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The Washington times., 1924-05-01
DIR. DUBOIS WILL
GIVE TALK ON
Brilliant Speaker and Editor
Back From Tour of Three
Continents.

DIR. w. Z. B. Dubois, who was
appointed by President Coolidge. as
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary to the inauguration
Of President King Of Liberia, will
talk on Liberia at the Metropoli-
tan A. M. E. church tonight at 8
p. m. This meeting, which is free
to the public will be held as d fea-
ture Of the budget and membership
drive, which is being carried ON by
the local branch OF the National
Association for the Advancement OF
Colored People.
DR.. Dubois, editor of the Crisis
and director of publicity Of the Ma
tional Association for the Advance
noent of Colored People, is bril-
liant speaker and profound thinker,
and his address Is expected to be
unusually interesting because he
has just returned from a tour Of
three continents.
The program will be augmented
by vocal solos by EStelle e. Pink
ney, soprano, and Prof. Charles
Cecil Cohen, Of the music school of
Howard University.
The Washington times., 1924-05-01
URGES NATIONAL CONTROL
OF ARMS MANUFACTURE

PRAGUE, May National con-
troll Of the private manufacture Of
arms and war implements is unani.
mously favored by the League Of
Nations subcommittee on disarma-
ment, which ended its sessions here.
The French delegate, M. Jouhaux.
however. regards this control as
inefficient to forestall the dangerous
consequences Of private manufac-
ture, and urged that the control
should be international. A report
embodying this view will be laid be:
fore the plenary meeting of the
mixed commission, on disarmament.
After the proposals are accepted
by all the members Of the League
Of Nations they viii form the basis
for domestic legislation by the re-
spective governments.
The Washington times., 1924-05-01
Presidents Engagements

10 a. m.-Bishop Stephen.
Cadravecz.
1915 a. m.-Count Harry
Kessler.
1890 a. m.-Congressman ].
N. Tincher, of Kansas.
1O:46 a, m.-Senator Ralph
H. Cameron, of Arizona.
II a. m.-Ogden Reid.
11:15 q. m.-Director Frank
w. Mondell, of War Finance
Corpo: ation.
1870 a. m.-Mrs. James T.
Rourke.
11:35 a. MI. B. Barnum.
Of Syracuse. N. 7.
11:45 a. m.-Camp III of the
United States Confederate Vet
Grams.
IL noon - Senator Carter
Glass and company Of Valley
of Virginia.
IL p. m.-Ralph J. H. Halsey
to extend invitation.
1915 p. m.-General Drain.
12:25-Mr. and Mrs. H. K. w.
WEIGH and children.
1890 p. m.-Delegation from
National Race Congress-, $50
persons.
1880 p. m. Congressman
Carl r. Chindbloom and party.
Senator Medill Mccormick and
party. Senator William B. NC
Kinley and party.
100 p. m.-President will
dine with Speaker and Mrs.
Frederick III. Gillett.
The Washington times., 1924-05-01
ST. GABRIEL'S CHURCH
TO HOLD CARD PARTY

st. Gabriel's Church at Grant cir.
Icle will hold a card party in the new
parish school tonight.
Patrons and patronesses include
Robert Barrett, Elizabeth Buckley.
Mrs. E. B. Brown, DIR. Jerome Crow.
ley, Mrs. Elizabeth Davis, Mrs. w,
Francis Delaney, Frank DUNCAN, p.
r. Faulkner, Mary Fegan, George p.
Fleury, Mrs. Robert w. Foster, Mrs,
Thomas M. Gallagher, Mrs. S. r.
Golibart, Mrs. Leo p. Grady. DR..
William F. Greaney, DR.. ]. A. Hal.
pin, Mrs. Harley Hartman, Mrs. A.
e. Hough, Mrs. Mary A. Johnson,
Mrs. H. Kelley, DR.. Thomas Kenne.
dy, Mrs. Charles F. Lanman, Miss
Edna Lester, Mrs. Lucy Malone,
Anna Adele May, Mrs. William Nc.
|Gillivary, Miss Elizabeth Milovitch,
Mrs. s. e. Miller. Mrs. Salue Mudd'
Miss Annie Murphy, Frank Neu.
beck, Mrs. Charles A. Newman, M.
j. ]. Noonon, Eneas O'Connor, Mrs.
John Rupert, Mrs. s. B. Rusk, Is.
r. Saul, the Misses Saul, W. Warren
Taltavull, Miss Lottie A. Waters.
Miss M. Estelle Williams and Wise
brothers
The Washington times., 1924-05-01

