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BY Philip Lutz Jr.,
Attorney General of Indiana.
To Warren E. CoX-Your letter Of
June 20, copy of which was print
The Washington times., 1933-03-31
CLOGGED BOWELS
EXACT THEIR PRICE

Don't imagine that you can shock
your system every few days with
laxatives and fail to pay the price.
Laxatives and purges rob the deli
cate membrane lining Of your bow
els of moisture and elasticity, so that
you have to continue drugging more
and more to spur your reluctant
bowels to action. Almost before you
realize your peril, you're a laxative
slave. Digestive troubles develop,
headaches, dizzy spells and bilious
ness follow. An operation for piles
or other intestinal trouble may
result.
But you can free yourself from
laxative slavery and constipation
quickly and easily with Cream Of
Nujol treatment.
This new form of Nujol is spe-
cially suited to sufferers from
chronic constipation. It soothes and
comforts the bowels, absorbs poi
sons, and helps the peristaltic action
which alone can dispose of wastes
naturally.
Start the new harmless Cream of
Nujol treatment tonight. It is deli
cious to take and costs you only a
few cents day.
Stop at your druggists and get q
bottle tonight.
The Washington times., 1933-03-31

II always we were to succeed,
e. II always we felt content and
happy, if the course of our
lives always progressed smooth
~, there is no denying the fact
that human beings soon would
become soft and flabby.
AS we need a certain amount
Of roughage in our food in
order to keep the digestive
tract at maximum efficiency,
so do we require at least a
little disappointment in order
that the mental machinery may
prosper.
Yes, discomfort is often good
for us!
Suppose, for purposes of ar
gument. that every wish you
had were Immediately graft
fled; that you consistently had
your own way; that you never
had to struggle very much, or
at all, to achieve your ambi-
tions. Won't you admit that
you would soon become bored
almost to extinction? Soon
nothing would excite your
curiosity: nothing would spur
you on; nothing would actually
anger you enough to force you
to try to scale the ramparts
manned by the gods.
But discomfort, irksome. and
even devastating though it be
at times, actually produces
good because it does irritate.
For to an irritation we react:
we cannot help ourselves. And
usually when we are irritated
enough-which means that we
won't stand being irritated any
longer-we at last take the pro-
verbal bit in our own teeth and
speed our chariot to the goal Of
our dreams.
Furthermore, what fun is
there, anyway, if we get what
we want without trying, with
out having been rebuffed, with
out having been forced to over
come obstacles? Is anything.
in the last analysis. more SOUL
satisfying than a task not only
well done but done at the ex-
pense of great effort?
One way to develop a strong
muscular physique is to push
against something, like a wall.
that won't bulge. The resist
ance which the wall offers to
the muscles makes them grow
bigger. Likewise, if you want
to develop brain power, tackle
problems that defy solution.
Discomfort is not an indica-
ton of destructive thinking;
rather it is a sign that, al
though we realize we have
failed, we also realize that some
thing within us is urging us on
to try again. In other words,
discomfort makes us mad. When
we are mad about the right
things it's the healthieSt Of
feelings.
The Washington times., 1933-03-31
Writer Pens Gripping Tale
Or a 1893 Courtship

"I'm going, Marjorie" she
said, and the others all turned
their heads to stare at her in
astonishment.
"Going, honey? Why, you're
not going! You're not going to
break up my party, are you?"
Marjorie followed her as she
walked out of the kitchen and
into the little bedroom. whats
the matter with you? Feel
ing sick? Want to lie down
on my bed for a few minutes?"
Norman Takes Her Home
"No. I'll be all right as soon
as get some fresh air." Sharlie
shook her head and began to
pick up her hat and handbag
from the bed. "You go back
and eat your supper. I'll just
phone for a cab"
Indeed you won't You don't
think I'd let you drive away
from here alone in a taxicab
at this hour of the night, do
you?" Marjorie cut in. IF
you insist on going, I'll have
Norman drive you home. He's
sober, and that's more than I
can say for AL and Caddy
-" And before Sharlie could
object she was on her way to
the kitchen.
She came back in a moment
bringing Norman with her. He
was still chewing and he held
the remains of a sandwich in
one hand.
Drive you home" he said
shortly, wiping his mouth with
his handkerchief. where d'you
live?"
"Halstead Street."
Sharlie saw him start a little
at that. But all he said was,
"All right. Come along"
Halfway down the first flight
of the stairs he called over his
shoulder to Marjorie and told
her he'd be back in 20 min
uteS. Keep my rarebit hot
and my beer cold!" he called,
and Marjorie's laugh floated
down through the darkness.
Hurry back, Bimbo," she an
Swered. Make it snappy!"
The night air of Fifth Street
seemed very clean and cool
after Marjorie's apartment, and
Sharlie felt better after four
or five great deep breaths of it.
"Halstead Street." Norman
said as he helped her into his
roadster. What number, sis
ter?"
"I'll show you the place when
we get there. You can't see the
numbers at night. It's an apart
ment house." Sharlie replied.
"You know where HalStead
Street is"
"1'll say I do," the man said,
Continued on End. Comic Pose)
The Washington times., 1933-03-31

