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The Washington times., 1924-04-28
GENEROUS BILL
AT CRANIDALL'S
TIV0LI

Tivoli's generous card for the
current week, which among other
advertisements includes the Gas
nier production. "Maytime," from
Rida Johnson Young's play, is
a timely mirrowing of the budding
season now upon us.
Maytime" is at times difficult
to recognize as the bit we knew
on the stage, but with all its
movie trappings. it remains never
theless a pretty thing for the
eyes Of spring swaihs and swat
nees. As prelude, "Sweethearts,
alias Thomas Conkey and Eileen
Van Biene, stars of the original
production, sang that haunting
melody now so familiar to all the
ater-goers.
I'm Russian Village" featur-
ing Aron Tomaroff of the Paw
Iowa ballet and the Diaghileff
Ballet Russo, and Joseph J. Shea
of the Metropolitan Opera Ballet,
with the Tivoli Corps de Ballet,
tssvealed characteristic dances of
'Ssian peasant.
e AoS brothers present new
syhcopateo sN>-~s, "TivoIi Wan.
Tderlngs" gave gIIl-nses and facts
of Hungary Of the r-asan+ 49,
News pictures rounded S.,t r.
weIl-balanced program.
"Maytime" tells a story of the
days of hoopskirts and natty era,
watts. Ethel Shannon and Harrl.
SON Ford have a difficult task OF
playing, respectively, similar roles
through three generations, and il
is only fair to report they do far
more than change costumes with
each shift Of role. A love that
extends through the years offers
recurring opportunity for the Tilt
ing melody "Sweethearts' to break
out afresh, weaving the story into
a harmonious whole. "Maytime" il
a gentle-going. pretty thing which
sends one away in tune with
SPRING.. L. M.
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AMBASSADOR
"A Son of the Sahara"

Bert Lytell, Claire Windsor,
Rosemary Theby, Montagu Love
and Walter McGrail are the stellar
players in Edwin Carewe's produc.
ton for First National of IA Son
Of the Sahara" adapted from the
novel OF the same name by Louise
Gerard, as the major feature Of
the bill for the first three days
OF this week at Crandall's Am.
bassador.
The comedy is supplied by Cliff
Bowes>i in Fold Up" and the en-.
tire program is musically inter.
preted by Otto F. Beck, concert
pipe organist. "a Son of the
Sahara" is reviewed elsewhere on
this page lip connection with Gran.
dalPs Metropolitan Theater,
Jackie Coogan will be pictured
on Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day at the Ambassador in his
latest Metro production, "a Bow
Of Flanders" -
The Washington times., 1924-04-28
DISCOVERERO OF
KING TUT TO
LECTURE

ARRANGEMENTS were completed
yesterday for a visit to Washing.
ton by Howard Carter, the famous
discoverer of King Tut-Ankh-Amen.
He is now delivering a series OF
lectures in New York city, the
attendance OF which has even
taxed the spacious Carnegie Hall.
These lectures tell Of his dis.
coveries this and last year, and
are profusely illustrated with mo-
ton and still pictures, showing
every phase Of the undertaking
and all the more extraordinary as
they are photographs of the first.
hand view Of objects that no
other eyes had seen for more
than three thousand years.
Mr.. Carter VIII come to Wash
ington May 8 and 8, and will
speak twice in the afternoon Of
these days at the National Thea
ter. The distinguished archaeolo-
gist is the guest in New York Of
DR.. Edward Robinson, president
of the Metropolitan Museum. the
directors OF which gave him
dinner on his arrival in America.
Mr.. Carter's lectures are of a de-
cidedly popular character, and his
descriptions are told most graph.
cally.
The Washington times., 1924-04-28
CROOK TALEWITH
TOM MEIGHAN
AT PALACE

