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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-23

RI ~ 1ELODRANGATTC. theatrical. BIZ
HH zarre improbable, IMPOSSIBLE
"A And is that all? Are you
quite through" "But-did you
YOU like it?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-23

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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-06-06
New Orleans Bow Finds
He Can't Talk i'm School

New Orleans. Ln.-Arthur Gilbert
thirteen. absolutely cannot say word
to any one who has anything to do
with school.
Arthur goes to school. however. and
gets high marks. Int all his work has
to he written. He has never said n
word in school Take him away from
school and ont OF sight Of teachers
and blnckboards and Arthur becomes
very chntty.
Freckled face. good nntured Arthur
was discovered recently by workers
for the Orleans parish school board
They nre amazed nj his popularity,
and they have seen him strain tn an.
swer some question I'm the schoo!room.
but no words come.
Or. John S. Fletcher. head of TIE
Tulane university department of psy.
choogy. md author OF several worries
on mental problems. has been stud;.
Ing the boys case but admits he cal,
give no reasonable explanation vet
Experts from the Child Guidance
clinic here have tried to strnlghtcn
ont the mental kink. but have been
unsuccessful so far.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-06-06
TRIPS TO MOON BY
YEAR 2O5O LIKELY
Scientist Sees Possibilities
in Rocket Ship.

New York.-Earth dwellers will
probably be able to travel to the
moon and to communicate with their
terrestrial home by telephoning over
beam Of light in another 100 years,
DR.. John Q. Stewart, associate pro-
lessor of astronomical physics mt
Princeton university, declared recent
ly at the Brooklyn Institute of Arts
and sciences.
In making what he called an "edu-
Gated guess" about the future of
rocket travel through interplanetary
space, he predicted that persons
would travel in rocket ship at
speed of some $4,000 miles an hour.
Far sooner-and probably by 1850
1t is likely that speed of 1000 miles
an hour will be possible, he said.
Study of the increase in rate of
travel of passenger carrying vehicles
during the last century leads, to
guess that by the year 2050 sufficient
speed will be realized to overcome
the force of gravity, thus enabling
trips to the moon.
Concentrated Energy.
Sufficient energy to create these
speeds may be forthcoming from sew
eral sources" he declared AT pres
ent in the laboratory minute quantI-
ties of very concentrated energy
stores have been obtained. such as
lonized hydrogen, which contains
hundred times the energy of coal and
oxygen. Triply ionized lithium con.
tains sixteen times as much energy
again. No one knows as yet how to
make such energies available for en-
cheering purposes.
Doctor Stewart declared that the
one theoretically feasible method of
journeying to the moon that has been
suggested Is a vehicle propelled on
the principle Of the rocket.
Such ship, he believed, would he
spherical, perhaps 40 feet In dinm-
eter. Projecting from 1t in all direc-
tons would be dozen or more can
mons. When one of these was fired
the ship would be propelled In the
opposite direction.
Ship Would Be Heavy
The ship would weigh about 10000
tons, of which $4,000 tons would he
shot from the guns to give propul-
sion. The crew would number about
sixty and dozen passengers might
be carried on two months cruise.
A desert would he the starting place
to prevent damage underneath the
guns.
Once at the moon, Doctor Stewart
declared, communication by tele-
phone over beam Of light, us the
Kennelly-Heaviside layer might make
radio impossible. To return, the ship
would take off in the same way that
she left the earth, coasting most of
the way, because of the earth's great
er gravitational attraction But care
would have to be taken in landing,
for If the ship came down too fast
over a city and the rockets were fired
to check the fall 1t would be disas-
trous to the people below.
After the lecture Doctor Stewart
displayed motion pictures of sunrise
on the moon which were taken at the
Princeton observatory.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-06-06
County in California
Has First Aid Plane

Bakersfield, Calif.-Kern county,
one Of the largest counties In the
country, hereafter will have Il special
aeronautical life-saving crew, equipped
with airplane and inhaator. 1t is be-
lieved to be the only rescue outfit OF
Its kind in the country.
Whenever or wherever any one in
Kern county calls for emergency medi-
cal aid. 1t will be supplied by mem.
bers Of the fire department in coop
GRAFTON with a local aviation company.
The life savers will use n cabin plane.
The crew will respond to any call
whether it involves ten minutes or
ten days work, Fire Chief w. u. Van
Meter said. There will he no charge
made for any kind OF emergency serv-
ice. he said.
Kern county not only is a territory
Of vast distances but also has numer-
GUS far flung oil fields where serious
accidents calling for emergency treat.
ment frequently occur.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-06-06

