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road and glimpsed the little traffic station her heart beat wildly. Draw ing the outfit to a stop she asked the alert ofiicer if the Eureka police had telephoned.
 "Yes, that report came in. But Speddon drove through here sev- eral days ago and there wasn't any woman with him."
 Martha paled. How do you know? Are you - are you sure?"
 Absolutely. That week we were looking everybody over on account of Kidnapping up in Ta- coma. I looked in the record book and found Speddon's name and his license number. He was okayed through-and nobody was with him."
 (TO Be COntinued)
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CHAPTER XIV

The burly attendant took one look at Marthas pretty, troubled face, and needed no further encourage ment. In swift movement he reached beneath the cash register and brought out revolver. Three long strides and he was at the side of the coupe, swinging open the door.
 "Come on," he said, nudging Meals shoulder. Get out of therep
 opened his eyes, found himself staring into the ominous barrel of the station attendants revolver.
 whats the idea?" He sat up straight, looking first at his as- sailant, then beyond at Martha Britain. What is this, joke?"
 "No," the husky young atten- dant mentioned. T said get out of there, and 1t isn't any joke. " He spoke over his shoulder to Martha. "You better call the po- lice station. I can't leave here or I'd take him down for you"
 Meals eyes widened unbeliev- insly. Police station? Look here"
 "No back talk, buddy. Hold quiet a minute" A huge hand tapped the bulge in Meals coat pocket, drew out the revolver he had taken from Martha's coupe, ..Now just sit down on the run ning board there while the lady phones for nice big taxi.
 His expression ludicrous with astonishment, Gerry Neal dropped ignominously to the running board of the coupe. He saw Martha taking down the receiver of the telephone inside the glass en- closure beyond the gasoline pumps. "See here, you fool, that girl has misled you. You've nc right to-"
 "Button your lip" the attendant interrupted. No doubt about 1t he was enjoying himself as he had never enjoyed himself before. In his excited brain danced sweet visions of newspar r headlines maybe a reward for capturing a dangerous criminal.
 Neal fell silent. Though he was inwardly raging he knew now that he was helpless. This giant idiot wouldn't listen to reason - and Martha had already telephoned the police. Casually he asked his captor's permission to reach into his pocket for cigaret. h. stead, the younger man inserted one of his own between Meals lips and lighted it. I'm not" he ex- plained, taking any chances"
 It seemed to Martha that she had hardly turned from the tele- phone when a siren-screeching po- lice car rolled into the station lot She was grateful for the despatch of the Eureka police because, to her annoyance, she found she could not face Meals ironically amused gaze sHow he must despise me!' she thought-and then added quickly
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oDoR TO WARN MINERS

Rochester, N. Y. - (UP) - Some day skunks may be extinct. but not their odor. Scientists at the East man Kodak Company have manu- factured a chemical called "butyl mercaptan" which has the same odor. Organic, it Is to be used m mine shafts to warn of fire.
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LONGEVITY FORMULA MILD

San Jose, Cal - (UP) - The for- mula for longevity of Jesus Anda- sola, who has just celebrated his Tooth birthday, does not vary much from the ordinary. Drink Q little, smoke, a little and don't work too hard" he prescribes. Nine of his IA children are living.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-11

VENUS travels an orbit inside that the earth There fore when nearest she directly in line with the sum- Snd see side Mars travels orbit that lies outside our own and we eok away from the s ta see as M neAssst approach, and we. see its full lighted fae&
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PUPILS FINGERPRINTS
 SOUGHT

