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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-21
U. S. TIMBER CUTTING HIT,
Lumbermen to Decide If Govern
ment Violates Conservation.

BY INC AssocIatsu TIEHs'
The timber conservation plea 50
long and loudly voiced by the Govern
ment TO lumbermen may prove 10 ne
boomerang. Directors OF the Ma
tional Lumber Ma nufacturers' Asso-
citation will meet in San Francisco on
August 3 to decide whether the GOV,
eminent Is cutting its national forest
timber TOO rapidly.
A statement from the association
Yesterday said many lumbe"men be
lieVed the national timber was being
marketed too freely and that in addi-
ton to affording competition for pri'
Nste Interests was not promoting coli
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-21
REDS AND TRADE ROWS
ARE LACKING IN LIBERIA
President of Republic Is Enter
tanned at House of Commons.
Tells of Progress.

By The Associated Press.
LONDON. July 21.--"We have no
Reds in Liberia; only whites and
blacks" said DR.. Charles Burgess
Dunbar King, President Of Liberia
when asked whether the Communist
influence had spread to his republic.
1--WE are not interested in trade
haven't reached that stage yet We
haven't a railway yard in the whole
country, but we are progressing with
good roads. / have built ESQ miles so
far"
President King, who is on a visit
to England, was entertained at the
House of Commons yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-21
RICHIE INSPECTS CAMP.
Athletics, Target Practice and
Medal Presentations Feature Day.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FREDERICK, Md, July 21.-Gov.
Albert c. Richie arrived at Camp
Richie, near Cascade, this morning,
TO inspect the new cantonment and
review the 5th Maryland Regiment
National Guard.
Athletic events, machine gun and
HowitZer firing and presentation Of
medals are features of the day. Troops
also will receive pay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-21
Named Military Instructor.

Maj. Thomas I. Steere, II. S. A.,
retired. living in this city, has been
detailed to duty as military instructor
at the Greenbrier Military School.
LeWisburg, W. Va.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-24

Meighan forsakes his profession as
a criminal lawyer and turns
prosecuting attorney because of the
love of a girl and finally brings some
of the gangsters before the court of
justice.
Director James Cruz assembled a
remarkably strong cast to picturize
the story which was written by
Charles Furthman. Marietta Mill
ner, VienneSe beauty, has the lead
ing feminine role while Fred Kohler.
wolf of the screen" and Louise
Brooks, Dutch-bobbed flapper. head
the supporting cast. Others in the
list of supporting characters are
Wyndham Standing, Charles Hill
Males, King Zany, Duke Martin,
Nancy Phillips and "Gunboat"
Smith.
Connie and his band and Jimmy
Hatton, soloist, will offer their usual
spicy musical program while the en-
tire bill will be rounded out with a
comedy and first run news reel.
n
NEW MIX FILM
AT ISIS
Tony, the wonder horse of the
Tom Mix organization, is given OPP
portunity to perform some good
stunts of his equine career in 1.-THE
Circus Ace" which will be shown
at the Isis for one week starting
today.
Mix, who has long desired to do
an out-and-out circus picture, gave
much thought to the stunts Tony
was called upon to do in this photo
play. One of the most DANGEROUS,
that of a daring leap from the top
of the tent to Tony's back, was
characterized by Toms cowhands
as the most ticklish bit of stunning"
this intrepid star has yet essayed.
The Circus Ace" a <colorful
drama of the West based upon the
experience of a plainsman who is
called upon to render aid when a
beautiful performer is in trouble.
Mix and Tony, projected into some
Of the slightest situations imagin-
able" emerge victorious only after
hard and gruelling contacts with
some of the toughest characters
Mix has ever faced before the
camera.
Natalie Joyce, a charming South
ern girl, is seen opposite Mix and a
trained kangaroo produces many
mirth-provoking situations.
Added attraction is the sixth cpl
sode of 1.-THE Isle of Sunken Cold"
in the 'Prey Of the Sharks" a story
of the south seas adventure and a
Krazy Kat Cartoon Burnt Up"
completes the program.
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rymakers, and organ novelties by
Ray Winnings will round out the pro
gram.
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BIG CHRISTMAS
SHOW AT INDIANA

