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Evening star., 1925-02-15
The Lounge
Lizard"

Jules Hurtig. in association with
the Messrs. Shubert, will bring the
latest continental comedy. The
Lounge Lizard" to the Shubert-
Belasco this week, opening tomorrow
night.
"The Lounge Lizard" ran year in
London as "Collusion," and 1t not only
presents a new angle on the marital
question, but it contests the fallacy
of the proverb. Absence makes the
heart grow fonder."
John Cumberland, who In addition
to being the star of the play is also
the rearranger of J. E. Harold Terry s
book, plays the role of Maj.
Ridgeway, a British aviation officer,
who has been stationed in Mesopo-
tamia. Estelle Winwood, talented star
of Spring Cleaning" plays Diana, his
wife, who is sorely tempted by one
Tony La Coste. the Lounge Lizard.
played by Jose Alessandro. others OF
the cast include Corliss Giles, Arnold
Lucy and Nellie Kent.
Evening star., 1925-02-15
Earle-'Opera a la Synco.
patton.

An American prima donna. Hazel
Crosby, is coming to the Earle Theater
next week. The singer combines a
grand opera voice with the usual popu-
lar numbers, and the Offering is termed
Opera a la Syncopation." Other fea-
lures are the j. Francis Haney revue,
including Helen Stewart and the Four
Johnnies: Ray Huling and company, in
AT the Aquarium; Margaret and Nor
rell, in THE Tourist" and Archer and
Belford, in "The New Janitor."
The motion picture will be 'The
Chorus Lady" a screen version of
Rose Stahfs stage success, said to have
an exceptional cast of film fayorites.
Evening star., 1925-02-15
Cobra" March |.

SCOBRA" opens at the Shubert-Be-
~ lasco Theater. Sunday evening
March ].
This is the play that inspired one
dramatic critic to head his review
with this caption Have you a little
cobra in your home?" a bit of breezy
persif1age on the part of the reviewer
But the question propounded is no,
without sinister Interpretation, since
the cobra lady of the play is much
more destructive, 1t is said, than that
other type Of female monster the
vampire, when she loves the man she
is after.
Ralph Morgan Minna Gombell,
Walter Gilbert. Clara Moores, Walter
Horton and Jeanne De Me appear in
the cast.
Evening star., 1925-02-15
Gayety-"S Step on It"

Next weeks attraction at the
Gayety Theater viii be step On II"
a speed show. The featured players
in this Hurtig & Seamon production
are George Nible and Helen Spencer.
The company includes Marty Semon,
Morris Lloyd. Jim Hall, a character
man with an unusual voice; Harry
Bart and Ben Josh. In addition to
Helen Spencer, the female contingent
includes Helene Ardell, ingenue, and
Jessie Reece, prima donna.
Evening star., 1925-02-15
Current Attractions
At the Theaters This Week

NATIONAL"sant JOAN Bernard shaw's play Opens
evening.
BELASCO"The Lounge Lizard comedy. Opens
POLFSWhen Summer Comes musical play Opens this evening
KETHS-Violet HemingA. f. Mathews vaudeville Opens this
afternoon
EARLEVenean Maqueraders, vaudeville Opens this afternoon
STRAND-Loews Vaudeville Circus vaudeville Opens this
GAYETY-"Holywood Foies," bursque Opens this
MUTUAL-Lew Kellys Show burlesque Opens
Evening star., 1925-02-15
Janet Richards Tomorrow

Miss Janet Richards will give her
usual review of the vital questions
of the hour tomorrow morning at
10:45 in the auditorium of the new
Masonic Temple, Thirteenth street
and New York avenue. In these talks
Miss Richards presents general
summary of the high lights in the
worlds work for the preceding week.
Tomorrow she will begin the talk
with a detailed review of affairs con-
gressional, followed by a survey Of
the European situation.
Evening star., 1925-02-15
National-"Louie the 14th'
ELORENZ II

ELORENZ ZIEGFELD'S newest
musical comedy, Louie the 14th,"
with Leon Enrol, will corie to the
National Theater the week beginning
Sunday, February %. The book and
lyrics of the play are by Arthur
Wimperis, the music by Sigmund
Romberg and the staging by Edward
Royce.
The cast will include the distin-
guished English stars, Doris Patson
and Hugh Wakefield; Harry Fender,
Ethel Shutta, Margaret Wilson, Judith
Vosselli, Catherine Calhoun Doucet
Simone De Bouvier, Louise Brooks,
Pauline Mason. Edouard Durant. John
Doyle, Fred Graham, Gosnova Alfred
James, Harry Turpin, Joseph Lertora
and beauty chorus of so glorified
girls and 40 singers.
Evening star., 1925-02-15
Mutual" Lew Kelly
Show.

