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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-18
BAL BOHEME
IS VOTED A
KNOCKOUT
Merry Madness Marks
Arts Clubs An
nual Fete
BY JEAN ELIOT
NAY. gayer, gayest! So conjugate
w a. 49, cr1

nay. gayer, ,gayest! So conjugate
~ the Arts Clubs Bal Boheme.
It was gay from the moment the
first struggling guests began to
arrive. 1t was gayer with the dawn
when the orchestra played eHeme,
Sweet Home" but couldn't make it
register. And it way gayest, per-
haps, around midnight when the
Arts Club jewellers were putting
on their "Fete Foraine," and after
ward when the long lines of guests
In fantastic garb were marching
round and round beneath the criti.
cal eye Of the judges.
Color? Yes. glowing, gorgeous
color. Brilliance? Yes, the most
scintillating. But it was the rapid
fire way in which the stunts were
run off and their professional finish,
which set off this bali from all
others of the year-this and the
true spirit of carnival which pre-.
vailed, And to think they "do their
work on water" these days!
Merry Help VisuaIized
Ever hear the expression merry
hell?" If you were at the Arts
what it means.
Dante's inferno was the setting
an inferno seen impressionistical ally
through the yes of Felix Mahony
and his able assistants, an inferno
of leaping flames and strange exotic
lights which transformed the IA
fnlliar Willard ballroom out Of all
familiarity. Diplomats and states
appeared in unfamiliar guise and
trolicked as gayly-if not quite so
madly-as any Paris student group.
The illusion began at the very
doorway, Mephisto Walter Becl),
with group of imps and imposes
leading each guest before a dread
tribunal (the costume judgesl and
turning them over to the Flame
MAUD Howell Smith, for an ordeal
BY fire before entering the ball
room.
Later the judges, CARRIED as
French justices Of medieval days,
surveyed the throng of jewellers
and picked the winners. To Miss
Marguerite De Perry, CARRIED as
Dolly Warden, went the prize for
the most artistic costume. Miss
Molly Weyman and Walter O'Ban.
non, as 1.-TWO Christmas Trees, -
were adjudged the most original.
and Major and Mrs. Randolph Coyle'
made up as Filipinos, were chosen
the most amusing.
Picking Winners
Although hesitating to differ with
such authorities as Carl Melchers,
famous artist, J. Monroe Hewlett
and Clifford Bergman, the jury of
award. ! would have chosen diff
ferently.
I'd nominate the PORTRAIT of an
Artist by Himself" as the most
original. For, Eben Comins. por.
trait painter e4trao ordinary, with his
head stuck through a dashingly
painted portrait, carefully framed,
was tremendously effective--if a
bit unwieldy. Mrs. Charles j. Bell
wearing a gown of apricot satin,
built out over side hoops, which
might have been designed by James
Reynold for one of the lovely ro-
mances of the Rams Head Players,
with a huge befeathered hat, surely
rated prize for the most beauti.
ful costume. As for the most
amusing it was difficult to choose
"a pair of cross word puzzles, all
black and white checks, even to
their faces, Dora and Dick Dunn
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MELIUS TO SING "LAKME'
WITH WASHINGTON OPERA

Luella Melius. great American
coloratura soprano, is coming to
sing in her own Capital City after
she has won a triumph in almost
every capital of the world. She will
sing the role of 'Lakme" with the
Washington Opera Company on
Monday evening, January "a, at
S;15, in the Washington Auditorium.
A year ago Melius made her
American operate debut with the
Chicago Civic Opera in the role of
"Gilda." She electrified her au-
dience and was given an ovation
equal to that accorded CALI Cprci
eight years before.
ductor Of the Vienna Opera, said OF
her: "Luella Melius is the greatest
coloratura since I conducted for
Melba in her PRIDE" Herman Dew
ries. Of Chicago. wrote: "I am
ready to go on record as avoWing
that / have never in all my life
heard more exquisite, a more re-
markable voice. 1t has the flute
ness, accuracy and quality of a
Kreisler triil, Her coloratura is q
veritable cascade of beauty"
Melius' singing of the famous
"Bell Song" from "Lakme," viii be
something to be anticipated by
Washington music lovers. She will
be-, supported by a cast of artists
already we'll known here, includins
Ivan Ivantzoff, George Checha.
nowsky and Eugene Fonariova, ali
regular members of the Washing.
ton company. who will come down
from New York for this third per.
Torrance of theI season.
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MRS. HENRY A
LUNCHEON HOSTESS

