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The Coolidge examiner., 1937-09-09
Puppet King for Ethiopia?
IXIHEN Mussolini captured Et

WHEN Mussolini captured Ethi-
w opia Cor did hep it was fire.
quently said that he would never be
able to control it, much less develop
it, for the Ethiopian tribes are wild
and terrible. Apparently he is now
coming to the same conclusion and
is about to turn for help to-of all
people!-the former emperor, Halle
Selassie.
1t is known that the Italian gov
ernment has made certain overtures
to Great Britain to determine how
she feels about the ''Conquering
Lion of Judah" ascending his throne
once more, but strictly as a puppet
for whom II Duce would pull the
strings. Britain is said to be willing
because of the ever-present Italian
threat along her Mediterranean life
line.
France, too, has been approached
on the matter. Frenchmen own the
important railroad from Adds Aba
ba to Djibuti, but one of the prin-
cipal stockholders in the French cor
poration is Halle Selassie, and the
Italians refuse to recognize his hold
ings. 1t is believed that if the
French agree to the puppet mon
archy the validity of the emperor's
shares will not be questioned. Then
France will be able to buy them.
The fly in the ointment is that
Halle Selassie will have none of this.
He will rest his fate entirely with the
League of Nations, of which Ethiopia
is still a member. Meanwhile the
continual raids by native tribesmen,
still faithful to their emperor, leave
no Italian life safe in the African
country, and are making II Duce's
colonization" a joke.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-09-09

Of boats run by motors got him
job in Duluth on one of the first
gasoline craft to dock there. AS
automobiles became popular, Gar
Wood was hired to sell them.
He obtained one odd job after an
other. He was teacher of cleo
tricity and gasoline motors in
night class. He ran a garage for
awhile in st. Paul. One thing after
another he tried, and failed to ad-
vance. A less philosophical man,
less courageous man might have
become stagnant. But not Gar
Wood. His mind was ever alert to
new opportunities in mechanics.
Then he perfected hydraulic hoist
for trucks. risked the family's saw
ings in constructing a model, and
became wealthy almost overnight.
Suppose this man had been as
utterly stricken with shame as
some of us think we might be, when
he failed in his first attempts to
make a successful living. He prob
ably never would have had the cour-
age to risk all the money he had
saved for the model Of an invention
others told him was impractical
@-WNU Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-09-09

rious illness as well as her fine skill
as an actress.
ODDS AND ENDS-After trying to
borrotO Kenny Baker, or John Payne,
or Jimmy StetUart, or Cary Grant, or
Dick Arlen, the producer Of Lily Pons'
next picture has finally given up the
search for ne,o leading man and
giuen the role to Gene Raymond tOhO
played in her last picture Jack
Benny's friends are saving all the re-
vie,Os of Artists and Models" sohich
raue about his performance to shot0
him ohen he returns from Europe.
All through the making OF the picture
he quarreIed with the director and Oh.
jected to his lines and felt utterly dis
NAL oUer iUhat he expected tc0uLd be
the flop OF the year D.. Joan CrdO-
ford likes to run her pictures at home
for her young niece to see. The child
ho,ols every time she sees Auntie
Joan on the screen John Barry
more is working up hilarious inritd-
ton of Edgar Bergen and Charlie
Mccarthy to amuse his friends be-
t,Ueen scenes at the studio.
g Western Newspaper Union.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-09-09
The Art of Listening.

WYE HAD party at which there
w appeared what l may call the
dumb poets-Sam Hoffenstein and
Ogden Nash. At the studios where
they're both turning out epics,
there's a rule that neither shall
burst forth into poetry while he's
under contract-no thumbing of the
harp, no sounding of the lutte. Cine
mas gain is creations loss.
Maybe that explains why they
made such good listeners the other
night And isn't a good listener
boonl / don't mind being interrupt
ed, provided the interrupter chooses
the right subject. Mute and rapt, l
can harken for hours on hours if
someone is talking about me, say,
or even reading from my published
works. But these two minnesingers
only broke in to ask that the picked
shrimp be passed or gently to sug-
gest that another little drink or two
wouldn't do any harm.
Ogden Nash has attained the high
est peak of distinction attainable for
a writer. His chief imitator has an
imitator who is bringing up his old
est boy to be an imitator.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-09-09
Santander Falls TO Franco

