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The Washington times., 1927-08-06

rs uIaVK ~ UI NgN4E1WElIId VIII
afford the star one Of the finest
eharacterizations he has ever
had.
AL Rocket, West Coast pro-
duction chief, has assigned the
production Of the film to Sid
Cunning, who has just COM
pleted .'Hard Boiled Haggerty,
with the same star.
The Valley Of the Giants
possesses that ruggedness and
virility which max. it, espe.
cially suited to Sllls, whose most
successful pictures nave been
The Washington times., 1927-08-06

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NATIONAI-C Charming Pollock's
mystery success, THE Sign on
the Door, will be the coming
weeks attraction at the National
Theater. The piece Is melodranla,
relieved by a solid romantic
theme, but complicated by 4 nfys.
terious murder m which a per.
fectly innocent occurrence sttE-
matizes blameless woman.
The man In the case left g sign
on his door asking that he be
not disturbed. Later his BODY
is found and group Of people
in the room when the police
arrive are positive In their asser-
tons that they saw no such
placard on the victims portal.
There Is accusation and, finally.
exoneration. but before these
events happen. the audience is
taken on veritable 5oy.ride OF
thrill and puzzlinR situations.
KEITH'S Manager Robbins, Of
Kelth's. announces for the head
line act Of next weeks bill Miss
Lenore Uric. the famous star who
has brought 10 the American the.
alter Tiger Rose ''Kiki z and
Lulu Belle" Miss Uric appears
by special arrangement with David
Belasco and will be seen in q
new playlet, written and staged
by Willard Mack. 1t Is called
The VOLTS Cub" Featured for
the week will be the popular
team Of Harrison and Dakin.
who present IAN Operetta for
Two" The return OF a favorite
singer Is heralded. Miss Fleur-
cite Jeoffrie, the coloratura so
prano. viii bring program OF
all new numbers. other acts in
clude dancing and singing by
Kola and Sylvia and Company;
those popular boys, Foster. Fe-
gan and Cox; tThe Great John.
son, silent entertainer, and
Mary Gautier's pony, Boy"
Aso the usual house features.
EARLE-A complete touring
musical attraction. specially built
for vaudeville. and bearing the
name. 1.-THE Passing Parade" will
top the incoming Earle bill begin
ming Sunday afternoon, The piece
is pretentious one, divided into
nine scenes and features Walter
McManus, Richard Knowles and
Helen Moretti. In addition the
Broadway Four will interpoIate
melody when the principals Of the
IL Sunbeam Girls are not on the
stage. Other acts include Pietro,
noted accordeonist, who Is known
for his personal appearances and
his monograph records. The pho
toplay feature will have Lois
Wilson and Sam Hardy in
Broadway Nights" a tale of the
big town after dark. Shorter
films and house features, also.
PAI4ACE-AdOlphe Menjou in
Service for Ladies' and Jan Gar.
Der and his recording orchestra
comprise the twin features at the
Palace. An added attraction will
have Dorothy Wilson Halbach in
a song setting on the order of her
presentation some weeks back.
the setting for which was de.
signed by Colby Hartman. News
and other pictures and Dick Lie.
bert as featured organist viii
round out. ge
Service for Ladies' is story
by Ernest Vajda and reveals the
romance of a head waiter who
can do things besides bow to
favored patrons and wear evening
clothes. In love with an Ameri.
can heiress. the denouement
The Washington times., 1927-08-06

+ ~AA0S ~St S4~S S'NeSS~See ~
to be changed.
Edward Small, the producer of
"The Gorilla" is taking every
precaution to see that it re-
mains a mystery. Not even
the First National executives,
through whom the film is to be
released as q special on their
fall program, know or will
The Washington times., 1927-08-06
Tighfninp''

Word has been received by the
New York offices of Tiffany Pro-
ductions that the perturbation Of
the Zane Grey story, Lightning.
has been completed and is now
in the course Of editing and
fitting.
The Washington times., 1927-08-06
FRANKIE DARRO NOW
REGULAR STAR

Another mepost the road cinema passed
by Franks Darrc prodigy Of the big tops, who win Be given
Little Mickey Grogan his first starring vehicle Tor FBO
Leo Meehan, who directed Judgment Of the Kills. il which
The Washington times., 1927-08-06
GORILLA ON SCREEN.
STILL "A MYSTERY

mystery that real mystery When the road
shows Of Ralph Spences internationally famous
play, "The Gorilla both the United
Britain the thousands Of people who the play fully
Of the plot and its solutionbu that it is to be made into
The Washington times., 1927-08-06
NIL TON SILLS TO DO
VALLEY OF GIANTS"

