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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-03
Salient Facts

A bank in Portland, Me-. has
installed a periscope as defense
against bandits and burglars. A
small peephole imbedded in bronze
on the street level enables the
police to see into the bank vaults
at any time.
Gold is contained in all sea
water, but in such small quanti-
ties that no process has yet been
devised for recovering it profit
ably.
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isn't it true that the women who
have the most money to spend
with them get it from fathers,
husbands or sweethearts?
How many years Of hard work
and faithful service the average
woman must put in before she can
enjoy the comforts another woman
steps into at once through mar
rage to q successful man!
Even the fame and fortune that
comes to single woman is due to
the interest some man has taken
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and It was set and hard and fill-
ed with the superstition Of man
who was passing through devil
country.
And then suddenly the end Of II
came. A flood Of sunlight burst
in at the windows, and all at
once voices came from ahead,
laugh, shout, and q yell Of re-
ioicing from the bateau, and Joe
Clamart started again the ever
lasting song of the allouette bird
that was plucked of everything It
had. Carrigan found himself
grinning. They were q queer
people. these Decentralization
northerners-still moved by the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-03
The Leaning TOwer of Pisa

THE leaning Pisa is called Of the wonders of the
The is 1873 feet high and the top of is 16 feet
out perpendicular The architects had intention of build
ng such wise.
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in her. It need not necessarily be
a heart interest, but except some
man with money and power recog-
nize her and have faith IN her abil-
ity. how can she hope for oppor.
tunity?
Ambitious women realize the
swift success Of q good marriage,
and in that matrimonial moment
leap into the position and power
that her husband represents and
which no woman can ever hope to
gain In any other Wayl
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An EngrOssing Narrative of the Great
North Woods and the Primitive
People Who Live There
The StOru Thus Far

serg CarrgGn Northwest Mounted Police is sent out
Audemard of
wounded mysterious
bending then slips
OF grIs
finds his
him
Batesse haIfbreed
the who tried 70
batteau While there
BOulain Pierres wife
him wishes friend kill him.
20 teL nm Mnere 81 FeFre Is anu Wnn tnex VIII
Audemad? Boun reveals himself Black Roger the killer for
whom Cagan made his fateful journey Flaming
Roger jOv rascal keeps oigan him
the river to his Chateau B0ulain.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-03
This Day IL Our History

IN day, William Cullen Byant the
~ American poet was born Bryant variouy large
part his work being the pastoral type He editor Of the
New York Evening Post for fifty years
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-22
TABLOID HEAVY
HIT AT THE
EARLE

Eddie Dowling's condensed YER
sion Of sally. Irene and Mary,
at the Earle Theater this week. is
an offering to win the warmest
approval OF the exacting vaude
Vile patron. Featuring few
light songs, some clever dancing
and bright music, the five scenes
in which the act is presented IS
stored with entertaining numbers.
Jere Delaney, as Jimmie Dugan,
ia the star Of a rather clever cast
and his talents fully entitle him to
that honor. Bernice Alderman,
Mabel Kokin, Carol Simpson, Re
becca Ryeford, and d. j. Sullivan
can also be commended for pleas
ing work. Prettily costumed and
having the benefit Of delightful
scenic and lighting effects, the
number from beginning to end is
an excellent one.
Ted Lorraine and Jack Mimic,
Assisted in no small degree by
the charming personality of Mile.
Marie Andre, present a clever
miniature musical comedy, entitled
1.-THE Moth and the Flame"
Bright musical numbers are the
strongest attraction OF this offer
Ing and the work Of the three
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-22
RANK DECEPTION
BY THE PEKIy
TROUPE