Diversified entertainment of many
kinds is being offered to patrons of
the Indiana for Christmas week.
Billie Dove is seen in 1.-THE Love
Mart" a tale of a Southern girl
who is sold into slavery.
Charlie Davis and his Indiana
stage band provide the musical
program, and the stage presentation
is "Steppin' High"
Charlie Davis and the Indiana
stage band open the presentation
with special orchestral arrange
ment of the hits from the popular
musical comedy, Good News" of
which "The Varsity Drag" is one of
the features.
Louise and Andrew Carr are two
dancing youngsters.
Ross and Gilbert, grooming blues
singers, offer a new conception in
blue songs, singing ''St. Louis
Blues" and Lay Me Down to Sleep
in Carolina" Charlie Davis next
SHOWS the talents of his orchestra,
playing 1T Was Only Sunshower."
Lew Fink, the human vacuum
cleaner, whose acrobatic dances
have made him famous; Nina Kinds
and Pearl Leonard, two charming
former movie stars, who sing, and
the Kikutas Japs in a balancing
and acrobatic creation are among
the other attractions in the revue.
Gilbert Roland portrays the part
OF a penniless gentleman in 1.-THE
Love Mart" the feature photoplay
at the Indiana Theater next week.
Billie Dove is seen in the role of a
young girl who encounters the poor
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-24
'Theater to
Opens Its
Sc son
The Walker viii Have Its
First Program Next
Monday,

An inaugural program filled with
novel entertainment, both on the
screen and on the stage, has been
provided for the opening of the
new Nine Walker Theater, which
opens Monday afternoon.
In addition to feature photoplays,
leading entertainers on the stage,
diversified shorter subjects, the
Walker program will also include
organ specialties and popular jazz
band in the orchestra pit of the
theater.
The program of the Walker will
change twice weekly. Acts playing
the house for an entire week win
change their program for the last
half of the week, thus giving two
entirely new programs each week.
The grand opening program in
cludes 1.-THE Magic Flame" featur-
ing Ronald Colman and Wilma
Banky.
Reginald Duvalle and his BLACK
birds3 has been engaged to provide
music for the patrons of the Walker
Speciality numbers and solos by vari-
Gus members Of this band VIII mark
each weeks program.
Lovy and Shorty, 'the Two
Whirlwinds," dancing team, have
been specially ENGAGED for the
opening weeks program.
Miss Mary Singleton will be heard
in the dedicatory organ program,
presiding at the console Of the Bar
ton organ.
some Scout" the Lupino Lane
comedy, will be an added feature
for the program which will be pre-
sented on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Beginning with Thursday, the
program will include the photoplay,
american Beauty" featuring beau
tiful Billy Dove. Lloyd Hughes and
Al st. John are starred in the sup
porting company.
Dorothy De Wore, one of Screen
dom's favorite condolences, is
starred in the comedy, up in
Arms"
Other features on the program
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Prince Of
PilSen' to
Be Given
Civic Opera Association
viii Make Debut
Soon.

The Indianapolis Civic Opera AS
ISOLATION, which will present THE
Prince Of Pilsen," well-known mu-
steal comedy, at the Athenaeum
Auditorium on the nights of Mon
day, Jan. 2, and Tuesday, Jan. 3,
is holding full rehearsals almost
every evening and the enthusiasm
and capacity for hard work dis
played by every member of this
volunteer organization, from the di-
rectors to the lowliest chorister,
point to a successful performance.
These two roles are in the hands
of very capable players, Arthur
Beriault and Norman Green. Beri-
ault has had years of experience in
playing comedy parts in Shakes
pearean and other classics compa-
MES and is one of the most popu-
lar Of local players; while Green
is very well-known for the many
excellent parts. he has played in
the Little Theatre and the produc-
tons he has given at the Metro
politan School of Music.
Other dramatic roles are in the
hands Of Joe Foy, Ernest Heberlein,
Edmund Bradley and Juliette Cop
peck and Esther Lafkocivs.
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gentleman and becomes attracted to
him.
When she learns that Victor
Hallot, her unknown admirer, is re-
ported to be a barber, she affronts
him publicly. Jallot however, is a
fencing teacher whose studio is
located in what was once a barber
shop.
Through the adversely of mis-
fortune the girl is sold into slavery
as an octoroon. Jallot, whose love
for the girl forces him to sell all
of his possessions to buy the girl.
After he buys her he throws her out.
Other features include Maurice at
the Barton presenting "Sing Out the
Old, Sing in the New" The usual
shorter features will be included on
the program.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-24
FIELDS AND
CONKLlN AT APOLLO

