Variety (December 1922)

10 VARIETY Friday, December 15, 19S2 —^^^ tst: SPORTS INCORPORATIONS The cabled reports of Sikl's con- fession of A frame between himself and Carpentler, when the French- man, through Slkl's double-cross- ing, lost the two European cham- pionships, may recall to many the reports at the time and afterward of the alleged frame between Jack Johnson and Jess 'SViHutd at Havana. The SikI confession followed the withdrawal of his heavyweight European championship by the French Boxing Federation. Through the intervention of a colored French Deputy In the House, the revelations came out, the Deputy Interposing a protean The Siki story does not appear to relieve Siki in any way. His con- fession seems to je govul ground.-* in itself for him to lose h »/ honors. But stories of Siki breaking out in restaurants abroad, causing com- motions and acting In a way that could land him on Blackwells Island over here have been fre- quently sent across, so whatever they do with the overnight colored champ -on the other side won't greatly interest the sporting fra- ternity over here. The Johnson-Willard rumors never connected WillarJ with the frame. Those who always have held the opinion the Johnsoii-Willard light was framed believed also that Willard never knew it, and that as far as Willard was concerned, he then did and always has thought he honestly won the championship. Some pretty smart people were concerned In the Willard-Johnson light. Some of them were show people and some were known never to have placed a bet on a gamble in their lives, always look- ing for a sure thing and not betting unless they got it. The first suspi- cion among a certain set in New York arose when It became known that a group of show people from Times square. In a common pool had been placing bets on Willard to win, from New York to New Or- leans to San Francisco, wherever at that time they could get down their money, and getting as high as three to one on Willard to win. Willard won, after (he place of light had been shifted about and so much money spent on the pre- liminaries it was a hopeless propo- sition to expect a profit through holding it in Cuba. Had Johnson won there was no money to be made In the States with him, for he was kept out of this country at the time through the fear of crimi- nal prosecution under the Mann Act on an indictment then pending against him in Chicago. It seemed unlikely that the people behind the match would gamble that far on the picture of the fight profit with- out knowing what they had. It is said that Johnson is the best actor the ring ever held, because he had to stall so long before find- ing an excuse to take the count, although there are any numb<;r of people at the ringside who will say and have said that as long as they live they will believe Wil- lard actually knocked out Johnson. Just what Johnson received out of it. If It were framed, no one know.s. Such terms as have been reported in unauthorized circles said that Johnson received $50,000 in cash, paid to him by some means before he entered the ring, and he was to get BO per cent, of the an- ticipated picture profits, but the real Inducement to Johnson to throw it. according to the story. was the promise of immunity and privilege to return to the U. S. if he was not the champion, when no attention would be* centered upon him, and the further possibility held out that once back here he could ask for a return match, secure it and regain his crown. Kverything but John.-'.on losing broke wrong, and even the pictures could not be shown in the States. A long time afterward Johnson made a eonfo.ssion to a. newspaper man in London he had framed for the Willard fight, but he did not say he framed with Willard, but that ho had been cros.scd aftpr the fight was over. It was cabled and printed here but got no notice. Later he did come back to take his punish- ment on the criminal cli.irge and —reoeived a year in Leavenworth. Johnson had been badly advised. Had he ne\er run away it is <juite likely he could have gotten a sus- pended sentence on the charge, for at that time, while there was some feeling against Johnson there wns little sympathy for the white woman Involved. A second accounting of the estate left by Ilichard A. CanfieUl. gam- bler and art patron, who died Dec. 11, 1914, M the result of a fall on 'the steps of the 14th street station, made by Luke subway Vincent Lockwood. executor, filed and ap- proved last week In the Surrogates Court, New York, shows Mr. Can- field, wha was 58 years old and whose body was cremated, directed In his will that Grace Martin Han- non, daughter, receive the statuette "Bacchante" by MacMonnles; How- land Dartmouth Canfleld, son, a portrait of himself (testator) by Whistler, and the reference library. Kelly, servant, $2,000. William S. Coe, fi'iend, oil painting by Al- phons de Neuville, called "The Trumpeter," and David W. Buck- lin. friend, oil painting by Edward Detaille, called "Un Chasseur d'Af- rique." Both paintings were not found by the executor and were probably di.spo.sod'of by Mr, Can- field during his lifetime. Harry Melvill Brown, Clayton F. MoKen- ley and Thomas W. Sprague, friend.*?, stock in a stopper com- pany. Mr. Brown was to receive $50,000 worth and the other two each $25,000 worth. The remainder of his property into three equal shares: One as a life estate for Mr.*?. Gtnevieve W. Canlleld. decedent's widow, of 11 Alton place, Brookline, Ma^.s., after whioh the income is to be divided equally between his two children, Grace and Howiand, and at the death of one the principal is to go to the survivor. One each for the two children, who reside with their mother, in trust for life, with the power to will the principal, or to their re- spective i.ssue. In his first accounting, filed Dec. 9, 1916, Mr. Lockwood charged him- self with $1,205,760.90, and^ the net estate as $841,485.79. Court records show that Mr. Can- field's famous gambling house at 6 East 44ih street. New York, known as "the place next to Del.s," was valued at $96,350. tl.e estate claim- ing an equity of $25,247. It was on Dec. 1, 1902. William Travers Je- rome, then district attorney, at the head of a squad of policemen, raided the place, breaking his way throu)^ the great bronze entrance doors. Mr. Canfield was In Europe and returned at once. He pleaded guilty, and was fined $1,000. The place known as the U. S. Club, at Saratoga .Springs, N. Y., was valued at $4,000. This was not the famous gambling resort sold before Mr. Canfleld's death to the city of Saratoga for $150,000, al- though Mr. Canfleld had put more than $»00,000 into that house and estate. y Mr. Canfiein was known as a con- noisseur of painting and ceramics, and pofl.=^e3scd the second laigest collection of Whistler paintings in America, which ho sold in Mar<'h, 1913, to Mr. Knoedler & Co. Among the as.sets of the estate was a col- lection of Whi.siler lithographs, valued at $5,000, and a portrait of himself by Whistler, valued at $3,000. The other paintings sold for $10,370. His books were valued at $834; his porcelains at $12,915; his antique furniture and miscellaneous objects of art at $159,999, and other furniture at $7,095. There was a bronze "Bachante" by MacMonnies, worth $250, and jeweliy and other personal proi>erty w^ere valued at only $671. The adage "youth must be served" doesn't seem to hold good in roller polo. Recently published averages of the American Polo League show the veterans leading the youngsters by a wide margin. Bobby Hart, who was not exactly a boy when play- ing with Schenectady in the old State League sevjn or eight years ago, is the leading scorer with fifty- five goals, while Bill Duggan and Kid Williams, both out of the chick- en state when performing in the same circuit, are In second and third places with fifty-three and forty-live, respectively. Mossie Con- ley, Fred Penee and Bill Blount, all ex-State leaguers, are the lead- ing goal-tender.s. Conley with an average of .913. Pence with .905 and Biount with .894. Welch, Jette and I.,ovegreeri, newcomer.