When a man has established q
record or accomplished a feat far
above the ordinary. human ma
ture DEGREES that he must never
fall below that record. Thomas
Meighan once established a role
which placed him high in the
realm Of the movie armament;
and in his last picture, 1.-THE
Confidence Man." Offered as the
weeks attraction at Loew's Pal
ace Theater, he just manages to
retain this place. This is the
Thomas Meighan Of The Miracle
Man" and "The City Of Silent
Men," the Thomas Meighan with
the fascinating smile and the
sleek eye of the crook, backed up
by a corking good story worthy
. of the star.
1t concerns a man who goes to
a small town with the purpose
of selling worthless oil stock to
the suckers, one of whom, as.
George AIDE says, lis born every
thirty seconds" Through his acts
Of kindness to the inhabitants of
the old folks home, whom he
takes into his own house, he wins
the confidence of the towns
people. Foremost among these
are the town miser, g. girl who
loves him throughout, and an
ol1 lady who shows him his true
value. 1t is the simple story of
the reformation Of a crook, told
by a cast of earnest players
under good direction.
Virginia Valli, Laurence Wheat,
Charles Dow Clark and Helen
Lindroth head an excellent sup
porting cast.
A Sunshine comedy, Jazz
Weekly" Pathe News and an
overture rendition Of music from
"The Fortune Teller" under
Prof. Cannon, complete the pro-
gram,-E, L. p.
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GOINGS-ON
At the TheGters

PALACE-Tom Meighan in 'The
Confidence Man." 1880 a. m. to
IL p. m.
AMBASSADOR-"A Son of the
Sahara" 6:15 p. m. to IL p. m.
METROPOLITAN-'.A Son Of the
Sahara" and Warnings Band, IL
q. m. to IL p. m.
CENTRAIs-Hoot Gibson in Hook
and Ladder" 1895 a. m. to 11:1S
p. m.
CRANDALLiS-"The Silent Stran.
ger" II a. m. to IL p. m.
SAVOY-Norma Talmadge in "The
Song of Love-"
AVENUE GRAND Norma TAI
madge in "The Song of Love-"
APOLLO-Ernest Terrence in
The Fighting Coward"
YORk-Mae Marsh in "Daddies."
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BE-.

Gone is the day when the
shiek trails Hollywood dust and
borrows his clothes FROM the
western custumer. In "A Son Of
the Sahara" this week at the
Metropolitan we have a genuine
African-made photodrama which
gives us all the beauty and
majesty of the Sahara at first
hand. Sharing the headline with
this elaborate picture are the
ever-popular Pennsylvanians in an
all-new program opening with
Meditation from Trails" Special
ly featured is Memory Lane" by
the singing brother of Director
Fred.
"a Son of the Sahara from
the. novel by Louise Gerard, fol-
lows along familiar lines but it's
presentation is far and away this
best we have so far had. AS a
shiek Bert LytelI is not Valentino
but, starting with the fact that
the word shiek itself is a mis-.
homer, Lytell undoubtedly does
portray the Arabian caid as he
really is. Other competent mem
bers OF the cast are: Claire Wind
The Washington times., 1924-04-28

NATIONAL-L Lionel Barrymore
and Irene Fenwick in Laugh,
Clown, Laugh"
BELASCO-Mask and Wig Col
legians tonight in That's That"
POLPS-Second week Of q. w.
Griffith's America"
Notwithstanding, headed by
u. s. s. Leviathan Orchestra,
STRAND-Vaudeville and films.
GAYETY-"Whirl Of Girls" with
Vic Plant.
TTVOLT-"Maytime" in film form;
dancing ballet, various special
ties. 2 p. m. to 11:15 p. m.
COLUMBTA-Cecil De Miles ''Tri-
umph," with a great cast, II
q. m. to II p. m.
RIALTO-HaroA Lloyd in Cir:
Shy" 1880 3. m. to IL p. m.
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STRAND
VaudeviIIe-Flms.

