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CHINESE LOAN APPROVED

Marking Government to Buy Loco
motives in u. S.
SHANGHAI Especially A Mexican
$5.000000 loan has been approved by
the law Codif1cation Commission of the
Marking government for the purchase
of locomotives in the United States for
the Peking-Mukden Railroad. The loan
S to he redeemable in two parts, 81 $50, :
600 in Is months, and the remainder
within two years. The railroad needs
40 new locomotives, according to the
government
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-20
Skin smoother instantly
...clearer in 3 hours

1t contains bland oils that soften the
skin and smooth away roughness.
Amid medication that rids the pores
of blemish-eausing poisons. Gentle
astringents that shrink coarse pores
to an almost invisible smallness-
giving the skin the delicate finish
and radiant bloom of youth.
When your skin breaks out with
blemishes, roughens, its pores en-
large las everybody's does at times)
use Noxzema. See how quickly
il ends these distressing faults -
brings back your own natural glow
ing skin beauty.
Ifyour skin is only pretty good
right now, try Noxzema today. Stop
at your druggists for a generous
trial jar of Noxzema Skin Cream.
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Ban Christian Films.

SHANGHAI (P.-"Noah's Ark" an
American movie. has been banned in
China on the ground that 1t exploits
religious superstition. The picture Is the
second OF its type to be barred in this
country
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-20
Here's what you should dO---

means loss of power-loss of acceler.
ation-and puts a severe strain on
every part of your motor and trans
mission.
Give a thought to
Sp ringS-BOdy-Ch1SSiS
Chilly weather always brings out
squeaks that keep modestly quiet in
the summertime. When you have
your motor and transmission prop
erly fabricated for winter driving
have your springs sprayed and
spring shackles and other chassis
points creased. And then you're all
set to laugh at the weather. man!
The AMERICAN OIL COMPANY
Washington Office, South Washington, Va.
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Free Book Will Help You
u.s.

TIdn HOuF OaIlIOrnla IT'D
40 Ways to California" outlines the
most attractive railroad routes from
Chicago and contains fares and other
information valuable to travellers. Write
G. g. N. w. Ry., 2O1 Franklin Trust
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-20
can do about the W&uther

In spite of the wise-cracks as to nobody
doing anything about the weather-there's some
thing you can and should do.
For the good of your car, do something about the
weather-and do it quickly! Don't be too sure of
yourself because everything's been all right far
The cold months still ahead will produce many a
spell of below freezing weather-but cold days
and zero nights will have for the that's
properly prepared.
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[l3i1IEEdIE]

Hear the PertusSin PlaybOys-MOn.,
Tues, We'd, Sis A.M.-COIumbia
Network
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FOUR BREAK JAIL
AT BLADENSBURG
Fugitives Use Hacksaws on
Bars to Gain
Liberty.
~ a stan Correspondent of The Star.

q
BLADENSBURG, Md, January S.
Using saws that had apparently been
smuggled into them, four men broke out
of the Bladensburg Jail late Saturday
night, and are being sought by Prince
Georges and District Of Columbia police
authorities today.
Those who escaped were; Arthur
Morton, colored Washington convicted
of liquor offense; John Babchalk, also
Of Washington, serving a 200-day SEN
tence for a liquor violation; Oliver
Johnson, colored, Hyattsville, Md, who
was awaiting the action of the grand
jury on a larceny charge; and Larmie
Mitchell, colored, of La Plata, Md, ac-
cused of stealing an automobile.
The jail break was discovered yeSter-
day by Tailor George Wiseman, who re-
ported two unused h2ckSaw blades had
been left behind. Several other prison.
ers IN the jail did not avail themselves
of the opportunity to escape.
The break was the second Jail de-
livery at Bladensburg within a month.
Two men escaped in December, one Of
whom was subsequently captured in a
raid by the Washington vice squad.
The other is still at liberty.
Since the break the prisoners in the
fail have been locked in an inner cell.
Unless Morton is recaptured, test case
involving the legality of charging men
who use smoke-screens with assault
with intent to kill will not be brought
to trial. The man was awaiting trial
on that charge which had been pre-
ferred by Constable Ralph Brown, after
Morton was convicted and sentenced in
Police Court for transportation and
possession of liquor.
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CLERK WHO SIGNED
FOR PRESIDENT DIES
Mrs. Pugh Accidentally Killed
] by Gas in KenSington
Hofns.
By stan Correspondent of The star.

