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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-05
APLENTY,
IF USED, SAYS
SCIENTIST
Development Of Intelligence
Gained Through Making
Nerve Cells Work.
By LUTHER A. HUSTON.
international News Service.

y
LONDON, Sept. 5.-No matter
how smart you are you can be
infinitely smarter IL you will learn
TO use all Of your brains. Every
one has more brains that he can
use ana the cerebral evolution Of
the future will consist in the dis
covery OF ways and means of using
veloped.
This fascinating vista of the pos.
sibilities OF mental evolution was
pictured by DR.. J. Arthur Thorn
son, noted British biologist, in an
interview. Even the cleverest, ac-
cording to DIR. Thompson, can be
twice as clever simply by making
use or the brains they have.
Myriads of Nerve Cells.
There are said DR.. Thomson,
about loo, 900 900 people living in
the world today, but man has more
than five times that number OF
nerve cells in the shallow, con-
voluted cortex of his fore-braih.
This multitude includes sensory
nerve cells that. receive tidings
from the outside world, through
the sense-organs, and from the I'm
terror or the body generally. What
volume OF news il always pour
ing In, though there is a great les.
SEEMING of the hustle when we sleep.
Then there are the motor nerve
cells, which send out orders to
muscles and glands, and do not
cease communicating when we are
at rest. But between the scout and
the sentinel cells on one hand and
the executive officer cells on the
other hand there are the G. H. Q.
cells, which link the two together.
An Intricate Central"
They get many names-associ.
alive, communicating, internunciaI,
adjusters-all meaning the same
thing; but the. important point Ii
this, that progress In the brain and
mind 10 bound up with increase In
these G. H. Q. cells and In the in
tricacy of the interrelations which
they bring about by their interlink-
ing branches. No picture of the
complexities Of a telephone central
or anything like that comes near
suggesting the possibilities Of inter.
relationship among the 5000, DOC, 0C0
OF nerve cells in our cerebral cor.
tex
It is the development of these
@. II. @. cells, DIR. Thomson con-
tended, that results in some new
mental pattern-some history-mak.
Ing, invention. discovery or orig.
inality Of some sort. It must Be
kept In mind" he continued, "that
these cells are not like chessmen
on q board. but are living units-in-
tenseiy hving-and present in mil.
lions"
Mapping Just Begun.
Although some progress has been
made in mapping the brain. DR..
Thomson asserted. and In discover.
ing what happens in particular
areas, such as the discovery by
Broca Of the position Of the speech
center, this work 10 as yet barely
begun.
"One Of the remarkable facts"
said DR.. Thomson, lis that there
are big areas in the brain for which
no use is known. We cannot sup
pose that large quantity Of COM
pick, expensive tissue would be
allowed to accumulate as a useless
drag"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-05
FLIGHT Of: Fri
OPENS EPOCH
FOR j, 5.
Admiral Moffett Sees Great
Stride in Commercial and
Military Aviation.
Nv REAR ADMIRAL WILLIAM
A. MOFFETT,
Chief Bureau OF AeROnAutlC8 U. D.
Navy.


