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The Washington times., 1928-12-29

ChiIdren's Board
LOVING mother will board one
or two children; best surround
ings; health foods; rooms for
parents if desired.
Room For Rent-DOwntOsUn
nth ST. N. W.-AttractiVe
room. with large private bath;
all modern cOnveniences; private
home.
A Car of Your Own
-ReGsonGble
1925 FORD COUPE. S225.
Good balloon tires 81, and new
paint: mechanically sound; splen.
did appearance.
Business Opportunity
FIRST class shoe repair shop,
good location, good business; all
machinery is brand new; very
reasonable price: selling out ON
account Of health.
Furnished AP0rtment--EiShth A
Street
THREE beautifully furnished
rooms with small dressing room;
bath. laundry room; free phone,
h. W. h., gas. electricity.
A Nsw, Years Gift
SIX-ROOM house, gas bath,
electric light, floor plugs; two
car garage; arranged for two
families: $500 cash il sold at
once. The inside Of this house
must be soon % be appreciated.
The above wants and offers are
only a fsw Of many interest
ing Propositions you uOiN find
adUerfiseA ia tOdGy'a Times
classified adOerfising aections-
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LOST SINCE
XMAS SOUGHT

Missing since Christmas Day, a
pretty 1s-year-old blonde shopgirl
was the object of a city-wide search
by police today.
Did Miss Lucy Ann Raynor com
NIT suicide, marry, go to some hos
pital for treatment. or was she vic
tim of foul play? These were some
of the numerous theories considered
by officers in their efforts to solve
the mystery.
Police of the Eleventh precinct, in
charge of the investigation, learned
from a clerk in a department store
that Miss Raynor appeared 10 be Ill
shortly before she dropped from
sight.
Friends of the girl, impressed by
her cheerf disposition, secuted the
possibility that she had taken her
own life.
Miss Raynor, a former resident of
Barbersville, Va, made her home in
East Capitol Hills.
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BURGLAR
GE I $751;
CASH

Using some sort Of d heavy
.b altering ram, robbers
smashed their way through .
thick rear door Of 4 Sanitary
grocery store in the 400
block Park Rd. N. W., early
today and looted the place Of
all the money in the cash
register and the stores supply
of cigarettes.
The massive door evidently pro-
yided great deal Of resistance.
Ii finally was struck such ter
rifle blow, however. that It fell
inside. Tt was catapulted soT1s
distance through the air. A. the
door was crushed its frameworik
was ripped away and plaster thrown
he1ter skelter.
Got $1.s1 in Pennies
Al hundred and thirty-one pennies
was all the cash taken. len GaE-
tons OF cigarettes were stolen. There
was 4 possibility that the thieves
helped themselves to 4 supply a.
groceries.
Though smashing in the door
probably caused much noise, no
report OF the burglary was 1nade
"a police until it was discovered
when Andrew Castle. 500 block o.
B ST. s. w, manager, opened the
store today.
Castle told investigators that no
night watchn1aTl was employed Dy
the store. He said. however. that
an electric light was kept burning
there all night.
No Clues Found
Police OF the Tenth precinct u.
vestigated and Clarence Talley.
headquarters detective. later was
assigned to the case. None Of the
Officers were able to find any
worthwhile clues.
No arrests had been made IN the
case several hours after Il was
reported.
For ! listing Of good used ears Ger
.aIa read the Classified AuGo-
noble Tor sale ads.
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Austria Legation Maid
A Suicide. Coroner Saws

Death by suicide was affirmed
by DIR. J. Ramsey Nevitt, Dis
trict Coroner, today in the case Of
Miss Anna Jsnish. 35, maid who
died yesterday in the Casualty Hos
pital as a result of turning on
several gas jets in a tightly sealed
bathroom in the Austrian legation.
Physicians spent more than two
days trying TO revive the woman.
Even a bloQd TRANSMISSION proved
unsuccessful. The fluid was ten
dered by Dr. J.. A. Ridge, of the
hospital staff.
The woman left a note blaming
her act on her fear of becoming
insane because OF insomnia. She
also left a will bequeathing $500 to
a brother and directed that the re-
naming 5000 of her estate he de.
voted to paying her funeral ex.
penses. ~
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Wallace Bruder Chosen
As "AlI-ArOund" BOv