view. When he blew his horn, 1t
is said, the child leaped in front Of
the auto.
Alfred Rollins, thirty-two, 3141 M
street northwest, is being treated
at Georgetown Hospital today Cor
an injury to the hip and forehead.
While traversing a street last night,
he was hit by an automobile.
Frightened by the hOnk of a
machine on Highway bridge, a dump
wagon drawn by two horses dashed
through the long line Of traffic,
stopping only after the cart was
dashed to pieces against a lamp
post in Potomac Park. George
Maiden, Riggs court northwest,
miraculously escaped injury.
The Washington times., 1924-05-01
y. 8. ENVOY TO MEXICO
DEFENDS U. s. INTEGRITY

MEXICO CITY. May 1. - IAN
Americans are anxious TO uproCt
any corruption, drive out Of power
any r0gueS ana insist upon punish
ment Of every guilty person" do
clared Charles Beecher Warren, the
American ambassador, In q speech
before members Of the American
colony here. The occasion was q
dinner In honor OF tho newly
arrived American ambassador.
Touching upon the Washington
disclosures. he Aaid:
II am willing to Join in the feel
ing OF sorrow over the recent dis
closures and am ready to admit
q deep humiliation that our public
life should have harbored some
sccundrelH. but I am not willing to
proclaim to the world the assertion
that these undesirables represent
the standard Of our national In
tegrity."
The Washington times., 1924-05-01
SIGMA PHI ALPHA PLANS
FOR BIRTHDAY BANQUET

The first inaugural banquet OF
Sigma ri Alpha fraternity, organ
lied In Washington a few months
ago, will be held tonight at the City
Club. The fraternity 10 composed
Of local students Of Polish parentage.
The principal speakers viii be
Rev. John B. Creedon, president OF
University Congressman
Stanley II. Kunz, Of Illinois, and
officials OF the Polish Legation.
The committee IN charge IL COM
posed Of Joseph B. KuIas, Andrew
J. Nowak, and Joseph Sololowsh.
The Washington times., 1924-05-01
GIRL RUN OVER,
BUT LITTLE
HURT
Norfolk Preacher Released
After Brief Detention
for Accident.

AFTER his machine had run over
the abdomen Of eight.year.old vir.
ginia Wheeler, 1923 Kennedy street
northwest, the Rev. J. Keith
Marshall Lee, pastor of st. Paul's
Episcopal Church, Newport News,
Va, was detained for an hour at
the Tenth precinct, last night.
When it was found by DR.. Lewis
J. Battle, 1401 Kennedy street.
northwest, that the child's injuries
The Washington times., 1924-05-01
$15,ooo,o 900 LOAN FARLEY
IN MEXICO BREAKS UP

MEXICO CITY. May 1.--Nego-
tiations between American bankers
and Finance Minister PAM for a
SIS, 00O,O loan have been broken
off, according to a report from
authoritative sources, which the
finance ministry viii neither COM
firm nor deny.
It is declared the hitch came
when the bankers refused to accept
the oil export taxes as guarantees
because the Mexican oil production
is tending to decrease.
The Washington times., 1924-05-01
Delnented Man Leaps
In Front Of French
Express Train

MARSEILLES, May L.
Shouting, Il am Jesus, there
fore am condemned to die"
q man jumped IN front Of q.
train at the Marseillss station
today IN the presence Of hun
dreds Of people and was decapi-
tated. Papers in the pockets
indicated he was Jesus Marie,
Q thirty-one-year-Old Spaniard.
The Washington times., 1924-05-01

W g r q 8 IL g n [ I n q
clergyman was re-
leased on his promise
to return should it
be necessary.
The little girl was
crossing at Fourteenth
street and Colorado
avenue in the rain
yesterday. Her UNI
berella hid the Rev.
The Washington times., 1924-05-01
Spain 10 Have New Coins

