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How | Broke Into
The Movies e, H.; {: =
" Herman
Rv BILLIE DOVE
Herman

Il MATEUR theatricals, physical
"A culture and dancing were the
avenues by which ! reached the
screen.
/ was born In New York, where
I was educated. In one OF the
schools I attended, physical culture
was taught religiously and i became
very proficient, partly because ! en-
joyed the exercises. From this It
was an easy step to dancing.
Then 1t was discovered thar i
screened we'll" That means, In
movie parlance, that one has a face
that registers favorably before the
camera. Not always is this the case
and sometimes very beautiful face
win not photograph satisfactorily.
It seems to be something for which
there is no real explanation, you
either screen well or you don't ]
was fortunate.
I studied and took part In anna
teur theatricals In my high school
days. =
It took me just four and half
years. however, to reach any emil
nence in the films. My first role
was with Constance Talmadge In
sPolly Of the Follies." To Lois
Weber, owe much Of my success
In attaining what we are pleased to
term "stardom." My greatest
chances came with two of her films,
ssThe Sensation Seekers" and "The
Marriage Clause" Then / had q
marvellous opportunity when
played the feminine lead with Doug
las Fairbanks In "The Black Pirate
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eral places land didn't get 1t. Now
l ask you this: If a man is dead
broke one week, how does 1t hap
pen that the next week he buys a
new expensive car and pays twelve
hundred in cash on the deal?''
Harvey nodded. Sounds queer.
Reagan. And then what?"
Plenty" Reagan's face was
beaming with pardonable pride. II
discovered that when Vernon traded
in his car. there was something
missing. the floor rug !"
"Floor rug. Ell? What does that
mean?"
SIT means this: I'm sure Mr.
Fiske. here, has told you all about
the robbery and how Mr.. Burke
and the stick-up guy pot-shotted
each other. The Teller must have
been hit pretty hard because there
was blood on the floor of the bank
and trail of blood between the
front door and the curb. Now, then.
it's natural to suppose, amt it, that
this paluka was bleeding pretty
free and easy when he piled into
the back of vernon's car"
IF 1t was the boys car"
"We'll take that for granted. Any
way. he was bleeding. That blood
would have gone over all the floor
rug, because we got to remember
that a man who has just robbed q
bank wouldn't be fool enough to
sit on the back seat of any car.
Chances were he was curled up ON
the floor. Now. then, just natu-
rally believe it would have been
common sense for Vernon and the
other guy to have lost that blood.
stained rug, because it would have
looked pretty queer if they hadn't
Harvey blinked. "You amt no
body's damfool. John Reagan"
Thanks. Now, there's one more
tie-up. looked at the car Vernon
traded in, and Jim-there was
blood right by the stills. just where
it would have been left If it haG
run over the floor rug before thu
rug was thrown away. Get wha
that means? 1t proves that ther.
was floor rug there originally"
"Sure does, John"
"Then," Intercepted Randolph
Fiske hopefully, you're positive
Mr.. Reagan, that Max Vernon wa
mixed up in the robbery of thi
bank?"
ssThe case against him look
about two hundred proof. MI
Fiske."
SIN glad" said the banke
simply. Because If Vernon helpe
rob this bank, then he couldn't hav
killed Paterson Thayer. Good Cd
Reagan-it isn't reasonable. You'v
! seen this boy: does he look. like
person who could murder a ma
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few minutes later Max Vernon
drives down the street In his car,
climbs out and goes busting in
looking sore as q couple of goats
Farnum and Gleason. trying to be
pleasant and chatty. call out to him
that his buddy, Pat Thayer, Ii up.
stairs in his room. And then they
get the shock of their lives because
Vernon swings around on them and
says he don't give two boots In
hi where Thayer is. Then Yer
non goes upstairs. leaving my two
kids goggle-eyed.
''Then. before they get over this
shock, something else happens.
There's girl in school-Antoinette
Peyton. and they call her Tony
who. from all can find out. is one
regular teller. This Peyton kid
comes walking down the street
looking not much happier than Yer
non did. And she turns in at the
same fraternity house. That gives
the two kids a Jolt because they
explained to me that It's against
all rules for a girl to go anywhere
near q fraternity house without q
chaperon.
"But that amt all. either, Jim :
because it seems that this Miss Pey-
ton rambles up on the porch and
asks where Pat Thayer is. They
say he's up in his room and offer
to call him. She says not to both
er. she'll go right up. That knocks
'em for goal, and they sit back
gasping like couple fish while
she calmly starts big scandal by
walking upstairs to see Thayer
You gittin' it all straight, Jim?"
Believe so. Reagan. You sure
have found out heap"
"Yeh-and there's heap more
About quarter past one Miss Pey
ton comes downstairs and walks
away. She mods to the two kids
but don't stop for any converse
ton. At about q quarter before
two O'Clock Max Vernon comes
| busting downstairs and stamp:
across the porch without so much