Selected from the ranks of the
Boys Club of Washington for the
post of "alI-around boy Wallace
Bruder, 16-year-old senior at East
ern High School, received a gold
watch last night at toe annual
Christmas party Of the cipb Frank
r. Jelleff presented the Bruder boy
with the memento at the clubs
headquarters in the 200 block of
G. st. y. W.
After an entertaining program
the older boys held dance.
Younger club members received
Christmas bags
Bruder lives with his parents in
The 100 block Of North Carolina
Ave. n. W. He was selected for
ehe honor after an exhaustive
search through school. club and
home records OF many other lads
for the past four years. He is
member of the orchestra at school
and club.
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SUES WIFE FOR DIVORCE

Charging 1nfideIity and naming a
correspondent. Marvin Mckee, 100
block Fifth st. S. f.. filed suit for
absolute divorce against his wife,
Blanche Leigh Mckee, 1900 block
Mintwood Pl. N. W., in Equity
Court today. Through his attorney
Henry ID. Fowler, Mckee charges
that his wife abandoned him M.
vember S. last and has been guilty.
Of unIaithfulness since that time
They were married December 10
1925, and have no children.
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Tall Cedars of Lebanon
Elect J. r. Prendergast

- DR.. j. r. Prendergast is grand
tall cedar OF Capitol Forest No
104, Tall Cedars of Lebanon. for
the coming year.
He was chosen at a meeting in
the Willard last night. along with
The election of Frank Birgfeld. chief
clerk of the Treasury Department,
as senior deputy grand tall cedar;
John @. Slye. junior deputy: f. r.
Steffens. secretary; John Harvey,
treasurer; c. A. Jaquette and H.
M. Vandervort, trustees.
The installation was conducted
by Roy r. England. of Baltimore
forest. Hamlin M. Vandervort was
given the past grand tall cedar's
jewel
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League for Larger Life
To Dance and Elect

Election of officers and the an
nual business meeting of the
League for the Larger Life win be
held tonight in the ball room of
StonleigF Court. Immediately fol.
lowing the business session the
members will enjoy dancing. Re-
freshments will be served during
the course of the evening.
Preceding the social program
Mrs. Ella w. Laing, commissioner
of the league, will address the
members on the subject of
J, Loyalty"
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NAL TB|E IN
Will SONS
CAMP

In final effort to pave the
way for merger legislation,
Harley P. Wilson and his
group Of advisors have been
holding conferences with DR..
Milo r. Maltbie, Senate Dis
trict Committee counsel,
throughout the week.
some questions, have been raised
as to the propriety of these con-
ferences, In view of the hostile
nature Of DR.. MaItbie's merger re-
port.
Not Improper to Confer
Senator Capper, chairman Of the
Senate District Committee. said to-
day, however. that he has been
kept fully advised as to the steps
that Dr.Maltbie has taken and that
he did not, think there was any
thing improper in his consulting
with the traction interests.
The result of the conferences
probably win be indicated in the
near future.
The impending statement from
the Wilson interests will show
whether they have 80, able to
reconcile the difference between
their unification agreement and DIR.
Maltbie's attitude toward 1t.
Opinion Firm
The general opinion at the Capitol
today was that whatever concession
offered by Mr.. Wilson will be in
sufficient to overcome the funda-
mental objections raised to the mer-
ger plan by DIR. Maltbie
This especially will be the case IT,
the Wilson group stand pat on nav-
ing a $5O,O0O,00O valuation written
into the document.
Mr. Wilson will submit his reply
to the Maltbie merger report TO
the Senate District Committee late
this afternoon. 1t was announced
today.
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Five Dead of Gas to Be
Buried at ArIinSton

Sergt. Arthur Leonard Wads.
worth. jr., United States Marine
Corps, his wife and three children,
all Of whom died from the effects
of escaping gas at their home In
Philadelphia on Christmas Eve. will
be buried in the same grave in
Arlington National Cemetery this
afternoon.
Sergeant Wadsworth will be in.
tered with full military hnnors
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Big Dirigible Sought
For Inaugural Day

As day rolls plans for the Hoover Curtis Inaugural
on parade and celebration become and ambitious
that today plans dependent upon the approval Of the
Navy Department call for the of the drgibe
Los Angeles and many Army and Navy bmps say moth
ing of apanes from the service organizations and
me- air
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ers' Hotel and Hickey's Hotel. 1t
was known for years by the four
barrooms that occupied the first
floors OF the hotel row.
One of the Oldest antique stores
in washington Is now located in
the first floor Of the old hotel
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building. Furniture from the store
has gone into the homes Of some
Of the nations great and near
great for the past SO years.
At the time Of its building the
'.sWankeat' part of the city.
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Miles NJ unused transportation can be
yNaPa at a reasonable r0sf through the
nrrehahe Of Used car from fhe deal
- hstinEs N todfy'a Classified ads.
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Ice Too Thin to Skate
At Lincoln Memorial

