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The Washington times., 1927-07-06
MARION DAVIES
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PALACE--"Tillie the Toiler. -
an exceptionally diverting comic
strip which has wide circulation in
the leading papers OF the country.
finds It's way In screen form to the
Palace for the new week with none
other than the beauteous Marion
Davies in the title role. 'aTillie"
celebrates Miss Davies first excur.
sion into the realm Of pure comedy
and both Eastern and Western
critics have handed her something
Of an accolade. Her costumes, ex.
aggerated to absurdity In flapper
styles, will, 1t il predicted, set new
fashions tor the younger and
wilder set. Matt Moore, Harry
Croker, George Fawcett, George
X. Arthur, Bert Roach, Estelle
Clark, Claire Mcdowell and others
are in support. On the stage will
be seen the Sixteen Tilier Girls In
their rhythm dances. A further
stage attraction will be Montana,
the cowboy banJoist. Shorter. films,
including international Newsreel
will round out.
MET r OP OLIT A N-Colleen
Moore in Naughty But Nice" Will
Be the MetropolitAn's screen fea.
ture for the coming week. supple.
fnented by a Charlie Chase comedy.
s'F1uttering Hearts" Shorter films,
too, including newsreeI. NauRh.
ty but Nice" describes the social
rise OF q freckled. long.hatred
youngster who gains her release
from the Texas oil fields when her
uncle strikes it rich. In the habili-
Hnents OF tine ranch she invades an
Eastern finishing school, is first
ignored but eventually blossoms
out as the schools most attractive
miss. gaining further distinction
by winning the love Of man
who first ignored her. Donald
Reed, a new leading man. supports
Miss Moore, while others In the
cast are Claude GiIlingwater. Kath.
ryn Mcclure. HaIlam Cooley.
Edyth Chapman. CIarissa Selwynne
and Burr Mcintosh.
COLUMBIA - Metro Goldwyn-
Mayors latest production for Renee
Adoree, Lew Cody and others, "On
ZA Boulevard" comes to the Co.
iurmbia for the new week. Dorothy
Sebastian ana Roy Darcy are also
prominent. The story revolves
about a flirtatious Parisienne and
the havoc she works among the
other sex. Other Columbia fea.
lures include q Hal Roach comedy,
s'Why Girls say No" Pathe News,
scenic rule and special music.
RTALTO--At the Rialto for the
coming week, Laura La Plante
will be seen in the farce, Beware
of Widows" a screen version Of
Owen Davis play Of the same
name. The plot deals with young
doctor who serves q pretty patient
not wisely but too well. A jealous
fiance breaks off their engage
ment. BY an audacious ruse the
heroine saves the doctor from the
widows wiles and retrieves him
for herself. Also in the cast ara
Bryant Washburn, Tully Marshall,
PAuletrs Duval, Walter HERS and
others. The stage presentation
offers for a second week, Orville
Rennie, THE Singing Usher"
Shorter films ana special music.
The Washington times., 1927-07-06

Inventors are trying to develop
machines that will efficiently ex.
fract rubber from plants growing
n the United States that produce
{ In small quantities.
The Washington times., 1927-07-06

ing line and discOuraging further
effort.
8 D. m.-SIeep, such as IL was.
Midnight-Sleep out Of question
so decide to read, but discover
light batteries are dead.
Comes the dawn-Mr. Phillips
mutinies and insists on going
home for . cup Of hot coffee.
Mr.. Hayes discovers engine timer
Ii broken and batteries are dead.
Noon Sunday-Towed to Guam.
tico by Obliging Marines who
spend most Of their holiday re-
fitting engine. Jackpot made by
facetious onlO0kers as to probable
who guessed SO years.
2 D. ml.-Everything ship-shape
and start made for home.
5 p. m.-Sea kicks up just Jim
Dandy, fling cockpit. One cylin-
der stops. Seams open, filling
forward compartment and run
made for shore, accompanied by
not one word Of comedy from
either.
$40 .. m.--The IrksOme Is
beached high on the rocky shore
near Indian Head. Interior looks
like swimming pool.
p. MIR. Phillips salvages
shaving brush, but forgets strap.
watch. Both remember the gin.
s p. m.-Start for home over
land in jitney.
$50 p. m.-Home again. Note
taken Of progress on new Press
Club Building since last here;
and other improvements. Withal,
though, the same old Washing.
ton Of that bOyhood morning
when we shipped before the mast.
The Washington times., 1927-07-06
A PRODUCING THREAT
FROM UNCLE JOE
BY JIM RING