as q hello. He has on differen1
suit of clothes and there is bundle
under his arm. He beats It out t.
| his car, which is parked In thu
yard. heaves this bundle In thu
back and goes down the hill a
about forty, turning In the genera
direction of this bank. Later II
| tell you some more about that bun
die he had. Don't forget 1t"
Il WON'T promised Harvey.
aFifteen minutes later Farnun
!. and Gleason find out they're still
not immune to shocks when an
other guy comes down the nil
TO the fraternity house and In
uuires for Pat Thayer.
/ .Goshr murmured linn. the
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and 60 straight from that crime to
the robbery of q bank. and then
calmly return to college the next
day with the idea Of resuming his
regular lifer'
'He does not" answered Reagan
promptly. ..But Jim Harvey will
tell you what I'm saying is true, Mr..
Fiske: You can't tell from feller's
looks just what he'll do If he gets
plenty desperate. Amt that so,
JimY'
.Yeh, joint sure u.s."
"You seer said Reagan tri.
umphantly. He produced q little
notebook from his pocket and con-
suited its pages. Heres as near
as can get to the happenings OF
day before yesterday-May first.
"Shortly before noon Pat Thayer
and Max Vernon meet on the cam
pus. Thayer is walking with Yer
mons girl. They have a row-lofs
of the students see it. About the
same time two fellers come in from
classes and start wasting time on
the porch of the Psi Taw Theta
fraternity house That's sort OF
college secret society like the Ma.
sons or Elks. or something like that.
These are lot Of crazy college
kids. but pretty nice at that. There's
long tall bird with sad face and
big mouth and lots of sense. His
name is Farnum. The other guy
is his buddy: skinny little runt
named Philip Gleason. | got to
them when things were still hot.
and they gave me fstful of real
dope.
.About half-past twelve Pat Thay-
er strolls down the hill from the
college and enters this house. The
guess is that he went right to
his room, because nobody saw him
anywhere else in the building. A
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'The Lone Wolf Returns" gave me
another opportunity and finally
came my contract with First Ma
honal Pictures At first ! was fea-
tured-later came stardom. The In
itial picture under this contract was
IAN Affair of the Follies." Then
came aThe Tender Hour" and with
'.The Stolen Bride" I was starred.
have since made american Beau
tyr and "The Love Mart" The lat
ter is a George Fitzmaurice produc-
ton and a beautiful story of old
New Orleans. More recently I
starred in 1.-THE Night Watch" "Yel-
low Lily" Alteration" and such
talking pictures as Careers" and
.Her Private Life"
What shall / say to the thousands
Of girls who seek career In pic
lures? Must it be "Don'tY
/ hate to say that, in a way, be-
cause hate to discourage ambition,
and yet, as ! look back over even
my brief career. think of the innu-
merable disappointments, the diff
cult work, the innumerable prob
lems, I wonder If would be justified
IN advising anyone to try II. OF
course, I have been treated with
consideration by the producers, d.
rectors and associate players. ]
have no complaints to offer In that
respect. 1t is merely that the work
Is exacting and that the competition
II very keen. All ones fortitude and
courage are needed in the long
months and years that must precede
any sort of success. And then, Of
course, not many do succeed.
don't put that down to any wonder
ful talent or other qualification on
my part-I think it is mainly hard
work and the fact that / did screen
well.
The compensations are great.
am very happy now. But !, too,
might have failed and turned to
other walks of life disillusioned and
discouraged. It's a good deal a
matter Of Fate, / expect. Anyway,
I am grateful, exceedingly grateful,
to all who have helped me on the
road.
|
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But If 1 do, things are to be han
died my way !"
|, "Oh, boy II Reagan was enthusiast
tic. take my word for 1t, Han
vey-you're the boss. won't do
nothing but hang around and lis
ten"
wrong" grinned Jim. you're
gonna falkland you'll start right
now"
swell, that bein' the case. I'll say
that wouldn't like to be In this
kids shoes. guess you want to
know all the dope I've got on Yer
non, don't your"
Sure"
Randolph Fiske started to inter
rupt. 81 told Harvey"
A big fleshy paw was raised in
admonition.
I'D rather hear this direct from
Reagan. If you don't mind"
The banker nodded and Reagan
proceeded.
First. the robber was using Max
Vernon's car and it's ten-to-one
bet that Vernon was driving it. Sec.
ond, after the robbery occurred Yer
non drove right through Birming-
ham and on to Steel City. I've just
come back from there"
"How far Is Steel City,"
Eighty miles from Birmingham.
A hundred miles from here. He car
ried his car to dealer and dick
cred for a new one on trade-in
basis. Next morning they closed
the deal and Vernon turned in his
old car on a new one, and paid the
difference twelve hundred smack
ers-in cash. Now the funny part.
Harvey. is that from all I can gath
er Vernon has been broke for about
q MONTH"
"What makes you think that?"
"He tried to borrow money sew.
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THE STORY FROM THE BEGINNING

