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The Washington times., 1932-10-17
Your Health and Diet
By Logan Clendening, M. D.

It is almost impossible to i'm
agine what living conditions
were like in the good old days"
before the discovery Of mi
crobes. Death, danger and de-
struction invisible surrounded
men on all sides.
We read the story of the Lon
don epidemic of cholera from
contamination of the Broad
Street we'll, of the cholera cpl
demic at Hamburg, which
started from Russian emigrants
washing their clothes in the
city's drinking water supply,
and we seem to be transported
back to a time before civiliza-
ton. Yet it was only yesterday
The Hamburg epidemic was in
1892; the well in Broad Street
spread death in 1854.
In protecting ourselves against
germs we use disinfection to a
limited degree. Immunization,
quarantine, cleanliness and pro
visions against contamination
Gas of water and food supply)
are more important and more
frequently employed. But the
principles of disinfection are
important and should be
familiar.
There are several kinds and
degrees of disinfection. Steriliza-
ton means the destruction of
all microbic life. AntiSeptis is
the prevention Of decomposition
and decay, or, in other words,
the retardation Of the growth
Of bacteria, but not their de-
struction.
Asepsis is freedom from living
disease germs. Surgical asepsis
can be obtained by physical
cleanliness without the use of
any active germicidal sub
stance
There are many natural dis
injecting agencies. Nature is
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Y: Z: = By Hazel Livingston
Contact By E.V Shepard

third lead. OF course the de-
clarer could now count our
hands. My partner originally
held two spades and two dia-
monds, with five clubs and four
hearts and two clubs. Possibly
it may not be clear to every
reader how the declarer knew
that my partner had been dealt
five clubs and four hearts.
My partners opening lead
was his fourth-best club (the 81.
When my partner twice played
spades and then discarded the
2 of clubs on the third spade
led, he let go one club of lower
value than the one that he had
led. If he led his fourth-beSt,
and then discarded lower club,
he must have held five total.
He could not have held six, as
1 played the 3 on the opening
lead.
Having run off three
diamonds, the declarer played
his K of clubs, then he led his
fourth diamond. That was the
tenth trick that he had taken.
My partner had left only the
OTIS of hearts and the @ of
clubs. He had to discard before
dummy did. Dummy held the
A-10-8 of hearts and the j of
clubs. If my partner let go his
Q of clubs, dummy'S j would
become good. If my partner let
go a low heart, then his two
remaining hearts and my two
hearts would fall in two leads
of the Ace and K of hearts,
leaving the declarer'S hearts
good for the thirteenth trick.
My partner was fairly squeezed,
and he knew it. Of course my
partner had to hold his @ of
clubs. When he did that he had
to let go his S of hearts, hoping
against hope that I might have
a stop to hearts.
Having taken his first 10
tricks, the declarer ran off his
three heart tricks, thus making
his grand slam contract through
squeezing my partner.
Copyright, 1882. King Features
Syndicate, Inc.p
The Washington times., 1932-10-17
CHAPTER 48

Morning of another day. Val
and Millie were having break
fast together. Millie poured
herself another cup Of coffee,
handed Val a crumpled yellow
paper. II may as well show
it to you," she said.
Val read it, turned her large,
questioning eyes on her mother.
THE answer" Millie said,
sis no."
But, Millie-"
"I simply haven't got the
money. 1 won't have my next
months allowance from the
court until the fifteenth, and
then 1 won't have a cent more
than l need. I'm not living in
this dump because I. like 1T,
you know. Besides, l think
Julia has a great, big nerve!
Tells you that there is moth
ing the matter, and then wires
me for money. What does she
think am, bank?
Val went for a walk to think
things over. Aunt Julia must
be almost desperate. She
wouldn't try to borrow from
Millie unless everything else
had failed.
Val Decides
Aunt Julia had always had
enough money to live on
funny what happened to it
Well. there was just one
thing to do, and that was take
the night train to Oakland and
find out. Just like Aunt Julia
to deny that she was in trou-
BILE. to spare her worry, and
then put her pride in her
pocket and try to borrow
money to entertain her.
But she'd fix that. She'd pay
back at least some of the
mone7 that had been spent
on her as a child
She returned to the apart
ment, refreshed. Les was al
ready there, waiting for her.
Millie sighed little, took her
hat, went out.
With Testers arm around her,
her head on his shoulder, it was
easy to talk. Perhaps she said
more than she should have. But
he listened sympathetically.
"I know, Val yes, she was
The Washington times., 1932-10-17
WASHINGTON FASHIONS

