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Evening star., 1923-06-25
TWO DIE IN CRASH.
Mother and Son Die, Two Hurt, by
Railway Train.

CONNEAUT. Ohio. June 25.-Mrs.
]. B. Brown. thirty. and her son, Jack.
eight. of Erie. Pa, were instantly
killed when a Nickel Plate passenger
train struck their automobile at n
grade crossing here late last night.
Mr.. Brown. the husband and father.
and his daughter, Virginia, seven. the
seriously injured.
Evening star., 1923-06-25
CYCLE CHAMPION HURT.
Machine Plunges Into Tree Wit
j. R. Groves at Stroudsburg.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
CUMBERLAND. Md, June 25.-John
r. Groves. motor cycle rider. who
participated in the Allied Club hill
climbing contest here June 10, and
was the winner of a cup last August,
is in critical condition with a frac-
tured skull and internal injuries in
the General Hospital, Stroudsburg,
Pa.
He lost control of his machine and
was plunged into tree at the Ryan
town Hill championship climb at
Stroudsburg. Groves is native of
Chambersburg, Pa.
Evening star., 1923-06-25
ALLAN DAWSON DEAD.

NEW YORK, June 25.-Allan Daw-
son. editorial writer of the Evening
Mail. and for many years with the
New York Tribune, died yesterday
from pneumonia. He recently re-
turned from a trip to England and
Germany as a member of the Hoover
Industrial Commission. Mr.. Dawson
was born in Hudson. Wis. and was
ffty-seven years old.
Evening star., 1923-06-25
Girl Half Hour
Old Well Has
Fractured Ankle
spec,al Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 Ihe Stdr.
FREDERICK, Md. June 25.--
For nearly half an hour Miss Ella
Ecker. Mount Airy. was imprison-
ed in an abandoned well, the COW
ering of which gave way when
she walked over it,, She was
hurled to the bottom, breaking
her ankle in the fall.
Her screams attracted neighbors,
who rescued her. She is at the
hospital. suffering intensely from
shock
Evening star., 1923-06-25
KATE WIGGIN STRICKEN.
American Novelist Taken to Liver
pool Nursing Home.

By the Associated Press.
LIVERPOOL June 25.-Kate Doug
las Wiggin. the American novelist Is
under treatment in a nursing home
here, having been taken seriously
i'll on her recent voyage to England.
She was to have attended the an
nual conference of the Dickens Fell
lowship as a delegate from New York.
Evening star., 1923-06-25
FIVE IN UPSET AUTO.

TWO w OIueu INJUrVU at LyIlCu DUTR
and Negro Driver Arrested.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
LYNCHBURG, w Va, June 25.-
Five persons were given shake-up
here Friday when a small automobile
was turned over by a heavy limousine
owned by Walter E Addison. editor
of the News. and driven by his
chauffeur. John Stone, who was alone.
Mrs. T. +. Canada was given hos
pital treatment and was able to go
home, as was Miss George Bishop.
while Lafayette Church sustained a
fractured rib and was otherwise hurt.
Stone was locked up.
Evening star., 1923-06-25
DIVER HITS ROCK
AND DIES IN RIVER
Leap From Rowboat Costs Life of
Coal Miner Employed at
Brady, w. Va.
Special DIspat tch to The Star.

BRADY. W., Va, June 25.-William
M. Cooper. twenty-five years old. a
coal miner. employed by the Brady
warner Coal Company. is dead Of in
turies sustained while diving in
swimming in the Monongahela river.
He dived off the stern of a rowboat
into the water not over seven feet
deep and struck his head on a sharp
rock. Death occurred under the
water Artificial respiration failed to
revive him. His parents live near
Cum berland, Md.
Evening star., 1923-06-25
10 DEATHS IN DAKOTA
TORNADO REPORTED
Storm Sweeps Wide Stretch OF
Farm Country for Forty
Miles.
B. the Associated Press


