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the country. sought 70 shorten their homeward Jour-
ney BY waking along . railroad trestie over q little
rayine. A freight train came along while they were
in the middle Of the trestle and It was unable TO stop
i'm time. Two Of the SIX people were killed and q
third was painfully injured.
The moral OF this tragic little story Is too obvious to
need mentioning 80 or Il would Be. II Il were not for
the fact that people ssin do use railroad bridges Is
footpaths in spite Of everything.
A railroad bridge. then-to restate the obvious-is
a place for railroad trains, not pedestrians. It may
offer a welcome shortcut when you are out en- q hike;
but II Is also a death trap. and II you use Il you are
taking your life in your hands.
, 1935-09-26
Photographs

The lujube Is q small drupe. clip
tic or oblong to spherical ia form.
from one-half tC two inches IN
length. with a thin dark brown skin.
and whitish flesh OF crisp or mealy
texture and sweet flavor, having a
hard two-celled stone i'm the center.
The word housewife has been used
In the English language from q very
early period. 1t having appeared In
literature as early as 1225 IN the
form OF husewif.
Mosquitoes buzz the entire time
that they are flying, but the sound
Is 50 faint as a rule that II cannot
be heard until ~ reaches the vicin-
ity OF the ear.
In writing Don Quixote Ger
vantes aimed to ridicule the roman
tic stories OF knighthcod which were
extremely popular az the time.
Camel coal burns with a bright,
candle-like flame. and II Is prob
able that the name IS "A corruption
OF candle-cOal.
On an average there are three
and one-half pounds Or salty mate
rial 70 every 100 pounds OF sea
, 1935-09-26
HOUSE LOUD SPEAKERS
TESTED WITH PROMISES

AUSTIN. R1-The loud speakers
In the house Of representatives here
rang cut.
II promise every voter a pension,
u quart or GIN n he wants It. q mule
and an acre OF land" the promiser
on the floor shouted. Moreover"
Never mind" said a voice from
the mechanical room. you don't
need to promise anything else. The
machines q. k"
They were mechanics repairing
the loud speaker system.
, 1935-09-26
% BLUE DOOR
Z Rachel Mack ~n YEA ss.h

Ten fn a moment. however, ner
natural feeling or optimistic su-
periority asserted itself. she'd
dispose of this grit and expose
her. she'd laugh at John McNeM
for being taken I'm by her.
CHE thought. He must be senti-
- mental over her N he sees her
that often. But nothing's incur
able. Half his thrill ome from
believing her To be me- She can't
ba me goOd-looking aa 4 am. and
she can't know as much about
handling men. think 1 cnn take
aim overt" Her chin was up.
There was Am her blood the same
love of conquest that mad made
silns Hunter. her grandfather.
build railroads and hold them
Take me mp 90 her. PENNY"
she commanded
Bertha was thinking as rapidly
as her weary. never-too-good
brain would function She said
s~oothingly. Come into the dining
room first. Miss Elaine. and have
m Gun of coffee. A body's not
hardly az 10 argue till they've
had their coffee T1i run a pan
OF rolls in the oven for you and
open a Jar OF preserves You used
10 like my damson marmelade for
breakfast"
did IN" asked Elaine. still en-
crossed with her purpose but
Iured BY the thought or breakfast.
"Oh. well. have Il your way.
Penny"
she went into the dining room
and sat down az the big walnut
table. While Bertha prepared
breakfast Elaine smoked . ciga-
ret and drummed her fingers On
the table. The room held her
amused attention. IT. furnishings
were 90 stiffly Victorian. 20
bIatantIy ugly that they intrigued
her. And yet the proportions OF
the great high-ceilInged old room
were excellent
Wouldn't Il % screamingly
funny" Elaine thought, IL John
McNeIn and | should fall IN love.
really seriously. and decide 70 live
here and do the old house Overt
IA bring q decorator out from
New York and do the thing right
Modified Victorian Leave the
little marble NANTES. But A
couldn't bear TO stay here more
than q couple or months out or
u year. wonder IN John
wou'l BE- hard GO handler"
Again there came back 70 her
q surge OF memories concerning
the good-looking BOY next door
whom she used 70 worship He'd
been Indifferent and unattainable
In those days II would Dc neav-
emily 70 make a slave or him now
and punish him for that l6-year-
old indifference. Suddenly ~
seemed 70 her TO BE- the only thing
worth doing.
Bertha came IN with the tray
then. serving the meal with pact
flying words and gestures. ~ one
would step around . handsome
cat that one wished 70 mollify.
Then. when there was nc more
for her 20 do. the old servant
went our or the room and climbed
20 the third floor by means or the
back stairs. she must warn Mr..
Duncan that there was another
person In the house 70 menac
him.
TO her surprise. Duncan Hunter
was lying on his bed asleep. and
looking as rested and Al undis-
turbed as be had looked a. q boy.
Bertha Gibbs closed the door or
the room and went down 70 the
kitchen again
(To Re Continued)
, 1935-09-26
Corpus Christi After Tourists

