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The Washington times., 1932-10-14
The Girls PrerOgative

The Girls PrerOgative
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
/. When boy and girl go
to the theater, is it correct
for the boy to put his arm
around the girl, and if it isn't,
how can you tell him to take
his arm away without embar-
RAISING him?
.. When a boy and girl go
somewhere, is it correct for
the girl to suggest it is time
to leave, or is she supposed to
wait until the boy suggests it?
E.
/. When a boy puts his arm
around a girl in the theater,
he makes both Of them con-
spicuous, cheapens both OF
them. The girl of taste and
breeding naturally is revolted
by this, and doesn't allow it.
She needn't be brusque. even
a boy who isn't especially we'll
The Washington times., 1932-10-14

lemon juice. If you doubt its
whitening effect, push some
under darkened nail caves with
an orange wood stick.
A smart new coiffure shows
a side parting. The hair is
smooth on the crown of the
head, only the sides are waved.
Before each ear is a tricky little
beaucatcher, soft as thistle
down. The back locks are ar
ranged in short flat curls that
extend from crown to nape of
neck. Quaint as Princilla, but
demanding much care and at
tention. But elegant.
The Washington times., 1932-10-14

B made a fourth-hand open
ing of Heart. A bid l.
Spade. B shifted to 2-Dia-
monds. A bid diamonds.
B went 4-Hearts to show that
he was contracting long suits.
Upon receipt of that important
information A bid 6-Diamonds.
z led the fourth-best card Of
his Clubs, as that suit had not
been bid. B won the trick, then
led two rounds of Diamonds,
pulling all opposing trumps.
When B led his King of Hearts,
of course z won the trick. Then
z led his King Of Spades.
Dummy's Ace won the trick.
The Nine of Hearts took the
next trick. B ruffed dummy's
Jack of Clubs. Upon the
Queen, Jack, Ten of Hearts,
dummy's three Spades were dis
carded. Then dummy trumped
the declarer's Nine of Spades.
Having now no losing cards in
either hand, the declarer spread
his cards, claiming the balance,
thus fulfilling his contract of
six.
It would have been a good
bit of strategy for Y to have
stuck in a nuisance bid of q
Clubs, over AS 1-Spade. That
declaration might have scared
A from bidding the small slam.
In fact A admitted that he
never would have dared bid six
had Y interfered with a Did,
unless B had bid 5-Clubs, to
show no losers in the suit, af-
ter A had jumped the 2-Dia-
mond bid to 4-Diamonds.
The real fault did not lie
with Y. 1t lay with z alone.
Even if Y had bid clubs, rs
best lead against a small slam
declaration would not have
been a club. 1t would have
been a spade.
In Retrospect
Think over the bidding and
what z held. A bid a spade.
B rebid hearts. A must be
short in spades. B must be
long in hearts, while A must be
short in hearts and quite long
in diamonds.
With B long in hearts and A
short of that suit, AS short
spade suit could be discarded
upon BIS long hearts, and then
BIS losers in spades could be
ruffed by A.
z did not think long enough
over the bidding and distribu-
tions shown by the way con-
tracing went. rs opening lead
should have been the K of
spades. Dummy would win that
trick. Trumps would be pulled.
But what was to prevent z from
winning two tricks and defeat.
ing small slam contract?
B would have to lead hearts
as soon as adverse trumpS were
removed. rs Ace of hearts
would win the first lead of
hearts, or for that matter the
second lead of hearts. Then
nothing could have prevented
2 from winning one spade trick,
and defeating the contract.
1t has become almost axio-
matte that an Ace should be the
opening lead against a small
slam bid, as well as a grand slam
bid. The next time you hold a
K-Q and an Ace, think before
leading your Ace.
Copyright. 1892. King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1932-10-14
Try This
Recipe
Prune Ice Cream

INGREDIENTS: / No. 212
can prunes in syrup, 2 cups
cold water, p cup sugar if
needed, 2 to 4 tablespoons
lemon juice, 3 pints thin cream.
METHOD: Pit the prunes,
add the cold water and sugar
to them and boil about five
minutes. Rub through a sieve,
add the lemon juice. Scald the
cream in a double boiler and
when cool, combine the mix
lures and freeze,
The Washington times., 1932-10-14
CHAPTER 46

"Whew!" Lester wiped his
brow. What a break to run
into that! Now I do need a
drink. Do you suppose we
could double back to the bar,
or would they join us?"
mo, let's not. Please
"All right. Well go out in
stead. 1 need air, too. You
say that's your mother.in-law?"
Joe's nothing like her." Val
said a little stiffly.
mo? That's good. Thank
God for that. But you can't
fool me, Val. know. I
know you aren't happy. 1
knew long ago, from what Mar
jorie told me, or didn't tell me.
No. no she hasn't gossiped.
I'm just psychic where you're
concerned, and so 1 hope
Oh, Val. don't pull away
don't cry, darling"
Don't say anything" she
begged. please don't not
now"
You're not going to let a
little. thing like that spoil a
whole evening""
Fears for Aunt
"a little thing! But you
don't understand. Les. It's a
very big thing. She said my
Aunt Julia had lost her home.
My aunt, that took care of me
all my life. can't understand
at. Aunt Julia never said any
thing to me about it. I can't
Imagine how-oh, Lester, I'm so
worried"
Don't worry about it now.
Your aunt's all right. wouldn't
believe the old party anyhow
The Washington times., 1932-10-14
By Hazel Livingston
Bridge
BY E. v. SHEPARD
Opening Leads at Slams

About half the time the sue
cess of a hand depends upon the
nature of the opening lead and
how the declarer handles it.
When a grand slam, or even a
little slam is bid, the general
rule is to lead an Ace, hoping to
defat the contract. This can
not be wrong when a grand
slam is bid, but it frequently
is not the best strategy when
a small slam is bid. The hand
shown below illustrates this
point.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-17
Elks And Friends
To Enjoy Picnic

Ell Centro Elkdom will form a
lengthy motorcade to Hipass Sun
day morning, when members of the
Ell Centro Elk's lodge, and their
friends, will GO to the hills for the
annual picnic of the lodge.
This picnic has become one of
the outstanding early summer So
cial events of the season for El
Centrans lucky enough to secure
an invitation, since the program in
cludes everything which could make
such an event enjoyable.
These invitations were given to
members of the lodge last night, to
be signed and issued to their
friends. A crowd larger than that
at any previous picnic is expected
to visit Hipass Sunday, arriving in
the morning and leaving late in the
day.
In addition to a bountiful lunch
and refreshments, the program will
include all manner of games. The
picnic will be held at the same
place as that of last year, a site
which affords the best opportuni-
ties for enjoyment of such a func-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-17
BRIEF NEWS FROM MELOLAND

tura last week, returning here again
on Sunday. They brought their
sister, Mrs. Edith Farrow, with
them. On Wednesday, Mrs. James
and Mrs. Farrow went to San Di-
ego to spend a few days until Mrs
James goes to Long Beach to at
tend sessions at Miss SWopes sum-
mer school for teachers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Havekorst
and two baby daughters spent Sun
day at the Henry Havekorst ranch
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. L. Hill, and sons,
Roland and Glenn, were dinner
guests Sunday, at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Hardy Odell. Mr.. and
Mrs. j. c. King of Holtville called
at the Odell home in the afternoon.
Roderick Scott of Los Angeles
was visitor over the weekend at
the home Of his son and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Scott.
Helen Joy Kinnaird, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. r. Kinnaird, is
visiting for a couple of weeks in
San Diego, with Harriet Carr,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Carr, former valley residents.
Mrs. James Perduyn returned
home Tuesday after spending 10
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-17
Seven Youths Face
Serious Charges

