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The Washington times., 1930-06-19
TALK|E PATENT
SUIT FILED

Three German inventors. an
American corporation and a Swiss
concern have filed suit in Equity
Court declaring the former TO be
the first inventors Of sound pic
lures and asking that the Com
missioner of Patents be compelled
to issue letters patent to the
American company, which bought
the patent rights.
General Talking Pictures Corp,
DeForrest Phonofilms. Inc, and
Lee DeForrest are the defendants
named. Their addresses are all
given as New York city. The
plaintiffs are the American Tri-
Ergon Corp, Of New York; Tri.
Ergon Holding Company. Of St.
Gall, Switzerland, and Josef Engl.
Joseph. MaSselle and Hans Vogt,
of Berlin, Germany.
1t is claimed in the bill filed by
Attorneys S. M. Ward, jr., of New
York, and Louis L. Handy, of
this city, that the Germans filed
their application for letters patent
in Germany in June, 1919, and, ac-
cording to laws Of this country,
their priority of rights to the
patent in this country should be-
gin with that date, although they
applied for patents in this coun-
try in April, 1921.
The Swiss corporation acquired
the patent rights, the court is in
formed, and transferred them to
william Fox, who later conveyed
them to the American corporation.
DeForreSt filed his claims in
September, 1919, in this country.
The Washington times., 1930-06-19
JURY IS WAIVED
IN DRUG TRIAL

An innovation in criminal trial
procedure was inaugurated in Dis
trict Supreme Court yesterday
when Lee Jen, q Chinese charged
with illegal importation Of opium.
announced through his attorney.
John E. Laskey, that he would
waive trial by jury.
Until recently it had been con.
sidered that persons indicted on
felony charges in Federal courts
could not waive jury trials, but
the Supreme Court Of the United
States recently upheld the con.
tention that waiver Of Jury was
legal. The high court ruling
arose from a case In which the
trial was completed by eleven
jurors and stipulated that con,
sent of prosecutor and the court
must be obtained before defend,
ant can waive.
Assistant United States Attor-
ney James r. Hughes consented
to allow the Chinese to waive
and Justice william T1itz an.
nounced that he would hear the
evidence.
The Washington times., 1930-06-19
WOMAN DENIES
LIQUOR SALE

The accusations Of the police
vice squad, which charged Mrs.
Sarah Estelle Wysong, SO, of the
21OO block K st. N. W., with
possession of liquor. following q
raid yesterday, were denied by
Mrs. Wysong today just prior to
her appearance in Police Court.
Arraigned today on the charges.
Mrs. WySong pleaded not guilty,
but waived jury trial through her
attorney, Harry Whalen.
Mrs. WySong and her husband,
Government employe, claim
their home was raided on a war
rant calling for the arrest of
John Doe" and 38 bottles of
home brew which the husband
made for home consumption
seized.
Neither ever has been arrested
before, Mrs. Wysong said.
She charged that Sergt. o. j.
Lettermah,. who heads the squad,
did not show her a warrant
when he came in.
The warrant charges that q
drink was sold to an informer
at the Wysong home, on dune 13,
but Mrs, Wysong alleges no one
was at home on that date.
The Washington times., 1930-06-19
OFFICIAL
REPLIES TO
CHARGES
Poor Man Gains by Proposed
Schedule, Utility Asserts;
Quiz by Peoples Counsel

