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The evening world., 1920-11-13
.GUNPLAY AND MURDER MARK
'THRILLERS" SPONTANEOUSLY
AT MANY n. Y. MOVIE HOUSES

father, who had located gold, and the
final humiliation of the band by a
two-gun killer who saves the day and
wins the girl as a bride. A good old
time, sure fire formula! Right before
1000 persons no fewer than seven
men were murdered in the picture. A
man dropped" by the two-gun hero
IL in about every scene.
The big idea appears to be to show
the quickness and accuracy in hand
ling a gun. Highly educational! One
particular point In the picture appar-
emily was TO show how easy it was TO
shoot from your left hip,
A second picture had a bomb as its
chief idea, and the devilish ingenuity
If the brain that devised the ex-
plosion deserves police attention. II
you happen to have piano teacher
whom you would like TO remove from
your path of love making, method
is supplied and it's working out is re-
vealed before your eyes. The cover
ing OF the inner mechanism above
the keyboard is removed and bomb
with fuse attached is placed inside. A
lighted lamp is attached short dis
lance from the fuse. You strike a
certain key. The contact is made, the
fuse lighted, a bomb explodes. II is
made so simple any crack brain
could duplicate it. And all this comes
under the head OF entertainment.
A night or two ago in one. of the
pictures 1t was shown how, when q
policeman starts to Arrest gangste-
it is the simplest thing in the world
for the prisoner TO pull his coat over
his head, trip the officer and escape.
The evening world., 1920-11-13
TO HONOR WAR DEAD
IN MANY SERVICES
Fifth Avenue Parade of Guard
Units to BE Feature of Ex- q.
erCiSeS Tomorrow.

Many services in memory of Ameri-
cas dead in the war will be held to-
morrow, designated Memorial Sunday
by President Wilson The principal
feature will be a parade Of New York
Guard units uD Fifth Avenue from ODD
street to Central Park. Gen. Pcyton
.. March will review at 59th street.
Exercises in the Sheep Meadow will
follow. Other features will be;
American Legion, Bronx will place
bronze tablets on trees at Grand Con-
course and 1891 Street. memoriahzlng
i've Bronx heroes
dwelling at Fordham University OF
tho first memorial gateway erected in
Manhattan or the Bronx
James W. Gerard, former Ambassa-
dor to Germany will speak at the West
side Y. NJ. G. \. unvciIing Of tablet to
members who died in war.
Nicholas Murray Butler. President OF
Columbia University, will speak at
tablet unwilling In st Pauls NJ t.
Church. Mabel Garrison Will sing.
Church memorial services include:
The Come Back club at Columbia Uni
vcrsity chapel; Murrly I'M Post No
Sc. American Legion, at St Gabriels
Church: Lester T. Lenhart Post No
Cgj. American Legion. in St Ambrose's
Church, Brooklyn; Gen. John f. Organ
speaks AZ North Presbyterian Church
lJjth street and Amsterdam Avenue.
The evening world., 1920-11-13

Lexington Avenue. In the feature
picture here, the heroine was reared
in the refinement of safe crackers
home. The father eventually was
nabbcd by the police on the night he
had committed Just one more burg
larry" The heroine was with him in
his dying moment, caused by the shot
of police officer, and received his
parting advice, which ran TO this ef-
feet.
Don't worry: these are only cops
Stick to Jerry; he's wise and no cop
will ever get him"
The dying father also gave away
secret, namely, that you can always
tell a con whether in uniform or plain
clothes, by his feet.
The heroine then went into the bust
ness OF thicvcry and Matchmaking
with Jerry. Their first work was to
demonstrate the wiles of "a beautiful
heroine engaging in the art Of black
mail She lured Il millionaire boy into
writing rash letters and then de-
manded $4,000 for a broken heart.
All AtAl Jus ~ Allt per- Ol uldutt ne
early training from her burglar fatn"r
stood the heroine in good stead. A
lawyer, however, spoiled her game and
in revenge she set out to hook" the
lawyer.
Her career would lead one to think
there was uaught but Joy in the
crooked life, and everything ran along
smoothly until she fell in love with
her intended victim, whercupon sh,
became the victim OF Jerry who was
trying to blackmail her In this situ-
alton the blaCl>mailer Introduced more
wrinkles in his art, among them being
portrayal of how crooks get infor
nation, not by reading stories Of
crime but society how to place
a spy in the home Of the intended vic
TIM novel way Of getting messages
through to the prospect" and lastly
an actual Matchmaking scene in which
the crook works with a calmness and
ingenuity calculated to b. admired.
The evening world., 1920-11-13
WEALTHY MAY PAY
INTERCHURCH DEBT
individuals Of Protestant Denomi-
nations Expected to Liqui-
date Loans.