Thirty-two years of hotels
Thirty-two of Pulmans-
of theatrical
have left Joseph Saney with positive m
Santley has smelling
The Washington times., 1927-07-06


It was at dawn of a certain
morning 10 days ago that Skip
per Hayes and his guest set off
for Georgetown wharf. 1t was
8 o'clock that afternoon before
what is known as Showing off"
was achieved. Mr.. Hayes was
of the opinion that something
was wrong with the engine. MIR.
Phillips, amateur navigator that
he is, was positive Of it.
Follows now the log of the
IS. Irksome, as compiled by Mr..
Phillips, who remembered to
bring along a pencil but forgot
the milk, eggs and cigarettes.
Friday, I a. m.-SEies clear,
barometer easy. Messrs. Hayes
and Phillips in high good hunOr.
10 q. m.-Skies clear, barometer
In repOse and engine i'm sympathy.
Seems the bilge or something not
proper mixture. HunlOr q little
strained.
IL nOOn--Mr. Phillips piped down
for suggesting start down in gear
with current. Alternate turns at
spinning flywheel very discOnrag-
ing as sun rises i'm heavens.
2 D. m.-PrOSpect of returning to
town and resuming efforts on the
morrow discussed. Motor, 2-cyI.
inder Lunatic, suddenly starts with
nobody near it. Thanksgiving and
dancing ON the deck.
$50 p. nl.-Mr. Phillips hauls
anchor, 80 pounds wet, and is near
collapse as holiday begins.
p. m.-AnChor at mouth of
Chicfamunsie Greek for fishing
and old seafaring "reminiscences.
Afternoon spent with navigatOr's
Instruments, but little success, as
Mr.. Hayes forgot to get glycerin
and drops.
1880 p. m.-Two cells and a cat
fish.
$3.50 p. m.-Sleep and fitfuI re-
pose during night due to seagOing
mosquitoes, many OF them carry.
ing extra lances.
Saturday, 5 a. m.-COncerted at.
tack on engine for one hour.
Breakfast. Renewed attack, Your
Chronicler growing Vexed, due to
Commander Hayes instructions to
ship anchOr!' with every irOnic
sputter Of engine, and due, further,
20 1dtOsyEcrasy Of engine to stOp
when MIR. Phillips has anchor
safely aboard. Mr.. Phillips offers
to trade chores with MIR. Hayes or
viii wrestle him for half a dollar.
q. sn.-"We're off, the captain
shouted, as he staggered down the
stairs" Very chOppy sea. Trky
rocks like Paris faxiaab.
1890 q. ln.--Sea cI1oppier. chan.
mel chart blows over BOARD. M.
Hayes straps self to wheel as Mr..
Phillips sings:
Some people ny over the ocean.
Some people fly over the sea.
But ! sort of stick to the notion.
I'D rather have land under me.
II a. MIR. Hayes pOlses craft
into still waters until blow abates.
We are now 12 miles below Guam.
tieO and the latitude and Iongi.
tude IL something terrible. Sew.
eral hours spent exploring sunken
war craft during which Mr.. Hayes
The Washington times., 1927-07-06
STOCK ANDVAUDE
PROSPECTS FOR
NEXT WEEK

