Evening Star Newspaper, December 31, 1924, Page 11

"AMUSE Belasco—"Four Knaves and a Joker.” A. H. Woods now adds, for the first time, Lionel Barrymore to the list of distinguished stars that have played under his management. The play chosen for his debut under the new direction {s a new drama of mod- ern life by Leon Gordon, autbor of “White Cargo,” entitled “Four Knaves and a Joker.” It is based on a story by Oliver Eastwood and will be pre- sented at the Shubert-Belasco Theater next week, beginning Monday eve- ring, previous to its premiere at the Eltinge Theater, New York Associated with Mr. Barrymore will be his wife, Irene Fenwick, as theé featured player. Others in the com- pany are Jose Alessandre, Robert Cummings, Adrienne Morrison, Allan Frooks, .Alfred Webster, - Blanch Granger, Harry E. McKee, J. C Malaidy and R. J. Locke. The play has been staged by Priestley Mor- rison. National — cTe;rge White's “Scandals.” newest edition of George TWLite's “Scandals” is to appear aut the New National Theater next weel., commencing Sunday evening. This big revue is coming direct from the Apollo Theater, New York, where it had an unusual run for six months. It is hailed as the best of Mr. White's numerous offerings. Among the princinal entertainers in the cast are Winnie Lightner, Lester Allen, Tom Patricola, the DeMarcos and their shelk orchestra, Will Ma- honey, Richard Bold, Helen Hudson, Newton xander, Thea. Lightner, Olive Vaughn, Alice Weaver, the Wil liams Sisters, the Elm City Four, Sally Starr, Jumes Miller, Hazel Donnelly, Norma (loo; Georgie lLerch, Alice White, Ruth Wileox, Dolores Costello, Alice Wilkie, Fred Lyons, Hen Mor- rissy, Jim Carty, ith Nash, ra and Jean Cullen and many others. George White and 1liam K are responsible for the comedy The Iyrics are by B. G. DeSvlva and Ballard Macdonald, while the score s from the pen of George Gershwin. POli.E—'AniStS and Models‘ “Artists and Models,” Messrs. Shu- bert's famous musical revue, which scored a sensational run in New York last season, begins a week's engage- ment at Poli's next Sunday night. this Is an entirely different show than the second edition of the same title which plaved here during the world series. New songs, costumes have been added for ourrent tour of the principal cities L00 performances have already Leen given and bookings continue un- broken for anothes year. The coming “Artists and is the first and original produetion of the series and is described as a joyous revel of Bohemian night life, based on the Society of Show, which was devised by a group of leading New York artis Tnder Shubert direction it became a full- fledged Broadway revue in two acts and 24 elaborate scenes. In the cast are Ben Bard and Jack Pearl, George Rosener, Harry Charles irwin, Buddy Doyle, Arthur Hadley, Grace Hamilton, Helen Low, Constance Evans, Veronica, Renoff and Renova, Robert O'Connor, Bart- Jett Simmons, Harrfet Gimbel, Doro- thy Vance, Kay Carlin, Loraine Weimar, Azeada Charkouie and many others. An added feature chorus of 50 artists’ ing in costumes The Wells cenes. Models” is the beauty models, appear- imported from the Folies Bergere in Paris. Lucile Prather, former model for Howard Chandler Christy, heads the beauty personnel. Wardman Park—'The Hero’ Following “A Story of Pierrot,” now in its third week at Wardman Park Theater, the Ram's Head Pla. ers will present Tuesday, January 6, as their fourth production, Gilbert Smery’s play, “The Hero,” described by New York critics as “easily one of the best plays of recent years on the American stage.” It is a play of soldiery and warfare, with its trappings, and although produced in New York for a serles of special matinees in 1921, it has never been done in Washington. Robert Bell has directed the pro- duction, and the settings are by Robert Byrne, assistant art director of the Ram's Head Players. In the oast will be seen Josephine Hutchin- son, Leona Roberts, Ruth Harri- son, Richard Elwell, Ranald Savery and little Miss Amanda Chittus. “A Story of Pierrot” contiues all this weck, with matinee Saturday. Keith's—Kitty Doner. A bill of well contrasted elements, to be presented at Keith's next week, 1s topped by twin healiners of inter- national fame, Kitty Doner, Ameri- ca’s greatest male impersonator, and Adelaide and Hughes, America’s rep- resentat dancers. Harry Kahne will be seen in