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CHAPTER 13

CnapteF AO
Franklyn Farnum came to
Triangle just about the time
that Tex Guinan broke into
the movies, trying to create a
feminine Bill Hart. He was
a handsome man and all the
girls, including myself, prompt
ly fell in love with him.
I was just at that romantic
age-about l8-vhen I could
fall in and out Of love every
"a hours. I think the thing
that drew me to Farnum more
than anything else, was his
beautiful shirts. He had the
most gorgeous silk shirts I
ever saw. Dozens Of them. He
never wore the same one twice
it seemed. All monogrammed
and all of the most vivid pat
terms.
It was also the same way
with his suits. He had one for
every occasion. His valet was
always with him on the lots
and sometimes he would make
q complete change between
shots. Just for the sake of
keeping his immaculate appear
ance.
And he had the most beauti-
full teeth-even, white and
sparkling, and, Gaping the cli-
max, as 1t were, was his beau
tiful, shiny Hupp cara road
ster of special design. It was
a : ing to rave about. Dark
brown, with yellow stripes, that
car had me absolutely daffy.
And when he finally noticed
me and invited me to take a
ride with him, my joy knew no
bounds.
I was his for the asking and
ask me he did.
In Love With Farnum
was so Smitten that I
would joyfully have followed
him to the ends of the world;
would have done anything at
his bidding, I suppose. But for
some mysterious reason, he
chose to carry on a protracted
and ardent-I might say hectic
-courtShip.
On the occasion of our first
ride he told me he loved me
more dearly than anything else
in the world. He said he was
80. I afterwards found out he
was past g.
He accompanied me home
and I introduced him to my
parents, my father being i'll in
bed-in one Of his frequent re.
lapses at the time. My father
hated him from the moment he
laid eyes on him. My mother,
too, warned me after he had
gone, that he had deceived me
as to his age. I wouldn't be-
heve her. My father, too, had
his number.
dot Dapper Don," he
groaned. He runs around like
a panther. You can't hear him
ven he walks. Don't have any
thing to do with him, Baby"
I refused to take their ad-
vice. however. I met Farnum
regularly on the lots and fre-
quently he would take me rid
ing in his magnificent automo-
bile.
His actual proposal Of mar
riage came while he was en-.
gagged on a picture being filmed
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admire most in a
woman. I'd want
the girl / married
to know how to
keep it, too, right
through her life!
"That's why I
say I may marry
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WHY / SHALL
PROBABLY MARRY
AN ACTRESS"
by LAWRENCE GRAY

"What kind Of girl
do I hope to mar
ry2" says Law
renee Gray, pop
ular screen star.
"Well, I remodel
my ideal pretty
often these days.
&C. A,s~AA
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after year."
What is the actresses complexion
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with a leather will be bright
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ones that are tail and distant-tha
ones that are short and confding >.
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This DAY in History

On February 9, 1899, the naval battle between
the u S. S. Constellation and the French frigate In
Surgente took place near the Island Martinique
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NJ 'GURN,.BL|0NDE
ALIBI GUILTY

CHICAGO, July 21 U.N.S.)
FMachine Cum Jack McGurn,
suspect in the st. Valentine Day
I tmaSSacre, and his s'blorfde alibi, !"
Louise Rolfe, today were found
guilty of conSpiring to violate the
Mann act.
Federal Judge Walter c. :Lindley
sentenced the gangSter to. two
years in the, Federal penitentiary
on each of three counts, the SEN
tences ct run, concurrently, and
sent Louise to the county Jail for
four months. =
Probation Ordered
The Judge ruled that after Nc.
Gurn serves two years ON the first
count, he shall be placed on prOba-
tiOn and, If at the end of five
years he has conducted himself as
. good citizen. he shall be dis
charged.
McGurn was the only man for
mally accused of the massacre Of
seven Bugs" Moran gangsters in
] a Clark Street garage in 1929.
However, the blonde Louise aided
him to escape trial by providing
an alibi for him.
Appeal Is Noted
Defense counsel for the gang.
ster and his bride of less, than
three months made a motion for
appeal and McGurn'S bond was
set at $4,000 and LouiSe's at
$4,000. .....
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HENDERSON
RICHES 60
To KIN
Mrs. WhoIean Left Without
a Penny; japanese Serv-
ant Bequeathed 100000

Cutting off her reputed grand
daughter, Mrs. Beatrice Hender-
son Wholean, whom she adopted
as her daughter five years ago,
without a penny, and leaving
100000 to Jesse S. Shima, her
Japanese servant, the will of Mrs.
John B. Henderson, wealt h y
Washington social dictator, was
filed for probate today in Dis
trict Supreme Court
Executed Last April
The will was executed last
April shortly after Mrs. Hen
derson and her adopted daughter
engaged in bitter legal contro-
versy in which the latter sought
to prevent Mrs. Henderson from
giving her Fifteenth Street resi-
dence to the Government as a
home for the Vice President. It
was filed by her attorney, George
B. Edelin,.
In addition to the $100, 900 be
quest which Shima, whom Mrs.
Henderson describes as her "chief
aid and help during her declining
years." is to receive outright, for
his answering devotion" an
additional 100000 is left in
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I'LL CUTS OFF MERCURY HIT s
D. C: WOMAN 81; NO RELIEF
Photo by International

Although the mercury started
a swift ascent of the thermometer
early today its prospects for set
ting a July heat record struck
obstacles and at l o'clock the Of
ficial reading was 81 degrees.
Weather Bureau officials see no
immediate prospect for a break in
the heat wave which has per.
sisted all this month. The only
relief to be expected will be that
which is brought by the local
thundershOwerS.
Humidity Lower
The humidity today, however
is lower than that recorded yes.
terday by many degrees. The
percentage of humidity at / p. m
today was At. The highest yester.
day was 80 and the lowest Sc.
July, year ago, according to
the weather officials, set a pace
which may or may not be real
lied this month. On July 20,
1880, the temperature was LOG.
Thundershowers are to be ex.
pected tonight and tomorrow.
Excessive heat yesterday cOntri.
buted to one death and pros
trated seven others. The humidity
yesterday was very dense, but
there is some relief today in this
respect.
The fatality yesterday was that
of Harry Hayes, 80. of 10 I st.
N. W., who was stricken while
driving his, automobile within a
few yards of his home. Mr.
Hayes had been suffering from
indigestion and it is believed that
this was aggravated by the ex-
treme heat and humidity.
None of the other seven persons
Frustrated was regarded as in Sc
riouS condition.
Lightning which accompanied
thes afternoon shower ignited sew
eral barns near Sandy Spring.
NEW YORK, July 21 d.N.s),
Heat was to supplant high
humidity in New York and
vicinity today. with thunder
showers possible. One person
died from the heat on Monday,
although the mercury went only
to 90 degrees. +
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JOCKEY ENS0R
BADLY BEATEN

NEW YORK, July 81 UN.S0.
Buddy" Ensor of Baltimore, well
known as a jockey, is in serious
condition in Fordham Hospital
today following a beating admin
istered by gangsters, who, accord
ing to Ensor, were planning to
kidnap Eddie cantor, actor;
George Jessel, producer. and Nils
T. Granlund.
EnsOr spent most Of last eve.
ming searching for the trio, 40.
cOrding to walters in various res
taurants and night clubs. He
was found severely beaten later
in a cIump of weeds near Pelham
Parkway and City Island Road.
Since Ensor was found he has
not been able to tell a coherent
story.
Hospital attendants said he was
suffering from a fractured skull.
Cantor and JesSel have both
received threats before from
gangSterS,
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T1Uo Girls Play Big Role
In German Debt Crisis

Although their identities have
been kept very much in the
background, two attractive girls
are playing a far from unim-
portant part in the negotiations
which President Hoover has pre-
cipitated between world capitals
in an effort to relieve Germany'S
economic stress.
Plug Phone Calls
Miss Ann Shankey and Miss
Myra McGrath almost daily are
being called in to exercise their
talents in the all-important dis
cussionS now current.
Miss Shankey and Miss Nc
Grath are President HOOver'S per-
sOnaI stenOgraphers. It Is their
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 81
Q.N.SD Two of his three chill
dren were cut off IN the will of
Charles F. A. Talbot, lumber king
who died July IA, it was dis
covered when his will was filed
for probate.
The $2,OOO.0OO estate is left in
trust for the benefit of the widow,
Mrs. Julia G. Talbot, and Mrs.
Elinor T. Cooke, wife of Capt.
Henry Cooke, commandant of
Annapolis Naval Academy. Mrs.
Cooke will receive the entire es-
tate on Mrs. Talbot's death.
Earl E. Talbot, EnglewOOd, N.
J., and Mrs. Amy Lita Wilson,
wife of Charles F. Wilson, of
Washington, d. c., were Specifi-
cally excluded from any share
of the property.
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Mail Pilots Body
Found Near Wreck

CENTRALIA, ILL.,, July 18 Il.
N.SO. O.-The lifeless body of Frank
E. Hamaan, air mail pilot, was
found beside his wrecked plane
west of here by a searching party
today.
Hamaan, flying an American
Airways plane, left st. Louis at
1890 o'clock last night and was
believed to have crashed in q
storm about 2 a. >m. this morn
ing.
The searching party was
formed after a farmer reported
he heard plane circling above
his farm and apparently looking
for a place to land.
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HOOVER ASKS
CREDIT BARS
Be LIFTED
Making Long Term of Short
Term Indebtedness Urged;
Political PeriIs Admitted

President Hoover proposed to
the nations of the world, assem-
bled at London today, that they
come to the aid of tottering Ger
many with a four-point program
of relief, which will include the
maintenance of existing credits
and the conversion of short-term
credits into long-term credits.
The American proposals we're
worked out here at a White
House conference which included
the President, Senator Dwight w.
Morrow. and Ambassador Charles
G. Dawes. and were laid before
the ministerial conference. in Lon
don today.
Plans Essentials
The essentials of the American
program are:
There shall be a clearing of
the European political at
mosphere through mutual good
will and understanding" on
the part of the various nations,
but principally between Ger
many and France and the
latter's satellites.
Foreign bankers shall main
tain their existing credits in
Germany, which amount to
some ,200,000,000, of which
about 100000, 900 is American.
A. ;vnAn~~a a ksn,ooI rn1nn - eSi0VN
shall be appointed to examine
Germany's financial and eco
nOmic structure to determine
whether new money" is essen
tial to Germany'S rehabilita-
ton.
Short term credits to be ex-
tended into long term credits If
it appears necessary.
Political Bars Seen
Acting Secretary of State
Castle, in announcing details OF
the American proposals, made 1t
clear that President Hoover does
not ignore the fact that the eco
nomic situation in Germany is
complicated by European politi-
cal problems, but, he said, these
problems must be worked out by
the nations concerned.
No governmental loans are con-
templated by the American pro-
pOsalS, nor would any govern
ment act as "guarantOr" for any
part of the program. This, it
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assignment to plug in on trans
oceanic telephone conversations
between Washington and London,
Paris and Berlin, and take in
shorthand all important pro-
pOSaIS and ,cOmmuniqueS emanat-
ing from the various govern
mentS.
Keep Counsel Well
With such world figures as the
President. Premier Macdonald of
England, Premier Laval Of France,
Chancellor Bruening of Germany
and Secretaries Stimson and Mel
lon, they alone are sharing the
details. of the intricate negotia-
tions. Needless to say, they are
keeping their counsel as whole
heartedly as tha diplomats.
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Hall Fails to, LOWer
Round Flight Record

NEW YORK, July 21, G.N.SD.
James Goodwin Hall, New York
flier, today planned another at
tempt to lower the record for a
flight between New York and
Havana. A checkup on his time
from Havana to New York re-
vealed he had failed by seven
minutes to lower the record of
8 hours A minutes, held by
Capt. Frank Hawks, for the
1,4OO-mile course. Hall clipped
% minutes from Hawks New
York to Havana record.
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TRAFFIC SCHOOL
SOON To OPEN
FOR DRIVERS
Everybody To Be Welcomed
In Plan Designed to Cut
Toll of Motor Accidents

With the object of making
Washington's automobile drivers
thoroughly conVersant with traf.
fic regulations and traffic con-
ditions, the police department is
preparing to conduct a traffic
school.
Inspired by the leadership of
The Washington Times, which
has long advocated such school,
B. c. Clarke, manager of pub
licity for the National Confer
.ence on Street and Highway
Safety, has taken the matter up
with responsible authorities, with
the result that the school will be
open for business within a few
weeks.
Unite In Efforts
Inspector E. w. Brown, in
charge >of the police traffic bu-
reau; Judge Gus A. Schuldt, pre-
siding judge of the Police Court,
and Acting Corporation Counsel
Vernon West have united in work
ing out plans for the school.
Inspector Brown will be in COM
plete charge and will be one of
the principal instructors. Mr..
West, or an assistant corporation
counsel, also will participate in
the work Of instruction.
Every person in the city will be
welcomed to the school, under III
Spector Browns plans, but he EN-
phaSizes that he desires for
students only those who will take
the traffic course seriously.
Course For q Month
It is probable that sessions will
be held twice week and that the
course will extend over about a
month.
Mr.. Clarke said today that
Judge Schuldt had promised his
cooperation.
1t is planned to have traffic
offenders who are up for a minor
offenSe, and who receive sus-
pended sentences, also sentenced
to attend the sessions of the
school.
Through the medium Of the
school,, traffic officials hope to
eliminate repeated arrests for
minor offenSes.
Several details of the plan re-
main to be worked out. Glasses
may be held in the office of the
traffic bureau or in the traffic
court room.
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Woman Dies In Flood
2 Children Missinq

ALTUS, Okla, July 81 GN.S0.
A flood in the Humphreys" re-
gion. south of here, caused by a
seven-inch rain. today had claimed
at least one life.
The body of a Mrs. Connolly,
an aged woman, was recovered.
The fate of her ,two"children, who
were said to have been with her
when their home was washed
away, has not been learned.
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Germany Adopts NeW
Paunaent Schedule

BERLIN, July 81 QN.SJ.-In-
dicative of the shortage of cash
in Germany, a new emergency
decree promulgated by the Gov
ernment today provides for semi
monthly payment of the salaries
of State employees.
The decree urged that business
men and industrialistS pay off
their employees in the same man.
ner instead of weekly.
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Leland Street Bids
To Be Opened July 80

Bids will be opened July 80, at
10 a. m, in the County Building
at Bethesda, Md, for resurfacing
Leland Street from Connecticut
Ave. west to Oak Lane, Robert
D. Hagner, commissioner for the
Bethesda district announced to-
day.
The present macadam will be
taken off and later replaced after
the grade of the street has been
reduced. Work will end at Oak
Lane, Commissioner Hagner said,
because from that street west TO
Wisconsin Ave. Leland st. is
State road.
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WhOlean Won't Let
Wife Talk of Will
To Reporters

With nothing to indicate
they had been cut off in the
will of Mrs. John B. Henderson,
Mrs. Beatrice "Trixie" Wholean
and her husband, Joseph E.
Wholean, left for Bar Harbor,
Me-, at l o'clock this afternoon.
Mrs. Wholean wore the same
dress of mourning which she
wore at the funeral yesterday.
Asked if she would contest
the will, Mrs. Wholean appeared
willing to talk, but her husband
urged her toward the train.
Wholean told reporters:
THAT it is none of your buSi-
ness what my wife. intends to
dO,1
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Suspenders Banned
For Policemen Who
Shed Goats

Why do firemen wear red
suspenders? You all know that
one-to keep their pants up.
But why don't policemen wear
suspenders? All, ha, that's diff
ferent. The answer is-to keep
their temperature down.
The superintendent of police
today sent the following order
to all precincts and bureaus:
Members. of the force who
are provided with clean white
shirts, black ties and who do
not wear. suSpenderS will be per.
mitted to perform street duty
In shirt sleeves.
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Strib Finds Flying
Softer Than MGx's
Flying Fists

ATLANTA. Ga, July 81
0N.S0.-W. L. ("Young"D
Stribling, Georgia's S heavyweight
pride, who had such poor luck
against the flying fists of Max
Schmeling recently. today was
risking life and limb to teach
members Of the Air Corps Re
serve to fly.
Lieutenant Stribling. ace of
the Reserve Corps flight here,
was assigned the task Of giving
primary instruction in flying.
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TwO Policemen Shot
In. $500 ,HOId-Up

GREEN BAY, Wis, July 81
(I:N.S.y.-Six bandits who in
vaded the South Side State Bank
here escaped with $500 in a
running gun fight in which Chief
of Police Thomas Hawley and
Policeman Gus Deeloye were
wounded. .E-.
Frank SlupinSki, assistant cash
Ter, was knocked unconscious by
two of the bandits.
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AGAN!

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AlI-America Baseball Con-
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in The
WASHINGTON TIMES
Select players you think
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The four selections nearest
those Of the HOme-Run King
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You may get tips on the
men he likes!
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Fiend Kills Escort,
Attacks Girl Friend

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo,
July 81 G.N.SD Posses aided DO
lice today in search for an as
serted fiend who late last night
killed Louis j. Buddy Palmer,
10, and attacked his girl compan-
ion, Glenda King, 18. The girl
told police that she and Palmer
were in an automobile when a
man covered them and opened
fire without warning. The man
afterward forced her to drive him
around for nearly two hours.
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NeIU Chicago Racket;
Cops Steal City Tags

CHICAGO, July 81 QN.S0
Twenty policemen found using
stolen city motor license tags on
their private automobiles today
face suspension and possible dis
missal unless they can explain.
A drive is on to stop the prac-
tice of reporting licenses stolen
and getting duplicates for so
cents.
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SpGin's ReUOlt Strike
Termed Unsuccessful

SEVILLE, Spain, July 81 GIN.
S.).-The revolutionary general
strike launched in Seville is mot
completely successful" an official
announcement says. Street cars
we're being operated by soldiers,
while troopers patrohed the
streets with orders to shoot dem
OnStratorS on sight. No news
papers were published.
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Loses Life
As Car OUerturns

STATE COLLEGE, Pa, July 81
Q.N.S0-Losing control of his
light car as he rounded a sharp
curve on the highway near here,
Donald Allen, 80, of New Haven,
Conn, was killed instantly today
when the car left the road and
overturned, crushing him beneath
IL
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BITTEN BY TARANTULA

BALTIMORE, July 21-Isaiah
Small, colored, is under observa-
ton at University Hospital here
after he was bitten on the hand
by tarantula while unloading
bananas from a steamship.
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KIN OF PRELATE DEAD

WELL, Mass, July 81
QNSO Luke O'Connell, 86, ma
tive of Ireland and brother of
Cardinal O'Connell, archbishop of
the Boston diocese and dean of
the Catholic hierarchy in America,
died at his home here today fol-
lowing a long sickness.
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TREASURY BALANCE.

Treasury balance as of July 18,
$337 ,955, ,501.42; expenditures, &c.
303, ,109.51; customs receipts, $19,-
039, ,7O3.58.
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THE WEATHER

Local thundershOwers tonight and probably
Wednesday, not much change in temperature;
gentle to moderate southwest shifting to west
and northwest winds. Temperature yesterday
Highest, 50, lowest, ,76. Humidity yesterday-
Hieheat. co. loMeak. Sc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-15
WASHINGTON DENTISTS
ON PROGRAM AT MEMPHIS
Exhibit at Convention Will Show
How u. 8. Takes Care of
Sailors Teeth.

Conadr. e. Hunter Tennent, U. S. N,
OF the Dental School Of the United
states Naval Hospital here, will be in
charge Of an exhibit at the annual con-
vention of the American Dental Asso-
citation at Memphis next week, showing
how uncle Sam takes care of the teeth
Of men In the Navy.
| Or. 8. S. Jaffe of the District Of Co
hinnbia Dental Society will conduct a
clinic at the convention on Immediate
insertion of Ventures After Extraction"
and DR.. William T. Ogls Of Washington
will show motion pictures on oral
surgery.
Others who will attend from Wash
ington include DR.. II. c. Hopkins, presi-
dent Of the District Of Columbia Dental
Society; DR.. Sterling v. Mead and DR..
Harold Krogh, who are on the program;
DR.. o. H. Wendt. DR.. C. w. Camalier.
DR.. Ralph Morrison, DR.. Henry Swan
son, DR.. v. v. Belle, Dr. Alexander
Chase, DR.. W. N. Cogan, DR.. Mark F.
Finley, Dr., J. W. Brown and DR.. Robert
/. Gley.
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team Of four duplicate match. At
that time CulbertSon offered odds Of
$4,000 to $1,000, the winnings to 60
to charity.
Mr.. Culbertson In q statement In re-
ply said his certified check, made out
to the "Culbertson-Lenz Match Ref
erees" for $4,000. drawn on the Harri-
man National Bank, "is still waiting for
Mr.. Lenz to accept without reservations
by specific challenge, sent directly to
his home and published September 30,
1881"
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