Heading the strand bill this
week are the Royal PeIxin troupe
Chinese magicians. 3uggIers,
acrobats and contortfonists.
Boomerang throwing by one actor
to high parts OF the theater was
well received. The troupe il un-
usually versatile and adept in
every trick.
Al Abbott presents comedy
skit entitled AT a Home Talent
Show" The old town ball. which
is held in the town hall. with all
its characters, are portrayed by
Mr.. Abbott. Illustrating the coun.
try song and dance. he sent the
audience into hearty applause
Other features are Ann Butler
and Hal Parker. IN Don't Make
Me Laugh; De Bee and Weldon
in their act on the xylophone, en-.
etitled Musical Nonsense; Joe
Small's "A Glittering Galaxy Of
Gay Goddesses Gorgeously Gown
ed.
The photopIay feature is q
comedy, Don't" starring Sally
O'Neil. Speed cops. amusement
parks. a college scene and a lit
tie country town furnish plenty
OF laughs.
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play. sThe Auction Block. Di-
rected with care by Hobart Hen.
ley and ably characterized prfn-
cipaily by Charles Ray minus
the smell of the country, Eleanor
Boardnan and Sally O'Neil, this
picture furnishes an evening Of
entertainment quite common in
movie houses nowadays, that Of
the jealous wife and the otherl
woman: the other woman, this
time, being q love-sick and lying
flapper.
The story of the auction block
isn't 50 much except that a beauty
prize winner falls quite impul-
sively for the romantic and whirl-
wind attentions Of nnillionaire's
con. When she discovers that
BE has been living on the Opu-
fence OF his father and finds his
nlace decked with risQue pictures
81 stother women she flies away
III haste and anger, hack home,
70 the folks. And there is moth
ing camouflage about the folks;
thew are real characters. All!
But friend husband follows, opens
fashionable shoe emporium in
the town and is neatly dragged
into 4 scandal via the towns
leading flapper. Then, just TO
make It all end happily and leave
saccharine flavor in the mouth,
the wife changes her mind, and
ssThe End. It may sound dull,
but 1t isn't a bit, thanks to the
three featured players. 1t could
easily have been, but acting
saves the day.
SuppIements include q comedy,
ellis Wooden Wedding featur-
ing Charlie Chase and q wooden
leg; unusually interesting Pathe
News pictures and the pictures
Of the unmasking OF the stars,
whose Identities, have been the
subject OF much speculation for
the past four weeks. They
weren't so hard after all. And 50
passes another Palace program.
-E. L. p.
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WARDMAN BAND,
SOLLY WARD
OTHERS

The "two-a-day" will never go
down to ignominious defeat as
the Jingos pirate and prorhesy
at the hands OF continuous run
houses If 1t keeps the booming
standard set by this weeks bin
at Keith's Theater.
Judging from the huszahing
yesterday, the Wardman Park
Hotel Orchestra. with trimmings,
starred. Moe Baer, born mu-
stefan. directs the boys through
a program OF music that's excel
lently harmonized; "Scherazada, /"
his opening number, was a work
of art. He is helped along by
Mulroe and Kuehling, Dolly Daye,
and little colored boy, don't
know the dark youngsters name,
but his Charleston brought down
the house, while the other three
were right behind him to finish
the job with some dazzling step
ping. I'll bet the delegation from
the Wardman hosiery, there to
see the home boys work, have
blistered palms today. All. weel,
twas good.
The keys OF the city should be
given to Solly Ward ana his
colleagues for giving us Babies"
a comedy by Solly and Al Lewis.
1t combines the joys OF roar
ing wassail. q kiss in the dark,
and an alcohol rub. Also q bit
Of sentiment to spill q tear over
altogether satisfying. SolIy's g
nonpareil with two solid supports
in Marion Murray and EstelIo
Wood. Miss Woods Frenchiness
was charming.
Charles kellogg has the best
act OF its kind I've ever seen.
An artist at initiating bird songs.
he also puts out q flame encased
in q glass tube by wllanging
tuning fork. Yes. it's impossible
go and see him do Ii. Ned
HarWorth has corralled an the
foolishness In the world and hurts
copious and juicy segments at q.
delighted audience. His partner,
Patricia Caron, IL bouncing
beauty. The "Unriyailed Balan.
GERS Is what Angel Brothers
call themselves. They're no liars.
Henry Regal has q pleasing aero
batic act. Beige and Qupee pre-
sent q skating novelty, and Jose
Collins, although possessing q
beautiful voice, has an act that
lacks perfection OF detail. Yet
many liked her.
A fine bill, with the usual
house features. W.
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and a wife. The girl goes to
Paris and in few years il an
operate star. She returns to
her old home In time for the
faithIess ones betrothal cere-
monies
Weaker than her love for him,
she wins him back for a golden,
flaming, blissful or something1
hour and induces him to flee
with her. But duty chains him,
and on her next visit to Madrid,
she finds him a quiet, unro-
mantle, bespectacled family man.
Ricardo Cortez. Gertrude Ohm
sted, Lucien Littlefield and other
worthy fi1rners are in the cast.
The subsidiary features are
worthy OF such a genuinely en-
pertaining picture and include
particularly an exceptional In
ternational News Reel. r.
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Is that of the Local Boy Who
Made Good, Monta Bell.
In book form, 1.-The Torrent
was rather heavy dramatic ma
teriaI. based on a plot not par
ticularly new. The movie YER
sion has given the Spanish story
8 coating OF knocking irony that
All the holun in Hollywood viii
not wash off.
The picture Is distinctly the
triumph of Miss Carlo, and just
as surely it is the result OF
Bells best Workmanship. There
Is a dominant note of daring in
the Ciirectorial tricks that relieved
the most lush episodes of their
melodrama by deft touch or
comedy.
The story is briefly told. "A
poor Spanish girl Is deserted by
her lover, whose mother has
chosen for him q political career
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-22
BlascO Ibanez'
Greatest Love Story

