STRICTLY PUBLIC 8B By THAYER WALDO © McQlure Newspaper Syndicate. WNU Secvice. ANG leaned back and re-read the typed message. “We have just purchased the sensationally successful story ‘Hero of Heaven' for immediate pro- duction. You have been selected to prepare the scenario in collaboration with the author, Miss Natalie Dean. She and Roland Carlisle, who will star in the picture, are coming to my office at eleven this morning for a prelimi- nary story conference. Please Join us at that time, Joseph Fliberg, Associate Producer, Zenith Productions, Ltd.” He tossed the paper aside and sat staring at the wall The prospect, he reflected, was far from appealing. Visions arose of endless quarreling and disagreement, of the woman writ- er's horrer over each change in her precious creation. It didn't take much imagination; Hollywood history was replete with such occurrences. Then, too, ringing Carlisle in prom- ised more complication. Glumly Lang realized that of the star as a private personality he knew nothing. Probably a temperamental sort, with Interest in nothing but his own footage. Lang glanced at his scowled, and stood up. eleven. "Five minutes later, in Fiberg's office, the producer was saying: “Now, then: Mister Carlisle you al- ready know—" the actor nodded pleas antly from a nearby chair,” and this is Miss Natalie Dean, the very lovely young lady who's golng to help us make a fine picture from her wonderful book.” Laug faced the girl and felt a thrill of pleasurable surprise, Curled into the corner of a huge divan, she seemed an almost incredibly small and childlike bundle. Yet he saw at once that her face held a hint of mature wisdom. Luxuriant brown hair swept back from a forehead high and smooth and rounded, desk clock, It was nearly and clear Natalie Dean said: Mister Lang? 1 hope disgusted as you ought to be—draw- ing such a dub for.a partner. But I promise to be good and not meddle.” “How do you do, not as you're The words were spoken simply. Lang smiled and told her: “I'm sure we'll have a grand together.” Then for an hour he sat by the desk while Fiberg talked details. Occasional questions and comments came from Carlisle, but Natalle Dean only listened, her manner calm and somehow detached without aloofness. Lang found his interest “steadily mounting, At last the conference hroke up and as they went out, Carlisle took leave of the other two with a cordial, “See you later.” Natalie Dean and Lang walked through the reception room to the hall beyond. There she stopped, looked up at him, and asked: “Think you'll manage to weather it?” Lang laughed. “What a question!” he said. "of course—and like It. Why?” They sauntered on along the passage as she answered: “Because | meant what 1 told you in there—about not being a nuisance—and 1 wanted you to believe It." He halted again and turned to face the girl “Look here,” he sald: “when 1 first heard about this assignment, it sound- ed pretty dismal. But now-—well, to be perfectly frank, | think you're splendid and that this is the nicest lob I ever ran into. Is that enough? Promptly and smilingly she replied, time game way myself, . until tomorrow.” During the days that followed Nata- lie Dean's sweet friendliness made thelr hours of work together thoroughly en- Joyable, and the script rapidly took form, But for Lang there swiftly came a deeper and more personal endearment ; each new moment with her, he found brought increased pleasure. Within four days, all doubt had van- ished and he knew that It was love, Then, with ironic timeliness, the blow came, . They were alone in the office, he at his desk and Natalie Dean across the room, reading. Idly toying with the notion of going suddenly over to fold her In his arms and press those beautiful, softly curv. ing lips against his own, Lang didn’t hear the door open and started as his name was spoken, Roland Carlisle stood by the desk, smiling agreeably dewn. As Lang rose, he sald: “Just dropped by to see how things were getting on, and" he turned toward the girl, who waved a greeting, “to ask If our lady of letters was unengaged for this evening.” She nodded. “Then may | suggest,” the actor went on, “that we take In a thenter and supper at the Palm Grove?” Natalie Dean assented without hes tation, and the tople changed, But a sense of shock remnined with Lang—shock and a flery resentment which he sought in vain to subdue. Carlisle's presence became suddenly insufferable and he was shamelessly glad when the man departed, Throughout the day's remainder, Lang fought futilely against gnawing frustration. To Natalie Dean he scarcely spoke, however, his mood was altered, should be settled at once. minutes after his own arrival, without preamble he sald: “I want you me tonight.” throw him a quick little smile, “That's sweet of you,” she replied, “but I'm sorry; Roland and I are go- ing to the Colony this evening.” Hope and happiness went out of him completely then. There was, of course, ther to say or do, Day after miserable day dragged by, while the scenario progressed not at all and Lang's gloom enormously, Within a week, Natalie Dean and Carlisle had been seen together in all the city's exclusive night haunts, Gleefully, the movie columnists of each paper reported thelr appearance, and freely termed it Hollywood's new- est romance. Toward Lang, the girl's pleasant man- ner didn't vary, Bitterly he reflected that to her thelr