Evening Star Newspaper, September 1, 1931, Page 28

B—12 S HALL CAINE NDVELST, DES Wife and Two Sons at Bed- side When End Comes at Greeba Castle. By the Associated Press. il DOUGLAS, Isle of Man, September 1—Sir Hall Caine, noted novelist, once described as the wealthiest writer in the world, died last night after an ill- ness of several weeks. He was 78 years old. Lady Caine and his two sons, Ralph Hall Caine and Derwent Hall Caine, and Attorney General Moore of the Isle of Man were at the bedside when the end came. in Greeba Castle, one of the finest residences on the island. Knighted for War Books. For 50 years he produced literature for the reading public, the stage and the screen. “Deemster” and “The Manxman,” tales of life on the Isle of Man, were among his first successes “The Eternal City” and “The Woman ‘Thou Gavest Me" came later. So successful was he that more than | 20 years ago his manager described | him as the wealthiest novelist in the | world, placing his theatrical royalties | alone at $450,000. King Albert of the Belgians made him an officer of the Order of Leopold for his editorship of the war book and King George knighted him in 1918 for his picture of the British side of the ‘War, Works Successful on Stage. Derided, laughed at and condemned because of some of his carly literary ef- forts, Sir Hall Caine attzined success the equal of which few authors could | boast. His English-speaking public on both sides of the Atlantic was larger than that of most writers, and novel readers generally were eager for his latest work, With & considerable leaning toward | the eternal triangle, critics declared some of his plots crude and the result usually clumsy when, on rare oc he attempted to introduce a huorous passage. Nevertheless, Sir He'l gave ample evidence of his ability fc= fiuent, graphic writing. It would seem that Sir Ha% always | had in mind a dual purposs, for his| work—to please the reading pi’blic and then present the same subjest drama- tized so that it would appeal to theater- goers. Many of his book successes at- tained even greater popularity when presented on the stage. | Sir Hall Caine was born May 14, 1853. as Runcorn, Cheshire, of mixed Manx and Cumberland parentage. At an early age he went to live with rela- tives on the Isle of Man, where his bovhood. spent in a_condition of pov- erty. considerably influenced his imagi- native writings in later years. Studied Architecture. His foster parents eventually sent him to Liverpool with the idea of making him an architect and he was_educated with that object in view. He never practiced that profession, however, turn- ing to journalistic work upon complet- ing his studies, when he became a leading writer on the staff of the Liver- pool Mercury. Mere newspaper writing became so unsatisfactory to Hall Caine that it is related he petitioned for shorter work- ing hours and a reduction in salary so that he might devote more time to novel writing. After six years in Liverpool he went to London on the invitation of D. G. Rossetti, with whom he lived and acted as secretary and companion to the poet-painter until the latter's death. Sir Hall was married and had two sons. One of them, Derwent Hall Caine, became an actor of note and appeared in the leading roles of many of his father's dramatic work : Novelist Dies SIR HALL CAINE. Births Reported. John L. and Margaret L. Stickley, girl, Camderi R. and Jeannie McAtee. 'girl, Clyde W. and Otilia A._Smith. girl. Thomas and Mavbelle Dolan. girl Rutherford B_and Edith G. Lauk, girl, George and_Helen Esworthy, girl. Ralph and Clara Northrop. girl ohn H. and Virginia Early, girl. David and Edith Watkins. 'girl Gerard P. and Bernice Higgins, girl, William and Annie Hissey. bov. Robert B. and Mary J. Galleher. boy. Edwin C. and Elizabeth Atkinson, boy, E E and Edna L. Wood. boy William an. Rosa Twitty. boy. Charlie B. d v. and Alberta Jones, boy. Deaths Reported. Susan V. Tompkins. J4. 1423 Ames pl. n.e. Busan ¥ TOmBHInG Y M AT Lot T ence Hospital 3 ncy Hospital R B v once.Hos- fleld A s J. Ramage, 58, en Toute Casualty Hutehinson, n B e town Hospital hia Stiles, 18 hours, Homeopathic Hos- en route ital Wiiliam Hutchinson, 70, 204 D st. s.w. a ave t s Hospital ary F. Barton. ils. 1's_Hospital William'B. Brown, 1. Gallinzer Hospita Jimmie Harris, 2 months, Children’s Hos- pital Infant of Merrick and Willle Martin, 1 hour. Columbia_Huspital THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, OF INCOMPETENCY Seabury Sustains 4 of 27 Charges Made Against Tammany Official. ‘l By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, September 1.—Thomas C. T. Crain, Tammany district attorney of New York County, today stood cleared | of charges of incompetency in office. Gov. Roosevelt yesterday dismissed | allegaticns preferred by the City Club | last March. The Governor acted after recelving recommendations of Samuel Seabury, anti- Tammany Democrat, whom he appointed a commissioner to investigate. Seabury is counsel for the Legislative Ccmmittee, which is investi- gating the city government. before the Legislative Committee or- | ganized. Sustains Four Specifications. Seabury dismissed 23 of 27 specifica- tions and sustained 4, but found there had been no proof of personal dis- honesty or gross incompetence to war- rant dismissal of an elected official. Crain, who is 71 years old and a sach- em of the Tammany society, was a selection of John F. Curry, leader of Tammany Hall. Tammany did not conceal its pleas- ure over Seabury’s findings, but Samuel Untermyer, Crain’s counsel, said he would ask Gov. Roosevelt for a public hearing in order to obtain full vindica- tion. Seabury found that Crain had been lax in investigating magistrates’ courts, racketeering and two cases of stock frauds. Personal Qualities Praised. “Truth,” wrote Mr. Seabury, “com- pels the conclusion that in many in- | stances he busied himself ineffectively. | His fatlure was not due to any lack of | personal effort or any ignoble motive.” |~ ‘Seabury praised Crain as one with “a | distinguished public career” and “the reputation of a scholarly gentleman of unimpeachable character.” In discussing the charges about mag- istrates’ courts, Seabury referred to | scandalous conditions involving framing of women and corruption of policemen which were uncovered in an inquiry un- der the auspices of the appellate divi- | sion of the Supreme Court. Seabury was referee at that inquiry. 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People given lifts | are asked to buy a ticket—about a nickel, The money goes to the hos- | pital. | = | Notice to Subscribers in Apartment Houses Subscribers wishing the carrier boy to knock on the door when delivering ‘The Star will please tele- phone circulation depart- ment. National 5000—and instractions will be given for this service to start at once. B, RADIO FANS GETTING SHORT-WAVE CRAZE Seekers for Distance to See All| Range Receivers at Fall Shows. By the Associated Pre: CHICAGO.—The distance hunting | radio fan is turning himself into what | might be described as an all-wave lis- | tener. | That part of the radio audience | which is never satisfied with hearing stations near home or even a thousand miles ‘away has gone searching for greater distances, particularly in the short waves, where one may tune in Australia, England, Japan and other | far-away places. | An_ incentive to tuning cutside the ! Only 2 More COATS Group (1) 5.00 Group (2) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1931. broadcast station bdnd for music as well as television, telegraph code and amateur activities has come with the appearance of the all-wave receiver. Several such models are expected to be on display at both the New York and the Chicago radio shows this Fall. All of these receivers will tune into the short wave in addition to the broad- cast channels. A few of them will go into the higher waves up to 2,000 meters. Discussing the change that has come about in the distance fan, Charles J. Gilchrist, secretary of the Chicago Daily News Dx Club, says: “The Chicago Daily News Club plans to open the new sea- son in October on an ali-wave basis. “The general public first became aware of the remarkable distances pos- sible on short waves with t] brought from acrcss the set Recelpts of English raflways fell off $52,000,000 in 1930, as compared with 1929, the decrease in passenger revenue being nearly $16,000,000. 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