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The Washington times., 1933-08-09
By Joan Clayton
By Mnt Gross

protest. His smile flashed again.
"Marthe March," he said slowly,
"Marthe is back in circulation.
She and Clark split up last
night"
A pastboard fluttered from
Patricia's hand to the floor,
the five of diamonds. Julian
stopped, picked it up. absen1ly
played it on the six OF spades,
but always his eyes were on the
girl. Patricia's own gaze was
fixed on space. A queer little
smile curved her lips. She sat
very still, savoring this news,
seeking from some instinct Of
pride to dissemble her feelings,
to hide from Haverholt the
mixture of sensation that his
words had brought.
"Then-then Clark is free"
she said at last, in an effort at
casualness.
eyes" assented Haverhol5.
There was a trace Of mockery
in his manner. He said pecu-
liarly, II wouldn't build too
much on it,"
"I wasn't" she told him,
stiffening.
"You looked as II someone
had just left you a million dol
lars"
II did no such thing"
"Then. aren't you pleaSed?"
II don't like Marthe," was
all that she would say.
Ito be COntinued).
The Washington times., 1933-08-09
Love Story Of a Bridge Queen

When this brought no response,
she said further, There's some
mystery about that girl. I'm
sure of it. I think I know just
what it is"
What is it them"
"She isn't Julian's niece!"
Clark stood up, gave Marthe
one terrible look and walked
away. She called to him. He
did not stop. She caught up
with him. That night she
talked and pleaded and argued
with him in vain. That night.
at his request. she returned his
ring.
Reckoning
Dawn was bright at the win
dows and Patricia had not slept.
She rose stiffly, went into the
bathroom, turned on the steam
ing water, scattered bath salts
from a tall, slim bottle and
lowered herself into the per-
fumed warmth of the sunken
tub. She tried not to think.
She was sick of thinking of the
events of the night before. In
spite of everything the torturing
memories would return; the
black and silver night club.
Bill McGee's appearance through
the door. the flight with Clark
down the darkened stairs. BY
some miracle she had escaped
last night. Not always would
The Washington times., 1933-08-09
'KNAVE'S GIRL =.

you talk this way I think I hate
you. I like Patricia. I admit
it. You don't. Very well, you
like Julian and I don't. I think
we'd better call it quits"
80 you liked her well enough
to swallow the headache
story" mused Marthe. Let me
tell you something" She grip
ped his arm. do you see those
three men over there, those
men that look like caricatures
of we'll dressed thugs?"
What about them?" ne ask
ed sourly and requested, Please
keep your voice down. They all
have ears"
Il don't care if they hear or
not. Patricia Haverholt,' eX-
claimed Marthe, left when
they came in. She left because
she was afraid of them. Now.
why. I wonder, was she afraid?
Do they look like folks from
California;"
you're talking utter nom
sense!"
I'm not. saw her face
when they came in. She went
as pale as death. I can't under
stand how you missed it. You
were with her. Didn't she say
anything about them?"
"She did mott"
Il believe" said Marthe
softly. II believe that she did.
The Washington times., 1933-08-09

where's the boss?" a Gus
toner asked.
"He's out attending to legal
business" the clerk replied.
Legal business!" exclaimed
the customer, irritably. That's
the same thing you told me yes
terday, and later I saw him in q
restaurant drinking beer"
"Well," replied the clerk,
drinking beer is now legal,
isn't it?"
The Washington times., 1933-08-09

He explains it thus:
"The little fingers of one
hand hook with those of the
other"
Give Us Your Idea
We think his suggestion is a
very good one. But it is your
club so what do YOU think?
Write and give us your ideas.
This is Billy's letter:
"It has been some time since
/ have written. I am a very
old member and have been
reading the column ever since 1
discovered it, quite some time
ago.
"When school stopped I re-
ceived q certificate for serving
in the school boy patrol for a
The Washington times., 1933-08-09

year Of active duty. 1 framed
it and hung it on the wall in
my room. am very proud to
show it to anyone who visits me.
'I am making a suggestion
about a sign or handclasp by
which the club members can
recognize each other. Please
publish the letter so other mem
bers can make suggestions"
The Washington times., 1933-08-09
How to Break 30 in Croquet
BY ROBERT BENCHLEY-

