Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1932-01-07
Flashes of Life
From the
News of the Week

balaS, invited 10 be best man at
a namesake's wedding just for the
novelty of it, found a third Steve
Balas there and the two fought for
the honor of escorting the bride
groom. One wound up in the hos
pital and the other in Jail.
B~INGHAMT0N, N. Y.-Asa c.
Hull's absent mindedness saved his
life. He closed the garage doors
and started his automobile, think
ing to end it all with monoxide
fumes. But he had forgotten to
r~eplenishe his gasoline supply and
the motor stopped in time.
HELSINGFORS-Small farmers
of Finland, claiming financial dis
tress, want to sign a mass petit
ton in bankruptcy as soon as their
obligations reach the billion mark
figure. Obligation of those who
have signed it thus far total 300,-
100000 Finnish marks - about
$4,5O0,000.
ORLANDO, Fla.-Bowling en-
thusiasts here found slightly green
grapefruit made excellent bowling
balls for lawn matches and have
arranged to play a tournament
with the fruit this week.
TURIN, Italy.-After deep re-
search, the court of appeals here
held that Martini cocktails may be
made only with vermouth manu-
featured by Martini G. Rossi. If any
othr brand is used, the drink must
bear another name in Italy.
OTTAWA Afraid of earth
quakes? Then trek for the north
pole. Investigation by the Canadian
mounted police show that no tenn
blors have been recorded near the
pole for at least $50 years.
LEES SUMMIT, Mo.-YouIl get
a kick in the pants if, being a
member of the newly organized
Pollyanna club, you mention de-
preston to any other member. The
bylaws stipulate this.
NEW YORK-Dangerous curves
ahead! Florenz Ziegfeld says the
1892 model American girl will have
more of them with less stream
lining, will be 5 feet 6, and will
weigh 118 pounds. And, oh yes,
she'll be the kind gentlemen pre-
fer.
MUNICH.-This center of Ger
man beer production holds the rec
ord for milk consumption in Ger
many, the daily average for each
man, woman and child being a
third of a quart. But they didn't
desert their suds as the per capita
beer average rose hast year to more
than a. pint a day
SOFuA-Foilowing the example
of King Boris who recently slash
ed his kingly budget to help Bull
garia's economy program, Queen
Joanna and Princess Eudoxia, the
kings sister, have asked that their
personal allowances be reduced.
UONDON.-John Berry has re-
tired, probably knowing as many
state secrets as any mar in Eng
land.
He was "housekeeper" at mo.
10 Downing Street. under six
prime ministers, but did much
more than the title conveys, as
his chief task was to make life
smooth for the prcm1ers.
He accompanied Mr.. Macdonald
and Mr.. Baldwin to America and
Mr.. Bonar Law on a Mediterranean
cruise.
MADRID.=Taxi drivers, post
men and others whose business re-
4uires a knowledge of Madrid's
streets are having a hard time
keeping up with new republican
names. The 200th change trans
formed "Alfonso XIII street" into
~Niceto Alcala zamora street" In
honor Of the president.
BERLIN-A society formed here
promotes Esperanto as an adjunct
of international aviation, claiming
the use of this composite language
would make flying easier and pro-
mote understanding between peo-
piles.
LAKEMBA, Fiji Islands.-The
proprietor of the local movie has
filled his theater by providing 10l
hours of movies for a quarter.
Bring your family and bring
your lunch" he advertised. "Stay
all day. If you get thirsty ask
for a pass-out check and come back
later"
Lakemba did.
ANGORA.-The Turkish gov
orpnanf 10 pIapuiuv "a calendar ra-I