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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-16
JUSTICE DEPT.
AIDS TENANTS
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He has been apprised of President
Coolidge's interest in the legisla-
ton and expects to have it on the
Sena te program Of legislation which
is mandatory before adjournment.
The fact that the WhaIey rent
bill will have a preferred position
given to 1t by the Senate steering
committee greatly increases the
prospect Of its passage. In pre-
vious fights for a rent law in the
District the legislation was at the
mercy Of filibusters and other
tactics intended to delay and OBJ,
struct enactment. With the steer
ing committees support it can be
held before the Senate as the un
finished business If necessary ard
kept there until a vote is reached.
Regardless Of how bitter the fight
may be against it, 1t now seems
to be assured that the bill will not
be lost in the legislative shuttle
and congestion during the closing
weeks of the session.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-16
Girl Was ''Nutty About
Night Life and Booze"
Says Cafe Musician

Los ANGELES, Cal, Jan. TO-
Bright lights and plenty of liquor.
That was the creed of Dorothy
Ellingson, sixteen-year-o girl kill
er, according to Keith Lord, cafe
banjo player, formerly of San Fran
cisco, who today told what he knew
Of the girl known here as Dorothy
Rouse.
THAT seemed to be her ambition
life and booze" said Lord.
Lord appeared anything but ex-
cited when the news of the girls
confession was given to him.
''Nutty" About wild Life.
She told them she did the
shooting, did she?" he said. "WelI,
it's too bad. knew her in Frisco,
and knew that she was nutty about
wild parties and night life with lots
of liquor, but / never knew she
was the kind to do any shooting"
That's how Lord summed it up.
He was cleaning a valuable banjo
when he told all he knew about the
girl and did not stop for a minute,
unless it was to emphasize a re-
mark.
az met her when I was working
at the New Shanghai Cafe, just on
continued, land was introduced to
her by Harry Chinitz, another must
clan. She told me she was nine
teen, and she looked the part. So
phistication was written all over
her. We went out to places sew
eral times, she and I. and I learn
ed very soon her idea of life was
the bright lights and plenty of
liquor. That seemed to be her
ambition. Life and booze.
Said Mother was Dead.
-She told me her mother was
dead and that she lived with friends
by the name of Ellingson.
Yes, it is true that the police
found q letter from me in which
I offered to send her money for
her fare to Los Angeles, and I
wrote it because she wrote first
and said she was going to leave
San Francisco and come here. As
far as any love affair is concerned.
there's nothing TO that In fact,
We weren't even good friends. l
knew her, that's ALL
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WANT1AW
NEVkE/

HERE ARE FEW OF THE NEW
WANTS APPEARING IN TODAY'S
CLASSIFIED SECTION:
WILL the party who lost gray
overcoat Friday morning phone
KENTUCKY AVE- $. E-severaI
new houses for sale; special
features; garage in cellar.
KEYS lost, or on ring, at
Polls Wednesday.
MEN-Three, neatly dressed for
permanent outside sales work.
14TH g. THOMAS CIRCLE
rooms, kitchen and bath un-
furnished apartment for rent,
$50.
FORD light delivery. 1924, for
sale; used months.
COLUMBIA ROAD-Two rooms and
bath; $40 month.
FORD Tudor sedan, 1924, for sale;
$4,000; terms.
o ST. n. W.-Large room for rent,
twin beds.
STENOGRAPHER - With general
office experience; apply.
FOB FURTHER DETAILS TURN II
THE CLASSIFIED SECTION
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-16
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
TO START CONSTRUCTION

Having entirely wiped out its in.
debtedness Georgetown University
will begin the long anticipated build.
ing program in the spring, it was
announced today.
A new college dormitory and a
classroom building will be the first
units of the new plant erected.
During the next two years build.
ings for the medical and dental
schools will follow.
The new dornitory as planned
will provide rooms for 240 more
pupils. The other new building will
provide eight class rooms and addi-
tional space for the military depart
ment
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-16
ASKS NEW PARKING PLAN
FOR WISCONSIN AVENUE

George f. Merritt, of the
Bureau of Standards, has suggested
to Major William L. r. CovelI,
Assistant Engineer Commissioner,
that street car tracks on Wisconsin
avenue be layed on both sides of
the avenue instead Of in the
center.
Mr.. Merritt says this arrange
ment will expedite traffic: He pro-
poses that sufficient space be left
for parking between the curb and
tracks, thus affording center
boulevard for automobile traffic.
The suggestion will be considered
at a public hearing next month.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-16
Jazz Enslaved Girl
Weak-M Minded Moron, !"
Welfare Worker Saws
By LES CONKLN.
international News Service,