Wealthy individuals OF various
Protestant denominations will be
asked to liquidate all debts OF the
Interchurch World Movement which
the religious bodies that underwrote
the movement cannot meet.
Financial difficulties OF the move
ment have been popularity attributed
TO the position II took In its investi-
cation Of the steel strike. Its report
was adverse to United States Steel.
A few days ago members OF the
Pittsburgh Presbytery were told that
bankers had refused TO extend the
church loans. rs has been customary
in the past, but Insisted on treating
them the same as any commercial
loans.
The plan. to have individuals take
up the loans the banks call was dis
cusaed last night at conference OF
officials OF the Interchurch World
Movement and representatives of mis-
slonary and allied organizations.
The evening world., 1920-11-13
CRIME CARNIVAL
STIRS AUDIENCES
IN TWIN THEATRES

Arson, forgery, assault, robbery,
kidnapping and cutting OF telegraph
wires were interviewer in a picture
which gripped spectators made up
largely OF boys and girls last night
at the Kingston Movie House in Full
ton street, opposite Throop Avenue,
Brooklyn, and at the Throop Theatre,
Fulton Street and Throop Avenue,
which are run in conjunction.
The story deals with the return Of
n war hero to his home in the wheat
belt. No sooner Is he welcomed at
the station by an admiring throng
than a notice is posted there by a
gang OF young despeEadOes warning
railroad men not TO handle any
wheat These outlaws long have
terrorized the neighborhood under
the eyes of do-nothing Sheriff. and
have made looting and firing of
lighthouses and barns a nightly oc-
currence. While the hero is pro-
claiming that the outlawry must
stop, farmland is murdered as he
stands guard with his rife on the
lookout for firebugs. The hero ao-
peals to the Sheriff in vain and then
puts himself at the head of a vigil
lance committee to bring the gang to
book. ~
AS the war between the citlzens
and the gang progresses the hero
proposes marriage 10 the daughter
or a rich farmer after she has re-
jected a local lawyer who later turns
out to be the brains Of the lawless
band. The lawyer imports n girl
from France who announces herself
as the hero wife and produces a
forged marriage certificate. Whole
sale staying OF farmers and firing of
wheat fields quicken the action. The
lawyer Is blaclJacked by a disaf-
fected member OF the gang who then
robs safe, the heroine is kidnapped
by other gangsters and the telegraph
wires are cut to clear the way for
general massacre and pillage.
The excited girls and boys in the
audience see such a catastrophe
averted a. the last minute by a swift
series of superhuman feats on the
part Of the hero, but the outstand-
ing features Of the picture are what
1t essentially is-an orgy OF crime.
The evening world., 1920-11-13
AT BREAST
OF GIRL "PUNCH"
IN MYSTERY FILM

Two motion picture theatres in the
12jth Street district showed films last
night involving the use Of daggers-
straight and curved-,jimmics, rcvol-
vers and similar equipment
At No. 1924 Amsterdam Avenue the
reporters attention was drawn TO a
picture by two boys standing in front
Of a bill board, one Of whom said.
"Hully Gee! dis place for us" The
luridly advertised picture was a my~-
terry moro complex than the Elwell
case and dealt with "A precious stone
stolen from the eye of a Hindoo idol.
The entire story was woven around
an effort TO steal back this rare jewel
and the heroine lodged one horrid
fate only to invite a worse, one. The
film finished with punch; the hero
inc, hypnotized by a Jckyll-Hydc sort
OF hero, was in the arms of a Hindoo
priest who was pressing dagger to
her breast.
The evening world., 1920-11-13
HAYTPS PRESIDENT DENIES
KNOWLEDGE OF KILLINGS.
Eudre DartiEuenHve TeHtIfIes VIE
Tins Of Marines Never brought
Grievances 20 Him.