There is spice, snap and plenty
of spring at the Strand this week
from overture to photoplay, and
it every bit added to what you've
got makes just a little bit more,
then More must be capitalized,
for there are plenty of bits and
nobody bit. In the spring-whO
said things aren't what they
seem?
A merry musical farce distinctly
different, and we wondered, but
''Polly's Pearls" a humorous
much ado about nothing, con-
WINGED us of the legality and
legitimacy of such an assertion.
But to revert to a not-to-be-
sighted opening, "Bellis Duo"
featuring good-looking blond
who delights in dangling in mid
air for an indefinite length by
the help of two very capable
arms. Bell and LIE Clair's "Try-
OUT is a puzzle. AS dancers
they toe the mark to perfection,
sitting, standing, any way, it's all
the same. The Three Founders
rounded and songed for a bit in
their "Harmony Cocktail" and
won plenty Of, applause. A boy
and a girl in a little sketch claim
ing the distinction of a revue"
brought matters to a close with
whirl, a graceful bow and the
story is told.
The picture for the week is the
William Fox version. of the Tark.
ington-W success, Cameo
Kirby" picturesque and ro-
mantle story Of the old South
land when a duel day kept the
villain away; when maids blushed
at the thought Of proposal and
the river was inhabited by mys-
ferrous and nefarious gamblers
w. s. p, jr.
The Washington times., 1924-04-28
PUT
HIM ON THE
STAGE

People like Jazz because the
syncopated music tickles a little
bone in the lower part of the
spine, which in turns telegraphs
the tickle" to the brain.
And 80 per cent of the people
like jazz whether they want to
or not
Jazz is diseased music.
To really be popular one must
be ridiculous and a perfect "nrt."
These are some OF the observa-
tons of Don Alfonso Zelaya, son
of the ex.President Of Nicaragua
and famous South American
pianist, who is appearing at
Keith's this week, beginning to-
day.
"The little bone in the spine is
tickled with jazz" he says. "It
telegraphs the news to the brain
and we say we like jazz. The lit
tie bone also has connection with
the hips. So we wiggle."
Mr.. Zelaya is well known In
Washington, having served here
at one time in his country's lega-
ton. His life reads like a ro-
nance. A revolution in Nicaragua
forced his father to abdicate and
come to the United States. I'm
like most of his successors. he
had not amassed a fortune, and
therefore when he and his son
reached this country, they were
left entirely upon their own re-
sources. Senior Zelaya died two
years later in New York.
Having been educated abroad in a
famous conservatoire, Don Alton
so was able to earn his own liv-
ing. He entered vaudeville with
a melange of wit, music and phil
osophy and his efforts have met
with success in almost every
State in the Union. His most
astounding accomplishment Is to
play numbers by request. and he
The Washington times., 1924-04-28
Two ''FrietchieS. "

The picture market will see a
couple Of Barbara F'rietchie"
films shortly. Thomas Ince has
announced one, with Blanche
Sweet starred, and an Independent
concern will do the Barbara,
Frietchie" story with Mabel Julian
Scott.
Barbara" was made by Kalem
first fifteen years ago, and Solax
did 1t later with Mary Miles
Minter.
The story is a noncopyright.
The Washington times., 1924-04-28
June CAPRICE Back.

June Caprice, former Fox star
Of several years ago, is to be
starred in a series to be made by
her husband, Harry Millarde. Mil
larde was with Fox as a director
for a number of years. He made
"Over the> Hill" and eff Winter
Comes"
The Millarde pictures will be
sponsored by a new company that
Millarde Is scheduled to head.
The Washington times., 1924-04-28
Gun-GirI Shy.

Celie Cooney, Brooklyn's bobbed
hair bandit, who has determinedly
Stunned photographers since her
arrest, turned down an offer Of
500 from representative OF the
international News Weekly to
pose In her cell in Raymond
street jan. Brooklyn, where she
In awaiting sentence on her plea
Of guilty to highway robbery.
The Washington times., 1924-04-28
Mae Marsh Signs.

Mae Marsh has been signed to
appear in a German-made picture
by Herr Stern, Of Berlin.
Miss Marsh will supervise the
direction, and her own scenes par.
ticularly.
Pearl White, another American
picture star, has starred in and
directed several pictures for the
Stern concern in Berlin.
The Washington times., 1924-04-28
Labor Peace in Canada.

