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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-30
Farms for Sale

FOR. -1Gx90xI32-acre farm. Som
terms. Box No. %. Cloverdale. Ind.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-30
Houses for Sale
NEAR ST. GATHERINGS
IO7f.T TADOD GV


Just east OF Shelby St.: hve-raom mod
ern bungalow with brick front porch; Ion,
living room, bath. furnace. back porch
garage. Newly painted and papered.
Price S4750 on terms. S400 cash and $40
per month. Will consider vacant lot as
down payment or small house in trade.
F. J. VIEHMANN CO., Realtors, Builders.
Ri. 284o. Res. .Irv. 1892.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-30
Suburban for Rent

SUBURBAN. rm. bungalow. cleo, chick
house. garage. $40. l SO. east. l So. sou
stop 5. Terre Haute Line.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-15
1900 help LAY
CORNE RST0|NE
Of CHURCH

More than $500 persons yesterday
witnessed the laying OF the corner.
stone OF the new Lincoln Memorial
Congregational Temple, Eleventh
and r Streets Northwest. The Rev.
r. w. Brooks, pastor, conducted
the ceremonies. IS
Dean ID. Butler Pratt, OF the
theological school of Howard Uni
yersity. delivered the principal all
dress. Invocation was pronounced
by the Rev. 7. C. OIden, pastor Of
Plymouth Congregational Church. =
Actual laying OF the cornerstone.
was conducted by the Grand United
Order Of odd Fellows under the
direction Of w IL Davis. grand
master. William I'll. Freeman Lodge
was the lodge Of honor. and the
Rev. George A. Parker was master
Of ceremonies. The church which
viii cost $4,000, will be completef
January i. =
DIR. Brooks read letter from
President Coolidge, in which the
Chief Executive said:
II want to take this opportunity
to express, through you. my cor.
dial greetings to those assembled
for this occasion. / trust that the
work so begun may have the fullest
measure of success. for in religion
is found the essential factor in the
development of a race or a nation. /"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-15
D. c. DRY
ARRESTS As
ILLEGAL

Speaking at a meeting Of the
Women's Christian 7 m p an G e
Union, held in the Clarendon Bap-
list Church yesterday, Harry N.
Douthit. of this city, declared that
rs per cent of the arrest in the Dis
trict of columbia for violation of the
prohibition laws are egal.
conditions in Washington are not
what they are in Virginia, regard.
ing violations of the prohibition
law he said. I'm ashington an
officer has to have absolute proof Of
IL sale before he can raid any place;
in Virginia, when an officer has
reason to believe liquor is being sold,
he goes in. finds it. presents it to
the court with the prisoner, and
there is a conviction Of at least pos
session.
In Washington you first have to
prove by chemical test that it is
liquor before there is any case at all.
IF prohibition was enforced all
over the country as 1t is in Airing
ton County we would have no COM
plant to make" he said.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-15

real race for the merit award.
No minor praise for The Air
Circus" is adult comedy, intel
ligently directed and acted, and
based on an original idea for a
peace time aviation story.
"Our Dancing Daughters"
ended the first week at the CO.
lumbia Theater $14 behind the
record of "The Big Parade" In
reality this flaming youth in
gay moments film did better
than the great war epic, for it
was shown six times day, as
against the seven showings daily
Of "The Big Parade" The Coz
lumbia is giving complete
program Of short features be-
sides the Dancing Daughters
film.
The pulling power of this pic
ture is described by the eminent
Colby Hartman, major domo of
the Loew interests, as surpass-
ing that of any feature in the
history of the Columbia Theater.
Analysing this statement, Mr..
Hartman explained that there
were more capacity audiences
for "Our Dancing Daughters"
than for any film hitherto
booked. The "lock out" lobby
crowds began early in the after
noon. Only the length of the
Columbia program prevented all
previous financial records being
smashed to smithereens.
1t is interesting. as denoting
universal appeal I'd record that
the picture broke the record at
the Capitol Theater in New
York and set new high record
for weekly receipts in Chicago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-15
IDEAL
FOR SOUND
PROGRAM

