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Evening star., 1926-05-20
Navy to Open Plane Bids.

Bids will be opened at the Navy DE
paltnent June for 100 bombing
planes, to be used aboard the carriers
Lexington and Saratoga
The order represents an expenditure
of approximately $2.750,000 and Will
insure completion Of the airplane
equipment for the carriers in time for
the probable commissioning date for
both carriers early next year.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
DEPEW VISITS SENATE.
Spends Hour on Floor Listening to
Retirement Debate.

Looking hale and hearty despite his
90 years. Chauncy Depew. the Nenef'
able New Yorker, exercised his right
as a former Senator by spending an
hour in the Senate chamber yesterday.
listening to the debate on the civil
service retirement bill.
As members of the Senate recog
nized him they gathered around his
chair to greet him and congratulate
him upon his good health.
Evening star., 1926-05-20

The Mount Vernon Ladies' Associa-
tIon recently came into possession of
two papers Of rare ard unusual inter
est which We're presented by Miss
Buch OF New York. through Miss Jane
Riggs. vice regent for the District Of
Columbia.
one OF the papers is the Ulster
County Gazette Of January 4. 1900,
which contains the text of the resoul-
tion presented tn the senate and
House of Representatives on the death
Of George Washington. The other is
the New York Daily Gazette Of May /.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
Aviation Bill Signed.

The civilian aviation bill, providing
for the development of civil aerunau-
tics through the Department of Com
merce, with an assistant secretary
of the department in charge. was
signed today by President Coolidge.
1t conforms to recommendations of
the Morrow board.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
GRABS $1,000 PAY ROLL.
Bandit Succeeds in Bold Kold-Up at
New York Hotel.

NEW YORK, May 20 ~. A lo, q
l"6her todu5- entered The auditor s
office OF the Fashionable Hotel Amhaa-
Sadrt. In batH avenue, slu@Ged tie
auditors assistant. grabbed ii sHtchai
containing . ray ROLL OF $4,000 and cs.
sH!ped through q side entrance
Evening star., 1926-05-20
FRENCH GUNS KILL
600 IN DAMASCUS
Bombardment Fatalities In
cIude 500 CiviIians-OfficiaI
Report Is Lacking.
By the Associated Pr4ss.

By tine Associated PT4ss.
LONDON, May 20.--M0re than so9
civilians ard about 100 rebels and -
French nave lcer killed in "a bom
bardment by the French forces Of tn.
NJ dian quarter Of tho city Of Dana
Gus, says 81 dispatch 20 the Daily -
press. Three hundred houses wer
destroyed
While there has been TO corfr,ns
tion Of the dispatch. which wac date,
May 2, IL has Occas!oned cons.derab,.
surprise. as il was thought that tn.
troubles In the city between the
French and H." Truec tribeanen lao
Gained down unt"r the civilian al
minis'rati"ns hea7"d I1 NJ. Juuyena'
French high cottujssiJncr for Svtia
The --latest honda rdInent IS SAID -
have been TINT announced May II a.
II comparatively small affair iuvolv
ing the deaths "s about 50 Drus.
rebels.
Rebels Started Trouble.
Tho trouble begam May G. when t!...
Druse rebels attacked French rniiitar.
posts. killing or capfuring IS soldier.
at B"b-M"Iss4lia. The raiders toos
refuge IN iii" Midian. or southern So.
ton of Damascus.
In" French commando ordered :,
hoInbardEncAt G5 tn" quarter. after
giving the inhabitants an tour 20 Ge;
outside the rargo # bis gums. Eitne
few people took advantage 1T the ~,
poriunlty, or IT," tim" vas ;nsuficien,
shells. bullets T.. falling houses kilin2
more than 500 persons, luciuding
women and children.
Before til" bornberdmcat . 00g
French troops surrounded the qua.
ter. which had so 900 irhabjtan,s
they demanded that the inhabttari
surrender the rebels.
The Inhabitants said that they v-e.a
without arms and unable TO con1pI,
but invited tho French 10 come s,.
and capture the rebels
Risk in Entering Quarter.
Because the rebels were barr:.adeo
the French commander thought tn.
entry into the quarter would mea:.
serious sacrifice u his soldiers.
When the time VAS up this t'rene
opened UP on Midlan with twelve
inch guns, ana four howltzers auo
a dozen airplanes. The bombardme,
lasted is hours.
A general PAM, followed. worno
and children ran ainiessly ;trou.
streets, falling victims to hursti..-
shells or cOilapsine houses. Tie 81
was overcast from smoke and d..
The male inhabitants Of the quartz
joined the rebels in combating ~"
French. During the bombardme
10 rebels escaped through the F'renc.
lines into the open country and wer'-
joined by several hundred persons O.
the bombarded section, who desire
revenge against the French
Former Attack Recalled.
The shelling o. Midian constitutes
the most serious incident In French
Syria since the French Gen Sarrall =
| bombardment Of the ancient city last
! October Al that time some thou
| sands Of persons were killed in 4S
| hours Of sheiling. The famous stree
/ Called Straight" which figures In Bib
| lical annals. suffered severely. Will"
/ the beautiful palace of Am wa
burned and the British Mission bad'
| damaged,
| There is no report that the latss
| incident had ore Cf the shocking feo
lures OF the October terror. namely
| the massacre of Christians and A.
menians by the infuriated Mcslem
populace.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
Purdue Alumni to Dine.

