Evening Star Newspaper, June 30, 1924, Page 27

EVERYMAN’S INVESTMENTS By George T. Hughes ARTICLE XXXVIL How to Investigate. *By habit most of us are salesmen, making a living by selling our serv- fces, skill, knowledge, time or some form of property. Few are buyers, by habit or training. Often we don’t buy ‘when we make purchases. We're sold to. There's a difference between buy- Ing and being sold to.” This observation came from an in- vestment banker during a casual Pullman car chat. Sensing that his idea related to the buying of inv ment securities. 1 urged him on and ®ot_the following: “Four things the investor ought to get when ho buys a securitv. They are the e investment analysis, in s and buy- ing help. By buying help | mean service of qualined ment dealer who will help the in zather than try to sell to him Much Study Neeessars. There's a sense in the eral times in the plenty of make investments. Investi- Eate as far as vou can. If the in- vestor has time and_experience he can himself analyze the scearities he contemplatas ing. If he can- not take the time on lacks cxperi- ence he should seek expert advie Here are scme of the principal el ments in investment analysis Say we are considering a corpor. tion bond—what is its record in ear ing and management over of years? What is the the " bu: its past How competition i business? Has the enterprise suffi cient property to secure a loan? s it conservatively appraised? ls .the company earning a fair return on the | money invested? Who in its manigement? Are ble and honest: likely 1o charge? A suce pany. througt ment i natu and futur that line of ness 2| of | thes remain man com- 1 is about | of d with youn men in in t Krow W | struc b e t s company's finan- ple, what | inventories | Are the ! a gooa, ha various items of 1 cial statements i the Char: bilis owing : should charged off as wort Zood will. patents trade names wort tions carry such int: undoubtedly sreat or zero. Are es oxcossive erly taken « nking fun. indenture, down to properly? The forc many vestin, an issue to s Frequently it r sw K investment although b experience t nevertheless by sclecting fovestment b are pany hem depreciation What about the Is the trust| properly estor prop- | saf cw of the tous i hefore he buys his custom ths to ant quest nt ba an- When -velt the public domain public opinion stealing from Uncle per- | fectly proper and normal form of in- | dus: those things whieh. | though mmend the newspapers, roughly derstood and accepted as the b of the fortunes of countless first izens scattered through every w town, wr Gifford Pinchot Saturday Evening P Some of the de land, timber and minerals under the public land laws were amazing. I knew of a case in which a man, de- giring to %ecure some fine tural land under the swamp land law. took oath fthat he had been over the | land in a boat i So he had, but he neglecied to men- tion that the Loat had been loaded on a wagon at the time and was hauled by a team of horses T have seen ditches, relied upon Lo prove the reclamation of lands under the desert land law, which started on a ridge as dry as a flour bin, were made by the singie furrow of a plow. ran indifferently uphill and down and had water in them only when it Wwas poured in out of a barrel, so that witnesses might swear they had seen water running in the ditches, I have known of cabins built on wheels 50 that they might be trans- ferred from one homestead to another to be used in making proof under the homestead law, which Lincoln signed. | I remember one case where the appli- cant swore that he had constructed a 12 by 16 house on_ his claim, but omitted to mention that it was made out of a cracker box and its dimen- sions were in inches, not in feet sl S e A horse was recently carried by aeroplane from Paris to Amsterdam. Mrs. Nina Bang, the new minister of education in the Social-Democratic { new | sympathetic | completes the prozram. | thief | and | ing and music government in Denmark, is the first woman of her country to attain a eabinet position. AMUSE Belasco Opens Tomorrow. Thomas W. Fowler, who is the power behind the new stock com- pany which will open a summer sea- son at the Shubert Belasco, announces that for excellent reasons the open- ing performance of “In Love with Love” will not be given until to- morrow (Tuesday) evening. It is proposed to make both the company and its productions artisti- cally complete in every respect, and to this end Donald Gallaher, a’ new and finished actor, has been added to the cast, and he will be featured in the play, with Robert Ames, leading man, and Lotus Robb, leading woman. Everett Butterfield, the production manager, also desires a bit longer to complete his stage pictures and to in- sure a smooth and artistic perform- ance, for the opening play is to be a sample of what Washington may ex- in_ future productions in" this theatrical venture, TIVOLI—Dancing, Pictures and Music MeGormick's offering and the photoplay ““Torment,” a Maurice Tourneur production, togeiher with Ada Forman, former Benda mask zirl are features of this Tivoli Theater. An the overture rantzi,’ a new d and’ conducted S. Barret K's bill at the interesting numb selections from COMIC OPErd. COMPO; Ly Bailey . Alart In sutch dance Miss nd Dan 1d able widely different interpretations. Cesar Nesi operatic tenor. sings two familiar Italian songs, and Harry Breuer, excellent xylophonist, bailet her give and a MeCarth, istan oun an rment,” up-to-date rather old thems into_an upr tures of the rece panese earth- quake and the Russian revolution furnish the interesting touch: olt the best ¢l n as alw Moore srennia Young crook who o o etforts Ly W. D, picture & of 1c Pelley, is an sed on the s turning a tizen. 