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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-20

gone, that no one else could ever take his place.
When came back the next day Kabar had
died of a broken heart
i went every day to Rudys crypt, sat there
in silence, hoping in vain for some communion with
his spirit
l refused to see or to talk with anyone
Thousands of sympathetic letters, truck loads
of flowers were sent to me daily Gifts reached
me from all parts of the world But every offering
of coincidence opened my wound wider and dug
more deeply into the quick.
l was so weary of lustreless life without hope
Of surcease from grief The sight of my home
where there were SO many reminders of Rudy be-
came unbearabe and l soon moved into hotel,
where only few friends were ever admitted to my
secusion
These friends came to me because they too had
sorrows, and in all kindness they spread them out
before me.
Maurice Stiler, director of "Hotel Imperial"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-20

great actress was also a woman who loved only
one man.
"In all my life l have only loved Gabrielle d An
nunzio," she had once confided
Now her words came back to me with new pain
THE love gave him was so sefless she had
said. Il was content to ask nothing of life only
the Joy of loving him. For his sake would have
renOunced everything the world could give me. I
loved him for himself and | didn't care who or
what he was. l shall love him beyond the grave,
and if there is such thing eternity my spirit
will find his We cannot lose those we love.
/ tried to find consolation in memories. / re-
membered what Duse had said about the Fremont
ton of her death, of her hope to die and when
Maurice Stiller told me of his wish to go on. my
hope that life would soon release me increased.
John Gilbert came to me with his torn dreams,
and WELCOMED him because he deepened my sor-
row. He, too had loved and lost. He did not want
TO live!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-20

my picture as yet unfin-
ished, brought his tragic
confidence Of his love for
Greta Carlo.
l had know Stiller and
Greta when they first
came to Hollywood. when
he had been Greta's
Svengali-she, his Trilby.
Maurice had believed from
the beginning in Gretas
talent, and had used his
own in developing her in
to a Hollywood favorite.
But the moody director
could not hold Greta-
and, without her he was
crushed.
Il am the kind of man
who can love only one
woman " he explained.
"Pola, | only live to die.
It will be so pleasant not
TO worry about LIES dis
illusions"
Stiller felt that his days
were counted and he en-
We'd everyone who was
released into the other
world.
SO, he and l spoke the
same language of grief.
We could understand all
the sorrows, all the suf-
fering
Eleanora Duse. the
q urCy,,o,, u.lO 1OyyoJ only,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-20

Sidney Kent had been my friend since my first
days in Hollywood Now he had told me, in eff
feet, the very same thing Gypsy had said years
before when 1 was numb with grief. The Gypsy's
words had been: GO back to your work and give
to the world the talent which has been proved you
possess!"
The meaning was the same. Sdney's words
different. 1 wondered-should go on with
the show?
When Sidney Kent left me that afternoon he
had secured my promise to think over what he had
said, to try to want to go on.
Now often prayed for courage 60 face my OBJ
stacle to overcome it. And it wasn't long before
| was back at the studio
I'll never forget the delightful greetings of my
friends-and how James Hall. my leading man in
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k~xmA tip-toed in and
stood beside me.
Rudy RUDY" she
whispered.
She fell on her knees and
wept. l listened to her crying,
watched her get up and leave
quicter and wondered if l could ever know the
blessed relief Of tears.
My life every dream l had ever known, was
broken but there were more tears to she'd My
heart was bleeding. yet 1 could no longer weep.
don't remember how passed that long, long
night, when | left the throbbing quiet of the
mausoeum, but words had read somewhere there
came back TO me:
CAS- on the sea of Galilee the Christ is whisper
ing peace
A beautiful water garden of willows and palms
and flowers mirrored the marble building where
Rudy slept. 1 tried to fasten my mind on the
b IS of the quiet scene and find soace i'm re-
peSSyng 'Where the Christ is whispering peace"
Early that morning l went to Falcons Lair
and tried to say good-by forever to the lost shrine
of all our hopes went into the little chapel where
once Rudy had said we would go each day to pray
together
AS / knelt before the altar, staring dry-eyed at
the crucifX, "a strange thing happened.
l. heard a moan. Something pressed against
me. i turned to find Rudy's dog, Kabar, his
Doberman pinscher. His wet miserable eyes looked
into mine.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-20