OTTAWA, Ont, April 2S.-Union
labor officials said today there is
no prospect Of labor troubles on
May Day. They said 1t was un.
likely there would be a single
strike.
The Washington times., 1924-10-15

lanes above New York, evidently
bent on giving the eager spectators
e full opportunity to see her in
flight.
She swung eastward again and
passed over the Williamsburg sec
ton of Brooklyn before heading
west again.
The 2R-3 circled four times over
Brooklyn and it's suburban districts,
steadily gaining altitude until at
times the huge bulk was lost in the
mist, even to those directly below.
The dirigibIe passed over Am
brose Light and flew over Miller
Field. Staten Island at a. m. The
course then was due west.
The landing at Lakehurst. first
expected at 5 q. m, was postponed
until between 8 and 10, according
to a message from Doctor Hugo
Eckener, commander Of the YRS. TO
naval communications at Washing
ton. picked up by local radio sta.
lions.
New York was abed or just getting
up. when the dirigible was first
sighted, but news of her arrival and
the paen of greeting that rose in a
titan chorus from many whistles,
brought late risers to the streets,
which quickly were filled to rush
hour proportions.
Windows of lofty office buildings;
ordinarily not filled until their work
aday inhabitants arrived two hours
later, were sought as vantage points
from which the canyons of the city
could not shut eff a view of the
air traveller.
Sighted First at 3.15.
North Turo, Mass, a little town
on Cape Cod. near the north high.
land light. had the honor Of being
the first place on American soil to
nail the big bird Of passage.
Driving down the coast toward
Boston and New York at a clip Of
better than fifty knots an hour
from the northward position to
which adverse winds had driven her
late yesterday and last night, the
zR-S passed over North Turo at 3a5
a. m. today.
Boston was next in the line Of
flight and as the lights OF the air
cruiser showed at Ais a. M. a city
yet In darkness Joined the whistles
at the Boston navy yard and from
coastwise shipping In a greeting to
her. A light at her PROV and a
light astern showed as the dirigible
slid far above the city.
Going 60 Miles An Hour. :,
Dawn was breaking clear and
mild as she passed Newport r. l.,
one hundred miles from New York
at $50 o'clock. She was holding to
a good speed, around sixty miles
an hour.
AS the dirigible neared New York
in the broadening light, four army
airplanes swooped UP from Mitchell
Field, Long Island as an escort to
the big ship. Dwarfed by the
The Washington times., 1924-10-15

USED CARS at prices to suit
your pocketbook are listed In this
paper today. Turn to the Classi-
fed Section and select the one you
want.
The Washington times., 1924-10-15
Man HELD FOR
LARCENY OF
COPS Gun
cardell Wells, Alleged to Have
Attacked Officer, to Face
Assault Charge

Charged with the larceny of a
revolver from Policeman Golden C.
Groves, Cardell Wells, colored, Of
2109 e street northwest, was held
for the action of the grand jury
under bond Of $1,000 by Judge
Schuidt today.
Groves testified that while riding
in the defendants car toward the
First Precinct with Wells and a
colored woman, whom he had ar
rested on a statutory charge, Wells
set upon him and broke his arm.
later taking his gun from him as
the officer lay on the ground where
he had been thrown from the car
Groves said the defendant told him
to shut up" and drove away with
out returning the weapon.
Attorney for the defense John I.
Sacks showed where the defendants
car had a flat tire, and that when
he attempted to dismount to fix it
was covered by the officers gun.
Sacks said that Wells was afraid
he would be shot by the officer and
In trying to defend himself brcke1
the officers arm. A case Of assault
is pending against Wells.
The Washington times., 1924-10-15

