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Evening star., 1936-09-18

QOWu r StICCt, ny
Fourteenth street-all the way home.
She bolted the door Of her upstairs
room and went over to the side win
dow. She sat there quietly, looking
out.
She wondered why she couldn't cry.
A charred pile of leaves at corner
of the garden emitted wisps Of blue
smoke; the trees were almost bare.
It was the middle of Autumn. The
wedding had been set for day in the
early Winter.
And SO Lisa Sheldon had him in
the bag.
HER thin brows drew together and
- her small pale face-so like q
dolls beneath her short, flaxen curls-
frightened for an instant, but the
strained, empty expression crept back.
II she could only cry, she thought.
But she couldn't cry: could only
think-and feel.
It hurt her to think that Lonny
could be taken in by such an obvious
person. There had certainly been
nothing between them before Lisa had
gone away to school. But New York
had ground her smooth-and glossy.
1t had given her pseudo-sophistica-
ton and a slinky sort Of glamour
that had just been too much for Lon
ny, the poor. blighted infant.
Lisa wasn't of the stripe that would
make love to him before her eyes.
Even in her blindness, she would have
noticed that. Even in her blind
ness.
A shadow darkened the earth: the
huge, red sun slipped quickly below
the horizon.
She finally decided to sacrifice
everything on one play. That would
be best. she concluded. That would
be fair. She got up and turned on her
dressing-table light.
The porch vines had lost their
leaves, and, through their skeletal
filigree, Sue watched the quiet street
gloom moment by moment. The old
trees stood still and stark in the
windless air. A patch Of colorless sky
revealed one dim star.
y
WEARING pink. knitted jacket,
w. for the night was cool, she
rocked in the willow chair like some
little old woman. He would be re-
turning any moment now, she was
thinking. y.
In the rear Of the house she could
hear mother and father placidly dis
cussing politics. while Minnie Loo
banged her pots and pans in the
kitchen. A radio crooned softly
farther up the block.
And then she heard him coming.
His footsteps rang hollow along the
empty street. She looked down
dumbly at her folded hands, and
Evening star., 1936-09-18

teristics without anyone In the audi
ence being aware of the deception!
Charles Boyer Is on his way back
to the United States on the Queen
Mary to play in History Is Made at
Night" When Amelia Earhart
espied Ruth Chatterton at the airport
the other day, clad in skirts instead
Of the conventional slacks, she greet
ed her. Hello, sissy" .. Mary Astor
Is bringing suit against an English
publication for attaching her name to
series Of stories without permission
Jack Oakie tells the story of
the So ,500-a-week producer who comes
into his office at $50 pm. and says.
well, boys, do I look tired enough
to 90 homer"
X X 4
Gene Raymond drives q car that
matches the blue Of his eyes
Charles Laughton is delaying his re-
turn to Hollywood because of his
hatred Of paying two sets Of income
tax. BY the time he is through pay
ing England and the United States,
he'e lucky II he has enough left to
pay his boat fare back to Britain
The speed limit on the R-K-O Radio
lot is 5 miles per hour, but every
one, including Katharine Hepburn.
Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers and the
cop on duty, exceeds 1t.
X X II
Jean Muir and Gordon Oliver are
extremely interested in each other,
and it looks as though Jean has ter
minated her engagement to Richard
Watts. new York drama critic.
The height Of fastidiousness was re.
Gently reached by a well-known actor
who put shoe trees in his socks.
y y 4
Mrs. Bing Crosby (Dixie Lee) took
her son, Gary Crosby. to see Rhythm
on the Range" before their departure
for Hawaii. When they left the the
ater the youngster said, II didn't like
that show Bit" WHY" his mother
asked. Daddy shouldn't have kissed
that girl" was the criticism.
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Evening star., 1936-09-18
Births Reported.

