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BY FAITH BALDWIN
Diet and Health
By DR.. Logan CIendening

Meat has been given q bad
name. In my opinion this Is
undeserved. admit that q
complete and healthful diet can
be arranged without meat. But
it is also true that it is diff
cult to get o sufficient and
easily utilized diet without US
ing substances which are like
meat in their chemical reac-
tions and content of animal
protein-milk and egG -.
Mans digestive and nutri-
tional machinery can convert
nearly any single kind Of food
into all the needed elements
of nutrition. Thus the EskimoS,
by necessity, i've on an exclu.
sively meat diet. The Oriental
people, on the contrary, live
on an exclusively vegetable
diet.
Health Is the Same
So far as can be determined,
the general health and longev-
ity of the two races are the
same.
The Eskimo on an exclusively
meat diet converts the meat
into sugar (glucose) in proper
proportions, and gets his energy
from that and from the fat
In the meat. Meat also ap-
pears to contain all the salts
necessary and even the vita
minis. lGilk, Of course, forms
an accessory part Of the Eskimo
diet.
Meat has been said to cause
high blood pressure, kidney dis
ease, liver disease. gallstones
and many other diseases. The
subject is in. highly debata.
BILE condition, but 1t can be
said certainly that such state
mentS are far from being
proved. Thomas studied a large
number Of middle-aged Eski-
mos and found that their blood
pressure and kidney function
were no different from any
other similar aged group living
The Washington times., 1931-08-21
Your Ruling
Star
By William Shwader
The Year Ahead
For those born August %.

For those born August 22.
The coming year will bring
rather important changes for
the better and will in general
be a prosperous period, provid-
ing that you do your share Of
hard work. The best planetary
aspects will not drop any for
tunes into the lap OF the in
actively waiting person. 1t IS
only the individual effort Of
honest and conscientious labor
that will bring out the full
value of the favorable planetary
vibrations. Take care of your
health from October 10 to IA,
January z to II, February 18
to 20, April Z to 10. Guard
against quarrels, accidents, etc.,
from October 6 to 8, "a to %,
January 4 to s, February 20
to "a.
A child born August % will
be endowed with an excellent
combination; a clear business
acumen and a great love and
understanding Of. art and music.
He would do well in the ad-
vertising or publishing line
and after creating his own
ideas, would be able to execute
them.
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When Manners
Are Correct
BY Mrs. C. Beeckman

Inviting the Fiance's Family
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
/. About a month ago I be-
came engaged. but the wedding
will not take place until next
year. How soon should I invite
my fiance's parents to my home
for the proper introductions?
I have only been in their COM
pany twice and do not know
what sort of entertainment
would be most appropriate.
Have you any suggestions?
2. How should I word my in
Productions when presenting
his mother to my mother?
AN ADMIRER.
/. 1t is customary for the
parents of the fiance to come
at once Ito see the bride-to-be
and her parents. that is, with
in "a hours after they have
been told of the engagement.
If the father cannot come at
that time, the mother should
come and offer their welcoming
into the family.
If they do not make this i'm
portant and significant call
soon, / suggest that your
mother write them a note invit-
ing them to come to dine at
youl home. Or, if this is not
convenient, invite them per.
haps to come to tea some Sun.
day afternoon, suggesting the
definite Gate.
2. Mrs. Janeway, this Is my
moFher," and Mrs. Janeway,
may I present my father"
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Mrs. CarstairS' niece, and had
gone away, ignorant and per.
fectly satisfied in their igno"
rance.
iii At Ease
Fanchon left the train.
Now she was walking up the
stairs. Now she was approach
ing the barriers. She bit back
the desire for reckless hysterical
laughter. Tears were in her
eyes. Tears of fatigue; tears Of
terror; of shaking nervousness.
A woman stepped forward
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CHAPTER VIII


