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New Britain herald., 1929-12-23

comedy star Charlotte Greenwood with. Grant Withers in So Long Lefty" and the co-feature will offer Mary Nolan in a romantic drama Of the Orient Shanghai Lady"
New Britain herald., 1929-12-23
"GOLD HIGGrHS" AT CAPITOL

One Of David Bclasco'5 most SUI crssful stage plays The GolI Di@gcrs.' written by Avery Hop wood, and adapted by Robert Lord
 l., the Warner Bros. and Nitaphoae io0l, natural color, singing, talk ing, dancing picture in technicolor,
The Indianapolis times., 1929-09-27

squad on the theory that it is better
to lock the barn before the horse
is stolen.
Because Of a new state law which
fixes a speed limit of forty miles an
hour for busses, county highway
cops have found harvest in the
bus lines. Consequently officials of
the lines decided that if it wanted
to stop delays in schedules and in
convenience to passengers caused
The Indianapolis times., 1929-09-27

the individual coils himself like a
kitten and when he sprawls out like
a swimmer. This new evidence on
sleep is announced by Professor S.
r. Hathaway of Ohio university, and
DR.. H. NJ. johnson of Mellon insti-
tute. who are conducting lengthy
investigation Of sleep.
Sleepers who took part in the ex-
pertinent were blindfolded to avoid
disturbance from light and were
The Indianapolis times., 1929-09-27
PAGE 13
Denies He Is Dead

Bu United Press
ALLIANCE. Neb., Sept. 27.-An
hour after a telegraphic report was
received here from Omaha stating
that he had been killed in an air
plane crash in the Nebraska metrop-
ole, Charles NJ. Fricke. railroad
switchman, appeared on the Alliance
streets to deny the report In person.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-09-27

London's Oldest bank is Hoare's,
the age of which can not be certain
ly stated; but there is in existence
receipt dated 1888 for money de-
posted there in that year with Law
renee Hoare, who was in business as
a goldsmith.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-09-27

by the arrest of drivers for speed
ing, it would be best to put a stop
to fast driving.
So a squad of motorcycle cops"
of its own we're put on the road by
the bus lines with instructions TO
trail buses and when one exceeded
the speed limit to halt it and warn
the driver.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-09-27

photographed in various poses by
motion picture camera.
A typical subject took nine differ
ent poses in the course of about
eight hours sleep and shifted from
one position to another thirty three
times. All of the preferred posi-
tiCnS required some supporting
strain, and the experimenters dis
covered that about half the time is
spent In postures which are mirror
The Indianapolis times., 1929-09-27
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

images Of others. thus resting the
muscles that have been strained in
previous poses.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-09-27

Dromedaries can perform a
journey Of 800 miles in five days.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-09-27
TWO SLEEP POSITIONS
FOUND MOST RESTFUL

irl Like Kitten or Sprawl Like
Swimmer" Advise Scientists.
b. Science Serrice
PITTSBURGH. Sept. 27.-Movies
taken Of sleepers indicate the great
ct possible relaxation occurs when
The Indianapolis times., 1929-09-27
ILLINOIS BUS LINES
HIRE SPEED cops
Put End to Arrest of Drivers With
Own Force.

BLOOMINGTON, Ill, Sept. 81
Highway bus lines in this county
have organized their own police
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&%1M< ny VIDA HURT
ny VIDA HURT

blazed. Her hand seized his with
a compulsion which could no longer
be denied.
you Y ~ take it, Howell. You
have to take it. The time has come
when I have to know what kind of
a game you're playing"
His honest, youthful eyes begged
her to spare him one last illusion,
but this 'Lambie" was too old and
too selfish to do. Very frankly she
told him what she expected of him
and few moments later he left her
apartment
The gold pieces were still scat
tered about the table. "Lambie"
lifted them in both hands, and
flung them after his retreating
figure. For the first time in her
life she had found something which
Matthews money had not been able
to buy.
Ito Be Continued
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HURLEY TOUTED FOR
U. S. POWER UNIT HEAD
Await Action of President; Post
Assured If Custom Holds.


