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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-13
A New World

Editor of The Times.
IN the letter that won the $50
4 prize in The Times Bible Con.
test occurs what seems to me
rather an amazing. statement. 1t
is said ANY attempt to rewrita
the Scriptures or the decalogue
would result in endless controversy
and the ultimate destruction OF
Christianity"
Presumably If the Bible were
rewritten IL would be by the most
learned and able men in the world.
II, then, the best thought of the
world brought to bear on it would
result in the destruction Of Christi
anity, why should Christianity
stand? Is not the truth all that
should he asked7
/ do not think the world needs
q new Bible but think IL the world
would follow oven the simple com.
mand Love one another" or the
Golden Rule, instead OF trying to
follow the many and conflicting
interpretations Of the Bible, or
other beliefs, there would be q new
world. Then there would be neither
Catholic nor Protestant, Jew nor
XII Klux Khan. and religious strife,
than which none in history has
been more. violent and bitter,
would be blotted out.
Love is the ever guiding star
That leads the way.
Is there beyond the silent night
an endless day?
We cannot say. We hope and
wait"
w. p.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-13
THE NAME QUEBEC" IS OF
INDIAN DERIVATION

Interesting Facts Concerning It's Origin Uncovered by
Geographic Board
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-13
Another Plea

Editor The washington Times:
IN recent issue of The Times
4 there appeared letter signed
"a" urging you to use your ef-
forts In securing for the city Of
Washington an indoor Ice skat-
ing rink.
IA" has voiced my wishes IN
the matter Washington ii q
cosmopolitan city. There are
hundreds OF people here who miss
ice skating In the winter because
1t never stays long enough to
make the ice safe. believe Il
IL the only city Of it's size with.
out an ice skating rink. The
weather man has promised us q.
cold winter and we have hopes If
being able to use our skates this
year, but we may be disap-
pointed.
think Penn Gardens, at
Twenty-first street snd Pennsyl.
vania avenue, could be converted
into an ideal Ice skating rink.
II. p. r.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-13
WORDS OF WISE MEN

who sings to the god song Of hope shall see his
"A wish accomplished
.ss, OF hasty counsel take good heed,
For haste is very rarely speed
Intefere not in the quarrels Of others.
Sweet mercy is nobity's true badge.
Tile greatest things done by the help of small ones
Think truyand thy thoughts shall the worlds famine
feed;
Speak truly-and each word of thine shall prove
fruitful seed;
Live truly-and thy life shah be great and noble
creed. III. Bonar.
proverb is the wit Of and the wisdom of many
Habits are soon assumed, but when strive !
TO strip them off, tbs being Hayed alive.
-Cowper.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-13

'NyOWARD Mr.. George Lunn's Candidacy for Cover.
nor Of New York Mrs. Lunn declared herself to BE-
unalterably opposed. She said:
am opposed my husband continuing longer n public
life Those who differ with win have to they
dare
She said there were five why he should keep
Of office and return to his home and family They
George, Raymond Elizabeth, Mabel and Eleanor Lunn
This raises the question Of how much wife ought TO
interfere with her husbands There be doubt
that will go much farther rule, when he consuts
her advice and follows her Judgment.
Her feet usually on the ground With regard the
family and his private interests she i apt to be preC
ZIONIST.
She considers first Of all the interests Of the man himself
and her children
man may be likely to lose himself IN vain and public
specnlaons He may be prone to sacrifice his own in
teres to party to his associates to organization to
his country The insists that, first Of ALL his in
forests shall center in his family Man is an ideast BY
nature He is adventurer and expermenter Woman
a a rule, is safer and more sensible.
The faithful wife looks toward the prosperity and
welfare Of her husband than she does tosany public matters
She is concerned with red passions than with white
ones
How the Lunns viii come out with their difficulties
do not presume to say, but will lay down the thesis
that general thing it pays to follow the advice
Of his wife,
tcopyrighs by the mcclure Newspaper syudcaso
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-13
A Great Business Nation
Consider the Department Stores.

American business reaching for more business
The King Of Spain has signed decree giving New York
ternatiOnal Telephone and Telegraph Company practically
monopoly in the telephone business Of Spain When
to monopoly Americans ''are THERE"
Production in steel mill has gone up above 30 per cent
Of capacity Henry Ford alone in days shopping bought
ten thousand tons Of finished steel sheets and besides
that he manufactures iron for himself
pery showed gain for last July the time month
ago. TOTAL sales bigger and the AVERAGE sale
higher The department store has only just begun its
citing as well as economical-a powerful combination
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-13
Getting Stock Tips
Not So Easy.

