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The great lion ceased his roaring. The baths
light went out of the sullen, heavy-lidded eyes.
He moved aside. Herr Schwartz reached uA
caught the tawny name in his hand and pulle@
himself into sitting posture.
Now you see, poys," he said to the attend
ants surrounding the arena, wat tells you 10
so-Vallace ISIS always oop to the scratchl'
Some years ago Bill Rice had in his circus q
vicious lion. One day as the den was being
cleaned for the parade the animal men forged
to lock the steel door of the cage.
The cage went out on parade. The lion began
to pace its prison. jolt and it struck the doO&
second later, while telephone poles were cow
cred with human beings, while horses reared
and plunged, while women reached for baby
buggieS and hurriedly trundled them out Of tn
way, while men seized their wives in their ARM
and hustled them to safety, the lion jumped tn
pavement and stared dizzily about him for ed
instant, while he tried to figure out what haa
happened.
Then came panic. On all sides, includinM
that of the lion. The cage had gone on. tn
horses pulling the den Immediately in the reaB
had engaged in a runaway. Everywhere peopM
we're shouting. The lion scrambled Vaguel2
made a false start or two whirled, then dive
straight for a small restaurant across the street
The restaurant had been full when thine
started. But its windows had opened automatk
cally through the simple method of the patTO1@
going through the glass, sash and all. Whek
Cne non came LnrOugn the door, q negro WA1t0
was just arriving at one of the front tables witt
tray of food. He saw the lion. There was u
shower Of soup, ham bones, chitlins and what
not, while the screaming waiter made for tn
kitchen.
The lion stung by the soup and the dishes
falling on his head, for place Of hiding
And his path led toward the kitchen, too. TIE
chef went out the window. Also the wa1teR
The dishwasher hadn't been warned in time e.
escape. He turned and saw the lion Openina
a small door leading to the drain pipes beneath
the sink, he dived in. Just then, some excited
person appeared in the front of the restaurant
with a shotgun and fired. The charge ven
Wild but the frightened beast leaped again an
sought retreat. ..
Happinessl hole! Something to crawl tnt3
The opening beneath the sink!
There the animal men of the circus fouu1
them-a ear-whitened, speeches. Negro ard
an amazement-stricken lion, wedged in %
gether, side by side, and neither making tn
first move to come out. The lion didn't ware
to. He was safe in a hole. The Negro disl1s
washer couldn't.
Even after the lion had been lassoed, pulled
forth and dragged like some big shaggy do
into a shifting-den, the dishwasher could d
nothing but gasp and sit there beneath tho
sink Between the two I always thought tn
lion was the more frightened. =, j
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emblem of merit. q double fourragere in the
colors Of the Legion of Honor and Of the War
Cross, was instituted for it. The Legion was
one of the first corps to be allowed to cross the
old German lines after the armistice, when it
entered into restored Lorraine on November IT.
1918. 1t marched to the Rhine, along which it
kept watch until the Summer of 1919
Since the World War the Foreign Legion has
been stronger than ever before. So many volun-
teers have hocked to it that there are now four
regiments instead Of two
DURING the Riff war in Morocco in 1925, the
Legion bore the brunt Of the first assaults
OF Abd-el-Krims tribesmen, and If Morocco
Is still French territory today, it is because
the Legionnaires allowed themselves to be cut
to pieces rather than fall back
The Foreign Legion has been pictured often
as a corps composed Of cutthroats thieves
fugitives from justice and outcastS from society
With just as much truth It might be described
as an organization consisting Of princes of royal
blood, artstocrats, millionaires, poets and
writer's, lawyers, priests, doctors, scholars and
idealists. 1t has had, and still has, all sorts
and conditions Of men in it.
Many OF its members probably have enlisted
because they were unable to make living else
where; others are lured into its ranks by the
mirage OF adventure in strange climes some
are veritable descendants Of the great mer-
cenary soldiers Of other ages, whose natures
SA0NC dli NStiNc CNCACcnenC That NOWADAYS can
best be found in the Legion; few are rebels
against the constraints Of modern civilization
Contrary to popular belief, the Legion au-
thoritles Will surrender any man who Is wanted
for crime, whenever he Is called for, and while
1t Is true that when . man joins the Legion no
questions are asked regarding the applicants
past and he Is not even required to tell his real
name, detectives from many lands often visit
the Legion, and II they nnd their man. he Is
surrendered without question upon presentation
Of proper requisition papers.
