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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-25
Rebekahs to Meet at Monon

BIZ IfMfS Special
MONON, Ind, March 25.--A dis
trict meeting Of Rebekahs win be
held here today. Mrs. Ida B.
Wooden, president of district 20,
viii preside.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-25
Royal Neighbors Plan Party

The degree team of Center camp
of the Royal Neighbors Of America
will give a card party at 2 p. m.
Wednesday at 322 East New York
street.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-25
LODGE TO GIVE DEGREE
Gerrnapia Odd Fellows to Meet
Tuesday.

Germania lodge of Odd Fellows
will give the second and third de-
grees Tuesday night to one candi-
date at the hall, Prospect and East
streets. Herbert Stovel is noble
grand.
Plans will be mads at the business
meeting for the Easter ball to be
given April Is at the hall.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-25
WOMEN TO HAVE PARTY
Anderson Post of Relief Corps to
Entertain Wednesday.

The Major Robert Anderson post
of the Women's Relief Corps viii
entertain with cards, bunco and re-
freshments at ? p m. Wednesday
at FIT. Friendly. So North Illinois
street.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-25
SHEPHERDS TO MEET
Applications of Candidates to Be
Voted on Thursday.

The Independent Order of Shep-
herds will hold a business meeting
at 7:30 p. m. Thursday at the hall,
291a South Delaware street, with
w. j. Hubbard, president, presiding.
Applications of candidates will be
voted on. A card party will close
the evening program.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-25
TRAVELLERS TO GATHER
Post b Will Hold Annual Session
Saturday.

Rscord attendance is expected by
Es:sI E. Mower, president of Post
s of the Travellers Protective As
ISOLATION Saturday night at the an
nual meeting of the post to be held
at the clubhouse at Tenth and
Pennsylvania streets Charles M.
link, secretary, will present his an
nual report for the year ending
March 80.
Directors of the post will meet
Saturday afternoon for the final
business session of the board and
reports of officers and the chair
man will be received.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-25
knights Temblar Plan
Celebration of Jubilee
ELKs TO DANCE SUNDAY

Annual Easter Event to Be Staged
in Auditorium.
The annual Easter dinner dance
of the Indianapolis lodge of ElkS
will be held Sunday evening in the
main auditorium, according to w.
G. Taylor, secretary. The dinner
will be served from 6 to $3.50 p. M,
and dancing will follow until mid
night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-25

exalted ruler; Earl Wolf, esteemed
leading knight; Carl Steinhauer,
esteemed loyal knight; j. G. Crib
ben, esteemed lecturing knight;
w. G. Taylor, secretary; A. R. Stern,
treasurer; F. L. Bodenmiller, tyler;
c. G. Cohee, trustee; William
Fahee, trustee; Thomas L. Hughes,
delegate, and John Lauck Jr..
organist.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-08

cause g fan magazine described the manner in which she had adopted all the maunerisms of the star initiating Garbos clothes, her walk her expressions. For that reason Geraldine stands foremost in the list Of star-duplicatcs. but there are others.
 On a single set Of The Naga- bond King" for instance, one day could be seen Jean Douglas, an extra who becomes a "dcadringer" for Pauline Starkie with the aid of brown wig, and Thora Waverly. who is frequently mistaken for Myrna Loy.
 With these two were Cecile Cameron, d girl whose resemblance 10 Gloria Swanson. from certain angles, is pronounced; Rae Murray, reminiscent Of Alice Terry, and two others who bear much likeness to Anita Page and Virginia Lee Cor bin. But it avails them naught in movie prominence . most of them will be seen as ladics-in- wait ing 10 the queen of the talkic. Again-a titian-haired girl named
New Britain herald., 1929-11-08