Charges involving north end girls
OF high school age today had re-
suited in the arrest of seven Braw-
ley and Westmorland men and
boys, and had set officers looking
for others connected with the
crimes.
The youngest of the prisoners,
Clifford Gruewell, II, was certi-
lied to juvenile court yesterday af-
ternoon under $500 bond, after a
hearing before Judge H. B. Griffin
at Brawley.
Other Brawley arraignments re-
suited in holding Marvin Adams,
10, and Frank Williams, %, under
$1,000 bond for preliminary hear
ing Tuesday to determine if they
shall be held for trial by the su-
perior court.
Claude McKinnon, %, was ar
raigned at Westmorland before
Judge Una Z. Bailey. Bond was set
at $1,000. Bond for Edward Man
ming, 19, Vernon Sellers, 10, and o.
C. Allison, 18, was set at $3.50. Pre-
liminary hearings for all those ar
raigned before Judge Bailey will be
held next Wednesday.
All are charged with contributing
to the delinquency of minors.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-17
BY HENRY McLEMORE

Un1ted freSS Staf1 correspondent
CHICAGO, June II. - Deter
mined to have a catcher's mitt,
bicycle and air rifle like the rest
of the boys on this block. your
correspondent today signed up with
the Women'S Christian Temperance
Union Publishing house, and will
spend his spare time between now
and the Democratic fracas ped
ding things.
Being practically q novice at
peddling books, l was assigned to
the leaflet and pamphlet division,
and given a sample case and a
copy of the spring catalogue. And
right now, folks, if you'll pardon
me, I want to kinda run through
this catalogue.
This one looks like a nice little
number, this blue and gray one
called use Your Head The cata-
logue says it is thought provoking"
and "sells like hot cakes for 20
cents per 100; Is cents per 50.' I
think I'll lay that one out on top.
Now what is this thing? "Jags Not
Jobs"-no, wait a minute. I'm sorry.
It's just the other way around
Jobs Not JagS." Looks like a neat
seller. And reasonable, too, selling
for 20 cents per 100 in the salmon
pink and 25 cents in the pea green
and blue.
But get a load of this one, called
Its the Old Medicine Show" All
in poetry. Let's try a verse or two,
Why is Germany in trouble?
She has beer.
Why has England got it double?
She has beer.
Why is Belgium in distress?
Italy is such mess?
Why grow pesos less and less?
Why. there's beer.
Why, those things'll go like hot
cakes. I'm telling you that's right
up there with Keats and Shelley
and Eddie Guest. Mighty near as
good as Robert w. Service, amt it?
More Samples
But let's get going. There's hun
dredS more in my sample case, in
Guiding:
Verdict of the Ages Especially
good for schools; gaily colored.
whisky" (cartoom. Blue on
white.
Solomon 1000 B. c." No foot
note; probably means before corn.
Life In Split Seconds" Safety
light green; safety driving argu-
ments.
"Stop." Red and black on ivory;
very thought provoking.
Hey, Uncle, Let Me Help You
Balance the Budget" Black and
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-17
BY MRS. WARD McGREW
Press Staff Correspondent

The Meloland Community Bridge
club held its last meeting for this
season on Wednesday at the home
of Mrs Ed Boyd.
A delicious Iuncneon' was served
at the long dining table, after which
the guests adjourned to the screen
porch for a delightful afternoon of
bridge.
At cards, Mrs Ward McGreW won
first prize, and Mrs. James Per-
duyn, second.
Those present were Mesdames
Merle Hartsock, Ebert Newton,
Templeton, r. Neifert, James Per-
duyn. G.. C. Richards, Arthur Far
ley, Ward McGrew, and the hostess.
On Tuesday of this week, Mrs.
Hazel Summers became the bride
of w. II. Palmer, at a simple Ger
emony performed by the Presbyter-
ian minister in Yuma. They called
on a few friends in the valley on
their way through. Mrs. Summers
formerly resided in Meloland, and
Palmer came from Joplin, Mo, a
few months ago.
Mrs. Harry James and her BROTH
er, Karl LAUDER, motored to Ven-
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-17
MLEMORE SIGNS UP AS PEDDLER
OF w. c. T. U. LITERATURE

