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ington. That dignitary was absolute
ly adamant. No financial considera-
tion could induce him to run counter
to Mr.. Belasco's policy in such mat
terS and he practically told both
Smith and Duffy they were wasting
their time.
They then went back TO their hotel
and held a council of war. Smith re-
called that Duffy once appeared
prominently under BeIasco'a man
agement in Dark Rosaleen" and he
also remembered that since that time
strong tie Of friendship had existed
between Belasco and his fCrmer
actor. So Smith Immediately couu-
seied q private interview with Mr..
Jiclasco and Duffy, carefully avoid
- I'll, genera! manager, sought out
EciaSCo in his workshop. He told
- !aSco OF his efforts to produce only
thc best shows obtainabie in the best
manner possible and he practically
laid upon Mr.. Belascos shoulders
the responsibility for his further
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4 "COLD DIGGER" STORY

4 SHORT time before "Six-CyHnder
"A Love" was given it's first Wash
ington presentation. Messrs Smith
and Duffy were angling intently for
the repertoire rights to "The Gold
Diggers." They knew the play was
still on tour and they also knew Mr..
Belasco's strong Discrimination to lc-
lease a play for repertoire production
before it had exhausted it's attrac-
tion On tour. but both young pro-
duCers felt that something was to
he said on their behalf for the. man
ner in which they had been present-
ing Broadway plays in Washington
al winter.
. So they approached me general
manager of the Belasco enterprises
and made a bid for the rights TO pIe-
sent The Gold DigEerS" IN WASH
Evening star., 1923-04-29

WY. my" complained a girl friend
- To colleen Moore. who has the
leading feminine role in oliver Mo-
rosco.S "Slippy McCce." a nickel
;~n't worth anything al all any more.
20 yes. it is c"ntradirted the DAINTY
roHc.n. ""uc may still get wrong
lcIcrh"nc Numbers with them.
Wheeler u.kman recently address
. ., ,.umau'> club in a California cits
..r ~. ''silcut drama. After his taik
..I" nf tn" women polnieuiS Salu ~
u, actor. Il d"".t like pictures.
..r,.,r,liu.; blind Sharp> hooters. re
."''d uIh!D&n.
sam ,ic,;r;l~s,. PLAY ed :" many lad
1.,r IL thc iilm> thai he WaS airi;iu
....n his nMtI children would grow
H., =" regard h.m :S 4 regular WI
III That is Why he enjoyed play :
~" tuc roll. % the kindly priest in
.jrrr Mur"Sr"'~ "s;lippy McGec
Us ;rt "f making tlr audiences
-.ilr YOU il business. uf course. ;fttf
IN. i:ut one somc tiru"S WearlHS 81 the
Li,~ Dict" says dc,;ras>e. VIII" lS just
- humaul! Lind in "Slippy McGee
- he WI& V.llaironS !" robin liouu.
,;rr,uwirn Village 1s hr"ught L"
tn" screen in convincing fashion III
"I'rodi2ai 1ptuGhicrS." Director sam
Wood has not ani! reproduced an eA-
reri"r rcplic;t of the Village. but he
has peullrd il with the nuts that
lr:,ijtionally inhahit New lork :
'Quurtitr Latin.
Tho supporting east in "ProdiGal
i,uu&hIerS'' j. headed by that grand
"Id ,uHu "t thc screen. Theodore Rob
..rtS. who mad. such a hit in "Grum-
l,,'' at LmrN'S Palar, last Week
I:.tIph Graves. on" Of the most pnpu-
lar leading men before the camera ;
Vera Reynolds. in Il dainty ingenue
l,;irt: Louise Dresser, Charles tlary,
i;"htrt AGncw. Maud Wayne, Jiquel
I.an"". Erie MaNne and many others.
1t j. rum"rrd that Alice Brady will
soon he seen in Il screen version Of
salisbury t'ieluS romantic comedy.
l,".tred several weeks ago ut the Ma
tinn;tl Thcatc
Ia order !" meet the requirements
If the story in The LeopardesS."
Mice Hrady'S new tilIn, it is said. it
was necessary for the PARAMOUNT
production forces t. obtain three
lr"pards from the winter quarters Of
Ttineliug Brothers circus.
Nelson t. Bell. in charge Of adver-
Using ANA publicity for the crandall
heaters. was the guest of Victor NJ.
shapiro. director of exploitation and
l'ui'lirity for Iath". 1T rhe Naked
truth DiUncr" given in the Biltmore
ti"trl. New Work, last uisht hy the
Associated Motion Pictur" Advertisers.
coy r. wcrt spread for inu promi-
vent figur"s in the motion picture
world from all parts of TIL" country
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welfare and we'll being. Belasco was
moved and with characteristic de
eisior he gave orders to release the
production rights to Duffy and his
associate.
Thus 1t happens that "The Cola
DigSers appears in Washington
while the attraction Is still on tour.
Excellent headway is being made
IT is announced. in the construction
or CrandalIs new Ambassador The
ater. at 18th street and Columbia road
northwest. The steel structure Of the
new edifice, supported on cement foot
ing firmly grounded In the earth, was
completed a fortnight ago. AT the
Tfvolf site, at 14h street and Park
road, where the zenith Crandall the
alter in Washington will be located.
the excavation has been completed
and many of the cement footings
deeply Embedded in the solid ground
have been poured
Evening star., 1923-04-29