EVERY political upheaval or economic crisis
swells the ranks Of the Foreign Legion.
You find there today Russian whites" serving
alongside German and Hungarian reds"
Italian anti-Fascists and Spanish terrorists;
there are notwithstanding Swiss, who from
father to son have served France for genera
lions; Germans and Central Europeans who
lack bread in their native lands; Frenchmen
who are tired Of their wives or IN trouble over
some woman who enlist 90 Belgians under as
Suned names; men from many lands who are
tired Of a humdrum life, or have lost all faith
in their own future, and enter the Legion as
in older days world-weaxy men retired to a
monastery. ~
There have been more Americans In the
Legion since the World War than before. At
one time, I was told Of some rs who were
serving nveryeay periods Of enhstmAmt While
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serving in the French aviation against ABIDE
Krim, often saw the Legion in Morocco, AM
came in contact with American LegionnaireS.
Current stories about ill-treatment Of moS
in the Legion by officers and non-coms are Sill
The Legion is oh1cered by picked men, IL
best graduates of the French military schools
or foreigners, such as Prince Aage of the roy
family of Denmark, who have entered II
Legion for adventure and military experienced
they look after the needs and welfare Of the
men carefully and every company and bask
talon commander looks upon himself Is Il
head Of big family.
The non-coms come in closer contact wit
the men than do the officers, but not one wOI
dare actually miStreat his men. 1t is too eal
for a rife to 60 off accidentally" while benz
cleaned, or for an unpopular non-com to
shot by one Of his own men during o bgush
with the enemy.
Many decades ago, the French Gen. DellgneR
after seeing the Legionnaires in battle, declared
to them: Soldiers of the Legion, the folds q
your flag are not broad enough to hold
your claims 10 glory" 4
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right of the cage would watch every move of
the man with amber eyes, Ramsay who could
purr like a kitten and strike like a demon
Chita the black panther, would watch, too, her
tau moving gently, her golden eyes slanted and
deadly. Why those two devils never spranV ON
Herr Schwartz a mystery to me- Perhaps
they feared his fearlessness. None so quick as
q jungle animal, I have found to recognize
the soul that is unafraid And think that
same idea was always uppermost in the mind
Oh herr schwartz, for one day suggested that
ne carry into the cage an iron prod or some
thlng for protection in warding off attack
ond let dose boys tink I'm afraid of dem?
NO, Bob, couldn't do dot You see go in
Wld nodlng in mine hand but dot leedle whip.
Und Chita, she hate me- she want to shump on
me, but she say to Ramsay LOOK be sint
got no gun, und no prod, und dot whip can't
hurt much-vell vot hasS he got? Someding
SirI" ' 0'
All went well with the act until one night
When we were showing in the wiIds of the
Northwest It had been hot dry dav the
atmosphere filled with thick yellow dust and
DoIh men ana beasts were completely worn out
k1err schwartz animal act, last on the bill was
drawing to close. An attendant stood at the
Tlng bank with Cuffyc the bear, on chain. He
was new man in the position and assumed
that the little bear worked with the other anil
mails. AS Herr Schwartz and the cats were taxi
1ng their bows at the conclusion of the act the
new attendant all ignorant of the commotion
ne was about to cause, opened the barred door
OF the arena and checked Cuffy into the cage.
gasp went up from the other attendants
IL took the little bear about 10 seconds to
reahze that he was in the same cage with
ms arch enemies. Then he went crazy-ter-
rloly, maddeningly crazy. He shrielsed like
human being, ran over to the side of the
cage, tried to climb the bars, beat himself
against them, frothed at the mouth with
terror The cats stood stock still, their tails
Cwitchlng, staring Indignantly Not one of
US moved, fearing to precpitate the impending
catastrophe. Herr Schwartz white to the lips,
moved tward Cuffy, talking gently, holding
out a lump Of sugar in his shaking hand
Inc little bear ran away from him-dodged.
