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New Britain herald., 1930-12-19

Burlesque chorus girls are difficult 10 find these days for trouping. once there was usually waiting list, Now they try for Hollywood movies or New York cabarets and can remain most Of the time in either Hollywood or the metropolis
New Britain herald., 1930-12-19

Correct this sentence: "My en- Ea@elucnt ring was d cheap one,' said the woman, but I never feel cheated when l see a finer onn.' tCopyrisht 193U. Publishers
 SyndiCatcy
New Britain herald., 1930-12-19

Americanism: Feeling superior to Europe; feeling proud when an American wins a European prize for shaming his country in a book.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-19

The booking agent used term never heard out in the brush. In his fervor over certain act he ob- served: Its q wow with the srlssor-biIls." IL was explained a scissor bill" was a yap.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-19

Mussolini is finding il hard job to suppress the natives Of Sicily. Chicago can sympathize
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19

"Oh, I know whats hopping through your mind" she continued. What the devil does that woman know about ornamental iron-or business-or any thing? What does any woman know about important things? They're all nuisances in an office or plant, they meddle with things they could never comprehend, they make messes that it takes a dozen men to straighten out after them. Just because some man thought they had pretty ankles or good-looking lips, after he kicks off does that make them executives and managers?. :. don't blame you, Mir. Roose. That's what I'd be thinking, suppose, if the case were reversed and l were you and you were Mrs. Tyber.'
 "Why-no-not at all-that is--"
 "I will be here at 9 tomorrow morn- ing, MT. Roose," she announced rising. Good day"
 Roose didn't sleep wink that night He tossed and tossed and wondered and worried and swore. Here was a sweet cataclysm out of nowherc-in two minutes his life was shot from the happy throne of a king to the spiked stool of ubordinate-and to a woman! And to a woman who in her few brief moments in his existence had shown herself bossy, sarcastic, de- termined.
 Old man Tyber had never been that way, even when active. He had made Roose 2. m., and had let him run. And he had known the ornamental iron business inside out and upside down. Now came this jane, who didn't know a pig of metal from side of pork, to kick going and smooth-operating ma- chine into tangle of junk
 When he arrived, red-eyed, at S:5S o'clock, Mrs. Tyber was already there.
 q think l will use this desk, Mr. Roose," she said, land you may have one moved in here for yourself and placed over-let me see-over there"
 It was his desk she was pre-empting, And he was to be shifted over against the wall. Oh, it was dandy little start--worse even than he had antic- pated..
 But all he said was, "Yes. ma'am."
 A few minutes later, Fife came in. Mrs. Tyber looked her over with scrupulous scrutiny, never opened her mouth, and turned her head away with out voicing verdict. Fife felt en- barrassed and uneasy. Roose broke the situation by introducing her to the new boss. The widow acknowledged, coldly.
 That started off the griefs and woes of Wilson Roose.
 Mrs. Tyber rode him mercilessly. She gave no more consideration to him
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19

Since that day when she left to pre- pare to marry Tyber, no foot of hers had ever again been on the grounds. Roose, having had no instructions to the contrary, proceeded with the busi- ness as though nothing had happened. It was corporation. Dividends were paid sem-annually.F The Tyber estate owned 97 per cent of the stock. RooSe held one share, which entitled him to a seat with the board of directors, who owned the other few certificates. At the first meeting after the demise of the old man, no one sat in his vacant chair, and no one was elected in his vacant place; it was resolved to carry on without change of policy or person.
 Then, few days later, the boy at Information" filled out blank and sent it in to Roose-it stated:
 Mrs. James Tyber WANTS TO SEE MIR. Roose ABOUT the future.
 The lower case letters indicate what was written, the capitals being printed on the form.
 Roose came to the door in person, rare event. He saw there neat appearing little woman of middle age, wearing nose speetacles.
 Roose bowed and introduced himself and ushered the owner of the Tyber works into his office.
 How are things going, MT. Roose ?" she asked.
 "Oh, splendid-the chart shows that for the month ending Friday last, sales are up 4 per cent over similar month of last year and per cent above last month; collections, for the time of year, are in good shape; orders on hand the biggest we have ever gr.ssed for this season, and our long time con- tracts for purchase of metal protect us against sharp rise which our com petitors have to meet. Yes, Mrs. Tyber, everything in the set-up is sound"
 Mrs. Tyber toyed with pencil and cleared her throat.
 "H'm-thats fne," she said. "Glad to find it all fourishing and prosper ing. It will be a pleasure to step into so shipshape an institution"
 Roose's head snapped up with jolt that almost dislocated one of his yer tebrae.
 "To-did 1 misunderstood you, Mrs. Tyber?" he began, Cor did you"
 'I did, Mir. Roose. Now that 1 am a widow and have few household cares as against my years of constant atten- ton to Mr. Tyber in his illnesses and old age, and now that l am the owner of the Tyber Ornamental Iron Works, propose to devote myself to its affairs in effect, I intend to run the busi- ness. think 1 should"
 Roose turned several colors.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19