AS it's National Fur Week,
let's 60 into the matter of furs
for winter again, too much ne
elected these past few weeks.
For it's time to buy furs if
you're going to get the best out
of them this winter, and haven't
already made your selection.
And because it is a week set
aside to think and talk about
furs, we are reminded that this
is not only the week to buy
them, but the best year in the
decade. Prices are very low, and
every indication points to their
going up soon. There's such a
demand for them, with their
lavish use on cloth coats, and
the fact that most women have
both fur and cloth coats, that
their prices will not go down
further, but will go up. most
likely.
= Capes Of Fur
There are two new fur fashions
that are particularly outStand-
ing. One is the use Of capes,
both on coats, and separte, and
the other is the new shorter
length. CapeS are often bought
separately, especially in fine
furs such as mink and Persian
lamb, worn over a furlesS coat,
a suit, and often with evening
gowns, too. Or you may have
one on your coat, that may be
detached for other duty, too.
Mink is the smart fur for them,
but any flat fur is good, and
kolinSky is quite popular.
Sports or Evening
The three-quarter or knee
length swagger coat is just as
new, and just as practical. It
is seen nearly always as a sports
fashion, though it is now used in
both Paris and New York for
afternoon and evening, and we
will probably see it here before
the winter is out, in ermine or
white caracul, and worn over
most formal evening gowns.
Swagger coats may be collarless,
may have a tiny capelet, or a
collar. We've Sketched two, one
Of leopard cat, a very smart
sports fur, with fan shaped col
lar that frames the face becom-
ingly, and one of muskrat, a bit
shorter, and with a silk scarf.
They are both very reasonably
priced, the leopard coat $11O,
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Advice for
Lovelorn
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX
Loves One But Wants to Go
Out With Another


Out With Another
Dear Miss Fairfax:
l have been going with Phil
for a year and half and we
are planning to marry. Recently
another man has been asking
me to go out with him, and I
want to, but my father will not
allow it because Of this under
standing with Phil. Ever since
my high school days I have
wanted to go out with this
young man, and now when l
do go out it's on the sly, and I
am getting tired Of it.
I have explained to Phil how
I feel about H. taking me out
and Phil has said he wished I
wouldn't go, but If l must go
he'd help me. 1 know that I love
Phil, but / don't want to give
up H.
My father is a heavy drinker,
Is brutal when he is under the
influence OF liquor. I would
leave home II only to escape
all that ugliness, but I don't
want to give UP Phil. We've
made our plans to be married,
but now that I want to go out
with H. I know that it is unfair
to Phil to keep planning. Phil
thinks that is only a passing
fancy-my wanting to go with
H.-but I've wanted to go out
with different fellows for so
long that it has become an OBJ
session.
My mother won't talk things
over with me and my father
reiterateS, "one fellow or none"
I am 18, Phil is %.
PATRICIA ANN.
In your present frame of
mind, my dear, it would be
too bad for you to marry Phil
or any one else. You're in love
with love and "the joy of liv-
ing" rather than with any par
ticular young man. 1t would
be too tragic if you married
while you were in this unsettled
state, and then realized later
that the right man had come
along. That happens to so
many girls who marry at 18.
Don't take advantage Of
Phil's generosity. He's entitled
to a girl who doesn't want to
go out with other men, when
she's engaged to him. Also, %
is very young for a boy to as
sumo the responsibilities Of
marriage just now. Enjoy your
youth and don't think of mar
rying till you're more sure of
your feelings.
The Washington times., 1932-10-17
: The Beauty
Box

Test out muscle resiliency by
bringing the hands above the
head, touching the floor with
out bending the knees; If this
trick cannot be achieved with
ease, one is muscle bound or
the body isn't as fat-free as it
should be. Another exercise to
timber up the joints is to lie on
the back in bed, lift legs high,
lower them slowly. Get brace
by placing hands. palms down.
ward, under the hips. Wonder
full for pulling in slack tissues
that make the tummy pouchy.
Looking dressed up" is fatal
to chic. Meaningless ornamen-
tation will ruin the gown that
is perfect in line and color
scheme. Simplicity remains the
rule, and the girl who is stalk
ing her winter wardrobe must
keep that fact in mind if she
is to collect garments that will
be beloved until they fall into a
state of dissolution. Also, some
women belong to the plain
clothes push. Ruffles and pleat-
ings throw them completely out
of fashion form.
Tissue says below the jaw line
and beneath the chin take the
pep out OF. a woman's spirit.
She can't bear to see her face
going to seed. No need either.
She. .can buy a tube of toilet Ian
olin or a jar of heavy massage
cream, firm up slack fibers.
Proper treatment is a brisk tap
ping, stroking upward with flat
tened palm, stroking from chin
to ear. While the cream re-
mains on, rub the skin surface
with ice. Bind on gauze which
has been dipped in witch hazel
and go to bed.
The Washington times., 1932-10-17

