Evening Star Newspaper, October 20, 1935, Page 101

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C.—GRAVURE SECTION—OCTOBER 20, 1935. Business Pick-Up in the Suburbs By W. E. Hill Copyright, 1935, by Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Syndicate, Inc. FOR SALE JONESZBR Suburban murders are grow- ing more expensive and make classier reading. “Wife in out lying district hacks mother-in- " _v".l‘ - With improvement in business the real estate boys are getting into their old stride. A chat with a suburban realtor is rife with “Old World charm, law to bits for $4,000 insurance and mink coat,” reads the head- line. In mid-depression days she would have done the same murdering for four dollars and a knitted sweater. only seventeen minutes from the financial mart” or “a paradise on earth, pocket size, with a two- car garage and oil heat.” A CHEER FOR DEAR OLD KANSAS. Meet the presi- dent of the University of Kansas Jay Janes, comely Betty Tholen, as she leads the coeds of her pep club in a foot ball cheer. Something for the boys to go out and win for. @ Associated Press Photo. “Now, Hilda, if you get lonely with us at Bronxville, we'll get rid of the electric refrigerator and have the ice man come each day!” When a suburban wife talks to her new cook like this you can be sure that unemployment is one the wane. Two years ago Hilda would have been told she was lucky to have a roof over her head and take it or leave. There seems to be a return of jewelry buying among the suburban taxi drivers who meet the trains. Magnificent gold wrist watches and bracelets attached. Fan dancers in suburban road house floor shows are now using two, three and sometimes four fans. Shows a gradual return to lavish display regardless of cost. Nine-ninety for a seat at “Keep Cuddling,” the big re- vue. And this suburbanite, spending an evening in the big city, paid without a murmur. A sure sign that business is en - picking up and up. J NOVELTY IN STREAMLINING. England goes the g 3 . ’ world one better in the strange lines of this new locomo- : tive, the Silver Link, which will haul the Silver Jubilee express from Newcastle to King's Cross, London. The e €7 miles an hour on the trip. train will averag; awmpw - i School girlsin the suburbs are | reflecting the more expensive looking screen stars. The Jean Harlow glitter replaces the Gaynor ging- ham. Showing a return to normal. “He told me the cigarettes I found in his pockets were some SPRINGTIME IN SCOTLAND. A returning American sportsman brings with him this unusual picture of salmon leaping a falls in the River Ettrick, at Selkirk Cauld, as they ascend the stream to spawn. © Wide World Photos. O Dog lovers in the suburbs are indulging in the luxury of at least one pup to feed. In mid-depression days even the bones needed to keep Fido alive were an item that per- suaded many a home to go dogless. a girl friend gave him to hold. I'm so relieved!” Suburban mothers are now concentrating on what'sin the boys’ pockets. Not so long ago it was the pocket that worried her. Whether it was ragged or not. Left: AN EDUCATED FISH. This Hawaiian balloon fish is used to having youngsters feed him along the Hono- lulu water front. His head comes boldly out of the water for their offerings. © Associated Press Photo. RUSSIA'S “INFANTRY OF THE AIR.” A newly created arm of the Soviet forces, these troops drop from lanes with parachutes and then go work with machine guns. © Wide World Photos.