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The Washington times., 1932-10-04
Grandmother of Al
Dead in MGruLGnd

FREDERICK, Md, Oct. 4.-Mrs.
Sarah Ellen Main, 70, widow of
J. Calvin Main. died yesterday at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Earl Zimmerman, near Walkers
vile, following a long illness. She
is survived by six other daughters,
five sons, Al grandchildren and IL
great-grandc children,
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TO TALK ON UTILITIES

j. Harry WEIGH, of Chevy Chase,
will speak on the public utility
problems of Montgomery county
before the Forest Glen Citizens
Association at their regular
monthly meeting tomorrow, it has
been announced by President Rob-
ert Conroy.
The Washington times., 1932-08-25
CHAPTER 48

Over and over again I have
been asked to name the most
Standardization is the same
as saying the most valuable
creature of them all. The
answer is: the white elephant.
The most valuable animals in
America today are the two
species-that I brought out of
single-horned armor-plated In
dian rhinos-an almost extinct
Nepal about eight years ago
one for the New York Geological
Park, the other for the Zoo
logical Society of Philadelphia.
These animals, both of which
are alive and in excellent con-
dition today, would probably
bring about $4,000 apiece.
This is a very high price for
an animal but small in COM
parison with what a white
elephant would bring.
For most of the years that I
have been engaged in collect
ing I have had standing orders
for white elephants-at almost
any price cared to name.
found it useless to tell the
circus authorities, dealers. ETC.,
who wanted to get hold of
specimens of these rare animals
that native superstition made
it practically impossible to get
one of the freaks out of Asia.
They kept firing letters and
cables at me pleading with me
to fill their orders.
Efforts of Showmen to secure
a white elephant began with
the Barnum era. One of the
early circus owners, finding the
barriers of superstition too
much for him-you see, a curse
is supposed to descend upon
anyone who takes or sends a
white elephant away from it's
native land-resorted to a
typical Yankee ruse.
A Good Job
With the aid of a brush and
gallons of whitewaSh this show
man created a white elephant
of his own. He did too good
a job, however, with the result
that his creation was a flop.
1t was just another case of a
man paying the price of his
observation-disclosures. He gave.
his white elephant a pure white
body colcr, not knowing that
the skin of a white elephant
is mainly light or pinkish
gray. The dear old public
might have accepted this prod
uct of his imagination-for it
was not on speaking terms with
white elehpants-if not for the
cauStic intervention of a scient-
lSt who pointed out that white
wash was all right on stones
bordering country lanes and
on fence-poSts but that it did
not improve an elephant-or
change its species.
A representative of the circus,
welding huge publicity brush,
is said to have made a noble
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z made an opening bid Of
1-Spade on a hand that most
players will pass. Ability to
rebid was his sole excuse for
not passing. Of course A over
called with 2HeartS. Four
trumpS and two quick tricks
caused Y to bid 2-SpadeS. B
bid 3-HeartS. z went 3-SpadeS.
A was satisfied to quit, and so
was Y. AS three would not
have yielded game, B should
also have passed, but B bid
4-Hearts, although an opponent
had opened contracting and the
other opponents had assisted.
z passed and A passed. Y had
no possible excuse for rebid-
ding, so he doubled. B passed.
z was afraid that his own hand
might not be a defensive trick,
and he prefessed going down
one or two tricks to letting his
opponents fulfill a doubled con-
tract, so z bid 4-Spades, and A
doubled.
A led the K of hearts. follow
ed by the Ace. z ruffed the
second lead. Two leads of spades
dropped all opposing cards OF
that suit.
The only chance of going
game was to strip both his own
and dummy's hand of red cards.
and then trust that he might
miraculously lose only two club
tricks. z led a diamond. Dunn
my won the trick. Dummy's
last heart was led back and
trumped by the declarer.
z lead his last diamond.
Dummy won the trick. Dummy'S
last diamond was led. The de-
clarer trumped the trick. Eight
tricks has been played, of which
the declaring side had won
seven. The declarer had left
a single trump and four clubs.
A was down to his original four
clubs and two trumps. B had
one heart, two high honors in
clubs and two good diamonds.
z was in the lead. He did
the only thing possible. He
led a low club. A played low
and so did dummy. BIS Q Of
clubs won the trick. What was
he to lead back? Dummy lay
on the table void of both red
suits, and B knew that 2 held
no red cards, as 2 had trumped
both hearts and diamonds. If
B led back a card of either red
suit, one opponent could trump
and the other could discard a
losing club. B had to lead his
K of clubs, hoping that A held
the missing Al of the suit, SO
that he could overtake the K
with his Ace, and lead back the
winning }. Of course BIS K
held the third trick for his side,
but his next lead had to be
either a heart or a diamond.
B led his top diamond. The
declared trumped with his last
spade. A discarded his useless
heart. Y discarded his only
remaining club, leaving him
with nothing except two trumps.
The declarer spread his hand.
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WILD CARGO"