association meant undiluted busi. ness. His own attitude had become constrained: he knew it and knew she noted the change, but was powerless to conceal it. Then, lunching alone in the commis- sary one day, Lang saw Carlisle enter with a striking blond. An air of Intimacy was between them, Later, pausing at the cashier's desk, he stood for a moment near thelr table and the woman's volee reached him: “ . . , still, I wanted to scratch that woman's eyes out, Rollie” Carelessly Carlisle answered: “Now, June darling, don't be absurd. You know all about that and that it's done with. Last night was the end.” In puzzled amazement, Lang turned to the office, Natalie Dean was at his desk, writ- ing, and she rose as he came in. Lang searched her face, but found its cheer- ful loveliness unruffled. With an al most diffident look, she came toward him and said: “Will you forgive me If 1 go very There's something I want to say that perhaps | shouldn't.” Lang perched on the desk edge and told her: "Go to IL" “Well,” she nothing fur- re- frank? continued, standing I've decided Let's call it a day and go somewhere-—anywhere— and not care when we get back.” For a moment, his heart leapt with glad longing: then, remembering, he turned abruptly away. So that was it, he thought angrily; she wanted him to divert her, to help her forget Carlisle; was offering him second fiddle. His tone brusque, he answered: “No, I'm afraid 1 wouldn't eare to, thanks, Need the time, anyway." A second of silence followed, Then suddenly Natalle Dean was running toward the door, a queer little sound breaking from her lips Lang glanced around, saw that were shinily wet, and after her In another instant the was caught in his "arms, held and with reckless anguish he was saying: “Oh, | don't ecare—I haven't any pride! Natalie, look at me-listen to me] love you!" She raised her tear-stalned face to his with a smile he couldn't fathom. “My dearest!” she sald softly, "I've been so terribly afrald I'd never hear you say that. Didn't you—want to?" Lang averted his eyes, a brief twinge of hurt returning. “For a week,” he answered, "I've wanted nothing else. But—well, you've seemed pretty thoroughly taken up with Carlisle, and I" Her hand quickly cupped his chin and lifted it “You're not serious?’ she asked, her eves Incredulous, and, as Lang was slient, went on: “You-——you moan you didn't know the studio arranged the whole thing just to give our picture publicity? Why, my dear, Roland's fiancee, June Allen, drove us home from those places every night!” and she cheeks sprang girl close, Sweden's Boy Kings Trained Sweden's boy Kings were better trained for their high positions than those of other countries. The great Gustavus Adolphus was introduced to publie life at nine, administered a duchy at fifteen and a year later be- came king of Sweden. In his one of the most brilliant careers in history. His life ended with his mist. shrouded death on the field at Lutzen. Charles XIl was another Swedish king early trained for the kingship. Init. ated very young into the details of ad- ministration, the estates offered him full sovereignty when he was fifteen. Dueling Not Dangerous Although thousands have been killed in duels up through the centuries, dueling In general never was very dan- gerous. An analysis of 2.700 duels fought in Europe about 1890 shows that only 2 per cent of the men were killed alm and the other fired into the air and apologized, —Colller's Weekly. Used Crutches in 1100 A. D, A pair of crutches, made of forked tree limbs and cushioned with fiber and buckskin, was found In a cliff. dwelling in Utah, dating from about 1100 A, D, . ROM the suprewe court of fashion comes the ultimatum that with the formal dinner gown some sort of a flattering little hat must be worn. Like. wise a prettily frivolous and feminine bit of headgear is arn absolute neces sity for wear during the cocktail hour, at the theater and for cafe dancing and other midwinter social events, So on with the dinner hat! Just how might a dinner hat be de. flued? Well, for one thing it is orna mental If not useful. Yes, indeed, this whimsical little headpiece simply must add a truly decorative touch to the cos tume, Which it does most dramatically this season, It may be created of most anything fine and fanciful, a wisp of tulle, a bandeau of glittering sequins or sparkling rhinestones with perhaps a dash of velvet or taffeta, satin or gleaming lame. Most important of all is a vell, By all means add a vell, a flirtatious veil, a cunning vell, a veil with a “come hither” look. a vell that flatters in that it accents your good points and conceals the others. In short, It must be a vell that crowns your head and hat with glory. The (llustration offers a few hints as to dinner hat trends, The fascinat. ing little hat with a8 muff—of course, you sighted the muf at first glance, for it is so new, so chic and so charming it needs must attract attention. “Lucky muff,” they call them, brings good for- tune to the one wearing It, so the story goes in fashioniand. A very ver- satile muff it is, too, for it Is as prac tical and useful as it is pretty, since its attractive exterior conceals within its depths pockets for your vanity case, Your “hanky” and your purse. The hat and muff pletured are fash. loned of brown velvet with bandings of gold sequins. The little veil is stif. fened just enough to impart