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The Washington times., 1938-07-01
D. C. MARKSMEN
in CAMP RITCHIE.
FOR TITLE SHOOT.

CAMP RITCHIE. CASCADE.
Md. July IA Washington dele
CATION of rifle and pistol marks
men started firing today in the
four-day tournament to decide the
Eastern individual and team cham
pionships of the Eastern open rifle
and pistol matches at Camp
Ritchie, Md.
Headed by the members of the
National Capital Rifle Clubs team,
who will be defending their East
ern team title won in last years
matches, a number of other entries
include Guy DreWry, jr., 1898
Broad Branch Rd.. present East
tern junior champ; Hugh Riley
and Mr.. and Mrs. McDonnie. Mrs.
MCDonnie is the only woman com
petitor from the District.
PERSONNEL OF TEAM
The Washington team is made
up of DR.. Walter Stokes, former
international prone champion; w.
H. Oakley, an attorney in the Fed
eral Trade Commission and North
Carolina State titleholder; John
McNabb, 1880 Eastern winner;
Tom Arnold, and Alex Thill, both
of whom figured in the doubles
victory last year.
They will find their toughest
competition from the powerful
Quinnipiac Club of New Haven,
Conn. the New Jersey Kenmore
Club team, and the Bear Rock
(PaD Club team, which won the
title in 1886.
The Metropolitan Police team,
the White House Police team, and
a number of individual entries, in
Guiding Roger Scott, last years
high civilian aggregate winner,
were finding plenty of competition
in the pistol matches with entries
on the part of sharpshooting police
officers from New York city, Phila-
delphia, Baltimore, the Maryland
State Patrol. and leading Eastern
civilian hand-gun experts.
DEFENDS HIS TITLE
Defending his rifle title this
year is Homer Jacobs. of Dayton,
Ohio, in a field of the nations
outstanding marksmen attracted
to this seventeenth annual event,
made up such rifle figures as Ma
tional Champion William Boone
Woodring, of st. Louis, Mo-; Thur
man Randle, of Dallas, Tex, holder
of the world record for consecu-
tive bull's-eyes set in these matches
in 1885: Charlie Handy, of At
lanta, Ga, Georgia State title
holder, and Connecticut's State
champion, Dave Carlson, of New
Haven.
The Washington times., 1938-07-01
Don't Like Walkers
Yours Confidentially
TOday's WARNER BROTH

TOday'S WARNER BROTH
ERS' film schedule for which
passes are mailed some CORE
SpOndentS when address is
given:
EARLE: Fred MacMurray
and Harriet Hilliard in
&c o anut Grove" with
"July JambOree" and Will
and Gladys Ahearn on the
stage; METROPOLITAN:
"Crime S C hOOl," with the
Dead End Kids" and Hum
phrey BOgart; AMBASSA-
DOR: Maureen O'Sullivan
and Mickey Rooney in Hold
That Kiss; UPTOWN: Ritz
Brothers and Tony Martin in
Kentucky MOOnShine"; CAL
VERT, PENN, TIVOLI: "Ad-
ventures of Robin Hood" with
Enrol Flynn and Olivia De-
Havilland.
The Washington times., 1938-07-01

money may be used to pay non
citizens. Bureau of Immigration
Naturalization did a land office
business up to today Most of
the procrastinating patriots, "
however, found they had waited
too long when apprised that nat.
uralization requires a minimum
of three omnthS, no less.
The Washington times., 1938-07-01
Mrs. Man Mountain
Presents Baby Son

NORCROSS, Ga. July Mrs.
"Man Mountain" Dean, wife of
the 317-pound wrestler now ex-
hibiting his holds on the Pacific
coast, today presented the largest
mat performer in captivity with an
eleven-and-three- -fourth-pound son.
Dean has announced himself as
. candidate for the Georgia legis-
latuTe.
The Washington times., 1938-07-01
Workman Injured
In Fall From Tree

Nick Roasadavita, As, of $40
Lawrence Street N. E., was in a
serious condition in Georgetown
University Hospital today after
falling from a tree on a lot at
Grant Road and Cumberland
Street NV.
Rosadavita was an employe of a
construction company clearing the
lot to make way for construction
of a house. He suffered a fractured
pelvis, possible internal injuries,
and shock
The Washington times., 1938-07-01
Triple 1888 Tragedy

