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THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1936 | Tus Curious Wortp WERE CREDITED WITH THE ABILITY TO ATTRACT THEIR PREY @Y THE SWEETNESS OF THEIR — BREATHS/ ° THE carth reflects sunlight exactly as the moon and the other planets Since our earth is much that body, is surrounded with earthlight on the moon is much greater than moonlight on earth. ee Y NEA SERVICE, INC. “These polar bear bathers make chatter to themselves.” nee WERE INHABITANTS ON THE MOON, THE EARTH WOULD APPEAR IN THEIR SKY FOUR TIMES AS LARGE AND &O TIMES AS BRIGHT AS THE MOON APPEARS TO US. FLAPPER FANNY “Oh, nobody would mind the cold water, enthusiasts if they'd just By William Ferguson SASSAFRAS TREES HAVE THREE KINOS OF Leaves, AND ALL THREE TYPES MAY BE FOUND ON PANTHERS 1990 BY NEA SERVICE, INC. larger than the moon, and, unlike clouds of high reflective power, By Sylvia TM. AES. U. 8 me tired.” | AT THE Singing Cowboy Star in ‘Trailin’ West’ Hit “Trailin’ West,” First National's Jatest Western thriller, shows today only at the Capitol theatre, with Dick Foran, the “Singing Cowboy,” in the stellar role, and Paula Stone playing; opposite him. The original story by Anthony Coldeway is filled with thrills and these are said to pack the picture with a punch even greater than ordi- narily found in Western dramas. The) theme concerns the sending of spec- ially appointed agents into the west by President Lincoln to break up the! bands of whites who were inciting In- dians to warfare and robbing the U.! 8. pack trains of gold shipments. MOVIES ‘Great Ziegfeld’ Has 105 Speaking Roles Here's a record for big productions to shoot at. “The Great Ziegfeld,” opening Thursday at the Paramount Theatre and which Hunt Stromberg produc- ed on a grand scale, has no less than 105 speaking roles. Topping the cast are William Powell as “Ziggy”; Myrna Loy as Billie Burke; Luise Rainer, as Anna | Held; Fanny Brice, as herself; and | Nat Pendleton as Sandow. Other famous names portrayed as | associated with the Mfe of Ziegfeld | include Bert Williams, W. C. Fields, Nat Wills, Lew Dockstader, Marilyn Dick Foran and Miss Stone both have the roles of operatives, working separately and single-handed against fearful odds. Gordon Elliott, Addison Richards and Henry Otho are the leaders of the bandit band, with Jo- seph Crehan and Fred Lawrence play- ing the parts of army officers of a near-by fort. Robert Barrat has the historical role of Abraham Lincoln, Stuart Holmes that of Edwin M. Stanton and Ed. Stanley that of Major Pinkerton. Eden Says Germany Has Broken Promise London, Nov. 17.—(/P)—Foreign Sec- retary Anthony Eden told commons Monday the government “regrets” that Germany, “despite the assurance given last year,” has “again aban- doned procedure by negotiation in favor of unilateral action.” He made the statement in response to a ques- tion by Clement R. Attler, leader of | His Majesty's opposition. concerning Germany's action in repudiating clauses of the Versailles treaty pro- viding for the internationalization of German waterways. ‘Arrests of Germans In Russia Protested ” Moscow, Nov. 17,—(P)—The German government protested sharply to So- viet Russia Monday agafhst the ar- rest of 23 German citizens. The pro- test followed Soviet announcement to the German government that charges of espionage and conspiracy had been Jodged against 14 of those arrest Previously they were reported de- tained with s number of persons of | ‘other nationalities in connection with ‘an--alleged Fascist plot against the @oviet government. - Miller, Lee Shubert, Joseph Urban. |Irving Berlin, George White, Eddie Cantor, Charles Frohman, Patricia, | Ziegfeld’s daughter, and Ziegfeld’s | father. | Others include Ziegfeld associates | and servants, business rivals, theatri- cal producers, men-about-town, stage Managers, dance directors, prima