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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (July 16, 1934)
Monday, July 1, 19:) 1 LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE. ORE. I'Ajfc Pour Samuel Pepy's favorite meal was said to have consisted of fricassee of rabbit, a leg of broiled mutton chops, .roasted pigeons, foijr brolled lob sters ond three sweet tarts. Broker Charged With Seduction! the cluster of curls. I J , sim.i.ou m;u' li tis ni:i:d i:i..stu; ii.imin PArtlS-ill The elastic bands little girls used to wear .under their have been borrowed to snnp around the back of milady's head for the Knmb reafcon. Scores of summer hats with evary type of brim from a nar designed with crowns so shallow they need support to hold them In place. Modistes have borrowed the elastic bands atid snap them around the r.t nipir clients' heads fust above "Ciean Up Movies? Familiar Shout;; A fawn found near the Griffith Park zoo In Los Angeles wob sup plied with milk by two goats. 'T was Heard In Old Peepshow Days chins to hold on their sailor hats row Ily nubbin Cooli HOliVWOOD (P) The current ory for "reform" In screen produc tions Is no novelty in tllmlnnd. Motion' pictures have been attacked by sharpshooters of uplift from the earliest days of the flickers, and the ducstioh has . remaliied alive ever since. In- the-gay 'nineties, when going to tho movies meant waiting in line be fore a slot machine "peepshow," in formal' "censorship" the protests of individual reformers suoceeded in removing from the list of "attrac tions" more than one dancing girl whose performances were deemed not quite proper. Vrlut Fight JTotestKl The classic early example remains "t'he May Irwin-John' O, Rice klaa. Two performers from a Broadway play ot the period contributed m pie of their art to celluloid, and the "fenturo," one lone oscillatory close up,;wn a-"box office, smash." It waa criticized.- Bub such charges oalnft movie 4IMIIH, moral were .fairly local. In Pennsyi vnnla and New York, there was some agitation of the sort aKalnt show ing of the Corbctt-Fltzslmmoruf prlBe flHht "cluselo." When 'the screen broke away from mere "acts'? and embarked on the "drama," one of It pioneer hits was "The Great Train Robbery," which vvh'j exactly what' iUt title Implied and one of the first "crime pictures" If not the ancestor of them all. i At f r I 'I; ;! liiii frr1!, i .u IK MOCKING HOUSE SYNOPSIH: Berneant Harper1 has found vrooi that the voliceman ami the etrauner found Bitot to death, in- 'terra. Dufreune'e home did not kill each other; Hut one hit of, evidence eacme totconncrl the beautiful Urt.. Itutreene with the deed.' and the other, which ia the act that the ttranacr died of a wound, from a .is .calibre revolver intlead of from the .SB calibre hut' let loutui in i the room, points to tenrd ill. Uulrcme. A .11 "WW tn)it in hie room lias disappeared. Chapter 24. ' AMBIGUOUS REPLIE8 T- HE usiial placo for Mr. Dufresno's gun, l In the highboy In his dressing-room?" Harper asked. Andrews nodded In agreement; "Now does anyothen member of this household keep a gun or re volver on band?" "Donaghy, sir. Ho has a special permit! to carry a weapon. Mr. Du fresno's order." "What typo of gull Is It?" . "n automatic. 1'nni not familiar wltlrcallbera." ' "Any others?" "Not that 1 know of, unless you want to take account of tho guns In Mrv. Dufrosnc's armor room.". , Thoi detective smiled and! shook his head. "No. I've seen thorn and they're' all' antique collectors' pieces." "Are you atill pOaltlvo that you do not' recognize the murdered man? Look at these photos again." Tlie.old man examined the three facial! views without the slightest slgri otihesltancy or repugnance, "Ho Is a. complete stiT.ngor to me," he Veiternted, reluming them. "Then how about Illimlll,1 tho po lloemnnt'DId you ever talk to him?" if ,lNo, aii No doubt 1 have seen him lnithe neighborhood at times, but I never paid any particular nltention." .