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The Washington times., 1931-02-16
ALMA RUBENS' LIFE STORY

larly supplying me with drugs,
informed my mother and my
family doctor that he was "sus-
picious of my being an addict"
And this, mind you, after I
had given him thousands of
dollars in cash-two diamond
bracelets and several other valu-
able pieces of jeWelry when my
money had run out.
Dark Days Ahead
My mother Immediately told
Ric. I was frightened to death
at the consequences of this, but
she insisted. And while Ric
did many things to make me
unhappy, I must give him credit
for his kindly actions when he
learned that his wife was a
dope fiend!
He never once mentioned it,
throughout the days I lay there
recuperating from the effects of
that dose of hyocine, so nearly
fatal.
Even our family doctor ad-
mitted that it was necessary
for me to have my daily dosage
of morphine during this con-
valescent period, and he regu-
larly attended me, counsellng
me at times-and always in the
presence of my mother-as to
the best measures to combat the
evil when I got on my feet
again.
was eager to be cured. I
knew their advice was right,
but, in the queer frame Of
mind I was in then, resented
the fact that Ric did not dis
cuss the subject. l wanted him
to ask me to go some place
for the cure.
WhimS and Loves
And, strange as it may seem,
his IL thought " very indiffer
ence caused me to fall in love
with him all over again.
I wept in anguish for days.
MY mother tried to comfort me
but it was futile. I fear that I
had lost Ric for good, although
for more than a year before
that I would have welcomed his
disappearance for all time.
Occasionally, he would come
into my room and sit on the
edge of my bed. He'd stroke one
of my hands. I would go into
ecstasies. He'd peck me lightly
on the cheek with his lips and
I'd be in heaven. I had re-
kindled our love. But never did
he mention the dope.
Then came the time when I
was able to be up and about.
Our family doctor cut out my
morphine injections and I was
beginning to feel the terrible,
gripping, deprivation pains
again. was driven frantic.
On occasions, I had the i'm
pulses of a manaic.
Half a dozen times I was on
the verge of calling DR.. c., but
each time, I would hold myself
back. I wanted to be cured.
I hated myself. I loved my
husband. must get over the
deadly habit for his sake. I
was fighting hard. I would be
braver. I would win!
Once my mind was made UP
confused as it was, and suf-
fering as I was-I packed a
little bag and, without saying
a word to anybody, I went to a
Hollywood hospital.
Ito Be Continued Tomorrow
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ADVICE TO
LOVELORN
BY Beatrice Fairfax
When Shall They Tell?

When Shall They Tell?
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
We are constant readers OF
your column and we are to
be married in the near future:
haven't fully decided just
when, but have been engaged
for two months. We have told
no one and will not until the
engagement ring has been
given. Now the question is,
should the boy ask the girls
father just after giving the
ring or wait until after we have
fully decided the day of the
wedding? We Lre very anxious
to do the proper thing and are
not sure what that might be.
TWO ANXIOUS ONES.
These days young people take
the matter of their future SO
much in their own hands that
the formality of parental con-
sent is frequently not asked
until after the youngsters have
made their own decisions. The
ring really is but a detail. It
woul be a courteous and tact
full thing-befitting a future
member of the family-for the
young man to speak to the
girls father about the engage
ment as soon as possible.
Quit WhOOpee In Time
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
When I first came to the big
city, it seemed fairyland to me.
Everyone had a car and there
was a good time going all the
time. I went in for much Of
the whoopee-but not all, for
in my family we're all decent
women. Then T began to dis
cover you had to be wild" to
be popular with certain crowd.
I got mighty tired of the smell
of bath tub gin" and some
common fellow trying to kiss
you when he'd had too much.
So dropped the whole gang,
4CCI1l4S i u 4dG4lCL NC OH O40
maid 10 times over than rush
around with the gin-and-jazz
gang. Lonesome? I should say
I was at times; but I stuck it
out. Now I've met a man
never could have If I had kept
on playing with that wild
bunch, and we've become en-
gagged. I met him through our
office; he is one of the out-of-
town associates in the business.
I feel awfully sorry I was near
wild, but I thank my lucky
stars I pulled out before I went
over the precipice. Sometimes
I feel that don't deserve my
luck. HILDA B. M.
Congratulations on your good
sense in pulling out of the
whoopee crowd before it was
too late. AS you say. it
wouldn't have been possible to
meet a man like the friend you
describe if you continued to go
with the "gin-and-jazz" set. All
along the line, I think, If you
observe carefully, there's q dis
position to check up on the
wildnesS.
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young girl. Tell me-" she asked
Howard, avidly, sis there any
history of tuberculosis in Mary
Louis family? T don't like that
bright color" she repeated.
"For goodness sakes, Adelaide,
nc why should there be?"
asked Howard, irritated. Mary
Lou comes Of perfectly healthy
stock"
At this moment, as Adelaide
was about to burst into descrip-
ton of a school friend, very
like Mary Lou in coloring" who
had died of galloping consump-
tion before her shocked family
was even aware she was sick
ening, Grandma Jennings ar
rived with Adelaide's morning
snack of hot milk, toast and
jelly, and order was restored.
HOmeIy Duties
While Adelaide slipped mo
wonder she's fat thought
Mary Lou, with scorn, eating
six time a day and never tax.
ing a step of exercise! I wish
could have her for a year,
I'd scare her up on her feet!"
the family made their plans.
Billy was to come out to Oak
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CHAPTER 10

