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Evening star., 1923-06-03

companies invited to attend.
Invitations have been sent to
writer's in a number OF European
countries as well as all over America.
The result has been the stirring up
of general discussion of the prob
lem OF writing for motion pictures.
There Is evidence of a widespread
interest in 1t. A few retain the atti-
tude of aloofness which was COM
mon in the earlier days of the in
dustry.
Among those who have accepted
invitations to attend are: Otto H
Kahn, financier and philanthropist;
Mary Roberts Rinehart, Herbert Put
nam, librarian of the Library Of Con-
gress; Henry Van Dyke, writer and
, professor at Princeton; Henry 8
Candy. Arthur Brisbane. Barton w
William Lebaron. Anna Steese Rich
ardson, Fannie Hurst. Thomas Dixon
Rabbi Stephen S. Wise. Karl Kitchen
J. Hartley Manners, Will H. Hays
former postmaster general and now
president of the Motion Picture Pro
Herbert Adams Gibbons. H. L
Mencken, William Hamilton Osborne
William Johnston. Louis Joseph
Vance, James Barnes, James w
Gerard, former ambassador to Ger.
many; Cora Harris. John Philip Sousa
GlSlC T w liUui iiiCy Isdu
ley. Viljhalmur Stefannsson, Frederic
c. Howe, Albert Sterner. Blanche
Shoemaker Wagstaff, Charles Rose
bault. Walter Lippmann. Louis Wiley
James r. Quirk. Gertrude Lane
George Pierce Baker. Margaret Mays
Frederick G. Melchor. Bruce Bliven.
Russell Doubleday, Alexander Black,
Harold MacGrath, Elmer l. Rice,
James Wright Brown, Joseph DAN
nenberg. Irving Bacheller, Joe
Mitchell Chapple VIII Payne. Richard
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Victor Seastrom's first America
production, The Master of Man" wi
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Roshanara, famous oriental dancer,
is supervising the Hindoo and East
Indian detail for Distinctive's version
OF THE Green Goddess"
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Hugo and Mabel Ballin recently
completed for Goldwyn a spectacular
production of Thackeray's Vanity
Fair"
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Women Outshine Men!

WHILE every one is talking of
missionaries. here Is some
interesting information. The Palmer
Photoplay Corporation, film producers
and instructors in the art of screen
play writing, reports that it in
spects many questionable or en-
trance examination forms filled out
by aspiring writer's daily. The tests,
not of technique. but Of natural abil-
ity. are severe. and a large majority
fail to pass. OF those who do pass,
about 60 per cent are women.
The company's records, covering a
period of five years, show that wom-
en- have a decided edge" on men in
passing the entrance examination
and in initial dramatic problems.
However, the men have demonstrated
an ability to make somewhat faster
progress in study. The sales depart
ment report, about an equal number
of sales of stories by men and by
women.
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Film0grams

a street scene of Old Bagdad, a fan
tastica replica designed from actual
photographs. Miss Pickford hopes to
complete "The Street Singer" very
soon.
Crowds of curious shoppers fiocked
to the show window of the Jellef
company on F street last week to
view the $4,000 silk embroidered
shawl recently presented to Dorothy
Gish by Felipe Toboada, Cuban consul
general in New York on behalf of
his government in recognition of Miss
Gish's work as La Clavel the Spanish
dancer. in "The Bright Shawl" The
shawl Is a masterpiece, weighs almost
twenty pounds and Is identically en-
broidered on both sides. 1t was
shipped to Mr.. Crandall by Miss Gish
from her home in New York expressly
for display here.
Crandalls new Ambassador Theater
at 18th street and Columbia road is
now completely under roof. and the
announcement is made that 1t will be
ready for formal opening not later
than August Is and perhaps as early
as July Is. 1t will have an approx
mate seating capacity of 1900 and
1t is claimed to be "the handsomest
theater in Washington and one of the
Daniel Breeskin with his orchestra
is giving a series of concerts nightly
i'll the al freSco garden conducted in
conjunction with Crandalfs Savoy
Theater. Both the Savoy and Apollo
gardens opened for the season a week
ago last night.
Director George D. Baker last week
began photography of the film YER
sion Of Balzac's THE Magic Skin"
The cast includes Carmel Myers. Bes-
sic Love, George Walsh. Wally Van,
Eulalie Jensen and Edward Connolly
Marshall Neilan reports excellent
progress on his new picture. THE
Rendezvous" with a cast which now
/ includes Conrad Nagel, Lucille Rick
| sen, Emmett Corrigan. Elmo Lincoln,
| Sydney Chaplin, Eugene Besserer,
] William Orlamond, Richard Travers.
Cecil Holland and Kathleen Key.
| Frank Urson is acting as co-director.
| King Vidor's production, Three
| Wise Fools" shown in preview to
| test its audience appeal, it is said.
| was accorded fine reception. Vidor
| is now working on an original screen
story.
| Hugo and Mabel Balm recently
| completed for Goldwyn a spectacular
production of Thackeray's Vanity
| Fair"
! Roshanara, famous oriental dancer,
| is supervising the Hindoo and East
| Indian detail for Distinctive's version
| OF THE Green Goddess"
Victor Seastroms first American
production. The Master of Man" will
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King Vfdor's production, Three
Wise Fools" shown in preview tC
test its audience appeal, it is said
was accorded a fine reception. vidor
is now working on an original screen
story.
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W;nem Menge1berg VIII
Conduct IN WASHINGTON