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-"The Dor
othy Ellingson case is the worst
ever heard gilmore shocking by
far than any of the 5000 I have
handled
That was the comment today of
Miss Stella A. Miner, director of
the Girls Security League Of Amer
lea and nationally known welfare
worker, on the confession Of Dor
othy ElIingson, sixteen, of San
Francisco. that she killed her moth
Or to clear the way for her dance
down the aisle of jazz.
Miss Miner, who has come into
contact with girls from every walk
Of life during her seventeen years
experience in welfare work, charac-
terized the shooting as the act of
q 'feeble+minded diseased moron"
81 have studied girls who were
thieves. moral deganerates and
criminals of the lowest type" she
comprehension.
Mind of Sfx-YeaF-OId.
THE girl evidently was carried
away by her primitive Instincts
her desires were those of girl Of
sixteen, but her mind was that of
q si1-year-old. Probably she would
have shot her mother when pre-
vented from carrying out any in
tensB desire"
Miss Miner said she saw no sim
narity between the tragedy and the
Loeb-Leopold case.
Loeb and Leopold were over de-
veloped mentally while this girls
mentality was under-develOped," she
said.
Asked if she believed the Jazz
craze was entirely responsible 1or
|. the crime, Miss Miner said:
~'@.'No-society is TO blame. II So
ciety did it's full share in welfare
work, it would get hold of these
girls before they get in trouble.
We should find out and take care
Of their difficulties before it is too
late.
Could Have Saved Her.
IAN ounce of prevention is
worth a pound of cure. Girls don't
become wicked all at once. Dor,
othy Ellington must have been in
trouble before. At the first sign
that she is delinquent or feeble
minded, girl should be placed
where she cannot get into more
serious difficulties.
Psychological exa am n a o n +
should be given in all grades al
school for pupils whose mentality
Is low. This is now being done iT
several grammar schools and high
schools in New York State
1.-The child who is Enthusiastically
q moron or a degenerate should bt
placed in a colony for the feeble
minded and kept there for life. W.
have done this with quite a few
boys and girls in New York State
but unfortunately the parents in
Eariably want to have their chill
GrOn home for Christmas. or fol
some such reason and will MAKE
every effort TO get them out of TIT
institution"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-16
China Making Pictured

The process and history of the
making of LAnOx China was shown
in motion pictures last night at
the City Club under the auspices
of Dulin & Martin. Before the pic
lures, the executives and personnel
of the firm had dinner in the blue
room. The address of welcome was
delivered by Mr.. Martin.
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PENN ALUMNI HERE
TO HONOR FRANKLIN

A committee of the local alumni
society of the University of Penn
sylvania, tomorrow at 1890 o'clock,
will lay a wreath on the statue of
Benjamin Franklin, Tenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue, the oc.
casion being the 219th anniversary
of the birth Of Franklin,
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tributing to the delinquency of a
minor, and later the charge against
Chinitz was changed to a statutory
offense.
As a precaution against possible
suicide, Policewoma1 Sullivan spent
the night in the girls cell.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-16
Bill for New Judge Signed

President Coolidge today signed a
bill authorizing the appointment of
an additional Federal judge for the
district Of Indiana.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-16

I ployment. Attorneys Walter c.
Balderston and W. e. Lester ap-
peared for Doctor Hawley and At
torney E. D. Pine represented Doc
tor Erickson.
Evening star., 1925-08-16
Gloria Directs.
GLORIA swANsoN's first e

GLORIA SWANSON'S first effort
as a director was staged at
Dobbs Ferry. n. Y, a few days ago
on the estate of Mrs. Harry de w.
Wilde for sequence in ''The Coast
of Folly"
All the rest of this production was
made under Allan Dwan's direction
in California, but it was found impos-
sible to get a workable automobile of
the vintage of 1890 out there. When
the company returned East a Haynes
car was located at Springfield, Mass.
1t was one of those one-lungers that
snap the head like a whip when they
start-with the emphasis on the
when. 1t took three days to drive it
down from Springfield to Dobbs
Ferry, and regular automobile fol
lowed to push it up the hills.
1t was cloudy the next day in New
York, so Mr.. Dwan decided not to at
tempt to make the scene. He phoned
the studio and learned the camera
men had departed half hour before.
Then he phoned Miss Swanson's farm
and learned she was on her way to
Dobbs Ferry.
A half hour later Miss Swanson
telephoned to him that she was at the
place, that the automobile was chug-
ging, that the camermen were ready
and the sun was shining.
Go ahead and make the scene -
advised Mr. Dawn.
She did, directing 1t herself. And
1t is said 1t was we'll done.
Evening star., 1925-08-16
Props and Art.

