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Sunburn.


Sunburn.
S,inburn is fearsome thing
The bathing suit athletic
Is rated pretty sure to bring
A penalty pathetic.
Wise Girl.
would you marry millionaire?"
"A million Is always a temptation"
answered Miss Cayenne. But when
million is in sight, wise girl yaits
to see what goes with It,"
I'VE worship our ancestors" said
Hi Eo. the sage Of Chinatown, yet
remain Indifferent as to whether we
are to claim the respect Of our pos
terity."
Suspense.
The gentle fapper holds her breath
When Summers going strong.
Her styles will let her freeze to death
When Autumn comes along.
Il bought safety razor" said Uncle
Eben, hut foh scciax purposes, IT
wasn't no defense whatever"
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A RAlieVer,

do you favor farm relief?"
"I don't know much about it prac-
tically," answered Senator Sorghum.
But I'm strong for it rhetorically."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-13

Jud Tunkins says he's almost tempted
to quit readin' his Bible in order to
avoid startin' arguments with his
neighbors.
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@. How do snakes crawl?-M Z.
A. The organs of locomotion Of all
snakes are the muscles between the ribs.
The ribs are drawn closely together
first on one side. then on the other.
thereby producing alternate bends OF
the body, which result in forward
motion of the body.
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Suspense.

Il bought safety razor" said Uncle
Eben, hut 'foi social purposes, il
.,a S-a. -. ISE,n~u
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summation on hlgner ana more pTo-
ductive levels. Studies of the reading
habits of children reveal that reading
interests of boys and girls increase
rapidly until Ia or IA years OF age
After that young people under the right
kind of home, school and library in
fluences continue desirable reading
habits; without such influences young
people both in and out of school dis
continue reading because Of the proni-
hence of other interests and activltles.
The period of from IL to Is is critical
in the development Of desirable feadlng
habits that persist. and secondary school
teachers in general have not awakened
to their opportunities and responsible
ties. Children and young people are not
receiving adequate direction with re-
spect to newspaper and magazine read
ing. much of which Is undesirable.
There should be more and better chill
dren's books in homes, schools ana
libraries. The authors close the study
with emphasis on the fact that society
faces a dual problem today IN cliltiVat-
ing desirable reading habits. Inc one
Is to improve the reading habits and to
elevate the tastes of the present gener-
alton Of adults The second Is to de-
velop today reading interests and hab-
It's among children and young people
that will insure o generation OF 1nteln-
gent, discriminating readers tomorrow.
X
A collection Of Is rather depressing
tales by Louis Bromfleld Is called
Awake and Rehearse." Funerals are
frequent in these tales and are described
with relishful detail. The lives OF the
personages Of the stories are IS draD
or as cheaply sensational as those Of
the occupants Of the graveyard In Ed
gar Lee Masters Spoon River An
thology" Yet Aunt Milly, Vergie
winters Zenobia White and Miss
Savina Wannop all have their moments
of satisfaction, their neeting pleasures.
even though they never attain real
happiness.
The Washington times., 1929-04-16
MRS. CovILLE 10 SING

ASHTON HEIGHTS, Va, April 10.
Mrs. Emily Coville, of Lee Heights,
Arlinton county, win give song re-
cital tomorrow night in the Ashton
Heights woman's clubhouse at s
o'clock.
The Washington times., 1929-04-16
Arlington Board to
Attend Blossom Fete

CLARENDON, Va, April l6.-Ow-
ing to a. number of the members
of the, board of directors of the
Arlington County Chamber of Com
merce planning to attend the Win
chester Apple Blossom Festival
Thursday, the scheduled meeting Of
the directors for that day will be
held tomorrow afternoon at 4:S0
o'clock in the directors rooms at
Clarendon.
The Washington times., 1929-04-16
SAFE CRACKERS
STEAL $3.50
HERE

approximately $3.50 was stolen
early today by robbers who broke
open a safe in the office of the
Washington Paragraph Company,
in the 1900 block North Capitol st.
James E. Haley. president of the
company, said there was a posi-
bility that valuable papers also
were missing. He pointed out that
the contents of the safe were lit
tered over the floor, making 1t
difficult to ascertain the exact loss.
The robbery was discovered early
today by a janitor, The heavy
doors of the safe had been. pried
open. The combination had been
knocked off. Tools were left scat
tered over the floor.
Dennis Cullinane, a headquarters
detective, expressed the opinion that
the crackmen had entered the office
by jimmying Second story window.
No night watchman was on duty.
Numerous fingerprints were left
by the burglars. Experts photo
graphed the prints.
HALEY told newspaper men he was
sure the robbery was not an inside
Job"
The Washington times., 1929-04-16
BILLS FLOODING
HOUSE ROOM