effort to whitewaSh his boss,
pointing out-So the legend
gces-that the Snowman had
not really attempted to slip
one over. The elephant, Suf-
fering from a skin malady, had
been covered with a white salVe
and had been exhibited in error
as white elephant. You know
how it is. Mistakes will hap
pen.
The white elephant is an al
bino and has all the strange
attributes of the type; pink
eyes, white toenails, white
bristles around the head and
ears. a white tuft on the end
OF the tail, white or light red
dish body-hairs and skin of a
pinkish gray hue, lighter at the
end of the trunk, around the
flaps of the ears, about the
mouth and on parts of the
under side of the body.
Caught In a Drive
In 1925, while I was at Singa-
pore, I learned that a white
elephant had been caught in a
drive up near Katha in Burma.
Having operated in this terri
tory, I knew the keddah Walla
corral oWneD of the district,
whom I prompetly wired to see
if the report was correct. I
soon learned that it was, but
that the authorities were not
interested in my offer of $4,000
rupees $4,000 for the animal.
I kept on bidding until I had
reached $4,000 rupees, finally
receiving a reply to the effect
that the animal was not for
sale.
Had the animal been found
in Siam I should not even have
gone to the trouble of sending
a wire. I knew from long ex-
perience that all white ele-
plants found in that country
were royal property and auto
matically belonged to the king.
There is about as much chance
of getting a chang pheuak, the
Siamese name for these freaks,
out of Siam as there is of walk
ing out of Egypt with the Pyra-
midS tucked under ones arm.
1t just can't be done. You'd be
caught at it-and almost stimuli
taneously you'd find a knife
between your ribs.
TO be cOntinued)
Copyright, 1882, by Frank Buck an,
Edward Anthony Distributed by
King Features Syndicate, Inc.)
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banker" she wrote in her
fluent, slanting hand.
Surely that would please
Julia.
Not that it mattered to her.
All she wanted was a good
time and someone to love and
understand her. Though of
course one did need money in
the Orient. She'd found that
out.
And I've really got to think
of Walls future" she thought,
eXcusing herself. for she
couldn't quite forget Jim Akin
son and she wasn't quite happy
about her position with the
banker. Still, when one is
stranded in a strange place,
and needs money to send for
ones child. ..
So Mile justified herself.
BlameS Captain
If anyone had told her that
she had treated Jim Atkinson
outrageouSly, she would have
been more surprised than
shamed.
Didn't she come to the Orient
to join him? Was it her fault
that she missed him by scant
six hours at Honolulu? How
did she know that his old boat
would sail so soon? And hadn't
she gone right on to the next
port to catch him?
Naturally, she had to have
money. She had to borrow from
someone, and the banker re-
turning to China after his
Sabbatical leave was so nice
about it. Was that anything
to get so furious about? And
was she to be deserted for an.
other six weeks. left alone in
Kobe just because he wouldn't
take her on the ship, and
wouldn't give up his job either?
What right had he to say
she should have stayed in San
Francisco? Criticising her, act
ing as though she were some
old has-been. that could be
dumped in a kitchen and left
there. =.
No, it was inevitable. She
mad put up with enough from
him. She was through.
She was independent, too
Tried to get a job. Was head
over heels in debt before she
gave up and cabled the accom-.
modating banker.
He loved her. He'd marry
her as soon as he could. She
was really very fond of him,
too. Shed be very, very happy
once they were married and Val
was with them.
Gust as Well"
At first she was terribly i'm
patient for Val to come. Then,
when the weeks passed and
there was no further talk of
marriage, she began to think
that it was just as we'll that
Julia didn't send the child.
Mean of her not to answer,
though. She'd write and give
her a piece of her mind. But
not just now not while
things were so unsettled.
Val no longer looked in the
post box for the mauve letters
bearing foreign stamps. She
had given up hope of hearing
from her mother.
Sometimes she sat staring
into space, dreaming. When
CONTINUED on I'd Comic Poee)
The Washington times., 1932-08-25
Washington Fashions
By Wilma LaVille

