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The Washington times., 1932-09-08
Advice to the LoveIorn
BY Beatrice Fairfax
Dea- Miss Fairfax

Dear Miss Fairfax:
What can be done for a
broken heart? I am %, at
tractive-except to my hus-
band. I've been married only
a year and he is leaving me.
I love him terribly. Is there
any power, anything on earth
that I can do to make him
stay and love me?
HEARTBROKEN.
You have neglected to tell
me why this tragic thing has
happened to. you, my dear. Is
your husband jealous, and
have you given him cause? Do
you nag him, make him &C
count for every moment Of
his time? Are you a poor
housekeeper who never has
meal on time, and do you
keep house wholly by means
of a can opener? Do write me
again and tell me a little more
about your husband and why
he wants to leave you after
only a year.
Invited Her, But Took Another
Dear Miss Fairfax:
I met a young man at a
dance-he was no stranger,
as he lives in my home town.
Naturally, he took me home.
He then came down to see
me steadily for three months.
One day he invited me to
go to a dance, but said to
call him up that evening. I
called him up, and he made
a lame excuse, but said he'd
see me at the dance.
1 went, only to find he had
brought another girl. That
hurt worse than a stab in the
back
He borrowed some money
from me one night and prom
ised to return it the next day,
but he failed to give it to
me. Please tell me what to do
for I am very deeply hurt.
FAUSTINA.
In your place I would write
a polite note to the young man
and ask for the return of the
money. Then I'd look around
for someone who would know
how to treat a girl better than
to make an engagement, take
someone else in her place, and
borrow money into the bargain.
Never accept that kind of treat
ment, my dear.
He Has No Job, She Has Savings
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I am 20 years old and have
been to school very little. My
mother and father are dead
and I have no near relatives.
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z made an opening bid of
Four Spades. Her partner
held two Spade honors and
two. side Aces, her bid of Six
Spades was not unreasonable.
The opening lead was the
Four of Diamonds, rather
clearly marking the King as
being held by B, so Dummy's
Nire was played, hoping to
force the King, but the Ten
was played by B, and the
Declarer had to put up her
Ace.
Some time the finesse had
to be risked in Clubs, and z
decided to do so at once. She
led her Four, A played the
Ten and Dummy's Queen Of
Clubs won the trick.
- The King of Spades dropped
both missing trumps, and then
the Ace of Clubs was taken.
After that three added tricks
were won with trumps, giving
the declaring side seven straight
tricks At the end of that
period the holdings about the
table were as shown below:
The Washington times., 1932-09-08
DATE PUDDING

Ingredients: 3 tablespoons
fat, / cup sugar, l egg, % cup
sour cream, / cup chopped
dates, l teaspoon vanilla, l
teaspoon cinnamon, y tea
spoon cloves, l teaspoon nut
meg, A teaspoon salt, ia cups
flour, l teaspoon soda.
MLTHOD: Cream fat and
sugar. Add rest of ingredients
and beat two minutes. Pour
into shallow pan fitted with
waxed paper and bake Is min
uteS in moderately slow oven.
Serve warm or cold cut in
squares. Plain or whipped
cream or lemon or orange
sauce can be served with this
pudding
The Washington times., 1932-09-08
VANILLA WAFER ROLL

INGREDIENTS: l pound va
nilla, l cup diced marShmal-
lows, l cup chopped dates, l
cup chopped nuts, As teaspoon
salt, 1-3 cup cream.
METHOD: Roll waters. Add
rest of ingredients. Press into
mold and chill. When ready
to serve, unmould and cut in
half-inch slices. Top with
whipped cream. A pound bak-
ing powder can makes good
mold.
The Washington times., 1932-09-08
Contract
Bridge
BY E. v. SHEPARD
Beautifully Played

There are many highly
trained players of whom the
public never hears, who play
difficult hands perfectly. The
hand shown below was re-
Gently played by a lady who
is far too modest to wish her
name to be made public. I
will give merely her initials
"a. M. B. s.. If she wishes
she may identify herself to
friends.
The Washington times., 1932-09-08

energy-giving foods, fats and
carbohydrates, are necessary,
but can be taken with safety
in varying quantities.
In planning his diets, there
fore, for a 30-day reduction
diet, he makes two classified
tions, "a" foods and ''B" foods.
The "a" foods must be eaten in
definite quantities. The "B"
foods are furnished with wide
range of selection, and what
ever amount desired of several
of them can be used.
Samples of his diets will be
given tomorrow.
QUESTIONS FROM READERS
R. c.: What is the mean
ing of a low blood presSure?"
Answer: No definite answer
can be given this question. In
general it means a somewhat
lowered vitality. 1t occurs in
acute diseases such as fevers.
1t sometimes accompanies tu-
berculosis. Most of the time
it means nothing. If no lower
than 100 it probably means
that the individual will live to
a ripe old age.
The Washington times., 1932-09-08
Try These
Recipes
CHOCOLATE FROSTING