white usually, but other colors if
demanded
The comment otter the titles are
the w. G. T. us.
Before I forget it let me read
that leaflet my boss told me about
No. 36, SHIT said, would give
me lots of sales tolk if people
got stubborn. Here it is, and it's
all filled up with remarks by big
people. Want to hear what they
say? Okay, pal, here's a few:
DR.. Charles Mayo, eminent sur
geon: you can get along with a
wooden leg but you can't get along
with wooden head"
No arguments there, unless you
happen to be at this Republican
convention.
Henry Ford 1.-The horse and
buggy order is gone"
He's right
Connie Mack: Liquor chases
more men out of baseball than all
the umpires put together"
Connie ought to know. Rube
Waddell used to work for him.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-17
JACUMBA TO Be
MEETING PLACE
FOR CHAMBERS

On next Tuesday, June 81, a joint
meeting of the San Diego county
development association and Asso-
ciated Chambers of Commerce of
Imperial county is to be held at
Jacumba Hot Springs, and Presi-
dent S. G. Sorensen, of the Imperial
county organization, is desirous
that this community shall have
large representation at this joint
meeting, which is an annual affair
In a letter received at the FL
Centro Chamber of Commerce, C.
Walter Clement, manager of ia
cumba, states that special prepara-
tionS are being made to take care
of the San Diego and Imperial
county visitors and that this is ex-
pected to be one of the largest joint
gatherings of the two organizations
ever held. Dinner will be served
at o'clock, followed by a short
business meeting and program
which is being arranged by Fred
Mitchessl, president of the San Di-
ego association and Sorensen, of the
local DOQy.
With the highway between I'm
perial Valley cities and Jacumba
Hot Springs improved and no bad
detours, the trip to the mountain
city can be made in about an hour
and Manager Hays of the Ell Cehtro
chamber points out that it will be
a pleasant trip and a delightful
way of spending an evening in the
cool mountain air Ladies will be
welcome at this meeting and the
chamber manager urges that the
men who plan to attend the meet
ing take their wives. BY leaving
here at o'clock one can reach
Jacumba in time for dinner and,
as the meeting will not last past
1920, valley Representatives can be
home before midnight.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-17

days in Los Angeles on a combined
business and pleasure trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester Boeble of
Hanover, Kan, were callers recent
ly at the home of Mrs. George
Lindsay, as they were going through
the valley on their way to Los An
geles. Mrs. Boeble is an old school
mate of Mrs. Lindsay's.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Kinnaird spent
a few days this week in West
morland, while marketing the wat
ermelons which they grew there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Scott and Mr..
and Mrs. Waldo Weeth were din
ner guests Thursday at the homo
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Engebret-
son. The fourth wedding anniVers-
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-17
FOUR MILLION UMBRELLAS

LONDON. U.P)-That the weather
may be growing Wetter all the time
is shown by statistics issued by the
board of trade, revealing that
.4,212,000 umbrellas were made in
this country last year as against
mere 3,732,000 in 1924.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-17

Fresno hopes to establish mu-
nicipal distributing system for cleo
tricity by buying the present
equipment of the San Joaquin
company.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-17
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Fair tonight and Saturday but
overcast extreme west portion Sat
urday morning; normal tempera-
ture; moderate northwest winds
offshore.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-17

ary of Mr.. and Mrs. Weeth was
celebrated.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-17
The Weather
Los ANGELES AND VICINITY