ABERDEEN, 5. d, June 25.-Ten
persons were said to have perished
and scores OF others were injured
when tornado laid waste wide
stretch of prosperous farming coun-
try for forty miles in the vicinity of
Reeder ard Hettinger. Adams county,
y. D.. Sunday evening, according to
word received here today.
Evening star., 1923-06-25
PROPELLER KILLS
VIRGINIA AVIATOR
r. v. Shroes Victim of Accident
in Experiment With New
Plane at Bristol.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BRISTOL, Tenn, June 25.-R. v.
Shroes of Cattlewood, Va, was in
stantly killed recently near Pound.
Va. when he was struck by the pro-
peller of his airplane, according to
Information received here.
Shroes had recently purchased the
machine for commercial purposes. II
having been brought here last week
for test flights.
Evening star., 1923-06-25
RUHR POLICY UNCHANGED.
Cuno Says Passive Resistance Will
Continue While Necessary.

LONDON, June 25.-Chancellor
Cuno. in a speech at Koenigsberg, ac-
cording to Berlin dispatch to the
Central News, reiterated today that
passive resistance in the Ruhr area
would continue as long as necessary
in the interest of Germany.
Evening star., 1923-06-25
ONTARIO ELECTION ON.
1C3 Seats in Legislature to Be
Filled Today.

TORONTO. June 25.-One hundred
and nine seats in the Ontario legisla-
|ture will be filled at the election to-
|day, two seats already having been
|flled In districts where there were
mo contests. There are 2S9 candidates,
Representing five parties.
Evening star., 1923-06-25
MAXWELL TO GIVE UP.
Alleged Author Of Poison Pen Let
tiers Returns to y. S.

NEW YORK, June 25.-George Max
well, president of the Authors, Pub
FISHERS and Composers Association of
America. rAo was abroad when he
was indicted on a charge of writing
poison pen letters to Allan A. Ryan,
New York fnancier, has returned and
will surrender soon, 1t was announced
To-day at the criminal courts building.
Evening star., 1923-06-25
CHURCH CORNER STONE LAID.

ROWLESBCRG, W. Va. June 25.-
The corner stone of the new Method
ist Protestant Church was laid yes
terday afternoon by the Grand Lodge
of Masons of West Virginia.
Evening star., 1923-06-25
OFFICER KILLED BY SENTINEL

DUESSELDORF. June 25.-A cap
tain Of the 6Tth French Infantry
Regiment was accidentally killed by
a sentinel at Solingen. in the Ruhr
Saturday night. It was announced
here today. The fatal shooting oc-
Cured while the officer was making
his rounds.
Evening star., 1923-06-25
OUTING GROUP TO MEET.

The outing committee of the Wash
ington Chamber of Commerce will
meet in the chambers rooms, In the
Homer building, 18th and F streets,
tomorrow At noon.
Evening star., 1923-06-25
Special Dispat tch to The Star

hausted In an attempt to swim the
Monocacy river, Harry F.. Shipley,
prominent merchant, this city, Thurs
day evening narrowly escaped drown
ing. He was rescued by Harry
Baumga rdner, merchant, and Ingo-
mar w. Albaugh, this city.
Evening star., 1923-06-25
SMITH KEEPS SILENT.
N. Y. Governor Ends Vacation
Without Comment on Politics.

FRENCH LICK, Ind. June 25.-
Gov. AL Smith of New York, who has
been spending vacation at the
springs here. left yesterday for New
York. The governor took part in no
political or other conferences during
his stay. A score or more of news
paper men who had come here from
all over the country. expecting de-
velopments in the political situation
incident to the governors arrival,
were disappointed in their quest and
left last week.
Throughout the governors stay
here he refused to be interviewed.
The telephone wire in use in the
United States, if made into one con-
tinuous line. would be sufficient to
encircle the globe at the equator more
than one thousand times
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CRANDALL'S-
Norma TaImadge.

