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The Washington times., 1924-07-24
RIALTO.
ssBabbitt."

The widely heralded screen YER
sion of Rabbit" Warner
Brothers production, featuring a
picked cast, will open q weeks
engagement at the RiaIto Theater
Sunday, announced ais the first OF
a series OF productions adapted
from popular novels, which will be
presented in Washington during
the 1924-25 season.
Rabbit" as readers Of the
Sinclair Lewis novel viii remem-
Der, is the story of q typical
American business man, and pic.
lures in detail the routine OF his
home and office life while he In
off moments is blindly seeking the
something" life is cheating him
Of, that something being a desire
for beauty, color and romance.
Willard Louis is cast in the
role Of George Babbitt, and his
support includes Mary Alden, Car
mel Myers, Raymond Mckee,
Clara Row, Maxine Elliott Hicks,
Virginia Loonlis, Cissy Fitzgerald
and Dale Fuller.
An added attraction bill will
be Our Gang" in Commence
ment Days" News films and
special music arranged by Dlrec-
tor Cla ude ". Burrows win COM
plete the bill.
The Washington times., 1924-07-24
METROPOLITAN
'.For Sale. "

Sartorially, and in elaborate
settings. For Sale" starring
Claire Windsor, to be shown as
feature OF the bill at Crandall's
Metropolitan Theater next week,
is said to be one Of the most gor-
the screen. The characters of the
geons productions ever brought to
story all move in the circles of
great wealth and live in all Of
the luxury that riches can COM
mand. The action is laid in New
York, shifts to Paris, thence back
to Gotham.
Humor win be furnished by
Lige Conley, who win be seen in
two reels Of ''Pigskin." There will
be- the usual news films and
orchestral music, arranged and
conducted by Daniel Breeskin. The
concert overture for the week
will consist Of selections from
Irene"
For Sale relates the experi.
ences Of a beautiful young woman
who became the chief asset upon
which her parents relied to re-
habilitate the family fortunes
when bankruptcy seemed immi-
nent. A rich marriage would sal
wage the family name and the
family social prestige. The as.
pirants for the hand Of Eleanor
Bates were a rich young social
climber, poor young man, whom
the girl really loved, and waster
who met death in an auto crash.
Miss Windsor takes the role OF
the girl; Robert Ellis. the lover,
and John Patrick. the juvenile
speed merchant. Others Of note
IN the cast are Mary Carr, Tully
Marshall, Phillips Smalley and
Adolphe Meujou.
The Washington times., 1924-07-24
AMBASSADOR
Claire Windsor.

Claire Windsor will be seen in
For Sale at CrandalTs Ambas.
sador Theater Sunday and Mon.
day Of next week. It is a society
drama, lavishly mounted and
handsomely gowned. The comedy
will be Good News" featuring
Cliff Bowes. Short reels and pipe
organ contributions by Otto r.
Beck will round out the program.
On Tuesday and Wednesday the
chief attraction will be How to
Educate a Wife," with Claude
Gillingwater and Marie Provost.
Jimmie Adams will supply the
laughter in "Aggravating Papa. !"
and an additional feature will be
Children Of Rumania."
A triple-feature bill is an
nounced for Thursday only, with
Agnes Ayres in Tiger Love. /"
"Poodles" Hanneford in "The
Bonehead" and Lyman H. Howe's
Far Horizons"
A star cast will be screened
Friday in Dangerous Trails. .
which will be augmented by
Help One Another" in which
Hal Roach's "Spat Family" are
pictured, and a new issue of tho
Pathe Review. :
Wesley ("Freckles'D Barry will
be pictured Saturday in George
Washington, jr.," a film version
Of the famous George M. Cohan
stage success. The comedy will
be He's My Pal" and Lyman
H. Howe's "A Movie Pioneor''
also will be shown.
The Washington times., 1924-07-24
CENTRAL
Torment.

