1937-05-18 — Page 12

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George A. Ball, 74, head man in control of the $3,000,000,000 Van Sweringen rail empire, announced at Muncie, Ind., that he would de- of his stock vote the proceeds holdings

the creation of а The Van charitable foundation, Sweringen estate threatens a suit, and several U. S. Senators demand an investigation.

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Kathleen Tinys, Holland's own Shirley Temple, le shown exploring the double-decker bed in the chil- dren's room of the Community Home Builders' model house at the annual Exposition of Women's Arts and Industries in New York City.j

QUALITY PRINTING

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PROMPT

SERVICE

The

Newspaper Enterprise

THE CHINA MA

ALBANIAN INSURRECT

ARMY IN COMPLETE

CONTROL OF

THE SITUATION

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

Tirana (Albania), To-day.

The attempted coup d'etat which broke out in the Albanian town of Argyrokastro on Saturday |night has been completely quelled, says an official announcement, the Government troops having suc- ceeded in restoring order throughout the district.

A short but sharp encounter occurred in the mountain pass of Proci, which virtually broke the back of the revolt.

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Here the rebels, led by the former Minister Etem Toto, were routed by the Government forces and retreated in disorder.

HEART BEATS BY WIRELESS

An English Test Heard In America

Ismet Toto, brother of the re-. |bel leader, and several others

were killed.

the Following up their victory, Government troops took Pepelen and Argyrokastro without opposition.

The official report of the abortive revolt says that "Evidence found on the dead and prisoners proves A London amateur wireless conclusively that the affair was the enthusiast, Mr. L. H. Thomas, of result of Communist agitation." Thornton Heath, has succeeded in Trans-Ocean. transmitting to the United States

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the sounds of heart beats.

By the use of a phonostethograph, Working with a wave-length of which records and amplifies heart ten metres from his amateur trans-sounds, the heart beats were heard Mr. Thomas mitting station G 6.Q. B. he accom-perfectly in Vermont. plished this first step towards made contact with WIB Q R in "consultation by

of which radio." The America, four witnesses achievement crowns a protracted are forwarding a special report to series of experiments.

England.

THE 1937

VAUXHALL

NEW

COMFORT!

ECONOMY!

STYLE!

SAFETY!

ROOMINESS!

INSPECTION AND TRIAL INVITED

HONG KONG HOTEL GARAGE.

Stubbs Road.

Bringing Up Father.

WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND HERE? MAGGIE TRYIN' TO ACQUIRE AN

ENGLISH ACCENT AND ME DAUGHTER WEARIN' A MONOCLE-

Tel. 27778/9.

WHAT- HO!

Flying from Newark Airport to Miam Hawks broke the New York-Miami récord. hours and 55 minutes. His return time: fa Howard Hughes's record for the distance Airport Hawks's monoplane, striking - a bu ed. Hawks is pictured above after the ret

In a forced landing, this light monopla driven by Dr. Alexander Sved; of Merri York City's busiest highways, leading f driver nor the pilot was hurt, but the 1.

NOW MAGGIE HAS ONE ON-

AND A SWAGGER

STICK-

SAY-15 ME WIFE GIVIN' A MASQUERADE

BALL?

SI

Building

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