Charles and Mary Williams. twins,
Roy and Wilhelmina johnson, twins
Harry and Vera Ratcliffe. boy.
Howard and Else Oxley. boy.
Richard and Catherine House. boy.
Phillip and Hazel Miller. girl.
Paul and Elizabeth Hannah. boy.
Herbert and Margo Stratford. boy.
William and Margaret Arbuckle. boy.
Pedro and Virginia Barroga. boy,
William and Edna Becker. girl.
Robert and Anna Staszny. girl.
John and Gladys ingalls,. girl.
Richard and Page Geiser. girl.
Paul and Norma McDuffie.. boy:
Anthony and Charlotte Faber. boy.
Alvin and Lois Gulli. boy.
James and Ellen Nolan. boy.
Francis and Ruby Conrad. boy;
Robert and Sibley Schwenger: boy.
Amos and Bernice Franke: CIR;
George and Frederick Balthts. boy.
Anton and Dorothy Reeb. boy.
Richmond and Irene Gibson. boy.
Alton and Mazsie Pace. girl.
Vern and Bernice Harmon, girl.
Robert and Margaret Duff. girl.
William and Helen Darden. girl.
Richard and Minnie Gray. boy.
Ray and Daisy Wilson. boy.
Roland and Pearl Mitchell. boy.
George and Hattie Gross. boy
Lewis and Lula Scott. girl.
Vernon and Cora Jackson. girl.
Sherman and Helen Robinson. girl.
Preston and Virginia Bruce. boy.
James and Althea Bennett. boy.
Jefferson and Mary Lowe. boy
Leonard and Marie Taylor. girl.
Richard and Mabel Ford. girl.
Evening star., 1936-09-18
ARMY ORDERS,

Green. Lieut.. Col. Fred M, Coast
Artillery, from duty in the office OF
chief. Coast Artillery, to New York
City.
Pinger. Maj. Frank W., Medical
Corps, General Dispensary. U. s. Army
to Balboa Heights, Canal Zone, De-
cember Is.
Shepard, Capt Lloyd, Coast Artil-
lery, Fort Worden, Wash, to Fort
Monroe, Va, December 10.
Hardick, First Lieut.. William L.,
Infantry. to Fort George G. Meade.
Md. upon completion of his present
tour of foreign service.
NAVY ORDERS.
Bureau of Navigation.
Thibault, Capt. Louis F., detached
command Of U. s. S. Chaumont: con-
tinue treatment at Norfolk Naval Hos
pital. Portsmouth, Va.
Canaga, Capt. Bruce L., detached
Navy Department about November /;
to Destroyer Squadron 4.
Day, Chief Gunner Charles B., war
rant officer. detached Naval Acad-
emy: to U. s. s. San Francisco, No
vember
Evening star., 1936-09-18

nothing at all" She laughed, In
order to verify the fact, but her
laughter sounded as queerly as did
her speaking voice.
"You sound funny" he said.
She got up and leaned against the
porch railing. She looked down at
the withered shrubbery, and said:
'Lonny, I've been thinking. I
don't know II I've come to the right
conclusion, but I think I have. i
think we'd just better call the whole
thing on"
He was silent for SO long that she
began to wonder II he could hear the
beating Of her heart. She stole Q
glance at his face. He looked a. he
did after the first time he had kissed
her, six years before and she had
slapped him.
do you feel okay?" he asked Sob
erly.
She said nothing.
LIE GRABBED her by her shoul.
ders.
"Who Is hep" he cried hoarsely.
"He? Why, no one, Lonny.
You know better than that. live
just been thinking. We've grown to
be so different, it seems, lately. I've
really thought about 1t lot. think
it would be best Lonny, you're
hurting mel"
He released her shoulders and
stepped back. His lean, boyish face
stood out in the gloom like some old
portrait.
whats that?" he croaked.
That's the ring, Lonny."
He looked at it blankly.
Sue" he blurted, you can't do
this! You can't do this to me!
You've got to give me O chance.
Evening star., 1936-09-18

