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The Washington times., 1925-03-06
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Two Suspects Held by Police
Are Believed Innocent.
May Offer Reward

AAbIoody shirt which police be-
-lisve was worn by the man who
killed Thomas Pappas, Greek
restaurant proprietor, yesterday,
is held BY the police today a. the
latest clue in the mysterious
wrench murder.
The owner Of this shirt, police
believe, discarded it few minutes
after he attacked Pappas. He
then, donned one Of Pappas'
shirts and fled from the cafe at
1902 Seventh street northwest, is
their theory.
The shirt was found In bundle
of clothes a few feet from the
body. It is smaller than shirts
that Pappas wore.
Hold Two Suspects.
Although two men are now under
arrest and several others have been
under observation in the last twenty.
four hours, police do not believe the5
are yet on the trail Of the slayer.
Jesse Green, colored. twenty-five
years old. said to have been a, for.
mer dishwasher for PappaS, was ar
rested today on the tip of William j.
Tappy, sixty-four-year-old cook for
Pappas.
That's not the man saw at the
restaurant yesterday" Tappy told
police when Green was brought be-
fore him in the Second precinct sta
ton house.
Green provided an alibi, declaring
he was working for the Bellman
Heating Company from 1880 o'clock
yesterday morning until late yestsr-
day afternoon. Physicians say Pap
pas was slain about 8 o'clock yes
terday morning.
Green denied he stole a coffee urn
from Pappas. He said he had never
been in the Seventh street cafe nor
did he know Pappas.
Staying Still Mystery.
The investigation so far has vir.
tually eliminated Green and Tappy,
and police are now making fur
Their search for others believed to
be intimately acquainted with the
dead man. They admit the Staying
is one of the most battling mys-
teries confronting the local police
department in many years.
IF we can find the owner OF this
shirt we believe we will have the
SLAYER" one Of the detectives work
ing on the case declared. But
there are thousands of persons who
wear this same size shirt In WASH
ineton. If the man did put on one
of Pappas' shirts, he has gotten
rid of it many hours ago"
Police believe the slayer was Gov
cred with blood after he killed ana
robbed the cafe owner. They are
making a minute search of the res
today in the hope OF find
ing additional clues.
May Offer Reward
Detectives working on the case
are Cullinane, Fowler, Flaherty,
Waldron, Sweeney and Jackson, in
addition to Captain T. Bean, Of the
Second precinct, and half dozen
of his men. There is g. possibility
that a. reward will be offered II de-
tectives fail to find the slayer
within the next twenty.four hours.
Did Not Try to Escape.
Green was picked up by headquar-
ters detectives Cullinane, Waldron
and jackson after an all night search.
He was found in a store on Fifth
street between G. and H streets
northwest. He made no attempt TO
escape.
81 don't even know who you are
talking about" Green told mead
quarters detectives when they Ques-
TONED him about Pappas. y never
worked for any man on Seventh
The Washington times., 1925-03-06
Keeping Up With
The Champions

The World Champion Griff-
men are in Florida, getting
ready for the 1925 baseball
season-and Louis A. Dougher
is with them.
Mr.. Dougher, dean of
Washington sports writers.
will send the news and
gossip Of the team daily to
readers of THE WASHING
TON TIMES.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-05

these had their lamps turned down.
but after a while Ito could
see very well. when his eyes became
accustomed to tho gloom.
AT exactly midnight no heard a
loud shouting and knew that tho
pixies were coming. He could hear
them crowdlng into tho cave, but
not sign Of them could no sec.
Nothing but a large ring OF bologna
that looked as tho It wus hopping
along the ground by itself.
Suddenly Toby heard a tiny voice
say. Wen have to so to the mngl.
clan and get another jar OF inyis.
ible oil tomorrow. This Jar Is al.
most done. II we have no invisible
oil to rub ourselves with. VIC can't
go out burglarizing at night any
more. and then no more parties
THE next thing Toby noticed was
tiny man had sprung suddenly
into view. And then another and
another until suddenly tho cave was
filled with hundreds OF pixies.
And what do you think, my
dcars," said Nj o. MI, every pixie
was rubbing himself for dear life
with some stuff out OF another big
jar marked Visible OH
toby shook his head wisely. Ah
har' said nc. They rub them.
selves with invisible oil 70 no one
can sec them. Then when they
como back they rub themselves with
visible oil again.
Just then tho same pixie who
had spoken before said loudly, why
this oil Is about done, too! Wen
have to get two kinds OF oil from
the wizard tomorrow. Sharp Ears.
get mp and 20 at dawn.
Toby laughed TO himself. 4
know something said he"
ITO he Continued)
Copyright 1895. N. u. a. Service, 1ne.)
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NO. 3-THE INVISIBLE PINES

