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Evening star., 1926-12-12
Miss George
Washington

COLLEEN MoORE's next picture"
will be Miss George Washing-
ton," according to announcement by
John Mccormick, producer and gen
eral manager Of West Coast produc-
ton for First National. The story f.
based on three-act comedy -dra ma
by Lewis Allen Browne.
Miss George washington" win be
the third of Miss Moore's current se.
ries, which was inaugurated by Twin
kletoes," the colorful Limehouse story
by Thomas Burke. The fourth In this
group probably win be "Bennie," an.
other comedy.dramA.
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California Mountaineers

MOTION picture producers in Cali.
a. fornia have overlooked a promis.
ing story field at their very doorstep,
said Jack Holt, following his return
from q location trip in the high
Sierras.
why" asked Holt. hasn't some
one written and some one produced
the saga Of the California mountain.
eers, those hardy characters who live
In the rugged Sierras that wall of
the Golden State from it's Eastern
neighbors? Mountaineers always have
been favorite characters in fiction,
but from reading John Fox or Harold
Bell Wright and other specialists In
hieh-altitude literature. one would
think all the mountains were in Vir'
ginia or Kentucky or Missouri.
"The California mountaineer il fully
~ colorful and picturesque as his
Eastern or Southern cotemporary
I have made three pictures. The
laundering Herd North Of S6,
and now The Man OF the Forest.
that haye taken me into the high
periods of two weeks to two months
"The lives of the people who live
In these hills would make good screen
or book material. The feud OF the
owens River Valley folk with the city
Of Los Angeles over the water rights
In the valley, with its story Of night
riding, dynamiting ana bitter ntiga.
ton, and the enforced migration OF q
people from the homes they had found.
ed on the desert would make q thrill.
ing melodramA in itself.
"The people in those hills think
nothing of travelling 100 miles to 60
to Q dance, over roads on which q
snake would have to back up to make
the turns. They whirl their cars
around the lodges at a speed that
makes the stranger resolve to lead q
better life.
They have unique standards OF
hospitality and there are some fasci
pating personalities among them tina,
should be characterized for the screen
IF I ever get time away from act
ing. I'm going into that country
and live the natives life to acquire
material for a California mountain
production
Evening star., 1926-12-12

HEREAFTER all directors under
contract to Paramount, the first
organization to conduct school Of
acting" as a means Of solution, will
be charged with the responsibility Of
developing one new face for the screen
every year
AS Paramount has an average OF a
score Of directors under contract con-
tinuosly, 1t means that 20 newcomers
will be singled out annually for train
ing and development toward the
coveted goal Of stardom.
Directors have been given to
says B. n. Schulberg,
that to develop a new face WHICH
will find favor with the public will be
considered Of as great value to the
company as the production Of a good
box ONCE picture.
Panmount's willingness to meet the
demand for new faces" in this man
ner, he stated, is largely the result of
the success OF the Paramount Pictures
School. in which 1s young people. Sc
lected from all parts Of the country
and without previous film experience,
Evening star., 1926-12-12

Charles Bickford has been engaged
Tor Chicago" the new Jeanne Eagels
play now in reheasal.
sunny" ended Is months engage.
ment In New York last night. After
q weeks vacation for the Marylyn
Miller musical comedy company 1t
will open in Philadelphia.
In the cast OF Yours Truly" the
musical comedy which Gene Buck is
producing, will be Anastasia Reilly,
Geneva Hayes Mitchell, Ann Green
way and Theodore Babcock.
Laurette Taylor will open in vaude-
Vile in Chicago tonight in THE Come.
dienne," a one-act play by her hus-
band. j. Hartley Manners.
Lillian Foster is to appear in the
second production Of Beyond Evil"
which was received with jeers by it's
audience last Spring, but which will
demonstrate the triumph of hope over
experience by returning this season.
Media Harrigan. daughter of Ned
and sister of William Harrigan, has
supplanted Mary Fowler as Manuela
in THE Squall,' now running in New
York. Miss Harrigan was the leading
woman at the Lakewood Theater at
Skowhegan, Me-, last Summer and
played this part in the original pro-
duction.
A play called THE Captured" by
James A. Osborne, Is to be taken into
New York under the direction Of the
author and Leslie Morosco. 1t Is
characterized as "a sensational do
mestic drama
Martin Browns new play will hence.
forth be known as cit Is Love" In.
stead of Body and Soul" This piece,
which has Florence Rittenhouse as its
principal player. is described as "the
romance of a come-on for a speak.
easy"
Will Rogers. who appeared last
wednesday night at Carnegie Hall.
New York, for the benefit of the New
York Visiting Committee. sent a check
for $500 to that institution for one
seat. It. was labeled proudly. For
my wife to hear me-"
Polly of Hollywood" a musical
comedy by Will Morrissey and Ed
Josephs, was put in rehearsal last
week by the former. A strong cast
has been secured.
Few Can Do It." play by Arthur
week by Robert ". Newman.
"A Rough Diamond" adapted from
the French by Stanley Logan, was
given it's initial presentation in Balti:
more last Monday night. Leo Garlic
has the leading role and Mana Bryant
and Vivian Tobin are also in the cast.
After the opening Of This Woman
Business" in New York last Tuesday.
DR.. Louis Sunshine started work on
his production of "Burlesque." This
is the piece written by George Man.
ker, author of THE Naked Truth" and
i ''Hot Air."
Ruth Hawthorne and Louise Con.
nell have collaborated on a play which
will be produced in London soon after
the holidays. It's title is "The Queen
Bee" Miss Hawthorne was, with
Mary Kennedy. co-author Of that en-.
gAgtng and persuasive comedy called
MRS. Partridge Presents" which
Gutherie McClintic produced two sea-
sons ago.
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How to Make Europe Happy