his new and greater mental achievements, followed by Maude Powers and Ver- non Wallace, in their new act, “Rose- buds, Birds and Etc,” a sequel to their old act, “Georgia On Broadway.” Others will include Dick Henderson, an English comedian of the Willie Solar type, with his comedy and songs; Claudia Coleman, in entertain- ing sketches, “Feminine Types”; Mary and Ann Clark, in a novelty, entitled, “What's What,” embellished with comedy, talking, singing and danc- ing, and a sensational Risley and Trampoline attraction, by Willlam Brack and his company. Earle—"Youth.” The Earle Theater, in the endeavor to maintain the high standard set by the opening program, announces for the coming week, opening with a Sun- day matinee at 3, and with “Youth,’ presented by Maud Daniel, as the fea- tured attraction. This 's a brilllant, spectacular production and is being presented by one of the few women producers. Other offerings will include Hath- away and company, featuring “Ruth, the Mystery Girl,” one of the great il- lusions now in vaudeville; Espe and Dutton, the “Long and Short of It,” two comedians, a boy and girl: Burke, Barton and Buske, with a study in slang, and Emmy Barbier, Charles J. Sims and company, from the “movies,” in a sketch built around their experi- ences in the studios. In all there will be seven acts of Keith popular-priced vaudeville. The first feature picture from the Stanley Company’s program will pre- sent Agnes Ayres, in “Worldly Goods.” This is a first release. Strand — Hubert Kinney's Revue. A miniature musical comedy called Hubert Kinney's Revue, with Gladys Peterson, Paula Lee, Ona Davis, Louise Taylor and Vera McGrath in the song and dance offerings and Tom Tucker at the piano, will head the Dbill at the Stmand Theater next week. Teddy, the wrestling bear; Al H. Wilson, comedian; Warren and Hayes, n “Country Versus City,” and ‘the wers Duo, European Thrillers, are among other attractions listed, The photoplay presents . Lionel Barrymore in “Meddling Woen,” a Trio production, the theme of which dwells upon an estrangement bronght “about by the interference of mis- chievous and stupld woman friends of a young couple. In the cast are Sigrid Holmquist, known as Swe- den’s Mary Pickford: Dagmar Godow- §ky, Hugh Thompson, Ida Darling and Antonlo 'Algy. Short fllms will |Paul Whiteman Orchestra. scenes and | Ilustrious | Kelly. | MENTS Gayety—Dave Marion's b Show."” Dave Marion's Show, coming to the Gayety Theater next week, is said to be one of the largest and most colorful showys on the Columbia Bur- lesque circuit. It has a scenic equip- ment of 27 stage settings, 15 com- plete sets of exquisite and bizarre costumes and 20 musical numbers, varying from the jazziest jazz to the heights of grand opera. Marion tops the list of 15 principals, which in- cludes Josephine bel, former musi- cal comedy star; Du Teil and Covey, singers and actors, and Charles M Nally, delineator of hobo characters. The show is said to have one of the most costly and marvelous electrical equipments on any stage for the pro- duction of effects, both startling and beautiful. It also has a feature chorus. Manager Lyons of the Gayety an- nounces an extra performance to- night, beginning promptly at mid- night, exactly the same and complete in every detail as the 8:15 perform- ance, to enable his patrons to watch the old year out and the new year in. " sigre dy Mutual— Naugl’uty Nifties Next week's offering at the Mutual Theater will be Gus Kahn's “Naugh- ty Nifties,’ hich is styled a “show of speed, class and quality It has for its principal players and fun makers Ed Jordan, Jimmie X. Fran- Dick Hahn, Pearl Briggs, Edna Somers, Jack Halliday, Helen Harris and an honest-to-goodness burlesque show; with & chorus called “A Pea- cock Alley Bevy of Girls.” Fnclay. Paul Whiteman and cone orchestra will be heard for the sec- ond ‘fme in Washington this season at Poli's Theater Friday afternoon| at 4:30. Paul Whiteman has an extraordi- nary group ef musicians which he has held together over a perlod of vears. The ensemble is said to have achieved perfection in rhythm and tonal color. Mr. Whiteman does not burlesque modern music, but at- tempts by musical contrasts to in- | crease the appreciation of better | popular music. Seats are on sale at Mrs. Wilson- Greene's concert bureau, Thirteenth and G streets, and at the box