Richard A. Rowland general president
Of First National Pictures nc announced purchase
vehicle for Milton Ss the Kynes
novels, "The Valley Of the Giants"
1t regarded certainty splendid of the Big
The Washington times., 1927-08-06

visited the Dafro family and then
little frankie came to the rescue.
He was cast n small parts "a
pictures and swiftly scaled the
ladder Of success.
Stardom has now been reached
and frankie Is TO appear IN some
Of the biggest pictures to be mads
in the next year.
The Washington times., 1927-08-06
Back to Films

Following an extended vaudc-
vile tour, Alice Lake has re-
turned to the screen for a fea.
tured role in THE Angel OF
Broadway" Leatrice joys cur
rent starring feature for DeMille.
The Washington times., 1927-08-06
Sets Record

Sets Record
Emil Jannings' first American.
made film. ''The Way Of All.
Flesh" Is breaking attendance
records with its premiere show
In New York.
The Washington times., 1927-08-06

SUNDAY and MONDAY. KEITH KOOIIEs, BEG. TUn8
PHONES MAIN A4SA, lAo6s es29 81
Evening star., 1927-05-24
justification for U. S. Policy
Seen I'm Britain's Soviet Raid

while the Cleveland Plain Dealer as.
serts that nearly everybody believes
that the British government made a
silly blunder." The New Orleans Item
comments upon the assertion that
nothing whatever worth mentioning"
was found, and says, What does not
succeed is a failure, and this is evil
IDENTIFY an egregious failure
1T is not in this matter alone" ac-
cording to the Baltimore Sun, that
the Baldwin government is laying
itself open to sharp and effective do
mestic criticism. Every triumph of the
die-hard wing of the Conservative
party strengthens the. popular demand
for a general election
X X X
"a strange phase of the develop
ment" which is cited by the Indianap-
oils News ''is that it should come at
a time when the International Eco
nomic Conference is in session at
Geneva. with Russia participating for
the first time in years in meetings
with other European powers, and with
surface signs better than for long
time Of the possibility Of an improved
basis for relations with Russia"
British policy toward Russia" con-
cludes the Chicago Tribune, after con-
sidering various late reports of the re-
suits of the raid, falls far short of
the high standard of British diplomacy
in past times. 1t suggests the vacilla-
tion and lack of grip on controlling
realities which have marked some
sorry passages of American foreign
policy within the last 20 years. Ger
tainly there has not been a time within
recent years when unclear and divided
counsels could be more costly for
vital British interests than they are
likely to be just now.''
Evening star., 1927-05-24
The School Estimates.

Estimates compiled by the Board
of Education for the fiscal year of
192S.29 reach the total Of $15,4S1,943.
They are about 100000 less than the
budget submitted a year ago and 49,
433.92S more than the appropriation
for the coming fiscal year. A large
part Of this increase, nearly one-tenth
of it. IN fact, is due to the automatic
salary promotions incident to the
longevity system. A smaller portion
of the increase, $45,700, is for fifty
additional teachers. This latter item
is in a measure a repetition OF the
request of last year for an enlarge
ment of the teaching force. Congress
rejected that proposal and left the
school faculties at about the same
strength as at present. The requisi-
ton for new teachers is not as much
as the one that was turned down. be-
cause two of the junior high schools,
which were scheduled for opening dur
ing the next fiscal year, will not be
ready for use during that period.
The items included in the estimates
to carry out the five-year building
program reach a total of $4,79l 800,
or about 100000 greater than the
sum actually allowed for the program
in the appropriation for the coming
year. There is urgent need of full
compliance with the requisition Of the
board in this matter. The flve-year
program has not been faithfully car
ried out by appropriations. 1t has be-
come, in effect, a seven-year program,
and if Congress does not grant the
sum now requested for 192S-29 it will
have been extended to an eight-year
program-that is to say, school addi-
tions which were to have been pro-
vided within five years will in that
event not be provided within less than
eight years.
The five-year program was adopted
to insure the meeting of urgent needs
accommodating during the period of
wartime economies. 1t was hailed
with qualification by the District, for
ii seemed to assure an early catching
up with the necessities. Lapses from
the appropriation schedule, however,
have been discouraging. While the
Evening star., 1927-05-24
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC j. HASKIY Ta"s@TTr~

@. How many people were killed
during the filming Of "Ben-Hur"?--
e. NJ.
A. We are Informed that there
were no fatalities during the filming
of this motion picture.
@. What is meant by "blanketing a
levee"?-~H. NJ. II.
A. "Blanketing levee" means
dumping large loads of dry dirt into
the river in front of the levee, in or
der TO plaster up small leaks. When
a leak does occur in a levee, as long
as the stream of water flowing out on
the land side is clear there Is no dan
ger. but when this water becomes
muddy, repairs are Immediately nee
essary. z~
@. Who invented the electric self
starter?-L. l..
A. The basic patent was granted to
G. J. Coleman, November "a, 1903.
Q. Has the Nicaraguan govern
ment borrowed any money from
America ID. NJ. NJ.
A. Last March President Adolfo
Diaz obtained a loan of $1,000, 900
from the Manhattan firms Of ]. & w.
Seligman & Co.. and the Guaranty
Trust Co.
Q. How is stainless steel made?-
f. 0. L.
A. 1t is a special alloy and is made
by a patented process.
Q. What is the cause of the open
pots In the rocks at Taylors Falls.
Minnie. r. G.
A. Open pots are found in a great
many different places. Generally
speaking. these are formed by the
river flowing over the rock and scour-
ing out pot holes. Small pebbles
whirl around and wear these holes in
the rocks. The pebbles are often
found in the bottom of holes if you
will examine them carefully. These
range from small ones to 20 and 80
feet deep and 20 and 80 feet wide.
G. Does the word eternity" appear
in the Bible?-R. II.
A. 1t is found once in Isaiah.
@. What Is the speed of take-off
of modern bombing and mail planes?
Il. +. G.
A. The speed of take-off of air.
planes differs according to the particu-
lar airplane and the load carried. AT
full load, modern bombing and mail
planes take off at speed in the
neighborhood of so to 60 miles per
hour.
O, Is there a Chinese university in
Russia ?-H. T. r.
A. The Sun Yat-Sen University for
Evening star., 1927-05-24

u A1M~ &sts~s -
derful exploit has swept away that
feeling, has created in the French
mind a new concept of the American
disposition. The youths splendid
bearing, his modesty. his simplicity
and his tact have won the hearts of
the French, and the breach is healed.
Other misunderstanding may arise
and other hard feelings may be
aroused. But it may be regarded as
assured that they will be only mo.
mentary, passing evidences Of i'm
patience and not Of fundamental an.
tagonism. There can be no real an
tipathy when 1t is possible as in this
present case for single individual
by his own daring and his manly
bearing to win the hearts of the
French, even as Nungesser and Coli,
equally brave but sadly unsuccessful,
have won the hearts of the American
people by their own endeavor.
Evening star., 1927-05-24
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES Z. TRACEWELL.

