Evening Star Newspaper, December 24, 1924, Page 20

TODAY'S AMUSEMENTS. | SATIONAL-—“The Swan,” cotuedy, GIFTS FOR 100 CHILDREN.|BAKERY MERGER PROBED. Saks & Co. to Distribute lercuf vaxwd Btates Agents Begin In- Tomorrow. - s | quiry"Into Big Corporation. One hundred poor children *Hl be| Tho .recently completed baking row r, involvis erties capital- Pterrot,” pajtomime, st 8:30 p.m. [€ach Wil be given bt Sinb g 1 by | n.mm by the Department of Justice, KEITH'S —Brooke Johns and Or-|8Saks & Company. it was disclosed last night. chestra, vaudeville, at 2:15 and 8:13] For several years ‘the store has| Attorney General Slone did not re- pan. bean “distributing these overcoats at|veal how far the inquiry had gone, STRAND—"Mi vaudeville, con-|Chfistmas. Hach case is looked Into|but satd half a dozen agents were finuous performance from 12330 to | and recommended by’ the Assoclated [already gathering data, and an at- 1t pm Charities. The. distribution will be torney of the department had been o - made at Saks' store, Beventh street|designated to take charge as seen as GAYETY—"Come Along, and Darket space. at 2:16 and 8:15 p.m. the Information is in hand. MUTUAL—"Smiles and Kisses," burlesque, at 2:30 and 8:20 p.m. METROPOLITAN—Christine of the Hungry Heart,” at 11:40, 1:35, 3:36, 0, 0 and 9:36 p.m. . COLUMBIA—"Wife of the Centaur,” at 11:80, 1:25, 3:33, 5:40, 7:40 and $:40 p.m. | PALACE—“So. This Is at 10:40 a.m, 1 and 9:45 p.! RIALTO—"The am., l 30, 3:80, {Easier to.Get Job HOUSTONTB HONOR 72 & Nowe Than Not for Taany .years: has the. eém- ployment=gituation in Washington DLeen as bright as it is this Christ- Will'Ereet Immense Statue| * of @hieftain for Whom | Oity'Was Named. Married Men FaRIALTO 9th ST. AT G N.W. NOW PLAYING IRENE RICH in ““THIS WOMAN"’ WITH Ricardo Cortez—Marc McDermott—Clara Bow Louise Fazenda—Creighton Hale Tomasini & Gu-rnen—Comedy—Newt—Smphouy HEY, KIDS Children Under 12 Adnuned Free This Week Until 5§ P. M. Christmas Day. NEXT WEEK “DANTE’S INFERNO” Go Through Hell to Happiness With Dante, Xmas lfilu 'l“l; flu 1o $1.50 hn--t. a Knockouy -med_v Hiv TWO MARRIED MEN VINCEN (autnl, VICENT, LAWRENCE Two Fellows POLD'S —“Sweet Little Devil,”. mu- sical comedy, at 8:20 p.m. mas, according to Robert 2. Pilk- dlrector of the Washington nited States Employ- 1410 Pennsylvanla There s 2 shortage of ex- erlenced sales persons for retail stores, although there {3 a surplus | of Inexperienced sales persons. | A turge Government ‘department has sent out @ call for 30 clerks and typist for Immediate employ- ment, und the situation as regards both ‘skilled and unsklilled labor is very well balauced. On the whole, Mr.” Pilkington said, the employ- ment sftugtion here at this Christ- mus season, is better' than for In hvu With Leve. ® Girl, ete.) NEXT Mo 30T0US NEW YEAR® WERR® ROBERT AMES JACK PULFIT By Gordon Morris Staged by Elwood F. Bostwiek burlesque, sAhe city that spreads over m-l 9tiof Cotumbla and the capltal ¥ br,ukd‘nouston Tex.. where the ! nfiut equéstrien stutus ty the \-'orld" 5000135 *10 -k Fet up, Why numed for here Gf the Na “But be mgwe Sam Housion, the subject of the | uges 1atetie, carrled on his work on | Yfrontiers ®uther than the relu- | vn; eronded