BIasco Ibanez tremendous drama of contest between
the call of family, domestic life and important career
side and the other fierce unreasOning love for
of those fatal at whose feet wont to
pour out wealth. honor and reputation with reckless
abandon.
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performers leaves nothing to De
desired.
Gene Winchester and Sammy
Ross drifted along with some
snappy comedy to gales Of APP
plause. Klass and Brilliant
worked hard to live up to their
names. and while falling down in
this respect, did put across a
most enjoyable tumble Of good
things.
'.Braveheart, q dramatic screen
feature, presented BY Rod La
Rocque and others and the Earle
Newsreei constituted the picture
portion Of the program.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-22
RAY HELPS
THIS ONE OVER

According marriage auction wherein the
genuine offered artificial the highest bidder There
with Mr. Beach and there are
will champion his statement but his strongest
this the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-22
MONTH BELL BOOSTS
LOVEI Y NEWCOMER
TO TRIUJMPI1S
Nv I'M RING

The same that guided Norma Shearer and Adopne
enou sarom has lifted to our shores the Seo
h actress Greta Garbo popular fame, in the
of the Vncente Basco banez novel, Inc Tor
If must know the hand
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-09
Psychologists to Meet

The washington branch of the
Society of American Psychologists
viii hold its And meeting tonight
at the research laboratories of the
National Gamers Association.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-09
MAKE REPORTS
ON Gun TESTS

Reports of short-range gunnery
practice of destroyers for this COM
retitive year are being examined
and rated at the Navy Department
in the office OF the Director of Fleet
Trainig.
This form of practice for this year
was to have been completed by this
time. but some boa-s have been de.
Iayed for one reason or other, with
he result that the reports are not
all in. For this reason it has not
been possible to determine the final
relative standings up to this time.
Following is the standing Of lead
ing vessels of the battleship class in
engineering, Arizona, Mississippi,
Colorado. Oklahoma. Nevada, Cali
fornia. West Virginia, New Mexico.
New York and Maryland.
Leading vessels of the gInboat
class in engineering stand as follows.
Sacramento. Isabel, General Alva.
Tulsa, Scorpion, Niagara. Asheville,
Helena. Hannibal. Mayf1ower.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-09
RICHMOND GE IS
"PR|ORY'
BY International News service

NORFOLK, Va, Feb. 9.-Three
centuries after the first Washing
ton reached the colony OF Virginia,
the ancestral homo of the family
OF George Washington, warwick
priory," followed, and today work.
men at Engineers Depot are en-
gagged in loading 1t, to The last
brick, on cars destined for Rich.
mond.s There it will be reconstruct
ed in every detail as 1t mas stood
in England for the past 500 years.
The mansion was bought by q
resident of Richmond. 1t was
torn down. carefully marked, boxed
and Grated and placed aboard the
steamer Exeter City at Bristol,
England. The Exeter City fell
lowed the same route across the
Atlantic and sailed in the Virginia
Capes as did the vessel that bore
the first Washington To these
shores.
The entire shipment consists Of
is cases of stone, IA OAK beams
in as good condition as when they
were hewed from an English forest
during the reign Of Henry v, .ln5
about $50 tons of brick and stone
work.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-09
HOUSE PASSES
I'D. c. BILLS