He whined,. then
he lay beside me,
covered his nose
with his paws and
cried as a human
being cries - with
hollow, hopeless
means.
Kabar knew as
well as | did that
his master was
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-20

CIOuSI HlOliCy, lIdO IdSNNA AHiALO.
/ wanted nothing the world could
offer and / was thinking seriously
of going into convent.
Just let me live alone-forgot-
ten" asked. II have too much sor-
row and feel my life is finished"
"You must rise above your sor-
row, Pola," Sidney said in his quiet,
charming way. 1--WE sympathize
with you. Our hearts have cried
with you in your trouble. You know
all this. But apparently you have
forgotten that you are a trouper,
that you have to go on with the
show, because you are the greatest
and most glamorous star in the mo-
ton picture industry. You must go
onw
1 looked into his intense eyes
and then l turned away. It seemed
that for the first time in months
saw my reflection in mirror.
l was a living skeleton, with
slight resemblance to "the most
glamorous STAR"
/ caught my breath and turned
swiftly from tha glass
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-20
In+imo+e Memories Of Hollywood end
Europe by The Famous Film S+or-
So Strangely the Fatal Women
Lovers ono i'm Her
Own Life

What pathetic group we werei Living in the
heart of what the world believed was the most
carefree colony of all, we were the sad
dest.- Weaving from philosophy to religion, trying
in vain to comfort souls.
AS if in answer to a prayer my mother arrived.
She had just returned from Normandy, where
weeks earlier she had gone to buy chateau. l
had hoped Rudy and l could spend our vacations
there, but now could not even bear TO look at the
pictures of the castle and think of what might
have been.
tried to sink deeper into secluson, but my
diplomatic mother worked against this. We soon
moved back into my Beverly Hills house and life
began to crowd in on me with kind OF ven
geance and challenge which l could not ignore.
- still had years contract to fulfill with
Paramount. But showed as plainly as could
that l no longer wanted it. / believed that had
reached the place in my lonely torment where |
could not work!
When Sidney Kent the head of Paramount
! came to see me told him that had no incen-
Ative to continue my career in pictures. had
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-12
Almost Two Generations Ago French
Was Called a crozy Dreamer for Force
ina Tanks, TeIevision and Traffic jams

flight. At time when the Wright
Brothers we're still experimenting
with their flimsy biplane at~kitty
Hawk. this amazing Frenchman was
making sketches of London-Paris
Channel fights and air voyages from
London to New York
In the drawing at the right Lanos
envisioned the cross Channel air SER
vice. Although the drawing may
tend towards the ludicrous, il is eX-
traordinary when you consider that
he had nothing more on which to
base the sketch than his own fertile
imagination.
In another series of drawings, not
shown here he portrayed a combina-
ton three-winged plane and balloon
for transatlantic fights. He predicted
that planes of this sort, equipped
with pontoons and a boat-shaped
hull, would fly from London to New
York between dawn and dusk.
When the French Artist Made the
He Called king Automobile"
Some Of His Colleagues Suggested
That He Have His Head Exam
med Because the Motor Car Was
Mechanical Freak That Never
Would Replace the Horse.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-12

- ALTERING weeds might seem
- like an awful waste of time but
~ TO John Cast of Hollywood,
California. it's big business. Cast was
broke several years ago but he didn't
stay that way long because he hit on
the stunt of spraying eucalyptus and
smoke tree branches with silver paint
for department store decorations.
The beautiful creations caught on
quickly and it wasn't long before stores
up and down the West Coast were
placing orders for more. Then Cast
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-12

for the strong. bold designs hard, in
dependent shoes that reflect her mind"
Girls, who are afraid 10 let a man
find out what they have in their heads
wear what Miss Powell describes as
'seNy shoes red and flamboyant foot
coverings with spike heels that are
designed TO make an impression on the
masculine eye.
sometimes "a woman will get her
self up TO look completely different
from her usual self but her shoes in
varIably give away her true character
according 20 Miss Powell
You often see woman who has
made her face hard, this designer ex-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-12