Chief Bureau Of AeFOnAutlc8 U. ..
tcopyrixht. 1858, BY Cosmopolitan
News Service.)
The successful flight on hel
maiden voyage Of the queen Of
Americas air fleet the Fri. thf
worlds greatest dirigibie, marks g
proud moment In American achieve
ment. 1t opens UP q new epoch IN
commercial and military aviation.
The smoothness Of the flight as
the great airship lowered and flew
over the flying field 1t Lakehurst,
II. J.. and headed for Toms river
means the dawning Of q new era IN
TRANSPORTATION and communication
Commercial flying 40 well Of
naval warfare will be revolutionized
BY the dirigible. In what once
was Just a wilderness. American
skill, ingenuity and work has pro
duced the modern n1arval or ths
air, the ZR-1. and probably the big
gest hanger in the world ct Lake
hurst, IN a comparatively bf1e1
space Of time. VIZ
Can Garry Forty Tons.
| The djrigible will be invaluable
for long distance flights. The fact
1t can be anchored to q moOrine
mast means 1t is more economical
than 4 ship which must be placed
in a hangar, and Il means bad
! weather will no longer make i
difficult to get it safely anchored. .
The dirigible can go to places Id
accessible to the airplane, and u
can carry, say, forty tons Of mail
or other freight. And II 10 safe
for it can hover or float, should
the engines show any defects; also
while planes hardly ever stayed in
the air more than o day, the
dirigibIe can stay up Indefinitely.
AS a scout for the navy in time
of war this American-built dirigible
will prove Of inestimable worth, and
Ii can 20 farther and faster than q
sea cruiser in locating an enemy
feet. thus saving valuable time.
The test at Lakehurst, demon
atrating the power and control Of the
FRI. opens up a new industry in
America and, since the dirigible il
filled with helium, 1t IL essential
/ that an adequate supply OF this by
product be maintained.
Would Commander Helium.
If necessary the Government
should commander the land and re
quire that helIum be extracted from
gas and turned over to it before tne
gas is used, so this precious fuel viii
not be wasted and development Of 9
dirigible fleet be hampered.
America IL being watched by Other
nations in its test Of the ZR-1. Ger
many, like whose Zeppelins the ZR-l
Is built, Ia restricted by the peace
terms from competing. But Eng
land will undoubtedly keep pace.
We have put aviation in Ameriea
forward by a generation with this
distinctly American achievement OF
building the Fri, and the fact thai
part Of the crew had to be drawn
from other service branches, shows
the need of more such men for tbs
navy. Nothing should be allowed
now to interfere with further prog
ress by the United States in all
supremacy.
The next test Of the Fri will be
q longer flight, then still longer
one. Eventually we hope, she Will
proudly circle the globe.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-05
RAISE I UND FOR
STRICEEN||N
JAPAN
Montgomery County Red Cross
Meets at Rockville 70
Plan Campaign.

ROCKVILLE, Nd, Sept. 5.The
executive board Of the Montgomery
County Chapter of the Red Cross
met In the high school building here
yesterday afternoon and inaugu-
rated q campaign to raise funds for
the japanese earthquake sufferers.
DR.. George e. Lewis, chairman
of the chapter, presided, and there
were also present Mrs. John r.
Henderson, vice chairman; Mrs. j.
EOmerville Dawson. secretary; Miss
Martha s. Poole and others.
It was decided to have the vari-
GUS Red Cross branches OF the coun-
ty begin activities at once and to
appeal to the people of the county
generally. The people are expected
to respond promptly and literally.
J. Paul Burnett. Of the Montgom-
cry County National Bank. and Mrs.
J. Somerville Dawson were author
lied to receive contributions In
Rockville.
Mrs. John Snure has been appoint.
ed Republican Judge Of election for
the second precinct of Wheaton dis
trict In place Of Charles ]. Benedict,
who failed to qualify.
The funeral Of Mrs. Catharine
Janney, widow Of Samuel A. Janney,
who died early Monday morning 81
her home near Brighton, aged
eighty-three years, took place yester-
day afternoon from the family home.
the services being conducted by the
Rev. Guy e. Kagey, rector Of St.
Johns Episcopal Church, Olney.
Burial was in Grace Church Gene
terry, Woodside.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-05
DEER KILLED BY TRAIN;
HOSPITAL GETS VENISON

SUNBURY, Pa, Sept. 5.-The
carcass of a fine buck deer was
discovered about a mile-and-a
half from this city by B. F. Zettle.
meyer, game warden, and the meat
was pronounced fit for food. II was
presented to the Mary NJ. Packer
Hospital. ,se9~
The State game commission will
have to decide what disposition ID
to be made Of the antlers and the
skin.
The deer, no doubt. tried to get
out of the way Of an approaching
train and was unable to do so.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-05
HACERSTOWN POLICE
TAKE GEORGIA SUSPECT

HAGERSTOWN. Md, Sept. s.
Walter Dennis, wanted in Augusta.
Ca. for larceny, Is under arrest
here today.
AS he stepped from the train he
walked into the arms of two dc.
tectives who awaited his arrival
The Southern authorities will send
for their prisoner at once,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-05
BALDWIN SETS RECORD
BUILDING LOCOMOTIVES