Lorain, Ohio - (UP) - Police Chief Theodore Walker has asked permission to fingerprint all of the citys 11,00O school children. He made the request, he said, after learning that fingerprints had been used to identify victims of the New London, Texas, school explosion.
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birth rate. In 1892, 30.2 per cent
babies were born to every thou
sand. In 1885, the rate had
dropped to 23.1.
One Italian paper has figured
out this means the loss to d Duce
of IS army battalionS.
Herr Hitler and Herr Goebbels
are discouraged in the decrease
of little Nordics for future goose.
stepping. In Germany the birth.
rate has steadily declined. from
% in 1922 to 1879 in 1885. Even
Japan is worried over a 10 per
cent drop since 1922.
Only in Russia is the Stork work.
ing overtime at bringing in bat.
talions of little Reds.
IMPORTANT ITEM
Democratic countries aren't as
worried as relationships over the
slowing down of the stork's ACTIVE
ties. DictatorshipS have to take
into conSideration-by the size Of
their armieS-whether they are to
stand or fall.
| Cdu IL NC pOSSlUlS IIldG GIIe TO-
vival of the old Greek play
"LysiStrata" has made women
think seriously concerning the fate
of these precious little gifts from
the Stork?
Curious, how startlingly modern
the argument of AristophaneS.
written over 1000 years ago, seems
to be today. ''Lysistrata" ex.
presses the popular desire for
Peace. In the play. as the men
can do nothing, the women take
the question into their own hands,
occupy the citadel and bring the
citizens to surrender by their own
methods.
Copyright. 1887. by King Features
Syndicate, 1nc.)
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The stork seems to be indulg-
ing in q "Sit-down" strike among
those with the richest cultural re-
sources" who are failing to re-
place themselves from one gener-
alton to the other. DR.. Edwards
added:
Lawyers and judges fail by n
per cent to have enough children
for replacement: clergymen fail
by 2 per cent, and bankers by IL
per cent.
LAG BEHIND
Authors, editors and reporters
fail by "a per cent In the stOrk
marathon. On the other hand
farmers have 80 per cent more
children than enough for replace
ment, and labOrerS in industry
have an excess Of 10 per cent.
1--WE can only speculate on the
political and economic cOnse-
quences Of the situation. 1t Is
certain that for some decades to
come, the new voters will come In
disprOpOrtiOnate numbers from
the Iess-privileged elements-the
Southern tenant farmers and un'
skilled labor"
Even from the lands Of the die
tators on the other side Of the At
lantic, where the big bosses de-
mand bigger and bigger families
for their armies, that faithful old
bird, the stork, is tagging behind
in fetching in the "bambini" and
Idle kinder"
The grand council of Italy'S Fas-
cisti has just approved a seven
point program to increase 1taly's
population. Promotions for fathers,
marriage loans, state doweries, big
family bonuses, are used to tempt
little more activity on the part
of the Stork.
Like all western nations since
the war, Italy faces a declining
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Dear Mrs. Beeckman:

Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
my husband and 1 are building
a home. We would like very much
to have a hOusewarming. 1 do not
know how to word the invitations
nor do / know whom we
should invite. You see, our circle
of friends is very large, and we
have a great many relatives also. l
know it would be impossible to
have them all at one gathering.
Then, too, it would be a mixed
crowd old and young.
"PleaSe give me a form of mvl-
tatiOn. Do you think we could split
the crowd, and have one crowd
one evening and the others the
next evening?
would It be best to have buff
fet supper or should plan to serve
the refreshments?
SHOULD the guests bring gifts
for the new home, or should we
ask them to omit presents?
How soon after we move into
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When Manners Are Correct - ByNr'

'lower right corner. Then use the
two inside pages as one, and write
down the two pages:
"JOe and I are giving a house
warming on Saturday evening, the
first of May, at 8 O'Clock, and it
would make us very happy If you
and Jack would be with us to
chriSten our new home. Do come!
Cordially,
BETTY"
Or your invitations may just as
correctly be sent as notes, written
like the form suggested above.
Yes, it would be entirely correct
for you to give a series" OF house
warnings. This is very often
done in the circumstances you out
line in your question.
I am sure that you will find 1t
vastly more convenient, and
more fun. to plan to serve your
supper buffet fashion. People
are now so used to this informal
type of service, and they enjoy
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PATTERN
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in combining a softly tied collar
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Pattern 1923 is available in sizes
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TUE vogue for wooden buttons,
l. bag tops and belt buckles
makes these wooden compactS all
the smarter, and suitable for any
tailored spring costume. They
have several other features to
recommend them too. One is a
slide catch. which simply slips
back to release the top, and makes
it practically impossible to break
a fingernail in the opening of the
case. Another is the good mirror
that is inside, and still another
the fact that the compacts are
in three woods, or in combina-
tions of these finishes; walnut,
maple or natural wood, so that
you can match them up to what.
ever wood accessories you have,
They are ultra light, and are the
loose powder type, with a fine
gauze for the powder to sift
through. They sell for 81 each.
For names Of stores showing
the items described here, call
District 1000, Extension 459,
during business hours. or write
Miss LavilIe at The Times, en-
closing stamped, self-addreSSed
envelope.
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|M::&;:~'''':.I!,
WILMA LAVILLe
Lalique-Type Glass