"To all heads of all epartments-
 This is notice that, effective im- mediately, the undersigned is General Manager of the Tyber Ornamental Iron Works; that every executive will be held strictly accountable for any econo- mics possible without iniuring the prod uct, and if after thirty days from date the undersigned discovers any such economies not by then in force, such executive will be dismissed without notice; that this business is being op- erated for one and only one purpose to pay dividends, and not to feed the vanity of individuals"
 And l will sign it." concluded the widow.
 Roose stood, wobbly and wavering on his feet.
 "Wh-what do do, then?" he asked, weakly.
 "You will continue as you have been that is, you will continue what duties
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19

you have been handling, but not as you have been, if you desire to continue at all. The lack of vision in the most commonplace details here has, can see, cost me perhaps million dollars. My husband tolerated it because his father did. In those days business was sloppy and slipshod. When was my husbands amanuensis, in this room, l, myself, saw many things, even then. But l made it solemn rule never to discuss business with him, even after it was through my own fingers that thou sands were slipping. On his death, made up my mind to take charge.
 "lou are not without ability, Mir. Roose. The things you do, you do well enough. It's the things you never thought of doing, though, that count. When 1 first butted in here, you , thought either you would soon ease me back out, or I'd get tired of it and dis couraged with it, or get everything tangled up so you could show me the error of my ways. Well, none of these things have happened. The business is making more, worth more and running better than ever in it's history"
 "Y-yes, ma'am," was all that he could find to answer.
 Roose had been calling on Fife bv that time, for weeks. They had torn Mrs. Tyber to ribbons between them. Out of her presence, Roose had whistled to keep his jaw set and had said again and again, "I'm still the z m., and I'll show her" But in the office his courage always wilted.
 Now he could no longer assert his pet brag
 He walked home that evening with Fife. He was miserable and still. He had planned to propose to her that day. He had no gumption for it now.
 Fife" he said. brokenly, q think l should quit"
 Why" she replied. "Is that all the manhood you've got? Can't you show as much wits and imagination as woman? l think she's absolutely right. though I hate to say it to you. The facts are with her and against you She talks of what she did and you didn't do and you had the same and a better chance to do all or any part. Any. body can quit. I didn't think you'd let woman drive you out of an organ. ization that you ran. Wilson, Pm ashamed of you :, . but I'm going to quit . cant stand that woman P
 After the following Saturday a, noon, Wilson Roose never saw Fife again. But he is now the General Manager and First Vice-President Mrs Tyber no longer rages at him In fact, there is no Mrs. Tyber. She is Mrs. Roose. She had been jealous of Fife from the first.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19

than to anyone of the workmen in the factory Wherever she found him she let loose all she had to say, not heed ing who might hear. Though he still signed letters over the typewriter words General Manager" it was hollow title. There was general man. ager now - and it was not Wilson Roose.
 What ncttled him the more was that within three or four months of the rule of Queen Tyber,, not only had sales increased conspicuously, but a process of cutting and tightening loose ends had brought unheard of economies in all departments and had, moreover, shown up the past manage ment as wasteful, incompetent and unalert.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19

Extension phones were discontinued in a dozen rooms; employees personal letters could not be mailed with office stamps or written on office paper; over time was eliminated in the foundry j; teaming by hire was cut off and trucks were purchased; expense accounts of salesmen were shcared to the bone and a maximum allowance enforced eXecu- tives doubled up on stenographerS- yes, Mrs. Tyber made them stenog- raphers-secretarie were extinct.
 There wasn't an angle of the entire business into which she didn't nose. What she didn't know, she learned. And, being new, she saw opportunities for saving and for improvement which the veteran experts, accepting so much as standardized custom, would never have perceived.
 The whole force hated her, feared her and resented her That didn't es- cape the widow. either But 1t didn't
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
A VidoW, q Stenographer
 and q General Manager
.O the subjects of Montenegro or