Assured If Custom Holds.
BIZ ScriDDs-H oioard Newspaper AUsaAc,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Wheth-
er War Secretary Hurley will be-
come chairman of the federal power
commission has not been decided by
President Hoover. The commission
has held no meetings since the death
Of the late Secretary Good.
If precedent is followed, Hurley
will be named. The other commits
sion members are Interior Secretary
Wilbur and Agricultural Secretary
Hyde. No chairman is designated
by law and must be appointed by
the President
The most immediate problem
confronting the commission is dis
position of the power site at Cum
oerland Falls. Ky. Application for
federal license has been made by
insult interests of Chicago to de-
velop the site, with opposition by
park conservationists who want to
preserve the falls as a permanent
state park.
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The foremost of the charging warriors went
down to quick death beneath the long, stout club
of the ape-man. Now his 1.-THE, sinewy figure was
among them. striking right and left with mighty
power and fury. Then over the frightful din,
Tarzan lifted his voice in a series of sudden
weird screams, sound so terrible that the saw
ages could not believe their ears
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GUEST LIST PUBLISHED
European Reigning Families to Be
at Humbert's Wedding.
By United Press

By United Press
ROME, Dec. 28.-The newspaper
Giornale D Italia published an inn
posing list, today, of royal personges
who will attend the wedding of
Grown Prince Humbert and Princess
Marie Jose of Belgium, next month.
The list, in addition to the Belgian
royal family, included King Boris
OF Bulgaria, the duke of York,
former King Manuel of Portugal,
the crown prince of Spain, Prince
William of Sweden, Grand Duchess
Charlotte of Luxembourg, Prince
Danilo of Montenegro, Prince Con-
rad of Bavaria, and Prince Christie
pher Of Greece.
Marshal Petain will represent the
President of France.
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CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE (Con-
tinued)

Wait until you won't miss it. I
don't want it squeezed out of what
you're making now
With some misgivings he took her
advice and decided to wait, wonder
ing II the time would ever come
when he would be a whole hundred
dollars ahead.
He was determined not to accept
any more money. Although Lambie
had declared there were no strings
attached to it, he found she expected
him to repay her in numerous ways.
She insisted that he dine with her
at least two nights a week and al
ways where there was dancing.
They were becoming prominent at
the various night clubs and Howell
holly resented the implication in
other mems glanceS. He told him
self he was tired of prancing around
with o woman old enough to be his
mother, tired Of trying to look in
terested. while Lambie leered like a
wicked old idol, chung about his
Ceck.
He appreciated all she had done
for him. He was not unmindful of
the fact that If 1t had not been for
her he undoubtedly never would
have been allowed to register at
Central Casting. But he wished
there were some other way of ex-
pressing his gratitude. He began
to pray that she would weary of his
lack Of fineSSe and put an end to
the association. But this Lambie
did not do.
At first she had permitted him a
good deal of freedom, but as the
summer passed and his confidence
in his ability to support himself in
creased, she showed q tendency to
tighten the rope; insisting on one
occasion that he break another en-
Ragement to take her to the Cotton
Club.
She had q way of making him
most uncomfortable If he showed
the slightest inclination to disobey.
"Of course, Howell, realize I'm
not as young as you are. II there
Is some one who interests you
more"
He thought 1t was unfair TO put
their relationship on such q basis
after she had told him so positively
that she did not expect his love.
Time after time that summer he
had reason to tell himself. uneasily,
that Lambie was not observing the
Stop" signals; but he did not real
i5e to what extent she was disre-
garding them until the night Of his
birthday.
Early In their acquaintance he
had mentioned the fact that his
birthday was Sept. 5. A week be-
fore that date Lsmbie remembered
and asked him to dine with her.
Gust the two of us. I'll have
dinner sent In"
He would have preferred taking
her Observation-Disclosures a
tete-a-tete in her apartment. but,
fearful of offending, agreed with an
enthusiasm which sounded forced.
II only he had a hundred dollars
to present 10 her on this occasion.
IL would be a good time to pay his
debt and call 1t square-but he was
spending every penny Of his slender
earnings.
Often he was down 10 his last
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SYNOPSIS
: DEC. 2s, 1929