The zii1lnlan bill, providing fer
establishment of two public bathing
beaches in Washington at cost
of $685. 900, will be called up fer
final vote in the House today.
The measure was passed by the
House yesterday, sitting in Corn
mittee of the Whole. It's passage
today is virtually assured.
Passage of the measure yester-
day was blocked by Representa-
tive Thomas L. Blanton, Of Texas,
on a demand for a record vote on
his amendment providing that all
the money shall come out of Dis
trict revenues. The amendment
was voted down in Committee OF
the Whole.
In an all-day session. lasting
into the evening yesterday, the
House passed four District bills.
including the highly important
measure enlarging the powers of
the National Park Commission TO
include the planning Of q Greater
Washington extending across the
legal boundaries of the District
into Maryland and Virginia.
The mothers pension bill, en-
actment of which was recommended
by President Coolidge in his annual
message to Congress, was passed.
Other legislation passed provides
for the payment Of $6S,500 in over.
due retirement pay to members
of the District Police and Fire
Departments and for the furnish
ing Of free uniforms to officers and
men OF both departments.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-09
BooTLEGGER KNOCKS COP
OFF CARS RUNNING BOARD

While attempting to stop a high
powered touring car, which he be-
lieved to contain whisky, at an
early hour this morning at Third
and H Streets Southwest, Policeman
Anthony Richett was knocked from
the running board Of the auto when
the driver swung at him with a
blunt instrument, believed to have
been blackjack.
Richett fell to the street and, fired
several shots at the fleeing auto.
Police today are searching for an
auto with bullet holes in it and
the colored driver who may be
wounded.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-09
# RHEUMATIC
BEGIN ON SALTS
Says We Must Keep Feet Dry,
Avoid Exposure, and
Take jad Salts

Stay off the damp ground, avoid
exposure, keep feet dry, eat no
sweets of any kind for q while.
drink lots of water and above all
take a spoonful of Jad Salts &c.
casionally to help keep down uric
and toxic acids.
Rheumatism is caused by poison
toxins, called acids, which are gen.
Grated in the bowels and absorbed
into the blood. It is the function
of the kidneys to filter this acid
from the blood. The pores of the
skin are also a means of freeing
the blood of this impurity. In
damp and chilly weather the skin
pores are closed. thus forcing che
kidneys to do double work: they
become weak and sluggish and fail
TO eliminate this poison, which
keeps accommodating and circulating
through the system, eventually set
Ting in the joints and muscles,
causing stiffness. soreness and pain,
called rheumatism.
At the first twinge of rheumatism
get from any pharmacy about four
ounces of Jad Salts; put>a table.
spoonful in a glass of water and
drink before breakfast each morn
ing for a week. This Is helpful to
neutralize acidity, remove body
waste also TO stimulate the kidneys,
thus helping to rid the blood of
these rheumatic poisons.
Jad Salts is inexpensive, and is
made from the acid of grapes and
lemon juice, combined with lithIa
and is used with excellent results
by thousands of folks who are sub
ject to rheumatism.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-09
NEWSPAPER MEN INVITED
TO SEE LOST BATTALION

Members of the National Press
Club have been invited to a show.
ing of The Lost Battalion at the
President Theater at o'clock this
evening.
The film. which depicts the adj
ventures Of the seven companies of
the Seventy-seventh Division, hem
med in by the Germans for six
days during the Argonne drive, was
made in collaboration with the
United States Signal Corps. It is
being shown in Washington under
the auspices Of the Disabled Ameri.
can Veterans.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-09
Why Have
BOILS ?
S. S. S. STOPS BOILS

Boils and pure, rich, red blood
never go together. They simply
won't mix, any more than oil and
water. Healthy blood dries these
pests right up! That's the reason
s. s. S. drives agonizing boils COM
pletely out of the system. There's
not a chance for boil, or any other
breaking out on the skin, when
pure blood, full of red cells is rush
ing through your system.
And that's what s. s. s. does.
Builds up the red blood. Puts red
blood-cells by the millions back in
the system. S. S. s. makes the
blood so strong in healthy, red
blood-cells that painful, torturous
bOils-disfiguring pimples, black
heads and MISUNDERSTANDING, burn
ing eczema and rashes and other
embarrassing skin eruptions sim.
ply get out.
It's a fact. S. S. s. has been do
ing this very thing for 100 wears.
You can get s. s. S. from anv
druggist. So, why have boils? Get
The larger bottle. It's more eco.
1omical.
SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.,
ATLANTA, GA.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-09
ALL-WASHINGToN ART
EXHIBIT IS PLANNED