BY Stan Correspondent OF The Star.
KENSINGTON, Md, January S.
Escaping gas from a faulty kitchen
stove caused the death here yesterday
Of Mrs. Viola Brockett Pugh, 57-year-
old employee ot the Government Land
Once. Mrs. Pugh for 10 years had been
the only person with authority to sign
The name of the President of the United
States to land warrants.
She was found shortly after o'clock
yesterday morning lying on the floor OF
the gas-filled room by her daughter,
Patricia Pugh 16 years old. Dr. Eugene
Jones and DR.. Katherine Chapman
both of Kensington, tried unsuccessfully
to resuscitate her.
Accidental Death.
After an investigation of the circun-
stances surrounding the occurrence, Dr.
Jones issued a certificate of accidental
death
According to members of her family,
Mrs. Pugh arose early yesterday, with
the intention of going to church. She
was the first of the household to go
downstairs She went into the kitchen
and is thought to have attempted to
light the oven and an open burner of
the gas stove. Whether she actually
ignited the gas is not known. but when
she was found BY her daughter, gas
was flowing from both jets.
The day before the pilot light on the
stove had failed to function, and it is
thought that a fault in this appliance
was the cause of the accident Mrs.
Pugh had been subject to spells Of
vertigo.
Appointed 10 Years Ago.
Mrs. Pugh was appointed to her po-
Eition in the Government Land Office
10 years ago upon the death of her
husband William B. Pugh, Land
Once attorney. Since then she had
signed the names of President Harding,
President Coolidge and President Hoover
to thousands of documents. With each
new President special act of Congress
was required to empower her to afiix
the name Of the Chief Executive to land
warrants.
She was a graduate of Central High
School in Washington and the Corcoran
Art School. She had lived in Kensing-
ton, at her home on Connecticut ave-
nue., for many years.
Surviving Mrs. Pugh are two daHgh-
ters, Miss Patricia Pugh and Mrs. Jack
Hughes of Washington; a son, William
b. Pugh. jr., of Kensington; two broth
ers. Paul Brockett of Washington, as
sistant secretary of the National Acad-
envy of Science, and B. W. Brockett,
Cleveland attorney and two sisters, Mrs.
Clarence S Mclean of Buffalo, N. Y,
and Mrs. Charles S. Muir of Chevy
Chase, Md.
The funeral is to be from the resi-
dence tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Rev. Fred A. Kullmar of the Warner
Memorial Presbyterian Church will off,
ciate. Interment will be in Rock Greek
Cemetery.
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HOME IS DAMAGED
BY $4,000 BLAZE
Loss to Chain Bridge Road
Residence Estimated
at $4,000.
BY a stan Correspondent Of The Star.

BY Stan correspondent OF Inc star.
CHERRYDALE, Va, January S.
Thought to have started from CHM
ney that served a fireplace on the first
floor, fire yesterday caused damage of
approximately $4,000 to the residence
occupied by Maj. j. H. Pirie, on Chain
Bridge road.
The damage estimate covers not only
the property itself, but also the person.
al belongings of Maj. Pirie and a large
amount of furniture belonging to Mrs.
Ruby Lee Minar, by whom the house
is owned.
The fire was discovered at approx
mately the same time by Miss Estelle
Prize, Maj Prizes daughter, and by A.
L. Phillips, who occupies the adjoining
property, both turning In an alarm. All
of the fire apparatus in the county
responded, Cherrydale being the first
to reach the scene and playing large
part in the saving CT the contents of
the first and second floors.
AT the time the blaze was discovered
both Maj. and Mrs. Prize were i'll in
bed They were taken to the home of
DR.. J. H Walton, who lives nearby,
and who was attending them, and are
believed to be none the worse for the
experience.
Maj. and Mrs Prize recently returned
from China, bringing with them many
valuable curios, hangings and furniture
acquired in China, India and the
Philippines. Some of these were re-
moved intact by volunteers, some dam
aged by the fire and water and others
destroyed altogether.
Maj Pirie, who is an aviator, rented
the property and moved in on Decem-
Der l. Living with them are Mr.. and
Mrs. william c. Rogers, Mrs. Prizes
parents.
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Brutality of Films
Scored by English
Board of Censors
nv the Associated Press.


