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The Washington times., 1924-05-24
FOLLIES VENUS
LIE PARADIS
FEATURE

Miss Dottie Wilson, understudy
Of Ann Pennington in the Follies
recently, and known as the
Miniature Venus" will be the
first special attraction offered by
the lie Paradis roof garden. Miss
Wilson will open her engagement
at Lie Paradis Monday evening
with series of dances a la Anne
Pennington.
While her engagement is indie
terminate 1t is expected that she
will remain as the LIE Paradis
feature for from. four to six
weeks.
The Washington times., 1924-05-24
Odd Coincidence Brings Master Film to
Crandall's Metropolitan, Which Adjoins
FOrd's Theater, Where Great Emancipator
Was MORALLY Wounded While Witness
ing "Our American Cousin n
One q tl1e most interesting q

One Of the most interesting Of
the living witnesses Of Abraham,
Lincolns and his time. discovered
by the. Rockett.Lincoln Film re-
search department, Is Mrs. Frank
Wynkcop. OF Los. Angeles, whose
stage name was Helen. Truman,
or Trueman, as it appeared on
the program OF Ferd's Theaier
in Washington, d. c., the night
President Lincoln was shot.
Miss Truman, whose real name
was Helen Coleman, was born
in Norfolk, Virginia. Of fine
old Southern family and her
people cast their fortunes with
the Confeeeracy.
She first saw President Lin.
coin at the White House, Septem-
Der 3, 1864 where she went with
her mother to intercede for the
life Of her brother who had been
condemned to death for attempt.
ing to run the blockade OF the
port Of Norfolk.
THE President received us
most kindly said Mrs. Wynkoop,
hooking hack with clear vision
through the. fifty-eight years in
tervening, land his great sym.
patty quite Overcame my poor
mother and myself. 1t was ter
rtbly hot, but the President gave
no evidence OF discomfort and
quite made. us, forget it. He
heard our sad story, asked few
questions and said:
"'Go home, make yourselves
comfortable and do not worry. /.
will see what can be done, but
think 1 can assure you now that
II the facts are as you state them
this boy viii not be executed. Re-
turn here in ten days"
AFTER the long, not ten days,
full Of anxiety and alarms we re-
turned to the White House and,
after an hours wait were called
into the Presidents office where
we saw at once by the expression
Of his face that he had good
news for us. He explained that
my brothers case had been com
plicated by a charge of spying.
but that he had been found not
guilty of. that charge and Presi-
dent Lincoln himself had par.
doned him of the other. We both
The Washington times., 1924-05-24

has been considerable speculation
as to who would be entrusted
with the production of the screen
version.
He Who Gets Slapped pre-
sents many difficulties in trans
lation' to the screen, but one of
the principal complications takes
place in the selection of some one
for the title role. This has not as
yet been done.
When the play was presented
by the Theater Guild HE" was
played by Richard Bennett.
X \
Nah Jong, the Chinese game
which has captured +. America,
The Washington times., 1924-05-24

Cade" and 'Metamora,' with
Edwin Forrest. supported by
John Mccullough; and then came
Laura Keene with Harry Hawk
and John Dyott in THE Work
ingmen of Washington" and Our
American Cousin. - Miss Keene's
last appearance was Friday, April
IA. 1864 and as 1t had been an
nounced that both the President.
and General Grant were to be
present, the attendance was the
best Of the season and the house
The Washington times., 1924-05-24
THINGS THAT COUNT
!. IN MOVIE SUCCESS

line. and sinker, on screen yer.
sion Of Sinclair Lewis Main
Street" and take the conse-
quences. It's history now that
. the public simply swallowed
Main Street." hook, line, and
sinker.
Carios believes that the better
the story and better cast the
easier will be the producers path.
way to fame. Accordingly, he
went into New York and emerged
with the screen rights to THE
Unknown Purple" and then, with
what dollars he had remaining.
he hired cast that included
Henry r. Walthall. Alice Lax,
Stuart Holmcs. Helen Ferguson,
and nearly a dozen others almost
as famous.
The Washington times., 1924-05-24