PORT AU- PRINCE. Haytl. Nov. Ia
ASSOCIATED Press) ,-Sudre DartiEue-
nave. President Of the Republic OF Hay
Il, testifying to-day before the Naval
Board OF Inquiry. declared he had no
official knowledge OF tho charge OF In
discriminate killing OF natives ~
United states marines. Speaking
through an Interpreter. the President
said he was without means o; prov
ing the existence OF cases Of homicide
or violence that may nave been 0snl-
mitted by the marines, adding, They
had been accused by public chmor."
NJ Dartiguenave was the only. wit
meas testkyinE. and after he had left
the chair, Judge Advocate Dyer an
nounced he had no further witnesses or
evidence The court then adjourned,
to rta sscnrble upon call by A lm'ral
Henry T. Mayo, and IL Is not probable
another session will be held before
next week.
The Haytian President declared in
answering n direct question that s'vic-
tins or their parents have never
BROUGHT their grievances TO me because
leaders Of the revolution gave them to
understand there was no Haytian chief
Of state. Tho people, with few eXcop-
ttons such as may be found In every
country. have reJoiced at the coming
Of the Americans
The evening world., 1920-11-13
THRILLING RESCUES
SAVE THIRTY FROM
FLAMES IN HOTEL
Guests Cut Off From Stairs by
Fire in the Ocean Crest at
Far Rockaway.
MANY ARE CARRIED OUT.
Victims in Night Clothes Taken
Down Fire EScapeS-Fire-
man and Nurse Hurt.

The Ocean Crest Hotel at Beach
ED Street and the ocean, Far Rock
away burst into flames shortly after
o'clock this morning and by the
time the thirty guests were aroused
they found the stalrways cut on by
the fire, which was raging through
the central part Of the Ave story.
building, and themselves dependent
upon the horoscopes on the ocean
side Of the house. There was no
time for any of them TO dress, so IN
their night clothes they fought their
way through the smoke and eventu-
ally all got safely out. The damage
to the hotel amounted to about
$4,000.
So quickly did the fire and smoke
spread through tho building that some
Of the guests became confused and lost
their way in the corridors, mt wero
found in time and led out or carried
down the ladders Of the firemen. From
the end of tho fire escapes to the
beach there was "A drop of ten feet, and
all the guests who made their escape
that way negotiated it safely except
Mabel Dreyfuss, a nurse, who sprained
hor ankle in the jump. Fireman Frank
Stenson Of Truck No. l2l was badly
cut by falling glass. These were the
only injuries the fire caused.
Rose Turkus a domestic, with room
on the third floor, got out of her win
dow at the alarm and hung to the
ledge, from which she was rescued by
Fireman Frank Reynolds of Truck
No. l2l. He carried her down an eX-
tension ladder. Mrs. Rose Lipschitz,
wife of the proprietor, became sepa-
rated from her husband and their
three children while the youngsters
were being taAcn out, and was found
wandering about the second floor by
Fireman Mann OF Truck No. goo and
led in safety to the street.
Charles Werbelovsky. on the third
floor helped carry out the children
OF Samuel Brousc from neiRhb jring
room, being helped by Patrolman
John O'Neil of Arverne Mrs. Brousc
also became lost while these ereccues
were under way and Brouse went tC
look for her. lie was found wander,
ing about, almost suffocated, and
taken out. Then he found that Mrs
Werbelovsky had already taken his
wife down the fire escape.
All the shivering guests were shep-
hcTded in the home Of Mrs. SeligSOn
across the street, and there supplied
with hot drinks and food and tempo
rary clothing. The hotel a stuccO
structure, was not destroyed. and il
was thought the guests would he
able later to find enough clothing to
rig them out comfortably.
The evening world., 1920-11-13
'ASTORS' CONVICTED
AS BOOKMAKERS
Prisoners Say They Are Related TO
Wealthy Family, but Want
10 Avii "Ohlipatinns."

Two men who gave the names OF
Chnrlcs Frederick Astor and William
Waldorf Aston, claiming relationship to
the original Astors." wcr, convicted
In the Court Of Special Sessions o-day
mn charges OF bookmakIuE.
III what you say is true" said Judge
Lernochan. why don't you make your
selves known to your wealthy rela-
tlves?"
They know about US" said tho elder
defendant but we don't want to be
under obligations"
Sentence was postponed IN both
cases pending investigation Of the
story by a probation officer A spokcs-
man for the Astor family told an Eve
ming World reporter that he knew Of
no such persons as those described
The men said they were father and
son. living at No. 400 East g2d Street.
the father painter and the son a
chauffeur,
The evening world., 1920-11-13
NIDDIES IN revolt
At NAVAL ACADEMY
FACE COURT TRIAL Z
Upper Glass Have Liberty Re-
strained-St. Johns School
Students Also Rebel.

