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Evening star., 1933-01-25

COAL
2,24O Pounds to the Ton
Blue Ridge Va. Hard
Stove Coal, $1,000
Special Furnace size, $10.50
Nut, SI1.5O Pea, 1915 EgE. $11.5O
Blue Ridge Buckwheat, $500
Above Coal Mined in Virginia
Smokeless Egg, $9.25
Bituminous scs SSal without & Smoke =. or SCOT
Blue Egg, SITS
Hard-strqcture Pa; Bituminops
Make Only Thin White Smoke
55ss 555$ tumD IumD GosI: GosI: sSsS sS.sS
Lump delivered in separate compartment
amount of lump.
Prices May Advance Soon
Better Order Now
When coal can't be put in BY chute
We carry it from truck to your bins. We
do not dump it on curb.
Guarantee. # you are not pleased
with our coal after burning it 4S hours
We will take 1t back and refund your
money.
Over 10000 New Customers in 2 Yrs.
in Baltimore and WASHINGTON
There Is a Reason Why
Worlds Largest Retailers Of Va. Anthracite
BLUE RIDGE COAL co.
Miners of Virginia Anthracite Hard Coal
Alexandria Rd., So. Washington, Va.
Me. Opposite TexacO Oil Wal.
4401 Distributing Plant 8475
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DANCING,

orof. & Mrs. Acher-studie, 1921 10th 81.
~. Class and dancing Mon. 3 FRI. 70
go pm, with orchestra. Private lessons
arnointment. Met. Also. Est. 1900. 80.
Seyten Penn studio, I5i5 NV. Met. So5o
Instruction in modern bali room dancing.
orivate or class. Saturday evening dance:
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Contract
Bridge.
BY E. ID. SHEPARD
What Should w Do?

At any state of the score, and
whether or not one side hap
pens to be vulnerable, z should
make an opening bid Of Ida
mond. It happened that neither
side had any score on either
game or rubber. A passed. Y
should bid 1-No Trump, just as
he did. B should and did pass.
The AZ quick tricks of z com.
PEELED further bidding. With
his partner showing the eQuiva.
lent of two Kings, as a mini
mum, there is better chance of
going game at no trumps than
at diamonds, so rs Jump into
3-No TrumpS was not bad. Had
he bid only 2-No Trumps, his
partner could not have raised
the bid and a game would have
been missed.
The Washington times., 1933-04-01

Eczema can be, and often
is, one Of the most distressing
Of skin disorders. In small
patches, even, it may embar-
rass the patient no end, while
If 1t covers large areas of the
skin surface, especially on the
face or hands, where it can be
seen, it can actually produce
ideas of inferiority and lead
the sufferer to seclude himself
and to Shun social as well as
business contacts.
Eczema is a skin inflamma-
tion. 1t manifests itself in va
rioius ways, and it may be
mild or severe, acute or chronic.
Its symptoms are redness and
swelling Of the affected skin
surface; sometimes there are
raised places, like blisters, and
these may contain either fluid
or pus; usually there Is an
increase Of moisture in the
skin texture; thickening is the
rule; also there is scaling and
itching and, in cases o. long
standing, even cracking of The
hardened skin itself.
Certain chemicals produce
eczema although there are
workers who seem to be i'm
mune; at least, they often re-
main immune for years.
Arsenic is such a chemical.
Since this is used to preserve
animal skins, furriers often de-
velop the disease. Cleaning es-
adjustments, where quantities
Of acids for bleaching as we'll
as chloride of lime and benzine
are employed, often number
among their workers a few
with eczema of the hands.
Even physicians may get this
skin disorder from using anti
Sepctic solutions too often.
The same may be said Of
scrub women and household
workers who use a lot Of borax
or other washing powders. Then
again those who must needs
wet their hands often, like
hair-dreSsers and BARRIERS, may
irritate the skin because they
are careless about drying the
hands thoroughly.
Besides those already men.
toned, one might add that
persons who handle cement are
prone to the disease. The same
applies to bricklayers. from
touching wet mortar. Packing
fresh fruit may cause eczema.
Hair dyes may likewise set up
such an irritation. Furniture
polish, which usually contains
alcohol, may produce an in
flammation of the skin. Lastly,
glass workers, enamelers, gold
refiners, wallpaper makers and
paperhangers are subject to
eczema.
It stands to reason that if
The Washington times., 1933-04-01
Fashion Fads and
Fancies