The Washington branch of the Pun
due University Alumni Association
will hold luncheon at the City Club
tomorrow at 1890 O'Clock. This event
IS in honor of G. II. Robertson. '95.
who will speak on the Present Crisis
in China" For a number of years
Mr.. Robertson has been engaged in
Y. NJ. c. A. work in China. All grad
,lates and former students Of Purdue
are urged to attend.
Santiago and Valparaiso now are
connected hN an electric railNx&
Evening star., 1926-05-20

n semi -elliptical face with circular
fianks on the side next the Potomac,
and the part of this old fort IS still
standing. It mounted i3 guns, and
was commanded by an octagon tower
ara n blockhotee Of masonry mount
ing 8 sun3. Iv the erd Of 1903 the
work was completed and d garrison
of 120 men was established.
1}ut during the intervening years
until 1918 the fort was allowed TO de-
terior8te, for in that year, when Off
cials expected an attack by the Brit
ish. orders wero promptly given 10 re
pair the old fort. Ky the middle OF
July tho British fleet. then about GO
miles from Washington, had begun
the ascent Of tile Potomac River,
progress being slow In the ships OF
those DAYS. When this news came,
about 5000 soldiers. all that could be
gathered from Washington and vicin-
ity, were dispatched in the direction
of the fort. This force included the
Regulars and nearly all the Volun-
teer companies of Washington ana
Georretown. At the same time, the
frigate Adams and several gunboats
that h9ppened TO be at the Waahlng-
ton navy yard for repairs we're hur-
ried out and dispatched to'positlons
in the river in the vicinity OF the
fort.
1n those days the members or the
cabinet and the members OF the Con
gress took q keen interest In the light'
for history records 1t that the Secre-
tary of the Navy, William Jones, was
on hoard the Adams, while the Secre-
tary OF War. John Armstrong. took
command OF the troops that were at
the post. Both the militia and cavalry
parties wore joined by many members
Cf ccppresS
Evening star., 1926-05-20
CUBA .FE:L|C|TATED
BY MANY NATIONS
24th Anniversary OF Her
Freedom Observed--CooI-
ldge Cables Greeting.