The next day we both went
on location. And, upon his re-
turn, we nearly split up, simply
because of his insufferable
egoism.
When We were married he
was getting $500 weekly from
Famous Players. The first thing
I did after our marriage was
to goad him into seeking an in
crease. He did so, receiving a
new contract, under which he
was paid $1,000 week for the
first year, with a renewal op-
tion at $1,000.
He raised the devil because,
in his absence, I had had my
hair bobbed. There was simply
no living with him.
I was quite willing to retire.
He was making suttlc1enS
money, thanks to me, to sup
port us in regal style, and I
really wanted home; real
home, which I wanted to take
care of myself, and which, II
I had gotten it, might have SO
occupied my time that I might
have forgotten about my daily
shot"
Two humorous incidents that
followed on two consecutive
DAYS, just before I had to leave
for the East myself, to take
nart in a picture, almost led US
to a marital split-up. This was
about a year after our marriage
We had gone to a Spanish
restaurant in Los Angeles Tor
dinner. The elderly waiter. a
Spaniard, apparently 1"cognlz-
ing Ric, by that time hecom-
ing popular, endeavored 10 NaKe
a hit with him.
The Pseudo Spaniard
Up until that time I ntver
knew, although 1 had begun to
suspect, that Ric, despite his
nativity" knew little or no
Spanish. The only Spanish
words I had ever heard him
utter were "adois" and car
amba!"
Well, this old waiter carne up
the moment we had seated our
selves and greeted us with a
salvo of Spanish. I never made
any pretense of knowing the
language, and looked at Rlc
expectantly.
He flushed, punctuating his
remarks by pounding on the
table. I burst into laughter.
"Oh," volunteered. whats
the trub? No spike da Espe
nole?"
He glared at me a tno1aent,
pushed the table away, seized
his hat and ran out, leaving
me sitting there feeling Ike
and no doubt looking like a
fool.
The very next day somebody,
I don't remember who, tod me
the real story of his parentage.
At first I was very mucn upset,
but later I didn't take this so
seriously. Anyway, I probably
was imposing on him as much
or more-by my secret use Of
dope, as he had imposed on me.
"Helen of Troy"
That same afternoon, I was
sitting in the living room,
entertaining several women
friends at tea, when, without
warning. Ric burst into the
room. He was attired in q
magnificent toga and wore
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that I was contacted with a
Federal narcotic agent, named
NJ, of San Bernardino.
But this. is getting ahead Of
my story. Ric and I were grow
ing further and further apart.
I didn't dare leave him and l
felt he was growing suspicious
of me.
An addict once told me that
his greatest suffering during
his futile battle against the
habit came through his deadly
fear of being found out. Of
course, I wasn't an addict at
that time. but his words came
back to me time and again
now that I had acquired the
habit.
Alma Found Out
On many occasions I was
sorely tempted to go to my
mother and confess. Then I
would cast aside the idea be-
cause I felt that this knowledge
might kill her. The Lord
knows she had had a hard
enough time in her earlier life
without adding this.
Then came the incident
through which both mother
and Ric became aware of my
secret. 4.
He gave me a tube Of hyo-
cine, in mistake for morphine.
I opened it and thought it was
off-color, but went ahead and
fixed myself a one-half grain
shot" with trembling hands.
That was my first of the day,
and I was beset with depriva.
ton pains, tearing at my body
like long-fanged wolves.
Inside of five minutes knew
something was wrong. Nor
phine usually works quickly,
but never like that. My eyes
blurred and I grew dizzy. I was
convinced that I was going to
die.
I rushed to the bathroom,
seizing a pencil and a piece of
paper from the dining room
table on the way. Both my
mother and Ric were away at
the moment. I was in the
house alone. I tried to write,
but 1 was paralyzed and could
not make letter.
Fails of Diagnosis
remember collapsing into
a heap on the floor and frantic
ally trying to crawl into my
bedroom, adjoining the bath
room. Somehow I got to my
bedroom, tortured, raving, but
how I got there I do not know.
7 lost consciousness. I seemed
to float away.
Mother found me lying
across the bed when she came
in q little later. She called a
doctor-our own family physi-
cian-and he couldn't diagnose
nv case. He called in other
doctors and they couldn't,
either.
They thought something was
wrong with my eyes. They
punctured the soles of my feet
withsneedles, on the third day
of nv Inconsistencies, to see
if my eyes would flicker.
Then, somehow or other, our
family doctor thought of DR..
c., who had given me hyocine,
and he Immediately diagnosed
the case correctly.
I was brought around to con-
sciousness and DR.. c., not let
ting on that he had been regu-
The Washington times., 1931-02-16
YOUR RULING
STAR
by William Shwader-
THE YEAR AHEAD
For Those Whose Birthday Is
February IL.