The costumes of rural Holland are
indeed unique. Women wear six or
more skirts. lest the form be iminml
est!y displayed, and bright coored
waist with elbow sleeves. for strong.
led arms are admired by men. I'll"
climax is lace cap. the shape OF
which distinguishes file province In
which the wearer lives.
Wives Of rich farmers wear gold
casques. like helmets will, ornamental
gold curls. An ancient dame told us
that hers cost hundred g,ilders
(abOut $4O).
WOrkingmen wear exceedingly broad
trousers. ofteniimes cclOred vests ana
short cOats. Children and the poor
wear klompen-wOOden shoes. II you
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-06-06
u. S. DOUGHBOY GETS
LEGACY in FRANCE
Willed Chateau by Friend
Made During War.

st. Louis, Moan American dough.
boy is going back to France this year
to claim a $4,000 chateau, willed to
him by wealthy Frenchman whose
admiration he won during the World
war.
Charles M. Ziegler, now st. Louis
insurance man, has received word
Arnage, died at the age of eighty-two,
willing him the chateau aifi : plot
of ground.
When the armistice was signed
Ziegler was ordered to look after
American property in the Arnage dis
trct. He took lodging with Bonnet,
and close friendship Immediately
sprang up.
II know just how Mr. Bonnet felt
about giving me the house, although
he never mentioned the subjec. He
wanted me to have something by
which to remember him. his family
and my happy nine months under his
roof" Ziegler said. in explaining his
inheritance.
"Sell the place? Not for the world.
Words can't express how l appreciate
the gift.
"Furthermore, intend to visit the
quaint old place this year. II has an
income of more than $1,000 year.
"I'he old gentleman was tremen-
dous help in settling claims Iiegler
said. 1.-THE war was over. and every
one with claim was anxious to get
as much ms possible. would have
had mighty hard time had 1t not
been for him.
"When my outfit was ordered home
he wanted me to STAY but, much as
had enjoyed his kindness, was anxi.
Gus to get hack to the United States.
II was pretty young then. less than
twenty when I took part in the st.
Mihiel drive"
Hiegler's residence in st. Louis came
about In almost rs unusual n manner
MS his inheritance of the chateau.
After returning to the United States,
Ziegler was signed by the Philadelphia
American league baseball club on the
strength OF his college pitching.
He was to have Joined the team In
st. Louis, but. missing connections in
a hotel here, he met nm old friend.
Following developments resulted In
his remaining in ST. Louis.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-06-06
Mare Breaks Heart of
Famous Kicking Mule

Gainesville, N. CO. NJ Lawrence,
Gates county farmer, had a gray mare
named jill. A negro farmland had
single mule and double pillow. Law
renee sent the gray mare to his f;irln.
The mules name was .Jack. Jack
loafed on the job and made Jill pull
the pillow.
Dinner time came. The horse and
mule were placed In the same stall.
Jack started to eat and crowded Jill
to the wall.
A few minutes later the negro
heard noise In the stable. The gray
mare was kicking the mule, which
died In few hours.
Some people say the mule died from
the kicking the negro agrees. but says
Jack died Of broken heart, because
"he found one animal that could out
kick him"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-06-06
BY
James Oliver Curuood
WNU Service
"a, 1919. Doubleday Doran 3 Co.. Inc.)
STORY FROM THE START

Introducing some of the peo-
pie of the pretty little French
Canadian village of Peribonka,
particularly the Crippled Lady.
idol of the simple inhabitants.
Paul Kirke Is a descendant of a
sister of Molly Brant, sister of
Joseph Brant, great Indian chief.
He has inherited many Indian
characteristics. His father Is a
powerful New York financier.
Paul marries Claire Durand,
daughter of his fathers partner.
He is in charge of engineering
work near Peribonka. Paure
wife Is in Europe She dislilses
the woods. Paul becomes inter-
ested In Carla. village teacher
Paul writes his wife to join him.
Carla's mother, long an invalid,
dies. Claire announces her in
tention of joining Paul on the
Mistassini. She writes a letter
of sympathy to Carla. Paul be-
comes aware of gulf between
him and his wife. Paul, Claire,
Carla and two friends make up q
luncheon party to visit the Big
Gorge" of the Mistassini. Paul
and Carla carry a large log to
the edge of the rushing water.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-06-06
ForIvyP oisorlil1g
Try Hanford's
BaEsans1 of Myrrh
All dealers arc authorized to refund your
money for the frs bottle u not suited.
Victory for Eagles