. did you ever hear the story OF
the Invisible Pixies?" asked Ri o.
sli, the Story Teller Man.
NO We didn't" cried the Twins
excitedly. win you tell it to us?"
Let mo see" said Mi o. Mi
thoughtfully II think know how
IT goes. Oh, yes! / remember:
"Onco upon n time there were
some pixies who were extra bad
and extra mlschieyous and extra
everything.
They lived In large cave right
outside a village, and the FRANKS
they played kept the poor villagers
in hot water most OF the time. Not
real hot water. but just--wcll. just
hot water--trouble, you know"
Then what?" asked Nick.
"Oh. hor' laughed Mi o. MI,
heres someono who wants to hear
a story back foremost. I'm hurry.
ing as fast as I can"
This time he went on and no
one interrupted him again.
We'll, as I said before, no ono
knew who was going to get into
-trouble next. Ono night II baby's
bank was robbed right on the man.
telpiece. Another night the grocer
lost all his molasses out Of his mo.
lasses barrel in his cellar another
night someone stole the feathers
right out OF Granny Nip Maps pIi.
low while she slept And so on.
But tho worst one OF all was
the butcher. Tho pixies loved
bologna better than anything in tho
world and about every other night
they walked Off with whole ring
Of It. And sausage! My goodness!
The sausage they stolel
wei, there was a young man
In tho village named Toby. who
decided 20 turn policeman and find
out who was stealing all their
things. He rather suspected the
pixies In Pixie Cave az II was called.
altho nobody had ever actually seen
them.
And 80 late one night he crept
out OF tho village until he came 10
the cave and hid inside.
1T was very dark, rs tho only
lights that pixies use arc glow
worms and fiseflies. And oven
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-05
Tibet angle
NIGHT LETTER FROM SALLY
ATHEKT0N, IN ALBANY. TO
JOHN ALDEN pRI1S(OTT

Have Just seen the papers. cnn I
do anything? Planning TO leave
Tuesday II not. Seems to me tho
strungest thing ! ever heard that
Mr.. Carton should have disappeared.
a man OF his well-known athletic
prowess does not disappear without
moro Of struggle than the papers
state. What can II mcnb2 Love to
Lcsllc. Sorry sho IS 10 M over H.
Ask her II I can do anything for hcr
SALLY A'rHERTON.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-05

tratcd by tho Terrible experience thru
which YOU have gone. need not toll
You that ] am very sorry. WIN YOU
convey my regards ~ Mr., Prescott
aud ask II | can be 81 service Nv him
~ any woyY May I tell yoG that
since u certain night in Albany
strain OF tango has been continually
running thru my head? Sincerely,
MELVILLE sARToRIs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-05

Have just seen tho papers. Have
you heard from Mr.. Carton yet?
Everyone in his office Mortified at
the news. wo arc sending someone
over TO learn particulars in person.
Telegraph US Immediately every.
thing you know.
HARRIET MABIE, Secretary
Sydney Carton.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-05

llovc Just seen tho newspapers.
VIII you permit mo to offer my SYM
paihy Mt your loss. ! remember
thinking tho night danced with
YOU that your pcnrls were tho lowell.
cst | have over scch. / can't think
1T possible that anything has hap.
ponod either to Miss Ellington or Mr..
Carton, 1 SEQ that YOU are proa.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-05
Telegram From Mrs. Mary Al.
den Prescott TO John
Alden Prescott