Lew Kelly and The Lew Kelly
New Show" will be seen this week
at the Mutual Theater in funny bur-
lesque. "A Mutual Understanding"
written by himself, and said to
abound in original scenes of a laugh
provoking character. Kelly has the
comedy role, and is supported by
Billy Maxwell. straight man: Ger
trude Lynch, prima donna; Caro-
line Ross, soubrette; Cress Hillary
and Jay Gerard, singers; Mary Lane,
ingenuA and Jack Seward, Juvenile,
with a chorus Of 9S pretty girls. Tho
Evening star., 1925-02-15
Strand-"H Hello! Hello!"

Sam Lewis and Sam Dody, in a
whirlwind skit. entitled Hello! Hell
10! Hello" or 'Chera- -Bochcha, will
head the program at the Strand
Theater next week
Others booked include George Lloyd
and Rosalee, in "a Cameo a la Nina
ture"; Myrtle Roland, Song Bird"
with Ellen Hopkins assisting at the
piano; Booth and Nina, in "A Twen-
tieth Century Novelty" and other at
fractions to be announced later
The photoplay will bring a screen
adaptation of Marjorie Land Mays
novel, Those Who Judge" with Patsy
Ruth Miller, Lou Tellegen, Mary
Thurman, Flora LIE Breton, Edmund
Breeze and Walter Miller.
Evening star., 1925-02-15
A Coming Play.

hIEWING & WILCOX, a new firm of
producers, who style themselves
"a couple of young fellows trying
to get along" are to produce at the
Shubert-Belasco Theater the week of
Monday. March 8. play called 'Se-
duction," by Do Witt Newing.
The company has as its principal
players Allyn King and Frank Wilcox.
Evening star., 1925-02-15
Keith 's-Robert Warwick.

Robert Warwick, the dramatic star
VIII top a list OF three headliners at
b. r. keith's Theater next week In
new playlet called Bonds That
Separate" which was written by
Alan Brooks.
Sharing honors with Mr.. Warwick
will be the musical comedy favorites
Eva Puck and Sam White, and also
Johannes Josefsson in a cameo drama
The Pioneer" an episode of early
American frontier days. Other acts
booked for the week are to be an
nounced later
Evening star., 1925-02-15
Poll When Summer
Comes"

Hammerstein and Quinn will offer
at Polls tonight James Barton, In
when Summer Comes" a musical
play of today. The book Is by Jack
Arnold and tho music by A. Baldwin
Sloane, with special songs for Mr..
Barton by .Hagamin and Hamed and
Evening star., 1925-02-15
Mutual" The Merry
Makers"

The Mutual Theater announces as
the coming weeks attraction "The
Merry Makers" it's featured come
dian being John Quigg, known as
"the man who plays anything"
Evening star., 1925-02-15
Arcade.

Two special events are announced
at the Arcade for the week in con-
junction with the night dance pro-
grams, a ladies night" and Paul
Jones" Tuesday, when the ladies are
invited to attend as guests Of the
management, and colonial dance
and bazaar Friday, given by Ruth
Chapter. No. !. o. E. S.
Evening star., 1925-02-15

Forty Winks," founded on the play
by David Belasco, Lord Chumley."
Viola Dana, Raymond Griffith and
Theodore Roberts are the featured
players
Evening star., 1925-02-15

dances and ensembles were staged by
Roy Mack. The musical numbers
were written by Hugh Shubert.
Evening star., 1925-02-15

No doubt when Rain" was first
being cast there were many actresses
who might have proved satisfactory
in the role of Sadie Thompson.
Now that Jeanne Eagels has made
it her own no one else could be
thought. of. Perfection of charac-
terization makes it standard
which no other player could ap-
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-07

will hold an open meeting next
Thursday night, at which time the
subject Of the proposed issue of
high school bonds will be presented
by Prof. Nichols, W. NJ. Conkling
and r. II. Clark.
Mcsdames Irwin and Rchkopf en-
tertained the ladies of the Mctho-
dist congregation at the home OF
Mrs. Irwin on Thursday afternoon
with a musical and literary program
and social hour.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-07
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR u. G. PROFESSOR
by United Press Leased Wire

