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less definitely identified as the cost
OF supplying an abstract and draw
ing of deed OF conveyance.
These free lots are of such
character, either by being too
small. too unfavorably located,
with water. etc. that upon inspect
ing his prize the winner is invari-
ably DESTROYS OF exchanging it, to-
gether with considerable amount
of additional money. for a much
better lot in the same develop
ment.
1t may be that in some cases
the free lots are of a desirable
character and that the free lot
scheme is used as legitimate adver-
tising: but in many other cases
1t seems fairly apparent that this
scheme Is used merely for the pur-
pose of drawing the prospect grad
ually into the ultimate purchase of
q better lot. In the latter use of
the scheme there II frequently de.
ceit about details of the transac.
.tf0u.
The Washington times., 1928-09-29

Look at the Apartments for Rent
columns Of t0day's Classified ads. ReNt
the one yOur needs reanfre with -
unusual amount Of ease and satiskM2%
ff0n.
The Washington times., 1928-09-29

An opportunity tn rent the apartment
your needs require presents itself In
today's Classified rental columns.
The Washington times., 1928-09-29
Veazey Street Homes
Completed for Neale

With the completion of the seven
new two-story brick houses at $500
IL Veazey st. ~. W.. this section OF
Cleveland Park will have another at
tractive group OF semidetacI1ed
houses. The homes which were
built by Skinker and Garrett are
owned by r. M. Nea1e. local real
estate operator.
Each house contains eight rooms
and two baths and Is equipped with
all modern devices. inIaid floors of
oak, fireplace in living room. built
in garage and attractive colonial
The Washington times., 1928-09-29
REAL TY bowler
SCORES 1877

w. G. Wedding, secretary OF the
Realtors Bowling League, reports
the following results of the games
rolled last Wednesday night at the
New Arcade Bowling Alleys:
Boss & Phelps took three games
from the Associate team, McKeever
& Goss took three games from
Shannon & Luchs. Cafritz took two
games from the Columbia Title
Company, Hedges & Middleton took
three games from ~. l.. Sansbury
Company. Wardman No. took two
Games from the Joseph Shapiro
Company, and the District Title
Company took two games from
Wardman No. 1.
The standing of the teams is as
follows:
The Washington times., 1928-09-29
London to Have Its
First Black Building

London's first black building. being
erected near Oxford Circus. is un-
IKE the Radiator Building on For
tleth Street. New York City.
The building in London will not
really look black since the surface
IL polished This means that it
WIN reflect all the Iightness about
II Ike a well-groomed horse, so
tnat It Will appear very deep blue
or green.
The Washington times., 1928-09-29
Homes Saving Space
BY Hanging Closets

The hanging closet Is an aid
worth considering in meeting the
space economy needed in homes Of
all types. This closet, which pro-
yides storage room for both smell
and large objects, utilizes room or
space that ii seldom used. 1t is
really an all-purpose cabinet thas
can be used to equal advantage IL
kitchen. bathroom bedroom or den.
The Washington times., 1928-09-29
REAL TY BOARD
NOMINEES
NAMED
ELNWHH

The nominating COMMITTEES, -
Gently appointed by the executive
committee OF the washington Rel
Estate Board, has submitted . -
port to the membership containing
the following nominees: For pres
ident, Ben 7. webster, member a
the firm OF Boss & Phelps; for first
vice president, Alfred III. Lawson,
real estate officer OF the Washing
ton Loan & Trust Company; for
second vice president. Arthur Carr
who for several years has served
as chairman Of the appraisal conf
mittee.
Members Elected
IN addition to the above officers
there will be three members elected
10 the executive committee for two.
year terms. Following the custom
airy pratice the nominating com
mittee nominated six members for
the three positions in order to in
sure a measure OF competition In
the election.
The following six were named
Jack Bowie, vice president, III. H.
Rust Company; William r.. Ellis.
AZ G. Houghton, Charles a. Jones.
vice president, shannon q LuchA.
Inc; w. C. Miller, retiring prs
ident. and J.. Edward Schwab III
.schwab, Walk & Candy.
Others Allowed
Under the bylaws of the board
other nominations may be made
from the floor at the annual meet
ing, which will be held at Wafa-
man Park Hotel the evening Of
october g.
The nominating committee con.
sists OF III. Latane Lewis, John q.
Meany, III. T.. Rust, B. +. Saul ard
Edgar ID. Turner.
The Washington times., 1928-09-29
". Y. Decision to Ban
Free Lot Scheme