y Evelyn hadn't spoken of Col
lin. Why? wondered Fanchon.
Had she a picture Of herselfP
they wanted to know.
She had not. But a camera
1nan was there Fanchon raised
her hands protestingly. No pic
lures! she begged.
: She hadn't thought Of that.
Tony might see the picture
Tony might recognize
:, The picture was, however,
taken. She thought courage
ouSly that, after all, some hope
: was left. Newspaper pictures
were notoriously unrecogniz-
able; the borrowed hat had
shadowed her face; and her
face itself was pale and almost
gaunt with the shock of what
She had been through. He
might not see it: or, seeing,
recognize her.
They asked her about Miss
Smith" To all their questions
she replied-as there was now
no one left of all the party to
bear witness against her-that
she had never seen the other
girl until they boarded the
plane together. That she un-
derstood she had made her
home in San Francisco and was
leaving it to take up work
library work, Fanchon thought
in New York. And that she
had heard Miss Smith" say
that she had no living relatives.
No she did not know her given
name; had never heard it.
One reporter mentioned care
-lessly that the girl had died
an hour or so before
they had boarded Fanchon's
train.
A Perpetual Menace
Fanchon's eyes filled with
nervous tears. Dead, Evelyn
Howard constituted no danger
for her. Living, she would
have been a perpetual men,
ace. Dead, Fanchon could re-
member that she had been
young, that she had loved life,
that she had looked forward
with eagerness to what life was
to hold for her. Dead, Fan
chon could forget that in Fan
chon's own trouble Evelyn How
ard had been cold, unkind and
condemnatory. dead, Fanchon
could forget that Evelyn had
refused to help her-and had
branded her-without words-a
gangster's girl. "a girl that
one didn't know" whom one
couldn't afford" to know.
Dead, Evelyn Howard was
free; and her death made Fan
chon free.
The reporters left. apologiz-
ing, pleasant. hurrying back
with their news, sole Surviv-
or's Story of Plane Crash
Which Killed Seven" they
would tick out on their keys.
It would presently be flashed
over the wires, of the Associ-
ated Press.
The train moved on. Fan
chon leaned her head against
the dusty plush cushions and
CLOSED her eyes. She couldn't
go back now. She had ire
yocably committed herself =.
There was nothing to do but
The Washington times., 1931-08-21

Just said, mo Kisses" and he
said I was, too old-fashioned
and was not his type. What
would you advise me to do
kiss the young man when I do
meet another one? A. N.
It seems to me this young
man was a bit too brisk expect
ing you to kiss him the first
time you went out with him.
And I'd take it as a compli-
ment that you are mot his
type" which must be cheap
and easy if they begin petting
Immediately. Don't be too quick
with the kissing.
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from the crowd at the barrier
and took her into her arms.
"Evelyn-my dear!"-said the
woman.
Her voice was very deep
very low. She was, Fanchon
realized instantly, in a moment
Of stunned amazement, the
most beautiful woman she had
ever seen. She carried more
than so years like a banner.
She was tall and slender. She
had great blue eyes and a clear
pallor and a sweet curved
mouth. Under her small hat
The Washington times., 1931-08-21
The eMarry-Go-
Round
By Helen Rowland
The Sweet and LOwdOwn

Inc sweet ana LOWuOWu
Alimony is all right. You
never lie awake nights wonder
ing where it IS-but, then, you
never can put your head on its
shoulder and have a good cry.
It is always an act of charity
for q sophisticated woman to
teach a young man the art Of
love-making-charity to the next
woman on whom he will prac.
tice it.
The best way to cure a mans
love is to return 1t with interest
and then watch him lose the
interest.
When a man asks you to
marry him these days, the safest
and most diplomatic answer is
"yes-and mol" Because, you
can't tell, after his third cock
tail, which he is really longing
to hear,
Perhaps the reason why a
girl who takes the primrose
path has so much attention is
because most of the men are
going that way these days.
When a woman feels restless
and adventurous, she has a
facial, puts on her most becOm-
ing clothes and prays for some
thing to happen. When q man
feels that way, he has q drink,
glances over his telephone list,
and starts right out to MAKE
something happen. And, yet,
women think they can WIN at
mans game!
Love is not blind; it is aStig.
matte. It makes a woman see
twice as much in a man as
there really IS.
Lots Of women honestly be-
lieve they have earned their fur
coats and diamond bracelets
when they have exhausted them
selves wringing them out Of. a
tired. overwOrked husband.
Heaven must be something
like a summer resort-as far as
the dearth Of marrying men is
concerned.
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) to permit herself to be carried
on-and on. and eventually
to step off the train into what
ever destiny awaited her.
Caste Conscious
She found herself speculating
upon Mrs. Carstairs' son, Col.
lin. Upon the reason why
Evelyn had not mentioned him
to her. It would have been
more natural had Evelyn men,
toned him, more in keeping
with Evelyn's character. Evelyn
had been more than a little
caste conscious when it came to
Jennie CarStairs; she had been
more than q little proud. more
than a, little anxious to i'm
. press upon Fanchon the glories
and bruited wonders of Mrs.
CarStairS' social position and
money. OF the woman herself
she had had little to SAY, which
was also natural, as she had
never known her. But she had
not spoken of the son at all.
This seemed extraordinarily
strange to Fanchon, thinking
it over, as it would have been
the most comprehensive thing
in the world for Evelyn to have
mentioned this eligible" cousin,
this big game hunter, this polo
player.
Why, thenI had she been
silent?
At tie Station
The train pulled in at the
station. Stood. painting and
thro5bing. Fanchon gathered
her Few borrowed-anr she
thought. YEARLY, stolen, belong
ingS together and moved with
the passengers toward the plat
form. Some Of them looked at
her curiously. All looked at
her, whether curiouSly or kindly.
One woman spoke to her, say
ing something breathless a n d
hurried about dreadful &C.
cident - fortunate escape e.
great interest People drew
aside to let her pass, whispered
among themselves. Everyone
knew. then. There might be
more reporters waiting. The old
sense of being hunted. the cold
panic seized hel again. She
was conscious of a hysterical
desire to laugh long
shrilly If the reporters,
cage, intent AID courteous,
back there at thai big station,
sitting there in the drawing
room, had known, as they ques-
toned her, that it was not
alone the "sole survivor" who
answered them, who replied
YEARLY and reluctantly but with
T.. like courtesy. that it was not
Evelyn Howard at all, but the
Mystery Woman, the Gangster's
Girl, who had occupied the
press for some days past, what
would they have said? How
looked? What done?
Press and Police Baffled
For tie press had been as
( unhappy as the police at not
finding Tony's broad" They
had not even learned her name.
For Tony, although Fanchon
had not realized it at the time,
had been rather careful where
he was seen with her. He had
not been "seen" with her at all
The Washington times., 1931-08-21