ITO the subjects of Montenegro or
 some tiny Asiatic monarchy,
 their king is just as much of monarch as ever Wilhelm was in Ger many or Nero was in Rome. And in a million commercial establishments, ten million clerks, stenographers, office boys and other underlings view as mighty reigning rulers their bosses, be they sales managers, assist ants to the presidents, office managers or auditors.
 And to Fife Strier, Wilson Roose was the living embodiment of author ity, power, supremacy.
 Roose was general manager of the Tyber Ornamental Iron Works. The only person from whom he took orders was Old Man Tyber, who had inherited the business from his father, but who of late years had gone senile and paid less and less attention to his thriving plant.
 Fife looked up to Roose as a Syra- cuse school teacher tourist looks up at the Tai Mahal. Armed with com plete discretion over life and death Con the payrol), reward or punishment, hiring and firing, he was the biggest thing on her narrow horizon. When he walked down the street with her, if they chanced to leave the building to- gether-and he made it chance that way more and more frequently-she wondered why strangers didn't genu- fleet or give some sign of obeisance as this mighty man passed by.
 She took note with futtering heart of his increasing familiarity with her; she skipped beat or two the first time he addressed her, without looking into her eyes or giving any pointed expres- sion to it, by her first name. He kept that up thereafter. Once he called her "dear."
 Not that Roose was the sort of man who would make love in business hours. He was general manager, he was business man, he was an execu- tive, he was stickler for office deport- ment and morale among the personnel. He had never called on his secretary at her home, and only once had they lunched together-that when both, on a rainy day, happened to dive into the nearby Coffee Pot, and he chose to sit beside her at the long counter
 When he dictated to her he spoke in snappy, choppy words, using all the bromidic commercial forms of expres- sion-"Replying to yours" ours received and contents noted' - Thanking you for prompt and ia vorable reply" Thanking you for past favors-" such phrases he bit off almost as she put them down in hiero- glyphic combination symbols, as though they were one word each.
 He rarely hesitated and never
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19

spoil her day or change he- dis position. She kept on scolding, revising, scrapping and ordering.
 She sent for the railroad freight agents, went after them cold-blooded, hard-hearted and high-handed - and when she was through she had found new schedule under which she could ship at big reduction, meaning thou sands of dollars month in her pocket
 Roose sat in on that conference and said nothing. When the railroad men had left, she summoned him to her desk and motioned Fife to bring her book.
 Take down what say" she con- manded, And you, MT. Roose, listen to me-
 She dictated:
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19

reached for words. All the words he ever employed were terms or the
 never-varying vocabulary of the sweet language of business, especially the ornamental iron business, which rolled off his tongue as beft the g. m. of the big Tyber works, as important an out fit as the industry boasted anywhere.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
Then. old man TNher died.

There was days shutdown for his funeral. When the local papers pub lished his will, it was found that he had left everything to his widow.
 No one around the place, tnot even Roose, had ever seen her. She had never intruded within the reservation, and that alone made her remark able woman. She had been Tyber's stenographer, some of the older hands recalled, when he, then some thirty years her senior, had married her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-30

are gorgeous. But may the best man
win" seems to be the rule of directors
and producers these days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-30
MOVIES AND MOVIE PEOPLE
By BURTIs
BY MOLLIE MERRICK.

are gorgeous. But may the best man
win" seems to be the rule of directors
and producers these days.
One of the studios is buying up pho
nograph records with songs long since
out of circulation. Just what the idea
is they have not revealed-expired copy
the idea of finding something quaint
and original with which to sharpen the
jaded appetites of dear old audiences.
A most interesting chapter in the
annals of celluloid history is trip to
the sets where dog "barkie" pictures are
being made.
The dogs, Boston bulls mainly. are
trained to move their jaws at a given
signal, each jaw movement to CORE
spond to sign from their trainer.
The script is held by the trainer,
- indicates the syllables to be used,
"a the dog makes the jaw motions
necessary. When a human voice Is
dubbed in, the result is the comical
effect of the dog speaking the lines.
His muZzle movements correspond ex-
actly with the dialogue. AS for the
acting ability of the troupe, they make
some of the human element fade into
the background.
Jiggs, star of the troupe, has had
seven years of intensive training to At
him for his present stardom. Zion
Myers and Jules White are the men
who have brought barkies to Hollywood
Jiggs can clearly enunciate the word
mamma" and can make a very good
stab at saying hamburger" At the
recent preview of his latest picture he
entertained some so of the village dogs
with hamburger party after the show
ing. Karl Dane brought his bowwow.
Charles Bickford was there with Rus
sian wolf hound which is the prize of
his life. Carmel Myers carried the
tiniest dachshund in captivity. There
were wire-f1airs and sealyhams, collies
and black-and-tans.
Last season it was airplane luncheons
Well, well, we'll!
(Copyright, l93O),
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-30
HOLLYWOOD. April 30 (NANA)..

