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The Washington times., 1937-12-16
State Department
Silent on Mystery

G.N.S.) Behind a mantle Of
secrecy, the State Department
pushed forward today its investi-
cation into the strange case OF
"Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Robin
son."
Thus far the investigation has
disclosed only that the passports
upon which the "RobinSons" trav-
eled to Russia as American citi'
zens were obtained in a curiously
fraudulent manner.
How and under what circum
stances they obtained new pass
ports and returned to Europe are
questions which the State Depart
ment thus far has been unable, or
unwilling, to throw any light on.
Ordinarily, persons who have Grim.
inal records are not granted pass
ports to travel abroad.
The Washington times., 1937-12-16
Aid of LaGuardia
Is Asked by CIO

DETROIT, Dec. 16 QN.s).
The CIO today sought to draft
the aid Of New York's fiery mayor,
Fiorello H. LaGuardia, in its cam
paign to organize Ford Motor Com
pany workers. In a telegram sent
to LaGuardia, the United Automo-
bile Workers Union asked the
mayor to come to Detroit some
time after the first Of the year to
speak at a mass meeting and over
a Statewide radio hookup ex-
planning why the progressive men
and women of America, among
the general public, favor the or.
ganization of the Ford Motor Com
pany."
The Washington times., 1937-12-16
MISS EARHART
|. PAID TRIBUTE

A moment Of silence. in memory
Of Amelia Earhart, Americas
most famous woman flyer. was
observed yesterday at the biennial
conference Of the National Wom-
ans Party at the Cosmos Club.
Amelia Hines Walker, the pre-
siding officer, quoted a letter
Miss Earhart wrote her husband
shortly before her illfated Pacific
flight, which read:
Women must try to do
things as men have tried. When
they fail their failure must be
but a challenge to others"
The meeting was held in honor
of SuffragiSt White House pickets
of 20 years ago. More than 80 of
them from all parts of the coun-
try attended the luncheon.
The Washington times., 1937-12-16
Slump Ended
Glenn GrisLUOLd Sees
Business Rise

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 G,NS).
The business recession has hit
bottom and an upturn is definitely
underway, Glenn Griswold. vice
president of the McGraw-Hill
Company and publisher of Busi-
ness Week, told a conference Of
the American Management Asso-
citation here yesterday.
Griswold said business will show
another gair this week as it did
last, the first increase in three
months. BY the end of the first
quarter Of 1888, he asserted, there
would be a more definite rise
which woulc continue through the
year.
The Washington times., 1937-12-16
Chang Says War
Will Be Pushed

LONDON, Dec. 16 Q.N.SJ.
China's determination to continue
battling against Japan was stressed
by Generalissimo Chang -Shek
today in a statement issued
through the Chinese embassy.
Withdrawal from Nanking
does not affect the governments
policy Of resisting Japanese ag-
gresSion," said General Chang.
The Washington times., 1937-12-16
Man Reported
Missing 2 Days
SEEK DEATH LINK

Henry George Newton, 80, Of
1929 Fourth st. N. W., has been
missing since Monday, his wife,
Mrs. Joyce Newton, reported to
police today. Newton had a con.
siderable amount Of money with
him when he was last seen in a
cafe in the TOO block Eighth St.
S. E. His wife fears he may have
met with foul play,
The Washington times., 1937-12-16

firmed today.
Establishment Of a circumstan-
tial case Of TrotSkyist espionage
may lead to execution Of the
"Robinsons," the press pointed
out.
MEASURES TAKEN"
Even the police, however, claim
they do not know the whereabouts
of the couple, who travelled under
American passports that were OBJ
tanned by fraud.
According to information re-
ceived by the editors Of IZvestia,
official organ Of the Communist
party, Soviet authorities have
taken measures to locate and
arrest the couple"
IDENTITY UNKNOWN
Discussing the Robinson case for
the first time, Izvestia said:
"The identity Of the Robin
sons has not been established
despite most careful search by
the United States police.
But it Is significant that,
even before their use of fake
passports was revealed, American
TrotSkyist leaders declared in
newspapers that the 'Robinsons'
were not Trotskyists, but inno-
cent American citizens"
The Washington times., 1937-12-16
FIND MONOXIDE
CAUSED DEATH

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Dec. Is.
A post morten examination re-
vealed that Robert L. Beadles, IS.
whose body was found yesterday
beside the unconscious form OF
Thomas Fountry in the closed
cab of their truck on the Rich
mond Highway, died as the re-
suit Of carbon monoxide poison
ing.
The men were discovered in the
gas-filled cab of the truck By
State Officer E. T. Trice. They
were en- route to Washington from
southern Virginia with a load Of
lumber, and apparently had
parked to rest and left the motor
running,
The Washington times., 1937-12-16
Soviet Police Hunt
"RObinsOn" Pair as
Spies for Trotsky
Espionage Suspects From the United States
Face Execution If Captured