Torment" Maurice Tourneur's
adventure drama, will be the major
feature of the bill the first three
days Of next week at Crandall's
Central Theater. The action be-
gins in Russia during the Boil.
shevist uprising and ends in the
recent earthquake in Japan. The
pursuit of the Russian crown
jewels which an exile is trying
to sell to an American millionaire
furnishes the basis of the story.
The principal roles are played by
Owen Moore, Bessie Love, Joseph
Kilgour, George Cooper, Maude
George and Jean Hersholt. The
companion attraction will be the
tenth release in H. c. Witwer's
series of two-reel comedy dramas
based on his amusing magazine
short stories of THE Telephone
Girl" THE Realm of Sport.
will be the added offering.
''The Recoil," q Metro produc.
The Washington times., 1924-07-24
q Chocolate Soldier =

When DeWolf Hopper began hIs
season OF comic opera. at Polls
Theater he announced that he
would be glad to produce any
comic opera Washington might
care to see. With the exception
Of Wang" the majority OF the
requests were for the "Chocolate
Soldier" Here, however. was An
obstacle. When the Shuberts "a.
Xived the Chocolate Soldier" at
tne Century Theater, New York,
they reserved the exclusive rights.
Lee Shubert is in London. He
was reached by cable and gladly
gave his consent for Mr.. Hopper
to do the opera. But this was
not the end Of the difficulties.
The Chocolate soldier" is a
Strauss opera, and there is no
American representative. The
terms quoted for the use Of the
opera meant that If every seat for
every performance at Polls Thea.
ter were sold the company would
lose by making the presentation.
Cablegrams for the last three
weeks have been crossing the
ocean, and only last Wednesday
was the conclusion reached.
Chocolate Soldier" is to be done,
and the royalty will be the highest
ever paid for a piece in stock. To
quote Mr.. Hopper, IL all Of his
admirers and patrons who have
written requesting the revival are
not away on vacations it can be
done without fear Of the sheriff.
]. Humbird Duffey, who sang the
title role when the opera was re-
vived at the Century Theater, is
admirably suited for the part, and
all Of the other members OF the
company viii have excellent OBJ
portunities in the opera.
The Washington times., 1924-07-24

her marvellous figure.
Miss Knapp, who is eighteen
years of age, lives in New York
city with her mother. Two years
ago she won first prize in the
national beauty contest at Allan
tic City. At that time she was
a professional model for How
ard Chandler Christy, who is
credited with developing her
artistic career and for whom
she has posed for countless mag
azine covers.
Miss Knapp is an ardent
sportswoman and a lover of
books.
Filming of Jackie Coogan's
new picture for Metro Goldwyn,
Little Robinson Crusoe," has
been completed, according to
advices from Jack Coogan, ST.,
who supervised the production.
It is now being cut and edited.
Metro oldwyn will release it
in August. 4
Little Robinson Crusoe"
was written especially for
Jackie by Willard Mack and
was directed by Scott Dunlap.
Incidentally, the completion
of this picture marks the pass
ing Of the Metro studios at
Hollywood, once the center of
the film industry. There Rex
Ingram made his monumental
pictures, "The Four Horsemen
of the Apocalypse" and "Scara-
mouche," and there Jackie
made his two earlier pictures
for Metro Goldwyn, Long Live
the King" and "A Boy Of
Flanders
Many other notable produc-
tions came from Metros Holly-
wood studios, but with the mer-
ger of the Metro and Goodwin
companies all production be-
came centered at Culver City.
where the gigantic Metro-Gold-
wyn-Mayer studios now form
the hub of the motion picture
industry.
The Washington times., 1924-07-24
GLEN ECHO
Fun and Music.

Glen Echo is the rendezvous for
many families these delightful
summer days and evenings. the
picnic groves being popular for
all-day family outings with its
rustic tables and benches and
sparkling spring water near at
hand. Then the amusements-the
shooter Is proving more popular
than ever, and the big dips for
those that want thrills and the
derby racer for an exhilarating
ride continue to please thousands.
The caroussel and the big midway
features continue to hold the chill
dren's favor.
Reached by a cooling electric
car ride along the bank Of the
beautiful Potomac or by motor
through Conduit road, Glen Echo
is an ideal outing place. A popular
The Washington times., 1924-07-24
SUMMER CALLS.
| TO OUTDOOR
| SPORTS
CHESAPEAKE BEACH
SeashOre Fun.