about the sending of a wed
ding present, for this is just
as we feel about it. If we wish
to send a present, we should,
and if we don't, we needn't.
AS a matter of custom, we
usually do send a present
when we know the people well
enough to receive an invita-
ton to wedding. If we don't
know them very we'll, we can
send q less consequential pres
ent than we would have sent
if we knew them better.
2. If your invitation is for
the church ceremony only, it
does not need acknowledge
ment. But if with the invita-
ton to the ceremony we re-
ceive also an invitation to the
reception or breakfast or din
ner, then that invitation must
be acknowledged. We write
this acknowledgment on the
first page o a double-Sheeted
piece of letter paper, and
formally.
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Gay-CoIored
Wallpaper

The gay autumn colorings
as compared to the grey
months which follow should
convince anyone on the de-
STABILITY of color and design
instead of neutral backgrounds.
Even winter tries to compen-
safe for a grey landscape with
bright red berries, white snow,
golden sunsets and the sharp
accents of black tree branches.
So take heart from the
gorgeous scene outside your
window this fall and indulge
yourself in color in your house
furnishings. Red, green, gold
and brown are all seen in the
new wallpapers this season.
Borders are in style again.
FloWered carpets are back.
People who have old whatnots
in the attic are bringing them
down. Lamps are fussier,
scrolls are seen once more, and
pianos have Scarfs again.
The Washington times., 1932-10-17

I dealt and passed. A made
an opening bid of 3-No Trumps.
OF course, my partner passed,
but B, after considerable hes
itation, jumped the bid to 7.No
Trumps, which was a poor de-
claration. He should have been
satisfied with a small slam bid.
The opening lead was the 5
of clubs. Dummy'S equals were
split, by playing the 10, hop
ing to find the Q in my hand.
The declarer false-carded, win
ming with his Ace. The declar-
er elected to first run off his
four spade tricks. My partner
showed out on the third spade
lead, letting his two longest
clubs go. One of dummy's
clubs was discarded upon the
fourth spade trick.
Next the declarer ran off
three diamond tricks. Again my
partner showed out on the
The Washington times., 1932-10-17
Eggs, Swiss
Style

INGREDIENTS:
6 hard-cooked eggs, diced.
5 tablespoons butter.
2 tablespoons flour.
3 cups milk.
/ teaspoon salt.
"a teaspoon paprika.
"a teaspoon celery salt.
2-3 cup pimento cheese, cut
fine.
s pieces toast.
METHOD: Melt the butter
and add the flour. Blend and
add the milk and cook until
creamy sauce forms. Stir con-
stantly. Add the eggs, season
ings and cheese. Cook slowly 4
minutes. Stir constantly. Pour
over the toast which has been
placed on a serving platter.
Garnish with parsley and serve
at once.
The Washington times., 1932-10-17
Do You Know
That---

An electrical detector of the
invisible cracks in rails which
have been a source Of acci-
dents ever since the beginning
of railroading, is now being
successfully used. The device
causes an electrical current to
disclose the transverse fissureS
which grow like living things,
their presence often unrevealed,
until the rails fall apart.
An electric apparatus has
been developed that determines
the type of minerals lying
under the earth's surface. The
device takeS the place Of the
old diVining rod.
The Washington times., 1932-10-17
The Thrill of a Lifetime

Among the popular list Of
thrills of a lifetime, a promi-
nent place should be accorded
to the first squeeze gained by
deliberate planning. The eve
ming before writing this I saw
an able player execute his first
successful squeeze, deliberately
planned as his only hope. AL
though the victim of the
squeeze was my partner, I thor
oughly appreciated the skill
displayed and congratulate the
declarer upon his success. The
hand is shown below:
The Washington times., 1932-10-17

constantly at work destroying
germs and limiting the spread of
infectious diseases. Among the
means she uses are sunlight,
dryness, time and dilution.
Germs, especially those cauS-
ing infectious diseases, cannot
live in direct sunlight many
hours. Dryness also destroys
most of them. "Dryness, sun
light and cleanliness are the
keynotes of sanitation in the
modern acceptation Of the
term" says Rosenau.
The Washington times., 1932-10-17
Try These Recipes

