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Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07
WOMAN
DIES IN
WRECK
Victim Believed To Be
Mrs. ID. F. Burdette Of
Long Beach.
DRIVES INTO TRUCK
Companion Slightly In
jured In Night Crash
Near HOltyille.

Instant death for an unidentified
woman, possibly Mrs. D. F. Burdette
of 2121 Eucalyptus avenue. Long
Beach, and painful injuries to H. p.
Bowen, of Ell Cajon, were the results
of an automobile accident at 1880
last night on the Holtville highway
near Meloland, when an automobile
driven by the woman crashed into
truck piloted by Phillip Murray
of Los Angeles.
Murray and p. M Woodward, rid
ing with him on the truck, escaped
injury.
Bowen was taken to the Holtville
hospital for treatment of severe
cut on his forehead and another on
his left arm. The body of the wom-
an was taken to Fields Funeral
Home in Holtville.
Claiborne Poole, deputy sheriff,
questioned Bowen in the hospital
and learned he picked up the wom-
an and another man on the San
Diego highway near Jacumba, but
had not learned their names, nor
where their home was.
The second man could not be
found after the accident, and wit
nesses declared they saw no man
leave the Bowen automobile after
it crashed into the truck.
Bowen is an employee Of the El
Cajon Machine company. The
automobile was owned by that
firm, he said. He allowed the
woman to drive after leaving FL
Centro.
The crash was caused by the
automobile leaving the pavement
on the right side. The woman
jerked the steering wheel sharply,
and the machine shot across the
pavement, striking the truck on the
left front bumper. Spinning, the
automobile again hit the truck on
the left front corner Of the bed.
! and turned over.
The Woman's death is thought TO
have been caused by sharp contact
| with the steering wheel, and head
injuries.
Two See Accident
Joseph Quinn of Ell Cajon and J..
w. Roberts of Meloland, driving on
the highway at the time of the ac-
| cident, were witnesses. Murray,
who lives at 722 North Alameda
street, Los Angeles, stayed with H.
R. Brown in El Centre last night
while officers investigated the acci-
! dent.
Poole, looking over the automo-
bile after the accident, discovered q
| slip of paper with the name OF Mrs.
D. F. Burdette and an address In
Long Beach on it.
Returning to the sheriff's office,
he telephoned Long Beach police,
who called back to report Burdette
| is a Long Beach fireman. He and
his wife left Long Beach few days
| ago on their vacation, said the coast
city officers.
They furnished a description of
Mrs. Burdette that tailed almost
exactly with that of the woman
killed in the accident. The man
said by Bowen to have been with
her is thought by officers to be her
| husband.
Bowen, telling Poole of picking up
the couple on the highway, said
they produced a bottle and asked
him to drink. Poole this morning
stated Bowen had been drinking be-
fore the accident last night. Wheth-
er the woman also was drinking he
did not say.
Further efforts to ideneify the
woman are being made today by|
Sheriff George l. Campbell and his
deputies. They are also searching
for the man thought to have been
| in the automobile with Bowen and
| the woman.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07
ACTRESS RETURNS

NEW YORK, Aug. Z U.p)-Vlyian
Duncan, of stage fame and wife of
Nils Asther, motion picture actor.
arrived on the French liner Paris
today with her daughter, Evelyn
Rosita, born in Wurzburg, Germany.
Miss Duncan will remain here 70
play in Heavenly Twins" which
opens In the fall
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-07

