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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-29
LOBBY GOSSIP
IENFI H

Crusade, "The Christening"
new play by Charles Ram Ken
nedy, author of 1.-THE Servant in
the House," will bring Edith
Wynne Matthison and New York
cast to the President April II,
under auspices of the Wellesley
Club.
Avery Hopwood is adapting
new play for Irene Bordoni who
will appear under the Charles
Frohman banner next season
Walter Hampden is making extern.
sive additions to his repertoire
Having gotten THE Black Flag"
ready for presentation. he is now
engaged on the script of THE
Ring of Truth" The Molnar play
first called Fashions for Men"
and then changed to Passions
for Men is still undergoing
changes, it's latest title, adapted
for the Chicago opening, being
Peter and Paula"
Betty Blythe will sail for Al
giers next month to be featured
in the film production of "Chu
Chin Chow. Tom Moore of Wash
ington has closed a deal to show
all Goldwyn's first releases here.
Washington film colony was
shocked last week at the sudden
death of Walter T.. Lusk, manager
of the Washington "branch eX-
change of Associated First Ma
tional pictures. He was a new
conner here and only last month
was given a welcoming dinner by
Harry Crandall.
May McAvoy is Nita Naldis
favorite star.
Nita Naldi's name woS original
ly Nita Mary Dooley.
Douglas MacLean's first love
was Maude Adams.
Charlie Chaplin gave Pola Negri
a diamond and sapphire bracelet
costing $4,000.
1t is reported that Betty Comp
son and Walter Morosco have
been secretly married.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-29
COSMOS
"Hilda"- NaynOn's Birds.

Easter week will bring to the
Cosmos theater, starting Mon
day afternoon, a genuine bill of
springtime entertainment head
ed by Billy "Swede" Hall and
company in the merry playlet,
"Hilda," and one of the prettiest
numbers in vaudeville. Nayon's
Birds, a famous offering of feath-
cred songsters.
Others will include McGrath
and DEEDS, with masculine COM
edy and songs out of the ordi-
nary; Marie Merle, singing come
dienne, with a vocal repertory
of a different type; Nip and
Fletcher in fun and odd doings
and other things besides.
Herbert .RaWlinson's newest
Carl Laemmie production, THE
Scarlet Car" a romance OF
thrills and suspense, will be given
its first showing in Washington.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-29
KEITH'S-
Mrs. ROdOIph Valentino.

AT Keith's in person next week.
as the chief star on the program
in a new playlet, "A Regular
Girl win be the Shiek's first
wife, Jean Acker.
The advent of Mrs. Valentino
into Keith vaudeville has created
a great stir in theatrical cir
Giles, and though a new lumiIiary
to the ranks of the twO-a-day
she is not unknown to the stage.
Prior to her entrance into pic
lures on the West Coast, Mrs.
Valentino had appeared in nu-
merous Broadway productions,
having achieved success as
dramatic actress. This hap
pened, of course, before her mar
riage-one of the greatest of
studio tragedies - to Rodolph
Valentino.
AS the added feature comes
RestiIle, "the worlds wizard
juggler," who made his debut in
Keith vaudeville in Boston on
March 5, creating a sensation.
Aside from Mrs. Valentino and
RestiIli there are on this out
standing Keith lineup Winsor
McCay, the famous cartoonist and
creator of Little Nemo"-one
of the popular characters in the
history of journalistic supple
ments: Mabel Ford's Revue, in
Guiding Golden and West, Doll
Sisters. together with Miss Ford's
own jazz orchestra, and Les
Splendid, European champion
roller skater, together with
Aesop's Fables, Topics of the
Day and the Pathe News Pic
torial, regular Keith's house fea-
lures
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-29
THE KID TOPS
TWIN BILL
AT METRO
Jackie Coogan in Daddy. !"
Larry Semon Offers
Latest Comedy.