Mrs. Frank Clinton Henry will
give a tea from 4 to 8 o'clock on
the afternoon of February 2, when
the guests have been asked to meet
Mrs. Maurice H. Thatcher, wife Of
Representative Thatcher, of Ken
lucky.
Mrs. Henry entertained today a
company Of 26 at luncheon at
Rauscher's, in compliment to Mrs.
Sidney Taliaferro and Mrs e. Z.
Bristow, who is visiting Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Thatcher.
y X
DIR. j. e. Boyd viii leave for New
York today to sail for Panama on
Saturday on a business trip. He
will rejoin Mrs. Boyd and their chill
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ks left
over from the
Water stocks
are mar k e d
way down to all
most nothing,
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VICE PRESIDENT
Dimes WITH SENATOR

The Vice President and Mrs.
Dawes will be the honor guests at
dinner this evening of Senator and
Mrs. Robert b. Howell, of Nebraska,
who win entertain In their home at
1858 Columbia Rd,
4 4
The German Ambassador and
Baroness Nathan will be the honor
guests at dinner this evening OF
Representative and Mrs. Sol Bloom,
who will entertain a company Of
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demand Increases &c VIII
not be possible for Miss Mills to obtain
them at the price she herself paid
for these. Be sure to look them over.
The New Dress Shoppe is at L street
and Connecticut avenue.
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DEAREST GENEVIEvE:
~ You would not have supposed
that anything IN the world could
have been so terrlfically much fun as
the Bal Boheme last evening. Words
cannot describe the gayety and color,
and general air Of abandon which
made the occasion truly Bohemian.
Lots Of excitement every day and
every evening. and with the shops
all beginning to show Palm Beach
things and new spring things life is
too attractive for words, From now
op, is, / think, the most appealing
tiFae on Connecticut avenue. al.
ways like late winter and early
spring in the shops on this jolly.
thoroughfare.
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PONSELLE WEDNESDAY
MORNING WITH SALVI

Rosa Ponselle will sing number
of novelties on he program for the
fifth Of Mrs. Lawrence Townsends
Musical Mornings" tomorrow fore.
noon, at 11:cn. when Alberto Salvi,
harpist. will be her assisting artist
and Stuart Ross her accompanist.
Miss Ponselle win give a "Lith.
uanian Song" of Chopin. an ''Invo.
cation to Eros" by Jean Paul Kur.
steiner, q LULLABY" Of Sadero. be,
CONTINUED on Page %
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Beautiful NeqD
Miniatures

are sometimes as rare ana lovely
as old ones. Underwood and Under
wood have an exhibit just now OF
miniatures painted In their studio.
They are done In three ways / mo-
ticed as ! looked at them yester-
day. painted on paper, on proclaim
or free-hand on ivory, So many PEG.
pie are taking old photographs OF
their families or friends and are
having miniatures made from them.
The result is wonderful when done
by the artist at Underwood's. In a
certain woman's house the other day
saw a miniature from Underweed's
displayed with number OF other
rather art examples, ana q critic in
the party volunteered the statement
that the Underwood miniature was
a real work OF art.
The cost for painting ia not as
high as you might expect.
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compared with the original price.
They are good bargains and excellent
buys. You know how recently the
Betty Hanna Shop opened and know
that n wVuld b Impossible for any
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Checked Hmesbun
Skirts With Angora

top blouses are found in several
pleasing colors at the Betty Hanna
shop, 1913 Connecticut avenue.
Evening star., 1927-09-22
MORE new RECORDS
ON LOCAL EXCHANGE
Lanston, Pepco 8 Per Cent Pr,
and S 1-2s Score 1927 Peaks
in Trading Today.