OVER at the Paramount Long
~ Island Studio. where Herbert
Brenon is filming Barrie's "A Kiss
for Cinderella" a large statue of the
Venus de Milo is one of the important
props"
The technicalities of photography
made IL necessary to get statue
which was divided into cross sections
50 that part of the lady could be re-
moved for close-ups and so forth.
When they were arranging the set
just before the shootin', one of the
prop men was put to work to uncrate
Venus and assemble her.
He tenderly lifted out piece after
piece, and, after much cogitation and
scratching of the head, he finally got
her put together. But. still he didn't
seem satisfied.
Something was wrong. He searched
carefully through the large packing
case and began to rummage through
the excelsior on the floor. every now
and then looking at the statue with
worried expression. Mr.. Brenon
happened TO pass him and noticed his
haraSSed air.
What's wrong, old man." the di-
rector inquired.
We'll, l don't know, exactly" re-
piled the prop man. II unpacked
that statue as careful as l could. and
got her together all right, but, by
gosh, | can't find her arms any
where"
Evening star., 1925-08-16
NATIONAI-"Kiki."

David Belasco's strikingly success
full heart comedy "Kiki." which made
Lenore Ulric famous and Mr.. Belasco
richer. is the offering this week by
the National Theater Players, begin
ming tomorrow night.
"Kiki" made dramatic history in
France, and duplicated the pages of
that history in America. It's COM
bined runs in these two countries
and in England verge close onto six
years.
Mr.. Belasco adapted the play from
the French version of Andre Picard.
He confessed at the outset that Kiki
is something of puzzle and that.
throughout his translation, he was
perpleXed by her various moods. In
fact" said Belasco, "she wanted
knowing"
There are endless facets to Kiki's
nature which can be, but rarely are,
detected at the first glimpse. She is
a sort of def to analysts, and it is
this same cryptic in her makeup
that lures playgoers to second and
third vfewings. Generally, though,
Kiki's is a universal silhouette that
compels instant recognition. She has
prototypes in every city and hamlet
in the world.
Briefly the story is that of a pretty
Partisan chorus girl fired from her
Job for the very impulses that make
her fascinating. She is taken up by
a manager, temporarily at odds with
his own girl. first as means to in
cite jealousy, and, finally, under
circumstances he cannot coptrol. In
the end, Kiki, a cuffed and kicked
gamin from Montmartre, has waivers
on the biggest theatrical entrepreneur
in Paris.
Leneta Lane, leading woman of
the National Theater Players, has
essayed a great variety of roles dur
ing her sojoJrn with the Players in
the Capital. Not at any time how
ever, has she approached such a tax
on her talents as Kiki will levy. and
National fans are bound to watch her
meet the big test with interest.
Evening star., 1925-08-16
News wsandComment
BIZ w. II. Landvoiqt.

LONG OF THE Movie Season." Off
ciay in our midst and even before an impending coal strike has
narrowing
the theatrical 1t always good know what
going happen then And
for
unurd with chOscuro OF smiles and symbolic OF
really Dominating
with phorc pnude that characteristic well omnou
the herald OF the Shube Just how much OF will this
difficult conjecture but the recital OF the list OF plays and
plaques been will help furnish conversation
the kte when the OF the weather begins pail The
ece menu the National lheater affords closer conjecture OF what
while the sporadic individual
particular
does not help improve the quality OF the small talk OF the
watchful Prov
dence guide the that the banquet which will spread
THE statistics inform that than
he t n50y4OS the H N a9 % w d @ in the sum sn
the N MAY es sRd Snds m ss With the 2e 0 e
rather clearly establish the contention that Westminster
The eompm@nt @ eSmmenda'on alton OF Mr.
Pubic and con6rmaon
G3 % S bs tsS the E M
hope fst Mr. doSaa 6 guessing
here will prompt him to repeat his experiment next year
''CHIcKEN FEED them laugh slice OF lie in
X, S a he
sests know What
sys Gi eoedy laugh them because
T b!e & M W for tho s hs s
o 0ms ] % om % T5 e really " ont h has TO- bn SG T e
don't know it And there you are
THE phoopay offerings for the current week the first OF The Greater
trav They present Lillian Gish Rqmola George Eiot
charming little nearly lost her life Percy Mmont whose
the
actor in The Street Forgotten rejection Bowery
e ssE NV Win o a viii iy
to
their best forward s the public demand
FROM the the northwsTd the
the the producing field of the firm Of Wagenhal
of Resurrection Seven Days Paid
Ful and This Bat will identify them this time with Lovely Lady by
which
Pulitzer in 1917 Lovely Lady writes Charles Wahburn of the
publicity will debut
Polls September A. with Cara Monterey who will bring her slick
September "A about month off and that will be three weeks
Lovely Lady will have premiere New York
II
of of
proudly
House
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Evening star., 1925-08-16
KEITHs-"Odiva. the Water Queen