All sympathy to Mrs. Marie
Burke, Social Security, who re
Gently suffered the tragedy of los
ing her father in addition to the
deaths of mother and husband
during the current year Be
cause several agencies appropria
tionS provided that none of the
The Washington times., 1938-07-01
Delicious Treat

Original Velati Candy
Stores today will present one
pound boxes of their delicious
chocolates or caramelS, on
request, to:
Mrs. Caroline Beall, Vets
Administration (retired yes
terday).
Thomas Hampton, Interior.
Ben POSner, Navy.
Candy will be presented
at either store, $40 Ninth st.
N. W., or 500 Fourteenth st.
N. w.
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seasonal. but
discussion is
p r o b a b | Y
m ore neCeS-
S a r y n o W
when S u c h
S p o rting ac-
tivitieS are in
the doldrumS.
1t a ! W a y S
h a p p e n S
that the roof
is not fixed
W h e n it's
r a i ming, be-
cause it's too
wet. so it's
hest To rpnair
The Washington times., 1938-07-01
S0eakin9 Of
- AGOVERNMENT
- Il" WORKERS
BY J. EARL MOSER
Song OF the WPA!
ASpired,
ERquired,
Hired,
Tired
And fired!

DTS, Bites, SaluteS, SwlpeS:
- First record of Federal EN-
ployes, in 1892, revealed but 1874,
exclusive of department heads,
and as late as 1880 the pay roll
was but $125,881 Henry HesSe,
Civil Service Commissions InveS.
legations Division chief, retireS
within a month. and it's said his
chair will be filled by the we'll
known James G. Yaden, for years
governor of the Examining Di-
vision Interstate's Bureau of
Motor Carriers recently informed
a disabled vet of six years ex-
cellent service in civil service jobs
that his forehead is too high" "
meaning he's too old, despite his
willingness to take $1,000 job as
messenger to get a start!
The Washington times., 1938-07-01
Hunters Needed

Mr.. Gerald Webb is delighted
to help me give that SNOWFALL
another push. He has much to
say and here it is boiled down:
Your idea Of getting the rec
ognized hunts around here to
put up a trophy is a grand one.
Instead of the fast brush
type of horse and horses brought
on off the flat, the hunting
horse is needed. That is what
it used to be. with amateurs and
owners up on hunting horses.
"Rieman Mcintosh, secretary
of the Maryland Hunt Cup, is
worried, to put it lightly. about
the future of timber racing. So
is the whole committee of that
famous group, and the conSen-
sus seems to be that money and
purses must be put up.
''As far as this years Mary
land goes, I don't believe,
frankly, that if there had been
a purse of $4,000 to the winner,
that there would have been one
more runner. There just weren't
any more in the country ready,
fit or good enough.
Scarcity of Horses
THE Maryland Cup could
have been filled with money,
marbles or chalk and it wouldn't
have made any difference, there
were just no more horses, and
that's what is worrying the
Maryland committee. They ex-
pect to make some decision in
the fall.
My thought is that conflicts
in racing dates are having an
unsatisfactory e f f C t upon
timber racing. For instance,
the Virginia Gold Cup and the
Whitemarch Valley Hunt Club
fixtures conflicted on May 7
Perhaps the creation of a
Timber Racing Association of
America might help.
The Philadelphians put on
hunting hunter timber races.
The amateur is up and often
the owner. Theirs is the right
slant up there. They run for
cups: there is no money up and
practically all the riders are
members of the local hunting
circles. When their meetings
come around, they have races,
horses, color. gentleman riders
and amateur atmosphere. They
get grand crowds out and the
spirit of craftsmanship is high.
Considering Purse
And so where are we? Mary
landers are talking over the
possibility of a purse. The
Middleburg Cup chase at Glen
wood has purse. The Virginia
Cold Cup committee is talking
over abolishing the timber race
feature. The Deep Run Hunt
Cup may change to a brush
affair.
There are a few younger
horses coming on like Rustic
Romance. owned by James F.
Ryan that will bear reckoning.
AS will Faction Fighter, owned
by Rokeby Stable Jack Skinner
also has a young gray of Paul
Melons that is a likely one.
IF they would demand that
all timber 'chasers be qualified
to hounds. and insist that they
be hunted, there'd be more
horses, and present timber tests
would be prolonged the more u
The Washington times., 1938-07-01