Extraordinary care has been
exercised in assembling the Eas-
ter week bill at Crandall's Metro
politan Theater The foremost at
traction will be Jackie Coogans
new production for First National,
Daddy" the secondary, Larry
Semon's latest comedy special for
Vitagraph, mo Wedding Bells"
In addition to these two major
subjects there will be wide vari-
ETY. OF shorter films and special
Easter music under the direction
of N. Mirskey, conductor of the
Metropolitan Symphony.
Daddy" supplies the screens
Juvenile genius with one of the
most congenial vehicles he has
had. even surprising memorable
OLIVER Twist in its unfailfng APP
peal to the heart and to the
audiences risibilities. With his
fiddle, bowl of unmanageable
spaghetti, shower bath and a
hundred and one things, Jackie
will keep his audiences in con-
slant state of Laughter in this pic
LufeJ ana just 10 prove InaI ne IS
not all comedian but a great little
tragedian as well. there will be-
moments when tears will dim the
eye and a lump come into the
throat.
In mo Wedding Bells Larry
Semon is said to have one of the
most laughab1e of all his COM
edies into the making of which
many new devices to create laugh
ter have been introduced. Here,
too, will be seen a notable cast
of experienced farceufs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-29
NEW KING OF
COMEDY AT
PALACE
Walter HERS To Be Seen in
Mr.. Billings Spends
His Dime"

The attraction at Loew's Palace
beginning Sunday afternoon will
be a hilarious comedy offering
that serves to introduce a new
star Of screen comedy in the
person of Walter HERS, that
jovial young Paramount fun
maker who made his screen debut
with Bryant Washburn in at
Pays to Advertise" and who has
steadily climbed to fame through
such pictures as "Is Matrimony a
~ailure?' 'Her Gilded Cage"
''The Ghost Breaker" and others.
The comedy selected for Mr..
HERS is "Mr. Billings Spends
His Dime" an adaptation of the
comedy by Dana Burnet, which
ran serially in the Red Book
Magazine and scored an immense
hit in popular literary circles.
The direction has been intrusted
to Wesley H. Ruggles, who has
surrounded Mr.. HERS, in this his
first picture, with cast of splen-
did talent, including Jacquehne
Logan as leading woman, George
Fawcett, Robert McKim, Patricia
Palmer. Joseph Swickard, Guy
Oliver, Edward Patrick, Clarence
Burton, George Field, Lucien
Littlefield and others.
The story deals with a roman
tic-ninded haberdashery clerk who
obtains possession of a lucky
dime and IN being discharged
becomes ennbroiled in a conspiracy
to unseat the president of a South
American republic.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-29
WONDER TALE
OF THE SEA
AT RIALTO
Romance of Whaling Days Is
Down to the Sea in
! Ships.

; What has been acclaimed
throughout the entire country
as one of the most sensational
and extraordinary motion pic
lures ever filmed is Elmer Cliff
toms production, Down to the
Sea in Ships" which will be the
featured attraction at Moore's
Rialto Theater all Easter week,
beginning Sunday.
The picture, which is designed
to perpetuate the golden days of
whaling, was produced at the
: risk of many human lives and is
replete with romance, adventure
and enough breath-taking, grip
ping thrills to make up two or
more Of the old-time fifteen cpl
sode serials. Manned by a crew
of expert whalemen, with motion
picture actors - and cameramen,
one Of the oldest whaling vessels
afIoat cruised the Caribbean Sea
for months in the making of this
production, the. picture taking
nearly two years to complete, de-
plotting in the course of its show
ing an amazing actual combat
with a ninety-ton whale, with
the enraged mammal charging
the boat, hurting its occupants
into the sea and smashing the
boat to kindling wood.
Raymond Mckee is seen in the
leading male. role, with Margue-
rite Courtot playing opposite.
81, Due to the great length of the
major offering the. usual program
of subsidiary features will neces-
sarily be curtailed during the
showing
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-29
GAYETY-
American Girls.

Dan Coleman and his ''Ameri-
can Girls" appear as the attrac-
ton opening Sunday afternoon at
the Gayety Theater for the pre-
sentation of Irish musical comedy.
Coleman's reputation as a pro-
Queer brings assurance to local
theatergoers that clean and whole
some comedy, backed by elaborate
scenery. with principals and
chorus beautifully gowned, may be
confidently expected. Dan Cole
man has won great popularity
through his original methods as
an interpreter of Irish humor. In
his support will be found Alma
Bauer, jeanette Buckley. Little
Anna Propp, Hilda Leroy, Van
and Rector. Hazard and Spell
man and Charles Lane, Dutch
comedian.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-29
GARRICK-
Tom Wise.