Did you try to extract valuable stock tip from some
really wise gentleman7 you know that stone in the
foundation Of success ability to keep young
Oil stocks will do? The reply, after long thought was
tYcung man. think they win fluctuate" They have
Nuctuated.
lady all dressed up with pearls and low neck asked
fudge Gary DO you think steel stocks will 60 up DOWN.
The reply was YES, think they will They rarely stand
still and they CAN'T 60 sidewse''
And there wasn't any other reply.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-13
DR.. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
The Wife's Rights
RY Dr.. FRANK CRANE.

HyOWARD Mr. George r. Lunn's candidacy for Cover
nor Of New York Mrs. Lunn declared herself to b
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-13
ELSIE ROBINSON

bought her / paid $500 for the engage.
ment ring But she always kept putting off
getting married ~
WELL to make long story Short. last
Sunday told her was tired Of waiting and
wanted the day fixed for certain. She looked
kind of funny and then she told me that she
had decided that she did not want to get
married after all. She said she had felt that
way for the last two years, but she didn't
want to hurt me SO she didn't tell You
could have knocked me down with q straw.
I was surprised, Miss Elsie.
Then began to think about it all and
! got mad. asked her why in - she had
kept me hanging around giving her presents
and making plans and doing things for our
future home if she didn't mean to keep her
end Of the bargain. She began to cry and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-13
ONCE-OVERS
POPULARITY vANIeHES WITH MONEY,

FUFUhAhITH VANISHES WITH MONEY. al
You can always find lot of hai fellows well met So
called who will join in making you feel that you are
whale OF good fellow, when that slap the back
really making fool of you
They Will DO this till you go broke, then drop you till you
have another bundle together
Haven't you noticed how popular long you
have money to spend9
Your fear OF being thought tghtwad caused you to
frer away money that you could i'll afford to spend
your associates welcome you only when you able
to spend Literally, what good are they to you9
Would of these fellows render assistance should YOU
need itf
Are not foolish and selfish in your statement Of your
own family when you spend others what should 60 to
those dearest to youf
CCOByEighh 1884 Feahur Service, IncJ
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-13

Gosselin remarks that II the word
were French, pure and simple, it
would have had a definite spell
ing in the early days. This 1t
apparently never had as some
seventeenth century writer's fol-
lowed Lescarbot's spelling and
others that Of Champlain, with
or without the final %"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-13
LISTEN, WORLD!

II EMEMBER the "ten-twenty-thirt's s."
where the villain pursued the heroine
~ through five hectic acts and the
hero braved fifty-seven varieties of messy
death for her sweet sakeY Them was the
days. How we did eat it up And how we
kept on eating it up after we left the theater
and had gone home to dream about that
freckled-faced Adams girl or that red-haired
Jim Mahoney.
Outwardly, being Americans, we pooh
poohed sentimentality. 1nwardly, we were
all gooed up with it just like chocolate creams
on warm June day. The code Of the ''ten.
twenty-thirt' was more than q passing
spasm. It became an abiding ideal The
heroine must be coveted and courted, pro-
tected and pursued in our common daily life
exactly as she was courted and protected on
that gas-lit stage. And so it remains, The
Evening star., 1924-09-21
Keith h's-Houdini.

Heading the list of entertainers
this week at B. F. keith's Theater
will be the world famous Houdini
master of mystery, known in the past
as the handcuff king" and who now
claims to be a student of everything 6
that has to do with the mysterious.
His act will present a combination of
his greatest feats of self-liberation.
A star in a different line of endeavor
will be Wellington Cross, an actor of
the present generation who is able
to play any kind of a role, and who
will present a new comedy in four
scenes called Anything Might Hap
pen" The famous "scintillating g
melodist," Miss Patricola. also will
be one of the chief features, with a
sented both with the violin and with
her voice.
Snapshots of 1924" a new revenue
presented by Maurice Diamond and
company, combining six numbers,
each distinctly different and each an
assortment of new steps. Mr.. Dia-
mond is assisted by Edythe Handman
and Irene Smith
Others will include Olivette Haynes
and Fred L. Beck, in The Guardian"
comedy skit; the kanazawa Four,
a quartet of Japanese men and a girl,
featuring Japanese comedian
Charles Dtmer, a grand opera bari
tone, in program of opera and
American ballads, and Beige and
Qupee, roller skaters, featuring Up
side Down. in j"
Aesops Fables, Topics of the Day
and the Pathe News Weekly will COM
'ete the bill.
Evening star., 1924-09-21
Poll s." Sitting Pretty.