landing field shortly after the
break Of dawn. Many were parked
In the vicinity all night. The towns.
people for miles around turned out
and cast eager eyes toward the
north. Special detachments Of
marines were assembled hurriedly
to handle the crowd.
Excitement at the hangar. the
largest room In the world" where
the ZR-S will be Graded, was at a
high pitch. A score or more of
workmen were busy putting the
final touches to- preparations for
the landing Of the huge airship and
her crew Of thirty-two-four officers
of the American army or navy and
twenty eight German officers and
crew.
win Let Gas Out First.
Four hundred men were ready to
seize the 6SO-foot airship on its ar.
rival here and walk it into the
hangar. The public will be kept
away until all the explosive
hydrogen gas has been pumped out
OF the tanks and stored. When the
ZR.3 is empty, the public will be
allowed to inspect it.
The ZR.3's German crew will be
housed at the station here tenn
porarily. There were no official
ceremonies upon the arrival Of the
ship. The dirigable will be turned
over to the United States navy by
Commander Hugo Eckencr, who will
be handed receipt for delivery Of
the ship. While responsibility for
the ship will be transferred to the
United States, official acceptance Of
the ZR-S will not be made until Ger.
tain technical tests have been con.
cluded.
Weather conditions were almost
ideal. The sky was generally clear,
hardly a cloud to be observed.
Almost perfect, said r. w.
Reichelderfer, aerologist OF the
Lakehurst naval air station. Sur
face winds are light 70 moderate,
mostly under fifteen miles an hour.
Aloft the winds are moderate, and
northerly."
Had Good Weather Always.
The ZR-S, partly through the
whim Of nature but mainly as a re-
suit Of peerless navigation on the
part Of Commander Eckener, en-.
joyed good weather throughout the
long and perilous journey. The
last OF the Zeppelins" hunted good
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N. Y. Out of Bed Early
To Shrek Greeting
To Huge Air VOyager
By LARRY SHIFTS,
International News Service.

NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-Safe over
her new homeland after a record
voyage across the Atlantic and a
struggle with adverse winds which
buffeted her far northward, the big
dirigible ZR-3 cruised over New
York early today while the city
rubbed the sleep from its eyes and
joined in a cheer that must have
carried up to the gondolas of the
huge air voyager.
Passing Boston at 4:18 a. M, the
dirigible headed south along the
coast, left Newport, r. l., behind
at dawn and thence along the
shore of Long Island, across the
lower harbor and thence up the
Hudson river, while the city
shrieked its greeting.
The dirigible passed the ferry
house at st. George, Staten Island
at 7:45 a. m, headed toward the
Statue of Liberty. She was flying
low through a heavy haze. In the
-thickened early morning light
she cleaned duly as she slid
through the, fog up the Hudson
river.
AS the big silver ship reached the
end of Manhattan Island over the
Hudson, she swung gracefully and
pointed her nose down toward the
Battery again, following Broadway
as she bisected the cheering city in
her course.
Heads Toward LaEehurst.
Shouldering her way through the
morning mists at brisk speed, the
last Zeppelin which Germany can
make under the terms of the Yer.
sailles treaty moved the city in a
swing of triumph before heading to-
ward Lakehurst, N. j. There the
German experts who built her AMI
brought her safely over. miles Of
ocean will turn her over to the
United States Navy.
Instead Of making directly for
the field where she will be moored,
the AR-S played around in the air
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Commander EcIener
Drops Greetings From
Sky to People Of u. S.

NEW YORK, Oct. 15.- Greetings
from the German builders Of the
Era to the future owners IF the
big dirigible were transmitted to
America via International News
Service from Doctor Hugo Eckener.
her commander, as the silvery air
cruiser thrust its huge bulk through
the air lanes above New York today.
A tiny parachute waited down
from the air liner. Attached to the
parachute was a bundle of letters
addressed to International News
Service and this signed greeting
from Doctor Eckener:
New York, we salute you!
I'm sight Of the skyline Of this
wonderful metropolis the ZF-3 dips
its bow and sends sincere greetings
to the people Of Ametica.
The Washington times., 1924-10-15
100000 OTIS.
SNEAKEDINT0
us. MONTHLY
New Yorker on Trial For
Piracy Gives Figures to
French Court