Pafer-
the
the uni
in
but is his wife only in Larry determines to end rhays
her She him at Tony sas
end her affair with Thayer
none
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Bells and Bells
BY ELSIE YoUNGHANs

n. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
wNU Service .a..
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Racketeers Play New Game
on Famous Picture Stars

The latest Hollywood racket II
one In which famous stars are tele-
phoned and the suggestion made
they can receive protection for the
sum of $500 the week. If they re-
fuse they are politely told that such
and such things can happen; that
$500 IL nothing compared to what
they might have to surrender II
certain things occurred which might
occur II there is no protection IN
sured," and 80 on.
All of which explains the bars
on lower-story windows of the VII
hge famous. the strong-arm men
who are ever present At least
twenty of our most noted gelatine
stars never appear in public with
out bodyguard-and other safety
measures
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CHAPTER vl-continued

taking that for granted, we can
understand that even q chap like
Vernon could go crazy. The worm
having its Inevitable turn. We do
know positively that shortly after
their campus quarrel Vernon went
TO the fraternity house where he
and Thayer both lived and made
no secret of the fact that he was
bitterly angry with Thayer. A little
later Vernon left the place In his
car and still later Thayer's body
was discovered. He had been
stabbed in the throat"
"And even without knowing what
you know about the money situa-
tion. they spotted Vernon as the
man, eh?"
.Yes If they heard about this =. !.
Pm worried about the lad. Harvey.
Maybe he killed Thayer. and may
be he didn't. If he did I'm sure it
was the result of a quarrel and a
fight. The boy needs help. We
have the loss of what must have
appeared to him as an inexhaust-
ible fortune; his desperation over
finances; the FIVE thousand dollar
note covering q debt Of honor s..
and we have a staggeringly strong
reason why he must have become
mixed up In the robbery of this
bank. I'm afraid Vernon did one
or the other. and frankly. Harvey.
I'd rather see him tied up with
the robbery than the murder"
The detective lighted another
cigar. There was a silence for a
few minutes and then the door
opened Miss Seward placed card
on Randolph Fiske's desk. Fiske
glanced at it and passed 1t across
to Harvey.
~Who is John Reagan?" asked
Jim.
"Chief of the Marland detective
force. II you'd rather not have him
come in"
.'Gollyl He's the one man I'd like
to talk to-"
Two minutes later Reagan snapped
into the room; trim and efficient.
He paid no attention to the bank
er. but advanced on the vast bulk
/ Of Jim Hanvey.
II want to shake hands with you.
| Harvey" he said heartily. "All my
life I've wanted to meet a real de-
tectfve."
Harvey grinned like a kid. what
cha doing, Reagan-taking me for
. buggy rider"
II mean It. The local chief turned
on Fiske. do you know who this
Teller Is, Mr.. Fiske? He's the cops
delight. He never makes mis-
] take"
Say, wait a minute. Reagan.
guess I've missed more easy ones
than any man in the country Hon
est l have. But my people don't
advertise the failures so awful prom
inent."
"H00ey !" said Reagan With hearty
admiration. "And the minute
heard you were in town followed
you here. want you to do me a
favor-a big one?"
aYeh. -. :"
Take charge of two cases here :
4 the robbery of this bank and the
I murder over at the college"
mani I never fool around with
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sMan! Never Fool Around With
Killings. They're Too Dog-Goned
Messy"
killings. They're too dog-goned
messy"
you're handling this bank thing,
amt you?"
maybe"
aThen you'll have to take on the
other"
"Why?"
sBecause, announced Reagan crisp
! ". "they're tied up tight together.
II don't kLow how they were done.
but I've got the baby who did 'em
both-or knows who did. This Teller
killed Thayer and then came over
here and copied the mill pay roll
I sWhat's his Manner
+ svernon. Maxwell Vernon"
Randolph riske looked pleading
lIy at Harvey. and the Gargantuan
detective slowly extended his HAND
30 Reagan. .,,
aDone with you." said JIM II
ron really want me- III take cnaree
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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-02-23
In-B-Tween

