Evening Star Newspaper, August 5, 1930, Page 23

A LTTLE OIL FOR.~~ TROUBLED WATERS ‘MTHE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON. money . T wish I covld live here without it— Or else that I had such & Fortune That I eovld forget all 2bout it. BURTIS " MOVIES AND MOVIE PEOPLE BY MOLLIE MERRICK. HOLLYWOOD, August 5 (N.AN.A). ~—Hollywood was busy yesterday morn- ing watching the progress of diplomatic relations between Gloria Swanson and the Marquis de la Falaise. ‘The big subject in question is whether or not Gloria will remain a marquise or if the crown will pass to Constance Bennett, who has been engaged to the charming marquis, who is not yet dis- engaged matrimonially. (We're funny like that here.) Well, to make a long story short, Henri de la Falaise is making poised and gallant statements worthy of & Bayard regarding the future of himself and Gloria Swanson. “It will be as Miss Swanson wishes,” says Henri in a manner absolutely “sans peur et sans reproche.” And Gloria is discreetly silent, be- yond the statement she made last week that she “hoped Henri wouldn't want a divorce.” But, seeing that Henri's gallant state- ments are being made to the press from | a hotel suite and Goria's dramatic si- lence is being staged at her Malibu Beach house, a mere codfish might guess by inference just how diplomatic the relations are. There’s always room in a star'’s beach house for a house guest or two. Ala- staire de la Falaise is accompanying his brother, and Henri may only stay, for a day or two. It is all very “comme i, comme ca.” Nor will I get excited and rush into fevered headlines over the robbery which is said to have taken place early Sun- day morning at the ta Monica Beach house of the king and queen, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford. Reading of published accounts dis- lays a lamentable inconsistency in de- il. The first story revealed the fact that Doug and Mary returned home Despi from Elsie Janis’ house, went directly |up in a cynical mood of a Monday morn- upstairs to retire. Then Doug be- | ing, it’s as plain as the nose on your thought him of a note to leave one of | face that something is fishy with the the servants and he went downstairs| Fairbanks hoid-up. It has elther been bandit is said to have stepped from be- | F C B U e S hind a curtain and taken $25 from | alone. Dousg, willy-nilly. Later reports recorded the affair more | elaborately. Chevaliers, and. Doug it of an early call after Mary had retired Doug and Mary Wwere|jicity their domestic difficulties received spending the evening -‘; the Maurice | at the hands of the press. and went him down to leave a note with the butler. The later story follows, thus: Fair- banks tiptoed downstairs. He saw a curtain flutter, and a masked man, gun in hand, stepped out. “What-what is this?” from Fairbanks. “It's a stickup,” said the big, bold|" burglar. B. B. B. (recognizing famous star)— Well, I'll be—you're Doug Fairbanks, aren’t you? D. F—Why, yes. What do you want? B. B. B—We want dough. Where is Mary? D. F.—S-sh! She’s asleep. She’s been working hard, and she’s all_tired out. Don’t wake her, please. You'll scare her to death. B. B. B—Okay! How much dough you got? D. F.—None on me. There's some money upstairs. B. B. B—How much? D. F—About a hundred dollars, I guess. I'll go and get it. B. B. B—Now you don't. You'll start something. But Fairbanks gave his word of honor | and went upstairs like a little gentle- man and got the hundred. The B. B. B, who had followed him up, gets the next dialogue break: B. B, B—Lay the dough on the floor. Fairbanks did. And the big, bold burglar took it up, it seems, and then backed down the stairway. He reached the door, keeping Fairbanks covered (hardlyly a gallant touch, seeing how co- operative the star had been all the way through), and fled in & high-powered car. Doug didn’t report this to the police. “It was only $100,” is the quoted ex- planation. But the good old police are out today combing the country on & desperate man-hunt, nevertheless. ite the fact that I usually wake| Fairbanks’ publicity agent “resigned” last week, undoubtedly because Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks were displeased at the undue amount of pub- (Copyright, 1930. by North American News- | paper Alliance.) 