
adaptation for the screen
x1 from the novel, THE
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-03
ANNUAL TAX HEARINGS
WILL BEGIN ON TUESDAY
Steam Railways Of Virginia
Will Be Called Alphabet
caIIy by Commission.

Annual tax hearings. which al
ways begin on the morning after
Labor Day. will be held this week
by the state Corporation Commits
sion. At 10 O'Clock Tuesday morn
Ing. In the cOmm,ss IONS courtroom
the Oaiiin VIII call tic roll Of the
steam railways o.! the state, alpha
bc;ic"lly. concluding with the Pull
man Company. Any representative
o. amy railroad. or any citizen of III.
state, may make any statement or
present any evidence desired con-
corning the taxable property OF any
railway
Sometimes commissioners of the
revenue ana city managers call at.
ttniion TO property on which they
think the assessment should he in
creased. and the railroads usually
nave arguments for reductions in
certain properties. The commission
takes al! matters under Amusement.
ana proceeds to make rIp tho MS
sessed value. Upon this value is
levied all railroad taxes. state and
local the amounts OF assessments
being certified TO all local taxing
officials throughout the State
On "wednesday the commission will
consider car looming and other car
companies; on Thursday electric rail-
ways, light and power companies.
gas companies and water companies
The hearings Will conclude Friday
win consideration or telephone com
pah!cs, telegraph companies. canal
companies. steamboat lines and ex-
press COMPANIES. The commission
now mas Il separate bureau on taxa
ioti mattEs. engaging the services
VI 'hfee experts the year around.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-03
TWO WESTMORELAND
TRACTS ARE SOLD

Especial 30 The Times Dispatch 7
FREDERICKSBURG, WA. sept
Springfield" the 42S-acre estate
OF H. u. Massey. on Maddox Creek. in
Wesimorelaad County. near Colonial
Beach, was SOLD at auction on Mon
day.
A tremendous crowd was present
and the sale WAS lively at all times
The bidding being spirited on all tho
tracts. The estate was divided into
eight tracts. each OF which was gold
separately. bringing from $50 TO 500
an acre. The home tract was pur-
chased by Thomas J. hewitt. of Co.
loniai Beach. Mr.. Pomeroy, OF Oak
Grove, bought the timber tract. The
othcr tracts were purchased by II.
w. d. Williams. OF Colonial Beach
and S. c. BaTrack. The personal
property was also sold at good prices
Springfield" was originally n par,
or the Wakefield" farm whcr.
George Washington was born, and
The monument TO mark his birth.
place is in sight of this estate.
Tie ..000-acrc estate of +. 4 Nor
rison OF Petersburg, known as
Leesvi!lc." located in westmorcland
county between Oak Grove ana
leedstown. was sold also. The Farm,
was divided into sixteen tracts MI
of which were sold in one day for
good prices.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-03
S1,331.3O CONTRIBUTED
TO HELP NEEDY OF CITY
Final Aid Comes From Kid.
dies in 2400 Block
Grove Avenue.

With total receipts OF l.33i.30. the
campaign for funds FOR the Ice and
MIX Mission. which has been con-
Quoted by The Times Dispatch since
carly summer. closed last Monday.
And the last subscription to reacs
the office came from six children II
amounted to 1870 and was raised by
Riddles" on the 2ioO block of Grove
Avenue.
Theatrical entertainments have
been given frequently by young
sters for the benefit OF tho Ice and
Milk Fund. and the 1910 that end
cd the campaign was collected ut
one Of such affairs. The young
ladies who gave 1t ranged in age
from 10 IL years. They were
Frances Wright. Katherine May
nard. Mary Leigh Seaton. Margaret
Rose Glover and Julia Leach. Mas
ter Robert Glover was also con-
tributor.
Other subscriptions that have
been added since last Monday. were
from Manchester Chapter. No. o.. o.
+. s.. and Henry :. Hoab. They
were for 50 each.
The subscriptions 20 the Ice and
MIX Fund have helped many OF the
city's poor TO obtain necessary and
cooling nourishncnt during the
summer months and have been the
means OF saving the lives of many
bacies whose parents would not
have been able to provide sufficient
Ice and milk 10 take the little ones
through the torrid days and nights
1t was work for which the poor
expressed their gratitude and
thanks TO the contributors
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-03
l 200, 900 FARMERS
AIDED By SERVICE
During Last Year 100000 Gnrden.
Were Started and Tons OF
prOduciX Canned

WASHINGTON. Sept. c-The work
OF the United States Department OF
Agriculture is carried TO thousands
or farmers and farm women through
the different branches OF the Exten
sion Service. IL Is carrying on this work
In agriculture and home economies
In cooperation with the States. The
last annual summary shows tina. the
combined service has reached 1900
600 farmers. 100000 women, and 49,
600 boys and girls. This work in
cludes practical information on bet
ter methods of producing wheat,
corn. oats. potatoes, hay. live stock,
and other farm products.
During the year. $4,000 gardens
were started and thousands OF tons
OF fruit and vegetables were cannn6
or dried The value Of the products
handled by the boys and girls clubs
was more than Sl0.o00.0oO.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-03
CUTS IN FREIGHT RATES
GRANTED BY Commission
Body Approves Various Re-
quests Made by Railroads
in Last Few DAVIS.

Reductions in freight rates aicd
during the past few days by railroads
aud approved h. the State CORPORA
ton Commission arc as follows:
On canned fruits and vegetables.
carloads. from Norfolk and Western
stations between Salem and Blacks
burg to Danvillc, by Norfolk and
Western Railway
On limestone. fluxing. carloads.
from Craigsviile. Rocky Point. Indian
Rock and Eagle Mountain to West
Norfolk, by Chesapeake and Ohio.
Reduction on minimum weights on
sheep and goats in double deck cars.
in Virginia classification. by rate au-
thority OF state Corporation Commits
sion.
On fertilizer carloads. from Rich
mond 10 York River landings, by
Southern Railway
On sand and gravel. carloads. from
Arundel. and Old Dominion sidinGs
10 tarmviilc. by Atlantic Coast Line
On vinegar, from Richmond TO Nor
folk and Newport News, and vice
versa. by Truman Line.
On common furniture. Marion TO
Norfolk. by Norfolk and Western.
oh ochrc, crude, earth paint car
loads. Bedford and Henry TO Nor
folk. by Norfolk and Western.
On paper, book print. unruled, less
than carload Buena Vista to Lynch
burg, by Norfolk and Western.
On softner, cotton and liquid siz-
inE. Damascus to Roanoke. by Nor
fciE and Western Railway.
ON -four. grain and hay. from Wash
ington Old Dominion stations to
southern Railway stations. Lynch
burg to Danville inclusive, by Wash
!ngton and Old Dominion Railway.
On stone. crushed. from Harris Sid
Ing to Sabot. by Chesapeake and Ohio.
On lumber, carloads. from South
crn Hallway stations on Norfolk di-
vision, Danv!lle, Va, to Cunningham.
y. C.. inclusive. TO Boydton. by South
ern Railway.
ON clay. common. Richmond to
LynchburS. by Chesapeake and Ohio
On apples. inferior quality, be-
tween all Norfolk and Western sta
lions In Virginia
On coke. carload, from Low Moor to
Alexandria, by CHESAPEAKE and Ohio.