After two yenrs OF warfare against
bald eagles stand victorious with I'm
Gle Sans agent in full retreat The
latter, telegraph operator, has been
stationed atop 40-foot pole to reg
lister the shots fired from the naval
station Mt Dahlgren, Va. Upon this
perch the eagles built their nest and
conflict has been raging for posses
sion, with the operator forbidden
from shooting the birds under pen
atty of $50 fine. SO he retreated
to new pole, conceding victory to
the eagles.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-06-06
Gets Bite, Buys License,
Then Reels in His Eial

Augusta. Mane.-Thls fish story. so
help Harold n. Jennings. treasurer of
the Central Maine Power company
and president Of tie Augusta bonrd
Of aldermen. Is true. He declares he
was fishing IN the Kennehcc river near
city ha!l for smelts. Smells may he
caught without fiahing license. len,
nings had no license. Suddenly there
was mighty tug on the line. Jennings
ree!cd in his line. He caught glimpse
Of big salnlnn.
To catch The salmon JENNINGS had
to have n lirense. SO he sried S.
Sewnll Webster city clerk. n, n rear
window or the city ball aud shouted
for fishing license. When the license
had heen issued Jennings hauled In
the salmon.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-06-06

own lips. no sound. hut an articulate
gasp as the figure struck the water
and disappeared. An appalling ana
devastating weakness seized npoE aim
deadly sickness of shock. thing
that iOosened the grip of his fingers
from the cinging belt of weeds and
made him Imply impment against the
dragging force Of the undertow For
an instant his brain reeled in dark.
ness. He began to go down. easily
and slowly, as If the cruel and muir
derOus hands below were fearful OF
arousing the inertness to which h.
had mnmentarily su:cunbed. Then
water struck into Ills face ami startled
him. Ileurt and brain leaped in re.
Spouse to its warning, and he thrust
up wildly and caught tie weeds again
They hung closely to the rock, allow
Ing him to drag his body up until his
shoulders were out of water once
more. He heard Derwent shout, us
IL from mile away. but he paid no
attention to the cry. nor did he look
toward the cliff. The Thought In his
mind was that Claire would he with
him IN another moment or two. She
would come to the surface near Nc
rock, and he must be ready to seize
and hold her with him until the weeds
gave way-or a miracle happened.
Five OF six feet from him. where HE
water was like pool of oil that haG
no motion, a little disturbance sud
denly flecked its sli.face-a change OF
light, drifting up of something Iii
tangible and shadowy, nebulo,:,
bl0tch which changed under his eyes
to substance. floating mass OF hair
The sun WAS shining the water was
almost black. but there was no ginr
of gold III what lie saw The hair
was dark. Carln's face became II part
of Ii in II moment Ii seemed to him
that tn. monsters who lived about the
rock held her up for him. with smile
on her lips and in her eyes. her face
toward him and her arms reaching
out. He was half In daze. and
might have falcied some of The things
he saw But Carla was there. She
not his wife, had come to Join him IL
deuth The quiet, terrible drama Of
it held him from calling her name az
he waited for her to come within his
reach. But the undertOw brought heI
no nearer. For second. two Uf them
three or four. II held her away from
him. and each OF these seconds wns
lifetime IN passing Then lie Saw
the distance between them whitening
and us 1t widened tlle things below bt
gan to drag t'arlu down. She mad.
no struggle, did not cry OUT to him
but only raised her nnnds so that he
might see they were waiting for him
and wanting hin. as she went 10 he,
kingdom Of AIcomicon. her land OF
dreams.
tvo BE CoNTINuEp)
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-06-06
Plan Plane Study Of
Mount katmai in Alaska

Anchorage, Alnslta. Is a pos.
sibliiy the National Geographic ex.
petition this summer Will resume ts
study OF Mount Kntnni and many
smoking volcanoes nearby, making
use Of nirpianes for close scrutiny OF
the gigantic crater Several aylators
here have been asked to report on
lnn'ling spots ON the mountains, where
observations will be made.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-06-06

