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The Washington times., 1932-12-24
CHAPTER XIII

! She sat there thinking things
out. . OF course her Job was
gone. It would be impossible
to 60 back to Nesbit's after to.
day. That was certain.
1t was also certain that it
would be a long time before she
found another position that
was as good and paid as well.
IF you and Mr.. Nesbit had
words, how did it happen that
he brought you home in his
carr" the voice of Mrs. Puckett
cut across her thoughts.
Dinners served, ma'am," said
Agnes from the doorway.
But Mrs. Puckett had made
up her mind to get an answer
to her question. After dinner
she came numbering up the
stairs to Mary Faiths room.
I've been putting two and
two together" she said, sitting
down heavily on the side of the
bed. And I've made up my
mind that that man asked you
to marry him-or, at least, he
tried to make love to you,
didn't he?"
Mary Faith was sitting at her
dressing table, polishing her
nails. She bent her head lower
over them.
HE did ask me to marry
him"
Mrs. Puckett threw her plump
hands into the air. Il knew it,"
she said quickly; Il knew it!
And you turned him down."
Mary Faith nodded.
We'll, all the fools aren't
dead yet, it seems" Mrs.
Puckett groaned. Mary Faith,
let me give you some advice. :.
You go down to that office in
the morning and tell that man
you've changed your mind.
Tell him you'll marry him and
have something in your life be-
sides a dirty office all day long
and a boarding house full of
funny people to come home to
ct night And you'd better get
down on your knees this min.
ute and pray to heaven that
he doesn't change his mind
about you overnight"
Quite Perturbed
It was the first time in her
life that she had ever spoken
OF her house as anything but a
family hotel and a first-class
one, at that. There was a
sparkle of tears behind her
steel-rimmed glasses and her
old chin worked.
A knock came on the door,
and then Agnes voice: Miss
Fenton, there's gentleman
downstairs to see you"
Mary Faith opened the door.
cts Mr.. Farrell, ma'am. Mr..
Farrell that used to come to
see you, you know" Agnes
was smiling. She had always
liked Kim and given him extra
portions Of cream and dessert
when he came to the house for
meals.
"Close the door, Agnes, and
The Washington times., 1932-12-24
Advice to the LoveIorn
BY Beatrice Fairfax

up the right one. Scanning
distant horizons, sometimes we
miss blessings near at hand.
AS I've said so often in this
column, the best way to meet
mice" girls is through your
men friends. They have sisters
and cousins, so have their in
laws, If they happen to be
married. And these days, when
there are excellent clubs and
associations which do their
best to have young people
meet, you shouldn't have any
difficulty in getting your name
on their social lists.
Literally hundreds Of letters
come to this column from girls
such as you are seeking. They
are shy, live at home, and are
literally Withering away on the
parent stalk because there Is
no one to see that they have
an opportunity to meet the
right sort of men. Just keep
on trying, E. D. I'm sorry I
can't help personally, but this
column never acts as a go-be-
tween.
The Washington times., 1932-12-24
Macaroni a Ia
Creole

INGREDIENTS:
4 tablespoons fat.
4 tablespoons chopped onions.
4 tablespoons chopped celery.
3 cups macaronl.
2 cups tomatoes.
/ teaspoon salt.
IA teaspoon paprika.
2-3 cup grated cheese.
METHOD: Heat fat in Try
ing pan. Add onions, celery and
macaroni and cook slowly un-
til we'll Drowned. Add rest Of
ingredients. Pour into buttered
casserole and bake IS minutes
In moderate oven. Serve In
casserole .., -
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reason why precautionary
measures should be dropped,
for despite everything, the dis
ease actually appears every
now and again in different Sec
tionS. Should compulsory vac
cination be given up, the whole
nation would lay itself open to
a possible epidemic.
Much of the prejudice still to
be found among laymen against
vaccination is the notion that
by this means healthy hui
man being is deliberately given
a disease.
It is true that when one is
vaccinated a substance known
as "vaccina" or "cow-pox" is
introduced into the system. But
this is such a mild affair and
so harmless that no one ought
to hesitate for an instant, since
it protects absolutely against
the catching" of smallpox,
one Of the most dangerous and
filthy diseases in existence.
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A Mothers Problem

