davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-03-20
NEW HEAD FOR
 CABLE SYSTEM

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, March 20.-Lt. Col. Frank J. Griffin has left the Presidio to take charge of the Washington and Alaska Milf tary Cable and Telegraph System with headquarters at Seattle after he received an order from the War Department placing him in the of flee. He succeeds Col. l. D. L. Hartman, who soon retires, after being in charge of the cable system for many years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-03-20

Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, is in Europe in the line of departmental duty inspecting trade promotion offices, and I hope to be able to urge his retention Of his post after his return
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-03-20
INFORMATION WANTED

Regarding the whereabouts of AL fred Deane, served in Canadian Navy Write to Arthur Smythe, 236 London St., South Hamilton Ont, Canada. -adV
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-03-20
CAPITAL DYE WORKS

Very latest methods in French Dry Cleaning and Dyeing See Meldner, Professional Cleaner and Dylr. Phone TIT. adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-03-20

We make anG alter al kinds oi fur garments. Goldsteins Elm porium. adv.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-28

'It's the grandest remedy I ever
used" 1T Is one medicine that acts
almost like magic on constipation
and other disorders" are some of
the replies coming from those who
have used this famous remedy when
they are asked what they think of
1t. Only a few days ago Mrs. N. Fl.
Wigs, 306Ia Indiana Ave. NV, said,
81 am thankful indeed that this
medicine was put on sale in Wash
ington as few dollars worth of it
gave me more relief than received
from hundreds of dollars worth of
other medicines. When I began
using Miller's Herb Extract I was
chronically constipated, in fact,
only the strongest laxatives would
| give me any relief. I had severe
attacks of headaches and felt so sick
at my stomach most Of the time
that eating was most out of the
| question, what little did eat formed
gas, stomach would swell and bloat
and suffered almost continually
with gas and indigestion pains. For
two weeks was not able TO do a
thing and my entire system seemed
to be full of poison. At times my
| feet would swell so I could hardly
| put my shoes on. My uncle, who
had used this medicine with Won
derful results, told me about it and
when I saw the change in him I
said, We'll, that Is one medicine I
am going to try The results have
been even greater than I expected
and I never grow tired of praising
this grand remedy. / am no longer
troubled with constipation. bowels
move regularly, food agrees with
me, no more gas or indigestion,
headaches are a thing of the past,
and feel like different person. I
also give the boy a dose now and
then and it has proven satisfactory
In every way for him. II any one
doubts this medicine, I will be glad
to have them get in touch with me
as can give them facts that will
be surprising" There Is only one
Miller's Herb Extract formerly
| called Herb Juice)-ask for 1t by
name. You don't need any pills with
this medicine: it's a real medicine
guaranteed to give results. A inledi-
| cine you can take three or four bot
ties of without seeing any results is
not much medicine. See the special
representative, direct from the labo-
| ratories. at his headquarters, Peo-
pies Drug Store, sos 7th st. NV,
where he Is now introducing and ex-
planning the merits Of this medicine.
Il
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-28
NEW W|GWhM AYES
TAMMANY BRAVES
PoWWoW for Selecting Big
Chief Finds Warriors
Treading Softly.