MADRID, May 1.-The Directory
today approved two new nickel
coins Of 5. 10 and 20 centinno de.
nomination which will be square in
shape with rounded corners.
The Washington times., 1924-05-01

Air Service to Rumania.
BUCHAREST, May la regular
air service between Rumania and
France is being established.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-10-10
A CORRECTION

MT. Jack Prosser informs the Gate way. that yesterdays article about his goat was not exactly as it should be, and in order to prevent any confusion wishes the following inserted:
 The little kid goat belonging to Richard Prosser which was stolen three weeks ago today and taken out to Mile 20 in an auto and left there, was shot Tuesday night in the grounds of the Seward Light & Power Go. plant, a twenty-two rifle being the fiend's weapon, and to put the little pet out of it's sufferings and misery, the boys father had to end it's life.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-10-10
The Woman'S Club will

The Woman's Club will be the hos tess at a reception given in honor of Mrs. Barnett and the teachers of the Seward School. The reception will be held at the home of Mrs. Ray on Sat urday afternoon from three to five. The public is cordially invited.
 (Signed) HELEN s. HINDE,
 Corr. Sec.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-10-10

MT. and Mrs. Chas. Tecklenburg has moved into their new home over the Seward Trading Co. store. Mrs. Fairman has taken over the apart ments in the theater building.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-10-10

TOKYO, Oct. 9.-Zanni, Argentine Aviator, flying around the world, reached Kogoshima at four yesterday afternoon, from Shanghai. where he hoppcd off at ten tha. morning
Seward daily gateway., 1924-10-10
MANY FATALITIES

CHICAGO, H., Oct. 8.-Twenty-two persons were killed inauto accidents on Sunday in the States of Cobra do, Arkansas and Minnesota
Seward daily gateway., 1924-10-10

Airplane pilots who have difficulty in landing usually have defective wis ion, according to investigations by the British Air forces.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-10-10

An African soda lake has an area cf 34 square miles covered with a crust of soda so hard that autoobiics can be driven over it.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-10-10
LOST, SPRAYED OR STOLEN

Black kitten, with three white un. dermarkings. Reward if returned to Mrs. R. J. McKenna. tf
Seward daily gateway., 1924-10-10

Mems Second Hand Clothes bought and sold at Jordans Valet Service Phone Madison 103.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-10-10

The city of London was brightly illlHi a'cd ill 1887 whel the fltul ? Q""er Victoria became of age.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-10-10
NOTICE

There will be meeting of the Sew ard Volunteer Fire Department to- night at eight o'clock at the fire hall. All members are requested to be pres ent.
 MARTIN LANNING. Chief.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-10-10
SPECIAL COMMUNICATION

Seward Lodge No. 219, F. & A. M. will hold special communication Sat urday evening at 500, Oct. 11th, at tendance requested, work in 3rd de- gree.
 H. V. HOBEN,WM.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-10-10

NOTICE-If you have work or odd jobs of any kind, am at your ser vice, call Philippine Joe, Mad 1O3. 4t
Seward daily gateway., 1924-10-10

Under q T. assure of 13t,oO0 pounds Ito the square inch water freezes into 4 c@ke of i"e so thich'v condeny:d thar t sinks like rock i'll water.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-10-10

The worlds record swordfsh was recently landed at Los Angeles after Ia 45 mile fight
Seward daily gateway., 1924-10-10

JUNEAU FISH PRICES Halibut, none offered; Salmon 15, 10 and cents.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-10-10

New Fall Suit. Samples at Urbach's.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-10-10

Eaton Crane & Pike Stationery, at Scha1lerer's Alaska Shop. If.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-10-10

Join the Chamber of Commerce.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-10-10

Ladies Bake sale tomorrow at ten o'clock at Graef's Hardware store.
 Brunswick Portable Monographs, and Records, Schallerer's Alaska Shop.
Evening star., 1924-12-01
Columbia" Janice
Meredith"