sheer materials. The dress is
on a tiny star print, while on
navy ground, and the coat is
navy. The collar is white
pique, and the whole ensemble
only $1O.75. The polka dotted
costume is called the Con
stance Bennett" because that
actress chose it for herself. It
has a clever white pique COL
lar and comes in brown, black,
navy or green, with white dots
It is priced $16.50. Any of
these ensembles are just as
practical as they are smart.
For fashion information, or
the name of the store where
you can find these suits, write
Miss Laville enclosing self-ad
dressed, stamped envelope, or
call District $3.50, extension 199.
The Washington times., 1933-03-31

It's impossible to heap enough
praise on the jacket costume.
We've learned to appreciate it
through several seasons, for it
comes out each time in differ
ent versions to intrigue our
attention, and to win favor for
itself all over again. And this
season is no exception. Jacket
costumes are more important
than ever, not only because
they have become such vital
part of a spring and summer
wardrobe, but because they are
here again in smart versions,
different from those of last
year, and more attractive than
ever.
Goats Long or Short
Two jacket lengths distin-
The Washington times., 1933-03-31

take white touches, Of pique or
crisp sheer fabrics, and all have
a dress that is complete with
out the jacket.
Crisp White Touches
The three suits sketched
show you better than words,
how smart and practical these
jackets can be. We've shown
one printed costume, a gray
print with much white and a
little brown in it, an especi-
ally smart combination. It has
double button fastening at the
neck, has short sleeves in the
dress, and a mousseline de sole
flower on the coat. It is
priced $3.50. Then there's a
combination of print and plain
color, both of one of the new
The Washington times., 1933-03-31
CHAPTER xxi

All of Sharlie's pleasure in
the party was gone, and she
began to wonder just how soon
she could get away from it.
The man named Norman talked
q great deal and the very
sound Of his voice was hate.
full to her. Every time he
called her Miss Barnum," a
sharp pang of guilt and self
disgust went through her.
After all, she told herself she
might have taken Jones or
Smith, or some ordinary name,
instead of using BarnIm's
name to conceal ner identity
from these people.
She found herself wondering
what Jim and his sister and
his mother would think of
them. She could imagine Mrs.
Barnum looking the three men
over and then observing with
Scorn that "there wasn't the
making of a real man in the
three of them"
The man named Norman
was just as cheap and flaShy-
looking as AL Green and
Caddy, in spite of his we'll
made white flannel suit and
his pink, carefully groomed
look. He was too we'll groomed
for man-that was one thing
that was wrong with him.
There was pomade on his
blond hair, and his finger
nails glistened under the lights
of Marjorie's bright little
kitchen. Somewhere or other.
Sharlie had learned that a
gentleman never has his fin
gernails polished or puts per.
fumed pomade on his hair.
"He's as vain as a chorus
man. she summed him up to
herself with her new knowl-
edge of the world and Of peo-
pie, "and he's a cheap sport
IN spite OF MS Dig car anu MS
good clothes. Ii he weren't
he wouldn't be here with
these people"
~ Every bit of glamor was
gone from Marjorie and Caddy
and Al Green now, so far as
she was concerned. And the
flat itself struck her suddenly
as an unwholesome and tawdry
place with its hot little rooms
reeking with the mingled smell
Of perfume and beer and
Welsh rarebit.
''I'm sick of it," she said
to herself. And in addition to
her feeling of disgust, she had
begun to feel sick to her stom-
ach. The warm beery smell of
the kitchen made her suddenly
remember the dirty, untidy
rooms of Eddie's flat. They
had had this same stale odor.
The Washington times., 1933-03-31

