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New Britain herald., 1929-09-26
Rear Admiral Coontz
 Praises Preparedness

ToUTsVITTo. ky- Sopt. 26 P-Tho American War Mothers stand for preparedness was praised last night by Rear Admiral R. E. Coontz of Washington, who declared in an ad. dress before the convention that the world still awaits d practical pan 3ceH for peace.
 Admiral Coontz said the United States is "a great, rich and powcr- ful country' and that "it does not hehooVc us 10 be stingy with our de- fense or with our defenders"
New Britain herald., 1929-09-26

Sergeant Thomas J. Feeney was detailed 10 make an investigation and Prosecutor Joseph G. Woods said this afternoon he would await the filing of a complete report be- tore making any announcement.
 According to Scappelatti's com- plaint to the police. he drove up in front of the Brighton street house at about 9 o'clock this morning and found two men, whose names he gave as Jack Young and James removing hardware from doors and elsewhere. When he de- to know the reason for their action, he was informed, he sad. that the hardware was not paid for and was therefore being taken back to the store. His insistcnce that he
New Britain herald., 1929-09-26
CEHOUSE FIRE BELIEVED SET

Wakefield, Mass, Sept. 26 LP,- Fire, believed to have been of in ccndiary origin, razed the large Por- ter and Milton ice houses at Lake Quannapowitt early today. The plant had not been in use in the past two years. II was formerly owned by Morrill, and Atwood and more re- gently by the J. Reed Whipple cor poration of Boston.
 The Melrose, Reading and Stone ham departments sent apparatus but the blaze was too far under way, when discovered. to be checked. The Slare' visible for miles, attracted hundreds of motorists despite the hour
New Britain herald., 1929-09-26
HARDWARE TAKEN
 FROM NEW HOUSE
SCappelatti Wants Action Taken Against Park Street Company

Nicholas Scappelatti, building contractor, today requested the po- lice to prosecute Rackliffe Brothers Co., for removing hardware from d Brighton street dwelling on which he recently completed operations.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-26

had not purchased the goods from Rackliffe Brothers Co.,, Inc, had no effect on the work1nen, he said, an,i he promptly called the police. When Motorcycle Policeman David Doty arrived. the two men had left the premises.
 Scappelatti followed up his com plalnt with personal visit to police headquarters where he stated his case to Detective Sergeant George c. Ellinger. who detailed Sergeant Feeney to make the investigation.
 The complainant has also consult ed Attorney Angela NJ. Lacava to seek civil redress.
 925 is the Herald's Classified ad- Ncrtisin gtclephone number.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-08
ART SCHOOL EXPANDS
CORPS OF TEACHERS

4 An advisory council of artists and new
members OF the teaching staff have been
added to the personnel of the National
School of Fine and Applied Art, .1747
Rhode Island avenue, which begins its
fifteenth Winter term October / with
augmented professional and cultural
courses added to its carricula. Felix Ma
hony, director, announced on his return
to Washington.
: The members Of the advisory staff
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-08

viii visit the school at frequent inter-
walls to lecture and criticize students
work. The star includes Richard r.
Bach, associate In Industrial art, Metro
politan Museum Of Art, New York;
Charles w. Hawthorne. N. A., National
Academy Of Design, New York; Miss
Elsie Cobb Wilson of New York, Art
Brown, directing editor, Nations Bush
ness Magazine: Douglass Lester, direc-
tor of design: Charles Moore, In charge
Of promotion, and Charles Dunn, art
director, all Of the Nations Business
Magazine staff.
The Commercial Art Course has been
AUGMENTED to meet the demands of the
business advertising world. A full
thres.year teachers training course has
been added t6 the carricula to pre-
pare artists for teaching in both public
and private schools. Other courses Of
one and two years duration will con-
tirue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-08
Another Great Idea.