Rough crepes, heavy sheers,
dull satins," reads the first
cable that came from Paris
about fall evening clothes. And
now we have the clothes. The
rough crepes are very rough,
and so are the satins, often
with pabbly crepe back, and
sometimes slightly glossy, other
times completely dull. The
colorS mentioned in Paris re-
ports, besides the still popular
black and white, are the reds,
from vivid tones to the dark
wines, green in such delightful
shades as golden amber and
Scarabe, orange, purple and
shrimp pink. The silhouette re-
mains slim, with waistlineS even
higher in most cases, though
there is talk of fitted WaiStlines
with belts at the top of the
hips. Shoulders are often COW
cred, and necklines are higher.
Not Too Formal
For your first formal dress,
it is wise to buy an in-betWeen
type. one that will do for the
early autumn evening occasions
that are not usually very for
NAL, and that will also make a
splendid dinner and theater
dress. Covered shoulders and
neckline not too low in either
back or front are the main re-
quirements of such a gown. Any
color will be all right. though
dark color looks more like fall,
and will make your gown more
versatile. Ankle length is best,
though you may have the gown
bit longer if you're not going
to wear it for affairs that are
entirely informal.
A New Deep Wine
Just such a gown is the one
we've sketched today. 1t is OF
pebbly satin, more dull than
not, and in a choice of black or
white, or a lovely deep wine
tone that is almost prune. The
neckline is moderately high in
both front and back, and the
deep capelet continues down to
the waist in the back, and into
a soft girdle that is held by two
huge clips, and has ends hang
ing free. The clips are OF
rhinestones combined with a
stone that matches or contrasts
with the color of the gown. The
whole dress is very slender in
appearance, as the hips are so
smooth and slim, and the
shoulders wide. 1t is priced
$3.50, and is in misses sizes.
For further fashion infOrma-
ton, or for the name of the
store where you can find this
dress, write Miss Laville, enclOS-
ing a self-addressed, stamped
envelope, or call District $3.50,
extenSi0R 1919.
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Fashion Flash

1t is easy to dress up the
simplest frock by wearing a
clever set of accessories. With
simple black or white gowns
one woman wears a set con-
sisting of necklace, braC ct
and bag. The jeWelry is of
coral beads alternated with
a bar top of black enamel
terminated by crystal balls.
The Washington times., 1932-08-25
Your Health
And Diet
By LOGAN CLENDENING, MD.

BY LOGAN CLENDENING, M. ID.
One of the questions which
always comes up at this time
of year is whether to have the
children's tonSils out before
school opens. The reason ad-
vanced for having the tonsils
out are numerous, the most
frequent being prevention of
recurrent sore threats, system
attic infections, and improve
ment in the child's general
health.
Problem Not Settled
The problem is by no means
definitely settled, so far as any
census of medical opinion is
concerned. In general, the
main questions involved can be
summarized as follows:
The tonsilS and adenoidS are
not absolutely necessary for
health. They can therefore be
removed without serious detri-
ment to the child's future.
Whether they perform any
function or not is diSputable.
The most likely use they have
is to catch and stop air-borne
infections. Some color is given
this idea by the studies of
Kaiser in the Journal of the
American Medical Association.
He examined the medical his
tories involving 1000 children
who had had their tonsils re-
moved and an equal number
who had not. Measles was
definitely more frequent in
those with their tonsils out, as
was bronchitis and pneumonia
and Saint VituS dance. Recur-
rent sore threats and head
colds were more frequent in
children who still had their
tonSilS.
Safe and Harmless
Second, removal of tonsils
and adenoidS, if properly done,
is today a safe and harmless
procedure.
The only dangerous sequel Of
the operation is when the ade-
noids are not completely re-
moved and a strip becomes in
fected, and hanging over the
opening from the throat into
the middle ear, causes pus in
the middle ear, and sometimes
mastoid disease. On the other
hand, adenoids, if not removed,
frequently become infected,
causing middle ear disease in
the same way.
Third. it should be empha-
sized that the only indications
for removal of tonSils and ade-
noidS is when they become in
fected. The mere removal just
because they are enlarged. as
a vague preventive measure, is
entirely unjuStified.
The Washington times., 1932-08-25
CHAPTER Nv