NATIONAL-'The Patsy" a.
witty comedy from the pen OF
Barry Corners, author Of Apple.
sauce" will be next weeks offer
ing by the increasingly popular
National Theater Players, The
piece enjoyed 800 performances at
the Booth Theater. New York. last
season.
THE Patsy" Of this play Is q
young girl who Is the butt OF her
misunderstanding family. Blamed
for everything that goes wrong.
she has been the family goat for
so long that her folks regard her
az q BIT siEnple-minded. She is
nothing OF the kind, but il unAp-
preciated. and when later she
decides to branch out ais q person
atty by giving voice to all sorts
of smart sayings. cuiled from a
book guaranteeing to make a wit
out of anyone, the family decides
she has gone daft. To complicate
matters she falls in love with her
sisters fiance and her method Of
winning him constitutes an unusu-
ally hilarious sequence in the play.
KEITH'S Marion Harris, sing.
er of distinctive songs, viii head.
lire the bill at B. r. Keitf's
next week. She is presented by
Gene Buck. '.Ireland's Baritone"
Walter Mentally. will make an APP.
peArance, offering a cycle of song
gems. Other acts include Mer.
Ger and James Tenapleton, dane
ers in q big new act, supported
by Adeline Bendon and Charles
Embler: Billy and Elsa Newell,
not long since known as the
team Of Newell and Most, In new
comedy songs and dances; Art
Frank, the clever rube, with Mar.
gle Barron, in "The Hick and
the Chick; Paul Remos with his
Wonder Midgets; Judson Cole
assisted by the audience in his
humorous interlude; Claude and
Lucille Fondaw in Ups and
Downs"
The Washington times., 1927-07-06
GiIda's Own Girls

Gilda Gray's troupe Of dancens,
who accompanied the star on her
tour last year. appear in Cab
aret,' the picture at Loew's Pal.
ace this week. The five steppers
include Marie del Greco, Ethel
BrittoA, winner Of the New York
Daily Mirrors contest for the
girl whose measurements most
nearly approximate Miss Gray's
perfect sixteen; Yvonne Sinclair,
Doreen Pastor and Carroll Lee.
In addition to enacting a drama,
tic sequence, they do a speciality
dance in the cabaret scenes.
The Washington times., 1927-07-06
COngrats

Rox Rommell, conductor of the
Rialto Orchestra, was all smiles
when he entered the pit to direct
the overture Sunday. The graz
ciouS grin was occasicned by the
fact that Rox became the daddy
Of bouncing baby girl, weigh.
ing III pounds.
Mother and baby doing fine"
says Rox, and when she grows
up she is going to be a great
soprano. can tell by the tone
IF her crying voice and lung
COVER"
The Washington times., 1927-07-06
Cons Confidence

Already a number OF the cast
supporting Conrad veidt in his
first American starring picture, "A
Mans Past" have been chosen.
Apparently Veidt isn't at all afraid
that any other actors in the cast
win run away with the picture
Otherwise he would not have per.
mitted such actors as Arthur I'd
mund Carewe, George Seigmann
and Ian Keith to play important
roles in the same picture with
him. More credit to Conrad.
Evening star., 1927-02-23
Fights Last Night


BY the Associated Press
PARIS Jack Walker, defeated
Rene Devos. Belgium, European mid
dleweight champion (6). Spider" Plad-
ner, f1yweight champion of France,
defeated Michel 11ontreuil Q2). Pert
Molina, France, beat Albert Lepesant
90.
SAN FRANCISCO--Jimmy McLar-
min, Vancouver, British Columbia, and
Tommy Cello, San Francisco, drew
Q0).
DES MONIES, Iowa. - Buddy Nc
Donald, st. Paul, defeated Ruddie Fro.
lik 00). Kenneth Hunt, Des Moines,
beat Buster Brown, Chicago G).
ALBANY, N. Y. Jack Warren,
Chicago, defeated Italian Jack Her
man, Yonkers Q2).
SANTA ROSA, CaIif.-Vic Morrison,
Oakland, defeated Mickey Marks, New
York Q0).
BUTTE, nt-Andy Martin, Bos-
ton,. won from Dixie Lahood, Butte
Q2).
HOT SPRINGS, Ark.-Eddie Ketch-
ell of Toledo won a newspaper deci-
sion over Kid Lewis of Hartford,
Conn. 10).
Evening star., 1927-02-23
STECHER is ON HAND
TO WRESTLE HANSON