- "All right, Andrews. That will bo all for the prcuont if there are more uuosltoua wo'U deal with them as they arise." The butler withdrew as quietly as Tlio had'entered, leaving Hnrpcr feel ing ihighly elated over tho success of his ruse. It wns plain that old An diow.suspe.,lcd nothing about tho ,rovolver which had roposed in his 'juiaslor's- room, aud, slnco It was gone, Dufresne hlmseli' had probab ly made off with It. Tho promptness of the hiding, too, suggested that Du frosno had been tlu eavesdropper by the cellar stairs. The Important thing was to gain possession of that gun, At that mo ment Uifforiy roturncd to the bronli-fast-room. "Thero's no doubt of Kb being gone." he reported. "I looked everywhere. Dufresne walked In whilo I was searching." "How did he act?" Harper asked ongerly. "SUBplr.lcus and Inclined' to ho a trifle nasty about It, How did you come out?" "Andrews readily admitted that tho revolver Is Dufresno's." "Then Dufrosno hit! It," l.afforly declared emphatically, "It's loo hud wo have to tread so damned quietly there." "What do you menu?" l.nfferty gave a wry smile. "Why, Dufresno's the one nuin we simply enn't rdn It-on, He's the only one of tho lot with a 100 bulletproof ullbl. Ho was not only dead drunk nt tho tltno of the killing but locked nwny under police guard. Yet ho know that tho fellow was shot with that gun and not. by HnmlU's, otherwise be wouldn't have hidden It. Hay," he ex clulniodl looking startled, "how In thunder did he come to know that?" HARPKIt echoed his womler. "Yen, how-did he know that? Maybe we're barking up tho wrong tree again.. upposo It wasn't nufresne who romoved tho gun? Hither the murderer himself slipped away with that gun or olso coullded tho story to Dufresne, nnd he's covering up for him.. Now wo know that tho mar doror Is not only alive, but walking around In tills bouse." I.ufterty scratched his chin thoughtfully. "If wo could utily get that dead man Idcntlllod. Somebody in this houso knows and Is deliber ately suppressing bU Identity." Harper smiled. "We can wear kid gloves, too, hut we'll keep the brass kjPiiekles slipped on under them." "You mark my wards, Steve. The minute you let -By with the facts we've uncovered there'll lie a yelp and they'll try to run us off this ease so it can he nulled up nnd buried in a hurry." Harper's lips tightened. "Just let them try It, I'll carry this light rljiht up to the Dlrec.or'? otllee. powerful as Dufresne may be, Connors wnn'l let Uiem hush it up by pinning It on llamJII." They heard Oflkcr 0 Council's . vojee from the hull greeting some one anu a moment later Acting Cap- nog uigicy, or mo f ourteenth pre- clnct, entered the room. I .BY WALTER C. BROWN. "1 got your message, Sergeant," Qillgley explained. "What's on your mind?" "There are plenty of puzzling fea tures, Captain, But whut I wanted was to ask some questions about Officer Unmlll. First, what was his ruling on' marksmanship?" "First class," Qulgley answered promptly. "Hamlll's had n. sharp shooter's citation for years." - As- Harper remained slicnt, the. Captain of the Fourteenth wont on, "l seo what's in your mind, Harper, but even a rotten shot could pop his mnn over at that distance." "Thero's much more to It tllnu that," the Sergeant answered. "What about Hamlll personally? Was lio nervous, hasty, quick to use his gun?" "No, no, nothing llko that. Just the opposite Hamlll was a quiet, cool chap, very sure of himself. Ills theory was that guns should be used only ns adnst resort."- ' "Tell me this, Captain. Did Hamlll Know Mr. Dufresne by Bight? Did lie know that tho Dufresne house was untenanted at this time?" i;' i "Your first question 1 can't answer definitely, but 1 don't believe he did. I've been attached to the Fourteenth , for eight years and 1 never met hlin. i The answer to your second question Is 'Yos.' Last Juno 21st a notlco was filed with us that the Dufrosno fina lly was leaving tor tho summer. This1 notlco was given by a John Whlt moro. Know him?" 1 Harder nodded. "He's ono of tho sorvnuts here." "Havo you any record of on auto- -mobile, found abandoned in this dis trict: Woro any cars taggod last night for Illegal or overnight park ing?" Qulgley looked surprised. "Not one, Hnrpor. Nobody with any sonsd' would havo left a car out In that storm." "Well, I approclalo your help. Captain. I'vo got a much clearer pic til io of Hamlll, at any rate, "pni'? commander of tho Fourteenth Precinct look his leavo and Har per roso from the table. "1 guess It's tl in o wo twisted tho lion's lull," ho remarked. "We'll got Mr. Dufresno's porsona! opinion on guns that disap pear Into thin air." Tho dotoctlvo, however, wns spared tho trouble of sending for the master of the houso for nt that moment Plerro Hufrosne himself wnlked Into the breakfast-room. "Good morning, Mr. fJutrcBiie," Harper greeted him. "This Is my col league. Delocllvo l.nfforly. You prob ably saw him around here lust night." "Yes, and this morning, too ex ploring my wardrobe How are thhgs going. Sergeant?" Oh, ns well as can ho expected," Ilnrpor roplled i-asuully, "There is so much routine In i: enso llko this. Hy tho way, Mr. Duriesne, I must list the llrearms on the premises. Can you give me u list?" "Firearms, Harper? Well, taking myself first 1 have a gun, of course. and a pollco penult to carry It, al though 1 have never avallec" myself of tho privilege. Do you require de tails, Harper?" "If you please." "This gun Is an, automatic action, caliber .118. 