The Rialto Theater, all fur.
nished up with gayly flying PEN
nants and bedecked with gor-
geous autumn flowers, presented
a festive appearance at the re-
opening Friday night. The
theater, redecorated, is one of the
most attractive playhouses in the
city.
The current program includes
Carl Laemmle's talking picture,
Lonesome, and Johnny Slaught-
er's Rialto Revelers. jazz or
ganization
Movietone and vitaphone have
been installed during the time
the theater has been closed. Uni
versal's equipment for handling
the sound picture has been
brought to a perfected state.
The musical accompaniment and
the spoken parts of the feature
program are quite the most COM
pletely synchronized of any
sound films this reviewer has
heard In fact the orchestra
he readily accredited to full
fledged house orchestra No
doubt the splendid acoustics of
the Rialto have very favorable
effect upon the success of the
sound movie. At any rate TINT
versal has established very sat
isfactory sound plant il this cur.
rent film be a criterion.
Continuing with the program,
the feature is as clean and en-
PERTAINING a picture as may be
found In many moon. Barbara
Kent and Glenn Tryon are go.
starred. The tile, Lonesome, :"
suggests the story. and the en-
pertaining situations h / g h
abound. are as good as a per.
s0naI trip tn Coney Island TIE
everyday story which Is so like
the lives Of most OF us, gives
human touch which makes for an
appealing story. Scenes in New
York subway provide a real kick.
The r elers. under Mr..
Slaughter's capab BILE direction. ar
qui: themselves nobly. Instru-
mental and vocal numbers add
varied note. After the first num-
her or two the aggregat ton moved
along like old timers. Miss
Lucille West sings the theme mum.
Der, Lonesome. -
A black-faced singing team
(sound offer some good entertain
ment and an Oswald comedy and
Information News complete the
bill RI X
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-15
BISHOPS RAISED
MINIS VOTES

designations from four members
of the House Of Bishops reported
at the Forty.ninth TrienniaI Gen.
eral Convention of the Episcopal
Church Of America, now in session
here, is remarkable, church leaders
say, in that none. calls for an
election. as is the usual thing when
head of diocese is to be sup
Piled
The translation of a bishop from
the missionary diocese to another
il made only a matter of a change
of address, new provision recently
enacted provides.
The extremely high wing of the
church is opposed to this practice
in regard to DIOCESAN bishops but
1t is thought that there are enough
low churchmen and non-partisans
Mt the convention 10 carry the
business through the sessions.
Automatically Bishop G. Bunce
Brewster. retired. of Connecticut.
Is replaced by his bishop c0adiutor.
! the 1T. Rev. Edward G. Acheson.
The same holds true in the resig.
nation of Bishop Richard Nelson.
of the diocese Of Albany, which re-
suits In the promotion of Bishop
Coadjutor George A. Oldham.
1t is understood thaLthe trans
lation OF Bishop William M.
Thomas suffragan to Bishop Lucien
Lee Kingssofving, recently resigned,
will be affected by the House Of
Bishops.
Suffragon bishop Of South Da.
kota. the Ri. Rev. w. Blair
Roberts. is expected to go to the
see of Wyoming TO fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation Of
Bishop Nathaniel Thomas.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-15
SIMBA' PACKS
STIRRING
MOMENTS

One can, in brief afternoon
OF evening this week. spend four
thrilling years safariing in Africa
oy visiting the National where
Simba" is playing a return en-
gagement. Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
Johnson We're that many years
making this remarkable film,
under the auspices of the Ameri-
can Museum of Natural History.
quoting an editorial from the
session Transcript, used in the
theater lobby as an ad, "Simba :"
Is the picture we have always
been waiting for School chill
oren can learn from it more etn-
nology, zoology and geography in
q single afternoon than they
can learn in school in year
only. it admonishes. don't tell
them that. Tell them they are
going to the circus ahead of time
which will be more than true.
certainly the circus could not
present its characters ia
scenic wonderland as this filled
with the magic that is Arr, d.
IL could not furnish such thrills
as this with death likely to de-
scend at any moment so quickly
and without warning.
The picture shows preface To
S1mba the roaming of the
Johnsons all ovah Gods heaben-
among the cannibals OF the South
Seas and the animals of Borneo.
The locale of Simba" is Para
disc Lake. which occupies the
crater OF an extinct volcano. and
the country therea bouts for a
thousand miles on every side.
Fifteen thousand miles of seafar-
Ing went into the making of the
picture.
Animals. ike people. have each
q personality. 1t Ia the interpre.
tation of this exclusive quality in
Wild life which holds the fas
cination for these hunters. and
on it their safety depends. For
this reason, this shooting expedi-
ton was such in a pictori il sense.
only. Not shot was fired on
Paradise Lake. and only those
necessary to avert disaster were
fired at any time
As scientic records. the '.Simba''
pictures are said TO be invaluable
since many animals are photo
graphed for the first time al
ease in their native habitats.
For breadth-ta king moments no
straight melodrama can outdo this
tale which deals wholly with un-
tanned men and beasts in a land,
where. as Osa Johnson says, no
gnus is good SINUS" and where
foot OF men never before trod. for
reasons Y w.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-15
TivOli Prepares to
Show Sound Pictures

