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The Washington times., 1932-10-24
No More Drops

mo NIOIS CIOPS
Now, remember" he told
her. mo more of those drops
in your eyes. You're going to
do just what the doc said and
get better. Promise?"
Lily promised.
During the weeks that fol
lowed, Frank received letters
from his wife almost daily.
Everything was fine, she as
serted. Her eyes were growing
stronger and stronger every
day, and she would soon be
able to join him again. And
she hoped that he was Staying
them as a single.
Franks replies were not quite
so joyful. Far from Staying
them, he wasn't even slightly
injuring them. With Lily in
the act, he had been good
enough to get by. Alone, he
was frankly terrible. All this
he tried to keep from his wife,
but it would have taken a
smarter man than Frank was
to keep anything from the
woman to whom he had been
married for five years.
Frank was a flop. He real
lied it, and he knew that Lily
knew it, too. And that served
to increase his unhapineSS.
Then. while Frank was play
ing in the Middle West, abrupt
ly and for apparently no r.
son, Lily's letters stopped. Dur
ing the first week Frank was
worried. During the second, he
was frantic. And when a third
week passed. and still no word,
he grew panicKy.
Franks imagination ran riot.
He thought of all sorts of
things. He visualized fires and
earthquakes and automobile
accidents. Finally, in desepera-
tion, he wired to New York to
cancel his booking. Because
he had flopped so ignobly, it
wasn't a ve-y difficult matter.
When Frank reached New
York, after a ride that was a
nightmare of agony and Sus-
pense, he staggered into the
nearest cab and gasped out
the name of Lily'S hotel. Dur
ing the short ride of a few
blocks, he was almost hys-
terical with nervousness and
excitement. At the hotel at
last, he tore up to Lily's room.
Stone Blind
Lily was sitting by the win
dow, almost exactly as he had
left her. But one glance told
Frank the whole story. Lily
was stone blind.
The man threw himself on
his knees beside his wife'S
chair.
"Darling!" he sobbed. Bright
Eyes! I told you not to put
those drops in your eyes again.
told you what would happen.
You did this for me, but I
amt worth such a sacrifice.
Gee, sweetheart, I never knew
anyone could love another per-
son so much they would even
sacrifice their eyesight!"
The man was in a terrible
state. He wept and babbled
incoherently about love and
sacrifice and devotion. Lily
wept too. But for another
reason. It. was reason that
Frank learned in later days
from someone else, because
Lily was never able to tell him
And when he learned it, he
never cried again.
Seems that, about a month
after his departure, Lily had
grown tired of hanging around
the hotel room. A man in the
next room had invited her in
for a drink. The rotten gin
they drank hadn't affected
him.
But because of the weak
ened condition of Lily's eyes,
the drinking bout had resulted
In total blindness for her.
The Washington times., 1932-10-24

Gus b u n C n OF
youthful talent
with hot toot-
S / es, fres h
v o | C e S and
peach b 90 m
beauty.
When the cur
tain dropped on
Act l last night,
after a Rest
less" finale that
S e e t h e d with
a c t / o n, first
nighters at the
National Thea
ter W ere in
7:aI %@ NINfn
The Washington times., 1932-10-24

that she was all right; that the
act needed her, and that she
didn't want to be left alone.
But Frank was firm. He and
Lily went back to New York.
With his wife settled in hotel,
and with friends to come to see
her every day. he was satisfied.
After weeks of waiting, he fin
ally secured a single booking.
The parting was a fearful
one, but Franks last words
were Very stern.
The Washington times., 1932-10-24
Among the Principals

Eric Cowley, famous London
actor, who appeared here in
Hay Fever" is a prominent
member of the cast of Forward
March," the new Brown and
Henderson revue now at the Ma.
tional.
The Washington times., 1932-10-24
All In q Day
By
BY
MARK HELLlNOER

NEW YORK. Oct 24-Frank typical hooter even
to the press clippings which he always carried around IN his
pocket and could whsk out at moments notice lie was
generous and vain and sentimental If the man was deeply
in love with himself sincerely In love with
Lily his wife and partner. Lily and the act were the only
thinrs in Life that matered to him.
The Washington times., 1932-10-24