ANNAPOLIS, Nov. 1S-Two schools
here are face to face with serious
trouble among their pupils Courts
martial are threatened.
At the Naval Academy the big
fourth class continues to be segre-
gated from all the other students; 10
the upper class men are being denied
usual privileges. and extreme dissatis-
faction, with impairment Of morale
aud disciplinary conditions, undoubt-
cdly exists.
Al st, Johns. the small but historic
college whose grounds border those Il
the Academy, the situation is even
graver There the sophomore class
has refused 10 acqulesce in tho order
OF the authorities, and, according to
the mandate. will be dismissed to-
morrow. All other students threaten
to leave.
Mdshipmon are showing their re-
sentiment in various ways one night
they threw pitchers and other articles
out OF their windows The next mJrn-
Ing those whose rooms were without
these articles were disciplined.
Admiral Scales realizes that sir1iiar
acts may occur at any time. lie will
take proper disciplinary action in
| every case.
10 While the present impasse at ST.
Johns was occasioned BY the rules
announced by the sophomores for the
freshmen, some hazinR OF "a coarse
and severe nature has taken place
during the year
Some Of the sophomore rules were
harmless and even wholesome. tend
! ing to improve the bearing and man
ners OF the new students. Others were
based on college traditions" but
which are really Of no antiquity, like
Il.eeping OFF certain walks.
The evening world., 1920-11-13
'Cemnp and Bride Lire at Waldorf;
Costs Less Than Renting 4 Apartment
Sergt. Hill Can't Find Any
thing Habitable. At a Price
Which Gould Be Paid by
Anybody of Reasonable
Means.

Police Sergeant Charles A. Hin 10
back riding his horse in Central Park
and Is living at the Waldorf Astoria
with his young bride, A policeman
living at the waldorf Astorla7 Yes,
It's a fact. He's found it cheaper
than living in an apartment.
He and his wife have hunted New
York over and over for a nice place
TO live but they failed to find any
thing habitable at a TAce which
could be paid by anybody OF reason
able means.
Yesterday the Sergeant was riding
along the bride paths of the park
Che walked the bridal path" oct. -
and an Evening World reporter hailed
him:
We'll, Sergeant, how does it seem
to be living at the Waldorf Astoria
sort Of strange for cop, isn't IT."
We'll, you see it's this way: My
wife and / have hunted this town
over for place to live and, not hav-
ing gold NINE, decided 1t would be
cheaper to stay at the Waldorf. It's
fine place and even If 1t does cost
US $40 day we do, get our moneys
worth. Believe me, the money they
ask for apartments these days makes
the Charge of the Light Brigade
look like u walk"
How long are you going to stay at
the Waldorf"
"Oh, l guess till about the 18TH
I We've found "A place at No. 800 Cen
tral Park West and II looks like we
are going TO take 1t, because It seems
like the best thing we can do. Did
you ever try to jump over the moon2
Well, to find a habitahle apartment
NJ a reasonable price in New York il
about as easy"
Before the war Sergt. Hill was q
Detective Sergeant attached to the
personal STAFF of Former Mayor John
Purroy Mitchell. He served through
the war as Captain in the Aviation
Corps, being stationed at Issaudun,
in charge Of pupil aviators. After the
war he returned home and was sent
to San Francisco for duty, and
stopped off at Salt Lake City to see
the sights. There he got into a bus
to go about the city and sat by an at
tractiyc young woman. She looked
very good to him, so he said:
"Hello!"
"HellQ!" she responded, and smiled.
They snapped names and ad-
dresses, and the young woman turned
out to be Miss Amy LANCE of St.
Louis They corresponded and saw
more and more OF each other. Tho
result was their marriage on Oct. |,
in st. Louis. Sergt. Hill was attached
TO President wilson's rctinue during
his trip through the West in the in
| terest Of the League OF Nations.
The evening world., 1920-11-13
CHILDREN SEE MAN
SHOCKED IN CHAIR;
A JAILER JAILED