INGREDIENTS: square
chocolate, 3 tablespoons butter,
3 tablespoons coffee, 1s tea
spoon salt, / teaspoon vanille,
~ cups sifted confectioner's
sugar.
METHOD: Mix chocolate,
butter, coffee and salt. Heat
and stir constantly until
blended. Add other ingredients
and beat two minutes.
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When Manners
Are Correct
Note of Appreciation

Note Of Appreciation
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
/. When sending a check to
your family doctor. should the
title be used, and should you
refer to his medical attention
or mention your appreciation.
2. When closing a letter,
should I say, Mrs. Smith" or
Mary Smith?"
D.
/. Do not write the title of
the doctor on your check. =.
Just the name as to a person
without this title. If you
wish, it is fine thing to write
q note of appreciation Of his
service to you and of his at
tention and courtesy, sending
the note with your check. Such
an expression of appreciation
is always a fine sign Of good
spirit.
2. When you close your letter
to him, write:
Very sincerely yours.
Mary Brown Smith.
Undoubtedly it will not be
necessary to write the formal
name in parentheses under
your informal name, since he
will know your formal name.
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Inappropriate Gift
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:

Inappropriate Gift
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
A gentleman has been in
vited to the wedding of a busi-
ness acquaintance. He does not
know the bride-to-be. Would it
be proper to offer him their
wedding invitations Che is in
this type of buSineSS), for the
gift? READER.
I realize that this suggestion
of a gift would be offered by
this man with the best and
kindest of spirit, but under
these circumstances it would
not be well-advised, or appro-
pirate. If the situation were
reversed. that is, if he were a
special friend of the brides
family. it would be more ap-
propriate, for it is the brides
family who provide the in
vitations and announcements.
The brides family would have
their own plans for their invi-
tations, and such a suggestion
might lead to distinct embar-
raSSment.
The Washington times., 1932-09-08

Shall She Ask a Substitute
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I asked a boy to go to my
sorority dance with me. He
promised to give me his answer
on a certain date. Three days
have elapsed since that day, and
I haven't received any answer.
Would it be proper for me to
ask another boy without wait
ing for the first one to answer.
SORORITY GIRL.
Nothing is more irritating
than the situation you describe.
to invite a person to go some
where, and then to be kept
dangling in the air and not
know whether or not you can
depend on him or her. If the
boy promised to give you his
answer by a certain day and
then failed to keep his promise,
I'd ask someone else.
The Washington times., 1932-09-08

All my life I have worked so
hard and I have lifetime job
if I do not leave it. I have been
going with a young man for a
month now, he asks me to
marry him and go away with
him, but he has no job and I
don't like the people he goes
with. I have some money saved
which he wants me to take,
but if I give up my job, what
will take care of uc when my
savings are gone? S. B.
What indeed, my dear, you
may we'll ask that question.
And why should you take out
your savings and go away with
a jobless young man you've only
known for month. DON'T,
stand firm, tell him he has to
make good, get a job before
you will even consider him.
Personally I always mistruSt
these suitors who have such a
lively interest in the savings of
hard-working girls. I'd rather
hear Of your taking an interest
in a different sort of young
man,
The Washington times., 1932-09-08

For further fashion infOrma-
tiOn, or for the name of the
store where you can find this
dress, write Miss Laville, encIOS-
ing a SeIf-addreSsed, stamped
envelope, or call District $3.50,
extension l99.
The Washington times., 1932-09-08

He Has No Job. She Has Savings
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I am 20 years old and have
been to school very little. My
mother and father are dead
and I have no near relatives.
The Washington times., 1932-12-08
TRADERS
SHY At NEW
HURDLE
BY LESLIE GOULD

NEW YORK, Dec. 8 ON.sJ.
The advance in the stock market
which got under way with q rush
on Tuesday ran into the fresh
hurdle Of q bearish Government
cotton crop report.
Yesterday the rise was slowed
by lack of stimulating news and
the cut in American Water Works
dividends.
Sterling and Wheat Dip
Further restraining factors to-
day were lower sterling prices and
a decline in wheat.
The market backed and filled in
the first hour with a number Of
issues showing small gains. The
cotton crop report, issued at II
o'clock, showed an increase of
nearly 100000 bales above the pre-
vious report, far more than ex-
pected.
This brought a break Of we'll
over 81 a bale In cotton, with q
sympathetic depressing effect on
other commodity markets.
Trading IL Light
Stocks Sagged as a result, but
losses were generally small and
failure Of liquidation to develop
was a sustaining factor.
Trading was light, with turn
over running well under 1000, 900
shares.
The Washington times., 1932-12-08
BANKS APPROVE
ANSTALT PLAN