Another great idea came to Froebal-
that of reaching the home and the
mother through the children. Years Of
experience and observation had taught
him that the older, girls in the family
did most of the work of rearing the
younger children. While the true
mother toiled at her homework or In
the fields. the little other mother was
amusing and caring for the younger
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-08

Froebel returned to Frankfort full of
enthusiasm, necessary commodity Ia
the teacher Herr Gruner allowed him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-08

ones. It was In this stage that theii
| education really began. To reach anc
| interest the mother was well nigh I'M.
possible. Toll and hardship had robbed
her of enthusiasm. She was Victln
81 arrested DEVELOPMENT; but not SC
with the little motherl She was I'M
questionable and could be taught. Care
Of her little charges kept her from az
tending school. Besides, the idea was
current that education was mostly for
boys. Here Froebel proved himseH
revolutionist along educational nnes
He told the little other mothers to come
to school and bring the babies with
them. Then he directed their work OF
diverting and amusing the babies.
Some of the girls showed rare adapta-
bility as teachers. The mother tnstnc'
and the teacher instinct blended beau
tifully. Thus the idea, Of woman Ceach.
ers grew and resulted In the flrst normal
and model school for women. Years
passed and the little mothers became
real mothers. They were not the dull
immature, stupid creatures their moth
ers had been. They formed the first
up the early kindergartens.
It was the mothers clubs that at
tracted the attention Of the govern
ment authorities who could see no other
purpose for q club than to plot against
the government. Women as teachers
are a menace, they reasoned. Teach
ing belongs to the clergy. II women
break into schools they will break into
the church. And verse yet-play in a
schoolroom. "Mein Gott," they ex-
claimed, play is the enemy of educa-
toni"
Authorities Aroused.
Froebel believed that children were
good by nature. This idea the clergy
considered rank heresy. Didn't the
Bible teach that we are conceived Ia
sin and born in iniquity? Here Is q
man who dares to defy the priests, the
scholars, and even the Bible. He would
educate women, make teachers of them
instead of toilers in the home and the
field. ''Mein Colt In Hinmel," the au-
thorities exclaimed IN one mighty out
burst. 1.-The women know too much al
ready! This nonsense must be stopped
before Germany becomes the joke OF
the thinking world"
Friedrich Froebel was 20 years old at
this time. His work had been recei ved
by the women and children. It was
bearing fruit, and he. was filled with
hope and enthusiasm as never before
Success. at lest, was at his. door. In the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-08
The Civil Service Preparatory
School

Southeast Corner 18th Il T SITS. NV.
Phone Metropolitan 1897
Prepares for Census once, Patent once.
weather Bureau, Railway Mail, Post once,
Editorial Clerk, Statistical Clerk, Clerk Pro-
motion. Junior and Senior Typist, Junior
and Senior Stenographer, CIerk-Typist,
Professionalism, Computor. File Clerk,
Special AGENT. Forest and Field Clerk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-08

midst Of this Towering time came the
ofhcial order, closing all kindergartens
and schools Of like character. There
YVES no warning Of its coming and no
appeal after 1t was issued. The blow
crushed the life and broke the heart Of
Froebel. His falling hand passed the
torch to his faithful co-workers, Mid
dendorf and -Langenthal. Inspired by
the children OF Germany, those dear
little folks who had been loved end
understood by the great teacher, they
never gave up the fight. The names
and work Of these brave men are now
the pride and glory of Germany.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1929-09-20
K XXIII KONVENCII PENNSYLVANSKEJ SLO
vENSKEJ R. CIR. KATOLfCKEJ JEDNoTY,
ktora sa ma odbyvat' dnoch % 27. septembra r.
vo Wilkes Barre, Pa