to be done before we achieve an era
Of good feeling and understanding.
II think this Is an opportune time
to promote an international stock
company that would include players
from all countries and produce pic
lures in France. Germany, England,
Italy and Spain as well as in America.
probably the main point Of differ
ence in the viewpoint of, the Euro.
pean and the American producer Is
that the European generally fails to
recognize the value Of personalities In
pictures, call these personalities stars.
featured players or what you will.
1.-THE point is that we must have
personalities that draw at the box
once. AZ soon as the European pro.
ducer provides players that become
popular in the United States. he will
not have the slightest difaculty in get
ting a showing for his product here"
Evening star., 1926-12-12

. ICHARD A. ROWLAND, produc-
- ton manager of First. National Pic-
lures. after a five.week stay In Eu-
rope, where he visited England.
France, Germany and italy. has
advanced ideas for the solution OF
difIiculties existing between the pro
ducers abroad and in America.
Now, and for some time past, there
has been a disposition on the part OF
foreign governments to limit the ex.
port of American products on the
ground that it is preventing the deyel'
opment Of their home picture indus
try. Also foreign motion picture men
contend that their pictures have been
virtually boycotted in America.
my recent visit in European
countries" said Mr.. Rowland, "con.
vinced me that although there is q
more conciliatory spirit than existed
year or SO ago. there remains much
Evening star., 1926-12-12
Stage Presentations

SINCE the movie has sought to
build UP its fortunes with the
assistance Of vaudeville, which it calls
stage presentations" the latter have
become a special industry apart.
Slowly but surely the big vaudeville
stars are being enlisted in the new
enterprize until 1t In not unlikely that
they may top the picture interest.
Recent announcements from the
Loew Presentation Chain, which has
a unit in Washington, state that Gus
Edwards is about to lead a more pre-.
tentious revue into photoplay houses
than he has yet presented in vaude.
Vile, and It is promised that the
great Nora Bayes will vie with the
famous Irene Franklin in winning
new laurels in stage presentations
de luxe"
The season 10 yet early, and even
shrewd guessers are at sea as to its
possibilities before a warm wave sets
In.
Evening star., 1926-12-12
Teaching Farmers
by Film

PARIS, December II OD-The min.
istry of agriculture has organized an
educational film service for the remote
country districts
So far there is library Of $4,000
films showing modern and economical
methods Of farming. stock raising.
food preservation and storing. public
and private hygiene and child welfare.
The pictures are shipped free to
anybody who can show he can make
good use of them.
Evening star., 1926-12-12
Famous Ufa Director

ALEXANDER KORDA has arrived
"A in southern California; likewise his
wife, Maria Corda. Both are to do
their first picture work in America at
the Burbank studios Of First National
Productions, he as director, she as
an actress.
Korda ia a noted Ufa director.
one of the most successful OF Ger.
man megaphone experts. His charm
ing wife, who for professional reasons
spells her last name with a CO. in
stead of "K.' Is the most famous
Of German screen artists.
Korda received the international
Film Exchange award for brilliant
work in 1920.
Evening star., 1926-12-12
Will Leave Pictures
A DMIRERS OF Jobyna Ralston prob
- ably will Gee her for <hA last tiyna

