New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 8, 1928, Page 2

AGTORS FIL THE DESERT Ad “Movie Carafor” Must Know Where They Are By WADE WERNER (Associated Press Staft Writer) Hollywood, Cal, Sept. § in Hollywood, but there are millions ot them crawling around on the hot sands of the Mohave desert a few bours' drive from the studios. To keep track of the human ex tras waiting for work in Hollywood the studios maintain a central cast- ing bureau which has all their tle- phone numbers. Keeping track of all the bugs and bats and reptiles whose residence is this desert so handy to Hollywood s thc job of Jack Allman, who calls himself “eurator of reptiles.” Allman knows where to find any- thing the casting director wants on short notice, if it lives on the desert, just as Central Casting knows where to find a bearded man six feet high or a beautiful blond para- chute jumper, The desert is a hbig place, and most people find it difficult to lo- cate even an ordinary rattlesnake | on short notice. Allman, however, has been picking things off the hot sand and putting them into the mo- vies ever since the movies became prosperous enough to pay him mon- ey for doing it; in other words, about 20 years. So he knows wher the rare leopard lizards sun them- selves every afternoon ar well as any casting direetor in Hollywood knows where the drugstore cowboys i0af in the evening. The ugly chuckawalla tlowers and thinks the best part of a trip to Hoilywood s the roses one can eat there is often found in All- man's backyard hotcl for reptiles. Such lizards and snakes as he keeps there are only transient guests, how- cver, for “why should I give them permanent board and room when T know just where to find them when 1 want them?" e Often Allman gets a rush call for vats, He finds these in large num- bers, he says, in the abandoned inines of tho desert. Mines given up for worthless have netted him hun- dreds of dollars worth of bats, and barren hilisides that look worse than useless yield him many a fine centipede or tarantula for the screen. Rattlesnakes have become one of Allman's specialties, The demand that loves for them is heavy, and, as he says, | ¢19 ¢~ | tanic's message of distress. eral different ways. You can put ‘em | teached the scene of the wre “they can make money for you s w— | There are thousands of movie extras | QUESTIONS ANSWERED You can get an answer to any question of fact or information by writing to the Questic= Editor, New Britain Herald, Washington Burean, 11322 New York avenue, Washington, | D. C., enciosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical, legal and marital advice cannot be given, nor can ex- tended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive a pere sonal reply. Unsigned requests can- not be answered. All letters are con- fidential.—Taditor. Q. " What are the seven wonders of the world? ’ A. One list includes the tele- phone, radio, acroplane, radium, an- tiseptics and antitoxins, x-rays and [#pectrum analysis. Q. In what years did John L. Bullivan fight James J. Corbett? A. He tought him at San Fran- cisco in 1891 and at New Orleans in 1862, Q. Are championship tennis matches played on concrete courts? A. They are played on either grass courts or clay courts. Very w of the concrete tennis courts are | used. Q. What does the title of song “Macushla” mean? A. The song is an Irish ballad. Macushla is a term of endearment which might be translated *dear- st Q. What does it mean to walk “Spanixh,” A. To walk on tiptoe when seized by the scruff of the neck and the scat of the hrecches by a person behind. It evidently comes from the practice of dealing with captives in the days of the Spanish main by the pirates. Q. What is a “Yellow dog” con- tract as used in connection with la- bor? A. Tt is one of the kind mome gnployers force upon their employ- ves in which they must agree not to join a trade union. Q. How far from the Titanic was the Carpathia when she heard the Titanic's signal of distress? Did any other boats come to the the of the passengers of the Ti A, The Carpathia was ni when she received the 58 milen Ti- She at in the moyies, collect and sell the |4 o'clock on the morning ot April 1enom from their fangs, or skin them and sell the skins.” There are many things Allman gets for the movies without going to the desert. Horse-flics, stance, and such familiar