Sdrrzene Slovenskych Novinarov Amerike v po-I
vedomi dolezeho poslania axe Pennsylvania Sloven
ska r. a Gr Katolicka Jednota narode nasom ma poh
organzacnom reprezentue zela jej buddcej konvenci
Bozieho pozehnana nnoho zdaru, ably tazky uko pred
korlm sto ku bahu svojho clenstva co nazdarneJsle
prekonat' mohla. .
9Naid6leztejsim dkolom kazdej konvencie byva pre-
vede,e voeb cinovnkov, ponevae vybrani dobrych
vodcov vazi rozmach kazdej organizacie.
Me je nasim ciel'om miesat' do vnttornych z1le
zitosti ej alebo one organzace predsa dovolueme 81
appelovat' clenstvo P. S. R. CIR. X j., ably svojim
vivom nastolo ma om ably ich delegat dava svoje ha
sy iba takym kandidatom, ktorych mnulost predos6
psobene "a narod s dostatocnou zarukou ch vlastne
sp6sobost. al
Je Madtlcnym, ably sa najma pri lbe redaktora Il
radneho organu postupovalo zvsenou obozretnos
nakolko radny organ e duchom kazdej organzace, te
dy jednym najvaznejs jsich cinitel ov organizacie
Nase Sdruzene nemieni vpyvat na priebeh vol'by
redaktora radneho organu Vasej organzace, ponevac
zornena bude venova teo otazke naezite pozornosti
Name ale pri "Bratstve'' dusou telom Vasej orga-
nzac oddaneho nasho kolegu, Ignaca Tatau ktory uz
doposiap venoval Pennsy sylvanskej Sovenskej r. CIR.
katoickej Jednote znacnt dobu svojho zvota vsetky
svoje schopnost prave preto nasm skromny prianim
e aby slavna konvenca Ignaca Tatau opat pocta red
aktorstvom svojho radneho organu cm len spaf voci
svo dlh verne statocne eho sluzby prospech
Vasej organzacie vykonane.
Ia Sdruzene Slovenskych Novinarov:
G. Kosik ". r.. predseda. M. Mraz " r., tajomnik.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1929-09-20
co SA STALO s SOC. GRADUANTMI
CARNEGIE TECHNIKY.

Mnohi slovenski rodica AmeriknBmajii svojich sy-
nov vo vysokych skolach prechovavaju najvysse ma
deJe ch budcnost' pocetni ctatelia nasi ma1 sy-
nov sudentoy preto akiste bude ich zaumat zprava
spravy chyrnej Carnegie technky Pittsburghu ze co
stalo 506 studentm, ktori skonCl tuto skou mi
nulom ucebnom roku apy
kazdy Jeden graduantov dostal zamestnanie Pla-
ty mah taketo: Dvadsati mich dosava 20 $500 vyse
na mesac, &C. dostavaju Cd 5000 do $500 ma mesac $780,
dostavad cd 800 do 5000 ma mesac 40 maju plat nize
800 ma mesac Priemerny plat ich tedy e $165 na me-
siac.
Toto sa bude zdat kazd6mu rodicovi primalo ked
81 pomysl ma tsicky ktore vstudovanie syoich sy
nov alebo deer vyda Ale musi mat zrete e toto
len pocatocny plat tedy najnzsi akv vystudovany in,
ziner dostane. prvy rok AMI jeden graduant nena
praktck!ch zksenosti este sa len vpravuje do svoej
prace Ale co rok to e Wac zksenosi co rok je vaGs
j plat
lnziner pot'azne my studovany clovex, Gin je zk~
senejs svojom obore, tym lepse zaraba Ked' ma so
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1929-09-20
RUSI LETIA DO ALASKY

Lietadlo ''Zem Sovietov'', kto-
re lett do Ameriky, doletelo ma
Kamcatku a po zasobenf sa odleti
do Alasky. q Alasky budu urobe-
ne zastavky v San Francisco a
Chicagu, Chicago poleti rovno
do New Yorku odtial' cez At
lanticke more do Moskvy. Velite-
Pom a plavcom je Semion Sesta-
kov. S MIN cestuju -traja ini ruski
letdni Sestakov podobral sa ma
tento let do Ameriky pred yyse
mesiacom, ale prve lietadlo sa mu
dolamalo v Sibiri. 70 Sibire vra-
til sa do Moskvy, kde 81 zadova-
I'll druhe lietadlo, podobne prve.
mu vydal sa, znovu ma ces,u. z
Kamcatky. PeleelApenad Pacafi-
ckym oceanom do Alasky. Tato
cesta povazovana je "a vel'mi ne
bezpeen1.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1929-09-20