Norma Talmadge has seldom
lad more fruitful opportunity for
the display OF her emotional tai
tnts than is afforded in 1.-The
isle of Conquest" presented yes
terday at Crandalls for the first
three days of the current week.
n this adroitly adapted screen
,ersion OF Arthur Hornblow's
novel of by Right Of Conquest"
The star is cast as a young girl
Just out of finishing school who
Ilarries an old roue to save
Ter mother from financial diff
culties. A young scientist, who
has been disillusioned by another
woman, is trying to fight his way
J ack to manhood and forgetful-
hess as stoker on the yacht on
TFhich Van Surdam and his beau
!iful bride are cruising the South
Teas. The vessel is sunk in
ssorm and only the girl and the
s-oker survive, being cast at
icngth on a tropical isle, where
;hey are forced to share such
ileager comforts as the place af-
lords. From this situation Is
uilt one of the most compelling
dramas of Miss Talmadge's bril-
Liant career.
The comedy element is added
i'y Lige Conley in Mermaid's keen
'raVesty of backwoods railroad
ing, Casey Jones, Jr."
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the four hundred. Rather are they
taken from 1.-THE four Million" as
0. Henry put it. And because most
OF US are members of that same
four million, we see and feel and
understand with. these very human
characters that Miss Hurst and
MIR. BorZaga have delineated for
US with such deft strokes.
There are times when all of us
face situations whereupon none of
the Ten Commandments will APP
ply. 1t is then that this Nth
Commandment - self-sacrifice for
the happiness of those we love-
steps in to fill the breach. And
wildly as a lightning flash does
THE Nth Commandment" bring
this before us. Laughter there
is, and tears and love, hate.
despair, desire, lust, greed,
passion, scorn-all are paraded on
the screen as though the author
and director had looked into the
hearts of their characters and read
what was written there.
The cast is one of unusual abil-
ity, although no name of stellar
dimensions graces it. Chief in i'm
portance is Colleen Moore, whose
work in this picture bears out the
promise her earlier films gave.
James Morrison does exception
ally well with an exceedingly diff
cult EOle, and Edward Phillips,
debonaire. devilish, graceful, with
enough of the gay Lothario about
his form and features to lend
added weight to his entirely enjoy
able characterization of Jimmy
Fitzgibbon, is to be especially COM
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CENTRAL
"Crashin' Thru.

II Harry Carey ever was filmed
In better picture than "Crashin'
Thru" 1t hasn't been shown In
Washington. In this subject, pre-
scented for the first time in the
Capital as foremost feature of an
exceptionally varied and interest
ing bill at Crandalls Central
Theater the first four days of the
current week, the star has a
vehicle that affords rich strain
7of romance and strong vein of
heart interest to balance the
thrills of the laundering climax
with which the narrative ends.
1t Is a story of the real West
rivalry for the girl, a renegade
son of true-blue raneher, who
betrays the secrets Of his fathers
partner to the leader of the band
OF horse thieves, whose sister uses
the kid as a tool easily sus-
ceptible to her sinister blandish-
ments; the clever scheme that
finally wrings the truth from the
youngster, brings the rustlers to
justice and restores the stolen
property to its lawful owners and
the girl and her mother to love
and happiness.
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TALE
IS RIALTO
FEATURE
The White. Flower Brings
Betty Compson and Edmund
Lowe to Screen.

