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"V \ V ~ HI WWOW.HBEAI.D. At!am). QB0IG1A. MOXDAY. DECEMBKR 31 Veteran of Nine Eclipses Goes To leclipser- of the Vun, ning ior his tenth Dr. Hcber D. |Curtl» if prepaid _ Ma v 9 in Sumati**. _ i Dr. Curtis is «tiree tor of Alle- r P ,1 • p . m gheny Observatoitf, i Pittsburgh, lenth m Sumatra and will work as a nt. ember of the t • • ! eclipse party organize! l by Swanh* 1 more College. PITTSBURGH, Pa. «— (AP)—j “The astronomers m ust be ready Vctegan observer of nine total to begin ‘shooting’ Wh cn the time 666 VS. INFLUENZA ho pr* a d i»y. comes," Dr. Curtis said, “for rare ly are eclipses more than fire sec- onds late. "The star-raser is a good loser, although an unwilling one. On the other hand, he is as happy as n schoolboy over an unexpected va cation if the weather is favorable and good photographs arc obtain- Captures Crook, and Candy To combat the flu, take 666 every three ho pr* till it acta well on the bowel*, then three time* a d ny. A* preventive, take it two or three time* a day. 8 66 wa* found to be one of the mo*t effective remedies during the !a»t flu epidemic. J THE L C. SMITH SOLVES YOUR TYPEWRITER TROUBLES Most Serviceable and Satisfactory. Phone 77 for Trial. The McQregor Q>< “It the weather is bad in Suma tra May 9, astronomers will have to wait eight years, until 1937, be fore they will be another eclipse i of so long duration.' There will be, a shorter eclipse, of a minute or. so, in Patagonia in 1930 and an other brief one over Canada and; Maine -in 1932. j . “Sumatra has bean favored with edipses, the forthcoming one bc- in;; the third there in the last 30 year. This is merely a coinci-i clence. as. if one remains in the same locality, his chances for see-, ing o total solar eclipse average i.bout once in 360 years. I saw both previous Sumatra eclipses, one in 1901 and the other in 1926, While we have had solar cciipa- rlnce the beginning, it is not very many years since photogra phy has been known and since modem scientific methods Vrould be applied to their study. Limiting ourr-elves in this way to accurate ard scientific results, it has been calculated that we have had to dAtc only 5ft minutes of real eclipse study, and this coining eclipse will increase the total to about 59 minutes. An edipsc of five minutes Is infrequent.” Tho Swarthmore party will set up an extensive camp, probably at a little village named Takengon, 60 miles from the northern tip of Sumatra Thousands of dollars worth of equipment will be carried, includ ing a camera telescope 63 feet long, the lens of which is support ed by a grass covered tower 60 feet high. A large twin Einstein camera Will lie used to study tiiin- uU deflections of light from stars as it passes cloc enough to the sun to be affected by the solar power of gravity. Such deflection of light is part of the Einstein theory. During the eclipse two members of the Swarthmore party, who will work at the base of the camera telescope, do not expect to get even one direct glimpse of the (NEA New York Bureau.) * “Aw, I didn't do noth'n* much.” stammered Joe Fadd, Jr., when he was summoned before Grover Whalen, New York’s widely respected and feared police comro'ss'oner. But Joe. son of a Brooklyn police man, was Just being modest, upon receiving a box of candy as < ommlssioner'H reward of valor. The boy had entered a store as proprietor was be ; ng held up, ran out und gave the alarm, accom- pnn'cd n policeman in a perilous automobile chase and then pointed out tho bandit fn a crowd of pedestrians. FOUR MINES INCREASE SIZE phenomenon. PINK YOKE invy blue marocain frock, I j with tiered skirt, has a little I rat in, embroidered in blue and a gold beads. OUT OUR WAY— -BY WILLIAMS Use the Classifiedf If you are seeking help or looking for a position, there are many who would like to trade with you. To the skilled mechanic, to experienced domestic or office help, as well as to the wise em ployer, the classified columns are the easiest, quickest and CHEAPEST means of changing “wanting” to having. Want a position? Need help? You’ll have them if you advertise. Phone 75 - \ BANNER-HERALD NEW YORK.