Employees Of the bill room Of the
House Of Representative may join
the general chorus in begging
House leaders to open their hearts
and make the special session COM
slider legislation other than the
three or four subjects to which the
legislators now are restricted.
The reason for this is the alarm
ingly rapid accumulation Of bills
since noon yesterday. These bills
can be introduced, but the bill room
cannot send them along to the
Government Printing Office unless
first they have been. referred to q
House Committee.
It so happens that the vast ma
jority Of House committees are not
organized and, If the leaders have
anything to say about it. will not
organize until the regular session.
So the bills may continue to pile
up in the bill room, day by day
while the storage space dwindles
accordingly. Most Of the bills sent
in yesterday died at the last ses
sion, and have been reintroduced in
their original form.
The Washington times., 1929-04-16
EXOTIC PAST Of
TORCH KILLER
Barred

ELIZABETH, N. J., April Is
Q.N.S.)-Henry Colin Campbell
confessed torch slayer" of Mrs.
Mildred Mowry. today tore aside the
veil of his past life and admitted.
authorities stated. that he was
Henry C. Close, forger. enbezzler,
ex-convict. polygamist and modern
bluebeard.
Detectives and Bertillon experts
in New York compared the finger
prints of Campbell and Close and
found them to be identical
When confronted with this start
ling fact today, Campbell reaCily
admitted that he was the man who
dis ppeared from public sight in
1909 after a career of crime nation
wide in scope.
Another development of import
ance today was the departure from
New York, for Elizabeth of Mrs.
Della Budd, who will seek to iden-
tify Campbell as the mysterious
Frank Howard" who kidnapped her
10-year-old daughter, Grace Budd,
on June 3, 1928.
The kidnapping of the Budd girl
aroused the country, and although
police in every State co-operated
in the search for her nothing has
been heard of her since she walked
blithely away with the middle-aged
Frank Howard" who posed as a
Long Island farmer.
Close, who was the son of a New
York educator, served terms in
California and Sing Sing, and mar
ried and lived with three wives at
the same time. He vanished from
sight a number of years ago.
Close was first sentenced to-
five-year prison term in California
for forgery, but through the influ-
ence of his father was pardoned,
He then returned East to open a
health farm at Montclair, n. j., and
soon married Miss Sarah Phelan,
one of the nurses.
Married Z Wives
When asked about his arrest in
California, Campbell, or Close, said
he had been arrested for forgery
in San Francisco on June 5, 1890,
and was sentenced to five years in
Folsom Prison. On December 2,
1891, however, he said, he was par
doned by Gov, H. H, Markham.
His seven known wives. he re-
vealed as:
Sarah Phelan. New York, married
, 1892.
Marie Becker. New York married
1899.
May Parkington-Pow of Paw.
tucket, married 1906.
Maude Allen, New York, married
1906.
Emma Bullocj, Chicago, married
1915.
Rosalie MacReady. Florida, mar.
ried 1914
Mildred Mowry. Greenville, Pa,
married August %, 1928.
Went To Mexico
In 1899. police records show. he
was married to Marie Becker, an
orphan of Scranton, Pa, following
the birth of daughter, Dorothy,
the couple went to Mexico, but
Closes funds soon ran out. and he
returned alone to MOntclair. In a
short time he had obtained a re.
| sponsible position with a firm that
traded in Photographic supplies.
The disappearance of several valu.
I able articles led the firm to conduct
an investigation of Closes life and
! it was revealed that there was a
Mrs. Close No. /, Mrs. Close No. 9
and a companionate wife known as
i Maude Allen. Later it was learned
he had married still another woman
Mrs. May Parkinson Powers, In
Pawtucket, r. /.
The Washington times., 1929-04-16
Southeast Center Will
Give Play Tomorrow

