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.
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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
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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.
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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.
Today's campaigns against "In
decency" on the wcreen evidence per
u:r, unprecedented vmv(,r but In
objective they sound familiar to Hol
lywood ears. "Crime," "sex" nnd "vul
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many times before.
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