Arizona republican., 1913-12-26
STAIN ON
 CREPE OE CHINE
EXquisitcly Gentle Voice
 Asks Police Reporter for
 Information and Rouscs Suspicion That Fashion blc Murder is Committed

When an eXquisitely gentle voice asked the Republican by telephone last night what would remove blood stains from crepe de chine. the fren- zied police reporter who received the request for information beat d tattoo on his coco with the receiver. tore his hair and felt himself slowly torn asunder by the conflicting emotions of indignation at having chemical puzzles poled at him. as if he was d corner apothecary, and of joy at the chance of d fashionable murder story in which d bit of silk would he Exhibit A.
 But by an heroic effort he main tained that compOsure that reporters must have when they are written about. and answered ont of the cor her of his mouth in which his pipe was not. quite as if he were a stage city editor. that he would see about that. ending with a command to the anxious inquirer to call him up in about fifteen minutes.
 The reporter proceeded to find out what was alleged to take blood stains out of crepe de chine and when the exquisitely gentle voice made itself audible again. he contorted the south ern part of his countenanCe into q grimance that threatened to disjoint the lower maXillary and said through the crevice where the very best wis dom teeth he ever had had once use lessly occupied space:
 Make a soft paste of lump starch moistened. spread it upon the spot l. and brush it. when dry from the crepe de chine The article will ther appear in all its pristine stiffness, ra- diencc and beauty.
 1 When she thanked him she was very welcome. but there were two ol three little things about blood stain: that he would like to know. and thu first of these was.
 How did the blood stains get ol 1 said crepe de chine2"
 The voice which had been eX- quisitely gentle before was posit.yel1 ecrie now with the silvery laushte1 that rippled along before her words as the water rufflos brightly befor' the summer gale.
 1 It really WAS too funny sine said 1 l''I-and yet I was SD frightened. too ] had just put baby down m the be' and taken my eyes off him for ; sccond-the teeniest secondhand be fore l could put my eyes on my pc Iagain I heard d little bump. and whei 1 I turned around there was the litu darling on the floor, and when picked up the precious. of course didn't stop 10 think whether [ had oi crepe de chine or sacllcloth and ashe and held him tight in my arms. an' he already has teeth. and he mus have cut his sWeetum little lip and hi little bluggums drpped down on m sleeve and had just come back iron town and l hadn't time to take il off the waist. | mcan-and this Was tn second time l cried today. the baby lip being the second and the frs . being when I burned the turkey eve so little. and SO here is the blood oi my waist, and of course I don't car if baby is alright and I am glad was no worse. still I should give lot to save it
 When the reporter revived she wa calling again.
 Tt worked beautifuly." she said en thusiasticalIy. You couldn't tell ther had ever been a spot there. Wher DID you find out?"
 Never you mind-you stop rgh now, the reporter cautioned You crepe de chine is clean?"
 oh, perfectly; it looks as good a
 new and
 'That1l do now. And the baby ha
 quiet crying"
 "OF COURSE he has, the little dea
 lying there SO"
 All right. then; that1l do. GOO1
 NIGHT"