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 5.-AH
records for locomotive production
were smashed when thirty+one loco
motives. among the. largest type
produced in America. left the Ed.
dystone plant of the Baldwin Lo.
connective Works between 5 b. m.
Saturday and 1115 q. m. Sunday.
The huge engines were turned out
at the rate of one every hour. They
weighed from $4,000 to 100000
pounds each.
Six locomotives were sent to the
Pennsylvania railroad and eight to
the Illinois Central. while the re-
mainder were shipped to other roads
throughout the country with the
exception of four designed for
export.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-05
cIPSYS PLAN TO RoUT
SPIRITS COST HER 81, 900

FALL RIVER, Mass, Sept. ST.
Mrs. Gloria Silva went to see a
gypsy fortune teller, who told her
she was being haunted by evil
spirits, and, in order to drive them
away, must get $1,000 in cash and
hang it around her neck.
Mrs. Silva drew the family saw.
ings and the gypsy helped her fix
the charm. Later Mrs. Silva found
a roll Of old paper around her neck.
instead Of the currency.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-05
T BASS !
TELLS Of
NEEDS
Loss as Compiled From News
paper Dispatches Put at
So, 500, 600, 900.

The holocaust which swept the
island empire of japan has
wrought q minimum property loss
Of $4,000, 000, 900, it was estimated
ct the japanese embassy here
today after q careful study Of
press dispatches which give but
rneager details of the catastrophe
It was explained the damage
might mount into billions more
if later reports show the destruc-
ton to be as complete outside OF
Tokyo as it was in the capital
city.
Estimatee In Detail.
The minimum estimate Of damage
was as follows:
Tokyo. $1,000, 000, 900.
Yokohama, 500, 000. 900.
Nagoya, $50, 100000
Shipping. $3.50, GOO, 900.
Other cities, 81 100, 100000.
With at least 100000 living In
the path swept by earthquakes tidal
waves, typhoons and fire, embassy
officials feared the toll of lives
would reach the highest esti-
mates Of 500, 900 dead as carried In
news dispatches. They pointed out
that the confined method of living in
Japanese cities tended to cause
greater casualties than in American
cities similarly stricken.
Needs 500, 900, 600 Supplies.
Embassy officials also estimated
that Japan would need $500, zoo. 900
worth of supplies from the United
States in rehabilitating the destroyed
cities. OF this total. at least $780,
600 900 worth of lumber will be
needed, it was said. The remainder
will consist of clothing, blankets,
factory machinery and foodstuffs.
THE work Of rehabilitation viii
be started at once" an embassy Of
fetal told International News Serv-
ice. "At least $3.50, 900 900 worth of
lumber will be needed from the
United States. We will also need
huge supplies Of foodstuffs, cloth
ing, tents, blankets and machinery
at once.
Most of the reconstruction work,
Of course, will be done with lumber,
as frame dwellings are a peculiar
japanese, custom which not even a
catastrophe gucn as this one can
change. Japanese builders are ac-
customed to buying American lum-
Der because II Is cheaper than ma
tive supplies, and. naturally, they
will turn to the United States in
this disaster.
pittsburgh" Not Injured.
1.-THE work of rehabilitation will
be greatly aided by the fact that
Osaka. the so-called Pittsburgh of
Japan, was not damaged. Many
great factories are located there,
ard will be ready to turn out sup
plies for reconstruction work.
"A complete estimate Of the prop
erty loss cannot be made at this
time because so many details of
the disaster are lacking. For in
stance, the prefecture Of Toxic has
q maximum property value II $751;
SOC, 000, zoo. The city could be en-
tirely wiped out, and yet billions
Of this value saved. for 1t includes
the ground values, the good will Of
Industries, and money.
ION the other hand, many Of the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-05

Shrines and temples and great art
collections probably were destroyed.
These cannot be replaced at any
cost One single collection in Toxic,
consisting Of only a few pieces, was
valued at $4,000,000. Such losses.
IL they occurred, may add billions
to any estimate we can make now.
I'm the work Of reconstruction,
Japan can furnish its own labor and
all the work of organization can oe
accomplished by its own citizens but
1t will need supplies from all the
world and particularly from the
United States. This has been such
q tragedy that 1t will only WELD
closer ties Of friendship between
our two nations
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-05
DRY
RAID NETS25
Gal. Still
Large Quantity Of Mash Taken
at Home Of Woman, Now
Held in County Jail.