Autoists seeking q pleasant
weekend trip win find Chesa.
peake Beach a delightful place.
The bayside resort is reached by
a drive OF forty miles over ex.
cellent road. The route lies over
the Pennsylvania avenue bridge
southeast, and by way OF MARI
boro, Mt. Zion and Owings.
The picnic grounds, on q high
cliff overlooking the bay, offer an
ideal spot for lunch In the open.
Shade trees, grassy slopes, flower
gardens, rustic tables and benches,
quaint pavilions and gravel walks
combine to make this grove ex-
tremely picturesque. There is no
end to the entertainments bathing
fishing. boating, dancing. music,
boa DIV q X, promenading, and
countless anusements, including
the Dodgenl. the derby. racer, the
merry-gO-round and bowling alleys
The Washington times., 1924-07-24

ton, will be shown Wednesday
and Thursday, supplemented by
Lige Conley in wedding Show.
ers," mermaid comedy that re.
counts the unlucky experiences Of
a bride and groom.
John Barrymore will be pictured
on Friday and Saturday in the
Warner Brothers film version OF
Beau Brummel," Clyde Fitch'a
celebrated stage success made
famous by Richard Mansfield.
A new issue of the Kinograma
also win be shown.
Each program will be aug.
mented by pipe organ accompani.
ment and solos by Miss Irene Juno
and w. E.. Thompson.
The Washington times., 1924-07-24
THE GATE-POST

The Shuberts announce that
their first production of the
new season viii be the last
operate work of Victor Her
bert, entitled 1.-THE Dream Girl, !"
in which Fay BANTER is to star
and Walter Woolf is to be fea-
tured, with Billy B. Van and
George LeMaire also in the
cast. For the, New York en-
gagement the Ambassador The
alter has been selected. The
opening is set for August 10.
"The Dream Girl" is really a
play with music. The Shuberts
made the first presentation in
New Haven a few weeks before
the death of its noted composer.
Mr.. Herbert at that time con-
Quoted the orchestra, and it was
his last appearance as a con-
ductor.
The book is by Rida Johnson
Young and Harold Atteridge,
and is based on "The Road to
Yesterday It has been staged
by J. C. Huffman and Laura
Hope Crews, and the dances
are by David Bennett.
Dorothy Knapp, one Of the
most famous artists models in
America and the winner of the
American Venus contest when
she was declared to possess the
most perfect figure in America,
joined the Ziegfeld "FoIiies"
last night and made her first
appearance in the beauty con-
test scene. She also appeared
in two musical numbers which
are being rehearsed especially
for her. Mr.. Ziegfeld considers
her one of the most perfect
types of brunette beauty he has
yet discovered.
In fact, the producer says that
Miss Knapp has the most per-
fectly formed figure that has
ever been displayed in the Zieg-
field "Follies" since the time
Kay Laurell won such fame for
The Washington times., 1924-07-24
WASHINGTON THEATERS
LOOK PROMISING
NEXT WEEK

\ Zita Johann, and other mem.
bers Of this excellent cast will
help to make ''Smiiin' Through"
one Of the best productions Of
the season. Everett Butterfield
lis planning to give his best pro-
duction to this popular dramatic
work.
The Washington times., 1924-07-24
LOEW'S PALACE
Revelation"

A distinguished cast will in.
terpret Metro-G oldwyn's "Revela-
tion." which begins a weeks en-.
gagement at Loew's Palace next
Sunday afternoon. This cast in.
cludes Monte Blue, Viola Dana,
The Washington times., 1924-07-24

SEIE is the directing head of her
own central office, ever on the
alert to keep the service at its
highest efficiency, and ever ready
to meet emergencies that might
cause congestion of the lines and
delays to the subscribers. She is
an employee Of long experience,
familiar with every detail Of the
cOmpany's operating methods.
ONE Of the most important duties
Of Chief Operator is to cultivate
the personal confidence Of those
The Washington times., 1924-07-24
Goings-On