America and all the world loiEed 10.
Gay II ftltcttatlng the government of
tub& on the tWenty-fourth anrliter-
SarE or It's &ll"reeslou "a indepen'len"e
and autonomy. President Coolidge.
speaking far tn" United states. today
cdoied the following message H. The
President "f The Island Republic.
Ills EXcetlanry Gnrardo MachaGo.
the President OF cuba, Havana:
Accept my cordial felicitatipnS un
this national anniversary Of tho Re.
public ~ cuba
tSignedj CALVIN tOUIlIlGE."
III the meantime, tie Department ot
state officially congratulated the Ann
hasSidor Of cuba. Rafael sanchez
-Nbalii, on lie passing of another milo
stone III the life nj the little. nation
that i'll the brief span ~ i score and
tour years has won It's wa. frota q
broken, liSurrcctiof-tori. ieland t. th"
post ion of ono ~ the outstanding II.
puhlicS of tn" N"-te~r iTenliSptert
The growth. stahi}isy and economic
progress a Cuha the IaSt - years
has heen really iGndiu~." said
Secretary Kellogg IN It pubNc STATE
nen( "-Aft@r obtaining independence
from Spain. tub0 was confronted with
thn 'ifti"uH -5s'- Cf >cttiua up an in
dependent government. The progress
and political stability has been most
fIatifyin2.; today the republic stands
on I; .tSrmeG .2sjs than ever before
The great increase in economic pros
perity IN tbs republic is a}nlost with
out precedent. and although IN thu
life Of every nation there are bound
I" be times nf greater ana less. pros
pellty. ! sincerely hope hat cuba {
along tho road of progress which it
has fnIlnMna in Tie IA VI
Evening star., 1926-05-20
Fortif1cations Blown Up.

Several months passed before the
Rritiah fleet reached Fort Washing
TON Il was under command OF Capt.
Gordon. The garrison there at the
time was under CapA S. T. Dyson of
the Artillery Corps, who made no re-
sistance. He promptly blew up the
fortifcations and abarIoned them, aud
It ia recorded that this explosion was
heard in the Capital. On August 29.
1914. the British fleet had passed Fort
Washington and proceeded to a point
off Alexandria, where 1t anchored.
causing many citizens Of the Virginia
city and Washington to flee.
Subsequent to the war, when the
populace began raising funds for the
rebuilding of the public buildings
many contributions from citizens of
Alexandria and Washington were
made toward the rebuilding OF the
fort, and it was Maj. L'Enfant who
was assigned to this work.
All during the intervening years the
post had been an active one until g.
few years ago, when the Chesapeake
Bay entrance fort was developed,
making Fort Washington of little
value from q military standpoint, but
| important for retention as a place of
historical interest to be preserved as a
part Of the park system Of the Dis
trict.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
L. 9. Stood as Godfather.

The lrited States stood as the god
father at the haptisual ceremonies
when Cuban liberty was born in Ia.
Nana. just "a years ago today. Before
the ancient palace where the diotators
had once ruled with the sharp edge
Of the sword and the sting If the
whip. a regiment of United States
troops stood at attention and the guns
or an American squadron doomed u
salute from the harbor as the star
were hoisted 10 the pinnacle - the
flagstaff.
That was the only cereEnu*. The
first President was sworn into office
and the newly created Legislature WIS
convened III special session. The
American troops, together with the
American military governor, embarked
for home and Cuba was left to paddle
her own canoe. As godfather, the.
United states stood sponsor for Cuba $
integrity, but the guardianship proved
an easy one TO perform.
Since thai time no serious dis
agreement ever has Interrupted the
natural affection that exists between
cuba and the United States. Scarcely
"A hours elapsed after the nited
States Joined the World Wax before
the godchild. then grown to sturdy
1oung manhood. took up the sword.
too. That was a demonstration OF
the spirit that exists between the two
nations and Is why the arrival OF
Cubas "Fourth OF July" arouses So
much sincere interest in Washington
and the United States to-day.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
Embassy Is Deluged.

In this Spirlt the Representatives Of
the other world powers joined cnthu-
sastiCally. Throughout the day the
Cuban embassy, on Sixteenth street
WAS deluged with messages of feliCita-
ton from the other embassies and lega-
tons here and from the hundreds
of personal friends Cuba has won
throughout the United States
The day Was proclaimed a holiday
az the embassy and Senor Sanchez
Ahaiti entertained his staff In celebrl-
ton Of the occasion. Similar c"lebra-
tons were held elsewhere by Cubans
now resident In the United States. and
at 30 O'Clock this evening the Cuban
colony of Washington and some Of It's
close friends will he entertained at the
embassy.
The passing of May 20 holds some
very close sentiment and Significance
for the United States. too. for it nari;s
the time when this country made good
the trust the people Of Cuba placed ir
il and gave them the freedom and au-
tonomy for which they had fought So
gallantly and SO long It was III" def
mite proof Of this Governments hope
for free governments and free peoples
in the New World
Evening star., 1926-05-20
Force Hastily Assembled.