r. Ray Comstock and Morris Ges,
Will present their latest musical
comedy, Sitting Pretty" with Frank
Mcintyre, Emma Haig, Jack McGow
an. Mercer Templeton and original
New York cast, at Polls Theater to-
night and all this week, with matt
nees Thursday and Saturday.
The stamp of success was I'M
printed upon this musical offering on
its opening night at the Fulton
Theater, New York where il had a
long run to tremendous business.
1t is six long years since Guy Boil
ton. F. G. Wodehouse and Jerome
Kern turned out "Oh. Lady. Lady"
and then laid aside their cola borative
pens. This famous trio served to
make famous the New York Princess
Theater, where their plays were pro-
duced.
There is said to be no need to un-
fold the narrative of Sitting Pretty.
"as it has more substance than most
musical comedy books and Bolton has
seen to it that it is appointed with
much merry dialogue. 1t possesses S
that quality of sanity which practi-
cally all musical shows lack, and the
lyrics are both charming and gay,
full"
There are two acts. tastefully pro-
duced. The second act, representing
the patio of Winter residence in
Florida is declared a thing OF spien-
Cor.
In addition to the four featured
members, the cast will include Es-
taire Kaye, George +. Mack, Eugene
Revere, Harry Lillford, George SyI-
vester and Nerna Schaff and a charm
ing ensemble of over two dozen Prin-
cess Theater girls.
Evening star., 1924-09-21
The Covered
Wagon"

James Cruces noted Paramount
picture, THE Covered Wagon" will
be given it's first Washington presen-
tation at popular prices this week,
beginning this afternoon at Loew's
Columbia, for a limited engagement
Adapted by Jack Cunningham from
the famous novel by Emerson Hough,
"The Covered Wagon" is regarded as
one of the greatest photoplay tri-
umphs of the last decade. 1t reveals
in a series of flashing, vivid. unfor-
gettable scenes the dynamic drama of
human hope and despair that eli
NAKED in the winning of the West.
J. Warren kerrigan, famous lead
ing man of an older cinema day,
stages a sensational come back in
the chief male role of this produc
tion, and Lois Wilson offers probably
her finest characterization as the girl
of the story. Others include Ernest
Torrence, Alan Hale. Tully Marshall,
Charles Ogle. Ethel Wales. Guy Oil
yer and John Fox. with an ensemble
that utilizes 5000 actors. 800 covered
wagons. 500 oxen, 1000 Indians. 1000
horses and which covers. in its ac
ton, trail nearly 1000 miles long.
Owing to the unusual length of the
picture. other features will necessar-
lily be greatly curtailed. Director
Brusilof Of the Columbia Orchestra
will provide special musical score.
Evening star., 1924-09-21
Tivoli-Moores Navy Or
chestra and Bill"

Crandalls Tivoli Theater for this
week, beginning this afternoon, an
nounces Al Moore and his Navy Or
chestra, a dozen inStrum entalists of
the first rank. The film feature will
be Bill" an adaptation by DR.. Hugo
Riesenfeld. managing director of the
Rivoli, Rialto and Criterion Theaters
in New York, of Anatole Frances
THE Majesty of Justice" featuring
Maurice de F'eraudy of the Comedie
Francois. Paris, and the comedy will
be Lloyd Hamiltons Jonah Jones'
Bill" is a character study of an
aged pushcart vendor in Paris, who
runs afoul of the law In court, when
called upon to testify he begins to
relate the story of his life and is
convicted of a trivial offense he never
committed and sentenced to two
weeks in Jail. When released, he cam
not understand why all his former
customers have deserted him and he
gradually slips down the scale until
the Seine seems to be all that is left,
when comes the great punch of the
picture.
Elias Breeskin. conductor. has Sc
lected Suppe's Light Cavalry" over
ture as the concert number for the
orchestra. An added musical attrac-
ton will be Irving Berlin's picturiza-
tion of his song "Whatn | Do"
Evening star., 1924-09-21
Palace His Hour" "

A love tale of Russia in the brill
liant days of the Gar and the mag
nificence and gayety of Moscow in
Winter is promised at Loew's Palace
this week, beginning this afternoon
in His Hour by Elinor Glyn, ia
nous author of Three Weeks and
six Days" 1t was directed by King
Vidor for Metro -Goldwyn. while the
author himself supervised every de-
tail
The cast of players. headed by
Aileen Pringle. whose characterize
tion in Three Weeks" should be re-
membered to photoplay fans. and John
Gilbert, who has the role of the story
which concerns Tamara Lorraine, a
lonely young English widow who,
while travelling in Egypt, meets a
young Russian prince, to whom she
is later introduced at the Khedive's
ball. They meet again the following
Winter in Russia, where she has gone
to visit a relative-a titled Russian
woman-and amid a series of gay
/ parties the two fall in love.
| A rival appears for the girls favor,
| a Russian count. A duel results,
which is followed by the prince kid
naping the English girl and carrying
/ her to a cabin on his estates. where
| she regains her senses to hear his
iproposal of marriage and murmurs
! the consent her lips have long with
| held.
Ben Turpin's comedy, Three Fool
ish Weeks a traveSty on the Elinor
Glyn novel: the Pathe News Pictures.
Topics of the Day and music by the
Palace Orchestra. under Thomas Jo-
seph Cannon, will be other entertain
ment
Evening star., 1924-09-21
Gayety-" Stop and Co.