Up In Corpus Christi the townsfolk are in q fervor
Of enthusiasm.
we want winter tourists" is the slogan that Is
heard on every street corner.
Public mass meetings are being held at which the
religion Of the tourist Is preached and converts
sought.
An advertising fund Is IN the process Of being
raised, to ten the story Of Corpus Christfs winter
attractions throughout the land.
, 1935-09-26
Dinner Stories
A N WAY
Ito he Continued)

THAT'S ONE WAY
"A workman had been drawn ON o.
federal grand jury. and didn't want
10 serve. When his name was called,
he asked Judge Pollock 10 excuse
him. we are Vry busy at the
shops" said he. and ! ought 70 be
there"
$50 you are one or those men who
think the factory couldn't ret along
without you" remarked the judge.
mo, Your Honor" said the work
or. X know ii could set along with
out me, but ! don't want them TO
find II out"
Excused" said the judge.
, 1935-09-26

HOLLIS, Okla. tFp-A powerful
telescope with a 1O-inch reflector
was built by Earl Newberry super
intendent OF Gould Okla schools.
from parts OF an old automobile. a
bit OF galvanized iron and a piece
OF ore and one-quarter inch glass
10 inches In diameter.
, 1935-09-26

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, 1935-09-26

I've seen the rise and ara now seeing the decline
OF the American theatre. IT'S frightfuily sad. I've
known the time when 400 companies were starting
out from New York every fall. Charles T.. Dazey,
dean of American playwrights.
, 1935-09-26

IMMM& 1 ~
muTH W00D80M. pRetfJs hAmh-
1mrk. nnekn rufmwe fr0m N storm
ln mm ella ufnms h0mne vEi1h a blme
door In che little town Of WoKah-
vflle. The queer old cnretnker.
nEnTn1 ".nns a.so S""
ELAINE cHALMERa wAsss
faiis IN eve VIA JOHN McNEILI-
tns yoanE man next assE. 80 =
m Flnin~
Elaine. nr GrnyrnBtls College.
Vows I y . sorority @ss1ang 90 VIA
mewsnL sac pinas 10 10 10
worthwhile. JEAN. receiving = ief-
slrl N the ga BANTER hoass a.
q take. He loves her. however
ens ssss e"Ii.d ~ ~
tosrn.
John leaven N nste % ezslnnn-
tlon g husn. y. , bs Snh. - =
rons away an disEunt. havInE
found her out. sisepis.H; gses
" a-a. snlf-anished suicide
nsfe. she follows tine peraon who
a Mzisssn ~ nTNcTN
HUNTER. EInine's uneie. who hna
2 nn59s 80. ar - i've
and ~ prove MA sanity ieEaily-
wow co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XIV
--.,a 20 g.
80 sa-vsca long ago silas
u~-- 80 ronted his trains
rHn- go .owr ana huilt An
snrnsin~ denot One could reach
800 rs.tss ~stv an through trains.
hsrdshin-
from q Pullman coach
M q O'Clock Tuesday morning. q
beautiful girl. wearing expensive
ly simple travel clothes ana "A
alert expression, tipped the porter
and looked around Tor a taxi
when a driver presented himself
she indicated half q dozen paGs
az her feet ana ohIecteu cI'sgas'
The siias hunter mouse ~ oa
neio aSennei
Thus Elaine Chalmers arrived
for her campaign 10 win Jonn
McNeill's heart
When the taxi turned In az the
Hunter gateway the appearance
OF the place digmayed her.
she rot out and the driver piled
her hays around her on the porch
ana Ieft her there Almost be-
fore her knocking had died away.
tha door opened a crack and n
wrInkIed old face peered out
49,. ~~~,.,raa -pennvfR
err - "a IA Rartha N sur.
800 - vas com-
trr ~ hara / ami Come nelp
- 80, ,hsss hars IN Aren't there
an ofhar servants here Al air"
- $50 a. 80
, 1935-09-26
Flashes of Life
lBy The Associated Pressl
Kicks Misfortune