Safeguard hands, Mrs. House
wife. Wear rubber gloves when
fighting dirt, as CRIME changes
the texture of the skin, robs it
of the natural oil that is neces-
sary for wfiteness. smoothness
and well-being. Strong scrub
bing powders fluff up skin
scales. Furniture polish puts
black lines in knuckles. Keep
a jar of hand lotion on the
kitchen sink, use twice a day.
At night cover the hands and
wrists with lanolin, rub it in
until it disappears.
Makeup doesn't always
youthify, sometimes it makes a
girl look older: this is particu-
larly true when the painted
darling is under 20. The trick
is to use rouge and lipstick
with artistry, to aid and sup
plement natural lovelineSs, not
to mask it entirely. Rouge
placed on a too dry skin is
bound to be blatant, so don't
ditch the nightly creaming
and, if necessary, use a foun-
dation cream before applying
commercial bushes.
The Washington times., 1933-04-01
Writer Pens Gripping Tale
Or a 1893 Courtship

of her life. Her hair was in
neat shining scallops around
her face and her cheeks and
lips were bright with color. So
were her nails.
II didn't know whether you'd
b. here for dinner or not" she
said when Sharlie came in, $50
didn't get anything ready.
There's some cold chicken in
the icebox. You might make
yourself a couple Of chicken
sandwiches. I don't want a
thing myself"
Sharlie went into the kitch IN
and made sandwiches and a
pot of tea.
you'd better have cup OF
tea" she called to her mother
when it was ready, and Dodie
came into the dining room.
"I'll have a sandwich, too,"
she decided and ate part of one.
She had the air Of a person
who is listening for some par
ticular sound, wanting for some
particular thing to happen.
Once or twice she glanced at
the telephone, and at the end
of the little meal she got up
and walked across the room
to it.
Il wonder if that thing is
out of order" she sal dthought-
fully. ut hasn't rung all day..
But she did not touch it. She
stared down at it for a ful
minute. Then she shrugged
her shoulders and went back to
her sofa and her magazine.
Sharlie was washing the few
dishes at the kitchen sink when
she heard the sound of a tele-
phone bell. The water was run
ming from both faucets and the
door into the dining room was
closed. She turned off the
water and went to the door.
Shall I answer the phone,
Dodie?"
Her mother had not moved
from her place on the sofa.
THAT wasn't our telephone,
CONTINUED on End. Comic P0Re)
The Washington times., 1933-04-01

Every once in a while we run
across something, some small
item, that isn't big enough to
write a column about, but is too
good to turn down. So today
we're devoting the column to
three of these things, all of
them worthy of consideration,
but none big enough for a whole
article. The first is new and
intriguing blouse. It's called the
"Kay Francis" blouse, and I
hear that she wears it in THE
Keyhole," which has been play
ing in town. Perhaps you saw
it. There are really two blouses
in one, a white. pique waistcoat,
sleeveless, and under it a plaid
organdie blouse with sleeves
puffed out just enough for a
crisp look, but small enough to
go under a coat. You wear the
two together, or either piece
separately, which gives you three
changes. The two together are
priced $2.95, and the organdie
comes with blue, red or green
predominating in the plaid.
New Furs For Old
Then there's the matter of
having your old furs made into
new and modern arrangements.
If you have a luscious silver
fox, you may have been griev-
ing that you prefer the cape
types that other women are
wearing. Or you might want
your flat furs made into
clever collar scarf, or cape.
It's easy to have done, and
now prices are down far
enough to make it practical.
For instance. single foxes may
be made into double capes with
satin or crepe background for
$40. The lei styles are smart,
too, and will use that old fur
that you were thinking of dis
carding.
Adjustable Straps
New slips are the order of
these spring days. to wear under
new and snugly fitting frocks,
and to be ready for summer
clothes. A particularly good
one is the "playboy," which is
cut all on the bias so it will
fit, and is a wrap-around, which
needs no shadow reinforcing,
and which gives plenty of
freedom in action. It has ad-
justible shoulder straps, for
further comfort, and comes in
pure dye silk crepe, in white,
or tea rose. It is finished with
fine scanning, is cut low enough
for moderate evening gowns,
and comes lace trimmed or
plain. It is $2.95 in sizes "a
to A.
For the names of stores where
you can find these articles,
write Miss Laville enclosing self
addressed, stamped envelope, or
call District $3.50, Extension 199.
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B led the @ of spades. The
trick was wisely passed, to run
A out of that suit. To show
where the 10 lay, A ducked that
card on the opening lead. Then
B led his 4 Of spades. Durnmy's
K won. OF course the declarer
knew that chances were in
favor of finding dummy's long
suit Of diamonds adversely
held ~, or worse, making it
almost certain that ABB held
two stops to that suit. In case
B held both of the stops, he
would be able to establish and
run off his spades, putting
down the contract if he held
more than four spades. Game
could not be won against even
four spades if B held one dia-
mond stop and the Ace of clubs.
AS it turned out, the declarer
played the hand as if he saw the
cards. He led a low diamond
toward his 9. AS 10 won. Hav-
ing no more spades, A led his
j Of hearts up to dummy's 40,
hoping to clear that suit if B
held the K. Not knowing that
he could safely lead a dia-
mond honor from dummy
(Which would not be safe if the
four outstanding diamonds hap
pened to be in one opposing
hand the sdeclarer led q low
diamond, put up his 9 and lost
the trick to BIS Ace.
Now being out of re-entry
cards, B declined to go on lead
ing spades. He led his j of
clubs through dummy's @.
Dummy covered and AS Ace
won trick. A led his lowest
heart, putting dummy in with
the Ace. The game was over.
Dummy had won one spade
trick and two heart tricks. That
hand still held one good spade
and three diamond tricks, while
the declarer's K of clubs and K
of hearts won two added tricks,
giving the contractors a total of
nine tricks. The way play went
the defending side could win
only one spade trick, one club
trick and two diamond tricks.
The same would have been true
had not B played his Ace of dia-
monds on the second lead of
that suit.
The Washington times., 1933-04-01
CHAPTER XIII

