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The Washington times., 1932-07-30
"WILD CARGO"
was a fairly husky

ChineSe) was a fairly husky
specimen.
This is no David and Goliath
story. Every time the combat
ants clashed, the runt, as his
battered appearance attested,
got the worst of it. So did I
for the cook, tiring of other
methods of fighting. took to
throwing my dishes around.
Two Good Men
I could have settled the argu-
ment by firing both combatants
but I didn't like the idea of
parting with two good servants
whom I had trained to my ways.
Sometimes it is best to let a
pair of fighting servants adjust
their differences. But when Ali
reported to me that the cook
had just beaten up the house.
boy for the fourth time, I de-
cided it was time to intervene.
1t was a tough situation to
handle, for, as All had failed to
find out what they wc.1 fight
ing about, I knew they'd never
tell me.
Had it been the case Of a
bully-the cook-picking On a
shrimp, my course would have
been plain. But the cook was
no bully. Nor, as Ali repeatedly
told me, was he the aggressor.
I decided that the situation
called first for a talk with the
houSeboy who seemed to be
starting the fireworks. I would
make no further efforts to find
out what the scrap was all
about. I would simply attempt
to show the house-boy the folly
OF trying to vanquish so for
midable an opponent. Failing
IN that, I would fire him.
I sent for the house, boy and
started giving him a heart-to-
heart talk. How did he expect
to whip an opponent who was
so much stronger
The houSe-boy's reply was one
OF the Strangest of all the weird
examples of Asiatic superstition
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The Washington times., 1932-07-30
The Rhymin8
Optimist
By ALINE MICHAELIS
Believe!

Believe!
Believe in good you do not see;
Believe in good you cannot
hear;
All, let no bleak philosophy
Deny the truth your heart
holds dear!
It is an easy thing to doubt,
And in the autumn see the
end;
But all the birds that spring
sends out
On wings of faith alone
ascend.
How can they venture north
ward still
Into a harsh and bare do
main!
On winds inimical and chill
How can they launch their
glad refrain?
Into those regions touched with
death
The lark and linnet bravely
soar,
To herald with their lyric
breath
The unseen spring that comes
once more!
Believe in virtues that survive
In every striving human
breast,
For only trust can keep alive
The noblest in us and the
best.
The Washington times., 1932-07-30
Your Health and Diet
By Logan Clendening, M. D.

piled the usual remedies. but
the bleeding continued. When
the czarina, the little fellows
mother, heard this, she tainted.
She did not need to be told
by the physician that this was
the disease which had been
hereditary in her fathers
family for 300 years.
The rest of the story is we'll
known. The imperial father
and mother put their faith in
a religious mountebank, Ras-
putin, who claimed he could
cure the heir-presumptive to
the throne. His evil influence
was a strong factor in pre-
cipitating the Russian reVolu-
ton.
The Queen of Spain is a
relative of the czarina, and in
her blood also is this taint.
Two of her sons have the
disease and this fact has been
influential in Spanish politics
for many years
The Washington times., 1932-07-30

One of the most important
properties of the blood is its
power of clotting. 1t is the
only liquid tissue in the body,
and to do its other functions
it must remain liquid. But
liquid tissue would naturally en-
tirely run out of the body if an
opening were made in any blood
vessel. Nature prevents this
catastrophe by the remarkable
adaptation of making the blood
clot or solidify when exposed
to air. This clot plugs up the
opening in the vessel and corks
up the rest of the blood behind
it.
Sometimes this property of
coagulation is absent. The
people who have this condition
are called "bleeders." When
ever they are injured-eVen
ever so slightly-enough to
open the smallest DIOOu EeoneA
they have a severe and long
continued hemorrhage. The dis
ease is known as haemophllla.
1t has made history. Be
cause of its existence, Russia
was thrown into revolution, the
war was prolonged, the king
dom of Spain was overthroWn,
and the republic set up. Per.
haps not solely on account OF
haemophilia, but certainly
partly.
The Russian part of the
story is graphically told in
that most interesting book,
"Once a Grand Duke" In
1907 the only son of the Car
of Russia, at the age of three,
fell while playing in the gar
den and his nose began to
bleed. The court physician ap-
The Washington times., 1932-07-30