ame hus HEART ATTACK FATAL: D Street Roomer Dies Shortly After e Stroke in Restaurant. | Woma: 5:30, 7 1S WEEK & SATURDAY 50c TO 9150 nm - o In the Gayest of TIVOLI—"The Tast Worker, I 0, 4:20, 6:10, and 9:40 p.m. . wnd | mul.u i an 1mn, and Wus recog- | the Ind! { merican ough and | Where he ‘dled. Leverstt rcomer. at O.. Torrey, $0 years $39+D strpety. was taken 411 last night ahile In a . at 405 Tehth street. He taken to Imergency Hospital, His death probably wae due ito an attack ‘of Theart before Torrey avas taken he had' wppearcd at. the firat precinct volice station, where he was booked as’ complaifunt in the case - AMBASSADOR—"The Btory Wit out o, Name,” a 6:15, 7:45 and 9:33 tpmi < TRAL—"Feet of Clay,” at 12:30, 2, £:30, B, 6:30, 8 and 9:30 p.m. $5,000 GIFT TO HOSPITAL. The new wing of the Children's Ho pital is to have an X-ray laboratory. This was made possible by a gift of wtsbmg Qou al | filerrp GAYETY Twice Dajly—2:15 and 8:15 Child Can Bring Its Parents fumbu Burlesque Presents "COME ALONG” WITH Artie Christmas rry T. LOEW’S, P NOW PLAYING Metro-Goldwyn Presents SO THIS IS Original XN, horss, Toctating WM. WAYXE and RUTE WARREN CON. NEXT SUN. SEATS TODAY. Arthur Hammerstein Presents and N@s PALY 810818 Seventh Street SHANNNON and Ladies’ Bargain LEEMING Matinee Daily, 250 com- cha . too, he pla n shaping the deg- tiny of his IIis was the ma- | for role in freoing one-twe Dpresent territory of the U trom Mexico 3 1% as the skiil wit! mand w ver. Llke Wi a prom! WILDFLOWER of the most complete musical s red in Washington this s $5,000 by Charles L Corby, according o anhouncement of Mrs. Willlam §urd. a - member of the Children's condtyittee-arranging for the ball, to be NWeld at the Willard Hotel Janu-| fry:2. ¥ Mes; Hard explained that the gift of Ar. Cotby will be used to equip the laboratory, funds for which the cos mittee has been endeavoring to ralse. of Arthur French Payhe, 68 V" street, who was arfested for alleged lmfll- | cution. - The story of o modern N career afier wsdlock, i \| ELEANOR BOARDMAN | - AND CONRAD NAGEL COMEDY—“ROARING LIONS” Y:I'.—!cen(r——o(her Hits G LOEW’S oummA Metro-Goldwyn Presents WIFE OF THE CENTAUR vivtd story of passion an ance om the amers ey, ITH JOHN QILBERT zmnon BOARDMAN AND AILEEN PRINGLE % LATEST SENNETT COMEDY \ Tatvian Avialpr Killed by Fall JENOS AIRES, December. 24i— to the | oteo Ballod, the Latvian aviator, was i killed yesterday ~vhen. the . glider which he was operuting fell at Tandil | 1Tils, province of Buenos Alres. - Bal- | 11»«1 was particiating in the first con- | st orless planes held in| New Year's end Bat. Mat., 5o to §3; Nigat 30 to 83; New Year's Eve, 81 to $3.50 LUNCH WITH US TO-DAY [T Daily—2:20 and_8:20. Smoke if you Franklin 65 ES AND KISSES SURPRISE NIGHT v —Halla Trbs Fi-le 7 7% 12036 st emmE HEALTH CANDIES e was 2 - New Year Fathcr Ghsiatorns Cards— Send your New Year Greeting to your friends on one of our carefully selected Cards. These are not just New Year Cards —they are most exclusive designs painstakingly se- lected throughout the year by our buyers. You'll be charmed at thelr originality and unusual- ness. Come .in and sece them — then you'll com- plete your Card list right