HERR SCHWARTZ turned his back for one
instant on that dangerous. malignant
u1o-and in that instant the yellow-eyed Chita
sprang There was a thud as the 1.-the mid
night body of the panther lit souarelv on
Herr Schwartz back and toppled him forward
headlong
Then We, watching in terror, heard a mighty
roar saw tawny body with great name n.y.
ing, leap through the air to straddle the body
q the PROSTATE man and send the snarling
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Continued from Fifteenth Page 81
antiquity Homer's Iliad and Vergil's AemaaA
What we now know as the Republic Of BoNviH
Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru and Veno
uela were conquered and freed by him fro
European yoke and all hail Bolivar as ne
hberator. These countries are adorned VI
many precious spots that tell of his g1orSos
victories. Angostura. Bogaca, Carabobo Bonk
bona, Pinchincha with Junin and Ayacucho &
reverberate with victory and triumph, ''V
must conquer or die! And we will CONQUER, n
Heaven does not want us in chains" 40 -
claimed Bolivar, and his dearest friend Az
chiefest aide, Arturo Jose de Sucre said '.IA
by the nberator, we can expect nothing b
victory" But with characteristic appreciativi
ness and sincerity, Bolivar replied, ITO knO
that am TO conquer, 1t is enough to know wR
are around me-" The year 1924 saw safe an
secure the independence Of all America.
Yet this greatest of conquerors was bufSete4
by the Winter wind Of mans ingratitude-
was rejected by those for whom he had bo~InA
freedom, he was abandoned by those he IoVoG
His last days were melancholy, his death q
the deserted Colombian shore was traRIc-M
his delirium he called to his attendant: "JOs{
let us go away. They are casting ms ouk
Where shall we go?" So died the great liberaAo&
the noblest Roman Of them all"
And the elements so mixed in him 49,
NAtuRe might stand up and say to al g
4-tD A4NA'' .>f 49, 4
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Fghhg One Hundred Years hHh the Foreign Legion for Days

chief, mortaly wounded, continued the OPERA
lions under the order of Chief of Battalion
Deville, by an inceSSant combat day and night
until the point assigned was attained fighting
body to body throughout five days in spite of
heavy losses and considerable dificultv in re-
victualling; captured from the enemy more
than two square kilometers of terrain Forced
by the vigor of this progression, the Germans
to abandon strongly organized village where
had been broken all our attacks in more than
two years"
PRANK E. wHITMORE of Richmond, Va.
was killed the first day; the first American
citizen to fall in the ranks of the Legion after
the entry into the World War of the United
States. He was wounded in the head early in
the battle, but had the injury bandaged and
continued the assault with his comrades Later
in the day, he rescued two wounded Legion
naires from between the lines, only to fall NOR
tally struck himself. He was buried In the
same grave with Col Duriez of the Legion
James Paul. q young volunteer from st. Louis
was slain the next day by German whose life
ne had just spared, and who shot the Ameri-
can the moment his back was turned
The Legion fought at Verdun in August, 1917,
and Guy Agostini was killed, bringing in q
wounded comrade from between the lines wal
liam Paringheld of Butte, Mont was killed in
trench raid in Lorraine, on November 10,
1917, and Ivan Finney Mock of Baltimore, Md,
was killed during raid near F1irey, January
8, 1918, the last American to die in the Legion's
uniform during the World War
During the terrible fighting in 1918 the Legion
distinguished itself on every occasion. 1t saved
Amiens, and thereby Paris, by breaking the
German advance at Hangard Wood on April rs
and the following days; held up the enemy on
the hills above Scissors late in May; smashed
German assault along Ambleny Brook on
June IL.
When Gen. Mangin, that wonderful gamer
Of victories, announced to his men, THE mo-
ment has arrived to shake of for all time the
mud OF the trenches" and threw his cohorts
forward on July Is in the assault that ushered
in the final era of allied victoi les the Legion
naires were in the first wave of attack. F1anked
on one side by the LIST United States Division
on the other by the I'd. they sprang from the
shelter Of the ers-Cotterets Forest, boWled
over the enemy and started him back toward
the Rhine. Finally, on September 10, after q
long stretch Of lighting Of unequaled feroctty
ana desperation the Legion broke the linden
burg line on Laffaux Plateau, won its tenth
citation in army orders and was sent to recuper-
ate its strength in Lorraine where the armistiee
found 1t preparing to attack
Over $4,000 oficers and men served with the
Foreign Legion in France during the World
War, coming, the of1cial records show from
exactly 100 countries. The Legion won for It's
nag all the decorations poSsible-the Cross Of
the Legion Of Honor, the Military Medal and
the War Gross with 10 palms A distinctive
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panther back against the bars of the cage
1t was WallaceI Then Ramsey the Bengal
tiger. leaped, and gallant old Wallace reared
up to meet him. He caught the tiger full in
the throat, held him poised in midair for an
instant, then hurled him backward. Ramsey,
snarling furiously crouched as if TO spring.