trimmed or have a huge collar
of long-haired fur. The browns
include mink, dyed squirrel, and
blue fox is the new color, Jap
weasel, and similar furs. Musk
rat is made so beautifully that
it is more desirable than it's
ever been, and there are many
smart spotted coats, leopard,
ocelot, or leopard cat.
Lines Straighter
The coat sketched shows the
accepted silhouette, slightly
straigther than last year, but
slender as possible and pinched
in at the waist. Sleeves are
above the wrist, or doubled, or
cut to give plenty of width.
Shoulders are broad, with most
of the interest at the shoulder
line rather than at the wrist
line. Innings are rich and
often brocaded, with blue fox
a favorite color there too. The
coat sketched is of black pony
with huge black fox collar, is
priced $129, and is typical of the
fine values you can find.
For further fashion infOrma-
ton, or for the name of the
store where you can find this
coat, write Miss Laville, enclos-
ing a self-addressed, stamped en-
velOpe, or call District $3.50,
extension 1919.
The Washington times., 1932-07-30
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Auction was being played. z
bid Heart, and A overcalled
with Diamonds. Y jumped
into 4-Hearts, then he almost
collapsed when his partner
went down one trick on the
play.
The opening lead was the K
of diamonds. Dummy trumped
the trick. z led a low spade
from dummy, and trumped. He
led back his Ace of diamonds,
and DUNN discarded a low
spade. Dummy trumped the
third lead of diamonds.
Why the declarer next led
and trumped a spade is a mys-
terry. His sixth and seventh
plays were leads of clubs. A
trumped the second lead of
clubs, and led back a trump, as
he now held more trumpS than
either declarer or dummy. A
had left after his trump lead
two hearts. while the declarer
and dummy each held only a
single good trump.
Not knowing what else to do,
and hoping that the missing
trumps were more evenly divided
between his adversaries, z led
another Club, and A trumped
that trick. At the tenth trick
A led his last trump, humping
together the two Hearts held
by Y and z, but the declarer
could win only a single Club
trick, before he had to lead
dummy's Ten of Spades UP to
the Ace Of that suit held by A,
thus giving A his third trick.
For his fourth and setting
trick, A led his good Queen of
Diamonds.
was asked how many tricks
should have been won, after
the disputants had laid out
dummy, and given me the
hand of the declarer to play.
The cards of A and B were
shown to me only as they ap-
peared in play. Here is how
the reply went: I won the first
trick by trumping the King of
Diamonds in dummy. I led
back a trump. I led and
trumped another Diamond. Be-
fore leading another trump to
myself I took one round Of
Clubs. My fifth trick was a
lead of trumps. My sixth trick
was won with the Ace of Dia-
monds. I discarded a high
Club from dummy, leaving only
two cards of that suit in US
hand. led dummy's last
trump, winning with one of my
three high Hearts. Upon my
two high trumps I discarded
dummy'S last two Clubs, and
at the same time I pulled the
last opposing trump.
Having won eight straight
tricks, and my five Clubs being
now winners, I spread my hand,
claiming Grand Slam.
Really the hand is an easy
one to play, provided one is
familiar with its type. 1t is not
especially uncommon to be
obliged to discard all the high
blocking cards from dummy.
in order to leave the remainder
of the suit good in the declar-
ing hand.
The Washington times., 1932-07-30
When Manners
Are Correcr
Wedding Invitation
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:

/. When a formal invitation
to a church wedding and re-
ception has been received, ad-
dressed to Mr.. K and family,
should each member acknowl-
edge the invitation separately,
or will one acknowledgment
suffice, and if so, what form
should be used? We are un-
able to attend.
2. Another member Of the
family received an invitation to
the church only. Is it neces-
sary to send an acknowledge
ment? C.
l. The form G and fam
lily" is not correct, and an in
vitation should never be ad-
dressed in this way. However,
if it is used, each adult men,
Der Of the family would as
sumo thaC The invitation IN
cluded her and him, and so
not only would the mother and
father send an answer, but son
and daughter would send a sep
crate acknowledgment. Like
this: Mr.. and Mrs. Anothony
Kimball regret that they are
unable to accept Mr.. and Mrs.
(bride's parents) kind invitation
for Tuesday. the first of June.
2. 1t is not necessary to &C
knowledge an invitation to the
church ceremony only. 1t is
only when we receive an invi-
tation to the post-festivities Gre.
ception. breakfasD that we
must acknowledge it,.
The Washington times., 1932-07-30