ing pay for per diem workers when
a holiday is declared by executive
order, something illegal hereto
fore ). George Sensation, Johnny
Federal's desk-mate, observes it's
tough to have to pay 40 cents a
pound for meat-but it's generally
a lot tougher when you buy it for
only 20 cents!"
Jobs in Maryland
Across the District line Mary
land Civil Service exams announced
and closing July Is: Assistant
Cook, $720'; Dietician, $4,000;
Farm Manager (colored only ,
5000; Matron, $840'; Matron,
5000; Medical Social Worker,
81, 300; Patrolman, State Police,
500; Patrolman, Montgomery
County, $1,500; Preparation. School
of Anatomy. $1,100; Tobacco
Sample Holder, $500.
PLUS full maintenance. Address
State Employment Commissioner,
% Light St., Baltimore, Md.
Then and NoW
Flash! Twenty-Five years yester-
day a Patent Office section chief
was suspended for 80 days without
pay for kissing a girl in his office
D.. Johnny Federal chuckleS that
if the same rules were applied now
some of AAA's offenders would
have been hung!
The Washington times., 1938-07-01
WOMEN'S
RIGHTS
and LEFTS
By Lillian Rirey

I have been planning to hold
off on the subject of timber
races until the time was more
The Washington times., 1938-07-01
Attorney Test Coming

Within a months time Civil
Service Commission will splash a
general exam for attorneys. :.
The Washington times., 1938-07-01
Then and NOw
Three New ests

civil Service examinations
Loftsman, $739 per diem, closing
date July 81; assistant engine
men (steam), $500, closing date
July 7; civil engineering aide
$1,26O, closing date July IL.
The Washington times., 1938-07-01
Not So Far off
McKinley's Cousin Quits

Henry S. Mckinley, cousin OF
the martyred President, retired
from Internal Revenue yesterday
after As years service, with cere-
monies headed by Chiefs John R..
Kirk and j. o Burnham For
years Accounts and Deposits
clerks have wondered what Ninth
Street had to attract one of their
most affable colleagues, and they
were considerably shocked to find
the reason recently through A
Police Court item! Flash! Al
though Internal Revenue workers
in Records Division, Income Tax
Unit, are repeatedly told there is
mo money" TO, pay increases Ode
spite their overtime), there are
several feminine upward shifts
being made oc the Fifth Floor,
from Grade Three to Grade Five,
effective today!
The Washington times., 1938-07-01
Fee Founders

Flash! Tom Fee. gray eagle OF
the Post Office and AFGE stand.
out, is wed Stephen Carroll,
National Park Service, has been
daughtered, and John HesSenauer
Internal Revenue, and Hunter Vir.
nelson, D. C. Government, are
boaSting bundles of boy Ar
thur Lembeck, Agriculture, is to
wed a localite Compensation
Commission laddies are amazed at
that pretty stenog who types with
her shoes off, but they should
know it's done all over the Tri.
angle Agricultural Economics
has set up Division of Transpor-
tation, under DR.. Ralph L. Dewey
for the time being.
Don't Like Walkers
A vet calls in to deplore the too
vivid radio description of suffer
ing and endurance of competitors
in the Legion's "Walkathon" cur
rently being staged at Silver
Spring :. Flash: Bob Murphy, of
Securities and Exchange, conven-
iently picked yesterday (pay day.
to get himself married to charm
ing colleague AFGE is Choir
Ting over Single-handedly having
achieved passage of legislation,
signed Wednesday by F. D., provid-
The Washington times., 1938-07-01

Nancy Marie is the name of the
6 pounds 312 ounce daughter be-
ing boaSted by James E. (GAO)
and Dorothy Smith Nancy
Marie's the best looking niece in
the world" chortles Uncle Frank
Smith, who fiddles and fuses at
a local city desk. Mrs. Frances
Roster, Treasury, also has been
daughtered, to the extent of 712
pounds.
Not So Far off
On April l this corner had pre-
pared a lovely two-column story,
with a flash headline reading:
200 900 Under Merit BY Execu-
tive Order!" Intended as an
April Fool fun-feature, it was left
unpublished via lack of space, to
our disappointment. though a
proof of it reposes on our office
wall You've already pierced
the pith of this paragraph we sup
pose, however it being that much
of the April Fool prediction"
came tr1:e last FridaVl
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Continued Oh Next PGTO)
The Washington times., 1938-07-01