van zem ked' potion prisel domov, ably zaeal ma ne
pracovat doznal zasom ze otec tie peniaze kp
zem sebe alebo druhym detom Stala sa preto vrazda
" jednej dedine.
Taketo klamstva sa preto deju lebo kraj clovek
statocn!m sposobom sotva kedy pride majetku. Ro-
mix e rad ak 81 vyjde svoje Caste upadne do dhov
Je pochopitene ze ked' American kupuje majetok "a
visit popadne nielen obycanych udiv kraji ale caste
pribuznych Preto ii slabs duchom clyta sa prilez
tosi, ably takeEo Amerkana ktor srabue peniaze ma
uci'' pripravili Macke je percento ktori poku-
sei neodolaj. Ale keby II otcovia alcbo brata kra
zna ako azko musa ich synova alebo brata tu praco
vat AN IL nezakomili by sa ma fch penaze. lynn mene
re ch zarob1l cudzne vystaven schravym vetrom Gu
dzoy neasky, obran eplo rodneho hniezda ktoreho
boi vyhoden, ably dali miesto svojm 1ladsim bratom
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1929-09-20
PozoR S MAJETKAMI v KRAJI,

Behom posednych rokov mali SINE prieMtost' do
znat' mnohych smunych z1lsenostiach nasch anne
rckych Slovakov majetkovych veciach v kraji.
zTemer kazdy americky slovak ma daiaky maietok
na Slovensku drzl 81 no nadej ze sa tam dakedy
naVrati Ale rocky mfnaj1 pany sa menia Slovak
sa odhoda trvale zostat Amerike Maietok pozosta-
valdci rociek domku chce predat' Pfse svom pri-
buznJm, q by jeho njetok nek1pili ak nie ably mu
kupca nasli majetok predali peniaze sem posla
kraJu mu pisu re potrebujd cd neho "plnomocen-
stvo podpisane verejnym notarom overen6 cesko-slo
venskym konzuom. Krajan ktory este kraii NAL vo
zvyku kazdou vecou ,ltekat' k cudziemu i V Amerke
vyh ada podobn6ho Spolu napisu take plnonocenstvo
ktore dona zvlast ak je dane nespol ahivym lud
Vedla zneuzt Id1 plnomocenstvom fiskaloyi ktory
napise opredan1 smluvu do ne dan vpisat' pod
menky ma oko mic neznacace ale ktore bud nasLo Anne
rlkana stat penaze ba mono cey ten maetocek Mas
American obycajne nkdy 81 nepyta duplkat plnomocen
sya aebo knpno predajne snluvy preto ked' splno-
mocneni alebo kupitea krajana osuda nemajlc kopiu
Pnomocenstya, nezna ich splnomocl nemai,1c ami
kopiu smluvy, nezna tiez "a akych podmenok maetok
preda preto nemoze zastat svojich pray Pravotu
y AIDA vya ale ia by no akiste staa Wac ako ie ce
ten hoden tax radsej ma vsetko hodf rukou
a2apl uje zabudne, ze kedy Slovensku narodil
Name znamost' pripadoch ked nasi l'udia tratli
u dAhorocne svoje nspory Amerke PoGas parceacii
EkraL nejeden otec seba alebo svoch drlhych synov
ap1ajetnl "a peniaze svojho syna Amerike Syn a.
postal sice dolaroy, ably otec kpl parceo-
%
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1929-09-20
v AMERIKE ZOMIERA
NAJVIAC MATIEK

V Memphis, Tenn, odbyvana
bola konvencia porodnych leka-
rov, ma ktorej bolo zistene, ze v
Spojenych Statoch zomiera mai
vyssie percento matiek pri poro-
de, a sice 6.5 kazdych 1000 Maj
.menej roditeliek zomiera Hol-
landsku, a sice 2.3 ma 1000. Sest'-
desiatpat' percent vsetkych smrt-
nych padov pri porode zapricine-
ne je septicemiou a toxemiou TO-
travenim krve), comu moze byt ,
zabranene pri vacsej opatrnosti
porodnych bab alebo lekarov.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1929-09-20
TLACIARI POzADUJU
5-DNOVY TYZDEN