Janice Meredith" a Cosmopolitan
picture of the colonial romance by
Paul Leicester Ford, which is shown this
week at Loew's Columbia Theater. be-
longs with the outstanding achieve
mentS of the screen.
Janice Meredith" is a historical
romance laid amid the scenes of the
ColonistS' War for Independence.
Janice Meredith the girl. is the over
pampered, but lovable daughter of
rich New Jersey Tory, who makes the
fatal error of buying as bond-servant
an English nobleman. who has volun-
tarily sold himself into slavery in a
moment of cyniclsm after the girl of
his dreams has proved unworthy. A
case of love at first sight develops
between Jack Brereton, the bond
servant, and Janice. and Janice is
hustled off to Boston for u long visit.
where her charms attract the British
comma nder-in-c chief, and she hears of
his plans to attack the American am
munition stores at Lexington.
Janice shares none of her fathers
love for England's king and her revela-
tions to another patriot send Paul
Revere laundering through the New
England countryside with the cry that
reused a continent When the news
of the battle of Lexington reaches
New Jersey, Janice is hustled back
home just in time to see her fathers
bond-servant make known his identity
and become a colonel on the staff OF
Gen. Washington.
Evening star., 1924-12-01
Rialto-"T The Lover of

THE Lover of Camille" the picture
version Of the play "Deburau," was
shown yesterday at the Rialto Thea
ter, where 1t will remain throughout
the week Though discreetly mod
ernized, the play. in the process vi
adapting it to the screen. has lost
none of its romantic appeal
Monte Blue and Marie Provost
share equally the important roles
the former as Jean Gaspard Deburau,
a famous French pantomine actor,
and Marie Provost, as The Lady OF
the Camelias." a woman of rare
beauty and dignity. who has broke en-
many hearts and finally finds that
her own is shattered. Each is un-
usually effective in the emotional
scenes-the backbone and superstruc-
ture of the picture.
A little theater in Paris, patronized
by the highest and lowest OF Partisan
society, is the background of the
romantic story. Here is found Jean
Gaspard Deburau. loved by all won
en-. lavishing all his love on his son.
until the Lady of the Camelias' en-
ters his life. She is the lady of his
dreams, almost an apparition in her
loveliness. But the lady. who has
gone through life breaking the hearts
of men, makes no exception of De-
burau. The actor has to accept his
fate, hoping each day that his be-
loved will come back.
Hal Roach's newest comedy. Big
Business" featuring his Juvenile
comedians in their first business ven
ture is scream. The Riaito Sym
phony Orchestra, under Bailey F
Alart, and the Guarneri Brothers. vic
trola recording artists. in several
vocal selections, furnish the musical
features
Evening star., 1924-12-01
A MU Sc M IN T S

chritude and quantity as for grace
and charm. personality and talent, as
well as general all-around quality;
Harry Archer's music. which skips
along twin-like with Walter Brooks
book: the Interpretation which the
selected cast gives both music and
dialogue, and the nicely arranged
includes all Of the rest. the dramatic
personnel. the music, the book, and
the chorus.
In the ranks of the personnel must
be included "The James Boys" Paul
Whiteman band led by Charles Ruddy,
who demonstrate just why the high
broWs of the world Of music are be-
ginning to wrinkle and exclaim:
Now. is it so after all, jazz Is real
music?" Be that as 1t may, during
the overture and the entr acte you
could hear pin drop in Polls. When
music does that TO large group, they
call It art. What is 1t called when
jazz produces the same effect?
Allen kearns. as Tommy Tinker,
plays the lead with keen appreciation
of it's possibilities. and Burtress
Dietch, Gladys Baxter and Laura
Hamilton, each comes in for sprigs of
the laurel.
What the story behind Little
Jessie James" consists in is not es-
sential. Avery Hopwood might have
conceived the idea himself. There's
disappearing bed, an interrupted d
tete-a-tete between a lady admitting
she's deceiving her husband, and the
arrival Of scores to break everything
up. including the husband. The re-
arrangement of the problem points
and the snappy conclusion. with the
James Boys making them step high
toward the exit lights, is about all
there is to it?
But who in the world wants more?
Evening star., 1924-12-01
Round About Rome"

