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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22

In the process Of the formal canon
ization of a saint, years perhaps after
his or her death, the proceedings much
resemble those of a court of law. On
the one side will be an eminent eccleSi-
astic, acting as it were as counsel for
the saint-to-be, and on the other side
an ecclesiastic bringing forward every
bad point that can be urged against the
proposed honor The latter is popularity
known as the Devils Advocate" :.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-22

Exquisite pieces that retail normally for
S3.95 to S4.o5! Slips, gowns, chemise and
stepins; embroidered, tailored, and lace trim.
med. Sizes IS TO 81!
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Advice to LOvelOrn
BY Beatrice Fairfax.

times, but he always says he's
busy" Dad has no idea I'm
in love with his best friend.
What do you think about our
difference In ages, and what do
you think Of my case?
PATRICIA.
My dear Patricia, provide
yourself with a pencil and q
piece Of paper and then do a
little arithmetic, and begin
when / am 25, my fathers
friend will be SO. when I'm 80,
he'll be "a, and so on. Then
consider how a man at that
time of life likes to spend his
evenings. You'd probably want
to go to a dance and he'd very
naturally lik9to sit quietly at
home and read. He's on the
down grade Of life and you're
on the up grade.
That must have been q very
up and coming school you've
been to, to put such tricks as
you relate into your head. Very
clever, but is it cricket" as
the English say when they
mean Sportsmanlike. Your
Dads friend doesn't want to
flirt and you're using all your
woman's wits to trip him up
It's not fair, Patricia.
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How Robin Dale Solved 'The Bride Of Death, Mystery

surface. That is Why there were no rnarks
On her body showing that any rome had
seen tied about her.
"On the trip from Los Angeles. with candy
or any edible, Carroll had poisoned his wife
and placed her body In the trunk. Any
wonder the guests could not find her wieS,
they arrived shortly after.
The motive Ii simple-the oldest motive
In the world. Roy Carroll did not love Elsie
Donahue. Louise was the one he wanted
and, unfortunately. she wanted him, But
there was Elsie's money. They were not
satisfied, they wanted that, too.
That's why they schemed out this afro.
ci0us plot. 1t would have worked II Fred
Wagners body had never been recovered,
for who could have proven, who would ever
have believed, that Wagner was not the nnur.
derer and had apparently disappeared from
the face OF the earth?
Fortunately Carroll OverpIayed his mart.
The refusal to accept any Of EIsie's money.
while 1t was meant to appear that he had
absolutely no mercenary motive, was under
the surface, really the tip-Off. OF course Il
was unnecessary for him to take the n1oI1ev.
Louise would get It, but had IL not already
been planned that he get Louise? It was \
grand gesture, but bit too grand.
Il saw NOrcrOss tonight. Az I expected he
had been around the house, hoping Ia see
Elsie, while the others chased up and down
the beaches. He stated positively shat not
soul was there during that time. He Ger.
tainly would have seen LOuAe, II. as she
says, she came from the house and walked
to the beach. He did not see her because
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DOnahue. NorcroSs grabbed her In mistake
for Elsie. That was very significant.
isn't 1t logical that Fred Wagner ran
after Louise believing her to be Elsie? Our
Imagination must be used to re-enact that
part Of the drama. Louise Is running for
the launch. She unties IL frantlcally, but
not quickly enough, for Wagner Jumps into
the launch ag 1t goes away. He Ii astOunded
when he finds Louise instead Of Elsie. He
cannot understand and asks for an explnna-
ti0n. Louise, beside herself with fear and
frenzy, waits for the opportunity to smash
some heavy implement, probably . wrench
or . hammer on Wagners head. She hur.
iedly cuts the rope holding the anchor,
ties It about Wagner's body and tumbIes
him overheard. She returns to the dock.
Coming off she Is met by N0rcross, who
does not suspect the truth.
But why? Warmers Overtaking Of the
an otherwise perfect plot. When Louise
dead! Her action was . trick to make the
guests believe Elsie had gone aboard the
yacht.
At the time Elsie was within one Of the
trunks in the Carroll home, dead from
strychnine poisoning! One Of the very
trunks which the guests helped to load
aboard the yacht. So Elsie did get aboard,
but inside . trunk.
You remember, the next morning Roy
Carroll brought his own trunk back to
shore, or at least took It off the yacht. On
the way In he threw It overheard, with
Elsie inside! II was ten days before the
spring lock gave and her body rose to the
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By Jack Lait

she was not there. She was in the laurch.
He did not zee her 20 out ON the dock
but he saw her walk from It.
II telephOned tonight that you need mt
worry about making the arrest. YOuIl find
Louise on the yacht and I'm sure Carroll
will also be aboard regardless Of the state
ment that he Is Seing TO leave the vicinity
and 80 into seclusiOn. They are really
Imprisoned on their own yacht which ycu
can Overtake even IL IL gets under way"
There was another, the closing tragedy az
the case, when the police boarded the Sea
Gull the following morning. Carroll met
them on deck. He was confronted with the
proof OF his part in the terrible crimes.
Before the police could stop him Carroll
sprang TO the rail and leaped into the sea.
he never came TO the surface.
Louise must have been listening from the
cabin. When they went there for her she
wss dead. Strychnine. It had probably
been left over or gecreted by Louise against
time like that. A conscience fund
The tragic figure In the case was Mrs
DOnahue, blind, helpless and bereaved. Out
Of pity for her, to withhold the shock that
would have killed her, too, the truth was
not told. The police explained to her that
Elsie had been heard from and that Louise
had been obliged to 60 to her. Mrs. Dona-
due would proceed with her ocean voyage
and when she returned her daughters would
be waiting.
But the reason for keeping silent about
the truth NO longer exists. Mrs. Donahue
has passed ON, to the last being spared the
horror Of learning the real truth.
Copyright 1885, King Features Syndicate. 1ne.)
The Washington times., 1930-10-18

Shortly after eleven Robin Dale sat In
room at the headquarters at Laguna with
Alonxo Franks and Prosecutor Sherid. They
we're keenly on edge to hear the reporters
story.
Gas unbelievable as II is," Dale began,
"there was obviously only one answer to
these atrOCiOus crimes. And yet, that an
ywer could never have been written unless
the body OF Fred Wagner was recovered.
"GO back TO the beginning, the fOunda-
tion of the crimes. It Ii evident now that
they both took place on the night Of the
wedding. Wagner, we learn, saw Elsie Gar.
roll running toward the launch. He fol-
lowed. Before any one else reached them
the launch was gone.
1--WE must assume, therefore, that they
we're both aboard, both because Wagner was
not at the shore, and because Of what has
since been discovered. The tragedy, or Q
portion Of 1t, was enacted on the launch.
It never reached the yacht and was later
found tied up ut the dock. In addition, its
anchor was gone.
Erred Wagner met his death at that time.
He was thrown overheard with the rope Of
the anchor tied about him. Whoever did
IL brought the launch back to shore. That
much seems obvious.
"VVhO was It? Surely not Elsie Carroll,
for she, ct the time, was dead!
II went into Los Angeles tonight to con.
firm what already knew. There was only
one person near the launch after II was
30 mysteriOusly tied up ut the dock. Louise
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CHAPTER 6

Robin Dale regained con-
sciousness in darkness. After a
long time his eyes became ad.
justed to 1t and he discovered,
as he gazed upward from his
bound position on what ap-
peared to be an army cot, that
the ceiling came to a point in
the center. The room fitted the
description Whitley had given Of
his prison room. Undoubtedly
it, was the cupola Of a dwelling.
Dale found that he thought
more clearly in the dark. He
thrilled at one discovery. .fearl
It was fear which gave the key
to the entire affair. They
feared him now and thus he
was made a prisoner.
He would work back now,
using his capture as q starting
point. Little by little things be-
came clear, standing forth like
canoes, There were a few
vague spots, but he felt conf
dent that truths would fit into
them when he arrived at the
correct analysis. Bronski fitted
neatly into his niche Sim
mons was a little more vague.
and because Of that so was Mrs.
Gambler.
Once. 1t must have been
breakfast time, and again at
lunch, two dark ofrms entered
the small, square room through
a trap door. They brought food.
One unbound him while the
other fed him after a low, tense
command that any false move
on his part would mean instant
death
Dale hated the idea Of dying
so young and with so much to
live for, so he ate, in docile
silence.
When lunch was over they
bound him to the cot again. AS
the two forms were about to go
down through the trap, one of
them uttered a hoarse whisper.
GO through with your duty
and you be damned" Both of
the forms laughed coarsely
until the grating sound was
shut off by the dropping Of the
trap. During his meals, Dale
had surveyed the place as well
as he could. The little room
was boarded up on all sides so
that, If there were any windows,
they had been effectively closed
UP.
There was a church some
where IN the neighborhood,
which tolled the hours. After
lunch, Dale reckoned the single
toll was one. Ever so long
afterwards the bell tolled two.
Suddenly Dale gave a startled
cry. He shouted out at the
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teen minutes when he had over
turned the cot. He wrestled
with 1t thus for what seemed
an interminable time. and
then freedom at last! He
clutched frantically at the trap,
dropped through the opening
to the floor below, down two
other flights of stairs, looking
neither right nor left, and f.
nally crashed into the open.
He had come out Of an
old-fashioned wooden structure
that stood alone in a cluster Of
trees. Weeds had overgrown
everything. He followed the
path until he came to the
road, a road little used now. It
was q choice Of east or west
he took the later and half a
mile along the road he came
to a farmhouse.
It was two-twenty when he
The Washington times., 1930-10-18
THE BEAUTY
BOX

All bending exercises that
turn and twist the body at the
waistline will scatter fat cells
that have lodged on hips and
abdomen. The best one con.
siStS Of lying flat on the back
in bed, lifting UP the legs until
one is standing on ones neck,
lowering the legs slowly, Not
easy. Another stunt: Place the
feet under a radiator, lift un
the body, keeping legs rigid,
Both exercises are excellent
when a woman suffers from
constipation. They tighten up
muscles and tone the internal
organs.
It is doubtful If creamy cos.
metics stimulate the growth of
hair on a woman's face. r.
they were hair-growers, every
oaldheaded man would be beau
trying his pate, growing new
hirsute spinach. It is believed
that fuzzes on lip and chin are
caused by certain ductless
glands, though nothing definite
can be stated. There are va
rious medies-depilatories the
electric needle and rays.
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Is that the modern girl appears
to be flattered at all the casual
little tendernesseS, which her
mother used to regard as Just
tiresorne impertinence.
When a man falls In love
through his senses, he usually
falls out of love lightly and
lands on his feet; but when he
falls in love through his tInasi.
nation, he falls out with an
awful crash and wakes I'D in q
fog Of diSilluSionment.
Nature plays no favorites;
when she hands a man an
extra portion Of charm and
animal magnetism, she is apt
to short-change him on back
bone and will-power. And when
she endows q girl with a cute
nose and q lot Of "It." she
often evens things by curtail-
ing her Judgment and cutting
out her common sense In the
choice Of Q husband.
Ccepyright. 1850. ~ Kag Features
synGieatA fnGl
The Washington times., 1930-10-18
The Customs Fraud = By Arthur Hoerl

top Of his lungs, for the answer
had come, suddenly, like a bolt
out Of the sky. The final,
vague points had been cleared
up and he had not even recog.
nized 1t until now, bound and
helpless, 1t might prove alto
gether useless.
For three o'clock was the
deadline! Did he fail to use
his information by that time
it would be too late! In a
frenzy he worked on his bonds
-. at first it seemed a hope
less task, but he persisted,
wriggled and squirmed and
tugged. He knew for q Ger.
tainty there was no one left
in the house. It seemed hours
since two o'clock had tolled
and he had only until three!
It really was less than fiji
The Washington times., 1930-10-18
DO YOU KNOW
THAT

Diphenyl, the worlds newest
commercial substance, has be-
come q chemical rival for steam
heat. It carries great heat
without the dangerous, explo-
sive pressure Of steam. At
TOO degrees the new chemical
has only about IS pounds pres
sure Of steam compared with
1000 pounds Of steam.
Wax figures are now nodded,
modelled and posed for by live
models. The live model is cast
in a plaster cast from head to
foot, leaving only the nose free
for breathing purposes.
Treadmill apparatus has been
invented to study the action
Of persons feet In walking and
correct the defects.
A snow remover that SCOOPS
the snow UP In a huge shovel
and blows 1t as far as 500 feet
from the road has been in
vented.
Upwards Of 10000 automo-
tive = inventions are submitted
for examination in the United
States annually. OF this mum.
Der only 5000 are worth con.
sidering.
Sir Hubert wilkins, explorer,
plans to reach the North Pole
from under ice With the aid Of
q submarine.
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perity and the RSpuoncan
sam Mandelbaum, proprietor
of the busiest department
store, headed the committee.
He had given thousands to edu-
cate the poor children in music
and literature. In his base
ment shaved and sweated their
sisters and their mothers at
minimum wages for maximum
hours. A strange mixture Of
aggressive charity and unchari-
table aggression was Sam. To
him q dollar had six pennies
pasted on 1.-THE interest.
What he did with it after he
got it, was another matter. He
gave 1t away, yes, but he de-
manded that he get 1t first.
He donated a million to beau
tify Fairgrounds, then battled
through three courts against
his tax assessments.
j. Hutchins Johnstone, at
torney for large corporations,
strobe in as though to address
a hostile jury-suave, sure,
smooth. Howard Payne Ryn-
yon, Professor Of economics at
the o., and DR.. Olaf Norstrom,
noted surgeon. completed the
body. And around them all
were the newspapermen.
The Mayor rose when they
entered. He had fortified .lim-
self with two shots Of Scotch
and a resolution-he would
agree with everything and ad-
NIT nothing.
Time to Make Demands
"Mr. Mayor" opened up Sam
Mandelbaum, "you undoubted-
ly anticipate the purpose Of
this visit. We have not come
with any requests. We feel 1t
is time to make demands. Last
nights outrages-"
THE women of this city. for
whom speak" cut in Mrs.
Taylor. Mandelbaum frowned.
mfr. Mayor" he continued.
I'VE are all paying exorbitant
taxes to maintain municipal
government and a competent
police force. Now we must
conclude that the police are
either utterly inefficient or are
suborned by the criminal ele-
ments. We have no further
confidence in the department.
We, therefore, have drawn a
resolution calling on you to
take over the city government
and give us protection. if not
drive out these desperadoes or
bring them to justice"
The Mayor cleared his
throat.
Gentlemen, and you, mad
am" with a bow to Mrs. Tay.
lor, "the occurrences Of last
night we're unforeseen and un-
precedented. Had we any warn
ing Of such possibilities we
would have been prepared ana
would have handled the situa-
ton satisfactorily. We are not
in connivance with the under.
world, and so we were not ap-
prised of any such a plot. Just
what the gesture signified-
except a protest against the
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entered the farmhouse. He
learned that he was near Val.
ley Stream on Long Island;
that the best time he could
hope to make into New York
was one hour. But Dale knew
better than that. He gave him.
self five minutes for two phone
calls.
The first was to Captain
Blake: he made 1t short and
sweet.
"Get your men up to Albert
Whitely's room at the Hotel
Cecil-Abbey not later than
three o'clock or it1l be too late.
I'll be there!" And he hung
up for there was another call
to make.
This one was to Inspector
Carlin.
"Csrlin, you'll get the party
with the Cardiz diamond if
you'll be at Albert Whitely's
room at the Cecil-Abbey at three
o'clock sharp. Come prepared,
for you'll be dealing with a des-
perate character"
Ten minutes later Dale was
at Jamaica on o train bound
for Pennsylvania Station. He'd
have six minutes to get from
the station to the Cecil-Ahbey.
The way he felt he could do
1t in four. -.
At one minute to three
Robin Dale alighted from q
taxi half a block from the en-.
trance to the Hotel CeciLAb-
bey. He hurried into the lobby
in time to intercept Captain
Blake, Sergeant Jardin and
two other detectives at the ele-
vator. Dale saw Inspector Car
lin entering the lobby with two
Of his men.
They all went up together to
the fourth floor. All Robin
Dale would tell them was to set
two men In the hallway, one at
the elevator. and another at the
stairs, while the others burst
into Albert Whitely's suite.
Robin Dale went to the door
Of Room AIT and knocked
lightly. Then they waited in O
strained silence.
(HOw did Robin Dale know
that o'clock was the GeadIine?
What gave him the final cine
to the solution Of the mystery?
How did he connect the man
overheard, the death and the
theft? In what manner did the
CHarina's jewels get through the
customs men? what was .goinR
ON behind the door Of Room
All? The solution 70 this iiays.
terry will be printed IN The
Washington Times next Satur.
day, October 2S.) .;..-
Copyright, 1880, King Features syndi.
cate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1930-10-18
CORRECT
MANNERS
LMrs. Cornelius Beeckman

DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
There has been some argu.
ment in our office that we
would like settled, namely:
A says that the name of a
married couple on a mail box
should read: First name of the
husband and tn last name of
the husband. Example John
Doe.
B says the plate should read
Mr.. and Mrs. John Doe.
Best wishes for your column
and many thanks.
L. L. S.
A mail box usually carries
the name of the man of the
house"-John Doc. Or, if it is
not necessary to have the first
name, it may carry only the
last name.
Bridal Party Attire
DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
Would 1t be proper for the
maid Of honor to wear an
evening dress if the bride is
married in a dark brown travel.
ing suit? The wedding is TO
take place at 5 o'clock at
home. READER.
This would be in. very bad
taste. because it would be thor.
oughly inappropriate. The maid
Of honor. invariably should
wear costume of the same
type, the same degree of for.
mality or tnformality, as that
worn by the bride. If the
bride is to wear q travelling
suit, the maid of honor wears
an tnforma', suit too. with a
hat, since the bride win un-
dcubtedly wear Q hat.
The Washington times., 1930-10-18
Gangster Guns Spit Death
In This Gripping Serial
THE STORY THUS FAR:

"The EdgeUuter Kid," PoIock Annies man, is nur-
dered Godie Gorio's North Side gang, of which the
Kid vGs member, Kinky King, leader Of the
Annie from him. Later Kinky is found murdered,
gold revover similar to that possessed by Goldte be-
side him. To satisfy the publcs demand for action,
the police chief arrests Annie He refuses Goldes re-
quest for her release In revenge Godes gang hrows
the heater district in darkness and destroys public prop
erty
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
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The Marry-G0-ROund
By Helen Rowland.

Mixed Grill
Matrimonial Reciprocity: ''I'll
let you choose my hats If you'll
let me pick out your stenogra.
pher."
It really doesn't matter what
age q woman Is: It's how long
she has BEEN that age that
counts.
A woman has reached the
age Of discretion" not when
she knows q lot about life, but
when she knows enough not to
tell what she knows.
Nowadays, Q successful mar.
riage is one that lasts until the
last grain Of rice has disap-
peared from the luggage, and
the pastors on the grips begin
to look q little shop-worn.
Perhaps the most striking
difference between the modern
GIRL and the old1ashioned girl
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been fighting every known law
breaker-we have not yet de-
termined.
Full Report Shortly
However, my intelligence
squad is at work and I will
have the full report shortly.
The moment have the facts
I shall take action. To call
out troops now would only dis
grace the city far more. I must
be permitted to answer this
surprise attack. My Chief OF
Police assures me we will have
everything in hand. cover
against any further chance OF
such crimes within the day.
Am right?"
The Chief nodded.
I'm "a hours" the Mayor
added. I'VE will not only have
everything safe and quiet, but
probably have behind bars the
principal perpetrators Of these
deeds which we could not nu-
manly foresee. I ask you to
withhold your resolution for
that length of time"
Mandelbaum called the COM
mittee into an ante-room. The
chief tip-toed to the door. He
motioned the Mayor with mods.
His Honor, out Of wind and
very weary, smiled family. The
Chief jumped and ran to his
post. Mandelbaum, alone, re-
turned.
Very we'll" he answered, "24
hours. We don't want to take
snap Judgment"
Thanks" acknowledged the
Mayor. I'VE will neither rest
nor Sleep"
Headquarters Activity
Mandelbaum made his exit.
Now whaU?" asked the
Chief.
The Mayor walked to the
window and looked out. He
lit a cigar, returned, threw IN
an diversified drink.
I'm damned If I know" he
said.
In Goldie Gorio's headquar.
tiers, too, there was activity.
business was as usual, almost
despite the desperate enter
prises Of the past night. Col
lections were coming in from
the late count-ups Of crap
games, beer distributors, houses
Of hilarity, speakeasies and
even more orderly businesses
into which the Gorio mob had
declared itself partner by rule
Of the rod and acid Of the
pineapple.
But routine commerce lacked
the punch today. No one knew
what was in the back Of
Goldie's head. but they all un.
derstood him well enough to
know he hadn't thrown that
spectacular barrage just to see
the fireworks: he must have
some big offensive to follow
UP with.
A Showdown POrtended
The incarceration Of Polack
Annie, without notice to Goldie,
her being held unlocked like
some sucker without drag, his
departure from City Hall blue
with rage-such things por-
tended a showdown or Gorio
had changed his nature. The
newspapers were yelling mllr.
der and a committee was
screaming for the soldiery.
Would old Goldie quit here2
Not a chance in a carload.
There was no profit in ter
roriAng and shocking and sack
ing the city. But there must
be a policy at stake. If the
town thought 1t was bigger
than Goldie Gorio, the town
must be taught how to take a
joke. Polack Annie didn't quite
seem important enough to the
boys tc do a Helen of Trey,
but she would do as a symbol.
Gang rule was at stake. Hadn't
some obscure prince or some
- body been knocked off in some
unpronounceable European king
domlet, and set the whole
world on fire? Sure. It wasn't
the individual-it was the prin-
ciple!
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WHAT 30 YOU
KNOW

ANSWERS T. ToSay'S Test
Questions on Editorial Page
Answers to today's test: /.
Danger. Z. Pattern. h; Mar
gin. 4. Chamber. 5. Llnquid.
s. Underground holes. Z. Peak.
8. Circular. 9. Marksman. 10.
Ammunition. ii. Draft horses.
IL. Alexander Pope. IL. west
ern. Il. Pay his own way.
IS. Apple.