New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 28, 1929, Page 14

\ fi HeraH Cameramen— TCH Their “OVER THE RIVER THROUGH T H E WOODS.” — (Above) These ski runners pre- sented a pretty picture as they glided through the forests on the three-mile run to East Bay Camp, Lake Placid, N. Y. M society people and Win- t e r sports enthusiasts are spending their Christ- mas vacations in this St. Moritz of America. (Right) Miss Dorothy Laws, of Cincinnati, Ohio, adjusting her skis. (International Newsreel) I 4 THE “LIBERATION” OF WOMEN IN RUSSIA BRINGS THEM FREQUENT SALUTES—The agent in charge of labor protection salutes his superior, Madame Shpaguina, director of the huge silk miil in Moscow which is operated entirely by “proletarian labor,” 70 per cent of the 1,500 workers being women. The important position held by Mme. Shpaguira is an indication of the rapidly increasing activities of women in administrative and elective positions. (International Newsreel) HONESTY BRINGS ITS OWN REWARD. r. Ernest M. Kill, manager of the Governor Clinton Hotel, p g a medal on Mary Sullivan, 44 years old, a chambermaid and hotel housekeeper for more than cighteen years. The medal and a cash bonus were given her for returning $2,000 left under a pillow by John A. Larkin, of Philadelphia, a guest at the hotel. Larkin apparently had not missed the sum. Through her honesty $40,000 worth of jewelry left in the hotel last September was returned to John von Eyssenhardt (International Newsreel) JEWELS FOUND TO BE MUCH SMALLER THAN EXPECTED—Three diamond bracelets and a bank account amounting to $1,000 was all that remained of the fortune of Mrs. George Herman Ruth, first wife of the baseball idol, who was burned to death last Winter at Watertown, Mass. Her property, amounting altogether to approximately $3,000, was nowhere near the $50,000. expected. These were in a safe deposit vault of a Hub bank. (Inset) Babe and the former Mrs. Ruth. (International Newsreel) EXILED PRINCE CAROL WILL RETURN TO ROU- MANIA ONLY TO VISIT REGAL SON—Prince Carol, the exiled father of the boy king, Michael of Roumania, may soon return to his native land, but only to see his regal son graced the table States Senate. e 17 W\ v \\ } [~ during ENGLISH TEN- NIS STAR FALLS IN MARITAL LINE—Betty Nut- hall, England's youthful tennis star, whose engagement to D E I D SR Spence is expected. The formal an- nouncement of the betrothal may be made during_the Christmas holidays. Dr. Spence is also well_known on the tennis courts. (International Newereel) the dinner for TR Wi, O B Y . : “ SCALING NA- TURE'S BIRTHDAY CAKE — This superb crystalline peak has proved an alluring goal for many mountain- climbers, three of whom are here shown roped together and picking their way warily up the treacher- ous wall of ice. The peak is in the famous Engadine Valley of the Swiss Alps, a fa- vorite resort of tour- ists and invalids. (International Newsreel) S S i U s, e PR e GERMANY'S MODERNISTIC CEMETERY —The entrance to Ger- many’s ultra-modernistic cemetery at Essen, Germany Notice the unusual pylons in the foreground and the modern treatment ot the chapel (background) ®Motice also how the small graceful curves of the wall soften the effect of the sharp square lines of the remainder of the struc-, ture. (Internutional Newsroel) VICE-PRESIDENT PRESIDING OVER SENATE PAGES’' CHRIST- MAS DINNER—Vice-President Charles Curtis carving the turkey which the pages The annual dinner was broken up by the fire which broke out in the executive offices of the White House. of the United (nternational Newsreel) SF THERE REALLY IS A SANTA CLAUS.—Sceptics to the contrary, there really exists in these United States an honest to goodness Santa Claus. The Santa in question is the town of Santa Claus, Indiana. The post man there is shown with thou- sands of letters from little chil- dren telling of their wishes on Christmas night. Fond mothers and fathers go to great expense to have letters sent from this town so that the Santa Claus post mark can convince their little ones that the rotund gentleman in the red costume really lives. (International Newsreel) CLAIM SPORTSMAN ALIEN- ATED BASQUE — Bernard Gimbel, of New York, well- known sportsman, is accused of having “alienated the affec~ tions” of Paulino Uzcudun, gold- tusked and bounding = Basque from Northern Spain, from his board of managers. A suit has been filed against Gimbel on this count for $150,000, to be handed over to the dethroned Paulino cabinet to heal their wounded financial feelin, (nfernhtional Newsreel)