Dutch Woman's Costume "Colorful and Ample

hear what sounds like troop OF
cavalry pnssing down the street. 4,
will more han likely turn out ia he II
group Of school children returning
home. Concealed weapons arr moi
needed In Holland. In case " row
a Ind Hicks of his k.pnp an! wnllops
his adversary over tlie head II has
great weight In settling IN argument
National Geographic Magazine.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-06-06
CHAPTER VIII

Paul saw the swift. deliberate plunge
through space of the slim body. which
In the uncertainty OF his vision, an
instructive and positive impulse told
him was Claire's. A woman's pierre.
ing cry came from the cliff, hut no
responsive echo of horror escaped his
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-06-06
Shoes More Attractive;
Enhance New Costumes

Whether II IL, the general trend 10
ward more elaborate costumes of
whether long skirts and uneven hem
lines have brought shoes into greater
prominence. slippers are becoming
more and more decorative. One slip
per recently shown consisted icrel,
ot sole with wide straps crossed above
the tues and strap about the heel
Another of white and gold tinsel cloth
showed q cutOnt effect across The tW,
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-06-06
Oglethorpe u. May Send
Football Team by Plane

Atlanta, Ga.-Oglethorpe university
may have the first "nying football
team" in the history Of the country
DR.. Thornwcll Jacobs, president. has
communicated with an air transport
company about the practicability Of
flying the entire Petrol squad to New
York for the games with Manhattan
college next fall.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-06-06
Brace Your Shoulders

The hest shoulder traces IRE rhost
that Ure grows good strong muscles
stopped shoulders. rounded upper hack
lazy carriage. BY hrI!ing np the chest
the shoulders are thrown back and III,
body assumes an easy. graceful pose
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-06-06
The Crippled Lady Of Peribonka
already beginning to drag at his

already beginning to drag at his
limbs.
He looked toward the cliff and
raised one hand to. wave at the four
who stood there. With the distance.
and the water In his eyes, he could
not make out which was Claire or
Carla or Lucy-Belle But something
told him II was his wife who stood
nearest to the edge. with her arms
reaching out toward him.
And then, on the cliff, one woman
said to another: "Are you going
with him?"
The woman spoken to gazed wide
Observation-Disclosures vOiceleSS-anl after
moment Of tense waiting the other
said: "Then-I ami"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-06-06
Fr;ends hip.s Failing.

We never know the true vnlue nj
friends. While the, live we are ta'
sensitive ut their fpults: when we
rave Mst Them we only see theli vir
ues.-fiHre.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-06-06
Liberal Sunday" Is
Urged by Churches

London. Representative Brit
lsh churchmen. who met under
the auspices OF the Council of
Christian Churches and over
which Bishop Gore, the noted
British theolog,an. presided. have
declared against the old puti.
tannical idea Of the Sabbath.
The churchmcn advocate Sun.
day play, and regret TINT Prot.
estant churches take the Third
Commandment too seriously.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-06-06

The knock IN the automobile y
palmer when II Is itlliug. nn,i thb
ruth has hiiliian application.
nashville Republican.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-06-06

Paris intrutlI'res m,lsturtly yellow Ia:
evening wear win nu,,o'' ne 'rl'h y
accessories 80 accent It's newiiess n''
n,ithcnficitv.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-06-06
Course Marker Successful

Tests of the "dromograph," an ap-
paratus invented by French naval
officer for automatically marking the
true course Of ship on the vessels
chart, are reported to have been sue
cessful. The device indicates the
ships exact geographical position at
any time and also it's precise course
In arriving at the location. A stylus
marks not only main changes in the
course, but also smaller variations
resulting from the helmsmans opera
ton of the rudder.
A man content with himself is usu-
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-06-06
Long Sleeves

For spring evenings. one shout
wear ut least l2.b;nton length gloves
To- formal parties. With suits tbt
pull on or shorter length Is good
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-06-06

and II jeweled buckle held the back ~
The shoe in place. The heel was W.
usually high
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-06-06

A man content with himself is usu-
ally contented with other people.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-12
WOOED BY MAJOR
BEFORE WIFE DIED
Pretty Steno Again Is on
Stand to Tell of Love in
Death Trial.