ONG-SHOT DAILY DOUBLE-Joly Duchess and Teddys
Smyrna times., 1938-07-21

Nearly all escaped severe injury,
but two of them were terribly lac
Grated. One became tangled in the
deadly wire, and j. required the
combined efforts of a half dozen
men to release her. The flesh on
the right foreleg, from the should
er nearly to the knees was com
pletely torn away, leaving the bone
exposed without a particle of flesh
upon it. After two hours she was
lassoed and the wound dressed.
The arteries and leaders were all
severed and the blood spurted from
them in streams foot away.
Three hours afterwards she gave
birth to a mule colt, and in three
more hours she was dead The sec
ond one that was so terribly iniur-
ed swan the Mispillion river and
was lassoed and caught, but while
the twitch was being put upon her,
she twisted around as only Texas
pony can, and kicked the veterin-
airy surgeon down, and at the same
time bit the had Of the man man
ipulating the twitch, and broke
loose. Twenty minutes after she
again attempted to jump the sec
ond barbed wire fence and got
tangled in it. She was terribly
cut and will probably die.
Smyrna times., 1938-07-21
PERSONALS

Herman Roe, wife and son left
last week for Central Pennsylvania
for two or three weeks visit with
relatives. He expects to take in
Niagara Falls and other places
while off among the hills.
Mrs. James Doughten and Miss
Annie Doughten are on visit of
sevxeral weeks to West Philadel-
phia.
Col William E. Hall of the Gov
ernor's staff, isn't losing much
time playing soldier at the encamp-
ments.
Daniel 3. Cummins, of Philadel-
phia, who voted for "Old Tippe-
canoe" for President when a resi-
dent of this State 48 years ago, has
Joined a veteran Tippecanoe Club
in that city in favor of the grand
son.
Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson and
Miss Maggie Thompson have gone
to Lewes to visit the Rev. H. S.
Thompson. Miss Mollie Thompson
has gone to Ocean Grove to spend
several weeks.
Emile D. John, of Baltimore, is
on visit to his sister, Mrs. Will
liam S. Robinson, at Asbury Par
sonage.
Masters George and Willie Jar
Wis are visiting their grandfather,
Capt. T.. Jarvis, in Bristol, Pa.
Misses Florence D. Shaw and
Gretta Casperson, of Clayton, are
visiting friends in Wilmington
The Misses Tschudy had can
opy party last evening. Miss Liz
zie Denney, at Duck Creek. will
have a large lawn party this even
ing Miss Lizzie FAIRIES will give
a birthday party this evening.
William E. Baker, salesman with
Wanamaker & Brown, is spending
a week or two with relatives in
Neck, and will make
a business visit down State before
his return.
Cove S. Taylor, of this town, who
has been employed in the drug
store of DR.. Collins OF Camden, N.
J., has accepted a position in a sim
liar establishment in Chicago.
Mrs. Fairchild, Of Long Island, IS
visiting Mrs H G. Budd
Miss Hattie Townsend, of KEN
blesville, Pa, is visiting Miss
G. Jefferson.
Alvin and William Taylor, of
Philadelphia, are visiting their par
Smyrna times., 1938-07-21
DROVE OF PONIES CRASH
BARRED WIRE FENCE

The Milford Chronicle Thursday
had the following graphic account:
A car arrived on Monday contain
ing % as wild ponies as ever came
from Texas. There was not one of
them that had ever known how a
halter felt over their heads. The
car was unloaded at the depot, and
followed the lead horse in drove
through the main streets of our
town on their way to the Dorsey
Farm" mile east of our town.
When within a hundred yards of
Simpsons phosphate factory, the
pony in the lead turned off the
road and ran into four wire
barbed fence. The whole drove
followed like sheep, AND went pell
nell heels over head into the fence.
Smyrna times., 1938-07-21
BASKET MILL AT DOVER
DESTROYED BY FIRE