If you've read the last two
articles we've run about fall
coats, then you know the big
geSt part of the fur story for
this winter. The same practical
points apply. Furs are better in
the first fur coats, just as they
are on the earliest cloth coats.
The tax applies here too, but
in many cases, these early furs
were brought before the tax
went on, so you do not have to
pay more for them. And the
quality and luxury of the furS
is almost beyond belief. Never
have we had such beauty and
generosity for our money. 1t is
certainly the year to invest IN
fur coat if you can possibly al
ford it, and you probably can,
because prices are down so low.
Black, Then Brown
Black coats are the leaders in
fur coats as they are in cloth
coats, but there are more brown
fur coats than you will find in
the cloths. This is perhaps be-
cause there are no vivid colors
to make up a small percentage.
Gray is the third color, but is
in very small minority, unless
you count in raccoon and silver
muskrat. There are lovely
blacks, in pony, caracul, and
seal. A few broadtails are seen
too, and they may all be self
The Washington times., 1932-07-30
BY FRANK BUCK
CHAPTER XVI

AS a prelude to my next story
about superstitions regarding
animals, let me say that find
ing servants in the Far East is
about as difficult as locating
icebergs at the North Pole.
When it comes to locating first
class help, however, this does
not apply. One must look the
field over as carefully in Asia
as anywhere else. Honesty,
cleanliness, willingness to work
and a capacity for getting along
with the other help are the
servantly attributes I found
most important in running the
house that adjoined my COM
pound at Katong. I prided my
self on having crew that, mi
raculouSly enough, conformed
rather closely to those Specifica-
tionS.
One day, after things had run
along serenly for some time, I
discovered to my surprise that
a feud had developed between
the cook and the houseboys. I
never could find out what it
was all about, but it didn't take
great powers of observation to
see that the situation was get
ting worse.
It was a feud with an anus
ing angle in that the house boy,
who seemed to be the aggressor,
was a runt, while the cook
(both boys were Straits-born
The Washington times., 1932-07-30
Advice to the LoveIorn
By Beatrice Fairfax

down your invitations and is
attentive to another girl. "As
good fish in the sea as ever
were caught" is the maxim
for you to tie to at present.
Youth goes so quickly, it's a
pity to waste a moment of it
in useless grieving. Be happy.
I'm sure your mother is the
sympathetic kind who'll treat
you to a new dress, and let
you have a party, and do all
those things that help a girl to
forget.
The Washington times., 1932-07-30
Latest Fashion
Flashes

Be sure to include a lace
evening ensemble in your ward
robe if you are going away.
1t packs beautifully and is in
dispenSible. A charming model
is done in red flat silk lace.
The front neckline is high be-
tween wide shoulders, but the
back decolletage is very low.
The matching cape falls from
twisted MORE ribbon that ties
in a large butterfly bow.
The Washington times., 1932-07-30
Like a Forward Girl


Dear Miss Fairfax:
I have known a certain boy
about six months and find I
like him better than all the
others I know. Twice I plucked
up all my courage and asked
him to escort me to parties.
Both times he had an excuse.
To make things worse, 1 have
a girl friend who is more for
ward than anybody I know.
Every time she asks him to go
with her, he accepts. My
mother tries to discourages me
by saying he isn't worth my
love. This has no effect,
either. How can I possibly
draw him to me? I just can't
make up my mind to forget
him. H. G.
I hope you won't find me
too unsympathetic. But find
myself agreeing with your
mother. Don't waste your
youth and sweetness worrying
over a young man who turns
The Washington times., 1932-07-30
An Unusual Romance Of
Life Back-Stase