At thte Gayety Theater this week
Jacobs & Jermon will present John
Barry, in stop and Go"
Barry's peculiar style of comicry
has won for him the regard of thou
sands of lovers of burlesque. The
same may be said for Bob Startzman,
also an eccentric comic. Ann Myers,
the vamping prima donna; Victor
Baynard. straight man, and the Carl
son sisters, Peggy and Helen, SOU
brette and ingenue, respectively. are
others of note
An unusual production is promi sed.
Ruby Cowan wrote the music for a
new book conceived by ]. B. Hamp.
There are two acts and fifteen elab-
crate scenes. The chorus will appear
in IS beautifully costumed numbers.
staged by Miss ValseZa Vance and
Billy Grant.
Special attractions listed are the
Australian flying ballet, Erfords Od-
dities, late of the New York Hippo
drome; the Gordon brothers and their
boxing kangaroo: Foo Young, a fun
ny Chinese juggler. magician and
comedian, and the eight Raymond
London Gaiety Girls in new dance
novelty with eight vaudeville acts
among them Ann Myers, in the last
word in blues singing; the Carlson
sisters in a thrilling aerial act and Bob
Startzman in a new blackface specially.
Evening star., 1924-09-21
Metropolitan-AnnaQ Q. Nils
son in VANITY S Price

Cast as a woman rejuvenated by one
of the miracles of modern science.
Anna .. Nilsson. in "Vanity's Price"
VIII be the feature of the bill this
week a Crandalrs Metropolitan Thea
ter. The story is said to be rich in.
the element of suspense and powerful
in climax, with gorgeous settings and
lighting effects: The Metropolitan
World Survey, a comedy. a new Iry-
ing Berlin visualized song success,
"Driftwood," and the usual contribu-
tions by the Metropolitan Orchestra,
under Daniel Breeskin, will be add
ed attractions.
Wyndham Standing. Stuart Holmes.
Lucille Ricksen, Cissy Fitzgerald. Ar
thur Rankin and Dot FARLEY, are in
the picture cast.
The story centerS in the rejuvcnated
mothers love for her son. which she
almost sacrifices by devoting more
time to being beautiful than to her
domestic relationships. Her husband
whose villanies motivate much of the
action. finally meets the fate he de-
serves
The overture for the week will he
"Hejre kati,' a composition made
famous by Jan kubelik and now for
the first time arranged for full or
ChcStra
Evening star., 1924-09-21
Belasco-"C Cock Of the
Roost.

Cock of the Roost," a new comedy
by Rida Johnson Young, the secono
production of the Dramatists me
ater, Inc, will have its pre-Ne"
York showing at the Shubert- Belasco
Theater tomorrow night. After
weeks engagement here it will go
direct to New York.
Cock of the Roost' described as
play sounding the note of joy, happi-
ness and romance. The story con-
Germs Pierce Dawn, writer of abli-
ity, who because of family extraV-
agance is forced to resort to mack
writing to keep up the soclai Dun
Into the family life of these Dawns
comes Jerry Hayward. who takes 1t
upon himself to lecture them ana
give them some of his philosophy.
Hayward, as the play opens, has been
DISCHARGED from a brokers' ONCE
where he had been receiving a salary
of S25 a week but he is anxious to do
what he can to make these people see
things in their true value. His sue
cessful reformation of the Dawn
family is accomplished only after
much argument and propounding of
CHEEKY philosophy. incidentally
there are many deft SITUATIONS anu
strange turn of affairs as the play
ends that is said to. give it sur
prisingly interesting finish.
The Dramatists' Theater, Inc, have
given Cock of the Roost' an ade-
quate production and point with
pride to the excellent acting en-
sembie which includes Elizabeth Ris-
don, Harry Davenport, Donald Fos-
ter, Sylvia Field, Purnel Pratt Ed
ward Donnelly. Katherine Wilson,
Kathrynn Meredith, Tracey LEngle,
Lionel Bevans and Desmond Gala
CHER
Evening star., 1924-09-21
Strand-"B Barber of Seville