An inclosed wall of brick and stone
was built and also a battery OF like
material. The wall Of. the fort had
Evening star., 1926-06-13
Mack Sennett's Proteee.

MACK SENNETT, Pathe comedy
producer, has finally put the
stamp of approval upon an American
boy, Eddie Quillan. the first boy who
has ever come in for much, if any, of
Mack Sennett'S attention.
Eddie is now being featured with
Alice Day in a. series of youthful ro-
! mantle comedies. Eddie plays q saxo-
phone and does the Charleston. he has
a weakness for ice cream sodas. wears
SuSpenderS and occasionally wears his
-colleSiate-and Eddie main
tains that he knows the modern Amer
lean boy to the extent of being an au-
thority. And when Eddie hears any
one say that the youths OF today are
becoming fOps and mollycOddles, his
blood fairly boils. Says Eddie:
"All this talk about boys of today be
ing 'sissies' burns me up. In dress
they do 80 to extremes, / think, and
this causes a lot Of unfair criticism.
but way down deep in his heart the
modern boy is all man. You wouldn't
find a boy of 1G in granddad or pops
time with courage enough to drive It
ton of steel on wheels 100 miles an
hour, like racers do today, many of
them less than IS. You wouldn't find
boys with nerve enough to fly an aero
plane five miles above the earth; look
a the athletes, the new world records
every week made by mere boys; look
at the efficiency of our Navy and
Army, read of the boys, 16 and Il, en-
tering college, the brilliant young doc
tors and lawyers of 2i and p. and
think minute Of the boys who were
heroes in the war. Many of them died
in action before they ever had 1t
chance to vote"
Eddie eXpostulates, Don't tell me
the modern American boys are molly
coddles. They're making this old
world move, that's ALL"
Evening star., 1926-06-13
Directors on Prologues.

THE screen prologue, whose de-
veloping strides in the last few
years have carried it from a tabloid
OF 10 minutes showing to an elab-
crate production rivaling widely her
aided stage presentations. is praised
by one group of picture directors, but
characterized by another as a curse to
the silver sheet.
Sid Grammar. under whose direction
the prologue rose to it's greatest
height in the Southwest, believes the
picture preliminary will prove the
agency which ultimately will span or
lessen the gulf between stage and
screen.
Il believe the playhouse of the fu-
ture will divide it's entertainment
period half and half between footlight
and film production.
Il vision the highest salaried dra-
matte artists appearing in person in
conjunction with the presentation of
mighty screen productions"
James CruZe is squarely behind
Grammar.
"A good prologue" he said. 'in-
creases a pictures worth a hundred
fold. 1t works up the spirit SO that
when the picture is shown the mind of
the audience is in the atmosphere of
the picture. A poor prologue. how
ever, tends to disrupt the train of
thought
Marshal Neilan, producer director,
condemns the prologue.
"They have come to te the curse OF
the motion picture theater. One be-
comes so weary looking at them that
he is not able to enjoy to the utmost
the picture that follows"
Cecil b. De Mile philosophers:
Making prologues for motion pic
Evening star., 1926-06-13
AMBASSADOR-"Her Second
Chance

Anna Q. Nilsson, Huntley Gordon,
Charles Murray. Mike Donlin, Dale
Fuller, Sam De Grasse and Jed
Prouty head the cast of First Ma
ttonars production, Her Second
Chance" a screen adaptation of the
novel by Mrs. Wilson Woodrow. to
be shown at Crandall's Ambassador
Theater the first three days of this
week, beginning this afternoon. The
story is said TO be one of violent
conflicts of character and intense
climaxes. The adaptation is by Eve
Cnsell and direction by Lambert Hill.
Yer. The bill will be completed by
short reels and pipe organ music.
Wednesday and Thursday, Lewis S.
Stone and Barbara La Marr in First
Nationals production of The Girl
From Montmartre." a story laid in
one of the picturesque provinces of
old Spain, augmented by Mack SEN
netts two-reeler. Trimmed in Cold;
Friday, Rin-Tin-Tin, canine star, in
The Night Cry" supplemented by
Christie's "Shore Shy" starring Billy
Dooley, and added short reels: Satur-
day. The Fighting Heart" starring
George O'Brien, supplemented by
"Our Gang" in Hal Roach's "One
Wild Ride" and at the matinee the
third installment of the new chapter
play, THE Radio Detective
Evening star., 1926-06-13
CENTRAL-"The Still Alarm"