office of Poli’s Theater. Ram's Head Players. “A v of Pierrot.” by the Ram's | Head Players will continue through- out the week at the Wardman Park Theater. Following a larger and older tradi- tion, which includes the figures of | Pierrot and his lady love, sometimes called Pierette, sometimes Loulsette, sometimes Josette, through all the entanglements which two young peo- ple can achieve when they love each other, the Ram’s Head production presents to Washington a ond “Pierrot” of Robert Bell's concep- { tion. Mr. Bell makes of Pierrot a weak but lovable boy, symbolic of human frafity. If “Peer Gynt” presents not one man’'s adventure, but & bit of every- man's adventure, then so does this histrionic figure Plerrot preach a lit- tle and laugh a little at the human mob. Miss Josephine Hutchinson, who is Loulsette, the young milliner, whom Pierrot loves with distraction and then deserts after their marriage, turns from a fairy-like dancing girl into a fragile, sad-eved woman. In her stiff black silks of wifehood and widowhood she undergoes a change of character which differs from the first act that presents the wooing and the happy love between Loulsette and her flance. Her blended delicacy and dignity make Louisette quite alive. Miss Rufh Harrison, the Fifine of the pantomime, has been clothed by Mr. Reynolds in a bright cerise gown, with tiny mitts and slippers to match. Such a gown could not but prove at- tractive to the masculine eye, but Miss Harrison flirts and coquettes in a way that makes the gown the mer- est background. Rapidity of action and a feeling of | dramatic pause make Miss Ellan Van Valkenburg’s work apparent Miss Van Valkenburg has had the direction of this presentation. Metropolitan— Madonna of the Streets.” Mme. Alla Nazimova returns to the local screen at Crandall's Metropoli- tan Theater next week, beginning Sunday afterncon at 3, when she| will be seen with Milton Sills in Edwin Carewe's production for First| National of “The Madonna of the Strects” The comedy for the week will be Al St. John, in “Love Mani and a new issue of the Metropolitan World Survey, with a musical pro- gram, Including such numbers as “Anitra’s Dance” and “In the Hall of the Mountain King,” from Grieg's “Peer Gynt” suite; Carrie Jacobs Bond's “I kove You Truly,” and “Vir- ginia,” from “Sweet Little Devil.” “The Madonna of the Streets” con- cerns the activities of a youns rector in a fashionable London church who resigns to devote his time to helping the poor in the Limehouse district The disinherited niece of an Ameri- can uncle makes her appearance and the narrative takes a twist that lends it a novel quality. Clever comedy touches are said to be interspersed by Clande Gillingwater, John /T. Mur- ray and Tom Kennedy. : . o % Palace—"The Dixie Handi- cap. Reginald Barker's (Metro-Goldwyn director) production of his cinema adaptation of Gerald Beaumont's race classic, “The Dixie Handicap,” will be seen next week at Loew's Palace Theater, beginning Sunday afternoon, with Claire Windsor, Lloyd Hughes, Frank Keenan, John Sainpolis and Otis Harlan, featured members of the cast. “The Dixie Handicap” reveals the efforts made by Judge Jeffery Rob- erts, an aristocrat of the old South- ern school, to keep up a pretense of Wwealth for the sake of his beautiful daughter and to save her from a mer- cenary marriage. Forced to sell his pet race hobse, Dixie, the animal is almost ruined by bad riding, but, dc- Guired by the judge’s trainer, the ani- mal is groomed for the Dixie Handi- cap and wins against the fleld, re- storing the judge to his former estate and making possible the romance and happy marriage of his daughter. Columbi; e "Wagea of Virtue.” Glorin Swanson wiil be pictured at Loew's Columbia next week, begin- ping Sunday afternoon,” in Allan Dwan's ‘production of “Wages of Vir- tue,” based on the story by Capt. Percival C- Wren and produeed with a cast that includes Ben Lyen, Nor- man Travor and Ivan Linow. “Wages of Virtue” is a romance of the French Forelgn Legion, in which Miss Swanson enacts the role of a beautiful Italian girl who Is saved from death by the strong man of a traveling show and 1is trained to become hts assistant. Forced to flee with the strong man when the latter kills an assistant, the girl stays with the glant when he joins the French Foreign Legion, and there meets a young American, who