A DMrRERs Of Jobyna Ralston prob
"a ably will see her for the last time
az Harold Lloyd's leading woman in
The Kid Brother"
For three years, beginning with
why Worry?" Miss Ralston has ap.
peared in every Lloyd picture. Now
her contract has expired, and with
the opportunities confronting her for
stardom on her own account, Miss
Ralston has decided to cast her lot in
the dramatic field. She has received
a f1attering number Of offers from
producers. The kindly things critics
have been saying about her for the
last three years are now about to
bear fruit.
Miss Ralston. who halls from the
Tennessee hills, was a featured
player in musical comedy. Trained
under the supervision Of Ned Way.
burn. She played in a number Of his
successful musical comedies, and Just
before going West to try her luck in
pictures she had q featured role in
Two Little Girls in Blue"
Evening star., 1926-12-12
Will Film Dead
Authors Story

THE last literary composition Of
Larry Evans. we'll known maga-
zine writer. who died recently, will
be adapted for the movies.
The story, Down Our Way" which
was published in a popular magazine
not long ago. was bought by r. Il. o.
to be made into special Gold Bond
production for the sea son of 1928.
1t is expected that a leading cinema
star will be secured for the principal
role, although no director or cast has
been designated as yet.
Evening star., 1926-12-12

The retitling of Ufa's production Of
Faust" which is being released by
Metro o-Goldwyn.Mayer in Washington
this afternoon. IL said to he fine piece
Of work. All continental photoplays
have to be translated or rewritten be.
fore they can be released in the United
States. owing to the foreign language
titles Of the original production.
Evening star., 1926-12-12

Elinor Giyn Is now writing an
original story for Betty Bronson to
be called "Ritzy."
Evening star., 1926-12-12

New Year eve an extra midnight
performance will be given In each Of
the A theaters constituting the Mu.
tual Burlesque Association circuit
Based on the experiences OF the past
several seasons, the total gross re.
rAiYafa will reach 800. 600.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-26

mammoth barbecue at Buena Vista
Park, near the steel plant, and all le-
gionnaireS in the District have been
invited to the party, with an invita-
ton also extended for any male friends
they desire to bring.
An elaborate menu, entertainment
program and general get-together
around roasted steers will comprise
the list Of activities for the evening.
The committee serving under Mai.
Donovan consists of Joseph J. Stein.
Maurice A. Mcdonnell, NJ. b. McDon-
nell, Henry NJ. Jet. Frank l.. Gibson.
Thomas Costello, Kin Carroll. Frank
L. Gibson, A r. Thompson and Thorn
as J. Murray.
Plans for building a. Summer club
house for Costello Post were launched
at a meeting Tuesday night, when
Comdr. William Mitchell appointed q
committee, headed by Past" Post
Comdr. Thomas D. Walsh, to make ar
rangements for such a project. Other
members of the committee named
were Past Department Comdr. Julius
I. Peyser. J. H. Bean. Joseph B.
Byrnes and J. Blake Gordon.
Impetus to this proposal was fur
nished by a motion of the post author
izing A. n. Halper. Richard O'Brien
dnU ~ JdChSOil. do Il uSIOCSs ~
take title to land near Chain Bridge
which the post has already purchased.
Announcement Of the following COM
mittee personnel was made by Comdr.
Mitchell at the last meeting:
Welfare-Curtis A Jackson, chair
man, w. L. Peake and Maurice A. Nc
Donnell. Neutrality-suspicious. NJ. Jet,
chairman; D. J. Donovan. W. 3.
Scrimger, Thomas J. Murray and John
H. O'Connell. Resolutions-D. j. Don
ovan. chairman; J. N. Halper. I. c.
Moller, Richard A. O'Brien and M. c..
Strahorn. Entertainment-kfn Car
roll. chairman; Rev. Francis J. Hur-
ney. Thomas J. Murray, Frank L..
Gibson and John c. Chevalier, Pub
licity-D. s. Ring, chairman; Frederic
William Vile and Edward T. Pollard.
Auditing-W. B. Scrimger, chairman;
Robert II. Lacey and E. E. Naylor.
Athletics--Harvey l.. Miller, chair
man: Harold F. Fogarty and Robert
Morris. Director of music-Henry
LOVeleSs
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treasurer, Miss Dorothy Berlin; chap
lain, Mrs. Emma G. Steed: secretary.
Miss Hazel F. Monroe: conductress,
Miss Esther Berlin; guard, Mrs. Ida
Dalton. They were also installed.
Members of the ladies auxiliaries of
other posts in the city were present as
well as the post members. Dept.
Comdr. Charles H. Kelley gave talk
Pom the good being done by the auxil-
iaries. Remarks were also made by
Comdr. Pierce Of National Capital
Post No. 127, Veterans of Foreign
Wars. and Senior Vice Comdr. st.
jacques and Junior Vice Comdr.
Thomas of Equality-Walter Reed Post
spoke for the post and offered their
services in cooperation. Entertain
ment was furnished by Miss Aimee
Steinmetz. soprano. accompanied at
the piano by Steve Garrity. A cornet
solo was rendered by Lawrence Dunn.
Refreshments were served.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-26

Arrangements for the most preten-
tious celebration Of birthday in the
history of Costello Post, American
Legion. were completed last night ny
the barbecue committee. headed ny
Mai. Daniel J. Donovan.
The celebration, commemorative the
seventh anniversary of the founding
of the most. will take the shape of
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The London Bobby.
From the Kansas City Times.