pests as | Of service a woodticks. | their way. iceherg on Bunda mosquitoes, gnats and These he finds jyst beyond his own ack vard, which borders on the or- dinarily dry bed of the Los Angeles viger, he gredt ambition of the “cura- tor of reptiles” fs to cstablis 1eptile farm near Los Angele ilar to the ostrich, alligato® and lion farms catering to sight-scers. Here, on a minature desert enclosed cement walls, he would like to kecp all the crawling things he finds on his trips to the Mohave. BEAUTY NO ART Plerre, 8. D., Sept. 7 —What a beauty parlor produces may he a work of art, but the South Dakota law ealls the establishment a “work Buell F. Jones classified them in stating that the minimum statute applies to the parlors. WOM. OMINEE ANGLES Key West, Fla, Sept. 7—Ruth Bryan Owen, democratic nominee for eongress in this state, has taken | a lemon from President Coolidge and Herbert Hoove cently caught her pound yellow jack, known as one| of the gamest fish in Florlda \\‘aln'rx.‘ READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS: FOR BEST RESULTS (CFontaine Fox, 1928, The B ' 7 7 7 by | just |15, 1912, and four hours later had | picked up the occupants of the life- 1 Khe notificd other vessels aded in the direction of the dis- for in-|aster that they were too late to he d they continued on The Titanic struck an April 14, 1912 New York time. She sank our hiours and forty minutes lat- i at 10:43 Q. What are the lengest rivers | outside of thh United States? The Nlle in Africa and the Amazon in South America. Q. De the people of the Philip- !pina Islands and Hawail have the |rght to vote for President of the United States? A. Only full citisens of the Uni- ted States can vote for President. ‘The people of the territorial posses- sions do not have full citizenship rights and are therefore not entitled 10 a vote, Q. How is the yronounced ? A. “Buffay.” ! Q. In what country was Alleen | Pringle educated and who did she | marry? A. She was educated in San Francisco, London and Paris. She I8 marriecd to Charles McKenzie Pringle, whose father, Sir Charles M. Pringle, was formerly Governor of Jamaica, British West Indies. Q. What is the nationality and meaning of the name Hiatt? A. It is an English name mean- ing *“high gate.” Q. What provinces of Ircland are included in the Irish Free Btate? A. The provinces of Lelnster, Munster, part of Ulster and the pro- vince of Connaught, Q. Were the assassins of Presidents Garfield, Lincoln and McKinley tried in United States or ate courts? A. Guiteau, the assassin of Gar- field was tried in the Courts of the District of Columbia which are Fed- cral Courts. Booth, the assassin of Lincoln was shot and killed while being pursued by Federal troops, but the accomplices of the assassin were tried and convicted in the Dis- trict of Columbla (Federal Courts). Czolgosz, the assassin of President McKinl tried in the State Su. preme Court of New York at Buf- falo, New York. The court of the place in which the crime was com- nitted tries such criminal cases, Q. Arc the 15th Amendment and the Volstead act the same thing! A. No. The 15th amendment is an amendment to the constitution. The Volstead act is an enforcement act to carry out the 18th amend- ment, Q. Arc there any negro Army officers in the United States army at present? Do they have command ever white soldiers? A. There are five colored Army officers in the United Btales Army at present, but none of them are as- signed to command over white sol- diers, Q. Can the wife of a rural mail carrier keep a post office? A. No. Postal regulations do not allow this. word “buffet” Newspapers Approve Chancellor’s Speech Berlin, 8ept, 8 M—Newspapers of practically all shades of political opinton, except Communist, today expressed approval of Chuncellor Hermann Mueller's speech to the League of Nations assembly in which he sald disarmament must come or the League would fail, Fven the Nationalist papers agreed that this Seciallst chancellor used straightforward and fearless words, but they criticlze him for net putting his Rhincland evacuation views stronger. All papers agreed that Herr Muel- ler apoke straighter from the shoul- der than 18 customary at Geneva. Each of the gontinents has éne or more towns béaring the name of Rom. TENNIS RULES Tou may not bs a Blll Tilden o tennis you want to know what it s viepared one of its interesting and r & Rene Lacoste, but when you play all about, Our Washington Bureau has intermative bulletins, containing vomplete and up-to-dats rules of lawn tennis. Included in the bulletin i Aare suggestions on bullding a proper low and mail as dirested: shop.” As such Attorney Generdl| wage | % 7 7 - - .