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Evening star., 1932-06-17
BOOKS FALS|F|ED
KREUGER'S SALES
Match King Never Received
as Much as Accounts
Showed, Says Report.
BY WILLIAM H. STONEMAN.


BY Cable to The Star
STOCKHOLM, June 1.-THE i'm
preston that the late match king, 1var
Kreuger. never realized anywhere near
as much by the sale of securities as
his accounts showed Is amply sup
ported by the latest report Of the
Swedish police investigating phases OF
the debacle. This shows that ap-
proximately loo,ooo,ooo crowns ($ls,-
750,00O) of the proceeds supposed to
have been obtained by the sale OF
debentures and shares were never re-
ceived
A sensation has been caused by
other details Of the report. which
shows that Sweden's foreign minister,
Eliel Loefgren. helped Kreuger map a
scheme whereby he could avoid paying
taxes to the Swedish government on
share capital In 1927 Loefgren and
other experts conceived plan for the
emission of debentures that auto.
matically overcame the objections OF
a large section of investors who re-
fused to buy securities on which the
Swedish government exacted taxes.
Loefgren was foreign minister from
June 7, 1926. to october 2, 1928.
Regarding the emission Of debentures
and shares. the report shows that Kreu-
ger in 1929 alone was forced to take up
debentureS to the nominal value OF l5.-
600. 600 crowns. out Of total emissions
With nominal value OF 57OO0,O00
crowns.
As the dcbenturcs were emitted at the
rate of 429 per cent Of par. kreugef
was forced to give guaranty Tor 63:-
000.OO crowns. OF shares with a noml-
nal value of 100000 crowns issued
the same year, precisely half was not
absorbed by the market. Kreuger COW
cred the remainder with guaranty Tor
%, 0OO,O 900 crowns, the shares being
emitted at 405.
How uneager the public was Tor kreu-
ger paper is also shown by the fact tnat
none of the 16,250.O00 emission deben-
lures voted early in 1929 and reserved
for old shareholders was actually taken
over by them.
Copyright. 1887
Evening star., 1932-06-17
MAY DENY RECEIVER
United States Judge Defers Action on
Kreuger Petition.

NEW YORK. June IT tP,-Although
postponing action for six days on the
petition for appointment Of an Amer
ican receiver for Kreuger & Toll, Fed
eral Judge Julian A. Mack yesterday
indicated he may deny the petition.
In a statement. after reading cable
grams from representatives OF the
Swedish government in Stockholm
Judge Mack indicated he believed IN
terests Of American creditors might bet
ter be served through cooperation with
the Swedish courts. The cablegrams
gave assurance American creditors
would be treated there on par with
Swedish investors.
Meanwhile, Lee, Higginson g. Co., OF
Boston and New York American rep
resentatives for the Kreuger interests
we're named defendants in a suit to
recover 1886 paid by two Milton, Mass
women for stock in 1926 and 1929. The
plaintiffs. Alice p. and Edith S. Tilden
allege false representations by agents
of Lee, HigginSon.
Evening star., 1932-06-17

in q dangerous condition yesterday Fed
eral officials said.
Bessie Mabry and Ruth O'Leary, who
died, broke a window in the jail, at
tempted to slash their wrists and finally
swallowed broken pieces Of a milk bot
tie. Bessie died Saturday, and her sis
ter died Sunday.
Sadie Rogers, the third sister. has
been on a hunger strike Is days End
told the Government physician that
she, too, had swallowed glass.
Evening star., 1932-06-17

ton yesterday in which voters of Mani
toba rejected q determined bid for
power by the Conservatives.
With returns incomplete. the govern
ment had elected % members, and its
candidates were leading in IL other
constituencies. The Conservatives won
thr ee seats and we're leading in six
One Laborite and one Independent won
The election followed failure Of Mr.
Evening star., 1932-06-17
CHAPLIN HAS MONEY PLAN