Fair tonight and Saturday but
cloudy in the morning; moderate
temperature; gentle shifting winds.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-09-27

what had been the intellect and culture of France.
 Soapy's 150 victims would not have supplied a curtain-raiser for the deluge of blood which poured over the cobbles and reddened the Seine.
 The reason why the Germans did not repeat the dose on Mon suer Alloucherie's compatriots in 1917 was because of the presence of some millions of Yankee dough- boys who abominate nasty spec tacles, told the krautsters to go back home to their long pipes and bratwurst, put out the cat, wound up the clock and recently, and now, are besieging Washington to dig up enough bacon and beans to last thru the winter because Monseur Alloucherie's orderly gov ernment believes that it is more polite to obtain a grosos >of mil lions of American jack" by subtle
Seward daily gateway., 1932-09-27

his career. Powerless or compliant, the police of Skagway let things run on.
 Since then prohibition has come to Alaska, but the mentality has not changed much. Soapy Smith has long been dead, killed in his turn by member of a vigi- lance committee, but murders and holdups continue to be regular oc- curenceS."
 Now let us tell one:
 Over in France about May 31, 1793, prospectors for a substance variously described as Liberty, Freedom, etc., struck pay near the ElySees palace causing one of the biggest stampedes in history. A frog named Murat set up business along the Seine river with little machine called the guillotine. Un- like Soapy and his congressional delegation, Murat and his pals re- lied upon the Commune to supply tn edancing girls and stage props. Any man Or woman whose hair gre wan inch above their eye brows was suitable grist for the guillotine; if he or she had two francs in the pocket so much the better; to wear a white collar and have the face washed was like tilt ing a hefty poke onto Soapy's bar. The collar was removed by taking off the head first. While this was going on the bulls" albeit gend- armes flirted with personable Communists pushing perambula- tors bearing the remains of the offspring of the intelligentsia, roy- atty, nobility, lady barbers and others. All those who failed to es- cape across the border supplied sluicehead of blood for washing liberty and a few penny-weights of jack" from the raiment of
Seward daily gateway., 1932-09-27
A BAS LIE ALASKAIRE

"Certainment," says Jean Allou- cherie, voluble Gascon, writing in the newspaper Paris-Soir, between copiouS gulpS of win rouge and goodly portions of frogs legs, T will tell you all about Alaskaire.
 Then Mons. Alloucherie gets the following off his chest, after which the Parisians read it, don those seven-bushel red trousers, march under the Arche de Triomphe sing ing the Marseillaise, and something akin to the Dreyfus case is opened.
 And here Mons. Alloucherie some what resembles the Irishman at tacking Jew. He has just heard it reported that the Israelite had crucified Christ.
 But get an earful of this:
 The Canadian Mounted Police
 .... Tn Alaska, to the contrary, on the American side of the aurif- erouS Arctic, as Fairbanks, Nome and Skagway, crime and vice de- veloped in terrifying proportions. At Skagway, an Alaskan town which served as landing port to gold seekers enroute to the Klondike, a saloon-keeper, Soapy Smith, be- fore knowing of Chicago and it's gangsters, caused to disappear a hundred and fifty men in the space of two years. He rarely put his hand to the work. He had a gang of four killers, and some expert and unprejudiced dancers. A pat ron, possessor of number of dol lars or lot of beautiful nuggets, had not many chances of leaving Soapy Smiths saloon alive. Be it in the dance hall, or in the gamb- ling room, or in any particular room, a quarrel well-prepared in advance, a powder easily poured in whiskey, rapidly put an end to
Seward daily gateway., 1932-09-27

Bolivia reports having slain 5000 Paraguayans in one battle Which proves that the spigotys are becoming as good liars as our war correspondents during the World War.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-09-27

ty and repudiation than to muss things up with such contraptions
 as Soapy Smith utilized in his day. It's funny what abSynthe will
 do to a Frenchman.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-09-27

Kodaks and Kodak Supplies-de- veloping, printing, enlarging and picture framing. Alaska Shop.
The Washington times., 1932-11-01
TAKOMA DRIVES
FOR TAXES

