The sun., 1916-11-29
ACTOR FRANK TINNEY
Is A CROOK, he Is
Becomes an Undesirable Citi-
zen by Chasing Ducks
Before Sunrise.
HIS, O CLEAR AS MUD
Anyway Skipper Link Is Miss
ing From "The Float
ing Kidney"

Ing Kidney"
WORD has come 20 the newspapers
!eAaA you are . crook awaiting trial. MI.
finnsy." systematically began the chair
nan Of the regiment Of interviews who
oPsks Into enc sacrsd baekstags pre-
canets Of the Century Theatre last night
soon after word had reached Manhattan
newspapers that Frank Tinney had besn
arrested at Amityvilie. L l.. charged
With breaking the well known law which
says that no one must shoot ducks fn
this State before sunrise.
"Crook Tinnsy." continued the chair
nan Of the interviewing squad. v are
al we'll DISPOSED toward you and are
anxious TO give you the best Of this
airy situation. Well overlook for the
time being that you are now Of the
underworld and we'll all pull together
- let you down As lightly as possible.
% 10 ahead, criminal; with . full real
lsation Of the fact that although you're
In bad We all want to help you. But
rSdAsmbsr, you poor l~awbreaker, thak
anything you say will be used against
yoa."
Dsings 0ut Miss wslton's Diamond.
Mr.. Tfnney had been sitting around
Saly In Harry Kelly's dressing room
falling Mr.. Kelly n Johnny Slavin his
iaGni troubles before reaching for the
shos polish to biacksn up. He was rood
enough to borrow . lot Of chairs from
ne dressing rooms Of Elsie Janis. Sam
Bernard and the rest Of the boys and
girls around the show. and % obtained
STATS for all 10 Interviewer except one
hate arrival. And he even settled this
hate person comfortably at last by call.
ing across to the dressing room Of Miss
Florence walton (Mrs. Maurice) and
borrowing the 1s2 karat-or carrot. or
however it's spelled-diamond pendant
which Miss Walton wears when dancing
with Husband Maurice. Criminal TIN
threw q rug over II n 10 made q moro
Or less comfortable seat for the lone
chairless reporter.
Now. boys. I kin explain everything"
began Mr.. Tinney. the crook. In the
taack face dialect which he learned
away down south near his native region
q Eighth and Porter streets. Philadsi-
xoSe 10 peGln Wttns An . cSOok,
He ~kin DxDlain."
Il am" roared the Interviewer In
SAoeal time to Undesirable Citisen TIN
esy's II am" which finished his sen
tonce.
But I kin explain. ="
Il cam" sroaned the interviewer In
Unison. Criminal Tinney's IT kin"
sounding above tho interviewers II
en-"
Thsreupon Crook Frank Tinney, who
y soon to come to trial on q charge Of
Futhlessly breaking the law. explained
~ troubles very simply.
'Oh. boyr" he began enthusiastically.
( have a-the only way you kin shoot
cocks-irs a-there's a-ducks fly best
y the early morning. ting"
They DO" chorussd the interviewer.
80 It's the law-the law aays-no-
Oedy. not nobody. kin-so l leave here
Mt Saturday night, -"
"Dd!" yelled the interviewer to help
ct Criminal Tinney.
1T was the last-the week was over
ed 1.-The last night Of the week and ]
Ne last night Of the-ths week was-"
''TAs Beys" Get Tired.
"oh. for the luvva Gawd say wha,
yeu'rs going to say!" i~mpetuowly. broke
getting paid for this stun, crook. Tell
- how the cops finally got you and cut
0ut the comedy"
ut ain't-Tm not trying to ease AM
funny stun toward-oh. boyi-Pm on
ne level when-what I gotta say - that
when last Saturday night I started
when l-oh, boy!-so last Saturday
sight ="
"Are you going to talk this way or
ne standT" cried the boss ~interviewsI
lnpatiently:. IT you do you're con.
Vlcted now"
That sentence. spoken severely, Jared
criminal Tinney q bit. He thought
0ings over for some moments and Their
tried again to tell . direct story Of hi
eerest
Il was out In a-there vas Q boat ]
ewn-I gotta boat I call the Tloatine
Kidney and I gotta . skipper, I have
n~amed-there's . skipper on my boat
and his name-on this boat. the Float.
Ing Kidney. Is q man I got to run it,
Gotta skipper and his name IL Theodore
1.-The skipper Of my boat Is named Thee.
6ore Link"
Ahoyi The Fl0atfnG kidney.
Thank heaven. that's out Of your sys
tenn" cried the interviewers again n
chorus. you have . boat called the
y1oatins Kidney and the skIppsr's nam&
= Link. Now go On"
'Tink-I have q skipper n his NAM
Link. tt"
1T Isl" yelled the Interviewer.
You kin-why don't you say in YOU
papers that--itd b funny II you said
On. boy Just say I said his name wa
Missing Link Oh. boy, that'd b
0cream! He isl amt seen nothing o.
oy-ince Saturday night hs hasn't beef
II don't -"
'You're probably trying to say, aren't
Vou, Mr.. Tinney." broke in the Chairman
Selling Out All