NEW YORK; Peter DaSchon-
owicZ, World War veteran. had
one compensation for the govern
ment's l7-year delay In recogniz-
ing his heroism In action near
Scissors.
He's out Of the army now. and
no one bawled him out for having
q button on his coat u~ntastened
while Col. Albert s. Williams pin
ned on the Distinguished Service
medal.
, 1935-09-26

Lady: What After me giving you
a whole cake. you refuse To saw up
the wood as you promisedf
Beggar. On. no. lady. Not refuse
/ lust can't do III. / spoiled the
saw cutting ND your cake.
, 1935-09-26

JACKSON, Mich. - Where do
you lock in7" Captain Fred Bouch-
cher asked a bewildered convict
at the Southern Michigan prison
II dunno" came the reply. AN
these cells look alike 70 me-"
The prisoner produced his
handkerchief, bearing his number.
and the prison director solved the
lost" problem.
, 1935-09-26

hardly be true. Two Eirls Am the
house nc once. both calling them
selves Elaine Chalmersl She said
aloud. But you're the real onei
Yes. you're the real onel"
Certainly I'm real" replied
Elaine. made cross 10y the queer
remark. MY head couldn't ache
like this N 1 weren't real"
II mean" explained Bertha.
growing more excited. that the
other ones m pretender and a liar.
she's fooled me-"
what other onef" asked
Elaine blnnkly.
"The one that came the night
OF the big rain. claimin' 90 be
you"
Claiming 90 he met What
utter nervel What did you do
with herr"
II took her An" Penny said.
land gave her your ROOM"
Penny. you old fooll DO you
mean you're that simpler"
IL don't see good any more"
Bertha explained Am self-defense.
There was your letter sAyin'
you'd be here for a rest And
there come this Girl. almost on
the heels OF H. She's been here
ever since"
do you meal she's here nowf'
asked Elaine Chalmers. incredu-
lousy.
Yes. Upstairs She had her
breakfast and then she went mp
stairs. She keeps pretty busy"
Elaine. who had been sitting on
the edge OF q chair. jumped 60
her feet excitedly. Phone the
police. Penny No. you haven't
a telephone. OF course Waltz I'll
20 get the police myself"
Something within Bertha's
brain came &c attention nj that
word police" The amazing stu
alton OF having two Elaine Chai-
mers contending for her recogni-
ton suddenly became Al nothing
70 her. The only thing that mat
tered was the unhappy man on the
third floor who padded desoIately
from room 70 room and could not
sleep.
ITO the angry girl pacing the
a. door with revenge IN her eyes,
Penny said pla~catingly. The one
upstairs ID q nice quiet little
thing"
Then why Is she here7 What's
the idea?"
Bertha rubbed her chin and
answered honestly. That 1 can't
say. Miss-Miss Elaine" IL was
confusing 70 shift suddenly 10
calling this one Miss Elaine. even
though she was the rightful
owner or that name. indeed II
was oil confusing. and worse.
She said. II hope you'll forgive
me for being taken IN like that.
Though I'm not such q fool ~ |
look Mr.. John vas taken In,
too"
Elaine grew quietly attentive.
You mean John McNeill?"
"Yes, Miss Elaine. The Cir
tainted the day she came and
called him 70 help me carry neE
upstairs. Ever since then we've
both called her by your name"
Does he see her often7" Elaine
asked. This was important
WELL" replied Penny reluc.
family. I'D say hes seen her
every day since she's been here.
Sometimes twice q day"
"Hitler's great aunt"
What say7" asked Bertha
Il said plague the mckl'
Elaine retorted. She mad visions
or an unfulnlled VOW. and herself
the laughing stock or the Terrible
, 1935-09-26

Didn't Ask Dad
PHILADELPHIA - Charles Ed
win Fox Jr.. ~, who wanted 70
be q Boy Scout answered al the
questions until he reached the
last one.
And who" asked the examiner
with a grin. lis Scout commits
sioner OF Philadelphia"
The boy rackCA his brain. No
luck.
The answer was, Charles Ed
win Fox. Sr."
Young Fox became a Scout any
way.
, 1935-09-26

II want a book. please"
Eyes, madame. Something Nght?"
"It really doesn't matter. 7 have q
car"
, 1935-09-26

In my opinion II Is the beginning Of q long and
one OF the bloodiest and cruelest periods the world
has ever known. General J. M. D. Hertzog. South
African premier. referring TO the ltalo-Ethiopian
crisis. m
, 1935-09-26
One<minute Pulpit