Among the celebrated artists who
have so far been chosen to appear
with the New York Philharmonic Or
chestra next season as soloists are
Paul Kochanski and Efrem Zimbalist.
violinists. Willem MengeIberg. who
will conduct the orchestra in Wash
ington when it appears under the
management of T. Arthur Smith, Inc,
will conduct concerts also In New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Lam
caster and Pittsburgh.
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J. Walsh, Arthur T. Vance. Louella o..
Parsons, Susan e. Brady and Alice
Duer Miller.
Assisting Rex Beach on the COM
mittee in charge of the arrangements
are: Samuel Hopkins Adams, George
Barr Baker, Edwin Bjorkman, Ellis
Parker Butler. Irwin s. Cobb, George
Creel, c. B. Falls, Charles Dana Glib
son, John Golden, Clayton Hamilton.
Rupert Hughes, Edward Hungerford,
Will Irwin, Orson Lowell. George Barr
McCutcheon, George Mallon, George
Middleton, Harvey O'Higgins, Floyd
Parsons, Luther Reed. Tony Sarg, Le-
roy Scott, William G. Shepherd, Will
liam Allen White, Fred G.. Melchor.
James Wright Brown, Gertrude Lane
and Russell Doubleday.
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be the second Of Sir Hall Gaines
novels to be picturized by Goldwyn.

be the second Of Sir Hall Gaines
novels to be picturized by Goldwyn.
Charles Clary. playing in "Six Days."
under Charles Brabin's direction,
thought he was walking into a full
length mirror when he met John Ell
lott at Goldwyn studio. Elliott is in
The Spoilers" They might be
brothers, but they aren't.
Emmett Flynn says he is the only
one who ever quit the acting end Of
the screen after playing one leading
part. After that he became n direc-
tor. Now he is making "In the Pal
ace of the King" for Goldwyn.
The first motion picture serial.
What Happened to Mary?" was pro-
duced by Charles Brabin, in conjunc-
tion with the Ladies Home Journal
Brabin wrote it day by day. Now he
Is making six Days"
John Harron, brother of the late
Robert Harron. has an important part
in Constance Talmadge's latest COM
edy. "Dulcy," now being filmed under
the direction of Sidney Franklin for
First National. Harron was featured
recently in "The Supreme Test" and
also had important roles iii West
bound Limited" Hands Me, Down"
and Through the Back Door"
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"A FTER a tour Of the western sec
~ tions Of the United States in
Vaudeville sketch, Theodore Roberts,
veteran character actor, Us back at
the Paramount West Coast Studio to
resume work. His tour began jan
uary 80 and included Cedar Rapids,
Iowa; Sioux City. Minneapolis, st.
Paul. Milwaukee, Chicago. st. Louis,
Memphis. New Orleans. Dallas Hous-
ton. San Antonio. Fort Worth and
Ell Paso.
He brought back honorary member
ships bestowed upon him by the hl,
wants Club of Chicago, the Lions anu
tising and the Salesman Club OF Hous-
ton and the Rotary Club of San An
tonic.
Sam Wood has arrived in New York
from the west coast to begin work on
His Childrens Children" Arthur
Trains story. which Monte NJ. katter-
john is adapting for the screen.
Alfred Hustwick. title writer since
1919 with the Paramount West Coast
Studio has just been signed OF a long
term contract to continue in that ca
pacity as a result of clever work In
writing the titles for "Prodigal
Daughters"
Cecil B. DeMille has set up 600 tents
near Guadalupe. Calf, where $500 ac-
tors and more than 1000 animals Will
take part In the Biblical prologue
scenes of THE Ten Commandments
The prologue will precede the modern
story by Jeanie Macpherson; 1t is
the biggest production ever attempted
Many scenes for Thomas Meighan's s
latest "Homeward Bound adapted
from Peter B. Kyne's Light to Lee
ward" are being filmed on the Thomas
river at New London, Conn, where
the annual Yale Harvard boat race is
held. The Chappell shipyards at New
London. where other scenes are to be
made, docked the famous cup de-
tenders, Thomas Lawsons 1ndepend-
ence and the Constitution. before
some of Americas cup races. Many
places familiar to lovers of marine
sports will be shown during this pic
ture.
Conferences between David Belasco
and AL Lichtman and j. G. Bachmann
has resulted in the purchase by the
latter of the screen .c,rs rights to the Be. ,.
Winchell Smith and Victor Mapes.
The original cast of the Belasco pro-
duction included Wallace Edinger,
Martha Hedman and Arthur Byron.
Inc screen version Will De proouceu
next season by B. P. Schulberg.
Closely following the announcement
by Preferred Pictures that it's next
--ear's program would include The
First Year" and The Boom merang"
came word that Edwin Balmer's novel
1.-THE Breath of Scandal" has been
added.
Announcement is made by Loew's
Columbia that, owing to the length of
Rex Migrants The Four Horsemen Of
the Apocalypse" the usual supple
mental features will be omitted.
Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pick
ford have purchased ten acres ad-
joising their mammoth studio hold
ings for the sets for The Thief of
Bagdad" and The Street Singer"
The first structure for Doug's picture
covers approximately five acres. and
more are needed. This Will represent
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Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pick
ford have purchased ten acres ad-
joisng their mammoth studio hold
ings for the sets for The Thief of
Bagdad' and The Street Singer"
The first structure for Doug's picture
covers approximately five acres. and
more are needed. This will represent
Evening star., 1923-06-03