From the Kansas CITY Times.
Servants of tyranny was the
epithet hurled by agitators at the first
English police when they were brought
into existence nearly century ago by
Robert Peel's police act. The suppress
sion of all liberty was one of the least
Of the evil intentions with which the
trainers Of the act were credited, and
opposition became furious.
When a rumor that the police were
to be armed was spread, all London
was p1astered with such pBacards as
Liberty or Death! Englishmen, Brit
ons Honest Men. Six thousands cut
lasses have been removed from the
Tower. for the use Of Peel's bloody
gang. These damned police are now
to be armed. Englishmen. will you put
up with this?"
They did, and, finding all the insinu-
atoms against the new force quite
without foundation, quickly dubbed
the policeman Robert, after his politi-
cal creator, and the Boobies" have
been held in respect and even affection
ever since.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars.

At a recent meeting held at Pythian
Temple, the Ladies' Auxiliary OF
Equality-Walter Reed Post, No. 2S4
Veterans of Foreign Wars, was reor
ganized. The meeting vas called to
order by Mrs. Mary Lucas. Stats
deputy for the District of Columbia
and as soon as the new members were
obligated, nominations were made fol-
the election of officers. The following
officers were elected: President, Mrs
Florence Hollis: senior vice president
Mrs. Jesse F. Thomas; Junior vice
president, Mrs. Bernadette st. Jacques
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-26

HaNin: covered itself with glory at
the recent rifle matches at SeaSlrt.
y. j.. and at Camp Meade. Nd. the
rife team representing the local
Guard has been sent 10 Fort EustlS.
Va. 10 participate in the Old Do
minion championship rife and pistol
tournament, which started Friday and
ends today 1t was at first thought
that it would not be possible to send
the team 10 these matches, but when
IL was seen that they had done such
good work at the other matches. 1t
was decided that they would be dis
patched to Virginia. The matches are
being directed by Col. Joseph p.
Tracy, United States Coast Artillery
Corps.
The team sent ito the Virginia
matches is composed OF the IoIlowlng
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-26

Maj Edward H. Grove, Infantry
headquarters comma ndant and pro-
vost marshal, has been designated to
investigate all court-martial charges
preferred against members of the Goth
Division Special Troops in the Dis
trict of Columbia National Guard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-26

Australians mounted 200 times AS
many new American motor cycles
last year as they did in 1913
Evening star., 1926-09-09
POLICEWOMAN GIVEN
TRIAL BOARD DELAY
Mrs. Louise F. Kelly's Attorney Ill
When Case Is Called-Negiect
of Duty Charged.

Mrs. Louise r. Kelly, veteran po
licewoman, was called before the po-
lice trial board today on charges Of
neglect of duty and untruthful state
ments to superior in that she was
said To have reported herself hy tele-
phone and in writing on certain posts
OF duty dullnc the latter part of June
when i'm reality she was at home and
At Other places than those described.
The case WAS continued because of
the absence ol Mrs. keiiy's attorney.
Bertrand Emerson. ir.. on account
Of illness. Harold +. Stephenson, ap-
pearinG for Mr.. Emerson before the
trial board. stated that he felt certain
the attorney would be able t% alAoear
next week and the case went over
until next Thul SdaN.
Evening star., 1926-09-09
Farrow Also Had Record as an In.
dian Fighter.