<i. trail the vet- eran "stop" artist.s. Others former .State leaguers playing in the American circuit are .Steve Pierce, Red WilJiarns. Frrddie Hnrkins, Fred Jean. Frajik Hardy, Bar)iey Doherty. Bob Griffith and .Ar.hie .Mulrlirad. NoTie of those men were sucklings then, eithor. New Bed- ford and Sale?n arejn a neck-and- neck race for the Ani'iican League championship honors. Other teams in the circuit ore Worcester, Ix)w- oll. Portl;»n<l und Providence. James B. Uobinson, '24, veteran (Continued on page 39) Reiianc* Vaud«vill« Agency, Man- hattan; capital, 110,000. Directors, A. J. Kratxka. Joseph A. Eckel, P. E. Birman. Abbott Theatrical Enterprieet, Buffalo; capital, $100,000. Directors, Harry Abbott, Jr.; Jacob Lavene and Roy Van. Robbins Enterprises, Utica; cap ital, $3,000,000. DlrectotB, Walter J. Green, W. C. J. Doolittle and Julius Rothsteln. Bond Photoplay Corp., Manhattan capital, $25,000. Directors, Philip historical and ^itb^rman, Jacob S. List and I^. G. Mrs. Virginia Atlas Distributing Corp., Manhat tan; capital, $50,000. Directors, Abraham Goldfaro, Philip Gardner and J. A. Courtrlght. Doormat Co., Manhattan; capital, $20,000. Directors. Solomon Good man, C. A. Smith and P. S. Good mafir ^ . vi Norca Pictures, Manhattan; cap- ital, $50,000. Directors, C. S. Ash ley, D. J. Dowling and H, J. Nou schafer. Representative Producers* Al- liance, Inc., Manhattan; capital, $15,000. Directors, Herbert Loewen thai, M. J. Wolff and Emanuel- FIchandler. C. and L. Amusement Corp., Man- hattan, theatres, pictures, etc.; cap Ital, $25,000. Directors, M. R Loewenthal, Milton Collins and Ly man Hess. Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Inc., Manhattan. Motion pictures: capital, $500; directors. W. S. McKay, Esop Poskanzer and M. A. Finn Helioart Pictures, Inc., Manhat- tan. Capital, $5,000; directors, Irv ing Missing, Arthur Missing and Charles L. Gaskill Convent Theatre Corporation, Manhattan. Theatres and motion pictures; capital, $20,000; directors. Jeanette Frimarck, Lavlnla Mark- ham and Rose Elsenstadt Success Theatre Corporation, Manhattan. • Theatres and Wiotlon pictures; capital, $20,000; directors. Jeanette Frimarck, Lavinia Mark- ham and Rose Elsenstadt H. and E. Sales Corporation, Manhattan. Motion pictures; capi- tal, $25,000; directors, E. D. Munn, H. E. Smith and H. H. NIeman. Morris Whits Holding Company, Inc., Manhattan. Conduct hotels and restaurants: capital, $250,000; directors, Morris White, Lillian White and Irving. Feldman. Tsrvas Reel Corporation, Man- hattan. Manufacture reels for pic- ture machines; capital,' $7,000; di- rectors. Max Sherover, Charles J. Ball and Jacob Bell. Park Amusement Corporation, Manhattan. Motion pictures; capi- tal. $5,000; directors, Harrv Welt- flsch, Philip Weltflsch and Florence Weltfisch. Angelui Pictures Corporation, Manhattan. Capital, $1,000; dlrec- tor.s, D. E. Hurwitz, V. E. Farratti and A. A. Kelley. Latin-American Cinema Corpora- tion, Manhattan. Motion pictures; capital, $50,000; directors, F. E. Cheeseman, H. T. Mason and Law- rence Sterner. Choral Society of the Friends of Music, Inc., Manhattan. Coitcert and theatrical business; capital, $500; directors. Earnest Lanier, Allen AV. Wardwell, and A. F. Selits- berg. Beilin and Horowitz, Inc., Man- hattan. Dramatic and literary works; capital, $1,000; directors. Etta London, Marion Elkin and Ruth Vogel. Leonard's Ringside, Inc., Manhat- tan. Restaurant; capital. $3,500; di- rectors, William Leonard, Loui.^ Schwartz and Aaron Schwartz. Bardine and Anderson, Inc., Man- hattan. Amusement; capital, $20,- 000; directors, Mabel Bardine, Grace L. Anderson and A. Raymond Gaulo. J. Searle Dawley Productions Cor- poration. Manhattan. Picture; <'apital, $250,000; directors. Merla I. St. John, Grey M. Burns and Vera A. Robert.«. Premier Productions, Inc.. Man- hattan. Capital, $500; directors. H. J. Sanders, Nat Lesser and P^ay Alexander. Kapfall Productions, Inc., Man- hattan. Theatres, pictures; direc- tors, William Kaufman, Edward N. Bloomberg and P. H. Werss. Cypher Holding Corporation, Man- hattan. Capital. $5,000; dirootn?-.s, Charles .S., Ilervey, Lee R. Waller and II. Ned Marin. M. M. Amusement Corporation, Brooklyn. Capital, $25,000; direc- tors. Max Miller, Minnie Miller and Philip Stark. Troy Theatre Corporation, Buffalo. Capital, $50,000; directors. Moe Mark. E. B. Mark and Max Spieg^'i. State Theatre Corporation, Buf- falo. Capit.'il, $50,000; dir.'otorr!, Moe Mark, E.' B. Mark and Ma,\ Spiegel. Geneen and Mclsaac Producing Corporation, Manhattan. -Motion pi<tures; capital, $5,000; directors. James L. Robinson, Mercedes vun Mredow and Henrietta .Smith. Notable Screen Productions, Inc., Manhattan. Capital, $500; directors, CABARET 't Police instructions for