mine what claim-if any-the pro-
moter has on the golden stream now
pouring into the Temple Golfers.
II X X
Eddie Sutherland is in Italy trying
to have his four previous marriages
annuled SO he can marry Loretta
Young, an ardent Catholic After
vowing she would never set foot IN
Hollywood again, Dorothy Parker re-
turns with husband Allan Campbell
for 10 weeks writing assignment
in the Wanger studios The bridal
bouquet at Maureen O'Sullivan's we'd
ding party was caught by Anita
Louise's mother, Mrs. Ann Beresford,
who shortly plans a trip altarwards
herself i. Enrol Flynn complains Of
a crick in his neck, contracted getting
in and out Of his trailer.
X X *
Robert Benchley is planning a short
entitled How to Play Bridge" with
one or all of the Marx Brothers as
his partner. Incidentally, I have
proof that Harpo Marx can talk
During one performance In the recent
vaudeville tour of the brothers to try
out the gags for their new flicker. "A
Day at the Races" Chico and Harpo
changed roles, costumes, and charac-
Evening star., 1936-09-18
SACRIFICE PLAY

"CuNN1No for
him? Why,
my dear lady, she's
practically got him
in the bag"
"But what will
happen to Sue?
Poor girl. -.
Sue Billings re-
mained in the tele-
phone booth until
the two women
had left the soda
fountain. She took
out her compact
and glanced at her
face. It was pale;
her distended pu-
pills made her eyes
black; her lips
looked parched.
She powdered her
nose.
Looking straight
before her, she
walked swiftly out
of the drug store.
Evening star., 1936-09-18

We've got to talk this over, honey.
I can't imagine what's come over you.
I'll be back tonight. same time. Wen
talk this over. Keep this ring; 1t
gives me the jitters."
He fumbled with her hand, and
she allowed him to slip the ring
back on.
"Sue-please!"
She pushed his arms back. mo,
Evening star., 1936-09-18

never looked up
until she heard
him run his hand
across the pickets
of the low white
fence.
He paused at the
gate and squinted
toward the porch.
She began rocking
again. He opened
the gate and came
up the short brick
walk.
"Lo, baby he
said casually. He
seemed restless, she
t h ou 6 h t, and a
trif1e embarrassed.
Hello" she re-
piled In q voice she
scarcely recognized
as her own.
X y n X
LIE CAME up
beside her and
took her hands in
- ~ AL
Evening star., 1936-09-18

Lonny, we must approach this in .
rational way" She added, Thoughts
fully: you come back and we'll talk
1t over. It's really very serious de-
cision-'
She could hear his frantic footsteps
far down the street, long after he
had passed from her sight.
And now, knowing he would come
back, she discovered she could cry.
Evening star., 1936-09-18
Deaths Reported.

Margaret Powell. 81. 1928 N st.
Ida v. Brown, 81 bb3S 5th st.
Charles A. Hall. 76. homeopathic Hos
George Hasselbach. rs. Providence Hos
Jennie Broverman. II. 113 7th st.
James Reilly. Sc. 334 14th st. Sc.
Leach v. Anderson. 81. 1881 @ st.
Blanche r. Birch. 80. GARFIELD Hospital
Isaac W. Katz. 81. 1922 14th st.
Lee Brown 81. 800 Massachusetts ave.
Lucy NJ Smith. so. Emergency Hospital
Robert. J. FARRELL. "a. Walter Reed Hos
william T. Crittendon. 2. Children's Hos
Mary L. Nash. "A. 21s 9 st. s.w.
Anna N. Scott. 81 Ct. Elizabeth's Hospital
Annie Brown. Al. -Gallinger Hospital.
Elizabeth Gaines. II. Freedmens Hospital.
Evening star., 1936-09-18

the agree m e n t
was Joyful | y
signed. Shortly
afterwards, Hayes
W e n t bankrupt.
and Mrs. Temple
bought back the
contract for $2S.
A few weeks later,
Shirley sign e d
with Fox Fill n
Corporation and
bounded almost
at once into the
million = dollar
class Of wage
earnerS. 1t is diff
hcult to deter
Evening star., 1936-09-18

loosely built young man, with mel
ancholy eyes and dimple in his chin.
Whats the matter with you?" he
said nonchalantly. Your hands are
as cold as ice"
"Why, nothing" she quavered;
Evening star., 1936-09-18

signed her to q contract whereby ne
minimum Of four and a maximum Of
five days a week. Anything the starlet
earned over this sum was to be di-
vided between them on $3.50 basis.
In those days, $40 and $50 a week
was big money to the Temples, and
Evening star., 1936-09-18
Shirley Temple Faces
Lawsuit by Promoter
SO Per Cent of Child Stars Earnings Claimed
Under Agreement Made With
Mother at Start of Career.
BY SHEILAH GRAHAM.