falls in love with her. The .young ¢an, brought into a-configt with the jeal- THE EVENING STAR, 'WASHINGTON, D. €, WEDNESDAY, ous strong aman, who is killed by an enemy, prepares, with the assistance of friends, to escape, and after terri- ble hardships he and the girl get safely to America. Rialto—"'h\e Tornado. The picture attraction at the Rialto next week, starting Sunday, will be “The Tornado,” with House Peters as the star, and directed by King Bag- got. The feminine lead is played by Ruth Clifford. Duffey and MacKenzie will offer a new repertoire of selec- tlons. International News, a new cross-word puzzle and orchestra mu- sic will round out the program, Tivoli—"Tongues of Flame™ Thomas Meighan, Bessie Love and Eileen Percy will be seen at Cran- dall's Tivoll Theater the first two days of next week, beginning Sunday aft- ernoon at 3, in Josephy Henaberry's production of Peter Clarke Macfar- lane’s novel of “Tongues of Flame,” the story of the attempt of a grasp- ing capitalist to wrest valuable lands from a tribe of Indlans, together with Mack Sennett's travesty, “Lizzies of the Field,” and a new issue of the Pathe Review. Tuesday and Wed- nesday, Paramount’s “Argentine Love,” starring Bebe Daniels and Ricardo Cortez, an original story of the pampas, by Vicente Blasco Ibanez, to=-ther with Will Rogers, in “Don’t Park Here” and the “Screen Alma- nac.” Thursday and Friday, Betty Compson, in “The Garden of Weeds," a Paramount production, directed by | James Cruze, and Lee Moran, in “Hot Alr,” with added short reels. Satur- day, Metro's production of “The Snob," featuring John Gilbert, Norma Shear- er, Conrad Nagel, Phyllis Haver and Hedda Hopper, and Clff Bowes, in “Watch Your Pep,” with the second chapter of “Galloping Hoofs.” Ambassadox—";n\e Madon- na of the Streets.” Nuzimova Sills, will be seen bassador Theater the first three davs of next week, beginning Sunday afternoon, in kdwin Carewe's pro- duction of Maxwell's “The Ragged Messenger,” presented under the title ‘The’, Madonna of the Streets” and Charlie Chase in “The Rat's Knuckles”; Wednesday and Thurs- day, Rudolph Valentino in “A Saint- ed Devil” with Nita Naldi, Helene D'Algy. Dagmar Godowsky and Loulse Lagrange, and Earl Hurd's toon comig, “The Sawmill Four”; Friday, Thomas Melghan in “Tongues of Flame” with Bessie Love and Eileen Percy, and Irvin S. Cobb's “One- “Third Off"; Saturday John Gilbert in “Romance Ranch,” Our Gang in “It's a Bear,” and the second installment ot “Galloping Hoofs." Central—"The SQOry With- out a Name. Crandall’s Central Theater will offer Sunday and Monday Para- mount’s “The Story Without a Name,” - starring Agnes Ayres and Antonio Moreno, and No. § of Jack Dempsey’s “Fight and Win" series of two-re comedy-dramas, also “Col. Heeza Liar, Daredevil”; Tues- da: nd Wednesday, “The Se greatest of all the romantic action-dramas, by Rafael Sabatini, with Enid Bennett, Wallace Beery, Wallace McDonald and Lloyvd Hughes in the cast; Thursday and Friday, “The Price She Paid.” a Willlam Fox roduction, and Mack Sennett's “Little Robinson Corkscrew,” star- ring Ralph Graves: Pola Negri _in ise,” adapted from Czarina,” and di- rected by Ernst Lubitsch, and Aesop| able, “On the Ic co-starred with Milton t Crandall's Am- Sunda v, Richard Bar- thelmess, in “Classmates,” and Cliff Bowes, in “Empty Heads"; Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday, Rudolph Valentino, in “A Sailnted Devil,” and cartoon; Friday, “Welcome Stranger” and Jimmie Adams, Saturday, Reginald Denny and Laura La Plante, in “The Fast Worker” “Our " in “Down on the Farm,” final chapter. Avenue Grand. Sunday and Monday, Eleanor Board- man and Raymond McKee, in “The Silent Accuser,” and Larry Semon, in “Kid Speed”; Tuesday and Wednes- day, Warren Kerrigan, in “Capt. Blood,” and cartoon; Thursday, “Wel- come Stranger” and Jimmie Adams, in “Savage Love”; Friday, Elaine Ham- merstein, in “One Glorious Night" Jack Dempsey, in “The Health Farm Wallop,” and “Hodge Podge”; Satur- day, Hoot Gibson, in “Hit and Run"; Aesop Fables and “Galloping Hoofs,” No. 1 Circle. Sunday and Monda: “In Every Woman’s Betty Compson, In Wednesday, Irene Rich and Monte Blue, in “Flaming Passion”; Thursday and Friday, Milton Sills and Enid Bennett, in “The Sea Hawk,” showings 7 and 9 p.m., and Saturday, William Desmond, in “Big Timber. Park. and Monday, and _Eugene “Secrets,” and Pathe News Events; Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, D.'W. Grifiith’s “America.” Shows 7 and 9. Friday, Richard Dix and Jacqueline Logan, in “Manhattan,” and Stan Laurel, in “Near Dublin”; Saturday, Hobart Bosworth and Bes- sie Love, in_ “Sundown”; Charley Chase, in “The Royal Razz” and chapter four, “Wolves of the North,” starring Wiiliam Duncan and Edith Johnson. Evening shows, 7 and Saturcays at 1:30 and Sundays at 2 with continuous performance. Virginia Valli, Life”; Tues- “The Fast in day, Norma Tal- Sunday i O'Brien, in madge Savoy. Harry Carey, in “Tiger * and Sennett's “Wall Street ‘The Beautiful and Damned,” and “Unreal News Reel Tuesday, “The Legend of Holly wood,” and Andy Gump, in atch Papa”; Wednesday, “Notorfety” and “He's My Pal”; Thursday, “The Old Fool,” and Lige Conley, in “Poor But- terfly”; Friday, Wesley Barry, in “Heroes of the Streets,” and Jack Dempsey, in “The Health Farm Wal- lop”; Saturday, “Yankee Madness” and “Our Gang.” in “The Cradle Robbera” Sunday, Thompson Blues”; Monday, \ Takoma. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, Mary Pickford, in “Dorothy Vernon of Had. don Hell.” Sunday at§, 7 and 9 p.m. Monday snd Tuesday, 7 and 9 p.m. Wednesday and-Thursday, Douglas MacLesn, In “The Yankee Consul”; Pathe comedy. Friday, Tom Moore, in “Harbor Lights”; Aesop's Fable: serfal, “Into The Net,” No. 9; comedy. Saturday, Harold Lloyd, in “Dr. Jack”; chapter one, serfal, “Ten Scars Make a Man”; Aesop’s Fables; comedy. 2 York. Sunday and Monday, Richara Bar- thelmess, in “Class Bowes, in and Wednesday, Forbidden Paradise, Podge"; Thursday, a ey and T. Roy Barnes, in “Reckless Ro- mance,” and Neal Burns, in, “Court Plaster”; Friday, Agnes Ayres and Antonio Moreno, in “The Story With- out a Name,” and “Sennett's “Riders of the Purple Cow”; Saturday, Buck Jonles, ho Played Bt | sion Wide Powers Given to Group To Be Composed of 5 Members AU Buildings Available as Rented Dwell- ings Included Under Terms of Bill Providing Virtual Court. (Continued from Ninth Page.) , & waiver by him of any right under the provisions ef this section or un- der the terms of the lease or cen- tract. If any tenant fails so to pay Tent to the owner during such period the rights of the tenant under this section shall cease. ection 35. Pending the final decision on appeal from a determina- tion of the commission, the commis- slon's determination shall be in full force and effect and the appeal shall not operate as a supersedeas or Iin any manner stay or postpone the on- forcement of the determination ap- pealed from, except as in this act specifically provided. Immediately upon the entry of a final decision on the appeal, the commission shall, if necessary, modify its determination in order to make it conform to such decisfon. Excess Rents to Be Paid. ection 36. In case of the increase of the rent for the use or occupancy of ‘any rental property or apartment, made by a determination of the com- mission from which an appeal is taken by the tenant under the pro- visions of this act, the tenant shall, from time to time, during the period between the filing of the determina- tion and the time when the deter- mination becomes final, and, in ac cordance with the terms of the lease or other contract, pay to the commis- the amount of the increase and to the owner the remainder of the amount of rent fixed by the determi- nation. In lieu of such payments the tenant may, In the discretion of the commission and at the time of taking the appeal, give bond, approved. by the commission, for the payment of the amount of the increase. The dis- position of moneys so paid to the commission and the payments under the terms of the bond shall be made ‘in accordance with the determination of the commission as modified by the final decision on appeal. The court shall dismiss the appeal of an tenant who falls to comply with this sub- diviston. “Section 37. In case of a decrease of the rent by any such determination the tenant shall, from time to time during such period and in accordance with the terms of the lease or other contract, pay to the owner the amount of rent fixed by the deter- mination. The difference, if any, be- tween the amount of rent paid dur- ing such period and the amount that would have been payable for such perfod under the determination, as modified in accordance with