Announcement is made by Loew's
Columbia that, owing to the length of
Rex Migrants The Four Horsemen Of
the Apocalypse" the usual supple
mental features will be omitted.
Evening star., 1923-06-03

Closely following the announcement
by Preferred Pictures that its next
~ear's program would include THE
First Year and The Boomerang"
came word that Edwin Balmer's novel
1.-THE Breath of Scandal has been
added
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-25
FOUND DEAD IN
RACQUET CLUB
| BATH
Donald Mcdonald Had Com
planned Of Heart Pains
for Several Days.

Donald Mcdonald, san of the late
H. Boyer Mcdonald who was ut the
time of his death some years aga
the chief Clerk in the United States
Senate, was found dead in his bath
room at the Racquet Club, 1875
Sixteenth street northwest today.
An attendant found the body
when in his usual morning duties
he, went into McDonaId's room to
clean up. The dead man was APP
parently preparing for bath when
he was stricken by heart attack.
Coroner J. Ramsay hewitt issued
certificate of death from heart
trouble.
Mcdonald was employed as clerk
at the District Title Insurance Com
pany, 1413 / street northwest. He is
said to have inherited modest for
tune when his father died. His
mother, Mrs Adele Mcdonald, lives
at $50 West Eighteenth street, New
York city.
Last Saturday and Sunday Melon
aid was a guest of Leonard Nichol-
son at the latter's home at Rock
time of suffering from sharp pains
oSOE Ills kAChk hAA0 OAl 0OAAOdy hS
was compelled to lie down for two
hours to recover.
For the past twenty years Melon
aid has been what friends termed a
genial soldier of fortune" Pos
sessed of a large circle Of friends he
was always to be found where the
fun was brightest. Up until month
ago when he took a position with the
District Title Insurance Company,
he was employed in Baltimore.
In the past decade he has worked
in the real estate and insurance bust
ness almost exclusively. Funeral ar
rangements have not yet been made.
Mrs. Mcdonald, his mother, has
been notified of her sons death and
she will take care of the arrange
ments.
Mcdonald was married, but he had
no children.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-25
CIRCUIT
RESULT IN
BURNS
Sets Fire to Floor Polish and
Two Workmen Sustain
Severe Hurts.