\ OAAA w A0NS
The Garrick Theater will re-
open on Monday next with an en-
tirely new company, recruited by
Garry McGarry. and Tom Wise in
New York, and headed by Mr..
Wise himself in the famous comedy
success, Grumpy" played with
such distinction in this country by
the eminent English actor, Cyril
Maude.
The return of Tom Wise to the
Garrick, where he appeared last
season in the play most intimately
connected with his long career on
the stage, THE Gentleman From
Mississippi, and in other pro-
auctions, is attracting much in
terest among theater- goers of
Washington, and royal reception
to the veteran is expected when
the coy playhouse opens it's
doors Monday.
The complete roster of the new
group of Garrick players, which is
believed to be the strongest ag-
gregation of actors ever associated
with Mr.. Garry here, will be an
nounced as soon as the roles for
Grumpy" have been definitely
assigned.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-29

Adelaide Hebron. scenarist for
the screen production of THE
Girl of the Golden, West" is said
to have obtained inspiration
for the script by listening to
photographic records of Enrico
Caruso's arias from the opera of
that title.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-29
Non His Life Is
One Sweet Song

Service" is the slogan of
the Crandall organization in
the conduct of it's theaters in
and about Washington. A
patron of the Avenue Grand
who had followed through
twelve episodes of serial
missed the thirteenth by reason
OF absence from the city and
expressed his regret to Harry
E. Lohmeyer, house manager.
Mr.. Lohmeyer inquired if the
patron could return to the
theater on a certain day and
was told he could. When that
day arrived the patron was
invited into a waiting motor
car, whisked out to the Apollo
Theater where the thirteenth
episode was running and
viewed the two reels while the
car waited. He was sthen re-
turned to the Avenue Grand
in time for the fourteenth
episode. Is that service?
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-13
RICHARDSON
is APPOINTED
US. ATTORNEY
Fargo Lawyer Will Succeed
NJ. A. Hildreth on
May l

Seth Richardson, Fargo attorney,
will succeed NJ. A. Hildreth as Unit
ed States District Attorney on May
l, according to announcement in
Fargo. Mr.. Richardson has been
notified of his recess appointment,
according to word from there.
The new district attorney was
born in Iowa, February 4. 1880, and
has been in Fargo since January /,
1905. He is a member of the law
firm of Barnett and Richardson. He
was twice put forward by Nonpar-
tisans as a candidate for the su.
preme court.
District Attorney Hildreth, Dem
ocratic appointee, has held Office
since October IA, 1914.
The Richardson appointment il
the first major federal appointment
in the state resulting from the cleo
tion of United States Senators f.
F. Ladd and Lynn J. Frazier.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-13
NEW QUESTIONS
TOBEDECIDED
IN HIGH COURT
Grand Jury Regulations May
l}e Defined in Bank Case
Appeal
TO CALL NEW JURY?

Many important questions which
it is held to the states interest to
settle regardless of the immediate
objective, will be placed before tie
supreme court under plans of the
lAtt0rney Generals offTe for re-
view of the decision of District
Judge Mckenna setting aside the
Scandinavian American indictments,
according to Attorney General George
according to Attorney cneral
George Shafcr.
George A. Bangs Of Grand Forks
special assistant attorney general in
the grand jury investigation into the
wrecklng of the Scandinavian Amer
lean bank and Mr.. Shafer may hold
conference on the subject yet this
week to. map their course of action
Grand jury procedure in North Da-
kota being rare, there are many
questions involved which have not
been decided by the highest court OF
the. state and attorneys have drawn
largely from decisions in other
states in attempting TO determine
N"lluilN Ol certain actions, bel ore
grand juries. 1t is the belief of Mr..
Shafer that if would be to. the in
terest of the state to have the aues-
tions definitely settled by the high
est court.
While declining to 60 into the
merits of the problems involved or
Ito try case in the newspapers"
the attorney general is understood
to be prepared to carry on the court
action instituted about year ago
and which resulted in the indict-
ment of A. E. Townley and others
and Il grand jury charge which IN
volved alleged misuse of funds in
one instance of over 100000.
The state may either seek review
IN the supreme court or seek new
grand jury, it is said. and it is ex-
pected that one or both methods
may be employed ultimately in the
matter.
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railroad company. A new trial was
granted, apparently, the defendant
says, because stenographer's notes
+ had been lost On appeal the su-
preme court reversed the order for
new trial, and reinstated the
judgment which favored the rail
road company.
Later actions in equity were COM
menced in both cases, seeking to
have the Judgment set aside, and b
new trial was granted. The cases
came before District Judge Berry
who ordered new trial. On the
third trial, judgment favored the
plaintiff. A motion by the defendant
for judgment Notwithstanding the
verdict of the jury was denied. 1t
is from this order Of the court that
the defendant has appealed the mat
ter.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-13
By NEA Service

