The Eugene guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1924-1930, August 29, 1929, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Text'Fncrp TVo TTTE EUGENE GTJAR15 SCHOOL OPENING TZ" Ift nn'lllltlin Ririn f W! - 'qgy-?W;rae'ryT;l IU'Sl,IJtflAJ'SS. tlP.ymIN ,W') IS DRAWING HEARl ; Finnl preparation for the open in of fh cij:s public schools on Nt'pt. 10 arft heinv made rapiriJj. Harry H. Johnaon, prinHpal of the l,iiKfne high Hchool, will keep dally of fure huiirN nt the high nehool beginning nixt Tiiowlny. New uttident or those wiKhing to chftngo their couraef may Rfio liim at hla office, he has ' an nounced. 8uncrlntfrdnt H. R. Goold haa colled a Renprnl tpflchni-a' meeting for bntiirdfir. Sent. 14. Ht 10 a. m. at the high school building. The lwlnnre mX (he day will be devoted to advance enrollments and individual interviews. The school loard will he miked to provide additional and improved fire lighting equipment for the schools as a result of an inspection made Wed nesday by Superintendent G00H and l ire Chief W. E. Xushuum. Laricer extinguiMliers, of the soda and acid type, will ne asuea to re place the tun II Pyrene type in some of the schools, particularly in the older buildings. A complete cnecx on fir hash hi die buiidiniis will be made immediately. Repairs wilt be made wherever practical, said Air. uooid, and new nose recommended where needed. Installations of new hose will be made in glass enclosures so as to keep the nose in good order for emer- encies. jnsrances wuere nose nave oen cut with knives have been found where they hove beeu left unpro tected. , UNDER THE MAIN TOP E (CONTINUED FROM PAGE I) and still love 1 circus vrltb all the in born love of romance tltnt is theirs! For their dcllKbt the 1U80 persona In the Hingling-Barnum circus, the KiOadvam-e men, publicity agents and lull posters, the 1DMO animals (lath ered from every corner of the globe put on a show, From the time the first section of tho four blit circus trains pulled Into I'ortiaLd and tbe opening of the ma tinee performance, but three hours were heeded for putting everything into place. Tbe .'II tents, providing, in all, seventeen and three-quarters acres of tented space, can be torn down, packed, and sent on in less time than thnt two hours, exactly, Tent-Audltorlum The "big top" Itself, with Its five rings and two stagja, has a seating capacity for Ita audiences of 16,000, making, it Is claimed, the largest au ditorium of its kind in the world. The persons who occupy tbe 16. 000 scuts ma drama, there is no doubt about that. But one behind ecenea seea an even greater drama a drama of a life which Is like noth ing else uudor the sun. There Is a lure about It, and It would be some thing oilo would not give up, once hsvmg become a -real inliabitaut of the city of touts. Meeting Real People Circus people are real people. Miss LslUal, for instance. Tbe diminu tive "queen of the air" who bldeu under ber satiny skin muscles of steel. Born In Prague, Bohemia, Mihb Ijeitiel has developed ber art and been bailed on three continents. To watch ber roll over and over up the great rope at tbe opening of her act Is something one does not for ged Tbo one-arm reolution she makes,' sometimes 100 times In a row, Is to flirt with disaster, for there Is no tent beneath her, to catch her if ahe falls. But who la that below, steadying th rope wit h nil the' force nf his A split fraotlon of the sights that will be shown hers Friday after noon snd evening at the Rlngllng Bros, and Barnum. Bailey combined oirous. mis win ds one ot trie largest, ir not tna largest, oirous that has sver touche-.' Eugens. The ffu-Way Cleaners mnke every effort to give, you .only the best uprvice And At a Reason able Charge Phone 504 CIROUS AT A GLANCE Duration of 8tay One day only. Friday afternoon and night. Show Grounds Blair street. Performances At 2 snd 8 p. m. Doors lo huge menagerie open one hour earlier. Features Hugo Zacchtnl, the human projectile,, Goliath, the monster sea eluphant, one ton heavier than last season. 