TONS RIVER. y. j., September .
R.-Edward s. Far-ow of Pinewald.
reported to have dropped dead in
New York today. was a West Point
classmate of Gen. PershiDe and a
famous Indian fighter.
He acquired Pinewald in 1887. in
the hope Of establishing there home
for retired Army officers. but the
properfy has been the subject Of
litigatio with developers.
Captured Indian Tribe.
Farrow distinguished himself in
1872 by the capture of a tribe of In
dians. known as the Sheepeaters. on
the Salmon River. Idaho. For this
exploit the young lieutenant received
tho thanks of Gen. William Tecumseh
Sherman. then in command ofs the
Army of the West. He was recon- :
mended for brevets for conspicuous
bravery. energy and soldierly con-
duct" in Nez Pierce, Bannock, Pieut
and other Indian campaigns.N
In 1880 he was made instructor of
military tactics at West Point, where
he completed and published Farr9w' s
Military Encyclopedia.
He was credited with the invention
Of toxic gases and the gas grenade
and in 1919 published book on gas
warfare. He also was the author of
works on riots and riot duty and on
American Guns in the War With
Germany" and of many signed en-
cyclopedia articles.
Explored Eastern Oregon.
Leaving West Point in 1883. he de-
voted his time To military engineering
and exploring ,of mining districts. He
explored eastern Oregon. the Snake
River territory of southwestern Idaho,
the Appalachian fields in Virginia
gold and copper deposits in the Black
Hills of North Dakota, mica deposits
of Maine. and also reported on the
Pa Canal.
He was born at Snow Hill. Md.
Evening star., 1926-09-09
THREE YOUNG WOMEN
HELD IN RUM CASES
Man Also Accused With Them Of
Transporting and Possessing
Liquor Illegally.

Three young women and one man
were arrested on charges OF trans
portation and illegal possession of
total of 40S quarts of Nquor. and two
automobiles alleged to ehave been
Transporting ii were seized by police
yesterday in two operations.
Detective Howard Ogle arrested Ma
rie May Martin, 25 years old, giving an
address on Columbia road between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets. and
Ethel De Kosski. %, giving an address
on M street near Fourth street. in
a small coupe, alleged to have been
carving 16S quarts near Third and
Z streets southwest Both were
charged with transporting and illegal
possession of the liquor and were re.
leased on 81, 900 bond each.
Sergt. George Little, with Police
men Murray, Deyoe and others Of
the flying squadron arrested r. +.
Bittner. alias Cecil NJ. Litton, 26
years old, of 9l7 East Capitol street
and Miss Lorraine Williams. "a years
old, of 5l1 + street. on charges of
transporting and possession of 240
quarts Of liquor. on Bladensburg road
yesterday A leak was noticed after
the car went over bump and police
stopped the machine for an investiCa
tion. Bittner was also charged with
failure to exhibit an operators per-
NIT. :.
interested In striped and broadcaded
Evening star., 1926-09-09
CAPITAL HEALTHY CITY.
90 Deaths. or Rate of 9S Per 1000,
Last Week Reported.

Washington was one of the health
lest cities IN the United States last
week. with total of 80 deaths, and a
death rate of 9.S per 1000 popula
ton. the Commerce, Department an.
nounced today.
For the corresponding week last
year there were 1903 deaths. or a rate
of .11.3 per 1000 population Fourteen
Evening star., 1926-09-09
Nurses Allowed Perfume.

CHICAGO. September . PT-No
more will patiepts and visitors COM
plain that certain hospital corridors
are tooSwelf sprayed with disinfect-
ants, for the American Hospital Asso-
citation yesterday ruled that nurses
may now use perfume, providing 1t is
mild"
Evening star., 1926-09-09
Mississippi Editcr Dies.

GREENV1LLE, Miss, September 9
P.-L. P. Smith, 81 years old, editor
and founder of the Democrat. Times
of Greenville. and for 20 years a mem.
ber of the Mississippi Legislature,
died at his home here early today.
Evening star., 1926-09-09

of the deaths last week were OF In.
fants under year. Fifty.nine of the
deaths were of white. and 40 Of col
ored
Evening star., 1926-09-09
!. EDWARD FARR0W
REPORTED DEAD
%
Famous as Indian Fighter
and CIassmate of Pershing
at West Point.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 9. - A
man, believed to be Edward Farrow
II years old, a real estate operator
Of Pinewald. n. j., died suddenly of
apopleXy today in Columbus avenue.
CLASSMATE OF PERSHING.
Evening star., 1926-09-09

Natives of Sumatra are becoming
interested in striped and broadcaded
rayon goods
Evening star., 1926-09-09

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i clothes can get until you've tried this
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Give up that washboard for good. Give
up bar soaps powders, chips. From now
on your washday will be easy.
Get Rinse from your grocer. This gram
ulated soap is all you need on washday.
The safe laundry soap
See what thick, creamy suds it gives,
how soft and nice it makes the water.
Soak the whole weeks wash in these
cleansing suds-and watch the dirt float
off! No scrubbing. No hard rubbing at
all. Clothes soak whittier and brighter
than you could rub them!
Rinso is easy on the hands and abso>
1utely safe for your finest cottons and
linens. Contains no acids, bleaches or
harmful chemicals.