the final decision on appeal. may be added to future rent payments or sued for and recovered in &n action in the Munic- ipal Court of the District of Co- lumbia, as more fully provided in section 25 of this act. “This section shall not he held to terminate any right for the recovery of rent in an action in the Municipal Court of the District of Columbia if such right arose prior to the time that this section takes effect. “Sectlon 38. The decision of the Supreme Court of the District of Col- umbia upon appeal from any de- termination of the commission shall be final, except that it shall be sub- ject to review by the Supreme Court of the United States upon certiorari to the same extent as cases. subject to such review under section 240 of the Judicial code, if such writ is duly ap- Dlied for within 30 days after the d cision is rendered. The issue of the writ shall not operate as a super- sedeas or in any manner stay or post- pone the decision of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia if such decision affirms or modifies the determination of the commission. Changes of Ownership. ‘Section 39. The determination of the commission in a proceeding begun by complaint or upon its own Initla- tive fixing fair and reasonable rents, charges, service and other terms and conditions of use or occupancy of any rental property or apartment shall conatitute the commission’s detsrmin- ation of the fairness and reasonable- ness of such rents, charges, service, terms or conditions for the rental property or apartment affected, and shall remain in full force and effect norwithstanding any change in own- ership or tenancy thereof unless and unt{l the commission modifies or sets aside such determination upon com- plaint either of the owner or of the tenant. “Section 40. If tho owner of any rental property or apartment collects any rent or charge thereof in excess of the amount fixed in.a determina- tion of the commission made and in tull force and effect in accordance with the provisions of this act, he shall be liable for, and the commis- slon is hereby authorized and di- rected to commence an action in the Municipal Court of .the District of Columbia to recover double the amount of such excess, together with the costs of the proceeding, which shall include an attorney's fee of $50, to be taxed as part of the costs. ection 41. Such actions may be brought in the Municipal Court re- gardless of the amount to be recover- ed, and the Municipal Court fs hereby glven special jurisdiction to hear and determine all such cases, or in any district court of ‘the United States where the defendant may be found, and such district courts are hereby given jurisdiction to hear and de- termine such suits. “Section 42. The commission is here- by authorized to bring such actions and take any appeal it may deem proper from any decision or judgment without the payment of costs, and no bond shall be required in the case of any -appeal taken by the commis- sion “from any judgment of Munleipal Court of any District Court in any such case. Out of any sums received on account of such recovery the commission shall pay over to the the | DECEMBER 31, 192% tenant the amount of the excess so paid by him, and the balance shall be pald into the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the District of Columbia: Provided, That 1t the commission finds that such eXcess was paid by the tenant volun- tarily and with knowledge of the commission's determination, the whole amount of such recovery shall be paid into the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the District of Co- lumbia. “Sectlon 43. The commission may compromise any case arising under the preceding sections Instead of c¢ommencing an action in respect thereto or may compromise ssuch case after an action In respect thereto has been commenced. Whenever any such case is compromised there shall be placed on file in the office of the commission a written opinion of the commission or its attorney or as- sistant attorney, stating the reasons for such compromise, the amount of the excess rent or charge for which the owner {3 llable, and the amount thereof actually pald in accordancde with the terms of the compromise, and in the commission’s order direct- ing such compromise it shall set forth the amount, if any, to be paid to the court for costs, the amount, if any, to