Joe Stecher, world heavyweight
wrestling champion, arrived yesterday
in perfect shape for his match to-
morrow night at the Arcadia with
Charley Hanson, whose challenge the
scissors hold king has accepted after
it had stood for five years.
Stecher is on a campaign to clean
up every worthwhile title contender
and establish beyond the slightest
doubt his right to the world crown.
He comes here fresh from victory
over Renato Gardini the Italian idol
whom he defeated Monday before 1000
New Workers.
Gardini, after more than half an
hour Of strenuous wrestling in which
Stecher appeared to suffer most. sue
cumbed to the scissors hold made IA
nous by the champion and with which
he expects to conquer Hanson.
Stecher's ears are considerably red.
dened by the repeated headlocks with
which Gardini, according to newspaper
accounts, made the champion groggy.
He, may undergo more of the same
treatment tomorrow night, for Han
son is adept in the use of the deadlock
as well as the more painful toe grip
Looking prodigiously powerful
Stecher ambled on his famous mil
lion dollar legs" into the Office of
Promoter John s. B1ick ahead of
schedule today.
Characteristically he refrained from
commenting on an approaching match
other than to express the opinion
that Hanson is one Of the most dan.
gerous wrestlers in the world.
Stecher Is now the busiest heavy
weight In the game. He has had sew.
eral narrow escapes in his cleanup
drive and a number of grueling
matches. One Of these was with Ivan
Poddubny, who was undefeated until
he met Stecher.
Tomorrow nights preliminary, be.
tween Dutch Green and Harry Nixon
for the Southern middleweight cham.
ionsEip, primises to be extra ordinarily
lively. Both men are fast and rough.
Evening star., 1927-02-23
OVERSIZE RECRUIT BATS
{ AROUND 400, HE ADMITS
Although Not Yet 20 Years Old, New Criffman Has
Been in Pro Game Three Seasons-Is Feet
Tall and Weighs About $50.

type of glove he carries TO support II
this may be taken for an established
fact
Catchers Need Not Worry.
AS result, Muddy Ruel, Bennah
Tate and Johnny Berger are entitled
to feel considerably relieved as it
means less competition in their partir
cular field. but 1t may prove news
of disconcerting portent to Joseph
Ignatius Judge, and when Bob Nc
Cam and Hank Cullop hear of IL they
are liable to pull their hair and gnash
their teeth In a frenzy of apprehen-
sion. This last named pair, 1t will be
recalled, were supposed to have the
business of striving to earn the berth
Of substitute initial sacker. a struggle
between just the two of them, with
the entry list closed.
1t develops that Blair not only is
a first baseman, but has been for
three seasons past, despite the fact
that he will not be 20 years old until
next January. He got his start in
the emi-professional racket after
earning the reputation of being boy
phenom as pitcher for his school team
in Nashville, where his people for
merly lived. This was in 1924, with
the Pikeville team Of the Valley
League. circuit without the pale of
organized base ball, which harbored
such big league nlalcontents as
Shufflin' Phil Douglas.
1t seems, also, that there was some
little demand for his services this
season. as he was in communication
with officials Of the Yankees and re-
ceived a wire advising him not to
sign any papers until he had con-
ferred with Business Manager Ed
Barrow at st. Petersburg. We get
that not from Mr. Griffith, but from
Blair himself, and as he has a kind,
open face with level blue eyes, there
is no apparent good reason for
seasoning the acceptance with salt.
Is Rangy Rookie.
1t may be said for Blair that he
has size as well as assurance in his
favor, for he exceeds 6 feet in height
and weighs about $50 pounds without
the center Of gravity being located in
the region of the waistline. as is the
case with a couple Of hurting heavy
weights in camp.
In bunting practice yesterday he
displayed considerable adeptness at
picking up short hoppers and stretch
ing for high ones. This, with his
naive declaration that he always has
hit over 400 and that THROWN
around them bases" is the least of
his troubles, may mean that the
Washington camp is harboring an
embryo Hal Chase or Fred Tenney.
Evening star., 1927-02-23
Tampa With First Base Glove Proving He Not Catcher
HORNSBY GETS SPOTLIGHT
in GIANTS TRAINING CAMP

Pittsburgh has a chance to beat out
the Giants because they are much
the same sort of clubs" IIornsby says.
The Giants advantage. he believes,
comes from better balanced pitching
staff. And as for the Cardinals. they
won't have the spirit they had last
year.
'St. Louis wasn't the best ball club
in the league even though it won the
pennant," was Hornsby's comment. "lt
was the spirit and cooperation and
good fellowship and understanding that
pulled them through i'm first place"
Arrival Sof Virgil Cheeves, former
Chicago Cubs hurler, lifted the squad
numbers TO IA, most OF whom are
youthful pitchers and catchers. Light
practice, consisting for the most part
of conditioning work, will make up the
toll until the arrival of the main bod
of regulars on March |.
Evening star., 1927-02-23
rs STRAIGHT SHATTERED
BY TRIO OF TRAPSHOTS