donnas, showgirls, etc., all of whom haye been or still are prominent fig- | ures on Broadway. | a ee ee eee | 98 Per Cent of RA’s Land Options Taken ] WHAT A SAP YOU WERE-TRYING UNCLE BIM, THE BILLI RE! | TO HOOK A LITTLE FISH HE'S MY MA\ "rs LIKE ANDY GUMP~ HUH ~ WASTING YOUR TIME WITH THAT OLD GATTLE=AXE. TILDA / : THE GUMPS—A FAMILIAR FACE : fe) THEY FIGURE WE'RE TRYING TO PULL A FAST ONE! WHEN Buzz SAW FRECK PLAYING THE BLOCKING POSITION, HE FIGURED WE : WERE PULLING THE ‘WOOL OVER HIS THEY HAVE IT DOPED our THAT WHEN WE. PLAY KINGS- TON, WELL HAVE FRECKLES CARRYING THE BALL, AND | JUDGE HEFFELFINGER: A name to conjure with when discussion of foot- ball greats is heated Back in 1888 the big, raw-boned, 190- pounder was Yale’s strongest line bulwark Fast for his weight, and quick as a cat on his feet, he was able to dart out of line and lead interference fer little Lorry Bliss. ‘That midget back would hook into a loop in Pudge's belt and would literally be towed through a mob of opposing tacklers. Heffelfinger made the All-America team three times in a row, not only through. his brute force, but because he was a grid- der who knew how to use his noggin. In his day the finest compliment you could pay an | /, opponent was to say: “He nearly held his own against Heffelfinger.” i D PROVE I WASN'T CON- CEALING ANYTHING, AND STHAT'S WHAT MADE THEM EXPECT Hocus-Pocus! THE WOOL 1 PULLED OVER HEIR EYES WAS HALF COTTON, BUT THEY DON'T KNow iT! THEY VE DESIGNED A SAW HERE, DEFENSE To STOP HIM! ALL RIGHT ! eves !! Busy IN THE CONTROL ROOM OF THE MOBILFORT, ARNO KILMAR, THE GREAT IMPERATOR, IS SEIZED WITH AN INSANE ELATION STERROR-STRICKEN PEASANTS FLEE IN CONFUSION, AS THE GROUND TREMBLES FOR MILES AROUND THE ADVANCE OF THE COLOSSAL WAR MACHINE ? STOPPING HERE? W-WHY, FENLIN'S WRITING SOME - = THING ON A § MAJOR, WE HAVE Dy TINY SLATE! GUARDED OUR SECRET WELL..NOT EVEN OUR OWN PEOPLE KNOW OF THE FORT'S EXISTENCE. BST, GEE |! WRATLL WE 5O TL WE FIND OLOT WHO HE \S> 2 WS SORT OF LP TO Us LOOK AFTER HIM WHEN HE GETS OUT. THINK Yayo Wiss BOS HOUSE OVER Lone UF est PUS shy'l OGE OF THE CAM UN'RE CAN STAY HERE NUN ME MAN Ge AID MIND WHO RE Ine \ a? i ‘ iN HA YAH! HA YAH! WHO'LL SHOW THIS CITY SLICKER THAT HONEST COUNTIRY FOLKS CAN F! 2 THERE'S $2 TO ANYBODY WHO STEPS IN THE RING, $50 TO ANYBODY WHO STAYS 4 ROUNDS, AND TO ANYBODY WHO WHIPS THIS LANTERN-JAWED APE, $100, HEV, HEY, WHO WANTS TO. SS RUNDRED SILVA DOLLAS © -¢ DO! erazes, POONER, HERE'S WHERE WE EAI BEFORE YOU, LADEEZ DUFFY, OF NEW YAWK CIT DON'T T IT. TM PRETTY SURES—< THERE'S NO TELLIN’ WE'VE GIVEN 7~BUT- WHAT MAY HAPPEN, |: WUR AN'TH'/WE'VE STILL) IF WE CAN'T WARN GOTTA FIND | HIM WHAT THOSE |: 1p? Y ALLEY S” UM-M~SOUNDS AS IF HE'S RIDICULING ME / FAP—~ COULD HE HAVE LEARNED THE TRUTH? I'LL CALM THIS BIG WIND STORM =~ WELL, HOOPLE, 4 2, BILLIONAIRE BILTMORGAN MUST HAVE PULLED ASNEAK &. HAW; BAXTER! T/LL TELL You, OF ATRUTH, YOU ARE RIGHT—THAT DEAL 1S OFF™HAR-RUME/ AFTER A PROFOUND STUDY INTO THE MERITS Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 17.—(#)—Ninety- eight per cent of the region Resettl ment. bureau's options have been ac: cepted on 1,917,685 acres of land the RA expects to buy in Nebraska, North and South Dakota, Cal Ward, regional | director, announced. The buying program includes: North Dakota—954,745 acres at $3,- 627.000 in McKenzie, Billings, Golden Valley, Ransom, Richland, Sioux, Benson, Foster, Stutsman, Burke, Ward, Mountrail, Bottineau, McHenry and Renville counties. Lela de | First Lady Frets | Over Bag, Not Son pile ant Daren Needs Nov. 11.)—The I ON THAT MILLION- DOLLAR, ILLUMINATED FUNNEL KEYHOLE DEAL You HAVEN'T BLOWN ANY PICKLE SMOKE ABOUT \T, AND YOU'VE BEEN WAVING YOUR CHING FOR 30 MINUTES! OF MY INVENTION, et sue BILTMORGAN < INTERESTS DECIDED To INVEST FIVE MILLION INSTEAD OF THE PALTRY SUM FIRST MENTIONED/ WELL, HERE WE ARE -BACK HOME ; Wet HOOPLE 1S No PIKER/