The Washington times., 1921-07-04
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LIVING HER
OWN LIFE
OFF STAGE
Ethel HaIlor, D. c. Actress. Dis
orderly" Parent Charges.
Objects to Chums.

Has a young Washington girl Of
eighteen, whose beauty, talent and
hard work have brought success upon
the stage, the right TO order her own
life as she chooses?
Or must she live as her mother,
the wife of Second police precinct
patrolman, decides-even when, as
she asserts, she has been the moth
er's chief means Of support for seven
years?
NEW TRIANGLE" ISSUE.
The question right now is the most
important Of all questions TO charm
Ing Miss Ethel Hallor. late of the
Ziegfeld Follies and former District
public school girl. who is again in
trouble In New York city. The is
sue Is paramount also to her mother.
Mrs. Annie Hallor, who now makes
her home in New York city. Fur.
thermore. II Is interesting to her
father, William Hallor Of the Seos
ond precinct OF this city.
Hallor is well known as an efn>
cient and popular officer. This morn.
ing he had heard nothing OF his
daughters trouble, though she de-
clared in New York yesterday that
he was going there to lpelp her.
Mrs. Hallor swore TO a summons
in New York Saturday, charging
her young daughter with disorderlv
conduct. II directed Ethel TO be In
court Wednesday morning to an
swer the charges.
The "disorderly conduct" charge
was explained in court by repre-
sentative OF Harry Saks Hech-
heimer. counsel for Mrs. Hallor.
Among other items. he explained
that the mother, who was with him
In court. considered thata the daush-
ter smokes TOO many cigarettes. as
sociates with the wrong sort Of
persons, and should not be living
in an apartment hotel at 7 Fifth
avenue.
WANTS TO LIVE OWN LIFE.
Arthur T. Esgan. who. with his
wife and his mother, is proprietor Of
No. I. was mentioned by the mothers
lawyer. Said Miss Hallor. who Is tall
and blue of eve. and who wears her
wavy blond hsir bobbed. to a repre-
sentative of ,he Washington Times
yesterday:
81 will be In court all right. My
father. who lives in Washington.
where he is a detective in the Po-
lice Department: Mr.. and Mrs. Eagan,
and many friends, among whom
hope will be Mr.. Zieefeld himself.
will be there. too. to help me.
my father believes as ] do-that
as long as I am not doing wrong
have the right to live my own
friends. ] am sure, will be glad to
testify as to my character. There
cannot possibly be the slightest criti-
cism against 7 Fifth avenue.
COULDN'T LIVE AT HOME.
II expect to show that when tried
to live at home my mother told me to
leave and not to come back"
"Since this is the United States. I
believe that European ideas Of mater
nal authority should not prevail.
when she asked me to leave the
apartment uptown, in which l had
paid for the furniture and for which
had paid the rent, I nearly cried
my eyes out. love my mother.
when heard that she was plan
ming to bring this ection--to drag ms
and our troubles into COURT couldn't
help crying. 1t made me feel terrible.
Now 1t is UP to the court.
"I don't know what | sthe matter
with my mother. cannot understand
her. love her with all my heart.
She made II impossible for me to have
my friends at my home. She would
be cordial to them one day and would
be extremely cool to them the next.
Sometimes che was good to me-so.
anxious 10 do little things for me
hen came home tired. Other times
she treats me worse than the worst
kind Of girl should be treated
THEIR FINAL CLASH.
Three or four GAYS age came
here 10 zee Mfr. and Mrs, Eagsn,
good friends Of mine. The next night.
my brother Ray came and got one
Of Mr.. Eagan's automobiles to take
mother for o ride. Then, when ! went
home the next night my mother be-
/ gan storming about my friends.
asked her TO please not say any such
unjust things and then asked her tf