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The Washington times., 1930-09-18
Who Killed Bob Adair? : By Arthur Hoerl

Z Time is invisible why don't
you ask me about beauty? Ha!
Hal Ha! Wasn't Bob a beauty
as he lay there like a frog stuck
through with aewooden dagger?
]. l used to do that--there were
toads hopping all about the
/ place, and I sharpened a stake"
What is beautiful" asked
Robin Dale suddenly. He had
sat through all the questioning
and this was the first time he
had spoken. Gerald turned to
Dale with a Scowl. This only
held a moment, and then the
lad broke into his maniacal
laugh.
"Open your eyes and you shall
behold! There is beauty in our
midst, like the sleeping princess
waiting for the prince to wake
her with q kiss. Ha! Hal Ha!
And when the kiss comes they
find it is. the food of Satan,
moist and wet with poison,
which the prince sucks like a
swine at its mothers breast"
Captain Black shook his head
hopelessly. Jardin was for
throwing the half-demented fool
out of the room. Robin made
a sign to them. Then he
walked closer to Gerald until
he stood close, facing him.
Gerald, tell us! You did not
hear the shot, for your hands
were up like this" And Dale
put a hand over each of his
ears. ''But you saw him get
the devils lead! Who gave
Bob that present that stuck
him through the heart like you
stick the hopping frogS?"
''I know! I saw It'll" Ger
aid howled with glee. 'I'Il
tell you" Suddenly a scrap
ing noise was heard outside
! the door. Gerald stopped and
whirled about. A pail of un-
utterable fright came over his
features. His voice sank until
it was hoarse and almost in
audible. But not now. to
morrow, at high noon. when
the sun is up, I'll tell you"
And without another word he
ran toward the door. to the
living room and flung it open,
rushing out.
ITO Be Continued Tomorrow
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DALE
CHAPTER Nv

II guess there goes our only
bit of tangible evidence" Cap.
tain Blake remarked, somewhat
disgruntled. I.
IF I find out who did that
I'll break his neck stormed
Jardin. rs.
Robin Dale smiled.
II think you'll find the thing
whenever you want 1t, sarge =.
the way the revolver was left
at the scene Of the crime seems
to signify that they're not go
ing to hide it. / wouldn't be
surprised If it was that young
Gerald. There's cheerful sort
of a playmate, eh?"
II think if I could get that
half-demented. young fellow in
a corner somewhere We might
find out something about the
whole affair."" commented Cap
tain Blake. THE only thing
that worries me is finding any
kind of a motive to work on.
They scarcely ever associate
with anyone in the outside
world and it seems certain
that none of them will ever
spill anything they knoW-un-
less I can have a go at young
Gerald" :, =
Robin Dale had very little to
say during that meeting, but
after Blake and Jardins left he
tumbled into bed for three or
four hours and early afternoon
found him again at the offices
of the Daily Journal. He made
an exhaustive Investigation in
the files of the "morgue," but
the net result of close to four
hours work. was some meager
information regarding the mar
riage of Belfridge Adair. .
While still at Salem College
he had married Nancy Ket-
terridge, who, also attended the
school. Practically nothing was
given about the antecedents of
Miss Ketteridge, except to state
that she was a direct edescen-
dant of one of the early set.
tiers in New England and that.
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THE BEAUTY
>. 80
BOX

Fears are demons that chase
away the spirit of beauty.
Women with color fear to clothe
themselves in ugly, drab shades.
Girls who fear what people
will say are self-conscious and
miserable. Some mothers are
afraid to be friends with their
own children. There is fear Of
illness, fears that stir the i'm.
agination and make. for. quar-.
relS and misunderstanding
fear of losing ones loved one.
All fears are weakening and
physically depressing They
, crush good looks under cruel
heels. They can be fought by
the development Of courage,
which is quality of beauty
and gIorifies the human phiZ.
Yes!;s THAT'S it! Courage,
backed hy the liability to laugh
things away. s ss.s ~
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BUDGETS AND BRIDES
Noted Love Authority on
A Serious Problem

sfor two years when his salary
would be increased $3.50 a year.
But the glad tidings published
by the American Research
Foundation In its report has
hastened the happy day. They
know4of two unfurnished rooms
WITH light housekeeping privi.
leges that can be had for $50 a
month and they coiaclude JOY
ously that ifxfoiii people can
eat well for Sls.72 surely two
people can eat better for $40.
u The girl adnflts pot without
gret-thats she knows nothing
whatever Of excepting, her
experiments with the gas range
have nevefs gone any farther
than making "a pan Of fudge
}or warming up 3 can OF some
thing or other.a She has never
done any marketing or shop
ping at the chain store-be-
cause her mother said "all that
wculd come. soon enough!"
The girl winds UP her letter
by asking if / don't think
they're perfectly safe in marry
ing on $500 instead Of wait
ing two years for the $3.50 raise.
In reply I want to tell this
girl who has now for the first
time become kitchen-and-f mar:
j kets conscious that many, many
people have managed on $500
"a year Or less, but they are peo-
pie who know the value Of a
dollar down to- the last cent.
And their mothers didn't shoe
them out Of the. kitchen with
the fallacy of 'all that will come
soon enough"
My advice is to start right in
and learn how to do marketing,
Learn about the different cuts
Of, meat, the cheaper cuts that
can be made delicious by the
right sort of cooking. Take
cooking lessons learn about
the "one dish dinner" get re-
.-cipeS from friends who are good
hoIgekeepers. Don't expect to
become a. proficient chef at
first keep your.Sense of humor
and good luck to you.
Also, if you ever have any
datlghters of your own, don't
bring them up on the principle
that a knowledge of housekeep-
ing comes soon enough"
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Service, Inc 81, -
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~lklNow! / SAW

report Of the revolver. without
exception everyone insisted that
at the hour of the crime lsome
time between midnight and 2
o'clock they were asleep in
their rooms @
No progress whatever was be-
ing made in unraveling the
case up to the time that young
Gerald Adair was questioned.
The examinations took place III
the huge study, on the ground
floor, in the southwest corner
of the house. A door led from
this room into the living room,
which was immense (theSe two
rooms taking up the entire
south wing of the l1ansiot1)
and Captain Blake kept the
door between the two rooms
closed during his various ques-
tionings.
s For quite a time Blake made
no progress with Gerald. His
answers were at times vague, at
others idiotic.
you're positive you didn't
hear the revolver go Offs
"What does it sound like?"
What time did you go to
your room on Saturday night?"
asked Captain Blake.
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YOUR RULING STAR
William Shwader'

interests from November 6 to
9, January 10 to 12, March S to
8, June IS to 27, July 8 to 8.
Contradictory dates show two
opposing influences.
A child born September 19
will be active, headstrong and
yenturesome. He will be att
tracted to the stage or to p.
financial career-varied life. "
Tendencies for September 20.
The unfriendly relation Of Mars
and Uranus is explosive and
destructive to conditions that
need changing. Such vibrations
tend to separations, miSunder-
standings and accidents and
suggest the need for caution.
Sound, methodical and practical
matters, real estate, lands and
foods are benefited.
Il copyright, 1880, Premier
Syndicate, Inc.l \
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No career outside home is worthy. .sI
Even children dislike school will day bless those days
href school gateway opportunity, and
the kew Of books viii doors Of happy research In
every direction later on
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The Marry -GO-ROund
BY Helen Rowland

Wonderland Other Women
The more =, modern women
learn about ''sex appeal" the
less they seem to know about
how TO hold q mans love. -.
Life. is d screen-testc In which
the most successful people are,
the woman who can register
indifference when she IS in
love and the man. who can
register love when he Is indif-
feref1ts 49,, +. %I p.
Sometimes it looks as though
q man marries just in order to-
enjoy the comforting fee1ing
that some woman is worrying
about him.
If our American bachelors
get any more woman-shy, they
may soon be going around
Velled, IKE the men OF q GER
tain Mohammedan tribe, in
order to hide their fatal charms
from the women.
ssN.. -. go - -a-,ls -
Time Withers' and dries up
woman's heart as it does her
face, but it only seems to make
q mans heart more flabby and
susceptible.
What keeps most Of us alive
is nothing but the glamorous
hope that Fate will some day
run out of her supply of lemons
and begin flinging plums at~us.
"The trouble with half. the
women in the world is their
financial dependence on men"
says a feminist. And the trouble
The Washington times., 1930-09-18
By Beatrice Fairfax
An Authority on Problems Of
Love and Marriage

AWVC fdAA1 ANA@sA A@D@
A girl who expects to be mar:
ried in a month sends me q
newspaper clipping to. the effect
that the American Research
Foundation has issued q report.
saying that q fsfaily of four
can eat we'll Tor the sum of
$13.72 al week
Before going into the item
ized report and the. problems of
the prospective bride who in
tends TO be married on the
strength of IT. please let rl2, as,
q housekeeper who does her
own shopping say, that the
American Research Founda tiol1
must be. Yitally interested In
maintaining the boyish sill1ous
cite and dieting must rate high
with them as a noble expert.
ment. .sa s.f-
The Foundation says among
other highly interesting flights
into the realm of domestic econ.
omy. that for 78 cents a family
of four may buy its peaches.
apples. pineapples. bananas and
dried apricots. Let us hope the
family in question is not. too
fond of peaches. which are sell
ing today at five cents apiece,
on the stands. inferior grades,'
at three for ten. S.
The meat allowance Is $2.77,s
a week which includes bacon,
lamb chops, ham and beef
Turn about fSs fair play, and
members of. that miracle work.
ing family who i1dulged in
peaches, should refrain from
eating the lamb chops, at so
cents a pound, or thereabouts.
Wen pass over the dairy pro
ducts which are, according to
the Foundations report, almost
unbelievably reasonable, the
same with the staples and
canned goods and take up the
problems Of the prospective
bride. She has always lived at
home under the family roof
tree and has never been one Of
that vast army OF young women
breadwinners. also she has been
engaged for two years to a
young man who salary is $3.50
q month.
They had intended to wait:
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CORR REC
Man NNERS
s. (0rneIins. EeeclInIaf

1WrS. Cornelius Beec eckn1anI
Dear Mrs. Beeckman: IS y
f Is it q custom fCf the best
man to pay for the laride and
bridesmaids bouquets? 2
S.
No, indeed, it is not. The Do.
sition of best man is one of
honor, not of financial respon-
sibility." The groom always
sends the bridal bouquet to his
bride, and either the brides
parents or the groom sends the
bouquets to the bridal atten-
dantS.
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By Beatrice Fairfax
"LUCKY GIRL =
BIZ Hazel Livingston.

I'D clean uf1 q little III
were you. They'll walt uear1e -
Cathie fah. q comb through
her tangled curls accepted 1lrs.
Evans offer ok powder Then
She went with the E1atFon TO
the room where they were Waits
ing for her, q dozen or more
men and four or five women.
Target for Queries
At first she was too shy to
lift her head, and look at them.
They began firing questions. q
long.noSed woman and a tall.
shock-f1eaded youth taking the
lead. The others took notes,
and asked something just now
and then when the long-nosed
woman and the shock. headed, /,
youth paused for breath. &
Well, Catfie was used to
questions. She answered every
thing. The crazy. ilnpertinent
questions Of the shock-headed
youth. The sly, weighted uuess
tions of the long-nosed woman
The babble Of questions from
the other women. Probably the
attorneys, Allen and Gunther,
would be angry with her. They
were always Scolding her for
talking too much or saying the
wrong thing, Well, she couldn't
help it. Besides it didn't. mat.
ter. nothing mattered any
Listen. Why don't you plead
guilty!" It was the shock-head-
ed youth who was asking.
Because I'm not glilty!" *
You'd get lighter sentenced"
Given Advice
why ten her to plead guiltyI
You listen to me, baby. You
stick to your story. Hold out
for a jury Of men,; and y0uql
be OK. Don't let 'em put any
women on it--that's all"
She's o. K, anyhow. The
State Of CalifoEnia's never,
hanged woman! There's never
been q woman haRged in the,
west" q
There HASN'T? what about
that one in Arizona -circuril
stantial evidence at that"
oh, that was different. Eva
Dugal. That was an old grand
l1other!" 3,
Just the same, I'd like to
see the girl plead guilty. Listen,
Mrs. FarnSworth-"
Jaw; let her alone! Come on
I've got a dead line II the
rest Of you haven't"
=. Moore Arrives sss
A pretty woman in a red hat
crammed her scribbled notes
into q morocco handbag and
groaned: "Ten-thirty! And I've
got a manicure at twelve-Ill
never make it. Good heavens,
this Farnsworth woman isn't
the ONLY thing IN lifer"
Come, dearie," the. matron
said. ..<
Cathie went back to her cell
and sat on the edgesof. her bed.
She was still sitting. there,
heaVy-eyed, motionIess, when
the matron came in again,
yawning q bit after, Q heavy
lunch.
MRS. Farnsworth - pardon
. ME! oughtn't to eat cabs
bage; it always comes up on me
that way! Mrs. FarnSworth,
there's another man to see you.
Moon, I think the name is-no,
it's Moore. Mr.. G. Moore, the,
pass says +" e. oh, it's THAT
Moorew
''Yes, it must be. Oh, II
don't know what to say. I
knew he was coming. but I
didn't think it would be- today.
I can't sees him now: Look ~
mel I didn't know. he was
enaning. Why didn'tgsomebody
tell me? I can't see him new
looking like that-oh, no. ne
don't send him away. don't
mean that, MRS 71ElNSl
WATT" sf
(Centinued TOmorrow.h /;
Copyright. 1882, by Kins stlEsS.b
EYS-pS ~ ~ -. >T,na
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with the other half is their
lack Of a man to depend on.
When Satan takes a per-
.Sonal interest in a woman, ne
eQdows her with limousine
tastes and then y111ateS:l1er to a
man with a flivver income. :
The average man loves an
Intelligent woman-on theory;
q good, woman-on principle;
and a beautiful Woman-on
sight. .,. -..-,se.
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-, u. ssSy naicate, Incl -. -. : =.
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THE YEAR AHEAD
For Those Whose Birthday Is
September 10

SPS~AAANS@
If September 10 is your birth
day the coming year may bring
a few disturbances causing some,
perplexities, but no. serious,
trouble. Diligence and perseTer.
ance will carry you toward your
aims and desires. Some emo
tional or domestic affair may
cause some disappointment.
Important Dates-Avoid ex-
cesseS Of all kinds, take no
risks and maintain routine
from September 81 to 80, Octo-
ber 6 to 10, December II to
10, December IS to 28, January
4 to Z, March "a to ~, April
a3 to Z, July 5. to 2, July 81 to
26. Good for general affairs,
make efforts to advance your
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WHAT Do YOU
KNOW
Answers To TOday's Test
Questions ON Editorial Page

Questions ON Editorial Page
1. Weak. 2. Appease. 8.
Turbulent. 4. Rejoice. S. Un-
necessary. 6. A robber on foot.
Z A juggler's trick. 8..Ee-
creted by minute tuhiIlar glands
on the surface of the body.
8. Northwestern. 10. It's arc
matte seeds II SSuffing. u,
Keep silent. l3, Metric. IL.
Bone. IS. Quinine.
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Syndicate, Inc,l
The Washington times., 1930-01-21
BOARD PRAISES
SHELBY, KELLY

Recommendation that the pub
lie learn how to read the news.
papers" was contained in resolu'
tionS adopted by the public order
committee of the Washington
Board Of Trade at its meeting
yesterday.
The resolutions, adopted in
praise Of Inspector William S
Shelby and Lieut.. Edward j.
Kelly, who were guests of honor
at the luncheon meeting, ex
pressed regret that the public had
so largely been influenced against
the two officers by reports in
the newspapers during the in
vestigation of the Mcpherson case
and also regretted that the two
officers were humiliated by hav
ing to face bungling charges in
connection with the case.
Several speeches in honor Of
the two officers were given by
those present. Among the speak
eTs were Col. u. s. Grant, 3rd
and Odell S. Smith, chairman
of the committee. The two Of
ficers made brief responses
thanking the committee for its
praise.
The Washington times., 1930-01-21
COLLEGE LISTS
STUDENT ACE.
Times Staff Photo

NEW YORK, Jan. 21-Persons
in their twenties are three times
as eager for education as those
Of any other age, according to a
survey of the Evening and Exten-
sion division Of Hunter College
just made public by Professor a
Broderick Cohen, director.
There are 1923 adults In this
group, which is more than half
of the S,879 registered as stud
ents. The smallest group num-
bers II students in their sixties,
large decrease in registration
taking place after the age Of 40.
More than 1900 students give
their ages between 80 and 80,
500 between 40 and 40 and 123
between so and SO, and 1,701 as
less than 81.
The survey also covered the
range Of occupations represented
in the evening group. The larg-
est is teaching, which has a total
of 3,729. Others are secretarial
and clerical workers, 1,139, look
keepers 470, students 386, house
wives 166, and actresses, artists,
blacksmitls, builders, carpenters,
cashiers, dancers, designers, drafts
men, editors. electricians, engi-
neerS, factory hands, laboratory
assistants, millinerS, nurses, sales
clerks, and lawyers.
The most popular courses, the
survey continues, are methods
and education, with an attend
ance of 4,096, a condition due to
the new mental alertness" re-
quirement of the Board of Educa-
ton, whereby teachers must con-
tinue their studies in order to
qualify for salary increases. Eng
liSh, with a. student enrolment
of 2.059, is second in popularity,
followed by languages, speech
and dramaticS. sciences and social
science.
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bat TIE SITE BUY
|NDORSED
Photo by International

Purchase by the United States
o. the Battlefield of Yorktown,
Jamestown Island and parts of
the city of Williamsburg, Va, as
r1onuments of American history,
proposed in bill introduced in
Congress recently, was indorsed
by Capital District Kiwanians at
the annual meeting yesterday in
Fredericksburg.
Installation of District officers
for the coming year was held.
Those taking their places as Of
ficers were: Jesse H. Binford, Of
Richmond. succeeding Harry G.
Kimball, Of Washington, Cover.
nor; Robert E. Turner, secretary.
treasurer; Edwin F. Hill, lieuten,
ant governor, first division, Wash
ington; Samuel S. Stephens, lieu.
tenant governor, second division,
MartinSville. Va; the Rev. Fran
els H. Scott, lieutenant governor,
third division, Roanoke, Va;
David Nelson Sutton, lieutenant
governor, fourth division, West
Point, Va: DR.. E. Reinhold Roger,
lieutenant governor, fifth divis.
ion, Covington, Va; Arthur G..
wilkinson, lieutenant governor,
sixth division, Wilmington, Del.
Installation ceremonies were
conducted by j. Randall Cation,
jr., of Alexandria, Va, Kiwanis
international trustee. who gave
an address on What a Kiwanis
Cluo Means to a Community. !"
The ceremonies were opened by
an address by H. G. Kimball, re-
firing governor.
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new RACE BILL
OFFERED VA.

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 21.-A
new racial integrity bill has been
introduced in the senate by Sen
ators Ball, Buchanan. Easley,
Layman, Warren, Morris, Jeffreps
and Holiday. It defines any
person with a drop Of negro blood
as "a colored person"
While the racial integrity act
now in effect was supposed to
have included this provision, it
has been circumvented in some
way, according to John Powell,
Of Richmond, prominent advocate
Ut the measure. The new bill is
being introduced to prevent the
present law from being invaded.
The entire bin is only one brief
paragraph. It follows:
BE it enacted by the General
Assembly of Virginia that any
person in whom there is ascer
tainahle any negro blood shall bc
deemed to be q colored person" !"
The measure was referred to
the committee on general laws.
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Hoover Listens In
AS King George
Opens Farley

President Hoover and most
members Of his Cabinet were
UP early today listening in"
on the opening Of the London
naval parley. Most Of official
Washington as well as the pub
lie likewise tuned in.
Reception was exceptionally
clear here, and when King
George came on at about 8
o'clock Washington time, his
enunciation was distinct. He
spoke for about five minutes.
The conference was formally
opened at $40 Washington
time. s
An iroAic touch was given the
broadcast by some Of the sta
tions which sent out a pro-
gram Of the military anthems
Of various nations while waiting
for the crosSthe-Atlantic hook
up to function.
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FIGHT ON CHAIN
STORE LOOMS

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 21.-
The chain store tax BILL" one
of the livest issues during the
last two sessions Of the General
Assembly, is soon to make its
appearance in the legislative hop
per, according to Delegate Wilbur
C. Hall, Of Loudoun county, chair
man Of the House finance com
mittee. It will be jointly spon-
Sored by Delegate Daniel Porter,
of Orange.
The purpose Of the bill win be
to impose a sufficient tax upon
each chain store operating in
Virginia so that "the small mid
dle-man operating In each com.
munity will not be forced out
of business 'by competition that
he is not able to meet" Hall
declared.
Declaring that unless some
regulation is imposed upon the
chain method now prevalent in
this country the small middle
man, who has been the backbone
in the building Of communities
will soon be forced out of buSi-
ness" Hall announced his inten-
tion Of waging an aggressive
fight for the passage Of the bill.
The Washington times., 1930-01-21
J. S AND ENGLAND VIRTUALLY AGREE ON NAVAL STRENGTH
To HELP
PLANE CRASH
INQUIRY

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Jan. IL.
n.NSO-Official investigation to
learn the cause Of the most tragic
disaster in the history Of COM
merciai aviation will oper today
with the first of four searching
inquiries into the deaths OF 10
persons in the T. A. T Maddux
air liner crash. Z
Thu tri.motored ford plane
crashed and exploded Sunday
evening while en- route from
Aqua Caliente, Mex. to Los
Angeles, Cal.
Open TO Press
The $ri.motored Ford plane
launched by the"Lindbergh line"
officials at their Glendale term
inal. The court, consisting Of four
experienced transport pilots ana
With vice President D. w. Tom
linson as chairman, will be open
to the press. Witnesses are to
present their stories Of the planes
descent.
The findings, officials believe,
will be that pilot Basil Russell
vas trying to execute 6 left bank
for a return trip to San Diego
when the crash and explosion
snuffed out 16 lives.
Ready to Help
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, tech.
nical adviser of the air line, will
take prominent part in the Off
cial hearing. He surveyed the
wreckage near Oceanside from the
air yesterday and stated he will
confer with other T.. A. T.-Maddux
OFFICIALS before he issues a state
nlent.
Other Investigations will be con-
Quoted separately by the aviation
division of the United States De.
partment of Commerce, the San
Diego board of air control and by
Coroner Schuyler Kelley Of San
Diego county.
Coroner Kelley stated he will
swear in a coroner'S jury today
and that he will instruct the jur-
crS to view the bodies and wreck.
age-but Will postpone the taking
of testimony Of witnesses until
tomorrow.