Dear Miss Fairfax: I have a
boy is years old who thinks he
should do just as he pleaseS. He
goes out and stays until 10:45
p. m. and thinks it is all right.
Don't you think that 10 o'clock
is late enough for a boy his age
to stay out, unless it is a party?
Please tell me how to manage
this boy. It is entirely up to me,
as his father is dead, and I
don't want to be too strict with
him. If he does anything I
don't approve or, is it best to
punish him by keeping him
home from party?
A MOTHER.
Try to make your son con-
slider you as a chum and pal,
rather than a parent vested
with powers of authority over
him. Nothing in your letter
suggested you are not sympa.
thetic with the boy, and you
are very wise not be too strict
with him. The right to enforce
obedience is the rock upon
which the older and younger
generation so often come to
grief these days. Better to make
these young people see your
side, and awaken in them a
sense of responsibility. Fet their
cooperation in making the fam.
lily stand for something" and
your battle Is won. No, I don't
believe I'd punish him by keep
ing him away from parties.
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Please Don't Ask for IntrOduc-
ti0nS to E. ID,
Door NEice no irfovs

Please Don't Ask for Introduc-
tiOns to E. ID,
Dear Miss Fairfax:
What's your suggestion for a
man who has lived a clean life,
has a few dollars saved, a good
job and character, yet has never
been able to meet the right
girl? I want one who would be
willing to look after a good
home have q few children-as
no home is complete without
them. But somehow, I've never
met HER. Not that I'm hard
to please, or am old-fashioned,
but I don't care for the flighty
type who thinks Of nothing but
to be on the go. I am past
thirty. Do you think it's be-
cause I'm always looking for the
right girl, and yet never seem
to find her, that I have a few
grey hairs?
I sincerely hope. my dear
E. D., that in looking so con-
seientiously, you've not passed
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Gripping Story by Author
Of The FIapper Wife

wait there in the hall for a
minute"
It was Mrs. Puckett who
spoke.
80 he's turned UP again like
a bad penny-just at the wrong
time!" she said in a half whis.
per as soon as the door had
closed upon Agnes. II wouldn't
see him If I were you, Mary
Faith. Don't think that I don't
know how he's treated you,
because do. I know he threw
you overheard three months
ago, not caring what happened
to you! And now that you're
on your feet again and have
a chance to marry a man with
money and position, back he
comes to make you miserable
again! Let me go down
and tell him you're never going
to see him again."
Mary Faith shook her head.
Her face had gone dead white
and her eyes were like blue
black water.
I'm going down." she said,
and she went.
Kim was waiting for her at
the foot Of the stairs. His
fur-collared overcoat was on
the hall table, and he was
turning and twisting his hat
in his hands as he watched
her come down the last flight
of steps.
Casual Greeting
Her heart seemed to be beat
ing all over her body and there
was a singing in her ears; but
she greeted him casually as if
she had been seeing him every
night for months.
Hello, Kim"
Get your coat" he said.
"Get your hat and coat. I
want you to 60 for a drive"
Her wraps hung on the hall
rack where she had put them
before dinner while Miss
Halperin was using her room.
She took them down and put
them on with hands that were
shaking.
"All right, Kim, I'm ready"
The minute the front door
had closed upon them he burst
forth: Mary Faith, I've been
like a crazy man for the last
three hours! To see you walk
into that store and let thai
fellow buy a ring for you! To
see my girl with another man!
Good Lord, I couldn't stand
it, Mary Faith!"
He opened the door of his lit
tie car and they got into it.
They sat there looking at each
other in the flickering radiance
of the street lamp, that. stood
in front of Mrs. Pucketts
house.
II wore your ring for good
many years, Kim. I wore it
until you took it away from
me-" Mary Faith said quietly.
He nodded, his hands pressed
to his temples. 81 know
Continued on End Comic Page
The Washington times., 1932-12-24
BY Wilma LaViIIe

morning is a grand time to
wear your new lounging robes
and pajamas, or your favorite
tailored silk robe, but 1t isn't
the time for an elaborate host
ess or tea gown. Out of door
clothes are the same as on any
day, street clothes for church
or street, and sports clothes for
coaSting or a brisk walk.
Gowns Not Too Formal
What you wear to dinner
depends on the hour it Is
served, Dinner around the
middle Of the day calls for any
simple daytime dress, or an in
The Washington times., 1932-12-24
Secrets Of Health
BY DR.. Louis A. Bisch
Famous Authority on Health and Psy chOioEy