word no, dear, l cant
see you. Not for an hour. Poor
dear mother is waiting for me.
I see so little of her I
feel so Euilty sometimes
1 saw some delightful cakes
with Mother done in. pearls
and sugar over the top
and instead of taking large
blossoms l thought it would be
rather sweet to take just a
little bunch of forget-me-nots
Madelon has done them
up and tied them to the cake
with a huge bow Of white rib
bon l haven't said a
word I'm going to creep
in She'll cry, l know
she'll cry, and I will too, per-
hapS.
He Hung Up
Lurline's face changed. She
suddenly realized that the gen.
tleman on the other end Of
the line was no longer listen
ing.
Hello! Hello! Lurline i'm
patiently battled the receiver
hook. She was Lottie Gala
han again-almoSt.
Madelon, her French maid,
walked in carrying the cake
lavishly tied with white ribbon
in a jet black box, with the
bunch Of forget-me-nots on top
of the huge bow.
HE hung up! Can you
beat it; the bum!" Impetuous-
ly Lurline took the box from
Madelon and stalked toward
the door. Only a few steps
and once more she was the lead.
ing show girl of the Follies.
She turned, and with an au-
thoritative wave of her hand,
ordered:
Cocktails, caviar and a lit
tie cold wine. If anyone calls
me, I'm visiting ma mere" and
as she reached the door she
added. ION Long Island"
Lurline'S visits to her mother
were the big events in the life
of Mrs. Callahan. The two
were moving slowly downstairs,
their arms around each other.
AS they chatted it was hard to
believe this was mother and
daughter.
"Of course, mother, if you
really insist on staying here,
you can have the place done
over. But I'm not at all happy
about YOU" There was real
concern in Lurline'S voice, for
occasionally through it's affecta-
tions there crept a human note.
But, Lottie," Mrs. Callahan
protested kindly, "all my
friends are here. wouldn't be
happy anywhere else. They'd
say I was putting on airs if
moved. And. speaking Of
friends, Lottie, 60 and see
DAOAAu4c 4OL ulIluGc. 1L So
long since you went away, and
Blonde always speaks so
nicely of you."
We'll, I've often wanted to
look Blonde UP, but she never
seems to be at home, and then
again, her fathers attitude
hasn't been quite that Of a
gentleman towards me-"
A Sad Time
"Aw, they've had a very
bad time, Lottie. And I'm sorry
for little Blonde. You know
what that stores like, and she
looks so peaked lately"
II could look them up," Lat
tie admitted as they reached
the landing.
"Oh. thank you, Lottie. Do,"'
and she hastened to knock at
the McClune door.
Mrs. Callahan opened the
door in answer to a lusty come
in" The McClune'S were at
dinner-all except Blonde,
on 2nd Comic Pooe
The Washington times., 1932-07-30
Sunday Night Supper

SUNDAY Night supper
Dear Miss Fairfax:
About a year ago my sister
in-law asked you about a Sun
day night supper, to be served
on her porch. You sent her a
very good bill of fare, which
was good and extremely rea.
sonable as to price. In the
meantime, I've married and
want to do a little entertaining
my wedding party and a few
guests. Could you send me the
same bill of fare, and oblige,
A BRIDE.
Delighted to help out in the
way of suggestions for your
Sunday night party. I don't
seem to recall the exact bill of
fare I sent to your sister-in-law,
but if you send me stamped
and Self-addressed envelope, I'll
do my best for you. I've some
very good suggestions for little
entertainments that I'll gladly
share.
The Washington times., 1932-07-30
CHAPTER vi

To one unaccustomed to the
tenement district of New York,
with its Squalor, its noisy din,
It's filth, it's sweating human
ity, it's nauSeous odors-there is
only one surcease. That is a
vivid mental picture of the ex-
act opposite-the quiet, cleanly,
exclusiveness Of the Park Ave
nue. apartment district.
The Chateau Thermoyne was
on Park Avenue. 20 stories of
unrivaled luxury. In front
stood a footman, liveried in
gold braid and blue gray. at at
tention "a hours out of every
"a, for the sole purpose OF
opening and closing the doors
of the guests limousineS. At
the rear of the Chateau Their
moyne was the New York sky
line, an incompatible sentinel
that night and day furnished
the tenants eye with the only
scenery a city-dweller cares for.
A penthouse on top of the
Chateau Thermoyne was the
last word in liveried attention
and skyline view. And the
choice penthouse in the build
ing was occupied by Lurline
Cavendish, the newest SenSa-
ton of the Follies.
Lurline Cavendish was the
talk of the town and her figure
the object of all eyes. Draped
and undraped she graced the
pages of magazines, rotogravure
sections and just plain neWspa-
pers. For this, or against that,
she appeared in all the ads,
still draped and undraped. II
one were to believe the stories,
Venus was a monstrosity COM
pared to Lurline, for Lurline
Cavendish had the perfect
hands, the perfect feet, the per-
feet legs, the perfect head, the
perfect nose, the perfect hips,
the perfect eyes, the perfect
waist, the perfect hair-well,
there was nothing about Lurline
that was not Super-perfect.
In the Penthouse
So said the newspaper stories,
and one could almost believe
them today. In the richly
glittering entrance hall of her
penthouse, Lurline CavendiSh
stood at the telephone, making
a colorful picture of feminine
loveliness. Smartly tailored in
the latest-cut suit. wearing a
modish and becoming hat, her
shoulders draped with elegant
silver fox furs, Lurline Caven-
dish of the Follies looked every
bit her name and position.
Only those who knew well the
Lottie Callahan, or Lacy's De-
partment Store, would have
recognized her now. And her
language over the telephone
would have raised doubts even
In the minds of those who knew
the old Lottie.
"No-no-no! I'm just leaV-
ing my apartment now.
What do you want to know
for, In-quis-i-tive? I'm
going to tell you the truth then.
I'm going to see my dear ma
ma. When 1 saw a silly
little boy selling silly little
badges 1 suddenly realized it
was Mothers Day, and I was
overcome with remorse. :"
Thus spoke Lurline Cavendish
who was just being Lurline
Cavendish of the Follies. But
to those who knew, it was just
Lottie Callahan, of the tene-
ment district, getting ritzy.
"Oh, you're naughty" Lur-
line continued into the phone.
Such a naughty boy! How is
the market?"
Lousy" came a masculine
voice out of the receiver.
"No-no-no, Larry, boy .
Please not that naughty
The Washington times., 1932-07-30
Contract
Bridge
By E. V. Shepard
An Old Friend