The direction Of Little johnny
Jones" the screen adaptation of the
George NJ. Cohen play, featuring Z
Johnny Hines, has been assigned to
Arthur Rosson. Hines is at present
on the west coast
Evening star., 1923-04-29
Mr.. Leroy III. Thayer

Teacher Of washingten's Social Set.
Class and private lessons In all forms o.
dsncing. Now introducing the new Thayer
FOX Tot Tango and Debutsnte Waltz.
1l45 CONNECTICUT AVE. MAIN .3.o
Evening star., 1923-11-10
BISHOP FREEMAN OFF
TO TEXAS TOMORROW
Episcopal Church prelates to Have
Special Session In Dallas
November IL.

Rt. Rev. James &C. Freeman. d. D.,
bishop OF the Episcopal Church In
tho diocese OF Washington. will leave
here tomorrow evening for Dallas,
Texas. to attend special session
Of the House OF Bishops. which will
meet there November II. The rules
OF the Episcopal Church require that
missionary bishops be appointed.
transferred or removed only by action
OF a majority of all the bishops as
sembled In convention. Rt. Rev.
Alexander c. Garrett. d. D.. bishop OF
Dallas, is by right Of seniority. the
presiding bishop of the Episcopal
Church.
This meeting is important because
IL will consider the resignation of
bishop Logan H Roots Of Hankow,
China, who has been elected presi-
dent of a confederation of Chinese
Christian churches Of all denomina-
tions There Is some question as to
the advisability of permitting Bishop
Roots to accept this post.
This will be the first meeting OF
the House of Bishops in which Bishop
Freeman has taken part. He will
not, however. be the junior bishop,
as Bishop StIrder of West Virginia,
was consecrated last week.
Evening star., 1923-11-10

ton, Hubert Illman, Harry Havens and
E. A Swingle of Hamline Church, Wal
ter Bastian, ]. C. Mcdowell. F. c. Elzer
and b. J. Howard of Iowa Avenue
Church
The site for the new church was
purchased last summer for $4,000. 1t
mas a frontage of 172 feet on 10Th
street by 137 feet on Allison street.
1t Is planned to erect the main church
on a portion of the lot. with a base
ment to be used as a Sunday school
room. When the new building is en-
tirely paid for 1t is planned to erect
an addition on the rear to cost about
S20O, 900. which will be used for the
Sunday school. The basement then
Will be used for social and other &C
tivities. From May j the Hamline
congregation will worship at the Iowa
Avenue Church until the new edifice
is completed.
Arrangements now are being made
for the celebration of the f1ftieth an
niversary Of Hamline Church for one
month. beginning November 49, The
opening day Of the celebration will
be Homecoming day. The address at
the morning service is to be delivered
by Rev. DR.. Lucius c. Clark, chancel-
Tor OF American University, and at 8
pm. by the pastor.
The subjects of DIR. Herson's SER
mons tomorrow are, at IL am, Sam
son." and at pm. The Story Of the
Thistle and the Cedar"
Evening star., 1923-11-10
SERIES OF LECTURES.
Mrs. January Announces Topic for
Tomorrow Evening.