detailed men In cafes sent out this week go farther than in the past. The detailed policemen are to make note of all matters in connection with the operation of the cafes, reporting daily to their superiors, and includ- ing the names of all police officers visiting the places, whether or not In uniform. It applies only to raided places where a policeman has been detailed. The intent appears to be as much in locating other violations, such aa whether the place Is harbor- ing handbook men and drug traf- fickers, as it is to reveal booze sell- ing. The instructions read: "To all Oflflcei'8 Everywhere: "Procedure raided premises. "A—Ofiloers stationed in raided premises for the prevention of vlo- latldT» of the law will be required to make a report to their commanding officers at the close of tljejr tours of duty, setting forth the following in- formation: "1. A brief description of the premises; the names of the owner and proprietor of the place; the names of waiters, bartenders and other assistants in or about the place. "2. The nature and character of the business conducted In such place and the approximate number of customers served each day. "3. Whether or not the place Is equipped with a dumbwaiter* run- ning to floors above or below, and what, If any, supplies are carried thereon for service or .service to customei-s. "4. Whether or not there Is a stbck ticker placed in the establishment and the approximate number of per- sons In the place who are interested in ticker information. "5. The name of every oflflcer of the department. In uniform or other- wise, who visits this place during his tour of duty, stating/the hour of such visit. "6. If it be a saloon, cafe, restau- rant, cabaret or like place, they will report as to the kind of liquor as may have been served to customers and the prices charged therefor as shown on the cash register or ob- served without unnecessary, inter- ference with the business f>t the es- tablishment the season and other carbarett opened, the favored one of the sum* mer fell away, lost the entertainer who had l^een there for severaJ > weeks, and the place as yet has been unable to gather fresh busi- ness impetus. 4 A report from Washington sayg revenue agents may be placed on a civil service list. This means their appointment, if it should be so de- cided, would be for merit with merit determined through examina- tlon. Whether present agents are to be asked to submit to the ques- tioning the report doesn't say, nor does it disclose on what points the fltnef^s will be hung. . ;•.••■• ■ ■-« With the holidays nearly here, a h large supply of phoney liquor has 1 appeared, not the usual cut stuff, | but bad booze. Whiskey has l»een ^ offered in New York within 'the past two weeks for $70 and $75 a ^ case and champagne at $80 and $85. 3 As there has been no rharked change ^ in the price of the regulation whis- •!, key, at $S5 and $9J (Scotch or rye), ; the lowered scale created an Im- mediate suspicion and liquor men ; say there are good grounds to dodge i any whiskey offered nowadays in j small lot.s below the general market .\ price. The lowered scale sceni.* to be placed just far enough below to make It attractive for the Inexperi- enced. The same with the -ham- pagne. Genuine champagne in , small lots is belng'sold at the very j lowest at $105 a case with the bet- ] ter known brands at $115'fiii$120. * Recently an offer was made of '^ three-star brandy at $40 a ca?e. That was too large a slice to induce sales. Can.\dian ale is commencing ^ to come over the border into New i York, In case lots, large anj $mall ij bottles. So far the distribution has j not been general enough i> make a1 market quotation, the purchrsea ^ having been in large lots by prA'.it© agreement. H The hip flask order again has been given to the police with In- spector Bolan of the Times Square section once more starting on an enforcement crusade. The sama •<•? o„^v. t^f^^^^tt^^ ^* m. ~.».