BERKELEY, May 7.-Funeral
services were held here today for
Professor Winfield Scott Thomas of
the University of California. At
the time Of his death he was Uni
yersity examiner Of high schools.
Born in Maryland "a years ago,
he came to California in 1891 and
was superintendent Of schools at
San Bernardino and high school
principal at Petaluma and Merced.
lie Joined the University staff III
1893,
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-07
TEN YEARS AGO
Nav T. 1915

The Fl Ccntro Junior Baseball
team composed Of Harry Thomas,
Alfred, Garland Banta, Carl Jan.on,
doc Douglas, Russell +. Davis,
Wayne Poston, Scripps Gidday and
Elmar Smith will play Calexico
team ON the local grounds Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-07
Looking Backw ard
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This Date
in Past Years
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
May Z, 1906

Tuesday night 3l8 head of cattle
stampeded On the ranch of F. W.
Brooks, four miles west Of Holtville,
breaking through his fence. They
are now scattered over Il large part
of the valley.
George \. Parkyns came in from
Los Angeles last night, having been
there for j few days. He reports Il
good feeling on the outside regard
ing the valley.
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
May z, 1910
The Women s Ten Thousand club
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-07
An Event of big City" CaHber!
Hand DrQlun French
VoiLe Frocks
At $5.95
Mem Shades 81 Values
Nev Eiue Shades Easily $3.50 Values

THE DRESS LENGTHS taken to Switzerland
where The designs carefully drawn by hand by Swiss
There only 90 of these frocks They range in
size from 36 "A and abundance of patterns.
The shades offered include white orchid green and
yellow. Come early.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-07

JUST IMAGINE IT! Light, cool shades in French
voe frocks-HAND DRAWN panels both at the front and
back at the absurdy low price of $595 This is of
those opportunities where the most desirable fresh
frocks offered to and to at much below
their true value.
Evening star., 1925-09-25

since that the rending of the great
hull came Immediately after it had
been brought up after an abrupt drop
of approximately 1900 feet at the
rate OF 10 feet a second. Col Hall
said that for a time the ship then was
on an even keel, but turning rapidly
as the hands on a clock, and that then
she went down abruptly by the nose
at an angle OF from 25 to 80 degrees
Just what caused the sudden
termination of the fall Of the Shenan-
doah, whether ii was a new rush of
wind, the dumping of 1000 pounds of
water ballast or some other cause.
still is to be developed.
Several issues only collateral to the
inquiry introduced within the past day
or two have been of such character
as to hold chief public attention in
the inquiry - principally whether
Comdr. Zachary Lansdowne. the cap.
tain Of the Shenandoah, objected to
making the flight and whether he
approved of the itinerary laid down
by the Navy Department and based
partially upon his own recommenda.
ton.
Col. Hall declared that Comdr.
Lansdowne had told him last July
that 1t would be "foolhardy" to under
take to fly the Shenandoah to Min
neapolis during that month. because
OF thunderstorms over the Middle
West. but that the craft could make
the voyage without difficulty in the
late summer or early Autumn.
Evening star., 1925-09-25

