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Evening star., 1936-07-05

door. well / never heard the like"
she confessed frankly. "Why wouldn't
~"
Her caller shrugged his young shoul-
ders. "Just suppose for instance that I
was really trying to sell you washing
machine. What would l say? I would
say that I didn't have anything to
sell. When l told you had nothing to
sell. you would grow suspicious that
was trying to sell you something and
you would call your dog or slam the
door in my face"
The woman laughed. You're really
awful young" she began. Ito be -"
Jefferson Davis Pope flushed.
Don't" he begged. II know what you
mean: One summer doesn't make -
I mean one swallow doesn't make a
summer. That every cloud has silver
lining. That mans worth while only
when he can smile when everything
goes dead wrong"
The woman shook her head. There
was hint of admiration in her denial.
She came out on the little porch.
That - that isn't what started to
say Mr.. - MIR. -"
Pope"
my name is Raider" the woman
said. land I'm almost sorry that I
really don't need a washing machine.
The way you made me feel about
slamming the door and being short, I
mean. 1t shows that there is big diff
ference between statesmen, doesn't it?
IL mean," she smiled and nodded,
''you must sell a lot of washing ma
chimes, young as you are, with the way
you have of getting around people"
Jefferson Davis Pope stared at her.
Il must admit" Mrs. Raider went
on with another admiring shake of her
head. that you took me in for min
ute or two. Longer maybe. You - you
were so vehement. But l suppose
that's just the way you expert sales.
men interest people"
Her caller opened his mouth. Lis
ten, he began hoarsely.
Selling is an art; there isn't any
question about that" Mrs. Raider
continued. II know if you had rung
the bell and talked like most of the
statesmen that come around, wouldn't
have listened to you for two seconds.
But that is just what you said, wasn't
it? You turn everything to your ad-
vantage. But that's what makes you
Evening star., 1936-07-05
His First Day
Continued from puss eleven

his battered felt hat and bowed
ironically.
Go ahead" he invited the dim
features.
The eight inches became foot.
Jefferson Davis Pope smiled grimly.
The larger opening showed him a
rather tall, dark-haired woman of
forty. The invitation had obviously
perplexed her.
GO ahead what?" she asked.
Jefferson Davis Pope waved his
hand airily. Take your choice" he
invited her with what he felt was
sneer. "Any of the usual pleasant
little courtesies. Slam the door. Call
your dog! 1t makes no difference to
me-"
The eight inches became twelve.
II don't understand"
"You WILL" Jefferson Davis Pope
assured her. I'm washing machine
salesman. I'm supposed to be standing
here radiating personality and mag
netism. I'm supposed to be telling you,
with a four-inch smile, that you are
one of few representative women
selected by the company represent
to try out our new and revolutionary
type washer. Well, you're not! tell
the same story to every woman l
meet. The idea is to make you believe
it is some sort of survey. But it
isn't! The big idea is to get washing
machine into your home for ten days
with the hope that we can talk fast
and smooth enough to make you keep
it. Of course it happens to be the best
machine on the market, but what of
it?"
The door wavered. Behind it the
woman seemed to waver between
amusement and perplexity.
Il -" she began.
II know what you're going to say"
Jefferson Davis Pope assured her
savagely. You're going to say that
you have a washing machine. Of
course you have. Everybody has a
washing machine. Nobody needs
washing machine. And that's just
swell with me. Sounds funny. doesn't
it? But you must realize that if were
really trying to sell you a washing
machine, you wouldn't be standing
there looking at me as if | were a
normal human being Now be honest.
would you, ma am?"
The woman took her hand off the
Evening star., 1936-07-05
Mosorins Section