~ the Associated Press
NEW YORK, March 2e-In a new
setting, where an unfamiliar magnif-
cence constrains some of the humber
warriors to go about uneasily and on
tiptoe, Tanlmany Hall has been en-
gagged these days in the exhilarating
business Of selecting for itself new
big chief.
It was a typical Tammany powwow,
this process Of choosing the successor
of George W. Olvany, who stepped off
the throne on account of Ill health.
The participants, observers were led to
believe, found it a thoroughly inspirit-
ing event-combining the most enjoy
able features of social occasion and
q first-rate mystery play.
It afforded grand opportunities for
the exchange of fat cigars with red
bands around them And there was lots
of whispering, head nodding and head
wagging and conversation out of the
corners Of mouths.
Crowd the Same.
The crowd was the same. Substan-
tial grins, well rounded contours and
derby hats. They looked like twin
brothers in uniform, these Tammany
braves. And they looked exactly as
novice expects Tammany braves to
look
But the setting-well, they're all very
proud of the new wigwam down on
Union square. And they'll get used to
1t eventually.
There's the big reception room, on
the second floor, for instance, through
which they file when they go to see
the big chief
It has a polished, waxed floor, an orr
entail rug with white fringe on It's ends
and an utter and embarrassing lack of
ash trays.
Then there's the place where they
stop to tell their routine business to the
big chief.
Watch Big Chief.
Down in the old wigwam, on Four
tenth street, Richard Croker and later
Charlie" Murphy used to sit behind a
railing, right in plain sight of every
body Every one had the privilege of
watching the big chief
But here in the new wigwam the
chief is behind glass partition.
And In the quarters about to be va
Gated by "Chief" Olvany-besides plenty
Of rich carpeting and chastely expen-
sive electric light fixtures-there's
shower bath.
On the whole, "the boys" seem to get
more real, uOueSG pleasure out OF bIldJ
shower bath than out of anything about
the place.
Hold Secret Sessions.
The other day, before the deadlock
had become so decided, one Of the con-
fdent henchmen of certain district
leader remarked. half In swagger and
half In awe, Its me who'll be takin' |
Q bath in there next July"
They hold the secret sessions in a |
conference room on the third floor. |
The entrance is from the ballroom |
which has rose-shaded lights. It has |
o pure white vaulted ceiling and here |
are plenty of ash trays--the kind they |
have In hotel Hobbies, with weighted |
bases so that they can't tip over.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-28
ADVERTISEMENT.
NEW HERB EXTRACT
GREATEST REMEDY
SHE EVER USED
Washington Woman Now
Praising It to All Her
Friends.

MillerS Herb Extract, the medi-
cine that has met with such ire
mendouS success throughout the
South and Middle West, has proven
its value to scores here in Washing
ton and statements Of glowing praise
are being given by well known local
people telling of the wonderful re-
lief 1t has given them.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-18

el bureaus and merchants of all de- scriptions want something done about it.
 Foreigners, especially Americans, came ir lesser quantities than dur ing the 1928 season. Just what percentage the decline represented is hard to calculate in the absence of official figures but general Can- yass of hotel brought forth an esti- mate that tourists were twenty-five per cent fewer than last year.
 To make a bad story worse, how ever, they spent less time and money in France and presumably, more in other countries. The tour ist who few years ago remained here for weeks or months, halted this year a day or so and then fitted on 10 Italy, Germany. Eng- land or the Scandinavian countries.
 One authority places the number of tourist days spent by foreign CTS in France this year at not much above sixty per cent Of last year's $ figures. The money spent by the tourists. he added, fell off by mil lions of francs.
 Another complaint was that the tourists from America, instead of being the jolly spcnders of former times, were careful with their bank rolls, stopped at the lesser hotels,
New Britain herald., 1929-10-18

where the raids were not always confined within national limits and sometimes produced veXing inter- national incidents, adding to the problem of maintaining neighborly relations with Jugo- -Slavia. The task of ridding the country of these gentry was complicated by the fact that they operated from communi- ties which were openly sympathetic with their tactics.
 General Percy first reorganized the gendarmcries on western lines, then turned the force loose against the outlaws. The result is that the bandits have either surrendered or been tracked to their lairs and ex- terminated. Furthermore frontier incidents" have become increasingly scarce.
 The general saw English service in South Africa. with several eXpe- ditions in India and in the world war, distinguishing himself particu- larly on the Somme. He left the rank of major general in 1919 and went 10 Russia first with General Denikine's white Russians" and later with General Wrangel in the Crimea. After the Wrangel debacle he had several years of ranch life in British Columbia before coming here in November, 1926.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-18

bought more sparingly and went home with money in their pockets, Tips were smaller and the more eX- pensive cabarets and night places were hard put to it to show a profit
 Dozens of reasons have been given for the decline in the tourist business. Emmanuel Bourcier, noted writer. frankly laid most Of the blame on the petty annoyances of life in France, red-tape police regulations, bad telephone service, and other little difficulties that the stranger encounters,
 Other inquircrs pointed out the increased publicity and advertising campaigns Of England, Germany and the Scandinavian countries, blamed the authorization and de markation taxes charged at Frornh ports and the supcr-taX on hotel rooms in some French cities.
 Some Frcnchman have begun to wonder if the suspicious attitude towards Americans, expressed ire quontly in some sections of the Parisian press, has not had some thing to do with it, The increased cost of living is blamed in some quarters.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-18

in ancient Valencia. Spain, where many streets are no wider than they were when the Romans occupied the town in l3S B. c.
 Other American firms have en- gineers at work on roads in China African and Central Europe.
 They operate un1er a great variety of climatic, labor, mechanical and financial conditions
 "OX rollers" were substituted for steam rollers on a strip of road be- ing constructed in Tucuman prov ince, Argentina. and have been used in Colombia
New Britain herald., 1929-10-18
EVGLISHNAV R0|JTS
 ALBANIAN BANDITS
Makes Balkan Country Safe as
 Any for Tourists