with the so-calIed reduced gas
rates the subject Of heated de.
bate by numerous factions, Wash
ington Gas Light officials stoutly
defended today the proposed
schedule ''as very fair rate"
what washington is In.
terested in il mot the average
domestic cOnsumer--he alone
is not considered. But the man
who now has to pay q dollar
per thousand cubic feet, he can
get 1t much cheaper under the
new schedule"
This statement was made by a
high official in answer to the
criticism that the average domeS-
tic consumer who uses 3,400 cubic
feet Of gas each month would
have to pay exactly the same
amount under the new plan. The
man who uses less would have to
pay more, it was also shown. In
answer to this objection, the COM
pany spokesman continued:
"Our figures show that the
general average consumption Ii
4,2OO cubic feet q month. This
means q reduction for the
average.
"And here is something. We
find that the poor people are
not the most meager gas
customers. 1t is the rich who
use their meters only occa-
SiOnalIy. There are several
thousand meters that are being
carried at q loss. But they are
not those in the home Of the
poor man.
It was pointed out, in reply,
that 103, 900 of the total 1O4,OO
gas consumers in the District
use an average Of 3,4OO cubic feet,
which is less than the figure Of
400 which the gas company has
been using as q basis.
The. Public Utilities Commits
sion has given no outward indi.
cation Of how it stands on the
60cent fixed charge.
Peoples Counsel Richmond b
Keech would make no comment
but requested information which
viii enable him to analyze gas
consumption He win examine
particularly the justification for
the fixed meter charge. There is
probability that some effort will
be made to induce the gas com
pany to substitute a minimum
consumption fee'' instead Of a flat
rate regardless of how much gas
Is used.
No date will be set for the
hearing In all probability until
Congress passes the merger bill
because the schedule Of rates Is
to apply "if and when" the com
pany is allowed to merge with the
Georgetown GaSlight Company
its subsidiary.
The Washington times., 1930-06-19
GUILD TO STAGE
PLAY IN PARK

Sitting out under the skies, with
trees and shrubbery for scenery,
playgoers will see Shakespeare's
Tempest" played at $3.50 o'clock
tonight by the Community Drama
Guild.
The play will be presented at
the Sylvan Theater near the
Monument grounds. The weather
man has promised that the only
storm viii be in the play. There
viii be another show tomorrow
night. and in case of bad weather
on either night, again on Satur-
day.
Music for the comedy will be
played by the Marine Band Or
cheStra.
A group of Boy Scouts will serve
as lllarshalS.
The Washington times., 1930-06-19
Applicants Seeking -Four
District Bench Posts

pointment to either bench are
John E. LaSkey, District Attorney
from 1914 to 1921, and lately
engaged as special prosecutor in
the Mcpherson case. Joseph w.
Cox, another of the candidates
was special assistant to the At
torney General in the Wilson ad-
nniniStratio1, prosecuting anti
trust cases, and acted as counsel
for the Shipping Board and other
Government agencies.
Frank Spriggs Perry, former
Assistant United States Attorney
and delegate to the Democratic
national conventions Of 1920 ana
1924, as well as w. w. MILAN
and Paul Sleman, local attorneys,
are also on the list of availables.
To this should be added the
name Of Levi H. David, for IS
years a practicing attorney in
this city who, is being boosted by
his friends for a place on the
judicial bench.
The Washington times., 1930-06-19
Bauer Dies of Shot
To AUOid ODerntiOl

william e. Bauer, A., First
block Fifteenth st. s. B.. who
shot himself through the head
yesterday two hours after his
physician had advised him that
another operation was necessary
to save his life, died today in
Casualty Hospital.
Bauer was an enploye Of the
Southern Railway. He had been III
and unable to work for sometime.
Yesterday his wife, his mother.in-
law, Mrs. Florence BateEnan, and
his sister-in-law. Mrs. Mary Beach.
heard the shot and rushed to his
room.
He was found leeding, With
the pistol by his hand.
The Washington times., 1930-06-19

There is no dearth of candi-
dates for the four new places as
justices of the Court Of Appeals
and the District Supreme Court
created by an act of Congress of
June 13 and applicants for ap-
pointment to either bench or the
other, are being groomed even
though President Hoover has not
yet signed the bill.
Two of the judges under Che
bill will be assigned to the Dis
trict Supreme Court raising the
total in that tribunal from seven
to nine.
The other two will serve In the
District Court Of Appeals, which
win have five judges.
Since President Hoover has
been in the White House he has
appointed Chief Justice Alfred A.
Wheat of the Supreme Court, and
Jesse c. Adkins, who was named
as associate justice Of that court.
Among the candidates for APP
The Washington times., 1930-06-19
EARLY PASSAGE
Of MEASURE
F0RES[EN
Compromise Affected After
Conference; Amendments
Are Accepted by Senators