Heading the bill at b. r. Keith's
Theater this week is "Odiva, the
Water Queen" seen in a spectacular
presentation with the human seals,
offered by Capt. Adams. This act has
a special stage setting which gives
the impression of being out of doors
with huge rocks for the diving
perches and a high waterfall pouring
into the tank, which is disguised as
a lake.
Meyer Golden will present as the
feature his latest production, Master
piece" with gorgeous costumes and
scenery, and including in the cast
Semenova, Martinez, Mari, Sevillia,
Bolakoff, Voljanin and WinneI.
A musical feature will be offered
by Rae Eleanor Ball, violinist, and
her brother, celloist, called, Moments
Musical; others are Bert Gordon and
company in "A Recital Classique";
Fortunello & Cirillino, Italian clowns,
in The Happy Hooligans"; Haynes
and Beck, unique comedians; Meehan
& Newman offering a lively singing,
dancing and talking act mounted with
special scenery, and The Takewa,
Japanese acrobats. known as Nip
pon's Superlative Equilibrists."
The Aesop's Fables, Topics of the
Day and the Pathe News Pictorial
will complete the bill.
EARLE-Russian National Orchestra.
The Russian National Orchestra is
announced by the Earle Theater man
agement for the headline attraction
this week. This orchestra is making
a world tour. and has as an additional
feature two solo dancers. Mile. Helene
Sokolskia and Vladimir Routchkovsky,
who offer several dance numbers, ac-
companied by the entire orchestra.
Other acts include wilkins and Will
kins in "Ignotz's Tango Lessons, "
Lane and Byron in "On a Side Street, y
Fisher and Hurst offering Hats and
Things and McGood and Lenzen,
Society Equilibrists.
AS this theater's first picture dur
ing the greater movie season." there
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Evening star., 1925-08-16
METROPOLITAN-'The Desert
Flower"

Crandalls Metropolitan Theater This
week beginning this afternoon, VIII
open the greater movie season with
First Nationals film version of Don
Mullally's play, The Desert Flower,
featuring Colleen Moore, supported by
Lloyd Hughes, and as an extra at
traction, the Stafford Pemberton
Dancers in a choreographic allegory
created by Mr. Pemberton, together
with a new Aesop Fable, the Metro
politan World Survey and musical
program by the Metropolitan Sym
phony, under Daniel Breeskin.
THE Desert Flower" in its action
is said to abound in infectious humor,
romance, pathos and thrills. The cen
trail character is the stepdaughter of
a foreman of a railroad gang work
ing in the Moiave Desert. Into the
boX-car settlement one day comes a
\hobo who seems to be a gentleman
out of luck. Maggie Fortune is the
only one who perceives his superb
ority and in return for her many little
kindnesses he teaches her to read and
write. Then comes the day when the
jealous foreman fires the young man.
Later. however, Maggie fees the place
with her small sister and hikes to the
gold rush town of Bullfrog where she
becomes a sort of aloof pet in Jack
Royals dance hall. 1t is here that
the developments which lead to the
effective climax occur and that Miss
Moore discloses the wide scope Of her
mimetic abilities. Irving Cummings
directed the picture.
The Stafford Pemberton Dancers
comprise Eleanora Peake, Dorothy
Daye, Florence Ambla, Elizabeth
Yeoder, Nina Haynes, June Brandt,
Edna Bishop and Jeanette Helbrig.
Their act will be specially staged and
lighted adding a beautiful touch of
color to the program. 1t will be in
several scenes depicting the % years
of growth of the motion picture from
it's inception to this present greater
movie season."
Mr.. Breeskin's prelude to the
screening of the feature picture will
be Kreisler's Caprice Viennois." with
violin solo passages by Sigmund Zie-
bel. concert master. The theme of the
interpretative score will be West of
the Great Divide" by Ernest Ball, and
the exit number, Let 1t Rain, Let 1t
Pour"
Evening star., 1925-08-16
Three New Departures.
"THE LONE EAGLE" will repre-