1t seems strange, yet 1t
nevertheless is a fact, that not
al persons are as yet won over
to the idea of vaccination. To
be sure, the general public is
largely enlightened on this
subject, but every now and
then certain persons who do
not believe" in vaccination
get together and start a propa-
ganda against it's enforced prac-
tice.
In Holland, before compuls-
ory vaccination of children
prior to entering school be-
came law, there were 30 deaths
from smallpox in every 100000
of the population. After the
law was passed in 1873, the
deaths in every 100000 from
this dread disease fell in some
years as low as one or two!
IN SruSSla similar SCatlSClCS
have been gathered, as well as
in other countries. Every.
where the results have been
the same. That vaccination
confers immunity against small
poX is a scientific fact already
long since established, and
against which no sound argu.
ment can, be leveled.
To be sure, in these United
States, due to the vigilance and
efficiency Of our Government
at various ports Of entry into
the country, this vile disease,
smallpox. has been reduced to
a minimum. But that Is no
The Washington times., 1932-12-24
JeIIied Meat
Loaf for 8
INGREDIENTS:

INGREDIENTS:
2 tablespoons granulsted
gelatin.
6 tablespoons cold water.
21a cups boiling water or
stock.
11a cups diced cooked meat.
2 tablespoons chopped onions.
2 tablespoons chopped green
peppers.
l cup cooked peas.
Y taspoon salt.
Method: Soak gelatin and
cold water five minutes. Add
boiling water, stir until gelatin
dissolves. Cool, add rest of in,
gradients. Pour into glass mold.
Chill until stiff. Unmold, garn-
lSh with shredded lettuce. -,
The Washington times., 1932-12-24
The Beauty Box

Packed away in the human
mind are pleasant memories
and those that aren't. When
preparing to sleep, open the
brain drawer that contains the
pleasant thoughts, let the mind
dwell upon them. This practice
makes for restful slumber. To
sleep so that the body makes
necessary repairs, the mind as
well as the body should be re-
Iaxed.
The Washington times., 1932-12-24

formal afternoon dress, as after
all, it's q festive occasion. Din
ner late in the afternoon may
bring out formal afternoon
dresses, or even the type we
call Sunday night" or supper
dresses. those with no sleeves
but covered shoulders. Dinner
at night calls for the same
type, for formal dinner gowns,
or rather informal evening
gowns. They are seldom cor
rect On Sunday night, even If it
Is Christmas. And here's wish
ing every one Of you a very
very happy day.
The Washington times., 1932-12-24
The Rhymin9
Optimist
BY ALINE MICHAELIS

by AL1NE MAChAEL1S
Description
Soft hair, whereon
The gold light CLEANS,
Cheeks flushed like dawn,
Eyes filled with dreams.
Lips red and full
And very, sweet;
Voice, musical;
Small, dancing feet.
Old Time and Care
Will take, I know,
The red-gold hair,
The breasts like snow.
Old Time will change
Her bright allure
To something strange
And wan and poor.
But when life chill
With twilight CLEANS,
Her eyes will still
Be brimmed with dreams!
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And carpenters,

And carpenters,
TailOrs and sailors,
Honest workers all,
But now we're loafers,
Stripped Of homes and jobs
And robbed
Of something dearer-
Hope and pride
Twelve million
Desperate derelicts
Who once were men!
Ask God to help us, Jesus,
For no other CAN
Tell Him how hard
The stones felt
When you looked for jobs;
Tell Him how sharp
The rain can cut
Through rags;
And how a man feels
Standing helpless while
His dear ones
Starve.
It's Christmas, Jesus
And, perhaps, up there
In Gods rich heaven
They are hanging wreathS
Because you're free,
But down here
We-your. brothers.
Are in hell.
But you remember,
Don't you,
How it was?
Above the angels song
You'll hear the cry
That once was yours,
And, looking back,
Will feel again
The pain
And once more
Long to die
For working men.
Then, Jesus, in your pity
Save us now
Ask God
To send help quickly
Say you know
Our need
Because,
When you were working,
Hard times
Hit you, too.
The Washington times., 1932-12-24
"A Workers Prayer - By Elsie Robinson