CLARENDON. va. Sept. S-The
a.. = ..,,egs-, T,ea,,.- n W vvaIrh
'-A0 $50.
was threatened ABOUT OciOCA yes.
terday morning when he attempted
"a arraat- William I.ittlefohn, colored,
IN the neignpornoou q Jazz ~
and Mt. Vernon boulevaro' cnarse0
with q statutory offense.
T,ittloiohn WAS tried before Police
r,,dsa 81 Raeaa. fined $50 and
;.sa,s .i,atv dava in tail on the
eI.u... - ,srrxrsoe CONCEALED
cna. eoo a. tha afatutory
$3.50 .na e2e IA IN tha charre of
$3.50 ,,,,da,. the infIrence sc LIQUOR.
- -
r,,.,, chA,,Fe Tannaa East and
osrcsr yvaItar hansen raiding the
$500 - Msrfha. C,orhir1' colored. yes.
.eIoay as asat tsnsntS.f,,,s ealInn still
lns y 1nn aa1lora ~ Tnaal1
sAi, Tha rvornsn was brought to the
co,,ntv iaiT where she is being held
CHARGED with operating a still IN
Violation of the prohibition laws.
Pauline Davis and George Hall,
nenutv sheriff Y. o. Hines and
locked up in the Arlington county
TAIL, charged with transporting
liquor in violation of the prohibition
laws. Both are being held Tor the
action Of grand jury
.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-05
HORSES EVER READY TO
SAVE HELPLESS AUTOISTS

MIDDLEPORT, Ohio, Sept. s.
"Old Dobbin" continues to be a
necessary aid, despite automobiles.
Along the dirt road detour between
Athens and Middleport farmers are
credited with keeping their horses
under harness constantly so as to
render prompt assistance in pulling
out luckless and ignorant motor
lists who venture into the muddy
hills. Most of the farmers, 1t is
said, charge reasonable prices for
their work-day or night.
Evening star., 1923-05-23
CRANDALL'S-"The White
Flower"

Betty Compson will be pictured at
Crandalls Theater the first three
days OF next week, beginning Sum
day afternoon, in Paramount's pro-
duction of The White Flower" as q
young woman endowed with all the
fire Of her American father and the
romance and superstition OF her Ha-
waiian mother. The story bases its
action upon the native Willingness to
place credence in superstitious be-
lief in a talisman supposed to pos
sess supernatural powers. A comedy.
The Detective" with other short
reel and pipe organ contributions
will complete the bill.
Wednesday and Thursday of next
week Frank Mayo will be seen in
UniversaIs production. The Boitsd
Door" The story derives Its title
from the fact that, married purely to
meet the terms of an unfair will
Natalie Judson bolts her door against
her husband Immediately after the
wedding ceremony. "A Hula Honey,
moon" will be the comedy. Friday
and Saturday Hoot Gibson will be
seen in Double Dealing and Jimmie
Adams and Lige COnley, in "Free and
Easy"
Evening star., 1923-05-23
BELASCO-"Captain Applejack.

