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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-25
BY Crane
BY Small

At sight of the carcass Of Bara and the smell
of blood the panther gave forth shriI scream
of hunger Before Tarzan had cooked his por-
ton, he tossed Sheeta some of the raw meat, and
soon the two were feeding side by side. For sew
eral days this strangely assorted pair roaned the
jungle together. When one made kill, he called
the other and thus they LAD vel and &C.,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-25

kindly enough, but that isn't the
sort of thing a man appreciates"
Sally stood like a statue. Flam-
ingly silent. Suddenly she snatched
the check she had laid upon the
table and walked deliberately from
the room.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-25
BY Martin

At length Tarzan decided that Sheeta was fol-
lowing him because of friendly feeling. Later in
the day the scent of deer sent Tarzan into
the trees. When he had dropped his moose
about the animals neck, he called to Sheeta,
using a purr similar to that which he had heard
panthers make when they hunted in pairs. Al
most Immediately Sheeta came bounding through
the underbrukA
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-25
CHAPTER TWENTY

HOWELL stared after Sally'S re-
Il 4 treating figure with hot brown
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-25
TO Be Continued)

The panther, feeling the weight upon him
diminish, quickly crawled from beneath the
fallen tree trunk. And as Tarzan let the tree
fall back to earth, the two beasts turned to
look at each other. grim smile played upon
the ape-man's lips. Fear was thing unknown
to him. Yet he knew that he had taken his life
in his hands to free this savage jungle fellow.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-25

1t would not have surprised him had the cat
sprung upon him the instant it had been re-
leased. But it did not do so. AS Tarzan
climbed out Of The maze of tangled branches the
panther stepped warily aside After a moments
hesitation, the ape-man quietly went on through
the jungle. To his surprise, the panther followed
on behind him, like dog following its master.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-26
Tanicab Liability Code Due to Be Adopted Toda.
BECOME
EFFECTIVE ON
JANUARY |

The Public Utilities Commits
sion's new code to govern opera
ton Of taxicabs is expected to be
formally approved at today's meet
ing Of the commission.
The new regulations, which
force all taxicab operators to give
assurance they will be financially
responsible for damages through
accident and also provide higher
mechanical requirements than
have been required heretofore,
are to take effect January /.
It Is believed the commission
will exclude trucks and other
motor vehicles other than taxi.
cabs operated for hire from pro-
visions Of the regulations.
Truck Owners Protest
Representatives Of trucking
firms protested vigorously at the
hearing on the regulation, held
on December 10, against having
rules applied to them which
govern taxicabs, pointing out that
the conditions Of operation were
considerably different.
1t is understood the commission
may draft a separate set Of regu-
lations for trucks and buses which
are hired out on a per diem or
other time basis.
Most Of the city's established
taxicab firms already have made
preparations to operate under the
new rules, by arranging to post
guarantees Of their financial re-
sponsibility.
Some Independents Hit
Some independent operators Of
cabs, 1t Is anticipated, will be
forced out Of business. The law
provides q penalty Of 5000 q day
for any public utilities concern
which operates q vehicle in viola
ton Of the commissioner orders.
None Of the cab companies so
far have indicated that they win
appeal the commissions stand
to the courts. although the hide
pendent Taxi Owners AsSocia
ton, or Diamond Cab Company,
contested the power Of the regu-
Iatory body to enforce its regu-
lationS at the hearing on Decem-
Der is. The attorney for the
Diamond Company contended
that only Congress had the power
to enact such a law as was pro
posed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-26
Gunner of Lost Little
Pig Fears Wurst