All the next day Sharlie was
sleepy and the shorthand
symbols seemed to dance be-
fore her half-shut eyes as she
set them down on the red.lined
paper of her stenographers'
note book.
What l stupid way to earn
your living, she thought several
times as the long hours dragged
by. Setting down little short
hand symbols and tapping the
keys Of a typewriter day after
day, year after year, in some
body's office. Getting a little
raise in salary every now and
then. Marrying perhaps-but
more. likely falling in love with
your employer, as Edna had,
and remaining his office slave
forever and ever. Having no
life outside the office.
A vision of Marjorie came
fitting into Sharlie's mind.
Marjorie Milliken with her ex-
pensive black clothes, her. rings
and her cozy little flat. Sharlie
knew that Edna would look
down on Marjorie if she knew
! her-but even Edna would
have to admit that Marjorie
got more out Of life than she
herself did.
The Gerow School of Busi-
ness and the earnest eager-eyed
girls in it never had looked so
UnintereSting to Sharlie as they
did that morning-and her own
future never had looked so dull
and hopeless.
The flat seemed very dismal
too that night when she got
home, although it was in per-
feet order and last nights
flowers were still fresh.
Dodie lay on the sofa in the
living room, reading a mag
azine. She had on one OF her
incest dresSes-a blue and
white silk-and she had
eroomed herself within an inch
The Washington times., 1933-04-01
By Fay King

Women are not naturally extravagant BY nature
they are conservative. They think in dimes where men
think in dollars.
The expensively gowned wife of wealthy man will
The Washington times., 1933-04-01
Advice to the Love|orn
BY Beatrice Fairfax

board since my husband has
been out of work. I want him
to love me, as he did at first,
and I'm just about
HEARTBROKEN.
The trouble with your hus-
band,' my dear girl, is that he
is spoiled and irresponsible.
And I think the more you spoil
him the more difficult it will
be for you to keep him. Some
people cannot stand good treat
ment,-it brings out all their
worst qualities-and I'm afraid
your man belongs to this type.
If he goes away again and faces
a few hardships, like breadlines
and "flop-houses," I think he
may be glad to come back to
you and your kind and for
bearing parents. You have my
deepest sympathy in this prob
lem,
The Washington times., 1933-04-01
Correct Manners
By Mrs. Cornelius Beeckman

had then been living with an
uncle. A month ago she moved
into her own apartment. I
would like to give this woman
a pair of hand-embroidered pill
low cases. Do you think it
would be right.
2. Please tell me how to write
a letter when I send the
gift.-E.
/. This is a delightful gift,
and I am sure that this kind
friend would be happy over the
fact that you are planning to
make her such a charmingly
planned gift.
2. Perhaps a note of this
kind would appeal to you:
Dear Miss Graham:
I am so delighted about the
news that you have started a
home of your own and I want
you to know how deeply hope
you will be very happy in this
new home of yours. It's a
great adventure, this planning
of a corner that We can call
our own, and I am sure that
your home will be a very ar
tistic and charming one.
I'd like to have tiny share
in your plans for it, and so I
am taking the liberty of SEND.
ing with this note a small
"house warming gift" I want
you to know that this gift
comes with all best wishes to
you.
Very sincerely yours,
Copyright. 1888, King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1933-04-01
The Beauty
Box

