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S OCIE T Y
Secretary of Navy Adams Celebrating
Birthday Anniversary at Home
in New England.
SECRETARY OP THE NAVY
CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS
la today celebrating the alxty
fourth anniversary of his birth,
at his home, the Glades, Minot,
Haas. He la the son of John Quincy
Adams and descends from the second
President of the United States, John
Adams. Mrs. Adams Is spending the
season at their Massachusetts home,
and the Secretary joins her there when
ever possible.
The Attorney General and Mrs. Wil
liam DeWltt Michell. and their son.
Hr. William Mitchell, sailed at noon
today on the California to spend a
Short vacation in England, Ireland and
Scotland.
Bouse Member and Mrs. Britten
tail for Annual Trip Abroad.
Representative and Mrs. Fred Brit- j
ten are sailing today from New York
to spend several weeks in Europe.
They are on the Leviathan.
Mrs. John A. Hull, wife of the
former judge advocate general, now
serving as legal counsel on the staff of
the Governor General of the Philip
pines. will leave Washington on Wed
nesday to Join Gen. Hull. She will be
accompanied by her youngest son,
John Bowler Hull, and Miss Hilda Ann
Hill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam A. Hill, who will spend the Winter
as Mrs. Hull s guest in Manila. The
party will make a brief visit in Chicago
and will then go directly to Mrs. Hull s
former home near Tulsa, Okla., where
they will be the guests of her father,
Mr Thomas Bowler. In San Francisco,
they will be joined by Mr. and Mrs.
Frederic Winship, the latter a frequent
guest in Washington at her sister s
home on Massachusetts avenue Mr »:
Hull, her son and Miss Hill will sail
on August 30 on the President Taft
and will stop en route In Honolulu.
They will make a three weeks’ visit in
Japan and spend about the same time
In China before proceeding to Manila.
Mrs. Hull has been one of the aotlve
hostesses in the Army and residential
get ever since her marriage to Gen.
Hull about 10 years ago. She was, be
fore her first marriage. Miss Norma
Bowler, a member of a pioneer
Colonial family, originally of Rhode
Island but prominent in the history
of Oklahoma. Mrs. Hull was chosen
to unveil the statue recently erected in
that State to the pioneer women of
the Southwest. Her elder son, Charles
Bowler King, is a graduate of West
Point, and is now stationed at Fort
Washington, and Ludlow Kink, a mem
ber of this year’s class, was assigned to
the air service and will be in San
Diego, Calif., after September 1.
Mrs. Yamell. wife of Rear Admiral
Harry E. Yamell, is visiting her mother,
Mrs. Charles M. Thomas, at Newport.
The chief of the Western European
Division of the State Department, Mr.
J. Theodore Marriner. is sailing today
on the Leviathan for London, where he
will spend a short time.
The American consul at Marseille
and Mrs. James P. Moflltt and their
daughter. Miss Meredith Moflltt, are
leaving today for the former’s post.
They are sailing on the Leviathan.
The newly appointed first secretary
of the United States embassy In Pans,
Mr. Prentis B. Gilbert, and Mrs. Gil
bert are sailing today on the Leviathan
for the former’s new post.
Mr. and Mrs. Frederic D. McKenney
are among those sailing today from
New York on the Leviathan to spend
the remainder of tho Summer abroad.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin W. Evans, an
nounce the marriage of their daughter
Nancy Connor to Mr. Alexander Browne
Blair, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Alex
ander Blair. Saturday, July 26. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
Walter Dye of St. John's Episcopal
Church, Ellicott City, Md.
Plans Complete for Wedding.
Os Mias Francis and Mr. Foy.
A wedding of interest in Washing
ton will take place August 16 at Sugar
HOI, N. H., when Miss Margaret Francis,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Wil
liam Francis of East Orange, N. J., will
become the bride of Mr. John Francis
Foy of this city. The ceremony will be
performed at St, Matthew’s Episcopal
Church, the Rev. R. Eliot Marshall of
Boston officiating, and a reception will
follow at Peckett’s on Sugar Hill.
Mis 6 Francis has chosen for her
bridesmaids her two cousins, Miss Caro
line Clarke and Miss Jane Goodlove,
both of New York, and Miss Anne Bul-
SPAIN FINES PAPER
IGNORING CENSORSHIP
Editions With Interview With
Cuban Ambassador Alio Con
fiscated by Police.
By the Associated Press.