OrYWOOD September Is NANA)Shey Temple threatened
with Jack Hayes who claiming cent
earnings under agreement made with her mother
barely out Of the cradle Hayes spotted the
q whereby $40
Evening star., 1936-09-18
Civilian Decorations

Manchukuo has decided to create q
new set Of decorations to be conferred
on civilians for distinguished services.
Evening star., 1936-09-18

Over $l3,375 was collected Ia Lon.
don In one day for playing del6k
The Washington times., 1936-11-24
openly glad to have the field left
clear for them.
Off to Coast

That assembly for the wedding
was a brilliant sight as was the
reception afterward. There was
a heavy Sprinkling of army and
navy uniforms, of diplomatic rib
bons. It was the seasons most
important wedding.
Little Wallis Warfield went off
with her commander-husband and
I saw little of her after that.
Sometimes when she came for q
visit we would all get together.
Commander Spencer was stationed
in the West and she got home
rarely. I thought the marriage
was successful. We had reports on
Wa1lis's popularity with the Navy
crowd out in Coronado.
During the next few years, Wal
lis spent some time abroad vaca-
tioning with Mrs. Merryman, her
aunt. or she visited in Washing
ton. But with the Navy crowd
that meant little. I was surprised
when, I heard Of her divorce years
after the wedding.
How is it that an American girl
from Baltimore Uent to Europe
and met and c1ptivGted a King?
The Countess de NiesycholUSk1 tDill
tell Washington Times readers in
the nert i11StGllment tDhy it is
natural and fitting that Mrs. Simp-
son should be entertained by Euro
peGn royalty, associate tUith the
croDn heads of Europe. -. 80.
The Washington times., 1936-11-24
BY DAVID p. SENTNER
Copyright 1895, by international
News Service)


LONDON, Nov. 24.-Mrs. Wallis
Warfield Simpson is planning
minor alterations at her home in
Cumberland Terrace in anticipa-
tion of doing considerable enter
tanning this winter, it was learned
today.
Mrs. Simpson, who has returned
to Cumberland Terrace after a
weekend at King Edwards coun-
try home, Fort Belvedere, with her
aunt, Mrs. D. B. Merryman, of
Washington, D. c., is deyoting par
ticular attention to her dining
room.
Modern Decorations
She has relieved the austerity
OF the rooms oaken walls and
wrought-iron fixtures with several
new pieces Of furniture.
Mrs. Simpson is inclined to
light, modern decorations. Her
fashionable flat in Bryanston
Square was done in this style, with
the lviing-room walls in pale,
apple-green and those Of the bed
room in aquamarine blue.
Similar color schemes in hang
ingS and covers are now being
worked out in the eight-room house
she leased from Mrs. Cuthbert
Stewart until the end of May.
Has Picture of King
The drawing-room walls and
hangings are now a delicate green
with a hint of gray, and the wal
The Washington times., 1936-11-24
DRIVER FREED
ON CHARGES