Interesting hands that one
has seen years before turn up
again and again. Usually some
friend of the one exhibiting the
hand is supposed to have dealt
it recently. Sometimes it seems
as though fishermen cannot be-
gin to tell as tall tales as those
brazenly offered by card players.
A number Of years ago /
entered a famous club. just
after the handV shown below
had been dealt. The dealer bid
the hand, and played it abom-
inably. AS I entered the argu-
ment was at it's height. 1t
seems odd to have the hand
offered now as one recently
dealt.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-10-04
The Moral Is, Claim Everything.
(New York Times.)

Once upon a time a Candidate feeling a bit low after a long, hard day at Headquarters con- fded to his National Chairman that he was worried about Pennsylvania
 "Pennsyvania?" said the National Chairman Why Chief the election is in the bag without Pennsylvania. We give 'em Pennsylvania on la platter and win hands down Look" And when he has added up all his figures the Candidate did feel much more cheerful. The next day. however he confided to his Treasurer that he was worried about New York
 New York?' said the Treasurer. why, Colonel the election is on ice without New York For all we |care New York can go and jump off the dock Look." And when he had got through with piece |of paper and a stub pencil the sun shone and the Candidate smiled But the next day, the weather being cold and drizzly he had sudden sinking of the heart about Texas and Michigan
 Why. Governor" said the Director of Publicity
 we've got the election sewed up without Texas and Michigan We can give 'em Texas and Michi- gan for Christmas present. Look And when he had replaced the cap his fountain pen the Op- position had Texas and Michigan, but the Candidate was elected
 The following day friend inquired of the Can most of the time he felt fine It seemed too good to be true. but upon consulting sixteen different members of the Headquarters staff he had learned that the election was cnch without New York, Massachusetts. Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Illinois, Ohio, California, Texas, Michigan, Indiana, Wis consin Minnesota, North Carolina, Georgia, Mis- souri and Iowa.
 Without any one of them or without all of them?" said the friend
 "Ah that's what worries me occasionally" said the Candidate
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-10-04
M. VenizelOs and Greece.
Manchester Guardian.)

(MancheSter GuardianO
 The marvellous endurance of the peasant peoples of Balkan and Danubian Europe has hitherto been
 proof against a weight of economic ills which would have broken more highly organized communities
 These small proprietors are slow to seek redress in soclal revolution, even when their products go un-
 sold year after year, and the twin burdens of debt
 and taxation far beyond their means But
 this amazing patience, which puts up with return
 not be taken to prove that Balkan and Danubiar Governments stable that they have not beer shaken to their bases by the economic storm The recent changes of Ministry in Jugoslavia and Rll-
 mania are followed by persistent of Min !isteral reconstruction in Hungary and Bulgaria These dictatorial monarchical Governments have felt the wind of popular displeasure Meanwhile in Greece general election is impending which may decide the fate of the Republican regime Since his return to active politics four years ago M Venizelos has renewed his claim upon his countrys gratitude He found her isolated in hostile or indifferent Europe He has revived friendly relations with her leading Christian neighbors. Much more he has succeeded in the apparently impossible task of a complete reconciliation with the century-old enemy Turkey. To those who bear in mind the intensity of Balkan national hatreds this will appear one of
 the most remarkable achievements of the postwar era. But M. Venezelos could not avert the wave of world depression from his country. His Govern popularity and has been driven to ask for dicta-
 torial powers to deal with opposition Hence great accessions to the royaist opposition party of M. Tsadaris M Venizeos has declared that he will not consent to any change in the regime, whatever the results of the election. If royasm triumphs i at the polls, such declarations violent
 struggle for control of power.