The Southeast Community Center
will sponsor q "Follies'' to be given
by adults in the Hine Junior High
School, Seventh and G Streets South
east, tomorrow night at S:15 o'clock.
A comedy, "Hearts" will be pre-
sented by the National Business and
Professional Women's Club. The
Southeast Community Players will
enact another play, Wanted, A
Maidi' and a sketch. The Silent
system" will be presented.
The Washington times., 1929-04-16
Tests Are Announced
For Civil Service Jobs

Competitive examinations for
Government positions are to be held
by the Civil Service Commission for
the following places:
Associate agronomist in the Bu-
reau of Plant Industry.
Associate warehouse examiner and
assistant warehouse examiner in the
Bureau of Agricultural Economics.
Mechanical and chemical en-
gineers of various grades in the
Chemical Warfare Service at Edge
wood Arsenal, Md.
Chemist and associate chemist for
departmental service.
Inspector Of airways construction
in the lighthouse service, Depart
ment of Commerce.
The Washington times., 1929-04-16
Ask Receivership of
Sewerage Corporation

ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT.
HOUSE, April 16.--Suit was filed
in the Circuit Court of Arlington
county today before Judge Howard
w. Smith by Commonwealth's At
torney William C. Cloth and Harry
r. Thomas asking for a receiver
ship of the Clarendon Sewerage
Corporation. Il is alleged the trans
fer of the Clarendon Community
Sewerage Company to the Clarendon
Sewerage Corporation was illegal.
Following the hearing before
Judge Smith. the court appointed
as receivers. Commonwealth's Attor-
ney william c. Cloth. Edgar W..
Pumphrey and Hugh Reid.
The Washington times., 1929-04-16
DOugherty to Speak
At Engineers Dinner

District Commissioner Proctor L.
Dougherty will speak at the dinner
meeting of the American Institute
Of Electrical Engineers wednesday.
April "a, at $50 p. m, at the
Raleigh Hotel.
Other speakers will be r. F. Schu-
chardt, president of the institute:
Prof. j. L. Beaver, regional vice
president; G.. A. Robinson, chief en-
gineer Of the Chesapeake ana Po-
tomac Telephone Company; Capt.
A. r. e. Horn, General Electric
Company; J. A. Ferry, electrical
engineer of the telephone company
Major W. A. Danielson, quarter
master corps, U. s, A.; e. c. Crit
tendeon, chief Of the electrical divi
sion, and DR.. NJ. G.. Lloyd, senior
engineer of the Bureau Of Stand
ards.
The Washington times., 1929-04-16
HONOR AMBASSADOR

The British Ambassador and Lady
Isabella Howard viii be guests Of
honor at the annual dinner Of the
Washington branch Of the English.
Speaking Union at the. Hotel Will
lard next Monday at T:30 o'clock.
The speakers will be Prof. c. A.
Richmond and DR.. Hugh Brickhead.
Of Richmond.
The Washington times., 1929-04-16
.UNBOATS
COMMAND
ESCAPE
ROUTE

MEXICO CITY, Aprh 16
I.N.S.). thousand
rebel troops retreating north-
ward from Sinaloa to join the
main body of rebels in Sonora
today were expected to fall
into a federal trap set for
them at the port of Guaymas,
Sonora.
Closely pressed by Gen. Lazarc
Cardenas' government troops, the
rebels were last reported retreating
over the coastal railway which viii
take them through Empalme and
Guaymas.
The federal gunboat Progresso
has anchored in Guayman Bay and
has trained its guns upon the
railway stations In both places to
cut off the rebels retreat.
Another federal craft has also
been ordered up the Sonora Coast.
InBS SI1lpB q VI OlSC1Se may JOAA SAHS
Progresso at Guaymas or may pro-
ceed farther north to patrol the
Sonora Coast and prevent any posi-
BILE rebel retreat by water to lower
California.
NACO, Sonora, Mexico, April Is
u.N.s.).-Federal headquarters to-
day reported that two OF their air
planes had dropped 80 bombs on
rebel troops entering Aqua Prieta
yesterday. The rebel troops were en-
route to join the forces Of General
Yocupicio, was was left in command
of the Naco area after the departure
of Generals J. G. Escobar and Fausto
Topete.
Approximately 1000 troops have
arrived at Aqua Prieta during the
past "a hours Reports received
from there said the bombs dropped
by Federal planes did little damage.
With strong federal forces con.
verging on two sides Of Aqua Prieta
it is thought that the rebels VIII
either have to make stand soon
or else slip through towards the
south and join the troops OF Genera
| Topete.
The Washington times., 1929-04-16
MEN TO HOLD DANCE