Continued on page g.
The Washington times., 1931-08-28
Correct Manners

for a man to carry a steamer
blanket when going abroad?
Should it be strapped to his
suit case, or put in the trunk?
Elsie.
There isn't any reason to car
ry a steamer blanket when we
90 abroad these days, for ex-
cellent steamer blankets are
provided on board all liners, for
a small rental sum. I would
never consider carrying steamer
blankets when I go abroad.
Plan to travel light" with
luggage, and don't carry with
you such bulky item as a steam
err blanket. When you go on
board, arrange with your deck
steward to rent a blanket, or
two, if you wish, and then you
won't have the bother carrying
it about with you in Europe.
And, speaking Of trunks, If you
are staying in Europe for only
a short time, I suggest that you
plan to take as luggage suit
cases and weekend bagS-lug-
gage that you can take with
you in your train compartments
rather than trunks, which
mean much trouble in travelling
in Europe.
The Washington times., 1931-08-28

time. For the past two years
I have known and admired a
young man Of this town and I
think he thinks the same about
me, but it seems so hard for us
to get acquainted. Please tell
me how to win this boy.
BROWN EYES.
Surely one or the other Of
these two up-and-coming sisters
has a heart and will help you
to become acquainted with that
young man you admire. Incl
dentally, would note that
young men should use their
imagination in seeking intro
ductfonS to girls who attract
them. These modest male vio-
lets who hang back, and expect
someone else to put in motion
the machinery Of introduction,
are tireSome. Man is supposed
to be the go-getter in such
things.
Keep Fancy Free"
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I am 18 and have been 60
ing with q boy for two years.
I'm. very much in love with
him and believe he loves me.
My parents are opposed to my
going with him and his par
entS feel the same Way about
us, too. Mother and father
thing I'm too young to have
dates. My, friend and I were
engaged once, but he steps
out with another girl occasion.
ally; and I have dates with
other boys, although we try to
keep it from each other. Would
you advise me to keep on going
with him or to try to find
someone that suits my par
entS?
TROUBLED.
AS there is parental oppoSi-
ton on both sides, it seems
only sensible for both Of you
to have other friends and
make dates" If your parents
are willing. II you really care
about each other, you'll wait
and, if it's, just q passing
fancy, it, is desirable to have
other friends.
If there are other reasons,
apart from your youth, for
your parents objection to the
young man. do be sensible and
listen to their advice.
The Washington times., 1931-08-28
By FAY KING

knew about Evelyn How
ard. She had merely waited
for the girl herself to confess.
The confession had not come,
yet Jennie had not changed one
1ota toward her in her atti-
tude Of affection and consid-
Grafton.
WELL" asked Collin, "have
you anything to say-for your
= self An Have. you anything-to
tell nay mother-in your own
defense"
Just q moment" said Fan.
chon suddenly. Please tell
me by what right you set your
self up as judge Of me. Is
your own life so-perfect-that
you can afford to Judge and
condemn me, Mr.. CarStairs?"
will Not Deny
He had the grace to flush.
mo. I don't condemn you
. what you did or left
undone," he said slowly, II
simply condemn your attitude
Of self-righteousness toward my
mother. That's ALL"
: Fanchon said:
II see. There Is no use in
my trying to deny your accusa-
tionS. I think know you well
enough, even in this brief time,
to realize that you would not
have accepted mere hearsay. I
am right. am I not, in con.
Guiding that you have been in
communication with" she
hesitated, realizing that she did
not know the name Of the
school or the people who ran
it-with those quite conver.
SAINT with the situation" she
went on, after a brief pause.
He nodded. His eyes were
intent upon her own. Hers
did not falter in their brilliant
blue gaze, very direct, very
lovely.
CONTINUED Tomorrow
Copyright, 1891. by Faith Baldwin,
Distributed by
King Features Syndicate, Inc.
The Washington times., 1931-08-28