Three members Of the washington
Gun Club shot perfect scores in the
25-bird contests held at the club.
Frank Burrows, DIR. Stine and Bob
Livesey turned the trick.
Fawsett led with "a in the 0O-bird
contest, with Williams and Stine tied
for second with 90.
Julius Marcy led the field in the
doubles, scoring 80 out of 4S.
Next Saturday the Washington
scatter gun artists journey to Balti-
more to meet marksmen of the Oriole
Gun Club.
Evening star., 1927-02-23

BY the Associated Press.
n YEW YORK, February "a
mi Rogers Hornsby Is catching
NJ all the spotlight glare at the
4 New York Giants training
grounds. I'm Sarasota, Fla.
He is working out under the hot
Florida sun like rookie. Weighing
ia pounds, IA more than he started
the season with last year. today he
had two blistered hands and a face
scarlet from sunburn to show for his
first two days of training.
When he is not in the cage batting
the former champion of National
League hitters Is sweeping up ground
balls around second base, running lap
after lap around the field. or acting as
assistant pitching coach to Roger Bres-
nahan pending the arrival Of Manager
John McGraw from Havana. Further
more, he has just about decided that
the Giants will win the pennant in the
National League this year.
Evening star., 1927-02-23
BY DENMAN THOMPSON,
Snorts Editor. The Star,

"AMPA, Fla. February %. --
When Is a catcher not IA catch
er? When he is a first baseman
4 That's the answer, and 1t was
furnished yesterday by Jack
Blair, the most recent addition to the
Nationals.
Monday, when the momentouS news
hat Blair had agreed TO bind himself
lsRally TO service with the Washington
hall club was waited over the wires to
palpitating public IN the Capital. II
vas stated I'm these usually reliable
columns that the newcomer was q
heckstop.
1t also was duly set forth at that
time that Blair first had been recon-
mended to the Nationals by a chap
named Davis, that he was 19 years
Old, that he had made a trip here from
Vest Palm Beach. where he makes
his home. to confer with President
Clark Calvin Griffith; that he had re.
iurned to talk the thing over with his
folks and had wired acceptance of the
offer submitted to him.
It was further was recorded that he
carried the Endorsement of Manager
Martin of West Palm Beach. 1t de.
Nelops that the name OF the pilot of
hat outfit is Morgan. not Martin. but
abAS AS n iIldlIel' 1lpI cdlCuIdI0U
I" cause fandom any sleepless nights.
Has First Base Mitt.
Aside from that bit Of inconseQuen.
tiai misinformation, all the data on
Blair as contained originally in this
great family newspaper was absolutely
correct except that he was reprer~nted
ny us as being a catcher. That was
due to the fact that we understood
Mr.. Griffith to that effect. Mr.. Griffith
stoutly contends that he never ref
erred to the young man as a catcher,
although he admits he might have un.
Intentionally led US aStray In at
tributing the name Of Martin to Nor.
gan.
There remained no doubt as to the
designation of the newest rookie after
Yesterdays practice got under way,
however. 1t was apparent at a
glance and as logical as the line in
that old-time ditty which went: "T
knew he was a sailor, cause he wore
a sailor hat"
Yep. Blair came stalking on the
field with first baseman's mitt, but
to settle the thing beyond any ques-
we asked him point blank and he
admitted he was a first baseman. He
made this assertion in straight
forward, confident manner that left
no doubt that he himself is convinced
Of 1t, and with the evidence Of the
Evening star., 1927-02-23
GUESTS TIE FOR LEAD
IN ARCADIA. TOURNEY

Joe McCann, tied with George
Kelley for the lead in the pocket
billiard tournament at the Arcadia
with six wins in seven starts, meets
a test tonight in his match with
Charlie Bartelmes, former District
title holder
Twin losses by Gene Ruark at the
hands of Fred Talbert and Edward
TindelI last night knocked Ruark out
of the lead. Talbert beat Ruark
100 to SO and Tindell 100 to 80.
III. ID. Cross beat Carl Greer, 100
to 60, in the pocket billiard tourney
at Scanlon's last night. Carey Martin
will meet Everett Crouch. jr., tonight
Evening star., 1927-02-23
RUTH TELLS YANkS
AMOUNT HE EXPECTS