With official statements Of
the Takoma Park town clerk and
treasurer's audit now confirmed
by answers from property owners,
j. Wilson Dodd, new clerk, began
today to collect about $4,000 due
Takoma Park in back taxes.
Collection of this money was
delayed while auditors canvassed
property owners for statements
as to their payments in the last
few years to check on the audit
presented to the council a month
ago.
The Washington times., 1932-11-01
KIDNAPERSFLEE
BOSTON AFTER
PALS 'SQOEAL'

BOSTON, Nov. UN.S)-
Panic has gripped the under
world with gang leaders buying
one-way tickets to New York or
points West asking who will
squeal next?"
When police forced their way
into a Nantasket Beach cottage
two weeks ago and found Herman
Rutstein bound, gagged and
guarded by three armed men, 1t
touched a spark that has ignited
public sentiment against the law.
lessneSs of Boston gangs.
RutStein was being held for ran
som. His three guards finally
confessed that he was not their
first victim. The three men,
William Harmon, Joseph Gould
and Walter Addison involved
Maurice Cohen. Cohen wilted
police questioning and confirmed
police suspicion that an organized
gang had been doing q systematic
"Snatching" business for some
time. He mentioned names and
involved many men suspected.
For years Boston has been sub
ject to the tyranny of two gangs,
the GuStin gang of South Boston
and the lombard mob, which
runs things in the North End.
The combined GuStin-Lombardi
gang worked together. When in
dependent operators tried to do
business, they were either hi
lacked or declared "in." Maurice
Cohen, for instance, whose con-
fession really exposed the under.
world situation in Boston, was
an independent operator, but he
was hijacked out of a 100000
load Of "alky" and was smart
enough to become a member of
the combine.
Luck finally went against the
gang when police rescued RutStein
and caught his three captors. The
captors involved Maurice Cohen
and Cohen talked. He has talked
his way into long prison term,
for his Squealing brought him no
immunity, and he has perhaps
talked at least 20 others into long
terms.
The Washington times., 1932-11-01
SLY FOX ELUDES 10 HOUNDS

ton, scoring 100: Dancing Grace,
by Hunt & Bland, washington;
Hampstead Rodes, owned by H.
L. Small, Esmont, Va, and Lou
Taylor, Hunt & Bland, all of
which scored 100 each; Jim K,
Kanatzer & Mcclure, Richmond,
KY, 80; Stir Up, Tygard Valley
Kennels, Clarksburg, w. Va, and
Red Flower, J. H. Starr, Blairs-
burg, Iowa, each scoring go.
The following scored so points
each: Music Forney, Benton For
ney, Unionville, Md; Clarke's De
preston, D.. E. Clark, Washing
ton; Sibley Dorton, Golden Val
ley Kennels, Forest City. N. c..
and Hope K. and Charity K, Ka-
natZar and Baker.
The Washington times., 1932-11-01

Why the fox is called "sly"
was demonstrated yesterday to
100 riders and 70 hounds who
opened the first field trials of
the National Foxhunters' Asso.
citation six-day meet at Rockville
by an unsuccessful chase lasting
most Of the morning. The fox
was never caught.
Nine judges, knowing the dogs
only by number, scored them on
speed, endurance, trailing and
hunting. The hounds were two
years old, running in the first
division for the $1,000 twelfth
chase futurity.
The high scorers were Randy,
owned by A. G. Rolfe, Washing
The Washington times., 1932-11-01

The fact that thousands Of per-
sons living here are going to vote,
or will vote by mail, November
8, is due largely to the volunteer
workers of the absentee voters
bureaus of the Democratic and
republican Central Committees,
they point out today.
Mrs. Lester ]. Pollock, in charge
of the, Democratic registration
group, reported today a satisfac-
tory enrolment, and E. Roy
Lewis, vice chairman of the H.
nance committee in charge OF
dollar day." which is set for
tomorrow, said:
1--WE believe q record absen-
tee vote will be recorded in
next weeks election. Through
contributions already received