rather the result of dogged insistence
on the part of the Americans as re-
CARDS certain details OF the settlement.
"On the eth or 28th tentative
agreement will be reached, but which
will he contingent on certain informa-
ton to be obtained from some other
source-probably from some other gov
ernment indirectly involved. This
settlement will not be consumnlated
until some time between October and
IA, perhaps after NJ. Caillaux has re-
turned to France. and even then the
settlement arrived at will not prove
to be of a permanent nature. De-
velopments to arise later will prob
ably cause an alteration of the plan
that has been so laboriously arranged" )"
In her room at the Mayfiower Hotel
Miss Bart added a number of new
representations to her list, one of
them being that as q result OF the
brilliancy displayed by CaillauX In
Washington he will be elevated to a
high post" by his government In 1925.
Miss Bart says that she held simi-
lar conference with the minister or
finance at the Louvre in Paris last
August and at that time, outlined to
him the astrological conditions ruling
his immediate future. He WAS so In
terested, she declared, that he radloed
ahead from his ship for another con-
ference. setting the date. time and
place.
Miss Bart's press agent asserts that
his employer predicted the round in
which the Dempsey Carpenter fight
would end and forecasted the injury
to the latters hand She doesn't un-
dertake to predict earthquakes, world
series results or similar things not in
yolVing the stars, he added.
Evening star., 1925-09-25
FARM SALE FRAUD
CHARGED IN SUIT
Riley Family Fights Foreclosure
on Large Tract in Mont
gomery County.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to-The Star. -
FREDERICK, Nd, September 25.-
Conspiracy and fraud are charged IN
civil suit in the Frederick County
Circuit Court against ratification OF
the foreclosure sale August l OF
Montgomery County farm belonging
to the Riley family
The tract contains about $40 acres.
along the State highway about
miles from the District. 1t was owned
by Misses Elizabeth B., Harriet G..
Ellen r. and Smith Riley. sisters and
brother. Two mortgages were held by
the Frederick Town Savings Institu-
ton for $4,000.
The farm was purchased by Harry
d. zimmerman at Sill an acre. aSgre-
eating $4,000. 1t was alleged that
the property is worth much more and
that zimmerman represented Walter A.
Tuckerman. president of the Bethesda
Bank; George Sacks, vice president;
II. Latane Lewis, one Of the directors
of the Montgomery County Bank, and
Thomas L. Dawson
Isaac Lobe Strauss. Baltimore, and
Otho Talbot, Rockville. represent the
heirs; Thomas L. Dawson, Barnard
Welsh OF Rockville and Roger j.
Whiteford Washington. represent
zimmerman. while Jacob Rohrback and
y. AhNhi oiidi 2AilIeTt tFuSteeS o tlc
Frederick Town and Savings Institu-
ton. are represented by George Albert
Pearre, near Dickerson.
The heirs claim that when interest
or the two mortgages fell due last
March they were asked to meet 1t.
On account of financial difficulties
they were unable to pay the interest
and consulted Dawson. 1t is charged
that Dawson, Lewis and Miss Eliza
beth Riley went to the Bethesda
bank and asked for a loan to meet
the interest. The suit charges Tucker.
man. president Of the bank Sacks,
vice president, and Mrs. Lewis, di-
rector, as individuals. offered to pro-
vide the amount desired $4,000, If the
Rlleys would pay interests amounting
to $1,000 for each 81 900 loaned for a
period of three months. This was at
the rate Of 66 23 per cent interest
FOR three months. or at the rate Of 2s6
per cent per year. instead Of the legal
rate of interest. r. L. Smoot, a realty
agent. testified that the property was
Evening star., 1925-09-25
STAR READER TELLS CAILLAUX
CONFERENCE WILL BE SUCCESS
Attractive Blond Astrologist Says French Minister
Cabled for Interview With Her on Results.
~ Sees Wrangling Before Settlement.

M. Caillaux, the French minister of
finance, was given a tip yesterday
to the effect that the debt negotia.
tions between his country and the
United States will result Sunday or
Monday in tentative agreement
leading to settlement Of the big
problem between October and IA.
This settlement, however. Is not due
to be lasting
The inside information" came from,
the pretty lips of an attractive blond
young woman. Miss Belle Bart, direc-
tor Of the American Academy of
Astrology," in New York City. She
told the French statesman all about
her convictions during a conference
yesterday at the French Embassy
The engagement was made by NJ
Caillaux himself, according to a
radiogram Miss Bart showed news
paper men, and which was signed, IN
Caillaux."
Miss Bart worked out her deduc-
tionS on "a purely mathematical
basis" she explained after the inter
view. By delving for a few minutes
into the mysteries of the zodiac she
arrived at q remarkable set of con.
clusions concerning the French minis
ter's future, her press agent pointed
out.
Miss Bart said she advised NJ. Gail.
laux that up until Sunday or Monday
the debt conferences are to be ANY.
thing but harmonious" There will
be many differences of opinion, cul-
minating now and then in sharp
clashes she said. "At times the dis
cussions will be so heated as to seem
hopeless. The reason for this will not
be the indisposition or inability of the
French to meet their obligations, but
Evening star., 1925-09-25
DR.. SAMUEL B. POLE
DIES OF INFECTION
Prominent Specialist Expires
After Two Operations
Fail to Save Life.