But he did not spring-nor did Chita For
Wallace, the sullen old lion, stood guard over
the man who loved him, who had cared for
him in sickness and in health His name
was dtstended into a great flare of defiance
They knew him for what he was-the king.
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attack, while the list Regiment followed in re-
serve. With fixed bayonets the French troops
rushed forward and in whirlwind charge car
Tied the first line of German trenches
The Legionnaires stormed with bayonet and
grenade the Wagram earthWorks the Eckmuhl
trenches and captured the machine guns and
batteries of field cannon in the CO Wood.
Charles Sweeny, who had just been made q
second lieutenant, was shot through the chest:
Edgar Bculigny, now sergeant was wounded
for the third time (Boulgny was the first
American wounded during the World War in q
midnight patrol fight. on November Is, 1910;
Jack Casey, Tony Pauilet Emil Dufour of
Butler, Pa; Wilfred Michaud, Fred Landreaux
and Nick Karayinis were all more or less
gravely struck by bullets, shell bits and shrap-
mel balls.
On the afternoon of September g. the LIST
Regiment made blind sacrifice assault against
the front Of the Bots Sabot fortress, so that
other troops might attack on the west flank
and carry the important Navarin Farm heights
The regiment was virtually wiped out in the at
tack Among the many killed was Henry
Farnsworth; Dr. David e. Wheeler was famed
by bullet which tore away the calf Of his
leg; Brooke Bonnelrs right leg was shot away
near the hip; Billy THORN Of Canton, S. D. a
recent arrival at the 'front.' was shot in the
head and in the shoulder; Charles Trinkard
was hit twice by machine gun bullets and
Frank Whitmore, Christopher Charles and
Henry Walker, Boston volunteer, were all
badly wounded. All the officers of the regi-
ment were either killed or wounded.
RY the time the Champagne offensive came to
an end, on October II, the Legion had been
cut up 80 badly that what was left Of the first
and second regiments were grouped together In
three small battalions, and the new regiment
was named the Marching Regiment of the
Foreign Legion" The next great exploit Of
the Legionnaires was the storming of Belloy.
en-Santerre, in the Somme, on July A. 1916.
This victory cost the lives of nine Americans:
Alan Seeger, whose beautiful poetry has made
his name household word In France England
and America Nelson Larsen, Charles Boisnaure,
Maurice Leuethman Of Brooklyn, N Y; Frank
Clair Of Columbus Ohio; Siegfried Narvitz Joe
jackson Of st. Louis, Mo-; John Charlton and
WiIfred Michaud.
AT Auberive, in Champagne, during the
French offensive Of April, 1917, the Legion won
its NTH citation In the Order Of the Army,
which read:
"A marvellous regiment which Is animated by
hatred for the enemy and the very highest spirit
Of sacrifice.
April II, 1917. under the orders Of Lieut..
Col. Duriez launched itself to the attack Of an
enemy forewarned and strongly entrenched and
captured his FIRST lines. Halted by machine
guns and IN spite Of the disappearance OF It's
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And so they snarled and crouched until
prodded back into the travelling cages Then
we tried to prod Wallace away from the still
body of the little trainer he had tried to save
But he would not move. He only roared,
struck out savagely, but held his ground. We
were in a quandary, pulling on the next move
when we heard Herr Schwartz feeble voice
coming from under the lion.
Now, Wallace, get off me, do you hear du
dumbkopf? You great big heffy poy you step
r-ridt on my back! How breathe, do you
tink?"
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At left: An interest
ing photograph of King
Carol of Rurnania with
his young son, Crown
Prince Michael. It was
taken at Bucharest on
the 18th anniversary of
Carols birth.
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e mil Jannings,
the noted screen
star, registers SUI
pine bliss in the
garden of his home
at St. Wolfgang,
Austria.
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Ready for the first chase.
Members of the Washing
ton Riding ard Hunt Club
40 they prepared to follow
the hounds in the opening
hunt of the season.
0P. 4 A. Photos.
The Washington times., 1930-03-10
When The Feature
Is Shown on Screen

PALACE-Marion Davies in
mot So Dumb" At HAS
a. M, 2:10, 4:4O, 7:S5 and 10
p. m.
METROPOLITAN - william
Powell in Street Of Chance.
At II a. m. 1912, 2:29, 4:18,
sos, 1854 and s:55 p. m.
EARLE--Douglas Fairbanks,
jr., and Loretta Young in Loose
Ankles" At IL a. m, 1890,
2:30, 4:25, 6. 1855 and 9:55 p. m.