At the Shubert- Belasco Theater next
week, beginning Sunday night,
George Marshall will present walter
Hackett's delightful comedy, captain
Appleiack," a light-hearted skit on all
the pirate romances and crook dramas
ever read or seen.
1t loses nothing by being laid In the
British environments OF Ambrose APP
plejohn's library at Polperrn, In Corn
wall. Here, in padded Englsn com
fort the respectable Ambrose SUI
denly discovers that life and romance
are passing him by. that he Is grow,
ing old without having felt the nash
of love at first sight, without hasllls
saved a foreign beauty from alsttsss
or proved his courage ana supsFio'i''
against a master villain.
And then the adventure begins. An
escaping Russian dancer. poisnesi!h ~!
snv. mysterious astrologer ana ms
wife appear within a short time ana
turn the Arm foundation of Apple
Johns life topsy-turvy bS their con-
trary tales. Then Ambrose discovers
that one Capt. Applejack, MS an
cestor. was no other than famous
pirate, noted for his deviltry ana oar
Ing. He falls asleep and dreams hlfn-
self backward, incarnated as MS an
cestor.
George Marshall has assembled.
ca 81 to interpret the various roles, In.
Guiding Margalo Gilmore, recently
seen here in "As You Like IT.; Fania
Marinoff Fred Raymond, Jr.; FRANK
Conroy. Ann Sutherland, II. Dudley
HawIey, Wallis Clark, John Daly
Murphy, Joseph Crehan. Mildred lie
Cue and twenty-five others
Evening star., 1923-05-23
ADJUSTMENTS
'TRAND -- Discovering Movie
Stars"

The Strand rheater. next week be-
ginning Sunday, will present Edwin
August. O. screen director himself, In
discovering Movie Stars" and In
person three times daily. directing
scenes In which Washington anna.
teurs desiring a screen test are
privileged to appear. Mr.. August Is
bringing an important part of Holly
wood right here, in the form OF
studio lights, expert cameramen, film
cutters and assembiers, to complete
the pictures he makes with studio
Wood plant. Mr., august, i is claimed,
the same manner and there Is no
eno,her star during his sotoyrn here;
The bill will include also Foris and
West, The Aristocratic Athletes"
Edah Delbridge and Tohe Gremmer.
In Harmony and Smiles; the Quinn
Brothers and Smith. u trio of song
sters, in "A Corner Comedy on the
Street" and another act of equally
The photoplay offering will pre-
sent a comedy drama of youth, love
and struggle, in Preferred Pictures
screen adaptation by Larry Evans OF
"Are You a Failure" with Madge
Bellamy. Lloyd Hughes and Tom
|! Santschi in leading roles, 1t is Q
satire on mail-order courses of in
struction in how to succeed, and deals
with the problem of a young man
20 timid that he dares not call his
soul his own.
Evening star., 1923-05-23
"Kiddie Review of 1928"

A capacity audience greeted the
first performance of the "kiddie Re-
view Of 1928" a miniature Follies
show presented at the President
and Lillian Hoskins. The show Is am
bitiously billed as Americas most
clever children" and eight types of
dancing are demonstrated by nimble
kiddies feet-barefoot. acrobatie. toe.
Egyptian, oriental, buck, Russian and
jazz Many pretty ideas were EN-.
bodied In lengthy program. one of
the most attractive being the rose
bud basket toe ballet and one of the
lovliest the intrepretative ballet,
created by Miss Hoskins. and utiliz-
ing nature and legend of the rain
bow. All kinds of birds and beasts
serve to furnish inspiration for many
inventions of modern life are also
effectively employed in terms of
da ncing. Miss Hoskins and Mr.. Hoff-
man each appeared In one number on
the program, giving in their work an
interesting contrast in maturity to
children put into their dancing.
The children who participated in
cluded: Virginia Hutson,. Margarie
Small, Eioise 'Godden, Lucille Luitich,
Jack Rice, Euvene Mcpherson, Morse
Allen, susan Hall, Dorothy Gates.
Eva Leone Reeves, Olive Summers,
Mary Day, Virginia Rand, Lydia Hun
ter, Bernard Bailey. Julius Hopkins,
Robert Brown, Glen Hall. Mildred
Burnham. Marcia Creecy. Linda Ann
Smith, Charline Sprinssguth. Helen
lett, Mildred Jaeger. Margaret Turner,
Ruth Molyneaux Helen Notes. Doris
keane, Airline Bradley, Blanche Leh-
man, Muriei Friedman, Charlotte
Evening star., 1923-05-23
Photoplays.
METROPOLITAN THE Bright
Shawl"