The presentation at Loew's CO.
lumbia tomorrow Of screen
presentation Of Roland Vests ia.
nous Broadway thriller, 1.-THE
Unknown Purple" serves to in.
troduce a new producer in Abra-
ham Carlos, who has spent fifteen
years in learning how to make
motion pictures and who finally
branches out on his own with the
same idea that put the Warner
brothers on the screen map--real
entertainment.
Close students OF the screen
will probably remember that the
four Warner brothers. following
few disastrous collisions with
the photoplay industry that prac-
tically cleaned them out flnan.
cially, decided 60 plunge. hook,
The Washington times., 1924-05-24

1nce's Christine of the Hungry
Heart:" THE Lost World
another special adaptation from
the Conan Doyle book over which
there has been a lawsuit, involv.
ing J. ID. Williams. Wattecson
Rothacker and Katherine Curtis:
Maurice Tourneur's Belongings"
and the super-western in which
Enrl Hudson has had charge Of
the production. entitled sun.
down" The latter two releases.
Il In believed. viii carry the or.
ganlzation into September.
The Washington times., 1924-05-24
Popular Trio

A trio OF the screens most
popular stars are co.featured in
First Nationals photoplay pro.
duction OF Cohan's Broadway
stage success. 1.-THE Meanest Man
Tn the World" at Loew's Pal.
ace tomorrow afternoon. They
are Bert Lytell. Blanche Sweet
and Bryant washburn. Just for
good measure. the producers have
added Ward Crane. Lincoln Ste,l.
= -" ForrcS' Robinson and Victor
Potel to the cast.
The Washington times., 1924-05-24

has supplant-
ed craps, en-
broidery, and
all 9th err
q m u s e mentS
among motion
picture people
while working
on a. picture.
Marion Davies
spends most Of
her time be-
tween scenes
while working
on her next
c 6 mopolitan
picture, Jan
ice Meredith,
in play n &
with the bits
of quantity
carved ivory.
The Washington times., 1924-05-24
FACT, GOSSIP AND BLAH FROM THE
SHRINKING PRESS AGENT

May Vokes, well known ccm-
Odienne, will make her film de.
but In CosmopoIitan's picturiza-
ton of Paul Leiscesser Ford's
story of the American Revolu-
ton, Janice Meredith" in weicn
Marion Davies will star following
her appearance in ''Yolanda.
Thomas Meighan, recently at
tended a reunion and fair at his
alma mater, Mt. st. Mary's Col
lego, at Emmitsburg, Md. He ex-
The Washington times., 1924-05-24

by the 'Glorl-
Gus Gloria.
Straight from
N e w York
comes this lat.
est example of
the last word
in fashionable
hairdressing, as
Gloria Swan
son wears it.
Cut even all
around on q
line level with
the top of the
chin, the hair
is parted on
the left side
and sill k e d
dOVx,n xry;fh -
The Washington times., 1924-05-24
Bigger and Better

"The Meanest- Man In the
World" which George NJ. Conan
made one of the hits of a sea
son or so ago on Broadway, and
which comes to Loew's Palace
next week in screen form, was
presented in stock last spring at
the President Theater, shortly
after the close of the run at
that playhouse of "Abie's Irish
Rose" The screen version of
the play, however, completely
eclipses the comedy values of the
stage form.
The Washington times., 1924-05-24

alexander pro-
duction; Illus
bands and Low.
ers,' directed
by John M
Stakl; Colleen
M Oore in
"Counterfe!:s.
the Bert Lytell-
Claire Windsor
co-starring pic.
ture, a" 3 ORR
Rich" Con-
$ ( an ce Tai
m Il d g e in
Learning to
Love-" Col'inne
G rift h IS
Single Wives"
The Washington times., 1924-05-24

poets 10 leave
New York soon
to begin work
on the West
Coast in 1.-THE
Alaskan" for
Paramount I'M
der the direc-
ion Of Herbert
Brenon.
+ \ 4
Antonio Mo-
emo played a
lual role in
The making Of
Tiger Love-"
lut On the
screen is seen
in only one Of
the two. He
The Washington times., 1924-05-24