MADRID. August 2.—The government
yesterday ordered the police to confiscate
editions of the newspaper Heraldo de
Madrid and fined the paper 1,000 pesetas
(about $130) because It published an
interview with the Cuban Ambassador,
Garcia Kohly, without first submitting
(be story to the censor.
The interview was regarded as friend
ly to the Ambassador, but the authori
ties maintained the censor must pass
upon such articles.
Some criticism had been manifested.'
here regarding a book written by the |
Ambassador in which he discusses the
history of politics of Spain, and par
ticularly the colonization policy of
Spain preceding the Spanlsh-Amerlcan
War.
The Interview quoted the Ambassador
as saying he would rather resign and
return to Cuban than have his country
blamed for anything that might be mis
construed in his book.
TENNESSEANIS KILLED
IN INDIANA DRY RAID
Police Chief Bays Shooting Oc
curred While Victim Was Flee
ing From Still.
Br the Associated Press.
SEYMOUR, Ind., August 3—Lee
Mullins. 43, a native of Tennessee, was
shot and killed by Homer Phillips, Sey
mour chief of police, Thursday during
a raid on an alleged Illicit liquor es
tablishment 5 miles southeast of Croth
arsvtlle, Jnd. .
Chief Phillips and a deputy sheriff
re watching one side of the woods
which they believed a still to be
located, when three men, one of them
Mullins, emerged wheeling apparatus
on a wheelbarrow. On seeing the offi
cers the men ran, the chief said, and
he rushed Mullins, calling three times
for him to halt.
After firing his pistol four times into
the ground. Chief Phillips said, he pre
pared to use a shotgun he carried.
Calling once more to the fleeting man
to halt, Phillips said, he fired the shot
wan at a distance of about 90 yards
m Mullings apparently whirled and
leveled a gun at him. Mullins dropped,
shot.
SOCIETY«
keley of Hartford, Conn. Mrs. B.
Thurston Towle of Providence will be
matron of honor and Miss Elizabeth
Jane Francis will be maid of honor.
The marriage of Miss Alice Lucille
Weber to Mr. Percy E. Sackett took
place yesterday morning at 7:30 o'clock
in St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, the
Rev. Robert Shores officiating.
Mrs. Louise Todd, a sister of the
bride, was her attendant, and Mr.
Thomas E. Kiss ling of Boston was best
man The bride and groom left im
mediately after the wedding for a two
week honeymoon to be spent in Chi
cago and in touring a part of the Great
Lakes region. They will be at home at
3624 Connecticut avenue after Au
gust 25.
The bride is a graduate of Western
High School and attended George
Washington University for two years.
She attended Strayer College and then
continued her studies in the evening
sessions of the Strayer College of Ac
countancy. Mrs. Sackett has been
prominent in the Girl Scouts, being one
of the few Golden Eagle Scouts of
America and belonging to Mrs. Hoover's
troops.
Mr. Sackett has been an instructor
of accounting and economics in Wash
ington for two years. He received the
bachelor of business administration de
gree from the University of Washing
ton and is a member of Beta Alpha Psi,
national honorary accounting frater
nity. and a Beta Gamma Sigma, a na
tional commercial fraternity. He has
taken a great interest In the student
activities and has coached both the
girls’ and boys’ basket ball teams, pro
ducing several very strong quintets.
Mr. I. A. Fleming and his daughter-
In-law, Mrs. R. s. Fleming, are spend
ing some time at the Chalfonte-Haddon
Hall, at Atlantic City,
Mrs. Gertrude Boswell Rush and her
sister, Mias Gretna Perrott Boswell, in
company with their friends, Mrs. B. R.
Dawson and daughter, Mrs. Maude
Murphy, are spending some time at
the Marlboro-Blenheim, Atlantic City.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Grefe are
leaving today for a short stay in Prince
ton, N. J.; Long Island and Greenwich,
Conn. They will motor to Princeton
and stay there most of the time with ;
Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. Alexander, the
parents of Mrs. Grefe.
Col. Henry May and his daughter,
Mrs. Harry S. Black, have left New
York to spend the remainder of the
Summer at Southampton.
Capt. James C. Crockett of Boston,
Mass., is at the Carlton for a few days,
accompanied by Lieut. J. A. Wilson,
also of Boston
Dr. and Mrs. James A. Gannon have
returned to the city from Lake
Morey, Vt.
Party Loft Today for Jeraey
To Visit on Seashore.