Installation Of Vitaphone and
MOvietOne.. the two leading sound
recording systems of the screen
is rapidly nearing completion AT
Crandall's Tivoli Theater. The
TiYOli Theater. located at Four.
teenth and Park Road northwest,
the largest and finest neighbor-
hood house in this section of the
country. is the first neighbor-
hood theater in Washington to
take steps to present to the public
synchronized pictures on Vita
phone and Movietone. They BEGIN
October 81.
Product from the leading pro.
ducers. Warner Brothers, First
National. Paramount, Fox, Metro.
Goldwyn and Universal, both
synchronized and silent, will be
offered for the coming season 1t
Is not the idea of the Stanley.
crandall company to deluge it's
patrons with sound" pictures,
but to present only the outstand.
ing productions in both synchron.
lied and in silent form.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-15
M Ell KLEE IS
KEITH STAR
THIS WEEK

The new policy inaugurated at
keiths is going smoothly with
Washington theatergoers offered eye
end ear entertainment on the stage,
not to mention the best in the
cellulod line.
II is q hard matter to determine
which is the better part Of the bill
this week. The stage offering.
most attractive and pleasing revue,
or the feature film, Captain Swag
GER featuring Rod dialogue and
Sue Carol. AS matter of fact
both parts of the bill are excellent
Mel Klee, who has been on Keith
time since time immemorial. or so it
seems to us. is back as master Of
ceremonies, and adds much to the
gayety Of his revue. There Is just
the proper amount OF singing and
dancing, with comedy sprinkled gen
erously throughout the book to make
the most blaze theatergoer admit
that here is evidence that the
rolicy Of giving bigger and better
things Al keiths is being ad-
herred to.
Morey Barton and Harry Young,
the comics of the revue are really
most satisfactory and draw plenty
Of smokers as the rapid fire bill
progresses. There are nine scenes
and each one seems to be better
than the one that went before.
Kay Mckay is a charming little
lady and goes over big. The
Grace and Coly Worth duo add
their bit to make the stage offer
ing the attractive thing that 1t Is.
The screen offering is a swift
moving bit that gives the expert
ences of cabaret entertainer
who is enamoured of the featured
dancer. 1t is a sure-fire film
that leaves you well pleased.
Subsidiary attractions include a
Pathe NewsreeI and excellent or
chestrati0ns, with Irene Juno at
the console and Mr. Clark in the
nit
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-15
AL. J0LSON'S
THIRD WEEK
BEGINS

AL Jolson in THE Singing
Fool opened Saturday for his
third week at the Metropolitan.
Despite the fact that the picture
has shown here for two weeks
running, it continues TO draw
capacity houses and much praise.
For those who haven't gotten
around to it yet, the picture
tells an interesting and an en-
pertaining story of singing
waiter. played by Washington
own AL. who achieves great fame
and is able to realize his ambi.
ton to marry his only girl. who
in this case happens to be the
very attractive Josephine Dunn.
Jolson is given several oppor.
tunities to sing the songs that
have made him famous along
Broadway. He does not disap-
point his audience in either sing
ing or histrionics and he is ably
supported by the alluring
Josephine and the charming
b tty.
Some very good Graf Zeppelin
pictures of the weekly news
reel. and the usual Topics Of
the Day complete the entertain
ment.-J. +. s.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-15
When Feature Is
Shown on Screen

RIAI.TO-Clenn Tryon and bar
bara Kent in Lonesome. AT
1870 a. M, 1:50, $50. $50 and y
n. m.
PALACE-Esther Ralston in
"Sa wdust Paradise. At ll:II
a. M. 1855, 4. 5:45, 1850 and 800
p. m.
EARLE-Conrad Nagel and
Myrna 10y in Estate street
Sadie" At 1887. a. M, 1874, S:4O'
5:s7, 7;S7 and 9.44 p. m.
COLI MBIA-Joan Crawford in
Our Dancing Daughters. Al
1f:25 a. m, 1:24. S:27. 5:2S, ~
amid $3.50 p. m.
INTERCOLLEGIATE Jolson in
''The Singing Fool At naO,
a. M. 40, $40, $40, 7:lO- and
$40 p. m.
NATIONAI-Mr. and Mrs. Mar
tin johnson in "Simba, wild ali
NAL hunting picture. At 2:zO
p. m. and S:20 y. m.
FON-David Collins, Arthur
Lake and Sue Carol in The Mir
Circus" Ae II, 2:20, 4:45, 1885
and 9:45 p. m.
kEITH'S-Rod La Rogue and
Sue Carol in Captain Swa gger,
Vaudeville. Continuous.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-15
Mrs. Coolidge Attends
Mercersburg Exercises