V Seattle, Wash, odbyvala sa
konvencia Medzinarodnej Typo
grafickej Unie, ma ktorej bola
prijata rezolucia "a zavedenie 5-
dnoveho pracovneho tyzdna v
tlaciarstve. V kazdom meste To-
kalky maju vymenovat' vybory,
ktore budl vyjednayat' S tlaciar-
hami zavedeni tohto skratenia
prace. ~.m~.. ~
V Amerike tlaciari pracuj1 es-
te vzdy A hodin do tyzdna. Sta
vebni remeselnfci ich predbehli,
lebo tito pracuju len pat dni. V
Europe tlaciari ved1 predok vo
vydobyvani vsetkych who'd ro-
botnictvu.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1929-09-20
HROZI ZDRAZENIE CUKRU
o So MA KAZDU OSOBU

Zastupcovia pestovatel 'ov Gu
krovej repy yel'mi sa namahaj1
v kongrese zvysenie tarify ma
cukor cudzozemska. Cukor je
uz teraz pod clom a keby move
zvysenie ella 'bolo prijate, znacilo
by to zdrazenie cukru o So rocne
ma kazd1 osobu.. Zvysenie ella
protestHjd vyrabatelia sodovky.
Ia Pud v mestach mix neprote-
stuje.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1929-09-20
LINDBERGH oTVARA
NOVU I.ETECKU DRAHU

Pluk: Lindbergh vydal sa na 20
dni trvajdci let po Juznej Anne
rike, ktorym zapocne riadnu lete-
ck1 dopravu posty medzi Spoj.
.Statmi republikami Juznej Anne
riky. Je to costa 1000 mil dlha.
S MIN ide jeho manzelka, jeden
mechanik jeden radio operator.
Kazd1 polhodinu budu oznamo-
vat, ako sa i'm vedie.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1929-09-20
SOPKA MONT PELEE
OHROzUJE MESTA

Sopka Mont Pelee, na ostrove
Martinique, ktory prisl1cha Fran
eli, ktorej vybuch usmrtil roku
1902 vyse 10000 ludf, zaeala v
pondelok vyhadzovat' popol' a v
utorok otvoril sa 150-stopovy
krater, ktoreho sa stale dymi.
Obyvatel 'stvo miest Saint Pierre,
Morne Rouge a Precheur opustilo
svoje pribytky/z obavy pred ka-
tastrofou. ~
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1929-09-20
TOVAREN MA OCELOVE
DVERE sKoRO HOTOVA

The Youngstown Steel Door
Co. oznamuje, ze toyarna budova,
ktor1 stavia vo Wickliffe, bude
hotova behom mesiaca a zapocne
" nej pracovat' behom 60 dni. Y
tovarni zamestnayat' bude okolo
500 robotnikov. Uradnici spoloc-
nosti sa vyslovili, ze bud1 prijf-
mat do prace len tunajsich ro-
sbotnikoy.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1929-09-20

rokov zaraba Wac, ako ked NAL 80 rokov toto e ia
vyhoda studovaneho cloveka mad nestudovanym Lebo
robotnk So roku uz tazko dostane dobre plaen pra
GU kdezto uceny tlovek e vrchoe svojch zarobkov
Sprava Carnegie technky udava re je nedostatok
nletallurgistov (ovoznalcov strojnFch nznierov ko
II znajd stroje plano7at zdokonalovat Taxi s hned
20 skoly rozcIytan1 tovarami, akonahle vystudujn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-01

the opposition to smile wryly and look
elsewhere for story.
One Of the greatest bugbears in the
industry Is the difficulty Of finding a
role that will fulfill all the requirements
Of John 0ilbert's personality. Re
demption" Is made and on the shelf.
And the molnar, which presents him
to the public, is rather In lighter vain
than we are accustomed in the Gilbert
type. Jack Gilbert has brunette per-
Sonality and blonde voice--a menacing
eye and disarming, silvery speech.
Scenario stats pale and look baffied
when the word goes out to dig up a
vehicle for the gelatin idol
SO far the boys Of Regis Toomey'S
type don't require q role to At the per-
Sonality. They bend their types to meet
the eXigencieS of the roles given them.
Men with the training of Basil Rath-
bone escape the glorihcation which the
Jack GilbertS and Rudy ValleeS achieve.
In the past they were a minority in
this village. Today the motion picture
industry is making an honest and sin
cere endeavor to give the public well
interpreted plays with capable players
IN them. This will not do away with
stars. The mystery Of mass appeal will
always be with US. 1t seems to be a
quality which arouses in the beholder
q reaction out Of all proportion to the
apparent endowment of the person re-
Sponsible for its origin. The old devil
magnetism working overtime.
(Copyright. 1929, by North American News
paper Alliance.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-01
WALKS 5000 MILES.