By NEA' Service
Brownsville. KY. April l3.-Ask
the folks in this little county seat,
20 miles from railroad and 10
miles from Mammoth Cave, about
who's who and they will talk to you
of Charles f. Whittle.
Charles is the towns celebrity. He
has just turned %, and is president
of Ogden College in historic Bowl
ing Green, KY.
If there is Il younger president of
a standard college, Brownsville has
never heard of him.
Ten years ago Charles was one of
the village boys in short pants and
bare feet. He could shiny" up tn.
slickest apple tree and he knew the
shortest route to every melon patch.
At l3 he had never seen Il railroad
train, but he knew about all there
was to learn in the one-room grade
school. 1t was 80 miles to the near
est high school or college. 50
when Charles was l2-took him to
bowling Green.
A. B. at 18
And at Is Charles got his A. B.
degree from Ogden College.
A year later he was graduated
from Yale. Meanwhile he had been
commiss ionedt a lieutenant in the
army.
When he was made a college presi-
dent few weeks ago, the home
folks decided it was the best record
they had heard Of But
II don't think | have done much,'
Charles says with his boyish smile.
81 did not ask the college board for
this job. had built up quite a
little law practice at Brownsville.
But, now l think I'll stay on here
for a while.
cage of Youth"
"Did you ever stop to think that
the so-called sheiks and flappers
have gone in for every field except
legislation, and are making good?
"If they ever go in for Congress-,
that crowd up there will run up the
white flag and retire. OF course we
are different. There would be MOI
progress if we were not"
Walker B. Hines, director genera,
of railroads during the war, is one
of Ogden Colleges alumni.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-13
PRIEST SLAYS'
RECTOR AFTER
QUARRELING
Rev. Father Dillon Takes Life
Of Rev. Father O'Neill
in Michigan
SLAYER GIVES STORY
Says Staying Followed FIRE.
quent Quarrels Over Il
Long Period
SLAYER GIVES STORY

Kalamazoo, Mich, April 49,
Armed with revolver and ii phiaI
of holy oils to administer extreme
JUNCTION to his victim, the Rev. Faith
er Charles Dillon, assistant rector
Of ST. Augustine's Catholic church
last night shot and killed the Rev
Father Henry O'Ncill, pastor of the
parish, following quarrel at the
dinner table. Rev. O'Neill had Or
dered him from the house.
The killing of Father O'Neill cul-
minated what the Rev. Dillon told
police was thirteen months Of iii
treatment" during which he said
Father O'Neill treated me like a
little boy and took the attitude of a
car"
Rev. Dillon, who is being held
told the police that the tragedy was
the climax of the evening meal.
Father O'Neill and his assistant, and
Father Mccullough were at the ta-
Bile. Father O'Neill ordered Dillon
to go upstairs and "pack his grip"
Instead Dillon went to his room, OBJ
tanned revolver and returned to
the dining room.
81 intended to give him a chance
to confess before l killed him." po-
lice report Dillon as saying, "b.t
as l advanced into the room with the
revolver extended | saw him grab ii
salt cellar to throw at me, and !
fired twice"
AS the priests body slipped to the
floor Dillon, according to his story
gave Father Mccullough a phial con-
tanning holy oils and told him TO
administer the sacrament of extreme
JUNCTION at once.
Father O'Neill was about So years
old and succeeded to the st. Augus-
tine pastorate in November, 1921
following the death of Rev. Mon
signor +. A. Brien. Dillon, folloH.
ing his expulsion as a member of
the Arthusian order from Europe,
Travelled in many countries as mis-
sionary, coming here from Battle
Greek l3 months ago.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-13
LAWSUIT II YEARS OLD COMES To
SUPREME COURT FOR THIRD Time