LOS ANGELES, June II (P-
Charlie Chaplin has returned from a
IS months trip around the world and
announced that within few days he
would outline in / 900 words scheme
to place world currency on standard
basis and thus solve economic ills.
The hlm comedian said he had dis
cussed his international currency plan
with leading economists and none could
find a flaw in it,
Evening star., 1932-06-17

Bracken to achieve coalition OF all
parties in the Legislature. The Liberals
joined with his Progress1Ves, put the
Conservatives and Labor refused Last
night, on hearing the returns, the pre-
mier renewed his plea fer unified effort
for the good of the province.
Evening star., 1932-06-17
SISTERS FACING PRISON
ENTER SUICIDE PACT
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. June 1z,>-Rather
than serve terms in a Federal prison,
three sisters, who were convicted last
week Of violating the Harrison drug
act, entered into suicide pact. Two
were already dead and the third was
Evening star., 1932-06-17
PREMIER BRACKEN WINS
IN MANITOBA ELECTION

BY the Associated Press
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, June 17.-The
Liberal-Progressive government of Pre-
rnier John Bracken. former educator.
emerged victorious today from an elec-
Evening star., 1932-06-17
IMPROVEMENTS URGED
IN STREET CAR SYSTEMS

Walter J. Cummings Tells Confer
ence New Equipment Necessary
to Restore Profits.
DES MONIES, June II P-Walter
J. Cummings. utilities operator, yester-
day told the leaders In street railway
transportation OF the Midwest Electric
Association that they must buy new
equipment and modernize their systems
II they wished to put them back on a
profitable basis.
He said every street railway in the
country had suffered loss of patronage
due TO present economic conditions and
automobile competition, but, he con-
tinued, riders could be attracted to the
street railways by giving them trans
portation that was comfortable, speedy
and safe
He said the street railway industry
had an invested capital Of $4,000, ,000,-
600 and carried $4,000, ,000.000 passen-
gers, 116 times the total United States
population, last year.
Evening star., 1932-06-17

Agriculturalists in Peru are increas-
ing their agitation for cheaper money.
Evening star., 1932-06-17

Bearing a postmark 1T is quicker to
telephone post cards mailed at Kirrie-
muir, Scotland, and Coventry. England,
in December. 1924, have just been de-
livered in Peterborough, Scotland.
The Washington times., 1932-03-17
Drama Of a Girls Undyins
Love and Devotion

fingers banked with jewels.
Diamonds and emerald bracelets
clattered stiffly on her wrists.
She gave a little cry of rapture,
and holding out both arms,
rushed on Gwin.
Lily Lou found out afterward
that she had never cared very
much about Gwin, they had
neved been very good friends.
This was Just the Mailman per-
sonality-she either kissed you
on both checks, or didn't speak
at ali.
Lily Lou went off to a cor
near near the windows, to be
out of the way, but Nita Nahl-
man was too much the actress
to neglect even such an Insight
ficant bit Of audience as the
accompanist. She laughed, she
flashed, she shook and she
Sparkled. Lily Lou couldn't re-
sist the magnetism of the
woman. She couldn't keep her
eyes off of her. She found her
self turning, all asparkle her.
self, as the big woman ratled
on about this one and that one
great figures in the musical
world-but just poor darling"
"Old cat," or another tin
whistle" to Mailman.
Meets Nita
Gwyn decided to be gracious.
''Nita, you must let me present
my accompaniSt. This will be
the biggest day Of her life.
Come over here, Lily. You're
going to meet the great Nita
Mailman"
Lily Lou came forward, O lit
tie shy, her cheeks flushed and
Mailman took her hand, and
smiled down at her from her
Continued on End Comic PGge)
The Washington times., 1932-03-17
4 SnDfaP PetyCh WHonBmn mned I
Fa rnh
SHOPPING--- With Alice and Evelyn