Three local securities entered new
high ground on the Washington Ex-
change today by scoring fractional
gains.
Ianston Monotype, on three share
turnover, reached 1O6, the highest pre-
vious sale of the year being made this
week at 1051z.
Potomac Electric Power s per cent
preferred sold at 1101z. a gain OF half
point over the previous highest
quotation. The other 1927 peak was
attained by the same corporations 5 II
per cent preferred, which advanced to
103A.
Washington Railway & Electric was
again strong at 95, Columbia Sand &
Gravel preferred changed hands at
par. and 10 shares OF Washington Gas
Light stock appeared on the board at
1874. Bank of Bethesda stock sold at
90 on a 46share turnover.
First sales since the stock was listed
last Friday took place today in Sani-
tary Grocery preferred. The market
opened with i shares selling at 1924
Later 45 more shares in five different
ira ansa ctions We're traded in at 102.
The issue closed with 1919 bid and
1922 asked.
In the bond division Washington
Gas 6s, Series b, sold at 105 and the
Series A 6s at 104ls.
Evening star., 1927-09-22
Bank of England
Board Is Shocked;
Question Is Asked
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, September 22.-Today
made history for the Bank OF
England and the Old Lady OF
Threadneedle street was given an
almost unprecedented shock. 1t
came at the semi-annual meeting
of the bank where, after the divi-
dend had been declared, some one
actually had the hardihood to ask
the directors a question.
Normally the formal query, Amy
questions?" is followed by dead
silence and then the meeting ad-
journs. Today one of the half a
dozen shareholders present not
only asked a question, but made
something OF speech about the
new bank building on which it has
been stated the directorate is pre-
pairing to spend something like
f5,O00,O00 (roughly $25, ,000).
After remarking that he did not
know if the question was in order,
Montagu Norman, governor Of the
bank, answered it by saying that
the provision for new building
was looked upon as n movement
toward economy. II cannot con-
ceive," he added. that the cost
of the new building is likely to af-
feet your dividends"
Evening star., 1927-09-22
CITY AD EXPERTS
DIFFER ON FIGHTS
Experiences Of Other Towns
Fail to Encourage Big Bat
tie Promotion Schemes.
BY J. G. ROYLE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, September 22.-Clty
fathers and chambers or commerce
all over the country commenced tooay
to revise their estimates of how much
il is advisable to pay for certain lorihS
of municipal advertising, taking 'he
Tunney- Dempsey fight in chicago as
a basis. The battle at Soldier flelu
and it's aftermath should furnlsh solile
interesting figures in this regard:
More than 10000 spectators nave
paid money to see the championship
fight. Some of these have bceh
drawn from the far corners of the
Garth and from across both the Attain
tic and Pacific Oceans. 1t is esti-
mated that the occasion has drawn
40 600 persons from outside Chicago
and its environs. The sport Pilgrim
age of these travellers will add nun
dreds of thousands of dollars TO the
receipts of railroads. bus lines, taxi
cab companies, gasoline dlstnpu'ors,
hotels. restaurants and stores.
Advertising Big Feature.
vertising-municipa advertising
however. is the real product when
the promotion of this contest will
bring to the second city of America.
1t unuuestionably is the most Nalua-
bile product, for the staging OF the
spectacle will cost the city far more
in dollars and cents than the visitors
attracted will spend there. 1t remains
for Chicago to determine whether TINS
Advertising is worth the price. Many
eyperts. advertising men, declare II IS.
They say that the attention OF the
world has been directed toward the
city for weeks as result Of the hold
ing of the heavyweight struggle there:
1t Is notable that the advocates or
this type of advertising come mostly
from Chicago and its vicinity. 1T is
equally notable that the experts who
feel that the fight game is not worth
the candle as an advertising propo-
sition come from cities which failed
to secure the fight, either because
they did not want it or could not
get it.
Opponents point out that unless
they see a battle so gorgeous as
Evening star., 1927-09-22