There were renewed hopes to
Gay for the passage of the long
delayed police and firemen's in
creased pay bill before the ad
journment Of Congress.
An agreement between Repre-
sentative Simmons, Of the House
Appropriations Committee, who
has been holding up the measure
and members of the Senate Dis
trict Committee and spokesmen
for the police and firernen, was
reported as virtually having been
reached.
In that event the bill would be
sent to conference committee and
Senate and House differences
quickly ironed out, in accordance
with the informal agreement pre-.
yiously reached.
Representative Simmons said
last might that he had hopes
that the bill would be passed
within a day or so. When Sim
mons was asked about reports
that the House Rules Committee
might report q special rule to
send the bill to conference, to
which procedure Simmons has
heretofore successfully objected.
Simmons said:
IF an agreement is reached
there will be no need for q.
special rule; if an agreement
is not reached, I hardly think
there win be 3 rule"
Simmons said he was awaiting
the return Of Speaker Long.
worth, which was an intimation
that Simmons would withdraw
his objection to further House
consideration of the bill. The
Speaker was out of the city
yesterday, but was due back at
his desk today. The compromise
reported to have been worked out
retains in the main the so-caIled
Simmons amendments, but the
Nebraskan is expected to yield on
. couple of minor points.
The Washington times., 1930-06-19
4-H Members Hear
OF Rural Importance

Members of Al Clubs who are
in Washington this week for
their annual national encamp-
ment gathered in the auditorium
of the National Museum today to
hear an address by r. j. Dunlap.
Dunlap spoke in place of Secre-
tary Of Agriculture Arthur Hyde,
who was ur1avoidably detained.
Boys and girls from the rural
sections will play an important
part in the future progress Of
this country, Dunlap said, and
urged the youngsters to get as
much practical training for life
as possible.
The Washington times., 1930-06-19
Hit by Street Car,
Girl NeriOuSLu Hurt

Struck by a street car and
then hurled in front of an auto
mobile, Verda May Atwell, 81,
700 block Alabama Ave. s.. E.,
was seriously injured today at
Ninth st. and Pennsylvania Ave.
N. w.
The Fire Rescue Squad placed
the injured girl in their truck and
rushed her to the Emergency
Hospital.
Physicians said Miss Atwell
sustained possible internal injur-
les.
The Washington times., 1930-06-19
Boy z, Caughtin Tree Fork
Rescued By Flrenaen

School was out yesterday and
today Robert Perry, Z, 200 block
x st, N, E., enjoying new found
freedom, was all for having a Lit.
tie fun.
Since last summer, however,
Robert has apparently gotten out
Of practice at climbing trees.
Today he tried to climb one
near his home. Shortly after
wards the neighhors heard shouts
for help. Roberts knee was
wedged in a fork about six feet
above the graund and he was
unable to bulge.
The fire rescue squad was
The Washington times., 1930-06-19

called and advanced on the tree
with crow bars and heavy pinch
shippers. Before he would per-
NIT the rescuers to begin opera.
tions, Robert demanded positive
assurance that the snipeprs would
not be used on his knee.
After the rescue he was turned
over to his mother, who had been
an anxious watcher.
Robert was unhurt. The fire
men, noticing that he looked pale
and frightened. offered him an
ammonia tablet, but the boy took
one whiff, of it and turned it
down, saying he had had trou-
bleS enough for one day.
The Washington times., 1930-06-19
SIUGLLOlDed Pin
Closed, Child Safe

Four.year-old Mary Catherine
Mack, Of the 1900 block Corbin
Pl. N. E., will suffer4no Ill effects
from having swallowed a safety
pin, since the pin was closed,
according to physicians at Cas-
ualty Hospital.
The child. daughter Of George
Mack, was brought to oithe hospital
yesterday and an X-ray was
taken. It was found the pin was
moving normally through the
stomach.
The Washington times., 1930-06-19
BEUFE HEADS GROUP

John A. Beute, of Woodward
& Lothrop, was elected chairman
of the department store group Of
the Merchants and Manufac-
turers Association yesterday at a
luncheon meeting at the Occi-
dental Hotel.
The Washington times., 1930-06-19
CROSBY VISITS
D. c. COURTS

Commissioner Herbert B. Crosby.
accompanied by orpora tion
Counsel William w. Bride, today
is making tour of the courts of
the District as part of his pro-
gram of gathering information
about the various branches of the
District government.
Major General Crosby arrived
at the Police Court building about
IL o'clock and held a 20-minute
conference with Judge John p.
Mcmahon, who is sitting in the
United States branch, after which
he went to call on Presiding
Judge Gus A. Schuldt.
Homes /. detached. semi detached,
row and group are Offered for
umns of Times Classified Ads.
The Washington times., 1930-06-19
go BOYS GO TO CAMP

Sixty Washington Schoolboys
just starting on vacation viii
leave from the Y. M. C. A., Seven
teenth and G Streets Northwest,
tomorrow at 8 e. m. for Camp
Let's, on the Rhodes River. which
! opens for the 1880 season.
The Washington times., 1930-06-19
CARD PARTY TONIGHT

A card party for the Woman's
Benefit Association Clubhouse,
100 block Massachusetts, Ave.
N. W. win be held tonight.
The Washington times., 1930-06-19
$1,000 RING LOST

A diamond ring valued at So, 900
was left in q washroom OF a New
York-Washington Strain of the
Pennsylvania Railroad by Moe
Leipzig. of New York, he told
police today.
The Washington times., 1930-04-23
Bow For Willie

I have been watching Willie
Howard for a good 20 y earS, and
he can still make me laugh easier
than most of his high.priced con-
temporaries.
He works like a trojan in
George Whites Scandals at Polls
this week and is the main reason
why the tenth edition is one of
the funniest Of the series. The
mans genius for rnimicry is as.
founding. His take-off of George
JeSsell singing MY Mothers
Eyes" is such a faithful carbon
OF the Jessell voice and manner
iSmS as to be almost uncanny.
Jolson he has always been able
to initiate well. and his impress
sion Of Eddie Cantor indicates a
close study of the pop-eyed comic.
Willie Howard is really a hard
luck actor. When the ShubertS
starred him the production was
shabby and the musical comedy
book handed to him was very
weak. When he made his talk.
ing picture debut. some studio
genius decided the Howard forte
was emotional stuff, and so his
short celluloid feature was a d,Sl.
Given the right story, Willie
Howard should click on the
screen, for he has fine singing
voice In addition to his comedic
gift.
The Washington times., 1930-04-23
BY DOROTHY HERZOG
Copyright. 1880. Prsmier
avnnicatA. Ina.A

HOLLYWOOD, April 23.--Life
becomes increasingly vague and
meaningless. 1t was announced
that Norma Talmadge would
bring "DuBarry" to the screen.
She will. But the ultra proper
title Of "DuBarry" has under.
gone o Hollywood baptism and
is to reach the screen as Flame
of the Flesh" ct, tu, DuBarry.
Appropos Of title and such,
this department wishes to speak
severely to wags who insist upon
mailing us our printed colyums
and marking in heavy pencil
advertisements Sittin at the end
No one associated with this col.
yum has anything to do with the
use Of Stomachache advertise
ments or skin itch dittos that
frequently sit beneath We'll, I'll
be seeing you"
We can appreciate the wisdom
of the advertisements, but we
refuse to believe our colyum
11ecessitates immediate use Of the
advice.
The Safest Way
Which, for no reason at all
recalls the story Buster Keaton il
telling. It concerns an inebriated
lad who became quite nuisance
to his two pals when it was time
to 60 home. The sober ones
figured it wouldn't be safe hay
The Washington times., 1930-04-23
MONEY GOING
TO NEEDY
ACTORS

II BEGINNING next Saturday In. the
motion picture theaters Of Wash.
iIigton collections will be taken UP
at each performance for the Ma.
tional Variety Artists benefit fund.
{. This Is the only organization
in America which is permitted
the privilege Of using the thea.
ters in O direct appeal for funds.
All the money collected goes di-
rectly to the N. v. A. treasury
for sick actors and those tenn
porary financial straits. It sup.
ports q $1,OO0,OOO sanitarium at
Saranac and last year alone the
N. v. A. advanced 100000 to
actors who had jobs promised In
Hollywood, but were without the
funds to get them to the coast.
- For those who might be tempted
to frown on the actors appeal 1t
might be stated that in 1929,
these professional entertainers
contributed talent for charitable
and other worthy causes mostly
benefits--for which q conservative
estimate would be 5000. 200 II
paid for at regular prices. Under
such circumstances those who
give so generously for others de.
serve every consideration from
theatergoers when they appeal
for the actor in distress.
The Washington times., 1930-04-23
DC. GIRLS ARE
LA PLANTE
DOUBLES

Winners in the similarity con-
test conducted by the Rialto
Theater to find the Washington
double for Laura LaPlante. the
Universal motion picture star,
were:
Fay Z. Allen, 1927 q Street,
first prize.
Elizabeth Mulleneaux, 420 Gal
latin st., second prize.
Bernice Thomas, 1885 Fourth
ST., third prize.
Clair Sessford, 141O M St.,
fourth prize.
Marian Parker, BIS Upshur St.,
fifth prize. ~
In addition to the capital
prizes 100 sets of tickets for the
Rialto showings were awarded to
other contestants,
The Washington times., 1930-04-23
Real Thrills

"Ingagi''-which means "go
rilla" in a certain African. dia
lect-comes to Keith's next week
heralding as providing the last
word in animal thrills. E
The talked about sequence shows
a gorilla or giant ape dragging a
native woman through the brush.
Another scene shows q surprise
attack on one of the picture tax.
ing party by lion and In this
case 1t is different, for the huge
jungle beast actually down the
man, rnauls him, while ne strug.
giles to escape and gets to his
feet in the uneven bate. The
cameras are turned off before the
end of the incident, as .he pic
ture would surely have been
greWSome. 49,
The Washington times., 1930-04-23
Observations

Personal observations gathered
In q round Of the current attrac.
stionS are:
That John Mack Brown has
had greater opportunities and
knows less about acting than any
leading man on the screen.
That Harry Richman's name
means little to motion picture
patrons because it is not in the
F Street lights, though his first
feature is winner.
That Lois Moran is slipping
and so I believe the stories she
will be seen in q Selwyn play
next fall.
That Dave Schooler is the best
piano player M. C. in the bust.
ness and II you doubt it hear him
at the Palace this week.
That the reason John BoleS
didn't sing in his personal ap-
pearAnceS was that he left Holly
wood with the distinct under.
standing he could rest his voice
during stage work.
That Paul Whiteman's "King
of jazz" will be a knockout fea.
ture If we can believe the trailer
samples. And that Earl Carrots
"Gamboling on the Green" mum.
Der from Sketch Book" is tame
compared to a glimpse of the to-
baSco like 1t in the Whiteman
feature.
That Frances williams in
scandals" has been neglected by
the song writers.
That whoever wrote the dia.
logue for Joan Crawford's "Mon.
tana Moon" slipped In at least
one that would never pass the
Will Hays moral code
The Washington times., 1930-04-23

Well, I'll be seeing you.
The Washington times., 1930-04-23
the Apple
Blossom Festival y y
April 24th and 25th