Mrs. Calvin Coolidge attended the.
annual reunion Of hundreds of
parents OF students and alumni Of
the Mercersburg Academy last Sat
urday. maxim gthe trip from WASH
ington by automobile. !,
The First Lady of the Land also
was present at the memorial serv-
ices held in the academy chapel in
honor of the late headmaster, DIR.
William Mann Irvine, whose sixty.
third birthday wouti have been on
that day.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-15
Education Board Frames
Second Building Plan

The Board Of Educators legis-
iative committee is busy this week
taking the initial steps to frame
a second five-year building pro-
gram. The current program will
end June 80, 1929, with the work
little better than half done. The
program will probably call for
$40, 100000 to be appropriated in
five equal installments.
The new Gordon Junior High
School, Twenty Street and
Wisconsin Avenue Northwest,
opened its doors for the first time
today, with approximately 100
students In attendance.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-15
SEMON WIDOW
DECIDES TO
GARRY ON"
Rx REGINA CREME


syndicate. Inc.
HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 14.-No
matter what happens the play.
or the picture. must go on.
That's show business. The latest
instance is that of Dorothy Dwan,
made a widow by the untimely
death of Larry Semon, who at
one time was a greater figure in
the film world than Charlie Chap.
lin himself.
Dorothy had expected TO enter
upon a period of retirement from
solitude and also to recuperate
from the terrific strain to which
she has been subjected during
Larry's long illness on the desert.
But she received call from
FBO To report on the lot for
the role of leading lady in Tom
Mix new photoplay. THE Drift
err" So the show goes on.
Tom. by the way, has three
more pictures to make for FBO
before he leaves Hollywood on a
vaudeville tour which seems likely
to become an annual event like
the circus, or the wild west show.
He will probably get away in
the early spring. And 1t isn't
at all impossible that he will
fulfill European engagements at
the time. If Tom gets across
to the other side, his friends
are hoping that the event may
lead to a complete reconciliation
between him and his wife.
TVicky," who is at present in
Paris with their daughter, Thorn
asina.
Ralph Forbes. the attractive
English actor who looks so much
like the Prince of Wales, has
been gagged by Columbia for
the leading masculine role in
college Coquette." This is the
picture in which Marie Provost
was supposed to star with Jimmy
Murray as her leading man.
But the best laid plans of pic
ture producers sometimes go
astray, and Columbia found It.
self without players for the pic
ture when Marie walked out and
Murray proved unavailable. Shoot.
ing has started under the direc-
ton of Christy Cabanne with
Forbes and Marceline Day finally
cast in the troublesome roles.
Everyone very much interested
in a two.reeler which Lionel Bar
rymore has written and will d.
rect for Metro 1t is talking
picture, and upon its merit may
depend whether Lionel will be
handed megaphone and made
regular director on the lions
lot lie has wished to enter this
phase Of the industry for a long
time. but this ii the first oppor-
tunity he had to demonstrate
that he can direct as finely as
he acts. 1t would certainly be
interesting to see Lionel direct
photop'ay in which he was also
starred.
F'ifty-two thousand dollars
worth Of "Nize Baby is said
to have been strapped by Metro
because. it did not come up to
the standard of the studio. Pro-
duction has been discontinued
for at least a month, and when
the film Is re-shot sit will he
under different director and
with several changes in the cast.
Sally Eilers, Alexander Carr and
Lou Waldridge will be replaced
by players thus far unsolicited.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-15
Barbara on Tour

Barbara Kent, whose remark
able adaptability to talking pie
lures was so expressively demon
strated in Lonesome that Carl
Laemmle sent her on to make
personal appearances in New
York at the Colony Theater, is on
personal appearance tour
throughout the United States.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-15

Mr.. James Adams, 468 Liberty
ST., Camden, N j.. states: 81 have
been using Father Johns Medicine
for fourteen years not only for
colds but as a tonic and body
builder. and have always found It
just as recommended"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-15
CLEAN NGS
SCREENINGS