Lost: One small pig in sack, !"
and by this time his erstwhile
owner, DR.. C.. label Robinson. vet
Urinary, of 222 c st. N. w, fears
he has decorated some surrepitious
festive board.
At any rate. a police dragnet.
thrown out over all the city and
directed by Detective j. F. Box
well. failed to find q briStle.
"Said pig is white and black
spotted, contained in gunnySack,
dropped from the rear compart-
ment of my Ford coupe" writes
DR.. Robinson in q letter to Box
well.
Easy TO Handle
please notify me in the event
this aforementioned pig Is 10
Gated. The pig will be helpless in
the sack, but wild II at large" he
continued in a helpful vein.
But alas, although the local
constabulary were prepared for a
right smart tussle IL they had
surprised the white and black
spotted uuadruped. they were UNI
able to find q single plute print.
Dear Sir" writes the doctor
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-26

in q second letter to Boxwell,
dated Christmas eve.
Il was requested to refer the
enclosed description Of the lost
pig to you, for tnasmuch as you
have the distinction of being
highly regarded as q detective in
this community, 1 feel that you
viii make every effort to retrieve
the lost animal. AS q further in
centive, I wish to state that
should you recover the said ami
NAL I shall reward your efforts
with sufficient remuneration.
Way or All Flesh
Hoping that the description
enclosed is enough for you to
work on, and hoping for the best,
/ am sir, very truly yours"
This poignant letter was signed
by DR.. Robinson.
But the doctor has discovered
that hope is but an heroic glise
Of despair and admitted today
when interviewed that his worst
fears probably were true: that his
four footed friend had probably
gone the way OF most-ayailable
young pork at Christmas.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-26
TINES To Dine
NEWSBOYS

The first annual banquet Of
the Washington Times Boys Club
will be held at the Hamilton
Hotel tonight at s o'clock, when
several hundred white carrier
boys will be entertained. Fliow-
ing the banquet the boys will
parade from the hotel, headed by
the Marine Band. TO the White
House where they will sing
Christmas carols for President
and Mrs. Hoover.
Later the colored news carriers
will be given a dpaT = entertain
ment. When the boys leave she
hotel at 8 o'clock they will be
Joined by 800 colored carriers.
Elaborate Program
A most elaborate program has
been arranged by officials Of the
washington Times and the
banquet is going to be a regular
old fashioned Christmas dinner
with roast turkey and the things
that 60 with it.
Following the dinner there will
be the salute to the flag. The
invocation viii be pronounced by
the Rev. ZeRarney Philips, Chap
lain Of the United States Senate.
Christmas carols will then he
sung, directed by William ID.
Schumacher. L. @. Leech. direc-
tor Of the club, will speak briefly
and introduce the other speakers.
Frank Hogan will serve as mas
ter Of ceremonies at the banquet
and will introduce John z. Cish-
ing, publisher of The Washington
Times, who viii bring Christmas
greetings Of The Times to the
boys.
william c. Shelton director Of
circulation, has chosen as his sub
ject Opportunity and he will
outline to the boys the many
advantages they have through
use Of their present vocation as
. stepping stone to higher things.
Vaudeville Hits
But the program is not all
speechmaking BY q jug-full. Tony
the Barber viii be there in the
person Of Edwin CalIow; the Capt.
tai Sextet. Olga Lufgren directing,
will dance, and George O'Connor
will sing.
Max Kahn will speak on the
subject All About People, Z Miss
Personality, otherwise Miss Honey
Post, viii be on hand 10 add her
oft to the party as viii the wan.
dering vaudevillians from the
Palace Theater. j.. n. Armour
win speak on merchandising per-
sonality. and the aims and pur-
poses Of the club will be out
lined by O. r.. Lewis, circulation
manager. A. A. GeriSh Will also
assist.
The program win be concluded
at the hotel with character songs
by Harry Angelica, following
which the party will leave for the
White House.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-26
OLD STONE ROAD
GOAL OF TRIP

A washington man has been
chosen to lead an expedition
along that age-old stone road Of
the ancient Maya tribes In the
Mexican. peninsula Of Quintana
Roo, to explore the mysterious
ruins Of Coba. which were first
observed by Col. Charles A. Lind
bergh in his Latin-American flight
three years ago.
Capt. Robert r. Bennett, $500
block Conduit Rd., viii head the
exploration, which is being con.
Quoted under the auspices of the
Museum of the American Indian
In the Heye Foundation Of New
York. Captain Bennett has had
long experience in Latin-Anaerican
countries and has been commits
stoned In the Army since 1917.
The object of the present
expedition, which sails from New
Orleans January 8, is to Fix the
status Of the old stone roGd
leading to the ruins. It Is be-
lieved to be Of Magyar origin and
at least 800 years old.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-26
Widow Sues Company
For $4,000 Insurance