The. Rialto offers 1.-THE White
Flower this week. It il a tale
OF Hawaii, and revolves around
the, ancient superstitious prac-
.ttces of that country. One of
these customs runs that when
the white flower is given to q
Hawaiian belle by a member of
the opposite sex, that person Is
destined to become her mate.
The White Flower is what
we might call one of those $3.50
pictures-not so good, and not so
bad. A little more than an ordi.
nary picture, perhaps, but 1t
possesses no particularly striking
features. This South Sea Island
stuff has been pretty nuchly
overdone in the movies, and 1t
Is beginning to get q bit stale
yet, 1t always holds an appeal
with certain class Of individ-
uals. The atmosphere in this
picture may be a bit more realis-
tic than the usual picture Of this
type, as 1t Is understood that
all. OF the filming was done in
Hawaii. There are places where
beautiful scenic effects have been
strVen Tor ana fairly well gotten
over.
Betty Compson, in the role of
Konia Markham, does a nice
piece Of work. She acts well,
and never overacts-neither is
she hard to look at. In one
scene, she uses grass skirt to
very good advantage in display.
ing her physical charms.
Miss Conpson is supported by
Edmund Lowe, who plays op-
posite her. It has been some
time since this sterling actor has
appeared on the screen. We are
glad to see him back.
Leon Barry, as the evil one.
executes a nice bit OF villainy.
Airline Pretty and Sylvia Ashton,
also appear in the cast.
The program includes the usual
supplementary features.-S. w.
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BELASCO-
s9The Demi-Virpin.o

THE Demi.virgin." play
which has already achieved a
popularity at the Belasco which
has stretched It's run over four
. consecutive weeks, last night be-
gan the fifth week Of its remark
able run under the direction of
George Marshall.
THE Demi-Virgin" reveals
Avery Hopwood farcically rollick.
ing through the foibles of Holly
wood, the movie center, in which
he reveals the story of a West
coast movie queen who taunts a
husband she thinks she has
divorced, and eventually brings
him again to his feet through
series Of hilarious and spectacular
episodes.
Hazel Dawn, who has played
the title role of the production
since the inception OF its Wash
ington run. still appears in that
part, surrounded by Broadway
cast.
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ALJ0LS0N IN
"BOMBO" AT
POLLS
lest Show of Popular Comedi.
ans Career Features His
Homecoming.

There were two important
homecomings in Washington yes
terday. Al Jolson beat the Presi-
dent home by several hours,
though Al graciously remained in
hiding until Sunday strollers had
verified the Presidential party,
Laddie Boys enthusiasm and the
Cherry Blossoms before emerging
for what proved a three-hour re-
ception.
In "Bombo," Jolson has the
best show of his career, extrava-
gantly dressed, handsomely staged
and boasting more people than
one can keep track of. Despite
his pretentious support, Jolson is
still the interchangeable one, run
ming at dynamic tempo, with
heart, soul and body behind every
thing he does. The Sunday, night
audience at Polls got liberal
measure for its money. At 11:15
Jolson dismissed his company,
stepped before the curtain and
sang a repertory of favorite songs
as a bonus. He has one brand
new song, which sounds promis-
ing.
There are many things about
Al Jolson which commend him
vogue as sweeping in Chicago or
New York as in Washington.
He's a first class Snowman for
one thing and when one sees
Jolson show there is much more
III - 4. t.
to US the one progenitor of
without bleating. Above all he's
the top, who still works with the
ing recognition. In a great as
comedy, we liked best his
on the ship captains character.
labelled as Current events in
1892, affords an intelligently
worked-out theme as background
for the revue. AS Columbus, For@
rest Huff, is a remarkably good
foil for Jolson, but only that.
Not Columbus nor Ferdinand are
NSIy LIlO
eyes Of the jazz. historian who
figures out the plot Bombo,
bAt-boy to Columbus, is the fore
most figure in this parody on the
historic event.
The. Shuberts have been, more
than typically lavish in the
staging Of the piece. They have
also studded it with good people
and two score pretty. girls,
ranging from ponies to a group
of statuesque blondes who fairly
exude class and atmosphere. In
the host of supporting principals
there are, worthy Of especial men,
ton, Mildred Keats, a vivacious
beauty, gracefully nimble and
captivating in three especially
rood numbers; the Bennett Twins
In singing specialties; Mile. Phebe,
dancer; Franklin Bate and Frank
Barnard. soloists, Leah Norah
and Harry Turpin.
The revue is in twelve finely
staged scenes, some of them
;t:otuous in color and background:
here are songs galore and as
many costume numbers. Above
I'll there's Al Jolson and it's a
whale of a good show.
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POLA NEGRI TN
HER DEBUT AT
COLUMBIA
Exotic Star Brings Bella
Donna as First American
Made Picture.