here. The National Remembrance Shop (Mr. Foster's Shop) 14th St. ©ne Door from Pa. Ave, Also 1229 Pa. Ave. METROPOLITAN F AT 10th TODAY—11 A. M. TO 11 P. M. FLORENCE VIDOR Warner Baxter, Clive Broek, Walter Hiers and Tan Kelth in Thomas H. Ince's superb picturisation of Kathleen Nor- ris' wensationally successfu] novel CHRISTINE of the HUNGRY HEART COMEDY—NEWS—SCENTC Washington's Finest Orchestra CRANDALL' Have Some Money for 1925 OUR XMAS CLUB PAYS a@;.mmm@maam%@m%m Christmas, at the| is great, your beard hoar! Come in a while, I pray!| in rest your busy feet, nd fet me brush the snow and sleet vou've gathered on your way. When | § ou arrive I feel the need of bio ibg in the chickenieed I am too|H {prone to keep. I feel that I should | one | pull some trick to help the poor, re-| | e the sick, or comfort those who | p. I icel that T should buy some | to aid the worthy outdo where poor consumptives work for every helpful cause, for every good thaf ever was, and here's some- that while ink of other wights, of those tmas trees, who wintry breeze g cold Winter nights b calloused heart is torn mpmh) for all who mourn, for whose lives are bleak, and I trot the froz roads, and them up in mclr abodes, 2 tion s I’ would tribute to the mmh of every | upgn this earth, while you-are | ; so, Father C be longer than this fate- with -me!” | “Oh. lathc- n | door, your girt! the name At on the | r Jacinto on possible the is now % Interest on Savings—Join Today ANK | OF COMMERCE AND SAVINGS Cor. 7th and E Sts. tamps amps “The Cannon Ball F: - —Overt ST Ty vzmm'rmvr’ TIVOLI 14th & Park rd EYES NEED ATTENTION Consuit_Our Optometrist M' A' LEES OPTICAL CoO. 014 9th St gy 712 11th Street Sauaisziasansiiza Souadniia 280 chards and with sk «3bert “CRANDALL’S A 18thSt.&Col. ld N.W. TODAY- -AGNES AYRES aod RI DO CORTE WITROUT s TOMORROW TELY His Wardman Park Hotel Orchestra LILLIAN LEITZEL The Circus Girl WARD & VAN And S Other Super Comeds asd ELAINE RAMMER or s ¥ N CEREREaLiY FRANKLIN cependence ern fairy w dredges_arn i dollars—. Lave turned the «luggish old strewsi| {nto"the Houston Ship Canal, which | has made the city & sort 6f Americ: As a Christmas Gift —a coin bank is excellent. Coupled with a savings passbook showing an initial deposit of $2 or more, it may prove in the end the most valuable gift of all. Secure One Today !Tbe Washington Loan & Trust Co. 800 F St. 618 17th St. N. W, JOHN B. LARNER, President CRANDALL’S “ ENTRAL are ¥i nd I ca i my: appezls e vain; and n onlv Sth Bet. D & E ¥ EET hope and pray the kindly I have toda vill for a time remain. | Manchester. Oceun steamerd traverse | May I until he comes again, love | the canal to a basln on the city's|all my toiling fellowmen and aid the fringe and help to move the 3.000,000 | weak and sore; may I be kind in| of cotton that are mar! QIQCIJu e or May, as I am kind this|§ through Houston annual | blessed day, with Christmas at th:7 \ City’ me Often Minpronouneed. | door. “The population of Housten #f an un- | (Copyright.) known quantity. In 1920 the city had | _ 78 inhabitants. The Census Bureau '€ tO guess at the présent num- us fn_mind when you Dooks. * Se R ,DE LD CEC s OF ¢ e Vab st TOMORROW. SYDNEY BETTY RLYTE Woob wiTH ro NUTTER Thha Little Ones 7§ Savey Theater CRANDALL S “;“_‘:d oee A SUNDAY WALT MASON. Colodny & Bialek Ga. Ave. and Upshur, St. —will give service as a Star Branch Office for those who want to make use of the Star Classified Columns. You'll find it a con- venience — and for which there are no fees. Only regular rates are charged. 