; dim and dusty ages. energies the
Shanghai Bot" tas exemplified
The Washington times., 1924-05-24
an WITNESS ASSASSINATION PRESIDENT LINCOLN

Los Angeles Woman Was Actress Who Saw
Assassin Shoot Down Fated President
Shortly After He Had Saved Her Brother
From Execution as q Blockade Runner
During War.
Evening star., 1924-09-26

A Danish seaman whose skin turned
from white to black in six months i:
confined in a hospital at Hull. Eng
land.
Evening star., 1924-09-26
DEMOCRATIC DRIVE
RECORD BREAKER
Committee Announces Most
Active Field Campaign in
Party's History.

The Democratic national committee
field drive yet undertaken by the
Democrats in a presidential cam
paign" would be started next week.
covering every bit of territory COM
prising the 1924 political battlefield"
Speakers who will tour in the East.
Middle West, West and South include
Senators Harrison of Mississippi,
Hef1in of Alabama. Caraway of Ar
kansas, King of Utah. Ashurst of
Arizona and Robinson of Arkansas.
Others on the list include Repre-
sentative Finis ]. Garrett of Tennes-
see, Democratic leader in the House;
former Gov. James NJ. Cox of Ohio.
the party's presidential candidate in
1920: Mrs. Jzetta Jewell Brown of
West Virginia, former Senator James
Hamilton Lewis of Illinois, former
Secretary Newton II. Baker of Cleve-
land, former Representative Jouett
Shousc of Kansas. former Gov.
Cows. Albert G. Ritchie of Maryland
and William w Brandon of Alabama.
Says Bryan CO-OperateS.
Another statement, issued by Sen
ator Swanson of Virginia, chairman
of the Democratic speakers bureau,
said the Republicans in the West, in
their desperation, have found it nee
essary to revive the discredited can
ard that Gov. Charles NJ. Bryan is not
playing ball with the Democratic
national committee adding that
mo person has shown better DISPOSE
ton to cooperate in speaking and
otherwise" with the committee than
the vice presidential candidate and
his brother, William Jennings Bryan.
Evening star., 1924-09-26
DRAIN OFF TO POST
AS HEAD OF LEGION
New National Commander Will
Reside in Indianapolis Dur
ing Term of Office.

James A. Drain, the newly elected
national commander of the American
Legion, left yesterday for Indian
apoliS to assume his new duties. Col.
Drain, who is past department
commander of the District of Colum-
bia department of the American
Legion, was accompanied by his wife
Returning to Washington last Sun
day, following his election at st.
Paul on Friday last. Comdr.
Drain completed the details of
severing his connection for the
period of his year as the head of the
American Legion, with the law firm
of Drain & Drain of this city, of
which he was the senior partner. 1t
is Comdr. Drains intention to
devote his entire time to the affairs
of the American Legion and he will
reside for the year in Indianapolis.
Following his retirement from his
office as national commander next
year, Col. Drain intends to resume the
practice of law.
He will return to Washington in
time for the events in connection
with the reunion of the 1st Divi-
sion on October 4, he having served
with that division overseas. Imme-
diately afterward he will return to
Indianapolis.
Yesterday Col. Drain was the
speaker at the luncheon of the Dis
trict of Columbia Chapter of the
Military Order of the World War, of
which Capt. Ennalls Waggaman is
the commander.
Capt. Paul J. McGahan. part de-
partment commander and member of
the national executive committee of
the American Legion for the District
Of Columbia, accompanied the ma
tionaI commander to Indianapolis.
Evening star., 1924-09-26
PATHoS IN TRIUMPH.
German Laments Lost Zeppelin
Must Go to Former Enemy.