Have Just seen tho papers. Could
not think OF coming over Mt this
time. as I had planned. Would not
be able 10 sleep u wink In a house
where such things could happen.
Have they surely found out that Zoe
Ellington and sydney Carton are
guilty2 VIII stay hero until every.
thing is calm again Hope Leslie
will get her jewels back, but thlnl,
II wrong for anyone 10 Ito up 80
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-05
BY SWAN

little Zoel she certainly has NV ,,v
n very easy life. Advise you " WIN
Jack your mothers letter ,n,rru
write at length. Love Nv Inc,
Copyright 1928. NEA Service ~
TOMORROw-Lctier address, s
Mrs. Leslie Prescott, found ID
Ellington's yoom.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-05
Telegram From Ruth Burke
Ia Leslie Prescott

saw tho newspapers Just aftor /
got your lottcr, Write me anything
moro you may know Walter Is bet
ten but l cannot loavo him yot. Poor
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-05

much money In ornaments whom
there AFRO relatives IN struightcncd
circumstances,
MARY ALDEN PRESCOTT.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-20
PALACE
~Man and Maid"

Elinor Gyms Man and Maid"
the feature attraction at Loew's
I1alace Theater this week. is OBJ
viously box office attraction,
being one Of those pictures that
love to flirt with risque situa-
tons without getting really
naughty. 1t is carefully designed
to give immature flappers and
the foolish forties a thrill, and
! have no doubt that 1t will.
The production has it's mo.
ments of excellence, but many
Of the dramatic situations are
marred by inept touches. and
some OF them are flagrantly over
done. Toward the last, however,
some straight-out drama, very
excellent1y done, is presented.
A very fine Photographic shot
Is that of a shell from Germany's
famous seventy-five-mile gun
striking an office building in
Paris. the opening scenes Of the
drama occurring during the lat
ter part of the world war.
Lew Cody gives a fair presen.
tation Of a handsome young rake
"a typical Cody role. He &C.
quits himself very well In the
concluding scenes. Harriet Ham,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-20
TEACHERS GIVEN
LESSONS IN
LIGHTING
Many Pupils Suffer From De-
fects of Vision Due to In
correct Systems

NEW YORK, April 20.--A nation.
wide effort to eliminate from the
schoolroom the conditions which
are having a harmfuf effect on the
eyes of children has been initiated
here.
The superintendent of Schools in
| every State. county and city having
a school population of $4,000, or
more, will receive from the Ma
tional Committee for the Proven.
ton Of Blindness. for distribution
among public school teachers,
communication based on the code
OF lighting school buildings which
was prepared under the joint spon-
sorship of the Illuminating En-
cheering Society and the Ameri-
can Institute of Architects.
This code was recently approved
as the American standard.
Mrs. Winifred Hathaway secre-
tary of the committee. declared that
recent study of the condition OF
the eyes of more than 1000, 900
public school children indicates that
approximately IL per cent Of all
school children in America have
such seriously defective vision as to
be handicapped in their school work.
The communication from the COM
mittee will not only acquaint the
teacher with the principles of cor
rect lighting, but will deal with
the arrangement of seats and desks,
coloring Of walls, the use Of window
shades, construction and location of
blackboard, and the position of the
teacher herself in the classroom, all
of which have important bearings
on the lighting condition within the
room and on the use or abuse OF
the children's eyes.
The committee emphasizes the
fact that the eyestrain resulting
from incorrect lighting of school
rooms frequently results in func.
tional disorders, nearsightedness
or other serious eye defects.
Among the members OF this
special committee are: Walter S.
Deffenbaugh, chief of division of
city schools, United States Bureau
of Education, Washington, and M.
G. Lloyd. chief of safety division,
United States Bureau of Standards
Washington.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-20
STRAND
''Stars of the Future"

1.-THE Stars Of the Future" a
uniquely conceived and staged
song and dance act. has the head
line position on the Strand bill,
and deservedly SO. We are intro
duced to Bertha Gilbert. discover
ed in the "Follies," Mae Ludlow
from the "Music Box" Doreen
Keegan from kid Boots" Shirley
Mallette from "Vanities," Hazel
Romano from Keep Kool," and
Marion Stevenson. Each one does
a song or dance specially in
highly capable manner.
Paul Burns and Walter Kane
in "Broadcasting" have a rapid
fire Of brand new jokes, clever
illness and topical songs. Kendall,
Byton and Slater provide more
fun with an up-to--the-m minute
skit called AT the Studio" Ubert
Carlton, in BLACK on White"
scores with songs and monologue,
his closing number, you've Got
To Put Up With It." winning
ming numerous encores. The Three
Nitos open with a clever clown
tumbling act.
Lila Lees latest, THE Midnight
Girl" trio production presented
as the main photoplay feature, is
a fast-moving drama Of a beauti-
full italian singers struggle for
recognition on the operate stage.
A comedy called ''Lion Love-"
newsreel and Maxwell music top
off
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-20
Dream Girl" Due