GUE AAUSC "AVSC Adj SAu@J 40
February II.
If February II is your birth
day, during the coming year
some unexpected matters may
come up for settlement. Condi-
tions may necessitate changes
but it would be wise not to
make them too suddenly. Don't
rely too much on the judg-
ment> of others unless it has
been tested.
Important dates - Avoid ex-
cesses of all kinds, take no
risks and maintain routine
from April l to 4, May II to
10, June 8 to 9 and II to 13,
July Is to 27, August 10 to IS,
October 3 to 7, November Z to
9, 18 to 20, December 2 to 6.
Good for general affairs from
February % to March 3, March
27 to 20, June "a to 26, July
5 to z, October 10 to IL, 19
to 81. Contradictory dates
show two opposing influences
A child born February II is
apt to be influenced by his
friends and should seek those
who will benefit him. He may
possess rather unusual ideas
and if he encourages unselfish-
ness he should be able to serve
humanity.
Tendencies for February 18
Unusual money conditions
and legal difficulties may af-
feet the early part of the day.
Conditions improve later and
favor real endeavor in profeS-
sional intellectual or active
work.
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Human h a bits, especially
those associated with the con-
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actually foods, are difficult to
explain to the outsider
The Crusading Aunt
even if it doesn't do any
harm, what good does it do?"
asks the belligerent abstainer
of the addict to tobacco. And
the poor devotee to the, weed
covers speechless because there
is no answer for illogical hui
man nature to make to such
cool and merciless interroga-
tions. How can a person in
paradise explain to a heathen,
The Washington times., 1931-02-16
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powdered curls, for a role in
"Helen of Troy"
He looked gorgeous. There
was no question about that.
But I simply couldn't resist the
temptation to make a dirty
little dig at his egoisn1.
Thinking back over the time,
I really believe I must have
been unusually exhausted by
the drugs that afternoon, al
though no other woman pres
ent was an addict. I followed
up the insult, by adding, after
I had walked up and placed
my arms around his shoulders:
"Oh. You're all padded up,
too. Aren't you?" Then I
pointed out the huge Jumps Of
padding on each shoulder.
Ric glared at me. You can't
blame him much for that. Then
he turned and rushed out. His
face was livid and he trembled
in his anger.
The other women Uttered,
and, much to my shame, I
must confess that enjoyed
my husbands discontinue.
Her Love Was Dying
At this time I seriously con-
sidered seeking an annulment
of my marriage. My love for
Ric was dying. But, after
thinking it over, didn't dare
to, because I was so afraid that
it might leak out that I was
using morphine.
That is the insidious thing
about dope. Always one is
laboring under the fear of
something or other. Fear that
some one will find out; fear
that you will not be able to
get the next days supply; fear
that your source may be shut
off; thousand fears, any one
of which would be sufficient to
drive a victim into insanity.
So I went East. I completed
nv picture, and I returned.
Ric still had not the slightest
suspicion that it was dope that
was making me so nervous and
irritable. Not for a moment did
he think I was a confirmed
drug addict. Neither did my
mother. She thought it was
my husbands lack of interest
in our married life.
Soon after my return my
mother bought me a beautiful
six-room house at 1745 Wilton
Place.
She Purchases Antiques
Well, despite the gnawing at
my vitals, I went along, buying
a stick of furniture here, a
piece there, all of good quality
and mostly antiques, which I
sent to our new home.
The second year of our mar
ried life drifted by in about the
same manner. I was cold; he
was indifferent. However. dur
ing this time, we took a honey
moon" trip.
Throughout these first two
years of our married life I had
been getting my daily drug sup
plies from half a dozen physi-
clans. including DR.. c., with
whom l later had so much
trouble. He accused me of
stabbing him, but it wasn't so.
1t was through DR.. c., Incl
dentally, when he could no
longer safely comply with my
more and more frequent de-
mands for dope prescriptions,
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NOU Go On With the Story

