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Nt:ild'. ‘tilu and there. turn to its vers Brothâ€" n, Indiana, can Furniâ€" :. The exâ€" itionary in n manufacâ€" sen underâ€" stry‘s lead> us will be xploitation marketing 718â€"179 are in the Furniture Road cleaning ter ng! hat can be ith modern exposition iately _ 23 ce, â€" All of led for the etâ€" in Janâ€" de exposiâ€" ved.in and es. But ver six exposition in the his. thinks y 28 color, d*or‘afi;_; ging from decorative will com Co. "'}:E’[“ )q its Revival of the golden days of steamboat rivalry on the Mississippi, 1 o d i h godiih c oditiin arsedog nue sall J ul muiipmpethlpings mppege supremacy. in spirited races, has in a measure been brought about as the result of recent contests and. the breaking â€"of the 59â€"yearâ€"old speed record set by the packet Robert E. TELLS OF FAMOUS 5 m‘[slllvm BOAT RACEs old But the glories OL UnE CaIlICP IaLe are missing in the modern runs, acâ€" cording to Mrs. Mary C. Brown of Fort Worth. She is the only woman, and one of the two persons now .livâ€" ing, who were aboard either the Lee or the Natchez in the historic race of the ‘70s.. For a half century she has: claimed . that _ if ‘the Lee _had "played fair," it .would . have been beaten, says a Central Press story from New Orleans. Former. Goverâ€" nor H. C. Warmouth of Louisiana is the other survivor. Those Who Remember Two Fort Worth men, E. W. Proâ€" vine andâ€" Henry Gernsbacher, . saw the race. Gernsbacher, 13 at the time, was bathed in the backwash of the Lee, as it passed St. John the Bapâ€" tist, 13 miles up the river from New Orleans. Provine was one of those Woman Who Was on Natchez in : Race with Robert E. Lee, Recalls Scene pfixs to welcome the Lee, but made a mistake and cheered for the Thompâ€" son Dean, one of the slowest boats on the river, as it came into view, j â€"â€"Mrs. Brown, then 18, had intended to ride the Lee, during the race, from Natchez to Memphis, but the boat made no stops, and she boarded the Natchez, with her brother, the late €Capt.â€"B: â€"B.â€"Paddockâ€"ofâ€"Fortâ€"Worth: _ "If the Lee had made all the stops, like the Natchez, it wouldn‘t have won," declares Mrs. Brown. , & Created International Interest ~â€"In the old days,â€"before romance faded and the ornate river boats gave way to progress, the interest of the United States, and even Europe, freâ€" quently was centered on the Missisâ€" sippi steamboat races.â€" Millions ~of dollars were known to have changed hands in wagers at the time of the Lee and Natchez race, an internaâ€" tional affair, and the greatest race of all times on the river. f "The Natchez made little preparaâ€" tion for the contest," says Mrs. Brown. "Captain Leathers, one of the most picturesque figures on the river, ordered fat pine distributed up the river, and that was all. __"Captain Cannon of the Lee reâ€" “C%. Cannc i cess weight from the :;:g:p?}m.umfi another ship u A fuel tender. $ all up the river was intense. . From the deck of the Natchez we could see the banks of the river lined with people all the. way from Natchez, where I got aboard, to St. Louis, Wihecmre the race ended, the Lee the Â¥ o "And not since the days I rode the Natchez have L experienced anything buddies and is offered the position "The race began on June 30,â€"1870, the glories of the earlier race 28, 1929 e o siteb ty um vinch Heop mimk sgtn neaninl Esther Ralston is the sister of his old â€" pal, and ~knows hisâ€"past, â€"but Bancroft does not know this. They are in love, A.big police picnic is givâ€" en in honoer of Bancroft* and his successful. cleanâ€"up campaign. â€"The gang prepares to strike. In the midâ€" dle of the celebration he. learns of their plans. The gang sends an old sweetheart of Bancroft‘s to tell his of chief of police, which he accepts. fereg, thinking this will stop him. He decides to cast his lot with his new "gang," and, leading two score f mounted police officers, he speed: to stop the wholesale robbery. Maâ€" shine guns crackle, the officers at tack .with hand ‘grenades and all ‘he modern implements of peac time war and Bancroft comes fact to face with Warner Oland, the new rang leader. f The stage at the Chicago Theatre for next week presents a colorful. tuneful jazz show called "Shades of Blue." Featured in the production are Hatton, Dorothy Revier, 0. P. Hegâ€" gie, and Morgan Farley. Art Kahn, wellâ€"known Chicago blues pianist, "Limberlegs" Edwards, ecâ€" *entric © dancer,"" and ~ Serge Flash, juggling â€" expert._ A _ fastâ€"stepping shorus completes the> show;.~ â€">~~ the â€"course ~of a Kingary . Opituary N# tice, the Parish Magazine concluded with: ¢ His relatives have been informed that there are scarcely grounds for a libelâ€"action. â€" At least he "was no secret drinker. > ~"In his later years he might often have been seen on the steps of the ‘Congregational â€"chapetl; ~drinking â€" in the sun." t t â€" Jedge‘s Josh An; old country farmer who had Medical Observation Tur HIGHLAND PARKâ€"HOSPITAL Serious ailments, torturing disorders and painâ€" ful conditions can very often be entirely eliwm} ‘vin'ated by amici'patioh. ~Take a'éouple of days off to rest up ;md have yofir own physician give you provided at [R Gmcmarech in ver n ies norn ic i ies ced 1P ie e monnte en ns n oo n ttnitet nnatnct ies i thorough.examination where all facilities are Wl ons wrndy h ie 2 har 0 n Telephone: Highland Park 2550â€" Shy Girl;: "Oh, but mother jects to kissing!" * Bright Lad: ‘"Well, that‘s all right; I‘m not kissing her, am 1?" He: "I can tell by looking in a girl‘s ‘eyes just what she thinks of ipp & UCoburn Uo. THE ERIENDLY GIFT Jewelers and Silversmiths ~ _ WRIGLEY BUILDING â€" â€" CHICAGO mthm* your Christmas Greetings * throughout the Year "Talk about a woman‘s sympathy! I told my best girl the other night that I was broke." "What did_she say ?" s "She said so was our engagement." She: "How annoying!" 21