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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-28
SKULL HURT IN FALL
Plunges Down Steps of Barber Shop
on Fourteenth Street

Charles Stoneciffer, SIS years old. of
1924 Thirteenth street, is in a serious
condition at the Emergency Hospital,
with fractured skull as result of a
fall down the steps of a barber shop
at 1923 Fourteenth street early last
night.
Stoneciffer was taken to Emergency
Hospital in a private machine by sam,
uel M. Anglin of 1411 Eighth street, and
was treated by DR.. S. G. Lewis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-28
Slips and Falls, Dislocates Knee.

Slipping on the Washington Monu-
ment steps yesterday, Daniel Miller, 10
years old of Mercersburg, Pa, suffered
a dislocated knee and was taken TO the
Emergency Hospital for treatment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-28
20 Autos Stolen.

Twenty-three automobiles were re-
ported to the police as having been
stolen or taken by joyriders during the
past three days. Nine of them had
besn recovered this morning.
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sound Of an automobile coming
around the corner.
It was a small open roadster,
and in it sat Norrie Shane and
Louise Durham, one of the
nurses who lived with her in
the flat above Aunt Ems flat.
What plain-looking women
they are, thought Lovejoy,
watching them come up the
front walk on their flat-heeled
white shoes. 1t Tom marries
Norrie there'll be lots of times
when he'll wish she had some
of my looks.
The thought gave her a good
deal of satisfaction. .Norrie
might be a sweet, nice girl who
would keep his socks mended
and the buttons on his shirts.
But she certainly was nobody
to take his breath away and
make his heart beat faster.
Hello. Norrie." she said in a
cold voice. Whats on your
mind?-Hello, Miss Durham.
tom told us that you're. sell
ing all your furniture" It was
Louise Durham who answered
her. "And we came over to
see if we could buy an arm
chair from you-cheap."
LoVejoy'S green-gray eyes
were as cold as the stars that
shine out above the North Pole.
There was a smile far back in
them. A cold, hard, calculating
little smile.
Il suppose the chair that
you've come to buy is Toms
own armchair, isn't it," she
asked crisply.
She turned to Norrie.
Il suppose you think 1t will
make Tom feel coy and COM
Portable to have a chair of his
own when he comes to your
flat for support" she said bit
terly. But I'm not going to
sell it to you! I don't want to
have any dealings with you at
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they do both, and think nothin'
Of It'll"
We'll, I admit that I'm sorry
I had my hair dyed" her niece
began meekly.
But I certainly am doing
the right thing tot getting rid
Of Tom Nicholson!" she added
with a flash Of spirit.
Aunt En- chewed a mouthful
Of corned.beef hash thought
fully.
Here you are, getting ready
to run off to Nevada" she said
when her mouth was empty,
land here's Tom acting just rs
If he's counting Norrie Shanel
I suppose he'll marry her as
soon as he hears you've mar
ried Steve Oglebay!"
"AS soon as he hears I'm
getting a divorce he'll try to
grab the baby!" Lovejoy ex-
claimed. But the baby's mine,
remember! And as soon as
come back as Steve's wife I'm
going to take the baby. So if
Tom comes here and tries to
take Tommy don't let him do
it"
It was then that Aunt En-
sprang her surprise on Lovejoy.
Hell be right here in this
flat at the time, most likely
she said calmly. I'm not going
to live here with just that tinv
baby all the time you're gone!
Il tried living here by myself
for a few days, and every night
when I went to sleep I ex-
pected to wake up and find
myself murdered in my bed!"
She took sip of her strong,
hot tea and went on:
80 tonight I waylaid Tom
and asked him to move in here
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all!-1f you want my furniture
you'll have to go and bid on
It'll"
Miss Durham spoke up. She
{ was one Of those talky, strong
minded women who are always
fighting other peoples battles
for them.
I'VE didn't come here to be
inSulted, Mrs. Nicholson" she
said angrily, flushing a dull,
unbecoming red. I'VE had a
perfect right to try to buy that
armchair"
kindly shut upg" Lovejoy in
terrupted her like an impolite
little girl. your wonderful
friend broke up my home and
took my husband from me! But
she can't have my furniture!"
"1?-I took Tom away from
you!" Norrie sent her a wild,
stricken look, why, Lovejoy,
how can you say such a thing?"
! came here and I tried to
help you'll did my work."
Lovejoy went into the house
and shut the door.
She was shaking with silent
fury.
ITO think of the nerve of her!
Coming over here and trying to
buy Toms armchair from mel"
she said to Aunt EN- late that
afternoon when she came back
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- soon as you 60. I shall en-
joy having him here. Toms
nice-You say that he's be-
gun to drink but I guess he
knows better than to do mucn
drinking around ME!"
you're upholding him in his
disgraceful love affair with
Norrie!" Lovejoy accused her.
And you ought to be ashamed
Of yourself, Emma Pomfretl"
But Aunt EN- denied that. II
amt upholding either. one Of
you'll" she snapped. But you've
wished your baby on me, and I
think that one Of that baby's
parents ought to be with himI
Toms an awful good father to
that child-takin' him for rides
and everything! Besides I'm
afraid to stay here nights un-
less there's a man in the place!"
Lovejoy got up from the table
and carried her dishes into the
kitchen.
II don't know whether I'll let
the baby stay here or not" she
called back over her shoulder.
II may take him out to Miaden
with me, =" I'll ask Steve
about It tonight when he
comes"
She went down the hall to
her own room to beautify her
self for Steve.
Between the windows stood
the huge black wardrobe trunk
that he had bought for her q
few days before. On the faded
Inexperienced carpet beside it
was q dressing-bag that. Sheila
Nettles had given to her for the
journey. Its silver-topped bot
ties and brushes and jars
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sure. Of herself once more, she
went on with her dressing.
=
She felt like a different per
son when she went out to meet
Steve at the cs1rba half hour
afterward.
Her step was light and her
eyes danced in the glow from
the lamp-post in front of the
building.
She was no longer the wor-
ried mother Of q tiny baby.
She was no longer o dis
illusioned wife.
Once more she was the girl
with whom Steve Oglebay had
been in love two years ago. Her
shining hair blew back against
her hat in red-gold wings. She
was fragrant with the scent Of
some gardenia perfume that
Sheila Nettles had put into her
dressing bag. ...........
"How's my own grip" Steve
asked her as she got into the
car beside him, and held up
her face for his kiss.
He had a small white envelope
in his hand. Here are your
railroad tickets" he said.
You're leaving tomorrow night
at 7:30-and. I'm going on the
same train. Now, what do you
think of that?"
Ito Be COntinued)
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An Intensely Interesting Story of the
Romance of Beaut iful Blonde

more. Turning to Gordon, he
spoke in a cold fury.
II am beyond anger. II 1
did what I feel like doing I'd
tear this house down and throw
1t In the street." His breath
came in gasps, and perspiration
was pouring down his face.
All have to say is this" he
went ont, when he had recov-
cred sufficiently, under the
Giro lmstances it must be OBJ
vious to you that we can't pos
sibly get on in business together.
I don't like your methods"
-, He wheeled ponderously and
stalked off UP the stairs, leav.
ing. Dulcy gazing after him In
hurt bewilderment. As she
moved over to console Gordon,
who looked as though the world
had suddenly crashed before
him, Mrs. Forbes turned on
her excitedly.
This is all your fault. You
know that couldn't do any.
thing with Angela. And II my
husband ever knows that I
knew they were clipping and
didn't stop 1t, he'll--he'll-Of I
don't know what he will do"
Her voice broke in q sob,
and as Dulcy moved toward
her, she brushed her away and
hurried up the stairs.
Many times Dulcy and Cor
don had stood at the foot Of
these stairs calling a gay good
night to the guests. and steal
ing a tremulous moment to-
gether before they parted. The
ghosts of those tender, happy
days came fluttering around
now to mock at Dulcy.
Nothing else mattered. Moth
ing mattered except that she
loved Gordie and he loved her.
If only he would take her in
his arms now and tell her that
everything was all right She
would think Of some way to fix
everything that had turned out
SO badly, II only he would baby
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her and comfort her Tor Q
moment.
Her eyes pleaded for her as
she turned to Gordon.
Don't even speak to me"
he told her coldly, turning his
eyes away from her. He didn't
dare to look at her. She
looked 80 helpless, so forlorn.
Her big, candid blue eyes filled
with tears were like misty
pools. She looked so tiny. so
pitiful. Gordon Strengthened
his shoulders, and curbed his
impulse to forget all the wreck
age she had made Of his am
billions.
"You can see yourself, Dulcy,
that it won't work." he told her
sadly. "You promised me that
you wouldn't interfere, and
now look at what you've done.
I'm ruined. We couldn't get
married with a. thing like this
hanging over US" ,~ 49,
Dulcy swallowed her tears,
and tried bravely to stand up.
But Gordie-" she spoke in
a tense whisper-"You love me
don't you?"
"I-1 don't know. Anyway,
everything is hopeless with my
business ruined. I can't go on
letting you ruin my whole life"
Without glance at her, he
plodded off to the kitchen.
Dulcy watched him go, unbe-
lieving. But when the realiza-
ton Of what had happened
Smote her, she crurnpled up in
a heap crying disconsolately.
Someone playing the piano in
the living room stopped sud.
denly. -"
Miss Parker" Van Dykes
voice called softly.
Slowly she got up, and
dazedly stumbled into the living
room. No one could console
her. But she didn't want to
be alone.
Tomorrow: Burned Bridges
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THE STORY THUS FAR
NOW CONTINUE

proceeding as though it were
one Of the old kitchen forks
that had vanished. In fact,
he seemed to look on the whole
affair as a boyish prank. But
Forbes, his breath coming in
noisy puffs, was hurrying to-
ward the door followed by Cor
don who paused only long
enough to cast one malevolent
glance as Dulcy.
II suppose it's useless"
Forbes gasped, ''but I am going
to try to follow him in my car"
Wen get him." Gordon as
sured him, though his voice
sounded uncertain at best.
They flung open the door,
and rushed pell-mell into the
driveway, followed a moment
later by Duley and Van Dyke.
The glare of headlights flooded
them, and Forbes jumped back
just in time to escape being hut
by a car.
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Married." Forbes beloved,
as he wheeled and stamped into
the house, adding in q cold fury.
NOW. thanks to you we have a
braying jackaSs In the family.
I hope you are satisfied that
you have done enough"
The more Mrs. Forbes tried
to quiet him, the more explosive
he became. But as his rage
died down in sheer exhaustion,
ne turned to Dulcy in an omi.
nous calm.
Miss Parker" he told her,
II am measuring my words very
carefully. Since my car is gone
and the last train is gone, It
seems that I shall be compelled
to remain In this house over.
night" She shuddered at the
prospect, adding. IT shall en-
deavor. not to commit a MUIR
der"
Mrs, Forbes looked on with
terror-stricken eyes. She won.
dered when her turn would
come. ~
1T wasn't my fault, honestly"
she blurted out, going UP to
him and putting her hand on
his arm. II really didn't know
anything about IT. You know
I would have done anything to
stop"
But Forbes wasn't paying any
attention to her. His eyes were
still leveled on Dulcy and Cor
don. 49,.
Mr.. Forbes, 7. am sure this
can be fixed up in some way"
Gordon began, the Quaver in his
voice betraying his complete
lack Of conviction In what he
said.
Fixed up! Fixed up!" Forbes
was growing incoherent with
rage again.
Eyes, I am sure 1t can,"
Dulcy cooed, her old manner
Of complete assurance return.
ing. II always say that an
angry word spoken in haste"
Forbes turned away from her
as though he could bear no.
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to the Billiard Street flat. IT
suppose she wanted it to put
in that flat upstairs for him!"
Aunt En-, feeding young Tom
his supper Of orange juice and
milk, nodded.
Hes up there now" she said.
II saw him go UP the stairs a
while ago. Those girls get his
supper for him, I guess every
night"
From the floor above Lovejoy
could hear quick, light foot
steps, and once or twice the
sound Of laughter floated down
through the open windows.
How can a man forget his
wife and his child so soon?" she
asked Aunt EN- when the two
Of them were facing each other
across the dining room table q
few minutes later.
How can a woman forget her
husband so soon?" Aunt EN-
came back at her, her shrewd
blue eyes on some Of Steve Ogle-
bays roses In the middle of the
table.
II declare, when I was young,
women didn't think of changing
their husbands every whip-stitch
any more than they'd have
thought Of changing the color
of their hair!-But nowadays
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CHAPTER xxx.

WITHOUT any regret and
" without any sorrow Love-
Joy went ahead with her plans.
She spent six or seven hours
Of every day in the Tudor Road
house, packing up the things
that she wanted to keep, press
Ing and mending the clothes
that she was going to take with
her to Minden, writing letters
to the telephone company, the
gas company and the electric
light company.
She had sold all the furniture
and rugs to the Vera Bloom.
ington Auction Rooms-a COM
pany that sold antique and Sec
ond-hand furniture under the
hammer.
On the last Friday afternoon
in August she sat on the front
steps waiting for the van that
was coming to take away the
things.
In a few hours nothing would
be left of the pretty things that
she had picked out with so
much pleasure last May. :.
Only last May! Only three
months ago!
Jimmy Christmas-but life
can do things to you ina hurry
when it wants to! thought
Lovejoy. Who would have
thought last May that she and
Tom would be getting a divorce
before the autumn leaves fell
from the trees?
Who would have guessed that
she would be going out west to
q tiny Nevada town on Steve
Oglebay's money, leaving Tom
and the baby behind her?
I wonder what Tom will do
when he's free, she unused, look
ing down at the toes of her
worn bronze slippers. Marry
Norrie, probably
She lifted her eyes at the
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cleaned in the electric light, as
Lovejoy switched it on.
The sudden radiance reused
the baby. He turned and
twisted in the little blue-green
bed drawn up beside Lovejoy's
bed. He made funny little
sounds in his bird-like voice.
go to sleep. dear little
thing" Her throat closed with
a sharp tightening ON the
words. Tears came pricking
along her eyelids. :" How
could she leave this small help
less thing? This soft tiny bit Of
a baby who bumped his head a
dozen times a day on doors and
window Sills in his mighty ef-
forts to stand on his weak little
feet-who played with matches
if he could find them, and did
all sorts of dangerous and mis-
chievous things.
If anything happened to him
I'd die! thought Lovejoy, look
ing at him through q mist of
tears.
But of course, nothing was
going to happen to him! He
was just as safe as he could be
here with Aunt EN-! And at
night Tom would come here to
take him out for drives. He
would be here in this room be-
side him all through the long
hours Of darkness every night
while she was gone
Cheerful and determined and
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announced jubilantly, "Well,
they're gone"
"Yes-yes," Forbes sputtered
in an agony Of impatience.
Who's gomez"
Vincent and Angela" Dulcy
cooed, delighted. They've
eloped."
"Eloped?"
Forbes was no more. aghaSt
than Gordon. They turned on
Dulcy, unwilling to believe their
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CHAPTER II.
TOO MUCH TO BEAR.


THE noise of Forbes and
- Dulcy Gathering down the
stairs brought Gordon and Van
Dyke from their quiet reverie
over bottle in the kitchen.
"The pearls are gone" Forbes
shouted incoherently on the
run.
But there's really no mys-
terry about it," Dulcy explained
earnestly to Gordon, because
Perkins is gone too"
"You see," she went on, turn
ing to Van Dyke politely to ex-
plain, Perkins has made mis-
takes before. He was just on
parole. And I thought he was
perfectly all right"
Van Dyke was her only SYM
pathetic listener. He took as
calm an interest in the whole
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ears. Forbes was the first to
regain his voice.
"Nincompoop! Jackassl" he
fairly shouted. This is more
Of your doing. This is the last
straw"
But Bill went with them"
Dulcy explained, as though con-
WINGED that this would make 1t
entirely all right. And he viii
bring your car back tomorrow
when they are safely married."
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tits my car" he announced
in complete bewilderment. did
someone else go after him?"
Everyone turned toward Dulcy
eagerly for an explanation. She
waited a moment before giving
them her big surprise. Already
the pearls were forgotten so far
as she was concerned, The
clippers were off. In that, at
least, she had succeeded.
Just as Mrs. Rorbes, came up,
unnoticed, from the garage, she
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A Gripping Narrative of An
Adorable Meddler
BY HELEN KLUMPH

From MARION DAVIES Forthcoming AH-T0lkinR
Picture by Wanda Tuchok and EduUin Justus Mayer
based the play "Dulcy" by Maras Connolly and
George Kaufman. The picture sUiH be shOwn begin
ming March 8, at Locus Palace The0ter.
THE STORY THUS FAR
Every good idea that Ducy Parker had turned wrong
She gave house party in effort to help Gordon her
fiance, put business deal with Roger Forbes but
every effort entertain the grouchy old fnancier merely
antagonEed him Dulcy encouraged match between his
daughter Angela and conceited scenario writer whom he
loahed To get Forbes out of the way they could eope
she suggested game of Battle hiding Angeas pearls and
sending Forbes to find them Unknown Dulcy her but
lr exConvc pocketed the pearls and when she and
Forbes went to find them they gone And the butler
just leaving the grounds in
NOW CONTINUE
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Most of the sirens have known married good para
men, and faithful wives, and good mothers.
It is the angelic looking wide eyed little Innocent
who often figures in hard hearted Hannah roles
real life: 49, / =" ..>..
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In her opinion her dear would be good as lost and
headed for Hades IT'S NV -.
yet many of these dangerous looking sirens are not only
perfectly harmless but exceedingly good hearted level
headed and real when it comes to analysis =.
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Every month, her mother must tell them at
the office. Another business girl who has not
discovered Midol! The periodic process does
not interfere with duty when these wonderful
tablets are taken. They bring complete ease in
FIVE to seven minutes; no matter how diaicult.
time you've always had Midol is marvellous,
as countless women can tell you. And it IS
nor-narcotic, as any druggist familiar with
the formula can assure you. The quick and
complete relief is due to its acting directly on
the organs affected Midol is obtainable at anv
drugstore for fifty cents, in metal case.+
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'92,197 WILL GET
XMAS. SAVINGS

The banks Of Washington will
distribute $500, 900 Of Christmas
savings checks among 92,197 In
dividual depositors this year. This
total is almost double the sums
distributed in 1924 when $4,000
depositors received $1,000. 900 In
this manner. Early distribution
of these Christmas savings funds
by the bankers, according to Ed
ward D. Shaw, secretary Of the
Merchants and Manufacturers As.
Sociation, is In line with the ten
dency toward earlier holiday
shopping and early mailing Of
gifts.
The Importance with which the
Christmas Savings funds are re-
farded by bankers as well as
merchants is shown by the devel-
opments of the last six years,
says Mr.. Shaw.
When the plan was placed IN
operation a few years ago 1t was
the policy to distribute these spe-
cial funds December is or later.
This year the savings are being
made available to depoSitors the
first week Of December.
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EARNS
IOPERCENT,
He SAYS
Citizen Federation's Utility
Committee Chairman Puts
Figures Up to Commission

A request for a public hearing
on returns received by the Po-
tomac Electric Power Company
was presented to the District Pub
lie Utilities Commission today by
William NICK. Clayton, chairman
of the committee on public utiI-
tiles Of the Federation Of Citizens
Associations.
The request points out that the
monthly and yearly reports Of the
power company for the years
from 1925 to 1929 inclusive show
earnings Of the company have
averaged nearly 10 per cent. AC-
cording to the report the return
for 1925 was S.52;; for 1925 it was
0.7, for 1927 it was 9.24, for 1923
it was 9.73 and for 1929 1t
mounted to 1884.
1914 Per Cent In 1880
An estimate based on returns
for the current year places the
earnings at approximately 1O.4
per cent. The request, after, set
ting forth these facts, continues:
"In view Of the further facts
that the valuation bases upon
which these rates of return
have been figured are unde-
preciated; that the cOmpany's
Federal income tax Is allowed as
an operating expense; that the
rate of interest the company
pays on its depreciation reserve
Is 4 per cent; the rate Of return
the company is now and has
been receiving for the past six
years appears to be excessive
and far beyond the rate to do
exact justice as between the
consumer and the company and
to carry out fairly and justly the
express mandate Of the public
utility act.
Substantial Cut Sought
"The premises considered, i
hearing is herewith respectfully
requested of the honorable com.
mission by the committee on
public utilities OF the Fedora
tion Of Citizens Associations,
looking to q substantial reGiuC.
tiOn in the present rate Of re-
turn enjoyed by the company"
In 1924 the District Suprems
Court issued decree to the effect
that the power company should
not receive less than q 71a per
cent return on the value OF its In
vestment. Since that time. de
spite yearly reductions of the rates
charged by the company. earnings
have been well over 8 per cent.
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SITES SCANNED
FOR TROLLEY
TERMINAL
Arlington, Fairfax Railroad
Must Move Station Soon.
For Government Building

Three sites. location not dis
closed, for the new terminal Of
the Arlington and Fairfax Rail
way Company are now under
consideration by officials of the
corporation.
The present terminal at Penn.
sylvania Avenue and Twelfth
Street Northwest, soon. will have
to give way In the razing of the
site Of the new Postoffice De.
partrnent building, plans for
which were approved by the
Public Buildings Commission
Monday.
Under present Treasury De-
partment plans. the clearing Of
the entire block bounded by
Pennsylvania Avenue, G, TWelftl1
and Thirteenth Streets North
west, win begin early in 1881.
II the program is followed the
railway. with It's contiguous bus
terminals, will have to vacate
the site not later than next
March.