The latest pair of funmakers to
be teamed for the enjoyment Of mo-
ton picture fans is w. G. Fields and
Chester Conklin, who are co-starred
in 1.-TWO Flaming Youths" a big
comedy production, which will be
presented at the Apollo as one of
the chief attractions of a double
feature program arranged especial
~ for Christmas week.
young Hollywood will be the
other feature. 1t is a Paramount
special and screen novelty of a
most unique type in which the play
ers are all children of well-known
cinema stars.
Fields and Conklin have roles well
suited to their respective abilities
in 1.-TWO Flaming Youths" an
amusing series of romantic and
business complications, in which
the owner of circus sideshow and
a small-town sheriff battle for the
love of a wealthy widow. ConkIin
plays the sheriff with the big blus-
ter and little intellect. Fields is the
proprietor of a defunct circus. who
is stranded with his menage of hui
man oddities.
The stars are aided in their
laugh-getting by an excellent sup
porting cast. Mary Brian is the
daughter of the circus owner, and
jack Luden plays the son of the
small town miser, who falls in love
with her. George living enacts the
part of the miser, and Cissy Fitz-
gerald returns to the screen as the
widow. Many a big circus would
take pride in the collection of skele-
ton men, fat women, fire eaters and
giants assembled by Director John
Waters for the purpose of "atmoS-
phere."
young Hollywood" is comedy
in which Erich Won Stroheim, Jr.;
Billy Reid, son Of Jack Holt; George
Bosworth, son of Hobart Bosworth;
Eileen O'Malley, daughter of PAT
O'Malley. and Mike Mccoy, son of
Tim Mccoy, comprise the cast. The
natural heritage of talent that be-
longs to these youngsters is made
manifest in the picture in a most
hilarious and striking manner.
The Fox news weekly, songs by
Cliff Williams, musical melange
appropriate. for the holiday season
by Emil Seidel and his Apollo Mer-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-24

OF the members of society at
plymouth Beach, via the lurid
tales in the Sunday supple
ments, and determines to have
a try at that sort of thing herself.
The story has to do with the girls
efforts to have one grand, glorious
week Of frills, thrills and luxury, to
accomplish which she has spent
every cent of her life's savings,
How she is persuaded to imperson-
ate a duchess, falls in love with the
son Of the woman whom she is pre-
tending to be, and wins happiness
after a series of amusing incidents,
is told in this story.
Larry Kent, a newcomer to the
screen, is the stars leading man,
and others in the cast are Gwen
Lee, Hallam Cooley, FRITZ Ridge
way, the wife of the Circle Theater's
former musical conductor, Richard
Travers and Martha Mattox.
AS a special attraction for the
holiday week, the Circle If present.
ing Louise Powell's "Kiddie Revue"
which features a group of talented
youngsters in a dance revue. An
other presentation for the week is
the Circle Brass Quartet, with
Thomas Wolfe, Frank Kessler, Ben
Thrams and Walter Releaux.
Other films to be shown are a
comedy Lupino Lane in Hello
Sailor" the Circle News; Topics of
the Day; an Aesop's Fable; novelty
film; a Vitaphone presentation, the
Arnaut Brothers and the Gale
Brothers, a comedy group also pre-
sented on Vitaphone.
For the particular delight of the
children during Christmas week, the
management has arranged a special,
matinee which is to be given on the
MORNINGS of Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, with the
showing of Robinson Crusoe," as
the highight of that performance
The REGULAR show will be given
Immediately following the showing
Of the film record of one of childish
f1ction's most popular figures.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-24
UNDERWORLD
CHARACTER SHOWN

Underworld characters, who Turk
in the shadows of every large city
are said to be wildly pictured in
Thomas Meighan's new Paramount
starring production, THE City Gone
Wild" which is due to open a
weeks run at the Ohio Theater this
afternoon.
Meighan has the role of power
full criminal lawyer, and around him
collects such colorful characters as
the rival gang leaders and their
gunner, the professional bondsnan,
the saloon keeper and the girls
clothed, fed and supported by their
laWleSS raids.
Dramatic to the extreme vehicle
for Meighan and makes an ideal
successor to his last picture "Were
All Gamblers" During the course
of the new picture at the Ohio,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-24
MageL Again

Dolores Costello will again
have Conrad NageI as her lead
ing man in "Tenderloin," the
special Vitaphoned production
now under way. Nagel recent
ly completed the role of Je-
rome Bonaparte in Miss Cos
tello'S new picture, GLORIOUS
Betsy"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-24