800 men and women arenlo stars from every land. Menagerie of 1009 rare animals. 200 i trained horses In the "Tourney of Jewels." 100 trained horses and zebras performing In a single display. "Yasso," the wonijer elephant. ' ' 81da 8how All strange oddities combined in one side-show, continuous from morning till night. ' Wild West Show Takes place In the "big top" tmmediatoly after "The Big Show." starchy food digestant antT-acid meat'and MILK DIGESTANT You run treat your stnmarh troubles tn a new anil lwtlr way wllh this nw dlaoorrrT AOllilNK almost micV t In lis srtlon. I v ruGLs r ioJ vn its nr.. Bl'LTH, wu n STOMACH, OAS. HI LtOtTSN lss. coins, SIC K HEAOACHK, ACIDOKIS. ACID KHKt'MA TlsM till SJV victims lo the rreateal advance In the treatment of Itie-e trouMfs ever ma.l. ACIDINK contains the uinal effective known atarrh llcaalant railed "Ji taie." It liquifies potatoes, br., rlt-e. ferula ami oilier siarchy foods so that tnleai nf remalnliif In aaemU sollfl, frrinontlne. acid maa. tha.e foods DS-S oill or llie summi-a 111 with olhfr riKl I M K ft WI.IUHT DK RTAIlOUJ'FOqiiS. awi-fl, llqnlil condition ll.L DIOKBT SOD 11 F wV 1 . vnu can 1 INK IT IN JiO OTHER 1LU1- fno.ln. TIIMflTAItCH DlntSTANT 1 l.Mtn ii AMI IS IMRMMMS. AC IDINB Is guaranteed to rellv VOI R trouble. If 11 doean t. any dnitRirt will return your mony. Your dmttiat has II, or write UcaJia l.aDorsiorlf4, riusourgn, i-. lithe body, and '.smiling encourage ment? That is ber Spanish hus band, Alfredo Cordonn, robtibly the nnstknown male aerutliet iu Uie world, and to whom she has been married but a year. They trooped together na children, wore apart many years, and now are reunited undor the Itingliug-Burnum "big top." Alfredo is proud of alias Loltzel, acknowledging her the greatest aer lallst of all time. It is he who car ries her in bis arms buck to her dressing tent after she has beeu wrapped in a shawl by Bylvla, her Hpauiali maid.' , between ncta Miss Leltzel aews ahe loves to aew, and always cos tumes, rjho waa busily at work anip ping a green-gold brocaded cloth, and putting rhlnestoiiea on It with a little machine much like a large ticket- punch. She clmtted about a plan of liar own und Alfredo's Ui take their own circus Into Mexico this winter, while the "big show ' is In winter quarters at Hnrpeota, occupying ita MO acres and 10 iierumneut Duiiuiugs. "Jonnle1 Returns "flod in benvent Willie, who Is that? Who IM THAT?" Miss Ultc.l la on her feet, tier foltlen head, which lies been bent over her sewing, is easerly erect. A tall boyish figuro, "Willie , no U' jot, is twirling a sleuder woniau in brown. 'la it enn It bo Jennie? cries Miss lilUeL It Is. Icnnie, who once trooped with Miss lltiel, Is welcomed. There are teurs lu Miss lcicr.cla eyes. She kneels beside Jennie, with her arms aruind Iter wuiat. Jruule, happy, and seated In one of the comfortable folding chairs, pounds out the story an automobile accident she con never act again. "But 1 sued, and 1 won It, too 'J0,0no. What do you think of that? And did you .know, I'm divorced? Yes, he was Impos sible. My suit? Why. sell led out of court. Hut, you know, when they took me Into tbe courtroom on a stretcher they thought then 1 could never wnlk again. ,i. .. .the lawyer for the defense wanted me taken out. Think of that! lie said 1 waa draw ing too much swmpnthy from the jury. Imasine! I'robably my Inst public appearance, and he wanted me put out!" Jennie Inuthed. "My new permanent? Yes, I'm glad yo like It, I was in a hospital a year, and I just had to look as well as I could. Suuie of tho doctors were cute." i Alfredo Goes On Danger! The inhabitants of the cltr of tents ent It with their bread and butter. They wear it with the spangles they sew on 'their cos tumes. They sleep with it ever present. 