Two inches OF ice separate Wash
ington skaters from their sport.
While an inch of ice formed on
Lincoln Memorial pool yesterday.
United States Park Police say there
must be taPee-inch thickness be-
fore skating is allowed.
The Washington times., 1928-12-29

You can drive y car OF youF own
during the coming year see the
many opportunities listed for sale In
tOday's Classified ads.
The Washington times., 1928-12-29

Var : listing OF good used ears tor
aaIa read the Classified AuKo-
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an explanation Of my private ex-
penditures" he muttered furi-
ousIy. Brennaway, he told him
self. simply hadn't the very re.
hottest sense Of delicacy.
He thought Of himself a. being
caught IN a trap. Was there no
means Of gnawing his way out?
.1acedonia, Of course, was mad.
ness. One simply could not 60 OFF
to the ends Of the earth like that
on q wiId.goose chase when by.
pottering about with Gorston and
his crowd one could make nearly
fifteen hundred dollars in nine
days! If Brennaway could be
paid q substantial amount on ac-
count of his debts, it would at
least put an end to all this bully
ing. Could one perhaps borrow
from Shirley? That would in
volve explanations; possibly one
could arrange for q loan indie
pendently.
He went upstairs, tapped on the
door OF Shirley's room and re-
ceived a summons to enter. She
was dressing for dinner. Her
shoulders, he thought, were the
most wonderful In the world.
"Did you tell Alan what you
had decided about Macedonia"
she asked.
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SIMPLE HOME REMEDY FOR
GRAY HAIR OR Badness

thing harmless which one could
use for years with unvaryng
change lin the hair. He didn't
want an oldtime dye that brings
such shocking shades, ever grow
ing worse and darker. He sought
q tonic to be rubbed into the scalp
and not on the hair. You can
dip hair IN q basin Of Lea's Hair
Tonic with no change in color, but
rub it into the hair roots nightly
few times and watch the hair
gradually resume from root to tip
It's youthful color cf blonde, red,
brown OK black, whichever Il or
iginally was and who can give
your hair q more becoming shade
than the one nature gave you
first?
Applied at home wien finger tips Hike
any tonic, experts cannOt detect ita use.
IN about three applications dandruff
vanishes and the scalp begins taking on
healthy tone--then the mirror whispers
4 little secret--you ars NOT gray any
more and your hair r. thicker and you
look years younger. Men swear BY it.
Prominent men and women constantly
before the public wouldn't dream OF stain
ing their scalp with dyes. but Lea'H is
different-thousands use It unbeknown
except to the family. and you may. too,
for druggists have Leass Hair Tonic. or
send dollar bill to Wasco Products, Inc,
Brentwood Nd, for bottle and diree-
ton. return mail.
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week Or two. I heard that this
afternoon. Wouldn't It Be rather
good thing I'll mean, couldn't
YOU write him one Of those nice
informal little notes ana ask him
to diner I have got an iaea he
might be useful. He seemed
pretty pleased with us at South.
ampton.
Yes, II you Ike
Ask him for this week that
will help the inforrnality at.
nnosphere short notice. you know,
And say, what about wearing
that violet frOclk when he comes?'
Roger, do leave my dress to
me. please"
KeIton hardly noticed the snub.
He was thinking Of Cynaz think
ing very hard indeed. or course
there would be no question of
getting q loan direct from Cynaz.
But
He shrank from defining to
himself exactly what 1t was that
he hoped to get from Cynaz.
The little dinner to Cynaz was
3 success. though Kelton did not
know II at the time. Shirley did
not wear the violet dress but
something that cleaned blue ana
green and gold and made d
wonderful background for the
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Anyhow, it was an intrusion, you
know"
Linda flushed. "I'm sorry"
stubbornly, she refused further
apology.
Dulcy crossed the room with a
swinging, easy motion and Topped
on the hearth rug before the fire.
She twisted her body around to
look up at Linda childishly.
1T really wasn't anything 20
very tragic" she confided. I'm
just homesick, that's all. 1t hit
me all OF a heap, when I started
to unpack my trunk. and SO / just
lay down and bawled-like damn
fool"
Linda smiled at her. at cry,
too, sometimes-or / did. From
now on, I'm hoping I won't need
to.
Dulcyss face showed astonish.
icism. Never fear, old girl. You'll
need to- till your teeth fall out
and your eyes fall in-that IL.
until you're too old for men. Take
it from a baby that knows her
groceries"
Involuntarily, Linda giggled at
the strange, new slang. Back in
Redhill they were just getting
around to knowing" their der.
RES"
Dulcy caught the smile. ''You
don't believe me, do you? Maybe
you haven't shed any brineys over
'em yet. But you will. You ought
to be one OF the most preferred
blondes in school, with that straw.
colored hair and those dark eyes.
And the more men like you, the
oftener your eyes will be red. But
OF course we'd hate to lose the
admiration just to gain peace Of
mind, wouldn't WEI"
She was up, like a leaf blown
off the ground, and twirling
around the room in her stocking
feet. The little. silk mules she
had worn on entering lay on
the hearth rug.
over the bed, with it's confec-
tions OF rose and blue and mauve.
she bent with a little COO of
pleasure. What marvellous things,
my dearr' All the hardness in
her face and manner had given
way to naive feminine delight.
Where did you get them? Not
this side of Chicago, I'll bet"
Linda looked at her round-eyed.
'Why--I--I don't know" she con-
fessed, and bit her lips for-doing
1t.
Dulcy whirled around and faced
her. you don't know! That's
good! Come on, now, Linda; be
yourself! don't want to copy
your glad rags. i only wondered
where you found shops like that,
west of Fifth Avenue. II you
don't want to tell, that's fine.
But don't say you don't know.
That is too good"
Linda was blushing miserabIy
well, what I meant to say was
"a friend-a sort of relative
bought them for me. And so I
don't know exactly where he got
them"
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Cute in aBaby-.
awful at Three
land its Dangerous
p,tb Rcsff1i,s
byputh Rrftfain