"AIl for LOve"-and the Girl Well
dressed!
Eve. sat in mystic rites before the mirror
ABOVE the mirror-the same as the mod
ern Jill. She adorned herself, silently, in
devout absorption, for her Adam, even as
Jill does for heHa Jack. She had not the
wherewithal to elaborate upon her darling
self, darling to Adam though perhaps a
bit too wild to you), as Jill has-but
orine that she took just as long doing it.
Her mirror was an Eden pool-reflecting
the tiger-lilies as we'll her primitive
little face. Her skirt was rustling, green
grass and it was starred with flowers.
And that, with the naming, is the COM
plete description of her clothes. No satin
slippers and gossamer stockings to enhapce
her feet and legs. No Eugenie chaPeau
to tickle a lovers ear and fancy with its
The Washington times., 1931-08-21
Beatrice Fairfax Gives Advice to the LoveIorn

argue, he never hesitates to say
we're through.
He does all this, but says he
loves me so much that he can't
wait until we can marry each
other. Do you think he really
loves me and cares to marry
me? HONEY.
This young autocrat needs a
lesson. The world will teach
him that it has little Nuse for
19-year-old Napoleons or kaisers.
Suppose you gently but firmly
begin the missionary work
which he needs.
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her hair was silver white. She
had lovely hands. And there
were tears on her cheeks to
match Fanchon'S own tears.
For a brief moment Mrs. Car
stairs held Fanchon away at
arms length. Then she ex-
claimel, puzzled, incredulous. :.
But you're net Evelyn, are
you. p? not really Evelyn
Howard. You can't bel"
Copyright, 1881. by Faith Baldwin
Distributed by
King Features Syndicate, Inc.
Continued Tomorrow
The Washington times., 1931-08-21

:. until that one last fatal
night. And then it had been
Rosie who had upset the apple
cart. But Rosie had not known
Fanchon's name, either. Yes,
the press would have been
very happy to have found her,
as happy, almost, as the police,
for the press would have made
a front page human interest
story out of it which would
have echoed from coast to
coast.
But they had questioned her
as the sole survivor" and as
The Washington times., 1931-08-21
BY Beatrice Fairfax
An Authority on Problems Of
Love and Marriage.
He's Desperate" (?)
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

He's Desperate" (?)
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
About six weeks ago I met
a young man who seemed very
nice. Since then, he's been
writing and calling me by
phone. I wrote him a few let
tiers, and now I am sorry. I've
found out he is not at all my
type. He is "fresh"-goes out
with a fast crowd" and swears.
I am not at all used to that
sort of person and suggested
that he should not call or write
me any more. But he insists
that see him. He even says
he'll do something desperate,
and I believe it of him because
he has a jealous nature. He
says he can change if would
give him a chance. But why
should I be bothered with him
when I, can get someone
wonderful?
Won't you try and help me,
because if he does end it all,
I would feel guilty of it? My
family is very much disturbed
about this. D. D.
Because you have made a
mistake in the beginning, there
Is no reason why you should
continue when you feel certain
that this young man is not the
type you could admire. I think
the young man is bluffing about
doing something desperate, and
I wouldn't worry over that.
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What Do You
Know?
AnSwerS to Toddy's Test
Questions On Editorial Page