DOWN in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia,
- one of the garden spots of America paradise
awaits you..a paradise of apple blossoms, deli
beauty and fragrance. There are other blossoms
too. in full bloom the whole scene of myriad
coIOrs displayed against the famous Blue Ridge
Mountains, background of fresh, verdant green.
No painting picture, words adequately describe the
lovenes you the Valley and motorists from nearly
every state the Union make this annual pilgrimage.
The festival wOday celebration, held Winchester, where
of Vgnia young compete with the blossoms
the Shrine Beauty All up and down the Valley of
Drive the Apple Blossom Festival Vr
gnas system of excellent arera highways You make
Amoco all the way.
The AMERICAN OIL COMPANY
@iaed~ Pan nAmerca &
General Offices American Bldg, Baltimore, Md
The Washington times., 1930-04-23
D. c. THEATERS TO MAKE APPEAL FOR ~ " A. FUND
Norma 7 Ta1madge Is Remaking Du Barry

ing the drunk bouncing out Of
the rumble seat. And there
wasn't any other place for him.
Perturbed, they ,bolstered the
drunk against the running board
and went into O huddle. Finally
they decided.
He drove the car home.
Now they're saying that Mary
Nolan and Universal have made
1t up. Lii while ago, Mary pulled
a bubble stunt reminiscent Of her
Imogene Wilson headlined days.
Mary was yanked out Of the pic.
ture and Pauline Starke showed
in. With competition keener
than it has been since yesterday,
this Is no time for q flick-ite to
pull INT. temperament. Not
even for q gag.
Found: A guy who's so dumb
he thinks "All's Quiet on the
Western Front" is silent film.
Are all the museums loaded.
Shortly before Colleen Moore
and her husband. John Nc.
Cormick agreed to file divorce
papers, they fourSomed with Mr..
and Mrs. Hal Cooley and pur.
chased large plot of ground in
Palm Springs. Some 18O acres,
It's said. Mr.. Cooley figured to
subdivide the property, but with
his partners gone the way of
many marriages he's kinda up a
tree.
For years, James Howe
The Washington times., 1930-04-23
"Office Steps" Has
Vaudeville Actors

One of the latest of Vitaphone
Varieties novelties is office
Steps," In which an entire office
staff diScardS old-fashioned ideas
Of office work for new.
The players include Harry Nc
Naughton. the Phelps Twins Of
''The Sketch Book; Billy Reed
and Lou Duthers, Jack Thomp.
son and Gertrude Mcdonald Of
FIFTY Million Frenchmen," and
. score Of chaminK girls.
The Washington times., 1930-04-23
Richman Can Act

Harry Richman appearing in
Putin on the Ritz" now at
Loew'S Columbia, is known pri-
marily as a songSter and night
club entertainer. but he has had
considerable experience in dram
attic work having been for q
number of years connected with
various stock companies.
The Washington times., 1930-04-23

Chinese, despite his name-was
Herbert Brenon's crack camera
man. OF late, though, Howe has
been dabbling into new fields. He
has made an. all-cast Japanese
talky for release by Tom White
Productions among the japanese
Of the Pacific coast and in Japan,
proper.
The Washington times., 1930-04-23

Your home or office needs can be
satisfied by the adVertIseP& using to-
day. Business Service Directory
Hext "a last page.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-30

children seems to have undertaken a more difficult task.
 One reason for this probably Is that the individual who is interest ed in his health gets an immediate feeling of accomplishment and pleasure from setting up exercises whereas many q father who is genu- irely loyal to his responsibilities as a parent feels only boredom after he has talked to his child for more than 10 minutes.
 If fathers could find some way Of getting pleasure out Of the society or their young children, there would be fewer half-orphans in the American family of today.
 One young father who had play cd football a few years ago met the situation by lining his three and two-year- r-old sons up before him in the living room every evening and teaching them to play football.
 These evenings of gay, rough and tumble play gave him a basis of comradeship with his children which has developed through the years into the happiest sort of re- lstionship.
 Teaching a child 10 do something which we ourselves enjoy Is the best basis for comradeship. Fifteen minutes a day of any sort of play together is enough to establish ia ther in his children's eyes as a real friend,