THE Power of Meekness" Is the sub
ject of a lecture to be given by Mrs.
Viva M. January in the Unity audi
torium, 1926 / street northwest, to-
morrow evening at O'Clock.
Monday afternoon at 5 o'clock Mrs.
January will give her first lecture on
dietetics, the subject being "Impor-
tance Of Proper Eating" Monday
evening at o'clock will be the Sec
ond lecture of the course on emotions
and the subject will be Anxiety
Turned to Laughter"
Evening star., 1923-11-10
MISSION WOMEN TO MEET.

Tho Women's Missionary Society Of
Grace Baptist Church will meet Tues
day at O'Clock. following luncheon
at II o'clock
Evening star., 1923-11-10
PLAN FAITH AND ORDER
CONFERENCE ACTIVITY
Members of Subcommittee on
Prayer Groups to Meet
Tomorrow.

Under the interdenominational COM
mittee on Christian unity. the sub
committee on prayer groups, in pre-
paration for the world conference on
next Friday at 9 pm, at 1871 G street.
Y. w. c. A. All interested are invited
to attend
At this meeting the first and second
series proposed by the subjects COM
mittee will be discussed. The discus
sion will be led by Mrs. L. H. Russell
Of the wallace Memorial United
Presbyterian Church.
The subjects are: What Degree OF
Unity in Faith VIII Be Necessary In a
Of aegniisd This One Eh1Fsh Fsi,h in the FoTm Of
Greed Necessary or Desirable?"; III so.
What Greed Should be Used. or What
Other Formulary Would Be Desir-
able?": What Are the Proper Uses OF
G5ssd 6a, Snd Of hearee of nty fa IN
the Matter OF Order VIII Be Neces-
sary in a Reunited Church?"; rs 1t
Necessary That There Should Be a
Common Ministry Universally Recog-
Kinds of Ministers Will This Ministry
Consist?"; "Will the Reunited Church
Require as Necessary Any Conditions
Precedent to Ordination or Any Par.
ticular Manner of OrdinationT'; III
so, What Conditions Precedent to Or
dination and What Manner of ordina-
tion Ought to Be Required?"
The subjects committee urges the
formation of local groups, consisting
OF members of different churches. for
the study and discussion of these
questions No church will be bound
by the discussions or the findings 1t
fs hoped that the churches will be
able to take action upon the reports
Of the world conference itself Re
ports OF these preliminary local con-
ferences will form a basis for the
conference at Washington, and should
be sent to the general secretary. Rob
ert H. Gardiner, 174 Water street.
Gardiner, Me, from whom copies OF
the topics may be had in English. or
IL desired. in English, French, German
and Crack
Evening star., 1923-11-10
SERVICES IN ARMORY.
Minister and Priest to Preach To-
morrow.

The Washington Federation Of
Churches is holding a preaching mis-
sion and evangelistic services at the
armory. Silver Spring, Md. every
Sunday night during the months of
November and Dece mber. The rector
of the mission, Rev. DR.. ]. Henning
Nelms, conducts the service. The mis-
sion has been successful. Every Sun
day night the armory is filed. The
preachers are among washington
most distinguished clergy.
Tomorrow night these services Will
give way to a special Armistice day
religious patriotic mass meeting. The
service will be conducted by DR..
Nelms. and the address will be made
by Mgr. Gavin, rector Of the Sacred
Heart Church, Washington. A band
will render patriotic melodies and
there will be singing.
Evening star., 1923-11-10
COLORED CONGREGATION
BUYS HAMLINE CHURCH

The Hamline Methodist Episcopal
Church, 9Th and P streets northwest,
has been sold to the Shiloh Colored
Baptist Church for $4,000. The sale Of
the property was made this week. The
colored congregation paid $4,000 cash
and is to pay the remainder May l..
1924. when it obtains possession Of the
property.
Hamline Church recently consolidated
with the Iowa Avenue NJ E. Church
and is planning an edifice at the north
east corner of 18th and Allison streets
northwest. The new church will retain
the name OF Hamline Methodist Epis-
copal
Committees from both congregations
now are engaged In arranging for the
contract. The church will cost about
100000. fully equipped. and will be
ready for occupancy Thanksgiving day.
1924.
The members Of these committees
are Rev. DR.. Joseph T. Herson. pastor
Of Hamline Church: Rev. Harry Evaul,
pastor Of Iowa Avenue Church; Harry
c. James, Edward Brashears. F. E.
Nash. John Muirhead, DR.. T. W. STAN
Evening star., 1923-11-10
CHURCH OF GOD BUYS
HOME IN SOUTHEAST
Property Known as Fifteenth
Street Christian Church
Is Acquired.