G60H, but so much more
" colorful than Lalique,
said the woman who was adj
miring this new decorative
glass, when 1 compared 1t to
the famous French make. And
indeed it is, for most Lallque
comes in dull tones, while this
very similar American-made
glassware is in deep blues, tur-
ouoise and other heavenly
tones that will lend charm,
supplementing the beautiful
shapes and designs. And, of
course. as this glass is made In
this country, the prices are
much, much less, ranging from
$3.50 to ST, and all the pieces
are rather large. 1t is most
effective, with designs of birds,
flowers, geese in flight, leaves,
and so on. There are bowls,
plates, jars, some of them suit
able to be made into lamps. 1t
is all translucent but not trans
parent, and has the most
beautiful cloudy effects. A
pair of jars made into lamps
with suitable shades would be
beautiful in a drawing room.
1t will make grand wedding
gifts, but when you see it, you
will want some for yourself.
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Beauty
Requisite for
Charm
BY DONNA GRACE

Everyone knows the girl VINO Is
favored with real facial beauty
may have some slight advantage
over her palmer sisters, but we
know, too, the old-fashioned
phrase, Beauty is only skin
Deep" has long ago been relegated
to the limbo land of dodos. Any
plain girl can be beautiful, II She
will just express her own natural
charm.
Charm is always beautiful. 1t
is the power that allures and tas'
cinates, and the best thing about
it is any girl may possess this be-
witching attribute.
There is really nothing intan'
gible about it, and we think we
had the definition put in a trite
way by one of Hollywood's famous
producers, Mr.. Mervyn LIE Roy.
In one of our talks with this
interesting man, we asked him
what he felt was the most impor-
tant requisite for the success OF
q screen actress, and without a
moments hesitation he said, sym
pathy."
"Any face can be made up to
look beautiful before the cam
era," he said, "but the innate
sympathy and feeling is the
girls own personality, AMI with
out that she will never be q sue.
cess as a screen player"
He believes the screen portrays
the mind and thoughts, so one
must have that quality Of being
affected by the state of another
with feelings correspondent in
kind.
It is nice to hear such senti
ments expressed by one whose
work and training have been re
sponSible for the success Of SC
many well-known performers, and
also to know that quality may
be developed in any one OF us.
We must begin with good man
nerS, and we believe nearly every
young girl is considerate and kline
with her associates now. There IS
indeed, a vogue for the refined
feminine type. Even the modern
costume will call for the culture
and poise we like to associate with
all nice girls.
The voice is so important, and
that, too, can be easily cultivated
If we would Just listen to the
sound of our own voices, many OF
us would find cause for improve
ment.
one of the worst faults to be
found with the speech Of many
young persons is careleSsnesS
They are naturally refined, but In
their enthusiasm to be heard, they
neglect to pronounce the words
correctly and often let the Volct
become much too loud and harsh
Singing will help to place the tone
where it belongs and give one q
sustained smooth quality that IL
so enchanting to the listener
Here are some of the things yOT
know, but may forget: Don't say
"woudgah?" when you NEAR
"wOuld yOu?" Always remembel
to say "you" and not "yeh." Som'
slang may be acceptable, but i
will not add to ones charm Y
say swell, lousy, yeh-bet, gimmi
nuts, I'll say and tell"
There is always a better word
and when you find you must us'
slang to express yourself, you maI
be sure you need to increase YOU
vocabulary. You will not b
prudish if you speak correctly a.
all times, and it will soon be YOU
natural speech.
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Jour new home should this house
warming be held? K"
The easiest way to send these
housewarming invitations is to
write them as you would write a
tea invitation, on visiting cards.
If you and your husband have a
joint card "a Mr.. and Mrs. card) i,
this is perfect to use, whether it
is a single card or double "a
folded one. If it is a single card,
you write:
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Kane
HouSewarmIng
Saturday, May First
Eight O'Clock
Two Home Place
If you haven't these engraved
cards, you may buy plain white or
cream double cards Called In
f3rmals" or informal message
cardsO, write Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Kane in the center of the first
page, and the new address in the
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SOMETHING decidedly new in
- the way OF charm bracelet
"a wrap-around bracelet that
goes around your wrist five times,
and has everything from the kit
chen stove to an automobile on
it. To be exact, there are about
70 charms, and there are so many
different things that tn ey
scarcely repeat themselves in the
circuit. You can get them in gold
or silver metal, on good sturdy
chain, and go tinkling about to
your hearts content. It's grand
way to get started on this charm
bracelet idea, and to be sure you
have more charms than any Of
your friends. The idea seems to
be going on and on, gaining mo-
mentum all the time, so if you
haven't joined the ranks, now is
the time to do so. These long
chains of charms sell for SIS, COM
plete with their 10 charms.
x *
nAINTY-DRY is the name of
II of a deodor1nt Which is nice
in itself, and is all the nicer be-
cause of the bottle in tDhich it
comes. The bottle has a shaker top,
much like a salt shaker, and you
merely Sitt a fen drops into the
palm of your hand and apply it
under your arms or wherever you
Ddnt to stop eTceSSiDe perSprrG-
ton, or to deodorize perSpirGtion.
1t is pleasantly fragrant, and
should be used after your bath.
At first you t0ill need to use it
every other night, and as the
need dimtntSheS. you may need to
use it only t,Dice week. 1t is
harmless to healthy skin, and
mill do no harm or cause no irri-
tGtion if you tolloU the simple
directions. 1t is colorleSS, and tDill
do no harm to your clothes if you
let it dry before putting on night
goUn or dress. 1t is of unusually
high grade, is made BY an er-
cellent house and sells for 81.
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FaVOrite