Richard Barthelmess and Dorothy
Gish will be pictufed at Crandall's
Metropolitan Theater next week, be-
ginning Sunday afternoon, in First
Nationals screen version of Joseph
Hergesheimer's story. The Bright
Shawl" with a majority of its scenes
photographed in Cuba in the exact
locales of the novel.
The story, one of intrigue. tyranny
and love on the picturesque Caribbean
island. concerns Charles Abbott, a
rich young American. who casts his
lot with little band of patriots who
strive to free Cuba. His interest in
the cause springs from his friend
ship in the states for Andres Escobar,
whose household also includes beau
tiful sister who feels an attachment
for the American visitor. Then
comes La Clavel, a fiery tempered
Spanish dancer, who has the entire
male populace worshiping her from
the fringe OF h&r bright shawl Fa-
vorite of the Spanish commandant.
she falls in love with Abbott and be-
trays the secrets of the Spanish SOL
diery to him as fast as she can learn
them. with the result that Charles
Abbott finds himself trapped by the
Spanish spy system. and Clavel meets
an even more tragic fate.
The comedy will be Take Your
Choice"
Evening star., 1923-05-23
C0LUMBIA-"Success."

A vivid and dramatic story OF the
.theater. running the gsmut OF behind
the-scenes life, is said to be incor-
porated in Success" the Ralph iRce
production for Metro. which will be
shown at Loew's Columbia next week,
beginning Sunday afternoon, for the
first time in Washington.
The cast Is headed by Brandon
lyman, the famous Irish player, and
includes Mary Astor, Naomi Chiiders
and Dore Davidson of "Humoresque"
fame.
Success" Is by Adeline LeitSbach
and Theodore A. Lsibier, jr.. written
by people who know the stage and
stage folk, and concerns a famous
star who rises to the heights OF
Broadway greatness, plunges into a
career of folly that almost wrecks his
career and eventually regains the
heights by one of the most curious
and novel developments in theater
life
Evening star., 1923-05-23
KEITH'S-Helen We're in "Her
Dearest Friend"

Presenting Her Dearest Friend" by
Glen MacDonough, Helen ware
known for her remarkable work in
THE Third Degree" will top the
Keith talent for next week. 1t is a
smart little comedy of old New York,
with a cast that includes Anne Nor
rison, Eugene MacGregoT. Nancy Lee
and Sherman Wade.
Donald Kerr and Eftie Weston, The
Flip and the Flapper," with Lou Hant.
man, late Of the Music Box Revue,
will supply the added attraction.
dancing cycle.
Other features will include Ann
Gray. harpist: Schichtrs Royal Won
derettes, European puppets; Billy
Wayne and Ruth Warren. in Paul
Gerard Smiths newest playlet, The
Last Car; Al K. Hall, assisted by
Walter Pearson, Carrie Cooper and
Elenore Sour, in the vaudeville nov
; city, THE Sap; Gene Morgan. THE
Boy from Dixie" in blackface mono
logue, and the Four American Aces,
Roy Luken, Joseph Kuhne, James Nc
Call and Charles Seymour, in sensa-
tional casting exhibition. Aesop's Fa-
bles, Topics of the Day and the Pathe
. News will be shown also.
Special music week added attrac-
tions will include the Capital Male
Quartet. Nacoomee, the American In
dian princess; Marguerite Carter and
. Marjorie Davis, violinist and pianist;
DR.. Sigmund Spaeth. the New York
critic, and the Washington Quartet.
who will appear in groups OF two and
three at each matinee and evening
performance throughout the week.
Evening star., 1923-05-23
CENTRAL-"Quicksands."

"Quicksands." a drama of soldiery
and narcotic smuggling on the Mex
lean border, will be presented for the
first time in Washington the hrst
four days OF next week. beginning
Sunday afternoon, at Crandalls Gen.
trail Theater. The story centers in the
heroism of a girl who is suspected
by Col. Patterson, bent on cleaning
out "cantina" across the Rio Grarde
which he is sure is rendezvous for
the gang Of smugglers. Helene Chad
wick is cast as the girl. Richard Dix
in the opposite role. The Cobbler."
a comedy, and the KInograms also
will be shown.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Norma Talmadge will be pictured In
within the Law" adapted from the
famous stage plays. and Lige Con-
ley, in Hold Tight" with other
short-reel subjects and pipe organ
music