1 A husband klsaes his wire before alio goes on for her act. A wife kisses her husband. One never knows. Utile Miss Lcitscl stands near when the Flying Codnnas come pu for their act. Alfredo, her hus band, In his blue tights, swings from hts brother's trnpeeie Into the triple somersault for which he Is famous. Miss Leitsol hides her eyes. A tre mor passea through her. There is a gasp, too, as she realizes it is over, and successfully. He seea her, and waves. All la well. "Hut do you know, my dear," she said to me, and her eyes were ser ious, "I always wait for that, to be over. 1 know how easy It looks when he swings in- the sir. But a second, one way or the ol her I have seen him fall! Of course,' he has perfect control In the nir, and if he falla one way In the net he in able to anve himself. Once he fell p.gainst the 'apron" at the side of (he tent and then, well, It was n long time before Alfredo worked again. Kvery man who does that triple somersault breaks his neck sooner or later," English Nobility Floyd Bell, one-time newspsper msn, now doing publicity for the Ilingllng-Barnuin show. Introduced me about the lot. I met the lovely blonde. Mrs. "Con" t'ollesno, . an Kngllah girl who left tilled societv to marry 'Von", the gracloua Hpan Ish gentleman known as "the danc ing, tumbling, somersaulting genius nf the world." Mrs. follenno Is a grand-niece of the Karl of Iierhr and granddaughter of lird Stanley. She saw her husband first from a sent I In the circus, In Australia, snd later1 IS HIT BY POLICE A drlte against motorists who double-psrking Is in prospect for Ku gene with an announcement by city traffic officers ' that all violators will be given an Invitation to talk it over with Judge Bryaon In police court. The rol re have found too tnany cases where people have , begged to be sllower to double-park for a minute or two without srresta and then abused the privilege by leaving their csr their car double-parkou ndeflnitelr. according to Officer Jerry Hoyt. Fines collected in police court Thursday included: H. A. Hunter.S2, double parking; J. M. Lamb, $2, double parking; John W. Beck, ignoring stop street signs,So; Koy Whytnl, parking near fire hydrant, S2: BurUw Adams, speeding, $5: Jennie .Johnson, overtime parking, 2; Ueorge Tracy, disorderly conduct. j;2r; I'eggy Wharton, disorderly con duct, $10. met him at a party some government officials gave for the circua folk. Mrs. Culleano la the "scenery tor her husband's act. . And very charm ing scenery, she is, toe, In her pur- gle velvet gown, snd with ber long londe hair done almply in two flat rolls over either eaT. tihe 'noda en couragement to her husband in bia feats on tbe tight wire which be does entirely without balancing props. Her personal bobby is mu sic, snd there is a grand piano in her stateroom, aa there is In Miss Leitzel's. And not only la Mra. Col- lenno a pianist, but a composer, as well. Miss Winnlfred. who was shaking her dark curls before a little mir ror, and wearing a becoming kimona, when 1 met her In the Oolleano pri vute wogon on the lot, Is really Win nifred L'olleono, brother of "Con" and an aerialiet in her own right. Her can from a flying trapeze to a dangling rope ia worth seeing. The Human Projeotlle I met Hugo Zacchinl, too the bu- man projectile." He ia the one time lieutenant in the Italian army, I'lm la nna, mil bine his livini in a daring feat In which he ia shot from a cannon's mouth. It waa eome time while he was "over there" that he conceived the idea that a man might be "fired from a cannon into a net. t iB hia brother, Bruno xiscnoim, who fires the cannon, and liugo s wife, Klsa, who watches. But what doea a man wnose voca tion is being "fired from a cannon do in his spare momenta? Zacchinl Is an artist. In odd momenta he la doing crayon drawings and water colore. . .. ., A League oi nations Bobemlnn, Spanish, English, Jap- n nil these, and more, blgbty- flvo per cent of the persona under the "big top" are from foreign coun tries. The other fifteen per cent count