Seeking to recover $40, 900 on
insurance policies left by her llus
band, Mrs. Florence E. LaWler,
Of Richmond, Va, filed to suits
IA District Supreme Court against
the Equitable Life Assurance So
Ciety, alleging non-paymert, all
though proofs of the death of
LaWler have been submitted to
the company three months.
Attorneys Carlin and Carlin
and Leslie G. Garrett appear for
the plaintiff who tells the court
that her husband, John m. IIawler
died August 40, last. and LETT
two policies Of insurance written
b the company, one for $4,000
and the other for $1,000. Sep
arate suits were filed in each
case.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-26
BUSINESS
BRISK HERE
Times staff Photo.

The Christmas buying season
this year was good one for
Washington merchants. as far as
can be ascertained at present, &C.
cording to Edward D. Shaw, sec
rotary of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association Of
Washington.
While it Is too early yet to
make a definite check.up," said
Shaw when interviewed today,
indications are that the Christ
mas trade this year was as good,
If not better, than in previous
years.
Certainly If crowds are any In
dication of buying, the mar
chants Of Washington had an
exceptionally good season. 1t
viii be a few days before we can
ascertain If this years trade was
as good as that last year, but /
feel sure that q check will show
that It was
Shaw also emphacized the sue
cess OF the Shop Early.MaiI-Early
campaign conducted by his or.
ganization this year.
Results at the postoffice show
that this campaign was q sue
cess" he said. People have to
buy before they can mail, and
the fact that the peak Of Christ
mas mail was reached earlier this
year than ever before shows that
shopping Was done earlier this
year than ever before. The mer-
mas rush was extended over d
longer period this year. conse.
qiently with less strain on sales
people
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-26
'SlANTSON1
/. CAP TAa-
PEOPLE

Fundamentally, Mrs. Patrick
Sullivan. wife Of the new
Senator from wyoming, is ex-
clusively domestic. She believes
that q wife's and mothers
activities find their best OPP
portunitieS In the home. Her
love and her interests are her
home, her children and her
grandc children, Of whom she
has four.
Mrs. Sullivan is fond of
bridge and has a sweet, kindly
manner. She is endowed with
a remarkably sweet voice, which
lends charm and q certain
fascination to the rich Irish
brogue which still clings to her
pronunciation.
AS q young girl from her
home In Cork county, Ireland,
Mrs. Sullivan travelled to the
little town Of Casper, Wyom-
Ing. which she has seen growing
from a little settlement of 500
people, COW trails and crude
dirt paths, to q busting city
Of $4,000 people. It was here
she met her husband, q young
lad also from Ireland and it
was not long before they were
married In the town Of Rawlins.
Being one of the pioneers Of
her State, Mrs. Sullivan knows
all about "round.upS," the I'll
lage dances, cattlemen and
ranchers, travelling over many
miles Of rough country roads
by stagecoach and horseback.
The Sullival1s have four
daughters. three Of whom are
married and are living In the
West, while one unmarried
daughter, Miss Margaret. re-
mains with her parents whom
she expects to Join shortly IN
Washington.
Apparently SENATOR COLE.
BLEASE set d bad precedent
fDhen he demanded that d
street car hack up" so that he
could get Oft at his stop d fetO
nights ago.
At any rate, on Christmas
night a rather distinguished
looking man, tUh0 had eDidentgu
enjoyed too much Tor Is there
that nsnch?J "GiOgle Water, =
tDas riding on q car near Peace
Monument, iDIen ne became in.
sfSteHt that the car back up
the Avenue and let him Oft at.
his stop.
Inability to designate Which
stop tDGS his, hOtOeper, resulted
ttr his losing the argument.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-26
Woman Severely Hurt
In Hit-Run CoIlision

