WHO'S NEWS THIS WEEK Py LEMUEL F. PARTON 1 EW YORK.—Much sought after these days is Col. Fulgencio who, in addition to accepting an inyitation to and attending Armistice day ceremonies in army, Strong Man of Cuaba ls Much Sought After Is Matter of By PATRICIA LINDSAY © Bell Syndicate. — WNU Service. VERY man cherishes in his Naturally this woman is beau- Beautiful according to his in- | an, | tiful! | ness. She is usually a vision of per- ! fect contour, lovely stature. Her hair is lustrous. and capable while her eyes sparkle with vitality and silent wisdom! Yes, Man's Ideal composite of all beauty and all the feminine graces. Not only does her quality of her mind intrigues him, of Gen. Manuel Avila Comacho, sec- that he visit January. In both instances the underly- ing diplomatic motif, viz.,, “a gesture of co-operation between factors responsible for the de- velopment of democracies in our hemisphere,” is officially set forth in Mexico and in Wash- ington, tacitly, while, incidental- ly, the interests of reciprocal trade relations in sugar and to- bacco have not been overlooked. tician so dynamically and efficiently himself the sobriquet, Strong Man.” And, also, poleon of the Caribbean.” First barber, then tailor, car- penter, sugar cane worker, rail- road hand, army buck private, stenographer — and now dicta- tor, his course was written in the stars and so predestined; so he says and believes. Now, at the age of 37, he has been re- sponsible for the rise and fall of seven Cuban presidents, con- trols the Cuban congress and dictates the policies of Presi- dent Federico Laredo Bru. Of his army, a nippy body of men, he says it is committed to peace; but is ever at the service of the United States in whatever armed issue the great northerly republic may ever enter, * » * HE jimson weed and the vine- gar fly figure heavily in hopes for civilizing human beings. That seems a round-about approach, but Dr. A. F. Blake- Betters Weed; gcc, in the ews Humans Next, as he hops up Aimof Doctor tiny flowers to cabbage size by a chemical shot, has found through experiments with the above that we may yet remold humanity to a pat- tern of decent behavior. A West Virginia poet called the jimson weed ‘“a mean, stub- born weed of a low, poisonous Breed.” Relating it to human- kind may have been just a non- sequitur, but Dr. Blakeslee found it excellent for gene shuf- fling and juggling and he worked strange wizardry in turning it into something else again, He thinks he might do the same for the rest of us, He and Dr. Thomas Hunt Morgan, a biological miracle team, have, in this country, taken the lead in re- search in genes, as determining the pattern of individual heredity. Profoundly believing that civi- lization is conditioned by biolog- fecal dimitations, Dr. Blakeslee thinks the way to get rid of congenital killers, war-mongers, dolts and other laggards in the life-parade is to work over the basic stuff of life—mainly genes. He has plenty of jimson weed and reports progress. A native of Oswego, N. Y., now 64 years old, he was educated at Wesleyan and Harvard. His experi- ments in biological regimentation have given him high standing in his profession. * * * R, ALEXANDER KLEMIN, au- thority on flying and airplanes, hails the approach of the foolproof rotary-winged family airplane, safe as a baby car- Bold Prophet riage and handy Predicts Safe for a trip down Family Plane to the delicates- sen or the post office. It won't be here just this minute, but it is coming, says Dr. Klemin, as “windmill” flight offers stability which the present mode never can hope to attain. His pre- diction is made at the first world conference on rotating wing flight at Philadelphia. Dr. Klemin, 50 years old, is a native of London, here in 1913, a former student at M. I. T., naturalized in 1917, with th the re- gedreh department of the army air service and thereafter chair- man of the Guggenheim School of Economics. He has been one of aviation’s boldest prophets. Two years ago, he visioned the next war fought with rocket ‘planes, with jet propulsion, kill- ing at 200 miles. He has prophe- sied stratosphere flight of 1,200 miles per hour, at a height of 65,000 feet. He rides high in his own stratosphere of higher mathematics, and nobody dis- putes him. © Consolidated News Features, | WNU Service, more feminine type of Olivia de eyes of the modern man. She woman. Through life, Man seeks this crea- ture of divine loveliness. For her he lives, works and plans. This Ideal Woman is the animating pow- er behind progress and activity, and the closer you resemble her the more joyous and abundant will be your life! If you wish for