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"DADDY". BROWNING
TO SELL REAL ESTATE TO DO GOOD'
FOR CHARITABLE 'INSTITUTIONS
....“Daddy” Browning, known to millions since his marital troubles with "Peaches" Heenan were air-
ed in the newspapers a few years ago, announces that he is selling his diversified real estate holdings. in New York, and tells what he expects to do with the money.
He has taree objects in view, the financing of which, he said, will cost eighteen to twenty mil lion dollars. The first is to pro- vide the nest toys that can be bought for hospitals, asylums, day nurseries and all other institu tions which house children.
Mr. Browning's silver and gold offices at New York is filled with
who help themselves." The plan will be started when Daddy has the money, and he says he looks forward to making that money as "something to live for."
All of this, Mr. Browning said,
is because he wants to do a little good before he dies. He has been
studying the projects for eighteen or twenty years, and is selling his real estate to put all his energy into doing good. "A Browning the Foundation will carry good works after my death," he
added.
on
AMBITIOUS MAMAS
SCRAMBLE TO FILL THE
ROYAL THRONES
PRINCE OF WALES THE BEST CATCH
A popular phrase has it that marriages are made in heaven. Maybe so but salons of Europe where reigning royalty gathers are filled with ambitious mothers of marriageable daughters and sons who are bent on usurping the celestial prerogative.
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a reak throne, there is a mad scramble to get in under the wire, and unless some of the prospective kings go in for poly- gamy it seems impossible to supply all the hopeful mamas with kingly sons-in-law.
There are 800 young princes and princesses, grand dukes and grand duchesses of marriageable age and ambition on the Contin- ent, including the tiny principal.
ities which have been incorporat ed into major States. But there are only a dozen royal bachelors and unmarried princesses about
ket.
whom society is really anxious.
Naturally, the Prince of Wales is first. He is absolutely the prize of the royal marriage mar
Many rumours have linked him up with the royal daughters of several monarchies, and on the day of his betrothal tears will flow in many another royal palace. for. to many an eligible princess he is the Prince Charming of the fairy tales.
Boris, king of the Bulgars; Hol- land's heiress, Princess Juliana; the four prince of Spain, rang- ing in age from 15 to 22, and Crown Prince Humbert of Italy, are all being closely watched. For one of these already sits on a throne and three others are destined for that distinction.
Zits, ex-Empress of Austria- Hungary, has no crown to offer with her children, but has some With comparatively few royal really beautiful sons and daugh- bachelors available with any
ters. Prince Otto, 17, possibly is chance at all of ever ruling from the handsomest prince on
the
GOLF
BRITISH WOMEN'S OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
U.S. HOPES VANQUISHED
After Glenna Collett, American stiff south-east breeze national women's champion, led going rough all the way,
the invaders from the land of the free in the British women's' open
made the
Glenna halved the first hole in five, missing a short putt. and
a five to Miss Bryant's four. She
went one down at the second with
golf championship at the St. An- drews (Scotland) course, with a victory over her opponent, Ameri- can hopes were raised since the defeat of the American champion over Beryl Brown of Formby, straight, and and 2
The luck of the draw-bad luck, for
Marion America pitted Hollins of Glen Head, L., against Gertrudo Boothby of Rochester, NY, whe was eliminated by the former American champion, Miss Hollins, who defeated Mrs. P. Ramsay of Great Britain by a score of 4 and 3, while, Miss Boothby had turned in a 6 and 5 win over Mrs. J. A. D. Bull, an other British player.
Miss Collett has been having trouble on the greens, and she was forced to extend herself to win from Miss Maude Bryant of Great Britain. Miss Bryant is w six-handicap player.
The American champion's vic- tory, however, was scored under weather conditions almost as ad- verse as those predominating dur- ing the British men's open cham- pionship last week. Rain and a
had to drop a seven-footer to halve the third in fours. Her teeshot Was Iong
and fifth
she was 'well up with her second and on with her eight-foot third, but missed an putt. Miss Bryant took six and the match was square.
Glenna went one down again at the sixth, when she took a five to Miss Bryant's four. She had now three-putted four holes out of the
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samples of the toys to be dis- tributed. Small autos propelled by foot power and equipped with horns, lights and self-starters, miniature pianos that play, elec- tric trains, and doll-houses with built-in bathtubs, if you please.
The real estate king permitted himself a sly bit of humour in speaking of the manner of dis- tribution of the toys. He said:
"The samples will all be num- bered. The institution desiring a certain toy will simply pick the number it wants and the thing will be shipped next day. This can all be done by mail, and I won't have to come in contact with any young ladies or girls. It isn't good for me to have to come in contact with young ladies or girls."
Three parcels of property al- ready sold have yielded him $4,000,000, which will be devoted to Plan 1. Plan 2 will be reveal- ed in about a year, said Daddy, and all he cared to say about it at present is that it would "re- ward older children and get them to do something for others, give something to the fellow who does the most good spiritually and morally and any way he can."