penal law of the State of New York utterly forbid
free lot scheme in selling real estate according
opinion given by Albert Ottnger attorney general
letter A c. MacNuty deputy secretary of state in
charge OF the administration Of the New FORK real estate
license law, copy of which the New York license commits
oner has forwarded to the National Association of Real
Estate Boards.
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"LetHim ThinkHe's Smart

discuss their business affairs. or the
latest books. or art, or something.
IL you'll permit me. / think that $
a lot of applesauce.
II don't think there ever was
man who wanted an intelligent wife
He SAYS he wants one. and he some
times kids himself into believing he
wants one What he really wants is
some one not as intelligent as he.
so that his intelligence will stand
out i'm comparison.
lis this getting too involved? Stop
me il 1t is.
$50 IL reduces into this: That the
woman that makes the ideal wife
is the one who is smart enough I"
know that her husband mus, always
I've allowed 10 think he IL the more
intelligent and who. therefore. acts
dumb when really she is miles ahead
Of him mentally.
THE really Intelligent wife would
never allow her relations with her
husha nd TO reach the stage where ne
could make the hideous charge
against her that she Is intelligent
She always iets him think he is the
paragon Of masculine worth. although
she knows his every weakness
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01
FILMOGRAMS
Bits From the Studios and Theatcrs.

Compared with money sums familiaflH
identified with the industry $4,000 does
not indicate whole hearted generosils
as an outstanding virtue i'll the IN
dustry.
Metro. G oldwyn. Mayer has purchase'
Iris" another Arthur Wing llher'
play, for screen production.
Dorothy Mackair is happy these
DAYS because of the marvellous iette,
of commentator she has rece'>eu
from Gertrude Atherton. author Oh
The Crystal Cup praising the young
actress work in the First Nauoha'
nicture made from the book. Mrs,
Ather,on declared that Miss Markalli
was "Gita to the life" and tha' she
did not believe any one e,se could nave
done il half so well.
Garrett Graham has completed
titles for First Nationals me
Moose" starring Richard RarthelmesS.
which is now through the editing ahd
cutting stage. and is declared one OF
the most compelling dramas in which
the star has ever appeared.
A hippopotamus named Bess is act
ing in DO 1t Again" the First Ma.
tional picture of circus life. which tea
lures Mary Astor and LLOYD Hughes.
"Eess is Quite intelligent, according
to Marshall Neilan.
Lewis Stone is TO return 10 the
Paramount lot. after four years ah-
sence to support Emil Jannincs in
the German stars next starring We
hicle, The Patriot Stone will play
the role OF Count Pahlen. originally
intended for .Iannincs. who is to play
Car Paul, son Of Catherine tho Great.
Evelyn Brent will have the feminine
lead. The Patriot" is the story ri
Paul the First" by Mere jkowski.
The Wife's Relations" a Columbia
picture. relates the trihulations OF a
poor hoy who not only horrows a
millionaires home and marrics his
sweetheart. hut takes advantage OF
finery to acquire n fortune.
Columbia Pictures second release
for December. The Siren" intro
duces new romantic team. Tom
Moore and Dorothy Revier. and marks
the debut of Norman Trevor in a
heavy" delineation. the first he has
given in his long acting career. The
action revolves around a man so dis
figured by fire that he can pass him
self off for dead He revenges himself
on a girl by having her accused of his
supposed murder.
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"xxyHEN Mother Eve with primitive