Long ever ago." as Major
Rupert Hughes likes to say,
Pauline Frederick starred in the
first important filming of Robert
Kitchens Bella Donna" BY
the movie standards of those dis
tant times, the picture was good
and made a deep impression on
it's public. Taking into account
the artistic, mechanical, and H.
nancial progress of the cinema,
George F'itzmaurice's production
of the same story, with Pola
Negri in the title role, now show
ing at the Columbia, will have
more than passing interest for
the student Of the screen.
The fair Pola. introduced to
this country through Ernest Lu.
bitsch's German opus, Passion"
fits into Bella Donna like the
Government clerks family in the
Sunday flivver. For her debut
under American auspices, no SO.
called happier choice could have
been made.
Bella Donna" is frankly a
vamp picture. The first two or
three subtitles. very well written,
giver the cue to the optience.
These screened remarks have the
property Of being slightly devil
ish-amusing, intriguing. They
certainly are not misleading. The
picture fulfills their promise.
Bella Donna" may be the pre-.
cursor of a new output of vamp
pictures, but they won't be the
deadly serious concoctions which
the Misses Bara and Surratt
served up some time ago. The
movies have discovered that
vampires are kinda funny, and IL
the example of Bella Donna" is
followed, American movie houses
will be in for more dern fun at
the expense of vamping ladies
and their languishing victims.
Fitzmaurice has given ''Belln
Donna" the bfilliance of back.
ground which distinguished his
Mae Murray features. The story
develops largely on the Nile. In
view of the recent tomb discov.
cries and the sheik successes.
what locale could be more fitting?
J. r.
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'Marelli'' This is the piece pro-
duced here some months ago as
Her Happiness" which Annie
Nichols has revamped.
By way of making sure her
handiwork is beyond public re-
proach, Miss Nichols has arranged
to give her new work, a comedy
drama, a tryout at the Academy
of Music in Baltimore the last
week of the current month with
Miss Dunn in the part in which
she is to be seen here next
season.
The other roles will be taken by
the members of the regular Henry
Duffy Players, now resident at
the Academy, with the single
exception that Wanda Lyon will
be imported from Washington to
do the leading ingenue part.
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STRAND
Indian Reveries.

Memories of the Indians with
their. dances and chants are re-
freshed this week at the Strand
Theater where Indian Reveries"
is being presented by Chief Os-
Ko.Mon and his company as the
feature extraordinary Of an ex-
cellent vaudeville program.
The chief has gorgeous spec
tacle. in four scenes. piece that
has a delightful plot with the.
chief az the central figure I'm
! dian ReVeries' has enough fine
qualities to please everybody.
The rest of the program is ex-
ceptionally good, too. Mumford
and Stanley presented their hill
arious laugh skit, "A NickeI's a
Nickel" in great fashion. Bob
Ferns and his company present
ed a neat little skit titled "A
Lease for Life" Bob Hullen
makes a snappy little juvenile
and Nellie May possess unusual
talent as well as appearance.
Willing and Jordan offered "A
Few Pleasant Moments" in ex-
elusive songs. Mankin. "The
Frog Man" presented his con-
tortion masterpiece and won pop
ular approval.
Reginald Denny with an all-star
cast features the screen offering,
The Kentucky Derby" a thriller,
with a plot of love.
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mended. George Cooper and Char
lotte Merriam round out the we'll
balanced cast.
EXCEPTIONAL photography, espe-
cially of some fine snow scenes,
enhance the enjoyable qualities of
the film
A very interesting Screen Snap
shots" film, funny Fable picture
featuring Paul Terry's wiseacre
cat, Topics of the Day and Pathe
news complepte the bill.
r, L, B.
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Nth commandment at Palace Boasts
Compelling Theme