The Church Of God has purchased
the property known as the 18th Street
Christian Church, at the corner OF
18th and D streets southeast. Rev.
H. French Wilson and wife are the
pastors.
This body Of people is somewhat pc
culiar in it's religious devotion, in
that 1t lays special emphasis on
primitive methods OF worship. such
as amounting with oil and laying on
of hands in prayer for the sick,
claiming their authority from James,
5.14
Other doctrines held by them as
fundamental are justification and
sanctifcation as second work o.
grace. the Lords supper and feet
washing. and the unity Of Gods peo-
pie.
They keep no class record. holding
the New Testament as their disci
pline. claiming that spiritual birth
makes them a true member OF Gods
church.
Denominationa1 lines are not recog-
nized, and Christian character is the
basis Of membership.
Evening star., 1923-11-10
BISHOP FREEMAN TO VISIT
CHURCH IN HUGHESVlLLE|
Will Confer Confirmation Rites in
Maryland Episcopal Parish
Tomorrow.

Ri. Rev. James f. Freeman, n. D..
Bishop of the Episcopal Church. In
the diocese OF Washington, will visit
Trinity Episcopal Church. Hughes
Vile. st. Mary's county, Md. tenor
row morning and administer tho rite
OF confirmation. Rev. DIR. walter
Archbold Is rector OF the pariBh.
which was organized in 114
The parish church is located at
Newport. Nd. which Is nearly ten
miles from Hughcsville. Trinity
Chapel. which Is not far. from
Hughesville. Is also In charge of DR..
Archbold. The service will be held In
the Newport church at 1880 in the
morning.
At 4:30 in the afternoon the bishop
will preach in the Bethlehem Chapel
OF the National Cathedral on Mount
St. Alban.
Evening star., 1923-11-10
Or. MUIR TO PREACH.
Meeting a Crisis" Topic at Tenn
pie BAPTIST Church.

Rev. DIR. ]. ]. Muir's topics at the
Temple Baptist Church tomorrow will
be: In the morning. Meeting a
Crisis; in the evening, Always at
War"
The latter topic was suggested by
Armistice day celebration.
Evening star., 1923-11-10
REV. DR.. NIsBET TO PREACH.

Rev Dr. Charles Lueton Nisbet OF
Pineville, KY, will preach in the
Sixth Presbyterian Church. 18th and
Kennedy streets northwest. tomorrow
morning and evening
Evening star., 1923-11-10
ROLL CALL AT CHURCH,
Western Presbyterian Members in
Armistice Day Service.

There will be a special patriotic
service at the Western Presbyterian
Church tomorrow morning. The fea-
ture will be a roll call Of fifty men
from the Western Church who went
into service in the late war.
The sermon will be by the pastor of
the church. Rev. ]. Haney Durham.
whose subject will be THE Red.
White and Blue" Special music will
be furnished by the quartet and Mr..
Bowersox, violinist.
Evening star., 1923-11-10
SERMONS TO YOUNG MEN.
Rev. e. c. Primm to Begin Series
Tomorrow Nirht.

Tomorrow night at the Second Bap-
tist Church the pastor. Rev. E. c.
Primm, will preach the first Of a
series of six sermons to young men.
The topic will be 1.-The Young Man
and His Ambition"
The remainder of the topics to fol-
low on successive Sunday nights will
be as follows, THE Young Man and
His Companions" 1.-THE Young Man
and His Reputation" "The Young
Man and His Pocketbook," THE
Young Man and His Wife" and "The
Young Man and His Religion"
Evening star., 1923-11-10
SPECIAL SERVICE DEFERRED.