Most of the 80 American banks
with claims totaling $4,000, 600
against the Austrian Credit-Ar1-
stalt. have assented to the reorgar-
ization plan formulated last week
by the Austrian government, it
was learned today.
In return for their claims
against the institution, creditors
will receive various securities, in
cluding annuity bonds of the Aus
trian government, stock in the re-
organized Credit-AnStalt and
stocks and bonds Of a corporation
set up to liquidate the foreign
assets of the Credit-Anstalt.
The Credit-AnStalt, as reorgan-
lied, will be a smaller bank oper.
ating entirely in Austria, but will
be stronger and in a liquid posi-
ton,
The Washington times., 1932-12-08
COPPER THREAT
H|TSPR|CES

NEW YORK, Dec. 8 0N.SD.
Copper today continued to be Of
fered at it's all-time low of cents
a pound in the domestic market
while bids abroad were lowered to
$40 cents as the international
curtailment conference here con-
tinued deadlocked.
The arrival of Arthur D. Storke,
managing director of Roam An
telope, failed to break the impasSe
brought on by that company's de-
mand that its production next
year be raised 80 per cent.
The possibility loomed that the
conference would break up in
the next few days. Failure of the
curtailment of the last two years
TO help the copper situation has
created a strong sentiment in GER
tain circles for a free and open
market without further artificial
restrictions.
The Washington times., 1932-12-08
OUTSIDE CALLS
HELP To HOLD
CURB FIRM
BY THEODORE KOSLOW

NEW YORK, Dec. 8 0N.SJ.
The curb market displayed
generally firm undertone in a
less active session today.
Continued demand from outside
sources proved sufficient to off.
set dribbling pressure that put
in an appearance through the
first half of the session.
Utilities Higher
The utility group turned up
ward, after an early period Of
consolidation, with Electric Bond
g. Share rallying from it's low
point of 1879 to 1925 for a net
gain of y point.
Selected Specialties continued
strong, with Celanese per cent
preferred. forging ahead to a new
1882 high at 64A, UP 3A points.
Cities Service Dull
The Cities Service issues showed
a sluggish undertone, with the
common unchanged at 3, and
the per cent debentures of so
off " at 81.
Van Camp Packing IS con-
tinued to make headway in the
bond division, recording a gain
of 1A points to 81. This COM
pares with it's low point early
this week at 17A.
The Washington times., 1932-12-08
Canada Meets AU
Financial PLedOeS

Pointing out that Canada is
among the few nations in the
world promptly meeting every
obligation, both internally and
externally, speakers at the an.
nual meeting of the Bank of
Montreal this week expressed con-
fidence in Canada and it's fu-
ture.
At the same time the presi-
dent, Sir Charles Gordon, de-
clared heavy taxation was max
ing business revival more diff.
cult and expressed the view that
expenditures could be reduced if
government were confined to
what he described as its appro-
pirate functions. He laid stress
on the necessity for honest and
efficient leadership in future
railway policy, naming it as
Canada'S most serious problem.
The Washington times., 1932-12-08
POWER OUTPUT
UP FOR WEEK

Electric Power Production
showed a sharp gain in the week
ended December 3, rising to
1,51O, ,337, 900 kilowatt hours, from
1,475, ,268, 900 kilowatt hours in
the preceding week, which includ-
ed the Thanksgiving day holiday.
The gain, though, was not suf-
ficient to maintain production in
it's relative position against a
year ago, when output was 1911
466, ZOO kilowatt hours, SO per
cent above the current week. In
the preceding week production
was only 7.8 per cent under last
year.
Production throughout the coun-
try showed a decline against a
year ago. The Atlantic Seaboard
was ~ per cent under 1881 COM
pared with Sc per cent the week
before. New England alone was
down 7.3 per cent, against 81
per cent the previous week.
The central industrial region
showed a drop of 1873 per cent
against 1912 per cent the week
before, while the Pacific Coast
managed to hold its own with
output down 79 per cent, un-
changed from the week previous.
The Washington times., 1932-12-08
INLAND CANALS
TRAFF|CUP