Thumb sucking does look sweet In
a baby, but It il disgusting in the
three-year.old and sometimes 1t
hangs on until fifteen or sixteen!
The habit may cause an Informed
mouth or induce adenoids; and it
always interferes with digestion
Pinning the sleeve over the hand;
attaching mittens, or putting on
cardboard cuffs, which prevent bend.
ing the arms at the elbows, are
some of the ways to stop the habit.
Another bad habit--irregularity in
BOWEL action--is responsible for weak
bowels and constipation in babies.
Give the tiny bowels an opportun-
ity to act at regular periods each
day. II they don't act at first, a
title F1echer's Castoria will soon
esnlate them. Every mother should
keep a bottle of it handy to use in
case of collie, cholerS, diarChea, gas
IN. stomach and bowels, constipation,
.osg OF sleep, or when baby is cross
and feverish. Its gentle influence
over baby's system enables him to
yet fun nourishment from his food,
nelps him gain, strengthens his
bowels.
castoria is purely vegetable and
narmless-the recipe is on the wrap
per. Physicians have prescribed 1t
for over 80 years. With each pack.
age, you get q valuable book on
Motherhood. Look for Chas. III.
Fiefcher's signature on the wrapper
50. you'll get the genuine.
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you see, she has fifteen thousand
q year Of her own"
That's ~ per cent on 5000.
0O0," Alan cut In. ''Can you get
~ per cent for her in anything
like decent security?s
My dear Brennaway. you know
perfectly well that I cannot.
That's another little thing we
shall have to tackle. / could
hardly worry her with money &c.
fairs on her honeymoon. Especi.
ally as It would mean telling her
that her income Ii substantially
reduced.
I'm Vermont we shall have q
fortnight quite to ourseives-we
should be able to make many re-
adjustments, if you wouldn't mind
leaving the whole matter over
until then. I feel sure we should
be able to make substantial
progress"
Alan got up.
very well" he said. wen
60 into everything up there and
settle the matter definitely"
Kelton saw him out, elaborated
d wish for his speedy restoration
to health and said good.by.
For some time after Alan had
gone, Kelton remained in the hall.
when it comes to demanding
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Dulcy smiled. She looked the
garments over again. Well.
whoever he was, he has damn
good taste-for man, especially"
she said. She looked slyly at
Linda.
CHAPTER s
. Linda moved uneasily from her
post by the fire. I'm a fresh.
man, too" she volunteered.
Maybe we can help each other
get on to the ropes a bit. It's
rather bewildering, isn't it?"
Dulcy laughed. IF you're re-
ferring to the business Of being a
freshman--I really can't remem.
Der. I'm q Junior. Had one year
at Elmwood and last year here.
But I've still kept my youthful
figger." She piroutted before the
glass, let the red gown slide off
her shoulder, and stood revealed
in the sheerest of black gauze
lingerie.
Instinctively, Linda dropped
her eyes. But Dulcy stopped for
the red robe, and with no move
to put it on, continued her tour
Of inspection around the room,
dragging the velvet after her.
Linda looked anxiously at the
unwound wrist watch. II wonder
how late it is,'' she ,ventured.
I'm going to a. party at nine"
LOT course you are" said Dulcy.
"And so am going to one.
Didn't make grades for sorority
pledging last year. So I'm getting
the rush late. Couldn't afford
to miss it. though. late or early.
Outside the fraternities, life isn't
worth LIVING in Marbury Uni
versity." She was stroking
Linda's jade evening wrap with
an appreciative hand.
NO" said Linda, thoughtfulIy,
"I suppose one couldn't afford to
turn down a sorority"