Tirana, Oct. IS. LPA-The fact that Albania is safe from banditry to- day as any country outside the Balk- ans goes to the credit Of General Sir Jocelyn Percy, a distinguished Eng fish soldier who is responsible for the internal security of the king dom.
 It was three years ago that Sir Jocelyn vas called to Albania by Ahmed Boy Xogu, then president of republic and now occupant Of the throne under the title Of King Iog. The country was infested with bandits especially in the north,
New Britain herald., 1929-10-18

agree to assumption" The specula- tors, many of whom had bought up the paper from uniformed soldiers and planters on the basis Of inside information, cleaned up.
 After that the spectators and the lobbyists turned their Rtten- ton to the land and began the long but thorough campaign to loot the public domain.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-18

New York, Oct. 1S LPt-Amcrican roadbuilding engineers are unlock ing vast new areas to motor traffic in Spanish America, Europe and Asia.
 Throughout the world has appear ed demand for the construction of new highways and the improvement of old roads that were built for the
New Britain herald., 1929-10-18
horse and mule age.

horse and mule age.
 John Dearborn, president of an international roadhuildins company, believes the United States has de veloped the best methods of road construction 10 meet the require mcnts of heavy motor traffic.
 "Evcn the old Roman roads, made of stone three feet thick" he says,
New Britain herald., 1929-10-18

which have lasted thousands of years, would not last long under present-day traffic. It is because America has met these problems first and solved .hem that American methods are being demanded"
 AIr, Dearborn IS directing road building operations in Japan, Aus tralia, Colombo, Argentina and even
New Britain herald., 1929-10-18

Chinese coolies, who once handled the bulk of freight in the Shanghai port, are being replaced by Ameri- can elevators.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-18

Some Chinese cities have streets that are only three feet wide.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-18
TOURISTS TURNING
 AWAY FROM FRANCE
French Are Worried Over Loss
 Of SiShtSeers' Money

Paris, Oct. IS. P(-The great tourist tide to France went on the eb this year and hotel keeper, tray
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-04

Breaking its Jump from
Cleveland to Baltimore, the
Greenwich Village Follies"
played Akron and Youngstown,
two of Ohio's fastest growing
cities. One of the newspapers
in the former place made DR..
Rockwell, the revue's leading
comedian, dramatic critic and
editor for a day and in this
capacity he reviewed his own
show. The doctors criticism
was unique in that he did not
mention a single artist, devot-
ing most of the space to the
stage manager, assistant stage
manager and the mechanics
who have charge of the seem
erv. properties and electrical
effects. The only picture used
with the review was that of
the stage crew which the doc
tor labeled, Heroes of the
Greenwich Village FollieS.'"
And DR.. Rockwell took the pic
ture with his own camera,
posing the crew in the street
outside the theater after the
show at night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-04
Berkell to
Celebrate
a Record
Next Week to Mark Four
teen Hundreth Perform
anCe Here.