Nalda West, who strikes one as q blond Anita Stewart, recently shared an apartment with Jeanne Buttner, a brunei Bessie Love. and Cortez Alley, who has stood ill" for Irene Bordoni.
 And the movie choruses arc filled with girls whose friends in all truth can tell them they look like" various stars Irene Thomp- son, contract chorus girl, often is pointed out as Billie Dove. and Rosita Forshay. a New York chorus girl gone movie, resembles Dolores Costello.
 Beatrice Lillic is q famous star Of the stage and more recently Of the screen, but Josephine Bern hardt, a double for her, still steps in the chorus.
 Carmel Myers gets featured bill ling while Jewel ltichtord, who photographs enough like her 10 he her sister, works beside Josephine, along with Ruth Metzger, who looks like Mary Astor, and Jean Morgan. who even has Betty Compsons fa- nous crooked smile.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-08
lrs, with their doubles alongside.

sstars, with their doubles alongside. Hollywood, Nov (P'-"Eyen a cat may look at king 's And there being as yet no law against an extras looking like a movie queen, many Of them do. The studios the streets of Holly wood. are decorated by scores of girls who, so far as facial appear ance is concerned, might pass easily for those glittering screen celebri- ties whose looks are the envy of girls all over the world.
 {. And all or most. of these doubles Rre mere extras or chorus girls. many of them seen i'll more pictures than the stars they resemble, but Unknown to movie fans.
 i. Hollywood's most famous double (which does not in the instances 51ere cited mean that the double substitutes for the star in her peril ous movie eXploits-is Geraldine DeNorak.
 Geraldine. as one wag puts it, is more like Greta Garbo than Garbo herself. An extra. she has served es "stand-in girl' for Greta. and recently received wide publicity be-
New Britain herald., 1929-11-08

A red lantern was hung on it al night; but still the reckless drivers knocked it down. Finally it was de- cidedA not without n1sgivings, 10 move the historic pump to the vil- lage green. just a few val ds away.
 After that, however, the pump never seemed 10 be itself. During the recent prolonged drought 1t would not work at all and villagers who previously had depended on it had to buy water elsewhere and pay penny pail for it.
 The parish council decided 10 move the pump back to it's old stand, automobiles or no automo- piles. But the highway committee of the rural council to which the proposal was submitted for approv- al vetoed it.
 That has offended the pro- pump section of the village populations; the anti-pumpers. on the other hand, point out that the old pump
New Britain herald., 1929-11-08
Rockies Snow Covered:
 Transportation HaIts

Denver. Colo. Nov s (UP)-The Rocky Mountain region was recov- ering today from the heaviest snow fall of the season.
 Air transportation virtually par alyzed for the last two days. was resumed in Colorado and Wyoming. and automobile traffic on highways leading into Denver returned to normal
 Eighteen inches Of snow was re- ported in eastern and northern Col orado. while more than two inches blanketcd the entire statc~>of Wy
New Britain herald., 1929-11-08

Carlotta King became known to the fans as the singing lead in The Desert Song which won her a long-term contract, but Janet Chandler, almost her duplicate. has only a chorus contract. Fannie Bricc, too, is household name now. but you probably never heard Of Zee Lee. another or the stopper kickers. who is just shade pret- tier than Fannie.
 So, they pass in review. these humber movie workers, with their physical charms riva'iug those of the stars. There arc scores of them. Did the stars simply get started first: Or do their doubles lack the fir, the pcrsonality.--or the all-important voice, - which would raiso them from the ranks? There's q riddle,
 Ieahwhilo. "eyon eat may look at q king and the extra girl may lSOk like a quccn-for all the good it does either of them.
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New Britain herald., 1929-11-08
BraddOck Will Enter
 HeayyWeight Division

New York. Nov. s UP)-James J, Braddock. hard hitting New Jer- sey boxer plans to withdraw from the Hght-heavyweight class and confne his future activities to tha heavyWeights When BraddocI1 started training yesterday for his bout with MaNey EoSenbloom. at Madison Square Garden, Nov. 3, ra weighed 190 pounds and indicated that he would uot attempt to maha the 175 pound mark.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-08
AUTOISTS PERSIST
 IN WRECKING PUMP
English Town, Much Upset by
 Recurring Accidents