ChAFIEh Nv
For Sale. Inquire Within"
The neat, square sign with
the black letters was put up by
Julia Macfarlane herself. She
hung it the very day that
Joey's father died-the day
that she determined not to send
Val to her mother.
Rather than give up Val
she'd move away. disappear. e.
leave suddenly. without letting
the neighbors know where she
was going.
But when people rang the
doorbell and asked to look at
the pink bungalow she glared
at them, led them through the
place ungraciously. hoped they
wouldn't take it.
Every time she swept the
neat little sidewalk in front of
the house and admired the four
rose bushes and the border of
double daisies and baby-blue-
eyes around the trinity clipped
lawn, she wondered how she
could ever leave it.
Fears Change
She lay awake nights Won
dering where they could go,
what it would be like to live
somewhere else. She had never
lived anywhere but Oakland.
All her friends lived in Oak
land. She never saw them.
couldn't remember the married
names of most of the girls"
but they were there, she could
look them up some time, when
she felt like it.
If she had to leave her nice
home, it would be just one
more miserable, mean trick
from that Mile. Mile who
took her brother away. leaving
her the burden of the old folks
IF Fred hadn't gone things
might have been different for
her.
"Pshaw! I'm lot better off
than if I'd married. I'm glad
did stay with mama and papa
and was a good daughter-I've
been some good in the world"
she'd tell herself hastily.
But that didn't prevent her
blaming Millie.
Mile would have been gen.
timely shocked had she known
what Julia thought of her. She
wouldn't have recognized her.
self. 1t never occurred to her
that Julia thought at all. It
would have surprised and fright
ened her to know that this
stodgy old person with eye
glasses and grazing, faded hair
dared to judge her.
Just "UnIucky"
Mile never judged herself
as she did other people. She
never knew herself for what
she really was. She was just a
girl who was unlucky, who
loved, and lost, and loved
again.
When she wrote, asking for
Valentine. and explained that,
owing to a misunderstanding
with the party she went to the
Orient to join, she was not
going to marry him after all,
but would marry another party
shortly. it was with the naive
confidence that Julia would be
Impressed.
HE is a very rich man, a
The Washington times., 1932-08-25
By Hazel Livingston
Bridge
By E. v. SHEPARD

A fine player plus a little
good luck often achieves the
seemingly impossible. The fol-
lowing hand displayed better
strategy in play than skill in
bidding:
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For further fashion infOrma-
ton, or for the name of the
store where you can find this
dress, write Miss Laville, enclOS-
ing a self-addressed, stamped
envelope, or call District $3.50,
extension 199.
The Washington times., 1932-08-25
VALENTINE"
True Love or a Jazz-Mad
Career Is Her Problem
THE STORY so FAR

Valentine the daughter of Mile Macfalane
gay romantic widow Unable support her child iie leaves
the GIRL then DID, with Aunt julia manhatng spinSe
Mile the Orient to admrer Jim Atkinson
captain Jim fails to meet her. but Mile finds admirer
HOngkong banker She for Valentine but Aunt Julia
deciding MlIe is fit guardian Aunt Julia
The Washington times., 1932-08-25
The Beauty
Box

Naive and charming is the
couture with the side parting,
wide loose fluctuations straight
across the back Of the head,
clusters of tight snail curls
along the nape Of the neck.
For this hairdress it is neces-
sary to have the hair tapered
at the back, trimmed out, cut
three inches below the hair
line.
Now and then girl is not
the curly type. When she trotS
home with the elegant finger
wave she looks ten years older
than when she sleeks the old
mop back all smooth and SHIN
ering, plainly arranged, with
out sign of crimp or curl. 1t
isn't safe to be copy cat, to
follow the fold. One must study
ones own type, go solo, if neces-
SaTy.
Smyrna times., 1932-02-24

Claim and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Keiser spent
Tuesday in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Gardner
Mrs. Jennie Bell, and Mrs. Frank
Boyer spent Thursday in Whining
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Wheeler
and daughter of Odessa, have been
recent visitors with his parents
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wheeler.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Lee David and Mrs
DeIbert Steller spent Sunday with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam r. Alfree of Middletown.
Mrs. George C. Burge and daugh-
ter Elizabeth, of Middletown, Mrs.
Frank Daniels and daughter Elsie,
were Saturday visitors with Mr..
and Mrs. William Daniels.
Mr.. Robert Davidson spent Sat
urday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Davidson at Bowers
Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Derrickson
entertained on Sunday her mother,
Mrs. lydia Collins and Mr.. Smith
and daughter of North East, Md,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Collins of Do
yer, and Mrs. Elwood Bartlett, Of
Smyrna.
Mr.. John w. Bulger of Whining
ton, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer David.
Mrs. Agnes johnson Of Atlantic
CITY. is visiting with Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Keiser, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
Keiser. and Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
David.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles z. Dukes
entertained at dinner on Tuesday
in honor of Mrs. Dukes birthday.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
c. H. Dukes, Mr.. George Hartup,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Dukes and
family. Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Hickey,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Hickey OF
Odessa.
Mrs. Anna Staats, who has been
ill at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Carrie Severson, is much bet
ter.
The Ladies Aid and Victory w.
C. T. U. will meet Friday night
with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Keise.
Smyrna times., 1932-02-24
LEIPsIC
Some Items of Personal Mention
Cleaned From the Vicinity