The planning and basket mill of
Hazel and Pennewill, of Dover, was
burned down on Saturday night.
The fire, it is supposed, caught
from the engine room between one
and two o'clock in the morning,
fiammable material it was soon on
fire all over. The adjoining prop
erty was saved. The loss by Hazel
and Pennewill's fire has been plac-
ed at $1,000 by the firm. The only
insurance is a policy of $1,000 in
the Farmers Mutual Insurance
Company Of Wilmington. The firm
has had some difficulty in obtaining
risks on the building owing to its
inf1ammable nature. The firm
would have had higher insurance
this week, but the negotiations
We're not completed. All the frame
work of the Harrington bank and
the new law offices of Cooper and
Kenney was destroyed in the fire.
The first occurring at this season
of the year entails loss Of business
to the firm in the way of furnish
ing fruit and berry crates. Dover
had its second fire within a week
Monday evening and those who be
lieve in the old superstition of
''three in succession" are nervous
" awaiting the third. The stables
were owned by John Blizzard and
John Thomas. The loss, outside of
the buildings, consisted entirely Of
hay and grain. and the total will
reach $1,000. The large machine
shop of E. L. Jones and Co., and
the foundry Of T. WKellum caught
fire several times but the watch
fulness of the firemen saved them.
Smyrna times., 1938-07-21

ents.
Mrs. S. L. Bokar, of Philadel-
phia, is guest of her daughter at
Belmont"
Mrs. William P. Dickson, of Jer-
sey City, arrived a day or two at
her fathers, A. H. Wilson.
Miss Conover, of Philadelphia, is
guest of Miss Sue Culbreth.
Mrs. Joseph Van Wrinkle, of Phil
adelphia, is on a visit to her moth
er.
Miss Florence Morris, of Viii
mington, is visiting Miss Clara
Bewley; Miss Name Clifton, of
FELTON,, Mrs. DR.. Clifton; Miss Mol
lie Jefferson, of Wilmington, her
parents.
Daniel c. Bailey is on a week S
vacation to Atlantic City: Mrs. z.
H. Thomas and son left for the
same place this week for the sum
mer.
Charles w. Newman, of Mary
land, is spending week or SO
with his former Smyrna friends.
Joseph FAIRIES, of Philadelphia, is
home on his summer vacation.
Mrs. j. E. Clement, Mrs. R. D.
Hoffecker and Miss Minnie Glenn
ent, left this morning for a stay of
two weeks or more at Rehoboth
B. Frank Truax, Of Philadelphia,
is on visit to his friends of Smyr-
ma and vicinity. He will improve
his time in moving about among
the peach growers.
Miss Katie Moore, of Baltimore,
is visiting Mrs. Chas. A. Moore,
and Mrs. Gardiner Mariner, of
Philadelphia, Mrs JOS L. Beckett.
Miss Stella Boyd, of Philadelphia
lis visiting Mrs. w A. FAIRIES.
Smyrna times., 1938-07-21
JOHN F. GOLDSBOROUGH HAS
EXPERIENCE WITH HORSE

John f. Goldsborough's black
stallion Happy Thought" from
having too much mettle managed
to get itself into a dangerous posi-
ton On Sunday 1t gave the IN
mistakable horse language that it
was tired of standing in the stable
and wanted to take a trot, so his
driver, who came from S. &. Rich
ardson's stock farm and was con
sidered somewhat of a Knight,
ahold Of the reins, took him out on
the Poplar Grove course over the
road behind a trotting sulky
Happy Thought" wanted to go
faster than his driver thought was
appropriate for a Sunday trot so
he pulled on him hard enough to
break him up. Happy Thought
didn't know it was Sunday and
lost his temper, at which the driv-
er got scared and pulled him off to
put him in the stable until a week
day when he might go as fast as
he pleased, but the horse wanted
to stick to the track. In the con
test between the two will powers,
the driver got the advantage
enough to bear him to the road but
in turning into it, ran over a bank,
upsetting the sulky and smashing
a wheel. The driver didn't like to
be seen riding into town Sunday
with a sulky with only one wheel,
and he jumped off, SO Happy
Thought" had the journey all to
himself and at his own speed. Just
how long he was in making the
three and a half miles is not
known, because the course did not
come before the judges stand, but
it is presumed is somewhere near
his record as a blooded animal. He
Smyrna times., 1938-07-21
Slaughter.
Miss Frances Williamson, OF
Philadelphia, is visiting friends
near town.

COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS
Dover had a small pox scare last
week. Investigation proved it to
be a false rumor
Peaches are selling in New York
from 81 to $3.50 per crate, accord
ing to quality. Apples at 81 a
crate.
The Lobdell Car Wheel Company,
of Wilmington, makes 400 car
wheels daily and has capacity of
700.
The people Of Wilmington, in
Guiding the physicians, are COM
planning much of the filthy drink
ing water of that city.
The Mills reform bill has caused
the death of several hogs this
week. They are afraid the duty
on lard vii be taken off and they
want to die.
George v. Massey, Esq, returned
from Europe on Saturday last af-
ter a pleasant trip through Europe.
Mr. Massey looks much improved
by his vacation.
/ George w. Ingram, of Middle
town, has sold for Edward Bring
hurst, Jr., the Vandegrift farm,
situated near MacDonough, 100
acres, to Albert Price, Of Mary
land, for $1,000.
DR. A. N. Raub, President of Del
aware College, has gone to South
Carolina, where he will lecture be-
fore the teachers institute in that
State He will be absent several
weeks.
Several hundred cords of brush
have been shipped from Milford to
Reedy Island during the present
month. This much is being used
in forming the dyke in the Della
ware River at Reedy Island
Smyrna times., 1938-07-21

was unmolested on the way and
turned into Charley Smiths stable
yard just as he was in the habit of
doing in his usual visits to town.
He was bruised considerable about
the legs. He was hitched up di-
rectly after, and driven back home,
had his wounds dressed and given
good supper. Mr.. Goldsborough
holds him at high figure, and re-
grets very much that Happy
Thought" didn't know better how
to behave himself on Sunday like
he does other days Of the week.
Smyrna times., 1938-07-21
AROUND LEIPSIC

The public school vacated on
Friday. The teachers, Miss Wise
and Miss White, have returned to
their respective homes to spend
the summer.
Crowds of people pass through
here weekly enroute to Woodland.
Now IS the time to pay strict at
tention to the roads. Look out for
your bridges, Mr.. Overseer, and
you will receive merited praise for
your efficiency.
Our baseball club was beaten by
the Little Creek boys on Saturday
by two runs. They expect such re-
suits hereafter to be few and far
between.
For the past week or 50 the mo-
squitoes have been here in count
less millions.
Miss Laura Stout. of Magnolia,
Del, spent some time with her sis
ter, Mrs. Conner, recently.
Miss Ella Hutson, of Denton.
Md, Miss Jennie Barcus, E. T.
Boyer and William Severson. of
Brenford, We're in town Sunday ev-
ening.
Miss Jennie Moor is attending
Prof. Handy's summer school, as
are H. w. Raymond and Harry
Smyrna times., 1938-07-21
LEWES TO MARK
OLD HOME FETE
Civic Meeting is Called to Dis.
cuss Plans For Big CeIe-
bration in August
TO EXPLOIT LEWES

Plans for an "Old Home" cele-
bration in Lewes some time in
August has been made at a mass
meeting of residents called by the
Lewes Chamber of Commerce.
Letters have been sent to repre-
sentative citizens asking that they
meet with the chamber in the Gaze
sar Rodney Hotel headquarters of
the organization and offer sugges-
lions for the event The chamber
is DESTROYS of having the ceIebra-
ton restricted to two days on a
Smyrna times., 1938-07-21
Johnson-Pepner Weddinn

The marriage of Miss Essie Marie
johnson, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
w. T. johnson, of FELTON,, and 3
Aldridge Pepper, son of Mrs. Ever
EFT Pepper, of Denton, Nd, and the
late Mr.. Pepper, is announced. Tbis
ceremony was performed June %
at the home of the bride by Rev
w. F. Schmidt. Mr.. Willard John
son, brother of the bride, was best
man. Miss Evelyn johnson the
brides sister, was bridesmaid
Smyrna times., 1938-07-21
WORTH TRYING

1.-THE trousers which l have
washed for Nike" said his moth
er, ''have shrunk so much that the
poor child can hardly get them on"
WELL" replied her friend, latter
looking over Mike / would suggest
that it would be a good idea to
wash him. Maybe he would shrink"