DR.. Samuel BOyce Pole. 3S years
old. prominent ear, eye and throat
specialist OF this city, died Of septi-
cemia in George Washington Uni
versity Hospital yesterday afternoon.
He contracted the infection while
operating on patient about three
months ago.
All available medical and surgical
skill had been employed in an effort
to cure DR.. Pole. He underwent two
operations, one for the removal of the
gall bladder, and had leg amputated
In another. The patient from whom
DR.. Pole received the infection is said
to have recovered.
DR.. Pole was specialist on the staff
of the Episcopal Eye. Ear and
Throat Hospital, and was also a mem
Der OF the staff of George Washington
University Hospital. He was vice
president of the board of directors of
the Professional Medical Building, at
Eighteenth and l streets.
He was also prominent In Masonic
circles, being a past master of Naval
Lodge. No. 4, F. A. A. NJ, and Orient
Commandery, Knights Templar.
DR.. Pole was a native Washing
tonian and was graduated from the
medical school of George Washington
University.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Sarah Pole: son, Samuel Boyce Pole,
Sd, and a daughter, Patricia Pole; by
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs Samuel
Boyce Pole of 2l6 Eighth street north
east; a brother, Russell Pole of Phila-
delphia. and a sister. Mrs. John Nc
Kinney of Hoboken, n. J.
Funeral services will be conducted
at st. James Episcopal Church,
Eighth street northeast between B
and G streets, tomorrow afternoon at
O'Clock. Interment will be in Con.
gressional Cemetery. Masonic serv-
ices VIII be conducted both at the
church and at the grave.
Evening star., 1925-09-25
COL. HALL ASSUMED
DIRIGIBLE MOTORS
FAILED, HE STATES
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His courage, honesty and ability was
an inspiration to every man in his
department. The enlisted personnel
in his department were the highest
type, and as to mechanical ability
without peer in naval aviation
Chief Rigger Arthur F. Carlson
testified that SO far as he had knowl-
edge all the gas bags were intact up
to the time the ship broke up. Only
one cell came under his personal OBJ
servation, however.
Saw No Pressure.
Carlson was one of the two men
whose duty 1t was to watch the gas
cells. He said he examined the cells
when the ship was over-pressure
height and that there was no eXces-
Sive pressure on the cells.
Questioned by Comdr Rosendahl
Carlson said he heard farmers at the
scene of the wreck say that the storm
had blown down trees and Ieveled
corn in the field. He testified also
that he saw the electric lights in
nearby town go of. This was while
the Shenandoah was fighting the
storm.
While the ship was piunging down
ward Carlson testified he saw the ef-
fects of control wires running from
the control car back to the rudders
cutting through the frames at the
keel. Sparks were flying from the
points where the wires cut through.
Better Description Expected.
Now that they have had opportuni-
ty TO carefully study eyewitness ac-
counts and salient parts of the
wreckage of the Shenandoah, mem
bers of the court expect to be able
to obtain through a re-examination
of the survivors, a more comprehen-
sive picture of just what happened,
from the time the airship ran into
the line squall over Ohio, about dawn
on September 3, until she was de-
stroyed Is minutes later.
This re-examination, begun late
yesterday, will go forward progress
sively until all the survivors have
been questioned Already one highly
new bit of testimony bas been OBJ.
tanned from Col. c. G. Hall, Army
observer on board the Shenandoah
that the failure of two of the five en-
gines probably made more certain
the drawing Of the airship into the
vortex of the storm. through which
she could not live.
There had been no previous direct
testimony that the failure of these
engines, one because of a cracked
cylinder and the other because of
radiator leakage, furnished a posi-
BILE contributing cause to the disaster.
Likewise direct testimony was OBJ
tained to support the theory of
Comdr. Sidney Kraus, that there was
structural failure in the ship itself
before the control car finally fell
r1y f0r
that 1t was the breaking away of
control car that really caused the
Shenandoah to founder.
It has been more clearly established.
Evening star., 1925-09-25
MACMILLAN CRAFT
SAFE FROM GALES
Peary and Bowdoin, in Storm
Area, Report by Radio
to Capital.

Severe gales are whipping the
northern coasts, where the Macmillan
Arctic expedition ships Peary and
Bowdoin are cruising, but both vessels
are safe, the Peary reported today in
a wireless dispatch to the National
Geographic Society.
The Bowdoin, after being out of
wireless touch with the Peary for 4S
hours, was located In a cove off the
Greenland coast. near Godthaab. wait
ing for the gales to subside. The
Peary Is in the vicinity of Battle
Harbor, Labrador.
Some uneasiness was felt aboard
the Peary for a time because Of fail
ure to establish radio communication
with the Bowdoin, but this was ac-
complished last night and fragmen-
tary messages came through telling
Of the latter ships safety.