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pines any station they had but can't explain exactly
why and she adores evening clothes At time she col
lected Chinese snuff bottles and has very excellent coc-
on but she has given this no finding that her snuff
bottles expensive that it takes all the fun out Of
it. She has wanted considered one and
she to be of those persons who perfectly
content being exactly what she is and the mother Of very
beautiful daughter who is dainty replica Of herself
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Ask Me ~4nother
= A General Quiz

/. The United States census bu-
reau automatically moves town
into the city class when its pop
ulation reaches what number?
2. Which is correct, the vivid
owls mite or the widows
mites?
3. What does the name "Copen-
hagen" mean?
4. How much money is in cir
culation in the United States?
5. What birds constitute the only
wild life in the Antarctica?
6. What was the fastest run ever
made on skis?
Answers
/. Two thousand five hundred.
g. Mites. According to Luke
2ls2, she cast two mites" into
the treasury.
3. 1t means merchants haven.
4. As of August 81, 1887, the to-
tai amount of money in circula-
ton was 1928 ,90l ,587.
5. Penguins.
6. Kjelland, Norwegian ski
champion, attained a speed of
nearly 100 miles an hour at St.
Moritz, Switzerland, on February
16, 1888.
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shown at A. Plan the size of the
mats and napkins SO that the ma
terial will cut to good advantage
and the stripes will arrange them
selves in a pleasing way through
the center of each piece. Napkins
for this purpose may be as small
as nine inches square. Mats are
usually about eleven by eighteen
inches.
Pull out the threads to make the
fringe at the edge as | have shown
here at B. From a half to three
quarters of an inch is a good depth
for the fringe. Save the threads
you pull out and use them for
whipping the edge as have shown
here at c.
Every Homemaker should have
a copy of Mrs. Spears new book.
SEWING. Forty-eight pages OF
step-by-step directions for making
slipcovers and dressing tables;
restoring and upholstering chairs,
couches; making curtains for ev-
cry type of room and purpose,
Making lampshades. rugs, otto
mans and other useful articles for
the home. Readers wishing a copy
should send name and address,
enclosing 25 cents, to Mrs. Spears,
2I0 South Desplaines ST.. Chicago.
Illinois.
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Pattern 5906.

full bouquet. Easy to do, the charm
ing result is well worth the brief
time spent on bit of simple
embroidery. Begin on it right
away In pattern 5906 you will
find transfer pattern of one motif
1874 by ala inches; one motif 5la
by 91z inches; four motifs 3 by 3
inches; color chart; material
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stitches used.
To obtain this pattern send Is
cents in stamps or coins tcoins
preferredl to The Sewing Circle,
Household Arts Dept, ESQ w. 14th
Street, New York. N. Y.
Please write your name, adj
dress and pattern number plainly.
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biggest success. Like Jack Holt,
another veteran, he gets better with
age.
Ethel Norman could have signed
a motion-picture contract any time
during the past four years, but the
popular blues singer preferred to
make just one picture every year or
SO and then rush off to New York
and forget about it. In Happy
Landing" however, she is SO we'll
photographed and her voice so beau
tifully recorded that she has sue
cumbed to Twentieth Century Fox
Establishments and will make pic
lures regularly for them from now
on. Ethel, whose perfect phrasing
has made her many a composers
favorite singer, thus adds one more
chapter to an inspiring career. She
was stenographer, and a speedy
one, who used to get occasional en-
gagements to sing at parties. Taking
chance, she went into a small
night club at very low salary and
within few weeks had contract
to make Warner shorts.
-
ODDS AND ENDS-Sonja Henie has
organized an ice carnirai company that
UiH tour several cities mhile she maifs
for The scenario Of her neaf picture 10 be
mriften Iessica Dragonene is being
tempted by motion picture offers again
Nobody can read Fred Aliens scrinls hut
the comic himself. His lorifilg Is kficro
scope HaHeen O'SuiiipaI hurrisd
back from Engiand 10 play uish Norma
Aearer IN Marie fnfoineffe."
& Western Newspaper Union.
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One Cdr-iOq Stee!s