decided TO turn his spray gun on
weeds, wild grasses. grains and palm
leaves which he was soon gathering
from all parts Of the country. Today,
as a weed specialist, he supplies decora-
tions that brighten up more than 100
department stores, night clubs, muse
ums and movie studios.
Cast began his unique business in
garage, but it, too, grew like the weeds
he sells, until his factory now employs
% workers. There is no intricate
machinery to be kept in order but there
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-12
Makes A Good Living From Weeds

is an assembly line. To transform his
great stock of weeds into beautiful
decorations, Cast uses up 1900 gallons
Of paint, five tons of mica snow and
a ton Of table salt a year
TWO of his employees do nothing but
travel around the state OF California
gathering native weeds and agents in
practically every state in the union and
several parts of the world keep Cast
supplied with other kinds of seemingly
worthless vegetation on which he
works his magical transformations
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-12

plains. "She impresses you with her
masculine qualities. Then you look at
her feet Sometimes she is wearing
soft. tricky little shoes. If she u.s.
change your mind about her There's
nothing hard and stony about that
woman. She's longing for some Of
the feminine softnesses that are the
right of every woman and desired by
most members of the gentler sex.
Like your feet your hair also may
provide clues to your character Hair
specialists contend that the way the
GROWING glory is worn tells them a
thing or two. Unkcmpt hair suggests
a sloppy disposition And a womans
ar 1912 by. American Wr,kly Inc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-12

hair style, according TO how much it
departs from what the coiffeurs say is
the vogue shows how conventional the
wearer is.
Students of such matters claim
that parting the hair on the left side
shows that an individual has positive
temperament, but if the division is on
the right side it indicates a plant
nature. That leads them to the con-
clusion that people with oppositely
parted hair usually marry, because.
such oppostes attract each other.
These ingenious savants, however,
neglect 10 analyzc those who comb
their locks straight back
Great Britain Rights Reserved
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-12

-nACK in the horse and buggy days
when television, armored tanks
~ and transatlantic planes were I'M
dreamed of, Henri Lanos, a French
artist. produced a series of speculative
illustrations forecasting these modern
day inventions with an almost uncanny
accuracy.
These pictorial predictions made SO
years ago recently were rediscovered,
and some Of them are reproduced on
this page Considering that Lanos had
little, If any hint Of inventions 10 come,
his "goofy guesses" of the future are
all the more remarkable
Lanos, whose drawings were hooted
at by the Parisians of his time, fore
cast the modern tank in his dramatic
sketch shown at the top of this page.
Although his concept took the form OF
a four-wheeled, armored racing car
with guns, he nevertheless hit upon
the idea for the mobile fortresses in
such grim use today.
In a MEMORANDUM accompanying
the drawing, the French artist pre-
dicted that tanks. splitting fire and
shell would smash into rows of in
fantrymen. moving them down by the
thousands A glance at the news head
lines is all that is needed TO confirm his
horrible prophecy.
one Of Lanos' most spectacular pre-
dictions was that Of televison, shown
at the right In this drawing he de-
pctcd French politician, magnified
on a screen surrounded by loudspeak-
ers. and addressing a large rally
When Lanos made his remarkable
drawing radio was still in stage of
experimental infancy, and engineers
had not even conceived the possibility
Of television 1t was not until the
middle Of the 192O's that tele-
vision was developed. Eu
-, In 1906 when autos were few -
and far between, Monsieur Lanos n
conjured up a picture Of a traf- -
nc Jam, which people of those -
DAYS laughed at and termed i'm
possible Aside from the differ
Fences in the design in cars his
drawing could well portray any M,
metropolitan street on a busy
day
a close study of the sketch
shows that the French artist
also predicted the advent of the
traffic cop with his red and green
stop and 60 signals. Elevated
sidewalks and overhead ramps
for pedestrians likewise were
forecast Modern city designers
have given serious consideration "
10 these features in recent years. ~
l.anos who was somewhat Of w
a Jules Verne also called the g
turn on the idea OF sustained
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-12
DoW0menRvedI Their Characteristic heSh0es They Wear?