Two workmen using a steel brush
to polish the floors in the apart
ment of Mrs. r. C.EJohnson, of apart
ment 103, 1853 Columbia, road north.
west, were severely burned on their
arms and legs today when the brush
came in contact with an electric
wire and a resulting short circuit
ignited some gasoline used in the
floor polish.
The men, Raymond L. Price, 161
U street northwest. and M. r. Bragg,
1902 o street northwest. were taken
to the Emergency hospital In the
patrol wagon of the Tenth Precinct.
Their burns are not dangerous.
Engine Company No. 81 responded
to Il telephoned alarm. The blaze
in the apartment was quickly 'extin-
guished with property damage of
$500.
Both men were burned when they
sought to check the spread OF the
flames
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-25
cRiTTENToN HOME GIVEN
$4,000 BY c. A. SNOW

Chester A. Snow. millionaire
patent attorney, leads the con-
triubtors to the 100000 campaign
of the Florence Crittenton Home
with contribution OF $4,000 in
memory OF his late wife, Mrs.
Theodore Snow. All Souls Memorial
Church has contributed $500.
Announcement Of these donations
were made last night, when more
than $50 team workers gathered Mt
a dinner in the New Ebbitt Hotel.
Roland Robbins, chairman Of the
executive committee of the cam
paign. gave the workers final In
structions before opening their can
Vassing work.
Justice Frederick L. Siddons, Of
the District Supreme Court, made
the principal address to the workers,
declaring that Washington needs the
Crittenton Home. He predicted the
campaign would be success.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-25

6d1ENRNlrpSEkM8
~aaEz22IS4 . BY BILL PRICES c9>kazaASp
SPARE TIRE
OUR THIMBLE THEATER.
Mac and Mae.

Mac and Mac.
(Scene: A prize ring. Dense crotDd.
TtDo ham bdttlerS, having c0Itided IN
D1id-ring, knocking one another cold,
are carried out, amid loud bo0in0.
Battling MGcduJf, IN checked bath
robe, enters ring. Mild applause.
Then great applause as Kid Mao
beth appears IN distance.
MACDUFF-That way the noise 10.
Tyrant, show thy facet II thou be's
KOd and with no stroke Of mine, r1y
wife and children's ghost will haunt
me still. / cannot battle wretched
hams, whose foolish swings are bird
to please the mob. Let me get . crack
at him. Fortunel And more beg not.
(M0cbeth enters the ring, boactnO.
He holds up his hand; silence
MACBETH-why should play the
silly fool and daily with this bum7 I
will knock him cuckoo in the fourthi
prolonged applause. BWSiness Of
shaking hGnds. Referee and an
nOMncers strut their stuff. GOnO.J
MACDUFF-Turn, hell-hound. turnI
MACBETH-Of all buffers else !
have avoided thee. But get thee back;
my soul IL too much charg'd with
knocking out other tramps to. worry
MACDUFF-I have no words; my
voice is my gloves thou bloodier vii
lain than terms can give thee Quit
f7hey cIinch, and are OtVeN the
rdzsbeTTy.J
MACBETH-Thou IoseSt labor. As
easy mayst thou the intrenchant air
with thy wild swings impress a. MAKE
me bleed. Let fall thy blows on vul-
nerable jaws; bear charmed life.
which must not yield to one who
learned to battle in correspondence
school.
MACDUFF-Despair thy charm: and
let the angel whom thou still hast
serv'd tell thee. Macduff was saloon
door battler from early youth.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS be that tongue
that tells me 30. for IL hath cowed
my better part of man! I'll not fight
with thee.
.MACDUFF-Then yield thee, cow
ard. And 1--we TO be the show ana
as our dumbest battlera are. black
listed under the line: "rhis guy gets
no gate receipts
MACBETH will not yield. to kiss
the resin at your feet and to be baited
with the rabies curse. Though my
allbi be even now in the framing ana
thou opposed. being rough and tum-
BILE battler born, yet will try the last.
Before my body I throw my guard
ing left. Lay on, Macduff. and damn'd
be him that first cries, Hold, enough!"
(They mill around and Macbeth
runs into right and takes high
dive for the count. Referee holds up
MGcdWffs right hand
REFEREE-Hail, kingI for 30 thou
art. Behold, where lies Macbeth,
knocked cucoo. I see thee compass'd
with a million iron men, Hnoustnes,
and 14-karat stickpins in your gay
cravats. Hail!
(Inte1tSe b0oinO from crOt0d and
hdiIstorm of bric-G-brGc begins to
GrriUe IN ring
MACDUFF-Hail2 Hail! Hell!I
(SMdden curtain
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-25
'hACNKNox @, DlSHPAN
100000 TAX BILLS TO BE
READY FOR MAILING SOON

Chatham Towers, District Tax
Collector, today announced that tax
bills would be ready for distribution
within the next week. Employees
Of his office have been working
since October / preparing lao, 900
bills.
Requests for bills, Towers said
today. must be accompanied by a
description OF the property by it's
square and lot number. Failure
to include this information in a
request will result in the request
being disregarded.
The first half Of taxes are due
next month, the second half in
May.
AS soon as the real estate tax
bills are completed, work will be
begun on the 10000 personal tax
bills which ll"wise are due In No
vember and May.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-25
AMERICAN NAVY GIVES
CHARTS TO JAPANESE

As an evidence of the entente cor.
dale existing between the two gov
ernments, the American navy has
undertaken to rehabilitate the Japa-
nese navy's photographic depart.
ment with valuable charts, MAPS
and equipment of all sorts, it was
announced here today.
The Japanese photographic de.
partment was almost entirely wiped
out in the earthquake and fire that
recently visited Japan.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-25
Still.
..5IJPPLIE D
/. D. c. RUM
John c. Stafford Arrested After
s. Raid on Farp at
Savage, Nd.