To most people steel is just
steel, and they could not tell the
difference between mild and
high-carbon steel. But it would
give the average car owner big
surprise to learn that his car
contained more than 100 kinds of
steel. In 1911 about seven carbon
steels and eleven alloy steels were
used in car manufacturing prac-
tice. Last year the good-class car
contained 100!
There is as much difference in
strength, elasticity, and hardness
between a mild steel and nickel
chrome steel as there is between
deal wood and teak.
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THE napkins and mats are
4 fringed and then whipped to
keep them from travelling and to
strengthen the edge. This is a
very quick and easy finish to use
for linens of the coarser weaves
and is in eharmony with peasant
dishes and provincial furniture.
In cutting the material for the
mats and napkins 1t is best to pull
a thread to guide you SO that the
edges will be perfectly straight
and fringe easily. Cut right along
the little opening made in the ma
terial by drawing the thread as
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spot" in igniting the gases given
off by the fresh coal, preventing
puffs and explosions.
Allow sufficient time for these
gases to be exhausted before
banking the fire. When this is
done, close the ashpit damper,
open the check damper, leaving
the turn damper as nearly closed
as possible. Never leave the fire.
door open after the fire is banked
for the night.
WNU Service.
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STAR
: DUST
Movie F.. Radio
XXX BY VIRGINIA VALEtt,

L ACH year the Paramount
L. company can be counted on
to present a thrilling panorama
of American history in the max
ing, and this year they offer
wells Fargo" which in many
ways tops all previous efforts,
even last years "Plainsman,"
for sheer excitement
The adventure, heroism and ro-
nance of developing coast to coast
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If he can hold on to
his popularity for
five years. One of
the lucky exceptions
is Richard Dix who
has just signed one
of the biggest con-
tracts Of his life, aft
err fifteen years OF
uninterrupted popu-
larity. R. K. O. plan
to make a big West
ern spectacle, some
thing on the order
of "CimarrOn.' his
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transportation has
the GREATNESS sweep
of fiction, doubly
stirring because we
know it is based on
fact. Joel McCrae
and Frances Dee are
the principals in the
interviewer romance,
and Bob Burns steps
out of character to
play a stalWart of
the early West. Bet
ter send the children
early to see this
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Home Heating
uuu1S0 Heating Expert
Bank Fire Only With Fresh Coal
Never Smother 1t With
Ashes or Cinders.

THERE is no mystery about
1 how to bank a fire for the
night. I'd like to give you the
easiest, simplest method / know
of, SO that you will have no trouble
getting abundant heat in the
morning.
To make room for fresh coal,
shake the CRATES gently until you
see the first red glow in the ash
pitt Then pull the live Goals
toward the front, using a shovel
or hoe, SO that the bed slopes
downward from the edge OF the
firedoor to the back. Shovel fresh
coal into the hollow, being careful
to leave spot of live Goals ex-
posed in front to act as a "hoi
fAAxk Ae~4e>v
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Sure 10 DELIGHT
in Colors BRIGHT

Add an old-fashioned bouquet OF
dainty roses, cornf1oWers. daisies,
fern, and forget-me-nots to your
bedspread and preserve the glory
of Summertime throughout the
year! A lace frill-actual lace,
gathered a bit-trims your color
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one. they will want to stay all day.
And they'll learn a lot of American
history in painless and entertaining
fashion.
Grcta Carlo stole quietly away
from Hollywood without even say
ing Eood-by to her closest friends
and sailed away to Sweden to stay
indefinitely. Her contract with
Metro Goldwyn-Maycr calls for on
ly one more picture, and it Is likely
that she will make that one In
England.
Metro-G oldwyn-Mayer want Tru-
man Bradley. narrator on the Chs
Sunday Evening hour from Chi
cago to 90 into motion pictures, but
Mr.. Bradley is reluctant to take a
chance SO they have arranged what
is probably the most comprehensive
series OF tests ever given per-
former. For one whole month Brad
ley will make daily film tests in
New York, flying back to Chicago
weekly for his Sunday evening stint.
-
A new combination OF talent Is put
ting over the ION Broadway pro-
gram heard over MIC. Don John
son, known to radio listeners as the
comic Professor FiEgsbottle, Is writ
inx the program and the leading
player Is Alice Frost OF the big
Sister" cast.
Fredric March and his wife,
Florence Eldridge, are running into
SO much excitement on their stage
tour, they are half tempted to write
a scenario around their adventures
Recently, the company became fran
tic when one of the leading actors
became i'll just before perform
ance. That persuasive Freddie
March, who really should have been
salesman, talked Kay Johnson
the film player into tackling the role
after q brief rehearsal. Miss John
son was travelling with the COM
pany to be near her husband, John
Cromwell, who directed the play as
a sort of vacation from directing
spectacular pictures like 1.-THE Pris-
oner Of Zenda."
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one. they will want to stay all day.
And they'll learn a lot of American
history in painless and entertaining
fashion.
The Washington times., 1937-12-13
ONLY THE DAWN
GREETS TAYLOR