A. Higgo, a young man from Paarl,
near Cape Town, has just walked 5000
miles during the last 10 months, visit
ing Bechuanaland, Swaziland, Rho.
desia, Portuguese East Africa, besides
many towns in the Union, says the
Hartford Courant. He started out with
ELS in his pocket, and experienced adj
venture as well as hardship. In his
vanderings he had to run away from q
pack of balloons, lived solely on wild
bananas and cocoanuts in lonely parts
OF Portuguese East Africa, and often
had to sleep out on the veldt.
In Swaziland he was welcomed and
entertained by the King and Queen Of
the Swazis. He found the King q pol.
ished and interesting potentate who
spoke perfect English, having been edu-
Gated at a public school in England. All
through his walk he says he never asked
for help or accepted a lift. Mr.. Hieso
now contemplates a four-year trip
through Africa to Cairo and Morocco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-01
MOVIES AND MOVIE PEOPLE
BY M0LLIE MERRICK.

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, November 30
CN.AN.A).-YouT be seeing him from
time to time in pictures. You've seen
him already in one or two. His blond
hair, laughing eyes and rare smile are
fated to be popular.
That's why Regis Toomey went over
in his first cinema appearance, and why
he's just signed q long-term contract
In one of the larger Hollywood studios.
He is the type that makes you careful
lest you tag him whimsical" If you
weren't careful you might say he had
wistful smile. But he's far too much
a herman for any such philandering in
prose. And the grind he went through
In small English companies has made
this American youth one of the most
firmly rooted, In experience, Of all the
younger group Of artists the talkies
have brought us.
Regis Toomey Is the boyish detective
who died so well in "Alibi" He's the
naive insurance agent who fell in love
with a very wealthy girl and In the
process completely stole the picture
from Constance Bennett, who was very
busy wearing French frocks as the
wealthy girl And soon he's going to
play opposite Nancy Carroll in q cute
little play that has to deal with kitch-
ems, kisses and konedy.
He poises a character on that shadow
line between comedy and pathoS so
cleverly that you laugh and cry and
wonder. You smile with dimming eyes,
but you're laughing again before the
tear has gathered suficient momentum
really to fall. That is the secret Of
Charlie Chaplin's hold upon the world
in his comedy field. And it's formula
very hard to beat.
When Regis Toonley was lad In the
British Isles - he's q Californian by
birth, but he did his apprenticeship
with small stock companies over there
he rode q bicycle and read Western
stories. They were printed quite con-
veniently for him in paper binding and
fitted snugly into the pocket Of Nor
folk jacket. You could lean your
bicycle against the wall of village inn
AMI prop your paper-covered blood-and-
thunder story against toby jug while
waiting for the barmaid.
When producers sounded Regis
Toomey out regarding ideas after his
first success In cinema roles they found
his ambition was to make "the Saga
of Billy the Kid" Investigation re
vealed that Bill Haines was slated 70 do
this very thing, with the story all tied
up and waiting, so the first Toomey
ambition had to 60 by the boards.
Billy the Kid was the youngest deS-
perado to snun out life with the same
disregard for the victim we have when
we step on spider. His victims were
numerous, his career crazy patchwork
Of kindness and cruel criminality. The
Characterization is one Of the most COM
pick and at the same time maddeningly
simple any young actor could attempt.
It's one thing to choose q story In
Hollywood, but quite another thing 10
get it. When Richard Dix was adver-
tised as slated to appear In Bulldog
Drummond" the powers that be ut the
studio where Ronald Colman afterward
made this picture held their tongues.
They allowed their rivals to announce
all the preliminary detail Of the story,
but when the time came they quietly
took up their option on the tale. leaving