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, February 23
Babe Ruth has set forth in a letter
to Col. Jacob Rupert Of the New York
Yankees his side of the argument rela
tive Of 1927 salary, but the sending
time OF the letter was almost as much
OF mystery today as its contents.
Reports from a Burbank studio
where the big fellow is swinging bat
for motion picture production, were
to the effect that the Bambino had
mailed his argument yesterday, but
gossip about his hotel here last night
had it that the letter was sent by
airmail Monday. The Babe himself
could not be reached.
In a brief telephone conversation
with the studio from a film location
at Venice earlier in the day, Ruth de-
clined to reveal the contents of the
letter, but let 1t be known that he had
expressed his views regarding the
term of years contract as well as the
salary question. He recently returned
unsigned contract providing a salary
or $4,000 for the coming base ball
season.
Evening star., 1927-02-23

Revenue gold medal sharpshooters are
to show at the King Pin tonight in
q National Capital League match.
Their opponents will be the Belmonts.
Men and women of the Bureau of
Mines will battle tonight in a special
match on the Arcadia alleys, starting
play at o'clock. The women's team
will be accorded a handicap of 1O2 pins
Arcadias surprised the Meyer Davis
crowd in the Ladies' District League,
taking all three games. O'he Arcadias
were given a good contest by the
Musicians in only the second game of
the set.
In special match, the Viehmeyers
.ook three of five games bowled from
the Walkers. The Bet score was 2,429
to 1876.
Evening star., 1927-02-23
TURKEYS BORROWED
BY COBB FOR PHOTO
By the Associated Press.


AUGUSTA, Ga, February 23.-Ty
Cobb Is of the opinion that Peter
Twitty. State game commissioner, is
twitting up the tree" when he starts
an investigation Of the Peaches" sup
posed turkey hunt. a picture Of which
showed Cobb holding nine Of the birds
and announcing that they were all
killed In one morning.
Twitty saw the picture and counted
the turkeys and said that If Cobb had
killed that many he had violated the
game laws, two day being the limit
Cobb says the birds shown in the
picture were not killed in Georgia, but
In South Carolina. Friends of the ball
player are laughing over the incident
Cobb, they say. did not kill any of the
turkeys. They went hitless that day
but the photo was taken with the bag
OF all the party.
Evening star., 1927-02-23
ALEXANDER FRISKY
DESPITE 40 YEARS

By the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, February 23.-The ap-
proach of the fortieth birthday Satur-
day has failed to dampen the friskiness
of Grover Cleveland Alexander, pitch
ing hero of the Cardinal world series
conquest, as he bunts and shags fly
balls in the outfield at AVIAN Park, Fla.
The years have dealt kindly with
"old Pete" and the start of his seven
teenth season in major leagues yes
terday found him as peppery as 10
lads from the Cardinals minor league
farms who are trying for place on
the roster.
Manager Bob O'Farrell is also step
ping lively to take off Is pounds which
is in excess of his playing weight.
Evening star., 1927-02-23
When Base Ball Was Young
BY JOHN B. FOSTER
r.
-Spearing Liners Bare-Handed-

hotel lobby with his arm resting on
the counter in front Of him, a near
sighted and tipsy man came along
and tried to hang his overcoat on Sill
ver's finger ends, thinking they were
upturned hooks. 1t tickled Flint, so
that he took the man out to the game
that afternoon, which Chicago won.
Then Flint wanted Arson to hire the
near-sighted individual as a mascot.
"Anse" merely remarked, you lay
off hops"
Next: First-Bound Catches and
Dented SkulIS)
Evening star., 1927-02-23
REGAINS RACKET TITLE.

NEW YORK, February 23 (P).-
Clarence G. Peli of New York, national
amateur rackets champion from 1915
to 1925, trounced Hewitt Morgan of
New York, 15-14, 15-9, 15-7, to
regain his title.
Evening star., 1927-02-23
TAKES RACKETs TROPHY.

DETROIT, February 20 R.-
Harvard gained permanent possession
of the national squash. rackets team
trophy by defeating Buffalo in the
championship final match.