SYNOPSIS
When Jscqueline Bordini, famous
which she had grown up, Howell Shelf
neld Is filled with dissatisfaction. Ho-
wells father. an Overworked country
doctor. dies OF pneumonia, leaving hts
family practically nothing. Howell,
against the wishes OF his mother, de-
esSsS to leave medical schol and go to
on the train, an older woman. who
calls herself "Lambie'' offers him her
friendship. Howell gets room in
who does not think much OF his am
him what Hollywood will do to him
and they part coldly.
Howell tries to get work, but fails;
Is sterSins himself. but he viii not O give
up He turns for sympathy to Madalyn,
candy shop waitress. and yields to her
physical lure. afterward hating himself
because he knows he does not love her.
One day Lambie in an expensive S car
him. Through her he gets letter
from Carleton Meade. producer. and
lands a Job as an extra" Gratefully.
he plays up to Lambie, though he does
Howell realizes that Sally Osbourne
means more to him than any other girl
he has met. but she is contemptuous of
his ambition to get into the movies and
this angers him.
a Sunday and finds her as Turing as
Howell learns that Sally secretly has
been paying part of his room rent and
angrily accuses her.
and offers him money. which he very
much needs. He accepts reluctantly,
telling her he will pay her back.
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Leaping from the tangled vegetation of the
junge's rim came huge panther, with blazing
eyes and barred fangs. And in his wake score
of ponderous, shaggy apes, lurched rapidly
toward them. Half erect upon their short bowed
legs their long arms reaching TO the ground, the
frightful horde advanced. The beasts of TarZan
had come IN answer to his CALL
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Yet with their own eyes they had seen this
white man open his mouth to pour forth his awful
cry. A moment they hesitated There came
mighty crashing in the jungle behind them. As
they looked in The direction of this new noise.
there broke upon their startled vision sight that
may well have frozen the blood Of drawer men
than these black warriors .
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PAGE IL
Ahern
Blosser

No wonder the Wagambi blacks scattered for
their lives. Heavy spears we're hurled and apes
went down, never to rise Sheeta'S tearing claws
ripped and tore at black hides. Akut's yellow
tusks found the throat Of more than one glisten.
ing savage And Tarzan Of the Apes was here
there and everywhere, urging his fierce allies,
and himself taking a heavy toll with his keen
knife .
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-09

the club-233-J-on the Holtville
exchange and local golfers wishing
to brush up. on the art can arrange
With the professional for lessons.
Roger has also started shop on
the course and is in position to re.
pair old clubs and make new ones.
He declares the Barbara Worth
course has the making of becoming
one of the best in the country and
the most popular. in Southern Cali.
fornia during the winter months.
"The first nine holes will be
ready for play shortly after Jan.
uary !, he said today, "and in the
meantime there is plenty of room
for members who wish to do a lit
tie practicing, or to take lessons" +"
Those who selected the site for
the club chose better than they
knew, as far as natural beauty il
concerned. Yesterday morning when
the desert sun was poking its way
through a wandering fog, perhaps
the most beautiful site in the valley
was to stand on the Holtville road
and gaze across the new golf course,
with sprinklers at work over the
sparkling green expanse.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-09
DrRssu1n said 'Ur!'

"Exactly!" exclaimed DR.. Possum
taking his bag Of powders and pills
from his long, curved tail where he
carried it over his back. "You need
medicine but l must see your tongue
before l will know what kind to
give you. Stick it out, pleased"
So Uncle Wiggily stuck out his
tongue most politely.
Then DR.. Possum said "Um!" and
he said "Ah!" and he said "Hol"
ais it very badi" asked Uncle
Wiggily, sticking in his tongue.
at might be worse" was the an
swer. "Yon need very little medi-
cine but what you need most is ia
get out doors and hop around. Get
football and kick it,"
"a football!" exclaimed Uncle
Wiggily in surprise. "a foot"
eyes. Haven't you footballF
asked DR.. Possum, putting some
pink pills on the little table near the
easy chair, where the rabbit gentle
man was sitting with his tongue
now inside his mouth.
"Well, no, havn't exactly a foot
ball of my own," Uncle Wiggily an
swered. "But suppose l could tak'
one that / saw some of my LITTLE
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-09
New Golf Course
Rapidly Nearing
Perfection Stage