Shipping activity on the Wei
land and st. Lawrence canals so
far this year has exceeded that
of any year since 1928, due
largely to the increased ship
ments of wheat through the
waterways, according to Depart
ment Of Commerce.
Traffic through the Welland
Canal aggregated 1,252,000 tons
in October, this year, compared
with 851 900 tons during October,
1881, and was the fifth consecu-
tive monthly increase.
Traffic on the st. Lawrence
canal was 5,9O2, 900 tons from the
opening of navigation to the end
of October compared with 5,342,-
900 tons during the correspond
ing 1881 period.
The Washington times., 1932-12-08
Corporation Income
Drops 1913 Per Cent

Net income of 800 important
corporations for the first nine
months of 1892 aggregated $780,
$4,000, a decline of 1913 per cent
from the corresponding period OF
the preceding year, according to
the Standard Statistics Company,
of New York.
Profits of industrial companies
dropped 99.4 per cent and a net
deficit was averted by the slim
margin of $2.269, 900. Sixty rail.
roads registered a net deficit Of
S133, ,135, 900, against an aggregate
profit of $67.C 10000 last year.
Thirty-two utilities, on the other
hand, showed the relatively mod
crate decline Of 1876 per cent to
1920, 1872. 900,
The Washington times., 1932-12-08
Scent Cigarettes
Reach WUSkinqtOn

The scent cigar" Of the l--te
Vice President Marshall having
become a reality, cigarettes in the
same price range called Toms"
brand, ale being distributed by
the Tor Huston Peanut Company
o. G" gia and manufactured by
the ' -rginia Products Corporation
of lew York, whose president, E.
Softer, is in Washington arranging
for distribution and advertising.
The Washington times., 1932-12-08

NEW YORK, Dec. 8 Q.N.S0
Chain control" of life insurance
and interlocking direc'
torates were condemned in a re-
port of a special committee at
the closing session Of national
Of insurance commits
sioners in the Hotel Pennsylvania.
The report read:
"These practices have at times
led to the exchange or purchase
of securities or other financial
transactions by insurance COM
panies for reasons primarily for
the benefit of holding or affiliat-
ed companies, rather than for
the best interests Of such In
surance companies.
The Washington times., 1932-12-08
KATANGA OUTPUT

The management of Union
Miniere du Haut Katanga is
much disturbed by the failure Of
the copper producers to come to
an accord at the conference here
and Felicien Cattier, president
Of Katanga, on his departure on
the S. S Rex for Europe, said
that the company probably
would take steps to increase its
output in. the near future.
The Washington times., 1932-12-08
"Chain Insurance" Control
Hit Bv Commissioners

"ThiS your committee unre-
servedly condemns and recon-
mends that this convention en-.
dorse such position"
The committee, however, re-
uuested further time to formulate
a legislative program to end these
abuses and will report again at
the meeting in Chicago on June l.
The Association of Superintend-
ents of Insurance of the provinces
of Canada, meeting here, voted to
adopt the same basis Of average
valuation used by the American
companies in determining the
value of bonds and stocks held by
insurance companies.
The Washington times., 1932-12-08
FEWER POLISH FAILURES

Commercial failures in Poland
during the nine months ending
September, 1882. totaled 444, ac-
cording to figures released by the
Central Office of Statistics. This
figure compares with total of
564 failures registered during the
corresponding period of 1881 and
is thus a decrease of 100 failures
or 81 per cent.
The Washington times., 1932-12-08
ATCHISON TRAFFIC UP

During the week ended Decem-
ber 8 Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe Railway handled 22,729 reve-
nue. freight cars against 22,005
in preceding week and 24,306 in
like 1881 week. Last weeks de.
cline from a year ago was 6.5 per
cent, contrasted with decrease of
1871 per cent in week ended No
vember 26 from like 1881 period.
The Washington times., 1932-12-08
MEXICAN OIL OUTPUT

Crude oil production in the
Tuxpan and Panuco regions of
Mexico during the week ended
November 26 averaged 64,329 bar.
relS daily, against 1854 barrels
daily in the previous week and
62,492 barrels daily in the cor
responding 1881 week.
The Washington times., 1932-12-08
TRI-CONTlNENTAL

Directors of Tri-Continental
Corporation have declared the
regular quarterly dividend Of
$1.50 on the Sc cumulative pre-
ferred stock, payable January l
to stockholders of record Dccem,
ber 16.,
The Washington times., 1932-12-08
STOCK TRANSACTIONS

The New York Stock Exchange
has ruled that beginning Thurs
day, December g. the total vol.
ume of stock transactions is to-
be shown to the nearest 10000
shares, instead of the nearest
100000 as at present.
The Washington times., 1932-12-08