TINE Scarlet Woman which was
u played here last fall by Pauline
Frederick under the title of The
Imperfect Lady" will be the attrac-
ton at English's starting Sunday
evening
This will mark the 140Oth per-
Torrance of the Berkell Players. in
this city
To the opening performance
Charles Berken, manager has in
vited many city notables, among
whom are Governor and Mrs Leslie,
Mayor and Mrs. Slack, and rep
resentatives OF various local organl-
cations.
The Scarlet Woman is a comedy
drama and is remembered as one Of
the distinct hits of the past season.
The burden of the piece will hang
upon the shoulders of Marie Louise
Walker. She will be seen as a small
town girl who becomes the center
OF d scandal which idle women
spread abroad on the wings OF gossip.
The girl, Agatha Marley had been
content to be her fathers shadow
while he lived He was a famous
genius who allowed his doting pub
lie to encircle him with a halo to
| the exclusion of his daughter.
She hungerS for friendship and
romance. and when her parent dies,
she goes TO New York in quest of
love and friends and mayhap
success.
Her year in the big city ends with
the conviction that even New York
is as drab as her own village, if not
100 busy or indifferent to pay her
attention, and she hopes to ease the
monotOnv by adopting a baby.
Il is the baby, Of course. which
plunges Agatha in the midst of
scandal when she returns home AL
most every man in the town is Sus-
pectad Of being its father, and
Agatha is at first dumfounded by
the gossip Of wagging tongues. if
not d little hurt. She finally decides
10 let the little hamlet be upset by
its suspicious and neither deny fur
Their nor affirm the reports.
She has a visitor in the person OF
college president James Blaine)
who comes to interview her with a
view of writing biography of her
iJl11StriouS father
Their associations end in a deep
appreciation of each other, but
when the man begins to question
her about the town gossip, she re-
fuses to reveal her responsibility
until she has put his love to the Sc
we're test of proving to her that it
is she alone he must love regardless
Of What the idle women say.
The Scarlet Woman was writ
ten by Zelda Sears and Reita Lam
bert. Miss Sears played the lead
ing comedy role in the recent pro-
duotion here.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-04

the entire burlesque situation fails
to disclose any reason for radical
changes in any direction.
This statement has been issued
by I. H. Herk, president and gen.
eral manager Of the Mutual Bur
| lesque Association, the only wheel
organization now being operated IN
this country.
Based upon the records of the
season now drawing to a close" con-
tinued Mr.. Herk. our conclusions
! could not be otherwise. Our bust
| ness has been larger than ever be-
fore IN the entire history of bur-
lesque, and newspaper commenda-
ton, in the main, encourages us in
our decision to go along as we have
been going, with such strengthen
ing Of casts as may be possible by
inducing certain well-knoWn play
ers. both men and women. to come
into our companies. Negotiations
to this end are now in progress and
with reasonable assurance of sue
cess.
New leading players automatic
ally mean new materials in the way
of comedy scenes, songs and dances,
because they all have their own
stuff which they have carefully
accumulated to fit their individual
lines Of work.
with the acquisition of perform
ers Of this caliber, our performances
can not fail to be materially i'm
proved regardless of how acceptable
to tn public they may have been in
the past seasons.
while this must be regarded as
an important step. it does not really
mean radical change It simply
means neWness. And that's what
we're after all the time. and it is
what the public wants,
Within a few weeks. the upward
of two thousand Mutual players will
be enjoying their Well-earned sum-
ner rest. while the executives of the
association will be deep into prep
aratDnS for the coming season, de-
termined to at least maintain the
high standards of production that
have carried the organization to
greater success than has ever be-
fore been achieved in the burleSque
industry.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-04

| At the beginning of his present
season. Berkell announced that he
Would bring an all new company to
this city with one exception, that
being Harry HoXworth.
I have told you often that the
two leading players are the best
that Berkell has given this city and
that is no reflection upon the other
leads in the previous seasons.
Indianapolis must realize that
good support is the only way pos
sible that a stock manager can
keep high priced leads and players
am saying this on my own re-
Sponsibility The Berkell Players
have not been doing the business
that the company deserves. There
is something wrong with the Sunday
night audiences, mean the size.
Berkell has gone in for higher
type show this year than previous
ly. Take for example, Meet the
Wife" and One of the Family
Next week we will have 1.-THE Scar
let Woman
We know that here is good thea
ter as presented last season with
Pauline Fredericks in the leading
role. She has just closed long and
prosperous run in Chicago.
1t has been my opinion that Ber-
kell should give us some heavier
shows like The Trial of Mary
Dugan,' THE Green Hat" Ned
McComb's Daughter" Lulu Bell
The Famous Mrs. Fare and
others.
1t rests upon the judgment of
Berkell just what dramatic produc-
lions we will have in this city for
months to come, as he will have the
field to himself. I understand that
Stuart Walker has definitely decid-
ed not to come to Keith'S this sea-
son.
indianapolis must recognize the
worth of the Berkell Players and
the only possible way is through the
box Office. Berkell is giving us gen.
orally more than our moneys worth.
And I mean every word Of it.
Il
7 went over to Cincinnati this
week to see Eugene Leonvitch in
And So to Bed" based on The
Diary Of Samuel Pepys,' that gay
old bird who was quite a bedroom
sheik in the days of 1869 in London
when twin beds were unknown.
Here is a costume play that is
filled with exquisite dirt and if it
was in modern dress. it would have
had police attention and possible
action. But it is a costume play
and probably has done the smallest
business even with its smart dirt Of
the entire season.
Nelson Trowbridge told me that
people do not want costume plays
on the road. That is the general
rule.
Trowbridge closes his Legitimate
season at the Shubert in Cincin-
natl, O., tonight And he will have
a most interesting season next sea-
son. Trowbridge seems to get the
shows.
And So to Bed was charmingly
acted. Smart even with its delicious
dirt and situations. 1t is too bad
that We couldn't have had it here.
But it would have starved to death
Received the following from the
head of the Burlesque circuit:
"A careful and thorough survey of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-04