1lic- with the > Living World Tivel: Wanderings supplement the feature STRAND—"Tunes and Steps.” The Strand Theater vesterday en- tered th sing week of its 1923-24 season with a bill that measures up to the standard maintained through- out the vear, and is calculated to keep its patrons in a pleasant frame of d until the new season begins. “Tunes and Steps” a singing. danc- vue. heads the vaude- ville and features four talented girls and & male Dartner in a merry enter- tainment. One of the girls has a fine ntralty voice, another is an excel- lent violinist, third an accomplished | pianist and the fourth. with the male pariner. gives a series of fine dances, | including an Apache danc Rosita Mantilla and Phil Seed pro- vide the added attraction. Rosita’s dance and figure are worth while, and Phil is all tiere with slap-stick com- vdy and dance tumbles. Otbers include Dan company, in a clever sketch, ‘Just Pals,” e rning the troubles of newly-weds and unexpected counpany ior supp Harry Reed and Perr: \ “Vaudeville Moments.” of > songs. jokes. clarinet solos > dance steps, and the Artistic Ragpickers, who, witl d of rags, design pi tures of prominent personages, wood- nimals. an adaptation of story, ““The Harbor Thompson Buchanan. is a teaturing Monte Blue, for- tlor, as Cant. Dan Stover of the c:fic coast tug Chief: Evelyn Breat. find, and Gereard film features Jarrett and complete METROPOLITAN—"Those W]'IO Dance . 5 There is double excellence in “Those Who Dance,” which was shown as the weck's feature yester- day at Crandall's Metropolitan Thea- ter. First of all, it is as good a piece of melodrama as has graced the screen this season 2 Secondly, it has what technicians all a good fable—that is, the un- derlying purpose is clearly defined und well presented Logic lurks throughout. It is the logic of r i logic based oun the fable ““those who dance i t pay fiddler it A Benuine expose Lootlegging snd the bootiegre habits, not done in the sermonlike style of some endeavors of the wear- ers of the white ribbons of prohibi- tion—but pointed to the facts, gen- uine, convincing. That quality called continuity, which means nothing more than smoothness in_depicting a screen piay, is an outstanding merit of the pic- ture. Thomas H. Ince’s invisible hand can be perceved keeping the tracks of the plot well oiled and warding off the sand that can easily be injected into the machinery of any screen play. Suspense keeps one's mind focused on the story from the initial title until “The End” flashes on_the screen. Tt will spoil it for you to give more than the briefest sketch of the story, which concerns a chap whose sister has been killed in an automo- bile accident that happened because wood alcohol bought from a boot- legger made her escort blind. This chap became a dry agent. The trou- ble he gets into in running bootleg- gers down, the romance which be- comes interwoven in his activities in this line of endeavor, his peril and is When can I see the'new Buick the | MENTS his final triumph over the gentry who make the “real stuff” out of syn- thetc ingredients amid surroundings characterized by squalor and filth— all these and other considerations are sufficient to make up a real play. Little tricks of the trade, known oniy to bootleggers and those invol- untarily “or voluntarily assoclated with their system, are put In the plot with a nicety that gives a genuine flavor to the production. A raid is made in the orthodox manner. At teast one fellow sat in the audience at the Metropolitan Theater yesterdey who has seen raids and who knows bootlcggers, .and you can take his word tor it—it's lifelike, the way these things are done. The cast is nicely sclected. Blanche Swert plays her role beautifully and naturally, and Bessie Love is her real self as the littie wife of a former gangster, prominent in the field of bootlegging. Warner Baxter, Robert Agnew and Matthew Betz as well as John Sainpolis turn in great perform- ances. AL one time {t was feared that none of tie dry agents would be unscrupu- Jous. This fear was banished in a definite way. and more of the genuine flavor imparted thereby. Dry agents are mighty good—some of them-—and mighty bad——some of them. The pic- ture shows them true to life. The Prince of Pilsen” is drawn upon for Daniel Breeskin's orchestral offer- ing. Lloyd Hamilton Is on the bill for an amusing comedy. Hot news reels on the convention give the audi- ence @ chance to show how much it |likes Al Smith and Mr. McAdoo. All in all, i good bill. The fea- }ture should do more for climination | of’ bootlegging than twenty sermons. | w | RIALTO—"The Reckless Agc. Reginald