"THE LONE EAGLE will repre-
sent a distinct departure for
Rudolph Valentino in three important
respects. He will get away from his
familiar Latin characterization and
play a Russian, the picture will have
more comedy than any other in which
the star has appeared, and in this
picture he fees the amorous adj
Vances of a woman.
Hans Kraly adapted the story from
Alexander Pushkin's novel, and Clar-
ence Brown. the director, is taking
full advantage of all his opportunities
in making Valentines first produc-
ton for United Artists.
In the Russian Characterization the
star wears a Cossack uniform that is
picturesque. Later in the story he
becomes a bandit and presents a dash
ing appearance in less polite garb.
Perhaps the most startling depar
ture is in the running away from the
erotic approach of woman-the
czarina. played by Louise Dresser,
who has at last found herself in
the picture. The young officer brings
a lot of trouble down on his head
when he refuses her attention.
SO there is something new under
the cinematic sun.
Evening star., 1925-08-16
A Stock Attendance Recorc

RY the end of the current week
nearly one-fourth of the citys
population will have seen the National
Theater Players in action.
Box-office figures obtained last night
at the National Theater fix the gross
attendance to date at 1872 ,674, which is
better than an average of 10000 week
ly since the opening late in May.
During the regular season it is un-
usual to encounter such consistency
in a box-office tally. During that
period. of course, the attraction itself
is the main magnet and people either
attend or they do not. The attraction,
naturally, changed, chameleon-like
with the on-rushing weeks and at
tendance figures fluctuate accordingly.
A stock company differs in that, be
ing an establishment that endures for
a number of weeks, it must have both
personnel and play before ii can hope
to last
None can say that the National
Players have not the personnel in tai
ent as well as a repertory of success
ful plays The figures cited are quite
Ioquacious in attesting to this.
Evening star., 1925-08-16
PALACE-"The Street of Forgotten
Men,"

The greater movie season will be
celebrated al Loew's Palace this
week, beginning this afternoon, with
Herbert Brenon's latest photoplay.
The Street OF Forgotten Men"
vivid story dealing with the Bowery
and Fifth avenue Of the late '9Os,
adapted from George Kibbe Turner's
magazine story by John Russell, and
with Percy Marmont, Mary Brian and
Nell Hamilton featured in its three
principal roles. Miss Brian will be
remembered for her work in Peter
Pan" the Barrie fantasy.
THE Street of Forgotten Men" is
the story of a Bowery Cinderella and
of a beggar who lost himself to the
world for love OF her. 1t has been
described by some critics as THE
Miracle Man of 1926" which it
strongly resembles in theme, treat
ment and locale.
Mr.. Marmont is seen as a beggar
king of the Bowery, who promises a
dying woman of the streets to bring
up her 4-year-old daughter with a
chance in life" and who lives to fall
In love with his little ward. who in
turn has fallen in love with an ador-
ing young attorney. Rather than ac-
quaint the girl with the life of her
mother and her lowIy origin, the
beggar resorts to an amazing scheme
to ~effectually destroy all traces of her
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Evening star., 1925-08-16
Plastic Surgery Drama.

DLASTIC surgery drama will bring
William Elliott, former senior
member of the Elliott, Comstock and
Gest combine, back into the produc-
ing field.
The announcement states that one
of his New York Fall productions
will be a play. Still Watch" by
Augustus Thomas, based on plastic
surgery by DIR. Henry J. Schireson,
the Chicago surgeon, who is credited
Evening star., 1925-08-16
Masterpiece"

"MASTERPIECE," Meyer Golden's s
- unusual vaudeville production,
consists of a variety of scenes, each
presented in a spectacular way, with
gorgeous costumes, scenery and spe
cial effects.
A few of the scenes are titled THE
Old Cameo" THE Hold-up," Chinese
Theater in Hongkong" and I'm Spain. :"
There are famous artists in this
company, among them such featured
and well known persons as Lydia
Semenova Qate dancing partner of
that famous master of the Imperial
Russian Ballet, NJ. Mordkin), Bolakoff,
Ruth Mari, Martinez and Sevillia and
Michael Voijanin.