1AAEGW I've nG1GCy
1t is pretty we'll known that
the First Lady of the Land is
movie fan, but to enjoy the
last word in motion pictures
she is forced to patronize the
F Street cinemas. The White
House is not equipped for
talkies yet.
Accordingly, on Friday after
noon Mrs. Coolidge slipped
quietly into Crandall's Metro
politan Theater and had a good
cry at "The Singing Fool"
The First Lady .disregards
ceremony when she goes movie
shopping. She is satisfied to be
unobserved in loge box,
guarded from annoyance by a
Secret Service man.
think "The Singing Fool"
with ali of its gay caroling by
Al Jolson and night club
revelry and whoopee, will go
down into movie history as the
sobbiest eight reels of all time
Women give away unrestrained-
ly when little Davy Lee with all
his childish appeal leaves this
empty world and his. unhappy
parents. Strong men fight to
hold back the tears and those
who resist moistened eye, rub
a tickling nose, and brand them
selves stolid and hard-boiled
souls.
The only picture in sight to
challenge Jolson's and an emo
tional journey is "Coquette,
which Mary Pickford will make
as talker. / am assuming, of
course, that the Hollywood direc-
tor will capture all of the tear
yelling moments which Helen
Hayes found in the play. The.
little Southern flirt, who is
Coquette, is a lovable youngster
whose first touch Of real love
ends very tragically. In fact,
it ends in suicide and
when that moving moment ar
rived in the Maxine Elliott
Theater | was too busy look
ing for my handkerchief to mind
the 0uiet sobs of the lady in
the next seat.
Commended as striking ex-
ample of how the talking short
motion picture can be made
solidly diversified and enter.
tanning are the supplementary
MOvietone reels on the Fox
Theater program this week.
The Family Picnic" was the
first attempt made to film a
sound sequence for studio
comedy out of doors. think
after you see it you will agree
that as a laugh-getter it Is
credit to all concerned. The
newsreel has Mr.. Hoover's Ten
nessee speech in cameo. some
crackajack shots of the Army
football team in action against
the Texas Methodist College and
Governor Smiths little grandson
doing his best to pipe Side
walks of New York" But great
err than all these is Lady Nancy
Astor in two-minute message
Of peace that is rare gem.
In all, the selected sound
shorts run the feature picture a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-15

Mrs. Arthur Marshall, Chicopee
Mass, writes: -"Tather Johns
Medicine has been used in our fam
lily for more than 20 years as a
remedy for colds and whooping
AOugh. l always recommend It."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-15
In CowI Company

Harry Davenport is promi-
nent member of Jane Cowls com
pany in The Jealous Moon
the new romantic drama which
makes October. % an important
date at Polls Theater. Mr.
Davenport is son of f. l.. Daven-
port and brother of the we'll
known Fannie.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-15
The new dental way amazes-it combats
serious tooth and gum disorders, too
FILM destroys teeth

Film is the great enemy of
teeth and gums = a chief
cause, according to worlds
dental authorities, of most
tooth and gum disorders.
Film absorbs the stains
from food and smoking
and gives that'cloudy look.
1t clings to teeth, gets into
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-11
FURNITURE STOLEN
FROM HOME OWNER
Thieves Get Table, Two Rugs,
Three Chairs. Lamp and
Mirror.

While he was absent yesterday
thieves entered the home of william
Hurley 1911 Wiley street northeast, and
stole a table. two rugs, three chairs. a
lamp and mirror, he reported to
ninth precinct police. He set the value
Of the loot at $40.
J. J. Boatwrisht of Richmond. Va.
asked the detective bureau to search
for two sample cases that were stolen
from his automobile while it was parked
near Seventh and K streets. The cases
contained bedspreads valued at SIS.
Breaking through a rear window
thieves entered the home of E. lack
son Emerich, 1929 Blagden avenue. and
stole watch. diamond ring and a
pearl ring. He was unable to set an
estimate on the stolen articles.
Auria Winfree, 1902 First street. re-
ported the theft of S32 from the
Kitchen cabinet in her home; the theft
OF a pocketbook containing calling
cards. cigarette case and Sc in bills
was reported by Doris Malloy. l440 M
street. and Mrs. Marguerite Kahman.
SOL Wilson lane. Bethesda, Md. lost
a box of boys clothing that had been
left in her automobile parked on sew
enth street between and G streets.