$50; poorer, Shiny. 50a1,5o; few fancy
California, high as $50.
Onions-Supplies light: demand
light, market about steady; New York,
Indiana and Ohio, 100pound sacks,
vellows, L. S. No. /, 1.75a2.00.
Peach Market Steady.
Peaches-Supplies moderate: de-
uapd moderate, market steady: New
Jersey. bushel baskets, white varieties,
frees. large size, 2.00a2.50: PennsylVa'
MIA. 6s. Elhertas, large size. some SOFT.
best, mostly 2.25a2.50; soft low as LOO.
Pears-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate, market about steady; Cau-
fornia and Oregon, boxes Bartletts,
No. /. 3.50a365; New York, bushel
baskets Bartletts. 2.25a2.50; bushel
baskets Seckels. few sales. $50.
Peas-Too few sales TO estabiish
market.
Potatoes-Suppies moderate; de-
mand moderate, market steady New
Jersey, 150-pound sacks Cobblers, -,
$. No /, mostly 3.75; PENNSYLVANIA
150-pound sacks round whites, I. >
No. /. some ordinary condition, mostly
around 3.25, few higher.
Sweet potatoes-Supplies moderate;
Norfolk section) and North Carolina,
cloth.top barrels yellows and reds.
mostly around 100; Eastern Shore OF
Maryland, bushel hampers yeilows'
few sales. | 90: Anne Arundel County,
Md. cloth.top barrels yellows, few
sales. 3.25.
Tomatoes Supplies liberal; demand
moderate. market steady; homegrown
! , -bushel hampers, various Narletles'
25a30, few lower.
Lima beans-Supplies liberal; East
ern Shore of Maryland, bushel ham
pers. in hulls. 1.00a %: homegrown,
32-quart crates, shelled, mostly ~
quart.
Cucumbers-Supplies light; demand
light. market slightly weaker; New
Y ork, bushel hampers, large size, 1.75a
> 90; some yellow low as 1.25.
Cauliflower-Supplies light; demand
moderate. market steady; New York,
crates. los and 12s, mostly around
1.75; Colorado, crates. 1.50a2.00.
Evening star., 1927-09-22
COTTON NDECL|NES
AFTER EARLY RISE
Census Ginnings Report Has
Restraining Influence on
the Market Today.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, September 22.-The
cotton market opened firm today at
an advance of IL to 18 points on buy
ing evidently encouraged by relatively
steady Liverpool cables and reports
Of low temperatures in Eastern belt
sections.
December sold up to 2098. and
March to 21.28, but as the price ap-
Der offerings appeared to increase,
the market later easing off under
realizing by recent buyers and local
and Southern selling. BY the end of
the first hour prices were down 16 to
1S points from the best and at about
yesterdays closing quotations.
Private reports of frost at some
points in the Eastern and Central belt,
apparently created no immediate APP
prehension Of damage and there prob
ably was some selling on expectations
of heavy ginning returns from the
Census Bureau tomorrow.
The decline extended to 20.66 for
December and 2095 for March later in
the morning. making net losses Of
about ! to IS points on the general
list. There was Southern as well as
local selling on this setback, but the
volume Of offerings tapered off toward
midday. The market became quiet
and prices rallied 9 or 10 points from
the lowest on covering.
New Orleans Market.
NEW ORLEANS. September % up.
The cotton market opened steady
and first trades showed gains OF 18
to "a points.
The advance was In response to
much better Liverpool cables than
due.
Both December and January traded
to 20.95. or % to "a points higher,
right after the start, but as New York
reported liquidation and hedge selling
and as the weather map did not show
the frost expected. prices soon eased
off, losing all the early gains and
more.
December traded down to 206s and
Evening star., 1927-09-22
WOOL PRICES FIRMER.