BREST. France, Oct. 15.--An
average of 100000 bottles of
whisky are imported into the
United States through rum row.
every month. according to a state
ment made in the French naval
court today by Max Jerome Phaff,
Of New York. who is charged with
completely in the piracy of SO 900
cases of whisky from the French
freighter Mulhouse.
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weather and circumvented bad
weather. changing her charted
course to do so.
Authorities on navigation at
Lakehurst said today that the Ger
man navigators of the IRA showed
splendid judgment in switching
their course from the soufherly
routes across the Atlantic. They
thus avoided strong head winds
which would have slowed them
up, and by taking the north
erly course they took advantage Of
conditions most favorable for fast
travel. Their action in switching
their plans was based on reports
wirelessed to the ZR-3 by the
United States cruisers Detroit, Mil
waukee, and Patuoka, ordared to
strategic positions to give valuable
weather information to the history
making "Queen of the Air"
Largest Airship in World.
The tremendous commercial posei.
bilities of the ZR-3 or aircraft Of the
ZR-3 type was pointed to by Off
Gals at Lakehurst, who said that
the time made by the Germanlnade
dirigible was in the vicinity Of
eighty hours, while the best time
made by an ocean liner, the Levia.
than, was 108 hours or whereabouts
Ia difference in the airships favor
of more than a day.
The ZR-3 is the largest airship
in the world. 1t is shaped BIKE a
cigar. or huge, pudgy fish. 1t Is
not as long as the Shenandoah, but
its girth is twelve feet more. The
zR-3 has a length Of $50 feet, u
diameter of 90.66 feet, and a height
Of >101.6S. 1t has capacity Of
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back and forth on the field. AS
l Captain George w. Steele, jr., fu.
ture commander Of the ZR-3
jumped from the ZR-3 a little white.
/ haired woman ran to him. Mrs.
Steele, his mother, beat Mrs. Steele
his wife, by a step into his arms.
Photographers clicked their cameras
I nadly as the officer kissed his
mother and wife in turn.
kiss Your Wife Again"
4 kiss your wife again," a tardy
camera man requested.
smiled.
''I will So" exclaimed Mrs. Steele
And Steele did.
Major F. M. Kennedy. only army
OFFICER on board the cir rnonarnh,
insisted he was the happiest Of all
the Americans to see his native land
/ again.
Why shouldn't be the happiest
man?" he declared. "I've beer
abroad for two years. haven't had
square meal in that time"
The major was attached to the
J zeppelin works as army observer.
since the ZR-3 was first on the
ways.
Major Kennedy said + the trip
across was only "a Pullman ride"
When you ride in a. tlirjgibIe. %
ne said, you wouldn't know Won
were moving unless she dips sud.
The major cut short questions re.
1erring to the voyage, explaining
that the Navy Department had ne.
@quested officers to refrain from in.
terviews until forty-eight hours had
elapsed from the time of the arrival
OF the ZR-3. 80
Excitement ran high here TODAY
- Officials of the air. station and
thousands of spectators awaited
the arrival Of the ZR-S.
Crowds Line Roadways.
Great crowds lined the roadwavs
and thronged close to the Lake.
hurst landing field, eager for q
glimpse of the completion Of the
NR73s 1900 mile Atlantic flight
! Radio flashes telling Of the i'm.
minence of the ZR-3's arrival creat.
ted the highest tension in Lakeh1rgt
and its environs.
Automobiles loaded with eager
eightseers began to loom IN aIonp
tne highways in the vicinity of the
The Washington times., 1924-10-15

from Boston and Cape Good was re-
ceived at the radio station at BAR
Harbor. Maine, as the ZR-3 headed
south. Clearing weather was re.
ported and winds were favorable.
Through the Radio Corporation Of
America. the zR-3 messaged: Pass
ed steamer Robert Dollar at $40
Jp. m. She hoisted colors and mum.
Der. Steamer President Harding
radioed last night, rendering assist
ance. Thank you, Captain. we
don't need help yet. We have fuel
left for about fifty-six hours, half
of original supply.
Rose to 5000 feet height at $50
and blew safety valve until gas
cells about 80 per cent full of n.y.
drogen. This highest, took US
above lower clouds.
Glad to get up where it is
cooler So hot last night could
hardly sleep. Temperature 72 out
side: 75 inside cabin. Back to 1900
altitude at 1890. This airship the
steadiest ever seen. -
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2,472, 900 cubic feet Of hydrogen gas.
While the Shenandoah is a military
flying laboratory, the ZR-3 is a COM
mercial vessel, capable Ut carrying
tended for long distance flight, such
as across the Atlantic, or further.