Mrs. Lorna Payne. 28, Claren.
don. Va, yesterday received sew.
eral head injuries and Commissions
to both legs when an auton1o.
bile in which she was riding col.
lided with q machine operated by
a hit-and-rlIn driver at Twenty.
first and K ST., NV. At Emery
ency Hospital her condition was
pronounced critical.
Harold Payne. 90, also Of Clar.
endon, driver Of the machine in
which the injured woman was
riding. was unhurt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-26
Wedged Trolley Plow
Holds Up Early Traffic

Hundreds OF clerks walked TO
work this morning when 3 south
bound Fourteenth Street car
pulled" its pillow as 1t took the
curve at Fourteenth Street ana
New York Avenue.
IN less than twenty minutes
the traffic on this busy line was
backed" up as far ais p Street
and Fourteenth. The Capital
Traction Company's trouble
wagon responded but Work1nen
found ii difficult to get the pillow
out OF the conduit after it had
been detached from, the street
car.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-26
American SOciologists
Omen Meeting Tomorrow

The American Sociological So
ciety will hold its twenty-fourth
annual meeting In washington
tomorrow to December 80. at the
willard Hotel, it was announced
today by William F. Ogburn,
president.
"A wide rance Of subjects viii be
presented.
Elwood Street is chairman of
the committee on local arrange
rnents.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-26

DIAMOND RING STOLEN
A diamond ring valued at $3.50
was reported stolen from the
home Of Hattie Taylor, 800 block
Third st. 8. =. The ring was
taken from q bureau drawer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-26

After ; hearty Christmas the ease
of renting through Times or Herald
Classified ads should be taken MdymHl-
tage Of - yOu plan On moving.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-12-26
SUIT
MAY END
CASSAE

The validity Of the La Toilette
Anti-rnerger law is to be tested
BY q suit to be filed by Corpora
ton Counsel w. w. Bride today.
This suit will petition the District
Supreme Court to set aside the
recent purchase of the Washing
ton Gas Light Company by a
New York utility holding com
pany.
Il is declared that the group
IN purchasing the local company
has avoided infringement Of the
merger act, but that is the ques-
ton by the Corporation CounsePs
office.
Vernon L. West, principal as
sistant to Bride, is understood to
believe that court action viii out
law the purchase despite the fact
that the group has made certain
changes in the local company.
The principal change involves in
creasing the number Of trustees
for the stock of the gas company
from three to six.
will Confer Today
wilton j. Lambert, of Wash
i1gton, and James Piper, Of
Baltimore, attorneys Of the utility
concern, will confer today with
District officials on the suit, it
was learned.
Just what effect the merger
will have on gas rates here has
not been determined. Advocates
OF the merger declare they will
be lowered. while their opponents
hold to the opposite reasoning,
declaring that rates will be
boosted II the trust" is sue
eessful.
Cited Frequently
The La Toilette act also has
been cited from time to time as
8 bar against the purchase Of a
controlling interest in the local
traction companies by the North
American Company Of New York.
It was enacted in Congress in
1913 as collateral legislation for
the act which created the local
Public Utilities Commission. Until
the present suit was announced
b. Corporation Counsel Bride, no
effort to test its validity has been
made In the courts. There is a
general belief among corporation
lawyers that it will not prevent
the absorption Of local utilities by
outside holding companies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-22

Of the film, Of course, is its use Of Tech
nicolor throughout; to see advertised,
and to hear from ones friends, that at
last here Is a picture made in color
which does not violate natures most
reasonable color schemes, is at once an
invitation and a recompense. An invi-
tation to see what science has done for
photography in the treatment of the
tones and shades of the spectrum, as
well as its essential colors. and a rec
ompense for all the times we have seen
color used before with well meaning but
futile enthusiasm.
The mere novelty of this eventually
successful color photography is not all
that recommends 1t to patronage. It's
story, though about as stereotyped as
the usual behind the scenes" hard
luck yarn, is unfolded with speed and
continuity, and many of the show
scenes are legitimately spectacular.
Both Betty Compson and Louise Fa-
zenda. prominent among the players,
are revealed as possessing effective
tallxie voices, especially Miss Fazenda,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-22

An honest-to-goodness 100 per cent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-22
OPENING ATTRACTIONS IN WASHINGTON
THEATERS