"tAfHEN Mother Eve with primitive
w u,odesty delicateiy distracted
from the Snarled vine its incipient leaf
and thus inaugurated the short skirt,
saws Wallace Munro. she little knew
TO what extremes this simple gesture
would extend: neither did she for
moment question 10 what base uses
her innovation would be subjected; yet
time works, wonders
Throughout: the pages Of Holy Writ
the swish Of the skirt has been more
startling than the slash Of the sangui-
nary Steel. and historical chronicles
TEEN with the records Of abductions.
rsmances and feuds inspired. perpetu-
ated and consummated by the insid-
ious manipulation Of an abbreviated
garment: yet strange az II may seem.
Throughout. the ages. irrespective OF
time m0dish fancy or alien Intrusion.
where has been only one country that
las remained loyal 10 the traditional
carb ~ it's aborigines. and that cOun-
try In China
The Chinese woman has not al.
rninished the length 81 her h3bsiiment
one particle; other countries may have
shortened it-stashed it--and divided
g. but the rock ribbed fidelity 81 the
Celestial 10 her parent garb In toda y
5000 years ago. European. African.
Indian. American women have from
tins 10 time constructed their gar,
nisnts 10 conform 10 the progressive
tendencies Of the times. but the Chi
nsse women. never
- Ghfnanan may smpDtsie his
queue diminish the width 0f his coat
sleeySk. or even tighten the nj 0f his
ifeet heF. but the Chinese woman de-
s0utIy elings to her archaic garment:
siae may discard her deformity foot
wear eliminate the black, pasty po-
nahum from her coiNure--<ven wes
the hesdgeaF of the Occidenisi-~but
she vii. never forsake the covering for
her lower extreniiies.
A. the rank 81 chinaman IL des-
tgnated by the color Of the button on
his CAP. no H. the mental attitude and
temperament of Chinese woman dis
tlosed Ly the color. design 9nf manner
u wearing her garments. This In con
sDicuoUsiY evidenced bg FLORENCE
Moore In The Shanghai Gesture =
play thst has fascinated New yotk fDi
sosne time.
From the time ~ her first appear
Hnce in the first sct until the fall 81
ahe f1nsl curtain. Miss Moore il ~ Id
~ indicate by her garments the prog
,ess II her emotions Each change III
ss,si une distinctly conveys the Elk
nifeance of her attribute of mind
therefore when Ehs 81 Mot her ID
dam appears in her snow white foa
ing robe of lotus no"ef design IN.
auditor knows iha. j, h. nearing .ht
enG of the play ana her earthly On
ress. ~ fistinetiseIH o. the garment
register the development of the pias
snd The hutHoF 81 the players that
the theme IL pi"ioflaiiy boIf boy QUE
iuminai design"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01

IN divorce complaint recently filed
= in a Los Angeles court a woma n
charged that her husban nd had de.
clsred that he had no use for hyper
educated" wives. hut. on the other
hand. liked 'em dumb.
The only difference between that
husband and most men rs that he
was honest enough to express his
true feelings. according TO Ruth Tay-
Tor. Miss Taylor portrays Lorelei
lee. the beautiful and dumb gold
digger in the picture Paramount
made from Anita I-oos' satire. Lorelei.
Il viii he remembered. went from an
Arkansas farm to the mansion OF
Americas richest bachelor simply by
exploiting her dumbness.
Il don't know whether that woma n
whose husband said he likes EN-
dumb got her divorce or not" said
Miss Taylor. but do firmly believe
that the divorce suit reveals a feeling
that Is almost universal in men The
newspapers PLAYED ii up as il IL was
something unusual. but TO my mind
the only unusual thing about il was
that the man told the truth.
Men viii say that they want In
teliigent wives with whom they can
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The Headliner" Unusual.