HYATTSVILLE, Nd, Nov. "a,
Charges of reckless driving and
driving while drunk, brought
against George Hiser, 1925 Mon
roe st. N. w. by County Policemen
Warren Peake, since suspended,
and Arthur Brown, were dismissed
by Judge George B. Merrick in
Police Court here yesterday.
Hiser was arrested on Halloween
night, after he had failed to make
a turn, and his car became trapped
in the street car tracks at Rhode
Island Avenue and Barney Street
in Brentwood.
While he was trying to get the
car out, Chief Of Police E. w.
Markward Of Brentwood came
along and was helping him. Then
the two county officers drove up,
arrested Hiser and brought him
to Hyattsville, where he posted
$178.40 collateral.
The reckless driving charge was
dismissed today when Defense At
torney Louis LebowitZ pointed out
there was nothing illegal in driv-
ing on street car tracks.
The Judge dismissed that count
and ordered q trial on the drunk
charge. This was dismissed when
neither of the arresting officers
appeared to testify.
The Washington times., 1936-11-24
Velvet Pumps

Somehow the thought of Balti-
more without Wallis was a doleful
thing. She brought such light and
color and gaiety to the city.
Her trouSseau had everybody
green with envy. Many of her
things came from New York and
they set our styles for that win
ter.
I remember a pair of black vel
vet pumps she had for her trouS-
seau. They were specially made.
That reminds me I should tell
you Wallis Simpson has the most
beautiful feet, ankles and hands
have ever seen. And she was al
ways to keep her feet perfectly
shod. Notice some of her full
length photographs now and you
can see how lovely they are.
Whether she is wearing low
heeled walking shoes or high
French heels, her feet and ankles
are something to admire.
The Washington times., 1936-11-24
ADVERTISEMENT
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The Washington times., 1936-11-24
" to RedecOrate
House for Parties

nut furniture has been covered
with green satin. The room is
lighted by crystal chandeliers.
The bedroom walls are of pas
tel shade Of oyster pink with bed
hangings and curtains to match.
The bedroom furniture is of light
ivory wood painted in Semi-flor-
entine style. A cocktail bar has
been built into a stone-floored al
cove on the second story.
On Mrs. Simpsons dressing
table is a picture of King Edward.
This detailed description of the
house where the King is often a
visitor was supplied by a close
friend of Mrs. Simpson, who in
variably attends her parties.
The Washington times., 1936-11-24
HAPPY RELIEF
FROM PAINFUL
BACKACHE
Caused BY Tired kidneys

Many Of those gnswing, nagEinR, painful
backache0 people blame on colds or strains
are often caused by tired Hdneys-and may
bo relieved when treated in the right way.
The kidneys are Natures chief way of taking
blood. Most people pass about pints day OF
about pounds Of waste.
If the Is miles of kidney tubes and filters
don't work well, poisonous waste matter stays
in the blood. These poisons may start nagging
bsckaches, rheumatic pains, lumbago, leg pains,
ling, puhness under the eyes, headaches and
diz1iness.
Don't waitl Ask your druggist for Doan's
Pills, used successfully by millions for over 40
years. They give happy relief and will help the
Is miles of kidney tubes flush out poisonous
waste from the blood. Get Doan's Pills.
The Washington times., 1936-11-24
Group 10 Present
Thanksgiving Fete

Employees Of the Department of
Agriculture, enrolled with the Mu-
sic and Theatrical Guild Of the
agency tonight will stage a
Thanksgiving concert in the
South Building Auditorium.
The entire membership will
don Pilgrim costumes for the
fete, and the choral group will
render Maunder's Song of
Thanksgiving" as a feature offer
ing Of the evening.
Robert Frederick Freund will
direct the concert, with Victor
H. Neal at the piano. Admission
will be open to the public.
The Washington times., 1936-11-24
Nose Never Shiny

Night after night have seen
her dance all evening and at the
end her coiffure was perfect, and
nobody ever saw her nose shiny.
Of course she made beautiful
bride. 1 am amazed at some of
the statements have seen printed
from some of her bridesmaids.
Some of them seem to think there
was nothing unusual about Wallis,
nothing to fascir ate king.
They say that now. But in those
old days they must have admitted,
at least to themselves, that she
was the acknowledged belle of Bal
timore.
I know that many a young Bal
timore Miss breathed sigh OF
relief when she heard Wally speak
her marriage vows and saw the
girl safely married off.
I know many of them were
The Washington times., 1936-11-24
Maryland Crops
Up Two Per Cent