POLLS DeWolf Hopper in
Pirates Of Penzance :"
BELAECO- "Rollo's wild Oat.n
KEITHS Sanity and Sawyer
and other acts.
TIVOLI--FiIms, music and
vaudeville novelties.
RLALTO-Helen Chadwick In
Her Own Free VIII"
PALACE-Leatrice Joy in
Changing Husbands"
COLUMBIA-Bett Compson In
1.-THE Enemy Sex"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ruth
Miller in "AN Self-Mad Failure"
AMBASSADOR Johnny Hines
in Conductor 1892"
CENTRAIr-''Br Broadway After
Dark"
CRANDALL'S-Lois Wilson in
'Icebound."
SAyOY-Aileen Pringle in True
As Steel"
AVENUE GRAND-"True AS
Steel" with Aileen Pringle.
APOLLO-"The Meanest Man
in the World
YORK Rod La Focque In '"The
Code Of the Sea-"
GLEN ECHO Fun devices and
dancing.
CHESAPEAKE BEACH-Out.
door aInusements.
STEAMER ST. JOHNS-Moon-
light excursions. Colonial Beach
trips.
attraction on week nights is dane
ing in the large, beautiful ball
room from $3.50 to IL to music by
Andy's Rythmonicers, Glen EchO's
popular jazz organization of ten,
who use thirty-two instruments
in rendering their dance selec-
tionS.
The Washington times., 1924-07-24


under her and to Undue them with
a sense of responsibility to the
public. Under her direction her
entire force of operators stands
ready and willing to help out in
times of stress or emergency.
ON invaluable executive, the
Chief Operator is but one Of the
thousands Of employees who are
constantly toiling to furnish you
with the best telephone service
possible the whole year round.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-05
DRAGS COOLIDGE NAME INTO OIL PROB
Senator Heflin
Demands Writer
Reveal Mentitu
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Mar. s. - The
"principaln referred to in a tele-
gram sent f. B. Mclean at Palm
Beach by one of his agents is Pres
ident Coolidge, in the opinion of
Senator Heflin, Alabama. Heflin,
in a speech this afternoon told the
senate he thought the telegram re-
ferred to the President.
Heflin demanded that the oil in
vestigating committee tomorrow eX-
anime Ira w. Bennett, editor of the
Washington Post, writer Of the tele-
gram, as to the identity of the
principal.
II think the. statement in the
telegram meant that the President
had said he would not permit Den
by to resign. l would like the com
mittee to ask Bennett to explain in
detail-to explain exactly-what he
meant when he said the principa"
had been seen.
Senator Walsh had previously an
nounced that Bennett probably
would be questioned tomorrow about
the telegram.
OF the 300 kilograms which passed
between leading figures in the oil
scandal and which the committee
examined today, about IS were Sc
leeted as extremely pertinent to
the inquiry, it was said after the
session
rs kilograms in All
Contents of the rs kilograms will
be revealed tomorrow. The United
Press is Informed that these mess
ages, besides confirming some opin-
ions rs to the identity of the
principal,' also:
l. Make further mention of Will
liam j. Burns, chief of the bureau
of investigation in the justice de-
partment.
2. Show that Edward B. Mclean,
publisher of the Washington Post,
knew further details of the Florida
visit of c. Bascom Slemp, secretary
Of President Coolidge.
3. Frequently mentioned the
name Willis" but not in such a
way that his identity may be 9e-
Continued Oh page six
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-05
Z KILLED WHEN
TERRIFIC RAINS
HIT SO. CALF
Electric Storm in L. A.
Ties Up Traffic; Hail
and Snow
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 5.-Drench.
ed by an unprotected rain storm
which came down in such force as
to cause damage in spots, Southern
California today looked toward the
heavens with an Oliver Twist APP
peal, and asked for "more.'
Two people were killed during the
precipitation, while others were in
jured in automobile accidents di-
rectly attributable to the storm.
Scores of automobiles were wreck
ed on slippery streets, while some
property damage, particularly in
the Verdugo Canyon district, Was
reported.
The rainfall varied, ranging from
slight precipitation in some see
tionS to nearly two inches in others
Lee and Warren Banta of Haynes,
were killed in an automobile acci.
dent near Clarcmont when I mir ma
chine overturned on the foothill
boulevard Three other members
of the family were injured.
High water rushing down Ncrdugo
Road following a cloudburst and
electric storm that played about the
the canyon, swept several machines
from the highway and into the
ditch. One house was weakened on
its foundation, forcing the occu-
pants to move.
Traffic Hampered
Local street car and automobile
traffic was hampered. Water fill
ed many streets from curb 10 curb.
while police reserves were called out
TO aid marooned pedestrians. ~,
+ Heavy hail storms were reported
in some sections Of Orange ana los
Angeles counties while Bear Valley
is buried under a new fall Of snow.
The rainfall developed low
pressure area showing unexpectedly
over Arizona, according t othe local
weather office.
The heaviest rainfall occur ed in
Orange county, Tustin reporting 4
nail storm and miniature cloud burst
netting 30 inches of rain.
Oceanside and other sections to-
ward the south continued to be
drenched during the night. Although
the local storm halted shortly be-
fore dark.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-05
Border Closing Affects Pedestrians Says New Ruling
PRISONERS AT
CITY CALABO0SE
STAGE A BREAK
Five Escape by Saving
Bar; Two Are Return
ed Today