LONDON, January 5.-The
British Board of Film CenSors has
admonished motion picture COM
panies concerning "the tenden-
cy to brutality and sordid themes
which are unwholesome and re-
prgnant to large sections of au-
diences in this country"
The board is a voluntary body
but its injunctions are treated
with respect by the entire indus
try of Great Britain. It's presi-
dent is the Right Honorable Ed
ward Short, former secretary
for home affairs.
In the future, 1t was an
nounced today, no Aim will re-
ceive the boards approval i: is
theme, without any redeeming
characteristic, depends upon in
tense brutality and unrelieved
sordidness."
The Washington times., 1931-09-24

dreamed and imagined every
sort of luxury. long happy
life of just playing around!
And then my sister Cor mar
ried her old-time friend, Mr..
Parker.
I didn't blame her. He owned
a store in Garden City. He
had a home and he loved Cora.
Cora had been a widow nearly
seven years for she married
when she was eighteen.
I arranged with my chum,
Viola Carson, that we would
get little kitchenette apart
ment and live together.
Peter Drops In
After Cora was married, Peter
Thompson dropped in to see
me. Cora had whispered that I
ought to marry Peter. Evidently
he had asked her to put in a
good word for him. 1 laughed
at Cora's suggestion.
I'm going to propose again,
Kitty" Peter said when he had
me alone for a few minutes.
"Oh Peter, no-don't let's go
through that again." pleaded.
Il don't want to marry now,"
went on, telling a sort of fib.
II want to have a good time,
to play around"
kitty" Peter said, with great
earneStneSS, don't think so
much of that sort of thing-or
else one Of these days you will
play around once too often!"
what do you mean?" I de-
mahded.
You are no saint, you're just
human like any other girl" he
answered, looking at me with
his great keen eyes as if trying
to read my mind.
IF you think" I started
to speak shrilly.
Nov be sensible, Kitty, you
know you wouldn't be the first
good girl to go wrong!"
I drew back my hand to slap
him.
X 4 X
docs Peters remark cause a
break between him and Kitty?
Read tOmOrrOw'S fine install
ment.)
copyright. 1881, by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1931-09-24

Malnutrition in children Of
the school age is a very COM
mon cause of deficiency in
scholarship. In it's early and
less developed forms it is not
always easy to detect. It fire.
quently goes without recogni-
ton for a long time because
the child is less under rigid
supervision at this age than it
was when younger.
Early recognition is, however,
important, and the energies of
health and school authorities
are being directed more and
more to this end.
May Lose Weight
The weight is usually slightly
lower than the average-about
10 per cent. The child may
either fail to gain or even lose
weight. The general bodily
build is poor-the shoulders
rounded and dropping, the
shoulder blades prominent, the
chest narrow and sunken and
the belly protruding. The
muscle tone is poor and the
child lacks endurance in ath-
letic contests.
The child with malnutrition
has a lack of resistance to in
fection, is irritable and nervous,
does not sleep well, has no
appetite, and is often tired and
cross. When he eats he usually
picks something that is not the
best for him, or eats a totally
unbalanced diet, say candy.
Such children have an
average of four to six physical
defects. such as dental carries,
flat feet, astigmatism, etc.
The average number of defects
of a normal, or overweight,
child is two.
MaInutritiOn causes Numerous
The causes of malnutrition
are numerous and may be so
vague and general as to be
indeterminable. Malnutri t i n
may be masked by tuberculosis
The Washington times., 1931-09-24
Our Rhymins
Optimist
Rain In the Garden

Rain In the Garden
Rain in the garden, falling
quietly,
And yellowed leaves borne earth.
ward with the rain
To pave the narrow alleys where
with me
You wandered once to April's
glad refrain.
AS the wind passes pointed
petals fall;
Chrysanthemum lies here, a
golden shower,
The roses leaves are scattered.
lilies all
Forget the spring time and
their vestal hour.
Rain in the garden and the
lark is mute,
Gay summer and her :.ainbow
hosts are gone:
Now autumn stops the innet's
golden flute,
Green woodland tapestries have
been withdrawn;
Yet stiffness throbs with song
and pallid mist
Cleans with the glow Of sun
light for our tryst.
Copyright, 1891, by international
Feature Service, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1931-09-24
- Let's Go Shipping
With Alice and EUelyn