CPAIN'S thirteen-month-old civil
~ war drew one step nearer to a
close as Gen. Francisco Francois
army captured the city of Santan-
der, last important government out
post on. the northern coast. AS the
insurgent troops filed in to occupy
the city, it was apparent that the re-
manning government army of so, 600
men was trapped in the hills south
east of the city in an area Is miles
square.
During the last of the twelve days
of Frances furious thrusts, the
city's streets had run red with the
blood of anarchists victims, as
thirst, hunger and terrorism crazed
the populace. BY the thousands
civilians were fleeing by seattle
only way-to France. Every avail
able craft was put into service; hun.
dreds even attempted a getaway in
rowboats, canoes, dories and other
small craft, some of them using i'm.
provised sails made from sheets.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-09-09
Trouble Ahead for Ford

John L. LEWIS magic touch ef-
~ fected a compromise between
warning factions of the United Auto
mobile Workers Of America suffi-
cient to permit the election of Off
GERS, but that failed to cover up the
fierce dissension in the c. I. o. af-
filiate's Milwaukee convention.
Several times only a fortunately
timed adjournment saved a days
meeting from breaking up in riot.
The clashes were between the PRO
gressive" faction of the union, head
ed by President Homer Martin, and
the unity" faction, containing most
Of the left members, who op-
posed Martins program. In the
end, the Lewis compromise forced
Martin to retain several unity group
officers he had apparently been anx-
ious to depose. New officers added
were, however, chiefly adherents of
Martin. and it was believed his fac
ton still held control Of the execu-
tive board.
Of chief importance in the conven-
ton was the decision to go ahead
with the campaign to organize the
employees Of the Ford Motor COM
pany. A special tax of 81 per men,
Der, which would bring in a net of
something like $500, 900. was voted
for the purpose. Lewis predicted,
Some day Henry Ford is going to
be so very tired he will be willing
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-09-09
Campaign Books.

r EFT us not cavil too much be-
IL cause high pressure statesmen,
working on commission, have been
unloading upon the faithful, at
fancy prices, the gift book put out
by Washington headquarters to pay
off campaign debts. In fact, Is
cents worth would cover practical
ly all the cavil 1 personally have
used up in this connection.
The result tends to prove the graf
flying fact that, while more Demo
Gratis may not necessarily have
learned how to read and write, OBJ
viously more of us have got money
than formerly was the case when
the Republicans were in power.
Besides, think of what the strain
would have been upon the poor post
man if the national committee had
been stuck with all this bulk litera-
ture and congressman had started
franking copies out to their constitu-
ents with Uncle Sam paying the
freight. To give you further idea
about this franking privilege, may
state that it was named for Frank,
Jesse's brother-and you'll remem-
Der how careless those James boys
were with the United States mails!
IRWIN S. COBB.
@-WNU Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-09-09
japanese Turn Tide

CUCCEEDING in landing thou
- sands of reinforcements from its
transport ships, the japanese ap-
peared ready to turn the tide Of
ground battle in the undeclared war
in China, while their navy threw
blockade around 300 miles of the
Chinese seacoast from Shanghai
nearly to Canton. in South China.
Only at terrific cost were the re-
inforcements getting ashore. Many
entire landing parties were blown to
bits as they attempted to take shore
positions under a blaze of machine
gun fire and in the face of artillery
shells and land mine explosions.
More than quarter of a million
men were reported engaged in the
fighting along a front stretching
from Shanghai northwestward to
Tientsin, Peiping, Nankow and
Changpei, deep in Chahar province
and north to the Great Wall.
At the northern end of the front
the pro-Japanese Mongol troops of
Prince Teh battled combined Chi
nese regular and communist
armies. Japanese reported the cap
ture of Kalgan, capital of Chahar,
shutting off Chinese communication
with Mongolia, while the routed Chi
nese forces broke through the stub
born Chinese defenses at Nankow
pass and penetrated the Great Wall.
They were reported to have sue
ceeded in escaping narrowly stra-
tegic Chinese maneuver which
would have trapped 10000 Japanese
troops south and west of Peiping.
Chinese positions south Of Peiping
were dominated by the we'll
equipped, well-trained, and mech
anized Japanese army, which cap
tured the commanding high land.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-09-09
Tvo4ite Recine
Oh the Wek-

p REPARE huge crock of apple
sauce and your efforts will be
well rewarded for this delicious
concoction never fails to appeal
to jaded appetites. Apple sauce
is also the basis for any number
of easily prepared desserts that
have definite palate appeal during
the summer months.
Apple Sauce.
dozen apples
Ia cups apple cider
Granulated sugar to taste
] teaspoonful lemon juice
tablespoonful butter
Pinch salt
Wash, core and cut up apples.
Put them in saucepan with the
cider and cook until tender enough
to rub through a sieve. Mixture
should be thick. Stir in the re-
manning ingredients. Pour into
bowl. Garnish with light driz-
zling of cinnamon. Serve hot or
cold as desired.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-09-09