also danger that, if he leans
still farther, he will topple over
forward himself, scratching
himself quite badly on the
wicket. This should definitely
be avoided, as it is difficult to
gauge your shots with a trickle
of blood coming down into
your eye from a small cut on
your forehead.
After making sure that you
are not leaning over too far "a
point on which any friend will
be glad to advise YOU'D the thing
to do is to bring the mallet
back and then forward, hitting
the ball a resounding thWack.
Novices are apt to push the
mallet, forward first, and then
bring it back, a maneuver
which, although succeeding in
hitting the ball, is not good
croquet form and does not re-
suit in a very smart stroke. A
good rule to remember is
never push the ball through
the wicket-unless you can do
it on the sly with your foot"
Now, we have learned three
things in this lesson: Cd do
not lean over so far that you
topple over or lose your hat;
CD do not let the nerve strain
get you and, CD do not talk
to strangers.
The whole secret Of a Sue
cessful croquet-player is poise.
I connot emphasize this too
much-or maybe I have al
ready. The acquiring of poise
is aided by proper costuming.
If you go out on a croquet
field dressed in a white tie
and tails, you may be de riguer
for formal dinner, but, before
you have played half way
around the course, you will be
conscious of the fact that you
are not the best-dressed man
on the croquet field. This self
consciousness will impede your
game and you may end up the
laughing stock of the sporting
world. This, take it for
granted, no one wants to be.
would recommend a loose
fitting, rather vulgar, blazer OF
The Washington times., 1933-08-09

With the complete collapse Of
golf and tennis as sports, owing
to the upturn in business, more
and more people are taking up
the old-fashioned game of cro-
quet. 1t is a daredevil madcap
sort of sport, it is true, but
then, these are dangerous days.
Croquet has one big advan-
tage over most other games in
that it can be played nowhere
The Washington times., 1933-08-09
Washington Times
Adventure Club
Good Wishes

Members of the club cele-
brating their birthday ami
versarieS today are: Richard
Coffee, 1905 X st. N. W.;
John Fatiadis, 704 Thirteenth
st. N. w.; Frank GrellO, jr.,
and Evelyn Louis, both of
Seat Pleasant, Md; Rubin
LebOwitZ, 4424 Georgia Ave.
N. w. and Jasper L. williams,
1908 Thirtieth st. N. w.
We wish them many hap.
by returns of the day.
The Washington times., 1933-08-09

Our veteran club member,
Billy Reitz, 928 K st. N. W., has
a suggestion.
Billy thinks it would be a
grand idea if the club had a
secret handshake-so that the
members might recognize each
other.
Billy's suggestion is like this:
Evening star., 1933-11-04
n. R. A. RUSHES DATA
ON employment
Approximately Two-Thirds Of Half
Million Cards Have Been
Answered.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
With the idea Of closing UP promptly
the census OF Unemployment now being
taken throughout the country, the
N. r. A. is urging employers to rush
their replies without further delay.
Three and q half million cards were
distributed by the Post Once Depart
ment to every reachable employer.
whether under the N. r. A. or not.
Unonlcial estimates yesterday were that
approximately twolthirds OF the replies
were in, but that a good number of
large employers had not yet submitted
their reports.
The cards are to be filled out with
the number Of employees working July Is
and October IA Of this year. together
with the total Of pay rolls at the two
times.
Today's statement pointed out that
those who have not increased en-
ployment or wages should report as well
as those who have.
Evening star., 1933-11-04
BOARD TO CHOOSE
80 NAVY OFFICERS
Eight Rear AdmiraIs and 22
Captains Will Be Picked
December |.

Eight new rear admirals and "a new
captains will be chosen by Q Naval
Selection Board, to be convened at the
Navy Department December 1.
The department, in announcing the
meeting today, said the president Of
the board will be Admiral David Foote
Sellers, commander In chief OF the
United States Fleet. who served here
recently as judge advocate general Of
the Navy.
Serving with him to choose the
Nays new high-ranking 0tncers will
be: Vice Admiral Frank H. Brumby,
commanding the Scouting Force; Rear
Admiral Richard H. Leigh, chairman Of
the General Board and until recently
commander In chief Of the United
States Fleet Rear Admiral Luke Nc
Nance, president of the Naval War
College, Newport, r. l.; Admiral
Arthur j. Hepburn, commandant Of the
4th Naval District at Philadelphia;
Rear Admiral Orin G. Murfin, Judge
advocate general; Rear Admiral Arthur
St. Clair Smith, commandant at Nor
folk, Va; Rear Admiral John Halli-
gan commander Of aircraft of the
Battle Force. and Rear Admiral Ed
ward c. Kalbfus, commander of the
deStroyers Of the Battle Force
Comdr. Louis E. Denfeld, who is on
duty in the Bureau Of Navigation at
the department. will serve as recorder
The new officers will be picked to
NIL vacancies in the grades of rear
admiral and captain that may occur
during the next calendar year The
board will be in session for at least 20
days and its findings will be forwarded
to President Roosevelt for sanction.
The Chief Executive will then transmit
the names he approves to the Senate
for confirmation, when Congress con-
venes.
Evening star., 1933-11-04
STUDENTSFL0CK i
t" MUM DISPLAY
Show in U. S. Conservatory
to Be Freshened Up for
Sunday Visitors.