sprightll- ness. Muff and hat sets of this type made up of msline and flowers are ideal for bridesmaid wear. The toque sketched fu the upper left band corner is styled of taffeta and maline. Order it in black or any color of your cholce. The scalloped edge about the large circular maline veil is a new feature this season. This model in sweet pea colorings makes a ravish- ing headdress for the bride's attend ants. Sketched Immediately below is the new wrap-around turban, a type which is very smart for the matron Erect folds of maline around and around like a winding stalrease to the very pinnacle of the crown. A band- ing of jet sequins encircles the head line, A youthful off-the-face hat is next shown. The maline shape has a molded turn-back cuff with a flange of maline on thé crown to give it height, Re curring folds of taffeta with tiny bows of the same form the trimming. The picturesquely veiled hat in the lower left corner features the very smart Marina coronet, the same formed of intricately braided folds of black velvet. The vell is a huge circle with a cut-out in the center which slips over the crown and is then brought down under the chin in bridle effect. Each of the remaining two hats work satin folds and maline together. The one is a jockey cap type with a wee stiffened eyebrow vell. The weil with the big beauty spot of black satin is one of fashion’s latest novelties © Western Newspaper Union. spiral QUILTED TAFFETA By CHERIE NICHOLAS Designers are doing muy interest: ing things these days with quilted and stitched effects. It is not only that dresses and couts are trimmed with latest movement Is for wraps which are allover quilted. In the picture the coat which is styled with a flaring dictates, Is made of The dress Is of Collars and Cuffs New collars and cuffs show a fish. Dinner Gown An unusual material is used for a Juxurious dinner gown of white taf. feta with stripes of chenille and gold » HAT BRIM SMALLER; BACK IS TURNED UP There's an epidemic of small vivid hats and scarfs to brighten up the win- ter scene, Brimmed hats are still with us, but the brims are smaller and turned up in back, so as pot to interfere with the sables and the sliver fox, Debutantes are going for the high- hat Cossack caps of corduroy and vel veteen, with matching neckerchief or Ascot, to wear with dark winter sults and coats “They are round, Russian effects, high- crowned and brimless, that have an undeniable dash. They come in such cheering colors as scarlet, emerald green, chartreuse, coral and old rose, and add nice ac cents of color to sober winter costumes. Popular Afternoon Frock Gray waffle crepe combined with navy taffeth is used to create a very smart formal afternoon frock. The navy blue taffeta forms the high waist. ed bodice which has a Plerrot coliar shirred on a cord and fastens with a small knot at the back, The ankle-length skirt of gray wal. fle crepe features a slit on the left side to just below the knee, A box coat of the crepe has wide and fuil three-quarter sleeves lined with navy faffetn. Gray suede pumps are worn with the dress. Shades in Spring Hosiery Are Inspired by Cuisine inspiration in shades. Among the new colors will be “lee tea,” “lee coffee,” “egg nog,” and “frappe.” The frst is a dark suntan, the second a medium suntan, the third a nude evening shade and the fourth a light neutral shade. Since fabric colors will be bright for spring, hosiery tints will show a livelier quality, . Skirt Formula , Straight and narrow, slashed and slithering--this is the skirt formula for morning, afternoon and evening. Lengths vary with hours Let Our Motto Be GOOD HEALTH ABA reventive Poti ns niretarn of 1 Hoi College of Medicine, WHOOPING COUGH Anyone who has seen a child go through the strangling, vomiting phase of whooping cough, that whooping cough might be wiped off the face of the earth, Whooping cough is a major Infec- tious disease. It causes 10,000 or more deaths yearly in this country. In the seven years ending in 1031, there were approx- imately 2,000 deaths from whooping cough in the state of Illinois, or an average of about 280 a year, During 1081 and part of 1082 9.000 cases were reported to the Illi nois health department by physicians of the state, Ninety per cent of the deaths occur in children under three years of age. The largest number of deaths occur in the second half of-the first year. Girls are more susceptible to whoop- ing cough than boys are. It is the only communicable disease of childhood in which there is this sex distinction. Death rates are higher in the rural districts than in the cities, and the disease Is more severe in colder cli mates than in the warm zones, While few deaths occur past six years of age, anyone may get whooping cough. Parents, if they have not had it before, sometimes get it from their children. But when one has had a case of this disease, one 1s usually immune to a second attack. S80 far as is known, monkeys are the only animals besides man that can contract whooping cough. This is one reason why it has been difficult for bacterfologists to experiment with this disease, as monkeys are scarce and ex- pensive, the papers reported recently the plight of a Cleveland doc- tor who is trying to find the cause of the distinc He had secured four chimpanzees at a cost of $350 each. He gave the disease to two of the an imals, but kept the « for a way Indeed, tive whoop. ther