This mesh idea is going in for
bigger and better things. Or is
a pair Of panties bigger than a
pair of hose, and betterP Any.
way, as if stocking fashions
weren't enough dominate, here's
mesh going out for lingerie.
And gaining ground rapidly. So
strong already that other types
of undertakings may have to
fight for popularity this spring
and summer. The chances are
that mesh will take the field by
storm.
WearabIe Features
And isn't it a smart idea? If
you've seen any of the new
mesh lingerie, we needn't say
that nothing could be more
dainty and attractive-whether
it's silk or rayon. Besides, con-
slider how practical it iS-hardly
showing whether it's ironed or
not, and wearing indefinitely
long. The very way it's knit
makes it sturdy. And another
important feature-you'll think
more about this later on-is
that all the types of mesh are
cool, from the finest to the
widest.
You can have stockings, you
know in mesh 50 small it's al.
most invisible, or medium-sized,
or larger. And the meshes 60
ing into lingerie are just as
varied. We've illustrated above
some of the different kinds in
the types of mesh underthingS
that are getting most attention.
Medium Mesh
The girl at the left above, is
wearing a bandeau and pantie
set Of all-oyer mesh-the me-
dium-Sized design that's simple
and effective and practical all
at once. Nothing's done to take
away from the simplicity of the
effect. The panties have just
a narrow binding at the top
and the daintiest edging at the
bottom-like a touch of tat
ting. The same may be had in
top-if you want to be even
more sure that they'll snug the
panties with deep, deep yoke
figure without a wrinkle. Either
way, the price is $1.00. And the
little matching bandeau, that's
an uplift from start to finish,
costs around 75c.
Mesh and -
But all the new panties aren't
made entirely of mesh. It's
combined with solid materials
in lots of smart ways-some-
times more modest in appear
The Washington times., 1932-03-17
June Wedding
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:

June Wedding
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
I am planning on a June
wedding. I intend having a
maid of honor, a matron of
honor, and two bridesmaids.
/. I read an article you
wrote the other day about a
large wedding, and in it you
stated that the best man was
neither in the professional nor
in the occasional. What hap
pens to him? Where does he
go after the occasional has
started?
Does the maid of honor
walk out of the church
alone, or would one of the
ushers walk out with her? I
was always under the impress
sion that the maid of honor
and the best man walked out
Of the church together.
Also you said something
about the bridesmaids walking
in together. Does that mean
that they also walk out to-
gether, or do the ushers join
them?
2. Please tell me what kind
of material is best for the
bridesmaids dresses. I intend
wearing satin. The groom and
best man are wearing formal
morning suits.
/.
1. Yes, I said all of these
things. and in the we'll
planned wedding this is just
what happens. The pairing
off" of attendants, that is the
brides attendants with the
groom's attendants, is passe,
and lis never done now in cos
mopolitan weddings.
AS I said, the best man stands
with the groom at the top Of
the aisle as the professional
comes UP the aisle; and, as the
occasional starts, he goes to
, the veStry or other room at the
front of the church, to give to
the clergyman the envelope,
with fee enclosed, that the
groom has given to him to give
to the clergyman. He also takes
the groom's hat and coat from
this room, if this is where it
has been left, to the groom at
the front Of the church.
The ushers walk together, two
by two, first in the professional,
and last in the occasional.
The bridesmaids walk together,
two by two, after the ushers,
and before the ushers in the
recessiona9.
The matron of honor or the
The Washington times., 1932-03-17
CHAPTER "a