Set me ms a seal upon thine heart,
as a seal upon thine arm: for love
is strong as death: Jealousy Is cruel
as the grave: the Goals thereof =
Goals or fire. which hath O most We
hement flame.-Solomon's Song 8:6.
, 1935-09-26
Washington
Glance

the American neutrality law there Is
an obvious feeling In washington
that IL win be exceedingly difficult
for the United States To keep clear
OF q Inrge-scale conflict, II Ii breaks
out on the other side OF the Atlantic.
ulustratively, although the stock
market. In general, Is jittery over
war mutteringE, stocks In COM
JAMES engaged In the manufacture
terry.
The conclusion is unacceptable that
folk believe such stuff win be shipped
regardless OF the law. II there Is .
sufficient demand for II.
Law Ends March 4
The law. II IA 70 ~ remembered,
IN rood only until next March /.
Then. unless II I'm re-enacted or a
substitute for III "a adopted. Ameri-
can munition makers viii be back
IN their Old free-for-alI basis.
And II. by that time, q gocd-sized
war II raging III Europe and III Afro
European waters. the temptation for
America 70 profit ny It undoubted-
Not alcne will bIr manufacturers
See a chance for huge profits.
Unemployed workers viii recog-
nize An opportunity 10 be reabsorbed
into Industry. EMPLOYED workers
viii ~ counting On higher wages.
Farmers will foresea greatly advanc-
I'd crop prices.
All win Desire 70 Benefit
Thus. IA All probability. labor and
agriculture will be with the outright
munition makers i'm opposing an
American uolicv OF overly strict neu-
tralitv.
Undoubtedly they viii not. as ear
" As next March, Be clamorinR for
Yankee participation IN al overseas
struggle. but II IS good betting l. at
they win Be wanting TO benefit BY
IL.
The demand for participation, II
Ia an equally safe gamble. will fol-
low in due course
Warfare. somehow. Is contagious,
anyway.
II Hitler Joins
Abvxsinia cannot greatly signify 10
Uncle sam.
A war between England and Italy,
however. would create a bilious sit
uation. still. even such a war would
mean no more than the bottlinR I'D
Of italy In the Mediterranean, which
would not especially concern Uncle
Samuel.
But Washington,s war, navy and
state department experts cannot be-
reve that MuEsolini Is preparing to
match forc2 with England without
an understanding with Hitler. That
would not let italy out of the Medi-
terranean and Germany has not the
might do scme damage 70 london BY
THE aviation route. but not enough
"a Be decisive.
yet Germany and italy combined
could attack France. on land and
from the air and by water. very ef-
f@CTiW@lT. England. In ENmE case,
certainly would have 10 come TO the
Gallo defense on terra firma.
=
How war Could Spread
That would Be- quite q war, but
by no would II exhaust the
possibilities Of complications.
Russia hates the nazis like pois-
on
All the s~traterists I meet in WASH
inRton are agreed that Moscow
never would miss N chance to strike
at Germany from the eastward,
with the Teutons fighting France
and England on their western from
tier.
Which would give Japan an ideal
, 1935-09-26

Establish clear connection be-
tween a passage making an abate-
ment and the preceding assertion.
, 1935-09-26

He "Ch0O8eu1" TnRV a
OKLAHOMA CTTY-Blind Sem
ator +. p. Gore, who plans to run
next year 70 succeed himself,
watched" the horse races az the
Oklahoma state fair. and incid-
entally picked a couple OF win
nerN.
, 1935-09-26
More Milk May Stop
Sudden CramP in Leg

Editor. Journal Of the American Medical Association.
and Of Hygeia, the aiealth Magazine
When you 60 to bed at night. or set up In the morn
ing. and feel a sudden ramp In the calf OF your leg.
quick forceful extension Of the Leg may relieve the
pain. But when this occurs time and again, you can't
dismiss the trouble BY this simple remedy.
You should have your doctor examine you for such
serious possibilities as intermittent claudication," or
occasional limping. and arterial disturbances In which
such cramps commonly occur. The doctor can ex-
clude these ailments by examining the condition Of
the blood vessels, the color reactions. and the rela-
tionship Of your pain to the effort which brings it on.
Sometimes the cramps are associated with q defi-
cheney Of calcium in the body. Il u the type OF de-
ficiency that occurs particularly from overactivity
or severe fatigue.
One investigator measured the amount OF calcium
present In the blood OF persons suffering from
cramps. and found that practically al showed q
shortage OF this important mineral substance when
ever the cramps occurred.
Many people who suffer these muscular cramps
have varicose. or swollen. veins. In these cases. the
giving Of calcium In fairly large amounts. and m
increase In the amount OF food containing calcium,
such as milk, milk products, buttermilk, cheese, and
50 on. tends to bring about relief.
Other investigators have found that the taking Of
small doses Of diluted hydrochlcric acid tends 10 bring
about relief Of the symptoms.
ee
Another investigator found that a good many peo-
pie may be relieved Of these cramps by breathing into
a paper sack. Apparently this mobiles the alkaline
reaction OF the body.
Sometimes such cramps In the legs are associated
with deficiencies OF the blood itself. including q low
ering in the number OF red blood cells and q de-
fciency in the total amount Of red coloring matter.
Obviously. anyone who suffers frequently from q
symptom Of this type ought TO have q complete ply
steal examination. including . study Of the blood and
its chemistry. Treatment naturally win b directed
to overcoming any OF the deficiencies found.
, 1935-09-26