Unfortunately. the audiences
didn't share Franks enthusiasm
for the act. 1t had never
played Broadway and probably
never would. 1t was pleasant
enough unless you happened to
be tired of that sort Of thing.
lust Another Act
The curtain rose on the in
terror of a toy shop. Lily was
made up to represent a wax
doll, and Frank was all rigged
out like a toy soldier. There
was nothing unusual about
him, but you would doubtleSSly
be attracted by the girl. Her
appearance was indeed ex-
tremely doll-like. Her eyes were
big and blue and starry.
Frank was very proud of Lily
and her success in the act.
well, Bright Eyes" he would
gurgle, we've got something
good. Just wait till they see
dS on Broadway"
You can see that his conver-
sation wasn't very original,
either. Another of his favorite
SpielS concerned a chicken
farm. saving enough money to
live on, and retiring from the
stage. But it was all meaning
less. They saved no money.
And, even if they had, neither
he nor Lily would have left the
stage as long as their legs held
out and while they could Sc
cure a booking. They and their
act would have gone on in
definitely had not something
occurred during the sixth year
of their married life to prevent
1t.
Lily was leaving the theater
one night when she stumbled
and almost fell. Frank, steady
ing her by holding her arm,
learned from the blank express
sion in her eyes that she had
not seen the object that bad
tripped her. He called her at
tention to it, but she protested
that she was all right.
In the morning, however,
Frank insisted upon taking her
to an oculist. After the exami.
nation was finished. the two
men went into an inside office
and began to talk in low tones.
Losing Her Sight
Yes" the oculist said gravely,
"she is in danger of going blind.
She has been using drops in her
eyes, she tells me, in an effort
to retain their brightness, as
she feels that that is necessary
to the success of your act. I
can't urge you too strongly to
see to it that she discontinues
this practice. Those drops con-
tain a strong solution which,
after a while, proves very harm
full. She must stop using them
at once if she wishes to retain
her eyesight.
In fact" he went on, "it
would be much better for her
to take things easy for a while.
Give her long rest and let her
eyes have a chance to regain
their strength. And remember
what I told you about those
drops. If she continues to use
them, she will certainly become
blind"
Frank listened soberly. Then
he thanked the other man and
led his wife gently back to their
hotel room.
Honey" he said softly, "the
doc told me what you've been
doing to your eyes. Gee, it was
swell of you to do that to help
out the act, but you've got to
cut it out.
"I'll tell you what we're going
to do. I'm going to take you
back to New York, where there
are a lot of people you know.
Then I'm going to get a book
Ing alone. After you get bet
ter, we'll be able to work to-
gether again. But right now
you're going to have a good,
long rest"
Lily protested. She insisted
when tho Eoa+,,,.o l.
The Washington times., 1932-10-24
"FORWARD NARC REVUE OPENS Y~" Td tS %
Youth and Beauty
Star in Speedy
Dancing Show
Rx ANDREW r. KELLEY

Lew Brown and Ray Henderson
for their new revue, Forward
March," have rounded up glori
The Washington times., 1932-10-24

Did You Know
That Ollie Marsh. brother Of
Mae, invented those pads for type
writer keys?
The Washington times., 1932-10-24

Unfortunately, the audiences
didn't share Franks enthusiasm
for the act. 1t had never
played Broadway and probably
never would. 1t was pleasant
enough unless you happened to
be tired of that sort Of thing.
lust Another Act
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-19

April billing compilation for pres
entation to commissioners.
He viii give them complete con-
sumner data for the first month Of
the new rates at the conference
Friday. he said. Commission &C
countants have made a complete
record Of all data from the company
books. the commissioner explained.
Reorganization Of that data shows:
During April FIRST month Of the
compromise rates. 65,248 domestic
consumers secured decreases amount
ing to S17,458.98 and increases Of
S7.81735, making a net decrease 10
domestic consumers Of 1854 SO;
4,036 commercial consumers secured
reductions amounting to s6o1 .02 and
increases Of S4,668.86 making a nj
increase to them Of s4,o67.64; SGT in
dustrial consumers we're decreased
szl16 and increased sI.67756, a net
increase Of $1,636.40 and sixty three
city meters we're decreased S3-36 and
increased $105.76, making S102.40 net.
Summed up, the decrease total
OF S5,306.64, deducted from the
s9.64l.63, leaves a consumer de-
creaSe Of $3.83499.
Added to this Is the s5.492.45 de-
crease in hydrant rentals, which
makes a total decrease to the COM
pany for the month Of $9,327.44
Using these figures for an aver
age month, Cuthbertson estimates
that the company revenues will be
decreased under the compromise by
more than 100000 year.
Total revenues of the company
for April amounted TO s206, 233.85,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-19
SS,641 SAVED
BY DOMESTIC
WATER USERS
Commercial and Industrial
Consumers Pay More
Under New Rate.