Thinks She's Getting a Raw
Deal.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
At last I've met the man I
had been hoping to meet for
ages. Almost Immediately he
asked me for date, but I had
to refuse because I have that
kind of parents. When a girl
can't accept a date she's just
a "flat tire" He has invited
me out twice, but I have had to
refuse him, and now I avoid
him. which is certainly tough
luck. r.
You have neglected to tell
me how old you are, my dear
child. If you are fifteen years
of age, ! must say I think your
parents have something to say
on their side in not letting you
make dates, but if you are
II or 18, I think it's too bad
that you can't invite the young
man to the house to call. AS I
have said many times in this
column, and will probably say
many times more, think it's a
great mistake for parents not to
know their daughters friends.
Parents Refuse to Announce
Engagement
Dear Miss Fairfax:
My parents are quite Well-to-
do and they are also quite
narrow-minded. They refuse to
let me announce my engage
ment to a promising, but
struggling, hospital inferno.
This young man is very bril-
liant, and I am sure he will
become a great physician in
later life. He has gained the
confidence of the leading doc
tors in his hospital. I am
frantically in love with him.
and I don't know whether to
obey my parents or follow my
own conscience. I am 18 and
still in college. HOPEFUL.
At 18, it's pretty hard to
agree with parents in such
decisions as this, my dear girl.
But as you are still in col
lege they think, undoubtedly,
that it would be better to wait
until after your graduation be-
fore announcing your engage
ment. The position of an en-
The Washington times., 1933-03-31
The Beauty
Box
By HELEN FOLLETT

Gradually the long bob has
been deleted. Flying locks do
not conform to present-day mil
linery which calls for waves
and ringlets at the rear, an ar
rangement that is both formal
and gracious. The side part
ing hangs on valiantly, the
center parting is still holding
its own, and the straight back
effect remains popular. Since
back locks have taken to the
uplift, the coronet braid is try.
ing to sneak back. It's not
much wider than a ribbon, en-
circles the head like a wreath.
It's counterfeit, of course, but
what matters that? False hair
is only terrible when you need
it.
Blondes have been changing
eye shadows right along. First
they were devoted to various
shades of blue. That color was
ousted by a new blue-green that
gave to the lids a strange and
lovely charm. Now there's a
faint, delicate purple eye shadow
that is all the whoopla rage. If
the complexion is fair and the
hair not too dark the brunette
can go purpliSh. too.
It's elegant to accept middle
age philosophically, but there's
no need of megaphoning birth
days, and that's what a woman
does when she lets her figure
get bulky, or takes on an awk-
ward rigidity. A brisk, long
walk every day will do a lot to
keep a woman young looking.
She should pull back her hips
and pull up her head, swing
arms easily, go hoofing.
Girls of high school age need
nine hours of sleep, if eyes are
to sparkle, complexion to re-
tain the freshness Of youth.
It is during sleep that the
body makes repairs, generates
energy for the next days &C.
tivities. Late hours are beauty
wreckers.
The Washington times., 1933-03-31

Bidding should go: z, 1-Spade;
A, 2-Clubs; Y, 3-Hearts, to oblige
further bidding by his partner;
B, 4-Diamonds; z, 4-Heartss "A,
Pass; Y, Pass; B, 5-Clubs; 2,
Double; A, Pass; Y, 5-HeartS;
B, Double. ending contracting.
The details of contracting might
be varied, but w should bid
Hearts, and when z doubles
5-Clubs Y should bid 5-Hearts.
This is true even were w
vulnerable. Having made a
wholly distributional bid, Y
must not fail to continue bid
ding over his partners business
double.
All that ALB can lose at clubs
are one spade trick and one
heart trick, fulfilling a 5-odd
contract. If played at hearts B
should make an opening lead
of diamonds, and he can win
three tricks, defeating a 5-odd
contract one trick.
When the hand was played at
5-Hearts doubled. through an
error of B, a grand slam re-
suited. Here is what happened.
The Washington times., 1933-03-31