HOLLYWOOD, April 80 CN.AN.A).-
A general movement in studioland COM
pletely threatens the star reign which
has made Hollywood the center of in
terest for a world, and which has car
ried humble lads and lassies from OBJ
security to the power almost of poten-
tates.
One of the feature pictures being
made at present has nine principals in
the cast. Any one of them can legiti-
mately claim the right to be featured
in a large picture, and several OF them
are acknowledged stars.
Buddy Rogers is one. He has vast
following among ladies. and there are
those boys who feel that glimpse of
the Kansas City lad is lesson in
suavity and sartorialism.
Nancy Carroll is another member of
this cast. This actress was elevated to
the glory of star some time ago. and
to show which way the wind of popu-
larity is blowing she topped Clara Bows
fan mail recently.
This is no mean accomplishment.
Such statistics give winsome little
red-head with lot of talent and a
face like a Persian kittens stand
ing in her studio. La Bow has always
held the record for fan letters. Her
following is phenomenal, or has been
until recently, when the Titan Carroll
slipped one over.
Time was when the presence of a
Nancy Carroll would preclude any other
artist of marked ability being in the
cast. Buddy Rogers would have been
taking honors in his own pictures. and
such comedy relief as would have found
its way into the script would have been
handled by some one else than zelma
ONeal.
Zelma O'Neal, from Manhattan, the
toast of the town two Winters ago,
when Follow Through" was in its hey
day. comes into this cast with the
superb comedy technique she brought
to the stage version.
OF course, the opportunities of pic
ture stealing under such circumstances
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-30
Human Barometers INDICATED.

After experimenting for year on
nearly 400 persons suffering from
arthritis scientists have confirmed the
popular notion that rheumatic patients
are good weather prophets. Doctors
found that most of the time the ma.
jority of the patients felt increase of
pain just before and during storms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-30

Across.
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S. Tropical snake.
10. Tiller.
IA. Subway.
is. County in Texas.
is. Exchange premium.
II. Greek god of war.
10. Lifeless.
10. Cleft assure.
20. Memento
%. Attracts attention of.
"a. Grasps.
rs. Mahometan prince.
81. Lofty mountain.
80. A people of Palestine.
30. Danish money of account.
IS. French seaport.
81. Process for making steel.
80. District in British India.
40. Wager.
A. Biblical mountain.
AZ. Died.
as. Evades.
At. Endeavor.
4s. Winged sandals of Mercury.
so. One-spot.
81. Roll up and secure, as sail.
So. Upon.
81. Severity.
So. Abodes.
90. Allowance for weight of container
SO. Muse of amatory poetry.
65. Relish.
66. Wild revelry.
81. Strength.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-30

SO. Sea eagle.
SO. Handle of a pitcher.
10. Brighten.
IL. Profound.
/. Asterisk.
g. Heal
3. Second son of Adam.
4. Plant emulation.
5. Adopted son of Mahomet.
6. Exile.
Z. Prophetic sign.
g. Strict discipplinarian.
9. Sister of Apollo.
| TO- Seraglio.
II. Defensive armor.
| IL. Elevate.
| 10. Witty sayings.
| 81. Military establishment.
%. Male sheep.
IS. Insect.
| 81. Proficient.
%. Measure of liquid capacity.
20. American Arctic explorer.
| 81. Spanish town.
80. Greek letter.
80. Earliest form of violin.
| "a. Serrated
| Sc. Greek letter.
SO. Conclude.
40. Fruit of East Indian tree.
AZ. Stupefy.
| A. Gear.
As. Noise.
| 46. Sworn statement.
40. List of names with duties.
81. Morse goddess.
| SO. Percolated.
! 81. Covered cloister.
| SIS. Small mountain lake.
| Sc. Units of work
| 81. Peruvian tobacco.
| SO. Nothing but.
so. Slave.
81. Stair tread.
| Ga. Be indebted to.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-09-13