As for Plan 3 when that is worked out, it will "help people
Below,
Left, Ileana, beautiful daughter of Queen Marie of Roumania, who is expected to make a brilliant match. To p, centre, the 'handsome Queen Marie, who is ambitious for her son and daughter to tie up with the more important nations of Europe. centre, Zita, ex-empress of Austria and mother of Otto, right, on whom she is cantering all of her ambitions toward a likely match with one of the influential princesses of the Continent.
FAMOUS DIVA
QUITS OPERA STAGE AT HEIGHT OF CAREER
Easton. the latest of
Gatti's
sopranos
to
quit
"I am tired and want to play." land. This is what the diva her These are the words of Florence self had to say:
Signor "I am sick of going to sleep the every night with the score of some new opera role under my pillow. I want to live and dream and be happy. I want to lie on the beach at Lido and dream. No more rehearsals, no more sacri fices. Ah, I have so much to look forward to..
IN
I want to live in London per- manently. Think of the wonder- ful time I will have looking for ǎ house in London and furnish- ing it. The days will fly by and I shall be so happy. Not that 1 wasn't happy here. Oh no.:1 had my art, my ambitions. I have realised them all. My voice has never been better. Is that not a good time to quit?
"I think the finest performance "of my career was given at the. Metropolitan the last time I sang this season. It was in Butterfly. Only I myself knew that it would be my last appearance and I my best, I didn't want them out front to know of my intention to resign for I knew it would create false sentiment and forced ap- plause. As it was I had to make. seven curtain calla. They ap from plauded my singing for its beauty. grand opera for ever. She dis- I anail never forget that perform- cussed this strange gesture of ance hers in her suite. Over and over again, like some sad refrain, she repeated:
Florence Easton
to
resign
Metropolitan,
.
“But looking back upon my many years of operatie experience I can sincerely say that every-. thing I gave up for fame and glory was more than worth it. There is no feeling to compare with the glamour, and thrifl of facing a great and brilliant audi, – ence, singing the music of the masters and then being over- whelmed with plaudits an appre
have worked am tired. hard. I am tired."
And when recently the . “Majestic" pulled out of New York-harbour Florence Easton
Wave a last fare well to the and that has meant and glory to her. She was
to be going home to Eng Clation.”
Continent, and his 15-year-old sister, Adelaide, would only have Fleana, of Roumania, as a rival for beauty honours.
Also of interest are the marri age possibilities of Ileana and Nicholas of Roumania: Giovanna and Maria, of Italy; Charles and Marie-Jose of Belgium; Beatrice and Maria-Christina, of Spain. Barring unforeseen developments, none of them is likely to sit upon a throne, although all are placed. high among royalty,
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Glenna Collett
firet six. After wo good shots Glenna was on the green in two at the seventh, taking two putts to square the match. ::e wont one up on the eighth, when, after a beautiful drive and masterful approach, Glenna overcame half-stymie for & three. The ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth were halved, and Miss Bryant took the thirteenth to square the round.
Then Glenna stepped out in front and shot a five. and a brace of fours, while her opponent was taking 6--5-5.. This gave the American girl a 3 and 2 victory. Glenna was eventually defeated by. the British, Misa Joyce Wethered.
NETWORK OF ROADS
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Inestimable benefits would re- from all State capitals to the dound to the American people nearest trunk highway. Further through adoption by Congress of authorisation is asked to purchase. his bill to honeycomb the country extensive rights of way so that. with a far-flung network of hard. Senator Bays surfaced roads, Brookhart, of Iowa.
Under Brookhart's plan the. road building programme, contem- plating construction of 25,000 miles of Federal highways, would be self supporting through the levying of a licence or toll charge upon automobile users. The Gov- ernment would issue $2,000,000,000 in treasury legal tender green- back notes. A VAR
"These could be redeemed in 30 years by a licence of $5 annually upon each automobile," said. Brookhart. "After the programme has been completed, a licence of $1 a year would be sufficient to pay the upkeep of the roada"
"The construction work could begin at once and should be cont pleted within two or three years, he said.
The chief benefits from such a system of national highways would be four-fold y 31 Increase the circulating medium of the country and break down high interest raten.
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2 Establish, a competing ays the roads could be widened at any tem of freight traffic and prevent time to meet increasing traffic, pyramiding of railroad freight needs. None of the trunk high- ways would run within ten miles rates.
3. Relieve the unemployment of a city of 200,000 population or problem by providing work for more. 250,000 men in road building..
4. Stimulate the automobile in dustry and all legitimate business generally
In time, I think the Increased value of the land on the rights of way would more than pay the cost of the entire programme,” explained Brookhart.
Seven national trunk highways running from coast to coast and The rpada would be construct from north to south, are contem od scientifically, better than any ith an auxiliary feature we now have and would average which would provide feeder lines about $80,000 mile to build
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