Prices Evenings, Sundays and Holida,
Balcony, Csc; Lower Floor, 4Oc; Children
P. NJ, 15c. Saturday Matinee All Seats
Children, 15c
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will be Lovy and Shorty, presenting
an entire change Of program, and
Duvalle and his Black
Birds" Offering many new "hot"
tunes. Mary Singleton will be at
the console Of mighty Barton.
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POSTPONED

Madame ALA Nazimova, who
was forced to postpone her vau-
deville opening in India" on
account OF a nervous break
down, is still under her physi-
clans care at her apartment in
the Buckingham. She hopes to
resume her music hall plans by
the New Year.
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COLLEEN MOORE OPENS IN HER WILD DAT At THE CIRCLE
Fields and Conkin Are Featured in Two Flaming Youths
at the ApoIIo-New Meighan Movie Tops All
Events at the Ohio Theater

TOLLEEN MOORE in "Her Wild Oat,' comedy drama
- will head the Christmas week program at the Circle be-
ginning today.
Her Wild Dat was written by Howard Irving Young and
presents Miss Moore the role of Mary Brown of
the Lighthouse Lunch Wagon Times Square.
Mary regaes her romantic self with the dongs
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-24

This sensational actress gives
the greatest performance of her
career as Anna, opposite John
Gilbert's Vronsky in Love"
screen version of Tolstoi's i'm
mortal romance, "Anna Kareni-
na." All New York is hailing
Miss Carlo as the most interest
ing charmer on the screen as a
result of her fine work in this
picture and in the previous Gill
bert-Garbo success, "Flesh and
the Devil"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-20
GIRL s SCREAMS
STIR COURT

Edward Seward. johnson, charged
with violating the Mann act and
taking an automobile on March 16,
today was sentenced to two years
in the penitentiary on each charge,
the sentences to run concurrently.
by Justice A. A. Hoehling.
A furore was created In court
when Johnson's sweetheart, on hear
ing the sentenced imposed, screamed
and had to be carried from the
court room.
She continued her screams in the
lobby and officers were called to
dispense the crowd so that the girl
could be carried down stairs to the
matron's room, where she was
placated.
Johnson was charged with trans.
porting a girl from Maryland to the
District of Columbia for immoral
purposes. He first entered a plea
of not guilty. but later withdrew
1t and pleaded guilty.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-20
DIR. Charles H. Mayo
Describes Operation

So far as the attending laymen
were concerned DIR. Charles H. Mayo,
famous surgical specialist, who adj
dressed the surgical section of the
American Medical Association in
Continental Hall today, might just as
well have stayed at home. He spoke
on "A Case of Paroxysmal Hyper.
tension With Tumor of Retroperi.
toneal Nerve. -
A physician interpreter explained.
however, that DR.. Mayo was describ-
ing tumor operation which resulted
in relief for a woman who was suf-
fering from headaches, nausea and
vomiting.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-20
Police Are Seeking
Store Robbery Clues

The police today had been unable
to find any clues to the identity of
the burglars who. Yesterday broke
into Bsrton's, 925 F st. N. W., and
stole mems and women's wearing
apparel valued at more than 81, 500. !
The robbery was discovered by
Sam Light. manager. when he
opened the store yesterday. He
found that the burglars had broken
through skylight. removed several
iron bars beneath it.
The loot had been taken out
through the same opening and across
a roof into court in the rear of
st. Patrick's Church.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-20
WOMAN VICTIM
Of ATTACK

Attacked and beaten on the head
and in the face by thug who en-
tered her house shortly before last
midnight. Mrs. Mary Bartram, IS
years old. SAB Florence st. N. E.,
is recovering today in Casualty Hos
pital, while headquarters detectives
and police of the Fifth precinct
search for her assailant.
When she was first taken to the
hospital and treated by DR., An
thony Sindoni 1t was thought that
she had a fractured skull, in addi.
ton TO conclusion of the brain. She
was also suffering from a broken
nose, a deep cut on the head and the
loss OF several teeth. Later develop.
ments. however. revealed that. al.
though her injuries were painful,
they were not critical.
Mrs. Bartram. whose husband,
John Bartram, is an inmate of
Soldiers Home here. was alone in
the house when she was attacked.
Her screams were heard by Mrs.
Henrietta Maxwell. who lives next
door. Mrs. Maxwell and her hus.
band crossed the roof from the win
dow of their bedroom to that of
Mrs. Maxwell and found her lying
on the floor.
They took her across the same
roof to their room and then sum-
moned the ambulance and police.
Mr.. Maxwell made a search Of the
house and discovered S2o4 hidden in
the kitchen. 1t ia thought that the
thug was looking for this money,
Mrs. Bartram's savings.
The injured woman was unable to
state whether her assailant was white
or colored. She only remembered
that he was very large. Mrs. Bar
tram was in bed when the attack
was made.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-20
DISCUSS LIBEL
SUIT DEFENSE