guish new costumes, waist
length or thereabouts, and the
longer coats, either three-quar-
ter or finger tip, that are usu-
ally swagger. Indeed, there's
more of a tendency than ever
toward swagger lines, and even
the shorter jackets have a
tendency to be boxy, swinging
straight from the shoulders.
Prints, sheers and crepes are all
used, and are so attractive in
each version that it's hard to
choose between them. In plain
colorS, pastels are used Tor
your costumes that you needn't
be too practical about, and dark
colors, such as navy, brown and
black, are used for travel and
shopping. Nearly all of them
The Washington times., 1933-03-31
Try These
Recipes

Tomato Crumb CuStards
Ingredients:
l can tomatoes
cup water
1A teaspoons salt
"a teaspoon pepper
2 slices onion
4 cloves
u bay leaf
2 tablespoons sugar
"a cup cracker dust
2 eggs
Method Simmer tomatoes,
water and seasoning for IS min
utes and press through a sieve;
add crumbs and slightly beaten
eggs, and bake in creased GUS
tard cups about 20 minutes, or
until firm. Turn out on plat
ter and pour cheese sauce
around them.
Ingredients for sauce:
/ tablespoon butter
IL tablespoons flour
/ cup milk
1-3 cup cheese, cut fine
y teaspoon salt
IA teaspoon mustard
u teaspoon paprika
Method-Melt butter, add
flour and blend well. Add milk
and stir until smooth; add
cheese and seasonings, and stir
until cheese is melted.
The Washington times., 1933-03-31
The Rhymins
Optimist

BY ALINE MICHAELIS
Tea With You
Without, cold rain
And clouds unkind,
A bitter menace
In the wind.
AS I came down
The frowning street,
I felt that life
Was but a cheat.
The bitterness
And cold crept in
My mind, with thoughts
Of strife and sin.
All, what a change!
Your opening door
Reveals bright realms
Of joy once more!
Winter without:
But spring inside,
With all the bliss
Which seemed denied.
In firelight's glow,
Where candles bloom,
At tea with you
I laugh at gloom!
The Washington times., 1933-03-31
Vegetable Omelet

4 tablespoons butter
l tablespoon onion
l cup celery
y cup raw carrots, diced
~ cups shredded string beans
Water
Salt and pepper
4 eggs
IL flake crackers
"a cup milk
Brown onion in 2 tablespoons
butter and add vegetables and
add sufficient water to keep
from sticking. Cover and cook
until tender. Season. Beat
eggs. Crumble crackers and
combine with milk and eggs.
Melt 2 tablespoons butter in
omelet pan, pour in egg mix
ture and cook covered over low
flame until set. Place hot
cooked vegetables on half the
omelet and fold. Six portions.
The Washington times., 1933-03-31
Advice to the LoveIorn
By Beatrice Fairfax

gagged girl, who is still study
ing, is rather difficult, and the
same is practically true Of an
inferno in a hospital. Try and
possess your soul in patience.
The Washington times., 1933-03-31

It is a cardinal rule that senior
(the player making the open
ing lead) should lay down solid
tops from his own suit against
a trump declaration, rather
than lead a suit bid by his
partner, especially when long in
partners suit. B should have
known that clubs stood greater
chances to be ruffed that dia-
mondS.
The declarer trum p e d the
opening lead of clubs. He led
his lone spade. and won the
trick with dummy'S Ace. When
he led the @ of spades A COW
cred with the K, and the de-
clarer ruffed, setting up four
good spades in dummy. All re.
quired for the grand slam was
for the declarer to take one
round of trumps, dropping all
opposing hearts. Then he spread
his hand claiming two tricks
round of trumpS, dropping all
over the doubled contract Of
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will appear tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1933-03-31

How often we hear, "Don't ask personal questions
or say this to ourselves Yet when we really want to
know something how apt to forget our manners,
and away we go-asking how much things cost, where
thew were bought and all kinds of questions that we
have no right to ask.
This doesn't make for popularity The other person,
naturally is embarrassed, and wonders what
to make to such rude questionngs, and-your social
stock falls to the low level where you yourself, have
forced it.
Men are just as guilty in this failing,
if they have from time immemoria tried to list curl
osity as feminine weakness!
" Copyright,
The Washington times., 1933-03-31
Secrets Of Health
By DIR. Louis A, Risch
Famous Authority ON Health and Psycholopv