The Strand this week. beginning to-
day, announces Mark Adams and Ben
Rubens in a screamingly funny skit
THE Barber of Seville" with a COM
pany of seven, the act being staged
pretentiously.-
The added attraction brings Joe
Burns and Murry Kissen, laugh
makers, in "Stromberry Pie" an act
which has created a riot of fun else
where.
Jack Ryan and Bee O'Neil in "Caper-
ing Cunningly with Cute Cutups"
Mildred Rogers and Jack Dorkin il
Dance Items and other acts Of
merit will complete the bill.
THE Sixth Commandment" Will
liam Christy Cabanne prediction, will
provide screen entertainment, with
William Fayersham, Charlotte Walk
er, Edmund Breese, John Bohn, Kath-
lyn Martin, j. Neil Hamilton, Colt Al
bertson, Sara Wood and Charles En-
NETT Mack in its cast.
The play is said to tell a modern
story in a big way. with many thrills
and fight to the finish that is spec
tacular.
Short film features will include
comedy, news reel and other subjects
of interest
Evening star., 1924-09-21
BeIasco' S New Decorations

the same beautiful stone effect, softly
blending green, gold and red and
gracefully harmonizing with the
marble wainscoting. This is a new
wall treatment in the theater, and
its effect is pleasing.
The boxes are hung with the regal
splendor Of rich, red draperies and
are furnished with gilt chairs and
emblazoned with antique armor,
while lofty oXblood red panels rise
on the right and the left of the
auditorium. with happily placed
green and gold art tablets framing
quotations of old poet-laureates and
others pertaining 10 the art of the
theater
Nor has the lounge been overloo ok ed,
for soft. shaded lights, harmonious
walls and pictures of famous play
ers betoken the touch of artistic
hands Indeed, from gallery, to lounge
the Belasco has been garbed to suit
its classic dignity, and it's patrYns
may well feel pleased that Manager
Taylor rubbed the magic lamp which
brought so fair a response from the
Shubert genii.
Evening star., 1924-09-21

stories in person from the stage in
stead of over the radio.
Saturday. October II. when the Sc
RES is begun. motion pictures of the
children will be taken as they enter
the theater by Nat CHASER. chier of
the Crandan technical department.
These pictures will be shown as a
part of the screen program on the
following Saturday. October Is.
The Tivoli is located in a denseiy
populated residential and business
section and it is expected that a large
response will be ELECTED. for the plan
has long been one of Harry NJ Gran
dalls cherished schemss to make his
theaters genuine aids in the further
ance of the residential community
life.
While there are great many juve-
nile picture enthusiasts in the i'm
mediate vicinity of the 1ivoIi, 1T
should not be understood that this is
purely neighborhood undertaking.
Children from all parts OF the Ma
tional Capital will be welcome at the
special performances. The Tivoli has
the largest seating capacity of any
house in the CrandaH chain. 1t was
chosen as the home of the children's
special programs for that reason.
Evening star., 1924-09-21
Rialto Her Marriage
Vow" "

The marriage question is said 10
come in for a lof Of ovcrhauling in
the feature picture at the Rialto
Theater this week. beginning today
1T is screen version of the Pulitzer
prize winner by owen Davis entitled
Her Marriage Vows: by Warner
Brothers, recognized leaders in mo-
tion picture production.
Monte Blue has the leading role.
with Beverly Bayne opposite This
marks Miss Bayne's return to the
screen after long vacation. Others
include; Willard Louis of "Babbitt"
fame, Margaret Livingston. John
Roche Priscilla Moran. Mary Grab
horn, Martha Petelle, Aileen Manning
and Arthur Hoyt.
The story, said to have a human
interest appeal. concerns Carol Hilton.
who refuses a wealthy young man to
marry Bob Hilton, with but meager
salary check to offer. Most of her
friends think she is foolish and she
commences to believe so herself
when her husband seemingly devotes
most Of his time TO business and
very little to his wife and children.
The man she rejected and who repre-
sents riches" refusing to get out OF
the scene; waits patiently and when
a little domestic difficulty arises be-
tween husband and wife. in he steps
ard the drama fizzes
A Hal Roach's Our Gang comedy,
with Farina. Micky, Fats and the rest
of the bunch; an exclusive showing
of pictures of the Annual Shrine
Frolic' held here recently. and the
international News will be shown
also.
Director Bailey r Alart and his
Sympho-S -Syncopators promise musical
entertainment. classic and popular.
the overture being an oddity "Oid
Folks at Home and in Foreign Lands"
arranged by Roberts. with an encore
number, Classical Jazz"