two isolated But in some these two also got it, and he is unable to give any ore of the four a second attack. So he has to get a new lot of chimpanzees before he can con tinue his work. iater experimenl Whooping cough is transmitted from person to person In secretions of the mouth and and by kissing and close contact It Is not contagious dur- ing the period of incubation, which is from two to three weeks—usually four. teen to sixteen days, but it can be transmitted from the appearance of the first symptom, and Il is most conta- gious during the early stage before the whoop develops. It may also be com- municated in the stages and for some time after convalescence, nose, late We have not discovered any vaccine for it yet, either for its prevention or its cure, as we have for diphtheria, But in 1006 Belgian scientists, Gengou and the famous Bordet, dis covered the bacteria that cause whoop ing cough. These bacteria live far down in the bronchial tubes, however, and for a number of years doctors tried out various methods of raising the bac: teria to the surface, but with many patients they were not successful in doing so. Then ten years later, two German scientists, Chievitz and Meyer, invented a cough plate, which was per- fected by a Danish scientist, Madsen. This is a shallow tin box, with a cover, the size of the palm of the hand, In which a special media is put. The pan is held before the mouth of the cough ing child. Then the cover is put on and the box sent to a laboratory to find out if the whooping cough germ is present. The reason it is advisable to have this test made is because some nervous children develop & cough that resem bles whooping cough, and yet isn’t, and it would be a hardship to isolate them And in the first two does not differ so much from the cough of a severe bronchial cold. The point is that If a child has be- come exposed to whooping cough, and then develops a cold, that child should be-suspected of having something more at once and the culture made. culture is positive, If the There is a strong ray of hope, though, prevention and a serum for its cure. their treatment of a pumber of pa. tients. But their treatment has not quite reached the stage where it can have the universal application that the diphtheria vaccines have. When a child has whooping cough, the state laws should be strictly fol lowed. Some states now permit con. valescent children to play out of doors before the quarantine is lifted, if they wear a wide band around the arm with the words “whooping cough” on it Children who have had whooping cough nre especially susceptible to tubercu. ‘osls for some time afier their recovery, © Western Newspaper Unto. ® to Explain Bird Flight Flight of birds as a kind of rocket osphere rockets or for the still more in France by Dr, E. Batault, life-long student of bird behavior. A bird's muscles are larger snd stronger in proportion than the mus cles of animals which do not fly, but Doctor Batault says there is no proof that this difference Is great enough to justify the conventional fiight the. ories, Gliding flight is easy to ex- plain, on the same basis of taking advantage of alr currents as is used by human aviators, ut this does not account for abilities of birds to do many things inexplicable by gliding; for example, to rise in still air, Doctor Batault's new theory 1s that the feathers of a bird's moving wing create a continual stream of air backward wing surface, like the exhaust gases of an airplane along the engine or the gaseous discharge of a rocket. The forward reaction cre ated by this he believes to be the force that bird ahead. tions of the muscular force drives the Calcul necessary require forces much small- er than those needed by the conven tional theories and more in line with what a bird's muscles actually pro- duce, Anti-Clerical Move determined campaign to break the power of Moham- medan priesthood In Turkey, the government is demanding that the clergy wear clvillan except when actoally attending religious ceremonies. The ban on clerical at- tire in public applies to Moslem, Ar- menian, Catholic, Orthodox, Prot- testant and Jewish clergy. In =a the clothes ASK YOUR DOCTOR FIRST, MOTHER Before You Give Your Child an Unknown Remedy to Take Every day, unthinkingly, mothers take the advice of unqualified persons - instead of their doctors’ — on remedies for their children. If they knew what the scientists know, they would never take this shance. Doctors Say PHILLIPS’ For Your Child When it comes to the frequently-used “milk of magnesia,” doctors, for over 50 wears, have said “PHILLIPS Milk of Magnesia — the safe remedy for your child.” Remember this — And Always Say “Phillips’ ” When You Buy. Your child deserves it; for your own peace of mind, see that you get it — Gen- uine Phillips’ Milk of Magnesia. Also in Tablet Form: Phillips” Milk of Magnesia Tablets are now on sale at all drug stores everywhere. Each tiny tablet is the equivalent of 8 tes nial of Con Magnesia. PHILLIPS =} DON’T NEGLECT YOUR KIDREYS! F your kidneys are not working right and you suffer backache, dizziness, burning, scanty or too frequent urination, swollen feet and ankles; feel lame, stiff, “all tired out” . . . use Doan's Pills. Thousands rely upon Doan's. They are praised the country over. For sale by all druggists, DOAN’S PILLS NEED BUILDING - UP?
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers