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The Washington times., 1930-05-17
THE BEAUTY
BOX
BY Helen Follett-

Do you know that it is a
scientific fact that faces change
as mind and character develop?
Let us say that twin girls
grow up. One is interested in
mental culture and becomes a
teacher. The other is inter
ested in nothing and becomes
a time-killer. The first will
acquire the face of a student
and the other will build up
the face of a dumb-bell. What
goes on inside the head comes
out on the face. Every time!
New shades in complexion
powders are worth considering.
Bronzy tanS are not on the
beauty menu, but there are
lovely ochre tones, ivory, fluffs
and blue beiges. There is a
new pinky tan shade that Is so
ruddy one can't use rouge with
it without looking like a house
afire. Every season has its
new offerings in face paints
and calctmines.
The Washington times., 1930-05-17
TEA-TABLE
CHATTER

Women are dreSS-minded as
they have never been in the
past; varying skirt lengths show
that fact plainly enough. Paris
designers make their offerings
and women pick and choose. A
frock that will make master
piece of sartoriaI beauty of
Anne will turn Mary into a
caricature. The woman with
the feather bed shape knows
that she can't wear the chic
little dud Haunted by the pint
size gel with the urchin figure.
What the sisterhood is learn
ing about the art of clothing
the female form is something
plenty. Clothes are easy on the
public eye.
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When she returned she
showed Morgan plainly that she
did not care to continue their
conversation-showed him in a
polite way, however, by making
preparations to close the shop.
She took her coat from the
hanger and laid it on the chair,
and Morgan arose to help her.
He mustered up courage to say
May I see you home. Miss
Marlowe-it's rather late"
"Oh, thank you" Anne looked
directly into his eyes a bit fear
fully. But my brother is COM
ing for mel just heard his
horn outside"
The Washington times., 1930-05-17
By
JANE DIXON
TIMELY WORDS
ON PROPER
ETIQUETTE
By Mrs. C. Beeckman

BY Mrs. T.. Beeckman
DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
1 have just become acquaint-
ed with a lady here in town. Her
son goes to school with my son.
She visited me the other after.
noon. It was her first visit,
and when she left she laid her
card, and two of her husbands
cards, on the table. Was 1 to
return the visit in two weeks
and leave the same number Of
cards?
2. I called her on the tele-
phone about two weeks after
her visit, and we had a nice,
little chat. Was that proper?
She asked me to spend an
afternoon with her, and to
call her on the telephone so
she will be at home. How
soon shall + call, and how
long shall I stay?
3. Should I take my wraps
off?
4. Could I take fancy work
to work on?
S. Should I take candy or
flowers? If so, what kind?
MRS. L. ].
Yes. this is the gracious and
friendly thing to do. Leave
one of your cards for the
hostess and two of your hus-
bands cards, one for the host
ess and one for the host.
2. In response to such a
friendly invitation. you should
make a point of calling on her
very soon. You might stay
about an hour for this visit.
The customary length of time
for the first formal call. those
formal calls that our grand
mothers used to pay, was the
famous 20 minutes. But this
visit would probably not be of
such a strict formality.
3. You would probably take
off your coat, but not your
hat.
4. No, just spend the hour
chatting. 1t would be bad
form to take any work with
YOU, even fancy work.
S. You might take box OF
flowers with you, if you wish,
and 7 am sure that this neigh
Dor would be most appreciative
of this thoughtfulness. A box
of spring flowers, or only daf-
fodils, would be charming and
very seasonable.
The Washington times., 1930-05-17
A Big Struggle

Raquel had been walking
along in the darkness, thinking
about Lily. Lily would not give
johnson up without a struggle.
Not a clean struggle either. A
woman with a mouth like Lily's
would stop at nothing. Every
thing to gain, nCSS.Aing to lose.
A ray of lighk slanted across
Raquel's path. She was pass
ing the Eldorado, where Keno
Joe ran a cabaret as lure for
his gambling game. Lily was
the cabaret. RaQuel could hear
her now, her high nasal soprano
whining out the last bars of one
of those love ballads that
whipped up the sentiment of
maudlin customers, causing
them to rap vigorously for an
other round of tequila.
'"Then put my arms about you
And now can't do without you"
The last word was drowned in
a heavy thump of fists on tables.
Lily appeared in the door. The
full curves of her figure were
outlined sharply against the
bright, smoke-filled room.
For a moment only she hest
tated there. Then. seeing
Raquel in the slanting ray of
light, she advanced, with
leonine sway. toward the girl,
slender and alert.
I've been looking for you,
Miss Rojos," Lily said. The
night air was drenched with
the odor of cheap perfume
from her hot body.
What for?" Raquel faced
her squarely. No use mincing
matters. They had to have it
out between them, she and
Lily, about Johnson.
Il hear you've been lolling
around after Bill Johnson. You
let johnson alone. I'm warn
ing you" Lily's voice was low.
There was menace in it.
Raquels shoulders lifted. Her
white teeth cleaned through
a half smile.
why don't you tell this to
Johnson?" she asked.
The taunt went home. She
could see Lily tremble with
rage, the spangles of her taw-
dry dance dress throwing off
green points of light.
Never you mind Johnson.
I'll take care of him." snapped
Lily. Just you lay off. This
moonlight stuff is liable to be
bad for your health, my pretty
dove"
SOP" Raquel's face, tense
and white, was close against
the ear of the astonished Lily.
Then you listen to this, fat
hen. Johnson has asked me
to marry him and I'm saying
yes. Go cackle that to your
friends in Joe's place, will
you?"
She heard the sharp intake
of Lily's breath. A strangled
scream. Lily's hand in her
hair.
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stand for a striped suit in the
family, you don't know John
son. He'll drop you like you
was a rattlesnakC. Now, pref
ty dove, does that make you
lose your taste for other wo-
mems property"
How much did Lily know?
Could she really pull the wires
that would end Pancho's
scheming career?" Her father
had once been gentleman, a
man of family, of education.
Before the pulque parlors. the
brain-searing tequila sucked
him down. Pancho, looking
out from behind the bars
You lie.", Raquels voice
was level, crisp with Scorn.
"All you know about Pancho
won't hurt him any,"
"Oh, no, it won't hurt him
much" Lily's control was
cracking apart. Not when
they find out about the Tur-
ner mine job in Sonora, and
whose gang it was got the
pay roll in"
Raquels hand shot out,
caught Lily's spangled dress
just where it met her pink
flesh above the curve of her
breasts. There was a ripping,
a tearing. Spangles spattered
down like angry rain-dropS.
Lily, taken by surprise. loosen
ed her grip in Raque1's hair.
The hair fell, a sable scarf,
about Raquel's head and shoul-
ders.
The Washington times., 1930-05-17
DO YOU KNOW
THAT

No fewer than "a prisons are
now idle in England. These are
about to be sold with view of
reducing the public debt.
The regency of Rumania will
prosecute any person openly de-
manding the return of former
Crown Prince Carol from exile.
Blown by suction from the
intake manifold, a whistle has
been invented to warn motor.
lists that circulation Of lubri-
eating oil in his car has
stopped.
The population of the British
Isles is about 47,l50,000.
The Washington times., 1930-05-17
YOUR RULING
STAR
BY William Shwader-
THE YEAR AHEAD
For those whose birthday h
May IL

@4AA - 4~AAA~ AAAA@~NA
For those whose birthday d
May IL
If today Is your birthday dur
ing the coming year you should
benefit through social affairs
or artistic matters. You may
become interested in education
al, philanthropic or social-wel-
fare work. You may spend
money a bit too freely. Mars
is in fiery sign and in ad-
verse relation to the Moon
warns against thoughtless and
impulsive actions. IMPORTANT
DATES: Avoid excesseS of all
kinds, take no risks and main
tain routine from July to 7,
September II to %, November
II to 10, January / to S, April
to S. Good for general af-
fairs, make efforts to advance
your interests from May 18 to
%, June II to IA, August %
to 80, October 13 to 16, Feb
ruary 8 to IL. Contradictory
dates show two opposing influ.
enceS.
A CHILD born today will
have a kindly and optimistic
nature. He should benefit by
travelling, literature, education
and social contacts,
TENDENCIES FOR TOMOR-
ROW MAY 18): The position
of Mercury is excellent for in
tellectual, scientific and liter
ary pursuits. This would be a
fine day to catch up on some
old correspondence.
The Washington times., 1930-05-17

Cast of Characteristic mermaid, a professional,
sits brown rock thrust up from the
drenched sand. She laughs. She has a jimp little
figure, strong and proud Webs between her fingers
going to say, dear me, between her toes, too!
Down to her waist she is lovely pearl color. But
from there she deepens through palest shades of
green to rich velvety and jeweled blue of the
angel fish, And she ends-Oh name of lost
Romance-in q fine strong fluke that make civil
The Washington times., 1930-05-17

a way from the water and, though she CAN swim,
she is not wet. Her hair made curly with hot
tubes while she smothered in big white sheet She
has two pretty, white legs and no tail at all. Her
jewery is pearls of the first characters home
the Her hair is bright golden.
The first character is smiling at the second, and
her line is: Come on in; the water is fine!"
NELL BRTNKLEY.
The Washington times., 1930-05-17
CONTINUED from Yesterday

Continued from Yesterday
CHAPTER 4
Raquel stirred uneasily.
Glump - glump - rackely -
rack-glump, glump. There
was a flat wheel on this car
of the train. Until now she
had not been aware Of its dis-
turbing clatter.
Lily! Back her mind raced
to events at Hermosa. A tin
Cling sensation ran along Ra-
quels nerve wires. Lily and
that flat wheel. Mentally she
shook herself free of them.
Lily had gone out of her life.
Poor bedizened Lily with the
straw hair and the hard mouth.
Where was Lily now? she Won
dered. The question muffled
the clatter of the flat wheel.
It carried Raquel again to that
night she had left Anna Schlem-
mer blubbering outside her
mothers boarding house.
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the rudest wave! Just she is fIapping it idly
the sand flickng off water in diamond sprays.
Around her neck she q necklace of kelp and
red seaweed, with shell two cleaning among
the greenery Her hair is a Silken, bright green.
The girl amateur, lounges on a waterproofed
silk rug in the lee of brown old bovine rock and
CAV parasol Her swimming suit is brief and ties in
bows in the latest Her nails glitter in the
SUM- She, too, has a iimp little figure She is quite
The Washington times., 1930-05-17
All Right

Anne hurried out. Morgan
smiled happily. He listened
idly to the conversation on the
other side of the partition.
"# Good evening, Miss
MarloWe."
Good evening, Sergeant"
Sergeant! A cop!
II thought twas past your
closing time-T tried your door
and found it open.
The Washington times., 1930-05-17

This old model of an ancient
Eastern vessel of the type used
about 1900, is the property of
Arthur Lane, COL Twenty-third
st. N. w.
The Washington Times ,pil
publish from day to day inter.
eSting specimens OF authentic
The Washington times., 1930-05-17
What Do You KnOw?
ANSWERS TO TODAY's TEST
Questions on Editorial Page

l. Railroad locomotive; 2, Screw propeller g. sewing ma
chine; Steam engine; S, Submarine cable g. Holland T.
Semitic; 8, Milk 9, Mexico Henry Lye; H. usn sea-
Ia Hmalaya l3 Louis Joliet: IA Confcus Hppocrates
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-21
Grapefruit Problems

According TO II. G. r., a Valley
man Is working on an invention
that promises to be a great boon to
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-21
McAdoo In The Air

William Gibbs McAdoo, after a transcontinental
flight from Los Angeles to New York. deserted the
air for the picture and the newspaper kodakers made
the most Of It. He gave as his reason for the big
hop that he wished to determine the speed with which
the average business man could cross the continent
in comfort and safety. He made the Journey from
Los Angeles 10 the capital of the nation in is hours
and % minutes. Now the former secretary Of the
treasury is convinced that a plane furnished all the
comfort and the safety Of a rail pullman close 20
the ground.
In the good old days Of the oxcart civilization the
hardy pioneer made the journey from the midwest to
the California shores of the Pacific in six months.
He started in early springtime and II good luck at
tended him he made the Pacific landing in fall time.
This Is the ~sky-flying age and the civilization OF to-
day calls for rapid travel and men who do not sleep
at the switch. 10
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-21

Census Director William M. Stuert. pointing TO
Chicago and Los Angeles as examples. in an interview
declared all cities of more than 1000 population
should be at work defining themselves as trade CEN
ters- Why not all cities of more than $4,000 inhabit-
ants? He also advocated city planning on the basis
OF population growth logically to be anticipated. All
cities should define themselves as trade centers-
Brownsville should be a great trade center. 1t serves
a vast trade territory in Lower Rio Grande Valley.
Trade expansion should come with the population ex-
pansion. Men and money make cities grow.
Dallas. for instance. is on the verge Of adopting
the city management plan of municipal government.
All the amendments we're adopted by a heavy ma
Jority. Political lines we're shattered. Property own
es and taxpayers had grown weary of the old mu-
nicipal system. They had grown weary Of factions
and. cliques. They had grown weary Of the rule of the
practical politicians. Now they are going to give
the acid test to the city manager plan.
Fort Worth adopted it years ago and Fort Worth
Is . shining example Of what a city manager, given
q free hand. is able TO do in giving the people a real
municipal government. Austin started TO give the
plan the acid test long before Fort Worth adopted it
and the growth of Austin has been amazing. Some
day great cities. New York and Philadelphia and Chi
cago, will be compelled to toss the practical politicians
aside and adopt the city manager form Of municipal
government.
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The Once Over
THE WASHINGTON TABLOID
BY Il L PHILLIPS
Copyright. 1880. BY The Associated Newspal

Copyright. 1880. BY The Associated Newspapers)
The Republican National Committee Is TO publish
an Administration newspaper. The alarming note In
the announcement is that 1t is to be a tabloid. Pic
lures Of Administration notables In bathing suits are
seen as a probable feature. With an array Of true
stories. horoscopes, and q Your White House and
Mine" column.
We may discover Senator Smoot running a depart
ment on matrimonial happiness. and Congressman
John c. Tilson running a how-to-keep wells column
and assuring readers that nothing they get from the
Republican party can make them sick.
Samples
Dear Mr.. Tilson: For a long time now I have been
feeling very low. I have rheumatism, govt, vertigo
and a touch Of hay fever. ! have no appetite and feel
miserable all the time. II is years since I have had a
What would you advise? A Faithful Reader.
be well.
Dear Mr.. smoot: ! am a young married woman.
me and provides me with a comfortable home, but he
wants to stay home every night and listen to the ra-
dio. while I want to 60 out to the theater or to
dances. We do not openly quarrel. but I find we are
drawing further apart all the time. Some Of my
friends say I should leave him. Mother tells me I
should try to talk 1t out with him and get him to
take mo around more. What do you think?
Minerva.
Al am sending you a copy of the tariff bill. A
careful study Of the section dealing with iute raw.
fish sounds Except in bulk. and grindstoneS when
not used for musical ~purposesJ will clear up all your
troubles.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-21
Senator Purl Robbed of His Pants

Senator George c. Purl of Dallas is an unhappy
statesman A burglar invaded his residence and rob-
bed him Of his trousers, a purse containing personal
papers and a small amount Of money and a gold
watch. Senator Purl did not despair. He walked
about in pajamas until he got in touch with his tall
or who supplied the trousers but the infamous bur-
glar made good his escape with the loot in the pock-
cts of the Purl pants. Former Senator Thomas 81
Love is not a city dweller. He has a model country
home. Midnight providers never invade his ward
robe. There are watch dogs at the Love Ridfe dsomi-
Gle. There are trusty guns within the reach Of the
owner. Senator Love knows how to handle the fire
side protectors. He knows how to train his witch
dogs. Senator Purl should take lessons from the
master Of Love Ridge farm.
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the grapefruit industry. He says he
Is perfecting a compass container
for the grapefruit which will warn
one Of the direction the juice will
squirt. enabling the eater TO dodge
in the opposite direction.
Now that this is under discussion.
we have another suggestion 10 Of
fer. Get a "a of grapefruit, and
have some one eat them, counting
tie number OF squirts. and also the
direction in which the juice flew.
Then figure out a law of averages.
For example. II the juice squirted to
the left 10 times and to the right
five times, the eater could dodge 10
the right and escape the majority
Of times. Or something like that.
Maybe They Are
A Houston publication SAYS: The
formal petition OF the city Of Hcus-
ton and the Houston Chamber Of
Commerce 10 intervene in the suit
OF Atlanta for a writ Of mandamus
to compel Census Director w. M.
Steuart to place the Geore-l city's
population at 800. 900 odd inhabit-
ants has been filed in the supreme
court Of the District Of Columbia"
According to what We have heard
some Georgia Crackers are odd. On
the other hand. We know some who
r decidedly not-they moved to
the Valley.
Don't Be Worried
Announcement was made Monday
in The Herald that hunting in
Mexico sor foreigners has come 10
an abrupt stop. And just a couple
OF months ago the Mexican govern
ment was going to lots of trouble
making things easier for hunters.
having realized the amount OF tour
list traffic this would attract into
the republic.
The southern republic changes
laws about as rapidly o as they
used to change presidents. 80 hunt
ers need not worry. About the
time the weather really gets right
for hunting. the Mexican authori-
ties may have a law not only al
lowing foreigners to hunt In that
country. but also arranging for II
at little expense. QUEEN sabe?
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happened. Would Mrs Parsons tell
her how she could N " gain her
fathers respect again? How could
she ever undo this tangle2
Evelyn comforted her. She de-
clared that she herself would talk
to John Mitchell. Celia was not
to worry. Everything would right
itself. AS for never seeing Tod
again. that was NONSENSE she
would tell Mitchell what a fine
young man Jordan was.
The girl returned home feeling
her burdens lightened. when 81
saw her father that evening he was
cordial as usual. Celia began to
believe her clouds were banished.
And then Friday morning she
went again with her grandmother
to Charlotte's shop.
Mrs. Mitchell had decided she
needed a new tea gown. she stood
on the fitting block as a ssamstress
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picture the consequences Be quiet
as you 20 up the stairs SO a. not Il
wake her"
Celia went. She was "a pitiful
little figure as she mounted the
stairs.
Softly she turned the knob
opening the door OF her bedroom
Then she closed IL and switched
on the lights. A sorry replica of
herself in damaged finery greeted
her from the triple mirrors cro
the room.
The girl went nearer and survey
ed herself. Swollen eyes red-r.m
med. Hair awry. Her cheeks mark
ed by tear stains. and the front o.
her frock soiled. What a sight!
Her beautiful birthday party
ever the memory of the drive with
I Tod-was ruined now Celia drop
ped her coat on a chair. Her eyes
we're smarting and filled with tears
SO that II was hard to undo thr
fasteners which held her dress. A.
last she had II off.
She dropped to the bed and lei
the sobs come. Her shoulders rose
and fell convulsively. Finally tn
tears stopped and she lay quiet
Celia 7oticed the ring on her finger
She sat up and took the rinr
off. II brought her misery back
with a fresh start. Her father had
said that she should never again
see Tod. How could she keep such
a promise?
IL did not occur % the girl 10
blame Jordan for her unhappiness.
Il did not occur to her to suspect
Evelyn Parsons OF treachery.
Celia rose and dropped the rim
IN a box on her dressing table.
Then she went to the bathroom
and bathed her eyes with cold wa
ter. 1t eased their singing.
Finally the girl turned out the
light and crept into bed. She lay
in the darkness for several min
utes. Then she got up again, snap
ped on the light and went to her
desk. fumbling through a drawer
OF papers. She found what she
sought and returned to bed.
An hour later Celia dropped |.
sleep. Beneath her cheek. damp
with tears, was the birthday letter
from her mother.
She t%elephoned Evelyn Parsons
al 1880 the next morning. Rose
said her mistress was having
breakfast.
VIII you tell her it's Mis-
Mitchell calling?" Celia persisted
Tell her I want TO speak to her
It's important"
In a few moments Evelyn's dull
Get tones came back over the wire
Why. Celia. dear, good morn.
ing! How're you feeling after the
party?'
Celia swallowed. Then she said:
Good morningl I'm-oh, I'm all
right. thank you. Mrs. Parsons. T
want TO see you. IL want 70 talk
to you about something. Gould J
come over right away?"
Why. child-your voice sounds
as though something were the
matter. Of course. come alongi~
Celia stopped just long enough
TO tell her grandmother she was
going to call on Mrs Parsons. and
20 wait for Thompson to bring the
car around.
She reached Evelyn's fashionable
apartment. stepped into the eleva-
tor. and a minute later Rose was
ushering her into Mrs. Parsons
boudoir.
Darling! You've been cryingl"
The older woman's sympathetic
tone broke down barriers OF re-
straint. Celia told her all that haS
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smoothed down folds OF lavender
crepe. The seamstress dropped her
ban OF pins. It rolled within an
inch Of Celia's toe.
Let me get 1t for you'll" the girl
said. She picked up the object and
returned II smiling.
Her grandmother stiffened. She
made no comment until | ~ we're
In the car again. Then she said.
Cecilia, your conduct speaking 20
that sewing woman was outra-
ecous. Don't you know you can't
treat tradespeople as equals7"
II didn't" the girl began.
That's en0ughl- snapped Mrs.
Mitchell. you are not TO be IA
milisr with common working peo-
plel-
The girls eyes blazed. Don't
ycu say thati" she cried. My
mother works. and she's not COM
mon!'