MOSCOW, Dec. 16 S)-Arrest of Mr and Mrs. Donald
Robinson charges they supporters of "Troskysm"
sought by the Soviet secret police it semioffcay
The Washington times., 1937-12-16
PHOENIX HOSE

Silk and rayon mixtures, and
isles. Regular and winter
weights. Neat vertical designs,
figures, clocks and beautiful
solid tones.
The Washington times., 1937-12-16

Think of inning ar income Of 81 200
every year for the rest of your life.
It sounds too good to be true, yet that
Is the grand prize which will he
awarded to the winner of the big
contest, win an Income for Life"
. starting in the American Weekly SEQ
ton Of the January I'd Washington
HaRald. Times.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-06-17

marines were massed as the feature
of mock combat off Naples. The
grand fleet of $50 warships sum-
moned for the maneuverS went
through their exercises at mini
mum speed of 30 miles an hour.
The German registered delight
continually as II Duce pointed out
to him every phase of the sham
battle. Italian officers boasted: "On-
ly Fascist italy can mobilize so
many underwater craft at a mo-
ment's notice"
The day before, GaleazZo Ciano,
Italy's foreign minister, had in
formed the British ambassador, Sir
Eric Drummond, that Italy accept
ed in principle all points in the
British proposals to assure the safe
ty of International naval patrols off
Spain. 1t was understood that the
Nazis had rendered the same ap-
proval.
The three main points of the Brit
ish proposal were: That both Span
ish belligerents be required to give
formal solemn assurances that they
will respect international patrol
ships; that safety zones for patrol
ships be established at certain speci-
fed ports of the two belligerent
parties; and that the four naval
powers engaged in patrol duties
consult each other on measures to
be taken if any of their patrol ships
should be attacked. The Italians and
Nazis wanted the third point to rer-
nit any ship attacked to retaliate
at once. But they weren't insistent.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-06-17

American war broke out, and he
enlisted. A comrade persuaded him
to 60 to Lombard college and he
worked his way through as a bell
ringer, gym janitor and college cor
respondent for the Galesburg Daily
Mail. In college his literary ability
developed and he became editor Of
the school publications. After grad
uation he supported himself as ad-
vertising manager Of a department
store and sales manager of busi-
ness machines firm.
He entered politics, became a re-
porter, and in 1917, Carl Sandburg
ioined the staff of the Chicago Daily
News, where his work has been out
standing.
A rolling stone, a restless jack-of-
all-trades has been Carl Sandburg,
but from the time of his literary
awakening in college, he has writ
ten steadily stories for children,
biography of Lincoln, and hundreds
of poems about the mass of people.
So, if that boy of yours is rest
less, if he skips from place to place,
be patient. Carl Sandburg gained
fame by knowing many people.
many Jobs, many problems.
@-WNU Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-06-17
John D. Rockefeller Leaves
Granddaughter His Estate

TOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, who
- died May %, left his residuary
estate, estimated at $25,000,0O0 in
trust for his granddaughter, Mrs.
Margaret Strong De Cuevas, her
two young children, Elizabeth and
John, and the Rockefeller Institute
for Medical Research. The will was
filed in the Westchester county sur
rogate's court at White Plains, N. Y.
Mrs. De Cuevas lives in Lake.
wood, N. j., and Paris. She mar
ried the Marquis George De Cuevas
in 1927, and is the daughter of the
deceased Bessie Rockefeller Strong,
whose husband, DR.. Charles August
us Strong, is former professor of
psychology at the University of Chi
cago, heavily endowed with Rock
efeller money. He now lives in Italy.
According to the final codicil,
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., falls heir
to the personal effects of Americas
first Millionaire, who wanted to live
to be one hundred and missed it by
two years, dying at ninety-eight.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-06-17