she had at times, and a very
disconcerting sense she often
found it, forestalled her by
reading her thoughts neatly
and accurately.
And I'm awfully fond Of
him." she told Clara quickly,
"but oh, I know what you're
thinking. It-wouldn't work.
Larry doesn't love me, Clara,
and I don't love him. Not in
the way we should-to get mar
ried, I mean," she went. on,
flushing, confused, adorable in
her confusion.
Il know" said Clara and
sighed a little.
But he'll look after me-"
Mary Lou assured her. He's
going to help me get a job"
Arriving at Oakdale they en-
gagged the lone and rickety taxi
and drove to Grandma Jen-
nings on, actually, Applelane
Street, the car sobbing and
snorting convulsively, much to
Billy'S amusement.
The Jennings homestead, to
which Mrs. Jennings had come
as a bride, in which Adelaide
and Clara and the vanished
others had been born, was set
far back from the quiet street,
in garden which, in summer,
was tangle of color, a riot of
bloom, a glory of sunlight and
fragrance. Even now, in mid
October, a few gallant dahlias
and glowing Zinnias stood
bravely, and on a great Gruss-
an-Teplitz rose bush the dark
red blossoms bloomed undaunt-
ed and heavy with scent.
The house was white, with
handmade shingles, the shut
ters faded blue-green, that
charming, mellow color. And
Grandma Jennings was stand
ing at the picket gate, in her
Sunday stiff black silk and her
best apron. She was a little
woman, with swapping black
eyes and a will of her own
which underlay her sweetness
like a streak of steel. Her skin
was still pink and white and
very little wrinkled; only her
hands betrayed her age.
Billy'S Welcome
Billy flung himself at her
knees with a shout of welcome.
She disentangled herself some
how and presented a cool cheek
to her daughter, her son-in-law.
and Mary Lou. in turn.
Adelaide was in the house,
and lying, as usual. on the very
slippery horsehair sofa, a
knitted afghan over her knees.
Adelaide didn't look i'll and for
the very good reason that she
was in excellent health. But
she refused to believe it and she
had more aches and pains to
the minute than most people
have in lifetime. She had,
long ago, discovered that it was
rather nice to be waited on, to
have the neighbors run in with
soup and cuStards, garden flow
ers calves foot jelly. She liked
being called poor Miss Jen-
nings" and she adored hearing
"how patient she was under her
burden" And what most amazed
her relatives-Clara in particu-
lar-was that old Mrs. Jen-
nings, usually so clear-Sighted
and so impatient of fraud,
should so completely believe in
Adelaide's heart attacks" and
Adelaide's "rheumatics," and be
even a little proud of so glori.
ously invalid a daughter.
Adelaide was a plump and
graying blonde, with an express
sion of resigned sweetness now
second nature to her. Billy.
rushing into the living room
where she lay, cast himself
across her recumbent form With
out let or hindrance.
Softly" begged Aunt Adel-
aide in her die-away voice."
"Auntie has such a headache.
How well you look, Billy boy!"
she added. almost accusingly.
Clara and Howard tiptoed up
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HOus"' ~ Hints