Leipsic, Feb. % Mrs. George
Dutton spent Tuesday with her
sister, Miss Amanda jackson, near
Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs Elmer Morris who
have been spending the winter with
their daughter, Mrs. James Robin
son in Philadelphia, have returned
home and are visiting their daugh-
ter, Mrs. George Bolster, near
town.
Harry Ford and William Rawley
spent Tuesday in Wilmington.
Mrs. William Marshall died sud
denly at her home Wednesday
from heart trouble. Funeral ser
vices were held Friday at her late
residence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Clothier
and son Bayard, of Lansdowne, Pa,
were guests Friday Of Mrs. Cloth
ier's sister, Mrs. Noble Jerman
and Miss Ella Harper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Foster and
family of Cedarville, N. j., spent
the weekend with Mrs. Fosters
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Pet
erson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvel Baxter and
daughter Lillina, Lester Slaughter,
of Dover; Miss Bessie Lurty, Of
Wilmington, were guests Sunday
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Slaughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Wilson
and son Ned, Mrs. Jennie Fenimore
and Mrs. Mary Hudson spent Tues
day in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cove Slaughter of
near Smyrna, spent one day last
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Allen
Rawley.
Kenney Wright Of Philadelphia,
spent the weekend with his moth
er. Mrs. Amanda Carey.
Miss Rachel Warner of near
town, was the guest for few days
this week of Miss Ada Rawley.
Smyrna times., 1932-02-24
MILLINGTON
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned About Town


Millington, Nd, Feb. %. Miss
Leona Phillips who is in training
at the Delaware Hospital, Viii
mington, has been quite sick for
about three weeks at the Whining
ton General Hospital. She is much
improved and is now convalescing
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John B. Phillips.
Mrs. 1. Hollins has been visiting
relatives in Baltimore, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Vansant, of
near town, are the proud parents
of a fine daughter, Janet, born
Tuesday, February 16.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Burris have
moved form their farm near No.
10 into their home on S. Crane
street recently vacated by Jen-
nings Blackiston.
Mrs. A. j. Lockerman spent sew
eral days recently with relatives in
New Castle and while there at
tended the funeral of her nephew,
Harry P. Ahern.
Miss Helen Vansant is visiting
her brother, Albert Vansant, near
town.
Mrs. Dora D. Green was the
guest of relatives in Marcus Hook,
Pa, last week.
Mrs. George Higman, of Milford,
was the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Alenda Smith last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Jones, and
little son Bobby, Of Still Pond,
have been the guests of her mother
Mrs. Eva Marvel
Miss Margaret Moore has been
visiting her aunt, Miss Elizabeth
Lafferty, in Elizabeth, N. ].
Misses Frances Turner and
Louise Jones were guests of Mrs.
Edward Covel, of Centreville.
Smyrna times., 1932-02-24
DOVER
Some Items of Personal DOings
Noted About the State Capital

Noted About the State Capital
Dover, Feb. 23. - The amount
cleared at the recent benefit card
party sponsored by the Palmer
Home Auxiliary was S123.95. Mrs.
William p Richardson was chair
man of the affair, held at the Cen
tury Club on the Green. The aux
iliary will meet with Miss Mary
Raymond at the home of Mrs. ].
M. Twilley on State street, the sec
ond Tuesday in March at which
time officers will be elected for the
ensuing year. The ticket which is
open for suggestions for other
nominations is as follows: Presi-
dent, Mrs. Harold w. Horsey; vice
president, Mrs. Richard C.Beckett;
secretary, Mrs. Harry Heite, and
treasurer, Miss Dwight Tebo.
Mrs. c. G. Yocum entertained
with a Valentine party, Monday
evening of last week at her home
in Camden for her mother-in-law.
NILS. L. M 4OCuIus
from Dover were Mrs. F. M.Young,
Mrs. L. d. Shank, Mrs. Nelson j.
Forney, Mrs. Charles Hodge, Mrs.
Price Roe, Mrs. Walter Rash and
Mrs. c. G. Wyatt.
Miss Sarah G. Harrington who
spent several days with her par
ents, Judge and Mrs. M Watson
Harrington, has returned to Pough-
keepsie, N Y, to resume her stud
les at Vassar College.
Miss Mary Adelaide Hughes left
Thursday for New York City
where she will be the guest of
friends for fortnight.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry X Fooks
who were recent guests of Chan
cellor and Mrs. Josiah o. WoIcott,
have returned to their home at
Laurel.
Mrs. James B. Bice, Jr., enter
tanned fourteen little tots Thurs