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
BERLIN, September 26.-What a pity
such beautiful production of German
genius must be given to the Americans.
This is the only comment of Germans
who have welcomed the ZR-3, in it's 80
hour cruise, with cheers and triumph.
AS this is written, on Friday, the great
airship has just swept over the Berlin
office of The Star, the motors roaring
smoothly.
Wireless reports, available every quar-
ter of an hour. announce that the Amer
ican representative aboard is more than
pleased with the motors, but the i'm
preston can only be confirmed when
the trip is ended. The popular enthusi-
asm is simply incredible. crowds flock
ing to all open places around the Bran
denburger gate at the Reichstag. Moth
ing else recently has awakened such
deep-felt emotion.
"Why are you SO enthusiastic?" the
writer asked a German.
'ZeppelinS are a triumph of German
skill,' he replied. mo other nation has
done anything comparable. We alone
have made them. Others have copied
and then have destroyed. This is our
last Zeppelin, for once it is completed
our hangers must be destroyed. Our en-
gineering star is eclipsed, yet this must
be given to America. Can't you imagine
how we feel?"
Copyright, 1924 by the Chicago Daily News
Col
Evening star., 1924-09-26

The run from Hamburg through
Schleswig, Holstein and Mecklenburg
was made under reduced speed, and
it was well after sunset when Kiel
and other coast towns caught hasty
glimpse of her.
Throughout the trip the dirigible's s
wireless equipment functioned fault
lessly, permitting of prompt responses
to the numerous radio greetings sent
to her from the land.
At IL o'clock last night the local
coast guard wireless station got in
touch with the ZR-3 somewhere over
the Baltic
Stettin was the first land point TO
get a glimpse of the great airship
early this morning.
Drops Greeting to Hindenburc.
HANOVER, Germany. September 25.
The ZR-3 this afternoon cruised
over the villa of Marshal Hindenburg
and dropped greetings to him in a
message attached to a parachute.
Evening star., 1924-09-26
Battle OYER AIR AND SEA CRAFT
GROWS MORE INTENSE in NAVY
Older Admirals Faror Ne,cer War Weapon-Gen
eral Board, Backed by Wilbur, Holds Capital
ShiDs Still Essential.

airplane putting the battleship out
of business" than there was when
the torpedo boat destroyer came
along quarter of a century ago
and more, or when the submarine
startled the naval world, early during
the present century.
Those two new weapons were found
to be valuable supplements" to bat
t1eship power, the conservatives de-
Submarines played havoc with allied
shipping during the World War. they
add, but the great battleships held
in reserve by Great Britain, the
United States, France, Italy and
Japan made defeat at sea for the al
lied cause a practical impossibility.
Nor are the battleship conserva-
tives undu1y impressed by the recent
round-the- world flight of the United
States Army aviators. The naval
folks give unstinted praise to the
valor. ingenuity and daring of Smith
and his confreres, but their minds do
not go long" with that of President
Coolidge in imagining that the globe
girdling feat was the symbol of a
naval revolution. They are certain
that much water will flow beneath
the bridges of the Potomac before
that period arrives.
It's a strange thing that the pro-
gressives in the battleship aircraft
discussion-the experts who favor the
new rather than the old weapon
are found among the older naval set.
Nete rams, now on the. retired list, like
Admirals Sims, F'iske and Fullam. are
the most Jealous advocates of aircraft
development. Admiral Sims during
the past year or two has write n
coplously and vigorously on the
folly of pinning our faith to the
battleship as the backbone" of Sc
curity at sea. This is one of Sims
characteristic thrusts:
Air Control Essential.
mo surface vessel can long es-
cape disablement or destruction If
they remain within reach of airplanes
that are in control of the air. This is
not disputed, even by those who
espouse the battleship. They admit
that only by a superior air force can
this costly vessel be surely de-
Tended. If two fleets meet in
action, and one has many more air.
plane carriers than the other, the
planes of the fleet having the more
carriers will drive down the planes of
its enemy, and, thus having obtained
control of the air, will destroy the
vessels of the enemy fleet at its
leisure"
On the same occasion, Sims visual
lied. for sake of argument, a Japa-
nese fleet equipped with a dozen air.
craft carriers. each mounting 30
planes each. He envisaged the easy
capture of Hawaii, unless adequately
defended by air, and a sorry time for
our battIeships operating between
San Francisco and the Hawaiian
Islands.
TT would be sad battle" con-
cluded Sims. IF half our mighty
battleships got back to San Francisco,
they would be very fortunate. In
case our canal, our great commercial
ports, our navy yards and other vital
positions are menaced by an enemy
fleet bringing across hte sea more mill
tary planes than we can muster-in case
of such an attack, the best position
for the battleships would be as far
up the, Mississippi as they can 60"
Copyright 1a24.)
Evening star., 1924-09-26
MILLION SEE zR73.
FLY OVER BERLIN
People Throng Streets and
Roofs to Greet Zeppelin
in Final Trial.
By the A ssocisted Press.