^^^«» 1 "^^thod as before has been adopted, 7. Such information of a general . ^,_ . , - „ ..u i- * ,. . . _ 4^ ^ ♦ ?! i« ^ patrolmen taken from the list who character as may tend to disclose ' the nature and character of the businjess being conducted, especially any business which may possibly be in violation of the law. "B—A copy of this report will be immediately forwarded to the in- spector commanding the district for his information and appropriate ac- tion, and these reports shall become the basis of application for warrants or for summary arrests, or such ac- tion as the clrclimstances may war- rant. "Commanding officers will be held for strict accountability for prompt and eflflcient action upon these re- ports^ "WILLIAM J. LAHEY. "Chief Inspector." (Continued od page 3S) /'V Many of the Broadway cab.irets appear to be floundering about In an effort to patch up a drawing en- tertainment. Some profess to be- lieve that "names", whether of men or women, mean more to the coveur charge than do the girly revues. Single names and combinations of names are being tried with varying results. Cabaret producers say the places want girl shows but will not pay a price for them. A dressmak- ing establishment is reported to have put on a floor show of 11 peo- ple for $550 a week, gross. The con- cern did not figure production through having costumes on hand, and this, claims the producer, killed off the profitable price a girl revue must demand. One of tho reasons prompting the cabaret to secure "names" is the percentage agree- ment pos.sible, that often allow.s the house to escape without a guaran- tee. The names receive a percent- age of the coveur, sometimes half or more and once In a while the entire coveur, according to the ca- pacity of the engaging restaurant. The Broadway cabarets have been greatly held down through the one o'clock dancing limit but have hopes this will be luld to le.ss strict- ly aftei- New year's. Th e "name" thing seems to hnv.- iirlseiT with an old engagement during tlie summer when a single niiin h<ld dov.n aftf-r building up a (hied out re«ort that had not been playing to CO peoplo a night until ho enter*-d. The conditions wer»^ propitious. Othf^r cabarets that •"ouUl have ; akeii awny the busi- ness Avere closed for one rmson or another, it was warm and otiier places were hot Inside, while the open cabaret, fixed its covenr at $1, are eligible for promotion and used as detailed men to watch liquor taken from the person or the house In Broadway cabarets. A pinch was made at^^J^Iontmartre imme- diately after the order was Issued, a patron taking a drink being ar- rested in the restaurant after drinking from his o^n flask. Al- though .the police magistrates have repeatedly thrown out these kind of cases, the police pursue them. The police order at this time will be somewhat discouraging to restau- rant men looking forward to New Year's and a letting down of the bars on the 1 o'clock stop dancing rule. La.'-t week a new cabaret was visited the night It opened and a liquor violation arrest made, later dismissed. It proved, however, ho^ closely watch Is being kept for vio- lations, as when this place waa taken the night it opened there could not have been at the same time over 600 places in New York selling liquor openly, many of them over the bar. ■ ^ beioW all others In its When The dangers facing a prohibition agent are seldom mentioned in a discussion of the job, but they exist nevertheless. They ai*e not confined solely to the possibility of serious injury, even death, in gun fights, bottle battles, chair-throwing en- counters and rough and tumble scraps, but the drinking of poison- ous liquor is sometimes close to fatal. Recently a general prohibi- tion agent attached to the staff of Zone Chief John D. Appleby was at the point of <leath in a New York city hospttal from the effects of bad booze. The agent was sent to an up-state city to investigate com- plaints again.^.t saloons. After mak- ing a purchase of whiskey in two cafes lie tool: a train back to New York. At Poughkeepsie the "dry" officer became \ lolently ill and a doctor ordered his removal to a hospital in that city. The agent In- sisted, however, on returning to New York. On arrival In the metropolis he was immediately taken to the lloo.«'eveit Memorial Hospital, where he remained for ten days in a critical condition. Against the advice of attending physicians he left the hospital and is back at work. The newest Lily Lewis pptuluctlon on the Centu.y Roof, Baltimore. made its bow last week and went over with a bftnp. "Whirl of VContinued on page 37)