the United Statea as the land f their nativity, xne ansiocrucy t n,a ,.ic.iii knows no bounds of na- ionnlity only those of skill, and tho imiB tradition. The Uuveuports, wno are riuers, ,i ti,n Kietrrlaia. a family of aer- alistn. count Oregon na their home. The KrnealoB, riders, are sweaisn, but the ltieffenuchs, also riders, are Herman. And one meeta Maximo, the wire comedian. Prottv Thool NeiBon, wno i ur- lng her stateroom with mo, ib trom an old circus lamny. cue fourth generation of acrobats, and a long training hns given her the sure ncss she shows in her act with the ling Sisters, in which she stars with flip-flops and a series of som ersaults down the sawdust track. She hns been trained by her father and mother, wilh five sisters and a bro ther, in her art. In private life Miss Nelson Is Mrs. Bnyniond Marlowe, and when ahe took me Into, the women's dressing room whore her keepsukes were, I was privileged to see snapshots or her roly-poly baby daughter, born Inst January, and from whom ahe had to be separated to continue her work. , . . "Hut. she1 will bewlth me this winter, In Florida," smiled the little mother. Fortune Smiles "Hnppy Jack" Snellen hat been ,r2 yenrr. with the show, and hia work la to lay out the circua lot, telling where each tent shall go Tom lynch, the boss hostler, who cares for the draft horses, and Joe Don Miller, head porter, have been 50 years with It. One goes on. Ves, one goes on. even if one Is s water bov. ot eight dollars a week, like Ttnbert. ("Mike") Sterling, who has just received a telegram that he has Inherited $2rt0.000 worth of rsdio .f.,M ivtiich hi father, former Penn sylvania coat miner, nnd later small radio dealer, purchased when Jt was worth about S.V0O0 "Mike's" father died In 1023. and his mother In 19'.Ti; he came of age July 20. nnd has Just received word of his fortune. "Quit the show? Hell. no. Not when I'm getting eight, doltars a week nnd good meals. Besides, Pre Kwing Retjewl PORTLAND. Ore, Aug. 20. tAt An unidentified" motor-. let who wok on the eleventh daj of an 18 day diet and una "very 'ired." alert at the wheel of hia automobile here la it night and nearly established a non-atop horn blowing record. But a policeman, called by disturbed residents, hpited the endurance teat by wakin the mo tori t whoae beud rested on the horn button. Ne told the policeman alt about his diet.. . , That was the parti 6k word of t. drane$ man ofTho Greatest Bho got a sixty-dollar 'bold-bock' and I might lose that, And you know, I'm an expert- water carrier." No, one doesn't quit. ; By MARGAKJST SKAVLAN PORTLAND. Auc. 29 fSnecinH "Anyway, you won't be lonesome not with sixteen hundred people!" the adrancft man ofThe Greatest Show can Earth." after he told me I was to join the circua. . "Tell tho boya 'Hallo' for me. I wont be seeing them until we are back in winter quarters in Florida " Suddenly, the world wae all rones end romance and pink lemonade. For an arrangement between the Guard and the Kingitng Brothers ana Barnum und Bailey circua bad been completed whereby for a brief period of two daya thia reporter waa to become a citizen of the city of tenta nnd trains. And out of this adventure the readers of The Guard will know how it seems to inhabit tbo world of tha "big top." f LANE ALOFT CHICAGO. An. 28, UP) The "Chicago We Will" endurance flight record seekers droned along through the murk of early days with 139 bourn of continuous flymg to their credit. That was at 6:31 o'clock this morning. The fliers dropped a note last , night congratulating the Graf Zeppelin for ita record flight and adding, "but we expect to make It is estimated that about six or seven persona out -of every million are struck bj lightning. CITRUS FITSSI Eg mi Din nniAinr inn iih nil i i-inunn r unr x bavt?. Mn.