"T'3E HEADLiAEE. . real news.
pspsf story, without q rub ~
porter scopIDiDg ihe old Veteran or
carrying no,ebopE ID koon 10 he
made.
Allan Dwan is ~ direct II for First
kstionai Pictures while Ben He bt.
who fot many yesrs vac bixh 20"
~ on the Chicago News $40 WI" ~
tie suthot ~ "A Tiaonsand and one
kftefnoyBs wrote he siiyTy 10 81
original foi tie s"T.st
The -EbDfy is NOT ttat II news gath
sslng. but one showing the iHnsf wrtk
3ngs ~ yellDW JoDfHs !ism and III d
'cannfaIgn" against traction com
IIsny
Chester C0nkiin viii play ihe Itsj
fog role az the iiesdiinsF. sUb"s
puarG who lf slightly injured ana IL
I,ifkad up and Hxploitsd as u sfeas
hero IN the naDss ~ publir safety ny
rs3spaptg which 10 campaigning
s1elnSi ihs FubMs%
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01

ROPOSED theater construction
during 1928 will cost. according
to tables published in Film
i Daily. the Movie Bradstreet.'
sl6l.9SS.00o, as against Sl9S,
$500 in 1927.
America may he denied the delight
OF listening to music, vocal and instru,
mental. provided by foreign artists. If
efforts now being made to influence
Congress BY organized American must
clans are successful.
Fox is said to he lining ur q FIVE
year program that will cost $780,
poo, 900.
First National Pictures month, dedi.
Gated to Richard A. Rowland. began
on Christmas day and will continue TO
February 5.
Trade opposition doubtless has
prompted Paramount to announce
that its production of films for show
ing IN homes will he discontinued.
The United Artists Theater in Chi.
Cage has also started new policy
having for its purpose the showing OF
the entire show on the screen exclu'
SlN0tN ana NtuItlitS SNdSC pttSShtt'
tions" Detroit is TO follow and per.
haps many other picture houses Will
follow IN the wake. This is said TO be
Joseph NJ. Schenck's fixed policy.
"The Enemy" having peace and uni
versal brotherhood as its theme. had
it's premiere at the Aston Theater IN
New York Tuesday night. In IL Lii
Ian Gish is declared very good :;
Frank Currier excellent: George
Fawce.t fine" and Ralph Forbes EN-
f;relv satisfactory as the hero. The
critic declares il is alternately impress
sive and unimpreSsive and il IS pune
tua,ed by several powerful sequences.
It Is reported that Lew Cody has re-
ioined the fold Of Metro-Goldwyn-
MAYER after a vaudeville tour.
Ann Howe. il is announced. who
was chosen for Il screen career in
radio hook-up. and whose name is
evolved from the popular expression.
"AnG how il is reported. is to be
starred by Radio Screen Classics in
Ann of Tin.Pan Alley" and. IL is said.
her contract for three years involves
$4,000"
Film Daily reports its fund for the
relief of needy photoplay actors and
actresses WAS splendid success.
close 10 $4,000 having been raised.
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Mary Has a Voice.

THREE weeks ago a pstitc blond.
haired miss, bearing the name OF
Mary Margaret Noble. came to Wash
ington and the Fox Theater as one
among % other girls. engaged to sing
in the chorus numbers Of the Victor
Herbert operettas To the managers,
production directors and even the
audience, she was just zone Of the
chorus"
But miracles do happen-even at
the opening of the year Of 1328-and
one did happen to make n happy New
Year day for Mary Margaret, for
beginning today she will he the fea.
tured soprano soIoist in the regular
Sunday concert of the Fox Theater
Symphony Orchestra, and for the re.
mainder Of the week she will occupy
the spotlight singing The Jewel
Song" from Faust" in the regular
overture
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Horses Are Scarce.

MOTTO picture production Is
fraught with many problems, bur
none 80 complex as that which faced
Raoul Walsh. Fox Films director. dur.
ing preparation for his picture, THE
Red Dancer Of Moscow"
In California. where there are more
than 1000 900 autotnobi1es---two out OF
every FIVE persons driving a car
Walsh had to get 400 fullblood horses.
"Impossible'' was the general YER
dict The horses. to be ridden by actors
representing Cossacks, admittedly the
best riders and judges OF horsefiesh in
Russia. had to be thoroughbreds.
Sensing this problem, Walsh as
signed men to search six weeks before
the picture was started Thirty
breeders OF horses were interviewed.
along the Pacific Coast from San
Francisco to Mexico. and a week be-
fore shooting started 400 blue-blood
equines were stabbed in Hollywood.
ready to start work.
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Title s Romance Changed.