Dulcy paid no attention. She
was bending over a writing port.
folio that Linda had laid on the
desk. What a pretty mono
grant" she cried, lingering the
silver letters on the case. L.
E. W. What's your middle
manner"
But before Linda could reply
the writing case had slipped from
under Dulcy's nervous fingers
and scattered it's contents on the
floor. Linda sprang to rescue it.
Dulcy too dropped on her knees
and reached for the piles OF sta
tionery and stamps. Under a
heap Of envelopes. a dark gray
folder protruded. "Oh-ee. there's
a photograph" squealed Dulcy.
Let's have a look at your heavy
love-"
Her fingers touched the folder.
but Linda's hands were on 1t too.
She took 1t quietly, firmly out Of
DuIcy's gasp and replaced 1t, un-
opened, in the case. Both girls
clambered to their feet.
A fine edge Of constraint had
fallen upon their intimacy. Dulcy
paced the room a moment. look-
ing for new treasures. Down
stairs a clock struck eight. with
resounding, tinny blows.
Both girls Jumped. i've got to
run" said Dulcy. Barely time to
dress now. Run in and see me
before you leave. will you. I'm
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lanterns OF the lawn at No. 81
Lester Lane as colored blobs OF
light dancing against the Great
Dipper in giddy arcs.
A small mob OF shrieking girls
attacked the motor car almost be.
fore it stopped and dragged her,
unprotesting, to the sidewalk.
Welcome to the Alpha o house,
shouted some one in the back
ground.
I'VE were so worried when you
didn't get here promptly at 8,
cooed Susy, Lee, now respondent
in bright.blue taffeta. And the
beaded, braided, lowered and
furred members of Alpha o took
UP their chiefs refrain.
"The evening ID SO short at
best" said one of them. "And
we've been just dying to meet
you" another interjected.
Linda's path along the curving
walk to the great front door was
a triumphal procession, with
Alpha O's leading, pushing and
hanging on her arms. The hall
> of the house was blur of soft
lights and excited voices. Linda
saw clearly only the curving ivory
staircase that rose in its midst
to dim heights three stories up.
She had a vague impression OF
rich embroideries draped over the
rail of the balconies that ran
around the square center court.
Hurried up the stairs on shaLy
feet, she let them thrust her into
ono Of the bedrooms opening off
the second-f1oor balcony. Here
were more Alpha O's waiting to
leap at her, tear her cloak from
her shoulders, force powder puffs
and cigarettes upon her and shout
their delight at seeing her their
guest.
Linda was introduced to nobody.
They all received her with the
warm affection Of old friends.
other freshmen prospects" came
streaming up the stairs.
Later, still drunk with excite
ment and with Dulcy's gin, she
realized that she had been sitting
at the same small table on the
lawn for hours. The last course
of an epicurean dinner stood be-
fore her. And the two Alpha O's
stationed at the table for the en-
tertainment of herself and another
freshman were congratulating
themselves aloud on the unex-
pected mildness of the evening,
which had made possible the out
door dinner.
Linda smiled mistily at the
freshman opposite her, and the
small metallic features smiled
back.
''You know" someone was say
ing, ''it isn't the class-work that
really gives you so much in col
lege. It's the associations. Just
think what it would mean to be
an Alpha o, blood sister to the
finest group Of girls on the
campus.
"Think of the friendships; the
ideas, the eternal loyalty of Alpha
O-and the parties we flingT The
voice OF the orator hurbled off into
space.
Last year there were six sable
coats at our formal remarked
one Of the Alpha O's at Linda's