1t puts Housten o a mort of/ 11 of fame with about a half dozen other citles which, It is ofiiclally ex- plained. are growing 5o rapldly that| an estimats be valueles: loss Houst ats a speci meration : dong it will h ing until Uncle counting of noses in’ 1930 . “Houstonfans one grudge against thelr countrymen of he North and East. If vour name is | Saunders and persons ypu meet care- | ‘Zander,’ | u will understand their {ndlghati and annoyance at the constant mis- pronunciation of their city’s name.: ‘The first syllable 1s not pronounced as | if {t were ‘house’-or ‘whose,’ but like ihe verb ‘to hew’ or the masculine| Christlan hame ‘Hough'. o 400 Bucharest Reds Taken. BUCHAREST, December 24.—The state police yesterday discovered a clandestine organigation of Commu- mists and arre:led 400. TONIGHT, 8:30 ATIONAL mucs. Xmu lsfl. Charles Frohman Presen ‘THE SWAN Molnar's Joyous Comedy, With EVA LE GALLIENNE | Evis. 38s te 9280: Matn, 30c to S20. NEW l’l‘l! wn::—nm SUN. Matinees T! AR TR TN WASHINGTON LIGHTNIN | With John Gelden's AUl Star Cast. imc. Thomas Jefferson, Bessie Bacos. Nights 800 to 2.5 Bot! The Wardman Park Theatre Phone Columbia 2000 THE RAM'S HEAD PLAYERS in a Pantomime for Christmas time “A STORY OF PIERROT” Nights (nxcept Mon.) 8:30. Sat. Ma 2:30 t $1.65 and $2.20 : SL00 per Week. . $2.00 per Week $5.00 per Week.. Tub pays 3 membart to ¢ tes ~v with big Metal Ravings Banks for the asking. VACATION C .UB — JOIN ANY TIME We. 3¢5 on Savings Accounts ‘We pay 4°c on Time Deposits Franklin National Bank Penna. Ave, at 10th St. N.W. Branch: 1111 Conmecticut Avenue Bank Opems 8.30 AM Saturday_Closes 13 Open Saturday fnterest a ete in Thr CRANDALL'S 4,7, ¢ 5 Pa. Ave MATS. 2 PM. DAILY s TODAY — POLA E. Morruoh Paper Co. 1000 Pa. Ave. - Paked in any color yon de. sire on any kind of furniture, Fardware, etc. AUTOMOBILES OUR SPECIALTY DEHCO PLANT 172¢ KATORANA RD. 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Richard, my clever lad, only by unraveling the six thousand and rewinding the thread to cocoon the Coach. But, Dick, original as you are, you couldn’t unravel six thousand chim- neys for me first, could you? “Around the Corner” is a Star Branch Office For constipation cat raw fruit nnd‘ drink plenty of water, fasting otber- e | Film Features ClRCLE 2105 Pa. Ave. Ph. W. .5? Ample Purking Space. 35, or &1 sing:e ‘Phone Potomac 77 ACCIDE: CHEVYCHASE Conn. Avenue & erly chaperoned. MeKinley St. D.C r children on. =8 by appointme: lessons ished § Knee rx\l'c $1.75 $4.00 $3.50 | TCHERNIKOFF-GARDINER School of Dancing Approved br Anna Paviows < mow with Chicago Fokine Batie Childre ‘ARCADE “Night in Toyland” This Evening, 8:30 te 12 Great g CHRISTMAS Double Bill In Auditorium TOMORROW | Matinee Dance, 3 to 6 Grab-Bag Party, 8:30 to 12 Billiards and - Bowling Open at 10 A. M. 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