be paid to the tenant, dnd the balance, if any, to be pald into the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the District of Columbia. Commission May Sue for the Tenant “Section 44. Whenever under this act a tenant is entitled to bring sult to recover any sum due him under any determination of the commission, the commission shall, upon applica- tion by the tenant and without ex- pense to him, commence and prosecute in the Municipal Court of the Dis- trict of Columblia, or such other court, as provided in this aet, an action on behalf of the tenant for the recovery of the amount due, and in such case the court shall include in any judg- ment rendered in favor of the tenant the costs of the action, including a reasonable attorney’'s fee, to be fixed by the court. Such costs and attor- ney's feet when recovered shall be pald into the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the District of Columbia. “Section 45. Whenever the fair and reasonable rental of any apartment shall have been fixed by a determina- tion of the commission, or by a final decision on appeal therefrom, the owner shall not increase the rental for the same superficlal area and cubical content because of a sub- soquent subdivision of said apart- ment into a greater number of rooms or apartments tham existed at the time of such determination, until the fair and reasonable rental for such apartment. or apartments so sub- divided shall have been refixed by the commission upon application duly made. Should any such increase be collected by the owner, the commis- sion shall bring an action In the Municipal Court to collect double the amount of such excess, subject to and in accordance with the provisions of section 40 of this act Legisiative Powers. ction 46. The commission shall make, publish and promulgate such rules, regulations, and orders govern- ing the maintenan-e and operation of rental property and apartments as will tend to promote the health, morals, peace, comfort and welfare of the community, and any violation thereof which shall continue to exist after ten days' motice in writing to remove the same, served upon the owner or his agent, either person- ally or by registered mail, shall be punished by a fine to be imposed by the commission of not exceeding $25 for each and every day after the serv- ice of said notice until such viola- tion shall be removed. “Section 47. The commission shall bring an actifon in the Municipal Court of the District of Columbia to recover the amount of the fine or fines so imposed and the moneys col- lected therefrom shall be paid into the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the District of Colum- bla. “Section 48. 1f in any proceeding before the commlssion, begun by com- plaint or on the commission’s own initiative, and involving any lease or other contract for the use or occu- pancy of any rental property or apartment, the commission finds that at any time after the passage of this act, but during the tenency, the owner has, directly or indirectly, will- fully withdrawn from the tenant any service agreed or required by a deter- mination of the commission to be fur- nished, or has by act, neglect or omission, contrary to such lease or contract or to the law or any ordi- nance or regulation made in pursu- ance of law, or of a determination of the commission exposed the tenant, directly or indirectly, to any unsafe or insanitary condition, or imposed upon him any burden, loss or un- usual Inconvenlence in connectfon with his use or occupancy of such rental property or apartment, the commission shall determine the sum which in its judgment will fairly and reasonably compensate or relmburse the tenant therefor. In any such pro- ceeding involving a lease or other contract, in which the term specified had not expired at the time the pro- ceeding was begun, the commission shall likewise determine the amount or value of any bonus or other con- sideration in excess of the rental named In such lease or contract re- celved at any time directly or indi- rectly by the owner in connection with such lease or contract. The ten- ant may recover any amount so deter- mined by the commission in an action in the Municipal Court of the District of Columbia. Penalties for Owners. “Section 49. Any owner of any rental property or apartment in the District of Columbla, who, having