The Still Alarm will be the photo.
play attraction at Crandall's Central
Theater the first two days of this
week, beginning this afternoon,
with Helene Chadwick and William
Russell in the costellar roles. The
story is one Of fire runs and romance
that is said to reach a climax Of un-
usual intensity. Cliff Bowes in Meet
My Dog will also be shown.
Tuesday and Wednesday, Corinne
Griffith in First Nationals film Yer
sion of the famous operetta by Henry
Blossom and the late Victor Her
bert, Mile. Modiste," an added fea
ture of which is a fashion revue OF
Partisan chic and in which the star
is supported by Norman Kerry and
Willard Louis, also o. Henry's 1.-The
Social Triangle" produced by William
Fox; Thursday and Friday, Harry
Langdon. recently elevated to star.
dom in feature-length comedies, in
First Nationals Tramp, Tramp.
Tramp" supported by Joan Crawford
and Alec r. Francis, and Saturday,
Lewis Stone and Barbara La Mari in
"'The Girl From Montmartre," supple
mented by Glenn Tryon in The Hug
Bug"
Evening star., 1926-06-13
COLONY.

Today. Madge Bellamy in Sandy"
and Cliff Bowes in Somebody's s
Wrong; tomorrow. Clara Bow in The
Runaway" and Clyde Cooke in Your
Husbands Past: Tuesday, Alma Ru-
bens and Bert Lytell in THE Gilded
Butterfly" and Eddie Gordon in "A
Flivver Vacation: Wednesday, Con-
stance Bennett, Joan Crawford ana
Sally O'Neil in "Sally, Irene and
Mary" and Q. Henry's From the
Cabby's Seat; Thursday, Norma Tai
madge in "kiki' and Aesop Fable:
Friday, George O'Brien and Anita
Stewart in "Rustling for Cupid" jim
mie Adams in For Sadie's Sake"
and Hodge-podge; Saturday, wild
to Go" and "Our Gang in Better
Movies"
Evening star., 1926-06-13

lures is good shoWmanship, but max
ing pictures for prologue is mighty
poor production.
THE increasing use of the prologue
has had the effect of encouraging pro-
ducers to make pictures particularly
suited for the preliminary tabloid. To
my mind picture that cannot stand
on its own merits without elaborate
presentation is Il poor picture
Sidney Olcott does not consider
the prologue beneficial to picture pro-
duction unless it is light, short and
has no bearing whatever on the pro-
duction itself"
"A prologue that gives an inkling
Of the cinematic drama which is to
follow takes some Of the spice from
the surprise that should come With
the unfolding of the screen story
Rupert Julian believes the prologue
is of great Importance in providing a
fitting background for a picture, while
Herbert Brenon said they were hurt
full to screen production.
Good music is the pictures best
support" Brenon asserted "PrO-
logues are SO often not in sympathy
with the picture itself, and are often
the result of a. theater managers eff
fort to justify his position. .''-Asso-
ciated Press.
Evening star., 1926-06-13
Mother of Picture Stars.
Is the State of Virginia, "the mother

Is the State of Virginia the mother
OF Presidents" to become also the
mother of motion picture stars?
Jack Holt is native of Winchester,
Va. Now comes William Haines, the
young Metro-G oldwyn Mayer player.
William Haines was born in Staun'
ton, was reared there and was edu
Gated at the Staunton Military
Academy. When the time came to
carve out his career his father, a
banker and broker, made it possible
for him to connect with a stock and
bond firm in New York. Success,
however, seemed far away, and when
Bijou Hernandez, scouting for talent
through the New York streets for the
old Goldwyn organization, approached
Haines and suggested a screen test,
he agreed with alaCrity.
Evening star., 1926-06-13
STRAND-"Paris." !"

