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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-27
"Rafsies" and Colman
A Real Delight at Columbia.


A Real Delight at Columbia.
WHATEVER Kyrle Bellew, in the
w hazy decades of the past, may
have done to make the savoirfaire OF
that amateur craftsman" Raffles,
dear to the hearts Of his fellow men,
Ronald Colman certainly does-and
well enough--in the same role for
this generation This film version
of "Raffies," currently shown at
Loew's Columbia, is something that
grandma, grandpa and their grand
children will want to be sure not 10
miss. It Is, in the first place, grand
entertainment, minus any particular
thrills or twentieth century chills,
and, in the second place, the Metro
Goldwyn- Mayer staff have handled
1t with the experiences that one Will
be led to expect of any film in which
Ronald Colman is hereafter the star.
To dwell at length upon Mr.. Col
man might be to suppose. that the
rest of the film isn't especially good.
Wrong-quite wrongl It Is all ex-
cellent. especially the cast, which
includes that exceedingly handsome
actress, Kay Francis, more or less
of a newcomer on the cinema hori-
zon during the past half year. Miss
Kay may be said to be the most
satisfying foil that Colman has had
in q long time-begging pardon OF
Lillian Gish and others! She makes
her role of Lady Gwen so sympa-
thetic that even as this Is being
written the writer can imagine her
meeting Raffies in Paris and start
ing all over again in the reforming
and marrying process. To start as
crook and to end up with q wife
is probably the dream Of every self
respecting racketeer.
The story of the amateur cracks
man." Britain's cricket champion,
alias Rafiies, hardly needs repetition.
Sufiice it-as they used to say-that
at the sight Of Lady Gwen this
sporting gentleman resolves to be-
gin life anew, when o friend appears
who Is In need, and so he polishes
OF another and less effective Job, /"
which throws him more or less into
the soup" When all seems lost,
this agile young man escapes liter
ally from under the nose Of the In
spector from Scotland Yard and
runs OF to Paris, where the lady Of
his heart Is going to meet him. The
film ends by David Torrance, the In
spectoF, saying, "Cne can't help hk-
ing him." which is the truth about
the whole picture.
The remainder Of the program Is
given over to q Laurel and Hardy
cornedys . kong song and dance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-27

has topnotch supply OF catchy gag
lines that send the house into. a de-
lirium of sheer delight.
Ginger Rogers. whose clever act
ing in Young Man From Manhat-
tan" sfirst introduced her to. Wash
ington, runs close second to Oakie
as the chief character in the play,
which Is built around the story OF a
steam crane operator, who Is put
into the position Of being world
famous engineer Betty Starbuck,
however. unquestionably wins honors
as o Coincidence, and more is likely
to be heard of Betty in the future.
Oakie's troubles are legion as a
NOTED engineer" called in to save
the mines of Ginger Rogers and to
foil her villianous guardians attempt
to get them. Through a flash OF
sporadic genius, however, in the last
few scenes, he does tell exactly how
the stranded machinery may be got
ten to the mines In time to operate
and thus save the franchise for
Ginger What more would you?
AS far as the story goes, it's good
enough, but Oakie and Ginger
Rogers lift it to the peak OF laugh
ing height. No one will make
mistake in seeing The Sap From
syracuse. ~
Cheer Up" the stage production,
is gala affair, with clever numbers
and good hoofing, although there are
cotton field toilers in the South
who can dance circles around the
Four Flash Devils. Paul Sydel and
"Spotty," a sophisticated canine
with tumbling antics, get a great
hand for the dogs acrobatic gyra-
tions in his masters hands.
Evelyn Wilson, George Dormonds
and Emily Adreon round out q good
vaudeville program. with genial
Teddy Claire as master OF cere-
monies.
Dick Leibert makes his final APP
pearance at the console this week,
with a unique creation Dads Day."
and a newsreel and the overture
under Harry Borjes complete the
bill. d. j. K.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-27