- - CLIP COUPON RERE EDITOR, Washington Buresu, New Britain Herald, New York Avenue, Washington, D, C. tennis court. Fill out the coupem bee 1 I want a copy of the bulletin, LAWN TENNIS RULES, and enclose herewith five cents in looss, uncancelled, U. 8. postage stamps, or eeif, to cover pustage and handling costs: STREET AND NUMBER | I NAME aTy BTATB . ouooosaenna I am a reader of the NEW BRITAIN IIERALD. 2 THE MoONKEY ALMoST MADE A PRONIBITIONIST oUT oF THE HARDEST DAINKER IN THE NFIGHBORHOOD THE NIGHT HE ESCAPEP oN THAT VELodIPF and Sky Invented by Local Man Aid to Night Flying Prod- uct of Walter Wisk’s Brain—Patent Pending in Washington. A street lamp, which throws beams of light high up Info the ai #s well as on the street, thereby belng of great service to night avia- tion, has been invented by Walter Wisk of 143 Grove street. Mr Wisk, whe s an automobile me- chanic and has a shop on Lafayette street and in Plainville, perfected the new type of lamnp after carefut study and after putting six months of leng hours working on his new scheme, which he finally presentcd to the United States commissioner of patents, from whom he recently received a letter In which he was advised that his patent for tif unique lighting fixture Is pending. The lamp, if proven successful, he believes, will in time revolutionize the lighting system in the princi- pal-cities of the country and cspe- cially in cities which are on air mail tines and those which have fly- ing fields. The general object of the invention {s to provide a novel form of lamp which will Nluminate the street around it, and at the same time reflect & beam of light into the sky. While the invention is adapted for a wide variety of uses, it finds pecu- liar utllity in the fleld of avistion inasmuch as flying at night has been and continues to be a risky propo- sition, and it is quite comucn among fllers not knowing their po- sitions to make forced landings in the dark with the possibility of risking their lives. 8o far, the only directing objects for the night flier are large revolving beacons located at long intervals along some of the principal commercial lines, but even ‘with these, the aviator seldom ia sure of his location. The general object of My. Wisk's invention is to overcome the disad- vantages of night flying and for this purpose the novel form of strest lamps is proposed. The s w0 constructed that when placed at pre- determined localities in the strect lighting system, it is possible to pro- duco designz or insignias readily discernible by the aviater frem the air, and which will convey valuable information to him as te his ped- tion over land. The proposed new lamp consists of a lamp post, having a head with an opening in the center of it for the passage of wiring to the secket which receives the bulb, Sested on the head is a globe having an open- ing at the bottom which snugly about the socket. Insiie and at the bottom of the-globe is & concave re- flector faced upward and having its gxis coincident with the central ver- ical axis of the lamp post, an opening being provided at its center to receive the bulb socket. A circular shade having its lower curface of light reflecting material is mounted on the outside of the globe adjacent to the top. This shade divides the globe fnto & lower section which supplies light for il- luminating the street or highway and an upper section through which light passes vertically, The outer shade serves to increase and con- centrate the street lighting effect by deflecting the rays intercepted there- by downward; the inner deflector serves a slmilar purposc for the sky light by reflecting its intercepted vays upward through the upper scc- tion of the globe, The globe further contains magnifying lenses to strengthen the rays that shoot up. The purpose of the lamp is not only confined to street lighting and iiluminating the sky, but can serve for outdoor advertising purposes in the sky and for beacons and re- flectore. The 1dea is novel and NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1928 unique in every respect