The whimsical Fay Banter and
the popular barytone, Waiter
Woolf, are announced for Polls
during the week of May 10 in
"The Dream Girl the operetta
upon which Victor Herbert de.
voted the closing months Of his
long and successful career. The
Dream Girl was adapted by Rida
johnson Young and Harold At
teridge from 1.-THE Road to Yes
terday,'' a dramatic hit Of twenty
years ago, and in its musical
form is said to retain all the
quaint and fantastic interest that
made the original production 50
notable. An unusual score. with
fifteen songs, was furnished the
score by the prolific composer.
The company includes Robert
Woolsey, Maude Odell, Ben Linn,
Clara Palmer and other recog-
nized fun-nakers, and q big en-
sembIe, with g gypsy chorus, a
double male sextette and other
incidental features are announced.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-20
EARLE
Scranton Sirens

All bargains are not found at
department stores on Fridays.
There's bargain in amusement
at the Earl Theater every day this
week. And honors are all pretty
evenly divided among the six
acts OF vaudeville and the feature
picture.
There is a headliner, of course.
The Scranton Sirens bid fair for
this place, and their playing Of
popular music put them there
The boys are good and can take
their place with Washington's
favorites any time. Then there
are two fellows calling them
selves The London Johnniss."
but none other than Bayes and
Speck, who know their stuff end
strut It. Food for more serious
thought is found in the significant
little offering of Mollie Fuller
called twilight" Miss Fuller has
clever support in Leila Romer and
Bert Kelly.
Lovers of birds will find delight
in the Canary Opera, presented by
Belmont and F>ultin and twenty
feathered songsters. Truly a
novelty. Hayden, Hall and Sny
der, the Three Senator's, sing, and
Jed Dooley and his comedy Go"
occupy the spot.
Again we have another first
showing of Viola Dana picture,
always a feature of any program.
Metro presents the grown-up little
rich girl in 1.-THE Beauty Prize"
adapted from a story by Nina VIII
cox Putnam, a fact which makes
it witty, neat little comedy.
Light as all of Miss Dana's pic
lures, it is the story of a country
girl VINO wins a beauty contest
2 under unusual circumstances and
represents New York at the At
lanticy City pageant. Familiar stuff
for September, but the pageant is
there, bathing suits, boardwalk
and all, and, of course, the gold
medal goes to Miss New York.
But beauty nor gold medals do not
win the girl happiness. so when
she is asked to broadcast her story,
she desperately makes a plea for
George, and George comes trotting
right up to the micro, and all ends
happily. Thus likewise ends a
good and moneys.worth bill.
e. j.. p.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-20
Writes and Acts

Norma Mitchell, who spurned
the social life as it is lived by
Boston's Back Bay set to become
an actress, and. who Is now ap-
pearing in Dancing Mothers" in
New York City, wrote Her
Morning Bath that hilariously
comic sketch which Charlotte
Greenwood acts to the top OF her
altitudinous bent in Hassard
Shorts Ritz Revue, due in Wash.
ington at Polls April 26. In
collaboration with Russell g. Med
craft, Miss Mitchell has just fin
ished a full.Iength play, Cradle
Snatchers,' which Sam Fl. Harris
will produce in Atlantic City IN
June. Miss Mitchell says that
Harry Wagstaff Gribble, author
of march Hares' and The latest
ARTISTS and Models liDretto,
was the first person to give her
encouragement as playwright
At one time she and Grlbble were
doing a play together.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-20
RIALTO-
"On Thin lee

Since the passing of the old re.
liable sten-twent' thirt', there has
been a dearth of good melodrama.
Occasionally ON the silver screen
we meet the old.time thrillers and
such is ION Thin Ice." now at
the Rialto.
The story concerns an innocent
girl, wrongly convicted of the
theft of $4,000 from bank mes
senger. She is released on pro-
baton and, in order to discover
from her the hiding place Of the
loot, a crook poses as her missing
brother, hoping thereby to win
her confidence. However, in his
association with his charming
victim. he soon becomes inspired
with an affection more than fra
ternal. Then developments pro-
coed with machine-gun rapidity
toward a denouement SO unex-
pected that we will not reveal 1t,
as that would be to cheat the
playgoer of as clever a mystery
as he is likely to encounter.
Tom Moore is at his best as the
genial gangster. Edith Roberts
is very appealing as the perse-
cuted heroine and William Russell
does nicely as the master crook,
and Wilfred North turns in some
very acceptable character work
as the banker. On the whole, 1t
is as good picture as is ordi-
narily produced, and whoever goes
will know they have been to the
movies.
In accordance with its policy Of
furnishing the best musical pro-
gram available, the Rialto has en-
gagged Guarino and Cooper. two
operate artists, in a short pro-
gram OF songs, together with Syi-
via Altman. child prodigy Of the
piano, who is really remarkable.
Mischa Guterson's symphony
concert is even better than his
usual standard, being perfectly
balanced assemblaee Of operate
strains.
An animated crossword puzzle
made its bid to the popularity OF
waning craze.
A comedy skit and an Interna-
tional News Reel completed the
bill.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-20
TIVOLI--
"CharIey's Aunt"

"Charley's Aunt" .Christie's fine
film version of the famous stage
farce. Is the featured offering at
crandall's Tivoii the last time
today. Sydney Chaplin. Charles
brother, achieves the triumph Of
his life as "Charley's Aunt"
The action hinges upon the at
tempt Of a group OF students at
Oxford University, in England, to
foist one OF their number upon
unsuspecting Hancees and guard
ians as the aunt of pal just
arrived from Brazil. Sydney
Chaplin, in the title role, inpe--
sonates the elderly widow who
is destined to shatter hearts,
bring CONSERVATION to the boy
friends and surprise to the girls.
The supporting cast includes Ethel
Shannon, Alec B. Francis, James
E. Page, Phillips Smalley,
Eulalie Jensen, Priscilla Bonner,
Mary Akin and hosts of others.
Auxiliary features include a
new Aesop Fable. rs. o. S." q
Grantland Rice Spotlight, Traps
and Troubles" and pipe organ
music by Otto F. Beck. concert
organist, and Harold T. Pease,
his assistant.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-20
PRESIDENT
.eWhite Cargo

IL 81 & +
A trenchant, gripping piece Is
this white Cargo" now playing
its second week at the President
Theater. Make no mistake; it's
strong grog. After spending the
night absorbing the play, one
might say in all prcpriety damn
realistic.
The play is interpreted by =
highly capable group Of actors.
They have White cargo voices
and nnannerisms.
The play is based upon the novel
"Hell's Playground, by Ida Vera
Simonton. It's action is entirely
within q large shack wherein q
nitiable group Of white men, most
81 whom are badly ravaged by
the dry rot of the tropics, give
vent to their feelings and pas
sions. The deadening, Grazing
sameness Of everything about
them Is their main topic of con-
yersation, albeit, various kinds
OF potations are absorbed rather
freely.
white Cargo shows emphatic
aIly how the moral fiber is broken
down in the steaming tropics and
how men become beasts and
idiots.
The work Of Marshall Vincent
az the doctor who has been in
the tropics twenty years, and Of
Cornelius Roddy, as Witzel Is ex-
ceptfonal. Helen Stransky as
''Tondeleyo" gives an impression
able performance az the half.
breed plaything.
Go and see it. 1t has much
to commend it to your reflective
moments.-L. p.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-20
STAGE SET FOR
DEBUTANTE
CIRCUS

Catchy music, gorgeous cos
tunes and hilarious comedy are
promised by the sponsors of the
debutante circus. Talk of the
Town" to run at the Belasco
Theater for three nights this
week, commencing Thursday
night.
Ann Elstner and Donald Mac
Donald contribute the profess
sional tang to the revue while
the younger girls of the social
set and a male chorus recruited
mostly from the diplomatic set.
composed the bulk of the per-
sonnet. Meyer Davis and his LIE
Paradis band will form an added
feature.
~, troupe has been rehearsing
for weeks on the production and
it is said to depart quite dis
tinctly from the usual resident
effort. Tickets are now on sale
at the theater and at the
Willard newsstand.