An Washington exhibition of
art will be part of the second
annual industrial exposition of the
Chamber Of Commerce. to be held
at the Washington Auditorium
March to Is, it was announced
today.
The decision to show the handi-
work of Washington artists was
made, it was said, to bring to the
tonians by exhibiting the artistic
as we'll as the commercial side Of
their lives. The art display will be
under the auspices of the Society
of Washington Artists, assisted by
the ex-Painters and Landscape Club.
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wife, Mrs. Cora Shilling, the former
superintendent and the latter
matron OF Bellevue, the county
home, and Charles Alexander,
warden at the institution, who were
indicted by the grand jury for the
November term of court, will be
presented to this grand jury by a
suspension in the case in Novem-
Der.
The case Of Harry j. Walker,
former city clerk OF Hagerstown,
for an alleged shortage in accounts
as reported by Mayor G. e. Bow
man, viii probably be investigated
by the grand jury today or tonor.
row although it is announced that
$500, said. to have remained unpaid
by walker, has been made good
by the bonding company and the
full amount of nearly $4,000 repaid.
Walker repaid all except the $500,
1t is said.
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WOOD 5 ESTATE
Goes To KIN
By International News Service

LAWRENCE, Mass, Feb. o.
The will of William NJ. Wood.
millionaire, former head Of. the
American Wooden Company who re-
Gently took his own life at Ormond
Beach, Fla, was filed in Essex
County Probate Court yesterday aft
ernoon by his son. Cornelius A.
Wood, and Attorney John NJ. Bull
lard, OF New Bedford.
The will was drawn up November
s. 1925, and a codiciI was made
November 20. 1926.
with the exception OF small be-
quests to some personal employees
the estate is left to kinfolk.
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WASH|NGTONCO.
COURT MEETS

HAGERsTowN, Nd, Feb. D.
The February term of the circuit
court for washington county, which
convened yesterday. Is conspicuous
for a lack of civil cases and, as a
result, Judge Frank c., Wagaman
excused the petit jury until Feb
ruary IS. 1t is stated that only
one civil case has been set for trial
before a jury and there viii be no
real work for the petit jurors until
the criminal docket is reached.
In the meantime. the grand jury,
OF which Alvey G. Hoffman, of
Williamsport, is the foreman. is in
vestigating criminal cases and 1t Is
expected a number Of presentments
and indictments will be returned.
The case OF w. w. Shilling. his
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-09
MAYOR WALKER, or N. n,
TAKEN Ill IN ALBANY

ALBANY, n. Y, Feb. g.. Mayor
James J. Walker, OF New York. who
was taken i'll after he reached
Albany last night, tdoay was re-
ported as feeling better"
The Mayor is suffering from a
heavy cold, and, according to his
friends, is Completely tired out. Z
He came to Albany to attend leg
islative hearing today on a bill
which would give New York city
POWER to spend $275 .00O, 900 for new
subways.
Mayor Walkers brother. DIR! VIII
lain III. Walker, Of New York, who
advised him not to come to Albany,
is at me Ten Eyck, where the
Mayor is staying.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-09
NORTHERN PACIFIC, 500
RAlL ROAD pool" o. KID

The proposal Of the Northern Pa
cific and 500 railroads to ESTABLISH
i Joint passenger service between
the Twin cities, Duluth and Sn-
perfor, wis, and to pool their earn
Ings, was approved today by the
ITIterstate Commerce Commission
The pooling arrangement Is IN
the interest Of economy and viii
not unduIy restrain competition,
the commission said.
The two ROADS estimated there
woiud be an annual saving of ap-
nr6yiInately 100000 in operating
expenses through the new arrange
ment.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-09
PHILIP DICKINSON TO WE'D
MISS COOPER, or LONDON

PARIS, Feb. announcement
was made today OF the forthcoming
marriage Of Philip Dickinson. Of
Paris. son OF Charles Edwin Dick
inson, Of Los Angeles. and Miss