Domestic consumers saved So
CALEB on their water bills for April
under the new rates. while COM
mercisi consumers bills we're in
sumers' sI.e364O and the city's. on
metered water, s10240.
The city. however, paid s5,492.45
less hydrant rental under the COM
promise agreement.
These figures, taken from the
books Of the indianapolis Water
Company, we're revealed today by
Commissioner Harry K. Cuthbert-
son Of the public service commits
sion.
Cuthbertson presided over the rate
settlement, which has been a source
Of constant controversy. It was ap-
proved by the commission By a
three to two vote and later Cuth-
bertson was ordered to secure the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-19
GIRL SERIOUSLY BURNED
Dress Catches Fire at Stove; Brother
Beats Out Flames.

When her clothing caught fire as
she sought to lift an iron which had
fallen into stove. Julia jackson. Il,
Of 918 North Elder street, was
burned seriously Wednesday after
noon.
The girls brother Aaron, II. beat
out flames that enveloped the girl,
but she was burned badly on the
body. She is in city hospital.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-19

Never before such .
marvellous Plate Of
fered mt this price!
Perfe c thy matched
Teeth - Conforms to
the natural contour
Of the face Guaran-
feel.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-19

the data shows. It was derived as
follows:
Metered domestic sales sos. 1856;
commercial $3I, 62055; industrial,
So. 1868, and city s970.56.
Unmetered fire protection (pri-
vate) s4,132.30: sales for building
purposes. SCI; other unmetered
sales. $9o791.
Sales Of canal water s195498:
public fire protection s33.656.4o, and
fees for turning water on and of
SOB.
indianapolis paid rental on 5.50l
hydrants: Beech Grove, 96, and
Woodruff Place, IS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-19
THE INDIANAPOLIS TINES


SUNNYvALE, Cal, May 1S.-The
naval dirigible Akron was moored
at its Camp Kearney base here to-
day after q 24-hour flight over the
San Joaquin valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18
Nun Loses Life
In School Fire

HAWTHORNE, N. Y, Feb. 18.
W.P - Twenty nuns today defied
the flames that destroyed their st.
Hyacinth school to carry % child
rem charges to safety.
One nun lost her life in rescuing
the children. Firemen searching
the rufus found the body of Sister
Bernard, 65. She had been miss
ing since shortly after the fire was
discovered.
Another sister, IS years old, was
rescued from the collapsing roof
of the three story structure by VOL
unteer firemen.
The children boarded at the
school and ranged in ages from 8
to IA. The fire was discovered
in the attic. The sisters aWoke the
children but the flames had
reached such height that they wete
forced to carry them out in their
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18
M< A1~<.
iAt1. MeNauaht SyndieAis. ina
BULLETS STRIKE
u. s. LEGATION
IN COSTA RIGA
-. MeNausht syndieAsa. tas

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Feb. II.
W.P)-The United States legation
was evacuated today after rifle and
machine gun fire spattered the
building during fierce fighting be-
tween rebels and loyal troops and
civilians.
The legation is opposite the Bella
Vista barracks, from which the
rebels launched their efforts 70
take the presidential palace.
United States Minister Charles
c. Eberhardt of Salina, Kan, and
two of his staff were at the palace
when fighting started and could
not reach the legation. Other staff
members left the legation building.
The rebel attack was beaten off
The government announced the
rebels threatened to lombard the
city. and that $500 loyal soldiers
would be sent against them. The
rebels lost five men in early
fighting.
The loyalists inflicted heavy
loses on the insurgents and after
driving them back under heavy
fire, opened a bombardment. Shells
crashed into the barracks.
The rebels held their fortifica-
tions despite the Shelling.
The revolutionistS seized the
barracks Monday after the election
Sunday in which Manuel Castro
Quesada, former minister to WASH
ington, was defeated by Ricardo
Jiminez.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18