to accord to his employees the
rights that are due them"
Both Lewis and Martin roundly
flayed William Green, president OF
the American Federation of Labor,
in speeches. Lewis upbraided him
for allegedly aiding the General Mo-
tors corporation while c. l. o. strike
was in progress last winter. Martin
ridiculed Green's adherence Of the
sit-down strike. Il don't see why a
man who has been on a sit-down
strike as long as Bill Green should
find fault with the automobile work.
ers," he said.
The convention approved raise
in officials salaries which steps up
the total payroll Of officers from
SIS, 900 to $4,000. Martins salary
was increased from $4,000 to SIS. 1000.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-09-09
WayBackWhen
GARBO LATHERED FACES IN A
BARBER SHOP
BY JEANNE

IF YOU had walked into certain
L Stockholm barber shop way back
in 1920, you would have seen wistful
little Greta Garbo working up a
lather and preparing hot towels for
stubbly faces as she assisted the
local barber. Later, in Bergstrom' S
department store, you might have
taken second look at the pretty
little clerk who sold you hat. But
if someone had told you she would
one day be world famous in pictures
for her portrayals of romance, pas
sion and ecstasy, it would have
seemed too fantastic to believe.
Greta Carlo was born in 1905 in
the mill district of Stockholm. Her
father was a poor machinist, and
her mother an uneducated farm
woman. The mysterious airs and
aloofness of the great Carlo Of to-
day are natural, for they were traits
of the sensitive little daughter Of
this poor family. Her father died
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-09-09
Concei+ed Beau BrummelI

Beau Brummell (1778-1840, the
master dandy of all time, was so
idolized by the aristocracy of Lon
don as an arbiter of dress and
manners that, eventually, he be-
came unbearably conceited. One
night he even ordered a duchess
out of his house, during a recep-
ton, because her "dress was cut
too low in the back" The gentle
mans taste was so offended that
he had to cover his eyes while
she humbly backed out of the
ballroom. Golfers Weekly.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-09-09

ready to work a transformation on
your furniture! String works up
quickly, and is durable. Pattern
1470 contains directions for max
ing a strip 5A by 1917 inches; il
lustrations of it and of all stitches
used; photograph of section of
strip; material requirements; sug-
gestions for variety of uses.
Send Is cents in stamps or coins
(coins preferred) for this pattern
to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft
Dept, 81 Eighth Ave-, New York,
N. Y.
Please write your name, address
and pattern number plainly.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-09-09
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! STAR ;
DUST :
: Movie . Radio !
+*+ BY VIRGINIA VALE++1

nNCE more Rudy Vallee
Ohas shown that he is the
greatest talent scout in the
radio business. Tommy
Riggs, the two-voiced person
ality who has been appearing
on his program the last few
weeks has made an outstand-
ing success and will soon
have a program of his own.
The brash little girl that Mr.
Riggs plays with such devastating
humor promises to be as popular
one of these days as is Charlie Nc
Carthy, the famous ventriloquist's
dummy. Incidentally. the people
whom Vallee started on the road
to radio success ought to get to-
gether and put on a gala program
as a tribute to him. It would in
clude such headliners as Walter o.
Keefe, Bob Burns. Edgar Bergen
and Charlie Mccarthy, and Tom
my Riggs. And what a program
that would bel
Mona Barrie is the latest screen
belle to seek a change from Holly
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-09-09

when she was fourteen and she went
to work in the department store to
help support her penniless mother,
her small brother and sister. The
manager Of the millinery depart
ment chose her to model hats and,
through publication Of photographs
made then, she was given chance
in motion pictures. Her rise to fame
was rapid, and the little lather girl
of Stockholm became the greatest
example Of movie publicity.
One of her very first pictures was
awarded the Nobel prize, and she
received the medal of the New York
Film Critics for her performance
in Anna Karenina." Men fought
duels over her, and famous direc-
tors, writer's and actors have sought
her favor. So, think twice before
you laugh at that neighbor's child
with the theatrical ambitions. The
great Carlo was once lather grill
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-09-09
MOTOR BOAT KING WAS A
CATTLE HERDER