Jesus
They say
You were a carpenter,
A poor man like myself;
Born in the manger
Of a village inn,
And spending
ALI your years
With common folk;
A wandering worker
Without where
To lay his head
Sweat stained and calloused,
With black, broken nails,
And heavy shoulders,
Bowed by many beams
Like mine.
A carpenter?
Then, Jesus,
You, too, felt the fret
Of short, cheap jobs,
And knew the gnswing
dread of idleness-
That nightmare fear
That yanks a man from sleep
And sets him gulping
At the jeering dark.
And did you, too,
Walk lonely streets at night,
And see,
Through blurring rain,
The lights burn warm
In houses you had built,
But where you--
Homeless, hungry
Had no place?
And, seeing,
Did you feel
A dull, sick rage
Because we builders starve
While rich men feast?
I think you did
For how
Gould you have gone
So bravely to that hill
To die for working men,
If you had never felt
A ragerthat made Il sa,,asE
That awful death Tss
Seem sweet?
I'm sure
You knew it all
The dirt,
The dread,
The Washington times., 1932-12-24

Bridge
BY e. v. SHEPARD

BY 4. v. ShERAHD
"Will You Finish the Rubber
For Met"
AS I entered the card room
was asked: will you finish
the rubber for me? I must
catch a train" The request
was not an uncommon one,
and I readily agreed to play
the current hand, as we'll as to
finish the rubber. But the
bidding that the player re-
hearsed for me was not so
commonplace. I was given BIS
hand as the declarer, with
contract of diamonds to full
fill.
The Washington times., 1932-12-24

White hair is easily discol-
ored. Hot air drying Of the
finger wave will do it. Hair
tonics must be tested before
they are used; those containing
glycerine will turn silver locks
to a golden hue. The shampoo
medium must be bland, soap
meNed. Strong sunlight dimS
the snowy splendor. Ordinary
washing biueing, a few drops
in a bowlful of water, makes Q
desirable rinSinR bleach
The Washington times., 1932-12-24

And dreariness,
Which are our lot
And even now,
Though you are safe with
God,
You must remember
How it felt to be
A worker-here.
The Washington times., 1932-12-24
a 9 B 4
y 10 8 8 3
d Q 10 5
q j 10 5

Contracting had gone as
follows: 2, Pass; A, 2.No
Trumps; Y, 3-Spades; B, T.
Diamonds; A, 5-No TrumpS Con
account Of his four Aces);
B. Diamonds; A, diamonds
as worth more than $50 Aces.
The opening lead was the 9
of spades. Dummy's Ace won.
I looked over the hand, and
I tried to calculate what each
opponent had and the best way
to try for that grand slam.
Probably Y held at least six
spades, with 100 honors. The
most common division for
hand having a Six-card suite
was 6.3-2.2, but suppose Us
suits were divided in that com.
mon manner, which was his g.
card suit? There were missing
five trumps, and the odds were
better than two to one that
these were divided 80 between
Y and z. Probably Y held the
two trumps. There were miss.
ing in both hearts and clubs
six cards. The odds against
six cards being divided 3.3 are
65 to 35. If held only three
hearts, regardless OF how
trumpS were divided, never
could go game. MY only chance
to go game was in case z held
the following distribution of
cards: four hearts, three clubs,
three diamonds and three
spades. I had to pick rs hand.
could not figure out both
what Y and z might have,
and play for both at once.
took what I considered the only
chance, and 1 played for that
chance to hold good.
Won Two Tricks
First I won two Diamond
tricks in dummy. Both oppo-
nents followed suit, leaving the
j of Diamonds in one hand.
I assumed that z held this
missing honor.
I won two Heart tricks in
dummy. Both players followed
suit, leaving somewhere un-
known to me the 9-8 of that
suit. If z held both the miss.
ing trump and the two missing
Hearts I was all right. If he
held only three Hearts he
would be able to ruff the
fourth round of Hearts, and
my plan Of discarding the los
ing Club from dummy on my
fourth Heart would not work.
I led dummy'S third Heart. Y
discarded his lowest Spade,
showing that he did not hold
the missing trump. My hand
won two Heart tricks, and of
course z had to follow suit. On
the fourth lead of Hearts I dis
carded dummy's lowest Club.
But I was not yet out Of the
woods.
Dummy'S Ace and K of Clubs
won the eighth and ninth tricks
for our side. Both adversaries
followed suit, but would z have
two Spades was what troubled
me.
I led a Spade from dummy
and trumped it. Both oppo-
nents played Spades. I led my
Club. z followed suit, and
dummy trumped the trick,
which was our eleventh trick.
To my delight Y played a Club.
That assured me that z held
one more Spade and his one
trump. I led a Spade from
dummy. I trumped with my
low Diamond. 2 played a Spade,
Then I picked UP my thir.
teenth trick with my @ of Dia-
monds. z had held just what
I hoped he had. The only
chance had been taken and 1t
had won.
The Washington times., 1932-12-24