X,ol- won't know dear Old Title :
Punctured Romance" when 1t gets
on the screen in the Paramount YER
sion of that famous film story.
The old picture. which made the
fame Of Charlie Chaplin and Mabel
Norman was the simple narrative Of
a country girls adventures in the
great city. In the new story not only
does an enlarged company take trip
to the battle area during the war. but
IL has also three big circuses To Iva.
crease the spectacular effects.
Titles mama. played by Louise Fa-
Zenda. who also IN Tiilie. runs of 10
the circus from the strawberry feS-
tiyai, DESERVING the iugubrious Mack
Swain for the 6apper lion tanner. ch~s
ter Conkiin. the kingpin in this circus.
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the old.time kind. This is in circus
No. !. Circus No. . is probably the
b,gres, circus ever cast for motion
picture. II is Frisbee's Colossal Cir
Gus, owned by the former lion tanner.
Chester conklin. and has everything
in a modern circus. from clowns 10
ralliopes. under acres ~ canvas to
house this episode in the sad tale OF
r'liie. Circus No. 3. however. Is un
doubleday the worlds most unusual.
for it ~ headed by Fields. conkin and
Miss Fazenda. and Is deposited right
In the midst of III" World War. ostcn-
~ihiy 20 entertain The dou%hen"A
What !. firaily does. however, is quite
different. but tAe picture tells about
hat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01

ROPOSED theater construction
during 1928 will cost. according
to tables published in Film
Daily, the Movie Bradstreet.
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Easv to Teach Horses Tricks

TRAINING horses is hobby with
1 Fred Thomson. The amazing
things that Silver King, his famous
white mount. does in pictures are all
the result Of his training and the OBJ
vious fondness which the horse has
for his master.
Thomson has stable fun Of horses
and he spends much OF his spare time
with them.
Horses vary in personality and In.
tolliSence as widely az humans. Thorn
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son says He studies them carefully
and teaches them tricks by means of
voice tones and pontomime. Silver
King has become so accustomed to
this method OF teaching that he will
do entirely new tricks in every pic.
turc with one or two rehearSals.
During the making of The Pioneer
Scout" for Paramount, Mr.. Thorn
son taught the horse To crowd in with
a group of horses at watering trough.
tn act annoyed when he could not
reach the water and then TO hack out,
60 and got bucket and dip ont n
pail OF Wnter for himself by going
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around 10 the other side of the trough.
The first two times the star showed
the horse what to do and when the
cameras were ready to start the big
animal went through the act per
fcctlv
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-23
Board OF Governors
Of Beach and 1 ennis
VIII Meet ] TOMORROW

The board OF governors Of the
reach and Tennis Club at An
napolis Roads will hold q meeting
there tomorrow afternoon and
evening. Those who wish II, will
take 4 swim at o'clock, after
which supper will be served. And
then committee will be ap-
pointed to pass on applications
for membership to the club.
Members of the board include
Mai. Gen. Charles p. Summerall,
Rear Admiral William a. Moffett,
former Representative John Philip
HiIl. Mrs. James Carroll Frazer,
Mrs. Richard Porter Davidson,
Commander Paul Dashiell, II. >. ~,
former Representative Joseph
Hines. Conndr. Douglas Howard,
I'D. 8. MI. Charles DENLY, Lieut..
6.ondr. Morton Deyo, II. 8. M,
Lieut.. Comnndr. William Ingram,
III. s. N, retired, John r. Story,
Chrietopher III. Pope. Charles ,.
Hawley, Wilton j.. Lambert, Major
Enoch Carey, president Of Sc.
Johns College, Annapolis: Will
lam u. Dewart, president Of the
New York sun Publishing Com
pafay; James Forbes, president RI
the Authors League of America;
Conndr. Jonas ingram, N. 8. N,
a. T.. MacBride. Of Baltimore;
RidgeIy Melvin, Of Annapolis; and
stuart Oliver. Of Baltimore.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-23
PILGRI nj AGE
POSTPONED
If RAIN
Garden Gazing in Edge
moor for Benefit Of
Little Church