plane. But Evelyn. IN hef way,
had been as. desperate.
Have you." she asked stead
lily, adequate proofs of all you
Say?"
He looked at her with some
thing approaching admiration.
She had not, he told himself,
turned a hair. And her eyes,
very calmly on his own. very
beautiful, were not the eyes Of
guilt or shame.
yes" he answered shortly,
otherwise I would not have
made my accusations"
your mother-knowS?" asked
Fanchon and leaned forward,
curiously intent upon his an"
SWer.
Malicious Letters
"Well, naturally" he answered
in some astonishment. People
acquaintance Of hers, who
knew your relationship to us,
and who happened to be in
Hawaii, and to have heard the
general scandal, wrote her. 1t
was that which determined her
to write you and ask you to
make your home with us. She
did so, therefore, after you
had been in San Francisco a
time. 1t took her a little while
to arrange matters, to find out
your address after you had left
the school. Naturally, you left
no forwarding address! She
said. that you should be given
your chance. I agreed. She,
therefore. wrote you and asked
you to come. But in your ac-
ceptance and in your SubSe-
quent letters you told her moth
ing, made no mention Of the
circumstances under which you
had. left Hawaii. That, I con-
fesS, is what antagonized me.
I was willing" said Collin. Ito
overlook all that. had gone be-
, fore. your parents attitude
toward my mother. and what
was at the time, obviously, your
own. Loyal to them, you were,
I could understand that. for I
was loyal to my mother. But
this silence, this naive &C.
ceptance of everything my
mother offered in, / must say,
having read your letters, a
most righteous and I-deserve-it
Spirit-was not calculated to
make me wish to receive you
with friendship"
The Woman Knew
Fanchon said, slowly, not
needing him:
80 she knew-all the time?"
Eyes, of course" Collin an
swered, impatiently.
He was astonished to see
the girls mouth quiver, her
eyes mist over. He could not
know that her heart was going
out to Jennie Carstairs in q
rush of warm, if vicariouS
gratitude. She was remember
ing the way IN which Jennie
had taken her to her heart;
She was remembering the utter
lack of reproach, of mention
Of any Of this story to her.
She was recalling Jennie's
little embarrassed apology
for what she knew Collins at
titude would be. Loyal" she
had said of him. But she
had not mentioned, by word,
look or gesture, the things she
The Washington times., 1931-08-28
The Marry
Go-Round
BY Helen Rowland
Mixed Grill

Prohibition may be a noble
experiment." but so is marriage,
in these days Of Reno, Mexico.
the gigolo, husband-Shooting
and the masculine flapper-fixa-
tion.
Man may despiSe the feminine
skirts, but we notice that when.
ever he wants to be especially
impressive-as on the judicial
bench, at college commence.
mentS and at corOnatiOns-he
dolls himself up in them.
Falling in love with q woman
charmer is like biting into .
kumquat; first, you think it's
an orange-and then you know
it's a lemon.
A woman may have her face
lifted; but, once her illusions
about herself have begun to sag,
nothing except n brand-new r0-
nance will bring her back to
normal.
There were two sexes away
back in the Victorian days, Just
as there are now: but the Vic
tOrianS took the fact as . mat
ter of course, and did not re.
gard it as q brand-new disCOV.
cry, or . fascinating topic for
after-dinner conversation.
A woman gives up her faith
in a man as she hands over
her jewel-case to q burglar-al.
ways with a struggle and the
desperate hope that she will
get him back again. some day.
You don't need science to
prove that man is still . wild
animal only slightly tempered
by civilization. Just q few
drinks of bathtub gin will do it.
Modern young couples don't
wait for love to fly out Of the
window. They treat it so
roughly or carelessly, that it
has to be carried out on Q
stretcher.
Next to q mirror, the hardest
thing on earth for . woman to
PASS is her thirty.ninth birth.
day. '...
Copyright. 1881. King Features
syndicate Inc.)
The Washington times., 1931-08-28
The Beauty
Box

It is characteristic Of the
skinny, wan.faced gal that she
can't look food in the face with
out screaming. The sight Of q
lamb chop puts her teeth on
edge. Sumpin wrong. The
healthy individual has o good
appetite: the odor of good chow
fills her with ZeSt. VANTAGE
should take herself to the FAM
lily doc, who will put her
through a course Of sprouts,
find out what's the matter.
She may be anaemic or suffer
ing from some simple intestinal
disorder that can be corrected.
Physical upSets are responsible
for many beauty Ills.
The Washington times., 1931-08-28
Your RuIinq
Star
By William Shwader
THE YEAR AHEAD
For Those Born
August 20