Stuffed Tomatoes
6 large tomatoes.
l small onion.
Is teaspoon mixed herbs.
l cup cold cooked fish.
l small green pepper.
l teaspoon mixed parsley.
l cup stale bread crumbs.
Melted butter.
Salt, pepper and paprika.
Core out the center of toma-
toes with a sharp knife. Chop
the tomato pulp fine and mix
the onion, also finely chopped.
Then add the herbs, cooked
The Washington times., 1932-10-17
The Rhymin8
Optimist
BY ALINE MICHAELIS
The Worth of a Rose

Nobody knows
The worth of rose;
But when one lies
In the palm of your hand,
As its sweets arise
You will understand.
For, ah! it will bring
Lost garden ways,
The joys of spring
And the moons white rays!
A songs refrain
That you knew last year
Comes back again,
And your love is near!
Just how and why
You can never guess;
But a world may lie
In it's loveliness.
Nobody knows
The worth of a rose!
The Washington times., 1932-10-17

fish, grated green peppers,
minced parsley and stale bread
crumbs. Add enough melted
butter to moisten well, and
season to taste with salt and
pepper. Mix we'll. Fill toma-
toes with mixture, sprinkle
lightly with paprika, and bake
in well-greased pan for half an
hour. Do not burn tomatoes
or cook too fast or they will
break.
The Washington times., 1932-10-17
Cream of Tomato

Cream of Tomato
Half can of tomatoes
Half cup of water
Half teaspoon soda
Three tablespoons flour, with
enough milk to make a smooth
paste.
Salt and pepper to taste
One tablespoon catsup
One quart fresh sweet milk.
Heat the tomatoes and water,
add soda. Blend flour; add
butter, salt and pepper to taste
and catsup. Add hot milk to
tomatoes (pour slowly: add
paste and stir constantly until
soup thickens. Strain at once.
Serve very hot. Turn the heat
off several minutes before the
soup is finished.
The Washington times., 1932-10-17
Correct Manners
By Mrs. Cornelius Beeckman

Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
Will you kindly tell me if it
is customary for a young
girls fiance to present her
with a hope chest? I am plan
ming to be married next spring,
and mother is planning to give
me a hope chest. I do not
think this is correct. Will you
please tell me just who is sup
posed to give a girl her hope
chest. j.
There isn't any rule about
this giving of the hope chest.
The girl may buy it herself, or
her mother may give it to her,
or her fiance may give it to
her it is for the girl her
self to decide which she pre-
fers. Perhaps, if you have de-
cided that you would like to
have your fiance give you your
hope chest, your mother would
be willing to change her gift
to one of a part of the contents
of the hope chest.
Acknowledgement
Dear MRS. Beeckman:
1. Please tell me whether
this sort of an invitation calls
for a wedding gift or not.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blank
request the honor of your pres
ence at the marriage Of their
daughter
Irene
to
and so forth
They are not what you would
call close friends, although I
have known them for quite
some time.
2. Should this invitation be
acknowledged as to whether
you are attending or not?
B.
/. No one can advise you
The Washington times., 1932-10-17
This and That

A rubber composition has
bene invented for desk pads
that is proof against ink stains
and is not scorched by cigar
cite stubs, and which prevents
sheets of paper from slipping.
Evening star., 1932-04-15