NEW YORK, Dec. 13 UNS).
Robert Taylor arrived home today
aboard the Liner Queen Mary,
after doing his stuff in old Eng.
land. Nobody fought for his ciga.
rette butt as they did in London
No riot squad was called out as
usual to give the old ladies pre-.
cedence over their daughters.
However, in all fairness to the
idol Of femininity, it might be
pointed out the ship arrived at 3
a. m. when milady and her maid
were, If anything, dreaming of
Robert.
Taylor declined to confirm re.
ports he was to marry Barbara
Stanwyck, screen star. He also de.
clined to deny it.
Bachelor Taylor dressed in a
silken dressing gown and candy
striped pajamas, showed he could
take it with grin.
What about this report you
are beautiful'?" mupgish.
faced reporter inquired.
II don't see that it makes a
hell Of a lot of difference" he
suggested.
Come on, Mr.. Taylor" an.
other reporter with a face like
a tug) insisted. did you or
did you not say you were beauti.
ful?"
"I'll ask you one" said Robert.
would a man say that about
himself? Would you?"
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and types. But little suits. And
coats. One darling polo coat.
Little coats. All about five
times too small for the cupboard
in which they hung. And on
the hat-shelf were berets, top
hats, felt hats, cowboy hats,
etc.
Bergen said, "These are
Charles clothes" He took
down one of the top hats, and
continued, "a halter down town
has Charles block-and each
time 1 buy him a new evening
hat it costs $40"
Pretty expensive" I ventured.
"Ah, we'll, he's worth It'll"
was getting a little appre-
hensive lest I wasn't going to
see Charlie. After all, I had
seen all of his room, but no
Charlie. Perhaps he had gone
downtown to do some stopping.
Or away visiting relatives.
But Charlie" I said to Ber-
gen. Isn't Charlie about?"
Eyes, he's here, all right" said
Bergen, as he led me to another
room. "This is my room," said
the ventriloquist. Twin beds.
A desk. A dresser. A large
black case, a bit taller than a
trunk, but about one-third the
thickness, stood by one of the
beds. To me the thing looked
like a coffin.
Bergen was approaching it.
He begins to open it. I watch
for a half-Second, and then a
thought Mortified me to i'm.
polite protest.
I gasp: "Is Charlie in there?"
Bergen looks up, surprised.
Drops his hands from the lock.
"Yes," he says, Charles in
here"
Well, I guess I'm just stupe,
but I can't bear to see Charlie
Mccarthy taken out of that
coffin.looking thing. Charlie
may belong to Bergen-but he
also belongs to me and to mil
lions of others. I've got me
rights, and so almost shout,
Don't open it. Don't open it.
Wait till I get outta here" "
know. I know the boys in
the composing room will kid the
socks offa me when ] get back.
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cent of it comes direct to
Charlie, who answers on his
own stationery. People write
praising him, making love to
him, asking his advice and help,
and sometimes fussing at him.
But Charlie takes it all in his
stride-don't you, Charlie?"
The prone Charlie, now get
ting his shoes on, answered
with all the polite Self4satisfac-
ton at his command:
"Oh, quite so, Mr.. Bergen,
quite so, sir"
Bergen got his idea for Charlie
when 13 years Of age. He was
going to high school in Chicago
and each day he passed a news
boy called Charlie. The news"
boys face was impudent, yet
lovable. Bold, yet sweet. AS a
boy Bergen loved to draw. and,
fascinated by the unusual face
of the newsboy, he drew and re-
drew it until he had caught the
spirit of the newsie.
Also just about that time
Bergen became keenly inter"
ested in magic and ven
triloquism. That Christmas he
got a Sears and Roebuck magic
set-and a little book called the
wizards Manual" for a quar-
ter. This he studied morning,
noon and night, and before long
had mastered many of the tricks
A year later, when he was H.
he discovered that he could
throw his voice. Straightaway he
went out to the kitchen where
his mother was baking a pie
Just what was said when she
discovered that her son was tC
blame for the talking pie that
had scared her out Of her wits
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but I just can't stand it. So I
dash from that room back to
Charles. I guess Bergen is
thinking I'm crazy, but I've
loved that little fellow for over
a year now, and I'm afraid that
something very swell between
Charlie and me will evaporate
into the hazy, unmeaning realm
of unreality if I see him come
out of that black case.
Charlie ArriUeS
So I sit on the edge Of
Charles bed, feeling much as if
I had just been spared seeing
the near-death of a close friend.
I have gotten myself together
when Bergen comes to the door
with Charlie in his arms. OF
course our slight misunder-
standing to start with was re-
grettable, as Charlie himself
said later, but it was soon for.
gotten and quite forgiven as we
three became better acquainted.
In answer to Charles ques-
tion about posing, I told him
that I would like to make a shot
of him and Bergen on the horse,
so I'd like to have him in the
cowboy outfit.
Bergen put Charlie on the
bed and proceeded to change
his clothes-with the help of
his Japanese valet. I said:
isn't this business Of chang
ing clothes quite a trouble. Mr..
Bergen?"
mo, it's not too much trouble
for me-" said Bergen as he
pushed one little stubborn arm
into a shirt sleeve, "but it is for
Charlie"
do you get much mail?"
"Quite a bit. About so per
The Washington times., 1937-12-13
Doctor Takes
OU,n Life
By Gas