Should the rain continue
throughout the afternoon the Dill.
grfmage through the gardens 81
EdgennoOr arranged for this after
noon will be- postponed until to-
morrow afternoon &C the same
hours-fr0n to I o'clock.
Mrs. Walter r. Tuckerlnan is
chairman OF the committee ia
charge III the pilgrimage, which
fl FOR the benefit OF ST. Johns
Episcopal Church fiji that suburb.
AL the end OF the tour tea viii
be served In the garden of
Tuxeden, the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Tuckermar.
The Postmaster General and
Mrs. New. who have q beautiful
place. HemIocx Hedge, in Edge
moor, head the list 81 those
whose gardens will Is visited.
Among the gardens that VIII
be opened for visitors Will be
those pf Mai. Gen. ana Mrs.
robert fl. Allen, Mrs. Charles 8.
Robb. Mrs. Robert " Fleming
Mrs. M. r.. Noyak. Mrs. Thomas
Mott, Mrs. George EIIery
Wood, Mrs. Walter Backraefi.
Mrs. Dallas McGrew, Mrs. VIII.
liam WI Bride and Mrs. John r.
Davidson.
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I url.isk EnUoy
Is luncheon
Host 1t AirLie

The Turkish Ambassador Ahmed
Moukhtar hey. entertained I'LL
luncheon yesterday at the sum-
mer embassy. AirIIe, In Rock
Creek Park, In honor 81 the
newly appointed Military Attache
To Constantinople and Mrs. u.
Duncan Elliot.
The guests included the C0un-
sel0r of the Turkish Embassy and
Nine. Bedy Bey, the secretary of
the embassy and Nine. Ria hey,
the secretary of the embassy.
KemaI Djenany Bey, the Coun-
seIor Of the Persian Legation Mi.
N0wry; Mr.. and Mrs. wallace
Murray, Lieut.. Col. r. II. VII.
Hans ana G.. Howard Shaw. Of
the state Department.
Miss Marjorie Daniels, who Is
touring California, par sad the week
AZ the F'airmont Hotel. San Fran
cisco, which Ii one Of the famous
Pacific Coast summer resorts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-23
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF SOCIETY IN The CAPITAL
Cabinet Chiefs Leave Washington
For Vacation IN Various Lands
Secretary Of Agriculture
Off This Week for
Alaska

The Cabinet group will be
deserted By the Secretary Of
Agriculture, Mr.. Jardine, this
week.-Mrs. making eight Of
the ten department chiefs
out Of town. He will leave
Washington the latter part
Of the week on ! trip to-
Alaska, which he has been
advised to take for his
health. He will be away 4
month during which time
Mrs. Jardine and their chill
dren will remain at the May
flower Hotel, where they
make their home, save for
short trips to the nearby
mountains and seashore.
This will leave only the
Secretary Of State and Mrs.
Kellogg and the Postmaster
General and Mrs. New as
definitely established IN
Washington for the summer.
The new Secretary Of the IN
terror, Roy @. West, will hardly
be more than i transient until
the fall when he brings his
family here. He Is arriving to-
morrow 81 Wednesday.
Gone Away
Three members 81 the Cabinet
left Washington last week, to
be gone until September. The
Secretary of War, Dwight
Davis, and his older daughters,
Alice and Cynthia, accompanied
BY Lieut.. Lester Maitland,
III. S. A., and John M. Holiday,
are on their way To the Pacific
Coast, from where they will
sail on the Pennsylvania early
next week bound for Honolulu.
Mrs. Davis and the other
children are at Dark HArbor,
Maine, for the summer.
The Secretary Of the Navy and
Mrs. Wilbur have closed their
apartment At Stoneleigh Court