formally at home-or on a
visitor simply on the way.
Name Your Color
The illustration of the one
piece pyjama up above should
send you galloping downtown.
If you can resist the lure,
there's surely something wrong
with our sketch. But neither
can a mere description do this
pyjama justice. The most that
we can say is that it's bias-cut
in a Vionnet design-and that
means anyone can wear it and
that every one will love it. It's
collarless, with the loose bell
sleeves lined to match the belt.
in a shade that contrasts so
beautifully because it's so much
darker. The color we found
this pyjama in was Vionnet's
mystic blue-and we somehow
didn't ask to see the others.
But glimpses of them on our
way out had us feeling we
bought the blue one just be-
cause we saw it first. That
delicate cameo shade, for in
stance, made us pause. Only to
stop completely when Lelong's
zinnia red caught our eye! And
another red, besides, called
rougette-not to mention find
ing chartreuse and opal green.
We've been thinking since,
we'd like the same pyjama in
one of these other colors-for
we feel we might afford another
when it's less than $40.
Touch Of Formality
There's nothing better look
ing for informal wear than for
mality when it's reserved. And
nothing gives that little formal
touch with greater ease than
velvet. In pyjamas it's velvet
jacket nearly always. Not
. often done as smartly. though,
as illustrated on the right
above. Here's the whole roman
tic era personified in a pair Of
sleeves! And feminine curves
accentuated in the one-piece
silk part underneath by lines
that are stitched to slender.
ize. The stitching at the neck.
line releases a tiny flare of
self material to soften the col
larless effect. And hand-rolled
edges add the final formal
touch to a costume made to
The Washington times., 1931-09-24
When Manners
Are Correct
An Inconvenience
DEAR MRS, BEECKMAN:


My fathers sister, whom 1
have not met, but have been
corresponding with for some
time, recently wrote and said
she was coming down from her
town, which is quite a distance
from here, to spend a few days
with us. My mother is dead
and both my sister and I have
to work all day and part of
the night as we'll, so it would be
impossible to entertain her at
all.
She has asked me to visit her
several times, but 1 have never
been able to do so.
My father is away from home
all day, too, so he can not very
we'll take the responsibility.
How can I let her know,
without offending her, how ter
ribly inconvenient it will be for
us to have her visit us? There
are other relatives near by
whom she intends to visit also.
Thank you in advance for
know you will be able to help
a business girl out of an en-
barrassing predicament.
READER.
can we'll understand how,
under the circumstances, it
would be impossible for you
and your family to have a
guest, and I am sure that your
aunt will understand, too, the
situation. Don't hesitate to
write her and tell her quite
honestly why it will not be con-
venient for you to have her
come at this time. Your letter
should be honest and frank
but not at all brusque. This
very thing often has to be
done, and can be done gra-
ciously. So don't worry about
having to do it.
The Washington times., 1931-09-24
Get rid Of 1t overnight

Dermatologists tell US that many
serious cases of dandruff and falling
hair could have been prevented by
simple, early treatments.
If you have any evidence Of dan
druff, go after it with Listerine, the
safe antiseptic. 1t has checked this
humiliating condition for tens of
thousands. You simply douse it on
full strength and massage the scalp
vigorously. Often you get results
over night. Stubborn cases require
more systematic treatment to see a
real improvement.
If infection is present on the sur
face Of the skin, Listerine attacks it.
The Washington times., 1931-09-24
Diet and Health =

in children. An evening tenn
perature and great fatigue are
likely to indicate this.
Poor teeth, or carries Of the
teeth, or irregularities of the
teeth leading to inefficient
mastication, are causes. In
girls, especially, pyelitis or in
fection of the pelvis or the
kidney may result in malnutri-
ton. Asthma, or chronic nose
infection, or intestinal parasites
The Washington times., 1931-09-24
Advice to the
Lovelorn
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX
No Treats Here

Dear Miss Fairfax:
We are too sisters and go
with two brothers. They each
make $25 a week. We realize
this isn't much, but they live
at home and only give their
parents S. a week.
Now this Is the problem:
We go out with them three or
four times a week, but they
never ask us to go to a show
or any other place Of amuse.
ment, but make their own
plans for the evening, which
usually is a visit to some
friends house, or a ride. We
enjoy their friends company
and the rides, but would also
enjoy a show once in a while;
and if you can, we'd appre-
ciate it if you'd send them a
new suggestion to attract our
attention away from the ice
cream parlor or even the drug
store. We're so tired Of their
old methods of playing blind.
We enjoy their company
and don't want to stop going
with them, but we are getting
tired of riding around every
night.
BILLIE AND BETTE.
Unless these young men are
very beautiful to look at, I
don't see that their attention
means very much to you. And
the fact that they are likely
to be the millionaires of the
future doesn't insure you a
good time at the present. MY
advice is to look about for
some young men who are less
gifted with the doubtful quail
ity of penny pinching.
The Washington times., 1931-09-24
By DR.. Logan CLendening