During the coming year you
will do well to hold yourself
in check and avoid tempta.
tions that may come your way.
There will be a tendency to
act in a most indiscreet man.
ner that may cause much un.
pleasantneSs and disturb the
domestic relations. Avoid all
impulsive and reckless actions
and undertake nothing without
serious contemplation, Be kind
and good-natured to those
around you, or you may find
yourself alone in the world.
Be careful in your dealings
with those older or in a super
ior position and refrain from
all legal actions, particularly
the signing of papers Take
care Of your health from
October 10 to IA, January Z
to II, February "a to 26, April
6 to 10. Guard against quar-.
rels, accidents, etc., from
october IL to 13, November
3 to 2, January 8 to 16, Feb
ruary % to March 3. Favor
able dates from August % to
September /, December 3 to Z,
March 10 to IA.
A child born today will be
versatile and quick.witted but
through hasty actions will be
inclined to make many er-
rorS. He should be taught the
truth Of the proverb Haste
makes waste" so that his
many good qualities will not
be diminished in their value
through useless expenditure.
Tendencies for August 80.
A pleasant day and an ex.
cellent time for serene rest
fulness.
The Washington times., 1931-08-28

neighbOrhOOd SO soon become depressing
eyesOre.
That shop, that house, that window il is 50
pleasing to PatrOnize, to visit, and to look in
are the result of endless care and countless
The Washington times., 1931-08-28
Miss Fairfax Advises Love|orn

rival are paid as q matter Of
course. In other instances, the
guest pays all his expenses.
Where there is no clearly de-
fined custom, individual cir
cumStanceS should govern. II
it is convenient for the guest to
pay, he should. However, as
ones hostess, it seems only
proper that the girl should pay
some of the expenses of the
weekend.
They're Both Shy
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
have two Sisters-one Is
older than I and the other one
younger-who have boy friends.
It seems so easy for them to
get acquainted with boys, while
I Just can't make a hit with
any Of them. Please tell me
what to do. A girl Of II enjoys
having boy friends for a pas
The Washington times., 1931-08-28
BY Mrs. c. Beeckman
Am I Right or Wrong?

NAu Il AHkhV OA "HUn&
DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
Will you please tell me
whether I am in the right or
whether I am decidedly in the
wrong?
My girl and I have been
going out very often with an
other couple, in the other mans
car, and accepting a lot Of IA
vors from the boy Of the other
couple. The other girl has a
birthday this week. and I think
it would be rather nice for my
girl and me to give her a gift.
What do you think? F. E.
This would be a fine gesture,
and you could plan this so
charmingly that it would show
your appreciation of these many
kindnesses. Too, I suggest that
you plan other thoughtful.
things to do for this couple, so
that all of the friendly ges-
lures will not be all on their
side. People who accept car
hospitality constantly from
friends should be most careful
that they do their share of hos
pitality in some other form, in
return. This is most impor-
tant in these days when this
question so often arises. The
man-who-owns OF h rwise.
will get a bit fed up by con-
stantly giving-and he is quite
justified.
Plan to Travel Light
BY Mrs. Cornelius Beeckman
DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
Please tell me if it is correct
The Washington times., 1931-08-28
NOW Continue
CHAPTER XIV