ST. superintendent Of the Alabama
Marble Co.; Donald E. Chesney, 40,
decorator for the Rambush Co, New
York; William Dokken. 80, Detroit, a
bronze worker; Clyde r. Neal, 35, Co
lumbus electrician; Frank Baker, Co
lumbus plumber: c. P. Carter OF Nash
vile, Tenn, and william Stevenson, AZ,
Of Columbus.
Lurid pictures of the disaster were
painted by survivors. They said the ex-
ploSion lifted into the air section OF
the west wall 25 feet high and 200 feet
long.
Homer Richter. police photographer,
said clouds of thick white dust poured
from almost every opening on the lower
floors"
Then" he recounted. It heard men
screaming and crying for help. AS the
smoke cleared, 1 saw men lying IN the
cutters. Whether they ran there, or
were carried by the blast, don't know.
They were bleeding and some had most
Of their clothing burned away"
Walter Karshner, a special officer at
the building, was one or the first TO
escape
They are trapped-hundreds Of
EN-" he gasped and collapsed.
Straining against the rope barriers
on front of the building, Wildly excited
spectators marked an inscription carved
into the marble above the entrance:
May the lightning of heaven which
scathes and the whirlwind and storm
which PROSTATE the works of man pass
by and spare this house erected by a
mighty people and consecrated to So
clal and constitutional government"
Evening star., 1932-04-15
BOMB PLOT THEORY
IN OHIO EXPLOSION
Stolen Dynamite Is Clue to
Blast Which Took
Seven Lives. &
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 15-The
theory that a bomb explosion was re-
sponsible for the loss of seven lives, in
juries to more than two-Score, and
heavy damage to Ohio'S new State Of
flee Building was uppermost in the
minds of State. county and city Off
cials as they launched investigations
into the disaster today.
After an inspection of the explosion
torn building, Harry Hake, the archl-
tect. of Cincinnati. said the damage
would run over $l,000000.
Authorities were investigating the
theft of 300 pounds of high powered
dynamite from a powder company near
London, Ohio, last week. in the belief
it might have been used to bomb the
s6000 900 structure, which was in the
final stages of construction. The dyna-
mite, the owners said, contained lt
quarts of TINT to 100 pounds-a total
of 48 quarts of TINT which could have
been extracted from the sticks.
Meanwhile. the death list was in
creased to seven today.
Experts Summoned.
Gov. George White intimated he felt
a high explosive was used in an effort
to destroy the structure when, after
naming an official Investigating Com
mittee, he summoned explosive experts
With one or two exceptions, authori-
ties believed the blast was the outcome
of a plot to bomb the structure One
Of the exceptions was Mayor Henry
Evening star., 1932-04-15

will be resumed in Hollywood on re-
ports he is there helping film a movie
of his Georgia chain gang experiences.
Judge G. A. Johns, vice chairman of
the Georgia Prison Commission. said
last night a film trade publication had
carried items about Burns proposed
picture and that the commission would
begin an investigation today.
Word from Los Angeles today said
unverified reports stated Burns was
supposed to be there under an assumed
name.
Burns ran into the entanglements of
Georgia criminal law in 1922 when he
helped stage a s4 hold-up here. His
share was 1873. He served less than
two months Of the term and escaped.
He eventually went to Chicago and be-
Evening star., 1932-04-15

Worley of Columbus, who held to the
belief that it was caused by collec-
ton Of gas.
State and city fire officials were
working on the theory that nitroglycer-
in or T N T caused the explosion.
AS the Governor set his investigation
in motion, city police were tracing clues.
One was the strange action OF an un-
identified man, who, a few moments
after the blast ripped through the
structure, ran around one corner OF the
building. threw a brick through the
window of a parked auto and fed.
Fans Were Being Tested.
The gas theory was further discred-
tied when it became known that all
ventilating fans in the building were
operating under test late yesterday
when the explosion, centering in the
southwest basement. blew out a large
section of the west wall and devastated
a large part of the interior.
City f1remen resumed their digging
into the tons of debris in the basement
in an effort to ascertain if any bodies
we're buried in the avalanche of marble,
concrete and plaster which tumbled
down from the upper floors. One man
was known to be missing. and while it
bris. one police said he thought the body
had been blown from the building into
the nearby Scioto River.
After an inspection at the building,
Gov White said he felt sure the ex-
ploSion was not of gas origin. Hake
told the Investigating Committee he
felt certain the explosion was not caused
by natural or sewer gas. adding that
the only two small natural gas lines in
the structure had been turned off about
three hours before the blast, and sewer
manhole covers in the vicinity were un-
disturbed.
Hake said that If the building had
not been constructed as it was, the
blast would have destroyed the entire
structure. He said the steel in the struc-
ture was sound.
The Governor called upon the Nc
Clintick- Marshall Co. of Pittsburgh,
the steel contractor, to send expert
structural engineers here at once to
make an examination and determine
the damage.
The Investigating Committee will
start its formal probate late today.
The known dead were: w, B. Ryder.
Evening star., 1932-04-15

came a successful magazine publisher
His wife turned him UP to Georgia
authorities. Burns was returned to
prison after a series of legal battles and
then escaped again.
His brother, a prominent Eastern
minister, has continued efforts to obtain
his untainted freedom for Burns and
several months ago figured in reports
that the fugitive was in the East.
Evening star., 1932-04-15
PENITENTIARY GUARDED.
Reasons for Extra Precar'ions at Ohio
Prison Are Mystery.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April IS F1-
Extra guards. including city radio
cruiser crews, were on duty at the Ohio
Penitentiary last night and today for
some unannounced reason. City and
penitentiary officials would not discuss
the special precaution.
1t was generally believed Warden
Preston E. Thomas called on the city
for guard aid when he learned some
thing was brewing within tn walls
Extra guards had not been on duty at
Ohio Penitentiary since Easter Mon