The Rev. Jason Noble Pierce has
proven his own worst> enemy in his
defense against the $4,000 libel suit
brought against him by Howard 7.
Cole, whom DIR. Pierce attempted to
have dismissed from the Shipping
Board. This opinion was voiced to-
day by several Washington lawyers.
DR.. Pierce. by attempting to with
draw from the record a paragraph of
his original charges, has given EN-.
phasis to the alleged libelous char.
acter of his entire statement and to
the offending paragraph in particu-
lar. in the opinion of attorneys who
have examined the case.
In case of criminal prosecution for
libel, which is understood to be loom.
ing against the. Presidents pastor
his action with respect to this para.
graph is expected to be a real OBJ
stacle to his defense.
On April 2, DIR. Pierce sent to
Brig. Gen. A. c. Dalton. president
of the Emergency Fleet Corpora.
ton. a memorandum branding Cole
as a libertine. On May 10 he sent
TO General Dalton another memor.
andum in which he referred to the
April memorandum as follows:
Proof Lacking
Paragraph four of that memoir.
andum Is circumstantial evidence
and | find that sufficient proof of
its statements by unprecedented wit.
nesses is lacking. ! may have my
personal opinion as to the correct.
ness of statement of Coles practice.
also have been led to suppose
that officers of my church had
followed Cole more often than
find they have.
Because paragraph four is cir
cumstantial and not clearly proven.
should like to have it stricken
from the record"
Will Preach Sunday
DR.. Pierce will emerge from the
seclusion into which he has retired
since Coles suit was filed Monday,
to preach at the Sunday morning
service of the First congregational
church at II a.. m, Sunday in
the Metropolitan Theater.
DR.. Pierce has announced as his
subject for that sermon; The Sc
cret of Merry Heart"
A few hours after he finishes the
sermon. the feature film for the next
week, The Blonde Saint" a depic-
ton of the merry life of the sort DR..
Pierce accuses Cole of following, will
be shown.
Much speculation has been aroused
as to whether the President and Mrs.
Coolidge will attend the services. in
view of the storm raging around his
pastors head.
Those who have been following
the case closely are eager to know
whether he will tacitly approve DR..
Pierce's conduct by attending the
services or. whether he win indicate
his disapproval by remaining away.
DR.. Pierce will leave Washington
Sunday night to attend the National
Council Of Congregational Churches
&C Omaha, Neb., remaining until
June 3.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-20
BOOST SCHOOL
ESTIMATES

District school officials ask for
sS,4s5,s2s more for 1929 than was
appropriated for school maintenance
last year, estimates submitted to-
day to the Budget Bureau show.
Four items, not included in the
estimates for the preceding year,
account in some measure for this
increase. They are for repairs re
quired by the Health Department,
S499, 4O2 being sought; improvements
for the Fire Department, $5S,350;
remodeling Mckinley and Shaw
Junior High Schools, $50, 900; and
the same sum for furnishing these
schools.
Salaries for school officers would
be increased by $17.625 over the
appropriation OF 100000 granted
before and the clerks salary scale
would be boosted $23. $50.
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THE ANSWER, IN EACH, is
NOTHING"

A reader of this column remem.
bers seeing this poetic problem.
which will interest many, In a
magazine printed years ago, and
offers it for your thought:
What does man love more than life.
Hate more than death or mortal strife,
That which cOntented men desire,
The poor man has, the rich require.
The: nNiser spends. the spendthrIft saves,
And all men carry to their graves?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-20
IN THE vOLsTEAp PERIOD

Sing a song of sir pence,
"A bottle fullo' rye,
Four boozers gurgled it,
Then 1t aOas bone dry.
When the bottle aUas empty
They all began to sing
.Stoeet A define" "T'he Cleaning"
And all that sort of thing.
HOFFMAN.