The special praise and prayer serv-
ice of the Bible Institute of Washing
ton announced for tomorrow has been
postponed until November IS at 8
pm. The public is invited to attend
this service, which will be held in
the ]. Henry Troutman Memorial
Hall. 1916 Vermont avenue north
Evening star., 1923-11-10
PLAN DEVOTIONAL SERVICE
Central Union Mission Program for
Tomorrow Afternoon.

At the Central Union Mission, 434
10th street northwest, tomorrow aft
ernoon at o'clock the Tuesday
Evening Christian Endeavor Society
of Calvary Baptist Church will hold
the devotional services. with w. H.
Ramsey in charge.
At 7:45 pm. Harry B. Otterman Of
the District Christian Endeavor
Union will speak.
The Washington times., 1923-01-14
BANKERS To MEET
HERE IN OCTOBER
Convention of investment Men
Expected to Draw Thou
sand to City.

More than one thousand bank
ers from all sections of the coun-
try and from Canada will attend
the annual convention of the In
vestment Bankers Association 20
be held in Washington in DC.
tober
Information of the selection of
the National Capital as the con-
vention city for 1928 was received
by Joshua Evans. jr., president of
the District of Columbia Bankers
Association, and vice president of
the Riggs National Bank, in a
telegram from Eugene T. Thomp-
son, of the firm of Crane, Paris
Il Co., this city, who wired the de-
cision of the board of governors
of the association from New York.
An invitation to hold the con-
vention in Washington was ex-
tended by the District Bankers As
ISOLATION last October when the 1929
convention was in session at Del
monte, Cal. Since that time Mr..
Thomas has been necessarily at
work in an effort to obtain accept
ance of the invitation. The tele-
gram received by Mr.. Evans indi-
Gates his success.
Practically all of the larger bust
ness centers of the country were
bidders for the convention which is
regarded in financial circles as one
of the most important conferences
Of the year.
The Washington times., 1923-01-14
||NRS.M' COY ELECTED
by WQ|N|AN'.s LEGION
Selected Second Time as
President Of George Baldwin
Mccoy Unit.

The annual election Of officers
was held at the meeting of the
George Baldwin Mccoy unit of the
American Woman's Legion Friday.
Mrs. Walter /. Mccoy was unani-
mously reelected president; Mrs.
Charles G. Wolcott, first vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Raymond s. Patten,
second vice president; Mrs. Lew s.
Mohler, recording secretary; Mrs.
E. H. Shaughnessy, corresponding
was reelected treasurer. Mrs. Nc
Coy appointed Mrs E. Lester Jones,
Mrs. Lewis Clarke Lucas, and Mrs.
Charles G. Warden as the executive
committee.
The annual report, read by Mrs.
Carey v. Hodgson, retiring Sec
rotary, showed the membership Of
the unit to be 1i2. The unit raised
$3.50 in two-hour sale of articles
made by ex-Service men at a
garden party last May; made 81 500
from another similar sale, covering
several days; and sent So every
month in addition to $50 for
Americanization work. These funds
were all turned over to the ex-serv-
ice men for their financial help. In
addition to this, the club members
as individuals did much to en-.
courage the development of self
reliance among the ex-service pa
tents.
Mrs. Mccoy read a short address
before the meeting adjourned, in
which she said:
The work we have accomplish
ed Is known abroad and has been
generously commended by Presi-
dent Harding, the Public Health
Service, the United States Vet
Grams Bureau, the Red Cross and
many others with whom we have
come in contact, who have been
interested in our efforts to be of
assistance to the eX-serVice man
and friends to those who have
come from other lands earnestly
desiring to become citizens. of our
United States.
Statistics from the Veterans
Bureau show that on December
Is. 1922, patients in all the bu.
reau's hospitals was 24,882, of
which 1881 were in the Fourth
district. comprising District of
Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, and
West Virginia. There were 1887
in the District of Columbia alone.
Let il be said of our unit that
forgetfulness is not known among
US and with all our hearts let
us keep others from forgetting.
The Washington times., 1923-01-14