Woman oficers of the London Police
Force are to be trained In mixed classes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
WORLD UNIVERSITIES
CONGRESS OPENED
More Than $50 Institutions Repre-
sented at Havana, With
Parade q Feature.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HAVANA, February 15.-The first In
ternational congress of universities was
ofncially inaugurated here this after
noon under auspices of the govern
ment Of Cuba and the National Uni
versity of Havana.
1t commemorated the 2O0th anniver-
sary of the college founded by Domin-
lean monks under Spanish rule in 1870.
More than $50 colleges were repre-
scented.
The first act of the program was the
raising Of the flags of all the nations
participating in the congress or who
have sent delegates TO the bi-centenary
festivities. A parade followed, with the
delegates and the professors of the
University of Havana, with 1000 pupils
of the institution, passing In review
before the statue Of "alma mater"
At 4 pm. a solemn session took place
in the aula magma Of the university,
at which the bi-centenary speeches
were made by DR.. Clemente Inclan, new
dean Of the institution, and DR.. Saliva
dor Salazar. dean Of the faculty of
science. This evening the delegates
met in the Gonzales Lanuza Building,
where delegates presented credentials
to the secretary genral of tn congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
10 OIL COMPANIES
ARE SUED BY i. S.
Conspiracy to Maintain I'm.
fair Price for Gasoline
Charged in California.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, February 49,
United States Attorney George J. Hat
field today filed suit against 10 Cali
fornia oil companies TO. enioin them
from conspiracy to maintain an unfair
price for gasoline"
The suit was filed in Federal District
Court on orders from the Attorney Gen.
eral Of the. United States. The suit
aimed at the z major and IL smaller
companies, also seeks to enjoin the
companies from engaging In violation
Of the antitrust laws.
Hatfield also asked that agents foI
the defendants be- restrained from post
Ing prices at gasoline stations"
Major Companies Named.
The major oil companies named in
the suit were Associated Oil Co. OF
California. Texas Oil Co. of California
Union Oil Co. of California. Standard
Oil Co. of California, Richf1eld Oh Co.
OF California, General Petroleum Cor
poration of California and Shell Oil Co.
Of California.
The IL independent companies are
Marine Refining Corporation, Hancock
Oil Co., Mcmillan Petroleum CO., The
Rio Grande Oil Co., The Ellington -Witz
Refining Co., Hercules Gasoline Co.,
Seaside Oil Co., Stanley Gasoline Co,
Sunland Refining Co.. United States Re-
filming Co., Vernon Oil Refining Co. and
Western Oil & Refining Co.
F. r. Long Of Los Angeles also was
named as defendant. The suit alleges
he was 1.-THE medium" for an arrange
ment between the major companies
and the IL independent concerns, where
by the major companies purchased gaSo-
line from the other IL on condition of
sale at fixed prices to the end Of pre-
venting the independent companies
from competing with the major COM
panieS.
Agreement Is Charged.
The suit also alleges that all the
companies have operated under an
agreement between themselves to elm
mate competition as to prices, terms
and conditions of sale of gasoline, FIX
ing uniform and non- competitive prices
to be charged by all Of them for said
gasoline. They have agreed to refuse
and in fact have refused to sell, furnish
transport, supply and deliver gasoline to
any retailer in the Pacific Coast area
who refuses to sell at prices so fixed"
The complaint in conclusion states
that the gasoline business in the Pacific
Coast area has been under the domi-
nation of the companies, who have
"stified and eliminated" all competition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
NOTE OFFERS CLUE
IN HUNT FOR GIRL
Revenge Is Sweet" Written
to Parent of Miss DuvaII,
Maryland Student.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SSCSidl AlSpaUCn 10 Inc 6taT.
CHEVERLY, Nd, February 15.-A
note, stating Revenge is sweet" was
the principal clue police of two cities
had to work on last night in an effort
to solve the mysterious disappearance
two weeks ago of Miss Jane Sedgwick
DuvaL, 20-year-old University of Mary
land home economics student and
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Duvall
OF Holly street.
The note was brought to Union Sta
ton the day after Miss Duvall disap-
peared by a young woman, described
as being foreign in appearance. 1t was
leIt at the ticket counter and turned
over to the girls father, a Pullman
trip.
Attached to the note was $50, which
Miss Duvall had with her when she
left her mother at Tenth and e streets,
TO return to the university. The money
was 70 have been used to pay her tut
ZION Tor the new semester.
Lettered in ink, the note said, "Jane
VIII have no more use for this money.
Revenge is sweet"
The family has not been able to tell
police OF any one who would have any
cause for revenge, however, and can
assign no motive for the girls disap-
pearance. The members say she had
received the highest marks Of her scho-
lastic career at the end of the last
semester.
The only other clue available is
memorandum found among the girls
possessions, giving her permission to use
a post office letter box in Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
DETROIT BLAMES
CHICAGO IN CRIME
Police Say Exodus Of Criminals
From Windy City Has Brought
Local Outbreaks.