—The renaissance in the long-neglected art of typo graphy which has been sweeping over the American publishing field will receive added impetus this month when four of the out- j tending monthly magazines .n the quality field will appear in new typographical dress and in larger size. The four publications which are adopting their new formats with their January issues are The Review of Reviews, The Forum World’s Work and The Golden Book. Consulting “typographers”, ty|»e specialists whose ' services are now in wide demand at high fees to advise on type selection and design, collaborated with the respective publishers to bring af:oot radical improvements in readability and appearance- The four 'magazines■'* have adopted the so-called “flat* size* which adds two inches to width and depth to accommodate larger and clearer type, wider margin s greater scope for Ulubtration un i for the attractive “layout” of I pages, both in the editorial and advertising sections. Convenience in handling is an other consideration which has brought about the change, accord ing to the publishers. Currie New Editor of World’s Work “The advantages arc top obvi ous to need more than passing mention”, says a statement by The Review of Reviews Corpora tion, which also publishes The Golden Book . “A new quality of paper has been introduced to aid readability. The wider margins, permlttipf the doubling of the magazine In one hand without the type disappeari/?:? into the bind ing, the greater amount of read ing matter before the page need be turned, and finally, the oppor tunity given by the. larger pages for decoration ami artistic pre sentation, both of text and ad vertising. » World’s Work makes its* change in format simultaneously with Its first appearance under the editor ship of Barton Currie, formerly editor of Tho Ladies’ , Heme Journal and one of the most wide- row change the magazine will remain : ubstantinlly what it has been, progressive leader n the field of current topics and contemporary thought. The new World’s Work, he says, is “net to be considered as a finality of form and sub- tar.ee but ns merely the '.cginnign in a project of expansion and im provement. The Forum will ’•pnear in a dis tinctive and especially ebsigned modern typographical dress w.ti a note cl color added to its page* l»y burnt orange decoration.- throughout the book. New Size Aids Illustrator “It is our belief that a maga zine of distinct.on in thought should also be distinguu hed ir appearance”, says its editoria statement, “and that a largci page w 11 not only allowed a type arrangement easier to rea j than the old, but will also lend it: mere readily to the art of the il lustrator. “Editorially The Forum wii undergo no change, .except to ad here even more closely thnn Ir the past to the main tenet of its editorial faith—to present both sides, all side.*, of the questions discussed by intelligent men an ! women .n Americq today.' immediate cleaning Neve- hang a unity 'dr»w« that Is ..potted. Either roam-' ii j self or have it cleaned. Many spots can be taken out easily at first that are impossible to budge later. 1y known figures In the Mr. Currie 1 In his gnzim figui ed torial field. ... ... ...„ introductory statement emphasi zes that aside from the physical Grippe and “Flu” Relieved Keep a box of Luden’e Menthol Cough Drope handy—take one every now and then. Let it dissolve slowly on your tongue and breathe the menthol deeply and slowly. Quickly soothes Irritated air passages, aids tore throats, re- . Ileves coughs. Tell your friends to do the same. Get Luden’p today—in the yellow package—So —everywhere. LUDEN’S MENTHOL C C COUGH DROPS 3 Law Shatters $23,000,000 Dream (NEA Kansk* City Bureau.) Attachment proeeudiugM in the amount of $1,000 ended the dream of a fine arts school in a French chateau that‘was dreamed by the Countess de Taurine, the former Mrs. J. M. Flanagan, wife of a Wich’ta, K*k.. undertaker, A creditor's suit resulted in attachment j of all the countess’ belongings ex cept the clothes she wore. The ' cotiutcKH, a former singer in this counts)’ and abroad, was associated In pronftbtfon of “a $23.000,000 f’no arts school” in a chateau deeded {I to her, along with the title, by a FVericlunan she interested In bur ! Plf». . v ‘ NEW YEAR SPECIAL NOW PLAYING The Vitaphone Sensational Talking Picture _A WARNER BROS. PRODUCTION MOVIETONE NEWS EVENTS—“IT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF’ STRAND Tomorrow SEBASTIAN i TIM MW/ * * TIM McCoy In “THE BUSHRANGER” —An Australian outdoor romance—the first of its kind—is McCoy’s newest western thrill picture. —-Amazing stunts with boomerang and bull* whip—dare-devil riding—hair-raising battles and escapes—they’re all in this milc-a-minutc film! And a love story that’s just grand! SEE IT! LON CHANEY I COMING THURSDAY and FRIDAY With LIONEL BARRYMORE and MARY NOUN The Man of a Thousand Faces adds another thrilling achievement to his long Iftt of screen triumphs.