1 believe, though I am not sure. It is so long since 1 han dled It. It has never been llred, I'm glnd to say," "And where Is It now?" "At tho AuslerllU." Harper was making nutations of these replies. "Do you not keep a Kill) here In this houso?" lie kept his voice as casual as possible. "Certainly tho automatic. I keep It wherever I am slaying, but I do not carry It about with mo." ".My chauffeur, lionaghy," ho con tinued, "carries a gun whenever ho Is on duty." "Quite so, Mr. Dufresne. You did not havo your gun with you yester day afternoon when you wore am bushed?" "No. As 1 said, I never carry It. It Is too awkward, too bulky. I would feel ridiculous wllh one bulging out my pocket." The detective grinned. "Are there any more guns lu the house?" "Not of my knowledge nor my eon sent." "That settles that, then." Harper pronounced, treasuring the inner meaning of his words. Dttfresne's glance played over the miscellaneous objects scattered across the detective's work table. "Now that the tliilia Is over. I don't mind admitting that I was fright ened by those threats nud alter that adventure yesterday afternoon I felt pretty shaky. When do you expect lr dose up shop hero?'' Cou,i;,,, J(. i, iraltn V. Itn Tomorrow, Dufrome (Hei of) the handli, Seduction of Betty Reeley, IS, top photo, by I Walter Uowe, Jr New York brokcr-anortB-mou, 35, below, is charged In a $100,000 suit filed by Mra. Nettle . Secley, mother ol tho former Northwestern University co-ed, in New York BUprcme court- Mfsa Sceley Is reported iiv "inisMlntr" sincp April 1. Not until 1907, howi'ver, when the "nickelodeon" or five-cent theatre lind Kprung up, was the first concert ed ftttiick made on tho films. It be gan In Chicago with a newspaper edi torial decrying nickelodeon lniiuence on youthful minds. Film men rose to champion their cause, and the con troversy raged. If the reformers cited "acx" and 'crime" films, tho defense pointed with pride to its "educational" and travel" subjects. Almost Immediate ly the agitation transferred Itself to New York, where "protection" of the Juvenile nickelodeon patrons was a major objective. Film Licenses .evoked Tho New York police commissioner recommended to Mayor McClellan thut nickelodeon licenses be revoked. On Christmas eve tho mnyor compiled, sending the "filmland" of that day into turmoil. Injunctions opened the houses, nnd the picture men offered to submit their shows to official pre viewing. Chicago, however, pioneered In film censorship. In November, li07, the city authorized its police chief to is sue film permits. The state aupreme court ruled the ordinance covered "pi'cturrs of tho classes and kinds commonly shown in mutoscopea, klne- toseopeH. cinematographs and )cnny arcadt-.i," all of which meant "movie." San Francisco, the next year, be came the second city to establish film censorship. New York trailed by some years, and its censorship bo camc :itale fitther than municipal. The screen under fire found friends. In Chicago the noted Juno Addamy or Hull Houso contended the screen was not in Itself an evil influence, as some had charged, but that It intent work for good. She favored se lection of subjects. Tit New York, the People's Insti tute formed the "National Hoard of Censorship of Motion Pictures," at rii;t local In c!vinter, but soon na tional in scope. Itclorm fry I'nniillnr It was not a "loal censorship." but It previewed films ami cooperated with the industry. In 1!)15 it e lumped its name to National Hoard of He view. It is n non-ofricial, voluntary organization supported by fees from film produce, and it previews about flH per cent of all pictumt. Ono of Its principal functions Is the herald ic of worthy films. From those early years on, through every film era. the screen as ti whole, and Individual films in particular, have been targets. 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