student section and intermediate student
section of Indiana polls Music Promoters,
under direction of Mae Clements, assisted
by Mabel Van Horn, Carlotta 3. McNary.
New Bethel Baptist church, Fifteenth
street and Martindale avenue.
May
p. Ny NJ. c. A, Senate avenue and
Michigan street. Lobby program 2. Z
HaselWood and ". E. Keen. chairmen.
May 8
: 10 3 ?. NJ Community programs, Cos
mopolitan school chorus at school. l. Har-
old Brown. director; Lillian NJ. lie Mon,
accOmpanist.
May 10
to II P. M-Carniyal musical. Walker
casino. by Indianapolis Music Promoters
Eliza beth Stewart. chairman.
to P. M.-PhylliS Wheaty Branch of
Y. W. c A. Marjorie T. Brown. chairms n,
assisted BY music committee whose chair
man IS Selma B. Harry.
May II
Matinee musical, Walker theater. Inter-
Racial art
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-04
Air Stunt
Arranged
at Park
Patent Leather Kid to Be
Chief Event at
Riverside.

THE first robin having taken a
Il bow and the first circus having
now become a memory, the stage
! is all set for the first ballon aScen-
sion of the season, and balloon fans
will no doubt perk up at the an
nouncement that, tomorrow after
noon. at Riverside amusement park,
the intrepid Patent Leather Kid"
playboy of the clouds. will attempt
a five-parachute leap from his big
hot-air bag.
The Kid" who in private life Is
Claude Shafer, an Indianapolis man
and an auto mechanic in a local
many Thousands of Riverside Wis
itorS last summer by his daring an
tics in the ozone over the park, eli
making his aerial stunts by execut-
ing a six-parachute leap, feat
which it is claimed has never before
or since been equalled.
Shafer established reputation
at Riverside last season OF being
thoroughly dependable, going up in
his balloon Sunday after Sunday re-
CARELESS of weather conditions. In
deed. one of his ascenSions was
staged in a driving rainstorm and
against the advice Of his associates,
but the Kid with a sort of fatalistic
philosophy insists The balloon
must go up"
Big crowds which have visited
Riverside during the last month on
Week-ends have been pleased to find
all concessions in operation and the
many new features in the fun line
have brought many favorable COM
ments. The established policy of
free admission to the park at all
times will continue, as will the free
parking and free checking services.
Among the leading features in the
park this season will be found the
Flash, the Thriller, the Dodgem,
Ferris wheel. Whip, Canals of
Venice, aero swing. mill chutes,
rifle range, twist
er, Kentucky derby, skee ball alleys.
fun castle. caterpillar, haunted
house, dance palace, skating rink,
kiddie playground and the pony
track.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-04
ASSOCIATED ARTISTS
To GIVE CONCERT

The Associated Artists will pre-
sent the piano pupils of Anna Louise
Burkert, Mrs. Charles Craig Poland
and the violin pupils Of Maurice c..
FiScus in recital next Thursday
night, o'clock. at the Cropsy audi
forum of the public library.
Those taking part will be Virginia
Hull, jeanette Tickle, Jean Grumine,
Mary May. Betty Thomas, Joan
Cochran. Robert Sherle, Jack Be
binger. Roberta Turner, Helene OS-
terhage, Mary Rettig. Mary Adams,
Wilma Ault, Vera Clarkson, Carl
Hagenmaier, Vera Ellen McClaplin,
Thelma Jatho. Allen Beck, Gene
We've Jatho, Dorothy Jatho, Burton
Beck, Ruth Bibbins, Betty Morris
and John Fowler.