F., end as does Thunder" starring Lon
CLANCY, at the Palace this week.
The opening scene, where a railroad
train is tearing over mountain in a
snowstorm, is q rare piece of photo
graphic work. Lon CLANCY Is cast as
Grumpy" Anderson, veteran engineer
of No. 1929 on the Chicago Northwest
ern Railroad. His life motto is keep
the trains movin'," and to do everything
else on time to the minute. Grumpy's
railroad claims the life Of his son Jim
George Duryea), and his seemingly ex-
elusive devotion to 1t estranges him
from the widow and grandson, and his
other son Tommy, and q long period
of reparation and loneliness follows. But
when the Mississippi River overfiows
its banks in 1927 Grumpys stubborn
courage enables him to run his train,
loaded with medicine and supplies, into
son and his mother are among those
saved from sickness and starvation.
With relief and gratitude upon her face,
Molly turns to Davey and says, Grand
pa was right. after all. Keep the trains
movin'."
The subtitles, written by Joe Farm
ham. are deserving of special mention
for their punch and rare wit. The love
interest, which Is subordinated to the
Haver, as blondly and femininely at
tractive as ever in the role of q very
poppy night club entertainer, and by
James Murray as Grumpy's son Tommy.
Frances Morris is cast as Molly An
derson, and Wally Albright, jr., as little
Davey. The Albright youngster is one
of the most attractive screen babies this
reviewer has seen for many months.
Charles Gaige presides at the console
during the showing of the picture.
The stage revue, cover the Top"
featuring Johnny Burke, erstwhile
screen comedian and vaudeville head
liner. is a novelty in that Johnny, Herb
ert Rawlinson, master of ceremonies,
the Palace Syncopators and the chorus
are all dressed in khaki and enact
scenes from an Army camp including
rousing camp songs by the Tiffany
Singers, the Salvation Army lass doris
Roche), the hard-boiled sergeant, the
awkward squad, the shooting and fire.
works and everything. Johnny Burke
makes whoopee in an original manner.
and the Berni Brothers do some lively
and skillful tap dancing. M-G-M News
completes an excellent program.
FOX-"PIeasure Crazed."
An neutrality-suspicious. 100 per cent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-22

all-talkie with no 1apses into captioned
silences is offered in the William Fox
presentation Pleasure Crazed," fea-
tured at the Fox Theater this week.
Although some Of the dialogue is indis-
tinct and the voice of one of the char
acters too harsh to be pleasing, still its
all there as advertised.
story of neglected young husband of
the upper ten." the fair and unwilling
accomplice Of pair of crooks who have
designs on the husbands fortune, or
rather, his wife's jewels; and an i'm
poverished idler who loves rich mems
wives so long as they remain safely
wed. Given these ingredients, lively
plot has been concocted with the set
ting on an isolated estate in California
his pleasure young wife in the
hope of patching up their marital diff
ferences. These involve her fair for
affairs" some of them harmless, but
the latest with dashing but penniless
polo player, Of a more serious charac-
ter. The polo player follows the wife
from their New York haunts to Cali
fornia, and thereby hangs the tale.
Marguerite Churchill, Kenneth Mac
leading roles with distinction. Their
voices register we'll, but not so those Of
one or two of the minors. These flaws
are to be expected in a venture as new
as the talking films, however, and do
not spoil ones enjoyment Of the pro-
duction.
Foxettes lead of the stage attractions
as usual, with a catchy, gingham dress
parade, accompanied by some keen foot
work. They appear twice, later as
Easter chicks. and in the finale, ar
rayed in gay ostrich plumes. Chic
Kennedy sings two character songs.
The Morosco Brothers stagger through
a perfect imitation of a couple Of inc
briates inspired to terpsichorean effort.
Then, there are the two flat-footed
boys, Born and Lawrence. who assert
that they sing songs and then do
little dance Just to prove it. They are
very popular. The little chap-we
didn't catch his name-who sings while
performing gymnastic contortions to
the accompaniment Of John Irving
Fisher on the piano. earns his pay
check, too. Jazz numbers by Sam Cor
mans Gormanians and Movietone news
reels complete the bill.