The prisoners at the city jail
were in high spirits early last even
ing and joined in = prolonged vocal
concert of song. SHORTLY after mid
night Officer Johnson :3rrfved.With
a new prisoner and found that all
but three had gone 10 parts I'M
known.
The steel bar, which held the door
to the calaboosc fastened had been
completely sawed in two and part
of the saw lay on the ground near
by. Five of the prisoners had fled,
though two of them were caught
before daylight.
The quintet are as follows: Felix
Bcllegs, vagrant; Jose Valencia, 90
day tern; Carimiso Trugillo, 80
day term, +. V. Urqueso, 45 day
term, and Gustavo Martinez six
months term.
The hilarity of the early even
ing had been staged to drown out
the noise of saving, Officers stated
and it was not until Officer John
son had appeared with a Mexican
whom he found sleeping in a gar
age, that the getaway was discov
cred. The remaining prisoners anc
the two who were caught have
been temporarily lodged in the
county Jail.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-05
JAPAN MAY SEND
ENVOY TO TALK
ANTI-ALIEN LAW

TOXIC, Mar. j.-Japan may send
a representative to the United States,
for the purpose of counteracting the
anti-Japanese feeling which, the
Japanese believe, still makes diff
cult Japanese-Amer;can relations.
Premier Kiyoura, Foreign Mini
ster Matsui and Baron Shibusawa
conferred today on the anti-Japanese
movement III the United States and
discussed various anti-Japanesc
measures, including the California
anti-alien land law and the immigra-
tion problem.
Following the conference it was
stated that Baron Shibusawa was to
proceed to the United States as
Japan s representative in an effort
to place Japan s position before the
American nation. Definite plans for
the trip, however, have not been
completed.
TOXIC, Mar 5.-Emigration Of
unemployed to Brazil is one of the
solutions of Japan for the unem-
ployment situation due to the Sep
tember earthquake, it was learned
today.
The Toxic municipal employment
agency has arranged for the imme-
diate sending of 100 unemployed to
Brazil, their fare prepaid and ut
no cost to them.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-05
TWO-F0LD BONUS
BILL PRESENTED
BY DEMOCRATS
BY United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, March 5.-Two-
fold soldier bonus bill embracing
cash and insurance options was pre-
sented to the house ways and means
committee today by committee
of Democrats appointed to outline
minority views on adjusted com
pensation.
The bin offers paid up insur-
ance certificate and cash provi-
sion with settlement on the basis
of 81 Il day for home service and
$l.25 for overseas service. A
maximum of 500 for home service
and $625 for foreign service is
provided for. .-5r
Representative Jeffers, Alabama,
who offered the bill, estimated the
Democratic plan cost $1,000, 100000.
Representatives Murphy, Republi-
can, Ohio, and Lea, California, Dem
ocrat, endorsed the Democratic plan,
while Representative i@hgg, Ohio,
offered a plan excluding the insur-
ance proposal.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-05
MORE CONGRESS
MEMBERS TO Be
INDICTED SOON