The thirty-second annual mum"
show of the Department Of Agriculture
attracted thousands CT school children
today. Many large groups were ac-
companied by their school teachers
Thursday 2,486 adults visited the big
conservatory at Fourteenth street and
Constitution avenue and yesterday there
were 2,275.
The girls schools and colleges about
the Capital are sending large delega-
tons to the exhibition daily. Several
bus loads from the National Park Sem
mary were early guests today. There
were other large parties yesterday from
American University. Trinity College,
Holy Cross and Immaculata Seminaries.
A feature Of the attendance yesterday
was group of japanese who are on a
business survey in the United States
They assured the officials of the de-
partment yesterday they had never
seen a finer display Of Japanese NUNS.
in larger variety and number, color and
formation, than this show Of the United
States Government"
After the doors Of the exhibition
house are closed at 9 tonight, the show
will be "freshened up" for the big Sun
Jay attendance. More than 40 varieties
which have come into their best bloom
since the show opened will be moved
in to replace some of the more wilted
blooms.
The visitors are also enjoying the
other greenhouses. such as the citrus
house, where oranges, grapefruit, lemons
and cumQuats are shown in the full
range from flower to ripened fruit. and
the rose, carnation and cactus houses
These other greenhouses are closed
daily at 4:30 pm. but the chrysanthe-
mum exhibition house is open until
pm.
Evening star., 1933-11-04
HITLER DISCUSSES U. S.
: WITH MISSOURI CALLER
Tells Walter Williams, University
Head, He Will Copy Useful
Features Of Program.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, November 4.-President
Walter williams Of the University OF
Missouri and Mrs. Williams spent a
half hour yesterday with Chancellor
Adolf Hitler, who gave them an auto
graphed picture of himself
chancellor Hitler told us he was
greatly interested in everything con-
structive done in the United States and
that he would not hesitate to copy
what he found there II II would be
good and useful for Germany" Mr..
Williams said
He insisted that Germany does not
want to isolate herself from irterna-
tional conferences, but will attend only
those in which she will be treated as
an equal.
Germany, Hitler said, is preparing
not for military ofIense, but for eco
nomic defense"
Evening star., 1933-11-04
TAYLOR GROUNDED
IN AIRPORT EPISODE
Flying After Dark Without POSI-
ton Lights Costs 15'Day
Penalty.

Edward J. Taylor. air meet promoter
writer, radio announcer and New YORK
SPORTSMAN pilot, has been grounoeo lol
IS days by M. p Hanscom. Department
of Commerce aeroneutical inspector. on
charges of flying after dark WITHOUT
position lights.
The suspension grew out OF an cpl
sode at Washington Airport Thursday
night in which Taylor is said to have
left his un,ighted airplane in the path
of an incoming air transport plane on
the airport runway, nearly causing a
collision.
The suspension, imposed by Hans
com without the customary formallty
OF a Department of Commerce inquiry,
is expected to close the case.
Since Taylor was flying a chartered
plane, rented from a New York field,
he was permitted to fly the plane back
to New York yesterday afternoon. the
suspension taking effect Immediately
upon his arrival there.
There was no regulation of the de-
partment covering his leaving the plane
on the runway, but Taylor also was
charged with having come into Wash
ington Airport after dark without lights.
and it was on this count the penalty
was imposed.
Evening star., 1933-11-04
HITS OIL
RETAIL PRACTICES
Trade Commission Makes
Tentative Report to John
son for Code Use.
Dy the Associated Press.