John c. Stafford, alleged by pro-
hibition agents to be one of the
biggest bootleggers in Washington,
today is being given hearing be-
fore United States Commissioner
J. Frank Supplee, jr., in Baltimore.
1t is charged he leased a farm near
Savage, Nd, and hired negroes
from Petersburg, Va, to make
moonshine.
Arrested on Suspicion.
Stafford was arrested by dry
agents, led by Linton s. Evans,
head Of the Baltimore office of the
local enforcement division. on in
formation given the agents by
Henry VoIlmerhausen, owner of the
farm at Savage.
Agents raided the farm early yes
terday morning. arresting Vollmer.
hansen and nine negroes. A 1000.
gallon still was destroyed.
The still on the farm, It was said
by agents, was one of the largest
sources OF the Districts liquor sup
ply. The owner told agents that
Stafford. under the name of Foster,
had leased part of the farm from
him for $50 week, and had
brought four negroes from Peters
burg, Va, paying them $25 a week.
Was in Jail Transfer.
Stafford figured in notorious
jail substitution at Upper Marlboro,
Md, last summer. Convicted of
violation of the prohibition law, he
was committed to jail. 1t later de-
Veloped that another man had been
substituted for Stafford. and was
serving his sentence. Stafford then
was transferred to the Baltimore
Jail, where he completed his term.
According to prohibition agents,
the Savage still was furnishing
liquor both to Baltimore and Wash.
ington. 1t is believed by agents
that this still was one of numerous
moonshining plants operated by the
same head.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-25
Pair OF Canaries Join
! Animal Retinue OF
White House
BY Cosmopolitan News Service.

President Coolidge, like Noah,
lis receiving his animals in pairs.
The first arrivals, at the White
House were dogs, Peter Pan and
Paul Pry. Then came q pair of
cats, Tiger and Blackie. The
latest gift received by the Pres
ident is pair of golden canar-
les. If the President can make
friends with all six he will have
qualified as a nature lover who
would have brought joy to the
late Colonel Roosevelt.
All the animal gifts are from
Boston friends.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-25
MOOSE AUXILIARY PLANS
A HALLOWEEN DANCE

The Women's auxiliary of the
Loyal Order of Moose will hold a
Halloween dance. October 81, at the
new home. 715 Eighth street north
west.
The newly organized drill team is
to have a combination frolic. fol-
lowed by a card party, at the home,
November II. A feature of the en-
tertainment will be an exhibition
dance by Ina Pamela and Robert
Cantell.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-25

william employees, who receive q net
increase in salary of 1.8 per cent
The average annual salary is $1,7OS
and the recommended salary is
1,739,. or a net increase Of $50.
The Bureau of Aeronautics has
eighty-one employees, who receive
a net increase of salary of 81 per
cent. The average annual salary
Is $1,915, and the recommended sal
airy is $2,089.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-25
TWO CHANGES MDAE ON
POLICE TRIAL BOARD

The District Commissioners have.
approved the recommendation or
Major Daniel Sullivan, superinten-
dent of police, for change in the
police trial board for Saturday. The
new board will try the four District
policemen accused Of irregular en-
forcement of the liquor laws by pro-
hibition agents.
Capts. L.. J. Stoll and c. p. M.
Lord will he supplanted by Capts. c.
L. Plemmnns and w. r. Sanford
William III. Wahly. assistant cor
poration COUNCIL, will remain mem
Der of the beard.
The accused policemen, Lieut.. o.
T. Davis, Sergt. Edward McQlade
and Policemen Bauer and Vermi.-
lion, will be tried Saturday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-25
cURRAN SEES COOLIDGE
ON ELLIS ISLAND PLANS

Henry H. Curran, the commits.
sioner Of immigration at New York,
today discussed with President Cool
idge his plans for improvements at
Ellis Island, to cost in the neigh
borhood of $1,500, 900.
An appropriation to cover this
amount will be carried in the next
Federal budget.