The world really resides in
your own thoughts and feelings.
What you experience inside
yourself is important. Whether
these experiences are of a char
acter to build up or to break
down is of vital Importance
where the welfare and future
Of the individual is con-
cerned.
Therefore, let discomfort be
a kind of warning that you
must start afreSh to overcome
your difficulties. Let your
failures be merely lessons of
experience which point the way
toward success.
Pollyanna types of peoples
are not the ones who do great
things. But the discontented
ones, if they know how, push
civilization ever farther ahead.
The Washington times., 1933-03-31

Copyright, 1888. King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
DIR. Bisch's Daily Diet Hint
What to give the patient
after a severe illness depends
somewhat upon the type Of dis
ease he has had, and upon his
degree of strength when he en-
ters the convalescing stage.
Often a liquid diet, one that is
semi-solid, may be given. Then
roast or broiled lean beef,
chicken, lamb or fish, soft
boiled eggs, toast, thick soup,
potatoes, custard, and the like
may gradually be added, but in
small quantities. Much really
depends upon the patients ap-
petite.
The Washington times., 1933-03-31
- - By BEATRICE BURTON
Interesting Bridge Hands
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The Washington times., 1933-01-26
WASHINGTON FASHIONS

1t is only the very young, the
very slender, or both, who can
"get away" with cheap, ill-fit-
ting clothes. The woman with
a bit of gray in her hair, with
complexion not quite as fresh
as it used to be, or with a
figure that is not perfect, needs
to make up for it with clothes
just a little better. She need
not relinquish one bit of the
chic she has always had, and
often she can wear clothes that
are smarter than her daughters,
because they are more mature,
more sophisticated. But it's an
acknowledged fact that she
can't slip into little $5.95 and
feel and look as well as her
little sister or daughter can.
Stay I'm Fashion
Most women recognize the
need for a little better clothes,
and even If their means are
limited, they manage to have
at least one really good, sub
stantial dress for general day.
time wear. In fact, most women
find that they are much better
off in the long run if they buy
clothes of quality, and have
fewer Of them. Good clothes
do not go out Of style in a
hurry, they look better while
you have them, and they have
all the advantages Of splendid
workmanship and fit.
New Rough Sheer 4,
After such a preachment on
buying good clothes, you may
suspect that the dress we've
sketched is very expensive, but
it is not. In women's sizes,
this dress is $3.50, which
means that in these days Of
great value, it is excellent in
material, workmanship. and
will fit beautifully. In short,
it is an economical price. But
far more important is the fact
that the gown is lovely. It is
made of rough but sheer silk
crepe, very thin but not trans.
parent. The vest and tie at
the waist are of peau DANCE
white silk crepe, with double
fagoting as the only trimming.
It comes in French blue or
black, and is the sort of dress
that, in the daytime, can be
worn anywhere"
For fashion information, or
for the name Of the store
where you can find this dress,
write Miss LavilIe inclOSing
self-addressed, stamped envel-
Ope, or call District $780,. ex-
tension 199. s
The Washington times., 1933-01-26
Secrets Of Health
By DR.. Louis A. Bisch


Health and Psychology
tend the theater, anyway? And
by theater mean the silver
screen, as well as the legitimate
stage.
First and foremost, we at
tend a play because we wish to
be entertained. In the last
analysis, being entertained does
not necessarily signify being
amused, although it may. Be
ing entertained really means
escaping from reality.
This is fundamentally the
reason why a happy ending is
desirable. It cheers us up.
Actually it gives a thrill be-
cause life as we live it is rather
short on happy incidences. At
the theater We get away, for
a time at least, from the harsh,
cold facts of everyday exist
ence.
Curiosity is another, although
minor, motive behind theater-
going. We enjoy prying into
the private affairs of others.
We like to see how their lives
and their handling of prob
lem situations compare with
our own. To behold the inter
play of human emotions and
the clashing Of wills is always
fascinating,