One end of rubber tube at
tached to a gas heater and the
other end in his mouth, DR..
Anthony A. Deep, 80, of GAL
Massachusetts, Ave. N. W., was
found dead in his home. A certifi-
cate Of suicide was issued by the
coroner.
The practicing physician. who
was a graduate Of the George
Washington University Medical
School, was alone in his home at
the time. His wife and two small
children were visiting in New
York.
After efforts by the fire rescue
squad to revive the physician had
proS>d futile, he was pronounced
dead by DR.. S. T. Floria, a neigh
boring physician who was sum-
moned by Martha Faison, colored
maid who discovered the body.
Neither members of the family,
who returned to Washington i'm
mediately upon learning of DR..
Deep's death, nor Coroner A.
Magruder Macdonald, who said
he had known the victim for the
last IS years, could offer any
motive for the act. Police said no
notes were found and that as far
as they could learn the doctor
had been in excellent health.
Mrs. Deep, the former Najla
Formaia, daughter of a retired
New York merchant, was visiting
her father, with her two children,
Anthony, 6, and William, 3, when
notified of the death.
The Washington times., 1937-12-13

is a little matter between
mother and son.
Continuing with his magic
and ventriloquism on the side,
Bergen went to Northwestern
University, where his ambition
to be either a teacher of
speech, or a doctor, was entirely
showed under by a growing love
for his boyhood hobby.
Jackie Martin continues her
interviews with MeSSers Nc
Carthy and Bergen in tOmOr-
rows Times, ... ...-..
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Fairfax G.. of G..
To Hold Forum

The Fairfax County Chamber Of
Commerce will hold a public forum
on county and State legislative
problems in the county courthouse
tomorrow. State Senator John w.
Rush and Oelegate-elect Francis
P. Miller have been invited to the
forum.
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Charles Wardrobe