Our favorite for today was sent
in by Mrs. Mae Hill, 1O1 Holly
Ave-, Takoma Park, Md. 1t was
one of the six winners in last
weeks contest. She suggests il
with calves liver.
ONIONS SUPREME
Remove the skin from medium
small onions. Wrap each with a
strip of bacon and secure with a
toothpick. Sprinkle cracker crumbs
over the bottom of the casserole,
arrange onions on the crumbs.
Salt and pepper add tiny piece
of garlic and cover with milk.
Sprinkle top with crumbs and a
dash of paprika. A sprinkle of
grated cheese may be added.
Cover and bake in oven set at
$50 degrees for As minutes or until
the onions are soft.
The neW contest is a cooky
competition. For your fGUorite
recipes The Washington Times
IS Offering sir cash prizes of one
doltGr each. The 1UinnerS lDill
be published daily in The Times.
Mail your entries before April
II to Miss Jean Green, Fuuorite
Recipe Contest Editor. Your
recipe may be one OF the
tCtnnerS.
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rice Fairfax Asks Has Stork Gone SitDown Strike?
Even Tempting Bonuses
Fail to Bring Desired
Birthrate Gains
Rv REATRICE FAIRFAX

Famous Authority on Problems Of Love and Marriage
Dr. Newton Edwards University of Chicago professor Of
education said he upper classes in the United States
steadilv losing ground to the less privileged
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Economical
One-Dish
Meals
By JEAN GREEN