The joint film products of the
Fannie Hurst Frank Borzaga (pro-
nounced Bor-zoggy, pleased combi-
nation have never failed to regis
ter clean hit with cinema goers;
the artistic union seems to be as
well-oiled and flawless as could be
found anywhere in the realms of
movieland. Hence that THE Nth
Commandment" should be a sure
fire success is no startling predic-
ton to followers of the films. THE
Nth Commandment - Cosmo-
politan production shown at Loew's
Palace Theater this week-upholds
in full measure the reputation of
its creators-the creators of 'Hu-
moresque."
1.-The Nth Commandment" in its
original form was bne of Miss
Hurst's deeply searching studies of
that strata of humankind called
1.-The common people" And right
faithfully has this study been
transferred by the directorial abil-
ity of Borzaga to the silversheet.
Here strut no scions of wealth.
here posture no representations Of
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PRESIDENT
''Six-CyIinder Love-

The President Players last night
opened the second weeks engage
ment of "Six-C Cylinder Love-" the
Broadway comedy success that
the players presented for the first
time in Washington last week.
''Six-Cylinder Love" Is from the
pen of William Anthony MCGUIRE.
The President Players have made
an entirely new and beautiful pro-
duction of the piece, under the
stage direction of Harry Manners,
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who has cast Wanda Lyon. the
beautiful leading woman Of the
Players, and George Barnes, that
new and intensely popular new
leading man of the organization,
in the outstanding roles Of the
play.
Director Manners has surround
ed these two featured players with
a splendid cast OF President favor
ties that include Anne Suther-
land, Lee Patrick, John Carn1ody,
George Sweet, Guy D'Enery.
Rita CoaIxley, Robert Lowe, Harry
Shutan, Sam Spedden, Constance
Brown and others.
In six Cylinder Love-" Mr.. Nc
CURE, the author, has etched q
delicate, yet frequently hilarious
satiric comedy, founded on the
frequent tendency OF young cou-
pies to own and operate a motor
car.
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HEAR T-CORDS
TW ANGED TN
THIS ONE
I" Mighty LAX q Rose1 st the
Metropolitan Levies on
the Tear Ducts,

Mighty LAX q Rose IL design.
ed to wrench the old heartstrings
almost as violently as .'BulI'' Nor
gan. in the picture, wrenches the
strings Of the poor little blind
girls violin. There 10 almost
every sort Of tear.inducing ma.
terial in this film, the current at.
traction at the Metropolitan. ana
plenty Of thrills and some laughs
as well.
It's really q good film. Pathos
abounds, yet there il always 4
naturalness about the plot deyel.
opment that makes an almost per.
feet illusion. You just feel that
you're seeing real people in the
clutch Of implacable tragedy, and
you want ever so much to help
them out.
The theme hack OF the film il
very much like that Of "TIle
Miracle Man." vastly improved be-
cause the hocus-pocus Of faith
healing Is left out. The story re.
wolves about q fine passel OF
crooks and e little blind girl
whose influence, with the effect OF
the music she draws from her
violin, makes them all resolve TO
be worthy citizens and thereby
to become much happier.
The little blind girl is induced
to come to New York by q Ia
nous pianist, who has recognized
her musical gifts. An old uncle
whom she had never seen Is to
meet her at the station. but he
il killed in an automobile acct
dent and "Bull'. Morgan, finding
her in the waiting room. uses her
as a shield to evade the police.
ThencefortI1 she lives her life
in "Murderers' Alley" much to
the betterment OF the denizens Of
that wretched locality. Dortlly
Mackaill, who. though very youth
full, has already become known as
a dancer and as one OF New
Yorlx's prize beauties, plays the
role of Ruth Duncan, the central
figure in the story, and the ever
popular James Bonnie is cast as
Jimmy, her first convert to right
eousness and the later hero of q
fine sacrifice for her sake. Il. 3.