Today at a party in a garden. no
matter how big, women are just as
likely to wear tailored summer clothes
and garden hats as they are those OF
organdy or chiffon and picture hats,
and all men wear country clothes.
A very pleasant fashion coming into
vogue is that of being at home in the
garden on several successive Satur-
days or Sundays, or possibly on
several days in the same week. The
object of this is obviously to show the
garden when it is at its very best, since
there is a period when most gardens
are just little more beautiful than
they were or are likely to be at another
time. The invitations are usually
written briefly on visiting cards "at
home in the garden" (or other similar
wordinO and then the dates and hours:
Mon. Wed. and Sat.
July 2O-22 rs
between 5 and 6 o'clock
But the usual invitations to really
formal garden parties, by the way, are
semi-engraved or else written in the
third person on note paper.
At this point would say, in answer
. to those many who have written about
gardens too small in which to give
parties, that it is impossible to
imagine any garden too small to serve
as setting for hospitality of the most
charming sort. In one of our great
cities there is a very simple little
house less than eighteen feet wide. Its
back yard is naturally the same width
but about twenty feet deep. Against
the fence surrounding it the vines are
tackled fiat. and at the far end a
painted vista gives an illusion of
distance.
There is tagged space next to the
open doors of the living room and an
awning drops down, hiding the sur
Evening star., 1936-07-05

had met MIR. Minch, Jefferson Davis
Pope thought of the Whee! sales
trainer from a new angle. Not as the
veteran of the Whee! Roll of Honor
but as complacent individual sitting
back in soft leather chair. his legs
free of shooting pains. his mind un-
bruised by slamming doors and bark
ing dogs. smugly preaching the doc
trine of keeping everlastingly at it.
=. Five o'clock.
A man can think of lot of things in
fifteen minutes and Jefferson Davis
Pope thought of them all. Above all,
he thought of striking out, of lashing
back. OF licking the wounds inflicted
by slamming doors. SNUG men with
out shooting pains below the knees :.
And why not, he argued. He was
through. He was washout! What had
he to lose? A man was entitled to his
own self-respect. He might be ter
rible flop as a salesman but that was
no reason to be flop as a MAN. The
phrase pleased Jefferson Davis Pope.
He muttered it aloud. A MAN! AN
HONEST MAN. And there was one
- and only one - completely satisfy
ing way to achieve that manhood. Get
it back the way it had been lost!
Young Mr.. Pope raised his eyes
from his shoe-tops for the first time
in fifteen minutes. His mild blue orbs
which in turn had registered mag
netism, radiant interest, detection,
and despair now blazed with the reck-
lessness of rebellion.
"I'll show them" he told privet
hedge which stretched along beside
him, with smile he knew to be
crooked. His one regret, as he found
an opening in the hedge and turned up
soft red brick walk, was that the
coming interview would not be wit
j. messed by all past female prospects.
, Jefferson Davis Pope thrust his
thumb deeply into the black button
of the bell. He kept it there, with
savage insistence, until he heard the
rapid click-clack of approaching foot
steps As the door began to open, he
made no attempt to don the warming
smile of magnetism or twist his lips
into an expression of radiant per-
sonality.
& AS the customary dim face appeared
IN the customary eight inches of aper-
ture, Jefferson Davis Pope removed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-09
THE VOICE OF
Broadway
By Louis SObOl-
Down. Memory Lane !
with FEC MURRAY

with FEC MURRAY
(Fe0 Murray tDriteS and car
too1lS the unbelievable facts
about the Hollywood noUie COL
ony and here tells some OF his
collection of oddities concerning
the screen stars
Charlie Chaplin, who has
has probably made more people
laugh than anyone else who
ever lived, has the words "ha
ha" in his name.
Lewis Stone was once a col
Onel in the Chinese army.
Eleven years ago Sally Rand
wrote in Harry Carey's guest
book. "SOme day you will see
my name in electric lights"
Leon TrOtsky, one Of the
founders of the Soviet Republic,
once appeared as an extra in a
picture starring Clara Kimball
Young. Now TrOtSky is an exile
and Clara is an extra.
Warner Bakers appendix is
on the left side.
Lionel Barrymore was once
kayOed by John L. Sullivan.
John Barrymore owns a real
dinOsaur egg.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-09