COMETIMES I think we place too
~ much emphasis on the stigma of
failure. A man may fail at one
thing after another that he at
Temps, but ne is never failure
himself until he quits. Many for
tune has been built upon past mis-
takes. Gar Woods father had a
viewpoint something like that, and
he instilled into his children the be-
lief that even though they failed in
an endeavor. they had fun in try
ing it.
Gar Wood was born in Mapleton,
Iowa, in 1872, one Of 13 children.
All of the children had to earn mon
ey early to help make expenses,
and Gar had little formal school
ing. When only boy, Gar worked
as cattle herder for one dollar
day. He loved boats and enjoyed
constructing mechanically run mod
els from clock parts. At the age
of thirteen, his unusual knowledge
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-09-09
YOU CAN THROW CARDS
IN HIS FACE
ONCE TOO OFTEN

WHEN you have those awful
w cramps; when your nerves
are all on edge-don't take it out
on the man you love.
Your husband can't possibly
know how you feel for the simple
reason that he is man.
A three-quarter wife may be
no wife at all if she nags her hus-
band seven days out Of every
month.
For three generations one woman
has told another how to go "smil-
ing through" with Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. 1t
helps Nature tone up the system.
thus lessening the discomforts from
the functional disorders which
women must endure in the three
ordeals of life: /. Turning from
girlhood to womanhood. 2. Pre-
pairing for motherhood. 3. Ap-
preaching middle age"
Don't be three-quarter wife.
take LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND and
Go Smiling Through"
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-09-09

grabber. Today l am cutting off
your somewhat generous allowance.
You will also vacate the luxurious
apartment you now occupy because
I'm not paying the rent of same any
longer. So 60 ahead. my boy, and
commune freely-with my bless
ings! But from date thatll be about
all from this end of the line" )"
Exactly four hours after the ar
rival by air mail of this ultimatum.
the hard-hearted parent got back a
rush telegram stating that the
young man had been thinking things
over and had decided not to take up
the new doctrine.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-09-09
Railroad Strike threatens

ONLY successful mediation by
~ the United States government
appeared as a chance to prevent a
nationwide strike of $50, 900 railroad
workers as railroad representatives
fatty refused the 20 per cent pay in.
crease demanded by the ''big five"
railroad brotherhoods in Chicago
conference. The unions said their
only recourse was to call out con-
ductors, engineers, firemen, switch.
men and trainmen.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-09-09
Resurrecting Old Words.

XTHEN a word gets fashionable
w especially new word which
some wordsmith thought up right
out Of his head-it gets too dog
gone fashionable. The same applies
to old words which have been dis
INFERRED Eom their forgotten tombs
in the dictionary.
seem to see grave robbers
prowling through the unabridged,
starting in at "aard-vark," which is
an animal formerly common only
to Africa but now frequently found
in crossword puzzles; and working
on through to ''zythum," a very
strong beer drunk by ancient tribes.
l guess those old-timers imbibed CO.
piously of the brew and then named
it. 1t doesn't sound like the sort of
word a dead sober party deliberate
ly would make up.
Do you remember the run ''in-
trigued" had? l never got so sick
of a word in my life. And then
along came provocative" and it
turned out to be a pest. People went
around just looking for chance to
work provocative" into the conver-
sation. The only way to lick 'em
was to pretend to be deaf and dumb.
And now the reigning favorite is
"allergic" Folks spout it every
where, whether they know what it
means or not. l don't mind saying
I'm getting awfully allergic to al
lergic." There must be many others
like me.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-09-09

contributing TO the
cause. So what
about it?
The old m a n
wrote back:
"Son, you have a
perfect right to fol-
low the dictates of
our conscience.
But as a consistent
communist you nat
urally would n o t
continue to live on
the ill-gotten gains
of a wicked money
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-09-09

wood on the New
York stage. While
rehearsing for "Vir-
ginia," a great mu-
sical spectacle that
will open the Center
Theater in Radio
City. she told me
a b out her last
and she thinks best
picture. 1t is Jim
mie c a n e y s
Something to Sing
About" in which
n n
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-09-09
Louis Retains Championship

TOMMY FARR, the Welsh fighter
L whom all the smart guys"
thought was set-up for Joe Louis,
worlds heavyweight champion,
gave the Brown Bomber" the sur
prise of his life in New York, when
he stayed Is rounds. Louis got the
eminently fair decision, but Tommy
was still fighting like a tiger when
the final bell rang.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-09-09