Chalfont St. Giles, England. Nov. s, P)-A pump problem disturbs the peace of mind Of this village where blind Milton wrote some 'of his verse.
 It seems the village pump. which for centuries had stood in the mid de of the main street, directly over lhe well from which it drew water, began getting m the way oj mo- lorists several years ago.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-08

oMlnE.
 The temperature in Denver which reached 23 degrees durin. the storm. climbed slowly.
 Winter wheat growers hailed tho blizzard as a boon 10 their crops but farmers said the harvesting of the sugar beet crop will be delayed several weeks.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-08

has been working better lately since it was overhauled and a moNthor gan removed from it's gulIet.
 Let it stay where 1t IS. It's all right now" they argue.
 And so the Controvers, rages.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-08

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New Britain herald., 1929-01-11
TARIFF HEARINGS
ARE Continued
Pottery Industry Anxious About
Japanese Competition

Washington. Jan II Rl-To meet
connection from foreign importa-
lions. particularly from Japan. the
American pottery industry today
sought from the house ways and
means committee an increase i'll
tariffs on carthenware and China.
Declaring American wages in the
trade we're eight and one-half times
those Of Japan and three and
half times higher than those in
Germany. w, r. Wells, East Liver.
pool. Ohio. representing pottery
duty of Is cents a dozen he added
to- existing ad valorem duties Of 43
per cent and so per cent respective
~. on unsl lee GRATED and decorated
earthenwares.
He also requested that a specific
duty of IS cents dozen be added
to the present ad valorem duty OF
GO per cent and 20 per cent re-
spectively, on plain and colorcd
china.
Chief Competitors
Japan. Wells said. was the chief
competitor Of the United States in
the trade. although large imports
came from England. Germany,
France, Czechoslovakia and Italy.
He contended the increases in rates
would not raise the cost to the
American consumer. declaring prices
today were lower than in 1929
when the present rates were enacted.
Domestic production of carthen-
New Britain herald., 1929-01-11

Is to be. the sooner they can dust
manufacturing and prices CORE
spondingly."
Representative Treadway OF Mas
sachusetts, republican. on the same
committee. also urged Mr.. Hoover
to call an early special session. He
explained that in his view there
would be no time at this session to
provide the adequate revision that
was necessary for the relief of agri-
culture.
Treadway was among those who
president elect suggesting that Sec
rotary Whiting Of the commerce de-
partment be kept in his present
New Britain herald., 1929-01-11

west end of the city. For several
years property owners in the section
at the extreme west end Of the city
have protested at what they consid-
err the lack of protection In case OF
fire. 1t has been pointed out that II
would take several minutes for the
nearest apparatus to come from NO.
4 fire house to Barnesdale.
The revival of the move for
west end fire station has aroused
renewed interest In Barnesdaie to
such an extent that President Emil
III. II. Vogel OF the Barnesdale Com
munity club is planning to call a
meeting for the purpose Of discuss
ing the matter and approaching
such city officials as arc necessary
in The movement.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-11
Texas Axe-Slayer
Goes to the Chair

Huntsville. Tex. Jan. II (UP)-
Floyd Newton Byrne, San Angelo
chauffeur. aXc-slaycr Of 12-year- old
Myrna Juerscns, her mother and
grandmother. was executed in the
electric chair at the state prison
here early today.
Indifferent to his fate, Byrne sat
in his death cell reading humorous
magazines until guards came to take
him to tho execution chamber. Still
laughing over one Of the humorous
ouips he had read. he was strapped
in the chair at 1928 a. m. He was
pronounced dead at l.:31 a. m.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-11
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES
HIT SCHOOL CHILDREN