With good proportions any
figure can be lovely. Granted,
your structure was handed down
to you, but you make your own
figure. Perfect measurements, of
course, are based on build, but
there should be in all figures the
same proportionate difference be.
tween bust and waist and bust
and hipline.
In general, if you have normal
weight with a six to eight inch
difference between the waist and
bust measurements, and hips
which do not exceed the bust by
more than two inches, you have
the foundation for beauty. You
may not live up to your figures
possibilities in posture, poiSe or
grooming, but you have the max
ings of beautiful figure.
The 1885 Venus recently chosen
by Earl Carroll is proportionately
the same as the goddess who
made figure history. Marie Davis
is the blond model who was pre-
sented with crown of beauty this
year. She is five feet six inches,
weighs 118 pounds, and is beau.
tifully proportioned: Bust, "a;
waist, 26, and hips, SO inches.
That's streamline! A 39-inch hip
measure would have ruined her
chances.
Miss Davis figure is further
slenderi1ed by a waistline eight
inches less than the bust. There
is no place in fall fashions for a
tuhby waist. Any waiStline that
cannot claim six inches less than
the bust measurement is out
NODDED, for the tunic has super
seeded last years swagger, and
even the fur coats are fitted.
Your weight may be good and
your measurements out of line
with symmetry. Or, your weight
may be excessive and your meas.
urementS fairly proportionate
Diet changes weight; exercise
alters measurements.
You can change your measure
ments through exercise without
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-09

reducing your weight, or you can
reduce your weight through diet
without changing your proportion.
ate measurements.
The three pivotal measurements
are bust, waist and hips. The
true hip measurement is taken at
the bulkieSt portion to include
the derriere. Make note of your
measurements for comparison at
the end of 80 days.
If you will exercise systematic
cally you can lose from one to two
inches at the waist, reduce the hip
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-09

posing for some publicity photos
in Sequoia National Park
The Great Dane is Harold
Lloyd's favorite kind of a dog.
He once owned IS of them.
Thirteen is Eleanor Powell's
lucky number! She was born in
1913; her name has IS letters;
she decided to make dancing her
life work when she was Is years
old; she never lives in a house
or takes a room in hotel unless
it has the number Is in it; and
she arrived in Hollywood to make
Broadway Melody" on the 18th
of the month and was assigned
Dressing Room No. IS at the
studio. Eleanor wears a blonde
wig in some scenes in Broadway
Melody of 1885,"
Douglas Montgomery received a
fan mash note written on a post
card and marked Strictly Conf
Dental"
George Brent was a dispatch
carrier for Michael Collins during
the Irish rebellion in 1922. A pipe
which he was carrying in his
breast pocket once saved his life
when it stopped bullet.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-09

; The theme shown above from
the first movement of Franck'S
symphony in D Minor" follows
the main theme. 1t rises to trium-
plant heights in a mood of exul-
tation.
Lieut.. Charles Benter, director
of the U. S. -ravy Band, is taking
40 picked musicians out on a seven
weeks tour, returning sometime in
the latter part of October. In the
meantime the musicians that are
left in Washington and musician
students of the Navy Band School
will give concerts at the Navy
Yard.
The Navy School Band, under
the direction of James Thurmond,
will give the following concert to-
night at the Navy Yard bandStand
at 1880 o'clock: March, "Eldorado"
(Herbert overture, "Leonore"
Beethoven; cornet solo, Bride
of the Waves" (Clarke), played by
C. w. McReynoldS; waltz, South
ern Roses" (Strauss); medley of
Victor Herbert's Favorites" (Her-
bert); Southern Rhapsody" (Hos-
mer); excerpts from Entrance Of
the Gods Into Valhalla" (Wag-
ner); ballet music from Faust"
(Gounod) "Marche Slav" (Tchai-
kowsky).
The New York Hippodrome
Opera Company is continuing to
play grand opera performances to
Sold-out houses. According to
critics, the performances are pass
ably fair from an artistic stand
point. There is a deep significance
in the fact that passably fair per-
formanceS at movie prices of ad-
mission are drawing full houses.
These audiences do not attend to
get glimpse of diamond tiaraS
sparkling in the diamond horse
shoe.
The management of the New
York Hippodrome Opera Com
pany is one of the few groups
Of opera enthusiasts that believe
that grand opera can be sup
ported without a deficit supplied
by wealthy persons. They have
proven their contention in a
most practical manner. What a
blessing it would be if music
lovers could be convinced of the
fact that symphony orchestras
and opera companies do not
necessarily have to bear the
stamp of approval Of those who
make social affairs of such con-
certs, in order to be artistic and
satisfying.
-VoTE AuERIcAN
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-09