"a big truck fo' Kunnel Barre, an
he's on his way back to de planta-
ton now. Maybe he kin tell you"
Carl and Hotshot fell to eating with
the voracious appetities of ravenous
wolves. Their hostess watched them
with pleased smile. She liked 70
see people eat, especially when
they looked half starved, like these
men.
AS he ate, Carl was rejecting upon
the unquestioning sort of hospitality
which the woman had extended them.
Had they come to someone's door
seeking food up North, the chances
were that nothing but rough words
would have been given them. Down
here they were invited in with I'M
questionable whole-heartedneSs, and
given whatever there was to eat
without a moments hesitation.
"Lo, Nav" a voice said from the
doorway. A tall, husky youth, clad
in blue denim, stood smiling in the
door, his eyes on the strangers. See
you got company" he added.
His mother explained. "And now,
Gene" she concluded, as she set still
more food on the table for the late
arrival, "they's lookin' TO wuk. I tole
'em at maybe de Kunnel mought
need some mo- hans"
The youth took his place at the
table. "Sho', de Kunnel needs hans
what kin grab cotton" ne confirmed
kin you boys pick de white stuff" :.
Hotshot grinned pridefully. "Whut
you talkin' bout, son." he said ex-
pansively. why, I kin pick my TO
hun'ded with anybody. 'Cose," he in
terposed alphabetically, my pahdnah
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Continued from Page Three

Without word, the two entered
the humble dwelling. OdorS OF boil
ing coffee, frying meat, and baking
cornbread made them almost sick
with eager delight. They shifted ap-
preciatively, while they eagerly eyed
the steaming viands.
1--WE sho' air pow'ful hungry" Hot
shot told the woman, who was cycling
them with an air of sympathetic
curiosity.
'Whar you come lrum?" she asked.
"Up tn river" Hotshot told her.
1--WE was in one O. them 1ood-camps,
and we had to high-tail it this mawn-
in" He raised his eyebrows Signifi-
cantly.
"Hesh my mouf!" the woman ex-
claimed.
The girl, half-grown, and bash
fully conscious of her bare feet, sid d
out of the room, cycling the visitors
witt. quick side-glances. Outside they
could hear her singing again.
"Your daughter has lovely voice, .
Carl complimented.
"You frum de Moth, son?' the
woman asked, instead of replying to
what he had said.
"Why-yes, I am" Carl affirmed.
"You talks like educated folks" the
woman laughed. How you evan get
SO far down South?'
Carl related his story to her, and
the sympathetic matron wiped at her
eyes when he had finished.
Now, what you gwine do?" she
asked him. "You sho' don b'long
down heah noways."
yves goin'. get us job. Is they
ANYBODY 'roun' here what needs some
hands?" Hotshot interposed.
mot 'roun' here" the woman
unused, as she set the fragrant food
before them, "but my boy, whut l
was cooking this yere snack TO-, ought
t be here eny time now. He drives
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-09-13

here CANT pick so good, but I makes
up fer him."
II used to be able to pick pretty
fair when I was i'd in Mississippi -
Carl put in little defensively.
Maybe I won't do so bad"
"Well, after we eat I got to be
snaggin' on to de plantation Gene
said, IAN you all kin ride erlong with
me. Hits about sixty miles soufeast,
and de road it amt no plaything, so
effen you's scairt of de swamp en-
de cord'roy roads, you better not
come"
1--WE amt scared O. no swamps, ner
no log roads either" Hotshot asserted.
He regarded his friend questioningly.
1--WE goes, Carp"
"Why not?" Carl answered. "We've
got to make some money, and money
doesn't grow on trees"
Genes mother nodded approvingly.
81 laks to see mems what amt
afeared to wuk," she said.
A Trip Through the Swamps
Accordingly, when the meal was
finished, Gene led them out to the
road some distance from the house,
and after good-byes to his family, in
vited them to climb on the seat Of
the light truck he was driving. His
air became more important as he
took the wheel of the machine, and