Sld &c III q play VI
early Colonial days
and made a big hit.
A regular parade of
automobiles made
the long trip from
New York to see
her, and when she
came out on the
stage the rafters
rung with applause
from her Broadway
friends. They were
saluting her courage
in winning a two
year battle with Sc
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-09-09


real comedy role. She plays for
eign actress with a heavy accent
and has a glorious time swooping
through scenes in the grand man.
ner. She says that Jimmy is just
tops to work with, which makes the
verdict practically unanimous.
4
The greatest picture of the year,
perhaps Of many years, has re-
ceived a chorus Of critical acclaim
such as has never been heard be-
fore. 1t is The Life of Emile Zola"
with Paul Muni. AS crusader for
the oppressed, as the most elo-
quent and forceful man of his time,
Paul NUM- gives an inspired per-
formance. Don't let the praise Of
this picture drive you away from It
with a faint suspicion that II may be
educational, but dull. 1t offers the
most exciting and thrilling evening
you could spend in a theater.
With radios summer lull over
soon dozens Of big programs will be
angling for your attention. Irene
Wicker. the greatly beloved singing
lady, moves to the Mutual network
early in October offering a series Of
original sketches with music. Jack
Benny returns to the air at the same
time.
y
Margaret Tallichet, who aban-
doned a newspaper job in Texas to
break into the movies, has found
that even after a career is well
started, it still has as many downs
as ups. You may recall that she
appealed to Carole Lombard for
help and through her got a small
contract with Selznick-InternatiOn
al. Well, Miss Tallichet played
small roles in "A Star Is Born" and
then the studio decided to gamble
on her to the extent of sending her
east to dramatic school for further
training. She appeared at the Mt.
Kisco theater opposite no less per-
sonage than Henry Fonda and
proved concIusively that she needs
a lot more training before she can
play big roles.
4
Up in Dennis, Massachusetts,
Gertrude Michael appeared on the
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-09-09
Making Choir Set
Is Really Pleasure

Something different in crochet
q chair or davenport set crocheted
in stripsl One strip makes an arm
rest, three a chair back, five a
davenport back. Once you've
made one, just keep repeating
Join them together and you're
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-09-09
uJt%%t .
dHWNn
O.V1obb
NhIvb1 about
Cures for Communism.

CANTA MONICA, CALF
~ A certain rich man out
here - rich but indulgent -
got a letter from his heir, a
sophomore at one of the big
eastern colleges.
The lad announced he had been
converted to communism and was
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-09-09

CONSTIPATION
Public Enemy No. I

TO needlessly let constipation keep
syou miserable is worse than neg.
leet It is abuse Of precious good
health. Don't permit i'll You may have
grateful benefit from the use OF Doan's
Reouleh-a preparation old In name
but strictly modem in combination Of
ingredients that aid liver and bowels
to keep the body free OF waste. Gentle
in action and wonderfully effective
and helpful, Dosn's Reeulet should
cam your approval. Be regular with
Resulets. Sold at all drug stores
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-09-09

Mona Barrie is the latest screen
belle to seek a change from Holly
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-09-09

Up in Dennis, Massachusetts,
Gertrude Michael appeared on the
The Omaha guide., 1937-05-22

Nh. Herman Lewis, 2232 Lake
and his friend, Mr.. Euardo Lucero,
returned Friday evening, May 14th
after an extensive two-week's mo-
tor trip which took them through
Wyoming, Denver and Pueblo, Colo
rado; AL ,equerke, New Mexico,
Wichita, Fort Scott, Kansas City
and Topeka, Kansas and Kansas
City Missouri. They were the
guests of the management Of the
Rossonian hotel while in Denver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benny Williams were
gracious hosts to them while in
Wichita. Elsewhere they We're
treated royalty by Nh. Lucero's fri
ends and relatives. The white fire
men of Topeka were very consider
ate in showing them around their
new bungalow fire house and the
new beautiful efficient ten ton full
enclosed American LaRancer Pun
per. Omaha has no apparation of
this type, yet, but will have one,
no doubt soon.
The Omaha guide., 1937-05-22
Herman Friedlander Announces
The Opening of the LaCasa
Apartments

TT gives us great pleasure to
H announce the opening of the
La Casa Hotel Apartments. We
have made every effort and spar
ed no expense to make it a plea
SAINT and wholesome place in which
to live. The apartments are fur
nished with electric Refrigeration,
hot and cold water in every room,
bathrooms, showers and restrooms.
Several rooms r reserved for out
of-town guests visiting in our city.
Single girls who want to make
the La Casa their home will find
room with cooking facilities, pri-
vote reception rooms, baths and
laundries at a moderate price for
their convenience. We invite every
enc to visit and inspect our hotel
apartments.
Yours truly,
The Management