Instead of flat curls at the
rear Of the chic coiffure. the
Smarties are wearing puffs,
especially if the chapeau is
worn we'll forward and the rear
Of the head is out in the pub
lie eye. When the hair has
had a permanent wave, moisten
it strand by strand, roll on a
cylinder of paper, pin securely.
When the curls are dry, brush
over the fingers. There you
are,
The Washington times., 1933-04-01
Paris Note

The mouth is pretty much
what a woman makes it. If
she clicks her Jaws together
like a bear trap, the lines Of
the mouth will harden. The
shape of the mouth is not as
important as the expression,
and the expression is created
by temperament. Discomfort
produces ugly lines, austerity
takes softness and sweetness
from the lips. A good exercise
for mouth muscles is a smiling
and unsmiling movement which
makes for flexibility of fibers.
The Washington times., 1933-04-01
The Rhymins
Optimist.
BY ALINE MICHAELIS
True Content

xrue COnCemL
They who have worn the purple
And dwelt within palace walls,
In sight of the sunken gardens,
In sound of the waterfalls,
Have feasted and danced to
music
And laughed as their way they
went;
But they have not gained in
their revels
The spirit of true content.
While those who are clad in
cotton
In the city's crowded streets;
Or close to the clods have
1abored
Where the great heart Of ma
ture beats,
Have been paid in the Joy of
creation,
Z The coin that Is never spent,
And, though they go worn and
weary,
They taste rapture Of true con-
tent.
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!er rich husband leaves for

still frown upon the big tip her rich husband leaves for
a good waiter that has served them well.
When women "throw money away" there is usually
reason for it, Such wives prefer to spend upon them
selves what their husbands would squander otherwise
The Washington times., 1933-04-01

Dear Miss Fairfax:
Mothers all right, but her
etrictness compels me to make
@ decision which will be painful
either way. I am 20 and not
only self-supporting, but I also
help out considerably at home.
If I'm not in by 10 o'clock
mother throws fits. This rule
holds good even if I am at a
movie, or having dinner and
spending the evening with
friends. Now, the boy I love
is leaving me for a girl who
is not held toCsuch rules by her
family. 1 have either to lose
my sweetheart or sneak out to
meet him. 1 am very unhappy.
MAUDE V.
Ten o'clock strikes me as a
pretty early curfew for self
supporting girl of 20. It's i'm
possible for some parents to
realize that their daughters
have grown up, and that youth
is the time in which young peo-
pie meet, fall in love, marry
and make homes of their own,
just as their parents did. If
they prevent this, they have
much to answer for-especially
when girls are 20. Talk to
your mother gently, but insist
upon a little more freedom.
! He Is of a Rowing Disposition
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I have been married over two
years, and at first my husband
always told me how much he
loved me. He is of a very
rowing disposition and before
we we're married he would run
off for weeks at a time, never
tell anyone where he was going
and send home for money.
We've never been able to go
to housekeeping ourselves, and
he says, now that he doesn't
love me any more, he is only
staying with my people until he
] can make enough money to go
away. He makes fun of my
, parents and says very mean
things about them My parents
have been nice to us and we
have never paid a cent Of
The Washington times., 1933-04-01
Secrets Of Health
By DR.. Louis A. Bisch
Famous Authority on Health and Psychology

a patient has contracted eczema
because Of a chemical irritant.
the proper thing to do is get
rid of the irritant, whatever
it may happen to be. Besides,
the general health must be
built up, and this applies to
the external irritant cases as
well as to those where such q
chemical cause does not exist.
Constitutional disturbances,
not known to the patient, may
be a cause, therefore > thor.
ough physical examination is
necessary. In this connection
particular attention should be
paid to the nervous system.
Next, exercise, a well-balanced
diet, freedom from constipation,
sound sleep and no excesses Of
tobacco, alcohol and the like
are essential.
Regarding treatment Of the
skin itself, all dirt and cruStS
should first be removed through
cleansing with a non.irritating
soap and water. Then zinc
oxide powder or paste may be
applied.
However, since one type of
treatment helps one patient and
yet not another, eczema calls
for special and individualized
study. Electric or lamp treat
ment, for instance, may help
where everything else has
failed. What should be empha-
sized is that no patient should
ever give up hope.
DR.. Bisch's Daily Diet Hint
Persons who have developed
the habit Of taking catharticS
should ask themselves whether
perhaps too much Of the fol-
lowing foods may not have
something to do with their
condition: Preserved, potted,
salt or smoked meats or fish;
liver, eggs, alcoholic beverages,
excessive tea drinking. fresh
white bread, biscuits and the
like, sago or rice pudding, milk,
pies and pastries, cheese, nuts,
candy and other sweets.
Copyright. 1888. King Features
SVnHicoto Inc
The Washington times., 1933-04-01
The Color of Ink