Dr. and Mrs. James L. Bamhard of
Lowell street and their young son, James
Dale Bamhard, left today for Ocean
City, Md. They were accompanied by
Dr. Stephen Cornwell Hopkins and Mr.
Royal R. Rommel, who are joining their
respective wives, who have been in
Ocean City at the Flower Hotel for
some time.
Mrs. R. Page Irving of Cathedral ave
nue entertained at her home on Thurs
day in honor of her house guest, Mrs.
B. K. Matson of Atlanta, Ga. The
guests were invited for bridge and tea
and were Mrs. Frank B. Heineman,
Mrs. William Ballinger and Mrs. George
Scotton Carll, Jr.
Lieut, and Mrs. R. E. Farnsworth of
New York City are passing some time
at the Carlton.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. White of
Chevy Chase are sailing today for Scot
land and England.
Miss Jean Krueger of Detroit is at
the Dodge Hotel for several days while
in Washington.
Dr. Anna McFee and Miss Catherine
McFee have gone to Atlantic City,
where they are at the Chalfonte-Had
don Hall.
Miss E. V. Blandy and Miss Virginia
Robinson of the Indian Office leave
shortly for Asbury Park, N. J., where
they will spend the next two weeks.
Miss lone Garbrick and friend, Miss
Blanche Kessinger, who have been the
guests of the former's brother, Mr. J.
G. Garbrick, and Mrs. Garbrick at 2106
N street northwest, left Thursday morn
ing for their home in Btate College, Pa.
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LAVARRE TO FINISH
50-DAY SENTENCE
Withdraw* Appeal in Contempt
Case Growing Out of Kewipaper
Ownership Suit.
By the Associated Press.
AUGUSTA, Ga„ August 3.—William
Lavarre has withdrawn his appeal from
Federal Judge William H. Barrett’s
sentence of SO' days, 30 of which he
has already served, for contempt of the
United States District Court at Macon,
and will return immediately to Au
gusta to serve the sentence, it became
known here Thursday.
The information was contained in a
letter received by Judge Barrett from
i L. W. Perrin of Spartanburg. S. C., at
; torney for Lavarre, whose bond expires
1 August 2.
The former co-publisher of the Au
gusta Chronicle, the Spartanburg (S. C.)
Herald-Journal and the Columbia
(8. C.) Record was sentenced on June
28 and given 30 days in which to ap
peal.
The citation was issued by Judge
Bascom S. Deaver of Macon, who held
that Lavarre had, during the long liti
gation between Lavarre and his former
associate. Harold Hall, involving the
ownership of the newspapers, defied the
orders of the Macon Federal judge.
Recently the Court of Appeals of the
Fifth Circuit Court held that Hall and
Lavarre were equal partners, upholding
Judge Deaver's decision In the case.
WOMAN REPORTED DYING
FROM RADIUM POISONING
Onv of Victims of Watch Dial
Fainting Given Two Weeks to
Live.
Br the Associated Press.
ORANGE. N. J„ August 2.—Physi
cians announced Thursday night that
Miss Katherine Schaub of Newark, one
of the women wh© contracted radium
poisoning while painting watch dials
for the United States Radium Corpora
tion, was near death at the New Jersey
Orthopedic Hospital. The doctors said
she would not live more than two
weeks.
Miss Schaub was one of five women
who received 110,000 each, 1600 annui
ties and a promise of medical care for
life because of tht poisoning. Three
others had died before the poisoning
was detected, and a fourth. Mrs. Quinta
MacDonald of Orange, died In a New
York Hospital last December.
THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. D. C., SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1930.
SAILING FOR MANILA
ip II p I I ■■ l| | IB U I I ■
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MRS. JOHN A. HULL,
Wife of former judge advocate general, Maj. Gen. Hull, U. S. A., who with their
son, John Bowler Hull, and Miss Hilda Ann Hill is leaving Wednesday prepara
tory to sailing for the Philippines, where Gen. Hull Is legal adviser to Gov.
Gen. Davis. —Underwood Photo.
WOMEN FLY IN PARTY DRESSES
NOW THAT PLANES ARE CLEANER
Powder Puff Prepares Two
for Call on Hoover at
White House.
Give President Invitation to
Attend Air Races
in Chicago.
Br the Ar.jocUUd Prsis.
Women flyer* nowadays can go direct
from the flying field to a reception
without a change of costume. Only a
whiff of their powder puffs was neces
sary to prepare Phoebie Omlie and
Blanche Wilcox Noyes to meet Presi
dent Hoover yesterday after they had
piloted their boudoir-like little aerial
coupes here from Chicago.
They presented the President with a
huge floral invitation to attend the na
tional air races in Chicago August 23
to September 1.
Under their leather flying coats the
two women wore smart Summer suits
suitable for almost any occasion. With
the comfort of speedy, modern, inclosed
planes, they explained, need for heavy
breeches and leather leggings for wom
en has gone.
Plane Cabin Inclosed.
Mrs. Omlie arrived at Hoover Field in
a trim little scarlet and black inclosed
cabin plane. She expects to fly the same
type of plane in the coming women’s
Dixie derby, which ds part of the na
tional air races. The contestants will
start from Washington August 22 on a
flve-day race for a |4,000 purse. Mrs.
Omlie won the 1929 women's derby.
Proudly she called attention to the
red leather cushions, the colored enamel
control knobs and the little blue sky
light curtain, which keeps the sun from
burning a fair pilot's neck.
She took off her helmet, passed a
powder puff over her nose and smil
ingly said she was ready to meet the
President as soon as she had changed
her stockings, which were a bit grease
spattered. She wore a green and white
silk suit.
Mrs. Noyes Needed Gas.
Mrs. Noyes sailed in a bit late for
the party. She was wearing a light
blue knitted suit under her leather coat.
She was held up, she explained, by the
necessity for getting more gas in Pitts
burgh.
Another girl flyer who met the Presi
dent was Nancy Hopkins, 21-year-old
Washington girl, who flew from New
York for the week end. She, too, re
vealed a smart blue and white linen
costume under her coat. In place of
a helmet she wore a little green beret.
Nancy, however, when told she was
invited to the White House, said she
“just must go home and change her
dress." Bhe later appeared at the
Executive Mansion wearing a short
sleeved dress of yellow linen and a
white sports hat.
MAN DIES OF EXCITEMENT
AFTER STABBING HIS WIFE
Had Gone Home for Visit Follow
ing Six Tears in Hospital
and Quarrel Occurs.
By the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, August 2.—Steven Thom
as, 52, a patient in a hospital here for
the last six years, left the hospital
Thursday to visit his wife. They quar
reled over an inconsequential matter
and he stabbed her with a kitchen
knife.
Thomas died an hour and a half
later of a hemorrhage of the lungs,
Induced by excitement .
Mrs. Thomas’ wound was slight.
Italian Actress to Tour U. S.
MILAN. August 2 f/P). —Emma Gram
matics, the actress, will leave for New
York in the next few days to make ar
rangements for a tour of the United
States.
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PHOEBIE OMUE.
—Star Staff Photo.
Homemade Glider
Drops With Owner
133 Feet Into River
Rubber Vest, Also Home
made, Keeps Him Afloat
Until Tug Arrives.
By the Associated Pres*.
NEW YORK, August 2.—Harry ,
Hodge, ex-sailor and Inventor, put his
homemade collapsible glider under his
arm yesterday, took a subway train to
High Bridge and hopped off over Har
lem River, 133 feet below.
Just as he settled himself for a long
spin a wing bolt broke and his hickory
and cloth-covered craft dumped him
into the stream. A rubber vest—also
homemade—kept him afloat until the
crew of a tug pulled him from the water
and brought him ashore in the Bronx.
The glider sank.
Hodge was in a hospital last night
with injuries to his stomach, liver and |
spleen, and his condition was described
as “fair.” But he was still able to say '
that when he recovers he will prove the I
worth of his invention by another—and !
successful—flight.
Students Movie Costs Cut.
ROME, August 2 (/P). —Fascisti
students of the University of Rome will
be able in the Fall to attend the movies
at cut rates. If they present member
ship cards admission will be cheaper
than for the ordinary patron.
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From the Front Row
Reviews and News of Washington's Theaters.
Eddie Cantor. Big Hit
In Earle's Anniversary BIIL
WIIAT with Eddie Cantor
cutting the biggest slice
of Warner Bros.’ birth
day cake for himself and
* Commissioner Reichel
derfer reminding the audience that
Warner's picture-producing firm is
Eddi* Cantor.
Just 25 years
old as you
probably have
heard by now—
everything was
very cheery over
at the Earle
yesterday.
Any place
should, ol
course, be
cheery with Mr.
Cantor In it.
One of Mr.
Ziegfeld’s most
justly glorified
stars, his knack
of entertaining
is of that ef
fervescent vari
ety which is
bubbling dver at all times. His re
volving eyes and the restlessness of
his hands and feet, together with*
never-stay-put manner of delivery,
now, as always, make Him one of
the most—if not the most—satis
fying of comedians.
Mr Cantor, furthermore, may be
consistently relied upon for fresh
ness of material, his stories and his
songs never giving indication of the
past. They are blessed, too, with
that touch of off-colorism, without
which Eddie Cantor would never be
Eddie Cantor. Certainly he is a
pleasant birthday present, not only
to Warner Bros., but to the vast
public, which as early as yesterday
at noon was beginning to storm the
theater’s portals.
With “Bright Lights.” the current
film attraction, the Wamers have
not been so fortunate. A semi
original but illogical cinema plot,
blessed —or rather hampered—with
a backstage atmosphere and people
who, except for the genial reporter,
one would want to shoot, the whole
film may be said really to fall flat.
Its assets are Dorothy Mackaill,
dressed scantily, if at all; a really
funny chorus meant to be dancing
in a case show somewhere in South
Africa: a song sung nicely by Frank
Fay, the slightly unstable reporter,
who provoked a laugh every time he
appeared, and one or two techni
color paintings coloring the set*
effectively.
What the story is meant to prove
is that, although Frank Fay, in
character, wants to give up Miss
Mackaill, his pal of the stage, so
that she may marry a rich and blue
blooded man, true love will out, as
they say, and as the curtain de
scends there is Dorothy in a never
get-away grip with Frank.
In spite of the noble moral that
arises in this, it all seems a bit con
fusing, since the camera jumps from
backstage to South Africa, from
South Africa to a dressing room,
from a dressing room to a sideshow
and back' again to a dressing room,
where Noah Beery, at whom Dorothy
hurled an oil lamp in Africa, has
just been shot. In other words, full
of the stuff that is meant to appeal
vastly to a thirsty movie public, the
picture is, nevertheless, a lengthy
hodge-podge with never a “clicking”
moment. Furthermore, Noah Beery
is shot before he can do any singing,
which is a great, big mistake.
The cast, minus the reporter,
. needs no especial mention.
Warner's anniversary theme song,
a “hobo” Vitaphone Variety, a news
reel and "The Star Spangled Ban
ner” completed yesterday’s program.
E. de S. M.
"Cheer Up and Smile”
When You See the Fox Feature.
'T'HE title of the current attraction
at the Fox. “Cheer Up and
Smile,” Is recommended as a mntal
exercise to be repeated at five min
ute Intervals during the running
time of the picture. Without such
psychological stimulus, what goes on
in the story may cause quite the
opposite effect.
Possiblly the recent heat wave was
still hanging heavily over the Fox
studios when this comedy was con
templated. Certainly what has
emerged will do nothing to minimize
it. A saccharine yarn, graced with
a staff of actors with a predilection
to overact, possibly, are Its chief
defects. An outstanding virtue that
i may be found is the briefness of its
running time, about 50 minutes.
The fundamental thesis spreading
itself thickly over the story is that
every time It rains Arthur Lake —a
pleasant young actor who has been
abused unmercifully—catches cold.
This is the doctrine that is meant
to make this a riotous comedy. Oth-
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er disturbances in the course of the
film, which starts in a college town,
meanders to a New York night club
and back again—in the rain, of
course—is that Mme. Baclanova
“falls" for Arthur Lake while he Is
appearing as a drummer boy at a
night club;, that In the middle of a
hold-up In the broadcasting station,
Arthur is forced by the bandits to
sing, and that on account of that
he springs to front page headlines
and immortality.
There is a sweet young girl lurk
ing amidst the cows and daisies in
the home town, who is waiting for
Arthur, and who eventually makes
him give up the wicked city for the
pastoral joys of the great, big, wide
open warm air of the country.
Director Lanfield doubtless did. or
did not, his best to make the actors
act like comedians, but none of
them, except Arthur Lake, is ever
very funny. Charles Judels is the
most notable example of the lay
it-on-thick class.
Fanchon and Marco’s “Pleasant
Idea” is carried out very nicely on
the stage, its stars being the Belcher
Dancers, a group of lads and lassies
who do a dance routine together
with a degree of perfection that
should carry them far and wide.
For approximately 10 minutes they
“tap" and “shuffle” around the stage
in a series of perfected gyrations
that must wear out many shoes and
some dispositions.
Other items of note include June
Worth, dancing with original and
elastic grace, and Johnson and
Duker, throwing, literally, their hats
to the winds and getting them back
again.
Minus the new master of cere
monies, Frankie Jenks, who seems
to have missed his train or some
thing, the show goes on just the
stome under the personal supervision
of Leon Brusiloff, who wields his
baton with accustomed fervor. Fox
Movietone news and an interesting
display by the Bureau of Mines in
the lobby are especially worthy of
attention. E. DE S. M.
Eric Von Stroheim
Stars at Metropolitan.
PRIC VON STROHEIM, In a role
in which he displays great
ability, wins major honors in “Three
Faces East,” the offering this week
at the Metropolitan, which is based
upon the well known play.
Constance Bennett, whose blood
beauty has enhanced many a star
ring vehicle, stars with Von Stro
heim, but there is no doubt to whom
the greater laurels belong. Miss
Bennett has a much easier part
than Von Stroheim, but she ac
quits herself far above its demands.
Von Stroheim, as the super spy,
moves through the whole film with
the glory of the Fatherland within
his grasp, victory a shining goal for
which he works in the camp of the
foe, in this instance the British.
Planted to obtain information rela
tive to transport ship movements,
he finds himself powerless, and
Agent Z-l, Constance Bennett, is
sent from Wllhelmstrasse to assist
him.
Unknown to Von Stroheim and
to the German high command,
Agent Z-l is a British ace, sent to
get Blecker, the super spy. She
falls In love with him, instead, and
in the story each pursues his and
her relentless purpose In a thrilling
drama that ends in the death of
Blecker at Constance's hands.
Von Stroheim, In his role, is cold
and crafty, cruel and calculating,
acting as an automaton, working
only for the victory of Germany. He
puts human Emotions behind him,
The D\[ew
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Jelleff's in the affections of Washington wo
men is the cause of greatest satisfaction to
those behind the Jelleff organization.
ONE STORY . . . two, four . . . another
building, and now there emerges THE NEW
JELLEFF'S, with a larger buildinq, larger
stocks...finer and better...to be ready in tne
early fall.
BUT WITH THE SAME high standard of
personnel, the same high fashion authority, the
same merchandising ability to give an extra
modicum of value...the same nice atmosphere
but in a more expansive, a more beautiful
setting, we plan to please you even more.
takes a step into the future ana presents to Washington
THREE NEW FLOORS AND NEW INTERIORS
to be ready in the early Fall
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and In his presentation of the part
treats a fascinated audience to some
of the best acting Washington has
seen in any of the pictures of this
year.
The story is like most spy stories.
There is the customary suspicious
officer, the denouement and the rev
elation that the trusted German
agent is a British agent. He meets
death as he attempts to send cov
eted information by vlreless to the
U-boats waiting to pounce upon
their prey. One can forget the story
in Von Stroheim's acting and in the
strong supporting role that Miss
Bennett plays.
Graham McNamee broadcasting
events for The Evening Star-Uni
versal Newsreel, and selected short
subjects complete the program.
—D. J. K.
Col man’s “Raffles"
Still Holds ’Em at Columbia.
ALTHOUGH there are those that
claim that Ronald Colman is a
far cry from their conception of a
100 per cent “Raffles." the pictur
laation of the events in this gentle
man crook’s spectacular life, now
running its course successfully at
Loew’s Columbia for a second week,
is superior from many points of
view.
Disregarding the fact that Col
man may or may not be Aunt Kate's
or Uncle Pete's sentimental concep
tion of the amateur cracksman, as
inspired by Kyrle Bellew, or the
magazine pulp of their day, Colman
is certainly a likeable fellow and an
actor who can make much out of
little. He demonstrates the charm
of his art to a marked degree in
this film. Neither bolstered by a
story of the first rank nor blessed
with dialogue crackling with clever
ness, he nevertheless comports him
self with much dignity and intel
ligence of manner, so that his per
formance may be said to hold the
eye as well as the ear throughout.
Furthermore, any opportunities
that mav offer themselves to make
the audience yawn over the story
are immediately dispelled by the
! warm and exciting presence of Kay
Francis, who is hereby recommended
not only as a lovely heroine, but as
Mr. Coleman’s most inflammatory
foil since the days of Vilma Banky.
The fact that she can make a crook
reform seems quite believable and,
although her role may not be one of
the largest, she certainly makes it
one of the moet delightful and total
ly believable ones in the picture.
"Raffles" is not the epitome of
modern crook cinema yarns, nor is
it rife with supersense. But it has
that certain something, a smooth
flowing and pleasing something, that
makes for what is called “good en
tertainment.” Whether you feel
that Colman is or is not Raffles
personified, whether you have a
suspicion that mayhap Grandma
was overindulging her imagination
when she said this was “the best
play ever,” you cannot deny that
this film isn’t comedy of the com
fortable sort that mortals from 6 to
90 would willingly see.
“Raffles” is rurrounded by shorter
screen subjects, newsreel, and the
Columbia Orchestra bursting forth
at appropriate times. E. de S. M.
MAYOR ISINDICTED
ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex., August 2
(JP). —Twenty-four persons were indict
ed Thursday by the Federal grand jury
which has investigated alleged conspir
acy to violate the prohibition laws at
Hot Springs, N. Mex.
Among those under arrest are Mayor
Leo Smith, C. L. Hedrick, A. J. Howe,
Dr. A. C. White and O. Salcido, who
compose the present City Council;
Harry Kendall, former Councilman;
W. C. Kendall, former sheriff of Sierra
County; Riley Cleveland, town attor
ney; A. J. Highfill, former police judge
and justice of the peace, and W. A.
Graham, former town treasurer.
POLICE HUNT IE
OF DETROIT MAYOR
“Young Man of Means” to Be
Questioned in Death of
Jerry Buckley.
By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, August 2—Egbert M.
Hofmann, pplitical worker for Mayor
Charles Bowles in the recent recall
campaign, is being sought today by po
lice for questioning in connection with
the slaying of Jerry Buckley, political
commentator for radio station WMBC.
Mayor Bowles described Hofmann as
“a young man of means, interested in
aiding police in rounding up violators
of the narcotic drug laws."
Police found a bank book issued to
Hofmann in an apartment occupied by
Marjorie Mansell, "blues” singer for
station WMBC, and Pete Licavoli,
notorious gangster, who has eluded
police since Buckley was slain. Detec
tives said Miss Mansell admitted she
was Licavoli's sweetheart, but that they
obtained no further information from
her after a day of questioning. She
was arrested Thursday night.
Showed Daily Deposits.
Hofmann’s bank bcok showed average
daily deposits of more than $2,000 for
the past few weeks. Mayor Bowles *aid
Hofman is rent coUector for the Sherer
estate and his bank book “should show
large deposits.”
C. A. Pfeifer, manager of the Scher
er estate, said: "Hofmann is not and
never has been connected in any way
with the Scherer estate.”
Police refused to reveal what connec
tion they expected to establish between
Hofmann and his bank deposits and the
slaying of Jerry Buckley. The bank
book was found in a table drawer in
Miss Mansell’s apartment, together
with newspaper clippings concerning
the Buckley case, the slaying of Jimmy
Walters, gangster killed last Spring,
and the attempt last January 2 upon
the life of Police Inspector Henry J.
Garvin.
People Demand Action.
Hofmann is known at police head
quarters as “the man with the badges.”
He had sought permission last Winter
to work without pay with the police
narcotics squad, and announced that he
was a “civilian aide” to the police de
partment. He wore a gold badge and
carried handcuffs, a pistol and a police
call boa key.
Six thousand persons attended me
morial services for Buckley at the De
troit National Guard Armory last night.
Judge Charles L. Bartlett, who had
been a close friend of the slain radio
announcer, said, “The people of Detroit
want a 100 per cent investigation” in
an address at the services.
“They want the higher-ups who did
this trick,” Judge Bartlett said. “This
murder was planned for weeks by per
sons either jealous or afraid of the
power of my friend. The men with the
guns were the tools of others. Who
■ were those others?”
•
• Morgan Assessment $1,214,000.
NEW YORK, August 2 (JP).— The es
tate of J. P. Morgan on East Island has
’ been assessed at $1,121,000 and three
- other parceU of property belonging to
' his family at $1,214,000, it was revealed
yesterday when the 1980 rolls were
opened to the public,
t The largest assessment was that of
■ $1,700,025 placed on the estate of
! Charles Pratt. Property owned by other
members of the Pratt family was valued
at $2,240,925.