/. William Makepeace Thack-
cray: 2. Ralph RoiSter Doister;
3, PharaphraSing; 4 The river
that separates Hades from the
TlySian Fields; 5. Tribes that
ruled Mexica at the time of the
Spanish conquests in 1921; 6,
Serge KousSevitzky; z, The pull
motor; 8, Litmus paper; 8,
none; 10, Nitroglycerin: IL, Oba-
diah; II, Gnu; 13, Puncheon;
IA. Bullion. Is. Opus.
copyright. 1881, King Features
Syndicate. Vnc.l
The Washington times., 1931-08-21
Boy Friend Is Ill
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

I am in love with a young
fellow who has just had a
touch of tuberculosis. I have
been to see him every day for
a length of time. He acts very
friendly towards me; in fact.
he always did. Should I show
The Washington times., 1931-08-21

Fast Moving StoryofG
! Who Craved High Life
By FAITH BALDWIN
The Story Thus Ear

Leaving Hawaii shortly after her fathers death, and
beautiful Fanchon Meredith to San Francisco where she
meets and handsome named Tony. FanchOn Is
shocked that racketee implicated In recent
murder She wanted FanchOn in an air
plane under the Of Smith Evelyn Howard whom she
had the boat coming from Hawaii aboard Evelyn Is
aunt the wealthy Mrs. Car
met After FanchOn cOnfdes to Eve
latter cOOy The plane crashes and Fanchon
survivor decides to Tony and the past
and start life by masqueang Evelyn She requests
Mrs. Carstars that Evelyn Is safe wire comes
saying that Collin cannot meet FanchOn
Fanchon learns Collin is Mrs. Carstairs only son.
NoD Continue
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my affection toward him in
his presence?
BLUE EYES"
The freer from emotional
complications a patient with a
tendency to tuberculosis is kept
the better. Try being a good
pal, don't be in too much Of a
hurry to show your affection.
And please do not try kissing.
tuberculosis is contagious.
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"Not His TxneO

Dear Miss Fairfax:
I'm 19 years old, good look
ing and dress well; I stay home
and don't go out very much,
just work. The other day I
met a young man who took me
home, made a date with me,
and, when I went out with
him, he tried to kiss me. I
The Washington times., 1931-08-21
Needs q Lesson
Dear Miss Fairfax.

Dear Miss Fairfax:
I am a girl Of II, still going
to high school. For five months
I have been keeping steady
company with a boy Of 10, who
is quite spoiled by his parents.
He commands me exactly as he
wishes and won't take any COM
manding on my part: If we
The Washington times., 1931-08-21
Press and Police Baffled

For tie press had been as
unhappy as the police at not
finding Tony's broad" They
had not even learned her name.
For Tony. although Fanchon
had not realized it at the time,
had been rather careful where
he was seen with her. He had
not been "seen" with her at all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-13
ROWBOTTOM FACES
BR|BE INDICTMENT
Representative, Arreste d
Last Month, Accused by Fed
eraI Grand Jury in Indiana.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, February 13.-Repre-
sentative Harry E. Rowbottom of the
first Indiana district, was indicted today
by Federal grand jury on charge Of
accepting brides for using his influence
to obtain post Office appointments for
persons in his district.
The indictment listed several counts
against the Representative, whose home
is at Evansville, Ind. Rowbottom, a
Republican, was arrested a few weeks
ago on an AFFIDAVIT specifically charging
the acceptance of $3.50 for recommend
ing the appointment of rural letter
carrier
Four POstmasters Dismissed.
The Post ONCE Department sent five
inspectors into the first district. On the
basis Of their reports the department on
January 5 summarily dismissed four
postmasters and suspended one rural
carrier.
The postmasters dismissed were:
william E. DAWSON, Petersburg; Mrs.
Helen Roetzel, Boonville; Otta A. We'll
brenner, Mount Vernon, and Mckinley
Ayres, Chrisney. The rural carrier sus-
pended was Ross Wibbler of Dale.
The Post once Department an
nounced also that evidence collected by
the inspectors had been turned over To
the Department of Justice with a view
to bringing criminal action.
Arrested January q.
Rowbottom was arrested January q
at Evansville on an AFFIDAVIT charging
he accepted $3.50 from Walter G. and
Aaron Ayre, brothers, of Rockport, in
return for promise that he would
recommend the appointment of Ores
ham Ayre, a relative, as rural mail
carrier. Rowbottom appeared before
Charles Harmon, United States COM
missioner at Evansville, and provided
bond of $4,000 for his release.
Rowbottom was first elected to Con-
gress In 1924 after having served two
terms in the Lower House of the In
diana General Assembly. He was re-
elected to Congress in 1925 and again
in 1928. He was defeated in the 1880
election by John w. Boehne, Demo-
crat. His term will expire next March 4.
Rowbottom has steadfastly refused
to discuss the charges against him. He
is 40 years old, is married and has one
child
Rowbottom will be arraigned Febru-
airy 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-13
Charges Against
Herman Brady to
Be NOlIe Pressed
Evidence Too Flimsy, Says
Prosecutor in Second
Bomb Case.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