9y the Associsted Press
Control OF retail outlets for oil and
gasoline by larger oil companies,
through present leasing and agency
practices, was tentatively held illegal
in ruling sent yesterday to Gen. Hugh
S. johnson, national recovery admins
traitor, by the Federal Trade Commits
sion.
The commission. however, did not
make a Anal ruling on the legal ques-
ton. Independent producers have
fought the lease and agency practice
on the contention that 1t has bottled
up their outlets to the public.
Under the practice, small filling sta
tions are leased or made agencies OF
the big producers. who stipulate that
only their products shall be sold and
for which distribution control they
grant extra profits and rebates to the
dealers.
Code Awaited Opinion.
The N. r. A. code governing the oil
industry declared a moratorium on the
practice to give the commission until
yesterday to hand, down an opinion on
the subject, which the commission has
been investigating for several years.
In notifying johnson that 1t had not
reached q final decision the commits
sion said that in view Of the record OF
its investigation it would not be justi-
fed in refusing to issue complaint
holding the lease and agency system
an unfair practice.
The commission said it believed
there are reasons for issuing COM
plaint based on violations, but in the
present state Of the record they are
insufficient for a final decision" add
ing there were some indications OF
elimination OF competition" and OF
"coercive" methods.
No Comment on Report.
johnson and aides had no comment
On the Trade Commissions report
made in q memorandum to johnson
The N. r. A. chiettain expected to tor'
ward IL to Secretary Ickes, administra :
tor Of the oil code, to whom a maj
decision may be left 49,.
OF approximately 100000 filling sta
ton outlets for gasoline and OIL prod
ucts in the country, about It's, 200 are
under the lease and agency system. II
has been spreading widely IN recent
The effect Of the increase OF this
method of distribution, the independ-
ent emf oil producers and marketers hold
is to narrow the possible outlets 1of
their goods
Evening star., 1933-11-04
IN. R. A. ACTS TOEASE.
PRICE Of NEW CARS.
Ban on Big Trade.in Allow.
ances Expected to Aid
Auto Buyer.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Prohibition Of exorbitant trade-in
allowances. under provisions Of the new
motor vehicle retailers code, may re-
suit in lower prices to purchasers OF
new automobiles, in the opinion Of Ma
tional Recovery Administration officials.
The code, which became effective
yesterday, places a ban on considera-
tion of "junkers" in arriving at the
average value Of cars for trade-in
purposes. The regulations also require
dealers to limit sales to their own ter
rit0rles, and below.Cost sales are ruled
out.
Exorbitant trade-in allowances by
some dealers in the past, the admin
iStration believes, has handicapped
many who refused to meet the high
level. with the result that new-car
prices stayed up.
Code Does Not Fix Price.
The administration made 1t clear
that the code does not contemplate
fixing Of prices but 1t Goes provide
for regulation through the authority
set up in the National Automobile
Dealers Association.
This is the language used In the code
to regulate allowances In the effort to
prevent sales below cost:
THAT the value OF any model OF
used motor vehicle. either passenger or
commercial, shall be the average price
that the public in any given market
area is then paying for such vehicle as
ascertained by the association from
sworn statements of all actual retail
sales to consumers, subject to the ap-
proval of the administrator.
THE association shall publish the
average prices thus ascertained approx
mately every so days. In order to in
sure fair average value in the interest
Of the consumer, published averages
shall be computed for the preceding
period and these shall not be included
in computing such average that 20 per
cent of sales which have represented
the lowest sales of all actual sales re-
ported in the previous period"
Dealers are given one loophole to
sell below the delivered price. That
comes in connection with disposal Of
stock of model about to be discon-
tinued. The dealers must obtain ap-
proval of the State Advisory Board,
however.
Steps also were taken In the code to
give the consumer full knowledge Of
the mileage on the new vehicle The
code requires that dealers Immediately
inspect the car when it is received to
determine whether the speedometer has
been disconnected. and they are not to
oHconnect 1t for any purpose.
Evening star., 1933-11-04
BRIT0N SEES DISPUTES
CHECKING N. R. A. VALUE
Sees President Possessing Power 10
Make Good on Promise, but Ad-
mits Temporary Failure.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. November 4.-Former
Chancellor Sir Robert Horne on his re-
turn from the United States yesterday
said disputes arising from provisions
of the N. r. A. were "momentarily. at
least, checking the results expected to
flow from President Roosevelt's mon
etary policy"
He made the statement in an inter-
view.
Whatever may be the ultimate effect
of this act-it has many critics-the
immediate result has been to raise costs
and prices of secondary commodities, u
Sir Robert asserted.
THE farmer had the cost of what he
purchases raised against him and he is
now complaining"
Sir Robert said the President has
promised to aid farmers" do it we
will are the clear and emphatic words
of his promise"
He added that the President has the
powers to make good his promise, but
banking and business communities are
anxious it be accomplished without cur
rency imitation.
Evening star., 1933-11-04
Attachment ISSUED
ON HUSBAND AND BABY