1uG NUAUE UA xuA
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
Is it correct for a man to
carry this color ink in his foun-
tain pen-green? This, Of
course, makes it necessary to
use this color ink whenever he
is obliged to write, and be-
cause of my earlier training, the
very sight of his fountain pen
gives me the creeps. Am I just
being old-fashioned?
PUZZLED.
should think that it would
"give you the creeps" to see
man carrying a fountain pen
equipped with green ink! And
no, you're not being old-fash-
ioned you're just showing
your good taste about such poor
taste.
A mans fountain pen should
be filled with either black ink
or very dark blue ink. It's
pretty awful to think that he
would consider green ink in
good taste. I never saw a time
when I thought that green ink
was in good taste-and I'm
sure that you agree with me.
A Correct Gift
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
/. Three years ago when my
baby was born an unmarried
woman, about 40 years of age,
who works with my husband,
sent me a beautiful gift. Sho
The Washington times., 1933-04-01

ira in some bright spot But this is to impress the rich
boy friend with her generosity and carelessness and
prepare him for the demands she will make for herself
Women are naturally careful at bargaining and
budgeting.
The Washington times., 1933-03-24
SEEN
IN ROOSEVELT
! JOB MOVES

With Congress becoming restive
for patronage, President Roosevelt
apparently has determined 70
parcel out some-but only to
those who are in line with his
emergency legislative program.
Thus he hopes to keep a ma
jority in line that will assure q
continuance of Capitol HnlS
speedy acceptance Of White
House proposals. .
This strategy was determined
upon, according to those close 10
the Administration, as q result OF
indications that the congress
ssional pulse was slowing down
from the rapid beat it has mani
tested thus far.
| The few appoint t ments Mr..
Roosevelt has made to date have
;aIl been to those who qualify as
AL deserving cases.
Farley, Howe Busy
With rumblings in the Senate
against the farm relief bill in its
present form, however, the Pres
ident now is expected to deal out
some State jobs where they will
do the most good.
He is eager to maintain the
unprecedented legislative speed
this session has been showing
and the apportionment of patron
age is his most effective remain
ing weapon.
Meanwhile, Postmaster General
James A. Farley and Secretary
to the President Louis M. Howe
have about determined on the
placement of some Of the other
%original" Roosevelt men and
women.
Berlin or Havana
/ Several will go into the diplo-
matte service - among them
Mayor James M. Curley, Of BoS-
ton, and Clark Howell and Jonn
s. Cohen, rival Atlanta publishers.
I A fifth man who will get a
foreign appointment is James w.
Gerard, former ambassador to
Germany. It may be that he
win return to Berlin-although
there is an inclination to leave
the post open while conditions IN
Germany are so unsettled-but
it is more likely he will 60 to
Havana.
The Washington times., 1933-03-24
ICE BOX THIEVES
0UTW|TTED

Things have come to a pretty
pass in the Sigma Phi Sigma
fraternity house at the Univer-
sity Of Maryland, College Park.
Night after night the mid
night committee" so-called be-
cause it went into executive and
unadvertised session about that
time, robbed the fraternity re-
frigerator Of whatever it held
that was edible.
Each morning the chef looked
into an empty ice box. The
climax came when he made a
round Of the rooms and found
one student had two dozen eggs
hidden In o bureau drawer. The
chef, a diplomat Of the old
school, talked the student into
'1oaning" him half q dozeSa so
some Of the lads might have
breakfast.
Then it was that Dorrance
Kelly, senior in the college Of
engineering and house manager,
stepped into the breach.
For the past ten days, the
fraternity brothers have sat down
to three meals q day of frank
furterS and beans. Many Of them
have taken to eating out and
the ice box is now sacred terri
tory. Kelly, however, hasn't an
nounced a change of menu.
The Washington times., 1933-03-24
TOKYO GR|LLS
FORD AGENTS

TOKYO, March "a G.N.S.).
Japanese police authorities were
aroused today over alleged ac-
ton of officials Of the Ford
Motor Company here in sending
reports to Detroit concerning
Japanese prefectures and cities.
Employees Of the branch were
summoned before authorities to
explain their actions.
The case recalled the recent
investigation Of photographs al
legedly taken by American bank
ing employees showing the indus
trial development Of the city of
Osaka.
Foreign observers pointed out
the road and automobile data
said to have sbeen sent to De
troit could be found in japanese
guide books.