Valley residents who have not
driven out the Holtville road for
some weeks are due for a surprise
when they see the handsome green's
which have been developed on the
new Barbara Worth Country club
golf course.
John Hogan. noted constructor of
golf courses, has done something
magical which has caused grass
that looks as green as Ireland's best,
to sprout all over the fairways. Aus.
tralian rye and clover has been
used on the fairways with Cuckoos
Bent being used for the green's.
Jack Roger who has been engaged
Us professional for the club, has
been on the scene for the past week
and has a large class of pupils, di.
vided into experienced ones, learn.
ing the finer points of the game.
and buffers who think niblicks and
pptters are funny names for ami
mails.
Roger somes from Dillon, Mon
, tana, and plans to return there next
summer, the northern course being
closed to anything outside of snow.
ball fights at this period Of the
year, while the local course will be
used chiefly for drinking icewater
in the summer.
J A telephone has been installed at
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-09
TINE WILL TELL

1t will be interesting to watch developments in
Los Angeles divorce action following unique ruling by
Judge Schaurer when the case came before him for
trial.
The wife, who filed suit against her husband dentist
asked the court for almony, which the defendant de-
clared he was unable to pay His practice would not
permit such amount Inquiry by the court developed
information that the dentist employed lady assist
ant That she young and pretty is only incidental to
the case. What of more to the court was
that paying her salary up the dentists overhead
considerably. Nothing brought out at the hearing
to show that she figured in the in any other way
The court ruled that the dentist must discharge his
assistant and give her place to his wife, thereby max
ing possible for him to pay the alimony asked. The
wife was ordered to remember that she the den
lists employee and that she be ready to accept
and obey orders.
1t may be that working together will enable the
couple to patch up their difficulties and prevent final
decree being entered On the other hand it may cause
continual battle. Only time can tell.
The experiment is worth watching and if successful
1t may help in other where couples believe they
want divorce.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-09
Custer Fails To
Dishearten Iowa

IOWA CITY, Ia, Dee. 9. UP
Distinct opinion of "well we can get
along by ourselves" spread over the
Iowa campus today as students and
faculty discussed the Iowa "ouster'
from the western conference.
Athletic Director f.. II. Laucr, in
speech before mass meeting OF
1000 persons yesterday sounded
what appeared to be the genera
sentiment when he said:
owe went to the conference and
they told us 'here's you hat; come
again. ! see no reason why wf
should have anything to do will
them again for long time" Lauel
amused the crowd when he referred
to the following which had appeared
in the student newspaper:
"Ten conference, schools,
Getting along fine;
One turned amateur,
And. then there were nine"
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-09
rabbit boys kicking about the other

rabbit boys kicking about the other
day"
"That. will do very well," said
DR.. Possum.
"I'll get the football" offered
Nurse Jane. 81 saw Tumble and
tumble playing with it this morn.
ing before they went to school. |
think they left it in the front hail."
Nurse Jane hurried out of the
room where she had been sitting
with Uncle Wiggily while waiting
for the doctor. Mrs. Longears had
gone down to the five and ten cent
store to get a bottle of perfume
for her husband to smell. She
thought that might do him good.
Uncle Wiggily had not been feel
ing well for some days. He hadn't
been out to'iook for any adventures
and at last Nurse james said he must
send for DIR. Possum, which he did
So Uncle Wiggily and DR.. Possum
sat and looked at each other while
Nurse Jane was looking for the foot.
ball out in the hall. All of q sud
den there; was a loud banging noise.
"What's that |" asked DR.. POssum.
"Maybe it's a bad chap breaking
in," whispered Uncle Wiggily.
Then Nurse James called out, say
ing:
~ made that noise"
"How did it happen" asked DR..
Possum. "Did you find the foot
ball"
"Oh, yes" replied Nurse Jane.
"That's how it happened. | didn't
see the football in the dark hall and
/ stumbled over it and fell. That's
what made the. noise. When. l fell
/ found it," ~
ooh, l hope you didn't huSt your
selfE' spoke Uncle Wigg,ly.
"No, ! just twisted my tail bit,
that's ALL" said the muskrat lady as
she came in with thc football.
Snow here is what l want you to
do to get better without taking much
incidence" said DR.. Possum to Un.
Gle Wiggily. 'You are to take this
football out of doors and dick it
so fashion!". -.-, * -
With that the animal doctor put
the football on the floor and gave
it {. big, hard kick and, all Of sud.
den that football went right through
a glass window and broke it all to
smash! Oh, what a crash!
For a moment Uncle Wiggily said
nothing, nor did Nurse Jane or Dr..
Possum, and then, all Of a sudden,
Uncle Wiggily began to laugh.
cha! Ha! Hap chuckled the rab-
bit as jolly as a lollypop.
"What are you laughing at?" Dr..
Pcssum wanted to know. But the
rabbit couldn't tell him, he laughed
so much. However, in the next
story, if the camel will trade the
elephant his hump for a trunk I'll
tell you about Uncle Wiggily's little
trick.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-09
uNcLE W1GoILY's PIGTAIL