By the ssociated Press.
BERLIN, September 26.-Not since
the mobilization days of 1914 have
the streets of Berlin witnessed such
an outbreak of patriotic enthusia SIN
as that which greeted the ZR-3 to-
day when the giant dirigible, set off
against an early morning pale gray
sky, majestically fioated into view of
the multitude which jammed the
streets. public squares and house
tops of every section of the capital.
From soon after dawn the crowds
had been gathering, awaiting a
chance to greet the great airship
built by the Zeppelin works at
Friedrichshafen for the United
States Navy, to which it will be con-
signed after d transatlantic flight to
Lakehurst, N. j.
AS the dirigible came into sight
million kerchiefs fiuttered mute
greetings. which were returned by DR.
Hugo Eckner, director of the Yep
pelin Company, and his crew.
Drops Mail at Staaken.
At the Staaken airdrome, the zR-
slowed down long enough to drop a
parcel of mail-meanwhile receiving
wireless greetings from the nephew
of the late Count Zeppelin and from
Maj. Won Pareval, German aviation
expert, who were among the thou
sands of spectators who had motored
from Berlin to get a closeup view
of the dirgible.
President Ebert watched the air
ship from the Gardens adjoining the
executive mansion, while most of the
other government leaders viewed the
ship from the windows and house
tops of their respective offices.
The ZR-3 showed off to advantage
so far as her general outlines were
concerned. A faint streak of sun
light broke through the clouds just
as she hove into sight, giving sill
very luster to her tremendous hull.
Government Sends Message.
The Berlin government sent the
following wireless message to the
ZR-3: Good luck to your flight
Fly over the sea as witness of the
undaunted spirit of German daring
and for us an encouraging token of
German skill! Bear aloft with you
into the world our best hopes for
Germany's future"
After an all-night cruise over the
North and Baltic seas, the ZR-3
reached Swinemuende, on the Pome-
ranian coast, at o'clock this morn
ing. Proceeding by way of Stettin,
she reached the outskirts of Berlin
at 9:25 o'clock.
Evening star., 1924-09-26
ny FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.