Moisten tea and coffee stains
with milk, cover them with
borax, and soak in hot water.
If q cloth is placed over
newly-made starch, Q skin does
not form on the TOP
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BELIEVE"
Life, Love and Adventures
Of a Modern Cinderella
What Has Happened So Far

Mar% Lou ThursOn beautiful and vivaciOus girl Of The
Ome" the death her parents lives with
her uncle The former
publisher the latter engineer
Billy, lively
Mitchell energetic reporter Mary LOUIS pal
vitality restless.
Billy from peril in traffic makes date with
dasheS off his news
SandersOn gets to to the Orient
engineering take his wife secretary of the
expedition The and at Mary Lous in
sistence What Mary Lou will do is problem
temporarily with Grandma Jennings Caras
Adelaide Jennings another daughter Of Mrs Jen
ningS.
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This DGy in History

On February 16, 1862, Fort Donelson, Tenn,
surrendered by the Confederate forces under Gen.
erald Floyd to the Union forces under General Grant
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Times Health Hint

If a child, no matter what its age, has digestive
symptoms it is always wise precauton to reduce
the food
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-06
GERMAN FLYING IS GOING ALONG
 VERY SMOOTHLY
Left Bahia, Brazil, This
 Morning for Next Leg of
 Its Trip to New York

Bahia. Brazil, Aug 6.-(UP)- The DO-X. great German flying boat left here to-day on its way to New York from Rio de Janeiro. The huge air liner carried a num- ber of passengers on the north- ward flight, including two women, Mrs Clara Adams and Mrs Dorit Con Clausbruck. Mrs Adams was the woman passenger on one east to west flight of the Graf Zeppe- lin, German dirigible. Mrs Won Clausbruck was Miss Germany in the Rio de Janeiro international beauty contest last year.
 Clarence H. fDutch) Schild- hauer, former United States navy lieutenant. piloted the DO-x on it's flight from Rio de Janeiro. The machine was refueled here for the flight from Rio de Janeiro. The machine was refueled here for the flight to Natal, oH the northeast corner of the South American con- tinent, with a stop for fuel at Maceio.
 It's itinery thence includes flight by easy stages along the northern coast to Para, at the mouth of the Amazon, and north ward over the ocean to Cuba, F1or- ida and New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-06
WATERVILLE

The entire gang of nearly two hundred unemployed men on the payroll of the Mutual Aid Unem- ployment fund who have been en- gagged in the project of widening Waterville street from F'iske street north were laid off last night for 'loafing." The Unemployment Relief executive committee took that action yesterday as the result of scores of complaints from fund contributors who had been highly displeased with the attitudes of the majority of the men on the job.
 Although the committee has constantly taken the stand that re- lief is of primary importance and that the actual work program Is secondary, due to the fact that so many of the workers are absolute Iv unaccustomed to the type Of work provided, it has found 1t nec- essary to deal severely with such a scandalous situation as has devel- oped in Waterville. The attitude of the workers has been very obJec- tionable not only to observers but to the committee.
 The project will be resumed but with a reconstructed crew which will attempt to produce 8 reason- able days work. The men who have been laid off will be reinstated after interviewing MT Harris if they aaraa to improve their attitudes.
 The Waterville Park Girls Vol 1ev hall team defeated the Fuller Street Playground team yesterday Afternoon at Fuller street.
 The annual outing of Pride Of weIch circle, Com ranfons of the Torest, takes place this evening at Savin Rock