making couple be denied the rites.
Married earlier in the same day
in a civil ceremony performed by
the mayor of Monts. the Duke and
"Wally" left on their honeymoon
and are now at Wasserleonburg cas-
tie in lower Austria.
Sixteen principal guests were
present in the chateau when Mayor
Mercier, pronouncing the English
names with difficulty, and speaking
in French, performed the civil
ceremony and pronounced the duke
and Wallis man and wife. Vicar
Jardine, who had volunteered his
services, recited the solemn reli-
gious rites as prescribed by the
church, the duke placed the ring
on the duchess fourth finger, and
they knelt on white silk cushions
while the minister prayed. Through
out the entire service the famous
organist, Marcel Dupre, played soft
ly. The duchess, who cannot be
called ''her royal highness, wore
gown of Wallis blue and the CORE
spondents privileged to be present
were agreed that she was beau
tiful, gracious and serene woman.
The Chateau de Cande, owned by
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bedaux of
New York, was lavishly decorated
with flowers. Wedding presents
were numerous, of course, and
some of the richest were sent by
members of the British royal fam
lily.
Downing Street, determined that
the popularity of the former king,
heightened by the pathos of his
role of under dog" should not
damage the prestige of the Crown
and the church, asked newspapers
to clamp down on publicity con-
corning the rebel vicar. The post
master general ordered all stamps
bearing the likeness of Edward de-
stroyed. Not a foot of the special
films or newSreels taken at Monts
will be permitted to show in the
United Kingdom.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-06-17

with demure square neckllne IN
front and cunning short puff sleeves.
Not that all party dresses are full
skirted, but the fragile sheers and
gay silk prints certainly do make
up beautifully in full-skirted ver-
sionS.
The gown to the right and to the
left in the picture demonstrates the
effectiveness of sheer material for
the evening mode. The lovely sum-
merry redingote model shows up the
exquisiteness of transparent mate
rials to a nicely. It is designed of
two tones of chiffon-green over yel-
low, with ties at the neckline and
back waistline. A brown orchid cor
sage adds the final accent to an
artful color study.
If there is one type Of dress that
is running away with the honors
more so than the redingote styles it
is the bolero costume. Not only are
the redingote and the bolero i'm
PO1 LdIlL Ady t1lIlC ACd Odt tICJ
are just as significant throughout
the evening mode. Here, to the left
in the picture, is a lovely bolero
dress for summer night. moonlight
dancing under the stars. White silk
marquisette is the chosen medium
for this pretty ensemble. Large
floral appliques on the bolero and
the skirt add color glory to the
scene.
Silk sheers featured for evening
gowns are also suggested in dark
colors, the latest being bold and
glamorous plaid transparencies or
stripes if you prefer. Triple sheers
are also shown in luscious plain col
ors or in exotic prints. Some of the
silk marquisettes are fock-dotted or
embroidered.
Clever and ornate trimmings that
accent the width of swirling hem
lines include bands of contrasting
colors, full stiff ruchings, borders
of delicate lace, sprays of natural
looking flowers positioned effective
ly, also scalloped or picoted edges.
g Western Newspaper Union.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-06-17

Wards and yards and yards of
L enhancing silk sheerS will go
floating and billoWing through the
evening mode this summer. Airy
fairy, vaporous, frothy and trans
parent tulles. nets, organzas. chif-
fons, marquisettes, mousseline de
soies and other as filmy fabrics
have an Importance this season
such as they have not achieved in
years.
The vast yardage that goes into
the making of the new romantic full
skirted dance frocks is almost un-
believable. Certain Paris dressmak-
ers are using as much as forty
yards for single gown-the type
(slim bodice and voluminous skirt
over stiff petticoats) that "us mod
erns" regarded as belonging to
quaint century-past scenes, but
scarcely expected to see revived in
our own day and generation. Yet
here they are dancing before your
very eyes into the current style pic
ture.
The skirts of these picturesque
gowns vary, from foor-touching to
the very new ballerino type. Moth
ing in the way of a dance frock
so startled the world Of fashion this
season as the appearance of the
waltz frock which Schiaparelli
brought forth. Now that we are
getting used to the idea, this SOU
brette silhouette which caused such
a sensation at the openings is de-
veloping into a big vogue among
the younger dancing set. The frock
centered in the group illustrated
plays up the new favorite. 1t is
made of white mousseline de sole
exquisitely detailed with tiny tucks
on the waist and wee buttons that
fasten at the back.
Some of the more informal waltz
frocks are often of printed silk with
perhaps shirred fullness at the waist
line like a girdle or with flaring
pleats in the peasant skirt. The
bodice is neat and slim at the waist
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-06-17