Mrs. Noah Meeks entertained last
Thursday with birthday party for
her sons Glenn and Kenneth. Those
present were Mrs Everett Meeks and
children of White Bluffs, Mrs. George
Strycker, Lois Burglund, and children,
Mrs. Ed Reidt and children, Mrs. W..
H. Meeks and Mrs. Walter Strycker.
Refreshments of cake, peaches and
cream were served.
F. E. Strycker lost one of his horses
this week
MIR. and Mrs. H. P. NGcGlothern en-
tertained MIR. and Mrs. Claire Klein
hans and family last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. N. Hensley had as
their guests for the day last Sunday,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. NJ Brown, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. B. Tromanhauser, and Mr. and
Mrs War Holmskog and children.
w. H. Meeks, who has been i'll for
some time but was reported to be
getting better, is again confined to his
bed.
Lewis Brooks writes his parents
from Gooding, Idaho, where he re-
Gently went with his wife to make his
home, that there is still lots of winter
in that locality For several nights
the thermometer has registered "a de-
grees below zero, and there has been
some snowfall every day Mr.. Brooks is
on a deal, he writes, for the operation
of an 50-acre farm this year.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-02-23
HANFORD HAPPENINGS
(By Mrs. M. R. slavens)

2:3O, Feb. "a, at the home OF Mrs.
Hagen. The latter has the topic.
The program committee of the I'M
provement Club met last week at the
home Of Mrs. Boettcher, the chairman
of this committee, and outlined pro-
gram for the entire year.
Lowell Evett, the youngest child OF
Mr.. and Mrs Ormas Evett, whose chin
was burned Feb IA when he fell on
the edge of the stove, is getting along
nicely and the burn may not leave
scar - ..
Mrs. Henri DePuyvt (Annette Nc
Connachie), Mrs. Percy Rice Llda
Fife) and Miss Violet Fife came over
from Seattle Monday for short visit
in Hanford
Mr. and Mrs L. L. WhitWer and sons
Clifford and Floyd were in Yakima
Wednesday. While there, Floyd had
his tonsils and adenoids removed.
Ray Slavens drove over to Yakima
Wednesday to consult a physician IN
regard to his health, which has been
bad lately. He was accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Cooper and w. L..
Enyeart. Mrs w. S. Weber joined the
par Y in Yakima and returned to Han
ford with them.
Roy Fenley's birthday anniversary
was celebrated Sunday evening by a
crowd of his young friends who sur
prised him with a party. Games and
refreshments made the occasion a
merry one.
Mrs. Guy Dayton, who has been ill
since last Friday, is reported to be
| improving.
The young people will have charge
of the Grange Tuesday evening, Feb
ruary %, when Miss Harriet Joyce
will preside during the lecture hour,
Miss Dorothy Fenley will plan for the
entertainment and Miss Mary Cox will
look after refreshments. A good crowd
is desired
The G. E. Homecoming, which was
postponed until Monday, February 81,
will begin at 1880 pm. All former En-
deavorers are invited to come and
enjoy the program and refreshments.
1t is hoped that good crowd will be
present.
The Junior class will give a dance
Friday evening, Feb. "a, in the high
school gymnasium.
Mrs. j. w. Fenley underwent an
operation Tuesday evening at st. Eliza
beth's hospital in Yakima. According
to latest reports she is showing i'm
| provement.'
Joe Cooper was operated on for
sinus trouble Wednesday in Yakima.
] He returned home the same day.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-02-23