How much did the World War accomplish Con-
tentment and prosperity OF the world? Overthrow
OF the kingdom OF Marsa The war 70 end war
the very irony Of the expression answers that ques-
ton. - d.. Mary =. wonsy, president, nj. Holycke
College.
, 1935-09-26

Words of Wisdom
Etraininn breaks the bow, and re-
Taxation relieves the mind-SyruS.
, 1935-09-26

Editor, Journal Of the American Medical Association
and o. Hygeia, the ziealth Magazine
, 1935-09-26

THE old woman was In a quag-
mire OF perplexity. she won
dered II she'd fallen asleep In sn
uncomfortable position and was
having u bad dream IL could
, 1935-09-26

American cranberries we're found
growing wild by the early Pilgrims.
The Washington times., 1935-10-01
S1O9,3O0 FUN D
FOR HIGHWAYS
APPROVED
D, c. Heads Accept 2
New Schools; Razing
Contract Let

Authorization for $109,3O0 in
street improvements, formal ac-
ceptance of two school buildings
and the razing of an old school
building were voted today by the
District commissioners.
Streets to be improved out Of
Bureau of Public Roads money
and the cost of each project are:
Twenty-second Street from Con.
stitution Avenue to E Street. North
west, $22, 500.
G Street Southeast from Fourth
to Eleventh Street, $45,000.
Rhode Island Avenue Northeast
fro mTwelfth to Sixteenth. Streets
on the north side and Fourteenth
to Sixteenth Street on the south
side. $41,SO0.
An addition to the Grimke
School, Vermont Avenue and T
Street Northwest, constructed at
a cost of SCI, ,470 and the new Ana
costa Junior High Sch 1ol, Six
teenth Street and Fairlawn Ave.
nue. Southeast, built by the Charles
H. Tompkins Company, at a cost
of $2296. 400 were formerly accepted
by the Commissioners.
Offer of M. T. Shipp for the
razing of the old Potomac School,
Twelfth Street and Maryland
Avenue Southwest was accepted
by the Commissioners. The wreck
er will pay the District $3.50 for
materials in the building.
The Commissioners were told
that because progress of the local
works program and the reduction
of duties in the relief division, the
public assistants bureau had drop
ped % case workers, supervisors
and clerks from its rolls.
The Washington times., 1935-10-01
LOOKING DOWN THE CANTILEVER STAIRWAY
Jury DOOIIlS Sherman
To Die lin Chair

WORCESTER, Mass, Oct. l
GN.SO Newell Paige Sherman,
26, model youth" OF Sutton, to-
day was doomed to the electric
chair for the murder of his wife,
Alice, %, mother of his two
babies.
A jury Of IL grim Yankees
brought in the verdict of first
degree murder. with it's manda-
tory sentence of death. at 1852
a. m.
The Jurors deliberated nine
hours and 10 minutes before they
wrote the climax to this latest
American tragedy"
The giant Boy Scout leader and
choir singer, who drowned his
wife in Lake Singletary to be free
to WOO Buxom Esther Magill, his
lS-year-old sweetheart. of Purga-
tory Road, WhitinSvine, took the
verdict standing up and without
so much as a tremor.
He walked out of the tense
court room, out of the gaze of
the white-faced jurors, with a
firm step. But when he was
alone in the prisoners dock he
slumped down on wooden bench
and brushed his eyes and said:
81 am innocent, oh, 1 am
innocent"
His lawyers, ]. Fred Humes and
William w. Buckley, announced
Immediately they would file an
appeal to the Massachusetts, Su-
preme Court.
The 223-pound defendant was
awakened from a sound sleep 20
hear his fate pronounced. He had
alternately smoked cigarettes and
slept in the prisoners dock, Just
outside the court room. from the
time his case went to the jury at
ABA p. m. yesterday.
At 1:50 a. m. he was led into
the court room between two depu-
ties to the iron prisoners grill. He
sat there with flushed cheeks as
the jurors filed in and Judge
Thomas ]. Hammond took the