SRound About Rome" with Bur-
ton Holmes provided beauty and his
toric thrills for lecture-lovers at the
National Theater yesterday afternoon
and evening.
Entering "tte gates of the immor-
tai city" the greater sights of Rome
were shown in motion pictures in
terspersed with still views of mighty
aqueducts, ports, galleries, parks and
villas that once homed the great fig
ures of pagan and early Christian of
the Eternal City. Personal interest
is given to the American Academy OF
Fine Arts and to Roman Boy Scout
rally in the grandeSt private park OF
medieval Rome. A visit to the Castle
of the Caesars is invested with So
cial atmosphere on its classic terrace
fn near-company with ageleSs gods in
stone, and curiosity gets special
thrill when a peephole in the great
gate of the Priory of the Knights OF
Malta reveals vista of ST Peters
dome against sky of cloudless blue.
Pilgrimage was made TO the palace
of the Corsini that gave saint,
Pope diplomats and statesmen to
the Rome: 10 the house of Rienza and
to the Forum of Augustus. with
bareback to Marcus Aurelius and
St. Paul. There is visit to the
catacombs, from earliest Christianity
TO the cameras latest discovery.
There is a pilgrimage to st. Pauls
gate, where the heart of Shelley re-
poses in the care of reverent hands,
and in the interweavings of the jour
ney the lecturer called attention to
ideal gardens" "the perfect trees of
Tivoli." "the perfect pool Of pal
ace that disclosed the grandest cy-
presses OF Italv--one OF earth'S Su
preme beauty spots" The sXcavated
villa of Hadrian gives token of the
splendor of the existence of that en-
peror, and in following the footsteps
OF the ancients. many villages and
shrineS were shown. The brother
hood of art was expressed in stone
gods of the classics and Of the saints
and martyrs of Christianity. both out
living the ages. for the traveller and
student OF today.
"The Italian Alps" will he the sub
ject OF MIR. Holmes travelosue next
Sunday afternoon and evening.
Evening star., 1924-12-01

Mennonite home, In his climb up the
social ladder as a college professor
gradually comes to look upon his
wife as beneath him, and encourages
the attentions and admiration of the
lightheaded (and hearted) daughter
Of the dean. Into this situation walks
the old-time sweetheart Of the young
wife. Through her unhappiness and
misery he follows and shields her as
best he can, and finally wins her for
his own.
John Gilbert appears most satisfac-
torily in the unsympathetic, yet fami-
liar role of the snob. Conrad Nagel
is the convincing antithesis, who at
first tolerates then despises the man
who almost wrecks his weetheart's
life; Norma Shearer is the girl,
charming, beautiful. giving her all
inmisdirected devotion; Phyllis Haver
is, again the flippant little spoiled
darling, whose chief occupation is
concerned with powder puff and lip
stick.
Earle Fox, is seen in a comedy
paul Jones, Jr.," one of the Van
Bibber series by Richard Harding
Davis. Interesting news views, other
short reels and music by the orches-
ira including a descriptive novelty
"Maytime" completes an unusually
good program.
Evening star., 1924-12-01

There are long years of waiting be-
fore their dream becomes a reality
with a wedding at Mount Vernon
years of war, of Observation-Disclosures
and dangers for both.
Janice Meredith" is replete with
scenes of spectacular character.
One. very fine. showing Washington
crossing the Delaware; Paul Revere s
ride, the battle of Lexington. the
battle of Trenton. Valley Forge, and,
finally. the glory of Yorktown. All
scenes stir the most thrill-proof soul.
From Harrison Ford down to the
least important super. every member
of the cast does his or her part well.
OF outstanding note are Holbrook
Blinn. Meclyn Arbuckle. w. c. Fields,
George Nash, Tyrone Power, Joseph
kilgour, May Vokes. Douglas Ste
venson, Helen Lee Worthing. Spencer
Charters. Mildred Arden. Princess de
Bourbon, Wilfred Noy and Edgar
Nelson. There are more than $500
others, including the entire 26th Reg
iment of United States Infantry.
Many of the greatest figures in
American history are pictured in the
film.
Evening star., 1924-12-01
The Great Lover