knowledge that the commission hae fixed and determined the fair .and reasonable rent or compensation to be charged therefor, collects or de- mands frem the tenant rent or com- pensation for the use or occupancy of any such rental property or apart- ment in an amount in excess of the rate previously fixed and determined by the commission, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, shall be prosecuted in the same manner as prescribed for other misdemeanors in the District of Columbfa, and shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or by imprisonment for not ex- ceeding one vear, or by both. ection 50. Any owner sho after the passage of this act (1) willfully fails to furnish the tenants of any rental property or apartment such seryice (a) as has ordinarily been furnished the tenant of such rental property or apartment prior to such tailure, or (b) as is required either expressly or impliedly to be furnished by the lease or other contract for the use or occupancy erty or apartment, or any thereof by operation of law @) who with Intent to avold the provi- sions of this act enters into any extension of the rental prop- | " agreement or arrangement for ‘h payment of any bonus or other con sideration In connection with an: lease or other contract for the use of occupancy of any rental property o apartment, or who participates in an fictitious sale or other device or ar rangement the purpose of which 1s t. grant or obtain the use or occupanc: of any rental property or apartmen without subjecting such use or oceu pancy to the provisions of this act oy to the jurisdiction of the commission, shall in efther case be guilty of o misdemeanor, shall be prosecuted in the same manner as prescribed for other misdemeaners in the District o Columbia, and shall upon conviction be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or by fmprisonment for not ex ceeding one year, or by both ectfon 51. Any and all rights and] remedies which may have heretofor accrued or may hereafter accrue to any person or persons under the pro- visions of Title 1I of the Food Con- trol and District of Columbia Rente Act as approved October 22, 1919, & amended and extended by act ap- proved August 24, 1921, as further amended and extended by act &p- proved May 22, 1922, and as further| amended and extended by act ap- proved May 17, 1924, and any and all obligations, liabilities and penalties which may have arisen or been Incur- red for any violation of said act and its amendments or of any order of this commission created thereunder. or which may hereafter ariso or be incurred by person or persons under the provisions of said Title II| of said act or its amendments, are hereby preserved and continued in full force and effect, and shall be prosecuted and enforced by the com- mission hereby created in the manner herein provided. Powers Continued. and all actions taken £un under the pro sald Food Con Rents aments “Section 52 and proceed An; trol Act thereto sk and enf, with the same « been begun under this act, and all in respect to such proceedir enforcement of anc thereunder, the title, custody and pos- sesslon of all records and other prop- erty of every kind and nature what- soever, and the disposition of ail moneys heretofore vesteg and repo in the commission created under sai Title 1T of said act, as extended and amended, shall at the time and the date upon which this act takes effect be and become vested in the commis- sion hereby created and established, any provision in said Title II or jts amendments to the contrary notwith- ling. ection 53 No action shall be bro of a de ght tion Title Distric which may provisions of . and no prosecu penalty imposed this act shall be ars shall have right to to prosecu to recover on y cause which may have accrued ur II of said Food Control as of Columbia Rent t, or hereafter accrue the said title or of this tion for an by said tit instituted aft elapsed maintain su for such fine or pena crued The bill des provisions regarding and continuing validity may be adjudged hall ha Crops in New Zealand a : to break records in this, the growin, season of that country ONLY PACKARD CAN BUILD A PACKARD PACKARD announces important and far- reaching revisions in the prices of all enclosed models of the Packard Six effective January 2nd, 1925. 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