COLLEGE PARK, Md, Nov. "a.
Despite the setbacks of a late
spring and an unusually dry sum-
mer, the combined indicated yield
of all important crops in the
State of Maryland this year will
be approximately two per cent
higher than the ten-year average
between 1921 and 1880, according
to a compilation by the Maryland
Crop Reporting Service.
Favorable weather conditions
during October permitting a ma.
turing and harvesting of late
crops was given as the chief rea-
son for the increase.
The Washington times., 1936-11-24
PdrdOned Convict
In trouble Again

PARIS U.N.SO.-A man who,
by diving into a shark-infested sea
to save little girl, earned a par
don and release from Devils
Island enabling him to return to
France before his 10-year sen.
tence had been served, is shortly
to come up for trial again at AK
en- Provence.
He is Louis SchosSmann, and
he has an adventurous life.
During the war his conduct was
heroic. He was badly wounded
The Washington times., 1936-11-24
7Cldl tdSIlneSS on thanksgiving
personal whiskey recipe of family of distiers!

self over one of those oldfashioned looking stills they
used to have those days. And as for Pa Wilken-his
personal experience comes to something than 20
whoeyears. Soyoucan easysee there's splentyo
for The Wken Family's own family recipe being just
about the fastest whiskey you ever yet come across
And in regards to Thanksgiving just like to tell
you before forget We've had folks tell US time and
again how real easy this Famiys Recipe of ours rests
on their stomach. just thought this was something
you'd appreciate knowing considering the hearty eat
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The Washington times., 1936-11-24

ADVERTISEMENT
The Washington times., 1936-11-24

Pa Wilken always declared how Thanksgiving
ing the day of tasty home recipes-was one day when
you've just got to feast fat juicy turkey and The
Wilken Fanily's own personal whiskey recipe. This
Famly's Whiskey Recipe of ours, on account of its
extra tastiness and extra mdness, fits into Thanks
giving eating and drinking like nothing else.
You see the W1ken Family Whiskey is really some
thing pretty special. don't imagine there's anything
like it anywheres around. For it happens we've been
family of whskey making folks ever since anybody can
remember. Thinking back, still mind the time whenI
used to watch my old Grandpa Wlken busying him
The Washington times., 1936-11-24

and finally pensioned off. He re-
turned to his old life and in 1928
was sentenced to 10 years at
Devils Island on a charge Of
criminal assault and theft.
Free, he returned to France, bO-
came a Salvation Army lecturer
and then a male nurse. Then, al
Nice, he found trouble again.
The Washington times., 1936-11-24
A 1O9-Yard Kick

In 1902. Douglas, Of Tennessee,
standing eight yards behind his
own goal line, booted the ball with
such force that it next touched
the ground exactly on the Glenn
sor goal line.
The Washington times., 1936-11-24

The wedding was solemnized in
Christ Protestant EpiSc pal
Church. Everybody socially promi-
nent was there, and hundreds
stood on the sidewalk for a
glimpse of the bride.
Many Of us regretted that Bal
timore would see little of Wallis
after her marriage. We knew mar
riage into the Navy might mean
the other side of the world for
her.
The Washington times., 1936-11-24
MRS. SIMPSONS WEDDING
TO SPENCER BRILLIANT
By THE COUNTESS NANINE DE NIEZYCHov
AS told to Vera Brown

Syndicate.
The Countess, beautiful Baltimore society OOmGn, Uho
6ves aOith her titled husband IN Detroit continues her
"reminiscences of Wallis WarfieId Simpson.
They played together as children IN Baltimore. Then
NGnne UlGn married of the foremost GernoGnPOsh
titles and her friend of other days is to marry the
aOorlds most eligible bachelor King EdaOard VIII.
So Wallis Warfeld home to Baltimore to be married
There much talk Everybody excited about the
poets of the United States getting into the
There many parties both Washington and Baltimore
for Wallis and her handsome ofcerance He very hand
in his uniform and everybody agreed Wallis would be
addition to any Army Navy She could fit in place
gracefully