Jimmy Gildea & Co., in The Great
Lover" a musical farce, with plot
sufficient to carry much good sing
Ing, unique situations, wit and humor.
head the Strand Theater bill this
week. The act is pleasingly staged
and costumed. and yesterday met
with high favor.
Juan Cardo and Agnes Noll, tenor
and prima donna, display voices of
quality and their repertoire includes
both operate numbers and popular
ballads. A scene from the first act
of "Il Trovatore" scored we'll with
the large audience.
Arnold Grazer and Myrtle Lawlor.
in Songs and Steps" are graceful
dancers. and even numerous encores
failed to satisfy a delighted audience.
Arthur Lloyd. THE Humorous Card
Index" and Witt and Winters, in
tumbling and hand balancing, are
other attractions that won much ap-
plause.
The screen story, The Truth About
Women" Is replete with suspense and
moves along to It's dramatic climaxes
in a strong, forceful manner Its
cast includes Hope Hampton, Lowell
Sherman, David Powell and Mary
Thurman. A comedy and the Fox
News complete the program.
Evening star., 1924-12-01

lieve in marriage, finally is captivated
by a pair of "soft-boiled" eyes, and
his troubles begin. He claims to
have a mother-in-law with a most
destructive disposition" and what
happens in the picture bears him out.
When mother-in-law visits Harold
and friend wife she brings along her
two sons, one grown and alleged to
be SO lazy that he gets up at in
the morning so he will have longer
to loaf" the other a notwithstanding
youngster.
IIarold's trouble starts when ne at
tempts to get home safely with pack
ages enough for six men, to say
nothing of a turkey. 1t continues
when he takes the family" on an
automobile ride that ends most dis
astrously, and more follows when he
adopts n neighbor's advice as to how
to get rid of his guests. The means
he finally employs provide an up
roariously funny climax.
Supporting Lloyd are Jobyna Raj
ston. who makes an attractive look
ing wife. and Josephine Crowell, a
very meddlesome mother-in-law. They
are admirably cast.
To miss Hot Water" would be to
m nj
Evening star., 1924-12-01
Keith 's-Nora Baves.

More Fivacious and looking at least
10 years younger than when she last
appeared in this city. Nora Bayes at
Keith's last night scored one Of the
biggest hits of her career. In her
first number she displayed the SEN
sationai costume with silver wig, that
created furore in London, and sang
descriptive song about her English
tour. Then as She got down TO bust
ness" she sang songs of the sort that
made her famous and are labeled
American all over. Everything was
new and put over with pep and per-
sonality entirely Nora's own. in
way that stirred up the highest en-
thusiasm. Her big hits were. i've
Got a New Papa" with the accent on
the new, and They Can't Catch Me-"
The Tropical Storm" by Tom
Barry, with stage effects by Langdon
Mccormick, and with Harriet Rempel
A. the star, offers scenic effects un-
usually sensational. Miss Rempel
acts the parts of a young Mexican
girl and an elderly lady with the real
touch of an artist.
Newcomers are always welcome in
vaudeville. especially when they have
something original and worth while
ard Ben Ryan and Harriet Lee. dur
ing their short stay before the foot
lights. crowded the time with action
Evening star., 1924-12-01
Poll 's-"Little Jesse
James.

El!the. clever and lively. Little
Jessie James" sent them home wins
Ting and humminS from Polls last
night. And even as they marched
down the aiSieS TO the exit march
they stopped to applaud the James
Boys as they conjured weird sym
phony from trombones and hanjoes.
Predominantly American. hits little
musical concoction of sophisticated
frothiness demonstrated to Washing
ton that Broadway was by no means
cheated in supporting the production
FOR d solid year. Wh.n everything
IS summed up. however, several at
tributes remain outstanding. First
heing most unusuaD. there is A cho-
GUS not to be noted so much for pull
Evening star., 1924-12-01

drama, with "A young hero who de-
cldes that the only way to arrive
is to put himself over by main
strength and nerve in serfe. or
personal encounters and a raging fire
in which he effects a realistic rescue,
obstacles of every known descrip-
tion failed to stop him, with a beau
titul blonde as the outstanding OBJ
ject Of his interest. Short reels and
pipe organ music complete the pro-
gram