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sumnier. Hie is sta to revel in paupe how he enjoys it!1 i ish- s this borne And "Two years ago," he told me, 441 was worth nearly fifty thousand. Now it's dwindled down to less than-thirty. Every- thing I'own is 'way down in value. I'm aIl but broke." "How about- your income?" 1 inquired., "Well tbat's the trouble," he replied. "It's down 'and my salary bas been cut twenty-five percent." "And how about thepice y'ou- have -to. pay for the things you. luy?" I asked next. « Prices: are lower on.niost everytbing," be cbuckled. "Tbank the Lord for that." *"Your incorne has 'decreased but vou can buy the things you want for less money," 1 re- marked. "Maybe you are bet- ter off now than you were, two or tbree years ago. Ever> think of that?"- "Sure, I've thougbt of 'it," said he, "but it sounds as if I were trying to kid myseif." As I went m*y way I couldzi't help but marvel again at the intricacies of buman nature. A good many people with less in- corne today thari they had two or three years ago are really better off now than tbey were then lecause they caîr buy more, mith their nioney nowv than they could then. Their REAL incomne-the.tbings they could1 get in excbange for their money income-is g reater. Funny.isn'tit,bow somte. people refuse to face that fact. and admit it ? They rnust Lie in fashion. And the prevailiîîg fashion is a long face-ex.cept when buirng iz hrefor-.. and Metropolitan players, a large bal- let and a choruis of 215 voices. -Aida is scheduled for presentation Suniday evening, August 28, ansi in the triumph scene, in addition to the lhuge army cof singers, dancers and panto- mime artists. a *troup of camels, horses and elephants will le -used. For the, first time ini the hiitory of the stage, a thousanid people will lie used, in Il Trovatore,. together with horses and donkeys. Trhe performances ate under the dirctonof Maestro Alfredo Sal-, maggi noted Italian operatic imi- presario, who has made a great suc- cessof open air "circus" perform- ances of opera in Europe, South America. M exico and easterý.4cities of the United States. Tfie comnpàâny is l)rought to Chicago direct from a triumph1 in Washington, which was preceded ly thrilling ýperformances in1 Yankee Stadiumn, New York. when thae opera played to 48.000 pers<rns in one performance. Seats are bcIng provided for 50,000 spectators at Soldier Field for both Aida and* Trovatore, and the di- rectors, of. the company expect al records. for attendance1 at o ,peratic performance to lie Irokeni by Chi- cago. Popular prices, 50 cents to $2, Xwili lie charged. Seats are on sale at Marsh.al!-Field and comipanv, Chi- cago; Lyon and Healy. Cbiicago and Evanston. and ail Couthoui and \3aterfall ticket agencies, and Sumn-i Make Dehut Hre Four of Maestro Salniaggi's prin,- cipal artists will leie naking Chicago debuts in Aida. They are Anna Less- kaya, Russian ' draniatic soprano; Pasquale Ferrara, Italian dramatic tenor; Dreda Aves, contralto, and. Nino Ruisi, basso. IMme. Lesskaya bias been hailed..by eastern critics -as one of the greatest soprano Voices of our day. Shielbas scored triumphs in New York, Washington, Philadel- phia, Cleveland and Cincinnati. Pasquale Ferrara is an Italiau resident in 'PhiI2<Ielphia since childhood. who a E. J. Senninger, received their pni- vate pilots' licenses following the Department of, Commerce examina- tions at Curtiss airport several days ago. Vincent C. Taylor, chief instructor at Sky Harbor, took: Lieutenant Shields up for a demonstration-on. July 8.. Just fouir weeks later Shields% received bis private pilot's rating. Two other imembers of. th e Sky ,Harbor Flying club, 'Royal D. Linde- man and Arch C. Doty, have soloed withiti the last two weeks. Hal, Roach, Again Stops at Sky Harbor Airport Hal Roach4 the movie comedianl, again madea stop -at, Sky- Harbor air- port Iàst .week on one ofbis frequent cross-countrY trips fromt Hollytçood' to New York City., This time he *bad witb him as passengers Harpo Marx of the Four Marx brothers fat-e and Mr. Katz of the Bfalaban and Katz theaters. Roach owns a 'Lockheed- Orion, and makes the trip f rom Holly- wood to Ski- Harbor in about ten hours. Voepel of Glider Famne Delivers Plane Abroad Robert Peck. chief mecbanic at Sky. Harbor airport, received a card f rom- L.yman Voepel last wéek f rom Berlin stating that Voepel had just. delivered a plane there and that he expected to stay in Europe a month. Voepel, who won fame for "looping- the loop". in a glider, formerlv vas employed at* Sky Hfarbor. He plans to visit Paris, Aus- tria and Italy. while in Europe. To Hold Aviatiion, De atSky, Har-bor Sati Another aviation Party W'ill at the Sky Harbor airport cli Saturday night. August 20,, announced this vweek. Rudy orchestra. wbich bas played ance The Goodyear blùup.; Puritan, sta- tioned at PaI-Waukee airport, is carrying passengers regularly from the Century of Progress grounds on Mondays. Tuesdays and Wednes- davs. The ship also carrnes passen- gers there on certain. other days, when. the weathér is favorable., but neot on a regular schedule. A ride ini the limp over the wonld's -fair grounds and the: loop is someth ing differenit in the Une of thnills for aviation.-enthusiasts.. For those who prefer t'O see the limp at its home base. Pal-Waukee airport, on Mi waukee avenue south of Wheeling. is; fot far away. Oak Park Physician 's Plane Radio Equipped Dr. Ward E. Potter ofOak Park, -whn-kéeps-hs-Stnson -Junior at Cuî- tiss airport, is bavingý the. shipradio- equipped- by the Lear Develop ment company. After the installation is completed Dr. Potter wiIl lie ahie ta he-ar flot ônly aerial weather reports and radio beacons, but the regular radio programs as iveli. Dr. Po'tter is 'an enithusiastic pilot.ý He uses his Plane for business, as, well as for ffleasure. Watch Company Officiai Buys Loening Amphibian Llo -Nd Laflin of Lake Forest, an official of the Elgin Watchi conip.anv. hias Purchased a 4-place Loennig Pmpbibian powered iwithi a 300- horsepower Wright eninte. 'M1r. Laflin was onle of Chicago's first sportsman pilots. He leartied to fly at Pal-Waukee airport. and bas a Private pilot's license. : He is keepilig bis plaine at PaI-WTaukee. .urday GalesburgBusiness Men ~~ î~heldFly Home in Ne. ln luhouse F. L. Snyder and, Lee Wright, busi- i t vva s iess men of Galesburg. Ili., pr Siegal's cbased a Moth plane at Curtiss air, on sev- port last week and fle-w% it home en- ky Han- fbursdav. The two meni bad been h muusic flyiniz a Curtiss Junior, wbich -was invited. bi:rned. Tbey bought the Moth ged. for after t-he fine plaved havoc with their of approval to grand door spectacle. duning thie brougbt to- SOLOES AT PAL-WAUKEE ARRIVES IN PITCAIRN iy, and is Cliff Condit, flving inistrtictor at Dr., Richard Light of Boston, add its seal Pal-Waukee airpont. soloed 'Miss Mass., was an arrivai at Curtiss air- as an out- Monilla Carveth of Chicago last port iast Fridirv morninoe, He flew week. Miss Carveth is a lawyer. here. in a Pitcairi Sport Mailwing. Ridg end Lak AVs. I Phne Waimette 316