have been incriminated as
causes.
On the other hand the
disease is so general that all of
these conditions may we'll be
the results rather than the
causes. At any rate they are
all mixed up together and re-
lieving one may break a vicious
circle and bring good results.
The treatment of uncompli-
Gated malnutrition will be con-
Sidered tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1931-09-24

bands, and the clerk Of the
marriage license bureau still
continues , look all tagged out
around the end of June!
The truth is that dear old
marriage has had it's face lifted
and it's skirts shortened and
become so rejuvenated that we
don't recognize it any more! 1t
is no longer STANDARDIZED.
1t is modernized.
You can no longer spot a
welded pair by that married
look" You can't even tell the
matrons from the debutantes,
or the husbands from the bach
elors, at a country club dance.
There is no such thing as a
typical married 1Oon1Gn-plun1p.
resigned, dotUdy and complGcent-
looking. And no such person
as the old fashioned standard
ICED husband - serious, oDer-
1UorEed, home broken and Seedy-
looking. Marriage doesn't come
dressed in bombGzine any more.
1t comes in q thousand Gttr1c-
the disguiSeS, like soda Ddter.
We don't even marry for the
same old, standardized reasons
today. Tancy a modern man
marrying in order to acquire
a cook and a housekeeper! Or
an up-to-date girl marrying in
order to get Mrs" on her call
ing cards and a lifelong meal
ticket!
We may marry for any one
of a thousand reasOnS-fOr
companiOnShip or for romance;
for a lifewOrk or for an adven-
ture; for experience or for in
spiratiOn; for love, for money,
for a playmate, for yoke-mate,
or for a working partner.
We may marry on a shoe
string and we may marry on an
impulse.
We may marry for life-or
marry for an experiment. We
may marry today, unmarry to-
The Washington times., 1931-09-24
NOW Go On Nth the Story

get wise about her husband
and Airline.
Thad was waiting for me
after it was over. I was too
tired to go anywhere with him
but stopped at his car to chat
a moment. Then he made me
get in and took me home. He
and the LawlorS raved over me.
Airline Sargent didn't rave at
all.
The third night / spotted
Forrest Malvern and a stunning
woman in the crowd. He smiled
at me and I managed a little
nod. Later, when there was a
recess and we models mingled
with the others during the
musical part of the show, Mr..
Malvern came over to me.
He introduced me to Mrs.
Dutton, his companion.
You are the queen of the
outfit, my dear girl" he said.
Startled and Embarrassed
"Oh, Mr.. Malvern" I said,
whatever became of Dolly
Hawkins?"
Forrest Malvern was startled
or embarrassed, perhaps both.
Dolly Hawkins?" Mr.. NAL
vern -epeated.
Mrs. Dutton was watching
him with what seemed to me
best expressed as "eagle eyes,
Yes, Dolly" said.
"Oh, Dolly Hawkins-pretty
little kid. I remmeber her now,"
Malvern said, always jolly.
Haven't seen her for a long
while. I think she had a home
upstate. Probably she got tired
of city life and went back to
the sticks amid the COWS and
clover and all that sort of rot,
as the popular songs have it.
No doubt she's married to some
farmer boy by this time"
Strange she never said a
word to any of u.s." I persisted.
I didn't like the way Forrest
Malvern spoke Of her, as If he
could scarcely remember her,
and he used to be crazy about
her and go everywhere with
her. Dolly had told me herself
that she would marry Mr.. NAL
vern or know the reason why.
had to leave to get into
some more gowns for the next
showing. I puzzled over Mr..
Malvern's pretense of scarcely
knowing Dolly Hawkins, and
decided that he was sweet on
the gay little widow, Fanny
Dutton, and didn't want any
thing brought up about former
sweethearts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miers had been
voted three awards for their
creations, and I had worn two
Of them! Naturally, was
proud and excited.
A Hundred Dollars
The next day Mrs. Miers
handed me a hundred dollars.
Me and Milton think you
should have tiff it wasn't for
you we wouldn't got no awards
on them two gowns" she ex-
planned.
When father had been gone
q little more than six months
I put on a wonderful new
dress that I got from Mrs.
Miers, and Thad took me for
a regular blowout, dinner, the
ater. and swell roadhouse out
Westchester way.
It was like the old days
again, and he was wonderful
with me, making mad love,
kissing me, telling me how
much he loved me. A few
weeks of this and knew that
he would be asking me to marry
him. I dreamed of it almost
every night-of the swell city
home, country home, servants,
cars, trips abroad-Oh, /