Word has been received that Mrs.
Barbara Bagley, aged eighty five years
passed away at her home IN 'Clarkston
last Friday and the funeral was he!o
Sunday. Her daughter, Mrs. Joe Clark'
who went over to Charleston week
ago expects to return to Han1oro Ciils
week. Frank Clark returned last
Thursday. Mrs. Bagley leaves -FOUR
daughters and five sons, who were all
with her when she passed away. Henry
Ragley arrived from California last
Wednesday but she was IN coma ana
did not recognize him. Her husband
and four children preceded her IN
death years ago. She had often visited
in Hanford at the home Of Mrs. Clark.
Miss Lillian Harm and Miss Helen
Graham spent the weekend in Seattle
returning early Monday morning MISS
Graham's father, j. w. Graham, is
principal of the Woodland school in
Seattle and has not been well OF late.
He was taken to a hospital Saturday
Miss Harm visited friends in Seattle.
The P-T-A held their regular meet
ing last Thursday evening Mrs. Anglin
had charge of the program and the
following was given: Talk on the work
of the P-T-A, Mr.. Mansfield; read
ing about fathers responsibility as
given in radio talk, Mrs. Anglln, and
two solos by Howard Anglin. Mrs.
Slavens was elected as vice-presldent
to take the place of Mrs. Young, VINO
moved away. 1t was decided to serve
one hot dish to the school children Tor
two weeks and the different mothers
volunteered to take turns.
The Hanford boys basketball team
went to Prosser last Saturday for the
inter-schcol games. Hanford beat Ken
newick % to q and Prosser beat White
Bluffs. In the evening Kennewick beat
White Bluffs and Prosser beat Han
ford. Prosser and Hanford teams Will
90 to Yakima March 3 and to attend
the district meet.
The Catholic Ladies' Altar Society
will give benefit card party Saturday
evening, Feb. Is. Admission 20 cents
and a lunch of coffee and doughnuts
served free. There will be dancing and
the music furnished by the rhythm
Butchers Orchestra" of White Bluffs.
Don't forget the Ladies' Aid social
at the church Friday evening, Feb. "a.
Mrs. Joe Picatti, who has been quite
i'll at her home in Yakima, lis little
better this week.
Miss Lenora Beck will give the mis-
sionary talk at Sunday School, on
Sunday, Feb. &C. The Missionary So
ciety will meet Friday afternoon at
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-02-23

Railroad Avenue viaduct, a program
which will, if carried out, virtually eff
feet the financial destruction of the
railroads operating there; while third
bill asks for 100000 more for re-rout-
ing the Pacific highway through that
city.
One work program which is now be-
fore the Legislature calls for the con-
struction of two more buildings of the
capitol group, new mansion and the
southeast diagonal Office structure.
The proposal will give several hun
dred artisans work, both in Olympia
and in the stone quarries, cement
plants, mills and woods The buildings
will be financed by capitol building
bonds, for which there has always
been ready market as they are Sc
cured by the $2O,0OO,OO0 stand of tim
Der the state holds, and at the same
time are a general obligation upon
| the state as a whole.
Senator Roup of the Senate roads
and bridges committee is having his
troubles these days. The Senator is
finding that the apportionment Of the
highway funds is a problem in itself
with all the other road bills just block
/ ing progress.
Until the question of future road
policies is settled the committees can
not proceed because they are without
information as to just how much
money the highway department will
have to spend.
Clicking like well oiled machine
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-02-23
Cold Greek and
Priest Rapids

Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Schneider of
Cold Creek, who are wintering their
sheep on the Bob Schlosser ranch,
made trip to Sunnyside Friday.
Saturday night community supper
was held at the E. E. Meeker home.
Eighteen were present to enjoy the
supper of vegetable stew, pickles,
cookies, corn mullins, jam and coffee.
The latter part of the evening was
taken up with cards and games.
Philip Fam of White Bluffs is now
working at the Dunnett sheep camp
Helen Meeker is staying with Mrs
Fam and the children until the ar
rival of Mrs Fann's sister, Miss Leota
Stewart, who is expected to come down
from Priest Rapids soon.
Harry Bethurem and Ashland Mar
shall have gone to the gas fields in the
Rattlesnakes, to help with the con-
struction of derrick.
Mrs. S. o. Drawn is helping with
the cooking at the Rothrock ranch,
where hay baling and lambing are now
both underway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Sisk and Winston
and Russell Brown of Priest Rapids
were in Cold Greek Saturday and had
dinner at the G. L. MCGEE home.
Ralph Gatino, who is helping to bale
hay at the Rothrock ranch, was called
to Sunnyside one day last week be-
cause of the illness of Mrs. Gatino.
He returned the next day and latest
reports are that Mrs. Gatino is much
better.
The E. E. Meeker family spent Sun
day afternoon at the G. L. MCGEE
home.
A chinook wind blew from Saturday
night until Sunday night and now the
greater portion Of the snow in this
vicinity has disappeared
| f. E. Meeker and his nephew, Cliff
ford Meeker, made trip to the gas
| fields Monday.