Anita Louise is left-handed in
everything she does except writ
ing her name.
Jimmy Ellison lassoed a 612-
pound trout by accident! CWhile
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-09
French Fires Checked

CANNES, France, Sept. 9.-The
wind shifting to the south has
forced the forest fires that have
been burning for several days
away from the American and Eng
liSh villas on the coast. Barring
another shift, they are saved from
what seemed like certain destruc
ton.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-09
3 Thugs Beat Man,
Take Suit and SAG

Jumped by three colored men
near his home early today, James
Lynch, 1925 Clifton st. N. W.,
was dragged into an alley, badly
beaten and robbed of his money.
watch and clothing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-09
Rotary Will Hear
Sir Harold Speak

Sir Harold Hartley, of Great
Britain, chairman Of the Interna-
t1onal Executive Council of the
World Power Conference, will
speak at a luncheon Of the Rotary
Club today at 1890 p. m. at the
Willard Hotel.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-09

AnOCher PROOF CnaC America is
becoming muSically-minded is re-
vealed in the name of a race horse
that won a race last week. The
name is Symphony. What han
dicap that horse would have Ia
bored under if his name had been
Largo instead!
With the outdoor concerts at
an end in New York city, Larry
Barnhart seized upon the oppor-
tunity to bring music to the
masses last Sunday afternoon in
Central Park. Without any pre-
viouS announcement, he descended
upon the band shell with a piano
accompanist and began to sing
old favorites such as "Old Black
Joe," Home on the Range" and
Garry Me Back to Old Virginia. I"
Second to Paris, New York is
one of the easiest places in which
to gather a crowd. Soon Barn
hart had several thousands in his
audience and a helper passed out
song books. The crowd enjoyed
the sing so we'll that he promised
to return next Sunday afternoon
for another sing.
Mr.. Barnhart might render a
great service in New York by 60
ing around the streets and inject
ing a Sing" among the large
crowds that always gather to
watch the daily matinee perform
anceS of foundation eXcavators.
Such a sing would give welcome
relief to those spectators who find
their muscles cramped from watch
ing the steam shovel prima
donnas.
The U. S. Marine Band, Capt.
Taylor BranSon conducting, will
give the following concert tonight
at the U. S. Capitol at 7::30 o'clock:
overture, Roman Carnival" Der
lioz); Finale from Concerto for
Violin and Orchestra" (Men-
delssohnO played by Albert Schoep-
per; intermezzo my Lady Bro
cade," (Ketelbey); cornet solo,
"Carneval of Venice" (Clarke) ,
played by Robert DeHart; first
and fourth movements from
"Symphony in D Minor"
(Franck); concert waltz, "Lettre
de Manon" (Gilet); Overture, SOL
enelle 1872" CTSchaikowsky).
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'Y%%%a;z$$%|,t~st11 .
BY IDA JEAN KAHN

King Features Syndicate, 1nc)
With fashions silhouette adherng to the figure symmetry
is all important It doesn't matter you feet feet
inches tall but it makes big difference you have "a
inch bust with 40inch hips-and symmetry!
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line and improve the bust contour,
by the time you recheck your
measurements.
Yours for symmetry :.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLE
REGIME
Breakfast
Orange juice Glass
Melon
Coffee, Clear
10 A. M.
Banana
Luncheon
String BeanS-One Cup
Stuffed Tomato Salad
(Reducer's Mayonnaise)
Canned Apricots
Hot Tea
$3.50 P. M.
Hot Tea Lump Sugar
Dinner
Vegetable Plate
Carrots, Asparagus, Broiled
Tomato
Pineapple, orange, Banana Salad
(Reducer's Mayonnaise)
Note: The vegetables are served
plain, without butter. Take
nothing for granted. Do not add
bread or anything else to this
menu.
Your Dietitian,
IDA JEAN KAHN.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-09
WOr" Of Music


Theme From First Movement "SYmphonY in D Minor,
by FrdnCk.
IA suggestion prescribing theme
Many teachers appreciation adviSe their pupils to clip and
paste them 3r5 filing cards with the composers at the
and file them in alphabetical orderJ
Evening star., 1936-05-26
Millions Of Jobs
in the
rebuilding of the nation!