%RACE POWELL. a New York
- City designer Of Womens shoes
~ says she can take just one look
al a feminine foot and read its owners
character. Your shoes despite any
thing you can do. show whether YOU
have a good, bad or indifferent
disposition.
4 can tell them all. Miss Powell el-
plains The woman who is pampered
and cherished will have a dainty shoe
with little ruffles and perhaps bows.
She is the well protected type Then
there is the aggressive woman. 1 know
what she'T look like before l raise my
eyes above her ankles. She will 60 IN
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-30

10 work with the sun just emer
ging from its pre-dawn habitat, he
slowed down as he approached the
Bender cottage and looked up al
it. The place seemed deserted
The shutters were closed tight
and il had that air that goes with
vacant, unused habitations. He
wondered if the girl on the bike
had pulled his leg yesterday.
That afternoon the girl was just
ahead Of him as he began the
ascent of the hill. There were
several packages in the wire
basket attached to "the handle
bars
1--WE been shopping" she said.
They chatted about small thing.
and at the top of the hill they
pedal together TO the Bender cabin
BY the way" he said, as if it
NNiN IilNiNCilldl lIlSltdu vi
matter of utmost Importance TO
him, mind II 1 drop in to-
night:"
She said II would be awfully
nice and she'd expect him a little
after Z, He was triumphant as he
reached home.
The ~irl does live there" he
told Mrs. Taylor. 1--WE got
date with her tonight" His
mother said that was odd. Mrs
Brown said she hadn't heard of
anybody renting the place.
The innkeeper's wife had Ike,
TO the cabin, because Mr.. Bender
always notified her in advance o,
Iris arrival so that she could hire
some one TO put the house in some
sort of order.
4 This didn't disturb Tommy who
put on his Sunday suit and at
O'Clock he was ascending the stair.
Heading 10 the cabin, which wa.
lighted up. The girl met HIM a
the door uShcrcd him into TN,
comfortably furnished living room
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-30
KnowIedge Test
BY DIR. sABINA II. CONNOLLY
Copyright. 1917. by King Features

Copyright 1e47. by King Features
1-Do you know if Cal a citadel
is a book or a building, (b]
a tourmaline is a gem or a
gyroscope, (c) a maharaja is
a poison or a prince?
2-What are the three most
western countries Of South
America?
3-IIow large are (a) bases in
baseball, (b) baskets in basket
ball. (c) rings in boxing?
4-What kind of a (a) bird is a
migratory one. OBJ whisky is
bourbon, (c) animal is
ungulate?
5-These places are famous as
burial grounds Of what presi-
dents: ta) Monticello. Va. OBJ
Plymouth, VT, (c) Princeton,
n. j.?
6-What is the motto Of (a) Vir-
ginia. (b) Rhode Island, (c)
Connecticut?
did they happen: (a)
Crimean War, OBJ English
Civil War. (c) The Crusades?
ANSWERS ON Third Connie PACED
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-30
Daily Q'iz
BY THE ACE ANS IMAM

DN LII h16 hAND AVIAN
Distributed by King Features synd Inc.
You may be Jose in Spain but
here in the United States you'd
be called by what name?
Even a strict teetotaler may
he pie-eyed. What eye peculi-
arity does the term denote?
Sounds like it might be out on
strike but we're sure you'll
never get the job of picketing
for a struck jury. Why?
"A certain type of dog was used
by Dutch shippers to guard
their vessels. From this en-
ployment the dog derived its
name. What is it?
'-You can be reasonably sure
that the old saws used in con-
versation and writing are those
of what kind?
the "alabaster cities CLEAN"
mentioned in America, the
Beautiful" is another way of
depicting what characteristic ?
ANSWERS on Third Comic Page)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-30
8 Detroiters Win
Ranks at Grant

Camp Grants commander, Brig.
Gen. John NJ. Willis, announces
promotions of eight Detroiters as
follows: To be sergeant 49, Pvt.
Louis l.. Lippman, 1913 Blaine.
To be sergeant tcChnicians-Corp.
Nelson Abcrnethy, 12147 Rose
lawn; Corp. Lawrence +. Flori
1886 Brewster; Corp. Saul Miner,
1902 Fullerton; Corp. John L.
Wakefield, 1877 Wanda; Pfc,
Felix V. DeMaesschalck. 1647
Corey; Pvt. Claude f. Chaplin,
1891 Asbury Park. To be cor
poral teChnician-Pvt. Ernest l.
Jay, 1929 West Grand. They all
arc with the headquarters com
.pany, Sixth Medical Training
Group.
Lieut.. Edward L. Marschner
3445 Fisher, is taking an advanced
course at the chemical warfare
school in Edgwood Arsenal. Nd
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-30
HE AWAITS ANSWER