Then, since you knew it all,
Hear this,
A workers prayer.
It's winter, Jesus,
And we're out of work
Busted and jobless,
With the Christmas here,
Your birthday,
La gaceta., 1932-09-03

Ell abogado Tillman, de la fir
ma Sutton, Tillman y Reeves,
aconsej6 aver a los comisiona-
dos del condado envien un re-
presentante a Washington para
que solicite de la Corporation
de Reconstruction Financiera
un prestamo de $125,OO0 y edi-
ficar TN nuevo asilo que sirva
de alojamiento a los pobres tu-
berculosos del condado.
Los pianos para la obra han
sido dibujados por ell arquitec-
to M. Leo Elliot y en- ellos apa-
recen habitaciones para $50 ash
lados.
"Tal como estan ahora las CO.
sas, dijo Tillman, el condado no
La gaceta., 1932-09-03
NOIlClAS DE
lNTERES LOCAL

Acusacion de soborno fue he
cha aver contra E. w. Love, con
fidente de la policia, quien reel
blera cinco pesos, en- billetes de
a S1.OO, de manos de Jack Lala,
a quien Sc absolviera de la acu-
saci6n de vender bebidas alco-
h6licas.
Lala. por haber entregado los
$500, fu6 detenido y qued6 en-
libertad bajo fianza de $4,000.
Love pas6 la noche en- Ia car
eel de la ciudad mientras Sc IL
wesleyan sus actividades.
Estaba juzgandose = Eddie
Gonzalez, de la sexta avenida y
Gale 16, y Love iba a ser llama
do testigo, cuando ell abogado
Henry Cohen, que representaba
al municipio, fu6 enterado del
soborno recibido por ell policia
especial. Cohen pidi6 la suspen-
sion del juicio e inmediatamen-
tie interrog6 al c~onfidente, pro-
cediendo a rendir IN informe al
alcalde Chancey y ell comite de
policia.
Todos los casos en- que Love
La gaceta., 1932-09-03

Estos maestros son X. f. Cox,
A. E. Simmons, Srta. Julia
Sule, de la escuela vocational de
Brewster, y sus nombramientos
fueron confirmados por la jun
ia de aducaci6n.
Mas tarde la iunta de apode-
radios pidi6 a la iunta de educa-
ci6n que rescindiera su acuerdo
con respecto a los tres, pero ell
primero de esos cuerpos decli-
no hacerlo.
Ell informe del aboeado de la
iunta de educac;6n, Sr. w. F.
Hines, resolvera la Inca de con
ducta con r~eferencia a esos tres
maestros, en- un Immediate futu-
TO.
La gaceta., 1932-09-03
PIeaos V DIVORCES

Angelina Suarez contra Do.
menico GineX Amelia Valdes
contra Jose lerrer Valots; F.
veret' Thrasner contra Tulsa
Thrashcr; Ruth Wood Jasper
contra Thomas f. Haspcr; Luis
Elizabeth Petit contra Kermit
Clyde Petit; George w. Miller
contra Grace Hammer Miller.
Corte Federal: petie on de
bancarrota voluntaria prasenta-
da contra Lawrence, Inc, st.
Petersburg.
La gaceta., 1932-09-03