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, February 15.-Confronted
by a steady upswing in the city's
crime curve, Detroit police officials to-
day ran a retrospective eye over events
of the past fortnight and announced
that Detroit was the victim of recent
gangster exodus from Chicago.
The police said they have recently
found themselves forced to combat
scores of high-pressure racketeers,
hoodlunS and gangSters schooled In
Chicago, but forced to evacuate their
police forces there.
On this influx of undesirable char
acters the Detroit police blame seven
violent deaths, two successful daylight
pay roll robberies, two successive hold
ups of the Western Union Telegraph
Co.'s downtown Office and a host OF
lesser crimes which have been recorded
in the past two weeks.
Two pay roll robberies today Melted
a total Of $1,000, one of them being at
Providence Hospital, where the nun who
acts as cashier was robbed. In the
other a 81 100 pay roll was taken from
woman cashier who was in an auto
mobile.
The body of the weeks third "ride"
victim was found late today alongside
road in Macomb County few miles
from the Detroit city limits. Appar-
emily a foreigner, the man had been
shot 10 times.
Supt. James Sprott and James E
McCarty, chief of detectives, both
scoffed at the suggestion that the pres
ent series of crimes is the result of low
cred police morale caused by the recent
sessions of the police trial board, de-
claring rather that If anything police
and detectives are more active.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
PIONEER OF AUTO
IS 81 YEARS OLD
Henry NJ. Leland Observed
Anniversary at Home in
Detroit Yesterday.
Rv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, February 15.-The Oldest
living pioneer of the automobile, Henry
NJ. Leland, who made tools for the
manufacture of rifles during the Civil
War and produced airplane motors dur
ing the World War, observed his eighty
seventh birthday at home here today.
It was a quiet observance spent In
"reminiscences with few close friends
In unusually good health, he reiterated
that he had no intention OF relinquish-
ing his interest in public affairs, but
proposed to be active ito the end"
A mechanical genius, Leland intro
duced storage battery ignition, electric
lighting, electric starting and thermo-
static control of engine temperatures to
the automobile industry. He organized
the Cadillac Motor Car Co. in 1902, and
years later, when he had passed his
Seventy-fifth birthday, founded the Lin
coin Motor Co., chiefly for the produc-
ton of the Liberty motor. Beautiful
engines they were, too" he said. They
would have won the war If the kaiser
hadn't run away so Soon."
Invention of the modern hair clippers
was another of Leland's achievements
It brought him an increase Of so cents
a day in his wages in a machine shop
in the late 'S0s.
To his younger well-wishers, who
called today and asked how it felt to be
81 years old, he repeated an earlier re-
mark: I'm a bit embarrassed; you see,
It's the first time ever was 81"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
Dirigible Ends New York Cruise

LAKEHURST. N. j., February Is az.
The Navy dirigible Los Angeles re-
turned TO It's hangar at 3:35 pm. today
after cruise over New York and vi
entity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
FLYERS Reach Cristobal.

/. MIAMI, Fla, February is Dr.
1ieuts. Will w. White and Clement Nc
Mullen, on q speed flight from Newark,
N. j., to Buenos Aires, landed at
Cristobal, Canal Zone, at 6:l3 O'Clock
tonight on the second stage Of their
journey, they reported to the radio sta
ton here of the Pan-American Always
tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
WARDEN HALTS HANGMAN.
Will Request Sanity Hearing foI
Woman Sentenced to Die.

FLORENCE, Ariz., February IS (P.-
Warden Lorenzo Wright of the Arizona
State Prison said today that he would
request the Superior Court to call jury
to determine If Mrs. Eva Dugan, sem
fenced to be hanged here February 81,
is sane.
The request will be filed on Monday,
Wright said. Under the law the filing
of such an action will obligate the court
to order sanity hearing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
Mauritania Sets New Record.