There's no use planning your
life," Lily Lou thought after.
ward. Things just happen to
you. or they don't happen.
Nothing used to happen to me,
and now everything does"
It had been an ordinary
morning. Nothing to set it
aside from other mornings ex-
cept that Maxine had a cold
in her head, and was in bad
temper, and Mrs. Manchester
spilled the cream and Scolded
Sadie for it.
She had looked with distaste
at her reflection in the mirror
as she pulled on her hat, and
prepared to leave for Gwin'S
studio. Last nights secret tears
hadn't improved her appear
ance. She thought she looked
Ill and rather sullen.
In Vile HumOr
Gwin was in a vile humor.
The throaty contralto who sang
"Du bist die Ruh" left in tears.
He even found fault with the
Russian sopranos French,
though he had said repeatedly
that her accent was perfect.
Two book agents called, and
he almost kicked them out.
When, a moment later, the
door opened again, Lily Lou
looked up in some alarm. She
was afraid it was the over
brave book agent again.
It was no book agent. It
was Nita Mailman.
Lily Lou knew her at once,
from her pictures.
Older, but the same unforget-
able Mailman, who sang Car.
men in Lily LOUIS first visit to
the opera in San Francisco,
nearly IL years ago. Even CIlen
she was fat, and now she was
enormous, but not unpleasantly
so. She had been dark in those
days, or Lily Lou had seen her
picture oftenest in dark wigs.
She was delicately-but not too
delicately-hennaed now, with
her bright blue eyes looking
bluer than they really were, be-
cause Of blue bascara and blue
shadows penciled in.
Banked With Jewels
She was dressed in a sable
coat. The largest orchids Lily
Lou had ever seen bobbed on
her shoulder. In her ears pend
ant diamonds, like clear, enor'
nous drops Of water hung, re-
flecting beams of light.
Off came her gloves, revealing
lovely, young-looki hands, the
The Washington times., 1932-03-17
F a shion
Flashes

A separate affair entirely is
the fur trimming on the new
spring coats. A model in dag
onal woolen in navy blue has a
removable capelet and cravat
Of gray kid. The coat is col
larless and has a high side
closing.
A work Of art sometimes ap-
pears in the form of a sartorial
accessory. One of the lowell
est evening bags seen for some
time is an envelope consisting
of two thick slabs Of real ivory
with the pocket section Of
white calf. There is a tiny
ivory knob as a clasp and on
one side Is q bow-knot Of rubies
and chip diamonds.
The Washington times., 1932-03-17

After three passes, B made
an opening, semi-forcing bid Of
Two Clubs. z bid Two Hearts.
A ventured Two Spades. Y
passed. B decided to risk Three
No Trumps. This held the con-
tract.
The opening lead was the
Seven Of Hearts, showing that
z did not hold all three missing
honors. Even before he played
from dummy, B took account
Of stock. He could see the fol-
lowing certain tricks in the two
hands: Three Spades, One
Heart; One Club without TAX
ing the risk of losing on a fin.
esse to q; Four Diamonds;
nine tricks certain, without
risking letting z in to run off
Hearts.
Having made up his mind
concerning the prudent method
Of playing the hand, dummy'S
lowest Heart was played upon
the opening lead. Y put UP his
Queen, and B played low. Y
led back his Eight Of Hearts,
B covered with the Ten, and rs
Jack won the trick. z led back
his Nine, and B won the trick.
The declarer was certain that
Y could not hold another Heart;
z must have held five Hearts
to have bid so poor a suit. All
B had to watch was that he
went game before letting z
have the lead. B was careful to
discard AS lowest Club upon
the third lead Of Hearts. TAX
ing a finesse in Clubs was the
only danger spot in the whole
field.
Having gained entry, BIS
first lead was his Queen of
Spades; it held the trick, and
SO did the Jack, giving the
declarer his third straight
trick. To gain entry to dunn
my, B had to play off his Dia-
monds. Having won two tricks
with the Ace and King Of that
suit, B led his Jack overlook
with dummy's- Queen, and led
the 10 for his seventh trick.
The eighth trick was won with
the Ace Of Spades. Upon the
seventh trick Y and B let go
small Clubs; z discarded a low
Spade. On the Ace of Spades,
The Washington times., 1932-03-17
The Rhymin8
Optimist
Anticipation