action on the request has already
supervised the repair of furniture
and fixtures in the building, it will
report at tho school board meeting
this afternoon.
According to the committees plan
$4,000 will be asked to cover walls
and to improve acoustics in the audi
torium and shower baths will be
recommended at cost Of $4,000.
Walls and ceiling should be rctinish-
$4,000, the committee will recon-
mend.
Other matters which will be rec
commended by the finance commit
tee are for the purchase of 80 type
writer's at cost not to exceed $40
than Hale school. 10 in the Central
Junior High school. and 10 in the
Junior High school shops.
1t will also recommend the pur-
chase of a notion picture machine
for the Israel Putnam. Northcnd.
In an effort to decrease the fire
insurance rates. the committee will
recommend that 334 one-half gallon
fire eXtinguishers be purchased at
cost OF 1915 each.
These arc to meet the require
ments of the board OF fire under
writer's and will be distributed
among the following non-fire re-
sistive buildings: Senior High school
academic building. Sc: Smalley. IS:
Chamberlain, As; Smith. 80: STAN
ley. 20: Rockwell. "a; Putnam, IL;
Walnut Hill. As: Elm Hill annex. 6:
old Burritt school, s: Nathan Hale
portable buildings, .: total 1874. -.
The last item resented by the
boards finance committee will be
the budget Of proposed expenses for
next year. The budget calls for an
appropriation of s1.oS9,900.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-11

farm legislation and tariff revision.
The Oregon representative was Of
the opinion that by April 20 the
sub committee OF his committee
would have sufficiently elaborated
the findings of the full committee on
ia riff revision to allow consideration
by congress TO begin.
I'm my Judgment" he said. I've
should have an extra session and
have it early. to get through by the
Fourth of July SO that the farmers
could have the advantages OF tariff
adjustment this crop season. From
the standpoint of business also. that
would be better. for the sooner We
let the country know what the tariff
New Britain herald., 1929-01-11

most in the next administration.
-Four senators. Thomas OF Idaho.
Bingham Of Connecticut, Deneen O;
Illinois. and Nyc of North Dakota,
were on the president elects early
morning program. bingham as
chairman of the committee on ter
ritores and insular affairs. favored
a visit to Porto Rico by Mr.. Hoover
should he finally decide to under
take a tour of the Caribbean before
inauguration. AS president Of the
National Aeronautic association the
Connecticut senator is also greatly
interested in the development and
spread of aviation. an interest
which is shared by the president
elect.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-11

ware and china amounted to $43,-
goo. 90 a year. Wells said. half of
the total sales value representing
labor costs. lie placed the retail
value of imported wares at about
$40, 900, 900 a year.
]. r. Gilman. OF Boston. repre-
sentinG wholesalers Of china and
earthenware, endorsed Wells recon-
mendations. He said the jobbers
and chain operators would absorb
he added cost of the imported
goods on high grade wares.
William $. Pitcairn, New York.
representing importers Of British
china, brought new idea for re-
lief before the committee wheh he
asked that attention be given al
OF the law permitting them 10 bring
in wares up TO 500 in value duty
free.
He said he had received COM
plants from china merchants on
the Canadian border that Americans
in some instances had loaded up
$500 or more in chinawares and
brought them In from Canada by
automobile. He suggested that per-
SONS visiting Canada only for day
or two should not be considered as
returning travellers and that
tightening of existing restrictions
was needed.
Representative Murphy. republic
can, Ohio. started the discussion on
the controversial question as to
whether American or foreign valua-
tons should be used in levying ad
valorem duties when he urged the
former as the basis for determining
the rates.
He said it was diffit ult to deter
mine foreign values and the fact
that 20 per cent on imported china
did not provide adequate relief was
one of the reasons why domestic
valuations should be adopted.
Pottery workers are idle, he said.
recommending that = value should
New Britain herald., 1929-01-11
SENATOR BINGHAM
CALLS ON HOOVER
((Continued from First Page)