lovers of animals and I can stop the
widest hilarity land believe me, when
the two are together. hilarious is a
mild word) at any given moment on
Sunday by saying, Who wants to
hear about Jack Spratt?' His small
est whisker is of paramount impor
tance to them. SO very often / have
wanted to write you about Jack and
his doings. His jealousy was SO remi-
niscent OF my beloved Asa. surnamed
Spades. whom | had to put to sleep
last Thanksgiving, age 12. And his
fear of 'cat doctors so like another
friend of ours. And as for sharpening
his claws on the cedar bench! Our
present incumbent'--a snoW-white
Persian with hydrangea blue eyes
must sharpen his claws on the wall
paper. One goes about thumbtackin
sheets of sandpaper wherever a rip is
found-only to find another alongside
the paper next day. And as for open
ing packages and tearing up paper,
But this Is too, too much Of ramble.
DO forgive it. Sincerely, NJ. j. II. r.
(OVer3
r. ST knew would not be able to
stop writing about cats. Here is
something more / must say, as cat low
er to cat lover. Have you ever seen
quaintance of one week or two ago
and he is truly worth meeting"
&* X X
If cruelty, bane of men and ma
tons, is to be eradicated from the
world, the preliminary education
must begin in the home:
This Is the true and best use of
pets, since it gives children with an
KlnnnnUG a.
exercise it, and it allows little ones
whose minds are of an opposite type
to receive intelligent training for
kindness.
Kindness. we have almost come to
believe, is a special sense, not Just
the mere opposite to unkindness or
cruelty. Later we intend to make
special investigation along this line.
but for today we must content our
self with our own unscientific
thoughts upon the matter.
1t Is noticeable in any office or
other meeting place that the persons
present invariably fall into two
classes, those of an easy-going, gen
tie disposition and those who are al
ways looking out for No. l." as they
say, and who are inclined to be either
cruel or Indifferent.
In restaurant scores of persons
Will be seated. High above their
heads, in a small cage, a canary bird
sings, despite its exposure to electric
light all day and almost all night
long.
Poor durn thing." says one man.
1T doesn't know anything differ
ent.' says another. indifferently.
The remainder never even know
the bird exists.
The whimsical appearance of cats
and rabbits invariably appeals to
children. Much of what seems cruelty
in their treatment of pets is only
ignorance and thoughtlessness.
Here is where the parent steps in
with instruction and stories and also
where the writer of animal tales en-
ters the picture. Educating cruelty
out of the human race, one of the
best newspaper men in Washington
once wrote us, if it ever is to be
done at all, will be done through
just such animal tales.
AT times the work of parents and
writers along this line, in co-opera-
tion with the best instructions of re-
liGion, seems terribly slow and fruit
less, but we can all take heart from
such good letters as the one here
| and from the spirit of good which
lies behind if
Evening star., 1927-05-24
Our Envoy in France.

A drone in the air. A ghostly
shadow circling about, lowering, de-
scending, becomes distinctly visible as
an airplane; thousands of people on
the earth swarm forward, are held
back by police lines and barely suf.
ficient space is cleared for the descent
of the first flyer to cross the Atlantic
alone without stop. A cheer arises.
a rush is made for the heroic youth
who has just linked the continents.
lie is with difficulty saved from the
onrush and borne to safety. All Paris
rejoices, all France thrills, the world
beyond responds to the emotion. The
next day the French capital is afiut-
ter with the American flag. The name
of the young aviator is on all lips and
praise for the American spirit is
heard universally.
Thus went Charles Lindbergh to
France as envoy extraordinary, though
not minister plenipotentiary, to re.
unite the French and the American
peoples in cordial understanding and
appreciation. He went as did the
hundreds OF thousands Of other young
Americans in 1917 and 1918, to fight
for the safety Of France and the de-
fense of American principles of gov.
ernment. He is of the same type as
they. lie represents now as did the
troops Of ten years ago the American
spirit.
There has been, unfortunately, some
misunderstanding between France and
America since the war, There has
been feeling on the French side with
regard to the matter of business ad-
lustments. There have been mani
festations Of Ill will in Paris, outbursts
of temperament without good cause,
but understandable in view of the bit
ter sufferings of the French people
and the hardships which they are now
4 enduring as a result Of their long he.
J $ensive struggle. Lindbergh's won.
Evening star., 1927-05-24
A Self-Imposed Duty.

Peace in Nicaragua has been
brought about largely through the in
fiuence of the United States. Critics
of the administration denounce the
''unwarranted intervention OF this
country in the Central American Re-
public. Some of them will not be ap-
peased even by the cessation of hos
tilities between the warning factions,
with the promise that the United
States will see that a free and fair
aragua Some of them, however, are
more intent upon putting the Cool
idge administration lin a hole" than
they are interested in Nicaragua. But
States Government in dealing with
that country is bearing fruit
Henry L. Stimson, the Presidents
special envoy to Nicaragua, has made
his report TO Mr.. Coolidge. The pic
ture he painted of war among the
Nicaraguans is not pleasant. No war
is. But it must add to the satisfac-
ton in this country that the hostili.
ties have been brought to an end.
Particular stress was laid by Col.
Stimson upon the faith which the
liberals and the conservatives in Mic
aragua have in the promise of the
United States to see that the election
of a President in Nicaragua in 1928
shall be fairly conducted. Indeed, the
United States is in a position to bring
a greater measure of peace to Me
aragua than it has known for many
years, except for the interval from
1913 to 1925 when guard Of Ameri-
can Marines remained at Managua,
the Nicaraguan capital.
The charge of Imperialism, which
enemies of the United States and Of
the administration make against this
country in connection with the Gov
ernment's policy toward the Central
American Republic, is especially
ridiculous in the light of history and
in the light of the latest events in
Nicaragua. The United States, by
withdrawing the Marines in 1925, GER.
tainly gave evidence of its good faith.
Those who charge Imperialism to
America have only to look at the re-
1ations which are maintained between
this country and Cuba.
Nicaragua was fast drifting into a
state of anarchy when the United
States interviewed for the protection Of
American lives and property in that
country. If the United States has
gone further than the mere protection
of Americans in Nicaragua and has
aided in bringing about a condition
which means life and peace to the
Nicaraguans themselves. it is a mat
ter of congratulation, a real achieve
ment.
This Government, through President
Coolidge, has made promise to the
people Of Nicaragua. The Nicaraguans
rely upon that promise. Not to fulfill
that promise to the full spirit and the
letter would be an act of i'll faith
which might well cause Americans
to blush. Certainly failure on the
part of America would result in con-
ditions in Nicaragua even more
chaotic than they have been in recent
months.
Evening star., 1927-05-24