Denny finds himseif in- vovled in many complications, but comes “smilin’ through,” as he thrills his audience in his latest Universal picture, “The Reckless Age,” shown 1t the Rialto Theater this week. | The story was originally called | “Love Insurance,” which seems a more appropriate title. Denny, as a | young insurance agent, is assigned a very responsible position, to sec that a certain nobleman’s po! does not become null and void on account of failure to marry the heiress fo whom he is engaged. However, (‘upid arranges a meeting, on the between Dick Minot and the charming Cynthia, who has an im- portant luncheon engagement which she fears she will be unable to keep because the train makes So many As they near a station they “taxy” and decide to take it there race this “taxy” and the train. There is plenty of action through- out the play. but the fight in the newspaper office Is the outstanding | feature. Dick has so many opponents and goes at them with such rapidity that it is hard to see whether he uses Fitzsimmons' “eye-tooth ”blow.' or Dempsey “heart punch. At _any rate, when he finishes it is difficult to tell “who is who' Having dis- posed of a blackmailer and a bogus Robleman, who was a former valet, and having cicared up other matters, Dick proposes to Cynthia and is ac- cepted (and she doubtless gave him few lessons in good manners). Ruth Dwyer is particularly charm- ing and natural throughout. Others of the cast, including Hayden Steven- Fred Malatesta, Wallace, is a between son, Tom McGurie, John Steppling ‘nsl’ld l)f.x)' ain their par we T Gang comedy, “Tire Troubles, with Farina, Micky, Fats and Ernie, and Pathe Review helped to make an interesting and enjoyable pro- gram. “Northward Ho, with its arctic scenery had a very cooling effect on the auldience. Director Wil and his O cerp's from the ‘score of Merry-Gu-Round” and Lolly- and received cnthusiastic ap- orchestra played Fhe “The Bedroom Window ! mystery with a “lady sleuth” doing | the sleuthing, holds the attention of Loew’'s Palace patrons this week. Clara Beranger, author, and Willlam de Mille, the director, have accom- plished something different here in the way of screen mysteri The story opens with a murder. A young clubman rushes into the dark- ened room of a New York banker. A few moments later the police break in and find him standing over the dead body of the banker with a re- Volver in his hand, protesting his in- nocence. The daugater of the slain man, with whom the suspected man is in love, arrives about this time. The clubman ussures her he is not guilty | Snd the promises her support. The | Voung secretary of the banker. also | in love w'rh his emzioyer s aaughter, | appeurs \pon the scene, and the exe cutor of ilic estate, —n vlt triend and neighbor, ~nd a wcautitui Russian woman ate: broughs in on the heels of one amwater, so to speak. It not, however, untfl the dead ma maiden sister, a novelist and author of mystery tales, arrives and takes the case in hand that things are straightened out and the real culprit is_run down. Ethel Wales, as the self appointed, but determined “sleuth,” is decidedly the star of the piece. She fits all the requirements of the role in humor, looks and acting ability. May Mc- Avoy, always charming to look at, is the daughter, and Malcolm McGregor the likable young secretary. Others of prominence are George Fawcett, Robert Edeson and Ricardo Cortez. News reels of the convention, an interesting and edifying Grantland Rice sport reel and a Langdon-Sen- nett comedy, which decidedly does not tend to improve a program that otherwise is good entertainment, COLUMBIA—"Tiger Love." “Tiger Love,” the photoplay at Loew's Columbia this week, brings to the screen another fllm version of a “Broadway play"—"The Wild Cat” which In turn was taken from Manuel Penella's opera, “El Gato Montes.” It is the love tale of a beautiful patrician Spanish girl, and a daring gypsy bandit. telle Taylor is vivacious, if not bean- tiful in the role of the girl. A Sunshine comedy, featuring three monkeys, is clever, wholesome fun and with News reels and Leon Brus| I:J'I- orchestral music round out the AMBASSADOR—"Those who Dflnce . o It showse how the bandit, known am “The Wild Cat,” rescues a beauti- ful girl. who belongs to the aristo- cracy, a class which he has come to dospise, because of its oppres- sions to the poor; how he s tempted to keep her, but releates her when he realizes his love for her is hope- loas and how in attempting to raid the scene of a wedding for loot ho finds the same girl, about to be forced into an unwilling marriage, and steals and takes her to his mountain lair, where they discover their mutual love the climax of a picturesque romance. Geore Melford directed Ughtful picturc. Antonio Crandall's Ambassador, which like the Metropolitan, is featuring “Those Who Dance,” also differs today, “Par- don Us,” featuring Clic Bowes, short recls and a pipe organ program by Otto . Beck, an unusually fine con- ctrt organist. Thomas H. Ince’s screen version of the George Kibbe Turner story, “Those Who Dance.” a melodrama of society and the bootleggers, features Blanche Warner Baxter, athew Betz, sie Love, Robert