One evening Tommy proposed tC
Elizabeth and she said, why
Tommy, you don't know a thing
about me. You don't know who
am and you haven't the slightest
idea about my family"
Tommy could match that, oil
course. He was in love with her
and he didn't care if her family
were all Eskimos from the bleak
coast of Labrador. He wasn't plan.
ming to marry the family, anyhow
I'll meet YOU" Elizabeth said.
Eat the foot of SOn-of-a-Gun Hill
tomorrow, as usual. I'll tell you
the answer then"
Tommy did his work rather
badly at the factory the next day
and when 5 o'clock finally came
'he Scootcd away on his bike in a
Gighty hurry. At the foot of the
hill, resting easily in a large boul-
der. Elizabeth awaited him.
She didn't have her bike with
her. It's at the house" she said
indicating driveway through a
grove of orange trees. Let's GO
get il
He'd seen that house MANY
times, an imposing story-and-a.
half stucco building on the hillside
He'd even seen the swimming boo
from the top of the hill, and the
beautiful flower gardens about the
place. II was the Anderson prop
; erty. Friends of ElizGbeths, hi
thought
a handsome gray-haired woman
2 was seated on a divan on the
b friendly porch.
+ Mother" Elizabeth said. this
Is Tommy" The woman read
L. the bewllderncnt in his eyes.
p YES" she said I'm Eliza
= beth's mother, and I'm also Mrs.
Anderson. j haven't exactly an
, proved of the way she's gone
about to get YOU, Tommy. Lay
. ing In wait for YOU with a bicv-
., Gle every afternoon and inducing
Il her godfather, Charlie Bender.
!, 10 turn his cabin over to her.
My daughter is" she concluded
fondly, "a very scheming, wilful
r. person"
! Now" said Elizabeth Novel;.
I turning her big blue eyes on the
10 young man of nor choice, "now
2 that you've found out about me.
Z and how deliberately ensnared
YOU, do YOU still want me?"
. Tommy didn't say II with words
kbut II was full 60 seconds late
when Mrs Anderson coughed deli
leately into her handkerchief,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-30
can appreciate a good LOCKER"

can appreciate a good locker"
the old gentleman chuckled. That
afternoon Elizabeth and Tommy
arrived together, and in the eve
ming he drove her to a movie at
Upland in his mothers car.
Mrs. Brown had plenty to talk
about. The girl at the Bender
cabin was away all day long anc
always managed to return about
the time Tommy was coming home
from work.
She warned Mrs. Taylor that
there was something fishy about
the whole thing, but Tommys
mother said, I've met Elizabeth
and l think she's a lovely girl.
Mrs. Brown. of course, had written
Mr.. Bender. and had received in
reply a brief, formal note confirm
ing the fact that Miss Novel; was
the cabin.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-30
Is ROOM FOR MAN

A bright fire was burning in the
fireplace. The room was paneled
ii plain pine. unwaNed and I'M
Vanished. with beamed ceiling II
was a mans room with comfort
able, massive furniture, hunting
prints on the walls and an Elk s
head over the fireplace.
However, she fitted into the
scheme Of things perfectly. Tommy
|couldn imagine her not AT home
anywhere.
it was a tame enough date. They
listened 90 q couple Of radio pro.
grams toasted marShmalloWS over
the blaze. had "A late repaSt 81
Sandwiches and hot chocolate
Tommy left before II, saying hC
had 10 get up carly in the morn
ing.
They learned each others names
/ hers was Elizabeth NOVEL;. Sh,
said she'd moved IN only recently
bat she was rather vague As. {,
why she'd taken a cabin in an $50
lated canyon miles from stores
shops, movies and the like.
| Mrs. Brown toid Mrs. Taylor m,
next day that she'd dropped Owe
Ito call on the young lady an,
found no. one home. She inquire,
|of Nh porierfcld. an old gentle
Imam who lived down the Pass
short distance. and he said NO,
I seen the glrl.
Shed left on her bike about
O'Clock and she was pretty as al
tget out.
I'm not too old but what I
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-30

Answer to yesterdays puzzle.