The Young Mems Club will hold
their spring dance at st. PauIs
auditorium, the 14oO block v st. N.
W., on Friday. Music will be fur
nished by the Venetian Ramblers.
The Washington times., 1929-04-16
TYPICAL GIRL IS
GOLDEN GIRL
Of TODAY

Within the next week the typical
Washington girl will be chosen. The
announcement is expected to appear
very shortly.
The typical Washington girl will
really be the golden girl of today.
She will be the consolidation of all
the virtues and other marks of char
acter that is incorporated in the
young women of today.
Money, travel, fame will be the
lot of the girl that is chosen as the
best representative available of the
American girl of today. A check
for SIS 900 has been placed in New
York bank for the winning girl. A
tour of the capitals of Europe will
be arranged for her. She will be al
lowed to take along a companion or
a chaperone. All of the interesting
points in the various cities will be
visited without the slightest cost to
the winner.
Paint Her Picture
Famous artists will paint her
portrait. The portrait, as well as
her picture will be shown ALI over
the United States. Thousands will
acclaim her and back up the de-
cision of the judges.
The selection of the local winner
will be made this week in local
hotel, it is thought. The committee
of judges will pick out the gin that
they think is most typical of all
other American girls.
The winning girl will have 1ncor-
porated in her the characteristics
that have made the American girl
famous all over the world. Polse
will be one of her cardinal virtues.
She will radiate pep" and per.
sonality. The typical American girl
is on her toes all of the time.
She wants to do things in a con-
structive manner and has keen
desire to meet her fellows. She Is
good mixer. fond of companion
ship.
May Drink
Perhaps she sips a. cocktain now
and then. She may smoke a cigar
cite once in a while. But she
never INDUCES in anything TO eA'
cess except in radiating her per-
sonality.
The committee of judges is COM
posed of Felix Mahoney, head OF the
National School of Fine and Applied
Arts; Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, head
of the Parent Teacher Associations
of the District of Columbia, and
Marjorie Webster, president OF the
Marjorie Webster School of Expres'
sion and Physical Education.
That is the committee that VIII
select Washington's representative
in the final judgment in New YORK
City. Watch The Washington Times
for the announcement of the win,
ner.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-03
BILL FOR PICKETING
Labor Seeks Law Against
InjunCtions.

Municipal ordinances prohibiting
picketing during labor strikes such
as indianapolis has would be in
validated by bill to be sponsored in
the coming session of the general
assembly by the Indiana State
Federation of Labor.
The measure would prohibit the
use of injunctionS in labor disputes
by providing mo restraining order
or injunction shall be granted by
any court Of this state, or by a judge
or the judges thereof, in any case
involving or growing out of a dispute
concerning terms or conditions OF
employment, enjoining or restrain
ing any person or persons, either
singly or in concert, from termi-
mating any relation of employment,
or from ceasing to perform any work
of labor, or from recommending adj
vising, or persuading others SO to do;
or from being upon any public
street, or thoroughfare or highway
for the purpose of obtaining or COM
municating information, or to per-
suade any person or persons to work
or to abstain from working, or to
employ or to cease to employ any
party to a labor dispute, or to
recommend, advise or persuade
others so to do"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-03
Indiana Girl
Wouldn't Eat