1. Blacken; defame. 10. Pack tightly. 14, Easily aroused. 15. Measure. 16. Instrument for measuring and re-| % cording vocal tones. 17. Else 18. Pronoun. 19. Scandinavian nmiasculine name. 20. The male of various animals, . Disintegrate. 24. Dweller in a convent. 25. Chastised. Sum total: abbr. Assumed character. 29, Laur. | Tithe: Scotch. . Having implements for propulsion. | Elder: abbr. Within: combining form. . One who governs. Mimicked. . Ten: a termination of numerals. . Pundamental principle. Sharp mountain ridge. . Dusk: poetic. . Pen points. entilate. ANSWER TO YESTERDAY'S PUZZLE. P TEMA M A8/ I DIEMIF E N eBE RINE H E E € GIOMAN] . Entice again. . Reformed church in America: abbr. . More impetuous. . Scotch masculine name. 5. Pigures in chess. Bone. 57. That is: abbr. . Inspirin . Approaches. . English money. . Serf. . Supplicated. Down. . Explode with a 1dud report. . Remuneration connected with an office. . A nobody. . Japanese statesman. . Substance of a matter in law. . Flamboyant style of decoration. . Exceptional. . Strike gently. . Choose. . One who drives a car. . Ruthenium: abbr. . Nimble. Apportioned. . Scooped out. . Horseman. 3. Knight's title: abbr. 26. Closing securely. . Highway: abbr, . Negative reply. Elastic. . Aromatic herb. 5. Habit of being reserved in speech. Indian princess. . Land measure. . Upset. . Flocks of birds. oY BUO FisHEn The Boys Are Brothers- in-Law To a Sob Sister. KENKLING ¥ Now What Does the Note Say? By GENE BYRNES The Grafter. By SLMHUNTLEY Pa Has It All Figured Out. 45, . River in France. . Relieves. . Exists. . Goddess of peace. . Back of the neck. . Waterfall: rare. Chinese shrub. Indefinite article. WELL, THE LITTLE | DANCEHALL HOSTESS ‘\ WHo DANCED FoR TEN CENTS A WHIRL MET A SCOTTHMAN WHo WANTED To HoP ON ONE Foot FoR A NickeL- WAs Yz EACEFUL / caAMP NODAMES UNTIL THAT AEROPLANE APPERRED OVER HEAD ALOYSIUS P MEGINIS, COME \N HERE QUICK AND KILL THIS FLY FOR ME! HES BEEN BUZZING AROUND My HEAD FOR FIVE MINOTES "' THIS WILL KNOCK HIM TO HIS KNEES, CLARICE o' GaAL! TS HOT STUFF! ANE, WE COUWLD GET AWBM ALL R\GHT, BT WED NEVER MAXE THE MAINLAND = A RAFE LIKE TS _\ < S STALNCH HUNDRED PIECES N NO TTIME - HE WAS ™E SAME GUY WHO SAID T® oneE OF THE SIAMESE TWINS “1F YOU CAN GET AWAY o | FROM THAT oTHER DAME TI'LL TAKE You euT To DINNER - (SNIEF) JUDGE, TVE COT A SNERKY susPicioN THAT Tde COUNTESS HAS HIRED A DETECTWE To SPY ON ME —— SHE PROBABLY DOESN'T BELIEVE THERE ARE NO DRMES UP HERe! DOC, YOU'RE FOOLISH To ATTEMPT To PLAY QuT OF THAT MUCK. YOU'LL MUFF, ~\_THE SHOT AND RUIN GIMME A CAKE. OF WASHIN’ SOAP MISTER IF 1CAN &7 GET GN THE. PUTTING FOR A BIRD AND GESIDES 1 GET A THRILL OUT OF THESE DIFFICULT ER DO ‘r NOTHIN' BUT SET AROUND AN WHITTLE ALL DAY LONG D. C. TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1930. uT STILL THE w RELENTING SEARCEL GOES ON, FOR TO WARBUCKS THERE 18 NO SUCH WORD AS ‘QUIT-= WHAT MORE CAN . WE DO, MR. WARBUBCKS ? Ml THE LITTLE HosTESS jlLoveD HIM—BUT so DID HIS WIFE-"— WOT'S THE MATTER WITH THAT Houad? Do THEY PRINT TRUG LOVE STORiES on DoG Biscoirs? YEH, MISS HAMBURGER, M cAaLL A DOCTOR, | WILL YOU 7 MRS, MEGINIS 13 oUT LIKE A& LIGHT — WERES WHAT WE CAN DO = SEE THNT CHART 7, THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF SMALL \SLANDS ALl MARKED N OF SRR O SERRCH s QF THET \S\LANDS OW “WnAT CHART, NO MNTTER HOW SMRALL \T \S— CoME N, JEEE, WE | GorTA cATCH THIS ({PoocH So we can FINISH oUR CRY. LOOK® THE PILOT DROPPED R WENT OVER THE [ GREEN AND OUT OF BOUNDS', o Lwook! THE B1G CHEAT CHARGED ME WHAT DO You DO 2 WHY DRoP Note ! A CAALL MORE_CONTEST BEAUTIES NTTY GRIFFIN « EAST 23 ST. N.V-CITY CENEVIGVE KAIN'= WALLACE ST. PHILA THANKS, I'M ANOTHER |NO GLUTTON BALL IN THE SAME { FOR THRILL PLACE AND PLAY TO THINKIN' HOW DURN TIRED I'D BE \F L WASN'T S0 LAzZY DARLING, WHAT WiLL 1 GET \F 1 coox A DINNER LIKE THIS FOR YOU EVERY DAY THIS vear?