JOhn L.. Lewis TWO eSCdDllSIleQ "A.
F. of L. unions.
The new c. I. o. union would in
clude all types of government work.
ers outside of the military and semi
military departments. Its potential
membership lies between 100000
and 100000.
Meanwhile there was plenty of
action elsewhere on the labor front.
In Chicago, the Chicago Federation
of Labor, an A. F. Of L. associate,
ousted 27 local unions, comprising
a membership of 10000 to 10000,
charging that they had been active
in behalf of c. I. o.
Also in Chicago, Mayor Edward
J. Kelly ordered the plant of the
Republic Steel corporation evacuat-
ed. The company, in the throes
of c. I. o. strike, was housing
non-striking employees in the plant,
that their work might continue;
such housing of employees is forbid
den by city ordinance. 1t was at the
Republic plant that seven strikers
were killed and 80 wounded when
they attacked police on guard short
time ago. 1t was reported that two
who took part in the strikers attack
admitted their group had been or
ganized on military basis, and had
been drilled in practice for the drive
for two days before it was made.
In Detroit, the Ford Brotherhood
of America, Inc, was organized
with a reported 1000 members
signed in two days, as an answer to
attempts of c. I. O.'s United Auto
mobile Workers Union to unionize
Ford. Byrd w. Scott, Ford ma
chinist for 20 years, explained: "The
T. B. A. was started by myself,
John B. Mcdowell, Benjamin Love
and a number of Ford employees
who have worked for the company
from ten to twenty years. The or
ganization was formed because we
wanted an independent labor organ
ization, not one affiliated with any
national union"
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-06-17
GRADUATES SHOULD
THINK OF GLOVES
By CHERIE NICHOLS

Gloves have always been a mark
OF sophistication. If this years crop
OF sweet girl graduates realized
that, there would be a rush for
the glove counter. Most Of the time,
we are so concerned over the big
items, like the dress, that we forget
about the things that go-With, those
little tell-tale touches.
Most schools require a simple,
youthful white dress. The majority
of these are the short-sleeved, gar.
den-party variety. In the prep and
high schools, they are almost infor-
NAL evening dresses. Such formal
ity with no gloves? Your hands will
look much prettier when accepting
your diploma if they are we'll gloved
in snow-white glace kid. There is
such a variety of little short formal
gloves in the shops that you should
have fun choosing the pair that
particularly suits your dress.
And don't forget gloves for the
spring proms. It's not so much
the basic costume as the finishing
that makes a well-dressed woman.
Gloves are indispensable to even
the most divine evening dress. Nude
hands are fast fading out of the
picture. You must look feminine and
romantic these days. And don't you
feel lot more dressed up when
you wear gloves? You can indulge
your taste for long ones or very
short ones as both are correct.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-06-17
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Boiling Sirup-If the saucepan
is well buttered around the top
sirup that is being boiled in it will
not boil over the top of the pan.
Keeping Flowers Fresh-A cou-
pie tablespoons of sulfurous (not
sulphuric) acid added to each pint.
of water encourages buds of cut
flowers to continue growing and
leaves and stems remain greener.
Frightening Piano Keys-Dis-
colored piano keys can be bright
ened by rubbing with soft cloth
dampened with alcohol.
Tinting Milk-When small chill
dren refuse to drink their daily
milk requirements, try tinting the
milk with vegetable coloring.
For Backing Stoves-An old
shoe polish dauber is an excellent
tool for blacking stoves.
Cabbage Cooked with Milk
Two cups milk, six cups shredded
cabbage, one-third cup milk or
cream, two tablespoons melted
butter, two tablespoons -four, half
teaspoon salt. Heat milk and cook
cabbage in it two minutes. Add
milk or cream, flour blended with
butter and salt. Cook for three or
four minutes, stirring constantly.
Storing Tea and COffee-Home
supplies of tea and coffee will
keep their flavor longer if stored
in stone jars.
Cooking Observation-Disclosures is
disliked by some people because
of it's acidity. But this can be
considerably reduced if the fruit
is covered with cold water,
brought to the boil and then
strained before being stewed in
the ordinary way. This method
is only recommended to anybody
who dislikes ordinary stewed rhu-
barb, as the healthful salts are
lost when the fruit is cooked twice.
Cleaning Rubber ROllers-The
rubber wringers on washing ma
chimes can be kept clean by wash
ing with kerosene.
WNU Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-06-17
Foreign Words
und Phruses

Laissez qui je vous 1esponde
CD Allow (permit) (suffer) me
to answer you.
Tout lie monde est sage apres
coup. CD After-wit is every
mans wit.
Sans les injustices des hommes.
CD But for (were it not for) the
injustice of men.
Une mutt sans sommeil. CD A
sleepless night.
Dehors. CD Outside.
Uberrima fides. L.) Super
abounding faith.
Furor arma ministrat. d.)
Fury provides arms.
Ubi jus incertum, ibi jus null
lum. U.) Where the law is un-
certain, there is no law.
Hablen cartas, y callens barbas.
(Sp.) Let writing speak, and
boards (that is, mouths) be silent.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-06-17
CARL SANDBURG NEVER
WOULD SETTLE DOWN