Bergen said, Would you like
to look around the house and
see what pictures you want to
make?"
I answered that a choice Of
backgrounds would be a great
help, so we went into the
library, where a little wooden
horse sat in the corner.
That" said Bergen, pointing
to it, "is Charles horse. He has
a cowboy outfit he wears when
he rides it,"
I glanced over at Bergen. He
was serious. He went upstairs.
This is Charles room," said
Bergen. 1t was a large room,
like yours or mine. Had twin
beds in it. A desk. A dresser.
Bergen walked over to the cup
board and opened it. This is
Charles cupboard" he said,
turning to me. was gazing in
fascinated. For on the rod
were hanging suits of all colors
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lures Of you-and on second
thought asked if I would pose
in a few of them with you'll"
Charlie turned that fat
checked lovable smile on
Bergen.
ooh, oh, oh, Mr.. Bergen.
I am indeed sorry for my
mistake. And as for you,
Miss Martin, I'm delighted
to meet you. Now, how would
you like to have Mr.. Bergen
and me pose?"
That was my introduction to
the most famous dummy in the
world. A half hour before that
had arrived at Edgar Ber-
gems house in Beverly Hills.
After waiting a bit, the ventrilo-
quist, who has skyrocketed to
radio and movie fame in less
than a year, came into the room.
A manner as easy and COM
Portable as the working clothes"
he wore: White sweat shirt, cor
duroy trousers, and brown
leather jacket. Very, very blond
hair. Nice blue eyes. Intelligent
and kindly. So this was
Charles maker!
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Edgar Bergen had said:
"Charlie, meet Miss Martin.
She is going to make pic
lures"
The slight smile that had
decorated Charles wooden
pan faded like his tall, leafy
ancestors in the drought. He
looked at me with that dis
taste l have just spoken of,
The Washington times., 1937-12-13
avery Nice For You''

1t was Charles voice that
snapped me out of it. He was
saying in that beautiful Eng
lish accent, and with perfect
diction:
"Yes. Yes, Mr.. Bergen.
It's very nice for you. It's
very nice indeed for you, Mr..
Bergen. But what about me?
Have you forgotten that I
live here also? I suppose
I'm just some kind of a
dummy. Really, Mr.. Bergen,
The Washington times., 1937-12-13

l am deeply hurt and irrep-
arably sighted"
Charlie glared at me. Ber-
gems laugh eased the situa-
ton a bit.
"Why, Charlie! You mis-
understood entirely. Miss
Martin came to make pic
The Washington times., 1937-12-13

and, turning in Bergen's arm
where he sat dangling his
legs, said:
Going to make pictures,
Ell? l see. I see. Pictures of
you, 1 suppose, Mr.. Bergen?'
"Why yes, Charlie. Don't
you think that's nice?" The
b lu e-eyed, mild-mannered
Bergen, and the little fellow
with the bold, brown eyes
gazed at each other for a Sec
ond. During that short time
when one can do so little, but
can think so much, part of
the Introductory poem of
"Alice in Wonderland"
flashed through my mind:
"In fancy they pursue
The dream child moving
through a land
Of wonders wild and new,
In friendly chat with bird or
beast
And half believe it true"
I thought, "How very easy
to more than half believe
Charlie true! This fancy GER
tainly is pursued down the
highway of reality! Strange
these two personalities.
Which ore is real2 Or, in
his own way, are they both?
A little spooky-this-"
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TREASURY CONDITION

U.N.S0 Treasury balance De-
cember 10, $2,692,9O ,S73.97; in
ternal revenue, $9,111, 1,669.37; Gus
toms receipts, $11,O ,O84.76.
The Washington times., 1937-12-13

THARLIE MCCARTHY didn't like at first. AS
~ matter of fact quite he actively dislked
Now he didn't actually say Squlrreleyed bow-legged,
unaracve sort of person. but from his impudent face
knew darned well what he thinking.
The Washington times., 1937-05-13
SportWorId's
Passing Show

Carl HubbelI given chance Of
definitely establishing new pitch
ing record against Pirates today.
Staging Of $1OO, 900 Pan-Ameri.
can sports program ut Dallas,
Tex, announced for July 1913.
Glenn Cunningham won spe.
cial three-quarter mile run over
Gene Venzke and Luigi Bee
cali.
Pittsburgh Pirates made it five
victories in q row by 6 to 5 win
over New York Giants.
Other baseball results: Brook.
lyn Dodgers 5, Cincinnati Reds
/; st. Louis Cardinals Is, PhiIa-
delphia Phillies 3; Chicago Cubs
6, Boston Bees Q; Chicago White
SOx Is, Washington Senators s.
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3 Today,
Sees Title Win

KEN HA, Wis, May 10.
Flanked by all the swank that a
500, 900 mansion can provide and
somewhat awed by it all, Joe Louis,
% today, sent a birthday warning
to Jimmy Braddock.
During an interview at the 10.
room summer home which serves
as his training camp, the Brown
Bomber said:
"I'm only %. BraddOck is past
30. He can't beat the differ.
ence."
It was the Negro fighters way
of predicting he'll take Braddock
when champion and challenger
tangle, as slated, June 20 in
Chicago.