Everybody in the neighborhood
was crazy about Dorothy. She was
the happiest, brightest little thing
you ever saw" says her mother,
Mrs. j. w. Hamilton, 1922 Laurel
ST., Indianapolis. "She looked so
healthy we thought she'd never have
any trouble. But she began to be
constipated. 1t made her fretful,
cross and feverish. Her breath got
to be terrible and her tongue was
nearly always coated. She didn't
want to do anything but lie around.
She wouldn't eat and was losing
weight fast.
"Then our doctor recommended
California Fig Syrup and began
giving it to Dorothy. 1t frightened
her up right away. She began to
eat heartily and her stomach and
bowels started acting perfectly. Soon
she commenced gaining weight
again and she's been perfectly well,
strong and happy ever since
California Fig Syrup is made from
two Of Natures greatest laxatives-
ripe California Figs and First Quail
ity SIENNA Leaves. Children like it's
rich, fruity taste. 1t regulates their
stomach and bowels and gives these
organs tone and strength SO they
continue to act normally, of their
own accord.
The genuine, endorsed by physi-
clans for over SO years, always bears
the word California All drug
stores have it.-Advertisement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-03
Three DIE ON
RAIL CROSSING
Train Strikes Auto of
Altoona Men.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
AUBURN, Ind, Jan. 3.-Three men
were killed instantly and another
injured seriously near here when the
automobile in which they we're rid
ing was struck by a Baltimore &
Ohio train at a crossing.
The dead are: Clayton Waiter,
20; Richard Hall, 18, and Clifton
Miller, 25. The injured man is
Samuel Leeson, 20.
The four men, residents of Altoona,
a small town near here, were en-
ployed on the night force of the
Auburn Automobile Company plant
here. They had finished work and
were on their way home when the
accident occurred.
The automobile, wrecked badly,
was carried nearly $50 feet by the
locomotive. Engineer Gladly, Gar
rett, said he saw the approaching
automobile and sounded his whistle.
Police who Investigated the crash
said they believed the driver of the
machine attempted to stop, but on
account of the slippery condition Of
the roads, skidded directly into the
path of the train.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-03
Wary Mrs. Bo1uh Foils
C1t1iousDObe Seekers

WASHINGTON 3-Aany tales serious political
w caused by fool official wives always rife in Wash
expected them
politicians and them with their
century wife of the senator from Idaho is as
wary of them.
Talk being chair secretary of state
the about the time she invited TO dinner
question nnoceny brought but the whole
knives and forks listen her guest
that the host astute politician and close friend
nearly apoplexy Mrs. Borah began:
understand what delicate question this is to talk
that tonight friends simply
going all confidence that this cabinet seat has been Of
to Borah-"
turned purple and almost upset his ice water But Mrs
BoraT went
everybody in Washington except Mr. Hoover
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-03
CRANK is ARRESTED;
THREATENED COOLIDGE
1900 Menacing Letters Found in
POstOfIice Clerks Home.
BU United Press

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-The arrest
of Abraham Rosenberg, 81, clerk in
the main postoffice here, has cleared
up the mystery of ''crank" letters
received in the last few years by
President Coolidge, Vice-President
Dawes, former Governor Smith, and
other dignitaries, postal authorities
announced today.
Postal inspectors said they found
1900 letters, all Of a threatening
nature, at Rosenberg's home, 622
Neptune avenue.
Rosenberg dropped his last letter
down chute in the main postofflce.
It was traced to him and the threat
ening letters were found in his
home.
Rosenberg, postal men say, threat
ened action" after such develop
mentS as the sinking of the sub
marine S-4.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-03
HOOVER PLANS
SECRET UNTIL
HE Gets HOME
Political Leaders of u. S. to
Meet President EIect
After Sunday.
BY THOMAS L. STOKES
United Press staff Correspondent

ABOARD THE U. S. S. UTAH EN-
ROUTE to HAMPTON ROADS,
Jan. 8. = President-E Elect Herbert
Hoover remained silent on political
questions as the Utah came abreast
of the United States early today and
steamed northward about 1000
miles off shore.
Although the battleship was ap-
preaching the winter zone after al
most two months of South American
summer, the weather still was warm
today; but the sea was rolling
slightly.
The Utah will anchor at Hampton
Roads Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover attended a
show Wednesday night given by the
crew of the Utah, but did not re-
main for a boxing exhibition after
ward.
Although the President has
declined to make any official or I'M
official announcements, it is known
he will begin a series of conferences
at Washington Immediately on his
return there with view to form
ing his cabinet.
Political leaders from all sections
of the country are expected to con-
fer with him as he selects his cab
met. He gave as his reason for 60
ing to Washington instead of Flor
ida, as originally planned, that it
would be more convenient for these
leaders.
Records of the South American
trip will be given to the govern
ment. These include Hoover'S
speeches and messages as well as
speeches and messages of South
American officials who greeted him.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-03

however that the British peoples
optimism must be restrained.
The Daily News said today that
King George still has not recovered
his strength enough to see any MEM
bers of the royal family except the
queen, who is admitted TO the sick
room whenever she wishes.
The queens repeated insistence
that the king take more nourish-
ment greatly has lightened the task
of the nurses who experienced con-
siderable difficulty in persuading
King George to allow them to feed
him, the Daily News said. The king
yielded to the queens appeals that