WASHINGTON, Mar. by di-
rection of President Coolidge, in
dictment of two or more members
Of congress will be sought immedi-
ately by the department of justice.
Evidence against them may be
presented this week before Il fed
eral grand jury now in session here
Attorney General Daugherty is
understood to have given evidence
against them to the Chicago grand
jury which indicted Charles r.
Forbes, former head of the veterans
bureau, and j. w. Thompson, st.
Louis contractor. The jury in Chi
cago did not indict the congressman
but reported that grave evidence of
wrongdoing had been submitted.
The congressman are not involved
in the veterans bureau nor oil
scandals. According TO reliable in
formation, they were in league with
a bootleg syndicate with the finan-
cial backing of prominent politi,
clans, operating on big scale.
Hooked up with bootlegging oper-
ations were use of "influence to
obtain pardons or paroles for boot
leggers and others convicted of
breaking the Vo;stead law. The
congressman, it is understood, were
not peddling, but their names We're
used by politicians who did obtain
the pardons and paroles.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-05
ICE MAKERS TO
HOLD ANNUAL
MEETING HERE
Prominent Men From All
Over State to Attend
Local Gathering

Another recognition of the gen
eral interest felt in Imperial Val
lev by business men of Southern
California is shown by the fact
that FL Centre has been selected by
the Southern California Association
of Ice Industries as the place of
their annual meeting, scheduled for
March II, - and -.
According to r. P. Moore, head
of the Imperial lee and Develop
ment Company, number of outof
town speakers of note are to ap-
pear on the program. j. G. Black,
president of the National AssOcia-
tion of Ice Industries, will be here
from Des Moines, Iowa, to address
the gathering.
G. C. Aydelott, president of the
Northern California Association of
Ice Industries, f. b. Criddle, gen.
eral agent of the Southern Sierras
Power Company, A. p. Ferguson, of
the safety engineering department
of the Los Angeles branch of the
State Compensation Insurance Fund,
and other men of prominence in the
state will talk at various meetings
Among the local men who viii
speak are Mayor Will S. Fawcett,
who is TO give the opening address
of welcome; James 7. Coyle, see
retary of the FL Centre Chamber of
Commerce, who will talk on "The
Imperial Valley and R. p. Moore
and w. S. Hendry, both of the
Imperial Ice and Development Com
pany.
One of the most interesting fea-
lures of the convention will be a
motor trip planned for the last day
of the gathering when the visitors,
as guests of the local ice company,
will visit points of interests through
out the county especially the plants
of the Imperial Ice and Develop
ment Company.
All sessions will be held at the
Hotel Barbara Worth.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-05

'Farm Advisor f. l.. Garthwaite. In
the morning he will give demon
stration at the John Fiala ranch,
two and one half miles east and one
mile south of the Ten Foot Drop.
This meeting - scheduled for $50.
In the afternoon, at 2:30, Prof.
Shepherd will demonstrate the cor
rect methods of planting at the
home of Mrs. Frank Weir. 1856
Adams street, sometimes known as
Mulberry Lane. Shrubs and trees
for these demonstrations have al
ready arrived.
Prof. Shepherd is also scheduled
to speak before the Rotarians at
their luncheon tomorrow noon. AS
Ell Centre has profited considerably
by the cleanup and paint.up cam
paigns sponsored by civic organiza-
tioEs, it seems quite appropriate
that at this time they should fol
low up that campaign with special
attention to beautifying the city by
tree planting.