(a) Optional stock cash (b) Partly extra. (e) Ex'
ira cash (dl Extra in stock (El PAID lssi
in Hn' scrp tAA5 i0% in stock (wwI with warrants.
XVI Without warrants t") Ex-dvdend ~ Ex-riShtA
Dividend rate in dollars in parentheseA
INoteJ Extra dividends published through regular
Evening star., 1932-06-05

Lawrence Of Ocean City, N. j.. and
Miss Stillman OF Washington, the
guests of Miss Edna Fussell Miss Ahern
Of Buffalo. the guest Of Anne Kinslow
and Mrs. Lydia Dawson of the East
ern Shore Of Maryland, the guest OF
Miss Alice Terrell.
Woman's City Club-The Membership
Committee will be guests OF Mrs
William w. Spaid at tea tomorrow at
4:30 O'Clock when plans for the Sum-
mer will be outlined.
The House Committee will meet
Tuesday at IL o'clock preceding lunch
con at noon.
The Bicentennial Committee is ar
ranging a visit to the Constitution
Thursday afternoon. Members will
meet at the club house and leave fol-
the Navy Yard at 2:30 O'Clock.
The Monday auction and contract
section meet Monday at 1890 am.
the Tuesday contract practice section,
Tuesdays. at 10 am; Tuesday free and
easy, Tuesday. at 9 pm. and the Fri
day contract study group. Friday. at
l:30 o'clock.
The Columbia Delphian Chapter met
at the Hamilton Hotel June 2. Mrs.
James Yaden was the leader on the
subject "Sienese and Venetian Paint
ing" Topics. The School of siena. y
Mrs. Brashears: The Purpose Of Art, -
Miss F. Hull: The Venetian School OF
Painting" Mrs Robert Mancill; Early
Painters Mrs. H. w. Little; "Giorgi-
one" Mrs. s. Ferris; Study OF Pic
lures Of the Sienese School," Mrs. Bren-
nan: Early Venetian Painting" Mrs.
Allen: by Giorgione." Mrs. Rush.
The chapter. under the leadership Of
Mrs. Spaid, went on tour 70 the
Sears & Roebuck Gallery.
The chapter met May rs at Congress
sional Library for tour and study OF
the paintings and early artists. A
luncheon was served at the home Of the
president. Mrs. Roy Miller, followed by
an illustrated talk by Mr.. Parr OF the
Phillips Art Gallery.
Evening star., 1932-06-05
AprN Factory Sales.
Milady's Motoring
BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL.

stop wastes gas. You can't kill mo-
mentum unless you have expended
fuel to build 1t up.
It's not one Of the new features of
the automobile, but evidently many
women are just being introduced to it
for the first time. So just q word
about the clutch-release mechanism.
You will hear 1t referred to Is
throwout collar. the clutch-release
bearing. the clutch yoke. and SO on.
Just tgure it aS y sort VI collar that
is connected to the clutch pedal. When
you press down OIL the pedal the collar
iG drawn back. This pulls the driven
plates of the clutch away from the
driving plates.
Simple enough. Now this is hard
working part, which means that 1t
needs plenty Of fabrication. On some
cars this is automatically taken care
Of by a centralized system. and OH
some others the bearing is self-lubri-
eating. But that isn't all. You can
strain any one Of the several types by
holding your foot against the pedal
while the car Is in motion.
Whenever See a woman dash
around behind car that Is swinging
into the street from a driveway I won
der what would happen If the motor OF
the intruding car stalled Most of uh
seem to think the only stall that need
concern US Is our own. Let's forget
that one.
The other drivers stall is our prob
lem as we'll. 1t Is positively danger
Ous to figure that because the other
car is in motion it will keep on get
ting out Of the way, especially when
1t is plain that the car Is just starting
out. Most drivers pull on the brake
when the motor stalls, even though this
seldom Is necessary. Suppose the
| driver OF the other car proves to be
quite normal In this respect-and the
motor stalls. Where are you?
A little reasoning goes q long way
toward making driving safer and
easier, but little experience often Is
safer guide. Recently a woman fig
ured that because the brakes were
known to be out of equalization hel
best plan was to use them gingerly
a skid. Had she applied the brakes
firmly the factor of inequality would
have been eliminated. This doesn't al
ways work, but experience shows that
it usually Is more effective than the
plan worked out by reason.
Cars. like ourselves seem to be able
to stand SO much and no more I was
reminded Of this the other evening al
bridge when woman told of her expe-
rience with the car while she WAS hlr
rying. She had made some quick
shifts and then, while accelerating
found the car behaving strangely
What happened. according to the me.
chanic who diagnosed the trouble. wa!
thAt the clutch had been overworkeG
during the high-speed shifting. The
added strain OF rapid acceleration wa.
the proverbial straw