It is the one-dlsh meals that
allow simplified menu planning
during the spring cleaning ses-
sions. These dishes blend all of
the food elements that nutri-
tionists feel should be included
for a well-balanced meal.
Proteins. carbohydrates, is,
minerals and vitamins are found
in these savory connections if they
are really to be called one dish
meals.
Many of the canned foods can
be combined for these dishes.
Ready to serve spaghetti, canned
soups and baked beans can form
the beginning Of many savory cas-
serole dishes.
In preparing these dishes, often
the ingredients can be measured
into the casserole early in the
morning and the dish placed in
the refrigerator until time to
bake in the oven.
There is an infinite variety OF
these dishes. The types of sea.
sonings are most important.
If you have diced leftover meat
on hand you are In luck.
QUICK VEGETABLE PIE
2 cups of diced veal
2 tablespoons of butter
3 tablespoons Of flour.
| medium sized can Of vegetable
soup
Mashed potatoes
Brown the veal in butter.
Sprinkle with flour and mix well.
Add the vegetable soup and cook
until thick and boiling. Pour into
a casserole and cover with a layer
of mashed potatoes. Cook for
about Is minutes in an oven set at
375 degrees.
Canned whole kernel corn can
be glorified. Combine with NAM
burger, season with cream of To-
mato soup.
CORN STEW
l medium onion
u green pepper
2 tablespoons OF butter
/ pound of hamburger
l medium sized can of whole ker-
mel corn
can of cream of tomato soup
l teaspoon of sugar
l teaspoon of salt
2 tablespoons of flour blended
with tablespoons Of cold water
Cook the onions and green pep
pers in butter for five minutes.
Add the hamburger and brown.
Add the corn, cream of tomato
soup, salt and sugar. Simmer for
20 minutes. Add the blended flour
and water. Cook until thickened.
Serve on toast or over fluffy
boiled rice.
Rice is favorite for the one
dish casserole dishes. In this
recipe "a cup of tomato paste and
"a cup of water may be substituted
for the canned tomato soup.
BAKED RICE WITH CHEESE
l cup of rice
"a teaspoon of paprika
2 tablespoons of chopped onions
2 hard-cooked eggs
% cup of grated cheese
l chopped green pepper
4 tablespoons of olive oil or butter
y cup of seasoned tomato soup
Wash the rice and cook until
tender in 4 cups of boiling water.
Drain. Add the grated cheese and
the paprika. Brown the onions and
the green pepper in the olive oil
or butter. Add to the rice. Add the
chopped eggs and pour into the
casserole. Top with the tomato
soup. Sprinkle with bread crumbs
and bake in a moderate oven for
| Is minutes.
HAM HOOKS WITH GREEN
DEACNS
2 pounds of green beans
6 potatoes
2 pounds of ham hooks
Salt
Wash the ham and remove the
skin. Cover with water and steam
for l p hours. Add the green beans
and potatoes and continue to cook
for As minutes. The flavor of the
beans is elegant and all mem
bers of the family will be prompt
for dinner.
FaVOrite
Our favorite for today was sent
in by Mrs. Mae Hill, 1O1 Holly
Ave-, Takoma Park, Md. 1t was
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By Mrs. Cornelius BeeckmlGN

Iserving themselves. End it makes
everything so much easier for the
hosts.
There is no graceful way of ask
ing guests not to bring gifts. 1t
is assuming too much. Better to
leave the choice with the guests
let them do as they wish.
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TIP?

TIP!
Dear Mrs. Beckman:
els it proper to tip the owner
of beauty shop when she herself
does the work for her patrons?
"a"
There used to be a definite rule
about this. that when the owner
of the shop did the beauty work"
for us, we didn't fee her or him.
Now this varies. And the only
way we can ascertain the
owners wishes about this is to
offer the fee. and see what hap
pens.
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NO WARDROBE IS COMPLETE this spring without
jauny cape costume and chic This
particularly smart sheer wool with crepe max
ing long sash which put cevery in in front little
round collar and tie for the lines the too The
dress simple enough suitable and smart for any day.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-07-10
Sport
 Stunts
BY PAP

The New York Giants may now go about their business of defend- ing the National League pennant they won last year. Carl Hubbell's two streaks the first, his 24 straight wins, and followed by his being knocked off the mound six times running-have been pretty much of strain on the entire team. So the lads heaved a sigh of relief when King Carl finally climbed back into the victory column at the expense of the high-flying Cubs.
 Hubbell's losing streak was even more surprising than his victory string. Just why the great left handler should suddenly be shorn of his ability to fCol batters after the Brooklyn Dodgers upset him for the first time since the middle of last season may always be mys- tery.
 To the average person it seemed quite clear that Hubbell was ever baseballed. Nothing serious, noth- ing that vacation away from the ball park wouldn't cure But Man