gnew and Frank Campeau, is reviewed elsewhere. this de- and Moreno is “The Wild Cat” personified, and u{ | On Sale First Time—Tuesday 100 Pleated Crepe Skirts in mex charming weaurs and attractive noww shades of tan, gray, ~hite, navy and black. Smart sports skirts in combination pleats, knife pleats and plain panel back and froat h knife pleated sides. This summer's sport skirts with over- blouses are an accepted mode whether for sports, dress, street or afternoon wear. Very specially priced. Hand- - OQverblouses $ 1 .95 With New Bobby Collars More modish or smarter overblouses have not been offered by us this summer. Entirely handmade. With the new- style Bobby collar or tuxedo collar. Some are trimmed with contrasting color embroidery. A splendid value—that you shouldn’t miss. Sizes 36 to 44. 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Mastic, Cocoa, Mode, Silver, Gray DOWY, STAIRS STORE CENTRAL—"Between Friends.” ‘The screen version of Robert Cham- bers' ‘“Between Friends.” at Cran- dalFs Central, is interesting through- out and pleased large audiences Yes- terday afterncon and last night. While it is the old story of a trust- ed friend who proved false, it is in a somewhat newer form and offers many tense moments. An excellent cast presents the different characters with enjoyable fidelity, Lou Tellegen, as the aggrieved husband-artist; Norman Kerry, as the false friend: Stuart Holmes, as the stupid rich man; Alice Calhoun, as the artist's model, and Anna Q. Nilsson, as the erring wife, standing out with un- usual distinctness. The photographic work also is fine. The added attrac- tions are “The Telephone Girl” the sixth series of ‘“The Square Sex”; travele in foreign lands shown In beautiful colors and Pathe pictures. figured voiles. erate. DOG-MUZZLING DECREE IN EFFECT JULY 1 All Canines Must Wear Contri- vance for Three Months When Looseo n Streets. “Gr-r-r-r-r!” growled the diminu- tive fox terrier to stately old Mr. St. Bernard, “Why so grouchy this morning, foxy?” the stately one barked back. “You look as troubled as one of those delegates trying to figure out who_to vote for.” “Politics don’t worry me any as long as [ get my daily bone,” the grouchy one retorted, “but tomorrow is the 1st of July and that's worse than election day, because they'll drag out that pesky old muzzie and I'll have to keep the blamed thing om for three months.” “Well, that's nothing to get so 321} iy DOWN STAIRS STORE Fine Silk Costume Slips $ Twenty-inch Shadowgroof Self Hems These Slips are finely tailored in the straightline style, with fullness at side over hips in pleats. their navy. Sizes 36 to 46. Hemstitched bodice tops. Strap shoulders. DOWN STAIRS STORE upset about,” the older dog came back, with an optimistic velp, “Ldek at the bright side of thin had been leading a dog’s 1 as 1 have you would remember the time when we had to keep a muzzle clamped over our mouths twelve months in the year." “Maybe you're right.” said the fox- terrier, trying hard to look at the question reasonably, “but I've never bitten anybody.” “That may be true. sage old St. Bernard. “but, then, all dogs are not as respectable as you and I in hot weather and the folks that run the town have no way of picking out the snappers and so they have to muzzle us all.” The little dog began to sce the logic of the situation and. with wag of his tail, he trotted on down the street in better humor. The muzzle order will be effective during July, August and September. The muszzle is only required whi the dog is at large on the street observed the In the owner's vard or when he | taken out on a leash the muzzle is | not compuisory. Woodward & Lothrop Down Stairs Store Tuesday—Cool Voile Frocks for Women and Misses 510 Cool, dainty, modish voile summer frocks, in pleated panel effects and open-front styles, in slenderizing straightline models for women of larger sizes. and misses, these adorably fashioned voile summer frocks in fashionable Basque and Straightline Models In just numbers of colors. Just a few—Orchid, new shades of peach, zinc, white, pou- dre bleu, rose, almond, jade, cocoa, maize, brown, mimosa. Showing clever applications of tucks, pleats, shirrings, cascades as smart adorning trimmings. Linen and Printed Silk Frocks At S.lo, offer almost unlimited choice of the newer styles. Latest current styles from fashion centers. Newest colorings and latest trimmings—at a price that is most mod- For the youthful women Plain, dotted and Basque and Straightline Styles Sizes and styles for women and misses. These dresses go on sale Tuesday. 2.95 : 20-inch self hem, which assures being shadowproof. 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Undoubtedly, these silks will move along very fast, so we advise that you be here as early as you can. DOWN STAIRS STORE Sale—Plain and Printed Silks Eponge. Rayon Tubing and Brocades Imagine Warranted to Give Satisfaction—Women's this sum- : fl w0 DOWN STAIRS ETORE White Silk-Mixed Hose, 85¢ 500 pairs guaranteed twisted Pilk and rayon hose. Three-seam backs and closely knitted ankles. White is the most popular color, for summer hosiery. Each pair is wmafuad to give satisfactory service. Sizes 814