:. - CHAPTER XIV
Eanchon's mind was working
furiously. Evidently Evelyn had
LETT Hawaii under some sort OF
cloud. Evidently this Collin Car
stairs had had her looked up
and had found out all about
it. And, very evidently, she had
given Jennie'S name as her
nearest relative and had re-
Trained from telling the people
In her last position anything Of
her Island experiences. Now
that Fanchon looked back, she
recalled that on the boat dur
ing their mutual journey, Eve
lyn had questioned her closely
concerning her knowledge Of
the school in which Evelyn had
taught in Hawaii, and, finding
that she knew nothing, had
dropped the subject.
@'T dislike" said Fanchon,
coldly, "all this limiting and
implying. Please endeavor to
make yourself a .trifle clearer,
Mr.. Carstairs."
He lifted an eyebrow.
Must I, dear cousin?"
,"I am afraid so. For" she
went on, you labor, very evil
IDENTIFY, under a false appre-
hension."
:. II think not" he said
smoothly. I'm the first place.
shortly after your arrive in
Hawaii, you compromised your
self rather severely with a
naval officer. A married man.
Benefit Of Doubt
"When the story broke and
you were questioned, you swore
in tears that you had not
known Commander Gaines was
married, although his story did
not agree with yours. He said
be had !; told you. and that
very distinctly. Your employers.
however, gave you the benefit
Of the doubt, whereupon you
distinguished yourself by a
very indiscreet, very sentimen-
tal--flirtation, let. us. call it.
with a. native who was EN-
ployed in a minor capacity
about the school.
g"Yous interested yourself in
his welfare, you gave him les
sons in English, you entertained
yourself with shall We call
1t getting back to nature-with
Hawaiian nature? The man
was young. handsome, and
gifted. He was also a rather
simple soul. He understood
that you were willing to marry
him. When you refused,
in righteous anger and horror,
be made q scene. A scene which
nearly cost you your life. When
It came to the ears and eyes Of
the school directors. you were
Immediately persuaded to sail
for San Francisco"
Fanchor1 was scarlet. Eve
lyn! Evelyn! She felt a pang
Of pity for the silly, weak, self
ish and insincere girl who
played with fire and lied her
way out of it. No use to pro-
test. This man knew what he.
was talking about. Was, she
wondered, was everybody escap-
ing from something? She had
thought herself the only desper-
ate person aboard that ill-fated
The Washington times., 1931-08-28
Diet and
Health
BY DR.. Logan Clendening

For the many people who
cannot take a vacation during
the hay fever season, pollen
filters to fit in the window Of
the bedroom or office often
give complete or nearly com.
plete relief.
The grains Of pollen which
irritate the eyes and nose Of
the hay fever victim are fine
dust-like particles, very light,
which float in the air for long
periods and nearly saturate the
lower atmosphere in an ! ST.
BILE cloud. If the air the pa
tient receives can be freed Of
these, he is as comfortable as
anybody else. The filters which
do this are made to fit in a
window and draw the air into
the room by q suction fan
through a screen which stops
the pollen grains from coming
through.
Expense Not Great
The expense is not nearly as
great as that Of the enforced
vacation most hay fever vic
tins are compelled to take. If
the purse allows, it is possible
to have one for the office as
we'll as one for the bedroom.
But if only one can be af-
forded, the one for the bed
room is advised, for If the pa
tients have a comfortable night
most of them will tell you they
can stand the daytime discom-
fort.
For those who feel they can
not afford one Of these manu-
factured devices, arrangements
for a pollenproof room can be
made, as suggested q few years
ago by DR.. Arnold H. Kegel,
health commissioner OF Chi
cago:
"Pollen sufferers can be kept
in an atmosphere almost free
from pollen by remaining as
long as possible in a room that
is kept closed. Muddy water
becomes clear through settling
il it remains still long enough.
Pollen settles out Of the air in
the same way.
Clean the Room
"Select a bedroom with as
few windows and doors as pos
sible. The room should be
thoroughly cleaned, pictures
and hangings removed, also
rugs, carpets and material not
absolutely necessary.
walls and ceiling cleaned
with = damp rag, floors with
an oil mop. A screen is pro-
Vided which will allow some
outside air to enter and still
keep out the pollen. We sug-
gest taking O. well-fitting fly
screen and tacking to the
frame an additional covering Of
heavy, close.meShed cotton.
Cheesecloth would be useless"
The bed should be covered
all day with a sheet which is
carefully removed without shak-
ing at night. In the morning,
after the bed is made and COW
cred with the sheet, the room
is closed and must on no &C.
count be entered. At night,
when the patient enters, he
does 80 with the greatest care,
closing the door carefully and
walking about as little as pos
sible so as not to stir up any
pollen.
For this reason an electric
fan cannot be used, but the
room can be cooled with q 25-
pound cake Of ice in q tub.
The Washington times., 1931-08-28
Who Pays at Prom?
EAR MISS FAIRFAX:

Would you be kind enough
to settle a question which my
girl friend and I have been
discussing for some time? She
says that when q girl invites
a young man to a prom it
is proper to accept the money
for the IBID" from him if he
offers it. believe that al.
though it is proper for the
young man to offer it, the
girl should not accept it.
Which one Of us is right?
S. L. G.
The answer to this question
depends on the custom of the
college where the prom is
being held. When a man Is in.
vited to certain girls colleges,
all his expenses after his ar
The Washington times., 1931-08-28
T Fast-Movins StoryofG Girl
Who Craved High Life
By FAITH BALDWIN
The Story Thus Far

- SYNOPSIS
beautiful FanchOn Meredith leaves San Francisco
aplane arrest In connection with murder In which
sweetheart Tony implicated She had not known that ne
Evelyn Howard, whom FanchOn had met on
She route to New York ia
live with wealthy Allison Carstairs whom she has
The plane crashes and all but FanchOn are
Gaspng the opportunity start life FanchOn TO the
Carsairs home Evelyn Mrs. Carsa affection wins her
heart At Southampton awaiting the arrival Of her son. Collin
Mrs. CaFstars take him seriously He ar
there under false prcense
Collin objects to Evelyn" He aludes to Eveyns Hawaiian
escapadeS
NOU Continue
The Washington times., 1931-08-28
What Do You
Know?

AnStDers to TodGy'S Test
Questions On Editorial Page
l. Rameses II. 2. Amphicty-
ony. 3. Major Andre. 1. RiSi.
bility. S. Cid Campeador. s.
Speculation. Z. 1902. 8. Robot.
9. The Hague. 10. Metered. Z
Copyright. 1891. by King Features
syndieat& Ine.I
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-20
HENRY VIII PRODUCTION
SOMETHING Different

Terence Gray Adopts Modern Meth
DDS in Cambridge Festival
Theater Experiment.
LONDON (NANA)-Terenc Gray,
who has made the Cambridge Festival
Theater one Of the most interesting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-20
IS MAKE OFFERS
ON NAVY VESSELS
Bids for Ships Closely Asso-
ciated With Local Yard
Are Opened.

Thirteen bidders from various parts
of the country sought to purchase one
or more of three vessels. closely aSso-
ciated with the Washington Navy Yard
in recent years, when bids for their sale
were opened yesterday at the Navy De-
partment.
The ships are the U. S. S. Porpoise. a
ferry boat, which recently left Wash
ington and is now at the Norfolk Navy
Yard; the u. S. S. GrampuS and the
u. S. S. ammunition lighter YE-28, and
the U. S. S. Clarinda. which is at the
Charleston, s. c., Navy Yard.
Bids for the u. S. S. Porpoise ranged
from $3,940 to $21,0 900; those on the
Grampus had a range from $2,176 to
So 300, while those for the ammunition
lighter went from 5000 to $1,166. Only
one bid, for $3.50, was received for the
Clarinda, this from Newark, N. j.
Christopher B. Garrett. with Offices in
the Shoreham Building, at Fifteenth
and H streets, bid $4,000 for the
Grampus, being the only local bidder
for any of the craft in the group.
Secretary Adams is expected to make
the final decision on the sale in day
or two, although the department is
considering a plan under which the
purchasers may make deferred pay
ments. Deposits were required in all
cases and those who buy the ships must
agree to keep them out of the rum
running business or otherwise violating
prohibition laws.