COLUMBIA-William Haines
in THE Girl Said No." At 1905
a. M, 1:05, 3:15, 5:25, 7::25 and
9:35 p. m.
FOX" Happy Days" At
11:58 a. M, 2::29, 4:41, 7:44 and
1855 p. m.
RK.O KEITH "S-Chester
Morris in THE Case Of Sergeant
Grischa." AT 1925 a. M, las,
3:25, $40, 7:20 and $40 p. m.
The Washington times., 1930-03-10
GRIPS
TN GAMBLING
STORY

The fatalism which rules a
gamblers racket the drab
tragedy which was as inevitable
in the age Of Herman Rosen.
thai as in the age Of Arnold
Rothstein-is given a vivid, ad-
mirable, and to certain ex-
tent powerful portrayal in
THE Street Of Chance the
latest saga Of Broadway to
reach the screen.>
There is little Of glitter or
glamour or romance here.
Even the character of NAT
ura" Davis, played with his
Characteristic finesse by VIII
liam Powell, strips the gamester
OF the legendary picturesque
ness which surrounds his an
cient calling in such types as
that Of Gaylord Ravenel Of
"Show Boat" fame, for In
stance. There is a grim and
deadly sordidness about this
entire portrayal--to be seen at
the Metropolitan this week
that is actually heightened by
the almost complete absence Of
melodrama in the unfolding Of
the story.
"The Street of Chance"
which was written by Oliver
H. p. Garrett, who presumably
knows his Broadway, is sup.
posed to be the saga of the
late and lamented Arnold Roth
stein, about whose death New
York has had such a great
to-do. The film does not Stoop
to gun-play, to any crude or
saffron touches of melodra.
matte action. It has only one
high light--a card game in
which Natural" Davis, the
prototype of Rothstein, goes
crooked for the first time in
his career and pays for the
"indiscretion" with his life.
The supporting cast, includ.
ing Regis Toomey, Kay Francis
and Jean Arthur, is brilliant,
and one brief episode-that of
AL MarSters and his little
racket-lifts the film for a few
pulsing minutes far above its
grim, even and carefully timed
unfolding. It breaks through
the stoicisrl which charac.
terizes the entire piece.
The Vitaphone short, Joe
Frisco in THE Benefit" is one
Of the best comedies of its type
in months. The Paramount
newsreel is up to its usual
standard. "A. M, j.
The Washington times., 1930-03-10

PAUL A. HURNEY I'll on, VINO
organized the st. Patrick's
Players and the Players Guild.
And I married a Washing.
ton girl. and have two fine
children;
And was born in Washing
ton--there's only a few Of US
left, boys;
THAT was in 1895. In 1919,
I Joined Harry Crandall's stand
ing army, becoming an usher
at the Savoy. In 1923, having
proved my ability to ush, / was
made assistant manager at the
Ambassador. Four years later,
which was 1927. I was pro-
NOTED to be manager of the
Apollo, which is the most .
and he begins his superlatives
once more.
Hurney served IS months in
the service during the World
War. When he is not absorbed
in his managerial work, he can
be found indulging in sports
of various kinds, preferably
baseball. Hurney'S one of the
best amateur baseballers in the
Capital, and believes that Bar
ney's men will win the 1890
pennant.
The Washington times., 1930-03-10

LORETTA YOUNG sc a n d a TO
break the will of her late
grandmother. They are imme-
diately attracted to each other
and before q hours have
passed are looking up train
schedules to Niagara Falls.
However, there are two maiden
aunts whose approval must be
won and how that approval is
guaranteed is the hit Of the
film.
This picture is not so good in
finish or logic as "The Forward
Pass" but young Doug and
younger Loretta do nicely with
small opportunity and gra-
ciousIy step aside for Eddie Nu-
gent and Louise Fazenda who
do an auagio dance that is q
k. o. Ethel Wales, Otis Harlan
and Inez Courtney also lend
their talents for comedy and
prove a great support.
Continuing the policy in
augurated recently q single
stage feature is presented. this
time In the person of the pop
ular Nick Lucas with his guitar
and his familiar songs, among
which we hear the hits from
THE Gold Diggers" and The
Show of Shows"
News reels showing the re-
cent "red" riot here and In New
York, is followed by two Vita
phone variety shorts, one Of a
serious trend. the other equally
light. Mr.. Breeskin conducts
the orchestra through q
sprightly overture and Milton
Davis presides at the console.
Book the Earle this week ana
come out wondering how long
it has been since you had so
much funl *. Z.