BOSTON, September % (SpeciaD.-
Prices were f1rmer today in the Bos-
ton wool market in both fleece and
territory lines Of all grades. So far
the effect largely has been to move
the bulk Of the transactions at the
top Of the recent price range. Fine
territory was quoted today at 1.05a
lis. clean basis; French combing
at 1.05a1.0S. half blood at 1.00a105,
three eighths blood at 90a92. and
quarter blood at Haas. Attempts
to secure good lots Of low and me.
dunn heeces at 44c have been un-
successful.
Evening star., 1927-09-22
MUTUAL SAVINGS GAIN.

BALTIMORE. September % (Spe'
cian.-Deposits of the mutual savings
banks of the city totaled $l67, ,669.9S7
at the end of July. reaching the high
est figure on record. They increased
S6.437, ,991 in six months and $12,474,'
S14 in year. Such deposits have
been higher each month not only in
comparison with the previous month
this year but also have exceeded the
same month last year in spite of de-
creases shown in bank clearings.
Evening star., 1927-09-22
UPSON GETS BIG POST.

NEW YORK, September % P).-
Arthur r. Upson, standards engineer
and wood technologist of the National
Lumber Manufacturers Association,
who also has acted as secretary Of the
central committee on lumber stand
ards, has been appointed director of
the Eastern division Of the associa-
tons lumber trade extension depart
ment, with headquarters in New York
City. He will continue in charge of
the associations standardization work.
Evening star., 1927-09-22
PIPE PRICES LOWER.

NEW YORK, September % P).-
Competition for cast iron pipe bust
ness in the Middle West continues to
bring out new low prices, 500 tons
placed by Achorvile, Mich, at $34.35
a ton, delivered, figures back to $25.75
a ton Birmingham. The previous low
price submitted in bids for Detroit s
large tonnage was equivalent to $26.03
q ton birmingham.
Evening star., 1927-09-22
ASSETS INCREASE.

BALTIMORE, September % (Spe-
ciaD.-Total assets of the Bank Stocks
Cooperation Of Maryland as of August
81 are reported as $1,354669. COM
pared with $327,7S7 on September 30.
1926. Current assets were reported
as S1.333,637, against $301,2 at the
end of last September. Surplus on
August 81 was $64,3 ,369, against SIS ,4S4
was formed less than wear ago.
Evening star., 1927-09-22

LIBERTY LIMITED
Less than 19 hours to
Chica9O-nO extra fare.
Leaves Washington $40 PM.
Arrives Chicago 900 AM.
To Detroit the fastest
train is The Red Arrow
less than II hours.
Leaves Washington 3:15
PM, arrives Detroit sos
Am. For information
and reservations tele-
phone Main 9140. On
Sundays and holidays
telephone Main 1880.
Evening star., 1927-09-22
WILL OFFER STOCK.

NEW YORK. September % CP).-
United States Freight Co. will offer
stockholders 20000 shares Of new
stock at $40 share in the ratio of
one new share for each ten shares
now held. An increase in capital from
100 900 shares to 100000 shares re-
Gently was authorized by stockholders.
Evening star., 1927-09-22

