Evening Star Newspaper, September 19, 1930, Page 6

A—6 ° wx» NOMINATIONS MA FOR MOV AWARDS HuflYWood Academy nounces Best Actors and Films to Be Decided Soon. Bpegial Dispatch to The Star. HOLLYWOOD, Calif., September 19, ~The Academy of Motion Picture Arts | An- and Sciences of Hollywood announces the five highest nominees. in .each of | seven award lcassifications, which is a | yearly event of that organization. Vot- ing for final prizes wiil close October 10, At that time the finest performance by an actress and an actor, the best schievement by & director, the most out- standing ‘production, the greatest cine- matographilc _achievement, the best sound-recordig achievement, and the finest, writing achievement will be de-| cided upon. These are selected from | pictures released during the year end- | ing July 31, 1930, Competition Is Keen. Nancy Carroll, Ruth Chatterton, Greta Garbo, Norma Shearer and Gloria Swanson will compete for the yearly academy award. Actors. vying for Jaurels are George Arliss, Wallace Beery, Maurice Chevalier, Ronald Colman and Lawrence Tibbett Of the directors, Clarence Brown for “Anna Christle” and “Romance Robert Leonard for “The ' Divorcee, Ernst Lubitsch for “The Love Parade: Lewls Milstone for “All Quiet on the Western Front “Hallelujah” s eligible for award. “All Quiet” Stands High. As to the five best pictures, the.acad- emy ccnsiders “All Quiet on the Wests ont g-"?n?nu-mcu“ and “The Love Parade’, -notch . - ‘q‘)‘All Quiet. on the Western Frant comes Into the field for a third time in the line of t\n-mat;mrnphu: nr(ll'\lc::; ent. The other four name hma Christie” “Hell's Angel,” “The Love Parade” and “With Byrd at the South Pole.” R Four best sound recording pictures to compete are “The Big House,” “Case of Sergeant Grischa,” “The Love Parade, “Raffles” and “Song of the Flame." “All Quiet”. gets another chance in the honor lists when it leads the names in writing achievement. The other pic- tures mentioned are “The Big House,’ “Disracli” “"The; Divorcee,” and “Street of Chance. Only one of each bf these groups may be given a prize and one other name may. recelve honoreible mention. (Copyright, 1930.) PRESIDENT 1S ASKED T0 ADDRESS MEETING Invitation ;;—;ltemaim;al Church Groups Is Taken Under Advisement. President Hdover today .rectived ad invitation to make an address Sun- day night, October 19, at the. Washing- | ton Auditorium incident to a meeting of the World’s'Committee of Churehes of Chiist and the International Conven- tion of Disciples of Christ, which will meet in this city from October 14 to 23. The invitation was extended by Rey. Jesse M. Bader of Indianapolis, chair- man of the meeting. The President has taken it under advisement. It was pointed out to the President that one of the important features-in connection with the convention will be the dedication of the new National City Christian Church at Fourteenth street and Massachusetts avenue. Also, that 35 countries will be represented at the convention, meetings of which will be Theld not only in the auditorium, but in Constitution Hall of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Yout;il Burned by -Brush. BENLYONS SUICIDE and King Vidor- for| ‘e the handful selected he Blg House,” “Disraelf.” | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, || CANDY AND CIGARETTE VENDERS AT COMING ARMY CIRCUS A number of matrons have volunteered to sell candy, cigarettes and other novelties at the Army Cirgus, to be held at the War College September 25, 26 and 27. . In the picture, grouped about Capt. F. O'D. Hunter and hin‘:rmy plane, are, left to right, standing: Mrs. Ira Eaker, Mrs. Robert A. Hale, Mrs. Jifka Van Dorsen and Mrs. D. B. Netherwood. Mrs. C; B. B. Bubb. 1 HNTS RO | Doctors Who Atténded Mer- chant: Claim Conclusive | Murder Evidence. Special Dispatch to The Star. | PRINCE FREDERICK, Md., Septem- | ber19.—~While police today continued their investigation of the. murder of | Ben Lyons, Owings, Md., merchant, Dr. Hugh Ward and Dri J. W. Leitch, who | attended the man, termed as ridiculous | hints that he might have committed | | suicide. Ben-Lyons, for years a Calvert County | merchant, died in a_hospital here yes- terday. While on.Mjs death. bed "the | wounded man told police he was at- tacked in his store early Wednesday | by two colored men and a white man. | [ His throat was cut. {rom ear to ear | and, be had a-wound over his heart. | “Mr. Lyons’ death decidedly was not | a suitide and’ something ought to" be | done about it,” Dr. Ward told reporters today. He explained he had examined the wound both hefore and after the | man died. It was Dr. Ward who ad-| vised biood transfusions resorted to in an unsuccessful effort to save the man's e. | . Dr:Leitch was emphatic in expressing | the bellef that the wound which caused “couldn't Sitting, " left to right: Mrs. They pointed to the fact that Ben | Lyons had been so successful financially that he recently arranged to open a new store. 1 Another stanch _ supporter of the murder theory was Daniel L. Hopkins of | Annapolis, an undertaker, He said he was convinced Lyons had been mur- | dered. l ‘The Tau Beta Phi Sorority, of which Mrs. George C. Neuhaus, 715 Tucker- | man street, is chairman, will hold a| rummage. sale on October 3 and 4, the | proceeds from which will be utilized for food and clothing for the unemployed here. Mrs. Neuhaus requests those who may have any contributions to communicate with her and arrangements will be made to call for donations. Child Burned by Ma;ches. Edith M. Kitchen, 8 years old, of 54 | C street, suffered severe burns of the | arms and back yesterday when she ig- nited her dress while playing with matches at the rear of her home. She was rushed to Emergency Hospital in a passing taxicab and treated by stafl physicians, Kitehen, ' Bath Electric and Re- eption Roo frigeration. Reasonable Rental THE ARGONNE 16th and Columbia Road N.W. Mrs. H. C. Davidson, Capt. Hunter, Mrs. D. C. Emmons, Ralph Woten, Mrs. T. D. Milling and DRESSMAKERS Fashioning clothes of smart fabric and design, the Dressmaker knows the importance of proper laun- dering, if her handiwork is to remain long in ser- vice. The utmost care is given every article of wearing ap- parel sent to the Home Laundry for cleansing. Fine fabrics are given special treatment when necessary ...and everything, re- gardless of ifs value fis guarded in every way from damige or loss. Can we serve you this week? HOME LAUNDRY Phone ATlantic 2400 D, Ca CAPT. A A. THOMAS DIES AT AGE OF 8 Was One of Foremost Figures | in Expansion of Capital 3 50 Years Ago. * 1 FRIDAY, Capt. Ammi A. Thomas, 83 years old one of the foremost figures in the ex- pancion of Washington 50 years aso, died yesterday at his home, 1314 | Twelfth street. | During the post Civil War period, | Capt. Thomas was associated with ex- | tensive building and land projects, which, at the present time, comprist some of the most prominent landmarks of the city. | Capt. Thomas, a native of Alexander, N. Y., was educated at Middlebury Academy, N. Y., and St. John's Acad- | emy, Nashotah, Wis. Later, after a study of law, he was admitted to prac- tice before the Wisconsin bar. In 1872, several years after his mar- riage to Elizabeth Parks of Oconomo- woc, Wis., Capt. Thomas removed to | Kansas, receiving an appointment of | register in the United States Land Of- fice there. i Came Here in 1877 Coming to Washington in 18 practiced as an attorney before the departments. Confining himself prin- cipally to business connected with the General Land Office and the Interior Department, he prosecuted some «f the most important land contest cases rela- tive to the expansion of the West. With the gradual subsidence of busi- ness in the General Land Office, Capt Thomas relinquished his law practice and turned his attention to corporatior busipess, ¢ At one time, after being a large stock- he SEPTEMBER 19, | avenue. | came president of the Creosote Lumber 1930, Vel CAPT. AMMI A. THOMA: holder and director in the companies Capt. Thomas was president of the | United States Electric Lighting Co. and the Brightwood Railway Co. He was also a director in the Second National Bank. Aside from these business associa- tions, Capt. Thomas was also a direc- tor in the Metropolitan Railroad Co. of Washington, a director and major stock= holder in the Atlantic Building Co., and one of the three projectors and owners of the old City Post Office Building at Eleventh street and Pennsylvania Some years after establishing his business interests here, deeply inter- ested in the exploitation of raw ma- terials in the South, Capt. Thomas be« & Construction Co. at Fernandina, Fla. AS WEEDS ‘4 Regular $50 One and Two Pants — Extensive real estate holdings in nearby Washington and Virginia completed the exceptionally wide scope of his business activitles. Served in Union Army. The military career of Capt. Thomas began in 1861, wWhen, ‘after running away from home, he enlisted in the Union Army at the age of 15., Except | for five months in 1865, when he was | confined to & Confederafe prison camp, Capt. Thomas_was engaged in active campaigning. He was one of the young- est officers in the Union Army. Since his retirement about 30 years ago, Capt. Thomas had led a quiet Iif occasionally_attending the meetings of La Fayette Masonic Lodge and Kit Car- son Post, G. A. R., his only local ternal affiliations. The widow, Mrs. Thoma: the only immediate sur- vivor.. The body will be sent today to Summit, Wis., the former home of Capt Elizabeth Park | Thomas, where interment will be Sur day. Italy, is producing 860,000 buttons a day. Sor HERz0G e F Street . at Qth We're not in the least afraid to list the mate- rials in this spe- cial because they are only the fin- est!.. .. and NO CHARGE FOR ALTERATIONS, because we want you to remember this special!! , $45 & $40 Special Sale Genuine cowhide belt, with silver-plate mon- A plant in the Province of Bergamo, | POLICE ARE ADVISED § Bride’s Warning to Public Is Sent ‘to Officers. Corporation Counsel Willlam W. Bride's recent warning to the citizens of the trict not to be abusive to policemen was mimeographed today by, order of Supt. of Police Pratt and dis- tributed throughout the department. Mayj. Pratt said printing and distribu- tion of Mr, Bride's statement was done officially to call \the attention of the | force to the plans of the corporation counsel's from unn office to protect policemen cessary abuse, Rhode Island Reds Win Laurels. LLEY VIEW, N. J., September 19 'he Rhode Island Reds seem to have an edge on the White Leghorns, hanks to s Franklin. Since Octo- last in & contest for hens under State auspices she has laid 324 eggs Hitherto the yecord for a year was 3: | made by a White Leghorn. Smart new bands are a feature of these exceps - tional Elgins. The cases, as illustrated, are engraved or plain. In- spect these new Elgins . . they are incompar- able values at $29.75 50c a Week! ! Belt Set $1 | ogram buckle and monogram belt watch chain—buy them now for Christmas gifts! (s B 1004 F Street NW, Timm 818 King S t., Alexandria, Va. » Ed i § § Thomas McDonald, 18 years old, of | the patient to die ossibly | 312 K street. northeast, was burned | nave been self inflicted. . He added that | about the arms and legs yesterday &lt- | the position of Mr. Lyons' prostrate form ernoon while burning a pile of buish{ when he was found also indicated con- | | on Military road near Rock Creek Park, | clusively he had been the victim of mur- where the firm by which he is em- | derous robbers ployed is engaged in a construction job. | Joseph J. Lyons and other brothers of McDonald was taken to Walter Reed | the slain merchant scouted the suicide Hospital by Sergt. W. F. Shelton of the | hints as “absurd." They declared there rk police: and treated by Dr. F. 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