For the first four days of this week
beginning today. the Strand Theater
will present MetroG Goldwyn- Mayors
Tew photoplay. Paris" featuring
Charles Ray and Jean Crawford.
Paris" is from the pen Of Edmund
Goulding. who also directed the pro-
duction. It is a romance of the French
capital. One of Its scenes duplicates
the "Birdcage," a famous haunt of
Apaches. and most of the action of
the piece takes place there Charles
Ray IS seen as an American enmeshed
In an Apache plot, while Jean Craw.
ford plays the part of a fiery Apache
dancer. Romance, suspense and
thrills abound
Evening star., 1926-06-13
HOME.

Today, George O'Brien in The
Johnstown Flood, and Charles Puffy
in Taking the Heir; tomorrow, Ray
mond Griffith in WET Paint" and
Cliff Bowes in Meet My Dog; Tues
day. Jacqueline Logan and Cullen
Landis in Peacock Feathers" and
Neeley Edwards in "A Couple of
Skates": Wednesday, Three Weeks
in Paris" and Edna Marion in Say
1t With Love-; Thursday, Priscilla
Dean in THE Danger Girl' and Clyde
Cooke in Wife Tanners; Friday.
Helene Chadwick and William Russell
in '"The Still Alarm and Aesop Fable:
Saturday, Pete Morrison in cha sing
Troubles" Lloyd Hamilton in No
body's Business" 'Sportlight" and
The Radio Detective" No. =.
Evening star., 1926-06-13
EMPIRE.

Today, tomorrow and Tuesday, Ru-
dolph Valentino in THE Eagle" and
comedy: Wednesday and Thursday,
Claire Windsor and Owen Moore in
Money Talks" and comedy; Friday,
Marjorie Daw in THE Highbinders
and Fighting Hearts, No. Z, 1.-The
Lightning Slider; Saturday, Frank
Merrill in The Hollywood Reporter"
comedy, international News, the ninth
episode of Flame Fighters and
matinee party for the kiddies Tues
day, surprise night, and Thursday
vaudeville night.
Evening star., 1926-06-13
CHEVY CHASE.

Today and tomorrow. John Barry
more in The Sea Beast" Aesop's ta-
bles and News Events; Tuesday. Clara
Bow and Donald Keith in THE Plas-
tic Age Our Gang comedy, "Mys-
terious Mystery" Pathe Review;
Wednesday and Thursday, Bebe Dan
iels and Ford Sterling in Miss Brew
ster's Millions" Helen and Warren
comedy, Moving Day" News Events;
Friday. Glenn Tryon III feature com
edy. The White Sheep Hal Roach
Stars in There Goes the Bride; Sat
urday. Glenn Hunter in The Little
Giant" Universal comedy, "Mortgaged
Again" and Grantland Rice Sport
light in Dixie Doodle"
Evening star., 1926-06-13
OLYMPIC,

Today and tomorrow. Michael Ar
lens THE Dancer of Paris" featur.
ing Conway Tearle and Dorothy Mac
kaill, comedy and news: Tuesday,
Clara Bow and Donald Keith in Free
to Love-" comedy; Wednesday, The
Runaway" featuring Warner Baxter,
Clara Bow and William Powell;
Thursday and Friday Marion Davies
in Beverly of Graustark," comedy
and news; Saturday, Peter B. kyne's
"Rustling for Cupid featuring
George O'Brien and Anita Stewart;
comedy and Hodge-podge.
Evening star., 1926-06-13
DUNIBARTON.

Today. Alma Rubens. Bert Lytell and
Huntly Gordon in The Gilded But
terfly": tomorrow, Ethel Clayton and
Cullen Lands in The Mansion of Ach-
ing Hearts; Tuesday, Jack Pickford,
Mary Brian, Francis Y. Bushman and
Mary Alden in Brown of Harvard"
Wednesday and Thursday. Madge Bel
lamy, Leslie F'enton and Harrison
Evening star., 1926-06-13
LEADER.

Today. Madge Bellamy in Sandy"
the fiappers' delight; comedy and cpl
sode No. 8 of Flame Fighter; to-
morrow, John Barrymore in East
Lynne" comedy and news reel: Tues
day and Wednesday, Gloria Swanson
in 1.-The Untamed Lady" news on
Tuesday and comedy; Thursday and
Friday. "Sally, Irene and Mary" with
Sally ONeil and Constance Bennett,
comedy and news.