) Civitan Clubs, June 10, 81, p. b.
Whitaker, 200 Fifth. avenue, N. ",
200; Progressive Order of the
West, July, M. Shapiro, Frisco
Bldg, st. Louis. $50; Macabees SUI
preme Tent, July, T. Watson, 1921
Woodward avenue, Detroit, Mich.
American Philatelic Society, Aug
ust, DIR. III. A. Davis, 4321 CoIfax
"A" Denver, Colo, 500; Steel Plate
Transferrers Association of North
America, September. j. A.. Frew,
1866 Valentine avenue, Bronx, rs;
National Conference Catholic Chart.
ties, Sept. 1921, J. O'Grady, 700
Eleventh street, d. c., 1000; Amcri-
can Institute Accountants, Sept. 49,
10, A. p. Richardson, 135 Cedar
street, N. z, $50; Northern Nut
Growers Association, Sept. 1928,
DIR. w. c. Deming, '983 Main street,
Hartford. Conn., 100.
Ancient and Illustrious Order
Knights of Malta, Supreme Com.
mandery. Oct. 16, r. Gray. 1916
Arch street, Philadelphia, 100; A.
A. s. r. M. Supreme Council of
Sovereign Grand Inspectors of the
33rd and Last Degree, Oct. 10,
p. w. Weidner, House Of the
Temple, D. c., 1000: American
Academy of Opthalmology and
Oto-Laryngolgy; second week in
October, DR.. L. c. Peters, 1929
Spruce street, Philadelphia, 600;
Kappa Alpha Fraternity, Dec,
w. B. Crawford. Kappa Alpha
Order, Orlando, Fla, 800; Phi
Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, Dec.
1881, F. M. Ludwick, 444 Lathrop
Building, Kansas City, Mo-, 500;
Board of Governors, Direct Mail
Advertising, Jan. s, F. L. Pierce,
ITO PenobscOt Building, Detroit,
Mich
Independent Order Odd Fellows,
Grand Lodge, January II, B. ".
Wolfe, 419 Seventh street, D. c.;
National Association of Sand and
Gravel Producers, Jan. 24-26, T.
r. Barrow, 903 Munsey Building,
D. c., $50; Independent Order Odd
Fellows, Grand Encampment, Feb.
6, e. l.. Dunn, COZ Pennsylvania
avenue southeast, D. c.; National
Academy of Science, April, C. G..
Abbott, Smithsonian Institution,
80; American Jewish Historical
Society, May, A. M. Friedenberg,
38 Park Row, N. Y, 100.
The Washington times., 1923-01-14
NJ ants Witness
Brought to d @.
From FINLAND

-. -. y j
JAMES b. DEPUE, retired
Presbyt erian clergynlan,
under Indictment on charge.
Of using the mails to defraud,
who failed to persuade the
criminal Court to spend $50, 900
to summon about 1000 witt
nesses IN his behalf from all
over the United States, made
another appeal to the court
yesterday. This time the.
clergyman wants Charlie Chap.
Inns press agent summoned
from Hollywood, Calf, to tes-
tify for him. :
The press agent is L. MOnta
Bell, former editor of the
Washington Herald. DIR. De-
pue claims he expects to prove
with the aid of Bell, the state
ment that Senator CappeP OF
Kansas, Senator ElIxins, Of
West Virgins and ex-senator
HOke Smith Of Georgia, had
actually endorsed a course Of
civil service schooling which
he was selling through the
mails. The indictment charges
that the statement that these
persons had endorsed the
courses, was false.
The Washington times., 1923-01-14
d. A. R. Chapter Plans
to Hold Rummage Sale

Patriots Memorial Chapter D. A.
X. held an evening meeting on
January 9Th at the home of the re.
gent. Miss Carolene F. Smith, Mint.
wood Place, n. w.
The business meeting was pre-.
sided over by the regent and plans
completed for a rummage sale to be
conducted on February /, 2. and 3
Mrs. A. G. Tuohy is chairman of
the committee.
Mrs. Amos G. Draper. regent OF
Mary Bartlett Chapter, presented in
a most interesting manner the need
of d. A. r. representative at FL.
lis Island where immigrants are de.
tanned.
After the business meeting the
Chapter was entertained by the re.
gent who served refreshments and
was assisted by Miss Anne Tuohy,
Miss Helen Stout, Miss Mary Scho.
field and Miss Eunice Blaisdell.
The gentlemen present were Rev.
Herbert A. Smith, DIR. Joel T. Cur.
ny, O. p. Conway and G. F. Taylor.