By United Press
KANSAS CITY, Kan, Dec. 12--
Grace Brandon, blonde San Antonio
Stenographsr, was cross examined
today about her love for Major
Charles A. Shepard, army officer.
who is or trial in federal court on
charge of numbering his wife by
poison.
The young stenographer preferred
the company of the naiddle-aged
major to that Of younger officers,
even when they first became &C
quainted, at a San Antonio board
ing house, she admitted.
That was in 1923, one year before
Mrs. Shepard died at FIT. Riley,
Kan; of mercurial poisoning. Ma
jor' Shepard was in San Antonio to
attend flying school. Miss Bran
don was employed at the post.
Judge Harry S. Glass of Denver
defense attorney, questioned Miss
Brandon about her first meeting
with Shepard. He asked her how
she reacted to Shepard's invitation
TO go out with him.
Always Acted Gentleman
Before I accepted, I asked the
landlady about it. I knew Major
Shepard was married man. The
landlady said she thought it would
be all right" Miss Brandon replied.
Q-Was the major gentlemanly in
faic i<&i ~
every way.
Gle didn't try to caress you?
A-No.
Q-When Major Shepard got back
to Fl. Riley, did he write you his
wife was in frail health, and had
been drinking? Ale said he had
to borrow money to pay her bills,
because she had been on so many
wild parties.
The examination led up to Mrs.
Shepard's death in June, 1929.
Odd Major Shepard write or
wire you when his wife died? A
AS near as I can remember. he
wrote.
Embarrassed by Letter
Odd he say he had done ev-
erything he could for her? Ale
did.
Miss Brandon identified a letter
she wrote Major Shepard from her
parents ranch home at Midland,
Tex, Oct. Is, 1929. The letter told
of receiving an engagement ring
from Major Shepard.
In fearful embarrassment, Miss
Brandon buried her face in her
hands, while it was read.
81 told tn efamily an old lady
friend gave the ring to me-" the
letter said. Eyes, babies are sweet.
Just the same, I don't want to be
bothered with them"
The defenes introduced letter
to the major, in which she thanked
the officer for a check which she
really needed"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-12
BIND PUBLISHERS WIFE.
STEAL 100000 IN GEMS
Bandit Trio Breaks Into
Riverside Drive Home
in New York.

By United Press
NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-Diamonds,
gold and other jewelry valued at
100000 were stolen from the apart
ment of C. F. zittel, publisher of
"zit's Weekly" a theatrical paper,
by two gunner who gained admit
lance under the pretext of deliv-
ering furniture today.
The bandits went to the servants
entrance of the building at 10
Riverside drive, told the elevator
operator their pretended mission,
and were taken to the apartment on
the ninth floor.
When maid answered the bell
one of the robbers produced a gun
and his companion two guns and
brushed their way into the foyer.
They found Mrs. zittel in the liv-
ing room.
Where's the safe?" the leader
asked.
i don't know" she said.
The holdup men scanned the
apartment and found the safe with
the door unlocked and open. While
one cleaned out the vault, the other
went to small repository and
sl1atched anything of value in its
various drawers. Then he helped
tie Mrs. Zittel to chair.
They escaped by the main ele-
vator.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-12

and one of the Americans who criti-
cised the Nobel committee for
awarding the prize to Lewis, by ex-
pressing the hope that this former
diplomat will not demand the land
ing of United States marines at
Stockholm to protect American lite
rary rights"
II
"T~HE novel assured to popularity
L usually must assert all Ameri-
can men are tall, handsome, rich,
honest and powerful golfers" said
Lewis.
"And also it must say that Amer
lean girls may be wild, but they al
ways change into perfect wives and
mothers.
Americans mostly revere writer's
in popular magazines who, in
chorus, chant that America with its
120. 000,0 900 population, stifl IS as
simple and pastoral as when it had
IS, 10000 population,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-12
RIPPLE BUSES
TO Be STARTED
Service to Be Inaugurated
Next Sunday.

Starting next Sunday, Broad Rip
pie bus service will be iaaugurated
by the Peoples Motor Coach Com
pany, it was announced today by
company officials.
The new service will be an extern
sion of the Central avenue line
from Fifty-ni1lth street and Cen
trail avenue, east to Rosslyn avenue,
north on Rosslyn to Sixty-second
street, east to Primrose avenue,
south to Fifty ninth street and west
back to Central avenue.
During the morning and evening
rush hours there will be fifteen
minute service and at other hours
nineteen minutes until p. M, when
a twenty two minute schedule will
be maintained.
Fare from points beyond Fifty
ninth street and College avenue will
be Is cents, except from point-to-
point within the area east of Col
lege avenue, where a 10-cent fare
will be charged. Those boarding or
leaving the bus west of Fifty-ninth
street and College avenue will be
charged the regular l0-cent fare.