Judge — September 5, 1931 — page 29: what you’re looking at

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SUDGIWG™ BOOKS (Continued from page 2) and, lastly, we'd stand in danger of being burlesqued to a cinder in the public eye in the next Vanity Fair, However. the High Purposes of, if not Art, defeat of boredom must be carried out in these slim) columns, Hence we are forced to confess that Corey's follow-up to “Salt W Taffy,” called “Coconut Oil,” which continues the ribald, undormitory-like adventures of June Triplett in Africa is so much banana oil. True it ha humor, but it is spotty in more ways than one, and it is not one of those books you laugh yourself sick over and then when asked for an opinion on the book say, “Oh, it wasn’t so much!" Further, the good Dr. Trap- rock covered the African territory years ago, and if he didn’t he meant to. Lastly, Lord deliver us from any more of those faked, composite pho- t dhs showing Heywood Broun in a tiger skin and a bunch of the New York cognoscenti having one hell of a good time cuttin’ up and posin’. W« don't r we can’t abide the thought while reading them that beautiful trees with leaves were cut down to provide paper to print) them—but we'd lay a small bet that since the Vivian Gordon murder at least five hundred stories have been written around that unsavory mess and have been published by the pulps. But what we're getting at is this, A young sculptress (that’s what the blurb says) named Bobbie Meredith has crept out of the pulps, of which her work proclaims her a member, into the hallowed halls of belles lettres (if you will pardon us our. sarcasm) produced a book called “Speakeasy Girl.” all about the Vivian Gordon murder. Tho not strictly in accord- ance with the facts, Miss Mere- dith’s surmises are good and her story makes good grisly entertainment, that is, if you like your good g enter- tainment. We didn’t. We fear for Miss Meredith's future as an artist— she wrote this book to make enough money to pursue her Art—if her work in stone resembles her work in type and print. Iso resent Miss Mere- dith’s ambition in writing this book to show “New York at play.” Our fa- vorite game is strip cribbage, and every one knows the mortality rate attendant on this game is very low. A RE Tecier’s “Twilight Men” is the story of a’beautiful, sensitive youth, born’ into that twilight zone so little understood by a world sympa- thetic alone to virility in its- men.” Yoo, hoo! —Tep Snanxr THE TELEPHONE LIVING Tue Bell System is chiefly people. There is four billion dollars’ worth of telephone buildings and equipment but what makes these dead things live is the orga ation, the skill and the ideals of the people who operate this vast plant. The System's ideals of service are reflected through the employees in 2+ regional operating companies. Each company is adapted to the needs of its particular area, Each takes advan- tage of the improvements developed by the 5000 members of the Bell Laboratories staff. Each avails itself of the production economies of West- ern Electric, which manufactures equipment of the highest quality for the whole System. Each makes use of the general and technical staff work HAS IDEALS done by American Telephone and Telegraph. The spirit of the people compris- ing this organization is also shown in the attitude of the System toward its business. Its policy is to pay a reason- able dividend to stockholders; to use all other earnings to improve and widen the service. There are more than 600,000 American Telephone and Telegraph Company stockholders . . . and no one person owns so much as one per cent of the stock. ‘The ideals of the Bell System are working in your interest every time you use the telephone. Through them, you get better and better service and constantly growing value for your money. * AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY * A GOOD MIXER Invigorating and delicious —Iced Tea flavored with Abbott's Bitters. 50c Sample for 25¢ in Stamps Address Abbott's Bitters, Baltimore, Md. LONG ISLAND’S FOREMOST HOTEL OPEN ALL YEAR 40 MINUTES FROM NEW YORK CITY COLE -TENNIS “MODERATE RATES*> EUROPEAN BLAM THE GARDEN. city HOTEL 7 GERMS ARE ALWAYS FOUND WITH DANDRUFF GLOVER'S Imperial sancorrio MANGE MEDICINE s ANTISEPTIC— GERMICIDAL POSITIVELY REMOVES DANDRUFF ‘Write for FREE, New Booklet on Core ond Treatment of Scalp aad Heir. H. CLAY GLOVER CO., Inc. 119 Filth Ave., M.Y. comicbooks.com