II OM many times have you heard
l. Il someone say, II don't know
what to do about that boy of mine;
it looks like he never will settle
down.? Carl Sandburg was like
that. A boy who skipped from job
to job, and gave his simple Swedish
immigrant parents many worried
hour! He was born in 1878 in Gales
burg, ILL.,. of people who were un-
educated and kindly, simple and
poor. Forced by poverty to go to
work when he was thirteen, he be-
gan the seemingly endless series
of jobs that gave him such true
understanding of the common peo-
pie.
He drove a milk wagon in Gales
burg and he blacked boots in
barber shop. If you could have
looked into the future and said that
some day Carl Sandburg would be
a great poet, they would have
laughed you out of town! He be-
came a scene shifter in a cheap
theater, a truck handler in brick
yard, and then a turner's apprentice
in a pottery shop. Cheap manual
labor, nothing skilled about most of
it! He worked as dish-Washer in
mid-western hotels, a harvest hand
in the Kansas wheat fields, and
carpenters helper. He begged
meals from house-to-house, in ex-
change for blackering stoves.
Hardly promising boy!
Carl Sandburg was learning the
painters trade when the Spanish
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-06-17
Long-Lost Airliner Found
on Utah Mountainside

ON December Is, 1886, Pilot S. J.
" Samson, operating a Western
Air Express liner from Los Angeles
to Salt Lake City, with four passen-
gers, CO pilot and stewardess
aboard, reported by his radio to the
caretaker of the airport at Milford,
Utah, and asked that his position
be checked. His voice was never
again heard. Now after nearly six
months the wreckage of the air
plane has been found high in the
Wasatch mountains, Is miles south
east of Salt Lake City and IS miles
off the regular airline course. So
shattered was the plane that the
largest single piece of debris was
a part of a propeller. Bodies of all
aboard were buried 25 to SO feet
in the drifts of snow.
With rich jewelry shipment re-
ported to have been aboard the ship,
a guard was placed around the
wreckage and given orders to
"shoot on sight" until the wreck
should be recovered; four souvenir
hunters were shot at three times.
Ronald Dyche, of the national for
est service, who aided in the long
search, revealed how close the air
travellers came to escaping death.
eff thew had inst been f1yinp o. feet
higher" he said, they might have
made it over the peak and possibly
reached safety"
Four men, natives of the noun
famous region, accidentally discov-
cred the lost plane; they announced
that they would seek to share ST.
600 reward posted by Western Air
Express.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-06-17
By CHERIE NICHOLAS

It's a daisy, she is a daisy-get-
ting our pronouns somewhat con-
fused-but perhaps it would be bet
ter to study this picture of modish
young miss and figure it out for
yourself. The soft white petals with
fluffy yellow gold centers Of the
most American of flowers, form the
crown of a charming hat by Jean
King. A rough natural straw braid
of circular weave is the brim, and
the hat is worn tilted slightly over
one eye. A Victorian scroll mono
craft pin beautifully wrought in
gold, tunes to the glinting gold high
lights in the straw of the hat as it
clasps a sweetly feminine jabot
made of the daintiest of dainty val
edging. The secret that the young
woman pictured would tell you is
that carefully selected f1attering ac-
cessories play big part in the fine
art of dress.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-06-17
WayBackWhen
By JEANNE
AMERICAS NO. l LOVER WAS
AN OIL DRILLER
BY JEANN e

CLARK GABLE was little differ
~ ent from any other small town
boy. Born in Cadiz, Ohio, in 1900,
and later living in Hopedale, Ohio,
population 500, Clark Gable was a
regular American boy, fond of the
outdoors and all sports. Mother
less from the time he was seven
months old, he was raised by his
grandparents until his father re-
married. He held deep love and
respect for his stepmother.
Like any other normal American
boy, Clark Gable was not sure what
position he would like to hold in
life. He thought for awhile that he
might be an architect, and later
he studied medicine at night school.
Ambitious but poor, he had to work
from the time he was seventeen
years old, and his jobs were as va
ried as his opportunities. He was
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-06-17
Jean Harlow, Blond
Actress, Dies at 26

lean HARLOW, one of the most
- glamorous characters in life to
millions of Americans, died of
uremic poisoning in Hollywood. The
impetuous actress who started the
platinum blonde craze was only
twenty six, but she had known
tragedy. Born Harlean Carpenter
in Kansas City, she came to the
movie capital in 1927. She had been
twice divorced and once widowed.
Her second husband, Paul Bern,
film executive, shot and killed him.
self two months after their wedding
At the time of her death she was
being seen frequently in the COM
pany Of suave William Powell.