Los comisionadoS del conda-
do fueron notificados aver de
que no podran obtener una par
tie proportional del fondo de ali
vic del gobierno, 81 Tampa no
destina una cantidad de dinero
al Conseio de los Sin Trabajo,
Una comisi6n compuesta por
los Sres. E. d. Lambright, F. M.
T 'aynor, Howard P. McFar-
lane V Ell teniente coronel Phillip
Murphy, visitaron aver a los
comisionados, informandoles en-
csc sentido.
Ell presidente Williams les hi
70 saber que ell asunto Sc estu-
diaria y que ell condado proba-
blemente votaria un cr6dito de
seis mil pesos.
La gaceta., 1932-09-03

cia de empIeos del gobierno fe-
deral, en- Tampa, ST.. Phillip G.
Murphy.
La oficina del teniente coro-
mel Murphy esta situada en- Ell
mum. 601 de la Gale East Lafa-
yette.
Tn telar para la fabrication
de mediaS Sc abrira muy pronto
en- Tampa.
La gaceta., 1932-09-03
era testigo han sido s~obreseidos
por orden del juez Watkins.

FL alcalde Chancey cit6 al a
yuntamiento para una session.
extraordinaria, que Sc vertical
ra esta noche, con ell fin de dis
cutir la venta de las notas que
el municipio extiende para que
los Bancos lie anticipen dinero.
La llamada del alcalde no es
extraordinaria puesto que es ne
cesario tener dinero listo para
cubrir las atenciones de cada de-
partamento.
La venta de las notas debe ser
autorizada por la mayoria de los
concejales.
La gaceta., 1932-09-03

puede hacer un prestamo con
notaS suyas.. Tampoco Sc pue-
den emitir bonos y ell gobierno
federal solo presta dinero a las
corporaciones cue no tienen pro
p6sitos de ganancla.
"Aqui Sc pudiera .onstituir
una corporation de esa clase Y
edificar Ell asilo de los pobres,
estableciendo ell condado un sis
tema de arrendamiento que lie
permita pagan ell rr6stamo y los
intereses."
La gaceta., 1932-09-03

Los vecinos de esta ciudad
que tengan alguna experienced
en- los telares donde Sc fabrican
medias, o que sepan manejar ma
quinas de las que Sc usan en- la
fabrication de medias, pueden
dirigirse al director de la agen-
La gaceta., 1932-09-03

La junta de educaci6n do a
yer instrucciones a su abogado
para que lie informe sobre la
valdez de un c~ontrato que Sc
firmara con tres m~aes+ros reco-
mendados por ell presidente de
la junta de apoderados, aboga-
do Blake
La gaceta., 1932-09-03
INFORMATION
DEL PUERTO

Dos vaporeS de bandera anne
rIcana entraron aver, ct North
ern Swords, procedente de Mo-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-17

American Legion and has many acquaintances in Waterbury. The society has plans completed for the lecture and no doubt the hall will be crowded.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-17
Three DivOrces
 Granted To-day
Desertion Cause of COnl- plaint Given in Each
 Case

Three divorces were granted at the short calendar session of superior court this morning. Alze- more Thibault was given his decree on grounds of desertion from Alice Thibault after the petitioner told Judge Edwin c. Dickinson his wife left him in 1928. He said he was married to the defendant on June 22d. 1920. In 1928 he allowed her to go on vacation and when she returned she was changed. he said. He went to work one day and when he returned his wife had packed up her clothes and departed. Att torney Edward r. Sweeney appear ed for the petitioner.
 Lillian Delgardo was given a divorce from Joseph Delgardo on grounds of desertion. They were married on June IS. 1924. The de- fenAant deserted her, the plaintif said on April 27, 1927. She was allowed $10 weekly alimony. The third decree was granted Marjorie Lester of Thomaston against Fred Lester on grounds of assertion. The evidence was heard last week but Judge Newell Jennings at that time told counsel, Attorney Fred c. Bapby that he should bring in moye witnesses to corroborate the plaintiff. A neighbor testified this morning she had not seen the de- fendant for the past three years.