A controversy likely to stir the
Navy as deeply as the Sampson
Schley duel of 25 years ago is in
prospect over "relatiyity" between
battleships and aircraft. The first
rumbles of strife are already echoing
throughout the service as q result
of Secretary Wilbur's assignment of
the Navy General Board to the task
of investigating the subject.
When President Coolidge ordered
the inquiry on September 20 the i'm
preston was given that he desired
a special commission of experts to
conduct it. Secretary Wilbur himself
was directed to make IAN intensive
study" on his own part. Now the
apostles of aircraft as the Navy's
future first line of defense" feel that
judgment is as good as passed upon
them in advance. They say the Navy
General Board is a battleship board,
first, last and all the time, and that
to submit. the aircraft case to it is
like seeking verdict from jury
that has it's mind made up before
evidence is submitted.
Balanced Fleet Favored.
Secretary Wilbur's own announced
view-that the battleship remains
the backbone of the fleet'-is under
General Board, expressed on numer-
Gus previous occa asions. There is said
to be a formal report from the board
on file at the Navy Department, main
tanning that position in categorical
terms.
The board has not, of course, ban
ished aircraft from it's calculations.
1t believes it is indispe nsab1e to a
modern fleet Only the board has not
60 ho 1ir cra
is entitled to the premiership in naval
defense that it's more enthusiastic
supporters claim for it. The admira1S
who comprise the Secretary of the
Navy's staff of advisers advocate
what they call a "three-plane Navy"
i. e.. a fleet establishment that is
made up of surface, submarine and
air units. The board, in other words,
does not believe that the United
States ought to have an all-battle-
ship Navy or an all-submarine Navy
or an all-aircraft Navy. 1t recon-
mends a "balanced' fleet consisting
Of all three weapons.
At present, the peace-time organi-
zation of aviation in our Navy calls
for the following:
On each battleship, one observa-
ton plane and two combat planes.
On each light cruiser, two obserya-
Iloh pIdHcS
On many destroyers, one combat
plane each.
On some submarines, one observa-
tion plane each.
On $4,000 tons of airplane carriers
q. e., three or four converted battle
cruiser types of vessels), as many
planes suitable for scouting. attack,
observation and combat as it is pos
sible for them to carry.
In addition, scouting seaplanes ac-
companied by tenders; training sta
strategic points for the maintenance
of naval aircraft in support of fleet
operations.
The Navy general board, made up
of admirals, who, for the purposes
Of the forthcoming controversy, may
be termed the conservatives, believes
there is no more likelihood Of the
Evening star., 1924-09-26
BAND CONCERTS.

BY the Army Music School. at
Washington Barracks. today at {: 80
pm. tStudent Robert w. Muller.
conducting), Il. G. Sherman. com
mandant: William C. White. prin-
cipaf
Swedish Coronation March,,
Svednsen
Hungarian overture. .Ilka" Doppler
Extra. fox trot, June Night Friend
Excerpts from The Velvet Lady"
Herbert
Waltz. Gold and Silver" Lehar
Solo for cornet, Willow Echoes
Simons
(Played by Juan Mellado)
Grand fantasia, Die Walkure,'
Wagner
(a) Fox trot, Not Yet, Suzette,''
Coslow
(b) March, Jubilee. .... Muller
Finale. THE Star Spangled Banner"
At the Ellipse, Seventeenth street
side, tomorrow at 4:30 pm, by the
United States Army Band. w. J.
Stannard, director.
March, Army and Marine. Starke
Overture. Fest Overture in c.
Lachner
This overture was composed as d
prelude to Schillers drama, 'Turan-
dot and is also known by that
name. 1t is, however, strictly con-
cert overture, and, aside from the
above connection. bears no relation
to the play.
Suite de concert, atlantis THE lost
continenD .Safranek
Atlantis is a continent mentioned in
Plato's history. and extended across
the Atlantic Ocean, approximately
from Europe to Yucatan Peninsula.
1t is the subject of an exhaustive
volume, of the same name, by
Ignatius Donnelly, and has served as
inspiration for several novelists.
This continent, it is believed, was the
home of great race which con-
quered and civilized the then known
world. The Azores Islands are con
sidered to be the tops of its lofty
mountains. and are all that now re-
mains above water of the once great
country.
1. Nocturne and morning hymn of
praise.
2. A'court function.
3. Il Love Thee" (the prince and
Aana).
T. The destruction of Atlantis.
Waltz de ballet from THE Queen of
Shepa .......... .Houloo
Excerpts from THE Prince of Pill
SEN ........ 80. .Luders
Waltz Hongroise, "PuSzta Maiden
Roberts
This concert waltz is an adaptation
of celebrated Hungarian melodies.
typical of that race. and rejecting
their moods in a musical mirror.
Serenade, Les Millions harlequin"
Drigo.
Selections from "Maytime" Romberg
March, finale. ''Defile" "...... .Haney
THE Star Spangled Banner"