The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-05

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when he was Just an infant" liter
But now the name Of Halliburton
is an institution and has power and
every governor or what not in about
any foreign country knows that
Halliburton has his own following
Just like Lindbergh.
In other words, Dick Halliburton
is a show and at times he is nearly
a three-ring circus. And l was more
convinced Of that than ever on read
ing his latest, New Worlds TO Con-
quer," Just published by the Bobbs-
Merrill Company.
I was not surprised to read that
Dick turned himself into a steam
ship and swan for day after day
through the Panama canal like
any other boat" He had to pay
toll just like any other ship and
had TO have an official permit from
the Governor to be considered as
the IS. S. Halliburton"
When Halliburton hit the first
lock, the superintendent couldn't
get it into his head how human
being could be a boat. He was sure
that either the Governor or Halli-
burton was crazy, maybe both. But
orders were orders and Halliburton
was officially recognized as a boat
and was to be lowered and raised
through the locks like real boat.
AS Dick tells you in his book
70 Acr0nI fho4
I was to pay like all other ships
according to my tonnage. I'm the
s. S. Richard Halliburton, registered
in Memphis, Tenn. Length, five feet
ten inches; beam, one foot; tonnage.
14O pcundS-that's one-thirteenth of
one ton"
And then the superintendent told
Dick that he owed him sc cents.
I believe that the chapters de-
voted to this swim are the most
exciting in the book because here is
theater. Dick dreamed Of this ad-
venture for years. He told me per
sonaTy of this years before he made
the swim. And he gives you real
romance and adventure in these
charters.
The boys Of the world, regardless
OF whether they are in their teens
or in the seventies, will love this
part of Halliburton's book.
I find more historic background
and more careful detail to develop
ing the historical side of the places
visited than Dick has done in his
previous books.
Dick does his various stunts in
this book in San Salvador; on the
trail of Cortez; in Yucatan; in Mic
annGua; in Peru, across the Andes
to Argentina, French Guiana and
Devils Island.
To me his story Of his. adventure
in Devils Island will be the most
discussed because so little is actu-
ally known of the facts.
The world will love when Halli-
burton buys a monkey and turns
organ grinder. Here is romance and
this chapter alone made me envy my
friend, Halliburton, not the monkey.
To me his imitation of Robinson
CruSoe was too melodramatlc and
too much like an representation.
But New Worlds to Conquer" Is
miles ahead Of THE Glorious Ad-
venture" and much more enter
tanning volume than his first novel
ty, THE Royal Road to Romance"
Here is Dick Halliburton being
Just himself and wonderfully so.
Here is a book that the entire world
viii love.
Tonight at Euglish's, ''Porgy,' the
New York Theatre Guild production,
opens a three-night engagement.
Other theaters today offer: Lilies
of the Field" at the Playhouse, For
ward Pass" at the Circle, Little Jack
Little at the Indiana, THE Tanning
of the Shrew" at the Palace,
"Sweetie" at the Ohio, "Sunnyside
Up at the Apollo, bUrlesque at the
Mutual, and movies at the Colonial
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