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, November 4-Superior
Court Judge Rudolph Desert yesterday
issued 4 writ Of attachment against
william Letford, pianist. and his s.
week-old baby, on the plea Of Mrs.
ANA Lou Letford. the child's mother,
who seeks TO obtain custody OF the
child.
Mrs Letford through her attorney,
Emmett Byrne, charged Letford with
taking the infant to New Jersey by
the way of Indianapolis after he had
taken the baby from her at her apart
ment here Thursday
She told the court Letford. who is an
arranger for a dance orchestra, visited
her and asked to show the child to his
mother In the lobby. When she came
out, she said, he was handing the child
to someone In an automobile loaded
with Luggage and then drove away.
Evening star., 1933-11-04
90 Earth Elements
Found by Scientists
On Celestial Bodies
Heliun1 Discovered in Sun
: 26 Years Before Its
Naturalization.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PASADENA. Calf. November 4.-Of
tie 90 known earth elements, so al.
ready have been identified in celestial
bodies, although as late as 4 century
ago 1t was predicted the chemical
composition Of stars and planets could
never be studied.
This progress by science was pointed
out today BY Dr.. P. W. Merrill Of the
Carnegie Institutions Mount Wilson
Observatory, who added: I'm one not
able instance a chemical element -
helium-was recognised hrst in the sun
0nl 20 years later on earth.
,s"Carbon bioxide has recently been
identified on Venus. ammonia gas and
methane on Jupiter. while other planets
seem to be heavily cloaked by Z gas
whose composition has not yet been
determined"
Astronomy, physics and chenntstry
have united in this triumph. he SID.
1
Evening star., 1933-11-04
FIRST LADY PLANS
RELIEF ENTERPRISE.
Farm.Factory Project to Be
Set Up at ReedsviIIe,
W. Va.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, as her
personal contribution to Federal relief
work, is hard at work on plans for the
first Federal farm-factory project at
Reedsville. w. Va.
Serving on a committee with Bush
rod Grimes of West Virginia University.
and Louis Howe, the Presidents secre-
tary, she is aiding in the planning OF
housing and the selection of families
for "Arthurdalc," the plantation where
jobless former miners will grow food
and make post Office furniture.
Grimes is coming to the White House
today, Mrs. Roosevelt said. with his list
Of the SO first families for the project.
For his guidance in their choice. he had
critical economic situation in the soft
coal counties.
ROosevelt's Suggestion.
Miss Nancy Cook, associated with
Mrs Roosevelt in her Hyde Park furni-
ture factory, is at the White House, CIV
ing her experienced aid to the house.
planning
And, Mrs. Roosevelt revealed yester-
day. it's all part of an idea that Presi-
dent Roosevelt himself had long ago,
and to which he has consistently clung.
The small furniture factory at Hyde
Park was built in the first place. she
said, because Franklin D. Roosevelt had
been interested in the farm factory type
of village for years and years and
years"
The American Society of Friends. in
West Virginia, had the same idea in
connection with rehabilitating coal
mines. she added. and when she visited
the West Virginia mines recently she
returned to tell her husband that
Friends had his idea in connection with
miners.
Jobless Seven Years.
When a farm-factory project was
started, she continued, the place where
most people had been out Of work long
est would naturally be chosen-and
that was the West Virginia coal mine
region.
I'm some Of those mining areas men
had been out OF work for seven years.
Mrs. Roosevelt said. II can hardly
imagine men ever getting back into in
dustry after being 1obless for seven
years."
The frSt so houses, Mrs. Roosevelt
explained, would be to save time and
get the project launched quickly, of
the ready-to-set-up type
To them will 60 families now on re-
lief either at Fairmont or Morgantown
They will dig their own cellars, help
put the homes together.
As the community grows the homes
will be more varied. Plans for COM
pact. comfortable, cheap, but attractive
houses that will not look all alike. ss
mining and factory towns often do, but
will have variety and individuality are
the concern Of Mrs. Roosevelt and her
aide, Miss Cook,
Electricity and q modern sewage sys-
tenn is assured, Mrs. Roosevelt said
Wherever possible the small houses will
have shower baths.