AKLAVIK, Northwest Terri
tory, Feb. Is. UP)-The sharp
crack of bullets in the un-
earthly cold and dusk of the
Arctic winter has ended the
superhuman flight of Albert
Johnson, trapper, whom the
desolate north country drove to
madness.
He ended his fight against
capture by the Royal Canadian
mounted police as he began
pumping bullets at his pursuers
until his body lay lifeless in the
snow, cut to ribbons by rifle
fire.
Johnson's last bitter stand
added Sergeant Hersey, SER
iously wounded, to the list of
casualties that included Con-
stable f. Newt Millen, slain;
Officer A. w. King, wounded,
and half a dozen troopers
crippled by exposure since De-
cember 81.
The end was dramatic. Over
head droned Capt. w. Il.
"Wop" May, war ace, in his
scouting plane. Below hurried
Hersey and Noel Verville,
trapper. Behind were Indians
and trappers, the posse which
had tracked Johnson 16O miles
from the Rat river barrens, 60
miles south of here.
Suddenly Hersey's dogs ut
tered a cry. Ahead in the
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18
MERGER OF OIL
COMPANIES MAY
BE CONTESTED

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 18. U.P)
An organized fight against the
merger of California and New Jer-
sey Standard Oil companies ap-
peared imminent today when a
group of California stockholders
announced opposition to the pro-
posed share for share exchange.
The New York stock exchange
firm of J. Barth q Company,
claiming it represented a large
number of California Standard
shareholders, issued a statement
that I'VE are doubtful as to the
advisability of any merger between
the two companies and are salts
fled that merger on share for
share basis is not to the best in
terest of California stockholders.
Chief opposition to the merger,
after an extensive survey of both
companies, involved hidden assets
of California Standard estimated at
more than 100000, the company
statement said.
Tentative details of the merger
were worked out last summer at a
conference Of Presidents K. r..
Kingsbury of California Standard
and w. c. Teagle of New Jersey
Standard. They issued a joint an
nouncement that combine of
their firms into a company with
nearly three billions in assets would
be advantageous and logical"
The Barth statement, however,
claimed that although book figures
and comparative earnings indicat-
ed a parity in share values, "nu-
merous factors develop to convince
us of the much greater worth of
the shares of California Standard"
The company said all California
Standard stockholders had been in
formed of the matter 80 that if
any merger plans are presented to
them they may act for the protec-
ton of their own interest"
Standard of California officials
would not comment on the Barth
statement 1t was learned, howev-
Ell, that since Kingsbury and Tea
gle conferred an appraisal of all
affected properties has been in
progress as a final basis for COM
putting terms of the merger.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18
WILL
I ROGERS
.says:

CHICAGO, Feb. l8. (SpeciaD
just flew in here tonight
from Detroit. Spent the day
there with Mr.. Ford. When the
world is in a hole, I go to Ford
and ask him. More common
sense than all of 'em.
Then too, 1 know there is
more people interested in the
new Ford than there is interest
ed in Manchuria. They amt 60
ing to get into Manchuria, but
they're going to get in these
Fords. I think what he feels
is what the country needs is a
good eight-cylinder car at the
price of the old four, and a new
four at the price of a good ba-
by buggy. He drove me around
in everything he had.
It's a real tonic to visit man
that has more money invested
all over the world than any
five men, and more.
He said, will, you never
was as funny purposely as some
of our prominent and rich peo-
pie are acting these days. This
is not panic. It's a side
show, watching folks and see
ing how scared they can get"
Yours,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18
BY ii. X. EKINS

United Press Staff Correspondent
Copyright, 1882, BY United Press
SHANGHAI, Feb. 18.-Hope for
peace vanished suddenly today and
was replaced by fear of bloody war
fare in a widely heralded "big push"
as Chinese leaders announced they
would reject japanese demands.
The demands as contained in the
authorized ultimatum were outlined
verbally to the Chinese by japanese
officials They were to be formally
submitted in writing today.
There appeared little possibility
of avoiding the long delayed major
operations, although peace hopes
had risen "a hours earlier.
Concentrations of japanese naval
and military forces here and the
10th Chinese route army, success
full defenders of the ruined Chapel
area, promised the heaviest, blood
lest warfare this area has seen.
Chinese sources expected that
when the Japanese demands were
deliverd in writing, thy would in
clude a "a hour time limit, after
which the Japanese offensive might
be expected.
The Chinese were notified that
they could accept the demands, or
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Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18
Rum Runner Is
Taken Off Coast