and is of great advantage to night avistion ia. asmuch as names of the city ever which a plane is flying can be re. flected #0 as to direct the aviator and give him positive preef of his location at night. placed 80 as to spell th Britain® ‘st night, The tion of towns and cities in this man. ner can be of incalculable value to the night filer and will convey to him exact information as to his gee- graphical location. In additien to this, (he lamps may be arranged to form other insignia or €0de signs. _ ANDY DESCRIBES AUTO POLD GANE 2 Herald Corvespondent Attends State Fair, He Does (Contributed) Dear Mary Ann: 4 1 called at your house the other night to take you to the State Fair but your kid brother said that you were practising your singing leasons and as I have no use for your neigh- bora I decides not to disturb you and »0 I goes alone. As I missed a bus I arrives at the Fair kinda late but just in time to see the auto polo game. I'd always thought they had swell autos for polo games but instead they only used flivvers that had become discouraged early in life and still had all the mean- ness left in them. They musta got the flivvers from the bottom of the junk heap in an auto “cemetery,” and had an expert mechanic overhaul ‘em so's the wear and tear would be placed where it would do the most good. They looked like what was left of something that was patched up after losing & race with a husky locomo- tive to a grade crossing. 1'm tell- ing no news when I say that you could build a car outa the parts that was missing. Outside of the the brakes, with & dragging or rear wheels the gas wagen makes & complete turn in less space than it would take to plant a rose bush, rears up on end as though unde- eided whether to go ahead or to back up, and finally cemes down with & jar that shook everything but the porcelain on the sparkplugs. The engine stalls, & player winds it up, and the bus is after the pill agaln likke a metorcycle going through & jerk town at midnight. The pill is walloped and then both gas wagons careen against each other in a way that would give any traffic cop high blood pressure, lock wheels, and "go Into a spin and a loop-thgsloop. In less time than it takes to throw a fit the ma- chines are righted and once more the drivers -manipulate them as though life and limb was something they never heard about. As these busses wasn't equipped with bump- ers éach guy nad to be his own shock absorber and the only time they struck something soft was when they landed on their noble beans. One guy forgets to use his |l brakes just when it's needed the most and thrills the customers as he skids into & fence like it's ne- DeSoro S *Much Multum pro 'pi_z,r,vof Walter P. Chrysler And His Associates Announce J. B. Moran Motor Sales of 313% Church St. as New Britain Representative. Mr. Moran has served ‘the local public since 1909 and is well qualified to handle this famous De Soto line. The De Soto Six is 5o consummately new in all respects, years in advance of any other car previously offered that we enthusiastically invite your most criti- cal attention. We invite you to see it and drive it to know its in- built value. The De Soto Six will give the New Britain public greater dollar for dollar value than anything in the field, yet all models sell under $1,000. J. B. Moran Motor Sales Salesroom, 313% Church Street Open Evenings and Sundays For Little Now on Display i Bl for less than $1,000 deliversd in New Britain, completely equipped. The four wheel hydraulic brakes are the result of two years of res search 1n the De Seto facteries. The old fashioned type or hydraulic pump has Deen dispensed with. Anothed outstanding feataure is the pew typs of steering apparatus mowrdted on I bearings. The DeBoto “6” has Timken bearings, In Mr. Chrysier's ewn words, the De Soto “6” contains features of performance, engineering and cone struction hitherto net achieved by any manufacturer in the industry. J. B. Moran has gained an excel. lent reputation frem his methed of fair treatment and excellent service rendered to the motering public. Aaron G. Cohen, Inc, Hartford, is county agent. Generally speaking & man of 50 as alept 6,000 days, worked 6,600 days, walked $00 days amused him- selt 4,000 days eaten 1,800 and been 11l 506 days. Dealers in Unoccupied Hartford County Territory Should Write Aaron G. Coben, Inc., Hartford