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The Washington times., 1925-12-31
SIGHTLESS FOLK
AT POLLOCK
PLAY

An unusual performance was
given last week in New York
when the members OF The En-
envy company enacted the Chan
ming Pollock drama according to
stage directions especially drawn
up for an audience of the blind.
The play was given in its en-
tirety, the difference being. that
the cast spoke additional lines
to amplify situations and scenes
that are now portrayed by pam
tonime or gestures. The occa-
sion was the Matilda Ziegler natl
nee for the blind at the Times
Square Theater, 1900 blind per-
sons being present from the New
York Eye and Ear .Infirmary. the
Home for the Destitute Blind,
the Catholic Center for the Blind,
the Jewish Guild for the Blind
and the Hospital for the Blind on
Welfare Island. Helen Keller,
who IL deaf, dumb and blind, oc-
cupied one of the boxes ana an
other was used by Katherine
McGirr.
The cast was rehearsed by
Charming Pollock under the sug-
gestfons OF Walter q. Holmes,
head Of the Matilda Ziegler
Magazine for the Blind.
The programs were printed in
raised BraIlle and Point type,
and descriptions of the scenery
and costumes were read before
each act by Mr.. Holmes. Chan
ming Pollock came before the
curtain at the end OF the third
act and made q speech. This
matinee was the first of this kind
since this same audience saw Mr..
Pollock's earlier play, THE Foo"
The Washington times., 1925-12-31
K. C. Players

Encouraged by the success of
last year when their initial presen.
tation. Nothing But the Truth"
made favorable -imp preston, the
K. of G. School Players are now
working on THE Passing of the
Third Floor Back under the
direction OF Arthur p. White, to
be presented at Gonzaga Hall on
February and 2.
Marv M. HaItigan, of st. Pat.
lex Players, is chairman of the
dramatic committee in charge of
arrangements. Besides her there
are five veterans OF Nothing But
the Truth" who are eligible for
the new play" Bobbie" Reynolds.
Betty Hart, Mary Zita Weide,
Daniel p. Stanton and Harry
Kabat.
The Washington times., 1925-12-31
Old Yale Relic

A stove which was used for
over so years by Nathan Hale.
while q student at Yale and by
following generations Of Yale stu
dents. and which IL more than
$50 years old, is one Of the prop
critics of the Yale Dramatic AS
sociation and Is used in the prod
uction s'Out OsLuck," the war
comedy which will be presented
BY the Yale Association at Ward
man Park Theater Saturday af-
ternoon and night.
It was within the last three
weeks that the stove was discov-
cred. It's existence has been 3
Yale myth, and was generally
begun to be doubted when one of
the sophomores who is compel
ing for the Ipanagership or the
Organization discovered the stove
IN an antique shop near Milford.
Conn. The stove was identified
BY an old engraving Of the In
terror OF Nathan Hale's room,
made in 1905.
The Washington times., 1925-12-31
Midnight Matinees
In Theaters
And Cafes

In number 81 Washington
klleaters and In the cafes
extra holiday attractions win
take place prior to and after
midnight tonight TO, see the Old
wear out. In the vaudeville
and burIesque houses the reg
uTar evening performances viii
ha followed by the same bill,
with the added leEity Of the
assembled crowds. Smart bills
are promised st Keith's. the
Earle. Gayety and Mutual
tIemteFs.
IN the cafes q gala spirit
will be found at the May
flower. Lie Paradis and SpaIl-
ISL Village.
The Washington times., 1925-12-31
Vaude's Progress

A curious phase OF the amuse.
melt world is in the 1925 activi-
ties of vaudeville. Famous opera
singers. classic ballets, dancers
of eminence, violinists, piantsts
and soloists in every department
of music choirs, symphony orches-
tras, bands, quartets, the sum and
crown Of all artistic endeavor, is
now to be found in vaudeville.
1t is a new era.
The Washington times., 1925-12-31
N. Y. Philharmonic

The second concert of this sea
sons series by the New York
Philharmonic Orchestra will be
given at the National Theater next
Tuesday afternoon at 4:3O. Will
lem Mengelberg, the famous Dutch
conductor, will present for the
opening number the ever:welcome
Unfinished Sym p hony In b
Minor. by Schubert; the Over
ture, to "Leonore" by Beethoven;
Tone Poem by Strauss, and a
Negro Rhapsody. by Goldmark,
will be added. Tickets are now
selling at T. Arthur Smith Blu.
reau, 1880 G st.
The Washington times., 1925-12-31

features include. 1T the Metro
poIitan. 4 comedy with Luplno
Lane, news survey, shorter reels
and special music.
RIALT O Charming POllOcl's
much discussed play, The Fool,
has found Is way to the screen
under the Fox banner, and VIII be
seen next week at the Rialto, with
Edmund Lowe, Brenda Bond, the
late Mary Thurman, Riley Hatch
and others. It's the story Of
young clergyman who tried to
live as Christ would In this CEN
fury and OF the things that befeH
his attempts. Al rather poignant
and thought inspiring story.
Shorter films viii include q
comedy, international NeWsreel
with special music.
Thomas Meighan will
star at Crandall's Tivon the first
two days Of next week In Irish
Luck, with Earle FOxe In ~
new Van Bibber comedy, The
Sky Jumper, and Pathe Re
view added. Later bookings are:
Tuesday and Wednesday, Marie
Provost, Kenneth Harlan and
Louise Fazenda IN Robbed Hair.
and Harry Langdon In The
White Wings Bride, Thursday
and Friday, Richard BartheIn1ess
and Dorothy Gish In The Beauti
fuI CITY," Billy DooIey in "A
Goofy Cob" and Topics OF the
Day. Saturday, Johnny Hines IN.
THE Live Wire" a "SportIight"
and first instalIment Of a new
chapter play, The Scarlet
Streak
AMBASSADOR - Milton siIis
and Doris Kenyon co-star In
THE Unguarded Hour. il the
chief feature the first three days
Of next week at Crandall's Anbas-
sador. The comedy will present
Lupino Lane, English comic. In
Maid in Morocco. Later book
ings are: Wednesday and Thurs
day, Ben Lyon and Viola Dana
in THE Necessary EVIL, " and
AL ST. John in Fire Away !:
Friday. Conway TearIe and Aileen
PrinRle in The Mystic, I" Harry
Langdon in Plain Clothes and
Pathe Review: Saturday, Monte
Blue III Red Hot Tires, Sennett
comedy. Hodge Podge and chapter
play.
CENTRAL The Unwritten
Law win be the foremost feature
the first two days Of next week
at Crandall's Central with Elaine
Hanlmerstein in the stellar role.
A Mack Sennett comedy, A
Sweet Pickle. . Screen Snap
shots and Topics OF the Day
will be added. Later bookings In
.clude: Mae Murray and John
Gilbert Tuesday and Wednesday
in Eric Won StrOheim's film vers
sion of The Merry Widow" with
an Aesop Fable added; for Thurs
day and Friday, Corinne Griffith
in Classified, with "Transients
in Arcadia" as the comedy TEA
ture, and Saturday, The Best
People supplemented by Neal
Burns in My Swedie'' and added
short reels.
The Washington times., 1925-12-31
side Money

Alice Willxie, one 81 the star
beauties with George White.e
Scandals, at the National next
week, Is known as New 1crlk.n
most important artists inOoei.
Miss Wiikie devotes ali OF her
suare moments "a posing Tor
artists when 81 home a. wen ~
81 tour. Her earnings from this
source are Ia the neigh 0rhOoa
OF $4,000 annually. She ~ g nes
tive Of Spring field. III, and Enade
her stage debut two seasons a9o.
The Washington times., 1925-12-31
PolIockiania

The Sutro Public Library in
San Francisco. which has the
original manuscripts Of al Of
Charming PoIIoclxss plays, has
Just acquired that OF THE Enemy.
The Sutro collection includes a
large number OF distinguished
American authors, among them
Clyde Fitch, and the library Is
making its collection OF Pollock
manuscripts after the first pro-
dilction Of THE Fool =
The Washington times., 1925-12-31
DANCING INSTRUCTION
JACK HOFFMAN
LILLIAN HOSKINS

Exclusive Teachers u Exclusive People'
BaIIFoem ier Esat for gE.yats RaTtIe.. chIldrea's
CLASSES, DNllFoOM. Phyth@v ~, SaneNs haII0e,
SsRteNiIsso. cceS1Sise, k1ok and WIRg. 6tIdIe
Phaao. Vrank. oiIes ltlt oeHaeOtieHt AyA. NV
The Washington times., 1925-12-31

" on never heard Of red-blood-
Il ed person-man or woman
becoming q nervous wreck! And
you never will. You never saw
anybody with healthy, rich, red
blood, get wearied by the activi-
ties Of daily life. Did you?
No! It's weak blood-lack of
healthy, rich, red blood. That's
the whole trouble with those whose
nerves are overweight. They lack
the resisting powers-the stamina
that healthy, red-blood-cells give
that enable US to stand up under
the strain of daily life.
S. S. S. is the salvation of these
unhappy people. IL is just the thing
needed to strengthen the nerves,
restore muscular power to the
body, and increase the endurance
Of weak, failing, rundown women
and men.
Don't keep on going down sim
ply because your blood is starving
Tor want Of healthy, red-blood-
cells. You can get back your
can do it just as surely as thous-
aI1ds have done for
The past century. f~>-N
8. S. s. also clears \N( ]
the skin of pimples, \O.00J
boils, eczema--hollow
cheeks ill out and
Arm flesh takes the
place Of fabby muscles. Why,
you'll begin living all over again:
Get s. s. s. today from any good
drureigt. And get the larger bot
fIe. res more economical.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-04

Removal of fire hazards was
added to Mr.. Fixit's repertoire to-
day, resulting in liaison with fire
prevention headquarters.
Capt. A. w. Albright Of the fire
prevention bureau ordered an in
spection of conditions in junk
yard reported in a letter to Mr.. Fixit
by J. A. G.
If fire hazard exists, the de.
partment will remedy conditions.
Dear Mr. Fixit: see by The
Times that you are the man to ask
for things that need fixing. Our
street hasn't had any oil for three
years and the dust is terrible. Would
you please see that we get the street
oiled and oblige property owners on
w. Minnesota ST. Also there is a
ten-acre field with weeds that need
cutting.
Property Owners
". P. Hargon, clerk Of the
street commissioners Office, has
promised oil as soon as possible.
If you will give Mr. Fixit the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-04
Mr.. Stokes was vice president Of

Mr.. Stokes was vice president Of
the Stokes Pharmacy Company.
He was a member of several Ma
sonic orders, including the Indian
apolis Council, keystone chapter of
Royal Arch Masons, Raper Com
mandery. Knights Templar and the
Ancient Arabic Order, Mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine, Murat Temple. A
widow and two children survive. Mr..
Stokes was member of the Cen
trail Ave. Christian Church.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-04

Mrs. Ronald j. Honeyman will
reign as Queen Suzanne 1" at the
Portland, Ore, rose festival next
month. A member of pioneer
Portland family, she will make her
triumphal entry on the historic bat
tleship Oregon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-04
!. W. STOKES SERVICES
Pharmacy Official Was Active In
Various Masonic Orders.

Funeral services for John Walter
Stokes, Al, who died Tuesday at
Sunnyside Sanitariums were held
this morning at 10 a. m. at the
Ragsdale & Price funeral parlor.
with burial at Crown Hill cemetery.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-04

Dear Mr.. Fixit: We have been
troubled for a long time with a bad
hole in the sidewalk. This was made
when the street was paved some
two years ago, and has never been
fixed. The hole is gradually getting
worse and is a great source of an
noyance. We would like for you to
see that this hole is placed on the
list for repairs. D. BLUE.
843 S. Sheffield Ave.
You may expect repairs to the
sidewalk within the next few days,
Mr.. FiXit was assured by Otto j.
Sn1elcer, commissioner of improved
streets.
Dear Mr.. Ffxit: The glass in the
east side of stop sign at Maple Rd.
and Meridian st. is broken and stop
doesn't show. CAUTIOUS CLAUD.
John Berry, electrical engineer
of the board of safety. has ordered
another glass. 1t should arrive
in few days.
Dear Mr.. Fixit: There is big
cave-in on Sixteenth ST., just east
Of Meridian st. Excavation has been
made and pavement has sunk about
foot. 1t is dangerous. R. G.
Contractor of building is re-
sponsible for repairing the dam
age, but Otto J. Smelcer, super
intendent of improved street, said
he would repair the hole immedi-
atelV
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-04
MIR. FIxIT WILL
help ABOLISH
fire HAZARDS
Junk Yardt to Be Inspected
Other Complaints Are
Received.

Mr.. Fixit of The Indianapolis Times
Obtain repairs for streets and to better
health conditions. He is The Times
representative at the city hall Write
him your complaints at The Times.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-04

exact location of the weedy field,
he will take up that matter.
Evening star., 1925-09-02
Give Fire Engines an Open Road |!

Chief Watson of the Fire Depart
ment asks that safety stop be es-
tablished on Fourteenth street at the
crossing where the other day a street
car collided with a fire wagon and
killed one of the members of the
crew. This same request had been
made by the citizens associa ton of
the section several months previous,
the corner in question being notorious.
ly dangerous. The proposal of the
citizens was rejected by the utilities
commission. Now it is to pass upon
the recommended ton of the fire chief.
Experience has plainly shown that
there are certain points where. for the
sake OF safety, the street cars should
be brought to a full halt before cross-
ing street intersections. Collisions
between cars and fire apparatus have
occurred frequently in this city, luck
lily with few casualties, though this
latest case cost a life. Before the
"Beeler plan" of Intermittent car stops
was adopted by the Commissioners,
during the wartime congestion, there
were numerous compulsory stops,
which undoubtedly saved lives. Most
of these were abandoned, however,
and for some time there has been little
security against collisions at the
places where the fire engines regular
ly pass in response to alarms.
of way over all other traffic. 1t should
have an assurance Of security of tran
sit, not simply for the sake of the
members of the fire crews, but for the
effectiveness of the department in
fighting fires. The engine that was hit
by car the other day was on its way
to service. 1t was knocked out of
commission and its absence from the
fire might have caused a spread Of the
blaze and the loss of much property,
possibly the loss Of lives.
To bring the street cars to a halt at
these points means but slight delay
in their operation. To allow them to
proceed without check over the cross
ings where fire engines may pass at
any time adds but little TO the flow OF
traffic. One accident may mean not
only the loss of life but heavy loss Of
property. There should be no hesita-
ton in creating compulsory car stops
at this and other places where the en-
gines are likely to be met. Continued
refusal on the part of the utilities
commission thus to establish safety
stops would be an invita- ton to dis
aster.
Evening star., 1925-09-02

aged man in a golf suit talking blank
verse. He is simply not a histrionic
character. He is joke. And that is
why the moderniZation of Shakespeare
or any other classic author of several
centuries ago is out of the question
short of sheer burlesque.
Appropriate costume is essential TO
the proper rendition of any play. If,
as some of the London critics aver, 1t
Is suitable to give Hamlet in frock
able to give a strictly up-to-date play,
like The Show.On," for instance, in
the Sarb and gear of the sixteenth
century. 1t is just as correct 10 go
backward in this matter as forward.
Would The Yellow Jacket" be under
standable. If produced in a strictly
Manhattan outfit? Could "Abies Irish
Rose" be transmitted into a Hindu
setting?
The old saying that clothes make
the man can be correctly applied to
dramatics. Clothes do make the play.
Costume is strictly an essential. 1t
Is the height of absurdity to argue
that because u London audience was
interested in the experiment of Ham.
let in plus fours'' it follows that
producers of Shakespeare are war
ranted henceforward in giving his
plays without any regard whatever
for the picture of life of the time of
the action.
Evening star., 1925-09-02

prompt beginning of work and wage
payment as soon as the strike is set.
tied II the mines were allowed to fill
with water the miners would be out of
employment for "a fortnight or more
after the settlement of the strike. So
that the 10000 pumpmen and main
tenance men now at work in the hard
coal district are actually on guard in
the interest of the strikers as well as
the operators.
There is no logic at all in the pro.
test of the strikers against the sus-
pension Of credits at the company
stores. To sustain the operatives
throughout their period of idleness
would be unfair TO them as we'll as TO
the employers. Unfair TO them be-
cause it would encourage them to ac-
cumulate debt which it would take
them perhaps months to discharge.
To carry them on the books without
any payments for supplies throughout
the strike period would be comparab BILE
to furnishing ammunition to an
enemy in war, even though the enemy
would have to pay for the ammunition
afterward.
Evening star., 1925-09-02
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

giants of the platform, Senator Borah
and Gavin McNab, California Demo-
cratic leader, We're to be pitted against
each other under the auspices of the
Idaho Bar Association, Borah was
to argue against American entry into
the Permanent Court of International
Arbitration. and McNab, whose Eng
lish eloquence is strongly seasoned
with Scottish burr. was to adVo-
cate adhesion on lines proposed by
President Coolidge. Borah was pant
ing for the fray. But McNab found
that his professional engagements-he
is the leader of the California bar
prevented his taking the time neces-
sary to match swords with the mas
ter orator of Congress.
It's timely to recall a piece of typi-
cally CoolidgesQue dictlon, said 10
have been uttered by the President
some months ago when cancellation
of the European debts was hroached.
They hired the money, didn't they?"
the President asked a prominent imam
cier who called at the White House
to suggest ultra Liberal terms for
France. Italy. ct al. That ended the
discussion.
George s. Lockwood of Indiana.
former secretary of the Republican
national committee and now editor or
the National Republican at Wash
ington. has LAUNCHED a crusade to
crush destructive radicalism" within
the G.. o. P. He has organized what
he calls the Republican National
Constructive League" and it's para
mount duty will be to stifle agitators
and agitation within Republican ranks
which while mtsquerading under the
regular party label, are in fact rene
gade and irregular. Lockwoods drive
was started at a big and enthusiastic
meeting in Indianapolis the other day
and will presently, he hopes, assume
Nation-w wide dimensions.
x X x
Representative Albert Johnson of
Washington State, chairman of the
House committee on immigration, is
one of the first members of Congress
to return to Capitol Hill for the new
sessions duties. He has asked his
committee to assemble not later than
November 1, to lazy, the groundwork
of a codification of our immigration
laws. Meantime. Mr.. johnson is try
ing to analyze the results of the first
wears operation of the laws, ended
July l, and X-ray the spots where
rectiffcation and improvement are
necessary or desirable. There is some
confusion on the ticklish question of
wives, children and other relations OF
admitted aliens, and also on the sub
ject of the rights of so-called nom
immigrants to prolong their sojourns
on our soil. Congressional discussion,
bound now and then to be animated,
is in prospect on all these points.
During the recess Johnson has had
his famous leonine curls clipped. The
operation has rejuvenated him 10
years in looks.
Copyright. 1925.
Evening star., 1925-09-02
An Immigration Absurdity.

Execution of our immigration laws
is productive of many grotesque alb
surdities. but none has exceeded the
case of Oscar Hill, a retired fur
manufacturer of Long Island, who.
after making his home in this coun-
try eighteen years, recently went
abroad. On his return the other day
he was detained and sent to Ellis
Island because he cannot read. Un-
fortunately, he had never taken out
naturalization papers, and so he was
booked as an alien when about four
go to Vienna TO consult a noted sur
geon regarding his failing eyesight.
He had secured a permit, emitting
him and his wife to, re-enter the
country at any time within twelve
months. Yet, upon his arrival here
Sunday he was compelled to step
aside and 20 to the detention pen at
the island. 1t is expected that he will
soon be released because of his es-
tablished status as a successful busi-
ness man. Still, the incident shows
the ridiculous length to which a rigid
application of the Jaw may go. There
have been numerous cases under the
ratio provisions of the exclusion act
quite as absurd. The immigration
executives have been decidedly ext
gent in their work at New York and
other ports, while thousands of un-
wanted surplus aliens have flowed
over the borders, despite the barriers
erected and the guards stationed
across the lanes Of smuggling. 1t
would seem that a reasonable degree
of discretion should be vested irf
these officials to prevent such unwar-
ranted detentions as that of Oscar
Hill.
Evening star., 1925-09-02
Stranded European Tourists.

Homecoming tourists from Europe
are jamming the steamships. Every
available space is occupied. Premium
rates have been offered for passage
The ships coming in during the past
few days are reminders of the condi-
tions that prevailed in 1914, when the
outbreak of war in Europe drove
thousan nds of Americans westward in
panic haste to escape. One ship that
landed in New York yesterday carried
about zoo more passengers than the
usual capacity" This was accom-
plished by turning over the ships hos
pital and the officers quarters, and
some passengers even bunked in the
aIleyways. At that several hundred
persons were left on the other side
clamoring for space on the steamer.
1t is estimated that the west-bound
ships are bringing back crowds one
quarter greater than last year. All
liners are booked completely full until
October.
This situation reveals how large
number of people go overseas early in
the Summer without making provision
for return. They book their outgoing
passage perhaps weeks in advance
Indeed, they must do so in order to
get accommodations eastward. Yet
they do not take the precaution to
book the return passage. This is in
many cases due to uncertainty as to
the time of return. Many are making
their first foreign voyage and do not
realize the importance of securing
home passage in advance. Yet steam
ship agents are particular in advising
the purchasers of passage tickets to
complete the transaction at the outset.
In this present condition there will
probably be many tardy tourists. If,
as stated, the liners are booked full
until October, and there are hundreds
of people on the other side who have
no bookings westward, it follows that
unless additional ships are pressed
into service-and it is hard to see
where they will come from-a great
many Americans will be held on the
other side for many weeks beyond
their proposed homecoming time. This
will entail much hardship, because
most of these people will probably
have spent all of their funds before
they can manage to ship westward.
Evening star., 1925-09-02
Stopping Credits at the Mines.

Several of the large anthracite cor.
porations in the Scranton Wilkes
Barre district that maintain company
stores have posted notices abolishing
credits to idle employees. This some
what puts a crimp in the holiday max
ing of the strikers, who are now voic-
ing their denunciation Of the company
policies. The operators, on the other
hand, argue that, inasmuch as the
strike is an act of war, hostile move
to stop business in order to force
higher wages, they should not be ex-
pected to contribute to its protraction
by maintaining the strikers during
their idleness. The strikers counter
by pointing out that they have per
mitted' the maintenance of pump
crews at the mines to keep them in
shape for the resumption Of work.
This, say the operators, is not an un-
selfish move by the miners, but, on the
contrary, Is an act of insurance for the