-i BROWNS VIXI.E, Tex. (P) The nation's citrus fruit industry, once toneentrnted in California and Flor ida alone, is spreading into the lower Ri Grande valley. Althoogh this year's crop of grapefruit, oranges and related fruits was almost SO times greater than the same territory produced less thuu a decade ago, in 1020, the industry still is considered in its infancy. In 1020 there were leas than 12."i.. 000 tree8 of bearing age. This year there are nearly 8,500.000. and lead ing horticulturists estimate that , 500,000 more will be planted during the coming aeason. More than 2.300 inrloads of fruit were Shipped from the vnlley this snring. according to J. M. Del V'.urt,, chief entomologist of the stele de partment of agriculture. About 50 Willamette Furnlt,, Corner 8th n ""fa -"e sti HotMineralSprin,, scenic Cascade o Z"l J'ac.f.c Haiiwav. hu hands end i, u,r rtuW BeaarsAGEMENT Cottage,, SwXgLffi 115 of. mineral water? J. B. Asheafelter, o,-J. ' McOreoie Sarins, n."' Fe en a mint A proven laxative lit its most efficient form It works best WaaasyoacaeVat tiiaaMssaliiiifll mmQi Insist the Genuine There Is a Modernly Equipped Up-to-the-Minute Soda Fountain -ln- RALPH & STANLEY'S STORE NO. 3 956 Chamlton ti. Serving all Fountain Drinks nnd Fountain Lmu'lios, Try our Sandwidses and Malted, Hilks They're different ydVU like' 'em.t VALLEY DRUG CO. C, A. Rickabaugh, MgT. 77 East Broadway MftM? Self- SefYfce Stores 77 East Broadway Mew Stocks all Heady This store "Where You Serve Yourself And Save" is supplied better than ever to furnish your Children with School Shoes, School Clothing and other School re quirements . . . Remember "A Dollar Saved is a Dollar Earned" Trade here and Earn Many Dollars on the "SERVE YOURSELF PLAN." Endicott-Johnson Shoes for Children at "Serve Yourself Prices.... ' The huge factories of ENDICOTT-JOHNSCV CO. have made a specialty of growing children'a shoes . . , Shoes that make happy, healthy feet Shoes that withstand the rigors of active young Americans. . And, WILLIAMS' SELF SERVICE STORES make is possible for you to obtain ENDICOTT - JOHNSON Children's Shoes at prices you can afford. SHOES FOR SCHOOL BOYS SHOES FOR SCHOOL GIRLS Built with Super Comfort ... Yet stylish. Black Dress Oxford with composition sole; long wearing shoe st a Special Price of . $1.98 "Boy Scout" Shoe; a Good School Shoe; in sizes from (4 Q7 9 to 6 pair ? I sO I Flattering styles but still sturdy. Growing Girls' 8lippers, patent one strap in a varietL,l 'li'lj and patterns, low and C9 Hfl Cuban heels per pair Black-and Tan Shoes for Boys; leather soled; Dress Shoes In the latest styles pslr . .' $2.98 A Isreg stock of Oxfords In patent leather, In black and ts calfskin and In styles whloh will meet with the PPV'1I 51. W the most orltloal of children per pslr . Hundreds of Pairs of shoes to choose from at1 from 98c to $2.98 OTHER SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS AT "SERVE YOURSELF" PRICES SPECIAL! All Ity of our regular 23c qual- Chlldren's Ribbed Hose, in both dsrk and light shades S pair for . Boys' Shirts snd Blouses. A Isrgo variety of boys' fast color shirts and blouses In nest patterns, suitable for dress and school; each Boys' and Girls' Sweater! i l novelty ano pi" both heavy and lightweit Exceptionally good values this group 98c 10 $2.98 EXTRA SPECIALS for This Week for the MOTHERS-of School Children HOUSE DRESES ... A Special Lot of Boys' Cords, Dress Pants and School Pants, In both light snd dsrk shades, sizes 9 to 16, at the special price 98C (All New Stock) $1.00 79cand89c Ruffled and Fringed Panel Curtains Ladies Rayon Hose ia a. variety of shades 98c each 3 Pairs 81.00 A Special Lot of Ladies Shoes mostly narrow widths; iu sizes 1 to 8 (values to $7.50) Ladies' layon Undar wear, Slips, Shorties!, Bloomers, Gowns, and Chemisje; very pecial Of fine qual ity Ginghams, Voiles, Prints. Values to $1.89. Sizes 34 to 46. 98c 48 to 9& TiSi 81.98 WILLIAMS SELF SERVICE STORES A fortt&ate purchase makes this tre?ei tt price of 98c possible . . : Now" is a goou stock up on this item. 77 East Broadway . . . "SERVE YOURSELF AND SA