The fourth episode OF the serial also
was on the billboard OF the Wonder
land Theatre at No 2952 Third Ave-
nue., and the Evening World man
passed on 70 Nicoland al No. 1924
Third Avenue, whore many thrills
were furnished for about fort, or
dfty juveniles who made up one
fourth Of the audience.
In this film riders wore masks that
depicted u skull and cross-bones ana
down deep in the cave Of the ghosts
a frontiersmdn was strapped 10 an
electric chair and nearby was his
sweetheart In irons The bad mon
turned on the Juice" and the Wnst-
erner shffened out under the shock Of
the current
Tho girl worked herself free. seized
the hard rubber handle OF the croc-
trio switch in her teeth and with
a mighty jerk cut off the current
that was scnd.ap the man I'm the
chair to his doom. Then she re-
leased him and he helped her out o..
the handouts that held her.
Tho pistol battle that ,nsucd was
fierce while it lasted. The man pyas
fired upon by his WOuld-1c cautorr
when they lo1rncd he was alive. he
teignei death as he lay on tho
ground, but when approached he
opened fire on his pursucr and Killed
him. Then he escaped with NE girl
after another exchange OF shots.
in fail tho man uF....r....-
The evening world., 1920-11-13
Evening World Reporters Find
LawleSSnesS and Cheap Ro-
nance Featured in Films.
CRIME is EMPHASIZED.
NTranSgreSsor Held Up for Pub
Vic Admiration and His Way
Pictured as Easy.

No moving picture thriller
seemingly is considered COM
plete by some Of the big produc.
ers without gun-plays running
through the scenes. Screen
murders and shootings are be-
ing shown nightly. thugs are
pictured in burglaries and po-
lice fights. Proficiency in -, ,
play apparently is the accepted
punch" in many Of the reels
Wipg flashed in hundreds Of
theatres in New York and vi
cinity. Complaints have reached
The Evening World respecting
the character OF the movies be-
ing shown.
Investigations by Evening
World reporters at a number Of
theatres selected at random in
various sections of the city were
made last night with some start
ling results. What has become
of the so-called censorship?
The evening world., 1920-11-13
BULL BREAKS STATE BANK.
Buyers Agreed He'd Looked
Likely Investment.

ROCKFORD H.. Nov IA BUN in
a bank may be az destructive as n bull
in a china shop, According to the story
told In Dixon, a bull closed up the
Union State Bank OF that place.
Red Apple Thorndke VIII, the bull.
was offered for 10000 Elmer J.
Countryman, the cashier OF the bank
and Edwin Depeweiler. a farmer. formed
D partnership. They paid $4,000 on the
purchase price.
The female progeny OF Red Apple.
the syndicate was told. would be rec
ord milk producers, One COW. daughter
OF Red. was given a test Her milk was
about 200 above par. but n Is alleged
that some one poured a cup or two OF
cream into the pail before milking
But Reds daughters were not n sue
cess Returns on tho investment were
not enough to pay the interest charges,
40 the partners went into bankruptcy.
Among tho assets II listed n claim
Tor the $4,000 they paid for the bull.
The evening world., 1920-11-13
BIND AND GAG GIRL
AT BRONX NICOLET;
PROTECTOR KILLED

Up In the Bronx, an Evening world
man dronDcd into a namelcss nicoIet
occ r., ,,o,,, &C., Co,,,
az NJ ''o ''ds' 1''v''
doors nom Inlrd Avenue ana ne
witnessed enough Of a serial TO see "A
girl while en- route on a steamer TO
Yotohona FAN the victim of two men
iohoHoli'a Ian '"e N'o''"' VI w" NV"
who seized her as she stroAed the
deck. One OF the men wore a black
,,osl and while no grabbed her bv
-. 49, .,,uo,,,,. -
the LIlro1I MS Io I,aL,a go $50 bo1
heaVlns I,le ana p pat% 20 h ntnu o .'r
The evening world., 1920-11-13
RECEIVERS FOR FISHING co.
GOethaIs and II. VI. VerriH Named
for East Coast Concern.

Gen George W Goethnls. who has
been president of the corporation,
and Hary VI NcrrIu. Of Portland.
Maine, were nnued to-day as receivers
foa the East Coast Fisheries Company
capitalized at SiO.OOO.OO0
The corporation. which operated
aect OF twenty ave trawlers. was de-
dared 10 have assets covering several
tines the amount Of It's liabilities. with
no bank obligations outstanding. II
paid an initial dividend Of / per cent
in January last ana has since paid
similar dividend quarterly
Tho reason FOR the reCclverghip was
said 10 be the company inability to
roallze Immediately and Rdvautagcously
on a large inventory Of manufactured
products, due TO present ataguatiuu Of
the salt nah market and the tlgntness
~ the money market