I.
gily and then, all Of Il sudden, the
kind, old animal doctor said:
"Stick out your tongueH
"What!" exclaimed the rabbit
gentleman.
al said stick out your tongue!"
went on DIR. Possum.
"Who at !' inquired Mr.. Longears,
and Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, who
was on the other side of the room,
began to laugh.
"What are you laughing att" in
quired DR.. Possum.
"Ha! Hal" chuckled the muskrat
lady housekeeper. at sounded SO
funy to hear Uncle Wiggily say who
at in such a queer way. Ha! Hap
81 beg your PARDON" the rabbit
gentleman remarked softly. 81 should
have said at whom shall | stick out
my tongue!"
"At met" answered DR., Possum.
"Stick your tongue out at me-, Uncle
Wiggily."
"Oh, no! Never!" said Mr.. Long.
ears. 81 couldn't dream of being so
impolite as to stick my tongue out
ct you. Now, if it was the bad
Fox"
"Nonsense!" cried DIR. Possum,
al dont mean for you to stick your
tongue out at me to be saucy.
want to look at it to see if it is a
bright red color. If it isn't you are
i'll and need medicine"
"rhat's why l sent for you," mur'
INJURED Uncle Wiggily. 81 don't feel
very well and l need some medi.
cine"
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-09
SECOND RATERS
SCHEDULED TO
BATTLE TONIGHT
Bv FRANK GETTY
United Press stat

y
NEW YORK, Dec. 9. W.H-Two
leading heavyweight contenders,
Phil Scott Of England and Otto Won
forat Of Norway, fight tonight to
determine which takes the next ster
toward the vacant title.
Both are second raters. Neither
could afford Tunney good workout.
But such is the situation in the box
ing business today that Phil and
Otto are close to the top.
AS matter of fact, there are only
three heavyweights now in the game
| who could be named as better than
this pair-George Godfrey, Jack
Sharkcy and Max Schmeling.
Tonight's bout, scheduled for Il
rounds as the feature of the Christ
mas fund show in Madison Square
| Gardens, assumes real importa nee
therefore, if one admits that i'm
portance can be attached to any
thing that goes on in the ring today
The winner will be in line FOR i
bout with Jack Sharkey, provided
! his victory is decisive one. Won
Porat, for instance, terrific hitter
can put himself in solid with fight
fans generally by flattening the tall
Fnglishman. It's no great trick, at
that. Knute Hansen, Harry Person
Harry Dake and Paolino Uzcudun
ell have accomplished it. And only
n frantic wall Of "foul' has saved
the London fire laddie from k. o.'s
! On other occasions.
Dempsey for Referee
Otto hits hard enough to keeI
Phil down if he tags him properly
! but the Englishman is elusive, q
fairly good boxer, with considerable
better ring technique than IS
Possessed by the clumsy Norwegian
One thing, at least, will lend in.
terest to the bout, and that is the
presence of Jack Dempsey as ref
cree. Dempsey obtained a license te
act as third man in the ring and il
he doesn't get cold in the head
or suffer some other unexpected dis
ability, he will be in there tonigh,
| prying the boys apart.
In the semi-final bout, Yale Okun
! and Make Rosenbloom will put on
another Of their slap and .l'ltcl
acts. Both are relatively leading
| contenders for the IFS pound title