Chinese students is situated in Mos.
COW. The students receive their tut
ton free in addition to 90 rubles (slO)
a month for spending money.
Q. Can pork ham and pork sausage
be canned successfully?-M. ID. G.
A. The Department of Agriculture
says they are being canned success
fully.
Q. In what part of a clam are fresh.
water pearls found?-C. r. b.
\. When pearls are discovered In
fresh-water CLAIMS. they may be found
in almost any part of the clam. Some
times the fiat pearls are seen stuck
tight to the shell, while others are
generally found in the mantle OF the
clam.
Q. Was Washington's Farewell Ad-
dress published in a Philadelphia
paper?-N. a.
A. Washington Farewell Address
was published in a Philadelphia
paper-the Daily Advertiser.
Q. Please give me the meaning OF
the word ''rosary.'-R. A. b.
A. The word rosary is derived
from the Latin "rosarium," which was
originally a garland of roses and used
to crown the image of the Virgin
Mary. AS a rosary, in its present use.
it was instituted in honor of the Nlr-
gin by st. Dominic.
O. How fast did the old stage
coaches travel?-C. b.
A. They often attained a speed of
10 miles per hour, the number or
hours Travelled in a day depending
upon the nature of the country that
was traversed. Redding Bunting a
famous driver, established a record
| when he travelled 131 miles in IL
hours. Long-distance coaching was
frequently necessary in carrying I'M
| portant messages.
O What will remove the taste and
odor of garlic or wild onion from
mike. T. S.
A. Nothing WILL If cows are taken
| out of the pasture six or seven hours
before milking. probably the milk
will not taste of the weed.
What do qJoN need to Inolc? is
there some point about Dour business
| or personal life that puzzles youP Is
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acithout deldyP Submit Uour qucs-
ton to Frederic J. UGskin. director Of
our Washington Information Bureau.
He is employed to help you. Address
uour inquiry to The ECenin0 Star In
formation Bureau. Frederic j. Has
Kin. director, Washington. ID. c., and
inclose 2 cents in stamps for return
postage.
Evening star., 1927-05-24
Blood Will Tell"

The answers Of the heroic Charles
Lindbergh and his mother to the first
offers Of motion picture firms for their
services further exalt this family in
the estimation in which it Is held by
the world.
Without hesitation Mrs. Lindbergh
answered NO" to the proposal that
she depict 1.-The American mother"
and on the other side of tho ocean her
son carefully refrained from prostrat-
ing himself before those who tempted
him with the offer of "a million
dollars
The flyers conduct and words on
every occasion have been so wonder
fully apt that nothing less was to be
expected of him than this; nor was
there Il person in the United States
who imagined for a moment that his
mother would commercialize the flight
of her great son.
A look at the portrait of the late
Representative Lindbergh would show
the most cynical person that here was
a man with ideals, who transmitted
them to his son.
In this day of the almighty dollar
it is inspiring to listen to the words
of these two idealists, who believe in
themselves and in their own power
to remain steadfast to ideals.
No doubt Capt. Lindbergh will legiti-
mately make such personal profit from
nitude Of that feat entities him to-.
but the world will know, when he does
it, that he did not at any time bend
the knee to money as some seem to
have expected that he would.