We have outlived December,
So let us turn aside
From all we might remember
OF that old year which died,
OF bleak and wintry hours
Swept bare of bird and bloom,
Of cheerless, naked bowers,
Of gardens empty room.
For us, the joy of knowing
That far, by Southern seas
The red rose still is blowing,
The lark weaves melodies;
That soon the spring, returning,
Will bring to us once more
The roses red fire burning,
The linnet by our door!
We have outlived December,
The old, the cruel year;
With joy our hearts remember
That violets are near!
The Washington times., 1932-03-17
Your Health
.AndProper
Diet
BY LOGAN CLENDENING, M. d


what would you do If you
had a goiter-use X-rays or
have a surgical operation?"
1t would depend on what
kind Of a goiter it was and
how bad it was.
For the large, firm, lobulated
goiter-called colloid goiter-
the X-ray is of no value. It
will not reduce the size Of such
golfers, and to be rid Of them
surgery is the only way.
The form called exophthalmic
goiter is the most puzzling. Not
only is there an enlargement of
the thyroid gland in most cases,
but the symptoms from absorp-
ton of the gland secretion
cause more or less severe in
validism. The proper course to
be taken depends upon the
severity Of the patients symp-
toms.
So far as surgical removal
is concerned, it may be said
that in the majority Of in
stances, the symptoms are
much improved Immediately
after surgical removal. Perma-
nent restoration to health may
be expected in from six months
to two years after operation in
four-fifthS Of the cases. The
dangers Of the operation are
not nearly so great as they
were a few years ago. The
technique has greatly improved
and uniform results are ex.
pected.
The last report 7 have seen
on the use of the X-ray in this
type of case is very encourag-
ing. It states that the X-ray
can do all that surgery can do
for these patients. Exposure of
the gland to the X-ray reduces
its size, and apparently kills
off the cells, so that the secre-
ton Of the offending substance
is stopped-this is practically
what surgery does in another
way.
It used to be said that when
the thyroid gland was treated
by the X-ray so many adhesions
were formed that it made a.
later surgical operation very
difficult. This is a serious con-
sideration, for most people
would prefer to begin with
X-ray treatment and if it is not
successful they could still re-
sort to surgical removal. But
if the preliminary X-ray treat
ment renders the future surgi~
cal operation more hazardous,
the decision is not so easy.
However, the X-ray operator
who made this report wrote to
several prominent surgeons and
asked them whether, in their
experience, X-ray exposure
made the field Of operation on
thyroid surgery more difficult.
They all answered that it did
not, so that question seems to
be settled.
With both methods effective
it comes down to the question
for most patients faced with
decision, of choosing the avail
able physician with the most
experience. If you are in a
community where there is a
surgeon who has had large ex.
perience with thyroid surgery
and no X-ray man with large
experience, the choice would
naturally be for surgical re-
moval, and vice versa.
The Washington times., 1932-03-17
Advice to the
LoveIorn
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX
An Authority on Problems of
Love and Marriage

An Authority on Problems of
Love and Marriage
Dear Miss Fairfax: I am
q young man of "a, have a
good job with an insurance
company, and a car. but with
all this 7 can't have the girl
I want. She is 18. I have
asked her to go out with me
several times, but she says her
family thinks I am too old.
I am tall and quite stout, which
makes me look older. Do you
think I'm too old? I want to
marry her. RED.
My best advice to you is to
continue moving this girl some
attention, nice little -urprises
that indicate thoughtfulness
and determination. These are
qualities that impress.
No, I don't think you are too
old-rather, just the right age
for a girl Of 18. If being stout
makes you look cid, why not
try to diet and lose some
weight. Best Of luck to you.
The Washington times., 1932-03-17
For Mesh Lingerie


ance, for the solid part is
usually in the. center. Deep
yokes from the top or bottom
often do the trick. Be sure
and ask to see these new de-
signs-they're stunning. We
couldn't sketch them all, but
we've shown one Of the most
attractive, at the lower left.
A pantie with mesh inserts at
the sides, and a delicately
striped rayon center, sides and
all-around yoke. The price Of
this style, as Of the others, is
about 81. Bandeaus come to
match, for SOC or a little more.
The Washington times., 1932-03-17

