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The Washington times., 1930-08-26
CLANCY Born in 1888
On April Fools Day

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 26 Q.N.So 4.
Lon CLANCY, Man of a Thou
sand Faces" who died here today
was born on April Fools Day
(April /, 1887 of deaf and dumb
parents and his first role in the
amusement world was that of a
clown.
Strangely enough Chaney's
greatest pictures were considered
those in which he played clown
parts, in Laugh, Clown, Laugh"
and 'He Who Gets Slapped"
Chaney'S first position in the
theater was that of property boy
and to the time of his death he
carried a card in the Stage
Hands Union.
Chaney's first stage appear
ance was at stage hands bene-
fit when he was Is.
The film world in which he
was such an important character
never knew Lon CLANCY.
He took no part in the SOCIAL
life and none of the numerous
Hollywood "sets" could claim him.
Aside from his screen roles he
was known only as retiring
man with pulled-down cap who
summed the crowds.
Chaney's "Frog" in "The Mira
Gle Man" is considered the only
perfect picture characterization
by the screens most severe critics.
. Much of Chaney's early career
was spent around San Francisco
after play written by him and
his brother George and produced
by them had failed. ..A.
It was during his San Francisco
experiences that CLANCY met,
courted and wed Haze Hastings,
actress and member of the Hart
mann Opera Company. They have
been constant companions since.
Mrs. CLANCY was at the bedside
at her husbands death.
Chaney throughout his life
Stunned interviewers, remarklng
that they. asked too darn many
questions" .<
His intimates were few. Gen.
Smedley Butler, of the Marines,
being one of them.
CLANCY always commanded a
large salary and his mode of life
was very simple. He kept no SER
wants and always drove his own
automobile.
Chaney's pet hobbies were fish
ing and mechanical and mathe-
matical problems. He was the
author of Encyclopedia Britain
ica's chapter on motion picture
makeup.
While to the world at large he
was known as hard boiled" in
actual life CLANCY was tender
hearted man who would go to
any length to relieve suffering
and his love for animal life was
IN outstanding characteristic.
The Washington times., 1930-08-26
HobOes Being Warned
Not to Go South
This Year

A warning to stay at home"
is being issued by the Saliva.
tion Army to ali transients who
feel the wanderlust stirring in
their blood. .
Each year a large number of
unemployed transients make a
southwark rush to escape the
rigors of winter, it was said.
The burden of caring for these
people and returning them to
their homes falls heaviest on
the Salvation Army.
This year a movement is be-
in instigated by Commissioner
Alexander M. Damon, in charge
of the Southern territory, to
warn all knights of the road
and others who prefer the
gentler breezes of the South to
the freezing winds of a North
ern climate, to stay away.
The Washington times., 1930-08-26
STRIKE
PEACE SEEN

Settlement Of the contract bat
tie between the local movie thea.
ter owners and the musicians to-
day appeared likely.
Representatives of the music
ians union will report to their or
ganization today the result Of a
conference held yesterday after
noon with the owners. This aft
ernoon at 2 O'Clock, representa-
tives of both factions will again
meet in the Earle Building and
an agreement may probably will
be reached.
The meeting Of yesterday was
the first sign of progress in the
battle since Thursday, after the
musicians had announced they
would stand by their demand for
contracts requiring each theater
to employ a minimum number of
musicians.
Pledge Secrecy
Immediately in the wake of the
musicians demand, members of
the stage hands and projection
machine operators unions threat
ened to walk-out in a sympathetic
strike unless the demands of the
musicians were met.
Julian Brylawski, president of
the owners, declared that both
factions were pledged to secrecy
concerning transactions at the
meeting yesterday, and declined
to state whether or not conces-
sions had been made on either
side.
Winkler Leaves
Joe E. Winkler, labor repre-
sentative of the Fox Theater in.
terests, who had been here for
several DAYS comforting with the
ater officials, left the city last
night.
The current contracts of the
musicians expire on Sunday at
midnight. In the event no agree
ment is reached between the two
factions. canned" music will
hold sway in all local theaterS,
stage presentations will be con.
celed and the sympathetic walk
out of the stage hands and
projection machine operators ap-
pear likely. .t
The Washington times., 1930-08-26
2 Boys Arrested
In Window Breaking

Joseph Hall, 81, of the 40 block
Sixth st. n. W., and William D.
Diggs, 8, colored. of the 40 block
Second st. S. W.. were arrested
yesterday, and held on charges
of investigation.
The two boys were apprehended
in the 900 block c st. N. w. and
after being questioned admitted
that they had broken a window
in the house in an attempt to
enter it.
The Washington times., 1930-08-26
LACK Of WATER
DOOMS HOUSE

Handicapped by low water sup
ply, caused by the drought, mem
bers of three volunteer fire com
panies last night battled in vain
to save the $4,000 residence OF
j. Oliver Hamilton, employe OF
the General Accounting Office
between Four Corners and Wheat
on, Md, from fire,
While firemen of the. Silver
Spring, Takolna Park and Ken
sington departments were forceo
to lay 5000 feet of hose to q
stream and used all available ap
paratus, they were able to main
tain force in only a single line
of hose and the house burned tc
the ground.
Attracted by flames, a crowd OF
5000 persons collected to watch
the firemen in their losing bat
tie, Only one member of thc
family, j. Oliver Hamilton, jr.
was at home. The others are va
cationing at Chesapeake Beach.
The Washington times., 1930-08-26
To co VIA
TELEv|SION

CHICAGO. Aug. 26 GN.SJ.
The dawn of a new day in prize
fight promotion is anticipated
in the scheduled television broad
cast of the Tuffy Griffith-Stanley
Harris heavyweight bout here to-
morrow night.
The broadcast is to be made
over station W9XAP from 8 to
$50 p. m. Central standard
time). For the benefit Of those
not equipped with television re.
ceiving instruments, the bout Is
to be broadcast over station
WMAQ. Bill Hay, veteran an
nouncer, will give a blow-by-bloW
description of the contest.
The Washington times., 1930-08-26
WilLebrandt in Ne1v York,
Coy on Prohibition
IN "THE TRAP"

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 Q.N.So
1t won't do you any good to ask
Mabel Walker Willebrandt her
opinion on prohibition-unless,
perhaps, you are one of her
clients seeking purely professional
advice.
However, she will talk enthu-
,siastically about women making
as good, or as bad lawyers. as
men, and how she would love to
fly a plane six days in the week
if she had the time and leisure.
Mrs. Willebrandt was in New
York today attending the conven-
ton of Phi Delta Delta, one Of
the largest national legal soror-
tiles, of which she is honorary
president. When asked if she
planned to return to politics, she
said:
81 am not thinking Of any
thing but practicing law, but
never prOpheSy about myself
or any other woman"
Mrs. Willebrandt revealed that
she commuted regularly by plane
between Los Angeles and Wash
ington, saying: .
''If 1 had the time and the
money there is nothing / would
like better than to be in my
own plane six days Of the
week."
Mrs. 'Willebrandt has distinct
views on the fair sex in law. She
declared: -
The Washington times., 1930-08-26
Attorneys Named
Wireless Receivers

Albert E. Steinem local attorney
and Sam Howard, of Chicago,
have been appointed by Justice
Jesse G. Adkins ancillary re-
ceivers of the Universal wireless
Communication Company Of
Chicago. which went in bank
ruptcy last June in that city.
The receivers will Immediately
take over the local assets Of the
concern which consist of a radio
transmitting station and office
equipment estimated at $4,000.
The total assets of the bank
rupt radio concern are said to
exceed $2,500,000 including equip
ment and transmitting plants in
IL cities of the country.
The Washington times., 1930-08-26
Kidnapers Ask Cash
USinq Carrier Pigeon

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 Q.N.SO. .
Kidnapers who employed the un-
usual plan of using carrier
pigeons in an attempt to gain
$4,000 ransom were sought to-
day for abducting the 15-year-old
daughter of Anthony Favata,
wealthy real estate dealer.
Favata said he had received
two kilograms demanding him to
go to a certain store and ask for
carrier pigeons left for him and
send the money. The child dis
appeared August 6.
The Washington times., 1930-08-26
Gloria Song
On WMAL Tonight

Say 'Oui' Cherie," one Of
the song hits of Gloria Swan
sons latest picture, What
A WiGow!"- soon to be
shown at a local LoeW The
ater-will be presented fog
the first time by a Wash
ington orchestra tonight
during the broadcast by AL
Sakol's Lotus Orchestra over
station WMAL, starting at
10 o'clock.
The words will be sung by
Johnny Rousseau.
The song will be repeated
again during the Lotus broad
cast starting at noon to-
morrow.
In What A Widow!"
Gloria Swanson traverses the
route to be followed in De-
cember by the TypicaI Wash
ington Girl, who will be
chosen in October by The
Washington Times.
The Washington times., 1930-08-26

CORNELIUS VANDERBILT,
head of one of Americas lead
ing social families, is snapped
at Newport as he goes to his
yacht, Enterprise. for trial races
to seek the right Of defending
the challenge cup against Sir
Thomas Upton at Newport,
The Washington times., 1930-08-26
Fugitive Arrested
On FeLOnY Charge

ALEXANDRIA. Va, Aug. 26.
James E. DodSon, 81 years old, Of
4Ol South Lee st. was arrested
here last night on a capias issued
by the clerk of the Culpeper
County Circuit Court charging
him with a felony. He will be
turned over to the sheriff Of Cul'
peper County today.
Dodson is one Of several pri-
soners who escaped from the
Culpeper Jail more than q year
ago. ,I--
The Washington times., 1930-08-26
w. C. T. U. TO MEET

BALLSTON, Va. Aug. 25.-The
Waverly Hills Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will hold their
monthly meeting at the Mount
Olivet Methodist Protestant
Church tomorrow afternoon at
O'Clock.
The Washington times., 1930-08-26

81 do not see why they call
us women lawyers Women
are either lawyers or they are
not lawyers. Sex has nothing
to do with it in that profession
or in any other"
New Britain herald., 1930-08-01
ASKS ABOUT SIZE
 OF BATHING SUITS
South Kent Man Inquiries Con-
 cerning Modest Garb

Hartford Aug, 1 tP-What Is the legal minimum in bathing suits ? The ladies of South Kent don't know and the state government won't tell Any one having the de- sired information should notify President Lewis F. Fillmore, of the North Lake Protective association, North Lake Spectacle, South Kent.
 MT. Fillmore has asked the attor- ney general to define a bathing suit, one proper to be worn in south Kent and which would not be of fansive to the women at that sum- mer colony.
 Assistant Attorney General H. Rogers Jones has written MT. Ell more that it is not the practice of the attorney general to give advice to private individuals but rather to state officials and departments. He accordingly suggests the matter be taken up with the prosecutor for that section, particular reference being made to Chapter 333 of the revised statutes of 1918, section e400 and 640S. As these sections re- late particularly to indecent expo sure. the bathing suits worn Tn South Kent would have to be at least something greatly out of the ordl- nary to violate the statutes.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-01
MRS. MARY M0LCHAN,
 ILL FOR YEAR, DIES
Lasalle Street Woman Prominent in Russian Affairs Here-Leayes
 3S Descendants.

Mrs. Mary Molchan. one of the most prominent Russian residents of this city, died this morning at 100 o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Anna Cherpak of fl Lasalle street. after an illness of a years duration. She was 70 years of age
 Born in Austria of Russian par ents Mrs, Molchan came to this city more than 25 years ago and since then had made her home in this city. She was active in the af- fairs of the Russian Orthodox church on Washington street, of which she was a member for many years. Before her illness Mrs. Mol chan was instrumental in practical ly all Russian affairs in this city.
 Surviving are two sons, Nicholas and Michael Molchan of this city; four daughters, Mrs. Anna Cherpak with whom she had made her home, Mrs. Mary Hamilla Of this city, and Mrs. Elizabeth Dohencik and Mrs. Catherine Pistey of Bridgeport: a brother, Andrew Suchy, in Penn sylvania: 31 grandchildren, and a great grandchild.
 Funeral services will be held to- morrow morning at o'clock at the home and at S:30 at the Russian Orthodox church. Burial will be in Fairview cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-01
City items

Co No , of the fire department was called to an awning fire at C.. Fazzinas maCaroni factory. 15a' Washington street, at 2:2O o'clock this afternoon. Slight damage was done.
 Mrs. Elsie Osborne Davis of i 'oughkeepsie. N. Y, formerly of New Britain. was q visitor in this city today. She was active in welfare work in this city and for some time has been engaged in similar work in the employ of q bank in Pough- kcepsie.
 Chief John OConnor Of the Washington. D. c. fire depa rtment called on Chief W. J. Noble Of the local department today.
 Sergeant Michael J. Flynn started q months assignment in the detee- tive bureau on the 3 p. m. to mid night shift today, succeeding Ser Seant r. A. McAvay.
 The fire department responded to l2 still" and il bell alarms during the month of July Figures on the losses have not been completed.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-01
Give Testimony in Case
 Involving Rubbish Pile

Giovanni Nalenti of Franklin street testified yesterday in the court of common pleas in his ac- tions 10 force Nicola and Maria Bellini, who live next door to his place, 10 remove at once a huge pile of cinders and other rubbish that they haev allowed to accumu- late between the two homes. He claims that the presence of this rubbish pile constitutes nuisance and in an ever present danger to the health of the residents in the vicinity.
 Practically all day was spent in the hearing of testimony of plaintiff and defendant, and Judge Howard asked Attorney Joseph G. Woods for the plaintiff and Attorney Anthony Rich of Bristol for the defendant 10 file briefs in the case within the week.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-01
CAMPAIGN FUNDS
 PROBE IS PLANNED
Bay State and Tennessee Check
 ups Possible /

Washington, Aug. i P>-Outlin- ing the program of the senatorial campaign funds committee, Chair man Wye said today that campaigns in Massachusetts and Tennessee might be gone into.
 Nye said q conference would be held Monday with Massachusetts citizens on conditions there He add ed that numerous complaints had been received, including a letter from Conrad Crooker, counsel for the Liberal Civic league.
 Hearings on the Pennsylvania primary will be resumed Tuesday and the Nebraska and Illinois in vestigations will start again later this month, Nye said.
 The committee chairman said there had been criticism because hearings scheduled for Nebraska had been postponed but he added he thought the situation there de- served a further study
 He said the committee "expects to show a transfer of money to George w. Norris. Broken Bow grocer" while he was in Estes Park, Colorado. after the announce ment Of his candidacy against George w. Norris, the present sen ator.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-01
Truck Driver Held
 For Charging Fares

Sergeant P. A. McAvay of the de- tective bureau today served a war rant on Anthony Bobrowski, 20, of 173 Beaver street, charging him with violation of the motor vehicle laws in failing to obtain a public service operators license and registration before carrying passengers in his car for a price.
 According 10 August Schrey of so Sheffield street and Herbert Tanguay of 45 Sheffield street, Bobrowski drove them. with other boys, to Bloomfield on July 26. charging them 50 cents each. They expected to go to work in the tobacco fields but were obliged 10 return home on foot when the jobs did not material ize.
 BobroWc.i's arrest was the second of it's kind this week, the other case being scheduled for trial in police court tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-01
ALDERMAN ENJOYS
 MEAL WITH PRINCE
Johnson Guest at Banquet in
 Stockholm, Sweden

Alderman J. Gustave Johnson, now touring Sweden and neighbor- ing countries, was a guest recently at a, banquet attended by Prince Bernadotte and at which the Amer lean minister to Stockholm, MT. Moorehead, made his first speech in Sweden.
 The banquet was attended by a number of American citizens visit ing at Stockholm. the city in which the event took place. Prince Berna : dotte was present to welcome the visitors from the country of his bride, the former Estelle Manville, and like mission brought MT. Moorehead 10 the gathering.
 In a letter to Alderman Walter R. Fax, Alderman Johnson's busi- ness associate, the latter describes the function and expresses a belief that no other pleasure in his trip . can eclipse the enjoyment of the Stockholm banque..
 Alderman Johnson is now visit ing at the home of his mother. He brought his automobile to Sweden and has taken several motor trips requiring several days each. He has also been in Lapland where during the month of July he disported on the snow and ice. At Norway, he reports. he witnessed the arrival and departure of as many as 45 trains a day, most of them bearing ore to the Atlantic coast for ship ment to the States. The alderman will visit several European coun- tries before returning to his home here next month.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-01
Completes 61 Years
 Of Committing Trips

Chatham, N. J., Aug. 1 P-Per- laps this is an endurance record for commuters.
 Addison H, Day hopped aboard the Lackawanna express this morn ing to begin his 62nd year of daily round trips between this town and New York city. The satisfactorily minded have figured that MT. Day. an official of the Marine Midland Trust company in New York, has covered 930.o00 miles In his travels to and from work.
 When he made his debut as a commuter, the first part of the journey between Chatham and Or ange was made by stage. At Or ange mail train, pulled by wood burning locomotive, stopped to pick up passengers for New York.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-01
Inquiry Ordered Into
 Guardsmen Activities

New York. Aug. Lp-The CG;ted States coast guard ordered an in- yestEation today into the activities Of euardsmen al the Long Island hase at Ford's River. near which a rum runner manned by two former coast guardsmen was captured yes terday.
 Captain Randolph Ridgelcy said the two captured rum runners, Adrian V, Austin and H. Catheu were well known 10 the men at the Fcrd's River station. and had been discharged from the service but a short time He ntimated there may have been collusion between the two men and coast guardsmen still in the service
 The launch, with liquor valued a. $15,ooo aboard. was pursued by a picket boat yesterday into shallow
New Britain herald., 1930-08-01
RAZOR OFFICIALS
 QUIET ON MERGER
Gillette and Autostrop Groups
 Refuse to Comment