Watson Of Indiana. prospective re
publican leader in the senate at thu
next session, but it was postponed
until tomorrow. Mr., Hoover and
the Indianian will go over the legis-
lative situation in detail.
The president elect had an uE-
usually large number of callers to-
day, most of them senators from
the western agricultural states with
whom he talked farm relief legisla-
ton and an extra session of the new
congress.
Sees bingham
After more than half an hours
discussion with Mr.. Hoover on the
disabilities of commercial AVIATION
communications with South Amer'-
ca, Senator Bingham of Connecticut,
said the president-elect had broad
vision on aviation affairs and was
leenly interested in this form Of
communication between the south
ern and northern continents.
The senator added that he
thought the possibilities for air lines
10 the west coast Of South America
were promising as the vast stretch
of desert along that coast line Of
fered ample opportunities for land
ing fields. He also said that the
west coast was directly south OF
New York and SO the shortest dis
lance from eastern American cities
Previously Senator Bingham. who
Is chairman of the committee on
insular possessions, Lad urged Mr..
Hoover to 60 to Porto Rico. He
said II the president elect went TO
Havana and omitted to call at San
Juan the Porto Ricans would feel
that they were somewhat of out
casts.
Brief Call
Senator Nandenburg of Michigan.
made a brief call at the Hoover
headquarters but declined to say
what he had talked to the presi-
dent-clect about. He did say. how
liver. that Michigan was urging no
particular appointments to the cab
met
w dSHlHbttil. H. l w - w At ii pt
lief in the inevitability of a special
session OF congress soon after March
1 becoming more and more unirer-
bal. a long list of congressional call
Frs had been arranged for President
Elect Hoover today to acquaint him
with the political and legislative
outlook.
The difficulty of enacting suitable
farm relief legislation and of revis-
Ing the tariff act at the present ses-
lion OF congress had already been
emphasized to Mr. Hoover by host
81 callers since his return from
South America. No later than last
hight the two ranking members OF
The house ways and means commit
zee had appealed to him for special
teSsion as soon as possible after his
Inauguration for tho purpose Of
Intending the tariff schedules. with
spccial reference to the ones affect
ng agriculture.
Suggestions for cabinet appoint =
nents were made to Mr.. Hoover by
majority Of his callers.
Hawlcy Calls
Representative Hawley Of Oregon.
chairman of the ways and means
committee. after lengthy confer
.sce with the president elect pre-
iioted a special session about tn"
middle Of April to attend to both
New Britain herald., 1929-01-11
BARNESDALE RESIDENTS
WANT FIRE PROTECTION
President Vogcl OF Community Club
Will Cali Meeting For
Special Action

Residents of the Barnesdale dis
trict are interested in the proposed
move to erect a fire station in the
New Britain herald., 1929-01-11

, be found for taxing purposes equal
to the cost of production In Ameri-
can factories.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-11

American Broadtail Coal
American Broadtail Coat
Black Pony Coat
Racoon Coat
Black Pony Coat
Siberian Squirrel Coat
Natural Muskrat Coat
Beige Pony Coat
Dyed Squirrel Coat
Beige Pony Coat
Hudson Seal Coat
Brown Caracul
Grey Caracul
French Seal Coat
French Seal Coat
French Seal Coat
French Seal Coat
Black Pony Coat
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-06

41-Under whose Presidency
was the Federal Reserve
System created?
44-Who possessed the "Wond-
erful Lamp?
46-Spike-nosed fish.
47-River islands.
50-Scoff at
53-Condescends.
54--What well-known volcano Ia
located in Sicily7
b6-What Biblical city In often
associated with Beershebaf
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-06
A Domino Trick

SCATTER a set Of dominoes
~ face upwards on the table
and secretly pocket one that Is
not o double number. Then re-
quest one Of your friends to put
the dominoes end to end, match
Ing the numbers 40 LIZ he were
playing the game. As he starts
to do this, tell him that you know
what the end numbers win be.
This seems to be impossible, but,
rs q matter OF fact. the numbers
you propose to foreteil viii a.
ways be the two numbers on the
on the domino which you secretly
pocketed-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-06
What Saying is
Hidden Here!

A CERTAIN word selected
"A from each of the following
sentences will form a familiar
quotation of thirteen words:
/. The bluebird is "a symbol of
happiness.
2. There Is no royal road to
learning.
3. An ounce Of prevention 10
better than a pound of cure.
4. Where there is a will there
In a way.
5. You can lead a horse to
water, but you cannot make him
drink.
6. IL you look for trouble you
will be sure to find IT,
z. II is an Ill wind that blows
nobody good.
s. Experience often makes
one sadder, but wiser.
9. Success seldom fails to fol-
low perseverance.
10. Fools rush in where angels
fear to tread.
IL. You can make your fail
ures stepping stones TO success.
|, IL. Seek and ye shall find.
I Is. II is better late than never.