Nightgowns and chemises are
using mesh, too. The gown
we've sketched has a fine mesh
top encrusted with. imported
Alencon lace, while the skirt
and V-shaped neckline are
rayon Of the finest quality. It
only costs around $2I And
there's a chemise to match,
for about $1.50.
X X
For names of stores where
you can find these articles,
write The Times Fashion
Department, enclosing a self.
addressed, stamped envelope, or
call District $3.50, extension 199.
The Washington times., 1932-03-17
StvIe Hints

A NEW HAT is an event and
there has been much comment
anent one new model. This is
made Of emerald green straw,
with the crown scanned in
bands and the tiny brim tilted
over deep one-sided bandeau
made of strips Of black and
green feathers.
NICE FOR WALKING is a
suit of red crepey wooden with
a tailored collar and gauntlet
cuffs of finely marked leopard.
The Washington times., 1932-03-17
Suggestions For
Housewives
Sweet Potato Pie


Boil 3 large sweet potatoes
and when done peel and cool.
Crate the potatoes and add to
them 2 teaspoons butter and a
cup of sugar creamed together
and beat until well mixed. Add
the yolkS Of 3 eggs, the grated
rind and juice of l orange and
u teaspoon cinnamon. Mix well
and fill a pie shell. Bake for a
half hour in a moderate oven.
When cool make a meringue of
the egg whites sweetened with "a
cup sugar and pile on top of the
pie. Return to the oven to
lightly brown
The Washington times., 1932-03-17
Household Hints
Oyster Cocktails

Oy9GCE OUCKJdUS
The months with an "R" in
them are rapidly passing, so
start some Of your dinners with
oysters instead of the usual soup
or fruit cup. One tablespoon
spoon grated horseradish, l
tablespoon tomato catSup, /
teaspoon salt, "a teaspoon cay.
enne, " teaspoon paprika, 2
tablespoons lemon juice. Mix
thoroughly. Serve in cocktail
glasses over thoroughly chilled
oysters. This quantity will be
sufficient for 6 cocktails.
The Washington times., 1932-03-17
Shower
DEAR MRS BEECHMAN:

shower
DEAR MRS BEECHMAN:
Only a few days ago you ad.
vised on a similar problem.
Would you please help me too?
I have in hand an invitation
to a miscellaneous shower given
by a sister and brother-in.law
Of the bride-to-be. I met this
girl, through her fiance, who is
a cousin of my husband, but a
few months ago. I do not as
sociate with the young lady,
tand would not care to attend
the shower.
would like to forward q
gift by mail. Would this be
proper?
A READER.
There isn't any real reason
why you should either go to
this shower, or send a gift, un-
less you want to. I can we'll
feel that you may think that
it will be easier to send a gift
than to have the omission COM
mented on, and, so, from this
point of view, it will probably
be better. Especially since
there is a question Of the com.
ment of in-lawS some
thing to be avoided, If possible,
as most of us well know
The Washington times., 1932-03-17

Y followed suit, B discarded
another small Club, 2 let go
his lowest Heart, leaving him
with only one Heart and his
guarded K.ns of Clubs.
Having counted rs hand
carefully, and knowing that
even in case 2 held the mis-.
sing Kink of Clubs, that 2
would be able to win only two
tricks if Clubs were finessed up
to him, B took the only posi-.
BILE chance Of winning an extra
trick, by leading a low Club
from dummy, and finessing his
own Jack. Us King won the
trick, but having taken his one
good Heart, z had to lead
back his last Club, so that B
went game, which he could not
have done had he taken a
Club finesse before z had to
discard one Heart.