LOS ANGELES, Feb. i8. U.P)-A
coast guard cutter early today cap
tured speedboat and 200 cases of
liquor off Santa Catalina Island
after being subjected to machine
gun fire.
-Four men were arrested and held
under charges of smuggling. They
gave the names of l. w. Bell, E. j.
Mcdonald, Roy Kates and S. Jack
son.
When BoatSwain K. c. Thorpe,
commanding the coast guard cutter
No. 827 commanded the suspected
vessel to halt, he said a burst of
machine gun fire answered. The
gunners on the cutter stood ready,
but did not fire, and at a second
command the boat halted.
The captured ship bore the name
Ell Toro. Officials said they had
lain in wait several months for the
vessel.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18
RESULT OF IRISH
ELECTION STILL
HELD DOUBTFUL
By GEORGE MACDONAGH
Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff correspondent
DUBLIN, Irish Free State, Feb.
19.-Eamon de Valera and his
Fianna Fail party were increasing
their lead today over President
William T. Cosgrave's government
candidates, as results in the
Irish Free State general election
trickled in.
Latest tabulations showed a
margin of 10 district for De Valera,
with Independents and Labor can
didates also gaining.
They were: Fianna Fail, ",
Administration, II; Independents,
6, and Labor, 2.
There are 1853 seats in the lower
house (diaD of which CosgraVe
formerly controlled 65 and
De Valera Sc.
Both De Valera in county Clare
and Cosgrave in Cork were over
whelmingly reelected. Cosgrave's
total poll reach 1925 votes.
De Valeras chief lieutenant,
Sean Lemass, was elected from
South Dublin, where Cosgrave had
been conceded a clean sweep.
Some observers forecast that
De Valera, with Labor members
support, would have majority OF
three or four in the new dial, with
the outcome in doubt until the
final count expected Saturday.
Laborites and Independents prob
ably will hold the balance OF power.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18
INDEPENDENCE OF
MANCHURLA TOLD
IN PROCLAMATION

MUKDEN, Manchuria, Feb. 18.
U.Pl - Manchuria'S independence
was proclaimed today by Chinese
military and civil officials sympa-
thetic with the Japanese.
The declaration severed all re-
lations with China, pledged Man.
churia to support the open door
policy and equal opportunity and
existence for all peoples, and op-
posed Soviet principles.
The provinces whose representa-
lives pledged allegiance to the in
dependent Manchu state were
Kirin, Heilungkiang, Leaoning,
Jehol, Harbin and a special area
in Mongolia
Chang Ching-Hui, civilian head
of the Tsitsihar regime under
japanese tutelage, said the declara-
ton was somewhat similar to the
American declaration" After dis
cussion among conferees here, he
said government would be
formed.
Among the Chinese who framed
the independence declaration was
Gen. Ma Chan-Shan, Chinese
militarist, formerly an enemy but
now a Japanese ally.
TOXIC, Feb. 18. U.P>SThe Muk-
den correspondent of the Toxic
Nichi Nichi reported today that
Henry Pu-Yi, deposed boy en-
peror" of China, was believed to
have been named president for life
of the new Manchurian state.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18
FRISBEy HELD
FOR TRIAL ON
THEFT CHARGE

A preliminary hearing which
assumed all the aspects of su-
perior court battle, from the
standpoint of the prosecution, yes
terday afternoon resulted in an
order by Judge I. Mayfield holding
William Frisbey for trial by the
superior court on information
charging four counts of grand
theft.
Bond for Frisbey remained the
same as that set at his arraign-
ment more than a month ago, of
$1,000. The preliminary hearing,
originally set some time ago, has
been continued several times.
Ernest R. Utley and j. E. Simp-
son appeared as attorneys for
Frisbey, both taking an active part
in cross-eXamination of states wit
nesses, but offering no defense.
D. H. Wolford, assisted by H. E,
McCombie, represented the dis
trict attorneys office.
Frisbey is charged with grand
theft in a complaint by the Cali
fornia State Life Insurance COM
pany, which he represented in I'M
perial Valley. The life insurance
company owned two ranches here,
and retained Frisbey to collect
rents, according to evidence intro
duced yesterday.
The complaint charges Frisbey
collected the rents, but did not
turn the money over to the COM
pany. Testimony given yesterday
was that he had admitted to a
representative of the insurance
firm owing that company $944.