A case which has run the gaunt-
let of several court actions for a
period of II years is again in the
supreme court of North Dakota to-
day. 1t embraces two separate az
tions arising from the injury of Ed.
mund Dubs, nine years old, by a
Northern Pacific railroad train, near
New Leipzig, on July S, 1912.
The father, Rudolph Dubs, sued
for $4,000 because of the injuries,
and a jury rendered verdict for
that amount. Then District Judge
Hanley set aside the verdict, and
his ruling was reversed in the su.
preme court.
In the meantime the father ente-.
ed another suit for $4,000 for loss
of services of the> boy. The two
cases were tried again and judgment
given by jury to the defendant
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-13
THOMAS WEIGH
WAR VETERAN
PASSES AWAY
Succumbs at Local Hospital
at the Age of IS Years
. After Brief Illness
WITH GEN. SULLY
Served in Indian Campaigns
and Saw Rise of Bismarck
From Il Hamlet

Thomas Welch, age 85 years, Civil
war veteran and pioneer resident OF
Bismarck, passed away this morning
at a local hospital at $3.50 o'clock,
after Il brief illness due to conges-
tion of the lungs.
Mr.. Wclch. who served in Company
NJ of the Seventh Iowa Cavalry dur
ing the Civil War came to North
Dakota in 1864 with the General
Sully expedition and took part in
the battle of Killdeer mountain. He
was also Il member of the expedi
tiOn which was sent to guard the
Fiske expedition which was sent into
Montana.
The deceased was here during the
year of the drought and related many
interesting stories of encounters
with the Indians and stories Of re-
quests made General Sully by the
Indians for rain. After spending II
time in Fort Benton, Mont, NJ
Welch returned to Bismarck and
took up his residence. He became
known as the village blacksmith. ,
His shop was located between Main
street and Broadway in the vicinity
OF the old st. Alexius hospital
His old friends declare that he was
a fine citizen, good soldier, and Il
devote Christian, being member of
the Catholic church.
When Bismarck was incorporated 4
as city in January, 1875 Mr.. Welch
together with Alex Mckenzie were
the first aldermen of the
city, Mr.. Welch being one of tho
first alderman Of the Third ward.
During his residence in Bismarck
in the early days he was q close
friend of the late Alexander Nc
Kenzie and his family.
In 1877 Mr.. Welch married Miss
Catherine Tracy of South Dakota, at
Alena, Neb. Six children were born
of this union, three dying in infancy,
one after he had grown to manhood, ).
and two now living, who are his
son, William Welch, and his daugh-
ter, Mrs. William Dolan, both Of
whom reside in Bismarck. Mr..
Welch, Sr., resided at $40 Thayef
St.
Funeral services will probably be
held Monday morning from the Cath
olic church.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-13
WANT HANSELL
SUIT RE0PENED
House of David Attorney
Presents Charges

Grand Rapids, Mich, April 13-
A motion asking that the suit Of
John w. Hansell against the Israel
ite House of David, heard here re-
cently.> be reopened was filed in
United States district court here to-
day.
Attorney H. E. Dewhurst, repre-
senting the colony, asserted in fill
ing the motion, that he has new ev:-
dence tending to prove that Hanseil
wanted to "bomb the buildings at the
colony and make away with large
sums of money kept in the vaults
there"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-13
MINE BURNS
NEAR WILTON
Mine Inspector Gets Emerg-
ency Call Today

Fire is threatening much damage
in the Lind coal mine, northern Bur-
leigh county, according to an emer-
gency call to J. P. Mellon, state mine
inspector, here today.
According to word here, new
slope was opened and the workmen
drove into old workings. The plas-
tered walls were reported hot, in
dicating severe fire was burning.
Mr.. Mellon prepared to answer the
call Immediately.
The Lind mine is near Wilton, but
in Burleigh county.