tremendous advances in tech
nology sweated out by the part
nership of industry and science,
intensified during the years of
depression the job of rebuilding
America.
The zyay to increase employment is to
create more jobs BY making existing
goods and services constantly better
-greater in 0alne- lovering their
cost, not BY reducing cages but BY
greater efficiency, Advanced technology
and better management. And not only
by thus building better the things of
today but BY pioneering nez0 things to
build tomorroy and BY making all
things more attractive and more
desirable, ave create zeIder markets.
Whoever in this way serves pro-
gress most surely serves America.
u44ng5z~<
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
Evening star., 1936-05-26

THIS MONTH a notable array
of new names is added to the
roll call of ffamousAmerican trains
powered by Diesel engines of
General Motors design - trains
signaling something vastly more
important than a great stride for
ward in railroad operation: the
onyard march of America itself:
Running between Chicago and Los Angeles
new regular schedule of 80 hours IS minutes is the
new Union Pacific Streamliner CRY OF Los ANGELES
powered as all the other trains mentioned here
by Electro-Motive Corporation, G M subsidiary
using Winton- Diesel engines.
Likewise cutting business day from the running
time between Chicago and the Coast is the equally
fast schedule of the new Santa Fe SUPER CHIEF
sped by 5000 horsepower twnun Diesel
! locomotive.
And on the heels of these two announcements comes
thesproposed launching of the City OF SAN
FRANCISCO by the Union Pacific early in June =
companion train to the CRY OF PORTLAND, M-1OOO1,
pioneer 3oA hour train to the Far West well as
new Union Pacific and Burlington trains, to be put in
daily service between Chicago and Denver l6.
hour schedule - approximately 10 hours faster than
present running time
This steady parade of new names finds brilliant
precedent such popular trablazers as the veteran
Burlington ZEPHYR and the TWIN ZEPHYRs in SER
vice between Chicago and Minneapolis M-lOOOO
of the Union Pacific - the FLYING YANKEE of the
Boston & Maine the GREEN DIAMOND Of the
Evening star., 1936-05-26

Illinois Central and the ABRAHAM LINCOLN of the
Baltimore & Ohio-Alton
Not only have these trains established notable saw
ings operating COSTS and savings in running time by
stepped.up schedules - they have spectaculary in.
creased passenger traffic and revenues well.
Yet the real 81 gnificance of these
new-day Diesel trains-with their
modern styling, their air -condi-
toned comfort, their important
savings of time and cost, their
spectacular increase in passenger
revenues extends far beyond
the field of railroading or of trans
portation.
Thew token the limitless posi-
bilities for multiplying jobs, for
creating new work, for produc-
ing new wealth by industrial ad-
vancement = and by the results
already attained, they once more
vividly demonstrate that obbor-
tunity has no ceiling in America.
A vast part of this opportunity to-
day lies in replacing the old with
the new-of putting to work the
Evening star., 1936-05-26

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The Redwood gazette., 1936-12-31

(Dec. 31-Jan. 7-14)
ORDER FOR HEARING ON PETI.
TioN TO SELL, MORTGAGE or
LEASE LAND.
Estate of John Weber
State of Minnesota, County of Red
wood, IS. in Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of John
Weber.
THE STATE OF MINNESOTA TO
all persons interested in the mortgag-
ing of certain lands belonging to said
John Weber. The petition of H. j.
Neumann as representative of the
filed in this court, representing that
it it necessary and for the best inter-
ests of said estate and of all interes-
ted therein that certain lands of said
decedent described therein be mort
gagged and praying that a license be
to H. j. Neumann granted to extend
the existing mortgage on same.
Now Therefore, you and each of
you, are hereby cited and required to
show cause, il any you have, before
this court, at the Probate Court
rooms in the Court House, in Red-
wood Falls, County Of Redwood, State
of Minnesota, on the first day of Feb
the prayer of said petition should not
be granted.
Let this order be served by publi-
cation thereof in the Redwood Gaz-
cite according to law.
WITNESS the Judge of said Court.
day of December, 1886.
COURT SEAL) A. r. A. Laudon,
Clague and Barnes,
Attorneys for Petitioner,
Redwood Falls, MINI. 27-3ts