love, admiration, success, happiness—Be beautiful! Delight in the joy of feminine power which comes from the knowledge that you are a creature of charm and that your personality is com- pelling! Analyze Your Beauty Assets Success in whatever you desire from life lies in your determination to make the most of yourself—to glorify your birthright! So many women give up too eas- ily. Just because they were not born with permanent waves in their hair, or with legs like the famous Dietrich’s, they let themselves grow discouraged. They don't take time to analyze their own beauty assets. Perhaps a woman has a crooked nose which causes her no end of dismay. But her voice might be so beautifully pitched that by concen- trating on it she could so fascinate others that they wouldn't be aware of the crooked nose! Impossible? Every woman is born with some The Perfect Each wom- ling characteristics. points and to dim her less glamor- She who does that suc- Woman. The art of keeping the external You beautiful, and the inner You lovely at the same time, is worth striving for. Look around you. Isn't the woman who HINT-OF-THE-DAY for getting out-of-doors and being active one way or the other— playing games, being interested in a sport for exercise, gardening, or bicycling. There are numerous ways to work off that excess poundage and bring your measurements down to appealing lines. If you are not active out-of-doors in games or sports, then you must do daily calisthenics, preferably in the open air, simple corrective ones planned for the particular parts of your body which you wish to proportion nicely. Stretching Man's Lifetime A French anthropologist credits civilization with stretching man's lifetime far beyond that nature al lowed under wild conditions. The average man can expect to live about sixty years. For women the average lifetime is sixty-four. In other words, the average person lives longer than the longest-lived humans in the good old Stone age. Growth of Norway Pine A Norway pine tree 35 years old will average about 7 inches in diam- eter at breast height; under aver- age conditions such a tree will be | about 40 feet high. Star Dust * Good-Will Jalopy % Costly Separation % Picturing Lincoln ID “Josephine, the Tat- tooed Jalopy,” happen to Hollywood to If she didn’t, hear her story. It is really Frank and Jack Pinney of who paid $13.95 for set out for Hollywood. and star- tled the movie center by requesting They were a sensation. Josephine They ran into one difficulty; peo- much were all too obliging about Pinneys let them do it, and, only, they'd wipe off the undesira- Of course, they thus have obliterated signa- tures of people, now unknown, who will be stars before the car is a year older, but that couldn't be helped. ne Don't ever say that Samuel Gold- wyn isn't kind hearted. By sending a Jon Hall off to Eng- 1 land to do “The Thief of Bagdad" he tore the bridegroom from his bride, Frances Langford. But he's going to pay for a five- minute transatlantic phone call for them each week that they are separated! You will recall when Jon and Frances eloped to Prescott, Ariz., last June, Jon's mind was a bit hazy as to his birth- place, he giving it as New York city, instead of Fresno, Calif., on the license application, necessitating a remarriage later to ease their minds as to the legality of their marriage. Frances Langford Evidently the next cycle in the movies will be based on the life and times of Abraham Lincoln. The success of the play, “Abe Lincoln in Illinois,” in New York started it. Now three producers have an- nounced that they will do Lincoln pictures. Goldwyn will star Gary Cooper as the Great Emancipator, Twentieth Century-Fox will cast Henry Fonda in the role, in “Law- yer in the West.” nit] Les There's something about the radio serial, “Pepper Young's Family,” that brings luck to those who have anything to do with it. Originally it was called “Red Da- vis,” and in its second year a young actor who wasn't getting along too well was engaged to play the role of “Red.” His name was Burgess Meredith. Broadway producers and Hollywood executives heard of the program, listened to it—and first thing he knew, he was a success on the stage. Then he began to do a picture occasionally; remember him in “Winterset,” his first big one? Later, Martha Scott was engaged to play bits in the serial. And Mar- tha landed in a stage play, “Our Town,” which was one of the year's biggest hits of last season, and is still playing. of hearing concerts with him lead- ing the orchestra weekly through December 3; from January 7 through February 25 he will alter- nate with guest conductors. nein When Bill Janney (who plays the title role in “Howie Wing—the Ad- ventures of a Young Aviator,”’) be- gan portraying the daring Howie he hardly knew what made a plane stay in the air. But flying got him; he has been spending his spare time taking flying lessons from Ralph Smith, a pilot on the last Byrd Ant- arctic expedition. nti ODDS AND ENDS .. . Johnnie, the Boy of “Johnnie Presents,” is the Morse code from one engineers . . . That New Y. who was engaged for the Wind” spent four the elevator “Gone Wi he says. © Western Newspaper Union, Chicken-Stealing in China Stealing chickens is regarded as a major criminal offense in China. There are many instances on record in Chinese courts in which the ‘“hen- coop” raiders have drawn harsher sentences than embezzlers and armed robbers. THE MORAL “Ay,” said the minister, both as boys. clever, handsome fellow; was a steady, hard worker. clever the other dollars to his widow. moral.” “Yes,” replied his wife, smile, ing that the clever one is going to marry the widow.” It's a great with a Few of His Size The fat man was trying to find some tropical clothes in the Far South resort. He tried most every in town, and patient clerks size. Finally he ran across a clerk more truthful than diplomatic, who, after looking him over, said: “Frankly, mister, we carry noth- ing in stock that would fit you ex- cept collar buttons and handker- chiefs.” FOILED AGAIN Bug~—Oh shucks, this glacier is so cold and slippery we'll never reach the top. WELL, WELL! Absolutely desperate, Jones went to see his doctor. “Doctor,” he said, know what to do. sleep.” “What's the trouble?” doctor briskly. “Snoring,’’ said Jones. ‘1 snore so loudly that I even wake myself.” The doctor suspected a leg-pull. “There is only one thing to be done,” he replied. ‘‘Change your room so that you will not hear your- self." —London Answers magazine. “1 simply don’t I can’t get any asked the Just Askin’! The funeral procession was mov- ing along the village street when Uncle Abe stepped out of a store. He hadn't heard the news. “Who they buryin' today?" asked. “Poor old Tite Harrison," storekeeper, ‘““Tite Harrison, dead?” he said the eh? Is Tite with him, do you?” storekeeper. No Risk around the course. After some time, a player addressing the father of the child, said: “Don’t you think around here?” “Oh, no,” was the reply. Wisdom Lingers “Papa, 1 want to get married.” enough.” “When will I be wise enough?” HER FAMILY TIES Mrs. Homebody—There goes Mrs. Gadd. She seems to take more pride in her Scotty than in her own children Mrs. Knosit—But, my dear, her dog's sire is a blue ribbon winner. And you just ought to see her hus- band! Estimating Approval “Do you favor votes for women?” “What's the use of asking a ques- tion like that?” exclaimed Farmer Corntossel, “1 don't exac favor thunder and lightning, but I've got to admire the impartial accuracy with which they sometimes per- form.” Wrong One “Were you presented in court when you were in England?” “Yes, and had to pay a $10 fine.” Pathfinder magazine. CREASE DOUBLE FALL | RIGHT Cf; SIDE HERE comes a letter from a reader ordering both of the sewing books offered below. She says, ‘‘I1 have to smile when peo- ple tell me it does not pay to sew. Recently 1 had a regular spree of doing over the living room. 1 The sewing machine and I did the rest. what the ten thirty-five New slipcovers for the chintz bought. davenport and two chairs, ottoman and a lamp shade. The slipcover for the davenport alone would have cost fifteen dollars if made outside,” It now seems that there is a| need for more color in the newly | decorated living room. The cur-| tains are very gay but the new glipcovers rather neutral. Why Ask Me Another oS A General Quiz 1. What foreign languages does 2. How do the Japanese cherry | trees in Washington differ from our native cherry trees? 3. The population of the United | States has increased how much in four generations? | 4. What is the world record high jump by a horse? 5. How many covered bridges are there in yarn submarine to cross the Atlantic for commercial purposes? 7. How does a gallon by which gasoline and oil are sold in Can-} ada compare with that by which it is sold in the United States? 8. How old is the famous grape- vine in the royal gardens at Wind- sor? The Answers 1. President Roosevelt speaks French and German and reads Spanish. 2. The Japanese trees do not bear | fruit. 3. The population has increased | thirty-fold. ! 4 The record is 8 feet 13-16 inches, set by Greatheart in 1923. It has never been equalled. 5. The state has more than 200 of these picturesque bridges. 6. 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