HAVANA, February Is R).-The
giant Cunard liner Mauretania, with $50
passengers, arrived here from New York
yesterday at 12:46 pm, lettering by Is
hours and IL minutes the record estab-
lished last year by the President Roose-
welt. She made the voyage in 48 hours
and minutes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
WORLD COURT RECEIVES
HUGHES RESIGNATION
Appointment as Chief Justice Given
as Reason for Severing Con-
nection With Tribunal.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
GENEVA, Switzerland, February Is.
Notification Of the resignation of
Charles Evans Hughes from the World
Court was received by Sir Eric Drum
mond, the secretary-general, today.
The secretariat received the follow
ing message from Mr.. Hughes:
I'm view of my appointment as Chief
Justice of the United States, 1 find II
the Permanent Court of International
Justice. With much regret 1 hereby
resign as a member of the court. This
resignation is to take effect imme-
diately. have sent q similar message
to President Anzilotti."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
Polish Count Gives
Spouse, Estate and
His Title to Brother
BY the Associated Press.

by the hss0clateu Pfess.
CHICAGO, February 15.-Sam-
son Won Czarnyj, who said he
was Polish count and held title
to a large estate in his native
Paland, today was granted a d.
vorce from his wife, Kaska, In
order, his attorney said, that she
might marry Samson's brother
John.
Attorney Victor Frohlich, who
presented Czarnyj's petition, said
his client would surrender title
to the reported holdings in Poland
to his brother. He said John
wrote Samson admitting dove for
Mrs. Czarnyj.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
Berlin Applauds Woman.

BERLIN February Is [R).--Antonia
Brico Of Berkeley, Calf, made her
debut last night as the first American
woman ever to conduct the Berlin
Philharmonic Orchestra.
A capacity audience applauded her
generously, apparently surprised to see
a woman interpret a score so well.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
Rhine Power Project Progressing.

KEMBS, Alsace. February Is (P).-
There's another big advance from the
Rhine to Paris in contemplation-the
transmission of electric power. The
work Of Harvesting the water Is expect
ed to take two years more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
TEN FISHERMEN LOST.
Trawlers Fail to Reach Louisiana
Port in High Wind.

NEW ORLEANS, February Is (R.-
Five trawlers and ten fishermen were
lost tonight off the southeastern Louisi-
ana coast, according to information re-
celved here. The boats, members of a
fishing fleet, failed to reach Buras, La.
near the river mouth, with the other
members of the feet because of high
winds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
AUTOISTS DIE IN CRASH.
, Train Kills Two and Injuries Two
More Near Danville, KY.

DANVILLE, KY, February Is (P-
Two persons were killed. one was prob
ably fatally injured, and another was
slightly hurt when a Louisville e.
Nashville passenger train struck an
automobile seven miles from here today.
Warren G. Brewer, SO. was killed
afterwards; Asa Belcher, "a, was prob
ably fatally injured, and oscar Price,
16, was cut and bruised. The victims
were all residents of the neighborhood
and worked at q saw mill nearby.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-22

About 50 members of the Rural families enjoyed their annual outing Saturday afternoon at the home of Louis A: Griffith of Kensington.
 Frank Kramer, Jr., of East Berlin has resumed ] is studies at Wesleyan university in Middletown after the summer holidays.
 Mir. and Mrs. Harold L. Judd and their two children returned to their homes yesterday after a summer spent in the middle west East Berlin Items The Pythian Sisters will conduct an .all-day sewing bee tomorrow at the home of Mrs. Harold Clark. Every member of the organization who can attend is asked to be on | hand. The work to be done is in preparation for the approaching Pythian fair to be held in Novem- Der.
 MT. and Mrs. Harry Strandell of Pleasantville, N. Y, have returned home after short visit here as the guests of MT. and Mrs. Frank Cobey of Wilcox avenue.
 A whist and social will be held at 8 o'clock this evening at Sacred Heart church. Both bridge and whist will be played. Refreshments will be served.
 Rev. and Mrs. A. L. Burgreen and son, Charles. of New Haven. were the guests of Miss Edith Northrop Saturday. They called upon a num- Der of their friends during their short visit here. N
 The Ladies' guild of St. Gabriel's church will hold public bridge and whist in the church social rooms on Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. Refreshments will be served follow ing the playing.
 Mrs. Ida Morse has returned from a visit with relatives and friends in Greenwich and New York city. During her visit in Stamford she was the guest of Rev. and Mrs. Harold Wilson. Mir. Wilson former ly occupied the pastorate of the To- cal Methodist church.
 The Wesleyans of the Methodist church will hold a baked bean sup per on Friday evening from s:30 to s o'clock in the Community banquet hall.
 MT. and Mrs Fridolph Frederick son and family of New Britain were the guests of MT. and Mrs. W. H. Payne over the weekend.
 An election of two trustees of the Methodist church will be held in the church parlors late today the polls being open from o'clock until o'clock. The terms of Ho- bart Honiss and Royal Morse ex- pire today At o'clock there will be a meeting of the official board of the church in the social rooms.
 Mir. and Mrs. Richard Yantz en- tertained relatives from Middletown over Sunday.
 The Knights of Pythias will meet tomorrow evening at o'clock in their rooms at Community hall.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-22

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New Britain herald., 1930-09-22
ADOPTED BY PIGEON

Fond Du Lac, Wis. (UP)-J. K Barhyte was the adopted" owner today of carrier pigeon which alighted exhausted on his automo- bile and has since refused to take it's liberty. As soon as the pigeon was strong enough, it was released The pigeon, however. was content with few short trips' and is still making its home in Barhytes filling station.
 USE HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS
New Britain herald., 1930-09-22
WASHINGTON WANTS
 MAN IN ASSEMBLY Friends Boom John MCCabe for
 Republican Nomination
 (. Q. P. GETS MOST VOTERS
Public Invited to Attend Hearing To- night At Town Hall - G. o. F. Town Committee Appoints Three New Members.-Briefs.

Claiming that it is Kensington's turn to provide the Berlin represen- tative in the general assembly, friends of John McCabe of Grove Hill, Kensington, are seeking to ob- tain his permission to let them bring his name before the coming repub- lican caucus to name a candidate to succeed R. O. Clark of East Berlin, who is retiring from the assembly after serving one term.
 Pardon c. Hickey and Mrs. Henry Hooker are already in the field for the nomination and it now appears that there will be three from whom to choose on the night of the cau- GUS. MT. McCabe has not yet given his consent to the placing of his name in nomination, but his packers have visited him several times and expect that he will yield to their wishes.
 MT. McCabe is lifelong resident of Kensington and at the present time is paymaster at the American Paper Goods Co. He has never held any office, but his friends state that he has aided several others and they now feel that it is time for his own ability to be recognized. They also believe that the district of kensing- ton should provide the assemblyman this year, as Berlin and East Berlin have had their turns.
 C. o. P. Gets Most Voters
 But 97 of the total of 1855 persons who recently filed their names with the registrars of voters appeared Saturday to qualify for the right of franchise. The seIectu,en and town clerk were in session throughout the entire day from 9 o'clock in the morning until o'clock at night.
 Of this number 71 expressed the desire to be placed on the republi- can primary list while 16 registered their names as democrats and 10 de. cided to withhold their names from the lists of either party.
 This new list of g? voters will in- crease the voting list in Berlin somewhat over the 2.000 mark.
 The number mace did not reach the expectations of the selectmen Many thought that the number Of made" voters would pass the 15C mark.
 Finance Board Public Hearing
 A public hearing of the finance board will be held in the Town hal at o'clock tonight at which time the budget for the coming year vii be read and recommendation rela. tive to it made and acted upon.
 In conjunction with this matter the list of expenditures for the pas year will also be mado public.
 It is expected that large at tendance will be on hand for tht meeting. as there are hlany person! who are deeply interested in thi 1letter.
 c. O. P. Fills Vacancies
 Three new members have beer added to the republican town com mittee to fill the places made vacan in this body by the deaths of Car J. Mueller and George Griffin ant the removal from town of Enric' Palo. Those named are Howar' Bunce, Louis R. Goodrich, an Charles Piccinino.