New York, Aug. Pt-Officers of the Gillette Safety Razor company and the Autostrop Safety Razor Co. declined today to comment on re- ports current in Wall street that the former is negotiating for the ac- quisition of the Autostrap company.
 The financial district has heard reports for some time that the Gillette company was ambitious to gain control of it's competitor. Off ciais Of neither concern would com- ment on the rumor that the merger would be effected through an ex- change of stock on share for share basis.
 Gillette is the defendant in pat ent infringement suit brought by Autostrop in the Wilmington, Del, federal court, patents covering a new safety razor blade being in volved Through sale of the new blades net earnings of Autostrop in- creased 95 per cent in the past six months, it reported.
 Wall street has heard that Gill lette has acquired a large block of Gillette stock from a stock market pool, in order to complete the ex- change of shares without additional financing.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-01
BOY MUSICIANS GIVEN TEACHER
Parents Claim Prodigies Raised
 as Christian Scientists

New York, Aug, i (UP) - Gus tody of the musical prodigies Rug giero and Giorgio Ricci to their mu- sic teacher, Miss Mary Elizabeth Lackey, was awarded by the Su- preme Court Justice Valente today until December 15. when he will make final decision in the fight be- tween the teacher and the parents for custody of the children.
 Ruggiero, 9, and Giorgio, ', will fulfill eight concert engagements made by Miss Lackey before the fi- nal decision is handed down.
 Miss Lackey in court contended she had given the boys a musical ed ucation under on agreement with their father, Pietro Ricci, San Fran cisco bandmaster, that she would re- ceive half of their earnings.
 Counsel for the parents complain ed that though the Riccis were Ro- man Catholics, Miss Lackey was raising the children in the Christian science faith.
 Justice Valente in his decision to- day ruled that the spiritual educa- tion of the boys should be supervis- ed by Rev. John J. Hartigan, a Ro- man Catholic priest of New York,
New Britain herald., 1930-08-01
Members of Hospital
 Staff on Vacations

A number of officials of the New Britain General hospital are on va cation. several of them having left this morning.
 Misses Mary Blogas aslawski and Miss Martha Chaser, student nurses in the training school. are at the Yale School Of Nursing connected with the New Haven hospital, where they are studying pediatrics in con- nection with their course here.
 Miss Cadd Hawks, supervisor on the first floor, has gone to Fort Dodge, Iowa, on her vacation.
 Dr. T. Eben Reeks, superinten- dent of the hospital, is spending his vacation near New London.
 Mrs. Inez O'Connor, anaesthetist, has gone to Evanston, III.
 Miss Ethel K. Lewis, dietician, and Miss Edith Merrill. operating room supervisor, are at Camp AL gans, Me.
 Miss Ann Gabriel, night supervi- sor, is motoring on the coast of Maine.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-01
BONDS PROFIT IN INVESTMENT RUSH
Utilities and Rails Show h.
 creased Activity in Market

New York. Aug. GP) - Public utility and rail bonds continued to profit from investment demand to- day.
 The stability shown by these gilt edged issues, many of which are legal for savings banks. has remain ed unshaken throughout the dull summer trading which Set in a few weeks ago. Several new highs were established in the days quiet trad ing but the rest of the market was lethargic.
 Four New Offerings
 Four new offerings appeared, the largest of which was the S3, l40, 00G per cent issue of the Eastern New Jersey Power com pany. Total new issues for July fell only slightly below the average monthly volume this year, totaling $734752,777 com pared with s759.517,317 in the pre- vious month and sS22,356.109 in July 1929. Public utility issues led with offerings amounting to SIPS, 925, 900. Foreign issues in the month slumped from June, amount ing to s7,lOO,OO0 against s1S2,36G,- 00Q. The large German issue was fioated in June.
 On the days movement, Baltimore & Ohio 6s, Canadian National 4 F S. Chesapeake 6 Ohio 4 12s, and Chi cago Union Station 412s, reached new peaks for the year, Atchison 4s, Union Pacific As, and other popular legals were firm. St. Paul 5s, Of 1875, and Illinois Central 4s eased. Colorado and Southern 4 12s 1880 suffered from profit taking, as the Az of 1885 rose. Allegheny 5s, Chicago and Northwestern 4As, and St. Paul adjustment 5s, all con- vertibles, were higher.
 Utilities Show Upturn
 Consolidated Gas 5 1-2s, Pacific Gas and Electric 6s and Western Union 5s showed a decided upward trend. American and Foreign Power 5s and National Dairy 1-4s were active and higher. Francisco Sugar 1-2s and Fisk Rubber Ss were weak.
 Foreign bonds were mixed in mar row trading, French Is and ' 1,2s were steady. British 12s, Italy Is, and German and Japan govern ments profted from a moderate de- mand. Austrian IS sold off about 1-2 point in the early dealings.
 There was little activity in United States governments. and prices were virtually unchanged.