to he out of the question in these
degenerate days, which followed the
passing of the London prize ring
rules. a fair majority OF the specta-
tors of any boxing contest so away
disappointed and disgruntled, feeling
either that the wrong man has won
or that the battle has been unsatls-
factory. To allow visitors to leave
a city with that kind of feeling, the
experts declare, Is not good adVerus-
ing. They add that it is a well
known fact that the circus always
takes more money out of town
than it brings into it. The Tunney-
Dempsey fight. under the manage
ment of Tex Rickard, who represents
the Ringing interests, is more or less
of n circus.
Disgruntled BettOrs.
At least half tho persons who have
bet something like $l0,000,00o on the
result will he disgruntled after 1t is
over. Sporting event crowds are bS
no means the spendthrifts they are
supposed to be. They come late ana
go early and many of them, even
il pleased and enthusiastic over the
result. return to their home towns
to celebrate. The writer remembers
one famed sporting character with
a big fortune who attended the john
-Jeffries fight at Reno with $1,000
und ar a belladona plaster placed on
tre small of his back. and he returned
to New York without even loosenlng
an edge of the plaster.
Experiences of other cities have
not been such as to encourage the
proponents of the prize fight adVer-
Using schemes. New York. 1t Is be-
lievcd. did not break even on the
battles Of the century" held here
and in Jersey City, although the pro-
moters made huge sum. The bus
mess men OF Philadelphia were keenIy
disappointed over the advertising re-
turns from the first Tunney-Demp-
Sey battle 1t is hard to find any
merchant in Toledo who will admit
that the city benefited permanently
from the Wllard-Dempsey fight. Reno
and Carson City added little to their
prestige or bank accounts from the
Johnson.Je .Jeffries and Corbett-FitZ-
simmons fights, while Coney Island
has benefited more from one roller
coaster than from the Jeffries- -Corhett
battle The Dempsey-Gibbons fray
broke Shelley. Mont.
it is notable that no yearnnE Is
being experienced here for the holding
of another Democratic national con-
vention in New York.
Evening star., 1927-09-22

January to 2O71, or "a to 27 points
down from the opening highs.
The census ginning report, due to-
morrow, which is expected to show
q large total ginned to September Is,
was exerting a restraining influence
on the market
Evening star., 1927-09-22
PRICES ON PARIS BOURSE.

PARIS, September % R.-Prices
we're quiet on the Bourse today. Three
per cent rentes, 56 francs 95 centimes;
exchange on London, 124 francs 21a
centimes; 5 per cent loan, rs francs 80
centimes. The dollar was quoted at 25
francs 50 centimes.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-08
AFFORD A
CAR? WHY NOT?
ONLY 81 ADOZEN

1t looks as if the recent advert1s-
ing campaign to get every family to
own two cars-one for business and
one for the family would bear fruit
in Douglas, at least
In fact Douglas residents will
probably be able to afford half a
dozen cars, if prevailing prices for
July Z, 1927, hold out until the hotel
bonds are paid for.
No it's no secret and you won't
be kept in suspense very much
longer.
How would you feel some day soon
| if you woke up and read POdge
SKIES $50 a pair SheWltt four,
.2150. Roll Russ straight eight,
$40, postage prepaid. Extra parts
10c or 81 a dozen.
Such a condition described abovs
may come to pass if the signs con-
tinue
Well here it is: The customs de-
partment auctioned a Dodge 1922
model confiscated car yesterday in
front OF the postoffice to the nlgnes9
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-08
LIGHTNING bolt
DAMAGES LOCAL
Home WEDNESDA

Lightning struck the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. r. D. Morris Wednesday
evening at q O'clock Mr.. and Mrs.
Morris live at 1861 Thirteenth street,
A lively thunder and lightning
storm proceeded the rainfall We'd
nesday evening causing a great deal
of damage.
No one was hurt in the Morris
home, although Mrs E. p Tibbits,
daughter Of r. d. Morris, felt con-
siderable shock when the lightning
struck. The force OF the electricity
which came down through the
kitchen faucet which she was hold
ing at the time, slightly stunned
her.
w. j. Nemeck who was on the
front porch of his home next door
also felt the charge as the lightning
struck.
Considerable damage was done to-
the house. The roof was cut and
the tar paper covering ripped from
the surface in a Jagged uneven. line.
The electricity evidently followed a
trail of metal caps ON the roof,
soaring the roof over asedistance OF