ANNAPOLIS, Md, February 10
States Attorney A. Theodore Brady OF
Anne Arundel County today announced
that murder charges against Herman
Brady, whose brother, Leroy, recently
was convicted of second-degree murder
in the Seat Pleasant bombing of jan
uary /, 1880, will be nolle pressed.
The Anne Arundel County States at
torney, who helped prosecute Leroy
when the Washington automobile me-
chanic was tried before Judge Robert
Moss and a jury in Circuit Court here
a few weeks ago, said J. Wilson Ryon
who directed the prosecution, had in
formed him the charges would be
dropped.
Evidence Too FIimsy."
Ryon. according to the Anne Arundel
County prosecutor, decided to abandon
the charges because he felt that the
evidence against Herman, whose secret
bride, Mrs. Naomi Hall Brady, 18 years
old, was killed in the explosion, is too
firnsy to obtain a conviction.
Herman probably will be released
from Anne Arundel County jail early
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-13
MUT|LATED MONEY
|. IS FOUND IN ALLEY
Ammunition Also Discarded
Near Cache of Worthless
Stolen Currency.

| Eleven packages, containing more
than 100000 in mutilated currency,
the proceeds of the mail robbery at
Union Station yesterday, were found
early today stacked near the T street
entrance of an alley running between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets.
Soon after the discovery investigators,
searching the alley for possible clues.
came upon half-dozen boxes of .12-
gauge shotgun shells, in which the
small shot with which they we're orig
inally loaded had been replaced by
heavy lead slugs.
With these shells was a piece Of lead
pipe, bent in L-shape, siTnilar to that
found yesterday in q satchel discarded
by the bandits. Some .3S-caliber special
revolver shells also were included in this
| later find.
Several hours after the packages had
been recovered police resorted to the
radio to broadcast the description of
| two men and a new Packard automobile
bearing either New York or Florida IL
cenSe plates.
Prepared for Battle.
The whole ammunition layout indi-
Gated that the bandits were prepared to
shoot it out" If overtaken, though
they displayed only lead pipes when
they slugged Peter Johnson, mail clerk.
johnson was supervising the transfer
of the sacks from a train to the Post
ONCE on truck pulled by Jesse B.
Swygert, colored postal employe, early
| yesterday.
The packages of mutilated currency,
made up Of the upper halves Of 81, $40
and $50 bills totaling 100000 sent to
| the Treasury from the New York Fed
eral Reserve Bank for destruction, APP
| parently were intact. Two looked as
though they had been torn open for
inspection.
Adding an ironic touch, late editions
Of The Star and another afternoon pa
| per giving an account of the robbery
and the fact that the bandits had got
ten only worthless paper, lay along with
the packages.
A twelfth package, with the currency,
and tied up with manila paper, was
opened and disclosed the three mail
sacks from which the money" had
been removed after the pouches were
cut open.
Found at Rear Door.
The packages had been discarded by
the bandits at the rear door of the r.
L. Taylor Motor Co., which is at Four
tenth and T streets, and we're found
by Madison and Clarence Witty, COL
ored employees of the concern, when
they arrived for work at $50 O'Clock.
Thinking the bundles were for the
company, not having a door key, they
did not inspect them.
A few minutes later, E. T. Smith, j..
w. Snoddy and Walter Schmidt, me-
chanics, appeared on the scene, and
when they saw through the end of one
package that it contained money, they
Immediately notified the eighth police
precinct. Police headquarters and the
Post ONCE Department were at once
called in, and the loot brought to po-
lice headquarters, where the nature Of
! the find was Determined, and the Tres
ury Department notified.
In the meanwhile Sergt Steve Brodie,
Sergt. T. E. Bragg and Pvt. H. H. Car
per of headquarters started searching
the immediate vicinity for possible
clues and they had worked their way
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